Episode 42
“You really rescued the hostages… … .”
Han Yeong-seok made a complicated expression as he discovered the women running out of the barrier.
When I heard through Lucia that Kang Jin-hyeok was trying to take the hostages away, I was half in doubt.
It was absurd that he, a mere C-class hunter, could achieve such results against Tyrant’s hunters.
But not believing it doesn’t change the reality that has occurred.
As Kang Jin-hyeok said, the results came out, so the remaining share was Titan’s.
Han Yeong-seok felt like he was a supporting actor, so the ending wasn’t very clean.
“I don’t like it.”
It wasn’t the flow I wanted, but as the person commanding this operation, I couldn’t just sit back and watch.
When Han Yeong-seok signaled by slightly raising his chin, Baek Jin-wook shouted in his place with a loud voice.
“Prepare for battle!”
The Titan Hunters lined up with loud shouts.
Jung Dae-yoon, who was running back with the hostages, saw this and ran to Han Yeong-seok.
The Titan Hunters discovered the Tyrant emblem on him and blocked his path.
“Stop!”
“What are you doing!”
“Get out of the way! I have something urgent to tell the person in charge here!”
After hearing Jeong Dae-yoon’s appeal, Han Yeong-seok approached him with a puzzled look on his face.
“What is it about me, Tyrant Hunter?”
“I came here to inform you of something you should be careful of!”
“What should I be careful of?”
“They have Alaune’s elixir! If they take it, they will become twice as strong as other hunters!”
When Han Yeong-seok heard those words, all the color drained from his face.
“Alaune’s powder?!”
He shouted out loud with his face turned pale.
“Magicians, unleash your skills now!”
“Yes? But it’s still out of range… … .”
“Stop complaining and just do as I say!”
As the order to keep going was given, the hunters in charge of the rear had no choice but to extend their hands and cast their skills.
“Fireball!”
“Lightning Chain!”
“Ice Spear!”
Countless fireballs, lightning, and spears of ice rained down on the Tyrant’s hunters who were still approaching.
Even though he was watching the spectacle unfold before his eyes, Han Yeong-seok’s expression did not brighten at all.
“Could it be that the purpose of human trafficking was to raise Alaune… … .”
As an executive of Titan, Han Yeong-seok had access to many confidential information, so he also knew information about Alaune.
If the Tyrant Hunters really have Alaune’s Potion.
I had a feeling that 30 hunters might not be able to handle it.
Han Yeong-seok poured out his resentment towards Seo Sang-ho, who was overseas.
“You damn idiot! How dare you say such important information!”
After the magicians’ skill baptism was over, the thick dust gradually began to clear.
In the place where the view was regained, what was visible were Tyrant Hunters who had blocked all the bombardments with their defensive skills.
They didn’t miss the moment when the Titan Hunters were caught off guard.
They closed the distance in the blink of an eye as if their legs had springs.
“Did you think that kind of attack would work on us?”
Ha Jin-hwan, who took the lead, attacked the Titan Hunter who was guarding the front line with his drawn sword.
The Titan Hunter hurriedly cast a defensive skill, but it was not enough to block the attack of Ha Jin-hwan, whose stats had been enhanced.
The defensive skill was broken by the sword, and the blade cut straight through the hunter’s chest.
“Kwaaak!”
A large amount of blood spurted out like a fountain from the diagonally split gap in the skin.
The Titan Hunters who saw their comrade’s blood were excited and rushed towards Ha Jin-hwan.
Even though they knew that it was an act that would ruin the display, the hunters burning with revenge did not stop.
Ha Jin-hwan looked at them with bloodshot eyes as if he found them ridiculous.
He held his sword and spun around to simultaneously take on the attacks coming from all sides.
The storm-like sword wind blew the Titan Hunters away like paper dolls.
“Eww!”
The tragedy that occurred in just 30 seconds was enough to impress upon Ha Jin-hwan the power he possessed.
Han Yeong-seok, who had first-hand experience with the power of Alaune’s elixir, trembled like an aspen tree.
“That’s the power of Alaune’s potion.”
Han Yeong-seok was not shaking with fear.
The emotions in his eyes were admiration and greed.
With that power, it’s only a matter of time before the Titans take other paths and ascend.
In order to obtain Alaune, Han Yeong-seok was determined to win this battle.
“Baek Jin-woong! Don’t show mercy and kill them all!”
“All right!”
Baek Jin-woong rushed forward as if he had been waiting, holding a giant axe that was his symbol.
“It’s annoying! Get out, everyone!”
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At Baek Jin-woong’s rebuke, the Titan hunters near Ha Jin-hwan all retreated and kept their distance.
Even if they were nearby, they would not be of much help and would only be a nuisance to Baek Jin-woong.
Ha Jin-hwan smiled bitterly as he watched the blood rising from Baek Jin-woong’s body.
“Berserker. A guy with a rather rare profession has stepped forward.”
“This will be the only time I can be free!”
As Baek Jin-woong began to use his skills in earnest, his eyes turned blood red.
And the muscles all over his body throbbed and swelled up as if he had bulked up.
Baek Jin-woong swung his axe with all his might, letting out a beast-like roar.
“Koooooooo!!”
Ha Jin-hwan raised his sword to block the axe, assessing his opponent’s strength.
The moment the sword and the axe clashed, a loud noise rang out, almost piercing to the eardrums.
In a tight contact, it was Ha Jin-hwan who was pushed back first.
