As Jaehw.a.n.g's 9-tier monster raid accelerated, the world slowly began to stabilize. Occasionally, a new gate would be generated, but since 9 tier monsters were being raided, the threat coming from the front line of monsters was reduced. The other hunters were now sufficient enough to stop the waves on their own.

Of course, some countries did not receive such benefits.

Such as j.a.pan.

Jaehw.a.n.g completely rejected j.a.pan's raid requests because of the Oogamus.h.i.+ incident. They tried to criticize Jaehw.a.n.g in name of humanitarian rights but Jaehw.a.n.g did not buy any of it. The reason why j.a.pan was so frustrated was that the other nations were starting to regain their glory while they were still stuck with their predicament.

Additionally, the unenlightened Liberal Democratic Party declared, "we will admit Dokdo as a Korean territory forever." Nowadays, so many citizens were giving up their citizens.h.i.+p that even without monsters, their country was on the verge of collapsing.

Moreover, a huge gate was once again opened in j.a.pan.

Fortunately, it was an Elus Gate not the Dark Earth Gate as before, but the location and the monsters that appeared made j.a.pan declare a state of emergency.

[9 Tier Lava Golem Appears at the top of Mount Fuji]

Along with a huge article, a picture was wired around the world.

Mt. Fuji was not small. Although it was not a year-long snow-capped mountain, Mt.Fuji, covered in four seasons of snow was a national heritage and a symbol for the j.a.panese people. Now, there was no snow at the top of Mt.Fuji. The fires and smoke were soaring, and inside it was a huge rocky creature with a size that could be seen from afar with the naked eye.

Its estimated size was about 100 meters in height and dozens of flame-based monsters have been found around Lava Golem. But it doesn't stop there.

[Lava Golem triggers a ma.s.sive eruption at Mt. Fuji!]

Whether the high-heat lava golem appeared at the top of Mt. Fuji or if it was time to burst, j.a.pan's earthquake offices began to talk seriously about the volcanic eruption of Mt. Fuji.

Mt. Fuji is only 100km away from Tokyo. The people of Tokyo who had already suffered physical damages due to Ogamus.h.i.+ had to prepare for evacuation once again.

A volcanic eruption would make things worse but of course, it would only just be the beginning. An eruption would be accompanied by ma.s.sive earthquakes that could possibly result in a tsunami and it still doesn't end there.

The lava going down from the volcano would help the monsters with their waves and with that, j.a.pan called for its salvation towards the Republic of Korea and unlike the last time, Jaehw.a.n.g agreed to help them.

It's late autumn on the 27th of November.

The Martial Arts House announced that Jaehw.a.n.g decided to hunt the Lava Golem.

Knowing the relations.h.i.+p between j.a.pan and Jaehw.a.n.g, countries around the world gave a great significance to Jaehw.a.n.g's decision and wired the news around the world.

'I am still not satisfied with the j.a.panese government, but I would not turn away from the j.a.panese people.'

The j.a.panese cheered and rejoiced.

Knowing about the dual behavior of the j.a.panese government who had considered Jaehw.a.n.g's raid at the time as well as the use of nuclear weapons, they had no choice but to accept him now.

Jaehw.a.n.g hated the j.a.panese government but he did not intend to abandon its people, so as soon as the raid request came in, he accepted it. He only delayed his response because Irumi advised that they should not easily grant the j.a.panese government's requests.

And it was 7 pm, about 5 hours after the announcement of Jaehw.a.n.g's raid.

There was a piece of news for the j.a.panese that could be devastating.

[Lava Golem Raid has been completed successfully.]

The Lava Golem was a 9-tier monster that frightened their country. Its high temperatures and the thousands of flame-based monsters scattered around Lava Golem had hindered almost anyone from making a move.

The j.a.panese hunters, who were up for the challenge, came down the mountain after being hunted by flame monsters without even being able to touch the Lava Golem. The j.a.panese government even considered the use of nuclear weapons as the worst-case scenario, but Jaehw.a.n.g had completed his raid in just five hours.

The actual time was much less than that.

It took him five hours to prepare for the raid, to ride the raid quadcopter, and to get from where he was to Mount Fuji.

Jaehw.a.n.g did not even go to Mount Fuji. He only fired an arrow ten kilometers away from his target. Someone in the copter even said, "geez, save some face for a 9-tier monster."

Then, the Lava Golem, who was. .h.i.t by one arrow, fell on Mount Fuji. Its size was so huge that the volcano's height rose slightly. The monster disappeared too vainly in contrast to the fear it installed in so many people.

