-SEOUL , SOUTH KOREA-
-ROOFTOP OF THE KOREAN HUNTER ASSOCIATION-
All the helicopters from the Jeju Island has returned . Jinhyuk , Seol-ah , Hyunwoo and the other S-Ranks were in one helicopter . When they landed , the members of the Association including the President and the members of the Assualt team were on the spot . Jinhyuk was the first to leave the helicopter . He landed on the ground and did some stretching . His face including his combat suit were dripping of blood , same was the condition with the others as well .
Sumi came towards Jinhyuk and stood infront of him . Jinhyuk just flashed an awkward smile towards her . Sumi pouted for a little while and gave a punch on Jinhyuk's chest . Jinhyuk bent forward with pain .
"Ow , what was that for ?"
"For not listening to me"
"Huh !?"
"You didn't listen when I said you to come back with us"
"Well , I told you so . The team was arranged that way and the beasts inside the Gate were difficult for even the other S-Ranks"
Jinhyuk and Sumi were arguing as Chris and Sophie came towards them .
"Am I interrupting ?" asked Chris
"You are" said Sumi (childish tone)
Jinhyuk gave a light smack on her head before saying
"Not at all , please say"
"I actually want to thank you for saving our lives today" said Chris
"It's not a big deal" said Jinhyuk
"I-I also want to thank you Mr.Sung and I also would like to apologize for my behaviour"
"It's alright and please stop calling me Mr.Sung in the future"
"But…"
"No , it's okay . Call me Jinhyuk"
"Alright"
All the hunters went inside the building .
That night , the association held a big feast for the victory of Jeju Island raid . Jinhyuk didn't attend it as he was too tired and exhausted . As he was sleeping , his dragon heart continued to store in mana from the air . The heart was storing mana from the time of Jeju Island . It provided Jinhyuk with an unlimited supply of mana .
-NEXT DAY-
-JINHYUK'S HOME-
-TIME : 8 A.M.-
Jinhyuk just woke up and saw his sister laying beside him on bed . She was still sleeping . Jinhyuk didn't notice when she entered. He got up from the bed and came to the living hall . He saw Deok-gu there , sitting and looking to something on the phone . Jinhyuk went towards him .
"Oi , Morning Deok-gu" said Jinhyuk
"Huh !? Oh , Morning" said Deok-gu
"You look pale . Something wrong ?" asked Jinhyuk
"N-No , it's alright"
"Sure ?"
"Y-Yeah"
"If you say so"
Jinhyuk went towards the bathroom . He looked back towards Deok-gu once again
-Ti-ting
-Skill : Eye of Gluttony (SSS) activated
Jinhyuk scanned through Deok-gu's status
-NAME : KIM DEOK-GU
-RACE : HUMAN
-RANK : S
-STATE : PANIC AND SCARED
Jinhyuk turned forward as he went towards the bathroom . He was having a serious face as he knew that something was wrong with Deok-gu .
Jinhyuk completed his daily chores as he ate his breakfast and went towards the guild . He needed to train with his new body and new skills . Jinhyuk reached the guild and parked his car . Jinhyuk didn't waste time while going through the front door so he just used the door which was behind the guild . He went to the training hall .
Jinhyuk was looking through the items in his inventory to sort it out when he saw a cube type structure . Jinhyuk took out the cube . It landed on his hand . It was a solid metal cube with blue veins around it in a grid like formation . Jinhyuk remembered that this was the cube which he got from the king . He rotated the cube as he was checking it . Jinhyuk saw a button below the cube as he pressed it . The moment it was pressed , the cube levitated away from Jinhyuk's hand as it's blue veins glowed more brightly . The cube seemed to be expanded as it sucked Jinhyuk inside . Jinhyuk was surprised at first but he looked around to find himself in a training room .
"W-What ?"
"What the hell is this ?"
Jinhyuk's system popped up in front of him .
-Ti-ting
-Successfully binded with "Training Module"
-This is a miniaturized module for training created by the divine craftsmen of the Lesser Gods
Jinhyuk [inner thoughts]
So , this is a training module , huh !?
It was created by the Lesser Gods ?!
