The Returned Hunter Has Awakened to a Hidden Class - Chapter 81
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Chapter 81
Sloth (4)
When he first set foot on the 25th Floor.
This place was quiet.
It was filled with darkness, only Belphegor’s Palace stood alone, and the air was heavy and silent.
It seemed as if the world had stopped, as if time wasn’t flowing, as if everything was asleep.
An empty space.
A desolate space.
A space befitting the Lord of Sloth, doing nothing, having nothing.
But now it was different.
The palace had collapsed.
Pillars were broken, walls had fallen, the ceiling had caved in, and the once magnificent structure left only ruins.
And that place was.
Grrrrrrrr-!!
Kraaaaaaak-!!
Filled with demons.
Thousands of demons covered the ground.
Large and small, winged, horned, tentacled, demons of all shapes were packed without gaps.
And more demons continued to pour out through the Gate of Hell.
Six thousand six hundred sixty-six.
The number of legions under Belphegor’s command.
All of it filled this place, the 25th Floor.
The sky was dyed red.
The aura emitted by the demons dyed the sky, hellfire burned the clouds, and blood-red light enveloped everything.
The ground was not visible.
The demons’ bodies covered the ground, feet trampled the earth, and countless beings stood packed without gaps.
The air was filled with roars.
Grrrrrr-
Kraaaak!
Kieeeek!
Thousands of voices overlapped to create one massive resonance.
The initial quietness was nowhere to be found.
Instead there was chaos.
There was madness.
There was Hell.
‘This is.’
Kim Jun thought.
A thrill ran through him.
Along his spine, along his arms, the thrill spread throughout his entire body.
It wasn’t fear.
It wasn’t terror either.
‘Magnificent.’
That’s right.
It was magnificence.
This sight, this number, this overwhelming presence made Kim Jun’s heart race.
He even felt it was beautiful.
It was truly a spectacle.
The sight of thousands of demons gathered under one will.
The sight of Hell’s legions assembled in one place was more intense than any work of art.
Therefore Kim Jun.
Grin-
Showed a smile.
No, he couldn’t help but do so.
Wasn’t it beautiful.
Even by rough calculation, it was ten million.
Ten million.
That magnificent number.
Like waves, like a tsunami.
Thudthudthudthudthud-!
From below, from above.
Thudthudthudthudthudthudthudthud-!!
Coming to kill him.
Showing enormous killing intent.
“Haha, hahaha…”
It was certainly unexpected.
He had only experienced such numbers after the 80th Floor before his regression.
Just the 25th Floor underground.
In such a place.
Over ten million demons.
“Hahaha!”
Therefore Kim Jun.
Flutter-
Decided to give it his all.
The maximum that Kim Jun could currently show.
Surge-!
[「Berserk B」 activated.]
[Current rage level: 10/20 stages.]
[Current effect: Attack power +100%/Agility +100%]
[Warning: Loss of self is possible when rage reaches critical point.]
He activated Berserk.
Wooooong-!
Dark red energy burst from his body.
And.
‘Shall I try it once.’
Kim Jun thought.
Something he had never used even once.
No, to be precise, a title.
[Title equipped: Ruler of Perfect Squares]
[Grade: ??]
[Effect: When title is activated, mana consumption increases by squares, but all damage also increases by squares.]
And.
“First Seal.”
「Flame Emperor」.
The first skill among Kaiser’s Legacy, obtained from the Chamber of Relic Creation.
In an instant.
Kwaaaaaaang-!
Flames exploded from Kim Jun’s body.
They weren’t red flames.
Golden flames, flames that shone brilliantly like the sun, enveloped Kim Jun’s entire body.
His whole body was covered in fire.
His arms, legs, torso, even his head.
Everything blazed as if made of flames.
Wooooooong-!
The air rippled.
No, it burned.
Everything within 10 meters of Kim Jun melted in the scorching heat.
The ground melted, the air boiled, and nearby demons turned to ash and disappeared.
For some reason, the “Dragon Eater” that had been in Kim Jun’s hand was nowhere to be seen.
As if his hand itself was the weapon.
“So you were hiding such power… human!”
Belphegor shouted.
His voice mixed with surprise and fear.
“I want to repay you for giving it your all.”
Kim Jun replied.
Wrapped in golden flames.
And slowly.
He raised his hand.
His right hand.
Just his index finger.
With that finger, he drew a line in the air.
Swoosh-
Very slowly.
Very smoothly.
Like painting with a brush.
A straight line.
Following the trajectory of Kim Jun’s index finger, a golden line was drawn in the air.
Like a thread of fire, a thin and clear line remained in the void.
And that line.
Papapat-!
Exploded.
No, even the word explosion was insufficient.
Kwaaaaaaaang-!
A massive pillar of fire erupted along the line.
A golden pillar of fire hundreds of meters high and dozens of meters wide shot toward the sky, and all demons in its straight path instantly vaporized.
Not even ash remained.
They simply vanished.
Thousands of demons were annihilated with a single gesture.
“…!”
Belphegor’s face turned pale.
But Kim Jun didn’t stop.
He moved his hand again.
This time his left hand.
Swoosh-
He drew a horizontal line.
A golden line was drawn in the void.
Kwaaaaang-!
Another explosion.
A horizontally drawn pillar of fire swept away the demons.
A wall of fire spread horizontally, burning everything.
Thousands more.
Gone again.
Kim Jun’s hand continued to move.
