The Returned Hunter Has Awakened to a Hidden Class - Chapter 123

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Chapter 123

Pandemonium (4)

Everything that happens within Pandemonium.

Was fuel for Mammon.

Is blood being spilled?

Pandemonium drinks it.

Is power being released?

Pandemonium absorbs that as well.

And such Pandemonium responds only to Mammon.

Mammon grows endlessly stronger and endlessly recovers stamina.

No matter how many wounds are inflicted, those wounds are soon absorbed by the “Core of Greed,” and that energy returns to Mammon again.

Like a massive circulatory system.

Like a single living organism.

Pandemonium and Mammon are not separate entities.

The fortress itself was Mammon’s body, and Mammon itself was the center of the fortress.

Therefore.

To kill Mammon.

Pandemonium must be brought down.

The fortress’s very form was a massive lump of energy.

Without Pandemonium, Mammon could not exist.

As long as Pandemonium doesn’t end, Mammon won’t end either.

Before the regression.

Kim Jun discovered after countless attempts.

Every time Mammon absorbed blood.

Every time its power grew stronger.

Pandemonium’s size was shrinking.

The stronger Mammon becomes, the smaller Pandemonium gets.

The more energy Mammon absorbs, the more the fortress’s form becomes condensed and compressed.

In other words, when Mammon draws its power to the absolute limit.

Pandemonium becomes its smallest and most condensed state.

That moment is precisely.

So to speak, Mammon’s final stage.

But to create that moment.

One had to endure Mammon’s attacks, endless health regeneration and power enhancement.

A hellish time had to be endured.

And before the regression, that time was long.

Far too long.

That’s why Kim Jun prepared outside of Pandemonium.

Because Pandemonium would greedily suck up even the power generated during charging.

Whoooosh─!

Stage 4 of “Prism Flare.”

No, much more than that.

Overcharged blue flames gathered at his fingertips.

Even if 99% of its health is shaved away, Mammon will recover.

But if everything is burned away in an instant without leaving even 1% of life force.

If Pandemonium isn’t given even a chance to recover.

Then that hellish war of attrition from before the regression won’t be necessary.

“Now you’re screwed.”

Belphegor raised his middle finger and smiled brightly.

“What are you saying…”

Words came from Mammon’s mouth.

At that moment.

Mammon’s senses reacted toward the outside.

Something hot, blue flames.

Mixed with black energy, or rather flames that seemed to burn everything.

“…!”

But it was already too late.

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Blue flames carrying black energy flew forth.

The beam that started from Kim Jun’s position pierced through Pandemonium.

The Staircase split into two pieces.

In a straight line.

Cleanly.

Rumble rumble rumble-!

Pandemonium’s outer walls split apart to both sides.

The Arena’s ground split in two.

That straight path didn’t stop.

All the way to the opposite side of Pandemonium.

It pierced through the entire Fortress.

The City Wall collapsed.

The Ceiling cracked.

“What…”

Words came from Mammon’s mouth.

He knew that some tremendous power had passed through.

But exactly what it was.

“This is…”

Mammon looked around.

With a bewildered gaze.

His chest felt hot. Something was flowing.

But there was no pain.

That was even stranger.

Then suddenly a strange sensation brushed past.

‘Something… is strange.’

Mammon moved his eyes.

What he saw when he turned his head to the left.

What he saw when he turned his head to the right.

‘What is this?’

Something was different.

At first it was a small difference.

An instant of an instant.

As seconds passed, it seemed like there were two screens.

Mammon moved his eyes.

He saw Belphegor in front of him.

But then.

Suddenly he began to see two of him.

One Belphegor.

And another Belphegor.

His vision couldn’t align.

His left eye could see Belphegor’s body, but his right eye was looking somewhere else.

The focus of his eyeballs became misaligned.

His two eyes are not looking in the same direction.

The angle between them grows wider and wider.

As if his eyes are gradually splitting apart from the center in different directions.

“Ah…”

Mammon’s eyes widened.

Only now did he realize.

That he was being split apart from the center.

Thud-

The massive body fell to its knees.

The Grand Demon’s huge frame touches the ground.

At that moment.

The two spears he held in both hands fell down.

Clang-

The spears hit the floor.

The golden light dims and scatters.

And from Mammon’s body.

Blood began to flow.

Blood strangely mixed with gold and black.

It was the blood shed by the demon of greed.

Tssssss-

That blood soaks the floor of Pandemonium.

One stream.

Then another stream.

The patterns no longer shine.

The circuits that had been absorbing that energy fall silent.

Mammon’s consciousness gradually grows dim.

His vision becomes blurry.

And.

At the same time.

Pandemonium itself began to grow hazy.

The fortress’s form gradually becomes transparent.

As if it had never existed from the beginning.

The golden light completely disappears.

The black energy also vanishes.

Pandemonium’s patterns go out one by one.

As if they had never existed from the start.

Whoooosh-

All of Pandemonium disappears with a silent cry.

The fortress of greed that had existed for thousands of years.

The Grand Demon’s Throne.

Everything vanishes into thin air in an instant.

What remained was.

Only Mammon’s corpse.

The fallen Grand Demon’s body.

A cold corpse where gold and black energy no longer flow.

Two spears scattered on the ground.

