I Got an Ex-Class Omnipotent System - Chapter 189

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Chapter 189
189: Item Skills Can Be Copied Too?
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Balahas’s Blood-Bound Spear.
Without Dohyun’s Analysis, it would be nearly impossible to even discover its name through ordinary means, yet knowing its value, even Lee Jaeho found it extraordinarily difficult to obtain.
It was an item that even Lee Jaeho had acquired at the Auction House for an astronomical sum. Combined, Hanalin’s Black Fissure Mana Ring and Jiyuchan’s断空 Leather Gloves were worth less than Balahas’s Blood-Bound Spear.
Initially, even Lee Jaeho had questioned whether such an investment in Dohyun was necessary. After all, Dohyun’s current affiliation with Ilseong was merely a facade—an excessive investment.
But this was a conclusion born of short-sighted thinking.
‘In less than three months, he effortlessly crushed the Janwol Party, a high-tier C-rank Hunter group. This is an opportunity to establish connections with such a monstrous party.’
At this point, whether he belonged to a guild or not was irrelevant. This was an opportunity to secure ties with the future strongest before anyone else.
For this reason, Lee Jaeho had delved not only into conventional auctions but also into dark channels, painstakingly searching for worthy items until he finally obtained Balahas’s Blood-Bound Spear.
Of course, the items belonging to Hanalin and Jiyuchan were not without value. Both of theirs were extraordinary items worth hundreds of billions of won each. But Balahas’s Blood-Bound Spear was simply too expensive.
‘It cost 150 billion won.’
Beyond the cost, the acquisition process itself had been far from smooth. Since it came from dark channels, without the assistance of Han Muyeol, the Korean Hunter Association President, it would have been impossible to obtain in less than a day.
The Black Market had demanded more than double the price, but by leveraging its status as stolen goods, Lee Jaeho had managed to negotiate it down to the hundred-billion range. Under normal circumstances, it would have fetched around 300 billion won—a fact Lee Jaeho did not dispute.
‘The effect itself is trustworthy.’
Though purchased from the Black Market through dark channels, Lee Jaeho could be certain. After all, this spear had once belonged to Victor Cross, the Butcher of New York, who had terrorized the city.
A villain who stood out even among multiple A-rank Hunters with just a single spear—Victor Cross.
Since it was his iconic weapon, Lee Jaeho harbored no doubts about it. While expert appraisals were impossible, Victor Cross’s prominence among A-rank Hunters had only emerged after acquiring this spear, leaving no room for skepticism.
Thus, Lee Jaeho believed it would be quite effective for Dohyun, and watching even Dohyun—who demonstrated appraisal abilities surpassing experts—leap with joy, Lee Jaeho quietly clenched his fist beneath the table, hidden from the Dohyun Party’s view.
‘Perfect…!’
Seeing Hanalin and Jiyuchan’s shocked reactions beside Dohyun, Lee Jaeho felt assured. This changed everything.
The moment he thought he had secured the connection.
“Huh?”
Dohyun made a strange sound, and as a result.
“Huh?” “Eh?” “Gasp!?”
Hanalin, Jiyuchan, and even Lee Jaeho let out gasps of astonishment.
What on earth was happening?
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Both Hanalin and Jiyuchan were startled by Dohyun’s exaggerated reaction. In all their time together, they had never seen him respond like this. It was even more intense than when he first obtained the magic pouch. What kind of item could provoke such a reaction?
While the two alternated their gazes between Dohyun and the item, driven by curiosity, Dohyun reconfirmed the effects of Balahas’s Blood-Bound Spear.
‘The basic effect alone ignores some defense, but there’s a Burst skill attached too?’
Balahas’s Blood-Bound Spear—true to its ominous name, its effects were equally terrifying. A skill called Burst that could bypass external layers and drive damage directly into the interior. It was an A-rank skill, and seeing it embedded in an item left Dohyun utterly speechless.
