I Became a Hunter with the Heavenly Slaughter Star Trait. - Chapter 48

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Episode 48

 

Episode 48

 

-Thunk!!!

 

Lee Tae-pyeong’s crescent sword pierces through the Snake Statue’s head.

 

-Kiiiiiiiek!!!!

 

At the same time, the Snake Statue writhes its entire body,

 

-Puhwak!!!!

 

and spits out Tenjin’s arm that it had been biting.

 

-Thud!

 

Tenjin collapses.

 

“What the hell…!”

 

Ignoring Choi Mu-ryeong’s outcry,

 

Lee Tae-pyeong pulls out his crescent sword.

 

The snake isn’t dead yet.

 

Blood that had pooled on its fangs drips down,

 

and the snake slowly raises its head again.

 

-Flash!

 

The blood stones embedded in the snake’s two eyes shine.

 

-Kyaaaak!

 

With a screech, the Snake Statue raises its head upright.

 

Its body made of stone

 

writhes as it rises and slithers out of the door.

 

“What have you done!”

 

To Han Si-on’s outcry,

 

Lee Tae-pyeong responds.

 

“I can kill it!”

 

Han Si-on is shocked by Lee Tae-pyeong’s shameless words.

 

He can kill it?

 

What kind of crazy talk is this?!

 

However, Lee Tae-pyeong’s words were true.

 

Thanks to the effect of [Execution Eye],

 

Lee Tae-pyeong could see the Snake Statue’s weak points from the beginning.

 

Besides the two eyes,

 

there was another core deep inside its throat.

 

If he destroys that core, the Snake Statue will die.

 

‘Why didn’t anyone else think of killing it in the first place?’

 

-Stab!

 

Lee Tae-pyeong thrusts his crescent sword

 

between the Snake Statue’s scales once more.

 

-Crack!

 

Stone scales fall away.

 

And at the same time.

 

‘Ah, right.’

 

Lee Tae-pyeong realized.

 

‘They don’t have defense ignore.’

 

That’s right.

 

The reason Lee Tae-pyeong’s attacks worked on the Snake Statue was

 

thanks to his skill, [Heaven-Killing Strike].

 

The user’s attacks ‘ignore’ the opponent’s defense.

 

Just like in the Hide and Seek Map,

 

where he could kill the immortal seeker.

 

The Snake Statue too

 

was in a state where Lee Tae-pyeong’s attacks could work due to [Heaven-Killing Strike].

 

So the other Hunters had no way of knowing.

 

However, Choi Mu-ryeong was the first to grasp the situation,

 

“Take Tenjin inside!”

 

and drew his sword.

 

“Are you serious?!”

 

Ban Hae-yeong hoisted the fallen Tenjin on her back

 

and quickly threw herself toward the closing door.

 

“Han Si-on, you too!”

 

“…Understood!”

 

Han Si-on also threw himself inside the door at Choi Mu-ryeong’s words.

 

-Grrrrrr…

 

Now there wasn’t even a hand’s width of space left.

 

-Gurrrrr…

 

Having already recovered from its wounds with Tenjin’s blood it had drunk,

 

the Snake Statue opens its mouth again.

 

-Shaaaak!!!

 

“What do you plan to do?”

 

Whirling, Choi Mu-ryeong aligns his swords and takes a defensive stance.

 

Lee Tae-pyeong looked at the red spot glowing clearly thanks to [Execution Eye] and said.

 

“The inside of its throat is the weak point.”

 

“Then…”

 

“We need to break the core inside to kill it.”

 

Lee Tae-pyeong readjusts his grip on the crescent sword.

 

“Hunter Choi should go inside too.”

 

Lee Tae-pyeong glances back at Choi Mu-ryeong and says.

 

“Your attacks won’t work on it anyway.”

 

“…”

 

Though it was somewhat humiliating words,

 

Choi Mu-ryeong wasn’t a man to feel humiliated by facts.

 

“I’ll still provide cover.”

 

“Well, if that’s what you want to do.”

 

-Stab!

 

-Thrust!

 

-Thunk!

 

-Pierce!

 

Lee Tae-pyeong began stabbing the Snake Statue in a trance.

 

Stone scales falling away.

 

However, even after peeling off the stone scales and stabbing,

 

the crescent sword couldn’t seem to reach the core.

 

In that case, ultimately,

 

there was only one method.

 

He had to crawl inside its throat and stab the core.

 

Lee Tae-pyeong realized this fact partway through.

 

That just dealing damage wouldn’t be enough.

 

However.

 

‘This is pretty dangerous…?’

 

If he crawled into the Snake Statue’s throat,

 

Lee Tae-pyeong would surely be cut in half.

