A S-Class Hunter With Great Agility - Chapter 45

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Chapter 45: Voyage (4)

 

Thud.

With me driving my sword into the kraken’s heart as the finishing blow, it finally collapsed.

 

| Tch. My body still isn’t fully warmed up yet. |

“This should be enough. My shoulder hurts too. No more sea monsters are coming up either. That’s good.”

| Is this the end? |

“…No. This is probably just the beginning.”

 

The deeper you go into a dungeon, the more troublesome things swarm you. I knew that fact well now. This kraken was just the start.

But the Thunder God seemed pleased with that answer and let out a satisfied laugh.

Since when was our country’s divine spirit such a battle maniac…

 

“Whoa…”

“Crazy. What was that just now?”

“…Are my eyes bad? That thing’s dead, right?”

 

Yes… It seems so.

 

 

Oh, breaking through 300. I made a surprised expression. As expected of an A-rank dungeon.

However, the Azure Dragon Guild members looked at the kraken that had become chunks of meat with even more surprised eyes than mine.

 

“Hey, we earlier…”

“Said we’d protect you…”

 

— Isn’t that what a Hunter is? Protecting the weak!

 

Well, I did hear something like that. I just roughly fixed my hair while checking my stat window.

 

 

‘But even though it exceeded 300, the consumption is still too much.’

 

Theoretically, I should now have magic power similar to Sister Yu-kyung or Yeo Jung-eun. But since the consumption when using skills was overwhelming, the efficiency was still the worst.

How troublesome…

I closed the stat window for now.

 

‘Are all the other krakens finished being dealt with now?’

 

I took my eyes off the dead kraken in my hands and looked around.

Sure enough, the situation was roughly wrapped up. The Azure Dragon Guild members had managed to see it through to the end despite facing opponents that were burdensome compared to their rank. How tenacious.

 

“Um…”

 

As I was curiously looking at the mangled kraken tentacles, Woo Dong-ho approached me.

 

“Thank you. I was really surprised. I thought you’d be seriously injured, but you handled it so easily…”

“Ah, not at all. I was just lucky that the compatibility worked out. The sea is all water, and what I used was lightning.”

“Ah…”

 

Woo Dong-ho nodded with a somewhat convinced expression.

Since the rank written on my license was B-rank, I needed to make some excuses at official events like this. It would be troublesome if I was misunderstood as someone with fraudulent registration.

I pretended not to know and changed the subject.

 

“Are you alright, Mr. Woo Dong-ho?”

“…”

 

Of course he wouldn’t be alright. His face was pale and haggard, as if he was still bleeding internally.

 

“Both of you get treatment first. It looks like things are roughly settled now.”

 

Lee Cheong-ryu, who hadn’t interfered in the fight at all, finished his observation and spoke.

At his words, one Hunter who had been in a corner came running out.

 

“Injured members, please come this way!”

 

It seemed to be a healer. I grabbed my still throbbing left shoulder and approached the healer.

 

* * *

 

“There, all done.”

 

The Blue Dragon Guild’s healers were one A-rank like Baek Kyul, and one B-rank.

When white light leaked out and enveloped my shoulder, the pain subsided before long. My cheek and palm that had melted from the kraken’s mucus also became fine.

Woo Dong-ho also regained his color after receiving treatment.

 

“Blue Dragon. Good work. You fought better than I expected?”

“Ugh. Where were you and what were you doing to only come now!”

“You don’t qualify as a captain, ugh.”

 

The guild members’ jeers followed Lee Cheong-ryu’s shameless laughter. They poured out complaints to Lee Cheong-ryu while wiping the mucus off their respective weapons.

That was a bit too much… Making people whose average rank isn’t even A-rank catch things like that.

 

“Real combat is important, real combat. You guys.”

 

However, Lee Cheong-ryu didn’t care and hit each of those Hunters on the head once.

 

“Um, Guild Leader.”

 

In the meantime, one healer carefully called Lee Cheong-ryu. Then pointed to one side.

On the deck where the healer pointed, one male Hunter was lying down.

 

‘…?’

 

No way.

I opened my mouth slightly at the sight.

 

‘…Are those all injuries?’

 

“Cough, hack… Cough.”

 

With each cough, blood seeped onto the deck. There was even enough to form a puddle of blood.

Inside his torn combat suit, his skin was covered with festering and burst wounds. There were injuries where muscles were torn so badly that bone was visible.

 

‘This is severe.’

 

He fought in battle until it reached this point, until he was in this condition?

Everyone was making cheerful expressions despite being overwhelmed, so I hadn’t realized.

 

‘How absurd this situation is.’

 

I gritted my teeth.

The current composition of the Blue Dragon Guild members resembled that during the Life Dungeon subjugation. Mainly B-rank, with a very small number of A-ranks. It was just that level of ranking with only the numbers increased.

The Life Dungeon was B-rank. Of course, it was a dungeon full of variables, but the raid members’ subjugation target rank was B-rank after all.

There’s always a vast difference between A and B ranks…

 

“Oh my. This is quite serious. I can’t fight anymore.”

 

Lee Cheong-ryu spoke nonchalantly.

 

“Fortunately, except for one, they were immature Krakens. If they were all real ones, I would have had to step in myself.”

 

Then he scratched his cheek as if it had become bothersome.

 

“Just give emergency treatment. The healer needs to conserve stamina.”

“Yes. Understood.”

