A kick that cuts through the air.

She was embarrassed.

‘𝙃𝙪𝙝? 𝙄 𝙨𝙖𝙬 𝙞𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙞𝙥 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙮 𝙣𝙤𝙨𝙚? 𝙃𝙤𝙬. . . .’

“Hey.”

Siwoo’s voice, who had disappeared, is heard from behind.

Ji Yu-ri hurriedly turned around.

Puaaaeok!

Siwoo kicked her abdomen with his foot.

Ji Yu-ri’s body crashed into the distant electric pole.

Kuwung!

The electric pole is shaking.

“Keo-eok. . . . . . Eok. . . . . . .”

Ji Yu-ri gasped for breath and fell to the floor, clutching her stomach.

‘𝙄’𝙢 𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙘, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙝𝙤𝙬!?’

She didn’t understand the situation.

“Ha.”

A cold sigh is heard.

Siwoo crouched down next to her.

Ji Yu-ri looked up, drooling.

It feels like my body is freezing from head to toe with chills.

‘𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙨. . . 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙨. . . 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙠. . .??’

A face without sympathy, pity, or hesitation.

A face soaked in rainwater, that coolness, comes to her.

“I won’t ask you twice. If you talk nonsense, I’ll pull out your tongue. If you’re ready to answer, nod your head.”

Nod. . . Nod.

“Yeah. Where are the fuckers?”

🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷

𝘢𝕨𝐞ḃ̇𝔰𝘵𝕠𝘳𝔦ė̇ṡ.𝕔𝔬𝘮

Ha Jun-tae sprinted through the alley like a bike on the highway.

The corners of his mouth were slightly raised.

“I found it. I’ll go first!”

“What the f*ck!”

The Barbarian Alligator appeared in the distance.

It seemed to have eaten a few people, as there were pieces of cloth hanging from its mouth.

The Barbarian Alligator stood on two legs, looking around warily with a hammer and an ax in its hands.

It seemed to have sensed something.

Tatatatatak,

Paak!

Ha Jun-tae, who jumped first, struck the Barbarian Alligator’s crown with his heel.

Its head swayed and bent downwards.

The monster stood there in a daze.

Ppeeeoooeeeok!

Sung Chang-won, who arrived shortly after, immediately punched the monster in the face.

He didn’t even give it time to think.

A thud echoed as if a heavy piece of iron had collided.

The Barbarian Alligator couldn’t withstand the impact and rolled several meters away.

Natural synergy.

It was clear that they hadn’t teamed up once or twice.

However, despite such a shock, it soon got up.

It shook its head left and right.

It seemed to be trying to shake off the damage it had taken.

━Keureureureureuk! Kwaak!

“Of course! Is this why it’s not just a C-rank monster? Its body is damn tough.”

Sung Chang-won spat on the floor.

‘𝙄 𝙝𝙞𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙢𝙮 𝙛𝙞𝙨𝙩, 𝙥𝙪𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙩𝙝 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙞𝙩, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙩𝙤𝙤 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙩. 𝙄𝙩 𝙝𝙪𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙢𝙮 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙚.’

If it had been an ordinary monster, it would have been crushed by a body-strengthening attack infused with magic power.

“I heard that monsters get stronger when they eat people. It’s true. If I had hit it like this inside the Gate, it wouldn’t have come to its senses for a while.”

“Oh, yes, is that so?”

“Really, you little punk. Without any other skills, I can cover up to S-Rank if I just hit them with my fists.”

As if to prove that his words were not empty, Sung Chang-won began to infuse his fists with magic power.

At that movement, Ha Jun-tae also prepared to use his skills.

“Let’s go.”

Sung Chang-won’s fist poured down on the Barbarian Alligator.

A relentless barrage.

Heavy fists like guided missiles struck its entire body.

Peoeok! Ppeoeok! Ppeok!

The alligator was hit out of nowhere.

It couldn’t come to its senses for a moment and then tried to swing its ax.

━-Keureueueuk!

“[𝐈𝐜𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐦𝐛]”

However, Ha Jun-tae’s support was faster.

Jjeok. . . Paang!

