I Became a Hunter with the Heavenly Slaughter Star Trait. - Chapter 51

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Episode 51

 

Episode 51

 

“Heoeoook!”

 

Tenjin, who came back to life thanks to the Revival Herb, raises his body.

 

“H-how…?”

 

Tenjin looks around and asks in disbelief.

 

“I used a Revival Herb.”

 

I answered calmly.

 

Tenjin’s face fills with shock.

 

“W-why did you use such a precious item on me!”

 

“…Because I had it?”

 

“Surely, that item would have been helpful to you in the future…!”

 

“Tenjin.”

 

I looked at Tenjin with a serious face.

 

“In Korea, there’s a saying: ‘Save it and it becomes shit.'”

 

“…Shit?”

 

“Yes. Shit.”

 

“Shit…”

 

Tenjin looks confused.

 

Well, it doesn’t matter.

 

I saved him anyway.

 

As Tenjin said, it might have been helpful in the future,

 

but that doesn’t mean I need to save it now, right?

 

If I keep opening boxes, another one might come out.

 

The saying about saving it and it becoming shit is also true.

 

“Weilin, please heal Tenjin.”

 

“Ah, understood…”

 

Among the Chinese Hunters, only the healer Weilin and Tenjin survived.

 

When Weilin shoots out spider webs to wrap around Tenjin’s wounds,

 

the spider webs glow and begin healing Tenjin.

 

“Are you all okay over there?”

 

I asked toward the Korean Hunters including Choi Mu-ryeong.

 

Everyone nods their heads.

 

Ban Hae-yeong was already drinking a potion.

 

As for me, well,

 

my condition wasn’t too bad.

 

I roughly drank one recovery potion.

 

-Clack.

 

I opened the special reward box that was glowing with rainbow colors.

 

-Paaaaat!

 

After sparkling, the item that appeared was

 

something round and black.

 

“What is this?”

 

For an item from a special reward box,

 

isn’t this too modest?

 

Hmm?

 

The description is so simple.

 

Anyway, seeing it mention something about dantian…

 

‘This will be helpful.’

 

Thanks to the [Socks of Deep Sleep], my dantian is already activated.

 

-Gulp.

 

I swallowed the [Cheonma Internal Energy Pill] without hesitation.

 

Then,

 

the flow of qi and blood began changing rapidly.

 

I endured the sudden dizziness and regulated my breathing.

 

I felt my dantian stabilizing again.

 

And then,

 

“Ooh…”

 

Every time I breathed in and out again,

 

energy filled my dantian.

 

And at the same time, the murky darkness flowing on the floor disappeared.

 

Wow!

 

This feels completely

 

like becoming an air purifier!

 

“Huuuu…”

 

I breathed slowly until all the turbid energy around me disappeared.

 

As my dantian was fully charged with energy,

 

my recovery speed increased as well.

 

If I had known this would happen, I would have saved the potion!

 

“It’s an eco-friendly skill.”

 

Heh heh heh.

 

When you enter the Tower, what overflows is killing intent and turbid energy.

 

To think I can infinitely refill my energy with this!

 

The rewards are quite substantial since it’s a Special Floor.

 

It seems the other people got pretty good rewards too.

 

Well, it is a Special Floor after all.

 

But there doesn’t seem to be any item that surpasses my [Cheonma Internal Energy Pill].

 

Is it because I dealt the finishing blow?

 

“Tae-pyeong sir.”

 

While I was testing the built-in air purifier(?) function,

 

Tenjin, who had finished recovering, approaches me.

 

“Tenjin, are you feeling alright?”

 

“Thanks to you…”

 

Tenjin gives a faint smile.

 

He looks at me for a moment,

 

then hands me something with both hands.

 

A black wooden plaque with

 

Chinese characters that are difficult for me to recognize.

 

Huh?

 

This is quite a good item, isn’t it?

 

“Why are you giving this to me…”

 

“Because it’s not mine.”

 

“What? Isn’t this an item from your reward box, Tenjin?”

 

“I am already a body that died once. So this rightfully belongs to the one who saved my life.”

 

“Still…”

 

“Please accept it.”

 

Tenjin bows his waist deeply.

 

I received the wooden plaque in bewilderment.

 

“…Thank you, Tenjin.”

