Chapter 60 (2/2)
-Absolutely. No.
Yoo-seong shook his head.
The level of organization was much too different from what he was used to in Korea. The South Korean Special Defense Agency is obligated to establish and maintain a hotline to call all hunters to a specific area in case of an emergency.
However, in China, communication was difficult even among hunters in the same operation.
Hisssss-!
A giant snake popped out from Yoo-seong’s right. It was the size of a house.
Yoo-seong could have used Auto-hunt but instead opted for a Spider Walk. He coated his legs with Aura and bounced around to dodge the snake’s attack while continuing to text Seoyu.
-Stay in the hospital. Yang Biyeon is going to pick you up soon.
Bang-!
As soon as he typed that in, he leaped, sending the snake crashing against the building behind him. Then, he continued typing.
-We’ll exchange location information in real-time.
The giant snake lunged toward him once more with its mouth wide open.
Without letting go of the phone, Yoo-seong spread his legs apart and wedged his feet in the snake’s mouth. His foot was at the roof of the snake’s mouth, while the other was pressing down on its tongue, effectively stopping the snake from closing its jaws.
Then, he read Seoyu’s response.
-Why? What are you up to?
Yoo-seong shook his head and typed a reply.
-Just come.
As soon as he pressed ‘send,’ he pressed the Auto-hunt button as well. An Aura blade sprang out of his other hand and reached down the snake’s throat.
“What is that?” a hunter, who was watching the scene, yelled in surprise.
“Is that an Aura sword?” his companion, also a hunter, was stunned as well.
Yoo-seong and Yang Biyeon weren’t alone. The two hunters were also enjoying their free time in the food street when disaster struck.
All over the city, there were hunters who were off-duty, but were now fighting against beasts with no preparation and no equipment.
They had to rely on pure Aura.
“That guy, he’s got a death wish,” the first hunter sighed as they watched Yoo-seong come out of the snake’s mouth.
“Should we hunt together?” his companion asked him.
“It’s not a bad idea, but… it’s probably better if we spread out.”
It was not just because of their individualistic tendencies. Of course, hunting together could make it easier and safer for them.
However, there were beasts all over the city right now. There was no time to think about easier hunting. They should spread out and catch as many as they can.
“Okay, it’s better to spread out,” his companion agreed as they began walking.
“Right. Hey! We’re going to… Huh?” the hunter look confused as he saw Yoo-seong’s face.
“Can’t you speak Chinese?”
Yoo-seong is still under Auto-hunt’s control, walking towards the two hunters purposefully.
Go-oh-oh-oh!
Yoo-seong’s hand filled with Aura. Before the hunters could even react…
Wooong-!
Yoo-seong’s hands had gone over their faces.
***
“Honestly, I don’t understand either,” Seoyu admitted to Yang Biyeon.
She had no idea why she was taken from the hospital. Why Yoo-seong needed her during this dangerous situation.
“What do you think?” she asked Yang Biyeon. “Why would he need me? You were there, and you’re a lot stronger than I am.”
There was no answer.
Yang Biyeon merely nodded her affirmation. All her focus and concentration was on the steering wheel and the road in front of them.
At their speed, with that much pandemonium on the streets, they would have crashed against several pedestrians and vehicles already, if not for Biyeon’s control. Seoyu sighed as she realized Yang Biyeon couldn’t answer her.
“Okay. I won’t disturb you,” she told her.
She looked out the window. The scene outside looked straight out of hell.
On top of that, the city streets were almost paralyzed by the crowd, as well as the vehicles that were all trying to escape.
Seoyu heard from the news here and there that the defense agency does not even have a list of available hunters prepared.
Control center, Seoyu remembered the word Yoo-seong texted her. I wish there was a thing here. Really.
Seoyu bit her lips.
Meanwhile, the vehicle suddenly broke into a drift and stopped abruptly. It had arrived at the location Yoo-seong sent them a minute ago.
Even before she stepped out of the car, Seoyu’s eyes were already wide open.
The reason why the car had to swerve was because of giant monster corpses along the street. Yoo-seong was standing in the middle of it.
Seoyu trembled as she observed his face from where she stood. At first glance, he didn’t seem to have any injury.
However, that expression…
Cold sweat dripping over a pale face…
Any hunter could recognize the symptoms of excessive Aura control.
Yoo-seong was obviously over fatigued.
Seoyu rummaged to type in her phone, but she heard Yoo-seong stop him.
“You can just talk,” he said. “I can now… hear it.”
“What do you need me to do?” Seoyu asked politely.
She couldn’t afford to be sarcastic in front of this man, who had obviously suffered so much.
“Take this,” Yoo-seong said, holding out his empty hand.
“What?” Seoyu frowned.
Then, she was surprised as she felt it.
From the hands of Yoo-seong, dozens of fine Aura threads twirled into two spirals.
“One branch is for listening… the other is for speaking,” Yoo-seong explained.
It was the technique he learned from Yang Jeong-cheon, combined with the Parasitic Bee he learned from Sung-wook.
“I’ve linked it to all the hunters I’ve encountered so far.”
Seoyu looked at her hand. On the other end of the thread, she was holding were several hunters moving all over the city.
Seoyu trembled at the incredible scope of Yoo-seong’s technique.
“I didn’t call you to fight with us,” Yoo-seong spoke. “You just need to listen and deliver information from a secure location. Yang Biyeon will escort you.”
Yang Biyeon nodded. Her authority was also recognized in Shanghai, beyond the Red Dragon Society.
Seoyu began to understand why she was called. It was because of her basic knowledge of hunting operations, as well as her expertise in both Chinese and Korean languages.
Yoo-seong raised his cellphone in front of him and told Seoyu:
“I’ll give the orders.”