The Returned Hunter Has Awakened to a Hidden Class - Chapter 97

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97

Chapter 97

Hostility (4)

Swoosh-!

 A sharp sound rang out.

 The sound of something piercing through flesh. The sound of scraping bone.

“Cough!”

 Blood splattered.

 Red droplets scattered through the air.

 Choi Do-heon opened his eyes.

‘Am I… dead?’

 He checked his body. His stomach was fine. His chest too, and his neck. There were no new wounds.

‘What, what is this?’

 Choi Do-heon raised his head.

 He looked ahead.

 Han Seo-jin was standing there. No, rather than standing, he was frozen in place.

 The red ice spear he had been holding in his hand.

 It was stopped right in front of Choi Do-heon’s head. A distance of 3cm, no, less than 1cm.

 If it had been just a little closer, it would have pierced through Choi Do-heon’s head.

 But it had stopped.

 Why?

 Choi Do-heon looked at Han Seo-jin.

 Han Seo-jin was staring straight ahead.

“…You, you are…”

 Han Seo-jin’s voice trembled. His expression showed disbelief.

 And then it became visible.

 A sword was protruding from Han Seo-jin’s stomach.

 From back to front, a sword that had completely pierced through.

 Blood flowed. From Han Seo-jin’s mouth and from his stomach.

“Urgh…”

 Han Seo-jin staggered. The ice spear disappeared from his hand.

 A voice came from behind.

“Are you okay, kid!”

 A middle-aged man’s voice.

 Choi Do-heon looked in that direction.

 A man was standing there.

 Long yellow hair hanging down, a sickly-looking physique.

 But his eyes alone were sharp.

 And behind him, several Hunters could be seen.

“You, you are…”

 Choi Do-heon muttered with a trembling voice.

 The man smiled.

“Buyeo Guild Leader, Yu Gi-ha.”

*

 10 minutes earlier.

 Yu Gi-ha and his Guild Members were hunting in the Dark Soul Staircase.

 This place was a good hunting ground. As strong as the monsters were, the rewards were also abundant.

 It would be a difficult level for individual Hunters to handle, but it was different for the Buyeo Guild.

 The Buyeo Guild was a Guild that specialized in group tactics. Under Yu Gi-ha’s precise command, the Guild Members moved like a single organism.

 Rather than individual skill, maximizing the synergy of the entire team. That was the Buyeo Guild’s true strength.

 Therefore, this place was the optimal location for strengthening the Buyeo Guild’s overall power.

 It was while they were in the middle of hunting.

“Guild Leader!”

 An urgent voice was heard.

 Yu Gi-ha turned around.

 One of the Guild Members came running. Panting heavily.

“What’s wrong?”

“Over, over there… people…!”

 The Guild Member pointed behind him.

 Yu Gi-ha looked in that direction.

 Three people were staggering toward them, covered in blood and wounds all over their bodies.

“That’s…”

 They were young Hunters.

 Two women, one man. They all appeared to be in their twenties.

“Are you alright?!”

 Yu Gi-ha asked.

 One of the women raised her head. Black hair, sharp eyes. She looked like an Assassin.

“Pl, please help us…”

 Her voice trembled.

“What happened?”

 Yu Gi-ha asked.

“Our comrade… our comrade is in danger…”

 The wounded woman began pleading with Yu Gi-ha.

“In that Cave… he’s trapped…”

 She pointed to a Cave. A dark Cave located a short distance away.

“Who attacked you?”

 Yu Gi-ha asked.

“A Hunter… a Hunter…”

 The woman’s voice trembled.

“Another Hunter attacked us…”

“What?”

 Yu Gi-ha’s expression hardened.

 Another Hunter? Hunters fought each other?

“Who was it?”

“Han Seo-jin… it was Han Seo-jin…”

“…!!”

 Yu Gi-ha’s eyes widened.

 Han Seo-jin. The moment he heard that name, everything made sense.

‘That bastard.’

 Yu Gi-ha knew Han Seo-jin. From long ago.

