The Returned Hunter Has Awakened to a Hidden Class - Chapter 20

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Chapter 20

Rampage (2)

‘Ugh.’

 His head was spinning. 

 Flames devoured his surroundings, and his body was rampaging on its own from time to time. 

‘…I need to hold onto my sanity.’

 Something flew toward him. 

 The Winged Lion’s wings split apart, and it crashed to the ground in an instant. 

 One, two.

 The creatures around him scattered as ash. 

 Blood, mucus, screams. 

 The sound of bones crumbling.

 They were certainly monsters that needed to be dealt with, but this wasn’t the scene Kim Jun had wanted. 

 Though it was his last resort. 

“Graaaah!”

 A mixture of beast and human cries leaked out.

 But within that, the center of his consciousness was still resisting. 

‘I have to endure until they arrive.’

 The situation had already exceeded its limits. If he went any further, there would be no way back. 

 On that steep inner slope, Kim Jun held on to avoid losing the thread of his sanity.

 But his body didn’t stop.

 His hand lashed out.

 Black flames flowed forth.

 Enemies exploded, burned, and vanished.

 Kim Jun endured within that chaos to avoid killing,

no, to avoid killing too much.

*

“We’re screwed!”

 Words that burst from Lee Seo-yeon’s mouth like instinct.

 What she had feared most had become reality.

 When Kim Jun had the Dragon Heart implanted, Lee Seo-yeon had refined the flow of mana while feeling the red heart’s pulsing together.

 Within it was something massive that couldn’t be described in words.

 More precisely…a slumbering rampage.

 Something she had intuited would inevitably explode someday.

‘What I feared has really…’

 Moreover, now the demon’s power was layered on top of it.

 It was no longer within manageable limits.

Thud-

 Park Min-soo’s massive back entered her field of vision.

“Boss! What the hell is this!!”

Bang-!

 Slamming his shield into the ground, Park Min-soo leaped forward.

“Try blocking this!!”

“「Earth Wall Stand」!”

 Earth magic condensed on his shield. 

 The ground beneath his feet protruded, and the shield’s front rose like a city wall.

“What you’ll be blocking is my attack!”

 Following behind him, Ryu Ji-a’s staff glowed.

“「Ice Serpent」! 「Frost Spear」! 「Hyper Glacier」!”

 Three magic circles overlapped in the air.

 Blue cold air swirled, and an ice bombardment began centered on the rampaging Kim Jun.

Crackle-!

 Ice serpents coiled around his body, spears of cold air pierced him, and massive chunks of glacier poured down from the sky.

Crash—!!

 Heaven and earth were covered in ice fragments.

 But from the very center of it,

Rustle.

 Before the dust settled, it walked out.

 Kim Jun.

 There was still no reason in those eyes.

 But those red pupils were definitely fixed on the four of them.

“…Eek.”

 Ryu Ji-a stepped back and bit her lip.

“That didn’t work?”

 At that moment, Kim Jun crouched and launched himself forward.

Whoosh!

 Flames shot out like shadows, and Park Min-soo’s shield cracked like a scream.

“Ugh…!”

“「Healing」! 「Shield」!”

 Lee Seo-yeon concentrated her magic power. 

 Light spread and enveloped Park Min-soo, just before the black flames could spread.

 The barrier of light blocked them.

 But the flames didn’t stop.

 Kim Jun moved again without a word, and the next attack was being prepared at his fingertips.

Bang!

Thud!

 The ground erupted, and debris scattered in all directions.

“At this rate…”

 No one could finish that sentence.

 It was too overwhelming, too hopeless.

 No matter how strong the guild leader was supposed to be, for four S-rank members to attack together without leaving a single scratch. 

 While they were despairing at the overwhelming power, something caught Han Su-in’s eye. 

 Near the 12th Floor Entrance.

 Behind the Broken Angel Statue, in the crack of the Cracked First Column.

 Something floating in the air.

 A formless sword with even its silhouette blurred.

“…!”

 Han Su-in’s body moved reflexively.

“Where is she going!!!”

“Su-in unnie! Where are you going!”

 Park Min-soo and Ryu Ji-a shouted in surprise, but only Lee Seo-yeon followed her gaze and intuited that she had discovered something.

 Han Su-in wasn’t someone who moved without reason. 

“「Sanctuary Wall」.”

 Lee Seo-yeon immediately deployed a protective barrier, blocking Kim Jun’s flames from harming her.

 Han Su-in took advantage of the gap and leaped behind a pillar.

Wooooong—

‘This is…’

Grab—

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[Item Discovered]: 「Melchizedek’s Formless Sword」

[Grade]: ???

[Type]: Sword 

[Effect]: Cannot cut things of the material realm, but can cut things of the spiritual realm.

[Soul Unit Effect]: Only affects spiritual beings, corrupted egos, and essence contamination.

[Special Effect]: Purifies corrupted souls and returns them to their original form.

– Details: When the target is in a state of ‘corruption, rampage, fury, or curse,’ it pierces the core soul to purify the ego and restore the original state.

[Binding]:

– This sword is originally bound to the hybrid core of ‘Kim Jun’ and ‘Asmodeus.’

– However, according to Kim Jun’s prior designation, usage rights for this formless sword have been granted to ‘Han Su-in.’

– If the target voluntarily allows it, ‘purification’ will not forcibly fail.

—-

 Han Su-in gripped the sword and quietly drew in a breath.

‘…Did you know this would happen?’

 A return device that Kim Jun himself had prepared for his own rampage, allowing only one person to pierce him.

