Chapter 89: Head Cutting
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As his mind eased, the pain he had forgotten came flooding back.
Especially his ear, or rather, the spot where his ear used to be.
The place where Sa-hyeok had cut it throbbed unbearably.
“That d*mn b*stard…… Next time I see him, I’ll k*ll him for sure.”
The man rummaged through his inside pocket with the hand that wasn’t clutching the seed.
“Where did I put the potion……”
“Shall I heal you?”
The man hastily hid the seed in his pocket.
The voice that came from behind him belonged to an unfamiliar man.
Polite and gentle, yet chilling.
Goosebumps prickled on the man’s skin.
‘I made sure there was no one around……?!’
The man slowly turned his head towards the direction of the voice.
Standing there was……
“Master Cheon Hun……?”
The master of ‘DAVO’, the largest of the Five Major Guilds, and an S-rank Regeneration Sorcerer.
Cheon Hun was standing there.
“……Master Cheon Hun, what brings you here?”
“I stopped by after finishing some work. But, is your ear alright?”
Hun pointed at the man’s ear, or rather, the spot where his ear used to be.
The mark where Sa-hyeok had cut off his ear.
“Ah, well, about that……”
“Heal.”
A green light enveloped the man’s wound.
Crackle, Pop-
A new ear began to regenerate on the spot.
The time it took to create a new ear was a mere second.
A chill ran down the man’s spine.
‘……Monster.’
This wasn’t just closing a torn wound or reattaching a severed part.
This was creating a completely new body part from scratch.
He had never heard of or seen such a healing skill.
‘I knew he was S-rank, but…… to think he could do this?!’
His skill was on a completely different level compared to other healers.
Hun spoke.
“Now, since your ear is regenerated, let’s ask some questions.”
“Ah, yes.”
“What business does Antenon have here?”
Oh no.
The man had forgotten.
Sa-hyeok had torn his clothes, revealing his tattoo.
The man hurriedly covered his tattoo.
“……I was briefly dispatched here on a mission. Now that it’s over, I’ll be returning to headquarters……”
“And you’re wearing the
Hun pointed at the emerald sunglasses the man was wearing.
“
“……!”
The man felt it.
Cheon Hun was analyzing his situation thoroughly.
There was no point in continuing this conversation.
He needed to get out of here quickly……
“More importantly, why do you have the
“……!”
The man had the seed hidden in his pocket.
But for Hun to know about the seed’s existence meant he had been watching him even before he spoke.
Realizing that everything had been discovered, the man started to sweat.
Hun continued.
“The Quarantine Organization even dispatched an executive to retrieve that single seed…… Why is it in the pocket of an Antenon employee?”
“That’s……”
“I heard the Golem Dungeon is located under the quarry. Perhaps the reason you’re wearing the Emerald Night Vision is to access it?”
“That……”
“What the h*ll are you doing?”
Hun’s gentle voice sharpened rapidly.
The man realized that things had gone wrong.
Terribly wrong.
……He had been caught by one of the most influential figures in Korea.
The man spoke.
“Look, Master Cheon Hun……”
“Tell me. Why do you have that seed, and what were you doing in that dungeon?”
“My name is Yang Gi-uk. Deputy General Manager of the Sales Department at Antenon Korea……”
“That’s not what I asked.”
“I belong to Antenon. And I’m an executive there. That alone should answer a lot of your questions.”
The man, Gi-uk, tried to negotiate by leveraging his affiliation.
Gi-uk continued.
“Honestly, even the DAVO Guild wouldn’t want to make enemies with Antenon, would they?”
It was quite an arrogant statement for a mere corporate executive to make to a guild leader.
But it wasn’t unconvincing.
Antenon currently held more power than the former White House.
Hun spoke.
“So, you’re saying, let’s just sweep this under the rug?”
“Yes. Let’s pretend nothing happened here today.”
“Then let’s ask just one thing. Did you plant that seed?”
