I Got an Ex-Class Omnipotent System - Chapter 63

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Chapter 63
Chapter 63: Finally, the D-Rank Zone (2)
The fact that they would provide guidance before entering implied just how complex and challenging the D-Rank Zone truly was.
Since Dohyun Party already knew this, they nodded in acknowledgment, and the man who appeared to be a Hunter Association employee spoke as if he’d nearly forgotten something.
“Ah, my apologies for the late introduction. I’m Ihae-in, and I’m also a D-Rank Hunter.”
As Ihae-in guided them toward the party conference room, Dohyun observed his party in turn.
Unlike the three-person Guide Party they’d seen before, this was a five-person party that appeared to be Ihae-in’s actual team. As Dohyun, Hanalin, and Jiyuchan looked at him, he smiled slightly and answered.
“Up through E-Rank, a three-person party is manageable, but from D-Rank onward, many become aggressive if numbers are too small.”
“Is that because it’s a Labyrinth Region?”
When Dohyun asked as if he’d already studied this, Ihae-in nodded readily.
If the F-Rank Zone was a wasteland and E-Rank was the Floating Island region, then D-Rank was called the Labyrinth Region, and it truly was.
The space was so twisted and tangled that opening a door could lead anywhere—it was like a maze itself.
That’s why openly attacking another party was different from F-Rank and E-Rank, where the flat terrain meant others could see you. Here, in this enclosed space, you could kill someone and likely never be discovered.
Because of this, anyone could become a villain in the D-Rank Zone, so caution was necessary.
That’s also why three-person parties were almost nonexistent here.
Ihae-in added to Dohyun’s observation.
“And D-Rank has extremely wide variance in difficulty.”
Dohyun nodded at Ihae-in’s words.
The Instructor Trio who operated in D-Rank—Shinjiyeon, Jeongyujin, and Yunsangwoo—had stats exceeding 50 yet weren’t C-Rank Hunters, weren’t they?
Because of this, Dohyun already understood D-Rank’s variance well.
Considering that Gangjihun, a C-Rank Hunter, had an agility stat exceeding 60, he wondered if promotion might occur around 60.
Entry at around 40, promotion at around 60.
After stats reach 30, even a single point makes considerable difference, yet this zone had a 20-point gap.
Dohyun listened to Ihae-in’s explanation with a tense yet amused smile.
“That’s why a guide is absolutely necessary in the Labyrinth Region of D-Rank. Jeongminwoo’s party had him as the guide, correct?”
“Yes.”
Since Dohyun had already informed the Association President that he could find paths, that information was recorded, so Ihae-in already knew.
However.
“Still, three people can be quite dangerous. What if you supplement your party numbers before entering? The evaluation report here says three is acceptable, but D-Rank is truly perilous.”
At those words, Dohyun, Hanalin, and Jiyuchan shook their heads as if unconcerned.
“We’ll try it with just the three of us first.”
“Hmm, if that’s the case, since we’re the Guide Party, when you enter this time, please stay with us initially.”
While Ihae-in’s suggestion was considerate, Dohyun felt slightly awkward about it.
It was certainly more comfortable moving as three.
Still, he nodded in agreement.
He figured that once they demonstrated their abilities, Ihae-in would accept them moving as a trio.
Ihae-in nodded with relief as he watched Dohyun Party accept.
‘He’s quite a good person.’
Then he observed Ihae-in’s party.
『Ihae-in』
『Trait: Longbow Knight [C]』
『Yejin Han』
『Trait: Priest of Light [D]』
『Park Honggu』
『Trait: Knight Commander [D]』
『Jian Yun』
『Trait: Mage [D]』
『Jinhyeon Park』
『Trait: Rogue [D]』
[Successfully analyzed the status windows of five members, acquiring a total of 800 AP.]
It was surprising enough that all four, excluding Ihae-in, were D-rank, but seeing Ihae-in at C-rank genuinely piqued my interest.
The fact that their trait was archery was quite remarkable as well.
As for their stats, excluding Ihae-in, everyone’s primary attributes were in the low forties, while only Ihae-in’s primary attributes reached the mid-forties.
Considering their actual capabilities exceeded my initial expectations, I couldn’t help but nod at their solid composition.
Since we’d be traveling together from now on, we each introduced ourselves and exchanged names, and once that was complete, Ihae-in rose from his seat and spoke.
“Well then, since we’ve covered most of the explanations, let’s enter.”
As we headed toward the designated seating for the Black Gate entrance, we shared various conversations, and once seated, I realized I hadn’t checked my own stats before entering, so I verified them just before we went in.
Then.
『Stats』
▶「Strength: 36▶39」
▶「Agility: 40▶43」
▶「Stamina: 30▶37」
▶「Mana: 44▶47」
‘Hmm.’
Slightly surprised at how much my stats had increased, I entered the Black Gate.
* * *
The Black Gate connects to various dimensions.
Dimensions teeming with Birdmen, dimensions inhabited solely by Elves—there were quite a number of connected dimensions. Among them, there were cases where the same races from different dimensions were linked, and among these, the Elves had, decades ago, undertaken the work of connecting all Elf dimensions to one another.
As a race that revered the great World Tree stretching through and piercing dimensions, unification came far too easily to them.
Of course, even with all Elf dimensions connected to the Black Gate, their numbers were fewer than a single race teeming in one dimension, yet their cohesion transcended imagination.
