I Just Subscribed and It’s the Best Hunter of All Time - Chapter 181

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Novels. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————

#Chapter 181
Jung Han-sung and his companions stepped forward confidently, coming to a halt before those shouting at them.
It wasn’t that they felt intimidated by the pressure radiating from these people—rather, they simply wanted to ascertain who these individuals were and what they were doing.
However, those who invoked the name Mujik seemed to believe their declaration had struck true, and they called out with renewed confidence.
“If you advance any further, you will face the punishment of Mujik!”
Jung Han-sung fixed his gaze upon the speaker’s face, then turned his head slightly to the side and asked.
“What sort of Guild is Mujik?”
“A Guild based in China, sir.”
“China?”
Jung Han-sung, who had been looking at Maria, turned his head further to the side to regard Cho Cheon-woong.
Cho Cheon-woong scratched his head and spoke.
“Well… they don’t seem to be particularly famous, to be honest. They’re certainly not among the Three Major Guilds, and I don’t recall them ever being listed among the Twelve Great Guilds either.”
His gaze then shifted back to Maria, who had initially identified Mujik as a Chinese Guild.
Maria responded in her measured tone.
“Mujik is a Guild based in Shandong Province. While they have never entered the Twelve Great Guilds, they do rank among China’s Thirty-Six Great Guilds—approximately twenty-ninth position, according to common knowledge.”
In other words, they were a Guild ranked around twenty-ninth in China.
“Hmm.”
Was that supposed to be impressive?
Certainly, China possessed a massive population and correspondingly numerous Guilds, but…
Even so, a twentieth or thirtieth-ranked Guild was hardly in a position to threaten the first or second-ranked Guilds of a nation like Korea.
“It’s rather ambiguous.”
Cho Cheon-woong, who possessed considerable knowledge of China, seemed to share this sentiment.
“Though it appears their name does carry some weight after all.”
As he spoke, Cho Cheon-woong glanced subtly to the side.
There were other groups gathered in that direction.
Initially, he had wondered why they were congregating there, but now it was evident they were blocked by these Mujik members and unable to proceed in either direction.
Maria offered a simple explanation.
“Well, Mujik has considerable numbers. And regardless of other factors, they would certainly be intimidating to those who lack affiliation with Major Guilds.”
“Ah, that makes sense.”
Certainly, when thinking primarily of the highest echelons, they seemed insignificant, but for those unaffiliated with Guilds or belonging to smaller ones, such a force would be sufficiently daunting.
However, this was of little consequence to Jung Han-sung.
“Then let’s proceed.”
“Yes.”
“Of course.”
And Maria and Cho Cheon-woong felt similarly.
After all, they were not the sort to be intimidated by a name like Mujik.
In truth, even if a far more formidable Major Guild had stood in Mujik’s place, Jung Han-sung would scarcely have given it a second thought.
But the members of Mujik, unaware of this, hardened their expressions as they watched Jung Han-sung’s group continue their advance.
“Come any closer and we will attack!”
The one who appeared to be their leader issued another warning toward Jung Han-sung.
Jung Han-sung dismissed the threat dismissively and continued advancing toward them.
Since they’d declared their intention to attack, he could have struck first without hesitation, but he chose not to.
Curiosity held him back.
Would they truly follow through with an attack? And if they did, what level of power would they demonstrate?
Did this composure show so plainly on his face?
The Mujik Organization members hesitated as Jung Han-sung’s group drew steadily closer, as if wondering when they’d become so confident.
But that hesitation was short-lived.
Perhaps because of what they’d already said. Or perhaps because of the watching eyes of those around them.
“Attack—!”
Finally, the leader issued the attack command.
Whoooosh!
On one side, a massive fireball materialized, while from another direction, an archer nocked an arrow and aimed at Jung Han-sung’s group.
But they didn’t launch their attack immediately.
It seemed they believed this display alone would be enough to make their opponents retreat.
Considering there were no previous marks of attacks on the ground, it was possible that everyone had been frightened into submission by mere threats like this.
But Jung Han-sung’s group didn’t stop.
Whoooosh!
Twang!
Finally, the fireballs and arrows soared through the air and rained down toward Jung Han-sung’s group.
Jung Han-sung watched the entire spectacle unfold from beginning to end without missing a single detail.
‘Not bad power.’
Individually, each attack wasn’t particularly impressive, but with dozens of them launching simultaneously, the combined force was quite formidable.
Yet that was all it amounted to.
If I had truly felt threatened, I wouldn’t be observing so leisurely.
Jung Han-sung extended his hand forward.
Crackle-boom!
Thunder roared as a net of electricity spread outward in front of him.
It rapidly expanded before swallowing the incoming arrows and fireballs in a single instant.
Sizzzzle!
The fireballs thrashed within the electrical net before dissipating, while the arrows lost their momentum and turned to ash, falling to the ground.
Without expending much effort, I had completely neutralized their combined assault.
The Mujik Organization’s combatants involuntarily gaped at the sight.
They had no choice.
What had just occurred was nothing short of surreal.
Cho Cheon-woong and Maria would certainly have worn similar expressions if they hadn’t continuously observed his abilities during their sparring matches with him.
In the silence that followed, Jung Han-sung extended his hand forward once more.
‘Let’s see how much longer they can hold out.’
As electricity crackled and shimmered at his fingertips in the next moment—
“We sincerely apologize! Great Master!”
The leader, who had been standing at the forefront and maintaining an oppressive attitude throughout, immediately prostrated himself on the ground and offered a loud apology.
