Chapter 227
Reevaluation
With those words, Arthur stood firmly, his eyes fixed on Song Jin-Woo before him, as though his desire to fight had ignited instantly without the slightest hesitation.
"Oooh… this is really exciting."
Song Jin-Woo smiled with genuine excitement, feeling his blood burn through his veins as he stared at the killing aura gathering around Arthur's body.
Arthur was covered in blood from head to toe.
It was not his blood… but the blood of the orcs.
He stood before Song, clenching his fists tightly. His body was tense, ready to pounce like a rampaging demonic beast that knew no retreat.
In contrast, Song Jin-Woo remained firmly in place as a dense, dark aura began to swirl around his body.
He gripped his sharp dagger and looked at Arthur with a focused gaze—calm, yet charged with power.
The two auras gathered.
Then collided.
Pressure… and overwhelming might.
The aura of true warriors.
Arthur smiled with pure dominance.
"Don't you think so too, Song?
Let the worst God of Death see your true mettle… Shadow Monarch."
"Shadow Monarch?"
"Just a title that suits you because of your skill.
Don't you want it?"
Song Jin-Woo smiled calmly as he listened to Arthur's quiet words, which carried no provocation.
But after a few moments…
Arthur slowly sighed.
His excitement suddenly faded.
He could clearly feel it.
He had consumed too much of his strength during the orc massacre.
And Song, in turn, had exhausted a considerable amount of his energy fighting the dungeon boss.
Arthur realized with certainty:
If they fought now… it would not be the fight he wanted.
It would not be complete.
It would not be enjoyable.
He took a deep breath, concealed the Palms of Darkness, and began wiping the blood from his body without a care.
"Hunter Song Jin-Woo…
Hunter Arthur Narin."
Woo Jin-Chul calmly approached them.
"Damn… this man again. What does he want?"
Before either of them could move, Woo Jin-Chul stood between them, with his men behind him.
"We are from the organization's special surveillance division.
The organization is responsible for monitoring both Hunter Song Jin-Woo and Hunter Arthur Narin.
This is highly confidential information and cannot be disclosed to the public."
Arthur and Song moved outside, leaving Woo Jin-Chul to explain the details to the others.
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Arthur sat in the training hall, leaning against the wall as he spoke calmly, as though arranging his thoughts.
"The Dark Technique… truly amazing."
"It doesn't consume physical strength, mental strength, or even magical power.
It is from me… and within me."
He took a drag from his cigarette and continued:
"But controlling it is difficult.
The previous two times I released it… I almost went insane."
He closed his eyes slightly.
"The first time was in the training cave in Zao Fan's world, after I discovered what had happened to Einver's Eye and what had happened to it.
I almost destroyed everything that day."
"And the second time… when I merged darkness with Cthulhu's power.
Absolute power… capable of destroying this entire world."
"If Cthulhu hadn't followed my wish… everything would have ended."
He opened his eyes.
"What happened before was because I lost control of myself.
But now… I want to control it completely."
He looked at his hands.
"Until now, I've only been able to apply the power of darkness to my hands.
Nothing more… and nothing less."
"And I want more."
He paused for a moment, then continued:
"As for the Spirit Summoning skill…"
He raised his hand and snapped his fingers.
Suddenly, thirty soldiers appeared before him.
But they were not merely skeletons.
Their bodies… were real.
"This is because my skill has evolved."
He smiled as he looked at Baruka, who had regained his complete form, along with the giant spider, the bear, and all the orcs.
"But that raises a question…
What if the skill evolves even further in the future?"
"I'm now summoning original bodies, not merely skeletons.
So, is it possible that later…"
He stopped speaking.
He sat there smoking calmly, staring at his thirty soldiers.
Then his phone rang.
"Yes, Song."
Song told him about the reevaluation, then ended the call.
"So tomorrow… reevaluation.
I'll appear before the world as an S-rank hunter."
"I'm truly stronger than before now.
There's no longer anything to fear… neither for me nor for my companions."
He extinguished his cigarette, stood among his soldiers, snapped his fingers…
And everyone disappeared.
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The next day, Arthur stood calmly smoking in front of a massive building.
"Arthur, you're here."
"Ah, Song.
What's happening here? Why are there so many reporters?
Is something great going to be announced?"
"I don't know… let's just go inside."
Song made his way through the crowd, while Arthur lightly struck the ground and jumped over everyone, landing directly beside him.
"Who are you? Stay back!"
The guard shouted at him.
Behind him, a young man with an arrogant appearance moved forward, with the cameras pointed toward him.
"Ah… so that's the reason."
Arthur immediately understood everything.
"Stay back, or I'll take you down right now!"
The guard shouted.
Song's expression changed from confusion to surprise, then he looked toward Arthur.
"Arthur, don't—"
But before he could finish…
A terrifying clash rang out.
Everyone turned around.
The president of the White Tiger Guild was holding Arthur's hand, which had been heading directly toward the guard's head.
At the same time, the president of the Hunters Guild placed his hand on Song's shoulder.
"Stop, Hunter Arthur."
Arthur sighed and calmly pulled his hand back.
The president of the White Tiger Guild moved his hand behind his back…
It was trembling.
"So… you're here."
A calm old voice spoke.
Everyone turned around.
It was Go Gun-Hee.
"Oooh, old man… you're here."
"Mr. Chairman."
Go Gun-Hee smiled.
"Let's go inside."
Everyone entered.
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Arthur and Song Jin-Woo stood in a spacious white hall.
In front of them stood Go Gun-Hee, with a man holding the evaluation documents beside him.
Behind them stood the presidents of the White Tiger Guild and the Hunters Guild.
"Song."
"?"
"What if we do it now?"
"What are you two talking about?"
Go Gun-Hee asked in surprise, as the evaluation had not yet been completed.
Arthur smiled as he cracked his neck.
"There's a fight between us that hasn't happened yet.
Why don't we do it here? This hall is even larger than mine."
With those words…
Go Gun-Hee's body trembled with genuine excitement.
"Alright…
I agree.
But… let's set some conditions."
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