Chapter 384. Sumr Farming (4)
If a foreign sorcerer had been present, they would have explained it like this.
That [Delhi No. 1614] gate seed to be a space constructed by a shrewd core entity. After all, the way enemies reappeared (respawned) had been given a special modification. And the nature of that modification was none other than the addition of a "response" to "perception."
Simply put, it was a system that prevented late-stage enemies from appearing until the raiders actually set foot in a certain zone. Even the cosmic beings who created the sophisticated construct called a gate weren't capable of pulling sothing out of nothing, so they avoided producing excessively powerful foes at random. That was why the [Delhi No. 1614] gate operated in this manner.
When raiders liberated a concealed area, the system would imdiately release the next opponent it had prepared—on the assumption that they were strong enough humans to handle it. However, if a break occurred without any specific area being opened, that in itself served as proof that humanity was still far too weak. In such cases, it conveniently doubled as a form of difficulty adjustnt.
Anyway, the attempt of a certain alien invader race seed, for various reasons, almost reasonable at first glance.
"Ah, seriously, what kind of disgusting ss is this—"
Because the Korean raiders had been trapped for far longer than expected in the "certain chamber" that marked the trigger point for the latter half of the raid, a fundantal flaw erged in the respawn system—otherwise, it would have been flawless.
"Seal off the area!"
"Inform the residents to evacuate imdiately. Move the schedule up! Quickly!"
The [Delhi No. 1614] Gate, due to a minor flaw, had overproduced late-stage monsters. From the mont it detected the awakened ones—including even the rank 1 hunter—it repeatedly spawned enemies, causing their numbers to swell to explosive levels far earlier than expected.
"What on earth went wrong this ti?"
But this situation was far too grave to be brushed off as a simple mistake.
Jung Haseong scanned his surroundings with a devastated expression. Normally, whenever he discovered an error in a gate, he would actually be pleased, thinking he could sohow make use of it in the raid.
They suit each other, the chemistry is there.
Jung Haseong scanned his surroundings with a devastated expression. Normally, whenever he discovered an error in a gate, he would actually be pleased, thinking he could sohow make use of it in the raid.
"So, a catastrophe riddled with flaws... that's truly nothing to be glad about."
For a mont, that thought popped into my head, but there was no longer any ti to process it.
Wooong.
"Aaaaah!"
"Waaah!"
Jung Haseong wasted no words and imdiately cast his skill.
"How far is the intended line of defense?"
"Up to that sign that says 'City Information'!"
In front of him, white wasps ca swarming in. And if even the slightest thing went wrong, the beasts could spill over into the nearby residential areas.
Whoosh!
"Kyaak!"
"It's alright! Just stay where you are. Don't panic and make any sudden moves."
Jung Haseong first eliminated the regular monster—a re alien drone—that had latched onto the Association staff mber. Then, he set fire to the wide open field behind them.
"I'll just open a path towards that sign so people can pass through."
"Yes, yes!"
It was an action that could only be described as arson. He had raised a wall of fire to prevent the dungeon creatures from moving into human territory.
"Grrrrr."
"-!"
Swish!
The crafted livers, spurred on by the heat of our heat, hastily altered their trajectories.
"Damn it!"
"Hunter Esther!"
At this point, a contradictory phrase ca to mind: "He put out the urgent fire." The problem, however, was that the isolation carried out by the man ranked number one was not perfect.
"Damn it. This is like trying to quench my thirst by drinking seawater."
The creatures that lived in [Delhi No. 1614] just so happened to be beasts highly sensitive to magic power reactions.
"Kwieeeek!"
The sudden sound was like that of a pig being slaughtered. As soon as Jung Haseong used his skill, the enemies detected the surge of mana within his body and charged toward him.
Therefore, the awakened ones on the scene also hurriedly began to retreat so as not to be surrounded, but...
"Hunter! Are you alright?"
"Let's not make a fuss among fellow professionals and just focus on our own tasks. Over there! A boss-level monster is moving by that wall of fire."
In an instant, the situation turned into a bloody ss. The hunters were knocked down, unable to deal with the swarming white creatures rushing in from the air. In particular, the curse-type ability users were poorly matched against those flying entities, and many of them were badly injured in the process.
"If that happens, a paralytic toxin will spread through the veins!"
But no matter how weakened, an S-rank is still an S-rank. Trusting in her fundantal abilities, Esther instead charged even further forward.
"Hunter Seo!"
"No, I was mistaken. Still, it seems my skills managed to affect the boss-level monster, even if only a little."
"Still, that's dangerous..."
"I'll lure the stronger ones and draw them to the center. Haseong, just make sure the wall doesn't go down!"
It was honestly hard to even describe which part of the situation was the worst. A horde of minions that seed ready to breach the wall with the slightest lapse in focus. As expected, there was even one more formidable boss-level creature. And, on top of that, the gate had already collapsed, letting all of this spill into human territory.
"_ _"
Jung Haseong felt as if his mind were about to explode.
"Hunter Kim Giryeo, of all tis, apparently boarded a jet the mont he heard we had escaped safely."
Of course, the strongest bastion—the fourth S-class Hunter—was still yet to arrive. But how on earth would they hold out until that fair-haired man showed up?
"Then it's going to take several hours. Whether it's Hunter Kim Giryeo's arrival or even summoning reinforcents from other countries!"
The list of problems seed endless. [Delhi No. 1614] was quite vast, and in accordance with the gate's usual rules, the monsters appeared scattered throughout the area.
