The F-rank Hunter Who Turned Into a Golem Is Overpowered Chapter 17

Chapter 17

Ping-!

Finally, the last chain came loose.

The Giant Horned Ogre, now freed, raised its head and let out a triumphant roar.

“Graaaah!”

And its first target was, of course, Shim Yeong-jin.

Released from its chains, the Giant Horned Ogre intended to leisurely hunt down the small human who didn’t even reach its waist.

‘Damn, I have to maintain some pride as a man. It’s do or die now!’

Running away at this point would gain him nothing.

He hadn’t planned to hunt the Giant Horned Ogre anyway, so if it was just about evasion, he could manage somehow.

If he just held out until the examiners arrived, he could strike them from behind.

Surely, the examiners wouldn’t have released the Giant Horned Ogre into the field without any plan. So, dealing with the situation should be manageable. He could earn points from the examiners even with a minor injury, without resorting to killing or seriously injuring anyone.

In short:

‘When the Giant Horned Ogre is aggroed onto the examiners, I’ll attack them and immediately bolt!’

Shim Yeong-jin fled into the forest.

No matter how sharp the monster was, once he disappeared from its sight, it would be harder for it to find him.

But in his attempt to use the environment, he overlooked one crucial detail.

Bang-!

Whoooosh-!

The punch from the Giant Horned Ogre sent tree branches shaking violently.

“Huff!”

Hiding in the forest turned out to be a huge mistake.

The falling leaves obscured his vision.

Additionally, the tangled bushes and protruding tree roots hindered his movement.

‘Where do I escape to?’

People say that when you panic, you see nothing and hear nothing. This was exactly that moment.

Faced with an unexpected situation, his mind went blank.

And he made a choice he should never have made.

‘I need to move to an open space.’

He foolishly returned to the clearing.

The Giant Horned Ogre, which had been standing still, couldn’t believe its luck.

“Graaaaah!”

The Giant Horned Ogre threw a punch at the unwary Shim Yeong-jin.

As if bad luck wasn’t enough, things often go wrong all at once.

Shim Yeong-jin barely dodged the punch, but as he landed, he stumbled.

And at that moment, the chain that had followed the Giant Horned Ogre’s punch rebounded off a rock embedded in the ground.

Crash-.

The large chain shot up.

The chain’s tip, falling vertically from the sky, met Shim Yeong-jin’s gaze.

“Damn it, please let me live!”

Whizz-.

Thud-!

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‘Did I die?’

His eyes squeezed tightly shut.

He had squeezed them so hard that his optic nerves seemed like they would burst.

And when he finally opened his tightly shut eyes, the sky was dark.

The bright sky was now obscured by something.

“Mmph… mmm… mmff!”

Someone was standing there.

Mumbling words, standing in front of Shim Yeong-jin.

Shockingly, the person was holding the tip of the large chain in their mouth!

“Ha… I’m alive!”

Shim Yeong-jin let out a deep sigh of relief.

He was nervous about the idea of his name appearing in the headlines of the newspaper.

Even though his uncle wouldn’t leave it alone, what could he do if he was already dead or crippled?

“Aaah! Get out of the way!”

“Huh?”

Bang-!

“Hey! Get out of here quickly!”

“Yes!”

The examiner who had saved Shim Yeong-jin spat out the chain near him and shouted in frustration.

Finally understanding what he meant, Shim Yeong-jin scrambled away on all fours.

“Clicking his tongue, what a waste,” the examiner muttered while looking at the Giant Horned Ogre.

He hesitated to attack.

“Giant Horned Ogre, what should I do with you? Hmm? It’s a waste to kill you, but if I let you go, you’ll just cause problems for the other candidates. Damn, some idiot caused all this mess.”

Ting-.

When the examiner glanced in Shim Yeong-jin’s direction, he flinched.

A cold sweat trickled down his back.

The sheer aura emanating from the examiner made Shim Yeong-jin’s pupils dilate with fear.

“Ah, well. Sorry about that. I had hoped to keep you around for a long time, but now it’s time to say goodbye.”

Flick-.

In an instant, the examiner’s figure disappeared.

“Huh?”

When Shim Yeong-jin next saw the examiner, he realized that his entire plan had been shattered.

Drip-.

Drip, drip-.

In the examiner’s hand was the upside-down head of the Giant Horned Ogre, its blue cheeks, bulging eyes, and smooth bald head dripping blood onto the ground.

Spit.

Thud-.

With the sound of the examiner spitting, the Giant Horned Ogre’s body collapses.

‘How could this be? What about my score?’

Shim Yeong-jin’s big mistake was not considering that the examiner might be overwhelming the Giant Horned Ogre.

How strong would one need to be to overpower the Giant Horned Ogre?

The only person Shim Yeong-jin could think of was his uncle.

In the end, he had never even had a chance to strike.

“Uaaaagh!”

Shim Yeong-jin was tearing his hair out and shouting loudly.

The examiner frowned as he looked at Shim Yeong-jin before turning his head towards the forest.

