Chapter 198 – No Feelings of Guilt

Min Do-jun’s plan was simple.

Track down Kim Pil-young, kill him, and then transform into his appearance.

After that, lure out the twin hunters and kill them.

That was his intention as he tracked Kim Pil-young.

‘I didn’t expect Choi Woo-jin to come along.’

He had anticipated that Kim Pil-young would kidnap Go Du-sik.

After all, habits cultivated during his gangster days—kidnapping, fraud, intimidation—wouldn’t be easy to abandon.

Go Du-sik must have known this too.

‘Yet he still wrote that targeted article because he thought he was safe.’

But this was a mistaken belief, like having a false sense of security.

‘Hunters could destroy the country right now if they wanted to.’

Min Do-jun, who had suffered from the coup, was a living witness to this fact.

‘Of course, that would require hunters to unite in agreement.’

In any case, hunters were like ticking time bombs that could explode at any moment.

‘The fence of law cannot constrain hunters.’

Go Du-sik had overlooked this point and published the targeted article.

As a result, he faced the worst outcome: kidnapping.

But what surprised Min Do-jun was that Kim Pil-young, whom he expected to act alone, was moving with Choi Woo-jin.

‘He brought Choi Woo-jin just to intimidate one ordinary person?’

There didn’t seem to be any particular reason.

It just felt like he was bringing along a younger brother who was easy to order around.

‘That’s good. I was planning to use Kim Pil-young to lure the twin hunters anyway.’

Let’s say he killed Kim Pil-young and Choi Woo-jin right now.

Then how would he find Choi Woo-hyun, who wasn’t present?

‘Finding Choi Woo-hyun wouldn’t be difficult. I could use enhanced tracking to reverse detect.’

Just like when he found Shin Kyung-min’s sister, he could kill Choi Woo-jin and reverse track his scent.

But there was a problem with this.

‘Reverse tracking can only trace paths from the past month.’

What if Choi Woo-jin hadn’t met with Choi Woo-hyun at all in the past month?

‘Then I’d never know Choi Woo-hyun’s location.’

Using Kim Pil-young had similar issues.

‘Originally, I planned to kill Kim Pil-young and use his phone to lure the twins…’

But if Choi Woo-hyun’s contact information wasn’t in his phone, luring him would be impossible.

‘I shouldn’t kill them carelessly, it seems.’

Kim Pil-young could be killed without concern.

But Choi Woo-jin couldn’t be killed carelessly.

‘At least until I lure out Choi Woo-hyun, I shouldn’t kill him.’

So how should he lure him out?

As Min Do-jun pondered this while watching the two men about to kill Go Du-sik, he dismounted from the ghost wolf.

Then he set up his phone in a suitable spot and transformed into Choi Woo-hyun’s appearance.

‘Done.’

Once preparations were complete, he revealed himself.

“Woo-hyun?”

“Hyung?”

Confusion soon appeared on both their faces, but he hadn’t transformed with the intention of deceiving them from the start.

‘I transformed to provoke Choi Woo-jin, nothing more.’

Though their physiques were similar, their voices were different, so there was a limit to how much he could deceive with just the face.

‘Once he realizes I’m an impostor pretending to be his brother, he’ll surely go find the real Choi Woo-hyun.’

Min Do-jun deliberately revealed his strength to make him realize he was a fake.

“Pil-young hyung! That guy isn’t my brother! He’s just a fake who changed his face!”

“What?”

Choi Woo-jin shouted to Kim Pil-young, but it didn’t matter if they realized.

‘Kim Pil-young will die here anyway.’

But Choi Woo-jin shouldn’t be killed.

He needed to show some strength and then let him escape.

‘Only then will he guide me to where Choi Woo-hyun is.’

Swoosh!

Though he could kill him immediately, Min Do-jun only inflicted minor wounds with Gust Blade.

Normally, he would cut off limbs to prevent escape, but this time he showed mercy.

“You two! Stop fighting!”

Kim Pil-young intervened, but he didn’t know.

That this action was hastening his death.

Stab-

Min Do-jun immediately drew his ghost sword and pierced his heart.

