Chapter 67 : Chapter 67
Chapter 67: Russia’s S-Class Assassin (1)
“Did you find them?”
At Ye-na’s question, the twins who came to where the kids were gathered shook their heads.
“They aren’t there.”
“We searched the whole cave, but we can’t see them.”
The twins, who hadn’t even removed their ghost makeup yet, let out sighs and wore dark expressions.
As if infected by them, Ye-na’s expression also cooled down.
In the midst of that, Seong-hyeon, as if he thought of something, clapped his hands excitedly and asked Ye-na.
“Right! You have the radio. Did you try radioing?”
The intention to lighten the mood as much as possible seemed evident.
Ye-na held up the radio so Seong-hyeon could see and said.
“I keep trying but they aren’t picking up.”
“This is big trouble…….”
The faces of the children were getting darker and darker.
“Really! Just where did they go? When this mess happened.”
A loud voice heard then.
Lee Si-wang, who also hadn’t removed his ghost makeup, spoke bluntly with his brows narrowed.
As a result, the test of courage was stopped.
The first reason was that it was impossible to proceed further due to the anomaly that occurred in the last section.
And the second reason was.
“You said two people, right? The students trapped inside this.”
The voice of Kang Hye-rin, the homeroom teacher of Class E who was wearing a gown, was directed at Ye-na.
“Yes, teacher. Jin-ho and Tae-wook of Class A are trapped inside.”
Because it wasn’t just ending as an anomaly, but could possibly escalate to human casualties.
“Why of all people is it Tae-wook…….”
Among the crowd who were devastated.
Teacher Jin Tae-jin’s silver hair fluttered.
“What is it, that look in your eyes?”
Jin Tae-jin’s voice was directed at a man.
To be exact, towards Lee Si-wang who was sending a gaze like an arrow at him.
“Is it right for a teacher to say ‘Why of all people is it Tae-wook’?”
“Pardon?”
“Because it sounds like you are favoring someone.”
“Me? On what grounds are you saying that?”
“Because it just sounded like that. And doesn't everyone know the grounds? Like Tae-wook’s father being the Vice President or something.”
He was speaking calmly, but there was power in Lee Si-wang’s voice.
Who was Lee Si-wang.
South Korea’s A-Rank Hunter Ranking No. 1.
On top of that, he was the Vice Guild Master of a top 3 guild.
Jin Tae-jin was cowed just by the voice and atmosphere.
However.
This was a field trip location.
And this event happened at a school event, not a dungeon.
Jin Tae-jin put strength into his eyes again and opened his mouth towards Lee Si-wang.
“This is a school matter. Third parties, please stay out of it.”
It seemed like crossing the line a little, but Jin Tae-jin’s words were true.
Lee Si-wang.
He was an outsider.
He wasn't affiliated with Taewoon High.
Nor was he a teacher.
Even if feelings were hurt.
Jin Tae-jin’s words were true.
And Lee Si-wang was also clearly aware of that.
“…….”
At Jin Tae-jin’s voice, Lee Si-wang couldn’t make any retort and just kept his gaze on him.
As if to tear the air, their gazes crossed each other.
A time of silence was passing by.
Then.
“Whoa whoa, both of you please calm down.”
“R, right now, wh, affiliation isn’t what’s important. The trapped kids come first.”
Seong-hyeon and Ye-na, who were only reading the room, intervened and stopped them.
The gazes that were directed at each other turned away, but the heavy atmosphere did not change.
Ye-na and Seong-hyeon, who stopped them, sent glances to Teacher Kang Hye-rin who was watching from afar, but what returned was Kang Hye-rin’s face shaking her head with a dark expression.
Then.
“I am sorry.”
Lee Si-wang’s voice rang low.
At that voice, not only Jin Tae-jin but everyone there made surprised expressions.
Because it was a picture no one expected.
“…….”
A-Rank Hunter No. 1.
Vice Guild Master of a large guild.
To think an apology would come out of the mouth of the person at the highest place.
And this quickly too.
“However, I do not regret it. Even if I go back, I would have sent the same gaze to you, and said the same sharp words.”
Yoo jin’s face floated in Lee Si-wang’s head.
“Because someone showed me that a real teacher should do that.”
