A S-Class Hunter With Great Agility - Chapter 48

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Chapter 48: Island of ? (3)

 

“Missing, you say?”

 

I asked with a hint of confusion in my voice. Kim Se-min, on the other hand, had a calm expression.

 

“My sister was also a Hunter.”

 

Hunter. Those two words carried a lot of meaning.

 

“She went into a dungeon and couldn’t escape, disappearing just like that.”

 

It was a story I’d heard several times in school classes.

Hunters who couldn’t escape from collapsing dungeons after conquering the boss.

Those who remained trapped and went missing forever. People who had never once been found again to this day.

It was a tragedy unnecessarily created by the appearance of Gates.

 

“…I always wanted to be like my sister. She was someone who never hesitated.”

 

Kim Se-min said this while opening her palm.

Her staff appeared within a white magic circle.

 

“Awakening with this kind of skill too.”

 

Kim Se-min tilted her staff toward the campfire. Then she deployed a magic circle. Soon, part of the campfire transformed into several pebbles and fell.

 

“It might be because of that reason.”

“….”

“Strangely, I can’t mimic that electric skill.”

 

Perhaps it was due to the characteristic of borrowing power from the Divine Spirit.

Kim Se-min put away her staff and continued her sentence.

 

“I sometimes think.”

“….”

“If the Guild Leader had been there then, or if there had been even one person to help my sister. If only I had awakened a little earlier… I definitely could have saved her.”

 

Kim Se-min murmured while extending both hands toward the campfire. Orange firelight flickered on her palms.

 

“Where could my sister be?”

 

Kim Se-min spoke in a bitter tone.

 

‘She must want to see her again.’

 

Who wouldn’t want that?

Only the crackling flames of the campfire beat in place of a heart.

 

“Se-min! Want some french fries?”

 

And there was someone who lightened such atmosphere. Yeon Ho-jung’s voice rang out loudly.

I turned my head to look in that direction. Yeon Ho-jung, who had completely recovered her energy, was waving her hand toward us.

 

“Yes.”

 

Kim Se-min nodded slightly and stood up from her seat. She took off the long robe draped over her shoulders and returned it to me while adding a sentence.

 

“I will find my sister.”

“….”

“…I live for that moment.”

“…I see.”

 

I raised the corners of my mouth slightly.

Kim Se-min was no longer expressionless. The words she spoke with a determined face sounded like a declaration to me.

Kim Se-min soon left her seat.

 

 

Heavenly Death is said to be an ominous fate where one experiences disasters sent by heaven that humans cannot control. But the interpretation newly emerging in modern times was different.

A destiny to grow through hardships.

Kim Se-min would probably overcome the reality given to her. More steadfastly than anyone.

To reclaim the person she lost.

 

 

I collapsed onto the sleeping bag that Lee Cheong-ryu had prepared for me. Naturally, no stars in the night sky were visible.

 

‘I have a lot to do tomorrow.’

 

The biggest reason for entering this dungeon was the Association President’s request. Now that I’d entered the island, I had to find it.

Something flower-shaped, wasn’t it…

It seemed I would need to look around the island.

 

Rock, paper, scissors!

I could hear the Azure Dragon Guild members making noise to decide who would stand guard.

 

* * *

 

I woke up early.

When I was young, I used to grumble to Grandfather about why he woke up so early.

The Azure Dragon Guild members were sleeping deeply, except for the guard who was nodding off drowsily.

 

‘Should I take this opportunity to look around briefly?’

 

If I continued following them, I could secure the achievement rate, but it would be difficult to carry out the Association President’s request.

I got up from my seat and stretched.

 

“Divine Spirit. Are you awake?”

| I wasn’t sleeping. |

“…Are you in a bad mood?”

| What do you take a god for! |

 

Ah, was I slightly rude? I smoothed down my hair and prepared to offer an apology.

 

| Gods don’t sleep. |

“Huh?”

| It means while you were sleeping, I was counting sheep in the Heavenly Realm! |

“…Ah.”

| My boredom has exceeded all limits. |

 

So that’s what he meant… In my nearly 10 years as a shaman, I never thought about sleeping while channeling a god. That was something I hadn’t considered.

I put on my long robe and spoke with deep remorse.

 

“Please calm down. I was planning to look around this area – wouldn’t that be less boring?”

| …Will there be combat too? |

“If we’re unlucky…?”

| Let’s go. |

 

Crackling electricity flowed through my fingertips. Lightning is like a cannon fired from heaven. In a way, perhaps the Thunder God’s personality was only natural.

I yawned as I followed the god’s overflowing energy from early morning.

And I glanced around to check the surrounding monsters that were starting to target me.

 

* * *

 

Crack, slash.

 

I cut down a cactus-like monster that charged at me. Thanks to my strength stat, the sword felt light in my hands.

 

“Thunder Rain.”

 

After landing on the ground, I thrust the Spirit General Sword into the earth. Lightning burst from the sword and spread in all directions.

 

Kiiiiiek—!

 

Several plant-type monsters that had been charging turned pitch black as they burned.

 

“Getting in the way of my path…”

 

I pulled out my sword and clicked my tongue in annoyance.