But how did it end up in the Elf Kingdom
Could it be….No , I still need evidences to make up my mind
Jinhyuk went towards the training grounds . He immediately felt an immense amount of mana from there . It was exactly like the training hall of Jinhyuk's guild but the effects were much more greater . Jinhyuk was just standing in the middle but his heart was absorbing the mana .
-Ti-ting
-You can summon any weapon of any Tier
-You can summon a practice target
-You can customize the target with any specific skills and power levels
Jinhyuk hold out his hand as he thought for a weapon summon .
"Summon Spear" said Jinhyuk
-Ti-ting
-Trident (A) is being summoned
This message was displayed and the next moment Jinhyuk held a blue spear in his hand . He raised the spear with one hand as his other one was inside his pocket .
-Ti-ting
-Skill : Weapon Mastery (S) activated
-Skill : God Of Lightning (EX) activated
Jinhyuk threw the spear which he imbued with lightning . The damage it caused was not on par with any of his weapons so far . Jinhyuk smiled in his own . He stretched his hand once again as the spear returned towards him and he caught it .
Jinhyuk [inner thoughts]
This is more useful than I thought .
I could use this in a more proper way to train .
This system sure is pretty useful .
Jinhyuk was now looking for a way to leave this hall . He looked around but didn't see any exit . He just whispered within himself
"How to I get out of here ?"
The system replied almost immediately
-Ti-ting
-To leave the Training Module , You need to use the command "LOGOUT"
Jinhyuk didn't hesitate to test this out .
"Logout"
As soon as he said those words , the black room soon contracted and continued until it dropped Jinhyuk outside and returned to his cube form . Jinhyuk picked it up and inserted it inside his inventory . He looked up towards the top of the wall where there was a clock . He saw that it was almost approaching 9:30 a.m.
Jinhyuk realised something or rather he wanted to test out a theory . He stretched his hand forward once more as he said
"Summon Spear"
There was no reaction . He looked relieved , if the weapon summoning mechanism worked outside too then the system would have become too powerful . Well the things his system did up until this point is already too powerful . Jinhyuk slapped his face to return his focus . He left the training hall as he went down . Jinhyuk went towards his office which was on the 26th Floor . He entered as he saw Sumi was standing there looking outside through the window . She looked back when she heard some footsteps and saw Jinhyuk .
"J-Jinhyuk ?"
"Um…Yeah ?"
"How strange ? The receptionists told me that you haven't arrived yet "
"Oh…about that , I kinda entered from the back door "
"What ?"
"Hehe…"
"Nevermind . Were you training ?"
"Yeah"
"You came from the Jeju Island yesterday . You should rest for atleast a day"
"Oh , I'm good . I can overcome this kind of physical fatigue with 8 hours of sleep"
"That's about Physical fatigue but what about mental fatigue"
"About that…I have to go to a small trip for about a week"
"What ? Where ?"
"Yeah and I am going alone . So , please take on the role of guildmaster during my absence"
"But…"
"Please Sis"
"I…."
"Pretty please"
"Arghhh, alright . But don't take longer than a week"
"Alright"
Jinhyuk left his office as he went towards the 27th Floor . He walked a few steps as he pushed the wall . A door opened beside the place he tapped as he went down . Jinhyuk was walking and walking . After about 5 minutes , he reached the place which was like a room . This space was made using magic so it is invisible from the outside . This place can only be accessed through the 27th Floor but the button to open the door is so much hidden that even Seol-ah doesn't know the exact location .
Jinhyuk went to one corner of the room . He said in a low but deep voice .
"Summon GATE"
-bzzt--bzzt--bzzzt-
A lightning crackling along with a bright green light as a green gate was summoned .
Jinhyuk[inner thoughts]
Did the GATE change colour ?
But it doesn't matter
Jinhyuk entered the gate as he reached the old cave he came to last time . Jinhyuk started walking outside . He reached there but the scene was much different from what he expected . He expected the same old blue sky covered around with mountains but what he saw was a sea of flames . The elven kingdom he knew was burning in flames . He quickly rushed towards the elven kingdom .
Jinhyuk [inner thoughts]
Damn it
If I knew this would happen I wouldve come earlier
Cereyl please don't die
I am coming
Jinhyuk ran as fast as he could .
