40

Chayun was dozing off in the warm sunlight coming through the window of the hospital room.

In front of her, Park Hyunsoo's younger brother, Park Hyun-tae, was asleep with a relaxed expression on her face.

She is three times a week.

She was looking after Park Hyunsoo at Park Hyunsoo's request.

She only says, ‘I will look after her’, but she often came and nodded and fell asleep as she is now.

Park Hyun-tae is alive, but she is not doing any biological activity, so it was impossible for her to take care of anything.

Chayun's head, which seemed to lean in front of her at any moment, suddenly fell in front of her.

"OMG!"

Chayun, who had just dreamed of falling off a cliff, jumped up from her seat with her brief scream.

She and she stared blankly into her air for three seconds before she sat down quickly in her chair alone, her cheeks blushing.

Even though she had no one to see.

Then she said to Park Hyun-tae, who is in trouble.

“Did you see it?”

There was, of course, no answer.

Chayun rubbed her cheeks in embarrassment for some reason.

Then she said with a smirk.

“You sleep very comfortably.”

This is how she spoke to him, knowing that she would never return her answer every time she went to visit.

Most of the conversation.

No, it was usually something like this.

“What is your brother doing now?”

“Are you going to work right now? Because he's a hunter."

“Your brother is a real benefactor to me. If it wasn't for Hyunsoo, he might be dead now.”

“So, I want you to wake up too.”

Chayun said with a playful smile on her face.

"Afterwards. When I wake up later, we eat together. Delicious rice.”

Then she looked out the window.

The bright sunlight signaled the beginning of summer.

‘Please don’t get hurt and be healthy.’

Chayun prayed inwardly and got up from her seat.

“I’ll go see you today. I'll be back tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, so do you have to talk to me then?"

Having said that, after waiting for a moment for an answer that would not come, he left the hospital room with a short sigh.

right after that.

Dream-!

Park Hyun-tae's fingers twitched slightly.

* * *

Park Hyunsoo frowned as he watched the sand dug up to his shin.

"Damn it. Why are your feet so drenched? I need to find another portal quickly... … .”

bang!! Aww!!

Ha Yu-rak and the giant monster continued to fight fiercely.

But little by little.

At a very subtle level, Ha Yu-rak was slowly being pushed.

Park Hyunsoo was heartbroken.

[Calm down.]

“How do you stay calm?”

[So, you are a kid. I know there is a saying here that the faster you go, the faster you go.]

"Damn it. Even if I want to go back, I have to see something to go back.”

[Let's say the opposite. If you can't see anything, if you move quickly, do you see something you couldn't see?]

“That’s not what you mean! Even at this moment, the guild leader... … .”

[She's not weak enough to worry you.]

Although the situation is often pushed, the win will not come easily.It would unconditionally lead to a long battle, and there was quite a bit of leeway until the outcome of the fight came out.

[So you don't think about anything else and just find it!]

“Ugh… … . I know.”

Park Hyunsoo looked at the sky once with worried eyes, and again began crossing the desert with his feet drenched.

* * *

“Andersen concentration stopped at 95%.”

“Should I say I’m happy?”

Lee Min-ah looked at the portal with her worried face.

The concentration, which was likely to jump to 100% at any moment, was still at 95% for several tens of minutes.

It was clear that the Red Lion Guild had done something.

But I couldn't be reassured.

You never know when the concentration will rise again and the portal will open.

“How did your support request go?”

It was Baek Cheon-ho, the head of the Korean branch of the Hunter Association.

Lee Min-ah bowed her head at the sudden appearance of her boss.

“When did you come?”

It wasn't his attitude towards his immediate superiors.

He was looking at the man next door, whom he had known for a long time.

Perhaps it was a familiar reaction, Baek Cheon-ho was greeted roughly and brought up the main topic again.

“I just came. So, did you get a reply to your request for support from other associations or guilds, including the battery commander?”

"Yes. First of all, let's talk about the big things, the elite of the E.S Guild, led by Haxen Baldur, are coming. Other than that, the artillery captains and large guilds sent support units.”

“Haxen Baldurga? Wasn't he extremely hating Ha Yu-rak?"

“I don’t know about that.”

“More than that, on the battery… … It’s like a support unit.”

Baek Cheon-ho gave his taste buds as if it were a pity.

The artillery squadron was, of course, possessing tremendous force as it was no less than a world government.

In particular, the one at the top was said to be the strongest in the world right now.

“If I had come that far, even if the portal was opened, I might be able to block it.”

“Even an S-class hunter can’t do that.”

I don't know if it's a low-level portal.

If the fragments of paradise, which contain a huge disaster, are opened, no matter how many S-class hunters there are, they will not be able to stop the eruption of disaster.

Even if it was 'Roben Odman', the owner of the Portal Countermeasures Committee.

“They come when the fragments are opened to minimize damage.”

"I know. I heard it because the situation was so bleak.”

“Don’t say things like that when you’ve become president of the association. When my subordinates hear it, my morale goes down.”

“Cold boy. The president of the association is also a human being.”

“I am human too.”

Lee Min-ah responded that way and clenched her fist.

Baek Cheon-ho looked at her fist and asked.

“Do you think you are powerless?”

“… … Yes."

“Would you have felt more comfortable if I followed you?”

“Would it have been better than being here?”

“It might be. It may not be.”

"I do not know. I don't know. just. I just hope that the people inside will solve it and come out with only good news.”

I know it can't be.

From the moment the Andersen concentration increased like crazy, something was definitely going on inside.

That's pretty serious too.

Even though I knew it in my head, I prayed earnestly with the words that came out of my mouth in my heart.

please do nothing.

As always.

