My Catastrophic‑Level Summon Devours Gates - Chapter 59

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Episode 59

Wow.

Whooooosh.

My heart felt cold.

“I’m still alive, right?”

【Since the girl hasn’t died twice, you are indeed alive.】

Reality hit me a beat late after Ingrid’s answer.

“Ugh.”

My arm muscles trembled.

It was miraculous that it didn’t break from such force.

If I hadn’t learned Imperial Swordsmanship.

Those claws would have cleanly severed my entire arm along with deflecting them.

【It was my oversight.】

Sir Isra dragged his not-fully-recovered body forward.

Thud.

He knelt on one knee.

【This happened because I failed to fulfill my duty of restraining the enemy.】

Shing—

The sword obtained from defeating the Magic Soldier Squad Leader.

He held out the Serimis Magic Sword.

【I am not qualified to be your sword. So I shall return this to you.】

Good grief.

Making such a long face just for letting one enemy escape.

“Who decides qualifications?”

【Well…】

“Isn’t it me, your Lord?”

【That’s correct.】

“I have no intention of dismissing you.”

I crossed my arms and looked directly into Sir Isra’s eyes.

“Do you pick and choose your Lords?”

【I swear by Chivalry that I have never once had such thoughts!】

“If you make one mistake, you should think about making up for it next time. What am I supposed to do if you ask to be dismissed?”

Sigh.

Really.

There’s a limit to being rigid.

“If you hadn’t held him back, it would have been over long ago.”

The Blue Raptor’s incredible breakthrough power!

With sword wounds all over its body.

Even after taking a beating from fire magic.

It crushed the Armed Zombie Warrior’s head like cracking open a snack.

It made full use of its grip strength and speed to create an opening.

Look behind.

It was fast enough that the Phoenix Guild Hunters who were waiting for a chance to intervene couldn’t react.

【I’ll acknowledge this fight. We would have lost without you.】

Even Ingrid, who always dismissed him as Iron Head, spoke in an agreeing tone.

【…To cover for my oversight. I don’t know how to repay your warm heart.】

I’m not covering for you, it’s just a fact.

【I, Isra, swear upon chivalry.】

Sir Isra, who had held his sword in reverse grip, withdrew it and this time thrust the blade deep into the ground.

【I acknowledge you, Park Min-ho, as my lord and master, and pledge my loyalty until this body turns to dust.】

Flash!

The blue light in his eyes grew deeper.

Ah.

Mmm.

I see.

【To draw out Iron Head’s true loyalty! As expected of Master!】

Yes.

I see.

Anyway, let’s say it’s because I’m so great.

“Grrrr.”

Draco, who brought over the Blue Raptor’s corpse, wagged his tail vigorously.

He looks similar to Happy from my hometown when he brings a bone.

Must be my imagination, right?

I’m confused. So confused.

The boss monster we hunted after all those twists and turns.

Before examining the Mutant Blue Raptor’s corpse.

I shouted to the Phoenix Guild Hunters.

“Rights. You acknowledge them, right?”

It’s not like I monopolized the Gate.

They didn’t help with the hunt at all.

But responsibility needs to be established beforehand to avoid trouble.

I need to record this with the body camera to submit later if issues arise.

The tank who initially tried to stop me bowed his head deeply.

“We have none.”

What a deflated look.

I’ve eliminated any potential future problems too.

Now.

Let’s check the rewards then.

[Super Acceleration Skill Book]

Grade: Unique

Category: Consumables

Restriction: None.

Durability: 1/1

A book containing a Super Acceleration movement skill. Upon use, you acquire the Super Acceleration ability.

[Super Acceleration]

Type: Physical Arts

Grade: B

Method: Active

Consumes mana to accelerate movement.

“Huh.”

My throat was so tight that no voice came out.

Unique?

I’m not seeing things wrong, am I?

I rubbed my eyes several times, but the grade clearly displayed in the Status Window remained the same.

“Crazy.”

A Unique grade Skill Book.

I don’t know how good the [Super Acceleration] skill is.

But.

I knew that Unique Skill Books have a minimum trading price of 1 billion won.

Since there are no restrictions, it might sell for even more.

【It’s quite a useful ability.】

“Do you know about Super Acceleration?”

【I don’t.】

You spoke like you knew, so you startled me.

【Hohoho. That Iron Head is right sometimes.】

【Mage. If you know about it, explain it.】

【When used, it’s literally an ability that increases speed.】

Reflexes.

Recognition speed.

Movement and such.

It’s not simply a skill that only increases movement speed.

【Combat mages used to learn it to utilize for Thought Acceleration.】

The effect is less than for knights, but you can still benefit from the skill.

“That’s incredible.”

When engaging in close combat, I can accelerate to subdue enemies.

Or use it to escape when in danger.

It can also be applied to magic, they say.

It’s truly a versatile skill!

【It’s a skill that shines even brighter because Master possesses it.】

【Hahaha. A reward that will enhance my Lord’s abilities.】

“Lord?”

【I’ve pledged complete loyalty, so I can’t be disrespectful.】

Right.

Do whatever feels comfortable for you.

[Using Super Acceleration Skill Book.]

[Skill has been registered.]

I learned the skill without hesitation.

When the Blue Raptor charged at me.

To be honest, I was a little scared.

Either retreat tactically.

Or add destructive power with acceleration to strike it down.

With [Super Acceleration], I can choose either option.

Learning it will definitely be helpful!

[You have cleared the Gate.]

