The Returned Hunter Has Awakened to a Hidden Class - Chapter 48
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Chapter 48
The Fertile Lands (2)
“What on earth is all this commotion!”
A majestic voice echoed from inside the manor.
Count Aurellius revealed himself.
His brilliant golden hair gleamed in the sunlight, and his emerald eyes—proof of his Royal Blood—shone coldly.
A deep blue cloak that seemed woven from silk fluttered elegantly in the wind.
Every gesture was that of someone who had received centuries of noble education. Graceful and refined movements.
“Since I established myself here, I have welcomed all visitors with hospitality.”
The Count slowly looked down at Kim Jun and Andras as he spoke.
“To the hungry, I have provided food; to the weary, rest; and to those who seek strength, I have generously offered opportunities for training. All of this unconditionally, purely as courtesy to my guests.”
Indeed, before his regression, Aurellius County had been famous among Hunters as a ‘safe haven.’
There were no hostile monsters, and it was fully equipped with shops, inns, and training grounds.
But Kim Jun knew the truth.
‘It’s just nicely packaged on the surface.’
He knew the Count’s real purpose.
“But what is the meaning of this behavior?”
The Count expressed his anger, pointing at the collapsed city gate and fallen soldiers.
“To trample on my goodwill in such a manner… truly regrettable.”
Even so, there was still leisure in the Count’s eyes.
It was the gaze of someone watching two ants scurrying about.
“However.”
The Count raised his head and gestured with his fingers, displaying his authority.
“I am a descendant of noble Royal Blood. As one of legitimate lineage that has continued for hundreds of years, I am prepared to show mercy.”
The Count elegantly extended one hand, still maintaining his confident expression.
As if he had complete control over the situation.
“If you sheathe your weapons even now, I will welcome you as honored guests. I will provide the finest food and the highest quality accommodations, and if you wish, I will even offer items from my personal collection.”
However, Kim Jun’s reaction was completely different from what the Count expected.
Kim Jun spoke in a cold voice, completely unmoved by the Count’s flowery rhetoric.
“Count.”
“…?”
The Count’s eyebrow rose slightly. He was clearly flustered by the unexpected form of address.
Kim Jun crossed his arms and looked at the Count, continuing bluntly.
“Shut up and transform already.”
“Right. I want to see it too. Transform.”
When Andras joined in, a look of confusion crossed the Count’s face.
His noble, leisurely smile began to stiffen.
“What on earth are you talking about…”
Before the Count could finish speaking, Kim Jun asked again.
“How many arms do you have now? About four? Six?”
“…!!”
The Count’s face instantly hardened.
His eyes widened as if caught off guard, clearly showing his bewilderment.
The merciful and elegant appearance he had maintained disappeared in an instant.
His face contorted into a menacing expression.
“You…”
The Count tried to say something, but Kim Jun calmly urged him on with the same composed expression.
“Transform quickly. I’m curious how much you’ve collected.”
“Transform! Transform! Transform! Transform!”
Andras cheered from the side as if rooting for him, continuing to egg him on.
His voice seemed increasingly excited, further irritating the Count.
Blue veins had already bulged on the Count’s forehead.
“I don’t know how you know, but…”
“Ah, stop stalling. Transform quickly.”
“Ah, stop talking! Transform! Transform! Transform!”
Crack-
“Don’t regret this.”
In that moment.
Squelch squelch-
Changes began in the Count’s body accompanied by grotesque sounds.
“Grrrr, groooooooo!!”
From his spine, from his ribs, from his shoulders, flesh swelled up and new arms sprouted out.
The first arm burst from his back, grasping a massive spear.
The second and third arms pierced through his ribs, holding a sword and axe respectively.
The fourth arm appeared from behind his shoulder, wielding an iron mace, while the fifth and sixth arms sprouted from his sides, gripping a dagger and another iron mace.
The elegant noble’s appearance was nowhere to be found, leaving only a monster with six arms.
Ding-!
