A S-Class Hunter With Great Agility - Chapter 87

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Chapter 87: Legend of the Hero (1)

 

I arrived in front of the room where Baek Kyul would be sleeping.

Fortunately, I wasn’t completely late. This was possible because Choi Yu-il took care of the swarming elves.

 

“Hey, you… fraudulent bastard.”

 

Josephine had already arrived in front of the room. Just as she was about to open the door, I pointed at Josephine and gritted my teeth.

 

【How dare someone… Ah, haha. It was you, Hero!】

 

Josephine heard my curse and turned around with a frown.

However, after confirming it was me, she quickly changed her expression. Her shamelessness was beyond words.

But rather than being impressed, getting her away from Baek Kyul came first.

 

“Move aside. Don’t try anything funny. What scheme are you planning now?”

【I suddenly don’t know what you’re talking about… I have no idea at all, Hero.】

 

Josephine shook her head as if troubled.

I couldn’t stop the hollow laugh that escaped for a moment.

 

“Sorry, but it’s too late. I already figured it all out and came here.”

【What do you mean? I really don’t understand, Hero. Why are you acting like this… If there’s some misunderstanding, please tell me. I’ll explain it to you.】

“A misunderstanding…”

 

I looked up at the castle ceiling and let out a light sigh. Then I slowly continued my sentence.

 

“Manage them well so they don’t get damaged. If those things escape, it’ll be hell for thirty years… What does this statement mean?”

【…】

“Those were the words you just said.”

 

Josephine’s expression became serious.

It seemed she thought she wouldn’t be able to escape easily.

 

【…You heard everything. But it’s really a misunderstanding. If you Heroes run away, we’ll have to live in hell with the Lycans invading! That was simply what I meant.】

“You’re good at making excuses.”

 

I took a step toward Josephine. The distance between us grew closer.

 

“If it’s such hell, you should have promptly handed over the location of the leader you claimed to know.”

【…】

“Wasting time like that. Even faking the evidence you had prettily prepared…”

 

Choi Yu-il’s painting that hadn’t even dried yet. To prepare something like that in such a short time was truly remarkable dedication.

I lifted the Spirit General Sword and rested it on my shoulder. The silver gleam of the metal brightly illuminated one side of my face.

 

“I have no intention of believing whatever you babble about, so just confess what you were planning to do.”

 

I then tilted my head and showed a crooked smile.

 

“As compensation, I might just leave your mouth intact.”

 

That was the beginning.

Josephine immediately dropped her flustered expression. Her demeanor changed completely in an instant.

 

【Ah… seriously.】

 

Late dawn.

A different atmosphere from before descended through the air.

 

【We prepared so meticulously. How exactly did you find out?】

 

‘…Her eyes.’

 

Josephine’s purple irises switched places with the whites. Grotesque inverted eyes shot a murderous gaze at me.

 

【If you won’t believe me even after I kindly explained, I’ll make you believe by force.】

 

Josephine didn’t back down. It seemed like any words I offered now would be useless.

 

“…Now you’re finally revealing your true intentions.”

 

Then there was only one method. I hadn’t planned to use any other method from the beginning anyway.

I sharpened the blade of the Spirit General Sword. However, there was one thing that bothered me…

 

‘Why is she so confident?’

 

This was merely an average A-rank Dungeon. Excluding the Boss Monster, there weren’t any significantly threatening monsters.

Moreover, Josephine’s stats were among the lower tier of A-rank monsters…

The weapon she used was a bow specialized for long-range, making it difficult to utilize at our current distance.

 

‘Is it baseless confidence?’

 

Well… that’s all it could be. I don’t care.

 

“Divine Descent Ritual, Thunder God.”

 

This was a bastard who should have been thoroughly roasted from the first day anyway. It was just a bit delayed, but nothing had changed.

I quickly launched my body forward.

 

“Lightning Flash.”

 

I felt the sensation of cutting through the air at lightning speed.

 

Swoosh.

Crack!

 

Probably in the time it takes to not even blink once.

 

“….”

 

My sword severed one of Josephine’s long ears.

 

Drip.

 

Purple blood flowed down the wall.

 

【Urgh…!】

 

Josephine drew upon all her agility to barely avoid a fatal wound. However, it could only be called a stroke of luck.

A second time would be difficult.

 

Thud.

 

I shook the blood off my sword. Blood poured from its face, but I maintained an indifferent expression.

 

“Divine Spirit.”

| Hmm. The situation seems to have changed considerably. |

“Yes.”

| Try utilizing me a bit more. Thunder will always answer. |

 

The level increase I had gained at the Academy. And it had heightened my communion with the Divine Spirit even further.

Thanks to that….

 

“Thunder Rain, Flash Lightning.”

 

I extended the Spirit General Sword filled with thunder rain. The two skills combined to produce even greater destructive power and speed.

 

Crackle, crackle.

 

The Thunder God’s energy flowed through my bloodstream. Whether called electricity, lightning, or thunder. Whatever word was used to describe it….

He was a god who brought down lightning to punish evil. That was all.

 

“You intended to kill Baek Kyul from the beginning.”

【….】

“On the first day, you shot an arrow at Baek Kyul first. The same on the first day we went into battle. A mistake? I almost believed it.”

 

I disliked messy battles. It was better to end things with exactly one precise attack.

 

Thunk.

 

My Spirit General Sword pierced into its abdomen.

 

“Can you still be confident? I’m curious whether you’ll refuse to give up your target even now.”

