Walkthrough for the Transcendental Hunter's Ruins - Chapter 6

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Chapter 6
Yu Jeong-tae, Director of the Hunter Association, lay sprawled across the sofa in his office.
For the first time in days, he felt the weight of exhaustion settle into his bones.
He groaned aloud, his body aching as though he carried the strain of a thousand burdens.
Back when he’d been active in the field, he’d never known fatigue like this—but now, as Director, it had been far too long since he’d felt so utterly drained.
Of course, it wasn’t physical exhaustion that wore him down; it was the toll on his spirit.
The moment a new dungeon was discovered, a hunter had cleared a Legendary Dungeon solo.
The Republic of Korea’s Hunter Association still hadn’t found him.
He’d given his staff a tight deadline, but in truth, he wanted to scream at them to find the man right now, never mind the timeframe.
Politicians from both ruling and opposition parties had united in their interrogation of Yu Jeong-tae.
When could they expect to find the Legendary Dungeon conqueror? Could they find him at all?
Yu Jeong-tae, of course, had failed to give a clear answer to any of their questions.
He could only repeat the same hollow promise: he would do his best.
Though the Hunter Association held the most power in Korea, it couldn’t simply ignore the political establishment.
After all, every law in the Republic of Korea originated from and was enforced by constitutional bodies.
Criticism of Yu Jeong-tae and the Hunter Association had begun to seep out from all corners.
[Hunter cleared Legendary Dungeon in 1 hour—still haven’t found him?]
[Possibility he’s already left Korea. Political concerns over brain drain to rival nations.]
[Hunter Association pledges to find him within the week.]
[Presidential Office: The Legendary Dungeon conqueror is essential for peace and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula.]
[No additional dungeons cleared since the Legendary Dungeon conquest. Activity remains quiet.]
┗Why the hell hasn’t he shown up in three days? This mind game is killing us. Stop playing hard to get.
┗Could the US or Japan have already recruited him and taken him away?
┗Don’t spread that garbage. If he really is overseas, are you gonna take responsibility?
┗Whatever. It’s been so long since we got a Legendary Dungeon. Korea has to claim this one. The Hunter Association’s already a lost cause.
┗Then go find him yourself. You guys have been whining nonstop for three days.
┗Yu Jeong-tae, step up.
┗Our Hunter Association being incompetent is a fact, so cut the complaints.
The Minister of the Disaster Administration Ministry, his direct superior, called him daily. So did the President. Both asked the same question: Have you found him yet?
Running the Director’s office alone was already grueling; adding the hunt for the Legendary Dungeon conqueror and weathering political pressure felt like it might kill him.
Yet as Director, he had no choice—he would find the Legendary Dungeon conqueror.
If only he could be certain it was possible, the fatigue would mean nothing.
Yu Jeong-tae lay still on the sofa, thinking.
‘Just how strong is he?’
At minimum, the mystery Legendary Dungeon conqueror surely possessed an S-grade Trait.
There was also a good chance he had a Transcendent-grade Trait. In fact, that seemed far more likely.
No S-grade hunter in the country could clear a Legendary Dungeon alone.
Unless he possessed multiple S-grade Traits.
Short of that, there was no way to explain the overwhelming power behind a solo conquest of a Legendary Dungeon.
Regardless, the fact that such an exceptional hunter was Korean was extraordinary news for the Republic of Korea.
But there was also cause for concern.
It was virtually impossible for a hunter to possess overwhelming power from the very beginning of their Awakening, no matter how exceptional their Trait.
There was a decent chance he was a criminal in hiding, a hunter who’d kept himself hidden all this time.
Not that it mattered much to Yu Jeong-tae.
Whatever the case, he would recruit him.
If he cooperated actively with the Hunter Association and the state, what was a little (?) crime between them?
Even if he were a violent criminal, Yu Jeong-tae, as Director, would find a way to manage it for Korea’s future.
Nothing was off-limits—short of treason against the nation itself.
Though honestly, if he was that powerful, the Hunter Association probably couldn’t do much even if he tried to overthrow the government.
At that moment, Yu Jeong-tae’s aide burst through the office door in a rush.
He’d been in such a hurry he’d forgotten to knock on the Director’s office door.
“What is it?”
The un-Awakened aide gasped out his words between ragged breaths.
“Director! We have an urgent report!”
At those words, Yu Jeong-tae’s eyes snapped open.
“Did you find the Legendary Dungeon conqueror?!”
“Ah, no. We’re not certain yet, but…”
Yu Jeong-tae, who’d bolted upright, felt all the hope drain from him and sank back onto the sofa.
“Then go find him. Report the rest to the Vice Director.”
“Yes, yes. But Director, I think you should take a look at this matter yourself.”
“I’ll review it later, so go find some raiders to consult with…”
But the next thing he said was the problem.
“Right now, among the newly registered hunters, there’s someone in the Examination Room who’s awakened a Transcendent-grade Trait!!”
The moment Yu Jeong-tae heard that, he bolted from his office.
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In front of the Hunter Association Headquarters in the Republic of Korea.
Jeon Jae-woo tilted his head back, gazing up at the towering structure.
‘Maybe I’m just not bold enough.’
Just looking up at the building, and still the grandeur overwhelmed him.
Truly, the headquarters of the Republic of Korea’s greatest power institution.
Of course, modern Korea had all the constitutional bodies you’d expect—the President, the three branches, their dignitaries.
But honestly, no one could deny that the Hunter Association was the most powerful among them all.
Supernatural abilities were weapons that couldn’t be managed or confiscated by the state the way firearms once were before the Great Change.
‘I never once thought I’d actually come to a place like this.’
