A S-Class Hunter With Great Agility - Chapter 81

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Chapter 81: Elf Dungeon (2)

 

There are laws in this world, aren’t there? Like how the moment you say you’re free, work calls start pouring in…

In a dungeon, you should never think things are boring.

 

“Baek Kyul!”

 

I shouted his name with a shocked expression. Then I quickly swung my Spirit General Sword.

 

Clang!

 

The arrow flying toward Baek Kyul hit the blade of my Spirit General Sword and bounced away.

 

“Phew…”

 

I sighed in relief and checked Baek Kyul’s condition. He looked startled, but fortunately didn’t seem to be hurt.

 

“Hey, are you okay?”

“What the hell. Which bastard!”

 

Well, he definitely wasn’t hurt. Baek Kyul frowned angrily and looked around in all directions.

Choi Yu-il and I also searched for where the arrow had come from.

 

“…I think it’s over there.”

 

Then, Choi Yu-il spotted something. He immediately nocked an arrow and drew the bowstring taut.

I turned my eyes in the direction his arrowhead was pointing.

 

“…!”

 

It was up in a tree. There, the culprit who had attacked Baek Kyul was present. Tension filled the air in an instant.

 

‘What the hell is that?’

 

“Baek Kyul. Come over here.”

 

I gripped the handle of my Spirit General Sword tightly. I sent Baek Kyul behind me and stayed alert alongside Choi Yu-il.

 

“Green Light Arrow, Hit.”

 

Choi Yu-il finally activated his skill. The arrow flew through the air, aimed at the top of the tree.

 

Whoosh!

 

The arrow pierced through where it had been. But it didn’t hit. The creature had dodged the arrow by spinning its body in mid-air.

The unidentified being landed on a tree branch and looked down at us.

 

Rustle—

 

Behind it, the tree’s leaves swayed in the wind. The being that met our eyes under the moonlight was…

 

“An elf?”

 

Choi Yu-il furrowed his brow and muttered.

Yes, what sat in the tree looked just like the commonly known appearance of an elf. Exactly that race that often appears in fantasy novels.

It had long ears, and pale white skin that gleamed under the moonlight. Its elongated arms held a bow, and it carried a quiver on its back.

 

【What are you guys?】

 

I heard its voice in my ears.

 

Thud!

 

At the same time, the elf jumped down from the tree.

 

【What the hell are you doing here?】

 

The elf, resembling a human woman, looked at us with a menacing expression.

Even though Choi Yu-il was quite tall, this female elf was about the same height as him. She also had a very beautiful appearance even to human eyes.

 

“I have no idea what it’s saying…”

“Hey, did you try to shoot my head?”

 

Choi Yu-il and Baek Kyul showed hostility but couldn’t easily attack.

That’s because the elf had an appearance very similar to humans.

‘Wait, more importantly…’

 

“Can’t you hear what it’s saying?”

 

I asked in a suddenly flustered voice.

 

“Huh? I just hear sounds like scratching ears…”

“Did you eat something wrong? What are you suddenly talking about?”

 

But clearly…

 

【What? That’s a face I’ve seen somewhere…】

 

It’s speaking.

 

I quickly composed my expression.

 

“It’s an item I recently obtained by chance. It translates monster language.”

“There was such an item…?”

 

When I made an excuse, Choi Yu-il looked puzzled.

Then the elf asked Choi Yu-il.

 

【Are you one of my kind?】

“…asking if you’re of the same race.”

“Me?”

 

Well, there wasn’t much difference in appearance. Choi Yu-il tilted his head at the absurd question.

 

【But your ears are similar to those vermin-like things of humans. Are you a half-blood?】

 

The elf frowned. Then it approached closer toward us.

 

Step.

Step.

 

With each step it took, Choi Yu-il and I heightened our guard.

 

“Choi Yu-il. You keep watch on Baek Kyul. We might get attacked suddenly again.”

“Got it.”

 

The bow specialized for long-range wasn’t a suitable weapon for the current situation. It was more efficient for me to handle this.

The guy moved positions while keeping his arrow aimed.

