Chapter 14

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Translator: penny

Chapter: 14

Chapter Title: Bucheon City's Floor Master (2)

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Cha Se-ra was a seasoned B-Rank Hunter. The moment she grasped the situation, swiftly shifting her mindset was no challenge for her at all.

‘Rank 4 Haze Ray! Don’t look it in the eye carelessly!’

Haze Ray, a Rank 4 flying monster also known as such.

It used patterns engraved on its body to mesmerize people, inducing powerful hallucinations before devouring defenseless prey. A vicious hunter.

Whoosh!

Recalling its weak point on the spot, Cha Se-ra whipped her head away. In that instant, the pattern on its body flashed, filling the room with purple light.

‘…That was close.’

For Cha Se-ra, a Rank 4 monster wasn’t particularly threatening. But getting caught off guard and exposed to its ability? No guarantees of walking away unscathed.

Her relief didn’t last. Realizing a critical oversight, she bit her lip in dismay.

Right. In the urgency, she’d forgotten she wasn’t alone here.

‘Damn…!’

Blaming herself for not warning ahead of time, Cha Se-ra urgently scanned Choi Ji-an’s condition.

But.

“……?”

Choi Ji-an looked astonishingly fine. Just blankly frowning a bit, like the light was too bright.

‘She definitely made eye contact. How in the world…?’

Unless you were a tank class specialized in protection, shrugging off a mental ability from a Haze Ray was no easy feat.

Especially since Ji-an didn’t even seem to consciously defend herself. She’d straight-up ignored the hypnosis.

Flash!

Purple light pulsed outside the window again. Snapping out of her daze, Cha Se-ra raised her hand and aimed toward it.

Crunch!

Crunch crunch—!

B-Rank telekinetic, Cha Se-ra.

Under her full-powered assault, the Haze Ray crumbled to dust without so much as a scream.

“…Is it over?”

“Yeah. Stay in the room—it’s dangerous. I’ll check outside real quick.”

In emergencies like this, nearby Hunters had to buy time until reinforcements arrived.

A B-Rank like Cha Se-ra carried serious weight on-site.

No time to mess around.

‘I figured she was just some low-rank Awakener…’

Choi Ji-an might have a ton of secrets she hadn’t shared with anyone.

But that was fine. If she wanted to keep them hidden, Cha Se-ra had no intention of prying.

“…Be careful.”

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A glance that seemed aloof but carried subtle concern.

Facing the girl whose mere sight was endearing, Cha Se-ra flashed a faint smile before leaping out the open window.

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‘Talk about something straight out of a movie…’

Obviously, gate breaks didn’t just happen in busy areas like this. Sparse regions, maybe—but not here.

Surveillance tech had advanced with the times, and protocols for accidents or special situations were well-established.

This mess? Front-page news by morning, no doubt.

‘Reason’s obvious enough.’

Either rotten luck or someone’s colossal screw-up.

Answers would hit the news tomorrow—no point obsessing now.

Slide!

Cracking the window, I saw nearby Hunters rushing out to shield civilians from potential threats.

Messy hair meant they’d bolted straight from naps. Talk about dedication.

“Everyone, close your windows and stay inside! Do not come out!”

Not yelling at me specifically, but ignoring the order felt rude. I locked the window and kept watch.

‘They got this…?’

No major casualties yet, but it could’ve gone south fast.

‘Hmm.’

Civilians should hunker down and trust the Association guidelines. But me? Different story.

I was basically Hwanung reincarnated—Bucheon’s Floor Master. Who else would look after these folks?

Me, the benevolent ruler, had zero plans to spare even a speck of mercy for invaders on my turf.

“Yap.”

Rumble.

Float, float.

With my little battle cry, three mini thunderclouds popped up across the street. Midway, I got a fun idea—morphed them into manta ray shapes and sent them scattering in three directions.

“Kiriik—?”

The real manta froze in confusion at my cloud versions.

But hesitation’s fatal in combat. It paid the price.

I swiped my finger down—a tiny bolt lanced out, turning it to charcoal instantly.

Boom!

“Pigyaaaak!”

Rumble—!

“Kikiririk!!”

One, two, three.

My cloud mantas zipped around the neighborhood, picking off every flying monster in sight. Stragglers got nabbed by Hunters.

“Kyaaak…!”

A scream drew my eye—a resident barricading their window with a wardrobe against a lingering bird monster.

“Hmm…”

Clouds out of range, and I wasn’t practiced enough for more yet.

After a beat, I swung my hand with intent. A sudden updraft yanked the thing skyward.

Bang!

Whiiish—!

What if I spun winds at varying speeds like a tornado?

I sucked at theory—high school dropout life—but manifesting it? Piece of cake.

Crunch!

Crrrrunch—!

The ominous roar echoed as the bird shredded apart, vanishing in a puff of dust.

Ah, magic stone dropped.

No plans to fetch it, but damn, always a spectacle.

Hunters were beasts—extra pissed at the sudden workload.

In the end, zero fatalities. The chaos wrapped up quick.

“…”

Later news said the handler botched spotting a gate in a sunken underground formation.

Procedural violation anyway—higher-ups would sort it.

‘Alright… back to Archive grinding?’

Incident handled.

Victory for me.

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Meanwhile, Cha Se-ra had slammed her guild with a one-sided vacation notice to help with my shoots.

Explained why a famous B-Rank had more free time than me during my gold-farming days.

I messaged her: Next time, just be straight with me if something’s up.

Then dove into the piled-up Clam notifications.

My account had skyrocketed, smashing 500k followers. Even snagged the gold border badge for real-deal Clam stars.

Business offers and ads flooded in—but identity issues made ‘em worthless.

Then something snagged my eye: a lone exclamation mark in the screen’s corner I’d nearly missed.

“What’s this?”

Clicked the icon I’d never bothered with before. Up popped a chat window just for mutual follows.

And what it meant was crystal clear.

Channel owner Yi-rin Shin had DMed my account directly.

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