๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐: ๐๐๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ
โStephan. Can you hear me? Stephan. Respond.โ
Laylaโs face darkened as the other party did not respond despite repeated radio calls.
It was impossible to tell how many had died in this battle.
It was a pitch-black night, and the enemy was ghouls that fed on that darkness.
The hunters who had been fighting them were also exhausted, their movements sluggish.
โDamn it. . . If we count the raids, itโs almost three times.โ
โThree times? I think itโs five times.โ
โDamn it, when is the sun going to rise? Weโre going to lose at this rate.โ
Ghouls were beings that disintegrated in sunlight.
If they could hold out for a few hours, all the ghouls would disappear.
However. . . .
โUgh! Sa, save meใ ก!โ
โEeeek!! Get off me!! Aaagh!โ
โP-Please. . . my, my wife. . . .โ
There didnโt seem to be many hunters who could survive that time.
[๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐จ ๐๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐๐จ๐ฌ]
The ritual formula etched on Martinezโs palm flashed and formed a magic circle.
Soon, a shadow transformed into a giant wolfโs head and swallowed the earth in one gulp.
Kwagwang!
Dozens of ghouls gathered there disappeared without a trace.
โTonight is too much, too long, too shitty. I miss my hometown, I do. Is your body evaporating? Oh, no more departures.โ
Marco handed a bottle of water to Martinez, who was panting.
There were also potions to distribute, but they could not be easily consumed unless it was an emergency.
โf*ck!! The 9 oโclock side is broken through!! Block it!!โ
At that moment, ghouls poured in from the west, centered around the mansion.
โThose bastardsใ ก are they intelligent?!โ
โThatโs nonsense. . . .โ
โWhy are they flocking to the mansion if not!โ
They seemed to be listening to orders, biting the trees around Laylaโs mansion and trying to dig into it.
โGuild Leader!! The, the mansion!โ
โI know.โ
Layla glared and slammed both palms on the ground.
[๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ญ : ๐๐จ๐จ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ง]
The ritual formula carved on the ground formed a wide magic circle, illuminating the darkness in all directions.
Shhhใ กใ ก
Green particles like fireflies circled around the mansion and soon seeped into the trees formed by [๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ญ : ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง].
โKrrrrrrr!
โKyaaaaaaaa!
Before the ghouls could react,ย
Gugugugugugugugug!!
Hundreds of roots sprang up, wrapping around the ghouls indiscriminately.
โDie all.โ
Thick, tendon-like roots squeezed the ghoulsโ bodies, crushing them with all their might.
Just as an anaconda crushes its prey whole, the ghouls wrapped in the roots burst open, spewing thick blood.
Perkeuk!
Perkeukgeuk!
โGueeeeeeck!
โKeeeeeee. . . .
โAmazing, Guild Leader! A-Are you okay?โ
โHuk. . . huk. . . Iโm okay. . . .โ
Even a single use of such a large-scale skill would send oneโs mana plummeting.
It was only natural to be exhausted after using such a wide-area skill not once, but twice in a row.
Layla was able to endure this much because she was able to manage her magical power in detail.
โ๐โ๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ง, ๐๐ช๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉ ๐จ๐๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐ ๐๐ค?โ
She had lost contact with Stephan, the detection-type hunter.
Evidence that the enemy was more perceptive and powerful than expected.
If more manpower was deployed to the mansion in this situation, the battle against the ghouls would be seriously disadvantaged.
Whether it was exploration or defense, it was a situation that could deteriorate rapidly if one side was favored.
โ๐ฝ๐ช๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ค๐ค ๐๐ค? ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐ฉ. . . . ๐๐ค, ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ช๐ก๐๐ฃโ๐ฉ. ๐๐๐ฉโ๐จ ๐๐ค๐๐ช๐จ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ค ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ.โ
The role of guarding the HSIU branch managers.
Layla gritted her teeth, reminding herself of her mission once more.
โGuild Leader! We are overwhelming the 2 oโclock direction!โ
โI understand, Iโll keep that in mind.โ
I hope we can push forward little by little like this.
Fortunately, the destructive power of an individual ghoul was not great.
โ๐๐ ๐ค๐ฃ๐ก๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐๐ฃโ๐ฉ ๐จ๐ค ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฎ, ๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐๐ก ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข ๐ฆ๐ช๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ฎ. . . . ๐ฝ๐ช๐ฉ ๐ ๐๐๐ฃโ๐ฉ ๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐ค๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ข ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ค๐ฅ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ค ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐ช๐๐ง๐๐จ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ง.โ
Layla took out an emergency potion and drank it.
The aura of mana filling her dantian spread coolly throughout her body.
If the hunters could continue this offensive, even though it was difficult. . . couldnโt they win?
โ๐๐ก๐๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ค๐ฃโ๐ฉ ๐ก๐๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ฎ ๐ข๐ค๐ง๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐จ.โ
Layla prayed involuntarily with an earnest heart.
However, contrary to her wishes, a new wave surged through the battlefield.
โKeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!!
A spine-chilling howl.
Goosebumps rose all over her body, and her fingertips trembled.
โWhat is that sound. . . .โ
โHey! Thereโs a new monใ ก!โ
Someoneโs exclamation fell to the floor.
As the faint moonlight illuminated the hill, a piece of darkness out of touch with reality appeared.
A headless death knight.
โDullahan.โ
Someone who recognized the being spoke up.
โThatโs f*cking, it only comes out of an A-Rank gate. . . .โ
As soon as the words were finished, five Dullahans charged in their respective directions.
โWhoa! Ghouls or Dullahans!!โ
A hunter who exclaimed enthusiastically poured magic power into his sword and charged at one of the Dullahans.
Zzeeeeeeeeeng!!
โKeuใ กใ ก!โ
The hunterโs body was easily cut in half, along with the sound of his sword exploding.
โS-Stop it!!!โ
Layla instinctively ran towards the Dullahan that exuded the strongest aura.
She killed the ghouls that got in her way with her fists.
It was a resistance to fear.
Laylaโs intuition was screaming.
Run away.
She would die if she didnโt run away.
That was.
A monster.