“They say strength is the best, and it’s true.”
The Berserker’s characteristic was that his strength stat would increase dramatically as he lost his sanity.
Ha Jin-hwan judged that if the ability boosted by Alaune’s potion was so great, Baek Jin-wook would have little sanity left.
“Okay, keep attacking me!”
Ha Jin-hwan swung his sword wildly, irritating Baek Jin-wook’s nerves so that he would only target himself.
“Wow!!”
As Ha Jin-hwan intended, Baek Jin-wook gradually moved away from where the allies were.
Tyrant’s hunters took advantage of the gap and attempted to charge at the Titan.
With the greatest power being diverted elsewhere and the display collapsing, it was impossible for the Titan to stop the opponent’s charge.
As the distance closed, Tyrant’s Hunters targeted the most threatening magicians first.
“Oh, no!”
Here, if the magicians are wiped out as they wish, irreversible events will occur.
Han Yeong-seok, who had become anxious, took out his weapon and went into battle for the first time since becoming an executive.
The immediate priority is to stop the Tyrant Hunters’ advance.
Han Yeong-seok chose ‘Binding’ as the skill to cast in order to take a breather.
“Binding!”
Invisible ropes bound the Tyrant’s Hunters, blocking their movements.
Despite not having participated in actual combat for a long time, Han Yeong-seok proved his ability as a leader by binding 10 hunters at the same time.
“Ugh!”
“What the heck! What is this!?”
If Tyrant’s hunters were tied up like this, they would be helpless and would be struck by the magicians’ skills.
Before it was too late, they used all their might to free themselves from their bonds.
“You solved it by force?”
Han Yeong-seok tried to calm his surprised heart and cast the binding skill once again.
But Tyrant’s hunters had no intention of being hit twice.
The fastest of the Tyrant Hunters flew in like a bullet and extended his dagger toward Han Yeong-seok.
Han Yeong-seok, who saw that sight, canceled the binding skill he was casting and opened up a defensive barrier.
“shield!”
As soon as the dagger struck, a crack appeared in the shield.
“shield!”
Han Yeong-seok was so busy repairing the barrier that seemed like it would break at any moment that he didn’t have time to cast a binding skill.
“Damn it! If we keep going like this… … .”
The ending of being defeated miserably by a mere 11 people was vividly displayed in Han Yeong-seok’s mind.
That is absolutely not allowed.
For the honor of Titan.
In order to secure Alaune, who Tyrant had hidden away, this situation had to be turned around somehow.
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Lucia watched the Titan struggle from a distant tree.
If she had helped, she could have turned the tide of the battle, but she showed no will to do so.
“I think it’s a little later than I thought. I hope that’s okay.”
Lucia took a lollipop out of her pocket and stuffed it inside her mask.
Kang Jin-hyeok had asked her to buy him time to deal with Alaune. She was planning to just watch until the signal came.
“You don’t think he died alone, do you?”
Lucia was more worried about Kang Jin-hyeok, who remained in the building, than the Titan Hunters falling before her eyes.
Kang Jin-hyeok spoke as if he was confident even on his own.
Since it is an issue involving great powers, if you move forward with a half-hearted determination, you may suffer great defeat.
“Hmm.”
As time passed, Lucia became more and more anxious.
Alaune itself should be an easy monster to deal with. The fact that it’s still quiet means that Alaune hasn’t been touched.
“If something goes wrong, it could be a real problem… … .”
If Kang Jin-hyeok loses his life in vain.
Lucia is unable to return to the dungeon.
Only Kang Jin-hyeok had the ability to open the attic door and summon the entrance to the dungeon.
“I guess I have to go help.”
As Lucia, whose anxiety was growing, tried to get down from the tree, a scream was heard from the building.
“Shhhh!”
An eerie scream, like fingernails scraping against a chalkboard, kept Lucia’s feet still.
She sat back down on the tree with a faint smile on her face.
“You’re procrastinating.”
Lucia, who was feeling relieved, noticed that the Tyrant Hunters were lost in thought.
They too seemed to realize what was happening in the building when they heard Alaune’s screams.
“I have something to do too.”
Lucia fired arrows one after another at Ha Jin-hwan, who was running towards the building.
The three arrows that flew almost simultaneously stuck in the ground like a fence, blocking Ha Jin-hwan’s path.
While Ha Jin-hwan hesitated for a moment, Baek Jin-woong, who showed no mercy, aimed his axe at his head.
“What the f*ck!”
Ha Jin-hwan was running to avoid the arrows, but he was not confident that he could avoid Baek Jin-woong’s axe.
Unable to let his guard down even on one hand, he shouted at his guild members.
“Someone, hurry up and save the flowers! Now!”
Han Yeong-seok, who heard Ha Jin-hwan’s scream, thought that this moment was the opportunity to turn the tide of the battle.
“No way! We have to stop those Tyrants from getting into the building!”
Titan and Tyrant. Hunters from two guilds clashed to carry out the orders they received from their respective commanders.
Tyrant’s hunters attacked indiscriminately to somehow get to the building.
Since the Titan was solely focused on defense, it was not easy to break through.
“Shhh!!”
Alaune’s screams are heard over and over again, but those blocking her way do not back down.
Tyrant’s hunters gradually lost their cool.
As emotion began to creep into the movements, the gaps became more noticeable and the Titan didn’t miss it.
The situation that had been favorable for the Tyrant just five minutes ago was slowly tilting towards the Titan.
