Boundless Necromancer - Chapter 92
092. Craving (2) Two
days have already passed since I was admitted to the hospital.
I was told to take absolute stability as much as I had prevented the incident that became tumultuous not only in Japan but also around the world, but I couldn’t do that.
It was okay that several politicians, including the Japanese prime minister, came to the hospital and drove reporters to the hospital, saying thank you and what to do.
But….
the real problem was the reporters who were in the hospital and the calls that were ringing on smartphones all the way after that.
People I didn’t even know properly contacted me at all times, and my smartphone buzzed nonstop.
The reporters who camped outside gathered at the window and pointed their cameras at me as if they were stalking me in order to take a picture of me at least once.
Of course, I immediately covered the window with a curtain
so that they couldn’t
take pictures of me.
I slipped on and shuffled my way to the roof of the hospital as unobtrusively as possible.
Since I was in the hospital room, I felt cramped if I didn’t breathe in the outside air like this.
Perhaps because of the chilly weather, there was no one on the roof of the hospital except for one patient.
But the problem was that that one patient was someone I knew.
The man wearing a black mask and on crutches was a challenger he had seen many times.
“Seunghun Kim.”
“…?”
“I am Han Seong-yoon.”
“Ah, the sword demon has arrived.”
Kim Seung-hoon looked at me and smiled and said that.
“…sword demon? What else is that?”
“It’s a nickname that people in Korea and Japan call you these days, but you don’t seem to know it.”
“…It’s the first time I’ve heard of a sword demon.”
“Well, the Japanese Prime Minister and various politicians visited for two days, so he must have been busy and didn’t have time to find out.”
Kim Seung-hoon took out a pack of cigarettes from his bosom as if he had suffered, and then handed me a cigarette.
“Will you smoke one too?”
“No, it’s because it’s a rule not to drink and smoke.”
In the past, in order to raise his physical abilities, he had fasted from alcohol, cigarettes, and all unhealthy foods.
‘Of course, even if I tried so hard, there was no change in my abilities in the end.’
Because of the habits of those days, I was trying not to consume much alcohol, cigarettes, or anything else that was unhealthy.
“You take good care of yourself. It would be nice to do that in battle as well.”
“It didn’t go as well as I thought.”
“No matter how strong a hunter’s body is and how good his regenerative power is, there are limits.”
“…”
“No matter what skill you have, if overdoing it becomes a habit, it will eventually reach death.”
“You sound the same as Catherine.”
“Everyone will say the same thing when you see them overdoing it in close proximity.”
To be honest, when I fought Namgoong-hyuk, I realized that I would die soon if I pushed myself this far.
It must be shocking to others to see that he came back to life after dying several times in this single battle.
“Well, seeing that he’s still fine, it seems like he’s barely crossing that boundary line.”
As he said that, he took off the black mask with one hand and placed it on the railing.
The mask that received Namgoong-hyeok’s punches with a direct hit had incontinence like a
spider’s web.
Should I say middle-aged with a cheerful impression?
‘I think I know why they cover their faces with masks.’
He has the highest level of skills among hunters, but his appearance is outstanding?
Wearing a mask like this gets you less attention. If you go around without a mask, you’ll attract everyone’s attention, for better or for worse.
“…why are you staring at me like that? Is there anything strange about it?”
Of course, Kim Seung-hun noticed that he didn’t read what I was thinking properly.
“I think Namgoong-hyeok slapped him in the face, but it’s strange that he looks quite normal.”
“Ah, that… Even if you look at it like this, this mask is a good item.”
“okay.”
“Of course, it’s almost half broken, so it looks like it’ll need to be repaired… but it doesn’t matter. There are quite a few repair items.”
After saying that, Kim Seung-hoon lit the cigarette in his mouth with a lighter.
It was quite cumbersome to act with only one hand while on crutches, so the movement was awkward.
“…Seunghun Kim seems to have been quite injured in this battle as well.”
