Chapter 20

Chapter 20

20. Beyond the Wall (3)

He picked up the orb placed on the pedestal.

The orb in his hand was quite warm.

‘···Really a relic?’

The atmosphere of the room is like that.

The space beyond the wall is also like that.

Isn’t it strange that some orb is just there?

‘But still the blue thread-like thing coming out from my body is entering here.’

The orb was still sucking the blue thread.

What on earth is this?

‘This seems like mana···.’

Accordingly he checked the orb.

A small circular sphere that fits in the palm.

Inside the semi-transparent sphere blue light was swirling, and feeling that it was exactly mana.

He immediately cast [Mana Detection].

The mana inside the orb was felt very well.

And very clearly, even to the accurate number.

‘My mana is flowing in here?’

What is it?

He didn’t particularly release mana···.

Wait a minute, no.

Even if he doesn’t want it leaks.

···Because he’s mana premature.

‘Then this by any chance?’

Something clicked.

The unidentified blue strand thread leaking from the body.

That thread flowed into the orb, and mana is contained inside the orb.

‘Let’s try.’

He gathered the mana inside the body to the fingertips and scattered it.

However the mana inside the orb had no big change.

Still little by little, only increasing minutely.

Exactly about the degree of mana escaping from his body.

“······.”

With this it became certain.

That the mana flowing out from the body is accumulating here.

Even not only that?

Wooong.

He tried gathering the orb’s mana to the fingertips.

He compressed such mana small.

Compressing means?

‘It means I can use magic with this. Shall I try?’

He recalled a familiar and convenient magic.

Fwoosh!

Flames soared from the compressed mana. Precisely [Fireball]. But this···.

Fwoossssh!!

‘The flames are not ordinary?’

Something was strange.

Flames several times larger compared to the previous [Fireball].

Originally if it burned to the degree of a position a bit away from the finger, now it is almost trying to touch the ceiling.

Whoosh.

First he has to check to the end.

He threw the fireball to an appropriate space.

But this is not the size of the usual [Fireball]?

A fireball the size of a house flew.

Kwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!!

“······!?”

Whiiiing—.

Concrete became powder and scattered.

The place the fireball touched was completely smashed.

···Half the building disappeared and was completely pierced through.

“What is this.”

Thump, thump.

His heart beat quickly.

He tried using [Fireball] with the mana extracted from the orb just now.

But the power is no joke?

Swoosh.

He looked at the orb held in his palm.

He doesn’t know if this is a relic or not.

However that’s not what’s important.

‘This is perfect for me to use?’

To think mana premature is this useful.

This seems like only I can use?

There was something perfect for him beyond the wall.

‘Moreover it doesn’t seem like only this is possible.’

He just found it by chance.

There are still many things he doesn’t know about this orb.

In an instant one person came to mind.

‘Artifact expert grandfather.’

Precisely the junk shop’s Na Sangcheol grandfather.

If the grandfather he would know something?

Swoosh.

He quietly put the orb in his pocket.

“Ku-kuuuh···.”

At that time.

A groan was heard from somewhere.

···What is it?

Ddadadak.

He immediately went in the direction the sound came from.

The place the sound came from was below the position he just smashed.

“K-kuuuh.”

Someone was there.

What was clear was, it wasn’t the request team that came together.

“···Who are you.”

* * *

Butcher member, Sabi.

Sabi’s role is after tailing the opposing request team, leaving a mark.

The target with the mark stuck becomes his target wherever they go.

‘···The relic was here.’

Sabi followed in [Stealth] state from after the guys entered the ‘eroded city’.

Like that he confirmed up to the relic location.

Now it was almost done rice.

The moment they move holding the relic, he will leave a mark. And he will perform a raid together with his team leader Do cheol.

But···.

‘Where is that guy going?’

Suddenly one guy entered inside the abandoned building. Taking some giant wildcat guy.

Then he goes up to the upper floor.

Sabi quietly hid in the room under the stairs on the first floor.

He deliberately followed the guy.

‘That guy looks the weakest so it would be good to make him the mark too.’

He doesn’t know why that guy is going up to this floor, but he planned to leave a mark the moment the guy leaves the abandoned building.

He wondered how long he waited like that.

Kwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!!

“Kuuuh!”

