Chapitre 220: Chapter 206
The land where the blizzard had melted away.
"…"
In the center of a massive crater, Liu Zhigang sat slumped, his limbs limp. His body was completely exhausted, but the faint smile at the corners of his mouth made him look incredibly relieved.
'How refreshing.'
Finally, the inner demon was gone. It was the result of draining the ominous mana that had been tormenting him for the past two years. Of course, it could be a temporary phenomenon, but just getting rid of the headache for once made him feel like he was flying.
'Yes, I should have fought an S-rank from the beginning.'
Until now, due to various political reasons, Liu Zhigang battling against someone from China would be a national loss, and picking a fight with an S-rank from another country would be a war in itself. But today, he was truly lucky.
'To think I would encounter an S-rank villain in a place like this… Although I lost.'
Cough. Suddenly, red blood spurted from Liu Zhigang's mouth…
Of course, it would be a lie to say he had no regrets. There were many:
'If I had known it would be like this, I should have saved some of my strength…'
'If I had fought again when I was in top condition, the result might have been a little different…'
'Of course, if I had done that, I wouldn't have been able to shake off all the inner demons like now…'
Countless thoughts flashed through his mind like a revolving lantern in just one breath. But one thing was certain. He was still alive enough to indulge in such extravagant emotions.
"…You showed mercy with your sword."
Suddenly, Liu Zhigang's weary eyes found Suho's, who was looking down at him.
"Why didn't you kill me? Were you not a villain after all?" Suho fully accepted his straightforward gaze and spoke to Rio Singh, who was approaching from behind.
"Rio Singh, interpret."
"Yeah. He says thank you for sparing his life."
"…?"
'That short?' Suho momentarily gave Rio Singh a dubious look at his interpretation skills. But even after receiving that look, Rio Singh just nodded with a confident expression.
"Hmm. Suho you are amazing as expected. To think you're strong enough to defeat Liu Zhigang single-handedly."
"…I won easily because he was exhausted from the beginning."
"Excessive modesty is deceit. Suho, make sure to get re-evaluated when you return to Korea this time. For the man who defeated Liu Zhigang to be only C-rank, that's a huge disrespect to him as well." Even as he spoke, Rio Singh had a relieved expression. It was only today that he could finally be sure that Suho was a growing Hunter.
'If the world finds out about this, they'll be shocked. Hmm. Should I take this opportunity to change guilds? Of course, Suho wouldn't refuse an elite like me, and if I join now, I could at least become vice president soon…'
Leaving Rio Singh, who was seriously contemplating his future, alone, Suho approached Liu Zhigang with the spring water of the Echo Forest.
"What is this… Gulp, gulp." Liu Zhigang, who was completely exhausted, had no choice but to obediently accept and drink the unknown potion… And its effect appeared immediately.
Fwoosh!
"…?!"
Liu Zhigang couldn't help but be startled when he suddenly saw a pair of blue wings spread out from his back. The true form of the inner demon that had been tormenting him all this time was finally revealed.
[Kaaaaaaaah!]
Soon, the ashen angel with outstretched blue wings let out a painful scream and separated from his back. However, the energy he felt from it was quite different from that of Thomas Andre. The ashen angel, exhausted of all its strength just like Liu Zhigang, desperately flapped its wings to escape from this place.
[Kieek! My liege, we can't let it get away!]
Crack!
Before Beru could even finish speaking, as if waiting for this moment, Suho's hand instantly snapped the creature's neck.
Ding!
[You have defeated an apostle of Itarim.]
[Level Up!]
[Level Up!]
[Level Up!]
"Alright!"
With the messages popping up in succession, Suho, who had been quite exhausted, was completely restored to his perfect condition. However, the situation was the same for Liu Zhigang. The dust of light from the shattering of the ashen angel's body seeped back into Liu Zhigang. In an instant, his eyes filled with astonishment.
'…What are these memories?'
The remnants of the apostle of Itarim, which had melted into Liu Zhigang's body that had been rejecting Itarim's power for the past two years, awakened something. Two lives. Two sets of memories. The shock that came from the process of them colliding in Liu Zhigang's mind was indescribable. However…
"…So that's how it was." He accepted it quickly. The shock was great, but the relief that followed was even greater. Soon, a truly refreshing laugh escaped his lips.
"Yes. As expected, I was stronger than I am now. It wasn't a vain ambition." China's one and only 7-star Hunter. The National Level Hunter who had crossed the sea to China and torn apart the giant magical beast.
"…That was me, Liu Zhigang." He muttered with a blank expression.
"I understand why the inner demon came to me. Because I had such power and then lost it…" Having identified the cause, his heart felt at ease. And he seemed to know what he had to do.
"All that remains is to strive forward."
Of course, he knew. That one's power as a Hunter doesn't grow just by training. However, feeling the remnants of the 'inner demon' that had just saturated his body, he had a vague feeling that he might be able to reach a level similar to that time.
