Bae Hu-ryeong frantically spoke when the light poured down.
-Hey, wait. If only the 10 ten are summoned, wouldn’t grandpops Marcus be there? What are you going to do when he sees you and tries to get you?’
‘Nah, you worry too much. It’s ok. The worst I can do is die, right?’
-Kim Zombie you…
Bae Hu-ryeong’s lips twitched like he was about to nag about me. Sheesh. I quickly added on.
‘It’s ok because I have plans. Don’t you know? I’m Kim Gong-ja. The weak ass that the Sword Emperor acknowledged! Trust me.’
-You have plans?
‘Of course! I have definite plans. I’ll show you them soon.’
-Ahem.
He crossed his arms with a doubtful look.
But it was already too late. The summoning had been started, and the white night completely covered us.
The only thing we could do was meet Sword Saint.
I closed my eyes and,
[The transmission is complete.]
When I opened my eyes, I was already on the 12th floor.
It was completely different from the 11th floor. Like the exact opposite. If the 11th floor was a dirty and intense battlefield, the 12th floor was an extravagant palace. It was the Imperial Palace of the Aegim Empire.
‘…no.’
I looked around.
‘Since the politics in the palace are as dirty and intense.’
In the reception room, other high challengers were summoned. There were people I saw for the first time, but most of them were hunters I met already, like Witch and Count. Of course. They weren’t the leaders of the large Guildss for nothing.
I met the eyes of the other hunters.
“Oh?”
“Mm.”
All of their reactions were different. There were some hunters who were smiling brightly at me like they knew I would be here, and there were some with grimaces like they never would’ve expected me here.
“Hunter Kim Gong-ja! You were amazing!”
The Heretic Questioner was the former.
“I saw what you did on the 11th floor! To use the NPCs that way. I was touched!”
He ran over to me. Because he was so short, he seemed like a tiny puppy.
“Is the sword on your waist a special item? The NPCs seemed to follow you right away after seeing you had this sword. Did you get this as a reward for clearing the 10th floor?
“Well. I guess…”
“As expected!”
He was all smiles looking up at me.
“You used the 10th floor reward to clear the 11th floor. Your application skills are amazing!”
“No, well. Not that…”
“From now, a lot of hunters will be jealous of you. They might even treat you as a lucky parvenu. Ignore them! It’s all thanks to your skills!”
Uh.
What was this person?
An angel?
Bae Hu-ryeong shouted.
It was different from his usual teasing tone. He was frantic.
-Be careful! Behind you…!
Then. Before Bae Hu-ryeong could finish, everything ended.
“Hm.”
The first person to react was the Heretic Questioner in front of me.
His jolly eyes were gone, and they were replaced with narrowed ones. He pulled my wrist back. I toppled over, not being able to catch my balance. One step. The Heretic Questioner pulled me back and stepped up instead.
“-Holy Technique, Inner God(肉神).”
He quietly muttered to himself. Then the sound of iron crashing against something else rang out. It was simple iron.
It was an attack with clear murderous intent.
“Ha.”
The Heretic Questioner laughed.
His eyes weren’t laughing.
“That’s surprising, Sword Saint. When did you become an assassin?”
“Move.”
An old man dressed in a suit. Sword Saint spoke coldy.
His sword was raised at us.
No.
Never mind.
“I’m going to kill that guy.”
It wasn’t raised at us, but at me.
Silence descended on the reception room.
Like there was electricity in the air, my body felt sparked.
“Mm.”
Only Heretic Questioner spoke in an attitude that wasn’t much different than before.
“Excuse me. But by ‘that guy’ are you talking about Kim Gong-ja hunter?”
“Of course.”
Sword Saint replied.
“If you don’t move from there, one of your arms will be cut off as well.”
The Heretic Questioner had a beaming smile.
“That’s a bit difficult! I can’t move for you. Hunter Kim Gong-ja has received the acknowledgement of the Five Large Guilds, including the Ten Thousand Temple. If I let him die, the reputation of the Five Large Guilds will be hurt!”
“You want to lose an arm I see. Youngster.”
“Ah, that’s a bit difficult as well! My arms are still useful to me.’
The Heretic Questioner tilted his head, still smiling.
“Can you tell me why you’re targeting hunter Kim Gong-ja?”
“I don’t have to tell you.”
“Are you saying you won’t give him up?”
“Move and stop the nonsense.”
Sword Saint firmly refused.
Yeah. In his eyes, I was a slaughterer who killed over 4000 people. Since he didn’t know my skill, he would react like that.
“I’ll say it again, but I’m going to kill that guy.”
“Mm! Then you’ve left me with no choice.”
The Heretic Questioner gathered his hands.
“I’ll control you here. Holy Technique, Transmission God.”
Suddenly, light exploded behind Sword Saint. Two hunters appeared from the tight. Chen-mu Master Venomous Snake. Civil Milita’s Vice Guild Leader Crusader. The two hunters shouted. Both of their weapons were pointed at the Sword Saint.
“Haaaaaaa!”
Sword Saint furrowed his eyebrows.
“These pricks…”
He clicked his tongue. During the span of one click, he swung his sword once. His blue Aura split the air and spilt blood. Two slashes. With just two attacks, the Crusader’s cheek was hurt. The Venomous Snake’s arm was bleeding.
“This, monstrous geezer!”
It happened in an instant.
“What does that oldie eat to be that energetic! Please, age! Retire! Because of you, young people can’t move up.”
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