The Returned Hunter Has Awakened to a Hidden Class - Chapter 73
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73
Chapter 73
33 Minutes
Kim Jun left the Magic Tower and headed straight for the 28th Floor.
‘There’s no time.’
7 days.
He had to clear the 50th Floor within that time.
Every hour was precious.
Fortunately.
‘The 28th and 29th Floors are easy.’
From his memories before regression.
These two floors had simple structures, as if the creator had run out of ideas and made them carelessly.
Kill the boss and move to the next floor.
That was all.
‘I’ll ignore the small fry.’
Mobs that didn’t even give experience points.
He didn’t have the luxury to worry about them now.
Just head straight to where the boss was.
Kill the boss and move to the next floor.
He just had to repeat that.
Kim Jun entered the 28th Floor portal.
28th Floor.
Corrupted Forest.
Dark, damp air pressed down on his lungs.
Rotting trees lined up in all directions.
Poisonous fog crawled across the ground.
“Human…”
Shadows moved in the darkness.
Dark Elves.
Fallen elves.
Beings that were once guardians of the forest but had now become monsters that killed intruders.
“Die!”
One of them charged at Kim Jun.
Swish-
Kim Jun simply passed by.
Thud-
The Dark Elf’s head fell.
Kim Jun didn’t stop.
Forward, forward.
To where the boss was.
“Kraaaah!”
“Kek!”
Dark Elves kept charging at him.
But Kim Jun’s greatsword remained on his back.
He just passed by.
Thud thud thud-
They just fell.
‘5 minutes.’
Kim Jun reached the end of the forest.
A massive wooden throne.
A being sat upon it.
Dark Elf Lord.
The boss of the 28th Floor.
“I can feel it…”
The Dark Elf Lord muttered.
“Another prey comes here… It’s been quite a while…”
He was leaning back leisurely on his throne.
Relaxed.
Naturally.
There was no being stronger than him here.
‘I grow stronger by devouring humans.’
The Dark Elf Lord had devoured countless humans so far.
At first, he was just a nameless mob.
But the more humans he ate.
He became a named monster.
He became a boss.
And now.
‘I am the king of this forest.’
There was no being stronger than him.
At least on this floor.
“Kekeke…”
The Dark Elf Lord let out a laugh.
Another human was approaching.
He’d heard rumors that this one was strong, but.
‘Well, it doesn’t matter.’
In the end, he would just become his prey.
There couldn’t be any being stronger than him.
‘If I devour this one too.’
He would be able to ascend to higher floors.
Gaining recognition from that person.
He would be able to become a higher being.
The Dark Elf Lord was only thinking such thoughts.
Schemes to grow stronger.
Ways to advance.
That’s what he thought about.
Slash-!
Right until his head fell.
“Hurry, hurry~”
Until he saw the back of that human heading toward the 29th Floor portal.
That upside-down view was the last thing he saw.
*
Monsters are intelligent beings too, in the end.
They feel fear and experience joy.
They want to devour humans to become higher beings.
Sometimes they fear powerful beings and hide.
“Groooooh!”
Therefore.
Monsters with decent instincts.
“Grr, grruuu…”
As soon as they saw Kim Jun, they instinctively lowered their eyes.
‘Strong.’
‘Too strong.’
‘Must escape.’
They cowered and desperately tried to hide.
“Still, you guys are pretty smart.”
Kim Jun muttered quietly.
However.
“Sorry about this.”
He had no intention of letting them live.
29th Floor, [Red Wasteland].
This place was vast.
And to open the portal to the 30th Floor.
‘A key held by one of the thousand elite orcs.’
He needed to obtain a randomly dropped item.
If lucky, from the first one.
If unlucky, it might drop from the very last one.
‘There’s no time to search for them one by one.’
Kim Jun raised his sword.
One.
Wuuuuuuung-!
He activated「Detection」and channeled more mana than usual.
All life forms within a 5km radius were detected.
Red dots appeared in his mind.
The locations of the orcs.
Exactly 1,247 of them.
Two.
“「Mark」.”
Kim Jun spoke quietly.
All detected orcs were marked.
An invisible sign.
A brand of death.
A dragon-shaped mark was carved above their heads.
“Grr, grruuk?!”
“Wha, what is this?!”
The orcs panicked.
Suddenly there was a burning sensation in their chests.
A feeling of something being carved.
Three.
Kim Jun opened his mouth.
『Gather.』
「Draconic Incantation」.
A skill where words themselves become law.
“Grr, grrooo!”
“My body is moving!”
“Nooooo!”
The orcs’ bodies moved on their own.
Regardless of their will, their legs moved and they ran toward where Kim Jun was.
“Grrooooo!”
“No! No!”
Terror-filled screams echoed through the wasteland, but they couldn’t stop.
No, they dared not resist.
Kim Jun’s rank was far superior to theirs.
Just as beasts kneel before a dragon’s command, as mortals bow before divine words, resistance was impossible from the start against absolute hierarchy.
Over a thousand orcs gathered in one place.
Forming a massive circle around Kim Jun.
And.
“Grruuuu…”
From far away.
One particularly massive shadow was being dragged over.
Urukgan.
The ruler of the 29th Floor wasteland.
The apex of all orcs existing in the Tower of Trials.
