A S-Class Hunter With Great Agility - Chapter 163

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Chapter 163: Siren (2)

 

“We don’t do such barbaric things.”

 

Barbaric?

 

I doubted my ears for a moment at the word I heard.

 

“Aren’t you a Hunter too?”

 

Jegal Hyeon’s stats were A-rank. Though not a high number, considering there were four ranks below him, he was definitely a top-tier Hunter.

 

What kind of double standard is this.

 

“It’s a bit different.”

 

Jegal Hyeon raised both arms toward me as if surrendering.

 

‘If you don’t want to fight, what do you want me to do.’

 

Surely he doesn’t mean we should conquer this place together in harmony.

 

Even if that were the case, if we split this place, I wouldn’t be able to gather the amount of mana I wanted, so I’d have to decline.

 

‘The other four Hunters are either B-rank or C-rank…’

 

Actually, if I put my mind to it, I could chase them all away within five minutes from now.

 

‘But I don’t want to make enemies with Nabi Guild.’

 

I wanted to resolve this as peacefully as possible.

 

Shing.

 

I sheathed the Spirit General Sword into its scabbard. Then Jegal Hyeon lowered his surrender pose.

 

“It seems we’re both pacifists. That’s fortunate.”

 

I ignored his words and tilted my chin. It meant to tell me if there was another method besides combat.

 

“…Hmm.”

 

Jegal Hyeon glanced at the waterfall behind him.

 

“Since ancient times, sirens have been famous as monsters that enchant people by singing.”

 

Pop.

 

I heard the sound of bubbles bursting.

 

【Ahhh——】

 

One by one, human-like heads emerged from the water surface below the waterfall.

 

They were sirens.

 

【Ahh—】

 

They began to sing. It felt like my eardrums would tear, but somehow it was a song that seemed sweet.

 

‘I can’t be enchanted.’

 

It was similar to how demons enchant people. I frowned and covered my ears.

 

Ahhh…

 

Eventually the singing subsided.

 

“…!”

 

Then the sirens, which had been only about ten in number, had multiplied to dozens.

 

‘Is it an illusion?’

 

The beautiful waterfall was now filled with sirens and could no longer be called beautiful.

 

“That’s one of the sirens’ enchantment skills. They all look real, but there are fakes mixed among them, and they’re so remarkably precise that you can never tell which ones are fake.”

 

Jegal Hyeon said. So what’s his point…

 

“I wonder which of those are real? Let’s make it a competition to see who can figure it out first.”

 

“….”

 

“The loser will cleanly admit defeat and leave this place.”

 

Jegal Hyeon looked back at me. The other guild members who heard his proposal stirred.

 

“Team Leader, wait a moment. What are you saying right now…!”

 

It seemed like this wasn’t an agreed-upon matter. Jegal Hyeon calmly explained.

 

“We should give him a chance too. If we push things like this, who knows if he might write bad things about our guild on the internet.”

 

Ah, you don’t need to worry about that. I don’t even know how to make social media accounts.

 

‘Anyway, I just need to figure out which of those sirens are real and which are fake, right? Good, that’s simple.’

 

I accepted his proposal.

 

“Understood. Let’s do that. It’s good that it’s easy.”

 

“Once you actually try it, you’ll think differently. …It’s definitely not an easy task.”

 

Jegal Hyeon raised one corner of his mouth.

 

“Let’s prepare.”

 

Then the other guild members of Butterfly hesitantly took out their equipment.

 

Clank.

 

Whirrrr—

 

The equipment blinking with green lights was something I couldn’t even guess the purpose of.

 

“The sirens in this dungeon are B-rank monsters. But their skill grade corresponds to A-rank. In other words, even if a decent A-rank Hunter came, they wouldn’t be able to discern their true identity… Originally, you have to kill all dozens of sirens mixed with illusions and real ones to finally clear this dungeon.”

 

“….”

 

“But doing it that way takes too much time for harvesting.”

