I Got an Ex-Class Omnipotent System - Chapter 31

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Episode 31
Episode 31: Is This How You Use It? (1)
The moment a newcomer entered the Black Gate, it was impossible not to stand out. While everyone’s entry into the Black Gate was the same, the way they glanced around nervously or looked bewildered by the new sensations made that distinctive aura of a first-timer unmistakable.
Such individuals had been spotted in the village formed within the Safe Zone? And alongside what appeared to be Guides? That could only mean one thing—freshly arrived novices, without question.
The Bat-Human Hybrids, creatures that seemed like a perfect blend of bat and human, watched them with bated breath.
They communicated among themselves through ultrasonic frequencies only they could hear.
-Hehehehe, looks like fresh novices from Earth have arrived.
-And the Guides look pathetic too.
-Only three of them? This is practically an invitation from them.
-It’s been a while since we’ve hunted. Should we go for it this time?
-We need to eat to survive.
-Hehehehe, sounds good to me.
Just then, the Bat-Human Hybrids noticed Dohyun’s gaze turning toward them, and Hwang Hana tilted her head in confusion.
It seemed odd that a human could see this far. Feeling an uncanny unease, one of the Bat-Human Hybrids, Tsuraku, questioned his companions.
-That human is looking this way?
-A human?
-Hey, Tsuraku, aren’t you being overly cautious?
Though his other two companions said as much, they too felt the same unease at being observed, yet dismissed it by thinking they were merely humans and laughed it off.
-He’s turned his head away.
-Must be some country bumpkin just looking around.
-Nothing to worry about.
Tsuraku nodded at his companions’ words. Deciding he’d been overly cautious, he watched the humans enter the building and spoke.
-Anyway, we’ve decided on our next prey. Once they leave the Safe Zone, that’s when we strike.
But when the humans emerged from the building again, the Guides were still with them, so the Bat-Human Hybrids made expressions of frustration.
A total of six people.
In contrast, the number of Bat-Human Hybrid Villains, including Tsuraku, was only three.
The numerical disadvantage made them frown.
-Hmm, the Guides are with them?
-Can’t we still take them?
-We could, sure—they’re just humans. But why would we go through all that trouble?
Hunting novices in the first place was meant to be easy pickings, but facing six of them would be tedious, no matter how confident they were in victory.
-That’s true.
-Tsuraku’s right.
The moment his other two companions agreed with Tsuraku.
The humans returned from their hunt, and they watched them carefully once more.
-Just to be safe, let’s keep watching.
There might come a time when they hunt without the Guides.
Then, just as expected.
The three Guides left the Dormitory on some business, and shortly after, the three novices—minus their Guides—ventured beyond the Safe Zone.
Could they really be called novices?
-Hehehehe. Being a beginner, it seems you’ve grown confident from the hunt earlier.
-Foolish humans. Kekeke.
-Shall we begin the hunt then?
The three Bat-Human Hybrids, laughing, melted away into the darkness like shadows.
* * *
Dohyun and the Guide Party returned to the Dormitory after finishing their hunt.
Not long after, Dohyun casually broached a subject with the Guide Party.
“Phew, let’s call it a day here. It’s not like today is our only chance anyway.”
At Dohyun’s words, all three members of the Guide Party nodded with brightened expressions.
“Ah, then you should rest well today.”
“We’ll provide backup when you go hunting tomorrow.”
“Since this is your first time here, it’s not good to overexert yourself.”
All three were talents who could be called South Korea’s future, so they couldn’t help but feel considerable tension. Yet with Dohyun saying so himself, they felt somewhat relieved.
As all three departed for other matters, Jiyuchan and Hanalin looked at Dohyun with expressions of surprise.
The Dohyun they knew hadn’t shown signs of being a battle maniac? In fact, even Jiyuchan, despite his considerable skill, had engaged in over fifty sparring matches with Dohyun at the Training Facility. He lost every single one.
In any case, Hanalin also knew well Dohyun’s competitive spirit, his insatiable hunger for magic, and that obsessive persistence with which he drove himself into training. So it seemed strange that Dohyun would rest after merely this much hunting on his first day.
“You’re really resting?”
“That’s unexpected?”
As Jiyuchan and Hanalin spoke, Dohyun glanced at them with a look as if they’d said something absurd.
When both of them flinched at Dohyun’s gaze, he smiled and spoke.
“Did you really think I was going to rest?”
You said you were resting.
With exactly that expression, Jiyuchan and Hanalin looked back at Dohyun questioningly.
“…So?”
“You’re just going out?”
“Hehe, there’s something fun to do, after all.”
At those words, Jiyuchan and Hanalin looked at Dohyun with anxiety, and Dohyun opened his mouth with a smile.
“The opponents are Bat-Human Hybrids, three of them. I’m not sure what dimension they’re from, but they’re definitely villains who’ve been targeting Earth Hunters all this while.”
“…?”
“??????”
Jiyuchan and Hanalin looked at Dohyun with expressions asking how he could possibly know that, but naturally, Dohyun offered no explanation.
Would they even believe me if I mentioned Analysis?
Based on their conduct so far, they probably would, but regardless, that wasn’t the important part.
Dohyun smiled as he looked at both of them and spoke.
“You won’t let it slide that they looked down on you, right?”
