The Late Game Healer Is Way Too Strong – Chapter 340

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟑𝟒𝟎: 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐆𝐨𝐝 1

Devils and demons attacked fiercely.

Choi Dae-soo summoned gauntlets on both hands and swung them with all his might at the approaching demons, while Uljibataar assisted him from the side, wielding a curved sword used by Mongolian cavalry.

The battlefield was filled with the sounds of clashing blades, the shattering of something, and the death cries of soldiers.

“Ugh! No matter how many I kill, they keep coming like an endless swarm of cockroaches!”

Choi Dae-soo gasped for breath as he glared at his enemies.

At his feet, dozens of demon corpses were piled up in unrecognizable shapes.

The blood caked on his gauntlets made it difficult to open and close his fingers.

Not to mention, he had been fighting relentlessly for over three weeks, and his joints were swollen and throbbing.

It made his every movement more painful.

“Phew. . . Yaksa-nim, you must not fall here.”

Uljibataar spoke to Choi Dae-soo with a firm tone.

If he fell here, a large hole would open in the front line, and everything they had fought for until now would collapse.

The countless civilians behind them would be slaughtered by the demons like toys.

They had already witnessed such a scene ‘several’ times, so the hunters were desperate to hold back the demons at all costs.

“That’s tough. . . Was the strongest hunter in Mongolia always this ruthless?”

“If you fall here, Yaksa-nim, hundreds of thousands of people will die.”

“So, you’re telling me to fight until I die, huh?”

“To put it nicely, let’s live together or die together.”

Choi Dae-soo chuckled and threw a cigar into the pile of demon corpses.

“Anyway, those who stand next to Min Siwoo are all full of enthusiasm.”

“Aren’t you the same, Yaksa-nim?”

“I’m not the one next to him.”

Choi Dae-soo summoned a long sword and continued,

“He’s the one next to me.”

Kwagaaaaaa!!!

A terrifying roar echoed through the air as a shockwave spread in all directions.

Although his stamina was reaching its limits, Choi Dae-soo was one of the world’s top battle hunters.

As if this was nothing to him, his new weapon began to rampage.

Like a runaway dump truck with broken brakes speeding down the highway, Choi Dae-soo’s longsword tore through the battlefield.

With each swing, four or five heads were severed.

『How dare you fail to kill such a weakling?『

A devil with a haughty expression looked down at Choi Dae-soo and Uljibataar, gathering demonic energy.

It was clear that he was no pushover, as the concentration of demonic energy he gathered was extraordinary.

“Hey, watch out.”

Choi Dae-soo warned Uljibataar.

That devil’s power was beyond what they could handle.

“I can’t stop that anyway. You have to do it, Hunter.”

“Damn it. Then take care of the ones on the side.”

Choi Dae-soo gritted his teeth and pointed his longsword at the devil.

A blazing aura began to surround him, centered on his abdomen.

In an instant, Choi Dae-soo’s surging momentum became sharp and solid, visible to all.

The devil’s lips curled into a wide grin as he faced his formidable opponent.

『Hahahahahaha! You’re more fun than I thought! I’ll savor your corpse!!『

The condensed demonic energy descended vertically from high in the sky.

If this powerful blow hit the ground, the Mongolian plains would be scorched to the ground.

It was like a meteorite falling from the sky, with destructive power.

Choi Dae-soo exhaled deeply.

Then, he took a deep breath and swung his longsword with all his might.

A single ray of light cut through the void.

━━━Booooooooooooom!!!

A deafening roar followed a beat after the sonic boom attack.

The overwhelming force of the magic and demonic energy clashed in the air, emitting a blinding flash and a massive shockwave.

The ground shook and the air twisted.

Kuugugugug!!

The earth trembled and a gust of wind swept through the area, tearing apart the surrounding demon soldiers.

Choi Dae-soo and Uljibataar deployed magic shields to block the oncoming wind.

