I Just Subscribed and It’s the Best Hunter of All Time - Chapter 136

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#Chapter 136.
At those words, I narrowed my eyes and spoke in a low voice.
“The United States?”
“Yes, sir. I’ll explain the details once we’re inside.”
I nodded in acknowledgment.
This wasn’t a conversation meant to be had at length in the Corridor.
The place where the attacker was being held wasn’t far. So we arrived there shortly after.
“It’s through here.”
Baek Jin-woo entered first and pointed further inside.
There was a glass window there. The kind you’d typically see in dramas.
“This is one-way glass, isn’t it?”
“Correct. He can’t see through to here, and he can’t hear anything either. You just press this button and speak.”
I nodded at his explanation.
The attacker beyond the glass was bound completely, restrained from head to toe.
Baek Jin-woo kept his gaze fixed on him as he provided me with the details.
“His name is Joshua Colt. He’s a United States national, and locally he was known as a Ghost Agent.”
“A Ghost Agent?”
I furrowed my brow in question. Baek Jin-woo nodded and continued his explanation.
“Yes. That’s what agents belonging to a specific organization are called. The organization isn’t government-affiliated—it’s more like a private contractor. Though it’s basically a front; they primarily work government jobs.”
“What kind of work do they primarily do?”
“They’re hired for infiltration, elimination, or intelligence gathering against specific targets.”
“They’re not ordinary people, then.”
“No. They don’t move unless it’s serious business.”
As I listened, I looked back at Joshua through the glass.
His face was covered in bruises and dried blood clung to the corners of his mouth, but his eyes remained sharp and piercing.
“How far along is the interrogation?”
“We’ve obtained most of his initial statement. It seems he realized early on that there was no point hiding much, so he revealed most of it.”
“Is that so?”
I expressed my skepticism—from what I’d heard, secret agents like this would never break, even under torture.
Baek Jin-woo offered a simple explanation.
“Once his affiliation was exposed, it naturally revealed who hired him.”
“Ah. You mentioned he primarily took government jobs.”
“That’s correct.”
If that was the case, then this incident had to be connected to them.
Of course, we’d continue interrogating to verify whether that was actually true.
I asked again.
“He infiltrated to eliminate me, then?”
“He’s been reluctant to discuss that part. For now, we’re keeping other possibilities open. It’s possible the objective was kidnapping rather than elimination.”
I nodded slowly at Baek Jin-woo’s words.
He did come at me from behind with a blade, but it was true—the goal could have been kidnapping.
Or perhaps they received a commission to prioritize kidnapping, but to eliminate the target if it seemed impossible.
“Would it be alright if the two of us had a conversation?”
“Ah, yes. Of course. Shall I turn off the recording and audio devices in this place?”
“Yes. I’d appreciate that.”
Baek Jin-woo swiftly handled even what Jung Han-sung hadn’t requested, then pointed to a button as he spoke.
“You can speak once you press this button here.”
After that, Baek Jin-woo immediately left the interrogation room.
I had initially thought that no matter what, Baek Jin-woo might refuse such a request, but he was surprisingly deferential.
It seemed he felt considerable responsibility for the Association’s security being so absurdly breached.
If I decided to emigrate, this incident would certainly carry significant weight in that decision.
Well, in truth, I had little interest in emigration.
In any case, after he left, I pressed the button firmly with my finger and directed a question at the person across from me.
“Can you hear me?”
The assailant’s body flinched, and he looked toward the glass partition. Though I couldn’t tell if he could see this side, his gaze didn’t quite meet mine directly.
―I can hear you.
“The commission you received was to kidnap the target, or eliminate them if necessary, correct?”
No answer came.
But as I stared intently at the man’s face, I reached a conclusion.
‘That’s it then.’
Before coming here, I had subscribed to an additional channel.
With the ticket prices restructured this time, I couldn’t use them as freely as before, but I deemed this matter important enough.
The ability I subscribed to was simple.
It was a detective’s ability I had subscribed to once before.
While it helped with finding clues or tracking, it proved invaluable now for interrogating and reading the other person’s expressions.
‘Above all, the advantage is that it consumes no mana whatsoever.’
This fell entirely within the realm of ‘technique’.
So even when returning to Earth, I could deploy my original power without any issues.
I had come to confront him directly instead of leaving the interrogation to the Association precisely because I trusted this ability.
“Are there additional personnel dispatched besides you?”
Again, no answer came.
It seemed he had decided not to answer sensitive questions at all.
But that posed no real problem for me.
It was all written on his face.
“There are. One person? Two? Three? Two? Is it two?”
Accomplice present. Personnel count: two.
The information updated rapidly.
“Will additional personnel be dispatched if this fails?”
This one was ambiguous.
I pondered for a moment, then changed my question.
“You don’t know what happens after failure, do you?”
So it’s him. It seems he knew nothing of any plans after the failure. I stroked my chin and posed several additional questions.
Through this, I was able to grasp the general circumstances.
