The Returned Hunter Has Awakened to a Hidden Class - Chapter 52
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Chapter 52
Reunion (1)
“I said no.”
“I said let’s go.”
“I said no.”
“I said let’s go.”
“I said no!!!”
“I said let’s go!!!”
Inside the Lion King’s Citadel, Boss Room.
Park Min-soo and Ryu Ji-a were facing each other, bickering back and forth.
The reason was simple.
“Ah, look, there’s definitely something over there in The Shadow Lands!”
“Let’s hurry and go to hyung!”
The place in question was [The Shadow Lands].
It was because of Ryu Ji-a’s stubbornness to stop by that ominous region not far away.
“Ah, seriously! There’s something there! I can feel it!”
Ryu Ji-a stubbornly insisted on stopping by that place.
“Feel what? Are you a pervert?”
Park Min-soo held firm, saying they needed to reunite with Kim Jun as quickly as possible.
“Let’s just go up quickly!!”
“I’m telling you I can feel the aura of loot~?”
Park Min-soo struggling because he didn’t want to be dragged along, Ryu Ji-a pushing him forward.
Their voices grew louder and louder.
Actually, if you thought about it, neither of them was entirely wrong.
Park Min-soo’s current level was 26.
Most of the other companions were also in their mid-twenties.
If you only considered efficiency, the correct answer was to defeat the boss and immediately take the portal to the next floor.
However, not exploring the entire wide field also meant they might miss out on some pretty decent rewards.
“Then go by yourself!”
“But I’m physically weak?”
“That’s why I told you to enhance your armor!! Ugh!!”
“I used up all my mana too!”
Twitch-
Park Min-soo’s temple twitched.
“That’s why you should manage your mana…ugh! My head!”
In the end, the fight didn’t last long.
There was no way he could win.
Ryu Ji-a’s stubbornness was tougher than most monsters.
Breaking Ryu Ji-a’s determination once she decided to go somewhere was like trying to convince a rock to become Buddha.
Park Min-soo felt like he was going to burst.
His level was only in the mid-twenties. For rapid growth, taking the portal up was obviously the right choice.
But they had to go poking around the dangerous Shadow Lands.
“This is really the last time.”
“Yes! Hehe!”
“…Tch.”
*
Creak, creak.
An ominous swampland filled with the screams of the dead.
Sobbing-like cries leaked out from within the pitch-black fog.
And soon, bizarre forms appeared cutting through the gaps in the mist.
Shadow Wraiths.
Black forms that seemed to have swallowed light itself.
Each finger had scythe-like claws with flickering blue light.
“You want me to kill something this disgusting…?”
Just as Park Min-soo was about to swallow his curse.
Swish-
A red line flashed.
It was Han Su-in.
Where the sword tip passed, the heads of three wraiths fell off simultaneously.
Their forms scattered like smoke and disappeared.
“….”
She silently took her next step.
At a speed where even her footsteps couldn’t be heard, she was already diving into the other wraiths.
Crack!
Bluish claws poured down from all directions.
However, sword light that was a beat faster crossed and cut down all threats.
Slash-!
The wraiths’ bodies split helplessly, and only black smoke leaked out from within.
The wraiths came in various forms.
A bizarre wraith with arms larger than its shoulders.
A specter that stretched dozens of legs like a spider crawling.
And.
Kyeeeeeeee!
A wraith that suddenly popped just its face out of the fog and screamed ear-piercingly.
“Kyaaaaa!!”
Ryu Ji-a screamed in terror.
“Ahhh! Shit! Ah, I got more scared because of you!”
Park Min-soo jumped.
The high-pitched scream that burst out from beside him made his heart sink more than the wraith did.
Right then-
──!
The face that popped out of thin air was cut in half and disappeared like smoke.
No matter how many terrifying beings appeared, Han Su-in’s eyes showed no wavering.
Her steps were actually getting faster.
“Noona…?”
Park Min-soo looked at her with surprised eyes.
Since when did she become so fast?
After awakening to her hidden class, Han Su-in’s movements had reached a level that human eyes couldn’t follow.
“Good! That’s it! Unnie! Sweep them all away!”
Ryu Ji-a had somehow stuck right behind Park Min-soo’s back and cheered.
“Hey, what are you doing?”
Park Min-soo gritted his teeth.
“Cheering!”
“….”
Park Min-soo held his temple.
We came here because of her. And now she’s cheerfully cheering.
The battle continued.
The wraiths’ claws were cut off before they could even swing.
The voice of the specter that had been howling to instill fear was also cut off by the sword as if its tongue had been severed.
Wherever the sword passed, silence always followed.
As if there had originally been nothing in that space.
Rustle-
Click.
Only the sound of returning to the sheath broke the silence.
“Ha, there’s nothing to do…”
“You cheer too!”
While Ryu Ji-a was understandable since her mana was depleted, Park Min-soo also had no chance to intervene.
In the end, the two could only watch, and the only one who managed to show some presence was Lee Seo-yeon.
She supported Han Su-in’s movements by casting “Haste” and “Shield” at just the right moments.
As a result, the battlefield was entirely Han Su-in’s stage.
After that overwhelming swordplay continued, an hour had already passed.
And finally.
[Shadow Land – Corpse Pile Dungeon]
A massive cave revealed itself in the deepest part of the swamp.
An ominous aura was rippling at the entrance.
A black curtain that writhed as if alive blocked the cave entrance.
Without even a moment to catch their breath, the four pierced through that curtain and entered inside.
Instantly, the curtain rippled like waves and swallowed them up.