“I can’t help it. I had to fight a monster like that. To be honest, Namgoong-hyeok was different from other Moorim-level challengers.”
“…”
“At least among the Moorim-level challengers I’ve seen, none can do ridiculous things like Namgoong-hyeok.”
“I will.”
Namgung-hyeok is a challenger who has reached the 20th floor of the tower, and at the same time has a much stronger force than the challengers on the 20th floor.
Although he couldn’t actually win, sending him back to the Moorim dimension was close to a miracle.
Even though Kim Seung-hun was vaguely aware of that fact, he showed a calm expression despite knowing that he had not been able to defeat him.
And in the car where they stood silently for a while, Kim Seung-hoon, who had lit a cigarette before he knew it, opened his mouth.
“…so what are you going to do now?”
“well. In fact, there is no very proper purpose.”
“…”
“Maybe I’ll go back to the tower as it is soon.”
“It’s tasteless. You went through the risk of dying, but you have no intention of resting at all?”
“Because I’m fine now. Anyway, what do you think Kim Seung-hun will do?”
“Coincidentally, we both have the same thoughts. I will return to the tower as soon as I recover from my leg injury.”
I smiled and changed the topic.
“Do you know anything about Catherine or Oh Chun-seok?”
At those words, Kim Seung-hun narrowed his eyes and said.
“I don’t know because I didn’t even talk to that woman properly, and Oh Chun-seok… that’s right, it seemed like he would only grow in the dungeon of the guild I run for a while.”
Running a guild…?
“…No, were there separate guilds?”
I just thought of Kim Seung-hun as a high-ranking hunter
.
Only then did Seunghoon Kim nod his head to see if he properly understood my question.
“Oh come to think of it, I didn’t tell you who I was.”
“…?”
Seunghoon Kim introduced himself really casually.
“I am the Korean S-class Hunter Thunder Emperor.”
Upon hearing his introduction, I couldn’t help but be astonished.
***
Thunder Emperor.
Among the thirty or so S-class hunters in Korea, the title was different.
Although it is a hunter who does not reveal his identity, the fame of the thunderbolt spreads regardless of whether it is a hunter or a civilian.
It was worth it.
Unlike the hunters who just cried out for rights, the thunderbolt destroyed all the gates that appeared like disasters alone.
He destroyed the gate at a speed that even the same S-class hunter couldn’t match, and he couldn’t help but become famous because he always hid his identity.
The current Thunder Emperor was no different from a Korean hero.
But…
‘I never thought Kim Seung-hun was the brainchild.’
Returning to the hospital room from the roof, I smiled at the business card in my hand.
―If there is something you need to contact later, you can do so.
The business card I was holding was none other than Kim Seung-hun’s contact information.
-Tell me honestly. You could call it a Scout. You can contact us for private matters or for non-personal matters.
“It’s Scout.”
In fact, the Thunder Emperor’s guild was nothing more than a single guild made up of a small number of elites.
It could even be called a guild that was created solely for the purpose of brainstorming.
Perhaps it would be good in many ways if you were to join the Thunder Emperor’s Guild.
But…
‘There’s no rush to decide.’
Still, the contract with the guild is being maintained, and he doesn’t feel much dissatisfaction.
So, thinking about this later, I started looking at the equipment in a corner of the hospital room.
The old tailcoat of the Vampire Count, which was damaged in the fierce battle with Namgung-hyeok, was immediately repaired by the Japan Hunter Association.
The Blood Heaven Demon Sword had no damaged parts from the start, and the rest of the items didn’t have much to be concerned about.
The real problem was not the items here, but the large amount of miscellaneous items in the studio.
“I came to dispose of all of them… but I have no choice but to go back.”
Currently, I was returning to Earth using the lowest grade Hearthstone.
In other words, he had to go back to the tower today, the third day.
Now that there are only a few hours left until the return, it was my intention to enjoy the relaxing time on Earth as much as possible.
