I Just Subscribed and It’s the Best Hunter of All Time - Chapter 229

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#Chapter 229
The first thing that caught my eye was the floor stained in violet.
Across its surface, capillary-like tubes jutted out in places, and between them, I could see bubbles churning and frothing.
Whiiiiish―.
The wind blowing from there carried a foul stench that made my brow furrow involuntarily.
Jung Han-sung continued observing their forms with narrowed eyes.
Click, click―.
Screech―.
Before long, a creature came into view.
It possessed a grotesque form—as if insects and beasts had been haphazardly mixed together.
―That’s a soldier.
At that moment, the Robot spoke.
“A soldier, you say.”
―Yes. Individually, they’re not particularly threatening. Gunfire alone would be sufficient to dispatch them. The problem is their numbers. There are at least several hundred.
“What about the officers, generals, and the Queen?”
―The officers are far larger. And they look nimble. They’re not visible at the moment, but the instant they appear, we must respond immediately. They’re incredibly fast.
The Robot swept its detection apparatus—resembling an eye—rapidly across the colony as it continued.
―But the real threat lies with the generals. They’re threatening in themselves, but more importantly, they can command those foolish insects to move like seasoned soldiers.
“Hmm. So they exercise command?”
―Exactly. They control the soldiers and officers as if they were extensions of their own bodies. That’s why there’s an enormous difference between colonies with generals and those without.
“Then finally—the Queen?”
―The Queen herself isn’t particularly threatening. But if we fail to eliminate her, it’s all for nothing. As long as the Queen survives, she’ll simply produce more of them.
After hearing the Robot’s explanation, Jung Han-sung nodded.
Indeed, now that I’d heard it, I understood why the voice of whoever controlled this Robot carried such despair.
‘Their technological level appears high, but…’
According to the Robot’s account, this wasn’t an enemy that could be easily swept away just because of superior technology.
That must be why the Warship abandoned the Outpost entirely and fled this place.
“For now, is that colony all there is?”
―Well. The visible colony is indeed all of it. However, I haven’t been able to pinpoint the Queen’s location yet. I can only estimate she’s underground. That’s why the previous bombing failed.
“Understood. The Queen is singular, correct?”
―That’s true, but why?”
“Why? Didn’t you say I came here to help?”
From what I’d heard, the crucial task seemed to be eliminating the Queen.
The soldiers and such didn’t seem like they’d pose a serious threat even if we couldn’t eliminate them completely.
Shing―.
Jung Han-sung drew his sword and slowly rose from his hiding place, moving forward.
The Robot appeared flustered, but it couldn’t follow. Moving any further forward or making any loud noise would expose me directly to those grotesque enemies.
Yet even as I moved, Jung Han-sung walked forward without a shred of hesitation.
Screech?
Cyrillic?
It wasn’t long before the enemies finally noticed Jung Han-sung’s presence.
The Robot, watching from a distance, let out a final sigh. It was probably thinking that Jung Han-sung was out of his mind.
After all, his current actions looked like nothing but suicide.
Kiiiiiiick!
In any case, the moment the enemies spotted the Infiltrator, they immediately shifted into a defensive stance.
Soldiers scattered across the area rushed forward in a torrent, and simultaneously, new forms of life emerged.
‘Are those agile ones the adjutants?’
Unlike the four-legged insects, the adjutants stood on two legs.
However, their appearance still gave off a strong impression that they too originated from insects.
Like mantises standing upright, one might say.
Boom, boom, boom—!
But there was an even more menacing-looking enemy.
It was the colossal creature that appeared, shaking the ground beneath it.
Standing at least three meters tall, it wielded something in its hands covered with grotesque protrusions.
Whether that was part of its body or something else entirely remained unclear, but it was undeniably threatening.
Kurrrrrick!
The creatures that gathered in an instant glared at Jung Han-sung, then immediately began charging at him in unison.
It seemed they had checked for hidden enemies and, finding no ambush, launched their attack.
Yet Jung Han-sung, watching the enemies charge toward him, didn’t even blink as he took his stance.
And when the enemies closed to a certain distance.
Kwaaaaaang—!
Jung Han-sung’s blade flashed, cutting down dozens of soldiers charging from the front.
The destruction wrought by a single sword strike was almost unbelievable.
Yet the enemies, witnessing this, did not lose heart.
Kieeeeeek!
Instead, they surged forward with even greater momentum toward Jung Han-sung.
Jung Han-sung narrowed his eyes, observing the ‘general’ units standing at the rear of the enemy formation.
Rather than charging directly, they continued emitting those grating, unpleasant sounds.
It appeared those sounds were issuing ‘commands.’
‘So they don’t care about sacrificing dozens of soldiers.’
I could roughly understand their thinking.
It seemed they intended to continuously feed soldiers forward to exhaust my stamina while simultaneously gauging the extent of my combat strength.
At that, Jung Han-sung smirked and swung his blade again.
Kwaaang—!
There was something they had miscalculated.
