Hoarding in Hell Novel

Chapter 72 Nine Headed Rat (1)

Hyunmoo removed the ratman’s flesh from his body.

Before he jumps into the horde of ratmen, he’s good at putting a spider’s web on Johann just in case.

Hyunmoo jumped into the wave of ratmen and, at the right time, tried to cross to hell. But he watched as it was irresponsible to disappear like this.

The shredder, centered on the Priest Johann team, was impressive, but it had to collapse when it met an unexpected formidable enemy.

I could not see John suffered. Hyunmoo eventually ran out. And as soon as he rescued him, he was dragged to hell.

“By the way… why don’t you start the quest?”

Hyunmoo looked up at the sky.

[Time remaining until the next quest 0 days 0 hours 0 minutes 0 seconds.]

It’s time for the quest to start, but nothing is going on.

I was wondering what the hell he was doing after dragging him on a quest. But there was no one to question that again.

Hyunmoo struggled and tried to get back to reality using the hearthstone.

But that didn’t happen either.

“what is this?”

Hyunmoo felt an eerie moment. He went into the bathroom without his cell phone, but it felt like the door was locked and couldn’t be opened. Of course, the situation was a little more serious than that.

‘Aren’t we supposed to live forever in hell like this?’

Gradually, I fell in love with hell and my body and mind were getting stronger, but still, this life is better than hell.

In an instant, Yu-min’s face and all the snobbish properties she had laid out in reality came to mind. He didn’t think he had any greed for property, but he thought he was more snobbish than he thought.

But at that moment, an alarm sounded reassuring Hyunmoo.

[Quest occurs!][The ‘Nine-Headed Rat’ quest begins.][Stop the last strike of the Fallen Empire.][Do you want to go to the quest location? (Y/N)]

‘Go to the quest location?’

This time, I wondered if it was a way of throwing things on the stage, not a task that Hyunmoo personally finds and performs.

Hyunmoo had an ominous premonition, but it wasn’t new to him because he had an ominous premonition no matter what he did in Hell anyway.

Hyunmoo chose Y, hoping this quest won’t be long.

Hyunmoo’s eyes began to blur like a haze. He felt similar to entering the dungeon.

The thought that it would never be easy if there was a dungeon even in Hell made his body tense.

‘This quest is something strange.’

Unusual situations kept appearing over and over again.

From delaying quests to moving places to entering dungeons. But since it had already started, there was nothing I could do.

My vision soon became clear and something appeared.

Hyunmoo was standing on a hill that had become a bare mountain. And in front of him was a huge castle carved out of black stones.

It was so huge that I thought it might have been carved out of the mountain itself.

Hundreds of pointed spires soared like needles, and in the center stood the largest tower that seemed to pierce the sky. Above the wall, something was constantly moving around.

Hyunmoo suddenly smelled gunpowder. Soon, fierce bangs rang out. The cannons that filled the wall were fired randomly at somewhere.

‘At war?’

Hyunmoo realized that those in the black castle were ratmen. And I remembered that the ratmen who often roamed the sewers were called ‘Ratman Conscripts of the Fallen Empire’.’Then is this the Fallen Empire?’

Hyunmoo suddenly saw the horizon shake. Countless skeleton soldiers filling the horizon were flocking towards the Black Castle.

The Black Castle, which had been thought to be huge until before, was such a huge force that it looked like a small island in the middle of the sea. If you counted the number of gray flags fluttering by the undead armies, millions, or even tens of millions, seemed to be easy.

‘No, crazy. How the hell am I supposed to break through this?’

Even the skeleton soldiers were of various types, such as walking, riding a horse, riding a chariot, and riding an unknown body of flesh.

Even without looking at the level, Hyunmoo could feel the level of them chewing him lightly.

At that moment, a green flash of light rose from the huge tower in the middle of the Black Castle.

A green flash of light pierced the sky in an instant, wrapped around the clouds and dyed the whole area green with an ominous color.

Destruction soon began.

A cloud polluted by a green flash swept over the undead army. The clouds swept away, leaving nothing but melted masses like waves swept away.

The undead army that surrounded the black castle as if it were about to take over at any moment was left with only half of that attack.

“……Oh My God.”

It looked cruel. But the sympathy was early.

Already from outside the horizon, more forces than the dead undead army could be seen coming.

Hyunmoo realized that the area the green cloud had just skimmed through was the place he should jump into. There was no way to get close to the Black Castle otherwise.

