Chapter 418

Chapter 418

“They’re coming! Be careful!” exclaimed Choi Yeonseung as he stared at the nightmare demons, who looked incredibly furious.

His allies unwittingly froze behind him. That was how fierce the reactions of the nightmare demons were.

[The nameless constellation, ■■■■■■■■, has fallen.]

[The constellation has destroyed the dungeon and sent its household members to the outside world!]

‘...!’

***

“It’s because of the angel constellation. No matter how I think about it, the angel constellation must’ve interfered!”

[The ‘Hound of Instinct and Liberation’ doesn’t think so...]

Han Seha, who had been keeping watch outside, couldn’t help being worried.

The hunters serving the angel constellation and the remaining hunters of the Icarus clan wondered if they should try to calm her down or leave her be. Follow current novels at novelhall.com)

Eventually, Elisabeth and Smallwood exchanged looks and stepped up.

“Excuse me, Hunter Han Seha.”

“?”

Han Seha turned her head and looked at the two of them with fierce eyes. Even the B-grade hunters, who had experienced their fair share of hardships, flinched at the look in her eyes.

“What is it?”

Han Seha still treated them with some respect because they worked under Choi Yeonseung. However, her tone made it seem like she wasn’t being polite at all.

Nevertheless, Smallwood was the most friendly hunter within the Icarus clan, and many of his colleagues were lunatics. Thus, he wasn’t daunted by Han Seha’s gaze at all.

“I just wanted to say that it’s an honor to work with a famous Korean A-grade hunter like you, Hunter Han Seha.”

“...”

Han Seha’s expression was still cold and threatening. If this type of flattery worked on a hunter, people wouldn’t call Han Seha a rabid dog in the first place.

‘Isn’t he playing with fire?’

Elisabeth was worried. Hunter Han Seha was rumored to be fierce and rough, different from other Korean hunters...

“I’m cautiously saying this, but out of all the clans affiliated with Dragon Industry, the chairman cares about us the most.”

“?”

Elisabeth cocked her head at Smallwood’s words. Was that the case?

“I think there's only one reason we’ve been left here with you, Hunter Han Seha.”

“And what’s that?”

“To learn from you!”

“...”

“Otherwise, why else would he leave the people he cares about outside like this? He obviously thought we couldn’t miss an opportunity like this. Besides, Hunter Choi Yeonseung thinks very highly of you, Hunter Han Seha.”

“...!”

Han Seha’s expression finally relaxed a bit.

Elisabeth saw this as an opportunity and struck.

“T-that’s right. He wanted to give us this valuable opportunity because he cares so much about us. Oh, how much he constantly praises you, Hunter Han Seha...”

Han Seha’s expression relaxed a bit more.

“...What did he say?”

“Huh?”

“What does he usually say when praising me?”

“...”

“...”

Smallwood desperately racked his brains.

Of course, Choi Yeonseung did praise Han Seha.

-Seha? Well, she’s A-grade and she’s good at fighting.

However, he didn’t necessarily praise Han Seha in front of the Icarus hunters. Choi Yeonseung wasn’t the type of person to do that in the first place.

But now, Han Seha was eager to hear exactly those types of compliments.

“Why does it feel like you’re making this up on the spot...?”

“...Future!”

“?!”

“‘The future of South Korea’. ‘The future of the world’. That’s how he usually describes you!”

“...”

Han Seha was impressed.

[The ‘Hound of Instinct and Liberation’ wonders if this bastard is messing around...]

-Shut up.

“It took me some time to think about it because he’s given you countless compliments, and I didn’t know which one to tell you, hah...”

‘Hey... What is he going to do after this?’

Elisabeth was nervous.

The camp had turned into a hellish landscape!

“Are you a Russian hunter?! Join us!”

“No... No way! I don’t have any artifacts with me...”

Nazarov felt his face heating up as he replied to the foreign hunter.

All the hunters from overseas were fighting instead of fleeing... They were trying to protect the people of Russia!

Meanwhile, Nazarov was cowardly staying out of the fight...

However, the fighting hunters didn’t condemn him.

“Then get out and join the other clan hunters! Under the command of Hunter Han Seha, we will wipe out this monster herd before retreating!”

“...I understand!” Nazarov saluted sincerely.

To him, these hunters were no longer foreigners who had come to steal Russia’s dungeon.

They were truly honorable hunters.

***

-...Didn’t you say that we should kill it before it’s completed?

Choi Yeonseung demanded an explanation from the constellations.

[...]

[...]

The constellations were silent as though they had nothing to say.

Choi Yeonseung’s group had hidden in the dungeon and moved as quietly as possible. Then, they had come across a huge group of nightmare demons.

They had been draining the fallen hunters of their power through tentacles!

The Manipulator of Dreams and Desires was shocked when she saw it.

-They... They’re trying to create a constellation!

-What? Is that even possible?

-If they collect and accumulate desires for a long time, it might be possible... We need to stop it before that!

Choi Yeonseung agreed with the manipulator constellation.

He didn’t know why the nightmare demons were trying to create a new constellation, but given that they had captured a large number of hunters and were siphoning their power, he figured that their intentions couldn’t be good.

He struck before they managed to execute their plan!

He used Origin of the Celestial Divine Arts with internal energy, concentrated energy flickering at his fingertips.

All that energy formed a bright ray of light that split apart the egg before the constellation hatched.

...Everything had been well up to this point. However, none of them expected the unborn constellation to cause the dungeon to collapse.

-I think that constellation created this dungeon as its nest.

That was the guess of the goddess of sloth after she analyzed the situation.

-Nest?

-Yes. A nest where it could gather enough nourishment to wake up. You said that the humans of Earth have tried to clear this dungeon over and over again, right?

-......

Choi Yeonseung got goosebumps when he heard this. So, this dungeon from which the Russian hunters had been extracting cores was actually a nest for creating a constellation...?

[The power of ■■■■■■■■ envelops the area.]

“!”

Just like a star became a black hole when it died and destroyed everything around it, a constellation would unleash its power in its dying moments.

Choi Yeonseung shuddered as he felt the power of existence of the dead constellation engulf him.

‘...It’d be nice if it was a constellation that came from the future like last time.’

The power to erase all technology and transform the area into a picturesque landscape of the past—the power itself was colossal, but it was almost completely harmless.

Choi Yeonseung thought that maybe this constellation would have a similar power.

-Insignificant... Insignificant humans... You dare... You dare!!

The rampaging nightmare demons glared and screamed at Choi Yeonseung.

They didn’t look as relaxed as before. They now looked like proper demons.

‘They’re like the nightmare demons I met in the realm of the Manipulator of Dreams and Desires.’

[The ‘Manipulator of Dreams and Desires’ is embarrassed and keeps quiet.]

-Master!!! Punish these insignificant humans!!

[The power of the realm is activated.]

[Your desires are running wild!]

“!”

Following the cry of a nightmare demon, the power of the realm exploded toward Choi Yeonseung.

...But nothing happened.

-...Master...?!

“...”

Choi Yeonseung immediately fired a bullet of concentrated energy and knocked down a nightmare demon.