The strongest and longest survivor.
His massive frame exceeded 3 meters, covered in scars, each one a medal of battle.
“Grr…uuk…”
Urukgan gritted his teeth.
He tried to resist.
He tried to plant his feet in the ground.
But.
His body moved.
Like the other orcs.
Toward Kim Jun.
‘This can’t be…’
Humiliation filled Urukgan’s eyes.
He had once been a speechless beast.
A lowly existence that couldn’t even think, living only on instinct.
But.
5 years.
He learned language by devouring humans.
He learned how to think.
50 years.
He gained a name by hunting stronger beings.
100 years.
After endless battles, he stood at the apex of all orcs in the Tower of Trials.
He became king.
All those long years.
All that effort.
Yet now.
“Grruuu…”
At a single word from one human.
He couldn’t even resist?
His body moves.
Regardless of his will.
His feet step forward.
‘No…no…’
Urukgan gritted his teeth.
But it was useless.
“Gruu…”
Urukgan also entered the circle.
Among the other Orcs.
King and soldier alike, without distinction.
Everyone was trembling.
Four.
Kim Jun raised his great sword.
At the same time.
Flap-!
The black wings on his back spread powerfully.
As the black wings flapped once with great force.
Whoooosh-!
Kim Jun’s body shot up into the air.
Dozens of meters above.
A position looking down at the gathered Orcs.
“Grr, grr…”
The Orcs looked up.
Eyes filled with terror.
Kim Jun gripped his great sword in reverse.
「Black Flame」 climbed up the blade.
Dark red flames.
Fire that burns everything wrapped around the sword.
“「Ragnar-Explosion」.”
In an instant.
───!
Kim Jun’s body plummeted rapidly.
Breaking through the speed of sound.
Bang-!
The air exploded.
A sonic boom occurred.
Kim Jun fell toward the ground.
“Graaah!”
The Orcs screamed.
Boooooooooom-!!
Impact.
Kim Jun’s sword struck into the ground.
Crack-crack-crack-crack-!
The earth split apart.
Massive fissures spread in all directions.
And then.
Boooooooom-!!
Explosion.
A dark red pillar of fire shot up to the sky.
Flames that started from the center.
Spread out like waves.
Bang-! Bang-! Bang-!
Shockwaves burst in succession.
A radius of several hundred meters.
Everything became a sea of fire.
“Grr…!”
“Grr…!”
The Orcs’ mouths fell open.
They tried to scream.
But before any sound could come out.
They became ash.
It was an instant.
Everything disappeared in a flash.
A massive crater formed in the ground.
500 meters in diameter.
50 meters deep.
At its center.
Kim Jun stood kneeling.
His sword was still embedded in the ground.
Dark red flames wrapped around his body.
Slowly.
Kim Jun pulled out his sword.
[Experience gained!]
[Experience gained!]
[Experience gained!]
.
.
.
Notification windows popped up like crazy.
Over a thousand notifications.
And then.
[Special item 「Key of the Wasteland」 acquired!]
“There it is.”
Kim Jun reached out his hand.
A single key glowing in the ashes.
He picked it up.
“Next, next.”
Kim Jun walked toward the portal.
Crossing the Wasteland that had become ash.
Time remaining: 6 days, 23 hours, 27 minutes.
He headed to the 30th Floor, Garden of Eternity.
*
The fragrance came first.
Sweet and gentle flower scent.
The moment he emerged from the portal, it tickled Kim Jun’s nose.
“Beautiful as always.”
Kim Jun opened his eyes.
Endless grassland spread out.
Flowers of all colors were in full bloom.
Red roses, yellow daffodils, purple lavender.
Even fantastical flowers of unknown names.
Whenever the wind blew, the flowers swayed like waves.
Splash-splash-splash-
He lifted his head.
Clouds.
A waterfall was pouring down from between the clouds.
The stream of water flowed through the air and fell into a lake far in the distance.
Chirp chirp-
The sound of birds singing.
A peaceful scenery.
Just moments ago, it had been a wasteland stained with blood.
Now it was a garden like Heaven.
30th Floor, Garden of Eternity.
Though not a stronghold like 5th Floor Tebe or 25th Floor Artemis.
One of the few resting spaces where monsters don’t appear.
Kim Jun walked slowly.
He could feel the soft grass beneath his feet.
‘This is the fifth time, counting before my regression.’
This place was always like this.
Peaceful, beautiful, and without danger.
‘It’s a strange place.’
The Tower of Trials is a place that kills and tests Hunters.
But this floor alone is different.
There’s no malice.
‘Why on earth did they create a place like this?’
Kim Jun looked around the garden.
Seeing the things that had changed after his regression.
He began to question the very structure of the Tower.
Who, why, how.
“Let’s focus on the goal first.”
Kim Jun shook his head.
[Currently completed floors: 2nd Floor]
[Time remaining: 6 days 23 hours 20 minutes]
Now wasn’t the time to think about such things.
After all, he could always come back to this place anytime.
Flap-!
Black wings spread out and his body lifted into the air.
He flew toward the center of the garden.
The fragrance of flowers came carried on the wind.
In the distance, he could see a massive tree.
A majestic tree like the World Tree.
Beneath it.
A flower that never withers.
What Kim Jun was looking for was there.
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