The Hunter of the Other World Who Is Being Misunderstood Chapter 275 - The Sequel to Destruction (4)

I kept thinking, "No way, no way," but how could I end up going through the sa kidnapping incident three tis after reincarnation? At this point, even from the victim's side, the scenery is getting old. I half-opened my heavy eyelids—which were already hard to move because of the excess flesh—and expressed a hint of dissatisfaction.

"Do you know?"

But Kang Changho simply continued the conversation in his usual casual tone.

"The Temple of the Rakshasa. There's no way you wouldn't rember a na like that."

A trivial and petty story flows.

"You didn't forget, right? The Temple of the Rakshasa. Anyway, around the ti that person nad Su Yehwi was arrested, the cult's headquarters beca a must-visit spot for thieves for a while."

"-_-"

"That kind of thing is actually really popular in the black market."

"-_-"

"In the old days, you could satisfy your curiosity by taking advantage of war and using prisoners, but these days, if you ss with people carelessly, you'll get into trouble both dostically and internationally. Do you understand what I an?"

The sudden ntion of the Temple of the Rakshasa caught off guard. I wanted to ask the other person, who kept dragging the conversation out—what exactly is your point?

But at that very mont, I sensed a strange change in my body. And while I was silently stunned by the realization, the capital in front of went on speaking.

"Actually, when results from applying psychic powers to people co out, information companies pay a high price for them."

"-_-"

"And sohow, I recently got my hands on a copy of the cult leader's notebook from the main hall of the Temple of the Rakshasa. So, that's the introduction."

Kang Changho was currently cleaning a very small object with a clean cloth. Although the thick cloth covered most of its surface, making it hard to see clearly, judging by the flow of magical energy, it was probably 'that' thing.

"Kim Giryeo."

It was at that mont, Kang Changho stopped cleaning the item and spoke to .

"This probably isn't your real na, but since you don't have any other options right now, let's just move on for now."

As he said, there was so useless speculation in the middle, but the topic quickly changed.

"I'm telling you this because it's probably sothing you want to know. Usually, the gate explodes when the density of objects inside ets the conditions."

"-_-"

"So that cultist nad Su Yehwi did an experint. He filled a bottle with tiny monsters—like 'red fireflies'—and rolled it into the gate. The break condition was t instantly."

"Ahem."

"Anyway, since the number of monsters increases, whoever made it was pretty sloppy."

"A, ahem..."

"But thanks to the gate being so dumb like that, we got to see Hunter Giryeo from outside—so maybe we should be grateful. Anyway, that cult leader's notebook had a lot of valuable research written in it besides just how to cause dungeon breaks."

Su Yehwi. I never thought that after Earthling was dealt with, they'd still cause this much trouble.

What Kang Changho was explaining now was the principle behind an incident that happened in a one-room apartnt in Mapo-gu. He continued by saying that there are more elents that humans can manipulate than we think about the existence of the Earth's Gate.

"Maybe because everyone was so focused on finding where the brainwashing cult leader was hiding, they never even thought to investigate the cult's headquarters back then."

Just like in the example I ntioned, using fireflies (or the silent beetles from the Naless Cave) can quickly fulfill the dungeon's break activation conditions in no ti.

Additionally, the technique of eliminating passages using [Collapse Particles] was also problematic. First, they forcibly pushed a hunter who could maintain the parallel world inside the sealed gate. Then, they slamd the gate shut and used the special teleportation skill targeting that hunter, or employed a marker thod like [Ariadne's Thread], which is ant to make contact with a predetermined target.

Then.

"Looks like the results I experienced with Seonwoo Yeon are showing up."

Strangely enough, the Earthling in front of explained that you can open a dungeon exit from outside. The new passage that appears is located near the target inside the dungeon, and from the outside, it roughly opens near the caster—making it convenient in many ways.

"Did you acquire this information recently? Or did it take so ti to verify it?"

If I'd known about this useful info earlier, I would've been grateful to give that Ariadne's Thread item to the backup skill tree too. Finding out about an ergency gate escape thod almost moved to tears. But the other person definitely didn't share the information with the intention of making happy.

"Now, here's the real point..."

That Earthling had used the information obtained from Su Yehwi's belongings for none other than kidnapping people. C one to think of it, wasn't this Earthling present at the scene during both the first and second incidents too?

"Oh."

