A S-Class Hunter With Great Agility - Chapter 34

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Chapter 34: Exorcism (1)

 

“…Tell me your identity.”

“You already know.”

“….”

 

…Boss Monster.

The clue that could bring down this dungeon, which had never shown its face until now. However, I had no idea it could converse like a human.

 

‘Then was Nam Jae-yoon… a monster?’

 

No. He must be human. I dismissed the pointless speculation.

Judging by its use of the word ‘infiltration,’ it would be reasonable to assume that Boss Monster or whatever it was had taken over his mind.

I didn’t lower the Spirit General Sword I had aimed at him.

 

“Since when?”

“Who knows.”

 

It probably infiltrated the moment Nam Jae-yoon completely broke down. Nam Jae-yoon had been unstable all along.

It’s a method used by evil spirits.

 

“You’re being too wary. We’ve been comrades fighting together until now.”

“I guess you’re not comrades with them?”

“Haha.”

 

I pointed to the ceiling as I spoke, and the opponent laughed it off.

 

“Those spider webs absorb mana. They’ll make excellent nutrients. For my subordinates. Wouldn’t that make us excellent comrades?”

“Ah… so that was the reason.”

 

The reason why B-rank monsters were swarming despite not matching the level.

It was supplying them with mana extracted from Hunters.

 

“How disgusting.”

 

I raised the corner of my mouth in a sneer.

Nam Jae-yoon furrowed his brow with a twitch.

 

“….”

 

While outwardly sneering at him, I gripped my sword so tightly my hand hurt. Then I glanced toward Baek Kyul and Park Ji-hwan.

I couldn’t sense any movement from them.

Would they be okay? What if something went wrong?

 

‘It’s hard to confirm from this distance.’

 

I prioritized what needed to be done. There was no time.

 

“Stealing other people’s bodies.”

“….”

“Draining mana from others too.”

“….”

“So… what do they call this again.”

 

I paused to choose my words.

 

“Parasite?”

 

Kwaaaaang—!

 

Nam Jae-yoon, no, the Boss Monster began thrashing wildly.

I lightly raised the corner of my mouth, welcoming that reaction. I didn’t want to continue unnecessary conversation either.

 

I would eliminate that thing and escape from here.

 

That was what mattered most.

 

* * *

 

The battle began without fail.

Nam Jae-yoon picked up one of the sharp marble fragments scattered on the banquet hall floor and cut his palm with it.

 

‘Is his skill different from the real Nam Jae-yoon’s?’

 

Before long, red blood began flowing freely from his palm.

That blood soon rose into the air and took shape.

 

It was a red weapon in the shape of a short dagger.

Two of them in total.

 

‘A Blood Manipulation Skill…’

 

It was fluid and troublesome, but not to a degree I couldn’t handle. I watched his actions to the end.

 

Saeaeaeaek!

 

Nam Jae-yoon gripped the two daggers in both hands and quickly lunged forward.

A completely different being from Nam Jae-yoon just moments ago. Eyes completely different from the one who held books and adjusted his glasses.

 

Chaeng—!

 

Our eyes met. His pupils were an unpleasantly red color.

I deflected the dagger he thrust and stepped back several paces.

 

‘What level is he?’

 

Even when I tried to check his Status Window, Nam Jae-yoon and his ‘essence’ were mixed together, so I couldn’t confirm it properly.

 

Kwang—!

 

Nam Jae-yoon charged at me again as if those few seconds of respite were unbearable to him. The thunderous sound he made as he kicked off the ground echoed through the banquet hall.

 

Swish!

 

His blood-formed dagger swept past right in front of my eyes.

I pulled my head back to dodge the attack. It was fast, but not as much as I had expected.

 

“What the hell are you?”

 

Nam Jae-yoon said with a frown. I didn’t bother to answer and extended the Spirit General Sword.

 

“All-Knowing Sacred Territory.”

 

The sword pursued Nam Jae-yoon’s life force. It naturally grazed where his upper body had been.

Nam Jae-yoon immediately ducked his body, but his hair was cut by a hair’s breadth.

The tips of his light brown hair scattered into the air.

 

“Noble Foot Treads Humble Ground.”

 

I struck the ground with my foot. The marble floor of the banquet hall began to crumble with a rumbling sound.

The broken floor firmly gripped Nam Jae-yoon’s ankles as if it had a will of its own.

 

“This…!”

 

He couldn’t escape from his position and bit his lips.

After blocking his movement like that, I swung my sword.

 

Clang— Clang! Clang—!

 

As I thrust forward in front of his face, he crossed his daggers repeatedly to block my attacks.

While blocking my attacks, he couldn’t utilize his daggers for a brief moment.

 

| Above… |

 

The Divine Spirit warned me quietly.

Since his actions on the ground were restricted, it seemed he was now targeting the sky.

 

“…!”

 

Red rain, no, blood began to fall.

Fragments of the Boss Monster’s hardened blood droplets fell down.

Just before the fragments could cut me, I stepped on Nam Jae-yoon’s shoulder and leaped into the air.

 

Kagagagang—!

 

Then I instantly changed my stance and struck away the blood fragments with the blade of my sword.

 

Swish.

 

The blue silk combat uniform and black robe fluttered like a dance.

I landed on the floor with a grin.

 

Those red blades that were deflected in different directions by my sword blade.

Flew exactly toward where I wanted them to go.

 

“Sorry for making you angry.”

 

Snap.

 

“But I think you need to be a bit more angry. What should I do?”

 

The sound of spider webs hanging here and there on the ceiling being cut could be heard.

