I Got an Ex-Class Omnipotent System - Chapter 117

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Chapter 117
117: C-rank Zone (1)
“Sigh…”
It seemed like another refreshing morning, but even for someone like me, Dohyun, I couldn’t help but rise with a slight stiffness today. I stretched to shake off the fatigue, but the aftereffects of yesterday were undeniably significant.
After all, in my determination to master even a fraction more of the subtle nature transformation, I had trained with the Lov Korea Party and then continued drilling afterward, consuming an enormous amount of stamina to organize my enlightenment.
In conclusion, all three of us—myself included—could only grasp the tiniest fragment of nature transformation.
It was inevitably difficult because it was a subtlety far superior to the Golden Sword or conceptual magic.
It became exactly like the Analysis message that always appeared to me.
[This ability exceeds your current stats.]
[You cannot use it at its original power.]
“Ugh.”
I already knew my abilities were insufficient, but I felt it acutely when using nature transformation. Hanalin and Jiyuchan experienced it too, but I felt it even more intensely.
I could visualize exactly how it would manifest and how to use it in my mind, but hitting the ceiling of my stats and being unable to use it further—that frustration was indescribable, so I couldn’t help but exhale a sigh of discontent.
However, not knowing this sensation in actual combat was far too fatal, so even though I had to enter the C-rank Zone today, I had to push myself to master this feeling.
For example, it’s like someone who can jump 10 meters mistakenly thinking they can jump 20 meters and overextending, ruining a competition.
What if I had mistakenly believed I could do something I actually couldn’t in real combat? Attempting to use it would cause an overload, creating an opening, and tolerating that opening could lead to death itself, so it was unavoidable.
‘It’s regrettable, but there’s no helping it.’
Now I could clearly distinguish my limits on what I could do, so it wasn’t particularly dangerous, but that subtle frustration still lingered.
It was unavoidable to feel frustrated that I knew this much but couldn’t use it to that extent.
Hanalin and Jiyuchan were in similar situations.
In martial arts terms, it was like the spirit within the spirit-energy-body trinity had risen excessively. Meanwhile, the energy and body couldn’t keep pace with the spirit, causing stuttering, so there was a risk of falling into demonic possession or going mad from the feedback.
That’s why I could only complete all preparations after clearly distinguishing my limits.
The remaining fatigue also vanished completely after I showered.
Grateful for my superhuman body, I left my home.
‘Let’s go.’
Today was finally the day I would enter the C-rank Zone, so I headed to the Hunter Association with some tension.
As I arrived at the Hunter Association quickly with my beloved motorcycle, Hanalin and Jiyuchan soon arrived as well, and all three of us could gather in one place.
“Hey, everyone.”
“Hmm. We definitely pushed ourselves a bit yesterday—I’m feeling the fatigue.”
“…Yeah, that’s true.”
Seeing both of them clearly showing signs of exhaustion, I used Muscle Healing on them.
As the fatigued muscles recovered, both of them visibly became more comfortable.
Indeed, healing is all about Muscle Healing.
As the Dohyun Party made our preparations and headed to the waiting area, all three of us recalled the false identities we’d received yesterday.
The Dohyun Party, including myself, received new identities yesterday. I was renamed Lee Suhyun, Hanalin became Kim Alin, and Jiyuchan became Park Minchan.
We couldn’t afford to make mistakes like last time, so after familiarizing ourselves with the new false identities, my party waited at the Black Gate entrance designated seating when a guide party appeared.
“Lee Suhyun’s party?”
“Yes, that’s us.”
As those who appeared to be guides approached, casually rattling off my false identity, I habitually opened my status window.
『Choe Phil』
『Trait: Demon Slayer [A]』
『Skills』
▶「Swordsmanship [A]」
▶「Magic Nullification [B]」
▶「Mana Manipulation [C]」
▶「Oppressive Force [C]」
▶「Swift Strike [C]」
…(See more)
『Stats』
▶「Strength: 78」
▶「Agility: 82」
▶「Endurance: 79」
▶「Mana: 74」
※You may only acquire a single skill.
[Analysis succeeded through the effects of the skill 「Sword King’s Intuition [A]」 and 「Dragon Emperor’s Heir [S]」.]
[You acquire 1000 AP.]
‘Insane?’
Not only Choe Phil, but the four party members following behind him displayed comparable stats, though not quite reaching his level.
Of course, all three possessed C-rank traits, but Choe Phil was undoubtedly a wielder of tremendous power. His stats and traits alike were extraordinary.
Faced with the emergence of quite a formidable C-rank party, Dohyun naturally found himself thinking.
If yesterday’s opponent had been this party instead of Lov Korea, I probably wouldn’t have won—I might have barely managed to survive.
Yet as Dohyun observed them, another thought crossed his mind.
‘Wait. If people like this exist, couldn’t they have gone and dealt with them long ago?’
Couldn’t they have handled the Villain Party? No, they certainly could have. So why didn’t they send this party? Or rather, since other nations weren’t even considering retaliation against that villain, a sense of bewilderment rose within me.
Just as I was pondering this, Choe Phil opened his mouth with considerable hostility toward the Dohyun Party.
