I Got an Ex-Class Omnipotent System - Chapter 118

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Chapter 118
118: C-rank Zone (2)
While the Dohyun Party scattered throughout the Safe Zone gathering intelligence, Choe Phil, who was similarly divided and conducting surveillance under the guise of casual observation, wore an expression of clear displeasure.
His face betrayed an utter inability to comprehend why he had to engage in such menial tasks.
Steeped in arrogance and conceit, he dismissed the Dohyun Party as insignificant.
Had it not been for the order from Association President Han Muyeol, he would never have undertaken such work.
In the first place, if they suffered at the hands of the Villains, they could simply lay low for a while and restrict C-rank access for a few months—yet deploying personnel to resolve this was incomprehensible to him.
‘Irritating.’
Though Choe Phil hadn’t pierced through the true identity of the one calling himself Suhyun, he had roughly concluded that the Dohyun Party was one of the agent groups Han Muyeol was cultivating.
Whether that was actually true or not didn’t concern Choe Phil, but such rumors were circulating, weren’t they? After all, a formidable three-person party had appeared even in the E-rank and D-rank zones, so perhaps these people occupied a similar position.
Secret operatives raised under the Association’s orders.
Thinking nothing beyond that, Choe Phil kept watch over Dohyun as he moved through the outer regions of the Safe Zone, observing his incomprehensible behavior.
It seemed he was dispersing mana to conduct detection, but he was barely perceptible—clearly employing the subtlety of concealment.
Had Choe Phil not already spotted Dohyun beforehand, the concealment’s finesse was such that virtually no one else would have sensed this mana.
‘For someone entering C-rank for the first time, he’s remarkably refined.’
Such details only added to Choe Phil’s conviction that Dohyun was an operative, yet he didn’t dwell on it and simply observed them quietly.
When telepathic magic reached the party members following the other two, and he heard their reports, he saw them gathering information about the Villains from other Heterogeneous Beings—leaving him with no choice but greater certainty.
The methods were precisely those government operatives would employ.
In any case, hoping no further troublesome matters would arise, Choe Phil continued to pursue Dohyun.
Unlike Hanalin and Jiyuchan, who were conducting inquiries, Dohyun was performing detection and seeking traces of something—which Choe Phil found irritating as he repeatedly observed him.
‘He seems skilled at detection and tracking… but whether he has actual combat ability is another matter.’
With such thoughts, Choe Phil inwardly complained about being dragged into this bothersome affair.
No matter how he looked at it, the Dohyun Party seemed to have virtually no chance of capturing the Villain Party, so he was seriously contemplating how to extract them during combat.
* * *
Four Heterogeneous Beings, sensed from far away, each took their positions and encircled the Safe Zone from all four cardinal directions.
And as Dohyun observed their status windows, he exhaled a sigh so exasperated it was almost absurd.
“Good grief.”
Then he opened the status windows of three of them.
『Baridus』
『Trait: Puppeteer [B]』
『Skills』
▶「Marionette [B]」
▶「Mana Manipulation [C]」
▶「Manipulation [C]」
▶「Control [C]」
▶「Nerve Link [C]」
…(See More)
『Stats』
▶「Strength: 53」
▶「Agility: 72」
▶「Stamina: 49」
▶「Mana: 68」
※Wooden Puppet Humanoid race.
※Hunters killed: 121
※Can only acquire a single skill.
『Sequeran』
『Trait: Iron Knight Commander [B]』
『Skills』
▶「Iron Armor [B]」
▶Swordsmanship—「Thorn Barrage [B]」
▶「Swordsmanship [B]」
▶「Mana Control [C]」
▶「Ambush [C]」
…(More)
『Stats』
▶「Strength: 73」
▶「Agility: 68」
▶「Stamina: 65」
▶「Mana: 58」
※Tree Humanoid race.
※Hunters killed: 176
※Can only acquire a single skill.
『Krol Rak』
『Trait: Dark Flame Sorcerer [B]』
『Skills』
▶「Dark Flame [B]」
▶Dark Magic—「Dark Hymn [B]」
▶「Advanced Dark Magic [C]」
▶「Life Drain [C]」
▶「Shadow Wall [C]」
▶「Intermediate Dark Magic [D]」
…(More)
『Stats』
▶「Strength: 38」
▶「Agility: 61」
▶「Stamina: 54」
▶「Mana: 72」
※Raven Humanoid.
※Hunters killed: 158
※Can only acquire a single skill.
Baridus, a Puppet Humanoid resembling a wooden doll; Sequeran, a Dryad-type being that could easily be mistaken for a tree man; and Krol Rak, a Raven Humanoid. Each of these three possessed enough individual power to annihilate Lov Korea entirely, and I couldn’t help but break into a cold sweat.
Their primary stats exceeded 70—clearly placing them in the upper-middle tier even among C-rank Hunters. Since my party’s primary stats hovered around the mid-60s, where each point of difference created a significant gap, I had no choice but to feel the tension mounting.
What made it worse was that they weren’t just barely crossing 70; they were pushing into the low 70s, which left me feeling utterly bewildered.
Yet even they weren’t the strongest, and I recalled the status window of that party leader I’d seen last.
『Rachel Lagariell』
『Trait: Queen of Deadly Venom [S]』
『Skills』
▶「Deadly Venom [S]」
▶Magic—「Venom Explosion [A]」
▶「Dagger Mastery [A]」
▶「Poison Mist [A]」
▶「Concealment [B]」
▶「Pathfinding [B]」
▶「Ambush [B]」
▶「Mana Control [B]」
…(More)
『Stats』
▶「Strength: 65」
▶「Agility: 73」
▶「Endurance: 68」
▶「Mana: 75」
※Black Mamba Humanoid.
