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Lee Chan-taek, who brought out his inner self, looked at Choi Jun-ho.
It’s not a sudden decision. Before coming here, I had already made up my mind.
Because he was called ‘iron heart’, he showed no expression, but his heart was trembling when he spoke out.
Junho Choi, Headbreaker.
The guy who once thought the lucky kid was a superman has risen to the position of being called the world’s strongest superman in just one year without any objection.
I know because I saw it from the side. It is no coincidence that Choi Jun-ho received today’s title.
‘It’s been a while, this trembling.’
The person I saw while hunting Nuri and the person I have now have a different status from heaven and earth, but their personality hasn’t changed. Chan-taek Lee was the most incomprehensible, and it was also the part that I trusted the most.
‘What would Nara be like?’
In order to add dignity, he must have managed his expression and radiated momentum.
The iron core Lee Chan-taek was made that way.
When he was young, all that was given to Lee Chan-taek was a strong body.
As I bumped into the world with my bare body, I realized how cruel and bloody the world was.
A senior who tried to push himself into his limbs because he stood out, a guild executive who took it for granted to intercept his ball for success, and a guild master who naturally regarded his subordinates’ share as mine.
It was a time when I didn’t know if I would have become a cold corpse at any moment if I didn’t come to my senses and if I didn’t become strong.
In it, Chan-taek Lee learned how to erase his face and how to hide his emotions.
He definitely wanted to be successful. I wanted to step on the highest place and trample on the guys who laughed and looked down on me.
Fortunately, he was able to become a superman by protecting and honing his talents, and since then he has been walking on a solid road. When he became a superman, everyone looked up to him, respected him, and showed his favor.
It was a different treatment than when I was an ordinary Awakened 1 who had nothing.
‘There is no development without effort.’
Being a superman meant a new beginning, not an end.
Chan-taek Lee had to work hard to protect what he was enjoying. Even for the guild members who believed and depended on him, he tried to whip himself and move forward.
But the limit came early.
At that moment while hunting Nuri, Chan-taek Lee remembered his helpless self as a new guild member. Because he was weak, he could not protect the guild members he trusted and followed.
He worked hard to overcome this. Later, it was classified as a plus level and higher than the existing level 8, but that is not an excuse for failing to hunt.
High-level monsters that appeared once formed the mainstream. This was the 7th Remains, and so was the 8th Remains that appeared next. It was clear that these monsters would become the mainstream in the future.
I increased my training time to get stronger, but getting stronger was not easy.
Even more so after becoming a superman.
At that time, I felt sorry for the poor foundation.
Unlike Ryu Gwang-ho, who came down from North Korea, where biological experiments were rampant, and Shinsung Group, where the potential of large corporations exists, he was unable to decide which direction to take and wandered around.
When hunting the positive stage monsters that appeared later, the disappointment grew even greater.
It was then that Chan-taek Lee realized. The rate of development that he could achieve with his talents could not keep up with the rate at which monsters became stronger.
Is it because I don’t have a gift?
‘no.’
Isn’t that too sloppy? I just lack myself.
Even without a gift, there were many awakened people in their early teens. His talent, inspiration, and ability are just there.
With this in mind, Chan-taek Lee found a way to overcome it in various ways. However, there was no solution unless their skills improved.
All you need is to convince yourself.
Your skills can no longer compete at the top.
If so, you must enter the shadow of a stronger person.
So I went to Junho Choi and brought up the story of the acquisition of the avant-garde guild.
The avant-garde was Chan-taek Lee’s life itself. I started from the bottom up and devoted everything to it. It is considered one of the three major guilds along with Shinsung and Reaper, and is showing a competitive edge in Korea.
However, it is only an external evaluation, and it was obvious that this evaluation would fall vertically if it fell behind the competition in the coming trend.
Taken from https://noblemtl.com
More than anything.
It was more important whether Choi Jun-ho would accept that idea.
“Why me?”
… I knew it.
Chan-taek Lee laughed bitterly at the expected reaction.
“You’re probably the only one who reacts like this when asked to take over.”
“It’s something I never thought about. I don’t even need it.”
