S-Class Hunter Heals with Monsters - Chapter 163



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Episode 163: The Power of the World Tree is a Salty-Sweet Taste

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Everyone cheered. But Cheon Do-woon was not satisfied with this.

Something was missing. The rumors about the slums were put to rest, but the current production felt like it was lacking by 2%.

What is that? He, who is serious about acting, looked back at the script and direction in his head.

‘Oh. I see. This is missing.’

Cheon Do-woon opened his fanny pack. What came out was Dodak’s hunter ID.

He handed it to Dodak like a crossbody bag. Then he picked up Dodak again.

“Oh! Look at that!”

“It’s a hunter’s ID! It’s the hunter’s ID of S-class hunter Dodak!”

“Come on, little one! Insignificant!”

“Who said it was insignificant just now!”

Cheers erupted once again from all sides.

With this, the directing level was 100% achieved. Cheon Do-woon was satisfied and the corners of his mouth went up.

As a director, screenwriter, and actor, he did it all brilliantly.

Meanwhile, light dust was pouring down from Dodaki’s staff.

At first he swung his staff as a threat, but now it was different.

-Ouch, oh yeah!

Gibonni is good. It is satisfying. This is the helper’s mana that fills the body.

It led to a staff, emitting pure white power.

-Whew!

Dodaki liked that white power.

The power of the staff and the mana of the assistant combined to create a special dish that is full of flavor.

Dodaki began to absorb white power. It tasted different from the mana he usually ate.

This is a delicacy. A snack. Something chewy and salty-sweet.

-Whew!

Eat! If I had taken a communication drug, I would have seen those words pop up above my head.

Cheon Do-woon looked at it and put down his hat.

Dodaki was chewing his cud, his mouth agape.

“good?”

-Ouch, oh yeah!

“Okay. Then let’s go now.”

As Cheon Do-woon started walking, the reporters opened the way.

If it were normal, they would have blocked my path and barraged me with questions.

But the sight of it radiating light felt so divine that I couldn’t dare to block it.

“Ha… I just want to ask one thing!”

A courageous reporter stepped forward. His fellow reporters frowned at him.

Read the mood. Even under such harsh glares, the reporter stubbornly said what he had to say.

“What on earth are those leaves on your head!”

The first person to ask about the leaf came forward.

People’s eyes were drawn to the leaf stuck in the head.

That’s what it was. What was that? The palm-sized leaf changed color depending on the angle at which it was viewed.

It also sparkled like an opal.

Even at first glance, it is not an ordinary plant leaf. It is only later that it becomes apparent that it was pressed down by the impact of the dodak.

“Is this something inside the gate?”

“What is the effect?”

“Where did you get it?”

Once the question arose, questions from reporters poured in.

Cheon Do-woon did not answer. He had no intention of telling her the identity of the leaf.

‘If we investigate, there will be someone who finds out.’

If rumors spread, someone would come after him. Of course, Cheon Do-woon didn’t care.

If someone comes looking for it, just fold it in half. That was it.

Cheon Do-woon turned around without answering the reporters’ questions.

The reporters nodded their heads at the sight of her confidently walking away.

“Whatever that is. There’s no way someone like that would have leaves hanging on their head for no reason.”

“Isn’t it possible that it has some effect, like increasing mana or increasing defense?”

“Hey, he probably doesn’t need that. It probably has a deeper meaning.”

It’s for Dodak’s mental health.

Reporters who were unaware of this fact let their imagination run wild.

Ah, I want to follow him and ask him more questions. The moment I thought that, a black sedan approached from the street.

The person who got out of the car was an old man who looked to be in his 60s. The reporters’ eyes lit up when they saw him.

“Tongue, it’s the president of the association!”

“I’m Lee Yun-soo, the president of the Hunter Association!”

Chairman Lee Yun-su approached Cheon Do-woon.

The reporters started taking photos of the two of them in the new scoop. Chairman Lee Un-soo laughed at that.

