I Became a Hunter with the Heavenly Slaughter Star Trait. - Chapter 37
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Episode 37
Episode 37
“Entering Babel Tower.”
When I opened my eyes again, what I saw was
a blue grassland.
Unlike what you’d expect from Babel Tower,
it was an incredibly peaceful scenery.
From the travel programs I’d seen,
was it Mongolia?
It felt like that kind of place.
‘The wind…’
A cool breeze was blowing.
As if trying to sweep away all the stuffiness.
“Nice…”
In my one-room apartment,
I used to think while watching travel programs with celebrities.
Someday, if I could go to a place like that, it would be nice…
-Whoooosh.
‘…I never thought it would be Babel Tower though.’
My enjoyment of the wind was brief.
-Swish!
-Swish swish!
-Swish swish swish!
Here and there, different races began being summoned.
At a glance,
there wasn’t a single same race among them.
‘One participant per race?’
And yet there are this many?
So many different races exist in this world.
Just how vast is this universe?
“…”
Hmm.
Well, thinking about it, isn’t Earth the same?
If you classify animals and plants as individual races too,
the number would be enormous.
‘What are they going to make us do this time?’
Seeing how many they’ve gathered,
it won’t be anything ordinary.
Random Layers work like this:
A random map appears,
and all participants’ levels are identical.
Since I’m level 23 right now,
everyone participating in this Random Layer is level 23.
Of course their abilities would be different,
but in terms of level alone, they’re equal opponents.
All these numerous races gather together
to clear the map.
I say clear,
but it’s not easy.
Random Layers are like a kind of beta test zone.
However, the rewards given for clearing them are special.
Chests are guaranteed to be Gold rank or higher.
Moreover,
races that clear specific conditions
receive a special ‘buff’ for about a week.
This is also random.
It could be an attack power increase,
a defense increase,
or health, agility, or even luck could rise.
Since it’s a ‘pure’ buff whatever it is,
once you receive it, it’s a huge gain for that race.
Wait.
Then couldn’t you just keep doing Random Layers?
It’s not that simple.
Random Layers are literally random.
You don’t know what will pop up, so it’s dangerous.
Of course it’s adjusted to match your level, but
unpredictable things are dangerous by nature.
Furthermore,
if your level is high,
that means the level of opponents you face in Random Layers is also high.
Therefore, the higher the level, the less people enter Random Layers.
They don’t take the risk.
Compared to facing other races,
killing the Tower’s monsters that have no ego is much safer.
For that reason, Hunters above level 40
are not recommended to enter Random Layers.
Level 10 or 20 Hunters who might consider Random Layers
don’t enter Random Layers because they’re scared.
If you’re lucky you might get a racial buff, but…
the probability is low.
When Babel Tower first appeared
and meteoric rankers emerged,
I heard humans received quite a few racial buffs too.
Well,
that’s also an old story now.
Why did I enter such a dangerous place?
‘Well, me…’
Because I’m confident.
Especially if we’re the same level.
And…
‘I might get what I want from Random Layer rewards…’
Random Layer rewards often include special items.
Maybe I could get my hands on a mental defense item early.
Or even if not,
I might receive mental defense as a racial buff?
If I’m lucky, that is.
Anyway, it’s good to keep possibilities open, right?
I can relieve stress without worrying about others.
And there’s a lot I can gain too.
-Crack.
-Pop.
I stretched my body while looking around.
The summoned different races
were showing wariness toward each other.
There was no reckless fighting
or attacking happening.
If this was a map where you had to pick sides to clear it,
running your mouth carelessly would just get you screwed.
“Uggghhh.”
I stretched one last time
and raised my head.
“Huh?”
“…Gasp!”
I made eye contact with someone.
Beautiful eyes that weren’t human.
“Lord Taepyeong!”
As soon as our eyes met, they prostrated themselves
and bowed to me…
It was none other than Narin.
“Narin?”
“You remembered my name!”
It’s only three syllables, what’s there to forget.
Don’t tell me elves
have a culture where they don’t even remember each other’s names?
-Murmur…
-Murmur murmur…
Perhaps because that proud and haughty elf had prostrated themselves.
“An elf is…”
“Isn’t that just a human…?”
“Why…?”
“Has he gone crazy…?”
The different races around us began to murmur.
Heh.
So the positions of elves and humans were this different.
“Hey, stop being embarrassing and get up quickly.”
“Yes!”
Narin jumped up with military discipline.
But being here means
this guy is already level 23?
“You’re already level 23?”
“Yes, that’s right!”
I thought I had leveled up incredibly fast too.
Are the standards for elves much stricter than for humans?
“I was inspired by Lord Taepyeong and didn’t neglect my training, so I was able to reach level 23!”
What are you talking about.
We only met once.
Anyway, this guy,
I thought this before too,
but he’s way too over the top.
“Hey, hey, be comfortable. Comfortable.”
“Yes, understood!”
Why is his way of speaking like this.
Why is he so fired up.
“Everyone’s looking at us weird because of you.”
At my words, Narin looked around with murderous eyes.
-…
-…
-…
The murmuring atmosphere completely died down with one look from Narin.
Is this what elves are originally like…
“Lord Taepyeong, please tell me which bastards were looking at you strangely.”
