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solo leveling s03 part 8
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00:00In the U.S., we see cars speeding through the streets.
00:03It's the scavenger guild.
00:04Thomas Andre is inside one of the vehicles.
00:07He orders the driver to stop, realizing it's already begun.
00:11He kicks open the car door and jumps out,
00:13telling his men to follow him as quickly as they can,
00:16saying, I'll go on ahead.
00:18After he leaves, one of the men sighs.
00:20We're going to be flooded with compensation invoices again tomorrow.
00:24Back at the abandoned factory,
00:26Hwang Dong-soo is punched hard in the stomach.
00:29Yu Jin-ho, watching, smirks, knowing he's been saved.
00:33The punch is so powerful that it sends the S-rank hunter Hwang flying.
00:37It's Sung Jin-woo who tracked them down
00:39and used shadow exchange with a shadow orc to save Jin-ho.
00:42After knocking Hwang out of the building,
00:44he rushes to Jin-ho and tries to give him a potion.
00:47But a system notification appears.
00:50You cannot use a healing potion if the target's HP is below 10%.
00:54Seeing this, Jin-woo turns to the two men standing nearby.
00:58He asks if either of them is a healer
01:01and with fury in his eyes, commands them to heal Jin-ho.
01:05One of them, visibly trembling, replies,
01:07I don't understand Korean.
01:10By then, Hwang has recovered and re-enters the building.
01:13He clarifies to the man,
01:15He's asking you to heal the guy.
01:18Hwang then asks Jin-woo,
01:19Is this the first time we've met in person,
01:22Hunter Sung Jin-woo?
01:25Ignoring him, Jin-woo glares at the man and says,
01:28I'll say it one last time,
01:30Heal him.
01:31The man nervously replies,
01:33You should probably convince my boss first.
01:36Before he can finish,
01:38Jin-woo grabs him by the face
01:39and slams him into a steel pillar.
01:41Then he turns to the second man
01:43and asks if he's a healer.
01:45Terrified, the man protests,
01:46You didn't say this job involved Hunter Sung Jin-woo.
01:50Jin-woo repeats,
01:52Can you use healing magic?
01:53The man says no,
01:55and Jin-woo slams him into the floor.
01:57Seeing this overwhelming power,
01:59Hwang approaches and says,
02:01As I thought,
02:03You're the one who killed my brother.
02:05Jin-ho weakly warns Jin-woo to be careful.
02:08Jin-woo tells him not to speak in his condition.
02:10Hwang demands an answer.
02:12Did you kill my brother and his teammates?
02:14Jin-woo coldly replies,
02:16Go ask your brother yourself.
02:19In rage, Hwang throws a punch.
02:21But Jin-woo is too fast.
02:23He dodges and counters,
02:25sending Hwang flying outside the building.
02:28Before Hwang can get up,
02:29he finds Jin-woo already sitting beside him.
02:32Hwang tries to attack again,
02:33but is pinned down.
02:35Jin-woo then begins repeatedly
02:36smashing Hwang's head into the ground.
02:39In that moment,
02:40Thomas Andre arrives,
02:41shouting,
02:42Stop!
02:43Thomas tells Hwang,
02:44I warned you again and again not to touch him,
02:47and then turns to Jin-woo.
02:48Is he still alive?
02:51Jin-woo replies coldly,
02:52I'm not done with him yet.
02:55Thomas says,
02:55If you understand this much,
02:58communication will be easier.
03:00Let him go,
03:01and I'll let what happened here slide.
03:03Jin-woo turns to him and asks,
03:05What if I refuse?
03:07Thomas, clearly angered, says,
03:09Then it won't be a request anymore.
03:12Jin-woo responds by hurling Hwang into the air.
03:15As he's flying, Hwang thinks,
03:17Thomas, now you have no choice.
03:19You must step in.
03:21Kill him for me.
03:22Jin-woo stands before Thomas.
03:24Thomas says,
03:25Maybe you don't know who I am.
03:27Jin-woo replies,
03:28It doesn't matter who you are.
03:31Thomas thinks to himself,
03:32He knows who I am.
03:34And yet he's doing this.
03:36We then see Thomas' backstory.
03:38He grew up in a poor immigrant family
03:40and faced many hardships.
03:42The one thing that set him apart
03:44was his extraordinary talent for violence.
03:46It earned him the title of the strongest.
03:48Through endless battles,
03:49he gained power, influence, wealth,
03:52and crushed those who opposed him.
03:54He believed violence was true justice.
03:56He became someone who ruled over others like a king.
04:00Back in the present,
04:01members of the Scavenger Guild arrive at the scene.
04:04As they move in,
04:05a huge explosion erupts.
04:07Something barrels past them,
04:09destroying everything in its path.
04:10As the dust settles,
04:12they realize,
04:13It's Thomas,
04:14thrown back by Jin-woo.
04:16Shocked,
04:16they ask if he's okay.
04:18Thomas,
04:19furious,
04:19signals them to stand back
04:21and begins walking toward Jin-woo.
