Chapter 203: Monster Hunt 2
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There were three monitors in the room. One screen showed the iron soldier fighting bats, and another showed the iron soldier fighting the monster with the shell. The last screen had a feed from inside the building.
Elise looked at them and gulped.
"Ten seconds before another monster attack."
They hadn't been able to predict monster appearances before, so this time they were more numerous.
Junhyuk walked over to Sora. She looked nervous while swinging the longsword with her hands.
"The agents will be able to kill the monster," he told her.
"I'm hoping for that as well." She rested the longsword against her shoulder and said, "Wait!"
Sora stopped talking and used her power. Inside that small space, her movement was astounding. She covered a short distance at high speed while extending her sword forward. There was a spark in her eyes.
"This is working."
Junhyuk knew that Sora's blow was not ordinary. If she used it right, it would work just like Halo's attack. In the Dimensional Battlefield, her strike wouldn't be recognized as a power. Considering her attack power, it would be better for her to run away from heroes rather than attacking them.
However, things could be different when she fought monsters, and in case of Sora, she can move really fast during that second. During that time, she was able to run and attack as well.
Junhyuk walked up to her and asked, "How many times can you attack?"
She tilted her head and replied, "If all goes well, about three times?"
If within that second she could swing her sword three times, that would be of great help to her. However, even though she had a lot of health, she didn't know which monster she would be facing. So, it might not help much.
"Swing twice and use the remaining time to run away."
She had faith in him, so she nodded.
"The monster's appeared on the roof!" Elise shouted.
On the roof, a dimensional portal opened, and two black jaguars stepped through. They looked like normal jaguars, but they each had three eyes.
When Junhyuk saw them, he grimaced. The jaguars were there to fight iron soldiers, so they had to know the previously-deployed monsters' defenses had failed. Management probably also knew that the iron soldiers weren't on site at the moment, and they had sent the jaguars, which meant that those jaguars had to have some special power.
They appeared on screen, and one of the jaguar's middle eye shone bright, lighting up. Then, the black jaguar took off running and disappeared from the screen. Then, it tore through the elevator doors and jumped down the shaft. The monitor couldn't keep up with it.
As Elise watched, she said, "One of them took the west elevator, and the other took the east."
The R-agents quickly moved toward the elevators, and Junhyuk balled his hands into fists. He was curious to know if the R-agents' weapons would work against the monsters.
There were cameras in the elevator and the hallways, and two R-agents went to each elevator. One agent stayed back to protect the entrance to the shelter, just in case. The R-agents took aim at the elevator doors and waited. There was a moment of deathly silence, and then the loud noises started.
Boom!
The startling sound had come from the basement, and the people in the shelter screamed. However, Junhyuk had no time to pay attention to them. The elevator doors had been crushed, and the black jaguar rushed out.
Rat-tat-tat-tat-at!
After all the noise, one of the black jaguar's shoulders was bleeding. Obviously, the agents had aimed for the head, but the monster was far too quick. The bullets penetrated the skin, but the knockback wasn't significant. The jaguar measured three meters from head to tail, and the agent's guns weren't enough to stop it, unless they hit a weak spot.
The jaguar dashed forward, slashing one R-agent on the chest and biting the other on the shoulder. The R-agent had moved his head to the side quickly to dodge a bite to the head. When the jaguar bit down, the agent pressed the muzzle of his gun against the monsters head and pulled the trigger.
Rat-tat-tat-tat-at!
The jaguar moved its head, and the bullets missed. However, some were still able to hit the jaguars chin and forehead. Still, the R-agent was getting his shoulder crushed in the process.
Meanwhile, the other R-agent recovered from the chest wound and fired multiple rounds at the jaguar, who swung its tail and wrapped around that agents neck. The jaguar pulled the R-agent closer and clawed at him. The agent's head was split in half, and Junhyuk winced.
Even for an R-agent, he was too hurt to recover. Then, the R-agent who had been bitten ran toward the jaguar. The black jaguar opened its mouth in an attempt of another bite, and the agent shoved the muzzle inside of it and pulled the trigger.
Rat-tat-tat-tat-at!
Things were different from just hitting the jaguar on the chin. This time, the bullets penetrated the jaguar's head, and its movements slowed down considerably. Everyone was relieved at the sight, but the jaguar sliced the R-agent in half with both of its paws.
A shiver ran through everyone that was watching the feed, but nobody screamed.
Sora had been to the Dimensional Battlefield and was used things like that. The others, however, were strangely calm.
As Elise watched the screen she said, "West is compromised. East is still engaged."
