The Hunter of the Other World Who Is Being Misunderstood

Chapter 103:

Kiryeo scanned the city with narrowed eyes and made a decision. Let’s put an end to [Inevitable Malice]. Keeping it alive would only cause more trouble, and there was a high chance it could harm the unconscious Kang Changho in the remaining 15 minutes. 

“An eye for an eye.”

He decided to take some risk for the S-Class hunter who protected him. 

“Kindness for kindness.” 

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“Dig the ground a bit deeper!”

“Cover it up! All the way!”

Meanwhile, several hunters were currently setting up camp near the location of the Inevitable Malice. This was because they had been given instructions by the country to deal with it until Jung Haseong arrived. 

“Done! Fix it like this!”

Rocks and soil.

Those awakened people worked hard to manipulate the materials that make up the land and created a simple prison. However, their power alone is insufficient to stop S-Class monsters. 

“Kaaaahhh!”

“Aaah!”

“H, how can we handle that!”

The Inevitable Malice broke free from its restraints and attacked them indiscriminately. 

“It really can’t last even 5 minutes…!” 

In an instant, the number of injured increased. The hunters swallowed nervously as they looked at the blood-soaked streets.

“What if our team gets marked like this?”

There were even people who trembled for fear that they would become the snake’s prey.

Still, they couldn’t retreat easily. It wasn’t simply because there was an order from the association, but because this city was their home. 

“If you get marked, just go in and out of its mouth briefly. That should release it.”

“Captain!”

“What? It’s true. Didn’t you see the broadcast earlier?”

Korean hunters didn’t let go of their weapons even though they were sweating profusely. 

“Anyway, just focus on hunting!”

However, the world’s problems can’t be solved with motivation alone.

“Keugh!”

“Ugh!”

Contrary to their determined attitude, the hunters fell helplessly one by one. And when the number of fallen hunters exceeded half, the overall ranks became uncontrollably disorganized.

“Shaaaaaak!” 

“We’re doomed…!” 

Eventually, the Imoogi became completely free. It raised its head stiffly as if it was about to ascend to heaven and began to destroy the surroundings.

Boom! Krrrr. 

A tall building, where humanity’s architectural technology is concentrated, can be destroyed by a single movement of a snake. If this is not a disaster, then what on earth can we call a disaster?

“Shurrrrrrr…” 

Though the malevolent being had exhausted its energy from fighting Esther and could no longer even fly briefly, it had nonetheless become a dragon in the eyes of the hunters present. To them, the creature undeniably felt like a dragon.

“Shhh.” 

The monster flicked its tongue in satisfaction as it looked down at the humans who were afraid of it.

Tuk. 

The noise that followed came after that. 

“Ssshk.”

Tuk. 

What is this? Suddenly a small stone flew somewhere.

Tuk. 

The stone slingshot was too weak to pierce Imoogi’s scales, but still, the opponent didn’t stop its attack. 

This one has a different purpose.

“What, what’s that? That person.” 

Bleached blonde hair. Leather boots. And, a man dressed lightly for winter throws a stone at the Imoogi.

“Shaaaaaaaak!”

Imoogi, unable to withstand the slingshot, exploded and immediately marked the impudent man.

As the monster’s skill activated, the man said.

“Oh, it happened faster than I thought.”

And as soon as the mark appeared, he started running as if he had gotten what he wanted. 

-Boom! Shurrr.

Since the marked person fled, it was natural for Imoogi to chase after him.

“Huh…” 

The surviving hunters took a deep breath with expressions on their faces that showed no clue what was going on. 

“Could it be that person intentionally got marked?”

“Maybe.”

“W, why would he do that?”

“I don’t know.”

This was because they couldn’t understand this scene with their common sense. 

If that’s the case, what is the F-Class who dragged the huge Imoogi along doing now? 

In fact, their confrontation didn’t last very long. Kiryeo had only one plan from the beginning.

“Is that right?”

He entered a dark alley in the city with an Imoogi attached to his back. This straight path was perfectly suited for executing his plan.

Shaaak.

When the snake opened its mouth to swallow him, he could more accurately target his magic. 

“It’s done!” 

Kiryeo activated the trap he had prepared as soon as the opponent’s jaw opened.

-Squeak!

-Rattle.

-Kyaaaah!

Mouse, birds, cats.

Various animal corpses that had been waiting in the corner of this alley jumped into the snake’s mouth as if they had been waiting.

‘I won’t… forget your help!’

And the resurrected corpses entered the snake’s trachea without any regard for who went first, tangled with each other and inflated their bodies. 

“────!”

No matter how the evil snake struggles, it is stuck in the throat so that it can never spit itself out.

Kwak.

A truly cruel and delicate magic. Moreover, Kiryeo used every possible means to ensure that the opponent’s breath was completely cut off.

-Gulp. 

In preparation for today’s terrorist attack, he saved up his remaining balance and even bought mana potions. 

‘With this, I should at least hold out until it suffocates.’

Kiryeo flawlessly controlled all the corpses and drank the lower-grade potions he had saved as if they were water. Of course, since some association staff might mistakenly view Kim Kiryeo as a warm-hearted young man who even cherishes the roadside raccoon corpses, they would likely faint at the sight of such a scene… 

Well, let’s skip that.

“Ugh.”

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Soon after, the strangled Imoogi began to writhe and thrash wildly. 

