22 Chapter 22
Author Note:
Thanks for all your love and support guys! At first, I thought I would just write a knockoff of Sex System in COTE in SoloLeveling and it'll be just that- But you guys.....
OMG!! You guys gave me all this Love & Support!! I really-really-really LOVE you all<3 #NoHomo< p>
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Wiping Jin Ah's tears gently, I caught her eyes with a resolute smile.
"Don't worry, I'm strong now," I said, maybe it's an arrogant decision, maybe I would have just ignored it and looked the other way... but..
*sigh*
I couldn't ignore the person who had saved my sister.... I don't wanna be that kind of a person.
—3rd POV—
Wiping Jin Ah's tears, Sung Jin Woo flashed her a resolute smile. "Don't worry, I'm strong now. I will help him."
"Wa..wha—?"
Before she could respond, he whirled around and dashed towards the misty gate at lightning speed, leaving everyone stunned.
"Hey! Where the fuck are you going!!?"
"Who is that boy?!"
"That place is off limits?!"
"Is he an A rank?"
The White Tiger Hunters stared at each other in disbelief.
But he had disappeared into the veil without a trace, ignoring their calls.
Jin Ah gasped in horror. "Oppa, wait!" She cried out, but he was already gone from view.
Confusion and fear gripped her heart. Why had her Oppa rushed inside so recklessly? He didn't even have weapons or training. What was he thinking?!
"Oppa!!" She quickly stood up, ignoring SongYi, and tried rushing to the Gate in order to make him come back.
(A/N: from this point on—>WTG= White Tiger Guild, HG= Hunters Guild, Association= Hunter's Association.)
But all the WTG hunters stopped her, "Hey! what's up with all of you trying to go inside!! That's a B-rank gate, A fucking B RANK GODDAMIT!!"
"No! My..my Oppa.. my oppa ran inside!! Let me go!" "Get off of me!!" Jin-ah yelled but they didn't listen to her cries.
Some female hunters came to escort her from that spot and her friends also came to console her.
"Oppa, please be safe..." She whispered after calming down, clutching her hands tightly till her knuckles turned white.
The thought of losing Azaroth was still bearable but losing her beloved Oppa- that was too much to bear.
Meanwhile.....
inside the White Tiger Guild headquarters, Master Baek Yoonho was anxiously pacing his office.
As one of the largest hunter guilds in Korea, it was his duty to coordinate responses to gate breaches and disturbances. But this latest situation had him thoroughly stumped.
His muscular physique and sharp features usually struck fear in others at first glance. But right now, Baek was sweating bullets with a tense expression as he ended another frazzled call with his team on site.
With an audible sigh, he hesitated before dialing another number, dragging a beefy hand down his face in frustration.
The caller ID displayed "Choi Jong-In", Korea's no.1, and the strongest Guild's Guild Master.
As the phone rang, he scowled out at the skyline, as if willing the answers to materialize before his eyes.
'Sigh, Just what the fuck I've gotten myself into...?' He thought grimly.
It wasn't like he feared Choi Jong or something, but rather ignored talking to him. That man is a sly psychopath inside his well-crafted calm and kind demeanor.
But this time family was involved.... 'I don't know how to explain....'
♪♪♫—"Oh, if it's not my dear friend Baek, what's this emergency 'friend'?" Came Choi Jong-In's sly voice.
Baek sighed. "....We've had a gate breach in our jurisdiction. It's..a sudden Gate break without pre-warning, And...and it's more serious than we realized."
"A Gate breach without prior warning haa? That's new. Don't tell me that you need our help~ After all, it's inside the jurisdiction you fought tooth & nails to get from us~" Choi Jong said.
'This motherfucker!' Thought Baek while gritting his teeth. But what Jong-in said was true, it was indeed Baek's fault, he had fought with the Hunters Guild for that location, but now was not the time to bicker.
He had already sent a group of A-rank and B-rank hunters, they would reach there in under 5 minutes, but he needs to tell Choi about....
"...That's not why I called you... The thing is..." Baek hesitated.
Silence. Then, "Speak."
Sensing the grimness in his voice, Choi Jong said.