Silence filled the space.
Even the sound created by the energy like living lava covering the bottomless pit.
Even the sound generated from the white barrier that didn't allow anyone to enter.
Right now, they couldn’t make any sound.
Naturally, Jin Tae-jin, to whom the voice was directed, even more so.
A smile was spreading faintly on Lee Si-wang’s face which had been adhering to only a sunken expression.
“And this is an answer to what you said earlier, I am not a third party. At least in this field trip…….”
More than anyone listening to the words, Lee Si-wang, the party who spat out the words, was most surprised at what he said.
“Because I am the Assistant Homeroom Teacher of Class A.”
Well.
Naturally, he didn’t show it.
***
The eyes of Jin-ho and Tae-wook, who had no way of knowing what was happening outside, opened.
They didn’t faint, but because they fell into a space created by skills and magic, not a space that actually existed, it felt like entering a Gate.
It didn’t seem much different from the cave, but Jin-ho and Tae-wook clearly realized they were standing in a new space.
“Did we fall into a bottomless pit…….”
“Truly crazy human……. Just how far did he prepare.”
Jin-ho was slightly surprised at Tae-wook’s rough words, but even Jin-ho found it hard to take the teacher’s side this time.
Because he didn't know at all either.
No, even if he knew, this felt like a different dimension from the ghosts.
To think he would catch them off guard at the very, very end.
He was Teacher Yoo jin who suited the word amazing better than anyone, but to think he would go this far…….
When Jin-ho, who had fallen into the swamp of thoughts, came to his senses.
Glare!
Kang Tae-wook’s sharp gaze was directed at him.
“I didn’t know! Really! I didn’t know this either!”
Jin-ho making excuses that weren’t excuses while even waving his hands.
At that appearance, the murderous look in the eyes subsided little by little.
“Ha…… Well, it seems real.”
Kang Tae-wook, who let out a sigh mixed with annoyance, quickly examined the surroundings.
The appearance was similar to the cave they were in until now, but it definitely wasn’t that place.
There was the feeling they felt when falling here, and another thing was.
Kang Tae-wook raised his hand high.
Towards the ceiling that was captured in his view although dark.
And then.
Crack!
Blaaaast!!
He poured out a vast amount of ice from his fingertips.
Ice rushing as if to pierce the ceiling with a tremendous explosion sound and size.
If someone saw this spectacle, they would have spat out curses.
Because it was an action that would obviously get them crushed to death if it were a cave.
However.
“…….”
Silence calmer than a still lake continued.
Tae-wook’s skill that stretched out from his fingertips had all evaporated.
Tae-wook, who captured that in his eyes, lowered his hand.
“Is it space magic? It seems there is a barrier too.”
It was Kang Tae-wook establishing certainty about this place with his ability.
Such Kang Tae-wook turned his head and looked at Jin-ho.
“It seems you know. Seeing as you aren’t surprised.”
“Uh? Uh……. It seemed like that kind of feeling.”
He was making a naive expression but.
He changed.
This guy definitely.
He experienced it personally during the athletic meet already but.
Kang Tae-wook felt it clearly once again.
That he wasn’t the Jin-ho who was ignored as D-Rank…….
Whom he ignored.
In the first place, D-Rank, no.
Even stupid B-Rank guys wouldn’t be able to answer like Jin-ho.
He didn’t just become strong.
He broke common sense.
The most ignored.
The D-Rank he ignored.
Now, just like himself who is called the best talent of A-Rank.
Sense, and ability too.
Mental strength too.
All stats became strong.
So.
Now.
That guy who used to be bullied was not in this spot anymore.
He advanced.
The guy did.
So.
“Hey, Jin-ho.”
Kang Tae-wook’s lips moved.
His expression too.
Jin-ho, who was facing him, felt that the best.
That a change had occurred.
And that a completely different future from before would be drawn in front of this now.
Kang Tae-wook hardened his heart to say the words he couldn’t say at the beach.
“You know. I…….”
Then.
Thud.
Thud.
Footsteps piercing the ears were heard from the darkness.
In an instant, Tae-wook’s expression changed sharply.
Jin-ho’s expression too.
Tension broke through their expressions, and their postures also changed definitely.