I thought so. Choi Jun-ho doesn’t like to form a group and doesn’t like to take on unnecessary responsibilities.
It’s from the inside as well.
This reaction was expected.
He’s a very odd guy. Seeing that other people are anxious because they can’t increase their power even more, but they don’t even care.
‘Maybe it’s confidence in one’s own abilities.’
That should explain everything. Being able to hunt monsters alone meant that even if the entire guild attacked, the opponent could be defeated.
I still vividly remember how I was overpowered by the three superhumans in Japan.
“But don’t you like it? Even if you don’t see it, the value of the avant-garde guild is over 50 trillion. If you include affiliates, it more than doubles. It’s a chance to get rich.”
“You know that I am not greedy for money, do you?”
“I thought this would make me greedy, but maybe I don’t have enough money?”
“No need. Tell me the gist.”
“I see.”
This is what I went to see.
This is the behavior that Junho Choi hates the most. At least it passed because we knew each other, and if we didn’t know each other, it would have flown from our hands.
Chan-taek Lee revealed his true intentions.
“I felt my abilities were limited.”
“… … .”
“It was difficult when hunting monsters. Even if the hunt was successful, I lost the guild members who lived and worked together. I long for success, but I’m not the only one who wants it. I want to be successful with everyone, I don’t want everyone to die and I don’t want to be the only one who can achieve it.”
“Do you think it’s because we couldn’t open the gift?”
“no.”
I once thought so.
But after a long deliberation, I brushed it off.
Gifts should not wield their superhuman powers.
“I don’t want to dismiss my shortcomings as not being able to open the gift. It makes you deny what you’ve been working on all your life.”
I chose to sacrifice everything in order not to lose everything.
If it is Choi Jun-ho, you can expect the generosity of the winner.
“You are willing to bend your pride for the sake of those who look at you.”
“Because nothing is more important than survival.”
“I thought I would be the most stubborn, but I was surprised.”
“I can see my image that way.”
“Hmm.”
Choi Jun-ho is in trouble. Chan-taek Lee watched the scene without moving. The fact that one’s life is governed by that single word is futile, but this is the life of the awakened.
In this world, even high-level Awakeners who have been working hard for decades lose their heads to newcomers who have quickly hit the ground.
Choi Jun-ho and his situation now fit this saying well.
“It’s also bad.”
“Well… … .”
“It is true that I was impressed. Have you ever seen a different side of Cheol-shim?”
“What about my image?”
“A tight-knit brat?”
“… … .”
It was a sound that could never be heard by subordinates. It’s not wrong either.
“Instead, I’ll give you a chance to grow.”
“how?”
“It’s an open gift.”
“Is that possible?”
“yes. Let me show you.”
“… … !”
Chan-taek Lee opened his eyes at the sudden touch of his chest. Not through his clothes, but through his real chest. I felt Choi Jun-ho’s hand wrapped around his heart.
I’ve heard of it. That Choi Jun-ho has a mysterious ability to develop gifts.
The hand that had been pounding her chest escaped. Bring your blood-stained hand to your lips. Chan-taek Lee stared blankly at the scene. Red blood dripping from his lips.
A smile hangs on Choi Jun-ho’s lips after being silent for a while.
“Did you train hard? The blood is fresh.”
“… … .”
But Chan-taek Lee could not answer.
Blood was still pouring from the pierced chest.
No matter how superhuman you are, you can’t keep sane by pouring blood indefinitely.
“Ah, recovery. I forgot.”
At that time, Choi Jun-ho took a recovery medicine from his pocket and poured it on his chest.
* * *
I’ve been using blood feeding for a long time, but there’s still a lot I don’t know. After using it several times, I can only vaguely guess about the function, not sure about everything.
Because this gift is so rare.
The fact that there is information on such a thing as suffocating is because of the person who has this gift, but I have never seen anything similar in the gift book that summarizes the types of gifts.
If you consume blood, you can copy the gift, and you can also see the latent gift. I think of it as a fingerprint on the heart. The things the Awoken have accumulated are dormant in the form of seeds.
When the climate, weather, and soil are right, the gift will sprout. It is the ability given to me to find out the condition.
