Walkthrough for the Transcendental Hunter's Ruins - Chapter 30

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Episode 30
A month had passed, and new Ruins had surfaced once more.
Several Legendary Grade Ruins alongside multiple Rare and Common Grade ones.
No Ancient Grade Ruins had emerged this time.
Yet the great powers, who would normally have launched aggressive Ruin expeditions, found themselves hesitating—watching and waiting.
Watching one man, specifically.
More precisely, a single Hunter residing in South Korea.
The entire international community’s eyes were fixed on which new Ruin Jeon Jae-woo would attempt to conquer next.
If they poured resources into tackling a Ruin only for Jeon Jae-woo to seize it in an instant—that would be catastrophic.
Wasted effort and squandered time on meaningless endeavors.
Even China and Japan, which had initially searched for ways to retaliate and probed for opportunities, seemed to have surrendered all will to resist him.
But this month felt different.
Days had passed since the new Ruins appeared, yet Jeon Jae-woo showed no sign of movement.
Had something happened to him?
Perhaps he was still recovering from thirty days of continuous combat?
Or had he lost interest in Legendary Grade Ruins, focusing only on Ancient Grade ones?
Maybe there had been friction with the South Korean government.
Regardless, now—while Jeon Jae-woo remained inactive—was their chance.
Once the nations confirmed his inactivity, they threw themselves into serious Ruin conquest preparations.
And as befitting their status as hunter superpowers, they conquered the Legendary Grade Ruins one by one.
But what of South Korea?
The country had simply reverted to its state before Jeon Jae-woo’s emergence.
Or rather, there was nothing to revert—nothing had changed enough to go backward.
With Jeon Jae-woo absent, South Korea’s national strength wasn’t nearly sufficient to claim even a single Legendary Grade Ruin.
[Can South Korea even secure one Legendary Grade Ruin this month?]
[Mana Crystals needed… Magical Tool development at the cutting edge is suffering.]
[No movement from Hunter Jeon Jae-woo. What’s happening?]
┗I knew it would come to this. Without Hunter Jeon Jae-woo, the Hunter Association can’t accomplish anything.
┗Couldn’t accomplish anything to begin with. Everything we’ve seen conquered—that was all Jeon Jae-woo. What has the Hunter Association actually done?
┗I work in the manufacturing division at Hansung Group. The Magical Tool production industry is in complete chaos right now. All the high-grade Mana Crystals are depleted, so we can’t make new products.
┗Didn’t we bring back a ton of Mana Crystals from the Legendary and Ancient Grade Ruins not long ago? Why is everyone panicking again?
┗Because we have to keep producing goods, we need Mana Crystals continuously. That’s why a true superpower is defined by being able to conquer at least one Legendary Grade Ruin per month.
Over the past few months, the people were finally coming to terms with the stark reality: without Jeon Jae-woo, ranking first or last meant nothing—they amounted to nothing at all.
Meanwhile, the great powers had begun securing this month’s Legendary Grade Ruins one after another.
And now, South Korea’s chances of claiming a Legendary Grade Ruin had become even slimmer.
Unfortunately, the Legendary Grade Ruin they’d targeted overlapped with Japan’s objective.
There was no denying the weight class difference between Japan and South Korea.
Decidedly in Japan’s favor.
Without external variables, a one-on-one confrontation would leave South Korea with virtually no chance of victory.
As the situation deteriorated, officials at the Hunter Association and beyond found themselves gnawing at their fingernails once more.
“When will he resume Ruin conquests…?”
Why had Hunter Jeon Jae-woo stopped attacking new Ruins?
Yu Jung-tae had agents stationed near Jeon Jae-woo’s residence, reporting his every movement daily.
But Jeon Jae-woo showed no activity beyond visiting Dungeons and subjugating monsters.
Growing increasingly anxious, Yu Jung-tae decided to contact him directly.
He asked when Jeon Jae-woo planned to resume Ruin conquests—or if he intended to restart them at all.
But Jeon Jae-woo’s response, repeated over several days, remained unchanged: he wasn’t ready yet.
Minister Lee Chul-soo heaved a sigh so heavy the earth itself seemed to cave beneath him.
“Exactly how much longer does this ‘preparation’ require?”
……
Yu Jung-tae, the Hunter Association director, couldn’t help but sigh as well.
“Stop sitting there in silence and give me some kind of answer, Director Yu.”
“I would provide an answer if I had one to give.”
“Is this what the Hunter Association director should be saying?”
“Then replace me with someone else.”
……
Minister Lee Chul-soo, finding himself without a response, closed his mouth.
Even if someone other than Yu Jung-tae took the position, there was no clever way to pull Jeon Jae-woo into action.
Even as Hunter Association director, Yu Jung-tae had no authority to force Jeon Jae-woo to conquer Ruins.
He lacked even the power to compel him in the first place.
But something had to be done.
If he couldn’t move Jeon Jae-woo, then at the very least he had to conquer one of these Legendary Grade Ruins and demonstrate to the hunter community of South Korea just how capable they truly were.
“If you’re too exhausted to move around, would it help if we asked you to at least lend us support from the sidelines while we tackle the Ruin?”
“For now, I’m not even thinking about entering a Ruin.”
……
For a moment, an overwhelming urge swept over him—to abandon his title as minister, retire from everything, and never look back.
The Prime Minister kept pestering him to get Jeon Jae-woo moving again, while the private sector was blaming him and the Hunter Association for failing to deliver results.
There was simply no way to stand against such a tidal wave.
The truth was, there was another reason why Jeon Jae-woo had been in such complete seclusion.
Recently, he’d been absorbed in upgrading his summons by using the Box of Heaven.
It had been more than four days since he’d placed Elderitch inside the box.
