My Catastrophic‑Level Summon Devours Gates - Chapter 109

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Episode 109

The thrilling duel ended with the victory of the Two Vassals.

It was my first time seeing an A-rank Hunter go all out.

“That was quite impressive.”

Aura, the ability to emit mana imbued with will.

Just by manifesting on the sword, it made the air tremble.

It sliced through solid rock as lightly as cutting radish.

A powerful force that could change the terrain.

The opponent’s aura application wasn’t unskilled either.

When I observed with Heavenly Martial Body and Spirit Eye, the momentum was fierce.

It’s just that.

My Familiars were one step above.

“Uuuugh!”

The American Kobold knelt on one knee.

The Serimis Magic Sword placed on his nape reflected sunlight, gleaming blue-black.

“What a waste of your abilities.”

Sir Isra clicked his tongue with a tsk.

“Multiplying your sword into four actually became poison.”

“…What do you mean.”

“It means you studied only tricks while unable to properly handle even one sword.”

Perhaps because I watched the fight.

I immediately understood what he meant.

The Kobold’s swordsmanship was flashy.

He deployed multiple skills simultaneously with four swords.

He manifested aura on the core right-hand sword to increase attack power.

Any ordinary Hunter would be caught off guard in an instant.

But his fundamentals were weak.

Sir Isra didn’t engage all four swords throughout the duel.

He only parried the sword with blue currents flowing.

By clashing aura against aura, he disrupted the Kobold’s continuous attacks.

He even counterattacked occasionally, steadily bringing the flow to his own pace.

So this is what it takes to be called the Continental Greatest Sword.

I could barely understand thanks to Heavenly Martial Body and Spirit Eye.

“This is impossible. It’s definitely cheating!”

The Kobold shouted, spitting saliva.

“James. That’s enough.”

“Executive Director!”

“How unsightly. That appearance.”

His face, covered in snot and tears, was distorted like poorly kneaded pottery dough.

“Didn’t you see it too, Executive Director.”

“Yes. You were helplessly beaten without being able to lift a finger.”

“I’m an A-rank Hunter!”

“So what?”

“Those ladies aren’t summoned beings that a mere C-rank could control. They must have pulled some trick!”

Sophia let out a long sigh.

“How far do you plan to drag down GGG’s honor?”

“Executive Director!”

“When we return, it won’t end with just a written apology.”

“I cannot accept this!”

“Am I in a position where I need your acceptance?”

Whiiing!

In an instant, a massive warhammer was gripped in Sophia’s hand.

A hammer larger than my head.

How much would it hurt to be hit by that thing.

No.

It had such ferocity that I’d probably stop thinking before even feeling pain.

Patseutseutsu!

Golden energy surged and rose above the hammer.

I gulped at the domineering momentum.

A power beyond aura.

Aura Blade, said to be the absolute authority of destruction, formed on the hammer.

“It’s a bit different.”

Sir Isra shook his head.

“It’s not Aura Blade?”

“Sacred Light Technique. It’s a power based on holy power.”

What’s materialized with holy power instead of mana is called Sacred Light Technique.

The Saint of Los Angeles.

It was a manifestation of power befitting a [Paladin], a class that matched that title.

To casually invoke an ability equivalent to Aura Blade as easily as breathing.

My skin tingled from the waves emitted by the Sacred Light Technique.

“Hi, hiiik!”

The Kobold who had been backing away collapsed.

The oppressive feeling from the brilliant radiance.

His crotch became damp, then drip, drip, yellow liquid leaked out.

Ugh.

Good heavens.

I understood though.

Anyone would wet themselves if that warhammer stood towering with the momentum to crush their head.

“The owner of the Tower of Chaos entry ticket seems to be decided.”

“I’ll put it to good use.”

It was something obtained even through a display of power.

The virtue of humility can go eat shit.

* * *

The Tower of Chaos entry ticket.

Though I’d gained an opportunity that couldn’t be obtained even with billions.

My daily life didn’t change dramatically.

Gate conquering.

Creating new Undead.

Daily routines like training with the Support Team and Yeon-du continued.

“Why aren’t you going to challenge it right away?”

“Just trust me instead of Iron Head, Master.”

The Two Vassals burned with enthusiasm.

But you see.

“My rank isn’t high enough.”

“Ah.”

“How could this be! Making the same mistake as Iron Head!”

“What did you say? Let’s duel, Mage.”

The Tower of Chaos entry condition is minimum B-rank.

I need to diligently raise my level.

And have the enlightenment to advance to a higher realm before I can enter the Tower of Chaos.

“If it’s my Lord, wouldn’t B-rank be a sure thing?”

“You’re overestimating someone who slipped for 4 years in the D-rank examination.”

“But you awakened Mana Emission on your own.”

“That skill is a warrior-type examination item, you know?”

Learning Mana Emission is good.

I just hope I don’t forget that my job class is in the Necromancer category.

“I’m in a position where I don’t even know the examination topics.”

I stroked my chin.

Promotion examinations were always conducted with two topics.

Blacksmith capabilities.

And Necromancy abilities.

If the B-rank test is conducted the same way…

“They might examine two skills that require enlightenment as prerequisites.”

“For now, it would be better to focus more on Magic Training than swordsmanship.”

“Mage. Don’t covet my Lord’s and my time.”

“This is why Iron Head won’t do. Shouldn’t Master’s promotion examination preparation take priority?”

