It’s the Apocalypse, but My Summons Do Everything - Chapter 54
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Episode 54
#Episode 54
We waited a full day more like that, and finally night came.
The association presidents were worried about going into the pitch-black desert without a single light at night, but none of my companions raised any objections.
“Seeing everyone’s performance today made me think we need to make even more careful judgments.”
“If the expedition leader says so, we’ll just follow.”
Everyone agreed and nodded their heads.
“Why are you nodding?”
“It felt like I should go with the atmosphere.”
Hyeon-i, who had newly joined us, was already pulling his weight perfectly.
After examining the robot and car we brought from the village for an hour, he opened up the engine and made a few modifications that achieved a 4.2% performance increase.
Of course, during this process there was a minor incident where the association presidents, especially Reynold, were shocked and foaming at the mouth.
“Well then, we’ll depart right away.”
After the sun had completely set, we departed for Hamhung.
The vehicle’s output, which was already monstrous, became twice as powerful and shot forward at an even more insane speed.
“Was it Hyeon-i?”
“Yes, why are you calling me?”
“I think we could become really good friends.”
“Ahem… You’re making too much of just this much.”
Hunter Kang Cheol-u seemed to have already fallen for the monster car that stirred a man’s heart.
Of course, that was that and this was this, so I earnestly requested Hyeon-i.
“You absolutely cannot come out of the car during the raid.”
“I wouldn’t even dare think of going out, so don’t worry.”
“Yeah, that’s a very good mindset.”
A super high school level engineer is worth their weight in gold in this world.
I had absolutely no intention of handing over Hyeon-i even if the United States came at us head-on.
[Hunter, the vehicle has entered the Hamhung region. Monster reactions are coming immediately.]
“Is it the Earth Dragon?”
[No, they’re smaller entities than that. However, their numbers are considerable. It seems we need to be careful.]
The fact that they didn’t give a specific number and said there were many meant there were too many to easily count.
“Where is the expected battle point?”
[700 meters… 600… Hmm? They’ve already noticed and are coming this way.]
“We just entered Hamhung, but the speed they’re swarming is strangely fast.”
[I agree. It seems you’ll need to enter combat immediately.]
“Understood.”
I really liked how they calmly briefed the situation even in an emergency.
Even though they’ve now stepped back to become association presidents, they’re all legends of the hunter world who know their stuff.
“Monsters are coming. We’ll get out immediately and respond. This time, let’s handle everything that comes without focusing everything on Jinu.”
“Understood!”
“Yes!”
A massive wave began approaching us as if the ground itself was boiling.
What was coming now was probably a swarm of Death Worms.
Entities too small to be called Earth Dragons, but looking at their numbers, this was also a danger level reaching national disaster.
“Let’s start by blocking their charge.”
“Understood!”
This time, Chul-woo, who had made full preparations with help from various countries in Seoul, deployed a massive barrier.
A barrier much larger than in his prime appeared and collided with the Death Worms.
Kwaaaaang-!
“This much is light work, damn it-!”
Despite the charge of so many Death Worms, Chul-woo wasn’t pushed back even a single step.
The association presidents’ gasps could be heard through the radio.
[Wasn’t he dead…?]
[What? A successor?]
[Could it be a team the Korean Government unofficially kept hidden…]
The scattered words contained the concerns of those still confused.
‘Well, we’re completely exposed now with no way out.’
Since there was no need to moderate our strength anyway, we immediately began exterminating the monsters that had momentarily weakened.
Hunter Baek Do-hyeon’s large-scale elemental magic opened fire first.
After the Wisdom Lord visited yesterday, definitely stronger blue ice spears began pouring down.
Knowing this, a bright smile spread across her lips.
To think she was smiling in a battle where others would be tense to the point of risking their lives.
Large and small Death Worms were pierced and swept away by the pouring ice spears.
Even though they were monsters at least 50 meters long, the one-sided battle continued without them being able to make a single decent attack.
The split skin of the Death Worms was sliced by Jinu’s darkness and burned away by Yeo-ul’s flames.
I didn’t particularly need to do anything, but I wanted to shorten the time as much as possible to bring Hyeon-i to Seoul as quickly as possible.
I drew up my death force with my bare hands and slammed my fist into the desert sand.
The death force penetrated between the sand grains and began mercilessly slaughtering the Death Worms hiding in the ground.
The death force pierced through the hiding Death Worms, lifting their penetrated corpses above the sand.
Like tombstones being erected in a graveyard, countless Death Worms met their end.
How many minutes had passed since the battle began?
The startled Association officials cautiously briefed us.
[Situation terminated… We’ve confirmed the cessation of all monster life activities.]
“Hmm…”
The battle was an overwhelming victory, but some strange sensation kept bothering me.
“Even so, wasn’t that too easy…?”
“With this many people, easy is normal.”
“No, that’s obviously true, but it felt like the Death Worms were weaker than necessary.”
Hunter Baek Do-hyeon was the first to readily respond to my doubts.
“They were definitely softer than the ones I faced when they were alive… Though it’s also true that I’ve gotten stronger since then, so it’s hard to judge objectively.”
“Now that you mention it, my lord, they did feel strangely light when blocking… but I’m not really sure either.”
I see.
Since this was my first time directly facing Death Worms, I couldn’t easily tell either.
“Let’s continue advancing for now, time is of the essence.”
