The message from his friend contained a link. It was a link to a space where hunters exchanged information about guilds—an anonymous bulletin board connected to Curtain.

***

A-class Hunter's Overthrow! Since yesterday's incident happened in a public place, it spread quickly through the hunters' mouths.

But the issue was with its content. Unlike Cho Sangoh, who thought he had managed to land a hit on the S-rank, the witnesses summed up the incident of that day like this.

==================== 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

True Education Legend

How could someone get beaten without even being able to lift a finger?

After the meeting with the representative, Cho Sangoh returned to his private room and, with trembling hands, checked the post. On the connected page, many hunters were anonymously continuing to criticize him.

Phew, that’s what happens with parachute recruits.

Finally, a big accident

This is why you shouldn't join family-run guilds, haha... Whenever a good item drops in a dungeon, they always claim it's the most efficient way to grow the team by giving everything to one person. Of course, it doesn't end well. That guild had no potential for growth~~ haha. Thanks to the hunter who was only an ace in name, he died an honorable death this time.

Another Hanshin? After dealing with Flower Baron, they still haven't learned their lesson...

Cho Sangoh wasn't particularly affected by the posts criticizing the guild. He felt no impact from the “parachute” label either. After all, he had become immune to such criticism after hearing it repeatedly during the Flower Baron management fiasco. So what if he was called a parachute? In today’s world, being born to the right parents was also a skill. Moreover, he was a rare A-rank Awakened, so at this point, he wasn’t a parachute but rather an elite special forces operative. Cho Sangoh regarded most of their insults as nothing more than the envy and jealousy of the less fortunate.

ment fiasco. So what if he was called a parachute? In today's world, being born to the right parents was also a skill. Moreover, he was a rare A-rank Awakened, so at this point, he wasn't a parachute but rather an elite special forces operative. Cho Sangoh regarded most of their insults as nothing more than the envy and jealousy of the less fortunate.

However, he couldn't just ignore the humiliating fabrication at the bottom of the screen.

[Witness #3's Story]

Wow, finally seeing this kind of fun stuff

Actually, I just stopped by a convenience store nearby yesterday!

...(omitted)...

From a distance, I saw a hunter in armor rolling around and getting hit. He was screaming and begging for his life.

At first, I saw that situation and thought, “Did that S-rank go crazy? How could they hit someone?”

But later, when I heard from the ones who woke up, they said it was actually the orange armor that threw the first punch

A fully geared hunter who picked a fight with a colleague in civilian clothes...

Looks like he'll have to go to the port and lift cargo on a crane soon

A fully geared hunter who picked a fight with a colleague in civilian clothes...

Looks like he'll have to go to the port and lift cargo on a crane soon?

A man crawling on the ground. Screams erupting. And the cold-faced hunter, unwavering with an expression devoid of pity or mercy.

At the time, Kim Giryeo displayed such brutal violence that it could easily be perceived as cruel to the residents of this planet. Those who witnessed the incident all spoke in unison. The shocking later part, where Cho Sangoh couldn't even retaliate and was utterly dominated, became the focal point of the eyewitness accounts.

“No, who was hit without even being able to fight back!”

How could such an unfair thing happen?

– Still, isn't it impressive that an A-rank managed to injure an S-rank?

Of course, there were people on the forum who tried to speak on behalf of Sangoh, but...

[A-rank Rebellion Begins! Analyzing the Circumstances Behind Hunter Kim’s Injury....]

【A-rank Rebellion Begins! Analyzing the Circumstances Behind Hunter Kim's Injury....】

However, even that was soon refuted by a post that appeared a few minutes later.

(Verified by the Korea Magical Science Research Institute)

If you're an A-rank who rushed in after seeing the title, just hit the recommend button and leave.

To get to the point, what 30-something-year-old Mr. Cho did is not surprising at all~ It's simply a phenomenon that follows the characteristics of mana.

First of all, awakened individuals have bodies that are much tougher than ordinary people, and this is the result of a kind of physical nonspecific immune system.

If the awakening value is significantly lowered through means like curses or items, the characteristic of toughness disappears. It's like taking an immunosuppressant, meaning the barrier can be turned on or off at will.

That's why high-end beauty salons these days have items specifically for awakened individuals.

If they can't really control it, there are people who unconsciously end up protecting even their hair.

However, destroying your own immune system may sound dangerous at first (it is dangerous).

Once you reach B-grade or higher, it actually becomes okay.

Why? From there, your reflexes are like monsters...

Just because the barrier weakens doesn't mean that reflexes decrease. For most attacks, a person can dodge them, and if a truly dangerous attack penetrates, the immunity automatically kicks in when necessary (as shown in research papers). Therefore, it's hard for fatal cases to occur.

So, to summarize yesterday's incident, it essentially went like this.

The victim had a 100% chance of 'self-harming' with the other party's weapon..

