Chapter 16
Chapter 16
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 16
Chapter Title: Raid (4)
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Yu-na hurriedly pulled out her smartphone.
"Th-the Dungeon Gate in Dongjak-gu exploded!"
"Fuck!"
"F-for now, let's get out...!"
"What the fuck are you talking about?! We need to wait for rescue indoors first...!"
"What kind of nonsense is that?! We have to head to the underground shelter right now!"
The underground shelters installed at every university.
The students began rushing out of the cafeteria in droves.
But then, Black Wolves poured into the campus.
-Awooooooo!
The beasts scattered in all directions, howling like wolves.
Black Wolves were over 1.5 times larger than ordinary wolves.
And the pack leader, the Red Wolf, was known to be about three times their size.
Though only D-rank Magic Beasts, Black Wolves hunted with swift movements, tearing viciously into their prey.
"R-run... run away!"
"Black Wolves!"
The students and faculty frantically turned back toward the buildings.
This wasn't the time to head for the shelters.
Yu-na hurried back to the cafeteria as well.
"Hurry!"
"Aaaah...!"
In the crush of people, her friend Hye-in fell to the ground.
Yu-na whipped her head around in shock.
"Hye... Hye-in!"
"Ugh...!"
Hye-in seemed to have twisted her ankle and couldn't stand.
"I... I can't...!"
Hye-in reached out toward Yu-na.
The other friends were already sprinting toward the cafeteria.
Only Yu-na looked back at Hye-in.
"Yu... Yu-na."
Hye-in gazed at Yu-na with desperate eyes.
The Black Wolves were charging from hundreds of meters away.
If she took Hye-in, they'd catch up for sure.
But Yu-na clenched her fists and ran to her, helping her up.
"Get up, quick!"
"Ugh... Yeah!"
Tears streaming down her face, Hye-in ran with Yu-na toward the cafeteria.
"Hurry up!"
"Just shut the door!"
"What are you saying?! There are still people who haven't made it in!"
"Fuck, close it!"
"Hey! Close the door!"
Conflicts broke out among the students who had made it inside the cafeteria.
Yu-na stared anxiously at the cafeteria.
"P-please... don't close it!"
Despite Yu-na's shout, the cafeteria doors slammed shut.
"Ah... no!"
The students who hadn't made it pounded desperately on the doors.
Bam!
"Open up! Fuck, if you don't, we'll break it down!"
"Grab some rocks! We'll smash it...!"
"There's no way this door can hold back Black Wolves...!"
The students inside began piling chairs and tables against the entrance.
"You fucking bastards...!"
Finally reaching the cafeteria doors, Yu-na and Hye-in trembled as they pounded on them.
"Fuck, let's go through the windows!"
"Yeah, the windows...!"
But those windows were all locked tight too.
"You crazy fuckers...!"
The stranded students frantically looked around.
Searching for any place to hide.
-Woof! Woof woof!
A Black Wolf barked like a dog as it closed to within dozens of meters.
"Uwaaaah!"
The students fell on their asses, staring at the Black Wolves.
Yu-na and Hye-in collapsed to the ground in terror as well.
To ordinary eyes, D-rank Magic Beasts were ferocious monsters.
If even a snarling guard dog was scary, how much more terrifying were these massive wolves?
"Eek...!"
Hye-in and Yu-na clutched each other's hands.
"P-please... please...!"
"Uwaaaah...!"
As one male student bolted, a Black Wolf chased him down.
And in an instant, it tore into his upper body.
Crunch!
"Kaaaaah!"
A torrent of blood and entrails spilled from the student's body.
Even the students inside the cafeteria trembled in horror.
And the Black Wolves slowly closed in on Yu-na's group.
"Ah...!"
This is it. We're done for.
-Woof!
The Black Wolf howled and lunged at Yu-na's group.
Whoosh!
Blood sprayed right in front of Yu-na's eyes.
"...?!"
"Ah... Miss!"
"Are you alright?!"
Yu-na stared in confusion at the young men before her.
They were all wearing GH Guild uniforms.
"Ah...!"
"Sorry. We were rushing into the campus, but we ran into Black Wolves right in front...!"
"Are you hurt anywhe...?"
-Woof! Woof!
The guild members' words were drowned out by the wolves' howls.
"Kill every last one of them!"
"Daring to go after the miss...!"
The ten guild members turned the eight Black Wolves into mincemeat in seconds.
"Arrogant mutts...!"
"Miss, are you injured anywhere?"
Yu-na clutched her pounding chest and nodded once.
"That's a relief. For now, come with us."
"Ah, uh... Mom and Dad...!"
"Guild members have been deployed there as well. No need to worry."
"We'll escort you. This way...!"
"Hye... Hye-in too...!"
Yu-na grabbed Hye-in's hand.
"Yes, she can come along."
Other students shouted at the GH Guild members.
"Us... take us too...!"
"GH Guild members are already inside the campus. Association Hunters will arrive soon as reinforcements, so please don't worry."
Students who had taken refuge in the cafeteria shouted from the windows.
"T-take us with you too!"
