I Became a Hunter with the Heavenly Slaughter Star Trait. - Chapter 52

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Episode 52

 

Episode 52

 

“Now I finally feel like I can live.”

 

No matter how nice a hotel is, it’s all useless.

 

Home.

 

Home is definitely the best.

 

“I’m glad you returned safely.”

 

After completely finishing the breakfast Do Sang-jin prepared for me.

 

I finally felt the sensation of daily life returning.

 

“By the way, where did Ju-min go?”

 

“These days, he goes to the fitness training room from dawn.”

 

“Wow, really?”

 

“Yes. He seems to have been deeply moved by your words that physical strength is important for Hunters too.”

 

What a praiseworthy kid.

 

“Then please prepare meals with what Ju-min wants to eat for the time being.”

 

“Yes. I’ll ask him and prepare accordingly.”

 

Having finished my meal,

 

I headed straight to the Entry Hall.

 

“You’ve returned safely!”

 

Despite all that talk about confidentiality,

 

it seems all the Management Bureau staff know that I went to China to conquer a Special Floor.

 

“Yes. Were you waiting for me by any chance?”

 

“Of course!”

 

“Hahaha.”

 

“You don’t know how quiet the Entry Hall was without you here!”

 

It’s probably just something to say,

 

but it feels good anyway.

 

After having a brief conversation with the Entry Hall Official.

 

I entered the 29th Floor alone.

 

As soon as I entered, I swept away the orc army first.

 

“Phew.”

 

Lightly, a glass of banana milk.

 

“Ahhh.”

 

How refreshing!

 

Actually,

 

today’s purpose wasn’t conquest.

 

-Click.

 

The real purpose was,

 

to test ‘Jie’ and ‘Dan’.

 

Since you never know what might happen outside,

 

I came inside the safe Babel Tower.

 

It’s ironic to call Babel Tower ‘safe’, though.

 

I took out ‘Jie’ that was contained in the box.

 

It has the exact same shape as ‘Dan’.

 

Nothing special,

 

just an appearance that looks like a rusty dagger.

 

Like ‘Dan’, it’s an S-rank weapon with no abilities.

 

‘I wonder what will happen when I combine the two…’

 

I took out ‘Dan’ from my inventory.

 

-Gulp.

 

I’m getting nervous for no reason.

 

I placed ‘Jie’ and ‘Dan’ on their respective windows.

 

And,

 

‘I had just collected exactly 10,000…’

 

Should I say it worked out well.

 

Including the magic stones I just obtained from sweeping away the orc army,

 

the number of magic stones I have is exactly 10,000.

 

When I selected confirm,

 

-Paaaaa…

 

‘Jie’ and ‘Dan’ each began emitting light,

 

-Flash!

 

soon with light that filled my entire vision.

 

-Thunk!

 

I heard the sound of something falling and embedding into the floor.

 

When I slightly opened my eyes,

 

“Ooh!”

 

A new item embedded in the floor.

 

At first glance…

 

“…Scissors?”

 

The combined shape looks exactly like scissors.

 

Ooh!

 

Since it’s twin swords,

 

it has two passive traits!!

 

And befitting an S-rank, both are quite good traits.

 

Especially in the case of [Severance],

 

as I go to higher floors with many monsters that have special skills.

 

It will be a great help.

 

“Cuts breath and severs life…”

 

I like it?

 

-Clang.

 

Severance Catastrophe could apparently be used as one sword,

 

or as two twin swords.

 

Since I like two-handed weapons,

 

I separated the two and stuck each at my waist.

 

Is it because they’re a pair?

 

Even though I separated them, I can feel they’re still connected.

 

This,

 

once I get used to it, I might be able to find one using the other?

 

It seems like quite an interesting weapon.

 

I should study it well in various ways and put it to use.

 

* * *

 

I went through the Tower a few more times as a test.

 

-Slash!

 

-Kiiiiiek!

 

-Puook!

 

-Keeeeeek!

 

The result?

 

Extremely satisfying.

 

As if we had been together for a very long time,

 

[Severing Catastrophe] and I had perfect compatibility.

 

Dealing with orcs and trolls was so easy it wasn’t even fun anymore.

 

They died just from being grazed.

