The Returned Hunter Has Awakened to a Hidden Class - Chapter 24
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Chapter 24
Golden Tower, Eldorado (2)
[9th Floor of Eldorado cleared!]
[Experience gained: 90]
[Please proceed to the next floor.]
[Current attempts used: 3/10]
Three doors appeared again.
Kim Jun looked at Ariadne’s Thread.
The thread pointed to the middle door without hesitation once more.
[Entering 16th Floor of Eldorado!]
[16th Floor of Eldorado Boss: Lava Mage]
[Level: 16]
[Health: 1600/1600]
[Time limit: 10 minutes]
Scorching heat enveloped his face. It was a space like the volcanic interior, surrounded by lava on all sides.
“How dare you set foot in my domain!”
Gurgle-
A mage in red robes slowly emerged from the lava.
Flames blazed fiercely at the tip of his staff.
“Fireball!”
A massive fireball flew toward Kim Jun.
Kim Jun didn’t even dodge. He just stood there and took the fireball head-on.
Kwaaaaak-!
With an explosive sound, flames engulfed Kim Jun.
“Kuhaha! How’s that! The power of my flames!”
The Lava Mage laughed confidently, certain of victory.
However.
“Is that all?”
Kim Jun’s voice came from within the flames.
Hiss-
As the smoke cleared, Kim Jun stood there unharmed. Not even a single piece of clothing was burned.
“Wh-what?!”
“Make it hotter. It’s lukewarm?”
Kim Jun spoke leisurely. The power of fire and darkness flowed through his body.
The fire attribute attack from a mere level 16 mage only gave Kim Jun the stimulation of a warm sauna.
Kim Jun walked slowly forward. Even when the lava beneath his feet touched him, there was no reaction.
“Th-that can’t be! Hellfire!”
The mage desperately cast an even stronger fire spell.
Whiiiiing-!
But Kim Jun simply walked out of those flames.
“How about my fire?”
Black flames rose from Kim Jun’s body.
Black flames of a different dimension from the mage’s red flames, as if they would burn everything.
Flaaaare-!
“!!”
The mage instinctively sensed danger and quickly thrust both hands forward.
“Fire Wall!”
A thick red flame barrier formed in front of the mage. It was his highest level defensive magic.
However.
Sizzle-
As soon as the black flames touched the flame barrier, something strange happened.
The red flames forming the barrier began turning black one by one.
“Th-that can’t be…! Fire devouring fire?!”
The mage was horrified.
Though he had handled flames his entire life, this was the first time he’d seen flames use other flames as ‘fuel’ to grow stronger.
“What are you talking about. It’s just a different class.”
“Kyaaaaa!!”
[16th Floor of Eldorado cleared!]
[Experience gained: 160]
[Current attempts used: 4/10]
It continued like this afterward.
On the [25th floor], he faced a Steel Knight in full armor.
It was a fairly threatening opponent that even used a skill called “Vital Strike,” but it was still insufficient for Kim Jun.
Crack-!
Cleared by shattering the armor in one blow.
The Dark Assassin on the [36th floor] was a tricky opponent using stealth and poison attacks.
But it was manageable enough with Kim Jun’s “Detection” skill. He finished it with his greatsword the moment it emerged from the shadows.
On the [49th floor], a Dragon appeared.
“Grrrr… How dare you enter the dragon’s domain!”
Its breath attacks and massive claws were quite impressive, but.
“Huh? Wait, this aura is…”
The Dragon suddenly stopped. It had sensed the special aura emanating from Kim Jun’s body.
[Title effect activated: Dragon Hunter]
“Dr-Dragon Hunter?! I’m sorry! Please go ahead!”
The Dragon prostrated itself on the ground in terror.
Kim Jun passed by with an incredulous expression.
The shaman on the [64th floor] put up quite a fight with consecutive dark magic and curse attacks.
But before Kim Jun’s overwhelming power, everything was meaningless.
And finally.
[Entering 81st Floor of Eldorado!]
[81st Floor of Eldorado Boss: Guardian of the Heavens]
[Level: 81]
[Health: 8100/8100]
“Ooh…”
This time was truly spectacular. An angel-form guardian with white wings held a golden sword.
