CH 341

Captain Hong (3)

When James first revealed his plans to hunt a new monarch, his teammates met fiercely for and against.

"This is an opportunity."

James persuaded his enthusiastically opposing teammates.

"It's not like a dungeon without a back. It's a matter of trying to hit the field once, and if not, run away.

There is also less risk.

A new-level monarch who comes out of an 8-star dungeon.

This is a dangerous confrontation, but it is also an opportunity to experience the future that may come at any time.

If you take a step back, you have to run ten more steps to catch up.

"Look at the Guardian Guild. We casually attack 7-star dungeons that everyone was reluctant to, and now we don't even struggle with 8-star dungeons."

The risk is great, but the fruit you get when you cross it is sweet.

Preemptive, pre-growth, and the gap with latecomers has widened.

There was a time when Western and Japanese had all the world rankings, but now, if you line up from the front, they are all mercenaries of the Guardian Guild.

SFC matches are no longer held as the field accelerates and the disconnection between cities intensifies after the appearance of the 7-star dungeon.

The index that evaluates the superiority of the Awakened has become a rating from combat power.

"This is a chance to beat the Koreans who think that grades are everything."

It was a mercenary society led by Lee Seong-woo's SS rank and other S-rank awakenings.

Numerous mercenaries have taken SS grades, beyond U grades, and now even L grades by an ecological disturbance species named Park Soo-ho who appeared out of the blue.

From James' point of view, it was close to a foul.

The young chicks who had been in the mercenary society for less than a year were lucky enough to get on the bus and only climbed up to the ranks of Agger.

Although he had never been against them yet, James was confident that he would not lose even if he faced L-class mercenaries.

An individual's combat power isn't everything.

Countless experiences and a sense of battle.

James, a veteran mercenary who had long been considered one of the best mercenaries in North America, was full of confidence after he recently achieved U-Class.

"What do we lack?"

Some of the team members also rose to the SS rank, and most of them climbed to the S rank.

There are still some A-grades, but they were not directly involved in the battle, so the supply of experience was a little slow.

As always, buffers and healing-type awakeners are treated as skills, not grades.

If it is not the SFC competition, which is a duel between individuals, what is the indicator for evaluating the capabilities of mercenaries?

"This is an opportunity. This is our chance to make our name known as the best mercenary team in North America."

hunting competition.

James thought of the break of this 8-star dungeon as a hunting contest for a new monarch who would appear soon.

Not to mention, at the request of Koreans, this hunting scene will be broadcast in real time.

It was not a secret military operation, but a hunting that people around the world watched.

Mercenaries from the Guardian Guild who have a history of hunting new-level monarchs are already coming.

Shouldn't we be giving Americans a chance before that?

It's not that there's no back, and people are coming to take care of it. If you want to see the liver ahead of time, you can hunt or run away.

"Let's do it! The captain is right."

James' persuasion was successful, and soon created an opportunity for contact with the government.

Even the Eastern US government has a very bad self-esteem in dealing with dungeon break and monster hunting in their country outsourced.

The Guardian Guild had already gone too far to compare, but it was still necessary to push the mercenary guilds of their country.

When James's team courageously stepped forward, the Eastern United States government gladly offered the opportunity.

"As long as you succeed, you will be ahead of the curve."

It will go much further than other guilds, and this will serve as a stepping stone to catch up with the guardian guild that is already ahead.

Morale was on the rise, and James' team was ready to sortie at any time.

uh?

I did not think that the new-class monarch who appeared after tearing the dungeon would have wings.

kuo ooo

"Aww!"

"Great!"

And I didn't expect that the guy's roar would have a wide aggro, a debuff, and a powerful sonic attack.

There was no preparation, no countermeasures.

"Ugh, my ears!"

More than half fell by grabbing their ears, suffering from tinnitus.

"Ugh."

Some walked forward as if possessed.

"Victor! Wake!

"Oh shh! You bastard, your eyes are weird."

far away

With a single roar from a whopping 10 miles away, the morale of the mercenaries who were waiting was down at once.

"Everyone, calm down!"

Miller, who was tall and muscular, rescued his colleagues in crisis.

Papa!

"Hoo, thanks Miller."

Miller, who has strong status ailments and some healing skills, is a key resource for the team.

A mercenary who is treated like that, and is still at A-grade because of his skills.

"Everyone, focus! His attack is enough with Miller's treatment.

James pointed to the huge red dragon floating in the sky.

"Except for the fact that it has wings, it is smaller than a toad! I can catch you."

Of course, having wings itself is a great threat, but as soon as it comes out, he speaks.

For whatever reason, you need to find a reason to motivate your teammates.

I don't know if I'd decided not to do it, but there were no frightened or stupid people since they had already decided to hunt.

All of them are veterans who have been in the mercenary community for at least 8 years.

Shushshushshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

The second bombardment of the army aimed at the Red Dragon.

When he showed off his agile flight for his size and avoided missiles, the commander had unexpected expectations.

'Isn't it because there's no shield to avoid it with all my might?'

The commander immediately focused all his firepower on the red dragon, and there seemed to be no escape from the wide-open fire network.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

There was a huge explosion in the sky, and it seemed to hit the target.

done!

