Walkthrough for the Transcendental Hunter's Ruins - Chapter 23

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Episode 23
Nobum emerged from the final Ancient-Rank Dungeon just minutes after entering.
“Master! I found the Additional Clear Token you mentioned!”
“Well done! Well done! You did wonderfully, Nobum.”
The slime nestled into his master’s embrace, rubbing against him affectionately.
Dungeons that yielded Additional Clear Tokens as rewards turned out to be surprisingly common.
More precisely, among the dungeons humanity had abandoned without clearing, many offered Additional Clear Tokens as their rewards.
‘It seems Additional Clear Tokens were deliberately made difficult to obtain as rewards.’
Since Additional Clear Tokens appearing as rewards was indeed a very rare case, they almost never dropped from the monthly crop of newly discovered dungeons.
Roughly calculating the ratio, the frequency seemed comparable to that of Ancient-Rank Dungeon appearances.
“But I didn’t find any clear tokens below Rare rank.”
Dungeons that yielded Additional Clear Tokens as rewards were Legend-Rank or higher at minimum.
‘If Additional Clear Token rewards appeared in dungeons below Rare rank, the balance would probably break.’
Currently, there were roughly a thousand Legend-Rank Dungeons and about ten Ancient-Rank Dungeons that humanity had been forced to abandon for various reasons.
Additional Clear Tokens from Legend-Rank Dungeons dropped one at a time.
And from Ancient-Rank Dungeons onward, two Additional Clear Tokens appeared per clear.
Nobum hadn’t ventured into Mythic-Rank Dungeons yet, so he didn’t know what they held.
He wasn’t even sure if Additional Clear Tokens would drop from Mythic-Rank Dungeons at all.
‘Regardless, to increase my remaining attempts, I have no choice but to focus on Ancient-Rank Dungeons.’
Clearing Legend-Rank Dungeons just to obtain a single Additional Clear Token would ultimately be meaningless.
In any case, he needed to secure as many of the dungeons that dropped Additional Clear Tokens as possible.
‘It would be best to hurry before other nations take them from us.’
These dungeons had been left alone for certain reasons, but there was no telling when someone might successfully clear them.
Before he set out in earnest to gather Additional Clear Tokens, though,
‘This time I should at least contact the Hunter Association.’
Last time, he’d cleared an Ancient-Rank Dungeon at his own discretion, placing all of Korea in a difficult position.
When he called Yu Jeongtae, the director answered within seconds.
“Director Yu. It’s Jeon Jaewoo.”
[Ah! Hunter Jeon Jaewoo. What brings this call?]
The voice was eager, apparently hoping he had some task that needed assistance.
“There’s something I needed to inform you about first.”
[Yes? What would that be…?]
“I’m planning to attempt a new Ancient-Rank Dungeon.”
After a brief silence, Yu Jeongtae responded with visible bewilderment.
[An Ancient-Rank Dungeon again? Surely you’re not planning to enter immediately?]
“No, not right away. I’ll prepare for a few days first.”
Myeolgeop’s combat power already exceeded the combined strength of all the monsters that appeared in Ancient-Rank Dungeons.
Moreover, he now had allies like Elderitch and Nobum to support Myeolgeop in battle, which would make things even smoother.
Still, when he’d cleared that last Ancient-Rank Dungeon, he’d learned something important.
From Ancient-Rank onward—not Legend-Rank—he needed to prepare carefully and never let his guard down.
Myeolgeop’s combat power was only a single tier above the World Tree when compared directly.
Of course, Myeolgeop had the higher win rate, but a one-on-one defeat wasn’t so unlikely as to be negligible.
With Nobum and Elderitch providing support, Myeolgeop’s odds of victory rose considerably, but it still seemed wise to prepare a bit more before going in.
In any conflict, the right approach was to minimize one’s own risk as much as possible.
“Still, I plan to challenge it soon. Within a week at the latest.”
[……]
Yu Jeongtae let out a short sigh.
By now, it seemed even this level(?) of news didn’t surprise him much anymore.
[…Very well, I understand. Which Ancient-Rank Dungeon are you thinking of clearing, if I may ask?]
“I have a few in mind, but I haven’t decided on one yet. Are there any dungeons I should avoid clearing?”
[No, there aren’t. You don’t need to concern yourself with that, Hunter. The reason we asked you to contact us first was to see if the Hunter Association could perhaps assist you in some way.]
But Jeon Jaewoo’s response was firm once more.
“That won’t be necessary. I’ll handle the clearing on my own.”
[Ah… Yes…]
The man was so coldly unhelpful—he wouldn’t even give them a foothold.
“I’ll contact you again once the clear is complete.”
[I wish you success, Hunter. Should you need any assistance, please contact us at any time.]
After that notification to Yu Jeongtae, four days passed.
Jeon Jaewoo entered a new Ancient-Rank Dungeon alongside his companions.
“…Then let’s begin.”
“Let’s go! I can’t wait!”
[Preparations are in order.]
“I wonder what treasures we’ll find. Heh heh.”
In truth, Jeon Jaewoo had done all the preparation for entering the dungeon alone.
Jeon Jaewoo consumed an Elixir, underwent rigorous training, and logged into the dungeon system with an exhausted expression.
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[‘Silent Palace’ Exploration Condition: Defeat the four knights guarding the Empty Throne. (0/4)]
Jeon Jaewoo’s party entered the Silent Palace, an Ancient-Rank Dungeon.
The dungeon’s backdrop was quite literally a medieval fantasy palace.
Four armored knights surrounded the Empty Throne at the far end.
Each wielding a spear, a sword, a hammer, and an axe respectively.
