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Finally, it was the day of the 5th Monster Wave.

S-class hunters gathered in one place.

The total number was seventeen.

A number unimaginable in the past.

Armand, chairman of the association, looked at them with satisfaction.

“Did everyone say hello in advance?”

Two days after the 4th wave, a place was created only for S-class hunters.

It wasn't a friendly atmosphere because everyone was in a haggard state, but at least it was a sufficient place to get acquainted with each other.

“Yeah, what.”

A black man named 'Jang' answered with a dry voice.

He didn't look very motivated, leaning against the wall with his hands in his pockets.

It was the same for everyone else.

There were only a few people who looked good.

“Everyone has a face full of dissatisfaction.”

“Without it, it doesn’t make sense.”

As if he was going to carry the gun, the chief responded in succession.

“How many people do you think are dead?”

At those words, most of them looked cold.

Armand's gaze was disturbed, but he had already made up his mind.

“I don’t like words like this, but there is one that best suits the situation.”

"what is that?"

“Sacrifice of cattle for generations.”

“You say that!”

A woman with her hair dyed purple was about to run to Armand, barely caught by those around her.

A woman by the name of 'Seton' growls with her ferocious tiger-like eyes wide open and her sharp teeth exposed.

“Do you think Park Hyunsoo lied?”

Everyone jumped at the mention of Park Hyunsoo.

They, too, knew because they had seen and heard the breaking news that day.

After 5 months, the military will start a full-scale invasion.

At that time, humanity will have a choice to either survive or perish.

"Even though… … !”

“Yeah, I know how cruel it is. I thought it was enough.”

“It’s not you who took charge, it’s people like us!”

"right! my colleague... … friend! Do you know how many people died?!”

“You know that anger?”

Those who reawakened this time were especially angry.

I've been through so many terrible things.

It was the same in the 3rd, but the 4th was Abiguous.

The S-class hunters tried to protect them as much as possible, but they also had their limits.

But their logic is wrong.

“You think we don’t know that anger?”

It was Ha Yoo-rak who opened his mouth.

She listened quietly, but she couldn't stand it, and she walked forward.

"Hey."

Takeshi called from behind her, but she did not stop and stood next to Armand.

“Did anyone wake up here when the portal impact occurred? Raise your hand if you can.”

no one raised a hand

“Then, does anyone know in detail what happened and how many hunters were sacrificed?”

This time, no one raised their hand.

They just looked at her with her eyes as to why they are like that.

“A total of 4.2 million people were killed. They were all Awoken.”

It's only been around 5 years or so.

It was hell.

At that time, no one had hope.There was a time when no one could do the noble thing of sacrifice.

It was a time when I thought I would be lucky if I didn't get killed.

“Do we not know anger? Don't you know sorrow?"

Ha Yoo-rak was shocked.

It's not that they don't understand their feelings, but those who were S-class before they awaken had a deeper wound than anyone else.

“A close colleague I had been with disappeared the next day. The next day, and the next day. Every day, one, two, ten, one day, a hundred.”

Those terrible times when my side was empty one by one every time I woke up.

“I have no intention of lowering the sorrow you have gone through. But don’t try to bring us down with our feelings.”

When Ha Yu-rak finished speaking, his protesting voice was also silent.

Armand sighed briefly.

“The sadness of losing a colleague is not something we don’t know. As Yurak said, we also lost a lot.”

“But, we… … .”

"okay. They look to you like the monsters we put them into limbs.”

Monster Wave was a training that had many problems to the extent that several words were exchanged even among the executives.

No, it wasn't actually training.

As Park Hyunsoo said, Monster Wave was a battle he risked his life for.

In fact, many people died or were seriously injured.

But that made a lot of people stronger.

“Sacrifice of cattle for the sake of the generations. I know it's never a good word. But the world is cruel. If you are outraged at their sacrifice and do not cross the limit, what will humanity be like in 5 months?”

“There is no guarantee that we will win if we awaken to the S-Class, right?”

I know Jang too, but his heart couldn't accept it.

“If we fail, isn’t it a dog death in the end? … .”

He knelt down on his knees and wept.

The person next to him gave him a hug.

“If you lose, that’s the end of it.”

It was then.

Haksen, who was sitting quietly in the corner, opened his mouth.

“Does it need to be complicated? all or nothing those who died earlier? If they win, they become a footstool for mankind, and if they lose, whether they are us or not, in the end they die the same.”

Haksen got up and stood in front of the cabinet.

He said looking back at everyone.

“The feelings I have now are meaningless right now. To grieve for someone or to be angry is all we can do right now after we are alive.”

"However."

“Why do you keep trying to deny it?”

For two years, Haksen was swallowed up by all sorts of thoughts.

He had a lot of troubles, and it was only a while ago when he gave up his life and went back and forth between portals.

Then he finally came back here.

“I decided not to think too much.”

I wanted to be a 'meaningful person'.

So, what is ‘meaning’?

Haksen recalled the words Park Hyunsoo had told him before he left.

“Live man. Let's struggle to survive. I think about it after the next peace comes.”

If you survive.

Isn't that what it means?