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[Hidden Quest Triggered]
– Quest Name: Defeat ‘Aurellius the Coveter’
– Description: Defeat the body-collecting Count and establish a new Count
– Difficulty: ★★★★☆
– Reward: Rare item acquisition, massive experience increase, random stat increase
– Upon Failure: Death
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“Oh. The system says it’ll give rewards if you die.”
Kim Jun glanced at the system window and spoke.
“Shut your mouth!”
[Boss: Count Aurellius]
[Grade: B]
[Level: 60]
[Health: 10,000,000 / 10,000,000]
His health didn’t even reach half of Raugar the Lion King’s.
But his level was higher, and befitting a Hidden Quest, the atmosphere was extraordinary.
“Dieeeee!”
Aurellius swung all six arms simultaneously with a mad cry.
Whoosh-!
The first spear flew toward Kim Jun’s chest like lightning.
‘Pretty fast?’
Kim Jun hastily raised his greatsword.
The spear tip struck the greatsword, sending a massive shock through his arm.
Crash!
Without even a moment to spare, a sword flew toward his neck from right beside him.
Kim Jun quickly ducked his head, but a few strands of hair were cut off.
‘This one’s pretty fast too.’
Whoosh! Whoosh!
This time, an axe and iron mace attacked from both sides.
Kim Jun leaned back, but the axe blade grazed his armor, producing a metallic sound.
Clang-!
“It’s not over!”
Aurellius laughed as he swung his remaining two arms.
A dagger and another weapon aimed for Kim Jun’s side.
‘Ugh!’
Kim Jun tried to block hastily, but the timing was off.
Thunk-!
The dagger grazed Kim Jun’s shoulder. Red blood splattered.
“Grgh!”
Kim Jun clutched his shoulder and stepped back.
“Hahaha! How’s that! This is my power! The body worthy of sitting on the Throne!”
Aurellius shouted, drunk on his sense of victory.
Six weapons swayed threateningly around him.
‘It’s tricky to block when multiple ones come at once.’
‘Should I help, Master?’
‘Mm. No. Let me enjoy this a bit more.’
Kim Jun muttered while checking his wound.
‘I’m starting to see the pattern…’
“Do it again.”
“What?”
“Attack one more time. What you just did.”
Kim Jun said provocatively.
“There’s no way that’s all you’ve got, right? Show me more.”
Aurellius’s face contorted.
“Insolent fool! How long will you keep pretending to be relaxed! I’ll kill you!”
“I’m not pretending though.”
The six weapons flew at him again.
This time he focused more.
Whoosh-!
The spear came first. Kim Jun held his greatsword at an angle, deflecting the count’s attack.
Clang!
The sword came right after, but this time it was within his expected range.
Clang!
He successfully blocked the sword too.
‘He has a habit.’
‘Right. It’s spear, sword, axe, mace, dagger in order.’
‘It seems like he only attacks in the order he’s holding them.’
‘You’ve grown, Master.’
‘Don’t mess around.’
‘Hehe.’
Whoosh!
As expected, the axe came flying.
Kim Jun raised his greatsword with perfect timing.
Clang!
At that moment.
The arm holding the axe stopped unnaturally.
As if the muscle was forcibly stiffened, only the forearm trembled and lost its function.
“Hm?”
Kim Jun’s eyes flashed.
The other arms were still moving.
The sword, spear, and mace continued endlessly.
‘Wait… it’s not the whole body, only the arm that attacked gets stiffened?’
Normally, if a parry succeeded, the opponent’s entire body would shake and stiffen.
But Aurellius was different.
As if his six arms were each independent bodies.
Only the parried arm stopped briefly while the rest continued their attacks.
‘A four-star difficulty Hidden Quest… it’s not like that for nothing.’
Kim Jun’s lips slowly curved upward.
“Wow. No wonder it’s difficult.”
“Now just die!!”
Aurellius attacked even more fiercely in irritation. The mace and dagger came in succession.