04:23His men start panicking and follow.
04:25Meanwhile,
04:26Jin-woo instructs one of his shadow soldiers
04:28to take Jin-ho to the nearest hospital
04:30and use whatever it takes
04:31to ensure he's treated.
04:33After securing Jin-ho's safety,
04:35Jin-woo turns his full attention
04:37to Thomas Andre
04:38and the rest of the Scavenger Guild.
04:40He summons his army of shadow soldiers,
04:43ready to take on the entire guild.
04:45Seeing this,
04:46Thomas Andre got excited,
04:47saying,
04:48This is great.
04:49There's finally a worthy opponent.
04:51While thinking to himself,
04:52I couldn't care less
04:53about the Huang Dong-su matter anymore.
04:55There's only one way
04:56to redeem my damaged pride,
04:58to kill that bastard.
05:00But he tells Jin-woo,
05:01It's not too late
05:02to admit your mistake
05:03and back off.
05:04I'll at least spare your life
05:06if you do so now
05:07and apologize.
05:08But instead of answering,
05:10Jin-woo flips him off.
05:11Seeing this,
05:12Thomas gets even more furious
05:13and begins to transform,
05:15saying,
05:16You'll regret not taking
05:17this last chance.
05:18As both sides prepare to fight,
05:20Jin-woo signals
05:21his shadow soldiers to advance,
05:23and they all begin charging
05:24toward the hunters.
05:26Seeing this,
05:27Thomas also commands his men,
05:28they're coming,
05:30and all of them
05:31rush to engage the shadows.
05:33The tanks take
05:34a defensive stance,
05:35using their skills
05:36to create a strong,
05:37magical wall,
05:38trying to hold back the assault.
05:40But their defense
05:41isn't enough.
05:43The soldiers break through.
05:44The moment they do,
05:46dozens of shadow soldiers
05:47are blown away,
05:48taken out single-handedly
05:50by Thomas Andre.
05:51As he looks up,
05:53he sees Tusk
05:54using his hymn of protection
05:55to block his advance.
05:57Without hesitation,
05:59Thomas leaps through the shield
06:00and smashes into Tusk's face.
06:03As he does so,
06:04he thinks,
06:05My guild members
06:06don't stand a chance
06:07against these monsters,
06:08and charges inside the building
06:10where Jin-woo is.
06:11Looking around,
06:12he sees that most of his members
06:13have already been defeated
06:14by the Shadow Army.
06:16Off to the side,
06:17he spots Jin-woo,
06:18also fighting the hunters.
06:20Thomas leaps toward him,
06:22but before he can reach Jin-woo,
06:24iron blocks his path.
06:25Thomas punches iron
06:26and yells at him to move.
06:27The force is immense
06:29and iron is taken down
06:30in a single blow.
06:31But when he looks again,
06:33Jin-woo has vanished.
06:34He wonders where he went,
06:36only to find him
06:37suddenly beside him.
06:38Before Thomas can react,
06:40Jin-woo strikes with his dagger,
06:41but is shocked to see
06:43it has no effect.
06:44Thomas retaliates
06:45with a powerful punch,
06:47sending Jin-woo flying,
06:48saying,
06:49You look down
06:50on a national-level hunter.
06:51As Jin-woo is still mid-air,
06:54Thomas uses psychokinesis
06:55to pull him back
06:56and declares,
06:57Feel the difference
06:58in our strength
06:59and despair.
07:01But while being pulled in,
07:03Jin-woo uses ruler's authority
07:04to hold Thomas in place.
07:06Thomas realizes,
07:08He's trying to crush me.
07:09It's like I'm completely immobilized.
07:12Despite being drawn in,
07:13Jin-woo attacks.
07:15Before Thomas can break free,
07:17Jin-woo lands a powerful strike
07:18that makes Thomas cough up blood.
07:20He crashes to the ground,
07:22but manages to stay upright,
07:23thinking,
07:24I'm bleeding.
07:25Jin-woo doesn't let up
07:26and charges again,
07:27saying,
07:28What was it you said earlier?
07:29Feel the difference
07:30in our strength
07:31and despair.
07:33He unleashes a flurry
07:34of blows on Thomas,
07:35who is caught off guard.
07:37Finally, Thomas snaps,
07:39I'll stop underestimating you,
07:41and activates his skill,
07:43reinforcement,
07:44beginning to transform.
07:46Meanwhile,
07:47the hunter bureau agents
07:48are en route to the site.
07:50In the car,
07:51Agent Adam White
07:52is asked what's happening.
07:53He replies,
07:54There's no time
07:55to explain everything in detail.
07:56Another man says,
07:58You might not realize it
07:59as a civilian,
08:00but any closer
08:01and our lives
08:02will be in danger.
08:04Back at the factory,
08:05Thomas has completed
08:06his transformation.
08:07Jin-woo recalls
08:08what Kamish once said,
08:10Four humans received
08:11the ruler's powers.
