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At the same time, Kim Ji-woo went to tier-1 Portal Gate.

France, in the middle of the night.

Somewhere else, far away from Paris city, there was a loud noise in the forest area. The clouds of dust and fires were seen everywhere around the trees. Even some of the ground got shattered.

Bang!, Kaboom--

Another ground shattered, and a cloud of sand covered the area.

"Der gnadiger Herr, It's rude to do this to your guest."

A man who was 6'8 feet tall and bulky with shoulders that looked wider than most of the muscular men mocked them.

But, there was no reply inside the sand dust that covered the surrounding.

Suddenly, four silhouettes to be seen going out from the cloud of sand, leaving the dust trail behind them.

The four men kept running away. It looked like they wanted to go toward the city.

"Wait! Stop!"

One man at the front stopped his track, surprised the other three at the back.

"Mon Seigneur!" The three of them stopped and called the man at the front in a worried tone.

The man that they called Mon Seigneur looked at three of them and spoke with a grim expression.

"We no longer can run. We can't go to the city and fight with him there. I don't want to involve innocent people."

"But, we can't ask for reinforcements if we don't go to the city!?"

"Cool your heads. We should be able to pin that man down. There are four of us here."

The three of them lowered their heads and went silent, hearing the Mon Seigneur decision.

"If not us, who will stop him? Or you want that person hanging around and running havoc on our country as he pleases?"

"No, Mon Seigneur!"

"Then let's fight. Like the old days, Mon camarade!" The man Spoke with a nostalgic tone.

Three of them answered with a firm heart. "Yes, Mon Seigneur!"

Then, suddenly, the four of them felt a gradation of coercion in Mana from the cloud of dust.

The four of them then looked at the shadow that seemed to be walking and closing the distance.

"I am disappointed. Is this the dignity of The Guardian? Is running like a cat your expertise?"

"Sh*t up!"

"F*ck off!"

Gagaga--

The bulky man laughed at them while his eyes fell on the man they called Mon Seigneur.

"France pride and dignity, Fizldir Lambert. And the three of them seem like the remnant from the famous The Guardian of Gaul."

"What did you say!"

"Take back what just you said, bast*rd!"

Fizldir Lambert held them with his calm voice.

"Don't get intimidated. That man provoked us on purpose."

"I'm sorry Mon Seigneur."

"It's okay."

Gagaga--

"Did I look like I needed that kind of cheap trick?"

Fizldir Lambert didn't respond to the man. Instead, he asked a question that puzzled him since they met.

"You... from that group isn't? We, humanity, should unite to defend against the Portal Gate.

"There shouldn't be a fight among us. There is no enmity between you and me."

Gagaga--

"Dunno, just doing my jobs."

Out of the blue, there was a shout-out from Fizldir Lambert.

"Prepare!" Then the other three Guardians of Gaul move away and spread after hearing the command.

Only Fizldir Lambert didn't move from the spot. He held the Divine Sabre tightly on the right hand. He forced the Mana Presence to burst out from his body, and the blue light came out to cover his entire body and the Divine Sabre.

Gagaga--

"The triangle formation? Tsk, all of your tactics and strategy are already outdated nowadays. Why not come out with a new move instead of back to the old one?"

"Talking too much!"

Fizldir Lambert used his right foot for dashing to the front. His speed was too fast. Even the dust and the sand on the ground couldn't follow the movement.

The bulky man dragged his weapon and let out his Mana Presence too. A red light showed up all over his body.

"Time to kill! Axe Warhammer."

Bang! Boom--

The ring shock wave and dust came out from the collision. The center point ground explodes.

The shadow of Fizldir Lambert getting thrown away could be seen from the collision point.

Meanwhile, the other three immediately used their Mana and performed the Magic spells for triangle formation.

"Focus!"

The three of them then put both of their palm hands to the front, chanting the spells.

"Magic of Wind, Legaz Sword!" A streak of wind blew over the hand and formed a thousand wind swords in the air. The thousand wind swords then shot towards the big man.

"Magic of Fire, Aufeu Explosion!" A huge fireball came out from both hands and got thrown to where the bulky man was standing.

"Magic of Ice, Eaux Thunder!" A big chunk of ice that pointed downward appeared above the bulky man too.

Shoo, Shoo--

Clrk, Boom--

Wosh, Dang--

Kaboom--

The three powerful Magic Spells hit their target violently. The area around the clash was further destroyed and extended farther away.

