Chapter Twenty-Nine ــ The world deserves to know that there are monsters in it
A shadow pierced the darkening sky after sunset.
And in one moment, a black light collided with the thunder (Sasuke) had summoned.
CRACK-KABOOM!
This had occurred in less than a fraction of a second.
"Damned," cursed the Last Uchiha while soaring at insane speed toward the earth.
His gravity control using the Rinnegan eye allowed for the possibility of free flight.
Whoosh…
But even with this freedom, shadow soldiers appeared before him with great speed.
Fwoop-fwoop-fwoop!
They were different.
They wore more modern equipment, plus swords made with sleek parts.
His Sharingan eye allowed him to sense that there was energy resembling crystal energy.
Those crystals were full of pure energy.
It resembled the elemental energy of the Sage's mode, but it was different—more fragile, yet more destructive from a technical standpoint.
That's how he could describe it.
But he didn't pursue this line of thought because, in the next moment, his thoughts were cut off while thinking by a nearby explosion.
BOOM!
Meanwhile, (Igris)'s sword pierced the darkness that had formed after this explosion.
SHING-SWOOOSH!
A tearing sound erupted from the friction of the burning air, which formed a flame of fire that turned purple thanks to the effect of mana energy.
And in one moment, (Sung Jin-Woo) appeared before (Sasuke).
"Prepare yourself," the voice of the Shadow Sovereign was chillingly cold.
But for the ninja who had lived through wars, that wasn't even impactful.
So he lunged toward the shadow summoner in one moment.
FWOOP-CRACK!
The shadow aura interacted with (Sasuke)'s lightning to create an explosion of ascending electricity that illuminated the sky.
ZZZRAAAK-BOOOOM!
The sunset had happened less than two minutes ago, and yet several collisions had already been formed between (Sung Jin-Woo) and (Ochiha Sasuke).
Each collision created waves in space.
The force of the blows easily equaled that of several hundred tons of TNT in terms of raw power.
CRASH-BOOM! KA-BLAM!
Elsewhere, there were many people watching from their televisions.
Their eyes were trembling because they couldn't believe what they were seeing.
One person, at home watching the broadcast screen, saw two hunters fighting and directly destroying the International Hunter Association site.
This news, plus the scenes people were seeing, was being broadcast through news media that were now using drones to capture this spectacle.
For the entire world, all across the globe, they could see the lightning flashes and the comprehensive destruction resulting from this extremely destructive battle.
Static crackle… the hum of millions of TVs.
"Oh my God, what's going on there?!" some were very worried, their eyes shaking.
They didn't understand why hunters were fighting each other.
"Go on, defeat him, Korean hunter!" the voice of someone in another home cheered for this battle and encouraged the Korean hunter whose picture was being shown.
Of course, they hadn't recognized this picture before, but they recognized the opponent.
There were two pictures placed on the TV screen, plus another camera showing the fight and its destructive effects.
The crater, whose diameter and width measured kilometers, was clearly visible.
Zoom in… shaky cam.
And directly above the hunters, these drones were hovering with extreme lightness.
Drones used to broadcast this terrifying fight.
Moreover, these drones were equipped with enhanced cameras that allowed them to form an image, even if momentary, of the battle scene.
There were explosions of white and blue everywhere.
Flash-pop-boom.
Moreover, people's eyes were trembling from extreme tension.
"This is amazing! Keep broadcasting! Keep going!" (Nicholas), the head of the American news division, plus the head of the media company, was screaming at all his subordinates to increase the number of cameras and send them there.
Rustle of papers, frantic typing.
The global viewership was rising at a crazy rate, to the point that he couldn't help but go mad with excitement.
At the same time, he was looking at this spectacle as if it were a huge treasure.
"I didn't expect I would get such a prize for such viewership!"
(Nicholas) had been thinking of sending these drones merely to spy on the events that would happen at the American island for the international guild and hunter meeting.
But he hadn't expected such a battle to occur between two hunters.
