I Became a Hunter with the Heavenly Slaughter Star Trait. - Chapter 70

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Episode 70

Episode 70

-Swoooooosh!!!

At the same time as swinging the Severing Slash,

the house-sized Blood Bear leader collapses.

-Kuuuuuung!!!!

Perhaps due to its enormous size, when it fell, a tremendous tremor followed as if an earthquake had occurred.

“Wow!! 45th Floor cleared!!”

I could hear Ujeongmin, who had been staying in the rear, shouting loudly.

Geez, I told him not to let his guard down until we return, and there he goes again.

I gave a flick to the head of Ujeongmin who was running over excitedly.

“I told you to come out when I signal.”

“Ah, ow ow!”

“Are you going to keep being careless?”

“I, I came out after seeing the leader die…!”

“Tsk.”

Ujeongmin immediately shut his mouth.

“Just open the boxes.”

Cha Ye-rin, Ujeongmin, and Baek Ha-rim all had silver boxes.

And I had a gold box.

I dealt the most critical hits,

and finished off the most enemies, so it was natural.

“Wow! Tae-pyeong got a gold box again this time!”

“Amazing, Tae-pyeong.”

Cha Ye-rin and Baek Ha-rim exclaimed in admiration.

But rather than being happy, I just felt a bit embarrassed.

“…I’m sorry that it seems like I’m hogging everything by myself.”

When I voiced what I had been keeping to myself,

Cha Ye-rin and Baek Ha-rim’s expressions instantly hardened.

“What are you talking about.”

Cha Ye-rin looked at me with a serious face and spoke in a stern voice.

“Don’t tell me you’ve been thinking that way this whole time?”

“…Huh? But honestly, I’m a bit…”

“If it weren’t for you, Tae-pyeong, we wouldn’t have even gotten to see the 40th Floor.”

Cha Ye-rin said decisively.

Baek Ha-rim was also nodding as if agreeing.

“No, no, that’s not true. You both have incredible skills too.”

“Ye-rin is right, Tae-pyeong. Honestly, my recent abilities would have been impossible without you.”

“Hyung, that seems like a bit of an exaggeration…”

Then, Ujeongmin chimed in.

“It’s not an exaggeration, it’s a fact, right hyung?”

“You stay quiet, man.”

“But it’s true!!”

After giving Ujeongmin another flick out of embarrassment,

-Click.

I opened the box.

What revealed itself inside the box was,

a bottle of water containing something that clearly looked like it shouldn’t be drunk.

It contained a liquid of a color that transcended the concept of ‘black’.

‘What is this now…’

I know about invisibility potions.

Items that make your body completely transparent when drunk, useful in various ways.

But, non-existence?

Does this mean you become in a state of not existing at all, rather than just being invisible…

‘…Well, I’ll keep it for now and find a use for it later.’

I put the [Void’s Deep Sea Water] into my inventory.

‘Anyway, everyone looks happy.’

On the 40th Floor, even silver boxes yield pretty good items.

Thanks to that, the team members who checked their boxes also had bright expressions.

Actually, what I was expecting from today’s battle wasn’t the ‘boxes’.

Of course, the boxes were good too.

What I was really looking forward to was,

leveling up.

Passing through the sluggish late 20s, I finally entered level 30.

When you surpass level 30, you gain a second trait.

However, this was random.

Getting a second trait was unusual,

as usually people ended up not getting a second trait more often.

But…

‘…Somehow I have a good feeling.’

That’s right.

Whether it was killing the Blood Bear leader in one hit,

the feeling was too good.

A second trait.

No, I felt like I could even get a third trait!

Even the system window that looked like it was glitching at first glance,

this is definitely a sign of getting a second trait!

‘Hurry up and appear…’

No wait.

It’s fine if it’s slow, just give me the second trait!

-Gulp.

My throat was getting dry from waiting.

“Hyung, now let’s return…”

“Wait! Just wait a moment!”

I stopped Ujeongmin with a gesture,

and stared intently at the system window.

The dots that flickered and disappeared. Dot. Dot. Dot. Dot. Dot. Dot.

And then,

-Ding!

With the familiar and welcome notification sound,

“Yes!!!!!!!!”

After checking the system window, I let out a roar of joy.

Even worldwide, there aren’t many people with a second trait.

Maybe a hundred at most?

Most famous hunters can be considered to have a second trait.

Some hunters announce it publicly,

and in other cases, people roughly guess.

Choi Mu-ryeong falls into the former category.

The Management Bureau publicly announced his second trait awakening.

Seo In-ha, the leader of Baekya Guild, is the latter.

He’s never announced it, but everyone expects he has a second trait.

Just because it’s a second trait doesn’t mean it’s special and good.

It could be a good trait that synergizes well with the first trait,

but sometimes useless traits can emerge.

It’s not unconditionally good – the value depends on what kind of trait it is.

‘Please…’

As long as it’s not something like a trait for eating pork cutlet in 3 seconds that suddenly appears here.

…Right to Kill?

What a brutal name.

-Gulp.

I swallowed dry saliva and slowly read the description again.

The right to ‘kill’ beings that enter the territory…then.

Does this mean only I can kill those who enter my territory?

“Amazing.”

There’s no chance of kill stealing, right?

That’s not all.

