-INSIDE THE SKY HOTEL BANQUET HALL-
Jinhyuk and his friends entered the banquet hall after Jinhyuk made that mess on the ground floor . As soon as he entered , the room was filled with instant whispers as well as gazes from many other people . Jinhyuk wasn't nervous at all , he confidently looked back at everyone .
"Go Ahead and enjoy for today" Jinhyuk said
"Are you sure ?" asked Seol-ah
"Yeah"
"But will you be alright alone ?"
"Who is alone ? I have Sis here"
"Well , okay then"
Seol-ah and Hyunwoo went separate from the group . Jinhyuk looked towards his sister .
"Let's go take a seat" said Jinhyuk
"S-Sure" said Sumi (voice bit shaking)
They both went ahead and sat on a table as Sumi started asking a few question
"Why did you do that ?"
"Do what ?"
"What you did just now on the ground floor"
"You are asking me the reason ? You know very well that I don't tolerate insults on our parents"
"I know but he is not the world's strongest hunter for nothing"
"I don't know what kind of person he was but he is arrogant . His arrogancy knows no bounds"
"You are correct , Jinhyuk-ssi" a new voice was heard between their conversations
Jinhyuk turned back and saw a tall man with a well maintained physique and blond hair standing there holding a glass of wine in his hands .
"I am Chris Mark " said Chris [S-Rank Hunter ( 3 among the top 10 hunters)]
"I am Sung Jinhyuk" said Jinhyuk
"It's nice to meet you Mr. Sung . I saw your fight against Steven . I believe you have already surpassed him and now can be called the World's Strongest Hunter"
"Thank you for thinking such highly of me but I prefer to stay as I am now"
"I appreciate your humble decision but I would like to make a request"
"Please go ahead"
"I would like to have a spar with you tomorrow . Is that alright ?"
"Tomorrow Huh ? Alright . I would like to have a spar with you"
"Thank You . I shall take my leave now"
Chris turned around and left . Sumi now questioned Jinhyuk
"When did you suddenly become so respectful ?"
"Well , I don't want to create enemy out of a person I just met and …."
"And ?"
"He is strong . I don't know when was the top 10 selected but I can say that he is stronger than Steven"
"What ?"
"Yeah , he has surpassed Steven "
"Is he stronger than you too ?"
"No , his mana tells me that he is weaker than me but he can put up a good fight"
"Against you ?"
"Yup , Now I have another reason to grow stronger"
At that moment , the lights on the stage glew up . The Association President stood there and started speaking about the raid .
"GOOD EVENING , EVERYONE"
"FIRST , I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE S-RANK HUNTERS WHO HAS AGREED TO JOIN HANDS WITH KOREA DURING THIS RAID . AS MANY OF YOU ALREADY KNOW , THIS IS THE FOURTH RAID ON JEJU ISLAND . THE OTHER THREE RAIDS HAVE ENDED TERRIBLY AND KOREA LOST 3 AMONG ITS 11 S-RANKS DURING THOSE RAIDS . IF THIS RAID , ALSO BECOMES UNSUCCESSFUL THEN KOREA WILL HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DECLARE THE ISLAND HAZARDOUS AND SEAL IT "
"NOW LET US DISCUSS ABOUT THE RAID . THE RAID TEAM WILL BE DIVIDED INTO 2 TEAMS . THE FIRST RAID TEAM OR THE ASSAULT TEAM WILL BE A SMALLER TEAM BUT MORE STRONG ONE"
"I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THE MEMBERS OF THE TEAM :
> MR . CHRIS MARK
> MR . SUNG JINHYUK
> MR . ZHOU CHEN
> MS . SOPHIE BURNSTEIN
> MS . SUNG SUMI"
"THIS WILL BE THE ASSAULT TEAM . THE REST OF THE S-RANK HUNTERS ALONG WITH THE A-RANK HUNTERS WILL BE IN THE SECOND TEAM TO PROVIDE BACKUP . NOW , IF ANYONE HAS ANY OBJECTIONS PLEASE TELL NOW"
A person raised his hand . It was Zhou Chen . He was sitting on a chair wearing a white tuxedo and red tinted glass goggles. He said
"Who will be appointed the Commander of the Assault Team ?"
"THAT IS UPTO THE TEAM MEMBERS TO DECIDE "
"Alright"
The president waited but no one raised their hand . He then announced
"ALRIGHT , THEN IT'S DECIDED "
"I WOULD REQUEST ALL THE HUNTERS TO BE PRESENT IN THE TRAINING CENTER WITHIN 11 A.M. TOMORROW . NOW , THE MEETING IS OVER . EVERYONE PLEASE ENJOY THE PARTY"
-NEXT DAY-
-10 A.M-
Sumi was wearing her training outfit for today's training . Jinhyuk woke up not more than 1 hour ago . He was in the bathroom taking a fresh morning bath . Sumi was ready , she went to the kitchen and took two bottles of water for their both of them . She was also taking out some fresh fruits from the fridge for breakfast . Jinhyuk got out of the bathroom and went towards his room to change . He took 15 minutes to change and then came to meet Sumi .
"Jinhyuk , come over . Breakfast is ready"
"Coming right up"
Both of them had their breakfast and headed out . Sumi took the bag which had all the necessary materials for their training . Jinhyuk went and took the car keys and house keys . Jinhyuk didn't lock the house because Deok-gu was still in the apartment and didn't wake up from his sleep . Jinhyuk went to the garage and took out his car . Sumi also sat down beside him . Jinhyuk marked Hyunwoo's house in the GPS and raced towards his house .