 

In that case.

 

“Hunter Choi.”

 

“Yes.”

 

“Let me borrow your sword.”

 

“Impossible.”

 

“Why? Because it’s precious?”

 

“It’s a bound item.”

 

Damn it!

 

Lee Tae-pyeong clicked his tongue and stepped back.

 

-Kwaddddeuk!

 

The Snake Statue charged at that spot.

 

Tenjin’s blood must have been quite nutritious.

 

The stone scales were growing rapidly.

 

Eventually,

 

“Then please cooperate with me.”

 

Lee Tae-pyeong grabbed Choi Mu-ryeong’s hand.

 

Even if it’s a bound item,

 

he could use it by borrowing the owner’s hand.

 

“Let’s count to three.”

 

“Understood.”

 

“One.”

 

-Shaaaaa!

 

“Two.”

 

-Shaaaaaaaak!

 

“Three!”

 

With the final count,

 

Choi Mu-ryeong’s sword lodged into the Snake Statue’s mouth.

 

More precisely,

 

it got wedged between the gaping jaws.

 

-Shaaaat?!

 

And inside the clearly exposed throat.

 

-Glint!

 

A shining core.

 

“You’re dead.”

 

Lee Tae-pyeong muttered briefly and then,

 

-Swoosh!

 

crawled into the snake’s throat.

 

-Kaddeuk!

 

Did it realize what was about to happen?

 

The Snake Statue tried to close its mouth.

 

-Kagak!

 

At that moment,

 

-Kagagak!

 

Choi Mu-ryeong wedged the remaining swords into the Snake Statue’s mouth.

 

-Kadddeuk!

 

The mouth that wouldn’t close.

 

Lee Tae-pyeong gripped his crescent blade tightly.

 

And then,

 

-Kaaang!!!!!

 

The blade struck the blood-soaked core.

 

-Crack…

 

-Crackle…

 

As cracks slowly spread across the core,

 

-Drip…

 

-Droop…

 

blood began to seep out.

 

-Crackle!

 

Then,

 

-Pushaak!!!!!!!!!!

 

The core completely shattered, spewing blood.

 

Even as Lee Tae-pyeong was drenched in the pouring hot blood,

 

he didn’t withdraw his sword.

 

-Thudthud!

 

After all the blood had gushed out,

 

the Snake Statue completely hardened again.

 

When Choi Mu-ryeong pulled out his sword,

 

-Pasasasak!

 

the Snake Statue crumbled into a pile of stones.

 

“Phewww…”

 

Lee Tae-pyeong stood up, soaked in blood.

 

Choi Mu-ryeong, who had been watching him, spoke up.

 

“So it was true.”

 

“What was?”

 

“…That you can kill anything.”

 

At those words, Lee Tae-pyeong chuckled.

 

“Why would I lie about something like that?”

 

“…”

 

Choi Mu-ryeong silently turned his gaze away.

 

And then,

 

-Rumbllllllle!!!

 

Just like the Snake Statue,

 

the Door of Bongma Dojang crumbled into a pile of stones.

 

And beyond it could be seen…

 

“…They’re alive?”

 

“What the hell happened in there?”

 

The murmuring Chinese Hunters.

 

“Tae-pyeong! You’re completely covered in blood!”

 

Ban Hae-yeong supporting Tenjin, and

 

“Are you alright?”

 

Han Si-on checking on Choi Mu-ryeong and Lee Tae-pyeong.

 

Tenjin was still unconscious.

 

Lee Tae-pyeong wiped his blood-covered face with the back of his hand and

 

“I was able to kill it.”

 

said casually.

 

Zhang Yuan-long and the Chinese Hunters were shocked by those words.

 

“You, you killed it…?”

 

“Is that even possible…?”

 

“That guy, wasn’t he just level 25?”

 

“….”

 

How on earth?

 

Zhang Yuan-long looked at the two people with a completely dazed expression.

 

His clenched fists were trembling,

 

“…That’s fortunate.”

 

But his voice was pretending to be calm.

 

The world’s 8th ranked Hunter,

 

had tried to sacrifice the healer on the Special Floor.

 

But South Korea’s level 25 rookie Hunter,

 

killed the Snake Statue and saved the healer.

 

If this news became known to the world….

 

“….”

 

No.

 

Everything that happened on the Special Floor is classified as ‘confidential’.

 

That’s why the Chinese Government agreed to sacrifice one healer.

 

So to the world,

 

the fact that Zhang Yuan-long made a choice that abandoned righteousness won’t be known.

 

Nevertheless.

 

Zhang Yuan-long’s unease didn’t disappear.

