Hunter Academy’s Battle God

Within China's branch of the Hunter's Association, a woman wearing a hat with a black veil was sitting in a luxurious wooden chair while biting a long pipe.

"Fuu-"

White smoke rose from her mouth.

"So… there was something you wanted to tell me?" She asked while looking at Liú Jùn, who was sitting beside her.

The woman's voice had the strength to make one nervous, the strength to make even a wild beast tremble. It was the power of someone who was strong.

"To think you'd come here at such a busy time…"

As she shook off the ashes, her white arms became visible. The lines were very beautiful, but there were marks all over her arms—they were the traces of all the battles she'd been in.

"Is it something worthy of it?" She asked relaxedly with her legs crossed. Liú Jùn frowned.

He didn't like how his master could speak with such calm despite knowing what was going on.

"Yesterday, Liú Míng entered the surgery room…"

Liú Jùn's sister, Liú Míng, had a weird mana-related disease. To keep her alive, they needed to change the mana inside her.

It was as if she only had a limited amount of time to live.

"Is it about your sister? Then this should be the fourth time."

Despite Liú Míng's tragic story, the woman bit the long pipe without any change in her expression.

"So, what is it that you want to tell me?"

Liú Jùn was also used to that kind of reaction from his master. She had taught him to pass on her sword skills and only that, after all.

She's gathered many prodigies from across China, and after a fierce selection, she'd chosen Liú Jùn.

There weren't any warm words exchanged in their relationship.

They both chose each other because each had something the other needed.

"I…" Liú Jùn stopped talking for a short while.

Then he spoke in a calm and cold tone.

"Did you forget why I became your disciple…?"

She was China's Sword God.

Among the many that wanted to be taught by her, Liú Jùn's desire differed from others.

[If I became a strong hunter… Can I really make my better?]

He had been a reliable kid despite being only 14 years old.

She’d smirked at Liú Jùn's question and nodded.

[Yes. There are all sorts of mysteries in the Tower. Saving a dying child won't be hard, but…]

The Sword God looked up and down at Liú Jùn, who was severely wounded.

[The Tower's miracle is a fire that burns beautifully. If you get swept away by it, you'll end up becoming ash. The only ones who can get hold of that miracle are extremely few chosen hunters. Not even I know if you can obtain such strength.]

[It doesn't matter. Even if I become ash, I'll grab it. No matter how.]

She put the long pipe in her mouth, took a deep breath, and then slowly let the white smoke out.

"There's no way I'd forgotten about that. Fuu-"

The Sword God put down the long pipe and said to Liú Jùn, "I'm going to make sure she doesn't die… That isn't hard if we use circulation stones."

Circulation stones were a temporary solution. They couldn't fix Liú Míng's illness.

"Your debt is probably going to increase. Although it's me who's asking… What's keeping your sister alive is the Association's money, so we should be thankful. Isn't that right, disciple?"

The circulation stones were the only things keeping his little sister alive. Although it was a temporary solution, Liú Jùn had to hold onto it. To ensure Liú Míng's body didn’t turn cold, he'd have to risk burning down to ashes.

"Thank you…"

How much was his current debt with the Association? The circulation stone was a rare mineral. The amount of it available was little compared to the number of people that wanted it. A small stone was enough to buy a couple of buildings.

It was more expensive than the average artifact; Liú Jùn had used more than 10 over the past 7 years. All for his little sister.

He was able to do that because the Association had decided to invest in him.

If it weren't because the Chinese Hunter Association President was the Sword God, it would've been impossible.

Liú Jùn turned away after giving her a salute.

At that moment, the Sword God’s voice caused him to stop.

"Do you want to climb the Tower…?"

The Tower…

It was an unknown structure with all sorts of miracles. Liú Jùn had become strong to be able to get the artifact that could save Liú Míng, so that's why he obviously wanted to climb the Tower.

Liú Jùn turned around and looked at his master.

