A S-Class Hunter With Great Agility - Chapter 84

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Chapter 84: Elf Dungeon (5)

 

The morning of the subjugation dawned. Following Josephine’s guidance, we left the castle to head toward the forest.

 

“Why are there so many? Is all this really necessary….”

 

We looked at the knights lined up in front of the castle gate. At a rough estimate, there had to be dozens of them. They were all people Josephine had assembled, insisting they needed to help us.

 

【You don’t understand! This is an extremely dangerous forest. We cannot allow the heroes to come to harm.】

“Still, this is a bit much….”

 

The knights standing in formation were in a state of high tension.

 

【We mainly move by jumping through the treetops. We won’t get in the way of your progress!】

 

Well, if she was going to say that much. In the end, I nodded as if to say I understood.

We soon began walking toward the forest. Dozens of elf knights followed behind us.

 

* * *

 

Before long, we arrived at the forest entrance. It was right near the place where we had fought the lycans yesterday.

However, the atmosphere was a little different from yesterday. I frowned.

 

“Why are they already….”

 

Grrrk….

Grrrk, bark! Bark!

Awoooo—!

 

Before we could even enter, more than ten lycans were standing guard at the forest, blocking our way.

 

【Knights! Everyone to your positions!】

 

At that moment, Josephine’s shout rang out. As soon as her cry ended, the elf clan knights began moving in perfect unison.

As if setting a trap, they spread out to both sides and surrounded the forest entrance. There was no gap for the lycans to escape through.

 

【Fire!】

 

Josephine extended her hand, pointing at the lycan pack. Immediately, the bows held by the knights unleashed dozens of arrows in an instant.

 

Shriek—!

Thunk—!

Whoosh—!

 

Having fought for hundreds of years, they seemed to know their combat methods well.

Though they couldn’t kill in one shot like Choi Yu-il, the lycans with arrows stuck in various parts of their bodies gradually began to stagger.

 

‘Fighting alongside monsters… This is quite different.’

 

I quietly moved my hand to the Spirit General Sword. Choi Yu-il also nocked an arrow to his bowstring, preparing for the coming battle.

 

“Choi Yu-il.”

“Right.”

 

I glanced to the side and Choi Yu-il nodded.

Then I drew the Spirit General Sword from its scabbard with a sliding sound.

Under the alien sky and a moon that surely didn’t belong to our world, the silver sword blade gleamed with a cold light.

 

“Divine Descent Ritual.”

 

Wind began to blow. It was different from the blade-like wind that had been disturbing the grass field. This was a more honest and heavy wind that wrapped around me as it blew.

My fluttering black hair soon settled down.

 

“General Choi Young Spirit.”

 

I blinked my eyes. My pupils, which had held a golden hue, began to assess the battlefield more accurately than before.

 

| This place is quite fascinating as well. This time, are they surely enemies? |

“Yes. That’s right. They are definite enemies, without exception.”

| I see. There are many lost hyenas here. |

 

The lycans bared their teeth and growled at the changed atmosphere.

Soon, one lycan with torn ears came running toward me, barking.

 

Grrrk! Bark!

 

Its solid teeth seemed to be aiming for my forearm.

Just as the lycan was about to sink its teeth into my forearm, as if trying to bite and tear it off.

 

“Thousand Years Mount Tai.”

 

I spoke those four words.

Soon after, iron armor began sprouting around my arm. The armor made a clanking sound as it blocked the lycan’s teeth.

 

Gak, bark!

 

The lycan writhed in agony with its mouth stuck.

 

Shrieeeek—!

 

What shot it down was Choi Yu-il’s arrow.

 

Thud.

 

The lycan’s head was immediately pierced by the arrow. The lycan collapsed with a thump, tumbling to the ground.

 

‘Good timing.’

 

I brushed off my hands with a satisfied expression.

 

“Sir. Over here.”

 

And now I dug out the familiar purple magic stone and put it into Baek Kyul’s hood pocket.

 

‘I didn’t know that thing was a subspace…’

 

Thanks to that, we could easily store all the Lycan magic stones we’d collected.

I immediately pierced the heart of another Lycan that came charging at me.

Choi Yu-il and I slowly killed off the ones that were having trouble moving due to the elves’ arrows.

 

 

“Phew, how many are left?”

“Almost done. One over there. We should be able to go inside soon.”

 

I wiped the purple blood that had splattered on my chin and asked Choi Yu-il.

Where Choi Yu-il pointed, there was a Lycan making whimpering sounds, completely demoralized.

 

“Right.”

 

I gripped the Spirit General Sword and slowly approached it. The Lycan gradually backed away.

Soon the Spirit General Sword held in reverse grip began to vibrate with a humming sound.

 

“Battle of Hongshan.”

 

Navy blue light wrapped around the sword blade. That ancient battle seeks to make its name known in yet another world.

I swung the sword quickly.

 

Slash.

 

I could vividly hear the sound of flesh being cut.

 

Whoosh—!

 

‘What?’

 

I frowned at the arrow that flew past me.

The Lycan’s head fell as it should have, but an arrow flying in that direction was definitely not what I had expected.

 

“What the hell… Baek Kyul!”

 

Clang.

 

I quickly deflected the arrow with the Spirit General Sword.

The arrow missed Baek Kyul and stuck into the ground.

 

“Ah, shit…”

 

I approached him to check his condition.

 

“Hey, are you okay?”

 

Fortunately, there were no particular injuries. Baek Kyul just frowned in surprise and brushed the dirt off his knees.

