Novels online

Chapter 77

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"for a moment…!"

A voice stopping Raynald. He turned his gaze towards the direction where he felt popular..

The two S-class hunters and raiders of the Phoenix Guild are lined up there..

"Lee Yong-wan and Ha Yu-ri. You're safe.."

Raynald stops his hand reaching towards the statue..

"Do you know what it is and touch it??

Raynald clicked his tongue as he looked at Lee Yong-wan's Phoenix guild who had come from the other side..

'I never thought it would come so quickly. You're quick to judge..'

[As long as it's not him, it's okay. But where is that bastard??]

The Gem of Wisdom's Leon's vigilance was almost at the level of obsession..

Meanwhile, Leonard calmly talked about the statue..

"A quest must have appeared for the two Korean hunters too, right? Didn’t I tell you to break this statue??"

[Explore the island and destroy the ‘Great Rakshar Statue’. 0/3]

-Destroyed Rakshar Statue : 0

A quest received after entering this gate. Of course I checked it right away..

"……."

However, Yongwan Lee recently had doubts about the ‘quest’ given by the gate and system..

Jeju Island Gate from before. The purpose of the quest at the red gate was clearly ‘Prevent the massacre and defeat the majestic Geobrick.’.

But when I looked back, Geobrick was not the target to defeat..

'This information… I haven't shared much yet, but…….'

The quests given by the gate have an ulterior motive. At least it is not something that should be taken literally..

"Let’s leave it aside for now. It's not clear whether this is the statue of Rakshaar or not.."

"……what does that mean?"

Raynald's gaze narrowed. Lee Yong-wan was reluctant to meet the gaze of the so-called archmage, but it was not comparable to Leon or Geobrick..

"If this is not a statue from a quest, some kind of trap may be lurking if you destroy it. First of all, shouldn't we be clear about what 'Rakshaar' is??"

"……."

Raynald remained silent, speechless..

'That doesn't make sense..'

[Please step aside for a moment. You won't be able to deal with all of these guys alone..]

Raynald shows a business smile after reaching an agreement with the Jewel of Wisdom..

"Then, please join us at the beach. There are Maverick guild members there.."

For the time being, I thought I would have to wait for the opportunity..

* * * *

"Whoa… ! I barely got it all done!"

"Sister, you worked hard.."

Hari and the Pantheon cadets defeated the Gets and monsters that attacked them and gathered on the beach..

"It's Suho. Is anyone hurt??"

"It's okay, sister.."

After patting the academy juniors who were gathering themselves, Hari approached Kim Do-han and the soldiers. Koo Dae-seong was there too, gathering himself with them..

"Hunter Daesik Park! Hunter Koo Dae-seong! Are there any injuries??"

"It's okay, Manager Han.."

Dae- sik Park, a member of the first generation of Men at Arms, waved his hand with a kind smile. On the other hand, Koo Dae-seong has a serious expression..

"Koo Dae-seong Hunter?"

"……It was disconnected."

"yes? What is it?"

"His Majesty's aura has been cut off.."

"oh……."

Leon was given all kinds of passive buffs to his troops, such as Lionheart Aura and War Knight's Protection..

The buffs increase power by as little as 1 level or as much as 2 levels..

To the extent that hunters who are only D-level can compete with orcs to some extent..

"Wow, that's a big deal. I also benefited from a lot of His Majesty's buffs.……."

The guild members naturally saw a blur of islands in the distance..

"Will your Majesty be in one of those??"

"The distance doesn't seem that far.…….

Koo Dae-seong shook his head at those words..

"I once suggested this to Your Majesty and experimented with it. How far does Your Majesty's aura reach?."

At a certain distance, the buff was used by corps members. But there was clearly a limit to the distance..

"The widest range of the demon aversion buff was up to 30km. But currently, none of us are receiving that buff.."

"Well, that means?"

"Your Majesty... There is a chance that none of those islands are there either.."

It's not even on that island? There are no more islands around here. So where on earth is he??

"Surely your Majesty……."