-Ti-ting
-Skill : Sword Demon King Steps (SSS) activated
Jinhyuk jumped off the mountain cliff and landed onto the forest . He jumped from branch to branch to speed up . He reached the gate and saw that one guard was lying there . He was not dead but he wasn't exactly alive either . The gates were broken . He reached the guard as he bend down and started to heal him . The guard slowly opened his eyes .
"W-Who are you ?"
"Are you okay ? I am Sung Jinhyuk"
"I don't know you"
"Can you tell me what happened here ?"
"T-The Humans . They a-attacked"
"Humans ?"
"Y-Yes . They t-took the princess and now both the kingdoms are f-fighting a w-war"
"A war ?"
"Y-Yes"
"Where is it going on ?"
"S-South East . 10 km from h-here at 2o'clock"
"T-Thank you"
Jinhyuk laid the guard down and rushed towards the direction . He was sure that if he ran he can't reach in time so he concentrated his mana on his feet and flew up . He used mana to throttle and rushed towards the area . At almost 3 km he heard the clashing of swords and the screams of people . He reached there and saw a horrific sight . The battlefield was a mess . There were corpses here and there as the humans and the elves were fighting .
-Ti-ting
-Skill : Eye of Gluttony (SSS) activated
He scanned through the battlefield as he was searching for Cereyl . He didn't spot Cereyl but he spotted a person who felt oddly familiar . He tried to recognise her and eventually he recognised . It was the Captain of the Royal Guard Lizelia Emford . She was looking as if she hadn't rested for days , her mana was almost hitting rock bottom too but the worst part is that she was surrounded by enemies . They had smirk all around there faces . Jinhyuk's nerve popped on his head as he flew towards their direction .
Lizelia was fighting for a long 3 days without rest . This war has turned into a complete mess even to the point where the king himself came to the battlefield . The princess was also captured . She was also hitting her rock bottom in mana but she was surrounded by human soldiers . She didn't wanna back down . She held her sword tight as she clenched for the attack . Her vision was already a bit blurry because of the lack of sleep and also due to the blood which was flowing down her head and covering her eye . The soldiers came towards her with their swords but at that moment , a huge light fell on the battlefield in front of Lizelia . The light was so bright that it captured the attention of both the elves and humans throughout the battlefield .
The soldiers rushing towards Lizelia were pushed back as they scattered . Lizelia who was confused continued to stare at the light . The light eventually faded and there stood a man . A man whose power alone could rival an entire kingdom , a man who single-handedly saved the king and princess from assassination , a man who even princess Cereyl thought that he wouldn't return after waiting for 3 years . It was Sung Jinhyuk
"Sorry Captain , I am a bit late" said Jinhyuk (soft tone)
"You idiot , even the princess believed you wouldn't return and you are here , returning now"
"Sorry but I believe I can give a reasonable explaination for that . I also have some questions but now is not the time"
"Then.…what will you do now ?"
"I have to interfere here . Please command all your soldiers to retreat . I will face them alone"
"But…"
"No , do as I say"
"Alright"
Jinhyuk picked her up and rushed towards the camp . They entered the main camp were the commander of the cavalry army and the king were sitting with dark expressions . Jinhyuk entered with the Captain .
"Why are you so anxious , Your Majesty?"
Both of them looked up as he did saw what they didn't expect .
"Jinhyuk ?" asked the king
"Yeah" replied Jinhyuk
"Don't you think you are a bit late , son ?"
"I apologize but I have a favor"
"What is it ?"
"Please command retreat of your troops"
"What ?"
"Yes"
"That's not possible . If I do that then the humans will win"
"They won't . I will fight them"
"Don't be stupid "
"I am not"
"Yes , you are . Listen , you may have been a stranger at first but now you are not . I have taken you in as a son . I don't want to lose you too like my daughter"
"What ? Your Majesty , where is Cereyl ?"
"..."
"Please tell me Your Majesty"
".…."
"Please tell me"
"..."
"Your Majesty !!!! Cereyl's life is at stake here . Please tell me where is she ?"
"She was captured by the enemy"
"What ?"
"That's right , she was captured by the enemy and was taken around 2 days ago"
"And from then you people had just been sitting like this ?"
"N-No , we tried to rescue her but the casualties on our end were no joke"
-sigh- " Alright , I understand . I promise you this Your Majesty. I promise to bring Cereyl back at any cost"
Jinhyuk turned back and started walking towards the outside of the tent.