Chapter 16
Who exactly was the new Hunter who appeared in South Korea and kept breaking first-place records?
Social media was talking about the new rookie.
Even major television news channels were covering the story.
Public attention was more intense than ever.
While countless theories spread everywhere,
the Korea Hunter General Administration Headquarters suddenly made an announcement.
[Korea Hunter General Administration Headquarters]
[Official Emergency Notice]
Today, 14:00
• An emergency press conference will be held at the Central Briefing Hall of the Korea Hunter General Administration Headquarters.
• An official statement regarding a Hunter-related matter will be announced.
• This press conference will be broadcast live through global media outlets and the Hunter Network.
• We ask the public to refrain from spreading unconfirmed information.
They suddenly announced a press conference.
It's a scoop!
This is front-page material!
The moment reporters heard about it, they rushed over like mad.
Every major Korean broadcasting company arrived.
Foreign reporters came as well.
The New York Times.
The Wall Street Journal.
The Guardian and Financial Times from the United Kingdom.
Even reporters who normally had nothing to do with Hunters appeared.
That was how much attention this situation was receiving.
Everyone believed that an enormous scoop was about to be announced.
"He's here."
"Write down everything! Don't miss a single word!"
The Director General of the Korea Hunter General Administration Headquarters,
Lee Ma-han,
slowly walked onto the stage.
Click! Click! Click!
The moment he appeared, camera shutters exploded from every direction.
The Director General himself had appeared.
There was only one thing everyone expected him to announce.
"It's a pleasure to see you, reporters. I am Lee Ma-han. I won't make this introduction long."
Lee Ma-han took a short breath.
Determination filled his face.
"As all of you have probably guessed, the reason for today's press conference is the Hunter who recently updated several Tower achievements."
The reporters immediately began taking pictures again.
"This Hunter has created achievements unlike anything South Korea has ever seen, and we believe he has the potential to become one of the greatest Hunters of the next generation."
"South Korea has welcomed an unprecedented talent."
"As Director General of the Korea Hunter General Administration Headquarters, I could not be more pleased."
Step.
At that moment,
the sound of footsteps echoed through the hall.
The reporters naturally turned toward the sound.
"Allow me to introduce him."
A moment later,
the reporters' eyes slowly widened.
A man entered the press conference.
Long black hair flowed behind him like stretched silk.
Below that hair was a perfectly balanced face that even a sculptor working for an entire lifetime might fail to recreate.
A sharp yet smooth jawline.
A high nose.
Perfectly shaped lips.
There was nothing to criticize.
But the most overwhelming part was his eyes.
Crimson eyes that looked as though they had been carved from blood-red gemstones.
Simply looking into them created the pressure of having one's soul pierced.
People often said that clothes only looked as good as the person wearing them.
Baek Cheon-myeong proved that saying perfectly.
He was simply wearing a suit,
yet somehow it looked completely different on him.
Even the reporters forgot to press their camera shutters for a moment.
His appearance was beautiful enough to seem beyond ordinary human standards.
"This is South Korea's sixth S Rank Hunter, Hunter Baek Cheon-myeong."
Baek Cheon-myeong walked forward and sat down.
His crimson eyes naturally captured everyone's attention.
The aura flowing from him was also unlike anything ordinary.
Simply facing him created a chill deep inside the body.
It was the instinctive fear a creature felt when facing a being far above itself.
A rabbit before a lion.
No.
The difference felt closer to an ant standing before an elephant.
The man sitting there seemed like someone they could never injure no matter what they tried.
These reporters had interviewed countless Hunters.
They had met many powerful people.
But they could confidently say one thing.
He's stronger than any Hunter I've ever met.
Click!
One reporter finally remembered to take a picture.
"T, take pictures!"
"Get everything!"
The shutters began exploding again.
That face alone was enough.
This was already front-page material.
"Hunter Baek Cheon-myeong! You've continuously broken Tower records. What is your Class?"
"People are calling you the greatest rookie in Hunter history. How do you feel about that?"
"D, do you have any plans to enter the entertainment industry?"
Questions poured in from every direction.
But Baek Cheon-myeong remained silent.
"All right. I'll answer the questions on his behalf, so let's proceed slowly."
Instead,
Director General Lee Ma-han answered everything.
Tsk. That Lee Ma-han.
So they're saying they'll protect their own Hunter themselves.
Damn it. Why call us here if they won't even let him answer? I need at least one direct quote.
The reporters wanted to hear Baek Cheon-myeong speak.
But this interview would be published around the world.
With the entire world watching, every word mattered.
They couldn't simply leave everything to someone who had probably been an ordinary civilian until recently.
While the reporters swallowed their disappointment,
one of them raised his hand.
"Yes, the reporter over there."
"I have one question for Hunter Baek Cheon-myeong."
A foreign reporter spoke in slightly awkward Korean.
"Hunter Deus has claimed that you took his achievements through cowardly methods."
The question was incredibly rude.