The place formerly was a forest with many trees, flowers, and grass. Right now, only flat ground and dust could get seen as far as the eye could see.

The Damage from the fight was something that should happen in a fairy tale. But..., it was happening now.

The fight between five mighty hunters continued for several hours. The tremors were reaching the city of Paris that was miles away from there.

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Paris City.

"Chief, What are these tremors?" France's president asked his Chief of Staff.

"We... currently try to look at it, Mister President."

Both of them then look to the outside of the room through the windows.

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At Dawn, The place where the source of the tremors from last night.

There was a man who lost an arm. Another man had blood all over his body. And another man, again, was down with his head buried to the land.

Meanwhile, Fizldir Lambert was lay on the ground with his back to the sky.

The bulky man wiped the dust on his shoulder.

"Well, time to go back, Axe Warhammer."

Gagaga--

Then, out of nowhere, the bulky man's laughs got interrupted by a woman's voice.

"That brute weapon is useful to kill an Apex-rank hunter, Fizldir Lambert. Huh? Gluttony."

Gluttony then turned his head, looking at the woman that just suddenly showed up.

"Call me with that name again, and I will separate your head from your body, Momoka."

The woman turned grim, hearing the name come out from Gluttony's mouth.

Wewo, Wewo--

Both of them heard the police car approaching.

The woman then spoke, "The mission done. Let's go back."

Both the woman and Gluttony left the place. The police cars and other black cars came as soon as they went.

When the police officers and black suit men arrived at the field, they couldn't believe what they saw.

All of The Guardian of Gaul members, the Pride and Dignity of France laying down in front of them. There was not the slightest visible movement of the bodies.

"This... Report to the Hunters Association and Mister President!"

One man that looked like a leader of the group spoke with sorrow and teary eyes.

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Mapo, South Korean.

"Ji-woo~ya, Why were you late last night? Where have you've been?"

Ji-woo just woke up and came out of his room with messy wavy long hair.

"Well, I just went out and had a look around my place. Because it's been a long time since I was here."

Ji-woo hadn't been able to tell his mother about the work he had been doing. Considering that he had just returned home and did not want to scare his mother into finding out he was working with hunters.

Ji-woo's mother might get freaked out if she knew.

'Well, I need to text Eun-bi about this. Who knows if she came to the mother street food stall and accidentally talked about the event last night?'

"Ah, right. Where is Ji-won, mom?"

"Eomma couldn't reach her at all yesterday, until this morning she texted me back and said she slept over at a friend's house."

Ji-woo sighed, knowing his sister was going out as please as she wanted.

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(We just got the sad news from France this morning and will inform you quickly.)

(Worldwide news! Apex-rank hunter, Fizldir Lambert, found dead this morning far away from Paris city. And aside from Mister Fizldir, there are three S-rank hunters whose bodies are at the location too. Mr. Vitas Fournier, Mr. Tihalt Garcia, and Mr. Maxime Morel.)

(This..., we give our condolences to the Guardian of Gaul. Rest in peace!)

Twips--

The TV where the news was coming got turned off.

"What do both of you think?"

Chief Yoon replied. "Just want to eliminate the strong hunters?!"

"I think there is another reason why Fizldir Lambert died. Is there any more information from the France Hunters Association, sir?" Chief Lee chipped into the conversation.

"There is none. HA in France is also didn't know why Fizldir Lambert, their sole Apex-rank hunter, got assassinated. Their country is in martial law now."

"Did the one that did this have a plan to stir up trouble and destabilize the system of government in France?" Chief Yoon is confused about the purpose.

Chairman Yu shrugged. "I don't think so."

After a moment of silence, Chairman Yu continue his talk.

"I don't know their current power, but years ago. They are capable of bringing down a country with Apex-rank hunters as the pillar, a bunch of S-rank hunters, and hundreds of A-rank hunters with just two of them."

Chief Lee knew what Chairman Yu meant. "It's this really their work, sir?"

"80%, based on the moves they made when I saw the news earlier."

Both Chief Yoon and Chief Lee knew who they were that Chairman Yu was referring to it.

"Enough worry about that. Even until now, the International Hunters organization still can't find and track their whereabouts.

"How about this week's report?"

Chief Yoon then opened her smart tablet and read the statistics. "Ah right, this week casualties are 314 hunters, sir."

Chairman Yu sighed, massaged his temple.

"The detail?"

"E-rank hunters take the Majority of the percentage of them, followed by D-rank as the second-highest dead, C-rank, B-rank, and A-rank hunters among the list too."