 

-Charrrrrrr…

 

[Severing Catastrophe] seemed to have tasted blood to its fill.

 

The blade was sparkling so brightly.

 

‘Should I head back soon.’

 

I had learned enough about what kind of weapon [Severing Catastrophe] was.

 

-Swoosh!

 

I returned while soaked in orc blood.

 

I washed off the orc blood with hot bath water.

 

After eating a hearty dinner,

 

“Hmm.”

 

I was looking up information about

 

‘Baek Ha-rim’ who would be newly joining our party,

 

-Snore…

 

and fell asleep just like that.

 

And the next day.

 

“Hello!”

 

Cha Ye-rin greeted me brightly when we met at the Entry Hall.

 

“Did you have a good trip to China?”

 

“Haha, yes. It was fun.”

 

“That’s a relief. Actually, I was a bit worried.”

 

Worried, huh.

 

Well, thinking about it, there was reason to worry.

 

I awkwardly scratched the back of my head.

 

“I couldn’t bring any souvenirs though…”

 

“Oh, that’s okay.”

 

“But I did prepare something instead.”

 

I rummaged through my inventory and pulled out the items I had prepared in advance.

 

[Ripple Gauntlets] and [Crown of the Lich King].

 

“Wh-what is this?”

 

“It’s instead of souvenirs, so please take them.”

 

I handed the [Ripple Gauntlets] to Cha Ye-rin,

 

“Ju-min, you too.”

 

and gave the [Crown of the Lich King] to Ujeongmin.

 

[Ripple Gauntlets] was an item that absorbed impact and released it back,

 

inflicting knockback and stun on enemies, making it perfect for Cha Ye-rin who was a tank.

 

Cha Ye-rin didn’t have any particularly good items besides her hammer,

 

so I had been concerned about it anyway.

 

I knew well why she couldn’t get items.

 

Her finances must have been ruined from treating her younger sister all this time.

 

Of course, there were no particular problems thanks to her skills backing her up.

 

But if she had items,

 

those skills would shine even brighter.

 

“I can’t accept this.”

 

Cha Ye-rin said firmly.

 

“Please take it. It would actually be a loss if I sold it again.”

 

But I was even more firm.

 

“Still…!”

 

“Just take it, and continue working hard with me in the Tower from now on.”

 

I forcibly pushed the [Ripple Gauntlets] onto Cha Ye-rin.

 

And,

 

“Ujeongmin, don’t you dare say you can’t accept it either.”

 

“Hyung, I’ll accept it very, very gratefully!”

 

That rascal.

 

I patted Ujeongmin’s head.

 

[Crown of the Lich King] turned out to be quite a decent item after I had it properly appraised and repaired.

 

It came with a passive trait called [Afterlife Realm],

 

where corpses that died from the user’s damage

 

become a kind of undead puppet.

 

It was a somewhat creepy trait,

 

but considering that Ujeongmin’s debuffs dealt considerable damage,

 

it seemed like an item that would be very helpful in many ways.

 

“Well then, shall we go?”

 

We entered the 30th Floor.

 

The floor where undead truly began to appear.

 

Cha Ye-rin and Ujeongmin seemed quite tense,

 

but at the same time,

 

their eyes were sparkling at the thought of using their new items.

 

“First, let me show you as a test.”

 

Where to hit the undead.

 

How to strategize to finish quickly.

 

-Slash!

 

-Kiiiek!

 

-Slice!

 

-Geeeeeek!

 

-Scrape!

 

-Kyaaaat!

 

Somehow everything I hit died instantly.

 

“…This isn’t something we can reference, is it?”

 

At Cha Ye-rin’s words that sounded exasperated,

 

“Hahaha…”

 

I could only laugh awkwardly.

 

Was it because I used [Severing Catastrophe]?

 

“Let’s retry.”

 

The second time, I used the crescent sword I received from Narin,

 

“This time I can see it a bit.”

 

Critical hits landed less often, reducing instant kills, and as a result I could show them well where the weak points were.

 

Phew.

 

Being too strong is also a problem.

 

“Hyung, can I be honest?”

 

Ujeongmin with a serious face.

 

“Yeah. Go ahead.”

 

“…Don’t you think you don’t need us?”

 

I was surprised by how honest she was.