Incidentally, Myeol-geop, the golem, was standing beside his creator right now.
But no one noticed him because Myeol-geop was using the Invisibility skill and was invisible—or so he explained.
Jeon Jae-woo tilted his head uncertainly.
‘When I looked at your status window, you didn’t have that trait at all.’
Traits—Annihilation (Transcendent). Tracking (S-grade). Self-Repair (S-grade). Absolute Defense (Transcendent).
That was all four of them, and no stealth-related trait appeared no matter how hard he looked.
[It’s an application of Absolute Defense, a Transcendent-grade Trait. Avoiding an opponent’s attack is also considered a defensive action, after all.]
‘??’
He still didn’t understand it at all, truthfully.
But having Myeol-geop beside him was reassuring nonetheless.
Whatever it was, as long as that creature was with him, he wouldn’t fall victim to anyone’s malice.
“Phew.”
Jeon Jae-woo took a deep breath and stepped inside the building.
Sure enough, the first-floor lobby of the Hunter Association was packed with people.
He pushed through the crowd and finally reached a Hunter Association staff member, then spoke.
“Hello. I’ve awakened and come to register as a hunter.”
The female staff member at the desk smiled and greeted him warmly.
“Welcome. Congratulations on your awakening, truly. First, please fill out these forms here, and I’ll need your identification…”
Following procedure, he went through the hunter registration process step by step.
Shortly after, Jeon Jae-woo was guided to the front of the Examination Room.
“Please wait here until your number is called.”
“Yes, understood.”
Jeon Jae-woo took his number ticket and waited while looking around.
In front of the Examination Room were all sorts of people.
Prospective awakeners waiting for their examinations, and employees from small- to mid-sized companies stationed there hoping to sign contracts with promising talent when it appeared.
He looked around, though his awareness didn’t take much in.
His heart felt ready to burst just from sitting there.
Jeon Jae-woo had been nothing but an ordinary unemployed person just days ago.
In his school days he’d had friends in the most ordinary way, and his working life—before his unemployment—had been equally unremarkable, the life of an exceedingly average young man.
But soon enough, a moment would arrive to utterly overturn the ordinariness of everything he’d lived through until now.
He would be the catalyst for the sensation caused by awakening a Transcendent-grade Trait and single-handedly clearing a Legendary Dungeon.
“Jeon Jae-woo? This way…”
“Ah, yes.”
When his turn came, Jeon Jae-woo made an effort to stand with composure.
As he stepped into the Examination Room,
—Whoooooom—
he found himself facing a massive, strangely radiating Mana Crystal Orb.
When one poured mana into it, the information from the awakener’s personal status window would be displayed on the machine.
Jeon Jae-woo placed his hand on the orb as the staff member instructed.
“When you’re ready, please inject your mana into the orb.”
“Yes…”
He let out a short breath and began feeding his mana into it.
The moment his status window information appeared on the machine,
“……?????”
the eyes of the Hunter Association staff members watching the device grew wide as saucers.
Jeon Jae-woo had never seen human eyes open that wide before.
Owl eyes, I thought.
“Um, um… what is this? Is it an error, senior?”
“How could it be an error, you idiot… could it be…?”
And Jeon Jae-woo squeezed his eyes shut.
‘Well. So this is how it ends up.’
It was only natural that things would turn out this way once he’d awakened a Transcendent-grade Trait.
Soon the Hunter Association staff began whispering urgently among themselves.
“P-please, wait just a moment!!!”
One of them suddenly cried out and then bolted away, leaving Jeon Jae-woo behind.
And a short while later, Jeon Jae-woo could see the head of the Hunter Association rushing toward him at high speed, burning Mana to accelerate.
‘Wow. A famous person.’
Yu Jeong-tae, the Director, was certainly one of the most famous people in Korea.
He suddenly grasped the hand of someone he’d never met before and shook it with exaggerated vigor.
“Are you Jeon Jae-woo? Hunter Jeon Jae-woo?”
Jeon Jae-woo wasn’t technically a hunter yet since registration wasn’t complete, but he simply nodded along.
“Yes, yes.”
“We sincerely welcome you to the Hunter Association. Now, let’s go to my office and discuss this in detail.”
“??”
Where exactly was he supposed to go?
Jeon Jae-woo asked with a bewildered expression.
“I… came here to register as a hunter. Do I need to go somewhere else?”
“Ah, if you don’t like my office, I can have you taken to a reception room instead.”
There was no choice not to go anywhere, apparently.
In the end, Jeon Jae-woo found himself sitting across from Director Yu Jeong-tae in the finest reception room at the Hunter Association.
One of the nation’s top hunters was right in front of him.
Still, Jeon Jae-woo wasn’t particularly nervous.
Myeol-geop, invisible to everyone else’s eyes, never left Jeon Jae-woo’s side.
The Hunter Association staff seemed completely unaware of Myeol-geop’s presence.
‘Director Yu Jeong-tae doesn’t notice either.’
He was freshly impressed by just how extraordinary the Absolute Defense Trait really was.
Director Yu Jeong-tae, sitting across from him, seemed quite urgent—he got straight to the point before tea even arrived.
“First, I’d like to congratulate you on awakening a Transcendent-grade Trait.”
“Thank you.”
Yu Jeong-tae appeared highly excited.
He looked like he had something very important to ask, fidgeting with barely contained anticipation.
And it wasn’t long before he got to the real question.
“Actually, there’s one thing I’ve been dying to ask you.”
“Yes.”
“Did you happen to clear the Apostle of Death Dungeon among the Legendary Dungeons that appeared recently?”
Transcendent-Grade Hunter’s Dungeon Strategy Guide
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