Chapter 28
Chapter 28
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Translator: Ryuma
Chapter: 28
Chapter Title: Blood Puppet Onslaught
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“Man, these idiots make everything so easy~ Heh!”
[Krroooaaar!]
[Human! Eat! Krhahaha!]
[Crush the tin cans.]
Jeong Min-su grinned as he watched the boss monsters he’d summoned rampage about.
He’d infiltrated this far wearing a camouflage suit made from D-grade demon bones and hides, then opened a portal among the trailers to call forth the boss monsters.
‘Blood Puppet. Top-tier skills really are something else~ I love it.’
[Blood Puppet (S-Grade Skill) Lv. 3]
Trait
A forbidden technique usable only by those blessed by the Slaughter King. Uses Slaughter King points, or the blood and flesh of beasts or humans, to create a single ‘Blood Puppet’ decoy for hunting. The ‘Blood Puppet’ matches not just in appearance, but also in status and skill info. Higher skill levels unlock more functions.
Lv.1 Appearance & info match*
Lv.2 Behavior & common, rare-grade skills*
Lv.3 Hero-grade+ skills & advanced combat behavior*
Lv.4 Blood Puppet can create 1 Blood Puppet. Materials/points paid by original body.
‘I leveled it up by feeding on those Scavenger bastards, and it’s paying off. The issue is it’s still my clone, so it can’t surpass my own power. But at level 4, I’ll have an army all by myself. Heh heh heh.’
His Blood Puppet creating more Blood Puppets, and those creating even more—infinite proliferation.
The material and point costs were a hassle, but being able to endlessly produce troops he knew and trusted inside out was more than satisfying.
Anyway, with a bright future locked in, he planned to rack up experience and points by wiping out these weaklings here.
“Arghhhh! W-what do we do about those things?”
“Call Elder Cheon-yong quick! Gah!”
‘Mmm~ Nothing beats freebies. Bodies for Lord Slaughter King~ Cash too~’
For now, though, instead of future plans, the best move was assassinating the guild’s Awakeners scrambling amid the A-, B-, and C-grade boss monsters to swell his gains.
‘Even if they come back now, they’ll be tied up with damage control, so let’s grab what we can.’
Even if they destroyed the Blood Puppets and returned, handling an A-grade dungeon boss monster loose inside their formation would be a nightmare.
With B- and C-grade bosses out too, even S-grade Hunters and A-grade Awakeners would take serious time—not to mention heavy casualties—making pursuit impossible.
‘And I’ll use these gains to get even stronger. Heh heh heh.’
Of course, it was a risky gamble for Jeong Min-su.
A direct charge that didn’t fit Scavenger or demon thinking. If they’d sniffed him out and rushed back, or left a few A-grade Awakeners behind out of unease, he’d be done for—but that was all hypothetical now.
“Gah!”
“Arghhhh!”
“Heh heh heh, o~ C-grades go down with one vital hit. Wow, easy, so easy~ Half water, half meat, huh~”
He slithered between and under trailers, effortlessly assassinating and looting the guild’s Awakeners into his inventory.
Once he offered today’s haul and leveled up, becoming an apostle surpassing even the Slaughter King’s direct demons wasn’t a pipe dream. He caught his breath while restocking his quiver with blood-red arrows.
***
Woken by a sudden ambush turning into an emergency, I dashed about fulfilling my Staff duties in a frenzy.
At first, I’d relaxed hearing guild comms about the members heading out to strike the demons, but then three massive monsters appeared, turning the area into chaos.
“Damn it! Evacuate! Evacuate!”
“The monsters are pushing! Keep firing!”
“The formation’s collapsing—they’re breaking through. Set up barricades and hold!”
“Arghhhh!”
It was pure hell.
People dying in real time, the battlefield turning infernal.
With high-rank Awakeners and Hunters absent, the formation crumbled, letting E- and D-grade demons that had been melting under silver bullet fire pour in and wreak havoc.
“Blue Dragon’s Claw! Everyone hold position! The formation can’t break!”
“Then you deal with those things!”
‘What a mess.’
Thanks to the remaining guild Awakeners, we held early on, but they started dropping one by one despite fighting well, casualties spreading fast.
Especially shocking was the A-grade boss monster, the dragonkin Slaughterer’s destruction.
Trailers built to shrug off most large monsters climbing or ramming shattered like toys.
‘Good thing it means I can move without holding position and no one bats an eye…….’
“Arghhhh! W-what do we do? Do something!”
“We hold till the Guild Master arrives! Everyone, give it your… Gah!”
“Staff, lock trailer doors and stay inside!”
“No way! They’re smashing monsters into them! You want us coffins?”
The battlefield was nonstop chaos, but I stayed oddly calm.
Makes sense—not in mortal danger.
