Episode 179: The Wind of God (1)
Fumiya’s words were a proposal that found a moderate compromise.
If the topic of the guild had been brought up in a way that affected all of Kang-hoo’s activities, I wouldn’t have even thought about it.
However, he attached a condition: ‘limited to overseas activities.’
In other words, I am asking what the Ricou Guild is like as a guild to belong to only when working abroad.
It’s a tempting proposition.
‘As is the case with most hunter novels, in my novel, it is better for a skilled hunter to be a freelancer.’
But as Kang-hoo thought, this world was made to give more privileges to freelancers.
That gap is the ‘observer’.
A being who receives the same treatment as guild members, or better, but has no obligations to the guild.
The position that the Spitfire Guild had previously proposed to Kang-hoo was the Observer.
I can understand Fumiya’s desire to recruit talented people, but the alternative is too obvious.
Kang-hoo answered.
“Okay. If you want to propose cooperation, I think you can give me observer status.”
“As expected… … I see.”
Fumiya nodded and smiled. It was the expected response.
It seemed like he wanted to try it out once without adding any more details.
“If the Rico Guild needs me and grants me observer status, I will give it my first consideration.”
“Okay, we’re having a hard time finding a bleeding dealer these days. I’ll make sure to let you know.”
“Thank you. Are there not many assassins or berserkers in your guild?”
“There are quite a few. We lost quite a bit during the all-out war with the Toushi Guild. There is a bit of an imbalance.”
Fumiya pressed his forehead with the tip of his thumb. The more he thought about it, the more his head hurt.
The lack of assassins is also a problem that many guilds complain about.
Kang-hoo was well aware that the value of his job was much more highly valued than in the past.
“Anyway, I appreciate your offer, but I have to decline it. I hope you will be generous and understand.”
“Don’t worry. Offers and rejections are a daily occurrence for hunters. It’s just a pity, nothing else.”
Fumiya laughed.
He was a man with a warm smile and quite an impressive figure. He seemed like he would definitely be a good uncle to Ahn Young-ho.
If there are no other variables, the Rico Guild will continue to grow like it is now.
Although there is a hostile force called the Toushi Guild, it will rather be an opportunity to grow your strength in an appropriate amount of tension.
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1 hour later.
Kang-hoo was walking around downtown Osaka with Ahn Young-ho.
Under the pretext of a food tour, Ahn Young-ho dragged Kang-hoo out.
Anyway, the dungeon raid starts tomorrow, and I had no intention of doing any separate training today.
Kang-hoo pretended not to be able to win and followed Ahn Young-ho to explore the scenery of downtown Osaka.
When I looked into Ahn Young-ho’s constellation information, I saw that he had grown considerably since I first met him.
I can’t tell the exact level, but I think it’s probably at least 250.
Kang-hoo asked.
“What level are you now?”
“What’s your level? Around 265?”
“How long has it been since you met me?”
“It would have been 137.”
“You’ve raised it quite a bit.”
“My uncle told me not to go anywhere and get beaten up, so he made me live in a dungeon. I wanted to die, really… … .”
“You have to be thankful that you have a chance, uncle.”
“That’s true. You’ve helped me a lot. I really deserve to earn my keep. There are so many people who have helped me.”
It seemed that they had made considerable progress in using tricks to give Ahn Young-ho experience points.
In fact, the current growth is only possible at that level. It must have received support from all sides.
Ahn Young-ho’s strengths are his unrivaled skills and sense as a healer.
However, it had one extreme drawback: it had no combat capabilities. It had zero killing power.
That’s why, when I first met Kang-hoo the other day, even hunters of much lower level couldn’t do anything about him.
For Youngho Ahn, it was a situation where he had no choice but to run away. That was Youngho Ahn’s weakness.
‘I guess I won’t have to worry in the future since the constellations are helping me with experience points so that I can focus on my growth.’
Ahn Young-ho’s future also looks bright, like Jung Yu-ri and Park Dong-jae’s.
He has prevented a deep animosity with the Purification Guild, so he will probably continue to grow in the Ricou Guild in the future.
An Young-ho was also one of the most important cards for Kang-hoo.
First of all, as a capable healer, there is a high possibility that he will be helpful in clearing difficult dungeons someday.
Of course, Fumiya, the sub-guild master of the Ricou Guild, has the power of his maternal family, which includes many named people.
There were many factors that could directly or indirectly expand Kang-hoo’s network. That’s right. It was worth using.
“older brother.”
“huh?”
“My uncle has done a lot of research on you. It’s not like he’s doing background checks. He’s just interested in skilled assassins.”
“I heard earlier that there aren’t many assassins in the guild.”
“My uncle is also friendly with the Gru Guild, and he heard about your activities there!”
“I think you’re talking about the mercenary who participated as a bleeding dealer.”
“Yes, that’s right! It’s hard for our guild to find a capable bleed dealer, actually.”
“Is it that scarce?”
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“A lot. Even in the international mercenary market, the pay for Bleeding dealers has tripled in the past few months.”
“Oh.”
It was an interesting story.
The international mercenary market literally refers to the flow of the global market for recruiting mercenaries regardless of nationality.
The multinational mercenary group that attacked the first research lab of Jeongmun Pharmaceuticals was also an organization that was created in this way.
