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Level 004

Jinwoo had expressed to his beloved wife, Helia, that he had a bad feeling about the group led by Hwang Dongsuk.

A strike squad composed solely of tanks and damage dealers seemed suspicious to him.

His concerns deepened when Lia messaged him via CO-OP mode, informing him that this strange group had an unusually high number of deaths.

"Hey Jinwoo, you alright?" Jinho, his new acquaintance and another extra member for this C-Rank Raid asked him. "Your eyes were all glassy for a second."

"Don't worry," Jinwoo answered back flatly, following behind Hwang Dongsuk and his men. "I just thought about my wife. I hope I'm home soon."

It wasn't technically a lie, he did hope he was home soon.

Whatever this shady group is planning, I WILL return home! No matter what I have to do!

Jinho walked beside Jinwoo and smiled at him. "Oh, you have a wife? That's nice. Is your wife a hunter too?"

"She is currently on Maternity Leave," Jinwoo replied vaguely.

Helia and he tried mostly to keep their private life away from the public. Not only so they didn't have to face any day paparazzi, but also so Jinah and their children could grow up in peace.

"Congratulations then." Jinho chirped, clapping Jinwoo friendly on the shoulder. "Do you guys know what your child will be?"

"We don't care, we want it to be a surprise. As long as our baby is healthy."

Soon the group reaches the boss chamber, a giant hairy spider sleeping in it. Under the false pretences to get the mining utensils, Jinwoo and Jinho get trapped with the boss.

Now all makes sense!

No healer.

The high amount of deaths.

Hwang Dongsuk and his group used weaker Hunters as bait for monsters or killed them to earn more money!

This bastards!

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The next day at the Korean Hunters Association Woo Jinchul looked through his documents.

One of his agents informed him how yesterday by a C-Rank Raid, the infamous Hwang's Dongsoo older brother was killed with his strike team, only leaving a D and E-Rank alive.

The interesting part was how this E-Rank was Sung Jinwoo. Not only

the same hunter who survived the Double Dungeon and was previously investigated for a reawakening, but the husband of Humanity Strongest.

Marchese Helia, who had made a year ago a big uproar as 10 S-Rank Hunter in South Korea.

Marchese Helia whoalso had been an E-Rank and now was worth 1000 S-Ranks, if not more.

Something strange was going on.

Hunter Marchese had also once been in a similar situation like her husband and both survived against the odds.

How high was the chance that two E-Rank Hunters, marry, one becomes an S-Rank and the other seems to follow its partner?

Jinchul needed to investigate that much was clear.

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Annoyed Lia was pacing the kitchen, while Jinwoo and Jinah enjoyed their dinner with super tasty fried chicken.

She wanted to eat with her family but had to answer Woo Jinchul's questions.

"Again Agent Woo, I can only say, that my husband was probably just lucky." she hissed. "It's not nice to tell a pregnant lady how her husband was supposed to die!"

"Hunter Marchese this wasn't my intention, I assure you. But you know as well as me how the Korean Hunters Association has to keep an eye on our hunters. Especially our S-Ranks and their families." replied Woo calmly, even if Lia noted a light apologetic undertone.

"Still, I would like to eat with my family. You can play Inquisition later."

"Alright, Ma'am, just a warning. Hwang Dongsoo is the younger brother of Hwang Dongsuk. Your S-Rank colleagues surely will not see the death of his older brother as an accident."

This made Helia frown. "Whatever you're warning me for...Dongsoo is a little fish. I can kick his ass even pregnant if he dares to lay a hand on Jinwoo!"

"I don't doubt this Hunter Marchese. Good Evening then."

"Good evening."

Thoughtful Helia sat down beside Jinwoo, who wordless filled her plate with chicken wings. For his sweet gesture, she kissed his cheek, before she started to eat.

"All good, Lia?" Jinah asked, biting into her piece of chicken worried. "You sounded angry."

"Eh, just Hunters Association taking their babysitter job too seriously." Lia huffend. "Let's talk about something different. How are your studies going, sweetie?"

So Jinah told her sister-in-law how she was currently doing in school, while Jinwoo wrapped an arm around his wife and caressed her arm.

