The Returned Hunter Has Awakened to a Hidden Class - Chapter 108
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108
108
Nest of the Birds (3)
Clouds below the clouds.
And more clouds.
Clouds that seemed infinite.
The freezing cold clouds wrapped around Kim Jun’s body.
Ice crystals scratched at his skin.
It was extremely cold.
Like knife tips tearing through flesh.
Still, Kim Jun didn’t stop.
He pierced through the clouds and descended.
Another layer of clouds appeared.
He pierced through that too and continued down.
And then another cloud.
Below that was also clouds.
Endless clouds.
How long would this continue?
Kim Jun’s eyes narrowed.
Before his regression, he had never come this far.
No, he had never even thought to come here.
If it weren’t for the purpose of saving Park Min-soo, this would never have been a place he needed to visit.
“Speaking of which, these bastards…”
After his regression, Kim Jun had been endlessly lenient with his companions.
The situation was different. He should have been grateful just that they were alive.
But.
“…I’ll have to beat them up when I meet them.”
Kim Jun muttered.
Lately, Ryu Ji-a and Park Min-soo kept creating trouble.
Especially in cases like this one.
Ryu Ji-a’s reckless wide-area magic.
Park Min-soo’s inadequate posture control.
It was both of their responsibility.
It was about time to tighten discipline again.
“You’re all dead when we get back.”
Thinking this, Kim Jun began gliding down faster.
Downward.
To find Park Min-soo.
Piercing through cloud layers.
Piercing through yet another cloud layer.
He continued descending.
After several minutes had passed like this.
“Woooooooooh!”
Park Min-soo’s scream could be heard from somewhere.
He dove rapidly toward the direction of that sound.
After piercing through the clouds one more time.
“Really fucking…”
Park Min-soo came into view.
Twisting his body in all directions in mid-air.
“Urgh!”
Spewing vomit.
“Graaaaaaah!”
In an uncontrolled state.
Falling from this height. And the continued descent.
It was a situation his body couldn’t handle.
“Hyung! Hyung!”
Park Min-soo shouted.
It was when Kim Jun picked up speed.
He snatched Park Min-soo’s arm.
“Got you.”
Instantly, tremendous weight bore down on Kim Jun’s arm.
Park Min-soo’s muscle mass of over 100 kilograms, accelerated by gravity.
Like a steel beam.
No, heavier than a steel beam.
“…Stay still.”
Enduring that weight, Kim Jun began changing his posture.
Stopping the fall.
He tried to change direction to ascend.
His demon wings spread with greater force.
“Ugh, you’re really fucking heavy.”
“It’s muscle. Really.”
Having found Park Min-soo, there was no longer any need to stay here.
‘I wonder if they’ve reached Jujak by now.’
Kim Jun thought while looking upward.
He had threatened Ryu Ji-a.
If she couldn’t defeat the boss, a million nuclear flicks.
That should be sufficient motivation.
Of course, he had no intention of actually giving her a million flicks.
‘Would Jujak really be that easy?’
Jujak, one of the Four Guardian Deities.
High health, fast speed, and above all, it fought in aerial combat.
In this place swarming with pterodactyls.
With just Ryu Ji-a, Lee Seo-yeon, and Han Su-in.
Would it really be possible?
‘Ah, with Su-in there it should be possible, but…’
If it was Han Su-in.
She seemed like she could endure any situation.
Like she could somehow find a way to win.
Having completed her second job advancement to a hidden class, that belief was even more solid.
However.
‘Jujak isn’t to be underestimated.’
Floors 33 to 36 were occupied by the Four Guardian Deities of the Five Elements.
Azure Dragon of the East.
Jujak of the South.
White Tiger of the West.
Black Tortoise of the North.
One on each floor.
And on Floor 37 was the completion of the Five Elements, the Yellow Dragon of the Center.
Jujak was one of them.
Compared to before his regression, Ryu Ji-a’s magic power had become much stronger, and Han Su-in’s swordsmanship had approached completion, but.
That didn’t make Jujak any easier though.
Rather, it was more troublesome.
The Four Guardian Deities.
They transcended simple strength.
‘Speed, technique, tactics… I need to prepare in every aspect.’
