I Became a Mythical Hunter After Killing the Golden Goblin - Chapter 50

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Chapter 50. Moon Kang-un (2)
The Hunter Association was in chaos. A dungeon runaway had occurred in the dungeon prepared for the promotion exam.
A dungeon runaway was an artificial phenomenon, whether caused by external intervention like a Runaway Stone, or by internal intervention where the boss forcibly triggered it under special conditions.
Naturally, they investigated external interference first and quickly identified the culprit.
A part-time worker and E-grade Hunter, Nam Min-soon. However, he possessed an ironclad alibi—CCTV footage clearly showed him playing games with a friend at an internet café at that exact moment. As if to prove it.
Moreover, he vehemently denied ever applying for the part-time job, accusing the Association of failing to verify that someone had stolen his identity.
He demanded to know how they could be so careless as to not properly confirm such details.
It was all an act, of course. He had received money from the mysterious figure he contacted in exchange for lending his identity, and he deliberately ensured he appeared on the CCTV to establish his alibi.
The Association could have dug deeper into the truth, but without concrete evidence yet, pushing forward recklessly risked severe backlash, so they waited.
“Damn it.”
Park Seo-ha, captain of Surveillance Division 5, gazed at the dungeon before her with an expression of exasperation.
The dungeon was indeed running wild—it swelled and shrank erratically, pulsing with unstable light.
While it resembled the Dungeon Blackhole phenomenon in its complete isolation from the outside world and instability, the greatest difference between the two lay in what happened upon failure to clear.
The Blackhole opens its gate as if recruiting the next group when those inside fail, but a runaway dungeon offers no such mercy—it simply explodes.
A literal explosion. The rampaging mana becomes a bomb, obliterating everything around it.
This is why Runaway Stones are designated as prohibited items worldwide, and anyone found possessing or using them faces immediate maximum sentencing, regardless of circumstances.
An explosion. A dungeon exploding within the Association itself.
This was terrorism. She didn’t know which madman orchestrated this, but it amounted to a declaration of war against the Association.
“Ugh… Ah, this is really a headache.”
The test site was already empty except for Surveillance Division 5. No one knew when the explosion would occur, and F-grade Hunters certainly couldn’t withstand it.
Fortunately, since it was such a low-grade dungeon, anyone C-grade or above could endure the blast, so they were able to remain.
“Clearing it would be ideal, of course.”
Though that’s probably impossible, right?
After assessing the runaway dungeon, the results showed it was high-tier, rated A+ grade.
Clearing it required at least one D-grade Hunter or three E+ grade Hunters minimum.
Naturally, demanding that level from those merely taking an E-grade promotion exam was impossible. This dungeon’s explosion was inevitable.
That’s why they had installed devices to suppress the explosion as much as possible.
It was bittersweet. Inside that dungeon was a man she had met recently—her uncle, the Association Chairman, had personally taken an interest in him.
She had thought he would soar brilliantly, but instead, he had crashed without ever spreading his wings once.
“Sigh, you really do have a cursed life.”
She had heard he was the child of the heroic couple her uncle often mentioned. As a fan who had supported that heroic couple and lamented their downfall, she genuinely felt sorry for him.
As she spent time in these thoughts, the dungeon finally showed signs of change.
The dungeon that had been pulsing with light began to calm, and as it opened, a single figure was expelled from within.
“It’s cleared!”
“The runaway dungeon has been cleared!”
“Emergency team! Emergency team! Check him immediately!”
Park Seo-ha unconsciously crushed the cigarette she had been holding between her teeth. Unbelievable. He cleared it?
How? Her eyes fixed on the man lying on the ground, catching his breath.
She examined his body and assessed his condition.
No abnormalities. Minor wounds were visible, but they weren’t from monsters. With years of experience in the Inspection Bureau, could she really not distinguish monster wounds?
Even his breathing concealed stability within the chaos—a masterful performance.
In other words, it was all an act. He was hiding something, and he wanted to keep it hidden.
Park Seo-ha’s lips twisted into a bitter smile.
“Now this is an interesting one.”
A mere E-grade promotion examinee had cleared a high-grade A+ dungeon. Not only that, but he’d emerged alive without a single proper wound on his entire body.
Park Seo-ha’s gaze and Shin Ju-ha’s gaze locked in the air. They exchanged words through that silent contact alone.
—Interesting. What are you? What are you hiding?
—Get these people out of here quickly. I have something to say.
Their intentions aligned perfectly. Park Seo-ha spat out the cigarette she’d been holding and approached Shin Ju-ha.
“That’s enough. There’s nothing seriously wrong, so I’ll take him with me.”
No one objected. The Association’s mad dog bit anyone indiscriminately. No one wanted to get caught up in her mess by interfering.
Besides, the patient showed no major abnormalities, so there was nothing problematic about it. The emergency responders quickly retreated with their tails between their legs, and Park Seo-ha supported Shin Ju-ha as she moved him to her office.
This time, it wasn’t an interrogation room. I was moved to one of the safest spaces she checked daily to ensure no one could eavesdrop.
“Phew. I’m exhausted.”
I threw myself onto the sofa like a collapsing building. The fatigue hit me all at once.
