Walkthrough for the Transcendental Hunter's Ruins - Chapter 43

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Chapter 43
Jeon Jae-woo did not use the additional Conquest Token he’d received as a reward right away.
It was one thing to coincidentally receive Conquest Tokens as compensation and have his available clear attempts increase once or twice.
If he kept receiving additional Conquest Tokens as rewards, someone might start to suspect he had the ability to discern what rewards a ruin would offer.
Then they’d pile on the pressure—”Do this for us, do that for us”—from every direction.
That’s why he’d made a point of firmly deflecting the question about the Conquest Token when he’d contacted Director Yoo Jung-tae just earlier.
“In any case, you all wouldn’t be able to pressure the Creator anyway, so there’s no need to worry…”
“Things are fine because you’re around. Without you, we’d be in real trouble.”
Without summons possessing multiple Transcendent-grade Traits, Jeon Jae-woo would be nothing more than an ordinary—if that—Hunter with an S-rank Trait.
He’d also kept silent about the horn that had emerged when he separated the Lightning Strike of Thunder Duke, which wasn’t technically a formal clear reward.
He wasn’t entirely sure what kind of horn it was, but it certainly appeared to be an extremely rare material.
His best guess was that it came from a mystical beast—a dragon, perhaps, or a unicorn.
He’d use it when he put it in Heaven’s Box to create a new summon or enhance an existing one.
‘I need to keep all of this safe.’
Jeon Jae-woo tossed the additional Conquest Token and the horn into No-bum’s body.
Meanwhile, news was already breaking about the Ancient-grade Ruin clear.
[Breaking News. An Ancient-grade Ruin that had remained uncleared has been conquered.]
[Jeon Jae-woo again?]
[A miraculous track record. Where does his potential end?]
The entire world, not just South Korea, seemed to breathe a sigh of relief at news that an Ancient-grade Ruin had been cleared.
After all, an Ancient-grade Ruin had once placed an enormous burden on everyone.
“Creator, shall we proceed to the next one immediately?” Lich King asked.
At his words, Jeon Jae-woo fell into thought.
The uncleared Ancient-grade Ruin had ended far more easily than he’d anticipated.
To be honest, it would be disrespectful to even compare it with other typical Ancient-grade Ruins.
Truth be told, it had been easier to clear than most Legendary-grade Ruins.
Of course, that had only been possible because Mutant, a master alchemist, stood at his side.
“Sure. Let’s gather more detailed information about the next ruin we’ll attempt, and then challenge it right away.”
He still had plenty of strength left, but there was no need to clear the next Ancient-grade Ruin immediately and draw excessive attention.
He’d collect information first and attempt the clear after a brief interval.
It was then that Myeol-geop, who had been silent until now, suddenly displayed an alert window.
[Creator. A problem has arisen.]
“Huh? What is it?”
It was rare for Myeol-geop to state outright that a problem had occurred.
[The Golems placed with your parents are sending out danger signals. It appears they’ve been attacked by monsters.]
At this unexpected news, Jeon Jae-woo felt his heart plummet.
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Jeon Jae-woo’s parents lived on the coast of the East Coast of Korean Peninsula.
Jeon Jae-woo had spent his entire childhood there as well, so it was his home of long years.
His parents ran a business in a resort where people came to vacation.
But today, the resort had descended into chaos.
Or rather, into a monster stampede.
“Aaaahhh!!”
“Help! Someone save us!!”
“Hunters! Please come here! Please, please save us!!”
The peaceful shore that had held calm in the air transformed in an instant into a hellscape.
Not only this place, but reports began flooding in of massive swarms of monsters suddenly descending upon the entire East Coast of Korean Peninsula.
Flying beasts soaring through the sky, aquatic monsters swimming in from the sea—varieties of all kinds.
Naturally, everyone on the shore who caught sight of the monsters immediately panicked and fled.
Since the world had fallen into this state, most coastal areas had become military zones where monsters appeared frequently.
But this place had managed to remain a famous vacation resort because monsters rarely appeared here even after the Great Cataclysm.
And even if monsters did occasionally show up, the Hunter Bureau would sound an emergency alarm in advance, allowing people to evacuate safely.
However, this attack came with shocking suddenness, and with such vast numbers of monsters that even the Hunter Bureau was overwhelmed.
No matter how fast an ordinary person ran, they couldn’t outpace a monster.
Jeon Jae-woo’s parents, fleeing desperately, were finally spotted by one of the creatures and knocked to the ground.
“Grrrrrr…”
An aquatic monster drew its razor-sharp teeth closer.
In the moment the couple, thinking they were surely done for, embraced each other and shut their eyes tight.
Something flashed in front of them, and suddenly the fish monster’s body split cleanly in two.
“???”
The couple stared at the monster that had suddenly collapsed before their eyes, bewilderment etched across their faces.
At the same time, a profoundly dark energy rose from the ground, coalescing into several distinct forms.
Skeleton Knights—creatures the Lich King had stationed around Jeon Jae-woo’s parents.
Each one powerful enough to match a hunter possessing an S-rank Trait.
Jeon Sang-woo, Jeon Jae-woo’s father, hugged his wife tightly while muttering to himself.
“…I think we must’ve been swallowed by some fish monster and dragged down to hell, dear.”
“What are you talking about all of a sudden?”
“I see skeleton bones right in front of my eyes—we’re definitely in hell. Damn it. I lived a good life, I did…”
Then Jeon Sang-woo simply let go of his wife and fainted.
Lee Yun-ji, Jeon Jae-woo’s mother, steadied her husband and remained standing upright.
While her husband had panicked and lost consciousness prematurely, the skeleton knights before them showed no intention of harming them whatsoever.
