1st place Guild's D-class Guild Leader Episode 18

 

 

 

 

 

"Lastly, you're a supporter, aren't you? At the same time putting long-range dill from a distance with a bazooka...... You can be a scout, and watch from a tree a little farther away."

 

"You want me to keep an eye on the other monsters? We didn't even check if the monster had a group life or a private life."

 

"That's true, but let me know if anyone else is approaching you or not."

 

What if someone is hiding and waiting for an opportunity, and when the monster's health runs out, they hit the last blow and bounce back? Then the hunt points go back to him.

 

As he said this, Canhar stuck out his tongue.

 

"You're so serious."

 

"Isn't that obvious?"

 

"Okay, let's get the title of 'First Monster Slayer.'"

 

"Not necessarily because of that. Even if it's not the first kill, it's just one of many hunts, and if someone takes the last hit for you when you've caught it all, you're going to get, right?"

 

 

 

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On the eighth day of the first round, the field was suddenly hit by a frigid winter.

 

The characters were basically provided with snowsuits and insulation, so none of them froze to death on the morning of the eighth day.

 

However, it was the placenta who could not adapt to the chaotic situation and hid in the cave.

 

A snow-blowing field that became silent while the characters held their breath.

 

Beneath the heavy snow, the ground rumbled like a giant mole the size of a house.

 

Such movements were not limited to one area, but spread throughout the field.

 

And the two male characters, who rarely roam the field, caught a glimpse of the unusual change behind a tree with their eyes on it.

 

'Can I handle that with my C-class Trait?'

 

They had only witnessed a character being eaten alive by something sticking out of the ground just half an hour earlier.

 

The male character, Aichen, didn't want to die.

 

Wouldn't it be better to just stay away from these monsters for the remaining 4-5 days of the first round?

 

Wouldn't it be better to hold on and advance to the next round than to be ejected from the game forever in the hopes of gaining an advantage in the second round?

 

However, it is not clear how long it will not be noticed by those monsters.

 

The monsters are pushing the existing forest like moles and tearing down the trees. They are expanding their territory and eliminating the space for the characters to hide.

 

'I'd rather be able to bow down in front of an overwhelmingly powerful figure and save my life....... I don't think he's going to show up easily.'

 

Grabbing the arm of a friend who was weaker than her, Aichen even thought:

 

At that moment, Aichen's vision caught two people walking out of the opposite forest.

 

They are dressed in pure white snowsuits, not much different from themselves.

 

One of them was very tall and had strong thighs, and the other was dwarfed by comparison.

 

'I can't see his face, so I'm not sure, but I'm sure it's a man on the left...... On the right is probably a skinny man or a tall woman.'

 

As Aichen guessed, the two of them stopped just before the ground where the monster was wriggling.

 

He approached silently, but the distance between him and the monster was so close that Aichen thought the two of them should flee to another place as soon as possible.

 

It's a shame to be out in the open like that.

 

But the energy emanating from the two of them was unusual, and Aichen soon realized that the two of them had gone hunting.

 

The larger one pulled back his face shield and hat on his snowsuit.

 

The face of a man with unkempt hair was revealed.

 

The man summoned a well-forged middle way from his inventory.

 

Then the man whose face was still covered anointed the blade with oil.

 

At first, a small fire like a match flared from his fingers, and as the fire grew greedily, Aichen's eyes widened.

 

'Intrinsic Ability of Fire....... So, is he the rumored "First Trait Unlocker"?

 

At that moment, the man turned his head and made eye contact with me behind the tree.

 

The man seemed to have great sense. Aichen had goosebumps down his spine.

 

The man whispered something in the little man's ear. He must be talking about himself.

 

"Shall I tell the handsome guy? Keep an eye on it?"

 

"Leave it alone, I'll keep it in check."

 

The smaller man gave Aichen an answer that Aichen couldn't hear.

 

Presently the man with his face covered lit the flame he had created in his hand on the man's day. The blade flared with fire.

 

They were resistant to snow and cold, and they expected the blazing heat of the flames to take effect.

 

"Be careful."

 

"It's not hot at all."

 

When asked to be careful not to scald his hands and not the monster, the man replied innocently, not even bothering to look at it.

 

Without warning or preparation, the man soon sprinted into the middle of the clearing.

 

A huge earth filled with monsters rumbles up...... Shaken.

 

The man didn't seem to have any sense of fear, and he didn't give in to the whole earth trembling.

 

Instead, it leaped like a wild beast and struck a fiery sword in the middle of the rising earth.

