Chapter 30 – 30. The Test to Get Over the Barrier

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The building where the Hunter Association is located is so large that it is no exaggeration to compare it to the Blue House.
I’m watching with my mouth wide open. A well-dressed woman approached.

“Is this your first time seeing this? Eunha-yang.”
“Unexpectedly, I heard a lot of what the vice president said to my brother and brother.”

The word oppa never sticks in my mouth.
Still can’t help it. Jeong Na-yoon is very pretty, befitting Yoo Jin-seok’s heroine.
Would you say it’s a neat atmosphere with black hair? I’m trying to use my hands in advance because I can make myself cry later.
If I were Chairman Choi Chul-sik, I would have put Jeong Na-yoon under the desk.

“Really?”
“Yes. So what did you call me for?”

I’ll come to you directly if you need me. To be honest, it was annoying to come, but I wanted to raise Jeong Na-yoon’s liking her.

“First of all, Eunha-yang is also roughly guessing, right? That’s why you came to me without asking.”
“Yes.”
“First of all, Eunha-yang was called directly by the president of the association. Oh, there you are.”

A middle-aged man walking between his teeth with a toothpick from far away.
When I was an office worker. The manager was just such a character.
I picked my teeth with a toothpick, smelling like kimchi stew.

“Chem. Milky Way. It’s been a while since I saw you when I was young.”

Oh shiny bald hair
Could it be that the unique ability is the solar sphere? I almost burst out laughing when I saw him rubbing his sweaty hair.

“Where did you see it?”
“It is very young. Are there any injuries in the fight with Kim Jae-soo?”
“Yes. It’s okay. But. Siu, the new sword user.”

I’m becoming a female. I can’t say that.
To be honest, the bottom seems to have disappeared too, but it’s still a bit too slender.
Feeling like a matchstick? It seems that the man’s muscles are losing weight and gradually changing, so it’s worth watching while drooling.

“Siwoo Choi will be fully compensated by the association. The reason I called you like this is that the association wants you to work as a hunter.”

Going to be a villain Saying that makes me feel like the second Kim Jae-soo, so I decided to endure it.
There is no reason to join the association in the first place.

“I have no intention of doing that now.”
“Then?”
“I’m thinking of getting into a decent place after receiving contract terms from various guilds.”

That way you won’t bother me later. Why? Most of the top guild masters in Korea are now Yoo Jin-seok’s colleagues.
Even heroines are guild masters. Because of that, the relationship between the guilds is not good because they are related to each other, and even in the case of men, Yoo Jin-seok’s heroines who have been gambling for love until now are like shit, so they drew a line from each other.

“Chem. Aren’t you being too honest?”

Whatever.
I proudly proclaimed it while puffing out my chest.

“Because I’m pretty, strong, and worth it? Are you already thinking about making contact with other guilds?”

The words of a girl with princess disease.
It’s half acting, but half is sincere. That’s why there are women who fall for people of the same sex.
In other words, she is an attractive woman that women also fall for.

“What conditions can I set?”
“Before that, if you were a cadet, there would be restrictions on your hunter activities anyway, right?”

Full-fledged hunter activities are stipulated by law after graduating from the academy.
Until then, they said that autonomous activities by themselves were impossible, and that they needed a guardian.

“Well. That’s why I’m trying to borrow only the value of the name for now.”
“Then I want to pay the so-called rental fee for borrowing my name. That’s what you’re saying.”

Apparently, the value of my name has risen significantly.
Since he subdued the S-class monster Kim Jae-soo, it is probably quite popular among hunters behind the scenes.
If you do this well, I think you can get quite a lot out of this job.

“What is it? We also have no intention of forcing the young cadet’s future. If you want after graduation, you can coordinate with other guilds and move on.”

This looks pretty urgent.
Then there seems to be something to bet on.
As long as Gap and Eul are clear, you should eat something to eat.

“There are conditions.”
“Tell me.”
“Because you don’t have to give me a lot of money. Please let me go over the barrier.”

Beyond the barrier, that is, I am referring to several isolated areas including Incheon.
This also applies to North Korea, where Pyongyang was devastated by a cataclysm.
And in that isolated area, monsters and villains usually nest.

“You’re not going to Gyeonggi, Busan, Jeolla-do, or Jeju-do, but you’re going to cross the barrier itself? A place like Incheon?”
“Yes.”
“If you cross the barrier, it’s a completely lawless zone. Still?”
“Yes.”

Choi Cheol-shik and Jeong Na-yoon’s faces contorted as if my words were strange.
Maybe you just think that a young kid trusts his skills and shows off.