Words spoken carefully. But everyone waved their hands and shook her head..

"Your Majesty could not possibly……."

Is Leon the kind of person who would suffer misfortune in a place like this? In an atmosphere of natural denial, Hariman showed a serious expression..

[Han Hari, the connection with the Lionheart King has been lost..]

"……."

Hari kept his mouth shut and did not react in any way. I am concerned that my anxiety will be contagious to others..

"first… Let's all get together and talk. We also need to check who has gathered.."

The cadets and trainees gathered in one place like that. They called each other's names and counted the number of people..

"I can't see Kim Do-han.."

"I can’t see Jaehyuk.."

There were deserters from both cadets and soldiers. and…….

-Hello, Korea people. It's Michael.

-Oh, the girl hanging on the figurehead. why did she do such a crazy thing?

Hunters of the American Maverick Guild dispatched to the coalition attack force. Their number is roughly ten..

"Oh, that's right. You are Americans.."

Hari distinguished them by their appearance, not by the language they spoke..

After the cataclysm, awakeners and system windows appeared. And it also overturned the language barrier between the awakened people..

Similarly, when the survivors crossed over to the world, they communicated language with the people of Earth..

Therefore, communication with Maverick guild members was not that difficult..

"Hello, my name is Maverick Guild call sign Mistral. What's the name of the pretty girl over there??"

"Uh, um… This is Han Hari. Mist… That Mistral?!"

Hari's eyes widened when he heard the call sign of the man in front of him. This is because she was a famous person as the 6th ranked S-class hunter in the Maverick Guild..

"Is it really Mistral? that allen taylor!?"

"If you call me by my real name, isn't it meaningless to ask for a call sign??"

"Huh! sorry."

Hari bows her head. And the cadets look with longing at the appearance of the world-famous S-class hunter..

"I didn't know you were in the raid team.."

"Was there no information sharing? Well, we left in a hurry without having time to properly brief. But the guild master isn’t there??"

"Our Majesty is absent.……."

"Well, nothing special will happen. There may be a few people who were swept away by the waves.."

"That won't be it."

"huh?"

Allen looked puzzled at Hari’s assertion..

"It was said that the God of the Sea gave me protection. No one will die from the waves."

The turtle on Hari's shoulder poked its head out as if he was confident..

"and… If His Majesty had wanted to find us, he would have found us a long time ago.."

"That's right, sister. Because Your Majesty has Pegasus."

"So are we left to fend for ourselves? Although he was raised to be strong from the start,……."

"???"

Allen gave his guild leader a strange look as he listened to the conversation between Hari and the Pantheon guild members..

God of the sea? A legendary winged beast? It's too absurd to be a joke..

"Anyway, what we have to do on this island is simple.."

Allen's eyes looked into space. A system window that all hunters have.

As soon as they enter the gate, this system window informing them of the gate's purpose tells them the quest they must perform..

[Explore the island and destroy the ‘Great Rakshar Statue’. 0/3]

-Destroyed Rakshar Statue : 0

In short, destroying the three statues will close the dungeon?.

However, Hari and the Manshinjeon cadets, who had already experienced all the hardships, had different thoughts..

"Let's start by exploring the island. Let's search for the statue, but hold off on destroying it.."

"Yeah, I don't think it's a good idea to just destroy it. Let’s make sure we know the gate."

"I agree.."

"Mmm?"

Allen tilted his head at the reaction of the Pantheon Guild..

Hunters only need to comply with the closing conditions of the dungeon gate. Once you get all the resources you can get from it, you can just close it quickly and that's it..

However, the response of the Pantheon guild was different from that of ordinary guilds..

"what… All you have to do is find the statue and do it at the same time.."

But right then──

[The first wave begins.]

"uh?"

"wave?"

A system window announcing a warning. There's no need to ask what it means.

"Kraken? It's a sea monster!"

A huge monster that arrived at the sandy beach riding the waves. And after that, numerous monsters appeared together..

"Was he an A-level field boss from the start? It's tough."

