# 104
104
‘Kill the enemies and collect the stones.’
The command given by the Lord of Hell through sound spread widely among the countless legions of the dead.
It was the same for ‘Dolph’, the corps commander who led the large army.
“How dare the crazy dogs stand in my way, the commander?”
El Paso, Texas.
Commander Dolph showed anger through the dark eyes of his white bones.
Crrr-.
A pack of wolves covered in bright crimson manes blocked Dolph’s path.
Scarlet jackal.
It is a level 3 monster that is notorious for chewing up its prey, including the bones, once it has pinned it down.
“I’ll pull out all your teeth and slaughter you smelly things.”
But in Dolph’s eyes, it looked like nothing more than a smelly stray dog.
As soon as Dolph shoots out his shiny eyes with a vicious murderous spirit.
Kk-!
A jackal that was closest jumped up and attacked him.
There was no need to remove the Sin Sword from its scabbard to deal with such a mischievous dog.
Dolph, who was riding the black horse, stretched out his arms towards the jackal, which jumped up to head height in one go.
Sigh-!
Wow!
After grabbing the jackal’s neck without difficulty.
Wow-!
Just by applying strength to his wrist, the jackal broke his neck and his limbs hung limply in the air.
“They are not worth dealing with directly.”
Dolph said, letting go of the jackal’s neck that he was violently holding.
Two points of purple pupils shining in the darkness of the eyelids made the group of jackals quietly retreat.
The hunting dog was reduced to a mutt.
“A pack of dogs must be handled by a pack of dogs.”
As Dolph said that, spear knives wrapped in dark red flames began to randomly jump out from behind his back.
The command corps that stood behind him appeared, each holding a weapon in their hand.
“You all must have heard your master’s orders, right? Go kill him and take the stone.”
Wow-!!
As soon as Dolph’s displeasure order was issued, the command soldiers rushed to the front in fury, as if gunpowder was exploding.
It was the moment when the Commander’s unique power, Madness, was activated and turned them into fighting-mad berserkers.
Sigh-!
Kwasik-!
Wow!
A group of jackals were being brutally slaughtered like dogs facing death in a slaughterhouse.
“….”
Dolph silently looked down at the corpse of the jackal he had killed by breaking its neck earlier.
-sparkle.
A stone that was too blue to match its red mane sparkled on its ribs.
“Is this it?”
The ‘stone’ my lord spoke of.
Dolph, who had picked up the blue stone orihalcon and was looking at it closely, suddenly shook his shoulders.
Passu-.
I just picked it up, but it disappeared like ice melting into water.
“Hmm…”
Dolph, who was a little perplexed, immediately sent a message to Daesung.
***
[Master. I’m sorry, but if we catch that stone you mentioned, it will disappear like a mirage.]
“….”
Dolph’s voice, sending out a message, showed a hint of embarrassment.
However, Daesung did not immediately reply to Dolph’s report.
[Orihalcon that has passed the ‘discovery’ stage moves to the ‘storage’ stage.]
[Current orihalcon holdings: 6]
Rather, the information the system is currently providing caught his attention.
The reason why the command corps was asked to collect stones was, of course, to increase the amount held later through the ‘storage’ stage.
However, the system immediately went into ‘saving’ and increased the amount held without Daesung having to go through the process himself.
‘Is Orihalcon automatically saved even if I don’t get it myself?’
No, there is no need to reconsider. Doesn’t the system now say it’s just as he thought?
This could happen because summoned beasts are subordinate to Daesung.
‘Things will go much faster.’
Thanks to this, there is no need to take the ‘save’ step one by one later.
Every time the summoned army kills a monster and discovers a stone, the tribe’s stock increases.
It’s like blowing your nose without using your hands.
‘You can’t just play around like that.’
Of course, just because a summoned animal does everything for you, you can’t just wander around in the sky like this.
I didn’t fly all the way to America just to stick my hands in my pockets and watch my summons fight.
‘There’s no problem, so don’t worry about it and just dig up the stone.’
[I understand.]
After finishing his belated reply, Daesung expanded his mood at the sky overlooking the entire United States.
A vast, powerful radar instantly scanned the 50 states of the United States.
And found it.
The place with the most monsters.
“It’s an amazing coincidence.”
It was none other than New York, where the headquarters of the Hunter League was located.
Of course, it was none of Daesung’s business whether there was an alliance or not.
The important thing is that, for now, New York is the most suitable bonanza for digging up orihalcon.
“let’s go.”
Ooooh-!!
The annihilating dragon spread its wings and headed toward New York at lightning speed.
