I Am The Anti-Mage

Chapter 84: Warlord: Lucky or Unlucky

Ji-woo was wandering the Haeundae district while looking for new clothes to replace his shabby clothes. His duffel bag got left in the dungeon. And his smartphone also got damaged due to the battle with the Trolls. Luckily, the wallet was still good. So, it wouldn’t get difficult to go anywhere.

Ji-woo suffered a considerable loss from not being able to bring anything from the dungeon. And it gave him a bit of a headache. He still had 135 million won in arrears to Seok-jin because of the tier-4 Portal Gate. However, the money he had now was only 5 million won.

“Huh? Why there aren’t shops open?” Ji-woo finally realized the emptiness of the district after walking around for about 15 minutes. Not a single human got seen along the way.

Suddenly, a Military Jeep stopped beside Ji-woo. A soldier got out of the SUV and approached him.

“Sir, things are still not completely safe. Please come with me to the evacuation site. It’s very dangerous here.”

Ji-woo swiftly took out his hunter ID and showed it. The soldier gasped and immediately saluted while apologizing.

“It’s okay. You’re just doing your job. You didn’t do anything wrong, and there’s no need to apologize.

“Ah, yes. Can you tell me what’s going on here?”

The soldier nodded and explained the state of the district. There were two Red Gates that appeared in Busan. One in Haeundae and the other in Dongnae. However, even though the Red Gate did not pop out everywhere in South Korea. The status of martial law and evacuation of the entire population still got enforced. It was also a precaution due to the presence of 20 Red Gates.

Everything would only return to normal if the Hunters Association declared it safe.

Ji-woo was quite surprised to hear that. He immediately thought of his family’s situation and asked the soldier to lend him a smartphone.

Luckily, Ji-woo was able to contact his family. Elijah and Ji-won were fine at the Mapo district evacuation site. His mother had previously tried to reach him several times and had gone unanswered. He could only say there were things that made him unreachable beforehand and would explain in more detail when he returned home.

Ji-woo returned the smartphone to the soldier and decided to help. He also asked the soldier if he could lend clothes that he could wear. He wasn’t comfortable going around with bandages all over his body.

Ji-woo finally followed the soldiers to the evacuation site while checking the situation. He then left for Dongnae district after getting new clothes and making sure that the Haeundae district was safe for the time being. The Red Gate in the Haeundae was closed. That was why Min-ho and Jo-hyun didn’t look rushed and panicked. And according to information, the Red Gate in the Dongnae still couldn’t get resolved due to the difficulty of finding the Dungeon Owner.

It was a bit chaotic in the Dongnae district. There were no casualties for the hunters on the premises who handled Cerberus. However, some were seriously injured. Since the Dungeon Owner had not got found, the Cerberus continued to come out from the Red Gate. Even Chairman Lee of the Hunters Association was already having a hard time after continuing to fight the beasts for nearly an hour.

Ji-woo asked to get dropped off halfway, and he thanked the soldier for what he did for him. He was strolling along and found a dark spot in a large alley between the buildings.

“Come out. Let’s not waste time on each other. I can feel your killing intent and Mana from earlier.”

The sound of heavy footsteps could get heard coming out from that dark area. The appearance of a Demon came into sight. A creature with three horns, four arms, and two werewolf legs.

“O, human. You’re seeking death!”

The Demon jumped and charged toward Ji-woo. However, none of the Demon’s consecutive attacks were able to touch Ji-woo.

Ji-won shifted his body to the side when the punch came. And he then used rotation to land a kick on the Demon’s neck.

Kaboom!

“It would be bad if these new clothes get ruined again. All the shops in Busan are closed.”

The Demon got up and wiped the blood from his mouth. The kick was enough to make him tremble with pain. It also sent a warning to his head that Ji-woo was dangerous. He could die at any moment. He gulped and thought of running away.

But, Ji-woo didn’t give the Demon a chance to move and immediately appeared in front of the creature.

Zrrat!