08:12Perhaps they're the survivors
08:14of the Kamish raid.
08:15They must be
08:16the four national level hunters.
08:17Thomas charges at Jin-woo,
08:20who begins to move forward,
08:22but quickly stops
08:23as Thomas prepares to attack.
08:25Thomas smashes the ground
08:26with such force
08:27it shatters beneath him,
08:28but Jin-woo narrowly evades.
08:31Thomas uses another skill,
08:33and panic spreads
08:33among the guild members,
08:35who yell,
08:36Get away from him!
08:37He's created a black hole,
08:39pulling in everything around,
08:41including shadow soldiers.
08:43Jin-woo watches and thinks,
08:44What incredible strength!
08:47It's like a black hole.
08:49If not for ruler's authority,
08:51I would have been sucked in.
08:53Just then,
08:54a massive explosion occurs,
08:56destroying half the building.
08:58Jin-woo survives.
09:00Looking down,
09:00he sees Thomas yelling,
09:02I won't miss this time!
09:03As the remaining hunters
09:05evacuate with the wounded,
09:06Thomas launches toward Jin-woo
09:08at lightning speed,
09:09but Jin-woo steps on his face
09:11mid-air
09:12and launches off of him,
09:14knocking Thomas down.
09:15Thomas uses telekinesis again
09:17to pull Jin-woo in,
09:18but Jin-woo counters
09:19with ruler's authority,
09:21pulling Thomas toward him.
09:23Thomas thinks,
09:23If he plans to take me head on,
09:26and prepares,
09:27saying,
09:27I'll take you on gladly.
09:29Their fists collide,
09:30creating shock waves.
09:32To Thomas' shock,
09:33Jin-woo breaks through his armor
09:34and gives him a cold,
09:36disappointed look.
09:37Thomas is knocked into the ground.
09:39He gets up,
09:40screaming in rage,
09:41and throws a punch,
09:42but Jin-woo dodges it easily.
09:45Jin-woo delivers a knee
09:46to Thomas' face,
09:47shattering more of his armor.
09:49By this time,
09:50Hunter Bureau agents
09:51have arrived
09:51and are stunned
09:52by the level of destruction
09:53from the clash
09:54of these two monsters.
09:56The man told Adam White
09:58to stay back
09:59as it was dangerous
10:00and pointed ahead
10:01to something
10:02that had just been thrown down.
10:04White asked what it was,
10:06and the man told him
10:07it was Thomas Andre.
10:09They saw Thomas
10:10lying on the ground
10:11being beaten up
10:12by Jin-woo.
10:13Thomas thought,
10:14how can a mage-type hunter
10:16produce such power
10:17and speed?
10:19Gathering his strength,
10:20he said,
10:20I can't lose like this,
10:22and tried to counterattack,
10:24but Jin-woo was too fast.
10:26Jin-woo managed
10:27to block the strike
10:28and rip the armor
10:29from Thomas' face.
10:31Furious,
10:31Thomas got back up
10:32and shouted,
10:33I am Thomas Andre.
10:35Trey,
10:35you think this is enough
10:36to take me down.
10:37But from behind,
10:39Jin-woo attacked again,
10:40saying,
10:41I told you,
10:42didn't I?
10:43It doesn't matter
10:43who you are.
10:45He began beating Thomas
10:46relentlessly once more.
10:48Agent White pleaded
10:49with Jin-woo to stop,
10:50but Jin-woo didn't listen
10:52and continued striking Thomas,
10:54breaking both his armor
10:55and bones in the process.
10:57Finally,
10:57Thomas accepted defeat
10:58and said,
10:59it's over.
11:01I lost.
11:02Jin-woo stopped
11:03after seeing his condition.
11:05White thought,
11:06to reduce the great
11:07Thomas Andre to such a state.
11:09How many hunters
11:10in the world
11:11could do such a thing?
11:12He wondered
11:13if there was even
11:13a single one.
11:15Once this news gets out,
11:16it will shake the world
11:17to its core.
11:18He then ordered
11:19the hunters on site
11:20to begin healing
11:21Thomas quickly.
11:22One of the hunters reported,
11:24every bone in his body
11:25has been broken.
11:27The blood loss
11:27is severe too.
11:29I won't be enough
11:29on my own.
11:30It'll be better
11:31if we all treat him together.
11:33They also noticed
11:34that despite the massive battle,
11:36no one had died.
11:38White thought,
11:39I guess this is
11:40as well as it could have gone.
11:42Then one of the agents
11:43alerted him to something.
11:45When they arrived
11:45at the spot,
11:46they found the lifeless body
11:47of Hunter Hwang Dong-soo
11:49on the ground
11:50and Jin-woo
11:51was nowhere to be seen.
11:53Back in Korea,
11:54Jin-woo was sitting
11:55on top of a building.
11:57He had used shadow exchange
11:58to instantly return
11:59from America.
12:00Switching places
12:01with Beru
12:02right after the battle
12:03with Thomas Andre.
12:05Another presence
12:06stood near him.
