Chapter 292: Chapter 292

“It’s quite exciting.”

Demon No. 139, who had been quietly following Choi Yeonseung, opened his mouth.

“Do humans usually argue and fight with each other like this?”

“We tend to argue and fight a lot more than this. It’s good to be curious, but do you really have to ask that now? Since you’ve signed a contract and have been dispatched to help me, we should fight together.”

“Ah, yes. I’m sorry! It’s just that they’re such weak monsters that I didn’t think I would have to step forward.”

“...”

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The other hunters seemed baffled by Demon No. 139’s words.

Monsters were swarming the entire area. What was going on?

“What’s up with that guy?”

“He might be a bit crazy, but his abilities are great. Calm down.”

Choi Yeonseung stepped up and stopped the hunters when it seemed like they were going to kill Demon No. 139 before killing the monsters.

The hunters glared at No. 139, but they couldn’t say anything because Choi Yeonseung was in front of them.

[Demon. No 139 has used the contract.]

[The beings who have signed the contract have been called out!]

Demon No. 139 specialized in summoning. As soon as he waved his hand, armies of monsters emerged from all directions along with the summoning circle

The hunters were stunned by the group of monsters that were at least B-grade.

‘There’s no way he’s human!’

They had never seen a hunter with this kind of ability. However, he wasn’t a hunter. He was a household member of a constellation from the Abyss!

The hunters realized that the mysterious being over there was a household member from the Abyss.

“You’re not human? Are you the household member of the Undefeated Incarnation of Training?”

“Damn. I glared at him for no reason!”

The hunters momentarily forgot about the crisis at hand as they suddenly got frustrated because of No. 139.

It was bad that the monsters were burning down the city, but nothing good would come out of fighting alongside a household member of a constellation.

“Don’t worry. I’m not that narrow-minded to retaliate because of something like this. There’s nothing to worry about.”

Despite being a demon, No. 139 had a very polite and gentleman-like attitude. No matter what these human hunters said, he wasn’t the type to take it to heart.

No. 139 added, “I’m not listening to anything you say anyway!”

“...”

“...”

The hunters once again forgot about the urgent situation and found themselves lost for words. This household member had a knack for expressing himself in a rather irritating manner.

“Uh, I need to give him lessons on how to converse with humans”

Choi Yeonseung realized that No. 139 had to be careful with what he said if he was going to walk around with him. The Abyssal races naturally didn’t have the same standards for politeness as humans.

‘I miss Adaquaniel...’

***

“Evacuate this way!”

“Thank you! Thank you!”

“If there’s anyone inside, make some noise! I’ll hear it and move from here!”

“Over here, help me!”

Choi Yeonseung and Kevin led the hunters to intercept the monsters that had appeared in the city. The people in the city also heard the commotion and evacuated according to the rules. They managed to quickly flee the area.

Choi Yeonseung was a bit taken aback by the sight.

“What’s wrong? Is there a problem?!” Kevin asked urgently.

“No... It’s just that… I thought that some people would be stubborn and insist on watching us fight monsters.”

“...Not all French people are like that!” shouted Kevin, trying to hold back his embarrassment. He wanted to protest, but the guilt of not having participated in the battle of Paris prevented him from doing so.

The people of Paris had been safe for a long time, which caused them to have a screw loose. However, no one was stupid enough to ignore an evacuation order in a city in the Abyss. Evacuating was more important than spectating.

Aine held a magic artifact and said, “I think this side is all sorted out.”

“I’m sorry to trouble you for nothing.”

“What are you talking about...? It’s a tense situation. This is what I should do. If anything, I would’ve been angry if you hadn’t called me.”

Aine wasn’t such a heartless hunter to not fight when people were dying.

“I don’t really understand.”

Similarly, No. 139 led the army of summoned monsters and cleared the surroundings. He then returned and asked, “Didn’t these people reject Choi Yeonseung’s offer? Shouldn’t we just wait for this place to be devastated?”

Aine paused at the words of Demon No. 139. He definitely had a point.

“That... That’s true. This... I mean...”

Chou Yeonseung interrupted. “...Aine, surely you’re not buying into that, right?”

“But he’s right...”

No. 139’s words had struck a nerve.

Even if this city collapsed and people died, Aine had to put Choi Yeonseung’s interests first when acting. Therefore, she couldn’t help but agree with No. 139.

Certainly...

“No. It’s bullshit. Aine, I asked those corporate bastards for help but they threw their conscience away and spat in my face. You’re not like them. You have no intention of throwing away your conscience, right?”

Demon No. 139 wondered, “What is that?”

“Shut up.”

Choi Yeonseung silenced Demon No. 139 because his words kept bothering him. Aine was a good niece despite being under Hwang Gyeongryong. Choi Yeonseung didn’t want her to change for the worse because of No. 139.

"Everyone. The monsters have all been dealt with. Thank you! It’s all thanks to you!”

"Huraayyyy!”

The citizens clapped and cheered as they gathered around them. They felt that the hunters had dealt with this monster invasion in a very efficient manner.

As soon as the monsters appeared, the hunters moved at lightning speed and rescued the citizens. No one had expected them to respond that well.

“Hunter Choi Yeonseung? Were you employed here?”

“They’re here to help us.”

People looked moved at Kevin’s answer.

“Oh my god...! Thank you!’

“God bless you!”

“Excuse me...”

