S-Classes That I Raised to Devour - Chapter 64

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Episode 64. Auto-Hunting (2)
With Chae Mujin’s Buff, Lee Minji’s movement speed and attack speed rose by 700. Combined with the Certain Victory effect’s additional +50%, her movement speed reached 1,050.
This translated to 88 meters per second—the speed to traverse a soccer field from end to end in the blink of an eye.
Lee Minji closed the distance to Cowking in just 0.5 seconds, swinging the Giant Hammer at 1,050 attack speed.
Attack speed moves at half the velocity of movement speed, meaning 44 meters per second. The Giant Hammer descended at a velocity that rivaled a Major League fastball.
Moooogh!
Yet Cowking proved why it was no ordinary monster—it reacted to that tremendous velocity, deflecting the hammer with the flat of its Greatsword.
Without giving an inch of ground.
But Lee Minji’s assault was only beginning. Rather than fight the hammer’s momentum as it bounced off the Greatsword, she let the centrifugal force carry it up and around her head, striking again in one fluid motion.
Screeeech!
This time, Cowking slid back two full steps. Deep gouges scarred the earth beneath its hooves.
With each blocked strike, Lee Minji’s hammer grew faster. Cowking held its ground defensively, yet found itself driven backward with manic fury, until the final blow—
Whack!
Its arm went limp. Cowking’s limb flew skyward.
The Certain Victory effect had expired, but it hardly mattered. Chae Mujin’s Attack Power Buff still held.
Moooogh!
Cowking howled again.
The shockwave that had set hair flying from dozens of meters away now hit Lee Minji at close range.
Clang!
The Unbeatable Shield shattered in an instant.
But the barrier had absorbed every ounce of the blast, leaving Lee Minji’s stance unbroken—
Crack!
A resounding home run connected cleanly with Cowking’s hollow chest.
Whoooosh!
The massive Cowking launched skyward. Kim Yeoul, tracking its descent, stepped forward.
“Flame Mine.”
She scattered twelve Flame Mines across the falling monster’s path—
“Fireball.”
And unleashed twelve Fireballs simultaneously.
The plummeting Cowking was crushed by gravity and its own weight, then engulfed in the inferno of the Flame Mines.
Boom!
A savory smell rose as it charred, while twelve Fireballs detonated in succession. The point was to detonate all twelve at once.
Kaboom!
A spectacular explosion sent pillars of flame soaring into the sky.
Even fifty meters away, Chae Mujin’s skin prickled with heat. The firepower was so immense that even flame-immune grass melted away, and the very earth became flowing magma.
Mooogh……
Even as a Boss Monster, Cowking still moved within the inferno.
Lee Minji repositioned and Kim Yeoul began forming another Fireball, but Chae Mujin raised his hand, stopping them both.
Lee Minji’s lips puckered in displeasure.
“Trying to steal the last hit?”
Bonk!
For the first time in ages, Chae Mujin flicked a chestnut at Lee Minji’s forehead.
“Don’t waste strength on pointless things.”
The moment the words left his mouth, Cowking’s massive frame convulsed. Through the fractures in its armor, searing flames poured forth.
Kim Yeoul’s fire had already consumed every inch of its innards.
Pssshhh.
With a hissing exhale, the charred Boss’s enormous body crumbled to ash and scattered.
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[You have defeated ‘Cowking’!]
[Beginning Battle Settlement.]
[1st Place: Lee Minji — Clear Contribution 44.64%]
[2nd Place: Chae Mujin — Clear Contribution 28.73%]
[3rd Place: Kim Yeoul — Clear Contribution 26.63%]
[Settlement Result: Player Lee Minji will select three of five rewards first. Chae Mujin and Kim Yeoul will then choose in order.]
[You have completed a Speed Raid! Bonus experience gained: 500%!]
[Reward Grade: B]
[Level Up!]
All three leveled up from the Boss Raid, reaching Level 151.
In the rewards, they were fortunate—two Skills dropped.
「Equipment — Cowking’s Horn Helmet (Unique)」
「Item — Perfect Milk x3」
「Item — High-Grade Mana Stone x5」
「Skill — Leather Skin (E)」
「Skill — Battle Cry (C)」
“Hell yeah! I’m taking the equipment and both skills!”
