Chapter 96 – The Final Chapter. Eric’s Hero Party (1)
A week has passed since the Lusdenfield terror attack.
A very dangerous incident in which the highest-ranking villain appeared in Busan.
But even that issue has now been overtaken by other bigger issues.
[Black Eclipse swallowed up Paju. Will even Korea be occupied in the dark era they are creating?]
That very news was delivered to Korea.
All media outlets were unable to hide their extreme fear and continued to report on it.
Black Eclipse has lost the great power of Lucidenfilt.
So the guys couldn’t afford to relax anymore.
They rushed all the way to Seoul at once.
It seemed like they were planning to get their hands on the primordial demon beast that was hiding somewhere in Seoul.
“This is the worst situation for us. It was the best move for these guys. “They didn’t give us a chance to take advantage of Lucidenfield’s absence.”
And I was listening to a middle-aged man with a serious expression.
This is Seoul.
A Hunters Association meeting room that I had visited before.
I was called right there and sat at the same conference table as the man.
That man is Kwon Jun-seong, the president of the Hunter Association.
His expression was filled with shadow.
“We have gathered all of the elite hunters remaining in Korea to the outskirts of Seoul. But these guys are now using hexes to control even monsters. Things didn’t seem easy.”
Following Kwon Jun-seong, a middle-aged man younger than him spoke.
A middle-aged woman with light blue hair.
However, in the current hunter society, his name is more famous than Kwon Jun-seong, a hero of the past.
The man’s name is Jeong Yong-hyeon.
A leading hunter guild. He was the guild leader of Helios and the father of Jeong Ha-eun.
A master hunter called 20 Heaven.
It is said that he is the one who reached the top among those hunters.
His eyes turned to me for a moment.
It continued behind it.
Behind him was Ha-eun.
Not only Ha-eun, but all the party members of 13 Platoon who participated in the finals.
And Joo Na-yeon was also there.
Jeong Yong-hyeon turned his head again, and he finished his sentence while looking at me.
“Still, I’m very glad. If Eric, who was here, hadn’t led Nova’s cadets to kill the Count in the catacombs… The situation would have already been hopeless. Black Eclipse has been growing its power beyond our Helios…”
“Chairman Jeong, what you said is correct. In particular, that Lucidenfilt had extremely terrible hexes that had been accumulated over hundreds of years. “If he had stayed, Seoul would have fallen long ago.”
“I guess so. “A large-scale gate has now been summoned even on the outskirts of Seoul.”
Junseong Kwon, President of the Association.
And Yonghyun Jeong looked at me at the same time.
Not only that, but the representatives of the major guilds attending the current meeting also looked at me with astonished eyes.
My eyes briefly turned to the giant screen in the conference room.
Just now.
Everyone here watched on the replay screen as I pierced Lucidenfield’s heart.
‘It’s a little embarrassing.’
The battle with Lucidenfield took place in the finals of the competition.
All party members were equipped with video recording equipment.
I’ve seen all the battle records.
How did I perform against the infamous Lucidenfield?
It was convenient not to have to explain myself.
At that time, the president of the association spoke again.
“How about it? Chairman Jeong. When you see it as the leader of the 20 heavenly people. “I want to ask you how strong you feel Eric is.”
Jeong Yonghyun answered those words immediately without the slightest hesitation.
“Skills enough to be in the top 20 in the sky. “Among them, he is strong enough to compete for the top three positions.”
At those words, everyone present at the meeting murmured.
“So does that mean the hunter named Eric over there is an S+ level hunter?”
“If Chairman Jeong Yong-hyun says it, he won’t be able to deny it.”
“Now that I think about it, this is the print that the president of the association handed out. “The most dangerous battle on the American front here… In fact, that hunter named Eric was the main player in the attack.”
“You mean that Hunter, not Ryan?”
It was a reaction that could almost be called astonishment.
However, when the association president lightly raised his hand, the uproar calmed down.
“The reason I called Eric here was not to hold a useless competition. Isn’t that so? Chairman Jeong Yong-hyun?”
Ha-eun’s father said what he said. Yonghyun Jeong nodded his head.
“That’s right. Eric here… And the party members he leads will be sent on a more dangerous mission than any other party in this battle.”
His expression was subtle.
His daughter, Ha-eun, is also involved in the most dangerous mission.
