Chapter 1
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Translator: 8uhl
Chapter: 1
Chapter Title: I Became the Last of the Giant Clan
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Seoul is crumbling.
BOOM!
The S-rank gate, called a catastrophe.
The abyss of that S-rank gate had devoured the capital of South Korea.
In the midst of that horrific tragedy, Kang Hyuk forced his blood-soaked body to move.
"......"
But with all the connections in his body severed, his flesh was already beyond his control.
'......Is this the end?'
As he muttered to himself, a thick sigh escaped his lips.
A blonde white woman.
Raymon Kim, the American national-level hunter known as the Million Summoner, approached.
"Pathetic. To think the world's greatest man has ended up like this."
At those words, Kang Hyuk's gaze snapped up.
Raymon Kim, a sinister smile playing on her lips in response to his murderous glare, grabbed him by the hair.
"So, what's it like seeing South Korea—the country you fought so hard to protect—reduced to this?"
Kang Hyuk stared straight at her in response to the question.
And instead of answering, he spat out blood-mixed saliva.
[RAAAGH!]
But the Million Summoner's ability.
The Shadow Soldiers blocked even that final act of defiance.
Amid it all, the Million Summoner cackled as she leaned down.
For the first time, Kang Hyuk opened his mouth to ask a question under her gaze.
"What's your goal in all this? What do you gain from destroying South Korea?"
At his words, the Million Summoner tilted her head.
And instead of answering, she plunged a knife into his gut.
"Who knows...... I wouldn't have a clue. But I can tell you this."
She curled her lips upward.
"Hunter Association President of Korea, Giant Kang Hyuk. You were the best of all the men I've faced. Feel free to take pride in that."
With those words, Kang Hyuk's vision went black.
"......"
So futile, so empty.
Death had come.
Whether it was his life flashing before his eyes or not, various memories flickered by.
The first to come to mind were his parents' faces.
'Son. Life will be tough and hard, but always put others first and look at the big picture, not just what's ahead.'
His father, who always said those words like a habit, truly lived by them until the very end.
A gate had burst open suddenly.
To save the civilians caught in that gate incident, he had thrown himself into the fray.
'That's why I resented them at first. For leaving me behind like that.'
But as time passed, that thought changed.
In a situation where no one else dared to step up.
Their act of sacrificing themselves for others grew on him more and more over time.
'That's why I tried to live by Father's words.'
Of course, the process was arduous and painful.
But he didn't bend his will, pushing forward to uphold his parents' dying wish.
'In the end, it paid off. I met good people, and they stayed by my side.'
The S-rank ability he gained by chance.
The Power of the Last Giant Clan.
By using that power not for himself but for the people and the nation, he rose to the position of Hunter Association President—and that's when he realized his parents' habitual words had been right all along.
'But in the final moment, I couldn't protect anything. Not the country, not the people, not my friends, nothing.'
Disaster, catastrophe, natural calamity.
The S-rank gate that defied all such descriptions.
Seoul crumbled when that gate burst open without warning.
'And that's when I found out. That the S-rank gate destroying South Korea was deliberate.'
At its center were five [national-level hunters] dispatched from other countries to stop the S-rank gate.
'They triggered that gate on purpose. I don't know how, but they did.'
That's why regret gnawed at him.
Because he himself had permitted those traitors' entry into the country.
The Hunter Association of South Korea.
He, as its president.
'If only I'd made a more careful decision...... This wouldn't have happened. Why did I make such a stupid choice, Kang Hyuk?'
As he muttered, boiling rage made his teeth chatter.
Perhaps because of that, he couldn't accept this death.
'If...... If I could just have one chance.'
If so, he wouldn't repeat the same mistake, and he was confident he could prevent that horrific tragedy.
'Not only that, but I could rip those five bastards who reduced South Korea to ruins limb from limb and sever their heads. So please......'
But death offered no reprieve.
As his mind and body sank into the depths.
Something hazy came into view.
'What is that......?'
In that instant, intense pain struck the back of his head, and the world flipped upside down.
"......!!"
And now, upon waking again.
This station is Hongdae. Hongik University Station. Exit through the right-side doors.
For some inexplicable reason, he was standing on his commute to work.