I Got an Ex-Class Omnipotent System - Chapter 85

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Episode 85
85: The Calamity of the D-rank Zone (2)
A Zone Boss referred to those bosses that appeared in each rank’s zone every few years.
Just as the Skull Scorpion appeared in F-rank zones and the Sky Hawk in E-rank zones, these were bosses that required dozens of Hunters to gather just to barely defeat them.
The characteristic of these Zone Bosses was that even after being defeated, they would be reborn within a few years and devastate the zone, and another characteristic was that they could destroy Safe Zones and absorb them.
They were the only existence capable of shattering Safe Zones, and the greater problem was that the more Safe Zones they destroyed, the stronger the Zone Boss became.
Eventually, if they couldn’t be stopped after a certain point, they would become an existence that even the Hunters of that zone alone couldn’t contain.
Because of this, whenever they appeared, everyone had no choice but to unite their strength and fight to defeat them.
In the D-rank Zone existed the Deathworm, a Labyrinth predator that served as the Zone Boss, and the last record of its appearance was five years ago when it was defeated, and they had been waiting for when a new Deathworm would appear.
“We must protect this zone at all costs.”
“Sigh, I heard the 51st Lighthouse was already consumed.”
“This won’t be easy.”
“Why did it have to be today of all days….”
Several Attack Party members were growing anxious, and understandably so.
Normally, several of the Superior Races should have gathered, but not a single one of the Six Superior Races had shown up to the Attack Party.
The reason was that four of the Six Superior Races simply didn’t exist in the D-rank Zone.
But of all times, the Zone Boss Deathworm appeared today. The biggest problem was that the moment it appeared, it devoured the 51st Lighthouse.
Because the creature swallowed one Safe Zone right from its appearance, the prepared forces suffered disruption, and the Attack Party found itself on the receiving end instead.
As a result, the Deathworm consumed the 51st Lighthouse and then devoured the District 52 as well.
Because of this, the D-rank Labyrinth Region had no choice but to assemble an unprecedentedly massive Attack Party.
The Yongin Clan had recently advanced in rank, leaving no one in the D-rank, and among the Superior Races currently remaining in D-rank, including the Elves, there were only two: the Mifu Tribe, but both had refused the summons.
The Elves refused, saying they had something to search for, and the Mifu Tribe refused, saying it didn’t seem fun, so Bruton Bragon, a mid-tier race, was reluctantly chosen as the Attack Party commander.
“Everyone, calm yourselves.”
Still, because he possessed the reputation and ability befitting a commander, several Attack Party members looked toward Bruton Bragon. However, though Bruton Bragon had been chosen as commander of this unprecedented massive Attack Party and spoke with gravity, he seemed quite anxious, his firm-faced antennae twitching.
He was of the Coleon species from the Ternac Dimension, belonging to a mid-tier race and a formidable one, and by human standards, he was classified as a Beetle Warrior, but Bruton was a Stag Beetle Warrior among the Coleon species, possessing magnificently long horns.
Yet even Bruton, who appeared so resolute, stood waiting before the Sector 53 Corridor with visibly trembling eyes, and the atmosphere was ominous.
‘The ground is trembling.’
Bruton shared the same anxiety as the others about no Superior Races participating.
Even though Bruton was active in the First Luminous Realm, he knew all too well the power of the Superior Races, which made it worse.
The gap between the Superior Races was far greater than the difference between lower-tier and mid-tier races.
Yet as a member of the formidable Coleon species, Bruton raised his hand with a sense of mission to somehow hold and protect this place, and cried out.
“Let us defeat the Deathworm here———!!!”
“Defeat it———!!!”
“Strike it down———!!!”
“Bring ruin upon the creature———!!!”
As Bruton’s resonant cry echoed and the assembled Attack Party members each raised their own chants in their different ways, Bruton noticed one particular race standing out among them as he shook off some of his fear.
Unlike other races, a black-haired being with smooth skin and complexion nearly white, lacking any distinctive features, raised one hand and cried out something.
“Let’s goooooo———!!!”
“D-Dohyun oppa….”
“Q-quiet, it’s embarrassing.”
And similar to the creature raising its hand, two beings who were quite beautiful and handsome even by Bruton’s aesthetic standards were restraining the screaming creature.
Though their appearance was somewhat grotesque, Bruton tilted his head in confusion as he observed the screaming creature and its companions.
“…?”
They were a rarely seen race, but he was not ignorant enough to not know their name.
Humans, as they were called—the race that existed at the very bottom even among the inferior races. In the history of the Black Gate, they had a record of extinction on quite a few occasions.
They had vanished for a long time, but recently they’d begun appearing again, and now here they were in this place as well.
Bruton found it unexpected, but as a warrior race, he held their spirit in high regard.
At a glance, there were only mid-tier races and the more aggressive among the inferior races gathered here, yet wasn’t it rather admirable that three humans—who could be called the lowest of the inferior races—had assembled together?
Bruton thought to himself.
‘That’s right. If even inferior humans like them can muster such courage, then I must hold myself to an even firmer resolve.’
Reaffirming that conviction within himself, he called up the strategist among his party members onto the hastily constructed platform to intensify their efforts in battle.
A being with a remarkably brilliant mind, likewise a Ladybug Warrior of the Coleon species.