‘They don’t seem to be… living people.’
Not undead like Elderitch either, it seemed.
Some inexplicable force maintained the form of armored knights bearing weapons, nothing more.
Before entering, Jeon Jaewoo had researched what the Silent Palace was.
Many hunters had ventured in, and since it had remained unconquered for so long, the internet held detailed descriptions of it.
The condition to clear the ‘Silent Palace’ was to fight the knights in sequence and defeat them all.
In fact, the dungeon’s difficulty wasn’t exceptionally brutal for an Ancient-Rank Dungeon.
You didn’t fight all four knights simultaneously—they adhered to some code of honor, approaching one at a time.
Yet even seasoned hunters lacked the courage to attempt it, leaving it unconquered to this day.
The primary reason this dungeon had remained uncleared was a restriction unknown to most: only one person could challenge it.
In other words, a single hunter had to defeat all four powerful knights alone.
This made the subjective difficulty far higher than other Ancient-Rank Dungeons.
Even hunters with Transcendent-Rank Traits eventually exhausted themselves, surrendering and withdrawing.
Of course, for Jeon Jaewoo, who had always cleared dungeons solo, this restriction meant little.
If anything, it was far easier than other Ancient-Rank Dungeons.
-Clang, clang.
The spear knight approached Jeon Jaewoo, weapon raised.
‘Wow. That’s actually impressive.’
As befitted a loyal knight guarding his lord, the presence was formidable.
‘I wish I’d drawn a devoted knight like that from the Heavenly Box.’
Even as he admired, fear made his legs tremble.
In the past, he wouldn’t have even recognized the emotion; but now, fortified by Elixir and training, the gap between himself and his opponent became starkly apparent.
“…I was barely more than an ant.”
He’d grown so accustomed to solo-clearing formidable dungeons with Myeolgeop and Elderitch that he’d begun to think himself something great.
Now reality crashed down, forcing him to acknowledge his true standing.
Elderitch patted his back and spoke softly.
“Not to worry. Doesn’t the Creator make you a super ant—one that handles giants, not ordinary insects? Take pride in that.”
“……”
If that was supposed to be consolation, it probably wasn’t worth saying.
Myeolgeop, our combat specialist, stepped forward to face the spear knight.
Of course, against Myeolgeop, who possessed two Transcendent-Rank Traits, the knight stood no chance whatsoever.
-Crash, crash, crash, bang!!
Throughout the fight, the spear knight was utterly overwhelmed.
Myeolgeop never let the knight’s thrusts and swings land, instead shattering the knight’s arms and tearing its legs apart.
Even so, it lasted a bit longer than three minutes.
‘Not even five minutes—defeating a single knight is easier than a Legend-Rank Dungeon.’
The spear knight soon shattered entirely and fell.
Still, the knight’s unwavering resolve, charging ahead even at the end, held a certain beauty to it.
Next, the hammer knight stepped forward and combat resumed.
As Jeon Jaewoo watched Myeolgeop fight the knights, he asked a question.
“Elderitch. How strong are these knights, exactly?”
“Hmm. They haven’t quite reached Transcendent-Rank, but very nearly there.”
“So they’re stronger than you?”
Elderitch regarded the knights with interest before answering.
“Perhaps a step above me, I’d say. Though they pale compared to that spirit over there with the Transcendent-Rank Trait.”
Then Jeon Jaewoo noticed Nobum continuously casting his Healing Trait on Myeolgeop from the sidelines.
He turned to Nobum in surprise.
“Nobum? Is it okay to spend that much Mana?”
Myeolgeop wasn’t in any particular danger or sustaining serious wounds.
I should store away mana for emergencies.
Healing abilities consume mana especially heavily, or so I’ve heard.
But Nobum replied cheerfully, as if it were no concern at all.
“Oh, it’s fine, sir. My mana doesn’t deplete.”
“??”
Jeon Jaewoo’s expression went blank at this bewildering answer.
‘Mana doesn’t deplete? It doesn’t get consumed?’
How could such a thing make any sense?
It was common knowledge that using a Trait required a Hunter to expend mana.
Mana was to a Hunter what a battery was to a machine, or stamina to a human.
Elderitch chuckled softly from beside him and spoke up.
“Creator, have you forgotten the Nature-Type Transcendent Trait that Nobum possesses?”
“I haven’t forgotten. But what does that have to do with mana consumption?”
“A Nature-Type Trait allows one to become as one with nature itself. In other words, it lets the user draw upon the mana of nature, which means—so long as the planet’s mana does not run dry—one can use mana infinitely.”
“……”
Jeon Jaewoo’s jaw fell open.
‘Ah… so that’s what it was.’
Truly, a Transcendent-Rank Trait.
Because it wasn’t a direct combat ability, he had been underestimating Nobum all along.
‘This one. The finest support imaginable.’
As long as Nobum remained at his side, Myeolgeop and Elderitch would never tire in battle.
Thus, empowered by rear support, Myeolgeop flew about gracefully, clashing with the knights.
And in the end, he dispatched even the last remaining Sword Knight in an instant.
[Creator. I have completed the task as you commanded.]
“Good work.”
It felt wrong to think such a thing, yet the clearing felt almost hollow.
‘Compared to the World Tree, this felt far too easy.’
The clear time had been so fast that Association Director Yu Jeongtae would surely be astonished once more.
[The exploration mission is complete.]
[The Silent Palace Dungeon now belongs to Jeon Jaewoo.]
Soon the clear notification appeared, along with the rewards Jeon Jaewoo had been waiting for.
Transcendent Hunter’s Dungeon Clearing Guide
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