The Returned Hunter Has Awakened to a Hidden Class - Chapter 88
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Chapter 88
Gluttony (2)
This battle was important to Kim Jun in many ways.
“Kraaaah!”
Belphegor’s scream echoed through the air.
Belphegor thrown into the midst of the swarm of flies. His massive body was instantly covered in black.
Buzz-buzz-buzz-buzz-!
Countless flies clung to Belphegor.
On his arms, legs, stomach, face. His entire body covered in flies.
Rat-tat-tat-tat-!
“It hurts! It hurts!”
Belphegor screamed.
Kim Jun watched the scene.
Arms crossed, quietly, coldly.
‘I need to confirm.’
Whether Belphegor is truly a useful summon.
On the 25th Floor, he endured until near death before moving explosively at the end.
But whether that was only against Kim Jun, or if he’d do the same against other enemies, was still unknown.
Of course, he did move on the 26th Floor too…
But it wasn’t the picture Kim Jun wanted.
Like when he faced himself.
That appearance overflowing with competitive spirit.
‘If.’
Kim Jun thought coldly.
‘He can’t perform properly here either.’
I’ll abandon him.
There’s no need to keep a summon that uselessly takes up a slot.
Diablo’s summon slots are limited.
Right now there are only Andras and Belphegor, but he’ll encounter more powerful demons in the future.
If Belphegor proves useless then, he must be boldly cut away.
“Kekeke! Delicious! Delicious! Mmm~ pig!”
Beelzebub’s voice echoed from all directions.
Tens of thousands of flies laughed simultaneously.
“Demon of Sloth! One of the Seven Deadly Sins? Kekeke!”
“To become a mere human’s summon!”
“You’re a disgrace to demons!”
“I never liked you from the old days! How dare you support Lucifer! With me around!!”
Mocking voices came from all directions.
The flies completely covered Belphegor’s body.
Rat-tat-tat-tat-!
The flies continued biting and tearing.
Kim Jun checked the status window.
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[Contract Demon: Belphegor]
-Health: 320,000 / 600,000
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His health kept decreasing.
In less than a minute, 280,000 had already been shaved off.
‘Fast.’
Each individual fly was weak, but when tens of thousands attacked simultaneously, this was the result.
And.
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[Beelzebub]
– Health: 100% (Maximum)
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Beelzebub’s health had already recovered to 100%.
The 25% Kim Jun had shaved off was completely absorbed.
‘This isn’t the only troublesome thing about Beelzebub.’
Kim Jun recalled his memories.
It was the same before his regression.
Beelzebub had low health instead, but recovered health faster than any other monster.
Life drain.
The ability to recover his own health the more damage he dealt.
Similar to a vampire but more powerful.
Even without directly sucking blood, Beelzebub’s split flies sucked blood and transmitted it to the main body.
And what was even more vicious.
‘He stores over 100% too.’
Beelzebub continued sucking blood even after his health reached maximum.
And he stored that excess health as a shield.
In other words, to kill Beelzebub, one had to shave off not only the main body’s 100% health, but also all the accumulated shields.
‘Before my regression.’
It took over three days just to clear that fly bastard.
Beelzebub kept recovering by sucking blood, shields kept stacking, and there was no end in sight.
He won eventually, but was exhausted beyond measure.
‘But this time.’
Kim Jun looked at Belphegor.
‘You have to do it.’
Belphegor. Sloth among the Seven Deadly Sins. A demon with Tower-level maximum speed.
If he moved properly.
“Kekeke! Die! Die!”
Beelzebub’s voice continued.
“Lazy bastard! Useless bastard!”
“Bastard who became a human’s dog!”
“Pay the price for daring to oppose me right here!!”
The mockery continued.
Belphegor didn’t react.
Still covered by the swarm of flies, he continued being bitten and torn.
—-
[Contract Demon: Belphegor]
– Health: 219,000 / 600,000
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His health kept decreasing.
‘As expected, it won’t work.’
Kim Jun thought.
Mere mockery wouldn’t make him move. It was the same on the 26th Floor. He didn’t move until near death.
‘Then.’
Kim Jun opened his mouth.
“Belphegor.”
“…Mmph.”
A languid voice came from within the swarm of flies.
“Kill that damn fly and I won’t summon you for a week.”
“…!”
In an instant, the atmosphere changed.
The swarm of flies trembled.
“Really?”
Belphegor’s voice became clear.
The languidness disappeared.
“Really.”
Kim Jun confirmed.
“I won’t summon you for a week. Rest to your heart’s content.”
“…Heh.”
Belphegor laughed.
A low, short laugh.
“Good.”
And then.
SHRIIIIIEK-!
A thunderous roar erupted.
The swarm of flies scattered in all directions like an explosion. Wind exploded. Shockwaves spread.
Belphegor appeared.
No, the transformed Belphegor.
The massive belly was gone. Instead, a lean and sturdy body. That combat form Kim Jun had seen on the 25th Floor.
And his eyes were different.
The sloth had vanished.
They were filled with sharpness.
“One week.”
Belphegor muttered.
“To rest for one week.”
His voice turned cold.
“I’d better finish this quickly.”
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Belphegor moved.
No, even saying he moved was insufficient.
One moment he was there, the next moment he was already somewhere else, and the process in between couldn’t be captured by the eye.
CRACK-!
Something appeared in Belphegor’s hand.
It was a black scythe.
A curved blade attached to the end of a long handle, purple energy flickering above the blade, unknown characters carved into the handle, and an aura of sloth and silence emanating from the entire scythe.
「Scythe of Sloth – Rest」.
