The Shadow Monarch Izuku Midoriya

Ch 44: Red Gate Part 4

"Talk"

'Thought'

[System]

Alright! Izuku felt like he was close to leveling up and realized that it was a good thing that he stopped Park Heejin, "Who... who the hell are you?"

He turned to face the shaking voice and looked at the four members of his party at a loss for words. Izuku scratched his temple, 'I thought I made myself clear.'

Well, they probably forgot after seeing such a shocking scene. Izuku firmly spoke his conditions again, "Once again, no questions. If you don't like it, you can go-"

Izuku pointed towards the direction Kim Tetsu's team had left in, "-to them."

His words snapped Heejin to attention, "I just saw you kill an ice bear in one hit. I am NOT leaving your side."

She realized what she said and blushed.

She had instinctively selected Izuku over Tetsu but now realized just how correct her decision was. She made a determination after a quick calculation. In order to leave this place alive, she would have to follow Izuku Midoriya. Before Izuku could change his mind, she quickly spoke, "Midoriya-san, please be our leader. I'll follow whatever you have say.

After a brief moment, Izuku nodded. When he thought about it, this would probably be the best. Heejin turned around to the rest of the party. Since Song was brought here by Izuku, she probably didn't need to ask the girl. And the other two Heroes...

Izuku asked, "You two also agree, right?"

Suddenly having the attention focused on them, the two Heroes looked back and forth between the ice bear's corpse and Izuku then vigorously nodded.

Meanwhile, outside of the Red Gate...

Gicheol wiped away the sweat on his brows and checked the time. Taiga asked, "How long has it been?"

Gicheol said, "About three hours."

Taiga said, "Three hours... That means three days have passed inside."

Taiga's voice was heavy. Of the four gathered here, only Taiga had actually experienced the Red Gate before. The man was one of the S-rankers who represented Japan. Even to a man like him, a Red Gate was not something to be taken lightly. With a calm heart, he recalled the memory of the time, "The true terror of Red Gates is the fact that the inside connects to an entirely different world. Inside the Gate, you could end up in a desert world with temperatures exceeding 60 degrees Celsius (140 degrees Fahrenheit). Or perhaps it'll be a jungle world infested with venomous snakes and poisonous insects. Maybe even a tundra world where the tips of your fingers will freeze." The three listening gulped as one.

Taiga said, "And in that harsh environment, you have to face magic beasts. And let's say you somehow managed to get used to the environment. The problem after that is finding sustenance." At the minimum few weeks, at the longest few months. You had to find your own food in that time. It was not an easy task.

Taiga said, "You said three days had pa.s.sed, right?"

Gicheol said, "Yes."

At Gicheol's confirmation, Taiga made a tragic face, "If it's been that long, all the Hunters below B-rank are dead."

Kim Tetsu was an A-ranker. But no matter how skilled an ranker was, it was impossible to protect his entire party in a situation like this. At the very least, you'd need an S-ranker with them. And so, "All we can do is pray that the high-rankers come back alive."