The Baekho Guild and the Hyeonmu Guild are rivals known to the entire nation.
The size of the hunters they have and the fact that their brand value is similar.
That’s because the name was taken from the white tiger and black tortoise of the four gods.
The two guilds were always grouped together and were talked about by people.
But this was truly an unfair situation for the Hyunmu Guild.
‘Our guild was created a year earlier!’
In the first place, ‘Hyeonmu’ was not the Hyunmu of the Four Directions.
‘Hyeonmu of the Hyeonmu River! He just named it after me!’
Yes, that’s right.
In fact, it was just a name that was intuitively created.
But one day, a year later.
Suddenly, a human named Baek Yoon-ho kicked out the guild he was in and founded the ‘Baekho Guild’ named after himself.
From then on, the Baekho Guild and the Hyeonmu Guild began to be mentioned as a set by people.
From there, the Hyunmu Guild began to have more and more headaches.
Friendly competition? That’s all well and good.
Competition between guilds was perfectly okay.
The problem was Baek Yoon-ho.
‘What? Baek Yoon-ho, that hypocritical person donated again?!’
It was crazy.
On the topic of a newly formed guild.
I’ll just go hunting quietly and earn some money.
The Baekho Guild started doing too many useless good deeds.
Or conquering a field that doesn’t even make money.
Or saving lower-level hunters.
Or taking care of the welfare of miners.
As a result, the Baekho Guild grew at a frightening rate.
People began to praise Baek Yoon-ho with one voice.
Then, all of a sudden, the Hyunmu Guild started getting compared to those guys and started getting criticized just because their names were similar.
In terms of sales alone, the Baekho Guild could never beat the Hyunmu Guild.
Because you only choose things that don’t make money!
On the other hand, brand value was quickly overtaken.
Even the mid- and low-level hunters who had just awakened admired the White Tiger Guild and were desperate to join it.
That’s why the Baekho Guild always had an abundance of applicants, while the number of hunters applying to the Hyunmu Guild, which was comparatively being criticized, gradually decreased.
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Then, when the Baekho Guild announced that they would only hire hunters with the beast transformation skill from now on, the number of people applying to the Hyunmu Guild also increased again, but it was also unlucky for Hyunmu Gang.
At that time, the Beast Hunters were treated as half-wit and were feared by the citizens, so Baek Yoon-ho, who was in the same position as them, made a bold decision to embrace them personally, which once again won the people’s favor.
At that time, it was natural that the poor Hyunmu Guild would be compared again and become the subject of gossip.
… … for this reason.
Strictly speaking, the two guilds were not on bad terms with each other, but rather the Hyunmu Guild unilaterally disliked the Baekho Guild.
“Baek Mi-ho.”
Hyunmu Kang glared at Baek Miho, who was crossing in front of them, with a displeased look.
“What do you want to do now?”
“What on earth were you planning to do to Hunter Seongsuho, Hyunmu Kang?”
“I’m simply making a recruitment offer to a new S-class hunter. And I’m offering very generous contract terms.”
“Not a slave contract?”
“… … Baek Yoon-ho.”
Hyunmu Kang’s expression crumpled once again at the sight of Baek Yoon-ho appearing next to Baek Mi-ho.
“A slave contract? What kind of nonsense is that?”
“Don’t you know better? There are rumors going around the industry that the Hyunmu Guild forces hunters to sign slave contracts.”
“Ha! That kind of fake news… … .”
“Fake news? A 10-year contract. A huge penalty for leaving the guild. Can you confidently say that this is fake news?”
Shudder.
Hyunmu Kang’s expression flinched momentarily at Baek Miho’s words, but he stepped forward with an even more shameless expression.
“There’s clearly a confidentiality clause in the contract. I guess there were some loose ends. Yes, there are definitely contracts like that. But what’s wrong with that?”
“What?”
“It’s a contract that the hunters themselves decided and signed. A penalty for withdrawal? What’s that? Isn’t that a natural provision since we gave them a large deposit?”
“Of course? It’s only been two years since the cataclysm happened, and binding the hunters for ten years isn’t a slave contract, is it?”
Suho scratched his cheek as he watched the people fiercely arguing over him.
