The Returned Hunter Has Awakened to a Hidden Class - Chapter 84

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Chapter 84

Sanctuary of the Abyss (2)

“I’m telling you I’ll become your strength.”

“You expect me to believe that?”

“What if you don’t?”

“….”

 He had a point.

 There was no other option but to believe him.

 Just moments ago, that overwhelming presence alone had nearly brought him to his knees, so if they actually fought…

‘Could I last even a minute?’

 Although this was the 30th Floor of Hell, not the 100th Floor where Lucifer was ‘imprisoned,’ so he couldn’t exert his full power.

 Even so, Lucifer was the king of Hell.

 No, the emperor.

 Even among the Seven Deadly Sins, he couldn’t be grouped with the others.

 He was on a completely different level from the likes of Belphegor.

 Even using just 10% of his power, the current Kim Jun wouldn’t be able to handle it.

‘How did I beat him before.’

 The time he killed Lucifer was after completing the conquest up to the 99th Floor of the surface.

 He had achieved all the hidden quests on every floor, filled all his foundations, and was armed with the strongest equipment and skills.

 That’s how prepared he was when he went down.

 The 100th Floor.

 The deepest part of Hell.

 Lucifer was waiting.

 The battle began.

 Blood splattered.

 Kim Jun’s arm was torn, his leg was broken, and his ribs were crushed.

 Every time Lucifer’s sword grazed past, flesh was cut, and every time magic exploded, bones shook.

 30 minutes.

 1 hour.

 2 hours.

 An endless bloody battle continued.

 Swords and magic ran wild, screams and roars echoed, and blood soaked the floor.

 In Kim Jun’s judgment, Lucifer dwelling on the 100th Floor of the Tower was the most powerful being just below the boss of the 100th Floor.

 He eventually won, but barely.

 His entire body was battered, he had exhausted all his recovery potions, and he had gone to the threshold of death and back.

 Such a being.

“You’ll give me power?”

 Kim Jun muttered.

 He couldn’t understand it.

‘Before the regression.’

 Kim Jun thought.

 Lucifer had tried to kill Kim Jun.

 He had been hostile from their first meeting, there was no conversation, only battle.

 As soon as Kim Jun arrived on the 100th Floor, Lucifer drew his sword, attacked without question, and tried to kill him.

 That was Lucifer before the regression.

 Cold, merciless, seeing humans as nothing but insects.

 But now it was different.

 There was no hostility.

 Rather, he seemed favorable.

 He was looking at Kim Jun with eyes full of interest.

‘What exactly has changed?’

 Kim Jun compared before the regression to now.

 Before the regression, when he came to the 30th Floor, he didn’t know Lucifer’s identity.

 He just thought it was a strange resting place, rested and left, and only learned the truth on the 100th Floor.

 But now he knew.

 He had already recognized Lucifer’s identity on the 30th Floor.

‘Could that be the difference?’

 No.

 That alone couldn’t explain it.

 Just recognizing his identity wouldn’t change hostility to favor.

‘Then what?’

 Growth speed?

 Hidden Class?

 Unique skills and items?

‘No.’

 Kim Jun shook his head.

 A being like Lucifer wouldn’t be interested in such things.

 Would a being who had lived for thousands of years, the king of Hell, care about one human’s growth speed?

 It didn’t make sense.

‘There must be another reason.’

 Something more fundamental.

 Something Kim Jun didn’t know, or something even Kim Jun hadn’t realized.

“I came here to kill your companion, you know?”

“Then kill him.”

 Lucifer answered calmly.

 Without even moving.

 As if such insects didn’t concern him at all, as if wondering what that had to do with him.

“Asmodeus made a contract with me, Belphegor became my summon. And now it’s Beelzebub’s turn.”

“Do as you please.”

“….”

 This was bewildering.

 Deeply bewildering.

 Did demons originally have no sense of kinship among their own kind?

“I can hear the sound of your brain working from here. Hahahaha!”

“….”

 Lucifer laughed as if enjoying himself.

 Come to think of it.

‘I’m sure he said something about being qualified.’

 Then the reason Lucifer was different before the regression and now.

 It might be related to something he hadn’t obtained before the regression.

“Earlier, you called me one who is qualified, right?”

“I did.”

“What exactly is this qualification?”

 Achieving a Hidden Class before going to the upper floors?

 No. Although it was late, even before the regression it was after he had obtained the Hidden Class ‘Dragon Slayer.’

 If there was a difference, it would be achieving the second awakening called ‘Dragon Blood Diablo.’

‘But this probably isn’t it.’

 First or second awakening.

 It probably wouldn’t be that important.

“You possess the aura of rebellion.”

“Rebellion?”

“Yes. Rebellion.”

 That rebellion? 

 Rebelling against the nation… like pro-Japanese collaborators or something like that?

 …That obviously can’t be it.

“Why do you say I have such an aura? This is the first I’m hearing of it.”

“You possess a power that goes against the natural order, a reverse scale power.” 

 Lucifer’s voice lowered.

“Ah, to be precise, the possibility exists.”

“So. What exactly is that supposed to mean?”

 Kim Jun said irritably.

 This is exactly how high-ranking beings always are.

 Like ancient Greek priestesses delivering oracles, speaking vaguely.