“Ugh! Yaksa-nim, should we bring more hunters?!”

“Just hold on a little longer. I’ll kill him soon.”

Choi Dae-soo clenched his jaw and poured magic into a ring.

The surface-to-air missile ‘Black Eye’ that Lockheed Martin had created for Choi Dae-soo revealed itself.

Uljibataar’s eyes widened at the sudden appearance of the massive weapon.

“Yaksa-nim. . . What is that?”

“Well, it’s a cannon that shoots into the sky.”

His analogy wasn’t entirely wrong.

Choi Dae-soo placed Black Eye on his shoulder and used the antenna to locate the devil’s position.

Unlike ordinary surface-to-air missiles that used infrared to track enemies, this missile used a spell inscribed on it to detect targets with magic or demonic energy and display them on the antenna.

Clack.

It was a powerful weapon, but it couldn’t be used frequently.

That was because of its insane cooldown time, which allowed only one shot every 24 hours.

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeng-!!

Black Eye activated with a fierce roar, like a jet engine about to take off.

Choi Dae-soo pressed the launch switch, aiming at the devil detected by the antenna.

Boooooooom!!!

There was a whistling sound, and then a red flower bloomed in the sky.

“Yaksa-nim. . . You’re amazing.”

With a loud explosion, the devil vanished as if erased by an eraser.

Uljibataar looked at Choi Dae-soo with eyes that seemed to say, ‘You’ve been hiding such an incredible skill until now?’━

It was understandable why he would think that.

“Phew. . . Great power comes with great responsibility.”

Great power meant great side effects.

Such abilities should only be used when absolutely necessary.

And the key to that was patience.

For a close-range attacker like Choi Dae-soo, facing an enemy that attacked from a distance, especially from the sky, was deadly.

Although he had a skill that allowed him to fly for a short time, he preferred to fight in his own field rather than his opponent’s.

Therefore, he had to use this ability to intercept aerial attacks as sparingly as possible.

Furthermore, he had to consider the aftermath, as a large amount of magic power was released at once.

“Sigh. . . I need to rest for a bit.”

“Yes, I’ll take care of the rest.”

In the recent magic shockwave, not only the devil but also a large number of demons had disappeared.

The remaining demon soldiers were few enough for Uljibataar to handle on his own.

“Damn it. I really need to quench my thirst.”

Choi Dae-soo swallowed the saliva that wouldn’t come out due to his burning thirst.

By nightfall, ‘they’ would appear.

He had to get himself in the best possible condition before then.

He could endure hunger, but his thirst was unbearable.

━’𝘐 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘐’𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘰 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯 𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘜𝘭𝘫𝘪𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘢𝘳.’━

Normally, he would have received food, water, and potions regularly, but those supplies had been cut off two weeks ago.

It couldn’t be helped.

The people in each of the shelters, including the ‘Shelter’, would not have enough either.

Fortunately, Awakened beings had better physical abilities than ordinary people, so they could endure hunger and thirst for longer, and they could even go out to hunt if necessary, so they were considered lucky.

“How are the others doing?”

Choi Dae-soo took a cigar out of his pocket and muttered as he put it in his mouth.

Currently, ‘Misteltein’ was scattered all over the world.

They had been in contact at the beginning of the war, but some communications had been lost, and eventually, everyone lost contact as they fought for their lives.

All they could do was believe that each other was holding on.

━’𝘉𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘔𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘪𝘸𝘰𝘰? 𝘏𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥. . . 𝘋𝘢𝘮𝘯, 𝘐 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘥.’━

Choi Dae-soo exhaled the pungent cigar smoke.

The thought of how different things would be if Min Siwoo were here filled his mind.

He was an annoying bastard, but his skills were world-class, so it was true that he missed his return.

Kuuuuuuuuung.

At that moment, an eerie presence descended upon the area like darkness.

Choi Dae-soo instinctively drew magic from his abdomen and circulated it throughout his body.

