I Am The Anti-Mage

Chapter 156: Unknown rank Hunter

What Ji-woo said had revealed the secret and explained who he was among the hunters, although not directly and in detail. In the end, it was up to the listeners how to interpret what he said.

Chairman Yu was naturally dissatisfied with the short and ambiguous answer. He tried to ask for further explanation, yet Ji-woo didn't budge in the slightest to explain.

Ji-soo and In-ah also seem to be asking Ji-woo about the Mana. But, their intentions got stopped when Chief Yang came with a Mana Stone in his hand.

"Are you sure one is enough? You were just evaluated with one Mana Core all the way through. Surely this one Mana Stone won't be enough. So, just in case, I have a few Mana Stones here." Chief Yang said while patting a bag beside him. That contained several Mana Stones in it.

Ji-woo asked Chief Yang to continue the evaluation process as he requested earlier. He then moved to the front of the Mana Detection Main Machine. Before the engine started, he then put off the four weights on his wrists and ankles to the floor.

Ji-woo had a bit of an idea about how these tools could measure and state the presence of Mana on him. And to confirm the theory, he needed to release the Mana-infused wrist and ankle weights while the main engine activated.

Dal-soo noticed what Ji-woo was doing and was confused by it. He also found out that Ji-woo used weights like the ancient people's training. Of course, such a thing would not attract the attention of the other hunters. They may not think much of it and think it weighs only about 40 kg to 50 kg at most. So, it was not a big deal.

'Does these things have any effect? At most, 10 kg per item. So, a total of about 40 kg in total. Such weight has no effect even for an E-rank hunter.'

However, when Dal-soo approached and was about to check the weights. He was surprised by the weight it held. In addition, the presence of Mana in the items also amazed him.

'The h*ck!? One of them is probably around 100 kg, and there are four, the total is up to 400 kg!? Is this some bullsh*t!?'

For Dal-soo, the weight of 400 kg to carry out daily activities was not a problem. Nonetheless, even if it were to use when fighting against an A-rank hunter, he had no confidence in winning.

'How can this thing have Mana? I only realized when I held it. Is this the secret of his power? But this still doesn't explain the absence of Mana. Also, is this kind of training useful!?'

Dal-soo's mind immediately got flooded with a bunch of questions about Ji-woo. He felt that what he knew about the young man was nothing. However, his daydream instantly awakened when he saw the blue light from the main engine start to flash and illuminate the evaluation room like before.

All the eyes of the people in the evaluation room were once again on Ji-woo. And the same thing happened again.

Mana Stone got depleted after five minutes of operating in the main engine. And during that time, the machine did not give or display any results on the small LED screen. However, it was precisely the situation that Chief Yang and the others had predicted. What happened was according to the protocol.

The subsequent resource needed to make the main engine work again when the Mana item used was not enough to measure the Mana of a hunter. After all, Ji-woo was declared an Apex-ranked hunter before. Of course, it would take dozens of Mana Stones to finish evaluating him.

"As I thought. It's a good thing I brought more than one Mana Stone. How…"

Beeps!

Suddenly, the main engine beeped, and a small LED screen displayed a light bar, indicating the result of the measurement earlier before Chief Yang finished his sentence.

"What!?"

All the hunters present, apart from Ji-woo, exclaimed in their surprise, who again did not expect something unexpected. They still couldn't believe what they saw on the LED screen. Some even went to the point of rubbing their eyes like fools, unable to acknowledge the reality.

On the other hand, Ji-woo knew the outcome by watching the hunters' reactions. And that would prove his theory was correct or at least the most plausible according to him.

"So, what's the result now?

"The result? That's not what matters now. Wait! Why are you asking like that as if you already know the result has changed from before!?" Dal-soo asked curtly. From the question, it was clear that Ji-woo had an explanation for what had happened in the evaluation room and had a grasp of the circumstance.

"Ji-woo~si, did you expect this kind of outcome?" Chairman Yu also added.

Ji-woo shrugged his shoulders as if to show he didn't know. However, the spoken word is not the same as the action.

