Something Keeps Appearing in My Subspace - Chapter 75

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75. Sandstorm (3)
-Red Dragon flight is seriously insane lol
-Huh?
-???
-Haircut lololol
-Easy, so easy lol
-What’s going on??
-Gunpo Gate broadcast incoming
As Han Hye’s battle was broadcast, the internet erupted.
-Wow, three-dimensional maneuvering!
-Spatial teleportation;;;
-This is seriously insane
-Wait? Someone’s falling?
-Lmao
-Crazy, she actually saved them
Thanks to the arrival of the talk-of-the-town figure, viewers flooded the Gunpo Gate broadcast, and that heated reaction exploded when Han Hye defeated the Ogre.
-?
-???
-??
-Ogre one-shot killed, insane lololol
-Is this real?
-How is that even possible??
-The chat going silent for a moment is legendary lololol
A mid-level 30 Hunter facing a high-grade Ogre one-on-one was, in a word, impossible. Or rather, it had been impossible. Until just now.
Normally, you’d need at least a team of level 40 Hunters to repel one.
To pull off the same performance as Han Hye just did, you’d really need to be an A-rank Hunter.
Yet a late-level 20 C-rank Hunter had taken down the Ogre. In a single strike.
-Seriously, is this real??
-What did I just watch?
-Wait, that’s not actually three-dimensional maneuvering, right? My neck’s tingling lol
-Han Hye lololol
-Commander Han lol
Even having witnessed it with their own eyes, it was hard to believe.
-Long live Han Hye lololol
-Last time I only saw her use it to escape, but using it offensively is totally broken?
-How are you supposed to block a basic attack with a blink lol
-That’s not a basic attack, that’s like an ultimate ability?
-Bug?
-It’s not a bug, it’s skill
-So what if the Ogre is super strong and agile, this side has blink lol
Excitement inevitably followed scenes that defied common sense.
-Wait, setting aside spatial movement, is it even possible for a C-rank Hunter to cut through an Ogre? Isn’t high-grade Ogre skin harder than most rock?
-No idea lol
-Honestly, who knows lol
-Dragon Knight and Harpy both cut down in that span lol so easy
-Harpy’s difficult? That’s only because there’s no Red Dragon lol
-Real talk lol it’s tough because they’re airborne, but if this side can fly too, problem solved
But that excitement didn’t last long. A Small-to-Medium Gate erupted immediately after.
Without even a waiting period.
-? Why did that open without a waiting period?
-No clue;; this has never happened before?
-Is this a world first? Aside from the First Gate Catastrophe, this has never occurred… what is this…
-Huh? The Space Mage is running!
-What’s he doing?
And at the scene that unfolded next, people were left stunned.
-???
-What is that?
-The Space Mage can summon sandstorms too?
-Huh?
-Domain expansion omg
A violent sandstorm suddenly descended over the area where the Small-to-Medium Gate had appeared. The interior was completely obscured from view.
Even the helicopter broadcasting the sandstorm soon abandoned its coverage and focused on defending the Medium-sized Gate.
-Remaining Ogres cut down lol
-Berta: I must work hard! VS Space Mage: Click lol
-This bastard lol is the Space Mage just clicking? Caught it so stylishly
-Wow but Berta is level 40, right? Han Hye ← what the hell is this guy?
-Does the world’s fastest-growing prospect look ordinary to you lol
-What he said to Liu Zhen really came from confidence irl
-It wasn’t no comment, he just ignored him lol
-I do not listen to the words of the weak!
-If they actually clashed at the same level, he’d probably dominate?
-Seems like he’d win even now?
Still, monsters continued pouring from the Medium-sized Gate. Of course, they were holding the line.
Thanks to Han Hye, Seo Min-jae unleashed powerful spells in rapid succession from the defensive position she’d reclaimed.
-Wow the mage’s firepower is insane lol
-Mages have always had the strongest firepower. They’re just unpopular because of the supply issues with magical secrets
-Dragon Guild is seriously strong lol
-Real talk lol Space Mage slaying Ogres (not even a combat class), Dragon Knight (has Red Dragon), Mage (Grand Mage) insane
Moreover, Lee Shin-hee’s continuous healing magic was also present. It was the effect of the ring obtained from the Snow Field Gate.
Of course, that wasn’t all. It was thanks to the mana potions Han Hye had provided from the Subspace.
-? What’s with the Dragon Guild’s healer? Can she spam recovery magic?
-She’s using way more than Berta’s healers.
