The Returned Hunter Has Awakened to a Hidden Class - Chapter 15

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Chapter 15

DPS

 The massive golden door opened as Kim Jun stepped into the Boss Room.

 A magnificent circular space unfolded before him. The ceiling stretched endlessly high, and countless angel statues on the walls gazed toward the Golden Altar at the center.

 A small figure sat atop the altar.

 Rabia. The Angel of Victory.

 She had the appearance of an innocent baby.

 White skin with golden curly hair, and pure white wings on her back.

 In one hand she held a sword disproportionately large for her body, and in the other a torch.

 But Kim Jun wasn’t fooled by that appearance. He knew the power sleeping within that small body.

“Oh, a challenger has already appeared.”

 Her voice was clear and pure.

 In contrast to the innocent voice of a child, something dark and deep writhed within those eyes.

 Behind her pure exterior, something dangerous seemed to be hiding.

“But how strange. Your body carries the scent of Hell.”

 Rabia tilted her head as she observed Kim Jun.

“Ah, could you be the one who opened Hell’s gate? Why are you still alive?”

 Kim Jun drew his greatsword from his back.

 The sword engraved with red dragon scale patterns gleamed as it caught the sacred light.

“Enough sightseeing. Let’s begin.”

“Hehe, you’re really in a hurry. All humans are like that.”

 Rabia chuckled softly as she rose from the altar.

 Despite her small stature, an overwhelming aura began emanating from her.

“But be careful, human. I’m on a different level from the creatures you’ve faced so far.”

 The atmosphere in the Boss Room changed instantly. The light became more intense, and the air itself grew heavy.

 Rabia raised her sword and torch.

“Shall we begin then?”

Swish—

 Rabia appeared before Kim Jun as if teleporting. Her small sword flew toward his neck like lightning.

 The speed was tremendous. An ordinary Hunter wouldn’t have been able to react.

 But Kim Jun was different.

Clang—!

 His greatsword precisely blocked Rabia’s sword.

“Oh? You blocked that speed! Impressive!”

 Rabia began a series of attacks with a surprised expression.

Slash—! Slash—! Slash—!

 The small sword flowed like water, smooth yet deadly as it flew toward Kim Jun.

Clang—!

 Kim Jun perfectly blocked every attack.

 Rabia stepped back and swung her torch.

“「Sacred Fire」!”

 Pure white flames poured from the torch. It was a white blaze so hot and intense it seemed to burn the very air.

 Kim Jun immediately ignited pitch-black flames.

Whoosh—

 The two flames clashed. At first they seemed to compete evenly, but gradually the balance began to break.

 Kim Jun’s black flames were slowly pushing back Rabia’s sacred fire.

“What, what is this.”

 Rabia’s eyes widened. She couldn’t believe her sacred flames were being pushed back.

 Even more shocking was the fact that the remnants of Kim Jun’s 「Black Flames」 were reaching her.

“My sacred fire… is being pushed back?”

 Rabia panicked and fired even stronger flames, but the result was the same.

 Instead, the 「Black Flames」 blazed more fiercely and devoured the sacred fire.

“How dare… how dare you!”

 Rabia’s face contorted. In thousands of years, her sacred fire had never once been overpowered by another force.

“A mere insolent human!”

 Enraged, Rabia shot up into the sky. Then she stretched both hands toward the air.

“「Sacred Spear」!”

 Dozens of glowing spears appeared in the air. Every spearpoint was aimed at Kim Jun.

“Die!”

 The spears flew in unison. It was a sight of light trails pouring toward Kim Jun from all directions.

 Kim Jun swung his greatsword, striking down the flying spears one by one.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

 The spears shattered upon impact. But Rabia’s offensive wasn’t over.

 New magic circles began forming in succession in the air.

 Dozens of glowing circular magic circles appeared, surrounding Kim Jun from all sides.

 Sacred spears poured endlessly like a torrential rain from each magic circle.

Thud-thud-thud—

 At the same time, Rabia herself began to move.

