wee.
It felt like time had stopped.
Thud.
Blue blood and pieces of entrails were pouring down like rain from the sky.
The surreal scene was broadcast live around the world, but it was so shocking that no one dared speak up.
What had just been a ‘giant demon’ had burst like a balloon due to overwhelming force.
-?
After a while, the frozen chat window started moving again.
-??
-??
-???
From that point on, countless question marks began to appear like crazy in chat rooms all over the world.
The chat window was filled with question marks because the shocking sight was so overwhelming that my head couldn’t work properly.
In the meantime, someone managed to type out a proper sentence.
-Who is that person?
Even the Chinese government, which hosted the live broadcast, was unable to escape the chaos.
“Who the hell is that hunter!”
“We’re, we’re looking into it now!”
“Of course it will be our people, right? Right? It has to be that way… … .”
The adjutant responded, sweating profusely as he watched his superior mutter obsessively while biting his thumbnail.
“Of course not. With the hair color and the way you move around with Ryu Zukang-sama… … .”
“But why didn’t we know about it? If there was a hunter stronger than Ryu Zukang, why didn’t we know about it?”
“Choi, I will find out as soon as possible!”
The emotions on the faces of the employees who were hastily typing on their keyboards and searching through the association’s data were all the same.
Anxiety.
It was ominous. I was really, really nervous.
‘Must be Chinese.’
‘Please, it has to be a Chinese hunter.’
The reason they boldly deployed their drone force, even violating international law, was because they were confident that they could extract greater value from this incident.
International law?
That kind of thing could be easily brushed aside later with a suitable excuse.
If that didn’t work out, all that could have been done was to offer the Indian government a gesture of sincere apology and appropriate compensation through a diplomat.
Instead, the political benefits and great glory that the Chinese government would gain from this incident were so enormous that it could not be converted into money.
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None other than Liu Zhikang! It was worth it to let the world know about the great achievements of China’s strongest hunter, who saved India!
‘Politically and in terms of brand value, everything was calculated in our favor!’
But then something big happened.
A fatal error was introduced into that once perfect calculation.
“Ouch, we’re in trouble!”
Suddenly, one of the employees became delirious and screamed.
Unfortunately, what he was pointing to with his trembling fingertips was not the Chinese Association’s Hunter List.
Right in the chat window.
In chat rooms all over the world, none other than ‘Korean’ was being translated and uploaded in real time.
-Isn’t that guy a Korean hunter?
-Oh, I see. I’ve seen that face on the news.
-What? You’re Korean?? Who are you?
-Is this the person?
-(Link to related article attached)
-What is this? Immigration risk?
“… … !”
Someone was so kind as to post a relevant link.
When I clicked on the link, there was a captured video of a class A villain incident that occurred in Korea.
Three hunters and a giant hive.
The captured footage showed three Hunters soaring with their black wings spread toward a giant beehive that had formed on top of a tall building.
Two of them were quite well-known faces, Im Tae-gyu and Baek Mi-ho, and the remaining one… … was clearly the same person as the man currently in India.
“What the hell!”
Boom!
The desk was shattered by a violent fist, but no one present was in the right state of mind to be surprised by that. They were already surprised enough.
It’s ruined.
A single sentence runs through their heads.
‘You’re not Chinese… … .’
Is this what they call giving something like this to a dog?
By trying to show the world China’s powerful fighting power by violating international law, they ended up promoting the Korean hunter who showed even more incredible performance than Liu Zhikang.
He even made Ryu Zukang stand out more by making him his henchman.
‘… … I’m really screwed.’
It’s dizzying.
It seemed that in the future they would have to take on a lot of tasks both internationally and domestically.
‘Packing your bags and fleeing abroad right away might be the quickest solution.’
The most perfect option popped into someone’s head, but they didn’t have the courage to put it into action.
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* * *
“Tsk. What a waste of time.”
Ryu Zhikang clicked his tongue with a displeased expression as he looked at the drones flying overhead.
Judging from the direction the drones came from, they appeared to have been sent from China.
bang!
He swung his sword as easily as if he was swatting a fly, destroyed one of the most annoying drones, and approached Suho, speaking.
“I’m sorry about this. My face got sold for nothing because of me.”
“Well, it’s okay.”
Suho shrugged his shoulders and replied, lightly wiping the blood from his fist as if nothing had happened.
“I recently got my father’s permission.”
“Well then, that’s good.”
Strictly speaking, it wasn’t my father who gave permission, but my father’s fantasy, and it wasn’t entirely wrong.
Moreover, now that he had passed level 100 and was strong enough to face the Apostles of Itarim on his own, from now on, rather than hiding his identity, it would be more advantageous in many ways to actively seek out the remnants of Itarim.
“Is that any better?”
Suho turned his head back and checked on the safety of the hunters he had saved.
The hunters from the Indian Association bowed their heads toward Suho and expressed their gratitude in English.
“Go, thank you.”
“Thank you for saving me.”
As they exchanged greetings, the Indian hunters were a little worried about what kind of expressions might be on their faces right now.
