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“Scaaah!!!”

“Shit…!”

Mick and Pete shouted.

The Huntsman clan members couldn’t close their gaping mouths.

It was impossible to accept this situation.

Because Scah was arm in arm with a ghoul.

Even if it was tightly bound, it was still a monster. No normal person would have any reason to be with a ghoul.

Gazes full of astonishment, bewilderment, and doubt turned towards Jeong Yushin.

‘Why is he bringing a monster around?’

‘···Could it be?’

‘A hole…? Ugh! Stop it! Get out of my head!’

The Huntsman clan members fell into confusion, exchanging glances. Some grabbed their heads and muttered something.

“Scah, are you in your right mind?”

Lumi stepped forward and asked.

Jeong Yushin nodded.

“Of course. My mind has never been clearer.”

“…”

The Huntsman clan members took a step back at those words.

A different kind of fear crawled up their spines.

They could understand the fly monster, but they couldn’t understand this mixed-blood barbarian at all.

Jeong Yushin grabbed the Zweihander with both hands.

“Enough talk. We have things to do, right?”

He had spent too much time on the boss monster.

The fly head seemed quite flustered, as it wasn’t moving.

‘He’s kind of out of it for a boss monster, isn’t he?’

Or maybe it was mistaking him for a monster because he was with the ghoul.

Jeong Yushin bumped into Johnson, pushing him back.

“Johnson, get back. It’s dangerous.”

“Ghip!!! Ghip ghip!!!”

Johnson understood at once and hurriedly ran away.

Jeong Yushin lowered his greatsword and took a stance.

“…!”

The fly monster noticed and tried to retreat, but it was too late.

Jeong Yushin twisted his waist with all his might and swung his sword.

From bottom to top.

Diagonal slash.

Whooooosh!!!

The heavy Zweihander tore through the air and struck the fly monster’s tentacle leg directly. It sliced through flesh, muscle, and bone in one go.

The severed leg plunged into the swamp, and the fly monster lost its balance and fell.

The fallen fly monster let out a silent scream and wildly swung its tentacles.

Paaaaaang!!!

Paaaaaang!!!

Paaaaaang!!!

As the bundle of tentacles struck the surface of the swamp, water splashed everywhere.

Jeong Yushin quickly retreated.

At that moment.

Baaaaaak!!!

Johnson, who was moving away, was hit by a tentacle and went flying through the air.

Jeong Yushin’s eyes widened.

“Johnson!!!”

The ghoul flew far away and crashed into the swamp. There was no movement.

Jeong Yushin turned his head and glared at the fly monster.

One leg was gone, and it was kneeling halfway in the swamp, barely maintaining its balance by supporting itself with one arm on the ground.

“You son of a bitch!!!”

Jeong Yushin swore and ran towards the fly head.

His journey with Johnson flashed through his mind.

Johnson, who was hit with knuckles because he wasn’t properly trained.

Johnson, who tried to run away while he was dozing off.

Johnson, who sent him a triumphant smile when he saw a group of ghouls.

But Johnson, who trembled with fear in front of a strong monster.

They weren’t good memories, but they were stimulants that helped him come to his senses in a daze, and they were companions who had traveled with him.

Bang!!!

Bang!!!

Revenge burned in his heart, but it wasn’t easy to approach the fly monster because dozens of tentacles were wreaking havoc.

“Shoot!!!”

The cat-like Lumi shouted from afar.

The Huntsman clan members took their positions and shot arrows.

In an instant, dozens of arrows flew and pierced the fly monster’s body.

Thwack thwack thwack!!!

The fly monster flinched, and its eyes turned red.

“Paralysis beam!!! Dodge!!!”

Some of the front-liners who were slow to react were hit by the red beam and their bodies stiffened. Unfortunately, their bodies were immediately pierced by the tips of the swung tentacles, and they died.

Taking advantage of the gap, Jeong Yushin charged in and swung his greatsword again.

However, the fly monster, aware of Jeong Yushin, rolled its body away in one motion to avoid the attack.

Whoosh!!!

As the huge body rolled through the swamp, a huge spray of water soared up, obscuring the view.

Jeong Yushin broke through the water wall and moved forward.

The green Zweihander in his hand flickered.

The Zweihander had two magical properties.

Mist Walk.

Magic that allows you to hide in the cold mist that is emitted around you.

Thanks to this magic, he was able to approach the fly monster secretly without being detected.

The other one is.

Jeong Yushin ran in and stabbed the greatsword.

Thwack!!!

The broken greatsword pierced the fly monster’s belly and plunged in deeply.

Green cold air flowed from the wound.

The fly monster’s body, which had been glowing, stiffened.

Frost Chaser.

Magic that seals the opponent’s movements. Of course, in the case of an attack.