Tennis ball-sized ice exploded instantly in front of the alligator’s eyes.

Sudden loss of vision.

It’s not a very damaging attack, but an opponent who has lost their sight will be frightened for a while.

It must have taken some damage, and it must have lost its sight.

Sung Chang-won quickly stepped back.

“[𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐯𝐞: 𝟏𝟎𝐬𝐞𝐜]”

A magic circle of flames blazed brightly on his two arms, which were engraved with runes.

Steam rose from his fists as if it were escaping━

The combat skill that made him an A+ rank Hunter.

Kwawakwakwang!!

An explosion from his fist pierced the Barbarian Alligator’s abdomen like a hot poker.

KWAKWAKWAKWANG!!

The explosion from his fist embedded itself into the Barbarian Alligator’s abdomen, burning like a hot iron.

“Kekekeke!! Burn!”

Sung Chang-won swung his fists relentlessly.

Every time his fists made contact, sparks flew and flesh burned black.

PUBUBUBUBANG!

2Keureueueu. . . Ke. . . .

The sound of bursting and burning continued.

Blood spewed from the Barbarian Alligator’s mouth.

Its eyes blurred, and its limbs trembled.

Its abdomen was tattered.

Flesh and entrails hung grotesquely.

Despite the tough alligator hide, half of the alligator’s face was cooked or melted.

“Suck!”

Kwawakwakwang!!

“10 seconds is up.”

As the last attack ended, the monster collapsed.

The sizzling and burnt body of the monster showed enough of what had happened in the last 10 seconds.

“Barbarian Alligator leather is expensive, but what are you going to do if you burn it all like this? You roasted it evenly to a well-done.”

“Keukkeukkeuk. Just take the core. By the way, what’s the point of me relieving stress alone? Jun-tae is still going to feel like a beggar. Should we call Hwang Jeong-gu later and suggest we do something?”

Ha Jun-tae rubbed his chin.

“Well, it’s about time we cleaned up all the 1.5 generation guys. What’s the point of that anyway? They act like they’re 1.5 generation because they watched from the sidelines.”

“1st generation? Hehe. There’s nothing but Choi Dae-soo and Do Kyung-hoo. They’re relics of the past. And to be honest, I don’t think anyone has ever seen Choi Dae-soo or Do Kyung-hoo fight. They’re old farts who have reached the end of their Hunter life.”

Sung Chang-won kicked the steaming alligator hide with his foot.

It smelled like burnt meat.

“I see. I’ll try to expand our position in HSIU. But when did you call that newbie?”

Ha Jun-tae turned his head at the sound.

The cheeky newbie he had seen in the office had followed them and was looking at them with a sullen face.

“Why did you follow us here? Surely you’re not here to apologize?”

“Apologize my ass. Who would accept it? Ah! I might forgive you if you lick my shoes.”

Sung Chang-won held out his shoes to Siwoo.

This was just for fun and to vent his anger.

It was a judgment on Hwang Jeong-gu and his subordinates.

“What are you doing? Hurry up and lick them. I’ll let you off with a few slaps. Or would you rather have your teeth pulled out here and be roasted like an alligator?”

Siwoo smiled lightly.

Every time these guys annoyed him, he felt energized.

It felt like the old days, the days of the 1st generation.

He raised his head.

The endless rain cooled his mind.

Siwoo brushed back his wet hair.

His sharp face was revealed. He was in his early 20s, with a clean appearance.

His eyes grew cold and icy.

“I guess you haven’t met me properly. Or maybe HSIU never sent you on an errand. Your face is clean.”

“Keukkeuk. It looks like you’re going to have a big initiation today. Just get down on your knees and lick my shoes, you son of a b*tch. Don’t be stubborn and lose.”

Thud. Thud.

Footprints were imprinted in the accumulated rainwater.

The spreading ripples seemed to represent his anger.

Siwoo approached Ha Jun-tae.

“What is it? That nasty look. . . .”

“It’s going to be tough.”

“. . .What?”

Ha Jun-tae doubted his own ears.

Did he hear wrong because of the rain?

Siwoo clenched his fists tightly.

“Let’s start. You son of a b*tch.”