"Would you mind helping me up?" Liu Zhigang reached out his hand towards Suho. Although they didn't speak the same language, he understood his intention and readily grabbed his hand to help him up.
"Interpreter, would you please translate my words to this young man?"
At Liu Zhigang's request, Rio Singh nodded with a determined look. He wasn't offended that he, a core member of the Asura Guild, was being treated like a mere interpreter. Rather, he felt there was no greater honor.
'This is the first conversation between China's Liu Zhigang and the man who defeated him single-handedly. This historic moment is being facilitated entirely through my mediation.'
The conversation that these two would have from now on might even be written in history books. Rio Singh swallowed hard and focused his eyes and ears as if determined not to miss a single word. Meanwhile, Liu Zhigang stared intently at Suho's face, then chuckled.
'…Now that I see him again, I understand. How this young man could be so strong.'
Now that he looked carefully, didn't he resemble someone a lot? Having suddenly recalled his past life, Liu Zhigang had a lot of questions to ask, but he decided to ask the most curious and important one first.
"I'll ask. Where is your father and what is he doing now?"
"Rio Singh, interpret."
"Suho, don't misunderstand and listen."
"What?"
Gulp. Rio Singh interpreted Liu Zhigang's words with a more serious and desperate expression than ever.
"Liu Zhigang is suddenly asking about your father's well-being, which is grammatically a very serious insult in Korea, but in China, it could be a truly pure expression of concern…"
"…"
Rio Singh, whose Korean skills had been endlessly improving these days. He was indeed worthy of being a core member of the Asura Guild.
"…Indeed. I understand."
Liu Zhigang nodded seriously after a long conversation with Suho. There was a 'minor' incident where the interpreter was startled to hear that time had been reversed, but that too wasn't hard to understand if it was considered a special 'skill.' More important was the current situation.
"In any case, you're saying there's a high probability that Siddharth Bachchan, like me, has fallen to the inner demon?"
To be precise, it was different from an inner demon, but the expression didn't matter. The important thing was that no matter how he looked at it, Siddharth Bachchan didn't seem like he would struggle to shake off the inner demon like himself.
"In the first place, we National Level Hunters were comrades who fought together against the formidable enemy, Kamish. There were some guys we couldn't get along with because of personality differences, but we basically knew what kind of people they were." Liu Zhigang continued with a wry smile.
"Especially among them, Thomas Andre and I were known throughout the world as hotheads. Well, that was when we were full of youthful vigor. Ah, I can't say that's not the case now."
Liu Zhigang and Thomas Andre were those who were praised as humanity's strongest forces in the past, and as such, their personalities were also quite aggressive.
"But Siddharth Bachchan… Unlike us, he's a virtuous person."
"Virtuous?" At Suho's question, Liu Zhigang nodded.
"Yes. Hypocrisy is also a form of virtue."
"Hypocrisy?"
"Hypocrisy! Our guild leader isn't that kind of… Hmm, is he?"Rio Singh, who was interpreting, momentarily flared up, but then suddenly lost his confidence. He suddenly recalled the smiling face of the man who had demoted him, his capable and loyal subordinate.
"Well, I guess most humans are similar. When they gain too much wealth and fame, they become intoxicated and lose themselves. And it's the same with power." Liu Zhigang smiled bitterly and recalled the countless Hunters he had seen throughout his past and present lives.
"And among them, Siddharth Bachchan… How should I put it, he was a guy afflicted with 'savior complex.'"
"Savior complex?"
"Yes. He kept saying that with great power comes great responsibility, and he wanted to help people. He calls it a good influence, but at its core, it's a desire for fame."
At the following scathing assessment, the expression of Rio Singh, who was in charge of interpretation, became a bit complicated. Siddharth Bachchan, the head of the Asura Guild and a representative hero of India. In reality, he was known as a virtuous person who worked harder than anyone else to help the common people. But Rio Singh, who had once served as his aide… was also someone who knew a little more about him than others.
"…That guy, wanting to rise higher himself, wants to save other people's lives, but… Without caring about the will of the people involved." And as soon as he finished speaking.
[Master, after examining the variants…] Harmakan, who had approached Suho, pointed at the variants he had captured and reported what he had learned.
[No matter how I look at it, it seems they were all once human.]
"What?" Suho's eyes widened at those words, and he looked at the variants.
"Those guys are human? Are you sure?"
[Yes, I'm sure. They are hybrids created by injecting dragon blood into living humans using star pisces as a medium.]
"…!"
Suho realized. What the hypocrite Siddharth Bachchan was doing in this land right now.
[It seems he is trying to forcibly awaken humans who have not awakened.]
"Kiiiiiiil…" The variants, humans whose rationality had collapsed and had fallen into becoming mere magical beasts, were screaming miserably.
… Begging to be killed.
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