I Just Subscribed and It’s the Best Hunter of All Time - Chapter 59

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#Chapter 59.
I blinked my eyes.
Nothing was visible.
This time, I summoned lightning to my blade.
Crack—!
Thunder roared through the air. Yet even now, my vision remained obscured.
That settled it. This was no ordinary darkness.
If it were merely the absence of light, I should have seen something just now.
But I wasn’t panicked.
I had faced a similar situation once before.
‘Evil God Sargon.’
Long ago, I had fallen into one of the Evil God’s traps and been imprisoned in a place much like this.
Escaping that place had been grueling, yet I had learned and felt much from the experience.
And what I learned then was proving useful now.
‘There’s not that overwhelming sense of dread like before.’
When I was first trapped there, no matter what I did, I couldn’t pierce through the darkness.
Only after receiving instruction from the Heavenly Demon and gaining enlightenment could I escape that place.
That’s right.
I had already achieved enlightenment.
―This doesn’t seem like ordinary darkness.
At Onyx’s words, I chuckled softly.
“True. But ultimately, the core principle is the same.”
I slowly raised my blade.
I could feel it moving slowly through the darkness, but I paid no mind.
I understood what mattered in a situation like this.
‘Piercing through the most vulnerable point.’
Had this been my first time, I would have floundered. But having experienced this before, I didn’t hesitate.
I simply held my blade high.
Reading the flow. There was a current even within this darkness.
Slash—!
I advanced, severing the tentacles that lashed toward me.
It seemed the creature had originally intended to ambush me covertly under cover of darkness.
But as I began striding forward boldly, it hastily unleashed a barrage of attacks.
That meant one thing.
I was moving in the right direction.
Screech—!
Slash—!
Attacks grazed past my head and ribs.
There was no need for deliberate evasion. If I moved with the flow, the attacks would miss of their own accord.
I took three measured steps forward.
I extended my sword at lightning speed.
Thwack!
As I drove the blade into the heart of the flow, the Darkness rippled.
―Ah, a perfect strike!
At Onyx’s exclamation, I lifted the corners of my mouth and thought to myself.
‘Heavenly Demon, Arthur. Are you watching?’
Crack-crack-crack!
Soon an ominous rupturing sound echoed through the space.
I swiftly withdrew my sword and stepped to the side.
Splooooosh―.
Then came the sound of something viscous pouring onto the ground. But this was only the beginning.
Gurgle-gurgle―.
Accompanied by a sound I’d heard before, the Darkness began to melt away.
The thick, sticky Darkness that clung to the ceiling and walls dripped slowly to the floor like melting candle wax.
Watching the Darkness crumble, I thought to myself.
‘Come to think of it, I owe Evil God Sargon my thanks too.’
Seventy percent of this victory belonged to Arthur and Heavenly Demon’s teachings, but the remaining thirty percent could be credited to Evil God Sargon.
Thanks to him, I grasped the strategy immediately without panicking.
If Evil God Sargon heard such gratitude, he’d be furious.
Splurch, splurch―.
Meanwhile, the crumbled Darkness was transforming into a viscous liquid, gathering in one place.
Clearly, that final strike had killed it. Yet this continues to move despite already being dead.
It sluggishly gathered and gathered in one spot, forming something round like a sphere.
Crack-crack-crack
But at that moment, the round shape distorted this way and that, transforming into something completely different.
It was a heart.
“It looks identical.”
It had the exact same appearance as the one I’d obtained after defeating the creeping Darkness.
Only the size was somewhat larger.
I walked slowly and picked it up.
That’s when the message appeared.
[You have completed the objective of the Hidden Floor (44th Floor)]
[You receive a Superior Magic Stone as a reward]
[In record-breaking time…]
After reading through the message, I opened my mouth immediately.
“I’ll return to my Unique Space.”
As I spoke, my body was transported to my Unique Space with a humming sound.
I placed the black heart I’d been holding into my inventory and murmured.
“I really need to learn swordsmanship.”
―All of a sudden?
Onyx asked in a puzzled voice.
From his perspective, the battle that had just unfolded wasn’t particularly troublesome or dangerous.
After all, Jung Han-sung hadn’t even unleashed his full power.
“It’s something I’ve been thinking about for a while. How do I put it…”
Jung Han-sung spoke while gazing at the sword in his hand.
“I want to try learning swordplay with a different direction, I suppose.”
―Different direction?
“Yes. The swordplay I learned was honed on the battlefield.”
Arthur was a formidable knight, and ultimately a man who had claimed the glorious title of Sword Master.
Having learned his swordplay, I had never faced difficulty against countless enemies.
―But when facing a small number of powerful opponents, you felt something was lacking.
“Exactly.”
―Then wouldn’t it be better to learn from the one who originally taught you swordplay? From what I hear, he would naturally have mastered swordplay of different directions as well.
“That would certainly be the case.”
There was no way Arthur, a Sword Master no less, had mastered only a single style of swordplay.
“But when I checked, there weren’t any more sword techniques uploaded to Arthur’s channel.”
Jung Han-sung stroked his chin.
“I suspect they might be techniques I can’t learn at my current level.”
This suspicion wasn’t born from mere self-doubt, but from a realization I’d made while examining my subscription window not long ago.
‘Definitely, there were several channels that hadn’t existed at first.’
I initially thought new channels had simply been uploaded, but upon closer inspection, I noticed these channels had something in common.
