A S-Class Hunter With Great Agility - Chapter 106

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Chapter 106: Illegal Auction House (6)

 

Caretaker.

 

Literally, a person who raises and trains animals.

 

And the status window was…

 

That auctioneer was saying I was a caretaker who raises and trains monsters.

 

‘What the hell is he talking about!’

 

I leaped backward to avoid the incoming attacks.

 

Grrrrowl.

Woof! Woof!

 

The monsters that broke out of their iron cages thrashed about, turning the theater into chaos.

 

A situation no different from a dungeon break site.

 

“…Hah.”

 

I forced myself to clench my trembling hands.

Thump. I calmed my irregularly beating heart and planted my feet firmly.

 

‘Even though I know each time that it’s different from back then…’

 

I couldn’t help but freeze up when facing monsters outside a dungeon.

 

‘There are too many risk factors.’

 

If I couldn’t stop them here, the monsters would burst out of the theater.

People would definitely get hurt, and some might even die…

 

No! That’s not right.

 

‘There’s an S-rank Hunter here, and I’m A-rank too. The monsters’ ranks are below that.’

 

It was too early to be pessimistic about the situation.

I quickly turned my head and shouted to the audience.

 

“Everyone evacuate over there. While I hold them off for a moment…”

 

CRASH!

 

One of the Cerberus swung its front paw.

That paw destroyed one of the theater’s pillars. Shattered stone fragments flew toward the audience.

 

‘Damn it.’

 

I shot forward quickly. Then I raised my fist and smashed the stone fragments into smaller pieces.

 

Whoosh—

Swoosh.

 

Some fragments grazed the audience, but fortunately no one was seriously injured.

 

“Aaahhh!”

“Ow, it hurts. It hurts!”

“Huff, gasp, huff. What is this, so suddenly…”

 

However, those who had fallen into panic couldn’t move their legs.

 

‘Haven’t they received evacuation training?’

 

It had been 20 years since dungeons appeared. Everyone should have learned basic evacuation procedures long ago.

Chaos was common during dungeon breaks, but staying frozen in place like that was unusual.

 

‘Ah… Right.’

 

Money guarantees safety, after all.

 

The front lines of a disaster scene would be somewhere they’d never experienced before.

 

“Tsk…”

 

Whoosh!

 

I leaped lightly into the air. I didn’t forget to step on the scattered debris to gain speed.

 

Grab.

 

Then I grabbed the necks of several audience members.

 

“Hong I-jo!”

 

What followed was swift and efficient.

 

Clatter.

 

Hong I-jo’s black chains appeared. He grabbed the remaining audience members, and I moved with those chains to one corner.

 

“Don’t move from here.”

 

In an instant, all the audience members were gathered in one corner of the theater.

 

“D-do we have to wait here? Can’t you just let us leave!”

 

A man—probably a prosecutor from what I remembered—said.

The other audience members also pushed against each other while saying the same thing.

 

“That’s right! If we all die like this, who’s going to take responsibility? My time is money!”

“Open the door quickly. Evacuate us first!”

“How many of those things are there…! Damn it.”

 

Crash. Rumble.

Growl.

Bark!

 

Even at this moment, thunderous sounds echoed. The monsters freed from their restraints continued rampaging wildly.

 

“Black Chain, Capture.”

 

Hong I-jo spread his chains and continued subduing them, but catching them all would require quite a bit of time.

Since he had to fight while being mindful of the civilians.

 

‘Evacuating them outside…’

 

So in this situation, perhaps that might be the right thing to say. But…

 

“There are two reasons why that won’t work.”

“…! Why on earth—”

“The first reason is.”

 

I looked at them with cold eyes.

 

“The probability that you’ll launch your private jets and flee overseas as soon as you escape this theater.”

“…”

“Do you think it’s zero?”

 

A brief silence fell. What that silence implied was clear.

 

“And the second reason.”

 

I glanced over at the rampaging monsters.

 

“…To get out of here, you’d have to break through that. Do you see the emergency exit? The green light.”

 

A green light flickered through the thick dust. That light was right behind the Quadra Cerberus.

 

“…”

 

Heavy silence descended among the audience.

 

“In other words, it’s impossible. This is the best option.”

 

I picked up a fragment of the iron spears scattered on the floor.

 

‘When you don’t have teeth, you use your gums.’

 

In a situation without the Spirit General Sword, having even this would be better for improving attack accuracy.

General Choi Young’s voice echoed in my head.

 

| Hmm. A new weapon? It’s old. But this is not the time to be picky. |

“Yes. I’ll be counting on you.”

| Indeed… A general must not be choosy about weapons. |

 

I briefly looked back at the audience. Then I spoke.

 

“…Don’t worry. You won’t die. We’ll make sure of that. Me, and that person over there.”

“…”

“Though I don’t like it.”

 

Still.

 

‘…It’s the duty of those with power.’

 

There’s no need to become like those bastards who failed to fulfill their duty.

I glanced at them dismissively and turned my head.

 

“Thousand Years Mount Tai.”

 

Armor wrapped around both my legs. I kicked off from where I stood.

 

Whoosh!

Crash.

 

I kicked the head of a Cerberus charging toward the corner, raising the curtain on battle.

 

The goal was to defeat these monsters.

 

And…

The auctioneer. Or the caretaker.

 

To subdue that mysterious figure.

