Hunter (2)

The hunter received everything head-on but remained unscathed.

He was covered in a red light. Such a strong 'karma' was surely obtained from countless sacrifices; Cale's ancient powers could at least reach the hunter before.

The crimson-haired teenager kept a stoic face and increased the force of his attacks.

Fire of Destruction, 25%.

'Let's see if that still does nothing.'

Ruuuuumble!!!

[A few constellations are astonished by your power!]

[The constellation 'Secretive Plotter' is interested in you.]

[Some constellations are questioning the probability of this scenario.]

Tsutsutsutsuchut!

Sparks appeared around Cale before being drowned in a sea of fire.

However, each time rose-gold bolts of lightning descended from the sky, the sparks announcing a probability storm increased.

[The constellation 'Believer in Mysteries' shoulders the probability.]

Well, technically, it was the Oldest Dream who did it.

[The constellation 'Secretive Plotter' shoulders the probability.]

[The constellation 'Demon-like Judge of Fire' shoulders the probability.]

"Tsk."

Cale clicked his tongue.

It didn't work.

Cale also remembered that he shouldn't use all his energy to defeat the hunter. After all, the penalty for failing to kill the dragon spewing flames next to them was death.

'Then what about this?'

Ruuuuuuuumble!

Fire of Destruction, 50%.

Baaang!

Super Rock, 50%.

A sea of fire and spears fell from the sky, but that wasn't all.

Sky Eating Water, 75%.

"Cough!"

All the water underground pierced the floor and gathered into a weapon heading toward the heavens, the earth was turned upside down and lifted up into spears while the sky was covered in a fiery rose-gold color.

That was the power of nature.

When a giant spear rose into the sky, the hunter finally acted.

"Well, I admit that your aura is a bit annoying, but other than that…"

The mere fact that he could resist the Dominating Aura raised to its fullest proved that he wasn't a low-level hunter.

Jung Yi-Rang appeared in front of him and smiled.

"Aren't you a bit weak, Kim Rok Soo?"

When he saw the hunter swing his sword at him, Cale hurriedly summoned the Indestructible Shield.

Claaaaang!

"Cough! Cough…!"

Blood poured out of his mouth, but the shield didn't waver.

Staring at Cale with wide bloodshot eyes, Jung Yi-Rang continued to speak.

"At least you seem better than that guy over there, you would make an even better offering."

The hunter resisted Cale's Dominating Aura by increasing the red light around him, grinning madly. It was fear against despair.

"I wonder what is stronger, fear or despair?" He continued.

The answer was obvious.

Despair was naturally deeper than fear.

Cale didn't listen to the hunter and kept up his shield. The pressure he had to bear only increased as Jung Yo-Rang unleashed more power. The crimson-haired teenager didn't know how many worlds had been sacrificed for the man to become so strong.

Cale glared at the hunter.

"Shut… Up… Cough…! Cough…!"

Of course, as the pressure increased, even more blood poured out.

"Cough! Cough! Cough!"

It didn't stop.

"Cough! Cough!"

Fire of Destruction, 75%.

But Cale didn't stop using his ancient powers either.

[The constellation 'Demon-like Judge of Fire' is worried.]

[The constellation 'Secretive Plotter' is silent.]

[The constellation 'Believer in Mysteries' says that since you would cough up blood anyway, you should have just used your full power right away.]

[The constellation 'Secretive Plotter' raises an eyebrow.]

Xin Jian: Weren't you silent? Why are you sending indirect messages?

Xin Jian: Damn, Yoo Jonghyuk is raising an eyebrow…

She made a complicated expression at the picture she just imagined.

Oldest Dream: …

The speechless Oldest Dream looked at Xin Jian and wondered why she wasn't more worried for her friend. He decided to ask her.

"Aren't you worried?"

"I'm not like you, worrying for nothing, and he's already a big boy. Anyway, the underworld is close by…"

The Oldest Dream deadpanned. He felt bad for Cale to have such a cruel friend.

Fire of Destruction, 80%.

"Cough! Cough! Cough!"

Cale couldn't breathe.

Fire of Destruction, 90%.

Meanwhile, the Indestructible Shield continued to hold on against the hunter's attacks.

The hunter's voice continued sounding in his ears, but Cale couldn't distinguish what was said with all the blood he was coughing out.

Fire of Destruction, 91%.

Cale used more of his Ancient Powers and held on. If he could hear his Ancient Powers' voices now, the Crybaby would surely complain about how it had to work too hard, the Glutton would be hungry, and they would nag at him that his plate was about to be broken.

Maybe it was.

At this point, Cale didn't know.

His raised the corners of his lips and stared at the mad hunter with slightly red eyes due to his ability being activated, recording the other's movements.

"Cough! Ha, ha ha! Cough! Cough!"

Cale laughed.

'…This is driving me crazy.'

The hunter paused.

"Hey, why are you laughing?"

Cale didn't answer and continued to cough, a pool of blood gradually forming around him.

[The constellations are silent.]

[The constellation 'Demon-like Judge of Fire' doesn't want you to die.]

'Dying?'

"Cough! Cough! Aha. Cough!"

