Walkthrough for the Transcendental Hunter's Ruins - Chapter 101

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Chapter 101
Jeon Ji-woo crossed the threshold to the next realm of Swordsmanship first.
Not him—his own Summon—and yet he felt a flutter of anxiety.
‘She said it was a Doppelgänger, so why are we so different?’
If that creature had been a clone made in a laboratory, he’d have suspected a genetic substitution.
[I’ve mentioned it several times, but Jeon Ji-woo is identical to the Creator in every way except gender.]
“The difference in talent is just too stark, don’t you think?”
Perhaps because she was made from Heaven’s Box, her genetics underwent an upgrade.
[Passing through the Box, creatures like us do have something special. But it would be more accurate to call it optimization rather than enhancement of ability.]
“What do you mean by that?”
[Even if the Creator possesses exceptional talent, they cannot always make the optimal choice.]
A better way to swing a blade.
How much force to apply through the hands, where to plant each step, which direction to focus the gaze—what yields the most optimal solution?
To discover that path, countless swordmasters swing their blades thousands, tens of thousands of times.
[But we Summons can recognize what constitutes the best approach far more quickly. The same applies to training itself.]
So I was designed to always make the highest choice, like a machine.
‘…But isn’t that just talent after all?’
Perhaps the distinction lay in separating Mana-handling talent from swordsmanship talent.
Jeon Jae-woo had exceptional ability with Mana, but he had no way to know if his talent extended to the physical act of wielding a blade.
“Should I change my training method? Maybe there’s no progress because I’m just swinging a sword at empty air alone.”
Would it have been better to actively seek out masters and ask for their instruction?
[Training alone isn’t necessarily flawed.]
“But Jeon Ji-woo grows so much faster than I do.”
[That simply varies from person to person. Would the cultivation methods of sages who spent decades in seclusion, lost in meditation and enlightenment, be wrong?]
…Now that he said it, there was something to that.
But then what was he supposed to do?
[You must discover your own path forward.]
The conclusion remained unchanged: figure it out yourself.
Meanwhile, unlike Jeon Jae-woo, Jeon Ji-woo had no worries whatsoever and was thoroughly enjoying life in the human world.
With her first paycheck, she’d gotten a new phone and rushed to show it to him.
“Oppa, look at this. Isn’t my photo pretty?”
“Hm?”
On the screen was a photo of a white-haired Hunter shaking hands with Jeon Ji-woo in front of the training hall after their sparring match.
This looked like one of those photos that had made the news a while back.
“You’ve become pretty popular, haven’t you?”
“Of course! My followers have exploded in just these few days! I even got advertising inquiries!”
“Really?”
“Yeah! You told me not to show my face on broadcasts, so I didn’t accept those offers.”
At the word “followers,” Jeon Jae-woo’s eyes went wide.
‘She’s been using Social Network Service?’
Since she was living as a citizen of South Korea, there was no law forbidding her from using social media.
But he had to admit it was rather touching that she’d obeyed her owner’s instruction to stay off broadcast.
When she showed him the account, he was shocked all over again—the follower count was massive.
All sorts of posts were up, and there were a lot of them.
‘She barely just joined and has posted this much already?’
And why was she taking verification photos after training sessions?
As Jeon Jae-woo scrolled down, he suddenly froze.
There were posts—several of them—taken inside the house.
His house, naturally.
Alarmed, Jeon Jae-woo snatched the phone and examined the posts closely.
Surely the Summon or his own face hadn’t appeared in any of them.
Fortunately, nothing problematic was there, but he forced her to delete all the photos taken at home.
If his residence became known to the general public because of this, it would be catastrophic.
‘SNS really is the root of all evil…’
In any case, Jeon Ji-woo had essentially become South Korea’s most popular figure.
“Oppa, people I’ve met keep asking me to introduce you.”
“Don’t you dare even mention it…”
***
It bears repeating that the Hunter Bureau’s combat strength had increased dramatically in recent times.
S-Rank Hunters belonging to the Hunter Bureau were returning from external operations.
Kim Yu-min spoke to Na Yu-gyeong, who had carried out the mission with her, with a note of surprise.
“You’ve really recovered well.”
“Yes? Of course. I received treatment diligently.”
She wasn’t speaking merely of physical recovery.
“Most hunters don’t bounce back the way you did—it’s not easy. In any case, I’m really relieved.”
Right after the accident, she’d honestly worried whether Na Yu-gyeong would even be able to return to duty.
When she’d visited her in the hospital, her condition had been terrible.
Yet Na Yu-gyeong had come back seemingly unscathed, as if nothing had happened.
“Was the Elixir you received from Jeon Jae-woo really that effective?”
“Yes. It’s hard to explain what it does, but the effectiveness was truly remarkable.”
Of course the effect would be good.
The Hunter Bureau had traded with Jeon Jae-woo and managed to obtain only a handful of World Tree Potions, which were diluted versions of the Elixir many times over, yet they still demonstrated tremendous efficacy.
“…Maybe I should try to get some myself?”
This was an opportunity to make more effort to get closer to her younger sister, Jeon Ji-woo.
Perhaps she might even have a chance to purchase a single Elixir.
The hunters belonging to the Hunter Bureau were all throwing themselves into training with greater intensity than usual.
Why such dedication to training, you ask?
It was because the Hunter Bureau was scheduled to undertake an Ancient-grade Ruin Conquest soon.
Yoo Jung-tae had been startled when he witnessed Jeon Ji-woo approaching retired S-Rank Hunters to spar with them some time ago.
‘…Why does she fight so well?’
Since Yoo Jung-tae couldn’t enter the Ruins alongside Jeon Ji-woo, he’d never actually seen her fight at full strength.