The Demon’s head was decapitated after it got flicked by Ji-woo’s hands. The body shook and fell to the ground. As soon as the Demon died, the Red Gate in the Dongnae district disappeared.

Ji-woo clasped his hands and wanted to leave the scene. But, it got stopped by something that caught his attention.

“Huh!? Are my eyes hallucinating? Is that a Spatial Bag?”

Ji-woo approached and picked up the worn-out bag. He opened it and put his hand in it.

Haha–

“An unlucky day might turn into a lucky day. It really is a Spatial Bag!”

Ji-woo was happy after confirming the Spatial Bag and hurriedly checked what was inside. But contrary to his expectations, the Spatial Bag was empty. There was nothing there. That was a sad thing but also a good thing for him. The Spatial Bag would definitely sell for around billions of won. That could cover his losses for today’s expenditure.

‘But, why does this Devil have a Spatial Bag? Didn’t Dong-hyun say it’s a rarity? Something like this should belong to a powerful being. No?’

Ji-woo exhaled. “Alright. Let’s think about this later. I’m tired now. I have to go back. Busan should be safe by now.” There were so many things he had to do. Resting at a time like that was the right choice.

Chief Lee and Chairman Yu, who were on the spot, did not find it strange that the Red Gate was closing. That meant the hunters who were on the Dungeon Owner’s hunting mission were successful in their task. Next, they only needed to clean up the surviving Cerberus. The slaughter task was a piece of cake as there was the presence of an S-rank hunter.

Meanwhile, the news about the S-rank hunter, Bae Jo-hyun, and the A-rank hunter, Choi Min-ho got injured had reached the Hunter Association. They also relayed the story to Chief Lee and Chairman Yu.

It became a serious problem because those Red Gates that all appeared had only low-level creatures.

Those creatures wouldn’t be able to harm any high-ranking hunters. That meant an unknown enemy was lurking around.

That made Chief Lee and Chairman Yu rush back to Seoul. Jo-hyun and Min-ho most likely needed the Godly Doctor to heal them.

Chief Lee and Chairman Yu also want to know the details. They then left the matter in Busan to the rest of the Hunters Association’s personnel.

Jo-hyun and Min-ho were still losing consciousness when they arrived in Seoul. The Godly Doctor rushed over and immediately healed the two of them.

The Demigod guild Headmaster was there to watch the healing process. And the other Demigod S-rank hunters were also there.

Cho Gang-ho and Seol In-ah discussed in a corner the causes of Jo-hyun and Min-ho’s injuries. Meanwhile, on the side of the Artates guild, only Seo Ji-soo and two other hunters, which brought those two injured hunters back to Seoul.

“Where’s Hyun-bin? Why only you?”

“Don’t make a fuss. Our Hunters here have informed me of the circumstances. And based on my judgment, our Headmaster’s presence is not required here.”

“An A-rank hunter and an S-rank hunter were injured. We’ve made sure all the Red Gates that appear don’t have any high-grade creatures. I wonder what happened!”

Ji-soo didn’t even flinch at Gang-ho’s question and answered calmly to replace his guild members.

“We don’t know either. When these two hunters found Jo-hyun and Min-ho, they had already lost consciousness and had several wounds all over their bodies.”

“Then we can only wait for Jo-hyun or Min-ho to wake up and tell us the story!”

The two hunters have already discussed the incident with Dong-seok. And he told them not to say anything and let Jo-hyun and Min-ho tell it themselves. He wasn’t worried about getting caught. After all, he had a new schedule now and couldn’t stay in South Korea for long due to the tier-4 Portal Gate incident. He would probably leave the country in two or three days.

In the end, neither Jo-hyun nor Min-ho knew Dong-seok’s name. Even the two hunters who brought Jo-hyun and Min-ho back to Seoul don’t know his name.

Dong-seok was also sure the hunters in South Korea couldn’t track him down. The information was limited unless the hunters who knew him a little wanted to share it.

He also had no reason to be afraid of just a country like South Korea. They didn’t have an ArchMage that could counter his power.