Free Web Novel[Breaking News] Newly occurred Dungeon in Haeundae District, presumed S-rank
News│ An S-rank Gate has occurred in Haeundae District, highest domestic figure
ㅤAt around 2 p.m. today, a Gate opened in Haeundae District. The Gate Energy (GE) figure has not yet been measured accurately, but according to expert opinion, it is predicted to be 5,500 or higher. This is a top-level Gate figure domestically, and it falls under an S-rank Gate.
ㅤThe government has issued an emergency evacuation order for residents within a 10 ❖ Nоvеl𝚒ght ❖ (Exclusive on Nоvеl𝚒ght) km radius of the Gate occurrence area.
News│ Domestic S-rank Gate appears... news of Hunter Tae Hyunjin returning to Korea
ㅤInterest from domestic Hunters who were overseas gathered around the S-rank Gate that occurred at around 2 p.m. Recently, domestic S-rank Hunter Tae Hyunjin, who had gone as support to an S-rank Dungeon that occurred in Iowa, USA (The cloud’s eye), also heard the news and hurriedly boarded a flight back to Korea.
ㅤMeanwhile, Hunters currently out at the scene include Hunter Association Busan Branch Hunters Kim Suan and So Yeji, among others.
News│ Domestic guilds step up support in response to news of an S-rank Gate appearance
ㅤIn response to the S-rank Gate that occurred at around 2 p.m., domestic guilds are stepping up support en masse. Currently, seven guilds have promised support, including Haeseong Guild, where Im Haekyung is the Guild Master, and Damyeon Guild, where Seo Jagyeong is the Guild Master.
ㅤHowever, it is still unknown whether each guild’s Guild Master will come out in person to support.
News│ Hunter So Yeji firmly draws the line: “Clearing it alone is impossible”
ㅤRegarding the S-rank Gate that appeared in Haeundae District at 2 p.m., Hunter So Yeji has finally spoken. Hunter So emphasized, “Even if it isn’t me, clearing it alone is outright impossible,” and urged participation from domestic guilds and the Hunter Association.
ㅤMeanwhile, Hunter So is known to the public as an initial Awakener and is a Hunter with quite a strong popularity both domestically and internationally.
News│ Haeseong Guild Master Im Haekyung still silent regarding Gate entry
ㅤHaeseong Guild Master Im Haekyung, currently positioned at the top of the domestic Hunter rankings, has still not spoken regarding Gate entry.
ㅤDue to the S-rank Gate that occurred today at 2 p.m. in Haeundae District, interest among domestic Hunters regarding Gate entry has risen sharply. In that situation, Guild Master Im Haekyung, who holds a top-level Hunter ranking domestically, still has not given a definite answer regarding Gate entry.
ㅤHowever, Haeseong Guild’s Dungeon entry has been promised, and Haeseong Guild Hunters Lee Seoha and Seok Jiwon are stepping up to support.
ㅤHunters Lee and Seok did not answer regarding Im Haekyung’s entry.
News│ SH Guild Master Song Hwayoung... will she help again this time?
ㅤRegarding the S-rank Gate that occurred at around 2 p.m. in Haeundae District, Busan, whether domestic Hunters will enter is a point of controversy.
ㅤAmong them, support from Hunter Song Hwayoung, who recently went to support an A-rank Dungeon in Switzerland, is also a hot potato.
ㅤSH Guild (formerly Songhwa Guild) Guild Master Hunter Song Hwayoung has shown an active willingness to participate when high-grade Gates appear domestically. Last year, she supported a total of six high-grade Gates (A-rank Gates or higher), without distinguishing between domestic and overseas, and she also actively stepped up support for C–B-rank Gates.
ㅤHowever, since there is an injury issue that surfaced after clearing the Switzerland A-rank Dungeon (Die brennende Hölle) that Hunter Song recently supported, it is predicted that entry into this S-rank Dungeon will be uncertain.
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[Chatter] They say Im Haekyung still hasn’t announced whether they’ll enter
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― Im Haekyung went into an A-rank Dungeon a few days ago;
└ But that got cleared in 7 hours.... An S-rank Dungeon popped up, not just anything, so of course I think they should go support
└ It’s not like they said they won’t support, they just haven’t said yet that they will, Haeseong Guild itself said it’s supporting
└ Haeseong Guild supporting is basically saying they’ll sit out themselves, isn’t it :((....
― Tae Hyunjin said they’ll come even if they have to return to Korea
└ If Im Haekyung and Tae Hyunjin both go in and both go wrong, what then, one person has to stay behind
└ It’s an all-time S-rank Gate and So Yeji said one person isn’t enough, so shouldn’t both go in?
└ That’s just based on So Yeji’s standard, So Yeji is A-rank;
― What, did you pay them a deposit or something
└ Do you not know how much money Im Haekyung makes? How much the country supports Haeseong with—honestly it is like we paid a deposit
└ So can someone please tell me what support the country even gives Haeseong ㅜㅜ I’m seriously curious, that’s why
― The comments are insane, lmao. Even right now, the Gate’s scale keeps getting bigger—this is why Hunter stanning should be banned altogether.
