Ch 202
Became a swordsmanship instructor at the academy
Chapter 202
This is completely ruined.
I had rented out the villa with good intentions, trying to change my terrible image, but something like this had to happen...
Of course, following the seniors' instructions, everyone immediately evacuated to the villa, but the vice president is still left on the beach.
She stayed behind to draw the monsters' attention, but how long can she hold out...
"Jinsu, you report to the Hunter Association right away. Minhee, evacuate all the staff and kids to the basement."
"Ah, got it."
"Did everyone hear? Go to the basement, quickly."
"Let me make a phone call."
"Me too."
Seong Ji-an and Nam Ji-hyeon also stayed behind to make calls, seemingly to request support from Bicheon Guild and Hwasung Guild.
The president is also making a separate call, probably to report.
I couldn't just stand idle either, so I immediately called Secretary Kim.
I explained the situation and told him to send helicopters or do whatever it takes to send hunters as quickly as possible.
If the vice president who stayed outside can't hold out, we'll be next.
Secretary Kim said he would immediately arrange and send hunters, but it would take at least 30 minutes... Can the vice president hold out until then?
"The Hunter Management Bureau said they'll send hunters right away."
"How long did they say it would take?"
"Given the location, about an hour..."
"Senior, my father said he's coming here right now."
"Our Bicheon Guild also said they're dispatching hunters from the Incheon branch immediately."
"Really? How long did they say that would take?"
"At the earliest, about an hour..."
"Same here, they said it would take about that long because it's an island."
"Um, I also just called the group secretariat, and they said they're arranging hunters and launching a helicopter right away."
"Oh, if it's a helicopter, won't it come quickly?"
"Well... they said it would take at least 30 minutes..."
"30 minutes..."
It seems like our Hwasin Group's support will arrive before the support the other guys called, but can the vice president outside hold out for 30 minutes?
Just then, the student council president who had been on the phone came over to us.
"Eunsu, Hwasin Group is launching a helicopter. They said it'll come in about 30 minutes."
"30 minutes?"
"Can Eunseo hold out for 30 minutes? There were four of them. Shouldn't we go help her?"
"I told you, but Eunseo said she can't hold out while worrying about other people too, and told us to leave because we'd only be in the way..."
Hmm, no matter how talented the vice president is for winning the WHCU last year, can she hold out against four monsters like that?
She's a swordsman but doesn't have a proper sword, and she's not even an active hunter yet.
Like Senior Jinsu said, it seems right to go help rather than everyone just hiding here.
If something happens to the vice student council president here, there's a very high chance I'll be held responsible for providing the villa.
"No, but still..."
"Let's trust Eunseo. I also requested support as Eunseo said..."
"Support? From where?"
"I'm not sure either, but Eunseo gave me her phone earlier... Anyway, let's trust Eunseo and wait for now."
It seems like the seniors have no intention of going to support the vice president.
Both the vice president fighting out there and the student council members are all physical types who use swords, spears, or bows, except for me and Min Chan-seong.
Physical types can't properly use their power without weapons unless they're martial artists.
But I can use magic plenty even without weapons.
Besides, looking toward the beach through the window, she's holding out quite well even in a 1:4 situation.
She's not just dodging but also attacking intermittently.
Couldn't we catch them if we helped just a little?
Even if we can't catch them, it seems like we could hold out for about 30 minutes.
"Senior Eunseo is amazing."
"It looks like she can hold out for about 30 minutes."
"Did everyone finish their calls? I'll keep watch, so Jinsu, you take the kids to the basement."
"Ah... got it."
I think I should go help too.
Right. Heroes are supposed to emerge in troubled times.
If I step up in a crisis like this, my image will improve a lot too.
Secretary Kim said he'd send people quickly.
While going to the basement with the kids, I made an excuse about going to the bathroom and left the villa, crouching as low as possible and heading toward the beach.
