Episode 239. The world’s strongest man
Hemmingston.
Ever since he was young, he had always heard that he was a genius and the best prospect representing the United States.
That’s how talented he was.
In addition to the basic qualities needed as a hunter, such as mana reserve, practical sense, situational judgment and response ability, the abilities needed as the head of an organization, such as leadership, political power, and language skills, were also excellent.
If I had to pick the most notable ability among them, all my friends would say this in unison:
Cool-headedness.
The ability to find reason before anyone else in any crisis situation, calmly understand the situation, and find a breakthrough.
That was the greatest ability that elevated Hemmingston to the position of the best man in the world and established the Alpha Clan as the undisputed best clan in the world.
It’s still the same now.
Hemingston, whose face was now more rigid than ever, was not making that expression because he was extremely embarrassed.
Rather, I was moving my head as fast as possible more than ever before. In other words, it has already been a long time since I regained my senses.
‘If I can use the same time ability, I have no advantage at all.’
And Hemmingston had already calculated what the future would look like when he went 1-on-1 with Kim Jin-seong.
‘If we stick to it like this, we will lose a hundred out of a hundred.’
The opponent is a fraud itself that absorbs all abilities.
Contrary to Hemmingston, who only had time abilities, Kim Jin-seong’s current abilities were countless.
The Alpha Clan analysis team directly confirmed that Kim Jin-seong had at least 100 abilities.
Including Graham’s ‘dimensionalization’ ability and Finlay’s high-dimensional ability to freely manipulate iron.
‘But one thing is advantageous. ‘Only I have the ability to go back to the past.’
Kim Jin-seong, who is in front of us, may have done it because he was overconfident, but he said that he did not have the ability to go back to the past.
If so, Hemingston still has a chance.
Not a chance to win, but a chance to run away and survive.
‘The mana potion I brought is enough, so I have to use it to compete somehow.’
The only drawback of the time ability is that it consumes 50% of maximum mana each time it is used.
That’s why Hemmingston always carries a mana potion on his belt. Even if he loses his weapon, he tends to keep a mana potion on him 24 hours a day.
This was because mana potions were actually the best weapon for Hemingston.
‘Currently, there are about four left… .’
Hemingston naturally moved his left hand to the back of his waist.
At the same time, his entire body stiffened.
‘… uh?’
There wasn’t.
I couldn’t get my hands on any of the mana potions that were supposed to be hanging on my belt.
“Are you looking for this?”
At that time, Jinseong Kim in front of me spoke and gestured to the left.
Hemingston caught the eye of a black mana stem rising up like a hand, grasping something.
‘My belt!’
The moment he confirmed his identity, Hemingston’s complexion changed.
It was the belt he always wore and the mana potion bottle stuck there.
Even the mana potion bottles were broken and all of their contents were lost.
“I took a sneak peek when I used my time-forward ability earlier. “At that time, you were collecting mana and not even paying attention to your waist?”
“… … !!”
“Seeing as the potion bottle is filled with nothing but MP recovery liquid, I guess the temporal ability consumes a lot of mana?
“I suddenly remember drinking mana potions often, that’s right.”
Kim Jin-seong’s next words could not even be heard by Hemmingston’s ears.
Even Hemingston, who was famous for always maintaining his sense of reason, could not help but be extremely embarrassed at this time.
‘There is no answer to this… !’
Cold sweat began to run down Hemingston’s spine. It was the first cold sweat he had shed since he became the Alpha Clan master.
“I don’t have time, so I’ll go first. “Just show me how many different time abilities you have!”
After finishing speaking, Kim Jin-seong rushed towards Hemmingston with his sword drawn.
Perhaps because it was sub-space, the time it took to get to Hemmingston’s nose was much faster than usual.
* * *
“hmm… .”
Park Do-jun groaned while watching the battle unfold from the rooftop.
“… “The atmosphere is slowly getting sorted out.”
His expression as he spoke to himself was not very bright.
In fact, most of the reinforcements coming into his field of vision were on their way to the subspace magic circle toward the Alpha Clan headquarters after reorganizing.
“It looks like the bombs have all been used now.”
Park Do-jun nodded to the question of Hong Hyun-jin, who was standing next to him.
“Looking at it, it looks like everything that could be used for self-destruction was used.”
Not all of the anti-government agents who carried out the terrorist attack escaped alive.
Those who were unluckily caught ended up using the final move of self-destruction and dying heroically.
It was because I knew that a terrible future awaited me, to the point where it would be better to die even if I survived anyway.
“Looking at the distance between the clans, it seems like they succeeded in planting seeds of suspicion among each other… .”
The most important goal of this operation seemed to have been achieved.
At first, they were running as one, but now they are walking separately, keeping their distance from each other with wary eyes.
“But if this happens, I think the subspace magic circle will be destroyed before Kim Jin-seong escapes.”
The problem is the moment the reinforcements enter the Alpha Clan headquarters after removing the subspace magic circle.
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If he makes a mistake, Kim Jin-seong may have to deal with the entire major clan alone.
“But if you were Jinseong, wouldn’t you somehow run away alone?”
