I Got an Ex-Class Omnipotent System - Chapter 126

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Chapter 126
126: Hidden Dungeon? (1)
Choe Phil’s Party, who had unexpectedly become C-rank Guides due to the Villains’ appearance, had every reason to be dissatisfied. As a C-rank Party focused solely on promotion, they shouldn’t have needed to take on such duties, but at the Association President’s request, they had no choice but to accept the role of Guide.
They couldn’t understand why they had to re-enter the Black Gate so soon after leaving, but since they were told they would be handling the Villain extermination that should have been their responsibility anyway, they reluctantly accepted and volunteered as Guides.
In doing so, they took a closer look at Dohyun’s Party and gave them quite a high evaluation.
Dohyun’s detection ability was certainly impressive enough to make even Choe Phil pause, and his mastery of concealment had reached a considerably mature level—it was worth being surprised about.
Until that moment, Choe Phil honestly hadn’t thought Dohyun’s Party could defeat the Villains.
He had imagined helping them escape and then returning to the Safe Zone, but Choe Phil found his jaw hanging open as he watched Dohyun’s Party from a distance, already checking their rewards.
“This is insane….”
Choe Phil muttered this while watching Dohyun’s Party annihilate the Villain Party. When the other party members who had been monitoring Hanalin and Jiyuchan gathered, they showed similar reactions to Choe Phil.
They had thought Hanalin and Jiyuchan were decent for their first entry into C-rank, but watching them achieve victory against Villains that they themselves couldn’t guarantee defeating made each of them swallow hard.
Choe Phil was no exception.
The combined assault of Rahel and Krol was vicious enough that Choe Phil had wondered how they could possibly escape it, but they had actually won against both of them.
Choe Phil blinked his eyes in astonishment as he watched Dohyun from a distance.
These were people he had dismissed just moments ago, but now the thought arose that they were stronger than himself and his party—the Association’s strongest C-rank Hunters.
Of course, if they actually fought, Choe Phil’s Party would win.
However.
‘Could we win without injuries?’
Choe Phil shook his head at that thought. That would probably be impossible. Even facing just Dohyun, he felt that would be the case. With that judgment, Choe Phil spoke to his remaining party members.
“Let’s go.”
“…But we’re supposed to be Guides?”
When one of his party members said this, Choe Phil looked at them with a cold gaze and asked.
“Those guys are already monsters. They don’t need a Guide. Besides, they already know we’ve been watching them.”
“…?!”
“!!!”
At those words, the other party members flinched and looked at Dohyun, and at that very moment, their eyes met. Seeing that Dohyun had clearly noticed their presence, the other party members had no choice but to follow Choe Phil’s lead.
Dohyun’s Party was already so perfect that they didn’t need anyone—they were already true C-rank Hunters. With that judgment, Choe Phil’s Party turned back toward Safe Zone Pureair.
As Choe Phil turned to leave, he found himself looking down at his own hands without realizing it.
He wondered if he himself could have done the same upon first entering a C-rank Zone, but he immediately shook his head.
‘….’
It was a foolish thought.
He was not a monster.
With that, Choe Phil smiled bitterly and headed to the Dormitory.
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Once Dohyun looked away from watching Choe Phil’s Party head toward Pureair in the distance, Hanalin and Jiyuchan, who had likewise noticed them, spoke.
“They’re finally leaving.”
“I was wondering when they’d stop watching.”
Dohyun hadn’t shown that he was watching Choe Phil’s Party, but Hanalin and Jiyuchan had been paying attention as well. They were Hunters from the same planet, the same country—South Korea—but the impression Choe Phil had given from the start was low enough in quality that it warranted caution.
In any case, they needed to check their rewards, and they couldn’t do so comfortably while being watched from a distance. Besides, who knew? They were Hunters from the same organization, but there was no law saying they couldn’t become Villains themselves, so Hanalin and Jiyuchan’s wariness was justified.
“Anyway, they’re gone. Let’s check everything quickly.”
With that, the Choe Phil Party also disappeared. Dohyun pulled out his pockets to check the rewards, examining their contents, but honestly, there was barely anything worth using.
The only harvest worth mentioning was two grimoires, and Dohyun swallowed hard with an ambiguous expression.
[Dark Magic – “Song of Darkness [B]”]
[Sorcery – “Poison Burst [A]”]
“Hmm.”
They were grimoires that could only be described as ambiguous.
The Poison Burst sorcery seemed usable enough, but the Song of Darkness? Krol used similar things—shadows and darkness—but honestly, it was less practical than Hellflame, so it was hard to call it anything but ambiguous.
Still, Dohyun thought it better to learn both than to skip them entirely, so he acquired them both.
[Will you acquire Dark Magic – “Song of Darkness [B]”?]
[
『1000AP』
▶『500AP』 Will you acquire Dark Magic – “Song of Darkness [B]”?]
[Dark Magic – “Song of Darkness [B]” has been acquired.]
[This ability exceeds your current stats.]
[You cannot use it at full power.]
[Will you acquire Sorcery – “Poison Burst [A]”?]