 Moving in zigzags through the air, rapidly circling around Kim Jun.

 Like a bird of prey stalking its target.

 As the barrage of attacks was ending, Rabia suddenly dove into Kim Jun’s blind spot.

 Then she charged toward Kim Jun’s neck with her sword raised.

 At that very moment.

 Their eyes met.

 Something cold flashed in Kim Jun’s gaze. It was a look of eerie certainty, as if the battle was already over.

“Huh?”

 Rabia wavered for an instant.

 What was that look in his eyes? Why was Kim Jun filled with confidence instead of her? Had she missed something?

Clang!

 Kim Jun’s greatsword struck Rabia’s sword at the perfect angle.

 He had been waiting, having read her attack trajectory precisely.

“What?!”

 Rabia lost her balance and staggered in the air. The impact of the parry temporarily stiffened her body.

 Kim Jun didn’t miss that opportunity.

“「Dragon Claw Enhancement」”

[「Dragon Claw」 unique skill activated]

[「Dragon Claw Enhancement」: 10% defense penetration applied]

 Black flames wrapped around Kim Jun’s greatsword.

Whoosh—!

 The sword cut through the wind and grazed Rabia’s side.

“Aaah!”

 Rabia screamed and retreated.

“How dare… you wound me!”

“‘How dare’ are words that suit the strong.”

Crack—

 Fury blazed in Rabia’s eyes. Her previously leisurely expression completely vanished.

“Don’t get cocky!”

 Rabia rose into the sky and began emanating intense light from her entire body.

 The surrounding space distorted as a massive magic circle was drawn on the floor.

 Kim Jun muttered to himself as he watched the scene.

‘The gimmick is starting.’

 Rabia was a boss that activated a special gimmick when her health dropped below a certain level.

 She would fly high into the sky, surrounded by a sacred barrier, absorb power for 1 minute, then drive down a holy spear larger than the entire Boss Room to instantly kill all enemies—a total annihilation attack.

 Rabia’s status window appeared in Kim Jun’s vision.

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[Boss Information]

[Name]: Rabia – Angel of Victory

[Race]: Angel

[Level]: 60

[Stats]:

– Health: 354,847 / 500,000

– Mana: 38,290 / 40,000

[Current Status]: Gimmick Activated

– Sacred Barrier (Damage Reduction 90% / Duration 47 seconds)

– Heavenly Awakening (All Stats +50% / Duration 47 seconds)

– Judgment Preparation (Charging Annihilation Attack / 47 seconds until completion)

– Divine Power Rampage (No Mana Consumption / Duration 47 seconds)

[Danger Level: ★★★★★]

[Recommended Action: Immediate Evacuation or Gimmick Cancellation]

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 In the barrier state, 90% damage reduction was applied, making damage practically negligible.

 Normally, one would need to find sacred shields hidden throughout the Boss Room to pierce the barrier, or destroy pillars in a specific order to cancel the gimmick.

 However, there was one shortcut that existed for complex gimmick-heavy raids.

 DPS rushing.

 Reducing the boss’s health to 0 before the gimmick could activate.

 Of course, that required sufficient firepower.

“This is the end!”

Zzzzzzzt-!

 Rabia shouted from the sky.

 The magic circle grew increasingly complex, and terrifying light energy began gathering at the ceiling.

 Kim Jun didn’t remain idle either.

“「Deus Ex Machina」.”

[Skill Activated: 「Deus Ex Machina」]

[Contractor Summoned: Asmodeus – Great Demon of Lust]

[Effect: All attacks deal fixed damage for 1 minute]

[Duration: 1 minute]

 Instantly, intense dark energy erupted from Kim Jun’s body.

“What is that power?!”

 Rabia was shocked. For such blatant demonic power to be unleashed in sacred Heaven was unimaginable.

 Kim Jun’s eyes briefly turned red. Asmodeus’s power was temporarily merging with him.

 And simultaneously, all effects of 「Dragon Claw」 were activated.

