Episode 102
Song Gil-won, the leader of the Guardian guild, one of the large guilds that led this alliance, looked at the disaster that had occurred 30 seconds ago with a blank expression.
“Is this… … possible?”
This should not be possible.
Something that should never happen has happened now, and it has happened to them.
Song Gil-won’s legs gave out, but he couldn’t bring himself to collapse in front of his guild members.
He bit his lip hard enough to draw blood and held on to his partner as he tried to run away.
“How much damage was done?”
At Song Gil-won’s question, one of the guild members knelt before him and shed tears.
“It’s total annihilation… … . Every single person is gone… … .”
It was a catastrophe where there were only dead people, without even counting the injured.
Song Gil-won, who lost 70% of his guild members in a single attack, felt as if his limbs were being torn apart.
Song Gil-won wasn’t the only one who was sad and angry.
Song Gil-won’s cell phone was on fire with calls from guild leaders who had joined the alliance.
I wonder if their guild members are safe.
Why did they leave out any mention of such a weapon in the investigation?
The questions were so varied that it was difficult to answer them all.
“Everyone, stand up. We are going to attack Pantheon headquarters immediately.”
The surviving guild members were shocked when they heard Song Gil-won’s desperate declaration.
“That’s reckless!”
“You just saw what Pantheon did!”
All the guild members had lost their will to fight.
It wasn’t surprising that the colleagues I had been laughing and chatting with until this morning had disappeared right before my eyes.
However, Song Gil-won had no intention of taking action as the guild members requested.
“Yeah, I saw it! So what do you want me to do? If we back out now, we’re finished!”
Massive damage to the city and a huge number of deaths.
The reward for it is the loser’s share.
If the Guardian Guild, which lost 70% of its members, were to shoulder such an astronomical sum of compensation, it would completely lose its chance for recovery.
As the guild leader, Song Gil-won couldn’t just keep his eyes open and watch that happen.
“If Pantheon uses that technique again, we’re really finished!”
“You don’t have to worry about that!”
“Huh? What do you mean? There’s nothing to worry about?!”
“Is there any way, Guild Leader, to stop it?”
Song Gil-won confidently answered ‘No!’ to the guild members’ questions.
Song Gil-won began to persuade the guild members who were dumbfounded by making exaggerated gestures.
“Listen carefully! Why has the Pantheon been sucking its thumb all this time when it has such a weapon?!”
“That, that is… … .”
“Of course it takes time to fire! We’ve been on this mission for three hours now, so it’ll take just as long to reload!”
Song Gil-won’s claim had some basis.
If I could fire that kind of weapon in rapid succession, I would have fired another shot right now.
But Pantheon showed no response after that.
The Guardians’ guild members took courage from the guild leader’s words and stood up again.
“What those guys want is for us to run away in fear! Do you think you’ll do whatever they want!”
“no!”
You can never go back until you have avenged your comrades.
That was the common opinion of the union, including the Guardians’ Guild members.
After suffering such enormous damage, there was no turning back for them.
Song Gil-won ran towards Pantheon headquarters with the guild members who had regained their fighting spirit.
Song Gil-won only thought about taking down Pantheon’s headquarters before the attack came again.
If they succeeded, the immense power that could tear down guild members would also be theirs.
But, as if to betray Song Gil-won’s expectations, a large crack appeared in the sky.
“Guild Leader! Look at the sky!!”
“I’m watching you even if you don’t say anything!”
That was clearly a phenomenon that occurred when monsters appeared.
It was a common sight while working as a hunter, but Song Gil-won and the guild members following him were unable to move forward as their feet were tied.
“That’s… … too big!”
“Why a crack that big… … Why now of all times!”
A huge number of monsters poured out from the gate that filled half of the sky.
After all the civilians had been evacuated, the only people left here were Song Gil-won and his guild members.
The monsters pouring out of the crack automatically targeted them.
“Koooooooooo!!”
Starting with the roar of the two-headed ogre, the monsters began to roar without exception.
Song Gil-won was in agony as he watched the group of monsters rushing towards him like a herd of beasts.
If I fought the monsters here, I wouldn’t have the strength left to fight Pantheon.
But I was afraid of the aftermath that would come later if I left it there.
Once war is declared, if a decision cannot be made on that day, then you automatically become the loser.
If the large guilds could retreat and attack repeatedly according to their own circumstances, why would they just keep an eye on each other?
Going to war meant being prepared to take on that kind of risk.
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“What are you going to do?”
The guild members urged Song Gil-won to make his choice.
Are you going to back down here?
Or will you fight back?
There were only two answers to choose from.
There was no such thing as a third option.
Song Gil-won gritted his teeth and made a decision in the face of this cruel choice.
“Take up your weapons! Now that it’s come to this, we’re going to stop the monsters here!”
“Then what about the Pantheon?”
“There are others charging in besides us, so leave it to them!”
Song Gil-won decided to take on the noble role of sacrificing himself for his colleagues since he had already come face to face with them.
If you and your guild members can block the monsters, the alliance of other guilds will be able to safely reach Pantheon’s headquarters.
