I tamed the First Rank Chapter 89

HoshiMiya
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***

This was war. Even while fighting the monsters, that strange thought occurred to him.

When we sent out a drone to observe, there was nothing unusual other than the savannah of central Africa. In the distance, there was an area that looked like a city, and there were 'human' figures lined up with weapons. The monsters inside this gate had the shape of a complete human.

Hunters are those who hunt monsters, not humans. Even though they had prepared themselves mentally in advance, there were some hunters who hesitated and were unable to immediately attack the 'humans' who rushed in like a tidal wave as soon as they entered the gate.

But it was soon proven that they were not human.

They had human form, shouted human cries, and used human weapons, but they were monsters. Torn limbs would instantly recover if only the crystals were still there, and the cold weapons they held would never become dull no matter how much they were cut.

The musket fire that occasionally appeared seemed endless. The trampling of the war elephants shook the plains, and their roars became shockwaves, vibrating fiercely.

This gate is the territory of the hidden boss. The land that had been a grassland until just now, when a group of monsters surrounded it and was in danger, began to shake and rise, changing its terrain. In the blink of an eye, the grassy plains turned into a city, and the monsters hiding behind the buildings shot arrows and guns.

“What the hell is this damn gate!”

The irritated shout of a hunter coming from somewhere represented Lee Hye-yeon's feelings. The terrain changed without warning, so all the carefully thought out tactics were in vain, and eventually the formation was scattered and turned into a one-on-one fight.

Lee Hye-yeon stabbed the chest of the monster swaying an axe in front with her bare hands and pulled out the crystal stone, while simultaneously kicking the back and destroying the face of another monster sway. She then tore open the chest of the monster swaying with its face crushed and pulled out the crystal stone.

'Oh my. My blood sugar is dropping....... How many hours have passed?'

Unlike hunting other demons, you had to destroy or extract the crystals, so it took more work. The decrease in ability value due to the numerous debuffs was also not insignificant.

“Jang beom!”

"Okay!"

In the midst of the chaotic battle, the two people who stood out with the most brilliant achievements were the two members of the Narsha Guild.

The arrows of Jang Beom, an aerokineticist, flew in on the accelerated flow of air, and the fire of the empty space carried by the churning gusts exploded. A huge hurricane of fierce wind blades and white salt appeared, burning white in the surroundings and tearing dozens of demons apart and turning them into ashes.

Jang Beom burst out in hearty laughter.

“See, this intoxicating taste of pure bliss is why I can't leave Narsha! Papa! We're together forever! I'll never let you go!”

"I told you if you keep talking like that again, I'll break your mouth!"

Jang Beom had to keep his mouth shut because Gong Tae-seong really blew a white fireball at his face.

While the surroundings were cleaned, Lee Hye-yeon took a short break and took out an energy bar to slurp down. It was made with a special high-calorie content and was mixed with berries collected from the dungeon, so it was mainly eaten by hunters.

“Where do you come from?”

“The sun is directly overhead no matter where you go, so you should be able to tell the direction. It’s roughly around there.”

Looking in the direction that Gong Tae-seong was pointing, there were blackened burn marks here and there.

“Didn’t you see Gyuha on your way here?”

“I saw him flying across the sky, but he disappeared before I could even speak to him. Even if I had spoken to him, I don’t know if he would have even heard me.”

“Ugh.”

Just as I thought. Lee Hye-yeon couldn't hide her dismay and sank into a deep sleep. It's better than going berserk in an irrational state and attacking our own allies, but still……

“It’s difficult because even ‘Munin’s Eye’ won’t work here.”

““The Eye of Munin? Are you talking about the stalking artifact?”

“Oh. I heard from Seong-gil that Gyu-ha used the skill ‘Eye of Munin’ on Yoo-shin.”

Contrary to his frivolous words and actions, Jang Beom, who was quite sharp, smirked while eating an energy bar.

“Noona, I heard that when Department of Supernatural affairs brought Gyu-ha in, he gave them a lot of conveniences? No matter what Gyu-ha did, he would say yes and no and keep talking, so he must have done it in order to make a big deal out of it, but it turned out to be completely useless, so we’re in big trouble.”