The Chat-Log of the System appeared before him.

//Omega: Woo is suspicious of you, of us. It is just too big of a coincidence that two E-Rank are married, one goes S-Rank and then the other is doing the same development.//

Jinwoo nodded discreetly and mouthed later to his wife. They would need to discuss this in privacy.

After their dinner, Jinah retired to her room to learn, while the couple washed the dishes together.

Now they could finally talk.

"We can't raise any more Red Flags," Jinwoo murmured as he washed a plate. "At least not till I'm a S-Rank and can protect myself."

Helia pouted and dried a glass. "I can protect you and Jinah just fine."

"I know baby, but right now your only job is to make sure our baby grows. Fighting pregnant is too stressful. Don't let false pride make you do a mistake you will regret."

Well, her beloved husband was right, but Helia heard something other in his voice.

She placed her hand with the wedding band on his cheek and caressed it.

"My knight...you did the right thing yesterday. They would have killed you and the boy if you didn't."

Jinwoo signed and held her hand against his cheek, kissing her palm.

"I don't regret it. I would do this over and over again to return to you and our family...it's just so strange. Before I would have felt regrets but now? Nothing. It was...easy."

"It was scary easy, mmh?" Lia murmured, kissing his free cheek. "The first time I had to kill...I was more surprised at how easily I could do it. But it was to save me and Youngmi from this rapist, from this monster, I never regretted it. Do you love me less?"

"Of course not silly." the black-haired man said immediately. He could never hate his wife for protecting her and innocent lives.

"The same for me, you silly goose. Do what you need to do to come back to me, to our child and family."

Their lips meet in a loving and passionate kiss, which gets interrupted by the ring of their house phone.

Jinwoo gave Helia another quick kiss before he picked up the house phone in their kitchen.

Curious Helia looked at how Jinwoo talked with Jinho, the boy he saved yesterday.

Seemed like Jinho wanted to meet up with her husband and talk about something.

She giggled quietly as she heard how Jinho yelped surprised, hearing Jinwoo lived in Hannam-dong, one of Seoul's luxury neighbourhoods.

Of course, it was strange to think an E-Rank could live in one of the expensive areas of Seoul so Jinho asked if Jinwoo came from a rich family.

"My wife is the breadwinner," Jinwoo told him cryptically, which made Lia laugh more.

Anyway, the men decided to meet in half an hour in one of the cafes near Jinwoo's penthouse.

Poor Jinho died on the spot as he saw how Jinwoo entered the cafe with a pregnant and smiling cheeky Marchese Helia, Humanity Strongest!

"Hi Jinho, nice to meet you!" Helia chirped, while Jinwoo helped her in a seat. "I wanted to meet you, I hope I don't disturb you boys."

Jinho just let out a sound between a whimper and a groan, looking kind of betrayed at Jinwoo.

"Boss... your wife is the legendary Goddess of Light, Queen of the Angels Marchese Helia?!"

Jinwoo just sat down beside Helia, wrapping an arm around her shoulders.

"And?"

"You...you didn't think it important that your wife is THE S-Rank Hunter?!"

"No, 'cause she is more than that, she is my life."

"Oh, my knight, thanks!" Lia cooed kissing Jinwoo's cheek. "You're my life too!"

The younger male saw a new side of his boss, as he looked at the living S-Rank legend with soft and warm eyes, caressing loving her swollen belly.

Jinwoo was now different from the cold killer he had met in the dungeon. This was a man utterly in love with his wife and unborn child.

It was so heartwarming.

"It's nice to meet you, Ma'am." Jinho greeted kindly and then shyly held a pen and notepad (From where?) out to Helia. "Erm...you couldn't give me an autograph?"

Of course, this wasn't a problem and Jinho held the autograph in his hands like the Holy Grail, which made Lia giggle amused and Jinwoo deadpan.

Always the same with Helia's fans.

After Jinho calmed down enough, he thanked Jinwoo again for saving his life. Jinwoo just waved it away, it was nothing and he would have never allowed to let an innocent die.

Then Jinwo rubbed nervously his hands and signed. "I..actually wanted to ask you something Boss. But I don't know if it's okay."

