Episode 128. Bug Catcher (5)
Gunther looked over at the squad leaders who had gathered in the center of the clearing and let out a blank laugh.
‘Are there only thirteen including me?’
No matter how long the quest started, only 13 of the 25 squads remained.
Even they were all annihilated by one Yuri Holland.
It’s crazy.
The good thing was that many of the remaining top performers were visible.
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Most of them belonged to the latecomers, and the energy they exuded was different from the starters who were cut from the front.
It feels like an elite that has been picked and picked.
At this, Gunter’s gaze turned to one side.
There was a man who looked like a mouse sitting with his arms crossed.
Gunther stared into Schlemann Hans’ small eyes.
‘Maybe this is also what that guy intended.’
A strategy of preserving true power while throwing a squad with poor performance as a sacrifice to check power.
However, there were some things I didn’t understand.
‘Even if you conserve power, you conserved too much. It would have been better to deal with other talented squads that will one day become enemies at this point.’
After dealing with Yuri Holland, the entire squad will turn into enemies anyway.
If they hadn’t given a word to fall back, they could have easily cut off their power.
Just like they did to themselves.
But Schlemann Hans did not.
The only thing he didn’t say was his 7th squad, excluding the goofballs.
‘Is that the confidence that we can win the championship if only we and Squad 1 disappear?’
When Gunther stares intently at Schlemann to understand his intentions.
“So, what are you going to do now?”
Clarisse asked that to Schlemann.
And as if they had been waiting for those words, the eyes of the others also turned to Schlemann.
Schlemann, who received everyone’s attention, shrugged.
“Before the story… Let’s admit what we have to admit honestly and let’s go in.”
“What do you mean?”
“That Yuri Holland is strong.”
At that statement, about half of those who gathered looked at him in agreement.
The other half still looked at me with an expression of incomprehension.
Although he was aware of the situation going back so far, he was dubious about the fact that Yuri Holland had annihilated 11 squads by himself.
Schlemann noticed those eyes.
He tells the story of Yuri being the leader of the Black Dragon and taking 15 steps in the Hundred Steps ceremony.
In response, some who already knew the fact looked at him with eyes that did not expect that Schlemann would tell the story himself.
Those who did not know this fact at all were very surprised and made a little noise.
Looking at them, Schlemann said.
“Once again, Yuri Holland is strong. So, let’s make good use of these advantages.”
“advantage?”
“That there are many heads. It’s hard to handle ten hands with one hand. No matter how strong Yuri Holland is, he’s not strong enough to handle all of the 90 or so people gathered here.”
“Have you forgotten that there are dozens of people who have been knocked out by him until now?”
“hahahaha, we are different from those guys. To be honest, I think I can deal with at least one of the eliminated squads right now, right? Am I the only one who thinks so? Aren’t you guys enough to do what Yuri Holland did, given time? is not it?”
As he said that, Schlemann looked around at the squad leaders with subtle eyes.
None of them managed to stay outside the top 20.
They were the ones who took the position of squad leader by showing off their skills implicitly.
Therefore, they also showed an atmosphere of sympathy to some extent with Schlemann’s story.
“to be honest… It seems possible.”
“me too.”
I was confident that if Yuri Holland tried to destroy each one individually, I would be able to annihilate at least one unremarkable squad.
As many of the squad leaders nodded slightly, Schlemann smiled.
‘Of course, it would be impossible to annihilate so many squads in such a short period of time like Yuri Holland.’
What mattered was the confidence that I could do what Yuri Holland did.
Recognizing Yuri Holland as a strong enemy, but reminding him that it is possible to fight against him sufficiently.
That was what Schlemann wanted now.
‘I can’t act passively just because the people I’ve gathered so far are buying themselves.’
Then, as Schlemann intended, a squad leader who gained confidence asked in a confident voice.
“So what are you going to do? You’re the one who proposed this alliance, and you’re the one who led the situation like this, so why don’t you say your opinion? It’s not like you made the situation this way without thinking.”
“Of course I have an idea.”
“What is it?”
“Since we tried to break each other on the other side, we are going to the wheel battle.”
“Wheel war?”
“No matter how strong Yuri Holland is, he is also human… Aren’t you tired?”
The corners of Schleman’s mouth twisted when he said that.
* * *
Glass moved freely from tree to tree.
His body movements, which were originally light, became even lighter thanks to Unbo, who had progressed through the quest to break through this organ.
Yuri quickly ran through the forest with body movements like that of a ghost.
Soon he arrived at a narrow rock crevice close to the old tiger territory.
Without hesitation, Yuri entered the gap between the cracks in the rocks.
Because of the low ceiling, he lowered his head to enter, and a solid wall stood in front of him.
Yuri said in front of him.
“it’s me.”
As soon as he could finish his words, a voice came from the other side of the wall.
“Who are you?”
