D-Rank Constellation Hunter… Stuck Without Internet! - Chapter 18

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Chapter 18
“The clear speed is faster than I expected?”
“Right? I’m in such good form today.”
‘Of course I am.’
The countless buffs protecting Ha Gyuhyuk right now dominated this Dungeon.
Those nearby naturally fell under the influence of the area-wide buff, so the clear was progressing at nearly five times the anticipated speed.
What was originally expected to take over twenty-four hours was nearly complete after just over four hours.
Yet even in this frenetic pace, Ha Gyuhyuk’s turn never came.
He was acutely aware of this fact.
Among these Hunters who soared and thrived, there was no place for him to shine.
“Ha Gyuhyuk, grab that. And if you want to attack, land at least one hit. Then you’ll get your share of the rewards, right?”
“Ugh, what if Ha Gyuhyuk gets in there and takes one hit and dies?”
“He’s wearing gear. Why are you talking like that? Go pick up the mana stones. Should I gather them for you?”
Even when entering an appropriate-level Dungeon, he’d done nothing but carry supplies. There was no chance for him to take any action in a place like this.
People kindly suggested he gather the mana stones and other drops from this place.
It was certainly an uncommon item that would fetch a decent sum if listed on the marketplace.
But the pity reflected in their eyes thoroughly twisted his insides.
‘I thought I’d abandoned pride long ago.’
My pride was wounded. My heart ached.
The curiosity about the Hunter who’d achieved something remarkable faded quickly, replaced by faces that seemed to say, ‘Well, of course.’ They’d lost interest.
Even those who’d probed several times about where he’d gotten so much money seemed tired of it now.
He wasn’t even worth the suspicious hope of ‘A Constellation wouldn’t have chosen such a person.’
He didn’t have the nerve to leave behind what was scattered on the ground.
Without realizing it, I turned my body toward the mana stones rolling across the floor.
Then several windows blocked my vision.
[ The Constellation of the Entangled Apocalypse’s Finalizer is furious, asking who you’re throwing pity at. ]
[ Your Constellation sends you ‘Rare Mana Stones’ (quantity: 50). ]
But wasn’t the reason to hold my head high right before my eyes?
Mana stones hundreds of times rarer than what dropped here.
The kind you could only obtain by scrounging around near S-rank Dungeons at minimum.
Even the S-rank Hunters who’d entered here on a whim had never carried this many mana stones at once.
It was the love of my Constellation—the most ‘human’ of all.
I straightened my body and began walking again. Now I could be stubborn.
I could have continued forward if a certain man hadn’t blocked my path.
“Excuse me.”
“Yes?”
“I’ve… been quite rude. My name is Kim Gyuwun…”
“Ah, yes.”
The person I’d seen on TV. The stranger I’d been willing to die in place of.
Kim Gyuwun seemed displeased with the situation, rolling his eyes before eventually being drawn away by the voices calling him.
What is he doing, summoning people like that?
Kim Gyuwun gathered the scattered hunters into one place and began issuing commands.
What was remarkable was that even those who had been sluggish began moving in his wake.
“Gyuwun, we’re approaching the Unexplored Territory soon. What should we do? We should confirm the Field Boss before we go, right?”
“Let’s do that.”
The clear condition for this Dungeon was to eliminate the Field Boss in each region.
No one knew how many there were in total.
Having defeated six so far and cleared about half, people could only vaguely speculate that there would be roughly six more ahead.
What terrain would appear and what boss would emerge was unknowable.
So they gathered Hunters of the most diverse dispositions to attempt the clear.
To prepare thoroughly for any situation that might arise.
Perhaps Ha Gyuhyuk, having stumbled into this situation, lacked awareness of his surroundings.
The moment I stepped forward following the others, something suddenly obscured my vision.
[ The Constellation of the Entangled Apocalypse’s Finalizer orders you to put on the equipment’s goggles and block your ears from this moment onward. ]
A command without any preamble or explanation—utterly resolute.
In the calm phrasing, I could sense a hint of urgency.
This Constellation had never deliberately harmed me until now.
I hastily donned the equipment and blocked my ears, and all external sound was completely cut off.
