The Girl I Saved Came Back As An S-rank Hunter

83 – Standing at a crossroads

The mobile phone stopped vibrating briefly in the hand.

Looks like he sent a message.

Now, the only person who will contact me is Kang So-yeong, if not Sujeong.

But seeing that the message came at this timing, it seemed to be something very important, so I quickly opened the message app.

[Issuance of Class A Alert. Gear up immediately and return to the guild building. Be careful as there may be an attack by the Starlight Guild members.]

As expected, an emergency summons message sent to Kang So-young’s mobile phone number.

Looks like the pressure from the Holy Light Guild has already begun.

Before, I would have run to the guild building without hesitation.

Even at this moment, my mind is not easily captured.

Because it is the first time that I have not been able to keep my balance and wander like this, I feel unfamiliar and pathetic.

-Ugh.

Then the cell phone vibrated again.

The sender this time is Kang So-young.

[Wonwoo, I’ll tell you that you don’t have to come until the young lady clears her mind.]

It’s a serious situation, but Sujeong is rather considerate of me.

I can feel that you are clearly seeing through the fact that you are lost.

And then on TV, Choi Woo-suk spoke in an excited voice.

[For these reasons, our Seonggwang Guild declares its withdrawal from the Hunter Association to preserve justice and peace, and at the same time declares war on the Hunter Association’s Chairman Ma Dong-sik and the Crystal Guild!]

Choi Woo-suk openly declares war.

Through this war, the intention to deprive the Hunter Association of its symbolic and exclusive status and at the same time to suppress the hated Sujeongi is visible.

Already a guild that is at an unrivaled level to compete with the rest of the world, but it has virtually declared its will to do more freely in Korea.

[The war between guilds will take place in a limited space so that ordinary citizens will not be harmed, and it will start exactly 3 days later. That is all.]

After saying that, Wooseok Choi went down the podium as if he had nothing more to say.

Reporters at the scene shouted and asked questions at Choi Woo-seok, but he disappeared without any response.

After that, the emergency program ended and I started watching TV.

Turned off.

“Haa….”

I was about to sink into my thoughts, clutching my forehead with a more disturbed mind, when my phone vibrated again.

The sender this time is also Kang So-young.

I turned on the message app once again, wondering if there was anything more to convey.

[And this is my opinion…. I hope Wonwoo visits it once.]

A short message and the address written below it.

I was curious about the sudden offer and sent a message to Kang So-young asking where this place was.

However, Soyoung Kang has not responded since then.

She searched for the address, wondering where the hell this place was, asking her to go there.

‘Taihu Pavilion’

A gray building clumsily placed on a hill in the surrounding background, which is presumed to be the countryside.

I don’t know Kang So-young’s intentions as to what the hell is going on in this weathered, shabby-looking place that is about to collapse at any moment.

However, I feel like I would really regret it if three days went by without being able to make up my mind while just thinking about it in my room.

In that case, it would be better to act as Kang So-young said, even if it was a waste of time.

With those thoughts, I raised my heavy body.

*

It was a place not too far away from what I thought.

It took less than two hours by train, and as soon as I got off the train, the hill I saw on the Nugle Map came into view.

And a large building built on top of it.

I can feel that the size is much larger than when I saw it on my mobile phone.

At that time, an elderly couple who seemed to live in this neighborhood passed by, so they approached for a moment and carefully asked.

“Sir, can I ask you something?”

I thought I could avoid it because a stranger I’ve never seen in a quiet neighborhood talks to me, but fortunately, he answers with a kind smile, probably a good-natured person.

“Sure. What are you curious about?”

“Hey, do you know Taihu Hall?”

The old man was taken aback and surprised by that statement.

Then he looked at me and asked.

“You want to go to the Taihu Museum?”

“Yes, old man. I have business to do.”

He said that with a worried face.

“I don’t know what you’re going for, but you’d better not go.”

“Yes… ? Any problem?”

The old man shook his head at that question.

Then he continued talking in a low voice, as if admonishing.

“Even the locals, including myself, have never been there. Foreigners like you often visit there for some reason. But he went there and no one came back unscathed.”

“What is that… ?”

“Literally, everyone leaves here looking like they are possessed by a ghost. And, as you can see, this is a small town, so it’s obvious who comes and goes.”