 

“Kyul, are you alright?!”

 

Choi Yu-il also approached. From the angle, it wasn’t an arrow that Choi Yu-il had shot. He’s definitely not someone who would make aiming mistakes anyway.

 

‘It was definitely an arrow shot from above.’

 

Then who…

 

【Aaaaah! Are you alright?!】

 

A voice came from the air. It was Josephine. She was standing on a tree, looking down with a flustered expression.

 

【Aaaaah! I’m so sorry! A rookie archer who just joined must have made a mistake!】

 

Next to Josephine stood another elf whose face had turned pale blue. It seemed their aim had gone off.

 

“What exactly are you trying to do?”

【I-I’m really sorry! It wasn’t intentional!】

“Hah…”

 

Josephine bowed her head repeatedly. I frowned slightly.

However, Baek Kyul, the person involved, just waved his hand dismissively.

 

“Whatever. No injuries. If you guys have any scratches, show them to me.”

“We don’t have any yet.”

“Then let’s just move quickly.”

 

Baek Kyul seemed calm. Maybe it’s because he has a lot of dungeon experience.

 

‘His response is surprisingly mature after all…’

 

…Or not.

Baek Kyul soon gave the middle finger when Josephine wasn’t looking.

 

“…Let’s go inside.”

“Yeah…”

 

The forest entrance was now mostly cleared.

We crossed the entrance and moved deeper into the forest.

 

【This way! It should appear if we go just a little further!】

 

Josephine led us while jumping through the treetops.

 

‘I wonder if we can arrive today.’

 

I glanced up at the alien sky and thought to myself.

 

* * *

 

However, things didn’t go as smoothly as expected.

 

【Th-this is strange. According to the map, this should definitely be the right place…】

 

Josephine muttered in a flustered voice. Before I knew it, she had come down to the ground.

The Elf Clan knights had spent a long time surveying the path ahead from the treetops, but to no avail.

 

“Are you holding the map upside down?”

【That can’t be! This is definitely the right direction.】

 

Josephine turned the map this way and that, breaking out in a cold sweat.

Had we lost our way? I scratched my cheek in frustration.

 

“Let’s deal with those things first.”

 

Don’t they ever get tired? Taking advantage of the confusion, several Lycans were once again prowling around us.

The Lycans were baring their teeth with veins bulging on their foreheads. As if they were ready to tear us apart at any moment.

 

‘Don’t they seem more ferocious than yesterday?’

 

When we first set foot in this forest, they definitely weren’t this aggressive.

 

‘If yesterday they were like gatekeepers dealing with intruders, now it’s almost like they’re looking at mortal enemies…’

 

I cleared my thoughts and readjusted my grip on the Spirit General Sword.

 

“Battle of Hongshan.”

 

There was no need to charge forward. I already knew the Lycans’ weaknesses and movement patterns by heart.

I extended my arm forward while drawing out navy blue sword aura. The sword aura that shot out from the Spirit General Sword quickly.

 

Slash.

Crack.

 

Killed two Lycans instantly.

 

 

【W-wow. As expected… Your skills are really amazing!】

 

Josephine clapped her hands as if amazed by the sight.

So they have clapping too. I just hoped they didn’t have a middle finger culture.

 

【Oh, aren’t you tired by any chance? You’ve already taken down dozens just today…】

“Hmm…”

 

Am I tired?

I rolled my stiff shoulders. Well, every path we’d walked was soaked with purple blood.

 

“Then let’s take a short break.”

 

Thanks to the decorative cord, my fatigue was manageable, but my mana was running a bit low too… A short rest wouldn’t be bad.

While receiving healing for a small scratch from a Lycan’s tooth, I asked Baek Kyul.

 

“Don’t you have any mana potions in your subspace…”

【Um, rather than that… How about we head back for today?】

 

Just as we were about to rest and chat, Josephine interrupted.

 

“Excuse me?”

【Well, our knights are quite tired too… And it seems like we brought the wrong map. I think it would be better to return to the castle today and come back tomorrow.】

 

Josephine looked troubled.

 

“…”

 

What should I do about this now? I sheathed the Spirit General Sword and glanced at Choi Yu-il and Baek Kyul.

 

“Baek Kyul. What do you think?”

 

Baek Kyul rolled his shoulders and complained.

 

“Damn tired… We walked way too much!”

“Don’t you have good stamina?”

“How would you know that?”

“Well, I mean… Your ability is like that.”

 

As a healer, Baek Kyul’s stamina stat was incredible. Over 200, which said it all. Though I couldn’t exactly say I saw it with Spiritual Sight.

Soon Baek Kyul grumbled while massaging his legs.

 

“Stamina and muscle strength are different… Right now it’s like my muscles are about to burst but I’m not out of breath.”

 

For reference, Baek Kyul’s strength stat is 41…

As someone who experiences a strength stat of 10 daily, I nodded in understanding. Choi Yu-il looked tired too.

 

“I guess we have no choice today…”

 

Sigh. I let out a light breath. The map was a mess too. It really couldn’t be helped.

 

“Then let’s retreat for today. Let’s come out early tomorrow.”

【Thank you! Tomorrow I absolutely, absolutely won’t make any mistakes!】

“…You’d better not.”

 

Josephine brightened up with a relieved expression.

And so on the second day, we left the forest without gaining much, having achieved little.

 

Up until this point… I had no idea.

That this ordeal would continue for another 5 days.

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