Solo Leveling: Ragnarok Chapter 171-175

Chapter 171

[You have entered the Shadow Dungeon.]

Gangseojutsu Training Center.

Ammut, who was sitting with his back in the depths of the pyramid, slowly opened his closed eyes.

[…] …An uninvited guest came in.]

Seaaaaaa-

Suddenly, the dimensional door seemed to open, and an enormous presence entered the shadow dungeon.

But why?

To say it was simply an intruder, there was no feeling of any unnaturalness in the process.

‘He’ opened the door so naturally, as if he had entered his own house, and appeared in front of Ammut.

[you…Who are you?]

Ammut bared his teeth at the man.

The moment the giant crocodile man stood up, a tremendous sense of intimidation overwhelmed the man.

Coo coo coo coo…!

However, he remained calm, as if such a feeling of intimidation was nothing.

He nodded, scanning Ammut’s appearance with interest.

-Ammut…Is it a family of factors?

[…] ….]

Ammut paused at the strange aura he felt from the man.

Her man was not looking at her and speaking.

His eyes stayed on his head, not his face.

As if there was something there.

[No way, you….]

Ammut’s eyes lit up when he belatedly noticed that the black energy flowing from his man was strangely similar to that of the Holy Guardian.

[…] …Are you the Shadow Lord?]

-no. To be exact, it’s something similar to that.

[what?]

-You would know, right?

[What on earth are you talking about?]

Ammut frowned at the ambiguous answer.

However, despite that reaction, Seong Jin-woo’s welcome met Ammut’s eyes and showed a faint smile.

-So, magically, I am rather similar to you.

[…] …!]

Ammut’s eyes widened at those words.

As if it was an expected reaction, Seong Jin-woo’s welcome turned his gaze to look at his surroundings with a calm expression.

His eyes pierced through Candiaru’s incantation engraved on this pyramid.

Parbat! Pot! Pot!

Following that gaze, numerous magic circuits engraved throughout the pyramid flickered and gave off a ray of light.

[You can’t believe it… ….]

Seong Jin-woo, who was appreciating the results achieved by the circuit diagram, opened his mouth.

-okay. Just like you, I am also a fake soul realized through witchcraft. There are some expressions that sound a little better, such as avatar or NPC, but in the end, they are all the same.

[…] ….]

Ammut’s appearance reminded Jinwoo of the demon king Baran whom he had encountered on the top floor of the demon castle dungeon a long time ago.

Baran, the king of demons and the lord of white flames.

Baran was the only monarch he encountered who was not alive.

To be more precise, Baran had already been killed by Asbon, the first Shadow Lord, before meeting Seong Jin-woo.

Only the soul was recreated in Candiaru’s hands and used for the level-up system.

However, the demon king Baran thus created was nowhere near his original power.

This was because the ‘darkness of the beginning,’ which could be said to be the source of the monarchs’ power, had escaped.

-But I’m curious. How long have you been trapped in here?

[Crumbling.]

Ammut smiled and opened his mouth at the black eyes that seemed to see right through him.

[well. I don’t remember. Because you can’t tell the flow of time here.]

-Do you want me to kill you?

[what? Hehehe. This is the funniest joke I’ve heard recently.]

At those words, Ammut chuckled self-deprecatingly.

and.

Kwaang-!

He swung his huge arm and smashed the wall next to him.

The bricks collapsed around that area, creating a huge hole.

But strangely, after a while, the holey wall began to repair itself.

[Did you see it?]

Ammut’s eyes looked directly into Seong Jin-woo’s eyes.

[Even if you are the real Shadow Lord, I will never die. This is because this is my grave, and at the same time, myself.]

-It’s a spell that automatically restores itself even if it is destroyed.

Seong Jin-woo nodded at those words, and his eyes deepened.

However, even if it was impossible for him, if he was his ‘real’ self, it was not a difficult matter to inflict death on him.

However, since I didn’t ask him because I really wanted to kill him in the first place, I decided not to interfere with Seong Jin-woo’s welcome any longer.

Rather, it was better to check about this place first.

About this pyramid that does not exist in ‘Sung Jin-woo’s’ memories.

…This place was, so to speak, Candiaru’s legacy.

There must have been many experiments in the process of developing the level-up system, and it was clear that this pyramid was one of them.

But what I was curious about was how on earth this huge magical device came into the shadow of Seong Su-ho.

‘It is a system that is automatically restored even if it is destroyed.’

Soon Seong Jin-woo realized the reason.

-…Could it be that the level-up system, which has lost its purpose and is incomplete, is working to restore itself?

In fact, the reason for the level-up system’s existence has long since disappeared. Because that goal was already achieved a long time ago.

In that situation, a new player named Seong Su-ho reactivated the level-up system.

Then the system started to repair itself.

In the same way as before.

No, to be exact… ….

-Are you revamping the system to suit the changing situation?

The purpose of the level-up system was, of course, to ‘make players into vessels for the Shadow Lord.’

However, Seong Su-ho could not become a shadow lord no matter what.

So what is the purpose that the system is trying to achieve?

-Could it be a job change quest in itself?

The level-up system is complementing itself for Seong Su-ho’s career advancement.

So Seong Jin-woo’s welcome was certain.

The existence of an NPC called Ammut and all the results of interpreting the incantations engraved on this pyramid proved this.

-That’s right.

When he finally realized that fact, he immediately burst out laughing.

I am anxious and excited about what kind of job my son will get.

If you think about it, it’s not much different from the concerns of ordinary parents.

but.

-I’m sure I know what to do.

It was the moment when Seong Jin-woo, who had organized his thoughts, smiled.

Passyuk.

Suddenly, his body began to shake and the entity was about to disperse.

Like a radio wave that has lost its frequency.

Ammut, who was silently watching the scene in front of him, chuckled and opened his mouth.

[But you are better than me. I can’t believe I can escape the realm of witchcraft and move freely, even if just for a moment. But I guess that’s the end of it.]

Passyuk.

Seong Jin-woo’s illusion looked down at his blinking hands and muttered as if it would go out at any moment.

-I know. I guess I should go back soon. Anyway, I checked everything.

As he gestured in the air, a system message appeared.

[Do you want to leave the shadow dungeon?](Y/N)

Ammut asked as he watched him turn without hesitation and walk toward the shadow door that appeared in front of him.

[But why on earth did you come here?]

-Why? I came here because I wanted to give his son some help.

[Crrrrrrr? So did it help anything?]

-Okay. a lot.

[for example?]

In response to Ammut’s question, Seong Jin-woo’s illusion stretched out his hand and touched the air.

Pabababat!

At that gesture, the magic circles engraved on the pyramid began to emit light at once.

