Everyone was busy.
The signal fired by Suho in India caused a huge stir around the world, and many people in each country began to move with their own goals.
Of course, the busiest person among them was, by far, Suho.
Wow! Wow!
Suho led thousands of shadow soldiers and defeated the magical beasts of Loktak Field without hesitation.
[Follow me!]
wow-!
It's devastating.
No matter how large the land is.
As many as five dungeon breaks occurred simultaneously in this land.
No demon beast could survive in front of the immortal army led by Greed, Iron, and Shita.
And.
"Take it easy."
wow-!
Demonic beasts with dragon blood trembled instinctively in front of Suho's authority.
Sssssssssssssssssssssssm!
The demonic beasts that were not dragons were attacked with ignorance, not knowing how precious their lives were, and were massacred.
No matter how you reacted, everyone was equal in the face of death.
[Your level has increased.]
There is no business due to the quantity.
Suho eventually succeeded in raising his level with enormous experience points.
'The hard work was worth it.'
Slowly, the blue fog covering the Loktak field was noticeably diminishing.
As the open gates decreased one by one, the gap in the dimension that had been torn apart due to the overlapping phenomenon of the cracks naturally began to gradually close.
The magic power of the outer universe that was constantly flowing through the gap also stopped, as if a faucet had been turned off.
"Look at that! "The fog is clearing!"
"Oh my god."
"Is this really happening...?"
The hunters of the Indian association, who watched the whole scene with their eyes wide open in the field, were so shocked that they could not even close their mouths.
'I never thought I could clear this large field by myself... ! '
it's absurd.
It's unrealistic.
They knew well that the power of S-class hunters was great, but the abilities of Suho that they witnessed were completely outside the standard.
Until now, by their standards, China's Liu Zhigang was a strong man with particularly high combat power among S-class hunters.
'This is on a completely different scale! '
Does the world know?
Now that young man.
Because of one hunter named Sung Suho from Korea, the standard of strength that the whole world had been thinking of was fundamentally changed!
"..."
"Is it okay to use the expression S-class hunter for that person as well?"
startle!
"...!"
Suddenly, a word slipped out of someone's mouth without thinking.
At that moment, both the person who uttered those words and all the hunters who heard those words simultaneously looked cold and looked at someone.
The target is Liu Zhigang!
If you heard those words just now, didn't they sound like a remark that touched the heart of a true S-class hunter?
But it was unexpected.
"Heh heh. "Of course it's nonsense."
'uh? '
In fact, Liu Zhigang himself showed no signs of his pride being hurt.
Liu Zhigang, who was leisurely watching the guardian's battle with his arms crossed behind him, slowly raised the corners of his mouth and muttered when he heard the Indian hunters' words.
"It would be extremely disrespectful to dare to describe that level of power as something like S-class."
"...!""
The hunters' eyes widened at his shocking remarks.
'S-class?! '
'What did I just hear? '
Everyone couldn't help but be very nervous at the shocking statement, which made people doubt their ears even after hearing it.
Who in this world would dare say something like that?
In the first place, the S-Class itself meant 'out of standard'.
It was a title granted only to strong people with 'unmeasurable' magical powers that could not be accurately measured with the magical power meter invented by humans.
But 'how dare you say something like S-class'?
Such remarks were extremely disrespectful to all S-class hunters around the world, even if it was Liu Zhigang, a 6-star Chinese hunter.
But I don't care about their reactions.
Liu Zhigang opened his mouth with an expression that seemed to be reminiscing about a distant memory.
"National Level Hunter."
"...!"
Suddenly, a term they had never heard before came out of his mouth.
A rating system that was once known to everyone but has now appeared for the first time in the world.
A great title that was only given to a few of the world's strongest people, who could represent a country just by existing and who had tremendous power that could take on a country alone with their individual strength!
"Okay. Sung Suho, that guy is already S-rank, above S-rank. He became a National Level Hunter."
"... "National Level Hunter?"
The Indian hunters tilt their heads at unfamiliar expressions.
Liu Zhigang just chuckled at their puzzled reactions.
There was no need to explain everything.
'It will be sooner or later anyway.'
okay.
Anyway, as time goes by, everyone will find out.
Liu Zhigang recalled.
A memory from a long time ago, when he first met Sung Suho's father.
The horrifying shock that people all over the world received when Sung Jinwoo revealed his full power to the world.
'... I'm so excited about this for no reason. '
Liu Zhigang laughed quietly to himself, recalling the strong emotions he had long forgotten.
Okay. It was going to be sooner or later anyway.
Even if you don't step forward, the whole world will eventually call for Sung Suho.
He is said to be the world's first National Level Hunter.
***
Exactly 3 days later.
The news that Loktak Field had been cleansed reached Korea.
[hmm. ]
shadow assassin Kira muttered with a smile on her face after seeing the news.
[He'll be back soon.]