And the thing that made him even crazier and filled him with happiness was that this battle was the strongest ever.
As a hunter himself, formerly of A-rank, he had a lot of knowledge in various different industries.
He had been a hunter at one time, but after acquiring enough capital to start his business, he moved away from the hunting profession and only used his abilities for advertising.
Therefore, he now understood more than many people watching this broadcast that the power of these two had surpassed the level of S-rank hunters.
"Announce immediately! Two National Level hunters are fighting!"
There wasn't a moment of hesitation, and this announcement was published across various parts of the world, along with images of the fight.
Moreover, the scenes of comprehensive destruction—the nearby trees, buildings, plus the staggering number of lightning strikes, plus the electrical and fire explosions everywhere—all these things were being captured with great precision by every advertising camera mounted on the drones.
All of them were of the most expensive types of cameras capable of filming scenes with superb clarity.
Whirrrr of drone propellers. Click-whir of zoom lenses.
"Sir, if the cameras get any closer, they'll be destroyed! This is madness, sir!" the voice of (Nicholas)'s assistant was very high-pitched as she looked at the number of operators they had who were controlling the cameras.
But at least 60% of the number of cameras sent had already been destroyed.
Pop-fizz-SMASH.
The scale of the losses was very high, amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars, because these cameras were designed to measure the speed of S-rank hunters.
But for (Nicholas), who was in a state of madness from the viewership numbers, he laughed and said, "What are you talking about? Call for more cameras! Take out loans! Do anything! You have to send more and more drones! Send all the drones we have! Do anything we can to increase the number of viewers! Look at the huge increase! Hundreds of millions are watching us at this moment!"
Ringing of phones, frantic shouts in the newsroom.
The channel, whether online or on any other site, was seeing an incredible, unbelievable surge in the number of subscribers, to the point that (Nicholas)'s usually calm heart was beating powerfully as he watched this, like a proud father looking at his child.
"This is everything! Keep fighting! I want you to help me become the most influential media figure in the world, you National Level hunters!"
Of course, his secretary's eyes looked at her boss, who was usually calm and now, at this moment, she looked at him as if he were insane.
But she didn't stop.
She quickly made calls, and moreover, the drones were dispatched through mutual agreement between news channels.
All news channels were ready to launch at that moment, and this fight footage was broadcast all over the world.
Global satellite uplink… ping… ping… ping.
To the point that everyone was now watching this fight, whether online, on phones, on computers, on any other site.
Such a shocking battle with this immense amount of destruction was something most people couldn't believe.
Some even wondered if the video they were watching wasn't a live broadcast, maybe just a fabricated video effect.
But of course, with many news channels from various social media platforms sending the same image, all of that was enough to confirm that this video was real.
Muffled gasps in living rooms worldwide.
"National Level hunters are fighting among themselves in the middle of an international meeting! All the national leaders who were there!"
This was a shock to all the peoples of the world.
A collective, global intake of breath.
Amidst these huge explosions, the national leaders who had arrived at the meeting and who had even spoken at that meeting were astonished.
They were now being protected by S-rank hunters.
Shuffle of bodies, low murmurs of fear.
But even so, their eyes were shaken because they were witnessing a comprehensive destructive war they never expected to happen at such an important site and meeting.
"The world deserves to know that there are monsters in it."
While laughing madly, (Nicholas)'s eyes spoke these words with all pleasure, as if justifying this enormous broadcast that would cause panic all over the world.
National Level hunters were fighting.
Creatures capable of shattering the world were battling at this moment on one island, in a fight resembling a battle to the death.
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End of Chapter.
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A note from your (media-savvy and ratings-obsessed) narrator:
And we're live! Around the world, in glorious high-definition! Nicholas just found his retirement fund, and the global population is getting a front-row seat to the apocalypse. Popcorn sales must be through the roof. Do you think this worldwide broadcast will change anything? Will it force other hunters to intervene, or will it just cause mass panic? Let me know your thoughts in the comments!