Seong Jin-woo spoke to Ammut, who was standing tall as always in the center of the splendid magic circle.

-Ammut, your soul trapped here has been linked with the real soul in the sea of \u200b\u200bthe afterlife. Just like me now.

[…] …What does that mean?]

-If you want, you can now become a shadow soldier.

[…] …!]

Seong Jin-woo spoke with a mischievous smile towards Ammut, who widened his eyes upon realizing what those words meant.

-You don’t want to rot in this prison forever, do you? If that’s the case, then you should become my son’s soldier. Ah, for that to happen, at least my son….

[Enough to get me… …I need to become stronger. Much more than now!]

Quad deuk!

At that moment, Ammut’s expression turned extremely enthusiastic, and he clenched his two huge fists.

He clapped his fists together and bared his teeth fiercely.

[Leave it to me. We will double or triple the intensity of daily quests in the future.]

-…I give him potions and order him to eat.

Seong Jin-woo became a little anxious due to the overflowing motivation that seemed to explode.

But if only Suho could endure that training and take on the real Ammut as a shadow soldier.

It was clear that the power of the Guardian Corps would increase significantly compared to now.

-Oh, and one more thing.

Sigh!

When Seong Jin-woo snapped his fingers, the pre-manipulated magic circle began to operate in earnest.

Coo coo coo coo!

[…] …!]

Ammut looked embarrassed as the entire pyramid suddenly shook as if it would collapse.

Since he was one with the pyramid, he noticed that the size of the pyramid was getting bigger.

and.

Paaaaaaa!

The top of the pyramid.

A black ray of light rose vertically from its pointed center.

The light even pierced the dimensional wall and stretched vertically toward the distant universe.

[What is this?]

-This is a kind of insurance. It doesn’t concern you, so don’t worry about it.

With those words, Seong Jin-woo returned to where he came from.

[her….]

Ammut just stared at the place where he had disappeared with a helpless expression.

‘How can something that is nothing more than an illusion have such power? ….’

While living for a long time, Ammut sometimes had such thoughts.

What if he, the most powerful person, followed the strong monarch and participated in the war?

Maybe we could have won the war.

[Nothing would have changed.]

* * *

[You have left the Shadow Dungeon.]

The moment Seong Jin-woo returned to Su-ho’s side.

Suho’s battle was also coming to an end.

Kwasik! Quack! Ku-kwa-kwang!

Suho’s strong hands tore off all of Xavier’s tentacles and grabbed the neck of the main body hidden in the illusion.

[Ugh. How could this… ….]

The main body of Xavier, a demonic illusionist who boasted of incredible illusions, was nothing more than an ugly skeleton.

Between those pure white ribs, Xavier’s soul was emitting an evil light.

[This doesn’t make sense…!]

Xavier gritted his teeth and glared at Suho.

Thanks to the activities of the shadow assassin Kira, the hunters who were bound by the illusion were breaking free one by one.

Then, Xavier’s magical power, which seemed infinite, eventually ran out, and his illusions gradually lost their power.

However, even as Suho grabbed the back of his neck, he was hesitating to strike the final blow.

The reason is of course….

-What are you doing? I didn’t finish it.

“…father.”

Suho’s eyes wavered at the sight of his father who had suddenly come to his side.

Although his feelings were admirable, what actually came out of Seong Jin-woo’s mouth was the same reprimand as before.

-Just kill him. Don’t worry about Dad.

Kuuk.

Suho’s mouth was forced shut, piercing Xavier’s ribs and destroying his soul.

bang!

[You have defeated the demonic illusionist Xavier.]

[Your level has risen!]

….

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[You have completed the quest.]

Power filled Suho’s whole body.

Level up five times.

It seemed that the experience points were gained by returning the vast amount of magical energy that Xavier had absorbed from others.

[Quest completion reward has arrived.]

[Do you want to check your reward?] (Y/N)

Rather than checking the reward, Suho quickly turned his gaze to find a vision of his father.

“father…!”

Shaaaaaaa-

When Xavier died, all the illusions he created, including the sandstorm that was covering the area, turned into powder of light and dispersed.

Sung Jin-woo’s reception was not much different.

However, he looked relaxed even as his body disappeared.

-There is no need to make such a fuss. Because the person I am now is just an illusion.

Then he slowly raised his head, looked up at the sky, and spoke.

– Really, I’m doing well up there. Oh, it’s been a little busy these days since someone is away.

[Keeeeeeek! O king! Here is this unfaithful sinner! Please forgive me… …!]

At those words, Ver quickly fell down in front of him and began to wail.

[I really want to go back, but I don’t have enough magic power, so there’s no way to go back!]

-it’s okay. If I couldn’t come back for that reason, I wouldn’t have to worry too much.

Although the current Seong Jin-woo is an illusion, his soul is linked and his consciousness is shared with the real Seong Jin-woo.

He used Xavier’s magic to turn himself, who was merely an illusion, into a kind of avatar, the incarnation of the real Seong Jin-woo.

Thanks to this, the real Seong Jin-woo in space was able to know that Ver, who had been sent to Earth for this incident, had safely released Su-ho’s seal.

I was worried that Ber might have been interrupted by some kind of interference and still not be able to reach Suho, but that worry was resolved this time.

-More than that.

Seong Jin-woo said, looking at little Ver, who was lying flat on the floor.

-I think it would be better for you to remain on Earth for the time being.

[Kiek?! Well, is that okay?]

Ber’s eyes widened.

The war with outer space was indeed fierce and tightly balanced.

Therefore, the vacant position of his corps commander was bound to be an enormous burden to Seong Jin-woo.

[If there are no small people, the balance of war will be…!]

-Ah, it’s okay. I recently recruited some useful soldiers.

[…] …?!]

Rattling.

Seong Jin-woo’s answer was so shocking that Ber froze on the spot with his mouth hanging open.

-Of course, the sooner you return, the better, but it seems that Earth is not as relaxed as I thought.

Even as he said this, half of Seong Jin-woo’s body was already scattered.

-I don’t have much time.

Seong Jin-woo immediately turned his head and looked at the remains of Xavier, who had just been killed by Su-ho.

A skeleton with his ribs shattered.

A message floated above the shadow.

[Mana is contaminated and cannot be extracted.]

Seong Jin-woo looked at the message and calmly explained it for Su-ho to listen.

-Among the Demon Race, there are sometimes people like the Demon Race that cannot be extracted.

Suho looked regretful at those words.

As Seong Jin-woo said, Xavier’s soul was said to be impossible to extract, like the souls of demons.

It was said that it was impossible to make it into a shadow soldier like Harmakan.

