I Just Subscribed and It’s the Best Hunter of All Time - Chapter 217

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#Chapter 217
The moment black liquid began pouring from the Demon King’s neck.
Jung Han-sung reacted as though he had been waiting for this.
He released a surge of electricity and moved at tremendous speed, escaping the range where the liquid would fall.
However, this much was something I had already done when I defeated one of the Four Heavenly Kings before. And back then, I ultimately failed to evade completely and fell into his trap.
That is why Jung Han-sung had thoroughly prepared to handle the same situation if it occurred again.
Whoooosh!
First, the Wind Spirit formed a powerful barrier around the area, pushing the liquid away.
Additionally, a blue membrane enveloped Jung Han-sung’s body—a small-scale barrier that rejected all magical interference.
I had prepared with absolute thoroughness.
Splat!
As a result, not a single drop of the liquid pouring from the Demon King’s neck touched Jung Han-sung’s body, bouncing away instead.
But Jung Han-sung did not relax, pouring electricity down upon it.
As though determined not to leave a single drop behind.
Crackle!
The liquid instantly vaporized and gathered in one place. The Wind Spirit had exerted its power.
―Ugh, this is vile!
The Spirit grumbled as it compressed the aura together.
The liquid that poured from the Demon King’s neck was an extraordinarily potent toxin.
It was a declaration of will—that even if he died, he would not die alone.
Had Jung Han-sung failed to respond properly, he would certainly have suffered catastrophic damage.
However, ultimately, through the countermeasures of Jung Han-sung and the Wind Spirit, it caused no harm to anyone and was buried in the earth.
“Phew.”
Jung Han-sung confirmed that the gas the Wind Spirit had compressed was buried underground, then drew a sharp breath and retrieved an item from his inventory.
It was a type of barrier artifact.
Thud—.
When he threw it to the ground, mana spread out, isolating the earth where the gas was buried and its surroundings.
Jung Han-sung waited for the barrier to complete, then entered it and placed it into a separately retrieved box.
Though called a box, it was actually a high-grade artifact with a small isolated dimension created within, completely severed from the outside.
With this, the danger was completely contained.
―Hmm. The aura around us seems to be fluctuating?
But the danger was not entirely over.
At Onyx’s voice, Jung Han-sung nodded and checked outside.
‘Chaos has broken loose.’
Outside was absolute pandemonium.
All the Demons in the vicinity had their eyes rolled back, raging madly.
It appeared this too was something the Demon King had orchestrated.
‘It seems he set something to trigger upon his death.’
However, from what I could see on the surface, I could not fathom what the purpose was.
The Demons were harming one another.
No one paid any attention to Jung Han-sung, who had just dealt with the Demon King.
“Hmm.”
Yet as I continued observing, something caught my eye.
‘They’re growing stronger?’
As the Demons killed and devoured one another, I noticed several of them becoming noticeably more powerful.
Much like my undead.
Once I recognized this pattern, something came to mind.
‘Could it be?’
The Demons, who had originally maintained their reason despite their inhuman appearance, had transformed into something bestial, consuming one another and growing stronger in the process.
What would inevitably follow from this…
‘Killing the Demon King won’t be the end of this.’
These creatures had already penetrated deep into human territory.
If those Demons scattered in all directions, the casualties among humans would only multiply.
It was at that moment.
[Objective achieved!]
A message materialized before Jung Han-sung’s eyes. The clear rank was the highest grade as expected, and naturally, a message appeared indicating that my ranking had been updated.
That much I had anticipated.
[Transferring outside The Tower]
But what came next was different.
Normally, I could remain as long as I wished before departing, but this time, the moment the clear message appeared, forced transfer initiated.
Jung Han-sung had no time to react before being engulfed in brilliant light, and when consciousness returned, he found himself in his Unique Space.
“What is this?”
Upon arriving in his Unique Space, Jung Han-sung furrowed his brow and muttered.
The one who answered was none other than Onyx.
―Forced transfer, it seems.
“Does that happen?”
―It does. It’s to prevent you from interfering in what comes next.
“Prevent interference?”
―Yes. It appears The Tower’s will doesn’t want the situation to simply end as it is.
As Jung Han-sung listened to Onyx’s explanation, he settled into a chair.
“The Tower has such will?”
―It does. Not that The Tower thinks like a person or anything of that sort. But there are many occasions where you can sense it possesses a clear will.
Onyx continued, licking his lips.
―After all, the missions themselves are objectives set by The Tower, aren’t they?
“Well, that’s…”
Jung Han-sung was about to say they were simply missions, but he closed his mouth.
Onyx was right.
Kill this one. Obtain that. Steal something else. It was ultimately The Tower that determined such missions.
‘The Tower’s will…’
Jung Han-sung pondered Onyx’s words for a moment, then scratched his chin.
“It seems I’ll have to venture into that world once more.”
―The probability is high. Creating such a mess of the situation means you’re expected to accomplish something there again.
Onyx said no more and retreated back into his armor.
Rather than stop him, Jung Han-sung stood silently for a moment, gathering his thoughts as he stared into empty space, before rising from his seat.
