Maxed Out Leveling Novel

Chapter 135

49. Missing (1)

It has been three days since the dragon blood was sent to North Korea.

There is no need to, but according to Kang Chang-sik, who sends an email every day, things were going smoothly.

The power of the higher dragon blood is not much different from that of the Gonggyeonggyeong delay. In reality, Cha Shin Hyeon would like to side with the latter, but what they have in common is that he has a huge amount of energy that he can use to his heart’s content.

Anyway, when dealing with a minion rather than yourself, clever management is not important. It’s enough to just push it with force. In other words, both of them work as weapons of mass destruction for demons below intermediate level.

Those two high-ranking dragon blood were sent along with the commander, an intermediate demon, and ten ordinary dragon blood.

He could already wipe out the demons of Mt. Geumgang with his power, but what he asked for was to reduce the number appropriately.

At this point, you can do it while playing. It wasn’t for nothing that Elter said “relax his hands”. It could be annoying but not dangerous.

Cha Shin Hyeon and Elther thought so.

“Oh, Kang Chang-sik.”

Until he receives news he never expected.

“Is the defense going well?”

For the past three days, Kang Chang-sik, who had only sent e-mails in the form of a simple report, called for some reason. Cha Shin Hyeon answered the call without thinking.

-Oh, yes, things are going well… … .

“The selection of dispatched personnel has also been completed. We could be leaving tomorrow as soon as possible.”

– That’s me… … .

However, Kang Chang-sik, who should be happy, blurs the end of his speech. Cha Shin Hyeon asked curiously.

“Well? What’s wrong?”

– Good things and bad things happened at the same time.

Kang Chang-sik, who was urged, answered without strength.

– First of all, the demons have disappeared.

“Yes? disappear?”

-Yes. Since this afternoon, I have been reconnaissance because the attack has stopped suddenly, and it disappeared as if it had evaporated. At least it seems to have retreated into the Mt. Geumgang dungeon. I haven’t been able to go inside the dungeon yet.

“No, until yesterday, wasn’t our side ‘good enough’? According to the report, the Asmodian side would not have been in a disadvantageous situation at all.”

– I can’t figure out why. Although the damage they suffered from dragon blood wasn’t small, they still had the power to compete head-to-head with the Hunters.

“Geumgangsan dungeon is not a good environment for reorganization. If you go into the dungeon in the first place, it will be several times harder when you come out later… … .”

It’s the same reason that dragon blood took over the dungeon and made it easier to defend against demons.

The door that crosses the dimension is not a straight road like an eight-lane highway. Since the number that can be crossed at once through the rift is fixed, from the dragon blood’s point of view, it is possible to intercept the clans that pass through the rift with a barrier.

Similarly, humans can use the method of fortifying the front of the dungeon entrance and defeating demons as they come, although they do not have barrier technology. It goes without saying that it will be much easier to respond than now, which surrounds the entire Mt. Geumgang.

There’s no way the demons don’t know that.

If they retreated, does that mean that they have no intention of invading through the Mt. Geumgang dungeon?

“Wait, do you have any bad news? What is it?”

-Didn’t there be a total of twelve dragon blood dispatched? Two captains and ten of his subordinates.

“It was.”

– That alone is a powerful force, so when you actually move, you divide in half and do activities separately. Because it was more efficient.

Changsik Kang concluded his speech with a heavy voice.

– Half of that… disappeared today.

* * *

15 minutes after ending the call with Changsik Kang.After getting ready to go out – all you have to do is have a hunter fit, you say – finished, Cha Shin Hyeon opened the space instead of opening the front door.

Whoops.

As the black darkness passed, the surrounding landscape changed in an instant.

The place you can see under your feet is the site of the old Gangwon Provincial Office.

Cha Shin Hyeon moved to a teleport point in Chuncheon.

Since more than 1,000 hunters belonging to Taegeuk were deployed, the city’s restoration was quick. Hunters were dozens of times more useful than ordinary people in their hard work. I don’t have the ability to pick up new buildings, but I’ve already cleared all the wreckage.

However, the restoration work is not done until the night. The sun had already set and darkness had descended on the streets. Only on the side of Mt. Bongui where the entrance is, the hunters stand guard.

In an unnoticeable sky, Cha Shin Hyeon silently looked down at the shattered city.

