It’s the Apocalypse, but My Summons Do Everything - Chapter 43

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Episode 43

 

#Episode 43

 

The first thing I did after ending the war with Arc was to call the National Assembly members.

 

There were many problems to solve, including the survivors remaining in Seoul.

 

The rescued survivors had been raised in a form resembling livestock.

 

It made me frown so deeply that I almost blew up the entire building.

 

Fortunately, upon hearing the news that Seoul had been recaptured, many volunteer groups including National Assembly members participated in large numbers.

 

Thanks to this, treating the sick and normalizing Seoul was progressing rapidly.

 

When the National Assembly members first came, they were so impressed by the neatly organized Seoul that they immediately knelt before me.

 

There were quite a few people with tears welling up in their eyes, probably because there were many Seoul natives among them.

 

Fortunately, things had normalized to some extent now, and Seoul was being rapidly restored.

 

“I never thought we could reclaim Seoul in such a short time.”

 

“Is that so?”

 

“Yes, honestly, I thought recapturing it would be completely impossible. After all, none other than Hunter Baek Do-hyeon had died.”

 

Of course, he was now alive and well, helping out over there, but since we couldn’t reveal this to people yet, he was wearing a mask.

 

Only the National Assembly members and my companions knew this fact for now, so I could only smile secretly.

 

“What’s good is good, isn’t it? The facilities are reasonably intact too.”

 

“That’s right.”

 

The castle that Arc had ruled crumbled as soon as he died, turning to powder and disappearing.

 

Other than that, since it was a place ruled by Bloodsuckers of human origin, the buildings and external facilities themselves weren’t greatly destroyed.

 

It was just that the internal facilities were a mess.

 

“There are quite a few repair workers remaining, so normalization should happen faster than expected.”

 

“That’s good to hear.”

 

The people of Sejong City were also working rapidly without knowing fatigue, filled with joy that the nation’s capital had been recaptured.

 

But the problem starts from now.

 

“Facilities and buildings will be quickly restored, but we’re still severely lacking in manpower to normalize the entire country.”

 

“That’s right.”

 

There are too many dead people and too many talented individuals who have left.

 

Countless high-grade Hunters received state guest treatment and took their entire families with them, so how could it not be so?

 

Of course, there was nothing they could do in this land of despair, so there’s no reason to blame them.

 

What we need to do now is somehow make them return to Korea.

 

“I do have something I’ve been thinking about in advance.”

 

At my answer, Lee Hyeon-cheol blinked in surprise, then expressed admiration.

 

“You’ve already thought that far ahead…?”

 

“I’m just doing it while I’m at it.”

 

“To think that counts as ‘while you’re at it’… You truly are Hunter Cha Hyeon-su.”

 

Since it was a genuinely admiring expression rather than flattery, I cleared my throat to change the atmosphere.

 

“It was originally a method I couldn’t even think of, but now that we have considerable power gathered, it seems worth trying.”

 

“Oh? What method is that?”

 

It’s an easy method to describe.

 

First, I would deal with the remaining Four Kings on the Korean Peninsula.

 

Then the Korean Peninsula would have a record of dealing with four S-grade monsters and Bloodsuckers that constituted a national emergency.

 

That meant, in other words, that other countries would view the Korean Peninsula as a place with such military strength.

 

Countless Hunters who had left their homeland could see this and dream of returning home again.

 

Along with that, since we accomplished something that even the United States would find burdensome, they might even feel relieved.

 

Lee Hyeon-cheol, who had been listening to my plan, broke into a hearty laugh.

 

“Theoretically, it’s perfect beyond comparison… but wouldn’t it take too long?”

 

“Even if it takes long, we have to do it.”

 

Lee Hyeon-cheol also said “it will take long” rather than “is it possible?”

 

That also meant he had already seen sufficient chances of success.

 

Just looking at how we dealt with the Bloodsuckers, one could gauge our military strength.

 

“Still, since they’re S-grade monsters, if we go with full preparation, it might end faster than expected.”

 

“From what I can see, it’s certainly a sufficiently realistic plan, but…”

 

Lee Hyeon-cheol stared at me intently, then lowered his head as if embarrassed.

 

“Isn’t that too big a burden for you, Hunter?”

 

Though he couldn’t come along due to many responsibilities, his concern for my shoulders was deeply moving.

 

Of course, even if he wanted to follow, I had no intention of taking him.

 

The opponent was also an S-grade monster.

 

I didn’t have the luxury to hunt while worrying about random people.

 

Above all, I didn’t know what variables might be waiting.

 

“It’s fine.”

 

“…”

 

Lee Hyeon-cheol looked at me, then gazed at Seoul City being rebuilt.

 

His eyes reddening, he coughed and bowed his head to me again.

 

I gripped his shoulder and helped him stand up.

 

Who’s being ridiculous? Please make sure to finish building Seoul’s infrastructure properly until I return.”

 

“…Just trust me and go safely.”

 

“Understood.”

 

* * *

 

With full preparations complete, we departed for Gumi, Han Bingrong’s domain.

 

At the mention of Han Bingrong, Kim Yeo-ul trembled.

 

“Seriously, what’s with this damn land having five national disaster-level monsters?”

 

“Well… maybe Grandfather Dangun got scammed on the lease.”

 

“And of all things, it had to be Han Bingrong…”

 

Yeo-ul and I have particularly bad memories.

 

Of course, that was entirely because of Cheonma, but the location was Han Bingrong’s domain.

 

“Come to think of it, how did Han Bingrong bring Cheonma to near-death in such a short time?”

 

“Haah… Right, there was that problem… My head hurts.”

 

“Huh? What’s that story about?”