“We’ll help if your party falls into danger, but we won’t assist in hunting villains.”
[That is the truth.]
[Beyond promotion, they have no particular interest in dealing with villains.]
[Dealing with villains would likely be a waste of points—villains tend to squander them recklessly anyway—and they have no desire to waste their mental energy.]
“…Ah, I see.”
Now it made sense. Analysis naturally came to mind at those words, and I could easily understand. Probably the Hunters from other nations felt similarly?
That’s why when Dohyun volunteered, even though it was dangerous, Han Muyeol had shown quite a bit of enthusiasm. I could understand that now.
The Choe Phil Party was fixated solely on promotion, with no competitive spirit whatsoever—it must have been frustrating for Han Muyeol.
Dohyun couldn’t help but smile wryly and nod at those words. Han Muyeol must be having a hard time, I thought.
Watching Dohyun nod in understanding, Choe Phil responded without much reaction.
“Let’s enter right away.”
Choe Phil had been speaking casually from the start, but neither Dohyun, Hanalin, nor Jiyuchan paid it any mind.
Dealing with villains was far more beneficial than engaging with someone lacking such conviction.
With that thought, Dohyun decided to follow Choe Phil into the Black Gate, and immediately felt a suction force as if his soul were being pulled, experiencing the sensation of dimensional shift as he entered the Black Gate.
As Dohyun and the two parties entered the C-rank Zone, a spectacle entirely different from anything witnessed before greeted the Dohyun Party.
The water droplets floating as if they might pour down at any moment, and the colossal air bubble supporting the sky in a dome shape, made it clear that this was a Safe Zone.
“Wow.”
“It’s mystical.”
“…It’s beautiful.”
Like stepping into an aquarium, the sea stretched overhead, and the walls and distant sights all confirmed that this place was indeed the seafloor.
Massive marine creatures fluttering their fins like wings as they drifted about made them feel like beings soaring through the sky, and seeing this aquarium-like place—impossible with modern technology—I felt as though I’d stepped into a fairy tale.
Simultaneously, because the seafloor was dimly lit, magic that produced floating light was constantly operating throughout the Safe Zone, and even outside the sea, several creatures emitted bioluminescence as they moved about.
This was Safe Zone Pureair, located in the Deep-sea Region of the C-rank Zone.
The Dohyun Party seemed quite amazed as they looked around, but since showing no excitement was basic protocol, Choe Phil’s Party regarded them without surprise and spoke indifferently.
“We’ll keep watch over you and rescue you if things get critical. We’ll observe from a distance, so conduct yourselves accordingly.”
With those words, Choe Phil’s Party disappeared, but Dohyun, as well as Hanalin and Jiyuchan, could all sense their presence from quite a distance away.
Since they had already mastered nature transformation, that level of detection was easier than expected.
Though their attitude was more presumptuous and arrogant than anticipated, all three paid it no mind.
They were members of a different party anyway, and since there would be no deeper entanglement, the Dohyun Party didn’t concern themselves much and surveyed their surroundings.
“Ignore those guys. Do you feel anything?”
“Hmm. Besides that strange man’s party, I don’t sense anything yet.”
“I don’t feel any malice or killing intent yet.”
At Dohyun’s words, Hanalin and Jiyuchan responded accordingly, and Dohyun nodded as well. He hadn’t sensed anything either, after all.
However, he had a rough idea of what was happening. If the former F-rank Villain Tsuraku had watched newcomers from one corner of the village and selected prey, then this Villain was likely not such a pathetic creature, which is why Dohyun spoke.
“They’re probably waiting outside the Safe Zone.”
At Dohyun’s reasonable assessment, Hanalin and Jiyuchan nodded.
Since they couldn’t possibly monitor every corner of this massive Safe Zone even if they searched within it, they thought the Villain might instead be watching the exits where humans would emerge from the Safe Zone.
If that wasn’t the case, they would need to find another method, but they believed with very high probability that this was correct.
Hanalin and Jiyuchan, nodding at Dohyun’s opinion, discussed how they should search for them.
“Should we deliberately lure them out then?”
“Hmm. Do we fight right away?”
At Hanalin and Jiyuchan’s words, Dohyun shook his head and spoke.
“We need to gather information about them first. If they’re only targeting humans, wouldn’t the other races here know something about them?”
At Dohyun’s words, Hanalin and Jiyuchan nodded. No one objected to the opinion of gathering information first.
As South Koreans who knew the saying “know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles” better than anyone, they agreed with Dohyun’s words, and the Dohyun Party scattered throughout the Safe Zone to first gather information about these creatures.
However, unlike what he had told Hanalin and Jiyuchan, Dohyun had been spreading his consciousness widely using Detection and Analysis from the start.
Now that he had mastered nature transformation, Dohyun’s detection range had expanded to a full 500 meters, so as he circled the outer region of the Safe Zone, he sensed it before long.
‘Found them.’
Four Heterogeneous Beings outside the Safe Zone, watching it like vipers eyeing their prey.
And immediately, Dohyun opened their status windows and, with a rather hardened expression, curled the corners of his mouth upward in a grin.
‘They’re stronger than I thought?’

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