I Just Subscribed and It’s the Best Hunter of All Time - Chapter 164

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#Chapter 164.
At first glance, this world appeared to be one where only scientific technology had developed to an extreme degree, but a closer examination of its true nature revealed otherwise.
After all, this civilization was ultimately built upon mana. The only difference was that the proportion of scientific technology was slightly higher.
Regardless, this was precisely why individuals with powers far removed from scientific technology existed in this world.
Mages, knights, and spirit summoners were examples of such individuals.
So then, what was a psycher?
Simply put, a psycher referred to those born with special innate abilities.
‘There are quite a few in other worlds as well.’
Psychic abilities and psychers weren’t unique to this world alone.
It was simply that other worlds didn’t classify them as systematically as this one did.
After all, weren’t there people who possessed abilities passed down through their families for generations?
Without ever formally learning magic, they could breathe fire, send telepathy, and use telekinesis.
All of that was actually psychic ability.
“They’re conducting experiments to enhance psychic abilities and create artificial psychers….”
I stroked my chin as I read the information displayed on the chip.
Surprisingly, these facts didn’t appear to be particularly secretive.
Eden had commercialized drugs and devices that temporarily enhanced psychic power, and was actively conducting research into psychic abilities themselves.
They were said to be the only company of its kind in this field.
However, it wasn’t exactly a completely legitimate enterprise.
Among the information were details that seemed difficult to access easily.
―Suspicions of illegal human experimentation.
―Suspicions that they kidnap homeless people and use them for experiments.
Well…. There wasn’t concrete evidence, and it was merely suspicion.
But these were matters difficult to simply overlook.
Especially considering the objective currently assigned to me.
There was no way I’d been given the objective to investigate Eden’s secrets without reason.
“Hmm.”
After a moment of contemplation, I placed the terminal into my pocket.
It seemed I’d need to do some legwork to uncover more detailed circumstances.
Besides, there were other matters that needed handling.
Whoosh―.
I turned my head to the side.
A group of people came into view, walking toward me.
They were shabby-looking individuals, yet they wielded sharp blades and guns in their hands.
Just from seeing their yellowed teeth bared in grins, I could discern their intentions.
“Heh heh, you look like you’ve got some money on you.”
“How about making a donation?”
They spouted exactly the lines I’d anticipated while pointing their weapons at me.
My response was simple.
“Either participate willingly, or step back if your life matters to you.”
First, I issued a warning.
After confirming no one backed away, I reached my hand into empty air.
The vagrants and thugs flinched, thinking I was drawing a weapon, but what I produced was nothing resembling one at all.
Crackle-crackle-crack—!
Electricity erupted from my palm, spreading outward in all directions.
The lightning moved as if alive, simultaneously engulfing everyone surrounding me.
Bang—!
One of the vagrants belatedly fired a gun, but electrocuted and trembling, his shot had no chance of hitting me.
“Ahhhhh!”
I flicked my hand, and the electricity surged outward once more, until finally everyone dropped to their knees.
Those collapsed on the ground trembled at the sight of me, but escape was impossible for bodies that had tasted the lightning’s sting.
“We’re sorry!”
“Please spare us!”
They quickly changed their attitude and began pleading with me.
But I examined them expressionlessly, then approached the one who seemed in better condition and spoke.
“Tell me everything you know about Eden.”
The vagrant who received the question looked bewildered before opening his mouth.
“E-Eden? You mean that Corporation over there?”
“Yes.”
“Well… I don’t really know anything about them…”
The vagrant spoke cautiously, gauging my reaction.
At that, I turned my head toward the others and spoke.
“Does anyone know anything at all?”
Of course, I didn’t just speak.
As I raised one hand, blue electricity spread from it.
Seeing that, the vagrants shrank back, and an older-looking man among them hastily opened his mouth.
“I…”
“What is it?”
“A f-few years ago, they occasionally recruited people for clinical trials.”
“And?”
“The compensation was generous, so many applied. Most returned without issue, but…”
The man spoke carefully.
“Some never appeared again after that.”
I narrowed my eyes at those words, then nodded.
“Is that all?”
“Y-yes, that’s all I know.”
“I see.”
After nodding, I simply walked away in one direction.
The vagrants stared blankly after me, and only after I completely disappeared from sight did they unsteadily get to their feet.
Fearful I might return, they hurriedly scattered in all directions.
Soon, the Alley fell silent once more.
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After that, I continued wandering through the Futuristic City, gathering information about Eden.
By late night, I’d secured a modest lodging and settled in, when Onyx remarked with surprise.
―Why aren’t you attacking right away?
“Eden?”
―Yes. I thought you’d just storm the place openly.
At Onyx’s words, I shook my head.
“It’s not like I have a mission to destroy the place. I’m trying to uncover secrets. I need at least some lead before I can storm in and extract anything worthwhile.”
