The reporters were losing their minds when Baek Yoonho and Choi Jong-In showed up, demanding to know what kind of catastrophe was unfolding. One clueless reporter even asked if they were there to recruit Lee Minsung, but both guild leaders looked at him like he was a random NPC. They had zero idea who that guy was. The reporters, thinking they were about to get a major scoop, were utterly disappointed.
Baek Yoonho couldn’t help but laugh at Choi Jong-In, reminding him that Jinwoo had also saved his guild. But Choi fired back, saying at least his guild didn’t almost get wiped out in a Red Gate incident. The two were about to start a full-on bragging war over who needed Jinwoo more when, out of nowhere, a bushy-haired dude popped up. Turns out, it was Lim Tae-Gyu, the leader of the Reapers Guild. He casually asked if they were fighting over Minsung, but both guild leaders simultaneously yelled that they couldn’t care less about that clown.
Meanwhile, Jinwoo arrived at the assessment center, wondering where all these reporters had crawled out from. He assumed the news about him had already spread, but apparently, nobody was paying him much attention—except for one massive brute blocking his way. When Jinwoo tried to enter, the bodyguard straight-up told him to scram. Jinwoo was about to throw hands when the association president, Go Gunhee, stepped in, demanding to know who gave this guy the authority to keep Jinwoo out. The guard quickly shut up, and Go Gunhee reminded Lee Minsung not to forget who was really in charge here.
Inside, the evaluation was already in motion. One of the officials, trying to determine Jinwoo’s class, asked if he had any unique skills. Jinwoo, always the showman, decided to give them a little taste. With a smirk, he summoned his top generals. The entire room went dead silent. Then, he casually mentioned that if they really wanted, he could call in another hundred. Baek Yoonho nearly had a heart attack, muttering that Jinwoo’s power now dwarfed what it was back when he first saw him. He even admitted that Jinwoo could probably wipe out the entire White Tiger Guild in the blink of an eye.
After securing his official Rank S license, Baek and Choi approached him, clearly wanting a chat. But Jinwoo, knowing exactly where this was going, tried to make a swift escape. Before he could slip out, both guild leaders warned him, “You’re not leaving through that door.” He braced himself, assuming they had some insane contract ready to shove in his face, but nope. The real problem? The 300 reporters camping outside, waiting to ambush him.
Over at Jinah’s school, she was completely bewildered, watching her brother on TV. Just ten minutes earlier, Lee Minsung had been out there flexing, claiming he’d protect humanity—even though he fully intended to retire rich in two years. But the moment the news broke that South Korea had a new Rank S Hunter, every single reporter ditched Minsung like last season’s fashion trend and rushed to cover Jinwoo instead.
Meanwhile, down in the mines, Ahn Sang-Min nearly had a heart attack when he found out Jinwoo was the new Rank S Hunter. Even veteran Hunters like Joohee and Song Chi-Yul, who were training Cha Hae-In, were glued to the TV. Back at the Yoojin Guild HQ, Chairman Yoo Myung-Han officially approved Jinwoo as the leader of his own guild. Jinho, however, had other plans. He straight-up told his dad that he was joining Jinwoo’s guild instead. Chairman Yoo, who was expecting a different answer, just stood there in stunned silence.
And with that, the world had officially recognized Sung Jinwoo as Korea’s newest powerhouse. The Hunters Association, the top guilds, and even the media were now locked in a game of ‘Who Gets Jinwoo?’ But little did they know, the Shadow Monarch played by his own rules.
Jin Wu was baffled—why were the cameras flashing at him instead of that wannabe superstar? Even Baek tried to act slick, offering to escort him home, but before anyone could blink, Jin Wu vanished and reappeared behind the reporters. Master Choi nearly dropped his jaw—since when were mages this fast? Meanwhile, Tiger was fuming because his eyes couldn’t even keep up. He declared, “This new Sun Jin Wu… he’s stronger than both of us combined!”
Casually strolling into a high-end gear shop, Jin Wu examined some fireproof equipment and asked the owner, “You sure it’s safe to leave such expensive stuff behind just a pane of glass?” The four-eyed shopkeeper, all cocky, boasted that the glass could take a full-force punch from an A-rank hunter. “If you can break it, you can take it,” he smirked. Big mistake. A light tap from Jin Wu had the dude sweating bullets, stammering, “J-just kidding!” He clearly wasn’t, because that single tap nearly shattered the glass. Jin Wu then asked about a dagger and was floored to learn it cost 30 million won—even though it was weaker than his Blue Kasaka Dagger. When he asked about his own dagger from the system store, he nearly had a heart attack—the shopkeeper said it would cost 100 million.
Meanwhile, Baek sat deep in thought, convinced that Jin Wu had been weaker back during the Red Gate incident. But now? This kid was casually breaking reality itself. Over at Jin Wu’s place, peace was a distant dream. Reporters had set up camp outside, ready to ambush him for an interview. Suddenly, the doorbell rang. Jin Wu opened it, ready for war, only to find Jinho standing there like a lost puppy. Turns out, the little heir had made himself at home, crashing at Jin Wu’s place. After the two passed out, Jin Wu snuck out, but not before warning his sister that someone might tail her. As a precaution, he placed a Superior Orc in her shadow as a guard and scattered extra Shadow Soldiers around the neighborhood, playing dark knight protector.
Hitching a ride with Jinho, he returned to the Demon Castle, now stronger than ever. But, of course, the system wasn’t about to let him relax—it threw him an even tougher mission: defeat the Demon Monarch. Some goat-sucking demons (literal ones, not politicians) roamed the area, so Jin Wu handed the Greed Orb to Tusk. If that beast was already terrifying, imagine him with his power doubled. One fireball later, the Titan and everything in its path were reduced to ashes.
Meanwhile, back in Korea, Jinho’s dad landed in the hospital, sleeping for two whole days. The doctors mentioned something chilling—he might have Eternal Sleep Syndrome, the same illness that had taken Jin Wu’s mother. Suddenly, things got serious. Across the ocean, in Japan, two hunters spotted a giant flying ant near the Demon Castle.
Jin Wu’s Shadow storage had skyrocketed, and he lamented that if he could extract Demon Shadows, he’d have an unstoppable army. He divided his forces into six squads, ordering them to obliterate everything and shout if they found a way to the next floor. But soon, he noticed something weird—his Mana was draining way too fast. That’s when he discovered that some traitorous knights were eliminating their own general. Time for Daddy to step in.
One knight locked eyes with him and charged in, but Jin Wu dodged effortlessly and sent him flying. Two others tried sneaking up from behind—bad idea. Sliced to ribbons. Their captain, witnessing the massacre, muttered, “Can monsters… feel fear?” And in that moment, he knew. Yes. Yes, they do.
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