The Time-Limited Leader Makes the Raid a Success - Chapter 497



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Episode 497

#497. I borrowed it for a while.

Thomas’ method of waking Ayla up was simple.

It was just a matter of mana flowing like water, firmly planted and unmoving like a rock deeply embedded in the ground.

A very small hole. The moment the water flowed in, Ayla’s body, which had not moved at all, began to move up and down.

Just as Raven was about to approach in surprise, Ayla’s eyes widened.

“Lady Ayla!”

Alex and Raven called out to her in joy.

But instead of responding, Ayla immediately raised her upper body and turned her head toward the abyss.

She opened her eyes wide at the ominous atmosphere swirling in the room.

‘How on earth did that…?’

There were numerous fallen hunters around. Judging by their attire and equipment, some seemed to be members of the alliance, but the rest appeared to be outsiders.

Monsters also came into view. They were trembling and crawling on the ground, unable to move.

It was as if the film had been cut off and it was impossible to see the context, but one thing was certain.

“We have to stop that.”

“I will stop it.”

Thomas, who was standing next to her, answered. Ayla turned around without asking who he was.

Although they had not yet become acquainted with each other, just as Thomas had seen Ayla from afar, she also knew that Thomas was the hunter that Kang Moo-hyuk had taken from LA.

Looking back, I saw another familiar face. It was Mr. Joe. The two had met before while spying for the Korean Hunters Association.

Ayla turned her gaze again and looked at Thomas, and thought of Joo Seah. She felt the same way when she first saw her.

“It’s S-rank.”

“Chief Kang thinks you might have a way to stop it. Do you know of any?”

It was only after Thomas’ words that Ayla noticed Kang Mu-hyeok.

Regardless of why Kang Mu-hyeok was there, Aila was shocked to see him conversing with an unknown being.

‘I knew that the Commander had already made contact with an unknown entity in Korea… but I didn’t think that they would actually be able to communicate.’

While Ayla was distracted by the unbelievable scene, Thomas asked again, pressing her.

“Is it there or not?”

“I don’t know why Director Kang Moo-hyuk said that. We don’t know much about the unknown beings. We don’t even know why they come to Earth, let alone how to stop them. There are only a very small number of people who even know that such beings exist.”

“I knew it. Now, next question. How is my body? Can I recover?”

“Recovery? Healing? Healing abilities are only available to a very small number of faithful priests in our world. The only Hunters who don’t have healing abilities are gods… … .”

Ayla stopped answering and just stared at Thomas.

“You’re strange. How does the surrounding mana… How does it only travel through your body?”

“I guess elves can see mana too.”

“It’s more like feeling than seeing. From what I can tell from what you say, I guess you can see mana.”

Thomas just nodded in agreement and said what he wanted.

“You don’t need to be healthy. You just need to be able to withstand strong magic.”

Ayla immediately placed her hand on Thomas’ forehead. Thomas flinched and slightly tilted his head back.

‘I couldn’t avoid it.’

Even though he was a wizard, he was still a hunter. His basic physical specifications were far beyond those of a human. However, he was unable to respond to Ayla’s touch.

“It’s okay. I just wanted to check on your condition for a moment.”

Ayla’s hand on his forehead was warm. It was cozy and comfortable, separate from the murderous aura behind him that made his body shiver.

‘What a peaceful hand.’

Thomas regarded Ayla’s hand as such. It was a calm hand, as if it had nothing to do with war.

Thomas glanced at Kang Mu-hyeok.

Because I had entrusted my forehead to Ayla, I couldn’t keep my eyes on the situation behind me, but my anxious heart kept making me turn my head.

“Don’t be anxious and just focus. Your mana keeps getting messed up and it’s hard to keep track.”

“How is it?”

“Your blood and energy are all twisted out of control. It’s not like it’s an internal injury that’s only been around for a day or two. Did you use magic with this body?”

“I’m not asking for a diagnosis. Magic. Can you use it or not?”

Ayla sighed and took her hand off Thomas’ forehead.

“Can you stop it with magic?”

“We have to do it. Otherwise we’ll all die.”

Ayla hesitated. Thomas noticed this.

“If there is a problem, let me know.”

“There is a way. But it might ruin you.”

Thomas cleared his throat and raised the corners of his mouth.

“What am I saying? My body has been half-broken since long ago.”

My life was ruined because of my addiction to mana. I didn’t feel sorry because I ruined what was already ruined even more.

“I won’t complain if you take my life or replace my body, so please allow me to use just one extremely strong spell.”

Ayla bit her lip as she saw Thomas’ determination.

‘I wasn’t prepared enough.’

She chose to live a lowly life so as not to be eaten by Muhammad and gain power. The elf Uhla was like the death that humans talk about. No one could say that she lacked determination.

But Ayla realized that this determination should not be limited to herself.

‘Saving this world isn’t something that can be solved by just dying. I also need to be prepared to sacrifice someone.’

A good elf sacrifices, but a great elf knows how to sacrifice.

The elf’s old adage struck my heart once again.

“Okay. I’ll get to work on it right away. Be strong. The elf’s vision says there are few side effects, but judging from your physical condition, it’ll hurt quite a bit.”

