The Returned Hunter Has Awakened to a Hidden Class - Chapter 109
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109
Nest of the Birds (4)
Human speech, no, calling speech a human thing in the first place might be presumptuous.
In any case, beings that can speak are certainly of a different ‘class.’
It’s different from strength.
No matter how strong, there are many bosses who cannot escape the realm of beasts.
No matter how weak, there are beings who transcend that realm and reach a higher level.
And Jujak was.
“May I begin now?”
A being that was both strong and had clearly reached a transcendent realm.
Since the beginning of human civilization.
For thousands of years, it had been passed down in legends and myths.
From ancient Eastern classics.
In countless records.
Its name was always there.
Jujak .
And the Tower’s Administrator also acknowledged that being.
No, had no choice but to acknowledge it.
Therefore, Jujak had transformed from myth into reality and came to reside here.
Elevated to a sacred existence in both the present world and the Tower.
Such was this entity.
“Won’t you come?”
Jujak spoke gently.
That voice was clearly female.
A soft and elegant tone.
A beautiful timbre.
But each and every word carried weight.
Like a divine command.
Weight enough to change the order of the world.
Ryu Ji-a’s hands trembled.
Han Su-in gripped her sword tighter.
Lee Seo-yeon tensed up.
They could only stare at such a Jujak.
The moment they faced Jujak’s appearance.
It was clearly a bird.
Covered in crimson feathers.
A massive bird.
But it was not a simple beast.
The elegance of a bird.
The gracefulness of a woman.
Divinity.
All of these were harmoniously combined.
As if a god had expressed itself as a single bird.
‘Beautiful.’
Such emotion arose naturally.
Even if that being was looking at them as prey.
Jujak was, without a doubt, beautiful.
“What adorable children.”
Jujak spoke again.
In a gentle voice.
But the meaning of those words was.
“You cannot win.”
That’s what it meant.
“We’re going to win though?”
Ryu Ji-a stood up from the carpet.
Her voice was tense.
It was a provocation.
“Fufu.”
Jujak let out a laugh.
That laughter in such an elegant voice.
Sounded even more frightening instead.
“Adorable child. Do you think you can win?”
“Shut your mouth and try attacking once. Let me taste some pigeon meat.”
Ryu Ji-a spoke more forcefully.
“Such a futile provocation.”
Jujak tilted its head.
Like a child who had discovered an interesting toy.
“Very well, I shall play along with your tune.”
Jujak’s wings moved.
Slowly.
But surely.
It spread both wings wide.
Crimson feathers filled the entire sky.
As if the sky itself was ablaze with flames.
Han Su-in spread her angel wings wider and soared higher.
Lee Seo-yeon also gripped her book tighter.
Ryu Ji-a drew a magic circle.
At that moment.
Jujak folded those massive wings forward.
As if bringing its hands together.
One motion.
And.
Whiiiiiing-
Feathers flew.
Thousands, tens of thousands.
Countless feathers.
Like arrows.
Like blades.
They came flying, tearing through space.
“Ahhhhh!”
Ryu Ji-a shouted.
The carpet sharply changed direction.
To avoid the swarm of feathers.
Han Su-in was already moving with her sword drawn.
She cut down the feathers.
Slash-!
Precise cuts.
But there was no end.
Feathers kept flying at them.
Lee Seo-yeon deployed a protective barrier.
Far from attacking, it was difficult enough just to block Jujak’s attacks.
At that moment.
Rumble-!
The ground shook.
“Huh? What’s that?”
Ryu Ji-a shouted.
The floating island where everyone was standing trembled.
Craaaaaack-
And then it collapsed.
It shattered into pieces.
But that wasn’t the end of it.
The countless floating islands below, the ones they had passed, began to move.
As if controlled by telekinesis.
By Jujak’s will alone.
“Shall I see what you’re capable of?”
One island rotated horizontally.
It collided with other islands.
A tremendous impact sound.
“Dodge!”
Han Su-in shouted.
Angel wings spread wide.
The three of them ascended higher.
But the islands kept moving.
Upward.
Downward.
Sideways.
From all directions.
As if Jujak’s fingers were moving.
The islands began showing geometric movements, starting to block the three’s path.
“This is my stage, children.”
At that moment.
The islands moved even more dramatically.
Multiple islands simultaneously.
Gathered in one place.
Collided.
Split apart.
The fragments of the shattered islands.
Gathered again.
Like magnets.
As if being drawn together.
They formed one massive sphere.
“Waaaah!!”
Ryu Ji-a screamed.
That enormous sphere.
Flew toward Han Su-in, Ryu Ji-a, and Lee Seo-yeon.
At tremendous speed, like a falling meteor.
“Up! Higher!”
Han Su-in shouted.
Angel wings spread at maximum speed.
They avoided the massive sphere.
But that was only momentary.
The sphere disintegrated again.
Into dozens, hundreds of fragments.
And scattered once more.
As if it had exploded.
From all directions.
Han Su-in raised her sword.
She sliced through the incoming fragments.
Ryu Ji-a cast magic.
A massive explosion destroyed the fragments.
Lee Seo-yeon strengthened her protective barrier.
The buffs became even stronger.
However.
Jujak was still smiling.