Oh, of course, there is an option to use the hearthstone as soon as you return to the tower and come back, but…
I didn’t want to return to Earth until I bought the hearthstone right away.
‘It’s not a bad option to go around the dungeon and fill up the spirits.’
However, I longed for the current growth to the point where I felt that even that time was wasted.
I knew better than anyone else that the only thing that could satisfy this longing was the trials of the Tower.
So, after going back to the tower and responding to the ordeal, he intended to grow through the ordeal breakthrough reward.
I lay on the bed in the hospital room with all my equipment on and turned on my smartphone.
Leaving behind the screen of my smartphone covered with missed calls and unread messages, I started surfing the web.
It was nothing else, because Kim Seung-hoon saw me and said that I was using the title of a swordsman in Korea and Japan, and it bothered me.
And…
“Are all the challengers so insanely strong?”
Soon I understood why people in Korea and Japan called me a swordsman.
On the Internet, a scene where I was fighting with Namgoong-hyuk was filmed as it was going around.
I wondered if there was anyone who could take a picture of this scene for a while… but
soon I found out where the source was through the angle of the video or photo.
‘Oh, it was filmed from a helicopter.’
Looking at the angle as if the screen was zoomed in from the sky, the answer came right away.
Somehow, I wondered where someone would come to the battlefield to film.
The content filmed by the Japan Hunter Association was published as an article, and it seemed that it had a great impact.
Most of the articles related to me only had similar content.
「Who the hell is this hunter who fights so well?」
「Other challengers are knocked down without even using a side, but only this person fights well alone.」
「Alone hard carry DD; Wasn’t this person actually the only one who solved this case?J
「Does anyone know about a hunter named Seongyoon Han? Who the hell is this guy?」
「Usually, when a big player of this level debuts, even her debut will be published as an article, but Hunter Han Sung-yoon has no record at all fuck.」
Who the hell is Hunter Han Sung-yoon and why he fights so well is half of the article. .
Looking at the comments, in fact, most of the comments were no different from the article.
└ I think I know who that person is. In the past, there was a gym dedicated to players called Baekryun, and I only trained there for 7 years.
└Yes, the next caterpillar. Haven’t you ever gone through a dungeon in your 7 years of training, and haven’t you ever gotten a license through a hunter exam?
└ No, it’s true… He’s considered an incompetent player and is ignored even in the gym. I’ve been training for 7 years, but I heard that I haven’t been able to raise a single ability.
└Does it make sense that an old talent who couldn’t even raise a single stat after training for 7 years is now facing a one-on-one confrontation with a monster who can easily use dozens of buildings?
Unexpectedly, netizens guessed my identity and tried to reveal my identity…
Most of the netizens’ reactions were that how could an incompetent guy who couldn’t raise even one ability level properly be able to become as strong as me?
‘Actually, it’s amazing that I’ve become this strong.’
I didn’t deny it.
“Seeing how they fight, there are no real sword demons. They fight like real ghosts.”
“Do normal people think of falling from the sky and crashing into it?
”
「Ah, they say they didn’t take a video near the end of the fight with Namgoong-hyeok, but that’s the most regrettable
. 」
It seemed that the battle in the second half could not be recorded as a video.
‘Well, I couldn’t handle it when Namgoong-hyeok was out of control.’
To be honest, when I cut dozens of buildings with one knife, I wondered if I was going to die too.
I felt that the Japanese Hunter Association’s wall was great just by surviving the fierce battlefield and bringing this video.
“Anyway, I’m quite well known now.”
Sword Demon (劍鬼)…
To be honest, I thought it might be a title that could be used by a challenger in the Moorim dimension.
Soon, as I pondered the title, I burst into laughter.
I didn’t feel too bad, but I felt that I was not good enough to use the title of Sword Demon.
“To be called the ghost of a sword, shouldn’t it be stronger than this?”
therefore-.
“Time ends.”
“Return to the Tower of Trials.”
Now it was time to become stronger in line with the accumulated reputation.