It’s the Apocalypse, but My Summons Do Everything - Chapter 44

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Team. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————

Episode 44

 

#Episode 44

 

『Agency for Hunter Regulation and Defense.

 

Agency for Hunter Regulation and Defense.』

 

The government agency commonly known as AHRD was famous for strictly monitoring the Makyeong territories that had fallen to monsters.

 

Among them, the Korean Peninsula, which had an unusually high number of S-rank monsters, was under strict surveillance by the US Defense Headquarters year-round.

 

This was because the danger level was so high that if the monsters sleeping in Korea began full-scale activity, they would immediately have to discuss world-ending scenarios.

 

It was serious enough that the United States, China, and Russia, who were constantly fighting each other, joined hands.

 

Moreover, they had recently heightened the level of surveillance on the Korean Peninsula even more.

 

This was because it had been confirmed that Cheonma and Noeikjo, two of the Four Kings of the Korean Peninsula, had died.

 

Since the power balance among the Four Kings of the Korean Peninsula might be disrupted and bring about a major crisis, they were monitoring the Korean Peninsula in three shifts.

 

Team Leader Carlson Millen, who was in charge of today’s shift, also began his duty while sipping an americano with his donut.

 

“It’s truly a cursed land. How do so many S-rank monsters come from such a small piece of territory?”

 

“Aren’t the Bloodsuckers scarier than those monsters? Turning humans into monsters… and vaccine development was deemed impossible too.”

 

“Whatever the case, we’re fortunate they don’t exist in America.”

 

Just as he was grateful to be born in the abundant land of the great nation, the AI system monitoring the Korean Peninsula began sounding alarms.

 

“What!”

 

“Zoom in on the area where the alarm just went off!”

 

“It’s the National Cemetery area!”

 

Seoul National Cemetery on the Korean Peninsula.

 

It was a place with an unusually high number of Bloodsuckers despite having nothing particularly special about it.

 

“What is it, another malfunction?”

 

“We can’t confirm due to the black fog!”

 

“What? That wasn’t there before!”

 

The Bloodsucker territory was the most thoroughly monitored area on the Korean Peninsula.

 

As monsters that could infect humans, their danger level required particular caution.

 

“Could it just be regular fog?”

 

“The magical power observation results are in… what…?”

 

The observation readings displayed on the screen were abnormal.

 

Tremendous readings that surpassed other S-rank monsters had been detected.

 

Moreover, those readings were continuously rising.

 

They even showed signs of breaking through the maximum threshold they had set and continuing to climb.

 

“What the hell is that thing…?”

 

Such a strange phenomenon unfolding in Bloodsucker territory.

 

Without question, it was an emergency situation.

 

They immediately pressed the emergency button and declared DEFCON Level 3.

 

At the news of an emergency situation on the Korean Peninsula of all places, Defense Headquarters Director Reynold and even the President came running in one breath.

 

“What the hell is going on!”

 

The Secretary and President, who had rushed over almost in their pajamas, caught their breath roughly while staring at the screen.

 

The black fog covering the Korean Peninsula wouldn’t disappear just because those two had arrived.

 

“Black fog has appeared in the Bloodsuckers’ territory. This has never happened since we began observations.”

 

The black fog was only swaying ominously in the Bloodsuckers’ territory without showing any major movement.

 

In any other country, this would be something to watch carefully, but of all places, it had to be the Korean Peninsula.

 

“Could it be that the Bloodsuckers noticed we were monitoring them?”

 

“That’s… probably not it. If that were the case, they would have covered their main base, the castle, instead.”

 

“Then what the hell is that!”

 

“Other than the magical power readings going crazy, we have no way of knowing…”

 

The Defense Director’s face turned pale after checking the readings once.

 

“It’s not like the Bloodsucker leader got stronger, is it…?”

 

“We can’t know anything right now… and there’s absolutely no personnel we can dispatch to the Korean Peninsula.”

 

“Are we in contact with the hunters sent by Russia and China?”

 

“They’ve already been out of contact for over an hour.”