“Cute children. Hoho.”
That voice still contained overwhelming superiority.
Jujak’s body glowed.
Crimson flames wrapped around its surroundings.
「Southern Flames」.
A massive pillar of fire erupted from Jujak’s body.
As if the sun was falling.
As if it would burn everything in the air.
The air grew hot from just the warmth alone.
“Do you still think you can win?”
To Jujak’s question.
“Ah, the pigeon keeps cooing.”
Ryu Ji-a responded with another provocation.
Raising her middle finger while on the carpet.
“Ha, hahaha…”
At Ryu Ji-a’s provocation.
Jujak’s expression instantly hardened.
“Coo, coo?”
A human ignoring it.
Moreover, a tiny brat with an insolent voice.
Cracks began to form in Jujak’s proud expression.
“Coo? Coo?”
She provoked again.
Jujak couldn’t properly understand human language, but it was clearly something unpleasant.
Snap-
Ryu Ji-a continued to provoke Jujak.
As if it were planned.
Watching this, Lee Seo-yeon sighed.
But behind that sigh.
Nod-
Understanding was evident.
She knew Ryu Ji-a’s characteristics.
That habit of revealing all her abilities, items, and skills without hiding anything.
That’s why Lee Seo-yeon knew what skill Ryu Ji-a was currently preparing.
That this provocation was also part of the plan.
To shatter Jujak’s composure.
“Scratch scratch scratch scratch. The scratched Jujak.”
“How dare you be so insolent…”
“Getting talkative now. Really got scratched. Jujak got scratched! What a shocking event.”
“…”
And that hit home.
Jujak ascended to the Sky.
Its body began to glow.
Crimson flames started to envelop Jujak.
As if the Sun was descending.
As if the world was meeting its end.
“Yes. I don’t like dragging out time either.”
The voice was still beautiful.
But the emotion contained within had completely changed.
Rage.
And killing intent.
“Coo coo coo coo!”
Ryu Ji-a provoked again.
But this time there was no more response.
Jujak quietly prepared its ultimate skill.
“As you wish, I’ll put my true heart into it from the beginning.”
Jujak declared.
Originally, it would have started with weak skills, gradually using stronger ones.
But Ryu Ji-a’s provocation changed that plan.
Jujak decided to unleash its strongest skill from the start.
The Sky trembled.
Kwaaaaaaaaaaaa-!
A massive pillar of fire erupted.
Centered around Jujak.
The entire sky transformed into flames.
As if the Sun itself was falling.
As if all the fire in the world was gathering in one place.
“「Karmic Fire」.”
That skill was completed.
All the atmosphere around Jujak was annihilated by flames.
As if the entire Sky was being sucked into the fire.
That pillar of fire grew larger.
Grew stronger.
And finally.
It flew toward Han Su-in, Ryu Ji-a, and Lee Seo-yeon.
Like a massive wave of Karmic Fire.
Those flames that seemed to burn the world.
───!
Like a starving beast, they rushed toward the three.
Fast.
Too fast.
Unavoidable.
Han Su-in’s eyes changed rapidly.
Ryu Ji-a’s mouth closed.
But Lee Seo-yeon.
Grip-
Was already prepared.
The flames were almost right in front of them.
Three steps away.
No, not even that remained.
The moment it was about to reach them.
“「Mana Explosion」!”
Lee Seo-yeon’s shout rang out.
S-rank buff skill.
[Skill: 「Mana Explosion」]
[Rank: S]
[Effect: Enhances the mana of the caster and target by 100% for 10 seconds!]
Mana exploded.
Enveloping Han Su-in, Ryu Ji-a, and Lee Seo-yeon all.
But Jujak’s 「Karmic Fire」 flames, as if mocking it, charged forward fiercely.
Crash-!
Lee Seo-yeon’s barrier shattered like breaking glass.
Then.
Another barrier burst.
The next one too.
And the next.
There was no end.
The flames continued advancing.
Almost within reach.
Close enough for fingers to touch.
In that instant of instants.
Ryu Ji-a’s hand gripped her staff.
“You’re dead.”
“?”
Adelaine’s 「Taste」 skill.
It was a strange magic.
Skills that her future self would learn.
It allowed the current Ryu Ji-a to use them in advance, just ‘once’.
And with it, Ryu Ji-a had observed many skills.
Fire, wind, water, lightning.
Skills that transcended those.
Among them, what Ryu Ji-a had saved until the end for this moment.
To reverse everything from the opponent.
The ultimate magic.
Light burst from her staff.
Purple light.
“「Reversal」!”
It exploded along with Ryu Ji-a’s voice.
Kuuuuuung-!
A massive magic circle explosively appeared.
Like a mirror.
That magic circle that reverses the source of power.
Collided head-on with Jujak’s Karmic Fire.
Ting-
A sound rang out.
Like a glass breaking.
Very clear.
Very simple.
With that single sound, everything was decided.
“Let’s eat roasted pigeon~”
Ryu Ji-a let out a mischievous laugh while breathing heavily.
“Still being so arrogant…”
Jujak couldn’t finish its words.
Because its ultimate technique was.
“…!”
Kwaaaaaaaah-!!
Coming back toward itself.
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