My Catastrophic‑Level Summon Devours Gates - Chapter 185
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Episode 185
While Min-ho was steadily increasing his power through repeated fortuitous encounters.
Elsewhere, sounds of weeping leaked out.
Mir Guild Headquarters.
The towering building was a symbol of the golden tower that had achieved the Hunter myth.
To be precise.
It ‘had been’ a myth.
“Mir Guild! Return our son!”
“Murder conspiracy from a guild! Does that make sense!”
“Yong Cheon-woo! Explain yourself!”
Dozens of people wearing headbands shouted slogans.
They were victims who had lost family and relatives during the uninhabited island attack incident.
Banners and wreaths honoring the victims hung everywhere.
At the top of the headquarters building.
Yong Cheon-woo turned away from the scene visible beneath his feet.
‘They’re protesting when they live their daily lives thanks to Hunters’ contributions?’
His insides boiled with rage.
Was Hunters dying such a big deal?
During the Great Catastrophe, it was everyday life.
Murder conspiracy?
He didn’t understand why they were protesting to him about what was simply bad luck.
Currently, Mir Guild was shaking from its very roots.
Even after meeting the President at The Blue House.
Yong Cheon-woo thought he could handle the current situation.
What was Mir Guild’s greatest asset?
The interests obtained from the government?
Countless businesses?
No.
The Hunters themselves.
Yong Cheon-woo himself was a Hunter second only to Jung Seung-il.
The guild had hundreds of elite Hunters.
If they all went on strike, it was obvious that domestic affairs would suffer a major blow.
The supply of magic stones, the new energy source, would be disrupted.
Problems would arise in managing dangerous Gates, making public safety unstable.
‘You ignorant people who lived without worry thanks to Mir Guild. Learn from this opportunity.’
The sanctions and criticism against the guild wouldn’t last long.
When South Korea’s economy and daily life were hit.
The government would have no choice but to reluctantly extend a hand of reconciliation.
That’s what he had thought.
“I’m sorry, Guild Master.”
“Thank you for everything until now.”
Why?
Why were they withdrawing from Mir, which prided itself as the best guild in the country?
White envelopes piling up day by day.
They contained resignation letters.
“Were you only this much of a person? Leaving Mir believing mere rumors!”
“People throw eggs at us when we say Mir Guild.”
“It’s not that I believe those rumors, but my parents are worried.”
“You’re just a kid!”
Bang!
He tried intimidating the Hunter who came to submit his resignation.
“Can you handle the penalty fee?”
“…”
He even threatened with money.
It was useless.
The number of Hunters who paid twice the contract amount as stipulated and withdrew was about one-third of all guild members.
“Guild Master. There’s something you need to check.”
“What now?”
“The Hunters who withdrew have started activities at Phoenix, Hwarang, and Seven Stars.”
“These bastards!”
Crash!
Yong Cheon-woo’s rage soared as if it would pierce the sky.
The reason Mir’s Hunters could withdraw while paying massive penalty fees.
Was because of the funding rush from major guilds like Mir.
‘Damn Domestic Big Five.’
Yong Cheon-woo’s anger was also directed at guilds that had once stood shoulder to shoulder with him.
The Domestic Big Five were both competitors and collaborators.
The government was busy cutting down Hunters’ rights and interests.
The Fissure Bureau, which agreed with this and volunteered to become the government’s dog, talking about service to the people.
In this situation, the five largest guilds in the country joined forces to resist the government’s tyranny.
This was the starting point of the so-called ‘Domestic Big Five.’
‘Stabbing me in the back?’
Just wait until this incident passes.
Yong Cheon-woo vowed to slaughter them all.
“Guild Master.”
“What is it now!”
“The prosecutor’s office contacted us. They say you need to cooperate with the investigation as a witness…”
Grrrr.
The groaning sound of a wounded beast flowed out.
“Those nobodies dare to order me, Yong Cheon-woo, the Mir Guild Master, to come and go?”
“Public pressure is intense. Perhaps you should bow your head just once this time.”
