Sage Warrior

sage warrior

-12 episode 25

The Jormungand raid was now developing into a raid that surpassed the titan raid.

They were a small raid consisting of only ten men, but no one could match them in their strength.

"Still... I can tell you that it's okay."

"It's strange that someone with a skill like me wasn't safe. Above all, I'm retired now. I'm no longer a Hunter, so I don't have anything to do with them."

"You said you quit Hunter?"

Yoon Hyun-min was startled by the unexpected words, and Jung Daesik nodded.

“There was no reason to be active as a hunter anymore. I made enough money to make money.

"That's right, but..."

Yoon Hyun-min, who thought it would not be strange even if he retired because he had no opponents, suddenly felt suspicious and asked a question.

“Then why did you come into this dungeon when you said you were retired?”

"This is a walk."

"Mountain, a walk? A dungeon infested with monsters?"

"It was more fun than just walking around in the local park. After wandering around like this, he sometimes saves guys like you."

Realizing that he hadn't even said goodbye to him for his help, Hyun-min Yoon hurriedly expressed his gratitude.

"Thank you for saving me. I don't want to even think about what it would have been like without you."

And this time Jung Daesik said as if it was his turn to ask a question.

"What are you doing in a place like this? You're not even an Awakened. I think you should be going to college by now."

“No, I don’t really want to go to college. I wanted to do something related to Hunter.”

"Then I'd rather be a raid office worker... A monster by-product disposal center... A magic stone or a dungeon resource development researcher... There are many related jobs. What are you doing here dangerously, leaving all your jobs behind?"

"I'm working as a porter, just like my older brother."

Hyunmin Yoon wiggled his fingers and added a word with difficulty.

"It was my dream to become like my brother. You know. Actually, I wanted to become a hunter."

Jung Daesik looked at Yoon Hyun-min who said that.

He sighed and said, "Let the earth go out soon."

"I still don't know, about the tribe of Hunters."

"Yes?"

"Now that I'm saying this, I wasn't really interested in beating monsters or getting stronger. He said that becoming a Hunter was purely to make money."

"Such... I didn't know it was like that. But hyung, you've become incredibly strong, haven't you?"

"So the world is so funny. That's why I don't understand why ordinary guys like you risk their lives to enter the dungeon. What makes fighting monsters so much fun?"Yoon Hyun-min pursed his lips.

In fact, he didn't even know himself.

However, the romance he had in the dungeon, the longing he had for a hunter, and the pursuit of pure power were all things that a human could not help but have.

I can't explain it, but Jung Daesik said something I never thought of.

"...But I don't hate guys like you. They wanted to help as much as possible. Do I have to say that stupidity is cool? Anyway, I have what I don't have. Hyunmin Yoon, do you want to become an awakener?"

Yoon Hyun-min nodded his head without worrying about the question that was suddenly asked.

“Of course… of course.”

"Hmm, yes. If you had the ability, what would you like to have? Implementation? Enhancement? Or... Rare spirits or summons?"

Hyunmin Yoon felt his heart beating.

If he were to become an Awakened, what powers would he have?

The thought didn't last long. Hyunmin Yoon had only one answer.

"...all abilities."

"what?"

"Like hyung, I want to have all my abilities. I want to become an all-in-one!"

Yoon Hyun-min's bold wind made Jung Daesik look a bit bewildered.

He immediately smiled and said.

"Haha! You're going to be an all-in-one? That's a very greedy guy."

"You said hyung was an all-in-one. So I also... I want to become an all-in-one. That's what it is anyway. It's a dream, because it's something you can dream of."

Hearing Hyunmin Yoon's bitter words, Jung Daesik thought for a moment and said.

"Okay, but don't regret it. Having all the abilities isn't always a good thing. You may end up with abilities that aren't this or that, but it's up to you."

Yoon Hyun-min didn't know what that word meant.

So he's about to ask what he's talking about, and Jung Daesik, who suddenly got up from his seat, lifts him up.

And he remembered for a moment, then he said.

"...Are you saying something like this? Kill the existence of another world, and then you will gain strength."

As soon as the words fell, a tremendous amount of magical power poured down on Yoon Hyun-min.

He opened his mouth wide in amazement, and soon an indescribable aura rushed through his body.

A strange feeling, like burning and freezing, expanding and compressed.

That once swept Hyun-min Yoon and passed by.

After a while, Jung Daesik let him go, and Hyunmin Yoon fell to his knees in place.

He gasped in disbelief as he lay face down.

