Chapter 80: 80

“Yes…?”

Su-hyeun spoke as if it was an insignificant thing . Lee Kang-hee also felt like it was not a big deal . At the embarrassing expression of Lee Kang-hee, Su-hyeun clicked his tongue .

“How can he be so scared by the size of the monster, even before he actually fights?” Su-hyeun thought .

Suddenly, the awakeners from the three guilds who had been hiding returned . They gathered around Su-hyeun, who looked around at them and opened his mouth .

“Everybody takes a position . ”

Su-hyeun’s voice was very low . The enchanting voice spread loud and clear . At the same time, it calmed the more nervous among the group because they could not feel any tension from Su-hyeun’s voice .

“It will take a while for that slow octopus to come here . We have enough time to get ready,” Su-hyeun said .

What he said was correct . They could only see Kraken because it was so big, but it looked like it would take a while before it would actually arrive . Until then, they could finish their preparations . The panicked party planned to reclaim their peace, even if it took time . If a fearless leader was present, people would feel less scared . And that was the first and the most important virtue for the leader of the raid .

“Kraken…” Su-hyeun thought .

Although he met it in an unexpected place, that wasn’t a scary creature .

“Although it might be a little annoying . ”

That was what Su-hyeun thought about Kraken . It would be annoying, but it was not impossible to kill . If the others could cooperate, it would be possible to catch it without too much damage .

However, that was only if people did not freak out because of its size . Or…

“From now on, everybody will do as I say . ” Su-hyeun used his influence as a raid leader for the first time . “Does anyone here have a fire or electric shock skill?”

With those words, some raised their hands .

***

Act 7

Rumble—!

Kraken almost arrived . It looked far bigger as it grew closer . Those who felt some relief at Su-hyeun’s words started to feel nervous again .

“It…it’s coming!”

“Keep the formation and focus!” each guild’s master shouted, but it was a vain attempt .

Whirl—!

Boom—!

Kraken arrived and quickly disrupted the formation . To be specific, those who were frightened moved out of line to get as far from Kraken as possible .

Grrowr—!

Kraken slowly opened its mouth and cried . As Su-hyeun had expected, Kraken was slow on land . But each leg was about a hundred meters long, so no matter how slow it was, it could not be ignored .

“What are you doing, idiots! Didn’t you hear the command to keep formation?” Lee Kang-hee shouted to his guild’s awakeners as they left their spots . In the middle of the mess, people stared at one person . Lee Kang-hee also saw the man walking towards Kraken alone .

Lee Kang-hee mumbled while looking back, “Kim Su-hyeun…?”

Su-hyeun approached Kraken . Lee Kang-hee knew what Su-hyeun would do . When they had discussed the role and position before, Su-hyeun had said something . But he could not believe that Su-hyeun moved alone .

“You’re smaller than the other one,” Su-hyeun said .

Grrrr—!

Su-hyeun looked up at Kraken from below . “Are you that Kraken’s baby?”

Kraken looked down at Su-hyeun, who was not sure whether it understood his words or perceived him as a threat . His Provocation skill would not work well on a monster of this size . So instead of relying on Provocation skill, he had to get its attention through other means .

Whoosh—!

Su-hyeun spread his Flame skill around Kraken . It reacted to the heat with anger and pain .

Gwuuuuooo—!

It was not a smart monster . It was not hard to catch its eye .

[Indomitable Body . ]

[The Transfiguration Skill: Imoogi . ]

[The Flame . ]

Those were a few of the highest proficiency skills Su-hyeun possessed . The color of his Flame changed to blue . It was hotter and it required more concentrated magic .

Whiz—!

Su-hyeun jumped upward . He used his Leap skill and flew several more meters up . He still needed to kick the air a few more times to reach Kraken’s head .

Swish—!

As Su-hyeun quickly narrowed the distance, Kraken reacted immediately . While it could recognize the threat quickly, its movement was not fast enough .

Whirl—!

Gram vibrated as if it hurried Su-hyeun to use it . Su-hyeun had saved his energy . The goal was set .

“Frist of all…” Su-hyeun mumbled .

Stab—!

Slash—!

Su-hyeun’s sword cut Kraken’s eyes .

“Take its sight . ”

Grrrrr—!

***

Kraken raised its two legs and covered its eyes . The huge body swung its legs everywhere, causing chaos . The huge legs broke down the old houses around it, and Kraken opened its mouth and cried in pain .

Looking at it, Lee Kang-hee thought, “Really… He really did it . ”

“I will take away its sight first . ”

When Lee Kang-hee had asked how he would do that, Su-hyeun did not answer . He just said he could . That was his answer—if it could even be considered an answer . Lee Kang-hee had thought Su-hyeun was bluffing . He thought what Su-hyeun had said was nonsense . But he really made it . As the title of S-Rank, Su-hyeun embodied his role perfectly .

“It lost its sight,” Lee Kang-hee thought .

Kraken was struggling after it lost its sight . It looked like it did not have a good sense of smell, so this was a golden opportunity .

