Chapter 97 – Cataclysm (3)
“Are you awake?”
The sunlight filtering through the curtains was dazzling. The white light spread enough to cover the nurse’s face. Kim Joo-sung shook his head, which did not move well, and forced himself to stand up. His leg hurt It hurts so strangely that I want to touch it quickly, but his hand doesn’t move very well.
“Please wait for a moment.”
The nurse said that and left with his medical kit. Kim Joo-seong wanted to shout to the nurse who was leaving in a hurry to come back quickly. But his mouth was dry and his back hurt, so he couldn’t say anything. Next to him, only ringer drops were dripping.
What happened?
Kim Joo-sung began to recall the incidents at the commendation ceremony. Terrible and unbelievable events have taken place. Kim Chun-bae appeared and called himself a traitor, and a huge monster appeared and ruined the event.
Was Kim Chun-bae caught? There were class A and class S at the scene, so she must have been caught. Even if he said anything strange about himself, he was sure to stop at the Diamond Club. She felt someone walking down the aisle. A white gown and black shoes caught my eye. A doctor with square glasses on his angular face opened the door and entered.
Kim Joo-sung put on a determined expression to emphasize her maximum health. He still had a headache and his body was tired, but he wanted to get up and go. He had to visit his grandmother, who was worried about him, and he had to go to the Diamond Club.
“Yes. Joo-Sung Kim Mr. How did you come to your senses?”
“Yes. How is my condition now?”
Because his body wasn’t moving well, Kim Joo-sung had to lift his back to adjust the height of his bed. His body continued to hurt, and he seemed to have the aftereffects of his materials at the scene of the incident. The doctor took a deep breath and said.
“Mr. That… We did our best, but…”
“Yes?”
Kim Joo-sung’s expression darkened when he saw the doctor blurring his words. Anxiety lingered in his chest. Why are you talking like this? Why is my leg not moving? Why does my back hurt so much? Kim Joo-seong tried to stand up forcibly, enduring the pain. The doctor’s voice was heard.
“When I came to the hospital, the structure of the facility had pierced my spine, and my lower body was half crushed by material and chariot attacks.”
I was short of breath. He didn’t want to believe the doctor’s words. He forced his hand out. His back was screaming, but he managed to hold on. When I lifted the blanket and threw it aside, I saw clean bare legs. The doctor’s words continued.
“I did my best to treat you, but… In the future, it will be difficult to walk.”
Legs didn’t move.
Kim Joo-sung tried hard to raise his legs, but he didn’t even pretend to move. Kim Joo-seong, who had been struggling to get his hips up and down several times, could not accept the situation. His legs, which were full of his muscles, were skinny like candy bars.
“No… What…”
But when he asked what happened, no one could answer him. The doctor just nodded his head with a puzzled expression. Kim Joo-sung’s face turned white, then returned to normal. Gapao caught his breath and lay back on the bed.
“This, this… Is that it? Is it like a hidden camera? Yes?”
The doctor didn’t answer. Because it would be cruel to say no. Kim Joo-sung felt miserable seeing the doctor who didn’t say anything. Mixing jargon, the doctor explained the treatment process at the hospital and the wheelchair.
However, Kim Ju-seong did not try to understand the words. He just stared at his poor legs.
“Why… ! Why… !”
Kim Joo-sung felt his head boiling hot. He couldn’t contain his anger. He didn’t know why he had to suffer like this. Sensing his anger, the doctors and nurses quietly closed the door and left. From behind the doctor, Kim Joo-sung’s screams were heard.
“Aaaaa! Aaaaagh! Aaaaagh!”
The sound of things breaking was heard. When hunters were sentenced to non-recovery injuries, they often reacted like that. The doctor thought it was fortunate that Kim Joo-sung was a D-class hunter. He told the floor nurse.
“When you’re done with the mayhem, go and change it with an intravenous drip.”
“Yes.”
*****
“Huh… Heo-eok… !”
Blood flowed from Kim Joo-sung’s hand. It was because the ringer had picked up all the objects around it and threw it away. The TV was smashed and rolling on the floor. It was quite horrifying to see the internal parts naked.
Shards of glass from the monitor were scattered on the floor, and the refrigerator topped over from the impact. The bathroom door was half broken, and I could see the mirror was broken. Kim Joo-seong lay back on the bed and breathed heavily. Even the slightest exertion made him short of breath. For a moment, he only lifted his back and moved, and the pain spread from his back even though he only used his ability slightly.
“Ah… ! Aww… !”
