3 men in a black suit entered the room

"Hello Mr. Ryan, how are you?" The Middle one asked him nicely.

Ryan was frozen, silent and surprised at their appearance.

The reason was because of the powerful pressure these guys emanated. The energy of Mister Leon was nothing compared to this guy there. That of the one who had just addressed him had an aura that even seemed to exceed that of a B ranker. It was amazing.

“Who…. are you?”

He had never seen these three faces before.

The man approached Ryan, passing his ID card along to him.

“This is the response at your question

My name is Jack and I am one of the members of the hunter association. »

Jack pulled a chair closer and sat down, the two men who probably were his subordinate now were standing behind him.

“The hunter association? »

Why would the Hunter Association approach him? Is it because of the incident?

“By any chance, do you remember what happened before you blacked out?”

Seems like he was right.

“Yes, I do.”

“Please tell us everything you can remember.”

Ryan told them everything truthfully, minus the strange hallucinatory words he heard before he lost his consciousness.

“And that’s when you lose your consciousness… Is that all?”

“Yes. I open my eyes next, and I’m in a hospital.”

Hearing this answer and the question. Jack and one of his men exchanged looks. For some reason, they seemed to be troubled by Ryan’s lack of knowledge.

Actually, Ryan was the one who wanted to find out what happened the most in this room.

“ Did the Eagle Guild entered and killed those d*mn things?”

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“Well, actually….”

Jack awkwardly opened his mouth.

“By the time the agents of the Hunter Association and the Eagles Guild arrived at the scene after being briefed by the survivors….”

Just what did happen back there?

Ryan nervously swallowed a dry spit.

“By the time….?”

“….Everything was ‘gone’. The only thing to be found within that open space was you, Mister Ryan. There was not one trace of the demonic statue nor the stone statues.”

“Come again?!”

Ryan displayed a shocked, disbelieving face.

“It’s hard for us to believe it as well. If there had been any inconsistencies in the testimonies of the survivors, or if we had failed to find the remains of the victims in the chamber, we might have suspected something fishy was going on.”

Jake scratched his chin.

It’d been six years since he got ranked as an ‘A’ and started working for the Hunter Association. He could confidently say that he had witnessed and experienced pretty much everything during his tenure. However, this kind of situation was a first even for him.

He had asked other Guilds as well as the Associations in other countries, but the end result was nothing worthy to speak about.

That was why…

“So, this is what we’ve been thinking….”

Jack carefully opened his mouth.

“There were powerful creatures in that chamber, without a doubt. But, they were taken care of by an unknown group, or an unknown person. Because, no otherworldly beings escaped from the Gate before it was closed, you see.”

They had to consider all the possibilities. Even if the odds were low, they had to confirm them all. The head honchos of the Association deliberated, and then deliberated for some more, and finally came up with a theory.

Jack carefully studied Ryan’s reactions as he continued on.

“We… suspect that Hunter Ryan might have gone through another Awakening.”

Another Awakening!

Ryan’s eyes shot open wide.

Although extremely rare, there had been instances of a human who had awakened his or her abilities as a Hunter going through yet another Awakening.

Often referred to as ‘Re-Awakening’, those who undergo this process would normally become extremely powerful compared to before.

Originally, once a Hunter’s rank was assigned at the beginning, it rarely changed. A Hunter’s abilities were determined the moment one went through an Awakening, that was why.

However, it was a different story for those going through the Re-Awakening process.

Jack nervously swallowed his saliva.

‘Ryan…. If he went through a Re-Awakening and became a rank S, no, maybe even exceeding that, then it’s possible for him to kill those monsters all by himself.’

The demonic statue was said to have easily killed rank C Hunters without any problems, according to the survivors.

If one were able to kill such a creature even while unconscious, just how powerful could one possibly be?

To prepare for this unlikeliest possibility, Jack labeled this incident as ‘top secret’ and made sure everyone involved would keep their mouths shut.

This was also the reason why Ryan found himself in a hospital room all alone, as well as being looked after by some of the finest medical practitioners in the nation.

Jack’s chest began beating real fast.

‘Could the United States finally have a Hunter on the level of an international powerhouse….?’

There were less than ten people in the entire world that could truly be described as a global powerhouse. But, what if the United States were to possess a powerhouse that was said to rival a nuclear warhead in terms of pure firepower?

Of course, confirming the truth of the Re-Awakening wasn’t difficult at all. Didn’t the wise elders once say to make hay while the sun still shines?

Jack signaled to his lackey.

“Bring it here.”

Then, the lackey went to the corner of the room and began rummaging through a briefcase placed there.

“That is…?”

Before Ryan could finish his question, Jack explained first.

“It’s a device to measure your magic energy.”

He added that, although this device had been miniaturized, its efficiency or accuracy did not fall short of the actual full-size measuring device located in the Hunter’s Association.

“All you have to do is to place your hand on this magic crystal over here.”

On top of a circular plate, there was a fist-sized magic crystal embedded in the middle. Its color was pitch-black, as if it was a black hole that wanted to suck him in!

It was one of the highest quality magic crystals that cost as much as a million dollars, not to mention that could only be found in monsters ranked A or higher.

When Ryan stared at the magic crystal without saying anything, Jack formed a dignified, serious expression and spoke up.

“This is a necessary step during our investigation, so please, cooperate with us.”

Ryan nodded his head.

If he indeed had undergone a Re-Awakening, then his life would do a 180 in an instant. And they were going to test it out for him for free, so who was he to refuse?

Ryan placed his hand on top of the black crystal and soon enough, warm rays of light oozed out from it.

Cold sweat drops formed on the foreheads of Jack and his lackey.

Not too long after then, the light surrounding the crystal dissipated.

Jack hurriedly took off his sunglasses and confirmed the numbers.

Right away, a small earthquake rocked Jack’s eyes.

“How can this be?!”