The Hunter of the Other World Who Is Being Misunderstood Chapter 217

Episode 217. Knockout Tournament (4)

They say that when a person dies, he leaves behind his name, and when an animal dies, he leaves behind his skin.

However, the bizarre behavior of the Beast was an event that was hard to forget in people’s minds.

The Beast eventually left behind a clear name, not leather.

People could only tremble in fear, not even knowing that it had already been defeated and died.

‘eww…….’

And as I was thinking about the identity of the Beast, the face of ‘that man’ naturally came to mind.

‘Creepy!’

Once upon a time.

Brooklyn Morgan once made this joke on a TV show:

Maybe the Beast is just an S-class Hunter whose attributes have not been revealed.

But let’s think about a character whose awakening series is ambiguous and whose personality is so vicious that he could kill the same person.

Why does one person keep lingering in my mind?

‘no way.’

Blonde hair. Three hundred eyes. The sound of shoes following him. Cold skin. A longsword dragging… … .

‘Hic.’

Sophia shook her head violently to shake herself free from her fearful thoughts.

okay.

No matter how I think about it, it seems like this is going down a very useless path.

Right now, we shouldn’t worry about that oriental hunter, we should focus on the task at hand.

In order to easily pay off the debt incurred from gambling, he had to somehow achieve a high ranking in this tournament with a huge prize pool.

And the good news is that you won’t meet any of those scary Asians here!

The name Kim Ki-ryeo was not on the list of S-class hunters confirmed to participate that China had promoted.

‘If it were me, I would have quickly added my name to the item box, even if it meant looking at it. Hmm. Well, at least it’s fortunate.’

Sophia relaxed with a much more relaxed look on her face.

Of course, at this time she didn’t know yet.

The reason China did not use Kim Ki-ryeo’s name in its publicity was simply because his choices were slower than others.

As I had just thought, the basic reward called the item box was such a big and sweet fruit… … .

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An evenly paved road.

The open sky.

And the cheers of the audience from afar. Or the annoying sound of a drone flying overhead.

[The 5th Battle of the Yellow Dragon~!]

Sophia thought as she listened to the host’s announcement, which was being simultaneously translated into three languages.

[This is a commemorative match for the awakened players from Korea~!]

God is dead.

To be exact, the god of fortune named Tyche must have died and disappeared from this world.

Otherwise, there was no way his prayers for a good matchup could have resulted in this.

I can’t believe it. It’s almost nihilistic now.

“Wow~”

“amazing!”

“S-class hunter. S-class hunter!”

These days, the resolution of drone cameras is improving day by day.

Perhaps by now, this trembling pupil is being broadcast to the living rooms of each country?

Sophia barely raised her head, sweat pouring down her face.

Then, what I see is that same face that I was afraid to see again, even in my dreams.

“… … .”

At this time.

The man standing across the stadium also seems to have finally remembered Sophia’s identity.

He fiddled with the cufflinks of his shirt and raised one eyebrow as if something had occurred to him.

But that’s the only noticeable reaction.

Again the blond male falls silent.

Anyway, I already removed all my magical equipment before entering the stadium.

Even Pixie’s translation machine was stripped of its contents due to regulations, so what kind of conversation would they have with each other?

[Then get ready… … .]

[3]

[2]

By the way, unlike S-class hunters who are completely prohibited from using items, Sophia is allowed to use her main weapon with a slight handicap.

[1]

But as the countdown on the electronic clock placed in the stadium ticked down, the only thought that came to her mind was to throw all these weapons away and run away.

[Game Start!]

‘father…….’

After all, you shouldn’t live by gambling…

***

So, let’s find out why Sophia is in such a crisis.

4 hours ago from now.

I was on a plane to China with Kang Chang-ho, who I was planning to go to.

To be exact, it was the contractor’s private plane.

All of them had used regular airlines on their previous trips to Japan, but Kang Chang-ho had a particularly uncomfortable experience that day, so he decided to buy a plane that he had been contemplating recently.

“You said you weren’t going there with the goal of winning?”

But a little later.

The S-class hunter sitting across from me opened his champagne and spoke subtly.