But soon the smoke disappeared and what was revealed was the appearance of a red dragon wrapped in a soft light.

Oh My God.

It wasn't that there was no protective shield, it was that I didn't use it.

The Red Dragon immediately flew to the location of the fire force and spewed fire with its huge jaws open.

Hurry rumble!

Cannonballs that could not be fired in the soaring flames added explosions and flames.

By that time, James had been signed in.

"Let's go if we're ready!"

60 mercenaries under James.

They bravely escaped the waiting area, but only stared at the red dragon floating in the sky.

"Captain, give me orders!"

" ."

James thought.

Why didn't he think that a new rank lord could fly?

In the first place, why did it have wings on such a large body, and why is it flying?

"Inducing! Once indiscriminately."

At James' command, each of them took cover and fired a ranged attack.

Fireballs, not bullets or grenades, were carried, and spears of ice rushed in.

oooooooooooooo!

The Red Dragon responded immediately.

done. It's proof that it works!"

The attack from this side is more dangerous than the shells, so why not come this way?

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

As the Red Dragon approached, it was difficult to stand in the great wind pressure.

"Natasha, grab it!"

Papa Papa!

The strongest restraint ability unfolded his skills.

The red dragon stiffened for a moment, and the moment its wings did not move, it fell to the floor.

Woo woo woo!

done!

The mercenaries rushed with a hundredfold of courage.

That huge monster with wings lost the advantage of air control, so I decided it was worth trying.

Meanwhile, the surrounding military units were turning their guns and killing several surviving monsters.

So that the Red Dragon would not have an army to command with dignity as a monarch.

"Attack the head!"

When he succeeded in riding on the fuselage of the Red Dragon, the mercenaries even thought for a moment that they had succeeded in hunting.

If it was a normal bird, it would have ended the moment it fell to the floor.

Kuo!

As the dragon raised its head and roared again, Miller quickly shielded his comrades.

"Miller!"

"I know!"

Before I even found myself, I had already used my hand. Hearing a dragon pier from close is terrible, but it was protected by Miller's skill.

"Isn't this worth doing more than I thought?"

At James' words, the mercenaries raised their momentum to injure the dragon with all their might.

Kwajik!

"Ahhhh!"

The red dragon was strong even without wings or standing on the ground.

No, for a monster of this size, its massive body itself is a threat.

damage!

"Stop it!"

"Attack!"

Each of them diddge and roll, and they counterattacked in search of an opportunity.

A few mercenaries were fatally wounded and rendered incapacitated, but their comrades considered it worthwhile.

'It's not that different from the monarch monster.'

If you're not afraid of the overwhelming scale, what's the difference from a common boss raid?

Since the army is demonstrating its power and cleaning the surrounding monsters, I thought this situation of focusing only on the boss would be easier than attacking the dungeon.

burrrrr.

The body of the Red Dragon, which had been biting, trampling, and swinging its tail with humans, gradually heated up.

don't hold back

The high temperature that is hard to believe is the heat emitted by living creatures.

Just being nearby makes your skin sting.

"It's awful. Everyone retreat at once!"

James, feeling ominous, ordered the retreat, but it was too late.

Whoa, whoa, whoa!

The ground around the Red Dragon shook, and fire erupted out of nowhere.

The surrounding area became a sea of fire along with a phenomenon similar to a volcanic eruption.

Whoa, whoa, whoa!

The ground is cracking all over the place.

While the mercenaries were bouncing around, a red dragon flew into the sky, and his stomach bulged.

Anyone could predict what would come out of the dragon's mouth with its head lowered and its mouth wide open.

"Blood, avoid!"

Anyone who gets hit by the dragon's fire breath from this distance will die.

I'd rather the fires on the floor are less hot.

That's the right moment to go to hell.

Whoops!

The mercenaries scattered and escaped.

The lucky ones will live, and the unlucky ones will have to say goodbye to life.

'Damn it!'

Flame Breath had been reaching for James and Miller.

There is no place to escape.

'Is it the end?'

It feels like death is near.

I shut my eyes tight.

The flames exploded with an eerie feeling.

gurgling.

The flames that had been spreading out swerved from where they were standing, as if they had hit an umbrella.

When I opened my eyes, I saw a woman with long hair in a black suit.

The first thing that caught my eye was the huge shield she was carrying.

It is a large tower shield that seems to cover the entire body.

jii ing.

The shield was covered with a soft protective shield, and it was not difficult to block the flame breath.

The head of the woman with the shield turned towards them.

"If you don't want to be killed, go away."

" Ah.

James remembered her familiar face somehow.

"Miss Hong?"

Hong Se-hee leaped into the sky when the flame breath was over, leaving two Americans who were almost burned to death.

nettle juice.

Griffin, who was carrying her, flew away with good timing and sprinted towards the Red Dragon with Hong Se-hee.

"A Griffin Rider?"

mumbled Miller, who had been savvy.

Red dragons aren't the only ones with wings.

Hong Se-hee, who was rushed, hung on the head of the red dragon and struck it with a hammer.

The huge body of the Red Dragon staggered to and fro as if shocked by the attack, and began to fall to the floor.

"Oh my God, in one room ."

How do you deal with that kind of effective damage?

" ."

With his mouth shut, James realized the level difference.

'L-class Awakened... .'