Chapter 37 – Kang Cheol-gyu

Min Do-jun was watching the meat restaurant, waiting for Kang Cheol-gyu to come out. And soon after, he was able to see him.

‘Kang Cheol-gyu!’

An unforgettable face appeared.

‘I can’t believe I’m actually meeting him.’

All Min Do-jun knew about Kang Cheol-gyu was that he belonged to the Wanted Guild. He didn’t know anything about his characteristics or where he lived.

Although they were in the same guild, Min Do-jun had joined the Wanted Guild after Kang Cheol-gyu had left.

That’s why it was both surprising and incredibly joyful to meet like this.

‘Finally, I can get my revenge.’

The vivid memory of him hammering his legs before the regression flashed through his mind.

Anger surged to the top of his head and then subsided. As his mind calmed, he regained his composure.

‘I shouldn’t act rashly. I need to wait for the right opportunity to kill him.’

Min Do-jun quietly followed Kang Cheol-gyu, who was heading somewhere.

He had no intention of doing anything immediately.

He was just moving to keep him in sight.

But then.

Bang-!

Thud-

Kang Cheol-gyu and a man got into an altercation.

“Follow me, you b*st*rd.”

Kang Cheol-gyu led the man to a secluded area.

A woman, seemingly his girlfriend, followed, crying and pleading.

“Whoa, what’s going on? Did a fight break out?”

“Mind your own business.”

“Shouldn’t we call the police?”

“Forget it, someone else probably reported it.”

Some people witnessed the situation, but that was it.

No one wanted to get involved in someone else’s business.

They just lost interest and walked away as soon as Kang Cheol-gyu disappeared and the surroundings quieted down.

Only Min Do-jun moved towards the direction where he had disappeared, his eyes gleaming.

‘This is an opportunity. A chance to kill Kang Cheol-gyu.’

The target moving to a secluded area on his own – it couldn’t get any better than this.

‘It would have been better if Kang Cheol-gyu was alone, but…’

It didn’t matter if there were others.

He was going to cover his face with a hat and mask anyway.

“Do you want to die? Do I look easy to you?”

“Urgh…”

He found Kang Cheol-gyu choking the man.

Tssss-

Min Do-jun, his face covered with a hat and mask, first drew out a one-handed sword and stepped forward.

“You should watch your mouth.”

Seeing him with a weapon, Kang Cheol-gyu’s eyes showed wariness.

He recognized that Min Do-jun was a hunter.

“Who are you?”

“Me? The Grim Reaper.”

“What kind of crazy b*st*rd…”

Kang Cheol-gyu couldn’t finish his sentence.

Because Min Do-jun suddenly swung his sword.

Tada!

Quickly stepping back, hostility bloomed in Kang Cheol-gyu’s eyes.

“You son of a…”

“Are you alright?”

But Min Do-jun checked on the fallen man’s well-being rather than Kang Cheol-gyu.

As if the previous attack was merely a threat to separate Kang Cheol-gyu.

“Huff… huff…”

As the man continued to catch his breath, Min Do-jun said without taking his eyes off Kang Cheol-gyu:

“We don’t have time for this. Quickly take your girlfriend and get out of here. If you don’t want to die.”

“…!”

Realizing it wasn’t the time to catch his breath, the man tried to leave the place, carrying his unconscious girlfriend on his back.

“Where do you think you’re going!”

Kang Cheol-gyu shouted, but he couldn’t stop the two from escaping through the alley.

Because Min Do-jun was blocking the way with his sword pointed at him.

“You b*st*rd…”

Although his eyes were blazing as if he would kill him right away, Kang Cheol-gyu didn’t dare to rush at Min Do-jun.

‘How come I can’t see his weakness, damn it.’

Kang Cheol-gyu’s characteristic was Weakness Detection.

It was an S-class ability that allowed him to know the target’s weakness.

This was the reason why Kang Cheol-gyu was recognized as a promising talent and could grow quickly.

‘I could see weaknesses not only in monsters but also in hunters, but how come I can’t see anything in this b*st*rd?’

No matter how hard he looked, he couldn’t find Min Do-jun’s weakness.

From his experience, there was only one case like this.

‘Is he an opponent I can’t beat even if I die and come back to life?’

When the difference in level is too great, the weakness itself doesn’t appear.

Just like an A-rank hunter.

Creak-

‘Where did this b*st*rd come from…’

He wanted to tear apart and kill the thug in front of him, but Kang Cheol-gyu was the typical type who was weak against the strong and strong against the weak.

He had no desire to fight an opponent whose weakness he couldn’t even see.

Whether Min Do-jun knew this feeling or not.

Tssss-

He fully armed himself with hunter equipment, preparing for a full-fledged fight.

“Who the hell are you? Why are you doing this to me?”

“Are you scared of me?”

“…”

“Where did all that bravado from earlier go?”

Min Do-jun didn’t know why Kang Cheol-gyu was afraid, but it didn’t matter.

‘I’ll kill him right here.’

Woong-

The blade was covered in mana.

“Damn it.”

Sensing that he couldn’t avoid the fight, Kang Cheol-gyu had already put on his equipment.

Min Do-jun’s eyes lit up at that sight.

‘A sword in one hand, a hammer in the other.’

Unusually, Kang Cheol-gyu was holding a sword and a hammer in each hand.

‘The sword is likely a fake.’

Knowing that the hammer was the main weapon, Min Do-jun adjusted his grip on his sword.

[Due to the Revenge characteristic effect, damage is increased by 2 times.]

[Due to the Hunter Hunter characteristic effect, damage is increased by 2 times.]

“Come at me, you b*st*rd!”

As soon as Kang Cheol-gyu shouted, Min Do-jun quickly closed the distance.

