Dungeon Hunter Chapter 178:
Chapter 178: Those who Protect (2)
The citizens were shaking in fear . The people hiding in buildings could hear the sound of creatures approaching from the north .
Kwang! Kwaang!
Soon there was a battle .
The explosions and screams made it seem like the world was ending .
"Oh . . . Lord . ”
People closed their eyes and prayed to God .
But that hope was like torture . The explosions and screams of the Awakened gradually diminished .
In other words . . . it meant that defeat was coming .
The civilians would just be weak victims to the creatures . Hundreds of thousands of humans would die before help arrived . They would be slaughtered by the creatures . The young children, elderly people and everyone else .
The anxiety of the citizens soared .
Hwaaaaack!
At that moment .
The outside was gloomy . . .
Then a bright light appeared from the sky .
A door opened in the sky and two humans descended to the ground .
Heaven’s Will and the Dambi guild who protected the west arrived in the centre . They heard the sound of explosions from afar, but it was quiet when they approached .
Was it finished?
If so, it was likely to have ended badly . The 200 Awakened wouldn’t have been able to stop all the creatures .
“Are we too late?”
“Damn . Speed up a little more . We have to save at least one more person . ”
Kim Yong-woo bit his lip . Originally he had a lot of self-interest, but that had changed over the past few years . He sincerely hoped for the safety of the people and moved quickly .
Kim Yong-woo and the other guild members were speechless as they reached the centre .
First of all, the corpses of the creatures were strewn around . There were also dead Awakened, but the number of creature corpses was overwhelmingly higher .
He had no idea what had happened .
He thought they had been too late . Normally, the creatures wouldn’t have been able to be stopped . He had hope but the reality wasn’t that simple .
“I am Kim Yong-woo from Heaven’s Will . The centre, please answer me . ”
- . . . . . .
He tried the radio but it was quiet .
Alin stared at the wounds on the corpses of the creatures .
"Most of the creatures were killed by two people . Who . . . ?”
The stab wounds were divided into two major types . This meant that two people had dealt with the creatures .
Kim Yong-woo opened his mouth .
"The place where people are gathered isn’t far from here . We will know when we get there . ”
They headed deeper towards the place where civilians were gathered .
A heavy atmosphere .
Kim Yong-woo and Alin moved quickly .
There were less corpses as they neared the shelter containing the civilians . It seemed some of the creatures had been cut down while fleeing .
Creatures running away?
That wasn’t impossible . Creatures had instincts and would withdraw if they felt like they were going to die . But . . . that was only low grade creatures . Intermediate and above creatures wouldn’t retreat . That would only occur if a huge difference in strength was displayed .
For example, the Saviour . At first, they mistook him as prey but eventually they ran away . Still, a large number of creatures was killed by him and people called him the ‘Saviour . ’
And . . . there were intermediate class creatures among the corpses . There were occasionally some advanced creatures .
‘Was there someone this strong among the humans?’
It wasn’t the Saviour . His fights were straightforward and concise . There was tremendous violence but it was also ‘cool . ’
On the other hand, these two people didn’t show signs of that . It seemed like there was a slight struggle . Even so, it was clear that they had great power .
Kim Yong-woo entered the shelter .
Soon he could see people gathered together .
“Eh . . . ? Guild Master . ”
At the centre were two familiar people .
Yoo Eun-hye and Edward!
Yoo Eun-hye saw Kim Yong-woo and gave an awkward laugh .
The two of them had left a letter stating ‘we are going to train’ and then returned roughly two weeks later .
"It is fortunate that you have returned now . ”
Kim Yong-woo sighed and relaxed . The safety of the citizens was a big problem so the burden on his shoulders was very heavy . Fortunately, the two of them could stop the creatures without much damage .
Many people were wondering about their emergence, but Kim Yong-woo dragged them into a corner .
"By the way, where have you been?”
"I told you, training . Has it really only been two weeks since I left the letter?”
The weary-looking Yoo Eun-hye said . Kim Yong-woo frowned and nodded .
“Only two weeks? Look out there! It has been extremely hard in the meantime!”
They had barely slept in the past three days . At night, they couldn’t sleep at all . Edward wasn’t very helpful but Yoo Eun-hye was different .
He was tired and in pain but Yoo Eun-hye showed no signs of reflection .
She spoke with an embarrassed voice .
"Our concept of time is very different . . . ”
"Noona, we have become stronger . Don't be sad . "
Edward’s appearance was unchanged but he seemed more mentally mature . Edward patted Yoo Eun-hye’s shoulder in order to console her . In order to check that it wasn’t a dream, Kim Yong-woo asked again .
“What is going on? Where did you go?”
"We went to a training room . The man that people call ‘Saviour’ . . . he wanted us to become stronger . ”
“What?”
He exclaimed loudly .
Based on Edward’s silence, it didn’t seem to be a lie .