Suddenly the wall collapsed and a large explosion occurred.

Of course he suffered damage from that explosion, and due to the explosion aftermath his body floated and was slammed into the wall.

···It hurt a fuck ton.

“Who are you···.”

Fuck.

Caught.

* * *

He came outside.

Everyone had stunned faces.

“Hey, hey··· what did you do there? I don’t know what but it seems you used quite high-level magic, why did you do that.”

“Why did you smash a fine house? Aha, because you’re a real man instead of opening the door you smashed and came out? Khaha! As expected!”

“···Oppa, did I do something wrong?”

He was flustered at the three people’s reactions.

Not high-level magic but [Fireball].

Not smashing to open the door but without him knowing.

Moreover what would you do wrong. Yuna···.

“K-cough. Y-you have a p-powerful one hit I k-know well··· n-now I don’t misunderstand···.”

Hyeonmin pushed up his glasses with a trembling hand.

But this is not what’s important.

He threw the guy he caught unintentionally on the floor.

“The guy caught up in the explosion just now. This guy··· by any chance are they those guys?”

A guy thin to the point bones are visible.

Just by looking not a very threatening body, but the guy glared at them with sharp eyes.

Clearly even in a disadvantageous situation he wasn’t intimidated at all.

“Yes, that’s right. It’s the Butcher. Please look at the shoulder here. Do you see the knife marks drawn one by one? This is the Butcher’s unique mark of counting the number they killed.”

Hyeonmin pointed at the guy’s forearm.

How many did he draw in total.

One, two···, sixteen?

He killed a lot.

“Yes, you guys··· you know who we are? Then you know this well too··· that the guys we mark we k-kill somehow··· k-kikik···.”

The guy chattered while even his shoulders shaking.

It doesn’t seem like words to say in the current situation?

Is he inciting us, what.

“Yes, that’s right. These guys are like that. Anyway we processed one guy. Rather it worked out well. It seems they were thinking of chasing behind us and sending a signal, let’s move the relic like this.”

Hyeonmin recommended moving hurriedly.

“It should be like that. Understood, everyone prepare. The first carrier of the relic I will do.”

Cheolmin also the look of wanting to go hurriedly.

Cheolmin approached the relic fragment decided to move in order.

However···.

“Wait a minute. This guy being here means the other guys have already entered the city, right?”

“Hmm, that’s right.”

“Then rather than going leaving unstable elements, isn’t it better to just clean up in advance and go?”

It’s uneasy.

That giant monster guy is also uneasy.

He said his opinion.

“Your words are also right. But these guys are Butchers. They’re not guys to see easily. If we clash we will fight unavoidably, but actually if we can avoid it’s best to avoid.”

Cheolmin spoke honestly.

To the point the Cheolmin who kept saying real man, real man says like this?

“My thoughts are the same. If involved with those guys there is nothing good. Because they’re guys famous for being dirty even in this industry. Well if we have to fight I won’t avoid···.”

Even Jaewon.

The two people recommended not getting involved.

But the more so he has to eliminate the uneasiness.

“Didn’t this guy say earlier? That once they mark they see the end. We already seem in a state of having to see the end.”

“···Hmm.”

“That’s also right but···.”

“I··· got marked by the Butcher?”

The three people also didn’t particularly refute.

Hyeonmin also quiet so it seems like that.

“But trying to remove risk elements we might rather not achieve our original purpose. Since we safely found the relic, isn’t it better to concentrate on the request?”

Right words.

Above all the request is important.

But if there are risk elements like this there is also failure probability.

“If we can catch those guys without damage will you?”

“···Huh? What?”

“Did you say catching the guys without damage!?”

“Is there such a method?”

“I will unconditionally follow oppa Dojin’s words!”

Everyone was tempted.

* * *

Thud, thud, thud, thud, thud!

Do cheol stood on the building railing and smiled broadly.

“Finally it seems the guys started.”

The giant guy he was watching ran somewhere.

According to the information received from Geotae Industry if touching the relic it does that? In other words, the sound that those guys started the work.

Then what we have to do?

‘When the guys are struggling to that giant guy we aim behind. Easily eat blood, and easily obtain the relic too. Kekeke.’

Next if following the guys who were running away and getting out it’s done.

Such a plan being possible is all thanks to Sabi.