Rather, they seemed to be protecting them, slashing down anything that dared approach.
‘Who is protecting us?’
—Flash!
In that instant, several unidentifiable orbs the size of watermelons materialized in the air above them.
The surfaces of these spheres shifted and warped, cracks forming between them, through which mana moved and concentrated into a single point, releasing a laser beam.
The drones Myeol-geop had hidden around Jeon Jae-woo’s parents fired Mana Cannons, annihilating the approaching monsters in an instant.
As the monsters ceased their pursuit, the people who had fled began trickling back one by one.
They had run for their lives in panic, yet now the monsters were being hunted instead.
Even hunters dispatched from the Hunter Bureau tried to eliminate the monsters, but they too were receiving assistance from the undead and drones surrounding Jeon Jae-woo’s parents.
“What, what are those things?”
“They’re hunting monsters while protecting civilians—are they the summons of a high-ranking hunter?”
“Whoever it is must be incredibly skilled. How many Skeleton Knights can they summon?”
Shortly after, Jeon Jae-woo arrived at the coast.
Now that Jeon Jae-woo possessed an S-rank Trait, he had no physical limitations, so he’d simply run at full speed on foot.
Whenever he grew tired, he would occasionally ride on Myeol-geop’s back and fly the rest of the way.
Upon arrival, the area where the monsters had appeared was no longer overrun with beasts, but rather looked like a scene of utter devastation.
Blood was splattered everywhere, buildings lay in ruins, and casualties and the critically wounded were being loaded into ambulances.
For a moment, the thought that his parents might be lying motionless, covered in blood, gripped his chest and made it hard to breathe.
Myeol-geop placed a hand on his master’s shoulder to calm him.
[Compose yourself, Creator. Both of your parents are perfectly fine.]
“Really, truly?”
“I’m telling you yes—stop asking now. I stationed undead and drones with them, so naturally we’d know.”
In truth, when viewed coldly, there was nothing to worry about.
If the forces that Myeol-geop and the Lich King had stationed couldn’t protect them, then a disaster threatening the entire Korean Peninsula would be underway, and your parents would be in danger regardless of their location.
Moments later, with guidance from Myeol-geop and the Lich King, Jeon Jae-woo was able to reunite with his parents.
“Dad! Mom!!”
Jeon Jae-woo rushed toward them like a child and wrapped his arms around them tightly.
Jeon Sang-woo, who had by then regained consciousness, embraced his son while looking bewildered.
“How did you get here? You should be in Seoul…”
“I heard that monsters appeared where you two were and came running! I’m so out of breath from sprinting all the way from Seoul to here.”
“…From Seoul all the way here, running?”
The two could not accept their son’s words at face value.
How could the distance from Seoul to here be covered on foot?
Their son wasn’t even a hunter who transcended ordinary humanity.
Yet from a parent’s perspective, a child’s safety always weighs more heavily than one’s own.
“You fool. Once you heard the news, why did you come here? It was so dangerous.”
“I was shocked out of my mind when I heard monsters had appeared in my hometown. I thought my heart would stop.”
“Well, I’ll look after your mother myself, so don’t you worry about it, you hear?”
……
Lee Yun-ji decided not to mention how her husband had mistaken their encounter with the monsters for a trip to hell and fainted, all to preserve his dignity in front of their son.
“Anyway, we’re fine, so don’t worry.”
“You can’t say you’re fine. The monsters directly threatened you both—I know that now.”
If not for the forces his summons had stationed, it would have been a true catastrophe.
“To be honest, I thought we were dead for sure, but then these skeletons and machines appeared from somewhere and protected us.”
The Lich King and Myeol-geop withdrew the undead and drones stationed nearby.
Shortly after, a Hunter Bureau official approached Jeon Jae-woo with a question.
“Excuse me. Are you the one who summoned the undead and hunted down the monsters for us?”
“Ah, yes. That’s correct.”
The official bowed deeply toward Jeon Jae-woo, expressing his gratitude.
“Thank you so much. Thanks to you, we managed to prevent it from turning into a major catastrophe.”
“Oh, it’s nothing. The summons I’d left behind to protect my parents simply acted on their own.”
Listening to their son’s conversation with the Hunter Bureau official, the couple’s eyes went wide.
“Wait—you really did become a Hunter?”
Even though he’d told them when, they apparently still didn’t believe it.
“I’m serious. If I weren’t a Hunter, how could I be sending you all that money?”
“I thought you’d won the lottery.”
Even if you won first prize in the lottery, you couldn’t send your parents that much money.
“Aren’t you perhaps overestimating my filial devotion?”
For all appearances to the contrary, he was a thoroughgoing individualist with no real sense of filial obligation.
Just then, the Hunter Bureau official cleared his throat and interjected.
“Ah, excuse me, Hunter. Would it be possible to see your Hunter Registration Certificate? We need to file a report, and there’s the matter of the monster corpse disposal as well.”
At the mention of a Hunter Registration Certificate, Jeon Jae-woo hesitated for a moment.
The official appeared to be a senior executive of considerable age; he might recognize who he was.
‘Well, he could just think it’s a coincidence of names.’
Worrying about whether the Hunter Bureau official would recognize him was an overreaction.
Jeon Jae-woo quickly handed over his Hunter Registration Certificate.
The instant the official confirmed it, his eyes went as wide as lanterns.
Clearly startled, as though he’d just come face-to-face with someone far more important than expected.
It seemed Jeon Jae-woo’s identity had been figured out.
Sure enough, moments later, Director Yoo Jung-tae came rushing in person to meet Jeon Jae-woo.
Dungeon-Breaking Strategies of a Transcendent-Grade Hunter
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