I Got an Ex-Class Omnipotent System - Chapter 38

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Chapter 38
Chapter 38: A Dungeon Inside the Black Gate? (1)
This entry into the Black Gate was going to be far more interesting than before.
It wasn’t that I was looking down on or dismissing Cheonseongmin’s party, but there was undeniably a difference between having all three party members with F-rank traits and the current party composition.
Of course, that didn’t mean D-rank was an exceptionally high-tier trait either.
Dohyun understood that well enough.
But I couldn’t help feeling intrigued by the mention that this entry had me on the verge of promotion to the E-rank Zone.
That meant I was in the upper echelon of the E-rank Zone, so I could gauge what E-rank level was like through Park Insu’s status window. That’s why Dohyun examined Park Insu’s status window carefully.
Then Park Insu’s detailed status window appeared.
『Park Insu』
『Trait: Great Sword Knight [D]』
『Skills』
▶「Swordsmanship [D]」
▶「Mana Control [E]」
▶「Shockwave [E]」
『Stats』
▶「Strength: 40」
▶「Agility: 28」
▶「Stamina: 38」
▶「Mana: 25」
‘Interesting.’
The moment Dohyun marveled at this, Analysis succeeded in its task, and several messages appeared.
[You have successfully analyzed the status windows of 3 people total.]
[You acquire a total of 210 AP.]
[You simultaneously acquire the skills 「Swordsmanship [D]」 and 「Mana Control [E]」 from Park Jinsu, and 「Swordsmanship [E]」 and 「Mana Control [E]」 from Jeong Sangyun.]
[At the same time, by analyzing the higher-tier skills, proficiency increases by 1 each.]
[The proficiency of skill 「Swordsmanship [E]」 has reached its maximum.]
[The proficiency of skill 「Mana Control [E]」 has reached its maximum.]
[Your rank increases.]
[「Swordsmanship [E]」▶「Swordsmanship [D]」]
[「Mana Control [E]」▶「Mana Control [D]」]
[Due to the rank increase of these skills, Strength and Mana permanently increase by +3 each.]
‘What a windfall.’
Leading with the message about AP increasing, I had absorbed the skills of Park Jinsu and Jeong Sangyun, raising my proficiency.
Moreover, Swordsmanship and Mana Control rose to D-rank, and my Strength and Mana each increased permanently by 3.
I had simply tried to compare my stats with Park Insu’s, but ended up gaining unexpected benefits.
Now, if I compared them again, factoring in the increased stats.
『Stats』
▶「Strength: 25▶28」
▶「Agility: 31▶38」
▶「Stamina: 23」
▶「Mana: 32▶36」
‘Hmm.’
Contrary to my expectations, there wasn’t much difference between my current state and Dohyun’s.
Perhaps this E-rank Zone wouldn’t require a single advance to rank up?
Well, that would be good for Dohyun, but setting that aside for now, I closed my status window and reviewed the upgraded swordsmanship and mana manipulation techniques before turning my attention to Park Insu’s remaining skill.
Greatsword Shockwave.
It wasn’t particularly suited for someone like me who wielded a longsword and shortsword.
But.
‘Still, it’s worth learning.’
[You have acquired the skill 「Greatsword Shockwave [E]」 with 『100 AP』.]
[Due to the acquired skill, your Strength permanently increases by +2.]
That way, I was able to reach Strength 30.
After finishing the handshake, when I looked at Park Insu, he felt the pressure emanating from me and spoke with genuine sincerity.
“We’ll do our best to keep up with you. Thank you for having us.”
Looking at the rugged Park Insu, I nodded in satisfaction and replied.
“The pleasure is ours. Thank you as well.”
After a brief introduction and mutual greetings between the parties, the Dohyun Party and Park Insu’s party headed together toward the designated seating area at the Black Gate entrance and waited for staff verification.
Not long after, Park Insu spoke.
“Then let’s enter.”
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E-rank Hunter Park Insu was affiliated with the Association, but he was a man of considerable ambition.
Usually, those overflowing with ambition like this would join guilds and live comfortably, but Park Insu was different.
Han Muyeol, known as the Iron Man.
‘I’ll grow stronger and become someone like the Association President.’
That was Park Insu’s ambition.
Becoming an upright yet powerful man like Han Muyeol wasn’t an easy feat, but Park Insu had trained with all his might to achieve it.
As a result, while affiliated with the Association, he was on the verge of ranking up from the E-rank Zone at a remarkably swift pace.
His subordinates hadn’t arrived yet, and though the Stone Tablet showed E-rank, he’d reached a point where it was difficult to find worthy opponents among E-rank Hunters, allowing him to judge that he would soon achieve D-rank promotion.
Because of such confidence and pride, Dohyun’s party stood out as anomalous.
He hadn’t heard the rumors or considered the matters he should be aware of, but he could tell just by looking.
‘Their momentum is different.’
Even from what he felt himself.
For just a moment, he was overwhelmed by Dohyun’s pure gaze and eyes, which held no hostility. He didn’t know what had frightened or overwhelmed Park Insu, but one thing was certain.
That man named Dohyun was extraordinarily strong.
So that’s why they’d asked Park Insu, who was doing quite well as an Association member, to serve as their Guide.
Not naive enough to miss the underlying meaning, Park Insu could tell that Dohyun was no ordinary person.
However.
‘The two party members in the back are monsters too.’
That’s what he thought seeing Hanalin and Jiyuchan.
Neither of them gave off a particularly strong aura on the surface.
