The A-Rank Gate Appears? (2)
The gap between B-rank and this is fucking insane. (Photo of Sarakan commanding an army of skeletons. JPG)
Title: Is there any hunter nearby who can help? Fuck fuck fuck! I shouldn’t have come! I’m retreating toward the main road but we’re getting surrounded more and more. Isn’t this seriously bad?
Title: [User information unavailable.] [User information unavailable.] What the? Did the hunter who was asking for rescue die?
After that, post after post of pure screams flooded the gallery. No. I can’t lose the users. If too many of them die, the Hunter Gallery will turn into a ghost town and my little paradise will disappear.
Title: [*Throne Usurper* Ju-ddak]
I’m spraying potions for now. In the Treasure Shop, red potions are 1 won each. I’ve listed 500 of them. Eat these and hold on. If your health drops, buy them immediately and drink. I’ll put up more once the situation is over, so anyone not at the A-rank gate, don’t buy them yet.
Title: Ju-ddak, thank you for real. Thanks to the potions I managed to escape. (Photo of a dark forest path. JPG) The rest scattered in every direction so I don’t know what happened to them. If it wasn’t for the potion I would’ve burned to death. There was an ice school mage who fought to the very end. I have no idea what happened to her…. Is she the only one left in front of the gate?
What? Elsa went there? From the description it really sounds like her. But why does it sound like she’s getting wrecked? The Frost Sword is supposed to be Sarakan’s kryptonite.
“Aigoo…. I forgot to tell her.”
Title: [*Throne Usurper* Ju-ddak]
Elsa. Try reciting this incantation. It’s a bit long to explain, but that sword needs to be awakened separately.
Elsa’s comment never appeared. She must have been too busy. From the atmosphere, if she doesn’t see this she’ll die. Then I won’t get to eat the handmade patbingsu she made for me? That absolutely cannot happen. I must protect the patbingsu. Is there no way to contact her directly?
I hurriedly searched through the gallery’s features.
“There is a Hunter Kaotalk function, but it costs 40,000 points? Ah…. That’s a bit….”
I don’t have the points. I’ll have to unlock it later. If I do, the users will go crazy. There’s also a call function but that’s even more expensive. Isn’t there a cheaper way to contact her?
That was when a bright blue message caught my eye.
[Sub-moderator Hiring Available] - 1000 Points
[Current Points: 1559]
If I unlock this, I can use the admin chat too. This is it. Elsa, just wait. Oppa is coming to save you. All I want in return is patbingsu.
Kieeeaaaack!!!
Sarakan’s massive fireball slammed straight into Seol Hayan.
“Frozen Shield!”
She barely managed to block the flames and spat out a ragged breath. This was the limit. She never should have acted tough trying to stop that skull bastard. She thought she could at least hold her own with a B-rank weapon. Those damn hunter bastards all ran away.
When she tried to catch her breath, the skeletons surrounding her charged in.
“Agh! Just get lost!!!”
She swung the lump that was pretending to be a B-rank weapon and the skeletons shattered. This is all your fault, Ju-ddak. You killed them…. If it wasn’t for you…. If this was a real B-rank weapon….
“Kkklkklkkl!!!”
Sarakan was preparing its next spell. There was no running now. She might as well leave a final post on the gallery and blow herself up….
What the hell did Ju-ddak do this time?
Then a message floated up in front of Seol Hayan’s eyes.
Elsa has been appointed as sub-moderator.
[Admin Chat Activated!]
?? I’m a Pa-ttak?
[Admin Chat Terminated!]
“Kkeaaaack!!!!!”
At Sarakan’s gesture, a massive bony hand appeared from thin air and grabbed her. Then flames engulfed her entire body.
Ju-ddak. When I meet you, I’m definitely going to kill you!
The incantation was so childish too!
“Melquidon. Your anger is justified.”
“Kkeaek?!”
Sarakan looked utterly confused.
“Melquidon! Your anger is justified!!”
“Kkieeeek!!”
CRACK!!!
A thunderous roar like lightning echoed in every direction. The flames covering her vanished without a trace. The blunt blade sharpened until it looked like it could slice the sky. The icy energy wrapping the blade and the cold air pouring from the hilt made even her shiver. At the tip of the sword, she could feel Melquidon’s winter-like gaze. It was as if he was whispering to her.
Seol Hayan. You are now the true owner of this sword.
Was this really a B-rank weapon? So Ju-ddak was telling the truth?
If so, that skull bastard was no longer a problem.
The moment she adjusted her grip on the blade, Sarakan suddenly vanished. Did it hide itself?
Then came a rustling sound from behind her.
“You thought I wouldn’t notice if you hid there!!! Frozen Storm!”
“Kkiek! Kkieeeek!!”
The blade-like blizzard of ice struck and Sarakan screamed as it revealed itself. All that remained was a pathetic tyrant trembling in fear.
Sarakan wildly waved its hands and flames poured down like rain, but they couldn’t reach her. Instead, Sarakan’s own body was freezing over. It wasn’t magic cast by Seol Hayan. The cold energy radiating from the Frost Sword was binding him.
“Kkieeeek!!”
“I’ll even preserve you as a gallery meme.”
Click!
Seol Hayan raised her concentration to the absolute limit. Both eyes locked onto the monster’s solar plexus. Every ounce of mana in her body swirled violently. When handling a sword, always like a feather. Lightly.
She took a step.
The magic swordsmanship fused with ice magic exploded against Sarakan.
CRACK!
The sound rang out. That was the last complete image of Sarakan.
Kieeeeeeeeeee!
And so the first A-rank monster was shattered into pieces. The skeletons swarming around it met the same fate. Even the gate disappeared. As if it had never existed in the first place.
“This really was a B-rank weapon….”
The aftermath of the battle left the surroundings completely frozen solid, and in that frozen wasteland stood only Seol Hayan.
“Right. The verification post…. I need to upload a verification post.”