A sacred aura incomparable to all previous bosses flowed out.
“Challenger, accept death gracefully!”
The Guardian declared majestically while spreading its wings.
But at that moment.
“Huh? Th-this evil aura is…”
The Guardian looked closely at Kim Jun and suddenly began trembling all over.
[Title effect activated: Celestial Slaughterer]
“Ce-Celestial Slaughterer?! That demon who swept through the Heavenly Realm in a single day!”
But it was different from the Dragon.
“Finally… finally found you!”
The Guardian’s eyes began turning red.
“Rabia, Ophanim, Ophirion… you who massacred all my comrades!”
[The Guardian of the Heavens has entered a rage state!]
[All stats increased by 200%!]
“UOOOOOH!”
The Guardian’s wings doubled in size as sacred light explosively burst from its entire body.
Lightning crackled from the golden sword.
“Revenge! You must die here!”
“You’re a bit different, aren’t you?”
Kim Jun showed a genuinely interested expression for the first time.
‘The Dragon tucked its tail the moment it saw my title, but this one is actually getting angry.’
He hadn’t expected such different reactions to the same title.
The Dragon’s survival instincts took priority, but the angel seemed to prioritize loyalty and vengeance.
“「Divine Judgment」!”
Bang bang bang bang!
Countless spears of light poured down from the sky. This was truly an attack he needed to dodge.
Kim Jun moved his body left and right, evading the spears of light.
‘Oh, quite fast.’
It was definitely different from the bosses so far. The enraged Guardian’s attacks were genuinely threatening.
“「Sacred Combo」!”
The Guardian teleported and appeared in front of Kim Jun, swinging its golden sword in rapid succession.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
“Good. Then shall I get a little serious too?”
Kim Jun drew his greatsword.
[Passive skill activated: Dragon Enhancement]
[10% defense ignore applied on attack]
“This is my final attack!”
The Guardian gathered all its strength, concentrating sacred energy into its golden sword. The sword blazed as bright as the sun.
“「Judgment」!”
A massive sacred sword energy flew toward Kim Jun.
But Kim Jun leisurely raised his greatsword.
“「Dragon-“
Wooooong-
Tremendous energy began gathering in Kim Jun’s greatsword.
Red flames and black darkness mixed together as a crimson dragon writhed above the blade.
“-Slash」”
Tzzzzzt-!
“This is…!”
The Guardian was shocked. The energy emanating from Kim Jun’s sword was overwhelming its sacred power.
Whiiiiing-!
Kim Jun swung his greatsword in a wide arc.
Instantly, a massive dragon form made of crimson flames burst forth from the sword.
The dragon’s shape was vivid, with dark flames shooting from its eyes and red fire spewing from its mouth.
Kwaaaack-!
The crimson dragon devoured the Guardian’s sacred sword energy in one bite, then charged straight at the Guardian.
Thud-!
When the smoke cleared, the Guardian had vanished without a trace.
[81st Floor of Eldorado cleared!]
[Experience gained: 810]
But this time, a different notification appeared.
Ding-!
Ding-!
[Hidden Quest achieved! ‘Perfect Sequence’]
[Condition: Reach exactly the square number floor corresponding to each attempt]
[1st attempt-1st Floor, 2nd attempt-4th Floor, 3rd attempt-9th Floor… 9th attempt-81st Floor achieved!]
[Congratulations! This is the first record in Eldorado’s history!]
[You have reached this place through ‘inevitability’, not ‘luck’!]
[Title acquired: Master of Perfect Squares]
[Grade: ??]
[Effect: When title is activated, mana consumption increases by the square, but all damage also increases by the square.]
[Warning: This is an extremely dangerous title. Use with caution.]
[Special reward: All final 3 doors now connect to the 100th Floor!]
[Current attempts used: 9/10]
[Remaining attempts: 1]
“Oh?”
Kim Jun’s eyes gleamed.
The first thing that caught his attention was the title.
“[Master of Perfect Squares].”
An extreme trait where both mana consumption and damage output increased by the square.
