Walkthrough for the Transcendental Hunter's Ruins - Chapter 89

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Episode 89
Korea had begun the assault on the Legendary-grade Ruin.
Jeon Ji-woo and the hunters of the Republic of Korea stepped into the ruin.
The moment they entered, a cliff loomed before them, and below it flowed a rushing river.
Perched atop the cliff lay a fearsome boss-class monster, its eyes shut as though asleep.
A dragon with three heads—commonly called the Tri-headed Dragon.
“Grrrrr…”
Caught in some unpleasant dream, it bared its fangs from time to time and growled.
Lee Soo-ho, who had assumed the role of representative commander of the Hunter Bureau after Han Sung-jae’s retirement, gazed up at the monster from below.
‘This won’t be easy.’
His lips had already gone dry, and they hadn’t even begun.
When the ruin was first assigned, he’d entered it on a scouting expedition.
At that time, the dragon had clearly possessed only two heads.
But as days passed, a third head had grown.
It seemed that as time progressed and difficulty increased, the creature gained additional heads.
S-rank Healer Jeong Hee-sung turned to Jeon Ji-woo, who stood further back.
“Please take point for us, Hunter Jeon Ji-woo.”
“Of course. Leave it to me.”
Her confident response was admirable enough.
Yet honestly, every hunter gathered here harbored doubts.
She possessed two S-rank Traits, and her talent was undeniable—but in truth, she remained a newcomer, and had never properly coordinated with the Hunter Bureau’s raid team.
Of course, having even a novice S-rank hunter was far better than having none at all.
Still, being the younger sister of Hunter Jeon Jae-woo made something feel different about her.
“Don’t overextend yourself. Avoid any reckless moves.”
“Got it!”
Her remarkable optimism before facing a ruin boss certainly screamed inexperience and poor situational awareness.
The hunters took cover and prepared for battle with great caution.
Mages chanted incantations while archers nocked their bowstrings.
But the Tri-headed Dragon possessed extraordinary sensory acuity.
In an instant, all three heads snapped open their eyes and turned toward the exact spot where the hunters were hiding.
High-density Mana began condensing simultaneously in all three mouths.
“Damn, we’ve been spotted!”
“Mages, prepare shields! Tanks, get your shields up front!!”
At that moment, Jeon Ji-woo, who had been calmly observing the dragon, lifted a blade into the air.
The hunters looked up in surprise at her sword.
‘The Ego Sword Technique?’
Kim Yoo-min felt a moment of pure admiration.
So she truly had two S-rank Sword Art Traits.
Kim Yoo-min could manifest Sword Energy Reinforcement, but had not yet reached the Ego Sword Technique.
Yet why would she suddenly float the blade into the sky like that?
The next instant, the floating blade spun through the air, creating afterimages.
Those afterimages expanded and surged forward, forming an impenetrable barrier before the hunters.
Boom-boom-boom-boom!!
The phantom sword became a perfect shield, protecting the hunters from the dragon’s breath.
When Jeon Ji-woo alone succeeded in completely blocking the Tri-headed Dragon’s breath attack, the hunters stood stunned.
‘Wow… that’s incredible.’
‘I had no idea you could apply sword techniques in that way.’
After the Tri-headed Dragon unleashed its breath, a brief window of vulnerability opened.
“Commander, you blocked the breath—shouldn’t we be hunting the dragon now?”
“Ah…!”
Commander Lee Soo-ho shouted to his team.
“Now! Everyone attack!!”
The hunters launched coordinated assaults at the Tri-headed Dragon.
Melee combatants rushed in close, swinging their weapons.
Mages chanted in unison, preparing a single devastating strike.
Flames and ice blocks worthy of typical S-rank hunters flew toward the Tri-headed Dragon.
“Screeeee!!”
The protective barrier surrounding the Tri-headed Dragon shattered, and the beast soared skyward.
“Phase Two! Everyone prepare!!”
Now the Tri-headed Dragon took to the air, unleashing a barrage of attacks including breath assaults.
