The Returned Hunter Has Awakened to a Hidden Class - Chapter 105

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105

105

Labyrinth of the Reaper (2)

Grwaaaaah-!

Grwaaaaah-!

Grwaaaaah-!

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Dozens, hundreds of Grim Reapers were all staring at Kim Jun and Han Su-in in unison.

However.

“There should originally be just one.”

In truth, the Grim Reapers weren’t much of a problem.

At least at this point in time. For Kim Jun.

The reason was.

—-

– Item: 「Melchizedek’s Intangible Sword」

– Grade: ???

– Type: Sword

– Effect: Cannot cut things of the material world, but can cut things of the spiritual world.

– Special Effect: Purifies corrupted souls and returns them to their original form.

—-

Because he had the sword obtained from Asmodeus on Underworld 1st Floor, that is, 1st Layer of Hell.

Of course, that didn’t mean it was completely safe.

If even slightly grazed by a Grim Reaper’s scythe, one would enter a ‘Soul Binding’ state.

However, here right now.

“Su-in.”

“…?”

“Take this.”

“….”

There was someone who already had experience using this sword, and was also faster than anyone else in the Tower.

Sling-

That was Han Su-in.

Shwaaaaaaak-!

The moment Han Su-in took the sword, she moved without the slightest hesitation.

At such a fast speed that she even escaped Kim Jun’s line of sight for an instant.

The rusted bronze-colored sword traced its first trajectory following Han Su-in’s hand.

Slash-!

The moment the nearest Grim Reaper’s neck was severed, afterimages began blooming one by one behind Han Su-in’s body.

Those afterimages swung their swords in exactly the same trajectory that Han Su-in had just drawn.

One stroke became two strokes, and two strokes became four strokes.

Soon all the gaps in the maze were filled with Han Su-in’s sword paths.

The souls of the dead scattered into pieces and dispersed in the air.

The Grim Reaper’s body shattered into pieces and scattered as black smoke.

Thud-!

Han Su-in didn’t stop. She stepped vertically on the hedge wall and bounced up into the air, rotating her body.

Whoosh-

The sword drew a circle in the air. Wherever that sword tip passed, the Grim Reapers’ heads flew off.

Swish-!

Han Su-in’s afterimages followed. Drawing the same circle, they cut down the just-severed Grim Reapers once more, twice more, three times more.

“Not yet.”

Han Su-in stepped on the opposite wall in mid-air. She bounced sideways. Light and graceful like a swallow in flight.

The sword flowed in an arc. The waists of the Grim Reapers in the path of that sword were cut. They were split in two.

The afterimages drew the same arc. The Grim Reapers were chopped into even smaller pieces and scattered.

Han Su-in landed on the ground. So softly that not even a sound was made.

Immediately bouncing again, she thrust the sword in a straight line.

Stab-!

A Grim Reaper’s chest was pierced through. The swords of the following afterimages stabbed the same spot consecutively.

“Su-in, behind you!”

“I know. Focus.”

“R-right…”

Han Su-in’s body rotated around an axis. One turn, two turns. The sword drew arcs as it cut through space.

The Grim Reapers surrounding her retreated instantly. Within that large semicircle, five bodies collapsed simultaneously.

Grrr-

Grrr-

But the remaining Grim Reapers were already preparing their counterattack. As if targeting the moment Han Su-in’s rotation would stop, they all took their stances in unison.

At that moment, as if mocking such Grim Reapers.

Han Su-in’s body twisted again. In mid-air.

Ignoring the laws of gravity, surpassing the limits of human body structure.

Han Su-in’s movements were no longer ‘swordsmanship.’

It was the perfect operation of a mechanism in human form.

Swish-!

The afterimages exploded outward. Dozens of cuts consecutively tore the Grim Reapers to shreds.

Han Su-in climbed vertically up the wall again. Up to 10 meters high.

She rotated her entire body in the air while swinging her sword.

That sword flowed softly like moonlight and cut down all the Grim Reapers below.

As expected, the afterimages followed behind. The same sword energy repeated dozens of times, annihilating all the remaining Grim Reapers.

Soft-

Han Su-in landed next to Kim Jun. Soundlessly.

And this entire spectacle.

‘Something went clang clang clang, swish swish and it was over.’

Had all happened in just 10 seconds.

Even though she was an assassin.

