Chapter 91

Thud, thud. The lower halves of their bodies, not even knowing they were dead, fell one after another, turning the floor into a pool of blood. Taehyeok Sa frowned, supporting the debris flying far away with Telekinesis.

‘I can’t cause any more trouble here.’

Taehyeok Sa looked down. He could see people on the ground far below sensing something was happening and gathering. Taehyeok Sa frowned. If civilians gathered now, who knew what kind of accident would occur. If civilians, who weren’t even hunters, got hurt, he wouldn’t be able to escape punishment. Taehyeok Sa pushed Zhixuan, who was a few steps in front of him, towards the Entity.

“Oh?”

When he took a few steps forward and looked back, Taehyeok Sa warned him.

“Don’t take your eyes off him over there.”

“What are you talking about, ugh!”

As soon as Zhixuan looked away, the Entity lunged. The Entity easily pressed down on his body, but then a blade-like Black Shadow shot out from Zhixuan’s Shadow, attempting to stab the Entity’s body. However, the Entity smirked and whispered.

“Devil’s Hand, you have something similar, don’t you?”

Dozens of Black Hands rose from beneath the Entity’s feet and grabbed the blade. Zhixuan frowned, his face genuinely surprised. And while Zhixuan was dealing with the Entity, Taehyeok Sa contacted Paehyeok.

“Block off the entire area around Sinmyeong Hotel. Hunters are fighting.” -Yes? Guild Master, who are you fighting with? “Someone else, not me.” -You mean Cho-i Hyeon the hunter. “Yes.”

Taehyeok Sa, who had given further instructions to the guild member who understood perfectly, looked at Zhixuan, who was still grappling with the Entity. Zhixuan was already covered in blood, and the Entity seemed to have taken no damage. Zhixuan seemed to be manipulating shadows, but every shadow that emerged was blocked by Cho-i Hyeon’s item, the Black Hand. Taehyeok Sa once again felt that Cho-i Hyeon was a difficult person for anyone to handle.

“Damn it, what’s that again!”

Zhixuan, in a hurry, immediately shouted in Chinese. Taehyeok Sa, who naturally didn’t understand, separated the Entity and Zhixuan with Telekinesis. He flung Cho-i Hyeon’s body into the wall and dragged Zhixuan towards himself.

“If you agree to one thing, I’ll join this fight.”

“What’s the condition?”

“This incident was your sole doing.”

“What are you talking about?”

“Let’s say the hotel was destroyed because you went wild. Our hunters were just defending. Of course, I’ll pay half the hotel repair costs.”

“There’s no benefit for me.”

“There is.”

“What is it?”

“That you can save your life here?”

As the Entity slowly rose, Taehyeok Sa looked at Zhixuan, who was bitten all over and covered in blood. Zhixuan frowned deeply. It was leisurely hunting right now. He couldn’t defeat it now. He didn’t know how many more hunters he would have to consume to surpass it.

“Koreans’ perception of Chinese people will worsen, I suppose.”

“Honestly, it can’t get any worse, can it?”

“……”

Zhixuan’s mouth closed. Thump. The Entity, having brushed off the dust, stood up and stared at them. The Entity slowly closed and opened its eyes, revealing black pupils. Taehyeok Sa frowned for a moment. Had Cho-i Hyeon’s mind returned? But the words that followed immediately shattered that hope.

“I can’t get a proper meal. Those low-quality males I ate last time are all I’ve had here.”

“Low-quality males?”

“The males in black clothes. The one who seemed a bit better, my host didn’t eat him.”

At that, Zhixuan frowned. Then Taehyeok Sa asked,

“Did you eat Zhu Rui?”

“Zhu Rui? That was his name, yes. But I couldn’t eat him. I told you, my host didn’t eat him.”

“…So you ate the subordinates.”

Zhixuan said in a knowing tone. Zhixuan’s mind raced. While they were attacking together, that thing appeared, and Zhu Rui probably lost all his subordinates. Surviving alone, he would have tried to eliminate Cho-i Hyeon, who devoured his subordinates, and likely died there. There’s a high probability he was torn in half and thrown into the sea.

“Maybe we should have just let it go.”

“Then why did you provoke it? It’s already uncontrollable.”

“Then you should have kept a close eye on it.”

“It dislikes that.”

“So you just release a beast from its cage?”

“It’s quite cute normally for a beast.”

“Excuse me?”

Just then, Yeonhan Kim and Dongju Kim, who were just climbing up from the lower floor, shouted simultaneously. The two, who had painstakingly climbed up because the elevator was broken, were startled by the sounds they heard as soon as they reached the top floor.

“Cute?”

“Is that what you mean?”

“Oh, another male has arrived?”

The Entity’s face flushed. It was strikingly similar to Cho-i Hyeon’s usual self, sending chills down the three people’s spines. Then the Entity slowly spread its arms. And it gathered the Devil’s Hands scattered everywhere. The swarming hands began to target them precisely.

