It’s the Apocalypse, but My Summons Do Everything - Chapter 63

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Chapter 63

 

#Chapter 63

 

Overwhelming force always reigned supreme over all strategies.

 

As history proves and results demonstrate, I too didn’t bother with headache-inducing tactics.

 

No special logic was needed to sweep the battlefield with overwhelming force.

 

Every demon in sight was struck by black spears and collapsed with thuds.

 

The fog slowly retreated in the direction I advanced.

 

The pale corpses of the demons were eerily similar to human forms.

 

Had I killed over 600 of them?

 

Suddenly, new types of demons emerged from the retreating fog.

 

Unlike before when they held weapons, demons with massive shields were now moving cautiously in formation.

 

“Hooh…”

 

Adaptive demons?

 

Or was there some other damn bastard behind them?

 

‘Senior, can you hear me?’

 

‘Could there be someone else pulling the strings behind those guys?’

 

‘Hmm, seems like it.’

 

The scale of the fog and the overall level of the demons were by no means low.

 

Including the S-rank demon beyond them, there seemed to be quite a powerful demon sorcerer present.

 

‘I’ll have to dig a little deeper to find out.’

 

If they dominated Hokkaido’s vast landmass, their forces were certainly not weak.

 

Of course, if I could be stopped by mere shields like those, I wouldn’t have come on this expedition.

 

‘From what I can see, they seem quite intelligent and appear to know what fear is…’

 

I gathered the spears that decorated the sky and combined fragments of that power into one massive spear.

 

When I compressed the spear over 10 meters in size and compressed it further, it shrank to an ordinary length of about 2 meters.

 

I could feel the spear rippling above my right hand, excited and eager to tear apart enemies immediately.

 

Black death manifested at my fingertips.

 

The spear shot forth, tearing through the atmosphere and grinding the demons in front to nothing.

 

I could feel the enemies who had been advancing in formation become greatly flustered by that single attack.

 

Only the enemies coming from the very rear could be seen barely escaping alive.

 

They seemed intelligent enough to retreat in formation.

 

The urgent matter was stopping the endless wave of demons flooding in.

 

Since they had intelligence, they would retreat when faced with an immediately impossible attack.

 

Seeing the demons fleeing in droves in the distance, the surprised Japanese hunters gaped.

 

“Those… those bastards are running away…?”

 

“Isn’t this the first time?”

 

“We didn’t even do anything particular.”

 

“Is something like that possible single-handedly?”

 

“I heard he came from Korea – if you survive that hell, can you do that much?”

 

Rey carefully walked out through the murmuring voices.

 

Having recovered after drinking a potion, his steps were light.

 

He watched the fleeing demons with an expression of disbelief, then sheathed his sword.

 

Pure white silver hair reaching his waist fluttered in the wind.

 

He was a hunter with surprisingly impressive red eyes – so much so I wondered if he wore lenses.

 

His gaze was so serious that I momentarily wondered if he was injured somewhere, but fortunately Rey quietly bowed his head to me in gratitude.

 

“Thank you for saving my life. I survived thanks to you.”

 

At his polite thanks, I waved my hand dismissively as if it were nothing.

 

“It’s nothing compared to the favor Korea received. Everyone must be extremely tired, so let’s go inside and rest.”

 

“Favor…?”

 

“The Association President will tell you the details.”

 

For now, I returned to the half-destroyed base camp with the exhausted hunters to regroup.

 

* * *

 

The next day.

 

Notsuro Forest Park, Japan.

 

Though it was once a beautiful park, it now thoroughly served its role as a base camp for hunters.

 

There were quite a few injured hunters, but fortunately Japan was still intact as a country, so proper treatment was being provided.

 

Among them, inside the commander’s office located at the center of the base camp.

 

The gazes of all surrounding hunters were pouring onto me and my companions.

 

It seemed my other companions had also gone on quite a rampage.

 

“Just how much did you rampage for them to stare like that?”

 

“That person was praying while looking at me.”

 

“I just cut down whoever came, and they acted like that.”