He said he wasn’t interested in things like ‘Triaina’.

“What I want is a completely different item. That item is semi-essential to illegal trade, so it’s hard to find on the black market. The sellers won’t let go of what they have.”

“ah.”

“It seems like it’s relatively easy to get it at regular hunter markets.”

The question that Kiri unconsciously asks is an alpha-Urian question.

“Really? Then why don’t you just have someone else buy it for you… ?”

“That’s right. I’m already doing it.”

“yes?”

“Of course I do proxy purchasing. So if I put my mind to it, I can also obtain the items.”

But as the answers came back, somehow the conversation became more and more vague.

‘Then why on earth are you going to China?’

As this person remained silent with a blank expression, Kang Chang-ho seemed to know what it meant and explained further.

In fact, he did not decide to participate in the tournament solely based on the items at stake.

Well… … .

“But China is a large country, so people are spread out everywhere.”

A tall hunter tapping his eyes with his index finger.

“If the Awakened people gather together on their own, why wouldn’t I go?”

“ah.”

“The item side is just a kind of souvenir, and this is actually my real goal. Do you get it now?”

He quickly understood as he saw the magical tool rolling under his eyelids.

‘Well, even the dragon’s eyes have a range limit… … .’

A gathering of high-level Awakened people will feel like a large supermarket fresh food sales counter to those with [Improvement].

But wasn’t there a limit to the number of times you can steal that skill?

In addition, he said he had prepared another sacrifice to replace the existing contractor. And he was also looking at the Awakened One.

‘You Earthlings are never satisfied.’

I stuck out my tongue inwardly as I looked at the greed of the person in front of me. However, I couldn’t show it on the outside.

Kang Chang-ho was picking at the nuts on his plate.

Quasak.

Then, he shattered the walnut shell he was holding with his bare hands.

There was a moment of silence as he looked at the nut kernels that were revealed in an instant.

To be honest, even if Kang Chang-ho hadn’t awakened, he would have been able to crack a walnut because of his basic muscle mass, so he naturally became humble.

And around this time, the awakened person on the other side starts making problematic remarks… … .

“By the way, Kim Ki-ryeo, are you really sure you don’t have to go out?”

“What?”

“game.”

Kang Chang-ho continued speaking.

Since we’ve finally launched a private plane, considering the cost of fuel, wouldn’t it be more economical if you could show up at the event as well?

We will probably never face each other in a match – I don’t know why he sounds so confident – but if we do meet, I will immediately forfeit my right to do so, etc.

An S-class hunter who suggests that you continue to participate in matches.

To be honest, it was an extremely transparent persuasion.

I felt this way at the Kagoshima Gate, but Kang Chang-ho wanted to check the true value of his contractors from time to time.

‘You must have been really excited to see some magic.’

Have you ever thought about participating in a battle between superpowered people?

‘hmm.’

Of course I won’t go out… … .

It was at that moment that I was about to give that answer.

I was speechless for a moment. Thinking about it, the S-class hunter’s participation reward was [Item Box (Rare)].

‘It’s an item box.’

The minimum price for a rare item box is several hundred million.

I’ve grown daring while eating Jeong Ha-seong’s back, but when I think about it again, isn’t this an amount that can be ignored?

‘In my current state after recovering from my lung disease, if I were to fight against an A-class opponent, I think I could win the first match.’

If the organizers had any intention, they wouldn’t have dropped an S-class hunter, who is the backbone of viewer ratings, in the first round.

‘If only I could get in a fight with an A-class… … .’

Tens of billions. Tens of billions.

First, let’s set the minimum at 1 billion for easy calculation.

If you do a mental calculation based on a part-time worker earning 12,000 won per hour, it would be approximately 83,333 hours.

3,472 days. That’s 9.5 years.

In normal cases, it would take 9.5 years of one’s life to earn money, but for an S-class player, it was earned in a match that lasted only about 3 minutes.

‘hmm.’

Swish.

I leaned my arms against the metal frame of the airplane seat and was lost in thought.

Kang Chang-ho had already given up on persuading her to participate and kept his mouth shut a long time ago.

