Chapter 17. How Many Tails? (1) (2/2)
Seo Jun-Ho climbed a number of dunes before he found a suitable hill Fro in a line
“I can relax now”
The Fire Foxes would find them soon, and then the Cinder Fox would appear Seo Jun-Ho planned to wait until then
‘I’ll make myI need to do’
Seo Jun-Ho conjured some chunks of ice and cooled hi since Fire Foxes had good noses
A scream reverberated from the front of the formation
“I-it’s a Fire Fox!”
“How many are there? 3040What the hell, there’s at least 50!”
They were surrounded in an instant, and the Players gulped nervously
Cha Min-Woo caly! We have the advantage!”
The Players came back to their senses and started to move They pulled out their weapons and readied their skills as they waited for the Fire Foxes to attack
Grr…
Khak!
The Fire Foxes were at least four tiroup They were smart and soon realized that there were only 26 Players As such, the 50 clever Foxes rushed at the Players without hesitation
Khaaa!
Graaaagh!
Cha Min-Woo’s eyes flashed He forcibly stopped the Players who tried to attack and had theht moment And the moment the distance between them and the Fire Foxes reached 20 ave the coic The trap hidden under the sand started to activate
Bzzt!
Powerful lines of electricity shot out between eachscent wafted from their flesh
“It worked!”
“They fell for it!”
“Phew, of course, they did” Cha Min-Woo felt satisfied as he saw the way the others looked at him in surprise He was the one who had set up the for
‘Methods of hunting have changed froy Things were different from the times when they made weapons by hand and made shabby pitfalls The researchers at the National Guild of Scientists made weapons that were easy to use They were the ones that had set the new standards for hunting
‘And if I’ weapons and tactics…‘
It was only a matter of time before he achieved the title of a Ranker Cha Min-Woo had no doubt of this
“We’ve already reduced their numbers by half! The time is now!”
As the Fire Foxes nu and pulled out his weapon He continued to give orders as he started to hunt the Fire Foxes It was important to raise his individual level as well as the level of his contribution
Rip! Slice!
Like the Cheong-Hae elites that they were, Cha Min-Woo and his teammates hunted faster than the other Players
“And here I thought that the Gate would be hard because of the Cinder FoxThis is nothing”
“We -Hae Guild members”
As their fear of death started to fade, their abilities started to shi+ne Not a single Player was injured, and they easily won the battle They gathered around Cha Min-Woo
“That was an a”
“After we clear the Gate, your reputation will spread”
“They say that even brushi+ng collars is a connection Would you like to trade nu at Cha Min-Woo like he was a hero Cha Min-Woo laughed as he stopped them “Noe haven’t won just yet The most important battle is still ahead of us”
“Ahthat’s right We still have to fight the Cinder Fox”
“But you’ve already created a strategy for that, correct?”
“If it’s Teauaranteed our victory”
“I’m thankful that you have solike this Cha Min-Woo was actually very nervous
‘After we clear this Gate, I’ll have taken the first step in beco as the legendary Player Specter
Actually, he would stand out even le casualty aned the traps
‘I was right It’s best to use the latest technology for weapons and traps’ Shortly after the group took a water break, a soft sound came from the distance
Sizzle! Sizzle! Growlll!
The sound of stepping on sand? No, the sound of burning sand? Even though there wasn’t a rabbed their weapons
The pri them
“T-Team Leader Cha What is this?”
“It’s here” Cha Min-Woo was nervous for a different reason But he soon calreat shadow ca the sun
“Huh? A shadow…?” As if on cue, the Players turned and their faces fell
“N-no way”
“That’sThat’s not the Cinder Fox, is it?”
It was 205 meters each An enor
The great Cinder Fox stared down at the corpses of the Fire Foxes beneath it Its eyes flashed like the eyes of a parent who had just lost their children
Its eyes clouded with sorrow It raised its head toward the sun and howled
Awoooooo…!
There were no mountains, but the sound of its cry rode the dunes until it echoed in the sky
The Players were lost in their panic and stared up in astonish Dunes, The Cinder Fox, has appeared]
From behind its enor clouds[4]
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1 89,000, for comparison, the core is 10m+ ☜
2 In webtoons/novels ‘pressure’ is felt froh they don’t really know each other it counts as a business connection ☜
4 The original just says ‘clouds’ but it doesn’t translate well in english ☜