 

【Hmm…】

 

The elf stared intently at Choi Yu-il’s face without stopping its steps.

Each of its expressions resembled humans to a chilling degree.

I kept my eyes fixed on the elf, firmly resolving that I would kill it if necessary.

 

【…?】

 

That’s when it happened. Suddenly, a strange light flickered in the elf’s eyes. At the same time, it abruptly stopped its approaching steps.

Why is it acting like that? It even took a step backward.

 

“…Should we strike?”

“…”

 

Choi Yu-il glanced sideways, then nodded.

Every action was suspicious. It had shot an arrow at Baek Kyul in the first place. There was no need to show mercy.

 

“Thunder Rain.”

 

I channeled lightning into the Spirit General Sword and swung it.

No, I tried to swing it.

 

【Gasp…!】

 

Until I saw its next action.

 

“What?”

“Why suddenly…”

 

Choi Yu-il, Baek Kyul, and I all couldn’t understand for a moment.

 

【S-sorry!】

 

This situation where the elf had prostrated itself flat on the ground.

 

* * *

 

【I-I’m really sorry. It was truly a mistake! How dare I…!】

 

Now the elf’s face wasn’t even visible. It groveled desperately, begging for forgiveness for shooting an arrow at Baek Kyul.

For us, this was an absurd situation.

 

“What’s that thing saying?”

“…It’s apologizing? Says it was a mistake.”

“What…?”

“You’re not seriously going to accept that, are you guys? Remember my head almost got pierced?”

 

Baek Kyul complained while pulling down his hood.

 

‘Of course, mistake or not, I have no intention of accepting it.’

 

【I-I really didn’t mean to do that… It was an accident. Really!】

 

…It was groveling so desperately that I felt a pang of conscience.

Since something with human appearance was speaking in human language, it was unavoidable unless you were a psychopath.

 

‘Spiritual Sight.’

 

I activated Spiritual Sight to assess the opponent’s abilities first.

 

 

‘Huh, it even has a name.’

 

I chuckled as I read the elf’s—no, Josephine’s—status window.

Lower-tier abilities among A-rank. It wasn’t a level I couldn’t handle if I put my mind to it.

 

“Well then, Jose… whatever-your-name-is. I’m the only one here who can understand you. If you have any last words, say them to me.”

【L-last words! How could you say such a thing!】

 

Josephine turned pale and bowed her head again. Then she moved her lips and glanced repeatedly at Choi Yu-il.

No, more precisely, at the bow Choi Yu-il carried on his back.

 

【That bow…! It took me a moment to recognize it, so I unintentionally created a misunderstanding. I’m truly sorry!】

“…This?”

【Yes! I should have noticed sooner. My mind must be getting duller these days, really…】

 

 

Why this? I wanted to hear more, so I gestured with my chin.

Then Josephine hesitated for a moment before opening her mouth.

 

【S-surely that’s the ‘Bow of Green Sound’, right?】

 

I instantly furrowed my brow.

 

‘How…’

 

How does she know? There were no related skills in the status window.

I matched Josephine’s eye level and asked in a sharp tone.

 

“How do you know that?”

【Well, actually, the Bow of Green Sound originally belonged to our race! It’s been lost for so long that I was confused for a moment.】

 

Choi Yu-il’s bow belonged to the Elf Clan?

 

‘And it was lost, too.’

 

Right. I understand that much. Kim Bok-soon had mentioned that weapons originating from dungeons are often discovered.

 

“Did you attack because of that bow? To get it back?”

【Of course not…! If I had recognized it even a little sooner, I absolutely wouldn’t have attacked!】

 

Josephine shook her head vigorously. Then she cleared her throat and put on a serious expression.

It was a face that seemed to contain not even a speck of falsehood, appearing almost devout.

 

【The Bow of Green Sound is tied to a very ancient legend. And that legend says…!】

 

Josephine pointed at me, Choi Yu-il, and Baek Kyul, speaking in an emotional tone.

 

【That you are the heroes who will save our Elf Clan!】

“…?”

 

The elf wore her usual bright smile and spouted more crazy talk.