-Anyway, you won’t be able to use this guy.

Seong Jin-woo stretched out his scattered hand and grabbed Xavier’s soul.

-I’ll use some.

Wow!

Xavier’s mana-contaminated soul was caught in his hands and forcibly pulled up.

Then he began to let out a bloodcurdling scream, as if he had sensed the fate that was about to befall him.

Kaaaaaa-!

How dare you!

This is impossible… …!

-They say nothing is impossible.

Seong Jin-Woo raised the corners of his mouth as he looked at the black shadow struggling to get out of his hands.

Xavier’s soul trembled with extreme humiliation.

The illusion created by his own magic had, on the contrary, taken possession of his own soul!

-You know it well. On the other hand, demonic spirits who have accumulated spells over a long period of time like you can become ingredients for very good spells.

Seong Jin-woo said so and performed the final spell using Xavier’s soul.

Sigh!

Suddenly, a net-like magic circle spread out from his hand and tightly bound Xavier’s struggling soul.

Wow… …!

The magic circle began to become increasingly denser and smaller.

And when Xavier’s screams became quieter and quieter, they eventually stopped being heard at all.

Seong Jin-woo held a fist-sized jewel in his hand.

-Now, it’s a gift.

Swish.

[You have acquired ‘Item: Xavier’s Soul Stone’.]

Suho looked at the jewelry that Seong Jin-woo gave him and made a puzzled expression.

“This….”

[Item: Xavier’s Soul Stone]

Difficulty of acquisition: ??

Type: Jewelry

This is a gem made by compressing demonic spirits.

-This is insurance just in case, so keep it in your inventory.

“Insurance?”

-okay. Watching you fight makes me feel a little…I have something to worry about.

Seong Jin-woo looked at Su-ho’s face with a bitter smile.

Part of me wanted to explain something more, but no words came out of his mouth.

No one knows the future.

His son followed in his father’s footsteps, but the path was never the same.

Because my son’s future was his to choose and decide… ….

‘It would be better to support them now rather than nag them pointlessly.’

Seong Jin-woo typed out all the countless words that came into his head.

-So, it’s Suho.

And he said, holding on to Su-ho’s shoulder with his hand that was falling apart.

-I leave this place to you.

“Yes, father.”

Suho’s eyes were burning quietly as he nodded heavily.

Seong Jin-woo looked at those eyes and made a somewhat satisfied expression.

At that moment, his body completely collapsed.

Passyuk.

Eventually, even the hand that patted Suho’s shoulder turned into powder of light and scattered and disappeared.

At that moment, the whole sky collapsed.

[The instance dungeon is unlocked.]

Pachangchang!

Harmakan’s barrier has disappeared.

Then, the boundary between inside and outside the barrier collapsed, and the civilians outside the barrier finally appeared.

At the same time, the sight of the hunters who had been swallowed up by the sandstorm appeared in the civilians’ field of vision.

“…Wow!”

One step later, cheers erupted from people’s mouths.

“All the demonic beasts have disappeared!”

When the hunters heard that loud shout, they finally realized the situation.

The fact that today’s terrible battle is over.

However, the reason why there is a feeling of relief and extreme helplessness on their faces at the same time.

That was because they knew very well that they had done nothing here today.

and…While they were struggling in their illusions.

Only one person.

‘Seong Su-ho….’

The fact that that young hunter fought against the boss mob alone and achieved victory.

Because everyone saw it clearly with their own eyes.

‘Seong Su-ho Hunter.’

‘Woojin Guild.’

As the hunters’ eyes all looked at Suho, who stood tall in the center, the gazes of the civilians outside naturally had no choice but to turn in that direction.

And Ber was very satisfied with those awe-filled gazes.

[Solord, please at least wave your hand. Everyone looks up to the Solord.]

“…it’s okay.”

Suho looked a little lost in thought.

When I saw his father, whom I hadn’t seen in a long time, disappear before my eyes, I couldn’t help but feel good.

But I had no intention of staying in this mood forever.

Shouldn’t you do what you have to do?

“Esil!”

Esil, who had not been seen for a while, responded to Suho’s call and waved his hand from somewhere on the shore.

“Suho! I found it!”

Everyone forgot due to the sudden appearance of the boss mob.

The Woojin guild led by Suho still had not forgotten the purpose of coming here.

“I found the gate!”

…!

It was only when Eshil shouted that everyone looked at him with surprised expressions.

‘Oops!’

‘Come to think of it!’

‘We were looking for the gate?!’

Although we happened to catch the boss mob, Suho’s guild was a gate search team from the beginning.

And while everyone is dealing with that boss mob.

Esil was the only one who managed to find a gate hidden somewhere on this beach from far away.

“good job.”

It was only then that Suho smiled at the sight of Esil waving his hand from afar.

He then turned his gaze to find other guild members besides Esil.

“Are you okay!”

“Healers this way!”

“Medical staff! Medical staff!”

Healers and medical staff from the Hunter Association were already rushing around to treat the injured.

In particular, Lim Tae-gyu, an S-class hunter, suffered visibly serious burns.

However, Lim Tae-gyu himself did not care about these burns.

Rather….

“Please treat my son first, rather than me.”

“Was this the son of Hunter Lim Tae-gyu?!”

The medical staff looked surprised at Lim Tae-gyu’s words.

Lim Tae-gyu responded to their words with a warm look and patted the back of Lim Do-gyun, who was lying exhausted next to him.

“…yes. “He is my proud son.”

It was truly fortunate.

Because he was able to save his son even in such a terrible disaster.

But today was different from ‘then’.

-Ugh!

The son did not look at his father with the fearful expression he did then.

And he no longer ran away from himself.

“Brother, are you okay?”

“no. “It’s not okay.”

Lim Do-gyun stood up holding Su-ho’s hand with an expression of happiness that he was alive.

Then he extended his other hand to his father, Lim Tae-gyu, and said,

“Is your father okay? “It hurts a lot, right?”

“…”This guy.”

Who cares about whom?

Lim Tae-gyu chuckled at the sight of his son worrying about his own burns, held his hand, and stood up.

* * *

The gate that Esil discovered was already empty.

I wondered if Xavier had eaten all the living things inside.

Still, the amount of dungeon minerals that existed within it was significant.

And the ownership of all those minerals returned to the Woojin Guild led by Suho.

Of course, this matter did not exist in the contract, but it was thanks to Lim Tae-gyu giving up all the authority he was supposed to receive to Su-ho.

However, there was one problem.

Right time.

At the point where all the demons disappeared and even the boss mob died, the time this gate was maintained was extremely short.

To mine ore in such a short period of time, a huge number of miners had to be deployed at once.