He had to climb quickly.
While Han Su-in, Ryu Ji-a, and Lee Seo-yeon were holding out.
Kim Jun needed to be there too.
“Let’s climb quickly.”
Just as he was about to climb up.
“Hyung.”
Park Min-soo’s voice was heard.
“What.”
“Look over there.”
Park Min-soo pointed with his hand.
Kim Jun’s gaze went down.
And.
Whiiiiiiing-
A massive chasm came into view.
Something he would never have been able to see normally.
It would have been completely hidden by the cloud layer.
Vast land.
And from the center of that land.
A giant hole carved out in swirling patterns.
Spiral grooves.
Endlessly downward.
Like a giant conch shell.
Carved deep in round, circular patterns going down.
Its width was.
At least several hundred meters.
No, it looked like it could be several thousand meters.
Getting narrower toward the center.
And deeper.
Turning black.
And centered around this place.
Wind was swirling violently.
Like a giant vortex sucking in air.
Countless clouds were being drawn toward that spiral chasm.
Slowly. But unstoppably.
From above to below.
The air current created by that enormity.
Like the eye of a storm.
It was dominating all the surrounding wind.
As if hinting that something more lay below.
“What is… that?”
Those were the first words that came from Kim Jun’s mouth.
It was a place even Kim Jun had never seen before.
“There… maybe…”
Park Min-soo said in a trembling voice.
“Is there… something there?”
Inside that spiral chasm.
Darkness was swirling.
As if it were alive.
As if it was harboring something.
“…”
“…”
Park Min-soo and Kim Jun’s eyes met.
There were no words.
None were needed.
Park Min-soo slowly nodded his head.
Let’s go down.
That’s what he was saying.
Originally, he should have quickly climbed up to help deal with Jujak.
Even with the three strongest people in the Tower besides himself.
Jujak was definitely not an easy opponent.
‘Hssssss.’
But.
Whiiiiiiing-
Before that vastness.
That depth that seemed to exceed thousands of meters.
The earth that seemed artificially carved away.
As if someone’s hand had grasped and scooped out the earth itself.
That primitive and formidable enormity.
Gulp-
Kim Jun swallowed.
He had no choice but to swallow.
Even though it was his second time, there were still many places Kim Jun hadn’t been to.
What might be hidden where, and what kind of things.
And based on his experience so far.
He was certain there was definitely something down there.
A place that looked like that in the Tower of Trials having nothing?
‘That’s impossible.’
When Kim Jun nodded with conviction.
Grin-
At that moment, a smile appeared on Park Min-soo’s face.
“Haha! Then let’s go down!”
Park Min-soo’s voice was heard.
He was excited.
Though he wouldn’t like falling again, he was interested in finding something.
Kim Jun’s lips also curved upward.
“Good. Then shall we go down?”
The moment they decided.
The two threw themselves toward that massive chasm together.
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Coooooooo-!
Coooooooo-!
“Ugh! That’s really unpleasant to hear!”
Ryu Ji-a shouted from on top of the carpet.
The pterodactyls’ cries continued to be heard.
Like pigeon calls.
Continuously.
Without stopping.
“Should I block your ears?”
Lee Seo-yeon said with a languid smile from atop the giant book.
“There’s a buff like that too?”
Ryu Ji-a raised her head.
“There is.”
Lee Seo-yeon answered.
At that moment, a transparent barrier covered Ryu Ji-a’s surroundings.
The pterodactyls’ cries diminished.
To the point where they were barely audible.
“Wait, what kind of skill is this?”
Ryu Ji-a burst into laughter.
This was the only floating island in [Nest of the Birds] that didn’t fall.
The Uppermost Island Where Jujak Resides.
The place where Ryu Ji-a, Lee Seo-yeon, and Han Su-in had arrived.
The place they had reached by slaying hundreds of pterodactyls, piercing through clouds, and continuously climbing upward.
It had been somewhat bothersome, but they were able to reach here without any problems.
Especially thanks to Han Su-in.
Every time his sword continued to flash.
Thud-!
The pterodactyls kept falling.
“Now only the boss remains.”
Ryu Ji-a muttered.