If only stuck with the guy’s [mark] he can chase the guys wherever they go.

Since that giant guy started moving, he will soon give a signal with the mark.

Lick—.

Do cheol licked his tongue and smacked his lips.

What would the taste of those guys’ blood be?

“Now, everyone prepare. It’s time to taste blood!”

“Kiyooo! Eating blood, blood! Hihik!”

“I, like blood! I’ll eat a lot a lot! Give blood!”

“···Good.”

Swoosh, swoosh.

The Butchers stood up.

Each held weapons and prepared.

But···.

Thud thud thud thud thud thud!

Bang! Kwaang! Kwaaang!

“···Huh?”

Something was a bit strange.

“That guy. Why is the direction···?”

Do cheol tilted his head.

The guy who was going another side whoosh! changed direction.

Suddenly the guy comes to us.

And that smashing the building placed between the guy and them excitedly, without hesitation.

Bang! Kwaang! Kwaaang!

The direction gradually becomes accurate.

Without an inch of error here.

“Wh-what is this.”

Quietly, quietly.

Do cheol was flustered.

Without him knowing he backed away.

“···What, why?”

“U-uh? Why is that guy c-coming here! Leader Do cheol! What do we do?”

“The guy is coming. The guy is trying to eat me!”

“······.”

Ddadadadada!

At that time.

Footsteps were heard from somewhere.

Do cheol hurriedly headed to the rear railing.

“Uwaaah! Oppas! That guy is coming here!”

“Run! Run! Hyung! Now I’ll hold and quickly widen the distance!”

“Okay, understood! Now, take it!”

Crackle crackle crackle!!

What, those bastards?

Who are they?

‘Wait a minute, isn’t that the relic?’

Some guy held a giant building fragment and made sparks fly from his body. But looking closely, that was the same as the relic description Geotae Industry sent.

Then those bastards? The answer was one.

“This, fuck! Sabi! Where is this Sabi bastard!”

Only now the situation was grasped.

Those bastards lured the guy here!

‘But how did they know our location······.’

“L-leader···.”

Thud.

Sabi appeared.

And that in a completely knocked out state.

Traces of being seared by fire were full here and there on the body, and the arm was broken so completely bent backward. Well, the legs also weren’t fine.

Thud thud thud thud thud thud thud thud!

-Guuuuuuuuh!

Swoosh.

Do cheol slowly turned his body.

Before he knew it the giant guy’s thigh was in front of his eyes.

“···Fuck.”

Kwaaaaaaaaaaaang!!

The 5th floor building was destroyed as is and trampled by the guy’s foot.

* * *

“Uwaaaaaah!”

“Please hurry! This way!”

“Huff, huff··· h-hyung!”

“Give it here again!”

He ran hard.

The guys’ location found out by searing the guy’s body, hitting, and breaking.

It wasn’t that far a place more than thought.

So he volunteered as the first carrier.

“Hey! But how did you learn [Teleport] too? This is something almost no one teaches!?”

The reason he volunteered as the first carrier was precisely this.

They said the guy reacts as soon as holding the relic.

Because of that he had to turn the direction as quickly as possible to the place the guys were.

Others might not, but he could.

Because he learned [Teleport].

However, if ordinary [Teleport] it would have been difficult.

[Teleport](Advanced) -Lightning-type magic -Moves to the desired location -Movable distance +20% [Magic Residue effect: Chain Cast] *Teleport use count +2

Precisely this.

[Magic Residue] effect use count +2.

Normally if used once he has to wait for the cooldown to pass to use again, but thanks to the residue effect he can up to three times at once.

So he used it continuously wildly.

Because the fragment was quite large it almost would have been burdensome, but thanks to the spirit buff effect Yuna cast there was no big difficulty.

Anyway.

Thud thud thud thud thud thud thud!!

“Kyaaaaaah! Oppas! That guy is really fast!”

The guy that smashed the building the Butchers were in and popped out.

Arms stretched long as if touching the ground at 7 meters.

And with legs that long as much the guy charged insanely.

“I’ll try delaying a bit!”

At that time, Hyeonmin stepped forward.

Until now besides guiding the way he hadn’t done anything?

“Hup.”

Kwaang! Kwaaaaaang!

-G-guuh! Guuuuuh!