It was Belphegor’s symbol and a weapon imbued with his authority as one of the Seven Deadly Sins.
SWOOOOSH-!
Belphegor swung the scythe.
A single trajectory cut across space, and along that trajectory hundreds of flies were instantly cut in half, black blood pouring down like rain.
“Hehehe! You’re fast, but!”
Beelzebub’s voice rang out.
The dead flies clumped together again.
The severed bodies regenerated, torn wings reattached, and burst compound eyes floated up again.
Regeneration.
No, it wasn’t regeneration.
The flies weren’t individuals but a collective, and when one died, another filled its place, endlessly dividing and regenerating.
“No matter how fast you are, there’s no end! Hehehehe!”
Beelzebub laughed as he counterattacked.
Tens of thousands of flies swarmed toward Belphegor all at once, black tentacles extended between the flies, and sharp thorns sprouted from the ends of the tentacles trying to tear Belphegor’s flesh.
But Belphegor was faster.
SWISH SWISH SWISH-!
The scythe drew consecutive trajectories.
Horizontal, vertical, diagonal, circular, spiral.
Complex trajectories were carved into space, flies were split along each trajectory, and tentacles were severed.
「Chain Slash」.
One of Belphegor’s skills.
A technique where the next attack begins before the previous one ends, and another attack starts before that one finishes, with speed continuously increasing as long as the chain remains unbroken.
The fifth slash.
The tenth slash.
The twentieth slash.
The speed increased exponentially.
Now even the scythe’s afterimage couldn’t be seen, Belphegor’s form couldn’t be tracked, and only the fact that flies continued to be split was visible.
“Grgh!”
Beelzebub groaned.
The flies were decreasing.
Belphegor’s attack speed began to exceed the regeneration speed, the tens of thousands of flies reduced to thousands, and they were decreasing at an accelerating rate.
‘At this rate!’
Beelzebub judged.
Dangerous.
“「Domain of Decay」!”
Beelzebub shouted.
Instantly, the entire Staircase changed.
The air began to rot, toxic fumes rose from the ground, and a domain where everything decayed and melted spread out.
Beelzebub’s unique skill.
Within this domain, all living beings slowly decayed, health continuously decreased, and movement became sluggish—a cursed space.
SIZZLE-!
Smoke rose from Belphegor’s body.
His skin began to turn black, muscles started to melt away, and bones began to show.
However.
“「Reversal」.”
Instantly, everything was flipped.
The decay curse on Belphegor reversed back on itself, instead explosive vitality surged from Belphegor’s body, and his speed increased even more.
「Reversal」.
Belphegor’s signature skill and authority as one of the Seven Deadly Sins.
The ability to convert all debuffs on himself into buffs and flip disadvantageous situations into advantageous ones.
Sloth into speed.
Weakness into strength.
Decay into life.
SWOOOOOOSH-!
Belphegor accelerated again.
This time he was even faster.
The 「Domain of Decay」 actually strengthened Belphegor, vitality overflowed, and the scythe’s trajectory began to tear space itself.
CRASH CRASH CRASH-!
The flies vanished in an instant.
From thousands to hundreds, from hundreds to dozens, from dozens to just a few.
“No! No!”
Beelzebub screamed.
He desperately tried to regenerate the flies, but couldn’t keep up with Belphegor’s speed.
And finally.
Slash-!
Belphegor’s scythe pierced through one fly precisely.
A fly slightly larger than the others, with slightly redder eyes—the real Beelzebub.
“Kraaaaaaah-!”
A scream erupted.
Rummmmmble-
He returned to his original form.
A demon in the shape of a giant fly.
A 5-meter body, black exoskeleton, six legs, four wings.
This was Beelzebub’s true form.
But it was already too late.
Belphegor’s scythe was aimed at Beelzebub’s neck.
“Wait! Wait!”
Beelzebub shouted.
But Belphegor didn’t stop.
Swoosh-!
The scythe came down.
Crack-!
Beelzebub’s neck was half severed.
Black blood poured out like a waterfall.
“Urgh…urgh…”
Beelzebub groaned and staggered backward.
Clutching his neck, trying to stop the bleeding, he cried out in anguish.
“This is impossible!”
Beelzebub’s voice trembled.
With rage, with humiliation, with disbelief.
“Before Lucifer came!”
Beelzebub roared.
“I was the emperor of this Hell!”
Past glory flashed through his mind.
Before Lucifer fell from heaven, when he ruled this Hell, when all demons knelt before him.
“I stood at the pinnacle of all demons!”
But then Lucifer came.
The fallen angel, who had been God’s most beautiful creation.
The one who fell due to pride came here, seized Hell with overwhelming power, and Beelzebub had no choice but to be pushed aside.
Once.
Twice.
Three times.
He kept being pushed back.
From first to second, from second to third, eventually all the way down to this miserable 33rd Floor.
“And now I!”
Beelzebub screamed.
“Am being pushed back by some mere Human’s summoned creature?!”
It was impossible.
It was an unacceptable humiliation.
“No way…no way…that doesn’t make sense,”
Black energy explosively erupted from Beelzebub’s body.
The wound on his neck began to regenerate, his wings spread wider, and his compound eyes glowed red.
“It’s not over…not yet…it’s not over yet…!”
Beelzebub roared.
His pride as one of the Seven Deadly Sins, the dignity of one who was once Hell’s emperor, lifted him up again.
He couldn’t end it like this.
He couldn’t kneel like this.
“Behold my authority!”
Phase 2.
Beelzebub’s second mechanic began as his health was reduced to half.
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