 

Kieeee

 

It was a scream of pain. The ground rose and rose.

 

The man floated up with him. However, he only swayed slightly, but he did not lose sight of the weapon he was holding or fell off-center.

 

Quirk!

 

Fragments of the earth rained down, revealing the vast form of the monster on the ground.

 

The monster's entire body was surrounded by a hard shell, and it was the shape of a slug, with the same ends at both ends.

 

And at one end was what looked like a mouth full of teeth.

 

There was no snow to see. Anchored underground, his eyesight didn't seem to mean much.

 

The knife the man had stuck in his back didn't make much of a shock, and the monster roared and went mad to shake the man off.

 

But the man only looked down nonchalantly.

 

Aichen watched and felt like she was out of breath. My friend looked on from the sidelines, trembling.

 

Meanwhile, the other man in the field stared at the monster through the veil.

 

Their calm reaction soon made Aichen understand what was going on.

 

"Oh, the man on the monster was waiting for you...... It was his instructions.'

 

Presently the one with his face covered quietly signaled with his hand.

 

At that moment, the man landed on the ground, and eight legs from beneath the monster's body struck the ground on which he stood.

 

However, there was no blood splattered as expected. No, the man had already disappeared in the first place.

 

In the meantime, I saw him roll on the floor and get up from a nearby place. He had pulled out the middle and held it in his hand.

 

Movement that seems to be naturally nimble.

 

Soon, the man ran in one direction, and the monster began to chase after him like crazy.

 

The speed was almost boiling. The man was fast, but so was the monster. Especially when you consider its majestic size.

 

The man circles the clearing widely, scurrying through the snow that the monster has scattered through.

 

The man who had given instructions to the man a moment ago walked quickly into the clearing.

 

Finally, he pulled down his hat and face shield himself.

 

Then a woman with long black hair flashed in her eyes was revealed.

 

"Gio, it's 11 o'clock!"

 

The woman's finger-pointing instructions to move to the side caused the flames to explode so brightly that they covered the area.

 

Aichen couldn't keep his mouth shut, as he was captivated by the sight.

 

It was as if a volcano had erupted in a pure white world full of ice. The snow melted as the air burned.

 

The woman's appearance was the very essence of a fire elemental.

 

"What's eleven o'clock?"

 

Until the man who stopped asked wonderingly, the whole scene had been picturesque.

 

"It's 11 o'clock o'clock!"

 

"I don't know how to look at a clock."

 

“…… I'll let you know later."

 

The woman managed to hold back her bubbling anger.

 

The woman who was protected by fire did not even turn her cheeks flushed in the bitter cold.

 

Her skin is as pure and pure as snow, and her fire is so sensual that it shimmers red.

 

"That's the power of pure nature."

 

Awe welled in Aichen's heart, and beneath it lay a gentle sense of defeat.

 

The monster charged head-on at the woman.

 

The woman remained silent for a long time, not dodging.

 

As if he was about to give himself up to the monster's mouth.

 

But a flash of flame filled his vision.

 

The monster was as sensitive to fire as it was strong in the cold. It was even more rampage than before.

 

As soon as the woman plunged the flame into the monster's gaping mouth, she retreated from the recoil.

 

"Oh."

 

After feeding the monster a counter and dramatically backing away, his base stats were stumbling and stumbling.

 

Meanwhile, the woman suddenly raised her hand. It was a signal.

 

Bang!

 

Aichen was stunned. There was a sudden gunfire.

 

Eat the fire and eat it! A pitch-black shell landed in the corner of the monster's mouth as it struggled.

 

'There's even another teammate...?'

 

I looked in the direction of the shell, but I couldn't see it because it was hidden by the forest. But then, from a different direction, another shell flew in and hit the monster squarely.

 

The location of the shells kept changing.

 

"Either there are at least three or more people in support, or one person is under fire at rapid pace and changing positions."

 

Before the monster could gallop in search of the owner of the shell, the man with the midway, who had been missing for a while, caught his attention.

 

The woman took the opportunity to gather herself and prepare for another firework.

 

Aichen concluded about them.

 

'It's an organized move. They're hunters. Even though it's a monster that only appeared this morning, it's as unobstructed and natural as it had been planned.'

 

For some reason, Aichen felt an overwhelming emotion that she didn't understand.

 

I think it's because I've only seen characters who are helplessly eaten by monsters before, but I've finally seen people who are seriously hunting monsters.

 

That's when I remembered what I had thought when I was frightened by the monsters.

 

"I wanted to survive by serving a strong man as my captain.......