The Return of the Genius Ranker’s Myth Warehouse - Chapter 36

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Chapter 36
Chapter 36
“Hmm, a hunter who received early promotion to E-rank just one day after joining the Guild….”
The investigation leader of the survey team tasked with investigating the Ash Ossuary.
C-rank hunter Gali read through the ‘special commission.’
The commission’s contents were straightforward.
Include the hunter who brought the commission in the investigation and conquest of the Ash Ossuary.
No particular assistance was needed—essentially, just open the entrance so they could conquer the dungeon on their own.
The problem was.
“I wonder what the Guild Master was thinking sending such a commission.”
The hunter’s level.
Despite the early promotion, the hunter who arrived this time was clearly at F-rank level no matter how I assessed them.
At the Ash Ossuary, which required a minimum E-rank rating, they wouldn’t even be able to defeat a single skeleton loitering outside the entrance.
If they received early promotion, it would suggest they possessed talent.
But that was that.
An F-rank hunter’s combat ability wouldn’t provide meaningful assistance in dungeon investigation.
“Since there was no instruction to help, I don’t need to worry about it.”
Gali handed over the commission.
This wasn’t what mattered right now.
“Anyway, when will the hunter reinforcements arrive?”
This newly discovered dungeon, the Ash Ossuary.
Initially, I thought it was merely a small-scale dungeon, but upon investigation, that wasn’t the case.
The Ash Ossuary was a large-scale dungeon.
So much so that its depth remains unmeasured to this day.
Moreover, the dungeon’s rank was also problematic.
While the entrance contained level-50 monsters like charred skeletons, recent reports indicated that monsters exceeding level 100 had been discovered in abundance in the dungeon’s depths.
In other words, this dungeon was likely a D-rank dungeon rather than an E-rank one.
So many D-rank hunters were needed for the investigation.
Yet for some reason, the Hunter Guild wasn’t providing substantial reinforcements.
While Gali was troubled by this.
“Investigation Leader!”
“Who is it?”
“E-rank hunter Derek, reporting!”
“What is your business?”
“I’m here to report on the Ash Ossuary investigation status!”
Someone entered his office.
Derek.
I knew who he was.
A hunter who had remained at E-rank for five years without advancing to D-rank.
As such, I had been assigning him chores rather than dungeon investigations.
What kind of report was this supposed to be?
Puzzled, I accepted the report, only to find a different hunter’s name written on it—not Derek’s.
“Mir, you say…?”
“The very hunter who visited us today! He expressed his desire to continue investigating the dungeon for some time, so I came to deliver the progress report on his behalf!”
Mir.
The name of the hunter I’d read about just moments ago through the special commission form.
I had certainly granted permission for dungeon entry, but barely any time had passed since then.
How could someone venture into the Ash Ossuary alone, without a team, and already submit a progress report in such a short span?
Thinking I might need to educate him on proper survey documentation if the contents proved useless, I flipped through the report.
“…!”
Gali couldn’t help but be startled.
And for good reason.
[ E-Rank Hunter Mir – Ash Ossuary Investigation Progress ]
All pathways and traps connected to the right passage from the entrance: investigation complete.
(Map attached)
Monsters encountered: Charred Skeletons, Charred Zombies, Fire Skulls.
Spawn locations and quantities recorded on the map….
“The right passage… entirely?”
“Yes, sir!”
The survey report contained a perfectly detailed map of the right passage from the entrance—something we hadn’t yet explored.
Not only the traps along the way, but also the types and quantities of monsters encountered.
It dramatically accelerated our progress, which had been struggling due to personnel shortages.
“The monsters? Surely he couldn’t have dealt with all of them alone?”
“Hehe, no sir! Hunter Mir defeated them all!”
“A hunter who joined the Hunter Guild just yesterday defeated all these monsters…?”
It made no sense.
I couldn’t believe it.
Gali shook his head and sent one of the survey team members into the dungeon along with the report to verify.
The result.
“It’s true. The map is flawless, the trap locations and types are all correctly identified, and the monsters are indeed all defeated.”
“That can’t be!”
