Chapter 874 – Wind of Change
‘Luckily, some small areas in the eastern United States are said to be able to withstand natural disasters… If we search carefully, we may be able to rescue survivors…’
‘If I do this well, I might be able to eat the American continent raw.’
Seong-il keeps stroking his chin with a satisfied expression on his face as strangely solid preparations were made in Eden while he was sleeping.
‘Although the aliens suffered harshly during my raid… They only suffered a few attacks on the Korean Peninsula. There is a high possibility that the surprise attack will work, at least to the American continent. But from then on, the story is different…’
The surprise operation using the existing time stop was repeated on the Korean Peninsula, a small piece of land, and the frequency was only a few times, so the Transcendental Church seemed unable to come to its senses from the attack.
However, this time, a powerful fatal blow was inflicted on the Korean Peninsula and the Transcendental Church’s vigilance was heightened. In the meantime, it was clear that if a blow so powerful that existing attacks in the Americas would seem like a joke, the Transcendence Church would now be on full alert.
‘No matter how much I stop time after the battle, they will definitely use this incident as a starting point to try to counterattack.’
It was true that time stop was an incredibly powerful power, but Seongil knew very well that it was not an absolute power.
‘The Transcendent Church appears at first glance to be a group of mentally ill people, but surprisingly they are descendants of a powerful civilization that dominated the universe. They have a lot of artifacts beyond imagination. So, if you let your guard down, there is a high possibility that you will get seriously hurt someday. This is enough to be optimistic about the situation.’
Therefore, rather than thinking irresponsibly positively, Seong-il decides to prepare for the Transcendental Church’s counterattack with a vigilant attitude. However, he completely hides his true intentions and once again gives a positive answer to the executives regarding the current operation.
“Okay. The operation is fine. Let’s proceed like this.”
Seong-il expressed his agreement on the feasibility of the operation to the dozens of executives who filled the conference room. After hearing the answer, the executives all smile, look at each other’s group, and begin a conversation.
‘It’s definitely noticeable.’
Seong-il, who saw the Edin figures talking while divided into factions, once again remembers that Aruril’s earlier report was true. However, since he did not feel that it was all negative, he did not tackle anything and left the current situation as is.
“Then everyone, prepare well.”
Seong-il tells the staff that he will give the staff two months to prepare because they need to teleport to the American continent and create a base, and also need time to bring all the hunters who are still training in the dungeon to reality and prepare them. Br〉
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A few days later, Seong-il, who was curious about the skills of the hunters he trained, gathered all the S-class hunters at the training hall and declared that he would spar with them.
“Would you like to see my skills?”
Seong-il stands on the training ground and waves his hand to provoke the S-class hunters. Seeing that arrogant appearance, some hunters actually raise their hands and try to compete with Seong-il, perhaps motivated by pride.
“Is it pretty?”
Seong-il exclaims in exclamation at the hunter’s attack, which uses a sharp spear-type fusion supernatural power towards him. The fusion technology, which is probably a mixture of the original supernatural power of gravitational field and the telekinesis developed through acquired treatment, not only exerts strong attractive force in a small area, but also shows overwhelming destructive power and puts pressure on Seong-il.
“Cheet…!!”
Despite Seong-il praising the powerful fusion technique that transformed into a sharp spear, the young woman in front of her who was using the technique repeatedly gritted her teeth and attacked Seong-il even more powerfully than before. However, despite all the effort and praise, Seong-il easily blocks the gravity spear with a triple field created by mixing sensitivity, telekinesis, and the power of space with a relaxed expression.
“Why? Why not try more?”
“… It is difficult to maintain fusion because the internal energy is depleted.”
Unlike many saints whose strength is as deep as the sea, female hunters have at most a 4-5 star level of strength, so they still seem to have weaknesses in output and maintenance. Therefore, the time she could use her gravitational fusion at peak capacity seemed to be around 10 minutes at most.
“Hmm… If you continue to practice the Non-Extreme Heart Technique, even if you reach level 10, you will be able to maintain fusion for half a day.”
“… Yes.”
