It’s the Apocalypse, but My Summons Do Everything - Chapter 33

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Episode 33

#Episode 33

Judeok disappeared and the domain he had cast also crumbled helplessly.

“Why was it so anticlimactic?”

“Well, we did die twenty times each though.”

“If we won, that’s all that matters.”

“Jinu, history is originally written by the victors.”

Still, I never expected him to just run away like that.

Since no experience points came in, he wasn’t dead.

That Patriarch guy probably took him away.

Maybe it was for the best.

From my perspective, maintaining the domain any longer would have been too much.

The mana connecting with Senior was being drained at an enormous rate.

If we had fought for just 10 more minutes like that, I might have collapsed from exhaustion first.

‘I need to be more careful with my mana.’

It was disappointing, but a victory was still a victory.

“So are we going straight to the National Cemetery like this?”

“That’s the goal for now, but we’ve been exposed to them too openly, so it won’t be easy.”

“There’s also the method of secretly reviving only Do-hyeon and coming back.”

Various methods came to mind, but for now, heading to the Seoul metropolitan area was the priority.

We needed to check how Seoul was doing before we could plan any operations.

Fortunately, our treasure number one – the car – suffered no damage even in that fierce battle.

“Let’s think while heading toward Seongnam.”

“Understood.”

The sleeping car’s engine started up again.

* * *

Racing down the highway, passing through the Hi-Pass without a Hi-Pass card, we were able to reach Seongnam City before long.

It wasn’t that far since it was practically a neighboring town anyway.

Seongnam City maintained quite a city-like appearance.

Perhaps because all the Bloodsuckers that had been ruling this place were swept away, the city was completely empty.

However, there were quite a lot of supplies left, making it perfect for gathering various provisions.

We stopped by grocery stores and gas stations to stock up generously on supplies.

As they say, leisure blooms from abundance – we could finally catch our breath.

“The problem is how to get there from here…”

If the Seoul outskirts were like this, Seoul had already fallen completely into the hands of the Bloodsuckers.

Considering the power of Judeok, the First Progenitor, breaking through Seoul head-on with our current member level would be impossible.

That meant we had to somehow sneak in and extract only Hunter Baek Do-hyeon.

But that wasn’t as easy as it sounded either.

“Haah, this is really complicated…”

I held my complicated head and pondered for a moment.

The sound of someone walking reached my sensitive ears.

It wasn’t just me who heard it – Jinu and Yeo-ul were also scanning the surroundings.

“Could it be Bloodsuckers?”

“Well… they’re a bit far away so I can’t tell for sure.”

As I quietly held my breath and focused on the sound, I could feel the sounds gradually increasing.

The footsteps weren’t heavy but light.

I could even sense stealth, as if they were trying to minimize sound as much as possible.

They seemed to be those specialized in such movements, beyond ordinary people.

They were also approaching very carefully, as if conscious of us.

“Are you survivors?”

When we were close enough for voices to be heard, I asked them first.

Now I looked in the direction where I could sense presence through my spiritual insight.

There, Chinese and Russian Hunters were startled and looking back and forth at each other.

“Since you’re all discovered, just come out.”

At my bored voice, the Hunters who had been spread out stealthily came out with reddened faces.

“We didn’t expect to be caught – you’re quite perceptive people.”

‘Oh, this works too?’

Thirty Hunters who had been hiding behind buildings revealed themselves.

It was a team composed of fifteen Russians and fifteen Chinese, and each one’s combat power was quite strong.

They were composed of at least B-rank, and Russia had even dispatched one S-rank Hunter.

This meant that each country was taking this situation seriously.

“We didn’t expect to meet locals here.”

Having determined we were humans and not Bloodsuckers, they maintained a certain distance but didn’t draw their weapons.

“We are…”

“Yes, I can see you’re from Russia and China, right?”

“Oh… do you know about it?”

“I just got that feeling from looking at you.”

When you’re busy enough just taking care of yourself, you wouldn’t come here to take over a country that’s already completely ruined.

Various hypotheses came to mind, but since none of them seemed realistic, I just asked directly.

“What’s your reason for coming all the way to the Korean Peninsula?”

At my question, the Russian Hunter who had been wearing a bitter smile stepped forward.

“I’m Vladimir Situn.”

“Yes, I’m Cha Hyeon-su.”

After a light exchange of names, I still kept looking at Situn.

He seemed to be an S-rank Hunter himself, but over here, S-ranks were a dime a dozen.

Most of the pouring gazes were directed toward Kang Cheol-u.

From what I could tell, most of them seemed to know Hunter Kang Cheol-u.

Among them, some were quite surprised, their hands trembling.

Of course, their circumstances weren’t my concern, so I shook hands with Situn while lightly releasing my mana.

Dark mana, so deep it reminded one of an abyss, swept over Situn.

Situn’s expression, which had been wearing a gentle smile, rapidly hardened and then turned to shock.

“I don’t think I’ve received an answer to my question yet.”

“Ah… that’s right.”

Perhaps roughly catching my warning, Situn withdrew his gaze from Chul-woo.

“Situn is acting so docile…?”

“That bastard would never act like that?”

Indeed, it seemed his original personality wasn’t very good either, as most of the murmurs were negative.

