I Just Subscribed and It’s the Best Hunter of All Time - Chapter 83

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#Chapter 83.
The past four days had been quite fulfilling, yet after such a long break from climbing, my body thrummed with restless energy.
So Jung Han-sung moved to enter the next floor immediately before pausing.
“No, I should handle what needs to be done first.”
While I possessed the confidence to overcome any mission, that was no excuse to neglect preparation.
Beyond the mission’s stated objectives, other dangers could lurk in the shadows.
The Evil God’s traps might suddenly manifest on the next floor without warning.
“Come back for now.”
I first unsummoned Araktar and collected the bone fragments.
Then I opened the subscription window and methodically reviewed the channels I had bookmarked.
‘No channels have disappeared.’
I had committed the bookmarked channel list to memory, and nothing seemed to have vanished or changed.
After thoroughly checking my bookmarks, I navigated to the playlist tab.
“I should probably organize exploration into a playlist. And combat… no, combat is too broad a concept.”
Muttering to myself as I spent considerable time editing playlists, I soon wore a satisfied smile.
“This should suffice for now.”
The total number of playlists I had organized came to five.
Exploration, Survival, Stealth, Interpersonal Relations, and Essentials.
Exploration contained the abilities needed when venturing into new locations.
Survival held channels that could prove useful in crisis situations.
Stealth contained channels for when I needed to hide or move covertly somewhere.
Interpersonal Relations held channels useful for communicating with others.
Finally, Essentials contained the specific channels I repeatedly subscribed to while climbing The Tower. For now, I had registered only Cassandra’s intuition and luck-related channels.
“This should be cost-effective enough.”
Since I had deliberately excluded channels with high ticket consumption when composing the playlists, subscribing to multiple channels at once didn’t burden my resources significantly.
After finishing the playlist edits, I closed the subscription window.
The main channel wasn’t urgent, so I planned to return and deliberate on it slowly.
“So the playlist is…”
I then recalled the playlist I had just named ‘Essentials’ among those I had edited.
Immediately, a message appeared before my eyes.
[Will you subscribe to the ‘Essentials’ playlist by consuming a Bronze Ticket?]
[This subscription’s validity period is 72 hours.]
The current Bronze Ticket, despite its name, corresponded to Silver grade by pre-upgrade standards.
Perhaps for that reason, even subscribing to two channels simultaneously granted a generous validity period.
‘I can always add more channels later after reviewing.’
I nodded to myself while thinking such thoughts.
After completing the subscription.
‘Entering the 52nd Floor.’
I advanced to the next floor without hesitation.
A deep hum resonated—!
Soon, Jung Han-sung arrived at an unfamiliar place with a familiar sensation.
[Objective: Escape the Labyrinth]
[Time Limit: 6 hours]
Jung Han-sung confirmed the message that followed and stroked his chin thoughtfully.
“A Labyrinth…”
He could immediately tell this wasn’t meant metaphorically.
The place he’d arrived at was exactly the kind of location that came to mind when one thought of a labyrinth.
The walls on both sides stretched so high that their tops were invisible, and both walls and floor were constructed from gray stone.
The only light came from a faint artificial glow filtering down from above. There was no sky.
Instead, something hung like a ceiling, obscuring everything overhead. The illumination was mounted on that distant ceiling.
Jung Han-sung surveyed his surroundings, then approached the wall and placed his hand against it.
A cool sensation transmitted through his palm.
“An expanded version of that previous escape mission, perhaps.”
That time it had been merely a cave with a complicated path, but this appeared to be a genuinely elaborate labyrinth.
Jung Han-sung withdrew his hand from the wall, pulled out a bone fragment, and tossed it forward.
Clatter—
The sound of bone echoed, and Karon and Araktar materialized before him.
“I’m entrusting this floor’s dungeon to you two.”
I would have preferred a proper combat mission, but an escape mission like this isn’t bad either.
Escape missions typically always involve combat anyway.
‘There are probably monsters or something similar stationed throughout the labyrinth.’
This should be sufficient to gauge Araktar’s capabilities to some degree.
Jung Han-sung organized his thoughts and immediately moved forward.
Since it was a labyrinth, the paths would undoubtedly be bewilderingly complex, yet there was no hesitation in his stride.
He’d subscribed to the ‘Intuition’ channel before entering.
That intuition was speaking to him now, telling him to go this way.
Jung Han-sung advanced through the labyrinth without pause, while Araktar and Karon followed, each watching their respective flanks.
The unadorned walls bore no distinctive marks, making it feel as though he were walking the same corridor repeatedly.
The occasional intersections offered no hint whatsoever as to which path to choose.
Yet Jung Han-sung never once stopped. He simply walked onward, as though he knew the way.
But there were moments when even Jung Han-sung had to stop.
Screech—
The sharp sound of something scraping against stone pierced his ears.
Jung Han-sung halted in place, turned to look behind him, then slowly raised his gaze.
Something came into view—a monster was stealthily approaching along the towering wall.
The monster froze when it met Jung Han-sung’s gaze.
It had been moving so discreetly and from such a distance that ordinary ears would never have detected it, so it hadn’t expected to be noticed.
Skitter-skitter-skitter!
But now that it was discovered, the creature began charging ferociously down the wall toward Jung Han-sung.
A massive spider nearly three meters in size crawling down the wall was quite menacing, but Jung Han-sung showed no alarm.
“Araktar.”
I issued the command in a calm, measured tone.
The moment her name was called, Araktar leaped toward the wall.
Now that I thought about it, it was quite an amusing coincidence—the first monster Araktar would face was a spider.
Of course, the spider showed no interest in marveling at such coincidence; it simply rushed forward with fierce malice.
