The Chick Class Hunter is Being Filial - Chapter 280

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Chick Class Hunter is Being Filial! Episode 280

Chapter Exchange Match

The controversy over whether Gru would really start in the lineup continued endlessly.

Accordingly, there was also controversy about Hyeonak’s director authority, but On Jurim remained consistently silent as always.

Although there was strong opposition to Gru’s participation, replacing the director at this point was realistically impossible.

Therefore, the Korean team lineup was confirmed as ‘Gidan, Sergey, Lee Taemin, On Gru, Jung Chaerin (substitute)’.

And so, on the day of the exchange match.

The stadium was completely packed with spectator seats filled without a single empty spot.

People who came to enjoy the match of rookies who would lead the hunter world in the future, and those who wanted to see how Hyeonak’s arrogance with self-imposed penalties would crumble, chatted happily together.

Gru, who was looking at the screen showing the audience from the waiting room, opened her mouth in amazement.

There are really this many people?

Of course, due to safety concerns for the spectators, the match would take place on a different field, with the match scenes displayed on the central screen of the stadium.

‘Thump thump.’

Gru tightly grasped Taemin’s hand with her trembling heart. Taemin also smiled back with a slightly nervous expression.

Since Gidan and Sergey would handle things well on their own, the two had promised to become each other’s partners this time.

Then, On Jurim pulled up the zipper of Gru’s Korean team uniform to just below her chin and said.

“If you don’t want to do it, tell me anytime. It’s okay.”

Gru hugged her chick drone and shook her head left and right while saying defiantly.

“No, I want to show the German Team.”

On Jurim chuckled softly.

He remembered Gru struggling with the drone for several days straight.

Holding the quiet toy and making sounds like ‘oooong-‘ and ‘whyaaang-‘ with her mouth. The noise Gru made was still ringing in his ears.

Gru was holding the chick drone preciously in her arms with a determined expression.

Since she kept it secret, saying she wanted to show what functions it had inside the sports field, all On Jurim knew was that Gru had gritted her teeth to make this thing.

He had to worry about whether the drone, which hadn’t even been formally demonstrated and thus had no grade assigned, would work properly in actual combat…

“…”

On Jurim admitted that no matter how much trouble she caused, he fundamentally had faith in Gru.

Similar to what he had felt toward his hyung. The conviction that she would somehow pull through.

That was why he didn’t bother to dissuade her, even knowing that Gru would appear like a huge burden in this match.

Because he knew she would somehow manage it.

If she just managed it, public opinion would quickly turn around.

“Got it.”

When On Jurim nodded, Gru smiled brightly.

“They say it’s time to enter now.”

Gidan entered the waiting room with a grin alongside a staff member.

“Hunters, please enter now.”

On Jurim checked Gru’s shoelaces and uniform once more, then followed behind the children heading out to the sports field.

The German Team, who came out at the same time, also stood side by side next to the Korean Team as they passed through the corridor.

Then Jurim turned his head slightly at two stinging gazes.

One was Thomas Kuntz, the German Team coach.

Since he was someone who harbored an inferiority complex toward me, it wasn’t strange that he was burning with fighting spirit.

But the other one was… Lea Müller?

‘…Why?’

When their eyes met, Lea Müller glared fiercely at Jurim, then immediately turned her head away with a sharp motion.

“…?”

Jurim really couldn’t understand why Lea was reacting like that, so he headed to the coaching zone with question marks floating above his head.

Soon, as the German Team and Korean Team exited the entrance and faced each other, cheers began to be heard through the screen.

“Waaaaah!!”

Before the cheers could pour down like a waterfall, Gidan set up a barrier around Han Gru.

He was worried that The Child might be startled and nervous.

Gidan smiled slyly.

“Gru-gru, are you ready?”

“Yes-!”

When Han Gru raised his clenched fist up high, the camera zoomed in to capture Han Gru’s face.

Though Han Gru couldn’t hear it surrounded by the barrier, cheers were erupting once again.

Gidan nodded his head contentedly.

‘A cute baby is a sure win.’

Just then, the German Team Captain across from Gidan sneered with displeasure while wearing a translator.

“I see that Gidan came out as a babysitter today?”

Gidan chuckled.

“Are you scared because you’re going to lose to a cute babysitter?”

“Which one is supposed to be cute?”