※Hunters Killed: 205
※Can only acquire a single skill.
[Analysis successful through the effects of the skill 「Sword King’s Intuition [A]」 and 「Heir of the Dragon Emperor [S]」.]
[Acquired 2000 AP.]
‘She’s genuinely formidable.’
I swallowed hard, watching the monstrous serpent humanoid woman who had granted me 2000 AP through Analysis alone.
The only saving grace was that they hadn’t yet detected my surveillance, and unlike me with my comprehensive information, they likely lacked such detailed intelligence about me.
Yet despite possessing this advantage, I couldn’t feel confident in my position.
Moreover, they held numerical superiority as well.
In contrast, my party numbered merely three.
‘Exhale.’
I took a moment to collect my thoughts calmly.
First, I needed to divide and conquer—lure them separately and eliminate them one by one. Hanalin and Jiyuchan would each handle one opponent, while I would face the stronger enemies, much like in that previous dungeon with the amnesiac subordinate. The strategy aligned up to that point, but the problem was that I would need to handle one additional opponent.
A desperate situation where I’d have to simultaneously face the Villain Party’s strongest member and one other, then wait for Hanalin and Jiyuchan to finish. If there were any alternative strategy, I would have preferred it.
‘Is there a better strategy than this right now?’
To my question, Analysis responded helpfully.
[Based on all available clues gathered thus far, no superior strategy exists.]
It offered nothing but despair.
I never considered asking Choe Phil’s Party for help. Beyond that, I briefly thought about hiring other mercenaries, but even that seemed difficult.
Surely the Hunters from the annihilated Earth weren’t ignorant of this? There’s no way.
Heterogeneous Beings fundamentally viewed humans as inferior species, so if I offered points for mercenary work, there was a high probability they’d take the points and disappear.
I saw the situation as truly isolated, and based on Analysis’s assessment, there was no operation other than this one.
Dohyun thought for a moment, then muttered to myself.
‘Could I hold my ground if I fought that Party Leader Rachel Lagariell and one additional member?’
[Based on the clues, I will conduct an 『Analysis』 of the anticipated battle.]
[Information about the opponent is insufficient.]
[Based on the insufficient information, the 『Analysis』 concludes that I could endure for less than 10 minutes.]
As the helpful Analysis informed me, I shook my head and sighed.
With insufficient information, perhaps I could last longer, but the probability of lasting shorter was higher. For now, I headed to the Korean Hunter Association Dormitory, hoping the other two had brought usable information.
Hoping there would be meaningful information.
* * *
The Korean Hunter Association Dormitory was desolate to an almost unbelievable degree.
There were barely any Hunters present. When I entered, Choe Phil, who had been monitoring me, came in as well, preventing the building from being completely empty, but if Choe Phil hadn’t been there, I would have been alone in the building.
Looking at the barren interior, I found an unoccupied room that looked decent, unpacked the Party’s belongings, created a magical door lock on the dormitory room, and moved to the common area.
Similarly, Choe Phil had gone into a dormitory room, and no one was around. Not long after, I could see Hanalin, Jiyuchan, and the remaining members of Choe Phil’s Party entering.
Quite a few came in, but it wasn’t noisy.
Hanalin had no reason to speak, Jiyuchan wasn’t particularly talkative to begin with, and Choe Phil’s Party members were roughly ignoring them, so it was perhaps inevitable.
As if Choe Phil’s Party had discussed it beforehand, they entered the dormitory room Choe Phil had gone into, while Hanalin and Jiyuchan, not particularly concerned with them, came to the common area table where I was sitting and sat down.
When I examined the expressions of Hanalin and Jiyuchan, they didn’t look particularly bright, so I looked at them with anxious eyes.
I wondered if they had failed to obtain any information at all, when Hanalin opened her mouth.
“They were a famous Villain Party even back when they were D-rank, before reaching C-rank.”
“Oh?”
I nodded at her words. Indeed, without that, the number of Hunters they’d killed wouldn’t have made sense, so I listened intently to what she said.
Then.
“The Villain Party belongs to the Galomier Dimension, and the representative races of that dimension include Raven Humanoids and Wooden Puppet Humanoids—races associated with dark magic and related dimensions. And….”
As Hanalin paused, Jiyuchan and I looked at her intently, and she continued speaking to us.
“One of the representative races of the Galomier Dimension is the Scrow race—Heterogeneous Beings that resemble Scarecrows.”
“….”
“A Scarecrow….”
Jiyuchan didn’t seem particularly surprised, as if he already knew, while I naturally recalled the Scarecrow Heterogeneous Being villain, having had no idea before.
The monster-like villain Galarkro Headricks, who had first brought despair to the Dohyun Party.
Did that mean…?
Looking at Hanalin with a questioning expression, she saw me and spoke.
“Yes, that Scarecrow villain was also a member of that Party.”
“…Which means.”
“And there’s also information that before they advanced to C-rank, they took interest in a Human Party that defeated a D-rank Zone Boss.”
With Jiyuchan’s addition, I could be certain.
What Galarkro’s Party was targeting was none other than.
“They’re targeting us.”
The Dohyun Party, that is.
This bitter enmity had proven so tenacious that its reach extended even into the C-rank Zone.

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