My Catastrophic‑Level Summon Devours Gates - Chapter 163

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Episode 163

Over a hundred masked hunters were all either dead or subdued.

Only eleven could breathe through their own mouths.

The rest had become a sorry sight, lying side by side on the sandy beach, blood trickling out of them.

【You can’t let your guard down just because you’ve captured these bastards.】

Zaugg’s hand slipped right into the mouth of a subdued masked hunter.

“…!”

The masked hunter’s eyes widened in horror as he thrashed his body.

However, it was useless against those rough hands.

Crack!

A tooth was pulled out.

【Kehehe. Look at this, my lord.】

“I don’t particularly want to see your terrible hobby.”

Ugh.

Look at that blood dripping.

Seeing how he succeeded in one go, this wasn’t his first or second time extracting teeth.

“How barbaric.”

【Thief. Brutal.】

【This is, you know, a tooth filled with poison!】

“Poison?”

【It’s the kind of drug where you bite down and die if things go wrong!】

What.

Wasn’t that something that only appeared in martial arts novels?

【I can smell it all. It would take 100 years to fool this archaeologist Zaugg.】

I don’t know when the definition of archaeology changed.

After that, with the help of the extraction specialist(?), we removed all the poison.

“…”

Eyes glittering with pain and rage.

Who told them to carry poison around.

Come to think of it, it was infuriating.

They attacked first, so what are they so indignant about?

【Don’t give me that look.】

Smack!

One of the masked hunters’ heads drooped forward greatly.

“…!”

“Well done, thief.”

“Instill some manners into those bastards.”

The two vassals rarely cheered for Zaugg with one heart and mind.

“Lord. There are no more threatening elements on the island.”

“Good work, Sir Isra.”

I turned on my mobile phone.

The signal was completely dead.

The relay device we brought from Mir Guild had long since become scrap metal.

I looked around, but all means of external communication were smashed.

They had blocked every possible variable.

“This has become troublesome.”

“We need to find a way back.”

“Ah. That should be fine.”

If the raid takes long, Mir Guild will take measures like dispatching a follow-up team.

Even if not, I informed President Baek of our destination, so there will be some kind of response.

Let’s wait leisurely.

【Then may I have a sincere conversation with these friends?】

“What are you going to talk about with guys who won’t make a sound.”

“Hoho. I’ll solve that.”

Sealing their voices is a type of restriction.

A means to prevent information leakage.

“Haven’t you learned curse-breaking magic?”

“These kinds of restrictions can be surprisingly easily undone if you just collapse the supporting axis.”

Ingrid placed her finger on the philtrum of a masked hunter lying sprawled with broken limbs.

Spot!

A strand of mana from her finger stretched like thread toward the masked hunter’s tongue.

[Spirit Eye]

[Master of Magic]

I can see it.

The mana interfering with the restriction dwelling on his tongue.

The regularly arranged structure became disturbed and then collapsed with a crackling sound.

“Urgh!”

The masked hunter who hadn’t made a single groan let out a scream.

“How’s that? Pretty easy, right?”

“It doesn’t look easy at all.”

“Master, you try it too! It’s not difficult once you get the hang of it!”

Pretending to be swayed by Ingrid’s recommendation, I experimented on a captured masked hunter.

If I bring out mana slightly like carving a spirit power circuit and rub it gently….

Pop!

“Oh my. He bit his tongue.”

“Zaugg!”

【He won’t die from just this, so it’s fine.】

Zaugg firmly grabbed the tongue that was retracting.

Wow.

That must hurt like hell.

Blood gushed from the tongue that was cut about 1/3 of the way.

It would be troublesome if his airway was blocked, so I had him hold it and called Roan over.

【Force. Heal.】

“…!”

An ability that inflicts pain proportional to healing.

The masked hunter’s eyes bulged out as he shook violently while restrained.

“You did well.”

“Huh.”

“If you had moved your mana just a little more slowly, you would have succeeded.”

“Really?”

“Of course. Trust this girl.”

This made me unnecessarily greedy.

Though three more masked hunters bit their tongues.

Crackle! I succeeded in learning the technique of interfering with restrictions.

“Oh. How interesting.”

“It was possible to this extent because it was a basic-level restriction.”

“They silenced them to prevent giving information. Why did they make it so sloppy.”

The answer came from Sir Isra.

“They were confident of victory.”

“Then there was no need to silence them at all.”

Just like when the Chinese Hunters infiltrated the Gate and targeted me.

“It seems they prepared in case there were any survivors.”

That makes… sense!

【My lord. Then I’ll go have a sincere conversation behind the rocks.】

“Will they tell us willingly?”

【If you leave it to me, I’ll make them confess everything down to the number of rice grains in their house.】

I nodded at his confident attitude.

He must have some reliable method to be so sure.

A sincere conversation, huh.

Zaugg can’t use magic or anything like that.

I became curious about what method he’d use for interrogation.

【Can I borrow the saint as well?】

“Roan. Will you be alright?”

Roan nodded his head.

You two go ahead and work hard.

【We’ll move all these bastards.】

Soon the masked hunters with broken limbs were carried to the back like luggage.

“Kyaaaaaaah!!”

A scream that seemed to squeeze their vocal cords burst out.

Ah.

So the sincere conversation was torture.

“Hmm. The thief has some useful skills.”

“His technique seems quite good.”

Don’t admire that kind of thing.

Maybe it’s because I’m a modern person living in the 21st century.

The thought of torturing people didn’t feel very good.

No.

Let’s not think like that.