It seed that whenever Kang Changho and I crossed paths, fate itself was wired to bring misfortune. With that idle thought drifting through my mind, I refocused on what he was saying.

"—This hasn't been tested many tis, so even Su Yehwi probably didn't realize it. But originally, once the entity count condition is completely t with a bottle full of small monsters, if you then pierce a hole from the outside and the final attacker escapes, the break occurs in the direction of that passage."

"-_-"

"This was the thod used to create a gate leading to your one-room apartnt. But there was a small problem with that thod, because the gate was pierced not vertically but only horizontally, the passage expands uncontrollably to match the size of the structure it connects to."

"-_-"

"As a result, the building ended up collapsing unintentionally. Honestly, with all these little malfunctions, gates are just way too troubleso to deal with."

However, the explanation that followed was information that could already be easily inferred from the lengthy introduction alone.

To put it simply, Kang Changho had been looking for a way to drag out of the room I was hiding in—and as a result, he seed to have decided to just trigger an artificial break and launch an all-out attack on the entire building.

"Ha..."

It was then that I slled tal nearby. The scent wasn't coming from the kidnapper or anything the man was carrying—it was the sharp, briny tang of blood rising from soone's throat.

"You're seriously... out of your mind... Don't tell —you brought down that whole building just to drag one person out...?"

This ant that blood had been flowing from my throat since a while ago.

Cough, cough.

Finally, I managed to speak up as the victim. However, I coughed so loudly that I was afraid to express my opinion. Like a bedridden patient choking on thick phlegm, I struggled to spit sothing out.

That's at the mont.

"Kaaghh!...Cough, cough!"

Compared to soone like Seonwoo Yeon, this thicker throat had been pierced by a sharp skewer. No wonder I had trouble finishing my sentence.

"Cough."

No wonder my mouth wasn't covered. Kang Changho had anticipated the kidnapping victim's resistance and took precautions in advance. The object lodged in my throat was a thin awl about two and a half finger joints long. Also, I had seen the material that this awl was roughly made from sowhere before.

"That weapon I saw in the Naless Cave. He cut blue slate into this tiny needle...?"

The wedge tool that are 5-rank body enhanced had in hand was designed to disrupt the target's magical power concentration. In simple terms, it interferes with spellcasting.

"Oh my gosh. And at this level, it's incredibly effective by Earth standards too?"

Despite my pain immunity, I realized the injury to my throat a bit late. Could this Earthling have tried this before? I suppose, because he skillfully stuck the blue awl precisely where it wouldn't damage any vital organs or affect my ability to respond. But as I kept moving my throat, bothered by the foreign object, the kidnapper soon moved on to his next action.

"Hmm. Usually one is enough, but this ti you're breathing way too easily."

Oh no, let correct that. Judging by the words he chose, there's no doubt this guy has done this kind of thing more than once or twice.

Right after saying that, Kang Changho stood up the small awl he'd been cleaning. Then, for reasons I couldn't understand, he lit a disposable lighter—one of those you'd normally find at a convenience store—and heated the awl's tip for quite a while. For a mont, mories of period dramas with torture scenes flashed through my mind, and I half-wondered if this was so modern version of burning or cauterizing.

"Giryeo, you don't need that kind of info right now!"

After that, Kang Changho waved the heated awl tip through the air a few tis, and only after it cooled down a bit did he move on to his next action.

Swish!

The man pressed the anti-magic device firmly between the alien's trapezius muscle and collarbone.

"If that's the case, then why did he even use the lighter?"

That Earthling's strength was strong, and since the tip of the spike was needle-thin, the impact concentrated on a single stone, piercing the skin without rcy. Well, more precisely, it could be blocked if I focused [Protection], but there was no reason to do so. Unlike random passersby on the street, I had been born with the natural world's mana as my ally, so a single or even a couple of sealing talismans shouldn't faze at all.

"Though for soone born with such talent, it's sadly turned into quite a pathetic sight again."

I lowered my eyes while two awls were pierced into my upper body and my entire body was physically restrained to the chair. Though I was thus presenting to be safely struck by the attack, I don't forget to listen carefully to the kidnapper's words.

"By the way, did you just say I was out of my mind for what I did just now?"

Oh my, I didn't expect him to bring that up on his own.

Kang Changho paused for a mont, watching with a faint, twisted smirk tugging at his lips. To break the uncomfortable silence, I forced my vocal cords to squeeze out a reply.

