My Catastrophic‑Level Summon Devours Gates - Chapter 95

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Episode 95

Fast and accurate.

That much is good.

【When it’s obvious where you’re aiming, speed becomes meaningless.】

Every attack is a straight line.

In baseball terms, it’s like a fastball stubbornly aimed only at the center.

Since it’s clear where you’re aiming.

The advantage of speed has faded.

“Can’t I just thrust fast enough that even knowing won’t help you block it?”

【Even if you attacked at supersonic speed, you couldn’t deceive my eyes.】

A tone of certainty.

Yeon-du seemed slightly irritated as she aimed her sword again.

【Hmm. Then why don’t you show us a demonstration, Lord?】

Who, me?

“Uncle, you’re a Necromancer.”

【At the same time, you’re also my disciple who learned my swordsmanship.】

【You Iron Head! Who dares call themselves your disciple!】

【Iron, Iron also taught techniques to the great lord.】

【Thief, shut up and stay quiet.】

【Yeah. Know your place.】

【I’m sorry!】

I pretended not to hear the familiars’ chatter and stepped into the ring.

“Are you really okay with this, Uncle?”

“Sir Isra isn’t someone who would spout lies.”

“Ah, I don’t know. Sparring with someone clumsy.”

That’s right.

Yeon-du was someone who knew well how catastrophic my athletic sense was.

That bland reaction was probably because of that.

【Then let’s begin.】

“I’m really doing this!”

Yeon-du shouted loudly as if trying to shake off her uneasiness.

Don’t worry.

I didn’t step into the ring just trusting Sir Isra’s words.

Watching her movements in the sparring just now.

I thought it was manageable.

The moment Yeon-du’s right foot twitched.

Blue particles flowed from her entire body.

A precursor to acceleration.

I opened my eyes wide and took in Yeon-du’s movement at a glance.

The twist of her legs.

The angle her arms moved.

Even before activating acceleration, she gave away a lot of information about where she was aiming.

[Acceleration]

Claaang!

My shoulder stings.

The power of a sword strike enhanced by acceleration.

Even though I parried with Imperial Swordsmanship, I couldn’t absorb all the impact.

Still.

I have enough strength left to counterattack.

[Imperial Swordsmanship – Second Form]

A flowing series of strikes.

Scrape, the practice sword lightly grazed Yeon-du’s protective gear.

【Ho. Your reflexes are quite good.】

Indeed.

The moment I counterattacked, she immediately used acceleration to step back.

If her reaction had been even 0.1 seconds slower, it would have been a clean hit.

“Ah, Uncle! How did you do that?!”

“You mean the counterattack?”

“No, no! My attack! How did you block it?!”

“Sir Isra told you. When it’s obvious where you’re aiming, why wouldn’t I be able to block it.”

“If it were as easy as you make it sound, any Tom, Dick, or Harry could block it!”

She says even B-rank Hunters at Mir Guild had trouble blocking that attack.

Hmm.

They let such an obvious attack hit them?

The future of the domestic Big Three is truly dark, very dark.

【Ahem, Miss Yeon-du takes a distinctive stance before swinging her sword or charging in.】

“A stance?”

【Slightly stepping forward with her right foot.】

“Ah.”

【If you can catch that, you can read the attack timing and know where she’s aiming.】

“How can you tell the timing just from seeing that?”

【If you watch the movement of bones and muscles, it’s clear as day.】

Yeon-du looked at him as if asking how that could possibly work.

Yeah.

It works.

“Don’t tell me Uncle blocked it the same way?”

“Yeah.”

“No way. How does this make sense.”

It’s all thanks to Heavenly Martial Body.

Ehehehehe!

“What’s the solution?”

【If you control your body while using acceleration, your actions won’t be read.】

“That sounds like saying anyone can master coding after reading a coding book for an hour.”

Yeon-du’s lips jutted out.

【Well, with your talent, you should be able to master control quickly.】

“Really?”

【If Lord permits it, I’d like Miss Yeon-du to participate in the support team training.】

“That sounds great! Please let me!”

Yeon-du’s eyes sparkled brightly.

How could I refuse seeing those eyes.

“I’m fine with it. As long as Mir Guild doesn’t find out.”

“Really? You’re letting me join too?”

“If we get caught there’ll be trouble, so behave yourself.”

“Yahoo! Thanks, Uncle!”

Hmm.

I should have made dropping that “Uncle” title a condition.

【Then let’s resume training.】

Sir Isra’s tone became stern.

【From now on, I’ll treat you not as Lord’s acquaintance, but as one trainee.】

“Ah, ah. Ahahaha.”

【Pick up your sword. There’s still plenty of time left.】

Yeon-du stepped back at Sir Isra’s completely changed atmosphere.

“Can I somehow back out of this?”

“You can enter as you please, but leaving is another matter.”

Sir Isra’s training is a bit intense, you know?

Hang in there.

Fighting.

* * *

Training that went on nonstop for an hour.

“Huff! Huff!”

Yeon-du collapsed right there in the ring.

Her appearance, soaked in sweat, somehow didn’t seem unfamiliar.

【Just when I thought you were warming up, it’s over.】

“You call that warming up?”

【That’s right.】

“Huff. About this training. Can I quit?”

【Since you volunteered for training, withdrawal is not possible.】

Well, of course.

You can’t back out of voluntary enlistment.

This is the training you chose. Endure it with sheer grit and determination.

“Won’t you consider my position, having done unscheduled training?”

