It’s the Apocalypse, but My Summons Do Everything - Chapter 70

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Chapter 70

 

#Episode 70

 

“Deal with them.”

 

I judged there was no reason for me to step forward first.

 

My companions who rushed out after receiving the order overwhelmed the cavalry with their mobility.

 

Though ordinary-looking humans were outpacing horses, the enemies didn’t panic but instead deployed their formation as trained.

 

‘Ho…’

 

Whether they were originally designed to face superhumans, quite an intense battle began.

 

The enemies didn’t seem to be ordinary humans either, as the battle between cavalry who could handle mana and my companions began in earnest.

 

Seeing the cavalry holding their ground against us fairly well, infantry, archers, and mages came out together from within the fortress walls belatedly.

 

The total number was roughly around ten thousand.

 

The problem was that each of them possessed capabilities similar to at least a B-rank Hunter.

 

Seeing them communicate in their respective languages, their intelligence didn’t seem low either.

 

‘The difficulty is quite high from the 1st floor…’

 

I could clear it simply by charging in without thinking, but then I don’t know what bizarre trials might await me later.

 

‘They have enough intelligence to converse and plan strategies, but no fear.’

 

Despite the difficulty being so troublesome it felt disgusting, my companions were pushing back the enemies without much trouble.

 

I deliberately didn’t use Demon Necromancy to conserve numbers as much as possible.

 

Excluding Seo Iram who was observing the battle beside me, there were five S-rank Hunters.

 

No matter how many enemies there were, this much was sufficiently manageable.

 

Of course, I couldn’t just make my companions do all the work, so I had to consider stamina and mana.

 

‘Should I handle the mages myself?’

 

I raised my hand and pointed toward where the mages were.

 

I didn’t even draw Desperado.

 

If I had to say, my current fighting style strangely resembled Jinu’s.

 

Like aiming a gun, I placed the enemies at the tip of my index finger and fired compressed death force with a bang sound.

 

The death force bullet that flew at supersonic speed pierced through five mages.

 

The mages didn’t even notice their comrades had died from the bullet fired without any manifestation of mana or even a sound.

 

I calmly fired death bullets one by one like that.

 

Five or six mages lost their lives with each shot.

 

I fired about ten shots like that.

 

No more high-level personnel like mages remained.

 

“What? When did you kill them all?”

 

Just as my companions had also finished their battle, Baek Do-hyeon approached while shaking off his residual mana.

 

Since there seemed to be no particular difficulty, Kang Cheol-u’s equipment didn’t have even a small scratch.

 

“Since it’s the 1st floor, there wasn’t anything particularly difficult.”

 

“Our power is what’s abnormal. If just an ordinary S-rank Hunter had come alone, they would have had to risk their life.”

 

“Hmm.”

 

S-rank Hunters belong to the strongest forces in the Human Realm.

 

Thinking that such forces would have to risk their lives at this difficulty level, I could definitely feel it.

 

“Well, that’s not something we need to consider.”

 

“That’s true too!”

 

I sent a crescent-shaped death force to break the unidentified flag on the fortress wall.

 

Then, just like when we entered the 1st floor, the surrounding environment changed drastically.

 

Along with a cold system message without a word of congratulations, we entered a space called the 1.5th Floor.

 

The 1.5th Floor looked like a large village where quite a few people lived together.

 

“It’s like fantasy.”

 

“Right, it’s like a village from some comic.”

 

It felt like a somewhat large village from fantasy.

 

They were selling various equipment like potions and gear.

 

“Since we’re here anyway, let’s take a look at what’s available.”

 

“Sounds good.”

 

Here and there, equipment that would probably be quite valuable in the outside world caught my eye, but it wasn’t at a level we could use.

 

“There’s nothing particularly worth buying.”

 

“It really seems to be just a space for resting.”

 

There was no reason to spend more time here.

 

I needed to stay close to Seoul, which was under development, as much as possible.

 

“Is anyone tired?”

 

“Someone killed all the mages over here, so I didn’t even get to warm up~”

 

“Then let’s quickly go challenge the 2nd floor.”

 

Just as I was about to shout to challenge the 2nd floor immediately, I spread out my death force wondering if there might be something, and caught an enormous number of souls.

 

“Hmm…?”

 

“Why? What’s wrong?”

 

“…”

 

I briefly lowered my head, placed my hand on the ground, and concentrated.

 

Deep underground, I could see an overwhelming number of souls, numbering in the hundreds of thousands, bound there.

 

Each one harbored considerable resentment, and the cold air emanating from the vengeful spirits was chilling enough to give me goosebumps.

 

“An enormous number of souls are wailing underground.”

 

“What? Souls?”

 

“Yes, the magnitude of their resentment is tremendous….”

 

“Wasn’t this supposed to be a resting area?”

 

I wasn’t sure, but if we ignored that and challenged the next floor, it felt like something terrible would happen.

 

“Let’s explore Belingham a bit more. I don’t think we should just proceed like this.”

 

“Hmm… I’d also feel uneasy leaving that alone.”

 

“Yes, I think we need to investigate it.”

 

I carefully let go of my hand and stood up from my seat.

 

‘Senior, do you know what this is?’

 

[….]

 

‘Senior?’

 

Wondering if he hadn’t heard me, I called out once more, and Senior quietly advised me.

 

[The Tower Master is listening, so don’t speak to me carelessly inside the tower.]

 

‘Tower Master?’

 

After those words, Senior gave no further response.

 

It seemed that the being called the Tower Master could eavesdrop on my conversations with Senior.

 

‘So I can’t receive Senior’s help either….’

 

The tower seemed thoroughly meticulous in every way.

 

“Since we don’t know what might happen, let’s all explore together even if it’s a bit inefficient.”