But that was no problem for Woojin Guild.

“Get up.”

Numerous shadow miners rose up from the guardian’s shadow all at once.

They ran into the dungeon with pickaxes and shovels and began mining ore at incredible speed.

“Unbelievable….”

Lim Tae-gyu, who witnessed the wondrous sight, opened his mouth wide.

Although he knew that Seong Su-ho was a summoner, he never imagined that he would be able to summon this much at once.

Suho approached him and attempted to negotiate in earnest.

“Do you have any dungeons left in your guild? “The more dangerous the better.”

“…”I was wondering why Do-gyun was so good at running away.”

“Oh, that’s a misunderstanding.”

It was a real misunderstanding.

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Although there was a minor misunderstanding, Suho began negotiations with Lim Tae-gyu in earnest.

Suho’s original plan was to buy back at a low price the dungeon access rights that the Shinigami Guild, which was struggling with a manpower shortage, could not handle.

However, there was a big variable here: the financial difficulties of the Reaper Guild had become much worse than Suho expected.

Lim Tae-gyu had already sold all of the dungeon access rights held by the guild.

“…So you really don’t have any?”

“okay.”

“Really at all?”

“That’s right.”

Tae-gyu Lim explained the situation with a shy expression.

“Our guild decided to operate as a small mercenary group for a while. “Most of the money from selling the strategy went to the cost of equipment.”

“….”

Suho flinched slightly at this part.

A class A weapon that Lim Tae-gyu lent to Su-ho before going to the Glacier Dungeon.

The ‘Reaper’s Bow (replica)’ was taken away by the ice elf Sirka who left with his mother, and there was no way to return it to him.

Fortunately, Lim Tae-gyu had no intention of asking for the bow back.

The reason he lent the bow to Su-ho in the first place was because his son Lim Do-gyun belonged to the Woojin guild that Su-ho led, so he gave it to him in the hope that his son would be safe at least a little.

Until Lim Do-gyun left Woojin Guild, he was willing to continue lending.

“okay. It just worked out well. Since you are now a guild leader, I will take this opportunity to briefly explain guild operation. Do-gyun, you are also the vice president, so please listen.”

Tae-gyu Lim gave very realistic advice to Su-ho and Do-gyun Lim.

The point was ultimately ‘money’.

“In the first place, for a guild to monopolize an entire dungeon, it requires a larger investment than expected. “Without a doubt, the place where the most money is spent is the right to conquer the dungeon.”

In other words, in order to win the fierce bidding competition between guilds, the financial power of the guild is required.

The more so-called ‘bullets’ there were, the more advantageous it was.

“But purchasing a strategy ticket is not the end. Aren’t you supposed to recoup your investment in that dungeon? “To do that, again, a lot of money is needed.”

“Labor costs?”

“okay. “Seeing as how quickly you understand, I see you’ve put off being a beginner now.”

Lim Tae-gyu nodded his head and continued his explanation.

personnel expenses.

In other words, the labor costs required to call in external services such as mining and collection teams are also significant.

Of course, most of those people were E or D level, so their ransom was not high.

But there were more than one or two of them, and the bigger problem than anything else was….

“I have to give those people the day’s wages in their hands when they leave work. However, if the guild’s reserves become tight due to purchasing dungeon access rights, it means that they cannot even think of calling for services right away.”

No matter how great a hunter he was, he didn’t make money as soon as he entered the dungeon.

The structure was such that money could only be deposited into the bank account by selling the corpses of demonic beasts, magic stones, and minerals acquired in the dungeon.

However, even if you dug up minerals in a dungeon, you could not sell them right away that day.

It took at least two days, maybe a few more days.

“From here on, it’s a real business area, so it’s a completely separate area from hunting monsters.”

All of Lim Tae-gyu’s explanations were correct.

But in fact, there was no need for Suho to worry about this.

It was decided that Su-ho’s uncle, Yoo Jin-ho, would handle such chores in the future.

“however.”

There was a reason why Lim Tae-gyu bothered to give these explanations to Su-ho.

“…”I guess your guild doesn’t need to hire services like other guilds do.”

His eyes turned to Guardian’s shadow soldiers who were frantically using pickaxes.

With a very dejected expression.

Boom boom boom boom!

Boom boom boom boom boom!

[Two sets! I can see my hands! If the quantity is less than 1 trillion, it will be out of my hands!]

[Keeeeek! Where does someone like the eternal second-in-command come from?]

[Ugh! That damn second-in-command!]

Quay and Ver were leading the shadow miners and competing for mining.

Lim Tae-gyu was unable to hide his dejected expression at the fierce and tremendous sight.

“…”I knew very well that he was a summoner, but I never thought he would be like this.”

While others were going bankrupt in real time, the sight of this guild gradually reviving was just disappointing.

However, my feelings were complicated because it was a guild where my son was the vice president(?).

Of course, if he found out that Quay, who was playing with a pickaxe more excitedly than anyone else in front of him, was the one who ruined him, he could have vomited blood right here and there.

Sometimes what you don’t know is medicine.

‘hmm. But has Suho been able to summon this many summoned beasts in the past?’

I couldn’t help but wonder this question.

‘Could it be that you were hiding your power back then? There would be no reason to do that.’

It was impossible for Lim Tae-gyu to reach the truth that Su-ho was a special hunter who gradually grew as he leveled up.

Because such a thing was far beyond the scope of imagination in the first place.

Suho nodded his head and asked Lim Tae-gyu.

“Anyway, what you’re saying is that you really don’t have any access to the dungeon. “Then can you do me one more favor?”

“What please?”

“Currently, our Woojin Guild’s reserves are 1 billion. Since I have already come down to Busan, can I buy a dungeon for the Knights Guild with this money?”

“You’re asking me to act as an intermediary. “That’s not difficult.”

It was Lim Tae-gyu who quickly nodded his head at those words.

“I guess that’s what you want too?”

His prediction was correct. The sourc𝗲 of this content nov(𝒆l)bi((n))

These days, there are quite a few dungeons in Busan that are difficult to clear.

Because of this, the Knights Guild was also experiencing a manpower shortage to the extent that it hired several mercenary groups, including the Reaper Guild.

As a result, the right to conquer the dungeon could be transferred for a fairly low price.

“But will you be okay?”

“What?”

“Because of this, all the reporters in Busan are flocking to Haeundae to interview you. Moreover, in Busan city now… ….”

“Oh, that’s okay.”

Suho shrugged his shoulders as if it was no big deal.

and.

* * *

“thank you!”

‘…hmm?’

Park Jong-su, the president of the Knights Guild, was smiling broadly and holding Lim Do-gyun’s hands and shaking them.

