Walkthrough for the Transcendental Hunter's Ruins - Chapter 18

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Chapter 18
The buoyant atmosphere was suddenly doused with cold water.
[China. Joint Legendary-grade Dungeon Sealed.]
[Experts. Point out clear violation of international law.]
[China’s stance. Simply exercising legitimate ownership rights over the dungeon; no issue at all.]
┗What in the world are they doing? Have these people lost their minds?
┗We promised beforehand to settle profits according to Clearance Ratio, so what right do they have to take the dungeon?
┗This is basically an outright declaration of war. We absolutely cannot let this slide.
The general public, naturally enough, burned with fury at another country’s thuggish behavior.
But for any Hunter even tangentially involved in the industry, the concern cut far deeper.
┗If China’s making such a move, we need to come up with some countermeasure. What do we do now?
┗We have no choice. A new Legendary-grade Dungeon capable of yielding Magical Stones surfaced this month, so we just have to secure what we can from that one.
┗But can our country reliably clear a Legendary-grade Dungeon? I heard China’s already eyeing that one too.
┗It doesn’t matter if Jeon Jae-woo is around. Just leave it to him and he’ll clear it in five minutes flat.
┗It’s been barely any time since he cleared an Ancient-grade Dungeon. Honestly, I’m not sure he can pull it off.
┗And there’s still no guarantee that Jeon Jae-woo will move as the Hunter Bureau wants. If he’s just doing whatever he feels like, that’s a dead end.
Most people held a steadfast belief that this Hunter called Jeon Jae-woo, whose face they’d never seen, would somehow manage to handle things.
In truth, judging by his accomplishments so far, it was only natural to think he could clear a Legendary-grade Dungeon without too much difficulty.
However, there was one variable: Jeon Jae-woo had only recently cleared an Ancient-grade Dungeon.
Even the strongest Hunter would have felt the burden of clearing an Ancient-grade Dungeon, and it was common sense that a Hunter who’d just completed a dungeon should take adequate rest.
The public’s worry was whether attempting a Legendary-grade Dungeon immediately afterward—not even a Common or Rare-grade one—was realistically feasible.
China, too, had made their move on this month’s Legendary-grade Dungeon under the calculation that Jeon Jae-woo would be unable to attempt the next dungeon right away.
In any case, Jeon Jae-woo received a call from Yu Jeong-tae and decided to visit the Hunter Bureau.
He’d planned to use public transportation, but Yu Jeong-tae sent a vehicle directly to his home.
“This way, please. Hunter.”
“Ah, yes.”
Jeon Jae-woo felt awkward as he received the polite courtesy of men in formal suits and boarded the vehicle.
Of course, as they drove, Myeol-geop and Elderitch remained concealed beside him, accompanying him all the while.
Upon arriving at the Hunter Bureau building, he made his way up to the Director’s office, avoiding the eyes of others.
When he entered, Director Yu Jeong-tae and a middle-aged man of similar age stood inside.
The moment the middle-aged man saw Jeon Jae-woo, he beamed and clasped both his hands.
“Hunter Jeon Jae-woo! Thank you so much for coming.”
“Ah, yes. Hello.”
They’d never met before, but the face was vaguely familiar.
If you worked as a Hunter in South Korea, it was difficult not to know this person.
“Excuse me, but… are you perhaps the Minister?”
At Jeon Jae-woo’s question, the Minister of Disaster Administration smiled warmly and shook his grasped hands.
“My, that you’d recognize me, Hunter—I’m honored. Lee Chul-soo.”
The head of the Ministry of Disaster Administration, the Hunter Bureau’s superior agency.
For some reason, it was the kind of name that seemed like it might have appeared often in old Korean language textbooks.
“I must truly thank you for selling the Elixir obtained from this Ancient-grade Dungeon. The President and Prime Minister were delighted when they heard the news of the dungeon’s clearance. They specifically asked me to convey their gratitude to you, Hunter Jeon Jae-woo.”
Good heavens. The President and the Prime Minister, no less.
Jeon Jae-woo felt a slight tension building as the scale continued to expand.
Now that he thought about it, the name Jeon Jae-woo had surely already become known to the nation’s highest-ranking officials.
“You’re too kind. I merely sold the Elixir at fair value.”
“Getting the opportunity to purchase such an Elixir is incredibly rare. You’ve truly done an enormous service for Korea, Hunter. Soon the President will present you with medals and commendations, and—”
Soon Jeon Jae-woo found himself seated across from Director Yu Jeong-tae and Minister Lee Chul-soo.
Yu Jeong-tae’s expression was considerably worse than usual.
“Hunter. Have you perhaps heard the news?”
“Ah… you mean about China sealing the jointly owned Legendary-grade Dungeon?”
Jeon Jae-woo already knew, having seen it on the news.
Every broadcaster had reported it as breaking news, so it was impossible not to know.
Upon hearing the report, Jeon Jae-woo was just as shocked as anyone else.
Had they really stooped to such petty measures just because he’d cleared the Ancient-grade Dungeon they were after?
No, this transcended petty thuggery—it was a blatant violation of international law.
He’d already seen experts on YouTube speculating that it must be because of his Ancient-grade Dungeon clearance.
“I was startled when I realized this situation had arisen because I cleared the Ancient-grade Dungeon.”
At Jeon Jae-woo’s words, Lee Chul-soo hurriedly waved his hand.
“No, no. Hunter, please don’t burden yourself over such matters. Issues like this are properly the government’s responsibility to resolve.”
Both men were clearly making an effort not to place any burden on Jeon Jae-woo.
“Still, there is one thing I’d like to ask. Would you perhaps consider clearing an additional Legendary-grade Dungeon that surfaced this month?”
So it comes to this, after all.
“Is it… a matter of Magical Stone resources?”
