Chapter 59-Justice?(9)
Chapter 59-Justice?(9)
“The person our team saved in the past became a hunter and joined your company? But did he even recognize you? Is that such a big deal? At that time, whether directly or indirectly, we saved not one or two people.”
“I don’t mind.”
He was still working in the hunter industry, but I shook my head.
It’s never a good memory, so I’m just trying to avoid it. Because no one wants to feel down.
“Since I asked about the team we met at that time, I was just covering it up, so if Kang Yuna recognizes you, don’t hesitate. Don’t shock her by being honest. It will definitely affect me too.”
“I understand your feelings, but he is now an adult and a hunter. Even if I knew the truth, I wouldn’t be shaken. It’s gotten better lately, but in the end, hunters risk their lives to fight monsters.”
“It’s easy to say, but people’s hearts are too weak.”
He said it with a slightly serious face, but I didn’t agree with him. Obviously Kang Yuna is a hunter who graduated from the academy with excellent skills. However, I already knew very well that her skills and the mindset she showed in real battles were two different things.
She only sees the bright side of the hunters who saved her, and it was hard to be sure that she, who decided to become a hunter, would be able to know her truth and continue fighting.
“People are weak. You’re not wrong. But if you know that, why don’t you go looking for it now? It’s gotten a little less, but that person is still looking for you.”
“…”
“Now shake it off. You saved us It’s not your fault that he got hurt in the process.”
“If you’re going to talk about that, just go.”
I had met him often these days and pretended to know him, but I frowned at him saying unnecessary words.
“Well, let’s talk about something else then. The videos you are uploading.”
Then he flinched and changed the subject. The video story forced me to turn my head again.
A video about the elves in the flowerpot that has gone up for the fifth time now. The videos being filmed in a kind of documentary style were steadily uploaded and released to the public.
It is not yet seeing a big effect, but it is clear that it is growing faster and faster.
“If we grow a little more, we will be profitable. But will that work? It seems like a lot of people are writing it. In this day and age, labor costs…”
“I can’t say that.”
I laughed. He knows that the video of the elves is a kind of concept video made by casting actors. Probably most people do too.
I was satisfied with that. In the first place, there shouldn’t be anything that really reveals the identity of the elves.
However, it is true that we are a bit disappointed that we have come this far. I didn’t want the life and life created by the elves living in the pots to end with a concept video.
“Let’s make the next video a bit stronger.”
I decided to release the video that I think has the most beautiful and strong impact among the videos I filmed in advance.
A video that captures the beautiful moment when all the elves gathered in front of the shining world tree late at night and prayed.
Of course, it was unknown whether others would recognize its beauty.
“What is good. Go slow now It’s time to start working.”
He seemed to have a lot to say to me, but he didn’t bother to say it, sighed and nodded his head. Then he pointed to the vehicles behind him.
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The hunters who started coming out of there were now preparing for battle.
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“Don’t be too nervous. With all our strength, we can win.”
“Yes…? Yes!”
The atmosphere at the scene is gradually tense. A time when the reporters and the filming team retreated to the safe zone behind them and only those who fought came forward.
Yu Kang standing with her bow on her firm face, her team leader approached me and relieved the tension with a smile. He was a middle-aged man, wearing a heavy protective gear all over his body and holding a greatsword that looked massive at first glance.
“Besides, since you take a position from a distance, there are few risks.”
“I’ll keep that in mind.”
She nodded her head and insisted that she was fine. When her team leader believed it and turned her body around. Taking a deep breath, she looked around and found someone.
‘The shooting team came.’
She glanced at a drone flying in the distance. It is true that the film crew has arrived, but she has not yet seen the person she is looking for.
‘There’s no such thing as old videos.’
I found out quite a bit about him, but I couldn’t find anything. In the early days, called the Age of Chaos, when everything collapsed because neither gate defense nor dungeon raids were properly attempted. It was not the time to take pictures leisurely when the country was ruined.
Among the hunters who went through those days, there were few who were still active. Even the team leader didn’t know about Seung-hyeon, and if he was a retired person who went through those days, he was scolded not to ask about the past.
‘Why do you care so much?’
