I Just Subscribed and It’s the Best Hunter of All Time - Chapter 150

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#Chapter 150.
Before examining the jewel, Jung Han-sung summoned Thunder Wolf first.
The moment Thunder Wolf emerged, he licked Jung Han-sung’s hand and then lay down beside him.
Jung Han-sung smiled, gently stroking Thunder Wolf’s head. He then retrieved a chair from the side and sat beside the creature, examining the jewel intently.
“To casually gift something like this… they really do seem transcendent.”
―Absolutely. It’s a rare treasure that would be difficult to obtain even with vast sums of money.
Onyx spoke, his tongue flicking slightly.
―It’s essentially the same as handing over a portion of their own expertise. And it’s a powerful artifact in its own right.
“True.”
Jung Han-sung nodded in agreement.
In truth, this was closer to what one might call a ‘sacred relic.’
Sacred relics were indeed a category of artifact, but to be classified as such, they had to meet one specific condition.
Namely, that a divine being—a transcendent—had been involved in its creation.
In other words, this was a powerful artifact imbued with the very power of a transcendent.
“Hmm. The more I look at it, the more I think I understand how to use it.”
―How?
“With divinity.”
Jung Han-sung focused on the jewel, imagining channeling the ‘divinity’ within his body into its depths.
Of course, the process was far from simple.
While I could now manipulate mana with ease, divinity felt like something similar yet fundamentally different in nature.
It was like knowing how to ride a bicycle but that knowledge being useless when trying to drive a car—both were vehicles, yet the skills didn’t transfer.
Still, Jung Han-sung refused to give up, maintaining his concentration.
Then, at some point.
Hummmmm―.
Jung Han-sung felt the divinity dormant within his body stir and move.
It was only a minuscule fraction of the divinity he possessed.
Nevertheless, he focused intently, directing it toward the hand gripping the jewel.
“Ah.”
But the divinity scattered before it even reached the midpoint.
Letting out a frustrated sound, Jung Han-sung quickly refocused. He attempted the process over twenty times.
Finally, his divinity touched the jewel.
Shiiing―!
At that instant, a soft radiance burst forth from the jewel.
Just as it had when the figure in the white robe first handed it to me.
Huuummm―!
The jewel poured forth brilliant light for approximately one second.
Huummm….
Then, as if nothing had happened, the light faded away.
“Huh?”
Jung Han-sung stared at the jewel with a bewildered expression.
But even so, the gem didn’t shine again.
“…Did I lack enough holy power?”
―Hmm. I don’t think so. The gem definitely exerted its power just now.
“But nothing changed, did it? It can’t just be about flashing light, right?”
―It could be a type of power that’s not easily visible.
“So what did you feel?”
―…No. It was too brief. Try once more. Master.
At Onyx’s words, Jung Han-sung scratched his chin and soon nodded.
There was no reason to give up just because it wasn’t working well.
Jung Han-sung concentrated again and began channeling his holy power.
Though I had failed continuously until then, after succeeding once, the process proceeded remarkably smoothly.
Whoosh―!
And so the light flashed once more.
This time, Onyx, who was standing close to the gem, reacted immediately.
―Kyaaaah!
He suddenly shrieked and retreated into his armor.
Startled by the far more violent reaction than expected, Jung Han-sung looked down at the armor.
“What? What is it?”
―Kieek, that! That light! It’s not ordinary light!
Onyx spoke without even poking his head out.
―It’s purification power!
“Purification?”
―Yes!
Only then did Jung Han-sung understand why nothing seemed to have happened.
Since it was a power that purified something, there was no particularly noticeable effect when there was no target to purify.
“Are you alright?”
―Phew, yes. I’m better now.
Onyx answered thus and carefully poked his head out.
Jung Han-sung asked him again.
“You didn’t feel much before, but what was different just now?”
―Because you were too close. The purification power itself wasn’t that strong.
Onyx licked his tongue as he spoke.
―It’s probably because the holy power you infused wasn’t that much.
“Hmm. With practice it should grow stronger, but the effect is weaker than I expected.”
―That’s not necessarily true. Purification power would be more effective against undead and unholy beings than against something like me.
“Then why did you get hit?”
―Light and dark attributes are somewhat opposed to each other. But since my body itself isn’t composed of dark attribute, the damage isn’t severe. Though it hurt quite a bit just now.
He explained that against beings whose very existence was composed of negative energy or undead, the power I just displayed could produce quite decent effects.
―Even at the current output, it seems superior to most purification artifacts.
“Hmm. This should be useful.”
Jung Han-sung nodded.
While he managed the undead rather than opposed them, Sargon’s subordinates—whom he clashed with frequently—often carried distinctly negative energy.
This power would likely prove effective against them.
“So what should I do now? I’m not sure what to do with just this alone.”
―Start by practicing regularly until you grow accustomed to it. That alone will deepen your mastery of divine power and familiarize you with this force.