Even if appraisals were difficult, those who had used it would have known its true value. Yet they had acquired this?
No matter how unfamiliar Dohyun was with market prices, this was not an item to be obtained for mere hundreds of billions. Even Hanalin’s and Jiyuchan’s items appeared to be worth at least hundreds of billions, yet this was genuinely off-spec. How had they even procured it?
‘Money must be rotting away…’
As a member of Ilseong’s royal family, Lee Jaeho naturally had money overflowing. Moreover, this was a golden opportunity to invest directly in Dohyun, so acquiring such an item made sense, but holding it himself, Dohyun’s perspective shifted.
Even the shameless Dohyun found himself wondering if he truly deserved to receive this.
Yet just as Dohyun was rejoicing over receiving such an incredible item, text appeared before him as if to temper his joy.
[Analyzing the “Burst [A]” embedded within “Balahas’s Blood-Bound Spear”.]
[This is an item you own.]
[You can acquire the skill 「Burst [A]」.]
[Do you wish to acquire it?]
‘This is insane!? Item skills can be duplicated too?!?’
So you truly are the king of gods, the great 『Analysis』?
I half-wondered if even this might work, so I decided to try analyzing Burst on a whim—and the text appeared. When Dohyun saw this and made a genuinely bewildered expression while staring at 「Balahas’s Blood-Sealed Spear」, Lee Jaeho, Hanalin, and even Jiyuchan all fell silent.
Since Dohyun wore such a serious expression and remained still, everyone else stayed quiet too, worried something might happen if they spoke. Then Dohyun, after spacing out for a moment, suddenly acquired 「Burst [A]」. When had Dohyun ever shown restraint with something like this?
The moment Dohyun acquired 「Burst [A]」, a warning window appeared a step too late—or rather, because Dohyun was so fast, the warning came belatedly.
※However, upon acquiring 「Burst [A]」, 「Balahas’s Blood-Sealed Spear」 will disappear.
Seeing that warning text, before another message could appear, Dohyun watched the 「Balahas’s Blood-Sealed Spear」 held in his hand begin to transform.
Fwoooosh——!
The 「Balahas’s Blood-Sealed Spear」, its 「Burst [A]」 extracted by Dohyun, vanished as if it were an empty box that had lost its purpose—like it was thinking, ‘My master has taken my power, so what use is there in continuing to exist?’ It dissolved as pathetically as wet cotton candy melting in a raccoon’s paws, and Dohyun let out a dumbfounded sound.
[「Burst [A]」 is being acquired through 『Analysis』.]
[「Burst [A]」 from 「Balahas’s Blood-Sealed Spear」 is being extracted and the item will disappear.]
“Huh?”
As the spear dissolved from Dohyun’s grasp, leaving not a trace behind, Hanalin, Jiyuchan, and even Lee Jaeho couldn’t help but blink in astonishment.
“What?” “Huh?” “Gasp!?”
No matter how wealthy a tycoon Lee Jaeho was, 150 billion won was 150 billion won. An astronomical sum had just vanished into thin air, and there was no way to stay silent about it. Even Dohyun, who’d been holding it, was left stammering.
It wasn’t skill theft but rather something closer to duplication through 『Analysis』, yet why did the item disappear as if extracted? Dohyun genuinely lamented the loss. The ability attached to the spear alone had been quite valuable, and now it had suddenly evaporated into nothing—it was impossible not to feel regret.
Still, even if only the skill was extracted from the spear, it was a considerably good skill. Surely this much could be considered acceptable?
‘Wait… Is this actually better?’
While the option of partial defense penetration had vanished, the skill effect of 「Burst [A]」 ignored outer layers and delivered internal damage—making it far more versatile than if it had remained bound to the spear alone.
Had it remained only as a spear option, it would have been usable solely with Cheongmyeong Jichang, but now it could be used with the Golden Sword, the Eternal Flame Extinguishing Technique, and even Janwol Pagong without restriction.