That foul, damp feeling belonged to them.

━’𝘍𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯 𝘈𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘴’━

An ominous aura surged forward like a rising tide.

The goosebumps on his forearms seemed to speak of their strength.

“Yaksa-nim, it’s not even night yet, but they’re here ━!”

“I felt it too. Damn it, this is the worst timing.”

“Ugh. . . What should we do? With our current strength, it would be difficult to fight them. Should we retreat a bit and join up with the other hunters. . .?”

Uljibataar’s suggestion was a sound judgment.

At least, in a normal situation.

“No, we can’t. We can’t show our backs to them when we don’t know how they’ll react.”

Choi Dae-soo didn’t want to fight them either.

He hadn’t eaten or drunk anything for days.

Sleep? It was impossible to sleep soundly in the midst of an enemy camp that was constantly targeting his life, day and night.

They were barely clinging to life as it was.

Of course, he wanted to retreat to the rear and wash, eat, sleep, and rest, but he couldn’t do that without any information about them.

If they caught the scent of humans and attacked the shelters, everything they had fought for would be in vain.

“We’ll hold them off here. I guess it’s time, given the shitty situation.”

“What. . . do you mean?”

“What do you mean, what? Either humanity crumbles.”

Choi Dae-soo summoned a golden armor and continued,

“Or for them to perish.”

━Grrrrrrrooooooow!!!

At that moment, a bizarre cry shook the entire plain.

It was a strange, droning sound, as if they were inhaling the sound backwards.

His hands tightened around his weapons.

Clack, clack, clack. Clack, clack, clack.

Was that the sound of bones colliding?

Goosebumps rose on his spine.

Although it wasn’t even night yet, darkness descended upon the area, and a deathly silence filled the air.

━Heeek, Heeek, Heeek, Heeek

Beyond that pitch-blackness, a monster with the lower body of a human, the upper body of a dog, and the face of an old man appeared, its tongue lolling out.

The monster walked towards Choi Dae-soo and Uljibataar on all fours like a dog.

“Eugh. . .!!”

“What a disgusting monster.”

━Heeek, Heeek, Heeek, Heeek

The old man’s eyes narrowed into crescents.

Crack.

His face split in half, revealing hundreds of teeth that grew like saw blades across the entire surface.

His tongue, which had been hanging down like rotten flesh, grew more than ten meters long, and dozens of sharp thorns sprouted from it.

Screeeeeech!!!

The tongue lashed out like lightning.

Uljibataar didn’t even notice it until Choi Dae-soo blocked it.

Boom!!

A dull thud echoed from Choi Dae-soo’s shield.

“Damn it!! That’s incredibly strong!!”

His left arm, which held the shield, went numb.

The monster grinned.

Crack. . . Ugh.

The tongue split into several strands and lunged at Choi Dae-soo and Uljibataar.

Choi Dae-soo gritted his teeth and blocked the enemy’s attack, while Uljibataar, who had belatedly regained his senses, also fought back, blood dripping from his mouth.

“Cough!”

However, this exchange didn’t last long.

They were pushed to their physical and mental limits, and they were only barely able to block the monster’s attacks.

Counterattacking was out of the question, and the damage to their bodies only continued to accumulate.

“Damn it. . . You run too. . .! I’ll make an opening for you!”

“What are you talking about?! There is no such thing as ‘running away alone’ in Uljibataar’s dictionary!”

“This stubborn bastard. . .!”

Choi Dae-soo gasped for breath and felt his magic completely depleted.

There was no time to replenish his magic.

Paaaang!!

“Hunter Choi Dae-soo!”

Choi Dae-soo fell to the ground and blinked his blurry vision.

He didn’t have the strength to stand up anymore.

He could vaguely see the tongue approaching.

“Ah. . . Min Siwoo. . . You bastard.”

“Why are you cursing and swearing?”

At that moment, a familiar voice jolted Choi Dae-soo’s mind awake.

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