The Hunter of the Other World Who Is Being Misunderstood – Chapter 63

Ch 63: Pain （2）

Dog-faced human.

Free ghost.

And other miscellaneous things. Originally, fear comes from minor imbalances.

“…….”

That’s why I’m saying this, but the Nacha Temple’s follower was currently in a somewhat frightened state.

‘He was stabbed with a knife, but he didn’t even flinch?’

The unknown hunter sitting in front of him was somehow unsettling, like a monster wearing human skin.

‘Could it be that he can’t feel pain?’

For a moment, the possibility of him having analgesia crossed his mind, but the probability was low.

Not feeling pain is just a phenomenon that is a fatal flaw.

There was no way such a special patient would be rolling around in the dangerous hunter industry.

No, in the first place, he wouldn’t have survived to this age.

‘What the h*ll is he?’

Then is this his awakened ability?

But I’ve never heard of a skill called pain resistance. Anywhere.

Then now, there’s only one answer.

‘If it’s not a skill… then all that’s left is that he’s enduring it with his mental strength.’

It’s shocking.

He felt a kind of pressure as he looked at the awakened one bound to the rack.

But he couldn’t show any weakness here. He had to complete the given mission.

“…!”

Bang!

The Nacha Temple’s follower roughly placed an object he had taken from his pocket on the table.

A bizarre object with bloodshot eyes and demonic wings.

『Eyes of Temptation』

『Rank: Rare』

It’s a brainwashing item.

‘He’s wearing a calm face now, but I’ll make him cry out for his life soon.’

The Evangelist made a vow at that moment.

No matter what, he would succeed in brainwashing him.

Kim Giryeo’s dry attitude rather became a strong motivation.

He absolutely didn’t want to admit that he felt fear towards an unknown hunter with no fame.

‘Something’s wrong. It’s not me who should be trembling, it’s that guy.’

The Evangelist picked up the dagger that was stuck in again.

‘Don’t look at me with those eyes when you’re all tied up……!’

And his work began.

◈◈◈

How many minutes had passed?

“Ugh, eeeeeeek……!”

“…….”

“Kuuuuuu!”

Many different things had happened over the past time.

His head was dunked in a bucket of water, and he was electrocuted.

And now, the other person is struggling to pull out my toenails.

To be honest, it’s ridiculous.

‘He’s really working hard.’

No, I already told him where the core was.

But this Pseudo-Religion Follower started torturing me out of the blue, saying that he had to give me enlightenment or something.

Of course, I expected that he wouldn’t let me go easily. But there’s no more information to dig out, so why waste energy?

‘Ah.’

It wasn’t difficult to figure out their purpose.

‘I was mistaken by just looking at the surface. That’s not for recording, but…….’

Now that I look at it, there’s a brainwashing item on the desk.

Replenishing followers with mental magic. It’s quite a standard method.

“Hmm.”

But he chose the wrong target to try it on.

I have brainwashing immunity. And my body even automatically blocks pain above a certain level.

“Heeek, hek…….”

I just looked down at my pulled-out toenails, finding it interesting.

‘So, this is how they torture people on Earth~’

Then, the other person threw the pliers down, panting.

“Why the h*ll! Why are you so unfazed!”

From his perspective, it’s understandable that he’s frustrated.

Not only simple pain.

But also, other magical tools that interfere with my mind didn’t work at all.

“You monster bastard……!”

There’s no way a Great Magician’s soul would be affected by such primitive hallucinations.

In the end, he couldn’t subdue me either mentally or physically.

Brainwashing was out of the question.

‘Huh?’

But when I think about it carefully, this isn’t something to just laugh about.

“Hey?”

I thought that if I just remained unresponsive, he would get tired and give up, but it seems like I made the wrong judgment.

The more calmly I reacted, the more intense the Earthling’s torture became.

And I’ve already lost too much blood.

This is dangerous.

“Wait a minute.”

I urgently stopped the other person.

“Can you please stop now? Please.”

“What did you say?”

“I know what you want. You want to make me your subordinate anyway.”

Squeak. As I leaned forward, the chair made an old sound.

“I’ll join the Nacha Temple. And I’ll do whatever you tell me to. Please, save me.”

“Why are you suddenly saying that?”

“Well, it’s because I’m scared since I feel like I’m going to die…!”

A desperate plea for life.

But the Earthling, as if suspicious, looked me up and down, then took the Eyes of Temptation from the table and held it in front of my face.

‘Why this?’

And just a few seconds later.

The Pseudo-Religion Follower didn’t hesitate and slapped my face. My head turned sharply to the right.

“You’re lying! If you were truly feeling a threat to your life, the Eyes of Temptation wouldn’t have no effect!”

“Ack.”

“I don’t know what your scheme is, but I won’t fall for your sweet talk!”

D*mn it, this is bad.

I only have brainwashing resistance because of the nature of my reincarnation magic.

“To not be fazed even after being beaten to a pulp like this. You’re like a demon……!”

To the other person, this must have looked like I was maintaining my composure.

So the follower didn’t believe my words at all.

“That’s not true. I’m plenty fazed. I’m so scared right now, Teacher.”

“Hiiik!”

“No, you’re the one who beat me up, so why are you slowly backing away from me…….”

“Shut up!”

Seriously, we can’t communicate.

“Hey. Please call someone else.”

I was frustrated, so I asked for a change of personnel.

“I want to talk directly to someone higher up. I have information that could be helpful to the Nacha Temple.”

“……!”

“Let’s talk.”

But as soon as the follower heard this sentence, he jumped up in place.

“H-higher up? Higher up, you say. That’s it. You bastard, were you targeting our cult’s leaders from the beginning!”