12:07Jin-woo looked at it
12:08and said,
12:08It's been a while
12:10since you've been in Korea,
12:11hasn't it?
12:11We then see Beru
12:12at the hospital
12:13using his abilities
12:14to heal Jin-ho.
12:16Soon after,
12:17a shadow knelt
12:17before Jin-woo
12:18and asked to be given
12:19a name.
12:20It was the shadow
12:21of Hunter Hwang Dong-soo.
12:23Jin-woo looked at him
12:24and said,
12:26How about greed?
12:27Since you died
12:28because of your greed.
12:30After naming him,
12:31Jin-woo ordered,
12:32Now lower your head
12:34to the ground.
12:35The next day,
12:36back in the United States,
12:37Jin-woo was on his way
12:38to the International
12:39Guild Conference.
12:40He asked Adam White
12:41why there were
12:42so many reporters outside,
12:44and Adam told him
12:45it was probably
12:45because the media
12:46had already caught wind
12:47of his fight
12:47with Thomas Andre.
12:49As Jin-woo entered
12:50the building,
12:50he thought to himself,
12:52I don't want to think
12:53about Hwang Dong-soo anymore.
12:55I came to America
12:56for one reason only.
12:58Once my questions
12:58are answered,
12:59I'll have no more
13:00business here.
13:01Jin-woo then entered
13:02the room where all
13:03the major guilds
13:04of the world were gathered.
13:05As he walked
13:06through the crowd,
13:07everyone turned
13:08their attention toward him.
13:09People whispered
13:10about how he had
13:11defeated Thomas Andre,
13:13nearly killing him,
13:14and they also discussed
13:15his crucial role
13:16during the Tokyo Gate Crisis.
13:19After a short while,
13:20the presentation began.
13:22A scientist stepped up
13:23to the stage
13:23and introduced himself
13:24as Dr. Belzer.
13:27He began by stating,
13:28I'm sure you are all aware
13:29of the increasing number
13:30of gates appearing
13:31around the world.
13:32However,
13:33not many of you
13:34may know that there
13:34has also been
13:35unusual activity
13:36detected above the skies.
13:38He explained that
13:39magical energy
13:40in the atmosphere
13:41was becoming
13:41more concentrated.
13:43He then introduced
13:44a new term to describe it,
13:45the magisphere.
13:47Displaying a map
13:48on the screen
13:48behind him,
13:49Dr. Belzer explained
13:50that this magisphere
13:51was currently forming
13:52above several countries.
13:54Specifically,
13:55they had detected
13:55this phenomenon
13:56in nine locations worldwide.
13:59Of all these places,
14:00the concentration
14:00of magical energy
14:01was highest
14:02above Seoul,
14:03South Korea.
14:05Upon hearing this,
14:06the crowd turned
14:06their attention
14:07toward Jinwoo,
14:08suspecting he might
14:09be behind the phenomenon.
14:11Dr. Belzer
14:11quickly reassured them,
14:13saying there was
14:13no reason to look
14:14at Jinwoo
14:15as if he were
14:16controlling the magisphere.
14:17If he had that level
14:18of power,
14:19he'd already be
14:20beyond the realm
14:21of hunters.
14:22Meanwhile,
14:23Jinwoo silently wondered
14:24if the nine locations
14:25might be related
14:26to the number
14:26of rulers and monarchs.
14:28The doctor concludes
14:29his report,
14:30stating,
14:30We do not yet know
14:32the cause,
14:33and there's nothing
14:34we can currently do
14:35to deal with it.
14:37However,
14:37he adds,
14:38just because we can't
14:39handle it now
14:40doesn't mean
14:41we shouldn't prepare.
14:42The world might be
14:43facing another
14:43great upheaval.
14:45Following the presentation,
14:46director David Brennan
14:47steps onto the stage
14:49and asks the doctor
14:49if the presentation
14:51is over.
14:52The doctor nods
14:53and David says,
14:54I'll take it from here.
14:55He addresses the hunters
14:56gathered and begins
14:57solemnly,
14:58It is with a heavy heart
15:00that I bring this news.
15:02He reveals that
15:03Hunter Christopher Reed,
15:04one of the world's
15:05top national-level hunters,
15:07was assassinated
15:08two weeks ago
15:09by an unknown group.
15:11Shock spreads
15:12through the room.
15:13How could someone
15:14as strong as Christopher
15:15be killed?
15:16Who could possibly
15:17overpower him?
15:19Some hunters murmur
15:20about whether it was
15:21the man who fought
15:21Thomas Andre the day before.
15:24Sung Jinwoo remains
15:25expressionless
15:26amid the speculation.
15:27Director David then
15:29reveals that the
15:29Hunter Bureau
15:30has identified
15:31a possible suspect,
15:33codenamed Suspect S.
15:35A photo of the suspect
15:36appears on the screen.
15:37It's Jinwoo's father,
15:39Sung Ilhwan.
15:41Confusion and murmuring
15:42ripple through the room.
