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Chapter 205

[My Lord... I have something to tell you.] Ber suddenly called out.

“What could be going on with the strongest soldier fighting in the furthest place with an entire ant army?' Jin-woo asked himself.

Then Ber asked his next question carefully,

[Can you give me the prey?]

To『Ber』the prey were the beasts and the bosses who are currently out of their dungeon due to dungeon breaks.

Ber was saying that he would kill the beasts by himself.

Ber was strong enough that there's no way that even Greed, a General class Shadow Soldier could have revolted against him.

I thought about the reason for a while, and Jin-woo's head ran through something.

‘Could it be...?’

[The more I kill the prey, the more I can feel it in my body.]

I knew it!

Jin-woo’s prediction was right.

It was growth to the next level.

After entering the Shadow Legion, 『Ber』, who had always been at the forefront and fought with more enemies than any other soldier, had finally reached the point of upgrading.

Soldiers like 『Ygritte』 or Iron got much stronger through the upgrade.

‘That's welcome news.’ thought Jin-woo

After all『Ber』 was a soldier born of a monster that could already defeated S-class hunters before becoming a Shadow Soldier.

Ber’s rank rank was also the highest out of all existing soldiers.

‘So we'll be able to see after rank after General?’

‘I have wondered how much 『Ber's』 stats were to jump up if he upgraded.’ “Yes, you may” replied Jin-woo finally.

[Thank you, my Lord. Then I'll send the ant soldiers back to the Lord right now.] Jin-woo grinned.

Of course, the Berg, who is tens of kilometers away, couldn’t see Jin-woo face.

Shadow Soldiers. A Shadow Legion.

Through the command of Jin-woo, nearly 1,200 soldiers had been given orders.

『Ygritte』 leading the Knights, 『Tusk』 that leads the High Orc Legion, the Naga, the Sixth Giant to lead the Giants, the ice bears led by Tank, and then Greed to take over all the remaining soldiers.

They all heard a command.

Each of them concentrated all the attention to Jin-woo 's command.

The attention from them was felt by Jin-woo as well.

Feeling satisfied, Jin-woo gave the order.

‘All units, come back.’

As the order fell, the entire Shadow Legion began to move.

Shadow Soldiers quickly gathered from every direction towards Jin-woo. [My Lord ... Why are you commanding all the soldiers to return?] Jin-woo laughed and said to the surprised『Ber』 .

"From now on, you and I will deal with the remaining magical beasts.’

This was the best choice to accelerate 『Ber's』 promotion.

If he were to fight enemies with 『Ber』 it would maximize the speed of hunting and also the speed of their experience gain.

There are still many areas where the Dungeon Breaks had taken place, so if you traveled quickly to those locations you could rapidly raise levels.

The area that comprised all Dungeon Breaks was so wide that this strategy would be less efficient than using Shadow soldiers, but the number one priority was the upgrade of 『Ber』.

[My Lord]

Ber nearly couldn’t speak due to the emotion in his voice.

‘His growing understanding of emotions must have been happened when I asked him to hide in the shadows to protect my mother and Jin-ah’

When the shadow's return was almost complete, Jin-woo noticed.

"There is a that soldier feels like he's is also ready to get a promotion soon, not just Ber. Who is it?"

Jin-woo did not receive an answer from any of the Soldiers.

It's not easy to get a promotion, and it takes a high level of sense sense to know when to get it.

Of all the soldiers, Ber is the only one who could sense the imminent timing of his promotion.

*Seeeerk*

Another Shadow Soldier arose next to Ber, who was standing by waiting to hunt.

Jin-woo's face lit up at the sight of the soldier, contrasting the disappointed look on Ber's face.

"Good.”

『Ygritte』 kneels down politely as he always did.

In the past, Jin-woo felt the process was more burdensome and a decent ceremony than needed, but he thought it was nice to experience this sight after a long time.

It was time to promote『Ygritte』.

It was also something that had been done before.

"Let's get started."

Jin-woo smiled as he called 'The Dagger of the Devil King.'

What a great power.

New tendrils of smoke and shadow whipped up from the floor like chariots.

*Kie ee eek!*

There were still 40 places where Dungeon Breaks occurred.

Each minute spent was a minute not hunting.

