26 – Since work is over, would you like a drink?
About an hour after several bombing-like attacks were carried out in succession.
Hundreds of Abyss corpses in front of the hunters.
And, even in that hell, there were only dozens of Abyss who somehow survived and tried to climb the hill.
“Out of bullets!”
“Neither this way!”
All the incendiary bullets prepared in advance according to the order of the adjutant were used up.
All that was left was to suffocate those guys, who were barely breathing even in this hellfire and were struggling to do their last.
“Replace with regular bullets. We annihilate the remaining remnants.”
“yes!”
Even though mass killing like before was no longer possible, it didn’t matter much now that 90% of the enemies had already been wiped out.
Rather, if you use incendiary bullets against the guys near the hill, you can damage your allies.
On top of that, the sight of the Abyss crowding beneath his feet was making them not even need to aim.
“launch!”
Are’s orders fall once again.
As a result, fire gushed out of the guns held in the hands of the hunters.
They completely finished off the guys who were trying to make a final effort while dying from being melted down by the incendiary bullets.
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Just like that, right after the last Abyss in front of me collapsed…
“This… I won!”
“I won!”
“Wow!!!”
At that moment, the hunters began to shout and cheer for the joy of victory that finally began to be felt.
Now, in front of them, the bodies of hundreds of Abyss were piled up like a mountain.
In addition, due to the blood of the Abyss, the water in the valley is stained black as if it were ink.
Due to the aftermath of the annihilation of hundreds of lives, the whole area was covered with sword light with the corpses of Abyss and rocks scorched by incendiary bombs.
But..
Even in this massacre, there was no damage to the hunters.
I’m just feeling a bit tired from the fatigue of the battle.
Among them, most of them were in good condition with no wounds, except for those who were slightly burned by the heat of the incendiary bomb, let alone died.
No matter how strong the fighting power of the hunters is, they are stronger than the average Abyss, but it is not enough to say that this is a one-sided victory.
And none of the Hunters here,
There was not a single person who had experienced a battle that showed such an overwhelming exchange rate in such a short period of time.
While recognizing that fact, in the heads of the hunters, the person who designed and actually achieved all these situations naturally.
their new lieutenant,
The figure of a man named Lee Jin-hyun was very clearly imprinted.
‘It’s really crazy… It’s been unusual since I was reciting the habits of the Abyss at the briefing.’
‘Ever since I was told to pack that much incendiary bullets, I thought that a normal battle wouldn’t happen…but I didn’t know that it would create the result of gathering the Abyss like this and burning them all at once.’
The battles with the Abyss they have experienced so far…
In particular, fighting in a complicated place like a mountain was never like this.
When it comes to battles in the mountainous regions that the guild experienced, it was common to automatically frown upon them.
Basically, you will be wearing full armor.
The Abyss they met during the march had to be hunted quickly and quietly, worrying that they might escape.
At least this kind of battle is rather gentry,
In extreme cases, they camped for days and nights and stayed up all night watching out for attacks by Abyss that suddenly popped out of the forest.
In the process, if you are lucky enough to find a colony of Abyss hidden in a cave-like place, crawl into that hideous place that is narrow and out of sight, and somehow kill all the Abyss inside and come out. end.
If that didn’t work, it ended up in an extreme way of blowing up the entire forest as a last resort right after all the hard work.
As much as the situation was like this, the battle in the mountainous area was considered one of the worst missions for the hunters, literally crawling through the ant hell.
Even if it wasn’t because of the operational plan, there was a reason why the government spent a lot of money and sprinkled this kind of request to the Black Hunters.
On the other hand,
In that respect, today’s operation was…
To be honest, when I first received the request, I was basically prepared for a few days of high school students,
In conclusion, this battle ended with an overwhelming victory in less than half a day.
It was enough to leave a very strong impression on the hunters who participated in the operation.
The mission was completed in just a few hours without the need for a full outfit or camping.
