A S-Class Hunter With Great Agility - Chapter 43
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Chapter 43: Voyage (2)
It was fortunate that it was a large ship – if it had been a small yacht, it would have capsized long ago.
‘Did he anticipate even this?’
Lee Cheong-ryu, who had been drinking coffee, stood up from his seat. The Blue Dragon Hunters each gripped their weapons and took combat positions.
Instead of a weapon, Lee Cheong-ryu grabbed his coffee cup and threw it at the Kraken.
Kieeeek—!
Crack. The coffee cup scratched the Kraken’s leg and fell into the sea. It was monstrous strength.
“Tsk… I only had one sip left.”
Naturally, the Kraken began thrashing even more violently.
“Ugh.”
He raised both arms in a surrender pose and slowly backed away. At the same time, the Blue Dragon Guild Members stepped forward.
They surrounded the Kraken climbing onto the ship and gradually approached it. But that wasn’t the only thing they had to worry about.
Kiiiik—!
Another roar came from behind. I flinched and turned around to look back.
‘It’s not just one or two…’
There were dozens of masses of flesh climbing onto the ship. Rather, the Krakens had surrounded us as if they were going to devour this warship.
The Hunters looked around in panic.
I instinctively moved my hand toward the sword handle.
‘If push comes to shove, I’ll have to step in.’
My current stamina, strength, and agility were all only 10. Even if I was just a supervisor, I didn’t want to lose my life here by just standing around. No way I’m becoming a water ghost.
Yeon Ho-jung, who had been moving the ship, stopped her skill and stared at the Kraken with a tense expression.
“Se-min, get ready. You need to stay sharp.”
“…Yes.”
The Dungeon’s grade was A. It was a place where even the slightest carelessness could result in a fatal blow.
As Yeon Ho-jung said, everyone had to stay sharp.
Kuuuung—!
Kwadeuk.
“Block them! If the ship breaks, it’s over!”
“Ugh. Some support over here!”
“I’m coming that way. Be careful!”
The Blue Dragon Guild Members, including Woo Dong-ho, began attacking the Krakens all at once. Their magic and sword aura poured down on the Krakens.
Kwajik, kwaaaaang—!
Explosive sounds echoed in my ears and the Krakens’ black mucus splattered onto the deck.
‘Lee Cheong-ryu is…’
As expected.
This Dungeon was Blue Dragon’s ‘training ground’. Naturally, Lee Cheong-ryu wasn’t interfering in this fight.
He watched the battle from the back of the ship with subdued eyes.
‘Is this really training?’
The timing wasn’t good for me to jump into battle right away. I needed to observe the situation more.
I moved to find a less conspicuous spot. Or rather, I tried to move.
“Hey, Association guy over there! Watch out!”
What?
“Ugh!”
Kuuuung—!
I suddenly rolled across the deck floor.
Kudangtang, kwang.
My shoulder hit the floor. Sudden pain spread through my bones.
“This is fucking crazy.”
One Kraken made eye contact with me.
The eerie pupils beneath its round head flashed.
“Shit… I think it’s broken.”
I cursed while clutching my left shoulder.
“Hey. Are you alright?”
At least Woo Dong-ho had given me a heads up – otherwise, I might have already been hit by those octopus tentacles and fallen into the sea.
“Stay back! You can’t handle it in that condition.”
“What?”
“Stay back!”
Woo Dong-ho blocked my path.
“No…”
That’s, actually fine.
Woo Dong-ho didn’t notice my bewildered reaction and planted both feet firmly on the ground.
I activated my Spiritual Sight and checked the Kraken’s status window.
‘Between A and B-rank, huh.’
Kieek!
A crossbow was mounted on Woo Dong-ho’s left arm. An arrow shot from the crossbow lodged into one of the Kraken’s legs.
Kwadeuk!
The Kraken writhed its leg as if in pain. That leg swept past Woo Dong-ho’s side. He rolled on the floor to avoid it.
“Tsk. This won’t be easy. Eun Hae-dam, please move further back!”
“Ah, yes.”
He said he’d protect me, so I had nothing to say about it.
The throbbing in my left shoulder intensified. Since I used my sword with my right hand anyway, it wouldn’t be much of a hindrance, but without casting any skills right now, it was an annoying problem.
I moved my body to a distance where the Kraken’s legs couldn’t reach me.
“Damn…”
Woo Dong-ho glanced around briefly. Other Hunters were also engaged in combat with several Krakens each. There was no support personnel.
He soon charged forward.
“Haap!”
Kieeek—!
Woo Dong-ho clenched his fist with the arm without the crossbow, that is, his right hand. Then he leaped upward.
Flying up into the air with a whoosh, he landed a solid hit—thwack—on the Kraken’s head.
Kiiiik—!
“Got it—!”
“No! Be careful!”
“…?”
“Behind you…!”
The hit definitely connected. The Kraken’s head also slammed into the deck.
However, the eight wildly thrashing legs were all intact except for the one that had been hit by the crossbow earlier—seven of them were perfectly fine.
That was exactly the fatal mistake.
Kwang!
“Uaaaak!”
Woo Dong-ho crashed into the deck with a scream. Unlike when I had barely managed to dodge, this time it was a direct hit.
“Ah…”
Kudangtangtang.
He collapsed, his body bouncing off the floor several times.
“Kuhek…”
…The Kraken’s rank was between A and B-rank. And Woo Dong-ho had the lowest stats among A-rank Hunters.
