Episode 134

that time.

Gu Hwang-seok arrived in Canberra a day earlier than planned.

As a master of the Ark Guild, his fame was already spreading throughout Canberra.

“Are you here?! Thank you so much for coming one step at a time.”

Members of the Canberra Hunter Emergency Response Committee were eagerly cheering for such a Gu Hwang-seok.

That would be too.

5 years ago, at the time when there was a similar case.

Even at that time when he was emitting overwhelming magical power and slaughtering monsters… .

He was to the extent of establishing himself as an Australian hero.

As usual, Gu Hwang-seok believed that he would solve this crack situation.

But contrary to what they think.

Gu Hwang-seok’s expression was quite different from before.

“It is miserable.”

It was the thought that came to his mind as soon as he first set foot on the ground in Canberra.

The middle of the city turned into all sorts of ashes.

Not only the corpses of hunters, but also the corpses of monsters were piled up here and there, catching the eye.

How many casualties do you mean?

His expression never looked good.

‘There are only traces of noble people.’

For him who had dealt with countless rifts and hundreds of monsters.

This sight was not unfamiliar.

However, when he saw with his own eyes the sacrifices and damages of far more people than expected, he became more thoughtful.

‘I never thought it would be this much.’

It was almost like a war scene.

No, rather, the current situation in Canberra seemed no different from a war.

Gu Hwang-seok had no idea that the situation would be this serious.

No matter what.

As soon as he arrived here in Canberra, he tried to comprehend the seriousness of the situation as complexly as possible.

“So, how far has the rift spread?”

“Currently, Evat, Bruce, McGrather, etc. It can be said that the northern part is almost surrounded by demons.”

“Where else?”

“The South is in a similar situation. It is safe to say that half of Canberra is covered in Magi currents.”

“Hmm, it won’t end easily.”

The air current of Magi is spreading all over Canberra in an instant.

Gu Hwang-seok also came up with old memories.

You can guess just by feeling the magic of Canberra for a moment… .

‘It’s already gotten quite dark.’

Although he regained more than half of his previous ability to regain magic power, it seemed that a decision would not be easy considering the current situation in Canberra.

In the meantime.

A groaning sound came from the ears of Gu Hwang-seok.

“What?! The apprentices sorted out the situation?”

“yes! This is the news I just heard. Since it happened in a safe zone, we also hurriedly prepared for assistance, but the situation had already been dealt with.”

“Aren’t apprentices only first-year students?! Even though they are Jenix trainees, that’s the case. Although the professor may be there.”

“That’s what Professor Park, who guides the trainees, said. It was the trainees who dealt directly with the monsters.”

“Ah, since you’re a professor, you must be humble. Can you believe it right away?”

“There was a point in that.”

“… What do you mean?”

The person in charge of the crack incident hurriedly took out a tablet PC and showed it to his boss.

It seems that the situation in the safe area was captured as data.

The boss’s reaction was very unexpected.

“Aren’t these guys often seen in our district?”

“That too, but take a slow, close look at the place where the arrow was stuck.”

“… Why do you keep asking me to watch it while trembling like that?”

As a result of closely observing the photos handed over by subordinates.

There were quite a lot of significant figures in the photos.

Against Cerberus, who has many difficulties in kiting… .

The position of the arrows embedded in the corpse was not very sharp, so there were frequent traces of fatal wounds after accurately knowing the weakness.

Accordingly, Gu Hwang-seok naturally began to pay attention to their stories.

At least, he even pushed his face into the screen of the tablet PC held by the official.

“Well, it looks like the Zenix trainees have also come, so can I take a look at those materials for a moment?”

“Ah yes. But I don’t know if it’s because they’re Jenix students. Isn’t that your normal skill?”

“… Well, it is.”

“The future of Korea looks very bright! To the extent of catching Cerberus already as a trainee!”

There is a contradiction here.

Because he was a Zenix trainee, he couldn’t catch Cerberus.

That much, he was able to catch Cerberus because he had skills comparable to active hunters.

Gu Hwang-seok took out his magnifying glasses and closely observed the data on the tablet.

“… Hmm, these arrows!”

They were familiar arrows.

Golden feathers and slender black nodes. In addition, even the distinctive patterns engraved on each node.

I was able to notice that this was, without a doubt, Cha Min-joon’s arrow.

“Could it be that guy?!”

Cha Min-joon, the only name I could think of was three letters.

At least, he wanted to check the list of Zenix trainees.

“Could you please check the list of Jenix trainees who recently came to practice this time?”

“Ah, that’s it. No problem!”

Eventually, the list of Zenix trainees received through the person concerned.

just as expected.

