As soon as Eric became solo, he moved to the place where the mana was sensed.
In the meantime, Jinwoo took care of Byul and Eunjae’s family.
“Cleric, can you see my chat?”
Eric was broadcasting jointly with Jinwoo.
In other words, they could see the stars’ chat window, and through that chat window, communication was possible.
ㅡ I’m here, Commander.
“Sorry, but I don’t think I can fight together. You can handle it yourself, right?”
It was a request made because Jinwoo truly trusted Eric. Eric knew this well, so he could nod with a smile.
ㅡ Understood, thank you for your trust. I will handle it decisively and report back.
“Good, thank you.”
With that, they set their minds at ease.
The stars were able to watch both the scene where Jinwoo was hiding and the scene where Eric was secretly training the villains, so they started leaving lively chats with big smiles.
(Anonymous): Dopamine party, great.
(God of Rain and Sunlight): This is it, this guy.
(Recipient of orders): Huh, having two screens is really nice.
(Father of Nongjak Mall): I get to see cute kids and also battles?
The stars’ warm acceptance.
Noticing that, Eric smiled quietly to himself.
Only Anonymous 1 noticed the faint smile.
(Anonymous 1): Hey, why’s that bastard smiling like that?
(Failed Swordsman): What’s wrong with smiling?
(Last Night Watchman): Isn’t he excited about catching the villains?
(Waiting Soon to Be Gone): Eric’s not the type to enjoy fighting for love.
(God of Rain and Sunlight): Right, he’s not that kind of guy.
(Anonymous 1): He’s not, but when he flashes that kind of smile, it means he has a plan. A vicious plan.
“That’s right, Anonymous.”
Eric showed an even clearer smile and started revealing his plan.
“You want to see my battle, don’t you? Then support me. If you don’t support the Commander, I’ll shut down this joint broadcast immediately.”
Jinwoo, who was glancing at Eric’s broadcast, dropped his jaw.
Eric! He was always a loyal subject who planned and executed everything for Jinwoo’s sake.
(Anonymous): Bell can’t see our chat now, right?
(God of Rain and Sunlight): Yong, the joint broadcast with Byul isn’t on yet.
(Anonymous): Damn Eric, you bastard.
(God of Rain and Sunlight): You bad guy.
(Recipient of orders): I want to support his heart, but this is serious—
(Failed Swordsman): The coins I saved are disappearing bit by bit. It’s not like stars have unlimited coins. Besides, I’m forgotten by my hometown people, so I don’t get coins regularly.
(Waiting Soon to Be Gone): Hmm, do people get coins by mentioning an achievement? I don’t get any either.
(Last Night Watchman): Just sell a weapon. My weapon is pretty popular among the stars.
(Anonymous 1): Yuri, shut up! This bastard’s sneaky—when do we rise up? If we don’t, we’ll keep losing coins. I donated 300 coins today alone!
(God of Rain and Sunlight): Me too, me too.
“Then let’s stop watching the broadcast.”
(Father of Nongjak Mall): Enough, I’ll support.
Eric moved his finger to shut down the joint broadcast.
[Star Anonymous 1 has donated 100 coins]
[General Star Father of Nongjak Mall has donated 100 coins]
[Hero Star God of Rain and Sunlight has donated 100 coins]
Like that, Jinwoo’s coins piled up again.
“Cleric, well done.”
Jinwoo praised Eric, who smiled with satisfaction. The stars, who had been frustrated today, shouted loudly that if it wasn’t interesting, they would take a quick look later.
At that moment.
Paatt!
Jinwoo and his party had safely fled, and Eric arrived at the place where the villains who caused the terror were located.
First, he used invisibility magic to figure out their identities.
With just a flick of his finger, he could finish them off, but for now, he started listening in on their conversation.
Because each little thing like this would gather and explode the stars’ dopamine.
“When’s the next gate, 22?”
“I want to make a big blast at the hiding spot.”
“The hunters will probably come soon, can we do this?”
“How about Wei? If we fall, that’s it.”
“Yeah, that’s true.”
“So, did you find the secret hunter?”
~ Hane
Anonymous: What’s this?
(Father of Nongjak Mall): Did I hear that right?
(Recipient of orders): … Huh?
“The secret hunter is definitely here, 22.”
“Confirmed.”
(Last Night Watchman): Jeez.
(God of Rain and Sunlight): Damn, it’s confirmed. How do you know? 22
Not only the stars were surprised.
“How did he know?”
“How did he know?”
Even Jinwoo and Eric couldn’t help but be surprised.
How did they know the secret hunter was in Andong?
“The source of that information is 22.”
Fortunately, one of the villains asked about the source of the info.
“It’s my skill.”
“Your skill? Since we’re sharing, shouldn’t you reveal its properties?”
Apparently, the villains had formed a team, but only Elma had joined.
And their common goal was Jinwoo.
Four villains gathered to capture Jinwoo.
The reason for the terror was to chase me. Of course, Eric went instead of me.
The attack was more organized than I thought.
Jinwoo quietly watched Eric’s screen from the camping car.
“I’ll tell you. My skill is prophecy. ^k3 skill.”
“Prophecy?”
“Yeah, in ten minutes, a small gate will appear in Andong’s Hahoe Village. It’s gate number 82, but that gate was destroyed in just 53 seconds.”
