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Even the dragon himself was amazed at how obediently he obeyed his new lord.

"Is this how it feels to surrender to the Shadow King..."

The standing giant dragon gradually lowered its posture, expressing respect to Cheng Jin-Woo.

With a slight movement of the giant dragon, he followed the anxious people and breathed a sigh of relief.

The dragon with its nose on the ground whispered.

"Humble servants of the Dragon King pay homage to the new king."

There is also a sense of solemnity in the unique grunt of monsters.

Cheng Jin-Woo walked towards the dragon slowly, and put his hand on its nose.

I saw the giant dragon gently closed its eyes, enjoying the lord's touch.

It seems to be able to feel an indescribable sense of comfort flowing down the nose to the whole body.

Cheng Jin-Woo also noticed Julong's improved mood.

His heart, which had finally calmed down, roared violently again.

Thump! Thump!

"Kamish, that dragon Kamish has really become my soldier..."

Cheng Jin-Woo's face was full of smiles unconsciously.

In this unbelievable situation, Adam, who was still surprised and couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear, found out first, and he asked the deputy director in disbelief.

"Deputy Chief, is that Kamish... is wagging his tail at Hunter Seong Jin-Woo right now?"

What, the worst disaster in human history is not a puppy, what is this talking about.

Looking at Kamish's tail and concluding that' this is impossible, the deputy director let out a groan.

"Oh my God......"

As soon as Cheng Jin-Woo took his hand away, the dragon's tail also stopped shaking.

It raised its head again.

'Kamish' is a name given to the dragon by humans for their own convenience.

While Cheng Jin-Woo was thinking about what to name the new shadow soldier, it remembered what the little guy said when he said hello.

"You said you served the Dragon King?"

"Yes, my king."

The giant dragon continued to speak in a humble tone.

"I have served the king of light dragons and destroyed the king."

'King of the dead, lord of shadows...'

And the king of giants, King Taizu.

Seong Jin-Woo realizes that the master that the dragon said was one of the nine monarchs heard from the system at that time.

But right now, that doesn't matter.

What he wants to know more now is what the dragon's real name is.

That's how you can give it a name.

"Then what was your name before..."

For a moment, Cheng Jin-Woo was speechless.

Seong Jin-Woo, who looked up at the dragon, began to shake in his heart.

As if sand was flying in the wind, the dragon's body slowly slid down.

"But my lord, it's time for me to say goodbye."

"what?"

Seong Jin-Woo's feelings were intertwined with Julong's.

It was sadness without a tinge of hypocrisy.

The giant dragon really felt sorry.

"It's too late to see the lord."

Hasn't the power possessed by the Shadow King been able to span eight years?

Trapped at the end of the abyss for too long, the dragon's weakened magic vanished into the air.

'System! System!'

Feeling very sorry, Seong Jin-Woo tried to call the system, but the system did not respond as usual.

Just like Seong Jin-Woo can feel Julong's feelings, Julong can also know Seong Jin-Woo's feelings.

"I envy those soldiers who can serve you forever."

This is the truth.

The dragon leaves a final piece of advice to the king who does not want to lose his soldiers.

"My lord, there are four humans who have borrowed the power of the ruler. Please be careful of them."

While the shape became blurred, the voice of the dragon gradually faded away.

"Although the time is short, I feel very honored to meet the new owner..."

Like a lie, the shadow of the dragon disappeared, and the lights that had been flashing before returned to their original state.

The director who held his breath and watched from the beginning to the end hurriedly went to check the dragon's body.

However, the dragon's body was as if nothing had happened.

Feeling like a dream, the director's head went blank for a moment.

But if all of this was a dream, Hunter Seong Jin-Woo standing there would not show such a disappointed expression now.

"..."

Cheng Jin-Woo was stunned for a while in the shadow of the giant dragon, without moving.

Not long after, with the familiar "ding bell" sound, the system information immediately appeared.

[Shadow extraction failed]

jingle!

[The death of the subject is too long, further extraction is meaningless]

jingle!

[The target shadow returns to the world of (Nothingness)]

It was the first time that he hated the successive mechanical sounds so much.

Cheng Jin-Woo's tightly clenched fists trembled slightly.

bang!

Angry Cheng Jin-Woo punched the ground, and the building trembled from the blow.

***

Cheng Jin-Woo returned to the residence.

Since Cheng Jin-Woo has been in a state of low pressure, Adam, who was his guide, didn't dare to say a word when he came.

After helping Cheng Jin-Woo check in to the hotel, Adam had the chance to speak.

"During this period of time in country M, I was in charge of matters related to Hunter Cheng Jin-Woo, please feel free to contact me if you need anything."

Although Adam had a cheerful expression, the answer he got was very cold.

"…...good."

His originally smiling face suddenly became stiff.

'Okay, so scary...'

For the first time, he knew how terrible it would be to be an unhappy top hunter in front of him.

Cheng Jin-Woo's emotions were like this, so the negotiation was naturally postponed.

The director and the deputy director even entered the state of out-of-body state, so they didn't show any regrets.

Seong Jin-Woo, who was thinking about going to bed, was going back to his room.

"Um?"

Oh Jin-cheol who happened to come out of the hotel entrance noticed Cheng Jin-woo walking over.

"Hunter Cheng Jin-Woo, why couldn't I contact you just now?"

"Ah, I just went to a place that I can't contact for the time being."

Inside the Hunter Administration, outsiders cannot use the phone.

Even guests are no exception, this is a measure that must be taken in order to maintain confidentiality.

Because if the face of someone as important as Mrs. Norma Senor was photographed, the entire Hunter Bureau would be turned upside down.

Wu Zhenzhe scratched his forehead with his index finger and asked.

"Then have you seen Hunter Liu Chenhao?"

"what?"

Cheng Jin-Woo's incomprehension caused confusion to appear on Wu Zhenzhe's face.

"I heard that Hunter Liu Chenhao left the hotel after receiving a call from Hunter Cheng Jin-Woo, saying that Hunter Cheng Jin-Woo is waiting in the Hunter Management Bureau."

"I just got back from there, what are you talking about?"

Adam, who heard the conversation between the two, immediately went to confirm the facts.

"I just called and said that Hunter Liu Chenhao is not on the visitor list."