Has it been 5 minutes?

Pot!

A nearby space opened, revealing a pure white dragon.

Elter, who slid next to Cha Shin Hyeon as softly as if swimming, turned on the interpreter’s magic.

“What’s going on? I heard he was looking for me in a hurry.”

“Follow me at once.”

Cha Shin Hyeon, who delayed answering, raised his altitude. Even without knowing the English language, Elther followed.

Cha Shin Hyeon, who had risen to a height of roughly 500 meters, headed northeast.

Awesome sweetheart!

Once accelerated, it flies through the wind at hundreds of kilometers per hour. He didn’t do his best, so Elther easily caught up with him.

“It’s not about me, it’s about you.”

During the flight, Cha Shin Hyeon spoke up.

“Didn’t you send dragon blood to North Korea three days ago?”

“It was.”

“Did you say that the top two dragon blood in the lead role are Oron and Deltaid?”

“right.”

Each dragon has two or three higher dragon blood who act as secretary and right arm.

In the case of Elter, in addition to Mardil, who is his closest confidant, there were higher levels of dragon blood called Oron and Deltaid, and they sent them to North Korea. I need permission to send other dragons’ minions.

“Don’t be surprised and don’t fall.”

“What but?”

“Deltide is missing.”

“… what?”

Perhaps because of the precautions given in advance, the flight speed did not decrease. To be precise, Cha Shin Hyeon’s words were not yet understood.

“It is said that Oron and Deltaid each led five subordinates and worked separately, but it seems that the Deltaid and the party did not return to headquarters even after sunset today.”

“Isn’t it just a lack of communication?”

Elter replied with a tone that he couldn’t believe it. Cha Shin Hyeon added calmly.

“For reference, the disappearance is Kang Chang-sik… So it’s not a conclusion made by humans. I decided that Oron was missing, and notified Kang Chang-sik, and I got a call.”

“Oron… … .”

If the same high-level dragon blood judged it that way, there must be a reason. Elter let out a groan.

“I can’t believe it either, but you’re going crazy. So let’s go and check it out for ourselves.”

It is much faster to fly directly from this side than to pass through Panmunjom. There are minor (?) shortcomings that can be misunderstood as a bandit, but he insisted not to attack. He has the power to direct the supreme commanders of both North and South Korea.

If you want to go faster, you can use Space Leap in a row, but it’s not in a rush to move that fast. He didn’t have to volunteer for a tiring way of moving.

“okay… … .”

El Ther, who replied quietly, shut her mouth, and she fell into deep thought. Cha Shin Hyeon didn’t say anything more either.

After continuing their flight, they crossed the demarcation line and entered North Korean airspace. He ended up leaving North Korea unintentionally, but he didn’t care at all.

Finally, they reached the skies above Geumgangsan National Park.

It wasn’t difficult to find the main base. All you need to do is find a lighted area in a dark area without even a streetlight. It was enough to grab any hunter and instruct the captain to guide him.

“Are you here?”

It will really fly from Chuncheon to Mt. Geumgang. Even though I had been contacted in advance, Changsik Kang was surprised and welcomed Cha Shin Hyeon.

“They?”

“I am staying a little farther away and secretly. Come on, this way.”

Of course, Kang Chang-sik is not an important person now. He immediately led Cha Shin Hyeon to the mountain near the main camp.

Dragonbloods were staying in a small basin on the mountainside. By installing a simple magic barrier, ordinary humans cannot detect them.

El Ther, who was following Cha Shin Hyeon in the air, also spotted his men and landed at the campsite.

“Lord!”

Oron and his party respectfully respected Elther. Elter, who was in a hurry, greeted him roughly and immediately brought up the subject.

“Deltide and the others are missing?”

“That’s how I judged it.”

Oron answered melancholy.

“The demons I have been fighting against for the past few days have not been seen at all at some point. Even with our own reconnaissance, we confirmed that the demons had retreated, so we returned to the base… Hours passed and they did not return.”

“Have you done a search?”

“I did, but… … .”

Oron glanced at the men behind him. His subordinates politely offered something to El Ther.

It was something that looked like a broken necklace. Of course, it only feels that way because it is carrying a dragon blood that is over 3 meters tall, but it seems that humans can also jump rope with it.

“Ugh!”

