Became a Swordsman Genius in a Pretty Girl Game

382. Eliminating the Mages (5)

[ Utopia LIVE ON ]

– Oh, they’re here!!!!

– Utopia BANG ON!!!

– Heh, a broadcast with some substance, eh?

– Is it Se-hee today?

– Isn’t Mi-nyoung coming on?

– -Geun-hee-has enteredㅋㅋㅋ

– Geun-hee’s going too farㅋㅋㅋㅋ

– My dopamine!!!

As Shin Se-hee started the broadcast, viewers rapidly flooded in.

These were the people who, like swarms of locusts, were flitting from one Mage broadcast to another, all hoping to see the Mages getting a taste of comeuppance from the Purge Squad and Utopia.

“Hello.”

Shin Se-hee offered a small, pleasant smile before immediately launching into the heart of the matter.

“Hehe, after Instructor Baek Seol-hee officially acknowledged the existence of the Mage Purge Squad, the Mages started acting rather cute, didn’t they? This location happens to be one of them?”

– Honestly, at first I wondered if this was the right moveㅋㅋ Those Mage b*stards were all turning on their streams and threatening terror attacksㅋㅋ

– Fr, I thought we’d messed up big timeㅋㅋ

– But then, when Utopia started sending support one by one, watching their faces turn pale and them scrambling to shut off their streams was hilariousㅋㅋㅋㅋ

– I just saw Alice show up in Saudi Arabiaㅋㅋ

Shin Se-hee nodded lightly at the viewers’ reactions.

The most important thing was to ensure that people didn’t feel even a sliver of unease.

“Actually, our support today was a joint operation with the Mage Purge Squad from the very beginning. We anticipated that publicly acknowledging the Purge Squad’s existence would draw out the Mages who were lying in wait.”

– No wayㅋㅋ You planned this from the start?

“So, those Mein b*stards went and blabbed on air, clueless as ever, eh? ㅋㅋ”

“ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ”

Truth be told, it wasn’t a pre-agreed plan.

But her words, ‘Maximum Mein could be swept up only after they rebelled enough to require support,’ held sway.

With Mein getting taken down in real-time, no one questioned it.

“I heard support teams are also being dispatched to eliminate Mein, in addition to our main force party?”

“Real educationㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ”

“So damn dumb, can’t they think? If Baek Seol-hui showed her face, they should have expected Utopia to join the fray ㅋㅋㅋㅋ”

“And right now, other Hunters are rushing like dogs the moment a Mein starts broadcasting live ㅋㅋ”

“Oh, really?”

Shin Se-hui’s eyes widened in feigned surprise.

That Hunters other than Utopia were joining the Mein hunt…

This was a positive sign.

Normally, Hunters wouldn’t be so proactive in hunting Mein.

There were no Mana Stones to be gained, and because so little information was disclosed about them, the danger wasn’t comparable to monster hunts.

‘Hmm, then it might be good to give them a push here.’

Making her decision in an instant, Shin Se-hui nodded.

“A bit lame how they’re jumping on the bandwagon now that it looks easyㅋㅋ”

“Yeah ㅇㅇ Since Utopia’s joining in, they want a piece of the pieㅋㅋ”

“Please don’t say things like that. Just the fact that existing Hunters are actively participating in the Mein combat is a great help.”

If this kind of atmosphere were created, the Hunters’ Mein hunt could become half-hearted.

“Um, then how about this? Utopia will offer a bounty for each Mein. Whoever catches any Mein, we’ll immediately pay out 100 million.”

“100 million!?”

“Rly???”

“Crazyㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Mein can’t even breathe nowㅋㅋㅋㅋ”

It was an audacious offer.

100 million just for catching any Mein!

Catch 100 Mein, and that’s 10 billion. 1000 Mein, and that’s 100 billion.

While the number of individuals was limited, Shin Se-hui hadn’t explicitly stated any cap.

Even better, it wasn’t restricted to a particular region, but worldwide!

Yet, she didn’t think it was a lie.

Wasn’t the most lavish party in the world, a party still minting money even now, the very definition of Utopia?

Among the Mind wielders, there were quite a few small-time crooks with abilities that weren’t particularly strong,

making the payout enough for even C and D-rank Hunters to dream of turning their lives around.

It was a moment when dark clouds gathered over the Mind world.

As soon as such a colossal bounty was placed on the Mind wielders, the heat in the chat rooms spiked.

“Well, actually, that wasn’t quite what I intended to say. Today’s broadcast will show Jin Yuha hunting Minds in Pakistan.”

Then, the camera shifted, revealing Jin Yuha standing before a Gate.

“This is also one of the places where the Minds were pulling off their cute little tricks. They were plotting to detonate three Gates at once, you see? Instructor Baek Seolhui took charge of two of them, and we decided to handle this Quetta region.”

Seeing an intangible aura welling up from Jin Yuha’s form, Shin Sehee continued.

“Now, let’s watch Jin Yuha’s battle together.”

* * *

Inside the Quetta Gate.

“Ha.”

Having erased his presence and entered the Gate, Jin Yuha let out a dry laugh at the scene before him.

“They really gathered quite a crowd.”

Beeeep─!

Growwwl . . . . . . .

Kuggeugeugeu─

Three-headed wolves bared their teeth and prowled, while harpies slashed at the sky with razor-sharp talons.

A colossal troll hefted a club the size of a tree trunk, hissing out heavy breaths.

Just by a rough count, there were over ten thousand.

The Gate was crammed full of monsters.

And, whatever machinations the Minds had been up to, the trees were thick with repulsive nests.

If these creatures had emerged outside the Gate, a catastrophe of considerable magnitude would surely have occurred.

