70. 2nd S-Rank Gate
When he comes out, Indra sees the hunters have finally arrived. They look flustered and confused because all the monsters have died.
"Are you the local hunters?"
The hunters flinch when they see Indra's bloody appearance. They don't recognize him, so they are being wary.
"W-who are you?"
"Indra Smith. I've killed all the monsters here, including the Boss. There shouldn't be any monster coming out of the Gate anymore but the Gate hasn't disappeared yet. I leave my barrier intact just in case I missed some monsters from the Gate. Don't worry about the monsters and go help the civilians. Even if there is even a monster left, it won't be able to break my barrier. If there are gravely injured civilians, take them here, I will heal them."
"Eh? What?"
They look flustered and don't know what to do after hearing orders from an unknown hunter. Their slow brains really pissed Indra.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING JUST STANDING THERE? HURRY UP AND HELP THE PEOPLE!"
They feel a strong intimidation and know they need to obey him. So they quickly move to help the civilians. One of them is actually smart enough to inform the police outside to evacuate the trapped civilians because all the monsters have died.
It takes some minutes, but then all the hunters finally realize who Indra is. Not everyone knows the faces of National Level Hunters. But Indra appeared many times on the news lately because of the business partnership with KLOK.
They shudder when they finally realize National Level Hunters' absurd level of power. Killing so many monsters alone in a short time before other Hunters that moved as quickly as they could even arrive.
They doubt that even their country's S-Ranks can do it. The monsters were just B-Rank, but there were many of them and they were scattered everywhere. Yet he could find and kill them all in a very short time.
It scares them more when they remember that Indra is a healer. Now they are wondering just how strong the battle-type National Level Hunters are without knowing that Indra isn't just a healer.
After realizing Indra's identity, the hunters move as quickly as they can. They prioritize the gravely injured civilians and take them to Indra.
All of them are dumbfounded when they see Indra's Heal Magic. Some of them have seen S-Rank and A-Rank healers regenerating lost body parts, but they aren't as fast as him.
Indra's Heal Magic's effect is almost instant. The lost body parts grow very quickly. Furthermore, he uses it on some people at once without the need to get too close to them and he doesn't seem to struggle at all.
But even he can't revive the dead, so they can't do anything to those killed by the monsters. Still, without him, the number of victims will be much higher, so this is the best they can hope for.
After healing the injured people and making sure the Gate has disappeared, Indra returns to the factory. The local authorities want to thank him and invite him to their office, but he refuses and tells them to just focus on helping the civilians.
He takes their offer to give him a ride to the factory though. An officer joins him because there are a few things they need to ask him.
"Mr. Smith, we are very grateful for all your help. Without you, the number of casualties would be much higher."
"Don't mind it. Hunting monsters is Hunters' duty."
"Thank you very much, Sir. Now, about the killed monsters, all of them are yours because you were the one who killed them. What do you want to do with them? We can send them as materials or sell them for you."
"No need. Just use the money from selling those monster materials to help the victims. Give more to those who lost their family members."
"T-thank you very much, Sir."
"But I won't let it slide if you take some of the money for yourselves. Tax is fine, but don't take the profits. Canceling the cooperation with KLOK isn't out of the question if that happens."
"Y-yes, we will make sure that we do as you ask."
They surely can't let that happen because that business partnership will bring a lot of profit for the country even if KLOK needs to build the factory for Magic Guns in Indonesia.
After all, KLOK is still an Austrian company, so they will still receive taxes from the selling of those Magic Guns. Also, they get the priority to buy the Magic Guns, which they really can't lose.
The news of Indra's contribution in resolving the dungeon break spread like wildfire. They also announce his decision to donate all the profits from the monsters to the victims which makes the people very grateful to him.
He is invited to some interviews, but he refuses as usual. Interviews are a pain in the ass, after all. Besides, he has many things to do here. He'd rather experiment with his Rune Magic than go to interviews.
Time flies and Indra finally can go back home after spending a month in Austria. He leaves a representative there to take care of things for him before he returns.
But a while after his return, a shocking news shakes the world. An S-Rank Gate appears in South Sudan.
Indra is the most shocked because it shouldn't be the time for another S-Rank Gate to appear. Furthermore, it appears in South Sudan while the 2nd S-Rank Gate should appear in South Korea in a few years.
He quickly calls Jin Woo to ask about this because Jin Woo should've known about this.
<Yeah, 3 this is something that the Rulers and I planned. Originally, there should only be S-Rank Gates, but we realized those weren't enough. Humans need to have a sense of crisis so they will ready for incoming calamity.>
(A.n: I use <.... > for speechs through phone.)
In the original timeline, humans were too nonchalant about Gates and monsters. They didn't even move to solve the S-Rank Gates in Jeju and Tokyo without high rewards even though S-Rank Gates are threats to humanity as a whole.
The Rulers create Gates and dungeons filled with monsters to prepare humans for the incoming danger. But instead, they see those things as comodities to get profit.
The first S-Rank Gate raid was also solved too fast, making humans think that S-Rank Gates aren't as dangerous as they thought.
Many even ignored Jin Woo's warning about the incoming Monarch armies in the original timeline. The result was the destruction of Canada and nearby countries.
They were overconfident with their abilities as most hunters never even raid S-Rank Gates. So they didn't realize how dangerous the real enemies are.
Even the National Level Hunters like Thomas and Zhigang were very wary of those massive Gates used by Monarchs to send their armies.
But the Hunters in countries like Canada in the original timeline who never saw S-Rank Gates thought they could face the monsters that even National Level Hunters feared.
<The Rulers actually have quite a lot of captured S-Rank monsters to make Gates. But they were worried that making Gates too often would destroy Earth before the Monarchs even arrived.>
"That means there will be more S-Rank Gates than the original timeline?"
<That's right. S-Rank Gates are surely dangerous, but they will also help us.>
Other than to make humans more wary of the incoming dangers, S-Rank Gates are also used to spread magic power even faster.
Earth needs to be full of magic power so that it won't be destroyed when the enemies arrive and they fight on Earth.
Spreading more magic power will also awaken more humans. Even E-Ranks will have better survival chances than normal humans, so they really want more humans to awaken.
They don't know when the Monarchs and the other powerful beings will arrive, so they need to hasten their preparations.
<Well, there's also another important reason. We need more S-Rank Gates to help you grow. I just wait for my power recover, but slay monsters and absorb their magic get stronger. You'll never reach the Monarchs' levels if don't clear Gates.>
"Alright, I'll believe in your plan."
Spawning more S-Rank Gates will surely increase the danger. But the threats from even 10 S-Rank Gates are lower than the Monarchs' armies. To survive, humans need to get stronger.
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