“That……”
“Just covering this up is humiliating for me. So, if you want this negotiation to succeed, you’ll have to compensate me for the humiliation I’ll suffer.”
“Compensation……”
“Tell the truth.”
A terrifying pressure emanated from Hun.
It felt as if the surrounding mana was weighing heavily on his shoulders.
A chill crept up his spine.
This was the wrath of an S-rank.
But even so, Gi-uk couldn’t tell the truth.
“……I didn’t plant it.”
Gi-uk lied.
“I didn’t plant the
“Then why are you here?”
“I came here to investigate this incident as well.”
“That’s a lie.”
“What?!”
“You’re lying.”
Caught in his lie, Gi-uk retorted defensively.
“How dare you accuse me of lying?! You’ll be held accountable for that!”
“Your heart rate, pupil dilation, sweat secretion, and voice tremors. All your bodily functions indicate deception. Are you still going to claim you’re telling the truth?”
“……!”
“Your mouth can lie. But your body can’t.”
Step.
Hun took a step closer to Gi-uk.
Hun’s shadow stretched long over Gi-uk.
“……Before coming here, I received a report that five Hunters died.”
“……!”
“They died while raiding the Golem Dungeon. Two of them were from our DAVO Guild. That’s why I’m here.”
Gi-uk’s pupils wavered.
“It’s as good as saying people died because of the seed you planted.”
“Let’s calm down for a moment……”
“Calm down? No, there’s no room for negotiation when people are dead.”
“D*mn it……!”
“Come quietly. I don’t want to use force.”
Gi-uk quickly thought.
‘The fact that Antenon is involved in this cannot be leaked. If it does, the
But the man in front of him already knew.
And there was no hope for negotiation.
What should he do?
All he could do was……
‘K*ll him and silence him.’
K*ll him to shut him up.
The most definitive method, and also the most dangerous.
Because the opponent in front of him was S-rank.
But……
‘He’s a Regeneration Sorcerer.’
Regeneration Sorcerer, those who wield regeneration magic.
In other words, a healer.
Naturally, their offensive abilities were significantly lower compared to other mages.
On the other hand, Gi-uk was an A-rank martial artist, well-versed in combat.
‘If he’s a Regeneration Sorcerer, I can handle him in a fight.’
All calculations were complete.
K*ll Cheon Hun.
Decision. And execution.
Whoosh!
Gi-uk threw a punch at Hun without hesitation.
Even though his ribs were broken and his internal organs were ruptured, his years of experience hadn’t disappeared.
A clean and swift punch.
Hun had to be hit.
He should have been……
Bang!!
A tremendous shockwave erupted, deflecting Gi-uk’s punch.
The punch didn’t even connect, and Gi-uk was thrown back.
‘What, Anti-Projectile Aura?!’
No, it wasn’t Anti-Projectile Aura.
It was just a simple mana explosion.
Gi-uk couldn’t understand.
‘If he explodes mana at such close range…… he’ll take damage too?!’
He was right.
But-
Swoosh-
A green light enveloped Hun’s body, healing him.
It was a Heal skill.
‘He uses a self-destruct skill and heals himself with self-healing?!’
Gi-uk was speechless.
For reference, self-healing wasn’t very efficient, so Regeneration Sorcerers rarely used it.
Yet, he was completely healing himself with that skill.
“This crazy……!”
“Did you think you could handle me just because I’m a Regeneration Sorcerer?”
Swish-
Counterattack.
Hun stretched out his hand, clad in a black gauntlet.
Then-
Kaboom!!
A shockwave fired from the gauntlet struck Gi-uk directly.
The impact was strong enough to create a crater in the surrounding ground.
Gi-uk coughed up blood and fell backward.
“This d*mn…… Why does a Regeneration Sorcerer have offensive skills?!”
Gi-uk thought.
‘……I didn’t want to use this.’
S*atch!
Gi-uk pulled out the dagger he had hidden in his sleeve.
