Solo Leveling

but…....

It should be said that waking up in one day is very suitable for Thomas, or is it not suitable for Thomas to take a day to wake up.

Laura stood beside Thomas' bed with mixed feelings.

"Should I call the doctor?"

"No, not yet."

Thomas rubbed his temples and shook his head.

The shock of being hit on the head by that man is still vivid.

It was a terrible pain that I didn't want to recall.

Even if you call a doctor, there is no way to solve it.

Compared to this... we should confirm something first, right?

So Thomas asked.

"How is MR Huang?"

Laura opened her mouth immediately, but she didn't answer, she just shook her head.

"...Is that so?"

Thomas thought for a moment, then changed the question with an indifferent tone.

"Where are the others?"

"There were a lot of injuries, but thanks to the quick response from the Hunter Authority, everyone is recovering now."

Thomas, who wanted to keep calm, couldn't help raising his voice.

"No one died?"

"yes."

"..."

Shock quickly turned to consternation.

Thomas sighed silently in his heart.

No one died in such a fierce battle, which means that the other party gave them a hand.

This is a total defeat.

If the difference in strength is so large, even anger will not appear.

That's what Thomas is now.

awe.

He was terrified of Seong Jin-Woo who defeated all the elite hunters including himself by himself.

No, not even respect.

What's more, Thomas has always believed that strength is everything, so Laura's answer has a greater impact on him.

but…...

But why?

Although he was defeated tragically, he was not in a bad mood.

Is it because after confirming the strength gap between the enemy and ourselves, there is no trace of obsession left?

For the opponent who let him lose, he has no anger, nor does he want to avenge his shame.

'No, instead...'

Suddenly, Thomas had countless thoughts.

And at this moment, Laura handed out a small and long box to the distraught Thomas.

is an eye box.

'...?'

Thomas took the box, and when he looked puzzled, Laura spoke.

"The leader's sunglasses recovered at the scene were damaged beyond repair."

click.

Inside the box was a new take on Thomas's cherished sunglasses.

puff.

Laughing, Thomas put on the sunglasses he received.

"Hehe, I always give you trouble."

Originally, she was worried that Thomas, who had regained consciousness, would make trouble because of this, but after seeing Thomas's free and easy reaction, Laura breathed a sigh of relief.

She smiled.

"It's my job."

Thomas, who was staring silently into the distance, said quietly.

"MR. Huang...give him the best funeral. After all, he was once one of us."

"Understood."

"and also."

and also......?

Laura, who was writing down Thomas' words in her notebook, immediately looked up.

"Convey for me Hunter Cheng Jin-Woo, the Scavenger Guild... No, Thomas Andre himself formally apologized to him."

***

Guard the hunters?

Why did Mrs. Sino say such things?

Cheng Jin-Woo was puzzled.

"…...why me?"

Madam seemed troubled as to where to start, and then slowly opened her mouth.

"In recurring dreams, I tried to recall the faces of those who hunted people. But in the end it was all in vain..."

After waking up from the dream, she only remembered the black face.

"So I plan to use another method. Even in a dream, I have to use my ability to confirm their identities."

"And when you looked into my eyes?"

"yes."

Mrs. Sino admitted her ability.

poof.

Seong Jin-Woo's heart was beating.

At that time, what did Mrs. Sino find in herself to be dominated by fear?

While curious, her story isn't over.

Cheng Jin-Woo, suppressing his curiosity, continued to listen.

"There is infinite power hidden deep in their hearts. After meeting the eyes of that', I can only wake up from my sleep quickly."

Cheng Jin-Woo looked down, and he saw his wife's trembling hands.

"When my eyes meet it, I vividly remember the sound of that 'to me.'"

Cheng Jin-Woo silently raised his gaze.

The director who was listening, and even Adam who helped Cheng Jin-Woo translate all looked nervous.

Cheng Jin-Woo asked his own question.

"What did it say?"

"Go back...wait quietly for the war."

Recalling the memories of that time, Mrs. Sino still couldn't help shivering.

The atmosphere of the dream at that time was creepy, and in the chilling dream, the voice in the dream was more vivid than any sound heard in reality.

But unlike Madam who fell into fear, Seong Jin-Woo knew that the word war was a clue.

' Exactly as the King of Giants said. '

The war of rulers and kings.

Said the King of Giants.

'The enemy is preparing for war. '

But it shouldn't be only the rulers who are preparing.

So... which side is the guy hunting the hunters now?

Having said that, he has yet to get his questions answered.

Cheng Jin-Woo asked again.

"But what does that have to do with you asking me to protect the hunters?"

"...Because I also found the same power in you."

What she said carefully made Cheng Jin-Woo sober up.

The power of the Shadow King.

Mrs. Sino saw the power of the Shadow King from me that day.

Then she said that she saw the same power in her dream, and their identities are indeed...

'......king. '

Cheng Jin-Woo's face suddenly became stiff.

After seeing Cheng Jin-Woo's serious expression, Mrs. Sino quickly continued to explain.

"They exist above the hunters. In order to stop them, we need your help with the same strength..."

"Actually, we also half-believed Ma'am when you said that you can't protect other hunters except Seong Jin-Woo."

The director who was silently listening to the conversation suddenly cut in.

Although the director said so, he still arranged such a meeting, which means...

"It was yesterday's fight between Thomas and me that changed the Hunter Authority's mind, right?"

The director who was mentioned was embarrassed.

"Very correct."

Through yesterday's incident, the Hunter Administration understood the strength gap between Seong Jin-Woo and other hunters.

It was a very big accident, but it was also a glimmer of hope.

The existence that can kill hunters of the national power level, and the only hunter who has the same power as those existences.

The Hunter Administration needs Seong Jin-Woo's help more than ever.

For country M, which has lost a state-level hunter, Thomas is the object that must be protected no matter what.

"Of course, we don't expect someone as outstanding as Hunter Cheng Jin-Woo to help us at no cost."

"Anything you want."

These include the best treasures left behind by 'Kamish, the Runestones.

The new proposal from Hunter Administration is not to hire Seong Jin-Woo.

Instead of making troubles for him by raising the rejected proposal again, it is better to use his help to protect the strongest combat power remaining in country M.