The Returned Hunter Has Awakened to a Hidden Class - Chapter 32
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Chapter 32
Tower Defense (4)
Above the battlefield where ash and flames scattered.
The Dragon’s gleaming pupils and crimson wings spread wide, tearing through the sky.
Standing atop it was none other than Kim Jun.
“K-Kim Jun?”
“Why is that person here…?”
Kim Jun, Han Seo-jin’s self-proclaimed rival.
He was famous for having a bad relationship with the Blue Dragon Guild.
Though they didn’t know why he had appeared here, it didn’t seem like he came for revenge.
And behind Kim Jun.
“Huff! Huff! Huff!”
“That person is… Jo Min-jae?”
“Min-jae? Min-jae?”
Jo Min-jae was there.
“We’ll talk later.”
Kim Jun raised his greatsword.
And then.
Chajajajajak-!
He unleashed a sword aura.
The earth was carved in a straight line.
The sword aura didn’t stop.
It pierced through the charging Spectral Knights, swept away the undead horde, and its end reached all the way to the Gate where monsters endlessly poured out.
Even those that hadn’t managed to emerge yet.
In an instant, hundreds of creatures turned to ash and disappeared.
“We’re both S-rank, but…”
“When did he become so strong?”
Kim Jun. Kim Jun. Kim Jun.
Anyone belonging to the Blue Dragon Guild had heard that name enough to develop neurosis.
Han Seo-jin always had it on his lips.
“Is he really… a rival?”
“Bullshit.”
But seeing him now, the word ‘rival’ seemed ridiculous.
“「Infernal Dragon Breath」.”
As Kim Jun raised his sword, a massive dragon’s phantom slowly revealed itself behind him.
Crimson scales and wings, gleaming golden eyes. Though it was a translucent spirit, its overwhelming presence was no different from the real thing.
The Dragon opened its mouth wide.
Kwaaaaaaaah-!!
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Kim Jun was reluctant.
However.
“Please, please just save my comrades…”
Jo Min-jae’s desperate voice shook his heart.
There was no reason to help.
But seeing Jo Min-jae kneel before a stranger for his comrades’ sake, ignoring others’ gazes, Kim Jun felt his sincerity.
He hadn’t planned to leave them to die anyway.
Even if he disliked it, the subordinates weren’t at fault. All the bad blood with the Blue Dragon Guild was because of Han Seo-jin.
“K-Kim Jun Hunter…”
Ryu A-ran stepped forward.
“Thank you. I don’t know how to repay this debt…”
“It’s been a while.”
Kim Jun’s voice became much softer.
He didn’t hate everyone just because they were from the Blue Dragon Guild.
Especially Vice Guild Leader Ryu A-ran was different.
When they met several times at official Hunter Association events in the past, she was the complete opposite of Han Seo-jin.
A polite and prudent person.
“I don’t know what the circumstances are, but…”
Kim Jun continued in a serious tone.
“Being a leader means carrying more burdens than others. When you’re under someone unqualified, all the suffering ultimately falls on those who follow.”
A brief but weighty statement.
Kim Jun didn’t care about things like being a branch family of Wondong Group or the internal affairs of conglomerates.
But one thing was certain.
The fact that Han Seo-jin was unqualified.
Ryu A-ran closed her eyes briefly, then slowly nodded.
“…I’ll keep that in mind.”
A short answer. But its impact was great.
Kim Jun said no more. That was enough.
“This wave is over. Everyone hurry back.”
As he turned his back, voices burst out from here and there.
“Perhaps… could you help us clear it together?”
“That’s right, Kim Jun Hunter. If you join us…”
Zzirit.
A single briefly passing glance cut off their words.
An instant pressure that seemed to freeze even the air.
“Hi, hik…”
They should have been content with being saved and not asked for more.
Though it’s human nature to want more when you receive something.
Kim Jun had no intention of indulging that.
The remaining Blue Dragon Guild members supported each other and hurriedly descended the mountain path.
Kim Jun also slowly turned and headed toward his base.
Then.
Ttiring-!
[Command Fortress abandoned! Return within 1 minute!]
[Automatic elimination after 10 minutes away!]
“Wh-what should we do? We’ve walked quite far…”
Jo Min-jae looked at Kim Jun in panic.
“Min-jae.”
“Yes?”
“Can you handle speed well?”
“Huh? Why suddenly that…”
Before he could ask what he meant, Kim Jun firmly gripped his shoulder.
“Hold on tight.”
Swish-
Crimson wings spread wide,
“「Acceleration」.”
Pasasasasasak—!
Explosive propulsion.
The scenery rushed backward at a speed that seemed to tear through vision.
“Uwaaaaaahhhhh!”
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[30th Wave Start: B-rank Golem × 10,000]
Kwaaaaaa-!
As the gate tore open, a limestone-colored army poured out from the black mist.
Armor, spears, and shields all appeared to be molded from earth and stone.
Their movements were mechanical, with no trace of living energy.
“Golems….”
Kim Jun’s eyes narrowed.
From the 30th to 39th waves, it was like Emperor Qin’s entire tomb had come back to life.
Those surging forward like waves were different from the previous monsters.
Clank. Clank. Clank. Clank.
Chilling military discipline.
Thousands of footsteps shook the battlefield like a single heartbeat.
And soon, that difference became apparent.
Ping-!
At the entrance, archer towers poured down a rain of arrows.
However, the golems simultaneously raised their shields above their heads.
Thud-thud-thud-!
Even as arrows poured down like rain, the massive shield wall absorbed every attack.
Meanwhile, other soldiers in the back were dragging away corpses one by one, clearing the passage.
“As expected… they’re being commanded.”
Kim Jun muttered quietly.
