Leveling Up Alone

Chapter 262: Second Awakening (2)

This was a hunting ground where even Master Ground Hunters brought their guild or raid party members along with them, yet she was alone.

[Han-Yeol.]

[Yeah?]

[Heal.]

[Oh!]

Han-Yeol completely forgot the reason why he was an overpowered Hunter.

As Han-Yeol placed his palm between her chest and abdomen, Tayarana felt a chill. It was obvious that she would feel cold, given that her suit was made of some sort of special material that felt cold to the touch.

Badump! Badump! Badump! Badump!

However, Han-Yeol did not feel cold at all; his heart started thumping wildly once he touched her cold hard suit. The thought of the princess wearing such a suit felt erotic to him for some reason.

Han-Yeol had always admired female knights ever since he was young, and he purposely searched for porn depicting medieval settings where a female knight fornicated with a noble.

He was not a pervert; it was just that every man had their own fetish when it came to porn.

[Han-Yeol…?] Tayarana called out after Han-Yeol froze upon placing his hand near her chest.

Han-Yeol instantly blushed upon hearing her voice and kept his head down to avoid showing his reddened face. He wondered, ‘W-What's wrong with me...?’

Countless people had touched Tayarana's Horus Suit, regardless of whether they were male or female, and she wasn't bothered by it, as she was wearing the suit anyway.

However, it felt different the moment Han-Yeol laid his hands on her. She could feel her face starting to turn red, and it suddenly began to feel warm inside the suit, even though it automatically regulated her temperature.

‘Haa… Haa…’

She began to breathe heavily, but she didn't want to reveal this side of herself to Han-Yeol. Eventually, she had to close her visor to conceal her face.

Chwak!

‘Restore…’

Woooong!

Han-Yeol, after calming himself down, used his skill to heal Tayarana’s wounds.

Restore might not replenish the target's mana, but that didn't matter since Tayarana's mana recovery was far better than anyone else's.

[Thanks, Han-Yeol,] Tayarana muttered, her voice slightly shaking.

Unfortunately, Han-Yeol was preoccupied with his own troubles and failed to notice the change in her voice.

[Oh, d-don't mention it... This is the least I can do for you,] he replied.

Similarly, Tayarana failed to notice the change in his voice as she was preoccupied with trying to calm herself down too.

It was not surprising that the atmosphere became extremely awkward between them.

‘Tsk tsk... both of them can be quite frustrating sometimes,’ Mujahid thought as he shook his head.

He could already tell that there was something between the two, which was quite surprising since he was usually dense when it came to reading Mariam's feelings.

“Gwuuu Eeeeeek!”

Bam!

The giant monster's transformation was complete.

Wooooooong!

It spread its filthy, vile mana all over the place.

Bam!

It shifted its weight onto one leg, crushing half of the city hall building as if it were a sandcastle.

Bam! Thud!

Despite losing its balance and landing on its butt, it still towered over Han-Yeol and the others standing on the rooftop of the partially destroyed city hall building.

“Wow… That thing’s huge…” Tia muttered.

“Kieeeeek!” Mavros shrieked as if to show he was unafraid of the gigantic monster.

‘Yeah, I have Mavros, who’s definitely stronger than before, and Tia on my side. I’m no longer the same Hunter,’ Han-Yeol thought.

He was much stronger overall compared to the time when the Horus raid party fought against the Thousand Armed Bodhisattva, but he wasn't the only one who had grown stronger.

Chwak!

Mavros had significantly improved since the Thousand Armed Bodhisattva raid, and Han-Yeol had also acquired a new monster pet, the Arachnid named Tia.

It wasn't just Han-Yeol's group that had become stronger; Tayarana had now achieved the rank of Master Hunter too.

‘We can win.’

Han-Yeol felt confident that they could defeat the boss monster.

“Gwuuu Ooooh!”

Shwik!

The boss monster took a swipe at the party without any warning.

[It’s coming!]

[I’ll go first!]

Shwooom!

Tayarana spread her wings and soared into the sky.

[Tara!]

Han-Yeol considered stopping her but decided against it. As long as the boss monster's aggro was focused on Tayarana, Mujahid and the other Hunters would remain safe, creating opportunities for them to deal damage whenever there was an opening in the boss monster's defense.

“Mavros!”

“Kiek!”

Of course, that didn't mean Han-Yeol was going to stand around and let her do most of the work.

"Get on!" he told Tia.

"Hoho~ Don't worry about me, master~ I'm going to show that monster what a real ambush is," Tia replied coyly.

Han-Yeol felt relieved after seeing her confidence. Tia was quite dependable at times like this, and she felt like an older sister to Han-Yeol, who had lost his elder sister at an early age due to his parents' divorce.

“Be careful.”

“Hoho~ Don’t worry about me~”

“Alright, let’s go, Mavros!”

“Kieeeek!”

Chwaaak!

Mavros spread his wings at Han-Yeol's signal and then took off with a resounding boom! He ascended into the air, twisted his body, and vigorously flapped his wings, generating another deafening boom! as he soared toward the boss monster.

“Eat this! Mana Explosion!”

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Han-Yeol didn't bother launching a few simple attacks to gauge the enemy's strength. Instead, he unleashed three full blasts from his shoulder cannons at the boss monster's face.

He targeted the boss monster's face because it was the best area to gain a monster's aggro, a tactic typically reserved for the Tanker in the group. However, Han-Yeol was free to strike the monster's face since the concept of position no longer applied to him as a Master Rank Hunter.

Seuk… Boom!