“This is a really popular star. I have something to tell you… It’s really noisy around here. Let’s move.”

The president of the association put Cheon Do-woon in the car with a smiling face.

As they drove away, the reporters looked sad, but at the same time, they looked amazed.

“The president of the association came to pick you up in person. You’re truly amazing.”

“That’s right. Mr. Dodak is amazing!”

The reporters paused at someone’s shout.

Cheon Do-woon’s name is not Dodak-i. It was confirmed because he himself corrected it in front of reporters the other day.

So what is his real name?

‘Come to think of it, I still don’t know that person’s name.’

There have been many reporters who have investigated Cheon Do-un so far.

But no one found out the name.

Even the Hunter Association kept the information secret, so it was not made public unless the person wished it to be.

As a result, Cheon Do-un became a mysterious being whose face was known but whose name was not revealed.

“Even if I search the Internet, all I find is information that I can’t trust.”

False information posted by those who want attention.

There were countless people who made up Cheon Do-un’s name, saying, “He is my grandfather.”

That’s why even if someone whose name was really known wrote something, it would be buried.

What is your name? What should I call you?

Silence fell. In the silence, one man raised his arm and shouted.

“Long live Dodak!”

The shout was confident. It was a face that said, “What’s the big deal about names?”

“Dodak saved Gold City!”

“Can I call you that?”

“So what? It won’t matter since we’re a team.”

“That’s right. It’s a set.”

“Wow! Mr. Dodak!”

“Dodak! Dodak!”

“Dodak!”

Yeah, whatever the name is, it doesn’t matter.

Cheon Do-woon and Dodaki are one. They are a team. If they are a set, it doesn’t matter what you call them.

People cheered, thinking so.

Dodaki’s name rang out.

The scream spread like a wave throughout Gold City.

“Oh my god. What the hell is this?”

“It’s like looking at a fanatic.”

Only the siblings who were watching the situation from a nearby rooftop were holding their stomachs and laughing.

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Manager Kim’s store counter.

There sat Joseph.

Since Manager Kim has become very busy, I was looking after the store for him today as well.

‘It’s pretty quiet.’

As Joseph yawned and nodded, the store door opened wide.

“Master! Look at this!”

The one who came inside was his disciple, Kim Cheol-su. He ran in with the aforementioned face.

“What’s going on? Is there a war going on somewhere?”

“This is even bigger news. A Chimera army has appeared in Gold City!”

Kim Cheol-su handed over his cell phone after showing a video on the Internet.

There was footage of a herd of chimeras running wild.

It was a scene of Kim Na-ri and Hanbit Lab chimeras running on the road.

Joseph tilted his head as he watched the video.

“These are… the chimeras that live in that guy Cheon Do-woon’s yard.”

“I see, right?”

Why are things that should be inside the gate outside?

Even while I was wondering, the video continued.

The hunters in the video struggle to subdue chimeras and monsters.

There was a loud bang and a loud noise, but no chimera fell.

“It seems more like it was the chimeras destroying the city….”

“Like hunters?”

Joseph nodded.

The young chimeras just run around like excited calves.

The hunters’ ability to catch it was destroying the city.

It breathes fire. It breathes electricity. The sword of wind strikes the chimeras without mercy.

-I’ll catch them and become a hero!

-A wanted notice should have been issued by now. With this much chaos, the amount of money must be considerable!

The hunters shouted in the video.

Each time they attacked, a circular barrier formed around the chimeras.

Boom, boom, ping. All the attacks hit the transparent membrane and bounced in all directions.

The fire created by the Hunter bounces off and destroys the building.

The electricity emitted by the Hunter also bounces off and destroys the road.

As the blades of wind collided with the shield, gusts of wind blew in all directions.

It mixed with the gust of wind created by the new butterfly and created a huge whirlwind.

-Eww!

The hunters flew away. The citizens hid in the corners of the buildings and trembled.