Mir’s survey report was the truth.
He was genuinely clearing the Ash Ossuary alone.
I wanted to see his face at least once because of this.
“Well, I can only see him when he submits the survey report. Apart from that, he’s been completely focused on dungeon conquest.”
“You’re saying he hasn’t come out even once?”
“We provide supplies each time he submits a report, but he’s never stepped outside.”
Since first entering the dungeon, Mir hadn’t come out a single time.
Meanwhile, it was slightly odd that Derek spoke of Mir with such respect.
Considering Derek’s level, Gali dismissed the matter without further thought.
And that wasn’t all that surprised me.
“Commander! Here’s the next report!”
“You’re telling me you found all four staircases along with a map of the first basement floor of the Ash Ossuary…?”
How long had I been in the dungeon? I’d already completed the survey of the first basement floor alone.
And it wasn’t just the survey I’d finished.
I’d defeated every enemy I encountered on the first basement floor.
Even if E-rank hunters formed teams and properly conquered the dungeon, it would have taken far longer.
Yet I was conquering the dungeon at a much faster pace entirely alone.
But that wasn’t all.
“Here’s the next report!”
“Hidden chambers in the ossuary…?”
Because I’d been defeating monsters so effectively, they’d assumed I was talent specialized solely in combat.
Yet I was continuously discovering hidden elements that even dedicated detection-class hunters hadn’t found.
I was reporting all the rewards I’d obtained, but the special commission clearly marked them as my property.
Most of what I discovered first in the Ash Ossuary became mine without any significant fees.
“Here’s the next report!”
“How have you already conquered the second basement floor….”
As time passed, my dungeon conquest progressed rapidly.
The more it did, the more Gali understood why the Hunter Guild hadn’t sent any hunter reinforcements.
The Guild Master of the Hunter Guild who’d issued me the special commission.
He trusted my dungeon conquest and hadn’t sent any additional hunters.
Thanks to that.
“We’ll leave the dungeon conquest and survey to Hunter Mir. Everyone else should secure safe zones in the dungeon and mark the paths so we don’t get lost.”
“Understood!”
The survey team, including Gali, was able to proceed with their duties peacefully.
And so time passed quickly.
“Commander!”
“You’ve already found the door to the final floor?”
“Yes, sir!”
“If it’s the final floor, there’s a high probability it’s the Boss Room. Even for Hunter Mir, attempting to conquer a Boss Room alone would be dangerous.”
“I agree, sir. Hunter Mir is certainly strong, but since the Ash Ossuary is already rated at D-rank level, the boss monster won’t be ordinary either.”
Before a week had passed, I’d found the door to the final floor.
Thanks to me, Gali—who’d been comfortably handling paperwork—put on his equipment and stood up from his desk for the first time in a while.
It was time to complete the survey of the Ash Ossuary.
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The Ash Ossuary.
It was a dungeon larger than I’d expected, but conquering it wasn’t particularly difficult.
‘I’ve conquered several dungeons back in First.’
A large-scale dungeon?
I’d conquered dungeons dozens of times over that were so massive the Ash Ossuary felt trivial by comparison.
The Abyss Battlefield, the Frost Labyrinth, the Tower of Immortality, and so forth.
Most of the dungeons I remembered were far more treacherous than the Ash Ossuary—longer paths, greater difficulty, more traps, and significantly stronger monsters.
By comparison, clearing the Ash Ossuary was absurdly simple.
“Still, it took longer than I expected.”
Even for someone of my expertise, the level disparity between myself and the dungeon was too severe.
The Ash Ossuary was rated E to D tier.
In terms of levels, that translated to roughly 50 to 150.
Why such a vast range?
The answer lay in the ossuary’s structure.
This ossuary consisted of four underground floors, with monsters of levels 50 to 80 on the first basement level.
The second basement held creatures of levels 80 to 100, while the third floor spawned monsters ranging from 100 to 120.
Well, thanks to that.
[ Status Window ]
Name: Mir
Level: 98
Class: All Master
Strength: 251 Agility: 264
Vitality: 247 Intelligence: 249
Wisdom: 250
“Even I have to admit, that’s impressive.”
