Chapter 53: The Gate Opened!
Three giants walked out of the gate together.
The giants were each about as big as a large building (7 stories). All of them had grey skin, thick hair, armor, and horns. With swords in their hand, they walked towards us. I turned around and saw how tense the Hunters were I mean even one of the giants present is on par with the Dungeon boss of a high Difficulty A-Rank gate. And more giants were coming from the gate. So it is normal for them to become nervous.
RRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRR*
The giants roared as they ran towards us at full speed. The ground shook with every step they took.
Now the Giants have increased to 12. I can feel the fear from the hunters increase.
"Kanae how many Giants can the S-Rank here kill?" I asked her as I stood up and stretched a little and dusted off my clothes.
"Huh, four why are you asking?" Kanae said as she was a little nervous as she drew her katanas.
"Ok, then I'll leave 4 behind," I said as I faced the giants that have increased again and now there are like 20 of them.
"W-what do mean by leaving 4 behind?" She asked in a shaky voice.
I grinned at her and drew my sword and did a Horizontal slash imbued with the power of Gura Gura No mi sending a flying slash towards the giants that were running here and....
SPLASH*
16 Giants were cut in half as their upper body fell. Blood sprayed from their body's lower half it looked like many fountains were placed side by side.
And the remaining 4 Giants were still running towards us.
"That is what I mean," I said to Kanae who had her mouth wide open.
"Ok don't dillydally here the other 4 are still coming here," I said breaking the Hunters from their daze as they took out their weapons and got ready to face the giants and Kanae went to help as well but not before glaring at me. the fight between the hunters wasn't much special other than Kanae and Goto who were showing their power they both killed the giants as others were keeping them busy.
'The giants are weak but there are certainly more in number than the novel.' I thought as I saw more giants come out of the Gate. This time 30 Giants came out of the gate. I looked at the Hunters who have finished 4 giants and said.
"Four more are coming so get ready," I said as I killed the remaining giants and left them with four the whole street was filled with red color as the blood of the giants painted the whole place, and with the red color of the sky, it looked quite good.
"Why even bother to leave 4 alive, Tch." A Japanese hunter with a spear said.
"OHH, should leave the next wave to you then. Who are his party members help him out alright? Look the next wave came. Good luck." I said as I pointed at 20 giants that have just walked out from the gate.
The hunter paled as he heard me and saw the giants walking out. He looked around to his guildmates asking for their help but they just ignored and distanced themselves from him.
"STOP PLAYING AROUND," Kanae shouted at me as she punched me.
I caught her fist and laughed.
"Ok, ok then," I said as I swung my sword again cutting 16 giants in half as blood spurted out of their bodies. When the remaining hunters were fighting the Giants that were left.
"When are you going to let go of my hand?" I heard Kanae asking me.
"Do you mind if I hold your hand longer?" I said as I wanted to tease her.
"I-I d-don't." her shy voice made my mind go blank as I looked at her and she looked away while blushing. I shook my head as I let go of her hand and said.
"Go and help them." She then ran towards the giants without looking back.
Then I saw a large giant coming out of the gate he was 7 times the size of the normal ones. He had bushy bread that reached his chest. With a large Chinese knife as he came out from the gate.
RRRRRROOOOOOAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRR*
I saw the hunters tense up because of the magic power that gathered on the knife. Even the 2 national rank hunters behind me stood up.
'This guy here is stronger than the one in the novel and from their reaction, he should be....'
He roared and took his knife and wanted to swing it towards the hunters and the person it was heading towards was Kanae.
...
"Call all the hunters back and contact the Japanese government to get all the support they can get," Thomas said to Laura as he stood up.
And Zhigang stood up as well. Laura was confused as she didn't understand what was going on.
"OK, I'll do it immediately." She took her phone and started calling the Japanese prime minister's office.
"We have to go out and stall it so that everyone else can fall back," Zhigang said to Thomas who nodded then they saw the giant was about swing his sword. And they saw the Japanese hunters were petrified.
