The Shadow Monarch Izuku Midoriya

Ch 42: Red Gate Part 2

"Talk"

'Thought'

[System]

Taiga said, "A Red Gate? How did this happen?"

Howaitotaiga's Guildmaster Howa Taiga immediately came to the scene after receiving the news. Gicheol, the man in charge of the training, had a dark expression, "That's..."

Taiga walked past the employees, who were practically preparing for a funeral in their minds, and walked up to the Gate. Taiga's face hardened.

Red Gates. It was a terrifying phenomenon observed in random high-level Gates. Instead of taking you to a small and confined Dungeon, it would connect to an entirely different world, complete with their own environments and lifeforms. Once the Gate solidified in its red color, no one could enter or leave until the boss was taken down or a Dungeon Break occurred. It was completely closed off from the outside.

Taiga placed a hand on the Gate. It was definitely blocked.

There was nothing they could do. Unlike other emergencies, help could not be provided to the ones inside. Taiga turned to Gicheol, "Was this not a C-rank Gate?"

Gicheol said, "It was."

Taiga said, "Did you confirm with the association?"

Gicheol said, "We did, but... They were unusually adamant that this was a C-rank Gate."

Taiga asked, "How many of our own went in?"

Gicheol said, "Twelve, sir. The rank Hunter Kim Tetsu took the lead, and seven B-rank below him. Do... do you think the recruits will be alright?"

Taiga shook his head, "We can consider them dead. If we're lucky, the ranker and few B-rankers might come back alive." If they were lucky.

Taiga's face darkened. Reading the mood, Gicheol carefully spoke up, "Er... So... there are two others that entered with our new recruits."

Taiga raised his head. Did a passing high-ranker tag along out of curiosity? That indeed would be a miracle! Taiga's voice became louder, "Who was it?!"

Sangmin said, "He's the Hunter that's been on my sights recently."

The reply came from their side. Both Gicheol and Taiga turned their heads to face Ahn Sangmin. The division chief was drenched in sweat and was panting, "Sorry for being late. There was a little traffic."

The fires of hope lit up in Taiga's chest, "What's the Hunter's rank? A? Or maybe B?"

It couldn't have been S. The hardened face of Taiga relaxed in an instant, "Are you telling me an S-ranker went in with them?"

Ahn Sangmin calmly replied, "No sir. He's an E-ranker."

Izuku was surprised.

This was his first time seeing it person, but Izuku had read up on the Red Gates on the internet in the past. They all used the expression of being "sucked in". Izuku agreed. When the Gate seemingly grabbed onto his hand and pulled him in, all he saw for a moment was darkness, and it felt like he was sliding down a tunnel.

When he opened his eyes, he was in the middle of a forest covered in snow, "Where are we?! I don't think this is a Dungeon."

Someone yelled, "The Gate is gone!"

The other Heroes looked around and could not hide their panic. While they were in chaos, Izuku calmly looked around with narrowed eyes.

Thanks to the System, even in a situation like this, he was able to remain calm. First thing that he analyzed was the trees. Giant evergreens, impossibly large to be found in their country, covered the landscape, reaching high into the sky. The top of the trees were stacked with snow. He lowered his gaze and met someone else's eyes. It was the A-rank Hero Kim Tetsu, who had also been surveying the surroundings.