They were all more powerful than the channels I’d subscribed to before, and they consumed far more tickets.
“From what I can see, as my level increases, channels that were previously inaccessible seem to open up.”
―But the channels the master can currently subscribe to are already extraordinary, aren’t they?
“That’s true. But if you think about it—back when you hadn’t fallen, when you were still a demigod—what would have happened if we’d fought while you were subscribed to those powerful abilities?”
―I would have won, obviously.
Onyx answered without hesitation.
―The master’s power is formidable, but it’s not comparable to what I was as a demigod.
“Exactly. Very powerful, but The Tower is tall, and it’s teeming with far stronger beings.”
Jung Han-sung, confident in his own abilities, never lost his objective perspective.
Currently, I was in the 40s floors.
But the rankers were dwelling at floors more than double that.
‘And no matter how I look at it, I doubt 120 or 130 floors are the end.’
In other words, it was like this.
When those who started from similar starting points had a power level of around 4 to 5, I possessed nearly 2 to 3 times that.
Yet at those higher floors, there seemed to be monsters with power levels exceeding 2,300.
“Thinking about it that way, the abilities I can currently subscribe to don’t seem to be everything.”
―After hearing all that, it does seem plausible. So, what kind of swordplay are you trying to learn? The Heavenly Demon you mentioned last time?
Jung Han-sung nodded.
“That’s right.”
In the subscription window, there were several channels, but from Jung Han-sung’s perspective, the one that seemed most suited to him right now was none other than the Heavenly Demon’s channel.
“To be precise, there isn’t a separate swordsmanship channel.”
―Then?
“There’s a channel that teaches all sorts of things comprehensively.”
Jung Han-sung opened the subscription window and accessed the channel he’d previewed earlier.
[Introduction to the Martial Way]
A remarkably short and concise title.
In a way, one could call it audacious. Other channels went to great lengths with their names to stand out, but this one was exceptionally brief and understated.
However, Jung Han-sung had already benefited greatly from the Heavenly Demon’s teachings once before.
‘And besides, the name Heavenly Demon carries weight in itself.’
Jung Han-sung’s expression grew resolute as he manipulated the subscription window.
Then a new message appeared before his eyes.
[You have subscribed to Introduction to the Martial Way using a Gold Ticket]
[This subscription is valid for 3 days]
It had been a long time since I used a Gold Ticket.
Immediately after using the ticket.
A brilliant light erupted outward—
The world before my eyes turned pure white, and when consciousness returned.
“Huh?”
I found myself inside a dimly lit Cave.
Footsteps echoed from behind—
I spun around at the sound.
Standing there was someone I’d seen before.
A man whose mere presence radiated an overwhelming pressure.
The Heavenly Demon’s piercing gaze cut right through me.
“You’ve finally arrived.”
I bowed my head respectfully at the Heavenly Demon’s words and asked carefully.
“Where… is this place?”
“My Cave Dwelling.”
With that answer, the Heavenly Demon walked briskly inward, then dropped onto the hard floor with a thud and spoke.
“Sit down as well.”
“Ah, yes.”
I sat on the floor as the Heavenly Demon instructed. Only after our eyes were level did he speak again.
“Don’t be alarmed. I’ve summoned you here briefly to provide instruction. Once we’re finished, I’ll send you back to your original location.”
“Is… is this place actually real?”
“Real, you ask?”
The Heavenly Demon chuckled softly.
“It could be said to be real, or it could be said not to be. It depends on your perspective.”
Then his expression grew stern as he spoke in a solemn voice.
“And what matters isn’t where this place is. What matters is what you will learn from me.”
The Heavenly Demon looked directly into Jung Han-sung’s eyes as he asked.
“What did you seek to learn by requesting my instruction? Surely not simply to escape an immediate crisis like last time.”
“That’s correct.”
Jung Han-sung nodded and opened his mouth.
“I wish to learn swordsmanship.”
“Swordsmanship?”
“Yes. Rather than facing multiple enemies, I seek a style specialized in confronting a single powerful opponent.”
“A specialized style, I see.”
The Heavenly Demon spoke with a slight upward curl of his lips.
“Swordsmanship doesn’t divide so neatly. Master any discipline to its pinnacle, and all paths converge at the same summit.”
“That is…”
“Besides, I never primarily studied the sword. I cannot claim to be a sword master.”
At those words, Jung Han-sung stopped what he was about to say and spoke instead.
“I understand. Then I shall learn whatever you teach me, and seek sword instruction from another.”
Even with the Gold Ticket used, the duration was merely three days.
So after three days, I could simply subscribe to a new swordsmanship channel.
I had spoken with that thought in mind when the Heavenly Demon suddenly opened his mouth urgently.
“Once my channel subscription ends, you intend to subscribe to another?”
“Pardon? Ah, yes, that’s right.”
“That won’t do.”
“I beg your pardon?”
At the blunt refusal, Jung Han-sung’s expression grew bewildered, and the Heavenly Demon cleared his throat with a soft cough before continuing.
“Though the sword isn’t my primary weapon, there exists no martial implement I cannot wield. Of course, I also know quite formidable martial techniques—or rather, to be precise, what the masses call a transcendent divine art of the sword.”
“I… I see.”
“So then, which sword exactly do you wish to learn?”
The Heavenly Demon gripped his shoulder firmly as he spoke.
Somehow, his eyes gleamed with an intense sparkle.

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