Looking at the place where the sound was heard, they had become completely different people.
“Be careful.”
Tae-wook and Jin-ho swallowed dry saliva.
Thud.
Tap!
The footsteps stopped.
Even though it squeezed through the darkness.
A figure still surrounded by darkness was in front of Jin-ho and Tae-wook.
“Oh……. I definitely chose well. Most just give up right here.”
A language he heard for the first time in his life.
Even if someone told him it was Russian, Jin-ho wouldn’t be able to understand it anyway.
Just one thing he could know for sure.
“I know. This…… is killing intent meant to kill.”
That something was wrong.
***
“Hello.”
A greeting where a cruel but playful personality was visible.
A voice with a heavy Russian accent dug into the cave.
His shadow slowly took form in the darkness and entered Jin-ho and Tae-wook’s view.
Pale skin and fierce grey eyes.
A deep scar above one eye seemed to tell his cruel history.
Russia’s S-Class Awakened and Killer, Baenov.
He, who had been hiding his presence and hiding in the darkness since the first day of the field trip, revealed his appearance for the first time.
And at the same time.
Swish swish!
He threw daggers hidden in his thigh towards the kids with a speed invisible to the eye.
“Oho, I was just going to kidnap, but this turned out more interesting than I thought.”
The poison-coated dagger passed the target and stuck into the wall.
He tried to go very easily.
Because these weren’t the targets.
Traps to lure the target.
Since they were nothing more than bait.
So the basics of an assassin.
He intended to catch them off guard, knock them out, and take them…….
“Assassin trait? Or A-Rank?”
If it was one guy, words wouldn’t have become this long.
However, two guys.
Both kids in front of his eyes dodged his attack.
Beyond his heart beating, Baenov became unable to hide his emotions after a long time.
Baenov, who lifted the corners of his mouth, captured the faces of the kids who were extremely tense in his eyes and let out a despondent sigh.
“Me too really, what am I excited about. Looking at the expressions, they don't seem to understand Russian anyway.”
Then.
“It’s A-Rank. And I don’t know about him, but I understand, your words. And even if not A-Rank, I can dodge all your slow attacks.”
The student who looked sharper among the two.
Russian popped out of Kang Tae-wook’s mouth.
At that appearance, a slight crack occurred on the face of the assassin Baenov as well as Jin-ho.
The crack soon changed to heat and again to joy.
Assassin.
Baenov.
The only Hunter active in the underworld kicking away the red carpet laid out by the country despite being S-Class.
Because money wasn’t what was most important to him.
What was most important to him was.
The act of killing.
In other words, art.
“Ha…… This…… I’m getting excited after a long time?”
A man of strong impression possessing a huge blonde body.
His expression reversed in an instant.
Like the expression of an extremely excited child.
“If unexpected things happen, I can’t suppress my excitement.”
A bizarre appearance twisting his body like a shy child.
The huge man’s face was flushed red.
That wasn’t merely because a Korean kid knew how to speak Russian.
It felt like a new spider he hadn’t expected appeared in front of the eyes of a spider that was starving to eat only the target.
“I thought you were insects to lure the prey. You weren’t?”
The giant assassin whose tone changed somewhat femininely.
“I met men I want to be with for a long time. You can’t die easily? Okay?”
Due to that, repulsion was largely revealed on Kang Tae-wook’s expression.
“What’s with the tone, creepy…….”
“Why, what is he saying?”
“No. It’s better not to know.”
“But more than that, how can you converse with that person?”
“That…….”
Kang Tae-wook, who almost spat out the words, closed his lips.
Because of abuse.
Locked in a small room.
Because there was nothing to do.
To be loved.
None of the things that came to mind were normal so…… he didn’t want to say it.
So he changed the subject.
“It’s weird that you can’t speak one foreign language in this day and age. More than that, be careful. He looks like a pervert, but the killing intent is still…….”
Instantaneously, the eyes of Kang Tae-wook who was speaking shook violently.
Because it was clearly visible.
The appearance of the pervert rising slowly from within Jin-ho’s shadow.
“What do you do chatting with an assassin in front of you? What are you going to do if your head flies off, hmph.”
The killer’s sharp hand which turned into a sword was aiming for Jin-ho’s heart.