A S-Class Hunter With Great Agility - Chapter 111

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Chapter 111: Unpredictable (2)

 

The massive blade was swallowed in an instant. Yeti’s Gluttony moved its mouth and chewed the Spirit General Sword several times.

 

“…Will it work out well?”

| Don’t worry! It’ll definitely work out. Hmm, but a second time might be difficult. |

 

Gam-eun-jang-agi said. I agreed with that assessment as well.

 

 

‘My mana is draining this fast….’

 

What would have happened if I hadn’t raised my mana stat to over 400? A chill ran down my spine.

 

‘As expected, this isn’t a realm humans should be meddling with.’

 

Regardless of the skill’s power, abilities that tampered with something’s fate always demanded a great price.

 

| Wow, looks like it finished eating. Was it tasty? |

 

Crunch, crunch.

 

Yeti’s Gluttony, which had been chewing the Spirit General Sword, soon opened its mouth.

 

Ptui.

 

The item that carelessly spat out the weapon flicked its tongue.

Seeing this, the girl clapped her hands in delight.

 

| Check it quickly! I’m so, so curious. |

 

I approached the Spirit General Sword. Its outward appearance… I had to look closely to confirm the differences.

The blade had become even sharper, the worn handle had been completely transformed, and the rusted bell had become like new.

 

‘The grade is what matters.’

 

I blinked and activated Spiritual Sight toward the sword.

 

 

“…!”

 

The long list of stacking effects. I opened my mouth slightly.

 

‘I didn’t expect it to be this much.’

 

An S-rank weapon.

A high-grade weapon that was said to exist in only extremely small numbers worldwide had appeared before my eyes.

 

| Do you like it? |

“…Yes. Very much.”

 

I raised the corners of my mouth. A satisfied smile bloomed.

 

| Then I’m happy too! |

“Thank you. I didn’t expect such a wonderful item to come out.”

| Hehe, I’m amazing, right? |

 

The girl spun in the air, making her skirt flutter.

 

‘Now… shall I test it out?’

 

I applauded the Divine Spirit and picked up the Spirit General Sword that Yeti’s Gluttony had spat out.

 

Shing.

 

The fluorescent light reflected off the silver blade. It was so polished that even my black pupils were clearly reflected in it.

 

‘This is what an S-rank weapon is like.’

 

Just as there was an unbridgeable gap between A-rank and S-rank Hunters, I could feel a presence of a completely different dimension from the Spirit General Sword before enhancement.

 

‘Good. It’s a great success.’

 

I had worried about what would happen if it came out as an ambiguous grade.

As expected, the Divine Spirit of luck had broken through the terrible odds and created an incredible result.

 

| You have to think of me every time you use this, okay? It’s all thanks to me! |

 

Gam-eun-jang-agi proudly placed her hands on her hips. I smiled and nodded.

 

“I’ll do that. Should I even set up a ritual table for you?”

| Eh, eh. What ritual table! Ahem, hmm! |

 

She seems to secretly want that though….

 

Gam-eun-jang-agi shook her head and pouted her lips.

 

| I’d like to play more if I could, but it would be troublesome if I stayed longer, right? |

“Ah…. It would be nice if you could stay.”

 

 

I looked at my steadily depleting mana and gave an awkward smile.

 

“As you can see. I might die.”

| Oh no, that won’t do! I’ll leave quickly! |

 

Gam-eun-jang-agi startled in surprise and waved her hands frantically. Then she hurriedly bid me farewell.

 

| You must take care of yourself, okay? Be careful! |

 

Swoosh.

 

With the fluttering hem of her hanbok as the final trace, the divine spirit concealed all evidence of her presence as if she had never appeared at all.

 

“Phew.”

 

I collapsed into the chair with a thud. Then, worried about damaging my precious floor mat, I sheathed the Spirit General Sword in its scabbard.

 

‘It feels like a storm just passed through.’

 

Though her actual age was probably much older, the girl possessed an innocent energy.

 

“Even if I can’t summon her often… I really got something good thanks to her.”

 

I soon turned my attention to Yeti’s Gluttony, which had finished its meal. Now it had one use remaining.

 

“I wonder what would be good to use it on.”

 

I could go to Helena Shop and find something worth feeding it. I began to think carefully…

 

Ptui.

 

…or so I thought.

 

Yeti’s Gluttony spat out something else entirely.

 

“What’s this?”

