It’s the Apocalypse, but My Summons Do Everything - Chapter 88

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Chapter 88

#Episode 88

“Huff… huff…”

My breath had risen to my chin.

If I hadn’t summoned Desperado and leaned on it like a staff, I would have collapsed to my knees.

‘Using this in real combat would be hell…’

If this was the efficiency in practice, it would be almost like death in actual battle.

[This is the backlash from trying to use the power of the dead with a living body. It’s understandable that it would be too much for you, still being human.]

‘No wonder I felt like I was dying…’

[Though it may be difficult, whether you touch that realm once or not makes a difference as vast as heaven and earth. Don’t forget and be sure to remember this.]

‘I understand.’

I gasped for breath and barely managed to stand up.

Baek Do-hyeon Hunter, who still didn’t understand what had happened, was focusing his eyes and reviewing this situation.

‘Come to think of it, I’ve been with Baek Do-hyeon Hunter for quite a long time now.’

It was about time to enhance my S-rank colleagues at least once.

Since Kang Cheol-u Hunter was almost impossible to acquire, I’d set him aside for now and take a look at Baek Do-hyeon Hunter first.

I checked Baek Do-hyeon Hunter’s unlock conditions using Necromantic Bloom.

After a moment, the optimized materials began to appear.

“What is this now…”

This side also had strange unlock difficulty.

Not just a spirit, but a high-grade spirit.

I’d never even properly heard of such a thing.

“At this point, nothing goes easily.”

Just as I clicked my tongue in disappointment and was about to return to the hotel room,

my smartphone rang loudly.

‘Who could it be?’

Since there was no one saved in this phone who would contact me carelessly, I hurriedly answered the call.

The caller was Reynold.

It seemed he had returned safely to the United States.

“Hello?”

“Cha Hyeon-su Hunter, are you available to talk right now?”

“Yes, I’m available. Is something wrong?”

At my response, I could hear even the people around Reynold sighing in relief.

“You’re not alone, I see.”

“Yes, I’m currently at the National Association.”

“Ah… so something did happen.”

“…Yes.”

Reynold’s voice didn’t sound very good.

It wasn’t his usual cheeky voice but a tense one.

“As you know, Hunter, the United States also has Makyeong, doesn’t it?”

“That’s right.”

The United States had also lost nearly half of its mainland to Makyeong.

However, because the landmass was so large, they managed to achieve another form of development by increasing population density.

Paradoxically, thanks to Makyeong, they were able to create the safest country in the world.

Anyway, what was important wasn’t this, but something about Makyeong.

“What happened to Makyeong? Don’t tell me monsters crossed over like in Japan?”

This was that kind of world.

You always had to assume the worst and act accordingly.

I waited for Reynold’s answer with some tension, but the response that came back was unexpected.

“No, rather, Makyeong was reclaimed on its own.”

“…What?”

Reclaimed on its own?

There were two monsters dominating the Western United States.

The Earth Dragon Teramos and the Frost Wraith Kaligo.

Both were S-rank monsters called disasters.

The American heroes, once called the strongest on Earth, risked their lives and barely managed to hold onto half the country.

But they drove out all those creatures and reclaimed Makyeong?

It was a clearly abnormal phenomenon that couldn’t be easily understood with an ordinary mind.

“That doesn’t make sense.”

“Yes. So we also sent hunters to investigate, and one person of unknown identity was discovered.”

“A person? There was someone in such a place?”

“Yes.”

In the photo that was sent along, a Westerner who looked like he could be in a magazine was captured.

He was a man with golden barley-like hair and blue eyes, exuding a strangely mystical atmosphere.

‘A Monarch?’

The first thought that came to mind was naturally that he was a Monarch.

For an ordinary person, or even an S-rank Hunter for that matter, to single-handedly repel two S-rank demons would be nearly impossible.

At the very least, one would need to be a Monarch to even attempt such a feat.

For now, I grasped the situation and continued the conversation.

“Yes, I’ve confirmed the photo, but so what?”

This alone wasn’t reason enough to contact me.

Though surprising, wasn’t this something the United States could handle internally anyway?

Reynold hesitated for a moment, then immediately added the reason.

“This man who introduced himself as Valentin requested to meet Hunter Cha Hyeon-su.”

“…Me?”

“Yes, seeing as he mentioned your name so specifically, I thought you might already know him, so I contacted you.”

He specifically pointed me out?

Naturally, having grown up around the National Cemetery, there was no way I would know any foreigners.

Especially not a blue-eyed foreigner like that who wasn’t even Asian.

I became even more convinced this was related to the Monarchs.

“Understood, I’ll come see him right away.”

“Yes, then I’ll arrange for a private jet…”

“No, you don’t need to do that. I have my own way of getting there.”

“Ohhh! Has the Republic of Korea already reached the level where it can manufacture its own aircraft?! Truly the Miracle of the Han River…”

“It’s not quite like that…”

Hmm, how should I explain this?

I pondered for a moment, but there wasn’t really any other way.

“Just don’t intercept a black dragon if one appears.”

Reynold, who had been silent for a moment, clapped his hands as if he finally understood.

“Oho, so the name of your new vehicle is Black Dragon. I understand. I’ll inform the air force in advance.”

“Yes…”

It seemed a bit distorted, but whatever.

I had definitely told him the truth.

* * *

After finishing my preparations in earnest, I headed to the United States with my companions.

