My Catastrophic‑Level Summon Devours Gates - Chapter 36

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Episode 36

 

A Break incident that occurred in a D-rank Gate.

 

But.

 

Why is a C-rank monster Ghoul drooling as it charges at us?

 

Well.

 

Finding out the reason is a secondary concern.

 

Right now.

 

“I need to survive.”

 

[Death Space]

 

[3/10 → 2/10]

 

【How dare you! Who do you think you’re drooling that filthy saliva in front of!】

 

Sir Isra burst forth from the shadow, suddenly leaping forward and charging.

 

[Physical Enhancement → Mana Emission]

 

[Imperial Swordsmanship (Modified)_Isra Form]

 

[1st Form – Flash Strike]

 

Slash—

 

The Ghoul’s head split in half.

 

“Whoa.”

 

Fast.

 

Too fast.

 

I thought I had somewhat adapted to Sir Isra’s speed.

 

But.

 

Right now, following with my eyes was all I could manage.

 

If it weren’t for Heavenly Martial Body.

 

I wouldn’t have even seen the moment the Ghoul was split in half and died.

 

【Since mana application is possible, it’s quite livable.】

 

Sir Isra, who had used limited mana emission even when he first possessed the Orc Zombie.

 

Bringing his lifetime enlightenment with him.

 

Thanks to enhancing his possessed skills, he truly emitted mana as if flying.

 

【Quite useful. Iron Head.】

 

【It’s merely a trivial skill.】

 

Excuse me.

 

Teachers.

 

Aren’t your standards a bit too high?

 

That’s enough small talk.

 

A Break incident just occurred right before my eyes.

 

I can’t just stand here doing nothing.

 

[Death Space]

 

[2/10 → 1/10]

 

【Hohoho. A rescue mission?】

 

【Mage. Control your firepower so people don’t get hurt.】

 

【I’m the Eclipse Witch. Do you think I’d make such a mistake?】

 

The two Undead also summoned their subordinate minions.

 

[Gale Knights]

 

[Knight Order Summoning – Armed Zombie Warrior x2]

 

[Eclipse Witch Coven]

 

[Witch Coven Summoning – Skeleton Mage x1]

 

A total of 5 Undead.

 

It feels like just yesterday I was assembling corpses every time I went in and out of Gates.

 

Having Undead suddenly appear the moment I give an order felt refreshingly new.

 

“Let’s go, everyone.”

 

【Yes. My Lord.】

 

【I shall obey Master’s command.】

 

Sir Isra and the Armed Zombie Warriors took the front.

 

Ingrid and the Skeleton Mage positioned themselves at the rear.

 

“Student. You can walk, right?”

 

“Y-yes. I’m fine.”

 

“Go the other way. You’ll reach the main road.”

 

【Wouldn’t it be better for you to retreat as well?】

 

“To other people’s eyes, you’ll look like a monster too, Sir.”

 

【Grr.】

 

【I’m a bit worried too, but it can’t be helped.】

 

Leaving behind my two familiars’ concerns.

 

I advanced in the direction the Ghoul had come from.

 

* * *

 

A deserted alley.

 

Perhaps because of that.

 

There were no visible casualties.

 

“Grrrrowl.”

 

“Uuuurgh.”

 

Instead, undead monsters were scattered here and there throughout the path.

 

[Zombie Warrior]

 

[Skeleton Soldier]

 

[Skeleton Mage]

 

All D-rank undead.

 

I thought it was strange when ghouls appeared.

 

But they weren’t all C-rank.

 

【I’ll clear a path for you.】

 

[Unique Technique – Eclipse]

 

[Ice Bolt x 2]

 

[Flame Beat x 2]

 

[Technique Application – Maximize Repulsion]

 

[Transformation – Shatter]

 

The flickering flames collided with the ice fragments.

 

Their energy didn’t diminish but instead repelled each other while growing stronger.

 

The extreme heat and cold created friction.

 

Swirling together before shooting out in a single point.

 

“Gueok?”

 

The Zombie Warrior’s scream was swallowed by white light.

 

Where the white light touched was literally deleted.

 

The Zombie Warrior with a hole in the middle of its face collapsed to the ground.

