The Returned Hunter Has Awakened to a Hidden Class - Chapter 91
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Chapter 91
Basago Sealed Realm (1)
Shua-ak-!
Kim Jun’s sword flashed.
Dragon Eater cut through space, and flames blazed along its trajectory.
Kwa-aa-ang-!
The 38th floor boss’s head flew off.
It was a massive demon. A monster with three heads and a body easily 4 meters tall.
A boss that had taken him over an hour to fight alone before his regression.
But now.
Ku-gu-gung-
As one head disappeared, the entire body collapsed.
It lost balance, staggered, and fell straight to the ground.
Thud-!
The ground shook. Dust rose up.
[Underground 38th Floor cleared!]
A notification window appeared.
And then.
[Hidden condition achieved!]
[Boss defeated with a single attack!]
[You will receive a hidden reward!]
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.
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[Key to hidden dungeon ‘Basago Sealed Realm’ obtained!]
“Hm?”
Kim Jun blinked.
A hidden dungeon?
‘Was there something like this?’
It hadn’t existed before his regression. He had cleared the 38th floor but never received such a reward.
‘Defeated with a single attack.’
Kim Jun reflected on the condition.
Before his regression, he had attacked multiple times, seen multiple patterns, and eventually defeated it, but couldn’t finish it in one strike.
But now it was different.
Level 70. Overwhelming firepower. And the knowledge of a regressor who knew the boss’s exact weakness.
‘Things have definitely changed.’
It was true that the difficulty had sharply increased after the 33rd floor.
The monsters had become stronger, patterns more complex, and bosses more troublesome.
If he had only faced Andras, it would have been somewhat challenging.
‘Maybe three strikes?’
But as long as Kim Jun stepped forward himself, they were still easy prey for now.
He had memories from before his regression, knew their weaknesses, and above all, the current Kim Jun was much stronger than before his regression.
He could finish it in a single strike.
‘So that’s why the hidden reward appeared.’
Kim Jun nodded in understanding.
“Basago Sealed Realm?”
He felt curious about this new existence.
“Ah, that noisy old geezer.”
“You know him?”
“I do.”
Andras nodded.
His expression was unpleasant. As if recalling an unpleasant memory.
“Then could you continue with an explanation right away.”
It was a name he had never heard or seen before his regression.
From rough general knowledge, he knew it was a fairly high-ranking demon, but he had no precise information.
“He’s a demon.”
Andras answered briefly.
“I know that much, what kind of demon.”
“Hmm…”
Andras thought for a moment.
“He’s the same type as me.”
“What type are you.”
“72 Demons.”
“…What’s that.”
Kim Jun asked.
It was a term he was hearing for the first time.
“Does master know about Great Demons?”
Andras asked back.
“I do.”
Kim Jun nodded.
Belphegor, Beelzebub, Asmodeus. The beings called the Seven Deadly Sins. And even Lucifer.
“Those are the ones who occupy Hell’s seven great thrones.”
Andras’s voice became serious.
“Those who possess thrones. And those who don’t have thrones but possess power rivaling them. All of them combined are called Great Demons.”
“I understand.”
“Right below them are the 72 Demons.”
72 Demons.
Then that meant there were over 70 more demons of at least similar rank to Andras ahead.
However, Kim Jun before his regression had barely seen demons of such rank.
‘Are most of them hiding? Like Basago.’
Andras continued his explanation.
“They have no thrones. But they have their own names, rule their own domains, and possess their own authorities. Those are the 72 Demons.”
“You’re one of them too?”
“That’s right.”
Andras struck a strange pose and puffed out his chest.
“I, Andras, am the most powerful among the 72 Demons!”
“How strong is Basago?”
“Strong. Strong enough to maintain his own legion. Weaker than me, but still a strong bastard.”
Andras’s expression hardened.
“But more dangerous than that is his ability.”
“Ability?”
“Basago possesses knowledge of the past, present, and future.”
Andras sighed.
“He sees through time. Things that happened, things that are happening, things that will happen. He knows it all.”
“Is that possible?”
Kim Jun was surprised.
Seeing the future? That was almost cheat-level.
A demon who wasn’t even a Great Demon could know the future.
