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Howcouldtheyacceptthis?

AfterJin-Woo'srevelations,therewasembarrassmentetchedonthefaces oftherepresentatives.

Thereporterswhowerecarefulyselectedfortheeventhadlongforgoten theirdutiesandinstead,frozeinplace.

Chit-chat-chit-chat

Silenceturnedintochaos.

"Now,you'retelingustobelievewhat?"

Howweretheysupposedtobelievethatfearsomeandterriblebeingswere comingtodestroytheEarth?

Thevoiceoftheelderlymanwaslacedthickwithurgency.

"Evidence.Showusevidence!Untilthen,youcannotexpectustobelieve yourwords!"

"Right!"

"Isn'tthisnonsense?"

"CantherebehundredsofcreatureslikeKarmishthatcanappear?"

Oncepeoplewereforcedtofacearealitythatwasdifficulttograspordeal with,theydeniedorresortedtoanger.Itwasamanifestationoffear.

Theroomeruptedwiththeangryvoicesoftherepresentativesfromvarious countrieswhodeliberatelyclosedtheireyestothetruthJin-woohadshown them.

ButJin-Woosilencedthemalwithasinglebeckon.

"Ugh!"

".!"

DozensofGatesappearedbehindJinWoo.

Jin-WocreateddozensofGatesconnectedtodimensionalgapsbyusing thepoweroftheShadowMonarch.

'EventhoughIdon'tneedtocreategatesbecauseit'smuchfastertomove throughmyshadows.'

Thiswasthemosteffectiveevidencehecouldshowthemtomakethem understand.

Ifsomeonehadstrengthequalorstrongerthanhis,makingsomethinglike thiswouldbeabreeze.

SeeingtheGatesappearashewished,Jin-Woolookedatthe representativesagain.

Andasexpected,everyoneintheroom,whonowgaveJin-Wooful credibility,couldnotproperlyreacttowhattheywereseeing.

"That.aren'tthoseGates?"

"Oh,howdidthishappen?"

'HunterSungJin-WoocreatedGates,andhedoesn'tjustmakeonelikethat infrontofmanypeople?'

Everyone'seyeswereshakenbythescenetheywerewitnessing.

EvenDavidBrennan,Directorof『HunterBureau』,whohadwitnesseda scenewherethedragon'Karmish'tookhisfirststeponEarthafterthe DungeonBreak,rubbedhiseyesasifhecouldnotbelievewhathewas

seeing.

'Thisisuseful.'

Jin-Woowassatisfiedwiththereactionofthepeoplewhohadwitnessed thetruepoweroftheMonarch.HeclosedtheGatesbehindhim.

Asifalofithadbeenalie,theGatesdisappearedinablinkbeforethe peopleintheauditorium.

"Oh!"

Atthesametime,areporterwhofelthisheartsinktohisstomach, suddenlyaskedtheotherreporterswhostoodonbothsidesoftheroom.

"DidanyonegetaphotooftheGates?Doesanyonehaveit,whetherit'sa cameraorcelphone?"

"Ah!"

Thereporterwhorealizeditfinalygrabbedhisheadandsighedin frustration.

Italhappensedsofast,andintheirsurprise,theyforgottocapturethe scenebeforethem.

Asifthereporters'turmoilwasasignal,otherupsetvoicesbegantoerupt intheroomfromhereandthere.

DuDudududu-du

Thesoundthatshooktheireardrumsfiledtheentireauditorium.

Butthen.

"HunterSungJin-Woo."

AloudvoicefromBritishrepresentativeswhoclimbedontothepodium atractedeveryone'satention.

"Areyouoneofthem??SoldiersfromthefirstGates.aren'ttheyalsooutto kilus?"

Everyonefrozeforamoment.

Maybethatwastheworstthingtheycouldimagineintheirmindsrightnow.

AvaguefearofwhetherHunterSungJin-Woowaspartofthemornot begantospreadlikeanepidemicineveryone'sheart.

TheyhaveneverseenGates,gonecrazy,andfearedanotherworld.

That'swhytheybecamedoubtfulandfearful.

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Jin-WoomomentarilystaredattheBritishrepresentativeinsilence.

AndtheBritishrepresentativeknewhehadmadeamistake.

IfHunterSungwasontheirside,hewouldsayit,andifnot,wouldn'titbe impossibleforthemtosurvive?

"Oh,ofcourseIrealybelieveinHunterSungJinWoo."

ColordrainedfromthefaceoftheBritishrepresentativewhotriedtoargue.

Hetookadeepbreath.Hefeltlikeapreywhowasbeinghunted.

"Okay."

Jin-Woohaddonehisjob.

Henolongerfelttheneedtoappealtothem.

"Whetheryoubelievemeornot,acceptmywordsornot,isyourchoice.I havesaidwhatIneededtosay,thejudgementisnowuptoyou."

Thereporterswholistenedtohiswordsfinalyovercametheirshockand quicklyresumedtocaryingouttheirduties.

CLICK!CLICK!CLICK!CLICK!CLICK!CLICK!

Afteronelastlookattherepresentatives,Jin-Woowasabouttoturn around.

Atthattime,DavidBrennan,Directorof『HunterBureau』,whohadnot uteredasinglewordbefore,raisedhishand.

JinWoo,whosawthat,askedhim.

"DirectorBrennan?"

Thedirectorslowlyrosewithastiffexpressiononhisface.

Sincetherewasnooneherewhodidnotrecognizethenameoftheheadof theHunterBureau,theauditoriumwasonceagainsilenced.

"It'sbeenalongtime,HunterSungJinWoo."

Hepolitelybowedhishead,andJinWooalsoreturnedthepolitegesture.

Thedirectorthensaid,

"NowweknowwhatwilcomeoutoftheGates."

