Episode 44
“Fireball.”
Grace used her magic before the monkey completely approached.
There was no need to aim. I threw a fireball at a place where a group of monkeys were gathering, and several of them were charred black.
However, the monkey was so fast that there was no time to use the magic twice. Before I knew it, monkeys flew in, filling the air.
Sihyeon swung his longsword and blew off the head of a flying monkey. It’s unfortunate, but we’ve decided to seal the shouting skill for now. This was because other colleagues nearby were also affected by the noise. However, turning down the sound would not have much effect.
“Kkkkkkkkkk!”
“Ukkyakya!”
As soon as I could cut down one animal, several others rushed at me at the same time. Unless you had multiple hands, it was impossible to block them all. First, I decided to focus on protecting the exposed parts outside the armor.
puck!
The moment the white monkey’s skull was split open with a blade, three monkeys attached themselves to Sihyeon’s body and opened their mouths wide.
“Ugh.”
The moment my arm and shoulder were bitten by the monkeys, I felt pain. Even though it was protected by armor, there were wounds, possibly due to the sharp teeth. There seemed to be places where flesh had been torn off.
Sihyeon regretted choosing light armor as her first armor. If it were heavy armor, the enemy’s teeth would not have penetrated so easily.
However, it is too late to regret it already. Sihyeon bit her lip with a determined expression.
“Come as much as you want, you bastards.”
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The circular formation had already collapsed, and a melee broke out, with blood-soaked people and monkeys all tangled together. The good news was that there was no risk of not being able to distinguish between enemy and enemy.
“You worthless beasts! Die! Die! Die!”
Every time Jinsu frantically swung his sword, the monkeys were cut into pieces and scattered on the floor. The area around him was already so crowded with monkey corpses that he could barely see the dirt floor.
“Sigh!”
Hyeong-cheol also repeatedly swung his warhammer and broke the monkeys’ goals. The area around him wasn’t the same as the original, but there were monkey corpses all over the place.
If it weren’t for the outstanding performance of B-class hunters Jinsu and Hyungcheol, the others would have been in great danger.
“Gasp.”
“haha.”
The exhausted hunters were breathing heavily. Although I found food, I couldn’t eat it and had to continue fighting while starving. I was so tired that I reached my limit both mentally and physically.
Still, the desperate battle between humans and monkeys was slowly coming to an end. Fortunately, the monkeys were numerous, but they were not very powerful monsters.
Rather, it was weak. However, because the number was so enormous, humans were also bound to suffer damage. Hunters with injuries big and small were visible here and there.
“Whoo, whoo.”
Si-hyeon was also bleeding here and there on his body. The light armor made of oak leather had long since become tattered like a piece of rag.
Eunhye looked at the vision with a sad face.
… If I had healed, I would have healed my wounds.
The healer of the Black Tiger Guild was currently surrounded by tanks and dealers and was heavily protected.
“little bit more!”
Taeseong, the leader of the Black Tiger Guild, shouted.
The battle was already clearly in the ascendancy. All that remained was to finish the battle without further damage.
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Phew!
Taeseong plunged the blade into the chest of the last remaining monkey.
“Wooaaah!”
“The monster bastards have been annihilated!”
The members of the Black Tiger Guild who saw the sight shouted in joy. What was most fortunate was that the battle ended without a single person dying.
The healer quickly approached the injured people and cast heal.
Hyeong-cheol also holstered his warhammer and treated the wounded nearby.
“Hmph, no matter how many cats there are, they are no match for a tiger.”
Jinsu said, shaking the blood-stained blade on the ground. If it weren’t for him, it wouldn’t have ended like this with everyone safe. Knowing this, the gaze of the Black Tiger Guild members towards him became much more negative than at first. Although his personality is half-baked, there is no friend more reliable in battle than this one.
“Oppa Sihyeon, are you okay?”
Eunhye asked with worried eyes.
“This is tolerable. There are many people who have been hurt more than that.”
“yes?”
“I’m sorry, but can you bring me some sweet potatoes? I’m starving.”
Sihyeon said with a slight frown.
“Ah yes.”
Eunhye quickly ran to where she had put down the food. As the tension eased, the others also approached the food, perhaps feeling the hunger they had been suppressing.