10 stars sounds good, but even if you take the elixir every year and practice under the world tree with strong spiritual energy, it will take at least 5 to 10 years to reach 10 stars, so the female hunter had no choice but to smile bitterly after hearing Seongil’s advice. Br〉
“There you three. Would you like to try as a group?”
After checking the level of the S-class hunters through several light sparring sessions, Seong-il orders them to think of themselves as managers and attempt a group attack.
“Yes?! Are you serious?”
“Are you not serious? Do you really think I would get hurt by attacks like yours?”
“…”
Three S-class hunters whose pride is hurt by the demands of Gwang-oh-han Seong-il. However, when Seong-il repeatedly orders them to attack collectively, they surround Seong-il as if they have no choice and attempt to attack.
“It’s pretty good, but… Are you worried about me now because my skills are only so-so?”
Perhaps because they were worried about Seong-il, the S-class hunters seemed reluctant to throw a powerful killing blow at Seong-il. Seong-il reads her emotions and gives her a shocked look, and then she begins to spread her powerful power towards them.
“It will make you realize how arrogant your thoughts were.”
As soon as Seongil’s shout ends, countless spatial cracks begin to spread mercilessly in a space the size of a large playground, restricting the hunters’ action radius.
Even powerful black and white flames that follow the hunters like ghosts are sprayed around them, and the invisible but overwhelmingly powerful telekinetic force that presses the surroundings begins to suffocate the hunters.
“Ugh!! This… What…!?”
The hunters are horrified by Seongil’s power, which is so powerful that it’s embarrassing to call them human beings, and begin to use defense artifacts to protect themselves.
‘Ho… That watch… Is it a technology that absorbs the user’s psionic energy and creates a force field? It looks quite useful, doesn’t it?’
『This is an artifact created by analyzing the chronoshield that the owner was wearing in the past. It was called Guardian Shield.』
Dana, who read Seong-il’s thoughts, calmly explains to him about the force field used by hunters. After hearing Dana’s explanation, Seong-il nods and lightly taps the hunters’ force fields. But, I like the word ‘lightly’. The hunter, pressured by Seongil’s telekinetic powers, begins to be overcome by the fear of being crushed to death.
‘It’s pretty sturdy, isn’t it? Well done.’
Primary psionic powers, such as telekinesis and force fields, are simple superpowers, but when used well, they can be as good as any high-ranking power. Because of this, Seongil does not particularly criticize the S-class hunters even though they use external objects to defend against his attacks, and on the contrary, he appears to praise their choices.
“Excellent. Your judgment in realizing the power gap and immediately using the artifact is excellent.”
“Ugh…!!”
However, the hunters who are being beaten by his attacks do not seem to be happy at all when they hear Seong-il’s praise. Rather, as if that remark touched their winning spirit, the hunters muster up enough strength to the point that their eyes are bloodshot, and desperately try to unleash their supernatural powers on Seong-il.
‘Hmm… You can just play with three S-classes, right?’
Even though Seongil did not use magic, artifacts, or clones, the hunters were unable to defend themselves against his mighty power and began to get beaten up and thrown to the ground.
“If you let your guard down, that’s what happens. Do it right.”
“Ugh…!!”
The S-class hunters who were knocked out by Seong-il’s overwhelming attack seem to have come to their senses and begin to surround Seong-il again with expressions filled with victory.
‘Better than Min Ye-jin, who is called a genius.’
Eden’s S-class hunters who seem to easily surpass the skills of Min Ye-jin, who was called a genius when she was active in the Ark in the past. Based on one or two innate superpowers, they acquired nanomachine treatment and martial arts, so they were showing skills that easily overwhelmed real-life geniuses.
“Is it good?”
Praise flowed from Seongil’s mouth as a variety of fusion attacks rained down on him. However, contrary to his praise, the powerful fusion attacks unleashed by S-class hunters cannot even make a dent in the triple area that tightly surrounds Seongil.
‘Triple fusion. Even the area created using it is an ultra-high-level technology that even administrators cannot use, so the hunters’ attacks do not cause much damage to my area…’
Through this sparring, Seong-il was able to clearly feel how past managers played with S-class hunters. Based on the strong defense power of his tightly built triple domain, he repeatedly effortlessly blocks powerful fusion techniques coming from all directions.
