Chapter 74 – The Rise of the Hero

I ran to the cafe, the last place I was with Park Eun-ha.
But even when I got there, I couldn’t find her.

I took a quick look around.

In terms of time alone, Park Eun-ha could have gone far.
Moreover, even more so if she traveled by car.

‘Why don’t you tell me the location?’

‘Emergency Quest’ informed that Park Eun-ha was in danger, but did not tell her where she was.

It was then.
Kung from not too far away! There was a sound, and thick smoke rose.
I instinctively thought Park Eun-ha would be there.

I hurriedly ran towards it.

‘It’s a smoke bomb…’

I could see that the smoke grenade, which is mainly used to ward off monsters in the dungeon, had exploded.
And if Park Eun-ha was here, she would have used it.
Judging from the content of the quest, she was the one in danger.

It was when I was looking for Park Eun-ha in a blind situation.
Suddenly something heavy came and struck her on the side.

Puck!

“Ugh!”

It was such a powerful shock that I wondered if my internal organs were being twisted the moment it hit me.
At least it was the fist of an opponent who was much stronger than me.

I only knew that Park Eun-ha was in danger, but I didn’t know what the reason was.
It seemed that he had probably encountered a strong enemy.

Considering that what she was doing was a member of an underground guild, she could have imagined other cases, but the first thing that came to her mind was one.

‘Park Da-in…’

She had said that she would not leave Park Eun-ha alone unless she complied with her request.

I realized that she was after me after she broke up with me.
He must have ordered someone instead of stepping out himself.

“Fuck…”

I felt nauseous because I thought that I should have been more careful if I knew the other person.

“What are you?”

The man who punched me gave out an absurd voice.

“What are you doing here?”

I looked into his information window as a ‘scouter’ even while I was beaten and not in a hurry.

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Name [Chul Kim]
Height [182 cm]
Weight [80kg]

Grade [A]

Force [A]
Agility [B]
Stamina [B]
Mana [A]

Skill [Flame Shot Lv3]

Special Ability [Attribute ‘Fire’ Lv2]

Special item [-]

Likeability [0%]
Current psychological state [I’m embarrassed because I missed the prey.]
[I am aiming for Park Eun-ha under the direction of Park Da-in.]

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As expected, he was a strong Hunter.
First class A.
In addition, he had high-level skills and special abilities.

I thought that maybe he wasn’t a hunter who officially joined a guild, and that doesn’t mean he wasn’t a hunter belonging to an underground guild.
Because they have a unique atmosphere.

‘Also…’

Another prediction was correct was the fact that it was Park Da-in who instigated this man.

“Don’t look at the blood for nothing and get out!”

The man shouted harshly.
He lifted her head up and saw her busy searching for something, and he knew he had missed her because of her smoke grenade set off by Eunha Park.

The man seemed to think that I was a person caught up in the affairs of this place.
It was also an opportunity for me.

I kicked the guy who took his eyes off me hard in the leg.

Bawk!

“Ugh!”

His steel-hard shins hurt my legs, but I managed to stagger him.
He hurriedly got up and took out the sword from his inventory.

Shall we say that it was fortunate that I received the highest quality weapon that I could use from Choi Ju-ri?
Even while the pain still remained in his body, he was able to quickly pour mana into the sword.

The blade of the sword, which was young in blackness, radiated light.

“A bastard!”

I drew a sword at the guy who turned his head while spitting out harsh words at me.

Grasp!

It was on a different level from kicking with his bare body.
Because I used the skill and loaded it into my weapon.

“Oops!”

The man fell backwards, pushed by the sword.
But I couldn’t feel any more sensation in my hand.
There was no blood on the sword.

‘You were wearing gear.’

It was a devastating fact for me.
If the A-rank hunter was wearing equipment, he could easily receive an attack from a C-rank hunter.

“Fuck you bastard…”

The man growled and tried to get himself up again.
A red aura circulated in his palm, and he could see a red fever.
If he bursts into flames, I will be pinned down.
The distance was too close to avoid the attack.