“Thanks to the hard work of the Woojin Guild, this situation was able to be resolved smoothly!”

Wow!

Along with that, cheers poured heavily towards him.

‘…’Hmm?’

“In that sense, on behalf of Busan City, I would like to give a plaque of gratitude to Hunter Lim Do-gyun, Vice President of Woojin Guild, for resolving this situation.”

“…?”

Suddenly, it was Lim Do-gyun who was receiving a plaque of appreciation from the mayor of Busan.

Papapapapapapang!

Camera flashes exploding from all directions dazzled his eyes.

Lim Do-gyun thought.

‘Who am I?’

If you ask who it was, it was the Vice President of Woojin Guild.

‘Where am I?’

Busan City Hall.

In the middle of the event hall where appreciation plaques are awarded.

It was the center of all spotlights.

Haeundae, off the coast of Busan, was one of Busan’s core areas.

If this place collapsed, Busan could have suffered an economic blow in many ways.

However, Woojin’s guild, who had resolved the dangerous situation, said that they would ‘specially’ stay behind and attack more dungeons in Busan, and in the end, even the mayor of Busan showed up in person with a plaque of appreciation.

Of course, these appreciation plaques were useless items that did not make any money and could not be sold even on the second-hand market.

But it had its own meaning.

Now Woojin Guild can proudly operate in Busan City as a trustworthy guild directly certified by the Mayor of Busan.

“But it looks like CEO Seong Soo-ho is very busy. “Hehehe.”

“yes. Our boss has now entered the dungeon… ….”

To the Mayor of Busan’s subtle question as to why the president did not personally attend such an auspicious occasion, Lim Do-gyun struggled to answer while suppressing the feeling that he was about to cry.

Yes, it was a dungeon.

Although it was a shadow dungeon.

Seong Su-ho, who was supposed to be here, left all the troublesome work to Lim Do-gyun and suddenly went back to doing daily quests.

“Hehehe. Well, it’s okay. Are the hunters busy for a day or two? Well, Vice President Lim Do-gyun, since the appreciation plaque awarding ceremony is over, please go to our office. “I have prepared a contract related to conquering the dungeon.”

“…yes.”

“Oh, by the way, I heard that Vice President Do-gyun Lim is the son of Hunter Tae-gyu Lim? “Maybe it’s because he takes after his father.”

Lim Do-gyun, who was suddenly surrounded by high-ranking people, followed behind the knight guild leader with a face like a corpse.

in real time…I was feeling dizzy.

However, in a completely different sense from Lim Do-gyun, there was also a huge crisis ahead of Su-ho.

* * *

“what….”

Suho, who entered the shadow dungeon to do the daily quest, couldn’t help but be scared.

Ammut, the master of strong body techniques… ….

[Hehehe. Can you feel the difference in power?]

For some reason, Ammut was twice as big as usual!

The pyramid is getting bigger too!

Moreover, for some unknown reason, an unusual black light beam was shooting out from the top of the pyramid.

However, the biggest problem was that Ammut did not just increase in size.

Coo coo coo coo…!

[Then let’s start training.]

“Now, wait a minute. “It seems like the atmosphere has changed a lot compared to usual?”

[Ah, nothing to worry about. Because I already got permission from your dad.]

‘What on earth!’

Nerves… …It was written!

The state of the gravitational field pressing down on my entire body was also very unusual!

At that time, from a distance away, Ver was nodding his head with an extremely happy smile.

[It’s okay to go through hardships when you’re young. As hard as it is, the reward is definitely… ….]

‘The reward is the same anyway!’

Suho was disgusted and started doing his push-ups.

Tdu-duk!

“Turn it off!”

And both arms were broken at once.

Whirling!

Then, a bandage flew out and wrapped the arm, and today’s Chi Gangseojutsu training began in earnest.

“Aaaah…!”

[Khahahahaha!]

And so the torture, or rather the training, twice as much as usual began.

[The level of ‘Skill: Tenacity’ has increased!]

[Physical defense +140% → +160%]

Even when engaging in hand-to-hand combat with Xavier, his quiet tenacity skills improved immediately.

And after some time.

The reward arrived in front of Su-ho, who was lying on the floor like a rag with his limbs tattered.

[The following rewards are available.]

Reward 1. Status recovery

Reward 2. Ability points +5

Reward 3. 2 random boxes

“…”Has the reward increased?”

The daily quest reward, which originally gave +3 ability points, had been changed to +5.

There are also two random boxes.

But why?

I wasn’t thankful at all.

Chapter 174

After that.

The Knights Guild received 1 billion won from the Woojin Guild and handed over the rights to attack a total of three intermediate dungeons.

Three intermediate dungeons in the Yeongnam region, including Busan.

The fact that they handed over this place for only 1 billion was proof of how grateful they were to Suho for this matter.

The Knights Guild even provided consideration that was not requested.

“There is no healer in the Woojin guild yet. “While you are active in Busan, we will provide support to one of the most skilled healers in our knight guild.”

“Healer? No, you don’t even need to do that….”

Lim Do-gyun, who was buried in the contract handed over by Su-ho, initially tried to reject the consideration of Park Jong-soo, the president of the Knights.

However, Lim Tae-gyu, who was helping with the contract process, quickly accepted the offer.

“Is that skilled healer, by any chance, Hunter Lee Joo-hee?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Hoo.”

Lim Tae-gyu looked quite surprised.

Then he immediately whispered into Lim Do-gyun’s ear.

“Take it unconditionally. Hunter Lee Joo-hee would be quite helpful. “In many ways.”

“yes? In many ways…?”

Lim Do-gyun is puzzled.

Lim Tae-gyu did not even listen to his son’s answer, but took the initiative and grabbed President Park Jong-su’s hand and smiled.

“Thank you for your consideration. As expected, the reputation of the Knights Guild is well-known, and they pay great attention to even the smallest detail.”

“Oh no, no. “Hunter Lee Joo-hee volunteered for this first.”

“Ah, you are Hunter Lee Joo-hee as expected.”

“…?”

Lim Do-gyun was still confused as he did not know how the situation was going.

‘Anyway, does this mean that the Knights will reduce dungeon prices and provide support for healers?’

This was proof that Haeundae, which Suho protected, was of great value in Busan.

Anyway, like that.

Woojin Guild, led by Suho, began full-scale activities in Busan.

…However, like the Knights Guild, not all hunters in Busan were friendly to the Woojin Guild.

‘Hey, did you hear? I heard that the Knights Guild handed over three intermediate dungeons to the Ujin Guild? And that too at a cheap price.’

‘No, if that’s the case, why did you have such a fierce bidding competition with us?’