 

* * *

 

“Hong I-jo.”

“…Ah.”

 

I landed next to Hong I-jo. He had his iron chains wrapped around the necks of three Cerberus, holding them in place.

 

“Sorry.”

“? About what?”

“…Well.”

 

Bang!

 

Hong I-jo said this as he threw the Cerberus into the iron cage.

Then he crumpled the iron bars like folding paper.

 

Grrrrrr…!

 

Naturally, the monsters were crushed along with the iron bars.

 

“….”

“Ah, sorry for getting you involved?”

“Yeah.”

 

Now I could roughly guess what he was trying to say.

I shrugged my shoulders and moved my lips.

 

“It’s fine. I was the one who said I’d follow anyway… As long as you get me home safely.”

“Still.”

“And.”

 

Screech.

 

I scraped the floor with the long iron bar. The tip of the iron bar gradually became sharper.

 

Swish.

 

When I raised my head, there was a Quadra Cerberus with four heads in front of me.

 

“I have some business to take care of too.”

“?”

“Is it okay if I kill that thing?”

 

【Grrrrrr…】

 

The grotesquely shaped beast drooled continuously.

 

 

‘…A-rank Boss Monster.’

 

Similar to the Elf Lord, but since it lacks any real self-awareness, it’s somewhat more violent and rough.

 

“We can’t kill all of them.”

 

I lowered my stance. Then I glanced to the side.

 

Whine… Grr, grrr!

 

Toward the monsters that had been folded up with the iron bars.

They were still breathing. He had clearly avoided killing them on purpose.

 

The reason was…

 

‘He needs evidence.’

 

This place is currently a trading site for ‘living’ monsters.

If he killed them all, it might just become a trading site for monster ‘corpses’ instead.

 

‘That’s legal, after all.’

 

There was no need to massacre the monsters and give those bastards a way to escape.

 

“…Yeah.”

 

Hong I-jo slowly continued his sentence.

 

“But, that one…”

“….”

“Fine.”

 

It’s okay to kill it.

 

That was definitely his answer.

 

“Hard to… subdue.”

 

That made sense. There were many monsters, and that one was even boss-level. Meanwhile, there were civilians to protect.

 

‘The cost-benefit doesn’t add up.’

 

Trying to cage one violent bedbug could end up burning down the thatched cottage.

Rather than causing greater damage by insisting on subduing it…

 

‘Killing it would be much easier.’

 

The evidence could be provided by showing the other monsters.

I smiled slightly.

 

“It’s nice that we understand each other well.”

 

What a stroke of luck.

I made eye contact with the Cerberus, whose eyes were gleaming menacingly.

 

“Battle of Hongshan.”

 

And immediately leaped from my position.

 

Whoosh!

 

The iron bar imbued with blue energy sliced through the air.

It was an attack aimed at one of the Cerberus’s four heads…

 

“Hahahaha!”

 

Laughter echoed from somewhere.

 

“That won’t do. This is only the first act, and the lead can’t end so easily! That simply won’t do!”

 

The corners of his mouth curved up beneath his mask as if they might tear. Flashy suit and restrained attitude.

 

Snap.

 

He snapped his fingers again.

 

“Magical Beast Breeding Method, Chapter 1.”

“—!”

“Reason Restriction.”

 

Simultaneously.

 

【Graaaaaaah—!】

 

The Quadra Cerberus opened its mouth. A monstrous roar that could shatter eardrums echoed throughout the theater.

 

“Kugh…!”

 

‘Damn. It’s completely lost its reason.’

 

Usually, monsters become capable of rational thinking as their grade increases. Most of the ones I’d faced so far were like that.

But an A-grade Boss Monster left with only instincts like this…

 

Crash!

Thoom…

 

It’s just a disaster.

 

Destroying everything in sight, wielding its power. Without purpose or thought…

 

“Duck.”

 

I reflexively bent my waist at Hong I-jo’s words.

 

Swoosh—!

 

Cerberus’s front paw barely passed over my back.

 

“….”

 

Having extended my life by about 5 seconds, he frowned as if puzzled.

 

“I’ve never seen this before…”

 

‘As expected.’

 

“It’s definitely not a common ability.”

“Yeah.”

“…It seems like an ability that handles magical beasts. He can control them at will.”

 

I roughly explained what I saw with Spiritual Sight.

And for quick communication, I mixed in commonly used foreign words. The achievement rate gradually decreased.

 

“But this is strange. That skill is definitely A-grade. But the auctioneer himself is—.”

 

I paused for a moment. A brief hesitation had arisen.

 

‘How much of what I know should I reveal?’

 

The opponent’s grade, skills, even their fate. Would it be okay to casually mention that I can see everything?

 

Uncommon strengths often easily become weaknesses.

 

‘…Let me explain moderately.’

 

After dodging Cerberus’s second attack, I continued my sentence while pretending to catch my breath.

 

“The auctioneer himself seems like a D-grade Awakened. He had absolutely no presence until just now, right?”

“…Yeah.”

“So normally… he absolutely couldn’t possess an A-grade skill.”

 

I opened my eyes clearly through the flying debris.

 

“But now…”

 

If my intuition is correct.

 

 

“…Ha.”

 

I let out a twisted laugh.

 

Fanatic.

 

Those same characters I had seen in Kang Hyun-cheol’s status window.

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