The outbreak was dangerous . All the hunters understood that . They were checking there surroundings for civilians who were still not able to evacuate . Jinhyuk said
"This is a Red Gate . Be careful"
[The gates which are above A-Rank are described using colours which follow the order of rainbow . After the A-Rank gate comes the Yellow Gate (can be dealt with 15 A-Ranks and 2 S-Ranks) , after that comes the Orange Gate (can be dealt with 25 A-Ranks and 3 S-Ranks) , after which comes the Red Gate (it does not open a dungeon rather it starts an instant outbreak . Can be dealt with 35 A-Ranks and 4 or more S-Ranks) and last comes the Black Gate (undefeatable)]
"We will go in different directions to search for any trapped person . If we find any of them take them to safety " said Jinhyuk
"Understood" said everyone
Jinhyuk and the others rushed at different sides . Jinhyuk was heading towards the east when he saw two people , one woman and her son in the rubbles . The boy was desperately trying to free his mother who was injured and was crushed under the rubble yet alive . Jinhyuk rushed and reached there , he patted the kid's shoulder as he turned with a crying face . Jinhyuk gave him a smile which meant 'everything will be okay' . Jinhyuk caught the rubble with both his hands and applied his entire strength . The rubble lifted up in probably an instant as he threw it off . Jinhyuk saw a beast approaching them . He turned to the child and said in a light tone
"Wait here , your mother is okay . Help is on its way"
Jinhyuk turned towards the beast which was an fenrir . It jumped off towards Jinhyuk but he didn't flinch . He caught the fenrir's mouth with his arms and slammed him on the ground so hard that the wolf's head exploded . Jinhyuk crouched his knees and slammed the ground forming a crater giving him enough boost to fly in the air . He saw a herd of A-Rank beast approaching as he landed with a confident posture . He clenched his fist and took out his longsword from his inventory as he was ready . The expression Jinhyuk made scared even the beasts . His eyes were covered with his hair as only one of his eye was exposed radiating a bluish aura . His mana leaked from his body as it released a pressure .
"COME ON , LET'S FIGHT" Jinhyuk shouted as he rushed towards the beasts and they too rushed towards him .
-SEOL-AH'S SIDE-
Seol-ah was now near the west corner of the city . She saw a numerous number of mixed beasts like the fenrir , orcs and trolls . She quickly drawn her sword as she activated her skill
"Sky Soaring Sword" she said
As she said that all the beasts noticed her . She closed her eyes and concentrated . The sky crackled as a gust of lightning descended and covered her sword . She opened her eyes and said in a low voice
"Speed Of God"
Seol-ah vanished from her position . She was next seen up above in the sky as she descended with her lightning imbued sword . She said
"Sky Soaring Sword , third form : Lightning blade"
The beasts present there were sliced in half in an instant . She continued to move forward with her sword and her speed which was unparalleled . She cut through many beasts as she reached the center of the herd . There were atleast 200 of them which were mostly A-Ranks . Seol-ah now felt a little sense of helplessness . She was exhausted from running all the way here as well as her mana was low because she was using the ligtning sword for a long time . Seol-ah's face darkened as she saw the beasts approaching her . She stepped back and was ready for the impact but she heard a voice
"Fire Magic : Flame Lance"
Immediately all of the beasts were roasted and burnt to crisp . She was confused but the same voice spoke
"Are you alright Cha Seol-ah ssi ?"
She looked up and saw the guildmaster of twilight guild
"Yes , I am okay"
"Ah , I thought I was a bit late" (GuildMaster of Twilight Guild , Choi Sang-in [S-Rank])
"Why are you here alone ?"
"Well I was planning to wrap this alone because my other guild members are helping the citizens"
"Thank you for the help"
"No problem Seol-ah ssi"
"Now let's get to work . We have spent quite a lot of time "
"Indeed , let's go"
Both of them runned towards the side which was the north section in which Deok-gu went . They were running away as they saw Deok-gu slashing the beasts like mere coackroaches . His twin dagger was sharp but it was also extremely sharp because it contains mana and a single contact with a mana imbued object or person increased the strength of the dagger . Deok-gu's slashes were deep and precise . He stopped after clearing all the hord . He was slight exhausted as he sat on the ground . Seol-ah and Sang-in approached him . She placed a hand on Deok-gu's shoulder but the reaction was unexpectable . Deok-gu quickly grabbed her hand and turned and placed a dagger near her throat . She was surprised but Deok-gu got surprised even more . He immediately removed his dagger and let go off her .
"What was that Deok-gu oppa ?"
"Sorry , my senses were hightened so when I heard footsteps I thought enemy is coming and when you placed your arm on my shoulder I reacted "
"Okay , its fine . Here Let me introduce you to Mr . Choi"
"Hello , I am the Guildmaster of Twilight Guild Choi Sang-in and you are ?"
"I am Kim Deok-gu from the Blade Guild"
"Blade Guild ? I have never heard of it before"
"Probably because it was recently created and Cha Seol-ah here is the Vice GuildMaster"
"I see but what is a new guild and a recently awakened S-Rank doing here ?"
"What do you mean ?" Deok-gu's expression was starting to darken .
