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‘I’m not surprised anymore.’
Seo Hyun-woo and the team members of the Quasar Team were in a car and was heading towards Wonju in a hurry.
King Beholder was expanding his territory using Wonju City Hall as his base.
‘Gates don’t appear in enclosed spaces. How did it appear in Wonju City Hall?’
It was a kind of law and a concept like order.
Gates were never created in an arbitrarily formed space.
So far, no other cases have been reported, and no one could have predicted.
Therefore, it was not possible to respond promptly, and the nearby citizens were attacked by Beholder.
‘There must not be a lot of victims…’
King Beholder had the most powerful and special attack method among the four hells.
It was to inflict psychological damage on the opponent and to prey on the negative emotions that resulted from it.
Just by looking at the opponent, he could make them immobile, and as time passed, he had no choice but to get stronger.
‘I’m glad I have the key to the underworld.’
Ryu Seon-hwa took power from the knight of the abyss and even obtained the key to the underworld.
In the original content, Jinha Kang finished the subjugation by using the Key of the Underworld to the Basilisk.
However, even if someone else used it, the effect did not disappear, and the current basilisk did not disappear even before using the key of the underworld.
‘Is it because of Irev? There seems to be something.’
Seo Hyun-woo already knew that a change had taken place in Irev.
The amount and concentration of magic power had increased, as well as the color of the slime had changed to red.
It must have been that his abilities were transformed by being eaten by the basilisk.
‘Did you mean to ask more details? Every time I saw it, I got so mad I didn’t have a chance to ask.’
Seo Hyun-woo tried his best not to get angry, but he couldn’t bear it.
Irev’s near death in Miteric could have been bypassed.
It was because he was on the sidelines, and he reacted late and managed to save his life.
However, as much as it was eaten by the basilisk, it was unexpected, so it was unacceptable.
‘I can’t not bring it… Ha, really.’
Seo Hyun-woo looks at Irev with a frown on his forehead.
Irev, conscious of Seo Hyun-woo’s gaze, quickly turned his head.
He tried to respond with a smile, but he immediately faced reality and bowed his head.
‘I can’t really see it. I want to hate you, but I can’t hate you.’
Seo Hyun-woo takes out his smartphone and quickly taps the keyboard.
Then Irev shudders and pulls the smartphone out of his pocket.
Irev wants to check his smartphone for a moment, then smiles broadly and looks at Seo Hyun-woo.
[Hyunwoo Seo (14:27): Let’s do well this time. Don’t be distracted and don’t get eaten again.]
[Irev Kanasual (14:27): Yes. I’ll just do what I’m told.]
[Hyun-Woo Seo (14:27): Don’t go forward. Don’t follow me just because I’m going.]
[Irev Canasual (14:28): Yes.]
[Seo Hyun-woo (14:28): You changed your abilities, right?]
[Irev Kanasual (14:28): Can I just stay behind me? My ability has improved a lot.]
‘…?’
Seo Hyun-woo immediately turned his head as soon as he saw the message of Chocolate Talk.
But Irev kept his mouth shut and only showed a brighter smile.
[Hyun-Woo Seo (14:28): What did you say has improved?]
[Irev Kanasual (14:28): You know that I can divide and reunite, right?]
[Seo Hyun-woo (14:28): I know because I saw it.]
[Irev Kanasual (14:29): Did you know that the magic power increased?]
[Hyun-Woo Seo (14:29): I can’t know.]
[Irev Kanasual (14:29): You don’t know that the acidity has increased, right?]
[Hyunwoo Seo (14:29): I know that now.]
[Irev Kanasual (14:29): I can move faster now. Defense and tolerance have improved, but it’s better to avoid it, right?]
Irev tapped the keyboard so fast that he couldn’t see his fingers.
Baek Seo-yeon, who was next to him, secretly glanced at me, wondering what was going on.
[Hyunwoo Seo (14:30): Is there something else?]
[Irev Kanasual (14:30): Of course. I don’t have to go in front.]
[Hyun-Woo Seo (14:30): Did you make acidic liquid so you can shoot?]
[Irev Kanasual (14:30): It’s not bad either, but I think this is better. Would you like to check it yourself?]
Irev secretly released magical energy and sent something flowing under his feet.
At the same time, all the team members in the car notice the presence and turn their heads.
“you…”
“how about it? Are you okay? You can touch it now.”
Seo Hyun-woo looked down at the red lump under his feet, a little perplexed.
The red mass was semi-liquid, and it was limping and moving little by little.
Until now, there has never been a slime that can move individually after being separated from the main body.
“Maybe you can make more? Oh, I can make it bigger too.”
Irev responded with ease while receiving the gaze of the team members.
In the meantime, I haven’t had a chance to talk about it because I’ve been keeping an eye on Seo Hyun-woo.
At the same time, the team members gathered together and went to subjugation, so they showed their abilities first.
‘… Was I wrong?’