“Do you think I pay you an expensive salary to hear such nonsense?”
“I’m sorry.”
“Tell them I won’t attend.”
[Guild Master Yong Cheon-woo, investigation conducted for murder conspiracy]
[All Mir Guild executives banned from leaving the country!]
[Investigation without sanctuary? Both parties jointly pushing for special prosecutor…]
The protests grew fiercer.
Mir Guild Hunters, unable to bear the pointing fingers, reduced their activities or transferred to other guilds.
The ‘Mir void’ that Yong Cheon-woo had been confident about was quickly filled.
Among them.
[You have cleared Deep Sea City.]
[Grade ― SSS]
[You have cleared Ashen Sky.]
[Grade ― SSS]
Min-ho’s achievements in closing A-rank Gates that even major guilds couldn’t easily conquer, as if taking a stroll, played a large role.
“Park Min-ho. And the Fissure Bureau.”
One month after the truth of the uninhabited island attack incident was revealed.
Mir Guild staggered, making the name Domestic Big Five seem meaningless.
Yong Cheon-woo gathered the guild executives and growled at them.
“Is there no solution?”
“The exodus of guild members is accelerating.”
“ML Group says they won’t accept any more deliveries from us.”
“Perhaps if the Guild Master steps forward personally, it would be the way to put an end to all suspicions.”
The executives were all the same.
Cowards.
They didn’t think of strategies to break through the current situation.
They were busy shifting responsibility onto him.
“Everyone get out!”
At Yong Cheon-woo’s rage, the executives hurriedly fled the conference room.
* * *
Even after holding strategy meetings day after day, nothing improved.
Yong Cheon-woo dismissed the executives and returned to his penthouse.
Tsk.
He never knew the scenery reflected in the glass window could be so unpleasant.
He turned his gaze away sharply and put a cigarette in his mouth.
Click, click.
“Damn it.”
Even the lighter wouldn’t work properly at a time like this.
As he contorted his face in displeasure.
“Shall I light it for you?”
Another person’s voice was heard in the penthouse.
A man in a suit slowly approaching.
“I don’t remember inviting anyone.”
Swoooosh!
Fluttering clothes.
Mana so vividly manifested it was visible to the naked eye covered the entire penthouse.
This area was Yong Cheon-woo’s domain.
In less than 0.1 seconds, he could rush to anywhere.
He could turn an intruder’s body into mush.
“Are you planning to commit murder after solicitation of murder?”
“I didn’t know you people had human rights. Tourang.”
“Don’t say that, please call me by my name.”
“Do hunting dogs even have names?”
“It’s Reng Qing.”
“Right. Reng Qing. Nice meeting you, now farewell.”
[Aura Blade]
[Big Bang Impact]
Blue energy materialized above his fist.
Beyond aura, it was the realm of materialization—Aura Blade.
The Aura Blade overlaid in the shape of Yong Cheon-woo’s fist crushed Reng Qing.
With the collision, dust scattered in all directions, obscuring vision.
‘Good impact.’
It hit properly.
No need to look.
That arrogant Chinese hunting dog was instantly killed.
Only an identical Aura Blade could withstand an Aura Blade.
That was common knowledge in the Hunter industry.
Despite unleashing a fist concentrated with tremendous power.
The penthouse windows remained intact.
This proved that the energy in his fist was completely injected into the opponent without waste.
And demonstrated Yong Cheon-woo’s superior skill.
Peak S-rank.
The punch of someone said to be closer to SS-rank Hunter than anyone was fast and accurate.
“Whew. I almost died if I’d been a bit later.”
A brazen voice.
Yong Cheon-woo doubted his ears.
“You. You bastard.”
“How can you carelessly deploy Aura Blade like that? If it wasn’t me, I would’ve died.”
“How did you survive?”
“Aura Blade isn’t your exclusive property, is it?”
Energy gathered on Reng Qing’s arms.
Though faint.
It was definitely Aura Blade.
The destructive authority that symbolized S-rank warrior-type Hunters!