Elter’s brow twitched.

He couldn’t see what he had personally gifted. Not only was it stylish, but it was also an artifact with practicality, such as activating defense magic in case of emergency.

If it had been broken, it would have been obvious what the owner was wearing.

“This is all I have found.”

Oron apologized and bowed his head. Elter, who was silent for a moment, opened his mouth slowly.

“Where did you find it? I will see the scene.”

“I’ll see you.”

“Can I go with you?”

Cha Shin Hyeon sneaked in. Elther did not refuse.

“As good. Oron, only you guide me. The rest are waiting.”

“Yes!”

“Chang-sik Kang, please wait at the main camp as well.”

“I will.”

After those who would remain and those who would leave, Oron first took off using flying magic. Cha Shin Hyeon and Elther followed him and floated.

For them with bright night eyes, the degree of night flight was not a problem at all. After flying for a while, Oron said, pointing to a certain point on the slopes of Mt. Geumgang.

“It is over there.”

“Let’s go.”A few magically illuminated spheres appeared in the dark vacant lot.

From the bright side, it was no ordinary vacant lot. As the battle took place, the trees were uprooted and the surrounding terrain was dented.

“You fought smaller than you thought.”

Cha Shin Hyeon, who looked at the traces of the vacant lot, murmured.

We fought so much that there was a vacant lot, but we would say that it is small, but the missing deltaid is a higher level dragon blood. It wasn’t even a matter of making the 12,000 peaks of Mt. Geumgang 11,999 by pouring it out with the overflowing magical power.

“If there had been a bigger fight than this, Oron would have sensed it. Even if they acted separately, they were within the region of this mountain range. If the waves of energy colliding with each other exceed the limit, we cannot be unaware.”

Elther’s eyes narrowed gently.

“It was just the size I expected. As the battle ensues, Deltaid must have been subdued by his opponents before he did his best.”

“It’s not an easy situation to understand.”

Cha Shin Hyeon tilted his head.

“If you want to be suppressed before you even use your power, you have to have a lot of difference from your opponent, but you have the advantage of power, right? As long as he didn’t get hit in the back and fall while playing slowly against dozens of intermediate demons.”

“Deltaid isn’t even that stupid, and no matter how vigilant he is, that can’t happen. Five of his men were with him.”

“Then there is only one answer.”

“Yeah, at the same time, it can’t be seen as an answer.”

A different thing stood out from the light of Elther’s eyes.

“In order to overwhelm the higher level dragon blood, several higher level demons of the same level must come at the same time. Or above… A demon will come.”

“A demon?”

“You can think of it as the highest ruling class of the Asmodians. They are in a position similar to our dragons and have similar skills.”

It is impossible to imagine that the Deltaid and the party were being attacked by low-middle-class demons.

If so, it is reasonable to think that he was attacked by several high-level demons, or more powerful demons.

the problem is.

“If demon spirits are on the same level as dragons, aren’t the rifts they can traverse very limited?”

“right. In reality, only cracks large enough for dragons to enter and exit should be considered available.”

“And obviously you’re blocking them all.”

“… right.”

“Then what is it, what is this situation?”

“I do not know.”

Elter sighed.

“Is the rift big enough for demons to fall over that we don’t know about, or is the rift that used to be ambiguous in size large enough for high-ranking demons to jump over… … .”

That’s no help.

I was thinking about shooting like that, but Cha Shin Hyeon showed patience. As demons alone are a pain in the ass, there was no need to aggravate the relationship by touching Elther’s disturbed heart for nothing. Anyway, because there is dragon blood, it does less damage to mankind.

“Anyway, looking at the circumstances, does it mean that there is a rift somewhere that can be crossed by high-level demons or demons? The deltaids were attacked by those who came out of there.”

“I will.”

“Then there is a high probability that the dungeon where the rift is located is nearby. Maybe the demon that appeared from the other side of the world didn’t cross the Pacific and kill the Deltaid.”

And, of course, the place with the highest probability is Mt. Geumgang.

I went missing here while hunting the demons that popped out of here, but I can’t think of any other place.

“… I wish it could be solved easily.”

“Even if it is not released, the search must be carried out first.”

Cha Shin Hyeon finished speaking, looking in the distance, towards the entrance to the inexplicable.

“First, let’s look at the nearest one.”