Hyunmoo spit out abusive language and started running.

This quest didn’t seem like it would be easy either.

***

The walls of the Fallen Empire were high, but it wasn’t too difficult to infiltrate than I thought.

Thanks to sweeping away the undead in this area, the ratmans were relatively focused on the opposite side of the enemy, and Hyunmoo was able to climb through the cracks in the wall made by the undead forces.

Of course, in summary, it seems so easy, but for Hyunmoo, it seemed like he had crossed the threshold of death five times.

Behind the curtains in the corridor between the spire and the spire, a group of ratmen in heavy armor passed busily.

Matching the o and heat while running seemed to show how thoroughly they had been trained.

Only after they passed, Hyunmoo cautiously emerged from behind the curtain.

“No, what ratman level…?”

Hyunmoo was unable to speak at the level of the medium-armed ratman he had just seen.

[The Fallen Empire Ratman Stormtrooper (LV 44)]

For a Hunter, it’s 4 stars. During the ordeal of the Starving Star, how was it possible to overcome the ordeal by using it in reverse? However, the ones who appeared this time are highly intelligent, trained, and have enormous numbers. It was literally an army.

‘Isn’t this more difficult than an ordeal?’

It didn’t happen in a day or two where the balance went tasteless, but I wanted to do it too much.

It reminded me of the black company’s method of entrusting people with nonsensical tasks and taking care of those nonsense standards for granted next time.

‘Damn it, the sad guy should bow down.’

Even if I die, I know that the real time flows according to Hyunmoo’s survival time, so I didn’t have to worry too much about it. Hyunmoo hastily moved his steps.

The castle of the Fallen Empire was so sophisticated that it was hard to believe that the Ratmen had built it.

They climbed up the walls casually and carved sculptures on the ceiling and high walls.

Delicately woven flags were also hung everywhere. It looked like a red rat spreading its wings on a black cloth. The rat had nine heads.

‘… … The atmosphere is somehow like something you saw in a WWII movie.’

They were heavy armored soldiers, cannons, and rat men with crossbows, but somehow gave off the feeling of a totalitarian dictatorship.

As the name suggests, it seemed to be a strong centralized system of rule. It meant that they had a relatively sophisticated system.

‘No, but how do I stop these guys from making the last move on my own?’

Quarreung. Then I saw one of the spires collapsing through the window. The ratmen riding on the spire fell and were crushed by rubble. The attacks of the undead seemed to be getting stronger.

Hyunmoo thought that the quest didn’t come without thinking.

There would be no time to worry about a single human being in a fight between rats and corpses.

Hyunmoo wondered where in the world the last rattles of the rats were going.

‘After all, those who rule in such a dictatorial central political system… … I like high and glamorous places.’

Hyunmoo saw the tallest one in the midst of countless spires. There was still a thin green flash of light that pierced the sky.

I don’t know what’s going on, but anyway, the feeling that ‘something important is happening’ was full of emotion.

Hyunmoo started running towards it.

***

a day later.

After an all-night search, they were able to find a few more hunters.

But the results were not very good.

Most of the hunters found belonged to the Almighty Alliance, and many were seriously injured or dead. The dead hunters were in a state that they couldn’t even speak.

But in the meantime, Kang Hyunmoo was still not found.

“Captain Yoo Seong-yeon!”

One of the only hunters found seriously injured was the obsidian team leader, Yoo Seong-yeon.

Depressed at the thought of losing the team leader, the Obsidian team was happy to support him. With John’s healing, Yoo Seong-yeon passed the hurdle, but a wound that nearly lost his leg prevented him from moving as quickly as before.

“Didn’t you see the other hunters?”

“About five people… were still alive. I don’t know where they went.”

The Red Butterfly knew the situation.

Perhaps the Obsidian team tried to fight their enemies, but the moment came when they couldn’t handle it. Then, Yoo Seong-yeon got hurt, and it seemed like there was no choice but to leave it behind.

It was a miracle that Yoo Seong-yeon survived that situation.

“…Let’s go. There are still many people to find.”

The red butterfly urged, but Seo Tae-kyung did not move. Instead, he took the return order from his pocket. The red butterfly’s expression hardened.

“I’ve done enough searches.”

It was also called an escape order because all the hunters in the area could move to the entrance of the dungeon with just one return order.

When Seo Tae-kyung took out the return order, it meant that he had declared a halt to the expedition and returned.

“Seo Tae-kyung!”

