The Returned Hunter Has Awakened to a Hidden Class - Chapter 38
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Chapter 38
Mountain of Corpses, Sea of Blood
“This one, and this one.”
“That’ll be 1,000 coins total!”
50 health potions, 100 mana potions, and dried jerky, bread, and water too.
Kim Jun nodded as he accepted the bag the shop owner handed him.
‘Is this enough?’
This time, he planned not to return to Tebe for quite a while.
If that was the case, his preparations had to be thorough.
He gathered his supplies while briefly reflecting on the time that had passed.
It was certainly an overwhelming pace compared to before his regression.
However, while dealing with various variables and taking care of his companions as they climbed, other guilds had somehow caught up to the 16th Floor.
Of course, they were only able to make it this far thanks to Kim Jun.
He had already dealt with all the bosses and neutralized most of the traps and dangerous elements.
They had simply followed the relatively safe path and climbed up comfortably.
But there was a problem.
‘I can’t afford to miss out on the first clear rewards.’
It might sound arrogant, but Kim Jun had confidence.
That he was the only one who could ultimately defeat that monster on the 100th Floor.
To do that, he needed to secure as many resources and rewards as possible.
Swish-
He opened his spatial pouch to check the supplies he had prepared.
Combat rations, high-grade potions, replacement equipment, spare items – everything was perfect without exception.
‘Now I’ll break through to the 25th Floor in one go.’
There were a few troublesome floors that would take a long time to get through, but with his current strength, he could definitely break through them.
‘Just the 18th and 19th Floors alone took over a year.’
Even before his regression, those floors took a long time, but they weren’t impossible walls that couldn’t be overcome.
Kim Jun was now level 57.
On top of that, he had awakened to the new Hidden Class ‘Dragon Blood Diablo.’
Now wielding the power of both demons and dragons simultaneously, he was far beyond what could be simply expressed by numerical levels.
Moreover, thanks to Lee Seo-yeon’s top-tier treatment and recovery every night, his condition was near perfect.
It wasn’t just healing wounds at a simple level, but a feeling of having every muscle and nerve organized.
He wondered if his body had ever felt this light before.
‘It’s a shame I couldn’t do many Quests.’
The Tower wasn’t just about climbing floors.
If the vertical trials were the ‘main content,’ then there existed horizontal content – various missions and requests prepared on each floor.
Especially on the 5th Floor, Tebe, there were countless residents and NPCs.
By accepting their requests, you could gain not just simple experience points, but rewards like special items, hidden skills, and favorability ratings.
In fact, before his regression, one Hunter had performed hundreds of Quests in Tebe alone and obtained the rare title ‘Friend of NPCs.’
‘Was it a 1% increase to all stats?’
To that extent, horizontal content was a system that tremendously helped Hunters’ growth.
Hidden rewards on each floor, special Quests, hidden items and more.
If you dug thoroughly, there were mountains of things you could obtain.
But Kim Jun didn’t have the luxury to collect such things one by one right now.
‘I’ll do it later.’
He could always come back down anyway, and there would be other opportunities.
Right now, the most important thing was just one.
‘Going up.’
Climbing higher and faster.
In fact, for Kim Jun who had already reached level 57, the experience points he could gain on floors of this level were minimal.
The level gap was too wide, so even if he killed monsters, barely any experience points came in.
All the more reason to climb quickly.
He needed to reach the upper floors to achieve proper growth.
*
Ding-!
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[Quest Occurred]
[17th Floor Strategy – Arena of Blood]
[Objective]: Survive in the arena and defeat the final boss
[Final Boss]: Karseer the Gladiator King
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The barren wasteland began to shake.
Rumble-
The ground split apart as white marble rose up, and circular walls shot up toward the sky.
In an instant, all sides were blocked off, forming a massive arena reeking of blood.
“No matter how many times I see this kind of presentation, I never get tired of it.”
Kim Jun grinned as he placed his hand on his shadow.
“「Diablo-Andras」.”
Gurgle gurgle-
Dark red flames burst from his shadow, then the ground split open as if being torn apart, and a massive demon crawled up.
“Master.”
It was Andras.
“Sweep them all away.”
“As you command.”
Kuaaaaa-!!!
As the demon’s roar erupted, the arena’s entrance gates opened and dozens, hundreds of monsters poured out simultaneously.
Warrior-type monsters wielding spears and swords, arena-exclusive beasts, various hybrid monsters and more.
However, the result was simple.
Crack!
Whoosh-!
The moment Andras’s sword swept through the air, dozens of heads flew off at once, and dark red flames swept across, dyeing the arena floor with hellfire.
“Gurrrrr-!”
“Kiiiiaaaa!”
Screams filled the air where you couldn’t even distinguish between roars and death cries.
Andras ran around the battlefield as if enjoying himself, letting out roars.
“Kihahahaha! This is fun, so fun, Master!”
“Uh, yeah. Play some more.”
Kim Jun crossed his arms and watched the spectacle.
And finally.
Thoom-!
In the center of the arena, a warrior wearing a massive golden helmet revealed himself.
His massive frame looked to be at least 4 meters tall, with countless scars carved above his golden armor.
With each step he took, the arena floor trembled.
The 17th Floor boss, Karseer the Gladiator King.
“I am the master of this place! You shall all become sacrifices for my blood!”
His roar shook the arena, but.
Swish-
Kim Jun and Andras’s red eyes simultaneously turned toward him.
“…?”
In that instant, the giant’s movements came to a complete halt.
Crack-!
Cold sweat flowed down his grip on the spear, and his eyes trembled beneath his helmet.
It should be those bastards who feared the challenger, not him.
“Don’t make me laugh…!”
