episode_0047

The large guild that Geon-woo recruited was a nightmare guild with deep ties to Sogang.

The Nightmare Guild was a large enough guild to compete for first or second place in the country.

“Wow.. These are hunters from the Nightmare Guild.”

Of course, it was an unchangeable fact that the four people were treated better than the hunters belonging to any other guild, but even so, it was inevitable to look at the hunters belonging to the Nightmare Guild with some wonder.

Since Nightmare was a well-known guild, it was natural for Korean hunters to envy their membership.

“Wow, it’s the famous Fairy Guild..”

However, on the contrary, the hunters belonging to the Nightmare Guild saw the four people belonging to the Fairy Guild and whispered about them as if they were famous people.

In fact, the four people were quite famous in the hunter industry.

It was inevitable that the contract would not be made public, but the fact that he had written a contract in which he received great treatment was a publicly known fact.

“The broadcast was a complete success even though we haven’t gone to the gate yet.”

“I like being around horses.”

“Honestly.. it’s pretty too.”

“But my growth itself is more impressive than that.”

The lower-level hunters belonging to the Nightmare Guild knew very well how absurd the growth of the four people was.

In fact, no other hunter showed growth as fast as them.

“Hello. My name is Fairy Guild Master Kim Geon-woo. Please take care of me today.”

Since the conversation had already been discussed, the person in charge also warmly greeted Geon-woo.

“Ayu, please take care of me too.”

The warm atmosphere of the scene continued, with people looking at each other curiously and exchanging polite greetings.

“But there are some reporters?”

Geon-woo, who had not received any information about reporters, spoke about it.

“Ah, yes. These are not the people called by our guild. It seems like they are reporters who heard the news somewhere and came to visit.. but how do we get them kicked out?”

As for the Nightmare Guild, the gate they had come to attack right now was not one that they would make a fuss over by calling a reporter, and since people from other guilds were coming to tour, they thought it would not be a good decision to call a reporter, so they did not call anyone else.

However, despite this, information always leaks out from somewhere, and reporters who were interested in that information gathered together one after another.

“No. Unless you feel uncomfortable in the Nightmare Guild, let’s just proceed.”

“Yes, whatever. Because it’s a familiar situation to us.”

As it is a famous guild competing for first or second place in the country, even if reporters were not directly called, reporters flocked to the guild as soon as they heard about Nightmare Gate reservations.

Of course, in the case of really important gate attacks, there were cases where Nightmare directly called reporters, but in fact, such cases could be counted on one hand.

“Then, I will briefly brief you on the gate you will enter today.”

It was common for the association to send an advance party to check the gate’s environment and monsters in advance and then sell it to the guild through bidding, so it was possible to receive advance information before entering most gates.

“The gate we will enter today is a grade D gate, and the environment is a forest with lush grass.”

Monsters that emerge from the environment inside the gate.

And the person who gave a brief briefing on things such as how to place the formation and clear the field was the actual leader who would lead the hunters today.

His level was C-level, one level higher than the gate, and generally, in order to receive permission to attack a D-level gate, the presence of a C-level hunter was a prerequisite.

It was a method proposed by the association to reduce the risk burden of the strategy by including hunters one level higher than the gate, and this was actually showing quite good results.

In fact, since the method was introduced, the death rate of hunters within the gate has decreased dramatically.

“Somehow very professional.”

In fact, most of the hunters involved in the attack were new, but the leader, the C-class hunter, had extensive gate experience.

If we were to deal with him based on that experience, he would be able to easily clear the D-grade gate.

“Okay, let’s get into it. Those on a tour can follow in from the back. Master Kim Geon-woo can stand at the very back.”

As Geon-woo is a class A hunter, this was a measure to prevent accidents among the field trip visitors.

“Yes, I understand.”

Geon-woo, who had been planning to do so from the beginning, also nodded in accordance with the leader’s instructions and began entering the gate.

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“Ugh, I’m nervous..”

“It feels like I’m entering the gate after a really long time.”

The four people who entered the gate spoke in whispers in low voices so as not to be annoying.

As it was my first time entering the gate in about a month, it was inevitable that I would feel nervous.

Of course, since they weren’t attacking us, there was really no need to be nervous.

“It’s very humid.”

Inside the gate, the environment was full of very lush grass and the weather was humid.

It was completely different from the outside, making you feel like you were inside the gate.

“There is a lot of grass, so you never know where it will pop out. Everyone please be careful.”

The leader gave a warning, and the hunters in the attack team also remained tense after hearing those words.

“You all need to be careful in the current situation.”

This was inside the gate.

Even if the attack team was slightly off, a situation could arise where they could also suffer damage.

Of course, with the instructors on the side and Geon-woo behind them, we tried to avoid creating a situation that could cause harm to the four people, but the four people were also quite nervous because something unexpected could happen.

“Something, it seems like it’s coming.”

Arin, who was walking quietly, felt something like a strange wave of magical power.

“coming.”

Almost at the same time, the leader of the raid team spoke in a quiet but firm voice.

“Everyone, please stay safe.”

The sight of the attack team moving steadily according to the leader’s continuous instructions made the four people’s eyes sparkle.

First of all, it was their first time seeing a raid team belonging to a proper guild carrying out a raid.

Most of the engineering teams the four of us entered were small attack teams that were not affiliated with guilds, so we couldn’t see them moving like crazy in accordance with the leader’s instructions.

“First, I will attract aggro, so from then on, you can proceed with the attack as I explained earlier.”

Since we had already explained everything about how to form a formation and proceed with the attack, there was no need to rush into explaining the situation.

“Yes.”

Everyone just quietly stayed in their seats and waited for the battle to begin.

Those who were part of the raid group were clearly of a low rank, but they clearly showed that they had been trained by a large guild.

“Keeek!”

What came out of the forest was a group of green-skinned goblins, just like I said during the briefing.

In general, goblins tend to live together in forests, but this was the first time they had discovered such a dense forest.

As such, the association initially wondered whether it should be given a higher grade, but considering that the amount of magic flowing from the gate was not very high compared to its unusual habitat, it was designated as a D-grade gate.

“Lower pressure-!”

The enthusiastic leader shouted loudly and used an aggro skill to attract the attention of the goblin group that jumped out.

“This is nothing special!”

The raiding party, which had experienced gates of similar levels several times, was able to easily kill the goblin group without any major problems.

As the grass was thick, I was very nervous at first, but after one battle was completed successfully, the tension eased to some extent.

“How about cutting down some grass, boss.”

“You have to mark the way out anyway.”

Normally, there is no need to mark the route as you go, but in a situation where the grass is so thick, you could end up getting lost and not being able to get out of the gate even if you succeed in your strategy.

‘It’s definitely a unique terrain. In this situation, it is essential to mark the way you came in.’

Chae-yoon was thinking about putting what he had learned in theory into practice.

As such, what we focused most on was the leader’s actions.

I had heard this ad nauseam during theory class that a leader’s poor judgment can be the difference between life and death.

However, after going to practice, I realized that I could fully understand why the instructor talked about it so boringly.

‘Certainly, if the leader makes the slightest mistake, it could really end.’

There were definitely a lot of things I learned in theory, but seeing hunters fighting in real life and applying them gave me a different feeling.