The Player Who Returned From The Apocalypse

Chapter 67

bright sunlight.

Uncomfortably high humidity.

scorching heat.

Everyone walking around sweating as if they came to a jjimjilbang.

Summer has arrived in earnest.

"Hmm, it's hot..."

It was said right after Lee Jae-cheol returned home.

I didn't know it well because I had been in Siberia so far, but it was summer now.

Asphalt with haze rising.

The feet walking there felt hot even though they were wearing shoes.

"I've only been to Russia for a while, but the weather has changed quite a bit. At that time, it was still worth living a little, ah. Is it because we went to Siberia?"

"It's pretty humid. It's bad enough..."

Choi Kang-gi replied to Lee Jae-cheol's words.

The moisture that filled the air made it difficult to breathe.

It had only been a while since it had rained, but I felt like my sweat glands were already opening.

It was a murderous heat even for the Awakened to feel.

Then Seongjin got down and said to Choi Kang Ki.

“…is it hot?”

she said casually.

Sungjin did not feel the heat.

It was similar to a fever fever.

Seongjin's body, who had learned the incarnation skill, was like fire, so there was nothing he could do with the same heat.

It is close to immunity to heat, and on the contrary, it was able to fight against ice barrier attacks with higher firepower.

"It's not hot. It just feels bad."

"That's right. Tanks can't do that."

A conversation between Sungjin and Choi Kangki.

Jae-cheol Lee listened to them and observed them.

Unlike Lee Jae-cheol, they didn't sweat a drop.

'After all, monsters are different.'

It makes a difference in the little things of everyday life.

I also thought that Jae-cheol Lee was one of the strongest hunters out there.

As he lived with them, he felt humbled.

"…Let's go quickly. Unlike you, I'm an ordinary and ordinary Awakened person. I want to report the incident to the Commissioner as soon as possible and then take a vacation."

Lee Jae-cheol said so and headed towards the airport with quick steps.

Sung-jin and Choi Kang-ki also followed him and entered the airport with the air conditioner turned on.

And they took their suitcases that were left behind.

"By the way, it's very noisy over there."

"The hyenas have come."

"The giraffes are flocking here. It's annoying. I don't know what kind of meat was bitten."

Let's sleep, let's sleep-

Seongjin said, pointing to the place where the baptism of flash is taking place.

The camera did not stop whether any celebrity or celebrity came.

Bringing a microphone or smartphone seemed like a nuisance for reporters.

'Really, these are annoying things.'

Sungjin thought negatively about reporters taking pictures and applying for interviews.

It came with a sense of burden that it became an honor.

If it was a questioning, guilt flooded in.

If it was an act of wielding other people's right, the people's right to know, as a weapon, I had to think about how to avoid it and think about its reaction.

Of course, Sungjin knew.

Before he returned, he knew who he was.

He needed to live up to this.

It was the law that those who had power had to have corresponding duties.

But he wanted to avoid him if possible.

'Some people enjoyed it, but I can't quite understand it.'

was among his colleagues.

An idiot who reveals his whole life in such an interview to fill his vanity.

Sungjin tried to avoid the crowd of reporters.

His companions also did not lose fame.

One is Choi Kang-gi, who is called the strongest hunter in Argonaut, one of the best hunter guilds in Korea.

The other is one of the closest aides to Kim Gak-hwan, Commissioner of the National Police Agency.

Even though we don't know each other, I couldn't even imagine what kind of rumors would circulate if the two of us met, or how the crowd of reporters would react now.

The two of them also nodded their heads, whether it was a spectacle that became an article, and quietly parted on the spot.

Now that I'm back home, there's no reason to stay with them anymore.

"It's a pity that it's a follow-up, but we'll put it off until next time. I'll have to go back and sleep first."

"Yes. You've worked hard. I will report to the Commissioner separately."

"It was hard. Go in first."

Jae-cheol Lee bowed his head and greeted him, and then disappeared.

His skill was stealth.

“Then shall we go all the way here?”

Seong-jin told Choi Kang-gi when Lee Jae-cheol left.

Like Jae-cheol Lee, I thought the party with him was over.

However, Choi Kang-gi grabbed Seong-jin's wrist.

"Hey, what else do you have to do?"

"The intruder must also be gone, and the work must be over. Can't we do some personal business now?"

"Are you saying it's a relapse?

"If it's a rip-off, it's a rip-off. To be honest, there are personal stories I want to tell."

“Then we go to a nearby cafe and sit down.”

Sungjin affirmed, but Choi Kang-gi shook his head.

"No, that's not what we're talking about in a place like that."

"It seems like a pretty serious story."

I have no intention of not going.

There was nothing bad about being close to the strongest Ki.

He is the strongest hunter in Korea right now, no matter what he says, and he is a future S-class hunter.

"Then let's go. Where is the place?"

“It must be a place you know. Hunter’s disease in Seoul….”

"Oh, there it is. Seongjin-san, Kang-gi uncle. This is it. Come here."

"Brother! Congratulations on your return home."

“….”

While Choi Kang-gi was speaking, a voice calling them was heard.

It was a familiar voice.

Members of the Hunter Training Project.

Lee Sang-soo called out their names with a strong voice.