The broadcast cameras caught Lee Shin-hee in that moment.
[The Dragon Guild’s healer! Remarkable. She uses healing skills without tiring! She’s consuming mana potions, but this is no easy feat!]
It was the moment Lee Shin-hee, who had remained quiet during the last outbreak Gate incident, stepped into the spotlight.
-Wow
-So pretty…
-Insanely beautiful, what the hell??
But soon the internet’s atmosphere turned hostile, thanks to a report from Kim Jung-do.
[The Dragon Guild and Berta Guild are holding the line through their efforts. The Small-to-Medium Gate sector remains quiet! I’m not sure what Hunter Han Hye is doing, but….]
[By the way, I’m not sure why Dae-eop Team 4, who should have arrived by now, hasn’t shown up. If they’d come earlier, the situation would be better.]
-Yeah, that’s right? Where did Dae-eop go?
-No clue? Did they get in a helicopter crash?
-There’s no word of that
-Maybe they passed out drunk?
-No way lol, they’re hunters with different tolerance levels
[We’ve just received word. Dae-eop Team 4 lost contact and couldn’t depart. Other hunters are being dispatched as reinforcements.]
[It’s a difficult situation, but we just need to hold on a bit longer. Additional support is on the way. We pray that Hunter Han Hye remains safe.]
-Lost contact? These bastards are insane
-They get paid a fortune to step up in situations like this, aren’t they crazy?
-What’s the difference between them and me watching the defense broadcast from home, damn it
-What happened to the Space Mage anyway?
-Huh? He deployed a sand storm and disappeared
-Monsters aren’t coming out from inside there, so he must be holding them back
And at that moment.
I stood within the sand storm spreading before the Small-to-Medium Gate.
* * *
The area before the Small-to-Medium Gate I’d rushed to was already teeming with monsters that had poured out.
There were no people nearby, but it was a Small-to-Medium Gate that had appeared near the Medium-sized Gate.
There was even an evacuation shelter in the vicinity.
If I left it unchecked, civilians and even the rear of the defense line would be in danger.
-Rip!
Without hesitation, I tore the scroll.
And from that moment, the sand storm began spreading in an instant. The tremendous wind pressure was strong enough to push me back.
And in less than two seconds, sand filled everything around me. I couldn’t see even an inch ahead.
Within the hazy vision, visibility was roughly two meters. Perhaps because it was a scroll, the sand storm was stronger than before.
-Crackle!
And from that moment, radio communication stopped working. I knew military radios worked even in places like this….
Was it because of the magic from the scroll? Because of the mana?
Well, the radio didn’t matter anyway. What I had to do right now was already decided.
My task was to wield my blade within the sandstorm and annihilate the monsters.
Slash—!
I cut down a monster ahead that had lost its bearings in the confusion of the sandstorm and charged blindly toward me.
This visibility meant nothing to me. I possessed spatial awareness.
I could sense the presence of all thirteen monsters within a thirty-meter radius centered on me.
I moved, relying entirely on my spatial awareness.
‘Hmm.’
I closed my eyes as well. The sandstorm was so fierce that it demanded far greater concentration than usual.
Even the scattering sand grains were caught within my spatial awareness.
During the blizzard and the previous sandstorm, my focus had wavered slightly, but this felt considerably worse.
Of course, it wasn’t a serious problem.
If I were to describe it in terms of vision, it was as though my sight had become slightly blurred.
The positive aspect was that my opponent couldn’t see ahead at all—far worse than merely blurred vision.
‘Finish this quickly.’
I rushed toward the nearest monster and drove my blade into it, even as it remained oblivious to my approach from behind.
Perhaps because it was an Awakened being from a Small-to-Medium Gate.
“Kiek?”
At a distance of roughly two meters, where the sandstorm would make it nearly impossible to sense my presence, it detected my approach and reacted.
However, its reaction was far slower than usual—a massive opening for someone moving with what might as well be a map hack active.
Thud—!
The monster fell helplessly. As I moved toward the next one, I realized this method was far too slow.
Even from a Small-to-Medium Gate, countless monsters poured forth.
Whoosh!
I immediately activated Leap. Come to think of it, there was no need to manage my stamina at all.
This was a battlefield only I could see. If I grew tired, I could simply rest in the Subspace.
My task was singular.
To eliminate the monsters as swiftly as possible without worrying about stamina. I used Wind Slash and Leap relentlessly.
Slash—
Thud—
Whoosh!