—Whoooosh…
The box lid opened, and a skull emerged amid otherworldly mana.
“Impressive.”
Jeon Jae-woo let out a short exclamation upon seeing the upgraded Elderitch.
The upgraded Elderitch spoke in a satisfied tone.
“It feels like waking from a long slumber.”
Your appearance certainly does resemble something freshly roused from centuries of sleep.
The Elderitch that emerged from the box retained all its memories, but its appearance had changed dramatically.
First, the Skull Staff held in its right hand now bore various ornate additions.
Upon its head sat a crown, a symbol of royal authority.
Still devoid of blood and flesh—only bone remained—yet now it wore what appeared to be priestly vestments.
〈Lich King〉 – Bound to (Jeon Jae-woo)
Description – An Undead of such terrible power that it once led an immortal, deathless army and was feared by humans as a demon king. It stands as one of the highest echelons that Undead can reach, short of divinity itself.
Classification – Undead
Traits – Witchcraft (S). Necromancy (Transcendent). Barrier (A). Energy Wave (B).
Looking at the status window, the name and description had both changed.
As Elderitch evolved into the Lich King, a Transcendent-grade trait had been born.
‘That description is genuinely chilling.’
One of the highest echelons of the Undead hierarchy, commanding an immortal, deathless army.
Could one of those other highest echelons be that Skeleton Knight King from the very first Legendary Grade Ruin?
In any case, the creation of this Transcendent-grade trait had come at the cost of two original S-grade traits disappearing.
‘It’s not a new trait—it looks like two existing traits merged together.’
Curious, he decided to ask Elderitch—or rather, the Lich King now—what had changed.
“Elder, what exactly is different now?”
“Now I can make the dead directly into my captives. Strictly speaking, captives of the Creator.”
Jeon Jae-woo tilted his head.
“How is that different from the spirit summoning and resurrection traits you had before?”
“Summoning, as it’s called, leans toward calling forth Undead. But this—this creates the very existence of an Undead directly.”
He couldn’t quite grasp the distinction; magic theory wasn’t his strong suit.
“Hmm. Let me show you…”
The Lich King looked around, as if searching for an example.
“Ah. That will do nicely.”
It directed Necromancy toward a withered plant stem in a pot that had long since died.
—Whoooosh!!
A strange, dark mana converged on the plant.
And something remarkable happened.
The dead plant rose up and came back to life.
Or at least, it appeared to.
The life had long since departed from the body, but the Lich King forcefully summoned its spirit back and bent the form to its will.
“This is what becomes possible now.”
“Wow.”
When it had been Elderitch, the Summoning ability was limited to merely calling forth skeletons.
But now, whenever a corpse lay before it, the Lich King could raise it like a zombie and control it.
In battle, fallen enemies could be immediately seized and pressed into service.
It was like that resurrection jutsu technique from that one manga, in a sense.
Of course, the original Undead summoning ability remained intact.
Still, Jeon Jae-woo couldn’t help but worry—wasn’t this ability too similar to some National-class hunter’s trait? Would anyone accuse him of plagiarism?
“Though the zombies created by Necromancy do dissolve after a certain amount of time.”
So it wasn’t some completely broken, permanent game-breaking ability after all.
Anyway, when I put the summoned creature in the box along with other materials, its trait grew to Transcendent.
‘…Should I try once more?’
I have plenty of time left anyway.
This time, let me put Novum in.
“Novum, would you like to go into this box for a bit?”
“I’ll do whatever you ask, Master!”
Ah, so obedient.
-To place this body in such a squalid dwelling. I demand the palace be brought forth at once.
While I’m at it, if I toss that damned Ego Sword in there too, maybe its behavior will soften.
I’ll put the mad blade aside for now and test Novum first.
Jeon Jae-woo placed Novum into the Box of Heaven together with materials seemingly related to spirits—including the World Tree Branch.
“Master! I’ll see you later!”
Novum waved his hand and stepped into the box.
[Time Remaining Until Completion: 175:00:00]
This time it was over a week, even longer than the Lich King.
Probably because it’s an owner of a Transcendent-grade trait, it takes longer.
And after time passed, Novum emerged.
The moment Novum came out of the box, he leaped straight into Jeon Jae-woo’s arms.
“Master!”
“Well, well. Our Novum is back? It wasn’t hard being in the box?”
“It wasn’t hard at all! It just felt like sleeping comfortably!”
Unlike the Lich King, Novum didn’t seem to look much different on the surface.
Jeon Jae-woo held Novum and checked the creature’s status window.
〈Novum2〉 – Bound to (Jeon Jae-woo)
Description – An artificial spirit frequently crafted by Earth’s deity in ancient times. It is a spirit capable of interfering with Nature Affinity, yet was made more compatible with sentient beings such as humans. It was used by Earth’s chief deity to counter the parasitic authority of foreign deities through the power of Purification. Its performance has been elevated beyond even its ancient state through the current wielder.
Type – Artificial Spirit
Traits – Nature Affinity (Transcendent). Purification (S). Creative Regeneration (S). Blessing of Nature (S), Wrath of Nature (S)
As expected, the description and name had changed, and new traits were added.
Unlike the Lich King, it didn’t gain a Transcendent-grade trait, but instead it picked up two more S-grade traits.
And the name only had the number 2 tacked onto it.
‘If I put it in the box once more, does it evolve all the way to version 3?’
Anyway, while spending time upgrading summoned creatures like this, more than ten days had slipped by before I knew it.
Yu Jung-tae called several times, but I had no intention of moving until the upgrades were finished, so I ignored all of them.
But by now, my fighting force was sufficiently assembled.
Power enough to fill the void left by the Calamity’s absence.
“So, shall I head out to conquer a new Ruin?”
Ruin Conquest Methods for Transcendent-Grade Hunters
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