Geon-woo also looked at Sung-jin and greeted him and lifted a banner or something, while Min-su bowed her head in shame and rubbed his head with his prosthetic.

So far it doesn't matter

However, the story is different if the origins of those voices are those noisy reporters.

"Huh?! He's the strongest hunter!"

"Are you from Russia?!"

"Who's next to him?"

"I don't know. Take it first!"

Reporters rushed in like a herd of hungry hyenas for days.

Choi Kang-gi was a famous hunter who circled the gate a lot.

However, since he had disappeared from the list of hunters circling the gate recently, his existence alone became an article.

“Damn… Sangsoo guy….”

Choi Kang-gi quietly stared at Lee Sang-soo, who had created this situation.

He secretly went to Russia for aid, but everything was found out.

Celebrities like him are journalists who only write strange articles when they avoid this place.

For example, there were rumors that the attitude toward the people rather than the reporters was poor, the manners were good, and that something escaped was stabbed.

So from now on, he had to explain to reporters why he went to Russia, etc.

"Let's meet up later. I don't want to waste my time with reporters."

"I guess so. I'll call you back next time."

fault-! Sungjin ran away from reporters.

No matter how many reporters were, unless they were Awakeneds, even Awakeneds specialized in speed could not keep up with Seongjin's speed.

Moreover, how mysterious the movement was, it disappeared without colliding with the crowds of passers-by.

"I envy you. Being able to run away."

Choi Kang-ki said so and looked at the reporters around them.

"Why did you go to Russia?"

"Who's the guy you just went to?"

“Hunter Lee Sang-soo is looking for you, what are you going to do in the future?”

…

A wave of questions.

Choi Kang-ki listened to the questions one by one, and thought about how she should answer herself, as she was speechless.

She was asking questions so chaotically that he wondered what to answer first.

'That's why I don't like this place.'

First of all, you have to be honest and resolve their doubts and subject matter.

After thinking for a while, he gave a common answer to their question.

"Preparation for the S-Class Trial."

The world seemed to have stopped at Choi Kang-gi's answer.

The only thing he hears is Choi Kang-gi's answer from the microphone.

The reporters, who were constantly asking questions, kept their mouths shut.

The silence that resulted from it continued for quite some time.

And.

"It's a scoop!"

"Oh oh oh!!"

"Change the one-sided newspaper!"

"Put it up on the internet right now. Argonaut, A-grade dungeon in preparation!"

"Take a picture. A picture!"

All the reporters started talking as if they were pouring out the words they had been putting up with until now.

The reporters who were marking Sangsoo's party also headed to the place where Choi Kang-ki was.

And the next day.

- Argonaut declares dominance of Class A dungeon

As usual, journalists wrote novels.

***

After Seong-jin left the place, he contacted Sang-soo and gathered in one place.

It was because he thought he had a business because Sangsu had called him.

And Sangsu entered the cafe where he was.

"Haha. Hello. Long time no see."

"Yes. It's been a while. Goodbye, I can't because of what I did earlier."

"Haha... I'm sorry. I didn't know it would happen to me either. May I sit down?"

Seongjin agreed without a word and gestured, and Sangsu, Geonwoo, and Minsu sat down.

"So how the hell did you get surrounded by reporters?"

“There were a lot of things…”

Sangsu talked about what had happened to them thus far.(Read more @ hotmtlnovel.xyz)

Turning a dungeon into a dungeon.

It was revealed that he was a member of the Hunter Guild Argonaut's Hunter Training Project.

After that, he attacked several gates in the shortest time.

As a result, the reputation of Sangsu's party increased.

Sangsoo showed this in an internet newspaper.

"Well, it's still low compared to A-grade like Hunter Choi Kang-gi, but thanks to the guild awareness and what we've been doing so far, we've gained some fame as well."

"Hmm, is that so?"

Seong-jin listened to Sang-soo's words and measured his magical power.

definitely increased a lot.

Among the C-class, it felt like it had the highest level of magical power.

Magic is not a measure of rank, though.

The fact that those whose mental stats do not rise much had a level of C-grade magic meant that the other stats were grade C or higher, at least grade B.

'You are growing little by little.'

Sungjin looked at them happily.

At the time of the end, what is most needed is the number of S-class hunters.

When monsters appear later, there are a lot of S-grade monsters.

It is necessary to create an S-class capable of slaughtering them.

And these will be them.

“You’re doing well. So… have the rumors of Hunter Kim Seong-jin been buried?”

"I wish it was buried, but it's not. There are still debates about it on the Internet. There are people who came out of the dungeon intact at that time, so there are many opinions that it might be a manipulation. Well, I'm not an expert, so the government is ignoring it. , aren't people listening to these opinions a lot these days?"

It meant that it was far from being forgotten.

No, it seemed to have spread even bigger when I listened to it.

Because these suspicions take time to extinguish when ignited.

'I have no choice but to be careful not to reveal my identity.'

Seongjin sipped the coffee he ordered with that thought in mind.

And he thought about how to strengthen them.

Also… .

"So, why did you come to see me today?"

“I came here just because I was returning home today.”

"What's next?"

"I've been empty for a week."

“…Is there nothing to do?”