Squish-
After the strange sensation of passing through jelly, the interior of the cave was revealed.
“Ugh!”
Ryu Ji-a covered her mouth.
Dozens of corpses were tangled together across the entire cave floor.
And those corpses were writhing, forming one massive lump.
Arms and legs, heads and organs mixed together, writhing like a giant mountain.
[Boss: Entangled Corpses]
[Grade: D]
[Level: 30]
[Health: 444,444 / 444,444]
A creature where blood and stench mixed together, making even breathing nauseating.
However, Han Su-in’s gaze never wavered for even a moment.
Swish-
The moment the sword was drawn from its sheath, the entire atmosphere of the Boss Room changed.
As if all sounds had stopped, and only one rhythm dominated the space.
The massive corpse lump swung its arm.
A giant shadow came crashing down like a collapsing mountain.
Slash-!
Light flashed and Han Su-in’s figure disappeared.
And soon, grayish flesh fell from the boss’s forearm.
A speed that eyes couldn’t follow.
Each time the sword grazed, dozens of layers of flesh split like paper.
Craaack!
The lump shrieked and thrashed about.
But the thrashing was meaningless.
Before any movement could lead to an attack, it was already cut off and neutralized.
Dark blood scattered through the air, and blood, flesh, and organs poured down like a crimson rain.
Even amidst all this, Han Su-in’s steps never faltered once.
Rather than swinging the sword, she moved as if dancing.
A swordplay that made even death beautiful.
Rustle rustle-
Slash slash slash slash slash-!
Wherever the sword tip passed, the monster’s cries were cut off and new wounds were carved.
However.
Squelch squelch squelch-
The severed arms and legs reattached, and the gaping wounds were filled with disgusting chunks of flesh.
The corpses scattered across the cave floor crawled over staggering and were absorbed into the monster’s body.
Splatter!
Severed heads and rotting organs mixed into the lump, making its bulk even more bloated.
“…”
Han Su-in’s gaze grew coldly subdued.
At this rate, no matter how much she cut, it would endlessly endure by gathering corpses.
In the end, she had to cut it completely to finish it.
Han Su-in’s toes lightly touched the ground.
At that moment, tension filled the air as if even the air was being pulled taut.
As if finally ready to end it, she took her stance.
‘「Flash」.’
───
Instantly, the surroundings were swallowed by colorless light.
Time stopped.
In that blinding moment, something faster than light cut through the darkness.
The monster’s massive body remained frozen, unable to perceive that moment.
It was just an instant, but countless sword strikes were carved in that flash.
The sword had already passed, and the wounds would only bloom belatedly.
Whoosh-!
The light lifted.
Slash slash slash slash slash-!
Only then did the countless tangled limbs split apart simultaneously.
Heads, arms, legs, organs.
Everything burst out like fireworks and scattered through the air.
The monster only then realized it had been cut.
But before even that realization could be completed.
Crumble rumble rumble!
The flesh lump that had towered like a mountain collapsed powerlessly.
[You have defeated the boss ‘Entangled Corpses’.]
When the massive corpse pile disappeared, a single book imbued with black light fell in its place.
[Reward Obtained: Necromancer Skill Book 「Dominion of the Dead C」]
“Ugh…”
Ryu Ji-a frowned and stepped back.
“That’s kind of… Commanding corpses…”
Park Min-soo gave her a mischievous look with a wicked smile.
“It suits you. You’re always bossing people around anyway.”
“What, what did you say?!”
“It was a joke, why are you getting worked up?”
“I only boss you around though?”
“This damn…”
“Ah, forget it. I don’t want something like that. It’s not my style.”
Ryu Ji-a, dissatisfied with the reward, quickly left the Boss Room.
“Hmm…”
A person who had been watching with interest picked up the 「Dominion of the Dead」 skill book.
It was Lee Seo-yeon.
*
“I wonder how far hyung has gotten by now?”
Park Min-soo muttered to himself.
“Maybe around the 25th floor?”
Ryu Ji-a replied, crossing her arms.
“If it’s Guild Leader Kim Jun… he would have reached at least that far~”
Lee Seo-yeon chimed in with a grin.
After passing through [The Shadow Lands] and reaching the Lion King’s Citadel again.
They had reached the 19th floor in about a week.
Just as they were anticipating what kind of field would unfold next.
“What the hell is this.”
Park Min-soo’s footsteps stopped.
The path leading to the 19th floor.
All ten gates were already open.
No, to be precise, they weren’t ‘open’ but rather ‘destroyed.’
Crunch, crunch.
Debris was scattered everywhere, and the pillars were all shattered to pieces.
Where soldiers once stood guard, only empty wind swirled around.
“This must be what hyung-nim did, right?”
As soon as Park Min-soo finished speaking.
Flash-
A soldier that had respawned from the cracks in the broken city wall revealed itself.
However, the moment it came to life, its body was already engulfed in dark red flames.
“Aaaaaaahhh!”
The soldier scattered into ash with screams of burning flesh.
“….”
「Black Flame」.
Kim Jun’s distinctive dark red flames were still lingering.
Those flames wouldn’t even allow the Tower’s respawn system to function.
The newly spawned soldiers were devoured by those flames as soon as they appeared.
Even the occasional groups of soldiers that managed to appear collapsed helplessly before they could even use their strength.
And so, the 2nd gate, 3rd gate…
They passed through all the way to the final 10th gate without any real combat.
And finally.
“That’s the palace where the boss is.”
They arrived in front of a massive curtain.
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