God hunter system : The punisher

Stay away

The rift was huge. It was normal, given that it was an SS-type rift. People were running around as dark lightning tore through space around the rift. The lightning struck the ground, cracking it, and the infernal noise made the proximity to the rift unbearable for mere humans.

Fanel arrived, finding many houses destroyed, while the fire and police departments were doing everything they could to evacuate the remaining people. But with the beams coming out of the rift, it was difficult. Fanel looked from left to right, but there were no hunters in sight. However, the system had just signaled a fault.

"I guess these assholes decided not to deal with it," Fanel shook his head before hearing moans under the rubble. He concentrated on finding the source of these lamentations and set his gaze on a house whose balcony had fallen. He ran towards it.

Under the rubble, he found a grandmother and her 3-year-old granddaughter. "Young man... Save my baby first," the old woman spoke, and Fanel nodded, removing the little girl from under the rubble. He called the firefighters, who picked up the little girl before attending to the grandmother. Fanel felt a sense of satisfaction; he had just saved lives. He was finally of some use as a hunter.

Suddenly, a shrill noise echoed, and a huge red hand gripped the edge of the rift. It was tall, and its sharp claws looked like they could tear through space. Fanel's eyes widened; it was his first time seeing a dragon, and he was awestruck.

Unlike the monsters that didn't exceed two meters in height, with trolls being the most dangerous, this dragon stood more than 10 meters tall, with an impressive build. Its teeth were long, and its eyes were bloodthirsty.

The dragon let out a long scream before concentrating a huge ball of energy in its mouth and directing it toward the city center. A massive explosion rocked the ground, shaking everything in its wake, destroying the remaining buildings.

"Go quickly to safety," Fanel commanded the firefighters and other civilians still around the rift as a police officer questioned him. "And how about you, hunter? Are you going to face this calamity-type dragon alone?" The man had a critical look on his face as Fanel lowered his head.

Everyone knew the rankings because it was not only open to hunters, but even civilians were aware that he was the weakest hunter. They knew he was a talentless hunter class.

But that didn't matter. Fanel had no choice; he had to at least place himself between this dragon and the civilians, in the name of his honor as a hunter.

"Who says I'll be alone?" Fanel turned to see the hunter Mirna, one of the top 3 hunters in the system and a member of Behemoth. "Miss Mirna, you're here."

People became more reassured, and Fanel let out a sigh. It didn't matter; he just had to do his job as a hunter.

"Hey, you better take cover. This is not your level," Mirna spoke condescendingly as Fanel gritted his teeth. He knew very well that he was weak, but did that mean he should stand idly by while people suffered?

"I... I'll fight too... I can..." He had barely finished his sentence when he felt his body being lifted like a rag doll and thrown aside. The other two members of Behemoth had just arrived, greeted by cheers from the people.

"Hey, get out! Can't you see you're in the way?" The leader spoke coldly, casting a disdainful glance at Fanel. "People need us to reassure them, not losers like you. In the future, don't try to give yourself a big role. We are the stars here."

He finished speaking and threw Fanel to the side. Fanel's body hit the ground heavily, and as he retreated, he watched from afar as the three hunters battled the dragon. They were right; he wasn't up to the task. People felt safer with them than with him. Gritting his teeth, Fanel walked down a dark hallway, wishing he could be more useful, wishing he had powers other than what he possessed. It all seemed so unfair.

**Search system...** a finger tapped on the chair, and someone who looked bored let out a sigh. "These humans are getting more and more full of themselves. Treating this as some kind of star show... Hmm, what should we do?"