“Hah!!”
Clang—!
'Got it! I knocked down another one!'
Lee Hwa-rin, who was currently receiving the undivided attention of Shin Seon-dong and his party—whether for better or worse—let out a joyful shout as she glanced at the tip of the arrow(?) that plummeted powerlessly to the ground, struck down by her sword.
When she first witnessed the arrows raining down on this location, she had leaped into the sky to protect the other Hunters. Even if they were ignorant fools, they were still innocents in her eyes.
Perhaps it was because she had confirmed that not a single ant remained near the White Tower, which had been packed with a sea of people just moments ago.
Or perhaps it was out of sheer frustration that her first attempt to deflect these arrows had been so helpless, forcing her to send them behind her instead of stopping them.
“Hmph. No matter how god-like your skills are, did you really think I wouldn't read your movements if you kept repeating them? Or maybe you didn't expect me to use heat to forcibly distort the wind currents?”
Initially, her actions were born from a sense of justice to protect innocent lives. But somewhere along the way, that feeling had transformed into a burning competitive spirit.
'But who is it, really?'
Although she was now able to shoot them down somewhat proficiently, the archery skills displayed were close to divine—enough to make her struggle desperately just moments ago without being able to lift a finger.
And what about the mana imbued in each arrow?
If her Blue Flames didn't possess the unique property of devouring mana, it would have been impossible to shoot them down even if she had read their trajectory. The density of the mana was thick, and the quantity was enormous.
“Someone with this level of skill... there’s no way they wouldn’t be known to the world.”
Was it one of those hidden Awakeners who concealed their awakening and lived in seclusion?
Not to be arrogant, but she was an S-Class Hunter—one of the few known in Korea, and indeed, the world.
Although she was too embarrassed to say it out loud, she was a veteran among veterans, nicknamed the "Flame Magic Swordswoman," with a track record of saving this country from crises multiple times.
And yet, someone was firing arrows endlessly with god-like precision, forcing her into a desperate struggle where she could barely react?
Where on earth did such a hidden powerhouse pop out from?
“Still, they must be getting tired. The trajectory is becoming slightly unstable and shaking as time goes on. Just like this!”
Clang—!!
Now, she even had enough leeway to roughly guess where the arrows were coming from.
However, as she began to think about the source of the arrows, another question flew into Lee Hwa-rin's mind.
'It’s strange. Even though it was a rushed investigation, the data I received said there was nothing over there.'
According to the hastily reviewed data, and if her memory served her right, there was something in the mountains far away.
Even though it was winter and the leaves had fallen, the trees were so densely packed that she could only barely make out something after focusing her vision to its absolute limit.
It was just a silhouette, but for some reason, the shape of the building felt strangely familiar.
“A farm?”
It was a farm. A livestock facility, the kind commonly found near rice paddies in the countryside.
Judging by the fact that there were quite a few buildings, the scale was by no means small. So why wasn't that farm recorded on the map she received?
“Something is weird.”
The White Tower that suddenly soared up. A farm that hid its existence from everyone like a secret dungeon. And the arrows flying from that very place.
It couldn't be a coincidence.
“I’ll have to investigate it secretly later, alone.”
The data had come from City Hall, of all places.
Just looking at the buildings, they seemed to have weathered at least twenty or thirty years of wind and rain. No matter how hurriedly the data was sent, for the existence of such a large farm to be omitted...
There was definitely something there.
Something she didn't know about.
Above all, her intuition as an S-Class Hunter, which had saved her from crises countless times, was warning her. Do not go near that place. That is a place you must never approach.
But perhaps she was blinded by a subtle rage at having been unilaterally toyed with, combined with her competitive spirit.
Lee Hwa-rin stared at the farm with dangerous thoughts—thoughts that might end her own life by her own hands—deciding to investigate that farm as soon as this White Tower incident was over.
It was then.
“…Speaking of the devil.”
Did they hear her thoughts?
Or was it because all the hunters who had formed a human sea around the tower entrance had disappeared? At the same moment the arrow barrage ceased, an SUV began descending the mountain path through the dense trees, coming from the direction of the farm.
One might dismiss it as just civilians, but all residents within a 10km radius of the tower had been evacuated long ago.
An SUV leisurely coming down as if oblivious to the state of the world was naturally suspicious.
So, Lee Hwa-rin slowly descended to the ground and moved toward the entrance of the tower she had been guarding.
If that SUV contained the owner of the arrows she was thinking of, or if it was someone related to this tower, they would inevitably have to pass by her. That was her calculation.
However, perhaps she had focused too much on the arrows and the SUV.