 

“Huff. Huff. Huff.”

“We, we’re alive…”

 

The Hunters fell one by one onto the floor that I had softened in advance. The Hunters used all their strength to escape from that sticky substance.

I couldn’t let them suffer any longer from having their mana drained.

I confirmed that Nam Jae-yoon’s face was horribly contorted.

 

“Such a petty trick…!”

 

Nam Jae-yoon twisted his ankle and escaped from the floor that had been holding him.

Then he quickly rushed toward me. His expression showed he couldn’t control his anger.

 

‘Well, it must have been like losing prey he had already caught.’

 

Nam Jae-yoon threw the dagger he was holding in his left hand with a swish— aiming for my heart.

That dagger hit exactly near my heart, but for some reason… it couldn’t even scratch my combat uniform and rolled on the floor.

 

Clatter.

 

‘Wow, look at the combat uniform’s effect.’

 

When I go back, I really need to bow deeply to Sister Yu-kyung. I was able to calm the momentarily chilled feeling.

By the way, the combat uniform’s high defense was one thing, but…

 

“Hmm.”

 

I swung the Spirit General Sword once more. My mana was still fine. So it would be good to test this much.

 

“Noble Foot Treads Humble Ground.”

 

The ground vibrated. Pieces of the marble floor gathered together and began to form a shape with a grinding sound.

This time it wasn’t an attack that poured out fragments, but a form taking a clear shape.

 

A hand.

It was shaped like a human hand.

 

A single massive hand filled the entire banquet hall.

 

“…!”

 

Nam Jae-yoon stepped back warily as if on guard against it.

 

‘More than I thought…’

 

It’s weak, isn’t it?

 

‘It should have accumulated at least A-rank mana. If it could make several subordinates into B-rank.’

 

There were more than a few puzzling aspects.

 

‘Why did it bother infiltrating a human’s mind?’

 

Nam Jae-yoon’s body wasn’t particularly strong either. He’s C-rank…

If it had its own intact body, using that would have been much more efficient.

 

I walked slowly to match his retreating steps. Then crack, I grasped at empty air with the hand not holding the Spirit General Sword.

 

“You, I mean.”

 

The massive hand that filled the banquet hall naturally grasped Nam Jae-yoon in one grip.

 

Craaack.

 

Nam Jae-yoon writhed in pain.

 

“Kuk…!”

“You.”

“….”

“You have restrictions, don’t you?”

 

I muttered as I walked toward him. At that question I threw out, Nam Jae-yoon quietly shut his mouth.

 

What reason would a monster have to borrow a human body? Those bastards who only struggle desperately, hate, and harbor thoughts of attacking humans…

 

‘Why would they bother with such troublesome acts.’

 

I easily reached a conclusion.

 

“You don’t have a body.”

 

Dungeons end when the boss monster is conquered.

But what if that boss monster is ‘invisible’ from the start?

 

That dungeon’s conquest difficulty would probably skyrocket. Since finding the boss itself would be difficult.

That thing had definitely been repeating this kind of act for quite a long time, taking advantage of that point.

That’s why skeletons that were merely C-rank or D-rank could rise to the level of wiping out Park Ji-hwan’s party over such a long time…

 

‘Besides, seeing that no dungeon breaks occurred during that time. It must have deliberately prevented dungeon breaks from happening for this purpose.’

 

However.

 

“Since you’re reduced to wandering between other people’s bodies, you keep making skeletons like those.”

 

The real person couldn’t become stronger since they depended on others’ bodies.

That would be the reason why the C-rank real Nam Jae-yoon and that thing’s attack power were similar.

Now everything finally makes sense.

 

“Shut up!”

 

Nam Jae-yoon struggled violently. I approached closer to him.

Seeing that he couldn’t escape even from this level of restraint, it was certain he wasn’t very strong.

 

“You always killed everyone like this from behind. Striking when they let their guard down.”

 

I raised the Spirit General Sword once again. And brought its blade close to Nam Jae-yoon’s nape.

 

“But you overlooked one thing. That there are people who can’t be dealt with by just this much. What will you do now that your plan failed.”

“I said shut up!”

“The original owner of that body seems smarter than you. Even so, that person’s Four Pillars Reading shows a literary star.”

 

My sword began to dig shallowly into the neck of Nam Jae-yoon, or rather what had been him.

Drip, red blood seeped out.

That blood inevitably bubbled and took shape. This time a sharp hidden blade was aimed at me.

Nam Jae-yoon spoke as if grinding his teeth.

 

“Why, will you kill me?”

“….”

“Then this dungeon will collapse. The conquest will succeed. But…”

 

Hahaha!

 

The boss monster wearing Nam Jae-yoon’s mask laughed. It was an extremely confident laugh.

As if truly delighted, as if unable to contain this joy.

I frowned.

 

“Then this body dies too.”

“….”

“That’s right, just as I said. I’m a spirit. In other words, if you kill me, this human dies too.”

 

Now.

What will you do?

 

It asked me with eyes full of confidence. As if thinking I could never kill it.

I smirked, pulling up the corner of my mouth.

 

“What are you talking about.”

 

I brought my hand to the glasses that Nam Jae-yoon was wearing. I pulled them off and threw them to the floor.

 

Crack.

 

Beyond the bright red pupils without glasses, I could see another existence.

I looked at that existence and spoke to the Divine Spirit.

There’s one thing that came to mind.

 

“Divine Spirit.”

| …? |

“When you think about it, isn’t this also a kind of possession?”

 

I’ll say it again—I am a shaman.

So this—you could say it’s my area of expertise.

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