He couldn’t accept it.
To think he would cower from mere presence.
Carsere laughed madly as he drew a massive long sword from his waist.
Swish-
A liquid that might have been blood dripped from the blade with a ‘drip drip’ sound.
As if alive, the sword tip writhed on its own.
「Mountain of Corpses, Sea of Blood.」
A sword infused with thousands, tens of thousands of corpses he had slaughtered.
Each swing echoed with the screams of cursed souls, a bloodsucking long sword that grew sharper as it absorbed demon blood.
With this weapon, he had been able to crush countless challengers and ascend to the throne.
“I said don’t make me laugh!!”
The two watching this scene.
“Master.”
Andras looked back at Kim Jun with confused eyes.
“That guy, talking to himself. Strange. Can I put him out of his misery?”
“Yeah. Kill him.”
Kim Jun looked at the tip of 「Mountain of Corpses, Sea of Blood」 and raised the corner of his mouth.
‘That’s quite a useful weapon.’
The name of that weapon hadn’t been erased from his mind for a long time.
Before his regression, it was a weapon Kim Jun had briefly used up to the 30th floor.
Its grade was B. But it possessed monstrous performance that couldn’t be judged by grade alone.
When most weapons quickly dulled even from attacks by small fries.
Even then, 「Mountain of Corpses, Sea of Blood」 actually came alive the more blood it absorbed.
‘Though I was accustomed to greatswords, back then I had no choice but to wield a long sword.’
The reason he had no choice but to take it even abandoning his familiar weapon.
That’s how much 「Mountain of Corpses, Sea of Blood」 was an absolute weapon incomparable to any other, hard to obtain in the early stages.
But the current Kim Jun didn’t particularly need it.
He had 「Dragon Eater」, and there was another being this long sword would suit better.
‘I should give it to Andras.’
Kim Jun smiled.
“Kihihihihihi!!!”
Andras’s boisterous laughter filled the arena.
“D-die!!!”
Carsere raised his long sword high and charged.
Swoosh-
The moment the long sword cut through the air, red blood scattered along each trajectory as if flowing down.
Even the air became filled with the stench of blood.
Slash-
With each swing, blood poured out, soaking the ground with splashing sounds echoing.
“This is…the fate the administrator has bestowed upon me!”
Clang clang clang-!!
Andras’s massive greatsword and Carsere’s long sword collided head-on.
Bloody trajectories and dark red flames intertwined, distorting the air as if it were boiling.
“Kuaaaaa!!!”
Andras roared wildly, but.
Slash!
The trajectory of 「Mountain of Corpses, Sea of Blood」 twisted the greatsword aside, then sliced off Andras’s arm.
Spurt-!
Hot blood gushed like a fountain, and the severed forearm rolled across the marble floor with a ‘thud’.
“Hahaha! Collapse, demon!”
Carsere’s voice echoed throughout the entire arena.
Confidence that he had seized victory filled his face.
However.
“Kihup, keuhup! Kihihik! Kihehehehehehe!”
“…?”
The moment he turned his head, Andras was slowly approaching, staggering with his arm severed.
Red blood dripped down, soaking the floor.
“Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!”
Bursting into mad laughter.
“Ha, still moving…?”
Carsere raised his long sword again, but.
Swish-
Andras didn’t even have an arm left to hold a sword.
Instead, his large mouth opened wide.
Crunch-!
“Ku, kuaaaak-!”
His teeth bit down on the entire nape of the neck.
Carsere struggled desperately and thrust even harder into Andras’s abdomen, but.
“Kihehe! Uuuu! Kihiiuuuu!!”
“No, no, I can’t die here…”
Crack-!
Head and torso were severed, and Carsere’s body collapsed powerlessly while still gripping 「Mountain of Corpses, Sea of Blood」.
[Boss Monster ‘Gladiator King Carsere’ eliminated!]
[17th Floor cleared!]
[Reward granted!]
[Item: Mountain of Corpses, Sea of Blood]
[Grade: B+]
[Effect: Attack Power +30 / Certain probability to inflict ‘Bleeding’ on successful attack]
[Special Effect: Blood flow generated along each slashing trajectory, additional area damage]
Andras still stood, bleeding from his severed shoulder.
The sight of the demon who had won by biting through the neck with both arms gone was eerily terrifying.
“But you know what.”
“Speak, Master.”
“You deliberately let him take your arm, didn’t you.”
The more he thought about it, the stranger it seemed.
It was clearly an attack he could have avoided, yet Andras had offered his body and charged forward.
When he could regenerate immediately if he put his mind to it.
“Correct.”
“Correct?”
“I have a 「Berserk」 skill like Master’s. Though it’s somewhat different.”
Kim Jun’s eyes narrowed.
Even though he hadn’t said it himself, Andras knew the name and nature of that skill.
“I can read my master’s thoughts.”
“Without you saying anything?”
“That’s right.”
“Interesting.”
The ability to communicate without words would serve as a considerable advantage in battle.
‘That aside, I need to take what I can.’
Kim Jun walked over to the fallen Carsere and picked up the red long sword.
Along with its heavy weight, a subtle red aura flowed from the blade.
“Here.”
When he held out the red long sword, Andras’s eyes widened.
“?!”
“It’s yours.”
“A gift?”
“Something like that.”
[Item transfer complete]
[Shisan Blood Sea has been bound to Andras.]
Kim Jun wore a satisfied expression.
「Shisan Blood Sea」 was a growth-type weapon. It evolved alongside its user, becoming even more powerful.
Andras was also a demon capable of leveling up.
If the two grew together?
‘This should be exciting.’
Kim Jun grinned and headed to the next floor.
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