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“That person is…”

“Huh?”

The Korean team, which arrived slightly later than Park Ji-hoon, looked at Chen Mei sitting with Park Ji-hoon and looked puzzled.

It seems like there are people who don’t know her, and there are people who recognize her.

Everyone seemed to be wondering why she was sitting here with them.

“Ah, this person is Meigo Chen. Um… a kind of companion. Of this incident.”

“If it’s Chen Mei, no way…”

“As expected…”

Everyone tilted their heads in disbelief at Park Ji-hoon’s words.

She’s a Chinese hunter, and isn’t she even a former member of the Black Society?

How did I get involved with Park Ji-hoon and become his colleague?

But I couldn’t express my doubts out loud.

Park Ji-hoon said that’s the case, but it felt a bit weird to come forward and ask.

Although there was only one person who was worthy of asking outright about Big Ji-hoon’s reputation.

‘Ugh… I want to ask. But then we would make eye contact. Then… ugh!’

Yang Si-woo was worried about the catastrophe that would occur when he looked into Park Ji-hoon’s eyes, so he couldn’t even step forward.

“Well, anyway. It looks like we’re starting now, shall we sit down?”

Only after the association staff said so did the Korean teams sit down.

The contents of the brief were not much different from what we had already seen in the data.

They built a castle where the gate was open, and they are calling numbers there.

It’s dangerous if you don’t hit it quickly.

“……”

However, Jihoon Park, who was listening to the briefing, noticed something strange.

After hearing the same story over and over again, I felt a sense of discomfort.

‘Those guys, even though they were caught by surprise due to lack of awareness, their power is enough to push back the S-rank hunters.’

It is said that even if you kill them, they will continue to respawn, so it would have been even more advantageous if it had been a war of attrition.

But why do they sit there and build a fortress instead of attacking further?

Even if the number does not increase further, it would be worth attacking.

So, it only gives the hunters time to take external measures and strengthen their power.

It could be that they have no information about this world and the Hunters, but that makes it even stranger.

You might not know it before you collide with the enemies, but it’s already after you collided with them.

Even though they were able to gain enough victory, they let the people go and hide behind the walls?

Isn’t this a situation that makes no common sense?

‘Are you hiding something?’

It is difficult to say that this is simply to increase power.

At that time, quickly attack the hunters in front of you and expand your territory.

After that, it would be common to carefully increase your power.

If so, there is one possible reason.

There is another reason why the castle was built.

Jihoon Park wondered if they were hiding something from the hunters.

It was as if they were hiding something in the castle to avoid detection and waiting for the right moment.

So what is it?

Or is this just wild speculation and they have nothing to hide?

“…So, we try to reorganize our battle lines as quickly as possible and attack right away. What do other people think?”

While Park Ji-hoon was thinking like that, the meeting was already coming to an end.

Perhaps because the goal was to attack quickly, it seemed like they wanted to convey only the key information and enter the battle quickly.

“That would be good.”

“I don’t know what they’re up to, but if I destroy it, it will come out.”

It seemed like everyone had similar thoughts to Park Ji-hoon, and there was even talk of destroying all the secrets they were hiding.

“I also agree.”

Park Ji-hoon also raised his hand and agreed.

Because I wanted to meet the pretty blue devil Nunna sooner than anyone else.

Following him, other Korean hunters, including Yang Si-woo, also agreed.

All the hunters present agreed with the quick attack.

“I understand. Then, everyone, please prepare and gather at the north entrance.”

Finally, it was the beginning of the siege.

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“There are a lot of people.”

“Sure.”

There appeared to be nearly 300 hunters gathered at the northern entrance of the temporary base.

Considering that almost all of them are A-rank or higher hunters, this is a huge number.

Of course, 250 of them were Chinese hunters, but it was still a significant number.

Excluding those who cannot come due to current gate schedules or special events.

Hunters of A rank or higher, representing almost half of all of China, have gathered.

In addition, up to 50 hunters came from other countries.

Based on the officially registered hunters, the top hunters in the entire country are located here.

Of course, there were only about 10 S-rank hunters, including China, but this was no different from the number of people gathered to clear one of the highest-ranking S-rank gates, even if it was not an unmeasurable gate.

That’s how serious this situation was.

Three A-rank special gates explode in succession, and they build castles there, gradually increasing in number.

It would be safe to say that its severity is equivalent to that of a high-rank S-rank gate.

“Guys.”

Susssseu─

Park Ji-hoon opens a subspace and summons familiars.

A group of female monsters made up of various races appear.

Of course, everyone was dressed in armor or costumes for battle, not everyday clothes.

“Oh…”

“Amazing.”

“But there are really only women.”

The other hunters watched with admiration.