Seo Hyun-woo feels a sense of separation and cannot easily take his eyes off the red slime.
Until a while ago, Irev believed that his abilities had been transformed in order to survive the basilisks.
However, it was too natural to handle the transformed ability, and it seemed to deviate from the concept of slime.
‘It’s not a coincidence. The basilisk deliberately aimed at Irev. If being eaten by a basilisk is itself a process of transforming abilities…’
***
The hunters dispatched first built a circular border around Wonju City Hall.
All civil servants in Wonju City Hall were killed by the beholder, and it was reported that the citizens nearby were also swept away.
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Most of the hunters and small subjugation teams belonging to the Wonju branch were defeated, and only a few were able to return.“Tick…tick…”
“Uh-huh… huh…”
But none of them could have a proper conversation.
Those who returned alive were trembling with fear and anxiety, and even hunters with healing abilities could not restore them to their original state.
Dahee Shin was diagnosing them one by one and finding out the cause.
‘I can’t. This is not an injury. Psychologically, I can’t do anything about it either.’
After much consideration, Shin Da-hee gave up treatment for her patients.
He wasn’t injured, nor was he exposed to harmful effects from monsters.
Negative emotions were maximizing and their humanity and mind were completely disintegrated.
‘I think it’s a monster that affects people’s emotions. In this way, your allies can’t fight.’
Dahee Shin can’t hide her nervousness as she sees the patients being taken by ambulance.
It was natural for the citizens to fear, but the hunters were also showing agitation.
Survival rates were extremely low, and all survivors were half-mad.
It was intuitively recognized that the fighting style was different from other monsters.
‘Does the student council president know something? It sounds like you know a lot about snake monsters.’
Seo Hyun-woo knew the characteristics and attack methods of the Basilisk without facing it.
Of course, there was no actual battle, so we couldn’t confirm whether it was true or not.
However, it was unlikely that Seo Hyun-woo would put his teammates at risk by lying.
‘If the student council president doesn’t know, he’ll have to take a lot of damage. If you’re unlucky, the Setinos Hunters might get hurt.’
No matter how strong the high-ranking hunters were, the fact that they were humans did not change.
He had fought more battles than anyone else, and had to risk his life constantly until he retired.
If they even die in battle, their morale will be down, and the loss of power would also increase.
‘If it wasn’t for the student council president, one or two of us might have died. My sister and the dragon king would be the most dangerous.’
Se-in Yoon and Yong-jun Park were among the oldest among the Setinos Hunters.
Slowly, the time was coming when I had to retire from the hunter industry or look for other jobs.
But for now, there weren’t many hunters who could replace those two.
‘Isn’t it best for the student council president and vice-student council president to become Setinos Hunters?’
There were already continuous opinions about promoting Seo Hyun-woo to Setinos Hunter.
In addition, Seo-yeon Baek was receiving a lot of attention from the Black Hunters because she got the halo of Baek Jeong-woon’s nephew.
If the skills of those two are enough, wouldn’t it be possible to play an active role as a Setinos Hunter?
“Lord, it is said that an object that looks like a monster has appeared.”
“You look like a monster?”
“I think you should go first.”
As soon as Shin Da-hee received the report, she headed straight for the barricade.
From afar, blackened figures were approaching.
He was walking upright like a human, but it looked like he was seeing a shadow.
Perhaps the monster in Wonju City Hall created a summoned beast using a special ability.
‘No close combat. You might get hit before your allies even attack you.’
While Shin Da-hee was worried while looking at the enemies, the Setinos Hunters appeared one after another.
Yoon Se-in and Han Yu-jeong were waiting for the committee, and Kang Yu-jin had not yet arrived at the scene because he was coming with the quasar team.
“Oh, you just came. I think we should attack from as far away as possible.”
“Did you find out anything?”
“It is difficult to deal with. Just seeing a monster seems to have an effect on the mind and emotions of a person.”
“If it’s given to the mental side, it must be at least level 2 or higher.”
Seong Jae-heon puts magical energy into the sword and prepares to shoot the sword.
Oh Seong-hyeon and Park Yong-jun also tried to attack by emitting magical power.
At the same time, a tactical vehicle with magic stones was approaching from the rear.
“Do not attack! No need to waste your energy!”
Seo Hyun-woo quickly got out of the car and shouted loudly.
The Setinos Hunters immediately gathered their magic and approached Seo Hyun-woo.
“Is there any good way?”
“As you may already know, the monsters in Wonju City Hall affect the human mind. A hunter with strong magical powers and mental power must go and fight in person.”
“I know we have to go. But in a long game, we are at a disadvantage.”
“If you help me a little, I can finish it in no time. We’ll take care of those guys on our team. Ryu Seon-hwa, Irev!”
Ryu Seon-hwa and Irev Kanasual approached the barricade at Seo Hyun-woo’s call.
At the same time, they radiated magical power, and each started creating purple flames and red slime.
“Sweep it all away.”