15:44One hunter makes
15:45an ignorant comment,
15:46saying,
15:47All Asians look the same,
15:49but others clearly
15:50recognize the resemblance
15:51to Jinwoo.
15:53Jinwoo's mana flares
15:54slightly as he stares
15:55at the image,
15:56furious and conflicted.
15:58Dungeons are the territory
15:59of the rulers,
16:00he thinks.
16:01Why did they send
16:02a monster that looks
16:03like my father?
16:05Does this relate
16:05to what Kamish said?
16:07Director David elaborates.
16:09The man was found
16:10inside a gate in the U.S.
16:11He could speak fluent Korean,
16:13so they called in
16:14S-rank hunter
16:15Hwang Dong-soo,
16:17a Korean-American,
16:18to interrogate him.
16:19However,
16:20during the questioning,
16:21the man turned violent,
16:23defeated Hwang,
16:24and reduced the Bureau's
16:25headquarters to ashes.
16:27The Bureau concluded
16:28that the man,
16:29a humanoid monster,
16:31might also be responsible
16:32for the assassination
16:33of Christopher Reed.
16:34As Jinwoo watches the footage,
16:37he sees his father
16:37warning Hwang,
16:39Never set foot
16:40in Korea again.
16:41Greed confirms it.
16:43The man in the video
16:44is indeed Sung Ilhwan.
16:47Director David finishes
16:48by stating that
16:49the Hunter Bureau
16:49will request cooperation
16:51from guilds worldwide
16:52to capture Suspect S
16:53and urges anyone
16:55who sees him
16:56to report it
16:56to the authorities immediately.
16:58Someone in the crowd
16:59asks if there's any proof
17:01that Suspect S
17:02is not human.
17:03David responds
17:04that the suspect's
17:05mana emission
17:06matches that
17:07of a magical beast.
17:08Another person asks
17:10whether the man claimed
17:11to be a human
17:11who went missing
17:12in a dungeon
17:13and if that person
17:14actually existed.
17:16The director confirms
17:17that the suspect
17:18did make such a claim
17:19and that the Hunter
17:20in question was real.
17:22When asked why his identity
17:24hasn't been revealed,
17:25Director David explains
17:26that the Hunter
17:27is connected to someone
17:28present in the room
17:30and that's why they chose
17:31to withhold the information.
17:33As David prepares
17:34to step down,
17:35another person
17:36raises their hand,
17:37Lu Jigang,
17:38China's seven-star hunter.
17:41Lu argues
17:41that revealing Suspect S's identity
17:44would be helpful
17:45for the investigation
17:46and directly asks,
17:47What is the monster's connection
17:49to Hunter Sung Jinwoo?
17:51Reluctantly,
17:52Director David
17:52discloses the truth.
17:54During the interrogation,
17:56Suspect S
17:56claimed to be
17:57Jinwoo's father.
17:59Lu then turns to Jinwoo
18:00and asks,
18:01If Suspect S
18:02truly turns out
18:03to be your missing father
18:04and other hunters
18:06attempt to hunt him down,
18:07what will you do?
18:09Jinwoo responds firmly,
18:11It is only right
18:12for hunters
18:12to hunt monsters.
18:14If he is indeed a monster,
18:15I will take care
18:17of him myself.
18:18But if he's not a monster
18:19and truly my father,
18:21I will hunt down
18:22the hunters
18:23who go after him.
18:25He ends with
18:25a powerful declaration,
18:28I will protect my family,
18:30even if it means
18:31making an enemy
18:31of every single hunter
18:32in the world.
18:34Sometime later,
18:35we see Adam White
18:36outside with Jinwoo.
18:37He asks,
18:38Did you mean
18:39what you said back there?
18:41Jinwoo answers,
18:42Yes.
18:43Adam says,
18:45To say something like that
18:47in front of 500
18:48of the strongest hunters
18:49from over 120 countries,
18:51there's probably
18:53only one other hunter
18:54in the world
18:54who would dare
18:55say something like that.
18:57Jinwoo asks,
18:58Who's the other person?
19:00Adam replies,
19:01He's in the hospital
19:02right now,
19:03referring to Thomas Andre.
19:05Adam then mentions
19:06that the Hunter Bureau
19:07has organized a feast
19:08and invites Jinwoo
19:09to join the other hunters.
19:11However,
19:11before Jinwoo can respond,
19:13he's approached
19:14by Liu Jigong
19:14and several other hunters
19:16from China.
19:17Liu Jigong says
19:18something in Chinese
19:19to Jinwoo,
19:20but Jinwoo doesn't understand
19:21and Adam translates.
19:23Adam explains
19:24that Liu said
19:24he caught a giant monster
19:25on the coast,
19:26one that Jinwoo
19:27had previously
19:28let slip away.
19:30Liu goes on
19:30to explain
19:31that the battle
19:31was much tougher
19:32than expected,
19:33especially since
19:34it took place
19:34on the water.