 

“Come, let’s go.”

 

Looking at Lee Tae-pyeong’s back who was leading from some point,

 

-Grind.

 

Zhang Yuan-long unconsciously ground his teeth.

 

‘This is only temporary….’

 

* * *

 

“Monk, are you alright?”

 

Even after drinking a potion and receiving simple healing from Han Si-on, Tenjin’s condition wasn’t very good.

 

“Since he drew blood while self-healing, recovery will be slow.”

 

“Then wouldn’t it be better to send him out?”

 

At my words, Ban Hae-yeong’s eyes widened in surprise.

 

“If even one person exits the Special Floor, it’s considered a failure!”

 

“What? Really?”

 

“Yes. Really.”

 

Well then, what.

 

Are we supposed to die here?

 

“….”

 

If I said that,

 

it seemed like she’d answer yes, so I just didn’t say anything.

 

Haha.

 

The Monk’s condition isn’t very good,

 

but we have to keep taking him with us like this?

 

“Will he be able to endure the boss?”

 

“….”

 

“….”

 

“….”

 

No one answered.

 

Because it was a situation we couldn’t guarantee.

 

“…Well, then let’s somehow endure it.”

 

At my words,

 

the three people nodded.

 

Bongma Dojang had a maze-like structure.

 

Since Zhang Yuan-long and the Chinese Hunters had already been here before,

 

they decided to lead the way.

 

We followed behind.

 

There were traps here and there,

 

but they were light level.

 

So it was easy to proceed while supporting Tenjin.

 

And….

 

“Let’s rest here for a bit.”

 

A dining hall-like space we reached midway.

 

Strangely.

 

As if everyone had rushed out while eating,

 

steam was rising from freshly prepared dishes.

 

Steamers that hadn’t been opened,

 

and a liquor bottle half-poured.

 

Really,

 

a scene that looked like people had been here just moments ago.

 

“Is this really okay?”

 

When I asked,

 

“They used this as a rest point during the test too.”

 

“Oh ho.”

 

“The dumplings were delicious, they said?”

 

“Really?”

 

“Let’s try them too.”

 

We sat down,

 

and began eating the prepared meal.

 

Just in case, Han Si-on did a basic poison test,

 

but fortunately there was no reaction.

 

“Tenjin, please eat too.”

 

We gave Tenjin pumpkin porridge with rice cakes.

 

We sat around and opened various steamers.

 

Starting with meat dumplings,

 

xiaolongbao, shumai, and so on.

 

All kinds of dumplings filled the space.

 

“Ooh, smells good!”

 

“This is quite authentic, isn’t it?”

 

“Just don’t eat too much.”

 

We each picked up chopsticks,

 

and began eating the dumplings.

 

Hot and steaming,

 

dumplings bursting with juices.

 

-Munch, munch.

 

Thin skin,

 

full filling,

 

even the exquisitely flavored soy sauce.

 

“Mmmmm….”

 

These are the most delicious dumplings I’ve ever eaten.

 

It’s on a completely different level from neighborhood Chinese restaurant dumplings!

 

Drinking tea in between,

 

after emptying several plates of dumplings.

 

My stomach felt full and satisfied.

 

Ah.

 

Having this kind of rest area,

 

the Special Floor is pretty nice!

 

Fortunately, Tenjin also emptied about half to death.

 

His complexion is still pale,

 

but it seems his condition improved after resting a bit.

 

After finishing our meal,

 

we decided to rest a little more before moving again.

 

Zhang Yuan-long had already cleared the maze before,

 

so we just need to follow behind him.

 

The problem is outside the maze.

 

The end of Bongma Dojang.

 

When we reach that place, real combat will unfold.

 

“It’s a type of ghost.”

 

Zhang Yuan-long’s explanation was simple.

 

When you reach the end of Bongma Dojang, shadow ghosts appear.

 

After killing all those ghosts,

 

you need to hold a ritual to appease those vengeful spirits.

 

However, the number of shadow ghosts is far too many,

 

and each individual shadow ghost is far too powerful,

 

so in two tests, they absolutely couldn’t succeed in clearing it.

 

Since China doesn’t even have light attribute mages,

 

it was even more difficult.

 

That’s why they requested not only Choi Mu-ryeong but Han Si-on as well.

 

Certainly,

 

with Han Si-on’s light attribute magic.

 

It wouldn’t be difficult to deal with ghosts.

 

But…

 

‘It’s a Special Floor, but is that really all there is to it?’

 

Just kill all the ghosts and hold a ritual and it’s over?

 

That’s really the clear condition?

 

Something feels fishy about it.

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