He’s being over the top again.
“Be quiet. Since we met, I’ll return this to you.”
I returned the elf sword from my inventory to him.
“Wh-why this…”
“It’s not my style.”
“The Empire’s sword is perfectly designed…!”
“I said it’s not my style.”
“Ah, understood…”
At my words, Narin immediately bowed his head and nodded.
“I’m not even sure if it’s that strong.”
“Kugh…”
Narin bit his lip as if his pride was hurt.
But without any backtalk, he took the elf sword.
That’s right.
That’s it.
“So I was wondering.”
“Yes, Lord Taepyeong.”
“Don’t you have anything better than that?”
“…!!!”
Only then
did he realize why I had returned the elf sword.
Narin’s face gradually turned pale.
“Th-th-th-that is…”
“What’s that thing at your waist?”
“Th-th-th-this is…”
“Take it out.”
“L-L-L-Lord Taepyeong!”
“Tsk. I said take it out.”
“Kugh…!”
With trembling hands,
Narin finally drew the sword at his waist.
The blade was thin,
slightly curved like a crescent moon,
and had a blue magic stone embedded in the center.
“Ooh.”
It was so light it didn’t feel like I was holding anything.
“This is pretty good.”
“I-is that so…?”
“Can I try using it once?”
“…!!!”
She squeezed her eyes shut tight,
“It would be a tremendous honor…!”
Narin finally surrenders.
Kukukukuk.
Straighten your expression.
If you keep doing that, it makes me look like I’m bullying you.
“Don’t you trust me?”
“I trust you.”
“I said I’d give it back.”
“…If you continued to use it, it would be an infinite honor!”
“Don’t overdo it.”
“Yes!”
-Swish.
-Whoosh.
-Whiiiiish!
It’s so light,
it feels like I’m holding a bird rather than a sword.
Ooh.
Is this elven technology?
While I was secretly admiring it,
-Claaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!!!!!!
A ear-splitting bell sound echoes through the air.
As everyone covered their ears,
I looked up at the sky.
The vast blue sky.
Letters carved like clouds above it.
“Chungbaek-jeon…?”
As I muttered,
“…!!!”
Narin’s face, standing beside me, turned pale as a sheet.
“Of all things, Chungbaek-jeon…”
“What’s wrong?”
“…Is this your first Chungbaek-jeon?”
“It’s my first time.”
“…”
Gulp.
Narin swallowed dryly and explained to me.
Chungbaek-jeon.
The rules were simple.
Fight divided into blue and white teams.
Half of the participants
are divided into blue and white.
They fight until one team is completely wiped out.
And then.
Half of the survivors
are divided into blue and white again.
They fight until one team is completely wiped out.
This process
repeats until only one person remains.
‘It’s an elimination battle…’
That’s right.
The method is unique, but
in any case, this was essentially an elimination battle.
-Glance.
Looking around,
most of the other races were looking this way.
More precisely, at Narin.
Everyone was already expecting it.
That Narin would win,
that only Narin would survive the Chungbaek-jeon.
However.
“Huk…”
Narin herself
was looking only at me with a pale face.
Narin was also already expecting it.
That I would win,
that only I would survive the Chungbaek-jeon.
Her eyes were gradually being filled with fear.
Indeed,
unfortunately…
This map
wasn’t like [Wrath of the Sun],
a place where we could survive together.
I knew that fact well too.
So,
I didn’t feel good about it.
“…Should I give it back?”
I offered back the sword I had ‘borrowed’ from Narin.
Looking at that sword,
Narin slowly shook her head.
“What determines victory…”
“…”
“I know well that it’s not the difference in weapons.”
Saying that,
-Shing.
Narin drew the elven sword I had given her.
“Please take care of me, Taepyeong-nim.”
She bowed her head politely.
“Please take care of me too.”
I also bowed my head courteously.
During Wrath of the Sun,
Narin was quite helpful.
But this time…
‘…We don’t know when the teams might split.’
If by any chance our team gets divided into blue and white.
Narin would know
who she should kill first.
‘Me.’
And I too,
if the team split apart.
I was planning to kill Narin first.
Because that would be the rational choice.
-CLAAAAAAAAANG!!!!!!!!!!!!
Once again,
a warning bell-like sound rings out.
And then,
the countdown that begins.
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
-CLAAAAAAAAAANG!!!!!!!
As soon as the bell rang,
above the heads of all races
fist-sized blue orbs and white orbs appeared.
I raised my head to look up at mine,
‘It’s white!’
And then, turning my head to check Narin’s,
‘It’s white…!’
Narin also confirmed the color of the orbs through the same process as me.
And simultaneously,
“Let’s go.”
“Yes, Taepyeong-nim.”
We pressed our backs together,
and shot out in opposite directions.
As fast as possible.
To annihilate the blue team.
-Shing!
The crescent sword slides out smoothly.
And I,
-Sliiiiice…
as if cutting through butter.
-Slice!
“Gaahhh!!”
-Swish!
“Kieeeek!!!!”
-Sliiice!
“Kraaaaaaah!!!!”
The heads of various alien races,
-Swooooosh!!
smoothly,
-Thud!
I began slicing them off.
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