I Became a Hunter with the Heavenly Slaughter Star Trait. - Chapter 34

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Episode 34

 

Episode 34

 

-Crackle crackle crackle!!!!!

 

Tremendous sparks fly.

 

At the same time, the Team Leader holding the tray falls backward.

 

From the ‘Dan’ thrown into the air,

 

a massive electric current large enough to swallow a person flows out.

 

-Swoosh!

 

And then, a shadow covers the sparks.

 

It’s the effect of [Shadow Armor].

 

As payment for blocking the first attack, it drained my blood,

 

and I felt dizzy for a moment.

 

“What the hell is….”

 

If I hadn’t had [Shadow Armor],

 

I too would have been swallowed by that electric current.

 

I looked at the wooden box with a bewildered expression.

 

A faint electric current is still flowing through the ‘Dan’.

 

“Are you okay?”

 

Kang Min-a approaches with a startled face.

 

I declined Kang Min-a’s support and looked around.

 

The Team Leader who had collapsed and couldn’t get up, whether unconscious or not,

 

the ‘Dan’ fallen on the floor spewing electric current,

 

and….

 

-Thwack!!!!

 

The Official who had guided us.

 

Without a moment’s hesitation, I drove my fist into his stomach.

 

“Guhk!!”

 

The Official collapses, drooling.

 

“L-Lee Tae-pyeong Hunter!!!”

 

I hear Kang Min-a’s shocked voice screaming.

 

I spoke calmly to Kang Min-a.

 

“Don’t you have something to tie this bastard up with?”

 

“Wh-what did you say?!”

 

“Let’s tie him up first and then talk.”

 

Kang Min-a stands with her mouth open, unable to say anything.

 

“Cable ties, or something similar?”

 

“I-I do have some, but….”

 

“Then give them to me.”

 

I used the cable ties Kang Min-a handed me

 

to bind the collapsed Official’s hands and feet.

 

But why does Kang Min-a carry things like this around?

 

“…Sometimes I meet people who are problematic.”

 

As soon as our eyes meet, Kang Min-a makes an excuse.

 

Well.

 

Not all Hunters are decent people.

 

Maybe Kang Min-a also

 

has terrifying skills like Do Sang-jin.

 

Special combat techniques, or something like that?

 

“By the way, why did you….”

 

“Didn’t you see?”

 

“See what?”

 

“Even though it was almost like lightning striking, he didn’t even blink.”

 

“…!!”

 

Only then does Kang Min-a cover her mouth.

 

Is her attention to detail not that good?

 

“He looked like someone who knew this would happen.”

 

I rummaged through the collapsed Official’s pockets.

 

Then,

 

“Look at this.”

 

Two cell phones came out.

 

It’s not particularly strange for people these days to carry two phones,

 

but….

 

-Beep.

 

It’s a different story if one of them is set to Japanese, right?

 

“…I’ll handle this.”

 

Kang Min-a takes the phone.

 

“Hey, lift your head.”

 

I grab his hair and lift it.

 

When I hold it up to the phone, it unlocks.

 

While Kang Min-a examines the phone with a serious expression,

 

I looked at the ‘Dan’ that had fallen on the floor.

 

“Hmm….”

 

Electric current is still flowing with crackling sounds.

 

The ‘Dan’ should definitely have no abilities.

 

There’s a reason it’s called useless, a burden.

 

But.

 

What the hell was that spark just now?

 

‘Could it be…?’

 

Something suddenly came to mind,

 

so I opened the System shop.

 

And I purchased the cheapest protective gear, Ratman leather gloves, for 1 coin.

 

-Buzz.

 

The leather gloves sparkled like a hologram before falling onto my hand.

 

The craftsmanship is so poor that it’s practically a disposable item.

 

I put on the Ratman leather gloves,

 

then took out ‘that thing’ from my inventory.

 

-Pop.

 

Thunderbird oil.

 

A one-time attribute enchantment item I got from the Platinum box.

 

I poured the Thunderbird oil onto the Ratman leather gloves.

 

-Drip.

 

And after carefully applying the oil all over the leather gloves,

 

-Grab.

 

I picked up the ‘Dan’.

 

“Hunter!!!”

 

Kang Min-a shouted in surprise,

 

but contrary to her expectations, nothing happened.

 

Because the leather gloves already had electric attributes enchanted on them.

 

-Swish.

