The Returned Hunter Has Awakened to a Hidden Class - Chapter 142

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Chapter 142

Hell’s End (3)

Underground.

In other words, Hell.

From the 91st to 100th Floor is one city.

“Infernal Regalia”.

Among them.

The 91st to 94th Floors are the outer defense lines.

They are divided into a total of four layers of city walls.

The structure is simple.

Forces on top of the walls.

Defense troops positioned between the walls.

Annihilate both and you move to the next area.

However.

If you don’t clear the previous area.

Whoosh-

A golden barrier blocking the space descends.

You cannot force your way through.

Siege warfare format.

You cannot enter inside unless you break through in order.

So it can also be called a staircase.

[Outer Wall 1 — 91st Floor]

[Outer Wall 2 — 92nd Floor]

[Outer Wall 3 — 93rd Floor]

[Outer Wall 4 — 94th Floor]

Each area has troops numbering in the tens of thousands.

Regular army.

Commanders.

Magic artillery.

Siege weapons.

The density is incomparable to regular fields.

However.

“Shall we move on to the next one?”

Kim Jun has already.

Finished the 1st and 2nd areas.

91st Floor.

92nd Floor.

Complete devastation.

The golden barrier slowly lifts between the collapsed wall debris.

Whoosh-

The light disappears.

The passage opens.

Not even an hour has passed yet.

Belphegor’s Legion is cleaning up the remaining forces.

Satan is crushing the last resistance forces.

In the sky above.

Azure Dragon Nyong Nyong and Golden Dragon Yongyong slowly circle.

The top and bottom of the walls are still burning.

And.

In front of that.

The third wall.

93rd Floor.

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[Underground 93rd Floor Quest Generated!]

– Quest Name: Hell’s Holy City, [Infernal Regalia] Outer Wall 3 Siege

– Content: Break through [Infernal Regalia]’s Outer Wall 3 and eliminate all forces and boss ‘Berit’

– Difficulty: ★★★★★

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Higher.

Thicker.

The structure itself is different from outer districts 1 and 2.

This isn’t a simple defensive line.

It’s a fortress.

This isn’t a place where you just deal with forces on the wall and it’s over.

In front of the wall are deeply dug trenches.

Behind them, defensive fortifications built in tiers.

Basic artillery positions and marksmen are still deployed.

But this place has a different core.

“Master.”

“What.”

“What are those towers?”

Andras gestured with his chin toward the inside of the wall.

Black towers built of dark stone stand at regular intervals.

Red patterns on their surface writhe like a pulse.

“Mana amplification towers.”

Kim Jun answered briefly.

“It gets annoying when they activate.”

“How so.”

At that moment.

Wooong-

One tower vibrates with a low hum.

The red patterns light up.

The armor patterns of soldiers on the wall shine simultaneously.

The air becomes heavy.

The formation quietly changes.

Their stance becomes lower.

Spear tips fix without trembling.

Red energy seeps through gaps in their armor.

Mana expands.

They were already elite.

But.

Their presence rises another level.

Their eyes change.

They’re not soldiers waiting.

They’re predators about to begin hunting.

Andras muttered.

“So that’s how annoying it gets.”

“…Enhancement type.”

Kim Jun glances at the tower.

“There are over hundreds of towers like that.”

“Do they heal too?”

“Of course.”

“Does attack power increase too?”

“You saw it, so you should know, dumbass.”

Brief silence.

Another wave of mana resonates from atop the wall.

The formation becomes even more solid.

Crack-

Andras clenches his massive fist.

“Then.”

The corners of his mouth rise.

“I guess we just need to smash them all.”

Kim Jun spun his sword.

“Of course.”

Kim Jun and Andras’s gazes naturally turn beyond, toward the inside of the city wall.

The center.

A massive spire visible beyond the city wall.

Where the commander’s citadel is located.

A structure that wasn’t in outer zones 1 and 2.

This place isn’t simply a troop gathering point.