I could bolt anytime I wanted, and if push came to shove, I had the combat power, so I had leeway.
‘Summon the knights? Nah, too risky.’
In this mess, adding non-allies could get me attacked instead.
Krokbane the dragonkin and Gaulf the abyss knight would scream “monster” or “enemy” to anyone, so no go. Seom-myeol and Akaron had been exposed once before, so caution there too.
‘Yeah, play it safe.’
People dying, but it felt like watching bugs get squashed.
Burning, crushed under trailers, shattered, devoured by demons—no real emotion.
Too desensitized, probably.
Even after joining Academia, and especially ‘before’ that, I’d seen plenty like this.
‘Anyway, not the point……. What now?’
Subjugation was supposed to be chill and safe—what a joke. Sigh.
Situation sucked, and I started pondering my move.
First off, Ayoung and her mom needed to evac—but her mom wasn’t here.
‘Hmm, so what? Run?’
Ding!
[Thinking of fleeing a battlefield where honor can be won, without even fighting! That’s no knight’s mindset! Think properly about your duty!]
‘…Damn.’
The Knight’s Grace system still didn’t like me, huh.
Feeling’s mutual. Shoving traits on me willy-nilly, forcing this knight crap.
Anyway, Ayoung’s mom aside, saving her guild meant turning this around somehow.
‘Guess I’ll do what I can?’
Running could wait till after trying.
Decision made, I sought my first task.
‘Find who summoned those first.’
No way A-, B-, C-grade dungeon bosses just popped up. Had to be a summoner.
Portal opened briefly then vanished—not a dungeon spawn.
Unlike my time, portal detectors were top-notch now, so track the summoner.
‘Demons target Awakeners, right?’
Mini-map open, I roamed hunting anomalies.
But picking the culprit from all the dots wasn’t easy.
Couldn’t fully read Scavenger/demon mindset, plus no clue which guild they’d hit.
‘Hmm, Blue Dragon? Nah, their formation’s too thick. Another guild? Tough.’
Felt the real deal demons’ level gap hard.
With bosses rampaging, I could’ve jumped in flashy, but the bastard stuck to pro assassin mode, calm and collected.
Finding him in this chaos? Near impossible. I racked my brain.
‘Worst case, kidnap Ayoung’s mom and bail? Or go Scavenger-style, grab valuables and dip…….’
Mid-thought of snagging pricey goods or association gear, a brilliant idea hit.
Key: Do something they’d hate.
What’s the demon doing? Collecting Awakener corpses in the chaos to offer his constellation, Slaughter King, for favor.
‘Then?’
Idea flashing, I headed to a wrecked medical vehicle, stripped the fallen medic Staff’s clothes, and donned them.
Smeared blood on face and body, grabbed potion/medical bag and radio, then plunged into the fray.
Radio calls guiding me, mini-map open, I moved fast.
***
“Sh-shit! Ugh……!”
“Let’s see… Heh heh, jackpot! B-grade Awakener. Barely breathing—time to finish… Huh? Damn it!”
“You okay?”
Deep in the hunt, Jeong Min-su eyed the B-grade prize approaching.
But suddenly a medic Staff popped up, rushing to check breathing, pulse, and heal wounds.
‘Damn, B-grade too… Tch!’
He debated bowgun to the medic’s head, but the guy waved frantically calling for backup—others already incoming.
Cursing under his breath, Jeong Min-su slipped away regretfully.
Plenty of prey left.
‘Safety first anyway…….’
“A-grade boss monster!”
“Snap to it!”
“Report remaining personnel first!”
Meanwhile, Awakeners fooled by Blood Puppets trickled back, reclaiming command and countering the bosses properly.
Jeong Min-su clicked his tongue at the missed B-grade.
‘Tch, close but no cigar.’
Showing himself now meant no escape, so he shrugged it off and hunted anew.
Nearing endgame, he scanned for big fish—and spotted a limping injured Awakener.
‘Nice. Perfect snack. Freebies rule.’
“Injured! Potion here!”
“Ah, thanks. Ran dry fighting monsters…….”
“Treatment first!”
‘What? That guy again? Damn! Figures, medics have radios…….’
Grit…
Aiming bowgun to fire, suddenly the same medic blocked with his body, feeding the injured a potion.
Teeth-grinding rage, but even a successful hit might not let him claim the corpse.
So, planning payback on the damn medic, he swapped blood arrow for normal, aimed.
‘A mere Staff screwing me not once but twice? Unforgivable.’
Click, whoosh!
Non-Awakener Staff messing up his hunts twice—infuriating.
Firing at the bug, he turned away without looking, heading off.
“Arghhhh!”
‘Bastard, pest gone… Huh?’
Shriek behind as he left, then killing intent stabbed his back like needles.
Whirling in shock, a golden-armored knight loomed right in his face.