A voice that sounds like Arin no matter who hears it.
Yuri’s face slightly distorted at the slightly playful voice.
“It’s me, don’t play around and open it quickly.”
“So who are you! password!”
“… You will have no dessert.”
At those words, the other side of the wall suddenly became bustling.
“Hurry up, open quickly!”
Drurr-.
What I thought was a wall was pushed aside.
The resulting 1.5m entrance.
Arin stood on the other side, lowering his bow, and a wide space appeared behind her.
It is spacious and comfortable enough for 10 adult men to lie down, but the space is closed on all sides.
In a way, you could have thought it was a common cave, but this was by far the best hideout among the places Yuri had discovered.
The reason he chose this hiding place first was because of the huge rock that exists inside the cave.
“Grunt… … .”
A rock so big that Poppy, who uses her strength, needs to push it while making a pooping sound.
drooling-.
The rock Poppy had rolled again covered the entrance to the cave.
Thus, the cave was completely sealed again.
A space that is tightly closed on all sides.
However, there is a rock so large that it is difficult to pass through the entrance.
This was a space that could never have been created naturally.
‘It’s definitely a place someone made up because it’s ventilated even if it’s tightly closed.’
I don’t know who it is, but Yuri is just grateful.
Entering the cave like that, Yuri scanned the surroundings with new eyes.
‘I write it like this.’
This was the hideout found at the end of the leather gathering quest.
Yuri told Arin and Poppy that if he failed in hunting the tiger, they would bring the skins they had collected and come here to hide.
Until you get out of the hell training center, hold on while protecting the skins you have collected here.
That was the ‘Code of Conduct in Case of Failed Tiger Hunting’.
However, the tiger hunt was successful on the first attempt, and it was also the first time for Yuri and the others to use this place.
After looking around, Yuri went to the center of the cave and took out the armband from his pocket.
Looking at the 11 armbands he poured out, Arin stuck out his tongue.
“Isn’t this what we didn’t need? Can you catch them all by yourself?”
At her story, Yuri shook her head slightly.
“It probably won’t be this easy from now on.”
“why? what happened?”
“There must have been a guy over there who used his hair quite a bit. They already came together.”
“what? So what? You originally planned to take them deep into the forest and defeat each one, right?”
“What the heck, what the heck, if they’re united over there, it’s enough to disturb them.”
“Would that be possible?”
As Arin tilted his head, Yuri smiled.
“I said, there are two things this situation has in our favor.”
“Yeah, it was. The first is that we know the geography of this forest best. Then what about the second?”
“Second, that means everyone but us are enemies.”
“… How good is that? That’s bad!”
“Why not? Of course it’s good. All you have to do is throw away all the people who come without identifying friends and family. On the other hand, you have to distinguish whether you are an ally or an enemy every time.”
“What are you talking about, we’re the only ones over there who considered us enemies anyway.”
“Now it is, but will it ever be?”
There was a subtle madness in Yuri’s eyes as she said that.
“Originally, the scariest enemy comes from within.”
* * *
Dozens of groups were advancing through the forest.
They were mixed, each wearing a different number of armbands.
The numbers on the armband are 9, 10, 22, 23.
It was Schlemann’s operation that the four squads formed a group and traveled together like this.
[From now on, I plan to divide the remaining 13 squads into 3 platoons. Afterwards, the two platoons use this as their headquarters to rest, while the other platoon enters the forest to deal with Yuri Holland’s 1st Squad. 3 platoons will take turns doing this every 8 hours.]
It was a strategy that came from the idea that no matter how glassy it is, several squads would not be able to devour a group at once.
[Squad 1, which consists of only 3 people, will have no choice but to worry about us as we keep approaching, and fatigue will accumulate as a result.]
On the other hand, the three platoons could take turns taking breaks, so the longer they took the more advantage they had.
This was clearly a brilliant operation, and the other squad leaders agreed with Schlemann.
8 hours ago like that.
The first platoon, put into operation for the first time, returned without much gain.
Then, a second platoon consisting of 9, 10, 22 and 23 squads was put into operation.
Jerk-jerk-.
The 2nd Platoon, moving in groups, continued to be vigilant.
Was it because he received information about Yuri Holland from the squad leaders?
The 2nd Platoon, which had started the operation, showed a slight nervousness.
But as time passed, that tension eased.
About an hour had passed.
Even after wandering around the forest, not even the shadow of Yuri Holland was visible, so the members of the 2nd Platoon secretly let go of their tension.
Along with him, small voices came from everywhere.
“Yuri Holland? No big deal. He also looked strong because he only dealt with the weak. look. You’re so scared right now that you hide and don’t even show up, right?
“To be honest, don’t you think this is a bit excessive?”
“That’s what I think, does it make sense that you’re saying you’re going to catch only three people?”
At first, I was nervous after seeing the other squads that were wiped out one after another, so I became afraid of Yuri Holland.
