I Got an Ex-Class Omnipotent System - Chapter 129

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Chapter 129
129: I’ve Got It!!!
At Dohyun’s exclamation, Hanalin and Jiyuchan stared at him with expressions of utter bewilderment.
“What, what is it!?”
“What on earth are you going on about!?”
As Hanalin and Jiyuchan spoke, Dohyun double-checked what he’d seen, and seeing that the Analysis remained unchanged, he grinned widely with satisfaction and held up a book and a compass.
[You have obtained a reward.]
[You have obtained 『Seafloor Treasure Map』.]
[You have obtained the item—『Compass of the Strong』.]
While textbooks occasionally appeared as rewards, an actual Treasure Map dropping so openly was beyond Dohyun’s expectations. He couldn’t help but break into a wide grin. How could anyone not feel their heart race at the prospect of a Treasure Map? Especially in a Deep-sea Region like this.
Treasures discovered while exploring the seafloor—now that was the kind of romance that made life worth living.
With that thought, Dohyun examined the Compass of the Strong more closely.
Then.
『Compass of the Strong』
▶「A compass that points toward powerful lifeforms within the Black Gate.」
▶「Currently locked onto the Zone Boss, Kraken.」
‘This is incredible too.’
After defeating the D-rank Zone Boss Deathworm and obtaining the key to a Dungeon somewhere in the C-rank areas, having an item that could help me hunt down the C-rank Zone Boss was invaluable. Moreover, since this wasn’t limited to use in the Deep-sea Region but could be used for a lifetime, it was truly a jackpot find.
I could either avoid dangerous individuals or monsters, or deliberately seek them out—the utility was extraordinary.
As Dohyun continued to keep everything to himself without explaining, Hanalin and Jiyuchan narrowed their eyes and glared at him. Noticing this belatedly, Dohyun chuckled and asked.
“What should I explain first?”
The implication in Dohyun’s words—that every reward was extraordinary—made Hanalin’s expression light up with anticipation.
“The compass first!”
“I think that one looks good too.”
“Hehe, well, this is the Compass of the Strong—it points toward the strongest being within the Black Gate we’ve entered.”
“Oh!?”
“The Compass of the Strong!?”
Though Jiyuchan pretended indifference, he was clearly anticipating the explanation. As Dohyun held up the compass and explained, both Hanalin and Jiyuchan stared at it with trembling eyes. A compass that pointed to the strong—just hearing that made its utility obvious, and both were impressed.
Then Dohyun continued, as if he weren’t finished, explaining further like some kind of showhost.
“Right now it’s pointing to the C-rank Zone Boss—Kraken.”
“It even tells you the location of the Zone Boss!?”
“…That’s absurd.”
At Dohyun’s words, both Hanalin and Jiyuchan were startled, and Dohyun nodded with a satisfied expression. Then Hanalin, as if something had just occurred to her, looked at Dohyun and asked back.
“Wait, did you say Kraken!?”
“Yeah, why?”
“???”
“You know what kind of creature Kraken is, right?”
“Hmm.”
“Isn’t it originally a squid that underwent a species transformation into an octopus?”
At Hanalin’s question, Jiyuchan stood blankly, and Dohyun answered based on his knowledge. In ancient times, most sources referred to it as a squid, but in modern times, most creative works depicted it as an octopus. Hearing Dohyun’s explanation, Hanalin shook her head.
The Kraken I’m talking about now isn’t the kind you see in web novels or comics.
Since the question was about a Zone Boss inside the Black Gate, Dohyun shook his head belatedly. He simply didn’t know much about it.
As Dohyun shook his head, Hanalin looked at both him and Jiyuchan, who naturally wouldn’t know either, and nodded as if she’d expected as much.
After defeating the Deathworm last time, Hanalin had searched for information about the bosses of other zones just in case, and one of them was the Kraken.
“Well then, since you don’t know, let me tell you. I know that the Kraken is a Zone Boss here, and since it’s such a famous monster, I’ll skip over its appearance and strength. Instead, let me tell you what that creature has done within this Black Gate.”
“Got it.”
“Good.”
“First, the Kraken is considered fundamentally stronger than the Deathworm as a Zone Boss. The reason is that unlike the Deathworm, which appears once every five years, the Kraken is a Zone Boss that emerges on a ten-year cycle, so it ranks higher than the Deathworm. But the current Kraken is different from those typical Krakens.”
What could be different about it? As Dohyun and Jiyuchan listened intently to Hanalin’s words, she continued her explanation.
“About fifteen years ago, a Kraken was born, and naturally, everyone expected it would attack the Safe Zone. At that time, C-rank Hunters formed an Attack Party just like the Deathworm Attack Party we experienced. Since we didn’t know where it would appear, they used as many Anchors of Return as possible to be ready for it no matter where it emerged.”
“I see.”
“It’s certainly more convenient having Anchors of Return compared to when we were D-rank.”
“Yes, the preparations were thorough. Especially since the Kraken was known to be stronger than the Deathworm, most of the Superior Races cooperated at that time too.”
After hearing up to that point, Dohyun and Jiyuchan looked at Hanalin with eager anticipation, wondering what had actually happened. But instead of the story they expected, something rather strange came out.
“But despite all that waiting, the Kraken never appeared.”
