Episode 70
Kang Jun-tae accepted the reality that had come to him.
A S-class hunter like himself lost his life right in front of you.
I couldn’t believe that it was so absurd any longer.
‘Let’s run away.’
Even though it was a bit of a blow to my pride, it was the best option for now.
The position of the Titan Guild Leader and everything else is useless if you die.
Kang Jun-tae intended to run away from here and then ask the association for protection.
An S-class hunter is a valuable talent, so there’s no way they’d be kicked out.
‘That guy can’t stand up to the government either.’
The reason so many hunters don’t question the Association’s policies is because the Association has enough power.
In addition, the association had an S-class hunter called ‘Cheon Sang-hoon’, who was called the association president’s right-hand man.
Kang Jun-tae also thought that since Cheon Sang-hoon was much stronger than any other S-class hunter, it would be difficult for Kang Jin-hyeok to treat him carelessly.
But even if the plan was good, it was useless if I couldn’t get out of this situation right away.
Kang Jun-tae first thought about how to get out of this situation.
‘You should never attack from the front.’
Kang Jin-hyeok’s movements couldn’t even keep up with Jo Won-cheol’s speed.
Kang Jun-tae, who focused more on strength than speed, had no confidence in avoiding Kang Jin-hyeok’s attacks.
Accepting it honestly also showed me that the broken sledgehammer I had just received was not the right choice.
‘How can I… … .’
Kang Jun-tae, who was thinking of a way to escape, remembered the method Kang Jin-hyeok used on himself.
‘Yeah, that was it!’
Kang Jin-hyeok saw Kang Jun-tae’s face brighten.
It wasn’t a good sign that the sun was shining on his haggard expression, as if he was carrying all the worries of the world on his shoulders.
“What kind of nonsense are you trying to do again?”
Kang Jin-hyeok rushed to Kang Jun-tae before he could do anything annoying.
Before Kang Jin-hyeok could get close to him, Kang Jun-tae hit the ground hard with the iron hammer he had raised.
thud!
After the heavy impact, a huge cloud of dust rose up from the broken road.
In the midst of the dust that had risen enough to completely obscure his vision, Kang Jin-hyeok figured out his opponent’s intentions.
“You’re thinking of imitating me.”
It is a wise choice to block the opponent’s vision before fleeing.
However, it was a bit unexpected that he abandoned his pride as an S-class hunter and chose to run away.
“I thought you would fight for your life, but you ran away… … . You’re not a fighter, you’re just a loser.”
The words that Kang Jin-hyeok blurted out as if he was disappointed tied Kang Jun-tae’s legs together.
Kang Jun-tae, who had been planning to run away without looking back, changed his mind and stood tall in that spot.
And he healed his broken arm with a potion he took out of his inventory.
He held his ground until all the dust had settled and glared at Kang Jin-hyeok with fierce eyes.
“Cancel… … what you just said.”
Kang Jin-hyeok was slightly surprised to see that Kang Jun-tae, whom he thought had run away, was still there.
“Cancel, what?”
“What you just said!”
“Oh, you mean it’s bad?”
Kang Jin-hyeok realized that his words had greatly offended Kang Jun-tae.
It was truly surprising that someone who had tried to run away still had the pride to get hurt.
“I can’t cancel. It’s true that I’m playing poorly.”
“This kid… … !”
“Why are you so angry? Did I say something wrong?”
I didn’t want to fight Seo Sang-ho, so I fed him poison.
He said he would give in to being hit first, but he got hit by lightning and started going wild.
They even sprayed banned poison gas, saying they were trying to somehow control the runaway.
No matter how you looked at it, he wasn’t a proper guy.
I couldn’t understand why Kang Jin-hyeok hated hearing that he was incompetent despite all these cases.
“The more I look at him, the more I see that he is a man with a very flawed character.”
Kang Jin-hyeok looked at Kang Jun-tae’s karma level.
Although his score was lower than Jo Jun-cheol’s, he was definitely not a good person, judging by the fact that he easily exceeded 300.
Objectively speaking, Kang Jun-tae was a villain.
“I will make you cancel it by force.”
Kang Jun-tae grabbed the hammer with a reddened face.
“You? How?”
Kang Jin-hyeok asked as if it was funny, to which Kang Jun-tae responded by dyeing his entire body red.
It wasn’t that I blushed out of shame or humiliation.
Like iron put into a furnace, Kang Jun-tae’s skin was emitting intense heat.
“Did you apply a buff?”
Kang Jun-tae ignored Kang Jin-hyeok’s questions and grabbed the hammer he had been wielding with both hands with one of his right hands.
Then he took out another hammer from his inventory and filled his empty left hand.
With each hand holding a hammer, Kang Jun-tae made full preparations.
“Oh my.”
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Kang Jin-hyeok realized too late that Kang Jun-tae had treated his injured left arm.
“Did you get treatment while you were hiding in the smoke?”
I wish I had run away far away at that time.
Kang Jun-tae was caught up in a provocation and volunteered to participate in a fight with a slim chance of winning.
‘Just one shot. That’s all it takes.’
What Kang Jun-tae used was a buff that greatly increased his attack power by continuously reducing his HP.
As stamina decreases, the power of the buff increases dramatically.
Kang Jun-tae waited for the buff’s power to reach its peak by holding on until the last moment.
Kang Jun-tae’s skin gradually darkened and eventually turned a dark red.
When it finally turned completely black, Kang Jun-tae moved his legs without hesitation.
“Gravity Crush!”
Kang Jun-tae attacked Kang Jin-hyeok with the most powerful skill he had.
Right and left. The iron hammers falling from both sides clearly showed their intention to turn Kang Jin-hyeok into minced meat.