 

Instead of answering, Tenjin responds with a smile and turns around.

 

I tucked the [Phoenix Destiny Plaque] into my chest.

 

Ahem.

 

What can you do when someone’s giving it to you.

 

I had to take it.

 

“Are you alright?”

 

Then, Choi Mu-ryeong, who had been waiting, approaches.

 

I nodded my head.

 

“Yes. How about you?”

 

“I’m fine.”

 

For someone saying he’s fine,

 

his clothes are torn here and there and he has quite a few wounds.

 

I suppose it’s natural since he got caught in the middle and rolled around.

 

“Thank you for earlier.”

 

I said while scratching the back of my head.

 

Actually,

 

if it hadn’t been for Choi Mu-ryeong earlier, I might have had my neck cut by Cheonma right away.

 

It’s no exaggeration to say I survived thanks to Choi Mu-ryeong risking his life to jump in and block.

 

“It was something I naturally had to do.”

 

Choi Mu-ryeong’s answer was quite plain.

 

Not boastful at all.

 

Tsk.

 

Is that the dignity of the world’s 3rd rank?

 

“If it weren’t for you, we would have been wiped out.”

 

“Ah, you don’t need to go that far.”

 

“It’s not an exaggeration.”

 

He’s so serious it’s embarrassing.

 

“So please reconsider.”

 

“What?”

 

“Conquering Babel Tower together with me….”

 

Before Choi Mu-ryeong could finish speaking,

 

“Aren’t we going?”

 

Ban Hae-yeong shouts.

 

Right.

 

We’ve been dawdling for quite a while even after opening the box.

 

“We should go, shouldn’t we?”

 

“….”

 

Choi Mu-ryeong’s face becomes slightly gloomy.

 

It must be because his scouting offer was frustrated.

 

Hmm.

 

This is awkward.

 

Our compatibility isn’t bad though.

 

“I’m also interested in conquering Babel Tower together.”

 

“…Really?”

 

“Yes.”

 

It’s interesting,

 

and he’s even good at it.

 

It would be strange if I wasn’t interested.

 

However.

 

“If you really want to be with me.”

 

I grinned at Choi Mu-ryeong.

 

“The supporter position is open, so think about it.”

 

* * *

 

After returning, I was incredibly busy.

 

What exactly came out of the Special Floor,

 

how the Chinese Hunters died on the Special Floor,

 

what happened to Zhang Yuan-long,

 

countless questions followed.

 

At first,

 

the Chinese Side suspected us.

 

Asking if the Korean Hunters had sacrificed Zhang Yuan-long and the Chinese Hunters.

 

If not, then how did all the Korean Hunters survive?

 

However,

 

thanks to the testimony of Weilin, the Chinese healer, and Tenjin, the additional healer,

 

we were able to escape the Chinese Side’s suspicions.

 

Is this what they mean by “save someone from water and they demand your bundle”?

 

We cleared the Special Floor,

 

and they’re asking if we killed all their hunters, what bullshit….

 

Of course,

 

China would be upset.

 

They didn’t get any rewards,

 

and even lost their world ranking 8th Hunter.

 

Geez.

 

They should think it’s fortunate we just prevented the demonic transformation.

 

The fortunate thing is,

 

thanks to Weilin and Tenjin giving clear testimony for us,

 

there were no particular problems.

 

“I’m tired, so tired….”

 

I thought I could return right after the conquest ended.

 

But I was able to return home only after staying for a whole week.

 

Still….

 

-Click.

 

“Kukukukuk….”

 

I’m in a very good mood thanks to obtaining ‘Jie’.

 

Of course, this also had its ups and downs.

 

The thoroughly angry Chinese Side,

 

made various excuses trying not to hand over ‘Jie’.

 

But as soon as Choi Mu-ryeong stepped forward,

 

China quietly handed over ‘Jie’.

 

The ‘Jie’ obtained that way finally came into my hands!

 

Like this, ‘Jie’ and ‘Dan’.

 

The cutting combo is complete!!

 

I want to hurry back and try combining them,

 

and test them out too.

 

Even on the chartered plane returning to South Korea,

 

I was busy fiddling with the ‘Jie’.

 

Should I head straight into conquering the 31st floor as soon as I arrive?

 

No.

 

Since I haven’t been able to pay attention to my party members all this time,

 

I should take care of that first.