The basic information aligned with what the Awaker Association had uncovered.
He was American, belonged to a specific organization, and that organization specialized in assassinating key figures and gathering intelligence.
Joshua Colt had been dispatched because I was considered a dangerous target.
His ability allowed him to move through shadows or conceal his body.
It wasn’t an overtly aggressive ability, but it was specialized for assassination and could exert considerable power even on Earth.
“Hmm.”
After hearing that much, I pondered briefly before rising from my seat.
I had gathered sufficient information.
‘It doesn’t seem like the United States will make any additional moves immediately.’
The personnel dispatched for cooperation were merely supplementary in nature. They likely noticed Joshua Colt’s failure and withdrew promptly.
Send new personnel? That would be impossible, even for the United States.
Korea wasn’t an enemy nation to America, and attempting this in the first place was already pushing it.
‘What’s surprising is China.’
I learned this during the interrogation of Joshua Colt.
According to the information extracted from him, China was attempting to recruit me to their country.
It wasn’t merely a proposal—they seemed to be planning a full-scale recruitment effort.
‘And they’ve already dispatched several key personnel for that purpose.’
The number apparently exceeded ten.
“Has the conversation concluded?”
As I emerged while turning over these thoughts, Baek Jin-woo was waiting for me.
I nodded to him and spoke.
“It appears China has dispatched important operatives to recruit me. Approximately ten personnel, and among them are Awakeners at the 100th Floor level.”
“I… what?”
Baek Jin-woo wore a momentarily flustered expression before asking, then quickly posed the question again with a serious face.
“Confirmed information… no, never mind. I’ll verify this immediately.”
Whether the information was confirmed or not, it was the right call to verify anything of this nature.
“One of them also appeared to have the ability to breach our defenses, so it would be wise to exercise caution.”
“Understood.”
Baek Jin-woo bowed his head respectfully as he spoke.
Thus I headed with Baek Jin-woo toward where the car was parked.
And before leaving the Association, I suddenly recalled a conversation I’d had with Onyx and opened my mouth.
“By the way, does the Association have any items in storage related to divinity?”
“Divinity, you say?”
Baek Jin-woo wore a puzzled expression.
“What exactly do you mean by…?”
It seemed he didn’t understand precisely what items imbued with divinity meant.
I pondered briefly before explaining differently.
“Among artifacts or items from The Tower, if there’s anything related to religion or faith, I’d like to purchase as much as I can afford. Excluding anything exceptionally rare, of course.”
After all, these were meant to feed Onyx, so I had no intention of bringing anything too expensive.
If there were truly proper divine essence imbued in them, it would help me as well, but finding such items would be difficult.
‘In the first place, if such equipment existed, it would be an incredibly powerful artifact in its own right.’
While I was thinking such thoughts, Baek Jin-woo nodded and gave his response.
“Ah, those items you mention. We don’t have many of those in stock, so if you wait a moment, I’ll have them loaded into the vehicle right away.”
“Understood. As for the payment….”
“It’s fine. We don’t have many valuable items in that category anyway. Most of them are things we’ve been using for research purposes and storing.”
“Understood.”
After that, I had a brief conversation with Baek Jin-woo while the items were being loaded.
“The atmosphere from the United States and China lately has been rather unusual.”
“Separate from this incident?”
“Yes. It seems they’re moving about frantically in various directions. In fact, that was partly why I didn’t anticipate such a bold attack.”
Baek Jin-woo spoke with a somewhat darkened expression.
It was only natural his mood would be heavy, as he was bringing up the Association’s mistakes again.
But my interest lay in the recent developments from the United States and China.
“Do you know the reason?”
“No. I know something is happening, but I haven’t been able to determine what it is yet.”
If countries of the caliber of the United States and China were moving in such haste, something must have occurred, and I was curious what it could be.
‘It seems related to The Tower.’
There was no clear evidence, and it was merely intuition.
I pondered briefly before reaching a conclusion.
‘I need to climb The Tower diligently.’
No matter how I looked at it, the conclusion always led there.
After all, most problems would naturally resolve themselves if I climbed The Tower and grew stronger.
This incident was no exception.
If I had been lazy while climbing The Tower at a reasonable pace, I might have been helpless against the attackers.
Or perhaps I wouldn’t have survived the attack in the Unclaimed Territory before that.
‘In the end, what matters is military power.’
If I had to add one more thing, it would be information.
The reason I maintained regular contact with the Association was to gather various pieces of information.
Information obtained directly from the Association was far superior in quality to what I could find on the internet.
“All the items have been loaded. Shall we go?”
“Yes. Let’s do that.”
It seemed Baek Jin-woo intended to ride along this time as well, as he climbed into the front passenger seat.
The vehicle then exited the Association’s basement and headed straight toward Han-sung’s Apartment.
But just as we were nearly there.
Suddenly, Baek Jin-woo received a phone call, and I heard him murmur in a startled voice.
“Monsters are pouring out of the African Tower?”

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