The Returned Hunter Has Awakened to a Hidden Class - Chapter 18
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Chapter 18
Eyes of Surveillance (3)
“You have no idea what price I paid!”
“Now I do?”
“Shut up!”
Thwack-!
Kim Yun-seok was relentlessly pressing Kim Jun without giving him a moment’s rest.
To Kim Jun, he was just one of many villains and monsters,
“You’ve become the purpose of my life! Kim Jun!”
But to Kim Yun-seok, Kim Jun was now his sole reason for living.
To Kim Jun, this place was merely one floor among the 100, but to Kim Yun-seok, this place was his everything.
So he fought with all his might.
“「Spawn」!”
From all directions, daggers filled with blinding light poured down,
“「Ignition」.”
Flames imbued with darkness blocked them.
“This is revenge for my comrades!”
“…Your appearance is getting stranger and stranger.”
Crack-!
[Divine Surveillance Count: 05 minutes 40 seconds!]
The count kept increasing, and Kim Yun-seok’s power grew stronger.
That wasn’t all.
Screech-!
The Lumina Worms that shared vision with Kim Yun-seok.
Those creatures that shared vision with Kim Yun-seok sprayed slime toward Kim Jun.
Splat-
In the sky, disgusting eyeballs glared down at Kim Jun,
“Die!!”
Kim Yun-seok rushed forward swinging his daggers as if possessed by rage,
Screech-!
From all sides, Lumina Worms surrounded Kim Jun and went wild.
Most monsters were dealt with by 「Dragon Scale Retaliation」 which ‘automatically reflects flame damage when hit,’ but at some point they stopped dying in one hit and began surviving with just a bit of health remaining.
‘How annoying.’
Kim Jun frowned.
Just moments ago, these creatures would burn to death just from him passing by, but now they were writhing around with barely any life left.
In the end, he had to deal with them one by one directly.
‘There definitely wasn’t any debuff.’
The reason was unknown.
There was no time to analyze it.
The skills Kim Jun currently possessed were.
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[Possessed Skills]
– 「Explosion」: Creates flame explosion at sword tip when striking
– 「Slash」: Wide-range horizontal slash attack
-「Ragnar Explosion」: Great sword pierces the ground and causes massive explosion.
-「Dragon Scale Retaliation」: Automatically reflects flame damage when hit
-「Dragon Claw Enhancement」: Ignores 10% defense when attacking
-「Dragon Tail Flash」: Cuts down enemies instantly with lightning-fast swordsmanship.
-「Dragon Slash」: Releases flame-imbued sword energy forward.
-「Acceleration」: Charges forward cutting through everything in a straight line.
-「Detection」: Detects everything in the vicinity.
– 「Dragon Blood Awakening」: Temporarily removes all status ailments, temporarily increases attack power +30%
– 「Berserk」: Reaches enraged state, increasing attack power +2.5% and agility +2.5% per stage.
– 「Brand」: Places an indelible dragon’s brand.
– 「Deus Ex Machina」: Temporarily uses the power of a transcendent being.
-「Black Flame」: Non-extinguishing black flame attribute is permanently applied.
-「Dragon Speech」: Controls the actions of beings of lower dimensions than oneself.
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Among these, the most powerful skills were undoubtedly 「Ragnar Explosion」 and 「Deus Ex Machina」.
However, he had consumed considerable mana while conquering Rabia, and 「Deus Ex Machina」 had a whopping 7-day cooldown.
‘I was too overconfident.’
Originally, the clear condition for the 12th Floor was definitely to pass by avoiding the Ophanim’s surveillance.
The reason he challenged it immediately was precisely because of this.
Because he had 「Shadow’s Embrace」.
‘Was I trying to take it too easy?’
To become a monster for the sake of revenge.
Something was definitely wrong with his head.
“Hahahaha! Die!”
Screech-!
The enemies didn’t rest.
No matter how many Lumina Worms he killed, there was no end to them, and Kim Yun-seok grew stronger by the moment.
His mana, which had been 30,000, was now down to just 1,000.