Fighting together with monsters.

Honestly, where in the world would you go to experience something like this?

Park Ji-hoon was used to such gazes, so he didn’t pay attention to his familiars.

I spoke to the real full version familiars, including Chen Mei.

“Experience level increase event significantly. Let’s all take care of ourselves and grow quickly.”

“Yes, senior!”

“Okay!”

“Hehe, that’s good. The familiar smell of the devil.”

“Kyaarung! I’m excited!”

There were various reactions to Park Ji-hoon’s speech, and the familiars also prepared for battle.

In the distance of the plateau, a huge black castle can be seen.

They must have sensed the signs of battle, and were busy writhing and moving around.

There was no place to hide and make a surprise attack on the plateau, so there was no particular strategy.

Anyway, the top hunters from all over the world who live for their own tastes think it’s a strategy and there’s no way they’ll listen to it.

Just rush in and attack.

That’s it.

“Attack!!”

“Ohhh!”

In response to one person’s cry, about 300 hunters run.

Some people run at a speed that rivals that of a car.

Some people fly in the sky.

Someone else sneaks into the ground and runs in the shadows.

Various movements according to each person’s skills and fighting style.

Park Ji-hoon and his familiar also rushed in together.

Trenois Syrah.

And the succubus army and vampire army following them fly through the sky.

To prevent them from invading the castle from the air, they encounter demons and ghost-type undead flying in with flapping wings.

“A succubus! The devil is attached to humans!”

“I’m not on the human side, I’m on Jihoon’s side!”

“Vampires… You are immortal. So we must follow the Immortal King.”

“Shut up, you damn devil.”

Kwaaaang!! Pow!

Various types of magic flew in the sky and a spectacular battle began.

Summon a huge rock spear and throw it at the demon who is trying to throw blue flames at the hunters on the ground.

The red hand summoned with blood magic grabs their heads and explodes them.

Blue flames burned the body of the hunter flying in the sky.

“Kaaak!”

“Ahh!”

It was just as intense on the ground.

Countless undead, weighing almost 1,000 units, attacked the hunters.

At first, it seemed like they were outnumbered, but they started to push back due to the difference in individual power.

However, for some reason, the undead that had been torn to pieces resurrected and pressured the hunters, so they fiercely pushed and retreated repeatedly.

In addition, the interception magic fired by the demons hidden within the castle also caused trouble for the hunters.

“Kaaang! I hate the smell of rotting!”

“Ugh… Even if I break it, it comes back to life!”

“Tch! Water Cannon!”

Quang!

The familiars fighting on the front lines also seemed to be having a hard time because of the undead that kept coming back to life.

Ghouls with rotten flesh, skeletal Death Knights emitting a black aura, and skeleton soldiers.

No matter how much I cut it, broke it, and tore it apart, it continued to come back to life and attack hunters and familiars.

“…Give me strength, strength! Heal your allies, healing!”

“Fire Vortex!”

Quagwagwang!

Rouge works hard behind the scenes to buff and heal allies.

And Chen Mei working magic next to her.

But numbers are just numbers, and because it was such a melee, it seemed like the magic power was being used up in an instant and the fight was dizzy.

“Don’t overdo it! If it seems difficult, stay back! If you think it’s dangerous, tell me. I’ll give you space.”

After giving instructions to all his familiars, Park Ji-hoon and Shin Ji-yeon took up the sword and cut down the undead.

While the battle continues.

Park Ji-hoon slowly started to get angry.

Even the terrible undead are undead, but…

“Why the fuck is there no female devil!!”

Unfortunately, none of the blue demons that came into direct combat were female.

It was the biggest reason that made him angry.

“How can this happen! It’s strange that there isn’t a single female!”

Shin Ji-yeon also couldn’t help but be shocked by the miserable reality.

“Is it in the castle?! Could it be that the hidden things in the castle are women?!”

At that thought, Park Ji-hoon lit up his eyes and tried to invade the castle.

However, it was difficult to move forward because of the undead army blocking his path.

‘Fuck, what’s going on with these bastards?’

It will come back to life even if you attack it with a silver-plated weapon, and it will come back to life even if you attack it with a light attribute.

If we don’t resolve this somehow, we won’t be able to move forward.

“Owner! found! The totem they put in the castle! The power of resurrection is flowing from there!”

“What!?”

Trene suddenly pointed to a strange-looking part hanging in the middle of the castle wall.

It was a totem that kept the undead resurrected, she explained.

It seems that he was able to sense its power because he himself is immortal.

“…Good job, Trene! What a huge achievement! Everyone heard it, right? First of all, destroy that thing first!”

Park Ji-hoon shouted and pointed to the parts hanging on the castle wall.