He was so hungry that he calmly grabbed something to eat and mumbled even in front of the monkeys’ horrific corpses. It was fortunate that there was water to catch the raindrops. Otherwise, my throat would have been very tight.
People who had full stomachs were lying down on their backs. I wanted to sleep like this, regardless of whether there were bloody monkey corpses lying around. Having suffered a blood clot in bad conditions, it was natural for me to feel extreme fatigue.
“This is not a good place to rest. I wake up slowly.”
Hyeong-cheol said. Even without his words, everyone felt that it was not a good idea to delay any longer here. However, contrary to his feelings that he had to leave because it was too difficult, his body just became limp.
The people who heard Hyeong-cheol’s words got up and started packing their luggage.
“Wow, I’m tired. If we go out, let’s take a breather somewhere nice.”
“That’s right. It was wrong to go back today.”
It was the moment when we were exchanging those words and heading towards the entrance of the village.
thud! thud! thud! thud!
Loud footsteps were heard from somewhere. It sounded like the footsteps of a giant monster like an ogre or a troll.
“Crap… what kind of guy is this again?”
People frowned.
“There is no need to fight. Let’s go through the entrance.”
Taeseong spoke hastily.
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“And what if it’s a boss monster? Are you going to take responsibility?”
Jinsu refuted.
As opinions clashed, people’s eyes automatically turned towards Hyeong-cheol. This is because he continued to lead the party as its leader.
“…Let’s go out first.”
Hyeong-cheol quickly looked at the expressions of the party members and said that. Because he seemed much more unwilling to fight.
It was when people started rushing out of the village after hearing Hyeong-cheol’s words. Something big started flying high in the air lit by the bonfire. Then it landed in front of the village entrance.
Coo!
The heavy sound of both feet hitting the ground resonated loudly.
“That one?”
“monkey?”
The people blocking the entrance looked shocked when they confirmed the identity of the other person.
It was a monkey. It was a red-haired monkey with a massive body that appeared to be over 3 meters tall.
If I hadn’t seen it in person, I wouldn’t have believed that a monkey was as big as an ogre or a troll.
“Kukakukakakukakuka!”
The giant monkey howled menacingly, making a peculiar howl. Anyone who saw it had an appearance of strong hostility. He saw monkey carcasses lying around the village and seemed to know exactly who did it.
The low-level hunters were overwhelmed by the giant monkey’s force and unknowingly took a step back. You instinctively feel that it is an unusually powerful enemy.
“I think that kid is pretty strong, don’t you think?”
Minjun opened his mouth, glaring at the giant monkey.
“It seems so.”
Sihyeon also agreed.
The rugged skeleton, hard to think of as a monkey, looked powerful, and the thick leather looked quite tough.
“Well, it won’t work for those people though. A monkey is a monkey.”
Min-jun said, pointing towards Jin-su and Hyeong-cheol. The mutant monster was definitely larger and stronger than the original monster.
However, even if the mutant monster was stronger than the original, there were limits. If a skeleton becomes stronger, it is still a skeleton, and if a goblin becomes stronger, it is still a goblin. It was impossible to overcome the inherent limitations. Likewise, a mutant monkey is ultimately just a monkey. And the monkey monsters I fought earlier were quite weak. In that case, the calculation is that B-class hunters can easily defeat them.
“I guess so.”
It felt a little ominous, but Sihyeon blew it away. No matter how strong the monkey is, it is still a monkey. Because Sihyeon also had that thought.
“Everyone get into formation.”
As Taeseong spoke, the members of the Black Tiger Guild quickly took up battle formation. Sihyeon and his party were already ready for battle.
Jinsu approached the giant monkey with a relaxed expression. He said with a grin.
“Oh, are you the leader of those damn monkeys? Do you want some kind of revenge?”
“Kuka!”
“Kukkuk, I really want to. What are you whining about? This is why I’m tired of talking to idiots who can’t even communicate.”
“Kuka kuka!”
“What am I going to do if you show me those cheeky eyes? Huh? Should I just tear those arrogant eyes out of your head? You son of a bitch.”
Jinsu cursed and spat on the floor.
“Don’t get too close alone.”