‘Wait. This is like…’
The 「Book of Knowledge Transfer」 he had obtained as a tower defense reward.
That skill that brought memories from his future self.
Being able to use it without any restrictions.
“It’s not perfect.”
Andras waved his hand.
“It’s fragmentary, incomplete, and sometimes wrong. But even so, it’s dangerous enough.”
“And?”
“He’s a master treasure hunter.”
“Treasure hunting?”
“Hidden things, forgotten things, lost things. Vasago finds them all. It’s like…”
Andras looked at Kim Jun.
“Master’s 「Detection」 skill. But much more powerful.”
“An upgraded version of 「Detection」?”
Kim Jun showed interest.
Kim Jun’s 「Detection」 was useful but had limitations.
The range was narrow, he had to activate it constantly, and the accuracy wasn’t perfect either.
But Vasago’s ability seemed different.
‘Always active?’
If the range was wide and accuracy was high too.
‘It would be nice if I could learn it.’
Since there were still many things he hadn’t obtained.
Perhaps it would be useful for finding the next skills sealed in 「Kaiser’s Legacy」.
“Then shall we go in.”
Behind the 38th floor boss’s corpse, space was rippling.
Like waves, the air swayed, giving the feeling of being connected to another dimension.
[Vasago Sealed Realm]
[Would you like to enter?]
[Yes / No]
“Master.”
Andras called Kim Jun.
“What.”
“You might regret it.”
Andras’s voice was serious.
“Why?”
“Vasago is a cunning old man.”
Just how much so that Andras kept warning him?
As if he didn’t want Kim Jun to go in, Andras continued to dissuade him.
“He’s not a demon who fights with strength. He fights with his head. He deceives, tempts, and traps.”
“So?”
“There’s no telling what’s inside.”
Andras continued.
“It could be a trap, it could be a curse, or it could be something worse.”
“For example?”
“In the past, many demons went insane because of Vasago.”
Andras’s wrinkled face.
“Vasago shows his opponents their future. Death. Destruction. And whispers that it cannot be avoided.”
“…”
“Those who believed those words went mad. Thinking that if they were going to die anyway, if they were going to be destroyed anyway, nothing they did would matter.”
Andras looked straight at Kim Jun.
“Master could end up the same way.”
“Don’t worry.”
Andras had never warned him like this before.
But Kim Jun couldn’t stop.
If he could become even a little stronger, he naturally had to walk that path.
Kim Jun selected [Yes].
Click-
His finger pressed the notification window.
In that moment.
Whooom-
Space rippled.
Kim Jun’s body began to be sucked in.
His vision blurred, gravity disappeared, and all his senses mixed together.
And then.
[Entering Vasago Sealed Realm]
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[Entered Hidden Dungeon ‘Vasago Sealed Realm’!]
[Objective: Find Vasago!]
[Reward: ???]
Kim Jun opened his eyes.
“…”
It was massive.
It was the interior of a pyramid.
The ceiling was so high it couldn’t be seen, the walls were so wide their ends couldn’t be seen, and the entire space felt like a single temple.
But it was ruins.
Kim Jun’s gaze turned to the wall.
Something was stuck to the wall.
“That’s…”
Kim Jun approached.
It was a demon. No, it had been a demon.
It was completely dried up. Its skin was thin as paper, its bones were exposed, and its eye sockets were completely empty.
Like a fossil.
As if it had died thousands, perhaps tens of thousands of years ago and hardened just like that.
Kim Jun turned his head.
The entire wall was like that.
Dozens, hundreds of demons were stuck to the wall.
All dried up, all dead, all consumed by time.
‘Time.’
Kim Jun thought.
This place seemed like somewhere time had stopped. No, somewhere too much time had passed.
Everything was old, everything was rotten, and everything remained in the past.
Kim Jun’s gaze fixed on something in the distance.
A throne.
A massive throne placed in the center of the temple.
But it was decayed.
Though it was a stone throne, its surface was cracked, the armrests were broken, and the backrest was fissured.
A throne that couldn’t withstand the years.
‘But.’
Kim Jun’s eyes turned to above the throne.
Something was hanging above the throne.
