Chapter 106

Whoosh!

Thud-

A massive battle hammer tore through the air and slammed down.

The earth violently twisted, exhaling a great sigh as it spewed up a cloud of dust.

Crack!

Amidst the chaos, a monster’s skull was shattered and embedded in the ground.

Bang!

Crunch!

The creature did not die peacefully.

The battle hammer crashed down on it once more, pulverizing every bone in its body.

“Hraaaah!”

Thump-

At that moment, a man charged fiercely past it.

Monsters that brushed against him were sent flying, as if swept away by a heavy tank.

Flash!

Plunging into the monsters in an instant, the massive greatsword in his hand shot high into the air, emitting an eerie glow.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Splat!

The next moment, the monsters around him were unbelievably cleaved in half, spraying blood everywhere as they fell.

Thwack!

The man didn’t stop there.

He shattered one monster’s jaw with the hilt of his greatsword, then immediately slammed his shoulder into its body.

Snap!

At the same time, he extended a hand as large as a pot lid, seized another monster by the neck as if to crush it, and slammed it straight into the ground.

Crash!

Crunch!

The monster couldn’t even scream; its neck bones and spine shattered completely, and it instantly died, spewing blood.

The man quickly struck down countless monsters, then roared into the air.

“Stardust!”

Resounding-

The battlefield was a chaotic hell, but the man’s voice pierced through the pandemonium and reached the attack unit clearly.

“Charge!”

An endless tide of monsters surged forward.

Facing it, the man with a single greatsword pushed off the ground and charged without a hint of hesitation.

“Hraaaah!”

Crash-

Breaking, breaking, and breaking again.

His role was to lead the vanguard and clear the path for the attack unit!

With every swing of his greatsword, countless wounds appeared on his body, but he paid them no mind.

In fact, his frenzied efforts to clear the path made the monsters hesitate.

In contrast, a chilling madness gleamed in the eyes of the attack unit members following him.

Gil Hyeok-jun’s struggle, drenched in blood as he carved a path, greatly spurred them on.

“Clear the way!”

Fifteen men, engulfed by the massive tide, forcefully pushed it back.

Drenched in blood, enduring the agony of flesh being torn and severed, they gritted their teeth and furiously swung their swords, screaming and felling monsters to clear the path to the Blue House.

“Kwoooarrr!”

At that moment, a colossal monster was seen charging from afar, violently trampling other monsters. Unusually, it wielded two iron bars and moved incredibly fast on its hind legs.

It was Mad Mekwadi, a humanoid monster renowned as a cruel butcher.

Nearly five meters tall, the iron bars in its hands were powerful enough to shatter even sturdy shields.

Crash- Bang-

Consumed by a constant frenzy for slaughter, the creature made no distinction between friend and foe.

Its characteristic was to tear apart anyone it could see bleeding.

Even now, countless monsters were being ripped to shreds by its iron bars.

“Kwaaaarrr!”

It charged right up to the Stardust Attack Unit and swung both iron bars.

Clash!

In an instant, the vanguard leader, Gil Hyeok-jun, raised his greatsword to block it.

Thud-

But with its immense strength, Gil Hyeok-jun was flung into the air and pushed back slightly, and Mad Mekwadi, with incredible speed unbefitting its massive frame, swung the iron bars again.

That’s when it happened.

Swish-

Thump!

At that moment, something whizzed past the creature’s head, and the monster, mid-swing with its iron bars, lost its balance and toppled forward.

Crash-

“Kieeeek!”

The heavy iron bars crushed the surrounding monsters as they slammed into the ground.

Flash!

And a man appeared.

A sword untainted by blood.

But the attack unit members behind him all knew.

That he had just decapitated Mad Mekwadi.

The man, Kang Yuseong, fixed his cold gaze on the front.

An uncontrollable number of monsters were battling humans, and countless scenes of them tearing into each other were also unfolding.

Kang Yuseong watched them impassively, then gave a cold smile.

“Attack Unit!”

“Yes, sir!”

“Ten minutes from now. We will break through this place! Understood?”

The attack unit immediately nodded and replied.

“Yes, Captain!”

But it was an absurd statement.

It was a distance that would take well over ten minutes to walk normally.

To defeat all these monsters and cover that distance in ten minutes…

But then, a crimson glow erupted from Kang Yuseong’s eyes.

Rooooar-

Simultaneously, corpses all around, emitting a similar gleam in their eyes as Kang Yuseong, slowly began to rise.

Their numbers reached into the hundreds.

There were monsters and humans among them, but their common trait was the mad killing intent and resentment they exuded.

The corpses, panting and bearing expressions of intense desire, as if they wished to tear out beating hearts and drink blood at any moment, awaited their master’s command.

Suddenly, Kang Yuseong’s mouth opened wide, and a fierce cry erupted.

“Charge! Tear! Destroy!”

“Kieeeaaak!”

The corpses, reanimated by his Ghost Summoning Skill, charged forward, emitting an eerie crimson glow.

Crunch!

Gnaw!

Tearing at flesh, ripping off limbs, they plunged into a mad frenzy of slaughter.

Some tore out beating hearts and gnawed on them, others crushed skulls and swallowed brains oozing with fluid, while still others pulled out intestines and chewed them with gusto.

Each sight was enough to send shivers down one’s spine.

But the attack unit, unfazed, joined them in their full effort to crush the monsters.

Swish! Swish!

Slash!