“Look at reality.”

Seo Tae-kyung clenched her teeth and said.

“As time goes on, it becomes harder to survive. Even Team Leader Yoo Seong-yeon has to be treated outside right away. We couldn’t last a day even when we were intact. must be written.”

The red butterfly approached in rage. However, Seo Tae-kyung grabbed the return order with both hands.

If he rips the spell book like this, Red Butterfly will inevitably return.

Naebi looked to see if Seo Tae-kyung was in a panic, but his face was calm.

Seo Tae-kyung was speaking naturally as the commander of the expedition.

It may be cruel, but in this situation, it is natural that they must return to save the lives of the rest of the expedition.

Of course, the end of the hunters left without supplies in the dungeon would be obvious.

Because of this, the other hunters only showed angry expressions and couldn’t say anything to Seo Tae-kyung.”Leave the rest of the return order. We will search for it amongst ourselves.”

“I lost my luggage and there is only one return order left. It’s a principle to keep them in several places, not all at once.”

It is common to carry only one return order, priced at 10 million won per sheet, or at most three.

“Does it feel good to leave me and my colleagues behind? I have no choice but to save the rest of them. I’ve already exceeded the emergency evacuation conditions set by the regulations!”

” Kang Hyunmoo was the first to buy time when the ratmen came. He even rescued Priest John at the end. He brought in such strong hunters, but if he goes back like this, how do you think people will see Taekyung Seo? I’m guessing he didn’t escape, but that he ran away in fear.”

Seo Tae-kyung bit his lip.

Red Butterfly was not wrong. Even if he pretended that he had no choice, there was no one to listen to him. But he had already made up his mind.

“I have a duty to send at least one more expedition member alive.”

selfish child.

The enemy butterfly rode the words up to the tip of his neck, but he barely swallowed it.

It was then. Yoo Seong-yeon, the team leader of the Obsidian team being treated by Johan, staggered and stood up.

Although it was difficult for him to move his legs properly, he limped and stood next to the butterfly.

There was a hint of fatigue on his face, but he let out a long sigh and patted the enemy butterfly’s shoulder. She meant empowering her decisions.

Seo Tae-kyung’s face contorted.

“Hey, Seongyeon Yoo! What nonsense are you talking about when you can’t even move properly!”

“What’s that got to do with having good legs? The three-legged guy is so scared that he can’t move.”

The moment Seo Tae-kyung made a ridiculous expression, Yoo Seong-yeon raised the corner of her lips.

“Ah, is it really a modest size for three? It seems to have already shrunk and sunk inward. Taeseong does not leave a single member of the team in the dungeon.”

Seo Tae-kyung’s face flushed red.

Enemy Nabi thanked Yoo Seong-yeon for supporting her decision, but she judged that it would be no good for her to cause a riot.

When she tried to stop her, she saw another one stepping out in front of her.

it was john

Of course, Johan’s bodyguard followed suit, and a few hunters from the Obsidian team sighed and stood by Yoo Seong-yeon.

All that was left was the Almighty Team. A lively atmosphere spread even in the Almighty. The atmosphere was not good.

But Nabi Nabi saw that the return order was still held in Seo Tae-kyung’s hand.

If Seo Tae-kyung tore up the return order as it is, they too had no choice but to be taken away.

The enemy butterfly opened her mouth after much thought.

“Give me three days.”

“What?”

“Let’s try to clear the dungeon with these people within three days. Then the people in the dungeon will come out naturally. If it seems like it’s going to be difficult, I’ll come back inside and come back together. Wouldn’t that be better than going out with just four people?”

It was nonsense.

Because it was in a difficult state just to hold on, let alone move forward. The terrain itself was still dangerous in the dungeon the flood was in progress, and fatigue was gradually accumulating thanks to the overflowing monsters.

Seo Tae-kyung took a deep breath and then let out a long sigh.

“……Two days.”

“Chief of the branch.”

But Seo Tae-kyung was adamant.

“It’s two days. After that, even if you don’t come back, I’ll write the return spell. However, the Almighty Team doesn’t join the expedition. Taeseong still seems to be able to move, but there are a lot of hunters on our side who are difficult to recover with only healing skills. They will only become burdens. Teni, I’ll wait with the corpses.”

“But…….”

“Don’t worry. We’ve got a good position to defend. Damn, it sounds like you’re a loser when you say this, but please don’t get hurt and come back. We’re people who can’t risk our lives as easily as you do.”