Startled, Kang Cheol-gyu swung his hammer widely.

Whoosh!

But far from hitting the target.

Crash-!

He only managed to smash the innocent wall.

An attack that would cause at least severe injury if it hit.

However, as if Min Do-jun had no reason to let such a slow attack hit him, he dodged it leisurely and thrust his sword.

Clang-!

“Ugh!”

Kang Cheol-gyu, who blocked Min Do-jun’s attack with the sword in one hand, was pushed back greatly.

‘Damn! I almost broke my wrist!’

Kang Cheol-gyu’s strength approaches 400 including items.

Yet Min Do-jun’s attack was so heavy that even he had difficulty blocking it.

Clang! Clang-!

He managed to block the consecutive attacks using his hammer and sword, but it was the same.

‘Damn! What kind of strength…!’

Not just the strength, but the damage imbued in Min Do-jun’s attacks was beyond imagination.

With each block, the durability of his weapons was visibly wearing down.

‘I, I can’t hold on like this. The weapons will break.’

After exchanging a few blows, he was certain.

‘This b*st*rd is at least a B-rank hunter!’

In reality, he was a C-rank hunter with a lower level than himself, but to Kang Cheol-gyu, he felt like at least level 750 or higher.

Crash!

Thud-

The missed hammer got stuck in the wall.

‘An opening.’

In that gap, Min Do-jun’s sword aimed for Kang Cheol-gyu’s head.

Clang!

“Ugh…!”

Fortunately, it glanced off his helmet, saving his life, but he couldn’t help feeling chilled to the bone.

‘This b*st*rd really intends to kill me.’

Realizing that all the attacks so far were aimed at taking his life, Kang Cheol-gyu gritted his teeth.

‘I’ll die at this rate. I need to find a chance to escape!’

Crash!

He swings his hammer once again, but it was too slow to hit Min Do-jun, whose agility exceeded 400.

‘I can’t drag this out any longer.’

Unlike Kang Cheol-gyu who was fighting to survive, Min Do-jun was trying to kill him by any means necessary.

‘If witnesses appear, it’ll become troublesome.’

He needed to kill him as quickly as possible.

Crash-!

As Kang Cheol-gyu made another loud noise with his hammer, Min Do-jun furrowed his brow.

‘If it’s too noisy, people might come… Could it be?’

Min Do-jun finally grasped Kang Cheol-gyu’s intention.

‘Is he deliberately making noise to attract witnesses?’

For Kang Cheol-gyu, who was in danger of being killed, calling for witnesses was the best option.

‘It’s not the time to deal with him leisurely. I need to finish him quickly!’

As the impatient Min Do-jun was about to pull out his hidden card.

“Sword Flash!”

Kang Cheol-gyu opened his card first.

Flash-!

Light emitted from the blade, temporarily blinding the eyes.

In that split second, Kang Cheol-gyu considered smashing Min Do-jun’s head, but chose to flee instead.

‘He’s not someone I can kill easily.’

That was correct.

The defense provided by hunter equipment was tougher than expected, and it wasn’t easy to hit the head.

Moreover, although Kang Cheol-gyu didn’t know, Min Do-jun was protecting his body with Mana Skin and also had a characteristic that reduced physical damage.

In the end, it was the best choice.

But Min Do-jun hadn’t failed to anticipate the escape attempt.

[Growl!]

“Whoa, damn, you scared me!”

Kang Cheol-gyu, who was trying to escape, was startled when a dog that looked like a wolf suddenly appeared and bit his nose tip.

‘Fire Blast!’

Whoosh!

In that gap, Min Do-jun, who had pulled out his trump card, made the ghost wolf retreat and threw a fireball.

“Huh!”

Kang Cheol-gyu, who didn’t expect magic to be used, ducked his head to avoid it.

But.

Whoosh!

The flames, which he thought would just pass by, made one rotation in the air and struck Kang Cheol-gyu’s crown.

“Argh!”

Hot heat enveloped his face, but he avoided a fatal wound.

However, Min Do-jun’s attack didn’t end there.

‘Enchant Sword.’

Whoosh!

The redly burning blade pierced through Kang Cheol-gyu’s armor.

Stab!

“Ugh!”

Kang Cheol-gyu, spitting blood, looked at Min Do-jun with eyes full of hatred.

“W-why… are you… doing this… to me.”

Shook-!

Silently pulling out his sword, Min Do-jun aimed for the neck this time.

“You don’t need to know.”

“You son of a…”

Kang Cheol-gyu couldn’t finish his words.

His neck was pierced right then.

[You have killed Hunter Kang Cheol-gyu.]

[You have stolen the characteristic Weakness Detection.]

[You have stolen 11 pieces of equipment.]

[You have stolen 2 magic stones.]

[You have stolen 1 skill book.]

[You have stolen 1 collectible.]

A series of welcome notifications popped up, but there was no time to check the inventory. He had to leave the place quickly before anyone came.

‘Before that…’

Min Do-jun drew an X on Kang Cheol-gyu’s chest.

‘This way, they’ll think it was an assassination by the Black Sea Guild, not me.’

Currently undisclosed, there was a guild that secretly committed robbery and murder targeting hunters, and that was the Black Sea Guild.

‘The Black Sea Guild will only be revealed two years from now, and for now, they’ll just think it’s the mark of a serial killer.’

Considering that it’s still being carried out even now, if he left Black Sea’s signature, he could be excluded from the list of suspects.

“Did the sound come from around here?”

At that moment, murmurs and footsteps of people were heard.

“Gasp! L-look at this!”

“Th-there’s a person…!”

“Quick, report it!”

Witnesses who discovered Kang Cheol-gyu’s body began to report urgently.

But that was all.

They couldn’t find Min Do-jun, who had immediately left the scene.