“Grr.”

Sir Isra gets another loss.

But even when they said Magic Training, I didn’t really get a feel for it.

“I recommend purchasing Skill Books focused on what Master needs.”

“Magic that would help me.”

“How about purchasing defensive types and Blink?”

It’s a skill composition that seems to prioritize my safety above all.

Wouldn’t that be a bit boring though.

“I trust my minions.”

“Hahaha! As expected of my Lord!”

“Mmm. If you say it like that, I can’t say anything more either.”

“Recommend something good among offensive magic.”

“I’ll recommend Frozen Orb.”

It’s a spell that floats ice spheres in the air to directly hit opponents.

Or detonates them at designated locations to inflict frostbite debuffs.

“It’s magic suitable for awakening multiple calculations.”

“Thanks for the recommendation.”

“But, Master.”

“Hm?”

“I think it would be better if you also learned the Blink spell.”

Sigh.

“Alright. I’ll purchase Blink together with it.”

“Yay! I love you, Master!”

Swoosh—

“Mage. Don’t pull any more tricks.”

“Hmph. What are you saying, Iron Head.”

When I searched the Hunter Market, both spells were in stock.

Frozen Orb – 300,000,000.

Blink – 500,000,000.

Combined, the two Skill Books cost 800 million won.

That’s fine.

Thanks to consecutively conquering C-rank Gates recently, I had plenty of Magic Stones.

If I disposed of all the Magic Stones, I’d get over 2 billion won.

Thinking it was an amount I could earn by running Gates for a day or two, it didn’t feel burdensome.

I’m starting to feel like my sense of economics is breaking down.

I should be careful.

Expensive items like Skill Books aren’t delivered.

You have to make a reservation purchase and visit the Hunter Market to receive them.

“Here are the Skill Books you ordered.”

800 million melting away so easily.

I used both Skill Books without hesitation.

[You have acquired the Frozen Orb skill.]

[You have acquired the Blink skill.]

[Frozen Orb]

Grade: C

Category: Ice Magic

Type: Active

Condenses ice into sphere form and fixes it. You can release the stably fixed ice at desired locations.

[Blink]

Grade: C

Category: Spatial Magic

Type: Active

Instantly teleports within 30 meters. Senses become dull immediately after Blink.

Ice and space.

These are magic spells that require related attribute passives to acquire.

However.

With Master of Magic, I could acquire them while ignoring attribute restrictions.

“Hoho. If you have money, you can learn various spells.”

“It’s not quite that omnipotent.”

My Hunter rank is C.

Ignoring acquisition conditions was only valid up to the same rank.

I can’t learn B-rank or higher spells.

I didn’t feel disappointed.

Even if I learned multiple spells, it would just take more time to become proficient.

It was much better to learn necessary skills and focus on raising comprehension intensively.

“As expected, my Lord is wise.”

Sir Isra nodded.

He seems happy that there won’t be time taken away for Magic Training.

That must be my imagination, right?

Since I was already at the Hunter Market, I also looked around the Monster Byproducts section.

“Couldn’t you just order with that thing called a smartphone?”

“You Iron Head. Master is examining them with his own eyes.”

Spirit Eye can see the potential dwelling in corpse byproducts.

Valuable information I used to find out through individual experimentation during my E-rank Hunter days.

Now I could tell just by glancing over them.

The skill given as an S-rank reward in the promotion examination was amazing.

Ehehehehe!

I went around the Monster Byproduct Corner with a grin.

“Hell Hound corpse. Give me the whole thing.”

“Yes.”

“Can’t you fill in the damaged parts?”

“We can attach similar parts from other corpses.”

“Match up all the damaged parts and I’ll purchase as many sets as possible.”

Besides that, I purchased as many corpses as possible that could be crafted into Blood Demons.

Undead Heavy Cavalry Tigris.

The first model was Raptor + Armed Zombie Warrior.

Raptor corpses receive ancient species bonuses, making their stats quite strong.

But due to their inherently agile body structure, it was difficult to maximize charging destructive power.

I’m thinking of creating blood demons using various monster corpses.

And finding combinations that can maximize Tigris’s abilities.

“I should also try using the Dire Wolf corpses I’ve been saving.”

Come to think of it.

I need to find ways to increase my work speed too.

Most of my Undeads use Bone Equipment.

Buying items to outfit them is also an option.

But I’ve been making everything individually since establishing Spirit Power Circuits during the crafting process leads to stat increases.

“Tigris’s charges consume a lot of durability.”

Sir Isra’s observation was correct.

One charge would damage the spear shaft quite a bit.

It’s a side effect from unleashing amplified power.

With armor also getting damaged from enemy counterattacks, equipment deteriorated faster than before.

“Durability consumption will only get worse over time.”

As my rank increases.

And I enter Gates with higher danger levels.

Naturally, Undead consumption will also increase.

I need to increase my work speed in preparation for that moment.

While buying Monster Byproducts and thinking about this.

Buzzzz―!

[Nam Jin-woo, Senior Apprentice]

―Hunter Park. Do you have time today?

A message came from Nam Jin-woo, the real power(?) behind Hanil Forge.

Perfect timing since I had questions about work speed anyway.

[Me]

―Did you resolve your business well?

[Nam Jin-woo, Senior Apprentice]

―Yes. If you have time, could you come to the workshop once?

Perfect.

I should see his face after a long time and get some advice too.

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