‘At this level, there’s no particular reason to go easy on him.’

Situn looked at the hand he had shaken with me, then trembled as if getting goosebumps.

Then he barely pulled himself together and answered my question again.

“We came because of the Bloodsuckers.”

“Bloodsuckers?”

“Yes, recently the problem has become serious due to Bloodsuckers crossing over to China and Russia.”

“I see…”

Bloodsuckers are like cockroaches.

Even if just one appears, they multiply their numbers in an instant.

There’s a reason why the two countries closely connected to the Korean Peninsula sent this level of military force.

‘Hmm, this level of interest from China and Russia…’

Perhaps I could create a quite useful operation.

I withdrew the pressure I had been subtly applying and smiled clearly.

“That’s fortunately convenient. We were also racking our brains about how to deal with the Bloodsuckers.”

“Oh! Is that true?”

“Of course, I’m rather pleased to meet people whose goals align like this.”

I was wary at first, but if they came to kill Bloodsuckers, there’s no particular reason to be hostile.

“Do you happen to have any detailed plans?”

“Yes, first, this is what our satellite captured of Seoul.”

A satellite, huh.

Is this the level of information you can obtain when a country functions properly?

When I received the tablet, Seoul’s detailed appearance was displayed.

However, Seoul’s appearance captured by the satellite wasn’t what I had known before.

The tall, shining buildings were gone, and in the center stood a massive red castle.

On the streets, countless Bloodsuckers were moving busily as if they were human.

It was literally similar to Bloodsuckers taking over human society.

If innocent humans weren’t being raised like livestock, I might have mistaken them for beings you could communicate with.

“Tsk…”

Since it wasn’t a pleasant environment to keep looking at, I turned the screen to examine the National Cemetery area.

Fortunately, since Bloodsuckers weren’t very interested in corpses, the National Cemetery didn’t show major damage.

However, around the grave where Hunter Baek Do-hyeon was laid to rest, quite a lot of Bloodsuckers were positioned.

‘Could they be conscious of me?’

The one holding a red spear looked like it was guarding the entrance no matter how I looked at it.

“This photo, when was it taken by any chance?”

“We receive photos transmitted daily.”

“So this is today’s photo.”

“Yes, that’s correct.”

The fact that they’re guarding the grave like that, of all places, means I should assume they know about me.

‘Hmm, this is a bit troublesome…’

After that, I checked a few more locations before returning it to Situn.

“When are you planning to begin the assault?”

“Tomorrow.”

“Yes? Tomorrow?”

“Yes, there’s no better opportunity than now when the Bloodsuckers have left in large numbers for some reason.”

“Ah…”

Certainly, tens of thousands of Bloodsuckers had been annihilated.

And among them, I’d sent quite a few strong ones to their graves, so there wouldn’t be a better timing than this.

Above all, Russia and China couldn’t keep such high-level personnel deployed abroad for long.

Their governments would probably want to settle this as quickly as possible too.

“Could we perhaps join that operation as well?”

At my question, Situn’s face, which had been dark until just moments ago, lit up brightly.

“Of course! You’re more than welcome!”

Judging by his reaction, he seemed to have roughly guessed what level of power we possessed.

I didn’t dislike perceptive people.

* * *

The Russia-China Party’s plan was essentially a sweep operation.

They openly declared that their goal was to massacre as many Bloodsuckers as possible.

It seemed they were considering weakening their forces even if they couldn’t kill the leader.

However, this would require considerable firepower…

I glanced at the Hunters from both countries.

The equipment and potions in their hands looked quite impressive.

No wonder high-grade Hunters had come down in droves.

‘Quite a bold operation…’

Though they didn’t say it, they seemed to have their own escape methods.

It sounded nice to call it a sweep, but with even the slightest mistake, it was an operation that could leave them isolated in the middle of enemy territory.

Yet despite this, I couldn’t sense any tension in anyone’s expressions.

“So, Hunter Cha Hyeon-su, what are your plans?”

I felt an unspoken pressure, as if they were saying, ‘We’re doing this much, so what do you have?’

“We’re planning to rescue the captured civilians.”

“Civilian rescue… you mean over at the University Hospital?”

“Yes.”

“Hmm… from the satellite photos, there seem to be quite a lot of guard forces there. Will you be alright?”

I looked at the scene Situn showed me and bit my lip once, pretending it would be difficult.

Still, I pointed to the University Hospital again.

“But those people trapped there are our own citizens, aren’t they? We can’t trouble foreign Hunters with such matters.”

“Ah…”

Situn and several Chinese Hunters seemed impressed and nodded knowingly.

In truth, I was planning to move as a separate unit since the National Cemetery overlapped with that area, but since I also intended to rescue people, it wasn’t a lie.

If I could actually save the people who were dying from having their blood drained, it would deal significant damage to the Bloodsuckers immediately.

After saying that much, things became easier afterward.

First, the Russian and Chinese Hunters would enter and engage in battle.

Then we would enter and rescue our countrymen.

“Well then, let’s work well together.”

“I’m the one who should be asking for your cooperation.”

Situn and I exchanged smiles and shook hands.

It was truly remarkable how little trust we felt toward each other.

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