Being the only one who can kill beings that enter the territory means…

‘…Can’t I use this defensively if needed?’

For example, let’s say Ujeongmin entered my territory.

Then, only I have the right to ‘kill’ Ujeongmin.

Even if a crazy goblin suddenly rushes at Ujeongmin to kill him,

since only I have the right to ‘kill’, the goblin’s attempted ‘kill’ would be nullified.

It’s a bit disappointing that the Absolute Territory is only 1.5M.

Depending on how you use it, it’s a useful trait that can be either a spear or a shield.

No, it’s more than just useful.

Isn’t this almost cheating?

Both killing and saving are entirely up to me.

‘Of course, I’ll need to do well…’

First of all, 1.5M is narrower than I thought.

For killing it might be fine, but to use it defensively, I’ll need quite a bit of practice…?

Still, I’m quite satisfied with it.

Most of all, the fact that I can gain an additional 10% experience.

“Hyung, did you get something good?”

At innocent Ujeongmin’s question,

“Yeah. I got something really good.”

I answered with a grin.

“What is it? Revival herb? Auto-clear ticket?”

“Those only come from boxes.”

Ujeongmin’s surprised face.

“Weren’t you checking your inventory?”

“No.”

“Then what?”

“…”

I paused for a moment.

Meanwhile, Cha Ye-rin and Baek Ha-rim had gathered in front of me.

“What’s going on?”

At Cha Ye-rin’s words, I only smiled.

“Oh my, did you get something good?”

“Well…”

“Don’t tell me, another panacea?”

“Nah, it’s not that.”

The panacea came out long ago.

I already used it well. On Park Woo-jun.

“I just broke through level 30.”

“…Don’t tell me you?”

Baek Ha-rim was the first to catch on.

He seemed to immediately think of [Second Trait] when I mentioned breaking through level 30.

“Second trait?”

“Haha, yes.”

“Wow, that really exists?”

Looking at surprised Baek Ha-rim, I awkwardly scratched the back of my head.

“I didn’t really think I’d actually get a second trait either…”

“My goodness.”

“I was lucky, I guess.”

When I tried to brush it off casually, Baek Ha-rim became serious and shook his head.

“Second traits don’t appear just because you’re lucky. They only appear in truly ‘special’ people.”

…Hmm, wasn’t there someone in America or somewhere whose second trait was ‘Big Eater’?

Well, honestly even I think I got a cheat-like trait.

Especially for someone like me with the [Cheonsalseong] trait…

Anyway.

I feel good like I received an unexpected gift.

“Alright, I’m in a good mood!”

I shouted while clenching my fist.

“Today’s on me!”

* * *

-Sizzle…

-Sizzle…

Company dinners are always beef.

You’d think I’d get tired of it by now, but it’s still always beef.

From my poor days.

Is it because of memories when I could eat chicken and pork but not beef?

-Sizzle…

I placed a well-cooked piece of beef in front of Ujeongmin,

and put another piece in my mouth.

Wow.

It’s melting softly.

Melt!

“Congratulations.”

Go Ju-hui smiled brightly while filling my soju glass.

Go Ju-hui, who joined the dinner midway, was as happy as if it were her own business when she heard about the second trait.

Is it because it somewhat is her business?

The fact that I gained a [second trait] meant my value would increase.

And my increased value meant that Typhoon Guild’s worth would rise as well.

“Things are going so smoothly. We’ve successfully brought the team members to Typhoon Guild, and Guild Master even got a second trait.”

“Let’s not mention the second trait for a while.”

“…What?!”

So shocked was she that Go Ju-hui shot up from her seat.

I stopped grilling meat and looked up at Go Ju-hui.

“Wh-what, what do you…Guild Master?”

“Yes.”

“This is an incredible opportunity. Our Typhoon Guild could rise up in one go…”

“We won’t do it.”

At my firm refusal, Go Ju-hui slumped back down.

Just how much had she gotten her hopes up in that brief moment?

“I have my reasons for thinking this way, so please trust me.”

“…Sigh, I’m only trusting you because you’re the Guild Master.”

Gulp!

Go Ju-hui downed her soju in one go.

If it had been anyone else, she probably wouldn’t have accepted it at all.

It’s not that I have no intention of revealing the second trait.

I just want to take time and be careful about it.

If word got out without any preparation,

starting with the skill name [Kill Rights], there would be all sorts of talk.

It wouldn’t be too late to announce it slowly after testing various things.

Thanks to my firm refusal, the topic of the second trait passed,

and the next subject moved on to guild life.

“For me too, this is my first time officially joining a guild, though I’ve been temporary before, so I feel bewildered.”

Cha Ye-rin looked somehow happy,

“Representative, then I can join here right when I become an adult, right?”

Ujeongmin persistently questioned.

“I looked at the conditions, and even with all this care, I wonder if the guild has anything left…”

Even Baek Ha-rim felt sorry while talking about the generous contract terms.

One way or another, everyone seemed satisfied with their contracts.

Of course they were.

I had generously provided all sorts of benefits so they wouldn’t feel shortchanged.

It was incomparable to Management Bureau salaries.

“Now, now. There’s no need to feel sorry or burdened.”

I said with a refreshing smile that held not a trace of falsehood.

“I made this guild for my own convenience!”

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