Surprisingly, Cha Min-joon’s name was also posted.

***

The next day, the Jenix trainees couldn’t sleep properly.

Even if

Since they had already come this far, there was no particular reason to be considerate of them.

“Everyone, wake up! weather! What time is it, and you’ve been asleep until now!”

Richard Park was busy waking up the trainees who couldn’t get out of their sleep.

“Haaa~ Professor, this is really too much.”

6 am.

Trainees who were less awake expressed their dissatisfaction with their eyes less open.

“This is the practice you have chosen. If you were going to be a kid from the beginning, you can go back right now!”

“… … .”

The trainees were also discouraged by Richard Park’s extreme words.

Moreover, since the first day of practice, I experienced a strange (?) phenomenon, so if I think about it differently… .

It was safe to assume that there were no safe zones here in Canberra.

“I know from my first-hand experience yesterday, but the current situation in Canberra is literally on the verge. That means you can’t relax even for a moment! There is no guarantee that something like yesterday will not happen again.”

Min-jun, who had been listening to Richard Park’s words, did not mutter.

‘Because it’s not entirely wrong.’

It is safe to say that there is virtually no safe zone in Canberra anymore.

As you can see from yesterday’s bloody battle with Cerberus.

Already, this place is full of demons.

On the other hand, the moment when there is practical training from early in the morning.

Trainees had to prepare from early hours in a hurry.

“I plan to look at the surrounding trends in the morning. The key point is to look around the areas designated by each team and roughly grasp the situation that took place there. Observation is a very necessary part, but I would like to hear your opinion on how you inferred the situation that would have occurred there. Come on, we’re running out of time, so move quickly. The afternoon schedule is also already full.”

Words are practice.

Perhaps this practice will be no different from overwork.

Unlike Korea.

It was obvious that monsters of all kinds would appear (?) in the future, and it would be difficult to catch this gigantic demon in a short time.

So, is there no solution at all?

Not necessarily.

‘I have to find the core area where Magi rises first!’

Because of the vast story, Min-joon doesn’t think about it very often.

No matter how deeply loyal he was to this novel.

It was actually difficult to memorize all the stories one by one.

However, one thing was clear.

‘Canberra definitely not.’

The whole area of Canberra is dominated by Magi, and the officials will think in unison that the source will be here, but… .

The reality is quite the opposite.

While Min-joon is preparing the trainees.

I looked closely at the map of Canberra hanging on the wall.

‘Hmm, I think it was in the northeast.’

An area quite far from Canberra.

Min-joon pointed his finger around and guessed.

On the other hand, Richard Park, who had been looking at Minjun, approached him.

“What are you looking at so intently?”

“Something is a little strange.”

“What’s strange?”

“If you look only at the area marked on this map… .”

Minjun explained step by step.

It pointed to the vicinity of Canberra, where the rift had occurred so far, and analyzed its distribution.

“Aren’t rifts occurring frequently in places other than the northeast?”

“By the way?”

“Then, on the other hand, why doesn’t something like that happen in the northeast?”

“That’s right, because the air currents from Magi haven’t spread there yet.”

“To say that, there was a rift in the city of Wickron, right behind it to the northeast?”

“… … .”

It was marked finely, but unlike the northeast, where the rift had not yet occurred.

The area behind it was marked with a recent rift event.

Of course, the scale was insignificant compared to other cracks, so it was not noticeable.

“Hmm, looking at the area marked on the map, it’s not that large. I don’t think it’s worth worrying about.”

“No. This could be the beginning.”

“beginning? What does that mean?”

“Magi’s air flow usually has a core area, right?”

“right. As you can see from the Introduction to Magicology, it is also the most basic part.”

“Then, wouldn’t it be possible that the Magi’s core area changes from time to time?”

“… … .”

Richard Park was puzzled by Min-jun.

To think that Magi’s core area could change from moment to moment… .

It was not without reason for him, who had been studying the airflow phenomenon of demons for a long time.

Of course, I did not dare to write it as a thesis because the amount and amount of data were enormous.

By the way, I never thought I would hear even this part in Minjun’s head, who is only a freshman.

Richard Park became curious about Min-jun’s existence.

‘He’s a really unique guy. then.’

However, until today, there has not been a single case where the Magi’s core area has changed.

Richard Park first tried to deny Minjun’s words.

“Funny. Might the core area of Magi change? Nothing like that has ever happened before.”

“It just hasn’t happened in a while. There’s no guarantee that this will happen in the future, right? Is that why you postponed the presentation of your dissertation?”

“!!”

Minjun’s provocative (?) remark left Richard Park speechless.