Chapter 118
Chapter 118
Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 118
Chapter Title: Malice (5)
The Haetae Guild's 1st Raid Team entered the Tower's 50th floor.
They had noticed the existence of the 'Brainwashed Rebel Leader Hyperion'.
The Tower had revealed the condition for clearing the 50th floor.
A whopping boss monster on the 50th floor.
They had to take it down to clear the floor.
Defeat only the 'Brainwashed Rebel Leader Hyperion' to pass the 50th floor.
In other words, the thing was at an insanely high level.
The 1st Raid Team hunters stared at the prison building with tense faces.
Planet, satellite, prison.
Thinking in Earth's terms, it was like building a penitentiary on the Moon.
"We'll scout thoroughly. Let's gather info on the boss monster and figure out a strategy while we're at it."
Lee Hae-wan led the raid team in preparations.
Three-day time limit. Fail to kill it within that, and the 50th floor assault was a bust.
Failure meant the annihilation of Haetae Guild's elite hunters.
It would set Korea's hunter society back years.
They had to clear the 50th floor somehow.
"So this is the boss monster..."
The 'Brainwashed Rebel Leader Hyperion' was locked in solitary confinement.
Huddled in the corner, head bowed, not twitching a muscle.
Snore... Snore...
A snoring sound echoed.
It seemed deep asleep.
The hunters gathered beyond the bars.
They unleashed a barrage of skills at the crouched Hyperion.
Not attacks—detection skills.
"The cell's bigger than expected, isn't it? Ceiling's insanely high too..."
"Doesn't feel like a solitary cell. Just a regular prison block with one monster in it, right?"
⚙ BOSS INFO ⚙ Brainwashed Rebel Leader Hyperion Hyperion's info floated into the hunters' vision.
Depending on the skill, they gathered different details.
They captured everything visible to the naked eye too.
An alien race from Planet Pandora.
A lean, athletic male with long limbs and subtle muscles.
Hyperion's appearance resembled Earth's humans.
Aside from his overall larger size, he could pass for one.
"Let's set up a base camp outside first."
The 1st Raid Team gathered what they needed and headed out.
Even with a three-day deadline for the boss raid, Lee Hae-wan had to prepare for contingencies as raid leader.
S-Rank and A-Rank hunters bustled about.
They built the base camp themselves.
Couldn't bring along the grunts into the Tower.
"Gather up."
Lee Hae-wan rallied the team, boosting morale.
He ramped up the tension among the on-edge hunters.
"The US, China, Japan... Plenty of powerhouses have already cleared the 50th. They control info tight, so no details on the floor itself, but we can gauge the level needed."
Just look at those leading nations' hunters.
How strong were they at clear time? Could Korea do it now? Easy to estimate.
Haetae Guild had run the numbers.
The government and Hunter Association greenlit the raid for good reason.
"We've prepped safely. We're way stronger than they were back then. We'll learn the boss patterns in combat, but for now, have confidence."
They came with conviction.
Still, tension was inevitable.
Failure meant death.
Even S-Ranks couldn't defy the Tower's rules.
Odd not to be tense.
Lee Hae-wan scanned the 1st Raid Team and spoke.
"Entry in one hour."
Check gear, stack buffs.
Pop those buff potions early, warm up.
Lee Hae-wan kept it short.
The team got it.
One hour later, the raid entered.
To wake and kill the sleeping boss, no stealth.
They checked for anomalies through procedures.
Gathered intel vital for the boss raid.
"Door only opens if everyone's here."
Clank.
As Lee Hae-wan spoke, the bars shifted.
The solitary cell holding the 'Brainwashed Rebel Leader Hyperion' began opening.
"First time, Tower hadn't given info yet, so no reaction. Now it's go time."
Lee Hae-wan waited for the boss in the prison building's 1st-floor hall.
Plenty left to confirm.
Hyperion still crouched in the cell corner.
But different now.
He'd sensed intruders and woken.
Leader of the rebels opposing Pandora's conquering Empress.
Hyperion had lost his ego to her 'Eternal Punishment'.
A mindless puppet, the Empress's toy.
A slaughterer unable to choose anything but killing foes before him.
Hyperion rose.
Exited the cell toward the upper floor to kill the Haetae Guild 1st Raid Team.
Ground floor 1.
The 1st Raid Team waited in the wide hall.
They faced off against the 50th-floor boss, 'Brainwashed Rebel Leader Hyperion'.
"Big guy. Around 3 meters."
