Chapter 365 – The Bondage of Karma (7)
The flame went out.
“Cough… !”
The man, the flame man, sat down, coughing up blood.
Because I had used up all my strength in that single blow a little while ago, not only did I not have the strength to stand, but even breathing was difficult.
Ssam… , Cum.
He looks up at Kim Do-jin with a bewildered gaze, making a breathing sound that feels oppressive just by hearing it.
“W-how on earth…” .”
My mind was filled with questions.
For a wizard, where did that ridiculous physical ability and ability to utilize it come from?
How he can use the Half Moon Cham, known as one of Son Si-woo’s main techniques, etc.
He was fascinated without even realizing it.
A technique to suppress overwhelming force.
Because that is the ideal image that every hunter dreams of.
“Kahak!”
Dark red blood pouring out once again.
Even though the eyes are open, the field of view gradually narrows.
The darkness slowly narrowing in from outside seemed to indicate how little time was left.
The body, unable to control itself, was about to slowly collapse towards the floor.
Kim Do-jin approached.
He asked, crouching within arm’s reach and vaguely at eye level.
“Did you really have to do this?”
Kim Do-jin’s expression and tone of voice as he said that were full of compassion.
The subject was omitted, but the meaning was understood.
He must not be able to understand why he wanted to kill himself by burning his life force.
He laughed.
“Flaw… “I didn’t have any regrets in life anyway.”
Mo or do.
From the moment I chose this path, I thought it was one of two things.
Either gain it all or lose it all.
I wasted the strength I had gained in the middle, so I lost my original intention and was careful with my actions.
“I just didn’t want to run away anymore…”
That was all.
I didn’t want to bow my head obediently to avoid this moment.
Because I know that if I bow my head once, I will bow it again and again.
If that happens, the meaning of enduring bad karma and pledging revenge will fade.
So it was a gamble.
He grinned, showing his blood-stained teeth, and said something meaningful.
“If I killed you… “Because I would have lived.”
“… Live?”
A man giggling as he watched Kim Do-jin ask a question while frowning.
“Tsk tsk… , Cluck, Cluck!”
It was absurd.
“Compared to the power it has… “There are so many things I don’t know.”
The other party knows nothing about the rules that apply among the chosen people.
If so, it means that that power was achieved entirely through my own ability.
‘How on earth did this talent come to be?’ .’
It would be refreshing if I could at least punch that innocent expression.
It’s just a pity that I don’t have the energy or time to do that.
He was barely able to sit down and lean against the exterior wall of the building and muttered helplessly.
“The hacker I worked with… , Find him. “He holds all the information I have gathered.”
It was definitely like that at first.
One way or another, the body will die anyway.
He wasn’t going to give out any information, but the final blow changed his mind.
If you have that level of skill, do you think you have a chance of winning the competition?
No.
I was just scared.
I felt like he might actually chase me all the way to hell.
I’ve been through so many things in my life, and I’ve been deeply hurt each time.
So.
‘I should be at peace when I die.’
Only.
That was it.
* * *
The sound of labored breathing stops.
“… “You’re paying for your nickname.”
Should I say that he literally lived up to his nickname ‘Fire Man’?
It was time to briefly mourn the manly yet foolish man who chose death rather than bow his head.
Red light begins to leak from his dead body.
“What is that?”
It’s not magic attribute.
It’s a little darker, heavier, and more heterogeneous than that.
The light that was slowly leaking out from his entire body was a small core formed around the top of his head.
The moment I blink, it rushes towards my chest without any chance to escape.
“Ugh… !”
The pain felt as if the core was digging into my chest, as if it were being burned with a hot iron.
At the same time, emotions are boiling over.
A senseless anger that wants to kill, destroy, and burn everything in sight while losing direction.
“Ugh… !”
As time passes, the pain and emotions gradually subside.
And after a little more time, the red core completely penetrated into my chest.
[No. 498 The priest who took refuge in anger has been removed.]
[Hungry gluttony feasts on the power of anger, ‘Burning Fury’!]
[Gamsik quickly finishes his meal and complains that the portion is too small.]
[The power of the absorbed power was weak, so nothing happened.]
“… Her.”
It’s absurd to see the messages that come up.
Isn’t it written as if a mere skill were a living creature?
“This is absurd.”
That’s not the only thing I don’t understand.
It was said that gluttony had consumed the power of anger.
If the power of others is devoured to the point of gluttony…
“Could it be that I will be able to use other powers as well?”
I wonder if that would be too much of a scam… , We don’t know yet.
How will the power I absorb give me strength?
They say that nothing happened because the amount absorbed was so small, but I can feel it.
There is a small lump of energy that feels quite different from what I originally had in my heart.
Next time I absorb the power of anger… , That core will get bigger.
After deleting all the messages, I look down at the dead guy peacefully.
