The Returned Hunter Has Awakened to a Hidden Class - Chapter 82
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Chapter 82
Sloth (5)
[Currently completed floors: 22nd Floor]
[Time remaining: 5 days 12 hours 30 minutes]
“At this pace…”
Kim Jun muttered.
‘Two days should be enough.’
It was exactly as Kim Jun had initially expected, and fortunately there weren’t any particularly difficult opponents or troublesome structures below either.
He just had to keep going down, continuously downward.
Since this was the 25th Floor and the total number of floors cleared was 22, calculating it out in the end.
“I need to reach the 53rd Floor.”
Kim Jun nodded.
He searched his memory.
From here to the 30th Floor there wasn’t anything particularly troublesome, and there was one unique place where he could rest in between.
‘Was it the [Sanctuary of the Abyss]?’
That place was probably the 30th Floor.
And on the 33rd Floor, a fairly formidable boss would appear.
The place where Beelzebub, the great demon of greed and gluttony, appeared.
‘If Beelzebub and Belphegor fought, who would win?’
An extremely curious yet childish question came to mind.
Kim Jun looked to the side.
“Hey.”
“Hiyuu…”
Belphegor yawned.
“Hey.”
“Answering is… bothersome…”
“…;;”
Kim Jun’s expression hardened.
For some reason, as soon as Belphegor became Kim Jun’s summon, he had returned to his original slothful appearance.
His lean and sturdy body was nowhere to be found, back to having a massive belly with short limbs.
“Can you even fight like this?”
To Kim Jun’s puzzled question.
“Fighting is also bothersome…”
As if completely oblivious to his feelings, Belphegor answered while closing his eyes.
“Sigh.”
Kim Jun let out a sigh.
It seemed like he had chosen the wrong summon.
「Diablo」 could contract a total of three demons.
Of course, if he enhanced the skill to obtain 「Gate of Hell」, the number of slots would surely increase…
“Even breathing is… bothersome…”
Belphegor yawned again.
Kim Jun looked at Belphegor and let out a deep sigh.
Whether the slots increased or not, he began to question if his choice was truly right.
‘I should probably test him out quickly.’
What if that bastard says fighting is too bothersome?
If I throw him into a life-or-death situation, he’ll do something.
With that thought.
[Quest Generated]
[Underground 26th Floor Strategy]
[Objective: Defeat the Guardian of the Corrupted Forest]
He entered the 26th Floor.
Squish-
As he stepped down, he felt a strange sensation.
Something soft, damp, and seemingly alive.
Kim Jun raised his head and looked around.
“It’s bizarre no matter how many times I see it.”
It was a forest.
No, something that had once been a forest.
Trees stood there, but they were no longer trees.
Blackened and corrupted trunks, twisted branches, and rotting leaves swayed ominously.
Like the Dark Stamps he had seen on the surface, corrupted and fallen life forms.
Each tree had a face.
No, something that looked like a face.
Eyes and mouths carved into the bark, expressions of agony, shapes that seemed to be screaming.
“Grrrrr…”
The trees groaned.
They were alive.
Alive while suffering.
Plants that constantly moved, coveting the living.
Roots writhed, branches stretched out like fingers, trying to devour everything alive.
Even the soil coveted the lives of the living.
With each step, he sank deeper and deeper, as if hands were grasping his ankles and pulling him down.
Even the air was filled with poison.
With each breath, his throat stung, his lungs felt like they were burning, and it was a place where staying too long would slowly kill you.
A deformed ecosystem created by nature mixing with hell.
Swoosh-
Then the ground moved.
Pop-!
A root burst forth.
A thick black root pierced through the ground and shot up, whipping through the air like a whip.
Thwack-!
Kim Jun dodged.
The root struck where Kim Jun had been standing.
The ground cracked and dirt flew.
Swish-
More roots emerged.
Ten, twenty, fifty.
Roots sprouted from all over the ground and flew toward Kim Jun.