 

The Skeleton Soldier 3 meters away also fell with its skull completely pierced through.

 

A single flash that took down over ten monsters in one strike.

 

“The range is narrower than when I dealt with the slimes?”

 

【Eclipse isn’t simply a mass destruction technique.】

 

Which attributes you combine and what ratio you set changes its nature.

 

The range and direction of the magic can be adjusted as much as you want.

 

Isn’t this skill way too versatile?

 

【If only you could calculate all of that.】

 

To maximize the repulsion of opposing attributes like now requires precise control ability.

 

Calculating the discharge direction and trajectory also requires a lot of mental effort.

 

Even if you learn the technique.

 

Unless you’re a witch at Ingrid’s level, it’s a spell that’s easy to self-destruct with.

 

【Hmm. It’s not something just any mage can do.】

 

Sir Isra agreed with that statement.

 

What’s this about.

 

【I acknowledge that the Mage is excellent.】

 

His displeased expression remained unchanged.

 

“Ingrid. How much mana do you have left?”

 

【About 80%.】

 

So she can use that attack about four more times.

 

【Wouldn’t it be better to eliminate them all at once?】

 

【Iron Head. What do you think would happen if you did that in a residential area?】

 

A building or two would be blown away.

 

【Kehehem.】

 

【This is why Iron Heads are no good.】

 

【Sir. There’s a fight happening over there.】

 

Sir Isra hastily changed the subject.

 

Clang!

 

He’s right.

 

When I listened carefully, I could hear the very faint sound of metal clashing.

 

“Must be Hunters who were dispatched.”

 

Phew.

 

That’s a relief.

 

This is my first Gate Break incident since becoming a Hunter.

 

Even though I’ve improved dramatically since meeting Sir Isra.

 

Fighting monsters in reality was my first experience, so I was quite nervous.

 

【It seems too early to feel relieved.】

 

“Why?”

 

【The Hunters seem to be losing.】

 

Damn it.

 

“What are we doing? We need to go quickly!”

 

I took the Undead and headed toward the sound.

 

Empty land between buildings.

 

A red-stained Gate was inside a fenced empty lot.

 

Monsters were continuously pouring out from inside.

 

“Damn it!! You said it was D-rank!!”

 

“What kind of Ghoul is, argh!”

 

“Our team alone can’t stop them!”

 

What a complete chaos.

 

Five Hunters were blocking the Undead.

 

But they couldn’t handle them numerically or qualitatively, so they were pushed back into the alley.

 

The monsters that came outside were escaping the scene through other passages.

 

The biggest problem was, as expected.

 

“Grooooar!”

 

It must be a ghoul drooling like it’s possessed by a starving ghost.

 

Bang! Crash!

 

Long claws pound against the shield.

 

The impact area is deeply dented.

 

But it doesn’t break through.

 

Still.

 

With the shield in that condition, the tank holding it will collapse soon.

 

【2 minutes, no. They’ll fall within 1 minute.】

 

“You can predict that too?”

 

【You can tell from the ragged breathing, trembling muscles, and the angle of their drooping arms.】

 

What the hell.

 

That’s scary.

 

【It’s just a trivial skill.】

 

But if it’s 1 minute, there’s no time for small talk.

 

“Sir Isra. Take out that ghoul.”

 

【Then I must leave your side.】

 

“I have the Armed Zombie Warrior.”

 

【Tsk. Can’t be helped.】

 

Sir Isra entered the battlefield with a reluctant expression.

 

The blade flashed through the air.

 

Slash!

 

They fall one by one with each strike.

 

Even before modification, he had sliced through Living Armor like cutting radish.

 

Now that his specs had more than doubled.

 

D-rank Undead were no match for Sir Isra.

 

“Groooaar?”

 

【Don’t spit so disgracefully.】

 

Slash slash!

 

Nice.

 

Sir Isra is the best after all.

 

“Be careful! That ghoul isn’t the end!”

 

The shield-bearing Hunter shouted as if squeezing out his voice.

 

“We killed another ghoul on our way here.”

 

“These ghouls were the Hunters who entered!”

 

Damn.

 

So they were the Hunters who went in to conquer the Gate.

 

That means.

 

There’s something that turned a Hunter team into ghouls.

 

“Groooooooar!”