At the leader’s action, the other combatants quickly grasped the situation and flattened themselves against the ground.
I had been about to unleash my attack, but I paused at the sight and withdrew my force.
“You’re not going to keep fighting?”
“We are no match for you at all! We apologize for recklessly charging about like thunder monkeys without understanding the gap in our abilities!”
It appeared they had completely lost their will to fight.
Surprised that the enemies would bow their heads so readily, I scratched my head and walked toward them while speaking.
“An apology ends this? If my strength had been lacking, I would have died right there.”
“That’s not true!”
“What?”
“We deliberately aimed the attack at the front! If you had simply stepped back a little, the attack would have missed!”
Recalling the situation from moments ago, his words weren’t wrong.
While the power was considerable, the attack was remarkably straightforward and sluggish—something any Awakener of Floor 40 or above could easily evade.
“It was merely a demonstration!”
The man’s shouting did seem to confirm it was indeed close to a demonstration.
“So?”
“Yes?”
“You’re just going to leave like this?”
As I spoke, I had already arrived before the man lying flat on the ground.
And Cho Cheon-woong, who had walked alongside me, spoke with a casual expression.
“If you’re going to apologize, don’t just do it with words—do it properly.”
At Cho Cheon-woong’s words, the man lowered his head again.
“I’ll give you everything we have!”
“That’s obvious.”
Cho Cheon-woong spoke again.
“Tell us everything you know.”
* * *
The Mujik Organization’s forces cooperated with genuine sincerity.
They not only handed over everything they possessed but also shared every piece of information they knew without omission.
“There are already three Major Guilds that have entered the interior, and quite a few famous Awakeners have come as well.”
“Yes, yes! That’s correct!”
“Your main force has gone deeper inside, and only reserve troops remain outside to control the personnel.”
“Yes!”
“Why were you controlling the personnel?”
“If the interior becomes too chaotic, we won’t know what might happen inside!”
I listened to that point and stroked my chin.
“So, the useful information is that quite a large number of people have entered the interior, and nothing particularly significant has been discovered yet.”
“Yes! That’s correct.”
The unfortunate part was that while there was a lot of information, the truly useful information wasn’t that abundant.
What they knew about the Ancient Ruins was almost entirely what I had heard on my way here.
The only salvageable information was, as I had mentioned earlier, details about those who had entered the interior.
Jung Han-sung paused for a moment before speaking.
“Understood. Then don’t cause any trouble and stay quietly to the side.”
“Yes! I’ll be as silent as a dead mouse!”
“Go on.”
“Thank you!”
The Male Ranker said this and hurriedly withdrew to one side with the other troops under his command.
Jung Han-sung walked past them toward the interior, conversing with Cho Cheon-woong and Maria.
“What do you think?”
“The ones who’ve entered seem to match our expectations.”
Maria answered first.
“Major Guilds wouldn’t miss a place like this, and even among individuals, those with notable reputations would have rushed here to move their heavy bodies for something like this.”
“Among them, who should we be cautious of?”
“Aegis from the United States and Nok-rim from China. Those two. It seems the top-tier guilds from Japan haven’t stepped forward in this matter.”
“Among individuals, is there anyone else we should be wary of?”
“Considering our current forces, there isn’t.”
Maria spoke in a calm voice.
Among those who operated independently without belonging to any guild, there were certainly talented individuals.
But in Maria’s assessment, there was no one among them who could surpass Jung Han-sung.
There was no one with Jung Han-sung’s level of ability who wasn’t affiliated with any organization.
He had entered the 90th Floor alone without guild support, and was still advancing through it at an extraordinary pace.
In fact, even among those receiving full guild backing, no one had shown growth comparable to Jung Han-sung.
In any case, at this point, those capable of threatening Jung Han-sung would be executive-level members from the Major Guilds.
“I see.”
Jung Han-sung nodded and continued walking toward the Ancient Ruins.
The Ancient Ruins were now practically within arm’s reach.
If he increased his speed, he could penetrate the interior in an instant, but instead Jung Han-sung walked slowly, surveying the Ancient Ruins thoroughly.
‘The scale is larger than I expected up close.’
Even from a distance, he hadn’t thought it small, but up close, its grandeur was on an entirely different level.
If the rumors were true that this was an individual’s tomb, it was a tomb of unparalleled extravagance.
“If there’s treasure, it would be in the deepest part.”
“Wouldn’t it be? Usually in dungeons or ruins, treasures are in the hardest places to find.”
“Even if there were useful items on the outer sections, they’re probably all gone by now.”
Jung Han-sung nodded at those words.
Quite a few had already entered the interior. Naturally, anything conspicuous would have been swept away.
“Then it’s best we ignore everything else and head straight into the depths.”
“Yes.”
“I agree.”
Having decided on their course of action, they reached the Ruins Entrance not long after.
The Ruins Entrance appeared to have originally been sealed by a sturdy Stone Gate, but now it lay wide open.
The stone that had served as the door was scattered about beside it.
I didn’t know who they were, but they certainly seemed to have a fiery temperament.
“Let’s go.”
Jung Han-sung and his party passed through the opened gate and proceeded directly inside.
Whoosh—!
The interior was shrouded in darkness, but Maria immediately summoned flames to illuminate the space.
Thanks to her, Jung Han-sung could examine the interior without difficulty.
“Hmm.”
However, the sight before my eyes was far from reassuring.
More than ten corpses were scattered about from the entrance alone.
All of them were riddled with holes throughout their bodies.

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Novels. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————