Park Seo-ha, who had been watching me with an unreadable emotion in her eyes, leaned back against the opposite sofa and opened her mouth.
“What? How are you alive? This was supposed to be a guaranteed death scenario.”
“I know. I’m grateful for the fact that I’m alive.”
As Park Seo-ha’s expression crumpled at my still-smooth tone, I chuckled and pulled an item from my inventory, handing it to her.
“A horn flute? What is this? What am I supposed to do with it?”
“Someone deliberately triggered a dungeon runaway to kill me and sent an assassin disguised as a team member inside.”
Park Seo-ha looked back and forth between me and the item in disbelief, then sighed.
If it had been anyone else, she would have threatened to cut off their wrists, accusing them of self-aggrandizement and lying. But somehow, she was certain that what I said was not a lie.
“So who is this someone?”
“Someone I don’t know. Moon Kang-un? I don’t know what kind of lunatic he is, but he seems to have a grudge against me. I’ve never even heard his name before.”
Not even an acquaintance—someone whose name I’d never even heard placed an assassination contract?
“It seems he was paid with a rare skill book. He appears to have selected the dungeon in advance and interfered with the exam itself. Everything was set up—the team, the dungeon, all of it. Well, there seems to be someone behind Moon Kang-un funding and helping with the setup, but…”
That meant there was definitely at least one person inside the Association who helped with this.
Even for F-grade Hunter exams, they managed things quite strictly.
“Please find them and investigate. I’m curious why they want me dead too.”
“So you killed all the assassins?”
“Should I have let them live and walked out holding hands with them? With people who controlled monsters using items and tried to kill me? I had to face two groups at once—monsters and assassins.”
Park Seo-ha was left speechless by my rebuttal. Everything I said was correct.
Then…
“If you were in such a dangerous situation, shouldn’t you be injured? From what I can see, you don’t have a single proper wound. How do you explain that?”
I opened my inventory as if providing the answer, pulling out dozens of potions one by one and laying them out before her like a display.
“Enough. I give up. I can’t compete with this. Put them away quickly.”
Only then, satisfied, did I put the potions back into my inventory. I was completely spent, so I lay back fully on the sofa.
“Please have me transferred to the Miracle Guild VIP Hospital Room. I’d appreciate it.”
And with that, I closed my eyes. Park Seo-ha genuinely wanted to punch that annoying face, but even now, I remained the victim in this situation.
“Crunch! Damn bastard.”
She called the emergency team again and instructed them to escort him to the Miracle Guild as he had requested, then immediately turned and headed toward the Information Team.
Bang!
As the door burst open and she appeared, the Information Team staff flinched and quickly averted their gazes downward.
“What? You’re not going to welcome me?”
She was someone who couldn’t even answer Shin Ju-ha properly, yet to the other Association agents, she radiated a presence as catastrophic as a natural disaster.
In the end, it was inevitable that the Information Team Director, serving as both representative and supervisor, would have to face her directly.
“What brings you here this time…?”
“Moon Kang-un. Investigate this person quickly.”
“That’s… investigating a civilian without proper grounds is a bit…”
“He’s a suspect in the Association’s runaway dungeon terror attack. I heard it directly from the survivor.”
At those words, the Information Team Director’s face brightened before rapidly hardening.
“Such a madman?! I’ll confirm it right away!”
“Moon Kang-un probably harbors deep resentment toward the survivor Shin Ju-ha, so find anyone connected to him.”
Results! And not just any results—finding the lunatic who terrorized the Association itself. Simply uncovering and exposing this case could earn praise from the Association Chairman and even a promotion.
He might become not just a Team Director, but an Information Bureau Director. As a bonus, the Information Control Center could even become the Information Control Bureau!
Without distinction between director and staff, everyone began investigating this man called Moon Kang-un, and within just ten minutes, a suspect emerged.
“Found him. Former Scouter Team Director of Seongwun Guild, Moon Kang-un. Ah! He’s the bastard who instigated the case that Team Director Park Seo-ha was investigating back then. Not only was he fired from Seongwun Guild because of it, but he also had to cough up massive compensation and became completely destitute.”
“This is definitely him. These bastards always refuse to acknowledge their own mistakes and blame everyone else. Now investigate him in connection with the terror attack. He probably purchased four rare skill books and one rare item. And there’s definitely someone behind him funding this, so verify that as well.”
“That’s exactly our specialty! What are you waiting for? Quickly trace that bastard’s entire 24-hour movement and verify everything!”
The information agents’ eyes moved rapidly. They divided the work and each began executing their roles efficiently and flawlessly.
About three hours passed. Finally, the tail was caught.
“Found it. Wow, there’s quite a big fish behind this.”
“Who?”
“Changsung Group’s third-generation heir, Hunter Shin Sung Lee Ji-yong. He even came to meet him in front of his residence. He tried to cover his tracks, but it’s pointless. These days everything can be restored even if deleted. Do these Hunters think their abilities are everything?”
Park Seo-ha wore a cold smile. Truly a big fish.
A big fish valuable enough to be a useful card not only for herself and the Association, but also for her uncle, the Association Chairman.
‘So that coward is actually useful?’
Park Seo-ha instructed them to investigate further and compile the findings into a report, then headed toward the Association Top Floor and the Association Chairman’s office.

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