Hero of Darkness

Chapter 1241: The Planned Exposure

The atmosphere suddenly turned somber as the chairman of the hunter association almost received a kind of premonition that Morpheus was planning something insidious.

”Yes. Everyone is sending their elites. But there is a restriction.

No one above S-Rank can go inside. That is why we needed your help.” replied the chairman.

”Why? I’m sure you have at least 5 S-Rank hunters of your own. What’s the point of sending me there?” queried Morpheus.

”It’s because all of them have joined the other side. As it turns out... they had betrayed us long ago. And now that the opportunity arose, they showed their true colors and joined the opposing teams.

We need an S-Rank hunter like yourself to both represent our team and organization to maintain our authority.

Otherwise, these bastards would simply go rampant and create unnecessary problems.” he revealed.

But this time... instead of declining, Morpheus made a counteroffer.

”I will accept the offer. But in return, you have to sponsor me.

Not just weapons, armors, and resources. But something far more... unorthodox.” he said with a grim tone.

Han Du-sik’s face contorted as he spoke with a serious tone...

”Are you planning to kill some of them there? If that’s the case... I will take my leave.” said the chairman and almost got up from his seat.

”I think I already told you... I only kill people who deserve it.

What I want you to gather... is the information about all of their team members in the name of verifying the authenticity of the hunter ranks.

They will gladly hand it over to you, and then you can pull strings to find out all their crimes that have been buried.

Since you have found out so much about me and yet you haven’t informed any law authorities... means, you care little about what kind of person I am and more about the job at hand.” clarified Morpheus.

The chairman’s countenance turned serious as he clasped his hands on the table and looked at Morpheus intently.

”I will do what I need to do and you in return...” spoke Morpheus with a mischievous smirk.

”Get to purge the traitors and future enemies.”

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The entire bar had now turned into a cold mortuary as Han Du-sik controlled his anger.

The man who just seemed to have crossed 30 years of age asked him for the darkest secrets of the people joining the expedition, so he could kill them in the name of justice.

Even if they were his enemies... the country needed S-Rank hunters to protect people in times of great crisis.

Although these would not even be half of the total S-Rank hunters in the country, each one of them was a powerhouse needed to maintain order.

”Think about it. You know how most of them have dark pasts, and many would keep committing inhumane acts in the future.

Just because you need to protect the hens doesn’t mean you need to hire a wolf to do the job.” stated Morpheus sternly.

”How many of the hens need to die before you say ’enough is enough’ and decide to shoot the wolf?” spoke Morpheus with a quaint look.

Both of them knew the reality of the world they lived in.

Hunters were valued because normal people couldn’t fight the monsters invading through the dimensional rift, clear dungeons, and towers. That was why the present state of the world existed the way it did.

”Instead of depending on the maniacs... spare the ones who are not only capable but also have a decent character enough not to destroy innocent lives.

You may think I’m some lunatic, but we can reach a common ground,” he said as he leaned back on his chair.

”How?” asked the chairman.

”Within towers, exist many hidden doors, magic formations, and sometimes even monsters that shouldn’t be able to appear there in the first place.

There have been many events where even S-Rank hunters and their entire squads were annihilated due to an unexpected anomaly or a boss of a higher rank showing up where it shouldn’t.

Such unforeseeable events have occurred almost every single year. That can be a perfect cover story.

It will make even more sense if it came from me, as I would be your official representative for this expedition.

And to make it more believable... I have a plan.” spoke Morpheus.

In the following hours... he revealed a well-orchestrated and elaborated plan that was simply flawless in every sense.

”But why?... Why do you want criminals that even we don’t want the public to find as part of your team?” asked Jung Gu-won, the secretary of the chairman.

”Mr. Jung... you know very well that even with the position chairman holds now... there’s a lot of toxic trash that resides in the Hunter Association.

My plan helps you clean the house and also forces the board of directors to incentivize new hunters to join the association.

Many newly awakened hunters, whether a F-Rank or an A-Rank, will flock towards your organization to join the ranks since none of them can afford the resources and money to get high-quality weapons, artifacts, and armors.

What all these guilds and corporations lack is history,” he spoke with a calculating tone.

”There’s so much money and resources they can splurge on new talent as support, even if they are of high rank.

With my plan... not only their legs and feet will be cut off, but your own organization will gain an upper hand in recruiting far greater numbers of hunters and basically regain a large portion of hunter manpower in this country?” he proposed with a sharp tone.

What Morpheus proposed made sense in every way because there also existed many bad apples in their own basket.

”So what will you do, Mr. Han.

Will you wait till the disease becomes incurable...

Or cut the rotten flesh before it kills you?” he asked with a domineering presence.

”What you say... does make sense. But I want to ask one final thing...” said Han Du-sik as his expression turned serious.

”Why the name Constantine? Are you related to Father David Constantine from the Church of Goddess Vasudhara?” he queried with a deep voice.

”The day you registered yourself as a Hunter was also the same date of his funeral.” spoke the chairman.

Sigh!

Morpheus sighed and almost admitted guilt to the crime.

”Looks like you have found out everything about me. Yes, we are related.” revealed the man in black.

”I’m his nephew.”