Walkthrough for the Transcendental Hunter's Ruins - Chapter 84

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Chapter 84
Jeon Jae-woo went straight to the Hunter Bureau and met with Yoo Jung-tae.
“You lost a blade in the North Korean Dungeon?”
“Yes…”
“How on earth did that happen?”
“It appears the hunters were ambushed by a pack of monsters and had it stolen from them. All the hunters carrying the Magic Sword are dead.”
“That’s quite serious.”
Not long after selling the Magic Sword, and already this disaster had struck.
“We did manage to locate it eventually, but it’s currently in the hands of a troll.”
The Hunter Bureau’s hunters had attempted to recover the Magic Sword, but all efforts failed.
Na Yoo-gyeong, who had tried to slip the blade away from the troll’s grasp, sustained injuries and is now in the medical ward.
Because it lies in a rather deep section of the dungeon, not only is sending a subjugation party out of the question—they can’t even touch it recklessly.
In the end, the Hunter Bureau had no choice but to turn to Jeon Jae-woo to minimize risk.
“So you’re asking me to retrieve the Magic Sword that the troll is holding?”
Yoo Jung-tae bowed his head deeply.
“I am truly sorry, Hunter. I promised we would manage it carefully, but I have no face to show you.”
“Not at all. There’s nothing for you to apologize about on my account.”
The item had already been sold to the Hunter Bureau, so it was theirs now.
Whether they lost it or used it to make soup—Jeon Jae-woo couldn’t care less.
That said, a Magic Blade falling into the hands of a monster was still a serious matter.
‘This is exactly why I scattered the magical aura in fragments beforehand.’
Even if the troll had become stronger thanks to the Magic Sword’s power, the situation wasn’t critically grave.
At worst, it would only be slightly stronger than an ordinary S-rank Hunter.
Jeon Jae-woo’s true error lay in underestimating one feature of the Magic Blade itself—its ability to draw nearby living creatures toward it.
“If possible, try to recover the item itself, but you may destroy it if necessary.”
“Understood. I’ll make a trip to the dungeon and back.”
At Jeon Jae-woo’s response, Yoo Jung-tae’s previously gloomy expression brightened somewhat.
“Thank you, Hunter. I’ll make sure the compensation is generous.”
Though he didn’t really need the payment.
‘The effect of drawing nearby creatures seems stronger than I anticipated.’
He’d never expected that the moment he entered the dungeon, monsters would flock toward the blade’s aura.
To this degree, unless he was deliberately trying to set up a mass hunt, the weapon was practically unusable in a dungeon teeming with monsters on all sides.
Even a hunter strong enough to control it adequately would do nothing but constantly draw monster aggression.
Rather than a secret weapon, it was more like he’d doused his own body in pheromones monsters found irresistible before entering the dungeon.
Then again, when designing the weapon, he’d only considered whether ordinary hunters could control the Magic Blade—he’d barely thought about blocking monster aggression.
“Director. If the weapon proves too difficult to control, wouldn’t it be better if I took it back?”
At that, Yoo Jung-tae’s face turned ashen again.
“No, no. Hunter, I assure you this will never happen again. I’ll do everything in my power.”
……
Feeling sorry for the fidgeting Yoo Jung-tae, Jeon Jae-woo decided to just go find the blade.
‘Even if I can’t use it in dungeons, it should be plenty useful for exploring Ancient-grade Ruins.’
Besides, the Hunter Bureau said they would inform the United States about the Ancient-grade Ruin instead.
‘Let me just retrieve the Magic Sword and rest.’
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Jeon Jae-woo entered the North Korean Dungeon following the hunters’ guidance.
No-bum could identify it immediately using Natural Detection, so guidance wasn’t really necessary.
‘I’m going deeper than I expected.’
Now he understood why Yoo Jung-tae had said they couldn’t organize a subjugation team.
They couldn’t throw valuable hunters into the treacherous heart of a dungeon just to eliminate a single monster.
For Jeon Jae-woo, who always explored ruins, venturing this deep into the North Korean Dungeon was a first.
“Hunter Jeon Jae-woo. Is this your first time in the North Korean Dungeon?”
“Yes. I’ve never been this deep before.”
“Ha. So you have the same reaction as other hunters seeing the North Korean Dungeon for the first time.”
“Many hunters are amazed the first time they venture into the North Korean Dungeon.”
A land of monsters that remained desolate for a long time after the once-totalitarian North Korea fell during the Great Cataclysm.
It seemed to show the world as it was left behind after apocalypse swept through it.
“Does no one live in North Korea at all?”
Though it was already conspiracy theory territory, Jeon Jae-woo asked out of curiosity.
The stories circulating on internet communities were highly sensational—that the bloodline of North Korean residents continued on in the North Korean Dungeon, or that former North Koreans lived like martial masters.
“I’m not sure. Since the Hunter Bureau can’t reach the central regions either, I’ve never seen it directly… but at least in the sections hunters can access, there are definitely no people.”
“If you’re genuinely curious, it would be fastest for Hunter Jeon Jae-woo to investigate it himself.”
Given Jeon Jae-woo’s abilities, exploring the North Korean Dungeon shouldn’t pose much difficulty.
There had been several moments where they nearly crossed paths with monster hordes, but thanks to the skilled guide hunters who knew the North Korean Dungeon well, they’d reached their destination without a single clash.
Upon arrival, the hunters who had come ahead to wait greeted Jeon Jae-woo.
Several of them regarded him with the kind of gaze one might use to observe some exotic creature.
‘I should have just told them to pull back and handled it alone.’
The weight of their stares was considerably burdensome.
The senior-ranking officer among them approached and spoke.
