I Got an Ex-Class Omnipotent System - Chapter 220

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Chapter 220
220: Lawless Fleet, Dreadnought (1)
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“Grraaahhh!”
Boom——!
The fifth monster to fall from the sky shrieked as it plummeted to the ground—the same fate that had befallen the Spiral Shark that had first dropped a bounty certificate. Dohyun, Hanalin, and Jiyuchan watched the creature’s descent with eyes still gleaming with anticipation, and moments later, as the corpse crumbled to ash and scattered into the air, something materialized where the beast had fallen.
As the body vanished, something appeared at the spot where the monster had collapsed.
Fwish—
Gleam——!
The instant it appeared, it blazed with light, and all three of them—Dohyun, Hanalin, and Jiyuchan—snapped their eyes open in unison. The fifth monster, and the fifth item!
The item that materialized, bearing the weight of all three’s anticipation, was a massive longbow exceeding 1.2 meters in length.
After Hanalin had obtained the first item, every subsequent drop had been equipment none of them could equip, so they’d hoped this time would be different—but once again, it was gear no one could use.
Yet none of the three showed disappointment on their faces.
Rather, both Hanalin and Jiyuchan looked at Dohyun with anticipation, and when Dohyun’s eyes sparkled as he gazed upon the longbow, the Analysis skill revealed its description.
『Wind Demon’s Horn Bow』
▶「A longbow crafted from the horn of a wind spirit dwelling in the treacherous Spine Ridge Mountain Range.」
▶「When the bowstring is drawn, ambient air currents automatically compress around the arrowhead, dramatically increasing the arrow’s velocity and completely eliminating the sound barrier as it cuts through the air—a ‘vacuum flight’ effect that is constantly active.」
▶「When striking a target larger or heavier than the user, the compressed air expands within the target’s interior, delivering a lethal additional impact that transcends the original attack power.」
“Wow!”
Dohyun gasped the moment he saw it and immediately relayed the effects to the other two. It enhanced arrows further and granted an effect far more powerful than basic attacks.
Though it focused solely on strengthening fundamental abilities, the effect was so exceptional that once the explanation ended, both Hanalin and Jiyuchan broke into smiles. And they spoke.
“How much do you think we could sell this for at the Guild?”
Each item possessed an incredibly excellent effect. Honestly, by Dohyun’s judgment—or more precisely, by Analysis’s judgment—this was an item that would be more than sufficient not just in C-rank Zones but even in B-Rank Zones.
Of course, if they ventured into the upper echelons of B-Rank, such equipment might be beneath consideration, but what about Earth Hunters who only operated in the Outer Region?
Thinking of that, an unceasing grin spread across my face.
And what delighted Dohyun wasn’t limited to the item alone.
Though that comprised the bulk of it, there was more.
[No skills worthy of Usurp have been obtained.]
[The probability of items appearing from the Spiral Shark’s corpse increases.]
[Usurp acquires the Spiral Shark’s faint essence.]
[Vessel absorbs the faint essence.]
It was thanks to Usurp—which had been idle since its creation and the subsequent Fusion of skills—now working overtime. Moreover, thanks to that, the probability of items appearing had increased, and essences were being continuously acquired.
Both being SSS-rank skills, they truly possessed extraordinary utility.
In truth, no matter how fortunate Dohyun was, obtaining a bounty certificate and an item on the first hunt, then having five consecutive items appear afterward, would be impossible even in the Central Zone—yet Usurp had made it possible.
‘Damn, blessed Usurp!’
As I muttered this inwardly with joy, certain characters appeared before me.
[Usurp’s essence is too faint—impossible.]
What was this now? Dohyun felt momentarily stunned, but he filed away what Analysis told him—that it might become possible later—in his mind.
‘So gods do exist, it seems.’
As Dohyun thought this, characters appeared once more.
[The grade is too low to 『Analysis』.]
From the moment they spoke of 『Transcendence』 and 『grade』, I had dimly sensed it, but now I wondered if there might actually exist beings called gods. For now, as a C-rank Hunter, it was still a distant prospect, but there was no harm in knowing ahead of time.
Just as Dohyun was reveling in this realization, he sensed a presence approaching from afar and his brow furrowed.
Watching the aura clearly flying toward them, Dohyun spoke.
“Phew, looks like the fun’s over.”
“We can always come back next time.”
“That’s a shame.”
As Dohyun said this, Hanalin coaxed him like a child reluctant to leave an amusement park, and Jiyuchan, much like Dohyun, smacked his lips in regret.
As the trio turned to look at whatever was flying toward them, Baeryujin appeared, his eyes narrowing as he looked at Dohyun’s group, about to say something when Dohyun beat him to it.
“Ah! We just came out. But Master Baeryujin, how did you know to come so quickly?”
….
Baeryujin regarded Dohyun with considerable suspicion, but lacking concrete evidence despite his suspicions, he could only sigh and let it pass.
“Sigh, fine then. Call the other parties.”
“Yes, we should.”
Dohyun answered while still wearing a somewhat regretful expression, thinking to himself.
‘B-Rank Zones always start from the Central Zone.’
With that, he immediately activated the communicator to summon the other parties, and as confirmations of their arrival came through, Dohyun waited. Before long, everyone had gathered at his location.
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Jerome Wigbard.
The first Elf to escape the World Tree’s dominion, and an Elf who had formed a party by liberating his comrades from the World Tree’s control as well.
Though his reputation was quite good, even Hezway had seriously deliberated whether to call him solely because he was an Elf, such were the strong prejudices against Elves—yet Jerome was certainly someone who could be called post-Elf.
