My Catastrophic‑Level Summon Devours Gates - Chapter 189
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Episode 189
The first emotion I felt after entering Cross Gate was refreshment.
Sniff, sniff sniff.
Should I say the air feels fresh?
“Do Gates also emit phytoncides?”
I’ve seen forest terrain quite a lot.
But I’ve never felt such a refreshing sensation.
The coolness that cleared my nose completely made my body feel energized.
“The mana concentration in the atmosphere is high.”
“Mana concentration?”
“That’s right. Training in places rich with mana makes progress faster.”
Wow.
So high mana concentration has that kind of effect.
Just coming to Cross Gate to train would be beneficial.
“Even the Domestic Big Five spray mana in their promising trainees’ training grounds.”
“Yeon-du experienced that too, didn’t she?”
“Wow. I’m jealous.”
Wait.
Did everyone know this except me?
I glared at the Support Team with an inexplicable sense of betrayal.
“Master. In this kind of environment, the monsters will be strong too.”
“Why would they be strong too?”
“Because they would have absorbed more mana from the atmosphere during their creation process.”
We should estimate at least twice the standard outside.
Ugh.
I could understand why Master Han Yo-han said the Giant Armor was essential.
“Welcome to Hyeonmu Base.”
“Are you from the Fissure Bureau?”
“Ah. I’m Lieutenant Colonel Jo Seung-cheol, currently serving in the Capital Defense Command.”
The term Hyeonmu Base.
And an Awakened from military leadership providing guidance.
This isn’t a typical situation.
“Hmm.”
Looking around, I understood a little.
Concrete walls blocked all four sides.
The sight of temporary barracks and buildings lined up reminded me of a military base.
“You can freely use everything except the building in the center.”
“Ah. Thank you.”
“Once you leave Hyeonmu Base, monsters will appear constantly. Just be careful of that.”
Cross Gate is both a dimensional rift and a massive ‘Gate’.
A dangerous land where monsters emerge from everywhere.
They say you need to constantly deploy dimensional barriers to prevent monster generation.
“Expanding the safe zone would help with exploration.”
The military uncle shook his head left and right at Seong-su’s question.
“The devices that constantly generate dimensional barriers are expensive.”
“How much do they cost?”
“For an area the size of Hyeonmu Base, the budget goes into the trillions.”
What.
Not billions but trillions?
The base area doesn’t even look that big.
It’s shocking.
“Since this place was built with taxpayer money, we’d appreciate it if you treat it preciously.”
“Yes.”
Phew.
My heart started pounding as soon as I heard the word trillion.
Even though my earnings have gotten incredibly good lately.
1 trillion is a bit… should I say it’s an amount that doesn’t feel real?
After finishing the explanation and simple investigation.
“Let’s go.”
Master Han Yo-han took the lead with bloodshot eyes.
Um.
Teacher?
If you drop all subjects and objects and just say “let’s go,” how am I supposed to know where we’re going?
“He means the mine.”
Ugh.
I had a feeling he meant let’s depart right away.
Master Han Yo-han’s head is filled with nothing but blacksmith work.
He entered Cross Gate with only the thought of mining rare metals himself.
“Let’s go.”
“Hunter Park. Shouldn’t you look around Hyeonmu Base first?”
“I can’t send Master Han Yo-han alone.”
“Master isn’t someone who’ll listen even if you try to stop him.”
Nam Jin-woo sighed.
* * *
Grooooong—
The thick steel door slides left and right with a heavy sound.
“I wish the Hunters good fortune.”
A greeting from the soldier guarding the entrance.
I also lightly bowed my head in response.
The otherworldly scenery visible between the opened steel doors.
In the middle of a dense forest, there was just a forest path wide enough for one or two people to walk.
“It’s different from the trees on the back mountain.”
“Right.”
“Hyung. These plants are otherworld species that only appear in Gates.”
Seong-su naturally began explaining.
“Judging by the shape of the leaves, it seems to be a Beta dimension.”
“Beta?”
“The WHU classifies Gates by finding commonalities in their internal environments.”
Since there are multiple Gates that share the same worldview.
They found Gates with similar environments and named them in order: Alpha, Beta, and so on.
Well.
Ingrid and Meigers also said they were from the same world, just different time periods.
It made sense that there would be multiple Gates set in the same world.
“Did Boss tell you to study again?”
“He said that if you understand the environment, you can predict what kind of enemies will appear.”
My goodness.
Not only President Baek who assigned the studying, but seeing Seong-su who had prepared so diligently made me feel both moved and sorry.
“In terrain like this, Trolls mainly appear.”
Swish—
Slurp—
“You seem to be right.”
Sir Isra, who had drawn his sword, pointed somewhere in the bushes.
The sound of footsteps could be heard from a distance.
The stride was short.
The sound of rustling bushes came from low down.
It was data I could read thanks to my heightened senses from the Heavenly Martial Body.
“Dire Wolves.”
Had it even been a minute since we left Hyeonmu Base?
Looking back, the heavy steel door and walls built up with concrete came straight into view.
To think monsters were swarming around the base too.
Cross Gate.
What a fantastic place this is.
“Boss. Please leave the first battle to us.”
Seong-su stepped forward.
“Will you be alright?”
“We’ll test how much stronger they are than regular monsters.”
Dire Wolves are C-rank.
Since I’d hunted them directly before, they’d make a good comparison group.
Rustle!
The Dire Wolf burst out, cutting through bushes that had grown up to knee height.
Five in total.
“Haaah!”
Seong-su, who had stepped forward, gripped short swords about 50 centimeters long in both hands.