‘Oh? This thing isn't as tough as it looks,’ Han-Yeol thought as he witnessed the boss monster lift its arm to block the powerful mana shells, even though its attention remained fixed on Tayarana.

‘This isn't going to be easy.’

Han-Yeol instinctively knew that this would be a long and challenging battle. However, he had no intention of stopping because of that. It was now time for him to give the boss monster the warm welcome it deserved.

“Mavros! Poison Spear!”

“Kyaaaahk…!”

Wooooong!

Mavros gathered his mana to shoot a Poison Spear the moment Han-Yeol gave the command. Then, he let out a shriek before diving toward the boss monster.

Poison Spear was one of Mavros' most powerful skills, capable of inflicting extremely potent venom that could kill an enemy unless they possessed a powerful skill capable of detoxifying it.

Bam!

“Huh?”

Mavros' Poison Spear struck the arm of the boss monster, but the boss monster showed no signs of being poisoned or even damaged. It was a shocking sight when the spear not only failed to penetrate the boss monster's arm but also simply dissipated like smoke afterward.

"Kyu?" Mavros tilted his head in confusion and emitted a cry similar to the sound he used to make, despite still being in his grown state.

Of course, the sound was nowhere near as cute as the one he used to make since he was much bigger now.

“W-What the hell was that?!” Han-Yeol was in utter disbelief.

Still, that did not mean he was simply going to give up.

“Mavros!”

“Kiek?”

“Let’s fuck him up real good this time!”

“Kiek!”

It seemed that Mavros now held a grudge against the boss monster for the embarrassment of having his attack blocked so easily.

“Let’s go!”

“Kieeeeek!”

Boom!

Mavros zipped through the air with a sonic boom as he flew toward the boss monster.

***

Bam!

[Help me!]

[Where are the police?!]

[Help! Police!]

While Han-Yeol and Tayarana were busy fighting for their lives in the Faiyum hunting ground, a separate crisis was unfolding in Cairo. The city was in complete chaos.

Ratatatata!

[Glory to god!]

[Glory to god!]

[Glory to god!]

[Glory to god!]

The same chant echoed throughout Cairo, accompanied by the sound of gunfire, plunging the entire city into chaos.

However, the city was not the only thing in chaos at the moment; the government was also in disarray. They had been concentrating all their efforts on Shabab when they were suddenly caught off guard by the terrorist organization, Sword of God.

[Bring down Egypt!]

[Glory to god!]

The Sword of God came prepared this time, recruiting even the smallest terrorist organizations spread throughout Egypt.

[There’s no turning back! We need to finish Egypt this time!]

[Glory to god!]

[Death to the infidels!]

[Glory to god!]

Cairo was not the only city affected; the attacks instantly spread all over the country.

War… This marked the first large-scale conflict between humans since the dimensional gates appeared. It was a decisive war between modern-day Egypt, influenced by Ancient Egyptian Mythology, and the extremists who sought to impose their religious laws on the nation.

Bam!

[What embarrassment is this?!] Phaophator was enraged upon receiving the reports, slamming his fist on the table.

[I-I apologize, sir!]

[It... It happened too quickly for us to react…]

[Silence! I'll hold you accountable for this situation later on. First, report on the state of affairs.]

[Y-Yes, sir! There are terrorist attacks occurring all over the country. We have identified twenty-seven organizations involved so far. Most of them are small, excluding the five mid-sized ones and the largest one among them, the Sword of God. Our casualties so far include eighty-one civilians, one hundred-one soldiers, and eleven Hunters.]

There were already numerous casualties, and the problem was that the numbers were expected to rise.

[What about the terrorists?]

[We have confirmed the deaths of seventy-eight regular terrorists and three Hunters in action.]

Bam!

[You call this a report?!]

[A-Apologies, sir! T-They caught us completely off-guard…]

The Minister of Interior, responsible for the country's security, was utterly flustered. The nation was rapidly descending into chaos and lawlessness, making it difficult for him to even raise his head.

***

Bam!

“Argh!”

“Kieeeek!”

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Han-Yeol pushed Tayarana out of the way and took the hit from the boss monster's fist, along with Mavros.

Splash!

They landed in an old, filthy pond nearby.

"Gwuuu Ooooh!" The boss monster let out a roar, as if celebrating swatting down the annoying fly buzzing around it.

“Damn it… Isn’t this no different from a sewer?”

“Kyu!”

Han-Yeol crawled out of the filthy pond. He was unharmed even after taking the full force of the punch, thanks to his high VIT.

“Ugh… I stink…”

“Kyu…”

Both Han-Yeol and Mavros were neat freaks in their own ways, so neither of them could stand how they smelled right now. Unfortunately, Han-Yeol didn't possess any skills that could clean them up at the moment.

It might have been possible for them to at least attempt to rinse off the smell if he had any water-attribute skills, but it was a shame that he had neither in this situation.

[Bring it on! Bwahahaha!]

[Everything is meaningless…]

It went without saying that Han-Yeol's demons were participating in the battle as well. The demons positioned themselves and fought valiantly against the boss monster. The boss monster was a formidable foe that could only be brought down with their combined efforts.

Boom!

There was no way Han-Yeol was going to simply stay down after being shoved into a filthy pond, and his pet, which took after its owner, was equally determined.

‘Mana Explosion!’

Shwiiing… Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Mavros was quite aggressive in combat, much like his owner, and he possessed a battle maniac's spirit. However, this time, he left all the offense to his owner and focused on flying around as instructed. He understood that the best way to deal damage to the boss monster was for Han-Yeol to handle all the attacking.

This was why Han-Yeol found it quite comfortable to fight while riding Mavros, as they were in perfect sync.