“… “It was this.”
When he said a little while ago that he might have been able to live if I had died, he was probably referring to a phenomenon a little while ago.
If I had died from its final blow and my energy had been absorbed by it like it is now… , I really don’t know if he would have survived.
“You sneaky bastard.”
Just as I gambled with my life, so did he.
While preparing to die, he was also planning the possibility of coming back to life by killing his opponent.
I remember the feelings I felt when absorbing its power.
“By any chance, were those your feelings?”
Maybe it was the weight of the anger he was harboring.
What was it?
What made this guy so angry.
While I was lost in thought with slightly subdued emotions, armed association hunters rushed towards me with a loud siren sound.
The one who stands at the forefront among them is none other than Yoon Ji-an.
“Mr. Dojin!”
Closing the distance with her blinding speed, she places her hand on my shoulder and looks her gaze up and down.
“Uh, are you hurt anywhere?”
He seemed quite worried that I might get hurt.
Even when she first planned the operation, she was the only one who vehemently voted against her.
Since this is an operation where you have to walk obediently into the opponent’s trap, you don’t know what dangers may arise.
So I was happy.
The way he puts everything else aside and cherishes only me.
“Could it be possible to get hurt catching a minnow like that?”
He pointed to the dead man leaning against the outer wall of the building and answered in a brave tone.
“Well, I thought it couldn’t be like that, but… , Isn’t it different in practice? .”
That is correct.
It’s not strange no matter what happens in real life.
“I’m not hurt anywhere, so you can stop worrying now.”
Only then did Ji-an Yoon begin to ease the worry that had filled her eyes.
She continues her words towards her.
“Oh, and there’s someone I need to find urgently.”
“If you’re looking for someone… ?”
“There’s a hacker who worked with that guy. “We have to find him.”
“All right. “We will begin the search as quickly as possible.”
“Yes, Thanks.”
“Then please excuse me.”
She passed by me and quickly cleared up her scene.
The body of the dead person is recovered, and the identity is confirmed using the remaining magical power in the body.
The name is Shin Jun-seong.
The guy I wanted to follow the path of a hunter… , Was actually a hunter.
“He was a class A hunter. “He was well-respected and promoted so quickly that there was even talk that a new S-class hunter might be born within 10 years.”
“Ah.”
Then I remembered.
To be honest, I don’t remember names or faces, but I do remember the events of that time.
The fall of a promising company that made people look forward to the birth of a new S class.
I remember that several incidents at the time took a toll on him.
Tampering occurred frequently within the guild that was founded, and even though the issue was formally raised, it was not accepted, so the guild disintegrated and began to slowly decline.
Betrayal by trusted colleagues, loss of combat power due to unexpected injuries, etc.
He got caught up in all sorts of problems and gradually subsided, eventually disappearing completely.
“I was very disappointed at that time…”
“Yes? What now… ?”
“Oh, it’s nothing.”
She hurriedly turns around and talks.
“Have you found your place of residence?”
“Yes. “We secured the home and office addresses and immediately issued an order to dispatch.”
“Oh… , It’s so fast.”
What dazzling speed this is.
She smiles secretly at my praise, and I wrap my arms around her waist and pull her into my arms.
“Oh… !”
Even though she has a surprised expression on her face, she is obediently dragged along.
“I get really worried every time something like this happens.”
“Oh, I’m worried… “What if?”
“Even though I knew that it would still be beneficial to have Jian in the association, I really wanted to bring him in.”
Then she asks me, drawing her strange expression.
“Scout… Is it?”
“Uh… , Strictly speaking, that’s how it will happen.”
When I answered that, she left my arms with a gloomy expression and straightened up her clothes.
“I’m sorry… , I refuse.”
“Eck.”
I was criticized.
She hasn’t even made a formal offer yet.
I suddenly became curious.
“Is there any reason?”
“I think I still have more work to do if I remain in the association than by staying with Mr. Dojin.”
After answering that, she smiles and continues her words.
“Of course, this is all for Dojin.”
“…”
So, in the end, it would be more beneficial for me to remain in the association, so I would decline the offer.
They say that when you say things like, “I hate you,” I really hate people.
It’s lovely, it’s lovely, the more I say it, the more it becomes more and more lovely.
As I was staring blankly at her, her expression became more and more vivid the longer she knew me.
She takes out her smart phone from her pocket, looks down at the screen, smiles brightly and tells me her story.
“They say they arrested a man who was trying to run away from Shin Jun-seong’s office.”
“The hacker I told you about?”
“Yes, the identity is not yet clear, but judging from the programs installed on the computer, it is said that the probability is high.”
I remember the face of the guy who mocked me for not knowing anything.
I’m curious.
What and how much does that bastard know more than me, why did he look and say things like that?
I can’t hold back my heated body and I move my body right away.
“Let’s go right away.”