She was cold, but realistic. Junhyuk watched the west feed, where the black jaguar was twitching and shaking its head. It was staggering and it seemed hurt, but it was still coming.
Elise looked at it and looked at Eunseo.
"Shall I activate the trap?"
"What trap?"
"It's a claymore mine. There are marbles coated in decomposition liquid inside, but the building might get destroyed."
"What about the shelter?"
"Even if the entire building falls, the shelter will be still safe. But it might be a long time before we are rescued."
Eunseo fixed her glasses and pondered about it.
Sora stepped forward and said, "I will go out for now."
Everyone looked at her, and she grabbed the longsword.
"The total distance is seventy meters, so I could come back in one second and still deliver one attack."
Eunseo shook her head.
"It's too dangerous."
Sora rested the longsword on her shoulder.
"Right now, that jaguar can't run. I'm confident in my ability to run, so don't worry."
"When you attack, you could get counterattacked. As you can see, one of their attacks could kill you," Eunseo said, and Sora smiled nervously.
"I've already met that monster at the Dimensional Battlefield. It's half dead, and I can get it."
She sounded courageous, but Eunseo was still worried.
"When Sora uses her power, her physical condition gets maximized, so she has a chance to kill it," Elise said.
"What do you mean?"
A graph appeared on screen, and Elise continued, "Sora's power isn't just running fast. Humans moving at that speed must avoid hitting other objects and require superior eyesight and reflex. Sora will be under better conditioning. She will be OK."
Junhyuk had just learned something new about Sora. Not only could she run fast for one second, but her reflexes and senses were heightened as well.
Eunseo kept thinking, and Elise said, "In ten meters, we won't be able to use the trap."
Eunseo looked at Sora and had a hard time saying her next words, "Do it."
Sora smiled and looked at Elise.
"Open the shelter door."
She started walking, and Junhyuk hesitated. If she were wearing armor, he wouldn't be so worried, but she just winked at him and walked toward the door. Sora was carrying a longsword, and the employees that saw her whispered among themselves.
Junhyuk focused on the screen. Soon, a shadow appeared, and the black jaguar's head was within reach. Before anyone could shout, Sora was back inside.
Elise closed the door and smiled.
"Just as expected."
While moving at high speed, the force inflicted by the strike was different. She had beheaded the jaguar and gotten back.
Junhyuk gave her a thumbs up. She was shaking a little, so he could guess how nervous she might've been. She had showed a lot of courage.
Sora smiled brightly at him and stood in front of the door.
Everyone cheered for Sora, but then Elise spoke quickly, "East has been breached."
Everyone looked at the monitors, and Elise continued, "Both Namdaemun and Paju monsters have been killed, and the iron soldiers are returning."
"How long will they take?"
"They are flying at the speed of sound, so the iron soldier from the South Gate will take one minute, and the one from Paju will take thirty seconds."
"Understood."
Both screens showed the remaining black jaguar, and only one R-agent was still alive. Sora was nervous, but she walked back outside, and Junhyuk followed her.
"How long is your cooldown?"
"I have to wait another ten seconds."
She had to wait, and the iron soldiers hadn't returned yet. It would take one of them thirty seconds to return and another ten seconds to get to the basement. However, the R-agent engaged with the jaguar was buying them more time.
The jaguar hadn't been hurt much, and it seemed to understand the power of the gun the R-agent was holding.
Junhyuk clenched his fists staring at the door. He heard the loud gunfire from outside, but it stopped within three seconds.
Then, he summoned Sherlock's Leather Bracer, and the Salamander Leather Bracer. He wore them underneath his clothes, so no one noticed. He still had his hands balled up. After summoning both items, his defense rose to fifty-five, making him able to withstand the monster's attack.
Sora could kill it, but he had to wait on her power's cooldown.
It would be better if the door didn't break.
Boom!
It cracked, but it didn't break.
Boom!
It cracked again, and the employees screamed. They had enough courage to work there, but their lives were in danger, so they were losing their poise.
Junhyuk started thinking about how many would choose to remain with the company, and Elise shouted, "The door will be fine, but the wall might come down!"
She meant that the door was solid steel, but that wasn't the case for the walls. The door cracked again, and part of the wall fell over.
Junhyuk got behind the door and supported it with his back. Then, there was another shock against the door.
Boom!
After the impact, Junhyuk felt he could support the door. His strength had increased by 20 percent with Sherlock's Leather Bracer, and he had seventy-four times the amount of health an ordinary man had. The door wouldn't break.