-8 Months Later-
Jinhyuk had trained in these last months . His physique was already greater than any other hunter in his world . His body was now hard as steel with no chance of breaking his defence . He didn't get any bulky body but his body was more defined and greater flexibility . Jinhyuk knows that flexibility is the key to learn accurate swordsmanship. His sword skill has also broken through the first level and was at a rate of 40% in the second level . Jinhyuk didn't face much difficulties to master the second level as he struggled at the first level but he knew that the second and third levels weren't gonna be difficult . The main difficulty he will face is while mastering the fourth level . He was now 24 years old , the same as his elder sister but he didn't react to it much as he reacted the first time he noticed the difference .
It was now time for him to return . He was again training for the last time to release all the stress and stiffness aquired . It wasn't any heavy training but more like a warm up training and a bit of sword practice . Cereyl was watching him . She was a bit sad as he was leaving but she didn't let it bother her much . She is only scared of the fact that if Jinhyuk once travels to the other world , he returns years later due to the time difference .
"Say , Big Brother , can't you do anything about the time difference ?"
Jinhyuk stopped his training as he looked at Cereyl holding the sword and a sweat covered body .
"Hmm ?"
"I mean , you come back here years later due to your time difference"
"Oh , I have thought of a solution for that problem and luckily found one"
"Really ?" asked an excited Cereyl
"Yup , it seems I have to alter the time of your world and match it with mine"
"And how will you do it ?"
"You won't understand even if I explained . So , just believe in me"
"Alright , I will believe you Big Brother"
"Hmm"
Jinhyuk patted Cereyl on her head as he kept the sword in the stand of swords beside the training hall . He was now ready to head back to his world . He went back to his room and freshened up . He took a hot bath and wore a new set of clothes . He went towards the main hall with Cereyl . She was now a bit okay as she didn't had the sadness she felt earlier .
Jinhyuk entered the main hall and informed the king about his return . The king thanked him for what he has done in the war 4 years ago and the subjugation mission 8 months ago . Jinhyuk finally left the castle after he received his goodbyes from Cereyl and went towards the mountain .
Jinhyuk reached the cave where the gate to the other world was present . Jinhyuk touched the gate and the system screen popped up .
[Ding]
[Do you want to return to the original world ?]
[Y/N]
"No" said Jinhyuk
[Ding]
[Permission Denied]
[Do you want to change the characteristics of the gate ?]
[Y/N]
"Yes"
[Ding]
[Permission Received]
[Displaying the Information]
[NAME : Elf Kingdom]
[Rank : SS Rank]
[Time Difference : 1:180]
[Do you wish to change it ?]
"Change the settings of the Time Difference from '1:180' to '1:1' "
[Ding]
[Time Difference has changed]
[1:180 -----> 1:1]
"Return to Original World"
[Ding]
[You are returning to Seoul , Korea]
[Your location is Basement of Limitless Guild] *Blade Guild is changed to Limitless Guild
[Teleportation Commencing...]
[3]
[2]
.
.
.
[1]
[Teleported]
Jinhyuk came out of the gate as it closed behind him . He was in the place from where he left . It has been only 6 days out here whereas Jinhyuk spent 4 years inside . Now the problem is solved and now the time ratio of both worlds are the same . Jinhyuk went out as he secretely went out of the guild building . He entered from the front gate where the receptionists and hunters who want to join the guild are gathered .
The receptionists immediately saw Jinhyuk as they got up and bowed in respect . The hunters present there also turned their heads towards the direction the receptionists were looking and everyone was shocked to see the S-Rank Hunter Sung Jinhyuk . They all greeted him but Jinhyuk was too tired to respond . He just signalled them to continue their work as he took out his phone and called Sumi .
"Hello" said Sumi
"Sis , where are you ?" asked Jinhyuk
"Your office . Where are you right now ?"
"Ground floor of the Guild Building"
"You returned ?"
"Yup"
"When ?"
"Just now"
"Come over quickly . I have some important message"
"Alright"
Jinhyuk hung up the phone as he went towards the lift . He went to the floor his office was at as he went towards his office and knocked . The door opened and Sumi greeted him . Jinhyuk entered and was surprised to see both Seol-ah and Hyunwoo to be present . Seol-ah was the vice guildmaster but Hyunwoo was the team 1 captain and according to Jinhyuk their team should be raiding a gate . Jinhyuk was curious as he leaned on the table .
"So , Hyunwoo , why are you here ?"
"Well..Um..It's something about Deok-gu ssi and I couldn't ignore it "
"Deok-gu ?" asked Jinhyuk
"Oppa , just listen to what Unnie has to say" said Seol-ah
"I'll hear"
"So , to put it short , Deok-gu is missing" said Sumi
"What ?" asked Jinhyuk
"Yup , its been almost 3 days now"
"I last deployed his team to the ruins of the Demonic Humans"
"His team mates have returned only the captain and Vice captain are missing"
"Didn't you ask the teammates ?"
