Chapter 202: Obtain A Dimensional Skill! (3)
Han-Yeol's eyes were filled with greed for the first time in a long time. The skill before him was incredibly powerful, making it even more alluring. However, he knew that he was not the infamous Black Hunter, so there was no way for him to obtain it.
The Black Hunter was a wanted criminal, and his identity remained a mystery. No one knew his true name, and he was so enigmatic that nobody could even recall his face; all that was known to the public was his skill. This cunning and intelligent psychopath was far more dangerous than people initially thought. Rumors said that when he awakened, he only had one skill—the ability to steal the skills of his victims. However, he was limited to being able to steal three skills at a time.
In a strange twist of fate, the Black Hunter was actually a cunning and ruthless psychopath even before he awakened. He first targeted and deceived non-combat F Rank Hunters to steal their skills. Then, he would combine those skills to prey upon higher-ranking Hunters before repeating the process to steal even better skills.
One day, the Black Hunter successfully hunted an A Rank Hunter before vanishing without a trace, making it impossible to track him down. The Hunters Association put forth every effort and resource at their disposal to apprehend him, but they failed not only to arrest him but even to locate him.
After that, nobody knew whether he was dead or alive as it was impossible to even get a glimpse of him. The Hunter who once instilled fear in the hearts of all Hunters was now forgotten by all but a few.
Ironically, the Black Hunter was not as well-known among ordinary people as he only went after Hunters. He never harmed any ordinary civilians, as doing so could end up escalating the issue from a squabble between Hunters into a Hunter harming innocent civilians. This made it easy for the Hunters’ Association to prevent the issue regarding the Black Hunter from making its way to the news, as there were no civilian casualties involved.
Anyway, Kang Yoon-Ho’s skill was just a pie in the sky for Han-Yeol since he was not the Black Hunter.
‘Hmm... I still can’t quite figure out how that skill works... It looks like a skill that can control time and space,’?Han-Yeol pondered.
He was unable to figure out how the skill worked despite seeing it numerous times while hunting together with the Special S raid party.
“Sigh...” Han-Yeol sighed in frustration.
“What’s wrong, oppa?”
“Is there something bothering you?”
“Sighing can be detrimental to your mental health~ Hihi!”
The moment Han-Yeol let out a sigh, the three girls were all over him in an instant.
“Do you want us to cheer you up with a dance if you’re feeling down?”
“Dance?” Han-Yeol tilted his head in confusion.
“Yeah, we used to be a three-member dance team before we awakened as Hunters.”
“Really?” Han-Yeol muttered before quickly scanning their figures.
The girls were not simply slender; they were quite toned, and he personally preferred these kinds of toned figures more than simply slender ones. Of course, that did not mean that he harbored any hidden desires toward them or anything.
The reason he could be indifferent toward them, in the first place, was that he was used to being around beautiful women. For example, Yoo-Bi was quite the beauty, constantly maintaining her figure through exercise, but Han-Yeol only saw her as a little sister now. On the other hand, there were the beautiful Caucasian, Scarlett, and the cold yet beautiful Mariam.
However, what really skewed Han-Yeol’s sense of beauty was the goddess without a single flaw, worshiped by her fans from all over the world, Tayarana. It was truly understandable that the three girls would not catch his eyes after he was exposed to far greater beauties.
"What motivated you to suddenly form a dance group?" Han-Yeol asked the girls.
“Actually, we started getting bored of our life as Hunters and were planning to debut in the entertainment industry. The three of us formed a group and practiced singing and dancing in preparation for our debut stage someday in the future,” Ji-Yoon excitedly explained their plans while giggling.
“That’s a great idea,” Han-Yeol responded.
However, he found it really strange that they were willing to abandon their lucrative careers as S Rank Hunters and become celebrities instead.
Then again, not all Hunters were battle freaks like Mujahid and Han-Yeol himself, and the tedious, repetitive cycle of fighting monsters while putting their lives on the line was a source of great stress for them.
This was the reason that some of the Hunters chose to change their careers to something else once they started getting bored of hunting monsters. Of course, the Hunters did not immediately get bored from the start, as there was some thrill to hunting monsters as well. But hunting the same monster in the same hunting ground for a year or two was bound to start boring most of them.
Some might argue that they could simply move to other hunting grounds, but that was not as easily done as said, as the reason that Hunters stayed in the same hunting ground was for their own safety. In the end, some Hunters would end up developing vices such as gambling, alcohol, women, and, in some extreme cases, drugs.
Of course, these vices were not detrimental to the Hunters, as their bodies would naturally cleanse themselves from all toxins after a good night’s sleep, and a single successful hunt was usually more than enough to settle whatever gambling debts they had.
This was another reason why so many Hunters felt bored and mundane with their lives, as they had no outlet to vent their stress, but pursuing a different career was an excellent way for them to break free from the monotonous lifestyle.
“Do you think so?”
"Yeah, being a Hunter can be quite demanding, so it’s important to have hobbies and other interests outside of work. This can prevent you from being burned out and keep you refreshed for another day of hunting. Also, you’re already financially secure as Hunters, so having another passion without having to worry about money will definitely make your life happier," Han-Yeol said.
"Wow! I knew you would understand us!" she exclaimed while giggling.
"Huh? How can you say that when this is our first time meeting?" he tilted his head in confusion.
"But I’ve ‘met’ you before~"
"When?”
"Hmm... When I first saw you in that video?"
"What video?"
"Hihi~" she simply giggled in response before she stood up and struck a cute pose.
Her hands were on her hips, and she stuck out her tongue to show her refusal to answer while obviously trying to look cute.
"Alright, let’s save the dance for another time. Do you have a group name?" Han-Yeol asked.
"Yes!" Ji-Yoon enthusiastically replied.
"What is it?"
"Diamond!"
"Diamond...?"
"Yes!"
"Why did you choose Diamond? I’m sure there are plenty of other pretty and meaningful names out there, right?"
Han-Yeol thought that there were other trendier names out there like ‘TT’, ‘Excuse Me’, or ‘Playing with Fire’ these days. Knowing that, he could not understand why they would choose the name of a mineral that made them sound outdated.
"Hmm... We don’t really have any special meaning behind it. The CEO backing us up proposed to his wife with a diamond ring, and it turned out that diamonds were her favorite gemstone. That’s why we decided to go with the name ‘Diamond’ for our group."
“I see... It’s admirable that you care so much about your CEO.”
“Right? Aren’t we really good girls?”
“Yes.”
“Hihi!”
Ji-Yoon was quite the easygoing and charming type, able to effortlessly bypass the walls Han-Yeol put up around him whenever he was dealing with people. He was the kind of person who was difficult to become close to, but once someone managed to break through, he would spare no effort to help them.
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