“Well, I’ll understand better once I climb higher.”
What exactly was The Tower? What lay above?
To learn such things, there was ultimately no choice but to ascend. And beyond that, there were plenty of reasons to climb regardless.
If one didn’t ascend The Tower, monsters would spill out into the world.
Korea had already conquered certain floors, so immediate danger wasn’t a concern for now.
But as time passed, the danger would only grow. Even if Korea was safe for the moment, problems erupting in other nations could eventually reach Korea’s shores.
North Korea, situated directly above Korea, was certainly one such dangerous nation.
‘So I’ll climb, at least for now.’
Jung Han-sung closed his eyes, then opened them again.
First, it seemed he needed some rest.
The battle with the Demon King had consumed far more energy than anticipated.
So Jung Han-sung returned to Earth and retired to bed somewhat earlier than usual.
* * *
Several days later.
“Phew.”
Jung Han-sung lay sprawled across the bed in his Unique Space. He had just returned from conquering the 96th Floor.
The task assigned had proven far more difficult than expected, requiring him to expend considerable energy once again.
The fortunate part was that it wasn’t severe enough to confine him to bed entirely.
‘An hour or two of rest should set me right.’
Jung Han-sung lay in bed, focusing on his body’s recovery.
But after about thirty minutes, boredom began to creep in.
Outside, he might browse the internet on his phone, but inside The Tower, such things didn’t exist.
“Ah.”
Yet there were things that existed only within The Tower.
Jung Han-sung belatedly recalled this and retrieved something from his inventory.
It was a terminal device.
‘Quite a few posts have accumulated.’
Jung Han-sung accessed the Community that existed within The Tower through the terminal.
To be precise, it was something derived from communication magic, but the actual UI itself wasn’t significantly different from browsing the internet outside.
The interface displayed in a form familiar to each user.
“Hmm.”
There were posts from climbers of various dimensions conquering The Tower, and they contained surprisingly high-quality information.
It wasn’t that climbers inside The Tower were less greedy than those outside and shared premium information freely.
‘Rather, it’s simply a difference in level.’
Advanced information that would be sold for money outside was often trivial in The Tower’s Community.
It made sense—the Awakeners active in external communities were generally of lower rank.
The Awakeners conquering the higher floors of The Tower were too busy focusing on that alone to bother posting on internet communities.
Meanwhile, the community within The Tower itself was extremely difficult to access in the first place.
Jung Han-sung himself had only gained access through someone’s introduction and received an access code.
As a result, everyone who entered possessed exceptionally high caliber.
Because of this, information that seemed trivial to them often held tremendous value in reality.
‘Quite a lot of people haven’t managed to surpass the 90th Floor range.’
I focused intently on posts related to the 99th and 100th Floors among the various information available.
After all, I would soon graduate from the 90th Floor and ascend to the 100th.
Typically, The Tower’s floors ending in zero—like the 10th, 20th, and 30th—were often the most difficult to conquer.
Those floors harbored Floor Masters, and defeating them was the fundamental mission assigned to climbers.
‘Yet it seems the 99th and 100th Floors both have Floor Masters in succession.’
Moreover, the 99th Floor was reportedly far more dangerous than the 100th.
It was said that many who overcame the 99th Floor passed the 100th Floor with relative ease.
As I reviewed multiple posts, the reason became apparent quickly.
‘The boss on the 99th Floor is extremely perilous, but defeating it grants an enormous reward.’
People referred to this as the 1st Tier graduation reward.
Here, 1st Tier referred to floors 1 through 99.
This terminology was also unique to The Tower’s internal community—floors 100 through 199 were called the 2nd Tier.
But I had no idea what came after that.
Because no one within the community had yet reached beyond the 199th Floor.
“The current highest record in the community is the 189th Floor, I believe.”
This record was even higher than Earth’s highest record.
Yet seeing that made me feel oddly uncertain.
‘Is that really the highest record?’
If someone from Earth had reached the 189th Floor, I would have certainly thought it remarkable.
But this community gathered members from countless dimensions.
Yet no one had surpassed the 200th Floor? Some dimensions had The Tower appear centuries ago.
―Perhaps there simply aren’t many truly exceptional Awakeners in that community?
Onyx, who was viewing the terminal beside me, clicked his tongue and spoke.
I nodded in response.
“That could very well be the case.”
It was something I had considered myself.
“Once you reach that level, there’s no information worth extracting from this community.”
The posts currently in the community were extremely advanced information by my standards, but I doubted they would remain so later.
Even Earth’s communities had been invaluable when I first awakened.
But now I either already knew everything or the posts were irrelevant, so I visited far less frequently.
At best, I only checked them occasionally to gauge current trends.
Once I reached around the 200th Floor, wouldn’t I feel the same way about this community?
‘Perhaps there’s a separate community for only those Awakeners on higher floors.’
With that thought, I shifted my gaze back to the terminal.
But then, a particular post caught my eye.
―Seeking information regarding the Land of Balturan. Even the smallest clue would be appreciated. Please contact me.
The Land of Balturan.
It was a name connected to the Hidden Floor key I possessed.

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