I Became a Mythical Hunter After Killing the Golden Goblin - Chapter 28

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Chapter 28. Settling Old Debts (3)
A Hunter’s rank is absolute.
This statement is false.
Of course, if we’re talking about ordinary Hunters, it would be a valid proposition, but this world has always had exceptions and variables.
The most prominent examples are promising prospects. Despite being [F-] rank, they wield mana that’s considered the exclusive domain of D-rank Hunters, and with their unique abilities and high-tier stats obtained through elixirs, they shatter the limits of their rank.
Considering that even such promising prospects felt defeated before me, a mere rank difference was hardly an obstacle.
Of course, my current power is far too broken to be called [F-] rank, but what does it matter?
Crash!!
“Ugh! Damn, you’re strong.”
Still, a four-rank gap was significant. The Boss wasn’t living up to his E-rank title falsely—he was genuinely formidable. The overwhelming destructive power created by the harmony of his advanced-tier stat, Thrust, and the raw force emanating from his massive frame made my arms tremble as I blocked his strikes.
“If this is all you’ve got to take me down, then give up. No matter how impressive you are, there’s a gap in time and rank between us that cannot be crossed!!”
The Boss, Lee Woo-sik, unleashed all his fury upon entering combat, his eyes rolling back as if possessed by a berserker, swinging his massive fists wildly.
The fortunate part was that with my heightened Limitless stat, I could anticipate and evade his attacks to some degree.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Dodging every strike, yet with each extension of his fist, the air splits and ruptures with deafening cracks, sending chills across my body as fear creeps up my spine.
It felt like standing before Ra again, stripped of reason.
‘In pure stats alone, I’m losing.’
Weaker than Ra, the most powerful being I’d ever faced, but in terms of raw strength alone, the two could be called ‘equal.’
“How long will you keep scurrying away like a mouse! Didn’t you say you could subdue me within thirty minutes!!”
“Damn pig! Now it begins!”
After the first collision, having dodged all the Boss’s attacks and grasped the pattern of his assault, I immediately wrapped The Sun’s mana around my blade and charged forward.
“Come on! I’ll repay you tenfold for what you’ve done to me!”
“Bullshit! Who started this garbage in the first place!!”
The Boss’s right fist drew back, rising above his shoulder, threatening to launch like a cannonball. Simultaneously, my Limitless stat predicted the angle of that projectile and traced the trajectory directly into my mind.
Truly incomparable talent in combat—the ability to predict an enemy’s attacks beforehand.
‘He’s aiming for my right shoulder!’
Once I’d read the enemy’s attack path, the crucial thing was to execute the best movement for the best evasion.
“Die!”
The cannon shot forward at tremendous speed, tearing through the air to shatter my shoulder.
‘I can’t even let it graze me!’
I halted my forward momentum with my left leg and pivoted on my right foot, rotating my body a full 180 degrees to slip past the fist aimed at my shoulder.
The punch extended into empty air, and the price for that failed attack was steep.
I immediately exploited the Boss’s exposed upper body lunging forward. Just as I’d once reflexively done to Lee Ji-hyung in the past, I swept at the legs supporting his massive frame, destroying his balance.
“Wh—what?”
Thrust—the force that pushes an object in a single direction. The fundamental nature of the Boss’s tremendous power wasn’t an increase in raw strength itself, but rather acceleration granted to that strength, making it faster and more powerful.
Conversely, even losing his balance like this, the Thrust continued to propel his fist forward.
Unable to suppress his own power, the Boss assumed a Superman pose, surrendering his body to his fist as he briefly flew through the air before crashing flat on his back.
I didn’t miss that golden opportunity. Rotating my body back to its original position, I brought down my flame blade blazing with The Sun’s mana, severing both his Achilles tendons completely.
Squelch!
As if answering for all the misfortunes he’d inflicted upon me, both special effects of the flame blade activated simultaneously…
Crack! Whoosh!
My left foot froze solid, while my right foot ignited in flames.
“Aaaahhhhh!!!”
The Boss screamed from the agony radiating through his feet, yet his eyes burned with murderous intent as he crawled across the floor, swinging his fists at me with desperate fury.
But the scales of victory had already tipped. A boxer who could no longer use his legs was no longer a threat.
“Die! Die! Die!”
“Now I’ll repay you with suffering that far exceeds what you inflicted upon me.”
Like a terrified beast, the Boss thrashed his fists wildly at me, his eyes drowning in terror, and I drew my blade across his back without hesitation.
Slice! Slice! Slice!
I inflicted no fatal wounds—only cuts deep enough to amplify his agony, nothing more.
I’d also stored the flame sword in my inventory. Just in case some special effect triggered and killed him prematurely. Though truthfully, even if he died, it wouldn’t be much of a problem. I had powerful backing, and this creature was already a confirmed death-row criminal for his heinous crimes.
But I had no intention of ending this quickly.
My blade carved, split, severed, pierced, and impaled his flesh.
“Ugh… ah!”
Where the Boss had collapsed, only a form barely recognizable as human remained.
At this level of torture, blood should have pooled and overflowed, yet my skill in cauterizing every wound with The Sun’s mana ensured he could never die.
The Boss convulsed intermittently, his eyes rolled back, unable to even scream from the unbearable torment.
