Chapter 65
Chapter 65
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 65
Chapter Title: Hunter KCTC-5
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“Damn it all! Does this even make sense?”
Inside the 4th Battalion’s temporary command post.
Lieutenant Colonel Kim Jeong-ho slammed his fist on the table upon hearing the radio report that the supply depot had been destroyed.
“The supply depot gets taken out right as we transition from day two to day three of the assault?”
He’d stationed a hefty force there, suspecting Lieutenant Colonel Lee Jun-beom might leverage Kim Min-jun’s skills to target it.
“Over fifty men were guarding it! Fifty! And they couldn’t stop that one guy?”
The other officers flinched at his outburst, blinking silently.
“B-Battalion Commander.”
“What?”
“From the radio… it sounded like Sergeant Kim Min-jun’s HP was ridiculous.”
“What do you mean, ridiculous? Even if it’s high, it’s probably around 300 or 400.”
“No, it’s not that…”
Lieutenant Colonel Kim Jeong-ho’s eyes widened at the officer’s follow-up.
“Six… six thousand? You’re telling me that’s possible? Didn’t you check with the control room?”
“We already did. They confirmed Sergeant Kim Min-jun’s suit is functioning normally.”
“Hah… what kind of freak is this guy?”
Only now did he understand why his battalion had been so helplessly overwhelmed.
One man or not, with that HP, Kim Min-jun was equivalent to an entire platoon.
“And Sergeant Kim Min-jun… apparently triggered all the traps around the supply depot like it was nothing.”
“With HP like that, it makes sense.”
Lieutenant Colonel Kim Jeong-ho let out a hollow laugh as he stared at the operations map.
‘Lee Jun-beom… that’s how you want to play it?’
With promotions on the line for both sides, going all-out in training was expected.
But he never imagined they’d pull something this aggressive right on the cusp of day three.
‘Sigh. How were we supposed to know about a soldier with 6,000 HP? Hell, the existence of such a soldier is a nightmare for us.’
No choice now—they had to go bold too.
‘The supply depot’s already gone, and we’re losing ground to the enemy. Dragging this out puts us at a disadvantage.’
Sticking to defense would tank morale as well.
Lieutenant Colonel Kim Jeong-ho contacted the control room with a resolute expression.
“Requesting monster support.”
**
“Loyalty! Supply depot destruction mission accomplished perfectly. Returning to base.”
Just as Kim Min-jun led his squad back to base without issue, an emergency arose.
“Kim Min-jun! Outstanding…”
“Company Commander! Monsters at our 2 o’clock!”
“What? They’re unleashing monsters already?”
The enemy had deployed monsters.
Captain Park Seo-hoon confirmed it with his night-vision goggles.
“Alert! Enemy’s deploying monsters! Visible types: goblins, trolls, hounds!”
‘Whoa… the 4th Battalion commander’s going all-in, huh?’
Not only that—all of 4th Battalion was advancing on their base.
With the supply depot gone, they aimed to end it in one push.
“Everyone, get ready!”
“Yes, sir!”
“Got it!”
“A ton of enemy troops incoming too! Hold formation!”
The company commander hurriedly radioed while sprinting to the command post.
It was the top priority to defend right now.
“Kids, hold the monsters here!”
“Where are you going, Sergeant Kim Min-jun?”
“To help the company commander! Use these spare mags freely!”
He smelled training points off the company commander!
After handing extra magazines to the hunters, Kim Min-jun followed him.
“Company Commander! I’ll join you!”
“Kim Min-jun, you… fine. Just stick by the battalion commander. Got it?”
“Yes, sir. Leave it to me.”
By the time they reached the command post, combat was already underway.
Rat-tat-tat! Bang!
Special rounds whistled from all directions.
The officers fired back, buying time however they could.
“I’ll head out first! Take your time, Company Commander!”
Kim Min-jun leaped toward the rock where the battalion commander was hunkered down.
“Loyalty! Sergeant Kim Min-jun here! I’ve come to protect you, sir!”
“Good! Perfect timing! No time for details. Enemy company at the command post, and movement from the rest of their forces on the high ground we’re holding.”
Lieutenant Colonel Lee Jun-beom said stalling like this all but guaranteed victory.
‘Nah. That’d be boring.’
Win big and perfect.
Lose big too.
Though losing wasn’t on the table.
“Battalion Commander, I can take out all the enemy forces near the command post.”
“Sergeant Kim Min-jun, this isn’t like the supply depot. They’ll throw everything at us. All-in.”
“If we wipe them out here, we’ll rack up huge training points, right? I’m confident I can pull it off again.”
“Hmm…”
The battalion commander pondered Kim Min-jun’s confident expression.
‘If he delivers like he says, my promotion’s locked in. Given how he soloed the depot… worth the gamble.’
But that doubt didn’t linger.
Had Sergeant Kim Min-jun ever failed?
“Alright. I’ll trust you once.”
“Thank you. Stay put here, sir. I’ll neutralize the enemy completely.”
