-INSIDE THE SKY HOTEL BANQUET HALL-
Jinhyuk and his friends entered the banquet hall after Jinhyuk made that mess on the ground floor . As soon as he entered , the room was filled with instant whispers as well as gazes from many other people . Jinhyuk wasn't nervous at all , he confidently looked back at everyone .
"Go Ahead and enjoy for today" Jinhyuk said
"Are you sure ?" asked Seol-ah
"Yeah"
"But will you be alright alone ?"
"Who is alone ? I have Sis here"
"Well , okay then"
Seol-ah and Hyunwoo went separate from the group . Jinhyuk looked towards his sister .
"Let's go take a seat" said Jinhyuk
"S-Sure" said Sumi (voice bit shaking)
They both went ahead and sat on a table as Sumi started asking a few question
"Why did you do that ?"
"Do what ?"
"What you did just now on the ground floor"
"You are asking me the reason ? You know very well that I don't tolerate insults on our parents or you"
"I know but he is the world's strongest hunter for nothing"
"I don't know what kind of person he was but he is arrogant . His arrogancy knows no bounds"
"You are correct , Jinhyuk-ssi" a new voice was heard between their conversations
Jinhyuk turned back and saw a tall man with a well maintained physique and blond hair standing there holding a glass of wine in his hands .
"I am Chris Mark " said Chris [S-Rank Hunter ( 3 among the top 10 hunters)]
"I am Sung Jinhyuk" said Jinhyuk
"It's nice to meet you Mr. Sung . I saw your fight against Steven . I believe you have already surpassed him and now can be called the World's Strongest Hunter"
"Thank you for thinking such highly of me but I prefer to stay as I am now"
"I appreciate your humble decision but I would like to make a request"
"Please go ahead"
"I would like to have a spar with you tomorrow . Is that alright ?"
"Tomorrow Huh ? Alright . I would like to have a spar with you"
"Thank You . I shall take my leave now"
Chris turned around and left . Sumi now questioned Jinhyuk
"When did you suddenly become so respectful ?"
"Well , I don't want to create enemy out of a person I just met and …."
"And ?"
"He is strong . I don't know when was the top 10 selected but I can say that he is stronger than Steven"
"What ?"
"Yeah , he has surpassed Steven "
"Is he stronger than you too ?"
"No , his mana tells me that he is weaker than me but he can put up a good fight"
"Against you ?"
"Yup , Now I have another reason to grow stronger"
At that moment , the lights on the stage glew up . The Association President stood there and started speaking about the raid .
"GOOD EVENING , EVERYONE"
"FIRST , I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE S-RANK HUNTERS WHO HAS AGREED TO JOIN HANDS WITH KOREA DURING THIS RAID . AS MANY OF YOU ALREADY KNOW , THIS IS THE FOURTH RAID ON JEJU ISLAND . THE OTHER THREE RAIDS HAVE ENDED TERRIBLY AND KOREA LOST 3 AMONG ITS 11 S-RANKS DURING THOSE RAIDS . IF THIS RAID , ALSO BECOMES UNSUCCESSFUL THEN KOREA WILL HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DECLARE THE ISLAND HAZARDOUS AND SEAL IT "
"NOW LET US DISCUSS ABOUT THE RAID . THE RAID TEAM WILL BE DIVIDED INTO 2 TEAMS . THE FIRST RAID TEAM OR THE ASSAULT TEAM WILL BE A SMALLER TEAM BUT MORE STRONG ONE"
"I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THE MEMBERS OF THE TEAM :
> MR . CHRIS MARK
> MR . SUNG JINHYUK
> MR . ZHOU CHEN
> MS . SOPHIE BURNSTEIN
> MS . SUNG SUMI"
"THIS WILL BE THE ASSAULT TEAM . THE REST OF THE S-RANK HUNTERS ALONG WITH THE A-RANK HUNTERS WILL BE IN THE SECOND TEAM TO PROVIDE BACKUP . NOW , IF ANYONE HAS ANY OBJECTIONS PLEASE TELL NOW"
A person raised his hand . It was Zhou Chen . He was sitting on a chair wearing a white tuxedo and red tinted glass goggles. He said
"Who will be appointed the Commander of the Assault Team ?"
"THAT IS UPTO THE TEAM MEMBERS TO DECIDE "
"Alright"
The president waited but no one raised their hand . He then announced
"ALRIGHT , THEN IT'S DECIDED "
"I WOULD REQUEST ALL THE HUNTERS TO BE PRESENT IN THE TRAINING CENTER WITHIN 11 A.M. TOMORROW . NOW , THE MEETING IS OVER . EVERYONE PLEASE ENJOY THE PARTY"
-NEXT DAY-
-10 A.M-
Sumi was wearing her training outfit for today's training . Jinhyuk woke up not more than 1 hour ago . He was in the bathroom taking a fresh morning bath . Sumi was ready , she went to the kitchen and took two bottles of water for their both of them . She was also taking out some fresh fruits from the fridge for breakfast . Jinhyuk got out of the bathroom and went towards his room to change . He took 15 minutes to change and then came to meet Sumi .
"Jinhyuk , come over . Breakfast is ready"
"Coming right up"
Both of them had their breakfast and headed out . Sumi took the bag which had all the necessary materials for their training . Jinhyuk went and took the car keys and house keys . Jinhyuk didn't lock the house because Deok-gu was still in the apartment and didn't wake up from his sleep . Jinhyuk went to the garage and took out his car . Sumi also sat down beside him . Jinhyuk marked Hyunwoo's house in the GPS and raced towards his house .