 Blue Dragon Guild Leader. S-rank Hunter. South Korea’s greatest ice Mage.

 But Yu Gi-ha didn’t like Han Seo-jin.

 He was arrogant. He looked down on other Hunters. He wouldn’t even look at Hunters weaker than himself.

 It was the same when he encountered Yu Gi-ha. He didn’t even greet him properly. He wouldn’t even make eye contact.

‘It was disgusting.’

 Yu Gi-ha thought.

‘I knew he’d cause trouble.’

 But he didn’t know it would be to this extent.

 Attack the same Hunter? Try to kill them?

‘No. This isn’t an accident.’

 Yu Gi-ha gritted his teeth.

‘It’s a crime.’

“How long has it been?”

 Yu Gi-ha asked.

“10 minutes… no, about 15 minutes…”

 The woman answered.

“That long…”

 Yu Gi-ha shifted his gaze to the distant cave.

 It might be too late.

 But still. He had to go.

“Buyeo Guild!”

 Yu Gi-ha shouted.

“Yes!”

 The guild members answered in unison.

“We’re going to the cave!”

 Yu Gi-ha ran. Toward the cave.

 The guild members followed. 20 people, all personnel who had participated in the battle.

 As they got closer to the cave, they could see it.

 Someone was crawling out near the entrance. Bleeding, desperately.

“Over there!”

 Yu Gi-ha ran faster.

 And then he saw it.

 A young boy was collapsed on the ground.

 He was covered in blood. Barely trying to crawl out of the cave.

 Behind him, a man appeared. White hair, sharp eyes.

 It was Han Seo-jin.

 He was creating a red ice spear in his hand.

 Aimed at the young boy.

“…!”

 Yu Gi-ha’s eyes widened.

‘No!’

 That spear was about to pierce the young boy.

 A distance that wouldn’t take even 1 second, or even 0.5 seconds.

“Seo-min!”

 Yu Gi-ha shouted and activated 「Shout of Agility」.

 Park Seo-min, who was beside him, Buyeo Guild’s top assassin, reacted immediately.

Swoosh-!

 He hid his body in the shadows and closed the distance in an instant.

 Receiving Yu Gi-ha’s buff, his speed increased explosively.

 At the same time, Han Seo-jin’s red ice spear flew toward the young boy’s head.

 However.

Thunk-!

 Park Seo-min’s sword pierced through Han Seo-jin’s abdomen from behind first.

“You, you are…”

 But then.

“Kekekeke… how dare a fool like you…”

 Han Seo-jin laughed.

 Even while coughing up blood, even while dying.

 Very brightly.

“Hmm?”

 Yu Gi-ha’s eyes narrowed. Something was strange.

 Definitely, a feeling that this wouldn’t end like this.

“Good…”

 Han Seo-jin muttered.

“「Substitution」.”

 In an instant.

Craaaack-!

 Light burst out from Han Seo-jin’s body.

 No, it wasn’t light. It was black. Ominous.

“…!”

 Park Seo-min stepped back. While pulling out his sword.

 Han Seo-jin’s wound began to heal.

 The hole pierced in his abdomen, the blood that had been flowing out, all disappeared.

 No, to be precise, it didn’t disappear.

 It was replaced with something else.

 Something flowed out from Han Seo-jin’s body.

 Something formless, faint, like the shape of a human.

Kiiiiiiiii-!

 It screamed in the air and then disappeared.

“What… is this?”

 Everyone was shocked by the bizarre sight they had never seen before.

Swish-

 Han Seo-jin stood up. He was fine. Not a single wound.

“That’s impossible!”

“He didn’t die? How…!”

“Is something like that possible?”

 Everyone began trembling.

“I’ve never heard or seen anything like that…”

 Yu Gi-ha was the same.

 He had lived as a Hunter for decades, but this was the first time he’d seen such a skill.

‘Resurrection? Recovery? No, that’s not it.’

 A skill that reverses death? Does such a thing exist?

“Kahahaha!”

 Han Seo-jin laughed. Like a madman.