The Hermes Knife, a blade that could cut through space and open portals.
Gi-uk used it to cut through the air once more.
Tzzzzzt-
A portal opened.
But its purpose was different from before.
This time, it wasn’t for escape.
It was for summoning.
“Answer my call, Colonnio.”
Colonnio.
The high-performance, multi-functional robot created by Antenon.
Swoosh-
The Colonnio, composed of tens of thousands of beads, was summoned through the portal.
It was much smaller than the one at the Korea Central Research Institute.
Gi-uk intended to use this to k*ll Cheon Hun.
“K*ll Cheon Hun.”
Shhhhrrrrk!
The Colonnio transformed into a giant snake and lunged at Cheon Hun.
“Colonnio…… You’re using something troublesome.”
Bang!!
Hun unleashed a shockwave, scattering the Colonnio.
But it didn’t do much damage to the Colonnio.
Clatter!
The scattered beads quickly gathered again, wrapping around Hun’s body.
“Armor deployment.”
Clang!
Hun quickly deployed his armor, covering his body.
He was covered from head to toe in heavy armor.
Armor so strong that ordinary attacks wouldn’t even scratch it.
The Colonnio wrapped around the armored Hun, but couldn’t inflict any damage.
Gi-uk swung the Hermes Knife at the bound Hun.
Hun spoke.
“It’s useless.”
Slash.
No, it wasn’t useless.
The Hermes Knife sliced through Hun’s neck.
The thick armor, Hun’s neck bone, everything was severed in an instant.
Decapitation.
Hun’s head was separated from his body.
Thud.
The head of Korea’s No. 1 Guild Master rolled on the ground.
“Bwahahahaha!!”
Gi-uk burst into maniacal laughter at the sight of Hun’s severed head.
“Yes, this is it! Nothing can withstand the Hermes Knife!”
But……
‘Why didn’t he cut that guy earlier……?’
No, that wasn’t important right now.
“Colonnio, secure Cheon Hun’s body. We’re going back.”
Shhhhrrr-
The Colonnio enveloped Cheon Hun’s body.
At that moment.
Bang!!
A shockwave, far more powerful than the previous one, erupted from Cheon Hun’s body.
The Colonnio was blown to pieces.
“What’s this?!”
The identity of this shockwave was
A magic spell for preserving and protecting corpses.
“This d*mn…… Wait, hold on.”
Gi-uk suddenly sensed something.
The presence of something rapidly approaching from afar.
‘Someone’s coming……!’
No good.
He couldn’t be seen at this scene.
……As soon as he reached that thought, Gi-uk didn’t hesitate.
Whoosh!
Gi-uk quickly opened a portal and escaped the scene.
Leaving behind the scattered Colonnio.
And the person who arrived at that spot by a hair’s breadth was……
“Master Cheon Hun?!”
It was Sa-hyeok.
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5 minutes ago.
Sa-hyeok emerged from the quarry.
Cheers erupted from the Hunters as he appeared.
“Mr. Min!”
Polar was surprised and ran towards him.
“What happened?!”
“I sealed the seed. But……”
Where should he start explaining?
As he pondered, choosing his words.
[Brother! Brotheeeer!!]
Bang-ul-i frantically called Sa-hyeok.
‘Why?’
[Colonnio! I sense Colonnio’s energy over there!!]
……What?
[I told you I’m scattered within Colonnios all over the world, right? That’s……!]
‘Where?’
[This way!]
Whirr!
The drone carrying Bang-ul-i flew off quickly.
Sa-hyeok immediately followed.
The remaining Hunters were dumbfounded.
Soon after, Bang-ul-i and Sa-hyeok arrived at the location.
The place where Colonnio’s energy was sensed.
What Sa-hyeok and Bang-ul-i saw there was……
“Master Cheon Hun……?”
“Min Sa-hyeok?!”
Cheon Hun, reattaching his severed head.