-11 A.M-
Jinhyuk , Sumi , Seol-ah and Hyunwoo arrived at the training center . Jinhyuk parked his car and everyone headed inside . The gate opened and the training center was revealed to everyone . Jinhyuk saw that only the hunters of Japan and France had arrived till then . The four Korean hunters entered and caught the attention of rest of them . Jinhyuk looked throughout the room as he observed the other hunters . He saw that the Japanese hunters were not paying attention to anything related to the Koreans while the French hunters were closely observing them . Jinhyuk felt the power that was coming from the French S-Rank Hunter Sophie Burnstein . Her energy was pure and spreaded a warmth throughtout the range . It was holy power .
-Ti-ting
-[Skill : Eye of Gluttony (SSS)] activated
-NAME : SOPHIE BURNSTEIN
RACE : HUMAN
RANK : S
SKILLS : HOLY ARROW (SS)
HOLY FLAME (S)
HOLY LIGHT SHIELD (SS)
HOLY BLADE (SS)
DIVINE EYES (S)
TITLE : GOD'S APOSTLE
Jinhyuk smiled within himself , it was noticed by none of the hunters there . All the four Korean hunters sat on their positions and started warm up . It took less than 10 minutes for the rest of the hunters to arrive . All the hunters were ready as they completed their warm up . It was now time for sparring .
The American hunter Chris Mark came towards Jinhyuk .
"Mr.Sung , you remember yesterday I requested you for a spar . Right ?"
"Of course"
"So , can we have it now ?"
"Sure , let's go"
Jinhyuk and Chris looked at each other for the final time before going on the main area . All the other hunters were standing on the sidelines . Jinhyuk stretched his arms and said
"Come on , I give you the first try"
As soon as Jinhyuk said that , another voice ranged towards him . It was another American Hunter Ms . Julie White . She said
"Mr.Sung , I hope you don't become too arrogant"
"Oh? And why do you think so Ms . White" said Jinhyuk
"Chris is one of the strongest hunters . I know you defeated Steven but Chris had already surpassed him long back"
"Is it ? Then , I am gonna enjoy"
"Julie , stop it " said Chris Mark ( a deep voice)
"But …."
"I said Stop"
"Alright"
Chris turned towards Jinhyuk and said
"Please forgive her Mr.Sung"
"I didn't mind actually"
"I appreciate that"
Chris (inner thoughts):
Judging from his aura . He is strong . He does not have any openings at all . This is gonna be difficult . I have to go all out
Chris closed his eyes and opened it in an instant as he vanished
-Destructive Spear Arts , Fifth Form : Sky Equalizer
A majestic spear slash seemed to have divided the dimension in half as the attack rushed towards Jinhyuk . On the other hand , Jinhyuk didn't flinch . He raised his arm and the slash connected . The dust settled and everyone saw that Jinhyuk was standing with a barrier around him as the slash passed the barrier and made marks on the wall . Jinhyuk lifted the barrier and disappeared . He appeared just in front of Chris as he held the spear with his right hand as he pulled Chris towards him and a punch on his chest made Chris fly and crash on the wall of the arena .
Chris fell out of the rubble as he coughed up a little blood . Jinhyuk was still standing without even an ounce of expression on his face . This sight was truly shocking to everyone present there . Chris Mark who was considered the 3rd Strongest Person was now being beat up by a recently awakened S-Rank .
Chris was now wobbling as he stood up from the ground . He was taking the support of his spear to stand .
"You are definitely the strongest but I will not give up"
Chris raised his spear as he released his mana from his heart . The mana alone was enough to make the other S-Rankers to feel suppressed . Jinhyuk on the other hand was standing down with his hands inside his pocket .
-Destructive Spear Arts , Ninth Form : Falling Sun
9 huge balls of mana appearing like suns were formed above Chris . He launched all of them towards Jinhyuk . Jinhyuk saw this as he smiled .
-Ti-ting
-[Skill : Eye of Gluttony (SSS)] activated
-[Skill : Mind Sword (SSS)] activated
Jinhyuk summoned 9 swords from his mind realm as he pointed them towards the approaching balls and released them . Each sword pierced one ball each and there was a huge explosion on the arena . The dust was spreading here and there . The dust finally settled after some time and everyone saw that Chris was lying on the ground full of bruises and exhausted . Jinhyuk was near Chris as he bent down and transferred his mana towards Chris as all the wounds were slowly being filled . He sat up on the ground as he looked towards Jinhyuk .
"It was a good fight" said Jinhyuk (right arm extended)
"You fought well " said Chris (holding Jinhyuk's hand to get up)
They both went back towards their respective places . Jinhyuk sat down as he looked towards his friends . He just flashed a little smile . After that many fights were fought between the hunters . Only three people stayed undefeated throughout their fights . These people were Sung Jinhyuk , Sung Sumi and Sophie Burnstein .
Thus, the sparring session of the Jeju Island Raid hunters ended .
-ExTrA-
FiNaL ScOrE
Sung Sumi : 5 Wins 2 loss
Sophie Burnstein : 6 Wins 1 loss
Sung Jinhyuk : 8 Wins 0 loss