* * *

Ah-jin Guild Office.

In an office that now felt more comfortable than home, Yoo jin-ho was enjoying this moment.

Yoo Jin-ho's eyes turned to the clock on the wall.

It was 4:10 p.m.

It's been over two hours since he arrived at the office.

It's the last straw.

Not knowing whether the sound of his beating heart was so loud that it could be heard, Yoo Jin-ho looked at the the man who visited the office without contacting them first.

The man smiled at Yoo Jin-ho. He had who had his eyes covered with.

Yoo Jin-ho struggled to move his stiff facial muscles to make something similar to a smile and quickly turned his head away.

Sweat beads formed on his forehead.

He picked up his phone and tried calling, but it was in vain.

*beep .... beep ... beep …*

‘My brother, who has been out of touch for two days already, didn't answer the phone again today.’

“...”

“...”

Yoo Jin-ho put his cell phone down and kept his mouth shut.

The other employees did the same.

The awkward atmosphere had taken the environment of the Ah-jin Guild, so everyone remained as silent as if they had just heard a secret and made a promise.

But the situation was not their fault.

No.

To be fair, anyone in the same situation will act like them.

A man sitting with sunglasses in a corner chair in the office is one of the strongest Hunter in the world, and one of the most dirty Hunters in the world.

In addition, the owner of the office was the same person who beat him up and sent him to the hospital.

‘Who could feel comfortable laughing and chatting in front of him in this situation?’

Thomas Andre.

The world's top Hunter had visited Ah-jin Guild in person to meet Jin-woo.

Vice Chairman Yoo Jin-ho and his staff at Ah-jin Guild were absolutely shocked to welcome this visitor.

Should I call him again? Or should I not? Just as Yoo jin-ho's concerns deepened his anxiety ...

* Creeeek *

The office's automatic door opened.

All of the staff, including Yoo Jin-ho, simultaneously turned to look at the door

.

Yoo Jin-ho's eyes opened wide.

Yoo jin-ho, who rose to his feet in a joyous mood, voiced his earnest feelings that spoke for the entire staff.

"Brother!"

* * *

‘I was wondering what all the reporters were doing...'

Jin-woo looked at Thomas who was smiling at him.

From the looks of Thomas’ face, he didn't leave a scratch left, but why did he come all the way to this far?

However, Yoo Jin-ho spoke to Jin-woo before Thomas.

"Brother! Why I couldn't reach you?"

"I was busy, sorry."

"And what happened to your clothes…”

Yoo Jin-ho hesitated.

There were countless traces of combat in Jin-woo's clothing. It looked just like when his brother was at the end of the giant hunt.

‘If you were so busy that you wouldn't be able to contact me for two days… How many magic beast were killed by your dagger?’ The mere thought of it made Yoo jin-ho shudder.

And then Thomas, who had a relaxed posture, came up to them briskly.

Thomas' height and stride was so great that the gap between the two men quickly narrowed after a few steps.

Thomas stood before Jin-woo.

‘Hoo...'

‘Don't tell me they're not fighting here, are they?’

Employees who still don't know the relationship between the two men gulped down at each other.

The employees’ heartbeats were so loud that to Jin-woo it was deafening.

"Mr. Sung"

Thomas reached out his hand.

Jin-woo also smiled and gripped Thomas' hand. They exchanged such short greetings.

A smile soon disappeared from Thomas' face.

‘How could this happen? For some reason, I feel that Hunter Sung Jin-woo is different from before.’

The energy felt a little bit different from the Sung Jin-woo he met first.

‘Is it just a different look?’

Clearly, unlike when Thomas first met him at the party, Jin-woo is now dressed up in a bit.

But Thomas felt a lot of pressure that had nothing to do with just appearances.

‘Strong. He used to be strong, but now he's stronger.‘But how could that have happened...?' It did not make sense.

Thomas' keen sense of perception detected a small change in the levels but he did not have the knowledge to understand exactly what it meant.

While Thomas was thinking these thoughts, the handshake ended.

"What are you doing in Korea?" asked Jin-woo.

"Ah"

Only then did Thomas look up and smile again.

"You promised, didn't you? That we'll have a meal together once my arm healed."

Thomas waved his left arm.

