I Just Subscribed and It’s the Best Hunter of All Time - Chapter 179

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#Chapter 179.
Jung Han-sung immediately pulled out his communication device and sent a reply.
―What’s the news?
―Are you at your Territory right now, by any chance?
At that question, Jung Han-sung started to say no, but seeing that they clearly wanted to meet and talk in person, he sent a different message instead.
―I’ll be there soon. Wait for me.
Since my business here was finished, I took one last look at the dragon’s bones and left the Dungeon.
“Let’s go.”
Growl!
Thunder Wolf immediately lowered his body to make it easier to mount, and I climbed onto his back.
Boom―!
With a thunderous roar, Thunder Wolf’s body shot forward like lightning.
At full power, Thunder Wolf crossed the Grassland at an incredible speed, and it wasn’t long before we reached the fence in front of the Village.
The guards, who had tensed at the sight of the beam of light approaching at tremendous speed, visibly relaxed when they saw me and Thunder Wolf.
I raised my hand in greeting to the guards and entered.
“Sir! You’ve arrived!”
As soon as I stepped inside, Cho Cheon-woong greeted me with a delighted expression.
“Yeah. What did you want to talk about?”
“Would it be alright if we discussed it inside over there?”
I nodded.
It seemed he had brought some truly important news.
So I took Cho Cheon-woong into an empty building nearby, and soon we sat across from each other at a table.
“So what’s going on that you’re making such a fuss?”
“This is really big news!”
Cho Cheon-woong spoke with sparkling eyes.
“A massive Ancient Ruins has been discovered in the Neutral Zone!”
“Ancient Ruins in the Neutral Zone?”
I tilted my head as I spoke.
“So a Dungeon was discovered in a region with no separate Territory?”
“Exactly! But it’s not just an ordinary Dungeon, you see!”
“I know. Ancient Ruins aren’t places where a clear objective is presented like in Dungeons.”
Ancient Ruins are broadly part of Dungeons too, but they have some distinguishing characteristics.
Usually, Ancient Ruins don’t present a clear objective just by entering like Dungeons do, nor do they give rewards for clearing them.
Yet people show far greater interest in Ancient Ruins than in Dungeons.
There are many reasons for this, but the biggest reason is that there’s a high probability of finding valuable treasures within Ancient Ruins.
“Judging by your excitement, rumors must be spreading about decent treasures being inside the Ruins?”
“Absolutely! And not just ordinary treasures! It’s said that the weapons of a warrior who once came closest to the top of The Tower are sleeping there.”
“Hmm.”
If something like that existed, everyone would certainly lose their minds over it.
I tapped my fingers on the table as I pondered, then opened my mouth.
“What’s the name of that warrior?”
“It’s Karnis.”
Karnis. I’d never heard the name before.
Well, that wasn’t particularly strange.
‘In fact, there are more than a few people like that.’
The title of “one who came closest to the summit of The Tower” was actually used quite openly.
The mage who came closest to the summit, or the warrior, or the priest.
In the case of popular classes (?) like warriors, there were more than ten people with such a title.
But that didn’t mean such titles were meaningless.
‘After all, such a title is only given to those who’ve achieved truly remarkable feats.’
Han-sung pondered that much, then posed another question to Cho Cheon-woong.
“So it’s true that those Ruins were discovered?”
“Yes. The various Guilds are already mobilizing. The United States, China, and even Japan. I obtained the information through channels in China.”
Cho Cheon-woong had fled from China to Korea in the dead of night, but he still maintained connections there.
After all, he had once been one of the most successful Hunters in China.
Well, and Han-sung had his own ways of verifying the information.
He maintained close ties with the Korean Government.
Even if the news reached him slightly later than other countries, if multiple nations were already moving, the Government would have obtained some information by now.
“Hmm.”
Han-sung stroked his chin thoughtfully.
In truth, I wasn’t as greedy for weapons themselves as others were.
I had Onyx, who was once a demigod, as my armor, and Arzka, who was close to being a demigod, as my sword.
Considering that these two were weapons and armor that grew alongside me, finding weapons of this caliber was never easy.
But that didn’t mean I felt no interest either.
‘Strong ones will flock here from all over.’
Surviving among countless powerful beings drawn by greed and seizing what I desired.
That itself was quite exhilarating, wasn’t it?
“This should be interesting.”
Han-sung murmured with a slight smile playing at his lips.
At that, Onyx poked his head forward and spoke.
―A place filled with greed. The stench of blood will reverberate through it.
Han-sung nodded at those words, then spoke to Cho Cheon-woong.
“Tell me more details.”
At that, Cho Cheon-woong’s eyes gleamed as he began pouring out everything he knew.
* * *
Han-sung returned to Earth and made contact with Baek Jin-woo to verify the authenticity of the information Cho Cheon-woong had conveyed.
Surprisingly, the answer came back quickly.
Baek Jin-woo confirmed that such Ruins had indeed been discovered, and that multiple countries were gathering personnel.
Even Maria arrived at Han-sung’s Territory later and brought him the news.