In that short period of a few seconds, Kang Jin-hyeok debated whether to pull back or face the attack head-on.
The latter method is better if you want to completely destroy the other person’s self-esteem.
Kang Jin-hyeok, who had come to that conclusion, swung the baseball bat sharply, drawing a crescent-shaped trajectory.
Kang Jun-tae’s hammer, which overlapped the trajectory, did not stop the movement of the baseball bat for even a second.
The hammer shattered mercilessly and Kang Jun-tae’s hands were left empty.
It was too short a time to regret seeing that sight.
The baseball bat that Kang Jin-hyeok swung again hit Kang Jun-tae in the side.
Ugh.
Kang Jun-tae could clearly hear the sound of his own bones breaking thanks to his senses developed through buffs.
The pain that was pressing in was transmitted to the brain through nerves that were several times more sensitive than usual.
“Kuaaaaaaah!!”
A large amount of blood spurted out of his mouth like a scream.
Kang Jun-tae squirmed on the floor like an earthworm that had been stepped on.
As a side effect of the buff, my body was greatly reduced in stamina, and after receiving a blow from Kang Jin-hyeok, my body was completely destroyed.
“Ugh… …! Keuk!”
Kang Jun-tae tried to get up, saying he couldn’t just lie down.
But before I could raise my upper body, I fell back to the floor because of the blood and pain that was gushing out.
Kang Jin-hyeok didn’t feel any sympathy even after seeing that desperate sight.
What would have happened if Kang Jin-hyeok had not been able to escape even after using the smoke bomb?
As he thought about that eventuality, an obvious outcome formed in Kang Jin-hyeok’s mind.
‘That person lying there wasn’t Kang Jun-tae, it was me.’
Kang Jin-hyeok made up his mind.
It’s really uncomfortable to kill someone, but if it’s the person who tried to kill you, you shouldn’t hesitate.
“Even if we spare a guy like you, he’ll just go and seek revenge someday. Right?”
Kang Jun-tae didn’t have time to answer those words.
All I could do was maintain consciousness amidst the pain that was surging in.
I really wanted to just pass out like this.
However, Kang Jun-tae had a gut feeling that if he did that, he would never be able to open his eyes again.
The only way for him to survive was to somehow hold on to his sanity and then escape when the opportunity arose.
Of course, Kang Jin-hyeok had no intention of giving that ‘opportunity’.
* * *
After the building collapsed, Han Yeong-seok was escorted by guild members to a new base.
The building was originally used as a warehouse, so it wasn’t in great condition, but now it’s in good shape.
In a room where only visible dust had been roughly brushed away, Han Yeong-seok gave instructions to the guild members according to the reports he heard.
The first priority is to deal with the Tyrant Hunters.
Tyrant was a guild that grew in power by any means necessary, and its members were also extremely harsh.
In the beginning, Titan suffered humiliation because of his roughness and outstanding skills.
But now the situation has turned the other way.
Tyrant currently has no proper chain of command, with most of its executives incarcerated.
On the other hand, Titan still had executives who supported the coup, including Han Yeong-seok.
As we rebuilt our front line around them and counterattacked, the Tyrant began to be pushed back little by little.
“They say the recapture of Area C has been completed!”
“The remaining Titan Hunters are retreating!”
Han Yeong-seok breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the hopeful reports.
“I feel relieved. Now the only one left is Jo Won-cheol.”
Thanks to Kang Jun-tae’s intervention, we haven’t heard any news of anyone being harmed by Jo Won-cheol since the building collapsed.
Han Yeong-seok thought that the right thing to do was to let the S-class hunters play among themselves.
“Where is Jo Won-cheol now?”
“That’s… … Because the fight was so fierce, no one approached rashly.”
“Then shouldn’t we at least find out where the fight is taking place!”
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry!”
The guild members immediately left the room and contacted their colleagues via radio to find out where Jo Won-cheol was.
“… … !!”
He heard someone shouting something, but Han Yeong-seok couldn’t understand the content of the radio transmission because it was coming from outside the door.
After a while, the guild member returned into the room with a serious expression.
“Where were you that you were talking so loudly?”
Even after receiving Han Yeong-seok’s question, the guild members did not open their mouths easily.
The sight of the person who always answered briskly keeping his mouth shut quietly brought up an ominous feeling.
“What’s going on?”
“… … .”
“I’m asking you what’s going on! Can’t you answer quickly!?”
“… … I heard he was hit.”
The guild member’s voice was filled with shock, and it was an ambiguous answer that was difficult to grasp.
Han Yeong-seok looked forward with anticipation, thinking that it might be something hopeful.
“Who got hurt? Are you talking about that bastard Jo Won-cheol?”
“yes.”
Han Yeong-seok clenched his fists in joy after hearing the guild member’s answer.
“Okay! Then where is Kang Jun-tae?”
“Mr. Kang Jun-tae was also affected.”
“What!? Are you two really the same age?”
The guild member shook his head and opened his mouth with difficulty.
“They say they were both attacked by a hunter who suddenly appeared.”
Han Yeong-seok didn’t understand what he had just heard.
“So… … two S-class hunters were defeated by one intruder?”
I took some time to reconfirm the information I had received directly by reciting it again, but I still wasn’t convinced.
Who is the S-class hunter?
Aren’t they monsters that can display fighting abilities greater than those of a division with their individual bodies?
It was absolutely unbelievable that not one, but two of those authors had gathered in one place and yet they were attacked by just one person.
“Who the hell is that guy!?”
“Hey, this is Kang Jin-hyeok.”
As soon as an unpleasant name came out of the guild member’s mouth, the door that had been tightly shut flew into the room.
