The Returned Hunter Has Awakened to a Hidden Class - Chapter 99

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Chapter 99

Hostility (6)

Screeeeeeeeeeeech-!!

 An ear-splitting sound rang out.

‘What is… that…’

 Yu Gi-ha lifted his head while floating in the air.

 His vision was blurry, but he could still see it clearly.

 Something was falling from the sky.

‘A meteor?’

 It was massive enough to be called that.

 It was falling toward this place at tremendous speed.

 The surrounding atmosphere grew hot. The air seemed to boil. Heat could be felt.

Kwaaaaa-!

 The sky split apart.

 Clouds were torn in half and scattered.

 As clearly as if cut by a blade.

Kugung-!

 The ground shook. Rocks trembled. Small stones bounced up into the air.

Whiik-! 

Kwajik-!

 Flowers were uprooted entirely. Trees swayed and shook as if about to fall. Some were actually half-uprooted from the ground.

 It was a storm. A tremendous storm was sweeping through this place.

“What is this?”

 Han Seo-jin showed a panicked expression for the first time. He stepped back.

 Yu Gi-ha was the same. His body floating in the air swayed in the storm.

 And then.

Kwaaaaaaaaang-!!

 It landed.

 The earth’s crust shook.

 Shockwaves burst out in all directions, splitting the ground.

 A massive crater formed, and cracks spread out from it like a spider web.

Kugung-! 

Kugugung-!

 Rocks shattered. The ground rose up and then collapsed.

 Dust explosively billowed up. Gray dust clouds covered the sky. Vision was completely obscured.

“Who, who are you.”

 Han Seo-jin shouted. His voice trembled.

 There was no answer. Only dust continued to rise.

 Silence flowed. Heavy, tense silence.

 And then the dust slowly began to settle.

 Wind blew. The dust clouds gradually scattered.

 A form began to appear.

 A black silhouette. Massive, imposing.

 It was a person. No.

Flutter-

 It wasn’t a person.

 Wings were spread out. Behind the back, black and deep red demonic wings.

 Two pairs of wings spread from the back slowly folded.

 Armor was visible. Black armor with a reddish tint, as if woven from dragon scales. It covered the entire body and glowed faintly in the light.

 A sword was visible. A massive, red, greatsword. Though held in one hand, its size was as tall as a person. No, even larger.

 And then the face was visible.

“You are…”

 Yu Gi-ha muttered.

 Black hair, sharp eyes, a coldly hardened expression.

 He could recognize it. Though covered by armor and wings, that face was certain.

“It’s been a while.”

 The man spoke. His voice was low and cold.

“Kim, Kim Jun…?”

 Yu Gi-ha asked with a trembling voice.

 It was Kim Jun. The guild leader of Han Guild.

 But his current appearance was completely different from before.

 It was an appearance that couldn’t be considered human. 

 Demonic wings, dragon armor, a massive sword.

 And the aura he emanated.

 It sent chills to the bone. It was sinister. Massive. Overwhelming.

 It was like looking at a monster. No, worse than a monster.

‘Is this… an aura a person can emit?’

 Yu Gi-ha was shocked.

 In some ways, it was even more eerie than the aura coming from Han Seo-jin. 

‘That’s Kim Jun? The same Kim Jun I saw a few months ago?’

 It was unbelievable. But Kim Jun was here. 

“Why… are you here…?”

 Yu Gi-ha tried to ask.

 How did he know about this place?

 He should have been on the 30th Floor, so how did he come down to the 18th Floor? 

 His mind was complicated. No matter how much he thought, no answer came.

 However.

 Such things weren’t important.

“I, I’m saved…!”

 Yu Gi-ha let his inner thoughts slip out.

 It could have been embarrassing words, but he couldn’t help it.

 It was such a dramatic situation.

 At the end of despair, on the brink of death, salvation had appeared.

 Kim Jun had come. That alone was enough.

‘I’m saved.’

 Yu Gi-ha was certain.

 If it was Kim Jun, he could stop it. That terrible Han Seo-jin, that red moon.

 And not even a few seconds after thinking that.

Kwaaaaaang-!

 Kim Jun moved. He raised his sword. The massive red greatsword, 「Dragon Eater」.

Whoosh-

Whoooooosh-!

 「Black flames」 blazed from the sword. Black fire wrapped around the sword and burned the surrounding air.

Whiik-!

 He swung the sword. Toward the sky.

Swoooosh-!

 「Black flames」 shot out from the sword. It became a massive pillar of fire soaring into the sky.

 And then.

Crash-!

“Wh-what!”

 Han Seo-jin was shocked.

 The 「Devouring Moon」 shattered. It cracked from being hit by 「Black Flame」 and broke into pieces like glass fragments.

 The blood-red moon cracked and crumbled. It scattered into fragments. The light disappeared.

 The suction force stopped.

“Huff…! Huff…!”

 Yu Gi-ha fell to the ground. The other hunters were the same. Their bodies that had been floating in the air came down to the ground.

“This is…impossible”

 Han Seo-jin muttered with a trembling voice.

 The 「Devouring Moon」 had shattered. The ultimate technique created by sacrificing 100 lives had been destroyed by a single attack.

“What price did I pay…how is this possible…”

 Han Seo-jin muttered with a trembling voice.

 He had devoured 700 people. He had become stronger at the cost of all those lives.

 But what exactly was Kim Jun? 

 Had he paid as much as the price he had paid, or even half of that?

“Grr…”

 Han Seo-jin stepped back. He wanted to run away. He wanted to live.

