Chapter 11
Chapter 11
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 11
Chapter Title: Teynen Guild (3)
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Splat.
Sung-ho freaked out as he stepped in the pooled blood on the floor.
“Eek...?!”
He had to get away fast.
If Kim Min-chan was really dead... he might end up killed by the guy too.
Sung-ho bolted desperately toward the gate.
Whoosh!
“Arghhh!”
“Damn it...!”
Even with the screams echoing from behind, Sung-ho didn't stop running.
That bastard... it's him...!
Sung-ho quickly crossed through the gate and returned to Earth.
In the meantime, Teynen's S-rank Hunters had all lost their limbs to Kang-hyuk and lay scattered on the ground.
The homunculi following behind Kang-hyuk finished off the Hunters.
The S-rank Hunters provided an enormous amount of experience.
“Tch... my mistake.”
That last slashing attack had killed way too many enemies.
He should have kept some alive to strengthen the homunculi...
“More importantly, who the hell are these guys?”
“...This face belongs to Lee Yong-su, a S3-rank Hunter from Teynen Guild.”
“Teynen Guild?”
“This one's an S-rank Hunter from Teynen Guild too. And this one...”
Did Teynen Guild attack them?
Why?
Kang-hyuk frowned as he inspected the bodies.
They weren't wearing Teynen Guild uniforms but black suits.
“That golden slash just now... no way, right? Wait, maybe? Attacking because I turned down their scout offer...? But this is a gate managed by the Association, so they wouldn't mistake us for criminals.”
“They definitely came here to kill us. For now, I'll bury the bodies in the forest. It'll be dangerous if an investigation team gets involved.”
“No need. Just pile them up somewhere. I'll wipe them all out at once.”
“Ah...”
Arbon nodded and had the guild members gather the S-rank Hunters' bodies in one spot.
Kang-hyuk unleashed three slashing attacks toward the corpses, shredding them to pieces.
He had completely erased the evidence.
“I think one guy ran toward the gate earlier... but whatever. Let's keep pushing with the magic beast subjugation.”
“Understood.”
Arbon followed behind Kang-hyuk, quietly sighing in relief.
If Kang-hyuk hadn't been there, they would have lost their lives to those attackers moments ago.
I keep... receiving favors from him.
He had to repay this debt someday.
To do that, he needed to grow even stronger than now.
Arbon steeled his resolve and picked up the megaphone lying on the ground.
The gate management office employee tilted his head at the sight of Sung-ho, who had fled out early.
It had been less than two hours since they entered the gate.
Already... back? And why is he alone...?
Sung-ho rushed desperately toward the iron gate.
Bang!
“O... open it! Open it now!”
The management employee hurriedly opened the iron gate and ran toward Sung-ho.
“A... already coming out? But why are you alone...?”
“Out of my way!”
Sung-ho shoved the employee aside and fled in a panic.
“...What the?”
The employee shuddered and glanced toward the gate.
“No way...”
Had something gone wrong?
All of Teynen's Hunters who had just entered couldn't have been wiped out, right?
If so, GH Guild might come after him.
“F... fuck...”
What should he do?
He needed an alibi.
He had to hide the 100 million won he'd been paid somewhere too.
The employee quickly shut the iron gate and headed up to the management office.
The CCTV repairman was currently checking the wiring.
If I say I was with the repair guy the whole time...
He grabbed a drink in a hurry and went to find the CCTV repairman.
Meanwhile, GH Guild had moved locations for two days straight, blaring their siren the whole time.
The homunculi seemed traumatized by the siren sound, constantly on edge even while eating.
All the magic stones had been moved to the perimeter around the gate.
Weee-ooo-weee-ooo-weee!
As the siren blared again, the magic beasts began swarming once more.
Kang-hyuk erupted his mana to halt the beasts' advance, then flew toward the A-rank ones, severing their limbs.
Slash slash slash!
“Go!”
“Yes!”
Arbon and the guild members charged in alongside him.
Slice!
-Groooar!