Then I felt someone’s weight wrapped around my waist.
She hugged me and quickly flew through the air.
There was a roar of flames exploding behind us as we rolled across the floor.

Quaang!

“Are you okay?”

It was Park’s grace to hug my waist and avoid the attack.

“Are you okay?”
“Why are you back?”
“I have a bad feeling…”

I couldn’t say that I came back after receiving an ’emergency quest’.
Even in this situation, Park Eun-ha’s face could be seen turning red.

“Aaaaagh!!”

The man who failed to attack me screamed.
It was definitely not the right timing to hug and talk with Park Eun-ha.

Park Eun-ha grabbed my hand, lifted me up, and kicked off the floor and ran.

Quaang!

The man who came here after receiving orders from Park Da-in was completely excited.
He burst into flames in succession, regardless of this or that.
If there was a commotion like this, the hunters would be dispatched to subdue the scene.

But that takes too much time.
Hunters were basically not civil servants like the police, but their own safety was their top priority.
No matter how much the request went, there was no way he would be quick to do something like this.

The smoke from the smoke grenade that Park Eun-ha had set off began to fade.
We came into his field of vision.
His ‘Agility’ stat was B, but even with the same B, the body movements that A-rank hunters teased were different from those of lower-rank hunters.
Running doesn’t just require agility.
Even though Park Eun-ha is an agile hunter, it was difficult to get out of his attack range.
Besides, she has me who is much slower than her.

I wondered if coming here might have prevented her from escaping.

‘That’s probably not it.’

An ‘urgent quest’ was given.
In another sense, it meant that Park Eun-ha was in danger if I didn’t help her.

I told her

“I’ll get his attention. You run away.”
“What? Nonsense?
“I’m not his target. He came to harm you after receiving orders from Park Da-in. He will not kill me.”
“That guy isn’t normal right now. There’s no way that would work.”

Bang!

As we chatted, flames exploded once again.
It was too far to shoot us, but I quickly pushed Park Eun-ha away.

And shouted at the man.

“Here I am!”
“Pup!!”

Park Eun-ha was right.
That bastard, whose eyes had already returned, seemed to have no intention of covering it up.

I continued to provoke Park Eun-ha by moving in the opposite direction.

“Where are you shooting the fire?”
“It’s a pity that I can’t even get one shot!”

I’ve never done anything like this against a Hunter, but I’ve had a lot of monster aggro in dungeons.
Because I was a multi-type hunter.
I did whatever role I was given.
Moreover, he has a strong body and is not quick on his feet, so he took on a lot of roles to attract aggro.

It moved nonstop, concentrating on the movement of his hands that sent flames.
There was always a corner to believe in when pulling aggro in a dungeon.
The purpose of attracting aggro was to divert the monster’s attention.
While I was doing that, other hunters attacked the monster.
But now it was hopeless in the sense that nothing like that could be expected.

I hoped that my actions would help Park Eun-ha escape from this place.
I felt that my legs were getting heavy and I was dragging the man’s aggro when Park Eun-ha caught my eye.
Instead of running away, she chose to attack him.

‘Ah…’

I should have expected it to be like this.
Park Eun-ha’s affinity for me was 100%.
Even if there was a possibility of lowering it, it was the story after failing this ‘urgent quest’.
Besides, even if 10% is lower, it is 90%.

There was no way Park Eun-ha would run away alone, leaving me here.

“Be careful!!”

Kim Cheol wasn’t just excited without paying attention.
His head turned to Park Eun-ha, who was aiming for him.

“Got it!”

He reached out his hand to Park Eun-ha, who was running towards him.
Park Eun-ha quickly changed direction, but it was difficult to move perfectly as she wanted with her already accelerated body.

Quaang!-

“It’s a galaxy!”

Park Eun-ha was engulfed in flames and was seen rolling on the floor.

“Shit!”

I quickly ran towards the man.
But there was a shadow moving towards him before me.

Wow!

“Keah!”

Courage!

Kim Chul, who was kicked by a man who suddenly appeared, rolled roughly on the floor.

It was Park Jung-kyun who appeared kicking Kim Chul.