I Got an Ex-Class Omnipotent System - Chapter 226

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Chapter 226
226: Davy Jones Attack Team (1)
At Hezway’s words, the festive atmosphere that had filled the air moments before evaporated in an instant, and everyone’s attention snapped toward him. Seeing that he had captured their focus, Hezway stepped forward and conjured a hologram using mana.
The massive form that materialized before them was something no one present failed to recognize.
It bore the shape of a colossal octopus, yet its entire body and all its tentacles bristled with long, horn-like spines, and its suckers were lined with teeth that resembled gaping mouths.
Beyond that, while it possessed the gelatinous quality of a cephalopod, its outer skin was covered entirely in steel-like scales as though encased in armor plating.
Every aspect of its form was extraordinary, yet everyone present already knew what it was and observed it with rapt attention.
Hezway displayed the hologram and spoke.
“This is what our target, Davy Jones, looked like the last time it devoured another Kraken.”
That was five years ago. No one could know how it had changed in the five years since. The appearance in the hologram—where it was actively consuming an ordinary-looking octopus-form Kraken—differed so drastically from what they’d seen before that it was almost unrecognizable.
Because of this, everyone waited with anticipation, recognizing that this briefing was worth hearing, and Hezway explained to the assembled Attack Team members.
“Based on the appearance of spines and teeth that weren’t visible before when it last revealed itself, we believe it has evolved through hunting other monsters. We gathered what information we could, but naturally, intelligence on Davy Jones remains extremely scarce.”
Had it ended there, Hezway wouldn’t have needed to conduct a new briefing at all. That’s why everyone waited.
And then—
“However, we discovered that someone within our Attack Team possessed information about Davy Jones, and through their report, we were able to uncover far more detailed intelligence.”
At Hezway’s words, everyone turned to look at Dohyun, who blinked in confusion and glanced around, protesting.
“It’s not me!”
Even Hanalin and Jiyuchan were looking at Dohyun as though wondering when he’d obtained such information, but upon hearing his denial, they felt momentarily embarrassed and turned away.
Hezway chuckled softly at the minor commotion and reinforced Dohyun’s words.
“That’s correct—Suhyun is not the informant. The informant is none other than the Wanderer, Baeryujin.”
“Ah!”
“Oh! How didn’t I think of that!?”
“If it’s Master Baeryujin, then of course—”
“Right, Master Baeryujin would definitely know.”
“I had a feeling he knew something.”
The moment everyone heard that Baeryujin was the informant, one could practically feel the collective confidence rise—a testament to just how much trust the group placed in him.
And what was this newly obtained information?
A hologram of Baeryujin appeared, and like a video call, he moved and spoke directly to them.
-I’ve fought that octopus before.
So that’s why he seemed to know so much. Everyone nodded and leaned in like grandchildren listening to their grandfather tell old stories. Baeryujin then explained slowly to the assembled Attack Team members.
-It wasn’t that long ago when we fought, and it already had that appearance back then. At that form, it was something I could handle alone. But as we fought and it accumulated wounds, it suddenly transformed.
At those words, several members swallowed hard.
-It changed into a completely humanoid form, and since its size was similar to mine, I can’t say how compressed it became, but when this octopus-headed person emerged, it became incredibly powerful—I nearly died.
At that statement, everyone fell silent. Those gathered here knew all too well just how strong Baeryujin was.
Through his account, they could indirectly gauge the terrifying strength of Davy Jones.
As Dohyun listened to the tale of this humanoid form—so overwhelmingly powerful that even Baeryujin had to flee—he found himself unable to comprehend its magnitude when suddenly, characters materialized before his eyes.
Wondering if there was information to be gained by using 『Analysis』 based on what he’d just heard, Dohyun examined the characters.
[Analyzing 「Kraken-Davy Jones」.]
[Based on the information currently heard, 『Analysis』 determines that 「Kraken-Davy Jones」 acquired 『Rank』 the moment Hunters began calling it by name.]
‘So it gained Rank…’
So the giant octopus monster could transform into human form? Dohyun suddenly found himself pondering this.
‘Wait? Davy Jones is a name commonly used on our Earth too, isn’t it?’
Moreover, the physical description that Baeryujin had witnessed was an entity that had even appeared in movies under the name Davy Jones.
After entertaining such thoughts, Dohyun began to speculate.
‘If the Hunters called out the name and it changed form… could it be that the Hunters’ unconscious thoughts are shaping its inner form?’
He wondered if an Earth Hunter who knew of the octopus-headed pirate called Davy Jones had imagined that form upon hearing the name, and whether that image had truly taken root in Davy Jones’s inner form—when Analysis brought forth words.
[You have grasped part of the truth of the Black Gate.]
[You draw slightly closer to ■■■.]
It was the first time he’d seen redacted text, but rather than concern, Dohyun’s eyes gleamed with excitement.
The fact that even this had appeared meant he’d grown considerably from the time when such topics couldn’t even be broached.
As Dohyun’s eyes shone with this realization, he listened intently to Baeryujin’s explanation of Davy Jones’s characteristics. Of course, Analysis would have told him everything regardless, but Dohyun wanted to grasp it all himself, judge for himself, and act on his own understanding.
