I Got an Ex-Class Omnipotent System - Chapter 41

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Chapter 41
Chapter 41: A Dungeon Inside the Black Gate? (4)
As I observed the subtle movements around me, I caught sight of Jerpael raising his hand—a gesture I quickly recognized as a signal to halt the other Elves before we could make our move.
At Jerpael’s raised hand, the Elves froze in place, and my party members watched him intently.
“We don’t have time to waste on hybrids. Let’s go.”
With those words, the Elves hastily withdrew from the area.
As the Elves departed, Jerpael’s gaze never once fell upon my party—instead, he hurried his search of the surroundings, as though hunting for something precious.
My eyes gleamed at the sight, though unfortunately Jerpael didn’t notice before slipping away from us.
Even after the Elves left, my party remained vigilant, but when I lowered my weapon to signal it was safe, the tension that had gripped us began to ease.
Yet despite the relaxed atmosphere around me, I maintained an extraordinary level of concentration.
‘What are they searching for?’
Jerpael, the Elf leader, possessed E-rank detection and pursuit abilities, while I boasted D-rank. But more than that, I had the absurdly powerful Analysis at my disposal.
By combining these advantages, couldn’t I uncover what the Elves were seeking and discover it before them?
With that thought, I initiated ultrasonic detection and swept the entire vicinity with Analysis at the forefront.
My concentration was extraordinary—I gave no response even when others tried to speak to me, focusing entirely on this task. Yet none of my party members, who had essentially just escaped death, noticed my intense focus.
Even Hanalin and Jiyuchan exhaled deeply, having been quite tense, while Park Insu’s party went further, wiping cold sweat from their brows.
“That was really fortunate.”
“Truly.”
“We almost died back there.”
Park Insu’s party spoke this way while reinforcing their awareness of the Elves’ danger, and Hanalin and Jiyuchan felt much the same.
They had heard the Elves were dangerous, but witnessing it firsthand left a far greater impression.
They’d been told the Elves were strong, but they never imagined they’d be this formidable.
Both Hanalin and Jiyuchan mentally ran through what would have happened if they’d fought.
And naturally.
“There were five more behind them, weren’t there?”
“Right, two Archers and three Warriors.”
“At least there was no Mage. That Elf who appeared to be the leader was absolutely absurd.”
Hanalin spoke her impressions this way.
And though Jiyuchan said nothing, he could only nod in agreement.
Had they fought, even with Hanalin and Jiyuchan each taking two and handling four, Park Insu would have barely managed one, and the other two couldn’t have covered another.
While this was merely an analysis based on magical power, their assessment was likely not far off the mark.
Even if they were fortunate enough to have Jeong Sangyun and Kim Jinha handle one more, that made six.
I would have to face four alone, with one of them being Jerpael—a situation so dire it was practically a loss, forcing everyone to swallow hard.
Regardless of the power gap, assuming defeat wasn’t a pleasant thought.
While Park Insu’s party grew despondent, Hanalin and Jiyuchan, with their strong pride and confidence, remained largely unbothered.
Having already experienced what I could do, this was nothing to them.
Rather.
“If we encounter them next time, maybe we could reduce their numbers by one or two with a preemptive strike?”
“Definitely. We were caught off guard this time.”
“With you included, we could kill at least four right from the start, so if you handle that Elf leader and we take the rest, we’d win.”
“Of course.”
When Hanalin and Jiyuchan decided to strategize for their next encounter, Park Insu’s party blinked repeatedly as they watched the two of them.
While Park Insu’s party wallowed in defeat and resentment, watching the two of them meticulously planning for victory in their next meeting, they could feel the difference starting from their very mindset.
‘Ah.’
‘The gap is this wide.’
‘…So this is what it means to be on a different level.’
All three of them felt it simultaneously as they watched the pair.
The fact that the difference extended beyond mere talent or skill—it came down to their fundamental mindset.
Recognizing this gap, Park Insu’s party sought to change themselves as well, joining the two as they continued their discussion and strategy.
“Since their total forces number ten, wouldn’t it be better if we launched a surprise attack while Dohyun holds their Elf leader in place?”
“Hmm. True, if Dohyun steps forward, their leader will have to respond. So what if Dohyun ties down their leader while we quickly eliminate the rest through a surprise attack?”
“No, that won’t work. Dohyun is the fastest and strongest—if he doesn’t participate in the surprise attack, there’s no point. We need to reduce their numbers for any real chance of success.”
“Hmm, I see.”
“Certainly….”
Though they mainly offered opinions only to be countered, they could feel their perspectives broadening through the discussion.
As they continued talking, Dohyun raised his hand, signaling them to stop.
When Dohyun suddenly stepped forward, Park Insu’s party tensed again, while Hanalin and Jiyuchan, sensing nothing unusual in their perception, looked at Dohyun wondering what was happening.
And Dohyun spoke to them.
“I figured out what they’re looking for.”
Regardless of how he knew, Park Insu’s party nearly fainted realizing that Dohyun had been silent to uncover the Elves’ objective—such thoroughness left them astounded.