This time the timing was a bit fast. Kim Jun blocked the mace but got wounded by the dagger again.
“Still not perfect.”
Kim Jun said while wiping the blood. But strangely, his expression showed more interest than annoyance.
“What do you mean still not perfect!”
“I’m analyzing the pattern. Do it a bit more.”
“This bastard!”
Aurellius shouted with a voice full of rage and attacked again.
Third time, fourth time, fifth time…
Kim Jun began to continuously handle the attacks.
At first he couldn’t block even half, but gradually his success rate increased.
On the fifth attack, he blocked four out of six.
On the sixth, he blocked five.
And the seventh.
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
He perfectly blocked every attack.
Kim Jun’s lips curved upward.
“Perfect.”
“What’s perfect!”
“I can see the pattern completely. Spear, sword, axe, mace, dagger, last weapon in order with 0.3-second intervals.”
Kim Jun spoke with a completely relaxed expression, like a veteran gamer who had completely mastered a boss pattern after dying dozens of times.
“It’s no fun to break through this quickly.”
“This damn bastard…”
“Ah, but you were a perfect opponent for parry practice. Thanks.”
Crack-
Aurellius unleashed attacks even more frantically.
But to Kim Jun, who had already completely grasped the pattern, it was no longer a threat.
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
Perfect parries continued.
In that instant.
All six arms simultaneously fell into ‘stiffness’.
A very brief gap, less than even one second.
‘Now.’
Kim Jun twisted his body and raised his greatsword.
“「Slash」.”
Swish-
Slice-
Slashslashslashslashslash-!
Six attacks burst forth in an instant.
「Slash」. Weak in power, but a skill that attacks at tremendous speed.
Kim Jun precisely and unhesitatingly delivered ‘vital strikes’ to each of the stiffened arms.
“Keuheuk-!”
Sharp wounds were carved into each arm.
Strikes that would have already killed a regular monster.
However, perhaps because it was a boss, it endured with terrible screams.
[Health: 89,250 / 10,000,000]
Blood spurted out as Aurellius let out a horrific shriek.
All six arms were wounded simultaneously and staggered.
“Master! Don’t!”
“Why?”
“Leave him!”
“Ah.”
Andras, who had been just watching from behind, seemed bored and stopped Kim Jun who was about to deliver the finishing blow.
“You damn bastard…”
Aurellius ground his teeth in rage.
“Now your opponent is me! Come at me, muscle freak!”
“Pfft!”
Andras burst into maniacal laughter and toyed with the count like a plaything.
“Die! Just, just die already!”
He swung his arms while screaming in despair, but Andras only sneered.
“Kekekeke! What’s the point of having six arms when you just repeat the same patterns over and over!”
“Keuk, stop…!”
“Oh, are you crying for me too? Master, this guy is crying snot and tears right now! Kekekekekekeke!!”
Indeed, the count’s face was a mess.
Blood, sweat, tears, and snot mixed together as they flowed, and even the hands wielding weapons were trembling.
Perhaps because his rule of several hundred years, no, his very life was about to be severed.
“He’s crying! The count is crying! Kihehehehehehehehehek! Kihahahahahaha!”
Andras spun his body around as if enjoying the sight, deflecting attacks.
Sometimes grazing past his cheek, sometimes stopping right in front of his nose.
“Back to position.”
“Back to position.”
“Back to position!!”
“Keeu, keueueu…”
For about ten minutes like that, the count wailed as he was thoroughly toyed with in Andras’s grasp,
“Now it’s boring. Die, muscle freak.”
“W-wait…”
Slash-
The massive body was split in two, and the count’s scream was buried in flames.
[You have defeated the boss ‘Aurellius the Coveter’!]
[Reward obtained: Agility +5, 「Royal Seal」]
[Hidden Clear achieved!]
[‘Parry’ all arms of ‘Aurellius the Coveter’ and deliver ‘vital strikes’]
[Hidden Clear reward: 「Parry C」, 「Vital Strike C」]
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