The fact that when Baeryujin attacked him, he could have counterattacked but chose not to and simply took the blows spoke volumes about his character.
As for his abilities, they were beyond question. Many said that had Jerome not escaped the World Tree’s dominion, he might have been included in the Golden Generation.
The Golden Generation was a title only the Superior Races could claim, so his exclusion was perhaps inevitable.
Yet there was one thing about Jerome that remained incomprehensible.
‘Wow. He really is something else.’
Watching Dohyun, a human of an inferior race, obtain a bounty faster than anyone else, Jerome thought this.
He honestly couldn’t believe the story at first, but he reasoned that no one foolish enough to lie here would have made it into the Attack Party in the first place, so he accepted it as truth. Yet seeing it with his own eyes made it even harder to believe.
How had he obtained a bounty faster than they had?
Moreover.
“How many did you catch?”
“We caught five.”
“Wow, how on earth did you manage that???”
Overhearing the conversation between Vera and Jiyuchan, Jerome couldn’t help but be astonished at the claim that they’d caught five monsters in such a short time. Catching monsters themselves wasn’t particularly difficult, but simply exploring this vast area was grueling enough.
Even the Fallen Leaf Party had only caught three, and that alone was quite fast—but five? He couldn’t believe it.
As Jerome stared at Dohyun in disbelief, Baeryujin approached him. Simultaneously, he erected a sound barrier and asked Jerome.
“You can’t believe it?”
“…I don’t think anyone would lie in a place like this, so I understand it must be true, but…”
“It’s only natural you can’t accept it.”
“…Honestly, that’s the case.”
“As an Elf, I suppose you have no choice in the matter.”
“….”
Jerome didn’t respond to those words, but Baeryujin, having already experienced and understood most of the situation, continued speaking carefully.
“Given what you all did to obtain 『Transcendence』, it’s understandable that such an irregular existence would be hard to believe.”
As Baeryujin spoke, he revealed a lingering disdain that hadn’t fully dissipated.
“If the Elves had been capable of doing what that child does, they wouldn’t have resorted to such methods, but the damage is already done.”
“…I apologize.”
Jerome apologized despite it not being his own doing, and seeing him like that, Baeryujin shook his head. He understood, after all.
“I know it’s not your fault. But the Elves have committed an unforgivable sin.”
“…I’m well aware.”
“In any case, the humans you all tried to trample and climb over will rise again. Because of that child.”
At those words, Jerome nodded vigorously for the first time.
It seemed certain that would come to pass.
And Jerome spoke to Baeryujin with sincerity.
“I no longer care what becomes of the Elves. I only look after my comrades.”
“Your path ahead will be a difficult one.”
“It’s the path I chose.”
Watching Jerome answer with a sigh, Baeryujin withdrew the lingering hatred and disdain that had remained until moments before.
Having experienced it firsthand, he felt that Jerome’s character was truly different from the other Elves, so Baeryujin nodded.
“Then we shall see how it unfolds.”
“….”
At Baeryujin’s words, Jerome found himself gazing toward Dohyun’s party, watching Dohyun declare he would tear up the bounty notice himself, and Baeryujin spoke to Jerome.
“The direction you must advance is similar to that child’s.”
At those words, Jerome nodded as if committing them to memory.
As Baeryujin and Jerome exchanged those words, a tremor reverberated through space, and the midair tore open with a ravenous sound.
And from that rift emerged an enormous shadow.
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The moment Dohyun tore the bounty notice, an immediate reaction manifested.
Ku-ku-ku-ku-ku-ku-ku-ku.
A violent tremor as if space itself were shaking reverberated through the atmosphere, the ground, and everything around it, creating an extraordinary atmosphere. The others seemed quite accustomed to it and showed no particular reaction, but Dohyun, Hanalin, and Jiyuchan were different.
Their eyes widened at the phenomenon they were witnessing for the first time. Hanalin’s eyes especially so.
As they watched intently in that moment.
Screeeeeech——!!!
As space trembled and tore open with a ravenous sound, the midair was literally ripped asunder—most watched in fascination, but Hanalin, Jiyuchan, and Dohyun were different.
Witnessing the space being torn apart, their eyes gleamed as if some revelation had struck them. And simultaneously, they felt their perception shift slightly from before.
Where previously they had only seen objects and ordinary sights, now they could perceive the contours of space—if one had to describe that mysterious sensation, waves of enlightenment flooded in.
In the midst of this, letters danced across Dohyun’s vision.
[You have become capable of perceiving space through 『Analysis』.]
[You can now perceive the boundaries of space, the gaps in space, and the flow of space.]
It felt like his mind had become clearer, but something more pressing had erupted before his eyes—from the ravenously gaping midair emerged an enormous shadow, a shark that appeared to exceed fifty meters in length.
It wasn’t quite a shark in the traditional sense—more primitive in appearance—yet its back told a different story entirely.
Where a shark’s dorsal fin should have jutted out sharply, instead there were ship decks etched into its back like armor plating, and countless cannons bristled from those surfaces as if they were part of an actual vessel.
Dohyun laughed at the sight, as if he’d gone mad.
“Wow, a shark fleet?”
I’d heard the name and made some assumptions through Analysis, but seeing it in person was far more spectacular.
Just as Dohyun gathered his energy, amused by the sight of what looked like a battleship fused with a living creature, the cannons mounted on the back of the Lawless Fleet’s Dreadnought suddenly swiveled in unison toward where Dohyun Party and the other parties stood, and in that instant, light flashed.
BOOOOOOOM———!!!
The roar of cannon fire announcing battle thundered across all directions.

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