“Heek. Uncle, why are you perfectly fine?”

“I’ve adapted to it in my own way.”

Sir Isra’s training method is a style that pushes you to your limits.

Unless you squeeze out even the last handful of oxygen remaining in your lungs.

You can’t endure the training.

More precisely.

I was able to endure it thanks to Sir Isra teaching me even the breathing method.

【Haha. You’ll make good rivals.】

“Yeon-du and I?”

【That’s right. The Support Team’s talent doesn’t measure up to hers.】

Casually throwing out disses, I see.

I came out after finishing my shower.

“Hunter Park Min-ho! Please use our facilities again next time!”

The boss bowing 90 degrees at the waist.

I even gave him an autograph as a bonus.

“Wow. You’ve really become a celebrity, Uncle!”

“Hohoho. It’s only natural to look up to Master.”

Your reactions make me even more embarrassed.

It wasn’t without gains.

Reading Yeon-du’s movements accelerated by [Acceleration].

I felt like my whole body’s senses were being sharpened even more.

This must have been Sir Isra’s intention in telling me to come up to the ring.

Not bad.

No.

Honestly, it exceeded expectations.

From receiving Yeon-du’s first attack.

To immediately deploying the Second Form for a counterattack, my arms and legs moved naturally without conscious thought.

Should I say it feels like the swordsmanship has become ingrained in my body?

“Well then, Uncle. I’m going?”

“Alright.”

“Don’t be too late.”

“Why are you nagging when even auntie doesn’t do that?”

“It’s my business. Hmph.”

“And I’ll be a bit late today.”

Restoring the undead consumed in the fight with Tourang will take several days.

Sigh.

At times like this, I envied necromancers who could raise dozens of undead with a single spell.

Since I did unscheduled training.

I need to move a bit busily.

“Please take me to Hunter Market.”

I took a taxi straight to Hunter Market.

I looked around for materials needed for undead creation.

“It’s the Guui-dong Necromancer!”

“Is he really A-rank level?”

“How could a C-rank. That’s impossible.”

“The Rift Management Agency wouldn’t have announced an obvious lie.”

“Looking at the body camera footage, the undead’s combat power was indeed ridiculous.”

“But he’s a mage who uses stealth and swords too. How is that possible?”

Murmur murmur—

I can hear everything, you know.

【It’s good to see them praising my lord’s greatness.】

“This much isn’t enough. If they knew Master had come, they should have rolled out a red carpet at least.”

Ingrid approached my side.

Hey now.

Boys and girls shouldn’t be close after age seven.

Skin contact is something permitted only to lovers.

When I subtly pulled away, Ingrid glanced at me with sulky eyes.

【Gah!!!!】

“Oh my. What a surprise.”

【Mage. Stop your scheming.】

“Hmph. I was just trying to support Master.”

【My lord is perfectly fine.】

“Someone worked Master so harshly that he looks tired.”

【Grrrr!】

【Great lord. I’m envious!】

What are you envious of?

I wandered around Hunter Market, letting the familiars’ words go in one ear and out the other.

“Huh?”

[Fragmented Soul Stone]

Grade: Magic

Wasn’t that a bound item?

How is it possible to sell it?

“Occasionally, if item enhancement fails, the binding is released.”

The boss kindly explained.

When enhancement fails, there’s no penalty except for the item’s durability being slightly reduced.

The price per piece is 50 million won.

“It’s quite expensive.”

“Gambling is always like that.”

The possibility of getting a Rare grade is 1%.

The magic grade is 60%.

Common sense says with that money, it would be better to buy a few necessary magic items.

But.

My case is different.

Actually, this is good.

“How many are there?”

“Twenty-four pieces.”

“Give me all of them.”

Soul stone fragments that act as catalysts for undead enhancement.

Since you need to insert fragments that match warrior and mage types respectively, the enhancement probability isn’t 100%.

Still, the success rate is much higher than applying them to armaments.

Items I frequently obtained in the [Domain of Challenge].

Running D-rank Gates now would be a waste of time, and with my raised rank, I can’t even enter them.

If I craft undead with these unbound soul stone fragments.

It will greatly help strengthen my forces.

Over a billion won disappeared in an instant, but I didn’t really think much of it.

100 for monthly rent feels wasteful.

But spending a billion on undead crafting materials doesn’t feel like much.

My sense of economics has definitely become strange.

Tsk.

Strong moss, owlbeast bones, runic bear bones, and grief-stained clothing, etc.

Buying all the necessary materials in bulk consumed an additional 800 million.

Nearly 2 billion flew away in just one day.

Making money is this difficult.

But spending it happens quickly.

“I’ll take some with me now and please send the rest to this address.”

“Yes. Thank you!”

Since delivery preparation takes time.

I maximized the use of Death Space and my subspace carrier to take only today’s work portion.

【There are some materials I haven’t seen before.】

“I’m going to make other ones too.”

It would be boring if I just stopped at restoring the consumed forces.

Since I’ve already spent my fortune once, shouldn’t I prepare properly for next time?

To win perfectly when faced with the same situation.

What was it called, Tourang?

After fighting the Chinese hunters, many thoughts came to mind.

Without the stealth skill, there was a possibility I could have lost after a war of attrition.

I don’t want any more precarious tightrope walking.

Overwhelming victory!

To crush the enemy, I need to strengthen my allied forces as quickly as possible.

I think I’d only be satisfied if I could win without lifting a finger.

“Phew.”

All-nighters are confirmed for a while.

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