At those words, the expressions of Jiyuchan and Hanalin changed at once.
Certainly, being told they were underestimated was something they couldn’t help but bristle at.
After all, aside from Dohyun, weren’t they both possessors of monstrous talent with no equals to be found? So the fact that they’d become targets of villains was something that couldn’t help but irritate them internally.
“…I can’t let it slide.”
“I can’t just sit still about it.”
“So let’s go.”
Watching Dohyun smile as though everything had gone according to plan, both Hanalin and Jiyuchan had no choice but to shake their heads simultaneously.
So that’s why he’d sent the Guide Party away under the pretense of taking a break—he’d had ulterior motives all along.
“…So that’s why you sent the Association Hunters.”
“…You thought they wouldn’t attack if we were in a group?”
“Of course.”
Though Hanalin and Jiyuchan felt their heads throb at the old saying about deceiving your enemies by deceiving your own allies, simultaneously.
“This should be interesting.”
“They’ll pay the price for underestimating us.”
Being the same kind of people as Dohyun, they both spoke with the same cold smile.
Dohyun nodded with a knowing laugh.
Then.
“I’ll give you the signal, and you move in when I do. I’ll brief you on the strategy roughly.”
Dohyun spoke thus, laying out the rough strategies that Analysis had provided rather than what originated from his own mind, and both Jiyuchan and Hanalin nodded in agreement, clarifying the operation.
It was quite a solid strategy, and with the three of them deciding to follow Dohyun’s plan, they left the Association Dormitory Building simultaneously.
When they stepped out of the Safe Zone and into the Field where monsters appeared, those who had taken the bait began to move.
Dohyun, perceiving such creatures, spoke.
“They’re hooked.”
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Ulksha, one of several dimensions, had also undergone upheaval when the Black Gate emerged.
After experiencing the destruction of several key facilities by monsters spawning from the Black Gate due to insufficient points, they began cultivating Hunters and sending them into the Black Gate.
The primary inhabitants of Ulksha were the Bat-Human Hybrids called Kshara, and because they possessed superior physical abilities compared to humans and primarily wielded ultrasonic waves, sound waves, and stealth techniques, they adapted quickly.
Now, eighty years later, it was a place where one could finally claim to have escaped the status of a minor dimension.
Yet wherever you go, there are those who fall behind—Tsuraku, along with Buharu and Ikshi, were among such individuals.
Within the Black Gate, they were called Villains, creatures like jackals who hunted weak Hunters to obtain points.
They had no intention of advancing to the E-rank Zone through effort, instead idling here and occasionally hunting Hunters to meet their point quotas and scrape by.
Moreover.
-Tormenting weak bastards is exhilarating.
-I don’t understand why anyone wouldn’t know this pleasure.
-Keke, exactly.
How could one forget that thrill of tormenting the weak? Because they couldn’t possibly give it up, the moment they moved covertly and toyed with those creatures was the most exhilarating.
For this very purpose, Tsuraku’s group watched the three foolish ones emerging from the Hunter Association Building with keke laughs, communicating via ultrasonic waves.
-Acting recklessly, are they?
-Humans are laughable regardless.
-They leave the Safe Zone. We pursue.
-Good, keke!
Seeing all three, including Dohyun, leave the Safe Zone, they followed with satisfaction.
Not long after entering a vast Wasteland-like Field, with no sign yet of creatures called monsters, the three found themselves in contemplation.
-Hmm, no beasts around.
-To encounter the beasts, these humans need to advance further for a while, don’t they?
-Why don’t we just strike first?
Their method was to hunt monsters and prey on exhausted Hunters, but these newcomers weren’t like that.
Their techniques would still be rough, and they’d be manageable even without being worn down. As Ikshi said this, the other two chuckled in agreement.
-They’re just fresh arrivals anyway.
-Doesn’t matter to us.
-Hehe, then I’ll take that woman. I love how she’ll probably scream so deliciously when I tear her apart.
-Kekeke, such twisted tastes. Then I’ll take that handsome human man. I’m really looking forward to seeing that confident expression of his crumble.
-Hmm, then I guess I’m left with that one? There’s something unsettling about that guy.
As Tsuraku said this with a hint of reluctance, suddenly someone else spoke up.
-Me? Unsettling? Why?
-Because that guy was the first to spot us… Wait. Who are you?
They had been communicating through ultrasonic waves, but suddenly an unfamiliar frequency cut through their conversation. All three froze in shock and confusion.
As the three quickly turned their heads, the trio who had been walking at a distance vanished, appearing before them in an instant. Not only that, but Jiyuchan had drawn his sword and infused it with mana, while Hanalin was casting magic from far behind.
Finally, Dohyun stepped forward with a slight smile, positioning himself before Tsuraku, and spoke to the three through ultrasonic waves.
-By the way, is this how you’re supposed to use ultrasound? I’m doing this for the first time, so I’m not really sure.
Despite claiming it was his first attempt, Dohyun’s ultrasonic waves were far too natural and refined. The Bat-Human Hybrids finally realized this entire situation had been a trap.
They couldn’t understand how he could use ultrasound at all, but now wasn’t the time to dwell on such things.
They had to escape. And by the time they realized this, it was already too late. Immediately after, Hanalin’s intermediate-level magic came pouring down upon them.
Whoooosh———

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