I Just Subscribed and It’s the Best Hunter of All Time - Chapter 170

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#Chapter 170.
In The Tower, climbers are strangers.
We sprint toward our given objective, and when we finally reach the finish line, we leave that place and search for a new starting point once more.
But at least we could decide for ourselves when to depart.
Rat-a-tat-tat—!
Bullets came flying from ahead.
Araktar responded by unleashing webbing to intercept them.
After all the hardship of escaping Eden’s Headquarters Building, Eden’s forces refused to let us go so easily.
It was only natural.
We had infiltrated their facility, stolen their ‘test subjects’ and data—not to mention the catastrophic damage we’d inflicted on the company in the process.
That’s why Jung Han-sung and the others moved swiftly, desperate to escape the Futuristic City.
“Huff, huff. We need to shake off this tail soon.”
Stone spoke between breaths as we ran.
Jung Han-sung nodded and glanced back over his shoulder.
We’d been steadily eliminating pursuers on the way out, so only about twenty remained.
Jung Han-sung raised one arm.
What he’d gained from subscribing to the new Channel wasn’t merely precise control.
That was the most noticeable benefit, but he’d also learned several other techniques.
In particular, these techniques could unleash tremendous power with relatively little effort.
Crackle-crackle-crackle—!
The lightning gathering around his raised arm was one such technique.
The lightning energy quickly took on an elongated form. Its name was simple, matching its appearance: the Lightning Spear.
But its power was anything but simple.
Crackle-crackle-crackle—!
As Jung Han-sung swung his arm, the Lightning Spear flew forward and struck the center of the enemy formation.
Lightning erupted in all directions, savagely consuming the enemies.
That single strike felled two-thirds of their forces. Even the remaining third didn’t look to be in good condition.
Whoosh—!
So I left the rest to Araktar.
Araktar spewed webbing to bind them quickly, then hurled them far away.
We could have finished them off, but there was no need to go that far.
Eliminating them wouldn’t end the pursuit anyway.
It was better to escape this place quickly.
“Let’s go.”
“Yes! This way!”
Not long after, we arrived at the abandoned Warehouse Building.
Yes—the very Warehouse Building where our base had been.
But something had been prepared inside that building, which should have been empty.
“What is this?”
“Huff, it’s something we prepared to escape the Futuristic City.”
What had been prepared were none other than armed vehicles.
There were ten of them in total, and drivers were already seated inside each one.
“Well, this level of preparation was necessary.”
Without such thorough arrangements, it would have been impossible to evacuate the rescued people and escape the city.
Jung Han-sung immediately ordered the undead to divide the rescued individuals and board them into the vehicles.
Those who had been waiting in advance helped as well, and in less than five minutes, they completed all preparations for departure.
Just before departure, unmanned drones sent by Eden arrived, but it posed no significant problem.
They fell like rain before they could do anything against the cerebral lightning attack Jung Han-sung unleashed.
Thus, they departed from the Warehouse Building in their vehicles and began racing down the roads.
After that, it was nothing but repetition.
Relentless pursuit from enemy forces.
Evading attacks, blocking them, and counterattacking in turn—they continued racing down the roads.
“Ah….”
After countless fierce engagements.
They finally escaped beyond the city.
Jung Han-sung looked ahead, hearing Lea’s exclamation.
Beyond the city stretched an endless Wasteland.
It was a desolate sight that would normally feel oppressive, yet Lea gazed upon it with an expression of pure happiness.
It was hardly surprising.
Even the most barren Desolate Land was preferable to a city filled with painful memories.
Of course, escaping the city didn’t resolve everything.
―We’ll move at full speed from here.
Stone’s voice came from another vehicle.
Leaving the city meant nothing if they couldn’t completely shake off Eden’s pursuit.
Thus, they drove on with renewed determination.
And Jung Han-sung continued to provide assistance as before.
After two full days had passed.
Jung Han-sung had a conversation with Stone.
“Thank you.”
Stone bowed his head respectfully in gratitude.
Jung Han-sung replied simply.
“We agreed to help each other. Don’t mention it.”
“That said, it feels like we’ve only been receiving help from you one-sidedly.”
Stone spoke with a bitter smile.
He had every reason to feel that way.
From his perspective, the plan had been meticulously crafted, yet its actual execution was riddled with gaps.
Had Jung Han-sung not plugged every single one of those gaps, the plan would have failed without question.
Of course, Stone could make excuses about not being fully prepared yet, but….
Having devised the plan himself, he understood.
No matter how much time passed, filling those gaps would never have been easy.
In that sense, Jung Han-sung was nothing short of a savior dropped from the heavens themselves.
“Are you truly certain you can leave just like this?”
“Well, it seems we’ve managed to shake off most of the pursuit by now. Besides, we’ll be arriving at another city soon anyway, won’t we?”
“That may be true, but….”
My decision to depart stemmed from the belief that a reasonable degree of safety had been established.
There was no longer any need for me to remain here, so I resolved to return without hesitation.
“Once we arrive at the city and properly trade that data, we’ll be able to obtain substantial wealth. Then….”
“It’s fine.”