“Nnngh, every time the horse gallops, my pussy...♥”
“It is me! It is the same for me as well! Not only exposing my naked body like this, but to ride a horse with such a filthy object stuck in my saddle, my breasts bouncing all over the place... Haaahhh...♥”
Hwa-rin committed the blunder of not immediately noticing the two horses and the red-haired mother and daughter following behind the SUV.
Leifelt, clutching a dildo fixed to her saddle with her pussy instead of holding reins, and Ariel following suit.
Hwa-rin braced herself for the confrontation with the unidentified master she would soon face.
As the exhaust sound grew louder as expected, she prepared to issue a stop order and a formal warning to the SUV racing toward her along the path through the rice paddies.
“W-What in the world?! What is with those horses?! No, more importantly, what are you wearing?!”
“Aah, we are being watched! This mother and daughter’s shameful display...♥”
“Huuuk, you said you chased everyone away, but my naked body ended up being seen so quickly...♥”
Lee Hwa-rin’s eyes widened to the size of saucers as she faced the Leifelt mother and daughter, who appeared behind the vehicle on two horses. Like her, they had hair the color of burning flames, and one of them held a massive lance in one hand.
What the hell is that appearance?!
Needless to say, her face turned beet red.
Leifelt wore bizarre armor that was wide open in the front—no, the front piece simply didn't exist—completely exposing her bushy pubic hair and the pussy that was biting down hard on the dildo.
But at least Leifelt was wearing something. Ariel, galloping alongside the vehicle next to her mother, wasn't wearing a single thread on her body.
“I’m being seen! I’m being watched! This Ariel... this Sow Princess Knight Ariel’s vulgar naked body is being fully exposed! You said there was no one here, you liar...♥”
“I-I thought they were foreigners... Wait, more importantly...?!”
'Why are they revealing their naked bodies so openly... And, oh my god, what on earth are those breasts...?!'
Gulp!
Not just one, but two massive tits, each almost the size of a human head!
Contrary to her words of embarrassment, Ariel was kneading her own massive breasts with one hand as if showing them off.
Seeing this, Lee Hwa-rin unconsciously lowered her head to check something on herself. But all she witnessed was a tragic landscape, a chest as flat and desolate as the White Cliffs of Dover.
But she didn't have time to vent her frustration.
As her eyes confirmed, those two were riding horses, but they were doing so without the reins—an essential element of horseback riding.
Putting aside why they were running around naked, the fact that their balance didn't falter even slightly while holding giant jousting lances and riding without reins was proof that they weren't simply insane nymphomaniacs!
Lee Hwa-rin summoned blue flames to her sword again, signaling that they could not pass, but the mother and daughter didn't care and galloped after the vehicle.
However.
Skreeech—
The vehicle, which looked like it would run her over and charge into the tower, suddenly stopped. The two women, who were galloping as if they would storm past her, also brought their horses to a halt.
'The one who fired those arrows is in there... But I can't see inside because of the tinting...!'
Now that the vehicle had stopped, she would finally see the face of the archer who had toyed with her so thoroughly. Lee Hwa-rin kept her guard up for the impending battle.
But contrary to her expectations...
KWOONG—!!
“Wh-What now?!”
Suddenly, a massive greatsword was thrown out of the window as if being discarded.
Even though there was quite a distance from the vehicle, the booming sound and the vibration shaking the ground suggested it was no ordinary weight. Seeing such a colossal greatsword thrown out so carelessly...
Lee Hwa-rin, who had been bracing herself for arrows to fly at her any second, stood there dumbfounded, muttering to herself.
“A greatsword? Why a greatsword?!”
Its length and size were tremendous, rivaling the jousting lances held by those perverts behind the car.
“Judging by the vibrations reaching here, it must weigh a ton. To throw it out like it’s nothing...”
Looking at the length alone, it was a terrifyingly massive sword that seemed like it could grab a grown man by the ankle and swing him around. Lee Hwa-rin involuntarily imagined a burly warrior straight out of a comic book opening the door and stepping out.
But...
—Urp, just coming this short distance and I'm getting carsick... But are you really sure about this?
—Yes. Opening the path for Master is my duty as the Sow Knight Commander...
Murmur, murmur—
“I knew it wasn’t just one person... Good thing I called for backup... Huh?”
Rustle—
“Ah?”
Contrary to her expectations, a woman appeared from beyond the car door. She had platinum blonde hair so brilliant that even weaving gold into thread couldn't produce such a color, and a face as pale and fair as white jade. Lee Hwa-rin was dumbstruck once again.
“Another woman...! No, more importantly, why is she naked too?!”
“Fufu...♥”
Of course, Lee Hwa-rin's face, which had just started to return to its normal color, instantly turned crimson again at the sight of the Sow Knight Commander, Eleonora, making her entrance in the most obscenely lewd naked state imaginable.