Something Keeps Appearing in My Subspace - Chapter 330

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330. Black Pegasus Knight
-Whoosh!
A violent surge of mana rippled outward. The sound of the Gate activating. The lined-up hunters stiffened.
Our role this time was, as before, the Special Detachment. Though to be honest, it was only Special Detachment in name.
We were free to act as we saw fit against the Main Monster without orders from above.
Call it a free role, operating outside the chain of command?
“We’ll stick to the plan! No excessive firepower!”
Before the opening Emission-type Gate, hunters prepared their spells. Weak monsters always emerged first from such Gates.
We all knew this in theory, but the name “Mega-sized Gate” had a way of sapping confidence, so the warning existed to prevent that.
“The building doesn’t matter! Don’t worry about it!”
According to what Seo-ung told me, after the Gate alert was issued, all valuables inside had been removed immediately.
So the building itself had become meaningless. A place that would have been packed with premium mana stones, but there was nothing to be done.
I’d raised concerns about this before, and it had reached the higher-ups, but nothing was corrected in time to prevent it from happening.
Now that the Gate had ruptured, there was no avoiding destruction anyway, even if we sealed it perfectly.
“In order, Team One will open fire when I call your number!”
And the first thing to burst through was a Lizardman.
“Kyeeek!”
Even before so many hunters, the Lizardman shrieked at the top of its voice—but couldn’t even manage a single step forward.
-Whistle!
An arrow from nowhere pierced clean through the space between its eyes. The work of the Archery Unit.
Some monsters survived the mages’ barrage, and this unit specialized in finishing those that slipped through.
It was wasteful to spend a spell on just one or two stragglers. Soon, monsters began pouring out in earnest.
Weak ones like goblins and Orcs, then stronger specimens—Grendels, Ogres, Minotaurs.
-Boom!
-Crackle!
The hunters’ full offensive began. We were still waiting for the Main Monster.
Each Emission-type Gate differed, so we couldn’t know what would emerge. We all held our muscles tensed, ready.
“Everyone stay focused.”
“Understood.”
The ideal was to neutralize it the moment it appeared. I was certain about one thing: the Übermenschen would attack.
Which meant crushing the monster that emerged from the Mega-sized Gate at the outset was crucial.
The more of our resources we expended here, the harder it would be to handle the Übermenschen afterward.
So I’d decided to move first.
‘As a Clone, I can only output about seventy percent of my full strength… but.’
From earlier tests, I’d learned that when the Clone and original body were in the Subspace together, the Clone’s mana also recovered.
Which meant if only I slipped into the Subspace and returned, everyone else could face the Übermenschen at full power.
First, I’d strike the thing with everything I had. If it didn’t finish, then the guild members would assist.
Of course, we’d set certain limits in place.
“You remember, right?”
“Yeah. Keep eighty percent of our full strength in reserve.”
For me it was natural strategy—once I entered the Subspace, my vitality and mana would restore. This battle was merely an appetizer.
The problem was that appetizer seemed to have more courses than expected.
“Mm.”
But then a minor problem arose.
* * *
“What is this?”
“What? Why isn’t it coming out?”
Even the hunters around us felt bewildered. The Main Monster that breached the Gate wasn’t extraordinarily powerful.
“Why really isn’t it coming out?”
Paradoxically, the problem was that the Main Monster wasn’t appearing. Normally, it doesn’t emerge the instant the Gate opens.
Sometimes it emerges slightly delayed. But usually it’s within fifteen minutes.
This time was different.
We’d been watching the Gate tensely for now over twenty minutes. Yet the Main Monster was nowhere to be seen.
“Team Three!”
-Bang!
Instead, monsters poured in endlessly. The mages in formation were the busiest of all.
We could only wait.
“Is this… could we be seeing our first Mega-sized Gate without a Main Monster?”
Lee Shin-hee spoke—our guild’s singular strategic mind besides myself. The words felt right, and I found myself nodding.
“If the Übermenschen artificially created this Gate, then an abnormal one wouldn’t be surprising.”
It was something that shouldn’t have been possible to create, yet someone had found a way. The potential for problems was substantial.
If that’s the case, it should work in our favor……
-That may not be true.
It was Chun-bae who raised the objection.
‘What do you mean?’
-If the Main Monster is a Dark Mage-type like a Lich, sometimes numerous lesser monsters are sent ahead first, and then the Main Monster appears later.
It turned out he wasn’t just playing devil’s advocate—it was genuinely useful insight.
‘So you’re saying it could resurrect all those corpses?’
-In that scenario, yes, it’s possible. Of course, as I mentioned, it could also be an incomplete Emission-type Gate like we theorized.
Chun-bae himself didn’t know the method for artificially creating Emission-type Gates.
He’d seen it happen before during the Trial of Mana at the Magic Tower—when mana was deliberately concentrated, a Gate would manifest—but the specifics were beyond him.
It seemed the Übermenschen must have either acquired some artifact or discovered some technique unknown to him.
We couldn’t know for certain. Honestly, I wasn’t sure we should.
‘There’s no telling when another Übermenschen might emerge.’
For now, all we could do was wait. Another twenty minutes crawled by. It wasn’t pleasant.
“At this rate, our mana will be depleted soon!”
The mages rotating fire support were burning through their reserves against the sheer volume of monsters.
It couldn’t be helped. Without the Main Monster appearing, far more creatures were pouring out than usual.
-Uuuooong!
That’s when a sinister pulse of mana reverberated from within the Gate.
“It’s here!”
Whether to call it fortunate or not—the Main Monster was finally revealing itself.
“Huh?”