[Underground 60th Floor cleared successfully!]

[Grand Demon ‘Mammon’ defeated!]

[Rewards will be distributed!]

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[Skill 「Pandemonium S」 acquired!]

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[Skill Information]

– Grade: S

– Effect: Creates a massive fortress. All battles and activities taking place within this fortress are accumulated as energy in the central core. The accumulated energy can be freely used by the summoner.

– Special: Additional synergy activates when Gate of Hell is acquired.

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“This is a skill I’ve never seen before.”

“Never seen it?! Did you get beaten by Mammon before?!”

“Stop talking nonsense.”

Ignoring Andras’ nonsense.

Kim Jun fell into thought again.

When he defeated Mammon before his regression, he only obtained two weapons: the Golden Spear and the Spear of Betrayal.

But now, he had not only obtained the two spears but also an S-grade skill called Pandemonium.

Something had definitely changed.

‘Could it be because of Dragon Blood Diablo?’

It meant the influence of the Hidden Class was greater than expected.

It seemed like a mechanism had emerged where additional rewards could be obtained if certain conditions were met.

Looking at the patterns so far, that’s how it should be viewed.

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– Special: Additional synergy activates when Gate of Hell is acquired.

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“In the end, it’s Gate of Hell again.”

Kim Jun muttered while reading the Pandemonium skill.

He recalled the skills he had obtained after achieving the ‘Dragon Blood Diablo’ class.

Infernal Dragon Breath was a powerful breath that fused the power of dragons and demons.

Diabolic Override was a buff that greatly increased the power of all skills for 30 seconds.

Both were excellent skills.

But the true core lay elsewhere.

Dragon Domination, which summons dragon-type monsters.

Diablo, which summons demons, and Gate of Hell, which could be obtained by enhancing Diablo.

Ultimately, this class was a profession specialized in summoning.

However.

Kim Jun still wasn’t properly utilizing this power.

His strategies so far had been the result of pushing through with Kim Jun’s individual skill and combat power rather than the class design.

From the perspective of skills.

‘How disappointing.’

It was disappointing.

Since dragon species were gathered on the 80th Floor, Dragon’s Expanse.

To properly use Dragon Domination, there was still a long way to go…

“…Hmm?”

Wait.

Something flashed through his mind for a moment.

[Skill: Dragon Domination]

[Grade: S]

[Effect: When a dragon-type monster’s health is reduced to 10% or below, you can put them in a ‘submission’ state. Submitted dragons permanently become your subordinates and follow your commands. Damage dealt to dragon-type monsters increased by 100%.]

[Restriction: Maximum of 3 dragons can be kept as subordinates simultaneously]

[Passive Skill]

Before his regression, when Kim Jun had achieved his Hidden Class second awakening.

It wasn’t ‘Dragon Blood Diablo’.

He had awakened to a class called ‘Dragon Lord’.

Even then, he had obtained Dragon Domination.

But he could only actually utilize it after reaching the 80th Floor.

Because that staircase was where the dragons gathered.

But this time was different.

Kim Jun had completed his second awakening far too early.

He stopped walking for a moment and began organizing his thoughts.

And then.

“Hmm, hmm… Ah!”

Something in his head began to click into place like gears turning.

The floors he had conquered so far.

The monsters and bosses that would appear in the future.

Kim Jun, who had been pondering for a moment.

Suddenly recalled one very simple fact.

In a very close place.

There were dragon species.

“Floor 35.”

“What are you muttering to yourself, master.”

Surface Floor 35.

Among the Four Guardian Deities, the place where Azure Dragon resides.

“Azure Dragon is also a dragon.”

Whether Eastern style.

Or Western style.

The Tower wouldn’t make such distinctions.

But his thoughts didn’t stop there.

“…Floor 37 too.”

“Master, what are you mumbling about by yourself?!”

Kim Jun’s gaze turned a little higher.

Surface Floor 37.

An existence said to be more powerful than all four Guardian Deities combined.

Earth among the Five Elements.

The floor where the Yellow Dragon resides.

“…I’m such an idiot.”

“Kekeke! You finally realized?!”

Just one more floor up and there was Azure Dragon.

And just a little further from there was Yellow Dragon.

Yet Kim Jun had been deliberately ignoring that fact.

Before his regression.

The first place he used「Dragon Domination」was.

80th Floor, Dragon’s Expanse.

That memory had remained too strongly embedded.

Dragons were there.

This skill was then.

He had unconsciously concluded it that way.

So he came down from the surface.

So he entered the Underground Floors.

Azure Dragon.

And Yellow Dragon.

The conditions to obtain these two were already right before his eyes.

“…Let me reflect a bit.”

“Yeah, reflect a little, master!”

“Please just be quiet.”

It seemed he needed to organize the vast memories from before his regression once.

Having a lot of experience was an advantage, but sometimes that experience could cloud judgment.

Kim Jun let out a short breath and.

“Alright.”

Reached a conclusion.

“Let’s go up.”

“How long has it been since we came down and you want to go back up?! We only conquered 7 floors!”

“I’m going to make you some companions.”

“…I’m sufficient as your only summon!”

To obtain Azure Dragon and Yellow Dragon.

Whoosh-!

He moved to the Surface.

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