Walkthrough for the Transcendental Hunter's Ruins - Chapter 91

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Chapter 91
Jeon Jae-woo was home from work, watching the news alongside his sister, who lay sprawled on the couch in exhaustion.
[We’re bringing you this urgent report: the International Hunter Association’s board of directors has just adopted a resolution…]
The sudden announcement on television caught him off guard.
“What is this about?”
“What do you mean, what? They’re saying the Alliance will handle the remaining Ancient-grade Ruins themselves, aren’t they?”
Only Ancient-grade Ruins that had been untouched for more than a decade fell under the proposal.
In fact, these very dungeons had been at the heart of nearly every Dungeon Break incident thus far.
Currently, only three Ancient-grade Ruins remained uncleared.
The European Alliance, Japan, and the United States had all been dealt with, and this number excluded every Ancient-grade Ruin that Jeon Jae-woo himself had cleared.
The remaining continents were Africa, South America, and Oceania—and coincidentally, the numbers lined up perfectly.
In all honesty, no matter which nation on those continents was assigned an Ancient-grade Ruin, the odds of a successful clear were extremely slim.
The Hunter Bureau had taken this into account, which was why they were now proposing that the entire international community join forces to clear these dungeons.
Of course, Ancient-grade and other-ranked Dungeons continued to appear regularly even after the initial dungeon assignment incident.
These dungeons weren’t overly difficult, which meant superpowers like the United States, China, and India could manage them without too much trouble.
The resolution amounted to an order: since no one had been able to clear those long-sealed Ancient-grade Ruins, the entire world would now join forces, and all nations were to cooperate.
After all, there were no personnel restrictions when it came to dungeon attempts.
No matter how challenging an uncleared Ancient-grade Ruin might be, if the whole world put its resources behind it, a clear was theoretically possible.
Jeon Jae-woo picked up his phone and went online.
‘The communities are already buzzing about this.’
It was a major announcement, and it had already spread across the internet.
┗So what exactly is this resolution they just passed? Give me a three-line summary.
┗Wow. They really got it through. Do we have to send troops now?
┗Nah, this doesn’t have much actual enforcement. Remember last time they told us to clear those Legendary-grade Ruins? That just fizzled out.
┗Last time was a general assembly resolution, genius. This one came from the board. Don’t cooperate and you get kicked out of the Alliance, plus sanctions on a national level.
┗Seriously? Are they really going to send B-rank Hunters to an Ancient-grade Ruin? They wouldn’t, right?
┗B-rank counts as top-tier, so they’d definitely deploy. RIP.
From the tone of the discussion, it seemed active Hunters were quite anxious about the possibility that their own country would send personnel.
As Jeon Jae-woo processed this information, a wave of unease washed over him as well.
‘Wait. Isn’t this dangerous?’
If he cleared an Ancient-grade Ruin on his own, he’d be entitled to all the rewards.
‘But if the Alliance moves first, I lose my chance to claim those Ancient-grade Ruins.’
An Ancient-grade Ruin’s rewards contained precious resources of immense value.
If he obtained those resources and placed them into Heaven’s Box, how many new opportunities would that create?
Jeon Jae-woo immediately called Yoo Jung-tae.
[Yes, Hunter. What brings this on?]
Yoo Jung-tae’s voice sounded considerably brighter than usual.
Jeon Jae-woo glanced sidelong at Jeon Ji-woo, stretched out on the sofa.
It had been several days since his registration as a Hunter was finalized, and he still looked pleased.
“I hope you’re not too busy. Director. I wanted to ask you something.”
[Of course. Please, go ahead.]
He should have been heading into an emergency meeting right now because of the resolution that had just passed, but Jeon Jae-woo’s call took priority.
Not coincidentally, Jeon Jae-woo was calling for the exact same reason.
“I saw the vote results from the Hunter Alliance on the news and wanted to reach out.”
[Ah, yes. I see you caught that. We were just about to hold a meeting on the matter.]
“About those Ruins—if I clear them first myself, would there be any problem?”
Yoo Jung-tae’s voice fell silent for a moment on the other end of the line.
[You… you’re planning to clear the remaining Ancient-grade Ruins? All of them?]
“Yes. I’m planning to clear all of them if possible.”
There was another pause before Yoo Jung-tae’s voice resumed, barely audible.
[Hunter. If I may ask—how many Dungeon Clear Attempts do you have remaining?]
“I have three left.”
He hadn’t mentioned the seven unused Conquest Tokens he still had in reserve.
“Since I have three attempts remaining and there are three Ancient-grade Ruins left, the math works out perfectly.”
Yoo Jung-tae made no effort to hide his bewilderment.
[Hunter, didn’t you say you wanted to challenge a Mythical-tier Dungeon eventually? If you use up all your attempts on this…]
“I actually have several Conquest Tokens remaining, so I’ll have plenty of opportunities to tackle the Mythical-tier Dungeon.”
In truth, there was a danger lurking at the scale of all humanity—something even more threatening than an Ancient-grade Ruin.
Ever since Dungeons first appeared, only one Dungeon of Mythical tier had ever manifested.
Naturally, no one had managed to clear it yet.
Many Hunters who’d ventured in on a whim, as a joke, never came back out.
Those who did manage to leave after a brief foray mostly spouted nonsense about seeing a god right before their eyes.
No one had the nerve to properly attempt it.
[……]
Yoo Jung-tae moistened his lips, thinking through how best to respond.
If Jeon Jae-woo had made up his mind, there was no stopping him from clearing the Dungeon.
He should simply be grateful that Jeon Jae-woo had raised the matter first, out of consideration for any potential complications.
If Jeon Jae-woo were to clear three Ancient-grade Ruins on his own?
From the perspective of the Korean Hunter Bureau, it could only be good news.