Kim Joo-sung groaned and looked for his phone. Fortunately, even in the midst of his mad rage, the cell phone was quietly placed by his bedside. With his trembling hand, he dialed the phone number of a Diamond Guild official. It was the phone number of the man who volunteered to be his manager at the commendation ceremony.
It beeped twice and the phone was answered.
“Hello?”
“Yes, Mr. Jusung. What are you doing?”
“I-I… ! Ji, right here, the legs…”
“Ah yes. I heard about it. He said he hurt his leg. I heard that you won’t be able to live as a hunter anymore?”
“Oh no! You will get well soon!”
Success was right in front of me. Here she was indomitable. Even as she went through rehab, strapped on her machine, she had to get back up. Said the official.
“Yes. All right. Right now, there are a lot of wheelchairs and letters of support for our Mr. Juseong, right? Later, I have to leave a video message with the fans supporting Jooseong, so please wash your face and wait.”
Before Kim Joo-sung could answer, her phone hung up. Kim Joo-sung stared at her broken floor and smashed bathroom door.
“Hey, what’s going on here?”
Then the door to the hospital room opened and a woman in her 50s entered. After the tough-looking and well-rounded woman screamed in surprise at the sight of her hospital room, she grumbled and started cleaning the floor. Kim Joo-sung asked her cautiously.
“Who, who are you?”
“I am a caregiver. There, the Diamond Club contacted me.”
Kim Joo-sung awkwardly nodded his head. She said as she unfolded the wheelchair the caregiver was holding.
“Now, let’s go to the bathroom and wash our faces first.”
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People gathered at a factory site on the outskirts of Seoul. Those who gave off a gloomy atmosphere were exchanging jokes while covering their faces with hoods and masks. Kim Chun-bae was standing among those who seemed suspicious at first glance. He was watching the news of the catastrophe he had staged with his satisfied face.
The news was largely compressed into two parts. ‘Hero’ Kim Joo-seong’s unfortunate injury and Black Dragon’s Ark’s Choi Soon-hong’s skill controversy. Kim Chun-bae was satisfied with this confusion. He felt good because his own revenge seemed to have gone in the perfect direction.
“Is it good?”
“Yes.”
Kim Chun-bae smiled and nodded his head. The person talking to him was sitting on top of an appendix in an abandoned factory, giggling and looking down at Chunbae Kim. Kim Chun-bae politely brought his hands together and bowed.
“Good job. Our captain has also contacted us saying he is very satisfied.”
“Captain…”
Kim Chun-bae nodded and muttered again. ‘Leader.’
The head of this huge and evil organization, a mysterious being who doesn’t show his face to the other members. No one here knew the face and identity of the captain.
One thing to know.
The captain, like the members here, hates high-ranking hunters and hates the social atmosphere that regards only certain hunters as heroes.
“How are your other plans going?”
“It’s going well. I think we will be able to do real experiments sooner or later.”
Two people wearing masks were talking to each other. The Chariot raid was just a simple test before the full-scale plan. They had bigger dreams and plans.
“By the way, why did you do this to a rookie like that?”
Another man wearing a mask pointed to Kim Chun-bae and said. Kim Chun-bae, with his sharp and provocative words and actions, shrank involuntarily.
“I’m sorry.”
He lowered his head and apologized, and her man continued her words regardless of Kim Chun-bae’s apology.
“Surely I have to leave? What if I entrusted the work to an apprentice hunter who is not even D-class, and then he gets caught and blows it all up? Uh? Of course, I have to be at level C to be able to do it stably, right?”
“Don’t be silly, kid. Why are you killing the rookie?”
When someone scolded him, her man became angry again.
“Hey, think about it. Sober judgment. Sharp reason. Taking all of that into account, isn’t it right to have me, an experienced C-class?”
The other mask laughed at the man’s words.
“Patience. You were so cold-hearted that you nicknamed yourself ‘Youngmi’s pussy owner’?”
The man was enraged by the mask’s words.
“This fucking shit. Do you want to tease me with your nickname?”
“It’s the first time I’ve ever seen a nickname like this in my life. Seriously, if you’re going to use a nickname like that, I’d rather use Ada Bomber.”
“Oh fuck! How does it compare to the Ada bomber? I am so much better!”
“Crazy. He went to the Rookie of the Year competition, but you ate it fast, you bastard.”
“Fuck! Does that make no sense? Why do I suck Ada can be a bomber, but why can’t the pussy owner?”
Kim Chun-bae just stood awkwardly in the midst of an overheated argument.