I hope you show up with a smile.

'It's not like we're dating with a smile anymore.'

Lee Min-ah lowered her head in self-help.

Baek Cheon-ho looked at her only with her eyes, and then turned her gaze back to her portal.

A portal burning dark red.

The overwhelming sight reminiscent of the gates of hell reminded Baek Cheon-ho of a year ago.

He was only a year old.

‘Paradise’ was attacked for only one year, which cannot be said to be long.

“The only thing we can do is pray.”

“… … .”

“What a helpless president of the association. If this job goes well, I have to resign.”

At the joke that didn't seem like a joke, Lee Min-ah laughed.

“I’m going to take off my clothes too.”

“If you take off your clothes, come to me. Give me your seat.”

Along with the sound of the wind, voices came from behind Lee Min-ah and Baek Cheon-ho.

When the two turned around in amazement, there was Haxen Baldur standing there, arms crossed.

“All, when are you?”

“Just arrived.”

“Like last time and this time, you... … !”

“The situation is different then and now. Rather, my suggestions are always valid.”

“Don’t say nonsense.”

At Lee Min-ah's sharp reaction, Hak-sen shrugged her shoulders.

“Did the concentration stop at 95%?”

“… … exactly."

“It’s been a while, Mr. Bag.”

“Don’t you usually say hello first? Anyway, I was in a lot of trouble last time. quite."

“It’s up to you.”

Seeing Haksen blatantly appearing despite what he had done, Baek Cheon-ho inevitably sharpened his teeth.

But with one of the strongest in the world in front of him, he can't do anything by force.

Above all, he was the most reliable helper in this work.

Haxen looked at the Paradise Fragments and asked.

“Is that guy in there too?”

“That guy?”

“Park Hyunsoo said.”

"Yes. Go in… … there is."

“Then I will have no choice but to trust and wait.”

Haksen slumped to the floor with his arms crossed.

I believe in the words that suddenly appear and wait.

The two couldn't understand what he was saying.

“Did I say something difficult?”

“Believe and wait. Did you say Hyunsoo would fix it?”

Park Hyunsoo was a hunter a little over a month after waking up.

He has a lot of potential, and although he didn't do his best, he had a record of fighting him against Haxen to some extent.

However, his power was not at the level of attacking a portal that was likely to cause such destruction by himself.

At first, it was a one-on-one special ability.

It wasn't impossible for one man to fight the many, but it was impossible for him to fight as effectively against the many as Mutu Paine.

The stronger the opponent, the stronger.

Haxen looked at the two with pitiful eyes.

“You’re a hunter of the same nationality, but you don’t know much about him. Is it because you didn't fight?"

“… … What do you mean?"

“He is a variable. He felt it when he said he stopped at 95%. I don't think Ha Yu-rak was the one who stopped the runaway concentration. It must be Park Hyunsoo.”

Regardless of the relationship, if Ha Yu-rak did his best, it would be terrifying.

But Haxen didn't think she would have made her variable.She cannot be a variable.

‘If it’s a guy.’

The corners of Haksen's lips rose slowly.

Lee Min-ah just looked at him with an unknown face.

* * *

“Tea, tea, I found it!!”

How long has it been since she crossed the desert?

Park Hyunsoo, sweating profusely, found a gigantic oasis not far away.

Unfortunately, it wasn't a portal, but he found something new in the desert where there was nothing.

[It is not a mirage.]

Chungyeong's eyes saw that the oasis was real.

Of course, Park Hyunsoo didn't care if it was real or fake, he was running there.

His mind was filled with thoughts of only going into that oasis.

That's why.

Chungyeong couldn't help but widen his eyes.

‘That guy… … !’

He was running like stepping on flat ground on the sand that had fallen into a hole every time he stepped on it until just now.

It can't be compared to a superstar running on the grass or a water beetle running on water, but it was surprising that a guy who had never been taught properly realized it instinctively.

'Come to think of it, he never really taught me how to renew.'

He was always floating in the air, so he didn't have to think about the new law.

Chungyeong muttered self-help.

[It is difficult to teach someone.]

With Park Hyunsoo's skills, he could easily handle the award.

[If I go back, I will teach you that first.]

If you master the basic renewing method perfectly, you will become much stronger than before.

Thinking like that, I was once again surprised by the disciple's talent.

It was because the movement was so good that the master couldn't remember the gyeongshinbeop.

Of course, teaching was essential in order to develop further than it is now.

By the time Chungyeong's thoughts came to an end, Park Hyunsoo had arrived at the oasis.

“Master! Come quickly!”

At Park Hyunsoo's urgent call, Chungyeong tilted his head.

[Do you have anything?]

"Yes!"

[Go away soon.]

Chungyeong arrived at the oasis in an instant.

And he was astonished.

The water in the oasis was clear.

However, what they saw inside the clear water surprised the two of them.

“We don’t reflect.”

[I see. Even though it is clear water that is projected all the way to the inside, the mirror doesn't work at all.]

Even grains of sand below the surface of the water could be clearly seen as if there was no water, but Chungyeong, the ghost, was not able to see even Park Hyunsoo.

Even if the water is so clear, the sky might reflect it, but that's not the case at all.

Park Hyunsoo squatted and dipped his hands into the oasis.

Then the water surface shook and the projected sand grains began to distort.

“… … Here, it leads to somewhere.”

And Park Hyunsoo, who dipped his hand in the water, realized that this was not water.

“I feel like I am connected to another world.”

[You mean the portal takes the form of an oasis?]

"I think so."

[I can't do anything more here anyway. Let's go in.]

There is a risk, but it has to be taken.

Park Hyunsoo nodded his head and boldly jumped into the oasis.

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