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What is Chris Emir aiming for?

I boldly stop thinking, keeping in mind the difficult problem for which I can hardly find a solution.

How great would it be if we could accurately predict our opponent’s strategy just by thinking about it?

When there’s a monster running wild right before your eyes, where would you have time to think?

“… Is there nothing we can do now?”

That happens every once in a while.

There are times when you have to fall for the enemy’s trick even though you clearly know that the situation in front of you is a trick.

Because a hunter’s priority must be protection.

Isn’t that why Hunters are called heroes of this era?

There is only one best thing we can do in this situation.

“We have no choice but to sort it out as quickly as possible.”

Whatever your goal, it’s just to sort things out as quickly as possible and not give your opponent enough time.

“Honestly, I don’t think I can deal with that monster quickly.”

There’s no choice but to give it a try.

After lightly patting the backs of his comrades who were absentmindedly staring at Ayush, who was running through the Paladins like an angry bull, he regained his senses and gathered his ranks.

“Elena stands in front, and Yujeong supports her. But she must never be attacked head-on.”

“Okay, I understand.”

“I would never do that, even if it meant wasting my equipment.”

Elena swallowed hard and nodded nervously, while Shin Yu-jeong answered while looking down at her shiny equipment.

“Senior Seoyeon, if you see an opening, try to stab anywhere, and Naeun, prepare a lot of magic as a special ability. So that you can shoot whenever I give the signal.”

“Okay.”

“Yeah… !”

“Lastly, the lead actress is… .”

Before anyone could say anything, divine power poured down over the team members’ heads.

“I know you don’t need me to say anything, so do it yourself.”

“Haha, okay.”

Enter the battlefield through the Paladin’s wall with guys whose strength has been boosted through buffs.

He adds one last word before the guy notices him.

“Everyone, keep this in mind. That’s not full power yet. So if you think it’s dangerous, get out.”

Honestly, I wanted to leave all the guys who were hanging around next to me behind.

No, I feel like I want to knock her out right now and hide her somewhere else.

Because the opponent in front of you is that dangerous.

“Oh, stop worrying! Are we kids, kids?”

“That’s right! We’re not S-class anymore, are we?”

“Dojin, there won’t be anything dangerous like what you think. So don’t worry.”

“… … .”

okay.

Let’s put our anxiety aside and trust these guys.

Aren’t these guys the ones who have been enduring my nagging for over three years to the point where their ears are bleeding?

“Okay, okay. I won’t nag you anymore, so do what you want.”

“It should have come out like that a long time ago.”

“Now I feel confident!”

“I will repay your trust.”

“Fighting!”

Four or five words that inevitably follow one word.

It was only then that I realized it.

The fact that they’ve already grown too big to keep me in my thrall.

There is only one thing left for me to do.

All I can do is cheer them on and help them as they walk their own path.

“Okay, do whatever you want.”

I’ll watch your back.

Is it because I gave you too much power?

Shin Yu-jeong, who confidently walked ahead, shouted.

“Hey, Pig Monster! Come fight with us!”

“… … .”

I didn’t mean to provoke you like that.

* * *

Pigs and monsters.

Two words that were among Ayush’s most hated words in the world struck his heart.

“Pig…, Monster…?”

He knows it too.

The fact that his appearance was so bad that it was hard to see with his eyes open.

But it couldn’t be helped.

Because I had to eat to accumulate strength.

This flesh created in this way was his most powerful weapon and shield.

How much I suffered from that hideous appearance that I could neither give up nor be proud of.

So he made up his mind.

I decided to kill and eliminate all beings who utter the words monster and pig in front of me.

He turned around with a murderous expression and saw Shin Yu-jeong wagging her index finger at him.

An incredibly beautiful face and body.

“You, you too, ugh, I’ll make you ugly.”

His anger further aroused some of the energy he had accumulated.

The unprecedented energy flowing through his entire body makes his body even lighter.

“Oh, oh, dead!”

Boom!

The ground caves in, and Ayush’s massive body disappears before our eyes.

The place that appeared soon was right in front of Shin Yu-jeong’s eyes.

Elena, who discovered this, hurriedly intervened and thrust her shield forward.

Crunch!

“Ugh… !”

Elena grits her teeth and endures the massive impact flowing through the shield.

At the same time, a huge area is created under her feet, slowing down Ayush’s feet.

“Huh… ?”

Ayush tilted his head as he felt his feet slowing down.

Son Seo-yeon, who had suddenly taken the lead behind him, boldly swings her sword.