 

I examined ‘Dan’ from various angles.

 

There wasn’t anything particularly strange about it.

 

Except for the fact that both this sword

 

and the gloves I was wearing were coated with ‘Thunder Bird Oil’.

 

“I think I understand what happened.”

 

“Y-you understand?”

 

“Yes.”

 

Actually, it would have been harder not to figure it out.

 

“They really didn’t want to hand over ‘Dan’ to Korea.”

 

“J-Japan?”

 

“Yes.”

 

“But Japan was the one who made that proposal…”

 

“They must have gotten anxious later on.”

 

Japan must have learned that I was setting the shortest clear records on each floor.

 

So they suddenly became anxious.

 

Is it really okay to hand over ‘Dan’ to Korea like this?

 

But the contract was already finished, and they had to hand over ‘Dan’.

 

So this was the dirty trick they used.

 

They coated ‘Dan’ with Thunder Bird Oil,

 

hoping I would be affected by its effects.

 

Thunder Bird Oil is a one-time use item anyway.

 

Over time, both its effects and traces disappear.

 

If they succeeded,

 

it would truly be the perfect crime.

 

It wasn’t hard to predict their plan.

 

Bribe an official from the External Cooperation Team,

 

set up the trap with Thunder Bird Oil.

 

Once I fell victim to the Thunder Bird’s power,

 

spread massive rumors that ‘Dan rejected the Korean Hunter!’

 

Then, out of embarrassment, they’d return ‘Dan’,

 

and Japan would offer a smaller amount of money…

 

Something like that story, right?

 

Still though,

 

to think they’d just slather an item from a Platinum box all over this.

 

Thanks to that, I ended up wasting Thunder Bird Oil too.

 

Anyway, it was fortunate.

 

Thanks to the Shadow Armor, I avoided being humiliated.

 

If I had collapsed from the Thunder Bird Oil…

 

How triumphant would Japan have been?

 

-‘Dan’ couldn’t forget its owner Nakamura!

 

-Nakamura’s S-rank item rejects Koreans!

 

-Does ‘Dan’ still long for Japan?

 

All sorts of articles like that would have poured out.

 

Ugh.

 

Just thinking about it makes me sick.

 

Good thing I noticed early.

 

“The Management Bureau will handle this guy, right?”

 

“…Of course.”

 

Grind.

 

The sound of Kang Min-a grinding her teeth was menacing.

 

“Then I’ll take this.”

 

“Ah, yes. It’s yours now, Hunter.”

 

-Slide.

 

I put ‘Dan’ into my inventory.

 

Come to think of it.

 

Isn’t this actually a huge gain?

 

No matter how useless ‘Dan’ might be,

 

if you coat it with attribute-granting items like Thunder Bird Oil…

 

It’s practically proven that it can be used somehow.

 

Of course,

 

Thunder Bird Oil is a high-grade item that only comes from Platinum boxes.

 

“Hmm…”

 

How to make use of Dan…

 

Let me think about it a bit more.

 

Until then, well.

 

‘Just stab with it.’

 

You know, there’s that movie too.

 

Killing someone with a pencil.

 

A master doesn’t choose their tools.

 

Though this probably isn’t the right context for that saying…

 

Anyway.

 

I’ve got the item.

 

“I’ll be going now.”

 

“Ah, yes…! I’ll contact you as soon as this matter is resolved!”

 

“Yes, please handle it well.”

 

I bowed politely and then

 

left the Cooperation Office.

 

‘Maybe I’ll casually do a solo Tower run.’

 

I got the sword after all.

 

There are widespread rumors that it’s useless,

 

but you never know what it’s actually like.

 

Maybe it’ll suit me well when I actually try it?

 

“Okay.”

 

I headed toward the Tower Entrance.

 

* * *

 

“Entering Babel Tower.”

 

17th Floor.

 

Instead of Goblin Warrior legions,

 

this is the floor where Goblin Wolf Rider legions appear.

 

Plus two low-level shamans.

 

It’s just the right floor for a light run.

 

-Caw, caw, caw…

 

Ominous crow sounds and

 

-Grrrrrr…

 

The sound of wolves stomping their feet.

 

And even the characteristically annoying voices of goblins.

 

Since I’ve cleared this floor several times already,

 

There was nothing to be nervous about.

 

I already knew all the gimmicks.

