Chapter 264

Changwang Jin Zai’s (5)

Changwang Jin Zai!

The death of China’s number one Ranker!

The bloody battle between the two top-tier Rankers was an unprecedented event that shook the world.

[Major foreign media outlets, including CNN in the United States, evaluate the duel between the two Rankers as “the best bloody battle ever.”]

[The star of China, Jin Zai, finally dies at the age of 82. China, a wave of mourning.]

[World Ranking 17th, Dual Swords Octavia Spencer, “Was 19th, then 18th, now 17th? I love Ju Dong-hoon!”]

Hyper Ranker, a term referring to those ranked 1st to 10th in the world.

Not only had the ranking, which had been as fixed as concrete, changed.

But a Ranker had died…

It was enough to draw the attention of everyone in the world.

└ That was a really crazy duel. Yes

└ But why did they fight?

└ I don’t know. Wasn’t it a personal dispute?

└ The Immortal’s Society Head… I clearly remember him being a kind person…

└ I am Chinese. Frankly, I don’t understand why Ju Dong-hoon had to kill our country’s Ranker. If he was just skilled, couldn’t he have just scolded him and ended it?

└ That’s right! Ju Dong-hoon should apologize! And Korea should compensate!

└ Just because you’re a hunting powerhouse? Human life is precious!

Of course, not everyone was cheering.

Typically, some Chinese people were furious.

Changwang was, after all, a great man of China.

But.

We understand that China has lost a valuable Ranker.

In response, Kim Jin-ah, the deputy guild master of Otherworld, immediately released a statement.

However, this fight was a personal dispute in which no national ideologies were involved. There is no reason for Korea to compensate. Besides, frankly, we were the ones who were attacked first. Rather, we are the ones who should demand compensation.

With very strong wording.

Originally, we could have used the power of Otherworld to retaliate more than necessary, but we will end it here. We are an organization that aims for profit, not tyrants. However, if you cross the line any further, we cannot guarantee what will happen after that. At that point, it will become an emotional issue. That’s all I have to say. Goodbye.

You guys threw the first punch, didn’t you?

But well, that’s Changwang’s fault, so I won’t say anything to you.

So don’t mess around.

If things go wrong, we might use more force than necessary.

In summary, that was the content.

It was a statement that could be seen as arrogant and conceited.

But.

└ Kya.

└ That’s right!!!

└ Ahhh, refreshing! Yes, that’s what I’m talking about!

The composure to respect the weak while saying what needs to be said. I respect you, Kim Jin-ah Sensei…

└ As expected, Harvard graduates are different.

└ I heard she was famous even before joining Otherworld?

The majority of reactions were in favor of Kim Jin-ah.

Many people shouted ‘Otherworld forever!’ and crushed the Chinese people’s remarks.

└ Changwang? Honestly, he deserved to die.

└ Yes, didn’t he go to Korea first? ㅋㅋ

└ I heard his reputation hasn’t been good lately. He used to be nice, but there are rumors that he’s completely senile.

└ But, well. It’s actually a fight between people from another world that has nothing to do with ordinary people like us. Why should we compensate for that? ㅋㅋㅋ

A second Changwang must not be born!

If we let this go, life will be no different from the wild!

Etc.

Many opinions supporting China came out, but they were buried.

Well, what can we do?

He went to kill someone and got killed himself, so there’s nothing we can say.

Even if we wanted to say something.

China can’t attack Korea.

Because Korea has Hasera.

Moreover.

Ju Dong-hoon did wrong? That’s nonsense! If anyone says that in front of me, you can look forward to it. I’m going to open your brain and experiment on how such thinking is possible.

Tower Master Sophia Silverstone actually said that.

As a permanent ally of Otherworld, the UK strongly stepped forward.

And that wasn’t all.

I agree. Haven’t we adapted enough to the changed world? Whether it’s a Ranker or a country, if you attack first, you have to pay the price. That’s the rule of the hunter society.

Even the world’s number two Ranker, Demon King Jack Smith, stepped in.

It was as if the whole world was on Ju Dong-hoon’s side.

└ Is this school ties, blood ties, regional ties?

└ In a world ruled by power, all the organizations that can best explain that power have acknowledged it, so there’s nothing more to say.

└ Yes, situation closed. End. China bye bye.

Naturally, the controversy had to be settled at this point.

The problem was.

Ju Dong-hoon’s true skills were revealed through this video.

Rather, the media focused on that.

And people were more interested in that.

Look at this scene! Do you see it? Clearly, at this moment, Ju Dong-hoon, wearing gauntlets, punched down! But, look! 0.1 seconds have passed, right? It has turned into a spear!

Is it an item that transforms weapons?

It seems to be either a skill or an item!

Various panels with expert labels came out, capturing and analyzing the scenes in slow motion.

Look! The spear turns into a sword, a dagger, and a bow. Even here! It turns into a club!

What kind of job is possible for this? No, is that even possible?

Many experts from overseas also jumped in.

Among them were Rankers who were in the top 1,000.

But.

They all shook their heads.

I don’t know.

Even if there is a skill, there is a problem. The way you use tools is subtly different. For example, giving a kendo stick to a fencing player doesn’t make them as good at kendo as a national representative, right? But Ju Dong-hoon is different. All the techniques are just those of a skilled person, or more than that.

Isn’t it like this?

Like what?

So, he possesses the ghosts who used to grow each weapon to the fullest. In his own body. There are many comics of that kind, right?

Ah, that Ghost King or something?

Hmm, even so… Repeating possession in 0.1 seconds is…

That’s not it! I’m a possession expert hunter!

Yes?