[Mana Emission]
[Sword Dancing]
Spinning blades whirling around.
The Dire Wolf that had been charging forward got caught up in the sword dance demonstration.
Slash!
The short sword cut through fur and skin without hesitation.
Blood splattered in all directions, but the blade didn’t penetrate deeply.
Even though it wasn’t swung directly.
Thanks to the Heavenly Martial Body, I could tell just from the cutting sound whether it was an effective hit.
“I’ll create an opening.”
Jong-hyo, acting as the tank, pushed the Dire Wolf back with his shield.
[Mana Emission]
[Multi Shot]
Whoosh!
Multiple arrows nocked on the bowstring poured down on the Dire Wolves that were following behind.
There were hardly any effective hits.
The Dire Wolves’ tough hide and fur greatly reduced the arrows’ power.
“Magic would have dealt more damage.”
“This is why mages are no good.”
“What?”
“Those arrows weren’t shot to deal damage.”
Sir Isra was right.
It was a restraint tactic to isolate the leading Dire Wolf.
In the meantime, Seong-su had definitively cut— the Dire Wolf’s throat.
“Good. Here comes the big one!”
[Multiple Casting]
[Glacial Spike]
[Water Fall]
Crack!
A massive chunk of ice crushed one Dire Wolf with a crunch.
“You’ve improved a lot.”
Honestly, I was a bit surprised.
“Didn’t you see us training?”
“Real combat is different.”
The support team had struggled even in the Domain of Challenge, a D-rank Gate.
After spending months hunting only in Gates.
Their skills had improved dramatically.
“Huff. Huff.”
“Whew. That was tough.”
The hunt ended without major casualties.
The support team that had defeated the pack of Dire Wolves panted and wiped away their sweat.
“What do you think, Sir?”
“They’re at B-rank monster level.”
I agreed with Sir Isra’s assessment.
Then what grade would the corpse materials be?
I checked the information with Spirit Eye.
[Dire Wolf Muscle]
Grade: C
—Strength +24% when creating undead
—Agility +26% when creating undead
“Huh?”
I rubbed my eyes and looked again.
But that didn’t change the byproduct information.
“Is there a problem?”
“No. The options are too good for the grade.”
“Then that’s a good thing, isn’t it?”
“It’s because they’re B-rank monster level options.”
When making undead.
You can’t just use high-grade materials indiscriminately.
My grade plus 1 grade
So right now, I can use up to A-grade materials without penalty.
S-grade and above means you can’t properly utilize the options when creating undead.
“This is amazing!”
If I obtain byproducts from monsters like Ogres?
I can handle S-grade spec byproducts without penalty!
“Oh. We should hope strong monsters appear quickly.”
“Shouldn’t Schne stay back a bit?”
“You thief. Don’t try to back out.”
【Pathetic. Thief.】
【If there are useful materials, you must pass them to this old one too.】
My familiars.
We came to Cross Gate to escort the Craftsman, you know?
Isn’t hoping for strong monsters to appear putting the cart before the horse?
But.
Honestly, I was a little excited too.
* * *
This was Senior Apprentice Nam Jin-woo’s fourth time coming to Cross Gate.
To obtain rare minerals as desired, they had to personally put in the legwork.
Since the two weren’t accustomed to combat, they always commissioned one of the Domestic Big Five.
‘This is quite an unusual case though.’
Not the Domestic Big Five.
This was the first time they’d requested protection from Min-ho, a freelance Hunter.
They weren’t too worried.
Wearing the completed Giant Armor would make even A-rank monsters manageable.
Enhanced armament with spec reinforcement and even automatic combat functions.
It was a feature President Bang Gyeong-rok had included for Master Han Yo-han, who wasn’t used to fighting.
‘If Hunter Park alone seems difficult, we can just do a Giant Armor demonstration.’
With a relaxed mindset, they departed for their destination.
Before long, they encountered monsters.
The Dire Wolves had been nothing in comparison.
“Kruoooooo!”
Gray monsters 4 meters in size.
Not just one Troll, but six had appeared.
Enhanced specs compared to regular Gates.
With tough skin and regenerative abilities, they were very troublesome enemies to face.
“Hunter Park. How about a forced breakthrough?”
“Breakthrough?”
“We take out only the ones blocking the path and run at full speed.”
The slow-moving Trolls could be easily outrun.
The two craftsmen would wear the Giant Armor.
The support team and Min-ho could ride the undead to create distance.
“Once we leave the forest path, we’ll enter the monsters’ territory, so just clearing a path should be enough.”
Min-ho’s exceptional skills had been widely covered in the news.
However.
A single B-rank Hunter couldn’t face six Cross Gate Mountain Trolls alone.
Even Hunters from the Domestic Big Five who had accompanied as escorts had struggled against Trolls.
“Clearing a path is fine.”
Min-ho scratched his head with his hand.
“If it seems difficult, I could also wear the Giant Armor and…”
“The Trolls. It’s fine if I take them all down, right?”
Five question marks appeared above Chief Apprentice Nam Jin-woo’s head.
All six Trolls.
Take them all down?
“Hey guys. Let’s warm up a bit.”
[Death Space]
Predator – Lex, 1 unit.
Enhanced Draco, 3 units.
“Kwaruurururu!”
“Krrrrung!”
The restored Primitive Species and monsters bearing dragon genes revealed themselves.
“I alone am sufficient.”
Sir Isra confidently raised his sword.
Kwajik!
Seogek!
The Trolls being unilaterally slaughtered.
‘What am I looking at?’
Nam Jin-woo’s face turned bright red as he recalled the advice he had given just moments before.
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