The S-Classes That I Raised [EN]: Chapter 246

244. Lanchea’s Lambda (2)

Click. The moment Yoohyun recognized Lambda, he swiftly turned his rifle, firing over his shoulder. The hastily aimed bullet struck Sigma’s chains, creating a resounding explosion.

Magical bullets, requiring no reloading, were fired in rapid succession. Their rapid-fire rate meant relatively low power, but it was enough to momentarily restrain Sigma. I didn’t stand idly by; I retrieved a bomb from my inventory and gently levitated it into the air. Without needing explanation, Yoohyun twisted his body and kicked the bomb away with his toes.

The bomb shot through the hail of bullets at terrifying speed. Just before it reached the outstretched chain…

KWA-BOOM!

It burst, scattering light and toxic smoke. This bomb prioritized toxic gas over explosive force. Sigma couldn’t have dodged all the gas that instantly enveloped the area, which would further complicate his already poisoned state.

Meanwhile, Lambda and the guards accompanying Moon Hyuna advanced.

– Kuuuuh.

The last remaining armored scale monster seemed to sense the danger, puffing up its body. Despite its bulky appearance, it moved surprisingly quickly. Piercing its scales wouldn’t be easy, so five bikes charged toward the most troublesome of the three SS-class monsters.

The engines roared, and the bikes fearlessly sped across the rough terrain without slowing. As they neared the monster, they simultaneously fired black wire ropes. The strong steel cables intertwined around the monster’s body.

Kaga-ga-gak!

The bikes nimbly circled the monster, the ropes twisting and tangling, quickly binding the armored monster tightly. The S-class guards, holding the rope ends, dismounted and braced themselves against the ground.

– Kyaa-woo!

The monster thrashed violently, but even with SS-class stats, it couldn’t overcome the combined force of multiple S-class guards. Having undergone countless practical exercises, the guards moved with perfect coordination, suppressing the monster’s movements. Immediately after, Moon Hyuna moved.

Papa-pak, the massive bike crushed and bounced over everything in its path. Reaching the monster, Moon Hyuna kicked off the bike and jumped, soaring into the air. Being suspended made her an easy target, but the monster was now immobilized. It struggled, attempting to shoot thorn-like projectiles at Moon Hyuna, but the S-class guards immediately intercepted the attacks.

The silver spear pointed downwards. Whether she used a skill or not, the spear and Moon Hyuna’s body were enveloped in a white mist.

And then, a sudden descent.

A white light tore through the air and plummeted downwards.

KWAGWANG─!!

The monster’s scale armor shattered like tofu struck by a hammer. The massive body, the size of five or six large trucks combined, was literally crushed and flattened against the ground. The shockwave reached the S-class guards, who had quickly retreated.

The ground shook, and the surrounding buildings, already partially destroyed, collapsed with a rumble. Moon Hyuna lightly landed in the crater created by the crushing pressure. She stowed the spear in her inventory and walked back to her bike.

‘That’s amazing, Hyuna-ssi.’

Two SS-class monsters were dealt with in an instant. The surroundings quieted for a moment, and the Acates guards approached Moon Hyuna.

“You arrived quickly!”

“Yeah, I had already left before receiving the call.”

“That’s fortunate. Please help us subdue Alpha!”

At the Acates guard’s words, Moon Hyuna raised her eyebrows, as if questioning his sanity.

“Why would I?”

“…Excuse me?”

“I already refused. Didn’t you hear?”

The Acates guard stared blankly as she straddled her bike, then pleaded again.

“But right now, Alpha is about to escape right in front of us! Sigma-nim is holding him back, but for the safety of Acates citizens—”

“What a load of crap. It’s obvious those two are just having fun playing around. Forget it, you guys!”

At Moon Hyuna’s call, Lanchea’s S-class guards approached.

“Arrest those Acates Defense Force guys. I shouldn’t get involved in this. It’s your hometown, after all.”

“Yes!”

“Leave it to us!”

Four of the S-class guards and the A to B-class guards who disembarked from Lanchea’s helicopters began to move in perfect order. They seemed to be the children who had been taken from Acates. The Acates guards, already low on energy, were captured without much resistance. The helicopters, now stationary, took people back on board and headed towards the Acates Defense Force headquarters.

As I watched the helicopters fly away, the sound of their rotors fading, Yoohyun turned and approached Moon Hyuna.

“What, aren’t you going to fight anymore?”

