My Catastrophic‑Level Summon Devours Gates - Chapter 88

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Episode 88

Today is a business trip.

“Isn’t this what you always do?”

“If it’s Pyeongtaek, then it’s definitely a business trip.”

“Please let it slide just this once.”

Back when Mir Guild was interfering with us.

President Baek had tried various approaches to win even one more Gate contract.

One of them was apparently a Gate called [Fallen Ones’ Nest] that appeared near Pyeongtaek International Market.

It’s a distance that takes over two hours by public transportation.

“That’s why we prepared a van, didn’t we?”

“Did you buy this too?”

“It’s thanks to Hunter Park.”

Maybe it’s because he returned most of the 5 billion won that was offered as a signing bonus.

It seems he purchased both a coffee truck and a van.

“We’ll need to post a job opening for a driver.”

“Right. It would be a bit awkward for the boss to be driving.”

“I need to drive the coffee truck.”

He’ll leave the team shuttle vehicle to a driver.

And he’ll come with the coffee truck and wait until the Gate conquest is finished.

This boss.

Really.

He’s someone who’s serious about coffee.

“Hyung-nim. I’ll conduct the briefing on the way.”

“Yes.”

“Fallen Ones are said to be decayed demons or fiends.”

Humanoid monsters skilled in close combat.

They’re said to be quite difficult to deal with due to their high magic resistance.

They’re apparently among the upper tier of C-rank monsters.

“Hoho. May I give it a try?”

“Go easy on them.”

Spells modified with Eclipse were several times stronger than their original magic forms.

It depends on how you modify the structure.

Didn’t she completely destroy a C-rank boss monster in one hit just the day before yesterday?

“With noona’s firepower, it shouldn’t be a problem.”

Excuse me.

Seong-su.

Since when did Ingrid become noona?

“If someone’s stronger than me, they’re noona.”

Hmm.

That makes sense!

“Unnie! Please take care of us today too.”

“Watch and learn well.”

“Yes!”

Mi-jeong and Ingrid.

They get along better than expected.

During the first training, she was whimpering about how hard it was.

What remarkable progress.

After passing through the market built on old railway tracks and climbing up the hill, we could see the blue rift.

[Fallen Ones’ Nest]

Rank: C

Entry Restriction: C ~ D(15)

“I’ll be back.”

“I’ll pray for your good fortune today as well.”

Leaving President Baek’s farewell behind, we entered the Gate.

Despite its name ‘Nest’, the interior looked like a medieval village had been transplanted there.

White hair and bright red skin visible over the half-crumbled walls.

I made eye contact with the monster’s yellow pupils.

[Death Space]

Sir Isra, who emerged from the shadows, immediately kicked off the ground.

He closed the distance with mana emission and cut down the Fallen One with a single strike.

The white-haired head rose in a parabolic arc.

Through the scattering blood.

A group of Fallen Ones licking their lips came into view.

【Leave this place to me.】

[Gale Knight Order Member Summoning]

Armed Zombie Warriors upgraded with reagents and mana infusion.

They slaughtered the Fallen Ones with the axes in their hands.

“Uh, hyung-nim. Those undeads seem stronger than before, or am I mistaken?”

“I enhanced them a bit yesterday.”

“Whoa. They can get even stronger from there.”

That’s right.

I didn’t know they could become this much stronger.

The numerically superior Fallen Ones died without being able to leave a single scratch on the armor.

They were ahead in stats too.

Under Sir Isra’s command, there were no openings to be seen.

“The time to get to Pyeongtaek will be longer.”

“That’s right.”

I didn’t deny Seong-su’s words.

I hadn’t even summoned Ingrid and Draco yet.

Fallen Ones are upper-tier C-rank?

Looking at their miserable state, Seong-su’s briefing doesn’t really resonate.

Gate conquest.

This one will be smooth sailing too.

What could possibly go wrong?

* * *

Baek Seong-hyeon set up a portable desk and chair.

