Episode 71
The figure seen through the broken door was someone Han Yeong-seok knew very well.
Han Yeong-seok’s distorted expression turned into one of shock after he discovered the person being held in the other person’s hands.
“How could you… … Kang Jun-tae!”
Kang Jin-hyeok threw the body he had brought towards Han Yeong-seok, who was so surprised that he couldn’t speak.
The corpse of S-class hunter Kang Jun-tae fell to the floor, smashing the dusty table.
“Don’t worry. You won’t die like him.”
Kang Jin-hyeok had no intention of killing Han Yeong-seok.
A large-scale rebellion occurred within Titan.
Han Yeong-seok is the mastermind who planned it and directly executed it.
Kang Jin-hyeok decided that in order to calm the situation down, it would be better to keep him alive and make him take full responsibility.
“Are you saying that… you killed Kang Jun-tae?”
“Don’t you know even after seeing it? I brought you all the way here to check it out for you.”
Kang Jun-tae, who had collapsed on the floor, was not breathing and his eyes had turned white.
It was undoubtedly the appearance of a dead person.
“Are you in your right mind, killing an S-class Hunter? Do you think the Association will sit still after seeing this?”
“What will happen if you don’t stay still?”
Originally, it was a felony for a hunter to kill another hunter.
The reason the association has not performed well so far is not because it is incompetent or lazy.
Clashes between hunters happen a lot anyway.
If we arrest them one by one, the number of active hunters will decrease drastically.
Only a small number of humans who have been granted stats can become hunters, making it difficult to recruit new recruits.
Reducing the number of active hunters was not something the Association wanted.
That is why, unless there was a public outcry like in the case of Tyrant, sanctions were not imposed for most incidents.
However, this mercy only applies to hunters of Class A or higher.
The Association had no mercy for those without power or talent.
“It’s no use for a C-class hunter to show off! As soon as a report comes in, the association will… … .”
Kang Jin-hyeok sighed and grabbed Han Yeong-seok by the collar.
“Ugh!”
Han Yeong-seok, who was grabbed by the collar, was lifted up so that his feet could not touch the ground.
No matter how hard I struggled to escape, Kang Jin-hyeok’s hand did not budge.
“You killed two S-class hunters, and you’re still talking about C-class?”
“Two? You mean Jo Won-cheol too?”
“Yeah, it really blew my mind.”
“That’s ridiculous… … !”
Kang Jin-hyeok’s hunter rank was now little more than a decoration.
I didn’t take the promotion test, so I’m only a C.
If Kang Jin-hyeok had taken a formal test, he could have risen to S-class right away.
There was no way the association could have locked up such a talented person for murder.
In this day and age, the number of S-class hunters is tantamount to national power.
Losing two of them is painful, but if there are more talented people, the association does not consider it a loss.
Han Yeong-seok had been working as an executive in a large guild for a long time, so he was familiar with the association’s policies.
‘shit!’
If things continue this way, Han Yeong-seok will be held responsible for the attempted murder of Seo Sang-ho and this war.
Kang Jin-hyeok, who has stood out, will receive a commendation from the association and be treated as a hero who ended this war.
Han Yeong-seok never wanted to see that kind of ending.
‘Why does this guy always do well?’
As a nameless hunter with no real name, isn’t he receiving favoritism from Seo Sang-ho?
Now, I have acquired the skills to beat up even S-class hunters.
This is a result that an ordinary person would never dream of, but Kang Jin-hyeok does it without a problem.
Han Yeong-seok felt jealousy rising from the depths of his heart.
‘What am I worse than this kid!’
When he awakened as a hunter at the age of 23, Han Yeong-seok donated all of the money he had saved to join Titan.
After that, I built up my specs through hard work.
He didn’t even hesitate to ask for help from seniors like X.
In a situation where no one helped him, he pushed through the plan to the end and achieved success.
The position of Titan’s executive is a position that was barely attained.
‘Why is this guy doing so well without any effort?’
Han Yeong-seok was very annoyed by Kang Jin-hyeok’s presence.
Every time he grew rapidly, Han Yeong-seok felt like his efforts were being betrayed.
‘Let’s see how far your luck will go… … .’
Han Yeong-seok secretly twisted Kang Jin-hyeok’s wrist without him noticing.
Then a needle popped out from a device hidden under his sleeve.
The syringe contained pure basilisk venom.
Basilisk’s venom, even when used diluted, is a deadly poison that drove Seo Sang-ho to the brink of Samdocheon.
If you inject it as a liquid, it would be absolutely impossible to survive with just luck.
‘Be grateful that I am killing you with this expensive poison.’
Han Yeong-seok grabbed Kang Jin-hyeok’s hand, which was grabbing his collar with one arm.
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And then he inserted the syringe into Kang Jin-hyeok’s arm.
“Hahaha! That’s it, you little shit!”
Han Yeong-seok burst into laughter, saying that he was acting all smart and cool.
“It’s the end, what is it?”
But contrary to expectations, Kang Jin-hyeok did not show any signs of being poisoned.
“huh……?”
Originally, Kang Jin-hyeok should have collapsed the moment the needle was inserted, with the poison spreading throughout his body.
No matter how much time passed, Kang Jin-hyeok did not fall, but rather grabbed Han Yeong-seok’s collar even more tightly.
Han Yeong-seok let out a dry cough as the force became so strong that it made it difficult to breathe.
“Whoa! What the hell is going on!”
Han Yeong-seok examined the device to see if the syringe was the cause.
Only after seeing the needle with its tip completely crushed did Han Yeong-seok realize that the needle had not even penetrated a single layer of skin.
“Is that poison?”
Kang Jin-hyeok reached out and grabbed the hem of Han Yeong-seok’s clothes.