Yu Jeong-tae exhaled a heavy sigh and nodded.
“Magical Stones that only appear in Legendary-grade Dungeons were urgently needed for many projects. But now that the supply has been cut off unilaterally, we’re in a very difficult position. All projects by major domestic corporations and the state have stalled.”
“Can’t Magical Stones from lower-grade dungeons be used as a substitute?”
Yu Jeong-tae shook his head firmly, as if the very question was absurd.
“The quality difference is too great. Moreover, China is already showing signs of wanting to claim this newly emerged Legendary-grade Dungeon. We need to clear it as quickly as possible if we can.”
Among South Korea’s Legendary-grade Dungeons—those where the country could claim ownership—only two mining-type dungeons had been cleared through joint operations with China.
Now China was closing those down and trying to claim this new Legendary-grade Dungeon as well.
They were doing everything in their power to strangle the neighboring nation.
Yu Jeong-tae leaned forward, his gaze grave and earnest.
“So we would very much like to borrow Hunter Jeon Jae-woo’s strength for this dungeon clearance. Would you be willing to cooperate?”
The Korean government desperately wanted Jeon Jae-woo to step forward.
If he did, a single Legendary-grade Dungeon would be simple enough to handle.
“……”
Jeon Jae-woo remained silent for a moment, sitting still.
Both the bureau chief and the minister watched him, their hearts aching with anticipation.
Every nerve fixed on Jeon Jae-woo’s lips.
At last, Jeon Jae-woo opened his mouth slowly.
“To be honest, I don’t think I can clear a Legendary-grade Dungeon right now.”
With those words, both Yu Jeong-tae and Lee Chul-soo felt their hearts sink.
“I’ve just finished clearing an Ancient-grade Dungeon. For the next several days at least, I’d prefer to avoid direct combat with monsters.”
“I see… that makes sense.”
He’d expected it to some degree. In truth, that was the natural response.
Still, he’d harbored one sliver of hope—after all, this was a man who’d cleared an Ancient-grade Dungeon entirely alone.
The last hope vanished, and Yu Jeong-tae’s future suddenly looked dark.
Without Jeon Jae-woo’s strength, the Hunter Bureau would have to manage the new Legendary-grade Dungeon alone somehow.
Of course, thanks to the Magical Tools Jeon Jae-woo had brought, clearing Legendary-grade Dungeons had become far easier than before.
But China wasn’t the only nation eyeing Legendary-grade Dungeons.
Moreover, China was concentrating all its power on the new Magical Stone mining dungeon, clearly intent on strangling South Korea.
Whoever cleared a dungeon first claimed it, and China’s Hunter forces were manifestly superior, making the risk of losing it very high.
If China committed its full strength, it could finish clearing the Legendary-grade Dungeon in just a day or two.
Then Jeon Jae-woo spoke again.
“But if it’s a different Legendary-grade Dungeon, it might be possible.”
“?”
Both officials stiffened in confusion.
“Hunter Jeon? Which dungeon are you referring to…?”
“I understand there’s a Legendary-grade Dungeon called the Underground Labyrinth that China has been sitting on.”
In an instant, Yu Jeong-tae and Lee Chul-soo’s ears perked up.
The Underground Labyrinth.
One of the Legendary-grade Dungeons that, since its initial appearance, had never been cleared and remained postponed even now.
The Underground Labyrinth contained an enormous amount of Magical Stones.
If cleared successfully, it would yield far more Magical Stones than the combined resources of the two Legendary-grade Dungeons China had sealed.
Currently, China held the highest exploration rate and treated it as essentially their own.
But though considerable time had passed since the dungeon’s emergence, no clearance report had come forth.
The monsters in the Underground Labyrinth weren’t stronger than those in other Legendary-grade Dungeons.
If anything, they were quite weak for a Legendary-grade Dungeon.
But true to its name, the dungeon’s interior was extraordinarily complex.
And as you know, dungeons have a time limit for clearance.
The monsters that must be hunted are hiding throughout the labyrinth, which is why it hasn’t been cleared yet.
But if it could be cleared…
Minister Lee Chul-soo’s eyes widened in surprise.
“You’re saying… you could clear the Underground Labyrinth Dungeon?”
“I can’t claim one hundred percent confidence that I can, but I’d like to attempt it. That dungeon doesn’t rely primarily on direct combat power, does it?”
In truth, this idea hadn’t originated from Jeon Jae-woo’s own mind.
It was Myeol-geop and Elderitch who had proposed it first.
[We cannot afford to leave this nation of China as it is.]
‘I agree. To protest the Creator’s actions in such a manner—if left unchecked, China may bring harm to the Creator in the future.’
Having seen news of their master’s dungeon clearance displeasing a specific nation, Myeol-geop and Elderitch seemed quite enraged.
They’d even gone so far as to voice dangerous talk about marching into that country themselves and personally punishing its leadership.
Though Jeon Jae-woo had managed to stop Myeol-geop and Elderitch from actually invading China, neither would back down from the demand to make a show of force.
So the alternative proposal that emerged was to clear a dungeon that China considered its own precious possession, thereby demonstrating their resolve.
Of course, if they swallowed the Underground Labyrinth in one go, China might well lose its mind entirely.
But China had already crossed the line far more egregiously in the case of the jointly-cleared dungeon, attempting to claim it unilaterally.
With the situation having deteriorated this far, what good was caution now?
Besides, a dungeon belongs to no one until someone clears it first.
Yu Jeong-tae then rose abruptly to his feet and grasped Jeon Jae-woo’s hands.
“Hunter. If you would clear the Underground Labyrinth dungeon and obtain the Magical Stones for us, I swear I will repay your kindness with everything I am capable of.”
Transcendent-grade Hunter Dungeon Clearance Methods
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