Episode 68
Jo Won-cheol’s laughter greatly stimulated Kang Jun-tae’s nerves.
To erase the annoying sound from his eyes, Kang Jun-tae gripped the handle of the hammer tightly with both hands.
There was no way Jo Won-cheol wouldn’t notice that ominous sign.
‘I guess this is a bit frustrating for you?’
Kang Jun-tae swung the hammer with all his might, accompanied by a shout.
Jo Won-cheol quickly retreated to avoid a direct hit, but he was unable to do anything about the shock that spread out after hitting the ground.
“Huh!”
The collapse started from the ground up and eventually destroyed the pillars that supported the building.
The building, unable to withstand the power of an S-class hunter, simply collapsed.
“This is crazy!”
Han Yeong-seok managed to escape out the window before being buried in concrete.
The hunters who were unable to dodge in time shared their fate with the collapsing building.
Even while a considerable number of people were being buried alive, Kang Jun-tae and Jo Won-cheol were too busy fighting to come to their senses.
Kang Jun-tae, who broke through the concrete pile, chased Jo Won-cheol, who had dodged, out into the street.
As soon as Kang Jun-tae figured out Jo Won-cheol’s location, he struck him with the hammer again.
Jo Won-cheol was shocked as he watched the streets crumble in shock.
“You ignorant bastard… …. Are you really going to risk your life fighting me?”
“Why are you asking such an obvious thing? You started this mess with that intention in the first place.”
If, as Kang Jun-tae said, it was a fight that would have ended as child’s play, it would not have started in the first place.
Jo Won-cheol, who was hit hard, smiled lightly.
“The one I was trying to kill was that bastard Seo Sang-ho.”
Fighting Kang Jun-tae was not in the plan.
But since the new leader of Titan’s guild was Kang Jun-tae, it was something I couldn’t just pass over.
“What… … . It doesn’t matter since I’m going to kill the Titan Guild Leader anyway?”
“I don’t like the way you talk as if you’ve already won.”
“Kuhahaha, there’s no way I’d lose to someone who only knows how to use force.”
Jo Won-cheol’s words stimulated Kang Jun-tae’s pride.
Kang Jun-tae clearly showed his discomfort by twitching the muscles around his eyebrows.
“Let’s see how long you can avoid it.”
“Is there anything to see? All you have to do is cut off your arms and legs and it’s over.”
Jo Won-cheol took out a pair of gauntlets from his inventory.
Judging by the unusually sharp finger portion, it did not appear to have been made for the purpose of being used as a defensive device.
Jo Won-cheol, equipped with gauntlets, lightly swung his left hand.
Kang Jun-tae felt an ominous energy from the hand that was swinging like a whip and immediately turned his body.
Then, a gust of wind passed by just in time to brush Kang Jun-tae’s cheek.
A small amount of blood leaked out from the slightly cut skin.
“How was it? Were you scared?”
“It’s only a razor blade at best, so why be afraid?”
Although he said that, Kang Jun-tae realized that he was not an opponent to let his guard down.
Jo Won-cheol has always been a top-tier hunter in terms of speed.
On the other hand, the attack power was somewhat low, but Jo Won-cheol overcame that shortcoming with an item he customized himself.
‘That’s the unique item that was made by catching an S-class monster.’
Jo Won-cheol is a person who catches two rabbits at once: speed and aggression.
The fact that he was on equal footing with Altron before the incident sufficiently proved his skills.
Kang Jun-tae’s heart started pounding as he recalled each of those facts.
Unlike Jo Won-cheol, he has continued to train only one thing: strength.
Kang Jun-tae wanted to test right now how his life, which had been one-track and straight, would compare to Jo Won-cheol’s.
“Use it.”
Kang Jun-tae took a deep breath and simultaneously raised the hammer above his head.
And he used not only the strength in his hands, but also the muscles of his entire body.
“Smash!”
When I cast the skill, the hammer fell at a faster rate than if I just swung it.
The hammer that hit the ground shattered the surrounding area and caused a huge earthquake.
‘You can achieve this level of power with basic skills?’
On the shaking ground, Jo Won-cheol was secretly amazed.
The skill that Kang Jun-tae used was no different from the basic skills of hunters who use striking weapons.