Even other superior races would shake their heads and avoid entanglement with them whenever possible—the Elves—making it clear just how ruthless and relentless they were.
In one of those Elf dimensions, ruled by the Great Prophet, there stood a massive ancient tree, upon which another tree had grown, naturally forming a Tree House within, where four Elves sat before a Round Table.
Each of the four Elves, emanating an overwhelming aura that none could belittle, displayed a power that even Han Muyeol could not dismiss, and all wore displeased expressions as if their mood was unsettled.
“The one who opened a new transcendence killed Jerpael.”
“Even among E-rank, that one was utterly useless.”
“Though their talent with spirits was worth acknowledging to some degree….”
“A lazy creature, that one was.”
These four were the Elder Lords who served the Great Prophet.
Ordinarily, they would have no reason to concern themselves with something as trivial as E-rank, but this time the matter was different.
It was a prophecy spoken by the Great Prophet who ruled one of the Elf dimensions—a prophecy concerning the one who would open a new transcendence.
By now, none of the Elder Lords present were unaware of the significance of this new transcendence.
“We didn’t even consider that they might have ranked up after killing Jerpael, so we kept searching in the E-rank Zone. Of course we couldn’t find them.”
“Those foolish E-rank Hunters wasted far too much time.”
“Still, it’s fortunate. The next area is the D-rank Zone.”
“Given the wide variance in difficulty, they’ll likely remain there for quite some time.”
The Elder Lords conversed among themselves in this manner, each transmitting their intentions to their subordinates.
They ordered them to search the D-rank Zone for whoever would open this new transcendence. The clues were abundant—they determined it was someone with exceptional affinity for spirits.
This made sense, after all. Jerpael, who died in the E-rank Zone, fell to the same flame spirit as Agni. That meant Agni hadn’t protected Jerpael from the spirit’s attack.
It was proof of such extraordinary spirit affinity.
Only after issuing these commands to their subordinates did the Elder Lords finally relax their demeanor somewhat.
Then they began discussing the new transcendence.
“A new transcendence has appeared among another race.”
“Is a new superior species being born?”
“Hmm, we must kill them before they open this new transcendence, no matter what.”
“They won’t be Elves anyway, so they deserve to die.”
“We cannot allow another superior species to emerge.”
“Though even if a new superior species does appear, it won’t bring calamity to one of our Elven dimensions.”
After exchanging these meaningful words among themselves, they rose from their seats.
“Our next gathering will be after we’ve eliminated whoever opens this new transcendence.”
“Until then, all of you must fulfill your assigned duties well.”
“Then I shall see you next time.”
“All things are for the sake of Mother’s Tree.”
With these words, the Elven Elder Lords dispersed, each mobilizing their subordinates to send every Elf capable of entering the D-rank Zone, and the D-rank Area soon swarmed with Elves.
Each party accompanied by spirits.
* * *
D-rank Labyrinth Region.
The moment Dohyun’s Party entered the Labyrinth Region, the atmosphere was unmistakably on a different scale from the E-rank Zone.
The aura emanating from the Hunters around them and the atmosphere of the region itself were considerably different.
The mana density alone seemed to differ by at least 1.3 times compared to the E-rank Zone.
Dohyun’s Party no longer glanced around nervously as if unfamiliar with such places, yet upon observing their surroundings, they found no sun and noted the underground Labyrinth structure, inwardly fascinated.
Pathways branched out intricately, and countless doors lined every wall.
There were even doors in the ceiling, and through several of them, winged Heterogeneous Beings could be seen emerging.
If one were to actually enter a Labyrinth city from a fantasy world, would it be like this?
As Dohyun’s Party composed themselves inwardly, Ihae-in stepped forward and spoke to them.
“Please follow me closely.”
Ihae-in’s voice and manner of speech, which had been gentle until entering the Black Gate, now became rigid, and Dohyun’s Party followed with some tension as well.
When they opened a door in an Alley branching from the Central Plaza and entered, both Dohyun and Hanalin, sensitive to magic, could sense it.
‘Just now….’
‘We moved through space.’
Feeling the characteristic ripple of spatial transfer magic, Dohyun and Hanalin burst into laughter as if bewildered.
After opening a few more doors and passing through them, they emerged at a location that seemed quite far from the Central Plaza, where a rather shabby-looking but large building stood.
It was none other than the Korean Hunter Association Building in this D-rank Safety Zone Sector 53 Corridor.
Though it was situated on the outskirts once again, the Dohyun Party and Ihae-in’s party entered the building as if already accustomed to such arrangements.
The atmosphere was certainly different from when they were E-rank, and with D-rank came a more subdued air—a dormitory inhabited only by those who now bore the true bearing of Hunters.
Dohyun welcomed such an atmosphere, entering with a subtle smile.
Several parties recognized Ihae-in and approached to speak with them.
“Ihae-in, are you a newcomer?”
“…Yeah.”
“Krhehe, how long do you think you’ll last this time?”
“Two days, I’d say.”
“That’s generous. I’m betting half a day.”
“Puhaha, half a day’s too much. I’m going with one day.”
The Dohyun Party was somewhat taken aback by the rough atmosphere, though they’d already adapted somewhat and offered no particular response, while Ihae-in, observing the Dohyun Party’s reaction, relaxed their expression slightly.
And then.
“Please prepare yourselves in your respective dormitory rooms, and then we’ll guide you to the Hunting Ground.”

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