 

I was confused. I had definitely only put in one item – the Spirit General Sword.

 

“This is…”

 

Smack smack.

 

Yeti’s Gluttony licked its lips and closed its mouth. Then it returned to being pure white, unblemished cloth just like before.

 

‘Did it run out of uses?’

 

I had put items in twice, but it had spat out three things, so it seemed to count based on the latter.

 

In any case.

 

“What on earth is this…”

 

I knelt down and examined the item that had fallen to the floor.

 

 

It was a golden dagger with a blade about the length of a palm.

 

* * *

 

“Over here.”

 

I had come out to eat at a restaurant for the first time in a while.

 

“This one, no. I’ll have this instead.”

 

Since my bank account was overflowing, I tried to order something expensive for once, but the habits of a common citizen weren’t so easily changed.

I ended up finishing my order by downgrading from 1++ grade meat to 1+ grade.

 

Clatter.

 

Soon I was sitting alone and began grilling beef.

Well, you know. Extremely developed introverts can do things like this.

 

‘…Two S-rank weapons.’

 

I stared at the meat while recalling the S-rank weapon I had luckily obtained.

Even though it was completely unexpected, I was honestly happy about it. What hunter doesn’t have a desire for items?

 

‘To think I’d get two of those precious S-rank weapons at once.’

 

“Ahem.”

 

Now I no longer had to worry about chipping my blade when cutting through tough monster hide, and I didn’t have to baby my weapon since I only had one – I could handle them somewhat roughly and it would be fine!

 

Right. Honestly, I wasn’t just happy – I was absolutely overjoyed…

 

“Haha…”

 

I didn’t bother to suppress the silly laughter that was leaking out.

 

‘…Though it is a bit puzzling.’

 

Wasn’t it too sudden? It felt strange to treat it as mere luck gained from summoning Gam-eun-jang-agi.

A weird feeling that seemed like coincidence, yet strangely didn’t feel like coincidence at all.

 

‘Well, I can’t dig into it right now. I should summon the Mountain Lord soon and get some answers out of him.’

 

Sizzle.

 

I thought this while flipping the meat.

 

“…Ah, right.”

 

Come to think of it, I had something to do.

 

Rustle.

 

I pulled out my cell phone from my sleeve.

I really hesitated, and I really didn’t want to do this.

 

“But I have to do it…”

 

With a complicated expression, I found one of the few numbers I had and pressed it.

 

Ring ring—

 

A short dial tone went through.

 

[Oh! Hello? I thought I was dreaming. What’s the occasion? You’re actually calling!]

 

What would normally be a simple “hello” greeting for most people had stretched into five sentences.

 

“Yes. Hello. How have you been?”

[I’m fine as always. Did you have a good talk with Hong I-jo back then?]

“Um… About that.”

 

I readjusted my grip on the cell phone and got to the point.

 

“Lee Cheong-ryu. Actually, I have something to tell you related to that. I’d like to set up a meeting.”

 

The person on the other end was Lee Cheong-ryu. What I was about to do was tell him about what I experienced at the auction house.

 

[Something to tell? Me? Hmm, is it important?]

“It’s important. Back then, you asked me to tell you if I encountered anything ‘strange.'”

 

A moment of silence fell. Shortly after, Lee Cheong-ryu asked back.

 

[Did you encounter it?]

“If you’re talking about the Bishop… No.”

 

I put down the meat tongs.

 

“But I definitely saw someone connected to them.”

[…I see. I’ll need to hear the details when we meet.]

 

Lee Cheong-ryu’s tone became a bit more serious. But it didn’t last long before he returned to his lighter attitude, drawing out his words.

 

[Ahhh— But what should I do? I’m really curious, but I’m kind of busy right now.]

“You are?”

[Hey, I’m a very busy person, you know?]

 

Well, true. He just wanders around like a playboy every day, so…

 

‘This guy is secretly a workaholic too.’

 

Plus, being an S-rank Hunter and Guild Leader, I could understand why he’d be busy.

 

“…But it doesn’t seem like you’re just normally busy. It’s not your usual work, but a special situation, right?”

[Whoa, that’s really creepy. You’re like a ghost?]

“I just got that kind of feeling.”

 

I said while chewing on the beef. This kind of ‘intuition’ has been coming to me quite often lately.

 

[You’re right. A strange Gate appeared the day before yesterday.]

“How is it strange?”

 

I asked while savoring the taste of the meat.