[
『3000AP』
▶『1500AP』 Will you acquire Sorcery – “Poison Burst [A]”?]
[Sorcery – “Poison Burst [A]” has been acquired.]
[This ability exceeds your current stats.]
[You cannot use it at full power.]
As Dohyun absorbed both abilities, Hanalin and Jiyuchan looked at him with curious expressions.
Their eager gazes made Dohyun hesitate slightly before explaining.
“One is dark magic—a power that manipulates darkness, I suppose. Most sacrifices require life force or mana as payment, so you can think of it as dark magic. The other is sorcery—a simple but powerful technique that detonates poison.”
After hearing the full explanation, Jiyuchan’s expression grew quite disappointed, while Hanalin’s became ambiguous. The concept of manipulating darkness was somewhat intriguing, but the mention of dark magic gave her a subtle look, and her interest quickly faded as her anticipation vanished.
Dohyun chuckled at the two of them.
The rewards were somewhat disappointing, but Dohyun wasn’t truly let down.
‘I gained quite a lot.’
After all, I obtained the Poison Immunity Talisman and both grimoires this time. As Dohyun, I had no choice but to be satisfied.
Moreover, there was considerable learning to be gained from the battle itself. I recalled that my weapon handling and combat techniques had improved significantly.
Then, while reviewing the battle, I suddenly remembered something I’d forgotten and showed signs of regret.
‘Oh no. Now that I think about it, I never used the magic disruption I learned from Choe Phil.’
It was quite unfortunate that I hadn’t used the magic disruption I’d acquired from Choe Phil before the battle.
Well, I’d gained so much that I hadn’t fully utilized Mana Sense or Iron Skin either. Thinking about these things, I also recognized my own shortcomings.
‘When I have too many skills, there are times I can’t utilize them properly.’
This was something I needed to reflect on carefully. Since I’d overlooked more than expected, I set a modest goal for this C-rank Zone: avoid learning new skills if possible and focus on solidifying my foundation instead. Increasing the number of abilities didn’t necessarily make me stronger, after all.
As Dohyun reflected and reviewed internally, Hanalin and Jiyuchan were doing the same.
Hanalin had made no major or minor mistakes, and despite winning while overwhelming her opponent, she reviewed the battle and recognized her shortcomings once again.
Everything else was fine, but there was one area where she fell short.
‘The magic conversion was slower than I expected.’
In the beginning, wasn’t that why the magic manifested only after I was swallowed by the shark? If I’d been even slightly slower, the shark would have digested my mana and my magic would have collapsed.
Keeping that in mind, I made a mental note never to forget to switch to magic quickly.
While Hanalin was reviewing the battle this way, Jiyuchan was having similar thoughts. Though somewhat different from Hanalin’s, Jiyuchan had made more mistakes than expected.
Sequeran was certainly stronger than Baridus, Hanalin’s opponent, but mistakes were still mistakes. If Jiyuchan had been more careful, he might not have suffered injuries at all. Since Jiyuchan understood this, he couldn’t help but reflect on it.
‘My detection was far too slow.’
Perhaps because the habit of detecting during combat hadn’t fully taken root, I failed to spot Sequeran’s legs burrowing up from underground until it was too late. If I’d been more skilled at detection, I could have blocked even that.
He reflected, resolving that next time he faced such an opponent, he would never let his guard down.
As Jiyuchan continued to review and reflect on the battle, Dohyun found himself lost in thought watching Hanalin and Jiyuchan.
They had certainly fought a grueling battle, and he was thinking about returning to the Dormitory to rest, but he hadn’t decided what to do after resting tomorrow. In fact, until entering this place, he’d only thought about catching Villains, without planning anything beyond that.
‘Hmm.’
It was said you could clear the C-rank Zone in five days, but since they’d all entered without making any promises this time, they could stay longer and had plenty of time. As Dohyun pondered various things, he suddenly recalled the words Rahel had left behind as she died.
She’d mentioned there was a Hidden Dungeon. Now that he thought about it, wasn’t Rahel’s Party similar to Dohyun’s—a party that had only recently risen to the C-rank? Yet they’d already discovered a Hidden Dungeon?
At the same time, Dohyun looked up toward the cliff where Rahel had been.
Would those who’d been committing massacres in the C-rank Zone, having only recently arrived, really have had time to explore a dungeon? No, that couldn’t be.
That meant they’d discovered a dungeon in this nearby area. As Dohyun thought that far, a mysterious smile crossed his face as he surveyed the surroundings and murmured.
‘It must be somewhere around there.’
Near the cliff where Rahel had been, perhaps somewhere in that vicinity, a dungeon lay hidden. Since he had nothing else to do anyway, he suddenly had plans starting tomorrow. Dohyun smiled with satisfaction.
Having decided to return to the Dormitory to rest first and then explore the dungeon tomorrow, Dohyun spoke to Hanalin and Jiyuchan, who had finished their review.
“Let’s head back now.”
At Dohyun’s words, Hanalin and Jiyuchan nodded and headed toward the Safe Zone Pureair, not far away. Among them, only Dohyun was returning with a satisfied expression, his interest kindled by tomorrow’s dungeon exploration.

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