Cale continued to laugh, bending his back because of coughing his lungs out.

There was far more blood than a normal human being could handle losing, so much that the crimson-haired man should have already died of blood loss.

"Hahaha!"

The hunter frowned and stopped his attacks.

"Hahahaha… Cough! Hahaha…"

However, Cale wasn't an ordinary human being.

Fire of Destruction, 92%.

He pushed himself to his limits. However, the hunter only had a few scratches on him, his full power may not even be enough.

But there were still a few scratches.

Jung Yi-Rang inquired:

"Have you finally gone crazy?"

However, Cale still didn't answer. He continued to laugh and cough at the same time, the blood contrasting with his deathly pale skin while he was heating up.

[The constellation 'Believer of Mysteries' is sighing.]

Record was activated.

Fire of Destruction, 93%.

As he looked at Jung Yi-Rang's now frowning face, Cale couldn't help but remember it.

The moment he was forced to watch again and again for an entire hour.

The moment he also came face to face with hunters.

The moment his friends and family were killed by the same hunters.

Cale gritted his teeth, his laugh burning with hatred.

Maybe he was indeed crazy.

Fire of Destruction, 94%.

But no sane person would befriend dragons and dangerous individuals to begin with.

His knees bent down, no longer supporting him, and he fell to the ground.

"…!"

At this moment, there should've been Raon's voice screaming 'Human, don't faint or I will destroy the world!'.

Fire of Destruction, 95%.

Super Rock, 90%.

Sky Eating Water, 90%.

Cale couldn't help but remember the moment he fought the hunters without dying and yearned to at least kill one of them.

That's why, facing Jung Yi-Rang who was also a hunter, the thoughts he had in his record couldn't help but replay in his mind.

'A little more…!'

His plate wasn't broken, at least not yet, so he could continue.

'Please, just a little more!'

Fire of Destruction, 96%.

Ruuuuuumble!

The sky was screaming.

The sound it made alone was enough to make one deaf.

Cale wasn't even able to laugh now, but he still held on and continued to attack.

He attacked with despair.

Desperately, Cale pushed himself to the limits while choking.

[The constellation 'Demon-like Judge of Fire' doesn't want you to die!]

Because he wasn't dead yet.

Why was he the only one alive?

[The constellation 'Demon-like Judge of Fire' doesn't want you to die!]

Why didn't his family reincarnate in his stead?

[The constellation 'Demon-like Judge of Fire' doesn't want you to die!]

If only he was the only one who died…

"Cough! Cough! Cough!"

The hunters had killed a lot of people, the hunters had killed his friends, and the man in front of him was a hunter. That's why, Cale wanted to kill this man to avenge his family.

Fire of Destruction, 97%.

'If only I could kill this man…'

No, only killing Jung Yi-Rang wasn't enough.

With an unyielding determination, Cale glared at the hunter.

'I am going to kill every last one of them!'

Cale was angry.

'You motherfucking God of Death, you motherfucking gods, you motherfucking hunters!'

He made a promise to himself.

'As long as I am not dead, I am going to kill every last one of you!'

For Raon.

For On and Hong.

For Alberu.

For Choi Han.

For Mary.

For Eruhaben.

For Rosalyn.

For everyone.

…And to protect his new friend.

Before getting his slacker life, he had to get rid of the ones endangering peace.

Cale made a promise to himself.

Fire of Destruction, 98%.

And as if he was possessed, he continued to madly smile.

"Cough! Cough! Cough!"

["Human, you should rest!"]

["Cale-nim."]

["Young master Cale."]

["Rok Soo."]

Now, the scratches Cale made before the hunter regenerated himself were deeper.

There should come a moment when the hunter runs out of karma, no?

The crimson-haired teenager barely remained conscious.

However, he knew. Even if Jung Yi-Rang made more sacrifices to strengthen himself after that, all the karma he used against Cale at this moment would be the karma the hunter wouldn't possess later.

Even if it didn't happen now, the hunter would eventually run out of mana in the next fight. The longer Cale held on, the more he was weakening the hunter.

Since long ago, probability sparks had stopped appearing around Cale. The Oldest Dream had forcibly cancelled the probability storm by threatening the Bureau.

'More…!'

Fire of Destruction, 99%.

He was going to kill every last one of them.

The Fire Dragon Igneel continued to spew out flames next to them.

'No… the… dragon…'

[Congratulations. You have received the seed of your first story.]

The shield cracked and the hunter used that opening to pierce Cale's heart.

"Take this offering of karma."

The crimson-haired teenager blacked out.

His shield disappeared, his spears made of rocks and water fell to the ground and the sky gradually cleared up. Seeing this, Jung Yi-Rang smiled and pulled back his long sword before turning to the other body on the ground.

However, at that moment…

[You have used up too much probability.]

[Due to a request from the Bureau, you will receive a probability storm.]

Tsutsutsutsuchut!

Feeling the power of the sparks appearing around him, the hunter clicked his tongue.

He could surely endure that much, but he didn't need to. He had already used a lot of despair.

The hunter ignored Yoo Jonghyuk and disappeared, using karma to free himself from the constraints of the scenario.

From an infinite height, a sigh resounded.