Yoo Eun-hye’s following words were more shocking .
"I can't believe it but . . . we were training there for over 1,000 days . We couldn’t get out until we cleared the room . . . I was desperate . ”
"1,000 days? That is . . . ”
"Doesn’t it explain why Edward and I can deal with so many creatures?”
Kim Yong-woo closed his eyes . He couldn't keep up with the story .
However, the situation backed up Yoo Eun-hye’s story . Even if the two of them were strong, there were limits .
Now they had broken past the limits due to the training room .
"People won’t believe that so we’ll need to rework the story . Phew ~”
Everyone in South Korea would be focused on the two of them .
Yoo Eun-hye asked with a puzzled expression .
"Can’t we just say it?”
"Well, a story that doesn’t make sense will become complicated when it involves the Saviour . It needs to be spiced up a little bit . It also has to be simple, **** . A spotlight will be shone on you after receiving the Saviour’s recognition . I hate that . ”
Kim Yong-woo didn’t like the Saviour . Yoo Eun-hye didn’t argue about this . Everyone’s beliefs were different .
"Well, you seem to be able to take care of things . Can I take a little break? I want to sleep for a long time . . . ”
“Yes . I will rest today and get to work tomorrow . ”
Edward interrupted .
"Please give me a bed beside Noona . ”
“Are you crazy? You are a man and a woman! You will each have a separate room . Even if there is no room, I will make it . ”
Duk!
Kim Yong-woo turned around . He had roughly heard the situation and now he needed to adapt it . Then Kim Yong-woo halted and said to Yoo Eun-hye .
"But what is your age now? Are you older than me?”
"Shut up!”
Seven days afterwards .
The creatures’ attacks stopped .
The people cheered . Heaven's Will had made the largest contribution and their names were widely proclaimed .
In particular, Yoo Eun-hye and Edward became major stars . Although they weren’t widely known, they were like celebrities in South Korea .
The strongest among the Awakened . Both of them hunted advanced creatures alone, so the Awakened followed them .
Everyone was relieved and started using their strength to rebuild .
However . . . to their despair, a massive air strike occurred .
"Duke Martin . . . ”
I muttered quietly as I looked inside the crystal ball .
I watched the blood and screaming from the massive air raid .
I heard reports from Roy, Rose and Chrisley and launched an investigation .
As a result, I was able to confirm that someone was behind the creatures .
Duke Martin! I was familiar with him .
‘Pandemonium . He is persistent until the end . ’
He was one of the demons under Pandemonium .
Pandemonium had probably intervened . Martin wouldn’t have moved to South Korea without his permission .
Why was he attacking South Korea instead of my dungeon?
The Trees of Life and Death . It was unlikely that he hadn’t noticed . However, he had already prepared the systematic attacks in advance .
‘Revenge?’
The girin and South Korean Awakened had raided Pandemonium’s empty dungeons . Pandemonium would have been outraged . Among the grand dukes, Pandemonium especially despised humans .
It was enough for him to think about retaliation .
However, he knew that my dungeon was here . Of course, he didn’t know that I had a relationship with the humans . . .
My decision here was important .
It was a good excuse to get rid of a demon . A pretext to ‘eliminate’ him .
However, humans wouldn’t be able to stop Duke Martin . Yoo Eun-hye and Edward had satisfactory growth but a duke was a different story .
‘It isn’t an all-out attack yet . He is sending out feelers . ’
I touched my jaw while staring in the crystal ball .
The Awakened were stopping the attacks of the creatures .
It was a state of continual fighting .
‘It is possible that it is just simple payback . However, he doesn’t seem to be just attacking . . . perhaps he is looking for something?’
If it was retaliation then he would strike all at once . After determining the power of the humans, he would strike like a storm . That was Pandemonium’s nature .
It meant there were other reasons .
The Trees of Life and Death . The timing wasn’t right .
‘I need to look for it . ’
I was very curious about the reason .
I couldn’t guess so I had to determine it directly .
“Yihi . Prepare the griffin, Gigantes and the hydra . I will be going out . ”
“Yihihihi . Master, can Yihi go as well?”
“ . . . You?”
My eyes narrowed .
It was a well established fact that the dungeon fairy couldn’t leave the dungeon .
I had never heard anything that contradicted this opinion .
Yihi saw my expression and explained .
"I couldn’t originally do this, but now I can . Yihi wants to see the outside of the dungeon!”
I only thought about it for a moment .
What would the consequences be if Yihi went outside?
"You shouldn’t do anything other than what I tell you to . ”
“Yihihihi . Absolutely . I will listen to Master’s words . ”
Listen?
Although I was somewhat dubious, she was firm .
Her eyes were burning with the will to go outside .
Anyway, I needed someone to move the high class creatures .
“Be prepared . ”
“Yes ~ yihihihihi!”
Yihi danced with glee .