Walkthrough for the Transcendental Hunter's Ruins - Chapter 108

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Episode 108
Succubi are among the weakest Legendary-grade Ruin beasts in terms of direct physical combat ability.
Yet for most hunters, even approaching them is extraordinarily difficult.
It is because of that crimson mist they cast from a distance—it carries Charm, rendering approach nearly impossible.
The fog’s range is so vast that even the largest army crumbles into helplessness in moments.
But for Jeon Jae-woo’s summons, such abilities are largely ineffective.
Had Jeon Jae-woo’s summons been Divine Beasts—creatures of life—they would have succumbed without exception.
Spirits, being nature itself, harbored no emotions to seduce in the first place.
Catsy was a Spirit Body and moreover had grounded herself in Mental Dominance, a superior version of seduction.
Myeol-geop was not a living creature but a Golem, and thus remained unaffected.
The Lich King was already dead, they said, and therefore unmoved by carnal desire.
The Mutant was a being without senses altogether.
Jeon Ji-u, being a clone, had not entered this Ruin.
“Surely you jest, Creator. Even a Golem may possess a soul, you know.”
In any case, this Ruin could be conquered simply by letting his summons take the lead.
Yet Jeon Jae-woo gritted his teeth and fought alone, refusing their aid.
Well—he was receiving buffs and healing from No-bum at this very moment.
But the direct fighting, all of it, he was doing himself.
No-bum’s protection existed, and thanks to Jeon Jae-woo’s own growing resistance to illusion, he managed the succubi without significant difficulty.
The succubi, finding their seductive mist useless, drew weapons for direct assault.
A swarm of them, whips in hand and wings unfurled, descended toward him.
‘Ugh. They look even more grotesque up close.’
He longed to fight with his eyes shut.
—Compared to witnessing that pitiful Swordsmanship of yours, it is far preferable. Tsk.
After a long while, the Ego Sword’s caustic tongue pierced his ears anew.
Now that he thought of it, the Ego Sword itself was unaffected by the Dream Demon’s fog.
—Whoosh!
Jeon Jae-woo cleaved through one succubus with his blade.
As noted, these creatures’ direct combat prowess was nothing remarkable.
The moment he cut one down, vertigo washed over him.
‘Damn. That Charm is no joke.’
As the succubi pressed closer, the fog’s seductive effect intensified.
—Crack!
Staggering for a moment, his back took a strike from a succubus’s whip.
His back throbbed, but the wound was not severe, so Jeon Jae-woo bore it without a sound.
Yet the whip wielded by the succubus was no mere bludgeon.
“??”
—Squelch, squelch.
Jeon Jae-woo felt something profoundly unsettling.
The succubus’s whip was drawing something from within his body.
The whip had never penetrated his flesh, so it wasn’t extracting his organs.
That blue vapor, undulating like flame—could it be his soul?
‘Damn it. What are they taking from me?’
If not his soul, then perhaps his life force? Essence Drain, because they’re succubi?
Putting aside the difficulty, the sheer revulsion made him want to end this quickly.
Meanwhile, No-bum, watching over his master, spoke with concern.
“Will the master truly be all right alone?”
Jeon Jae-woo had insisted on winning through by himself, and the summons agreed, so they did not enter the fray directly.
No-bum continued applying buffs and healing effects to sustain him.
But No-bum was anxious, unsure what to do should something go wrong.
In contrast, Myeol-geop maintained an unwavering resolve.
[The Creator’s Trait is at the highest pinnacle of S-rank. There is no reason he cannot endure this much.]
Judging from what he demonstrated during training, he will certainly prevail.
Myeol-geop was firm in his will to strengthen his master.
Of course, he stood ready to charge in should true danger manifest.
Yet from the way the battle unfolded, Jeon Jae-woo was not being pushed back.
Catsy observed Jeon Jae-woo’s spirit.
Under the succubi’s assault, his spirit trembled ceaselessly.
What they possessed was a mental ability—to seduce their prey, maximize desire, and feast upon it.
A typical hunter should have long since collapsed into their illusion and succumbed.
‘If only the Creator could find a way to resist in there.’
“Think it’ll be easy?”
‘Probably not.’
Deliberately exposing oneself to perilous real combat to build adaptability—this training method was, in truth, madness.
If one could manage it, the results would be remarkable; but it was dangerous enough to stake one’s life on, with no guarantee of mastering new techniques.
This wasn’t some organization that threw people into hell wholesale and then cultivated combat machines from whoever survived—the vicious ones who clawed their way out.
Yet Jeon Jae-woo’s talent was exceptional indeed.
Ordinary Hunters would break under pressure, whereas Jeon Jae-woo absorbed each crisis directly into his experience.
Much like how he’d mastered the Sword Afterimage Technique faster by falling into the black sea and swinging his blade in desperation.
As the original to Jeon Ji-u, who was lauded as possessing the greatest talent, Jeon Jae-woo’s gift for Mana manipulation was second to none.
While suffering from hallucinations moments before, Jeon Jae-woo’s wavering mind suddenly snapped back into focus.
Crack!
“Aaahhh!!”
Jeon Jae-woo cut down yet another succubus with all his might.
He continued, relentlessly felling the creatures one after another.
These beasts didn’t leave corpses when they fell—they dissipated like smoke.
Not quite a substitute for monster remains, but each succubus left something behind on the ground as it vanished.
‘What is this?’
They gleamed a crimson hue, almost jewel-like in appearance.
The succubi’s hearts, perhaps? Or something like a calcified stone?
The Lich King, versed in alchemy, picked up a stone and examined it with keen interest.
