The Hunter of the Other World Who Is Being Misunderstood Chapter 191

Episode 191. Collapse (2)

For some reason, the back of my neck feels stiff. My skin is peeling like the skin of a chicken whose feathers have been plucked.

What on earth made you act like that?

No matter what you say, once the skill is activated, it’s over.

[Dream Invitation (Active)]

[Description: Traps the opponent’s mind into a specific space and immediately collapses. The skill cannot be released by any other means without the owner’s permission.]

This is a technology that is also recorded on the PIXY site.

If you can just get it right, it’s a truly threatening ability that is so mentally unmatched in effectiveness.

“What on earth are you talking about? Do you still not understand my situation?”

But actually.

The foreign errand boy here overlooked one thing.

Skill descriptions commonly seen by hunters. Or descriptions of monsters within dungeons.

Since all of this information is recorded by hand, it is natural that there are often errors.

“ha ha ha.”

So it’s not like the description of the technology is wrong.

“Do you know what the mechanism of this skill is?”

Dyed blonde.

Black eyes staring into the distant sky.

The hunter named Giryeo spoke quickly, carrying his luggage on his back.

“In fact, this is a duel between the guest and the host.”

“hmm?”

“In this kind of virtual reality, the dominance is determined by who is better at handling magic. The criteria for judgment are complex, though.”

“What, what?”

“It’s not like you think the host side has absolute power. But looking at the way you’re reacting now… … .”

Soon after, the customer’s expression gradually changes.

“I guess you’ve never met an Awakened person with more initiative than you.”

Are you talented?

Now, a face that smiles brightly enough to be seen through squinted eyes.

He’s definitely smiling. He’s smiling now in a very human and natural way.

But, why has my stomach been feeling so queasy since a while ago… … .

“It’s almost pitiful to see him running around and enjoying himself without even knowing that the enemy invited him on purpose.”

“what?”

“Anyway, it’s been a while, so it’s good. Actually, I’ve been… I’ve been really stressed out lately because I haven’t been able to use my skills properly due to various reasons.”

The discomfort in the other person’s voice quietly grows.

It was strange. This white space was originally a space where he could dominate and fool anyone.

The Awakened of Alai used to feel comfortable and excited whenever they came here, as if they were having a good dream, but now everything was different.

“It’s a mental attack.”

The foreign awakened people soon opened their eyes wide.

Soon after, things changed drastically.

To be exact, the blonde hunter in front of me changed his appearance.

The man’s smiling face gradually became distorted into an indescribable form, and he let out an unintelligible sound through the distorted structure that seemed to be filled with noise.

“good.”

End with a short sentence.

“This is a good opportunity for me to show you a good example.”

-Thud.

The unfortunate sorcerer felt an alien sensation on his toes.

***

one side.

Outside the mental world.

‘My partner is the best after all.’

Huh.

The female Awakened person who remained outside smiled in conversion at the situation unfolding before her eyes.

The blonde hunter, who had been flustered and unable to do anything because of Ahn Yoon-seung, suddenly froze in place with his gaze blank.

This was proof that their plan worked.

“Ugh… … . Ugh! What on earth are you doing to me, hyung… … .”

The paralyzed skinhead Korean glared at them with trembling eyes.

When Kiria suddenly stopped moving and became silent, he also belatedly noticed his colleague’s strange behavior.

However, Ahn Yoon-seung was still unable to move a finger due to the effects of the abnormal condition.

And that is the general position of the raiders as well.

There was no way an item that spread smoke so widely would avoid its owner. But it was okay. The goal here wasn’t to fight and win against that A-class anyway.

‘joy.’

The corners of the woman’s mouth suddenly went up.

Her expression brightened at the thought of receiving a huge sum of money. Besides, wouldn’t her reputation in the industry skyrocket after this job was over?

Hunter Kim Ki-ryeo is probably already amazed by the skills his colleague displayed.

Born as a S-class strongman, this is a high-intensity assault that he has never experienced before.