-Kyaaak! Kyaak!
“Master, Lizardmen over there...!”
An A-rank magic beast, the Lizardman General, was leading a horde of B-rank Lizardman Warriors.
“Hup...!”
Kang-hyuk exploded his mana again.
The battle grew even fiercer as time passed.
Finally, as return day arrived, the guild members gathered countless magic stones and headed to the gate.
“Arbon, go ahead and contact the Association. Ask them to send some trucks.”
“Yes, sir.”
“Once the magic stones are loaded, we're done!”
The 120 guild members crossed the gate one by one, beginning to transport the magic stones.
The gate management employee jumped in shock upon seeing GH Guild members appear on CCTV, breaking into a cold sweat.
“Th... they finished the full schedule and came back? Did Teynen fail to find them...?”
No, probably not.
He recalled the one Teynen guild member who had fled in a panic.
“F... for now, better stay quiet...”
He held his breath and watched the CCTV silently.
The Association quickly sent trucks at Arbon's request.
The employee just kept opening and closing the entrance gate, waiting for GH Guild to leave.
Once the trucks loaded the magic stones and departed, GH Guild's shuttle bus arrived.
“I... I'll open it right now.”
The employee opened the entrance gate at the bus driver's voice.
As the shuttle passed through, the employee trembled violently.
Would Association staff come with police for an investigation?
No... no evidence. I buried all the money in the ground.
The shuttle bus picked up the GH Guild members and quickly exited the gate.
While the employee shook in anxiety, Kang-hyuk arrived at GH Guild headquarters and immediately transferred 1 million won each to the bus drivers' accounts.
“If you give me the receipts for the fuel payments, I'll deposit that right away too.”
The drivers promptly handed over their prepared receipts.
Arbon confirmed the amounts and deposited the fuel costs as well.
“Then, see you next time.”
“Yes, thank you! Call us again!”
The drivers bowed deeply in gratitude.
They were all former employees laid off due to their bus company's financial troubles.
Now working as substitutes, their gigs had dried up with the bad economy.
GH Guild's jobs were keeping them afloat.
They earned 1 million won for just a few hours of driving.
Opportunities like this were rare.
“Everyone, head up and rest.”
“Yes, sir!”
“Arbon, book another Dungeon Gate for next week.”
“Got it.”
Three days in the dungeon, four days of rest.
That was the fixed schedule he planned to follow.
Should he complain to Teynen?
Nah, if more experience point piñatas showed up, he'd welcome them.
I hope even stronger Hunters come knocking.
Of course, he needed to worry about his family's safety too.
I'll assign guild members as bodyguards. Yu-na's school as well...
Kang-hyuk let out a small sigh as he headed home.
A day later, news broke that Teynen Guild's Master, Kim Min-chan, had gone missing.
Numerous other S-rank Hunters were missing too.
Kang-hyuk let out a hollow chuckle.
“Guess it really was Hunter Kim Min-chan after all.”
The golden sword aura that only a Grandmaster could emit.
Kang-hyuk stood and entered his study.
He turned on his PC and checked reactions on social media and E-Tube.
No Kim Min-chan? No problem. We've got Park Kang-hyuk.
Eventually, Kang-hyuk was summoned to the Hunter Association.
He slipped past the reporters and entered, immediately meeting with Association executives.
“It's been a while, Hunter Park Kang-hyuk.”
“Yes, it has.”
Kang-hyuk exchanged greetings with the executives and fully cooperated with their investigation.
“So, you're saying you never exited the gate, Hunter Park Kang-hyuk?”
“Yes, that's correct. More importantly... what about the footage after the CCTV was fixed...?”
“Yes, it shows no one entering or exiting the gate, and you coming out with your GH Guild members. The gate management employee was away with the CCTV repairman at times, so he couldn't confirm definitively.”
“Seems like a lot of people suspect me.”
The executives gave wry smiles.
The man was a national power-level Hunter.
Provoking him too much wouldn't end well.
If he naturalized to another country...
Korea would suffer an enormous loss of power.