“Hey. I know you’re confident in your skills. It’s dangerous though. I’ve seen many people die of being arrogant and trusting in their skills in their youthful spirit. Above all, if something happens to Eun Ha, I will be killed by Yoo Jin-seok.”
“Is it okay if I prove my skills?”
“You can deal with villains too. A monster or something.”

Who doesn’t know that I’ll have to convince you though.
I’m not sure what I’m going to do outside the barrier, but there’s no way I’ll allow it.
Even if my skills were verified, I wouldn’t easily allow it.

“There are things I want to do outside the walls.”
“What?”
“Exploring the erosion zone. You can also get a lot of magic stones, right? You can also find a hidden gate.”

‘The land eroded by demons. Don’t know what’s there However, under Korean law, it is only marked as an area that needs to be restored.’
Except for areas that function as cities in Korea, the rest of the areas have such a setting.
This is why the erosion zone is also called uncharted territory by the association.
As monsters eroded by demonic air might be in ambush, the area where the villains or monsters who committed crimes in the capital escape is also the area beyond the barrier.
If you cross the barrier without a pass, you will be immediately marked as a villain.

“Whoa. Jung Then, I’ll check my skills first. Would that be okay? I want to see your skills in the first place.”
“Yes.”
“Just in time, Baek Chung-gang from the Baekho Guild came. Give him even one blow. Then we will give you a pass to go over the barrier and provide equipment.”
“Yes.”

There is nothing difficult as long as you prove that you are strong.

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“Five. You are Jin-seok’s younger sister, Yoo Eun-ha.”
“Oh, so damn pretty. From today, you are my little sister.”

A slightly older-looking man and a girl the size of a niece who is sucking candy look at me curiously.

“Hello. Your sister is pretty too.”

That old-looking nobleman is Baek Chung-gang.
Baek Chunggang had his hair cut short and was wearing a white uniform.
His nickname his is ‘The Man of Steel’. True to his nickname his, he is very good at tanking and beats monsters with all kinds of fighting techniques.
Just think of fighting as a position in the game.
And next to Baek Chung-gang, a girl with black hair who looked like my age, fiddling with magic gear.
My name is Seo Ji-yeon. Even though she is in her 20s, she still looks like a friend to me.
His nickname is ‘The Photographer of Death’
He’s a steal in his abilities.
You can make a square with both hands and take a picture of everything you see through the square through the voice command ‘click’.
The moment the photo is torn, the space itself in the photo disappears.
If you burn the photo, the entire space is burned.
Not to mention living things.
Of course, in the case of strong monsters, the photo function does not work. Instead, you can draw the other person into your image world through the photo.
That world is Seo Ji-yeon’s world her, so she can play with her enemies her as she wishes.
More than anything, it’s pretty.
The conversational style is annoying, but that is the condition for using the ability.
There’s nothing wrong with being friendly.

“I only saw it on video, but I really like it. It’s too precious for Jinseok.”

Seo Ji-yeon touches my cheeks and hands.
I wanted to touch it too, but I held back because I was an elder.

“Actually, I have something to ask of you, Baek Chung-gang.”
“Well?”

The head of the association spoke in earnest.

“Please check Eunha’s skills.”
“Are you thinking of making it an association hunter?”
“Is the balding old lady crazy? It’s better to become a villain than enter the association. He’s a civil servant, and he pays a meager salary.”

Seo Ji-yeon trembled at the bald old woman’s unreasonable greed her.
When the young girl looked at her with contempt, Choi Chul-sik waved his hands to her.

“No, that’s why. For now, I’m thinking of borrowing only Eunha-yang’s name from her. Actually, because I wanted to go over the barrier. I decided to allow it if I could hit you with even one shot.”
“Barrier? Do I really need to go over?”

Seo Ji-yeon opens her eyes wide and looks at me.
Going beyond the barrier is not easy even for ordinary hunters.
It must be absurd to say that since I haven’t even graduated from the academy yet.

“Just curious about unknown territory?”
“Oh I like that. I also went through it often in the past. Isn’t it enough if you can catch Kim Jae-soo?”

Although the ability has already been demonstrated, the president of the association, Choi Cheol-sik, would like to knock on the stone bridge.
Why? If anything happened to me, my brother Yu Jin-seok could overthrow the association.

“Still, there is something called just in case.”
“I’m fine. How is Eunha Yoo?”
“Let’s try something.”

A guild master of the White Tiger Guild would be able to deal with it.
In order to deal with Seo Ji-yeon, he would have to demonstrate the power of the evil dragon, but Baek Chung-gang is weak in fighting.
He is the weakest in Yoo Jin-seok’s generation.
Not bad when dealing with only monsters. However, since he is a martial artist, he is a person who relies solely on taijutsu using mana. In the same generation, other jobs that deal with mana are pushed aside.
Choi Cheol-shik nodded at my answer and led us to the underground arena.

