My Catastrophic‑Level Summon Devours Gates - Chapter 225
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Episode 225
“Kiiiii!”
How long has it been since we entered the Gate?
The sounds of giant ants are already getting on my nerves.
“I think I’ve cut down over 100 of them.”
“Iron Head has 121. The Girl has taken down 1,073.”
“Mage! Why does the joint spell count as only your achievement!”
“Then why don’t you count up to the Knight Order Members too.”
“Counting each one individually only gets in the way during battle.”
“Do you think we can win by combining them?”
“Grrrrrr.”
Sir Isra ground his teeth in displeasure.
Like ants, no. Since real ants were swarming, area attacks were shining.
In battles against large numbers, magic’s efficiency inevitably stands out more.
“Hohoho. Burn everything to ashes!”
“Madam seems to be getting too excited.”
Let her enjoy it.
Ingrid had always shown consideration for Sir Isra in battle.
She had provided magical support so our strongest force could demonstrate his abilities.
It was understandable.
Even before using aura, he was someone who could cut steel with an ordinary sword by reading the ‘grain’.
An irregular existence who surpassed magical firepower with a single blade.
But large-scale battles were an exception.
“Phew. It feels like my chest is clearing out.”
Ingrid smiled brightly.
“But this is strange.”
“Right?”
I agreed with Sir Isra’s opinion while stroking my chin.
“What’s strange about it?”
“You thief. Aren’t there too many enemies?”
“That’s why the Hunters who came before got done in.”
“It’s a bit different.”
At first, I thought like Zaugg.
With this kind of quantity offensive, the Hunters might have been buried.
But here’s the thing.
“Let’s say the Hunters’ corpses were eaten. What about their equipment?”
It hadn’t even been 24 hours since the last Hunter team to enter was wiped out.
Equipment couldn’t just disappear in a closed space.
That wasn’t the only suspicious element.
“It’s not even a wave type, but there are too many.”
Gates can’t endlessly churn out monsters.
Even after slaughtering thousands of monsters, their momentum isn’t decreasing.
“Isn’t this just like the Black Heaven Society incident?”
Sir Isra spoke as if reading my mind.
I slowly nodded up and down.
“If you were a GGG Hunter, what would you do?”
“Accept the losses and force a breakthrough. I would have hunted the boss monster.”
“Iron Head. But that could make it more dangerous.”
“The abnormal number of monsters. There’s a high possibility it’s related to the boss monster.”
Sir Isra’s reasoning made sense.
Well, even if that wasn’t the case… the GGG Hunters wouldn’t have had any other choice.
“A war of attrition would be hopeless.”
Less than two hours after entering the Gate, our kill count exceeded a thousand.
No wonder the Black Heaven Society came to mind.
The undead army doesn’t breathe, so they can fight without rest.
But what about the GGG Hunters?
“Mana and stamina get depleted. Monsters keep coming. They would have had to push forward even if they couldn’t handle it.”
“As expected of Master! To read everything without even seeing it!”
“The great lord’s insight is truly the best.”
“Master. Amazing.”
Don’t say such embarrassing things.
Anyone could figure this out with a little thought.
But why are my cheeks twitching like this?
Hmm.
Ahem.
Let’s manage my expression.
Praise songs aren’t important right now.
“Sir. Let’s pick up the pace.”
“How about using the minion you newly created?”
“Let’s wait a bit on that one.”
Hydraigon.
A masterpiece created by combining the Draco Trio.
If it scattered the lightning wrapped around its body, it could easily break through groups of giant ants.
[You cannot fly higher than 4 meters in this Gate.]
Without the flight penalty, this would be easy pickings.
What a shame.
“I have a bad feeling.”
A situation similar to when we entered the Gate created by the Black Heaven Society.
What if someone was lurking behind the scenes?
I’m not certain.
There’s no solid evidence for it.
That’s why I didn’t bother telling Sir Isra.
“Then it would be good to use Tigris.”
Sir Isra didn’t probe into the suspicion I harbored and gave practical advice.
[Death Space]
30 Tigris.
1 Predator – Lex.
20 Death Warriors.
“Karurururu.”
A beast rivaling a wyvern in size.
Lex let out a low, pleased growl.
The Tigris Group lined up beside prepared for a charge with spears raised.
The Death Warriors gripped their weapons.
“I’ll leave the command to you.”
“Haha. Since these were created by my Lord’s hands, I’ll break through with minimal losses.”
“Please leave the rear to the Girl.”
“I’ll attach these friends too.”
From the elongated shadows, giants made from the flesh of the dead appeared.
Undead/golem-type creatures created with Meigers’ intervention.
They were Death Giants.
“Don’t fall behind, Mage.”
“Watch where you’re going, Iron Head.”
“Wh-wh-what should I do?”
“Miss Emilia, please run with the Support Team.”
I’d like to let her gain some experience, but we don’t have that luxury right now.
“Let’s run to the end of the Gate.”
Using my words as a signal flare.
Sir Isra’s new form charged at the giant ants.
* * *
A Gate created at William Harris’s request.
This wasn’t the first or second time the Black Heaven Society had created such a ‘trap’.
“Calling the Black Heaven Society over family disputes. What foolish humans.”
Juan muttered as he recalled the details of this commission.
They spent a fortune trying to harm family members who shared the same roof and ate from the same pot.
“This world is a mess.”
