hotmtlnovel Chapter 39.1
Chapter 39.1
Chapter 39 – Rule 18: The Leader Thwarts the Villain’s Plan (3)
A tale from long ago.
Before humanity conceived the notion of ‘magic power’, a colossal gate appeared in the Pacific Ocean, connecting to another world.
The gate first released a majestic demon draped in golden sheep, followed by a torrent of mysterious monsters imbued with extraordinary powers.
These enigmatic beasts ravaged, consumed, competed, and thrived, transforming the earth into their own wild domain.
In the process, billions of humans lost their lives.
Nothing could stop them.
Human technology, including nuclear weapons, proved ineffective against the beasts.
Each monster wielded an inexplicable and mysterious power.
Humanity named this power, which surpassed scientific technology, ‘magic power,’ and accordingly, named the monsters wielding it ‘magical beasts.’
The helpless massacres had already been imprinted into the genetic memory of humanity.
The fear instilled by the beasts was a poison, a lethal dread to humanity.
Only those who overcame this fear became explorers, venturing outside the cities. However, most could not, and thus they vividly felt the terror conveyed by verified threats.
“Aah...”
A male student’s legs gave out, causing him to fall to the ground.
His entire body trembled.
The emotion reflected on his face was fear.
It emerged instinctively, imprinted into his very being, regardless of his will.
A skeletal beast, its bones imbued with eerie magical power, charged at him. It was the terror of human history.
The student couldn’t muster the courage to fight back. The amount of magic he sensed already far surpassed his level.@@@@
Other students were in similar predicaments.
Running away.
A skeletal beast attacked again, but Deok-soo repelled it with multiple consecutive swings of his truncheon.
“Are you okay?”
Deok-soo shouted to the student who was almost caught by the beast. The rescued student nodded, teary-eyed.
“Th-thank you....”
“Whew.”
Deok-soo quickly scanned the surroundings as he gathered his truncheon.
The extreme tension turned into cold sweat, running down his cheeks.
No matter how brave he pretended to be, Deok-soo was just an ordinary person. He moved only because he was part of the Disciplinary Committee. He wanted to flee at any moment.
But.
─ ‘This is a message to the Disciplinary Committee. Emergency Response Level 4 issued.
Due to the barrier, support is limited. Everyone, prioritize protecting the students.’
The solemn instruction from the Disciplinary Committee Leader, delivered through the radio, crossed Deok-soo’s mind.
Level 4 was the highest response level.
It meant facing the emergency with the resolve to sacrifice lives and ensuring the students’ safety at all costs.
Other committee members must also be exerting themselves in such a crisis, so he couldn’t afford to be ruled by fear.
A sense of duty.
Responsibility.
Comradeship.
Numerous emotions suppressed his fear.
These were the reasons the committee members, including Deok-soo, could fight against the skeletal beasts despite their trembling bodies.
However, such emotions alone didn’t translate into combat strength.
“Over there, behind you!!”
“!”
The rescued student spotted a beast stealthily approaching like an assassin and shouted urgently.