"How many mana potions did I drink today?"
Fortunately, it was mostly open fields with few buildings, so isolation was at least possible.
"Exactly how many bottles do I have left?"
In just about ten more minutes, even the flas' persistence would be uncertain. Jung Haseong repeatedly gauged his own limits before finally sinking into a deep sense of despair.
"I never even intended to prove my abilities."
Swoosh.
At this mont, his thoughts were complicated. He held the [Sword of Sunset] in his hand.
"Was it really such a wrong idea to try surviving without relying on anyone else? What on earth did we do wrong that the dungeon exploded—no, that it had to explode?"
He habitually gripped his equipnt and set out to hunt. He incinerated the small, white creatures swarming around people. Before the ashes even settled on the ground, the number one ranked hunter was already moving swiftly. Using the nature of the swarm—where disturbing one would trigger movent in all—Jung Haseong first drew all the bees clinging to the weaker targets toward himself.
"Ugh!"
But that was arrogance. The reason he had easily defeated those bees was actually thanks to the strange space of the otherworld, which had worked to his advantage. Once the enemies escaped into the open Earth, they began flying erratically, as if what had just happened never even occurred.
"I was so surprised, I thought it was going straight into my ear..."
He hadn't exactly been careless in his defense, either. Yet in the blink of an eye, the surfaces of all his equipnt were badly scratched.
Gulp.
Cold sweat broke out automatically. Honestly, the great upheavals he had gone through until now were nothing more than battles against fatigue. Still, he had never felt this utterly lacking in strength.
"As expected, I really can't do anything on my own without Hunter Kim Giryeo, huh?"
He had hunted huge beasts like tigers countless tis, yet here he was, flustered in front of these tiny insects.
"They call this a hunter?"
If only Kim Giryeo had been here, it wouldn't have co to this. No, he probably wouldn't have even let an incident like this happen in the first place. In Jung Haseong's mind, similar kinds of self-recrimination kept surfacing relentlessly.
"Why did an S-rank gate have to appear at a ti like this!"
What made things even more desperate was that, despite how exhausted he was, there was absolutely no chance to rest right now. From what he'd heard, Kim Giryeo had just boarded a plane in India. Thinking it over again, that ant there were still hundreds of minutes left before he would even arrive in South Korea.
"We have to keep doing this for several more hours..."
For a mont, a similar thought crossed the minds of the two S-rank individuals. But just thinking sothing like that alone wouldn't change reality. Jung Haseong snapped out of it and changed his actions.
"Still, this much has already cut down the number of regular monsters."
anwhile, Esther far off was caught up in a rare struggle. On the uneven, poorly prepared farmland, she was leaping over ten ters at a ti and skillfully taking down the boss monsters.
"Could that be the evasive-type defensive system I've only heard about?"
Even while displaying such high-level physical maneuvers, Esther kept hurling curses to restrict the enemies' actions. But every creature has its limits. So Jung Haseong pushed the hunt forward, doing whatever he could before his companion grew exhausted.
"Hunter Kim has taught a lot, but I can't end it here..."
Earlier in the dungeon, his attacks had been deflected, which had thrown him off. Now that he thought about it, with an enemy whose shell was that tough, there was still one thod left to try.
"Let's blow it up from the inside."
It's simple enough to put into words, but in reality, it required considerable focus due to the various magical energies within the monster's body.
"Now, while we're still standing still, this is our chance."
Like a marksman at match point, a hero about to hold his breath.
Tik.
Still, he succeeded. Overcoming all the mind-numbing repulsive forces generated by the monster's internal energy, the flas struck its vital organs
Krrr!
Finally, he had dealt a blow to a boss-level enemy.
"What? How did you do that?"
"You really have to focus to pull it off like this..."
"Can you do it again?"
"If you just give enough ti."
For reference, the monsters they were facing had the form of living creatures but were re imitations without real souls. Even after taking damage to their insides, the enemies began charging forward, letting out their characteristic cries.
"Anyway, we've already taken down almost all the grunts, so there's nothing left to worry about—we can handle this."
In response, Korea's top-ranked first and second tried the sa kind of attack as before. The Awakened of the Korea Magic Tower lured the late-stage bosses farther away to avoid direct engagent. Esther quickly unleashed attacks, eroding the enemies' morale and blocking their movent. With the field set up like this, the strongest firepower in the Korean Peninsula would finish them off with effective hits.
Taang!
This ti, as the skill was completed, a cannon-like roar echoed from within the enemy's body
"Yeah. I've practiced so much with Hunter Kim! I've got at least do this much..."
But he hadn't expected things to progress like this.
"Hm?"
They say that on an unlucky day, even if you fall backward, you'll break your nose.
Crack!
Just as the saying went, unexpected damage ca back at them. The monster they were facing, once it had taken a certain amount of damage, shattered like a giant egg, revealing this form.
"Why is that..."
Wooong.
He didn't want to experience the full aning of 'adding insult to injury.' Yet, as if ignoring the hunters' hopes, the boss s-level creature finally revealed so kind of secret.
"It's going to pop out from there..."
The second tough enemy in the [Delhi 1614] gate would, upon death, reproduce the 'entire dungeon's worth' of machinery. In other words, all the white bees they had painstakingly cleared were suddenly back in full force. It was a rare mont when Jung Haseong's determination to push forward almost faltered.
Cough, cough.
Suddenly, a young female hunter choked nearby.
"Director Seo?"
Taking that ominous sound as a signal, the crisis they faced grew even larger.
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