A S-Class Hunter With Great Agility - Chapter 180

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Chapter 180: Seal (2)

“Ah, it was Hae-dam.”

The fog cleared. And through it, Yu-kyung’s figure became visible.

“I thought another bishop had appeared, phew.”

Unlike before the operation began, her platinum hair was in a disheveled state. Dust and scratches were scattered across her face here and there.

‘But she doesn’t seem to be seriously injured.’

In other words, this side hadn’t been defeated by the bishop. Fortunately.

“Cough, cough. Anyway, you never fight quietly. I’m definitely going to bill Eden for the repair costs needed for the Academy reconstruction.”

“Ah… My hair ornaments are all ruined.”

Heo Gil and Yeon Na-yeon appeared from behind the pile of rubble.

The place where they had been was the Academy’s conference room. Everything was completely destroyed, but all three seemed to be safe.

I asked with relief.

“What happened? The bishops definitely attacked, didn’t they?”

“Right. But before that, how did things go on your side? The radio cut out in the middle… And why don’t I see Red Dog?”

Yu-kyung looked around searching for the red wings. Lee Cheong-ryu shrugged his shoulders and explained instead.

“That side had some minor injuries—. Of course, he didn’t come because of the injuries, but he went to headquarters briefly to transfer the bishop we captured.”

“You captured a bishop? As expected.”

Yu-kyung smiled as if she had expected this.

“I thought it would be enough. The talisman Hae-dam made for me had an incredible effect. When I used it, my attacks got through immediately.”

“Ah…”

“Thanks to that, I was able to catch the two bishops who attacked here. Though I’m not sure if you can call this ‘caught’…”

Caught?

When I widened my eyes, Yu-kyung gestured with her chin. There, two bishops were collapsed against the wall.

I approached them, knelt down, and checked their condition.

‘The child I saw at the Association, and the older man…’

How did this happen? They would also be spiritual beings. Yu-kyung’s attacks hadn’t worked on the young bishop last time.

If you were someone without spiritual power, it wouldn’t have been easy to attack them.

‘The talisman usage time would have been only about 1 minute.’

Then there was only one answer. In just, merely that 1 minute, she had cornered them to this extent.

Of course, I would still need to perform an additional sealing ritual…

“Just what…”

I pressed my forehead. What did you do?

* * *

“Good. They’ve entered properly.”

This was when the operation had just begun.

When Lee Cheong-ryu, Eun Hae-dam, and Hong I-jo safely entered the church, Choi Yu-kyung clenched her fist.

The Academy’s conference room. Monitors and radios were prepared there to grasp the situation.

“Being like this feels kind of like a spy movie, doesn’t it?”

Choi Yu-kyung made a similar comment to Lee Cheong-ryu and laughed lightly. Heo Gil said.

“Focus. You know this is just the beginning. In operations like this, letting your guard down is forbidden.”

“Of course I know. I was just saying.”

The monitor was showing the perspectives of Eun Hae-dam, Hong I-jo, and Lee Cheong-ryu.

It was the screen transmitted by the cameras they had attached before entering.

[That’s right. Because the Divine Beast is with us, we can live peaceful lives today as well. Their power is truly mysterious.]

The evangelist’s voice could be heard.

The longer her story went on, the more distorted the S-rank Hunters’ expressions became.

[Actually, monsters, that is, the Divine Beasts, aren’t evil beings. They’re simply guides trying to save us to a new world through dungeons.]

Sophistry. No, it was nonsense that couldn’t even be classified as sophistry.

“Salvation… How ridiculous.”

Yeon Na-yeon looked down and ridiculed the evangelist’s claims.

Choi Yu-kyung likewise mocked the evangelist.

“Exactly. If it’s really salvation, then why do the monsters cause such havoc? True salvation would be quietly closing the door and disappearing, not opening gates every single day.”

It felt like being trapped on an island where trash kept appearing no matter how much you cleaned.

Even if you conquered today’s dungeon, monsters would pour out again tomorrow. S-rank Hunters gained wealth and honor thanks to this, but that was only good for a while.

As time passed, it was natural to desire a peaceful daily life rather than wealth and honor.

[Hmm. Do you think some kind of utopia will unfold if you pass through the dungeon—? That that’s salvation.]

[Oh my. You’re someone with talent for interpreting doctrine. Utopia, that’s right.]

The evangelist agreed with Lee Cheong-ryu’s words. Choi Yu-kyung let out a hollow laugh at their conversation.

“I’ve lived long, but this is the first time I’ve seen talent for cults.”

That small laugh was the last one. After the children appeared, I couldn’t even manage such laughter anymore.

A heavy silence fell over the Academy conference room.

“…Mm.”

Heo Gil’s expression was the worst of all. It was natural since he was in a position of teaching students.

Raising children from a young age to make them awaken?

Awakening was ultimately a matter of chance. If one had strong personal talent or characteristics, the possibility might increase slightly, but that was all—there were many people who lived as ordinary people despite overflowing with talent.

‘To force that…’

It was an absurd idea. Choi Yu-kyung muttered.

“They’re a more disgusting group than I thought.”

“…Yeah. However, the doctrine itself is similar to the ideology that appeared 20 years ago. Back then, there were many who thought like that. They all disappeared before long though.”

Heo Gil explained. Yu-kyung crossed her arms.

“Bringing back and recycling an ideology that was already obsolete 20 years ago…”

“….”