It seemed that anyone with decent information-gathering capabilities already knew about it.
After gathering sufficient information, Jung Han-sung made his decision.
“Alright. We’re going too.”
At those words, Cho Cheon-woong and Maria nodded.
“When should we leave?”
“Should we prepare anything else?”
Jung Han-sung shook his head at their questions.
“We’re already playing catch-up. We can’t afford to dawdle any longer. Moving immediately is the right call.”
Unless we weren’t going at all.
If we wanted to salvage anything from that place, speed was essential.
Besides, Han-sung’s Territory would face no significant problems even with all of us away.
On top of that, I had stationed additional forces as a precaution.
“Araktar. Akasha. Nox. Karon. Guard this place.”
I deployed all the undead, including the elite, to defend the territory.
Their power fell short of mine, but they were strong enough to face most Awakeners one-on-one.
Moreover, they wielded considerable influence over the undead.
With them present, no ordinary force could even approach Han-sung’s Territory.
“Leave the territory to me!”
Baek-seol also spoke up with a spirited voice, asking to be entrusted with it.
Jung Han-sung smiled and nodded, then spoke.
“Then let’s depart without further delay.”
“Yes!”
Since all preparations were already complete, everyone left the village and prepared their respective mounts.
“Thunder Wolf.”
Jung Han-sung called Thunder Wolf and climbed onto its back.
Maria summoned a massive bird, while Cho Cheon-woong summoned a creature resembling a giant tortoise.
Whoooosh!
The enormous bird flapped its wings and soared into the sky, while Cho Cheon-woong’s summon thrust its head into the grassland and began swimming through it as if through water.
Crunch-crunch-crunch!
It burrowed through the earth, moving with surprising fluidity.
Its speed was quite impressive.
Boom!
Of course, no matter how fast it was, it couldn’t match Thunder Wolf’s pace.
I told Thunder Wolf to maintain a reasonable speed and observed the other two.
‘They’ve grown quite a bit in the time I haven’t seen them.’
The summons they rode were creatures I’d never encountered when I first met them.
According to what I heard, Maria obtained hers from the 50th Floor, and Cho Cheon-woong from Floor 65.
Their abilities? I could tell just by watching. Both were growing at a terrifying pace as they seriously climbed The Tower.
I didn’t realize it myself, but their growth had accelerated even more through sparring with me.
“Hmm.”
I soon turned my gaze forward again, taking in the vast expanse of grassland stretching before us.
There was one more reason behind the decision to explore these Ancient Ruins.
While I held some curiosity about the artifacts themselves, I didn’t harbor the same ravenous greed as others.
But there was another aspect that stirred considerable interest within me.
‘They said the Ruins themselves were likely the tomb of that warrior.’
The theory went that the weapons the warrior once wielded were there for precisely that reason.
If that were true, the warrior’s corpse would also lie within the Ruins.
‘If the rumors about that warrior are accurate, I could create something truly formidable.’
While the necromancer’s skill mattered, the level of the deceased ultimately had the greatest influence on an undead’s power.
Recently, there hadn’t been opponents worthy enough to warrant raising additional undead, but a warrior who had climbed near the summit of The Tower was a different matter entirely.
‘I wonder what it would be like.’
My eyes gleamed as I contemplated the Ruins.
The path to the Neutral Zone was quite distant.
The Unclaimed Territory was an absurdly vast expanse, with considerable empty space between each Territory.
Given that, our destination lay at a location that would take weeks rather than days if we simply ran there.
“At least we have the transit portal available.”
“Indeed.”
So I and the other two planned to reach our destination via the transit portal.
A transit portal was a device found only in high-tier Territories, capable of instantly transporting people to distant locations.
Normally, such portals could only be used by the Territory’s owner and those they permitted, though some Territories did open them to outsiders.
Of course, it wasn’t free.
Given that it could bridge vast distances in an instant, the fee was substantial.
Still, considering the time saved, it was always worth paying to use it.
I, Maria, and Cho Cheon-woong could all earn that much money within days anyway.
“Ah, there it is.”
After about two days of travel, my group arrived at a massive city.
It was the city where the transit portal was located, and at first glance, its scale appeared enormous.
“This looks about twenty times larger than our Territory, doesn’t it?”
“It does seem that way.”
The Territory was enclosed by towering walls, atop which stood fully armed soldiers maintaining vigilant watch.
It was clearly a thriving city at a glance.
We approached slowly, and as we reached the city gates, we could see people lined up in a long queue.
However, instead of joining that line, my group headed toward a shorter one beside it.
As we approached, soldiers came forward and spoke to us.
“What brings you here?”
“We’ve come to use the transit portal.”
I produced the pouch of magical stones I’d prepared beforehand and showed it to them.
The soldier confirmed it and immediately bowed respectfully.
“Welcome to Balate.”
Using the transit portal essentially meant one was extraordinarily wealthy.
So the line was bypassed entirely.
Han-sung nodded and followed the soldier into the city.
Immediately, countless gazes descended upon him like arrows finding their mark.

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