I was Mistaken for a Noble Hunter Chapter 135
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Dealing with the chimeras that appeared in downtown Moscow had been an instinctive action.
They were attacking civilians, and he couldn’t just stand by and watch. Also, he figured he might gain some Evil Souls if he dealt with them, so he moved.
But when he actually took them down, instead of the Evil Souls he expected, he received Nobility.
Ding!
[You have freed a soul forcibly turned into a chimera]
[Nobility +100]
A full 100, at that!
Normally, to earn 100 Nobility, it would take about three days of volunteer work.
And yet he was getting that much just for killing a single monster.
It was only natural that Kang Ian’s eyes would go wild.
He immediately rushed into the streets and hunted down every chimera he saw without missing a single one.
He also didn’t forget to save people in danger.
Ding!
[You have rescued a citizen from falling debris]
[Nobility +19]
He couldn’t skip these small things either!
True to being Russia’s capital, Moscow quickly mobilized its military and hunters shortly after the chaos began.
The military systematically blocked off city sectors and herded the chimeras into one place, while the hunters finished them off.
They couldn’t fire artillery shells in the city, and it wasn’t easy to handle them with small firearms like rifles, so hunters were the best option.
And the one working the hardest was Kang Ian.
“Mine! Mine!”
Whenever another Russian hunter tried to finish off a chimera, he rushed in and stubbornly took the kill himself.
He had never regretted not studying Russian as much as he did at this moment.
Some Russian hunters couldn’t even understand this simple English.
If he said he’d handle it, they should just let him!
Thankfully, he had bought Combat Magic Proficiency.
By properly combining Quick Lightning and Flame Serpent, he was able to secure most of the finishing blows.
And Kang Ian’s dazzling performance stood out in the eyes of Russian hunters and SVR agents.
‘A foreign hunter is going this far for us…!’
Civilians and hunters who were helped while fleeing thought the same.
They didn’t know exactly who Kang Ian was, but seeing an Asian actively fighting in Moscow was very unusual.
It was rare to see Asians here, especially among hunters.
That made his fearless actions stand out even more.
And some recognized him.
“H-huh!? Hunter Kang Ian?”
It was a Korean student studying abroad.
While running from the suddenly appearing chimeras, he spotted Kang Ian by chance and quickly recorded a video.
He couldn’t film for long because he had to evacuate, and Kang Ian kept moving.
Just a few photos and a short video.
He uploaded them to social media.
It quickly became a hot topic.
Even events on the opposite side of the globe attract attention if they’re unusual enough.
And Kang Ian had already become quite famous in Korea.
[Title: I’m in Moscow right now… is that really Hunter Kang Ian?]
└ Kang Ian? The hunter who saved Busan recently?
└ Wow, how did you even film that?
At first, only acquaintances reacted, but soon strangers joined in as the news spread.
└ Kang Ian? Since when did he go to Russia?
└ So Korea wasn’t enough… he went to Russia to save people, too? lol
└ He’s seriously amazing lol. That guy’s the real deal.
A hunter who, strangely, devoted himself to volunteer work.
No sense of authority, always helping others, always smiling in photos.
He had gradually become known before, but after the Busan Black Gate incident, Kang Ian became a nationwide celebrity.
Among B-rank hunters, he was the most famous… almost on par with A-rank hunters.
└ Wait a second. Why is he even there?
└ Probably went for a request. He’s not in a guild, right?
└ If he went all the way to Russia, they must’ve paid a lot.
└ Yeah, probably.
└ If they’re paying that much, could he end up staying in Russia?
└ Nah. He’s still B-rank. Not A-rank, so I doubt Russia would go that far.
└ People say his ability is already beyond B-rank, though.
└ The fact that he even went to Moscow means Russia is interested. Why else bring a B-rank hunter?
└ Wait… we’re not losing our hunter, right?
└ Like the U.S. throwing money around??
└ ;;;;
Hunters with promising potential receive global attention.
Strong hunters are valued anywhere.
Especially countries with money like the U.S., Russia, China, and Japan… they recruit talented foreign hunters with money.
It’s a win-win: good for the hunter and boosts the country’s power.
Of course, citizens of the hunter’s home country get angry if their hunter is taken away.
└ We can’t just sit still about this.
└ Let’s file a petition. Ask them to treat Kang Ian well so he doesn’t go overseas.
└ I’m going right now. Please join when the link is posted.
***
‘I should’ve said something nicer before the doctor died. Turns out he was such a helpful guy.’
That was what Kang Ian was thinking while killing chimeras.
Debt? Already repaid.
The past where he trembled at the 12.5% interest was gone.