 

“Kuhaha! Thanks to that, I rampaged to my heart’s content – it was fun without Hyun-soo!”

 

Perhaps because they survived in a hell twice as terrible as this, my companions didn’t seem to find it particularly difficult.

 

Their insane mindset of ‘why would this be hard when it’s not even an S-rank demon?’ was showing.

 

“Sorry to keep you waiting.”

 

“Not at all. Given the situation, you must be busy.”

 

Exorcism Bureau Chief Sei, who had belatedly sorted out the situation, entered with Rey.

 

Having apparently gotten plenty of rest, his complexion looked much better than yesterday when he had been pale.

 

Rey looked at me, smiled broadly, then bowed his head deeply again.

 

I wore a gentle smile and lightly accepted his silent bow.

 

My companions stood behind me, quietly maintaining the atmosphere.

 

The way they waited quietly, openly showing that I was the leader, made them look like heroes of reversal.

 

‘You’re really enjoying this, aren’t you, Cha Hyeon-su?’

 

‘It’s not like that, so be quiet.’

 

Though Yeo-ul’s murderous restraint came from behind, I still faced the Exorcism Bureau Chief with a calm expression.

 

“Thanks to the Hunters’ efforts, most of the situation seems to have been resolved.”

 

“That’s good to hear.”

 

“Yes, the defensive barrier has entered reconstruction, and we’ve prepared for constant rebuilding in case it collapses again, so there shouldn’t be any major problems.”

 

Can a barrier of that scale be rebuilt immediately?

 

A properly functioning country is certainly on a different level.

 

Feeling slightly envious, I received the paper the Exorcism Bureau Chief handed me.

 

Since I’d come this far, I had no intention of just leaving, so I’d requested information about the Sword Demon in advance.

 

Thanks to countless failed conquest attempts, fairly high-quality information had accumulated.

 

Attack patterns, weapons used, and various other variables were all organized.

 

After carefully examining all that information, the first thought that came to mind was simple.

 

“The conquest difficulty is vicious.”

 

“It certainly is. Due to the location’s characteristics, the fog makes it impossible to locate with satellites, so even starting is quite a challenge.”

 

“Hmm…”

 

To make matters worse, the location was overseas, somewhere I’d never been before.

 

At least with South Korea I had some general information, but this place presented many inconveniences.

 

But to just push away the fog blindly would take an unpredictable amount of time.

 

The fortunate thing was that after training with Senior, when I unleashed my full power, I could roughly cover an entire district.

 

If I used my soul detection ability as well, it might not be too difficult.

 

“If we just have transportation, it seems quite possible.”

 

“…Excuse me? You’re saying it can be resolved that simply?”

 

I looked back and forth between the map and report, slowly nodding my head.

 

“It’s not sub-zero temperatures, nor a high-temperature desert, just fog – I think it’s actually manageable.”

 

If the magically dispersed fog didn’t interfere with energy detection and only blocked vision, it wasn’t much of a problem.

 

If I had to point out an issue, it would be the ridiculously large landmass.

 

It might be difficult if the creature could sense me through the fog and deliberately ran around.

 

But then I could just kill all the monsters in the deepest areas.

 

After all, I had the power to force a hellish dilemma on the enemy.

 

At my serious answer, the Exorcism Bureau Chief looked at me intently, then suddenly laughed.

 

“Right… I momentarily forgot where you all survived.”

 

“It’s not something to brag about, but yes.”

 

This place had three S-rank monsters and Bloodsuckers living in an area the size of Hokkaido.

 

Of course, including North Korea would make it much larger, but anyway, the level of survival was different.

 

The Exorcism Bureau Chief, finding our relaxed responses rather reassuring, immediately arranged for a vehicle.

 

While not quite at America’s level, Japan’s advanced equipment was certainly not lacking, so a stylish car arrived immediately.

 

If America’s was optimized for off-road with its appearance, Japan’s had an extremely futuristic, sharp exterior.

 

Specially treated mana plates were connected over black carbon.

