The Regressed SSS-Rank Supporter Who Turned Dark - Chapter 95

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#Episode 95
“…!”
Startled, I stopped mid-scale and shot to my feet.
But Eun-sung didn’t even blink.
“Keep going. Don’t mind me.”
“Keep… going?”
“Yeah.”
“But….”
“They’re not your comrades anyway. They’re already dead, aren’t they?”
“This bastard and his big mouth…!”
I bristled and growled, but Eun-sung still didn’t bat an eye.
“You were fine standing idle with your hands behind your back while people died on Jebu Island, but you can’t handle someone talking about your dead comrades?”
“How did you…?”
“I understand that arms bend inward, but keep that among yourselves. Expecting a third party to understand is asking too much of anyone’s conscience.”
“….”
“Just keep doing what you were doing. It’s too late to go anyway. The distance is too far.”
“How would you know if it’s far or not?”
“Intuition.”
“Intuition…?”
“At this volume, it’s at least five hundred meters away.”
I could gauge approximate distance from gunfire and screams—a product of long experience.
But for someone like Lee Hyun, only two years into being a Hunter, it was natural not to understand.
“That’s complete nonsense.”
Lee Hyun scoffed dismissively, treating my words as mere bluster.
“Believe it or not—that’s your choice. Just keep working.”
“But why am I doing this? You could do it yourself.”
“Then we’ll just rip it here. Okay?”
“Tch.”
“You’d better hurry. If we get attacked again during the process, I won’t help this time. Remember that.”
This time, Lee Hyun crouched down without complaint.
‘The big fish won’t bite.’
I frowned, my gaze fixed on the direction of the screams.
‘Well, it’ll start soon enough.’
My eyes shifted back to Lee Hyun.
“Be careful peeling it. Don’t damage the scales.”
“Yeah, yeah, I got it!”
“Why are you shouting? I was just being considerate.”
“Considerate my ass. You were worried about the scales, not me.”
“Exactly—I’m worried about the scales. Why would I worry about you? Hurry up and peel it. We don’t have time.”
“Ugh…!”
Lee Hyun’s teeth chattered.
‘Just you wait.’
I swore to myself that once I escaped this place, I would repay this debt without fail, and I ground my teeth together.
* * *
For slaying the Twilight Fairies, I came under relentless assault.
Every thirty minutes or so, I found myself fighting for my life.
After hours of uninterrupted combat, the deterioration of my condition became visibly apparent.
“How am I supposed to clear this Dungeon anyway? There has to be a method, doesn’t there?”
I asked in a hoarse voice.
“When an event triggers.”
“An event?”
“You’ll understand naturally when the time comes.”
“I’m reaching my limit. Damn it.”
Despite everything, I refused to ask for help—my pride wouldn’t allow it.
“Who told you to kill indiscriminately?”
“How was I supposed to know?”
“That’s not my fault. It’s all your karma, so accept it. Stop whining.”
“….”
“Hmm. Doesn’t seem like the big catch is biting. Should I head ahead and wait?”
Eun-sung drew the [Search] card from his deck.
Whoosh!
Soon, a green arrow visible only to Eun-sung’s eyes materialized.
“Follow me.”
Several hours later.
Eun-sung and I arrived at a considerably elevated point in the Forest of Living Hermits.
And what greeted our eyes was nothing short of massacre.
Below the hillside.
Armored Knights and soldiers were engaged in indiscriminate slaughter against the Twilight Fairies.
“It’s beginning.”
Eun-sung murmured in a composed voice.
The dormant Forest began to awaken.
Whiiiiiiii―!
A violent gale swept through, and the entire Forest convulsed.
Slither!
The vines blanketing the ground writhed with life.
Crack!
Tree roots split and erupted from the earth.
“Aaaahhhhh!”
“P-please, save meeeee―!”
The enraged Forest unleashed its retribution upon those who had dared assault the Twilight Fairy City.
Whoooooosh!
Dozens of vines cascaded toward the Knights and soldiers in a torrential onslaught.
“Hold the defensive line!”
“Mages, mages―!”
Crack!
Before the words even finished, a soldier was ensnared by the vines and dragged skyward.
“Aaaahhhhh!”
Splurch!
The soldier’s limbs were torn asunder, blood raining down like a deluge.
“Fall back!”
“Maintain formation―!”
Crack-crunch!
The ground fractured as roots erupted upward.
The very earth beneath their feet had become a trap.
“Watch your footing!”
“Hel….”
Thud!</
In the same instant as the belated cry, another soldier was dragged beneath the ground.
Ssshhhhh.
The earth sealed itself as if nothing had happened.
"What in the world is happening here."
"It must be nature's retribution against the invaders."
"Invaders…?"
"How would I know."
"Fair point."
Lee Hyun nodded as if it made sense.
No one could possibly know the truth of what transpired within the Gate.
After all, normal communication with the entities inside was impossible.
"That person might know, though…."
Lee Hyun trailed off.
"Who?"
"Supernova. You'd recognize the name—a mysterious 10-Star Hunter."
Eun-sung had to exert every ounce of restraint to suppress the laughter threatening to burst forth.
"What's with that expression."
"Nothing, really."
Eun-sung shook his head.
"So what do we do now?"
"There will be groups fleeing the Urban Area. We follow them."
"And then?"
"Obviously, we kill them."
A glint of murderous intent flickered across Eun-sung's lips.
"Is killing them the end of it?"
"Of course not."
"Then?"
"We take what they're carrying and use the portal first. That's how it ends."
"I see. But how do you know all this stuff?"