The hidden devices were clearly visible through the torn clothes.
“We’re not filming some spy movie. When did you prepare something like this?”
Kang Jin-hyeok tore apart and destroyed the devices prepared by Han Yeong-seok with his bare hands.
The basilisk’s venom was too much to just break, so I tore it out with a syringe.
Wheeing.
As the syringe fell out, a red light began to blink in the center of the device, accompanied by a meaningful noise.
“What is this? Are you going to self-destruct?”
“Kuk… … .”
Han Yeong-seok did not answer, but let out a dark laugh.
“This is… … .”
Numerous pillars of light rise up and surround Kang Jin-hyeok.
Kang Jinhyuk knew that these pillars were a phenomenon that appeared when someone used a return scroll.
The appearance of this many pillars meant that a large number of people were coming this way.
“It was a warning device.”
Kang Jin-hyeok threw Han Yeong-seok into the corner of the room like a trash bag.
“Ugh!”
Han Yeong-seok hit his back against the wall and fell down.
While Kang Jin-hyeok took out his baseball bat, many Titan Hunters took up positions in the room.
With about fifteen people crammed into a small room, it felt like I was suffocating on the subway on my way to work.
“Kill that guy right now!”
As Han Yeong-seok gave the order while lying down, the Titan Hunters immediately drew their weapons.
“I’m suffocating. Can’t you go out and fight?”
The Titan Hunters didn’t even listen to Kang Jin-hyeok’s request.
The weapons they pulled out were mostly daggers and gauntlets. They were the type that could be used effectively in tight spaces.
In contrast, Kang Jin-hyeok’s baseball bat was difficult to swing in a space blocked by people and objects.
Kang Jin-hyeok had no choice but to put the baseball bat he had taken away into his inventory along with the Basilisk’s poison.
Instead of a baseball bat, the weapon that Kang Jin-hyeok used was his two fists, which he had been holding since birth.
“What are you doing now?”
“You will fight us with your bare hands?”
“You are such a fucking idiot.”
The Titan Hunters, who had been laughing and snickering, soon rushed forward fiercely without any hesitation.
The distance between them was less than 1m, so they could reach each other immediately by just extending their hand.
Thanks to this, the daggers and fists of the Titan Hunters were able to strike Kang Jinhyeok’s entire body without much difficulty.
However, there was no guarantee that an attack would work.
“What… … !”
“what’s this?!”
What the Titan Hunters saw as they extended their daggers was the tip of the sword stopping in midair without even piercing the hem of the clothes.
Upon closer inspection of the sight, a faint golden aura was seen positioned in front of the dagger.
Kang Jin-hyeok used his aura to block all attacks and put strength into his fists while they were surprised.
After wrapping his fist in an aura like the hem of his clothes, Kang Jin-hyeok stretched out his arm towards the hunter right in front of him.
“Ugh!”
The hunter, who had been hit in the face, fell backwards, bleeding profusely.
Starting with that, Kang Jin-hyeok began to defeat the Titan Hunters one by one.
“Ugh!”
“Ugh!”
Because the space was so narrow, there was nowhere to hide, and the Titan Hunters fell helplessly every time Kang Jin-hyeok swung his fists.
It only took two minutes for more than a dozen hunters to be annihilated.
It was shorter than the time it took to pour water into a cup of ramen and wait.
“T, this fucking X-friend… …!”
Han Yeong-seok watched the whole scene while lying on the floor.
I knew he was an incredibly strong guy from the beginning, but what he showed me this time was literally on a whole other level.
None of the attacks from the Titan Hunters worked, and only Kang Jinhyuk’s fists had any effect.
What just happened wasn’t a fight, it was a one-sided assault.
“Is this the end of the tricks you’ve prepared?”
Kang Jin-hyeok glanced at Han Yeong-seok while lightly shaking his hands.
“Ugh… … !”
“I guess it’s gone now since you’re not saying anything.”
Kang Jin-hyeok grabbed Han Yeong-seok by the collar again.
After forcibly lifting Han Yeong-seok up, Kang Jin-hyeok clenched his fist with his remaining hand.
“It would be a shame to just drag him away, so you should take some of the punishment too.”
Kang Jin-hyeok’s fist struck Han Yeong-seok’s left shoulder.
Han Yeong-seok felt terrible pain as all the strength drained from his hit arm.
“Eww!!”
Kang Jin-hyeok let go of the collar he was holding.
Han Yeong-seok, who had no time to even think about falling, fell face first to the ground, holding onto his broken arm.
Kang Jin-hyeok walked towards the fallen Han Yeong-seok and this time he stomped on his knee with his foot.
“Kuaaaah!!”
Han Yeong-seok, who lost his arms and legs in the blink of an eye, screamed while spraying water from his eyes, nose, and mouth.
“What on earth did I do wrong that you couldn’t catch me?”
Han Yeong-seok had no time to answer Kang Jin-hyeok’s questions.
Because of the pain that was pressing on him, Han Yeong-seok couldn’t hear anything.
“You started it all. From picking on the new monster to coming into our house.”
Kang Jin-hyeok completely set aside his emotions and looked back on Han Yeong-seok and his work objectively.
No matter how many times I thought about it, there was nothing that I considered to be my fault.
“The more I think about it, the angrier I get.”
Every time I think about Han Yeong-seok’s actions, I can’t understand them at all.
Far from understanding, I just kept getting more and more annoyed.
“I tried to brush it off with this, but it just wouldn’t work. You need to get hit some more.”
In the end, Kang Jin-hyeok, unable to bear it any longer, kicked Han Yeong-seok’s remaining knee.
In the cramped room, Han Yeong-seok’s screams echoed for a long time after that.
