Hunters Keep Coming To My House - Chapter 76

Chapter 76

Whooing.

The wind passed by quietly.

The tension right before the war settled in with the wind.

Gradually, mana energy thickened in the air…

Soon.

Kugugugung!

Beyond the horizon, the mast gradually revealed itself.

It quickly showed its true form—a ghost ship, half transparent and half shattered.

The ghost ship, with three masts in total, unmistakably had the flagship position in the center.

On the ghost decks guarding each side, skeletons, devoid of flesh and blood, were densely present.

They wielded corroded swords, boosting their morale…

Around the ghost ship, translucent entities floated, leaving only black traces—a phantom presence.

It was a perfect ghost pirate ship.

All onlookers were gripped with fear, exuding a threatening atmosphere to the extent that they would sacrifice all their treasures.

Among them, the leader was undoubtedly the flagship.

“…Is that the Lich?”

Perched high on the ship, the Lich moved its skeletal hand as if commanding. The emerald mana energy transformed into a massive pillar at its gesture.

It whirled before shooting high into the sky.

Soon, the sky turned black and ominous green clouds formed, and after a while.

Kwagwang!

A lightning bolt struck the sea forcefully.

As if a signal for battle.

Instantly, gigantic monsters emerged from the sea. From a king squid with a missing head to sharks with only bones and even a kraken.

The sea, once boasting a blue glow, quickly turned into a hell filled with monsters.

Some had been watching these changes from afar…

“…This is quite a spectacle. It’s the first time I’ve seen the sea so teeming with monsters in my life.”

“It looks perfect for loosening up.”

“Isn’t that right? Hey, Ki Heon. Want to make a bet?”

“…Again?”

Yeah!

In response to Ki Heon’s provocation, Ki Chan swung his wand and shouted. Without any impact, Ki Heon shook his head and adjusted his mask properly.

With the reason to defeat Ki Heon fully established, Ki Chan operated mana ominously, raising his momentum.

“…Calm down.”

“Let it be, Master. It’s just them being loud.”

“…”

“I haven’t felt my blood boiling in a while. It’s quite satisfying to punch those boneheads.”

“Yoo Seol-ah, take care of yourself as much as possible.”

“I’m only treated as a healer in times like this. Just move moderately in the beginning, Master. Got it?”

With her knuckles firmly clenched, Yoo Seol-ah lightly punched, loosening up her body. Seeing her like that, Jung Tae-il sighed.

“…Everyone trusts you.”

Despite appearances, they had been a team for over a year. Jung Tae-il knew their skills the best. Therefore, a single word was enough.

At Tae-il’s signal, they began hunting the monsters flooding the beach.

“<Lightning>”

“<Shadow Grasp>”

“<Buff is ours>”

Using their respective skills and moving a few times, the spot was soon filled with monster corpses.

However, soon they began to revive under the black mana from the dark green sky.

“Hey, there are no separate zombies.”

“…We do call them zombies.”

“…Do you want to correct that in this situation?”

“Uh.”

Ugh!

Disliking the sight of his somewhat arrogant younger brother, Ki Chan struck a powerful lightning bolt directly into the area where monsters were rampant.

The smell of cooking fish wafted through the air.

Perhaps those corpses would find it difficult to resurrect now. Their bodies had completely burned away.

Ki Chan regretted not having fire-related skills when he saw that.

Whether his brother was disappointed or not, Ki Heon, hiding in the shadows, casually severed tendons or crushed leg bones, making it impossible for the revived monsters to move.

Their leader, Jung Tae-il, was casting a spell that shattered the giant squid into pieces with a single swing of his sword. Yoo Seol-ah, in her rightful position, was healing the monsters. It might be a healing skill for humans, but for monsters, it was deadly poison.

Knowing this, Yoo Seol-ah was in a state of exhilaration, using her skills generously after a long time.

The monsters emerging from the beach and sea weren’t too difficult to deal with. Since there were only four of them fighting, and it wasn’t a close-quarters battle, they were slaughtering them with their physical strength.

They seemed to be enjoying the rare brawl after a long time, except for one person.

“…Hah, Kang Yoon-soo.”

Excluding a competitor like this?

It was none other than Jung Tae-il.