“Understood!”
When everyone got back in the car, Hyeon-i was looking at us with sparkling eyes.
“I thought you were extraordinary, but you’re even more amazing than I imagined…!”
“This is nothing much.”
“Still, you’re truly incredible.”
Sitting back in the car, we began advancing into the deepest part of Hamhung City.
While we could still see traces of human presence sporadically in the outskirts, now red sand stretched out like a vast ocean.
“Oh, come to think of it, Hyeon-i, you’ve lived here for quite a while.”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“Did you notice anything else unusual?”
“Well… monsters are common enough, but if I had to mention something particularly strange, one day creatures in red armor suddenly started appearing.”
“Oh, could you tell me more about that story?”
Hyeon-i’s story was quite bizarre.
The monsters in red armor would form groups and periodically patrol the surroundings as if they were on patrol duty.
This wasn’t behavior typical of monsters that would just charge at humans on sight.
Naturally, the first thing that came to mind was Karnack.
He was probably searching around in case there was something there.
Perhaps his recovery has been slow since taking that hit from Senior.
Though I delivered it with my body, it was Senior who wielded it after all.
He would have a level of mastery in a completely different dimension from mine.
Thinking that far, I naturally felt this might be a golden opportunity.
It was nighttime, and if the story was true, he was in a relatively weakened state.
“Chul-woo, let’s increase the speed a bit more.”
“As you command!”
The already fast-moving scenery began passing by even more rapidly.
This must be what it feels like to ride in an F1 car.
After racing fast enough for the scenery to change hundreds of times, another briefing came in shortly after.
[Hunter Cha Hyeon-su, 600 meters ahead… no, 300? 500? Huh? 12,000? What the hell, why is this acting up!?]
Suddenly noise interfered and all the briefings started cutting out completely.
The body cam attached to my chest and the ring also lost all their light.
“We can’t hear anything from here on.”
“With that thing ahead, human communications wouldn’t work anyway.”
A red sandstorm was raging up ahead.
I could feel a strong will that wouldn’t let us approach any further.
And most damning of all was that I could sense Karnack’s power in that storm.
“Hyun-soo…”
“He’s not even trying to hide.”
Kim Yeo-ul bit her lip and frowned.
Jinu also clicked his tongue at the unforgettable memory from that time.
“As I said before, that bastard is probably here.”
“That bastard?”
Except for Hyeon-i, the expressions of my companions who had heard about Karnack hardened.
Of course, back then he hadn’t properly demonstrated his power as a Monarch, but even at that time Karnack’s strength was sufficient to match mine.
“…We need to prepare thoroughly.”
“Hyeon-i, you absolutely must not come out from here and wait.”
At the expression completely drained of any humor, Hyeon-i gulped audibly.
“I will.”
“Good.”
As we got out of the car, a storm so massive that even craning our necks skyward wasn’t enough to see its full height blocked our path.
Standing before the storm, I asked Jinu, the only human in our party, one last question.
“Jinu.”
“Don’t even think about leaving me behind.”
“No, I’m just asking if you’ll be okay.”
This was a child who had reached S-rank at such a young age.
I couldn’t even dare to imagine how brilliant Jinu’s future would be.
That’s why I was asking this question one last time to this budding talent.
Whether to soar together to even brighter places.
Or to make promises for the future.
Jinu looked at the sandstorm for a moment, then licked his lips.
“I’ve decided not to live just taking beatings anymore.”
As if steeling his resolve, Jinu’s darkness rippled.
“I can’t go back until I land at least one punch on that bastard’s face.”
“Hell yeah, that’s what a real man should be like!”
Hunter Baek Do-hyeon playfully put his hand on Jinu’s shoulder.
With that, our final preparations were complete.
“Then, I’ll open it.”
“Open it? That thing?”
“Yes.”
Desperado manifested, embracing a chilling death.
Perhaps sensing Karnack’s power, it was baring its fangs more savagely than usual today.
‘Right, I can’t live just taking beatings either.’
I gripped Desperado fiercely with both hands, pouring all my strength into it.
Planting my left foot firmly, I rotated my body and slashed at the sandstorm with all my might.
Shwaaaack!
The storm that had been towering high into the sky was cut by my full power and split diagonally.
The raging rotation of the storm subsided, and the interior of Hamhung City slowly began to reveal itself.
And what emerged from within was.
“It took longer than I expected.”
Countless red soldiers gathered in formation.
Not just knights, but mages, archers, and soldiers of every combat class necessary for battle were assembled, radiating confident killing intent.
Even facing such an intensely stinging welcome that made our skin prickle, my companions and I felt no wavering whatsoever.
We had faced enemies far worse than this level before.
The reason we weren’t moving carelessly now was because of that one bastard lounging leisurely on the dais in the distance.
It was all because of Karnack.
‘That monster… did he already heal all of that?’
Karnack’s mouth twisted grotesquely.
The horrible teeth I had seen before were stained red.
As he gripped his scythe, a black cloak began billowing behind him.
The soldiers were probably meant to buy time until sunrise.
“I’ll prioritize targeting him over the soldiers as much as possible.”
My companions all nodded in unison.
Just as I was drawing up my full power, planning to sweep away the front lines first to gain the upper hand in battle.
“Finally broke through.”
Along with a woman’s voice as cold as transparent ice, a black sun began to rise.
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