episode_0183

First, I decided to find out information about the three demon kings through Alas, who was previously an immortal king.

“The Demon King ‘Alban Deor’. Demonic beasts that exist in the foreign world… That is, they are the beings that rule over all beasts in the foreign world other than demons.”

The king of demonic beasts.

It is said that his control over his subordinates is on par with that of Alas, the ruler of the undead.

Of course, his magic power itself was lower than hers, but his physical abilities were incredibly strong.

In general, it resembles a giant lion-headed chimera, and is said to have an extremely aggressive and fiery personality.

Although the power is strong, the number of subordinates belonging to the force is the smallest and consists of a small number of elites.

“The Dark Lord. There is no name. He is just the king of darkness.”

Does it have no name, or does it exist and no one knows?

A being shrouded in a veil that even that cannot be known.

It is said to be one of the four knights of the Immortal King that we saw before, a shadow clan hiding in the darkness like Srahon.

As a result, it is a waving shadow itself with no fixed shape.

Even though it is clearly in front of you, its presence is said to be very blurry, as if nothing exists.

It is said that he exerts absolute power when it comes to assassinations, but it is said that it is impossible to know how much shadow races like Srahon are hiding behind him.

Lastly, the Sorcerer King ‘Isirius’

By far the strongest in terms of horsepower.

It is said that he also has tremendous magical knowledge.

Although he is always covered in robes and cannot be seen, he often transforms his form and uses tricks to pretend that he is not the Sorcerer King when fighting.

It boasts such terrifying destructive power that it is said to be able to erase one of the continents of the afterlife from the map with a single spell.

Many of his subordinates are also excellent at magic.

It is said that there is a rumor that he was once a heavenly angel and then fell, but the truth is unknown.

“A group of beasts, an asshole hikikomori, and a fallen angel, Bummi-chan.”

“……”

Alas, who had once stood shoulder to shoulder with them, was left speechless by such a transcendent one-line summary.

She thought that if she had been in the opposite position, it would have been summed up with words like corpse dumping.

But on the other hand, there was also a deep sense of trust.

If other people had done that, they would have snorted and thought it was because they were bluffing or because they didn’t know how scary the Demon King was.

Because these were the words of Park Ji-hoon, who had already personally defeated one of the demon lords.

I felt confident that I could beat them enough to summarize them in one sentence.

“Shall we go first then?”

“Yes? Where?”

As Park Ji-hoon stood up and said that, branch manager Lee Hyeon-dong tilted his head and asked.

Where are you going all of a sudden?

“Where. Antarctica.”

Then Park Ji-hoon answers as if it were obvious.

“……”

The silence continued between Branch Manager Lee Hyeon-dong and the International Hunter Association staff, who were unable to follow the situation at the moment.

“Yes?! Me, to Antarctica?”

“You’re going in person?!”

I understood what he meant, and a terrified scream came out.

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Jihoon Park, Jiyeon Shin, and Mei Chen prepared to go to Antarctica together.

A very sudden decision.

When Park Ji-hoon suddenly came back and said, ‘I’m going to Antarctica,’ even Shin Ji-yeon was surprised and asked back.

‘yes?! Was there a dragon that polymorphed into a woman?!’

The method of asking was so bizarre that I had never heard of it before, but it was a decision that surprised even Shin Ji-yeon.

But if Park Ji-hoon goes, can Shin Ji-yeon and Chen Mei be left out?

Of course we decided to go together.

All other familiars entered subspace, and the three headed to the airport to go to ‘Usuaaa’, the lowest city in Argentina, which they passed through to go to Antarctica.

“Originally, the procedures for air travel here were a bit complicated… but the association took care of everything. Just take a private plane and go straight.”

Although there are various complicated procedures.

Since there was an emergency situation in Antarctica, most of the complex procedures could be ignored through the International Hunter Association.

“If you go there, there will be a transport plane going to the Antarctic base. Just get on there and go. Please prepare thoroughly for the winter. Because it’s winter over there now.”

At Branch Manager Lee Hyeon-dong’s new request, Park Ji-hoon widened his eyes as if in amazement.

“That’s right. The seasons in the Southern Hemisphere are opposite to ours, right? It’s winter now.”

In Korea, it is now mid-summer in mid-August.

The crazy heat is rampant.

This means that the Southern Hemisphere is currently in the midst of winter.

Moreover, it is Antarctica where the temperature remains -40 degrees Celsius even in summer.

Did you know that in winter the temperature goes down to -80 degrees Celsius?

