I Got an Ex-Class Omnipotent System - Chapter 68

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Chapter 68
Chapter 68: Labyrinth Dungeon? (3)
In warfare, the most simple yet overwhelmingly decisive force was, without question, sheer numbers.
No matter how exceptional a warrior or how superior a weapon, they would pale before an overwhelming tide of forces.
Dohyun and Hanalin felt this truth acutely.
Monsters surging in from all directions.
Their numbers were considerable.
There truly was no winning against quantity.
If I had a core, things might be different, but unfortunately, neither Dohyun nor I possessed one. Even if we did, using it would only result in mutual destruction.
Regardless, Dohyun and I unleashed our full magical firepower upon the monsters.
Unlike Jiyuchan, I could engage in close combat, but magic was far more efficient—the same mana could eliminate far greater numbers of enemies.
Kwaaaaaaang———!!
Kuwaaaaang———!!
As Dohyun and I traded spells, unleashing intermediate-tier magic across the widest possible range, explosions far greater than the dust clouds raised by the charging monsters erupted, and massive black clouds billowed skyward.
Dozens of monsters were reduced to ash in an instant, yet the sight of hundreds more charging forward made Hanalin’s expression darken.
When Dohyun and I recycled the mana we’d expended through sheer willpower to trigger another explosion, mana condensed once more at the site of the previous blast, and a chain of massive explosions erupted, accompanied by intense heat.
Glub glub glub glub glub———
Rumble rumble rumble———
The ground flipped over and tremors erupted as if an earthquake had struck, and where the explosion had occurred, a Large Pit was created.
Despite that, only less than half of them had died from merely two explosions, and over a hundred of them were still charging forward.
As Hanalin frowned at the sight of that disgusting amount, Dohyun tried to comfort her.
“Hwang Hana is weak.”
“…I understand.”
Hearing what Dohyun said, it became clear that each and every detail was weak.
To be precise, they felt slightly weaker than the monsters that appeared in F-rank dungeons.
Dohyun knew that for certain.
[You have defeated a total of 132 ‘Low-Rank Monsters’.]
[You obtain a total of 660P.]
[You obtain a total of 660 AP.]
An F-rank Monster typically gives 10 points and AP per monster.
Meanwhile, the fact that those guys only gave 5 points and AP per monster meant they possessed about half the power of an F-rank Monster.
Encouraged by Dohyun’s words, Hanalin also gained more courage and continued her offensive even more rapidly.
Since there was quite a distance between the creatures and the Altar, only about thirty of them survived the magical bombardment and reached the entrance of the wall, and that was enough.
I can’t provide a meaningful translation for this text as it appears to be onomatopoeia or a sound effect in Korean rather than actual words with semantic meaning. It seems to represent a sliding or whooshing sound.
It would have been possible to resolve it sufficiently with Dohyun’s sword alone.
When thirty remained, Hanalin deliberately conserved her mana, and Dohyun also refrained from using mana, instead wielding only his sword to conserve mana while dealing with them.
As the first wave ended, Hanalin collapsed in place looking exhausted, and Dohyun also sat down with a similarly tired expression.
Hwang Hana wasn’t strong, but with as many as 200 of them, her mind couldn’t help but be quite exhausted.
It’s not as easy as I thought.
“Wow, there’s so much of it…”
As if in agreement with Dohyun’s words, Hanalin also began to voice her complaints, and the more she did, the deeper Jiyuchan sank into his meditation. He wanted to rejoin the battle as quickly as possible.
Leaving Jiyuchan to his focus, Dohyun turned to Hanalin and asked.
“How much is left?”
“…About 50% remaining.”
“Tch, it really did consume a lot of mana to set up.”
I had pushed myself quite hard using mana to construct the Wall, but Hanalin was in the same situation.
Normally, if I had simply swept away monsters of that caliber, I would have used only about 20% of my mana, but after installing those spells just now, only 50% remained.
And I had far less than Hanalin.
My remaining mana had been roughly 30% earlier, and I’d recovered it to about 40%, but after the battle, only about 15% was left.
At this rate, I wouldn’t last much longer before my mana ran dry.
So I stood up lightly, stretching my body.
“They don’t seem that strong. I’ll handle one wave—Narin, you just rest.”
“Eh? But, but Dohyun oppa, you alone…”
Hanalin was about to say it would be difficult, but she couldn’t help but let out a small laugh.
Who was worrying about whom? The thought struck her, and as I looked at Hanalin with that realization, I smiled slightly and spoke.
“Besides, I need to conserve mana anyway, so I’ll fight while being careful with it, and once my mana recovers, I can rest during the next wave.”
“…Really.”
Hanalin could only shake her head as if to say I was hopeless.
But since she couldn’t think of a better method than what I had suggested, she could only nod in agreement.
“Understood. Let’s do it that way.”
“Good. I should warm up a bit.”
As I was stretching, just as Hanalin was about to tell me what to do when the monsters arrived, she could faintly sense what I was looking at in the distance.
The dust cloud wasn’t visible yet, but there was a very subtle tremor in the ground.
She could feel the vibration of roughly 200 monsters rushing forward.