‘Hiiik!’

But this was a fight where the winner was decided from the beginning. That black disaster had already passed through two strong people, Kang Changho and Esther. He no longer has the strength to rebel.

“Kiiiek!’ 

With these sorrowful tears as the final act, the exhausted Inevitable Malice was ultimately suffocated by nothing more than an F-class spell.

-Kuuung…

Finally, the artificial monster met its end. 

“Phew~”

Since even the boss extermination rewards have been given to top contributors, it is certain that the boss is dead. 

Sparkle.

Kiryeo, seeing the glowing orb floating beside him, exclaimed with relief. 

“I finally caught this damn snake!” 

But wait a moment. Earlier, it was hard to notice due to Imoogi’s rampage, but now it can be seen that a longsword is embedded in the snake’s nasal bone…

‘What is it?’

Kiryeo took an interest in the object stuck in the boss’s corpse. Of course, the identity of the sword was soon revealed. Because that item was equipment he was familiar with.

“Ah, [Cursed Sword]?” 

These are the traces of the recent battle at the Korean Magic Tower. Esther tore off the snake’s upper mouth with this knife to save her guild members, and at the same time suffered a serious injury and was unable to retrieve her item. 

‘Should I keep it and return it later?’

Kiryeo decided to find the owner of this item out of pure goodwill. However, to do so, he first needed to climb onto the boss’s corpse. The bridge of this snake’s nose was so high that he had to stretch his head to see it clearly. 

“Ugh.” 

He crawled up to the snake’s head, whining, and pulled out the sword from where it was stuck. 

“Hmm?” 

But this time. Suddenly there was a loud noise from behind. 

“Is this it?”

“Yes, this is the place!”

“What? Is it really dead?”

Rumble.

Soon, hunters flocked to this small alley.

“Huh?”

They came to the scene to assess the situation after seeing Inevitable Malice’s tail stop moving, but…

As soon as they entered the alley, they were met with an unexpected sight. A man with a chilling demeanor was quietly looking back at them from atop the S-Class monster’s corpse. 

“….”

But the mysterious man is holding a long sword covered in snake blood in his hand. Moreover, next to him, there was a drop item indicating his contribution to the attack. 

So what does this mean?

“Heuk.” 

The hunters were silent for a moment with shocked faces, but soon the awakener who stepped on the boss spoke his first words. 

“…Hello?”

And he did so while tilting his head.

***

How many minutes have passed since then?

After the situation calmed down, I returned to the intersection in question. Kang Changho, who had collapsed, had just regained consciousness. 

‘What! You woke up really fast?’ 

There was some confusion in the middle, but the ending was good in the end. 

Anyway, the monster has been taken down. Su Yehwi was captured on pre-installed CCTV and the police immediately began an investigation. Most importantly, there were no significant issues with this Earthling.

“How long was I unconscious?”

“I’m not sure, about 15 minutes? Oh, by the way, I parked your motorcycle over there, Changho-ssi.”

Kang Changho stood up with a normal face. From the other party’s perspective, it would be a bit surprising to see that everything was over after waking up from a short sleep. However, he didn’t pay much attention to that. After that, Kang Changho checked to see if I was okay and went on his way. 

‘He’s glad I didn’t die.’ 

So then, is there any reason for an F-Class to remain in this place? 

After seeing Kang Changho off, I trudged back home. 

The next day, I woke up to the bright sunlight and started my daily routine again.

I stretched, washed my face, and brushed my teeth. It was a morning just like any other for Earthlings.

‘Ah.’

As I rinsed the toothpaste with water, I briefly thought. Come to think of it, I had sent a message to Esther about the cursed sword yesterday. I wondered if she had replied by now.

Tshu.

I spat out the water I had been holding and checked my phone. What appeared on the screen was…

[Missed calls (8)]

[New Message (21)]

“Hmm?”

What’s this? There’s a mountain of missed notifications. However, I hadn’t realized this at all. I guess I accidentally turned on silent mode while fiddling with my phone the other day.

“Who texted me like this…” 

I immediately opened the message box, feeling an unknown sense of anxiety.

[From: Gu Seohyeong]

[Excuse me.]  

[I saw it on the internet. What’s going on?]  

[You’re an F-Class, right???]  

[Please pick up the phone.]  

[Please answer the phone.]  

[It can’t be, are you hurt?]

However, in fact, most of the missed contacts were messages sent by an enchanter named Gu Seohyeong. 

‘You looked on the internet?’

Not understanding what Gu Seohyeong was talking about, I opened the internet to check the contents of the message.

“Huh?” 

And from this action, I gradually began to grasp the situation. In the few hours that I had been asleep, various portal sites were in complete chaos.

“Huh? What, what are you talking about?” 

Netizens were continuously posting new articles about the S-Class dungeon break that occurred yesterday. However, the issue was that their interest was focused on a subject that was completely unexpected. 

“Yes?” 

The articles plastered all over the Internet were information about none other than an F-Class hunter. 

Right. I’m currently the hot topic of conversation in real-time! 

“What does this all mean!”

Moreover, the content of those posts was absurd. They were filled with speculations I didn’t know about, and some were completely unrelated to the facts. 

“Oh my.” 

First of all, even in this noisy atmosphere, it was this article that caused the most controversy.

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As soon as I saw its title, I closed my eyes tightly.

No, what on earth happened…