In the Name of God - vanish into fiction

“Park Junggeon, 27 meters ahead, eighth eye, fire.”

He spoke in short, clipped words, but Park Junggeon did not hesitate.

Following my command, he fired a bullet into the eighth eye of the stone spider lingering 27 meters ahead.

Bang!

The eye burst, spraying bright yellow fluid.

A shriek!

The stone spider collapsed. Losing just one eye was enough; it no longer moved. The weak point revealed by the mana-powered ‘Hawkeye’ was a kill point.

The gunfire from Park Junggeon’s rifle prompted the other stone spiders in the clearing to shriek and move toward him.

Seeing the spiders swarm, I gave orders.

“Im Wooseok, take your shield and move forward. Song Mingu, destroy the second leg of the lead spider.”

The middle-aged tank Im Wooseok raised his shield as instructed, blocking the lead spider. It raised its front leg like a scythe and brought it down. Thunk. The leg bounced off the shield, losing balance, and the bald martial artist Song Mingu smashed the second leg in one strike.

“Park Junggeon, suppressive fire on the left line. Estelle, enter half a beat later and strike the third line on the flank.”

Park Junggeon fired continuously, while Estelle’s sharp rapier pierced the swaying spider’s side.

“I’ll handle the ones coming from the tunnel at four o’clock.”

I fired two bullets at the first joint of the spider’s leg emerging from the tunnel. The joint broke, and a screech followed.

“Kwon Baekhyun, hold the tunnel at eight o’clock until Song Mingu joins. Kang Heeun, maintain a protective barrier at ten o’clock.”

Kwon Baekhyun, wielding a long spear, blocked all approaches in the tunnel.

At ten o’clock, Kang Heeun’s protective barrier acted like a lid. The spider could only stick its legs out at the entrance and became trapped.

Song Mingu quickly ran toward Kwon Baekhyun.

The moment the spear left, he smashed the spider’s head.

Screeech!

The spider screamed and fell into the tunnel.

“One spider will drop on Im Wooseok. Hold your shield like an umbrella and bounce it off at the right moment.”

Thud!

The spider hit the shield and bounced to the ground. I immediately fired my gun to crush its head.

“Lee Sunho, right line. Just cut them all from the neck up.”

There was nothing else for Lee Sunho to do on the right line.

The weak points of the right-line stone spiders were all on the neck and head.

Cutting the neck alone, whether the weak point was on the crown or between the eyes, was enough to kill them.

Lee Sunho felled all the right-line spiders with just two sword strikes.

From their assigned positions, the rest of the team also heard the spiders’ final screams.

The battle did not last long.

“Hooah!”

The party members, having wiped out every stone spider, breathed heavily, exhausted but relieved.

There were more monsters than expected, but no one was seriously injured. Even the scratches were minor.

“Is everyone okay?”

Heads nodded in response.

“Wow, Seong Do‑yoon. Amazing. You identified the weak points so clearly. It made suppression fast and the risks minimal.”

“Yes. I didn’t realize good eyesight would be this useful.”

Sincere admiration was voiced.

“But didn’t you say it’s your first time as a party leader? You commanded very calmly.”

“It’s thanks to everyone following well.”

I responded calmly, but four curious eyes met mine.

All four were the ones who had hidden their ranks.

I ignored their gazes and moved on.

A few more fights occurred afterward, but all were handled smoothly.

Even the boss monster, the Giant Stone Spider, was no problem.

With everyone in position and teamwork in sync, it was not particularly difficult.

“Good work, everyone.”

“Thank you for your hard work!”

While exchanging congratulations, Lee Sunho lightly swung his sword atop the dead giant spider. Silently, he retrieved a fist-sized core from its back.