For example, if 「Dragon Slash」 dealt 1,000 damage with 100 mana, when the title was activated, it would deal 1 million damage with 10,000 mana.
‘The more powerful the skill, the more unimaginable the damage output would be.’
But the problem was mana.
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[Stats]:
– Strength: 210 (+50)
– Agility: 150 (+50)
– Intelligence: 100 (+50)
– Health: 101,800/199,000
– Mana: 1,600/30,000
[Titles]: Dragon Hunter, Master of the Labyrinth, Demon’s Contractor, Celestial Slayer.
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Kim Jun’s current maximum mana was 30,000.
After activating the title, using 「Dragon Slash」—the skill with the lowest mana cost—just three times would drain all his mana.
‘Truly a title for last resort use. But if I use rampage…’
Calculations began running through Kim Jun’s mind.
If he pushed rampage to its maximum and entered the final form of ‘half-human, half-demon, half-dragon’, 「Infinite Mana」 would activate.
「Infinite Mana」 was a passive that increased mana recovery by 100%.
In other words, combined with the title, he could theoretically output unlimited squared damage.
“…But.”
Kim Jun shook his head, recalling Lee Seo-yeon’s face.
‘She said she wouldn’t let it slide if I went into rampage one more time.’
Her warning wasn’t a joke. Kim Jun knew that well.
Besides, at maximum rampage state, his reason would be consumed too, which didn’t appeal to him.
“Let’s head to the 100th Floor first.”
Kim Jun organized his thoughts and looked ahead.
Three doors.
“They’re all guaranteed, right?”
Kim Jun pushed the nearest door.
Creak-
[Golden Tower, Eldorado 100th Floor!]
[Congratulations on reaching the 100th Floor!]
[You are the first challenger in Eldorado’s history to reach this place!]
Kim Jun looked around in amazement.
A massive golden palace. Pillars reaching up to the ceiling and complex magic circles carved into the floor. And in the center…
“Wow.”
A dazzlingly brilliant giant golden treasure chest was placed there.
[Eldorado Master Treasure Chest]
[Grade: SSS or higher]
[Warning: Once opened, it cannot be closed again!]
Kim Jun placed his hand on the treasure chest.
Click-
As the chest opened, golden light burst forth.
[Coins Acquired: 1,000,000]
[Item Acquired: Incomplete Job Change Scroll]
[Item Grade: SSS]
[Effect: Ignores the rules of the job system and allows job change to ‘Hidden Class’!]
[Item Acquired: Phoenix’s Feather]
[Item Grade: SS]
[Effect: Automatically revives upon death. (Disappears after 1 use)]
[Item Acquired: Expert’s Equipment Selection Ticket]
[Item Grade: S]
[Effect: When used, freely select and acquire 1 S-grade weapon/armor/accessory specialized for your current job.]
“One million coins?!”
The first thing that caught Kim Jun’s eye was the coins.
‘One million? Even if you clear floors 1 through 30 of the Tower of Trials, you couldn’t collect this much.’
Generally, the average was about 1,000 to 3,000 coins per floor.
Even climbing to the 30th floor while defeating all bosses would only net about 200,000 coins.
One million coins was truly an unimaginable fortune.
And looking at the remaining items…
“Ah, these are a bit…”
Kim Jun made a complicated expression.
The 「Incomplete Job Change Scroll」 was certainly a game-changer level item, but it was unnecessary for Kim Jun who already possessed a Hidden Class.
The 「Expert’s Equipment Selection Ticket」 was the same. With all his equipment already S-grade or higher, it was meaningless.
‘Well, I am still missing a helmet though.’
But soon a bright smile appeared.
While these items didn’t suit Kim Jun, they were treasures that could dramatically increase his companions’ strength.
“In the end, all I’ll use personally is the 「Phoenix’s Feather」 and the one million coins.”
Kim Jun nodded with satisfaction.
Just having the opportunity for his companions to become stronger made all this effort worthwhile.
‘Though it wasn’t really much effort.’
Besides, with one million coins, he wouldn’t have to worry about funds for a while.
“This isn’t bad either.”
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