“Surprised? It’s 「Substitution」. The ability to exchange devoured lives with something else.”

“…!”

 Yu Gi-ha’s face hardened.

‘Devoured lives?’

 So Han Seo-jin devoured the people he killed, stored them, and used them instead of his own life?

“How many have you killed?”

 Yu Gi-ha asked with a trembling voice.

“About 700?”

 Han Seo-jin answered with a smile.

“So to kill me, you’d have to kill me 700 times.”

“This… crazy bastard…”

 Yu Gi-ha gritted his teeth.

 700 people. He killed 700 Hunters. Devoured them.

“Of course, I do get a little weaker each time I use one. I decrease by about one person’s worth.”

 Han Seo-jin looked at his own body.

“I can feel my strength draining. But well, compared to getting my life back, it’s nothing.”

 Yu Gi-ha turned his head toward the guild members.

“Battle formation!”

“Yes!”

Step-step-step-step-

 The guild members moved in unison.

 Tank to the front, dealers to the sides, healer to the back.

“We kill him here!”

 Yu Gi-ha said coldly.

“Whether it’s 700 times or 800 times, we’ll kill him and end this!”

“Kekeke…”

 Han Seo-jin stopped laughing. His expression hardened coldly.

“Interesting. You guys?”

 He raised his hand.

“Yu Gi-ha. Someone of your level… would you be worth about 100 people?”

“What?”

“If I combine all you bastards here? Would that be about 200 people?”

 Han Seo-jin’s eyes gleamed.

“It’s a shame though. Using 100 people’s worth of lives all at once. But…”

 The corners of his mouth rose.

“If I devour you all, I can gain even more than that.”

 In that instant.

Riiiiip-!

 Space tore apart.

 An enormous amount of black energy erupted from Han Seo-jin’s body. It shot up toward the sky.

“「Moon of Devouring」.”

 As Han Seo-jin whispered.

Grrrrrrrr-!

 Instantly the sky turned red.

 No, a moon rose. A massive, red moon with blood dripping down continuously.

 It was grotesque. Terrifying. Just looking at it froze the entire body.

 Blood flowed down from the moon’s surface. It didn’t evaporate in midair, but kept flowing down.

“What… is that…”

 Yu Gi-ha muttered.

 And then he felt it.

 Suction force.

 Like a black hole, a power that sucked in everything.

Whoooosh-!

 Wind began to blow. Toward the moon.

 Stones floated up. Dust too, and tree branches.

“…!”

 Yu Gi-ha’s body also began to be pulled.

 The guild members were the same. Their feet lifted off the ground.

“Hold on!”

 Yu Gi-ha shouted.

 The guild members grabbed onto each other. Grabbed onto rocks. They tried to resist.

 But it was useless. The suction force was too strong.

“「Knight’s Oath」!”

 Yu Gi-ha cried out.

 Light burst from his entire body. It spread to the guild members.

 But.

“Urgh…!”

“Guild Leader!”

“At this rate…”

 Even so, it was useless. Their bodies continued to be pulled.

 Such an overwhelming difference.

 The 「Moon of Devouring」 created by converting the lives of a full 100 people.

 Since it was an ultimate skill activated using life force itself—the most powerful energy source—as payment, it was a power of a different dimension that couldn’t possibly be blocked by Yu Gi-ha’s buffs.

“Kahahaha!”

 Han Seo-jin laughed.

“I’ll devour you all!”

 And then for just a brief moment, not even a few seconds.

Whoooosh-!

 The suction force became even stronger. Much more overwhelming than before.

 The red moon began rotating while shining brighter. Blood flowed down faster.

“Urgh…! No, noooo!!”

 One guild member lost their grip on the rock. They floated up into the air.

“Hyung-su!”

 Yu Gi-ha reached out his hand. But it didn’t reach.

 As they were sucked toward the red moon.

Crunch-

 They disappeared without a trace.

 Breaking apart into tiny pieces.

‘At this rate…!’

 Yu Gi-ha gritted his teeth.

‘We’ll all be wiped out.’

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