Even for Hunters, awakening flight-related Traits is rare, making it an exceptionally troublesome pattern.
There was no choice but to send up a handful of Hunters to the sky to engage in Aerial Combat and intercept.
“??”
The raiding party Hunters startled suddenly.
It felt as though the ground beneath them had lifted, as if an earthquake had struck the Ruin.
Of course, there was no actual earthquake, and the ground hadn’t truly risen.
Jeon Ji-woo had repositioned the afterimages of her enlarged sword beneath the Hunters’ feet.
The sword afterimages rose skyward, carrying the Hunters with them.
Thanks to this, all the Hunters were lifted into the air to face the Three-Headed Dragon.
One Hunter’s jaw dropped, his tongue hanging out.
“This is incredible…”
Jeon Ji-woo’s performance was nothing short of extraordinary support.
He’d thought she had two S-rank Sword Art Traits, so he’d expected only offensive and defensive power, hoping she’d simply fulfill a proper warrior role.
‘Never did I imagine she’d provide assistance in this manner.’
Because of her, clearing the Ruin seemed ten times easier.
“Excellent! Let’s keep attacking!”
Energized, the Hunters pressed the Three-Headed Dragon forward in unison.
Meanwhile, the Three-Headed Dragon was maddening.
It had breathed its Breath toward the humans hiding in ambush, but they blocked it effortlessly.
When it flew skyward to evade their attacks, they pursued it there as well.
Unable to withstand the relentless assault, the Three-Headed Dragon’s three heads finally separated into three distinct dragons.
“This is the final Phase! Press on!”
—A low rumble echoed.
The sword afterimage used for flight suddenly shattered into pieces.
‘Is Hunter Jeon Ji-woo reaching her limit?’
True enough, she’d expended considerable strength blocking the Three-Headed Dragon’s Breath while also lifting and flying dozens of Hunters.
This much was more than enough; she’d already done her part magnificently.
Yet Jeon Ji-woo’s performance was not finished.
The shattered sword afterimages reformed into hundreds of ordinary-sized blades.
And these hundreds of swords arranged themselves in precise formation, covering the surrounding sky.
‘This is… like a Sword Heaven?’
Every Hunter who had entered the Ruin had the same thought—Sword Heaven.
“Fall.”
The moment Jeon Ji-woo spoke those final words, hundreds of blades cascaded down like rain.
“Roooaarrr!!”
The three dragons in flight suffered massive wounds to their wings and plummeted.
Having accomplished this much, Jeon Ji-woo finally collapsed in exhaustion, her body slick with sweat.
“I don’t think I can do any more. I’m sorry.”
“That’s more than sufficient. Thank you for your hard work, Hunter Jeon Ji-woo.”
Lee Soo-ho gave her a respectful bow and assigned guards to protect her.
If he couldn’t clear the Ruin after she’d helped this much, he’d have no right to call himself a raid leader.
“Come on! Let’s finish this!”
Lee Soo-ho led the Hunters forward and eliminated all three dragons sprawled on the ground.
Thus, the Hunter Bureau’s Ruin clearance concluded successfully, capping off Jeon Ji-woo’s brilliant performance.
***
So Jeon Ji-woo had started working at the Hunter Bureau a week earlier.
Now, like any ordinary office worker in the Republic of Korea, she came home from work and collapsed on the couch.
Jeon Jae-woo asked his younger sister, who had buried her head in the sofa.
“You okay?”
“No… I’m not okay.”
“Want me to order pizza?”
“No… pizza makes you fat. Chicken instead…”
What’s the difference?
“…with the combo meal, please. And add cheese balls…”
Honestly, eating a single regular pizza would be simpler.
He couldn’t fathom why she’d insisted on joining the Hunter Bureau in the first place if this was how she’d end up.
It seemed even a Doppelgänger Summoned Creature couldn’t escape Monday fatigue.
Yet the moment Jeon Ji-woo heard talk of payment, she perked up, her eyes gleaming.
“Oh, by the way. I got paid for that Ruin clearance, and even as a rookie, I earned the most!”