 

Butterfly’s guild members completed setting up the equipment. Soon they connected the power and pressed the button.

 

Beeeeeee—

 

“Ugh….”

 

I covered my ears again. A spine-chilling frequency was coming from the machine.

 

“So we use this method.”

 

The machine’s frequency clashed with the sirens’ singing.

 

【Aaaaah—】

 

The frequencies collided with each other, creating strange waveforms.

 

“That’s the one.”

 

Jegal Hyeon picked up the crossbow he had been carrying on his shoulder.

 

Swoosh.

 

The crossbow he shot flew and hit the siren’s forehead. The attacked siren let out a monster cry and collapsed.

 

It was amazing accuracy.

 

“Collect it.”

 

At Jegal Hyeon’s single word, the guild members moved in perfect coordination.

 

They used nets to collect the fallen real siren.

 

“It’s your turn.”

 

Jegal Hyeon leisurely stepped back. He inspected his crossbow without paying any attention to me.

 

‘I can tell.’

 

It seemed there wasn’t a single thought in his head that I could identify the siren’s true identity.

 

That’s probably why he made such a joke-like proposal in the first place.

 

‘Spiritual Sight.’

 

I activated Spiritual Sight. I wondered if fake sirens wouldn’t show status windows.

 

—Siren—

 

[Stats]

 

Health: 75 Strength: 73 Agility: 80

 

Mana | 91

 

[Skills]

 

Song of Enchantment (A) lv.7

 

Waterfall (B) lv.4

 

—Siren—

 

[Stats]

 

Health: ? Strength: —? Agility: 8%

 

Mana | +_

 

[Skills]

 

Song of ■■ (A) lv.7

 

■■■ (B) lv.4

 

‘As expected.’

 

The siren couldn’t recreate even its own status window.

 

After all, ‘Spiritual Sight’ was an S-rank skill. There were rarely any opponents that Spiritual Sight couldn’t see through.

 

“Mountain Lord.”

 

I ran my tongue across the inside of my cheek.

 

Snap.

 

Then I flicked my middle finger against my thumb.

 

“Vengeful Ghost Ice Kill , swift strike.”

 

Ten ice chunks rose into the air. Not the heavy pillars that usually appeared, but thinly refined blades.

 

Just the right size to strike sirens.

 

I moved my hand to make them fly toward the sirens.

 

“Even if you attack so recklessly, you’re obviously going to get it wrong….”

 

Thunk.

 

Stab.

 

Crack.

 

“Huh?”

 

Jegal Hyeon’s body stiffened. He looked like he couldn’t believe what had just happened before his eyes.

 

【Kreurk, kiieueueua!】

 

The siren’s song turned into a monster cry.

 

I had found and killed all ten real sirens that had been hiding, without a single mistake.

 

“How…”

 

Jegal Hyeon and the Nabi Guild members stared blankly at the waterfall that had become a sea of blood.

 

“Why bother bringing out research equipment? Just roughly hitting them with intuition is enough.”

 

I did use Spiritual Sight though. Since I couldn’t actually read all the status windows simultaneously, it was somewhat true.

 

Gasp.

 

The last remaining siren couldn’t overcome the damage and died. There were no remaining entities.

 

“Now, would you all please get out of here?”

 

I smiled brightly.

 

* * *

 

All the Butterfly Hunters withdrew.

 

“They’re more conscientious than I thought. I was worried they’d insist and throw a tantrum.”

 

| It seems some of Zhuge Liang’s blood remains. You were the rightful owner from the beginning, so there’s no need to worry about it anymore. |

 

That was right. They kept their promise and left, so that was enough.

 

‘It ended peacefully, so that’s good.’

 

I withdrew my attention and looked back toward the waterfall.

 

The waterfall, drenched in the bright red blood of mermaids, was quiet.

 

Gasp.

 

However, soon another entity poked its head out.

 

“…I thought there wouldn’t be just that many.”

 

How many sirens must be swarming beneath that water surface. It was exciting to think about.

