14 VICE-GUILDMASTER
About a month after the C-rank Dungeon's raid.
Washington, U.S.A.
Inside of one of the largest building of the tallest skyscraper in Washington.
"Immediately fax me all the info that you have about those two survivors... You already have my number, if I'm not wrong..." A large and muscular man with a black hair in a buzz cut, said as he hanged up his smartphone and crushed it with his bare hand. Veins could be seen on his temples and his eyes were glowing red.
"Mr Hwang... I came as fast as I could... So, what business to you have to tend to at this hour?.. " A beautiful young woman with blue eyes and blonde hair that she wore in a bun, and that wore a black business suit, said as she entered the apartment of Hwang Dong-Soo.
"Laura... Since you are a secretary of the guild, I would like to ask you a question?..."
"Sure, Mr Hwang... You can ask away."
"What would be the consequences, if I killed someone in Korea?... Can you tell me?.."
"hmmmm.... Are you serious, Sir?."
'It does seem that he is fooling around... His posture and expression are showing that he is very angry and dead serious. Unless I keep talking to him, I will not be able to learn anything from him..'
"The United States don't have any agreements about the extradition of Criminal hunters with Korea... So, you will be put to trial in a court here in the U.S., since you are now an american hunter. But since you are an S-rank hunter, you are considered a very important asset by the Government.... So, the Government will ensure that you get a light punishment for any crime that you might commit. "
"That's good to hear... Because some bastards had the guts to kill my older brother... I won't rest until I saw the faces of those scumbags!..."
'Eight out of the ten members of my brother's strike squad died and the two that survived, are a rookie D-rank hunter and an E-rank hunter... Dong-Seok is not the type of man that will sacrifice his life for weaker hunters... They are also not his teammates from his original strike squad. They were fillers... They definite killed him, I just don't know how they did it... Dong-Seok is not the type to fall for traps that easily.'
" Laura... can you clear my schedule? I need to visit Korea as soon as possible."
" But Mr Hwang, the activities of the Scavenger Guild will be at standstill, if you take a sudden leave of absence."
"Okay... I understand, so what does my schedule looks like?"
" Your schedule is booked for the next two months, Mr Hwang..."
"Good... Laura make sure that my schedule remains free after those two months... Also make all the necessary arrangements in Korea for me to be able to gave my brother a proper funeral... When I arrive in Korea... But I wish more than anything that those maggots don't die before I get to them in two months time. "
About two months later.
{ -STATUS-
NAME: HWANG JAE-HYUK
LEVEL: 56
JOB: NONE
TITLE: WOLF SLAYER (A TITLE GIVEN TO A HUNTER PROFICIENT IN FIGHTS AGAINST WOLVES. 40% INCREASED EXPERIENCE AGAINST BEAST-TYPE MONSTERS.)
HP(HEATH POINTS): 9990/10235
FATIGUE: 40/100
MP(MANA POINTS): 1860/1860
____________________________________________
STRENGTH: 65
VITALITY: 78
AGILITY: 67
INTELIGENCE: 78
SENSE: 65
______________________________________________
PHYSICAL DAMAGE REDUCTION: 20%
REMAINING POINTS: 210 }
'Those seventy days have been very fruitful as I did twice the required number of each exercise for my daily quest... I managed to obtain several high level equipment and weapons of the same level or one rank lower than the Knight Killer which is a B-rank item.... Now, I have to distribute my stats points... Add 13 stats points to both STRENGTH and SENSE, and 11 stats points to AGILITY.'
{ -STATUS-
NAME: HWANG JAE-HYUK
LEVEL: 56
JOB: NONE
TITLE: WOLF SLAYER (A TITLE GIVEN TO A HUNTER PROFICIENT IN FIGHTS AGAINST WOLVES. 40% INCREASED EXPERIENCE AGAINST BEAST-TYPE MONSTERS.)
HP(HEATH POINTS): 9990/10235
FATIGUE: 40/100
MP(MANA POINTS): 1860/1860
____________________________________________
STRENGTH: 78
VITALITY: 78
AGILITY: 78
INTELIGENCE: 78
SENSE: 78
______________________________________________
PHYSICAL DAMAGE REDUCTION: 20%
REMAINING POINTS: 173 }
'Add 34 stats points to STRENGTH, VITALITY, AGILITY, and INTELLIGENCE and 37 stats points to SENSE..."
{ -STATUS-
NAME: HWANG JAE-HYUK
LEVEL: 56
JOB: NONE
TITLE: WOLF SLAYER (A TITLE GIVEN TO A HUNTER PROFICIENT IN FIGHTS AGAINST WOLVES. 40% INCREASED EXPERIENCE AGAINST BEAST-TYPE MONSTERS.)
HP(HEATH POINTS): 14641/14641
FATIGUE: 0/100
MP(MANA POINTS): 2480/2480
____________________________________________
STRENGTH: 112
VITALITY: 112
AGILITY: 112
INTELIGENCE: 112
SENSE: 115
______________________________________________
PHYSICAL DAMAGE REDUCTION: 20%
REMAINING POINTS: 0 }
'It is not perfectly balance like I wanted, but still not bad... Once, I killed that man tomorrow... I should obtain the final cornerstone to pull off that crazy plan and level up some more...'
"Big brother Jae-Hyuk! Over here!"
Jae-Hyuk ignored Jin-Ho who was shouting and bothering the other people that were having lunch in the restaurant. He simply walked calmly to their table.
"Nice to meet you, Jin-Ho... How have you been?"
"I'm fine, Big brother.... And you?"
" I'm fine... So, now that we are done with basic courtesy, let's get straight to serious business..."
"Yeah!"
'That guy... I almost forget that he is a false ranker and a psychopath that slaughtered a strike squad and a C-rank Boss Monster like they are mere flies... Let go straight to the point without beating around the bush.'
"Big Brother, I want to form a strike squad and I want you to be the leader... The strike squad will have to carry out nineteen raids."
"So, that the wish, you want me to grant?..." Jae-Hyuk said as he stared at Jin-Ho straight in the eyes.
"No, big brother... That not the wish that I want you to grant... For that request, I will be paying you... So, name your price?..."
"Hahahahaha.... Do you think that you can afford my price?"
"aaarrrrrmmmm!"
Jin-Ho almost choked himself while drinking his cup of tea.
"Hahahaha... Calm down, I'm kidding.... My price is simple, I want you to find eight other hunter that will only acts as fillers, but they will not be entering the dungeons... They can be deaf, blind, drunkards, or crippled, I don't care... Only you and me will be allowed to enter, also I will clear seven dungeons per day... So, starting from next Thursday, you will be eligible for the Guildmaster's written exams... "
"Big Brother... You knew about my plan to become a guildmaster... Also isn't this deal too disadvantageous for you?"
"It became obvious as the nose in the ,middle of the face that you want to become a guildmaster, from the moment that talked about Strike squad... Also Yoojin Construction is a big conglomerate that bought raw materials from the guilds throughout Korea...
With its own guild, It will be more like the company investing in one of its branch, instead of giving its money to strangers... Also, it's more like an invest than me losing in a deal... Someone like me will not remain an E-rank Hunter all my life, with the backing of a big guild... My life will be easier..."
"Big Brother... In fact, I have decided for the wish.... My wish is for you to become my vice-guildmaster, and to protect me and my family... How about that?"
"Okay... I'll do it but first, become a guildmaster."