“What are you doing? Attack quickly!” Lee Kang-hee ordered awakeners of the Papillon Guild who were in their places . Each of them was a B-Rank awakener and a hand-picked soldier . Their attack skills would be enough . With their power, Kraken’s size would not matter .

“Let’s go!” Lee Kang-hee raised his sword and shouted .

The awakeners capable of close combat were followed by Lee Kang-hee .

Su-hyeun looked at them and shouted, “Don’t get close! Use fire skill from a distance!”

That was what had been decided in the beginning . People were supposed to attack from afar after Su-hyeun took Kraken’s sight . That was Su-hyeun’s instruction .

“From a distance?”

“Did he say don’t get close?”

“Yes, that was what he said…”

At Su-hyeun’s order, the awakeners of the Papillon Guild were flustered because the guild master and raid leader gave different commands . In such a case, they were supposed to follow Su-hyeun’s order since he was the raid leader . Yet they had no choice but to read the face of Lee Kang-hee . They would not see Su-hyeun again when this dungeon attack ended, but Lee Kang-hee was different .

Lee Kang-hee also paused for a moment at Su-hyeun’s order . But the reason was different .

“What the hell do you know?” Lee Kang-hee thought .

Lee Kang-hee was dissatisfied with Su-hyeun, who intercepted his command inward .

“The strategy can change depending on the circumstances . ”

Lee Kang-hee felt rather pathetic compared to Su-hyeun, something that Su-hyeun didn’t know . Of course, there was another reason .

“The one who gets that Kraken will take the biggest contribution . ”

In the case of a dungeon attack through an alliance, everyone from each guild was supposed to record the contents . And the contributions were divided based on those videos and overall evaluation of the raid members . The reward of Ether stone was distributed according to those results .

“Don’t listen to him! Just run!” Lee Kang-hee shouted .

“Yes, sir!”

“It’s big but slow! Each bash is strong, so don’t attack it head-on, attack the sides! It’s lost its sight now!”

At Lee Kang-hee’s order, the members of the Papillon Guild moved quickly . He had attacked many dungeons and felt he had the experience that Su-hyeun lacked . So, he followed his own instincts .

“Idiots! Jeez!” Su-hyeun thought .

Whiz—!

Boom—!

It swung its leg randomly . Even though it lost its sight, the legs were still a threat . Su-hyeun hurriedly jumped to the side with Leap skill to escape its leg .

“It’s definitely slow . ”

The matter was the size, and its survival power and endurance . Its speed was not very difficult for the B-Rank awakeners . Moreover, this Kraken had lost its sight, so the accuracy of the attack was pretty low . If so, it would be possible to unilaterally damage it . Lee Kang-hee’s judgment was clearly justified to some extent . But that judgment was only based on partial information .

“Get the dame away—!” Su-hyeun shouted, but they did not listen to him . They seemed to have chosen to listen to Lee Kang-hee’s instructions .

“Oh my god! Really…?”

Su-hyeun scratched his head in frustration . He knew there would be people not listening to him, but this was bad timing . It was much more effective to attack all at once from a distance than to approach dangerously close . And because they came so close, the other guilds could not attack freely .

“Let a fool hold his tongue and he will pass for a sage,” Su-hyeun sighed .

To bring back Kraken’s attention, it looked like he had to rush .

“I will see you later,” Su-hyeun thought as he saw Lee Kang-hee rushing to Kraken with crazy eyes . “You will die . ”

***

Swish—!

Boom, boom boom—!

The legs of Kraken hit the ground . The one old building collapsed, and the pieces flew everywhere . But no one was there . Kraken had a hard time finding the targets with his blinded eyes .

“One, two!”

The awakeners of the Papillon Guild were busy fleeing Kraken’s leg . Fortunately, it was not difficult to avoid . The size of the legs made them easy to see, and they were also slow and sluggish .

“We have to be careful with each shot . ”

“It really is easier than I thought it would be . ”

“Don’t get too cocky . It takes blows well . ”

The two awakeners talked continuously while dodging Kraken’s legs . They were nervous at first, but now that they understood Kraken’s movements, they were not difficult to dodge . If it were a game, it was like they learned a boss monster’s pattern . Moreover, Kraken was distracted by the other attacks from other awakeners from all over .

Kiyaaaaa—!

Whirl, whirl, whirl, whirl—!

An unexpected sound stabbed their ears . It was more than just a noise . As soon as they heard it, their heads were shaking and they felt nauseous . It was Kraken’s cry .

“Ugh… What, what is that?”

“Sound…?”

“Oop…”

The effect was greater on those near Kraken . They raised their magic, blocked their ears, and tried to hold their minds, but nothing worked . The nauseous stomach made them vomit . Their eyes were shaking dizzily .

“Damn… What the hell…”

Lee Kang-hee could not believe what had just happened . He held his head with one hand, raised it and looked up . And that moment…

“Damn… The eyes!”

His eyes met Kraken as it regained its sight .