Synopsis and Starting Chapter Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
Chapter 63
Chapter 64
Chapter 65
Chapter 66
Chapter 67
Chapter 68
Chapter 69
Chapter 70
Chapter 71
Chapter 72
Chapter 73
Chapter 74
Chapter 75
Chapter 76
Chapter 77
Chapter 78
Chapter 79
Chapter 80
Chapter 81
Chapter 82
Chapter 83
Chapter 84
Chapter 85
Chapter 86
Chapter 87
Chapter 88
Chapter 89
Chapter 90
Chapter 91
Chapter 92
Chapter 93
Chapter 94
Chapter 95
Chapter 96
Chapter 97
Chapter 98
Chapter 99
Chapter 100
Chapter 101
Chapter 102
Chapter 103
Chapter 104
Chapter 105
Chapter 106
Chapter 107
Chapter 108
Chapter 109
Chapter 110
Chapter 111
Chapter 112
Chapter 113
Chapter 114
Chapter 115
Chapter 116
Chapter 117
Chapter 118
Chapter 119
Chapter 120
Chapter 121
Chapter 122
Chapter 123
Chapter 124
Chapter 125
Chapter 126
Chapter 127
Chapter 128
Chapter 129
Chapter 130
Chapter 131
Chapter 132
Chapter 133
Chapter 134
Chapter 135
Chapter 136
Chapter 137
Chapter 138
Chapter 139
Chapter 140
Chapter 141
Chapter 142
Chapter 143
Chapter 144
Chapter 145
Chapter 146
Chapter 147
Chapter 148
Chapter 149
Chapter 150
Chapter 151
Chapter 152
Chapter 153
Chapter 154
Chapter 155
Chapter 156
Chapter 157
Chapter 158
Chapter 159
Chapter 160
Chapter 161
Chapter 162
Chapter 163
Chapter 164
Chapter 165
Chapter 166
Chapter 167
Chapter 168
Chapter 169
Chapter 170
Chapter 171
Chapter 172
Chapter 173
Chapter 174
Chapter 175
Chapter 176
Chapter 177
Chapter 178
Chapter 179
Chapter 180
Chapter 181
Chapter 182
Chapter 183
Chapter 184
Chapter 185
Chapter 186
Chapter 187
Chapter 188
Chapter 189
Chapter 190
Chapter 191
Chapter 192
Chapter 193
Chapter 194
Chapter 195
Chapter 196
Chapter 197
Chapter 198
Chapter 199
Chapter 200
Chapter 201
Chapter 202
Chapter 203
Chapter 204
Chapter 205
Chapter 206
Chapter 207
Chapter 208
Chapter 209
Chapter 210
Chapter 211
Chapter 212
Chapter 213
Chapter 214
Chapter 215
Chapter 216
Chapter 217
Chapter 218
Chapter 219
Chapter 220
Chapter 221
Chapter 222
Chapter 223
Chapter 224
Chapter 225
Chapter 226
Chapter 227
Chapter 228
Chapter 229
Chapter 230
Chapter 231
Chapter 232
Chapter 233
Chapter 234
Chapter 235
Chapter 236
Chapter 237
Chapter 238
Chapter 239
Chapter 240
Chapter 241
Chapter 242
Chapter 243
Chapter 244
Chapter 245
Chapter 246
Chapter 247
Chapter 248
Chapter 249
Chapter 250
Chapter 251
Chapter 252
Chapter 253
Chapter 254
Chapter 255
Chapter 256
Chapter 257
Chapter 258
Chapter 259
Chapter 260
Chapter 261
Chapter 262
Chapter 263
Chapter 264
Chapter 265
Chapter 266
Chapter 267
Chapter 268
Chapter 269
Chapter 270
Chapter 271
Chapter 272
Chapter 273
Chapter 274
Chapter 275
Chapter 276
Chapter 277
Chapter 278
Chapter 279
Chapter 280
Chapter 281
Chapter 282
Chapter 283
Chapter 284
Chapter 285
Chapter 286
Chapter 287
Chapter 288
Chapter 289
Chapter 290
Chapter 291
Chapter 292
Chapter 293
Chapter 294
Chapter 295
Chapter 296
Chapter 297
Chapter 298
Chapter 299
Chapter 300
Chapter 301
Chapter 302
Chapter 303
Chapter 304
Chapter 305
Chapter 306
Chapter 307
Chapter 308
Chapter 309
Chapter 310
Chapter 311
Chapter 312
Chapter 313
Chapter 314
Chapter 315
Chapter 316
Chapter 317
Chapter 318
Chapter 319
Chapter 320
Chapter 321
Chapter 322
Chapter 323
Chapter 324
Chapter 325
Chapter 326
Chapter 327
Chapter 328
Chapter 329
Chapter 330
Chapter 331
Chapter 332
Chapter 333
Chapter 334
Chapter 335
Chapter 336
Chapter 337
Chapter 338
Chapter 339
Chapter 340
Chapter 341
Chapter 342
Chapter 343
Chapter 344
Chapter 345
Chapter 346
Chapter 347
Chapter 348
Chapter 349
Chapter 350
Chapter 351
Chapter 352 (End)
Categories Genre: Action, All, Completed, Fantasy, Seinen Status: Completed ______
Total Chapters in book: 352
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Chapter 68: Chapter 68
Translated by: ShawnSuh
Edited by: SootyOwl
Pulling his hair out in frustration, Ho Sung, with his face twisted into a scowl, stared at the headquarters of the Shadow Guild. Initially, Ho Sung couldn’t have been happier with the treatment he had received. Unlike when Kyung Tae Oh, his condescending, disdainful childhood friend, had been in charge, the Shadow Guild now treated Ho Sung with the utmost respect and privilege.
