๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐: ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ
โKaak!
The ghoul opened its gaping maw and lunged at Siwoo.
The beast’s sharp teeth gnashed as it charged.
BAM!
Siwoo uppercutted it, sending its jaw flying.
With a sickening crack, the ghoul’s body collapsed backward.
“It’s too much of a hassle to go barehanded.”
He didn’t have his usual dagger or shortsword.
The gathering of executives had prohibited personal weapons.
They had to rely on their skills and mana alone.
โGgeureureureuk!
โGeureureuk!
Ghouls nearby let out long wails.
Their mournful cries seemed to come from deep within their undead bodies.
Was it the prelude to the beginning of the war?
Their movements became noticeably sharper.
“So, this is where the real fun begins.”
Siwoo kicked the nearby tree.
The thick tree snapped and fell with a loud thud.
He grabbed the broken lower part and took a deep breath.
The mana rooted throughout his body fortified Siwoo’s physique further.
His muscles screamed, and his blood pumped furiously through his veins.
โGgaaaah!
The ghouls drooled as they charged grotesquely.
Siwoo swung the tree he was holding like a discus.
WooshโWooshโWooshโ
The strong wind swept across the field, and soon,
BAM! BAM! BAM!
Dozens of ghouls exploded, their bodies bursting apart.
It was like swatting flies with a fly swatter.
The ghouls flinched and tried to retreat, but they were pushed by the ghouls behind them and torn apart by the branches.
After swinging it a few more times, the surrounding field was filled with the ghouls’ foul blood and corpses.
Siwoo paused for a moment to catch his breath.
The tree he had swung was dripping with the ghouls’ entrails and flesh.
“Its durability sucks.”
โGeureureuk!
Then, he picked up the tree and threw it like a javelin at the incoming ghouls.
THUD!
Several ghouls were crushed like tomatoes.
“I’ve warmed up enough to go all out.”
ใ๐ ๐๐ค๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐๐ค๐, ๐จ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฃ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ค ๐ฃ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐? ๐ป๐๐, ๐ฝ๐ ๐ ๐!ใ
Siwoo ignored Pre’s words and channeled his mana.
[๐๐๐ฅ๐: ๐๐ฐ๐ข๐๐ญ ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ซ]
A faint blue light flashed at his fingertips, and hundreds of geometric shapes and twelve letters formed a spell.
The constructed magic circle shot up into the sky and then released its energy onto the ground.
As strange patterns appeared in the dark sky, some ghouls looked up.
PEW!
CRACK!
An arrow of wind pierced a ghoul’s head from its crown to its jaw.
โGeureuk?
Soon, their number exceeded dozens, hundreds, and thousands of arrows rained down on the ground like a storm.
BAM! BAM! BAM!
โGeureuk!
โGeuek!
Siwoo quickly distanced himself as the ghouls were riddled with arrows and collapsed.
This attack had killed or injured many ghouls.
However, compared to the horde surging like waves from beyond the forest, it was a drop in the bucket.
Area-of-effect skills were good for dealing with many enemies, but their power and accuracy were very low.
It would be manageable if they were prepared to play hide-and-seek all night. . . The problem was the non-Awakeners inside the mansion.
It would be easier to protect allies from a single strong enemy.
However, this numerical inferiority made the battle tiring, and the numerical inferiority made them prone to mistakes.
“Charge!!”
At that moment, Layla’s fierce order to advance came.
She had brought the HSIU and [๐๐ญ๐๐ก๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐] guild members while Siwoo bought them time.
“Wooooo!”
“Let’s play, kids!!”
“Creatures that have stopped their cellular activity, return to the soil!”
“I fight, let’s go!”
Different magic circles and mana lit up the darkness.
A magical spectacle poured down on the ghouls that had painted the ground black.
BAM! BAM! BAM!
Siwoo watched their battle for a moment.
There was a slight difference in skill, but they were generally competent.
‘๐๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐ฃ’๐ฉ ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐ฉ. ๐๐๐ก๐ก, ๐๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐๐๐จ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐จ.’
Those who came as bodyguards to the heads of each country’s HSIU branch were all at least Team Leader level.
And the same went for the [๐๐ญ๐๐ก๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐] members.
They were also those with outstanding abilities within the guild.
“You, you’ve worked hard for a while. Against that ridiculous number.”
Layla had briefly checked Siwoo’s fight.
The sight of him cutting down a large tree and swinging it like a madman.
She had thought he was a close-quarters Hunter based on his brute physicality, but Siwoo had also killed numerous ghouls using area-of-effect magic.
‘๐ ๐๐ค๐ฃ’๐ฉ ๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ช๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฏ๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ. . .’
One thing was for sure, he was strong.
“It was nothing. By the way.”
Siwoo reached for her waist.
“W-What are you doing all of a sudden in this situation. . .!”
Layla blushed and took a step back.
‘๐๐ค๐ช’๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ค๐ค ๐จ๐ช๐๐๐๐ฃ. . . ๐๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ ๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฅ!’
“I really like it. It’s my style.”
“Th-That’s. . . N-Not now. . .!”
A sweet voice melted like moonlight.
Layla closed her eyes, unable to stop the approaching hand.
Her heart felt like it was going to explode.
“I’d like to borrow this.”
“M-Me. . .?”
“. . .This.”
Siwoo tapped the sword on her waist with his finger.
A silver bastard sword.
“Ah. . . The sword.”
“It’s not Layla’s main weapon, is it? There are no traces of use.”
‘๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐จ๐๐ค๐ง๐ฉ ๐ข๐ค๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ?’
Layla was once again impressed.
In fact, this sword had been lent to her by the German government for this event.
A kind of decorative and ceremonial weapon.
“But I don’t know if this sword is sharp. . .”
“It’s okay. I’ll take care of it.”
Siwoo gently pulled the sword from Layla’s embrace.
The silver blade gleamed ominously in the moonlight.
“I’ll watch over you instead of Hans, but be careful not to get hurt.”
“Hoho. I’ve never met a man stronger than me yet. You be careful.”
Siwoo chuckled and charged toward the ghouls.
After the Hunters’ first magical skills stirred the battlefield, they had each separated and continued the battle in their own way.
“SiwooโWe exist in this world! We will send these expired bodies to a world where they do not live. Is today Halloween?”
“Oh, my little friend! These ghouls look like poorly baked veal pรขtรฉ! We should mince them and make them into tartare!”