‘Today I won’t be able to help reduce Hunter Park’s fatigue.’

Tsk.

I need to find a driver quickly.

Though it was said jokingly.

It was true that someone was needed to serve as transportation whenever Min-ho commuted.

‘This is actually better.’

He had been thinking about getting him a dedicated driver anyway.

He had just held back from saying it, worried it might make him uncomfortable.

Couldn’t he naturally assign a driver using the coffee truck as an excuse?

‘Crisis is opportunity.’

After flashing a slight smile, he took out his laptop.

There was a lot to do besides brewing coffee.

Gate contracts.

Checking advertisement proposals sent by various companies.

Collaboration discussions with the Rift Management Agency.

Just listing the major deals alone made three.

Adding agency work like processing byproducts after Gate conquests would be tiresome to explain.

‘How long has it been since I worked this hard?’

It would be a lie to say it wasn’t difficult.

The workload intensity reminded me of my early days joining Chilseong Guild.

Ding dong—

As soon as I turned on my laptop, an email notification appeared.

Hundreds of unread emails alone.

This much had piled up in just one day.

While skillfully typing on the keyboard to filter out unnecessary proposals.

[GGG Meeting Proposal.]

Baek Seong-hyeon’s eyes moved slowly.

‘The Saint of Los Angeles is coming personally?’

GGG, the largest guild on the American West Coast.

GGG was able to grow this much thanks to two people.

Guild Master and Korean-American Yoo Jeong-kim.

And Sophia, the Saint of Los Angeles.

‘I know that Executive Director Sophia handles all of GGG’s practical affairs.’

I didn’t expect them to propose another meeting after rejecting the agency investment.

GGG’s scale is above the Domestic Big Five.

The American West Coast is quite vast, after all.

A guild that established itself as the largest guild in a vast territory ten times the size of Korea.

For the real power behind such a formidable guild to come personally.

‘They know exactly what Hunter Park’s growth potential is.’

GGG, huh.

They’re a decent place as a business partner.

With the Pacific Ocean between us, they can’t interfere too severely.

GGG Guild Master Yoo Jeong-kim also had a good reputation.

Not just the image projected to the outside.

He was also someone who threw himself into saving people during the early days of the Great Catastrophe.

I don’t know what story they’ll tell.

But there’s nothing to lose by proceeding with the meeting.

Just the fact that we had a meeting with GGG could raise Min-ho’s value even higher.

However.

‘I’ll put it on hold for now.’

The decision of whether to proceed with this meeting belongs to Min-ho.

It wouldn’t be too late to discuss it after completing the Gate conquest.

After sending GGG’s meeting proposal to saved messages.

I quickly organized the remaining emails and cut through the accumulated work like a knife.

During that time.

Baek Seong-hyeon, feeling something was off, turned his gaze toward the Gate.

The rippling Blue Rift.

This is what appears when a Hunter enters a Gate.

Wait.

There’s no one here, so the Blue Rift shouldn’t be reacting…

“Damn it.”

He cursed and approached the Gate.

“What’s wrong?”

“Check the personnel count inside the Gate.”

“There’s no one except the team that just entered.”

“Just entered my ass! Hurry!!”

Baek Seong-hyeon was so agitated that veins showed on his neck.

Sensing the unusual atmosphere, the Rift Bureau Employee held up the Gate check device.

[Entry Limit – 15/15]

“Th-this is impossible!”

“Contact the Breach Bureau Headquarters immediately.”

“What on earth is happening?”

“There’s no time to explain. If you don’t want to get fired for negligence, hurry up.”

“Understood!”

Baek Seong-hyeon gritted his teeth.

The reason the number of entered Hunters increased by ten?

The answer was obvious.

Someone must have entered additionally to fill it up.

While hiding their appearance with stealth-type items.

‘It’s definitely the Supernatural Affairs Bureau.’

Either subdue Min-ho and kidnap him.