-11 A.M-
Jinhyuk , Sumi , Seol-ah and Hyunwoo arrived at the training center . Jinhyuk parked his car and everyone headed inside . The gate opened and the training center was revealed to everyone . Jinhyuk saw that only the hunters of Japan and France had arrived till then . The four Korean hunters entered and caught the attention of rest of them . Jinhyuk looked throughout the room as he observed the other hunters . He saw that the Japanese hunters were not paying attention to anything related to the Koreans while the French hunters were closely observing them . Jinhyuk felt the power that was coming from the French S-Rank Hunter Sophie Burnstein . Her energy was pure and spreaded a warmth throughtout the range . It was holy power .
-Ti-ting
-[Skill : Eye of Gluttony (SSS)] activated
-NAME : SOPHIE BURNSTEIN
RACE : HUMAN
RANK : S
SKILLS : HOLY ARROW (SS)
HOLY FLAME (S)
HOLY LIGHT SHIELD (SS)
HOLY BLADE (SS)
DIVINE EYES (S)
TITLE : GOD'S APOSTLE
Jinhyuk smiled within himself , it was noticed by none of the hunters there . All the four Korean hunters sat on their positions and started warm up . It took less than 10 minutes for the rest of the hunters to arrive . All the hunters were ready as they completed their warm up . It was now time for sparring .
The American hunter Chris Mark came towards Jinhyuk .
"Mr.Sung , you remember yesterday I requested you for a spar . Right ?"
"Of course"
"So , can we have it now ?"
"Sure , let's go"
Jinhyuk and Chris looked at each other for the final time before going on the main area . All the other hunters were standing on the sidelines . Jinhyuk stretched his arms and said
"Come on , I give you the first try"
As soon as Jinhyuk said that , another voice ranged towards him . It was another American Hunter Ms . Julie White . She said
"Mr.Sung , I hope you don't become too arrogant"
"Oh? And why do you think so Ms . White" said Jinhyuk
"Chris is one of the strongest hunters . I know you defeated Steven but Chris had already surpassed him long back"
"Is it ? Then , I am gonna enjoy"
"Julie , stop it " said Chris Mark ( a deep voice)
"But …."
"I said Stop"
"Alright"
Chris turned towards Jinhyuk and said
"Please forgive her Mr.Sung"
"I didn't mind actually"
"I appreciate that"
Chris (inner thoughts):
Judging from his aura . He is strong . He does not have any openings at all . This is gonna be difficult . I have to go all out
Chris closed his eyes and opened it in an instant as he vanished
-Destructive Spear Arts , Fifth Form : Sky Equalizer
A majestic spear slash seemed to have divided the dimension in half as the attack rushed towards Jinhyuk . On the other hand , Jinhyuk didn't flinch . He raised his arm and the slash connected . The dust settled and everyone saw that Jinhyuk was standing with a barrier around him as the slash passed the barrier and made marks on the wall . Jinhyuk lifted the barrier and disappeared . He appeared just in front of Chris as he held the spear with his right hand as he pulled Chris towards him and a punch on his chest made Chris fly and crash on the wall of the arena .
Chris fell out of the rubble as he coughed up a little blood . Jinhyuk was still standing without even an ounce of expression on his face . This sight was truly shocking to everyone present there . Chris Mark who was considered the 3rd Strongest Person was now being beat up by a recently awakened S-Rank .
Chris was now wobbling as he stood up from the ground . He was taking the support of his spear to stand .
"You are definitely the strongest but I will not give up"
Chris raised his spear as he released his mana from his heart . The mana alone was enough to make the other S-Rankers to feel suppressed . Jinhyuk on the other hand was standing down with his hands inside his pocket .
-Destructive Spear Arts , Ninth Form : Falling Sun
9 huge balls of mana appearing like suns were formed above Chris . He launched all of them towards Jinhyuk . Jinhyuk saw this as he smiled .
-Ti-ting
-[Skill : Eye of Gluttony (SSS)] activated
-[Skill : Mind Sword (SSS)] activated
Jinhyuk summoned 9 swords from his mind realm as he pointed them towards the approaching balls and released them . Each sword pierced one ball each and there was a huge explosion on the arena . The dust was spreading here and there . The dust finally settled after some time and everyone saw that Chris was lying on the ground full of bruises and exhausted . Jinhyuk was near Chris as he bent down and transferred his mana towards Chris as all the wounds were slowly being filled . He sat up on the ground as he looked towards Jinhyuk .
"It was a good fight" said Jinhyuk (right arm extended)
"You fought well " said Chris (holding Jinhyuk's hand to get up)
They both went back towards their respective places . Jinhyuk sat down as he looked towards his friends . He just flashed a little smile . After that many fights were fought between the hunters . Only three people stayed undefeated throughout their fights . These people were Sung Jinhyuk , Sung Sumi and Sophie Burnstein .
Thus, the sparring session of the Jeju Island Raid hunters ended .
-ExTrA-
FiNaL ScOrE
Sung Sumi : 5 Wins 2 loss
Sophie Burnstein : 6 Wins 1 loss
Sung Jinhyuk : 8 Wins 0 loss