Chapter 126: Hunter
The scene of a wedding hall immediately appeared in Mark’s mind, but right after that, Mark quickly shook his head. Getting married this quickly... was she treating marriage like a joke?
"You... are you serious?"
Looking at Mark’s dumbfounded expression, Emily found it very funny. She had only said it casually, yet he had taken it so seriously.
"Then do you want me to be serious or not?"
She did not answer but instead gave him a mischievous smile and asked him back. Mark was made flustered by this question, not knowing how he should answer.
Did he want to? This was a little too rushed, and Mark couldn’t say for sure right now. Did he not want to? That was also very difficult to answer. After becoming poor, Mark had once thought that no one would be willing to marry someone like him who couldn’t even eat his fill.
"Hahaha, let’s be soulmates for now. We’ll think about marriage later. If you become my soulmate, I’ll treat you to tea until you’re full."
Looking at Mark’s awkward expression, Emily laughed and pinched his cheek. She did not know why, but the more she looked at him, the cuter she found him.
"Now it’s time for you to tell me what happened."
The atmosphere that had just been filled with love around Mark immediately became heavy. Emily’s expression turned serious, her eyes staring straight into Mark’s eyes.
Being happy was certainly great, but Emily was a hunter of the Hunter Association, so she could never forget her responsibility.
"Huh?"
This sudden change made Mark’s emotions go up and down like a stock market chart.
Wasn’t this just about love a moment ago, and now it had suddenly become work? Was changing this quickly something a normal person would do?
Well, Emily really wasn’t a normal person. An A-rank hunter in this world was already a sufficiently noble existence. Any one of them could become a multimillionaire if they focused on making money and didn’t spend too extravagantly.
"Wait, I want to hear it too. Tell me how my brother died. I saw that he died horribly, but I don’t know what caused it."
Nick ran in from outside at this moment. He had originally planned to hide when she came, but Emily had suddenly gone from going crazy to being happy these past few days, so he dared to stay and continue his guard duty.
"You are..."
Mark frowned as he looked at the young man with flashy, colorful hair in front of him. Although he didn’t have a good impression of him at first glance, this face looked a little familiar.
Wasn’t this similar to his captain? He looked younger and more rebellious, but if he looked closely, he could still see that they looked very similar.
"You recognize me now, right? I’m Kael’s younger brother."
Seeing that Mark’s eyes seemed to have already figured it out, Nick nodded to confirm it so Mark wouldn’t have to keep thinking.
"I see. Sorry, my consciousness temporarily disappeared back then, so I wasn’t clear about what happened. But I’m sure Captain Kael and the others were killed by an A-rank skeleton knight boss."
Hearing the information about the boss, both Emily and Nick frowned and nodded. It was pretty much what they had guessed. An A-rank boss slaughtering a team with three B-rank hunters and several C-rank hunters was completely reasonable.
"I see. Dying at the hands of an A-rank boss isn’t shameful either. At least it’s much better than dying at the hands of some stupid B-rank boss."
Nick put both hands into his pockets and smiled. Now that he had the information he needed, he didn’t want to hear much more because whatever was inside was definitely beyond his level.
"Hey, aren’t you sad? At least you should hate that boss and want revenge, right?"
Looking at Nick’s indifferent and even somewhat satisfied expression, Mark was extremely confused.
If Nick had a personal grudge against Kael, it would be easier to understand, but judging from the way Nick talked about Kael, there was clearly no hatred at all.
"Sad about what? If Kael died because of a B-rank monster or something even lower, then it would really be sad, but dying at the hands of an A-rank monster is completely reasonable. If you’re afraid of dying, then why become a hunter?"
Nick’s strange gaze toward Mark immediately left him speechless. Could it be that all hunters were crazy people with nerves of steel? Mark wasn’t sure, but at least Emily and Nick were pretty crazy by normal people’s standards.
"As for revenge, who are you supposed to take revenge against? Once that boss died, the dungeon was closed. Don’t tell me about some mastermind behind the scenes. I’m only a B-rank hunter, I can’t even beat an A-rank boss, let alone something even higher."
While Mark was still dumbfounded, Nick continued speaking. At this point, Mark had already given up trying to understand Nick’s way of thinking.
There was nothing to criticize about this either. Asking Nick to fight Cerberus would be no different from sending him to die for nothing.
"Surprised? That’s the attitude of a true hunter. A hunter who’s afraid of death has no right to call himself a hunter."
Emily’s sudden pat on the shoulder startled Mark’s stiff body. He looked at her suspiciously and asked.
"Aren’t there also hunters who are greedy for benefits and don’t mind hurting others? Besides, these people are also very strong."
Mark felt that what Emily said was too idealistic. At least, when he thought about the Wolf guild, he felt that those people were nowhere near as good as Nick.
"Hahaha, my soulmate is really naive. Just like a child. You should remember one thing clearly: we’re hunters, not saints. I admit there are heroes among hunters whom everyone respects, but that’s their personal choice. Even if they weren’t hunters, they would still be heroes. The basic duty of a hunter is to stand on humanity’s side and eliminate monsters."
The invisible aura of an experienced hunter suddenly made Mark feel pressured. Although her combat power wasn’t high, her spirit was absolutely no weaker than anyone else’s.
By this standard, the people in the Wolf guild really were hunters. He understood it now, but the hatred was still there and hadn’t disappeared.
"Your sudden change in aura is making me a little scared."
"Haha, sorry. I was a little too serious just now."
Emily only smiled, and the tense atmosphere immediately disappeared.