“Huh?”

“I knew something was strange from the start. There’s no way an awakened one who killed Greed and doesn’t even flinch at torture would come here without resisting……!”

Wait a minute. I think you’ve misunderstood something. In that moment, when I was about to explain.

The kidnapper’s sharp dagger pierced my thigh.

“I will never listen to your words. Never!”

He said, grinding his teeth in anger.

Anxiety, fear, and a religious fanaticism that could not be understood by the eyes of someone who was not brainwashed.

After hearing that voice, I became certain of one thing.

‘I’m screwed.’

This is going to be my grave.

The Pseudo-Religion Follower had now begun to twist everything I said, and soon, he even coldly ignored my request for treatment.

D*mn it.

Anyway, even the torture methods on Earth are so primitive.

Controlling the subject of interrogation so that they don’t die is the basics of torture.

‘To die because I got caught by a moron who can’t even calculate blood loss.’

My vision is getting blurry.

I desperately hoped for someone’s help, grasping at straws.

For example, that someone at the refugee camp would notice something strange and call the police.

Or that Earthlings like Seon Uyeon or An Yunseung would realize that I’m missing.

‘It’s a vain hope, though.’

Of course, I know that it’s difficult to expect either of those things.

I lowered my head and fell silent.

I felt severely dizzy from excessive bleeding.

━Thud!

But the following noise urgently grabbed my fading consciousness.

━Thud.

What’s with the sudden commotion?

━Thud…….

The sound is gradually getting closer.

Also, I suddenly realized that I had heard the exact same sound before.

‘The sound of concrete collapsing.’

Just as I was sinking into vague confusion.

The kidnapper had also stopped torturing me and turned around.

He slightly opened the door and carefully looked at the hallway outside through the gap.

There was a moment of silence.

“What is it? Is that not a sound coming from our building……?”

It was at that moment.

Crack!

One side of the room we were in suddenly collapsed with a terrifying roar.

The kidnapper turned his head in surprise. But he couldn’t respond to the ensuing attack.

“Kueok!”

Thud!

Before the rising dust could even settle, the situation was over.

A mysterious shadow that popped out from the broken wall instantly knocked down the follower.

‘Fast!’

Eventually, the dust settled.

And a figure revealed himself through it.

I couldn’t help but be surprised at the person who appeared before my eyes.

“Kang Changho?”

“Hello.”

South Korea’s S-rank hunter.

Kang Changho was the identity of the savior!

‘No. It’s too early to assume that he’ll save me.’

Strangely, whenever I get kidnapped, I end up seeing that face.

Kang Changho, who entered the room, brushed off the concrete dust on the back of his hand and looked around.

At this moment, I felt a needless tension.

That hunter has a past record of just abandoning victims who were trapped.

“H-hey.”

I carefully opened my mouth to get Kang Changho’s help.

But it seems that there was no need to do so.

“Should I help you?”

Kang Changho was the first to speak plainly.

I nodded vigorously at the other person’s words, and then Kang Changho came closer and released me from the restraints.

Tzzzzik.

That belt-shaped magical tool. It was so easily torn by an S-rank’s hand.

“Your appearance is a mess……. Anyway, I’m glad I came.”

Kang Changho scanned my wounds up and down, then suddenly handed me a small crystal bottle.

A liquid that was presumed to be the same concentration as the one I received as a gift before. It was an Earth-style recovery potion.

“Ah, thank you.”

I drank the potion I received without hesitation.

Soon, all the bleeding stopped, and my condition slowly returned.

“But for someone who was tortured, your face looks good?”

“Does it look like that?”

“Usually, people can’t speak so calmly.”

“…….”

“Hmm, well. Anyway, that’s not the important issue right now.”

After a short chat, Kang Changho made a suggestion.

“Do you know the exit?”

“I don’t.”

“Then follow me.”

Surprisingly.

Thanks to Kang Changho’s protection, I was able to safely escape from this Pseudo-Religion group.

‘Ohh.’

Come to think of it, I wondered why it was so quiet around here.

The path back was littered with so many people, just like trash.

They were probably all followers of the Nacha Temple.

Kang Changho must have taken care of them while coming to the torture room.

‘Ah, finally outside!’

I didn’t expect to be rescued like this, so tears of emotion are flowing.

A world where S-rank-nims come running whenever you’re in danger!

I’m glad I reincarnated in Korea after all!

“…….”

…I thought it would end beautifully like that, but at this point, I’m starting to see the reality of the situation.

‘Let’s see.’

It’s good that I received Kang Changho’s help.

But in this process, a question arose.

How did Kang Changho find this place?

‘As soon as this hunter arrived at the building, he broke through the wall and went straight to the room where I was. It’s impossible to think that he had other business at the Nacha Temple.’

He noticed that I had been kidnapped before anyone else. And he even managed to find the place where I was being held at once.

I finally realized the identity of the awakened one standing next to me.

“What’s wrong? Kim Giryeo. You’ve been staring at my face like that since before.”

All of this is impossible without stalking…….

‘Since when?’

Come to think of it, this guy had come to Kim Giryeo’s residence without saying anything. I’ve never told him my home address even once.

‘No, maybe even before that.’

That day when we had that minor car accident, he also knew exactly which taxi I was in.

“…….”

Could it be that I’ve been under surveillance by this S-rank hunter since then?

This is crazy.

“Um, I don’t have my mobile phone with me right now, so could I possibly borrow yours for a call?”

Immediately after escaping from the Pseudo-Religion group.

I picked up the phone to report the situation to the police.

But to be honest, I felt more strongly that I should report Kang Changho than the Nacha Temple.