***
It would not be unusual for large clans to be concentrated around the Federation Headquarters, known as the front line of humanity.
< Olympia > < Doom > < Midnight >.
In this way, a total of three large clans were working together to spread their influence in downtown New York.
pop-!
As the balloon-like mass of Aura exploded, a huge shock wave spread and swept away the slime around it.
“under. Slime?”
Jackson Lynch, the director of < Doom >, laughed as he looked around the city in chaos.
The beautiful and brilliant city was completely covered in green slime and was melting, emitting a foul smell.
“Why does slime come out even when I come out? “You’re in big trouble.”
They appear weak in games, but in real life, there is no monster as scary as slimes.
As you can see, the acidic slime corrodes and dissolves everything they pass through.
It is not for nothing that it is nicknamed ‘Crawling Sulfuric Mountain’.
“Do you think Jackson, the famous bomber, is so scared that he’s only scared of things like slimes?”
Jackson twitched his eyebrows at the sarcastic voice and looked back.
A woman, with her short blonde hair flowing, slashed at a group of slimes with a blunt object.
Chris Winslet, the director of < Olympia >, carefully brushed off the slime flesh from his blunt instrument and spoke.
“It’s a waste of bomb tickets. “Why don’t we just take it off?”
“How can that pretty blonde come to her senses after being melted by slime? “We’re already so crazy about these bastards, so why are you picking a fight?”
“I’m the only one who secretly makes you a badass, but let me tell you, our < Olympia > took over the streets here in Queens first, you stupid bastard.”
“It’s five minutes before the fall of the United States, so who can take action first? “This is such a greedy bitch.”
It was a war of nerves to dominate a territory, which usually takes place between large, proud clans.
at that time.
“There are three large clans in this narrow street, so it’s crazy. “If you have a conscience, shouldn’t one side be left out?”
One more clan intervened between the two, who were skillfully exterminating the slimes and growling at each other.
Spike Corman, the director of “Midnight,” who had just come out of the slime that had taken over a movie theater in Queens, grinned.
Chris snorted as if it was absurd.
“The one who snuck in last is talking about his conscience.”
“Queens has always been under our clan’s jurisdiction.”
“I see. But you guys seemed to have a hard time taking care of your own food, so we paid close attention. Why?”
“Anyway, even if you kill them, they won’t spit out their core or anything. For those of you who are obsessed with money, this must be a battle with nothing to worry about. “I recommend you just go and stretch out your legs and sleep.”
As Spike said, no matter how many monsters I kill, no Ether Core comes out.
Usually, one of the biggest reasons hunters hunt monsters is ‘core gathering.’
So, in a way, Spike was not wrong in saying, ‘There is nothing to be gained.’
but.
“you idiot? There is nothing to gain. Now civilians are watching and Federation officials are watching. “In times like these, you have to run to make your feet sweat and make a good impression.”
“I see you know that honor is important. “You clever bitch.”
Jackson, who suddenly joined in next to me, was sarcastic but did not deny what he said.
Now that there is no ether core, the only thing the large clan cares about is reputation.
This is the reputation that will give people the title of ‘the hero clan that saved America’ after all these fights are over.
The war of nerves between the large clans has now turned into a three-way war.
Amidst a city in chaos, leaders of prestigious clans were arguing over territory within four districts.
Grumble-. Grumble-.
“huh?”
Spike suddenly felt something strange and turned his head.
By a narrow margin, Chris and Jackson also looked in the same direction.
“what?”
“Why are they like that?”
A group of slimes that had been wildly running wild all over the place suddenly started crawling towards a certain place in an orderly manner.
This is a rare sight in slimes, which have strong characteristics of moving independently without a focal point forming a group.
The moment when those looking at the group of slimes moving slowly as if possessed by something felt puzzled.
thud-!
Suddenly, a large black paw violently struck down a group of slimes that were flocking in one direction.
“omg.”
And there is no way that they, who hold the title of the world’s leading hunters, would not know the identity of that black paw.
The famous Korean black dragon appeared in Queens.
Chiik-.
Crrr-!
The annihilator trembled in horror as acidic steam rose from its paw that had trampled on a group of slimes.
For him, it must have felt like he stepped into a hot spring by mistake.
“That guy named Yong is very cruel.”
Daeseong, riding on the neck of the annihilating dragon, scowled as if it was pitiful.
It’s good that the slimes scattered around the city were collected using the power of < Provocation >.
However, the annihilation dragon did not seem to be very pleased with the situation of having to face the acid monster with its bare body.
Of course, you can get rid of it as much as you want, but as a person, it feels like there is dirty dirt on your body.