19:36He adds that
19:36he's been eager
19:37to meet Jinwoo
19:38ever since,
19:39curious about
19:40the kind of hunter
19:41who can take down
19:42such strong monsters
19:43so easily.
19:45Liu Jigong
19:46then extends his hand.
19:47Watching this,
19:48Jinwoo thinks,
19:49My first impression
19:50of him
19:51was that he's
19:52just a grumpy guy.
19:53Turns out
19:54he's a rather
19:54interesting person.
19:56As Liu Jigong
19:57leaves,
19:58Adam tells Jinwoo
19:59that Liu also said
20:00he hopes
20:01Suspect S
20:01isn't truly a member
20:03of Jinwoo's family.
20:05Adam reassures
20:05Jinwoo
20:06that Liu Jigong
20:07meant no harm by it
20:08and Jinwoo
20:09replies,
20:10It's all right.
20:11After that,
20:12Director David Brennan
20:13arrives and asks
20:14Jinwoo
20:14if he has a moment
20:15to talk.
20:16Fast forward,
20:16we see Jinwoo
20:17sitting with
20:18Ms. Sellner.
20:19She greets him
20:19saying,
20:20It's been a while,
20:21Hunter Sung Jinwoo.
20:23Jinwoo wonders,
20:24Is the upgrader here?
20:26What does she want
20:26from me?
20:28He responds,
20:29I never thought
20:30you'd come
20:30to see me again,
20:32Ms. Sellner tells him.
20:33I've been having
20:33the same dream
20:34every night recently
20:35of top-ranked hunters
20:37being hunted down
20:38by someone.
20:38A few days later,
20:40these dreams
20:40begin to come true.
20:42Jinwoo asks,
20:43Do you mean
20:44Christopher Reed?
20:45Director David Brennan
20:46answers,
20:47We warned Mr. Reed,
20:48but he wouldn't listen.
20:50And you know
20:50how that turned out.
20:52Ms. Sellner continues,
20:54Powerful hunters
20:55who have been
20:55supporting our world
20:56will continue to die,
20:58and those hunting them
20:59will not stop.
21:01Jinwoo asks,
21:02Are you here
21:03to warn me as well?
21:05Ms. Sellner replies,
21:06No,
21:07I'm here to ask you
21:08to protect the hunters.
21:10I've been trying
21:11to remember the faces
21:12of those being hunted
21:13in my dreams,
21:14but I couldn't.
21:15So I decided
21:16to try something else,
21:18to confirm their identities
21:19using my ability
21:20within the dreams.
21:21But once I came
21:22into contact
21:23with the endless power
21:24lying within them,
21:25I was forced to wake up,
21:27she says,
21:27trembling.
21:28I still vividly remember
21:30the voice I heard
21:31when our eyes met.
21:32Jinwoo asks,
21:33What did it say?
21:35Ms. Sellner replies,
21:36It told me to go back
21:38and prepare for war.
21:39Hearing that,
21:40Jinwoo thinks,
21:41This is the battle
21:42between the rulers
21:43and the monarchs,
21:44the one the King of Giants
21:45spoke of.
21:46He wonders,
21:47Which side is hunting
21:48the hunters?
21:49He then asks,
21:51What does this have to do
21:52with you asking me
21:53to protect the hunters?
21:55She answers,
21:55I sensed a similar power
21:57within you.
21:58He realizes,
22:00She must have seen
22:01the power of the shadow
22:02monarch within me
22:02that day.
22:04Then director David Brennan
22:05tells Jinwoo,
22:07These beings are in existence
22:08beyond hunters.
22:09We ask for your immense power
22:11to stop them.
22:12We weren't fully convinced
22:13when we were told
22:14you were the only one
22:15who could protect the others.
22:17But that changed
22:18after witnessing
22:18your battle
22:19with hunter Thomas Andre yesterday.
22:21He adds,
22:22We're willing to offer
22:23anything you want,
22:24even the greatest treasure
22:25Kamish left behind,
22:27the runestone.
22:27There are hunters
22:29in this world
22:30who have received
22:30powerful blessings
22:31and they've protected
22:32the world using that power.
22:34If they fall,
22:35the world won't survive.
22:37Jinwoo responds,
22:39I'm sorry,
22:40I can't do what you're asking.
22:42Director Brennan,
22:43surprised,
22:43asks,
22:44Is this because
22:45you still hold a grudge
22:46against hunter Thomas?
22:48Jinwoo replies,
22:49No,
22:49it's because I still don't know
22:51who I need to be fighting yet.
22:53After the conversation,
22:54Jinwoo stands up
22:55and begins to leave.
22:57As he walks away,
22:58Agent White reflects
22:59on what Jinwoo said
23:00in the conference room.
23:01I will protect my family,
23:03even if I become the enemy
23:05of every hunter in the world.
23:07But then Jinwoo stops,
23:09turns to Agent White
23:10and says,
23:11Could you give me
23:12the list of hunters
23:12you want me to protect?
23:14I'd appreciate the opportunity
23:15to meet them as well.