 

“Sounds good.”

 

“Sure, whatever.”

 

The first place we headed to was Belingham Central Square, specifically in front of the fountain at its very center.

 

I stood before it, closed my eyes, and extended my death force.

 

The death force covering all of Belingham thoroughly searched through the village.

 

“Hyaeaeaek… It got even wider!? Are you really human!?”

 

“I need to concentrate, so be quiet.”

 

“Can’t Do-hyeon unnie do that?”

 

“Not to that extent. Don’t put me, a human, on the same level as that monster.”

 

As I sensed the entire area at a level of completely dismantling and analyzing the village, after a moment, something disturbing was caught by my death force.

 

The other party seemed to notice that my death force had detected them, quietly suppressing their presence.

 

‘A demon…? No, it’s not a demon? What is this now?’

 

It was a classification of soul I’d never seen before.

 

It was too murky to be human, yet too clear to be a demon’s soul.

 

No matter how much it tried to hide its presence, once my death force touched something, it couldn’t escape.

 

“I caught something. It seems quite timid, so let’s move immediately.”

 

“Something? Is it an enemy? A demon?”

 

“It’s ambiguous. It’s neither quite human nor quite demon.”

 

“Eh, what’s that supposed to be.”

 

The detected location was underground in the castle where the Lord of Belingham resided.

 

Since I had meticulously checked all locations when scanning the village with my death force, finding the way was easy.

 

However, the problem was.

 

“Strangers newly challenging the tower, you cannot enter beyond this point.”

 

A gatekeeper who knew we were strangers blocked our way.

 

Surprisingly, he looked stronger than the one we faced on the first floor.

 

Of course, he was only around mid-A rank level, but since I didn’t want to kill someone who wasn’t attacking, I tried pleading.

 

“Isn’t there any way we could enter?”

 

“There isn’t. The lord gave strict orders not to let any strangers into the castle.”

 

“Is that so?”

 

“Yes, unfortunately, you must turn back. This castle is merely a facade anyway, so there aren’t any particularly valuable items inside.”

 

“…Unfortunately, I understand.”

 

When I obediently retreated, Yeo-ul was the first to ask with surprise.

 

“You’re really not going?”

 

“As if. Let’s just retreat to where we can’t be seen.”

 

I had approached through the main gate because I didn’t want to earn the enmity of the castle’s people.

 

I didn’t want to restrict my actions, but if they were going to block us like this, I had other ideas.

 

“I spotted a back entrance separately, so let’s try going there.”

 

“Wow, you can even know about places like that?”

 

“Yeah.”

 

After circling quite far around the village outskirts, the rear of the castle appeared.

 

“…You said back entrance, but do you even know what a door is?”

 

“If we can get in, it’s a door. If you have complaints, stay here alone.”

 

The back entrance I found was the castle’s waterway.

 

When I extended my death force to check, for some reason the waterway was connected to the castle’s underground warehouse.

 

Perhaps it was a passage the lord had created in preparation for unforeseen circumstances.

 

“Let’s hurry, we don’t have time for this.”

 

“Ugh, I didn’t want to get my clothes wet.”

 

“They’ll dry quickly. Stop whining.”

 

After silently cutting through the iron-barred door and entering inside, a fairly massive interior revealed itself.

 

It was large enough for humans to stand and walk around.

 

Perhaps it really was a passage built with the assumption that people would come and go.

 

“The inside is bigger than I thought?”

 

“Shh.”

 

Inside the waterway, rats about the size of young children were moving around.

 

However, they weren’t walking on all fours, but were walking upright on two legs with daggers in one hand.

 

Seeing them form buddy teams of at least two as they moved about, these guys had quite high intelligence.

 

‘At this level, it’s certain the lord planned and created something.’

 

Jinu, reading my expression, carefully wrapped me and my companions in darkness.

 

Hidden in the darkness within the waterway that had no light, our presence became faint, as if we were wearing invisibility cloaks.

 

Even though they were passing right in front of us, the rats couldn’t detect us and passed by.

 

The conversations we heard sporadically hinted even more that something was in this underground area.

 

“Squeak! What the hell is down there that they’re posting guards even in a place like this?”

 

“How would I know? I’m just doing it because they pay me.”

 

“Well, this is much better than mercenary life – the money comes regularly and it’s safe.”

 

“That’s what I’m saying.”

 

Do those guys not really know what’s down here either?

 

Cutting through the eerie darkness, we continued descending underground.

 

After deliberately going through the deliberately twisted waterway for a while, a massive door that appeared to be the entrance to an underground warehouse soon appeared.

 

Two rat beastmen were standing guard in front of the door as well.

 

Sure enough, seeing them nodding off drowsily, I quietly gathered my death energy and blocked their eyes and ears.

 

When even the slightest noise disappeared, they began leaning their backs against the wall and snoring as they fell asleep.

 

‘Lucky that the lord wastes money carelessly.’

 

Suppressing our presence, we opened the door and entered the underground warehouse, finally revealing the interior.

 

In the wine cellar lined with large wine barrels, a door leading further underground was open.

 

It seemed that guy I sensed earlier was probably down in this underground area.

 

‘Well, this is where the problem starts…’

 

If we went down like this, we would inevitably be discovered by either the lord or that guy.

 

There was only one path down the stairs, and at the end of it was a massive cavity.

 

‘How should I handle this…’

 

If the resentment was this thick, there was surely some major problem.

 

But we weren’t perverted bastards who enjoyed massacre, so starting an all-out war with the people in the castle wasn’t an option.

 

While I pondered in front of the entrance for a moment.

 

“I came because I felt a strange energy, and the guards are in a complete mess.”

 

Along with a chilling voice, sword energy aimed at my throat came flying.

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