Jin Yuha watched them silently for a moment, then lightly drew his sword.

Swish──────

A long, drawn-out sword-strike traced a silver arc.

A single slash.

A single sword stroke, and a hundred Hippies cascaded earthward.

The other monsters, witnessing the falling corpses, shrieked, and chaos erupted.

Excited, they threatened to burst forth from the Gate, but,

*Click.*

Jin Yuha, at the Gate’s entrance, quirked the corner of his lip.

“Think you’re going anywhere?”

Belatedly, the monsters registered Jin Yuha’s presence and surged toward him in a frenzy.

Three-headed wolves bared their fangs, lunging from all sides; front, back, left, right.

Each of the wolves’ heads targeted a different spot. Ankle, waist, nape.

But Jin Yuha’s blade was faster.

*Whish— Swish— Crack—!*

With each swing of the sword, the wolves’ necks were severed.

Wherever moonlight touched, flesh flew, and blood erupted like a fountain.

Then, Hippies, seizing the opening, shot down toward Jin Yuha like bullets.

“It’s true I don’t have a dedicated air support unit without Ichika… but…”

*Pow!*

“Gack!”

Jin Yuha kicked the back of a Hippie mid-air.

“That doesn’t mean I can’t catch you.”

*Thwack!*

The Hippie’s body slammed into the ground.

Jin Yuha’s form vanished and reappeared in the air.

Hippies were shredded as if firecrackers were exploding, their bodies rent apart.

*Scratch! Scratch! Scratch! Scratch! Scratch! Scratch! Scratch! Scratch! Scratch! Scratch! Scratch! Scratch! Scratch! Scratch! Scratch!*

The sound of rending flesh followed a moment later.

It was, quite simply, a massacre.

“Catching a Hippie and then using that to propel into the next… such a simple maneuver…”

Shin Sehee frantically moved the camera, trying to capture Jin Yuha’s movements,

But Jin Yuha was faster than the camera’s eye could follow.

“Sehee…Seheeya… Dizzy…”

“What is this…? They’re just dropping dead while standing still?”

“Looks like fireworks, lollll.”

“Seheeya, I’m getting 3D motion sicknessㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ.”

“Can’t you slow it down by, like, ten times what it was originally?”

A quick glance.

Shin Sehee, eyes glued to the chat window, spoke with a voice held tight.

“…This *is* slowed down by ten times. I can’t slow it down any further than this in the live stream.”

“?”

“This is ten times slower?”

“Oh, it’s real. Look at the hippogriff’s blood dripping; it’s falling so slow…”

“What even *is* this…”

“If it’s ten times slower, I could still watch, but right now, it’s almost like Kang Dohee’s ultimate move movement speed?”

“No, how is this even possible?”

Jin Yuha’s strength, emphasizing it again now, would be a waste of breath.

For those who remembered the final moments at the demon gate, Jin Yuha was the one and only hero they could watch without a single worry.

But, even when facing the Spider Queen Irine, she wasn’t this fast.

The only comparable example was Kang Dohee’s Avatar Descent, which could explosively generate mana for a brief instant and use time at one-tenth the speed. Need I say more?

“…She’s become far stronger than before.”

And Shin Sehee knew this better than anyone.

[ Stinginess ]

An absurd skill that doubles the power built through hard work.

Jin Yuha was using it.

‘That means… the amount of strength Jin Yuha has built up through effort must be truly immense.’

The figure of Jin Yuha was reflected in Shin Sehee’s red retinas.

Jin Yuha’s sword flashed.

A troll’s arm was severed cleanly, as if cutting tofu.

* * *

“Crazy, what is this…”

The demons hiding in the old tree stared down below, mouths agape.

A trembling voice leaked from someone’s lips.

At Jin Yuha’s feet lay thousands of monsters, collapsed and leaking crimson blood.

Severed hippie wings littered the ground, and the corpses of three-headed wolves, split into six pieces, were scattered everywhere.

The trolls’ corpses were even more gruesome. Their massive bodies were sliced into several pieces, as if butchered.

The remaining monsters seemed to realize that the being before them was not prey, but an incomprehensible predator.

The monsters, once frenzied by the potion of rampage, shrieked and turned tail, fleeing.

“N-no way…”

A woman with a face distorted by burn scars muttered. Her hands trembled violently. A chill ran down her spine.

‘Why, why! Why!!! Did that monster b*stard have to come here!!!!’

Their calculations had been perfect. If they detonated the three gates simultaneously today, the Mine Purge Corps could never stop them all.

Even if Baek Seolhui could handle Multan and Bahawalpur due to their proximity, Quetta was absolutely out of reach.

But.

Why.

How on earth.

‘Why, why, why… Why is *he* here!!!???’

Jin Yuha’s sword flashed towards the fleeing monsters.

And from the sword, tendrils of mana extended, bisecting the bodies of the fleeing monsters.

‘…’

Just like that, all the monsters lay their bodies on the ground.

Silence was the only thing left in this place.

Shivering─

The Mine with the burn scars trembled.

Jin Yuha’s current appearance was reminiscent of someone.

An incomprehensible being, transcending humanity, capable of making everyone kneel with a single gesture.

‘Majeh…’

“W-we have to run.”

A trembling voice was heard. They realized it only now.

That their heads would be separated from their bodies if they stayed here any longer.

That if they entered that fray, they would be sliced into pieces of flesh like the monsters.

Their feet refused to move.

“Move it, please…”

It was the instant they managed to wrench their unmoving bodies around, desperate to reach the gate.

“Hey.”

A cold voice, one they desperately didn’t want to hear, descended upon them.

“Where do you think you’re going? You two.”

Jin Yu-ha’s gaze, heavy and unwavering, was fixed squarely on them.