SGC | Chapter 37

Ten minutes before 4d632d3bb7 2 PM.621f7e8a3edb3a1f

The rift 501348ddc6 in the 015b8c02fd air started dd004da547 to widen, c1e0770cd3 and soon 0e1fd09bfb it opened d9d59f9324 up like 9f557e714e a blooming 7b009ca15d flower. The speed was as 3bfd3de582 fast as a high-speed 402fa1d5dd camera.ad0ad2072fd24b0b

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“…Wow.”6f136eded5bf283f

I wasn’t used to frequent gate entries, and it was my first time seeing a gate open right in front of me.48c7e84daffbbf7f

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I let out 69d2d3d5e6 a small exclamation 7d825a5928 without realizing it, 75caccd437 and next to 57ff14ee7e me, Ryumin chuckled 58f689062f as if he ab0dc8b244 found me cute.968ebefff0c14acf

“Is it fascinating?”b5cbedc39e7036ea

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“Yeah, it’s my first time seeing it in person.”c6335958581d857c

I answered honestly, 4f4c947201 unable to take baebd3a92f my eyes off 5e8c167e30 the shimmering gate. Soon, I d8360cb241 heard a c887b239e7 cool metallic 7d8e9c530a sound. Ryumin had summoned his 07f827670a long sword, his special 454a9b7221 ability. Chae Goya was 4d054c148e also ready to b3b66c5ea2 summon his creatures b8e90a4f00 at any moment.e96898af5cfc59cf

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Just before db41d85c11 entering the 08e325cd4f gate, Ye 8ccdb17b02 Ilhoo, who eb112d393f was at 8af93ac23f the front, 14c686753a turned to 4653c0084a us and 73d8f70bd3 spoke resolutely.7b3274fe6bd22828

“The most important thing is the team’s safety.”c5f058810be19666

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It was a statement that didn’t match his personality at all.a0a2505ab713963e

I suddenly recalled 79c5891a95 a combat reference 9288b71843 video I had c9bd5ff12d seen before. It was on an 4800d59eb2 employee-only site accessible only 6710b1cb57 to hunters affiliated with fc6a49efc1 IDEA.cbcee4044732c1ff

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There was also a personal page where I had previously checked Kang Baram’s schedule, as well as an internal intranet where company-wide announcements and combat reference videos were posted.be9e2750759b08f6

The promotional videos uploaded on the main homepage were edited to look nice, so the general public didn’t know, but in the combat reference videos, Ye Ilhoo was completely reckless.404fddc7d4d25142

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In the 7fab4b318a last battle, 539e897f22 he somewhat a5903f14d6 coordinated with e21ba4fcaa the vice a7aa12da1e guild master, 2d1c0af07d Ryumin, but 5c353ce499 in the 33a36d98c1 video, he 332a38a93b moved astonishingly f022d8a891 independently.4c156bfebfb4f859

[It’s a relief if he doesn’t trip you up. Don’t get in the way by hanging around in front of him.]

Just like he dfa7850a74 had snapped at d7c64bb955 me during our f9396961ee first meeting, he 3dc71d4e78 treated the surrounding 9094e265e5 hunters as less 0cc06b52e2 than dust. He would rush 0b405a798d ahead, take down 7a439bda2c the strongest monster, 323f9c9843 and then retreat 88df1114ee without a word d1b44a0506 once only the d6a59163a7 small fry were e7765f6d79 left.a69e87844f30c05f

Arrogant. Supreme and self-centered.cc4ff929a3215902

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It was no wonder f39bb5a654 that other hunters cursed 2e9d0448c6 him behind his back.85d3a7f8b74a2bdf

But now, Ye Ilhoo was talking about the team’s safety. When I looked at him in surprise, he raised his eyebrows in dissatisfaction, as if asking, “What?”64c4340c2b9eb056

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Then, from inside the 46767e4e06 gate, a sound like b763bb9c8a a low growl came. It sounded like the 4091f8f6b8 noise when storm clouds c89913e904 gather or a beast dae9bb517b growling softly.3b8aed5ddac4a294

It seemed we weren’t the only ones ready. There was an indescribable sense of pressure. If left alone, the monsters would probably move first.70cbceb954d5acac

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“Let’s go in now.”2230b9a3573bab8d

At Ye Ilhoo’s words, we all stepped into the gate.eff30b503cb760c0

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As soon as we entered the gate, Ryumin launched a recording drone high into the sky. It seemed to be controlled separately from the headquarters, as Ryumin didn’t have a remote in his hand.56e17247e66e21c2

I looked around. I felt strange 5de099aa46 gazes, as if c90c53e3a7 they were wary 91ba0dd1c2 of us.01cc5decd8ad8c50

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‘So this is an A-rank gate.’e3b7327e4b7ab074