Pantheon and Maverick Guild. They raised their weapons against the advancing horde of Kraken, swinging their giant tentacles..

* * * *

In the abyss of the endless sea. A deep sea where even sunlight cannot reach. There is a luminous body on the floor there that emits brilliant light..

Even the pressure of the huge deep sea pushes away, forming space and creating air..

A safe zone for land creatures created in the middle of the ocean. The being who caused an impossible miracle has opened its eyes.

"I'm in trouble."

Leon opened his eyes and stared at the deep sea fish flocking from all directions..

A lantern-like fish that has come looking for prey, drawn by the strong light, is showing interest, while a huge snake-like deep-sea fish up to 100 meters in diameter is showing hundreds of teeth..

In the wild world, if predators and prey did not just look at one place so calmly, all these deep-sea fish would only look at themselves..

That's not all. This deep sea was not just the bottom of the sea.

The frames of buildings were built to maintain their shape even under the pressure of the enormous deep sea. Traces of civilization... … This place was evidence of a destroyed world..

"hmm……."

When the boat capsized, Foma's powers were cut off, albeit temporarily..

To be precise, it can be said that the power has decreased in the sea, which is not its territory..

Who would block God's power, even temporarily, and take himself out and plunge him into the deep sea??

Beings capable of such things are either of the same divinity or as extreme demons of completely different nature.).

"Reveal yourself, you evil thing.."

-Kugugugugung Palace!!

The sea moves at Leon's words. no, it seemed like that.

The bottom of the abyss splits and a huge presence emerges from within. Just by moving, the entire ocean rumbles, and an action as light as stretching breaks and divides the area... destroy.

Even anglers with vicious teeth, deep-sea fish boasting hundreds of meters in length, and even whales that seem to be bigger than anything else in the world are unable to move, feeling instinctive fear from its movements..

The ground on which Leon was standing was itself its palm. How could such a gigantic being be called a living thing?.

[Lion Heart… A fierce dog of the gods with a lion heart. Descendants of dragon slayers. The one who killed the most demons.]

A loud voice spreads through the water. What is revealed is only one of hundreds of tentacles. But even that single tentacle was bigger than the largest creature in the sea..

[A knight among knights. King of kings. The guardian of the once glorious kingdom has lost his army and has appeared before me with his strength diminished..]

"Did you know Jim??"

[Who among the devils does not know the Lion-Hearted King? You are a renowned hero among us too..]

Tentacles slowly approaching. It's so big. Bigness itself means great violence. The existence before your eyes is the most irrational violence in this world..

[Many heroes visited this place, but among them, there was no hero who could defeat the great evil. Are you a little different??]

Each tentacle looked straight at Leon as if it had eyes..

"Did the filthy Akjong discuss incomprehensible things with Jim? Did you not know that there is a heaven above the heavens?."

A huge tentacle that looked as if it would crush Leon at any moment grabbed the whale and squeezed it..

Come on! The whale vomits out its internal organs and falls to the floor, dying horribly. The impact was heavy enough to even reach Leon..

[Lionheart. Dragonia. Yes, your very existence is a shame to the devil.!]

The tentacle hit the floor. It was a sound that was incomparable to that of when the whale's body fell, a shock so strong that the earth shook and huge waves spread in all directions..

[However, I am grateful to you. Lion Heart.]

"What?"

[Thanks to you defeating Malus, I also got a chance..]

"malus……."

Malus, the demon lord of chaos. Are you talking about someone related to that evil species??

[I have spent a lot of boring time here over the past five hundred years. But that too is over now. The time has come to end this long sleep..]

Dozens of tentacles stretch out in all directions, displaying grandeur. Huge deep-sea fish that couldn't even think of escaping were caught by its tentacles, torn apart, and swallowed..

From where the huge tentacles took the big fish they had hunted, a pulsating voice was directed at Leon..

[After eating only fish for five hundred years, I got bored. I wonder what knights of the gods taste like.]

Great devil... No, there is more to it than that..

Leon encountered a giant evil looking down at him..