And the monster that emerged was something I’d never seen before. It was riding something black, dark magic itself, but……
Looking closer, it wasn’t dark magic at all. A winged horse. More like a black pegasus.
“A Death Knight?”
The real problem was what rode atop it. A figure clad entirely in black, resembling a Death Knight, gripped a long greatsword.
But could this even be called a Death Knight?
The Black Pegasus it rode could fly. Moreover, the very air reeked of potent Dark Magic.
The mounted figure in the sky pointed its sword toward the ground below.
“……!”
Along with an incomprehensible incantation, black mana coalesced around the bodies of all the monsters that had fallen so far.
“Guuuhhh……!”
And countless corpses stirred back to life, rising once more.
“This is insane.”
“This can’t be happening.”
Groans rose from the hunters on the ground. Some stood frozen, mouths agape.
“What do we do?”
Ahjussi looked to me.
“I’ll handle it.”
There was a reason I hadn’t panicked when Chun-bae first mentioned the Dark Mage.
“Ahjussi, come over here for a moment.”
“Me?”
“Since that thing can fly, I’ll need to ride Yong-yong to intercept it.”
Even if I used my skills, Lee Shin-hee and Kim Han-chul were there to hold the line. I swapped places with Ahjussi and climbed onto Yong-yong instead.
I gripped the Flame Talisman in my hand. The upgraded Flame Talisman held several times the Conflagration of the previous version.
Since I was using Conflagration through a Clone, the actual burning power would be around 70 percent, but that didn’t matter.
Undead monsters like these were more than manageable with 70 percent Conflagration. What mattered was the sheer volume of flame.
-Whoosh!
I grinned and unleashed the Conflagration. I could always recharge by dipping into the Subspace once this was over.
* * *
-Whoooosh!
-Roooar!
At the Gate’s entrance, where corpses had piled high and the Undead were rising once more, a massive wave of flame began to surge.
-Whoooooosh!
A tide of Conflagration engulfing countless Undead. With a single gesture from Han Hye, every creature within the encirclement was consumed by fire.
“All……!”
Even on the brink of Mana Depletion, countless fresh enemies had returned to the field.
Even the high-level hunter directing the organized mages fell silent.
“Insane…….”
“What is this?”
The hunters below needed no explanation. After a moment of shock, their mouths fell open in awe.
Han Hye’s mastery of powerful fire skills was already common knowledge. But no one had imagined anything like this.
“Did… did we really need something this strong?”
The words came from a level-50 mage. That alone spoke to the devastating power of the Conflagration unleashed through the Flame Talisman.
“……Nothing’s coming out.”
The Undead could not walk through the waves of flame that burned even mana itself.
Only black shadows melting and collapsing within the dancing inferno were visible.
Han Hye poured out the Conflagration without restraint. It was better to finish things cleanly than leave lingering threats behind.
If she’d handled it halfheartedly, the Dark Magic user could resurrect them again.
“That one’s a Black Pegasus Knight, according to preliminary designation!”
“A Black Pegasus Knight? What a ridiculous name…….”
“Those gentlemen upstairs always come up with the oddest ones.”
In the span of minutes, Han Hye annihilated the Undead while simultaneously keeping the Black Pegasus Knight in check.
The creature wasn’t about to sit still while its minions burned.
She’d mounted Yong-yong and taken to the air, deploying her sword skills from above. It was fortunate she’d been practicing her dragon-riding technique during Yong-yong’s walks.
The one above wasn’t the only problem. The black pegasus came at her aggressively as well.
“Yong-yong!”
“Scree-raaaah!”
Yong-yong released a Breath that forced the massive jaws snapping at them to withdraw.
‘This isn’t just me fighting that thing.’
Han Hye wasn’t overextending herself. Her plan for now was merely to contain it, to prevent it from pulling any reckless maneuvers.
But the Black Pegasus Knight came rushing at her recklessly.
It thrust and swung its enormous greatsword. Han Hye deflected with an Evasion Maneuver and Eshirel, letting out a dry laugh.
It was far beyond what she’d expected.
‘I’d assumed the Dark Magic user was the one resurrecting Undead.’
This Black Pegasus Knight seemed quite skilled in swordsmanship as well. Moreover, it wasn’t limited to close-quarters combat.
When it swung the greatsword from a distance, Sword Energy came flying.
—Whoosh!
A black Sword Energy stretching nearly two meters, slicing the air with vicious precision. Han Hye focused on evasion rather than blocking.
She didn’t know what effect it might have.
“Undead annihilation confirmed!”
Only when the report came from below did Han Hye fully open up distance.
—Hum!
She immediately opened a Subspace gateway.
From this point forward, she didn’t know when the Übermenschen would arrive. She also needed to replenish the Flame Talismans.
—Hum!
After spending considerable time restocking all her Flame Talismans from the Subspace, she finally emerged again.
‘Hmm?’
It was then that Han Hye felt something strange. A sensation of being stared at intently by someone.
‘Where?’
But when she turned to look, she couldn’t locate the source of that gaze. Given that her spatial awareness didn’t catch it, it had to be beyond sixty meters—and yet…….
She scanned the surroundings, but no suspicious figure appeared.
‘Choin said he felt this sensation too.’
But one thing was certain.
The leader of the Übermenschen that Choin had spoken of. He was here. Right now on this battlefield, he was watching for his moment.
‘Whenever you’re ready.’
Han Hye smiled slightly.
In the span of just a year and a half, she had grown to enjoy the thrill of danger that threatened her life to some degree.
—Thump!
Feeling her heart race, Han Hye charged toward the Black Pegasus Knight. Her attention remained split between both threats.
“Come if you’re coming. Don’t keep me waiting.”

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