Command system.

Buff system connected to the magic amplification tower.

All the core elements of this zone are gathered inside there.

And.

Inside the citadel.

The master of this zone.

Berit.

A demon wrapped in full plate armor like a medieval knight.

Thick black iron armor.

Red light seeps through the gaps in his helmet.

The greatsword gripped in both hands matches his height.

“He’s a tricky bastard.”

“Should I face him, Master?!”

“You’ll lose. Probably a hundred percent.”

“What?! That can’t be!!! That absolutely can’t be!!!”

“Ugh, so noisy.”

It’s not a joke.

Andras would probably lose nine times out of ten.

No matter how much he’s leveled up since becoming Kim Jun’s summon.

Berit is top-tier.

“Berit is too tricky. For someone like you who charges in mindlessly to face.”

“It’s highly calculated play!!”

The reason he’s tricky lies in his damn attack patterns.

On-beat.

And off-beat.

He deliberately twists the tempo.

Slows down the speed.

Then cuts without warning.

Timing doesn’t exist.

Hard to predict.

Can’t be read.

It has a slight Dark Souls vibe to it.

Before regression.

An opponent that even Kim Jun missed the beat against several times.

The reason the 93rd Floor is the core of the outer defense line isn’t the troops.

It’s because of that single existence inside there.

Because of Berit.

“Then what will you do about that bastard, Master!”

“Don’t worry about it. I told you you’d lose, didn’t I?”

“If I lose, Master loses too!”

“What nonsense.”

Kim Jun’s gaze is already fixed on the citadel.

“Your role is the magic amplification tower.”

A brief silence.

“I’ll handle him myself.”

While Kim Jun and Andras conversed in the sky above.

No one moved first.

Atop the city wall.

A commander-class demon stood frozen with his hand raised.

The amplification tower hummed low as it circulated magical power.

A crimson barrier covered the entire front of the wall.

The soldiers held their breath with spears fixed in position.

Below the city wall.

Kim Jun’s legion also stood motionless in battle formation.

Giant demons.

Flying demons.

Small demons.

Elite demons armed with heavy armor.

Satan’s legion held the center.

Belphegor’s forces occupied the left and right flanks.

In the sky above.

Azure Dragon Nyong Nyong and Golden Dragon Yongyong circled low.

There was no wind.

Only magical power pressed down upon the space.

The soldiers atop the city wall.

The demonic legion below the wall.

They remained frozen while glaring at each other.

Who would move first.

A silence that measured that single beat.

And then.

That silence.

Kim Jun was the first to break it.

Swoosh—

His greatsword slowly rose.

Aimed straight toward the city wall.

“Break through.”

Those words.

The next moment.

Waaaaaahhhhh—!!

Waaaaaahhhhh—!!

Kim Jun’s legion exploded into motion.

The entire ground shook.

Dozens of giant demons stepped forward simultaneously.

They advanced, trampling and crushing the trenches underfoot.

Heavy armored demons followed behind them.

They interlocked their shields to form a wall.

From behind it, long spears rose up in unison.

On the left and right flanks.

Belphegor’s elite forces flowed in like water.

An orderly formation.

When gaps opened, they penetrated through.

When blocked, they broke through.

Rustle—

The battle line slowly rolled inward.

Above it all.

Above.

Nyong Nyong and Yongyong lower their altitude.

Blue scales glint.

Golden wings spread wide.

Beside Kim Jun.

Nyong Nyong opens her mouth first.

“「Ten Thousand Forms Return to Dragon Style」.”

Nyong Nyong’s eyes shine.

Around her.

Swoooosh…

Elements gather.

Water.

Fire.

Nature.

Ice.

Lightning.

Different energies swirl together in the air.

They don’t repel each other.

They don’t clash.

They overlap.

And at their center.

Black flames.

「Black Flame」.

The abyssal flames flowing from Kim Jun become the axis of all elements.

Water rises as steam.

Fire devours that steam.