‘So, this is what it’s like to be a VIP!’ Ho Sung had thought for the first time in his life. Not only had he been given one of the most luxurious rooms in the facility, but he had also been privileged with the most beautiful, voluptuous ladies bringing him tea and dessert. However, what impressed Ho Sung the most was, by far, the way in which the guild treated him. With it being in an environment where he was treated as a human being, Ho Sung felt as though he was in a-whole-nother world. However, upon meeting with a Shadow Guild official, Ho Sung was met with devastating news.
“We hate to disappoint you, Mr. Lee, but we have no information regarding demons or the Tower of Demons at the moment. Terribly sorry, sir.”
The Shadow Guild was the largest intelligence organization in the country, which meant it was practically impossible to find something they didn’t know about.
‘Well, shit… What now!? I’m already on Min Sung’s bad side as it is! If I come back empty-handed, he’ll either put me on a twenty-four-hour standby, or, even worse, he might decide that I have no use other than recommending restaurants! I’ll never be able to tag along on his dungeon raids!’ Ho Sung thought, biting his nails anxiously. He had to do something. However, no matter how hard he tried to think of a solution, it simply didn’t come to him. At that moment, he received a call from an unknown number.
“Hello?”
“Ah, yes! Hello! Is this Mr. Ho Sung Lee?”
“Yes, this is he.”
“Hi, I’m calling from KBA, and we wanted to have you on one of our shows…”
Hearing that, Ho Sung hung up the call and blocked the number without hesitation. He had been getting flooded with interview requests from various media outlets and broadcasting stations as of late. Then, while he was furrowing his brow, a series of knocks came from the window. When Ho Sung rolled the window down, a young, mysterious man with a smile on his face came into view.
“Hi! I’m from KBA, and we talked on the phone earlier…”
At that moment, Ho Sung stuck a cigarette in his mouth, got out of the car and said, “All right, I’ve had it! Does it not mean anything to you people when somebody hangs up on you!?”
“Well… It’s just that your fans are dying of curiosity, and they’re anxious to meet you.”
“What am I, a celebrity!? I’m a hunter! You know, someone who kills monsters!?”
“Haha! Why, of course! I’m aware of that! Thing is people have been taking a greater interest in hunters over celebrities. There’s a good number of hunters shooting commercials these days.”
“Well, I’m not some poser like those people, so…” Ho Sung dragged on as he was interrupted by people who recognized and surrounded him.
“Hey! It’s Ho Sung Lee!”
“Oh, shoot! That is him!”
“Whoa!”
“Son of a bitch,” Ho Sung let out. Getting back in the car, he drove off, and the fans stared in his direction longingly.
Taking the bridge after turning a corner, Ho Sung rubbed his forehead in frustration.
“Agh! I can’t go back empty-handed.”
Then, while he was massaging his temple, his eyes widened upon seeing something stuck to the rear bumper of the car in front of his. It was a skull sticker.
“Why didn’t I think of that!? Ace is Bowl’s minion!” he said, his face lighting up with hope. “Man, I worried over nothing!”
Then, he stomped on the gas pedal and passed that car.
—
“Sir? I’m back,” Ho Sung said as he came into the living room, bowing to the champion politely.
“Well?” Min Sung asked, his gaze fixed on the TV, which was showing the host of a home shopping channel selling a batch of fresh abalone.
“The Shadow Guild had no information on demons or the Tower of Demons. In fact, they were asking ME if I knew anything,” Ho Sung said, and Min Sung, unfazed as if he had expected it, changed the channel.
“But uh… sir?”
“What?”
“So, I thought of an idea on my way here. What if we have Bowl summon Ace and have it ask him directly? Ace told us where the bomb was, so he might know something about the demons and the Tower of Demons,” Ho Sung said confidently. After contemplating it briefly, Min Sung looked toward the room and said, “Bowl.”
The door opened, and Bowl waddled out of the room with a rag in its hand.
“Yes, master?”
“Go to the backyard and get Ace.”
At its master’s command, Bowl folded up the rag, put it off to the side and ran to the backyard.
“Well?” Min Sung said, looking toward Ho Sung.
