Chapter 262
The Nine Monarchs
Less than half an hour had passed since Arthur entered the dungeon before he emerged, having finished everything inside.
Outside, Kareng and Kyou were still helping the people and securing the area, but their attention was immediately drawn to him when they saw him emerge.
However, what surprised them was not how quickly he had returned, but the man walking behind him.
The two approached cautiously.
The man was only slightly taller than Arthur, yet his body was solid and muscular, suggesting immense strength hidden within. His black hair was slicked back, and his skin looked completely human, without any beastly features.
Kyou looked at Arthur, then at the stranger behind him.
"My king… who is this person?"
Arthur answered calmly, as though it were hardly worth mentioning.
"He is one of the Nine Monarchs… the Giant King, Regia."
In truth, Regia's original body was much larger, but before leaving the dungeon, Arthur gave him a portion of the Mutated Liquid.
This liquid possessed unique properties that allowed its user to shrink or enlarge their body. It was the same ability Astaroth had obtained after defeating the Sea Dragon in the world of Zao Fan.
The Sea Dragon had previously consumed the Mutated Liquid and gained control over the size of its body. When Astaroth devoured it, he inherited that ability as well.
Now, after Arthur gave a portion of that liquid to Regia, the latter became capable of controlling the size of his body, while also changing his appearance using the same technique that had previously been used on Kyou.
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News reports spread worldwide about what had happened here, including the battle…
Though it had not truly been a battle at all.
It had been an absolute massacre.
Against the giants, only one man stood, accompanied by no more than two subordinates.
Kyou clashed with the giants and crushed them with terrifying precision, while Arthur and Kareng confronted the massive giant, ending him without giving him even a real chance to resist.
In the end, the Giant King himself fell under Arthur's control.
Much of these details were never revealed to the world, nor did they even leak internally.
Only one thing was officially announced:
Hunter Arthur Narin had single-handedly stopped the giant raid, eliminated them, killed the dungeon boss, and completely closed the dungeon, without recording a single casualty.
A raid that an entire country had been unable to end…
had been ended by a single Hunter.
How could the name Arthur Narin not spread throughout the world after that?
Meanwhile, at the headquarters of the Nothing Guild, Sung Jinwoo had already awakened and treated Yoo Jinho's father without anyone knowing about it.
The name of the Nothing Guild spread throughout the world.
If the Guild Leader was this powerful…
then how powerful was the Guild itself?
How powerful was its leader, Arthur Narin?
And how powerful was his first assistant, Sung Jinwoo?
Were the assistant and the leader equal in strength?
And what about the rest of the members?
Countless questions swept across the world, all born from a single event:
The annihilation of the giant raid.
But within the country itself, a different kind of question began to emerge.
Where had Arthur Narin been during the Jeju Island raid?
Why had he not participated?
If he had participated… wouldn't the situation have been better?
If he had participated… wouldn't the number of casualties have been lower?
If he had participated…
If… if… if…
While the world glorified Arthur Narin for his strength and courage, his own country was blaming him and looking down on him.
They did not look at the whole picture.
Instead, they clung only to the side they wanted to see.
That was the world.
It would never see you for all the good, courage, or strength you possessed.
But the moment you made a single mistake, it would turn its attention toward you.
Even if you had a billion rights and a single mistake…
the world would hold you accountable for that one mistake and turn its back on everything else.
That was the world.
And while foreign guilds and nations invited Arthur and his Guild to move and work with them, he was being driven into the dirt in his own country.
But…
Did Arthur truly care?
Was that even a question worth asking?
The answer had been clear from the beginning:
No.
Even if the entire world turned against him, he would not care.
The world, in his eyes, was nothing but absolute bullshit.
He had said it after Rath's death…
and he had meant every word of it.
• Every single word. •
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"So… you're telling me that the National-Level Hunter, Christopher… is going to be assassinated?"
Arthur was sitting in a partially destroyed café, smoking calmly as he spoke with Selner, the woman known for her ability to enhance Hunters' abilities.
A blond man from America sat beside her, while two guards stood behind them.
Arthur had never met Selner before, yet only half an hour after leaving the gate, he found her sitting in front of him.
Before he could answer, one of the guards exploded in anger and shouted contemptuously:
"Show some respect, you—"
"Silence, and bow down now."
The words left Arthur's mouth with deadly calmness.
At the same moment, terrifying pressure descended upon the destroyed café, piercing through the floor and reaching deep into the souls of everyone present.
"Who are you to order me around? Know your place, child!"
"M-Mr. Arthur… please, stop…"
The blond man pleaded while bent toward the ground, his body trembling.
Arthur sighed, calmly increased the pressure, then returned to smoking his cigarette.
"So, what do you want from me? I'm the leader of a guild from another country, and I have my own affairs. I ended an entire raid, and now you want me to save a man I don't even know?"
Selner spoke hesitantly:
"In my dream… those who confronted Hunter Christopher were great Monarchs…"
At the mention of the word Monarchs, Arthur's mind froze.
He no longer heard anything after that.
'So…'
| The Nine Monarchs. |
'Yes… I'm certain of it.'
'Cain.'
| Yes. |
'Sung inherited the legacy of the Shadow Monarch… and he was a former Monarch. Doesn't that mean they will target him?'
| That is certain. According to what the Giant King Regia said, the Nine Monarchs consider the Shadow Monarch a traitor, and anyone who carries his legacy is their enemy. |
"Yes."
Arthur said it as he looked at the people in front of him.
"What did you say, Mr. Arthur?"
"Give me his address… now."
| Arthur… are you— |
'Yes.'
'I am the killer of the Nine Monarchs.'
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