"...How could you... do sothing so... bad..."

The state of my whole body being restrained vaguely resembled the hardships I'd faced in a past life, but oddly, no real anxiety welled up inside . As I said just now, I wasn't significantly affected by Kang Changho's attempts to seal my magic.

[2.7177 Changes]

• [Ergency Escape] added.

• Activation Condition: When an organ essential for physical teleportation (e.g., brain, lung tissue) is displaced more than 10 cm from its original position.

• Or when any of the following conditions are t, the soul separates from the body regardless of the caster's will. (e.g., failure to resist mind control...)

At the end of my past life, when my main task was usually calculating the odds of sothing, I judged that the chance of another Alpha Uran appearing on this planet was absolutely zero. However, Earth was filled with creatures who had awakened miracles besides the Alphauran. So, just in case of an unforeseen situation, I had been adding such extra modifications whenever I had ti. Originally, I planned to set up this safety chanism imdiately after reincarnation, but at least I achieved my goal after obtaining the Dragon's lungs, so that's sothing.

"It's a pity I didn't have enough ti to make the germ bomb. If I had finished it safely, I would have imdiately hidden it inside my stomach as a backup."

Now, even without the Pyromancer's necklace, I could always dodge hopeless situations. With a much lighter heart, I continued speaking. At the sa ti, I hoped that Seo Esther or Jung Haseong, who had received my group ssages, would co to help while I was stalling for ti.

"...What cri did the landlord ever commit...?"

But surprisingly, the other person didn't even blink at this remark I brought up to stimulate his conscience.

"Oh, didn't you know?"

He even retorted in a calm tone.

"I bought that one-room building a while ago. I already received the transfer of rights from the owner."

"...?"

"I just haven't told the tenants about it yet."

No way. He actually bought the entire building.

"If you check the official registry later, you'll see the na—Hwang Donghyuk. I bought it separately under his na, so I don't have to worry about the building price."

Who the heck is Hwang Donghyuk?

"The landlord I know is surnad Yoo."

I was montarily dumbfounded by the other claim that they had outright bought the entire building. But I still had nothing to say.

"Then what about the stuff inside the house, setting the house itself aside?"

If the tenant had even bought so valuables, they'd all be buried inside the gate. From the perspective of the residents who lost their property, how heartbreaking that must be.

"By the way, what about compensation for the people who lived there...?"

But at that mont, as if reading my thoughts, Kang Changho spoke with a calm and composed deanor.

"If there's disaster damage, it'll be settled by donating roughly 3 billion won in the na of a famous celebrity so that he tenants get most of it. It's sothing I've done before, so it won't be difficult."

A convicted criminal. And on top of that, soone who's beating others up and kidnapping them actually considered the residents' losses from the very beginning.

"Did you think it was unexpected?"

The corners of the other person's mouth went up.

"But sorry, the one who's most bewildered right now is . Back then, I only intended to overlap the Break monsters between the building walls to just collapse soone's ho barrier."

"-_-"

"But then the gate suddenly malfunctioned. When I heard about the alteration from my subordinates, I tried to quickly collapse again using collapse particles. What the guy who had been hiding tightly in the corner of the room suddenly jumped out and wasted ti evacuating the residents."

Kang Changho narrowed one eye thoughtfully. After a long silence, he finally spoke.

"Everyone easily misunderstands, but the truth is, I'm not really that bad..."

"What?"

"On the contrary, if we're to argue, I'm more on the beneficial side. You're the one who's bad."

Tak, tak.

The culprit of the third kidnapping, who narrowed the distance by walking twice with large strides.

"That's exactly how it is."

The 5-rank Awakener stepped directly in front of the iron chair where the prey was tied up. Then, lightly crossing his arms, he revealed the true culprit behind the whole situation.

"You're not on our side, are you?"

Why Kang Changho, who usually kept his composure, reacted so fiercely only to Justitia's result? Why he showed his hostility beyond re frustration at being deceived. And finally, the answer to how an Earthling could corner an alien.

"The world's thrown into chaos by the Gates, and there's a monster right before us covering human forms. How could it be wrong for a human to stop you?"

As soon as the ntion of the Gate's origin ca out, I realized.

"Ah!"

Damn it, that brat Changho! As expected, he really thought I was a [Gisimche] who had taken over him!