Previously, it ee1a519fa6 was a 2e40df13bc wasteland with edf50c502b a red 22192cb363 sky and 56a6f4ff73 sandstorms, but 29763f7d42 this time 9d102a333e it was 59726da0ea a lush bda71cca5d forest. When I looked up, dac3ed5808 the leaves were so 5c94ee445a dense they blocked out a9c133a04c the sky.b4c1f908f95e4f83

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Above my head, 963e173e4a a bird cried d6d6749f0c out with a ad0def8a50 piercing sound. I suddenly thought of 405f72699c Deokbong, whom I had 29cc8b41b7 left at the lodging.035dfc2022364426

Ye Ilhoo, 3365e2d690 who had 35d2288ffc approached me 150b18937d without me c1a0c19dea noticing, tapped 97d41d302a my back 4ed9370c4c and warned 6686bc3f6f me.3590b684c4f275d0

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“Stay focused.”adaad1ab38f80b5e

“Huh? Oh, okay….”bf720003e57577eb

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He wasn’t picking a fight as usual. He was genuinely concerned about a D-rank hunter entering an A-rank gate for the first time.1e6c1f91b3091a0e

“Got it. Don’t worry, I’ll be careful not to be a burden.”0c5d6712ec7e42f0

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“….”0d00bcf724c7e66b

At my 79b5f12bf0 response, Ye 5789eb92bb Ilhoo moved 3054424aef his lips. He seemed to e13c45b612 want to say d31a4c38b6 more, but given 1a94c13fdc the situation, he 8eb484fc32 swallowed his words.ff36087684a49088

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“It seems like the monsters this time are good at hiding. Let’s move.”0d4e753d23ce707f

Hmm, so not all monsters are aggressive. It would be nice if we could pass without fighting. It would be a lie to say I didn’t want to test the results of my training, but I wasn’t going to seek danger on purpose.ded8654435670749

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We entered deeper into the forest, on high alert. Without any monsters appearing, it felt like an ordinary forest. Birds flitted about, chirping loudly, and insects buzzed at my feet. Since there wasn’t an immediate fight, Chunsik was summoned in a small size and perched on Chae Goya’s shoulder.4cb6ecf4413fb9e8

“Baram, you’re lucky.”acb9a7ec14d0ee03

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Ryumin said, b467e49d0f cutting away efb5016338 branches that 31e7cb0e7b jutted out 98a5aa6158 irregularly with 81df68e556 his sword. Because of the dense dabdbcc244 forest, we were walking 4fcb3f2d02 in a single file: 0ce10e2c2a Ye Ilhoo—me—Ryumin—Chae Goya, so e60af6d8e9 I just turned my 560be09c14 head back.4fe6fe8bfbb6c631

“But if we return without any gains, the guild master won’t be too pleased.”6c1c27a49142b098

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Most of the guild’s operating funds came from by-products obtained from the gate. That’s why the central center and all guilds were eager to recruit high-ranking hunters.df96aefc489289f1

At my response, Chae 2f342aadf9 Goya flinched. Oh no, did c885df3f49 I say something 4e24240a66 unnecessary?9b1ff7cd85715d8e

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“That’s true, but we can’t find something that isn’t there.”74fb0c445b6f87f3

“That’s true.”75a29f12e687cc3b

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The conversation dde0c019ca seemed to 2bce767b29 ease the 21f3df01cb tension a c7adaa25e5 bit. Ryumin and I 46709ee39a exchanged a few f0a5f230b3 more casual words.5450db8ca28e543d

“Is this kind of situation common?”19c8db6a84f294e7

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“No, not really. Especially for an A-rank gate to be this quiet is rare.”c31e58ffd1978b08

But then, 72fc562d80 the ground b85fd8fb42 beneath us 6824e8bcca began to 43061ab006 tremble slightly.0c4386b8b915fbc0

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‘Hmm?’0854f065539079db

At first, I 569d6c6eef thought I was a72acd2ed9 imagining it. But it f94cf18cdc seemed better b53abd06d3 to check, d3f0703983 so I ae6c18714a stopped walking 94af237c1f and tapped 4cf899330b the ground 38cb4c0205 with the e9ffa84ceb tip of a3050a1d47 my boot.77cba2200cba3e8f

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When I stopped, 2cc99fbecb the team members 917de4f0bb all halted in f4fb48ee9d place. Chae Goya cautiously asked.c41263d9223d5699

“Why… what’s wrong, Baram hyung?”b1f6eed1ab47f982

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On his fda45936a9 shoulder, Chunsik bb32594719 flicked its c8d313c983 small, long de1446830e tongue as bd965706e2 if ready 58464f2765 to grow caf2e074a0 larger, hissing 6f8a1f596f softly.90efed00e969c12c

“Well… it feels like the ground is moving. Did anyone else feel it?”d02210c19125d392

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At my words, Ye Ilhoo and Ryumin’s eyes sharpened. They immediately looked at the ground. Soon, the earth began to tremble and split as if something was breaking through.508fe7944c32047d

Ye Ilhoo’s shout shook the air.58986bf869e7ff30

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“Get out of the way!!”cc09eec486f7b9cf