It was an iron ornament.
An elaborate decoration with intricate patterns carved into it.
But.
‘It’s sparkling.’
The iron ornament was glowing. It was spotlessly clean without a speck of dust, showed no rust, and looked brand new as if it had just been made.
On the rotting throne, an ornament shining like new.
As if past and present coexisted.
‘Strange.’
Kim Jun was on guard.
Everything had rotted away, yet only that remained intact.
It seemed to have some significance.
“Let’s go first.”
Kim Jun approached the throne closer.
And behind the throne.
“A room?”
A room was visible.
A room directly attached to the back of the throne.
Step-
Kim Jun entered that room.
It was completely empty.
The walls, ceiling, and floor were all made of the same grayish stone, and there was nothing there.
And looking ahead.
“Another room.”
One in front. One on the left. One on the right.
Three rooms were directly connected to this room.
But.
“Beyond that too…”
Kim Jun’s eyes narrowed.
Beyond the front room, another room was visible.
And beyond that room was another room. Beyond that, another room.
Endlessly connected rooms.
The left side was the same.
Room, room, room… countless rooms connected in succession.
The right side was identical.
“Hmm…”
Kim Jun looked around.
It was a strange structure. Rooms directly connected to rooms, repeating endlessly. Like blocks infinitely joined together.
Moreover, it definitely wasn’t large enough for this?
‘Is it a maze?’
Rooms continued endlessly. No end was visible.
‘Let me go back to the beginning.’
Which room he came from, which room he went to.
He might get lost if he wasn’t careful.
He planned to record everything from the start while passing through this place.
However.
Whoosh-
“…!”
The throne had disappeared.
The throne should definitely be visible.
But looking back now, the throne had vanished and there was a room there too.
And beyond that room were more rooms, and more rooms, endlessly connected rooms.
Empty, identical gray rooms stretched infinitely.
Kim Jun looked around again.
Front. Back. Left. Right.
All four directions were the same.
Room beyond room, room beyond room, endlessly connected space.
“The space has changed.”
Kim Jun muttered.
The path he entered through had disappeared. He couldn’t return to the throne.
“Ha. So that’s how it is.”
Kim Jun let out a hollow laugh.
Andras’s warning was right. Vasago was definitely a cunning being.
Kim Jun’s gaze turned to the rooms beyond.
Corpses were visible here and there.
Some seemed relatively recent. Flesh still remained, and their clothes maintained their form.
Some were old. Only bones remained, crumbling like dust.
‘Those trapped in this place.’
Kim Jun thought.
Those who couldn’t find their way and died in the maze.
“Now then, how should I proceed?”
Kim Jun swung his sword toward the wall.
Whooom-!
Dragon Eater penetrated the wall.
No, it hadn’t penetrated. The sword just passed through the wall. Like an illusion, as if it had no substance.
And when he withdrew the sword, the wall returned to its original state.
“Of course that doesn’t work.”
Kim Jun sighed.
Physical attacks didn’t work. But Kim Jun’s body couldn’t pass through. When he touched the wall, it was solid.
As if there were special rules unique to this place.
“Just like the Dark Soul Staircase.”
Kim Jun muttered.
Kim Jun took out an item from his waist.
Ariadne’s Thread.
An item that shows the way. A tool useful in mazes that Kim Jun often used.
Kim Jun floated the thread in the air.
Normally the thread would point in a direction. To the exit, to the goal, to the path he should take.
But.
Thud-
The thread fell to the ground.
It spun around and then just fell powerlessly to the floor.
“As expected.”
Kim Jun picked up the thread.
This was that kind of place. Where even items didn’t work.
“I have to find it with my head.”
Kim Jun looked around.
Front. Back. Left. Right.
All had identical gray rooms stretching endlessly.
“Now then, which way should I go?”
Kim Jun’s voice echoed.
It echoed.
Once, twice, three times.
The voice spread beyond the room.
To the room in front, to the room beyond that, and to the room beyond that.
An endlessly continuing echo.
And from somewhere, very far away, the sound of someone laughing could be heard.
“Kekeke…”
An old, low, twisted laughter.
“Welcome to my Temple.”
It was Vasago.
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