Phew!

It was too dull a sound to be from a sword cut.

As soon as she heard this, Son Seo-yeon immediately flew forward and put some distance between herself and Ayush.

“… … .”

There was surprise in her eyes.

I knew he was very muscular, but I never thought that even a sword attack wouldn’t do any damage to him.

She was momentarily confused, but soon she gripped her sword tightly again and strengthened her resolve.

‘Not yet.’

Kim Do-jin always said.

No living thing in this world is perfect, even if it is close to perfect.

As long as there is a living being, it has at least one weakness.

I just believe those words and draw my sword.

Until you find the weakness.

“Die, lord, die, die… !”

Ayush’s gaze was still directed at Shin Yu-jeong.

Perhaps that gaze will never be taken away until she is killed.

Thanks to that, the fight itself was easy.

Phew!

Since the objective was clear, it was easy to defend, and since defense was completely ignored, attacking was also easy.

The problem is that no matter how much you attack, his flesh shows no sign of being pierced.

There’s one more thing.

“Ugh… !”

It was said that Shin Yu-jeong was feeling increasingly pressured.

‘You’re a real monster!’

The blatant murderous intent to kill her at any cost weighed heavily on her mental health.

A body that cannot be penetrated no matter how much it is attacked.

I am increasingly afraid of the intense attacks that can lead to death with just one hit.

She was troubled.

‘What should I do?’

The situation won’t be resolved just by blocking it.

Although Son Seo-yeon is actively attacking to find weaknesses, it looks difficult for her as well.

Does that mean I should cling to Kim Do-jin?

‘I don’t like that.’

I wanted to show it at least once.

No, I want to surprise you.

We, who you worry so much about, have grown so much.

So now, please trust me.

Suddenly, I remember what Kim Do-jin said.

Sometimes it is said that you have to take risks to survive.

Shin Yu-jeong looked down at the crimson mace and round shield she held in both hands.

One of the greatest masterpieces of all time, created by Angela and Kim Do-jin using dragon by-products.

‘Grid Weapon.’

This weapon, which was finally given to me after becoming an S-class hunter, contains special powers.

‘Accumulation and release.’

The ability to store some of the shock received through the shield and release it through the mace.

And her traits are the same.

When these two characteristics and abilities are used simultaneously, greater synergy is achieved.

It’s as if it was made to be used that way from the production stage.

Since Kim Do-jin participated in the production, it is safe to assume that it was created intentionally.

Shin Yu-jeong stares at Ayush with determined eyes, as if she has made up her mind about something.

His rippling flesh refuses to allow any attack.

But there is still one way left.

‘If you can’t break it with the strength of others, how about your own strength!’

Shin Yu-jeong, who had her shield raised in front of her chest, rushed in and confronted Ayush without even giving Elena a chance to intervene.

As if waiting, the fist that falls on the round shield creates a huge impact.

Kwaaang-!

“Kuhhhh… … !”

A shock so strong that your knees will buckle without you knowing it.

That wasn’t the end of it.

“Hee, heehee, heeheehee!”

Boom!

Bam!

Kwajik!

He rained down his fists mercilessly on her shield.

They could have attacked somewhere else.

But Ayush insisted on hitting the shield.

This was clearly a joke, intended to break her completely.

‘Just a little more, just a little more.’

With each successive shock, her mind became clearer.

A crisis has come at a moment’s notice.

Boom!

Her body staggers as she cannot withstand the downward punch.

Elena, who saw this, tried to approach in a hurry, but she barely managed to re-establish her posture and shouted while raising her shield again.

“Don’t come!”

It’s not enough yet…!

He persists and persists even in the face of dissuasion from his colleagues.

The reward for building up like that was very sweet.

Because the amount of shock accumulated on the shield and body was greater than anything I had ever felt before.

Mace and shield groaning from the shock built up to the limit.

Her eyes light up when she sees this.

‘If this is it…!’

Even if it were a dragon, I could probably defeat it in one breath.

Gaining confidence from this, she finally opens up her crouched body.

After lightly dodging the opponent’s thoughtless punch, he dives into the opponent’s arms, which are full of disgusting flesh.

The target is the center of the chest, which is particularly red and swollen compared to other areas.

She is brainwashed as she swings her mace.

“Get behind, you freaking piglet.”

The moment the powerfully swung mace touched his chest.

Tukwaaang-!

A huge roar erupted.

yet.

“Kuheeek!?”

Ayush’s screams of agony echoed throughout Rome.