The monsters so far had relied on instinct, charging recklessly.
But these were different.
As if an invisible general was commanding from behind, they advanced with orderly movements.
Piercing through the archer towers’ blind spots and clearing away the wall of corpses, the golem army advanced one step deeper.
‘This isn’t just a simple war of attrition.’
Kim Jun’s gaze naturally turned toward the center of the maze.
The wide open space.
The Kill Zone that Kim Jun had intentionally created to funnel and gather monsters.
“Ji-a.”
“I know!”
Atop the spire of the Command Fortress, lightning and flames simultaneously condensed in Ryu Ji-a’s hands.
“「Meteor」!”
Crackle-!
The sky turned red.
A massive fireball slowly but surely descended.
Kwaaaaang-!
The moment the meteor struck the center of the maze, a tremendous roar engulfed the battlefield.
The golem shield bearers made of earth and stone shattered to pieces, and dust swirled like a storm.
Ten rows, twenty rows of formations collapsed in a chain reaction.
“Good….”
But he couldn’t be satisfied here.
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[Tower Defense Shop]
– Archer Tower Lv.2 (100 units) → Coin Cost: 10,000
– Cannon Tower Lv.2 (50 units) → Coin Cost: 10,000
– Magic Tower Lv.2 (30 units) → Coin Cost: 9,000
[Total Coins Spent: 29,000]
[Total Coins Held: 470,250]
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As the upgrade completed, changes appeared immediately.
Whoosh-whoosh-!
The Lv.2 archer towers’ arrows penetrated much deeper than before, gradually piercing through the golems’ thick shields.
Boom! Boom!
The cannon towers now bombarded enemies that entered their range.
Each time a cannonball fell, massive holes were punched through the golem soldiers’ formations, sending chunks of earth flying in all directions.
“Everyone just watch! This is my stage now!”
Ryu Ji-a spread both arms wide at the tip of the spire.
Instantly, dozens of magic circles overlapped layer upon layer in the sky.
Crackle-!
Boom-boom-boom-boom-!
Fireballs, lightning spears, ice shards, wind blades…
Projectiles of different attributes simultaneously poured down, covering the golem army.
Crash-!
Kwaang-!
Rumble-!
As hundreds and thousands of spells rained down like hail, even the golems holding shields above their heads fell one row, two rows at a time.
The soldiers’ formations were torn apart by dust and explosions, with fragments flying in all directions.
“Haa, haa…! Not yet!”
Ryu Ji-a gasped for breath but didn’t stop.
The entire maze transformed into a comprehensive magical storm where flames and lightning, frost and blades intersected.
The golems’ orderly march wavered and became disorganized in an instant.
Thus the 31st, 32nd, 33rd waves.
Before even crossing half the plaza, thousands of golems were destroyed and scattered as piles of mud.
“「Meteor!」”
“「Inferno Trinity!」”
Ryu Ji-a’s area magic poured down consecutively.
As the flames and lightning she unleashed spread like a storm, the golems that entered the kill zone collapsed one by one into earth and mud.
“Wow… will we even need to step in?”
“Let’s just stay quiet so we don’t get in the way….”
People clicked their tongues, but.
Clank-clank-clank-clank-
From the 35th wave onward, the situation changed.
More golems surged forward behind the fallen ones.
Neither the towers’ attacks nor Ryu Ji-a’s bombardment could stop them anymore.
“They’re coming.”
“Everyone prepare!”
Finally, thousands of golems broke through the maze and reached the front of Enclosure Square.
Eyes filled with murderous intent.
Kwaaaaang!
As the shield-bearing golems reached the towers, Kim Jun drew his greatsword.
“Get ready. From now on, it’s our turn.”
Nine Hunters simultaneously charged out.
“「Rampart」!”
“「Sacred Zone」!”
“「Wild Strike」!”
Each of their skills exploded like fireworks, consecutively cutting down the surging golems.
Kim Jun spread crimson wings at the front and swept through them.
Swoooosh-!
With his single strike, dozens of golems were split in a line.
Following that came the 36th, 37th, 38th, and 39th waves.
The plaza was filled with endless piles of mud and flames.
The Tower poured down relentless bombardment, and the Hunters cut down enemies that swarmed without giving them a moment to breathe.
40th wave.
Thump. Thump. Thump.
The earth shook as if it would collapse, and massive shadows approached.
Ogre Lords, Death Knights clad in black armor, and a swarm of Wyverns that covered the sky.
“Aaaaaahhh!”
“Those aren’t B-rank! They’re all A-rank!”
Screams and terror poured from the newly joined Hunters, but there was nowhere to retreat.
“Don’t be scared! We have the strongest tanker on the Surface!”
Park Min-soo stood at the front line and slammed down his shield.
And then.
Kwaaaaaaah-!!!
As Kim Jun raised his hand, a crimson flame breath split the sky.
「Infernal Dragon Breath」.
The swarm of Wyverns was swept into the flames all at once.
Following that, the bombardment from the cannon towers tore through the air and shattered the Ogre Lords’ formation to pieces.
[Wave Clear: 49th]
Whiiiiiii-
Dense fog covered the plaza.
A chilling aura descended upon the shoulders of the Hunters who were catching their breath.
Kim Jun’s brow furrowed.
It was a familiar sense of pressure.
[50th Wave Start: S-rank Leviathan]
Thud thud thud thud-
The earth cried out, and a massive form revealed itself from beyond the fog.
An endlessly stretched serpentine body, blue scales resembling the sea, and an overwhelming presence that crushed the lungs just by looking at it.
“…It’s here.”
Kim Jun’s eyes grew coldly calm.
The monster he couldn’t finish with just one attempt before his regression.
Leviathan.
‘This time is different.’
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