“Yes, anyway, this war will end once someone captures the target.”
Song Gil-won took out his weapon while comforting himself like that.
And then he stood in the front row and clashed with a horde of monsters.
“Wow!!”
“Kill them all!!”
Following Song Gil-won, the guild members also bravely entered the fight.
Although we ended up fighting monsters other than the Pantheon, which was different from our original purpose, we had allies who had formed an alliance with them.
They believed that even if they couldn’t achieve it, others would surely do it.
But that faith was not rewarded.
The south facing the people.
The East is being pushed by Seo Sang-ho and his guild members.
And Song Gil-won and the Guardian’s guild members went to the west, where the monsters blocked their way.
The only people who could place their hopes on were Choi Chang-yeol, the representative of the coalition that was advancing toward the northern region, and the group he led.
Choi Chang-yeol also received reports from each guild leader and knew his position well.
Moving forward with my guild members with a heavy sense of responsibility.
Choi Chang-yeol discovered a person standing alone in front of them.
“Were there any civilians who could not be evacuated?”
“That can’t be. We have confirmed the evacuation of civilians several times.”
The guild member who was questioned by Choi Chang-yeol denied it in a restrained voice.
“Then what is that person?”
“I don’t know.”
I thought that Choi Chang-yeol was a crazy guy who wanted to die.
I never thought from the beginning that there would be a human being who would try to stop over 300 hunters on his own.
‘There are a lot of B-rank hunters because there are also mid-sized guilds involved, but it’s crazy to take on this alone.’
If it’s someone as big as Cheon Sang-ho, then maybe it’s different.
It was absurd for a single hunter to hold out like Jangpan Bridge’s equipment.
“Ah! I know who it is!”
A hunter with excellent eyesight and scouting skills shouted loudly.
“It’s Kang Jin-hyeok! There’s no doubt about it.”
Choi Chang-yeol was dumbfounded after hearing the hunter’s words.
“Kang Jin-hyeok? That guy is already here?”
Clearly, Kang Jin-hyeok took on the request and went abroad.
That was definitely information.
“Did you abandon the request halfway through?”
It was an impossible speed unless the request was completed in one day.
Choi Chang-yeol, who did not know the circumstances, believed that Kang Jin-hyeok had cancelled the request and returned in a hurry.
“I am the author who is in charge of the Pantheon Guild. Be careful.”
“Huh, what’s the use of caution against a guy like that?”
Choi Chang-yeol heard clearly who Kang Jin-hyeok was.
It is true that I paid attention to Hunter because his stock price has been rising recently.
But even so, Kang Jin-hyeok only stood out a little more than the others.
Choi Chang-yeol thought of him as an insignificant person compared to other S-class hunters.
Not realizing that it was a misunderstanding caused by the association blocking information.
Choi Chang-yeol gave instructions to the guild members.
“If you refuse to budge until the end, just kill and get rid of it.”
“All right.”
The guild members who received Choi Chang-yeol’s instructions did not slow down their advance at all.
Kang Jin-hyeok, who had been standing on the road, picked up the baseball bat that he had placed at an angle as he gradually got closer to his opponent.
Choi Chang-yeol realized that this was an obvious act of hostility and drew his sword as well.
“What a fearless kid!”
“Who would say that?”
Kang Jin-hyeok hit the road hard with a baseball bat.
The aura of the baseball bat permeated the asphalt road, causing it to crack as if an earthquake had occurred.
When he showed off the same attack he used when fighting the giant scorpion, the guild members including Choi Chang-yeol could not stand up straight.
The hunters who ran at high speed and lost their balance ended up falling down as if they had stepped on a banana peel.
“Ugh!”
As soon as Choi Chang-yeol fell, he immediately pushed off the floor with his hands and got up.
“Where did you get such a trick… …!”
Choi Chang-yeol looked back to check on the guild members’ status and froze.
The distance that was turned upside down by Kang Jin-hyeok’s blow was easily over 500 meters.
‘Just one room for this?’
Choi Chang-yeol felt cold sweat running down his forehead.
The moment he realized that fact, Choi Chang-yeol was overcome by an unbearable sense of humiliation.
He had enough status to become the head of a union of several guilds.
I couldn’t possibly admit that I was nervous about facing such a worthless hunter.
“This fucking kid!”
Choi Chang-yeol turned his back again and swung his sword at Kang Jin-hyeok.
It was a blow swung with such speed and accuracy that it was almost fatal, but it did not touch Kang Jin-hyeok’s skin.
The black movie prop that collided with Kang Jin-hyeok’s baseball bat shattered limply like sugar glass.
Choi Chang-yeol couldn’t believe that the rare item he had paid a high price for was broken by a cheap aluminum bat.
Even though he saw it with his own eyes, he denied the facts as if he was watching a magic show.
“The guild leader is in danger!”
“Go and stop him!”
The guild members who noticed Choi Chang-yeol’s crisis quickly stepped forward toward Kang Jin-hyeok.
Kang Jin-hyeok clicked his tongue as he looked at the hunters lined up on both sides like shields.
“Looking at the kids running towards me saying they’ll die instead, I guess I have some popularity?”