***
The Giant Frogs that arrived on land didn't attack immediately but kept licking their bodies with their tongues.
Looking closely, their skin was red as if burned.
Come to think of it, I learned in class that they originally live in freshwater... Did they get injured because of the seawater?
Looking back, fortunately the kids and friends had almost all reached the villa.
Thinking it was a blessing in disguise, I circulated my internal energy and infused it into the parasol pole.
Blue energy rippled as Sword Energy was created, and I swung it horizontally toward them, sending out the Sword Energy.
BANG! BAANG!
Since I was infusing energy into a makeshift pole instead of a sword, it felt like my internal energy was being consumed more than usual.
Still, fortunately my Sword Energy hit two of them.
Two of them jumped to dodge, but the two hit by the Sword Energy seemed quite distressed and trembled.
GAEGGUR! GAEGGUR!
GUR! GUR!
Whether hit or not, they seemed quite angry as they looked at me and made strange crying sounds.
The ones that were hit also immediately rushed toward me, but unfortunately it didn't seem to be a fatal wound.
Well, I thought I had definitely drawn the aggro of all four, but then red tongues came flying.
I dodged to the left and sent out Sword Energy again.
BANG! BAANG!
Unfortunately, this time they all missed.
Their movements were much faster than I thought.
Still, at this level, the kids should have all evacuated to the villa, right?
Since the monsters' condition isn't normal, I think I can at least hold out.
If I had a proper sword instead of this parasol pole, I might have been able to defeat them...
Since attacks using Sword Energy consume too much internal energy, let's focus on buying as much time as possible.
Of course, if I only dodged, they might head to the villa, so I mixed in attacks intermittently while dealing with them.
I think I kept up the offense and defense for about 10 minutes, and fortunately I became familiar with their patterns.
At this rate, I can definitely last an hour... huh?
Five blue ice arrows came flying from behind toward the Giant Frogs.
"Senior! I came to help."
Looking back, it's Lee Ji-sung.
I'm really going to lose it.
"You're in the way, so get lost!"
"What are you saying like that? I came all this way to help."
The ice arrows stuck into the Giant Frogs but immediately melted.
Of all the magic to use, it had to be water-type magic...
Water-type magic has the worst compatibility with Giant Frogs.
They already have high magic resistance, and water-type magic gets absorbed instead.
Sure enough, the monsters' skin, which had been showing a reddish tint from absorption, changed back to its original green color.
The wound size of the two that had been continuously leaking body fluid from my earlier Sword Energy hits also decreased.
Why did that bastard do something I didn't even ask for... I'm really going crazy.
I clearly told my sister that I didn't need help, so why is this kid here?
"Huh? Why don't they have any damage at all?"
"Water-type magic doesn't work on those bastards! Get lost!"
"Ah, then I'll use fire-type magic."
"I said I don't need it! Get lost!"
They're no longer in the injured state like before and have already fully recovered.
No, even if they hadn't recovered, magic of the level this bastard uses wouldn't work on them.
To make matters worse, one of the four on the left seemed about to jump toward where Lee Ji-sung was.
I thought about it but this seemed to be the only way, so I threw the pole.
POOK!
The pole stuck right into its hind leg.
GAEGGUR! GUR!
I stopped it, and this attack seems to be quite a serious wound, but now I have no weapon and there are still three of them left.
"Get lost!"
Instead of an answer, several fire arrows came flying.
Magic like that won't be able to deal damage.
The Giant Frogs didn't even get hit and easily dodged as if it were laughable.
Two red tongues came flying, and while dodging, another one jumped toward where Lee Ji-sung was.
I first pulled back to dodge the tongues and ran toward where Lee Ji-sung was.
"P... please save me."
When I arrived, the Giant Frog had already caught Lee Ji-sung's leg with its tongue.
It seemed about to swallow him, so I quickly approached and struck the Giant Frog's face area.
GURREUT! GAEGGUR!
