Chapter 68
Chapter 68
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 68
Chapter Title: #13 Urban War
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[100: (Photo)]
[100: (Photo)]
[100: (Photo)]
Heroes rummaging through the fridge while staring at the camera.
Familiar faces filled the frame.
[38: Wtf this is insane... w-what.....]
[79: Whoa... jealous....]
[50: Fullminak's gonna dominate with these heroes]
[53: Wait, what the hell is going on lololol our guild's top rankers' bound heroes popping up there lolololol]
[38: Wow so surreal....]
[38: Feels so damn real]
[91: It's like... Pokémon jumping out into reality, that super weird and amazing feeling.....]
[48: They're not attacking at all though]
[48: Classic Fullminak]
[53: Where's Kaisha-nim? She's there, right?]
The rankers buzzed with excitement over this astonishing good news amid the crisis.
The first appearance of allied heroes.
And with three of them being bound to Fullminak's Guild Master Kaisha, no one could stay calm.
[100: Kaisha-nim isn't here]
[100: Not 100% sure, but from what they said, Kaisha-nim and the guild master and top rankers seem to have survived safely]
[100: They mentioned all sorts of stuff happened inside]
The hunters naturally wanted more details on what exactly "all sorts of stuff" meant.
But the timing was bizarre.
[100: Newbie Lee Do-hoon 393455231273405]
An account number popped up.
[100: Um.....]
[100: The heroes said they're hungry....]
[100: I was shaking like a leaf telling them there's food if they open the fridge door, and these beggar bastards straight-up ripped the door off....]
[100: Looks like they failed to control their strength..]
[100: (Photo)]
Proof shot.
The door of a not-so-big fridge lay completely detached, rolling on the floor.
[100: They devoured everything so fast]
[100: These beggar bastards are too strong and scary, hope they leave soon ㅠㅠㅠㅠ]
Heroes were heroes, after all.
Plus, since some were bound to Fullminak's Guild Master Kaisha, their rank was leagues above the 100th-ranked Pada.
Sometimes heroes looked down on users lower-ranked than their owners.
Forget disdain—right now, the heroes were too focused on food to even notice Pada, but the ranker whose home had been suddenly invaded wanted these dangerous beggars gone ASAP.
For a price, at least.
[100: If you pity this poor solo liver and donate a little for food and fridge repair, I'll take all these heroes straight to the scene ㅠㅠㅠ]
[100: Help out a bit and I'll spill more details on what the heroes told me... please....]
[100: Even just 10,000 won each.....]
The group chat, stunned at first, soon exploded with laughter.
[63: lmao]
[51: lololololol]
[49: No way seriously lololol]
[91: Look at those heroes' faces, total fast-eaters lolololololol]
[76: Shit just got real lololol]
[70: Pay up you bastards lolol]
[47: Is this the legendary Korean storyteller's cliffhanger technique?]
[68: Pada-nim next part plz]
[85: Open that bank account money incoming]
Before long, over a million won poured into Fullminak's 100th-ranked ranker Pada's account like lightning.
* * *
God Gold returned after total radio silence since the top rankers entered the gate and lost communication, their whereabouts unknown.
An attention-grabbing thumbnail.
The chaotic scene at Dangsan Station intersection, fully cordoned off, in full view.
The words [Urban War].
[(LIVE) Dangsan Station Urban War?! Recruiting Party Members for Kaisha's Summoning Circle (2/1000000)]
With a 5-minute countdown filming the incident site, viewers who'd heard the news flooded in from everywhere.
-What the fuck is going on
-Wow God Gold's finally back
-God Gold here
-There are tons of people in this building and we can't get out ㅠㅠㅠ Help ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
-Hunters are heading there
-Won't it get more dangerous if hunters show up?
-Monsters at least lacked intelligence... heroes are way scarier.....
-What about the people
A group of heroes stood in the nearly deserted Dangsan Station intersection.
Heroes roamed around the streets centering on that intersection.
No one knew why they were there, but they seemed to attack any nearby hunters or heroes that passed by.
Smashed vehicles littered the area, with rescue efforts underway for injured civilians.
The heroes showed little interest in regular citizens, but stray blasts from attacks made it impossible to fully relax.
Five minutes later, the God Gold hosts' voices rang out crisply.
["An unprecedented crisis! God Gold is finally back!"]
["Uh, it's actually pretty damn serious. But we'll try to start the broadcast on a hopeful note."]
["So much has happened in the hunter world. Please understand why we had to go dark."]
["Word is hunters are being hunted by heroes, so broadcast crew on-site are being protected by Gentle Knights affiliates."]
