My Catastrophic‑Level Summon Devours Gates - Chapter 48
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Episode 48
HR Director Hong Yu-ri tried not to show her bewilderment.
‘He wants to spar with a C-rank Hunter?’
She knew that Min-ho was from the magic system, specifically the summoning system.
Just analyzing the body camera footage released by the Rift Bureau to the media made the assessment obvious.
Why else would he have earned the nickname Guui-dong Necromancer?
It was natural that he would refuse when training was mentioned.
So she had naturally shifted the topic to sparring.
‘Multiple undead would be difficult, but in a one-on-one, a guild D-rank Hunter should be able to handle it.’
The hero who prevented the Break incident.
A promising Hunter believed to be the same person who passed the promotion exam with an S-rank.
It wouldn’t be strange if his confidence had risen to the ceiling.
The reason she suggested sparring before the contract.
Was to let him experience Mir’s level and humble him a bit.
This had already been discussed with the Guild Master.
They had scheduled training for C-rank and D-rank Hunters to coincide with Min-ho’s visit.
‘If he fights a C-rank, of course he’ll lose.’
This way, it would be difficult to achieve the original purpose of humbling him.
Isn’t it natural for a C-rank to beat a D-rank?
She worried that rather than experiencing Mir Guild’s prestige, he might just accept it as ‘ah, the rank difference can’t be helped.’
―Proceed with it.
A voice that sounded as close as if someone was whispering right next to her.
HR Director Hong Yu-ri almost reflexively bowed her head.
‘That was close.’
And when she thought about who the voice belonged to.
It was natural that she had almost reflexively bowed.
The person who built Mir, one of the Domestic Big Five, with his bare hands.
It was Guild Master Yong Cheon-woo’s voice.
A mana control method that only high-ranking Hunters could use.
He had used voice transmission.
“Wouldn’t sparring with a C-rank Hunter be impossible?”
“Of course it’s possible! What could be wrong with that!”
Hong Yu-ri shouted in her urgency.
Even in the midst of this, she quickly looked around at the Hunters in training.
The best Hunter among the C-ranks.
A skilled fighter who could show Mir Guild’s prestige······.
‘There he is!’
Cheering inwardly, I extended my finger as calmly as possible.
“Hunter Jang Min-seok?”
“Yes. HR Director.”
The designated Hunter stepped forward.
Height: 1 meter 90 centimeters.
Maybe it was because he was wearing a sleeveless shirt.
The muscles positioned on his fully exposed forearms writhed wildly.
There’s often talk that Hunters don’t need physical training, but that’s only half right.
Even with the same strength stat.
Power differed slightly depending on mass, that is, the level of body conditioning.
Monsters over 5 meters like Ogres even receive separate ‘large species’ additional bonuses.
Even muscles that rival bodybuilders all had their uses.
“Hunter Park Min-ho’s sparring partner. Could you do it?”
“Of course. To spar with the Guui-dong Necromancer. It’s an honor.”
Contrary to his words.
His wounded pride at having to face a C-rank was glaringly obvious.
‘It’s an appropriate selection.’
Jang Min-seok’s position is deal-tank.
A Hunter who mains as a tank while serving as a sub-dealer.
I had already analyzed the body camera footage from the Break several times.
‘Hunter Park’s undead was fast.’
If abilities are focused on speed.
Then destructive power drops accordingly.
Among C-rank Hunters, he has the best sense.
And Jang Min-seok can laugh off most attacks.
He could be seen as the perfect counter pick against speed-focused summoned beings.
HR Director Hong Yu-ri suppressed her laughter.
With this much.
He should be able to give Min-ho a proper lesson without holding back.
After breaking his pride once.
What kind of carrot should she dangle to win Min-ho’s heart?
HR Director Hong Yu-ri’s mind was busy pondering what conditions to offer after the sparring.
* * *
A 50-pyeong wide ring.
The designated Hunter rolled his shoulders left and right, warming up excessively.
【He’s wasting strength unnecessarily.】
He must be showing off.
From the moment I asked to be matched with a C-rank Hunter.
The atmosphere in the training ground turned ice cold.
What I’ve gained from 5 years of Hunter life is the ability to read the mood.
It’s not like I’ve been eating humble pie while being called the weakest weapon for just a day or two.
【By the way, will you be alright?】
“This is what you wanted, Sir.”
From when I said I wanted to see Mir Guild’s level.
You’ve been openly showing your desire to have a match.
The skill of a Hunter from the Domestic Big Five.
Honestly, I’m a bit curious.
“Hunter Park. How should we conduct the sparring?”
“What method?”
“Whether you’ll bring out all your Undead summoned beings, or do it tournament style.”
I hadn’t thought about that.
It seems like it’ll end with Sir Isra, so why think about what comes next.
“Ha! Bring them all out. You need to give your all for proper sparring, don’t you think.”
The Hunter standing across from me thumped his chest confidently.
“Hunter Jang Min-seok is a warrior type. He’s a C-rank expert who serves as both main Tank and sub-dealer.”
Wrapping his muscular body in Full Plate Mail.
Holding an Iron Mace and shield, he’s a typical Tank-style Hunter.
“You look quite strong.”
“Yes. Hunter Jang Min-seok possesses the Monstrous Strength ability.”
Monstrous Strength.
That’s quite a powerful ability.
【What kind of ability does he have?】
It probably grants additional physical strength proportional to his strength stat.
An ability suited for a dealer-tank.
“Since you’re D-rank, I’ll let you have the first move.”
Clang! Clang! The opponent lightly tapped his shield with his Iron Mace.
The resonance is quite threatening.
Thanks to Necrosmith’s insight, I could partially glimpse the ability imbued in the weapon.
“That club. It can do area attacks with shockwaves.”