“I think so too, but there is still something to be said for what if.”
Above all, Kim Jin-seong’s role in the rebel alliance is enormous. In fact, it is no exaggeration to say that if Kim Jin-sung disappears, the union itself will lose meaning.
“I want to somehow spread the news and tell them to escape before then, but this is because of the subspace magic circle… .”
Everyone knows this, but when the level changes, communication is of course useless.
Therefore, when conducting a live broadcast within a dungeon, the broadcasting team must bring a wired communication device inside the portal entrance.
The previous youngest contestant was also conducted in a similar manner.
“… This won’t work. “I need to get someone into the magic circle and contact them somehow.”
After finishing speaking, Park Do-jun took out his walkie-talkie.
“There’s no need for that.”
“Wow!”
I suddenly turned around, startled by a voice coming from behind me.
It was Kim Jin-seong.
Hong Hyun-jin, security team leader, and Son Dong-gun were also startled and turned around.
‘When did you approach me?’
‘I didn’t even notice it until it came… .’
At a time when the two people were inwardly shocked, Kim Jin-seong’s mouth opened again.
“The operation was a great success. Now you can solve the subspace magic circle.”
Park Do-jun’s eyes widened at his continued words.
“A huge success? Hemmingston… ?”
“uh. “Once you solve the magic circle, you will naturally understand.”
“Ah Okay. Give instructions! Remove all magic circle protection devices! I say it again… .”
Park Do-jun continues his instructions while urgently pressing the power button on the microphone.
At that time, Hong Hyun-jin was still staring at Kim Jin-seong with a surprised expression.
“Now, are you saying that you have killed Hemmingston?”
“yes.”
“oh!”
Hong Hyun-jin is so shocked that he even covers his mouth with both hands.
Not only her, but Son Dong-gun, who usually shows little emotional change, also looked shocked.
Hemmingston.
This is because the four letters of the name of the man Jinseong Kim killed had a special weight.
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That time.
The subspace magic circle was still like chaos itself.
bang! Quaaaang!
“Ahh!”
“Ugh… !”
The sight of Alpha Clan members falling helplessly from the firepower unleashed by numerous Omurgas.
Thanks to the executives and elite members who rushed to kill Omrga despite suffering numerous casualties, they were barely able to kill one.
But the rest was still fine.
Quaaaang!
“Tsk… !”
Alpha Clan’s Team 1 leader, Quinton, who barely avoided Omrga’s energy wave attack, asked the subordinate next to him.
“How many people are currently left in Team 1?”
“More than half of them have collapsed now!”
“Shit!”
Quinton gritted his teeth. Team 1 of the invincible Alpha Clan, which had never suffered more than 10 casualties in history, is suffering this humiliation.
However, team 1 was in good shape. Some teams lost their function as a team because their team leader had already died.
“What on earth are these people doing?!”
Quinton shouted in frustration and looked to one side.
There, a group of people who were only holding weapons but not actually participating in the battle were gathered together.
There was one person who shouted at them, and that was Deputy Master Duke.
“What are you all doing?! Why don’t you rush towards Omrga?! As an alliance, shouldn’t we do our best to help our ally clans when they are in crisis?!”
“… … .”
“These people are real! Do you think you will get away with having the Alpha Clan as your enemy in the future?!”
The Duke was already making threats, but the men in charge were still steadfast.
‘Are you crazy? Are you going to die here for helping me?’
‘The Allied forces will arrive soon, so it’s best to hold out until then.’
‘And if there was this much damage, it would be the end of the Alpha Clan, right?’
They also have eyes to see.
Just looking at it, it seemed clear that the Alpha Clan had lost at least half of its strength because of those monsters.
In other words, it is the same as saying that Alpha Clan can no longer maintain its leadership position in the alliance.
‘If this happens, it’s actually a good thing for me. ‘You can naturally remove your toughest rival from the leadership competition.’
Yoo Jun-ho even slightly drew a winner’s smile on the corner of his mouth.
“This bastard… !”
At that time, when Duke saw Yoo Jun-ho’s smile, his eyes sparkled with fire and he began to tremble.
Suddenly, a cry of astonishment from the subordinates was heard from behind.
“W-what?!”
“No way, Master… ?!”
“W-Master is dead?! Nonsense! how… !”
At that shout, everyone’s heads turned towards the direction where the shout was heard.
They were at a high level and were able to clearly see what their subordinates were looking at even from a very long distance.
“… Hey, it’s Hemingston!”
“Hemmingston’s head is on the line!”
“There’s Ukobachi’s mark on the spear where that head is stuck!”
“Well, then Jinseong Kim also killed Hemmingston?!”
“oh my god… oh my god… !”
A long spear engraved with a flaming skull mark. The head on the tip of the spear clearly belonged to Hemingston.
“Hey, Master… ?”
That was when the Duke stuttered with a pale complexion.
“The subspace magic circle has been released!”
“Hurry and get inside!”
“Save the deputy master!”
With loud shouts from all directions, large-scale Allied forces began pouring into the building.
Reinforcements from the Allied Forces arrived after releasing the subspace magic circle.
(Continued in the next part)
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