Humans committing illegal acts were overflowing everywhere in the world.
But you know what.
Just for pursuing stronger power.
Juan became an international criminal and ended up being hunted.
If the Black Heaven Society hadn’t taken him in.
He would have been a cold corpse by now.
“If I can overcome this trial, I can become an official member too.”
The Black Heaven Society had arranged many things to succeed in this commission.
They created giant ant spawns.
And positioned Juan behind them to create a double trap that the Hunters couldn’t escape from.
“Kehehehe. I have no confidence in losing.”
Even if they endured the wave of giant ants and moved forward.
The ants revived as Undeads would target them from behind.
The renowned GGG Guild Hunters?
The first team to enter was swallowed by the wave of ants.
The second and third teams were also caught from behind by the revived Undeads and eventually fell.
“How satisfying after all that showing off.”
Juan spat with a “Ptui―”.
The corpses of GGG Hunters lying in the cave.
These were the ones he had stolen away so the giant ants couldn’t devour them.
“Do you know how much trouble I went through to collect these guys?”
Just because the Black Heaven Society created the Gate.
Didn’t mean control authority was given to Juan.
Guiding the ants was all he could do.
The Undeads that Juan revived were also considered enemies and charged at.
So he salvaged about 2/3 of the corpses.
But even this much was satisfactory.
[Strength in life = Power of Undead.]
This is why Necromancers seek strong corpses.
The GGG-affiliated Hunters were excellent subjects.
They were at a level where he could raise them as Durahams, high-ranking Undeads.
Also, Juan had one more special reason for wanting the corpses of the strong.
A certain ritual he had been secretly conducting for years.
To complete that ritual, he needed more corpses of the strong.
“Kehehehe. I want to slow down the brakes.”
A Gate where precious Undead materials walk in on their own feet!
Just a little more.
If he kept devouring the GGG-affiliated Hunters.
He would be able to witness the completion of the ritual he had dreamed of!
“Once this opens its eyes, there will be nothing more to fear.”
Juan recalled the past.
The days when he was triumphant as a Necromancer.
When he reached A-rank, people even said he was the future who would lead Mexico.
However.
As time passed without advancing to a higher level, people’s interest also faded.
It was because of this that he dabbled in dangerous rituals.
And yet.
Being treated as a criminal just for killing a few Hunters!
Even though only part of the crimes committed in the process of preparing the ritual were revealed.
Mexico issued a wanted order for Juan.
While being hunted, he gained enlightenment and reached the S-rank level he had dreamed of.
But that fact wasn’t pleasant.
Just wait and see.
The moment his masterpiece is completed.
Those who persecuted him will kneel before him and beg for mercy, pleading to be spared.
“Ehihit. Hihit.”
Ah.
Just imagining it was so sweet.
His mouth gaped open and strength clenched in both hands.
“Oh right. What happened to the guys who entered this time?”
[Evil Eye]
Juan shared vision with the minions he had positioned throughout the Gate.
Obviously they would be swept away and dying in the wave of giant ants….
“Kek!”
A dry cough burst out at the unexpected scene.
Giant ants being swept away like autumn leaves in the wind.
What was advancing while crushing the black wave were Undeads he had never seen before.
“Undead heavy cavalry? And what are those guys using Auras!”
The Tigris Group breaking through at a single point.
The Death Warrior’s Aura widened the crack even more.
The giant ants targeting the rear were swept away by unidentified magic.
“This is impossible!”
This was completely different from the previous three attempts.
The GGG-affiliated Hunters had struggled just to push through the giant ant swarm and advance.
Juan’s intervention was only to salvage corpses.
Even if left alone, the fate of the GGG Hunters wouldn’t have changed.
But now….
“This is dangerous.”
Juan, who had been chewing his fingers nervously, rearranged his mana.
[Animate Dead]
The giant ants that the intruder group had trampled rose to their feet once more.
The dead revived by Necromancy let out screams of “Kiiiii” and began their attack.
“If you’re attacked from both sides, you’ll be no different… Eeek?!”
Kuaaang!
Mana condensed to its limit shot out, devastating the Undead ants.
The Corpse Monster that had been standing there blankly.
Looking again, one of its arms had been entirely transformed into the shape of a mana cannon.
The undead ants that took the tremendous firepower head-on had to die twice over.
“A golem? No. It’s made from corpses. But what kind of beam is it shooting!!”
From one to ten.
Everything was beyond common sense.
Even Juan, who had risen to S-rank with the Necromancer class.
Had never seen such Undeads before.
“They look stronger than most of my minions.”
This won’t do.
With the invaders’ breakthrough power, they would quickly conquer the ‘Queen’ at the Gate’s center.
If the Gate is conquered, the Black Heaven Society’s proposal ends too.
No.
More than that, he wasn’t sure if he could even survive when going outside after closure.
“Damn it. Why does this happen when the great undertaking is right before my eyes!”
Juan, who had been spitting out curses, turned around.
The ritual in progress inside the cave.
Looking at the being sleeping in the Inner Sanctum, he calculated in his head.
“Wait. This might actually work?”
Crisis is opportunity, they say.
Since the invaders are strong.
Couldn’t he instead use them to complete the ritual?
After finishing all his calculations, Juan’s lips curled up.
“I can do it. If it’s me!”
Shortly after.
An eerie radiance flashed once from the Gate Core.
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