“It’s an honor to meet you, Hunter Jeon Jae-woo. We’re truly grateful for coming to support us.”
“Yes, hello. Where’s the troll now?”
“This way, please.”
The officer moved cautiously toward the troll’s location, keeping watch on their surroundings.
While pushing through brush and climbing over rocks, he warned Jeon Jae-woo repeatedly.
“You must be extremely careful. Monsters drawn to the Magic Blade continue to pour in even now, so we can’t be sure when we’ll be surrounded.”
“Understood.”
That said, Jeon Jae-woo honestly wasn’t particularly interested in the troll.
The troll was certainly a powerful beast, and it had grown stronger by wielding the Magic Sword, but at the end of the day, it was just a troll.
Unless other dungeon monsters drawn by the Magic Blade flooded in all at once.
For Jeon Jae-woo, whose specs had climbed to the upper-middle ranks of S-rank Hunters, a troll posed no real threat.
Though given that the novice Hunter Na Yoo-gyeong had suffered serious wounds, it wasn’t a creature to underestimate.
He’d brought all his combat-type summoned creatures just in case.
Still, he doubted they’d need to reveal themselves before all these people.
‘Even if something goes wrong, No-bum’s support alone should be enough.’
But after laying eyes on the problem troll itself.
‘…A wyvern corpse?’
Jeon Jae-woo couldn’t help but be startled.
The troll was clearly S-rank Hunter level—lower tier.
Moreover, since the Magic Blade’s magical aura had been fragmented into over ten pieces, he’d assumed the troll’s baseline combat power wouldn’t deviate greatly from that.
But seeing the troll face-to-face proved otherwise.
The creature looked incomparably stronger than any standard specimen.
On the ground lay the corpses of four wyverns, beasts known to be evaluated at a strength level comparable to the troll itself.
Having finished its hunt, the troll sat on a boulder, tearing strips from the creatures’ wings and eating them.
Beneath the troll’s feet lay the remains of other monsters renowned for their power.
Jeon Jae-woo turned to the officer with an expression of bewilderment.
“Surely that troll didn’t take them all down by itself? You hunters didn’t fight it?”
The officer nodded grimly.
“We were shocked watching it too—monsters kept converging, and we saw it fighting the troll. But what truly surprised us was that the troll defeated them all on its own.”
……
Of course it did.
Just from the mana fluctuations emanating from directly ahead, that creature was absolutely not an ordinary troll.
‘How could a troll possibly be this strong?’
By mana levels alone, it would rank among the highest tier of S-rank Hunters.
Moreover, despite facing a succession of incoming monsters, it showed no signs of fatigue—its condition appeared pristine.
Jeon Jae-woo sent a telepathic message to the Lich King, who remained hidden beside him.
[Lich King. Why has this monster become so strong? Or was it a variant to begin with?]
[Hmm… no, that’s not it. It seems to have been affected by acquiring that Magic Blade.]
[Affected by the Magic Blade? But that was a weapon split into thirteen pieces.]
[The Magic Blade appears to have absorbed power as it devoured its prey.]
[But you never mentioned anything like that before.]
[Even I have gaps in my knowledge, Creator.]
You shouldn’t say such things.
‘You have the most knowledge among us on matters like this.’
While the exact mechanism remained unclear, the troll’s increase in strength seemed to stem from the Magic Sword’s effects.
Wielding the Magic Sword did amplify the user’s power, but the weapon itself wasn’t a growth-type artifact.
Could the Magic Sword possess an ability—unknown even to Jeon Jae-woo—to drain the life force and mana from defeated prey?
Moreover, the North Korean Dungeon harbored so many powerful creatures that they were impossible to ignore, troll or not.
‘It seems like it grew this strong so quickly by hunting down every other monster in sight.’
Jeon Jae-woo changed his assessment.
That troll absolutely could not be left unchecked—it needed to be eliminated immediately.
If he allowed this to continue, catastrophic repercussions might unfold.
‘I can’t win this alone. No—I definitely won’t win this alone.’
If I fight alongside these elite hunters from the Hunter Bureau gathered here, maybe there’s a way to pull off a victory.
But if I drag the hunters into this, the risk of unnecessary casualties rises sharply.
Besides, what Yoo Jung-tae wanted was to lighten the burden on his subordinates.
‘Thank goodness I brought all my summoned creatures.’
But summoning them would be risky with so many eyes watching.
Jeon Jae-woo turned to the bureau chief and made his request.
“Director. While I engage the troll, please fall back some distance with your people.”
“Pardon? I’m not sure I follow…”
“This troll has changed significantly from an ordinary one because of a weapon I created. You could all be caught in the crossfire while I’m fighting.”
“Ah. You needn’t worry on that account. We have sufficient ability to protect ourselves…”
But Jeon Jae-woo shook his head and spoke firmly.
“That’s not what I mean. I simply don’t want my way of fighting to be seen by other people.”
“Ah… My apologies. Understood.”
Though he seemed somewhat reluctant, the bureau chief wisely refrained from further objection and withdrew with his subordinates to a safe distance.
“No-bum. Are all the hunters gone?”
“Yes, Master. They won’t be able to see us from here, so there’s nothing to worry about.”
Once the hunters had withdrawn, Myeol-geop and the Lich King revealed themselves.
Jeon Jae-woo issued his command to Myeol-geop.
“Myeol-geop. Destroy it completely. Leave no trace. The blade doesn’t matter—do whatever you need to.”
[Understood.]
After assigning the Death Knights summoned by the Lich King to secure the perimeter and prevent other monsters from approaching,
an explosion erupted from the undergrowth where Myeol-geop had emerged, roaring toward the troll.
Transcendent-Rank Hunter’s Dungeon Strategy Guide
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