5. Kamish the Dragon

After his talk with Mochi, Rangga feel helpless. He want to change a lot of things that he knew. He want to help in the first S-rank gate that ever apleared, Kamish the Dragon raid, one monster that have energy equal to an S-rank gate. At least he want to help Jin-Woo's father, Sung Il-Hwan from being trapped inside a dungeon. But that's also impossible as he remember that he's trapped around the first year before there's power measurement. He remember from his talk with Hwang Dong-Soo, that he's trapped a decade, so maybe he's already trapped now.

Mochi: "Don't worry, Master Ashgar have made preparation to help him. More importantly you nees to prepare yourself for the incoming storm"

Rangga: "What do you mean?"

Mochi: "Did you know that the power of dungeon manifestation is affected by the population and magic power in the area?"

Rangga: "I have my speculation but can you explain?"

Mochi: "Dungeon monsters have command to hunt humans, you know this right? That's why the dungeons will manifested in a human population area and not forest or sea. But that will not determined the level of dungeons. The level is determined by how strong magic power in that area, or how many awakened ones and how strong they are totally. Altough some small dungeon will appear even in a place with lots of hunters, but canon fodders are always sent to fight generals in a war.

Then after sometime, the higher level gate will also appear, then the highest level, S-rank. The first S-rank which is said to be the strongest also affected by this. A lot of high rank hunters are resided in USA, and they will start to take strong hunters from another country and enhance their power. This will make USA have the highest magic power in their area. That means the humans there can only be hunted by a very strong creature too."

Rangga think about it for a while and it seems very possible. He start thinking about the S-rank gates that appear.

Rangga: "But the S-rank gates only appear in some country. If what you said is just about magic power, then shouldn't every country will get S-rank gates appear as almost every country have S-rank hunters? Wait, is it because the vessels?"

Mochi: "Yes, the S-rank gates, altough not all, generated because the vessels of Rulers and Angels are there. Only S-rank monsters can kill them afterall."

Rangga: "Then that means there will be an S-rank gate appear here after i awakened? Oh no, i only have C-rank power, there's no way i can face S-rank gate."

Rangga clutch his head and pacing around the room.

Mochi: "Good grief. Calm yourself, there will be no S-rank gate before you become S-rank too."

Rangga: "Fyuuh, that's a relief, but why is that?"

Mochi: "It's because your power isn't strong enough before became S-rank. Did you forget what i say at first? Even tough there's a Ruler's vessel, it's not a guarantee that there wi be S-rank gates, the first requirement is the area magic power. Also, only when you became S-rank will Master Ashgar's power within you can be detected. Did you forget that the one generating gates are not Monarchs but Rulers?"

Rangga: "Ah, you're right. Then why they send strong monsters to hunt their vessels?"

Mochi: "To make them stronger, it's like training. Even tough their power will not raise, but they will use their power more effectively."

Rangga: "Ooooohhhh, alright then, i can only train for now. Let's continue"

Rangga keep training to prepare himself for the incoming disasters. He didn't think training as an activity that forced on him. He enjoy the training very much, because he finally can move his body as much as he wants because now he have a healthy body. He also have his family with him now, even tough Mochi said they don't have past life memories like him, but it's fine, they're still his family.

Time went by like before, gates appeared everywhere, hunters closed them, sometime they failed and there's dungeon break. 1 and half a year after first gates, scientist from United Nations find a device to measure magic power. It can measure a gate level, and it can be used to hunters too, but they need to touch it because the devices aren't sensitive enough to human's magic power. It's a big step, as now hunters casualties are lessened as the hunters that chosen are based on gates level.

The goverment have made ranks to categorized hunters power. The magic power that can be measured are ranked A, B, C, D, and E, then there's unmeasurable magic power that ranked S. The goverment also made more rules for raid like number of hunters participating, hunters composition, etc. They didn't want to lose many hunters because the gates keep generating and high rank gates are a little common now.

2 years after first gates, year 2012, a massive gate appeared on USA. The magic power machine can't measure it's magic power. The USA goverment decide to rank the gate S-rank. The first ever since the gates appeared, an unmeasurable, and maybe strongest gate appeared. The USA call for help from many country as this is the first unmeasurable gate. No one know how strong the monster inside. If S-rank hunters can destroy a city by fighting each other, than monsters from S-rank gate are predicted to be able to destroy cointry. If not stopped it will start to destroy the world.

The first S-rank gate become a very big topic all around the world. Every country anticipated how the USA will face this threat. USA Hunters Bureau made anouncement that they will send their S-ranks and a lot of A-rank hunters to raid the dungeon. There's about 5 S-rank in their country and 41 A-rank that being sent. They still keep 34 A-rankers to deal with the remaining high rank dungeon. With this composition, everyone believe that the raid will definitely succeed.

The raid commence at the fourth day, because the hunters need a lot of preparations first, as this is the first S-rank dungeon ever. The raid team enter the Gate and everybody watch this through television. The raid leader is a man name Cristopher Reed, a S-rank mage. He's the most calm, rational and can make the best decission in his every raid.