‘… … There is no room to interfere.’
Embarrassed.
I have no intention of signing a contract with anyone, whether it be the Hyunmu Guild or anywhere else.
More importantly, Suho was aware of how many S-class hunters had gathered in the association.
‘Surely there are only five of them?’
To go to North Korea, you need the approval votes of five S-class hunters.
But there were only five people gathered.
He turned his head and looked at Chief Lee Se-hwan, who had created this space for him.
Chief Lee Se-hwan, who was busy chatting with his subordinates behind him, shook his head when he caught Su-ho’s gaze and said.
“Yes. I think that’s all. The other S-class hunters are either busy clearing dungeons and unreachable, or they’ve expressed their intention to decline, saying they’re busy.”
In fact, it’s rare for S-class hunters to gather in one place except for a reason like today.
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Because they are so busy, it is difficult to coordinate their schedules, and the opportunity cost of missing out on something in the meantime is also enormous.
Then, if a dungeon break occurs in the distance, who will take responsibility for the countless civilian casualties that will occur?
So, even in a case like today, only five S-class hunters responded to the association’s invitation.
The rest of them were busy clearing the dungeon so we couldn’t contact them or they replied that they wouldn’t be able to come.
“Still, you should be thankful that the five of you managed to gather together. The problem is that everyone here has to allow you to go to North Korea… … .”
At Chief Lee Se-hwan’s words, Su-ho looked at the five S-class hunters one by one, excluding Baek Mi-ho.
First, Taegyu Lim of the Death Guild.
He looked around Suho and asked.
“Suho, I don’t see Do-gyun. Where is he and what is he doing these days? Did he take him all the way to India?”
“… … I’ve been running hard on the treadmill at the gym these days.”
“Oh, really? That’s good. Moderate exercise is good for your health.”
“Yes, of course.”
It may not be that great, but it will definitely be good for your health if your lower body becomes stronger.
Thanks to the mummy bandages and healing potions, there’s no need to worry about dying.
“… … .”
Still, Suho unconsciously avoided Im Taegyu’s eyes.
Anyway, the other four.
Baek Yoon-ho and Hyeon Mu-gang are fighting fiercely in front.
And then the two men and women behind them caught Suho’s eye.
Seo Ji-woo of the Blue Dragon Guild.
Madongwook of the Myeongseong Guild.
“It might not be as easy as you thought, right?”
At that moment, Tae-gyu Lim happened to be there to speak on Su-ho’s behalf.
“Yes, that’s right.”
“I and Baek Yoon-ho may not know, but the other three won’t accept you so easily. We S-class hunters compete with each other due to the power struggles between guilds, and we don’t want other S-classes to go to North Korea and die.”
Tae-gyu Lim continued his explanation, leaning back against the wall with his arms crossed.
“Putting aside the national prestige or security issues, if one S-class person is lost right away, the rest of us will be busier. You may have it easy because you have a lot of summons, but we are seriously so busy that we could go back. But how did you end up with so many summons?”
“It just so happened.”
“Don’t change the subject. I came here because I was curious, so if you can give me a proper answer this time, I’ll allow you to go to North Korea or whatever. Oh, and on the condition that you don’t take Do-gyun.”
Tae-gyu Lim was very worried about his son.
In fact, at this very moment, the son was suffering to the point of death from Ammit before North Korea, but sometimes ignorance is bliss.
“Anyway, in order to get the consent of all five people gathered here, you have to prove your own strength and meet the demands each person makes. It might have been different if there were more people, but unfortunately, only five people showed up, so you’ve become a complete failure now.”
[Your Majesty, please ignore the laws of these worthless humans. For the sake of the greater good, there is a way for us to sneak through together.]
At that moment, Ber appeared next to Suho and whispered like a devil.
Then, from the other side, Quay, a former villain, showed his face and whispered like an angel.
[Don’t be fooled by such devilish words! If you do, you will be wanted as a S-class villain the moment you are caught! In that case, wouldn’t it be better to kill everyone gathered here and destroy the evidence? Should I secretly stab you with my poison needle?] [The King of Bugs, Plague Quresha, glares.]
“… … .”