 Kim Jun had made a cold judgment just before going berserk.

 Who would be the first person to reach the 12th Floor?

 And who could keep up with his rampaging speed?

 There was only one answer.

 Han Su-in.

 Her eyes sparkled.

 Gripping tightly the bladeless formless sword.

‘…I’ll do it.’

 She sprang up from her position.

 And for the first time, she opened her mouth and shouted.

“Draw his attention!!”

 Han Su-in’s cry.

 That alone was enough.

 Even the playful Park Min-soo and Ryu Ji-a finished all their deliberations upon hearing Han Su-in’s unprecedented shout. 

 And Lee Seo-yeon, who had already finished her judgment. 

 These three immediately released all their mana simultaneously with Han Su-in’s cry.

“「Arcadia’s Sanctuary」!”

“「Heros Finale」!”

“「Holy Harmony Burst」!”

“「Max Regen Veil」!”

“「Luminous Incarni」!”

 A storm-like light spread out.

 Healing and enhancement, purification and liberation.

 All support abilities burst forth in an instant, wrapping the battlefield in brilliant radiance.

“Waaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!!!”

 Park Min-soo roared as he lifted his broken shield. 

“「Hyper Stun Charge」!!!”

“「Titan Wall Formation」!!!”

“「Magnetic Fortress」!!!”

“「Earthshatter Bastion」!!!”

 Tremors of the earth surged forth.

 Condensed gravity crushed the ground, and massive stone walls sealed the front.

 The barriers rising from the earth blocked Kim Jun’s path as if he were trapped and surrounded in a gorge.

 Then Ryu Ji-a raised both arms. 

Crackle—

Sizzle—

 Flames and frost rippled simultaneously from Ryu Ji-a’s fingertips.

 Her eyes were dyed an otherworldly violet, and seven magic circles overlapped in the air.

“「Cryonic Obliterator」!”

“「Glacial Blade Conjure」!”

“「Inferno Trinity」!”

“「Comet Saturation」!”

“「Frost Edge Barrage」!”

“「Meteor Expansion」!”

“「Frozen Prison Collapse」!”

 Cold and flames erupted simultaneously.

 From the sky, meteors blazing like comets fell, while from the ground, blades of ice shot up, sealing both air and earth.

 All mana was consumed in an instant.

 Amid the explosive firepower and whirlwind of light, Kim Jun couldn’t move. 

Swoosh—

 And behind him, a single shadow rippled silently.

 Behind Kim Jun’s back. 

 At the point opposite his heart. 

‘「Critical Silhouette」.’

Thunk—!

*

‘…It’s quiet.’ 

 What should have been heard first were the explosive sounds of flames and the screams of angels. 

 But what struck his ears was only the sound of wind seeping through the window. 

 Kim Jun slowly opened his eyes. 

 An old wooden ceiling, crumbling blankets, and a familiar smell tickled his nose.

“An inn?”

 His body felt heavy. Even moving a single fingertip sent sharp pain washing through his entire body like waves.

‘It was successful.’

 Every joint ached as if scorched by fire, and there was a sensation as if black heat remained deep in his lungs.

 It felt like his mana circuits themselves had burned up.

‘At this rate…I won’t be able to move for at least a week.’

 Berserker mode. A skill that amplified power through pure rage without consuming mana.

 Even before his regression, he had only used it a few times, in moments when he truly thought it was the end.

‘The power is overwhelming, but the price is too high. To think I’d use this already.’

 This skill that gnawed at mind and body was something he never wanted to use again.

‘Should I consider clearing floors together with others from now on?’

 Kim Yun-seok’s existence, unknown debuffs… variables slightly different from before his regression were emerging.

 He needed to approach things more carefully.

 That’s when it happened.

“Are. You. A-wake?”

 Lee Seo-yeon approached without a sound, leaning her head toward Kim Jun’s bedside with a menacing smile.

 Her eyes weren’t smiling, only her mouth was.

 The type whose expression was scarier than her words.

 Kim Jun reflexively pulled the blanket up to his neck.

“Looks like you’re awake, right?”

“…Ha, hahaha…”

“Are you going to pull. That. Stunt. Again?”

“…”

“Answer.”

“…I won’t do it again.”

“Good. If you say that and do it again,”

Flash—

 Lee Seo-yeon flicked a bit of mana from her fingertip.

 The light-infused magic power crackled as it grazed close to Kim Jun’s cheek.

“No. Heal. For. You.”

“Yes ma’am.”

 Kim Jun nodded quickly.

 He was serious.

“Hyung-nim, you’re alive!!”

 At that moment the door burst open, and Park Min-soo strode inside.

“Still, it’s the first time I’ve seen hyung-nim just collapse like that, you know? So human~ So human!”

“…I almost died.”

“But you didn’t actually die, right? Then it’s all good! It was a pretty interesting experience!”

 Ryu Ji-a followed behind with her arms crossed.

 She pouted and glared as she spoke.

“What would you have done without me? Huh? If it wasn’t for me, you’d all be dead. Without this overwhelming archmage, sheesh.”

“…Yeah. Thanks.”

“Ah, what’s with that? When you say it like that, I can’t say anything back. Tch.”

 Despite her grumbling words, Ryu Ji-a’s expression had already softened.

“….”

 And there, quietly leaning against the doorframe, Han Su-in caught his eye.

 She didn’t say anything, but her gaze clearly conveyed her message.

 That she was relieved he was safe.

 Kim Jun met that quiet gaze and

bowed his head slightly, very slightly.

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