"Trade secret."
"Trade secret, my ass."
Lee Hyun pouted.
"From now on, stay sharp and keep up with me. If you fall behind, I'm leaving you."
"Who's falling behind?"
"We'll see soon enough."
Before the words even finished, Eun-sung bolted down the hillside at a terrifying pace.
'He's that fast?'
Lee Hyun's eyes widened in shock at Eun-sung's speed, and he gritted his teeth as he sprinted after him.
He couldn't afford to fall behind.
* * *
When the Forest raged, the Empire's knights hastily fled the Twilight Fairy City.
"Hurry!"
"Protect the High Priestess!"
"Clear the path!"
They moved swiftly, escorting three priests.
Craaash!
Crack!
The enraged Forest pursued them—countless trees and vines giving chase.
"Faster!"
"Stop and we're done for!"
How long they ran, I couldn't say.
A lake with gently rippling waters appeared before their eyes.
The Forest had grown quiet—its fury had subsided.
"Let us rest here for a moment."
A middle-aged woman in ornate ceremonial robes.
The High Priestess commanded the knights to take respite.
"Huff, huff."
"W-water first. Water…."
The exhausted knights drew water from the lake's edge and quenched their burning thirst.
"You must find your strength."
The High Priestess rallied her knights.
"You are the sacred blades that serve his will. Against that vile and inferior race…."
Then.
"I can kill all of them, right?"
"Yeah."
"For real."
Lee Hyun had been badly burned before when he'd killed Twilight Fairies, so he kept pressing Eun-sung for confirmation.
"You're really going to kill them?"
"Ask me one more time and I'll kill you first, so remember that."
"…."
At Eun-sung's threat, Lee Hyun clamped his mouth shut.
"Who are you? You don't appear to be Twilight Fairies."
The High Priestess questioned Eun-sung.
"And who are you?"
Eun-sung countered.
"I am…."
The High Priestess's words never reached Eun-sung.
'It's strange that we can even communicate.'
Eun-sung found it absurd in his heart.
They spoke different languages, yet words intermingled seamlessly—it bordered on nonsense.
Perhaps these beings were nothing more than illusions.
Even if one cleared the same Gate hundreds or thousands of times, they never changed.
They merely repeated the same actions each time the Gate reset.
In the end, as I'd told Lee Hyun earlier, conversation was meaningless.
…Unless they were the Dragon Lord.
"You who defy the will of the divine! There shall be no mercy!"
"Wicked heretics must be punished!"
The Knights advanced toward Eun-sung and Lee Hyun.
'I should test this out.'
A smile played at the corners of Eun-sung's mouth.
I drew the [Nightbound Hunters] card.
Shhhhh!
Black ether erupted from the card.
"Sweep them all away."
Whoosh, whirrr!
The moment my command fell, black malevolent spirits surged forth from the Knights' shadows.
Shadow Wraiths.
Spirits born of darkness itself.
Slash, slaaash!
The Shadow Wraiths wielded blades of pure darkness.
Crunch!
Splaaaash!
"Kyaaaaaaagh!"
"Aaagh!"
Screams erupted from the Knights' mouths.
"Yes, just as I thought—these are indeed wicked heretics! Holy Knights! Strike them down!"
"Yes!"
The Knights charged toward Eun-sung and Lee Hyun.
"Might as well kill them all… fine."
Lee Hyun rushed toward the Knights.
Flash!
Lee Hyun's spirit blade gleamed brilliantly.
My unleashed sword was nothing short of merciless.
Swift strike.
The rapid swordplay carved through the Knights with devastating precision.
"Kraaagh!"
"Ahhh!"
The Knights shrieked and collapsed.
"High Priestess! These wicked heretics are too powerful! Please, escape at once!"
"Go ahead of us!"
The Knights desperately blocked Eun-sung and Lee Hyun, shouting urgently.
"Your sacrifice will never be forgotten! He has promised to guide you to paradise!"
The High Priestess spoke those words and fled the Battlefield with several Knights.
'Where do you think you're going.'
Eun-sung's eyes flashed with lethal intensity.
Not a chance.
I won't let you escape like this.
Whoosh!
"Kraaagh!"
Eun-sung bisected the Knight blocking the path and was about to pursue the High Priestess when—
"Sob, sob, sobbing…."
Weeping echoed from somewhere.
"Please… help me… I'm so scared… sob… sobbing…."
Eun-sung turned toward the tranquil Lake.
In the center of the Lake.
A drenched Woman in Water sat precariously on a small Rock, calling for help.
"Sob, sob, sobbing…."
Her slender shoulders trembled ceaselessly with each sob.
"Sigh."
Eun-sung exhaled deeply and turned to look at Lee Hyun.
"Hey."
"What."
"Come closer."
"Why."
"Come if I call."
"Why are you calling me and—"
Boom! Crack!
Flash!
Screeeee!
A blinding flash accompanied a piercing shriek that stabbed through my eardrums.
It was because Eun-sung had detonated a flash grenade right against his ear.
"What—what the hell is this!"
Unable to see properly, Lee Hyun bellowed in frustration.
– Look.
Eun-sung answered through telepathy, pointing toward the Lake.
"We have to save them!"
"Wait just a moment! I'll guide them out soon!"
Splash, splash!
The enemies, as if bewitched, threw themselves into the Lake one after another.
Ssshhh!
A sinister smile bloomed across the Woman in Water's lips.
And then….
Shrieeeeek!
Corpse-pale hands erupted from the water, dragging the Knights beneath the surface.

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