The Returned Hunter Has Awakened to a Hidden Class - Chapter 106

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106

106

Nest of the Birds (1)

“Cough!”

From his nose, from his mouth.

And from his entire body.

Blood flows.

“Oppa! Oppa!”

Ryu Ji-a grabbed Kim Jun. With trembling hands.

Even just using 「Rampage」 brings tremendous backlash.

Though he didn’t reach the final stage, the dramatic increase in stats comes with a great price.

But right now Kim Jun had.

“Graaaah!”

Activated both 「Yeonje」 and 「Assassin Emperor」.

Unimaginably massive pain devoured his body.

From his toes to his head. Every cell was screaming.

“Noona! Quickly!”

Park Min-soo shouted.

Lee Seo-yeon immediately mobilized all the magic she had to heal him.

「Recovery」, 「Regeneration」, and even 「Physical Regression」.

She poured out magic spells one by one, but.

“Graaah!”

The price for a mere human trying to reach divine heights, even for an instant, was too harsh.

The blood wouldn’t stop. The pain wouldn’t fade.

Only time was the solution.

*

“Now I can live.”

“Phew. Really. This is. Already. How many. Times.”

“…Actually, if you count, it’s only two or three times…”

Glare-

“Haha…”

Kim Jun had destroyed walls, shattered systems, and annihilated thousands of Grim Reapers.

But the price was.

Completely depleting all the mana potions Ryu Ji-a had treasured.

And scraping Lee Seo-yeon’s mana down to the bottom.

“Oppa! Give me some coins!”

“Why. You already have plenty.”

“I used them all because of you, oppa.”

“…;;;”

For now, in this situation, they should reorganize before tackling the Tower again…

“Then shall we go up now?”

“Huh?”

“Guild leader?”

“Hyung, what do you mean by that?”

Kim Jun had no intention of resting.

Though his body hadn’t fully recovered, this was still only the 32nd floor.

From the 33rd floor to the 40th floor.

Places that could be cleared with just his companions’ strength alone.

Besides, Kim Jun had his summon Andras.

…There was also Belphegor, but anyway.

“You don’t need my help anyway, right?”

“That’s true. With just this Ryu Ji-a here, everything’s a piece of cake. Huhu.”

Honestly, Kim Jun wanted to rest a little too, but…

‘Just a little further.’

The 34th floor, known as the [Fallen Lands].

There was a special place where Park Min-soo could awaken to a hidden class.

Of course, whether he would accept that power would be Park Min-soo’s choice.

But giving him the option was important.

Besides, Kim Jun wanted to reach [Olympus] as soon as possible.

Because there was a being called ▲▲ on the 40th floor [Olympus].

For his journey so far not to be in vain, he couldn’t be held back any longer.

What had he done to conquer Basement 7th Floor?

He had repeatedly revisited already conquered floors to gather materials and completed countless repetitive tasks.

He was sick of such time-consuming activities. So very sick of them.

“What are you doing? Let’s hurry up and go.”

“I was trying to get some exercise…”

*

“What are you doing, hyung?”

“Letting them know.”

“Who?”

“The people who’ll come next.”

Kim Jun was installing a sign in front of the portal leading to the 33rd floor.

[Prepare flying mounts before attempting]

The reason Kim Jun had told his companions to get mounts in the first place was because of the 33rd floor.

A place where progress itself was impossible without flying mounts.

33rd floor. [Nest of the Birds].

A place where you had to step on countless floating landmasses in the sky to climb up. All the way to the Boss Room at the very top.

However, from the moment you entered, there was nothing but empty air beneath your feet.

Without flying mounts, you would fall immediately.

“Shall we go?”

The moment they passed through the portal.

Wind struck their faces.

Whoooosh-

Endlessly blowing wind.

As if trying to penetrate this entire place, force rushed in from all directions.

Collars fluttered. Hair scattered.

Ryu Ji-a’s short robe shook roughly.

“Huh?”

Ryu Ji-a tried to press down her skirt hem, but the wind wouldn’t stop.

“Whoa.”

Park Min-soo suddenly turned his head. His gaze was directed toward the sky.

“What.”

Ryu Ji-a asked, but Park Min-soo didn’t answer.

“Th-that… something about the wind…”

“Hm?”

“No, everything’s fine. Ahem.”

“What, how boring.”

Park Min-soo smiled awkwardly and turned his gaze forward again.

What spread before Kim Jun and his companions’ eyes were massive floating islands filling the sky.

Some were so huge they could be called mountains, while others were only the size of a finger.

Hundreds, thousands.

Large and small rocks floated in the sky like living creatures.

The distances between them were irregular.

Some rocks were so close they almost touched, while others were dozens of meters apart.

And cutting through the space between them.