Those bastards came to take my head, didn’t they?

Tolerance and mercy are luxuries.

“I’ll go get Yeon-du.”

“They might have prepared tricks inside as well.”

“Then I’ll have to go in hiding.”

[Stealthy Dark Armor Built-in Skill – Stealthy Steps]

When I concealed my presence and entered the Gate.

The Mir Guild Hunters were gathered in small groups, trembling.

The only one maintaining composure was Yeon-du.

When I went beside her and grabbed her shoulder.

“Kyaaaah!”

Swoosh!

Along with a scream, a blade flew toward my neck.

What’s with this reaction speed.

I transformed the Chaos Stone into a sword and blocked it.

Perhaps due to the difference in specs, it was easier than with the masked hunter.

“Ah, Uncle?”

“How can you swing a sword as soon as you see me.”

“I was startled! Why!”

If you get startled twice, you’ll bury someone.

“If Uncle gets hurt, we’re next. How can I not be tense.”

“Right. You did well.”

“How’s it outside?”

“We’re cleaning up.”

“You’re not hurt anywhere.”

“My heart was hurt by that attack just now.”

“Bullshit.”

You, if you use such bad language, I’ll tell Madam?

“Take care of the guild members and come out.”

“Uncle. You’re really okay, right?”

“I’m perfectly fine.”

This kid.

At least she’s worried about me.

Even though she’s trembling from nervousness herself.

“Oh right. You can’t come out.”

“Why?”

“Because there’s blood everywhere.”

I can’t show a minor an R-rated scene.

“Hey!”

A fist digging into my side.

Heh.

I read it with my Heavenly Martial Body and lightly dodged.

“Argh! Why did you dodge!”

“It would hurt if I stayed still, so why would I let you hit me.”

“I really!”

Seeing Yeon-du jumping around made me feel a little more at ease.

* * *

Half a day had passed since Min-ho followed Yeon-du into the uninhabited island.

The first to sense something strange was Baek Seong-hyeon.

‘It’s been long enough for the raid to be finished.’

A raid conducted by Mir Guild’s new hunters.

He had investigated all the backgrounds of the raid team hunters.

As expected, a guild competing for the top spot among the Domestic Big Five was different.

Both their individual specs and skills were all high-level.

They were on par with C-rank hunters.

It might be a bit different in actual combat, but anyway, they were all exceptionally talented.

Especially Yeon-du, who was considered a promising prospect, was literally exploding in skill while receiving training from Min-ho.

‘It’s a raid that should have ended within five hours at most.’

Even if the raid encountered difficulties and took a long time.

Then they would have come out to rest.

Since they brought a portable relay, they should normally be able to use mobile phones outside the Gate.

‘Hunter Park still hasn’t answered any calls.’

Maybe he simply didn’t look at his mobile phone.

Or the timing might not have been right.

But.

Why do I have such an ominous feeling.

“I should check.”

He made an inquiry call to Mir Guild.

―The raid? They’re probably handling it on their own.

“You haven’t heard any news?”

―Don’t we give discretionary authority to raid teams? Why would someone who knows everything ask that.

These guys.

Something’s there.

A subtle bewilderment and confusion hidden between his annoyed responses.

It couldn’t escape the senses of Baek Seong-hyeon, a capable man who had risen to executive level despite being from a Non-Awakened background.

“Let me tell you something.”

Baek Seong-hyeon caught his breath before continuing.

“If anything happens to our Hunter, I won’t just sit still.”

―What?

“I don’t know what kind of scheme you’re pulling, but I’ll definitely pay you back, so feel free to look forward to it.”

―Director Baek. No, CEO?

“Whether you tell Yong Cheon-woo or not is up to you.”

Click.

Baek Seong-hyeon pressed the call end button and fumed for about 10 seconds.

These bastards.

Pulling schemes and then pretending not to know while trying to screw me over?

He immediately called someone else.

“Hello.”

―I didn’t think you’d be the one to contact me first.

“You’re busy with official duties, Director.”

―We’re both busy, so I’d like to hear the main point.

Director Jung Seung-il.

During his time as a Seven Stars director, they had an uncomfortable relationship since he had intercepted talent that the Rift Bureau had their eyes on several times.

However.

Now wasn’t the time to be picky about methods.

‘There are fixers too, but borrowing the Rift Bureau’s power would be faster than contacting them.’

He told him everything about Min-ho visiting the Mir Guild raid site as an observer.

Including the fact that the location was an uninhabited island.

―Did you say the West Sea?

“Yes. I’ll send you the coordinates by text.”

―I’ll dispatch a helicopter. Please come up to the office rooftop.

“?”

Baek Seong-hyeon was speechless.

To here.

He’d send a helicopter?

―I’ll go personally. Please accompany me, CEO Baek.

Going even further, the Executor would personally step in.

He had expected the Rift Bureau to actively intervene.

Still.

This was a bit much.

Baek Seong-hyeon uncharacteristically stammered.

“Th-this isn’t something for the Response Department to handle, is it?”

―It’s fine.

The Rift Bureau is essentially a group of public officials.

An organization where justification and system are most important would throw all protocol aside?

‘Since it’s not something I need to handle, I guess it’s fine.’

Baek Seong-hyeon gave up thinking any further.

Ah.

What’s important.

They’re saying they’ll go rescue our Hunter who’s lost contact, so I should be grateful and bow.

“I’ll prepare right away.”

―Yes. I’ll see you in 10 minutes.

Jung Seung-il’s voice carried a deep chill.

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