The Bureau would have the opportunity to always purchase the extraordinary treasures that emerged from high-difficulty Dungeons at top prices.
Thanks to Jeon Jae-woo’s willingness to trade most of the resources he obtained from Dungeons with the Hunter Bureau, the Republic of Korea had reaped enormous gains.
Yet the world was unpredictable—no one could see even a step ahead.
There was no telling when or what crisis might befall Korea.
In preparation for such contingencies, wouldn’t it be prudent to hold back one or two of Jeon Jae-woo’s Dungeon Clear Attempts—a cheat key if there ever was one?
And if handled shrewdly, this opportunity might yield some concessions from the Alliance.
[Hunter, might I ask you to wait a little while before clearing the Dungeon?]
“Is there a problem?”
[Not at all. But we ought to extract every benefit we can.]
“Ah…”
Did they really need to wait just so the Hunter Bureau could squeeze out more profit?
‘Troublesome.’
As if reading his thoughts, Yoo Jung-tae spoke at once.
[Of course, we’ll also make sure to secure anything you might need.]
“Then please do that.”
***
Several days after the board of directors’ resolution was adopted.
The International Hunter Association’s board was thrown into upheaval once again.
This was because Korea had forwarded a new proposal.
More precisely, they’d conveyed Jeon Jae-woo’s intention on his behalf.
“Korea—or rather, Jeon Jae-woo—is saying he’ll clear the Ancient-grade Ruins solo?”
“That’s what they’re saying.”
“……”
What shocked the board wasn’t so much that he’d solo three Ancient-grade Ruins.
“Didn’t we just conclude that he’s nearly exhausted his Dungeon Clear Attempts, so we should pool our strength together?”
“According to reports, exactly three remain. By coincidence, precisely the number of uncleared Ancient-grade Ruins.”
“And he’s going to use all three of those attempts on clearing the remaining Ancient-grade Ruins?”
“That’s what the Korean Hunter Bureau claims.”
“……”
He’d supposedly received an enormous number of Conquest Tokens as compensation from the nations that had aided him.
Given how many Dungeons he’d already cleared, it was astounding that three attempts remained.
For reference, Jeon Jae-woo had cleared a total of twenty-three Dungeons to date—combining General-grade, Legendary-grade, and Ancient-grade.
Apart from one General-grade Dungeon he’d entered in the early days, they were all Legendary-grade or Ancient-grade Ruins.
An Awakened Hunter is typically granted twelve Dungeon Clear Attempts initially, so he’d already cleared nearly double the number of Dungeons most Hunters could.
“But he’s going to clear all three Dungeons solo?”
“That’s Korea’s position.”
“Can any Hunter, no matter how strong, truly clear three Ancient-grade Ruins in succession?”
“In general terms, it’s impossible. But given his track record thus far, perhaps nothing is beyond him.”
“Hmm…”
The atmosphere in the conference room dampened slightly.
If someone as powerful as humanity’s strongest cleared the Dungeons, the international community would face no hardship and would benefit immensely.
Jeon Jae-woo would likely come to be hailed as humanity’s guardian.
Yet from the perspective of the superpowers, there was a nagging discomfort.
Based on his track record, Jeon Jae-woo would almost certainly clear the three remaining Ancient-grade Ruins with ease.
Which meant he’d pocket all the rewards from those Dungeons himself.
How much in Dungeon rewards had Jeon Jae-woo already amassed by clearing them solo?
Even combing through all of hunter history, no one had ever looted as many Dungeons as he had.
The international community already deemed Jeon Jae-woo’s personal wealth to be immeasurable.
Without question, having swept up all the rewards from every Dungeon he’d cleared, he must be the wealthiest person in human history.
Yet much of the speculation about his fortune was not entirely accurate.
Though Jeon Jae-woo’s wealth was considerable compared to even the highest-ranking Hunters, it was surprisingly modest set against the world’s richest individuals.
Because he’d spent a substantial portion of the rewards from the dungeons on crafting something.
Of course, the Magical Tools created that way were sold back to the Hunter Bureau for profit, but the material-intensive item he wouldn’t sell—the one he used directly—was his Summoned Creature.
In any case, thanks to Jeon Jae-woo selling the dungeon rewards to his country’s hunter agency multiple times, Korea’s hunter combat strength had risen dramatically.
Given how particularly demanding the difficulty was among Ancient-grade Ruins, the rewards must be substantial.
China, the European Alliance, the United States—the great powers had already gone through their turns, so while there was virtually no need to worry, they’d agreed also out of greed for the dungeon rewards.
Even if they couldn’t clear it, the chance of it breaking out domestically was so low that it wouldn’t be a problem.
“Is that hunter trying to avoid getting involved with Mythical-tier Dungeons? If he exhausts all his remaining clear attempts, he won’t be able to engage with dungeons anymore.”
“Perhaps he’s a coward who only reaches for what he can handle. It makes sense.”
“That figures, doesn’t it?”
It wasn’t fair to say that about a hunter who ventured into Ancient-grade Ruins—not even Legendary-grade—alone (?), but they belittled him anyway.
“But if he’s going to clear dungeons, why doesn’t he just keep doing it like he has been? Why notify us at all? To annoy us?”
“The Korean side said that since they’re working on our behalf, they should receive compensation befitting that.”
……
The representatives of the great powers were speechless.
Simply from the rewards of clearing an Ancient-grade Ruin came enormous profit, and they wanted more?
‘These shameless brigands…’
It was irksome in every way that Korea’s hunter strength continued to rise.
‘…We absolutely must secure the remaining Ancient-grade Ruins for ourselves.’
That was the consensus among the representatives gathered in the assembly.
How a Transcendent Hunter Clears Dungeons
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