SSS-Class Suicide Hunter Chapter 129

Translator: thursdays Editor: Yahiko PR: LightBrin

3.

-What?

Of course, it wasn't only the Constellations who reacted to the death of the Constellation Killer.

-What? Wait, what… Did the Constellation Killer just die? Really?

A dull voice resounded in the gray sky. The chief of the wizards who had just warred against the Constellation Killer, the so-called Magic Tower Master, was in shock.

That voice was only the beginning. People started to flock to the wasteland. One by one, the Hunters who had fled the battle between the Constellation Killer and the Magic Tower approached.

“No way. The Constellation Killer died?”

“Who is that guy?”

“I've never heard of the Sword Emperor.”

“Fuck, that crazy mofo bastard was reincarnated…”

Though they were shocked, they did not rush and pile on top of me. There was an alertness in their eyes. They were wary of a newcomer who had suddenly hunted the Constellation Killer.

'It's dangerous. I should disappear before I draw more attention.'

I caught my breath, which had become feverish during my fight with the Constellation Killer.

'If they discover that my fighting prowess is less than they think, I don't know when or how they'll attack.'

I was only able to hunt the Constellation Killer through a trap. If we were both fully prepared, I would have lost 100 percent no matter how many times we fought. The other Hunters weren't aware of this fact yet… It was really lucky that they weren't.

'I should hurry.'

I put the Constellation Killer's body on my back and muttered, “Transmit.”

In my mind, I was already thinking of the Great Library's majestic lobby. Soon, my body would be transmitted there, carrying the Constellation Killer's corpse. Then, I would coax [The Corner Librarian] to follow my schemes.

However, nothing happened.

“Transmit.”

I muttered again, but it was the same. I remained in the desolate field. The glutenous blood from the Constellation Killer's corpse soaked my back. Hundreds of Hunters stared at me in confusion.

Suddenly, an ominous premonition swept over me.

'The stage clear announcement hasn't been made yet!'

The Constellation Killer was unmistakably dead. And yet, no voice declared to me that [the stage has been cleared].

'Why? Was something lacking?'

I desperately tried to think of what happened. Was it not enough to kill the Constellation Killer? Was the Tower refusing to recognize the 50th floor as cleared since the Constellation Killer wasn't the master of the 50th floor?

“…Why's he like that? He's just standing still.”

“Hold on, my observation skill says that guy's level is only B-Class.”

“B-Class?”

While I was urgently thinking, the Hunters began to murmur. The air of astonishment ebbed away. Astonishment slowly turned into alertness, and alertness soon became suspicion.

“Don't joke.”

“Well, he must have a camouflage skill. The Constellation Killer is at least S-Class, so there's no way he'd die to a B-Class.”

“Hey! Somebody talk to him!”

“Are there any Hunters who were active when the Sword Emperor was alive?”

I broke out in a cold sweat.

'This isn't good.'

Uneasiness rippled through the air. It wasn't just because I could see the Hunters sniffing about. It wasn't because each of those Hunters was a higher level than me and thus dangerous.

The sense that I'd [missed something].

A Hunter's intuition.

I instinctively looked to my side.

Next to me, Bae Hu-ryeong was smirking.

-What're you looking at?

'Speak honestly. You know something, don't you?'

-I don't know what you mean. I already gave you all the advice I'll give.

Saying so, Bae Hu-ryeong grinned. The corners of his mouth were filled with mischief. Shit. Cursing in my mind, I recalled the advice he gave me.

『Gongja.』

『Don't see him as a human. He's nothing but a weapon that moves fully according to what he has written.』

Not a human but a weapon. A fighting machine.

'What would I do if I was Lefanta Aegim? He's a man who calculates everything obsessively. Wouldn't he naturally have plans for if he died?'

My thinking became quicker.

'Furthermore, Bae Hu-ryeong has met the Constellation Killer before.'

I saw Lefanta Aegim's face for the first time in a trauma. Bae Hu-ryeong was with me then, too. He had immediately recognized Lefanta Aegim's identity.

『It feels like I've seen that bastard before?』

『Even at a glance, I can recognize that he's definitely the Constellation Killer.』

『I was wondering what kind of world such a madman was born in, that brat. So he's from Aegim.』

I asked Bae Hu-ryeong what sort of relationship he had with the man. Bae Hu-ryeong shrugged.

『What else could our relationship be? We had a proper fight.』

Chapter end