Chapter 136
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 136
Chapter Title: Power Enhancement Support (2)
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As soon as I mentioned the gate, Lorella asked what I meant, as if she couldn't believe it.
"Gate? You don't mean you're planning to raid a gate with just the people here, do you?"
Raiding a gate with the people at the villa would top out at an A-rank gate at best.
Lorella knew that too, which was why she'd asked if I really planned to tackle one with our current group—but no, that wasn't it.
"I'm going to contact the Destroyer. That way we can enter an S-rank gate."
"The Destroyer? You think he'll just come running because you call?"
I nodded to Lorella, who had no idea the healer here was the same person as the Destroyer.
"I'll ask him. Della, find an S-rank gate with the monster Lorella wants."
"You mean an S-rank gate in Korea?"
"Anywhere in the world. One with the monster Lorella wants."
Expanding the scope to the entire world made Della furrow her brow slightly as she pointed out the issue.
"I could search the whole world if I had to. But even getting there and breaching the perimeter would take more than a day or two."
"You're misunderstanding me."
From the sound of it, she thought I'd handle everything from entry visas onward.
"Just give me the location. I'll take care of the rest."
"The location? If it's just the location, I can give it to you right now."
Della, saying she could provide just the location immediately, pulled out her phone.
She tapped away, then brought up a world map and showed me a specific spot.
"Here's an S-rank gate in Canada. It's one Lorella's wanted to go to for a while."
"What monster comes out?"
"Vampire Trolls. Trolls with red skin that boost their regeneration 4 to 5 times by eating living creatures."
I glanced at Lorella as if to confirm if that was true when I heard "troll."
She nodded under my gaze and added more details.
"Their regeneration is already 2 to 3 times better than regular trolls. And when it ramps up to 4 or 5 times? They're practically impossible to kill."
To me, they just sounded like decent meat shields.
But since Lorella wanted them, I decided to catch some. I stared at the map for a moment.
'Good thing it's a satellite map.'
The map was detailed enough that finding the spot was easy.
I moved one clone, teleported it dozens of kilometers into the sky, checked the direction, and headed east.
'Should take about 10 minutes.'
Each space jump covered about 400km.
Doing it once per second meant Canada was less than 30 seconds away.
"So, how exactly are you planning to get to a gate in Canada from here?"
In the meantime, Della asked how I planned to reach the Canadian gate.
The trick was using the fact that the door to the villa appeared at the last spot a portal had been summoned.
'Once the clone gets to the gate, summons the villa door, and dismisses it...'
The last portal location would be the gate, so stepping out from the villa would take us straight there.
"It's been a while, so go call Ha Chae-jung and Ga Se-yeon."
"No, I asked how you're getting there."
"I'll explain once preparations are done."
Della gave me a look like I was some con artist, then fetched Ha Chae-jung and Ga Se-yeon.
Ha Chae-jung took one look at the three Villain Alliance women and immediately asked why she'd been called.
"Why'd you call me? Don't tell me you want a 6P or something?"
She jumped straight to that, probably because of my usual antics at the villa.
I could if I wanted to, but we'd prioritized the gate run, so I said no.
"We're going into an S-rank gate. You and Ga Se-yeon need some real combat experience anyway."
"...Did I hear that right? An S-rank gate?"
Ha Chae-jung blinked at the mention of S-rank.
Her current skill level was A-rank at best, even generously.
So hearing S-rank out of nowhere got a "what?" reaction.
"It's an S-rank gate."
"You said real combat experience? In an S-rank gate, I'll die before 'experience' comes into it!"
"If you die, I'll revive you. No need to worry."
"It's not about reviving—argh!"
Ha Chae-jung vented her frustration with an exasperated look.
She basically meant there was nothing to do in an S-rank gate but die.
"We'll talk details inside the gate."
Right on cue, the clone arrived at the gate.
It summoned the villa door right next to it, dismissed it, and shifted into Destroyer form.
With all preparations complete, I led the villa group outside.