She herself was not sure of her own mind. The only thing that was certain was that from the moment she recognized him, she kept caring.
“The gate is open!”
“Everyone take their places. An estimate comes first.”
But the idle thoughts end there. Reflexively, she grabbed the bow and drew the bowstring.
The fissure in the space, which had only shown signs of opening nearby, finally took a starting point, revealing its black flesh, and tried to eject the monsters sleeping inside.
“Because it is downtown, shelling is impossible. I will shoot, so please wait!”
The soldiers who grabbed the Vulcan cannons turned their muzzles to it in unison.
It was established that the most important thing in a gate defense battle is to defeat the monsters as much as possible with the firepower of the army at the moment when they are most defenseless, that is, at the very moment when they cross the gate.
After that, the hunters deal with the enemies that spread through the gate.
However, as now, when gates that are not rated as high are opened in the city center, the military skips shelling in order to minimize property damage.
“Shoot!”
Soon, something wriggling emerged from within the rift, and the cannon immediately roared and fired.
The power to unleash large-caliber bullets that can even turn an elephant into a honeycomb.
The superhuman hunters also had to wait with their ears covered and their faces frowned.
“Now… Huh?”
But this time, the gate in front of the gate where a mountain of corpses would normally be visible was clear. Cloudy smoke flowing from the gate filled the surroundings, and everyone watching the scene was embarrassed to see the silhouette shimmering in it.
[—…]
‘What is it…?’
Kang Yuna, who opened her eyes wide, flinched instinctively.
The monster that appeared in the silhouette was the first existence she had ever seen even after receiving a perfect score in monster taxonomy at her academy.
“A new species, a new species!”
Similarly, the hardened team leader squeezed his voice and shouted.
And while everyone froze for a moment, this new type of monster, with thick steam leaking through its grinning sharp teeth, raised a large black ax in its hand.
“Everyone step back! I don’t know what kind of attack I’m going to attack!”
The field that expected easy victory fell into chaos. Even so, the reason why they have their own discipline is because they anticipate such situations and train after having been victimized several times.
“Shoot again! Hurry!”
The soldiers’ cannon fired again. However, the bullets of the Vulcan cannon could not penetrate the bodies of the enemies rushing out of the gate and flew in all directions.
“That bastard…”
A monster with turbid purple skin wearing a black robe raised a staff and covered the nearby comrades who were nearly 2m tall with a shield to block bullets.
However, there was no time to be surprised. As the heavily armored foe struck the raised axe, the ground around it cracked and shook, and pieces of asphalt splattered in all directions.
“Everyone retreat, everyone retreat!”
As the attack did not work, the hesitant soldiers threw away their equipment according to the manual and took their bodies and fled back.
“T, Team Leader!”
“Everyone take your seats. We need to buy time for support to come!”
In the meantime, the hunters had to fight those unknown enemies. If they run away together now, everyone else who couldn’t escape will die.
It was the same with Kang Yuna. Gripping her teeth, she fired one shining arrow after another at her foes.
“Stop it!”
But even her arrows couldn’t pierce the enemies she was preparing for.
Wielding an ax that raged with black energy to parry the hunters’ attacks, including her arrows, the hunters in charge of the vanguard threw their bodies to block them.
‘No. I can’t stand it…!’
Kang You I despaired as I shot an arrow and drove it into the gaps in her enemies.
The enemies who looked well over thirty became twice as many as their allies, and the fighting style of making a proper square and driving this side was completely different from the existing beast-like monsters.
“I can’t stand it. Everything jumps out!”
In the end, the team leader, who wielded a greatsword and resisted, couldn’t stand the opponent’s strong power for long.
I haven’t bought enough time yet, but I couldn’t help it. If you go on like this, you will be killed by them.
“Uh uh…”
“Come on, run! Right now!”
Kang Yuna I hesitated for a moment as she turned around and saw her colleagues evacuating, but someone grabbed her by the wrist and forced her to run. And so, as she turned and ran, she could see the monsters spreading out in every direction to pursue the fugitives.
It was a scene I hadn’t seen in my academy days, when I was on a winning streak, but I saw it when I was younger.