Baek relayed the details - how Azaroth had protected civilians but gotten trapped inside. How the gate then strengthened to B-rank level.
Rage exploded from the phone. "You Fucker!! Even after knowing that the FUCKING GATE BRAKE happened just after it appeared, and it DIDN'T occur to you that Fucking Gate was an anomaly...?"
"You sent your 3rd Fucking Team there!! And now it's become a B-rank?"
"Calm down Choi, I had sent the 2nd team to a dungeon and right now, the first team is on its way to the Mall! There are many A-rankers in there, I'm sure—" Baek tried to explain.
"Shut the Fuck up!! How much time has it been since Azaroth entered!? That kid isn't a hunter Baek! even if he had awakened, he is still a newbie"
"And you said the gate changed to a B from a D right? Did you say you send A-rank hunters? WHAT IF IT CHANGES INTO AN S-RANK YOU FUCKER???" Choi continued.
Choi Jong-In seethed incoherently. Baek wisely waited until the tirade subsided.
"It's been approximately 12 minutes since he got inside, and it's been only 2-3 minutes since the 3rd team reached there. I know I'm in the wrong here but calm down man...I mean *ehm* how the hell a gate will change to an S-rank, right?—" Baek said but was quickly shut off.
"CAN YOU GUARANTEE IT WILL NOT Change Again!? I'm taking matters into my own fucking hands and if something happens to him... you better be ready for all the lawsuits!" With that Choi let out a tensed sigh, and the phone clicked off as he hung up on Baek.
His mana started oozing as he called for his secretary, "Listen, Three things. Hunter Cha is training the cadets, Something just came up, so I need to go personally, and you are in charge!" He said in a hurried tone and left the office.
"That foolish boy! He should have fled, not heroically charged in alone!" He said as he didn't bother driving his car and started running straight towards the Mall from one rooftop to another.
Although he was a Mage type, he was an S-rank Hunter, if he ran and did some parkour, he could reach there in less time than driving a car in the populated streets of Seol.
(A/N: IDK about you, but I guess someone would lose their temper if they found out information about their family like this.)
As for why he was going alone? Well, when an S-ranker moves it is comparable to a group of 100+ A-rankers moving.
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(A/N: When I say inside the gate, it means inside the B-rank gate, I'm not saying inside the Dimensional Rift where Azaroth is.)
Inside the Gate...
As Jin Woo entered the misty veil, he immediately spotted a horde of Arachne monsters clustered together in the gloom.
'What are they after?' Wasting no time, JinWoo drew the dagger gifted by Kasaka's defeat and leaped into battle.
Slashing and twirling, he made quick work of the D-rank spider monsters, feeling a surge of satisfaction at how far his abilities had come.
'....It's good to be strong' He thought clenching his other fist in front of his chest.
Wondering what drew the monsters together, Jinwoo's gaze fell upon a harrowing sight.
Inside a small cavity on the barren ground, two hunters were pinned down - one bravely blocking attacks with a shield as the other healed his wounds and fatigue from behind.
'Are they the hunters that came with him..?'
Clearly, they had expended their strength aiding Azaroth but now faced being overwhelmed.
'Wait! Where is the boy!? Don't tell me he is—' He thought about the worst-case scenario.
As the last arachne fell, Jinwoo called out to the exhausted hunters. "Hey, I've dealt with the creatures. Are you the ones who entered with the boy named, Azaroth?"
The two emerged cautiously, staring in shock at the pile of spider corpses. Clearly, this new arrival was a high-ranking hunter.
"Y-Yes, we came with him," the male answered, bowing deeply. "I am Hunter Kim, and this is Healer Yoo Jin. Thank you for your timely aid, sir Hunter."
"It's all right," Jinwoo did not linger on formalities he needed to know if the boy was safe or not. "Tell me what happened. Where is Azaroth now?"
Hunter Kim rapidly explained how a strange dimensional rift had suddenly opened, pulling Azaroth inside before blinking shut.
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Author Note:
I think it is important to show what is happening instead of just writing chaps about MC and neglecting everything else happening in the world.
But don't worry MC is back in the next chap.... Hopefully :/