 

[Um… It’s hard to explain. It’s not the kind of thing that would make sense just by describing it. Ah, why don’t you just come see it yourself? I can’t move from here anyway, so that’s the only option for now.]

“You can’t move?”

[Ugh… It’s so frustrating!]

 

When I heard what sounded like crying afterward, I held my mobile phone away from my ear for a moment. Was it over?

 

“But is it okay for me to come?”

[Let me see, you were A-rank, right? Yeah, no problem.]

 

Hmm.

 

‘The timing is… fine too.’

 

Today’s schedule didn’t have anything particular besides eating meat.

Plus, if he opened a Gate for me, it would also reduce the secondary travel time.

 

‘If not today, I’d have to schedule another appointment with this guy.’

 

After making up my mind, I spoke up.

 

“Yes. Please open one in front of Delicious BBQ Restaurant Seoul Branch in about an hour. Have you been there before?”

[Oh, that place is delicious. Okay—!]

 

After finishing my taxi reservation like that, I continued my meal.

 

‘A strange Gate…’

 

What on earth appeared to make him say that?

 

* * *

 

“Lee Cheong-ryu.”

“Hello—!”

“Please don’t stand right in front of me…”

 

I stepped foot outside the dark blue gate. And I came face to face with Lee Cheong-ryu right in front of me.

 

“Haha. Sorry, sorry.”

 

I shook my head and looked behind him.

 

“Is that it?”

“That’s right.”

“It’s bigger than I thought…”

 

There was a gate the size of a massive building. The white Hell Gate rippled peacefully like clouds.

However, everyone knew. The things living inside were creatures that were anything but peaceful.

 

‘This isn’t really a place to camp out.’

 

“How long have you been here?”

“About 50 hours now? I’m dead tired.”

“Is there some kind of rescue operation going on?”

 

Instead of going in to conquer it, they were waiting outside. I asked out of curiosity.

 

“No, that’s not it. Come here! I’ll explain.”

 

Then he led me toward the building-sized gate.

 

‘It’s even bigger up close…’

 

It was definitely the largest gate I’d ever seen.

 

‘But this…’

 

I tilted my head in confusion for a moment. But I quickly dismissed my wandering thoughts when I heard Lee Cheong-ryu’s voice.

 

“Now, watch carefully.”

 

Lee Cheong-ryu brought his hand toward it without any hesitation.

 

Thwong—!

 

Immediately. The gate repelled Lee Cheong-ryu’s hand.

 

“Ugh.”

 

Lee Cheong-ryu rubbed the back of his hand as if it was stinging.

 

“…?”

 

My eyes widened. Just now, what was that? It definitely seemed like the gate had rejected him.

The blue-haired Hunter spoke matter-of-factly.

 

“No one can enter.”

“…Excuse me?”

“It’s definitely a gate, but it’s set up so that no one can enter. Not Association personnel, not Hunters, nobody.”

“Then… it can’t be conquered.”

 

Lee Cheong-ryu nodded.

 

“Exactly. Ugh, it’s really giving me a headache.”

 

He ruffled his hair and grumbled. But there was worry mixed in as well.

The reason was…

 

“At this rate, a dungeon break will definitely happen. One hundred percent.”

 

Right. If Hunters can’t enter, then the dungeon can’t be conquered.

A dungeon with its boss still alive will explode after a certain amount of time… And that becomes the terrible disaster known as a dungeon break.

 

In other words, this was.

A massive bomb counting down toward a dungeon break.

 

“The bigger problem is that this is an S-rank gate.”

 

The playfulness disappeared from his face.

 

“When a dungeon break occurs, the time it takes from when I receive contact to when I arrive using my skill is roughly 10 seconds.”

 

Lee Cheong-ryu said with a hardened expression.

 

“If this thing explodes, thousands of people will die within those 10 seconds.”

 

With those words. The power of an S-rank dungeon hit home.

 

‘…So that’s why he’s on standby.’

 

I had wondered why someone with the overpowered ability to create portals was camping out in front of this place.

 

‘An S-rank gate, he was trying to minimize the risk as much as possible.’

 

“What about the others? Are you on standby alone?”

 

Looking around, there were a few A-rank Hunters from Blue Dragon and several Association staff members in black suits who appeared to be management personnel.

 

‘The other S-ranks…’

 

“Ah, over there.”

 

Then Lee Cheong-ryu pointed in the opposite direction.

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