I Just Subscribed and It’s the Best Hunter of All Time - Chapter 142

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#Chapter 142.
At first glance, something seemed terribly wrong.
Yet Jung Han-sung showed no particular surprise at the sight.
‘Here we go again.’
And well he might think so—this wasn’t the first or second time this had happened.
Whenever he thought it was finally over, the creature would invariably power up or unleash a devastating attack.
The same had been true of the creature he held in his grasp now.
That’s why Jung Han-sung had deliberately been holding back, conserving his strength.
“What?! It’s not over?!”
Berka, however, seemed to lack such experience and displayed considerable shock.
Well, I understood.
The incantation Berka had just cast possessed formidable power, even by my assessment.
‘The aura I felt when he wove that spell was far from ordinary.’
I decided to ask him about that after the battle concluded.
For now, finishing off this creature took priority.
Jung Han-sung circulated his mana through his body, converting it into pure electrical force, and posed a question.
“How much stamina do you have left?”
“An incantation like that one? Once, or maybe twice if I push myself.”
Berka quickly composed himself despite his initial shock and answered rapidly.
Jung Han-sung replied to him.
“We don’t need any grand incantations. For now, keep watch on the mirror and provide support as needed.”
With that, he immediately charged toward the creature.
Crackle!
Electricity erupted from Jung Han-sung’s body. As he activated his divine technique, excess power began leaking outward in small bursts.
Moving through time that had grown sluggish, Jung Han-sung charged toward the creature while his mind raced.
The last time I’d observed it, the creature had taken on a form completely different from before.
Previously, threads had been twisted and coiled, giving it the appearance of a ball of yarn, but now they had completely unraveled and spread out widely.
It was difficult to determine exactly what had changed based solely on appearance, but I could definitely sense something far more ominous.
Whoooosh!
As expected, a different type of attack came hurtling toward Jung Han-sung as he approached the creature.
Suddenly, an enormous boulder materialized before his eyes, attempting to crush him beneath its weight.
But Jung Han-sung effortlessly rolled to the side, evading the attack.
Boom!
As the rock crashed to the ground, the earth beneath his feet suddenly gave way.
Of course, Jung Han-sung simply leaped lightly upward, easily escaping the danger.
And he immediately discerned what sort of attack the creature was employing.
‘It’s actively exploiting spatial distortion.’
Before, it had formed distortions at close range to inflict direct damage, but now it was using distortion to pull materials from somewhere else and target me with them.
Naturally, it likely hadn’t been capable of pulling objects from the start.
If it had been, it wouldn’t have charged at me in frustration after taking a beating from afar like before.
It likely had something to do with the change in form.
But that wasn’t particularly important.
Crackle—!
If I had reached this place alone as usual, I would have faced considerable difficulty.
However, through a chance encounter, Berka and I arrived here together.
At that moment, victory was already assured.
Whoosh!
When I felt the distortion field forming ahead once more, I pushed off the ground without hesitation and launched myself into the air.
The instant I reached the monster’s face.
Whoooooosh—!
I felt numerous distortion fields forming, as if I had been waiting for precisely this moment.
I had deliberately held back my full power until the final instant, unleashing everything at the last second.
The intention was clear—lower my guard, then deliver a fatal blow.
But I had never let my guard down from the start.
Though I wasn’t a mage and couldn’t move freely through the air, with proper preparation beforehand, I could achieve something close to it.
Tap! Tap!
Twisting my trajectory left and right to close the distance, I finally reached directly above the monster.
Crackle-crackle—!
Lightning erupted once more from the tip of my blade.
I couldn’t see the monster’s form, but I felt it desperately attempting to form another distortion.
Yet with every intention laid bare from beginning to end, there was no way for it to reverse the situation.
Shrieeeeek!
As I swung my sword, dozens of lightning bolts scattered in all directions.
Boom-boom-boom-boom!
Simultaneously, flaming arrows flew from behind, striking the warping spaces.
The distortion fields that were barely forming collapsed with surprising ease under the external interference.
It was Berka’s perfectly timed assist.
Thanks to that, I drove my blade down toward where the creature’s head was presumed to be, unimpeded.
Crash-crash-crash-crash!
A sharp noise followed by the sound of something tearing echoed repeatedly.
Had I looked in a mirror, I would have seen the monster’s thread-like body being torn apart.
Even as it thrashed desperately, trying to exert force, I didn’t give it the chance and pressed down harder with my blade.
Crack!
My sword pierced straight through the monster’s body and plunged toward the ground.
Of course, I didn’t let my guard down and took a step back, asking Berka.
“What’s its condition?”
“Uh, its body is scattering! Looks like it’s finished?”
Even as Berka said this, he kept flaming arrows floating around his body.
We waited in silence for a moment.
Then it happened.
Something suddenly dropped in front of Jung Han-sung with a soft thud—black spheres.
There were two orbs with a deep lustrous sheen, and as Jung Han-sung gazed upon them, a description materialized before his eyes.
[Distortion Core]
[Grade: Unique]
[The core of a life form dwelling in the abyss. It contains the power to warp space and time. A crystallized mass of concepts that should never have existed, requiring careful handling.]
[Mirror World: Capable of accessing the mirror world under certain conditions]
[Distortion: Upon use, temporarily warps the spatial coordinates of the surrounding area]
“Oh.”
Jung Han-sung let out a quiet exclamation upon seeing them.