Even if he hadn't said anything, one could feel the intensity in Liú Jùn's eyes. The Sword God lifted the hat a bit. He could see her pink lips smiling behind her veil.

"Yes…? That's great."

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The Sword God gave him a piece of paper.

"It's an entrance permission slip. It has my seal, so go there and test your limits."

The Tower full of unknown things…

It was the place that Liú Jùn wanted to enter more than anyone, and he'd finally gotten permission to go.

The Sword God then stood up from her seat.

"Since I've already done so much for you, you'll have to prove yourself to the world."

The Sword God cared about the fight that would soon take place between Shin YuSung and Lorelei.

The names behind the match between students were too entertaining.

They were the disciples of Fist King Yu WonHak and the Witch Aris—her previous partners.

"Remember that the goal is to win. Nothing besides that matters, so don't even think of dirtying my name."

As the Sword God left after saying that, Liú Jùn gripped the entrance permission tighter.

The Tower's peak…

Liú Jùn was aiming to reach a territory that no one had been able to, so mere students couldn't be his goal. After all, Liú Míng's desire to go out and make new friends hadn't been made a reality yet.

That's why, to make her wish come true, he couldn't stop.

'It doesn't matter who comes.'

Shin YuSung, Adela, Lorelei…

Losing wasn't in Liú Jùn's plans.

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The Clock Tower's training room was a safe place that wouldn't break while training.

Lorelei and Angela were doing a test with a lightning gun that was installed in the ceilings.

They were testing if Angela could dodge an electricity attack coming from the ceilings. Taking into consideration how fast electricity was, it seemed impossible, but she quickly figured out the attack patterns of the lightning gun and managed to dodge the attacks.

It was a physical ability that was hard to believe.

"As expected."

Lorelei looked at Angela, who was kneeling.

"Now that we've stopped the necromancer from appearing thanks to the Saint's Sphere, the remaining opponent is just Angela. I have high hopes for you."

Lorelei gave Angela an artifact she'd prepared—an unknown cloth.

"Lorelei…"

"With this artifact, I'm sure you'll be able to easily defeat EunAh."

"Fufu. If it's that person, leave it to me. I'm… really confident."

As EunAh's name left Lorelei's mouth, Angela’s expression made it look like she was having fun. EunAh was a beauty that grabbed everyone's attention with white skin that stimulated your will to protect, a well-maintained body, and a rough personality.

Although Angela had looked at EunAh for only a short while, it seemed like she liked her.

That wasn't the only reason Angela was stuck on EunAh.

'I know the truth… Despite her strong outer appearance…'

Angela had noticed it from EunAh's eyes.

Kim EunAh wasn't strong, but she was the type of person that acted strong. Although she had strong armor on the outside, her inner self was weak.

'I want to see it… The real face she's hiding.'

Angela was planning to bother EunAh as much as possible. She'd even obtained an anti-electricity artifact, so it wouldn't be hard. If they managed to seal her Trait, she'd surely win since she relied on her physical specs.

'I'm going to block her mouth so that she can’t verbally give up… and slowly… very slowly… tease her.'

Angela imagined Kim EunAh's confident face distorting while making a painful expression and then her asking her for forgiveness with tears pouring from her eyes. Angela could already feel her body getting hotter.

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'Of course… Even if you cry, I won’t forgive you.'

Gulp-

Angela gulped.

'I'd prefer you to remain by my side… but I only have one chance.'

Angela wanted to create a memory EunAh wouldn't be able to forget—she wanted her to tremble in fear every time she remembered their fight.

She wanted the sensation of having left steps in a white snowfield. It didn't matter if the emotions were fear or humiliation.

Angela stood up and looked at Lorelei.

"Then… As per your orders, Lorelei, I'm going to take care of that person."

Angela made an expectant smile while waiting for the fight against EunAh. Lorelei nodded with an indifferent expression on her face.

"I'm going to leave it to you, Angela."

"Yes, Lorelei."

Unlike her dirty inner thoughts, Angela smiled kindly at Lorelei.

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