"I mean you all are newbies and trying to compare to us ?" said Choi Sang-in with a mischeavious face
"I may be an recently awakened but I am still an S-Rank"
"Oh really ? I wonder which S-Rank carry around kitchen knife to play"
"Y-You bastard " said Deok-gu (shaking with anger)
"Whats this commotion about ?" a new voice was heard which sounded pretty heavy
"Ah , Baek Woojin-ssi , I am just teaching these newbie S-Ranks a little lesson"
"Why teach them a lesson ?" (GuildMaster of Leo Guild , Baek Woojin [S-Rank])
"Just FUCK OFF" he said as he stood in front of Deok-gu and released his aura which completely covered the area creating a pressure .
Deok-gu and Seol-ah were affected as they were supressed a little . But then they heard a familiar voice which said
"That's enough" a voice which sent shiver down everyone's spines
A figure entered covered in blood and carrying a long sword which was dripping blood
"And who might you be ?" asked Sang-in in that same tone
"I am the GuildMaster of Blade Guild , Sung Jinhyuk" said Jinhyuk
Both Seol-ah and Deok-gu were relieved to see him but Woojin got pissed off as a nerve popped on his head . He walked towards Jinhyuk and stood in front of him
"Stand down Newbie" he said as he released more mana than last time but Jinhyuk was unfazed . He stood there with a smile on his face .
"Whoa , scary . I am pretty scared" said Jinhyuk as he released his aura which completely supressed both of the guildmasters in an instant . They were unable to stand as they kneeled as were gasping for air . Jinhyuk lifted off the pressure as he said
"Try to read your opponents strength the next time "
Jinhyuk turned back and started walking as Seol-ah and Deok-gu followed him . The pressure was lifted so both the hunters stood up and were shocked to witness Jinhyuk's strength .
"He's gonna be a tough one" said Sang-in
"Yeah , I felt that too" said Woojin
Jinhyuk and his team were walking towards the South end which was the location of the gate . They amount of monsters and hunters here were more than any other place . There were hunters from the Association and of all the numerous Guilds gathered near this place . They walked some distance and met Hyunwoo
"You okay ?" asked Jinhyuk
"Y-Yeah , a lit exhausted " said Hyunwoo
"Seol-ah please heal him"
Seol-ah nodded her head and said "Judgement of Light" . As soon as she said those words a warm feeling gushed through Hyunwoo as he closed his eyes . After about 10 seconds , the healing was complete .
Hyunwoo was confused as he said
"I didn't know that you had a healing skill"
"I actually didn't tell anyone about this skill but I don't know how Jinhyuk oppa got to know" said Seol-ah
"Well , I have that ability . This is both a healing and an offensive skill . It heals normal people and hunters but when used against undead , it causes an attack of an adequate amount of damage . Am I right ?"
"Yes , you are right oppa"
Everyone was confused but Jinhyuk just smiled as he looked towards the gate entrance . The boss was sitting just outside the gate , the association members and the hunters surrounding it keeping a safe distance . Jinhyuk and the others headed there and stood in between everyone as all of them noticed . They said
"It's the S-Ranks . Now the gate can be closed"
"What a relief "
Jinhyuk said everyone to wait as he headed towards the boss . The monster opened his eyes . It was a Werewolf . They were mostly counted as A+ Rank monsters but a boss of a red gate is atleast S-Rank monster . Jinhyuk stood there as it opened his eyes and scanned the area before getting his gaze on Jinhyuk
"ARE YOU THE ONE WHO KILLED MY KIND ?" the monster said
"You are right " Jinhyuk said with his usual tone .
The monster stood up as he vanished and appeared behind Jinhyuk . It slammed its weapon towards Jinhyuk but he remained unflinched . The attacks connected which released a lot of dust and smoke covering the area . As the smoke cleared , everyone saw that Jinhyuk was catching the weapon with his hand and standing .
The beast got a little scared as it jumped back . He attacked again and again but all seemed worth less . The beast got angry as he released his aura . The beast's hair grew long and eyes were red . It has gone into berserk mode . The attacks this time were heavy and controlled and eventually Jinhyuk got a cut on his face . He smiled
"Pretty good for a wolf but you have to do better" said Jinhyuk
-Ti-ting
-[Skill : Mind Sword(SSS)] activated
Jinhyuk's eyes lit up in a blue glow . He levitated up a few inches from the ground as he snapped his fingers , tens and hundreds of swords surrounded the entire place like a wall . Another snap made them point towards the wolfs and a gesture of Jinhyuk's hand was enough to make the swords pierce through the wolf from different areas. Jinhyuk landed on the ground and waited for the dust to settle .
After the smoke removed , everyone saw the body of the S-Rank beast . There were 5 piercing's on its body but the places which were pierced didn't have an inch of flesh or any part of bone .
Jinhyuk turned back and walked towards the location where the other hunters were standing . He walked through them and crossed all of them as he headed towards his complex . Deok-gu , Seol-ah and Hyunwoo were following him . He stood still for a moment and looked at the sky then turned back towards them with a smile as he said
"Why don't we have a party at my place today ?"
"Sounds fun" said Deok-gu
"I will come" said Seol-ah
"Is it alright for me to come ?" asked Hyunwoo
"Well you are a part of Blade Guild now . So I think its worth it" said Jinhyuk .