‘No matter how active they were in Haeundae, this is not the case!’

‘If there was a lack of manpower from the beginning, we could take over the dungeon first or not. Or isn’t it right to give our guild a chance first?’

‘If the Haeundae Knights Guild had done its job properly in the first place, wouldn’t there have been a need to bring in mercenaries from outside?’

‘Anyway, the large guild is big, but it doesn’t have any substance.’

Dissatisfaction began to emerge from small and medium-sized guilds in Busan that were usually pressured by the Knights Guild, the largest guild in Busan.

It was some kind of territorial bird.

But their complaints were not entirely unfounded.

Haeundae incident resolved by Woojin Guild.

There were many people in Haeundae who saw this serious situation in person, but hunters from other guilds were busy attacking other dungeons at that time.

That is why most people were able to hear about the incident only late through the news.

Seeing a disaster through a screen is bound to be less effective than actually seeing it in front of your eyes.

But now, when the news came out that the mayor of Busan personally came out and gave a plaque of appreciation, they couldn’t hold back their anger.

‘No, f*ck. ‘What on earth are the Woojin guild doing, making such a fuss?’

‘I heard it’s a new guild with only three people?’

‘what the. The guild leader is a C-level hunter and the vice-guild leader is an E-level hunter? ‘It’s not even funny.’

‘So what on earth did they do?’

‘At the end of the video, a foreigner named Esil found the location of the gate?’

‘I heard that a guy named Seong Su-ho killed a boss mob, but there was nothing captured on video about how he did it?’

…Because most of the full-scale battle took place within the instance dungeon launched by Harmakan, the embers created began to burn their dissatisfaction.

And eventually.

“for a moment.”

There were people who stood in front of the Woojin guild, who arrived at the gate to attack the intermediate dungeon that had been transferred to them in exchange for money.

‘hmm?’

Suho looked at them with a puzzled expression.

They were faces I didn’t know.

“Suho. “No, guild leader.”

Lim Do-gyun, who was next to him, quickly whispered into Su-ho’s ear.

“They are famous hunters in Busan. name is….”

“What’s going on?”

Suho asked them while listening to Lim Do-gyun’s explanation.

Then, the large hunter among them stepped in front of Suho with a grim expression and exposed his teeth.

“hey….”

“Now, wait a minute! Hunter Noh Jun-ki, you can’t do this here! “This dungeon is the territory of the Woojin guild!”

The Hunter Association employees of the Busan branch who managed the gate were very embarrassed and blocked the way for the hunters who suddenly entered the scene.

Then, the large hunter, Noh Jun-ki, glared with a disapproving expression at the association employees who were restraining him.

“I know. “Who doesn’t know Korean?”

His eyes glanced at a sign posted nearby.

[Gwangalli Gate]

※No entry except Woojin guild.

Puzzle.

Then, he gritted his teeth and turned his vicious attitude towards the association employees again.

“Well, is it okay for the association to do this?”

“yes? What do you mean… ….”

“I mean, is it okay for the association to break the laws established by the association first?”

Noh Jun-gi said as he looked at each of the Hunters in the Woojin Guild.

Guild leaders Seong Su-ho, Lim Do-gyun, and Essil.

“under. This is truly absurd. Only 3 people? Since when did it become acceptable to attack a mid-level dungeon with only this many people?”

“you’re right. “Isn’t there a minimum of 10 people in the raid group?”

“This is clearly illegal.”

The other hunters that Noh Jun-ki had brought along also raised their voices and began to agree with his words, as if they had been waiting.

‘You came here with complete intention.’

Suho laughed at that sight.

Hunters’ sit-in protests are on a different level from those held by ordinary people.

As the hunters, led by Noh Jun-ki, expressed their dissatisfaction by substantially increasing their magical power, even the air in the area was shaking ominously.

“Now, calm down for a moment….”

The problem was that the association employees who had to deal with that energy were non-awakened people because they had office jobs.

They were so weighed down by the energy that Hunters, including Noh Jun-gi, were emitting here and there that they could not even breathe properly.

It was then.

“S-sorry… …! “I’m a little late!”

The moment Lee Joo-hee, a B-level healer supported by the Knights Guild, arrives at the scene.

“…uh?”

In an instant, the heavy air became lighter, and the hunters’ energy disappeared like a lie.

“Hey, Hunter Lee Joo-hee?”

“What is Joohee Lee doing here?”

Their eyes widened as they recognized Lee Joo-hee.

“ah! Long time no see. “I’m really glad that everyone looks healthy.”

Lee Joo-hee also recognized the hunters and bowed to them, and they waved their hands, not knowing what to do.

“Oh my, Lee Joo-hee. Why are you doing this! “We should say hello!”

“Joohee Lee, have you been okay so far?”

“I heard that you joined the Knights Guild. “But what are you doing here?”

“Ah, after hearing that there were no healers in the Woojin guild, I came out to provide support for the time being.”

“…!”

‘hmm?’

Lee Chae appeared in Suho’s eyes.

With the sudden appearance of Lee Joo-hee, the situation began to take a strange turn.

“President Seong Su-ho, I’m sorry I’m late.”

Lee Joo-hee approached Su-ho and politely apologized again.

“No, thanks. “You’re only a few minutes late.”

“And actually, I have one more thing to be sorry about. “I came across a car accident scene on the way, so I used up some of my magic power to heal the emergency patients.”

It was Lee Joo-hee who sincerely apologized once again.

It was a very big mistake for the healer to waste magic power before conquering the dungeon.

However, if the reason was to save emergency patients, no one who knew Lee Joo-hee’s usual personality could fault that mistake.

“Ah, you’re still the same.”

“As expected, Lee Joo-hee….”

“Hmm.”

especially…It was a time when I was a novice hunter with no money or connections.

It had a special meaning to the hunters in Busan who had experienced receiving heals from her for free at least once.

Until relatively recently, Lee Joo-hee worked as a freelance healer and treated injured hunters for free.

She was not given the nickname ‘Saint of Busan’ for nothing.

“Hmm.”

“Hehehe.”

The hunters attacked with great force, but suddenly hesitated in front of Lee Joo-hee with a shy expression.

‘Ah, that’s why I said it would be helpful in many ways.’

In the returning atmosphere, Lim Do-gyun was finally able to understand what Lim Tae-gyu said.

“…Well, still!”

Noh Jun-ki closed his eyes tightly and opened his mouth again.

Then the other hunters also tried to avoid Lee Joo-hee’s eyes and gained momentum again.

“Illegal is illegal!”

“The minimum number of people to attack is a rule set by the association!”

Limiting the number of people is the minimum safety measure for hunters.