Everything seemed to go on smoothly but at this moment, no one knew that bigger events were happening in Elus than on Earth as well as the Lava Golem in j.a.pan.

#2

*many hunters panting heavily*

*Clink*Clink*

"Run!"

Dozens of hunters in the latest power suits proudly made by the US military were running through an unknown woods.

"We would no longer be chased if we get to point A! Run on full capacity!" The leader with blood on his face shouted at the center of their group.

"Yes!"

He ordered them as he pushed a few b.u.t.tons at the side of his helmet. "Pigeon! This is Team Alpha! Can you hear me? "

*radio wave phasing*

"Pigeon! Pigeon! d.a.m.n it, it has to be me."

He could already imagine what happened to the other team.

The Suin people who they had made friends with secretly helped them out, but as for the other team, if they have not answered by now, he knew what that meant.

"El Temple Knights at 70 degrees! 30 new aircrafts coming in! "

"We'll break through without enganging! Tanker!"

Dozens of tankers running in front him pulled out some huge b.a.l.l.s from the subs.p.a.ce.

*Cheep! Cheep!*

When they were put together, a steel structure shaped like a giant siege weapon was created. It has a s.h.i.+eld in the middle to block the projectiles coming from the front.

"Breakthrough! Breakthrough!"

The tankers carrying it quickened their pace at their leader's call.

The Temple Knights were forming their way forward. At nearly four meters in height, they were clad in armor with their auras waving.

*grrrrrr*

The walls that they were about to run into was built by s.h.i.+elds and bayonets with someone who appeared to be their commander standing on its center.

"Hah! You measly giants! How dare you step in with those dirty feet!"

Lee, the leader of the knights, shouted in El language.

But this side was not going to listen to him. The language of the Suin came through the translator but they ignored it. They have already crossed an impossible river with a bit of luck just as he thought.

"Shoot!"

Kwak! Kwak! Kwakwat!

When dozens of them fired their 50-caliber rifle all at once, their opponents jumped a bit and then, the humans went through the s.h.i.+elds without missing the gap. Some knights slashed the hunters down with their weapons but most of the hunters broke out of their formation to save themselves.

Some time has pa.s.sed and the conductor's hand then went up.

"Stop!"

*gasping for breath*

Those who followed him at his cry sat down on the floor.

"Hah… you are in the right place."

The leader sighed again after confirming his current position. This place was something that they had considered as a sacred land. The knights believed that the sacred lands from ancient times were from the G.o.ds, but they didn't believe in such old superst.i.tions.

"James... is the pigeon..."

"Yes, Charlotte," he replied and at his response, the woman cried.

"This is why I said that we should wait for the Mana Stone's deal!"

"d.a.m.n it! I'm a soldier! Hah... "

He saw the tears in her eyes as he shouted at her. The Peace Team and the Pigeon Team included many scholars who were like their own siblings.

"d.a.m.n it, only if Colonel Powell didn't force this plan..."

Shaking his head, he pondered again at what happened.

The fact that the Suin girl rescued by the Daehyun Clan of South Korea was a senior n.o.blewoman of the Elus giant tribal nation made the US Hunter Secretariat insist that they should escort her safely through her country so she could interact with the other Elus inhabitants. With this excuse, a peace mission was made.

They had a long journey but the earnest welcome they got made them forget all of their hards.h.i.+ps. The work went very smoothly because unlike other ethnic groups, the Suin was a tribal nation made up of many other groups so they were not wary of humans with unusual features.

Although informal, they signed a peace treaty with the king and shared their culture with them but the problem arose when they brought up the idea of economic exchange.

"You can't trade mana stones?"

"It is absolutely impossible. Mana Stones are collectively managed by the temple."

They insisted firmly and they had a valid reason for it. Mana Stones were also an important resource in Elus.

They also used mana stones in their secret rituals and the problem was that mana stones could only be obtained through a sacrifice of a life.

You can also get them from monsters, but when a Suin dies, they would also leave a mana stone.

The damage caused by the mana stones were so severe that they had annihilated each other's tribes to obtain mana stones in the past. Therefore, the mana stones had been taken care of by the temple of the G.o.ddess L and its distribution was strictly prohibited. The national law strictly forbade the trade of Sasaroy mana stone and the temple killed all the people involved in the trade.

The problem was that Lieutenant Colonel Powell, who was an axis of the peace mission, secretly tried to build a mana stone trade route. That was the reason why they were now being chased by those knights.