Groooooo-

A massive cry echoed.

“What… is that?”

Ryu Ji-a’s voice trembled.

What appeared in the distance were wings. Enormous wings.

With each flap, even fiercer winds rushed toward them.

They were giant birds, massive as living islands.

Black feathers. Eyes gleaming golden. Red marks that seemed to stain their talons.

One, two, three.

Countless birds flew through the sky, cutting through the air.

Those birds moved between the floating islands indifferently, sometimes as if hunting.

And below them.

Endless void.

When looking down, the first thing to meet the eye were clouds.

White clouds. Gray clouds. Black clouds.

The clouds formed layers, continuing downward endlessly.

But what lay beyond those clouds?

More clouds waited.

So far down that it was impossible to tell where it ended.

Clouds continued endlessly.

And all that could be seen between them was black abyss.

Going down and down, with no end in sight.

As if the end of the world lay somewhere below.

“So that’s why we need wings…”

Lee Seo-yeon muttered.

The sky was also another world, not the surface.

Blowing winds. Flying birds. Floating rock islands.

And the infinite expanse below.

This place was no longer the Tower, but another world entirely.

…Though there were hardly any floors that weren’t like this.

[Quest Generated]

[33rd Floor Conquest]

[Objective: Find the highest nest and defeat the boss]

[Reward: 「Vermillion Bird’s Wings」, Skill Points x5, 「33rd Floor Map」]

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The clear condition for this place was simple.

Step across the islands floating in the sky, defeat the giant pterodactyls along the way.

Reach the highest point of this place.

Defeat the Vermillion Bird, the boss of the 33rd Floor.

The Vermillion Bird, one of the Four Guardian Deities.

It had considerable health, and when that health dropped, it would flee at tremendous speed, making it quite tricky to conquer.

But the Vermillion Bird wasn’t the problem.

The real troublemakers of this place were something else.

The pterodactyls.

Those creatures that cut through the sky with massive wings.

One or two could be ignored, but that wasn’t possible.

If you ignored one pterodactyl, it would keep following you.

And other pterodactyls would respond to that pterodactyl’s cries.

Ten, a hundred.

Before you knew it, the entire sky would be covered with pterodactyls.

They don’t run away. They keep chasing.

And when blocked, they dodge. Then follow again.

Repeat.

Infinite repetition.

‘Last time I climbed up, I ignored them.’

Kim Jun’s face hardened.

Back then, he thought a few wouldn’t matter and went up.

But when he reached the boss?

Thousands of pterodactyls covered the sky above.

Even during the battle with the Vermillion Bird, they kept chasing, interfering, and harassing.

Kim Jun knew all too well how annoying that experience had been.

Flap-

Each person began positioning themselves on their respective mounts.

Park Min-soo had bought something strange from somewhere.

“Damn it. Should’ve bought something else.”

“Puuuuuup!”

He was riding a strangely shaped, completely mismatched tiny cape.

The cape kept flapping, and Park Min-soo maintained his large, solid body in the most crouched position possible.

Ryu Ji-a stood on a carpet that perfectly suited her, gripping its edges with both hands.

The red carpet stood out distinctly in the sky. Like fire blazing.

Lee Seo-yeon sat on a mount made of a giant book, obtained from who knows where.

Shaped like an open book, it looked like spread wings. Lee Seo-yeon gripped the book’s spine with both hands.

And Han Su-in.

Spread wider the 「Angel’s Wings」 obtained from defeating the 11th Floor boss, Rabia, the Angel of Victory.

The massive wings made of white feathers, a gift from Kim Jun.

Each time they flapped, they reflected the sky’s sunlight and shone golden.

Flap-

Han Su-in floated in the sky with her angel wings spread.

White feathers swayed as they caught the sky’s sunlight.

Black hair. Graceful movements. And angel wings spread behind her.

Gulp-

…Someone swallowed their saliva.

Anyway.

The endless sky of the 33rd Floor seemed like a backdrop made just for Han Su-in.

Beside her.

Kim Jun stood with his black and red demon wings spread.

Fiery red. Darkness-like black.

“Oppa looks like a demon! Unnie looks like an angel!”

“Facts, that’s the truth.”

“Wanna die, Min-soo?”

The two wings were of completely different natures.

Angel and demon.

Light and darkness.

Even the aura they emanated.

Those two floated side by side in the sky.

“Now, let’s go up. Quickly.”

Kim Jun lowered his voice.

“Deal with the pterodactyls the moment you encounter them. Don’t run away. It’ll be troublesome later.”

The Party members all rose into the sky at once.

Carpets, books, cloaks.

And wings.

Toward the islands in the sky.

And as if welcoming them.

Grooooooo-

Caaaaw caaaaw-

The cries of pterodactyls could be heard from the distance.

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