As the old man said, it’s not a very big town at a glance.

If you look at the number of houses you can see, there are less than 10.

“However, there are quite a number of people who have visited Taihu Pavilion and their faces have not even been seen for over a year. Do you know what that means now?”

“… You said you were missing.”

At that, the old man nodded instead of answering.

Then he put his hand on my shoulder and said.

“I don’t know why you go there. If you know your life is precious, don’t go. Because even the A-class hunters from the city suffered a change.”

I wanted to go back for a moment at the old man’s words, but since I had already come this far, I couldn’t back down, so I decided to go.

“I see…. But I really need to go.”

“Heh heh….”

An old man who gives me a pitiful look.

Then he removed his hand from his shoulder and pointed to one of the forks in the road.

“If you follow this road all the way up, you will find Taihu Pavilion. Good luck.”

“Thank you, old man.”

“No. I hope you return safely.”

After giving directions, the old man hurriedly left with his wife next to him.

Looking at that scene, he thought for a moment that it would be great if he and Sujeongie could grow old like that, then came to his senses and hurriedly started walking along the road.

Fortunately, the road is well-maintained, so there was no problem going up.

However, I thought he would arrive soon, but even after walking for a long time, he still shows no signs of arriving.

“No…. Why are you so far away?”

In addition, the more and more you go, the winding road and the surrounding trees that grow denser give off an ominous feeling.

Besides, the sun is already setting, so the surroundings are already getting dark.

It’s embarrassing that the road is much more difficult than expected.

There is nothing physically difficult, but I was worried about what the old man said earlier, so I tried to arrive in a situation where the view was secured as much as possible.

Anyway, that seems impossible.

I wonder if I walked that long.

Suddenly, it feels similar to a maze when you enter an assassination guild.

At that time, I walked aimlessly like this.

However, unlike that time, this is an open space, so there is no room for a hidden secret space.

Of course, I read in the book that you can arbitrarily create a maze that can cause confusion even outdoors, but it was written that it was not recommended because it was inefficient in terms of time and cost.

Because they are less effective than indoors and simple traps and defensive weapons are more effective for protection from enemies.

“Uh… ? Are you all here?”

At that time, I finally saw a section where the thick trees around it began to disappear.

After about 10 minutes of fast walking, the Taihu Pavilion we were aiming for finally appeared.

An old building that appears to be about 3 stories high, as seen on a mobile phone.

As if to prove that it is Taihu Pavilion, an old signboard is engraved in Korean.

It took quite a while, but I looked around, thinking that I had arrived in time.

I looked for a doorbell, but I couldn’t find anything near the wooden door, which seemed to be blown away by a strong wind.

“What can I do….”

A building where you can’t feel the presence of people at all.

Should I knock on the door?

Or should I scream?

Should I just sneak in?

From the words of the old man I met earlier, it is clear that there are dangers here, so it is difficult to make a quick choice.

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While thinking about it for a while, I suddenly felt a cold energy behind my back and realized that it was gradually approaching.

-Wheek.

Instinctively, I dodged it by bending my back, and something long and blue passed in front of my eyes.

After that, I quickly got up and turned around to look ahead.

“Twigs… ?”

Embarrassingly, the one that attacked me was a branch of a tree floating alone wrapped in blue magic.

I thought it was dangerous and reacted quickly.

‘Is there anything?’

I tried to spread my mana as wide as possible, but there was no reaction from the surroundings.

The only thing I can detect is that tree branch in front of me.

Then it’s like a ghost possessed by that tree branch or something like that.

It’s the first time I’ve heard of this, so I’m at a loss as to how to deal with it.

A tree branch approached me first while I was worried about not being able to move.

The branches swung left and right as if they were being cut with a sword, showing a faster speed than before and exerting pressure.

However, I thought that this was slow compared to the fist Kang Hyun-seok had sincerely extended to me, so I avoided it lightly and looked at the situation.

Then, as soon as I decided that there was no dangerous attack, I put magic on his fist and hit him.

– Bang.

With a small explosion from the collision of magical powers, a tree branch could not withstand the impact and fell to the ground.

The moment I thought I was too wary to repel them so easily, I heard a voice coming from behind my back.

“You look young for someone Sujeong chose.”

And then I felt something sharp poke around my waist.