 

“Personnel of that caliber were taken out so easily…?”

 

The Defense Director, who knew the level of hunters sent by Russia and China, furrowed his brow.

 

Hunters worthy of being called elite had entered with equipment provided by the United States.

 

But such talented individuals had been wiped out in an instant?

 

‘If the situation is this dangerous, then perhaps…’

 

The final scenario remaining in his mind slowly began to take on reality.

 

Nuclear strike on the Korean Peninsula.

 

Dropping a nuclear bomb on what had been a nation’s capital, no matter how destroyed it was.

 

Originally, this would have been unthinkable, but now reality was giving flesh to fantasy.

 

Perhaps they needed to normalize the situation before it was too late.

 

As he bit his lip seriously and pondered for a moment, the AI sent another green signal.

 

“What is it this time!”

 

“Is there any reason for a green signal to appear??”

 

If red signals meant emergency, green signals usually indicated positive situations.

 

It was a light that typically appeared when monster elimination was successful, or when the most critical missions directly commanded by Defense Headquarters succeeded, but for it to appear in this situation meant.

 

“Bloodsucker, subjugation compl…ete?”

 

“Huh…?”

 

On the screen, a red bat was split in half.

 

“What’s the possibility of an error?”

 

“We just received simultaneous reports from Russia, China, and Japan… It seems to be true.”

 

The greatest threat to the Korean Peninsula.

 

Perhaps the greatest threat to the world, this heinous monster had just been subjugated.

 

Everyone in the Defense Headquarters’ monitoring center was staring blankly at the screen.

 

“…Looks like I won’t be going home for a while.”

 

Millen let out a sigh.

 

* * *

 

Even after several days had passed, the black fog over Seoul had not disappeared.

 

However, what had changed from before was that Seoul, visible through the fog, was gradually being restored.

 

Personnel dispatched from Sejong City had crossed over to Seoul and were busily conducting restoration work.

 

Meanwhile, the black fog still remained over Seoul.

 

Reynold had been sleeping at the Defense Headquarters while monitoring this situation.

 

And the conclusion he reached after observing all this time was one thing.

 

That black fog was not hostile toward humans.

 

“What exactly is that thing that it’s friendly to humans?”

 

“I’m not sure, and it’s also strange that it appeared specifically on the Korean Peninsula.”

 

Millen, who had been continuously downing energy drinks, chimed in from the side.

 

“Strange how?”

 

“Doesn’t it seem like some kind of savior? It appeared in the world’s worst Makyeong and recaptured the capital.”

 

“Hmm…”

 

He didn’t like such fairy tale stories.

 

But right now, even such words were needed to make reality seem remotely plausible.

 

“Surely, that’s not human, right?”

 

“Come on, no way. Unless it’s a friendly monster like China’s Yellow Dragon.”

 

Of course, Millen didn’t think that was human either.

 

The wildly fluctuating mana readings were easily surpassing those of America’s S-rank Hunters.

 

But couldn’t one still hypothesize about possibilities?

 

“Still, what if, just what if that really is human?”

 

At Millen’s question, Reynold grabbed his head.

 

After pondering, Reynold only turned his head to ask Millen.

 

“…Is there any chance they’d naturalize to America?”

 

“Wouldn’t that be difficult? If you think about it, they’re trying to revive a destroyed nation in that death zone. How strong must their patriotism be?”

 

“That’s what I think too…”

 

Reynold pondered for a moment, then let out a deep sigh.

 

“We need to provide maximum support and create friendly relations.”

 

“How servile.”

 

“In a world like this, what else can we… Whoa!?”

 

Before he could finish speaking, the stationary black fog began to move.

 

“The black fog is moving!”

 

“Direction! Which direction!!”

 

“In a straight line toward… Gumi! Han Bingrong’s Domain!”

 

“Looks like I won’t be going home today either…”

 

Millen gripped the pen in his hand tightly.

 

He could already hear his wife’s nagging in his ears.

 

* * *

 

“Even so, what’s with A-rank monsters scattered around the outskirts?”