Now, as the tension eased, so did the fear.
Another 30 minutes passed like that.
“Ah… Hey, I fall back a bit. I’m going to pee.”
“Go quickly.”
“I’ll follow you soon. don’t worry.”
A boy in the middle said to his comrade next to him and left the platoon.
Nevertheless, the platoon moved forward without thinking about stopping.
a while after that.
Jorrr-.
A boy leaving the platoon behind him and going into a bush to do some errands.
Burr-.
After he finished his errands, his shoulders shook lightly and he pulled up his pants.
And the moment he hurriedly followed the platoon that had left earlier.
Hung-.
A black shadow fell from above with the sound of the wind.
“… … ?!”
The moment I hurriedly raised my head in bewilderment.
The boy met his golden eyes.
Golden eyes with black hair.
The boy’s eyes widened when he realized who the shadow that had attacked him was.
‘Yuri Holland!’
The moment he was about to shout, surprised that the target they were looking for had appeared.
A white but firm-looking fist was already in front of my eyes.
puck-.
* * *
puck-.
Gilbert Becker instinctively raised his arm at Yuri Holland’s attack flying toward him.
Then, a sharp pain ran through the forearm.
However, having safely blocked the attack, he stepped back and shouted.
“This son of a b*tch, a shameful surprise!”
Yuri Holland’s face was slightly embarrassed, perhaps because the blow of conversion was blocked.
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Meanwhile, Gilbert drew his sword and looked around for help, but the forest was silent.
It seemed that the platoon had gone far in that moment.
In response, Gilbert tightly rolled up the hilt of his sword.
‘Damn, I can’t help it. I have no choice but to do it on my own!’
I had already heard the story.
That the squads that were annihilated earlier had been defeated by a single Yuri Holland.
Perhaps subconsciously, the voice that Yuri Holland might be the strongest among the 50 units was spreading openly.
But Gilbert did not run away.
‘Yuri Holland, no matter how strong you are, I am also the rider of the cradle! I will not run away from the fight!’
fault-!
Gilbert shouted, bringing his sword to the fore.
“Come on, I am Gilbert Becker!”
And as if in response to those words, Yuri Holland swung a sword.
For some reason, Gilbert could clearly read the sword’s trajectory.
Cagan-.
Gilbert was lightly attacked by Yuri Holland.
Soon after, Yuri Holland’s double attack flew in.
Kuga-Ga-Gang-Bang!
With a loud explosion, the two swords clashed and fell repeatedly.
How many sums did you exchange like that?
Gilbert felt strange.
‘what? this guy… Why are you so weak?’
Yuri Holland’s sword trajectory was strangely slow.
The power contained there was too weak.
In response, Gilbert examined Yuri Holland’s face.
Sweat beaded on my forehead.
bitten lips.
to the vascularized temples.
Gilbert sensed that Yuri Holland was doing his best.
At the same time he realized
‘Yuri Holland is not weak. this is me… … .’
bang-!
Two swords clashing with sparks.
Then, what bounced this time was Yuri Holland’s sword.
In addition, while Yuri Holland’s arms were shaking, he still had a lot of strength.
The fact sparked Gilbert’s eyes.
‘… I am strong!
bang-!
Yuri Holland’s body staggered as he blocked Gilbert’s sword that was swung once again.
Gilbert, who had seen it early, was delighted.
‘Three months in the cradle… I’m strong!’
It was as if he had never imagined that he would be pushed.
The corners of Gilbert’s mouth went up as he looked at Yuri Holland, who was full of embarrassment, and he swung his sword in succession.
Bang bang-.
Every time the sword was swung, Yuri Holland sighed and took a backward step with a dismayed face.
Seeing this, Gilbert smiled brightly.
Cagan- Bang!
“hahahaha! Are you strong? He said he might be the strongest among the 50! however… … .”
Quaang!
“Why are you so weak!”
Yuri Holland, who may have been the strongest, was unable to block his sword and flinched.
At this fact, Gilbert burst into laughter as he vigorously swung his sword.
“Please entertain me more, Yuri Holland! Ha ha ha ha!”
* * *
Arin crouched down on the bed of the unsightly strewn teeth on the floor.
Observing something carefully, she raised her hand and shook it.
“Yuriyuri, come here!”
“why?”
“You kid, are you laughing?”
“ok?”
As Arin said, the boy passed out after being hit by a blow from himself.
Yuri didn’t know, but the guy named Gilbert was laughing at what he liked so much.
Grinning-.
Looking at that unsightly figure with one eye smirking and smirking, Yuri said curtly.
“Leave it alone, let’s have a nice dream.”
Then he turned around and looked at Arin.
“Ambassador? Did you memorize everything?”
“of course!”
Seeing Arin nodded with confidence, a sinister smile appeared on Yuri’s lips.
Bros literally delusional from being hit lmao