Chapter 316. In the Dead of Night (2)
Crack.
Even though it was clearly the sa person's hand, the five fingers on the Beast's arm gripped the shoulder with an unbelievable steadiness, like iron claws.
"!!"
Jung Haseong could not avoid physical damage in the process. As you can see, the small-statured Beast that appeared had an awakening ability of the "Enhancent" type. When a common yet by no ans weak magic was activated, t he Beast tightened its grip on the hero's shoulder muscles, causing damage.
Moreover, as if worried that its hunt might fail, the Beast drove its remaining claws through an innocent nearby Awakened, taking out a sort of insurance—just in case. That ans Seonwoo Yeon was caught in its grasp as well.
"Aah!"
A B-rank hunter with relatively low defense, who even ended up with a hole in their hurus during the claw's grip.
"The Shroud of the Underworld, at a ti like this?"
This is a complete ss. That Beast clearly seems to be trying to drag the Korean hunters far away, but if they just stay by and with watch this situation unfold, the raid team really gain anything from it?
The only ones who could fully respond to the sudden disaster were two top-tier Awakened with 5-rank physical abilities—and perhaps an archmage with even greater instincts beyond that.
"Crazy!"
In truth, Kim Giryeo had already moved into action even before Seonwoo Yeon pulled the hero toward her. But as an F-rank, it was only natural that the superhuman reflexes of the true 5-rank hunters outpaced his attempt to achieve his goal.
"What is wrong with this lunatic...?"
Esther and Jung Haseong attacked the Beast almost simultaneously. Since their ally, Seonwoo Yeon, was caught alongside the creature, they tried to separate the enemy using physical force as much as possible, avoiding the use of skills.
"Damn it!"
Then, in such a desperate situation, what could a has-been even do?
Kim Giryeo finally dashed toward the shadow on the ground, reaching out his hand. Since helping through physical ans was nearly impossible with his abilities, the reincarnated archmage decided from the start to aim for the [Shroud of the Underworld] instead.
"This is...?"
To unravel the artifact's magic—one he normally had no interest in—in just a fleeting mont? And now he's supposed to scan and dismantle it on the spot?
Surprisingly, the analysis process went smoothly. Though trapped in the frail body of an old, fragile mammal and suddenly reduced to the status of a weakling, his soul's innate talent remained strong—still intact even across the cosmos.
Thus, the mage of Alphaut fully deciphered the Shroud of the Underworld in a matter of re seconds. Even Earth's rulers would have no right to complain if they were called monsters at that speed. In that sa instant, the alien had also completed the reverse-calculation of the cloak's spell formula to find a way to counter it.
There was only one problem.
[ Under conditions of 760 mmHg and 22°C, interruption of the spell requires 3884.7 M Magical energy ]
He had brought the calculations to this point with unmatched speed—and yet, the conclusion they led to was nothing but despair.
[.: A worthless nobody with no magic left can do nothing ]
Honestly, the ink on his newly issued F-rank hunter license hadn't even dried yet—so what could anyone really expect from him?
Of course, at this mont, relying on the black gloves he wore was hardly a viable option either.
The spell, tightly bound to physical matter, was difficult to absorb even when in contact with the Midnight Gloves. Conversely, it was like how the loaded magic engraved into the Midnight Gloves wasn't easily affected by other elents. Back during the Su Yahee incident, they'd managed to overco a similar item using sothing called a Collapse Particle, but that had destroyed the equipnt while it was still in standby mode—before the weapon's functions had even activated. So would the outco really be the sa this ti?
But it wasn't enough.
Crack.
The Beast, Jung Haseong, and Seonwoo Yeon. Right now, the criminal's claws are hooked into the others' flesh like iron hooks. Because of that connection, the [Shroud of the Underworld] will likely recognize all three as passengers through the shared link to its shadow.
Esther recognized the overall picture with her body vision and made a judgnt right away.
I have to prevent Hunter Jung Haseong from being separated no matter what!
She didn't know the exact coordinates the item was targeting, but if sothing were to happen to Jung Haseong—if he were to die—it would shake the very foundation of the nation's power.
"Still, since the Beast itself is trying to move along, the destination probably isn't a death trap."
The second-ranked hunter, believing they had to cooperate with the top-ranked no matter what, willingly made contact with them. And one alien, in the process of analyzing the artifact, had inadvertently gotten too close to the shadow.
If at that mont he had focused solely on fleeing with all his might, even with his clumsy F-rank body, the archmage could have escaped the danger zone. But Kim Giryeo gave up on running. Because there was still one more poor mammal caught in the enemy's claws.
Aaack!
It was simply bad luck. Seonwoo Yeon just happened to be standing closest to the gate, making her an insurance target for the predator. Even the nation's hero couldn't break free from the Beast's monstrous strength—enhanced by so kind of doping. The B-rank technician, weaker in power, couldn't even budge.
It can't be helped.
Upon seeing this, the archmage gathered what little mana he had—and perford a single miracle.
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