Helia and Jinwoo sideeyed each other. What wanted the younger man ask Jinwoo? It surely wasn't something terrible.

"Just let it out." Jinwoo encourages him.

So Jinho closed his eyes and nearly shouted "I'd really like to put together a strike team and thought that you would..."

"That's a hard pass."

"Jinwoo, let him talk."

"Thanks, ma'am. You're gonna decline without hearing any details?"

"I'm not interested in humouring some trust fund kid."

"Just 20 raids! No, 19 more is all I ask!"

The couple raised an eyebrow before Helia pointed out: "Oddly specific. You wanna form your own Guild, Jinho?"

"Yes, ma'am, I want to be a guildmaster," Jinho confirmed. "I'm the second son of the CEO of Yoojin Construction. My father wants his own guild for the business. Since you're a Guildmaster too, you know how lucrative dungeons are."

Helia nodded in agreement, as Jinwoo said: "So, basically, you want a group of hunters who you employ to go around clearing gates. Then your corporation cashes in."

"Man, Boss, you are sharp. Yeah, my dad wants to run the guild like a business. So he'll hire an S-rank hunter to be the leader, and then my brother will be the VP."

"Worst idea ever," Helia told dry. "Korea has with me eight S-Ranks and besides Min Byung-gyu we all are part of a Guild or own one. Even if you manage to get one of my collogues to work for you, you will earn the score of their old guild."

Jinho nodded in agreement. "I fear this too. But since my brother didn't awake, it's the only way. Well till I meet the qualifications."

"Reminds me how you formed Invictus." Jinwoo turned to Helia, stroking a bit of hair behind her ear. More he didn't say, since he would admit like this how Helia levelled up too.

The red-haired woman hummed and stroked her belly, where the baby had kicked and then turned to Jinho.

"I'm sure I'm right you want to go on Raids with my husband since it will look good for you to be with an E-Rank. No one has to know how special Jinwoo is right?"

"Of course not ma'am, I will take his secret to my grave!" Jinho stutters, clearly sensing the underlying threat of Humanity Strongest.

"Mmh, baby you should do it."

"What?"

"What, you are okay with it ma'am?!"

"Oi, I didn't say yes! Lia, what are you planning?"

Helia straightened up and got all business-like. "It's quite simple...you need to get stronger, Jinwoo. But if you join now Invictus people will get suspicious. Sure I can tell my Hunters to not blab about anything, but how much are you gonna bet our friend Woo will keep a close eye on the Raids of my guild."

"...I didn't see it this way," Jinwoo admitted. Woo was already asking questions, but him in Invictus Raids? In high-ranking raids? No, this was way too risky.

As an E-Rank he could only go to E or D-Rank Raids, no one in their right mind would invite him to a higher one.

So this was also out the window to level up.

"You can thank my wife, Jinho." the black-haired man mussed. "19 Raids and you don't tell anyone about my...special talents. Deal?"

"Of course! Oh thank you, Ma'am, thank you, boss!"

The rest of the evening the three discussed together the finer details of their agreement.

(*)

Across the world in Washington D.C., one Hwang Dongsoo read the intel his assistant Laura gave him about the two bastards who survived the raid where his brother died.

He just knows his brother was killed!

He felt it in his bones!

As he read Sung Jinwoo's information his eyes widen a bit.

The little bastard was married?

But what was alarming his spouse was not listen, which could only mean one thing: the wife must be an S-Rank Hunter!

"Laura." Dongsoo barked. "Which of the South Korea S-Rank Bitches is married?"

Confused Laura checked quick the internet, before telling her boss how only Marchese Helia was listed as married.

"The Italian slut. She didn't want to spread her legs for me and gave me this scar." Dongsoo growled, caressing the scar which split his left eye.

He would be laying if he didn't was...a bit scared of that whore. She had been stronger than him a year ago and she had the nasty habit of strangely getting stronger.

How powerful was the Goddess of Light, Queen of the Angels now?

"What is Marchese doing currently?"

"She is on Maternity Leave, sir."

Hmm, maybe he was a bit lucky. Pregnant the slut couldn't fight surely, so he could kill Sung Jinwoo without problems.

Dongsoo had just to wait.

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