“Tsk.”
Kim Jun started to draw his sword but stopped.
‘Should I test him with this?’
Kim Jun turned toward Belphegor.
“Hey.”
“Hiyuu…”
“Go over there.”
“That’s bothersome…”
“It’s an order.”
“That’s also bothersome…”
“…This bastard.”
Kim Jun, unable to watch any longer, picked up Belphegor.
“What, what are you doing…”
“Field test.”
Kim Jun smiled.
“No matter how lazy you are, you’ll move before you die.”
“Wait, that’s…”
Whoosh-!
Kim Jun threw Belphegor.
Belphegor’s massive body flew in an arc.
And landed exactly where the roots were most concentrated.
Thud-!
“Ow…”
Belphegor muttered.
And the surrounding roots all flew toward Belphegor at once.
Thwack thwack thwack thwack-!
“Getting hit is also bothersome…”
Belphegor just took the hits.
He didn’t even block.
He just took them.
Smack-!
A root struck Belphegor’s stomach hard.
“Ow…”
Blood splattered.
Thwack-!
He got hit again.
“Even pain is bothersome…”
More blood splattered.
Thwack thwack thwack-!
He kept getting hit.
“…”
Kim Jun’s eyes narrowed.
‘He’s really not moving.’
He thought Belphegor would move at least a little, but he truly didn’t budge an inch.
He just lay there and took the beating.
“Hey, there’s poison over there.”
Green liquid was dripping from the roots.
Hell’s deadly poison.
As it touched Belphegor’s skin, it began melting him with a sizzling sound.
“Melting is also bothersome…”
“…Is he really insane.”
Kim Jun pressed his forehead.
Time passed.
1 minute.
2 minutes.
5 minutes.
But nothing changed.
Belphegor just kept taking hits.
From roots, poison, and thorns shot by the trees.
Blood kept flowing.
Wounds multiplied.
His body began melting away.
‘This is.’
Kim Jun began to feel anxious.
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[Contract Demon : Belphegor]
– Grade : S
– Level : 60
– Attributes : Dark/Wind
– Traits : Debuff, Light Speed
– Unique Skills : 「Sloth」, 「Weakness」, 「Silence」, 「Gate of Hell」…
– Contract Effect : Cannot rebel against contractor, must absolutely obey commands…or not.
– Growth Potential : [Level Up Possible]
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– HP : 210/600,000
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‘Is he really going to die?’
His health was almost at rock bottom.
210 out of 600,000.
Should I step in?
Should I step in now?
He’s a summon I finally obtained.
And one of the Seven Deadly Sins at that.
Kim Jun’s hand moved toward his sword.
Just then.
Swoosh-
One tree moved.
The largest, most corrupted tree that appeared to be the 26th Floor’s boss.
It had a face.
Its mouth opened.
Creak-!
The massive mouth opened wider and wider.
Its jaw stretched as if it would tear, and black smoke and poison gas spewed from within.
And that mouth approached Belphegor.
It was trying to swallow him.
Whole.
If he doesn’t dodge that too.
He’ll die.
‘Move!’
Kim Jun shouted internally.
‘Please move!!’
The massive mouth descends.
Toward Belphegor.
Toward his heart.
At that moment.
“…Even dying is bothersome…”
Belphegor opened his mouth.
Whoosh-!
That massive body disappeared.
With that insane speed that had cornered Kim Jun for a moment.
───────!
A straight line.
A massive line was drawn.
Starting from where Belphegor had been standing, cutting across the entire 26th Floor, all the way to the Portal leading to the 27th Floor.
A perfect straight line.
And.
Rummmmmble-!
Everything split apart.
The trees.
The roots.
The ground.
The sky.
Everything split to both sides along the straight line and collapsed.
As if cut by a massive sword, cleanly and precisely.
Crash crash crash-!
Trees fell.
Dust rose.
Hell’s soil, contaminated grass, and fragments of corrupted trees shot up into the air, obscuring his vision.