This meant that if Woo Dong-ho fought that Kraken, he would lose three or four times out of ten.
‘I was hoping this wouldn’t be one of those times.’
I bit my lip as I watched that miserable scene.
Kiik, kigik. Kik!
The Kraken shook its head and stretched its legs out longer. The slowly crawling suction cups approached, pushing against the deck with squelching sounds.
After frowning at that disgusting sight for a moment, I ran toward where Woo Dong-ho had fallen.
“Are you okay? Are you conscious?”
“Kuk…”
His internal injuries were severe. The recent blow seemed to have hit a vital spot.
“Quickly, let’s get help from Lee Cheong-ryu…”
“No, no.”
“…?”
“Rather than ask that guy for help, koolleok. I’d rather just die…”
“What kind of talk is that—!”
“Vicious bastard…”
He’s making jokes even in this situation? This is driving me crazy.
I had no idea what kind of guild this was supposed to be.
“You can move your arms, right?”
Kieeek—!
The Kraken seemed determined to kill Woo Dong-ho completely. Even so, the suction cups continued approaching with wet slapping sounds.
‘Spiritual Sight.’
I looked at the Kraken once more. Golden energy gathered around my eyes.
It seemed my Spiritual Sight wasn’t fully activated yet. I couldn’t see everything clearly. It was the same when I looked at Lee Cheong-ryu.
But this time, let me… show yourself.
‘…An eye?’
Before long, a single eyeball buried in flesh flickered with golden light.
I forcibly lifted Woo Dong-ho’s arm that had the crossbow equipped.
Then I aimed at the Kraken’s eye and fired.
Whoosh—
“…!”
Woo Dong-ho looked at me in surprise, but fortunately the result was good.
Kiiik— Kieeeeeeek—!
Kwaaaaang—!
Something like pitch-black blood flowed from the Kraken’s eye. The Kraken writhed its body in agony and thrashed about.
Before long, the Kraken slipped from the ship and fell toward the sea.
Splash, swoooosh—
Patter patter, seawater splashed up into the air and soaked the deck.
“Huh…”
“Don’t move. Treatment comes first.”
I warned the startled Woo Dong-ho. He nodded.
“Th, thank you.”
“No. I should be the one thanking you.”
People who throw themselves at opponents they can’t match to protect others are rare. It was tremendous courage.
But…
The battle wasn’t over with that.
“That thing…!”
“….”
“E, Eun Hae-dam. That won’t do. You should retreat.”
Slither. Something else crawled up from where the Kraken had fallen earlier.
It was larger than the previous one.
Kiiiiiiiik—!
Kwaang. Bang, kwagwang.
The giant Kraken thrashed about angrily, swinging its tentacles. It grabbed wooden crates and such from the ship with its suckers and threw them everywhere.
‘What about the other Hunters?’
The other Blue Dragon guild members were still engaged in combat. There weren’t any collapsed like Woo Dong-ho, but they were outnumbered to provide support.
I let out a… deep sigh and stood up.
“Eun Hae-dam. What are you planning to do? That’s something the entire Blue Dragon needs to attack together. Cough, keuk.”
“Don’t talk anymore. You’re bleeding from your mouth.”
“Keuk… But…”
“….”
“You could really die. You said you’re B-rank, right? It would be a waste to die doing Association supervision work, wouldn’t it?”
Well, he has a point.
“Is there anyone else besides me who can worry about that thing right now?”
“….”
Kwaaaaang—
The Kraken’s tentacle smashed the deck. But the Blue Dragon Hunters were busy dealing with their respective Krakens.
Blue Dragon isn’t weak by any means.
The skill level and attack speed I could see at a glance, and how quickly they took combat positions earlier.
‘It’s a well-trained guild, but.’
Lee Cheong-ryu was still just watching everyone calmly.
‘A kind of mismatch, I suppose.’
So I can’t just leave this situation alone. Also, this might be a good opportunity for me.
I caressed the handle of the Spirit General Sword and slowly moved forward.
“Cough, keuk… It, it really won’t… won’t work!”
I planted both feet in front of the Kraken.
It discovered me and its eyeballs wriggled. Isn’t this thing’s weakness its eyes? I used Spiritual Sight but couldn’t see much.
“Then…”
Shing.
I drew the Spirit General Sword from its scabbard.
‘This place is the sea.’
So, the most effective being in this place was practically predetermined.
I quietly chanted amidst the chaos.
“Divine Descent Ritual.”
An alien energy fills my body. It’s a different, unfamiliar sensation from when I do Divine Fortune Telling.
Will I become accustomed to this someday too? When that moment comes…
Will I be able to meet them?
I lightly blinked my eyes that had turned yellow.
“E-excuse me! Aren’t you someone from the Association?”
“Shouldn’t we stop him?”
“Is there anyone who can stop him right now?!”
The warship was already in chaos. Before someone could intervene…
‘I need to eat first.’
Tap tap.
I ran across the deck.
Then I leaped toward the air.
Shrieeeek—!
The Spirit General Sword swung swiftly and embedded itself in the Kraken’s head.
Kiiiiing—
“Ugh.”
Chilling ultrasonic waves reached my ears. I grimaced but didn’t pull out the embedded sword.
“Thunder Rain.”
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Dunno if I forget to say this but i’m feeling heavy implications that Hae-dam will eventually join the association, and i’m all for it honestly! 😍