Felt it even crouched, but Hyperion dwarfed normal humans.
Nearly twice Lee Hae-wan's rounded-up 170cm height.
"Test aggro range first."
They proceeded methodically.
Does it chase outside? What skills? How strong, threatening? Spent a full day probing.
...Boss itself isn't that tough.
Lee Hae-wan concluded.
Tanks hold, dealers DPS—easy takedown.
Then...
Lee Hae-wan glanced slyly at Han So-ra resting at base camp.
Subtle, so she wouldn't notice.
All here were Haetae Guild.
Close to Lee Hae-wan, but not tight enough to share dirty secrets.
Help me fuck Han So-ra.
Who'd step up for that?
No one.
Lee Hae-wan had to engineer it solo.
...Clear it, but razor-thin.
All hunters injured.
Serious wounds—not fatal while he made his move.
Han So-ra hit hardest.
Revive her near-death state with rape. Blackmail via the weakness. Never get caught.
Not sure if threats work on S-Ranks.
But he was S-Rank too—not meaningless.
Alright, let's do it.
Others tense for boss raid.
Lee Hae-wan trembled for different reasons.
The raid began.
The 'Brainwashed Rebel Leader Hyperion' charged in frenzy.
S-Rank tanks frontlined; S-Rank dealers poured fire.
Boom! Crash!
"Trash! Dogs of the Empress gnawing this planet—come at me!" Hyperion bellowed.
In the dream of 'Eternal Punishment', he fought the Empress's army.
Mistaking the Haetae raid team for them.
"Ngh!"
Raw power favored Hyperion.
But solo force had limits against teamwork.
In and out of the satellite prison repeatedly.
Hyperion couldn't leave—eyed the team from the 1st-floor hall.
Drop aggro at right moments, retreat, recover HP/MP outside.
Re-enter, hammer skills.
Hyperion crumbling bit by bit.
Day two of the raid.
...About time effects kick in.
Lee Hae-wan had poisoned the hunters' meals.
Colorless, odorless 'Avales's Poison'—undetectable without poison skills, even for S-Ranks.
Bought pricey from the Black Market...
Effects subtle.
Mild paralysis, barely annoying.
But untraceable.
No risks.
Perfect for him.
In grueling fights like this, tiniest edge sways injury severity.
One S-Rank tank went down.
Tiny condition dip, unnoticed—heavy from poison.
S-Rank dealer DPS dropped.
Suppression weakened; Hyperion smashed hunters, rampaged wilder.
Boom!
"Gah!"
Lee Hae-wan rolled on the floor at the perfect timing.
"Kuhahaha!" Blood streamed from Hyperion's body.
Condition-wise, he looked worse.
"Hae-wan!"
Hunters called to him.
Hyperion unleashed madness, pressing the raid.
Chaos everywhere.
"Tch!"
Han So-ra powered up.
Ignoring nagging unease, summoned light.
Prepared 'Judgment of Glory', a spear radiating menace.
"Light unfit for Empress's pussy-licking mongrels. You don't deserve it!" Hyperion glared at Han So-ra, roaring.
Sensing threat, on guard.
"Fall back!"
Han So-ra took Lee Hae-wan's place, pulling the 1st Raid Team back.
Retreat once, challenge later.
"Where you fleeing, vermin?!" Han So-ra grimaced.
Hyperion's yells made her head throb.
"Kekeke, Avales's Poison! Self-proclaimed Emperor, reduced to sneaky assassin tricks." "What're you saying?"
Hyperion ranted wildly alone.
"Doesn't even know rebels made Avales's Poison, kekeke!" "......"
Han So-ra couldn't understand Hyperion.
All in Pandora's tongue—natural.
...Everyone's out.
Last out was Lee Hae-wan; all evacuated the satellite prison.
Han So-ra leaves, aggro drops.
Thwuk!
Han So-ra fired her threat-held 'Judgment of Glory' at Hyperion.
A pure white spear pierced him instantly.
"Kuhuhuhu." Hyperion muttered something.
Even after Han So-ra left, his voice filled the 1st-floor hall.
"Check up, then finish it."
Lee Hae-wan brushed dust off, annoyed.
Plan slightly botched.
Hunters treated wounds.
Supporter heals, potions.
While regrouping, Hyperion...
"Kuhahahahaha!" Finished some command, burst into mad laughter.
That instant, crimson light leaked from S-Rank hunters' bodies.
Lowest stamina supporters first, one by one.
"Uh...?"
Boom!
Bodies exploded.
"......"