 

Ah.

 

And I need to seriously start recruiting a supporter too.

 

After all, a 4-person system is the most stable.

 

‘I wonder if I’ll be able to find a decent supporter…’

 

I did ask Kang Min-a for help.

 

To find suitable candidates.

 

Since quite some time has passed,

 

she must have found at least two or three people, right?

 

‘I’m looking forward to it.’

 

A few hours later.

 

I safely arrived in South Korea.

 

* * *

 

“Wow, I thought I was going to die from craving kimchi stew!”

 

I moved my spoon without rest.

 

Kimchi stew with plenty of tuna that Do Sang-jin had made.

 

The food I ate in China was delicious too,

 

but Korean food is definitely the best for me.

 

And among Korean food, this home-cooked style is the absolute best!

 

-Munch munch.

 

Golden-brown grilled ham and fried eggs, plus seaweed.

 

This is nothing to envy even a royal feast.

 

After completely finishing the meal Do Sang-jin prepared,

 

I was patting my full belly when.

 

-Ding dong.

 

Kang Min-a came to visit.

 

Well, not because of anything special.

 

She just wanted to check if I returned safely and say hello.

 

“Congratulations on successfully conquering the Special Floor!”

 

She even brought cake.

 

I should call this utmost sincerity…

 

“I heard you had another amazing performance this time!”

 

“Hey, it wasn’t really like that. I almost died.”

 

“There, there, being modest again!”

 

“No, I really almost died…”

 

I shrugged while eating the cake Do Sang-jin cut for me.

 

“By the way, about the supporter I asked you to find…”

 

When I casually brought it up,

 

“Ah! I actually found a great talent.”

 

Ooh.

 

A great talent?!

 

“Someone who recently returned to the Management Bureau.”

 

Kang Min-a handed me some documents.

 

“His name is Baek Ha-rim, you might have heard of him.”

 

Baek Ha-rim?

 

“Isn’t he a national representative?”

 

“Oh, you know him! I thought you weren’t interested in that kind of thing!”

 

“Hey, any South Korean who doesn’t know Baek Ha-rim would be a spy.”

 

“That’s true.”

 

“I was a fan too.”

 

Baek Ha-rim.

 

South Korea’s archery national team ace.

 

When I was a student, I was also his passionate fan.

 

When he released the bowstring,

 

Bang!

 

The arrow that shot out was so refreshing to watch.

 

“As you know, the Olympics were indefinitely suspended shortly after Babel Tower appeared, right?”

 

“That’s right.”

 

“Many athletes switched careers to become Hunters then.”

 

“Ah.”

 

I think I’ve heard of this before.

 

There were quite a few cases where athletes with outstanding physical and mental abilities awakened to their talent as Hunters…

 

“Baek Ha-rim is one of them.”

 

I see.

 

“But what do you mean by returning…”

 

“Until recently, he belonged to a guild, not the Management Bureau.”

 

“Aha.”

 

“He left this time and returned to the Management Bureau.”

 

“He didn’t leave due to skill issues, right?”

 

“Hey! Then I wouldn’t introduce him to you!”

 

Kang Min-a waved her hands dismissively.

 

“Baek Ha-rim isn’t your typical supporter. He’s more like a hybrid? He’s excellent in both magical abilities and physical abilities…”

 

Is that because he’s a former athlete turned mage?

 

Looking through the materials Kang Min-a handed me, the content was quite impressive.

 

Whether we’ll be compatible is another matter though.

 

“How about it, shall I send him a party proposal?”

 

“That sounds good to me.”

 

If he was in a guild until recently, his skills are naturally guaranteed.

 

The risk is also lower than with a rookie Hunter.

 

There’s no reason to decline.

 

“Set a date and contact me.”

 

“Yes!”

 

Kang Min-a asked a bit about the Special Floor and the newly acquired ‘Jie’ before leaving.

 

She asked me to definitely let her know what happens when ‘Jie’ and ‘Dan’ meet.

 

She said she wanted to see it directly too,

 

but since we don’t know what might happen, I’m planning to go into Babel Tower alone to test it.

 

I agreed to tell her the results later.

 

“Ughhhh~!”

 

Work went well too.

 

I had delicious food too.

 

Then now, shall I get some sleep!

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