[You have killed Hunter Kim Pil-young.]

[You have stolen the characteristic ‘Critical Hit’.]

[You have stolen 7 pieces of equipment.]

[You have stolen 3 magic stones.]

Not expecting Kim Pil-young to be killed at this timing, Choi Woo-jin shouted in surprise.

“Pi-Pil-young hyung!”

Then, as Kim Pil-young’s corpse slowly disappeared, his eyes widened to the point of almost popping out.

‘W-what just happened?’

In his 10 years as a hunter, he had never seen or heard of magic that made corpses disappear.

Choi Woo-jin looked at the opponent presumed to be Min Do-jun.

He was approaching with murderous eyes, as if planning to kill him too.

And he was doing so with Choi Woo-hyun’s face.

‘Damn, that’s exactly the expression my brother has when he’s furious!’

However he had transformed his face, it was incredibly convincing.

It was as if the twin brother was not himself but the person before him.

‘One thing’s for sure, that guy isn’t my brother.’

The different voice played a part, but most importantly, the characteristic didn’t activate.

The twin-exclusive characteristic that could only be used when with Choi Woo-hyun.

‘Damn! If only my brother were here, I could win!’

His teeth gritted, but to plan for the future, now was the time to retreat.

‘But before I go, I need to kill that guy.’

Choi Woo-jin’s gaze briefly turned toward Go Du-sik.

Go Du-sik was still in pain, clutching his forearm.

‘If that guy escapes and spreads word about what happened today, I can forget about image rehabilitation.’

And it wasn’t just about image.

The Association would come with dozens of government hunters to arrest him.

‘I’d probably rot in prison for the rest of my life.’

He had heard rumors of a special detention facility on a remote island for awakened individuals.

‘Well, I’m confident I could escape from anywhere, but…’

What was certain was that he would have to live a life on the run.

‘I can’t allow that.’

He gripped his axe tightly.

‘Even if I can’t kill Min Do-jun, I’ll kill the reporter.’

But if he tried to kill him openly, Min Do-jun might intervene.

Because of this, Choi Woo-jin feigned an attack, charging not at Go Du-sik but at Min Do-jun.

“Oh.”

Min Do-jun let out an exclamation of surprise at the reckless charge, despite knowing the difference in strength.

Regardless.

‘Whirlwind!’

Choi Woo-jin raised his axe and began spinning like a top.

Boom boom boom-!

Though the spinning might have made anyone dizzy, the skill’s corrective effect prevented that.

‘With this, I’ll disrupt his stance and then target the reporter…’

But before he could finish his thought.

Clang-!

The spinning Choi Woo-jin was sent flying backward.

His skill had been broken by a single sword strike from Min Do-jun.

Confusion appeared on Choi Woo-jin’s face.

‘H-how did he stop it?’

A skill that couldn’t be stopped once activated had been easily blocked.

‘Unless he hit the exact center of the axe blade, it shouldn’t have been possible to block…’

For Min Do-jun, who could view things at 0.1x speed, this wasn’t difficult, but Choi Woo-jin had no way of knowing that.

‘It doesn’t matter. My target is the reporter anyway!’

Choi Woo-jin charged again, swinging his axe blade with one hand.

At that moment, he summoned a hand axe in his other hand.

‘Death Strike! Hand Axe Throw!’

The accelerating axe blade collided with Min Do-jun’s sword.

Boom!

The collision of forces produced a tremendous sound.

Simultaneously, Choi Woo-jin’s expression contorted.

‘He blocked this too?’

The axe blade that should have bisected his enemy was blocked by a rainbow-colored sword.

It was bewildering, but Choi Woo-jin’s original target wasn’t Min Do-jun anyway.

Whirrrr-

The Hand Axe Throw skill, used almost simultaneously with Death Strike, was aimed at Go Du-sik.

Crack-!

The axe precisely struck Go Du-sik’s skull.

Thud-

Go Du-sik, who had been focused only on his forearm wound, met his end without even realizing an axe was flying toward him.

‘Good! He’s taken care of…’

At that moment, feeling a chill, Choi Woo-jin ducked his head.

Slash-!