“My arm’s broken. Will you handle the workers’ compensation?”
“…You bastard.”
Who would’ve thought there was an S-rank Hunter among the Superhuman Bureau’s hunting dogs.
Yong Cheon-woo raised his guard.
“Are you ready to have a conversation now?”
“Superhuman Bureau’s dog.”
“Reng Qing.”
“You son of a bitch. Try barking once.”
“Anyone watching would think we’re the perpetrators and you’re the victim.”
Reng Qing grumbled at length before getting to the point.
“Come to China.”
“You’re telling me to become your dog?”
“Isn’t being a well-fed dog better than being discarded after use in Korea?”
Reng Qing twisted Yong Cheon-woo’s words back at him.
He remained calm even with boiling murderous intent aimed at his neck.
“You’re telling me to abandon Mir Guild?”
“Is there anything left to abandon when all the guild members have defected?”
“This son of a bitch.”
“Don’t be obsessed with the guild. What’s important is you, isn’t it?”
Yong Cheon-woo fell silent.
Right.
For Mir Guild to exist, he ultimately had to be intact.
“The Korean government doesn’t seem to have any intention of leaving you alone, does it?”
“They can’t punish me with mere laws.”
“Because you’re one of only ten S-rank Hunters in Korea?”
“There’s no one to replace me.”
“What about Park Min-ho?”
“You’re comparing that brat to me?”
“At least the Korean government seems to think so.”
Yong Cheon-woo couldn’t completely deny it.
The reason Mir Guild could get away with overstepping their authority was because he, an S-rank Hunter, was there.
But.
The government was attacking Mir Guild?
It was proof that they had a Hunter to replace him.
“If you’re interested, take a look.”
Reng Qing threw a piece of paper slightly larger than a business card.
Yong Cheon-woo lightly waved his hand and swatted away the flying paper.
The paper’s trajectory was deflected and went straight into the trash can, but Reng Qing’s expression didn’t change much.
“I’ll see you again later.”
Reng Qing headed toward the elevator.
As doubt flickered around Yong Cheon-woo’s eyes.
“One should leave comfortably when departing.”
Reng Qing spoke playfully and slipped into the elevator as soon as the doors opened.
Ding!
Yong Cheon-woo was left alone.
His gaze remained fixed on the trash can where the paper had just fallen for quite some time.
* * *
Meigers volunteered to become the Earthbound Spirit of the Death Forge.
【I want to study the necromantic structures more.】
“Do as you wish.”
This worked out perfectly.
To activate the Death Forge, one Otherworldly Soul must remain there.
Once placed in the forge, they cannot be removed for one week.
I usually kept Roan, who was backup personnel, semi-permanently stationed there, and when things seemed like they’d get tough, I’d leave the Death Forge empty.
Now with Meigers here, I can operate Roan as full-time combat power too.
[The Cursed Gravestone’s functions are enhanced.]
[The Soul Stone exchange rate is reduced to 47:1.]
[The Pit of Malice’s functions are enhanced.]
[The number of corpses that can be stored increases from 40 to 48.]
“What did you do?”
【I merely adjusted the mana circuits.】
Meigers had improved the mana flow of the necromantic structures to boost their performance.
【There’s still room for a bit more improvement.】
Oh.
Ohhhhh!
【Don’t get too excited. Just adjusting the flow won’t dramatically improve performance.】
“Even this much is amazing.”
【If I could enter the realm of analysis and reconstruction, upgrades would be possible too.】
Good.
Please work even harder.
I should try out the improved [Cursed Gravestone]’s function too.
Rattle rattle.
After placing the Fragmented Soul Stones I’d swept up from the Hunter Market on the gravestone.
[Combining Fragmented Soul Stones.]
I tried using the Cursed Gravestone’s new function.
Whooom!
White energy began rising from the Fragmented Soul Stones like wisps of smoke.
It gathered in midair and transformed into a single mass.
[A Soul Stone has been crafted.]
A Soul Stone created without a soul.
“Ehehe!”
Soul Stones can be duplicated?
How can I resist this!
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