When the German Team Captain looked back and forth between Gidan and Han Gru, Gidan pointed to himself, causing the German Team Captain to contort his face.

“Ugh!”

“Let’s do our best.”

Gidan extended his hand while chuckling continuously.

The German Team Captain stiffened his expression and clasped it.

Korea was a powerhouse among powerhouses.

Though the exchange matches so far had been fairly even, Korea had always maintained the upper hand.

But…

“We absolutely won’t lose this time.”

Gidan playfully waved the arm of the drone that Han Gru was hugging tightly.

“Our Chick Drone-kun says we’ll see when we try.”

Then Han Gru said solemnly.

“This is the Mephisto Series mk.3.”

When the German Team Captain burst out laughing, Gidan shrugged his shoulders.

With the greetings finished, both teams took their positions at the starting point of the field and the match began.

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“Sparks are already flying between both teams before the match even starts.”

The commentators said while watching the Korean Team and German Team greet each other.

“This kind of scene is unusual.”

“Since the Korean Team brought out a kindergartener, the German Team seems really fired up too. It feels like they’re saying ‘You’re looking down on us like this? Then we can’t lose either.’ Oh, now the team members are starting to take their positions. Is the whistle being blown? This moment is really heart-pounding. The Korean Team shows no signs of nervousness. Yes! Now the match begins!”

The exchange match takes place on a massive field composed of war-torn city-like skeletal buildings jutting up on both sides as starting points, with a forest that becomes denser toward the center.

Just then, the camera captured the monsters pulsating in the dense forest at the center.

Regular monsters and boss monsters were scattered throughout various locations, and the rule was that the team that defeated monsters and accumulated more contribution points within the time limit would win.

At that moment, the camera focused on the German Team’s unusual movement.

The commentators couldn’t hide their surprise either.

“Huh? The German Team is heading for the boss.”

“The standard strategy is to defeat regular monsters first to build up team buffs, then take on the boss. That way you can receive accuracy correction to prevent misses. But the German Team is going straight for the boss without any hesitation.”

“Oh, the German Team’s Hunter Lea is using a skill. Six wings emerge to envelop the team members – that seems to be the famous blessing.”

“That’s right. Since it’s an S-rank buff, you can feel their confidence that they can overcome the team buffs gained from defeating regular monsters early on.”

Indeed, the German Team’s confidence was not arrogance.

At the top of the screen, the red gauge showing the boss’s health bar rapidly decreased as the German Team began to seize the initiative.

Moreover, watching the German Team systematically avoid the poison pits created by the boss ‘Priest Riella’, the commentators exclaimed in admiration.

“Wow! The German Team definitely has incredible teamwork. Their movement like a single body is truly admirable.”

“Teams with low proficiency usually waste some health falling into poison pits. But we don’t see any of that at all.”

[‘German Team’ has suppressed Phase 1’s ‘Priest Riella (Left)’.]

There are a total of 3 bosses encountered in Phase 1.

[‘German Team’ has suppressed Phase 1’s ‘Sad Crown (Left)’.]

While the Korean Team hadn’t defeated a single Phase 1 boss, the German Team had already defeated two Phase 1 bosses and was taking a big lead.

“The Korean Team has excellent individual capabilities, but their support line is unstable, so they have no choice but to build up buffs. That’s why Phase 1 is proceeding more sluggishly than the German Team.”

“Still, there are 4 phases remaining. We’ll have to wait and see the results.”

The camera began capturing the anxious Korean Team supporters in the spectator seats.

Both teams are sufficiently skilled at boss monster strategies. Therefore, this is a battle where speed is important.

If such a gap starts to form from the beginning, it becomes impossible to catch up later.

“It’s a speed battle, but the latter half is important too. So our team can take it slow and build up in the early stages.”

“Yes. That’s right. Moving steadily and methodically without using tricks is also a strategy.”

It was when the commentators were trying to say hopeful things.

“Actually, the Korean Team probably expected that they had no choice but to lose the early battle… Huh? What’s that?”

Notifications began appearing one after another on the screen.

[‘Korean Team’ has suppressed Phase 1’s ‘Priest Riella (Right)’.]

[‘Korean Team’ has suppressed Phase 1’s ‘Sad Crown (Right)’.]

[‘Korean Team’ has suppressed the ‘Ether Knight (Right)’ of Phase 1.]

[‘Korean Team’ enters Phase 2.]

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