“…With such doctrines, no wonder they haven’t surfaced openly until now. Dungeons are salvation, and whatnot. If they spouted even one word of that outside, they’d be buried alive.”

It made sense why they had been causing incidents from the shadows until now.

‘Recently, for whatever change of heart, they’re slowly starting to surface though.’

There was a need to cut off the sprout before they could rampage further. The evangelist continued speaking.

[You seem really lucky. Really. Today, instead of the priest, someone much more special is coming.]

The atmosphere in the conference room instantly turned cold. As if cold water had been spilled.

“…A bishop?”

Damn it.

Choi Yu-kyung stood up from her seat. If it was someone special instead of a priest, there was only one possibility.

She hurriedly grabbed the radio.

“Everyone focus. We’re executing now! If the bishop comes, all the believers here will have time to escape. We need to catch them first, starting with that child abuser.”

At Choi Yu-kyung’s command, the three at the church moved.

Lee Cheong-ryu opened gates to seal off the church, and Hong I-jo used iron chains to subdue the believers one by one.

[Oh my… It seems they’re looking for me.]

And finally, the bishop appeared at the scene. It was a bishop with brilliant silver hair grown down to his waist.

Bang!

Choi Yu-kyung slammed down on the Academy conference room desk. Heo Gil squeezed his eyes shut. There were cracks in the desk.

“…Since they attacked the Association first, they would have expected us to counterattack. We anticipated that much too. However, what’s important is ‘how far’ they anticipated…”

He pressed his forehead. But Yeon Na-yeon, who had been staring at the monitor for a while, opened her mouth.

“…Why is there only one?”

“…?”

“The other bishops…”

Either they judged one was enough, or they were ‘somewhere else.’

Creak.

The sound of the conference room window opening was heard. This was the 6th floor. It wasn’t a position where the window could be opened from outside.

“Wowww… Is this the placeee…?”

“…Fuck.”

A harsh curse burst out.

Choi Yu-kyung knew that way of speaking. She couldn’t forget it. That annoying way of drawing out the ending sounds.

“World Tree, 7th Form.”

It was an instinctive reaction. Choi Yu-kyung’s green eyes blazed with a fierce light.

Kwagagagagagagak!

She extended her hand. The World Tree that grew instantly pierced through the conference room floor and sprouted.

“Haha… So passionateee…”

However, the opponent laughed nonchalantly. Choi Yu-kyung turned around.

Beyond the window.

A young bishop hanging upside down.

“Hellooo.”

He waved his hand.

Plop.

Soon the young bishop climbed through the window and entered the conference room. The World Tree had mercilessly destroyed the surroundings, but the bishop seemed unfazed.

“Didn’t I tell you not to act on your own? What exactly are you planning to do by rushing out alone?”

There was someone who had followed the young bishop.

An unfamiliar face with an unfamiliar way of speaking. It was a man with a thick brown beard.

“…Is that one also a bishop?”

“It looks that way.”

Heo Gil and Yeon Na-yeon also took combat stances.

‘I have no idea how they got here.’

Heo Gil glanced toward the area behind the two bishops.

Even though there were no students since it was the weekend, this was still the Academy. Security was tight.

If they had attempted to infiltrate by any method, it would have reached Heo Gil’s ears immediately.

“Puppet Show, Hamlet.”

Swooooosh—

Heo Gil’s puppet was created. A sword-wielding prince draped in tragedy revealed himself.

“The space is narrow. Butterfly, be careful not to let the hallucinations affect us too.”

“Yes. I’ll keep that in mind.”

Yeon Na-yeon flicked her thumb and middle finger. Pink butterflies came flying.

Slash!

At that moment, the older bishop swung his axe. That axe struck an innocent cement block.

“…Ah. So it’s this kind of thing. I’ll have to be careful. It’s a mind-disrupting type of ability.”

However, he quickly escaped from the hallucination with a nonchalant expression.

“…Ha.”

Choi Yu-kyung gritted her teeth. Was Eun Hae-dam’s hypothesis correct? There was no way Yeon Na-yeon’s ability could be so easily seen through by humans…

‘They really are spirit entities.’

Beings that didn’t possess human bodies, that ignored the natural laws of the world.

“World Tree, 7th Form.”

Choi Yu-kyung created the World Tree once again. The massive tree instantly surrounded the inside of the conference room.

“If the space is narrow, then we just need to widen it.”

“What?”

Heo Gil exclaimed in surprise. However, Choi Yu-kyung didn’t hesitate. Her World Tree completely destroyed the conference room space, expanding the battle area.

“…You’ll have to pay for damages.”

“Of course.”

Choi Yu-kyung smiled brightly. Then she took out a yellow talisman.

Slap.

She attached the talisman to her World Tree. It was the moment when the sacred tree became even more sacred.

“Let’s see if this has any effect.”

Choi Yu-kyung looked at the young bishop. It was the gaze of a predator who had marked her prey.

Heo Gil and Yeon Na-yeon turned their attention to the older bishop. Once she had chosen her opponent, there was no one who could stop her.

“…Haha.”

Choi Yu-kyung let out a laugh. The thought that this actually worked out well—was that because I’d finally gone crazy?

For enemies to walk right into our hands. We were lucky.

“I’ve been thinking about it constantly since I lost to you.”

“Huh…?”

“That if I met you again, I’d kill you.”

The platinum-haired S-rank Hunter muttered.

Like a lion, and like a messenger of the afterlife.

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