 But.

 Kim Jun walked slowly toward him. He wasn’t in a hurry. He was relaxed.

 With his sword on his shoulder and wings folded. Step by step.

 「Black Flame」 was burning all over his body. Black flames wrapped around Kim Jun and flickered. Burning the air, making the surroundings hot.

 He looked like he had risen from hell. No, he was scarier than hell.

‘He’s a monster, a monster…’

 Han Seo-jin trembled. His whole body, his heart.

 Then.

『Kneel.』

 Kim Jun’s short and clear 「Draconic Incantation」. 

“!!!”

Thud-!

 Han Seo-jin’s knees slammed into the ground. 

 Regardless of his will, forcibly.

 He couldn’t resist at all. Even though it was his own body, it moved according to Kim Jun’s command.

‘This can’t be…!’

 Han Seo-jin tried to stand up. He put strength into it. He tried to resist.

 But it was impossible. An invisible tremendous force was pressing down on him.

 And then.

Slash-

 Kim Jun cut without hesitation.

 In a straight line, along Han Seo-jin’s neck.

Thud-

 His head fell. It rolled on the ground.

 Blood poured out. From his neck, from his body.

 However.

 Han Seo-jin’s fallen head was still staring at Kim Jun. Blinking his eyes, still alive.

“Really creepy.”

 Kim Jun said coldly. It was a voice without emotion.

“What exactly did you do?”

 Han Seo-jin.

 Was the last time he saw him at the Tower Defense Staircase?

 At that time, Han Seo-jin had pulled off an unprecedented trolling act and ran away.

 A cowardly act that Kim Jun would never do.

 He abandoned his guild members and ran away to save himself alone.

‘It’s a sinister aura.’

 The aura emanating from Han Seo-jin. Ominous, twisted, and corrupt.

 There was no doubt. This was the same kind of aura as Kim Yun-seok, who chose to become a monster himself.

 The aura of one who abandoned humanity.

“Kekekeke…kekekekeke…”

“?”

 Laughter could be heard from Han Seo-jin’s fallen head. Even while spitting blood, he was laughing.

“I’m not dead yet. At least not until I kill you.”

 As soon as Han Seo-jin finished speaking.

Squelch-!

 The fallen neck and body began to move. Toward each other.

 Blood flowed backward. Flesh reattached. Bones reconnected.

 In just a few seconds, Han Seo-jin returned to his complete form.

 His head, his neck, everything.

“What price did you pay? To gain that power.”

“?”

“I offered everything I had as the price.”

 Han Seo-jin placed his hand on his chest.

 And then.

Stab-!

 He thrust his hand in. Into his chest. Through the skin, through the ribs, deep inside.

“…!”

“What the hell is he doing?”

“He’s trying to use another strange power. Run away quickly!”

 Yu Gi-ha was shocked. The other hunters were the same.

 Han Seo-jin grasped his own heart. 

 Blood poured out. Between his fingers, down his arm.

“You…”

 Han Seo-jin laughed while spitting blood.

“How much are you worth?”

 And then.

Crush-!

 He burst his heart. With his own hand.

“Grr…!”

 Han Seo-jin’s body staggered. Blood poured out like a waterfall.

 But he didn’t die. He didn’t even fall.

Roooooar-!

 A black aura burst out from Han Seo-jin’s body. An enormous amount of ominous aura.

 It shot up to the sky. Through the clouds, higher, farther.

“This is…”

 Kim Jun narrowed his eyes.

 Han Seo-jin’s body began to change.

 Something flowed out from his burst heart. Black, sticky, writhing as if alive.

 They were souls. Devoured souls.

 Dozens, hundreds. They poured out endlessly.

 Screaming. Wailing. Suffering.

Aaaaaahhhhh

Save meeeeee

It hurtssss

 The voices of souls echoed, and their forms began to be absorbed into Han Seo-jin.

 Dark energy swirled around Han Seo-jin’s body. The souls spun in a vortex, rotating and screaming.

 And something began to protrude from Han Seo-jin’s back.

Crack-! 

Crackle-!

 It was bones. Human bones burst through Han Seo-jin’s back.

 Arm bones, leg bones, rib bones. Dozens of bones tangled together, forming the shape of massive wings.

 And souls filled the spaces between those bones. Writhing, sobbing, suffering.

 When the transparent souls filled the spaces between the bones, it looked like wing membranes, but faces continued to writhe within them.

 Agonized faces, wailing faces, screaming faces.

“Grrrhhh…”

 Han Seo-jin groaned and raised his head.

 And it was visible.

Pop-

 Countless eyeballs.

 An eyeball sprouted on the back of Han Seo-jin’s hand. Blinking, looking around in all directions.

 Another one appeared on his palm. Between his fingers too, and on his forearm.

 It wasn’t dozens. It was hundreds.

 Eyeballs began sprouting all over his body. On his shoulders, neck, even on his face.

 They all blinked while looking in different directions. Some looked at Kim Jun, some at the sky, some at the ground.

“R-run away.”

“Run! Don’t just stand there!”

 All the hunters nearby began to flee.

 It was disgusting. It was terrifying. That wasn’t human. It wasn’t even a monster. It was just…horrifying.

“This is…”

 Han Seo-jin looked at his own hand. The hand embedded with dozens of eyeballs.

“The power of 500 people.”

 A voice echoed, overlapping as if hundreds of people were speaking simultaneously.

“I originally planned to devour a thousand more before killing you. What a shame.”

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