The Late Game Healer Is Way Too Strong – Chapter 347

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟑𝟒𝟕: 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐖𝐚𝐫 3

The greatest strategic point of the Demon race.

Fierce battles were fought on the border that touched this place day after day.

Daily gunfire and explosions, magic power that overturns the land, and the clash of magic and magic.

Because of that, the desperate cries of hunters, soldiers, and civilians who helped them continued unabated every day.

The greatest strategic point of the Demon race. In other words, the greatest strategic point to humanity.

“Captain, are you not sleeping again today?”

The platoon leader asked as he entered the temporary barracks.

Do Kyung-hoo, who was assigned as the captain to reclaim this stronghold, looked at his subordinate.

“Can’t you sleep? There was a surprise attack a few days ago.”

Do Kyung-hoo brushed away the beard that had grown long and unruly because he didn’t take care of it.

Dark circles formed under his eyes, as if his worries were piling up.

There were already seven casualties today alone.

At this rate, it would be difficult to hold out for even a week.

“Damn it.”

Do Kyung-hoo muttered a curse as he took a sip of cheap beer.

It wasn’t easy to defend, and it wasn’t going well to occupy the stronghold.

The war situation was getting worse every day.

“Sons of bitches. . . They are trying to kill us slowly.”

He had found the battle of attrition that had been taking place here unpleasant from the start.

Small victories were repeated strangely, followed by big defeats.

The superior command was absorbed in those ‘small victories’ and continuously provided troops and supplies, and eventually, this place became one of the battlefields with the most casualties.

He had even thought about withdrawing his troops to deploy them somewhere else, but it was too late now.

Unlike before, the war situation had changed, so it was no longer possible to withdraw troops, and it was impossible to continue fighting like this.

They always stood on the battlefield with ‘slightly’ weaker forces than this side.

In Do Kyung-hoo’s opinion, it was a kind of ‘hope torture’.

The enemy would continually lose by a hair’s breadth every day in order to give humanity the tantalizing hope that they might win.

The ignorant superiors watched the ridiculous situation and urged the hunters at the forefront to put in a little more effort.

Why don’t you give up without even trying?

Do Kyung-hoo wanted to stop this nonsense.

It was laughable how they danced to the enemy’s tune when it was clear that they were being toyed with.

“Captain, please eat your meals. If you collapse, who will we fight with?”

The platoon leader who said that put the tray on the table and quietly went outside.

On the tray were a piece of hard bread, a canned sausage, and half an apple.

Do Kyung-hoo took a bite of the apple with a bitter expression on his face.

The only reason he was here, who wanted to get out of the field and fight freely on his own, was because of his comrades.

They were no one else, and they were fighting fiercely here, following Do Kyung-hoo alone.

But if he, their commander, were to run away, who would the hunters rely on to fight?

Do Kyung-hoo was on the verge of drowning in the overwhelming sense of responsibility.

Even he, who had been in numerous management positions, was not accustomed to taking responsibility for so many lives.

He even wished that all the hunters and soldiers would desert.

So that he could be left alone and fight on the battlefield.

Do Kyung-hoo realized that he was unable to escape the enemy’s tricks because of the soldiers, but he wanted to win the war because of that.

He wanted to seize victory from them, to overcome their ridicule and tricks.

━’𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵. . . 𝘞𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘵. 𝘛𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵, 𝘸𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘴. . . 𝘕𝘰, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘢 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩.’━

There weren’t many hunters with the skills to use on the current battlefield.

First of all, Do Kyung-hoo, and a few platoon leaders and squad leaders, but not all of them were strong.

The only way to occupy the stronghold without increasing unnecessary sacrifices was not a large number of mediocre hunters, but a small number of hunters of a different level.

For now, Do Kyung-hoo and the soldiers below him had no way to win against the demon race’s strategy.

Do Kyung-hoo called his superiors today to report on the battle.

━Oh, isn’t this Captain Do? Did you win today?

“Colonel. We are running out of supplies and manpower. In particular, I think you should send combat troops who can fight.”

━Hmm, that’s strange. It hasn’t been that long since we sent some.

“It’s been a week. Nearly twice as many people have lost their lives as the troops you sent then. It’s urgent.”

Do Kyung-hoo continued to talk to the other person, suppressing his anger.

━You’ve already lost twice as many?

“The enemy is aware of our strength. We need to gather soldiers who can exceed that strength and attack them all at once.”

━Hey, Hunter Do Kyung-hoo. Weren’t you winning streak until recently?

“That’s the enemy’s strategy. It’s a trick to slowly whittle down our forces.”

The colonel’s sigh could be heard over the receiver.

After a moment of silence, the other person opened his mouth again.

━Hey, Captain Do Kyung-hoo.

“Yes.”

━First of all, use the ones you have.

“The number of soldiers is insufficient.”

━Let them stand as bullet shields, and when the enemy seems exhausted, you can get rid of them. Then it will be fine.

Do Kyung-hoo’s blood rushed to his head at the other person’s words.

“Bullet shie─!! Are you messing with me right now?! What? Bullet shields?!”

━What? Hey! Do Kyung-hoo!! You son of a b*tch, how dare you talk to me like that. . .!

“Do you think I’m really one of your subordinates?! And to use soldiers as bullet shields?? Should I grab you by the collar and use you as a meat shield!! Huh?!!”

When Do Kyung-hoo made up his mind and shouted, the colonel seemed flustered and couldn’t respond properly.

Nowadays, the military, the Hunter Association, and HSIU were often deployed to the battlefield due to the wartime situation.