" I did but they said that they both entered the deeper parts of the ruins but didn't return"
"You find that believable ?"
"I didn't have any evidence"
"Hmm…." Jinhyuk was thinking something when he realised something
"Where are the teammates right now ?"
"They should be in the guild . I had them on standby"
"Good , Hyunwoo , call them please"
"Yes"
Hyunwoo left the room to bring the people to the office . Seol-ah and Sumi now surrounded Jinhyuk .
"Oppa , why did you call them ?"
"I think some of them are lying"
"Lying ?"
"Yup"
"How do you know ?"
"Seol-ah , you should know how many members I assigned to Deok-gu's team . Right ?"
"Yes , a total of 24 including Deok-gu oppa"
"Correct and How many returned ?"
"22 people"
"Exactly . I assigned the team according to Deok-gu . So , I know that they all have a good relation but only Deok-gu and the team's vice-captain is missing . Don't you find it suspicious ?"
"Now , that I think about it" said Sumi
"When neither of the two returned . Some of them should atleast have went after them or should have contacted Seol-ah for furthur instructions but they simply returned like cowards"
"Something is not sitting right"
At this moment , Hyunwoo entered the office with 22 people . They all greeted the guildmaster . Jinhyuk asked them to raise their heads . He thoroughly checked everyone . The combat uniform of the Special Team had a black ninja outfit with the guild's logo and a black mask to cover everything below the eyes .
[Ding]
[Skill : Eye Of Gluttony (SSS) activated]
Jinhyuk looked at each of them to notice any changes in the facial expression and found three suspicious candidates . Jinhyuk looked at them once again before asking
"Where did the captain and vice-captain go ?"
"We don't know Guildmaster . They entered the deeper ruins but didn't return ."
"Hmm, why didn't someone go after them ?"
"We were scared . If an S-Rank like captain didn't return then what can we B-Ranks do"
"Scared ? Then why didn't you contact the Vice-Guildmaster ?"
"We thought she was busy…."
"And so , you came back because you 'thought' she was busy"
"Y-Yes"
-sigh-" I understand . You people are nothing but cowards infront of real danger ."
"N-No , Guildmaster "
"Stop"
"Y-Yes"
Jinhyuk shifted his gaze from the person standing in the front to the three standing in different directions . He was already having his doubts regarding those three but now he noticed the omnious mana leaking from them .
"Did you not notice that some guests have arrived ?"
"P-Pardon ?"
"Let me introduce you"
[Ding]
[Skill : Commander's Authority (EX) activated]
Jinhyuk's hand glowed with a green aura as the three of them were wrapped in the mana . They all were lifted up from the crowd of the members . Jinhyuk picked them up and threw them on the ground of his office as two crashed on the wall and one on the glass table breaking it . Everyone was shocked to see Jinhyuk's actions , even Sumi and Seol-ah wondered .
[Ding]
[Skill : Eye Of Gluttony (SSS) activated]
The information on the three of them popped in front of Jinhyuk .
[Character Information :]
[Name : Kim Chen-hu]
[Rank : B]
[Skills : ]
[Ice Magic (B)]
[Flame Magic ( C )]
[Necromancy (A)]
[Ghoul Summoning (B)]
[Character Information:]
[Name : Lee Dong-gu]
[Rank : B]
[Skills : ]
[Dagger Techniques (B)]
[Necromancy (A)]
[Undead Summoning (B)]
[Character Information :]
[Name : Park Cheon-yu]
[Rank : B]
[Skills :]
[Intermediate Bowmanship (A)]
[Necromancy (A)]
[Undead Summoning (B)]
Jinhyuk read all the info of the three hunters . They all were lying on the place Jinhyuk threw them too . They were having a sour expression on their faces .
'Shit . How did this bastard know who we are ?'
'Doomed . We are doomed . He is an S-Rank'
'We should never have agreed'
Jinhyuk looked at the three of them with a frightening expression . He was too angry to listen to anything . The others were locked onto their places as though they had lost the ability to move .
[Ding]
[Skill : Dragon's Fear (SS) activated]
Jinhyuk released his bloodlust which pressured all of the people inside the room . Even though the S-Ranks were able to handle some bit of the pressure but the other B-Rank members were having difficulty to even breathe . They all fell on the ground gasping for air . The three lying on the other side of the room were about to pass out with the immense suppression . Sumi could clearly see that Jinhyuk was about to lose control on himself so she gathered the rest of the energy in her body and managed to hold Jinhyuk's wrist signalling him to stop . Jinhyuk understood as he came back to his senses as he released the bloodlust and the room came to normal .
Everyone there was breathing heavily even some passed out . Jinhyuk went towards them with slow but steady steps as he bent infront of the man who crashed on the table .