“Right away, sir!” Ho Sung replied, running after Bowl without further delay. Coming out to the backyard, which was connected to a terrace, Ho Sung stared intently at Bowl. While the doll was casting the dark magic spell, black smoke flowed out of its fingertips, and soon, it formed the shape of a person. It was Ace. The terrorist who had once wreaked havoc in Seoul was now the ghostly, zombie-like, undead minion of the Lich Doll. Groaning like a zombie, there was no focus in his eyes, and he responded to nothing except to its master’s command. Nevertheless, because his memory of being beaten to near death by the terrorist was still vivid in his mind, Ho Sung couldn’t help but tense up at the ghastly sight of the Lich Doll’s new undead minion.
While keeping a safe distance from the undead minion, Ho Sung said to the doll, “Yo, Bowl! Ask him about the demons and the Tower of Demons!”
Hearing that, Bowl looked toward Min Sung, who was sitting on the couch in the living room. When Min Sung nodded affirmatively, the doll walked over to its undead minion and tapped him on the shin. At that point, Ace turned his head slowly and looked down at the doll.
“Tell me everything you know about the demons and the Tower of Demons,” Bowl said. At that moment, black smoke flowed out of its eyes and coiled around the undead terrorist.
“Ngh! Eughhh! Guhhh!”
“…!?”
Black smoke started to billow from underneath Ace, and soon, the undead minion collapsed to his knees and onto the lawn. After turning into what looked like a wax figure, the undead minion scattered in a cloud of dust and disappeared into the wind.
As Bowl stared blankly in the direction where Ace had stood, Ho Sung’s eyes darted back and forth between the doll and the champion, flabbergasted. At that moment, Min Sung, sighing as if he had expected as much, went into his room.
“Wait! Hold on! What happened?” Ho Sung asked, scratching his head in confusion.
“It’s because of you!” Bowl said angrily.
“Me!? What did I d…”
Suddenly, the doll lept and bit Ho Sung’s thigh like it had in the morning.
“Aaaaaagh!” Ho Sung let out, his long agonizing scream echoing in the backyard.
—
With a thunderous roar, a helicopter landed gently on the rooftop of a hotel. At that moment, the door to the rooftop opened, and the man in the black robe appeared, his robe fluttering violently from the propeller’s wind. Soon, a muscular man sporting long, flowing hair came out of the helicopter and approached the man in the black robe. The helicopter took off slowly, and the man in the black robe stared intently at Jan Bred.
—
Stepping into the bar in the hotel lobby, the two men were greeted by the bartender as they sat at the counter. Since there was a reservation, the bartender brought out a specific drink without taking their order. Reaching for the bottle of Royal Salute with his massive hand, Jan Bred filled his glass to the brim. Then, looking at the man in the robe, he lifted the bottle as a way of asking if he wanted some. To which, the man in the black robe responded by shaking his head, so Jan raised his glass of whiskey without further ado and downed it in a single gulp. Astounded by the man guzzling down straight whiskey as if he was drinking water, the bartender stared at Jan with wide eyes. At which point, the man in the robe handed the bartender a check and signaled for him to leave. Taking the check, the bartender left the bar in a hurry.
Putting the empty glass down, Jan started off, “I heard Ace bit the dust. Came all the way here just to get killed by some local hunter, am I right?”
Seeing as the man in the robe remained silent, Jan scoffed and said, “Serves him right. That piece of trash.”
Paying no attention to him, the man in the robe took a certain document out of his bag and handed it to Jan. Drinking his whiskey, Jan took a peek at the paper, which included a detailed profile of Min Sung as well as his schedule.
“So, is this the guy?” Jan asked, and the man in the robe nodded briefly and affirmatively.
“And the key?”
At that, the man in the robe took something out of his inventory and tossed it onto the bar top. It was a key to a labyrinth. After staring intently at it, Jan looked around all of a sudden and said, “We have some prowlers here.”
“They’re from an intelligence organization. There’s nothing to worry about.”
“Well, then. I trust that you’ll keep your end of the deal?” Jan asked, and the man in the robe, while rising from his seat slowly, stopped in his tracks, stared intently at him and said, “Are you doubting me?”
“No way! It all felt too surreal is all,” Jan said, fiddling with the glass, his eyes filled with excitement. After staring intently at him for a little while longer, the man in the robe left the bar, and Jan, glancing in his direction, scoffed and filled his glass with more whiskey, his dark, ominous presence quietly mixing with the serene piano music.
—
While applying ointment to the bite on his thigh, Ho Sung received a message. Assuming that it was from a media outlet or a broadcasting station, he checked the phone. However, upon checking the message from the unknown number, he clutched his phone inadvertently.
“Wh-who the hell is this!?” Ho Sung let out, looking down at the message with startled eyes. It read:
‘Would you like to know more about the demons and the Tower of Demons?’
Total Chapters in book: 352
Estimated words: 706132 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 3531(@200wpm)___ 2825(@250wpm)___ 2354(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 706132 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 3531(@200wpm)___ 2825(@250wpm)___ 2354(@300wpm)
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