“What?”
“Huh? Then it was never born?”
At Hanalin’s words, Jiyuchan let out a sigh as if something was odd, and Dohyun, also finding it strange, asked her back.
Hanalin answered, looking at Dohyun.
“Everyone thought the same thing. They figured it wasn’t time for it to be born yet, so they decided to keep the Attack Party ready and act when the Kraken appeared. They continued their vigilance and preparations, but even though it was the time when the Kraken should have been born, one month passed, then two months, then half a year—and the Kraken still didn’t appear. Eventually, the Attack Party was disbanded and they concluded the Kraken had never been born. Not long after the Attack Party was dissolved, the Kraken appeared. It swallowed an entire Safe Zone whole.”
“…It was born late?”
“Hmm.”
Both Dohyun and Jiyuchan listened intently to Hanalin’s words, and she nodded at them.
Hanalin told them what happened after that as well.
“After one Safe Zone was destroyed that way, an Attack Party was formed again. Thinking it was the Kraken that had appeared late, they reassembled the Attack Party and prepared to deal with it. Everything unfolded exactly as before. For half a year, the Kraken didn’t appear again, and eventually, all the C-rank Hunters realized something.”
“…It’s an intelligent creature.”
“…A Zone Boss using its head.”
“Yes. Since this was a phenomenon that had never occurred before, from that point on, C-rank Hunters continuously summoned Hunters before their promotion to form an Attack Party. But even after one year passed, then two years, it didn’t appear. They wondered if it had died naturally, yet they never let their guard down and maintained the Attack Party at all times. Then, exactly ten years after its birth, another Kraken was born.”
If another Kraken had been born, Dohyun and Jiyuchan were listening with great interest, wondering if the original Kraken had indeed died naturally. But when they heard what Hanalin said next, their jaws dropped.
“Just when everyone thought the original Kraken had died naturally and was trying to defeat the Kraken attacking the Safe Zone, the original Kraken that had been hiding all this time appeared and attacked its own kind. It devoured the newly born Kraken and became even stronger. The enhanced creature didn’t even bother attacking the Safe Zone right in front of it—it simply vanished gracefully. That was five years ago.”
“….” “….”
After hearing the story up to that point, Dohyun and Jiyuchan could only swallow hard. The story of a Zone Boss that grew stronger by destroying Safe Zones instead becoming even more powerful by devouring its own kind without attacking Safe Zones was beyond grotesque—it was downright chilling.
Hanalin, who had researched that information, nodded in agreement.
I was certain now that this Zone Boss was no ordinary creature.
As Dohyun thought this, Hanalin added something.
“That’s why they gave it the name Davy Jones.”
“It certainly fits.”
“Indeed.”
Dohyun and Jiyuchan responded to Hanalin’s words. Then Dohyun spoke.
“Well then, I suppose we should give up on defeating that creature.”
I had suggested hunting the Kraken as well, given that we were already dealing with the Deathworm, but I wasn’t mad enough to charge in after hearing such an explanation.
While I displayed a certain combat-loving nature, I wasn’t insane enough to act recklessly. When I said as much, Hanalin and Jiyuchan seemed to relax somewhat, finally able to catch their breath.
In any case, after hearing the explanation, we decided to ignore the Kraken named Davy Jones and instead focused on the other rewards. The three of us exchanged glances.
Then.
“We should head out right away, shouldn’t we?”
“I wonder what treasures are waiting for us?”
“I hope there are plenty of manuals.”
All three of us grinned, our eyes gleaming gold. Once I, the only one who could read maps, unfolded the treasure map first, it expanded from its folded state like a book into quite a large map. However, since it was merely a map and not an item with magical properties, our current location and terrain weren’t visible on it.
Hanalin and Jiyuchan’s expressions twisted in disappointment since they didn’t know the current location or terrain well. This would be useless, they thought. But as they despaired, only I brightened at the sight of it.
Of course, Analysis thoroughly analyzed everything through my eyes as I studied the map.
Where Pureair, our current location, was positioned, and where the treasure map was pointing to.
As I saw this through Analysis, I quickly pulled out a notebook and began taking notes as if deciphering the map.
Simultaneously, using Analysis’s ability to cross-reference our current position, I drew the map in my notebook in a way that Hanalin and Jiyuchan could easily understand. Their eyes widened in surprise.
Once I had perfectly grasped the map’s location, Hanalin and Jiyuchan looked at me as if asking how I could do such a thing.
“How are you reading the map so well?”
“…Were you a warrant officer?”
“Don’t talk nonsense.”
I cut off Jiyuchan’s comment sharply. After completing the map and checking how far the destination was, I realized the distance was greater than expected, leaving me feeling somewhat disappointed.
It couldn’t be helped. Pureair was located far from the central region, and the treasure map was pointing toward the center of the map. Based on the terrain features I observed and calculated, the approximate distance was measured.
“Hmm, it looks like we’ll need at least a month to get there?”
Considering how fast the Dohyun Party was, this was an enormous distance. Thinking this way, I probed the two of them cautiously, but they answered without hesitation.
“It is far, isn’t it?”
“Hmm, but it doesn’t seem impossible to reach.”
At their response that while it was quite far, it was still manageable, I grinned.
‘I really did pick good party members.’

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