Somehow, the numbers that came to mind just wouldn’t leave my head. 9.5 years and 3 minutes.

3 minutes.

3 minutes… … .

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So, here I am, standing in this place like this.

“… … .”

What’s the use of making excuses when things have gotten this bad?

Yes. I was blinded by the appreciation of China’s participation and stepped into this earthling’s amusement.

[Item Box (Rare)].

The magic pouch, which was several times wider than the regular pouch I was using now, was not a reward that could be easily overlooked.

‘In the end, I broke both my promise to not leave the house and my plan to not be greedy for nothing… ‘

Shit.

If at least the application period had passed, the dignity of the Archmage would have been maintained.

As S-class hunters are the center of attention, they were able to enter even just 1 minute before the start of the match.

‘A great wizard like me is thinking of going on a trip for a few pennies. This is truly the corruption of an intelligent being… … .’

Due to the intervention of Kang Chang-ho, who wanted to see the contractor’s skills, the process ended up going like a lightning strike, but once he got on the field, he came to his senses.

But I tried hard to rationalize this choice by thinking of all kinds of excuses in my head.

‘I can’t help it.’

At this point, it would be a good idea to show off the effects of [Sacred Tree Sapling] and hide the fact that I’m a weak F-rank.

Even if it’s not necessarily that kind of preemptive strike.

Recently, I also cured my respiratory problems.

Wouldn’t it be nice to put some magic into your unused lungs and experience a real battle on the stage while you’re at it?

‘Somehow, the more I make excuses, the more I feel ashamed of my own greed.’

Well anyway.

However, the opponent I met through this process was unexpected.

‘Was her name Sophia?’

I thought I’d seen that look somewhere before.

It’s an exquisite coincidence.

I have now come to meet the mastermind behind the Demilich raid again.

Although she says she’s a freelance hunter, this one has supernatural powers of perception and was aware of her intimate conversation with Enzo of the Spectrum.

‘hmm.’

Relationship with spectrum.

And when the curiosity that the therapist had for me was combined, I finally understood what had happened in the past.

I’ve often wondered why things like Demilich’s raids happened, and now that the mystery has been solved, I feel relieved.

But that’s that.

I was blinded by the item box so I applied for participation in a hurry.

Honestly, I didn’t know this place would attract this much attention…

“Wow!”

Over there.

Excited cheers can be heard beyond the stands, which are secured by several layers of barriers.

It was a crowd of planetary citizens who had gathered to watch the showdown between the Awakened.

Moreover, just before I came out, an unknown A-class hunter showed an intense match that was so intense that his bones were exposed. Their expectations were sky-high.

‘Is it really necessary to work so hard for something like this?’

It was good that I met an A-class hunter in a duel, but the order of the matches was not good.

‘Like savage mammals… … .’

Jeong Ha-seong is like that, and Esther is like that too.

Why do Earthlings react so badly whenever I show them blood? Honestly, I thought they had some kind of aversion to the blood of their own kind.

The Earthlings gathered here, unlike before, were more satisfied and cried out louder whenever someone was injured.

When I see him enjoying the fight like that, the concepts of Earth that I had barely been able to interpret are starting to blur… … .

‘Hmm.’

Well anyway.

I feel sorry for the fans who bought expensive tickets, but my match was actually supposed to be a kind of break.

The Hydra was taken away, and the surprise box was confiscated.

What could an F-class hunter do when he was practically kicked out naked?

[Basic Rules]

① You win by destroying the pendant part of the necklace hanging around your opponent’s neck or by rendering your opponent incapacitated.

[Detailed rules]

① If you go outside the gold line of the stadium, you will be considered out of the stadium.

②If you fail to get up within 10 seconds after the referee blows the whistle, you lose by KO.

③ Defeat of seriously injured person is handled at the healer’s discretion.

First of all, there is no need to think about this part before the game.

What caught my attention were the tiny bits of additional fine print at the bottom of this section of detailed rules.

The application form submitted by China clearly had that phrase written on it.

If you are an S-class hunter, you will be given an item box of enormous value just for showing up at the match.