“There is a barrier, so please do your best.”

A barrier is placed on the arena so that more power than necessary cannot be used.
This is a little disappointing, but if that’s the case, I’m also limited to some extent in using my strength.

“Now pick up the weapon you want. I will fight like this.”
“Please come.”

Around the time I lived the life of an office worker over there. I went to taekwondo academy when I was young.
I quit at the yellow belt, but I can catch a rough form.

“Hoo. Are you in good shape? I thought you were using swordsmanship?”
“Originally, anything pretty is a perfect law.”
“Okay. Courage is imaginary. Not quite like that. Take my fist sometime!”

Here, I only need to prove a level similar to Baek Chung-kang, but the association sees me as Yu Eun-ha, Yoo Jin-seok’s younger brother.
To go beyond the barrier, he must prove his overwhelming power to Choi Chul-sik. If that’s impossible because of the barrier, I’ll have to show that I’m fine with any attack.

“Huh!”

Baekcheonggang wrapped mana around his body.
Mana, clear enough to be seen with the naked eye of her, swirled around her fist of her and became the head of a tiger.
That is the ‘Baekho Kwonbeop’ devised by Baek Chung-gang himself.
With Baek Chung-gang’s basic buffing skills, he will boast the strength of every S-class road.
So I didn’t avoid it.
Didn’t even stop
If Baek Chung-kang says to hit with a mighty fist, I just have to push with the evil dragon’s defense.
Wasn’t there resistance from people when killing 1 billion people in the past? Not. Even when I was in the guise of a nun, there were countless attempts to kill me.
And it was miserably blocked.
There was a time when China destroyed the city itself with one nuke to kill me.
When you see the city destroyed by the Chinese army and rejoice that the sacrifice was worth it. When I showed my normal appearance, my face was distorted without mercy.
It was quite fun then.
But can you say that such an attack is right?

Kwajik!

Baek Chung-gang’s attack was blocked very easily.
It wasn’t blocked by my mana or magic, it was simply the difference between an evil dragon and a hard-working fighter.
But the hard-brained man tilted his head.

“Golden Buddha?”

An arc line was drawn at the mouth.
When Baek Chung-kang panicked for a moment, I grabbed his arm with my right hand.

“It’s not just Diamond Buddha.”
“Wait, suddenly what?”

Roaring!

White salt can be controlled according to my will. In an instant, the white flame that covered Baekcheonggang’s body slowly burned Baekcheonggang’s mana.

“Wait, is the mana running out?”
“Ugh. Climber bunny. Even at that age, you get hit by mana inhalation?”

Mana intake. This is a skill that is often used by weak hunters against opponents stronger than themselves. It absorbs mana and prevents opponents from using their abilities.
However, unless you are ultimately training mana intake, you will not be hit by mana intake.
That’s why, from afar, Ji-yeon is slicing white and blue steel with a puzzled look on her face.
His body her, which was equal to Yoo Jin-seok in terms of muscle strength only when he was fighting a large-scale blood battle in Pyongyang, was like that with only mana intake.
However, as I said, it is not inhaled, but burned.

“No, is it a little different?”
“Absolutely. What I use is not something like low-level mana intake.”
“Then what?”

Baek Cheong-gang, who was flaccid as if his energy had been sucked by the succubus, soon collapsed, and instead asked Ji-yeon.

“It burns completely. Baek Chunggang burned the magic power in his uncle’s body.”
“So you’re saying that the overflowing demonic energy beyond the barrier can also be burned? Does White Flame have such a function?”

Choi Cheol-sik was also impressed. The bald head is poisonous.

“Yes. A spark of purification and destruction.”
“I think it will be fine at this level.”
“Great. I will make a pass. Don’t worry, I’ll also contact the Incheon and Seoul gateways. Just make sure you don’t get caught by Yoo Jin-seok.”

In the end, permission was lost.

“Yes.”

Seo Ji-yeon of the Yoo Jin-seok generation recognized it, so Choi Cheol-sik would have no choice.
It seems that Yoo Jin-seok said something later.
His brother his is going to the danger zone, but someone accepts him.

“No, I’m not old enough to be called uncle.”
“Shut up and look in the mirror. No conscience?”
“Like this damn girl. Uh, well then How is the guild with this uncle? With a contract of 300 million after graduating…….”

Quietly and surely, Baek Chung-gang was getting old. He must be in his 20s now, but he looks like he is in his 40s.
If you don’t learn martial arts well, will you go away?
Even if you go in there, it seems like you’ll be wearing a strange jacket and learning martial arts.

“No matter what, the martial arts guild is a bit.”

It has social status and face. A dragon with a name goes into a place like that?