Thus began a one-sided hunt. Speed remained my highest priority.
Normally, I wouldn’t chain Leap together so frequently, but now I held nothing back.
Slash—.
Of course, it wasn’t always easy. Monsters are diverse. Some, weaker than others, possessed exceptional talent for sensing presences.
Counterattacks came. Of course, they posed no serious threat. I was someone who had trained to evade Shin Chang’s attacks.
“Exhale.”
When my mana depleted, I immediately entered the Subspace. My entire body felt parched from the sandstorm, but I simply lay down and fell asleep.
I didn’t bother consuming mana potions. Time didn’t flow in the outside world while I was in the Subspace, after all.
I needed to recover not just my mana, but my physical stamina as well.
Though Lee Shin-hee had treated me, the impact had been considerable, and my right wrist had begun to tingle slightly from continuous exertion.
I wanted to wash up, but I held back the discomfort since I’d be heading back out anyway.
All I managed was to wipe my face with a wet tissue—a meager effort at best.
Then I resumed hunting. I had no sense of how much time had passed.
[The skill ‘Leap (A-rank)’ has increased in level.]
From how frequently I’d used Leap, the skill had leveled up. My mana consumption decreased, and I became slightly faster.
Naturally, my hunting speed accelerated further, and that wasn’t all.
[The skill ‘Imperial Basic Swordsmanship (E-rank)’ has increased in level.]
After each Leap, I attacked monsters using primarily basic thrusts and slashes—keeping things swift.
Through repetition, I developed an intuitive sense for executing cleaner, more efficient strikes.
My spatial awareness training was advancing even faster.
One of the techniques Shin Chang had asked me to practice with him was attacking while using Leap simultaneously.
That had become considerably smoother. My sense of attacking mid-Leap had improved compared to when I faced the Ogre earlier.
[Your level has increased.]
There was no doubt I’d killed a tremendous number of monsters. My level had risen once already, not long after defeating the Ogre.
Even I was taken aback.
Again?
But thinking about it, it made sense. I’d rested four times within the Subspace alone, and the monster count was beyond tallying.
Among the creatures spawning from the Small-to-Medium Gate, many were formidable despite being weaker than the Ogre.
Of course, I’d slain countless lesser monsters as well. The results were undeniable.
Not long after clearing the previous Gate, I’d already gained two levels from this Outbreak-type alone.
While experience requirements did increase with each level, this was entirely justified.
I’d earned a level and bonus experience when I defeated the high-grade Ogre, after all.
I couldn’t say how much time had elapsed, but I gradually sensed fewer monsters within my spatial awareness.
Unlike when I’d hunted in a state of mindless flow, stray thoughts began creeping in—mostly worries.
Whether Mister, Min-jae, and Lee Shin-hee outside were managing well.
They were likely doing fine, of course.
Since I’d eliminated all the high-risk monsters that emerged, I wasn’t deeply concerned, but this was a Medium-sized Gate after all.
Dae-eop Team 4 hadn’t arrived, but by now, additional reinforcements should have been dispatched.
Something felt odd, though.
I’d never heard of an Outbreak-type Gate opening without warning. It was the first occurrence since the First Gate Incident.
And recently, I’d experienced something similar.
An entity capable of altering a Gate’s contents—the sole god to survive the Erosion.
Could that being have orchestrated this?
The thought had barely surfaced when Chun-bae spoke.
-…That’s possible.
Hearing even Chun-bae say it deepened my suspicion. I still didn’t know if Gates had opened elsewhere.
Somehow, I sensed they hadn’t.
Then this was definitely that being’s doing.
Last time, it seemed to have helped, but what scheme was it plotting now?
As these thoughts consumed me, the violent sandstorm began to thin.
It had been instantaneous when I appeared, and it was instantaneous now as well.
‘….’
I quickly surveyed my surroundings with caution. Though I possessed spatial awareness within the sandstorm, it wasn’t enough to confirm everything.
There was a possibility that anything I’d missed lurked beyond thirty meters, encircling me.
Yet what appeared where the sandstorm had cleared were not monsters. They were Hunters.
‘Has the Medium-sized Gate already been cleared?’
There were quite a lot of them.
And above, a broadcast station helicopter circled with a rough, rhythmic whirring sound.
“This is insane….”
At that moment, a Hunter standing at the front opened his mouth.
“What in the world happened here?”
Ah, I’d overlooked something in my account.
Monsters were visible around me as well. Of course, nearly all of them were corpses. An enormous number, even by my estimation.

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