[Rating will be determined based on the Hunter’s performance.]

Unlike usual, the rating didn’t come out immediately.

【Come to think of it, how is the rating determined in cases like this?】

“By evaluating the team’s or individual’s performance.”

When clearing with the Support Team in a party, the rating was calculated based on all five members combined.

But since I moved alone in this Gate without teaming up with the Phoenix Guild Hunters, I receive an individual assessment.

“Even the Rift Scholars don’t know the exact evaluation criteria.”

Time spent inside the Gate.

Mana distribution at the time.

How much one contributed to the clearing, etc.

They say various data is compiled to evaluate the rating.

Even if Hunters take turns killing monsters.

And the most recently entered Hunter only clears the boss monster, it doesn’t automatically result in SSS.

【How fascinating. To analyze all that individually.】

Ingrid showed her curiosity.

“Can’t magic do something about it?”

【I can handle one or two places. But implementing that worldwide would be impossible.】

I see.

【Someday I’d like to analyze the structure of Gates too.】

“With your current body, that wouldn’t work, right?”

【Hohoho. I trust that Master will strengthen me.】

Right. Right.

To live up to that trust, I’ll need to become stronger.

[Grade assessment complete.]

[Grade – SSS]

“Oh.”

I stayed in the Gate for nearly half a day and got SSS.

No.

Let me think about it the other way.

Isn’t this proof of just how damn difficult wave types are?

“Your clear grade is D?”

“You blocked one wave though.”

“I guess that much doesn’t count as contributing.”

The Phoenix Hunters glanced over, curious about my grade.

【It’s SSS grade again.】

【That’s only natural for Master.】

Look at these guys.

I subtly enjoyed the shocked gazes of the Hunters.

[You have obtained 100 C-Grade Magic Stones.]

I pretended not to notice and collected the magic stones.

But.

What should I do about the Raptor corpses?

I should call President Baek.

Sorry, Boss!

* * *

[Primordial Waves] was a headache for Phoenix Guild.

When they won the bid from the Rift Bureau.

They thought it would be good for practical training for C-grade and below Hunters.

The problem was.

The Gate clear difficulty was higher than expected.

“There are too many Raptors!”

“Damn. We don’t have enough forces to stop the wave and attack the stronghold.”

Primitive Species with higher specs than regular monsters.

The fact that the opponents were Raptors skilled in coordinated attacks was also a problem.

Wave types that already had large numbers.

Driving away the Raptor waves that repeated every two hours.

It was difficult to have the capacity to push to the stronghold.

A situation where they had to overinvest in a Gate they took on for training purposes.

Phoenix Guild Master Yang Seo-yeon received the report belatedly.

“Did I hear that wrong?”

“I’m sorry, Guild Master.”

“Hah. The C-Rank kids. They’ve gotten too lax lately. I’ll have to give them special training.”

The C-Rank Supervisor Hunter’s face turned pale at the mention of special training.

Yang Seo-yeon’s training had much to learn from.

But it was equally notorious for being harsh.

When the word ‘special’ was attached, it wasn’t hard to imagine how difficult it would be.

“Let’s say the accident already happened. What’s the solution?”

“The C-Rank Hunters within the guild are taking turns attacking it.”

“Do you think that will solve it?”

“…No.”

“Let’s deploy everyone at once and push through.”

“The entry limit is a maximum of twelve people.”

“Then how about doing a proper Wheel Formation Battle.”

“To manage the Gates we won in the auction, we need minimum personnel…”

Bang!

“This won’t work and that won’t work. Am I paying you a salary to hear those words?”

“S-sorry!”

The Phoenix Guild Master’s fiery temperament was famous.

To put it nicely, she was passionate.

To put it badly, she was impulsive and couldn’t control her anger.

She was popular with guild members for being honest and straightforward without holding grudges.

But once she flipped, she was reckless.

“How about we induce a Gate Break instead?”

“Do you want to bring me a written apology? Or write a resignation letter?”

“…I’ll go with the written apology.”

If only the entry condition wasn’t C-Rank and below.

She would have mobilized the B-Rank Hunters in the guild and pushed through.

Yang Seo-yeon frowned.

“Gates with shitty conditions are the most annoying.”

“Should we provide additional equipment?”

The powerful items the guild possessed.

For example.

A few consumables like [Fire Storm Scrolls] could clear a C-rank Gate in no time.

The minor issue being that each one costs about 3 billion won.

For Seven Stars or Mir Guild.

It was an amount they’d spend without hesitation to maintain the guild’s prestige.

“No. Let’s have the C-ranks try to handle it themselves first.”

Yang Seo-yeon shook her head.

“Money isn’t the issue. Our kids need to take responsibility for what they’re responsible for.”

“Yes, understood.”

“Let’s use them when the mana distribution exceeds 95%.”

“Understood.”

Just this morning.

That’s how the report had been submitted.

However.

As soon as afternoon came, a report came in from the C-Rank Hunters deployed to [Primordial Waves].

“They cleared it?”

“Yes.”

An outsider, not our kids?”

“Hunter Park Min-ho reportedly defeated the boss.”

“That’s the Guui-dong Necromancer. The guy who rejected our offer too.”

A strange light flickered above Yang Seo-yeon’s eyes.

“Interesting. This guy.”

“Is, that so.”

“Try setting up a meeting through the agency.”

“Recruitment will likely be difficult for the time being, is that alright?”

“I’m really just going to see his face.”

Yang Seo-yeon spoke cheerfully with her displeasure completely gone.

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