Luna, who had filled her belly well, accelerated with powerful wingbeats as if telling us to trust only in her.

As expected, it was an overwhelming speed that easily surpassed most jets.

‘I wonder if this would work on Luna too?’

I stroked Luna’s back and tried using the Recall Decree on her.

Surprisingly, the energy that extended from my hand was absorbed directly into Luna.

“Oh!? Master, what is this!! Power is surging through me!”

“This actually works!”

The other companions also raised their eyebrows at the noticeably increased speed.

“I didn’t feel like I was flying properly before, but great! Master, hold on tight!”

Luna, who had been racing through the atmosphere, began charging toward the United States at full speed.

Now the speed was so fast that the scenery didn’t just blur but stretched out in long streaks.

Just as we were getting used to Luna’s speed, the airspace over the United States began to come into view in the distance.

The western United States, which had truly been filled with frost and sand, was cleanly organized.

I could even see investigators sent by the United States scattered about, surveying the territory that had been lost.

“It’s really been cleaned up nicely?”

“I don’t see a single remaining enemy?”

“Amazing… could this really be accomplished so easily?”

Though it was surprising, we still had quite a distance left to Washington D.C.

Even that would be instantaneous considering Luna’s speed though.

* * *

Reynold, who received a call about an unidentified object being spotted in American airspace, spat out the coffee he was drinking.

“How long has it been since we made contact and they’re already here?!”

Was this physically possible?

What kind of aircraft were they riding to achieve such insane speed?

“If it’s the Black Dragon, that’s the aircraft the Hunter I mentioned is riding, so just give them a landing area.”

“Excuse me…? Are you really saying it’s okay to let that thing land on American soil?”

“Hm? Why, is there a problem? I personally invited this person.”

A moment later, a photograph arrived from the staff member who had made the report.

A black dragon was indeed gliding with flapping wings over Washington D.C.

“Cough-! Cough cough!?”

Reynold, who had choked, coughed several times in great confusion.

“It wasn’t a metaphor?!”

“No… should we let it land?”

“I’ll go personally… Just give landing permission for now. He’s a trustworthy person.”

“Understood.”

Reynold hung up the phone and smoothed the wrinkles on his forehead.

Even before, Cha Hyeon-su’s strength had been approaching incomprehensible territory.

But now on top of that, a dragon.

What kind of monster is that supposed to be?

He had spat out coffee twice and looked terrible, but somehow managed to quickly tidy himself up and stood from his seat.

He couldn’t very well stand up a distinguished guest who had come riding a dragon.

* * *

When we moved to the airport, I could see Reynold, drenched in cold sweat, running toward us urgently.

He looked back and forth between Luna and me, then spoke with a dazed expression.

“I never thought you actually meant you’d come riding a black dragon…”

“Somehow, I figured that would be the case.”

After dropping off all my companions, Luna returned to her small form again.

Showing off her plump cheeks, she seemed quite satisfied with the flight as she comfortably settled on my shoulder.

“She’s a harmless child I raised from an egg myself. Don’t worry too much.”

“Well, since it’s a dragon you brought, Hunter, I wasn’t worried, but…”

Reynold stared intently at Luna and nodded his head.

“This is my first time seeing a dragon up close like this. It’s fascinating.”

“I don’t know much about dragons either, so I’m just trying to figure things out as I go.”

“A dragon… Isn’t that the strongest among aerial forces?”

“I haven’t tried coordinating in actual combat yet, but aerial monsters certainly can’t do anything against her.”

Reynold sent envious glances our way repeatedly.

Luna glanced at me, then gave Reynold a chance to touch her soft cheeks.

Reynold flinched, then gratefully stroked Luna’s cheek as if honored.

“Getting to touch something this cute all by myself – my daughter at home would be jealous.”

“Life is bleak enough, shouldn’t we have at least these small pleasures?”

“I completely agree.”

After our brief conversation, I rode in the limousine with Reynold, laughing as we headed to the Association building.

America indeed.

Despite losing half their territory, the city displayed tremendous majesty, as if the old nickname “land of abundance” hadn’t been given for nothing.

“It’s incredible.”

“Yes, they’ve really sharpened their blades since losing territory.”

“They have to be careful to protect what remains.”

“I agree.”

We entered the Association building, not the Pentagon.

After getting a free pass with Reynold’s face and going underground, I could see the man who was supposedly waiting for us sitting in a garden.

“They made a garden underground…?”

“No. Originally it was a kind of laboratory for cultivating unidentified seeds, but it changed like this after that man arrived.”

“How long has he been here?”

“About 4 days, time-wise.”

Could flowers bloom like this in that time?

Both to the eye and to my senses as the Lord of Souls, it was a beautiful natural garden, pure and clear without blemish.

In this beautiful garden that put one’s mind at ease just by looking at it sat the man I had seen in photographs.

He was a young man with clear eyes that seemed free of any worries and golden hair.

He possessed such beautiful features that I naturally thought the photograph hadn’t captured his real appearance.

“For someone who killed all those vicious demons, he looks surprisingly bright.”

“We think so too, but it was such a tremendous incident that we couldn’t judge carelessly.”

“Hmm… I understand for now.”

After Reynold opened the door, leaving my companions behind, I entered alone first.

The man who had been smiling brightly and conversing with the grass, flowers, and trees looked at me, his eyes lighting up as he hurried over.

“Nice to meet you!”

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