There was a gap of over 20 levels between her and Kim Jun.

‘I couldn’t even follow this with my eyes?’

It was just a series of amazements.

To the point where having worried even a little felt embarrassing.

Han Su-in’s swordsmanship was clean.

“Here…”

“No, you keep holding it for now…”

Though hundreds of Grim Reapers had all died, Kim Jun couldn’t stop worrying.

While there was no problem where Kim Jun and Han Su-in were.

Park Min-soo, Ryu Ji-a, and Lee Seo-yeon currently.

Didn’t have equipment capable of neutralizing Grim Reapers, like 「Melchizedek’s Intangible Sword」.

Just then.

Crackle-

Crack-

– Ah. Hyung-nim. Can you hear me.

Park Min-soo’s voice flowed from the 「Communication Device」 obtained from the Dark Soul Staircase.

—-

– Item: 「Communication Device」

– Grade: C

– Effect: Cross-dimensional communication possible within 10 floors

– Special Notes: Can only connect with targets possessing the same communication device

—-

– Ah. Is hyung there?

– Min-soo, are you safe?

– Of course.

– What about Ji-a and Seo-yeon?

– They’re obviously fine. I’m here with them. Heh.

Well, his nonsense is the same as always, so he seems safe…

– By the way, where is hyung…/Oppa!

– Oh yeah. Ji-a is right here beside me too.

– When I’m talking to hyung, don’t butt…/Oppa, where are you? Did this change again?

– It’ll change again. So keep a good eye on your surroundings.

– By the way, where is Su-in…/Where’s unnie? Unnie, you’re next to oppa, right?

– Yeah, she’s here.

– Hey you brat! Stop interrupting…/By the way, I just got an amazing item from a box!!

…They seem safe for now.

– You guys stay put there. Don’t move. I roughly remember where you are.

– Okay. Come quick…huh? / Huh?

– What?

– Hyung. / Oppa.

– What.

– Come quickly.

The last voice heard from the 「Communication Device」 was.

– Graaahhhhh!

– Min-soo! Ji-a!

The voices of countless Grim Reapers.

*

Kim Jun’s insides were burning up.

Going round and round the maze, slashing countless Grim Reapers for 30 minutes already.

“Min-soo! Answer me!”

He kept sending signals through the communication device. But there was no response.

“Ji-a! Seo-yeon! Min-soo!”

Only noise could be heard.

The buzzing sound of static and the distant cries of Grim Reapers.

Just when he seemed to be getting closer, the maze changed again.

And just when he seemed to be getting closer again, the maze changed.

As if deliberately blocking his path to them.

Despite being mere vine walls, Kim Jun’s greatsword couldn’t inflict even the slightest damage.

With walls blocking even the ceiling, even being able to fly wouldn’t help him find them.

“Min-soo! Ji-a!”

He tried communicating again. Already the dozens of times.

But again, there was no answer.

Only silence returned.

Kim Jun knew well what that silence meant.

Kim Jun’s fists clenched.

Before regression, there had been only one Grim Reaper.

But what he saw before his eyes now was a horde of thousands. No, close to tens of thousands.

And this was a completely different situation from before regression.

‘Then…’

How many Grim Reapers were there in this entire place?

He couldn’t even begin to guess.

‘The more time is delayed…’

Kim Jun’s eyes changed.

He wasn’t the one in danger.

It was Park Min-soo, Ryu Ji-a, and Lee Seo-yeon whose communication had been cut off.

They were the ones facing Grim Reapers while enduring without even proper weapons.

“This won’t do.”

Kim Jun seemed to make a decision.

“Huuuuuu…”

“…What are you trying to do…”

After taking a deep breath.

Kugoong-!

He activated 「Berserk」.

[「Berserk B」 activated.]

[Current rage level: 19/20 stages.]

[Current effect: Attack power +190%/Agility +190%]

[Warning: Loss of self-awareness possible when rage reaches critical point.]

To the maximum level without losing his reason.

—-

[Name]: Kim Jun

[Race]: Half-human Half-demon Half-dragon

[Grade]: [SS-rank]

—-

And then.

Hwareureureuk-!

He activated 「Yeonje」.

—-

[Name]: Kim Jun

[Race]: Half-human Half-demon Half-dragon

[Grade]: [SSS-rank]

—-

For just a moment, in this state he was faster than Han Su-in.