Moon Hyuna smiled. Her appearance was noticeably different from Yoohyun’s, especially her height and build, which were definitely larger. She seemed to be almost 2 meters [6′ 7″] tall now.

“Moon Hyuna Hunter, is that right?”

“Of course, it’s me, Young Master. But what about Hyung-nim [term for older brother or respected male figure]? It’s dangerous if he’s separated.”

“I’m here.”

I waved my hand from outside my pocket, and Moon Hyuna’s eyes widened.

“Oh my, why did you get so small? How cute.”

Yoohyun stepped back, dodging her outstretched hand.

“Does it wear you out if I touch you a little? And it’s safer with me. That guy over there doesn’t seem like he’s going to back down, isn’t that why you came? Young Master?”

Yoohyun’s expression turned sulky. So, she came to leave me here. She didn’t have to.

“More importantly, Hyuna-ssi, help us catch Sigma. Let’s finish this quickly.”

“Huh? Why? Weren’t Sung Hyunjae and Young Master going to fight for the first time in a while? I thought you were having a comfortable fight since it’s not his real body.”

“That’s not Sung Hyunjae.”

Moon Hyuna looked back and forth between Sung Hyunjae, standing over there, and me with a surprised expression.

“Ctrl C, Ctrl V [copy and paste]? Only the hair color is slightly different… Hmm, that guy seems a bit younger, but is he really a different person? That face?”

“For now, yes. He’s a different person, he doesn’t have any memories. As soon as he saw me, that bastard kicked me in the stomach, you know. I almost got dragged away by my hair… Yoohyun-ah?”

A sound of grinding teeth could be heard. Oops, I shouldn’t have said that. I let my guard down because Hyuna-ssi was here. She has a habit of criticizing the Association with others when she visits the breeding center…

“Hyung is here.”

“Hey, Yoohyun-ah! Wait a minute! Your body isn’t in good condition right now, you know? Take a potion or something!”

Yoohyun took me out and entrusted me to Moon Hyuna. As I hurriedly took out mana potions, my younger brother took them and immediately turned around. Really, we could just catch him with Hyuna-ssi!

“Don’t worry! I brought a healer too.”

“Still, wouldn’t it be okay to just hit Sigma in the back of the head once? That bastard even tried to forcibly imprint on me.”

“Really? But what about Director Han? He looks exactly like that guy.”

I briefly explained my current situation to Moon Hyuna. The fact that we needed to install the disc and that Sung Hyunjae was mistakenly on the system side.

“I see. I have an idea where Yerim and Noah Hunter might be, but I don’t know about Peace. I hope he wasn’t eliminated.”

“…Surely not.”

While I was explaining the situation, Yoohyun and Sigma clashed again. Yoohyun quickly closed the distance and pulled the trigger of his rifle right in front of Sigma. It was a point-blank shot that an ordinary person could never avoid, but Sigma read Yoohyun’s movements in advance and not only dodged but also counterattacked.

Electricity sparked from Sigma’s body. It was a sharp flash of light, not for attack, but for visual obstruction. At the same time, the muzzle of the pistol in Sigma’s hand reached Yoohyun’s side as the chain snaked along the floor, aiming for his ankle.

Bang! A gunshot rang out. Yoohyun’s clothes were torn, but no blood was visible. As if all friction had disappeared, Han Yoohyun’s toes slipped over the chain aiming for his ankle, and he flexibly twisted his body to avoid the shot.

‘Is that Alpha’s skill?’

Yoohyun didn’t have that kind of evasion skill. Even the chain that was trying to wrap around Yoohyun touched his ankle but slipped and missed without properly grabbing him. It seemed to be Yoo’s skill to reduce friction near his feet.

Han Yoohyun and Sigma’s positions instantly switched, and their muzzles fired simultaneously. Yoohyun’s bullets were all blocked by the long chain. Sigma’s attack also left a small scratch on the blade and bounced off.

Occasionally, flames and electricity mixed, but both of them tried to avoid using wide-area skills that consumed a lot of mana. Sigma, as well as Yoohyun, needed to conserve mana. I gave him mana potions, but there was no time to drink them while sitting down during close combat.

Kaga-gang, the sword was swung, and the chain wrapped around the blade. Yoohyun strongly twisted the sword, causing the chain to become even more entangled, and jumped into the air. Stepping on willow leaves [a martial arts technique allowing one to run on very light surfaces] spread out to the narrowest extent possible, he threw the sword straight down to the ground. The chain went down to the ground with the sword, and Yoohyun, taking out a new longsword, shot towards Sigma.