 

[Evolved Predator Ghoul]

 

A monster that just emerged from the reddened Gate.

 

That’s the one.

 

The culprit that wiped out the Hunter team that went to conquer the Gate.

 

And caused the Break incident.

 

“Um, Hunter sir. Could you buy us just 5 minutes?”

 

“Support from the Response Department will arrive in just 5 minutes!”

 

Another Hunter added.

 

Hmm.

 

Well.

 

“Holding out for 5 minutes seems difficult.”

 

“Ah.”

 

“But taking it down might be possible.”

 

I finished assessing the situation.

 

If it were before modifying Sir Isra, it might be different.

 

But after sizing it up, it seemed doable.

 

[Fireball]

 

I released the mana I had secretly rearranged while talking.

 

And hurled it toward the Undead clustered around the Gate.

 

BOOM!

 

* * *

 

[Response Bureau 3rd Division – Deputy Kim Jong-su]

 

[Hunter Rank – D]

 

The ID badge hanging around the neck of the Hunter holding a dented shield swayed back and forth.

 

“Huff, huff.”

 

He leaned against his shield, breathing heavily.

 

Just 10 seconds ago.

 

There hadn’t even been time to breathe.

 

Even catching his breath would have been a luxury.

 

‘I thought I was going to die.’

 

When they said the D-rank Gate’s mana distribution exceeded 100%.

 

And led to a Break incident, he had actually thought it was fortunate.

 

Because the accident happened when Kim Jong-su’s team was on standby nearby.

 

Five D-rank Hunters might not be able to resolve the Break incident.

 

But he had been confident they could prevent civilian casualties.

 

‘Who could have known that Ghouls would appear.’

 

Ghouls, C-rank monsters.

 

One might think how significant could a single rank difference be.

 

However.

 

If you actually face them, no one would be able to say such things.

 

A single C-rank is more troublesome than five or more D-rank monsters combined.

 

‘The Hunter team that entered the Gate must have been killed by that mutant.’

 

An evolved boss monster.

 

It was natural for the Hunter team to be wiped out after entering what they thought was a D-rank Gate.

 

The fact that those Hunters were revived as Ghouls was an even bigger problem.

 

Really.

 

My luck was bad.

 

But on the other hand, it was too good.

 

“Manager Kim, are you alright?”

 

“I’m alive at least.”

 

“Who is that Hunter?”

 

“I don’t know. Seems like a Necromancer type.”

 

“But those are Zombies, right?”

 

“Yes. That’s what it looks like to me.”

 

“The Zombie is slicing through the Ghoul in one strike.”

 

“There’s also an Armored Zombie.”

 

The Hunters teamed up with Kim Jong-su each threw in a comment.

 

Those who had desperate expressions just moments ago were now leisurely observing the situation.

 

The atmosphere had changed dramatically.

 

The reason they could catch their breath was…

 

【Dead ones, return to where you belong.】

 

Slash!

 

【Vermin, how dare you show killing intent toward your master?】

 

Boom!

 

It was thanks to the Undead that had intervened in the battle.

 

The Zombie(?) wielding a Bone Knife cut down enemies like cutting through sheaves of grain.

 

The Skeleton Mage wrapped in vines here and there swept away monsters with magic never seen before.

 

“Guuuuu.”

 

“Guuuk. Protect. Master.”

 

Thanks to the Armored Undead blocking the path, the damage from the break situation didn’t spread.

 

“Fireball.”

 

The master commanding these dead threw Fire Orbs whenever there was an opening.

 

Boom!

 

Undead burned black.

 

Overwhelming.

 

The enemies that five D-rank Hunters had struggled just to hold off against.

 

Were swept away like autumn leaves in the wind.

 

“Deputy.”

 

“Yes.”

 

“That Hunter. He must be C-rank, right?”

 

“I think he’s either max level C-rank or B-rank.”

 

Otherwise.

 

He couldn’t defeat C-rank monsters in one strike.

 

Easily destroy dozens of Undead.

 

“Guooooooo!”

 

And even toy with an enhanced Mutant Boss Monster.

 

No way.

 

Could he be D-rank.

 

None of the Hunters dispatched from the Response Department thought Min-ho could be D-rank.

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