Lee Minji said this with her eyes, but then stole a glance at Chae Mujin. He met her gaze with a questioning look.
“Is it okay if I take everything?”
“Look at you—you’ve finally learned what conscience means. I approve. Leather Skin and Battle Cry both suit you perfectly. Yeoul, is there anything you’d like?”
“No. I’m fine.”
“Hmm……”
Caught off-guard by this turn of events, Lee Minji hesitated before selecting her three rewards: five High-Grade Mana Stones and the two Skills.
「Trait — Leather Skin (E)」
• Slashing Resistance +10%
• Piercing Resistance +10%
• Bleeding Damage –30%
• Bleeding Recovery Speed +30%
「Skill — Battle Cry (C)」
Unleash a battle cry that breaks the enemy’s will to fight while bolstering the morale of yourself and your allies. This effect can be used once per battle.
• Enemy Spirit –100
• Allied Spirit +100
Leather Skin was a particularly valuable trait for melee dealers.
‘The number-one cause of death in combat is bleeding. Most fatal wounds that end a life are ultimately due to blood loss.’
A reduction in bleeding damage combined with accelerated recovery meant her combat endurance and survivability would skyrocket.
Battle Cry didn’t suit Kim Yeoul, and Chae Mujin wasn’t particularly eager for it either.
Not for practical reasons, but because it required actually shouting.
Next came Chae Mujin’s turn. Kim Yeoul assumed he’d naturally pick the Unique equipment—
“Hold on, Manager. Did you choose wrong?”
Chae Mujin selected three bottles of Perfect Milk instead.
「Equipment — Cowking’s Horn Helmet」
Rarity Grade: Unique
Quality Grade: C
• Physical Defense +188
• Magic Defense +102
• Health +13
• At Battle Start: Ignore Pain
「Item — Perfect Milk」
• A bottle brimming with nutrition and vitality. Drinking just one leaves you full for an entire day and provides all necessary nutrients.
The Cowking’s Horn Helmet clearly seemed far more valuable, so Kim Yeoul offered her own helmet to Chae Mujin. He accepted it and spoke.
“I chose correctly. I’m taking the helmet to sell it later, so don’t misunderstand.”
Instead, Chae Mujin pulled out two bottles of milk and handed one to each of them.
“Minji, I’m not saying drink it now—put it in your inventory.”
“But I’m hungry……”
“We’ll stop by a pork cutlet place on the way out, my treat. Save the Perfect Milk. There’ll definitely be a time when it becomes useful.”
“Okay.”
So the three of them closed the chapter on a month of hunting, and Chae Mujin led them back to the company.
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The flashy opening ceremony’s fifteen minutes of fame lasted exactly two weeks.
With no follow-up announcements, no news of Hunter recruitment, and the company maintaining silence for a full month, public opinion online rapidly shifted to ridicule.
—@GraduatedMilitaryService: lol Chae Mujin ran away ㅋㅋㅋ Got scared of Ho Yeon-geol and went dark
—@rizeup0: First Management Company (scammers). Did he even buy those condolence wreaths with his own money?
—@kayene: Heard rumors the assassin got killed, seriously think he’s dead?
Arc Management had anchored down and vanished for a month instead of seizing the moment.
The headquarters, abandoned by disappointed assassins who came and left cursing, hosted nothing but flies.
Even the assassins had given up, certain Chae Mujin was hiding, and only one or two stragglers still lingered, hoping to follow a dying trend.
But the internal staff knew better. They knew Chae Mujin was working harder than anyone.
“Oh my, the CEO has arrived.”
Accounting Team Lead Han Seok-jin greeted Chae Mujin upon his return after 33 days, eyes glued to the monitor as he played a computer game.
Chae Mujin smiled with satisfaction.
“You’ve been putting in stellar performance at your desk-warming duty.”
“Rest when resting, work when working. Following your teachings, sir, productivity has really shot up.”
“Things will get busy from here on. I hope you’ve rested enough.”
He placed the spoils—Cowking’s Horn Helmet—before Han Seok-jin, then sought out the Information Manager.
“Krrrrgh……”
Information Manager Kim Min-woo sat sleeping in his chair. When Chae Mujin snapped his fingers, his eyes opened.
“Ahem, welcome, Master.”
“Starting today, begin support for Hunters Kim Yeoul and Lee Minji’s hunts. You’ve already found the dungeons, right?”