As Soseoram, the Ladybug Warrior, ascended the platform, everyone understood that the briefing was beginning and fell silent. Soseoram then spoke about the Deathworm from atop the platform.
“The Deathworm normally burrows into the ground of the Labyrinth and survives by draining the Labyrinth’s essence. When it emerges above ground, it continuously depletes that essence, gradually withering and shriveling. The primary strategy for conquering it is to force it out of the ground and cause it to wither. This has been the method used throughout history.”
Everyone could only express their difficulty with this briefing. There was no way to extract the creature once it burrowed into the ground, and conversely, even if they desperately attacked when it burst forth, there was no way to prevent it from re-entering the ground.
But that wasn’t where it ended.
“There is another strategy—directly attacking and striking the creature—but according to official records, the Deathworm’s outer shell is composed of an exoskeleton harder than that of our Coleon race, so damage dealt through mana is reduced to less than half. Therefore, to inflict direct damage, you must target its mouth when it opens.”
“If the timing is off….”
“…it might eat you.”
“No, the probability of being eaten is higher.”
Among those present, how many could escape from the Deathworm faster than it moved? And there was no race that could withstand the creature’s gastric juices while being consumed and continue dealing damage.
Even Bruton, a Stag Beetle Warrior, could not accomplish such a feat.
Though they expressed their difficulty, strategies for conquest did exist, so no one had fallen into complete despair.
Rather, just as they were thinking they should proceed with hope, the atmosphere began to flow in an unusually dark direction, and three humans—whom no one had paid attention to, called the lowest of the inferior races—were whispering among themselves.
“Hmm, they all seem to be struggling, don’t they?”
“But none of them seem particularly skilled either. That Stag Beetle Warrior speaking up front looks decent at least. And that Ladybug Warrior too.”
Hanalin and Jiyuchan were conversing in this manner, and it was indeed accurate.
Though they were using a sound-blocking barrier so no sound leaked out, quite a few Heterogeneous Beings were observing the Dohyun Party with considerable bewilderment.
Did these humans have no fear? Inferior races had come here? Such remarks were common, but Hanalin and Jiyuchan were instead disregarding the other Heterogeneous Beings.
Just as Hanalin and Jiyuchan were searching for those who appeared strong around them, Dohyun was also scanning his surroundings.
As Dohyun scanned around, he obtained more AP than expected, and he spent all of it on duplicating the skills of two individuals.
Thus, the skills Dohyun had duplicated were.
[Consuming 800 AP, you acquire the skill 「Exoskeleton [B]」 from 『Bruton Bragon』.]
[Consuming 800 AP, you acquire the skill 「Single-Horn Charge [B]」 from 『Bruton Bragon』.]
[This skill exceeds your current stats.]
[Your stats increase slightly beyond their original level.]
[Due to the acquired skill, your Health permanently increases by +5.]
[Due to the acquired skill, your Agility and Strength permanently increase by +3.]
[You cannot use this skill at its original power.]
Acquiring the skill was not where it ended.
With so many mid-tier Heterogeneous Beings gathered in this place, the superior-ranked skills were abundant, and the proficiency of the skills I’d been cultivating as my main arsenal increased as well.
[Simultaneously, by analyzing superior skills, the proficiency of skills 「Swordsmanship[D]」, 「Ambush[D]」, 「Dagger Mastery[D]」, and 「Mana Manipulation[D]」 each increases by 1.]
[The proficiency of skills 「Swordsmanship[D]」, 「Ambush[D]」, and 「Mana Manipulation[D]」 has reached maximum.]
[Rank increases.]
[「Swordsmanship[D]」▶「Swordsmanship[C]」]
[「Ambush[D]」▶「Ambush[C]」]
[「Dagger Mastery[D]」▶「Dagger Mastery[C]」]
[「Mana Manipulation[D]」▶「Mana Manipulation[C]」]
[Due to the rank increase of these skills, Strength, Agility, and Magic Power permanently increase by +2 each.]
I couldn’t help but smile at this sudden, unexpected growth.
I thought that at this rate, I’d become an all-rounder, but I set aside that joy for now and focused on the briefing the Beetle Warrior was giving.
Analysis was running automatically, but it was important enough that I listened attentively, and Hanalin and Jiyuchan were also listening to the briefing.
Among the parties gathered here, the one that looked the strongest was Bruton’s party, and there were about three others as well.
Bruton and the other parties were also conscious of my party.
Of course, they weren’t as dull as Bruton, so they were inwardly astonished as they observed how my party appeared.
‘That Human Party over there… they’re no ordinary group. The mana in the barrier they’ve deployed is quite stable.’
‘Even our race’s Mages struggle with that level of mana control…’
‘Impressive. To think such a party exists among inferior species like humans.’
‘I’ve heard that as you go higher up, there are a few Human Parties that stand out as exceptionally skilled…’
I glanced over those parties as well and came to an assessment that contradicted theirs.
‘No one here has skills comparable to Bruton’s.’
Though he was dull, I thought Bruton was the strongest in terms of ability, and I felt a faint tremor and spoke quietly.
“It’s coming.”
And the moment Hanalin and Jiyuchan tensed at my words, a terrible cry began to echo from far away.
“Kiiiiiiiii————!!!”
At that roar—closer to a mechanical sound than the cry of a living creature—everyone tensed.

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