【Ha, ha….】

 

Josephine was bleeding a considerable amount. For something so confident, it was falling quickly.

It coughed up purple liquid while meeting my eyes.

 

【You’re the one. Why are you so confident?】

 

Clang!

 

Josephine struck away my sword blade. I hadn’t thought it could still move its body with this much blood loss.

I had made a mistake. Because of its terrifyingly human-like appearance that I’d been observing, I had predicted its vital points would be in similar places.

 

‘Does it have different weaknesses….’

 

I pulled out the blade and observed its reaction.

 

‘Then it would be better to find its weakness before finishing it off. I need to minimize skill usage.’

 

There were many battles remaining. I still hadn’t found the Boss Monster, and I needed to consider the remaining number of Elf Knights when using mana.

While I was thinking, Josephine giggled.

 

【Ah, this time I should try being the Hero.】

“…?”

【Hahahaha!】

 

Josephine suddenly closed the distance between us. I reflexively raised my Spirit General Sword to block.

 

Clang clang clang!

Crash.

 

Josephine struck down on my sword surface with its fist. An archer’s arm muscles were indeed strong, so it wasn’t an attack I could ignore.

Though it was still only A-rank lower level strength. The advantage was still essentially in my hands, yet….

 

‘Why….’

 

Crash!

 

“Kuk…!”

 

I opened my eyes wide at the sensation piercing into my mind. Then I applied force to push Josephine far away.

I heard the sound of its back hitting the wall, followed only by laughter.

 

“What is this….”

 

Cough.

 

Liquid flowed down below my chin.

 

‘Damn….’

 

It was a strategy to make me let my guard down. Throwing a punch to steal my attention….

 

And then into my thigh, an arrowhead.

 

Purple liquid and blood flowed mixed together from the hole pierced in my thigh.

It was the result of Josephine’s attack, catching the arrow with one hand and driving it in.

 

【Unfortunately… *cough*. It’s done.】

“…Shut up.”

 

I felt the sensation of a foreign presence infiltrating my body that had only lightning flowing through it.

 

…It must be poison.

 

‘So this was why she was so confident.’

 

Even if she couldn’t win, she was confident about walking the path to the underworld together.

 

【It’s elf blood. I prepared it to kill that thing in the room… Well, it doesn’t matter now.】

 

Josephine’s face grew pale. With such heavy bleeding, even a monster would soon reach its limit.

But the problem was that I could also feel my body stiffening.

 

“You said not to leave a scratch, *cough*. But your words still don’t match up.”

【That one’s an exception. Annoying… with healing abilities. To catch you all, killing that one had to come first.】

 

I fully felt the sensation of my lower body stiffening.

 

“…Baek Kyul’s abilities are quite outstanding. But, ugh. You tried to stab that young kid with this…”

 

I stretched my immobile legs forward. Barely dragging my legs, I managed to reach the half-collapsed Josephine.

Looking down at her, I somehow felt like I was facing an evil spirit.

 

‘The emotions boiling up are varied, but…’

 

I must abandon them all. When exorcising evil spirits, unnecessary emotions only get in the way.

 

“What the hell are you guys…”

 

I swung my sword.

 

Crack.

 

Lightning grazed through the air.

The sword blade quickly followed behind it.

 

【Ah… Haha.】

“….”

 

In a brief moment.

Josephine raised one hand and pointed at me.

 

【In the end, just a sacrifice… mere…】

 

Slash.

 

That sentence couldn’t continue. The monster whose vocal cords were severed soon lost its life.

 

 

‘…Sacrifice.’

 

The word that last grazed my ears. I instinctively mulled over those words.

 

“…! Ugh…”

 

But for now, dealing with the rapidly spreading sensation came first.

I grabbed my head as it started throbbing.

 

‘Damn… I need to check on Baek Kyul too…’

 

As expected, I defeated Josephine without much trouble. But to encounter such a variable.

My consciousness gradually became hazy.

 

| Get a grip. Are you okay? |

“Ah… *cough*, *cough*. No…”

| Tsk… To see the death of a vessel like this. |

“…Am I dying?”

| How do shamans hold funerals… There was a method, hmm. It’s been so long I can’t quite remember. |

 

Thunder God pondered. But his voice was full of playfulness.

Right, from the way he spoke jokingly, I could tell.

 

‘It’s not like there’s no way…’

 

I could perform the Divine Descent Ritual with General Choi Young again. Using Veteran of a Hundred Battles would resolve all status ailments. I had solved the Poison Orc’s poison that way too.

 

‘The problem is the amount of mana I’ll need going forward…’

 

…Well, when I’m about to die right now, is that really the problem? But it was still regrettable.

 

“Don’t you have such abilities, Thunder God? Like General Choi Young Spirit.”

| …. |

“If not, that’s fine…”

 

I sighed. Should I extort some potions from Choi Yu-il later? Now I really had no choice.

 

“I’ll perform the Spirit Exchange Ritual for a moment…”

 

That’s when it happened.

 

Creak.

 

I raised my head at the sound of a door opening.

 

“…What?”

 

It was Baek Kyul. The guy was standing there wearing a white hood pulled down, with a sleepy face.

He staggered as he came out of the room.

 

“I’m telling you, you really can’t do anything without me… Dude, it’s so noisy I can’t sleep.”

“Hey, you…”

“Shh, come here. My ability is quite outstanding again, isn’t it?”

 

Baek Kyul smirked. Then he approached me and reached out his hand.

 

A gentle sky-blue wave rippled.

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