Huh?

An explosion occurred at the path the guy was coming.

Such an explosion instantly covered the guy.

Did some bomb burst?

“Magic weapons given to agents from Samha Tech. I planted a few [Mana Mines] at points I marked to remember the path. If a specific mana is flowed they burst.”

Zing.

Hyeonmin who was running hard pushed up his glasses and acted intellectual.

···Somehow light seemed to come from the glasses too.

Thud, thud thud.

Thud thud thud thud thud thud!!

-Guuuuuuh!

But that also really stopped for a moment.

The guy revealed his appearance from inside the explosion.

“If we go a little more the 1st point comes out! There is a point where a building that was a department store in the past collapsed, and it’s in a state of hanging on the side building! We can pass below, but for that guy to cross it will take some time! There we can widen the distance quite a bit!”

Oh, you have all the thoughts.

It seems he has skill for sure as a guide.

“Miss Yuna, now! Please give a buff so we can go to the 1st point as quickly as possible!”

“Uwaaaaaah! Kids make us fast!”

Flutter, flutter—.

At Yuna’s words the green spirits emitted light.

Then the body becoming lighter.

Ddadadadadadada!

In an instant he thought wings were attached.

The body was light to the point he thought he was doing skywalking.

Whooong—.

But that also for a moment.

Soon the buff effect disappeared.

Buff premature?

“S-sorry! Because mana is insufficient I can’t s-sustain anymore!”

This, it was good and stopped.

If only he could maintain that it would be a big help.

-Grrung, grrrung!

At that time.

Teri who was running matching his speed sent some signal to him.

···You, by any chance?

“Do it! Do it! Quickly do it!”

-Grung. Graaaang!

Fwoooosh! Wooooong!! Wooooooong!!

In an instant mana waves spreading in all directions.

Mana filled insanely.

[Leveled up.] [Leveled up.]

How much there was two level ups.

In the meantime it seems he gathered mana hard!

“Uh? Mana is overflowing! Kids! Please again!”

Whiiiing—.

Ddadadadadadada! Ddadadadadadada!

Became fast again.

Good, if we go like this it will be······.

“This, damn!”

The leading Hyeonmin spat a curse.

The department store he said was the 1st point was visible.

However, the problem is it completely collapsed and even completely blocked the path we have to go.

Screech!

They hurriedly stopped.

Because for us to pass this place we had to climb to that extent.

Thud thud thud thud thud thud!

In the meantime, the guy also charged insanely.

If climbing in this state, rather the form of us going up on the guy’s dining table.

“Th-this way! First entering through this side window and passing quickly like this is the only way!”

Hyeonmin who found something shouted while pointing at the department store window.

That also looked like one method.

“Let’s enter quickly!”

“Hurry!”

“Uwaaah!”

The rest also followed behind Hyeonmin and entered.

But he didn’t go.

He waited for the guy charging without hesitation.

‘If it’s the mana now···.’

Currently in a state completely full.

Moreover for the current him one more additional mana storage appeared.

His mana that had been continuously leaking until now.

The orb containing such mana.

"Hoo."

There was no conviction.

Will it be as he thought?

Because of no experience he can’t grasp the sense.

But this was certain.

That he is different from ordinary mages.

'Let’s try.'

Wooooong—!!

He extracted all the orb’s mana.

“Teri, please some mana.”

-Grrung.

Additionally requested from Teri too.

Teri’s left tail fluttered.

“H-hey! What are you doing! Come quickly!”

“Hey! Are you crazy trying to die! Come quickly!”

“O-oppa! Come quickly! What are you doing!”

“I said! Combat with the guy is forbidden! Right now it’s a guy we can’t process!”

Everyone shouted urgently.

But these people still don’t know.

That he learned 10th Rank magic.

And if now···.

“Come out.”

Fwoossssh!!

The ground where lava erupted cracked. There two ‘Ash’ gradually taking form.

But this is not the end.

“You come out too.”

He additionally called another [Elemental Hyena].

Precisely Frost he is calling for the first time.

Then suddenly darkening and swirling snowstorm.

He called a total of four hyenas for the first time.

'···Mana is draining a fuck ton.'

In the meantime.

Hyeonmin’s trembling voice was heard low.

"Wh-who on earth··· am I together with right now?"

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