However, it was clearly felt that something different from his previous one had arisen within him.

Hyunmin Yoon raised his head and asked.

"Bah, just... what did you do? Maybe...?"

Jung Daesik smiled.

“It would have been what you wanted it to be.”

"I... became an Awakened?"

"Yeah. It became an all-in-one. You became the second all-in-one after me."

"No, no way! How could this happen!"

"If it sounds ridiculous, try it yourself."

"how?"

Seeing Hyun-min Yoon asking a stupid question, Jung Daesik carefully explained.

"Try the easiest one. Summoning is the most realistic of your abilities. Just try Summoning Undine."

Hyunmin Yoon got up.

Then, following Jung Daesik's prompt, who was beckoning as if he had to go down, he swallowed dry saliva and concentrated his mind.

As for the ability to summon, Hyunmin Yoon had seen it before.

This is how you close your eyes and feel the flow, creating magical powers and singing softly.

"Summon Undine."

Pah ah ah ah!

It didn't take long for the moisture to collect in the air because it was a wetland everywhere.

Hyunmin Yoon saw the shape of water floating in the air.

Looking at the existence that dances through the air, Hyunmin Yoon felt an indescribable emotion.

"Okay! Okay...! My, I summoned Undine!"

Yoon Hyun-min said while wiping his wet eyes with the back of his hand.

"Am I really an Awakened? Not only summoning, but all other abilities?"

"Try it."

Hyunmin Yoon immediately tested abilities such as release, realization, and reinforcement.

It was truly amazing.

He had magical powers move freely in his body as he wished.

Yoon Hyun-min could pour out his magical power in the form he imagined, he could make something out of it, and he could strengthen his fist enough to break even a stone.

Feeling infinitely strong yet free.

That's how he got the power he so desperately wanted.

About a miracle, Yoon Hyun-min said with a dreamy feeling."How is all this possible? Brother... Did he really become a god, as people say?"

Jung Daesik shook his head at Yoon Hyun-min's question.

"No, I didn't become a god. To be honest, I didn't become a god. Because I was born as a human, I wanted to stay as a human. But because I have too much power for a human to have... Sometimes, people like you I'm just thinking that helping is not a bad thing."

It was then that Hyunmin Yoon remembered the strange rumors that had been floating around recently through the hunters' SNS.

It was a rumor about a genius, a sage, or a wizard that appeared when the hunters in crisis were engulfed in frustration and despair.

He treats monsters like pets, treats dungeons like his home, and is said to have a clear knowledge of a different world that humans have never been to.

He said that sometimes he gives out items of great performance for free, and sometimes awakens unexpected abilities.

He thought it was a common superstition or rumor among hunters because the story about him seemed like a lie... It seems that it was not a very rare story.

Yoon Hyun-min did not know how to express his gratitude after receiving an unexpected fortune, no... a surprising miracle.

He stuttered in the wind and spit out only the sound that was exhausted.

"Hey, I don't know how to repay this favor. You... You are my savior."

It turns out he was the one who had already saved the world.

Even the word “savior” was not an appropriate expression.

While Hyunmin Yoon was trying to find more words to say, Jung Daesik tapped him on the shoulder and said.

"If you are grateful to me, use your abilities to their value. When a crisis comes again in the world, so that you, not me, can become the savior..."

Yoon Hyun-min became sober.

As if he had heard a revelation from heaven, he bowed his head.

He said that, in the world's words, superpowers are a privilege reserved only for those who have been chosen by God.

However, Jung Daesik gave him the ability, so it was like a god to Hyunmin Yoon.

So his words were also like a revelation from God.

When Hyunmin Yoon raised his head again to speak of that fact, Jung Daesik's figure had already gone nowhere.

Yoon Hyun-min looked around him in surprise, but all he could see was a faint darkness all around him.

It was then that Hyunmin Yoon realized that he had finished Jung Daesik's work and had left.

"Still, say hello and go..."

Yoon Hyun-min, who muttered a word at the regret left behind, recalled the thought of not knowing when to see him again.

No, maybe he never met again. But he was not far away. According to him, in the middle of Gangnam, right next to them.

They will be living in a world protected by hunters, pretending to be ordinary citizens.

That was enough, Yoon Hyun-min swallowed the sadness of Sumi. And he clenched his fists in support of Jung Daesik to fulfill his mission.

That fist was the fist of an ordinary person a while ago, but now it is the fist of an awakener, a hunter, and an all-in-one.

And it was also a great fist that might one day save the world.

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