 

“I don’t know that story either.”

 

“Me too! Me too!”

 

Come to think of it, the other companions wouldn’t know much about what happened before they joined.

 

I briefly explained what had happened before, making it as easy to understand as possible.

 

The two veterans were the first to react.

 

“Hmm… That doesn’t really make sense.”

 

“Exactly, they’re not idiots, and with an S-rank monster’s intelligence, they would have gone in with a clear advantage.”

 

Since we already dealt with Cheonma, there’s not much point in dwelling on it.

 

The problem is Han Bingrong.

 

“Could there be something that made Han Bingrong that much stronger?”

 

“Hmm… Thinking of Noeikjo, maybe it gave birth to offspring?”

 

“Offspring… If they were somewhat grown, that would make sense.”

 

“But can it give birth alone without a male?”

 

“Did Noeikjo have a male when it gave birth?”

 

“That’s… true too? Since they’re monsters, maybe they just need magical power to gather?”

 

I couldn’t understand it at all.

 

Not understanding meant a high possibility of variables, which wasn’t good from the start.

 

Fortunately, we had two battle-hardened veterans who were considered the best in such matters.

 

“For now, let’s go in while suppressing our presence as much as possible…?”

 

Hunter Baek Do-hyeon, who was continuing to speak, closed her mouth.

 

It wasn’t just her—all of us did the same.

 

“Han Bingrong’s domain, didn’t we say it started from Gumi city?”

 

“Yes, that’s definitely how it was originally.”

 

“But this is Gimcheon?”

 

We couldn’t even enter Gumi city, and snow was falling from Gimcheon.

 

The alien snow clouds, cut as if by a knife, looked strange to anyone.

 

That meant we had already entered Han Bingrong’s domain.

 

“Hmm…”

 

This led to two conclusions.

 

Either Han Bingrong moved its domain to Gimcheon.

 

Or Han Bingrong’s power had grown much stronger than before, expanding its domain.

 

Given that S-rank monsters don’t casually change their preferred domains, the probability that Han Bingrong itself had grown stronger was extremely high.

 

Since everyone in our party except Seo Iram knew this, the remaining party members’ expressions rapidly soured.

 

“This is bad…”

 

“At least there’s no blizzard yet.”

 

“From what you’re saying, it hasn’t been long, but it could become this strong in such a short period?”

 

Of course, all monsters grow.

 

But even considering that, Han Bingrong’s growth as an S-rank monster was eerily steep.

 

“Um… Could this also be the domain expanding as the offspring became independent?”

 

“That’s one way to think about it.”

 

With those words, Kang Cheol-u carefully stopped the car.

 

“Then we’ll have to walk from here.”

 

“That seems right, since we don’t even know how many offspring there are right now.”

 

Thus, an unprecedented situation occurred where we had to get out of the car without even reaching Gumi.

 

Fortunately, beyond layering clothes, we were using our individual magical power for warmth, so movement wasn’t too inconvenient.

 

Well, if we freeze to death, we can just be revived.

 

Kang Cheol-u took the front position and we followed behind him.

 

Thanks to me growing stronger and my summons growing stronger along with me, Cheol-u’s defensive power had also become twice as reliable as before.

 

The only problem that wasn’t really a problem was Jinu, who wasn’t a summon.

 

So the plan for this expedition was to help Jinu grow as much as possible.

 

I heard he had already received Spartan training from Hunter Baek Do-hyeon.

 

Since it would be even better to give him experience points, we decided to utilize Jinu as much as possible in this expedition.

 

We would also try to let Jinu deliver the finishing blows when possible.

 

For anyone else, this would be a situation that would bring tears of regret, but Jinu’s ability to manipulate darkness was similar to mine.

 

Of course, my darkness contained death while Jinu’s darkness was pure night, but I could still sense Jinu’s potential in a similar way.

 

Hunter Baek Do-hyeon was amazed, asking what kind of overpowered ability that was, so I could guarantee this.

 

So we positioned Jinu and Kim Yeo-ul second and entered for 30 minutes.

 

The snowfall gradually intensified, and something began to come into view in the distance.

 

Since I always expand my mana to its limits to detect enemies, the distance was quite far.

 

“Stop, there are monsters ahead.”

 

“Ugh… You can sense them from this distance?”

 

“Yes.”

 

Hunter Baek Do-hyeon exclaimed in amazement as if fed up.

 

It seemed my mana detection range was wider than hers.

 

“I’ll brief you.”

 

Based on the power I could sense, they were quite formidable monsters.

 

Five B-rank monsters.

 

Ten C-rank monsters.

 

And one A-rank monster.

 

What was a bit unusual was that despite being monsters, they had human forms.

 

However, as someone who could sense life, I was certain they were definitely monsters.

 

My teammates nodded after hearing my explanation.

 

Among them, Jinu was already sharpening his shadow blades keenly.

 

“As I said before departure, we’ll utilize Jinu as much as possible in this expedition.”

 

“Understood!”

 

“But that doesn’t mean I’m throwing you to your death alone, so don’t worry.”

 

“That won’t do, Jinu… If you die, it would be a national loss.”

 

“Can’t we just revive him again?”

 

“Iram, shh.”

 

Led by Kang Cheol-u, we slowly advance toward the monsters.

 

After walking for quite a while, we got close enough to confirm the enemies with the naked eye.

 

“It’s a type of monster I’ve never seen before.”

 

“What the hell is that…?”

 

“They really look like people.”

 

The A-rank monster must have sensed us too, as it turned its head sharply with blue light gleaming from its eyes.

 

They were generals and soldiers wearing Ice Armor.

 

Despite being monsters, they were moving systematically as if they had received training.

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