A ton of people involved in covering the incident.
["Yeah, all sorts of bullshit happened, and more bullshit horrors are unfolding live right now, but you gotta believe."]
["That's right. With faithful belief, we can overcome this trial."]
["Fresh news just in! Kaisha-nim and the other top guild members are alive and safe!"]
The top rankers were alive.
Viewers watching the grim broadcast flooded the comments with joy for a moment.
["Uh, and,"]
The hosts tried to share news of the allied heroes aiding hunters,
But the camera caught something shocking.
["Gasp……."]
["What the fuck? Who is that?"]
Some heroes dragged an unconscious person out from between buildings.
The face zoomed in.
Even the hosts didn't recognize every ranker's face.
Info popped up in the message window.
["Isn't that the guy from Fullminak who got attacked earlier? Kirin-nim?"]
["Couldn't save him after all?"]
["Looks like it."]
["……."]
The hosts' expressions blanked out.
Unbelievable.
They'd started brightly with top ranker news, but the site was too dire.
["How the fuck did they know that passerby civilian #1 was a hunter?"]
["Does Fullminak have a traitor too?"]
The hosts knew from Gentle Knights that heroes could track guild members.
Either Fullminak had a traitor, or heroes now had hunter-detection.
Either way, big trouble.
["Heard rankers are rushing in big time, what's the site situation?"]
["No updates?"]
God Gold's broadcast served to relay real-time to the public, but more importantly to gather and consolidate info.
One checked voice chat—once a game feature—and the other monitored screens.
Goldbunker affiliates scattered around compiled primary intel and fed it live.
The hosts glanced at each other.
["Uh……."]
["Heroes and rankers are fighting live behind the buildings."]
["Super dangerous."]
Per the relayed message, the power gap between heroes and hunters was too vast.
Camera crew entry impossible.
With civilians on cam teams, penetrating every alley corner was too risky.
KABOOM!
["!"]
A bomb-like skill detonated somewhere.
Heroes gathered at the intersection suddenly moved together, as if getting some signal.
["Heroes at the intersection are moving."]
["Rankers, please use group voice chat actively. Some still don't know how, but it's fully functional."]
["Use it like siege warfare in-game."]
["Ha. War without the guild master."]
Siege or real life, it was a mess.
["When the fuck are top rankers coming."]
Worse than broadcast—the reality was far grimmer.
Guns useless.
With shields and heals for self-defense and recovery, one wrong poke and AoE wiped innocents.
Hosts watching live feeds and incoming reports swallowed silent sighs.
Just like the thumbnail.
This was a live urban war erupting in Seoul's heart.
* * *
Days since emerging from the gate.
Only four or so, but the red-haired man of Abrilian royalty inwardly regretted leaving.
"World of gods," they said, but no familiar gods in sight.
Hellcannon wandered sightseeing this new world, returned to the gate site—gone.
Step. Step.
Wandering listlessly nearby, he slumped against a relatively clean back alley wall.
Thud.
[Hunger status persists.]
[Consume 'Bread' stored in inventory?]
[Items in your body that can be liquidated scanned. Follow guidance if you need this world's currency.]
[Stealth skill available to avoid people's eyes.]
The incessant mystery alerts worked hard to help Hellcannon adapt and survive here.
World of gods.
Sky-high buildings, magic-like tech for crafting, but people lived similarly everywhere.
Hellcannon ran a hand through his hair.
“…….”
Couldn't tell why he felt so empty.
Gods' world or advanced human civ—irrelevant. Finding one person among masses seemed impossible.
Just.
Curiosity hitting now.
As Hellcannon sat in the alley reminiscing, alerts piled up before his eyes.
“!”
Ding!
[The constellation ‘Darkness Observing the End’ scrutinizes you quietly.]
[The constellation ‘Light Arbiter Promising Salvation’ uses a special item to scream at you to run away NOW.]
Incomprehensible.
Constellations?
Hellcannon's red eyes fixed on the warning-like final message, then snapped up at a chilling peripheral tingle.
Another alert.
[The constellation ‘Guide to Ruin’ has spotted you.]
Eyes saw nothing, but an oppressive presence slammed down with the alert.
Step.
Hellcannon tensed at the footstep, whipping his head around.
“Hellcannon-nim!”
“Found you at last!”
Heroes he knew well appeared from down the alley.
Not the most welcome sight.
What was that just now?
Rising slowly from his seat, half-confused half-relieved at the disconnect,
“There you are.”
A voice came from above, without a hint of presence.
“!!”