Your arms get twisted and broken. Or needles start to prick the soft flesh inside your throat.

Or, in addition to that, various other types of pain, in any category that humans can imagine.

‘It’s all over.’

In the dream world created by skill, killing an opponent will not affect their life. This is because if you harass them to the point of death, the bridge connecting them will be cut off in the middle.

However, if you make your opponent experience the illusion of pulling out his arm several times, he will not be able to move properly even when the skill is released. This will leave a huge mental aftereffect.

That is, after that, you can just run away and leave the target in a neutralized state.

‘Slowly… … .’

Ugh.

Then, suddenly, from somewhere, a groan of pain was heard.

The consciousness of the two people who were entangled in the skill was released. And soon after, someone spoke the first syllable in a cracked voice.

“Ugh, ugh!”

After a few seconds, a shrill scream erupted from behind her.

“Eww!”

A foreign Awakened person woke up from his sleep with a scream so horrible that it was hard to believe it came from a human’s throat.

“omg?”

Wow!

The other half of Alay turns her head and shrugs at the sound.

Then, what you see is the figure of a colleague floating like an aspen tree.

Plus, the constant flow of cold sweat. And the pupils were constricted as if they had been exposed to a bright light source.

“Ahhhhhhh! Ugh, ugh, ugh… … .”

What’s wrong? What’s going on!

The woman shouted something urgently in Spanish, but the Awakened man had no answer.

It just barked and trembled so much it was scary to watch.

How could this happen? Of course, when his skill ended, one of the two would wake up screaming, but it was always towards the target!

“Yoon Seung-ah, are you okay? Were you hurt in the meantime?”

“older brother……!”

But at that time.

Again a new voice cut in from the other side.

Shockingly, when Kim Ki-ryeo came out of the hallucination state, his face was completely normal, without any change in expression.

Powerful steps. Upright posture.

Even his complexion was bright, as if he had just woken up from a good dream. Unlike the previous targets, he was completely unaffected even after being subjected to Alai’s mental attack.

“By the way… … .”

Sigh.

Kim Ki-ryeo took out the Hydra and held it in his hand, then lifted it with its scabbard and rested it against his shoulder.

And he said, looking at the attacker who was crawling on the floor in pain.

“He was so happy that I teased him about it.”

haha.

A sneer with an indecipherable meaning, spat out with a dry face.

Also, as soon as that laughter reached my ears, one person started shouting something at the top of his lungs.

The spirit wizard of Alay repeated the same sentence several times after that, but only one person in the room could understand it.

No, it’s not human.

Spanish that’s almost screaming.

The female awakened person who confronted Ahn Yoon-seung finally seems to realize something and steps back hesitantly.

But there was no way we could just let the people who caused such a major accident go.

‘S, really… … . The mental power of that S-class hunter… … .’

Hit the button!

By the time I was about to say “oh no”, Kim Ki-ryeo had already run all the way to the center of the aquarium.

In response, the errand boy reflexively takes a defensive stance.

But what was heard immediately afterwards was the sound of the top of the box opening with a ‘click’.

***

Some time later.

Inside Kim Ki-ryeo’s studio, next to the copper-colored desk.

“… … No, so you’re saying that they were actually overseas hitmen who were paid to work?”

By the way, today is Friday.

I’ve been getting calls from the police since that golden Friday morning.

If you’re wondering why the police are suddenly here, it’s obviously because of the aquarium attack incident that happened a while ago.

After that, I activated [Surprise Box!] and handed the criminals over to the police.

“And the client was a researcher named Kim… … .”

But the truth of the incident that was revealed is somewhat shocking.

After investigating the attackers, the police discovered the SNS chatroom they were using, and the conversations they found there were quite shocking.

[me: But why is it that an S-class hunter is the target of this request?]

[client: That bastard betrayed my heart. I thought he was a good man, but it turned out it was all a play. The illusion was shattered! And I was upset because he rejected a request that was very important to my career.]

[client: I want revenge.]