Earlier, someone said that if an A-rank hurts an S-rank, it's pretty impressive, but in my opinion, the situation itself doesn't make sense.

Logically, an A-rank can deflect bullets, so how could someone of a higher rank get hit first while facing the opponent?

Someone’s only achievement. Still, he thought that would earn him high praise from the public, but now even that small scratch is being considered something the opponent deliberately let him have? As can be seen, people never considered the possibility that Giryeo might be a fake S-rank and got injured because of that. Even the person involved, Cho Sangoh, couldn’t think of that.

Because that guy is an S-rank hunter who was announced on TV. He was someone who had already proven his status several times.

Guys, I heard from a friend who works at the association that Kim Giryeo has been sparring with Jung Haseong at the public gym every weekend lately. Is this true?

Inevitable Malice. Siren.

Even if this could be somewhat intentional, Giryeo’s life has led him to accidentally get involved with some formidable sorcerers. If you were to list those he could call acquaintances, one would be A-rank Ahn Yoonseung, and the next would be B-rank Seonwoo Yeon. Moreover, he has maintained a consistently friendly relationship with the Master of the Magic Tower and has recently started meeting Jung Haseong regularly.

The public opinion slowly converged.

That's cool! I used to wonder who would buy something like the Screaming Stake, but it turns out that's how it should be used.

Wait, because I'm S-class and don't want to hurt people, if you listen to that~~

Even though the status effect of pain doesn't leave a trace, strictly speaking, it's still assault... This time, the first strike + the injury being on the neck, a vital spot + full-body armor were too much. Self-defense can't be justified, so no prosecution exemption...

(Breaking News) Market Screaming Stake Offer Up 388%

However, there was still one lingering question that made it too early to conclude yesterday's conflict so easily. Giryeo had used a magical tool called the 'Surprise Box' to subdue Cho Sangoh, and in the process, it had knocked down some bystanders as well.

'Come to think of it, what did I get hit by back then?'

Now, the onlookers had all regained consciousness, but even so, people still struggled to come up with an answer about what exactly Kim Giryeo had done.

No matter how you look at it, what people suffered was a state of fainting that roughly cuts off consciousness. However, in reality, there were no awakeners in this world with such magic.

Am I mistaken? Only monsters use stun abilities, right?

Of course, as this line says, only monsters in dungeons can handle the stun effect.. but that wasn't the case. In fact, there are other possibilities. For example, if you have a tool like [Surprise Box!], even humans can use stun-related magic. However, strangely, no one on this anonymous site mentioned the red cube.

The most representative stun item wasn't even discussed! However, this was a natural choice for those who didn't know the cause-and-effect relationship of the incident.

Surprise Box.

This was because it had a huge flaw of “including the owner” as the attack target...

alien looking at the syringe and immediately using it as a knitting needle because it felt just right. What's more, the alien even managed to knit a wonderful scarf with it. But who would ever believe that the resulting product came from a syringe?

It's not a sleeping powder, right? There were no foreign substances on the bodies of the people who fainted.

If it's an item that applies the fainting effect in an area, could it be the [Electric Eel Skin]?

Hey, that's a 1.4-meter long, dark blue outer garment. If you use it, it'll be obvious even outside of Seoul.

Now that I think about it, I don't think I've ever seen Hunter Kim wear proper defensive gear. Can you really enter high-level dungeons dressed in a formal suit?

Different opinions. So the curtain had a heated debate for a while about how Kim Giryeo knocked out the pedestrians.

But no matter how much time passed, no item seemed to be the clear candidate, so eventually, they speculated that it might have been Kim Giryeo's awakening skill. Up until now, there had been no cases of people using such a status abnormality, but it wouldn't be strange if someone with such abilities started to appear...

Tiring!

It was then. A few people watching the curtain had their phones light up. This was a notification from an app called YT ube, signaling that there was a new update from the channel they were subscribed to.

[The first person to be knocked out twice by an S-class]

When they pulled down the notification bar on their phones, they saw a small preview.

The thumbnail, with several elements exaggerated and combined, naturally caught their attention.

[(Bold caption) I'm the spectator number 2 who was taken away in an ambulance.]

Interestingly, the video that triggered the notification contained the very topic that was currently trending. The channel owner revealed themselves as the person involved in the incident and proceeded to explain the details.

[...So, there's been a lot of talk on the bulletin board about whether it was an electric eel item or something else. Viewers, let me tell you exactly what happened. The reason we passed out at that time was...]

However, in this media age, there is something that we must always keep in mind.

[It was because the hunter suddenly revealed his hidden magic. When that hunter applied pressure with his awakening power, we passed out.]

Right, there's quite a bit of fabrication.

Author's Thoughts

Hi, from now on, I will update this novel 3 chapters/week. Thank you for all your support so far:)