Chapter 21

Even just one S-class Awakened changed the game of the world.

Not to mention one L-class, which was higher than that.

“One of our S-classes is a Hunter who is already active overseas. But he’s an exception. He didn’t leave Korea at all, and he promised to work here first if there’s an emergency here.”

“What if I do the same?”

“You’re in a different situation. We have many S-classes, but there’s only one of you. You’re free to move around. But even if we don’t dare interfere, your affiliation must be Korea.”

“Really? If I refuse and run away, can you guys stop me?”

Kang Sejun’s eyes shone dangerously. Kang Hanseo’s and Do Junyoung’s faces hardened, and Yoo Soo-eun frowned as if she was annoyed.

However, Song Hanna’s and Joo Eun’s face did not change despite the subtle threat.

“Perhaps not. Well, if we all rushed in, we might be able to hold onto your pant leg, but it wouldn’t really save your face.”

While saying that, Song Hanna smiled softly as if she was having fun.

“You don’t really want to go out anyway, do you?”

It was Kang Sejun who frowned this time.

“I hate you. Facing you is like facing hundreds of snakes. What tiger? It is more appropriate to call you snake.”

“You seem to know me very well. That’s strange. I’ve never seen you before. Where did you see me?”

“Well, who knows? We might have met in a dream.”

Song Hanna stroked her chin. Her slender eyes looked troubled for a moment, but she quickly brushed it off.

Well, there are a lot of ways to figure it out.

“Are you going to join a guild? Or are you going to create one?”

“I will work as an individual because I’m not interested in dungeon raids. But if you ask me for a raid collaboration, I can consider it.”

At the unexpected words, the two guild leaders made strange expressions.

All guilds focused on dungeon raids. The items and magic crystals that came out there were the best ways to earn money in this era. Still, this strongest man was not interested in that.

Joo Eun’s, who had been thinking quietly, face hardened at the thought that came to his mind.

“Are you thinking about Labyrinth Dungeon?”

Labyrinth Dungeon.

Everyone’s faces, except for Song Hanna, froze at the word that gave fear just by hearing it.

There were four types of dungeons.

Normal dungeons that were generated the most, a Dungeon Break where monsters could escape from the gate, rift dungeons where the space itself became a dungeon, and finally, the Labyrinth Dungeon that was still in the unknown.

Unlike other dungeons that were randomly generated everywhere, there was only one Labyrinth Dungeon in the world.

The only dungeon called the living hell that existed on Earth, a place so terrible that the level of danger could not be expressed in numbers.

Was Sejun Kang aiming for that place?

“Why such a place…”

“If you fail to conquer the Labyrinth Dungeon, the whole world would come to an end. Literally, it will be really all over.”

Clear anger appeared on Kang Sejun’s face. Kang Sejun was so angry that a red haze rose from his clenched fists.

No one understood. Obviously, the Labyrinth Dungeon carried such a risk, but why was Kang Sejun so angry?

It’s like someone who had truly experienced the end of the world.

“That’s strange. As far as I know, there is only one Korean who has participated in the Labyrinth Dungeon raid, and that is not you. Why do you seem like you’ve done it before?”

Kang Sejun’s eyes trembled for a moment at Song Hanna’s sharp question.

“You’ve been there, haven’t you? Secretly, too.”

“Is that a place where you can secretly enter?”

“But why is your reaction like that? Like someone who has been through it.”

“Let’s say it’s the influence of my contracted Entity and skills.”

Kang Sejun, who had said that far, kept his mouth shut as if he had no intention of mentioning any more.

“Our L-class has a lot of secrets.”

Although Yoo Soo-eun was openly sarcastic, he did not lift an eyebrow.

“… Huh?””

At that time, Kang Hanseo, who had a strangled face the whole time as if this place was too burdensome, murmured. Joo Eun looked at him curiously.

“What’s the matter?”

“Oh, that’s— I think my eyes are doing weird things right now. Why is it? Was I poisoned by a Harpoon Snake?”

“What do you mean? I’ve already checked that you’re in good shape.”

Healer Yoo Soo-eun, who was in charge of the safety of the raid partyl, said flatly That can’t be the case. Kang Hanseo’s face became more confused.

“Then what the hell is this?”

“Why? What is it?”

“Uh, there are a total of 11 S-classes, right?”

“That’s right.”

“Kang Sejun is an L-class, but because he’s higher than us, I got a notification that he’s logged on to the S-class community.”

“But?”

“Since Kang Sejun came in, we should have 12 people, but now the total number is 13…”

Silence fell in the president’s office. People who were absent-minded opened the community in a hurry. And everyone saw clearly.

[‘Kang Sejun’ has entered.]

[Korea S-class dedicated community (13 people in total)]

13.

A very ominous number written on it.

A chill wafted through the office of of the president as if they had seen some kind of ghost story.

“… Since when?”

Yoo Soo-eun muttered blankly. She had no idea until now that the number of people had increased even though she was a community member along with Kang Hanseo and Sunset Guild’s leader Eun Injae!

“There was no notification. Has anyone seen it?”