Starting with taking advantage of the extreme aggression of the Abyss and bringing them to the terrain that was advantageous to the allies, and literally sweeping away the enemies while pouring incendiary bombs in an open valley, it was a fighting style they had never imagined.
It would have been absolutely impossible if he had not fully grasped the habits of the Abyss and meticulously identified the location to be used as a battlefield in advance.
Depending on how you think, it can be said to be a vicious method of torturing enemies and digging traps to commit massacres, but this moral point of view was only applied to human-to-human battles.
Being cruel or naive in dealing with monsters is nothing more than useless quibbles of fools, apart from luxury.
Right now, at this moment, the feelings of the hunters who finished the battle against the monster were not guilt or bitterness, but refreshment, joy, and the joy of victory.
The first time I’ve ever experienced that,
The result of tasting the negligence of an adjutant who pursues only efficiency and safety in an extreme way.
The doubts about Lee Jin-hyeon that the hunters had in their hearts so far have almost completely disappeared, and instead, only trust in the commander and strong expectations for the future have settled.
*
The Hunters of Dreamers returned to the company after their mission was over.
Looking at the girls lined up in front of me, I began to feel an unexpected heavy burden.
‘What shall I say? The reaction is a little too much for handling only one B-class request… It’s dramatic, right?’
The girls who are showing off their shining eyes enough to be able to tell at a glance.
Apparently, the progress of this quest seemed to be quite satisfactory from the girls’ point of view, and this was the effect I was aiming for to some extent.
One of the most important things for an adjutant in command of a battle was to gain the trust of his subordinates.
If the soldiers do not trust the general, control becomes impossible and this leads to the collapse of the command system.
Moreover, when dealing with more difficult and complex tasks rather than simple requests like now, the trust of commanders and generals is an absolutely necessary element.
In that respect, it was a good thing from my point of view that I gained the trust of the hunters this time. The more dramatic reaction than I thought was giving me quite a heavy burden.
‘I think the reaction when I came back after finishing an S-class mission in the Hunter Guild was similar to this… No, they’re A and B-class hunters, they’re pretty similar, but even back then, Sena and Yujin scolded me for saying that I couldn’t do anything other than that..’
On the other hand, at this moment.
There was not a single sign of dissatisfaction on the faces of the people in front of me.
Not to mention B-class hunters.
Class A hunters, Kwon Soon and Glass, are also making faces as if they saw me again.
In particular, when she turned her gaze to Are, she was expressing her joy at the current situation while blushing.
Like that, after looking at the hunters’ reactions for a while.
As I looked at the girls in front of me, I said my last words as a commander.
“Today’s operation, thank you all for your hard work. Thanks to all of you, we were able to finish this job perfectly without any damage. Thank you again for following my lack of guidance, and I hope that we can create good results together in the future.”
I declared the success and end of the mission with a somewhat unreasonable feeling of the principal’s training speech.
Right after that, while watching me like that, the hunters, led by Aare, took up their postures and saluted at the same time.
“I wish you well in the future. Thank you for your excellent command, Adjutant.”
“Thank you, adjutant!”
*
Hunters began to disperse after announcing the end of their mission.
As a result, I, too, felt a little tired and tried to return to the dorm.
at that time..
“there. Hyunjin Jin. Wait a moment..”
“yes? What are you doing?”
Are’s voice calling me from behind.
In response, I stopped for a moment and looked back.
There were three A-class hunters, including Are, gathered together, and all three were looking at me.
“That’s… we’re going to have an after party right now, but would you like to join us?”
“Honestly, during that time, it was an adaptation period. You were very busy preparing for the request. The first mission must have been successfully completed. Let’s go together.”
“The protagoniste shouldn’t be left out of the back party, I hope you join us aide.”
To be honest, I was a little tired, but even though I was talking this far, it was a bit like refusal.
Above all, I thought it wouldn’t be bad to enjoy a little bit as I was in a position to succeed in my first request as the girls said.
“all right. I will.”