"An S-rank gate? How the hell am I supposed to fight there?"
Ha Chae-jung dragged her feet, grumbling nonstop.
Ga Se-yeon, trusting me, followed casually by contrast.
"So, what kind of gate is it?"
"An S-rank in Canada, apparently."
"Canada? Out of nowhere?"
Instead of explaining, I summoned the door, opened it, and stepped out.
The three Villain Alliance women, Ha Chae-jung, and Ga Se-yeon followed, looking around.
"Uh... This is the Canada you mentioned, right?"
Ha Chae-jung just confirmed it was Canada, but the three villain women were visibly shocked.
Understandable—they'd been sitting in the villa, and suddenly we were in Canada.
"To think you can even make portals exit at exact locations..."
I ignored whatever Della was misunderstanding and introduced the Destroyer standing to one side.
"This is the Destroyer. Anyone who needs to know already does, so no explanation needed."
"..."
Seeing the Destroyer too, all five women fell silent at once.
A 230cm, over-200kg behemoth had that effect on its own.
"You really called in the Destroyer."
"Let's go in."
I ignored Della's mutter and entered the gate first.
The interior was a forest thick with trees 20-30 meters tall.
'A forest, huh.'
The rest entered one by one anyway.
Everyone tensed up, aware this was an S-rank gate.
"By the way, what monsters come out here?"
"Della said Vampire Trolls."
"Vampire Trolls? Never heard of 'em."
I ignored Ha Chae-jung's "first time hearing that" reaction and spread out spatial power to check for people.
Surprisingly, there were none inside the gate. I tilted my head and asked Della.
"It's awfully quiet. No one's in this gate?"
"Probably not. The Vampire Trolls here are a pain to hunt."
"If they leave it alone, the gate'll burst."
"This spot's so remote, no one cares."
Della explained it was fine because the area was uninhabited wilderness.
"Monsters bursting from a gate don't rampage across the country. They often carve out their own territories instead."
A few thousand monsters from a gate burst establishing territories? Pretty intriguing.
'Must be because the land's so vast.'
As I pondered, heavy footsteps approached from one side.
Assuming it was the local monster, a Vampire Troll, I opened my subspace and handed out suitable weapons.
"You seriously expect us to fight?"
"Fight for now. If it doesn't work, the Destroyer over there steps in."
Ha Chae-jung glanced at the silent Destroyer, sighed, and took her weapon.
Unlike her resigned attitude, Della took hers with a reluctant expression.
"You want us fighting too?"
"You all wage wars. Better learn how to fight sooner than later."
I distributed weapons from Ha Chae-jung to everyone, then applied appropriate support magic.
[Full Body Blessing]
Like healing, regeneration, and revival, this was a power from the 8th world.
[Full Body Blessing] boosted physical abilities, recovery, and resistance.
Paabat!—
"What the...?"
Everyone clearly felt their physical stats surge from the Full Body Blessing, their faces showing fresh surprise.
I figured an A-rank hero would now be close to S-rank levels.
Krrrr...
Soon, a humanoid monster with crimson skin emerged from between massive trees.
A height of 250-270cm, a bit bigger than the Destroyer, wielding a club-like wooden cudgel.
'That's a Vampire Troll, huh.'
Its hideous face even sported fangs like a vampire's.
I was inwardly baffled that Lorella wanted these things, but it didn't change anything.
"Fight."
There were two Vampire Trolls.
They all grimaced at the order but raised their weapons anyway.
"Feels doable... but also not."
"Quit whining."
I called it whining to Ha Chae-jung, who was still griping.
We had a healer to recover any injuries and the Destroyer for emergencies.
No country could offer support like this easily—it wasn't whining.
Kraaa!—
Anyway, watching them: Ha Chae-jung and Ga Se-yeon took one; the villain women the other.
Thankfully, the pre-applied Full Body Blessing let them narrowly dodge the trolls' attacks.
'Just right.'
A few more fights like this, then let Lorella dominate the monsters. Perfect.