“?”

A person raised their hand and the hunters looked over. What was going on?

"I'm really sorry....”

“What’s the problem? Is your family still out there?”

“No, it’s not that. Aren’t there some monsters left in the headquarters building over there???”

“...”

“...”

The hunters finally remembered. There was still that place...!

***

Alland had a detailed manual for crisis situations.

The company’s executives and senior members were valuable assets, so they obviously had to receive more thorough protection than the general public in the event of an emergency. For example, they were entitled to the direct protection of an A-grade hunter.

“Where the hell is that bastard Kevin Armon?!”

“Kevin Armon! Kevin Armon!”

However, there was something that even those who had created the manual didn’t expect.

After all, the manual was only useful if people followed those procedures. It meant nothing if people ignored them!

“H-he isn’t dead, is he?”

“He’s an A-grade hunter! There’s no way he is dead!”

“A-grade hunters are still humans at the end of the day! He can still die if ambushed or outnumbered!”

“Let’s move to the safe room first!”

Given that it was the raid era, every building had a safe room, which was equipped with artifacts as well as reinforced walls, making it very difficult for monsters to enter once people were inside.

If the room was hard to penetrate, the monsters would almost certainly go for other prey, which meant that the people inside the room would be almost one hundred percent safe.

However, the opponent was terrible this time.

“Human bastards, come out!!”

“Find the human chief! We must catch the human chief!”

The ones attacking weren’t monsters, but dwarves. They were armed with artifacts and roamed the hallways furiously.

The moment they heard thumping sounds, the people inside the building were frightened and tried to flee.

“Catch them!”

“Roger!”

“I won’t kill you if you tell me where your chief is! Where is he?” asked a bearded dwarf as he grabbed an employee.

The dwarf warrior next to him spoke up, “Chieftain! It might be presumptuous to say this, but the humans here have loyalty. Would they reveal the location of their chief so easily? I think it is a waste of time!”

“You’re right!”

“No! No! He’s in the safe room!”

“...???”

“????”

The dwarves were surprised by how easily the human sold out his chief. Was is that easy?

“Are you lying to us?”

“He’s not my chief! I don’t care about him!”

“...I don’t really get it, but it works just fine! Lead me to him!”

The angry dwarves stormed toward the safe room. It was reinforced with various metals and artifacts that made use of all of Earth’s technology, but...

-Advanced Magic Power Amplification, Advanced Magic Power Amplification, Advanced Magic Power Amplification...

“There isn’t enough magic power. Use more artifacts!”

The dwarves used whatever artifacts they had, amplifying their magic power to the point where it sent ripples through the air around it.

-Arkal’s Space Cut!

The door to the safe room was cut apart, and the artifacts and metals were completely destroyed.

“There he is!”

“Come out, you bastard! I swear by my beard that you guys won’t get away!”

“Please calm down! We have to grab them first!”

The angry dwarves stormed in and dragged out the humans. Among those humans were a few hunters, but they were so terrified they couldn’t do anything. After all, there were too many well-armed dwarves for the few B and C-grade hunters to fight back.

“Gather all the captives in one place! In addition, bring the lowest-ranking person. If the chief doesn’t listen, execute that person!” the dwarf chieftain shouted fiercely.

A chief’s honor relied on his responsibility of taking care of the lowest-ranking people. If someone below him died, it was more painful than having his own arm cut off.

“????”

“??????”

However, the assembled employees were just dumbfounded.

“W-Why would you do that? I’ve been with the company for less than six months! I’m not responsible for anything!”

“It doesn’t matter if you’re responsible or not. This is about making your chief suffer.”

“Suffer? No! He won’t give a damn if I die!”

Gaston knew that giving the dwarves information was pointless at this point. He shouted in a bewildered manner, “Stop talking about me!”

“No, you shut up, you damn chief!”

Bam!

The dwarves silenced Gaston. They then remarked with intrigue, “It seems that you’re not from the same tribe.”

“Yes! That’s right! We really don’t care about him. It’s just a business relationship! If you spare me, I can cooperate as much as I want!”

***

The hunters surrounding the building looked at each other.

“Do you want to go in?”

“Do we really have to?”

“The staff members are in trouble, but...”

“Aren’t only one-third of them in trouble?”

“It’s even less than that to be honest.”

It quickly became clear what had happened. Some of the Abyss races with a grudge used the power of a constellation to summon monsters and storm the central building.

Normally, the hunters should’ve entered immediately in order to save the executives who were suffering…

“Do you actually want to hurry?”

“Nah, not really. What good will come out of that?”

“Right? Let’s use the excuse of recovering magic power.”

The two A-grade hunters took their time. After all, rushing wouldn’t make a difference.

“Reporters are coming.”

“This... I guess they don’t feel in danger anymore. I thought they would’ve evacuated.”

Normally, the reporters would’ve gathered much later, but thanks to the city’s security being restored, the reporters could currently move around.

The reporters rushed in wildly when they saw Choi Yeonseung and Kevin. Everyone already knew that these two were the most important people involved in the crisis.

“Hunter Choi Yeonseung! I’m from Le Canaro! Are you participating in this defensive operation because of your relationship with Alland??”

“No, Alland actually ignored my offer.”

“Huh? Is that the case?”

Choi Yeonseung’s answer was unlike what the reporter had expected. Because of that, the reporter’s eyes gleamed with excitement.