Wood twists and contorts life force.

Ice creates cracks.

Lightning explodes along those cracks.

All of it.

Centered around the straight line of 「Black Flame」.

Kuguuuuuuuu!

Spirals inward.

Not a breath attack.

A storm.

Six elements spinning and swirling

Form one massive dragon head.

Kwaaaaaaaa—!!!

It pours toward the city wall.

Waves crash down.

Flames overturn everything.

Lightning tears through.

Ice splits apart.

Wood energy erodes from within.

And.

「Black Flame」.

Burns everything.

[Infernal Regalia].

Hell’s fortress city, more solid than anything.

Its walls cannot possibly withstand this.

Trenches evaporate.

Defensive fortifications twist.

Even the enhanced demon soldiers cannot maintain their form in the storm Nyong Nyong has unleashed.

The six elements amplify each other and overturn once more.

Outer Wall 3.

The entire front splits apart.

At that moment.

From beside him.

Yongyong raised her head.

“「Heavenly Mandate」.”

Light flashed from within her mouth.

That was all there was to it.

It wasn’t a breath attack.

It wasn’t an explosion either.

A single line of light.

An extremely thin line.

It grazed the center of the city wall.

And then.

.

.

.

────

Nothing remained.

The defensive barrier.

The amplification tower.

The fortress tower.

The commander.

That entire section.

Had been erased.

As if it had never existed in the first place.

No smoke.

No debris.

Only traces remained.

In that place.

A completely empty space.

With the city wall carved out entirely.

Wind passed through.

On the ground.

Belphegor and his legion paused for a moment.

Even Satan raised his head to look at the sky.

“What are you all doing?”

Above those who were spacing out.

“The wall’s been breached. Slaughter them all.”

Kim Jun commanded.

Thud thud thud thud thud thud thud-!!!

*

Sorry, but I have absolutely no intention of wasting time.

Berit is also someone I’d like to cross swords with directly like Barbatos.

Clang-!

[「Prism Flare」 Stage 1 activated!]

[Current state: Stage 1 (750℃) Red flame state!]

[Energy rising…]

“But right now I’m too busy with places to go.”

Probably, as expected, time will be consumed at the 95th Floor, in the downtown area of [Infernal Regalia].

Up to the 40th Floor on the Surface, [Olympus].

And until the confrontation with ▲▲ (▲▲▲), who is hiding there.

There are far too many places that will consume time.

Clang-!

[「Prism Flare」 Stage 2 activated!]

[Current state: Stage 2 (1023℃) Orange flame state!]

[Output stabilizing…]

[Energy continues to rise]

“So.”

Kaaang-!

[「Prism Flare」 Stage 3 Initiated]

[Output: 1,401℃]

[Status: White Flame]

[Heat Pressure Rising]

[Surrounding Mana Distortion Occurring]

“Let’s end this nicely. In this lifetime.”

Satan and Belphegor, and their two legions.

“Kihihihihihi! You little rats! All of you get trampled to death! Kihahahahahaha!!”

And while Andras was running wild.

Kim Jun activated 「Prism Flare」.

Red flames turned to orange flames.

Orange flames soon became pale white flames.

And those white flames.

Kaaang-!!

[「Prism Flare」 Stage 4 Activated!]

[Current Status: Stage 4 (1678℃) Blue Flame State!]

[Maximum Stage Reached]

[Overcharging Available]

[Energy Accumulating…]

Until they became deep blue, blue flames.

Berit still hadn’t noticed Kim Jun.

Of course, Kim Jun was.

Flutter-

In front of Outer Wall 1.

At a position far from the battlefield.

Concentrating his power.

His line of sight was straight.

Outer Wall 1.

Outer Wall 2.

Outer Wall 3.

And.

Even the Citadel beyond.

He intended to draw a straight line through them all.

‘Is it time?’

No.

To kill that bastard, it’s still not enough.

‘Now?’

Still not yet.