“Even if he is pressured from above or beaten up by public opinion, it won’t affect Gyu-ha at all……………….”

“His boyfriend wouldn’t do that. He’s young and innocent, and he looks like he’d be a perfect prey. How old is he?”

“Only twenty-two.”

“Oh my. You’re so childish, childish.”

Jang Beom's snickering perfectly explained Lee Hye Yeon's worries. Even after several hours of entering, there was no end to the hordes of monsters. It was a terrifyingly large dungeon. Cleaning up after conquering it was also a problem. The same goes for In Yoo-shin's safety.

Gong Tae-seong rubbed the back of his neck and muttered bitterly.

"It's true that you're doing something quite stupid, but I can understand how you feel."

"Whoa. So, if Miss or the Vice President were kidnapped, does that mean Papa would also go berserk with rage? No matter when I see it, our Papa is so genuinely loving, it's really cool."

To be honest, Lee Hye-yeon also somewhat agreed with this. If my family had been affected by the incident, I wouldn't have been able to maintain my composure.

Of course, Jang Beom added a word.

“Even so, he got divorced and doesn't have custody.”

It seemed as if a cracking sound was coming from Gong Tae-seong's face.

Is divorce the latest trending topic among Gong Tae-seong's acquaintances these days? It feels good to see him every time, so I think I know how Jin-hyeok Choi feels. If I had to say, I guess it's popularity.

Forgetting that she herself had beaten him up for mentioning divorce, Lee Hye-yeon shoved the rest of the energy bar into her mouth and rushed towards the monsters.

***

The terrain changes. A monster appears. The terrain changes. A monster appears. Just like the scenery inside the gate that is mixed up in a dizzying manner, Hyeon Gyu-ha's consciousness is also thrown into disarray. The past is turned into the present, and the present is buried in the past.

The news that a 9 year old child had cleared the erosion gate alone caused a stir in South Korea. The young awakened child, who might be called a genius of the generation when he grows up, received a sensational spotlight from the media.

But there was no adult who correctly understood that the child was only 9 years old. A 9-year-old child without parents or guardians.

The government sent Hyeon Gyu-ha to a training center under the pretext of early education for a genius who was judged to be a Class A as soon as he woke up at a young age. The child's will was not important and there were no adults to ask him. Mandatory education was replaced by homeschooling. The rest of the time was training, training, training, and hunting down monsters.

He didn't even meet friends or children of his age. The Awakeners who trained with him were fiercely jealous of the genius who was less than half his age. The only things he talked about with his instructors were about training and the monsters. Even though he was surrounded by many people, he was always alone.

The fact that he was a genius without a guardian further increased the child's utility. Someone above, full of ambition disguised as patriotism, decided this. Let's educate him well from childhood and train him to be a watchdog for the country.

In this way, the child was completely isolated and secluded from society. There were only two types of people in the training camp: those who wanted to use him or those who were angry and jealous.

The child who was left standing alone gave up all expectations of people. But it didn't really matter. He was too busy finding the passage to Iad to have the time to pay attention to his surroundings.

If he hadn't met that man, the child would have slowly rotted away without even knowing what was wrong.

Kang Seok-woo.

The first time he felt a father's love.

〈How is not sending a child to school any different from abuse? Even though interest has died down now because he didn’t appear in the media after clearing the erosion gate, there are still many people who remember Gyu-ha. I know a lot of reporters, should I grab one and poke around? I bet I can get a good headline. 'The Reality of a Government That Makes a Young Genius Sick.' Sounds good.〉

The training center had no choice but to let the child go.

Although he is taller than his peers, he is still a child. Kang Seok-woo bent down and met their gaze.

<Gyu-ha-ya, do you want to come with me? I sent my wife away first and we’ve been living together for a while, so the house is a mess, but I can take responsibility for one kid. Don’t you think we’ll get along well if the two of us, who don’t have families, live together?>

The eyes behind the thick glasses were filled with laughter. I thought that this was the kind of person a real 'adult' was. I carefully grabbed the man's rough hand. It was a large, adult-like hand, and very warm.