“Yep. Level 200 dungeons with Boss strategies available. When raids commence, I’ll request cooperation from the Bastard Guild, and if that fails, I’ll propose joint operations with the Hunter Association.”
“Excellent.”
Then Public Relations Director Kang Yu-ri appeared.
“CEO, are you busy?”
“Very.”
“Then isn’t the company being too quiet? We’re going to go under like this.”
“Why would we?”
“People are already copying our Management Company model. We started with the ‘first’ title, but we haven’t profited at all from it.”
Her concern was valid.
But to Chae Mujin, it wasn’t a concern at all.
Even if a hundred more Hunter Management companies emerged, it wouldn’t matter. They couldn’t offer the same Buff he could.
“I hired you as Public Relations Director, yet you’re worrying about company management?”
“I’m dying of boredom, honestly. Video editing, uploading, watching reactions—that’s the fun part for me. It’s my specialty, after all.”
“Hmm.”
She certainly looked understimulated while everyone else had their tasks.
Understanding how painful boredom could be, Chae Mujin decided to give her work.
“I’ll send you the footage Minji and Yeoul recorded while hunting. Try editing that.”
“Regular hunting videos aren’t popular though.”
“It’s a Boss Raid.”
“That’s guaranteed a hundred million views.”
With fresh work to do, Kang Yu-ri hummed as she left, and Chae Mujin headed to the break room where Kim Yeoul and Lee Minji waited.
Lee Minji, having devoured all the delivered food, lounged contentedly until Chae Mujin entered. She bolted upright.
“We’re going to a dungeon?”
By now, going to dungeons felt more natural than resting. Chae Mujin smiled with satisfaction.
“You’re going to a dungeon. But I’m not coming.”
“…What?”
“Yeoul, don’t make that abandoned-puppy face. You expected this, didn’t you? I can’t always be by your side.”
“But we’re still lacking so much.”
Lee Minji nodded vigorously in agreement.
“Don’t you think you need us at least until Level 300?”
“Stop making excuses. I’ll still provide Buffs, of course. Ten a.m. to eight p.m. The Information Manager will give you dungeon details, and the Accounting Team Lead will handle item management. You’re Exclusive Hunters, so Arc will take care of everything you need.”
Tap, tap.
He patted both their shoulders and spoke firmly.
“I’ve taught you nearly everything there is to teach. The finer points—you’ll have to grasp those yourselves. And when you’re truly stuck and about to lose your mind, then I’ll step in and help.”
“No wonder you crushed us with intensive training for a month to hit Level 150—you were planning to abandon us all along.”
“It’s not abandonment. It’s independence. It’s proof you’ve grown.”
“Right, at first you acted like you’d take care of us for life. Guess adults are all liars after all, huh Yeoul?”
“……”
“Look, even Yeoul won’t say a word because she’s upset.”
Seeing her genuinely sad expression, Chae Mujin felt his heart pinch, but not enough to reverse his decision.
“Even if you told me you didn’t want to see me, I’d come find you anyway. So don’t change what you’re about to say.”
Before the conversation dragged on further, Chae Mujin slipped out of the company.
‘We’re seeing each other again tomorrow anyway. Kids will be kids.’
Over the past month of hunting, he’d deliberated on who to recruit as his first generation, and he’d just made a decision.
‘A party needs a tank.’
But not a conventional one.
A madman who equipped six shields in his equipment slots alone.
A ranged tank—a legendary, unprecedented mechanic.
In his past life, a monster who’d climbed to Rank 11 among solo Hunters.
‘Most importantly, I know his address.’
He had no personal connection with the man, but he’d seen an interview.
The one where the tank, unable to perform due to injury, broke up with his fiancée. The interview where he’d mentioned every detail—apartment name, building number, unit number—of where they’d lived together.
That memory was stored in the Akashic Record, and now Chae Mujin had tracked him down.
‘It helps that I know exactly where he is.’
A sharp suit and freshly printed business cards were ready to go.
Knock, knock.
“Choi Gang-im, are you home?”
A sound came from inside. As Chae Mujin adjusted his necktie, the door swung open.
“Who is it?”
A middle-aged man asked who I was. So I returned the question with the same tone.
“Who are you?”
Wasn’t Choi Gang-im supposed to be here?

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