Onyx added that his current level was insufficient for anything beyond that.
Jung Han-sung nodded.
“All right. Then I’ll practice a bit more. Go back inside.”
―Understood.
Onyx didn’t refuse and retreated his head into the armor.
After confirming he’d entered, Jung Han-sung grasped the gem again and began repeating the same process.
Though he was repeating the same action, it didn’t feel tedious.
‘This is fascinating.’
The more he practiced, the more responsive the divine power became.
At first, it felt like kneading flowing liquid in his hands, but now it resembled manipulating something far more viscous.
Whoooosh—!
The more divine power he infused, the brighter the gem’s radiance became.
When he asked Onyx, the purifying force indeed seemed to grow stronger.
Though it wasn’t enough to harm the creature hiding within the armor.
Whoooosh—!
By the final attempt, a considerably brilliant light emanated outward.
Jung Han-sung stared at that luminescence before clenching the gem tightly.
“Phew.”
His divine power was completely depleted.
Jung Han-sung counted his attempts and muttered.
“So it’s about twelve or thirteen times before exhaustion.”
Not a small number, but hardly abundant either.
If he increased the divine power infused per attempt, the total count would decrease proportionally.
Observing his divine power recovering slowly, Jung Han-sung brought the gem close to his eyes and peered into its interior.
Within the gem lay beautiful laws inscribed, just as he’d first observed.
The will of a Transcendent.
Divine law. The product of direction.
For Jung Han-sung to manifest power through his own divine essence alone, he too would need to establish clear direction and forge his own laws.
That process would not be simple.
Yet Jung Han-sung smiled.
He wasn’t the type to despair when faced with difficult challenges.
―Is it finished now?
“Yes, for now. I need to settle accounts for what we brought from the Dungeon.”
―Speaking of which, you promised to give me something too!
“Right, right. I haven’t forgotten.”
Jung Han-sung laid out everything he’d obtained from this conquest, spreading it across the ground.
Among the items were the empty shells left behind after extracting the divine essence.
“Here.”
He tossed one to Onyx, who had been stretching his neck forward in anticipation, then began examining the remaining items one by one.
First, there were the crystals obtained from defeating the hunting spirits.
The crystals, brimming with dark attribute energy within, possessed considerable utility.
I could feed them to Onyx as treats to strengthen him, or use them in crafting items.
Without question, they could likely serve as potion ingredients as well.
But I had already decided how to use them.
‘I’ll put them toward undead modification.’
Specifically, for use on the undead.
After all, the undead formed one pillar of my combat strength.
“And the high-grade mana stones…”
As I reviewed the rewards, my gaze halted at one item.
“A single rope with no information displayed whatsoever.”
It was a dull-colored rope.
Unfortunately, no description came to mind for it. I’d tried swinging it as a test and even attempted to tie it, but nothing happened.
Onyx, who had the black sphere I’d tossed him earlier in his mouth, observed this and spoke.
―Don’t you think it’s time to recruit an appraiser?
“An appraiser?”
―Yes. Not everything that comes from The Tower has a convenient description attached.
At his words, I nodded.
Just as Onyx said, occasionally items without any description emerge.
Climbers commonly refer to such items as unappraised goods.
Items with no information displayed—The Tower has specialists who dedicate themselves to appraising such objects.
“It would be convenient to recruit one eventually. Others will keep bringing items that need appraisal anyway.”
―True. It would be tedious to keep making trips to the Awaker Association to get things evaluated.
Until now, whenever I needed something appraised, I’d entrust it to the Association.
Along with disposing of items of lesser importance.
But considering I’ll likely need appraisals regularly going forward, it would be beneficial to have someone specialized in it.
‘For items I need immediately, I could subscribe to an appraisal channel and use it.’
Long-term, having an appraiser on staff would be ideal.
Of course, if finding such a person takes too long, I’m prepared to subscribe to a channel and check this suspicious-looking rope myself.
Regardless, there’s someone who could help me find such personnel.
“I should discuss it with Maria when she arrives.”
Maria, with her surprisingly extensive connections, likely knew someone suitable.
With that thought, I reorganized the items back into my inventory.
Onyx quietly retreated into his armor with the sphere in his mouth, and I opened the door and stepped outside.
Outside—within the Village—was remarkably lively.
When I first established my Territory here, it had been desolate, but now people overflowed no matter where I turned my gaze.
There are more undead than people, though.
As I surveyed the Village, my gaze came to rest on a single point.
It was there that I found the person I had been searching for.
I walked toward her and spoke.
“Maria.”
“Hello.”
Maria caught sight of me and offered a respectful bow in greeting.
I nodded in return and stepped before her. “Has anything unusual occurred?”
“Nothing much happened, right?”
It was merely a casual greeting, but Maria responded with something entirely unexpected.
“There is one matter. I have news.”
“News?”
Maria nodded at my puzzled expression and continued.
“Yes. The individual we had marked as our top recruitment prospect is facing assassination threats.”

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