The Returned Hunter Has Awakened to a Hidden Class - Chapter 78
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78
Chapter 78
Sloth (1)
“I’ll show you the limits of speed.”
Like a wanderer riding the beat of a rhythm.
Kwagagagagagaga-!
Kim Jun’s clearing speed was hardly what could be considered human speed.
Kim Jun was currently clearing Hell, and not once had his feet touched the ground.
Flapping his wings.
Simply gazing down from above.
Chaeaeng-!
The unique skill of 「Judgment Sword Victorius」.
He simply unleashed 「Divine Judgment」 in a flurry.
Holy spears poured down from the sky.
Kwagwang-!
Kwagwang-!
Kwagwang-!
The demons Kim Jun couldn’t finish off.
Chwajajajak-!
Were killed by Andras wielding 「Sea of Blood and Corpses」.
‘How strong have I become?’
Kim Jun was testing himself now.
How fast he could clear Hell with his overwhelmingly increased strength.
[8th Floor of the Dungeon cleared successfully!]
A notification appeared.
He didn’t stop.
Straight to the next floor.
[9th Floor of the Dungeon cleared successfully!]
Then the next floor.
[10th Floor of the Dungeon cleared successfully!]
Just 10 minutes.
That was the time it took to clear the 8th, 9th, and 10th floors of the dungeon.
It was no different from a level 100 user massacring in a level 10 hunting ground.
“Kihihihihihi!!”
Andras laughed and ran wild.
And Kim Jun had been eagerly awaiting this day too.
Unlike the surface floors, this was essentially a place where you just had to hunt monsters, except for certain specific floors.
In other words, he could demonstrate an absurd clearing speed.
‘At this rate.’
Kim Jun calculated.
‘I can complete the Emergency Quest in three days.’
Thinking that, Kim Jun said.
“Shall we pick up the pace?”
He activated 「Berserk」.
Uuuuung-!
Dark red energy burst forth from his entire body.
Kwaaaaah-!
His wing speed increased.
Faster.
Stronger.
*
The situation remained similar afterward.
The first winged demon appeared.
Seogeok-
And died.
The first quadrupedal beast-type demons swarmed.
Puuk-
And died.
How many times had they repeated just going down and down like this.
[20th Floor of the Dungeon cleared successfully!]
Occasionally there were various bosses.
“I am the gatekeeper of this place…”
“Master. Why didn’t you summon me.”
“Why would I summon you, dude.”
“I, I am the one of this place…”
“7th Floor!!! Why didn’t you call me!! The Matron of Hell, Lilith must have appeared!!”
“That’s exactly why I won’t. I’d be throwing away a summoned creature I worked hard to get.”
“I, I am! The one of this place…!!”
──!
Thud.
“Shut up! Master and I are having a conversation!”
“You shut up too, please.”
Kim Jun and Andras paid no attention.
Rather than clearing this place, the emphasis was on their conversation.
“Uwaaaah! Master! That’s betrayal!”
“Let’s just go down quietly.”
21st floor.
22nd floor.
23rd floor.
24th floor.
Each floor had a boss, each floor had thousands of demons.
But to Kim Jun, they were merely passing scenery.
Just very annoying obstacles blocking his path.
He had become that strong.
Overwhelmingly so.
Their relentless clearing speed.
“Here it comes.”
Came to a brief halt on the 25th floor.
*
25th floor.
So to speak, the most troublesome one in the lower levels of Hell appears here.
‘Honestly… Asmodeus was on the easy side.’
Sorry to say, but boss Asmodeus who appeared from the 1st floor was actually quite easy.
Of course, it would be different if he got serious, but at least based on before regression.
Seven Deadly Sins.
Demons who govern the seven deadly sins.
They were scattered throughout Hell, each ruling their own domain.
Each using their own unique abilities.
And the one here on the 25th floor belongs to the rather troublesome side.
That is, if we’re judging based on appropriate level standards.
Creeak-
The door opened.
Darkness poured out.
Kim Jun stepped inside.
