Chapter 31 - Joint Operation (4) (1/2)

Joint Operation (4)

“Is he a Scavenger?”

Il-hyun murmured and looked down at the fallen man.

The man had a long beard and messy long hair. He had a black tattoo around his neck.

When Il-hyun took off the man’s defense coat, his eyes caught tattoos covering both of the man’s arms.

“I heard that there are a lot of thieves overseas… Awakeners scavenging, huh.”

Even if the man could go invisible, it is always difficult to go to a site unnoticed.

“But, I did it, too…” Ilhyun recalled and laughed.

He was also a Scavenger not too long ago, so he is not one to judge.

Perhaps, this man also had a good reason to do this.

Everyone had their own circumstances.

A single B-ranked core sold on the black market can earn someone enough money for a lifetime, and there are a lot of B-ranked monsters here.

Anyway, the man collapsed in just a single attack by the Phoenix.

He’s not that strong.

“Okay, I’m going to tie you up. I need to take care of urgent things first,” Il-hyun told the unconscious man.

Monsters are still coming out in hordes, and there was no time to evacuate the man.

The location Jeong Jin-sung sent him for his next assignment is blinking significantly on his GPS.

Il-hyun pulled metal bars from the wreckage of the building nearby and transformed them into a sturdy rope.

The man is an Awakener, and he could not take any chances. He tied him up tightly and pinned him to a wall.

Meanwhile, the man still showed no signs of waking up.

Il-hyun then made a wall to completely cover the man, in case monsters, came here. The unconscious and tied up man wouldn’t be able to defend himself.

Once he was done, he climbed onto the wolf’s back and quickly leaped over the ruined buildings and roads, with the Phoenix flying above his head.

“Found you!”

Il-hyun only took moments to arrive at the location.

There are about twenty Creeps and a Craig.

Il-hyun jumped off as the wolf immediately took on the Craig, while the Phoenix flew to the direction of the Creeps.

Bang!

The Creeps didn’t even have time to react as the Phoenix struck them.

Behind them, there was a huge battle between the large wolf and the Craig.

While the wolf has the Craig’s attention, it was time for Il-hyun to take care of the rest.

“From above and below!” he yelled as he slammed his hand on the ground, and suddenly, over twenty giant worms popped out.

The worms appeared to have heavy armor throughout the body and started to entangle the Creeps, while the Phoenix was diving in and out, hitting them.

The worms had huge mouths filled with spikes and started biting the Creeps with it.

Il-hyun jumped in to finish the Creeps off with his AT sword easily.

There was blood all around him, in the middle of the city.

Il-hyun gasped and wiped the sweat flowing over his forehead.

It took more power to use that ability. I think I’ve used up too much energy.

Aside from facing and defeating six other B-ranked monsters one-by-one, he also had to use his ability against the unidentified man.

Suddenly, he heard a crash.

Kwajik!

He quickly turned to look and saw that the wolf had been thrown against the building.

Soon, the wolf’s figure collapsed, and the connection with Il-hyun was lost.

Still, it was successful in buying him time against a B-rank monster while he cleared out the Creeps.

The Craig turned its back on him, ready to attack with its black poison.

It sprayed over his direction, dissolving some of the worms.

Just before it hit him, the Phoenix flew in and spread its wings to protect him.

Wow!

As the red flames and black poison collided, thick black smoke rose.

Soon, the Craig ran out of poison, and Il-hyun was still standing safely behind the Phoenix.

However, the Phoenix has lost its brilliance. It turned to an ashen color and slowly fell to the ground, its burning body fading to embers.

But –

Shhh!

From the embers, the Phoenix burst out again, and with more intense flame this time!

It showed off its gem-like feathers as it spread its wings even wider than before.

Each of Il-hyun’s summons had the qualities of the original, not only in appearance but also in abilities.

It was based on how Il-hyun imagined them.

Of course, the Phoenix’s ability was a powerful one – immortality.

It will not die.

It will keep being reborn from its ashes, even stronger than before.

The only way to defeat it is to incapacitate its summoner, Il-hyun.