With this amount of mana, even maintaining 「Black Flame」 for 5 minutes would be difficult.
[Divine Surveillance Count: 06 minutes 02 seconds!]
[Divine Surveillance Count: 06 minutes 06 seconds!]
[Divine Surveillance Count: 06 minutes 09 seconds!]
Beep-beep-beep-!
Moreover, after passing 5 minutes, the warning sound grew louder and kept grating on his nerves.
‘Stay calm.’
Kim Jun steadied his breathing and closed his eyes.
His surroundings were still pure chaos.
Raining daggers, slime attacks from Lumina Worms, and the Ophanim glaring at him like the sun.
In the midst of it all, Kim Jun closed his eyes and confined his consciousness to silence.
Before his regression.
Back then, he had reached the 99th Floor in a much weaker state than now.
He had no equipment, no companions, and not as many skills as he did now.
There was no plan.
Every moment was a cliff, and he had conquered the Tower by learning to fly the moment he fell.
“Closing your eyes! Don’t tell me you’ve given up! Bwahahaha!”
Kim Yun-seok’s madness could be heard.
“Bwahahaha! Die! Kim! Jun!”
But Kim Jun acted as if he couldn’t hear.
He took a small breath.
“Huu.”
The most efficient and only method he found in that moment of contemplation.
Swoosh-!
“…What, what did you do.”
Blood splattered.
Kim Jun stabbed his own heart without hesitation.
Thump.
Deep within his heart, two heterogeneous, essential powers that had been sleeping began to be released.
Thump thump.
Thump thump thump!
The dragon’s rage.
The demon’s madness.
Two powers with completely opposite natures burst forth from his heart, devouring each other, tearing at each other, and fusing together.
Whoosh—!
Black flames erupted.
Dark red flames stretched up like wings from behind his back, scorching the ground.
Heat that seemed to burn even light itself.
‘I’ll leave the rest to you.’
His eyes gradually lost reason, and red dragon eyes began to flicker across Kim Jun’s face.
Then, his lips opened heavily.
“「Berserk」.”
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[Status Change Detected: Exceptional mana explosion detected]
[Skill evolution conditions met!]
[Current status notification!]
-「Berserk D」→「Berserk B」!
-「Berserk B」state special skill unlocked!
[「Infinite Mana」acquired!]
[This is abnormal growth due to rapid mana release.]
[Risk of ego collapse exists!]
[「Berserk B」activated.]
[Current rage level: 20/20 stages.]
[Current effects: Attack power +100%/Agility +100%/「Infinite Mana」activated]
[Warning: Rage critical point reached! Must immediately deactivate berserk or attempt ‘mental return’ through external stimulus!]
[Current status: Entering uncontrollable state]
– The boundary between ego and instinct has blurred!
– 「Half-Human, Half-Demon, Half-Dragon」activated!
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Kwaaaaaa—!!
With an explosive sound, the ground warped, and black flames spread out like ripples centered around Kim Jun’s feet.
Above in the sky, thousands of Ophanim eyes shook simultaneously.
The Lumina Worms threw their heads back and began trembling without even being able to let out screams.
From the center of it all, he raised his head.
A face covered in blood and fire.
Horns rising above it, runic patterns carved around his eyes, and empty red pupils that seemed devoid of reason.
“A, a demon.”
His lips trembled.
Half was correct. However, half was wrong.
Undoubtedly human, but also undoubtedly dragon, and also undoubtedly demon.
Half-human, half-demon, half-dragon.
“Shit, shit. Shit!”
He instinctively stepped backward.
This wasn’t it.
This wasn’t the picture he had in mind.
The revenge drama he had envisioned.
In that plan, it should have been Kim Jun who fell into despair.
The one who should have fallen, crumbled, wailed, and begged for mercy was that bastard.
But now the one running away was,
“Huff! Huff!”
Kim Yun-seok.
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Kwaaaaaa—!!
Kim Jun’s explosive aura swept across the entire 12th Floor. Black flames spread like waves, twisting space itself.
Grrrrrrrr—!
The Ophanim’s cry from the sky changed. It wasn’t the surveillance sound from before. It was a sound of wariness.