In the meantime, Kim Na-ri ran.

-King, king!

The sound of an excited poodle whining could be heard beyond the video. It was a sound that would make anyone happy to hear it.

“Hmm….”

What kind of hell is this? Joseph broke out in a cold sweat.

“Number 17… No. Does Cheon Do-woon know about this too?”

“I know. Mr. Cheon Do-woon is also in the video.”

Kim Cheol-su turned the video over.

It was a video of Cheon Do-un shining with Dodak.

Joseph opened his eyes wide after seeing the video. The first thing he noticed was the dodak.

A white light powder poured out from the staff that Dodak was holding.

“This, this is…! The power of healing!”

“The power of healing?”

“Yes! It’s the power that was seen when the World Tree appeared in the past! The power of healing and regeneration. The power that I tried to activate for decades but it didn’t move at all… That’s the power!”

How on earth did he activate that power?

Ah, I want to know. I want to study it. I want to see it up close.

I’m a resident of Gold City too, so why am I not there?

Joseph’s hand holding the cell phone trembled with envy.

Meanwhile, in the video, Dodak’s mouth opened wide.

“This, this is…! You shouted, ‘Hueung!’”

I want to hear that roar myself.

I want to grab that plump root too.

Joseph groaned and looked at the video. The next thing Dodak noticed was the leaf on Cheon Do-un’s head.

“Oh my god. Are they still treating that precious thing like that…?”

He grabbed the back of his neck.

If anyone notices that, they’ll definitely try to steal it. If those people come flocking in… .

“Hmm….”

If they come rushing in, I think we’ll have to worry about their lives.

Joseph’s blood pressure, which had risen to the top of his head, returned to normal in an instant.

It is a pity that the leaves of the World Tree were taken away by Cheon Do-un.

But as long as Cheon Do-un has it, there is no risk of it being stolen by someone unknown.

In that respect, it was actually a relief.

“But what is this situation? Why did Number 17 and the Chimeras appear in Gold City?”

“I don’t know. But looking at the comments, everyone is praising Cheon Do-woon and Dodak. They say they’re heroes.”

As he spoke, Kim Cheol-su’s eyes sparkled with longing.

“You are truly an amazing person. I’m sure you’ve saved people like this in the past too.”

“Save people? This guy?”

Seventeen atrocities ran through Joseph’s head. He had suffered so many that he could not come up with anything good.

But objectively speaking, Cheon Do-woon is a victim of an illegal research lab.

I was turned into a chimera against my will and was forced to live a life as a chimera hunter.

With the blast spell engraved on his body, he couldn’t even dream of any other life.

It was sad to think that way.

‘Yeah, well… I guess you’ve had to save a lot of people while working as a hunter.’

Whether it was intentional or not, it is true that he did many things that could be called heroic.

Joseph laughed as he watched the video.

It was a gentle smile, as if she had found peace somewhere in her heart.

“A hero… yes. It’s time for him to receive his reward for the past.”

At this point, he might even be considered a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize, an award given only to those who have dedicated themselves to the world.

‘I think he’ll be annoyed, though.’

Joseph pictured her not showing up on the day of the awards ceremony, saying she was annoying.

The crystal plaque that was somehow delivered will most likely be used as a pot holder in his home.

That’s just how it is. Wouldn’t it be better for him to live the life he wants from now on?

Joseph watched the video with a calm smile.

In the video, Cheon Do-woon was giving Dodak a hunter’s license.

Joseph’s eyes widened when he saw that.

“Wow, Mandragora Hunter’s ID…! Was there such a thing?”

He clutched his chest. His once calm face became distorted again.

“Hey, if there was something like this, you should have told me…! Keep it to yourself… This deadly…!”

The hand holding the cell phone began to tremble again.

It’s a retraction to say that he deserves the peace prize. If this guy gets the peace prize, the world will end.

Joseph thought as he stroked Dodak’s Hunter ID across the screen.