The Hunter’s Gonna Lay Low 1 by Sam 103

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In a world where mysterious dimensional rifts unleash deadly monsters, humanity survives thanks to the System, which grants certain people extraordinary, game-like abilities. Among the greatest of these hunters is Cha Uijae, known as the legendary "J," South Korea's first S-Rank hunter. During a desperate battle to seal the largest rift ever recorded, Uijae sacrifices himself and vanishes, becoming a national hero believed to be dead.

Eight years later, Uijae suddenly awakens in a peaceful future where the hunter industry has become commercialized. Guilds dominate society, hunters are celebrities, and the terrifying apocalypse he once fought has faded into history. Longing for an ordinary life, he hides his identity and takes a part-time job at a humble hangover soup restaurant, determined to leave his heroic past behind. However, his plans for anonymity quickly unravel when he attracts the attention of Lee Sayoung, the brilliant and enigmatic leader of the Pado Guild, whose curiosity about the mysterious newcomer threatens to expose Uijae's secrets. As new rifts appear and old mysteries resurface, Uijae is forced to decide whether he can truly retire from the life of a hunter. Blending fast-paced action, humor, dungeon-crawling, time-travel elements, and slow-burn BL romance, the novel offers an engaging mix of progression fantasy, supernatural intrigue, and character-driven storytelling.