Chapter 195 – Black Dragon (5)
“How many hunters are going right now?”
“Since the Black Dragon Ark is A-class, and Choi Yeon-joo Hunter himself is S-class, the atmosphere is a bit reluctant to apply. Even if I go, I think the situation has already been sorted out. So right now, we are preparing for departure by selecting a group of Paradise Hunters, and it seems that other guild hunters are only paying attention.”
“Oh yeah?”
Lee Hyun-woo listened to the information his secretary gave him and slightly raised the corner of his mouth. The secretary also looked at him with a mocking expression. The two stayed silent for a moment while looking into each other’s eyes, then turned their heads to each other and laughed out loud. Lee Hyun-woo laughed for a while and opened his car door.
“Let’s go quickly.”
“Yes. All right.”
The secretary grabbed the steering wheel according to Lee Hyun-woo’s order. Hyunwoo Lee said.
“Then, if we leave now, we’ll be the first to arrive, right?”
“Yes. You’re right.”
“Are there any people waiting around right now?”
“Since Soonhong Choi ran out without telling anyone, there are currently no other people waiting near the research center.”
“It’s cheeky. He ran out without telling the owner.”
Hyeonu Lee said that and twisted his head. Gently loosening his neck muscles, he stretched himself. I felt relaxed as if I was going to do a warm-up. Hyunwoo Lee said to the driver.
“Play some music. Exciting.”
“Yes. All right.”
When the secretary pressed audio, an exciting drum beat played. Hyunwoo Lee shook his head and looked out the window. On the road leading out of Seoul, Lee Hyun-woo looked at the edge of the city and drew a square with his finger.
*****
I hit the two birds with my fist and sent them flying. A large bird, aiming for the gap, crashed into Choi Sun-hong’s side.
“Oops!”
Soonhong Choi coughed and staggered, then grabbed the bird’s neck and twisted it as hard as he could. The black mist wrapped around the bird’s body once, restoring the bruises left on his body. Soonhong Choi took a deep breath and looked around.
There were still many birds. There were many birds waiting for Choi Soon-hong to reveal his gaps while rolling his unruly eyes. Choi Sun-Hong gasped for breath and punched the bird in the face that was pacing in front of him. Beaten by his fist, the bird’s head exploded, spilling out its contents.
Choi Soon-hong wiped the sweat from his forehead. His legs were wobbly and he was out of breath.
“Can not be done. These guys no!”
The birds ignored him and tried to go somewhere else. Choi Soon-Hong caught a bird trying to escape with his teeth clenched and threw it at the group. Then he drew the power of his whole body and formed the shape of a dragon in the palm of his hand. A figure appeared as if a huge dragon had opened its mouth, and it shot out at a fierce speed.
“Black Dragon Squad!”
Along with Choi Soon-hong’s cry, the black trail swept away the numerous birds camped in front of the gate. The wind that cut through half of the gate soon ran out of power and faded. In front of my eyes, corpses were flying like pieces of paper.
Black feathers and pieces of flesh. Flesh with a dull weight fell from the sky like rain. The aftermath of Choi Soon-hong’s special move spread throughout the building. The roof of a building that had done its job was cracking. Choi Soon-Hong did not even have time to look at the entrance of the gate and ran outside carrying all the fallen Lee Jun-Hyuk, Choi Yeon-Ju, Ichi-E and Kim Yu-Jung.
“Aaaaa!”
The ceiling of the parking lot collapsed. Stones and furniture fell in the place where people had been before. It wasn’t just the second floor that collapsed. Even the objects on the third floor were pouring down like a waterfall.
Soonhong Choi dropped everyone off, turned around and started running. His body wasn’t listening. The aftermath of using his abilities excessively gnawed at his entire body. My vision was blurry and I couldn’t breathe well.
The porch was also gradually collapsing. Choi Sun-Hong stretched out her hand toward Jung Soo-Hyun. Stones rolling like an avalanche were trying to hit Jung Soo-hyeon. The two of them crossed their eyes in an instant, and Jeong Su-hyeon was pulled out of the front door by Choi Soon-hong’s brawn.
Bang!
The entire building collapsed as soon as Jung Soo-hyeon got out. In order not to inhale the mist that was rising right in front of his nose, Jeong Su-hyeon lay on the floor and covered his mouth. She forced herself to crawl, she went to the side of the Holy Spirit, and then she tried to cover her mouth.