“I-I haven’t seen it either!”

It wasn’t just Kang Hanseo. Joo Eun and Do Junyoung also shook their heads.

So, who the hell was that unknown person?

“Have you ever not been notified when a new person comes in?”

“No.”

Kang Hanseo trembled as if he had seen a ghost and wrapped his arms tightly around himself.

“Seriously, what’s this? It’s not like the system is faulty! T-T-Then, is it a ghost!? Do ghosts even access the system? H-Hacking! A ghost has hacked it!”

“Say something that makes sense, Hanseo.”

Song Hanna’s eyes looking at Kang Hanseo were filled with pity. What should I do with this cowardly S-class?

“Even though the results of the S-class measurements have not been released recently, the only case that the number of people has been added is that the S-class has been confirmed even without being measured.”

“They just have signed a contract with a great Entity.”

Unlike Kang Hanseo, who was trembling, Song Hanna and Joo Eun exchanged conversations casually.

There were two ways in which the rating was determined.

After awakening, measuring the grade with a magic meter, or confirming the grade with a contract with an Entity.

Those two fell right into the latter. All the Entities guarding their backs were gods strong enough to give S-class to the Awakened just by signing a contract.

“I’m really curious about who it is. It would have been nice if they had officially registered with the association.”

Joo Eun murmured regretfully. Having a new strong ally, but they didn’t even know who they were. It was a little disappointing as they had to cooperate with each other until they died.

“Not registering is a crime, but when it comes to S-class, it’s hard to argue with it. I am curious about the new face, but what can we do?”

Hanna, who thought while stroking her chin for a moment, saw Kang Sejun sitting opposite her.

His expressionless face showed that he didn’t seem particularly interested in the situation, or he seemed relaxed because he knew something.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

It was weird. Looking at his face, he was in his 20s, but it was hard to figure out what was inside

Hanna spoke to him, thinking that a very interesting fellow had appeared.

“You are the first L-class in Korea, can you guess?”

“Well. I don’t know everything, but I can guess one thing. There is a high probability that it was the one who killed the Level 2 Boss Monster.”

Alas, realization flashed on the faces of those who remembered what they had forgotten with the sudden appearance of Kang Sejun.

“Right, I was curious about that too. You said someone else killed the boss mob that evolved into a beast. We didn’t see it because we were in the dungeon.”

“As soon as we heard the message that a Break is going on, we tried to get out too. But it took a while as a snake as strong as the boss was blocking the entrance.”

Joo Eun’s expression darkened. This was because some people were injured by the boss during the delay. If he had been more careful, this wouldn’t have happened. It was his mistake as the leader of the raid party.

“By the time we got out, the situation was already over. This is the corpse of the Boss Beast.”

Song Hanna’s eyebrows twitched when she saw the photo. The head of a snake huge enough to chew and swallow a car body was completely blown away.

“This style. How could they handle things so roughly?”

Tsk, tsk. Couldn’t it be done more neatly?

Kang Hanseo opened his eyes wide to Song Hanna’s lament. Song Hanna, who had said so, liked to burst everything with psychokinesis, but here she was, talking as of none of these people here knew that.

“Kang Sejun, what did you see there?”

“A woman. But she was wearing a gas mask, so I couldn’t see her face. Looking at the weapon she was using, she was a sniper.”

“A sniper. It’s a rare trait. They might be surprisingly easy to find. What else?”

“As you guessed, there is a high probability that she signed a contract with a fairly strong Entity. The weapon in the Regeneration Jacket also looked unusual, but it would have been difficult to obtain without the aid of an Entity.”

“It must be someone who has a diamond spoon in her mouth.”

As Song Hanna grumbled in envy, Yoo Soo-eun and Kang Hanseo’s eyes became fierce. Song Hanna herself was someone who had signed a contract with the strongest Entity in Korea.

“Anyone who finds the new S-class should let the others know right away. If she’s capable of killing Level 2 Boss Monster in one shot, we must keep them in Korea. She might be even stronger than me.”

“The domestic rankings will be turned upside down.”

“I’ve already come down from number one. The new number one, please take care of me.”

Aigoo, it’s been too heavy a burden to carry on this old shoulder. Hanna shuddered and rubbed her shoulders for no reason.

Even though she was the oldest of the existing domestic S-classes, she was still in full swing, so no one believed her.

***

After the conversation was over, the S-classes of the guild went back. Do Junyoung was scheduled to be in charge of the briefing on the raid of the Level 2 dungeon and the appearance of the L-class Awakened.

For that reason, Kang Sejun and Do Junyoung went to the director’s office. As he sat down, his gaze turned to Yoon Seora, who was outside, for a brief moment.

“Do you know your subordinates well?”

“What are you talking about?”

With a faint frown on his face, Kang Sejun shrugged as if it was a meaningless question.

“It seems that the staffs here hardly know that the director is an S-class. I was just wondering if the opposite could be the case.”

“Does that mean there are people here who have hidden their ranks like me?”

Do Junyoung’s face became serious. As if to tell him If so, say it right now.