Although his main weapon was tied to the sword, Sigma was not flustered. At the same time as he raised the corners of his lips,

Piing─!

With a sound of air bouncing, the chain disassembled and shot towards Yoohyun like bullets. It was like a golden rain flowing backward. In that situation, which was impossible to avoid, a red two-headed dragon sprang out as if wrapping around Yoohyun’s body.

– Krreureuk!

Irin, wrapped in flames, took the chain rain with his body and turned back into a lizard.

Meanwhile, Yoohyun’s blade aimed for Sigma’s chest and stabbed in. Sigma greatly twisted his body to avoid the sword and spun a short knife on his palm. The dagger, made entirely of metal including the handle, flew towards Yoohyun on its own without a throwing motion, as if attracted by magnetism.

Since there was no preparation motion, it was naturally difficult to predict the attack. Instead of dodging or parrying the dagger, Han Yoohyun momentarily drew out a small flame and melted it just before it touched his body. Molten metal splattered, but it didn’t have much effect on Yoohyun.

However, in that short moment when he was distracted by the dagger, Sigma quickly closed in and kicked him.

“Keuk!”

The chain that followed also entangled one of Han Yoohyun’s arms. Irin quickly climbed onto the middle of the chain and bit it off with fangs filled with high heat, but in the meantime, Sigma’s fierce attacks continued.

The bullet fired before he could even retract his foot aimed for his bound arm, and this time, he definitely saw blood. Dark blue flames flared up, but golden electricity also spread out at the same time to counter it.

As expected, close combat with suppressed skill use is disadvantageous for Han, who has combat precognition. Moreover, the difference in stamina consumption is also significant.

“Hyuna-ssi! Are you really just going to keep watching?”

At my urgent cry, Moon Hyuna shrugged her shoulders.

“Since it’s not Hyunjae, should I give him a shot for Director Han?”

“Yes! Please think of it as revenge for me! That bastard tormented me so much!”

Of course, I didn’t mention that I ate him. Frankly, it was still not enough for compensation for damages. Moon Hyuna laughed out loud and took out from her inventory.

“…What is that?”

She took out something like an anti-tank rocket launcher. No, it was much bigger than a normal rocket launcher. The caliber alone was more than twice as large.

“I wanted to try using it once.”

“W-wait a minute. It’s not dangerous, is it?”

“Of course, it’s dangerous! Director Han, hold on tight in my pocket.”

Moon Hyuna put me in her jacket pocket and aimed the rocket launcher at Yoohyun and Sigma. Woo-oong, with a small vibration, mana began to be absorbed into the rocket launcher. Continuously.

“…The charging time seems too long, aren’t you going to catch someone else’s younger brother by mistake?!”

“Don’t worry. Young Master has great fire resistance!”

“No, still!”

It’s not an ordinary object. It’s dangerous.

“Hyuna-ssi, that grade is!”

“SS! And among them, the top!”

What? And if it consumes this much magic power, hey! Moon Hyuna! There was no time to stop her, but I couldn’t have stopped her anyway,

Goo-ooo─

With a heavy wave of energy, the rocket launcher was fired. Despite the fact that the equipment user would automatically receive protection, light and heat poured down hotly. A huge mass of magical power swept away, tearing through and sweeping away everything around it.

My ears went numb, and the air rippled.

KWAAAAANG!!!

The tremendous firepower exploded. Crazy, Yoohyun-ah!

“Oh no, my brother!”

“It’s okay, it’s okay!”

I knew he was safe because Teacher’s skill was connected!

“Yoohyun-ah!”

Since the cookie’s expiration time was almost up, I jumped out of my pocket. Moon Hyuna grabbed me as I was about to run out.

“You’ll get hurt if you do that. You’re C-class. I’ll go with you.”

In the meantime, the dust cloud from the explosion dissipated, and a huge crater appeared before my eyes. There were traces of melting everywhere in the pit. The flames were still surging, and the ground in the center was boiling. Yoohyun was relatively unharmed, but Sigma, who had no or weak fire resistance, seemed to have taken quite a bit of damage.

“Hey! Sigma! I’ll attach a healer, so surrender quietly!”

Sigma shrugged at Moon Hyuna’s shout. There was no answer, but his will to fight seemed to have subsided. There was no chance of winning if he continued to fight like this.

Yoohyun had an expression that said he wanted to break Sigma’s neck, but he stepped back, drank a mana potion, and looked back at us as we approached. Moon Hyuna contacted someone, and soon Lanchea’s helicopter appeared.