“Not their hearts—these are residue left behind when the Essence Drain they’d stolen clumped together. Once their master vanished, only the plundered matter remained.”
“What’s it used for?”
“Who knows. In any case, it’s a potent mass of energy, so it’ll have some purpose eventually.”
The Lich King reached to pocket it as research material, but No-bum stopped him, and he grumbled in protest.
“Anyway, Myeol-geop—you’re really not going to help? It’s been over eight hours now. The Creator looks like he’s struggling.”
[No-bum has been providing support the whole time.]
Jeon Jae-woo didn’t yet possess a Transcendent-grade combat Trait, so of course conquering a Legendary-grade Ruin alone was impossible.
Right now No-bum was maintaining buffs and healing.
Really, with a supporter of No-bum’s caliber attached to provide care, it would be strange if Jeon Jae-woo couldn’t handle a Legendary-grade Ruin.
With No-bum’s support, there was no risk of Jeon Jae-woo tiring or sustaining wounds that would fell him.
But the actual fighting—that remained Jeon Jae-woo’s alone.
Though Jeon Jae-woo groaned, his speed steadily increased.
At first he’d been somewhat frantic, but gradually he was finding his rhythm.
That Whip the succubi wielded—
Strangely, it struck him true enough, yet his physical blows couldn’t land, so he had no way to retaliate.
‘No choice, then. I’ll just have to dodge and fight.’
Zip! Snap!
Still, perfect evasion was difficult, and he took a few hits regardless.
Each time, he felt something vital drain from his body.
But it didn’t matter much.
No-bum restored him every time, and aside from the pain, he saw no real problem.
Jeon Jae-woo grew accustomed to the miasma and cut through the beasts faster still.
His speed had grown respectable, but the succubi were far from easy prey alone.
Jeon Jae-woo fought on for quite some time after that.
Crack!!
At last he shattered the skull of what appeared to be the strongest of the succubi.
With No-bum’s continued support, he finally managed to fell every last succubus.
“Whew…”
Jeon Jae-woo exhaled deeply, gazing up at the sky.
As the succubi withdrew, the foul miasma receded entirely, and a clear blue sky came into view.
‘Ah. That’s refreshing.’
It was taxing, but nothing cleared the spirit quite like actual combat and breaking a sweat.
[Exploration Quest completed.]
[The Nightmare’s Temptation Ruin is now your property.]
He’d succeeded in the Ruin Conquest and received an additional Conquest Token as reward.
He made sure not to forget the spoils scattered about and collected them as well.
Once the conquest was finished, his summons approached.
[Creator. You’ve worked hard.]
[You did well, Master.]
“If you’re hurt anywhere, show me right away.”
“So you’re conquering Legend-rank Ruins solo now. Impressive.”
At his summons’ praise, Jeon Jae-woo scratched his cheek with a hint of embarrassment.
“Solo conquest? I only had help from No-bum.”
Catsy approached and asked as well.
[Master, do you feel like you’re starting to understand something now? It seems your training is bearing fruit.]
Training bearing fruit—what was she talking about?
Whether steeling his resolve had helped him push through that crisis, he couldn’t say; but there was no tangible change in his Mana control or his traits.
Everything was the same as before, except for the constant unease that plagued him throughout the fight.
“But something feels off. I need to rest soon.”
“Yes? What’s wrong? The injuries have all been healed.”
“There are no wounds, but something feels strange. It’s like… discomfort, I guess.”
How could he even describe this feeling?
He was clearly one person, yet it felt as though two consciousnesses occupied his body simultaneously.
A fragmented sense of self—was that the right way to put it?
It must have come from fighting the Succubi while being whipped.
Something had been stripped from his body when the Whip made contact, and that was undoubtedly having an effect.
Jeon Jae-woo hurried out of the Ruin and entered the Dawn Dungeon.
Whether it was the body or the mind, whatever abnormality plagued him—this was the greatest recovery place in existence, capable of restoring everything to its original state.
Yet even after entering the Dawn Dungeon and bathing in its sunlight, his condition did not improve.
Jeon Jae-woo could not hide his bewilderment.
The sunlight of the Dawn Dungeon, which restored any condition in an instant, was having no effect?
‘What on earth is happening?’
Could that Succubus’s Whip have been some kind of exceptional weapon?
Was the damage it dealt beyond the healing capacity even of the Dawn Dungeon?
‘It was only a Legend-rank Ruin monster, after all.’
Though he was the sole unique entity in the universe, Jeon Jae-woo continued to experience that strange sensation of two presences coexisting within his body.
Like Jekyll and Hyde.
Myeol-geop, observing his master’s confusion, spoke.
[You’ve come so far—surely you won’t give up now.]
“What? What do you mean?”
[The Creator, and indeed all humans, are two and one simultaneously. There is no need to find this strange or resist it.]
“I’m one, not two. What are you saying?”
Myeol-geop shook his head and explained further.
[Strictly speaking, both the flesh and the soul are parts of the Creator.]
Ordinary humans perceive the universe only through the body.
Despite being part of themselves, almost no human truly feels their own soul.
Animals don’t fully sense even the organs hidden deep within their bodies, or the single hair clinging to their skin—how much less do they perceive their own essence?
This only meant that Jeon Jae-woo’s Mana Sensitivity had deepened further.
Hunters possessed senses far sharper than ordinary people could perceive, and Jeon Jae-woo had finally reached the stage of consciously feeling his sixth sense beyond the five.
Myeol-geop was certain: his master was now directly experiencing his own soul.
Transcendent-Grade Hunter Ruin Conquest Techniques
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