 

I doubted my ears. Was this something to pass over so simply?

 

“Hey. Are you okay? Just how desperately did you fight?”

“Training started and ended simultaneously…”

 

Blue Dragon Guild members gathered around the fallen hunters and spoke to them.

There was certainly plenty of concern, but somehow. It wasn’t heavy enough to be words spoken in front of someone who seemed about to die.

 

‘Right, just like visiting someone in the hospital.’

 

I bit my lips, intending to say something. Had they all gone crazy together?

 

‘I need to step in.’

 

I put my knee down and stood up. However, there was a hand grabbing my shoulder.

 

“Please sit down. You don’t need to step in.”

 

It was Yeon Ho-jung. I made a puzzled face. Don’t need to?

 

“If we don’t treat them quickly, they might die.”

“We know that too.”

“…But why.”

“Look.”

 

Yeon Ho-jung pointed at Lee Cheong-ryu with her chin.

 

| Oh? |

 

I heard the Thunder God’s interested reaction in my head. For me too, even while watching, it was completely incomprehensible. I couldn’t continue speaking.

 

“…?”

 

A blue gate opened at Lee Cheong-ryu’s fingertips. It was large enough for about one person to pass through.

Two healers were holding the injured hunter and moving him inside.

 

“It’s a gate leading to Blue Dragon’s headquarters. If they go there, they can receive proper treatment immediately.”

“…Is that possible?”

“S-rank Hunters often transcend common sense.”

 

Yeon Ho-jung explained with a chuckle.

 

“That ability… is also the reason Blue Dragon could rise this far in such a short time.”

 

The Blue Dragon Guild members held onto the hunter being moved into the gate and gave rough greetings of concern.

That hunter also faintly smiled while receiving those greetings.

 

“The Guild Leader always attends practical training for new hunters. And that training is always overwhelming for guild members, at a level where they might die if they’re not careful.”

“…”

“But there are no casualties. There are only hunters who faced monsters of higher rank than themselves, survived, and made that experience their own.”

 

‘Survived and made that experience their own.’

 

Only those who survive become strong. The dead have nothing to say.

And Lee Cheong-ryu always makes everyone a survivor.

 

“…I see.”

 

Yeon Ho-jung shrugged and asked.

 

“You’ll report this to the Association, right?”

“That’s… well.”

 

Lee Cheong-ryu’s ability that hasn’t been revealed yet. Finding that out wasn’t part of the Association President’s request.

Yeon Ho-jung continued her explanation.

 

“Currently, Blue Dragon is a hot potato. Right after being founded, we really did rise to the top ranks at incredible speed. Even before the Guild Leader’s veil was lifted.”

“…”

“If you make a report… it’s about time for that veil to be lifted now. We won’t be as free as we are now from here on. Will we have to bear the weight of the crown?”

 

Yeon Ho-jung giggled and went to the warship’s railing, leaning against it.

 

“But it doesn’t matter. Blue Dragon is always moving forward.”

“….”

“And we always will.”

 

What is a guild, anyway?

What about the sense of belonging and the bonds between them?

 

The half-destroyed warship began preparing to sail.

 

* * *

 

No more krakens appeared, but after that, the march of small fry crawling up the ship continued several more times.

I held back a bit. It felt awkward to interfere with Blue Dragon’s training, and if I kept depleting my mana like this, I’d be in trouble when we actually reached the island.

 

| Don’t be passive! Finish it all at once, at once! |

 

Of course, the Thunder God was unreasonable as always… Why is his personality so extreme!

 

“I’m telling you, it’s not something I can control!”

 

If I had overflowing mana, I would have killed them all at once!

I shouted while wedging my sword into the shell of a hermit crab-like monster.

Crackle. Divine lightning penetrated into the shell’s interior.

 

Crack, crack-crack-crack!

 

As I twisted my wrist while the sword was still embedded, the shell began to crumble. Finally, it shattered into pieces, with fragments flying everywhere.

 

“Mimicry.”

 

Kim Se-min’s skill was cast on the naked hermit crab. Water like a waterfall poured out from a white magic circle. It was a mimicry of the hermit crab’s skill.

The water gradually gathered into a single point, then struck the monster with tremendous water pressure.

The corpse, torn into several pieces, immediately scattered about.

 

‘This really violates content guidelines…’

 

Ugh, even I find it disgusting. But Kim Se-min looked completely unfazed as she searched for the next target.

Just then, a hermit crab charged at Kim Se-min with tremendous force. Its sharp claws looked like they could crush any part of her still-developing bones.

However, Kim Se-min didn’t even blink.

 

“Mimicry.”

 

Again, the waterfall shot out in a straight line. The hermit crab writhed in pain. Kim Se-min walked forward step by step without retreating.

I stepped forward to help Kim Se-min while clicking my tongue.

Really, it was movement without a single moment’s hesitation.

 

* * *

 

“I can see the island!”

 

Someone shouted. Everyone was sitting on the deck, recovering their strength.

When I looked around at that cry, a large island was close to the ship—I don’t know when we’d arrived.

All the Blue Dragon guild members moved in perfect unison. I also sheathed the Spirit General Sword in its scabbard and prepared to disembark.

 

‘Is this the place…’

 

The second field.

 

I raised my head to look at the large island.

It was a place with a somehow chilling atmosphere.

 

“Everyone disembark!”

 

Lee Cheong-ryu’s shout signaled the beginning of the hunt.

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