* * *

Ha Yu-rak looked at Lee Min-ah standing next to him and smiled.

“I’m standing next to you like this.”

“We were standing next to each other during the last wave.”

“You were in a different class back then.”

“Are you kidding me in this situation?”

As Lee Min-ah wrinkled one of her eyes, Ha Yu-rak burst into laughter.

“… … Solve it. Whoops!”

"Hahaha!"

Then, Lee Min-ah couldn't stand it and started to laugh.

The laughter of the two women on the battlefield with a serious atmosphere was enough to draw attention.

The two didn't care.

However, thanks to the laughter of the two, the atmosphere on the battlefield was slightly relaxed.

In fact, they didn't know that.

“It begins.”

Ha Yu-Rak said.

The sight of an ominous light emanating from the gate was already familiar.

“Are you nervous?”

"little."

It was a different level of difficulty than the previous wave.

"let's go."

"Yes."

Ten monsters jumped out of the gate at the same time.

Ha Yu-rak and Lee Min-ah flew forward as soon as they came out.

The last monster wave has begun!

* * *

“Each one of them is a vessel that can handle an S-class portal.”

Isaac frowned as he looked at the monsters that came out of the gate.

As he spent two years in Africa, quite a few S-class portals were attacked by him.

Thinking back on that time, he couldn't put a good face on his face.

Being the owner of an S-class portal is not just about being strong.

Everyone had one special ability.

“There are ten of them.”

Not even sequentially, but simultaneously.

“I’m going to die terribly.”

It was said that S-classes were all over the place, but conversely, it was not strange if the S-class died.

[I told you to come out when more than 30% die, but I think you should do it soon?]

“You’ll see if you watch it.”

It was not only the S-class that increased the number.

Class A also increased more than three times compared to before the wave, and class C and higher increased at least ten times.

The power itself is different.

Perhaps there was a possibility that it would end without even going out on its own.

Isaac looked down at the ground while sitting in the air.

At first glance, the battle looked like monsters slaughtering hunters.

However, if you look closely, there were no deaths from the human side.

Rather, they pushed the monsters through various strategies.

“It’s a six-legged skeleton. It’s okay.”

Hunters acknowledged the difference between their opponent and their power, and used a strategy that suits them.

It's just the six bones.

Attacks monsters while minimizing damage.

Even if it's not a critical hit, if damage accumulates, even a strong being will fall.

[Ooh, can't we go downstairs?]

“What are you talking about out of the blue?”

[I want to taste some blood after a long, long time!]

The Demon Sword has never drank blood since it entered the spaceship.

However, blood was flowing non-stop down there, and it was already forming a puddle.

It was a temptation that could not be tolerated by the demon sword who came right away even when the symptoms of blood withdrawal came.

But the little boy firmly shook his head.

"Can not be done."

[Why darling! You are hungry too!]

“I am not sick.”

After reaching the deep sword, I no longer crave blood like a lie.

Until then, it had to be without a certain amount of blood like a magic sword.

[Gyaaaaah! Geez!]

“Even if you don’t use it like that… … !”

As Isaac was about to speak firmly, a colossal presence came over him from not far away.

666

Was it an illusion to see an evil, ominous number?

‘It could be an illusion.’

Isaac dyed the demon sword in blood.

Without a single thought, he pulled out the sword.

Then he swung it relentlessly towards the place where he felt his presence.

However,

Good profit-!!!

Why do I hear someone scratching the blackboard relentlessly?

It must have been a blade that would surely reach wherever the heart touched.

“… … It did not reach.”

[It's not unusual. You have to run away, partner.]

Unsurprisingly, the demon sword warned with a serious voice.

run away?

‘Can you run away?’

The little boy loosened his cross-legged seat.

coming closer

The presence of '666' that shimmers even though it is invisible.

“Don’t praise me for not running away.”

A voice that seemed to unite all the evils of the world penetrated my ears.

A sword was placed on Isaac's chest.

the world expands

A wide horizon fell at a glance.

so is the sky.

You can see everything even if you don't see it.

that's the.

heart (heart).

[Heart Sword - Transformation]

The magic sword drew a circular trajectory, and the sword pole pointed towards the sky.

The heart that sees the world aims for only one thing.

[stitch]

Fuwook-!!

An intangible energy pierced the air.

And Isaac's eyes opened.

“It’s nothing.”

A huge golden crown caught my eye.

The next thing you see is the head of a bizarrely tangled beast.

The body of an infinitely huge four-legged beast.

The scariest thing is the red horns soaring above the crown.

“Courage will be imaginary, and I will send you pain-free.”

[partner!!!!!!!!!]

Isaac's body is torn to pieces.

“Do not be born in the next life.”

Consciousness is gone... … .

… …

“I did something.”

The black one grabbed the horns.

Isaac's body, which had been scattered, began to unite again.

The black one looked down on the beast, with naturalization flowing.

“What are you?”

“… … Right. Are you the strongest person running wild on the earth?”

"ground? iced coffee."

The black one smiled.

The darkness that covered the body, the black river, flickered off.

Park Hyunsoo said with a smile.

“Let’s go to a quiet place.”

The two new ones suddenly disappeared.

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