"Sort of it."

'What the hell!? What is he talking about it? Just like a fool. Although, he looked mysterious and a little cool before. Just say you know it or not. It's easy. why did you have to do something so confusing?' Jo Hyun thought.

'What the hell!? What did he want to say? Yes or no, really!? You freak!' In-ah also had almost the same opinion as that woman beside Ji-soo.

"Now, the results reveal you're a C-rank hunter. If you know, can you explain why? Everyone here is confused and doesn't know what's going on. However, you're the only one who's calm. And doesn't seem confused at all by all of this." Ji-soo said.

Meanwhile, Chief Yang, who should have announced that, was too busy with his mouth open. He was lamenting the main engine in disbelief at what had just happened.

Ji-woo's theory about it was the same as when he hypothesized about the Portal Gate letting him in at all tiers.

The hunters were like codes in a computer program. Because the code was following the rules of the running program, then everything worked as it should. Then what about Ji-woo? He could also get called a code. So, it could be the same frequency as the program.

However, the difference was that Ji-woo was a Null code. Code that did not affect a program. But, because it was still a code even though it was different. The program left it alone. Either it was there, or it was not in it.

That was why the Portal Gate of any tier let Ji-woo in. It was because he was a hunter even though he was the unknown one. Portable detectors or main engines were the same. They think of Ji-woo as an unknown hunter. Thus, he was ranked based on the ability of the measuring instrument.

That was why Ji-woo asked for a re-evaluation with one Mana Stone, which had less Mana capacity than a Mana Core.

'So, I'm still considered the same as a hunter, huh? Interesting.'

Ji-woo sighed, causing the audience to hold their breaths, waiting for his explanation of what happened.

"It's too complicated to tell. How about we end this? I have an event this afternoon late. Oh, yeah. Where should I send the money for this evaluation? Along with the costs of Mana Stone and Mana Core that got used?"

Ji-woo's words made all the hunters in the room disappointed. Chairman Yu and Dal-soo rejected his decision.

"We would understand your situation better if you would explain what happened. This is too confusing. Is it Apex-rank, or is it only C-rank?!"

"Ji-woo~si, there's no need to worry about costs. Instead, can you explain what happened?"

Ji-woo raised his hand to stop Chairman Yu and Dal-soo from asking further.

"This is why I want to pay for all these services. If I don't pay, I feel pressured to return the favor by answering your questions when I don't want to talk about them."

Chairman Yu and Dal-soo immediately felt wrong when they heard Ji-woo's words. But on the other hand, they also want to know why this happened, especially what rank Ji-woo had.

Jo-hyun and Ji-soo did not respond to what Ji-woo did and said. They also couldn't force their curiosity just like that. They didn't want a long debate that turned into a dispute or fight to occur later on.

But, In-ah was not happy with that, coupled with her curiosity, she exploded and protested to Ji-woo. "How arrogant of you! Just being able to hold back two S-rank hunters already makes you feel proud. Your attitude is too disrespectful to your seniors in this room!"

Ji-woo chuckled at the woman's rambling. He stopped his steps, wanting to leave the room, and opened his mouth.

"You guys only have fangs but not dare to bite at all. And if you're not happy with what I'm doing. What do you want? Force me? Beat me? Or what!?

"No need to beat around the bush. Prove to me that you can do that. Come. Instead, I'll give you advice. Even if all of you in this room fight me, I'll be the only one leaving this room."

Some of the hunters, who were there, got provoked and wanted to argue with Ji-woo. However, they immediately got stopped by Dal-soo. He could tell how serious Ji-woo was with his words from those eyes.

"Calm down, you guys! And you too, Seol In-ah!"

Ji-woo wanted to use the Aura of Fear. Anyhow, Dal-soo managed to keep the situation from turning into a frenzy. He finally shook his head and continued walking out of the room after taking the weights.

"Ji-woo~si, how about your hunter card? Do you want to make a new one? If you want, what's your rank?"

Ji-woo then answered Dal-soo as he continued to walk.. "Unknown."