The instant the distance between Araktar and the massive spider closed.
Screeeech!
The giant spider spewed webbing from its maw. Given how close they were, the web struck Araktar directly.
The spider, pleased with itself, thrust its fangs toward Araktar.
Crunch!
Its head was crushed in a single blow.
The spider’s simple mind likely never even registered what had happened.
A pathetic end.
But there was no helping it.
The mistake lay in believing that webbing could restrain Arachne, the Spider Queen herself.
Still, the creature’s death was not entirely without purpose.
Patter-patter-patter!
I turned my head slightly to the side. More spiders were there.
Over ten massive spiders.
They rushed at Araktar with open hostility, driven by frenzy.
Rather than firing webs that would prove ineffective, they sought to drive their fangs directly into her body.
I simply smiled as I watched the scene unfold.
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There were those wandering through the gray-hued Labyrinth.
They advanced while constantly vigilant of their surroundings, their tension evident in every movement.
“Why is it so quiet?”
“Right?”
Their tension stemmed not from simple fear of the Labyrinth or unfamiliarity with The Tower. Nor was this mission particularly troublesome.
“Something should appear soon.”
“Don’t say ominous things.”
“It’s not ominous—it’s just common sense. The 52nd Floor can’t possibly be this easy.”
Quite the opposite, in fact.
They felt uneasy precisely because the conquest had been too smooth.
Typically, mission difficulty scales proportionally with higher floors. In that regard, this mission was extraordinarily strange.
“No traps, no monsters—does that even make sense?”
Usually, escape missions like this either have fiendishly complex pathways, dangerous monsters, or vicious traps laid throughout.
Considering this was the 50th Floor range, it could involve all three.
But this place was different.
There weren’t many branching paths, traps were nearly nonexistent, and they hadn’t encountered a single monster so far.
“Could we already be caught in a trap?”
“Right. We keep circling the same spot.”
The Male Ranker leading the group furrowed his brow at the anxious murmurs from his teammates.
“Stop talking nonsense. Don’t you see the artifact I’m holding? We’re definitely getting closer to the exit.”
His role was leader and navigator. For this very reason, he carried an artifact that proved invaluable in escape missions like this one.
The artifact’s surface glowed with a soft blue light, and its meaning was simple.
They were heading in the right direction.
Though it lacked versatility, this artifact performed exceptionally well in escape missions.
His teammates knew that too. They were simply voicing their anxiety.
“Well, we must have been lucky enough to avoid traps and monsters. Given how bright the light has become, the exit should be near.”
But the Male Ranker holding the artifact dismissed their concerns and pressed forward.
The others voiced their unease but didn’t contradict him.
And so they continued through the Labyrinth without stopping.
“Oh, is that the exit?”
“It looks like it might be.”
Not long after, they discovered what appeared to be an exit. At the end of a long corridor lay a space that seemed quite expansive.
But as they moved toward it, they froze upon discovering something.
Someone stood there. Clad in a black robe that covered them from head to toe, their appearance was clearly ominous.
Yet what truly stopped them in their tracks was what stood behind this figure.
“What… what is that?”
Beings that looked anything but ordinary stood on either side.
An armored entity radiating crimson light from its eyes, and a monster with a giant spider’s lower body and a human’s upper torso.
“Arachne?”
“You said it would be easy, but there’s a boss here?”
They exchanged hushed words, their expressions tense.
Then, as if hearing their voices, the robed figure slowly turned its head.
Though the distance obscured its face, they felt an inexplicable pressure and swallowed hard.
But the surprises didn’t end there.
Ssssshhhhh―.
The moment their gazes met.
Dozens of pairs of yellow eyes gleamed at the end of the corridor.
At first confused about what they meant, they soon realized their true nature.
They were the eyes of giant spiders. So many that they couldn’t count them all at once.
“Retreat!”
The Male Ranker who had been leading spun around and bolted.
His teammates followed without hesitation.
In truth, they would have chosen retreat even without his command.
This was clearly an enemy beyond their capacity to face.
They ran with every ounce of strength they possessed, disappearing beyond the corridor.
Yet neither the spiders with gleaming eyes nor anyone else pursued them.
“What was that?”
And for good reason—there was no particular cause for concern.
Jung Han-sung scratched his chin.
He had been in the midst of reviewing his rewards before ascending to the next floor after clearing the mission.
Then he sensed a presence, turned around, and the moment his eyes met theirs, they bolted in panic.
“Ah. Is it because of the Undead?”
Surrounding him were dozens of Undead—colossal spider Undead he had collected while traversing this floor.
Only belatedly did Jung Han-sung realize that his appearance alongside the Undead might have seemed rather unsettling, but by then they had already vanished.
In truth, even if he had understood sooner, there would have been little opportunity to explain.
“Well… there’s nothing to be done about it.”
Jung Han-sung turned his gaze back to the robe he wore.
It was a reward from this floor—a Unique-grade item laden with exceptional options suited for dark mages.
“It’ll be cumbersome for direct combat, but it should serve well when commanding Undead.”
Jung Han-sung nodded with satisfaction and spoke toward the empty air.
“Proceed to the next floor.”
Since the floor had concluded far more easily than anticipated, he decided to ascend immediately.
Jung Han-sung remained unaware as he continued climbing The Tower.
That day, several posts appeared on TowerNet.
[Witnessed an insane boss on the 52nd Floor lol]
[Wait, there’s definitely some crazy dangerous Undead on the 54th Floor—what the hell is that??]
[I seriously thought I was going to die]
More precisely, they were eyewitness accounts of an extraordinarily menacing dark mage.

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