"Well, then…”

Jin-woo's eyes turned to the clock on the wall.

It's about 4:30 p.m.

It is too late for lunch and too early for dinner.

"We still have a lot left until evening, so ... please wait a moment"

Jin-woo quickly approached Yo Jin-Ho after asking Thomas for an understanding.

Knowing that Thomas didn’t have any special business with him, Jin-woo decided to put the more urgent matter first.

"Can you find the largest gate in Seoul right now?" At Jin-woo's request, Yoo jin-ho opened his eyes round.

"Are there any other specifications?"

"It doesn't matter what who else had booked gate, as long as it's definitely rated high."

"All right, brother."

Yoo Jin-ho, who found the information he wanted by tapping on the keyboard in an instant, had a bright face.

"There's one of the most dangerous gates. An A-class gate."

"Good"

"But the Hunter's Guild has already purchased the rights to this gate."

Contrary to Yoo's expectations, however, Jin-woo did not appear to be disappointed at all upon hearing that information.

"It's OK."

Who had the right to the gate was not important.

Jin-woo has a smile on his face. He figured he could solve that problem easily.

Jin-woo, who was about to walk out of the office, came back and greeted Thomas.

"I need to go somewhere for a while because I have something to do. Let's talk about dinner later."

“...”

Leaving behind the perplexing Thomas, Jin-woo disappeared like a wind.

Thomas burst into laughter as he stared at the door where Jin-woo left.

"Ha-ha, this is...”

‘Well, what can I do?’

It was a cruel thing for a long-distance visitor, but it was he who came without announcing it first. He had to expect that a person as strong as Sung Jin-woo would be busier than him.

"Well, then ... here's the my number where you can reach me."

Thomas left Yoo Jin-ho with the contact number of his hotel.

"Phew"

Yoo sighed with relief when he saw Thomas leave, but was very surprised by the continued presence of the person who had been sitting next to him.

"Huh. He's still here."

Lennart Niermann, who had arrived long before Thomas visited the office, unfortunately spoke no Korean at all.

But it was clear that Ah-jin’s Vice President had forgotten about him.

"It was also time for my appointment.”

Lennart bowed and shook his head when he realized how poorly he was being treated as a VIP.

But what can he could now that Thomas had left so cordially.

Both Magical Beasts and Hunter only have one life to live.

“...”

Lenart stood up and also put his contact number in small letters next to Thomas' memo.

* * *

When Jin-woo appeared, the elite force of the Hunter's team were who were busy preparing for Raid.

Cha Hae-in, who had been contacted in advance, remained calm.

"What is it that brought you to us all of a sudden?"

"I would like to borrow a Dungeon if possible."

Nice to see you after a long time, Jin-woo thought to himself and smiled.

‘I haven't heard from him for a while, but he suddenly appeared and asked me to lend him Dungeon, which is just before Raid.’

Cha Hae-in who was angry, turned to the see the smile of Jin-woo, who was full of joy. While Cha Hae-in struggled to find the right to say, The Choi Jong-in jumped in. "Hunter-nim"

The conversation was already decided.

There was no Guild Master who would not accept the offer to kill only all the monsters except the boss and not touch anything else.

Choi Jong-in, who was anxious to see that there would be no injuries in the high class gate, welcomed the decision.

Of course, the attackers welcomed the request.

Jin-woo headed for the gate. Then someone pulled his sleeve from behind, and the red-cheeked Cha Hae-in lowered her voice.

"What are you going to do in there?"

"I have something to test. My summons have changed a bit."

Jin-woo's summons.

Cha Hae-in recalled the two summons she faced in the association's gym, [Ygritte] and Ber.

They were far too strong for regular summons.

Monsters that can even threaten the life of an S-class Hunter.

What kind of changes would he need to test?

The curious Cha Hae-in asked in a lower voice.

"Well, can I come in with you?"

Jin-woo shook his head to the question.

"It's going to be very dangerous. I'm going to go alone."

Jin-woo's eyes were very serious. Cha Hae-in nodded and backed away quietly.

With her sad eyes behind him, Jin-woo entered the gate.

[You have entered the dungeon.]

It was a familiar message.

Then Jin-woo called to Ber who was waiting in his shadows.

“Come out.”