They were already shocked by his preparation for the next encounter, but to go beyond that and discern what the Elves actually wanted was nothing short of astonishing.
Jiyuchan and Hanalin were equally surprised, staring at Dohyun.
As Park Insu’s party and Hanalin and Jiyuchan swallowed hard and waited for Dohyun’s words, he looked at them with a mischievous grin and spoke.
“Since they want it so badly, why don’t we get to it first?”
Dohyun looked at his companions with a roguish expression on his face.
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The Elves’ notoriety within the Black Gate was widespread among most Heterogeneous Beings.
They treated all life forms other than Elves as half-breeds and genuinely believed only Elves were superior, so most avoided dealing with them.
Being fundamentally long-lived and individually quite powerful, even other Heterogeneous Beings called superior races generally avoided touching the Elves.
What other Heterogeneous Beings couldn’t understand, however, was why Elves who considered themselves so superior were so desperate to enter the Black Gate.
Those who entered the Black Gate were fundamentally driven by greed, so the very act of Elves who believed themselves superior coming into the Black Gate to earn points was difficult to comprehend.
It couldn’t be helped.
The Elves revealed their reasons for entering the Black Gate to no one.
The reason they were so obsessed with the Black Gate was none other than discovering that their obsolete secret techniques appeared as textbooks in dungeons.
It was because the evolution technique to High Elf, which had been obsolete since long before the Black Gate even existed, might possibly appear in the dungeons that manifested within the Black Gate.
The objective of Jerpael’s party, who had encountered Dohyun’s group, was also a dungeon.
‘They said a dungeon would appear on Parvie Island today.’
Having come with that information, Jerpael’s party, after parting ways with Dohyun’s group, rapidly pushed through the forest and searched the surroundings, but they hadn’t found what they were looking for.
As considerable time passed without discovery, Jerpael frowned and clicked his tongue.
Though they moved hurriedly with urgency, nothing came of it.
Rather.
“Should I have just killed those mongrels back then?”
I’d held back earlier, knowing that venting my frustration wouldn’t solve anything, but now the situation was different.
Ever since encountering them, my detection felt strangely hindered.
A peculiar ultrasonic wave was spreading through the area, making detection difficult, but unfortunately the Elves were unaware of it.
At Jerpael’s irritation, one of his nearby subordinates approached and asked.
“Should we strike them down right now?”
“Split into two groups and expand your search range. If you encounter those mongrels during the process, kill them.”
“Yes, understood.”
Jerpael, having issued such an order, moved about with visible annoyance, yet still nothing appeared.
Could the information be wrong?
No, that couldn’t be.
‘The Great Seer said a dungeon would appear here.’
For the Elves, the Great Seer’s prophecy held the force of law.
A dungeon was definitely going to manifest somewhere on this island.
There were other Elves dispatched to this island besides their group, but since Jerpael’s credit would only increase if they found it themselves, he couldn’t help but grow anxious.
Jerpael didn’t expect a High Elf’s grimoire to emerge from this dungeon.
But there was an additional prophecy the Great Seer had made.
Whoever clears the dungeon that appears on Parvie Island, an E-rank Zone, will open a new transcendence.
Because of that prophecy, it was no exaggeration to say that virtually all Elves stationed in E-rank Zones had converged here.
That’s why Jerpael was anxious and wanted to find it quickly.
But since he couldn’t find it despite searching so thoroughly, he wondered if he should explore a different area.
Then, an Elf urgently approached Jerpael and spoke.
“We’ve found the dungeon.”
Despite the words of discovery, the Elf was trembling considerably with unease.
Seeing this, Jerpael frowned and glared at the Elf.
“Don’t tell me…”
As Jerpael asked with that tone, the Elf trembled violently and spoke as if spitting out the words.
“We’ve discovered a newly created dungeon, but… the entrance is sealed.”
“…”
A sealed dungeon entrance meant another party had already entered. At those words, Jerpael’s expression grew deathly cold.
Jerpael was responsible for searching this nearby area.
Which meant it was possible that the dungeon had been entered not by another Elf, but by someone else.
And the subsequent report.
“…And we’ve also confirmed that three of the mongrel party we encountered earlier have disappeared, while the remaining three returned through a Portal.”
At the news that one of the mongrel party had entered, Jerpael’s face twisted grotesquely.
If the prophecy were true.
‘…Those mongrels will open a new transcendence?’
That couldn’t be.
The moment that thought reached Jerpael, he immediately shouted.
“Everyone, gather in front of the Dungeon.”
If those wretches failed to clear the Dungeon and died inside, that would be more than satisfactory. And if they managed to clear it and escape… well.
‘If I kill them, I’ll be able to unlock a new transcendence.’
Jerpael believed this with absolute conviction, without a shred of doubt.
And so Jerpael’s Elves gathered and rushed toward the Dungeon’s entrance, while Park Insu, watching from a distance, trembled and muttered to himself.
‘This… this is really happening just like Dohyun said it would.’
To understand how we arrived at this moment, we must rewind time slightly.

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