 

I heard the car itself supported stealth functions that couldn’t be detected by mana.

 

“Just in case, we’ve loaded all the equipment needed for conquest, but please feel free to ask if you need anything else.”

 

“This is perfect.”

 

Perhaps subtly conscious of America, the Exorcism Bureau Chief let out a sigh of relief.

 

Finally, the Exorcism Bureau Chief filled the trunk with potions and asked me.

 

“When do you plan to depart for the subjugation?”

 

“It seems best to go right away.”

 

“Oh… right away, you mean?”

 

“Yes, if we enter the fog and stir things up, won’t that at least buy time to repair the wall?”

 

The Exorcism Bureau Chief looked at me with an incomprehensible expression for a moment, then nodded with difficulty.

 

“That… is true, but…”

 

“Then we’ll go right away.”

 

To the Exorcism Bureau Chief, it was an S-rank monster that had failed conquest attempts multiple times, but to us professionals at S-rank monster subjugation, it was just a monster from the neighborhood.

 

Of course, that didn’t mean we’d foolishly let our guard down.

 

We just had accumulated know-how from many life-or-death battles, so rather than being tense, we completed our preparations more perfectly.

 

“Chul-woo, how’s the car?”

 

“As expected of Japanese make, it’s amazing.”

 

“Following me around, you get to drive foreign cars too, nice right?”

 

“Our next expedition could be to Germany.”

 

Making silly jokes, my companions began getting in the car.

 

We had finally organized our weapons and completed preparations for departure.

 

The Exorcism Bureau Chief watched me get in the car, pondered for a moment, then asked.

 

“…Should we give you one too? A missile switch.”

 

“It’s every man’s dream, but wouldn’t firing missiles at your own country’s land be heartbreaking?”

 

When I chuckled, the Exorcism Bureau Chief gave a bitter smile.

 

“Thank you for your consideration.”

 

“Don’t mention it.”

 

Just as we finished the final inspection and only departure remained, Rey, who had been standing behind the Exorcism Bureau Chief until the very end, suddenly raised her hand.

 

“Um… couldn’t I come along as well?”

 

Her voice trembled slightly, as if this was a decision she had been contemplating for a long time.

 

While her patriotic heart was admirable, we were heading to a death zone where numerous high-grade Hunters had perished.

 

It meant risking our lives.

 

Even under the subtle gazes questioning her intentions and usefulness, Rey didn’t waver in her resolve.

 

“I’m from Hokkaido, so I know the area well, and…”

 

Rey glanced at the Exorcism Bureau Chief for a moment, then continued after receiving her permission.

 

“I also feel guilty about leaving my homeland’s fate entirely to foreign Hunters.”

 

“Ah…”

 

Putting her comrades first, having a sense of shame, being strongly patriotic – she was truly a good person.

 

But that was one thing, and this was another.

 

“Even so, bringing a Hunter we haven’t properly coordinated with…”

 

No matter what, our opponent was an S-grade demon.

 

Unlike fighting in the chaos of the Korean Peninsula, there was no need to create variables in a properly organized country, I thought.

 

‘Huh? No need?’

 

I didn’t expect Senior of all people to say something like this.

 

I wondered if he was taking pity on her feelings, but completely different words came out of Senior’s mouth.

 

‘Traces of a Monarch…?’

 

All sorts of thoughts ran through my head, but if Senior was saying to bring her along, it probably wasn’t a bad thing.

 

“Still, we’ll need at least one guide. Let’s go together.”

 

“Th…! Thank you! I’ll do my best not to be a burden!”

 

Rey, who had been on the verge of tears, broke into a bright smile, grabbed my hand, and bowed repeatedly.

 

Then, worried I might change my mind, she hurriedly got into the car.

 

“Hehe… How wonderful for you…”

 

“Yeo-ul noona, that’s scary, so please stop…”

 

“What a battlefield…”

 

It would have been perfect except for Kim Yeo-ul’s murderous gaze constantly stabbing into the back of my head.

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