 The kind of words that don’t give you the right answer even when you interpret them.

 When Kim Jun’s expression turned menacing from frustration, Lucifer smiled and spoke up.

“You have been chosen by ▲▲. Isn’t that right?”

“…!”

 Kim Jun’s eyes widened.

 Those words he still couldn’t hear, the very words he was frantically conquering floors to be able to read, had flowed out again.

“▲▲’s power is the only power that can shatter the highest being.”

“The only one?”

“Yes. The ‘only’ power.”

 Lucifer’s expression became quite serious. 

“The reason you know my identity is probably due to only one case.”

“…”

“If that’s the case, then you’ve already been chosen by ▲▲.”

“…?”

 Already been chosen? 

 The one case Lucifer was referring to was definitely regression. 

 Someone of Lucifer’s caliber would have already grasped everything Kim Jun possessed – his traits, skills, stats, and all.

 The fact that Kim Jun knew Lucifer’s identity, which he could never know at his current level, could only be explained by that.

 But he said he’d already been chosen. 

 What could that mean?

‘Does this mean regression is ▲▲’s choice?’

 Kim Jun organized his thoughts.

 Was there a connection between regression and ▲▲?

 Or was regression itself ▲▲’s power?

‘But.’

 It wasn’t certain.

 Lucifer’s words were still vague, and there wasn’t enough information for Kim Jun to understand.

“You have already received blessings beyond your station.”

 Lucifer said with a raised corner of his mouth. 

“Otherwise, there’s no way you could have reached this place so soon.”

“So.”

 Enough small talk. 

 Now for the main point.

“So what do you gain from this?”

“Hahaha! What an impatient human you are.”

 Lucifer laughed as if he found the suspicious Kim Jun cute.

 But Kim Jun was serious.

 When all was said and done, no being ever helped without purpose.

 Especially if a being that could be called god-level helped without any reason, such kindness should be rejected.

“What do I gain, and what do you gain?”

“I intend to become a player. Abandoning my position.”

“What?”

 Kim Jun’s eyes widened.

 Player. 

 That referred to the Hunters who entered the Tower, or more precisely, beings who conquered the Tower. 

 One who climbs the massive mountain that is the Tower.

 That is a player. 

 Though bound to one floor of the Tower, Lucifer’s existence was on a different level.

 Just revealing his true form made it difficult for Kim Jun to endure.

 Worthy enough to be called god-level.

 Yet such a being would become a mere player?

“I will become a player and climb the Tower. And I will reclaim my stolen position.”

“Stolen?”

“■■ is also one who possesses the aura of rebellion like you. The difference, if I had to say, is that he had it from the beginning.”

 His head was spinning.

“■■’s title is the 1st Usurper.”

“Usurper?”

“Yes. Usurper. And he’s the one residing on the 100th Floor.”

“…!”

 ■■. Or ■■■. 

 Kim Jun first heard this term on the 18th Floor, in Dark Soul’s Area. 

 Pasia, Presendia, Putra. 

 After conquering the Flowing Time Tower and eliminating the countless ‘invaders’ that interfered.

 [Swamplands – Sanctuary of Rest]

 From the mouth of Pasia, who was curled up in a corner of the sanctuary.

“Huuuuk… ■■■ took… my sisters…”

 So that meant.

 The being from the 100th Floor had taken Presendia and Putra. 

‘The bastard living on the 100th Floor personally came all the way down here?’

 For what reason? 

“You’ll find out in time anyway. No need to get a headache about it now. Don’t you think?”

 Lucifer said leisurely.

“…How do you plan to become a player?”

 Kim Jun asked.

“That’s a simple matter for someone like me. I’m just waiting for the right time.”

“So. You’re saying you’ll conquer the 100th Floor?”

“Correct!”

 Lucifer snapped his fingers.

 Was this a good thing? 

 Or a bad thing?

 Kim Jun couldn’t tell. 

 Too much information had come in at once.

 So he couldn’t make a proper judgment.

“So what benefit do you get from this?”

“What else. Reclaiming my stolen power.”

 Kim Jun frowned.

 Right. 

 Lucifer is one who was in the highest place, then fell to the lowest. 

 But would such a being regaining their original power truly be helpful to humanity?

“I know exactly what you’re thinking. But there’s nothing to worry about.”

“On what grounds?”

“You’ve probably noticed by now, but the floors of this Tower are pieced together from different worlds. When the Tower ends, I too will return to my world. Ah, of course, along with my power.”

 Would it really turn out that way? 

 Would things flow so smoothly? 

 Kim Jun felt uneasy. 

“Ah, and what you get is simple. I’ll enhance your dark attribute power. And one skill too. If you want, I’ll make a contract with you. So you can use my power. How about it?”

 Lucifer seemed to already know that Kim Jun had 「Deus Ex Machina」, readily offering to make that contract.

 Certainly, if things went as described, it would be good conditions…

 But an uncomfortable feeling wouldn’t go away. 

 To summarize. 

 The Usurper of the 100th Floor, the being called ‘Almighty’. 

 The power to defeat that being is only possible with ▲▲’s power.

 That power lies dormant within Kim Jun.

 No, he has the potential to awaken that power.

 Therefore, to kill that bastard on the 100th Floor and regain his own power.

“It means raising you. Correct!”

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