For Jeon Ji-woo, a Doppelgänger, this was money earned for the very first time.
Since she possessed human emotions just as he did, it was only natural that the experience would feel fresh to Jeon Ji-woo.
“Congratulations. Now open a bank account and start saving. As for investing… I’d rather you didn’t.”
He squeezed his eyes shut for a moment, remembering the vertiginous days before his awakening as a Hunter, when he’d poured all his savings into stocks only to watch them evaporate.
Jeon Jae-woo smiled warmly as he watched Jeon Ji-woo flaunt and delight in the money she’d earned.
It occurred to him that he’d been an unconscionable boss, working her for free all this time—a combatant of her caliber.
Jeon Ji-woo was undeniably his summoned creature, yet because she was human just like him, there were moments when he lost track of the distinction.
Should he treat her exactly the same way he treated his other summoned creatures—Myeol-geop, the Lich King, and the rest?
“What should I do with this money? Maybe buy something nice for Mom and Dad?”
“It’s your money. Do whatever you want with it.”
The thing was, Jeon Jae-woo’s father had never once met Jeon Ji-woo.
He’d heard his mother had gone and told him about her, but that was all.
“How’s the Hunter Bureau work? Is it manageable?”
“It’s fine. Nothing particularly special, at least not so far. Maybe it’s because I’m still new.”
“Are you getting along with the people there?”
“Yeah. They all seem to go out of their way to treat me well, actually.”
Of course they would, more or less.
Leaving aside the fact that she was an S-rank Hunter—she was the sister of the world’s greatest Hunter.
He’d heard accounts of Jeon Ji-woo’s exploits at the Legendary-grade Ruin from Yoo Jung-tae.
The Bureau Chief had practically sprayed spit through the phone in his enthusiasm, heaping praise upon her.
Enough to make her brother’s face flush a little.
In any case, it was a relief that she was settling into her first job without incident.
‘What on earth did I create her for?’
True, it was curious that she was a perfect clone of himself, but that was about all.
For all her prowess in combat, she didn’t possess any Transcendent-grade Trait.
Honestly, compared to his other summoned creatures, she had no distinguishing feature—she was practically useless as a combatant.
Yet the way Jeon Ji-woo moved through the human world appealed to him.
She struggled with the work sometimes, but there was something beautiful in watching her find joy in being acknowledged by others.
A warmth bloomed in his chest.
He wasn’t certain whether this tenderness arose because she was his summoned creature, or because she was his clone, or because he was treating her like a younger sister.
“Soon, let’s get you fitted out with new Armor Gauntlets and a Magical Tool. A celebration for joining the Hunter Bureau.”
Jeon Ji-woo tilted her head, bewildered.
“Really? The equipment the Bureau provided is perfectly serviceable.”
Since Jeon Ji-woo was indisputably the strongest active Hunter in the current Republic of Korea, the Bureau would naturally pour all its resources into equipping her properly.
“You’re an S-rank Hunter. Now that you’ve started a new job, you should have gear befitting your status.”
“It’s fine, really. Besides, you’ve already sold me so many things—there are plenty of useful Magical Tools at the Bureau. And the Demonic Sword.”
At the mention of the Demonic Sword, Jeon Jae-woo’s eyebrows rose sharply.
“…Are you sure about that blade? The Demonic Sword?”
Jeon Ji-woo shrugged, uncertain.
“It does feel a bit dangerous, but when I use it, there’s no real problem. It’s a fine blade if you handle it properly.”
True—someone of Jeon Ji-woo’s caliber could divide her Magical Energy into thirteen parts and still control a Demonic Sword forged from it without issue.
The real danger lay in moments of weakness.
If any Hunter, no matter how capable, found herself in a position where her life was threatened while wielding the blade, or where her Mana was exhausted and she could no longer maintain control—
the Demonic Sword would seize the opportunity to consume its wielder.
‘Let’s hope nothing comes of it…’
Transcendent-rank Hunter Ruin Strategy
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