Or eliminate him.

The first case can be handled somehow.

We could blockade around the entrance and retrieve the subdued Min-ho.

The problem is the second case.

‘If subduing Hunter Park takes too long, they’ll try to kill him without hesitation.’

With the Gate entry personnel completely filled.

Internal reinforcement was impossible.

The Supernatural Affairs Bureau must have deployed secret agents after checking even the entry personnel count.

Please.

May Min-ho hold out well.

In front of the Blue Rift, Baek Seong-hyeon prayed and prayed again.

* * *

A Gate reminiscent of a medieval village.

The Fallen Necromancer was waiting leisurely in the largest house.

【How arrogant.】

“Shall we finish him off, Master?”

【That one is mine.】

Sir Isra and the Armed Zombie Warriors advanced.

Despite defeating dozens of fallen ones.

They showed almost no damage.

Scratches on the armor don’t even count as damage.

I didn’t expect a situation where I wouldn’t need to use the Ring of Life.

Defense enhanced by mana compression.

Stats strengthened by reagents.

The Armed Zombie Enhanced’s combat power had been significantly upgraded in a short time.

【I’ll make sure you can’t be more arrogant.】

“Don’t get arrogant, you undead.”

Red light gathered on the staff.

[Flame Spear]

A spear of condensed flame mana rushed forward.

Several times the amount of a Fireball!

Taking it head-on would leave no bones to pick.

【Slow.】

Bang!

Sir Isra pushed the air with mana emission.

He narrowed the distance with acrobatic movements, grazing past the spear.

“Block him!”

The fallen ones swung their weapons.

Clang!

The Serimis Magic Sword drew a diagonal line through the air.

The glaive’s trajectory twisted slightly, turning toward its own ally.

Elegant swordsmanship that deflected the opponent’s force and turned it against them.

When the fallen ones’ hands became tangled as a result.

“Graaaah!”

The Armed Zombie Warriors charged in.

Slash!

Clang!

Half the fallen ones collapsed from a single charge.

“You useless fools. Fight again!”

[Necromancer Possession]

The fallen one who had collapsed with his chest split open rose to his feet.

Even though blood was gushing out.

He attacked with an expression that felt no pain.

Just like an undead.

【Blow off their heads.】

Slash!

There was no second time.

Once their heads were split, no sorcery or magic would work.

“Th-this!”

【That’s far enough.】

The moment the Fallen Necromancer tried to cast his next spell.

The Serimis Magic Sword grazed past his throat.

Blood gushed out in spurts.

The Fallen Necromancer moved his lips to say something, but only the sound of air escaping came out.

Thud.

【How was that, mage!】

“Hmph. Master strengthened you anyway.”

【It was my ability that brought out the Knight Order member’s capabilities to the maximum.】

“How great of you. Really.”

Ingrid spoke in a sulky tone.

Honestly, it was impressive.

To set up the field so that the enhanced Armed Zombie Warriors could display 100% of their specs.

I didn’t expect them to finish it without any damage just with Sir Isra and the Knight Order.

[You have cleared the Fallen Ones’ Nest.]

[Grade – SSS]

Even though Ingrid didn’t step forward.

They had conquered the Gate at tremendous speed.

Wouldn’t even B-rank Gates be worth aiming for SSS-rank clears?

I should ask President Baek to find me a B-rank that won’t hit the entry restrictions.

“Boss. Then I’ll start cleaning up.”

“Go ahead and do th…”

A chill ran down my spine.

“Ingrid.”

“Yes!”

[Shield]

Crack!

The barrier shattered into pieces.

But it had done its job.

The dagger that flew aiming for Seong-su’s neck couldn’t go any further and fell to the ground.

“Gasp!”

Seong-su collapsed to the floor.

This was different from the fallen ones’ weapons.

Well now.

I didn’t expect an uninvited guest to be tailing us.

“Why don’t you stop hiding and come out?”

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