 

After dealing with ten monster squads commanded by A-rank monsters, I was getting fed up.

 

Of course, since they were merely A-rank, they were all brutally destroyed by Jinu’s hands, but A-rank monsters running rampant from the outskirts was never a good sign.

 

“Did you see earlier? The monsters were forming battle formations to attack.”

 

“Their intelligence is quite high. If such creatures are already appearing, what on earth is inside?”

 

We walked quite a distance after dealing with the monsters.

 

Since we were all Hunters, our movement speed was no less than a car’s.

 

“Come to think of it, couldn’t Hyun-soo just reverse-summon us and only summon us when needed?”

 

“Haha, shall I summon only Baek Do-hyeon and work him to the bone?”

 

“Just kidding, my lord.”

 

While moving diligently and making half-jokes, the distinctly recognizable shape of Gumi appeared in the distance.

 

A fierce blizzard was raging there, visible enough to tell the difference with the naked eye.

 

That must be Gumi, where Han Bingrong originally resided.

 

“Let’s prepare more thoroughly from here on.”

 

The blizzard was fierce enough to obstruct vision, but we had prepared for such cases by wearing bracelet-type magical tools that could track each other’s locations.

 

Originally made to prevent getting lost, who knew it would be so useful like this.

 

“Entering now!”

 

With Hunter Kang Cheol-u’s shout, our advance into the blizzard began.

 

Even we top-tier hunters felt a chilling sensation, so this was weather that would freeze ordinary people to death in just a few minutes.

 

Fortunately, the monsters’ vision was also limited in this blizzard, so we didn’t see a single one.

 

We continued moving like that for about 5 more minutes.

 

Gradually, the blizzard cleared and our vision was restored.

 

The entire world was dyed pure white as if eternal snow had fallen.

 

At first glance, it was a beautiful sight, but considering that all of this was caused by Han Bingrong’s influence, it was nothing short of horrifying.

 

“What kind of monster lives here to make the weather like this?”

 

“I’m not sure… but considering its influence, this might be more dangerous than the Bloodsuckers.”

 

In that short period, it had nearly doubled its territory.

 

If left alone for just one year, I couldn’t even predict how strong Han Bingrong’s power could become.

 

“Let’s deal with this as quickly as possible if we can. When the ground freezes like this, recovery takes a long time.”

 

“Ugh… there’s that too?”

 

“That’s how Makyeong works. Even the places the Bloodsuckers used are causing such trouble to restore, so imagine how bad it would be if the ground got damaged this much.”

 

Ironically, they say Bloodsuckers are relatively gentle(?) in comparison.

 

Since Baek Do-hyeon, who has restored numerous Makyeong, was saying this, it must be true.

 

At least we had mana and could move warmly thanks to Hunter Baek Do-hyeon’s elemental magic and Yeo-ul’s Yeonje.

 

There was the disadvantage of drawing monster aggro, but maintaining body temperature was more important for now.

 

How much further did we move like that?

 

Something began to register on my mana detection from far away.

 

It was too large to call a monster – it was some kind of massive structure.

 

“Hmm…?”

 

My expression crumpled since there was no structure of this scale in Gumi according to my memory.

 

As we gradually closed the distance, the structure’s size kept growing larger.

 

Something that spread out widely like a fortress wall was blocking the inside from the outside.

 

“Ah… so that’s why it was like that.”

 

Hunter Baek Do-hyeon seemed to sense it belatedly and frowned as well.

 

Now something so massive it could truly be called a fortress wall was blocking the passage.

 

Inside it, Snow Golems made of snow that we had seen outside earlier were moving around.

 

“Let’s enter slowly from here. There’s something like a city ahead.”

 

“Understood.”

 

Hunter Kang Cheol-u deployed a protective barrier just in case as we entered.

 

Walking a bit further, the massive form of the structure I had sensed with mana finally appeared.

 

Something like a medieval fortress wall was blocking our path, and inside it, Snow Golems were living and forming a society just like humans.

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Team. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————