Even if I did break in, if I tore through the building and came away empty-handed, it would all be for nothing.
I could end up needlessly heightening their vigilance without gaining anything.
I spoke while lying on the worn bed of the Motel.
“I have time. And if those bastards really have something to hide, they’ll bite the bait.”
It was obvious enough, but I didn’t believe I could access their core secrets just from the information I gathered wandering the streets.
My openly asking about Eden while roaming the streets was nothing but bait.
Whether they’d take it or not remained to be seen.
“Wake me if anything happens.”
I closed my eyes to rest.
Onyx grumbled while keeping watch, his head poking out slightly from his armor.
How much time had passed?
―Master.
Onyx called to me in a voice only I could hear.
With my eyes still closed, I spoke in the faintest whisper.
“I felt it too.”
Though my eyes were shut, I could sense it clearly.
Someone was outside the window.
Rather than rising from the bed, I flicked my fingers dangling beneath it.
The newly subscribed Channel I’d obtained enabled an extraordinarily delicate level of control previously impossible.
Originally, my concept of lightning was devastatingly destructive and conspicuous.
But now I understood it was far more than that.
Crackle―.
A small spark ignited at my fingertips, then a line extended along the floor.
Of course, it wasn’t pure lightning.
Pure lightning alone couldn’t accomplish what I needed now.
It was more accurate to call it mana infused with the power of lightning.
Regardless, the line moved throughout the room where I stayed, gradually forming a shape.
Whoosh―.
And at that very moment.
The figure holding their breath outside the window finally began to move.
They opened the window nearly soundlessly and slipped inside.
A masked figure in loose-fitting clothes that concealed their physique—they moved toward Jung Han-sung lying on the bed with quiet, deliberate steps.
The footwork, executed almost entirely on the balls of their feet, bore unmistakable signs of rigorous training.
The Infiltrator approached silently, closing in on Jung Han-sung without a sound.
Then, the moment they reached the head of the bed—
I snapped my fingers.
Crack.
Bzzzzzzzzzzt—!
Simultaneously, thin lines of electrical current that had been laid along the floor beneath the bed began to shimmer and take shape.
It was a magic circle woven together as intricately as a spider’s web, and the moment I poured my mana into it, it activated with full force.
The Infiltrator standing at the center of the magic circle trembled violently from the electricity coursing through their body before they could even react.
Crack!
Without hesitation, I sat up and seized the Infiltrator’s throat.
Of course, destructive arcs of electricity crackled across my hand.
“Don’t do anything foolish.”
I spoke in a measured tone.
“If you twitch even a single finger, I’ll fry your entire body.”
Whether my warning had taken effect or the electrical current still lingered in their system, the Infiltrator remained perfectly still.
I then flicked Onyx with my hand.
Onyx immediately understood my intent and moved.
Whoooosh—!
Onyx, who had been coiled around my body, lunged directly at the Infiltrator and bound them completely.
Only after the Infiltrator was rendered completely immobilized did I release my grip on their throat and speak.
“Now then, shall we have a conversation? Why were you targeting me?”
“No, that’s not it.”
The voice was distorted, carrying a mechanical quality.
But I paid it no mind and asked again.
“Not what?”
“I wasn’t targeting you—I was trying to have a conversation.”
At that response, I couldn’t help but let out a short laugh.
“You snuck silently into someone’s lodging to have a conversation?”
“There’s a reason for that. A reason why I couldn’t approach openly.”
I stared at them for a moment, then made a light gesture to Onyx.
Onyx immediately manipulated the Infiltrator’s body, forcing them into a nearby chair.
“First, take off the mask and talk.”
I then removed the mask from their face.
The Infiltrator’s face was now fully revealed.
Surprisingly, they appeared quite young—perhaps late teens at most.
However, I didn’t bother commenting on their apparent youth.
“So what’s this reason, and what conversation did you want to have?”
“So what’s the reason for that, and what conversation did you want to have?”
“Eden.”
The Infiltrator spoke.
“Weren’t you gathering information about Eden? Openly, at that.”
“I was. So you attacked me because of that?”
“The opposite.”
The Infiltrator looked directly at me and continued.
“We also have business with Eden. And it didn’t seem like you had particularly benevolent intentions toward Eden either.”
At those words, I stroked my chin thoughtfully.
“So you came to propose some kind of cooperation?”
“Exactly. Of course, assuming you prove useful to us.”
“And?”
“You’re almost too much for us. I never expected you’d possess such monstrous abilities.”
Despite the Infiltrator’s words, a fierce gleam flickered in their eyes.
I stared at them for a moment, then leaned forward to examine them more closely.
As if recognizing something, I opened my mouth.
“You’re a Psycher, aren’t you?”

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