“Yes, since you tormented my sibling and me so thoroughly, accept this revenge gracefully. And rot in a cell until death claims you in that state—neither alive nor dead. That is the greatest vengeance I can bestow upon you.”
Shin Ju-ha, once a faithful slave to these people, would exist no longer. I had successfully severed one karmic tie that had been an obstacle in my life.
I turned my emotionless gaze away from the Boss and descended from the top floor, leaving the writhing creature behind.
“Everyone, cease operations. From now on, this location is under the Inspection Bureau’s jurisdiction—?!”
“Team leader, it appears everything here has already been handled?”
“What? Who on earth—?”
The enforcement team arrived with perfect timing. I briefly explained the situation to them and exited the building.
“I won the bet, didn’t I?”
“…I concede. You’re far more of a monster and far more cruel than I anticipated.”
The Director, who had arrived and monitored everything on a tablet PC, received the camera I’d been wearing and acknowledged my victory.
“…Shall I escort you home?”
“No. This isn’t completely finished yet. There’s one more place I need to visit. Director, please select some Quests to give me in the meantime. I’ll check them soon.”
I passed the bowing Director and walked toward my destination.
I arrived at the Hospital where my sibling had once been admitted—a place renowned in this district for its skilled Healers in residence.
“Let me wrap this up cleanly until the very end.”
The moment I entered the Hospital without hesitation, countless patients complaining of pain caught my eye first. Passing them by, my gaze drifted upward toward the Hospital Rooms on the upper floors.
“Where could it be~ where?”
After searching for some time, I finally spotted a familiar name written on a four-bed Hospital Room, and without hesitation, I threw open the door.
“Damn it! The moment this arm heals, I’m going straight for that bastard Shin Ju-ha!”
“Brother! Don’t worry! We’ll help you!”
“Cursed bad luck, tripping over my own feet at that moment!”
“You awakened by luck and defeated us by luck, yet you dare look down on us—slaves?!”
“Brother, I heard that bastard’s younger sister is quite pretty. Shall we have some fun with her?”
The moment I opened the Hospital Room door, angry voices crashed against my ears. Then gazes turned toward me, and their eyes widened as if they might burst from their sockets.
“That’s right, you wanted to see me. I wanted to see you too. I was planning to just end things, but I couldn’t leave you out. Especially, I felt I had to see my friend Kim Mu-sik’s face one last time. After today, there won’t be another chance anyway.”
They looked at me as if I were a madman, then the gangster bastards immediately approached me threateningly, thrusting their muscular frames forward.
And at the center of them, my classmate Kim Mu-sik still seemed to think he was above me, and with ease and confidence, he tapped my shoulder in front of me.
“Ju-ha, my friend Ju-ha. Have you lost your mind? Coming here on your own two feet. Why? To take revenge again? Here in the Hospital?”
Pfft!
At those words, I let out a scoffing laugh and grabbed Kim Mu-sik’s hand that rested on my shoulder.
Crack!
With just a slight application of force, I heard the sound of bones breaking, and as Kim Mu-sik screamed, I opened my mouth quietly, infusing my words with power.
“Revenge? At this point, there’s nothing left between you and me that could be called that—we’re in different leagues now. This is just… settling a lingering curse, you might say? Organizing the emotions I have left. Like this.”
Slash!
The flame blade that had appeared from my inventory in an instant severed Kim Mu-sik’s arm, and The Sun’s mana burned the wound closed.
“Aaaahhhhh!!!”
“What are you doing to my brother?”
“You! You crazy bastard! How dare you do this to us…!”
Slash!
“You kicked me so many times with those legs.”
“You with that arm.”
“You mocked me and my brother with that tongue.”
Each time my blade swung, screams of agony erupted, and they wept in their suffering.
“Yes, this is just settling things. It’s also my resolve toward you—people I’ll never see again.”
I would never live as the weak again. To protect my brother, to protect myself, and to avenge my parents.
“So bear those scars for the rest of your lives and rot in agony, you garbage.”
Swoosh!
After severing Kim Mu-sik’s manhood as a final, distasteful gesture, I left the Hospital Room.
“Welcome, Shin Ju-ha. We meet again so soon. I’m Park Seo-ha, Team Leader of the Inspection Bureau’s 5th Team. It seems… your colleague was the one who provided information on this organization. Would it be alright if you came with me and gave a statement?”
As if they had been waiting, the Inspection Bureau emerged from outside. The team leader, having ordered her subordinates to arrest the suspects, approached me and greeted me warmly.
Though I sensed numerous emotions in her eyes—curiosity, wariness, anger, and more—since this was an investigation I would have to undergo anyway, I nodded obediently.
“Then, shall we move together? Once we arrive, I’ll provide you with a place to wash and clean clothes. That blood…”
“The Seohwa Group will provide a lawyer.”
“Ah! We’re absolutely not interrogating you as a suspect! We’re only asking for your testimony and evidence as a witness regarding the damages.”
“…But the way you’re looking at me is exactly like you’re looking at a criminal.”
At my final remark, Park Seo-ha smiled faintly and avoided answering. Well, since I hadn’t really asked for an answer either, I followed her.
Not long after, I found myself visiting the Association Investigation Room once again.

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