“Hunting isn’t so bad.”

The Entity laughed loudly, and everyone prepared for battle.

“Ahahaha.”

A laugh, borrowed from Cho-i Hyeon’s voice but slightly scratchy and piercing their eardrums, stung their ears. Whoosh-! As the Black Hands surged, Zhixuan immediately deployed a Shadow Curtain to block them. As the hands scraped at the Shadow Curtain with their sharp claws, a horrifying sound, like fingernails on a chalkboard, began to emanate from a small gap. Everyone focused all their attention on the Entity that would break through the curtain, instead of covering their ears. The curtain split in half, and then the Entity burst through. Zhixuan, who was at the very front, confronted the Entity.

“Get back!”

Taehyeok Sa pulled Zhixuan back with Telekinesis and then dashed forward. He blocked the Entity’s swinging hand with Telekinesis. Taehyeok Sa’s arm trembled, but the Entity casually moved its raised arm back and forth.

“Still, is this all you’ve got?”

The Entity struck Taehyeok Sa with a regretful expression.

“Ugh!”

Taehyeok Sa blocked the Entity’s attack with both arms and recoiled. However, it was impossible to completely avoid the sharp claws. Deep, red gashes were carved into both of his forearms. A gush of blood splattered out.

Guild Master!

Yeonhan Kim immediately raised her longsword and charged at the Entity. But for some reason, the Entity deftly dodged Yeonhan Kim, threw her far away, and then immediately rushed towards Dongju Kim, who had been charging with her. Dongju Kim, who hadn’t expected the Entity to ignore Yeonhan Kim and come for him, frowned and crossed his two swords, blocking the arm the Entity swung. Kagagak-! It made a sound as if swords were clashing. The Entity grabbed the crossed swords with both hands and pushed them down. Dongju Kim’s arms trembled. But the swords slowly lowered, revealing Dongju Kim’s face. The Entity grinned, brought its face close, and licked Dongju Kim’s cheek.

Yes, you wouldn’t be bad either.

The Entity opened its mouth wide, as if to bite off his cheek. But Yeonhan Kim charged again from behind. She swung her massive claymore, striking the Entity’s back and disrupting its stance. Dongju Kim seized the opportunity to break free from the Entity’s grasp. The Entity stared blankly at Yeonhan Kim, then pushed off the ground and instantly darted into her embrace. It then grabbed her neck and instantly threw her outside the building.

Sister! Yeonhan Kim!

Yeonhan Kim plunged her claymore into the wall before Taehyeok Sa could use Telekinesis. Kagagagak-! The sound of concrete crumbling filled the air as Yeonhan Kim, who had stopped in mid-air by embedding her claymore into the wall, hung from it and stood against the wall. Taehyeok Sa immediately used Telekinesis to lift Yeonhan Kim. In the meantime, the Entity began to shoot Black Hands at Taehyeok Sa. While Taehyeok Sa blocked the Entity with Telekinesis, Zhixuan pulled out a Black Shadow, shaped like a rough saw blade, and swung it down at the Entity. Kwak! But the Shadow was immediately caught in the Entity’s hand. Zhixuan stared at the Entity with an expression of disbelief. The Entity grinned, and following the connected Shadow, Black Hands squirmed like insects and instantly began to approach. Zhixuan cut the Shadow and leaped back, retreating.

If it doesn’t come to us first, we can’t get to it.

Taehyeok Sa nodded at Zhixuan’s words. Yeonhan Kim, who had safely landed next to Taehyeok Sa, continued.

It seems to be ignoring me. Maybe…

Taehyeok Sa said with a strange expression.

Because you’re not a male? So it doesn’t need anything that isn’t a male to eat.

Yeonhan Kim’s face also became strange at Zhixuan’s added remark. Indeed, Yeonhan Kim had not been directly attacked by the Entity, except for when she directly charged at it. It was purely a movement for prey. The Entity was opening and closing its hands, looking down at them indifferently.

I haven’t fully awakened, so I can’t use all my power. This body is too weak. What is it saying? It’s facing two SS-Ranks and two S-Ranks and still saying something like that?

Of course, they couldn’t pour all their strength into the fight, thinking that this was outside a dungeon. But even considering that, it would still be a ridiculous statement. The Entity raised its hand once more. Black Hands swayed as if dancing to the Entity’s command.

Ah, it’s time to part ways.

At those words, everyone looked at the Entity with questioning faces. And slowly, as the Entity’s eyes blinked, a strange light soon returned to them. Cho-i Hyeon staggered for a moment and then shook her head.

What, why is it such a mess here? …Ha.

Zhixuan sat down on the floor. Yeonhan Kim and Dongju Kim sighed, and Taehyeok Sa calmly straightened his clothes.

Then, as promised, let’s say you went on a rampage alone this time. ……Ha.

Zhixuan sighed a second time.