“…!”
Kim Jun blocked the dust with his hand.
He couldn’t see ahead.
After some time passed and the dust settled.
Kim Jun opened his eyes.
“…Where did he go?”
Belphegor was nowhere to be seen.
He had disappeared.
Kim Jun turned his head.
In the distance.
He could see the Portal leading to the 27th Floor.
And in front of it.
“Too bothersome…”
Belphegor was lying down.
*
‘What am I supposed to do with this bastard.’
Kim Jun sighed.
The performance he showed on the 26th Floor was certainly impressive.
He cleared an entire floor in just 1 second and defeated a boss in one strike that even pre-regression Kim Jun took over a minute to handle.
‘I guess I did well bringing him along.’
That’s what he thought, but.
“Andrasss…”
Belphegor muttered.
“What!”
Andras approached with a loud voice.
“Carry me… walking is… bothersome…”
“Master! What should I do!”
Andras turned to look at Kim Jun.
An expression like he’d eaten shit.
And Kim Jun, looking at his two summons.
‘Fuck.’
That was the only word reflected in Kim Jun’s mind.
He thought if he left them alone, eventually only Andras and Kim Jun would go to the next floor, and then maybe Belphegor would follow out of anxiety from being left alone.
“Going is bothersome…”
But Belphegor wouldn’t budge at all.
“You carry me…”
“This damn…”
Andras grumbled as he approached Belphegor.
“Get up!”
Thud thud!
Andras kicked Belphegor with his foot.
“Bothersome…”
“Get up! You slug!”
“Andrasss… carry me…”
“Why should I!!”
“Bothersome…”
“Master! Do I really have to carry him! I can’t even fight because of this fatty!”
Andras turned to look at Kim Jun again.
A desperate expression.
“Sigh…”
Kim Jun shook his head.
‘This isn’t what I had in mind.’
The picture Kim Jun had drawn in his head was.
Not Andras struggling to fight while carrying that fat guy.
But Kim Jun just walking behind with his arms crossed.
While his two summons cleared all the floors on their own.
He had dreamed of true auto-hunting.
But reality was different.
“Master! This guy is too heavy for me to fight!”
Andras staggered and panted while carrying Belphegor on his back.
27th, 28th, 29th Floor.
Belphegor never stepped forward once.
Not even once.
“Bothersome…”
“You’re heavy! Really!”
“Still bothersome…”
Unable to watch anymore, Kim Jun raised his hand.
Poof-!
Belphegor turned into smoke and disappeared.
“See you laterrr…”
His lazy voice echoed until the very end.
“Phew…”
Kim Jun pressed his forehead.
‘How am I supposed to use that pig.’
His abilities were definitely solid.
His speed rivaled Han Su-in’s, his debuffs were varied, and in terms of combat power alone, he would surely provide as much value as Ryu Ji-a or Han Su-in.
But being that lazy.
‘I need to find a way.’
Kim Jun thought.
There must be a way.
Either to overcome that sloth, or to find a way to utilize even that sloth.
‘He definitely showed competitive spirit when fighting me.’
When confronting Kim Jun on the 25th Floor, Belphegor had certainly shown enthusiasm.
He had pride, he had the will to compete, and above all, he moved properly when facing a strong enemy.
Especially with Gate of Hell.
Hadn’t he shown his full potential, something that wasn’t visible before the regression?
Perhaps he only reacts to powerful enemies.
If that’s the case, wouldn’t it work to divide roles – having Andras handle the small fry and Belphegor handle boss-level enemies?
‘I’ll be meeting Beelzebub soon anyway.’
Kim Jun looked ahead.
The boss of the 33rd Floor, the great demon of greed and gluttony, Beelzebub.
When he meets him, one of the Seven Deadly Sins, he’ll be able to see how Belphegor reacts.
With that thought, Kim Jun began walking.
To the 30th Floor.
To the Sanctuary of the Abyss.
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