[Ding]
[Skill : Commander's Authority (SSS) activated]
Jinhyuk picked him up as the man looked towards him with a scared look . Jinhyuk asked in a low yet icy voice .
"Where is Deok-gu ?"
"I-I-I do-don't k-know"
"I will ask you again . Where is he ?"
"I-I am t-telling the truth"
Jinhyuk heard his answer as he sighed . He closed his hand as the body of the man crushed and splatted blood all over Jinhyuk's office . Sumi and Seol-ah were shocked . They couldn't believe that Jinhyuk could actually kill anyone as he had never done it before . Jinhyuk picked up the other person and asked in a same manner .
"Do I have to repeat myself"
"I-I k-know where h-he is "
"Good . Now speak"
"H-He and t-the other one were beaten by a hunter under the o-organization"
"Who did it ? Who was the hunter ?"
"S-S-Steven M-Marker"
"What ? Steven Marker ?"
"Y-Yes . He is a-a part of the American Branch of the organization . He c-came h-here to take revenge on you"
"Revenge , huh !?"
"Y-Yes"
"Thank you for the information"
Jinhyuk killed the rest of them with the same condition . His office was now red with splats of blood . He walked towards the rest of them with a expressionless face . He turned towards the rest of the members who were now scared to death .
"You all go . Do your work and remain on standby"
"Y-Yes , Guildmaster"
All of them left the room . Jinhyuk came and sat on the chair of his table .
[Ding]
[Skill : Blood Manipulation (EX) activated]
Jinhyuk cleared the blood with a swipe of his hand as he laid on his chair closing his eyes . All the other S-Ranks were still in the daze of what happened just now . Sumi was the most anxious . She had known Jinhyuk to be a kind and innocent boy ever since they were young . Even now Jinhyuk always act cute and innocent in front of her but she didn't knew that he can be so ruthless when it comes to protecting something . He killed three people infront of her without any flinch in his eyes .
Sumi wanted to ask Jinhyuk but she wasn't able to gather confidence . She herself only killed one person in her entire life and that was also because of orders from her previous guild . That time she could only feel a little disgusted upon killing that man but Jinhyuk was different . She finally gathered courage to speak .
"J-Jinhyuk ?"
Jinhyuk opened his eyes and looked at Sumi . He saw a expression of unbelievableness , shock , anxiety and sorrow on her face . She asked .
"Are you okay ?"
"I'm fine"
"B-But , just now…."
"Sis , please "
"Alright , I will not bug you"
Jinhyuk thought for some time before he opened his mouth .
"This Steven . He continously create problems ever since we met . I guess today is the final showdown"
"What do you mean oppa ?"
"What else ? It's time for his end "
"But , is it necessary ?"
"It is . I kept him alive the first time because he didn't feel like a bad person and even if he was bad . He was a person who has a slight hope of betterment but he disappointed me . He took a path of power which is so wrong that he can't be forgiven"
"What will you do now ?"
"I have to inform Chris about this . I will kill him but he should be reported first"
Jinhyuk picked up his phone and called Chris Mark . It was a pause of 1 minute before Chris picked up.
"Hello ?"
"It's me Jinhyuk"
"Oh , Jinhyuk-ssi ? How are you doing ?"
"I have some important matter to tell you"
"Yes please tell"
"Do you know anything about Steven's recent actions ?"
"Steven's ? Not much but this much that he recently started visiting a place he didn't go to"
"For example ?"
"He started going to a club recently and started spending time there more than in his guild"
"Really ?"
"Yes , he even rarely goes home"
"Understood"
"But why do you ask ?"
"He has joined the Demonic Human Organization"
"WHAT !!?"
"Yes"
"Where is he now ? Tell me"
"Here"
"In Korea ?"
"Precisely in Seoul"
"So , what will you do ?"
"He kidnapped my guild member . So , I will kill him"
"What do you want me to do ?"
"Please take the earliest available flight to Korea . Can you bring Ms.Sophie on the way ?"
"Ms . Sophie ? Why ?"
"She is a strong hunter almost rivaling me . She needs to be here for protection of the city if something goes wrong"
"I understand"
"I will head towards the location in the morning . Please arrive as fast as possible . I will arrange the rooms"
"Thank you Jinhyuk-ssi"
"And one more thing . Inform the IHA about this matter. Investigate the American Branches of the Demonic Humans too"
"Yes , I will do the things right away and head to Korea with Ms.Sophie"
"Thank you"
Jinhyuk hung up the phone . He kept it down as his eyes hid behind the darkness of his hairs . Sumi was too much worried about him . Seol-ah was too . Hyunwoo was in the back regreting on himself to not have the power to save Deok-gu .
Jinhyuk finally looked up towards the others . His face was cold as his left eye released a golden aura like a flame of gold . He said in a icy and heavy voice .
"Just you wait, Steven Marker"