It was a rule put in place by the association to prevent hunters from blindly entering dungeons and losing their lives.

“Selling a dangerous dungeon to such a weak guild!”

“Oh, you don’t have to worry about that.”

“…yes?”

Lee Joo-hee, who finally noticed what was going on, suddenly smiled and calmed their complaints.

“It is true that there is a minimum number of people limit, but when making the rule, Association President Woo Jin-cheol made a special exception condition.”

“…”What is that?”

Looking at the frowning hunters, Lee Joo-hee suddenly had this thought.

Woo Jin-cheol, president of the association.

A great person who has always taken special steps after the cataclysm.

Could it be that his insight had anticipated this situation from the beginning?

“The number of people in the raid includes the number of summons.”

As soon as Lee Joo-hee finished explaining, Su-ho opened his mouth as if he had been waiting.

“Get up.”

…!

That moment.

There was astonishment in the eyes of all the hunters.

Numerous summoned beasts rose up all at once, centered around Suho!

The powerful energy emitted by the shadow soldiers, with pitch-black steam swirling all over their bodies, exploded in all directions.

Noh Jun-ki, who was in front, was so startled by the fierce momentum that he almost took a step back.

But then.

suddenly.

Ver, a small ant that put its face in front of Noh Jun-ki, unleashed even more ferocious force.

[Keeeeeeeeeeeeek-!]

“Uh huh…!”

Craddangtang!

Noh Jun-ki ended up getting his ass kicked.

“Okay then.”

Suho was dumbfounded and turned away from them sitting there.

He smiled faintly as he glared at the ominously blue gate in front of him.

“Let’s get started soon.”

and.

[Your level has risen!]

The time it took for the Ujin guild to conquer all the intermediate dungeons handed over to the Knights guild.

It was only 3 days.

That includes the time it took to mine.

“…”This is ridiculous!”

All the hunters in Busan, including Noh Jun-gi, were astonished at the incredible speed.

* * *

And around that time.

In America.

“hmm. “I should tell this to Seong Su-ho.”

Steve Thomas Andre, the president of the guild and America’s strongest S-class hunter, leisurely took out his cell phone.

-Thomas?

“oh. “I’m getting a phone call right now.”

Thomas Andre said with a grin as he heard Seong Su-ho’s voice coming from the other end of the cell phone.

“You’ve become quite famous in Korea these days, right? “We’re both busy, so let’s just get to the point.”

There was a soft light coming from Thomas Andre’s body as he spoke on the phone.

“First of all, your mother said she found something in the tomb of the dragons, and she asked you to pass it on to her. “I heard that Laura also found a high-grade magic stone, so I sent it with her, so she will arrive soon.”

Cha Hae-in, who decided to stay a little longer at the Tomb of the Dragons, decided to deliver the goods through the Scavenger Guild working on Facade Island.

“Oh, and.”

Tomas Andre’s other hand, which was not holding his cell phone, glanced at the face of the corpse he was holding by the collar and continued.

“I just killed an Apostle of Italim.”

…!

Surprisingly, the ground where Thomas Andre was standing now had a huge crater formed, as if a meteorite had fallen.

Passyuk.

Soon the corpse he was holding broke into pieces and scattered like ashes.

Shaaaaa.

And the ash turned into light powder and seeped into Thomas Andre’s body.

-Who was it?

“It’s just as we guessed.”

Absorbing that power, Thomas Andre looked back at the face of the hunter he had killed.

“Christopher Reed.”

He was a man who was a national power level hunter in the United States in his previous life.

Chapter 175

lang syne.

So, in the world before Shadow Lord Seong Jin-woo turned back time on Earth… ….

There were hunters who received the title of ‘strongest’, which was given to only five people in the entire world.

‘National power level hunter’

The title was literally a symbol of absolute power, meaning that one person’s power was equivalent to that of a country.

It was an honorable title given only to hunters with tremendous power that could not even be described as ‘S-class’.

However, the reason why such an honorable title was actually given to those five people was anything but glorious.

Humanity’s worst disaster.

The first S-class gate.

A boss-level beast that jumped out from there.

‘Dragon Kamish’

The worst red dragon in history was a monster with such tremendous power that it wiped out the entire western United States at the same time as Dungeon Break.

At that time, the United States invited the world’s best hunters with a huge reward, and barely succeeded in hunting Kamish.

However, as a result, only five survived until the end.

A single demon beast had killed all the world’s top hunters.

It was clear that if it had not been for their sacrifices, the nation of the United States would have been erased from the world map.

Therefore, the United States promised to treat the five who saved its country’s fate as ‘one nation’ rather than as one person.

This is said to have been the origin of the term ‘state power level’.

But there was one interesting fact here.

National power level hunters had something in common.

To be more precise, all four people except the hunter who was the healer in the Kamish raid had one skill in common.

Telekinesis.

It was a skill to apply force to an object without touching it.

There were many strong people before and after the Kamish Raid, but there were only four in history who had such abilities.

So, the Hunter Management Bureau at the time, which was the only one who knew what they had in common, even considered ‘telekinesis’ as a condition for being a national power-level hunter.

But now many years have passed since then.

Suho knew exactly the true identity of the ‘telekinesis’ they had.

[Skill: Ruler’s Power]

That power was none other than the result of the ‘Rulers’ inhabiting the bodies of ordinary S-class hunters.

In other words, four hunters who became strong at the level of national power by borrowing the power of the ruler at the time.

Those who had the courage to accept the rulers were the ones most likely to be taken over by Italim’s apostles this time.

Like Thomas Andre in Glacier Dungeon.

* * *

“Thomas Andre, you are under arrest for the murder of Christopher Reed.”

While Thomas Andre is talking on the phone with Suho.

Before he knew it, numerous fully armed hunters were approaching and surrounding him.

United States Hunter Administration.

The agency with the most powerful authority in the United States was dispatched to stop Thomas Andre’s rampage.

However, despite this numerical superiority, it was not the beleaguered Thomas Andre who was nervous.

“Ah, wait a moment. As you can see, I’m on an important call right now.”

Thomas Andre sent a light gesture towards the hunters who surrounded him.

He continued his conversation with Suho calmly.

“….”

gulp.

On the other hand, the Hunters of the Hunter Management Bureau who were completely surrounding him looked determined.

The person they were now trying to arrest was none other than Thomas Andre.

But the problem was that the person killed by him was also Christopher Reed, one of the S-class hunters representing the United States.

‘Why on earth did someone like Thomas André suddenly do something like this?’

‘You wouldn’t gain anything by killing an S-class hunter.’

‘If you go into the dungeon with all the effort you put into this, you can make an astronomical amount of money, so why on earth?’