 

【It’s an honor to meet you, heroes! I am Josephine, archer and captain of the Elf Clan’s 1st Knight Division!】

 

‘…What? Heroes?’

 

“What’s she saying? That she’ll gladly die?”

“Hae-dam. This is getting a bit worrying… We’re not being threatened, are we?”

“No… It’s not that.”

 

I paused before speaking.

 

“She says we’re heroes…”

“Huh?”

“What?”

 

* * *

 

【This is one of our race’s territories. Countless elves live here!】

 

Josephine was firmly bound with monster-restraining binding rope.

Even in that state, she chattered away in an excited tone.

 

【But because of those damn lycans, our active territory has been greatly reduced. Our territory is having a huge headache over that problem.】

“….”

【So in elf mythology, there’s a legend passed down. ‘One who possesses the Bow of Green Sound shall appear, and they will become your salvation!’】

 

Josephine made a sound like “Keu,” and showed an emotional expression.

 

【Let’s go to our castle, heroes! The Lord will welcome you greatly!】

 

Now she was even extending an invitation. We muttered with dubious faces.

 

“What should we do?”

“Should we believe her or not…”

“Is this possibly inside a game?”

| What is she saying? At least she’s not fighting anymore. |

 

Everyone was in a confused state. A monster we suddenly met in a dungeon was calling us heroes. How could we immediately say, “Oh, I see!”

However, the reason we couldn’t immediately dismiss it as nonsense was because the ‘castle’ Josephine mentioned was bothering us.

 

“About that castle she mentioned. If it really exists… Maybe that’s why we haven’t seen a boss until now? Because it’s positioned somewhere else like a castle, not in this forest.”

“Could that be it…? Well, from A-rank onwards, dungeons do become incredibly vast… It doesn’t seem like an impossible story.”

 

The fact that we hadn’t felt the presence of a dungeon boss despite continuously roaming the forest.

If the reason was the enormous size of a dungeon that included a castle, it made some sense.

 

‘Is the boss really not here, but at the castle?’

 

Ordinary lycans didn’t give much completion rate. Considering that, it would be good to start targeting the boss soon.

We also needed to close the gate quickly before a dungeon break occurred.

 

‘Should we really go?’

 

“Baek Kyul. What do you think? Since you were almost attacked, if you don’t want to go, we don’t have to.”

 

However, the most important thing was Baek Kyul’s opinion. When I asked, Baek Kyul pulled back his hood and answered seriously.

 

“We’re heroes.”

“So what?”

“It’s like… a game development. Demon King and heroes. I’m in favor.”

“….”

 

‘You got hooked on that?’

 

I was momentarily speechless, then came to my senses and asked the remaining person.

 

“…What about you, Choi Yu-il?”

“Wouldn’t it be a bit dangerous?”

 

The guy expressed some concern.

Well, it wasn’t exactly a risk-free action. But there was a solution.

 

“If she tries anything funny, we can just take her hostage.”

 

I looked at Josephine, who was tied up with binding rope.

 

“One wrong move and she’ll be grilled by electricity.”

 

She was grinning cheerfully, but the Lightning God’s electricity was flowing through the binding rope. A kind of safety device, you could say.

Choi Yu-il fell into thought at my words for a moment, but soon remembered that Josephine was a monster and reluctantly nodded.

 

“Besides, we’re heroes. They’ll treat us well.”

 

I finished by giving Baek Kyul a light tap and cracking a joke.

 

“Technically, the Leader with the bow is the hero, and we’re more like lackeys. In games, there’s usually only one hero anyway.”

“….”

“But the hero’s companions are always the coolest.”

 

Well… I suppose that’s true.

 

“It’s decided then. Let’s go.”

 

The conversation finally came to an end. I sheathed the Spirit General Sword in its scabbard and spoke to Josephine.

 

“Guide us.”

【Oh my, what an honor! I’ll guide you with all my heart and soul. Just trust me!】

 

I grabbed the binding rope that held Josephine and started walking.

 

‘…This feels a bit unsettling.’

 

Exploring a monster’s food, clothing, and shelter. It was unavoidable that I felt somewhat reluctant about it.

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