As a result of possessing more than thousands of times, possession also requires a warm-up time. Possession with such a fast connection? It’s not possible. That’s just a movement that comes out when one person completely understands all the techniques!

No matter how much they talked.

There was only one conclusion they could draw.

I don’t know why!

While they were doing that.

Thunderclap Plora dismissed it in one word through an article.

“I told you. He’s going to be a legend soon. He’s a person you shouldn’t try to understand with common sense.”

Jang Dae-ung, who recently joined Otherworld, also just threw a word to the reporter who came to him.

“My brother? My brother is stronger than me with just his fists. But wait. I’ll catch up again soon.”

In the end, the world nodded.

Rather than understanding, they accepted it.

Leaving Ju Dong-hoon aside, let’s not try to understand the Hyper Rankers.

They’re not humans, they’re gods.

Peach Blossom Land, temporary conference room.

“Hoo.”

Called out by Kim Jin-ah, I sat down and touched my phone.

“It’s a mess. It’s a mess.”

As a result of looking around the community or news.

Most people are still only talking about me.

Pressing this and pressing that, no matter where I connect to see, it’s all praise for me.

“……”

I pursed my lips.

Why is that?

In the past, I would have gotten goosebumps all over my body and felt awkward, but now I don’t feel anything special.

Is my face getting thicker?

Well, it’s time to get used to it now.

Hyper Ranker is the best celebrity on Earth, recognized by everyone.

“Oh my, it seems our Guild Master is destined not to rest even if he’s told to rest.”

Thump!

It was then that Kim Jin-ah opened the door and came in.

She looked very busy, having recently made a statement and explained the situation here and there.

“I had a good talk with the association.”

“Really?”

“Yes, Guild Master. Well, they apologized for the late support? I just said it was okay and moved on. In fact, Changwang Grandpa showed up, so the association couldn’t have done anything about it.”

“Good job. The best thing is the best thing.”

There’s nothing the association can do to support us.

There’s nothing they can do to help, and nothing will change.

“Oh, and the Chinese association also agreed to just accept it. Accept? Geez, it’s so funny. If I had my way, I would have cut someone’s neck!”

Kim Jin-ah made a fierce gesture of not drawing a line with her hand.

It was even more realistic because she was a person who had actually taken the president’s collar.

“Dare to touch our Guild Master. Accept? Acceeep? Should I just hit the country or something?”

“Whoa, whoa.”

I smiled and calmed her down.

“The Deputy Guild Master is having a lot of trouble because of me.”

Indeed.

I think every time, Kim Jin-ah’s ability is top-notch.

I just killed Changwang and that’s the end, but.

How much did she go around in between?

Coordinating here and there, judging.

She must have had a hard time.

On that subject, she’s only worried that I might be upset.

“Don’t worry too much. I don’t have any special thoughts.”

“Yes, if the Guild Master tells me not to worry, I have to forget it right away. Then, shall I erase it from my memory?”

Kim Jin-ah smiled, as if she had never been fierce.

She reported the current situation.

Buying land in Uiwang City, building blueprints, preparing materials, organizational changes, and financial accounting.

She summarized and reported it in a concise and easy-to-understand manner, and I nodded, having listened roughly.

It’s Kim Jin-ah.

She must have done well on her own.

Swish.

I got up from my seat and folded my sleeves.

“Hmm? Where are you going?”

“Yes.”

I nodded.

Actually, there was something that had been bothering me since earlier.

“There’s a place I need to go for a while. I’ll be right back.”

The capital of China.

Beijing was filled with a mourning atmosphere every day.

Whirr!

Changwang’s remains, recovered from the association, burned.

The state chairman and executives consoled the people’s grief in the Great Hall.

Changwang Jin Zai.

Although he caused an accident and died, he was once a person who illuminated China.

He was also the person who raised the country to the ranks of a powerful nation through the Hyper Ranker.

The funeral had to be held in a grand manner.

The people came out with candles.

A long period of mourning continued.

And in one corner.

“……”

A man with a bitter expression and clasped hands was seen.

China’s greatest genius.

Changwang’s disciple, Shimpan Changwei.

Holding a white flower, he looked at the marching coffin.

‘Was time so cruel?’

His eyes turned red.

Just a few days ago, his teacher, who had been full of energy.

The Immortal’s Society Head, who had taught him a lot, saying that he should live a good life, disappeared into a handful of ashes.

The teacher’s personality, which had collapsed miserably, came as an even greater sadness.

‘The teacher’s last appearance was definitely.’

It was greedy.

What’s more?

It also contained murderous intent.

A matter that should have been judged in the first place.

But.

He was also a human being.

The teacher is the substitute for the parents.

How could it not be difficult?

His hands trembled.

His heart ached.

Was he just spacing out with an expression of disbelief?

Thud!

He felt someone’s touch on his shoulder.

A man wearing a suspicious mask.

Simpanchang immediately recognized who it was.

‘Friend.’

The one who finally punished his teacher.

He had secretly come to comfort him.

“……”

It was difficult, but it was very painful.

It’s not that he didn’t understand his actions.

Rather, if he hadn’t punished his teacher, he would have been angry.

‘Ju Dong-hoon is not Buddha.’

His friend is just a human being like him.

He is not a saint who sees a hungry tiger aiming for him and gives up his body, saying he feels sorry for him.

The current situation is.

It was fully expected and fully prepared for.

“……”

Simpanchang nodded silently.

Thump, thump!

The man, who patted his shoulder once more, bowed his head and disappeared.

The comfort of the one who killed the teacher.

It was a very heavy moment, but on the other hand, it was a moment of comfort.

In the end.

He punished the one who should have been punished instead of him.