 

‘I just need to kill the shamans first.’

 

When I cleared this with Cha Ye-rin and Ujeongmin, those two.

 

First, Ujeongmin would cast [Eye of Horus] on us.

 

After securing a solid defensive barrier,

 

Cha Ye-rin would draw the attention of the wolf riders.

 

And I would go kill the shamans first.

 

After cutting down the two shamans,

 

I’d sweep up the wolf riders that had swarmed Cha Ye-rin from behind. That was it.

 

Simple.

 

‘Today I’m alone though.’

 

Well, maybe that’s actually better.

 

It means I don’t need to worry about anyone else.

 

-Crack.

 

I loosened my neck lightly.

 

Then pulled Dan from my inventory.

 

Dan still had the effects of the thunder bird oil remaining.

 

“Whew.”

 

The tip was blunter than I expected.

 

And the blade was rusted.

 

To be honest, it didn’t feel valuable as a weapon.

 

However,

 

‘Someone else would kill 35 more in the time it takes to think about that.’

 

I readjusted my grip on Dan.

 

Unlike the typical grip for holding a sword.

 

In reverse.

 

It seemed like this was meant to be used like a ‘stake’ first.

 

‘Let’s take care of one guy first.’

 

Since there’s no tank to draw aggro.

 

I have no choice but to fight honestly.

 

One by one.

 

In order.

 

-Kireeeeeek!!!!

 

The wolf riders ahead spotted me and let out bizarre screams.

 

-Swoosh!

 

And at the same time,

 

-Thud!

 

I quickly lunged forward,

 

-Thunk!!!!

 

And drove Dan into the goblin rider’s crown.

 

-Kigek!!!

 

No, actually…

 

To be precise, I didn’t really drive it in.

 

It just made a blunt impact.

 

The spot where it hit just got dented.

 

“Damn.”

 

I aimed at that blunt dent.

 

-Thud!

 

-Thud!

 

-Thud!

 

And hammered Dan with my fist like using a mallet.

 

Then,

 

-Crunch!!!

 

The goblin’s head completely shattered.

 

At the same time [Killing Time] activated,

 

‘Ah, maybe that was a bit much.’

 

Only then could I properly look at the shattered goblin head.

 

Rather than a sword,

 

It looked like I’d beaten it to pulp with a club.

 

‘Does this even count as a sword…’

 

Anyway.

 

The feeling of smashing heads wasn’t bad.

 

I think I’d need some technique to drive it in with one blow.

 

But after killing all the goblins here,

 

Won’t I get used to it?

 

-Swoosh!

 

-Kieek!

 

-Thud!

 

-Thud!

 

-Crunch!

 

After killing about thirty,

 

Heads shattered in three hits.

 

-Swoosh!

 

-Kieek!

 

-Thud!

 

-Crunch!

 

After killing about twenty more,

 

Heads shattered in two hits,

 

-Swoosh!

 

-Kieek!

 

-Crunch!

 

After finishing off about ten more,

 

Now I could finish them in one hit.

 

What remained now.

 

Five goblin wolf riders,

 

And two lesser shamans.

 

-Whine!

 

-Whimper!

 

The wolves had already finished assessing the situation.

 

They shook off the goblin riders they’d been carrying on their backs,

 

Then tucked their tails and ran away.

 

Loyalty and all that nonsense.

 

In the face of overwhelming terror, none of it matters.

 

-Crunch!

 

-Crack!

 

-Smash!!

 

Cleaning up the goblin riders,

 

Was easier than lying down and eating rice cakes.

 

This really is,

 

As if begging to be killed.

 

The goblins’ heads had grooves that fit perfectly somehow,

 

so once I got the hang of it, I could place Dan there

 

and shatter their skulls with just three strikes at once.

 

All that was needed was,

 

rhythm?

 

“Kuk kuk kuk…”

 

I pulled Dan out from the last goblin rider’s head,

 

then approached the lesser shamans.

 

-Thud, thud.

 

Stepping through the mire flowing with brain matter.

 

-@#$&* * *^…!

 

Meanwhile, the lesser goblins.

 

They were frantically finishing their spell amongst themselves.

 

-Kiyaaak!

 

And simultaneously pointing their fingers at me while screaming.

 

-Crack!

 

‘That spell…!’

 

A debuff.

 

That thing, precisely,

 

-Ziiing!

 

hit Dan directly.

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