A wide space.
An empty space.
But the air was far too heavy.
So heavy that it was difficult to even breathe, as if he had entered underwater.
“So bothersoooome…”
A voice was heard.
A low, sluggish voice.
A voice mixed with yawning.
Kim Jun turned his head toward that direction.
Something moved in the darkness.
Massive.
Extremely massive.
And grotesque.
“…”
Kim Jun’s eyes narrowed.
Belphegor.
One of the Seven Deadly Sins.
The demon who governs sloth.
Its appearance was disgusting in a word.
The belly caught his eye first.
An enormously swollen belly, grotesquely protruding as if it had done nothing but eat for decades without any activity.
Fat was layered on top of it, and the skin was pale and damply wet.
The arms and legs were ridiculously short.
Compared to the massive torso, they were short and thin like a baby’s limbs, making one wonder how it could even move with such short appendages.
The face was buried in flesh and barely visible, the small eyes were almost closed, and only the mouth hung open, drooling constantly.
‘Just looking at its appearance, it seems like it couldn’t even move.’
But he must never be fooled.
“Who are youuuu…”
Belphegor spoke sluggishly.
While yawning.
“Bothersoooome…”
It raised its short arm and rubbed its eyes.
“Why did you cooome…”
“…”
“Why… did you cooome… huuuuuu…”
When there was no answer, Belphegor’s brow furrowed slightly.
“Why… don’t you… answerrr…”
“…”
When Kim Jun didn’t answer until the end, Belphegor’s face began to slowly contort.
The loose and lazy expression gradually turned vicious.
“Who are youuuu…”
“Bothersoooome…”
“Asking twice is bothersoooome…”
“Who are youuuu…”
At that moment.
Crack-!
“!”
Kim Jun’s eyes flashed.
Belphegor had disappeared.
The massive torso contracted.
The swollen belly instantly deflated, the sagging flesh transformed into solid muscle, and the short, thin limbs stretched out long and sturdy.
No, it would be better to say it evaporated.
At a speed that Kim Jun momentarily lost sight of, faster than light, faster than sound, moving like teleportation, it was suddenly standing right next to Kim Jun.
A tall figure.
A lean but sturdy body.
“Who are you, I asked?”
The voice had also changed.
The sluggish, drooling voice disappeared, and a cold, sharp voice pierced Kim Jun’s ears.
A voice as sharp as a blade and as cold as ice.
With just those words, the surrounding air seemed to freeze.
And what Kim Jun saw below his line of sight was.
Shing-
A dagger.
From when and where it was drawn, a small, sharp dagger was aimed precisely at Kim Jun’s neck.
The cold blade was lightly touching his skin, and it seemed his throat would be cut with just a little more force.
‘As expected.’
Kim Jun raised the corner of his mouth.
It was like this before regression too.
A guy who pretended to be slow and lazy, then instantly transformed and displayed tremendous speed.
Unbecoming of a demon of sloth.
No.
‘Perhaps this is the most fitting for a demon of sloth.’
Kim Jun thought.
Belphegor is a guy who is diligent in order to enjoy sloth.
Handle work quickly, kill enemies quickly, so he can rest quickly.
Swiftness for the sake of sloth.
Diligence for the sake of laziness.
That was Belphegor’s essence.
“Hooh?”
But Kim Jun wasn’t just standing still either.
No, he had already moved.
「Dragon Eater」.
Kim Jun’s greatsword was also aimed at Belphegor’s neck.
Perfect timing.
Perfect prediction.
“…”
“…”
Their gazes met.
A dagger at Kim Jun’s neck.
A greatsword at Belphegor’s neck.
A situation where both would die regardless of who moved first.
“Hah!”
Belphegor’s eyes widened.
completely opened.
The lazy, languid look in his eyes disappeared, revealing sharp and piercing eyes.
“Hey, what’s your name?”
*
After his regression, Kim Jun rarely felt a sense of improvement.
His growth rate was far faster than before his regression.