"Shit we have to go quickly." Just as Thomas and Zhigang were about to rush out they saw something unbelievable.
"H-his arm. That guy cut it off." Zhigang said in disbelieve.
"HAHAHAHAH, this is surely a surprise and he knocked out those giants that were about to attack those hunters as well." Thomas was stunned at first when he saw the giant's arm that was holding the knife was cut off and flew in the air.
"So should we go?" Zhigang was confused because he wanted to fight a monster of that level again but he also wanted to watch the fight between Haru and the magical beast.
"I won't go I think he will be ok. I thought he would be strong but not to this extent." Thomas said as he sat down again while drinking his wine.
"This is unexpected a monster that would need all 7 of us national rank hunters and he is fighting it alone. Here I thought of having a duel with him." Zhigang shook his head with a smile.
"You are still the same." Thomas laughed as he continued to drink.
"W-what did you mean you would need all 7 National Rank hunters. Doesn't that mean?" Laura said while stuttering.
"Yes that Giant in front of us is on the level of that Beast Kamish. I just hope the Japanese government thanks him nicely or without him, I don't want to imagine what would happen to Japan." Thomas said as he shook his head with a grim look.
Laura was too shocked to say anything and she could only relay the information to the prime minister's office.
...
I swung my katana in a vertical swing cutting the arm of the giant and some two buildings behind it. I was able to stop it before it could attack Kanae. And all the hunters retreated from the area.
The giant regenerated his arm again and picked up his knife and looked at me.
"Kanae leave the area with other hunters," I said to Kanae who had just recovered from her shock.
"B-But I wa-" she was about to say something but I cut her off.
"Listen to me. Go back." I looked at her and she nodded reluctantly and retreated.
I looked back at the giant who was swinging his knife towards me. and if I dodged it would hit those hunters who are retreating so I just swung my katana in a wide horizontal arc and used emission as a strong slash of Haki cut the knife and the arm that was holding it.
'Well, they sat down again. Do they want to enjoy the show or something? I don't have enough time for this.' I laughed and jumped then punched the giant on his chin and knocked him 500 meters in the air then raised my katana above my head as I swung it towards the giant with Haoshoku Haki imbued in my katana.
The slash flew towards the gaint cutting him half as his body and the clouds in the sky were split into two sides and divided the sky.
'I guess I went a bit overboard, but it's all good I have killed a magical beast that can be on Kamish level and I did it alone. The last time I killed the Monarchs and Ant king there wasn't any national rank hunter present so they couldn't get the estimated strength of the beasts but this time it is different.' I thought as I looked at the gate for about 10 minutes and there was no monster coming out so the only one remaining is Legia who has been sealed by the Rulers.
"Ok, get to the mining team to mine the mana stones there won't be any more monsters coming out only the boss is left now," I said to Goto.
"T-that thing wasn't the Boss?" he asked while sweating profusely.
"If it was the gate would've disappeared." I shook my head and said.
"I'll go ahead and check on the boss room first so you can wait first then send the mining team inside after they are done we will have a rest and then attack the boss room," I said while looking at everyone as they nodded I went towards the gate to check on the room where Legia was sealed.
"I'll come with you Haru." I heard Kanae and looked at her.
"Ok, then follow me" I nodded with a smile as she followed behind me.
We entered the gate and appeared in a large hallway that went straight for about 50 Kilometres and there was a door at the end of the hallway.
"Well there isn't much to see here it is just a straight route here," I said and then felt her hug me from behind.
"What happened to Y-" I wanted to ask her but...
"Just shut up and don't move." She said as her hands that were holding my waist were trembling.
"Ok, but don't you think this is the other way around," I said as I put my hand on her hands to calm her down.
"Don't mind the small stuff." She said as she hugged me tightly.
I shook my head as I stopped moving and she rested her head on my back.