The chain of command is different, and the executors of orders are different, so they are temporarily affiliated with the military and follow the chain of command.

“Damn it, this is the first time I’ve been so dumbfounded! You son of a b*tch! Who is your original affiliation and who is your superior?!”

As Do Kyung-hoo growled and rebuked the other person, the colonel became embarrassed and hung up the receiver.

“Hello! Hello!! You son of a b*tch!!”

When the colonel hung up the phone, Do Kyung-hoo cursed at the already disconnected phone.

Just then, the platoon leader opened the door to the barracks and came in.

He opened his mouth in an urgent voice.

“Captain! No, it’s the enemy’s surprise attack!”

“Damn it, they’re doing all sorts of things. Wake up everyone, including those who aren’t on duty. Tell them to gather within 5 minutes.”

“I─”

Do Kyung-hoo felt something strange as he looked at the platoon leader’s expression.

The platoon leader’s face was paler than usual.

“What? What’s going on?”

Do Kyung-hoo asked him.

The platoon leader moved his lips and barely spoke.

“That. . . The enemy at the forefront. . . They call it Kraken.”

Do Kyung-hoo let out a sigh.

The strongest of the Demon King’s retinue, the Supreme Commander of the demon race.

Kraken.

A name that has already become famous worldwide and has become the object of fear for all hunters.

No one could take Misteltein’s side on the rumor that he was on par with ‘Misteltein’.

That was because it felt innately true.

Now that the war has broken out, a new rumor has been added, that no one has survived the battlefield where Kraken is at the forefront.

Do Kyung-hoo thought of that rumor and chewed his lips.

When the morale is high, it is enough to talk about such rumors as gossip and talk about it with the soldiers as a drinking snack.

There are always one or two strange rumors anywhere.

But the situation was not good now.

In the series of battles, which were too small to be called a winning streak, the occasional defeats were so great that dozens to hundreds of people died or were injured at once.

The strongest warrior of the demon race, who appeared in such a situation, seemed nothing more than a messenger of death to Do Kyung-hoo.

“What are you going to do, Captain?”

“What else?”

Do Kyung-hoo checked the sword hanging from his waist again.

“I’ll go to the forefront too.”

“What?! No! The commander should stay in the back!”

“That guy is also a commander, so why is he in front?”

The platoon leader shut his mouth.

“Whether it’s him or me, we’re all possessed by ghosts that won’t let us rest easy until we die in battle. I’ll stake my life on killing that guy.”

“However, I heard that even Hunter Choi Dae-soo was defeated. . .”

“I know. That’s why I have to beat him and prove that I’m better than Choi Dae-soo.”

“Captain. . .”

“If I die with Kraken, you must tell Choi Dae-soo this.”

“Yes. . . What do you mean?”

Do Kyung-hoo raised one side of his mouth and said as he headed for the battlefield.

“You lost to me, you midget. Kekekekek!”

🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸

The battlefield was already in a fierce battle.

Perhaps due to the rumors that Kraken had appeared, the enemy’s morale was high, and the friendly forces’ morale was terrible.

It was as if victory and defeat had already been decided.

Do Kyung-hoo drew his sword from his arms.

He is already an outstanding swordsman who is one of the best in the world.

“I’ll show you a real sword.”

He clenched his teeth and swung his sword sideways toward the enemy.

[Ghost’s Eye: Mountain Cleaver]

The sword was filled with magical power and shot out in a crescent shape.

Faster than the wind and sharper than lightning.

Kwaaaaaaaang!!!

An attack that rushed out at an astonishing speed.

The bodies of the demons rushing towards him were cut like straw and collapsed.

50 of the demons lost their lives with a single sword.

Do Kyung-hoo was able to break through his limits thanks to his training with Siwoo, and he felt like his swordsmanship was reaching its peak.

The swordsmanship that he had aimed for all his life had come close to him.

The demons instinctively took a step back at his murderous aura.

Today was the day of ‘great victory for the demon race’.

Since they had given humans a ‘small victory’ until yesterday, they intended to do a full-scale harvest today.

“What do you think we should do?”

One of the demons asked the intermediate commander.

“Yes, what do you think?”

“Let’s run away for now. . . When Kraken-nim comes, we’ll join him slowly. . .”

“I think so too. We can’t die here─ Crack!!”

At that moment, the head of the intermediate commander who was trying to figure out how to escape was crushed like a watermelon.

The demons turned their heads toward the center of the incident with bewildered eyes.

An iron club pierced the commander’s head and came out between his legs.

Thud. Thud. Thud.

Loud footsteps could be heard.

The demon looked at the owner of the sounds with faces as white as sheets.

A twisted, distorted skull mask.

Kraken.

He raised the golden cudgel that had pierced the commander of the demon race.

“If you run away from the battlefield, I will kill you.”

It was just one word.

However, the weight of that one word was heavier than a hundred words from another commander.

No one will think of running away anymore.

Kraken’s murderous gaze turned to the human in front of him.

“Are you the commander here?”

A creepy voice like scratching iron came out from behind the mask.

Do Kyung-hoo, who heard the voice, could immediately see the other person’s ability.

━’𝘊𝘳𝘢𝘻𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳.’━

This was not something that could be discussed as strong or weak.

Until he faced him, he had thought he would be able to kill him if they were to die together.

However, he realized how arrogant and foolish that thought had been the moment he faced him.

This was a matter of ‘how I die’.

“This is your defeat, human. I will kill you now.”

Red eyes flashed in Kraken’s eyes.

The golden cudgel was raised high into the sky, and a huge demonic energy erupted toward Do Kyung-hoo.

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