As Dohyun focused on the combat briefing, unbeknownst to him, a subtle shift was occurring within his inner form.
It was expanding ever so slightly, and at the center, earth was slowly rising. The elevation was still so modest it would be embarrassing to notice, but what mattered was that it was clearly changing from before.
The briefing continued on.
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Though a Wanderer alert had caused quite the commotion recently, Safe Zone Baul remained one of the most populated and active Safe Zones.
Being close to the Central Zone, many other Hunters frequented it as well.
As a result, information naturally accumulated there, and among it was one particularly interesting piece of news.
“Have you heard?”
“Is it you again?”
When the Horse Humanoid spoke to the Alpaca Humanoid, the latter looked at him with exasperation. Yet, curious to hear what story would come this time, the Alpaca Humanoid waited.
The Horse Humanoid, sensing the opening, proceeded to speak.
“You heard about it, right? About Davy Jones.”
“Hm?! Has Davy Jones made a move?”
“No, not that—I mean about those Dragon-kin who said they’d capture Davy Jones.”
“Ah! That story from before?”
“That’s the one!”
The Alpaca Humanoid recalled what the Horse Humanoid had mentioned previously and nodded knowingly.
The Horse Humanoid bobbed his head in agreement.
Wondering if there was fresh news this time, the Alpaca Humanoid suddenly grew keenly interested in what the Horse Humanoid had to say. Tales of the Superior Races always involved fascinating developments, and keeping up with such gossip was essential for anyone operating on Market Street.
As the Alpaca Humanoid waited with evident anticipation, the Horse Humanoid glanced around before speaking.
“Well, this is a story directly witnessed by my friend’s cousin’s in-law’s regular customer.”
Thinking that if it came from such a distant connection, it was essentially common knowledge by now, the Alpaca Humanoid tilted his head and muttered.
“Sounds like it’s already spread everywhere.”
“What?! You don’t want to hear it?!”
“No, no, that’s not it.”
Considering that perhaps his own information was simply slow to arrive, the Alpaca Humanoid listened as the Horse Humanoid spoke with the air of someone about to share something truly astonishing.
“This time, those Dragon-kin assembled an Attack Team, and apparently they went to the Central Zone to test their coordination.”
“Ho, the boss there is no pushover either, but then again, to take on Davy Jones, you’d need coordination tested in a place of that caliber.”
The Alpaca Humanoid, having heard this, nodded in agreement.
Anyway.
“How did they manage to assemble a Davy Jones Attack Team?”
“That’s what I’m saying, but didn’t you hear the alert this morning?”
“Ah, that Wanderer alert!?”
“Exactly! I heard that Wanderer is part of that Davy Jones Attack Team.”
“What!?”
This was genuinely big news, so the Alpaca Humanoid was startled. After jumping in surprise, he quickly covered his mouth and glanced around. Fortunately, his voice hadn’t been too loud, so the others paid no attention.
Then the Horse Humanoid rapidly shared more information.
“That’s not all!”
“What else is there?”
The mere fact that the Wanderer was part of the Attack Team was shocking enough, but there was more? The Alpaca Humanoid swallowed hard at this tremendous news, and the Horse Humanoid spoke carefully.
“Not only the Wanderer, but a Human Party—an inferior race—is also part of that Attack Team, or so I heard.”
“What!? Humans!?”
This time, the Alpaca Humanoid looked at the Horse Humanoid as if he couldn’t understand, and the Horse Humanoid gestured for him to listen.
“But apparently, that Human Party is extraordinarily strong, setting aside their status as an inferior race. I hear they’re the Wanderer’s disciples.”
“Hmm, the Wanderer’s disciples? Isn’t that dangerous news? I’m worried a new villain might be born….”
“Well, that could happen. But here’s the interesting part—that’s not all.”
“What else?”
“There’s talk that this Human Party is the strongest among all the Upper Race Parties.”
“Hmm.”
The Alpaca Humanoid looked at the Horse Humanoid as if asking what that meant, and the Horse Humanoid carefully opened his mouth again.
“The Dragon-kin Party, the Celestial Party, and that famous Falling Leaves Party all gathered together—why would they include humans and the Wanderer if not because they’re strong?”
“…What do you mean?”
“You fool of an Alpaca! Obviously they accepted them because they’re strong! This time, it really seems like they’re serious about subjugating Davy Jones.”
“Hmm.”
As the Alpaca Humanoid let out a sigh, the Horse Humanoid spoke.
“So if you sell items related to that quickly, you can make a tidy profit.”
“…I should prepare too then.”
As the Alpaca Humanoid and Horse Humanoid locked eyes and nodded, at another table nearby.
“Did you hear? This time the Dragon-kin are taking down Davy Jones, and apparently the Wanderer and a Human Party joined that team!”
“A Human Party!?”
“Hmm, times are changing.”
The rumors weren’t spreading just among the Horse Humanoid and Alpaca—they were spreading everywhere.
And.
“Humans in the Davy Jones operation? Oho? That’s rather interesting?”
Even unwelcome interest had been drawn.

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