But soon, he looked back at Shim Yeong-jin and wiggled his finger.

“Damn it, you’re noisy. Hey, you little shit, come here.”

“Yes!”

Shim Yeong-jin, who had been howling, immediately got up and ran swiftly.

He had never run so fast, even when his mother, or rather, his uncle, called him.

And then began the punishment.

“Lie down.”

“Uh… lie down!”

“Immediately.”

“Immediately!”

“Lie down. Roll left, roll right.”

“Lie down! Roll left, roll right!”

……

For nearly an hour, lying down and standing up continued.

Sweat poured down like rain, and he was covered in mud before the grueling punishment finally ended.

“You’ve got some guts, at least.”

“Yes!”

Shim Yeong-jin answered loudly.

He feared that otherwise, the examiner might make him do more.

“Will you stop acting up from now on?”

“Yes! I will never do it again!”

He answered obediently.

But in his mind, he was thinking something else.

‘Damn it, who do you think you are?’

Initially, he had followed the examiner’s orders out of fear of the oppressive energy enveloping him.

But as time passed, it felt strange.

Why did he, as a candidate, have to endure such punishment?

Moreover, his physical exhaustion and rising anger began to overcome his fear.

Shim Yeong-jin, proud and stubborn, suddenly stood up and defied the examiner.

But.

‘How can that cheerful expression and devilish face come from the same person?’

Unfortunately, his defiant attitude only led to even harsher punishment.

He was made to do additional exercises like squatting, rolling left and right, and jumping with arms extended.

No matter how proud Shim Yeong-jin was, he couldn’t maintain his pride forever.

“By the way, I should have introduced myself earlier, right?”

The examiner rummaged through his pocket as he spoke.

‘He speaks so casually.’

Shim Yeong-jin was bewildered but answered in a loud voice as if nothing was wrong.

“No! May I ask your name?”

“Hahaha, kid… I like that. My name is Kang Yeong-chan.”

Kang Yeong-chan held out his name tag.

It was an ID card exclusive to the extermination squad, different from the hunter’s license.

Shim Yeong-jin stared at it in shock and stuttered.

“Eh… eh… E?”

The letter ‘S’ was clearly visible.

Knowing what ‘S’ rank meant, Shim Yeong-jin could only feel faint.

“Oh, it’s nothing special.”

Kang Yeong-chan said that S-rank was nothing special.

Who in the world could say that about an S-rank?

Unless they were the one holding that rank.

Once, Shim Yeong-jin had asked Song Deok-hoon, who was A-rank.

“What would happen if my uncle fought an S-rank?”

“Well, it depends on who it is, but it might be doable.”

Song Deok-hoon’s answer implied that even with all his strength, he would need the opponent to go easy for it to be possible.

However, Shim Yeong-jin, not understanding this properly, believed that his uncle, being A-rank, was close to S-rank and could become S-rank soon.

But the difference between A-rank and S-rank was immense.

It wasn’t just a difference between a child and an adult.

It was a greater gap, like the difference between a Stone Age person with a hand axe hunting animals and a modern person launching rockets to explore the moon.

‘This is unbelievable. Why is an S-rank here?’

S-rank isn’t just about strength.

They are people who can bring change to the world, categorized above A-rank as S.

In the past, each one could be compared to a nuclear missile.

‘But why haven’t I seen this person before?’

There are a total of three S-rank hunters in South Korea.

This number is considerable compared to other countries.

The U.S. has seven, Japan has four, Russia has three, China has six, and the European Union has nine.

Countries like India, Canada, and Brazil also have at least one S-rank hunter each.

However, these are the publicly known numbers.

It’s a given that there are hidden S-rank hunters.

And one of them is Kang Yeong-chan.

“Why, don’t you believe it?”

Kang Yeong-chan said with a sly smile.

“No! I believe it!”

“Doesn’t seem like it.”

“It’s true! You showed me your ID and I saw it with my own eyes, how could I not believe it?”

“Heheh. It’s just a joke. What will you do if you don’t believe it?”

“Yes…”

Shim Yeong-jin answered in a subdued voice.

And then, he stared at Kang Yeong-chan.

“Why, is there a problem?”

“No. I was just wondering why you’re not leaving…”

The situation with the Giant Horned Ogre was over.

The examiner had safely rescued the candidate, and the candidate had to continue the exam.

Moreover, it wasn’t a 1:1 match; an examiner had to manage several candidates.

So why.

Was Kang Yeong-chan not leaving?

“Huh? Where are you going?”

“I need to continue the exam now, are you going to stay here?”

“Yeah. I will. I’m going to keep an eye on you.”

“Excuse me? Why?”

“Why?. Don’t worry about it, just focus on your tasks.”

With that, Kang Yeong-chan climbed up a nearby tree.

When Shim Yeong-jin looked up, Kang Yeong-chan smiled broadly.

‘I’m screwed. This exam is ruined.’

Shim Yeong-jin once again tore his hair out in frustration.