Current hunters unanimously praised Jeon Ji-woo’s skill, but he’d simply thought of it as befitting an S-Rank Hunter—impressive, certainly, but nothing more.
Even when sparring, the hunters of the Hunter Bureau were far too weak to draw out Jeon Ji-woo’s true capabilities.
It was natural that she would overwhelm other S-Rank Hunters when she already possessed two S-rank Traits.
But the retired veteran hunters were another matter entirely.
They had spent long years in the hunter community before retiring, and though age had taken its toll, they remained fundamentally formidable fighters.
When Yoo Jung-tae watched the sparring footage of Jeon Ji-woo clearly surpassing those hunters, he came to a realization.
Jeon Ji-woo was absolutely not a novice merely elevated by high-grade Traits.
Rather, she was a fully realized swordmaster in whom vast experience and profound skill had been distilled.
More than that—she fought with such precision it seemed almost mechanical.
‘How could she possibly be that strong?’
He didn’t know when she’d Awakened, but she’d been with the Hunter Bureau for only a little over a month.
Had she received some kind of special training from her older brother, the Transcendent-Grade Hunter?
The way Jeon Ji-woo fought was nothing short of supreme.
In fact, having merely two S-rank Traits seemed almost inadequate for someone of her caliber.
At minimum, in South Korea, no one but her own older brother, Jeon Jae-woo, would be her match.
At this level, one might even say—with a bit of exaggeration—that she could qualify as Transcendent Grade.
Moreover, the Hunter Bureau had recently grown significantly stronger through its dealings with Jeon Jae-woo.
This led Yoo Jung-tae to a thought that had begun forming in one corner of his mind.
‘At this level… is there really a need to concentrate solely on Legendary-grade Ruins?’
Perhaps South Korea could challenge an Ancient-grade Ruin alone.
In terms of overall strength, the Hunter Bureau under Yoo Jung-tae’s leadership was now experiencing its greatest period of prosperity since he’d taken command.
Indeed, one could argue it was the strongest the Bureau had ever been since Ruins first appeared.
Of course, he hadn’t yet gathered the courage to act on such thoughts—they remained mere speculation.
No matter how exceptional the individuals involved, an Ancient-grade Ruin could never be conquered independently without someone possessing a Transcendent-grade Trait.
Yet harboring this hope, he’d been steadily collecting whatever information remained on Ancient-grade Ruins.
Then, at last, opportunity seemed to arrive.
Shortly after the Dungeon Break period concluded, a new Ancient-grade Ruin appeared.
After gathering information for several days, it appeared to be relatively low in difficulty for an Ancient-grade Ruin.
Of course, a low-difficulty Ancient-grade Ruin wouldn’t lack for countries eyeing it like hungry jackals.
Yet unlike usual circumstances, very few nations could currently throw themselves into conquering an Ancient-grade Ruin.
They were all occupied with the aftermath of the Dungeon Breaks.
Even the great powers had consumed tremendous strength and resources in conquering Ruins that had previously remained unconquered.
But South Korea was different—almost every time a Ruin appeared, Jeon Jae-woo resolved it, so there had been no depletion of forces.
Rather, as mentioned before, their overall strength had actually increased.
For this reason, the Hunter Bureau had recently undertaken additional Legendary-grade Ruin Conquests of its own accord.
And so Yoo Jung-tae finally resolved to attempt the Ancient-grade Ruin Conquest.
The decision came after he noticed something different about Jeon Ji-woo not long before.
“Ji-woo, has something happened to you?”
“Yes? Me?”
“That’s not it exactly, but did you happen to acquire a new Trait?”
Jeon Ji-woo’s eyes widened, and she nodded.
“Wow. You could tell? It’s not complete yet. Actually, I feel like if I train a bit more here, I might be able to grasp something.”
……
Yoo Jung-tae had a talent for reading a Hunter’s level quite well, regardless of who he was facing.
It was also connected to his abilities as an S-Rank Hunter and the Bureau Chief.
When a Hunter acquired a new Trait, the delicate shift in how they wielded Mana became apparent, and it felt almost like sensing an elevation in Realm—if you could put it that way.
In every respect, it was an ability that suited the head of a Hunter institution perfectly.
Feeling that Jeon Ji-woo’s level had changed, Yoo Jung-tae found himself at a loss for words.
She already possessed two S-rank Traits, and how long had it been since she joined the Hunter Bureau? Now she was trying to open yet another path?
Well, he shouldn’t dwell too deeply on the methods.
After all, neither Jeon Jae-woo nor Jeon Ji-woo were ordinary Hunters, were they?
Jeon Jae-woo alone was a Hunter who had awakened a Transcendent-grade Trait without any warning signs, all at once.
‘If she’s truly stepped beyond S-rank Traits now…’
In that moment, what had been imagination transformed into certainty—that an Ancient-grade Ruin Conquest might actually be possible.
And so Yoo Jung-tae made a genuine decision to attempt the Ancient-grade Ruin Conquest.
Of course, something as significant as an Ancient-grade Ruin Conquest couldn’t be decided by the Bureau Chief alone.
Yoo Jung-tae informed the people under the Hunter Bureau of his thoughts, drafted a proposal, and submitted it to the Disaster Management Administration, nominally the higher authority.
No matter how high morale soared, tackling an Ancient-grade Ruin solo was a different matter entirely.
The seasoned Hunters of the Hunter Bureau expressed considerable concern, as did South Korea’s government—the President, Ministers, and all.
“…If it’s now, it’s possible!”
Yoo Jung-tae had no intention of changing his decision and pushed forward as is.
If it truly didn’t work out, he could always retreat.
A Hunter who entered a Ruin could exit whenever he wished.
The Transcendent-grade Hunter’s Guide to Ruin Conquest
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