Most likely it’s the weakest skill he has.
Even Jo Won-cheol, who rarely gets surprised, had no choice but to admit it this time.
“I thought he was just a strong guy… … .”
Jo Won-cheol saw Kang Jun-tae approaching him, taking advantage of the gap in his unstable footing.
The reason he hit the ground was to prevent Jo Won-cheol from gaining speed properly.
The ability to recognize one’s own shortcomings and the strengths of others without hesitation.
“Yeah, so you’re an S-class hunter too, right?”
Jo Won-cheol no longer looked down on Kang Jun-tae and reached out to him with all his heart.
His hand extended forward like a spear, barely grazing Kang Jun-tae’s side.
It was easy to read because it was an honest attack without any trickery.
But that was what Jo Won-cheol intended.
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From the beginning, Jo Won-cheol was aiming for Kang Jun-tae to turn his body and create an opening rather than attacking.
Jo Won-cheol passed by Kang Jun-tae with a passing arm and got off the unstable footing.
“You little rat… … !”
Kang Jun-tae became irritated when he saw Jo Won-cheol safely land on the street across from him.
“Smash!”
Kang Jun-tae put all his frustration into the hammer and struck the floor where Jo Won-cheol was standing again.
Every time that happens, instead of helping, Jo Won-cheol escapes to find a safe place.
Kang Jun-tae’s repeated acts of destruction soon destroyed an entire street.
But Kang Jun-tae didn’t care at all.
No matter what was around him, he only thought about beating Jo Won-cheol.
Jo Won-cheol also didn’t care what was going on.
There was no time to think about others in a situation where attacks that would have resulted in a goal if they had even touched the ball once were pouring in.
In addition, Jo Won-cheol did not just avoid it.
In order to block Kang Jun-tae’s relentless advance, Jo Won-cheol also counterattacked by shooting sharp blasts of wind with his hand.
As time passed, the street became so broken and torn that it was difficult to recognize its original form.
This disaster would only end if one of the two fell, but since both were S-class hunters with equal skill, there was no sign of it ending.
In the end, it was not the will of Kang Jun-tae and Jo Won-cheol that stopped their actions.
Suddenly, a golden light fell from the sky and separated Kang Jun-tae and Jo Won-cheol, who were about to confront each other.
“What is this?!”
“Ugh!”
The light that fell between them was not an ordinary light.
Kang Jun-tae’s arm, which had just barely touched the edge, was now covered in bloodstains.
“What kind of kid is that!”
It was clear that someone had intervened in the fight, but Jo Won-cheol and Kang Jun-tae had no idea who the other person was.
I have never heard or seen a hunter who attacks by shooting light.
“It’s me, you fucking idiot.”
The face that appeared with the line that he had heard many times was unfamiliar to Jo Won-cheol, but familiar to Kang Jun-tae.
“Where did that cowardly bastard go and why is he crawling back now?”
“Coward? Those guys who poisoned people and even broke into people’s homes to cause trouble called me cowardly?”
Kang Jin-hyeok let out a breathy laugh, saying that he was so happy.
Every word of what he said was so correct that Kang Jun-tae couldn’t say anything in rebuttal.
It was clearly their own side that poisoned Seo Sang-ho because they were afraid of a head-on confrontation.
From that standpoint, I was in no position to say anything about using a smoke grenade and taking cover.
Moreover, Kang Jin-hyeok was not an S-class hunter like him, but a C-class hunter.
Kang Jun-tae’s appearance was no different from that of an adult man asking an elementary school student why he ran away instead of fighting.
“I’m going to punish you now, so accept it sweetly.”
Kang Jin-hyeok slowly crossed the wrecked road with a baseball bat slung over his shoulder.
Kang Jun-tae couldn’t understand why Kang Jin-hyeok was acting like that in front of him and Jo Won-cheol, not to mention anyone else.
“Do you want to die?”
Although Kang Jin-hyeok had the ability to shoot lightning, it was only a stopgap measure to avoid a crisis.
It wasn’t at a level where I could confidently bring it out in front of a S-class hunter who was giving his all.
Moreover, Kang Jun-tae had a memory of having been through it once, so he was slowly learning how to deal with it.