“Is there anything I should know?”

“Five minutes at most. Finish it within that time.”

“I think you should ask them about that… … .”

“Let’s get started.”

Just as Thomas woke up Isla, the way Isla wrote to Thomas was also simple.

Ayla reached out near Thomas’s forehead and used the elven vision.

‘I never thought I’d use ‘Uhhhh’ on someone else.’

Uhhh.

The way old elves are treated.

Ayla cast the vision she had written on Thomas.

‘Uhhla is a magic that originally fixes mana and maintains the status quo. If you use it yourself, you can become one with the Mother World Tree, but for others, it is a method to temporarily delay death.’

Uhhla’s last resort was to save an elf who was badly injured and close to death outside of the realm.

The elf’s method of relief was to first stop death and quickly transport it to the World Tree where healing powers were at their peak.

It could be said that it was an apostle for an elf who believed in the laws of nature, but it was an inevitable choice because they were a very small species.

‘The mana fixed in Uhula prevents the deterioration of the body. However, if it is not reversed, you will die or be unable to use mana forever. In order to minimize the aftereffects, you must control it so that you do not fall into a suspended animation.’

Thanks to Ayla’s efforts, Thomas soon felt the burden on his body being relieved.

‘My stomach, which was in a state of confusion, feels better now.’

It wasn’t completely better, but it was like I was able to use magic again.

Then Ayla took her hand away.

“It’s five minutes.”

Thomas ignored Ayla’s warning and walked towards Kang Mu-hyuk.

As he walked, he took off his armor coat, now torn and tattered, and threw it on the floor.

He took out an injection from the ampoule kit he was wearing on his waist. It was a healing agent whose concentration had been adjusted to heal his body that had deteriorated after the Gate explosion incident.

Thomas took five doses of the drug at once and explored his inner self.

‘Golden eyes!’

But for some reason, unlike when the gate exploded, the golden eye did not respond. There was no trace of the golden eye that had been easily detected before.

Thomas felt anxious.

‘Something’s wrong. Did the connection get completely cut off when the gate exploded? Or did I miss something?’

At this rate, I had no choice but to rely on magic that didn’t work before and fight the abyss with my bare body.

‘I could use Golden Phoenix, but would that work on him?’

Muhammad was able to defeat the Abyss, but he could not be confident against the Abyss, which was much stronger than him.

‘No. There must be a way. The leader told me, and the commander gave the order. It has been done so far. There must be a way for me to defeat that guy.’

I just haven’t noticed it yet.

That was when.

I am sorry

“what?”

Thomas heard something. It wasn’t a sound that he could hear with his ears. It was like telepathy, but it wasn’t telepathy. It was more like a message directly to his soul than something that resonated in his head.

“Where are you looking?”

He muttered to himself and turned his head towards where the sound had come from.

“!!”

A passage leading to the abyss.

The golden eye was calling out right where the unknown being had appeared.

“Yeah. I was stupid. I left the door open and looked somewhere else.”

In the passage of the abyss, the golden eye was smiling. Thomas smiled back.

‘When you look into the abyss.’

Even the abyss looks into you.

The next moment, Thomas looked at Thomas from inside the abyss and smiled.

Thomas felt his eyes heat up. A golden light shone through them.

“Ugh… … !”

The pressure that felt like my eyes would be ripped out at any moment pushed my eye sockets away.

Thomas gritted his teeth and squeezed his eyes shut.

‘Yeah. You want my eyes this time? It’s cheap. Fine. Do what you want. But make sure you do your job!’

And finally, he was able to stand next to Kang Mu-hyeok.

* * *

“Thomas Hunter… those eyes… … .”

Kang Moo-hyuk had seen a being of the same light in his old memories. Before he could say the being’s name, Abyss spoke first.

“You who live in the light, I know you who resemble those eyes. Why is the owner of the golden eyes here? Are you not a noble being who does not even desire play?”

It was a question asked of Geum-an, but of course there was no answer.

Abyss, who found this strange, soon realized the reason.

“I see. You didn’t come down here.”

This time it was Thomas who answered.

“Geum-an is busy. I just borrowed it for a little while.”

“The master of the Golden Eye lent his power? Pahahahahaha! He who has existed for almost as long as I have, to you insignificant beings? This is truly a feat that will be recorded in the universe.”

Abyss burst into laughter as if he had heard a really funny story.

The cave shook with every syllable of his laughter. It wouldn’t have been strange if it collapsed at any moment.

Fortunately, the laughter in the abyss soon died down.

The abyss spoke.

“I’m sorry.”

Kang Moo-hyuk and Thomas furrowed their brows in discomfort.

“Even if you borrowed power from the owner of the Golden Eye, there’s nothing you can do on the day of your descent. It seems you gave me false hope. The owner of the Golden Eye is also eccentric. Does he enjoy the reactions of the insignificant things when he gives them hope and then takes it away like I did? Anyway, today was really fun in many ways. In that sense, I will grant you mercy. I will not enjoy suffering. I will turn you to dust in an instant, so do not resist.”

With those words, an abyss descended into the cave.