Just then, a swordsman appeared, wielding two swords with effortless mastery.

Its movements were very peculiar; the joint movements felt somewhat awkward and unusual, yet its attacks were terrifyingly precise and fierce.

With every swing of its swords, monsters fell like leaves, and it fearlessly tore through the hordes, crimson light blazing from its eyes.

Blood.

Kang Yuseong’s secret weapon had made its appearance.

It unleashed its previously suppressed, thick killing intent, beheading countless monsters and gutting them.

Due to its characteristic of growing stronger the more it tasted blood, it grew at an incredibly rapid pace, and its swords became stained with even deeper crimson.

Whoosh-

At that moment, something scorching hot whizzed over the attack unit’s heads with a sharp tearing sound.

Swish-

Boom! Boom! Boom!

It soon exploded, causing widespread death.

Rumble-

A more potent flame, different from before, erupted and engulfed the surrounding living creatures.

Whoosh!

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

As if an earthquake had struck, the surroundings violently heaved and shook, and another fireball descended.

“Kieeeek!”

Monsters engulfed in the inextinguishable flames shrieked their death throes and collapsed.

Kim Do-jin’s formidable power!

It was now exploding.

Boom-

And far ahead, fierce flames continuously erupted.

Not only had Kang Yuseong summoned a Flame Sword, but with his other hand, he continuously hurled fireballs, pulverizing the monsters.

This land, once teeming with monsters, was gradually transforming into a stench-filled wasteland of death.

Both monsters and Hunters, eyes wide with madness, were rampaging wildly.

* * * * *

“…!”

That scene was relayed directly to the VIP Rescue Operation Headquarters behind them.

They knew all too well that something tremendous was happening in that place, surrounded by countless monsters.

They could clearly confirm it through the real-time video footage sent by the Cobra (AH-1S) Helicopters hovering in the air.

The helicopters were currently displaying the Stardust and Eternity Attack Units’ progress directly on the headquarters’ monitors.

In the beginning, the Eternity Attack Unit’s combat scenes captured everyone’s attention.

Their battle was so clean and perfect that it naturally elicited exclamations of “As expected of the Eternity Attack Unit!”

Their disciplined offense and impenetrable defense were so outstanding that they drew admiration from everyone watching the footage.

A perfect textbook example, one might say.

And the other Immortal Guild attack units following them were much the same.

They didn’t rush, methodically dismantling one corner of the monster horde and gradually securing their territory.

At its center was Park Jong-han, the captain of the Eternity Attack Unit.

Dressed in pristine white armor and wielding a gleaming silver sword, he commanded flawlessly, and the monsters were swiftly being dispatched.

Who could watch such a sight without being captivated?

However, this entire situation suddenly took a dramatic turn after a short while.

To be precise, as soon as the Stardust Attack Unit, like a bunch of wild children, plunged headfirst into the monster horde, everyone’s attention immediately shifted to them.

In truth, those at the headquarters were quite flabbergasted by the report that they had rushed straight into battle without even greeting Prime Minister Lee Hyun-dong.

The President was in dire straits, and instead of the Phoenix Attack Unit, they had sent an unknown attack unit, which had already caused much displeasure. But what they witnessed next was sheer astonishment.

Fifteen people.

And not even from the top-tier Immortal Guild, but from the tenth-ranked Phoenix Guild.

Even the Eternity Attack Unit consisted of thirty members, yet this half-sized group, with their reckless courage, had plunged headfirst into enemy territory. In a situation where no one could possibly have had any expectations, they completely turned the tide.

From the moment the massive man, taking countless monster attacks head-on, charged to the front and cleared a path, it was a work of art. The Hunters who followed, absorbing monster attacks and striking back, displayed a profound veteran skill, if not flashy.

But what was even more astonishing came next.

The man who soared through the air and instantly decapitated the A-grade monster, Mad Mekwadi.

With his appearance, the situation was completely overturned.

Whatever he did, countless dead bodies reanimated and attacked the monsters, and the man himself plunged into the monster horde without hesitation, slaughtering them.

His demeanor, as if he deliberately dove into their midst and reveled in the slaughter, sent shivers down the spines of those watching the monitors.

On top of that, another astonishing scene followed.

A man who had been slightly withdrawn at the back from the start.

The display put on by that man, who had stood quietly at first, was enough to astound everyone.

Boom!

Powerful magic, as if missiles were raining down!

Magic Users themselves were rare, but to find one among them capable of wielding such destructive offensive magic, possessing this level of power, left people staring at the monitors with utterly bewildered expressions.

Even more astonishing was that these seemingly reckless, plan-less individuals were actually far ahead of the Eternity Attack Unit, which was perfectly prepared and had significantly more personnel.

What appeared to be mere rampaging was, in fact, them pioneering the fastest route to the Blue House, and the intention was so clear from the aerial footage that it was chilling.

Stardust.

Only then did they understand why the Phoenix Guild had sent them instead of the Phoenix Attack Unit.

Because they were the best.

“Prime Minister, the Hwarang Guild and Taebaek Guild attack units have arrived.”

“Alright, deploy them!”

Even Prime Minister Lee Hyun-dong replied in such a way, unable to tear his eyes away from the footage of Stardust’s performance.

At this moment, when every second was precious, he had a strong premonition that those wild children were about to cause a major incident.

‘Stardust…!’

Lee Hyun-dong’s eyes were fixed on the monitor.