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It was Suho who silently pushed Berwa and Quay into the shadows.
At that moment, Seo Ji-woo and Ma Dong-wook approached Su-ho and spoke to him.
“Wow, who were those just now? You said they were S-class summoners, but those were your summons? They look similar to the black ones I saw in the Locktack footage? No way?”
Seo Ji-woo, the representative of the Cheongryong Guild, was a combat hunter specializing in close combat, and his muscular body overflowed with fighting spirit.
He was fully armed with gauntlets and armor stained with the blood of demons, as if he had just come from clearing a dungeon.
On the other hand, Madongwook Hunter of the Myeongseong Guild was a warm-looking old man who was wearing loose clothes as if he had just come out to drink, let alone being armed.
But the problem is its size.
“Haha. So you’re the new S-class hunter!”
The old man, Ma Dong-wook, whose body was so large that it was hard to believe he was human, approached Su-ho with a kind smile.
Then, out of the blue, he started touching Suho’s shoulders and arms and exclaiming in admiration.
“Oh! Your body is very solid! You have a great physique! If you don’t have a guild in mind, why don’t you come to us? Our guilds are all magic-related, so we are lacking in combat-related guilds. Oh, I forgot to say hello. I am Madongwook. I lead a famous guild in Honam.”
When he, who had been groping Suho’s body for no reason, belatedly offered a handshake, Suho greeted him in return and shook his hand.
however.
“Nice to meet you. My name is Seong Su-ho… … .”
Kwak.
“… … ?”
Suddenly, an incredible evil force began to be felt from Madongwook’s hand as he grabbed Suho’s hand.
As Suho raised his head with a puzzled expression, the expression on Ma Dong-wook’s face, looking down at him, was suddenly filled with mischievous playfulness.
“I was wondering. Did you really burst that huge demon’s hand with that tiny fist?”
Unlike Seo Ji-woo, Ma Dong-wook’s only interest was strength.
The black demons known to the world as the Dungeon Break were controversial, but the scene where Suho burst the giant demons like balloons with one punch was broadcast live all over the world.
“Let me show you how strong I am. That’s the end of my demands.”
Kukukukukuku… … !
As Madongwook grabbed Suho’s hand, a huge, mountain-like energy began to radiate in all directions from his entire body.
‘This power… is real.’
Suho wasn’t flustered anymore because it was a similar situation to when he first met Thomas Andre.
‘I’ve seen more than one or two grandfathers who like to show off their strength.’
Suho snickered and asked Madongwook.
“Are those really all your requirements?”
“Hoo. Can you hold this? Of course not! I’ll be so worried about sending a guy who can’t even hold my strength to North Korea that I won’t be able to sleep… … Ugh?!”
moment.
Ma Dong-wook’s expression suddenly crumpled as he laughed heartily and tightened his grip even more.
“Ugh… … !”
Shocking things started to happen.
… … ?!
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At that ominous sight, Baek Yoon-ho, Baek Mi-ho, and Hyeonmu-gang, who were fighting next to him, stopped talking and looked in this direction with their eyes wide open.
Ma Dong-wook grits his teeth and his face turns bright red.
What started out as a joke has now begun to draw on his magical power to withstand the power of the guardian.
The air in the area spread out around Suho and Madongwook.
From the center of it all, Suho’s calm voice flowed out.
“Chief Lee Se-hwan.”
“Huh, huh?!”
Lee Se-hwan, who had been frozen in confusion next to him, suddenly came to his senses and hurriedly responded to Su-ho’s words.
“Is there a Class A healer in the association right now?”
“Of course. Why is that?”
Again, it’s not common for S-class hunters to gather like today.
And whenever we happened to get together, something like this would often happen.
It’s like a sparring match where you give and receive strength from each other, either for the sake of ranking or for pure training.
So this time too, Chief Lee Se-hwan had an A-class healer on standby in case of emergency.
For reference, even A-class hunters have the ability to regenerate their limbs if they are cut off.
“Then I guess it’s okay.”
A smile appeared on Suho’s lips as he heard Chief Lee Se-hwan’s answer.
and.
Kwajik!
“… … !”
A soundless scream burst out of Madongwook’s mouth.