Even if just for an instant, he certainly reached a transcendent realm.

Kim Jun’s eyes blazed red.

He unleashed flames toward the maze wall that was clearly of ‘system dimension’.

Kwaaaaaa-!

He knew it would be useless.

However.

From some point.

Perhaps it was right after obtaining the 「Light of Guidance」.

In any case.

Kim Jun began to have one groundless conviction.

That conviction was.

‘EX-rank can definitely match the system.’

All the Tower’s rules that were protected or applied at the system dimension.

Were protected at EX-rank level.

Which meant.

“「Deus Ex Machina—.

When you become EX-rank and attack with an EX-rank skill.

—Lucifer」.”

—-

[Name] : Kim Jun

[Race] : Half-Human Half-Demon Half-Dragon

[Rank] : [EX-rank]

—-

You become a terrifying existence capable of destroying even the Tower’s system.

「Yeonje」 and 「Eum Emperor」.

Kim Jun, who had reached these two transcendent realms.

“Stay back for a moment.”

Reached a strange state where light like the sun and darkness like pitch black coexisted.

Thud—

Soon, he placed his hand against the wall.

‘This hurts quite a bit.’

「Berserk」, 「Yeonje」, and 「Eum Emperor」.

These raise a Hunter’s abilities to abnormal levels.

It’s not simply that strength, agility, and other stats increase.

Skills that temporarily raise one’s existential ‘rank’.

However, to that extent.

“Graaaah—!!”

They gnaw at his limbs, burn every nerve cell with fire, and tear the ashes with ice.

Blood flowed from his mouth. From his nose too, and his ears.

Something beyond the level of pain. Kim Jun knew what that was.

His current body was screaming in the process of raising his ‘existential rank’.

“Kkkgraaaah—!!!”

A state that crossed back and forth.

He was struggling at the ambiguous boundary between life and death.

Of course, he thought it was excessive to unleash such power on a mere wall.

However.

‘I won’t give even the slightest possibility.’

In this cycle alone, he couldn’t let anyone die.

Not Han Su-in, not Ryu Ji-a, not Park Min-soo, not Lee Seo-yeon.

Perhaps the system here was more dangerous than any monster.

Crack—

A fissure appeared in the maze wall.

No, the ‘system’ was screaming.

Crack crack—

Crack crack crack—

The fissures spread outward.

Not the wall, but the Tower’s absolute rules were shaking.

“Graaaaaaah—!!!!!”

Something no one had anticipated.

No, it was something even ■■(■■■) hadn’t anticipated.

“Let’s stop wasting time. I’m going up quickly.”

As if certain someone was watching him, Kim Jun spoke toward the empty air.

Kwaaaaaaaaaaaa—!!

For the first time in the Tower of Trials.

[You have broken the impossible ‘System’s Shackles’!]

[Hidden Achievement unlocked!]

[「One Who Reached the EX-rank Realm」]

[Reward : Experience +10,000,000]

[You will be recorded in history!]

[Server First Achievement!]

[「The First Rule Breaker」]

[Reward : Skill Slot +1 / Coins +1,000,000]

[Title Acquired]

[‘One Who Set Foot in the Transcendent Realm’]

[Title Effect]

[All your abilities increase by one rank.]

[You are currently S → SS rank.]

[Your skill activation time is reduced.]

[All your damage increases by +15%.]

He had collapsed the system.

The maze walls came first.

The thorn walls that formed the basic structure of the system were torn to shreds and collapsed one by one.

No, even the expression ‘collapsed’ was insufficient.

Whoooooosh—!!!

Their very existence was annihilated. They turned to ash.

No, not even ash remained. They just scattered into the air.

Rummmmmble—!!!

The entire maze began to collapse.

The sky fell. The ground split.

And within that.

Graaaah—!!

Thousands, tens of thousands of Grim Reapers screamed in unison as they disappeared.

They couldn’t escape. They couldn’t resist.

The system had created them, and the system had sustained them.

When that system collapsed, they had no choice but to collapse with it.

Graaaaaaah—!!

Grgrgrgr—!!!

Grwaaaaaaah—!!!

Thousands of screams converged to a single point.

Kwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa—!!!!!

Complete silence arrived.

There were no more sounds.

There were no more walls.

There was no more maze.

All that remained was.

Only white emptiness.

“What did you do this time, hyung?”

“A-mazing.”

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