His right hand.
Swoosh-
Diagonally.
Kwaaaang-!
His left hand.
Swoosh-
In the opposite direction.
Kwaaaaang-!
With each line drawn from Kim Jun’s fingertips, pillars of fire erupted.
Golden lines drawn in straight lines, curves, diagonals, in all directions exploded and devoured the demons.
Like painting with a brush.
Kim Jun moved his hands slowly and gracefully.
And wherever his fingertips passed.
─────!
Death took its place.
The overwhelming firepower of the “Flame Emperor,” the doubled attack power of “Berserker,” and the squared damage from the title ‘Ruler of Perfect Squares.’
When these three overlapped, the power transcended imagination.
And before long.
“…”
Kim Jun stopped his hands.
He exhaled.
And looked around the battlefield.
Silence.
Perfect silence flowed.
This place where thousands of roars had echoed just moments before.
Now there wasn’t a single sound.
The demons had vanished.
That tremendous number approaching ten million.
All of them.
Gone in an instant.
The ground was visible.
Blackened earth, melted earth, earth full of cracks was revealed.
The sky was visible.
The sky that had been dyed red was slowly returning to its original color.
And ash.
Only ash remained.
When the wind blew, the ash scattered.
Gray ash, black ash, remnants of what had once been demons scattered in the air and disappeared.
Wherever he looked.
Looking in all directions.
There were no demons.
The Legion of 6,666.
Numbers exceeding ten million.
That overwhelming quantity that had covered the entire 25th Floor.
With just a few lines drawn from Kim Jun’s fingertips.
All annihilated.
“Heh, heheh, heheh…”
Belphegor muttered.
With an expression of disbelief.
His legion.
The legion he had commanded for thousands of years.
Had been completely annihilated in just a few minutes.
The Gate of Hell was still open, but nothing more came out.
There was nothing left to come out.
Everything had been summoned, and everything had died.
On the ground were traces that had melted like lava.
Wherever the demons had stood, the earth had melted.
Wherever the pillars of fire had passed, deep pits had been carved.
Every place the golden flames had touched was hardened smooth like glass.
It was a spectacle.
No, it was a disaster.
A disaster created by a single person.
“Monster…”
Belphegor said in a trembling voice.
“You’re a monster…”
Kim Jun didn’t answer.
He simply caught his breath while looking at the battlefield.
The empty battlefield.
The battlefield where nothing remained.
The landscape of death he had created.
However.
‘The consumption is severe.’
With each movement of his hand, each line he drew, mana poured out like a waterfall.
No, even the expression “poured out” was insufficient—it hit rock bottom in an instant.
Fortunately.
The “Infinite Mana” effect attached to the “Talisman of the Blue Abyss” and “Berserker” was activated.
These continuously refilled Kim Jun’s mana as it emptied.
Endlessly, without rest, like pouring water into an empty bucket.
But even so.
‘There’s still a problem.’
Kim Jun checked his status window.
—-
Health: 2,500 / 330,400
Mana: 10 / 50,150
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“Lion’s Talisman”.
An item that allowed him to convert insufficient mana from health.
Simple movements could be covered by mana.
But attacks that severed space itself consumed health at an unbearable rate.
‘When I return, I’ll need to ask Adelaine for potions first.’
She would be able to make potions suitable for Kim Jun.
Thud-
Kim Jun stood before Belphegor.
Belphegor was staring blankly at the battlefield.
The scene of his legion’s annihilation, the land where nothing remained, just staring blankly.
“How about it. Will you become my summon now?”
He was sincere.
He had no particular intention of treating him as a subordinate like Andras.
More like a colleague, a companion, that sort of feeling.
With Belphegor’s power, he would surely become tremendous military strength.
“…”
Belphegor looked at Kim Jun.
With an extremely dumbfounded expression.
And.
“I refuse.”
He rejected it outright.
“Tsk.”
Kim Jun clicked his tongue.
He knew he would refuse, but to reject it so decisively.
Well, it was understandable.
He was one who occupied one of Hell’s seven great thrones, a being who had reigned for thousands of years, so ordinary requests wouldn’t work.
‘In that case.’
Kim Jun thought.
A very polite request would be necessary.
“Then let’s fight a little.”
“What, what?”
Belphegor’s eyes widened.
Unfortunately, there was a condition to contract demons with “Diablo”.
The target’s health had to be reduced to 10% or below.
Of course, it was also possible through voluntary will, but.
‘He’ll probably maintain his pride.’
Belphegor had already exhausted all his power.
After summoning his legion, using all sorts of debuffs, and pushing his speed beyond limits, his body was torn.
So by calculation…
“I think you’ll just need to take exactly twenty hits from now.”
Kim Jun clenched his fist.
“Wh-what?”
Belphegor tried to raise his hands to block, but.
Thwack-!
“You, you bastard!!”
Thwack-!
“I am…”
Thwack-!
“I-I’m a great demon! How dare you treat a great demon…”
Thwack-!
“Even demons have dignity!!”
Thwack-!
“Please…!”
Thwack-!
“…Fine! I got it!”
“Hm?”
Kim Jun stopped his fist.
“I’ll be your summon! I’ll do it!!”
Belphegor shouted with an aggrieved expression.
“So stop hitting me!!”
“I thought you’d do that eventually.”
Kim Jun nodded with satisfaction.
“As expected, when I ask politely, you listen.”
“Where was that polite!!”
Belphegor screamed.
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