“No matter how strong gate 82 is, who can destroy it in 53 seconds? If it’s the 53rd hunter, it’s possible. But there’s no 52nd hunter. Even civilians know their locations.”
“Some are in the U.S., and some manage guilds in Seoul.”
“Exactly. Then the only one left is the secret hunter.”
The one who can destroy a gate in less than a minute.
Excluding the 52nd hunter whose identity is revealed, it was only the secret hunter who had set impossible achievements until now.
(Anonymous 1): Didn’t expect a prophecy skill.
(God of Rain and Sunlight): This is annoying but also kinda beneficial.
(Father of Nongjak Mall): Beneficial how?
(God of Rain and Sunlight): The gate appears in 10 minutes, right? Jinwoo will destroy it!
(Anonymous): We can just cook monster meat and send tributes.
(God of Rain and Sunlight): Right! Since we know the gate will appear, we can destroy it faster and cook earlier.
(Failed Swordsman): …
(Waiting Soon to Be Gone): Ah, ah, ah…
(Last Night Watchman): I see.
ㅡ Commander, what should we do?
“Let’s capture Willdan. I’ll destroy the gate and go.”
Jinwoo stood up from the camping car.
First, he called Sango’s family and told them to go to a safe hotel.
“It’s dangerous now, so it’s better if it’s just us. Jinwoo, why don’t you come into the hotel too? I’ll pay.”
“I’ll do that, but hyung, I’ll pay. Sango bought lunch and dinner secretly, so I feel uncomfortable having you pay for the hotel.”
Jinwoo firmly said he would pay for the hotel room himself.
“If you pay again, I won’t be able to come back to Seoul.”
“Alright, I get it.”
Only after a hard negotiation could they enter the hotel.
After resting quietly in their respective rooms, Jinwoo gathered Byul and the spirits in a private room.
“Dad, it’s cozy here.”
“Haha, it is, right?”
A cozy room with neat furnishings.
It was a different kind of comfort from the worn camping car.
Jinwoo seriously spoke to the lively Byul and the spirits.
“Kids, Dad has to go out for a bit. Can you wait?”
ㅡ Bell Bell will be playing nicely with Nuna!
Beep
“Be strong, I’ll be back soon. Got it, bud?”
Beep beep
Leaving the spirits and Byul in the hotel room, Jinwoo came out feeling relieved.
Because the gate was about to explode soon.
ㅡ Commander. Can you hear me?
“I hear you.”
ㅡ I will leave the location in the chat. It’s an alpha red gate.
(Anonymous): Alpha red new? Sounds like a military base.
It was a monster the stars liked.
Jinwoo nodded roughly, and Eric entered the villains’ hideout to capture the four villains.
“Secret hunter.”
The villains hurriedly raised their weapons, thinking Eric was the secret hunter, but with a flick of his finger, Eric knocked them all unconscious, their hands and feet bound.
I stepped in front of the gate.
“Whoa, he really came, 22.”
“Didn’t expect him for real. That guy, the prophet is no joke.”
It seemed some villains were waiting for me at the gate. Naturally, it was to be expected.
(Anonymous 1): Everyone’s grinding their teeth to see you today, superstar.
(God of Rain and Sunlight): What will you do?
(Recipient of orders): It’s difficult.
(Father of Nongjak Mall): Should’ve used invisibility skill, man! Short-sighted.
“That’s true.”
I wanted to curse myself for taking off the invisibility skill. It only made things annoying. I drew my sword in the empty space chamber.
For just a moment.
“This is not a capture mission! Hunter, this is not a capture mission!”
He immediately kneeled and said.
“Umga.”
“I came just to follow you. Hunter, no, Commander!”
The only person who could call me ‘Commander’ was Eric.
I still held my sword drawn, ready to face them. I didn’t know how they would react.
They slowly spoke.
They introduced themselves as hunters from a mid-tier guild located in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province.
“Hunter, no, Commander. You are indeed the secret hunter, right?”
I was silent.
“You forget. Despite setting tremendous achievements, you hide your identity and live in secrecy. Surely there’s a reason.”
ㅡ There is no such reason.
“Surely, you share our goal! Collecting ingredients for demon summoning, hiding your identity and traveling across the country without revealing your position.”
“Exactly.”
(Anonymous): Huh?
(God of Rain and Sunlight): Hmm?
(Father of Nongjak Mall): That guild is famous, right? They’re summoning demons there?
(Failed Swordsman): Those bastards!
Evan, who was very sensitive about demons, reacted strongly.
“Since we were convinced you’re gathering materials for demon summoning by going through gates, I, the guild leader, came out personally. We’re also for demon summoning.”
Piit—!
I drew my sword and slashed them all in one blow.
There was nothing more to hear.
“Cleric, are you listening?”
Yes, Commander.
“Understood. Please handle it.”
ㅡ I will kill them all.
Fear of the first murder.
I noticed myself trembling.
[Hero Star, Failed Swordsman has donated 500 coins]
(Failed Swordsman) Jinwoo, you must have been scared. Thank you for taking care of them. I hope you buy some medicine with these 500 coins.
I entered the coin shop and bought a 100 coin calming medicine.
As soon as I took the item’s calming medicine, my melting feeling faded away.
Hoping this would be my last murder in this world, I tried hard to forget and entered the gate.