Of course, they are grateful that they were saved… … .
‘Honestly, it’s scary.’
‘Can we see this person as a person like us?’
I know.
It was quite an insulting feeling to the person who had saved my life.
In fact, regardless of rank, hunters of the same rank knew each other’s hardships without having to say anything.
This is the ‘gaze’ you receive from everyone around you the moment you awaken your magical power.
The general public does not view hunters as equals.
The media always praises Hunters as shields for humanity, but in reality, to ordinary people, Hunters are nothing more than ‘talking demons’.
In fact, it was natural to feel uncomfortable.
Superhumans who can throw cars and collapse buildings whenever they want are living among citizens as if they were human beings.
It was an unfair situation for the hunters who risked their lives to save humanity.
There were quite a few hunters who hunted the demons even harder because they felt it was unfair and wanted to make more money.
But now I completely understand.
Just like the ordinary people who were grateful to the hunters, but also looked at them with a mixture of fear and…
Because they too were looking at Suho with that kind of gaze.
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‘It was at least a Class A demon.’
Even though they tried not to, their gaze kept unconsciously glancing at the remains of the demonic beast that Suho had blown up in one go.
‘Maybe it was a S-class demon… … .’
I couldn’t measure it properly, but thinking back to the momentary feeling of oppression, it was possible that it was an S-class demon.
But then, a superhuman who had destroyed that enormous boss mob with one punch stood before them.
“Are you… an S-class hunter?”
Someone finally mustered up the courage to open their mouths to break the ice, but everyone realized that it was a pointless question.
What’s the use of asking?
Everyone knows that Liu Zhikang, who you see right across from me, is a six-star hunter in China.
But didn’t the man in front of me show a performance that was even more powerful than Ryu Zhikang?
In fact, the term S-class Hunter refers to those who have surpassed the limits of the magic power measuring device created by humans and have been judged as ‘immeasurable’.
So even though they were both S-class hunters, their strengths varied greatly.
However, we could not ask them to fight among themselves to determine that superiority.
It was an academic consensus that if even one person died, it would be a loss for the country and humanity, and that at least one city could be lost in the aftermath of the battle.
But when I actually saw an S-class hunter pop a boss mob like a balloon with one punch right in front of my eyes, I immediately understood what he meant.
‘As expected, S-class hunters are amazing… … .’
But when Soo-ho was asked that question, his expression was somewhat awkward.
Scratch.
Suho opened his mouth, scratching his cheek with his finger in embarrassment.
My English skills are lacking, so I don’t have the ability to explain everything in detail, so I’ll just get to the point.
“I am a C-class.”
“……yes?”
The confusion grew.
* * *
Suho led all the hunters of India and brought them to Imphal.
And he entrusted them with protecting the citizens, not hunting demons.
The conversation became easier when fellow Indian Rio Singh served as interpreter.
“While our guild leader hunts the demons, please just block those coming into the city.”
“We can fight too!”
“We may not have enough strength, but we will help!”
The hunters of the Indian Association, who suddenly found themselves treated as the underdogs, felt helpless, but did not forget their duties.
But Rio Sing was adamant.
“Ah, it’s okay. Our guild leader will take care of it.”
“… … ?”
They just couldn’t understand.
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Seongsuho’s strength can be seen just by looking at him, but this field was too large and the number of demons was too great.
“Even if China’s Liu Zhikang helps, it will take a lot of manpower to hunt all those guys down one by one!”
“Is Lord Ryu Zukang also resting there?”
“……yes?”
At Rio Sing’s words, everyone’s gaze turned to the side.
Liu Zhikang, who was under the spotlight, was literally resting.
Even getting a shoulder massage from Essil.
“Ahem. Well, I said it’s okay.”
“I’m bored too, so that’s why I’m doing that.”
With this, all those who hindered the leveling up of Essil were eliminated.
“… … What? You really want to solve it by yourself?”
Suho left the Indian hunters who had lost their minds behind and walked alone towards the demons who were raging outside the city.
Then suddenly I looked up and glanced at the drone cameras flying in the sky.
“It’s being broadcast worldwide… … It’s a bit burdensome.”
[It turned out well, actually.]
Berga, who had stuck his face out next to Suho, had his eyes sparkling.
The higher your level, the more experience points you need to level up.
But now, Suho’s level has become so high that he hasn’t even leveled up yet, even though he just killed a boss mob.
[Now, if you want to level up, it seems impossible with just a few mobs. From now on, it would be faster to let the strong ones come to us first.]
Suho nodded at Ber’s words that he should show it to the Itarims hiding around the world on this occasion.
“Okay. Let me show you.”
At that moment.
Hurrruk!
The magical power he received from the dragon seethed in his body.
Phew!
A black shadow spread out in all directions from the center of the feet, covering the ground.
“Everyone come out.”
Kwaaaa …
At the command of the Guardian, thousands of shadow legions rose up simultaneously.
Rising pitch-black steam.
… … and the moment that scene was broadcast to the whole world.
The Chinese server crashed due to chat window overload.