[client: It wouldn’t be ok to just harass them for a little while, let alone kill them.]

For reference, the original text of this chat room is in English.

‘Oh my God, you’re so angry that you did this to me just because I rejected your offer to collaborate on research?’

A mad revenge carried out after being discouraged by the cold treatment of a hunter he had long had feelings for.

This was the police’s initial conclusion of the case.

A researcher came to the gym where Jeong Ha-seong was training.

Surprisingly, the chat room was full of conversations from what was believed to be the researcher.

In addition, in the Fairy’s Promise (a sub-item of the Knight’s Oath) sent to the messengers named Ala, there was a note written in the researcher’s handwriting stating that a deposit would be made upon completion of the mission.

“Huh… Are you crazy?”

You only saw my face once, so you’re holding a grudge and burning 1 billion to harass me?

But that wasn’t the only thing that was difficult to understand…

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“No, why on earth do I have to have my account investigated for such an absurd reason… …!”

A police station in Seoul.

A person who was so angry that his neck turned red kicks an iron chair and stands up at the appearance of someone.

A striped polo shirt and somewhat thick glasses. This is the researcher I met the other day.

“Ah! Hunter Kim Ki-ryeo!”

This researcher, Mr. Kim, was currently giving a statement in front of the police on charges of instigating an assault. As soon as he saw me at the police station, he grabbed my sleeve and shouted.

“Hunter, listen! No! This is it. I really don’t know anything about this!”

The client’s personal information posted in the chat room was stolen, and he claimed that he had nothing to do with this matter.

“This is really ridiculous. These days, I’m eating and sleeping in the lab because of a new project. How could I have time to do something like this?”

“hmm.”

“Please, Hunter Kim Ki-ryeo, please say something!”

“What are you talking about?”

“I’m not the culprit! You know what I said last time, right? No, I’m actually supporting you, Hunter. Why on earth would I have called in a mercenary and caused trouble?”

Police said they plan to check her bank statements to confirm whether she actually purchased the cryptocurrency.

That’s why the researchers argued that it was a difficult situation.

They say that there is no one in this world who doesn’t get dusty.

While she was pursuing her doctorate, she received money from her family in the form of a monthly allowance.

At that time, the school separately provided a certain amount of labor costs. In other words, since there was income, all of a sudden, all of the 7 years’ worth of allowance was put up for gifting.

“It wasn’t a huge amount to be caught by the National Tax Service, but I’m suddenly being charged hundreds of dollars in taxes because of this absurd thing… …!”

Anyway, it seems like there’s some issue regarding taxes, but honestly, since I’m from another planet, I couldn’t understand it right away.

Besides, that’s not the important issue right now.

“Anyway, you really have nothing to do with this incident, right?”

“yes!”

Downturned eyebrows. Reddened neck. Rolling heels.

First of all, the researcher with the last name Kim seemed genuinely resentful. On the outside, at least.

But I didn’t believe it outright.

To begin with, this body is not very receptive to human expressions of emotion, and wherever you go in the universe, there are always liars.

‘I’m a fraud right now… … .’

It is honestly quite difficult to trace the flow of funds because the client used a complex element called cryptocurrency.

Moreover, the only suspect, a female researcher, insists on her innocence every second and actually has a weak motive for the crime.

‘If I look at it from the perspective of someone who has lived life twice, there is definitely something strange.’

But when I think about it carefully, fortunately, I had a means to solve the problem.

A magic that distinguishes between truth and lies in words.

Actually, I was able to use that intermediate skill thanks to the Blueshell I got a while ago.

Of course, very precariously and briefly.

This isn’t exactly healthy, but even Earthlings do it sometimes by chugging energy drinks, so I guess it’s okay for me to do it once in a while.

“… The story is getting long, but since it’s probably not time to eat yet, let’s stop by a restaurant for a bit and finish talking. I’ll buy it.”

“Oh, really?”

In this country, it’s illegal to use magic on ordinary people. But first, we’ll have to move.