As soon as she finished speaking.
From the center of the sky.
A red light explosively bloomed.
Kwaaaaa-!
A tremendous cry.
It wasn’t just one cry either.
As if shaking heaven and earth.
Along with that cry.
A red figure appeared.
The shape of a bird.
It was the shape of a bird, but it was far too massive to be called a bird.
It was closer to the appearance of a god.
Crimson feathers.
Each of those feathers blazed like flames.
Golden glowing eyes.
Those pupils contained infinite majesty.
When it spread its wings, the entire sky was dyed red.
That was the moment.
[Boss appears!!]
[Welcome, Southern Emperor Jujak]
[We greet you who sits upon the Throne of fire]
[O being who dyes the world with elegance!]
[Punishment upon the traitors!]
Like a game trailer video.
Status windows appeared in everyone’s field of vision.
Simultaneously.
A tremendous voice echoed across the sky.
Like a priest’s wish welcoming a god.
As if this place itself was crying out with that voice.
The system was announcing the appearance of this being.
“What, what is this?”
Ryu Ji-a was flustered.
“Is this some different kind of boss?”
It was clearly different from other bosses.
Previous bosses had simply displayed status windows.
But this being.
[Purifying flames upon the traitors!]
[Bring down the fire of punishment!]
The system itself seemed to welcome Jujak’s appearance.
It was introducing it with dignified language.
[Boss: Fire among the Five Elements, Jujak]
[Grade: A]
[Level: 70]
[Health: 999,999,999 / 999,999,999]
[Rewards: Fire attribute acquisition, 「Wings of Jujak」, 「Feather of Jujak」]
“The health is… almost close to a billion?”
Ryu Ji-a muttered while looking at the numbers.
“And this is…”
Ryu Ji-a muttered while looking at the reward information.
But Ryu Ji-a’s reaction was calm.
“It’s a bit disappointing.”
Since she could already incorporate all attributes into her magic.
New attributes no longer held much meaning for her.
However.
Han Su-in was different.
The moment he saw the reward information.
His eyes became much wider than usual.
His expression didn’t change.
But something sparkled in those pupils.
Fire attribute.
Han Su-in didn’t have the fire attribute yet.
Gaining an attribute.
Wasn’t simply about learning new magic.
It meant he could make his skills more diverse.
Attack methods would change too.
And the scope of his strength would broaden.
Han Su-in knew this.
“Now, is everyone ready?”
Ryu Ji-a gripped her staff tightly.
She opened her eyes wide.
Mana gathered.
Purple light swirled around her.
It was a signal that she was ready.
Lee Seo-yeon.
Wooooong-!
Was already finished preparing.
A protective barrier surrounded all three people.
There was another even stronger barrier layered on top.
Strength increase buff.
Speed increase buff.
Defense enhancement buff.
Mana recovery buff.
Everything was in place.
Finally, Han Su-in.
The sword she lifted was.
Srrrrr-
The 「Dragon Tail」 that Kim Jun had given her.
That sharp and elegant weapon.
Like an assassin handling a dagger.
Han Su-in held it behind her back.
She lowered one knee slightly, taking a low stance.
Like the ready position for a sword-drawing technique about to unsheathe a blade.
Her front leg was tensed with power.
Ready to charge at any moment.
Ready to deploy.
Ready to cut down.
Her angel wings were also half-spread.
Prepared to leap into the sky.
And.
Flap-!
Jujak flapped its wings once more.
Flames surged upward.
And Jujak.
Kuuuuu…
Slowly descended.
Scattering flames.
As the master of this place.
With the eyes of a predator looking at prey.
Those eyes held overwhelming superiority.
The kind of gaze a god gives when looking at humans.
“What adorable children.”
Jujak’s voice resonated.
Like a gardener looking at small flowers that had grown in their garden.
Beautiful, but ultimately their own.
Beings that could be easily plucked.
It was the voice of one looking at such existences.
Han Su-in’s hand moved toward the sword behind her waist.
Ryu Ji-a’s mana gathered even more.
Lee Seo-yeon’s buffs became another layer stronger.
But Jujak.
Still showed a leisurely smile.
“Shall we begin?”
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