He had to send his own daughter on the most dangerous mission.
Although I heard that he is a cold-hearted person.
It seemed like my feelings were more subtle than I thought.
“And a cadet from Nova Academy who will also be participating in this meeting. “I should also tell you about Miss Seo Soo-ah.”
Next, Jeong Yong-hyeon looked at Su-ah, who was standing somewhat behind me.
“Miss Seo Soo-ah here is a hero who protected humanity. “She is Seo Sang-hyun’s biological daughter.”
With those words, the atmosphere in the conference room changed again.
20 people in the sky.
Suah’s parents were also members at one time.
By sacrificing the lives of those two people, it was the dark history of Korean Hunter history that sealed the original demonic beast.
And mentioning that incident was a taboo until now.
But Jeong Yong-hyun revealed that fact here.
He directly told the whole story about the seal.
“And before we all begin the battle against Black Eclipse, we must apologize to Miss Suay here. Also, thank you.”
And after those words were all said, Chairman Jeong Yong-hyun bowed directly towards Su-ah.
Su-ah looked a little surprised.
Still, Jeong Jeong bowed his head and responded to the greeting.
“What’s important now is not the time to dwell on the past’s mistakes. It’s time to stop the approaching danger. “I inherited my parents’ will.”
At that moment, I saw the look in Su-ah’s eyes.
That look.
It’s not like the way you always act to look pretty in front of me.
It was the face of a true protagonist that I saw for the first time.
***
And the next day.
The party to stop the original demon beast set out for the place where the demon beast was sleeping.
As a possessor of this world, I knew the future.
In fact, I wasn’t sure where that place was.
The Goddess’ novel has been going on for a year without being able to properly conclude it.
But getting to that place wasn’t as difficult as I thought.
“It’s a place I’ve climbed and descended countless times since I was young to train my physical strength. We ran around to places where people were not allowed to go for training. “I know this place as well as my front yard.”
At the head of the party is the familiar ponytail.
Juna Yeon was leading her group.
She also occupies a significant part in the original work.
Her true role, a true instructor who especially cared for her cadets, was finally revealed.
‘Joo Na-yeon is a guide who guides the cadets.’
It was not a metaphor for a teacher.
The 13th Platoon defeated Lucidenfield.
Naturally, the final winner of the Academy Competition was Nova Academy.
And as a qualification for winning, not only the cadets but also instructors Na-yeon Joo and I received the winner’s medal and badge.
‘In the end, the reward for winning was a gift from the goddess.’
It was no ordinary reward.
That thing was also carefully kept by the Hunter Association.
Artifacts unearthed from that dangerous dungeon decades ago when the gate was first opened.
Surprisingly, that object was the continent of another world where Iris and I lived.
It was an item from Arnster.
‘They said the association’s researchers deciphered the tormentor.’
To me, it was just a familiar Arnster character.
And those items were more than ordinary items, they were relics filled with the goddess’s blessings.
That is, turning the current Su-a party into a hero party.
So Juna Yeon, who was leading the way, was wearing her winning badge on her hunter suit.
All badges are special, unique items created for their respective roles.
‘Is this also the goddess’s arrangement?’
Just before the end.
Now that we’ve already surpassed the original story.
I couldn’t help but think of the goddess who sent me here.
‘It’s not just a world in a novel. The person who wrote that novel was a goddess. So…’
If it were a novel written by God.
That would be the same as creating a world in itself.
I could never think of the people I was with now as just characters from a novel.
Everyone is just like Iris.
People who live in this world, this reality.
And these were the people I had a relationship with.
‘That’s why I protect everyone.’
I promised that.
Joo Na-yeon took the lead.
And in the middle are four cadets.
Sua and Haeun. And Iris and Yuyena were forming a line.
I was alert to any possible danger in the rear.
‘As expected, the primordial demon beast must be sleeping here.’
Black Eclipse has advanced to the very front of Seoul.
So, even on Bukhansan Mountain, which is always crowded with climbers, there were no people at all these days.
And this is one of the ground zeros where the original gate was opened.
“Probably like here.”
Soon, Juna Yeon stopped her group.
‘Is this the entrance to the dungeon leading to the place where the original demon is?’
Finally, the moment has come to conclude the story that the goddess could not finish.