The Hunter Management Bureau, which had no information about Itarim, could not help but be taken aback by Thomas Andre’s unexpected behavior.

It’s not that there have been no fights between S-class hunters until now, but it was an unprecedented event that they fought until someone died like this.

This was because a system called Hunter Point Ranking was created, and there was no longer a need for hunters to compete pointlessly with each other.

How many more dangerous demon beasts have you hunted?

How many more dungeons have you conquered?

The Hunter Ranking, which is created by converting these various experiences into scores, was the only indicator recognized around the world.

Hunters began to focus more on conquering dungeons rather than focusing on fights that were worthless.

‘But why?’

No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t figure out why Thomas Andre suddenly murdered Christopher Reed.

It was then.

“Thomas Andre.”

Suddenly, the hunters split to the left and right, and there was a man walking through them.

An old gentleman neatly brushing his hair.

Surprisingly, unlike other hunters, he was not armed in any way.

“Director…!”

“It’s dangerous!”

“Ah, it’s okay.”

After he stopped his subordinates who were trying to stop his reckless actions with a light gesture.

Tap, tap, tap.

I walked towards Thomas Andre.

At his appearance, even Thomas Andre had no choice but to pause the call for a moment.

“Adam White.”

The corner of Thomas’s mouth curled up as if he was interested when he recognized his identity.

“What brings the Director of the Hunter Management Bureau to this point?”

“…Thomas Andre. “Please kindly comply with the investigation.”

At those words, the corners of Thomas Andre’s mouth rose even more.

“What if I don’t like it?”

Thomas Andre is grinning and showing his teeth.

Despite his provocative remarks, the director of the Hunter Management Bureau, Adam White, only sighed softly rather than raising his voice.

Suddenly, his eyes scanned the completely devastated land around him.

Originally, this was where Christopher Reed lived, a luxurious mansion.

But now….

‘It’s like a nuclear bomb exploded. Is this what happens when two S-class hunters fight?’

Saying that an S-class hunter is a walking weapon of war was certainly not an exaggeration.

Adam White smiled bitterly and politely asked Thomas Andre again.

“…If you say you don’t like it, is there any right? We will have to ask even more earnestly. “Everyone is someone’s precious child and parent, and I also have a wife and children that I need to take care of.”

“her.”

Thomas Andre opened his mouth with an expression that seemed to have been drained of steam by Adam White’s words.

“You’re still a boring guy.”

“Even after all this, I’ve always heard people say I’m a fun boss.”

“That must be social life. “My subordinates also explode when I say something.”

Even as the meaningless conversation was going on between the two, the hunters surrounding Thomas Andre could not even make a sound.

You know it.

Even if Thomas Andre shows a little whim here today, they will never see the sun of tomorrow again.

“….”

There was a moment of silence, and the eyes of Thomas Andre and Adam White crossed in the air.

For some, it was a moment, but for others, it seemed like eons.

“Well, sure.”

Thomas Andre eventually smiled and obediently raised his hands as if he was surrendering.

At the same time, the body of Christopher Reed he was holding fell to the floor.

Pasasak.

Surprisingly, the moment the body hit the floor, it crumbled and shattered like a piece of burnt charcoal.

The eyes of everyone who witnessed this widened.

But at the same time, they all breathed a sigh of relief when they realized that they would not have to fight Thomas Andre.

Thomas Andre spoke to Suho again into his cell phone.

“Did you hear? Well, the atmosphere was roughly like this. So, I think it will be difficult for people from other countries as well for the time being.”

‘Other countries?’

Adam White’s expression hardened when he heard those words from next to him.

Thomas Andre, who saw his surprised expression, smiled and added one more word to Suho.

“It’s okay for Chris because he’s an American, but people from other countries have political problems.”

-Oh, that’s definitely true.

Suho also agreed to those words and nodded his head over his cell phone.

People who were national power-level hunters in their past lives were still S-level hunters.

For someone like Thomas Andre to say that he would go to another country to deal with them, it was literally the same as the United States declaring war on that country.

“Then the matter ends here. “I will send you detailed information about Christopher Reed separately.”

-All right. Thank you for your hard work.

Pop.

The call was disconnected.

“May I ask who you were talking to?”

In response to Adam White’s subsequent question, Thomas Andre smiled instead of answering and said, putting his muscular arm on his shoulder.

“Adam, it’s been a while since I last saw you, so would you mind buying me a hamburger on the way? “I used some strength and got hungry.”

“…”I’ll buy you a combo.”

“nice. As expected, you are a director, so you have a lot of courage. While you’re buying it, buy the subordinates behind you too. “Everyone’s complexion is not very good.”

“All right.”

Adam White smiled bitterly and listened to all of Thomas Andre’s requests.

* * *

After Thomas Andre was obediently arrested by the Hunter Management Bureau.

As he said, his secretary Laura visited Korea with gifts to deliver to Suho.

“Laura, how is Thomas?”

“You don’t have to worry about our boss. “I’m the type of person who eats well and lives well wherever I go.”

Laura responded to Suho’s concerns as if it was no big deal.

In any case, from the U.S. perspective, it was too risky to tie up Thomas Andre for a long time.

As the income earned by S-class hunters from dungeons decreased, the corresponding taxes also decreased.

Considering their country’s safety, the U.S. government had no choice but to pressure the Hunter Administration to release Thomas Andre.

The fact that he not only massacred civilians but also killed hunters of his own rank also played a role.

No, on the contrary, as the number of S-class hunters decreased by one, Thomas Andre had to fill the void.

“…Moreover, our boss had no intention of killing Christopher Reed from the beginning. Rather, I came here in person to give a gift of detox potion, which is our main product these days.”

Spring water in the Echo Forest.

The detox potion obtained from the Ice Elves’ sacred place was so effective that it restored the spirit of Thomas Andre, who had been possessed by the Apostle of Italim.

Prevent similar accidents by feeding the spring water to other hunters who were at the level of national power in their past lives.

That was exactly what Suho and Thomas Andre had planned from the beginning.

“But our boss said there was a slight accident while delivering the detox potion to Christopher Reed.”

“A little accident?”

It was Suho who looked dumbfounded at those words.

I couldn’t imagine how little it took to kill an S-class hunter.

“Oh, I also brought information related to that, so it would be quicker for you to see it in person. “It’s confidential from here on.”

Laura placed a USB in Suho’s hand.

And along with that, he had the employees bring other items that he had originally intended to deliver to Suho.

After a while, two specially made sturdy bags appeared in front of Suho.

“Is this it?”

“yes. This is the advanced magic stone you asked for last time. And this one…”This is an item that Cha Hae-in found in the tomb of the Gwangryongs.”