Given that Dohyun currently possessed so many skills he struggled to utilize them all, Burst was precisely the kind of skill he could deploy whenever needed.
No matter how he thought about it, the option of partial defense penetration with piercing damage was far too attractive, but looking at the bigger picture, his overall combat power had increased significantly—he didn’t consider it a loss.
However.
‘What do I do about this?’
Lee Jaeho had gone through considerable effort to obtain this item, and it had suddenly vanished. He felt momentarily troubled about how to handle it. The old shameless Dohyun might have immediately complained—’What is this? It broke!’—but.
‘Even for me, that would be too much…’
In truth, he’d never expected to obtain an item of this caliber. He was already deeply grateful for what had been acquired, and he couldn’t repay that kindness in such a manner.
Lee Jaeho wasn’t someone he’d wronged; rather, they maintained a good business relationship. Even Dohyun wouldn’t think to go that far.
Dohyun had thought this through and was about to say something to Lee Jaeho when Lee Jaeho spoke first.
“I apologize.”
“…Pardon?”
Seeing Lee Jaeho suddenly apologize, Dohyun was taken aback, but rather than Dohyun, it was Hanalin and Jiyuchan who spoke to Lee Jaeho with stern expressions.
“This is rather disconcerting.”
“Since the item suddenly disappeared, I trust you won’t deduct this from our item quota.”
Watching his two party members step forward and argue on his behalf more than he would have, Dohyun’s eyes weren’t filled with emotion, but rather.
‘Sorry, I’m the one who destroyed it.’
His gaze became one of bewilderment as he looked at them both. Yet they seemed unconcerned and looked toward Lee Jaeho, while Lee Jaeho, appearing deeply apologetic, repeatedly bowed his head in contrition.
Moreover.
“I obtained it through the Black Market, but it seems it wasn’t a legitimate item after all. I will take full responsibility for this matter and retrieve compensation. And naturally, if my count is deducted because of this incident, my honor would be tarnished, so you needn’t worry about that.”
Though initially flustered and quite troubled, seeing his gaze remain steady and his words flow with conviction, both Hanalin and Jiyuchan nodded in relief.
And Dohyun, who knew the entire truth.
‘Ah, this is so uncomfortable.’
Even Dohyun’s small and adorable conscience was pricked enough to make him swallow hard, but when Lee Jaeho said he’d retrieve compensation from the seller’s side, he felt a twinge of guilt—though only because it was a different situation than usual.
But then.
“The Black Market is such a filthy place that I did verify the item before bringing it, but I never imagined I’d fall victim to this myself. It’s my carelessness.”
“…No, it isn’t.”
“The Black Market—I’ve heard the rumors, but it’s truly a terrifying place. To pull something like this even on Ilseong.”
“So that’s what they meant by calling it an evolved version of Yongsan.”
Since Hanalin and Jiyuchan had both heard the Black Market’s notorious reputation, they chattered away like that, but why was it?
‘Why do I feel uncomfortable?’
Everyone seemed to be cursing the Black Market, which made him a bit uneasy, but somehow knowing it was the Black Market put his mind at ease. Since it was famous for backstabbing Hunters, Dohyun figured it was fine to take a bit from them and decided not to worry about it anymore.
Indeed, Dohyun’s small and adorable conscience recovered just as quickly.
Well, since Lee Jaeho said he’d take responsibility and retrieve compensation, Dohyun said nothing more.
As he continued listening to Lee Jaeho’s apologies, the man suddenly spoke up.
“Ah, and I’ve also obtained some rather valuable information.”
“Oh?”
Since one of the things Dohyun wanted was to gather information about the zone where the Dohyun Party was operating, and it seemed Lee Jaeho had found that too, Dohyun along with Hanalin and Jiyuchan showed interest as Lee Jaeho opened his mouth.
“There’s word that one of the Superior Races is making inquiries about hunting the zone boss of C Zone.”

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