He hadn’t expected anything, yet something quite valuable had dropped.
“What is it?”
Jung Han-sung picked up the two cores and returned to Berka, who was still standing before the mirror.
“Take one.”
“What is this? Oh?”
A description seemed to materialize before Berka as well, his eyes scanning through the empty air.
“This is incredible! No, it’s beyond incredible—it’s extraordinary!”
“Seems useful. As a bonus, it’s more than enough. Let’s each take one.”
“Agreed.”
Fortunately, there were exactly two, so there was no need to argue.
Jung Han-sung placed the cores into his inventory and surveyed the surroundings.
“By the way, why hasn’t the clear message appeared?”
“It should appear soon. The creature just vanished.”
Looking at the mirror, the monster’s body had already disappeared without a trace.
It seemed the moment the core dropped was when the creature had vanished.
And just as Berka said, not long after, a message appeared before his eyes.
[You have completed the objective of the 66th Floor]
[You receive a Superior Magic Stone as a reward]
[You have completed the 66th Floor objective in record time]
[You have achieved a clear rank of ‘SSS’]
[As an additional reward, you have obtained ‘Distorted Abyss Mirror’]
Jung Han-sung read through the messages.
The standard reward was a Magic Stone. But the additional reward looked far from ordinary just from its name.
I wanted to pull it out immediately and examine it, but I held back for now.
I could check the item after returning anyway.
“Wow. SSS rank?”
Meanwhile, I could see Berka staring into the empty air with wide, astonished eyes.
It seemed he was amazed by the clear rank.
“This is the first time I’ve ever received an SSS rank! I don’t think I could have cleared it this easily on my own.”
“Well, I think I cleared it smoothly thanks to you too. Given the conditions, cooperation was essential.”
Jung Han-sung spoke calmly, acknowledging Berka’s contribution. At that, Berka smiled and nodded.
Instead of continuing that topic, Jung Han-sung posed a question to Berka that had occurred to him earlier.
“By the way, that incantation you used earlier. It didn’t seem like an ordinary spell.”
“Hm? Oh, you mean because the casting time was long?”
“Yeah. Is that spell related to transcendents?”
It wasn’t a question posed with any expectation of a concrete answer. After all, they’d only just met—Berka wouldn’t reveal all his combat capabilities so readily.
“Transcendents, you say. To be precise, it’s the power of the Great Flame. It’s an incantation I use by borrowing their power.”
“So they’re a kind of divine entity?”
“Exactly. There’s a massive temple dedicated to them in our city.”
Yet Berka answered with refreshing candor.
‘A temple, then.’
Jung Han-sung felt intrigued and asked again.
“Did they… exist before The Tower first appeared?”
“No. It’s a faith that spread through The Tower. The fact that you’re asking something like that suggests you’re from a different dimension.”
At Berka’s question, Jung Han-sung nodded this time.
“Well, yeah. Is this kind of knowledge common sense in your world?”
“Common sense, absolutely. Since The Tower appeared, nobody’s unaware of the faith surrounding the great ones.”
“I see. Hmm, but you can’t wield such power through mere belief alone, right?”
“Of course not. Typically, they grant power to those with talent.”
As he said this, Berka chuckled.
“I myself receive full support from the temple.”
Jung Han-sung nodded once more.
In any case, as I’d sensed before, there were definitely more powerful beings in other dimensions than on Earth.
Yet that difference in strength didn’t make me ordinary by any measure.
Every being from other dimensions I’d encountered so far had been renowned in their respective regions, yet I was clearly several steps ahead of them.
Even Berka standing before me now was being so cordial precisely because he’d felt the gap in our abilities.
And Berka soon broached the main topic.
“So, how about we clear the next floor together sometime?”
“Together.”
“Yeah. It doesn’t have to be the very next floor. I’d like to exchange regularly with you.”
After saying that much, Berka added an explanation before Jung Han-sung could respond.
“There’s no one around me who can keep up with my clearing pace. And it feels awkward to join hands with competitors from other cities.”
In other words, Jung Han-sung matched his clearing speed while their interests didn’t conflict—he was perfect.
Jung Han-sung answered with a shrug.
“I’m heading to the next floor right away though. Is that okay with you?”
“No problem for me. I was planning to reach the 69th Floor today anyway.”
At that remark, Jung Han-sung thought for a moment before answering.
“Alright then. Let’s try synchronizing our pace.”
I had plenty of questions about other dimensions anyway. I wanted to observe Berka’s abilities and their level in more detail.
“Good. Then let’s go right now.”
Berka said so and stared intently at Jung Han-sung. Then a message appeared before his eyes.
It was a message asking whether I would enter the next floor together with him.
I accepted the offer.
Whoooosh—!
Soon, we both vanished without a trace from the Grassland.
* * *
Berka and I climbed to the 69th Floor with almost unstoppable momentum.
The time it took to ascend three floors was barely just over an hour.
Even that was only because one of the objectives in between took considerable time; without it, we could have cleared all three in less than thirty minutes combined.
After clearing the 69th Floor like that.
“Wow. Thanks to you, we cleared it in no time. Clearing four floors consecutively while still having energy left over—it’s been a while since that happened.”
Berka said this with a bright expression, then handed me something.
“Take this.”
“What is this?”
“A communication device.”
He said this with a slight smile.
“A communication device that lets you have conversations with multiple people simultaneously. By the way, it’s already connected to the channel.”

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