I’d managed to reach level 98.
It had been exactly one week since today.
To reach level 98 in just that single week.
Even recalling my time in First, even remembering what Kang Ju-hyuk had said—this pace made no sense.
Then again, I was hunting monsters far above my level while receiving every growth bonus imaginable, including dungeon benefits.
‘My hunting speed is quite fast, too.’
In truth, this was thanks to the dungeon’s nature.
Most monsters in the Ash Ossuary were extremely vulnerable to holy attributes.
And in my inventory.
[ Judgment’s True Silver Sword ]
[ Inquisitor’s Holy Mace ]
[ Glory’s Destroyer ]
[ Sacred Wing Blade ]
….
I had an abundance of holy-attribute weapons.
I consistently equipped weapons suited to my ever-rising level, and whenever the level gap became too extreme or a monster proved particularly troublesome, I’d wield higher-tier weapons regardless of cooldown costs.
Though my collection of holy weapons did gradually diminish with each use.
‘They’re not disappearing forever anyway. I’m just waiting out the cooldowns.’
It wasn’t a problem worth worrying about.
What did it matter if my holy weapons entered cooldown?
As long as I retained enough strength to conquer the Ash Ossuary, that would suffice.
For the next dungeon, I could simply hunt monsters with weaknesses other than the holy attribute.
Moreover.
[ Holy Water ]
Whoosh.
[ Pouring holy water into the ‘Holy Winged Blade’ increases holy attribute attack power slightly for 10 minutes. ]
My storage was equally packed with consumables.
Not only standard holy water, but also higher-tier varieties like ‘Shimmering Holy Water’ and ‘Pure White Holy Water’.
Though consumables, utilizing these holy waters made hunting considerably more efficient.
Beyond that, I’d wrapped myself in holy attribute armor as a precaution against unforeseen circumstances.
With item advantage and skill combined, even if the undead possessed a significant level gap, they could only fall before me.
Continuing the dungeon conquest steadily, I defeated the gatekeeper blocking the staircase to the fourth floor underground.
[ Your level has increased. ]
Along with the level increase.
[ Achievement Unlocked: Bone Breaker ]
Condition: Defeat 1,000 or more Skeletons
Reward: 5% increase in attack power against undead monsters
I was able to unlock the related achievement.
The gatekeeper, being a semi-boss monster, proved somewhat troublesome, but not beyond my capability.
With this, only one level remained until level 100.
After resting briefly and sending Derek to report on the investigation’s progress.
“Senior!”
“Should I proceed inside?”
“No! This time, the entire investigation team will be providing support!”
“The investigation team?”
“After all, isn’t this a D-rank boss monster? Even for you, senior… not that I’m disrespecting you or anything!”
“No, never mind that. So the investigation team is gathering to run a raid together, then?”
“Yes! They departed immediately, so they should arrive soon!”
Derek brought new information.
Support, he said.
I’d naturally assumed I’d hunt alone this time too, so this was unexpected news.
If users were included among the reinforcements, my information would leak and experience would be distributed, making it bad news.
‘If they’re NPCs, it doesn’t matter.’
If the reinforcements were NPCs, I had no need for such concerns.
Moreover, with a D-rank boss monster, there could be some danger.
If the investigation team provided support, I could hunt far more safely.
“Fine then. Let’s wait.”
“They should arrive soon, so please wait just a bit longer!”
I nodded at Derek’s words and finished preparing to enter the Boss Room.
I equipped holy attribute gear appropriate to my level and checked the remaining holy attribute equipment in my storage.
Then I gazed down into the underground stairwell below, which appeared shrouded in darkness as if swallowed by shadow itself.
‘A D-rank Dungeon boss monster from the Ash Ossuary.’
D-rank, undead, ash—various keywords swirled in my mind.
As I pieced together these elements to envision what sort of boss monster might emerge, a smile naturally bloomed across my face.
‘Finally, a monster worthy of being called a true challenge.’
If I could just defeat that boss monster.
Merely a week into Second, I could reach level 100.

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