Chapter 208 (2/2)

“Then, let’s go now. Do you guys need more time?”

Hak-joon, who was being interviewed on one side, spoke aloud with a weary expression. In response, Su-hyeun immediately began to move.

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“This is the inside of the green-colored dungeon. It is a cave-type, and it appears most in number after the forest-type…”

“Kim Su-hyeun is on the move. Next to him is Choi Hak-joon, the youngest S-Rank awakener and one of the members of the Paragon Guild…”

Su-hyeun turned his body and stared at the reporters who were busily talking in front of the cameras.

“Stop,” he told the reporters.

The reporters who were following him closely instantly did so. Hak-joon noticed something as well. He pulled out his sword halfway and went forward.

Gyaong—!

Miru tore apart space next to Su-hyeun and stuck his head out. Some reporters misunderstood Miru as a monster, but some of them noticed that he was Su-hyeun’s divine beast.

“It’s a divine beast!”

“It’s a dragon! It is the same as the one that Song Hyeong-gi has!”

“Take pictures! Take pictures!”

The reports hurriedly took pictures of Miru. Miru was confused with the sudden attention. He tilted his head and looked at Su-hyeun as if he was asking what was going on.

“Hey, Miru. Protect them, not hurt them, okay?”

Gyaong—!

Miru answered loudly as if telling Su-hyeun to trust him.

Whirl—

A thin translucent layer appeared around the reporters. Surprised, they knocked on the wall, making solid sounds. They realized that it was a barrier to protect them.

“Oh…”

“Wow…”

While they were marveling about it…

“L—look up!”

“Camera! Shoot up!”

Kiyaaaa—!

A scream came through the barrier. The monsters that had shells like crustaceans popped up from above the cave. These monsters were huge; each one was at least three meters in length. They looked like stag beetles with hard shells and claws that looked like deer horns. The reporters took pictures or filmed the monsters and turned their heads to find Su-hyeun.

“Where is he?”

Su-hyeun had disappeared. They could not find him, so they just continued filming or taking pictures of the insect-type monsters.

Splatter—

Crack, crack—

Splatter—!

The shells of dozens of the insect monsters, which attached themselves to the ceiling, were cut off. Green blood rained down. The startled reporters hurriedly turned their camera angles. Su-hyeun was standing upside down on the ceiling like the bugs did earlier. He shook off the blood on his sword.

“With just one blow…”

“He got rid of so many monsters?”

They saw everything with their own eyes, but they found it hard to believe. Just as the startled reporters were recovering to shoot Su-hyeun’s face closely, another scream broke out.

Kiyaaaaaa—!

“Argh!”

A bug monster popped out from the ground. One reporter was too shocked and fell back, screaming.

Slash—

But it didn’t take a second for the monster that came at the reporter to be cut off in half.

“There are plenty under the ground, Su-hyeun,” Hak-joon said.

“I know.”

Rumble—

The cave began to shake. No, more precisely, the ground under Hak-joon and other reporters shook. The field started to crack little by little and hot steam leaked out from underneath.

Swish—

Whomp—

Su-hyeun jumped back down from the ceiling. He stomped on the ground a couple of times and said, “They are gone now.”

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The raid went pretty fast. The dungeon was not that large after all, and they didn’t take a break during the raid. In the course of the continuous raid, the reporters took turns in getting closer to Su-hyeun and Hak-joon to interview them.

“Did you get your equipment from the Tower of Trials? Or do you have any special blacksmith that you prefer?”

“I saw Geneva’s seal on the sword you are using, Mr. Su-hyeun. Do you have any special relationship with him?”

“What changed your mind? You never allowed your raids to be shot before…”

Su-hyeun was asked questions as they moved, and he answered them thoughtfully one by one. He, of course, answered the questions about Geneva’s equipment.

“The sword I’m using is one of Geneva’s top 100 masterpieces. I got it recently, and the name of the sword is Aron. He said it was named after the sword that Lancelot used.”

“What would you say about the craftsman Geneva?” One reporter asked.

“I don’t judge people easily, but, fortunately, things are different.”

“Are you saying that you judge the items, then?”

Su-hyeun grinned at the reporter’s question. “I will tell you that with the result.”

It was a very confident answer.

Crack—

Just as he answered the question, a small sound came from inside of the scabbard, but nobody heard it.