Chapter 46 - The Raw Meal (1) (1/2)

The Raw Meal (1)

A world map was unfolded like a hologram on a table.

Numerous marked numbers soared simultaneously.

At the same time, the color of the map rose red, regardless of where in Asia, Europe or Africa.

Not only high-ranked gates, but gates of all series and ranks have increased rapidly.

“This is……” Lee Seok-jin looked down on the hologram, appeared sullen.

Gates have more than doubled over a stable period, increasing to the ranks everyone has been through for years.

It was scheduled to some extent as the risk cycle came.

But this cycle was more than that.

The surprise gate rate has also increased, and the overall time it takes to activate it has been reduced. The number of strange objects with abilities increased, and above all, the number of gates……

“I’ll return. I was preparing for retirement,” said Lee Seok-jin as he shrugged his head and sighed.

He was planning to retire soon as a team leader for Team R, which was packed two days ago, to respond to the risk cycle.

As he was struggling with his life, the life of the Awakener was just a small job.

Of course, some wanted to stay as long as possible. They wanted to enjoy the reputation and the life that followed as a high-ranking Awakener.

Anyway, after a few years of work, it’s money. If you don’t spend a lot of time, money comes to them, but it can’t be used forever.

“Don’t do that, let’s finish this for five more years.”

“There… Five years later, I will the same age as the representative,” Lee Seok-jin laughed at the words of Ryu Jin-tae, the representative of Aegis that stood in front of him.

Ryu Jin-tae, who has never held it against anyone before, smiled and said, “I’m sorry. But what can I do about this?”

“But I think it’s been five years. At the beginning of the risk cycle, how much does it sink in a week even if it soars all at the same time? Usually this has never been a problem, but…”

Although it’s beyond common sense, it had always been the same as the highest gate generation for 1-2 weeks as the time of the cycle change.

“Well, will it really shrink?” Ryu Jin-tae responded with a hurry.

Four cycles in the past 20 years, only two of which are risky.

His story had been a hypothesis then until much more data was accumulated, and he experienced it himself.

“I don’t know. Perhaps… I should go back to the scene again.”

* * *

Summoner Independence.

This incident, which happened by accidentally absorbing the core, kept the person summoned even if you weren’t using it directly.

It was thought the connection between the core and the summoner was loosened as much as the moving core.

However, the opposite was exact.

The two spirits continued, rather than being disconnected, but more reliable, more flexible, and freer.

“A little further down,” Il-hyun murmured.

A completely different landscape was shining on one side of his view as he was gazing at the broken road.

The overlooking city Phoenix saw while he was flying in the sky.

The view was shared with Il-hyun, and it was vivid and bright.

“See…”

Flame-based monsters that are burning all over their bodies quickly stood out even from the vantage view in the sky.

There was nothing to say about the huge giant.

A total of three Ace Monsters along with their locations were all captured by Il-hyun.

They were the most dangerous monsters, so he had to be concerned for them the most.

Fortunately, it is not dangerous here yet. Il-hyun thought to check the location of the monsters in the center.

The river crossing the city was around this area, and the mob was quite extensive with several bridges.

Furthermore, the rivers and bridges served as GPS and communicators.

They were flame-based monsters, and even you use your common sense, it was thought that their group would cross the river without any problems.

Ideally, it would be best to stop each leg from going further.

If the monsters got scattered more than that, the probation could be severe at a reasonably high level.

The isolated Awakenings inside were also gathering by groups to see if some thought the same.

Local awakened people who have been dispatched have already been destroyed.