「Prism Flare」 continues to rise, but.

To completely pierce through Berit’s solid defense, it’s still insufficient.

Kaaang-!

[「Prism Flare」 Overcharging!]

[Current Status: Stage 4 (1850℃) Blue Flame State!]

[Warning: Possibility of exceeding internal heat resistance limit!]

[Warning: Increased risk of tissue damage!]

[Output Rising…]

I know.

But I can still endure it.

Kaaang-!

[Output: 1,930℃]

[Warning: Possibility of exceeding internal heat resistance limit!]

[Warning: Increased risk of tissue damage!]

[Output Rising…]

It rises again.

The temperature of 「Prism Flare」.

“Kruuu…”

Kim Jun, while charging 「Prism Flare」.

Tzzzzzt-!

Simultaneously, he activated both 「Yeonje」 and 「Assassin Guild ‘Eum’」.

‘Is this excessive?’

Not at all.

Because Berit is that kind of opponent.

That’s why Kim Jun even activated 「Berserk」.

[「Berserk A」 activated.]

[Current Rage Level: 10/20 stages.]

[Current Effect: Attack Power +200%/Agility +200%]

[Warning: Risk of losing self-control upon reaching rage threshold.]

「Yeonje」, 「Assassin Guild ‘Eum’」, and 「Berserk」.

Skills that forcibly elevate the user’s ‘rank’ by one level.

Kim Jun right now is SS-rank.

However.

The moment the three skills overlap.

That framework becomes distorted.

“Grrraaahhh…!”

His blood boils.

His heart beats abnormally fast.

His muscles expand, his nerves overheat.

His body can’t keep up.

Into an SS-rank vessel.

The backlash of forcibly cramming EX-rank power temporarily.

His joints creak.

His vision shakes momentarily.

It’s not a warning.

It’s closer to a rejection reaction.

But.

Kim Jun grits his teeth.

“…I’m fine.”

He can endure it.

He bears through it.

“Huuuuu…”

He steadies his breathing.

Shuuuuu…

Blue flames of light.

Taa-

He carefully wraps them around 「Dragon Eater」.

And then.

“「Dragon Slash」.”

The sword descends.

Even the expression ‘swinging’ doesn’t fit.

He simply.

Drew a line.

Blue and black light.

A single streak.

In a straight line.

───────

Outer Wall 1.

Outer Wall 2.

Beyond the collapsed walls.

The soundless something continues to advance.

Kuguuuuu—

Outer Wall 3.

Magic amplification tower.

Barrier.

Citadel outer wall.

All the same result.

Pierced through.

No.

Erased.

And.

Inside the Citadel.

Kim Jun’s precise target.

Berit armed in full plate armor.

A blue line flashes across his vision.

Before he could even perceive it.

That line had already.

Passed through his heart.

───────!!

It doesn’t stop.

Exiting through Berit’s back.

Penetrating the rear wall of the Citadel.

Beyond that.

Even reaching the Outer Wall 4 barrier blocked by golden curtains.

Kim Jun’s attack, now at EX rank, even tears through the system’s barriers.

Kwajijijik-!!

It splits them apart.

The seal tears in a straight line.

Crossing the 93rd Floor underground.

To the 94th Floor boundary, Outer Wall 4.

A single line.

Is completed.

Only then.

The sound follows.

Kwaaaaaaaaa—!!!!

The air explodes.

The pressure detonates belatedly.

What passed first was light.

What arrived late was destruction.

Dudududududu-!!

Vibrations shake the entire [Infernal Regalia].

And.

What remains.

Long and endless.

Hwareureureuru-!!

A procession of fire.

A blue and black straight line.

Piercing through the heart of the holy city.

Extending to the horizon.

A single line.

Has sliced through Hell’s outskirts.

Horizontally.

Kim Jun lowers his sword to the ground.

Sssssss…

The delayed shockwave.

Whooooooosh-!

Pushes Kim Jun’s hair backward.

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