For a Hunter of Park Insu’s caliber, gauging the abilities of weaker Hunters was child’s play, yet Hanalin and Jiyuchan—who should have only recently advanced to E-rank—didn’t feel weak at all.
It meant they were exceptionally skilled at concealing their mana, and the better one hid their mana, the more it testified to their extraordinary mana control.
Everything pointed to them being superior to Park Insu.
At this point, there was no denying it.
‘What a formidable party.’
Even as Park Insu thought the Association had assembled a monstrous party, he didn’t forget his role.
Though Park Insu stood on the threshold of promotion with this expedition, his current duty was to guide them.
He was determined to fulfill that responsibility thoroughly.
Upon entering the E-rank Zone for the first time, the Dohyun Party wasn’t particularly shocked, but they frowned at the suddenly transformed environment.
While Muel, the F-rank Safe Zone village, had been somewhat humid with badlands stretching across it, here fierce winds swept through and clouds floated remarkably low.
The weather was far from mild—it was cold and crisp, with a chill permeating the air. Only when the Dohyun Party quickly assessed their surroundings did they grasp the truth.
The clouds weren’t floating low—this entire place was suspended in the air.
“This is Safe Zone Widya. It’s one of the Safe Zones located on Floating Island Radon.”
The mere existence of floating islands was extraordinary, but the Dohyun Party couldn’t help but gape at the fantastical vista of multiple floating islands drifting around Radon, even knowing that Villains were drawn to beginners.
Who could have possibly imagined witnessing such a breathtaking sight?
As they drifted through the surroundings, some floating islands appeared to have flowing rivers connecting them—vast torrents of water cascading downward, their spray scattering light to paint rainbows across the sky. One particularly massive floating island, positioned at a higher altitude than the others, was shrouded entirely in clouds.
Most remarkably, they could see a variety of winged creatures navigating between those floating islands, and they even spotted beings resembling Pegasus—mythical winged horses—that shouldn’t exist outside of legend.
Unable to resist marveling at the fantastical spectacle, the Dohyun Party gazed around in awe, swallowing hard, while Park Insu nodded knowingly.
He understood perfectly. After all, Park Insu himself had reacted exactly the same way when he first arrived in the E-rank Zone.
Recalling those old memories, Park Insu began explaining to them.
“The entire E-rank Zone is composed of floating islands like these. There’s no continent—instead, Portals connect the floating islands, allowing travel between them.”
“Wow….”
“…It’s beautiful.”
“I can’t help but be amazed.”
Dohyun, of course,
and even Hanalin and Jiyuchan, who typically maintained an icy demeanor, couldn’t help but voice their wonder.
After the Dohyun Party had gazed upon the beautiful landscape for some time and suddenly came to their senses with an embarrassed expression, Park Insu reassured them and offered a belated explanation.
“This area is essentially a Safe Zone used exclusively by Hunters from Earth, so you needn’t worry.”
At those words, Dohyun felt relief wash over him even as he analyzed the situation sharply.
If this place was predominantly inhabited by Earth Hunters, then in other words—
“Floating Island Radon isn’t exactly a prime location, is it?”
“Precisely.”
Park Insu could only nod at Dohyun’s astute judgment.
Since buildings in the Safe Zone had to be purchased with Points, the areas affordable for Earth’s Hunters—still relatively impoverished—were limited.
Park Insu began guiding them so he could explain the situation to Dohyun step by step.
“First, let’s not discuss this here. Let’s head to the Korean Hunter Association Dormitory.”
At Park Insu’s words, both the Dohyun Party and Park Insu’s party moved, and before long they arrived at what could be called the Dormitory.
The two parties sat at the largest table in the common area. Once seated, Park Insu continued his earlier explanation.
“As you mentioned, hunting grounds are scarce on Radon. So we must use Portals to venture to floating islands without Safe Zones to hunt, but using Portals requires Points.”
“Hmm, an entrance fee then.”
“Yes. Portals similar to the Stone Tablet exist here, but they won’t open unless you pay a certain amount of points. Just like entering the Black Gate, the party must pay points collectively.”
Everyone nodded in understanding at Park Insu’s explanation.
Park Insu then explained the other precautions as well.
“And though it’s called a public area, the Floating Island Radon is mostly where Heterogeneous Beings compete against each other without hesitation in combat. Since there’s no penalty for becoming a Villain in this place anyway.”
“Oh.”
“…?”
Dohyun’s face brightened at the mention of Villains appearing frequently, while Park Insu stared blankly at his reaction.
Noticing this, Hanalin and Jiyuchan felt somewhat embarrassed and stopped Dohyun.
“…Dohyun oppa.”
“Dohyun.”
“Oh, sorry, sorry.”
Dohyun, being perceptive, apologized and refocused. Park Insu swallowed hard, wondering what that was about, then continued.
“Anyway, you need to be most careful of other Heterogeneous Beings, but the next thing you should know about is Dungeons.”
At those words, even Hanalin and Jiyuchan’s eyes lit up with excitement.
It couldn’t be helped.
They occasionally appeared in F-rank Zones, but it wasn’t a common concept.
Besides, with only half a day available, there wouldn’t have been time to discover any Dungeons anyway. In any case, at the mention of Dungeons, everyone looked toward Park Insu, and he continued.
“This E-rank Zone is quite active with Dungeons, so you should be able to find them easily.”
The Dohyun Party, hearing words that matched their expectations, all brightened their eyes.

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