Of course, there was a concentrated influx of hunter groups from China, but the structure was the same anyway.
“Considering my brother’s recent growth, I can’t help but think that he is a talent that we absolutely cannot afford to miss.”
“Youngho. You are so honest.”
“That’s right. I can’t lie. No, I can’t.”
“You shouldn’t do any sales related to recruiting.”
“That’s right, bro. Hahaha!”
Youngho Ahn burst into loud laughter.
【True Clairvoyance】
【Neutral constellation. You will make the other person you want tell the truth, but you must always tell the truth yourself.】
The Eye of Truth, Ahn Young-ho, whose main constellation is the Clairvoyant of Truth.
As a result, what you say cannot help but be true. It is difficult to say it indirectly.
The way to avoid being stopped by Ahn Young-ho’s constellation is simple: don’t say anything.
Business conversations need to be careful because once you speak, you will only be telling the truth.
at that time.
As the sun sets, the peacefulness of the red glow signaling the evening begins to descend across the horizon.
“Catch that kid!”
“It’s the Toushi Guild!”
Suddenly the surroundings became noisy.
Although I only heard two words, it was enough to give me an idea of the situation.
“what?”
An Young-ho tilted his head.
Where did you hear that?
It appears that a Toushi Guild member was infiltrating Osaka City and was discovered by the Ricou Guild’s patrol team.
Since both sides are in an all-out war, it is no different from being a spy who has entered the territory of an enemy force.
“This way! This way!”
“It’s here!”
The citizens shouted.
The citizens who enjoyed peace under the jurisdiction of the Ricou Guild had high trust in them.
Naturally, he could not help but be hostile to the hunters of the Toushi Guild.
At that moment.
The Toushi Guild member, who momentarily lost track of where he was going, changed the direction of the dagger he was holding.
Among the pedestrians, one was a grandmother who was walking down the street with her granddaughter.
He pushed his granddaughter aside with a vicious hand and aimed the dagger straight at the grandmother’s neck.
“Grandma! Euaaaah!”
The child cried.
“Yuko! You shouldn’t come here! Grandma, it’s okay! Run to those girls right away!”
The grandmother gestured with all her might, worried that her granddaughter might get caught up in a sudden hostage situation.
“이런 개새끼 같은 놈.”
Curses poured out of Youngho Ahn’s mouth without holding back.
And then, just as I was trying to stop Kang-hoo from getting involved in this,
“huh?”
Kang-hoo, who should have been right next to me, was gone.
I didn’t even hear the slightest sound, and in the meantime, Kang-hoo had left. It was an unexpected result.
That wasn’t the only thing that surprised Ahn Young-ho.
When Kang-hoo’s appearance came into view again, he was already sitting behind the Toushi guild members.
It happened in the blink of an eye.
and.
Crunch! Crunch! Crunch! Crunch!
Kang-hoo’s dagger mercilessly cut down the body of a Toushi guild member.
Both wrists, the hamstrings on the back of the thighs, and even the back of the neck!
It’s just cutting off the best parts to prevent losing the ability to fight.
It was most likely a deliberate attack.
The situation happened so quickly that the Toushi Guild members didn’t even have time to threaten the grandmother.
It seems like they tried to stage a hostage crisis but ended up getting beaten up instead.
“Thank you! Thank you!”
An old woman wearing a bloody suit walked away from him.
The blood spilled over, but none of it was my grandmother’s. It was all that evil ‘guy’s’ blood.
“Wow, what is it?”
“Who is this? Are you the Ricou Guild Hunter?”
“I just saved grandma!”
When passersby saw Kang-hoo’s amazing performance, they all took out their smartphones to film him.
Although it was not a very welcome shoot for Kang-hoo, he couldn’t just watch his grandmother in danger.
What can I say? At this moment, it seemed as if the thought that it was someone else’s business and not mine had disappeared for a moment.
On the one hand, she might have hoped that tragedy would not strike the grandmother who was living a happy life with her granddaughter.
I don’t regret it.
Just because you think selfishly, doesn’t mean you have to think only about yourself in everything.
“Khuuuk!”
thud!
The Toushi guild member, completely disarmed by Kang-hoo’s dagger slash, fell to his knees.
The blood pouring out without mercy hinted at his soon-to-be fate.
“Thank you! I really appreciate it!”
You can see the patrol of the Ricou Guild quickly approaching this way.
It looks like the pursuit was slow because they were both inspector hunters. It’s the inevitable sorrow of sword-wielding thugs.
But right then.
“f*ck… … !”
The enraged Toushi Guild member bit his lip, and soon his entire body began to swell.
‘It’s suicide.’
Kang-hoo knew very well what kind of change this was. It was a situation that could be called a suicide bombing.
Rather than having a separate bomb installed, the mana within one’s body serves as the medium for the explosion.
If it explodes like this, it could be dangerous for people nearby because mana will explode as well.
widely!
So I snapped my fingers.
Hematology.
In the current situation, this is the safest way to defuse the ‘human bomb’.
and.
Pupupupu!
Red flesh poured down from the sky like snow, accompanied by an explosion of blood.
Fortunately, the grandmother who returned to her granddaughter had already blocked the child’s eyes and ears.
At least this scene of brutal massacre could have been prevented from becoming a viewing site for minors.