From that point of view, Chan-taek Lee did not open the gift, but he had a good gift candidate group.
If you succeed in opening it, you can go up to a higher level.
“Is this a hogu?”
It was on a whim that I gave Lee Chan-taek a gift candidate. Even though he rose to a high position, he gave up everything for the sake of those who followed him. I was quite impressed because I knew that it was by no means an easy decision.
“It’s good if it’s good, or not.”
Well, in the process, there were minor mistakes, such as pouring the recovery agent into the hole in the chest too late. Chan-taek Lee expressed his gratitude to me and said he would give me a share of the avant-garde, but his attitude was so tenacious that I told him to do whatever he wanted.
If you don’t have enough money, you’ll give it up.
I thought it was just a happening, but unexpectedly, I was called to the Blue House.
It was related to Jung Da-hyun. If it’s Dahyun Jung, the boss is Jooho Jung, so why are you looking for me? Since there are no parents, my uncle is called instead.
“It’s about the hunting method of Awakened Jung Da-hyun, is it true that he was greatly influenced by Choi Jun-ho and Superin?”
“Yes. I taught. Did anything happen?”
When I contacted you not long ago, I heard that you hunted level 7 remains?
As a government-affiliated hunting team, it was an encouraging achievement, and it was proof that Da-hyun Jung, as an individual, quickly adapted to hunting monsters.
Compared to large guilds, the skills of the government-affiliated hunting team members were always behind due to treatment issues.
The reality was that even if the government suggested carrots through various measures, it was insufficient compared to large guilds.
“If it is a problem, it is a very big problem.”
I don’t think Jung Da-hyun is the type to cause problems.
I quietly listened to the president.
“Two days ago, the Hellhound team succeeded again in hunting down the 7th level of remains. This time, I killed both of them at the same time.”
“Incredible.”
I hunted one just a few days ago, but two? It was a very special case for me, and what Dahyun Jeong accomplished was a huge achievement.
Oh, let’s say the Hellhound team’s achievements.
However, the president’s expression was serious.
“There are a lot of problems with the hunting process.”
“What’s the problem?”
“It’s a hunting report. Read it.”
Do you even have to do something like this?
I can’t refuse, so I turned my attention to the report the president gave me.
The contents of the report were written about the hunting process of the Hellhound team.
After chasing the traces of the monster, they succeeded in discovering the monster earlier than expected.
However, there were no harmful Level 7 monsters that were targeted. Instead, a baby monster was present.
The Hellhound team tried to go hunting immediately. This is because if the baby monsters are large, they will eventually grow into harmful level 7 monsters. At that time, it was Jeong Da-hyun who stopped it.
Instead of hunting on the spot, he recommended using it as bait, cutting off the monster’s wings and injuring his legs, resulting in loss of mobility. Then, while waiting on the spot, he went on a hunt for monsters that returned with food.
Due to the injured cub, the parent monster could not respond properly. Except for the fact that they couldn’t move, the baby monster was fine. The hope of saving the young succeeded in limiting the parent’s range of motion to an extreme.
Here, Han Jung-seok, who was constantly aiming for the young, was distracted, and Jeong Da-hyun, who aimed for the gap, was fatally wounded.
In the end, the parent monster succeeded in protecting the baby monster until it stopped breathing. just up to there. And when he stopped breathing, Dahyun Jeong also took care of the baby monsters.
This was the story behind the simultaneous hunting of two Remains Level 7 monsters.
“… … .”
How can you use the habits of monsters so well?
It was said that they were all grown up. Admiration came out of nowhere.
As I put down the report, the president opens his mouth as if he was waiting.
“Have you read it all?”
“Yes.”
“Then you must have felt the seriousness of the matter… … .”
“Incredible.”
“yes?”
“That’s the difference in talent.”
Was Salieri’s heart like this when he saw Mozart?
I felt the wall of talent in Jeong Da-hyun, who made a perfect hunt.
“… … .”
Why are the faces of the president and Cheon Myeong-guk like that? Didn’t you call me to praise me for raising Dahyun Jung?
Seriously, it’s not enough to hear praise for this.
However, no matter how much he waited, the praise he had expected did not come.