Thereweretensofthousandsofblacktroopsfromthefirstmassivegate thatappearedinKorea.Fortunately,theywereHunterSungJin-Woo's warriorswho"acquiredthepoweroftheMonarch"bychance,andtheyonly endedupswearingalegiancetoHunterSungJin-Woo.

But,thistime,thetroopsthatwilappearnextwilcertainlynotbethesame.

Andquestionsarosebecauseofthat.

"Howshouldhumanityovercomeit?"

Thedirectortriedtocalmhisshakenmindandaskedhimcarefuly.

"Whatshouldwedonow?"

Jin-WoostaredattheDirectorforamoment,beforefinalyturninghisgaze towardsthepeopleintheauditorium.

Jin-Wocouldsensetheirfeelingsofanxiety,nervousness,anger,fear, surprise,andconfusionthroughtheirexpressionsandgazes.

Itcouldn'tbehelped,becausethat'swhathumanswerelike.

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Afteramomentofsilence,Jin-Woogavethebestadvicehecouldgive them.

"PleasestayawayfromtheGates.Asfaraspossible.Ihopeyourunaway fromthem."

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ThepowerofthemediathatannouncedJin-Woo'swordsweregreat.The informationhadalreadyspreadlikewildfire.

Especialybecausetheinformationitselfcamefromsomeonewhoculd notbeunderestimated.

Jin-Woo,whohadpreviouslyshockedtheentireworldwiththe extraordinaryscenethattookplaceinthefirstMassiveGate,again shockedtheworld.

Inthevigilancethatanumberofferociousmonsterswilappeartoatack, peoplewhowerefrightenedstruggledtogetawayfromthegates.

Inmanyplaces,thestreetswereinstantlyfiledwithcars,andthebeeping oftheirhornsechoedthroughoutthecitystreets.

ThereweresixletersinthenewspaperthatwereboldlyprintedunderJin Woo'sface,

"Escape!"

Thatstatementwasenoughtomovethewholeworld.

But,thegreaterthemovement,thegreaterthereactiontothatmovement.

NoteveryonebelievedJin-Woo'swords.

HunterJ.Mils,themainHunterofCanada,whichhadthelargestGateout

ofeightothers,confidentlyreplied.

"Pleasedon'tbarklikeadog."

OnHunterChannel,Canada'smainHunter,invitedbyseveralpanelists, cursed.

"IfIknewHunterSungJin-Woo'scontactinformation,Iwouldsaythis directlytohim.Whoeverseesthisbroadcast,pleasetelhimthesame thing."

Thehostjustsmiledtocooltheatmosphere.

"Thankyou.Stil,isn'tHunterSungJin-Woooneoftheworld'sstrongest Hunter?CansuchawarningfromaHunterbeignored?"

HunterJayMilwasranked17thinHunterPoints.

Eventhoughhewasabeginnerwhohadlessthanthreeyearsof experience,hedidnotwanttobecomparedtoJin-Woo.

Soheacknowledgedthepowergapbetweenthem.

"Yes.Ofcourse,SungJin-WooisanexcelentHunter.Withthepowerto paralyzeThomas,that.Butevenifheisagreatperson,notalofhis wordscanbetrustedjustlikethat"

"Ifso,doesHunterMilhaveprooftodenyHunterSungJin-Woo'sclaims?"

Jaylaughedandsmiled.

"ThenwhataboutSungJin-Woo?Doeshehaveproof,too?"

Whiletheemceewasspeechless,Jayturnedtothecamerainfrontofhim.

"WhenSungJin-WoowasinfrontoftheSeoulGate,theterribleblackarmy kneltdowntohim.MaybeifanotherHunteristhere,thatwilalsohappen."

JaypointedatthecameraasifhebelievedthatJin-Woowaslookingat him.Hethenraisedhisvoice.

"HunterSungJin-Woo,ifyouscarepeopleawaywiththoseannoyingwords, youwon'tbeabletodominatetheGatesatal.I'mnotafraid-"

Beep-

ChairmanWooJin-cheolturnedofftheTV.

Jin-Wooremainedsilentinhisseat.

"InCanada,HuntersgatheraroundJayMils.Othercountriesthatare knowntohavepowerslikeIndiaandothers,seemtobepreparingtheir strengthtoo."

WooJin-cheol,whowastryingtostaycalm,uteredthewordsherealy wantedtosay.

"Whatwilyoudonow?"

WooJin-cheoltriedtocalmhisquakingheart.

'TheCanadianHunter'sstatementshouldnotdisturbHunterSungJin Woo'schoice'

Infact,therewasonethinghekepthiddenfromJin-Woo.

AndthatwasbecauseoftheoutcomeoftheSOSsignalthatJin-Woogave totheentireworldtoday.

TheKoreanHunterAssociationwilfinditdifficulttodotheirnormalwork now.AndoneofthosejobsincludedtherequestoftheUnitedStates, whichborderedCanada,toJinWoo.

But-

HelpingJin-WoowasoneoftherolesoftheKoreanHunterAssociation.

RegardlessofthetrustWooJin-cheolhadforJinWoo,hecontinuedto waitforJinWoo'sdecisionwithoutsayinganything.

However,contrarytoWooJin-cheol'shopesthatanxiouslywaitedforhis answer,Jin-Wooalreadyhadafixedanswerfromthestart.

'It'simpossibletodealwithaleightGatessimultaneously.'

Ifso,hehadtofirsteliminatethefactorsthatthreatenedhisfamilyin Korea.

Monarchswerethenextthing.

Whenthebatlesoccur,thiswouldgivehimsomeadvantages.

'First.'

JinWooraisedhisheadanddeclared,

"I'mgoingtoChina."