In the middle of the ruins, only Choi Soon-hong stood alone. As Jung Soo-hyeon breathed heavily, she looked at Choi Soon-hong’s back.
He could not understand Choi Soon-hong. Choi Soon-hong could not face Jeong Su-hyeon.
And in front of them were ruins. A huge gate was open in the valley beyond the ruins where the building had completely collapsed. The gate where the birds jumped out just now grew a little bigger, showing Choi Soon-Hong a different world even though the ruins of the building were blocking his view.
Beyond that, something was coming. Choi Soon-Hong frowned, trying to take a closer look at the shimmering shadows. They saw a very large monster staggering towards them. With each step he took, an eerie feeling welled up in his chest. Cold sweat broke out and tension rose.
After taking a few steps closer, I could clearly see the monster’s identity.
A huge giant with multiple giant eyeballs embedded in it. It was a Class A monster [Family].
[Family]. A monster that boasts a monstrous shape, as if several monsters were combined, with heavy physical strength and blind spots. And it was a monster characterized by strong regenerative powers. Since the core inside the body is not destroyed, it will continue to regenerate, so it was impossible to catch it unless accompanied by someone with powerful destructive power.
Furthermore, because the [Family] Constantly summoned monsters through their mouths on all sides, they were uncontrollable monsters in such a tired situation.
I thought I could easily win if I was in my usual condition, but it was difficult to deal with now. Can you stop that monster from jumping out in a one-on-one? First of all, can we win? If Yeonju Choi was still alive, would she have won? In the first place, if he hadn’t invaded this place in the first place, wouldn’t it have been a problem that would have been easily solved?
Remorse and embarrassment wrapped Choi Soon-hong’s entire body.
*****
Clink.
There is a distinctive echo that can be heard when her precious metal drops to the floor.
The sound is like the sound of a bell, it sounds sharp like glass breaking, or it makes a clear sound like marbles rolling. Choi Yeon-ju heard a clear sound even in her hazy mind. I saw a bracelet soaring high in the sky, glistening in the sunlight.
Then, I heard the bracelet thump over her ruins and make this sound.
Clink.
The sound of a hoop rolling was heard. When she reached her ears, she laid her body on her side, rocking her body like a child like this, making the sound of her marbles rolling. Then, unable to win against her torch, she looks to her side and notices that one of her bracelets has rolled right next to me.
“What’s this.”
Yeonju Choi smiled at her bracelet. She wasn’t in a situation to laugh, but she laughed spontaneously. She laughed and burst into tears at the same time. A bracelet made of Axidia. The bracelet that I had been keeping in the drawer of my office on the 3rd floor of the building was rolling in front of me before I knew it.
Yeonju Choi was dumbfounded. She was dumbfounded and she laughed. Tears came out because she seemed to be pushing herself, as if to accept her fate. She raised her body.
The bracelet was shining. She was shining brightly as if she was quickly kicking herself. She sat down and touched her bracelet. She flicked her bracelet over and over again, then put it on her wrist and stood up.
The thoughts that were cluttering her head were erased like water being sucked into a sink.
Her mind calmed down, and her brittle head seemed to feel a little better. It was as if she was in her dream now. A pistol of hers popped out of her right hand. She managed to balance her staggering steps and aimed her gun at the back of Choi Soon-Hong’s head.
In that state, she suddenly saw the gate open. I could also see a Class A monster walking past the gate. Soonhong Choi looked back at her. Choi Yeon-ju met her eyes with Choi Sun-hong without saying a word. There was no hostility on Choi Soon-hong’s face. He was looking at Choi Yeon-joo with desperate eyes.
Choi Yeon-ju, who had been staring at him indifferently with her pistol pointed, turned her gun and aimed at her monster.
Bang!
Choi Soon-Hong trembled. The monster, striding towards the gate, was hit and flinched for a moment. Choi Yeon-ju put her gun in and walked over to Choi Soon-hong, she said.
“What are you doing? We need to catch him soon.”
Choi Soon-Hong looked at Choi Yeon-Ju with shaking eyes.
Yeonju Choi spoke again.
“You are a Hunter. Yes?”
Choi Soon-Hong nodded his head while weeping.