It seems to be an ability that spreads impact around in proportion to strength.
I couldn’t tell the exact range.
Maybe about 2-3 meters.
【It’s fine. Just don’t get hit.】
【Iron Head. Don’t make mistakes.】
【Who do you think I am?】
【I know your skill. But don’t forget that if you lose, it would tarnish Master’s honor.】
【Don’t worry. I swear on my Chivalry to offer victory to my Lord.】
Sir Isra glared at his opponent.
“Hunter Park. Hunter Jang Min-seok has defensive capabilities that can easily block even dire wolf attacks.”
Dire wolf.
I heard it’s a monster with exceptional aggression and instant destructive power among C-rank monsters.
They even have pack hunting habits.
In other words, he can easily tank against a pack of dire wolves alone.
It seems the claim about being skilled among Mir Guild’s C-rank isn’t an exaggeration.
I wasn’t particularly nervous though.
“This should be a good match.”
Dire wolf?
Our Sir Isra can slice through even Magic Soldier Squad Leaders in one-on-one combat.
If they knew I had cleared a C-rank Gate solo.
I wonder if they could be this confident.
The HR Manager standing in the center stepped back three paces.
“Then we’ll begin the sparring match.”
3.
2.
1.
Start!
[Physical Enhancement → Mana Emission]
As soon as that sound rang out, Sir Isra’s form shot across the ring.
The opponent’s widened eyes moved left and right.
Wrong.
This is.
While his pupils were looking in the wrong direction.
【Where are you looking?】
Sir Isra penetrated into the opponent’s range.
There wasn’t an angle to swing the iron mace.
“Uoooooh!”
The enemy swung the shield in his hand forward.
He braced the shield’s edge with his shoulder to add more force.
【I’d like to say that’s decent judgment, but.】
Whoosh!
The shield hit nothing.
Sir Isra, who had closed the distance with his first charge, moved again.
He moved diagonally and deflected the shield.
【Know where your enemy is before swinging your shield.】
The rear was naturally exposed.
The action of extending the shield for restraint only widened the opening further.
A sharp blade aimed for his back.
[Mobile Fortress]
“A skill that increases defense proportional to Strength stats!”
“As expected of Hunter Jang Min-seok.”
“It’s the skill that took a direct hit from a C-rank boss monster War Dire Wolf!”
Cheers from the Mir Hunters could be heard from all around.
Ah.
I see.
Mobile Fortress and Monstrous Strength.
Just hearing about it sounds like quite a good combination.
But.
Will that be enough?
[Physical Enhancement → Mana Emission → Aura (Incomplete)]
[Imperial Swordsmanship (Modified)_Isra Form]
[1st Form – Flash Strike]
Huh?
Part of the mana I was about to emit outside my body concentrated at the sword tip.
A whitish aura faintly formed.
It wasn’t even targeting the joints of the armor.
It pierced through the mana-reinforced full plate mail.
And stabbed where the heart was located.
Clang!
[Impact exceeding allowable threshold detected.]
[Red Hunter has won the sparring match.]
* * *
The sparring that ended anticlimactically.
The Mir Guild Hunters who were watching were shocked.
“Mobile Fortress was pierced through in one stab?”
“That’s impossible.”
“Hunter Jang Min-seok’s defense is equivalent to a B-rank Hunter.”
“Maybe he went easy on him?”
“You idiot. There’s a hole in rare-grade armor with Protect that’s always active!”
Enough to forget that an outsider had participated in the sparring.
The shock received by the Hunters belonging to Mir was great.
Who was Jang Min-seok?
He received an A-rank in the D-rank promotion exam and acquired Mobile Fortress.
After that, he was a Hunter being pushed as material to become the guild’s main Tank.
It was likely he would reach A-rank within 2 years.
If luck followed him, he was a talent who might even be able to aim for S-rank.
He was defeated helplessly without even swinging his main Weapon once.
“Isn’t ending the sparring immediately just because the Armor was pierced a bit much?”
“The Shield activating means he might have died.”
“Ah. Is that so?”
“Usually it doesn’t activate easily during sparring, so the attack just now being that strong would be proof of that.”
“Whoa.”
The shock the Hunters received was also great.
But at this moment.
The person most shocked was someone else.
‘Th-this is impossible!’
Hong Yu-ri put strength into both her legs.
If she didn’t.
She felt like she would collapse with a thud.
Was this what it felt like when the sky turned yellow?
Her spinning vision.
She was the one who had planned the recruitment.
To win his heart by showing Mir’s level.
However.
What guild strength.
A C-rank Hunter was defeated by a D-rank in less than 10 seconds.
‘How should I handle this?’
Setting aside the issue of recruiting Min-ho.
She had ended up damaging the guild’s honor.
As she bit her lips hard in anxiety.
“That Summoned Being. It’s impressive, isn’t it?”
A man’s voice spread throughout the entire Training Ground.
The chattering sounds of the murmuring Hunters disappeared instantly.
Step— Step—
A man who appeared to be around 50 years old.
In light clothing as if he had just returned from vacation.
His steps were also quite light.
【An extraordinary opponent.】
Isra stepped back and stood in front of Min-ho.
“I didn’t even release my energy. Yet it sensed that.”
The curiosity in the man’s eyes was only momentary.
His gaze then shifted to Min-ho who was behind him.
“You said you were Hunter Park, didn’t you.”
“Yes. Guild Master Yong Cheon-woo of Mir Guild.”
“Why don’t you give him time to introduce himself.”
The man smiled lightly.
The Hunter who became the second S-rank in Korea.
A person known as the strongest after Jung Seung-il.
Mir Guild Master Yong Cheon-woo showed his teeth as he smiled.
“Since we’ve warmed up here, how about we have a drink and talk?”
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