Moments later, while a foul cacophony descended upon the humans, I alone remained unscathed.
【 Who dares trespass upon my domain? 】
From a voice that seemed forged from all the malice in the world, blood began streaming from the Hunters’ ears.
Those of higher rank endured in agony, but those below B-rank coughed blood and collapsed to the ground.
A creature from another world.
While incomparable to a Constellation, a semi-divine entity that made it nearly impossible for humans to maintain sanity in direct confrontation.
Beyond the goggles, I watched people crumple like matchsticks.
The black silhouette beyond the warped landscape would surely have shattered my mind had I witnessed it with bare eyes.
I saw Kim Gyuwun and the others standing at the front screaming and collapsing.
Even A-rank Hunters could not endure this level.
A succession of horrifying moments.
– Constellation, Constellation. What should I do? If I stay here like this, I too…
[ Your Constellation transmits to you an ‘Escape Stone’ (quantity: 1). ]
[ The Constellation of the Entangled Apocalypse’s Finalizer orders you to leave the Dungeon immediately. ]
[ The Constellation of the Entangled Apocalypse’s Finalizer suggests that the entity that has emerged cannot be handled by that equipment, so let us attempt the experience of rescuing people another time. ]
There were roughly forty people in this place.
But an Escape Stone was a special mana stone that could only send one person outside.
Among those here, perhaps only Kim Gyuwun, an S-rank and someone the Guild kept in stock, would have such expensive materials.
The S-rank Hunters were wiping blood from themselves while unleashing attacks on the Field Monster.
Though their strikes seemed effective, the situation was unfavorable for fighting while protecting the fallen.
Should I ask my Constellation to send me multiple Escape Stones?
But even if those fingernail-sized stones were sent in dozens, there was no telling how long it would take.
Besides, it would be an audacious request.
In short, I had collapsed so helplessly that to escape safely, I would need at minimum high-grade noise-canceling equipment and a sight-blocking device.
– How can I escape alone? What about these people? Can’t they be saved?
[ The Constellation of the Entangled Apocalypse’s Finalizer questions why you should save them, and notes that it does not hold humans responsible for those sacrificed in such unavoidable circumstances. ]
– I think there’s no reason not to save them if we can. Constellation, I may lack power. But couldn’t you help us simply because the human you watch over wishes it?
– Please.
How long did the silence stretch? My heart sank deeper and deeper.
Could I not save all of them? Was there perhaps some covenant among the gods?
Or had I demanded too boldly?
Even S-rank Hunters reached their limits—they coughed blood at the divine entity’s shriek.
Beyond the staggering figures, something trembled.
A pale violet light descended. It soon took the form of a human.
A calm voice echoed—a distant, resonant hum from far away.
Infinitesimally small yet the clearest sound in the world.
【 Let me be precise, my human. I do not understand what you desire. 】
The divine entity that could not be overcome by any means began to burn away entirely at that small voice.
Yet a warmth that brought no harm to humans was felt.
The light passed over the fallen and stood before Ha Gyuhyuk.
【 What you want is to eliminate that. 】
“I… I…”
【 Or perhaps you wish to transmit those here to the outside. Or if not that… 】
“That’s why… because I can’t do it with my own strength…”
The most human of Constellations, they had called it.
Ha Gyuhyuk sighed at his own foolishness for thinking such a thing, even for a moment.
The light regarded the otherworldly race that was already half-destroyed and had lost its function.
Like the humans who collapsed at its single word, it was vanishing at a single whispered phrase from the distant Constellation.
An overwhelming difference in power unfolded before my eyes. The light seemed to smile.
Ah, murmured the one who had spoken.
【 Shall I change the laws of this dungeon world so you can do it with your own strength? 】
I lifted my head blankly. Crimson spears glimmered in the sky.
[ The Constellation of Spectation and Care watches over you. ]
[ The Constellation of Spectation and Care reaches out toward all humans within SA-17. ]
[ The Constellation’s blessing is revealed to all humans within the Dungeon! ]
[ The Constellation-exclusive Karma ‘Carpe Diem’ activates. ]

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