If I did something wrong, I might freeze to death.

‘It might actually be more comfortable inside the gate.’

Thinking like that, Park Ji-hoon boarded a plane and headed to Argentina.

A flight lasting over 12 hours.

I wanted to have an orgy with my familiars on a private plane, but I couldn’t do that because there were employees of the International Hunter Association and crew members who managed the private plane.

Even Park Ji-hoon had something called face.

‘…Wouldn’t it be okay if I secretly go to the bathroom and come back?’

…Of course, the problem was that his face was much smaller than that of others.

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‘Usuaa’, Argentina’s coolest city.

From there, we fly once again on the Hunter Association’s transport plane to Antarctica.

“Ugh… It suddenly got cold.”

Geographically, it corresponds to Siberia or Greenland in the Northern Hemisphere.

Plus, it’s the middle of winter now.

I thought I came down quite prepared, wearing padding.

Still, it was very cold.

“Just because your physical ability increases doesn’t mean you become insensitive to temperature changes.”

I felt it even when I was sweating profusely outside in the middle of summer, but I felt it clearly when the weather changed so drastically.

No, rather, it seemed like my senses had become more sensitive and I felt cold or hot more easily.

The only thing that changed as physical capabilities evolved transcendentally was how well one could withstand it.

To put it simply, my body just endures without being damaged for a long time and I get cold and hot like everyone else.

“You can’t be cold already. It’s only about -2 degrees here right now.”

Antarctica, which we are about to enter, is a living cold hell with temperatures as low as -80 degrees Celsius.

Of course, such extreme cold is rare.

Still, after thoroughly preparing for the cold, we boarded a transport plane.

“ and civa. It’s my first time coming to Antarctica.”

“Probably most people in the world are like that.”

“This is my first time too.”

As the three passed through the frozen white sea, they continued to look down in fascination.

Actually, coming to Antarctica wasn’t that common.

“Ugh! There’s a base over there! base! Sejong, what about a base?!”

“There may be other countries, but I doubt it.”

“There is also a place for hunters.”

The excitement feels like a child.

But that too soon subsided.

“…there are a lot.”

This is because numerous gates on Antarctica spread out in front of it were also visible.

Above the pure white ice field, there were dozens of black cracks… no, over a hundred.

“I’ll go down first.”

The transport plane lands and enters the Hunter Association’s temporary residence next to the Antarctic base.

Even though the stove was always burning, the inside was as cold as a freezer.

“Phew… It’s a big deal.”

“Hunters are having a hard time because of the cold.”

They seem to be discussing the current situation.

But everyone’s expressions were dark.

“…What should I do about this?”

From what I heard using Alpha Male’s language translation function, it was said that the hunters who returned after clearing the gate were not able to rest properly.

Because Antarctica is so cold, it is difficult to get proper rest and regain physical strength.

Previously, I had only discovered one or two things while exploring remote areas, so I didn’t even have to think about taking a break, so I just dealt with them and went home.

But now hunters have to work continuously.

However, there is not enough manpower to put different hunters in each of the more than 100 gates.

Even if such manpower were available, there would not be enough time to transport them all onto a transport plane.

In such a situation, we have no choice but to give the hunters currently dispatched to Antarctica a break and send them through the gate again.

In fact, that important ‘rest’ is not possible.

“Ah, are you here?”

At that time, the association’s dispatchers, who were engaged in a heated discussion, spotted Park Ji-hoon and his group and greeted them.

“Hello.”

Jihoon Park pondered their conversation as he received the greeting.

shortage of participants.

Lack of opportunity to rest and recover.

These two problems… I think you can solve them right away.

“Hey. How many gates are left now?”

In response to Park Ji-hoon’s question, Chen Mei interpreted it in English and told it to the conference participants.

they answered

“Excluding those currently being processed, there are 78 that have not been touched at all. About 20 have already been completed. About 40 of them are currently being organized by other hunters.”

“Some time has passed since the discovery… a week at best. The gates should all be cleared within a week. Otherwise, monsters will pop out from inside.”

Of course, monsters may freeze to death in this terrifying cold.

But if that doesn’t happen, in the worst case scenario, you may have to fight monsters in the cold on this frozen ground.

So, before that happens, we must sort it out before the gate floods.

“Hmm…”

Park Ji-hoon thought about their words for a moment, then nodded and said.

“50 of them? I think I can handle that much?”

“…What?”

“Yes?”

At his words, all employees’ eyes turned to Park Ji-hoon.