[「Dragon Claw」 Additional Effects Activated]

[Attack Speed +40%(+10%)]

[Critical Hit Rate +25%(+5)]

[Claw Rend: Applies Bleeding Effect]

 「Dragon Claw」’s defense-ignoring effect.

 Asmodeus’s fixed damage drawn through 「Deus Ex Machina」.

 90% damage reduction was meaningless. No barrier was useful against fixed damage.

 Kim Jun was now certain. He could break through Rabia’s gimmick head-on.

“You dare try to pierce my sacred barrier?!”

 Rabia shouted from the sky in an enraged voice, but Kim Jun was already moving.

 As if having made a decision, he furrowed his brow while looking at Rabia.

Swoosh-

 Gripping 「Dragon Eater」 with both hands, he heated the blade to a red glow.

 That red aura grew increasingly intense until it finally began taking on a black hue.

“「Ragna-“

 Kim Jun drove the greatsword deep into the floor.

Thunk.

 The tiny crack in the Boss Room floor slowly spread outward, as if revealing the earth’s hidden veins.

“What, what is that….”

 Rabia, who had been preparing her gimmick in the sky, panicked. The sacred barrier began to shake.

Crack.

 Like a volcano about to erupt, the crack expanded and the sound became a rumble.

Crack-crack-

 Red light emanated from the crack, surging like lava about to burst, and the marble floor writhed as if it were a living creature.

Rumble-rumble-rumble-

 The entire Boss Room shook violently, and the compressed air made their ears ring.

 Even the magic circle Rabia had been preparing began to destabilize from the trembling.

‘I, I need to escape…’

 Rabia tried to flee hastily, but it was already too late.

“-ix Explosion」.”

 The moment Kim Jun’s final syllable fell.

KWAAAAAAAANG──!!

 A massive pillar of fire shot up from the Boss Room floor to the very heavens.

 Overwhelming heat and light like a small sun being born spread in all directions, swallowing the entire Boss Room.

Rumble-rumble-rumble-!

 The angel sculptures on the walls melted instantly, and stones from the ceiling came crashing down.

“How, how do you already have such power…”

 The sacred barrier surrounding Rabia was torn apart like paper before this absolute firepower.

Ding-!

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[Boss Defeated: Angel of Victory Rabia]

[Experience Gained: 8,000]

[Coins Gained: 3,000]

[Items Obtained: 「Angel’s Wings (Mount)」, 「Eternal Torch」, 「Judgment Sword Victorius」]

[Special Materials Obtained: Lunarium x50, Angel Feather x20]

[First Clear of 11th Floor!]

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 Kim Jun nodded with a satisfied expression.

 Gimmicks? There was no need to worry about such things.

 Just finish it before it could activate in the first place.

‘I’ve gathered enough materials too.’

 He had collected quite a bit of Lunarium needed for equipment enhancement.

 47 from hunting field monsters, 50 from defeating the boss. About 100 total.

 This was enough to enhance 「Dragon Eater」 to +2, or enhance several pieces of equipment to +1 each.

 Moreover, the 「Judgment Sword Victorius」 that dropped from defeating Rabia.

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[「Judgment Sword Victorius」 Effect Confirmation]

[Grade] : B

[Attack Power] : +25

[Critical Damage] : +15%

[Special Effect] : Holy attribute granted (Additional damage +150% against demons and undead)

[Unique Skills] :

「Divine Judgment」: Summons a powerful holy spear to attack.

「Light of Purification」: 10% chance to remove debuffs when attacking

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 It was actually a B-grade holy attribute weapon.

 This weapon would come in handy when conquering Hell later, dealing with dark attribute monsters.

 Especially the additional 150% damage against demons was quite a significant advantage.

‘Should I head straight to the Underground?’ 

 Kim Jun pondered for a moment, but there was no real need to rush.

 With his current state, he could easily conquer up to the 15th Floor.

 Equipment enhancement and dark attribute strengthening could wait until later.

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