The raid team come in to the dungeon. The dungeon is a cave like usual, but it's very big and tall. There's only one path way inside, so the raid team follow the path. It's a very long dungeon, they walk for 2 hours already and didn't find a monster at all.

Hunter A: "Hey, do you think this dungeon is empty?"

Hunter B: "No way, if it's empty then where's the magic power come from?"

Hunter C: "Maybe there're a lot of magic crystals here, that's why it's empty."

Some A-rank hunters make a commotion behind, so Reed warn them.

Reed: "SHUT UP! There's no way this dungeon didn't have monsters at all, we just haven't find them now. Up your guard, this situation is very strange. If the dungeon didn't have monsters then it can't be closed, and there's no dungeon without monsters until now"

The S-rankers have been on guard since they come inside the dungeon. They are more sensitive and can feel something very strong is here. The A-rankers also start to raise their awareness, they also feel something strange after hearing Reed. They walk again with full concentration. After half an hour they arrived at the end of dungeon, and they see it. They see a massive red colored reptile, with a pair massive wing at it's back, it has four legs with sharp claws, a pair of horns, and spiky tail.

Hunters: "D-d-dragon?"

The hunters root at their spot looking at the big red dragon that lay in front of them. The hunters eyes wide open and there's only one tought in their mind.

Reed: "Only this one dragon can have magic power to be considered S-rank gate? And it's just the leaked magic power, just how much magic power this thing has?"

The dragon open it's eyes and look at the hunters.

Dragon: "RROOOAAARR"

Reed: "DAMN, Thomas, lead the tankers squad guard the front! Zack, lead the fighters squad to attack, coordinate with the tankers. James, lead the assassins to flank and attack it from behind and sides. Mary, stay with the healer at the back and assist the front liners. Mage squad, spam your spell. Everybody try to save your energy, we don't know how tough this thing's scale"

Reed make a quick command and the others excecuted it. They keep attacking but the dragon scales are very tough. The dragon also attacking with it's legs and tail. Sometime later the dragon's mouth start glowing red.

Reed: "Shit, it's going to launch a big attack. Tankers, hold the ground together. Everyone stay behing the tankers."

Everybody do as Reed's command and sometime later the dragon open it's mouth.

Dragon: "ROAARRRR"

A massive fire come out from the dragon's mouth. The fire are very hot and the power of the breath is very strong. The tankers are being pushed back, and their shield start to crack. A while later some weaker A-rank tankers can't hold it anymore and they're pushed back and burned, the ones behind them also got attacked and instantly defeated. Only Thomas Andre, the S-rank tanker can hold his ground since the beginning. The remaining A-rank tankers start to lose their power to resist.

Luckily before their shield destroyed, the fire breath stopped. Reed immediately issued a retreat, and they start running back. Just one breath, and half of the team are dead. They can't win with only this much high rank hunters. They need to retreat for now and back again after preparations, at least they know the dragon's power and can prepare for the next attack. But the dragon will not let the humans come and go as they please, it chased them until the Gate. From total of 5 S-ranks and 41 A-ranks, only 13 come out alive. All S-rankers survived, and the A-rankers are only healers that stay at back and assassin that can rum fast.

The news of their defeat spread fast, and a lot of people can't believe it. A raid team made of 5 S-ranks and 41 A-ranks can't defeat a single monster. Also there's only one monster, it's a dragon that leaked immeasurable magic power. Only one monster can defeat a big team of elite hunters, and that's with only one breath attack. The USA named the dragon Kamish.

The USA goverment are helpless, they didn't have more manpower. The previous team is their best option and they can't send all eilite hunters as there're more gates to be cleared. So now the evacuate the area, every city near the gate are evacuated and it takes some days. Meanwhile the USA goverment ask for help from other countries, but the countries didn't want to risk their top hunters being sent to their demise when there's still gates to be cleared on their country.

On the seventh day, the S-rank gate crack and finally it happens, the S-rank dungeon break. The dragon, Kamish, got out from the gate. A lot of people saw this through television, as some TV station are daring enough to record and broadcast this. Then they saw it, the dragon open it's mouth and a massive fire pillar engulfed the area around it. The damage are very devastating, every building on the surrounding burned to ashes in a short time. Everybody watch this is horror, the reporters finally regret their choice and turn their helicopter back, but then, they got attacked by a fire pillar and die.

Everyone watch this with horror, now they know the level danger this dragon has. Then after one day, the cities that Kamish pass has become nothing but a burnt ruin. Every citizen in western USA start to move to east side. The US goverment decide to throw their money like a waterfall to hire a lot of elite hunters from all over the world after seeing the damage. They will be deatroyed if they can't stop this calamity.

They also finally take out their trump card, Madam Norma Selner. She's an upgrader, she can upgrade a hunters power, breaking their limit. She already use her ability to US S-rankers, buy now they need to use her ability to some of foreign S-rankers that are very strong even among S-rankers. They need to increase their success rate by upgrading their power, even if they need to use their trump card on foreigners, but the one choosing the hunters is Madam Norma herself.

Finally after a lot og negotiation with hunters and countries, the USA have successfully hired more than 300 elite hunters. Thus they will start their second attempt to slay the dragon.