At this beach, only his strategy team existed; there were no others. They were currently… moving separately according to Kang Yoon-soo’s plan. Although they had considered opposing Kang Yoon-soo’s plan if there was even a slight danger to Seo Yeon-oh, Kang Yoon-soo also did not want Seo Yeon-oh to get hurt. 

The plan, devised by a born strategist, assigned a crucial role to Seo Yeon-oh but was not overly risky. Moreover, with her abilities, it could be easily resolved. 

He was an incredibly cunning individual. Therefore, without missing this opportunity, even the competitor Jung Tae-il was easily outplayed.

Only those boasting the best combat abilities could capture all of Lich’s attention. 

Jung Tae-il gritted his teeth and swung a sword filled with mana, determined to give his best shot.

* * *

Kwa-gwaga-kang!

The tumultuous sounds of battle echoed from a distance. 

Different colored lights flickered here and there along the beach. After briefly glancing at that scene, I exhaled deeply and turned my gaze forward again.

In front of me, Yoo Soo-hee was carefully stepping forward, creating a giant translucent shield.

That’s right. At the moment, I and the members of the Janwol Guild were moving towards the ghost pirate ship where the Lich was, using the rampant monsters as bait.

How are we traveling to a pirate ship on the ocean?

“…This is a little tricky, I’ve never moved three people at the same time before.”

Kim Young-ji’s “Flying” allows her to walk on water.

As it turned out, Kim Young-ji was a Hunter whose main ability was a flying skill. Kang Yoon-soo, who was aware of this, utilized it.

“Tae-il’s strategy team is attracting Lich’s attention. While they’re busy, we’ll secretly move Yeon-oh to the pirate ship. With Hunter Kim Young-ji’s ability, there shouldn’t be a problem with movement. And with me, we can easily deceive mana defenses.”

Kang Yoon-soo, who confidently asserted that there was no chance of being discovered, suggested that Soo-hee should fight on the beach as well, but just in case, she should move with me.

Ultimately, it unexpectedly turned into a large guild cooperation project. Witnessing such cooperation during my lifetime was surprising, and becoming the most crucial figure only heightened my tension.

No matter how much I tried to exhale and relax, it wasn’t as easy as talking.

…I’m not cut out for such a big event.

…I wanted to live a quiet and uneventful life; how did it end up like this?

Sigh. A deep sigh escaped involuntarily.

As if sensing my inner thoughts, Kang Yoon-soo whispered.

“Are you still tense?”

“…Wouldn’t being more relaxed be a bigger problem?”

“Sometimes it seems like Yeon-oh doesn’t believe in her abilities too much.”

“….”

“I understand why you don’t believe, but you should have confidence now.”

…He’s right.

If I had gained this power after waking up from sleep, wouldn’t anyone be doubtful?

Even if it was my originally hidden power, gaining assurance right away was still an issue.

It was only after running dozens of simulations that I took action, all for this reason.

…However a few times I acted on instinct.

In the Hunter world, this is a lot of thinking.

…Probably.

Anyway, Kang Yoon-soo caught on to these inner thoughts quite coolly. Well, it seemed like Jung Tae-il had also noticed earlier.

I bowed my head deeply, closed my eyes tightly, and then opened them.

“I’m still weak. I didn’t have time to get used to it.”

“Yeon-oh, you’re not weak right now. You just haven’t realized it yourself.”

“… Isn’t that why Hunter Yoo Soo-hee was assigned to me because I am a water body?”

“…Can we not talk about that?”

Since it was a fact that the basic defense was low due to the low rank, Kang Yoon-soo quickly changed the subject.

“Ah, we’ve arrived now. Looks like Tae-il is capturing attention. Even though we’ve come this close, he hasn’t noticed.”

“Well, Yoon-soo, you’ve deceived mana powers too.”

“Even so. I thought I might be discovered if I came this far.”

That… that kind of talk isn’t appropriate in this situation…

It all acts as a flag…

Especially in the vicinity of someone like me where strange things often happen, saying such things is even more forbidden.

As I sighed and was about to suggest that Kang Yoon-soo spit three times.

-Civilized things can’t touch Him!

…A Death Knight, said to be the strongest knight of the undead, has requested a battle.

So, should we or should we not raise more flags?