 

To tell the truth, that’s right.

 

With my current strength,

 

I might not really need Cha Ye-rin and Ujeongmin.

 

I’m in a state where I could sweep through the 30th Floor by myself.

 

However.

 

“Of course not.”

 

The story changes as you go to higher floors.

 

Even Choi Mu-ryeong, who’s ranked 3rd in the world,

 

isn’t climbing ‘alone’.

 

What does this mean?

 

As you go to higher floors,

 

it’s impossible to conquer Babel Tower ‘alone’.

 

No matter how talented someone is.

 

For example,

 

Leo White from the United States, who’s ranked 1st in the world.

 

He apparently has about three parties centered around him.

 

Well, that says it all.

 

Even the strongest person in the world

 

doesn’t conquer the Tower alone.

 

No, he ‘can’t’ do it alone.

 

That’s why I’m trying to develop my party.

 

By investing in advance.

 

By securing reliable party members,

 

I want to enjoy a comfortable Tower life.

 

Of course,

 

Cha Ye-rin and Ujeongmin,

 

these two have no idea about my ulterior motives.

 

“Hyung, [Afterlife Realm] is so great!”

 

Ujeongmin is already completely satisfied with the [Crown of the Lich King].

 

All the enemies that fell to Ujeongmin’s debuffs became his puppets,

 

becoming a kind of bodyguard that moves according to Ujeongmin’s commands.

 

For Ujeongmin, who always felt disappointed about not having offensive skills,

 

there couldn’t be a better gift than this.

 

With undead bodyguards attached to our precious healer,

 

I feel relieved too.

 

-Kueeek!

 

“Ju-min, you need to be careful!”

 

Cha Ye-rin shouts toward Ujeongmin.

 

And,

 

-Crack!

 

A skeleton soldier gets bounced away by the [Ripple Gauntlets],

 

shattering into pieces.

 

“S-sorry!”

 

Maybe because it’s his first time,

 

Ujeongmin’s undead control isn’t perfect.

 

That’s why Cha Ye-rin shattered the skeleton soldier that was approaching her.

 

“Ju-min, you shouldn’t just be happy about getting a good item.”

 

“Yes…”

 

Whatever it is, it only shows its true value when handled properly.

 

“From now on, let’s focus on undead control.”

 

“…Yes!!”

 

“You don’t need multiple ones. Just one.”

 

“Just one…”

 

“But perfectly.”

 

“…Perfectly!”

 

Did he take the advice to heart?

 

-Kieeee!

 

Ujeongmin’s undead control skills gradually improved.

 

“Hyung, look at this!”

 

When controlling just one,

 

he could use it almost like a clone.

 

Being young, he learns fast!

 

“Huff, huff.”

 

“Hah, hah, hah…”

 

After training for a while,

 

both Cha Ye-rin and Ujeongmin were exhausted.

 

“Should we call it a day?”

 

Both of them nodded eagerly as if they’d been waiting for this.

 

“How do you like the new items?”

 

Cha Ye-rin wiped away her sweat and smiled with difficulty.

 

“This is my first time with such a good item…”

 

And after hesitating for a moment,

 

“The panacea too, and I keep receiving things like this…”

 

“Ah~! That’s not what I’m asking about!”

 

“Still, I wanted to thank you again.”

 

“Geez…”

 

I shrugged my shoulders.

 

“Managing team members is also a leader’s duty, isn’t it?”

 

“I don’t think I’ve seen a leader who even buys items for their team.”

 

“That’s because those people are stingy.”

 

“Hahaha.”

 

“I’m magnanimous, you know.”

 

“It seems that way.”

 

Cha Ye-rin’s face brightened considerably, as if her burden had disappeared.

 

“Ju-min, you think so too, right?”

 

“Of course. Hyung is the most magnanimous of the magnanimous. Super magnanimous.”

 

Ujeongmin gives a thumbs up.

 

It was worth giving them each a souvenir(?)!

 

“Well then, from tomorrow let’s train hard again.”

 

“Yes!”

 

“Yes!”

 

“Should we eat first?”

 

“Sounds good.”

 

“Wow, let’s eat meat! Meat!”

 

With Ujeongmin’s cheers,

 

we returned.

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