At the mention of additional compensation, I shook my head without the slightest hesitation.
While there was nothing wrong with receiving more money, the difference of a few extra credits hardly mattered to me.
Besides, I’d already obtained a copy of the data for myself and secured it separately. If I wished, I could always sell it and earn money from it.
“Understood.”
Stone nodded, though his expression betrayed a hint of reluctance at my resolute answer.
After a moment’s hesitation, he reached into his pocket and withdrew something, offering it to me.
“Then, please accept this at least.”
“What is this…?”
It was a necklace—a necklace set with a luminous blue sphere.
“When I was young, before I left my family, I secretly took this with me. I’m not entirely sure what it is exactly, but…. I do know it’s quite a valuable item.”
“Are you certain you can give this to me?”
“Yes. It serves no real purpose for me to keep it now. I believe it would be better to give it to my benefactor instead.”
Stone said this and extended it toward me once more.
“…I understand.”
In the end, I accepted it.
But then, a message appeared before my eyes.
[You have obtained the key to the Hidden Floor ‘Land of Balturan’]
Certainly, it was no ordinary object.
I wore a peculiar expression for a moment, then placed it into my inventory as if tucking it away.
Well, I’d already sensed that Stone was far from an ordinary person.
There were simply too many noteworthy things about him.
“Then, I shall take my leave now.”
“Yes. Please drive safely. I’ve made sure to stock plenty of spare fuel in the vehicle’s trunk.”
“Thank you.”
With that, I bid my farewell and climbed into the empty vehicle.
Truth be told, I hadn’t intended to accept the vehicle, but I’d reluctantly taken it due to Stone’s insistence.
And for good reason—this place was in the heart of the Wasteland.
For my benefactor to simply send me off on foot would have been unthinkable.
Recognizing this sentiment, I accepted it.
So I took the wheel myself and drove off in no particular direction.
Glancing in the rearview mirror, I could see people emerging to wave goodbye as I departed.
From their perspective, my sudden departure must have seemed abrupt, but by my own reckoning, I’d actually stayed far longer than my original plan had called for.
Even after achieving the objective, I lingered for more than two days before departing.
‘If fate wills it, perhaps we’ll meet again.’
I’ve already visited this world multiple times. So if our destinies truly intertwine, we’ll encounter each other once more.
After putting some distance between us.
Jung Han-sung spoke while sitting in the vehicle, gazing into the void.
“I’m heading back.”
Immediately, my vision began to shimmer and distort.
It was a shame to leave the vehicle behind, but there was no choice—I had no container large enough to store it.
Whoooosh—!
As my vision transformed, I regained consciousness to find myself already in my Unique Space.
―Finally, you’ve returned.
The moment I arrived, Onyx poked his head out abruptly and spoke.
I looked down at Onyx and replied.
“You’ve been quiet the whole time.”
―I was bored, so I slept.
“What a carefree life you lead.”
―Well, there was nothing for me to do anyway. I just kept firing that brain weapon or whatever from inside the vehicle.
That was true enough.
While we engaged in combat fairly often, there was no need for me to step out of the vehicle and fight directly.
“Still, it took longer than I expected.”
I sat down in a chair off to the side. Originally, I’d planned to complete the mission lightly and return, but I’d ended up staying for several days.
Well, it could have been finished in a single day, but I chose to stay longer of my own accord.
―Still, you obtained something unexpected, didn’t you? Master.
At Onyx’s question, I nodded and retrieved the necklace from my inventory.
It was the very necklace Stone had given me.
“This one here. Do you sense anything from it?”
―I feel the aura of a powerful spirit.
“A spirit’s aura?”
I furrowed my brow in confusion.
I’d only considered it important as a key to the Hidden Floor, and I hadn’t sensed anything particularly remarkable from the necklace itself.
Onyx licked his lips before answering my question.
―It’s sealed quite meticulously, but I’m certain. I suspect that family itself has some connection to spirits in one way or another.
“Hmm.”
I examined the necklace from various angles before placing it back into my inventory.
This key could only be used in the late 90s of The Tower. It wasn’t something I could use immediately.
“First, I’ll head back to Han-sung’s Home to wash up and eat, then… I should climb The Tower further.”
Clearing a single floor took longer than expected, but this time I intended to progress through The Tower more aggressively.
After all, I hadn’t engaged in intense combat over the past two days, so I hadn’t accumulated any particular fatigue.
So I rested in the chair for a moment, then returned to Earth House to wash and eat before attending to a few errands and returning.
This time, I bypassed the Territory entirely and headed straight to the next floor once more.
Whoooosh!
The newly arrived floor was a land where flames blazed from every direction.
―Roooaaarrr!
And towering across that desolate expanse stood a multitude of colossal monsters.
Jung Han-sung caught sight of the objective displayed before him—’Eliminate the Flame Giants’—and smiled.
Just as he’d thought, a floor where he could clear his mind and fight without restraint was always his favorite.
Jung Han-sung summoned lightning without hesitation, drawing it upward in a torrent of power.
Crackle-crackle-crackle!
To the Flame Giants, it was nothing short of catastrophe.

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