“it’s okay. “I do it.”
In the end, Daeseong decided to step forward on his own instead of the annihilating dragon who expressed his refusal.
-Sure.
Daesung raised his right hand. The moment I lightly stirred it, as if swatting away a fly.
thud-!!
“what…!”
“What…”
An incomprehensible sight appeared in the eyes of Chris, Jackson, and Spike.
The annihilating dragon remained still. However, as soon as Daesung waved his arm, the ground suddenly caved in and the swarm of slimes in that radius collapsed like rats.
It was the power of < gravity >.
Of course, they won’t recognize you.
“I haven’t heard that you can use telekinesis?”
“Oh no. “More than that.”
Spike felt more fear at Daesung’s appearance than at the mysterious scene that unfolded before his eyes.
“When I heard that a pillar of fire had fallen on another city, I thought it was impossible, but was it really Han Daeseong…?”
“Of course it’s in Queens…” Even
Spike and Jackson, who usually had their pride upright, couldn’t help but hold their tongues in front of Daesung’s appearance.
Even more so, seeing in person the majesty of the annihilating dragon that I had only seen on TV.
However, among those who became calm cats, there was one who still maintained his beast mode.
“hey!”
It was Chris.
She raised her voice to the fullest and walked toward the annihilating dragon and Daesung.
Spike, startled, muttered, ‘Oh, that crazy bitch.’
Without hesitation, Chris put both hands to his sides and argued with Daesung with all his might.
“I’m sorry, but < Olympia > ate here, right? I know you’re famous and a great person, but shouldn’t you respect the etiquette? “Besides, what kind of idiot are you snooping around here when you’ve already taken orders from the Federation?”
“….”
Daesung wanted to know something because he kept hearing noises from below, so he looked away.
This is a woman I don’t know. The mark on the suit is familiar, though.
Daesung lost interest and immediately looked away.
“her! ignore?”
Chris, dumbfounded, was speechless for a moment and then jumped up.
“hey! People are talking now! “No matter what you say-”
“shut up.”
“….”
Chris became mute and stiff as if his uvula had been torn apart.
Daesung’s narrowed eyes stared at the group of slimes in the other direction.
“Uh uhh….”
“What is this!”
Spike and Jackson also looked in the same direction as Daesung and started to step back.
Grumble-. Grumble-.
This is a situation that has never been seen or reported.
Slime, which are supposed to act independently, suddenly band together and attempt to ‘merge’.
“Mr. No. “What is that again?!”
Chris, who was in a daze for a moment, was shocked when he realized what was going on.
The size of the slime, which tangled together and gradually expanded its body, began to rival that of a skyscraper.
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
A blood-curdling, maggot-infested cry enveloped Queens.
The liquid dripping from the giant slime’s body melted and ate the ground.
“If it were this big…”
The terrible stench bothered my nose, and the sound of the acid dissolving the sidewalk blocks was unpleasant to my ears.
Daesung laughed bitterly.
“It’s enough for 100 pieces.”
Grumble-!
The Fire Flower Greatsword appeared in Daesung’s hand, with a cool smile on his face.
The giant slime, moving its large body with a squeak, completely melted the surrounding buildings.
Even the three leaders who ruled the United States froze and did not know what to do.
The appearance of a disaster-level monster that surpasses standards made me wonder if New York would really fall like this.
[The first special skill of ‘Incendiary’ mode is activated.]
[Special skill: < Rage >]
Tukwa-ang!
A tidal wave of fire that was half the size of the giant slime swept across the front lines.
The reason slimes are difficult to deal with is because of the acidic flesh that flies every time you hit them.
“Oh… my god.”
“oh my god.”
“….”
However, the < rage > fired by the Fire Flame Great Sword burned even the large pieces of flesh that were flying to pieces.
Without leaving a single drop behind.
Grumbling-. Crack-.
Before we knew it, the giant slime was engulfed in flames that filled the streets of Queens and was no longer visible.
Overwhelmed by that power, the three leaders could only swallow their breath and break into a cold sweat, but could not say anything.
“Uh…”
Chris looked dumbfounded, wondering where the passion from earlier had gone.
and.
“I speak clearly.”
Against the backdrop of the scarlet streets of Queens, where the inferno has literally disappeared.
Daeseong warned, holding out his huge flaming sword horizontally.
“Everyone here in New York is my prey. Do you understand?”
Those around Daesung, who declared this in a cruel tone, said,
“So don’t try.”
A blue jewel whose form could not even be seen in the eyes of others was twinkling like a midnight star.