Fortunately, it couldn't withstand the impact and released Lee Ji-sung, but two more arrived on our side.
I also struck the one that got hit after infusing it with plenty of internal energy, but it didn't seem to have much impact.
It seems like less than half my internal energy is left now...
I approached Lee Ji-sung since there would be no answer if he got caught again, but a strong smell of urine hit me.
SIGH, did he even pee himself?
Thinking this guy is really no help at all, I kicked him with my foot.
"I told you I don't need your help. Even now, get lost!"
"S-sorry. If we just hold out a little longer..."
"If you don't want to die, get lost!"
Only now understanding the situation, he starts running away.
I was worried the Giant Frogs might target Lee Ji-sung again, but fortunately they seem to have completely targeted me now.
As I deflected and dodged the flying tongues, I started feeling pain in my lower abdomen.
It seems like my internal energy is almost depleted... This is really stressful.
If it weren't for that bastard Lee Ji-sung, I could have held out just fine until rescue came...
GUR! GAEGGUR! GAEGGUREUR!
I tried to dodge as much as possible, but even the one with the pole stuck in its leg from earlier joined in, and I ended up getting caught by their tongues.
GUR! GUREUR!
They made eerie crying sounds as I was dragged toward their mouths, and I unconsciously squeezed my eyes shut.
I thought it was really the end now... huh?
***
After hearing the situation and asking Eunsu for the name of the island, I immediately hung up after getting the answer.
Searching, I found that the island where Eunseo and the kids are is quite far from Incheon Passenger Terminal.
Teleportation magic isn't omnipotent.
You can't move to places you haven't been to.
Still, fortunately I had been to Incheon Passenger Terminal before when catching Bennett Krizia, so I used teleportation magic.
I moved to the waters off Incheon in an instant with Blink.
I used my phone's GPS function to find the direction.
I immediately deployed my movement technique and started running, but anxiety kept welling up in my heart.
To get from here to the island where Eunseo and the children are, I need considerable time even with my movement technique at maximum.
At least 30 minutes.
According to Eunsu, there are four B-grade monsters called Giant Frogs.
I know Eunseo's skills better than anyone.
If she had a proper sword, it might be possible, but there's no way such a thing would be on the island.
In a situation without even a decent weapon, it would be difficult for Eunseo to hold out for that time.
Thinking that continuing to run like this was useless, I stopped walking.
Of course, I have no intention of giving up on Eunseo.
On the first day I started training with Zhang Sambong, I asked at a drinking session how he moved from the lakeside to where Master was.
Even if he hid with Absolute Domain, there should have been presence if he moved, but I didn't sense it at all.
He answered that it was Chukjibeop (Earth-Shrinking Technique), and when I asked if it was sorcery, he shook his head and said it was applying the principle of Absolute Domain.
The principle of Absolute Domain is becoming one with the world.
‘I am the world and the world is me, so I can exist anywhere, he said.’
At the time... no, even now it sounds like grasping at clouds, but the only thing that can solve this situation for me now is Absolute Domain.
Following Zhang Sambong's advice, when I emptied all my internal energy, my body began to sink into the sea.
Water began entering through my mouth and nose, but I didn't circulate internal energy to protect myself.
At first pain came, but as I tried to empty my thoughts and empty my heart, at some point the pain disappeared.
And waves of ecstatic sensation came.
In an instant, I could vividly feel everything in the sea, and no... not just the sea but the space above the sea as well.
Is this Absolute Domain?
When I expanded my consciousness, I could quickly find the island where Eunseo was too.
With that thought, the surrounding environment changed in an instant.
Giant Frogs had caught Eunseo with their tongues and were about to swallow her... Eunseo, just like two years ago, has her eyes tightly shut.
I used Formless Sword to cut all the Giant Frogs in half while sending a telepathic message to Eunseo.
―How is our Eunseo no different from when she was a freshman? Seong Eunseo, did I teach you to close your eyes in front of monsters?