Previously, he had gone through fierce battles and narrowly escaped death several times, but this time he was conquering everything as easy as eating cold porridge.
It was overwhelming.
Everything was.
Even so, there were occasionally people who made Kim Jun feel excitement, and one of them was Valderion, Kim Jun’s swordsmanship teacher.
Only when sparring with him did Kim Jun feel tense, focused, and had to keep all his nerves on edge.
And now.
Kim Jun was feeling it again.
That emotion.
*
Clang-!
Belphegor’s dagger flew in like lightning.
“Ugh!”
Kim Jun blocked it with his sword.
Screech-!
Sparks flew.
“Who are you. I’m asking.”
A question mixed with bewilderment and curiosity.
‘This is.’
Kim Jun’s heart began beating even faster.
‘Fast.’
Speed.
Insanely fast speed.
This speed was, how should he put it.
‘It’s on par with Su-in.’
Kim Jun thought.
Han Su-in.
Her speed was among the best in the Tower, no, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say she was the fastest among humanity.
It was true before his regression, it was the same now, and in other words, it also meant that Han Su-in had already grown this much.
And it also meant that Belphegor was as fast as Han Su-in.
“What’s your name. Your name.”
Belphegor’s dagger swept by threateningly.
It narrowly missed Kim Jun’s nose bridge, leaving a thin wound.
Drip-
A trickle of blood flowed down.
One move.
Two moves.
Three moves.
Threatening assassination techniques kept coming.
Attacks coming from invisible places, at unpredictable angles, striking in an instant.
‘I can’t let my guard down.’
Kim Jun gritted his teeth.
‘If I lose focus even a little bit.’
“Who are you. Who are you. Who are you. Who are you. Who are you. Who are you.”
────!
“Gasp!”
Kim Jun’s eyes widened.
Thud-!
Something pierced his abdomen.
A cold sensation.
And hot pain.
“Urgh…!”
Belphegor’s dagger had penetrated Kim Jun’s side.
It wasn’t deep, but it was a sufficiently threatening attack.
“Damn it… who the hell are you!!!”
Belphegor shouted.
An irritated voice.
And he charged again.
‘Focus.’
Kim Jun took a deep breath.
‘His feet.’
He had to focus on the feet.
The basics of martial arts.
The foundation of swordsmanship.
All preliminary movements start from the feet.
Before the hands move, before the sword is swung, the feet must move first.
No matter how fast the attack, no matter how unpredictable the angle, if you can read the movement of the feet, you can predict the next move.
‘Valderion said so.’
Kim Jun recalled the memory.
“Don’t look at the sword. Don’t look at the hands. Look at the feet. All power starts from below, is transmitted through the feet, passes through the body and goes to the sword. If you read the feet, you can read everything.”
That teaching.
Kim Jun’s gaze turned to Belphegor’s feet.
Rapidly moving feet.
At first he could only see afterimages, but as he concentrated, he began to see them little by little.
‘I can see it.’
Whether the weight was on the left foot or the right foot.
Clang-!
Kim Jun’s sword deflected the dagger.
Not dodging, but precisely parrying to change its trajectory.
“Hah.”
Kim Jun smiled slightly.
Actually, Kim Jun had many other abilities.
He could push 「Berserk」 further, burn everything with 「Infernal Dragon Breath」 leaving no place for the guy to stand, or blow this entire place away in one shot with 「Ragnar Explosion」.
But he didn’t do that now.
On purpose.
“Hey, what’s your name. What’s your name? What’s your naaaame?!!”
There was also a reason for not answering.
“Hey, can’t you hear me? Are you deaf?”
“Yeah. I can’t hear you.”
“Ah, I see.”
“…”
“…?”
“…”
“…Do you want to die?”
An excellent opponent with such speed, revealing genuine killing intent and attacking with full power—there would never be another like this.
He planned to provoke it as much as possible to draw out its maximum speed.
“Fine. I’ll do as you wish.”
And thankfully.
“Don’t even think about leaving here alive.”
Belphegor responded accordingly.
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