With Lieutenant Colonel Lee Jun-beom’s approval, Kim Min-jun stepped out from cover.
“Hey! Come at me, all of you!”
“……?”
The enemy, having dealt with the command post defenders, opened fire the moment they saw Kim Min-jun taunting with arms wide.
Knowing his HP was insane, they didn’t hold back on training grenades either.
“Time to show you the Anabada strategy.”
Save ours, share theirs—no swaps, all mine.
Kim Min-jun snatched a flying grenade mid-air and hurled it right back at them.
“What…”
“Sc-scatter! Hurry!”
The stunned enemy dove every which way, but still took the hits.
“Aaagh!”
“Special rounds only on him! No other weapons!”
The enemy unleashed a barrage on Kim Min-jun.
The full firepower of 1st Company poured onto one man.
Any other hunter would’ve been zeroed out ages ago—but not Kim Min-jun.
Whoosh! Swish!
“Whew… that’s thrilling.”
He weaved through cover with uncanny precision, dodging bullets near-perfectly.
“Hey! That’s cheating!”
“Kyaaah!”
He even preemptively cut off troops approaching the battalion commander.
Thanks to Kim Min-jun, the rest of the battalion held key points with ease.
“No… no way…”
“We dumped so much fire, how’s he dodging?!”
“Can’t even approach their commander! Everyone we send gets dropped!”
The enemy panicked at the unforeseen chaos.
They’d prepped intel on Kim Min-jun and anticipated he’d reinforce the command post, concentrating heavy weapons here.
“That guy’s on another level…”
Despite the onslaught, they were the ones getting pushed back.
Victory was all but decided, and the female hunters’ morale began to crumble.
“Hey! Snap out of it! Follow orders!”
“Yes! Sorry!”
“Sergeant Han Su-min! This isn’t working! Ammo’s running dry!”
“Fall back! Fall back!”
At that moment, one female hunter rallied the battalion troops and signaled retreat.
The enemy pulled back in unison.
‘Wait… that voice sounds familiar?’
Kim Min-jun turned to see Corporal Son Eun-seo.
‘No kidding. You’re here? Thought you’d vanished—turns out you were setting traps nearby?’
Friends get special treatment—you’ll be my POW.
“With this, we’ve got enough POW points… no need for more.”
The rest? Total wipeout.
“Who said you could retreat?”
Easy in, not so easy out—you know.
Kim Min-jun grabbed a fallen enemy rifle and fired special rounds at the fleeing troops.
Bang! Rat-tat-tat!
“Smoke! Pop smoke!”
His ghostly headshots forced them to deploy smoke grenades in escape, but nearly 80% went down.
“Aw, smoke threw it off a bit. Shame. Gotta guard the battalion commander, so this’ll do. The rest can handle cleanup.”
Kim Min-jun set the rifle down and whipped out his training whip, spinning it.
Swish!
“Aaagh!”
He plucked Corporal Son Eun-seo right out from the fleeing crowd.
“Hey, fancy seeing you.”
“What the—? What was that?!”
She gaped at the whip coiled around her like rope, incredulous.
“You know how your squad got nabbed as POWs yesterday? That was all me.”
“With… a whip?”
“Yeah. Just like this.”
“…Hah.”
Even seeing it, the whip mastery was unbelievable—a sigh escaped her.
“…We lost.”
“Come on, we lost the attack, but solid defense could turn it around. Depot respawns and resets, so why the long face?”
“Because of you! All you! Just solo everything yourself!”
Son Eun-seo yelled at the playfully grinning Kim Min-jun.
They’d gone all-out on offense, only for him to block it like a game.
“Not everything—just 99%.”
“You’re the best.”
“Thanks for the praise.”
Kim Min-jun patted her sulking shoulder and headed to the battalion commander.
**
2nd Battalion’s defense was a success.
Despite 4th Battalion’s monster support, heavy weapons, and even CBRN attacks, they only managed about 100 kills.
Meanwhile, over 500 of 4th Battalion perished.
“No way—Sergeant Kim Min-jun solo-defended the command post?”
“When they dropped monsters yesterday, the enemy tried raiding it.”
“Crazy. 4th Battalion commander threw everything at it?”
“More like, over 100 attacked the post, and Sergeant Kim Min-jun counter-killed and even took POWs.”
“That human? He’s a monster.”
It was all thanks to Kim Min-jun.
2nd Battalion’s morale soared sky-high.
“Kim Min-jun, you did great yesterday.”
Lieutenant Colonel Lee Jun-beom felt the same.
Victory was assured.
Switch to offense smoothly, and it was in the bag.
“But don’t let your guard down. Training’s not over.”
“Sergeant Kim Min-jun! Yes, sir!”
“Good. You were excellent yesterday. Keep that momentum on offense.”
“Thank you. Battalion Commander, one request for the attack.”
“Request? Shoot.”
Lieutenant Colonel Lee Jun-beom doubted his ears at Kim Min-jun’s words.
“…You’re serious?”