 

“Divine Spirit. Something’s a bit strange, isn’t it?”

| Mm, definitely. The interference is severe. |

“The more this happens, the more suspicious it gets…”

 

The exploration was going unexpectedly smoothly. That was thanks to the monsters’ low intelligence.

As I moved away from our camping spot and continued in one direction, the plant-type monsters’ interference was getting worse.

I swung the Spirit General Sword downward with a thud, shaking off the dirt.

 

‘There’s definitely something down this path.’

 

I was certain I’d found a clue.

 

Kyaak—!

 

I sliced off a tongue that shot out from a rose. Green blood splattered on my cheek.

 

“Guess I need to go further after all.”

 

 

By now, the screams of these small fry didn’t bother me at all.

 

* * *

 

“Whew…”

 

It felt like I’d gotten a proper morning workout. I rolled my slightly stiff shoulders and looked down at the sunflower head that had fallen to the ground with a thud.

With this monster’s defeat, no more plant-type beasts charged at me.

One by one, they began to hesitate.

 

| How can they be so cowardly! |

“At least it’s fortunate. If I kept fighting here, I’d just waste precious mana.”

 

I realized this while fighting. It was pointless.

Even though these were A-rank dungeon monsters, killing each one only increased my mana by one or two points.

The growth rate was different from when my mana was in the 200s. It was clearly much slower than before.

 

‘Killing more here would just drain my strength.’

 

I sheathed the Spirit General Sword in its scabbard.

 

“And it looks like we’ve arrived.”

 

I gently parted the bushes blocking my view with my hands.

 

Looking inside, there was a large cave. The plants seemed to have been trying to guard this very place.

 

And…

 

‘So it wasn’t just plant-type monsters.’

 

I frowned. At the cave entrance stood monsters I’d never seen before.

Two monsters with fish-like heads and goblin-like bodies below.

They each held spears and were watching the front as if guarding the cave.

 

| What are you hesitating for? |

“Huh?”

| Attack them! |

“No, wait a moment. Please calm down.”

 

I blocked the Thunder God from recklessly charging forward once again. Then I swallowed my saliva.

 

“Look at that.”

 

I pointed toward the inside of the cave. Something was glowing faintly within.

 

‘Blue flowers.’

 

It was definitely the item the Association President had requested.

A couple of blue flowers were decorating the dark interior of the cave.

 

“Found them.”

 

I smiled, lifting the corners of my mouth. I had wondered how I would find some flower petals on this vast island.

 

Kuuuuuung!

 

However, suddenly, a thunderous sound of something collapsing came from behind the path we had taken.

 

Kwagwang—!

 

‘What’s that?’

 

I looked back and forth between the cave and the direction the thunderous sound had come from.

That direction was definitely Blue Dragon’s campsite. Had something gone wrong?

 

‘…If they realize I’m not there during combat, they’ll be suspicious.’

 

“…Ha.”

 

I sighed and straightened my crouched body.

 

— It can’t be helped if they become suspicious. But please don’t let them discover that purpose.

 

The Association President’s request.

If Lee Cheong-ryu found out I wasn’t there, he would definitely be suspicious. He might even discover the flowers.

I looked at the blue flowers and the monster for a few seconds. Then I turned around and headed toward the campsite.

 

“Let’s go back for now.”

 

There was no need to be hasty. I could wait for an opportunity and aim for a more natural timing to slip away.

Now that I had found the target, the rest was just a matter of time.

 

* * *

 

“Where did you go?!”

 

As expected. The current situation at the campsite was not good. The dirt ground of the island was completely torn up, and rocks and broken wooden pillars were flying everywhere.

Yeon Ho-jung saw me arriving at the scene and shouted.

 

“I went for a morning walk. It’s a habit of mine.”

 

It was maddening to have to cover for the Association’s flimsy excuse.

 

“What kind of walk in a dungeon…!”

 

Yeon Ho-jung kicked away a flying wooden pillar with her right foot and landed on the ground.

When the dust cloud cleared, I could see what they were fighting against.

 

‘Those fish from earlier…?’

 

Fish heads with goblin bodies below.

Monsters with the exact same appearance as the one guarding the cave entrance were running wild.

 

Crack.

 

One of them stepped on and crushed a wooden table. All the food fell to the ground as well.

The space where they had been resting was now completely ruined.

 

“Supporter! Buff over here!”

“Coming from the left! Don’t let your guard down!”

 

Combat that was no different from a brawl continued. Two hunters per monster. In the once-peaceful campsite, spears and swords stabbed at each other.

 

“A dungeon walk, what unusual taste.”

 

I heard Lee Cheong-ryu’s voice from behind. Lee Cheong-ryu yawned and grabbed my shoulder.

 

“I thought you had run away.”

“What do you…”

“Look at that.”

 

Then he raised one hand and pointed to a distant place.

 

Kuung. Kuung.

 

I could hear the sound of the ground shaking. Something was approaching this way.

I gripped the handle of the Spirit General Sword a bit tighter and furrowed my brow.

 

“….”

 

Soon it revealed itself.

 

“The dungeon’s mid-boss.”

 

Lee Cheong-ryu lifted one corner of his mouth.

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