But, only after you have successfully completed one match without losing!

‘Ugh.’

That means if you want the item box, you’ll have to somehow win this first match.

There is only one way to win a match with F-class magic power.

I raised my right hand and held the pendant part of the match necklace on my chest.

-Sigh

Fortunately, the effects of the Sacred Tree Sapling were not considered by Earthlings to be items to wear.

However, this kind of strength quickly reveals its true colors in front of a truly strong person.

The opponent in front of you is not a crazy beast wielding a Battle Axe.

If a real S-class had been matched from the beginning, it would have been the basic reward and I would have immediately declared disqualification.

But as you can see, the opponent you’re up against is an A-class. And he’s a summoner with physical weakness who can never break through the protection of the Sacred Tree with his bare hands.

I put into action the plan I had been thinking about since I was on the plane to China.

‘Hold on!’

Believing in the epic [Guardian] effect, I prepared some kind of magic.

Magic is.

There was a characteristic where the longer the casting time, the more the amount of mana consumed would decrease proportionally.

‘There’s a reason why magicians have the concept of a spell.’

Of course, this method does not reduce the required mana indefinitely; it only allows you to use the spells more economically.

That’s enough.

I planned to use up almost the entire 3 minutes of the match’s time limit to perform as strong and accurate a telekinesis spell as possible.

‘Even though people are suddenly trapped in an F-class vessel and can’t explode, this method should be enough to destroy a match pendant.’

[-Game start!]

But there’s something I’m a little worried about.

No matter how much I think about it, I don’t think the audience will like this kind of obvious time-wasting.

‘hmm.’

As a sorcerer who enjoys the splendor of magic, I also lament the current situation.

But what can I do?

Again, having been robbed of the Hydra, I am just a somewhat sturdy sandbag.

It was a position that even a single summoner, rumored to be weak in an all-out war, could not handle.

Besides, I can now accept criticism that I didn’t show sincerity in the match or that I have no conscience.

‘Since the body swap is imminent anyway, there’s no need to be afraid of minor image damage.’

I repeated a brief apology to the owner of the body and quickly cleared my mind of distracting thoughts.

The short-haired American standing across from me was still sweating profusely, not knowing what to do.

Honestly, the longer the standoff continues, the more it benefits them, so I don’t really have any intention of stopping them…

‘hmm?’

however.

It was about 10 seconds after the game started.

At first, Sophia’s confusion passed for a moment and she thought it was Marie, but for some reason, the other person was still hesitant and did not take action.

Neither preparing for [Summoning], nor running to sheathe one’s weapon.

Just standing there and rolling your eyes.

‘Is that side using the same strategy as me? Are they planning to hold out until the second minute when the consolation prize comes out and then give up?’

The third S-class from South Korea and the A-class from Italy.

At least in the previous match, there was no such silence.

Because the strong S-class hunters had one more handicap.

“(Basic) When the match time of 3 minutes has elapsed, there is an additional 2 minutes. If the winner is not determined within this time, the referee’s decision will determine the winner for the safety of the players.

(Limited to AS matches) However, in the case of the Hwangryongjeon, which has a huge difference in level, if the match is not decided within 3 minutes, the Six Stars side automatically loses.

As befitting a culture that values interest, rules were established in a way that would inevitably lead to fights.

A-class hunters have to run away desperately because if the pendant is destroyed too early, they will only be able to collect the airfare and return. That way, they can receive additional rewards.

And for S-class hunters, if they are too relaxed and go over 3 minutes, they will be in trouble, so they usually show their strength early and put pressure on their opponents.

So, a match where they just stare blankly at each other has never happened before.

“… … .”

“… … .”

15 seconds to go.

He tilted his head slightly in the awkward atmosphere. Then he looked at Sophia with a questioning face.

‘It’s not moving. Did it notice that I’m just a solid tin can?’

But immediately after this, something strange happened.

This one was just expressing a little curiosity. Suddenly, the opponent made a shocked face and raised his magic power.

‘What the heck?’

What followed was a series of unexpected attacks.

‘what?!’

The blonde American suddenly began to pour out all his magic, using all the strength he had.