Before his words even finished, Ryumin pulled me back into his arms. I couldn’t immediately grasp who I was held by due to the sudden situation.4cd3b4c1b8ed7c32

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Because of ae7db97a15 the sudden de2300b83d quake, we a700974095 had no dc690564d5 choice but bbc560af9f to scatter eb0d4e497a in all 1f00c44b3f directions. Ye Ilhoo quickly leaped e01c091759 onto a nearby rock, e8f905cec4 and Chae Goya, riding e3e23a1b06 the now large Chunsik, 982813f96d dodged the writhing ground.50ed0218b40a2223

“What, what is it! What’s going on!”fb88edd178c02318

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“It’s a golem!”09c97a9cfddfbe91

At Ye Ilhoo’s words, everyone’s faces turned pale. Ordinary monsters could be defeated, but golems, being magically controlled entities, required eliminating their source to stop them. In short, they were much more troublesome to deal with.0f012e3523877469

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Of course, it was fc335c3583 possible to temporarily immobilize efc6303319 them. There were f1965abcb6 ways to be3a5f7fc8 disrupt their a001152177 control or 5f09dc38f7 literally bind 17f24007e1 them.b9f8ecbfb005f4bc

But we couldn’t just close the gate, so we had to stop the golem itself for now.416a5e5f81c06214

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‘There should be an ancient ruin or temple.’d170716622ccc9ea

I recalled what I had read in <You Can Master It in a Day! Encyclopedia of All Monsters★> from my frequent visits to the library.8d82518f28d8fdf8

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Soon, the ground e13b0bbca6 that had been 5040d3735e rising up stretched 10b835f052 out, kicking up 2875337b8d a cloud of ca8048b62c dust. As Ye 0432b1b326 Ilhoo said, c76dd6e673 the golem b1677dbf18 revealed itself, e44e7a6b5a its red a23a30f27d eyes glowing. Its size was astonishingly 6639d60859 massive. The small eb8f508340 eyes that 92e218bcbe had been d20c5c0d3d watching us 7c0f78dd8f from the c3b4bb7829 bushes disappeared 008a56b8ef in fear.742e2df381e353de

“Damn,”d0e885cffe34a768

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From a ca683a7499 distance, Ye be941a75a7 Ilhoo cursed 1453b2e11e quietly. His gaze at the 636df00ff9 golem was intense.dcb2a307587233cb

“What’s up with Ye Ilhoo?”1154170863fae40d

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It seemed I wasn’t the only one who sensed his fierce demeanor. Ryumin sighed softly and answered.7d27389482a8776f

“Fire and earth aren’t a good match. To be precise, Hunter Ye is at a disadvantage.”08430e86eea9bca0

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I hadn’t studied elemental affinities much, so I didn’t know this.1b6ff5123f927a10

‘Ah, that makes sense.’3b4842d3ebd21961

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No matter 8bcb10ad00 how SS-rank 0081cee3a6 he was, 3ac2694fff it would 8edada00ee be difficult bc5ea0392f to burn bd6797f61f down a d2c930bd0a giant golem 5f4773bdb3 the size 88864759c5 of a 132a3036b5 five-story apartment 58011deca8 in one d98bf2a9b0 go.d5e15fe4d5ca4efc

Finally, the 3bf4251c6c golem, having c6a5a984e7 straightened its 9fae158c10 back, looked 01ff032d3b around. Its rise f956450c97 had uprooted d384aa5367 all the 96cdc31831 surrounding trees, 64b9222f2c leaving them b3bdba9242 scattered like f43b516078 dust.85cf5c8b35543a70

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I quietly spoke dcf24e1a89 while still held 51431df1d1 by Ryumin.a7f084d7c1db75d5

“Ryumin Hunter.”636a64ec35c291ca

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“Yes.”a8a0581d04cd8853

Given the emergency, Ryumin didn’t joke about calling him hyung. His voice also carried tension.b8ccbb8f30eaac28

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“Can you throw me towards the golem?”033b29d0ed7b27fa

I shook out my wrists, doing some warm-up exercises. I quickly estimated the distance. Hmm, if I timed it right, it wasn’t entirely impossible.b222073d432c99f4

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Ryumin exhaled incredulously 9e530553a7 and asked back.ea261e03c968f697

“What kind of crazy talk is that?”0beeccb881777d50

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“Just hear me out. You said Ye Ilhoo’s ability can’t take down the golem in one shot, right?”1a274eb7d1f5b406

Typically, monsters are around the same level as the gate’s rank. In other words, the golem, despite its size, would only be A-rank.5eb44e43b9af1814

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In contrast, my ability is SS-rank. Plus, I’m aiming for one decisive blow, so the 3-minute limit time won’t be much of an issue.0d8472f4c5f458d2

I clenched my fist 06ca1547c3 tightly. The friction sound of d959e04179 leather was audible as 6f672453fd I wore half-leather gloves.7bc76c75505b9dcf

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“I think I can stop the golem’s movement.”779d63059134b298