Kira followed Rio Singh to India and stayed in Korea, with their locations switching when Suho used the shadow exchange' skill.
However, during those few days, Kira did not receive any special orders from Suho.
But wouldn't it be like an incompetent soldier to just stand still until he comes back?
So he was doing what he did best.
What is that?
Murder.
"keuuk...! Somebody, save... . "
suddenly.
Today again, someone's head was cut off in a dark back alley.
The headless body fell backward in a flurry of fur.
The fishy smell of blood and bright red blood flowed down to the floor.
[Well, I guess the police will take care of cleaning up the body.]
Kira asked, grinning and tilting her head back crookedly.
[Are you okay?]
"Yes, yes, thank you...".
[I have no intention of killing you, so when you calm down, report it to the association.]
"... "Hyung."
The face of the woman, who was sitting and trembling in the corner of the back alley, was white with fear.
Kira calmly spoke again to the woman, who was so scared that she couldn't even breathe.
"why"
[Should I even give you the villain report number?]
"Oh, I know... . "
[Then that's it.]
Kira indifferently turned his head forward again in response to the woman's answer.
Then, there was a colleague of the man who had just died, desperately crawling on the floor.
Can you hold on to that? He's got quite a long reputation.
[Do you have any tank skills?]
quality-
Bright red blood was trailing behind him as he crawled on the floor to escape from Kira.
"Ugh, why..."
The man's face was covered with tears and snot.
A black demon was following.
Following the red path made with someone's blood.
He was terrified and screamed at Kira.
"Why on earth are you doing this to us?"
[Oh, you're not asking because you honestly don't know that, right?]
In response to Kira's leisurely question, the man gasped and shouted in anger.
"Don't be pretentious! You, too, are a murderer anyway! Let's just do it too!" I was just planning to take you out for one night."
[villain number 521: kidnapping, rape, long-term trading. ]
palak.
Kira skillfully flipped through the list of villains as she had done in her lifetime, compared the faces on the list with the man in front of her, and nodded.
[okay. I'm sure you've never killed anyone yourself. The men are kidnapped and handed over to organ thieves, and the women are sold to brothels. I'm asking you this sincerely. It's not going to make more money this way than being a Hunter, so why on earth are you doing this?]
"w-what.... "
In response to Kira's question, the man desperately shook his head while covering the bleeding wound with his hand.
I actually found a glimmer of hope in that devilish guy's dry tone.
There's no money, so why do it?
So you're saying you'll join if it makes money?
Maybe if I answered correctly, they might send me back alive.
"... "because it's easy this way!"
[easy? ]
"yes, yes! Of course, hunting civilians is easier than risking your life to hunt dangerous demon beasts! Even if it costs less money, this is much."
[Because you are weak?]
"Yes, yes!"
That makes sense. [That's a good answer.]
"...!"
When Kira nodded in understanding, the man internally cheered.
'I lived, I lived! '
[If you are weak, you will die. Yes? ]
"yes, yes! If you are weak in today's world,
[okay. If you are weak, your organs will be stolen, and you will be raped. [If you meet someone like me, you could get your head cut off.]
"... What?"
suddenly.
In an instant, the man's head separated from his torso and rolled on the floor.
Looking directly into his wide eyes, which showed a puzzled expression even after his death, Kira spoke with a grin.
[It's not unfair, right?]
Kira was a villain hunter when he was alive, but he couldn't get rid of that habit even after he died.
In any case, this kind of thing is not against the master's will, so it can be done as much as he wants.
Rather, it was better for him to become a shadow soldier because he was free from the laws of humans.
Also, what is the most difficult part about hunting down villains?
When he caught it, there was a story behind it.
It was said that he had been falsely accused and that the real culprit was someone else.
But now, all he had to do was melt into the shadows, observe the situation, confirm that he was a really bad guy, and kill him.
[good. Today is also a rewarding day. Did you report it there?]
"Yes, yes."
The woman's expression was still pale as she nodded her head hastily.
Either way, Kira kept nagging her.
[okay. From now on, be careful on the night roads and only take bright paths. But don't just be wary of men. You know that this is a world where even the same woman can become a villain at any time if she awakens, right? ]
"Yes, okay."
[Good. Then go.]
"Everything, the legs..."
[Ah, have you lost your strength? Then, take your time and rest. Anyway, I'll kill all the villains around here, so we'll be safe tonight.]
"Hehe...""
It seemed like Kira was making her even more scared, but he didn't care and just disappeared into the darkness.
Meanwhile.
'Shadow exchange'
[Ah? ]
Suddenly, Kira twitched his eyes, and Suho appeared in his place.
At that shock.
"kyaahhh-! "
"... Huh?"
Suho, who returned to Korea, opened his eyes wide when he saw the woman foaming at the mouth and collapsing.
The surroundings were a sea of blood.
"Kira, you..."
What on earth were you doing?
Kira was already teleported to India.