“Ugh!”

Though he thought he had dodged, his earlobe was cut off.

‘What’s with that sword? Why is it so long?’

The sword was longer than expected, making it difficult to gauge the distance.

‘Is it because of that rainbow-colored buff?’

No matter, it was fine.

He had achieved his goal, and now all that remained was to escape.

Before that, Choi Woo-jin addressed his opponent.

After all, shouldn’t he say farewell?

“Who are you? Min Do-jun, right?”

“What are you talking about? I’m your brother.”

“You fucking bastard, stop joking. I know you’re Min Do-jun.”

“What does it matter now? You’re going to die here anyway.”

Though he said he would kill him, Min Do-jun actually intended to let him escape.

Unaware of this, Choi Woo-jin smiled confidently.

“Fuck, try to kill me if you can, you bastard.”

Min Do-jun didn’t understand why he suddenly became so confident, but he couldn’t just stand there when asked to kill him.

“As you wish.”

As wind blades were summoned, Choi Woo-jin flinched but quickly regained his composure.

He even gave a sinister smile.

“You son of a bitch. I’m letting you go this time, but next time you’re dead.”

“Who’s letting you go?”

“Clean your neck and wait, you fucking Min Do-jun.”

Unable to tolerate any more, Min Do-jun launched the wind blades.

It was around this time that Choi Woo-jin activated his skill.

‘Teleport.’

Swoosh-

The wind blades flying toward their target only sliced through empty air.

“What? He disappeared?”

Min Do-jun also looked with disappointed eyes at the spot where Choi Woo-jin had vanished.

‘I didn’t expect him to have the Twin Blood Ring…’

Twin hunters could use special abilities when wearing the Twin Blood Rings.

Specifically, the ability called Teleport, which allowed them to instantly move to each other’s location.

Anytime, anywhere, without limitation.

‘What’s frightening is that it’s unlimited teleportation without cooldown.’

That’s why the Twin Blood Rings were an indispensable item for twin hunters.

‘To think these guys had the item that drops from the Ancient Vampire.’

They must have either hunted it themselves or purchased it when it was listed on Hunter Market.

‘I was planning to lure them by listing the rings on Hunter Market if I couldn’t find them, but they already had them.’

Now it made sense why he had been so provocative at the end—he had something to rely on.

‘Since he used Teleport, he must be with Choi Woo-hyun now.’

Sparing Choi Woo-jin had indeed been an excellent choice.

As expected, hadn’t he gone to find his brother Choi Woo-hyun?

‘I didn’t anticipate he would use Teleport, though.’

Regardless, with the two of them together, the game was over.

‘Now I just need to follow Choi Woo-jin’s scent to catch both rabbits…’

Min Do-jun’s expression hardened as he opened the system window to track Choi Woo-jin.

[The target is too far away.]

[Tracking impossible.]

There was only one case where such a message would appear.

‘He must be in a dungeon.’

Teleport wasn’t restricted by location.

It meant he could instantly move anywhere, even into a dungeon.

‘In the future, twin hunters used this loophole to enter dungeons that were already at full capacity.’

Because of the advantage of being able to exceed the player limit, twin hunters were welcomed everywhere.

‘But what do I do now?’

Since the scent couldn’t be tracked, he couldn’t pursue immediately.

‘I have no choice but to wait for them to come out of the dungeon.’

He didn’t know which dungeon they had entered, but they were as good as dead.

As soon as they emerged from the dungeon, he would ride the ghost wolf to find them.

‘With the enhanced riding speed of 3,000 km/h, I can catch up quickly.’

At this speed, even if they were on the opposite side of the Earth, he could reach them within 6 hours.

‘I’ll go home and wait for them to come out.’

Min Do-jun, who had started walking, stopped in front of Go Du-sik’s corpse.

An ordinary person had died because of him, but for some reason, he felt no guilt.

Crunch, crunch-

Min Do-jun walked to where he had set up his phone.

A smile appeared on his lips as he operated the phone.

“The video recorded well.”

The recorded video contained every detail of the battle that had just taken place.

The scene of the twin brothers fighting each other and killing the reporter.