If Kang Jin-hyeok was acting like this just because he believed in lightning, Kang Jun-tae was confident that he could strangle him within a minute.
“Just wait a minute, you cheeky bastard. I’ll come back and take care of your hands.”
Jo Won-cheol shrugged his shoulders after hearing Kang Jun-tae’s words.
“Do whatever you want.”
Jo Won-cheol figured that it wouldn’t even take 3 minutes to catch the hunter he didn’t even know.
Jo Won-cheol was also annoyed by the unnecessary obstacles loitering around him.
I was willing to wait a short while for it to be sorted out.
“Can we both jump in together?”
For a moment, Jo Won-cheol doubted his ears.
It’s ridiculous that the leader of Altron’s guild is saying such things here.
I couldn’t believe that those words came out of the mouth of a guy I was seeing for the first time.
“Do you think he came here because he wanted to die?”
I came all the way here because I wouldn’t have gotten the insurance money if I had just committed suicide.
It was a statement and attitude that could only be understood if you thought about it that way.
“Don’t be too picky. If you do that, you won’t die a good death.”
Jo Won-cheol gave some kind advice, saying that he should at least leave behind a corpse.
But what came back was a small laugh.
Kang Jin-hyeok’s mocking voice brought a redness to Jo Won-cheol’s forehead.
Although Jo Won-cheol could tolerate himself making fun of others, he absolutely could not tolerate others making fun of him.
“Are you laughing?”
Jo Won-cheol swung his arm first before Kang Jun-tae could stop him.
Kang Jun-tae felt resigned as he watched the wind blowing from his palm and cutting through the ground.
I wanted to kill him myself because I had a grudge from last time.
When I think about Kang Jin-hyeok being hit head-on by something like that, all I can think of is him being chopped into small pieces of meat.
Kang Jun-tae’s sigh of regret was easily buried in the shocking sound that followed.
“huh?”
What exploded with a loud bang was the wind shot by Jo Won-cheol.
The reason why the technology that could easily cut concrete like tofu was blocked was just a single finger.
When Kang Jin-hyeok blew the whistle as if it were a penalty game, a small shock occurred and the wind scattered in all directions.
“… …What are you doing?”
Jo Won-cheol changed his attitude all of a sudden and took a serious stance.
The strange pattern on his forehead and the golden aura surrounding Kang Jin-hyeok had an extraordinary aura.
“… … .”
Kang Jun-tae was even more flustered because he had fought Kang Jin-hyeok directly not long ago.
Although he showed some signs of potential, he was nothing more than a rookie compared to himself, an S-class hunter.
It made no sense that a hunter like that could show such a form in such a short period of time.
What methods did they use to achieve such rapid growth?
Kang Jun-tae, who was pondering the reason, recalled what he had heard from Han Yeong-seok.
“You… …! Did you eat Alaune’s welcome drink?!”
The one whose eyes widened after hearing Kang Jun-tae’s words was not Kang Jin-hyeok, but Jo Won-cheol.
“What are you talking about! Welcome?!”
Jo Won-cheol knew that the assassin who attacked the guild facility had taken Hwandan because of Jeong Dae-yoon’s report.
“Could it be that that guy took the welcome gift?!”
“Yeah, yeah. The Titan executive said it was definitely true based on the circumstances.”
Kang Jun-tae was overwhelmed by Jo Won-cheol’s overly excited energy and answered absentmindedly.
Then, Jo Won-cheol became so angry that he ground his teeth.
“That fucking bastard was joking with me, huh… … ?”
He wanted to kill that guy named Jeong Dae-yoon who had falsely reported to him, but the person he wanted to kill right now was the one who had intercepted Hwandan.
Kang Jin-hyeok felt Jo Won-cheol’s intense gaze, smirked, and searched through his inventory.
Then he took out a small, transparent bottle and showed it to me.
Inside the bottle, there was a small, neatly placed coin.
“Are you looking for this welcome?”
“You… you punk! Hand it over here right now!?”
“Why me? This is mine now.”
Jo Won-cheol’s patience snapped as he saw Kang Jin-hyeok put the Hwandan back into his inventory.
He ran with fire in his eyes to get back the potion he had worked so hard to make.
