Martinez and Marco recognized Siwoo and chattered away.
They didn’t seem to be worried, seeing as they were so relaxed in this situation.
Siwoo swung his sword at the head of a ghoul crawling on the ground.
SCRAPEโ
The silver imbued with anti-demonic energy neutralized the ghoul’s regeneration.
‘๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐ก๐ช๐ฃ๐ฉ. ๐๐ฉ’๐จ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐จ๐ก๐๐๐๐ฃ๐.’
The rough feeling was like cutting meat with a rusty knife.
He concentrated his mana on his fingertips.
[๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฉ๐๐ง]
[๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐]
[๐๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐]
Siwoo stacked three spells on a single bastard sword.
[๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฉ๐๐ง] to sharpen the sword.
[๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐], a sacred power that increases anti-demonic power.
Finally, [๐๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐], which grants the weapon fire properties.
Normally, applying multiple spells to a single weapon would damage it due to overload, but Siwoo had prevented such side effects by layering his mana several times.
โGeureureuk!
An unusually large ghoul bared its teeth at Siwoo.
It was about twice the size of other ghouls.
Its skin was torn, but the exposed muscles and claws were enormous.
Its arm cocked back like a crossbow.
Without a moment’s hesitation, Siwoo swung his sword down at an angle.
A red trajectory cut through the space.
โGeu. . . Euk?
The ghoul seemed unaware that it had been cut and flailed about with its severed body.
Soon, as its body was burned by [๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐] and [๐๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐], the ghoul let out a terrible scream and died.
“Now it’s usable.”
Siwoo swung the bastard sword without hesitation.
The ghouls were sliced like tofu as soon as they touched the blade.
Since they were already dead, cutting off their limbs was useless.
He had to remove their heads or damage their hearts where their mana was concentrated.
“Damn itโIt’s covered in blood.”
Siwoo’s razor-sharp blade cut through the ghoul’s head and pierced its heart.
If it was a single strong enemy, he could just spam mana until it died.
‘๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฎ ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ข ๐ก๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ค๐๐จ, ๐’๐ก๐ก ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฃ๐ค ๐๐๐ค๐๐๐ ๐๐ช๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ค ๐๐๐ค๐ง๐๐จ.’
He had already lost count of how many he had killed.
The sword often slipped because of their fat, entrails, and greasy blood.
โKeureureureuk!
โKyaaaak!
“These damn things are endless.”
Siwoo frowned at the foreign matter stuck to his clothes.
He had advanced to the center of the ghoul horde, but their numbers showed no sign of decreasing.
When he couldn’t feel the energy of other Hunters nearby, Siwoo resumed his spell once more.
[๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ซ: ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฌ]
The mana drawn from his dantian released its energy centered around Siwoo.
Soon, a huge thunderbolt exploded at the coordinates he had designated, illuminating the darkness with a blinding flash.
BAM!
The downpour of thunderbolts turned hundreds of ghouls in the vicinity into ashes without leaving a trace.
It was a powerful attack like Lightning Flash.
Everyone’s gaze fell on that disastrous scene.
Even the ghouls could only watch their deaths from afar.
“What kind of magic is that.”
“Ally. . . Was it used by an ally?”
“I can’t tell what’s going on because it’s too far.”
“It’s electricity! It’s amazing!”
Layla could tell instinctively.
That Siwoo had cast that spell.
“Guild Leader. If you used such a large skill, you must have exhausted your mana. Shall I go help you?”
One of the [๐๐ญ๐๐ก๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐] guild members asked rationally.
Whoever it was, they wouldn’t have any mana left if they had used a spell of that size.
And such logic was very natural to Hunters.
Usually, inside a gate, several positions such as dealer, tanker, supporter, and healer would unite to fight monsters.
Because that was the most efficient and safest way.
But now there was no such solidarity, and they didn’t even know each other’s positions.
Just skilled Hunters fighting in their own way.
“No, there’s no need.”
“But. . . If you’re a wizard, you need help. . .”
“It’s okay. He’s strong. [๐๐ญ๐๐ก๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐] fights with [๐๐ญ๐๐ก๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐]’s tactics. Change the formation to the next level.”
“Yes!”
Layla drew up her mana and formed a magic circle toward the mansion.
Pure and strong mana poured onto the ground.
[๐๐๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐๐๐กรถ๐ฉ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ : ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง]
BAM! BAM! BAM!
Giant tree trunks rose from the ground and began to wrap around the mansion tightly.
‘๐๐๐๐จ ๐จ๐๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข ๐๐ง๐ค๐ข ๐๐๐จ๐๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ.’
If even one person died inside the mansion, the [๐๐ญ๐๐ก๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐] Guild would collapse under a barrage of criticism.
She charged into the battlefield, prepared to give her life.
๐ท๐ท๐ท๐ท๐ท๐ท
ฬศงฬ๐ฌแด๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฌแนฬ๐ช๐ฆแนก.๐๐ฐ๐ข
Meanwhile, Siwoo felt his dantian ache slightly.
‘๐๐จ ๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐๐ช๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐๐ค๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐จ๐ฃ’๐ฉ ๐๐ช๐ก๐ก๐ฎ ๐ง๐๐๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฉ?’
He estimated that his physical condition was only half of what it was before returning.
After using his mana continuously, he felt a little overwhelmed in his dantian.
Of course, any other Hunter would have collapsed from mana exhaustion by now.
ใ๐๐๐๐๐ โ๐๐๐. ๐ธ๐ฃ๐ ๐ช๐ ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ช?ใ
“It’s not something you should worry about.”
ใ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ช? ๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ค ๐๐ช๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ค๐ ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐จ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ก. ๐’๐ ๐๐ค๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ค๐ ๐’๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ช๐ ๐ฆ.ใ
This crazy bastard.
Siwoo gritted his teeth silently.
In the meantime, countless ghouls swarmed in again.
As if they had forgotten their fear of death, they seemed to have no fear even after seeing the thunderbolts.
“Ha. . . I’m getting a little annoyed. How far is it, Red Ear?”
Siwoo asked the other radio he had.
โIt’s within a 300m radius. We can’t approach easily because of the strong mana.
In fact, Red Ear had also come to Germany this time.
Of course, he had followed secretly under the guise of a different identity.
Before entering the mansion, Siwoo had given Red Ear one order.
To detect any strange mana.
Even for Siwoo, it was difficult to find something by simply spreading his mana in such a large forest.
Even more so when a battle was in full swing.
However, Red Ear was proficient in mana manipulation and had a magic item for detection.
“Really? I’ll join you if it’s about 300m. Send me a signal.”
โUnderstood, Master.
As soon as the words ended, a red stream of mana shot up into the sky from far away.
“Let’s see who summoned the ghouls.”
Siwoo headed in that direction.