They couldn’t assess my true power with mere insects that only had numbers on their side.
There was no need to use lightning, the power of The Earthland, or the power of wind.
Simply infusing mana into my blade and swinging it was enough to send dozens of soldier units to their deaths.
And so, when the count of dead insects exceeded one hundred.
Tap-tap-tap!
Finally, another type of entity began to move.
They were officer-class units equipped with sharp blade-like weapons on both hands.
They crouched low until their bodies nearly touched the ground, concealing themselves among the soldier units as they approached me.
Crash!
Then, as the soldiers were swept away, they leaped upward and closed the distance in a single bound.
Of course, that wasn’t all—some circled around to attack from different angles, while others used their own kind as shields to push forward relentlessly.
With a total of ten of them, it was clear they intended to overwhelm me in one coordinated assault.
“Now things are getting interesting.”
Yet seeing this, I felt no distress—only greater exhilaration.
And just as the officer units reached point-blank range.
Crash!
The ground beneath me trembled, and stone spikes erupted upward.
They pierced through the charging officers or blocked their advance, instantly throwing the battlefield into chaos.
Slash!
Meanwhile, I seized the opening to begin cutting down the nearest officer.
With each movement I made, the terrain shifted to my advantage while becoming a hindrance to my enemies.
It was only natural.
Because I was the very cause of the terrain changes happening in real time.
Crack!
A section of The Earthland rose up in a sharp, spike-like formation, piercing through one officer entirely.
Yet instead of screaming, the creature continued trying to swing its blades until the end.
As if its sole purpose was to kill its target.
Slice!
I severed the officer’s neck, putting it down for good.
Then I moved swiftly again, swinging my blade repeatedly.
The officers were certainly far faster and more powerful than the soldier units.
But even so, they posed no real threat to me, and six of the ten fell in mere moments.
Boom, boom, boom, boom!
But right then.
A general-class unit, which had been observing the situation until now, finally stepped forward.
It charged toward me while scooping up a massive boulder from nearby and hurling it directly at me.
Boom!
I dodged the attack with ease, but another officer unit seized the opening to strike.
Crash!
And another boulder came flying at me.
The other general-class units were now hurling rocks from a distance.
I let out a quiet laugh.
‘Still testing the waters, are they.’
The general units likely believed they were attacking at a reasonable moment, but from my perspective, it was far from optimal.
If they had truly wanted to fight properly from the start, they should have simply overwhelmed me all at once.
“If I come at them separately like this.”
Jung Han-sung drew up lightning and stamped the ground.
“They’ll just get picked off one by one.”
Crackle, crackle, crackle!
Lightning streaked outward in all directions, and the soldiers and officers nearby went rigid in an instant.
Using that opening, Jung Han-sung approached the general without any obstruction.
Slash!
He cut down the general’s massive body with his blade, the creature momentarily paralyzed by the same lightning.
Roooaarrr!
The general shrieked in fury and swung all four of its arms simultaneously.
Boom, boom, boom, boom—!
The attacks themselves carried considerable force, yet none of them touched Jung Han-sung.
With nimble footwork, I dodged every strike and slashed the general’s body repeatedly.
For all its massive bulk, the general was remarkably durable.
But when my blade carved through the general’s ribcage.
Slash!
Green viscous fluid erupted like a fountain from within, and the general’s enormous frame staggered.
Seeing this, I unhesitatingly drove my blade deeper into the gaping wound and channeled lightning through it.
Crackle, crackle, crackle!
The general trembled violently before toppling backward.
Boom—!
After confirming the general had fallen, I immediately scanned for the next target.
In less than five minutes, I had eliminated one general, several officers, and roughly a hundred soldiers.
—Good heavens.
The Robot was watching from a distance. More precisely, the Technician controlling the Robot was observing.
—A monster. An absolute monster.
I had thought that based on his confident demeanor, he wasn’t lacking in skill.
But I never imagined he could face an entire swarm single-handedly.
It was nearly impossible.
Slash—!
Yet that near-impossible feat was unfolding before my eyes in real time.
Jung Han-sung approached another general and began swinging his blade.
After confirming that much, the Robot moved urgently.
This can work.
With skill like that, survival was no mere dream. That’s why I had to act before it was too late.
—Wait! I’m sending reinforcements immediately!
The Robot shouted loudly, uncertain if Jung Han-sung could hear, then immediately mobilized all forces from the Outpost.
Boom!
Of course, Jung Han-sung paid the Robot no mind, swinging his blade like a madman as he cut through the enemy ranks.
Screeeech!
But just as the battle was nearly concluded.
The monsters shrieked in unison, then suddenly bolted in retreat.
Naturally, Jung Han-sung refused to let them escape and moved to strike, but they continuously hurled their weaker members as bait while fleeing in disarray.
In the end, I had to settle for eliminating roughly a third of them.
If this was a feint or a trap designed to lure me in, it could have proven dangerous.
A long breath escaped my lips.
Thus, the first battle came to an end.

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