Interest didn’t matter anymore… he paid it all off in a single day.
He had even accumulated a lot of extra Nobility.
[Current Nobility: 9234]
He was very satisfied.
He shouldn’t have sent Dr. Sergio off like that.
At the very least, he should’ve shown more respect.
Of course, that was just talk.
He didn’t actually think well of the doctor.
The fact that he gained 100 Nobility per chimera meant just how unnatural these creatures were.
Homeless people, criminals, the lower class… he likely kidnapped them and used them as test subjects.
They were suffering without being able to die.
Since Ataruk’s Spear now emitted holy power, the doctor who was pierced by it must have met a painful end.
As a demon contractor struck by opposing power, the pain would be unimaginable.
Serves him right.
That was Kang Ian’s true feeling.
Crunch!
Ding!
[You have freed a soul forcibly turned into a chimera]
[Nobility +100]
After killing a chimera, Kang Ian descended into a manhole where it had likely emerged.
Below was the city’s underground.
The sewer system stretched beneath.
After walking for a while, he found a place where something had been.
A location Hometos had told him about.
A discarded laboratory.
Everything useful had already been taken… it was barren, with only cage-like structures where test subjects had likely been kept.
While Kang Ian was fighting chimeras, Hometos had been searching for Dr. Sergio’s secret labs.
Now that he had regained much of his power, Hometos could move far beyond Kang Ian (more precisely, beyond the Life Vessel).
So he wandered the underground sewers looking for the labs.
“There’s nothing here.”
<I told you. There’s nothing here.>
Hometos popped up beside him and spoke.
<This is a discarded lab.>
“I still wanted to see it. I was curious what it was like.”
He had hoped he might find something using Valhalla’s abilities, but unfortunately, not.
<Follow me this way. I found what seems to be the real lab.>
Hometos gestured and flew ahead.
Watching his back, Kang Ian brought up a message in his vision.
It was the chained quest window that had appeared earlier.
[Quest: Destroy the Connection to Decarabia]
[Description: Although you have defeated the contractor of “Decarabia,” traces of the contract likely remain somewhere. Completely erase those traces and destroy the connection between Earth and Decarabia.]
[Do you accept the quest?]
[Y/N]
Making a contract with a properly named demon is never easy.
Because of their immense power, it requires precise rituals, sacrifices, and even the correct alignment of time and space.
Dr. Sergio was dead, but the traces of his contract likely remained.
‘Then let’s go receive another gift from the doctor.’
Even in death, he was giving him quests.
Terrible personality… but useful.
Step, step.
Kang Ian walked through the empty sewer.
Without Hometos, it would’ve taken a long time to find the lab.
<I checked around… There were 15 labs. Fourteen of them were like the one you just saw: empty trash heaps.>
“Then the last one?”
<That one looks like it was used recently. I think you’ll find what you want there.>
‘He’s really useful. Good thing I kept him alive.’
He felt proud of his past decision to bind Hometos by contract.
Anyway, following Hometos, he arrived at the lab.
Part of the sewer wall had been converted into a laboratory, with the entrance disguised.
But it wasn’t perfect enough to fool either of them.
He broke in easily.
Inside was a much more intact lab than before.
Documents that hadn’t been properly retrieved were scattered across desks.
And beyond them was a large magic circle drawn on the ground.
<This is it.>
Even without Hometos saying it, he could tell.
An ominous aura emanated from the inactive magic circle.
Even without functioning, it felt unsettling.
His brows furrowed instinctively, and voices of Valhalla knights echoed in his head, urging him to destroy it.
Without hesitation, Kang Ian drew his sword and struck.
CRUNCH
As he stabbed the center of the circle, the ominous energy abruptly cut off.
At the same time, black energy surged from the circle.
<Who dares? Who dares to interfere with this demon’s connection?>
A chilling voice echoed.
<De-Decarabia…?>
Hometos instinctively stepped back and muttered.
Even Hometos retreated before that overwhelming presence.
Kang Ian judged he couldn’t leave it alone.
But the sword embedded in the circle wouldn’t budge.
Sssshhh
Black energy began corroding the blade.
Kang Ian was quick to act.
He immediately let go of the sword, drew his staff, and unleashed magic.
Quick Lightning, Flame Serpent, Quick Lightning, Quick Lightning, Flame Serpent…
This was exactly why he had prepared mana potions and no-chant casting.
They were only low and intermediate spells, but nonstop bombardment made a difference.
<W-wait!>
The voice from the circle sounded flustered…
Then…
Crack!
The circle fractured and shattered completely.
Ding!
[Quest completed]
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