No, it was a sound of fear.
Whiiiii—
All thousands of Ophanim eyes focused on Kim Jun. And for the first time, it moved to direct attack.
Shaaaaa—!
Dozens of light beams struck down from the sky simultaneously. Spears of light poured toward Kim Jun.
That was when it happened.
As if the entire Celestial Realm judged that ‘this cannot continue.’
Or as if it was someone’s will trying to intervene in this ‘abnormal phenomenon.’
Thud thud thud thud—
Crash!
The ceiling collapsed explosively.
The sky split open. Through that gap, countless wings of light poured down.
Shaaaaa—!
Pale faces with emotionless eyes. Seraphim with six wings descended in groups.
Following them, Angel Knights in golden armor descended.
Opalon bombardment weapons filled with light followed ominously rotating.
Cherubim holding burning swords in six arms descended imposingly.
And even indescribable bizarre beasts.
11th to 15th Floors.
All beings of the Celestial Realm were converging toward a single target.
That target was only one human.
Kim Jun.
Step step—
They didn’t charge recklessly.
The Seraphim completed their formation from above.
The Angel Knights formed shield walls on the ground and tightened the encirclement.
The Opalons completed bombardment preparations from each direction.
The Cherubim prepared to unleash sword strikes from mid-range.
Between them, Lumina Worms crawled to target ankles, and newly appeared Winged Lions circled from the sky.
Crystal Golems approached with thundering steps, and Seraph Vipers in the form of light serpents completed the encirclement from all sides.
Flutter—
Shaaaaaaaa—!
Concentrated fire began.
The Seraphim’s holy light beams, the knights’ light spears, Opalon bombardments, and Cherubim sword energy all poured toward Kim Jun simultaneously.
Heaven and earth filled with light.
Explosion sounds burst out in succession.
Kuwawawawa—!
Smoke and dust rose thickly.
Swish—
The Seraphim began to spread their wings and ascend.
The angel knights also sheathed their weapons.
The Cherubim were already preparing to turn back.
This level of firepower was sufficient.
No matter how strong an existence was, there was no way it could survive.
However.
[「Berserk B」→「Berserk A」Evolution!]
[Current Rage Level: 21/30 stages.]
[Current Effect: Attack Power +125%/Agility +125%/「Infinite Mana」Activated]
[Warning: Rage level has exceeded design limits!]
Whoosh-
Dark red wings appeared, cutting through the smoke.
Kim Jun slowly rose into the sky.
Without a single scratch on him.
No, he looked even more dangerous than before.
His red eyes slowly swept the surroundings.
Like a predator searching for prey, his gaze was emotionless.
Snap-
Kim Jun lightly flicked his finger.
Boom boom boom bang-!
Black flames swirled.
The Seraphim turned to ash, and Opalon scattered with explosive sounds.
And from between those flames, a shadow crawled out.
“Ha, hahaha…”
Kim Yun-seok.
Holding his broken hidden weapon, his entire body charred, he staggered toward Kim Jun.
“Look… finally I…!”
Muttering with lips mixed with blood and saliva, as if trying to write the ending of his revenge himself.
“Kim Jun!!”
But Kim Jun didn’t look at him.
He didn’t spare him even a glance.
“Don’t, don’t ignore me!!”
Kim Jun turned his head.
His eyes met Kim Yun-seok’s.
But there was nothing in those eyes. No emotion, no anger, not even contempt.
Complete indifference, as if looking at a pebble on the roadside.
“Arrogant to the very end!”
Kim Yun-seok screamed and swung his hidden weapon.
Desperately. For the last time.
But Kim Jun simply raised his hand slightly.
As if about to step on an insect.
“No! I’m Kim Yun-seok! Your enemy!”
Whoooosh-
“Kyaaaaaaaa-!”
Kim Yun-seok’s scream burst forth.
But Kim Jun’s expression didn’t change.
It was the same expression as stepping on a bug while walking down the street.
Indifference. Complete indifference.
For Kim Yun-seok, that was the most humiliating death.
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