 

【Aaaaaa—】

 

The sirens began singing again. Even more illusions than before filled the waterfall completely.

 

“Haha.”

 

I drew the Spirit General Sword with an expressionless smile.

 

“I’m a shaman with 200 mental power. Wouldn’t it be better to find another method, kids?”

 

Mental attacks are useless, I’m telling you.

 

Swoosh—!

 

I swung my sword vigorously.

 

[You have defeated Monster, Siren!]

 

[You have defeated Monster, Siren!]

 

[You have defeated Monster, Siren!]

 

[Main Quest]

 

Expand the aura of ancient beings.

 

Perhaps you might meet your longed-for soul.

 

Achievement Rate | 50.9%(+2%)

 

(Upon failure: Death)

 

“Whew.”

 

Blood splattered. I shook off the blood that had soaked my hair and prepared for the next attack.

 

Gasp.

 

The ancient monsters said to enchant and kill sailors were still continuing to appear.

 

* * *

 

Nabi Guild.

 

Trudge trudge.

 

The Nabi researchers who had returned empty-handed walked with dejected steps.

 

“Team Leader. What are we really going to do? This research was extremely important… It looks like it’ll end without us being able to do anything.”

 

Their faces were full of worry.

 

Perhaps it was natural. The siren’s tear fragments that they needed to obtain from the siren dungeon.

 

That was material that was no different from the highlight of the research Nabi Guild had been conducting recently.

 

But they had missed it right before their eyes.

 

“Without that, we… *sob*.”

 

One researcher swayed as if about to faint at any moment.

 

“Be quiet. Team Leader must be the most troubled. He put the most effort into this research.”

 

“It’s because we’re disappointed. We thought we might finally discover a common weakness of aquatic monsters this time.”

 

Butterfly was both a guild and an institution that researched dungeons and monsters.

 

Most of Butterfly’s Hunters also worked as researchers, and their research achievements had a tremendous impact on the development of Korea’s Hunter industry.

 

Any Awakened who used their brains would hope for either a teaching position at the Academy or a research position at Butterfly.

 

“What will the Guild Leader say when she hears this news… She’ll be very disappointed, and I feel ashamed.”

 

“I’m worried about that too. The Guild Leader put a lot of attention into this research as well.”

 

Yeon Na-yeon, the Guild Leader of Butterfly.

 

Under her generous support, the guild members had devoted all their efforts to studying otherworldly beings, so it was natural to feel sorry whenever such unexpected incidents occurred.

 

Beep—

 

Throughout the conversation, Jegal Hyeon’s mouth remained tightly shut. He simply took out his security card and opened the main gate of the guild headquarters.

 

“…I’ll go make the report myself, so everyone go home.”

 

“Eh, really? But we should all take responsibility together…”

 

“It’s the result of my thoughtless proposal. I should handle it alone.”

 

When Jegal Hyeon said that, his team members were all moved and made tearful faces.

 

“Understood. We trust you, Team Leader!”

 

Soon after, they cheered “Fighting!” to encourage Jegal Hyeon and disappeared beyond the headquarters.

 

“Hah…”

 

Jegal Hyeon pressed firmly around his eyes and then started walking.

 

Step.

 

Eventually, he boarded the elevator and went down to the lower floors.

 

Down, further down. Finally, Jegal Hyeon arrived at the underground of Butterfly headquarters.

 

“…”

 

A scenery like a forest, or like a greenhouse garden you’d only see in fantasy novels.

 

Whoooosh—

 

A fantastical sight unsuitable for underground spread before Jegal Hyeon’s eyes.

 

The fluttering wings of butterflies brushed through the air.

 

“What? What’s wrong?”

 

A woman who had been tending to flowers in that garden turned to look at Jegal Hyeon.

 

Rustle.

 

Curly light pink hair, eyes that somehow looked sleepy. It was Yeon Na-yeon.

 

“Guild Leaderrrrr…”

 

And Jegal Hyeon began crying profusely in front of Yeon Na-yeon.

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