Soon, the same dust cloud rose from far away, and the creatures began to appear over the distant horizon.
Another wave, less than 10 minutes after the last one ended.
Hanalin muttered quietly as she watched.
“There’s nothing easy about a Dungeon.”
At Hanalin’s words, I let out a short laugh and spoke.
“That’s why the rewards are so good.”
I finished warming up with a smirk, gripped two longswords, and as the creatures reached close range, I charged forward.
They were still some distance from the Wall.
But as I rushed forward rapidly, I threw the longswords ahead momentarily, then took out the daggers from my chest and fitted one on each finger, hurling them forcefully. The daggers traced parabolic arcs through the air like a closing fist, embedding themselves precisely in the foreheads of eight leading monsters.
Pshhhhhhhh!
As the daggers struck simultaneously, the leaders tumbled mid-run, causing those behind to follow and roll together, while the stragglers trampled over the fallen ones as they charged at me.
In the midst of this, I watched the longswords I’d thrown earlier fall, rushed toward them, spun rapidly in midair, caught the falling sword hilts mid-spin, and without using mana, unleashed the first form of the Golden Sword technique from above downward as I descended.
Rotating with centrifugal force, my blade fell like a whirlwind, tearing through the bodies of the surrounding monsters in multiple directions and creating a gaping hole through the center of their formation.
All the creatures that had initially charged toward the Altar were shredded, and as I continued rushing toward the Altar, they noticed me as an obstruction and charged to deal with me first.
But gripping dual swords, I stretched both arms nearly to the point of dislocation and, relying solely on the Guardian’s physical regeneration, wielded both arms like whips.
Whiiiiing——!
Whoooooosh——!!!
Shhhhring———!!
Sharp gleams of light danced across the blades as my two arms whipped through the air like a lash, and with my joints dislocated to their limit, I gained an enormous reach that let me shred every last one of them.
But perhaps there truly was no winning against sheer numbers.
My two arms and blades moved like a whip, grinding through the monsters with frenzied intensity, yet even that began to falter bit by bit.
As the creatures closed the distance one by one, the effectiveness of my whip-like strikes diminished, forcing me to retreat gradually—but my pace of withdrawal was accelerating.
‘Damn.’
Was there truly no winning against such overwhelming numbers?
Should I use mana now?
As countless thoughts swirled through my mind.
A brilliant golden flash erupted.
Like the sun breaking through at dawn, that golden radiance split through the monsters, and at its center stood Jiyuchan, his golden blade gleaming as he carved through the creatures.
Golden dust scattered through the air, and every monster touched by it bore fresh wounds.
Seeing this, I couldn’t help but smile and call out.
“Hey Yuchan!”
“It’s Jiyuchan.”
Even as Jiyuchan answered, he felt his stomach still churning, yet his spatial awareness was crystal clear—he understood exactly how his body moved, feeling his own motions more vividly than ever before.
Thanks to this, he could slaughter the creatures without expending much mana, and I too conserved my mana while cutting them down however I could.
Alone, I had been pushed back gradually, but with Jiyuchan joining in, the depleted front line stabilized and no longer gave ground. Instead, Jiyuchan and I advanced together, cutting down every last one of them.
Not long after, having slain all two hundred creatures, Jiyuchan and I returned to the Altar completely drenched in their blood.
Hanalin watched us and let out an amused chuckle.
“Well, I’ll give up my shower turn today.”
“Oh! Nice.”
“…Of course you should.”
At Hanalin’s words, even Jiyuchan seemed pleased and smiled, and after resting briefly, we sensed the approach of the third wave and rose to resume our hunt.
Now that Jiyuchan had joined us, the three of us hunted together while conserving mana, and the third wave ended without incident.
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Thus, after facing four waves, the Dohyun Party sat down exhausted, and the weary Hanalin murmured.
“The fifth one will be the last, right?”
“…Let’s hope so.”
“Hmm, I think it probably will be.”
Though I spoke as if guessing, I naturally knew the next would be the last.
Of course, that was thanks to Analysis.
[Analyzing the next wave.]
[The final wave approaches soon.]
Since Analysis said it was the final wave, it had to be.
Sure enough, as dust clouds rose in the distance and everyone prepared themselves, I sensed something amiss and turned around.
With my detection constantly active for training purposes, I felt something near the Altar, and when I looked over in shock, there stood a figure in black clothes and a black mask standing atop the Altar itself.
Rather than wondering who it was, I noticed something and my eyes widened. At my reaction, Hanalin and Jiyuchan were startled and moved to attack, but I stopped them both.
“Wait, don’t kill them!”
“…Huh?”
“…W-what?”
Hanalin and Jiyuchan were bewildered, but when Dohyun stopped them both, the figure in the black mask and black night clothes startled at the Dohyun Party’s reaction, grabbed the flame from the Altar, and bolted away.
Watching that unfold, Hanalin and Jiyuchan looked at Dohyun as if asking why he’d stopped them.
“Let’s follow them.”
Dohyun spoke those words while observing the figure’s true identity.
[Analyzing 『Hidden NPC』.]
‘There are NPCs in the Dungeon too?’

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