23:17Hearing that,
23:18White smiles and replies,
23:20Of course.
23:21Fast forward,
23:22it's the last day
23:22of the International Guild Conference,
23:24the Night of the Hunters.
23:26We see Jinwoo alongside Jinho,
23:28who has fully recovered.
23:30Jinwoo asks how he's feeling,
23:32and Jinho replies,
23:33Good as new.
23:35While they talk,
23:36people nearby whisper
23:37about Jinwoo,
23:38saying things like,
23:39He's right in front of us,
23:41and yet I can't sense
23:42his presence at all.
23:43He's on a different level.
23:45Turning their attention
23:46to Jinho,
23:47they say,
23:48That's the guy
23:49who fought Thomas Andre
23:50to save him.
23:50A man approaches Jinwoo,
23:53introducing himself
23:54as the CEO
23:55of a global corporation
23:56that specializes
23:58in handling monster remains.
24:00He says he wants to purchase
24:01all the giant monsters
24:03Jinwoo hunted in Japan
24:04and asks if Jinwoo
24:05has a moment.
24:06Jinwoo replies,
24:07I mainly handle the raids.
24:10My vice chairman here
24:11takes care of business matters.
24:13He leaves Jinho
24:14with the CEO,
24:15thinking to himself,
24:16He's really a proper
24:17vice chairman now.
24:18As he's walking away,
24:21Agent Adam White arrives
24:22with a list of hunters
24:23who need protection,
24:24as Jinwoo had requested.
24:26He tells Jinwoo,
24:28We rank the hunters
24:29based on their contributions
24:30and activity.
24:31Jinwoo asks,
24:32Where do I rank
24:33on this list?
24:34White replies,
24:36Taking into account
24:37the giants you defeated,
24:38probably third or fourth.
24:40Looking at the list,
24:41Jinwoo thinks,
24:42This is such a drag.
24:44I should just place
24:45shadow soldiers
24:46on each of them
24:46instead of memorizing
24:48their names.
24:49Realizing it's
24:50the perfect opportunity
24:51to mark each one
24:52with a shadow soldier,
24:53he can keep track
24:54of who's an ally,
24:56who's an enemy,
24:57and who he may need
24:57to fight.
24:58Possibly even use them
25:00to contact the rulers
25:01through these connections.
25:02While he's thinking,
25:03he senses something.
25:05And Hunter Wu
25:06also warns him
25:06to be cautious.
25:08Jinwoo reassures him,
25:09You don't have to worry.
25:11It turns out
25:12to be Thomas Andre approaching.
25:14Thomas says he wanted
25:15to ask Jinwoo something.
25:16Showing his injured arm,
25:18he explains,
25:19The magic damage
25:20was too severe.
25:21Even the healer's magic
25:23and the doctor's
25:23couldn't fully heal it.
25:25It's recovering slowly,
25:27but far from fully healed.
25:29He continues,
25:30You could have wiped out
25:31my entire guild
25:32after defeating me.
25:34But even during
25:34all the chaos,
25:36not a single member died,
25:37except Huang,
25:39who caused the incident.
25:40Why did you let us live?
25:42Jinwoo replies,
25:43Because you didn't
25:45commit a sin
25:45that deserves death.
25:47Thomas begins
25:48walking away and says,
25:50I plan to give Huang
25:51a proper funeral.
25:52He did commit a sin
25:54deserving death.
25:55But still,
25:56please allow him
25:57that dignity.
25:59Raising his hand,
26:00he adds,
26:01Once my arm heals,
26:03I'd like to have
26:03a meal with you.
26:05If you give your
26:05contact info
26:06to my manager,
26:07I'll reach out later.
26:08Laura,
26:09Thomas' secretary,
26:11approaches Jinwoo
26:11and says,
26:13My master just expressed
26:14his gratitude
26:15in the only way
26:15he knows how,
26:17by being rough.
26:18He's actually quite shy.
26:20She asks for
26:20Jinwoo's contact information,
26:22explaining that
26:23Thomas wants to send
26:24a gift of thanks
26:25and asks if there's
26:26anything he wants.
26:28Jinwoo thinks
26:29for a moment
26:29and answers,
26:31Maybe a useful dagger.
26:33After she leaves,
26:34Agent White asks,
26:35Shall we go greet
26:36the hunters on the list?
26:38I'll be your guide.
26:40Jinwoo declined,
26:40saying,
26:41There's no need
26:42for you to do that.
26:44Then he notices something.
26:46Is someone missing
26:47from this list?
26:48I don't see
26:49the rank 6 hunter,
26:51White responds.
26:52We lost contact
26:53with him a few days
26:54before the conference.
26:56The secret agency
26:57and the Brazilian government
26:58still haven't found
26:59his whereabouts.
27:00Hearing that,
27:01Jinwoo wonders
27:02if the hunter
27:03has already been taken
27:04by the enemy.
27:04He thinks,
27:06That leaves 7 people
27:07on the list.
27:09Back in Korea,
27:10Chairman Go Gun-hee
27:11sits in his office,
27:13feeling his heart.