Hyeong-cheol said this to Jin-su. He did so just in case.
However, Jinsu’s reaction was astonishment.
“Huh? Are you going to use Daguri to deal with this bastard? It’s embarrassing. Being alone is enough.”
Then he raised his blue sword energy. It was an indication that they would destroy it at once.
First of all, the target is the feet. If just one foot is amputated, it will not be able to support its large body and will fall to the ground. If you just cut off the head at that time, the fight will be over easily. Then just two attacks were enough.
“It’s easy, it’s easy.”
Jinsu muttered with a relaxed expression, as if it was already obvious that his plan would succeed.
“Kuka!”
The giant monkey pounded his chest like a gorilla.
“joy.”
It was Jinsu who moved first. His cold gaze was directed at the left leg of the giant monkey.
He even used the Half Moon Slash skill, which cuts down everything within the half moon’s path with great power, and swung towards the target. With sharp and fearsome force, Jinsu’s sword split the air in a half-moon shape. The speed of the slash was also very fast.
‘it’s okay.’
Hyeong-cheol also nodded. It was an attack of unprecedented speed and power that unfolded at the right time.
That can’t be avoided.
“Kuka!”
Just as the blade was about to blow off the giant monkey’s feet, the giant monkey jumped up a little. This happened at the moment when the blades were almost touching. And surprisingly, the blade could not even cut the fur and narrowly passed under the feet.
“uh?”
Jinsu opened his eyes wide in surprise, as if he couldn’t believe it. It wasn’t the right time for him to avoid it.
But how?
Tup.
The giant monkey’s arm stretched out and grabbed Jinsu’s left shoulder tightly. The arm didn’t actually extend, but it was approaching so quickly that it seemed that way. At the same time, he grabbed his torso with his other hand.
“Huh?!”
It happened so quickly, like lightning, that I couldn’t even understand what was happening. A little later, Jinsu realized that he had been captured by the giant monkey and began to struggle.
“Profit… what? What the f*ck! You crazy bastard!”
Jinsu, feeling that he could not escape by force, swung the sword in his right hand towards the giant monkey.
However, the giant monkey’s actions were faster. I felt the giant monkey give strength to the hand holding Jinsu’s left shoulder. Then, Jinsu’s left arm… .
I tore it up.
“Kwaaaaaaa!!”
Jinsu, whose arm was suddenly and cruelly torn off, screamed like crazy, unable to overcome the pain and shock. Even though he was in such pain that he couldn’t come to his senses, he instinctively continued to swing his sword and tried to cut off the giant monkey’s head.
However, the huge hand that had ripped off Jinsu’s arm this time grabbed his wrist. Then, I twisted it like a sorghum cracker and pulled it out.
The hand holding the sword came off as easily as a joke.
“Ooooooooooo!!”
Jinsu trembled and screamed in unbearable pain.
“Kukaka!”
The giant monkey grinned, baring its teeth as if satisfied.
It was such a tragic incident that happened so quickly that other hunters did not even have time to help. Everyone froze with shocked expressions.
“Jinsuyaaaa!!”
Belatedly, Hyeong-cheol rushed over with a thoughtful look on his face.
“f*ck! We all have to rush in! Come on!”
A curse came out of Taeseong’s mouth.
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Team leader Seo Yong-gil, standing in front of the gate, asked his subordinate again as if he couldn’t believe it.
“What is the number?”
“…783.”
“Are you sure?”
“That’s right.”
“Are you sure the machine is fine?”
“I’ve definitely checked it a few times.”
“….”
Team leader Seo closed his eyes.
Anything over 700 is a level A figure. Class A is the most difficult gate except for S class.
I couldn’t believe it.
But it was reality.
“…Among the large guilds, which guild doesn’t have the first raid today?”
Team leader Seo opened his mouth again.
“As far as I know there is no Sun Guild.”
“Please make sure and contact us right away. The Class A double gate has opened.”
“all right.”
“Whew.”
My heart was heavy. However, a dead person is a dead person, and his job is to repair the gate. This was because if all the hunters who entered the gate lost their lives, the gate would open again.
‘Rest in peace.’
Team Leader Seo closed his eyes again.
fantasy,