"It's impossible to move with so many people. We'll stay here with two of ours. We're S-rank Hunters too, so no worries."
"Ah...!"
At the word "S-rank," the students sighed in relief.
"But why those girls...?"
"This is someone the GH Guild is protecting. Half of us will join the subjugation of the Magic Beasts inside campus... Please head inside the buildings and wait."
"Ah...!"
"Then, we'll be off...!"
Protected by eight guild members, Yu-na and Hye-in left the area.
The remaining two guild members stood guard near the cafeteria.
Yu-na's friends who had evacuated there stared blankly out the window.
"Yu... Yu-na."
After Yu-na and Hye-in escaped campus, four guild members immediately headed back inside.
"Kyaaaaah!"
Screams and explosions echoed from all directions.
Not just Black Wolves had emerged from the gate.
Goblins and kobolds, followed by E-rank Killer Rabbits.
And even B-rank Minotaurs swung massive clubs, smashing buildings.
Boom!
At the sight, Yu-na and Hye-in froze solid.
"This way, please."
One guild member dashed toward the Minotaur.
Whoosh!
Closing the distance in a flash, he slashed its throat with his sword.
Slice!
-Ugh... uuurgh...
The Minotaur's head thudded to the pavement.
Yu-na and Hye-in ran with the GH Guild members to the Dongjak Hardware store building.
Inside were her father Jin-o and mother Su-yeon, with more GH Guild members.
"Mom! Dad!"
"Yu-na!"
The guild members quickly took positions around the building, scanning for threats.
"Guild members from Gwanak-gu have been deployed as well. Please wait here until the situation stabilizes."
Jin-o and Su-yeon, hugging Yu-na, bowed deeply at the guild member's words.
"Thank you! Truly, thank you!"
"Thank you for saving our Yu-na!"
The guild members gave wry smiles.
"We just contacted the master a moment ago."
"K-Kang-hyuk...?"
"Yes. The Chungbuk raid is nearly wrapped up. Actually, the Association is requesting he return urgently for the raid in Seoul. Dungeon Gates have exploded not just in Dongjak-gu, but also Jungnang-gu and Gangdong-gu."
"...?!"
Three Dungeon Gates had burst open in Seoul alone.
The one in Dongjak-gu was estimated at B-rank.
Jungnang-gu's was also B-rank, and Gangdong-gu's C-rank.
The problem was the numbers.
Over 120,000 Magic Beasts had flooded Seoul.
Even mid- and small-scale low-rank Hunters had been thrown into the fray.
Hye-in stared at Yu-na in bewilderment.
'Th-this is her parents' hardware store?'
The store was impressively large.
But why were GH Guild members calling Yu-na "miss"?
Why protect Yu-na and her parents?
Hye-in swallowed hard.
'No way...'
Seated on a folding chair, Hye-in looked at Yu-na.
"Yu... Yu-na."
"Yeah?"
"D-do you by any chance... have an older brother who's... Hunter Park Kang-hyuk?"
Yu-na gave a bitter smile and nodded.
"Ah...!"
Yu-na was the little sister of Park Kang-hyuk, a National Power-level Hunter?!
"Keep it secret for now. My brother's not public with his face either."
"When he takes down that Cyclops this time...!"
"Yeah... hiding his face forever will be tough. Anyway, even if he goes public, I won't get famous... More importantly, have you called your parents?"
"Oh!"
Hye-in quickly called her parents.
Thankfully, they had evacuated to a shelter and were safe.
Hye-in sighed in relief and glanced at the GH Guild members guarding the hardware store.
Alarms and screams rang out from all sides.
Magic Beast howls and explosions never ceased.
At least the GH Guild members subjugating nearby beasts were minimizing the damage.
About an hour later, something happened in Dongjak-gu.
Thud!
"T-team leader! An orc legion is pouring out of the Dongjak-gu gate! An S-rank orc chieftain confirmed at the front! Take the master's family and evacuate now...!"
Boom!
"...?!"
A massive explosion collapsed several storefronts.
Yu-na's group jumped in fright, their faces draining of color.
Smartphones updated: Dongjak-gu gate rank raised to A.
"Hurry outside!"
Bark, leader of GH Guild Team 19, urgently led Jin-o, Su-yeon, Yu-na, and Hye-in to evacuate.
-Shreek! Shreek!
Over 10,000 orcs flooded from the gate.
Mixed among them were numerous orc generals and shamans.
The S-rank orc chieftain unleashed red battle aura, demolishing surrounding buildings.
Boom! Boom boom boom! Boom!
Its aura rivaled a High Sword Master; Hunters recoiled in shock.
-Attack!
The orc chieftain barked orders in human tongue to the orcs.
Orc warriors charged en masse at soldiers, police, and Hunters.
Slice!
"Kaaaaah...!"
Over 2 meters tall with bulky green-skinned bodies: orcs.
Even orc warriors were classified as C-rank, fearsome Magic Beasts.
But with orc generals wielding Lowest Sword Master-level aura and orc shamans casting dark magic, Dongjak-gu and Gwanak-gu descended into hell.
-Here, we shall build the Orc Kingdom!