27:14He thinks,
27:15It's quite strange.
27:17My heart refuses
27:18to stop shaking
27:19these days.
27:20Seeing his trembling hand,
27:22he thinks,
27:22It's been this way
27:24for a couple of years now,
27:25but it's definitely
27:26getting worse recently.
27:28Is this my limit?
27:30He recalls
27:30what the doctors
27:31told him,
27:32that continuing
27:33this work
27:33could cost him
27:34his life
27:35within 6 months,
27:36but 2 years
27:37have passed since then
27:38and he's managed
27:39to endure until now.
27:41I suppose I should
27:42be thankful
27:42I've lasted this long,
27:43he thinks.
27:45Just then,
27:46he receives a phone call.
27:47It's his wife,
27:48asking if he's alright.
27:50After hanging up,
27:51he smiles and thinks,
27:53She's such a worrywart.
27:55I was just about
27:56to head back,
27:57but suddenly,
27:58he senses a presence
27:59in the room.
28:00He sits up
28:01and looks to the side.
28:03Standing there
28:04is the monarch of frost,
28:05Psyllid.
28:06Looking at him,
28:07the chairman thinks,
28:08I wonder if I can even
28:10have a proper conversation
28:11with him.
28:12I didn't sense him
28:13arrive at all.
28:15Judging by his aura,
28:16he realizes,
28:17He's not someone
28:18I can take on alone.
28:20Psyllid tells him,
28:21This place has already
28:23been isolated
28:23from the outside world.
28:25The chairman wonders,
28:26Am I dreaming right now?
28:28Psyllid attacks
28:29with a shard of ice.
28:31If this were a dream,
28:32he says,
28:33Do you think
28:34you'd feel that?
28:35Struck by the attack,
28:37Gogun,
28:37he responds,
28:38I'll ask you once more,
28:40Who are you?
28:41Psyllid rises and says,
28:43I was hoping you'd recognize me
28:45without the need
28:46for introductions,
28:47but it seems you're
28:48just a mere human
28:49after all.
28:51The chairman is confused
28:52by his words.
28:53Psyllid releases
28:54a wave of mana.
28:54I have no interest
28:56in playing with weaklings,
28:57he says.
28:59Reveal yourself,
29:00fragment of luminosity.
29:01Maybe you're worried
29:02your medium will break
29:03if you do,
29:04but it's bound to break
29:05sooner or later,
29:06and if that's what
29:07you're afraid of,
29:08then this conversation
29:09is already meaningless.
29:11He launches another
29:12ice attack,
29:13hitting Gogun,
29:14he directly.
29:15With a smirk,
29:16Psyllid says,
29:17We meet at last.
29:19As the dust clears,
29:21glowing eyes appear,
29:22and his next attack
29:23is effortlessly deflected.
29:26Gogun,
29:26he stands,
29:27completely unharmed.
29:28Psyllid calls him
29:29the most brilliant
29:30fragment of luminosity.
29:32Gogun,
29:32he responds,
29:33You isolated my office
29:35and trapped it
29:36in a dimensional rift.
29:37Not bad,
29:38Psyllid replies.
29:39I've been looking for you
29:41for a long time,
29:42to think you were
29:43struggling to use your power
29:45while trapped
29:46in a broken medium.
29:47We've already located
29:48all seven of your fragments
29:49and broken two of them.
29:52All I wanted
29:53was to see the shame
29:54on your prideful face
29:55before I destroyed you.
29:56Now that I've seen it,
29:58I can kill you
29:59without regret.
30:00The chairman,
30:01furious,
30:01says,
30:02Try it if you can,
30:03Monarch of Frost.
30:05Hearing that,
30:06Psyllid responds,
30:07So you're choosing
30:08to fight.
30:09How foolish.
30:10You,
30:11who are merely
30:11borrowing the body
30:12of a human,
30:13versus me,
30:14who has fully
30:15conquered one.
30:16He taunts further,
30:17Do you really think
30:19you can even land
30:19a single hit on me?
30:20Psyllid prepares
30:22for battle,
30:23filling the room
30:24with ice and attacking.
30:25But the chairman
30:26smashes through the ice
30:27with a headbutt,
30:28then leaps towards
30:29Psyllid and throws a punch.
30:31Psyllid, however,
30:32is too fast.
30:33He dodges and counters,
30:35manifesting an ice spike
30:36that nearly pierces
30:37the chairman's head.
30:39Spotting an opening,
30:40the chairman throws
30:41a punch at Psyllid's face,
30:42but Psyllid quickly
30:44freezes his entire arm,
30:45stopping the strike.
30:47Using brute strength,
30:48the chairman shatters
30:49the ice and grabs
30:50for Psyllid.
30:51The fight intensifies,
30:52but the chairman's body
30:53begins to falter.
30:55I need to finish this
30:56while I can still move,
30:57he thinks,
30:57and he launches
30:58a powerful punch
30:59towards Psyllid.
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