└ It’s not stanning that’s the problem, how is this any different from telling them to go die? And Im Haekyung is mental-type lol, you still don’t even properly know what kind of Dungeon it is and you’re telling a mental-type Hunter to go in?
└ God, this is so frustrating; even if they’re mental-type, S-rank is S-rank, it’s not your place to worry, please
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As the S-rank Gate opened, just like I expected, things got loud without caring whether it was domestic or overseas. People picked apart, like they were doing some kind of inspection, which famous Hunters would enter and which famous Hunters wouldn’t, in every single article.
‘Handle it yourselves.’
Leaving behind people busy fighting over useless crap, I organized my thoughts.
The moment the first breaking news came out, I’d already shoved Do Yehyun into an E-rank Dungeon together with SH’s low-rank Hunters. Considering Do Yehyun was up to B-rank now, even if those Hunters did some stupid-ass bullshit, they’d be able to walk out fine.
There weren’t many things I told Do Yehyun.
‘Drag it out no matter what, and don’t come out as much as possible until the situation ends.’
‘Yes.’
That was why I deliberately put him in with low-rank Hunters, too. So he’d drag the clear time out.
I also deliberately made Joo Seowon stay in the SH building. In the first place, Joo Seowon was the type of Hunter who didn’t get deployed to the field often, so it wasn’t exactly an atmosphere where people would readily demand his support—but with the situation being what it was, I needed a few insurance policies.
‘Of course, on Seowon’s side, he’ll choose not to go in on his own.’
If he ended up going into the Dungeon, Joo Seowon was overwhelmingly more of a problem than Do Yehyun. Because I had no idea how the Trust Covenant would activate.
Even if Joo Seowon just felt fear of death, it felt like I’d die along with him, and I couldn’t do something insane like shove Joo Seowon into an S-rank Dungeon.
Of course, I had even less intention of canceling the covenant. It wasn’t just to give Joo Seowon trust. That stage had passed a long time ago, and right now, the biggest purpose of the covenant was to poke at Joo Seowon’s conscience.
Even if he wants to transfer somewhere else later, that’ll prick at him and make him think one more time, fuck. When he’s holding someone’s life.
Well, even if my Rank went up to B, my main work was appraisal as an appraiser, so there was zero talk of Dungeon support on my end. Naturally, I had no intention of going in either.
I’d waited this long...... for Kwon Taehan. I couldn’t die here.
I was outside for a moment to get a read on SH’s situation. Even if the public reaction was loud, including the articles, places that should keep running kept running. Even if an entire side of the world tore off, it’d probably look similar to now.
The cafe in front of the SH building still sold coffee, and the ordinary company right next to it still had people going to work.
I bought a cup of coffee and took a sip, checking the time on my phone.
That was when a car suddenly stopped in the alley. Normally, I would’ve just let it pass, but this time I couldn’t.
It wasn’t anything special—just that the person in that car seemed to be someone who wanted to meet me...... pretty clearly.
Sure enough, the passenger-side window rolled down, and a familiar face appeared.
“Um, Jehyun. Want to hop in for a bit?”
A Hunter whose name was showing up every other line in articles and comments right now was looking at me with a smooth smile like usual.
I let out a short laugh, grabbed the top of the passenger-side window frame, bent at the waist, and faced Im Haekyung.
“You’re pretty popular right now. Are you sure you should be out like this?”
“Popular.... Well, it’s about the same as usual.”
“You going into the S-rank Dungeon?”
“I haven’t decided yet. There’s risk, you know?”
When I lifted my eyebrow instead of answering, Im Haekyung smiled softly. Even though the internet was talking like that about them, they looked like they didn’t care at all.
‘If you just looked at that expression, you’d think they were on vacation.’
With a relaxed face, tapping the steering wheel, Im Haekyung turned to me at a slant and spoke lightly.
“On your way there... I’ll give you a ride.”
“I’m going to the SH building right here.”
“No. There’s probably another place you need to go.”
“Me?”
What kind of bullshit is that.
Im Haekyung stared straight at me as I asked back with a dumbfounded face, then gave a small laugh and answered like it was nothing.
“Yes. You.”
“I don’t really want to get in.”
If I got into the car of someone who clearly had an agenda, who knew what would happen.
When I reacted reluctantly, Im Haekyung kept smiling and stared at me.
Mental Domination (S) has been activated.
‘This bastard?’
Right after that, Im Haekyung blinked those eyes disgustingly, looking at me as I got into Im Haekyung’s car, and asked again.
“Do you still not really want to get in?”
Using Mental Domination for something like this was ridiculous enough, but asking that on top of it made them look like an especially crazy bastard.
I looked Im Haekyung straight in the eye and answered.
“Looks like you’re in a hurry. Using Mental Domination for something like this.”
“No. I always....”
Im Haekyung cut off for a moment, started the car, and answered in a low voice.
“...have plenty of time.”
I stared at that softly lifted corner of the mouth for a moment, then turned my eyes to my phone.
Right then, with a light buzz, a breaking news alert popped up.
[Breaking News] First fatality confirmed in this S-rank Gate.
Im Haekyung spoke again, still with a smile mixed into the voice. freёwebnoѵel.com
“Just knowing information ahead of time buys you plenty of time.”
“.......”
“Isn’t that right?”