‘Just like now.’

Jeong Yushin released the sword, stepped back, and looked at Lumi.

Lumi immediately came to her senses and urged the Huntsman clan members.

“Shoot!!!”

The Huntsman clan members drew their bows again and quickly fired arrows.

The arrows rained down on the immobile body of the fly monster.

The fly monster couldn’t move and was hit by all the enchanted arrows.

“Tsk.”

Jeong Yushin clicked his tongue.

The Zweihander stuck in the fly monster’s belly was dissipating like mist.

It was a used greatsword with only two uses left when he found it.

He didn’t think it was equipment that would be found on the 13th floor, but seeing the sword disappear made him think it was a plausible balance patch.

He wasn’t disappointed. He had fully ‘understood’ the greatsword’s magic.

If he had the energy, he could summon it again with the Sacred Weapon trait.

‘Not now, though.’

He had used magic several times while wandering around the swamp with Johnson.

It was a miracle that he had broken through to this point with a body exhausted from frequent camping and depleted magic power.

The fly’s body twitched. It looked like it would move soon. Its eyes flashed red as if it was very angry.

Just as Jeong Yushin was about to run at the fly monster again.

“Scah!!!”

Someone called his name from behind.

A familiar voice.

Jeong Yushin hurriedly turned his head.

He saw two people. Jeong Yushin’s body stiffened.

“Karin?! Priestess Mion?! How…?”

“Let’s defeat that monster first!”

Mion fluttered her blonde hair and instantly chanted holy magic.

[Holy Barrier]

[Cure]

[Fast Heal]

[Strength]

[Blessing]

[Smite]

A brilliant flash of light centered around Jeong Yushin’s body.

Jeong Yushin looked down at his body.

“Crazy…!”

His fatigue disappeared and power overflowed. It wasn’t as much as before. Due to the Half Incubus engraving, holy magic was halved.

However, the high-ranking priestess’s buff magic ignored the Incubus engraving and completely restored Jeong Yushin’s body.

“Mion? What about me?”

Karin interjected.

“Just stay there.”

“Huh?”

Karin stood there with an absurd expression.

Jeong Yushin ran towards the fly monster.

[Sacred Weapon]

Trait empowerment.

Gale.

Jeong Yushin leaped upwards, wielding a golden one-edged sword.

Bang!!!

Water splashed and Jeong Yushin’s body instantly flew over the fly monster’s head.

Jeong Yushin threw the shining one-edged sword and raised his hand again.

[Sacred Weapon]

The golden Zweihander was reborn in Varaza’s hand in its complete greatsword form.

Jeong Yushin, suspended in the air, fell towards the fly monster’s neck and slammed down the greatsword.

The fly monster raised its head and emitted a red light from its eyes.

Ting!!!

The paralysis beam hit Jeong Yushin’s body, but Karin’s panties blocked it.

Crack!!!

The greatsword came down in a straight line, pierced the fly monster’s neck, and plunged in deeply.

Trait empowerment.

Frost Chaser.

Golden mist bloomed from where the greatsword was stabbed.

The fly monster’s body stiffened.

The Huntsman clan members couldn’t even think of shooting arrows and just stared blankly at Jeong Yushin.

The courage to rush towards a monster with the power to kill a person with ease.

The ability to summon various weapons to the point where they couldn’t grasp what kind of magic he was using.

And the skill with which he wielded those weapons was also masterful.

It was like watching a dance.

Jeong Yushin balanced himself on the fly’s neck and took out a crossbow, aiming it at the fly’s head.

Click.

Point-blank range shot.

Thung!!! Thung!!! Thung!!!

Bolts shattered the fly’s eyes and plunged in.

The fly monster trembled.

Jeong Yushin skillfully took out a bastard sword, wielded it, and stabbed it deeply into the fly’s eye.

Thwack!!!

Not stopping there, he stepped on the bastard sword and jumped up, landing on the fly’s head.

“It’s over.”

Swoosh.

He took out a blue longsword, held it in reverse grip, and stabbed it into the fly monster’s head.

Crunch!!!

The longsword’s blade tore through the fly’s crown and penetrated deeply, tearing through its brain.

Instant death.

The fly monster trembled and slowly collapsed.

Coooong!!!

With a heavy sound, the fly monster’s body plunged into the bottom of the swamp.

Jeong Yushin jumped off the collapsing fly monster and landed on the bottom of the swamp.

Fly Count.

Subjugation complete.

The clan members stared at Jeong Yushin with their mouths wide open. It was a feat they couldn’t believe even with their own eyes.

No one moved or made a sound.

Mion broke the silence and hurriedly approached Jeong Yushin.

“Sir Scah!!! Are you hurt anywhere?!”

Jeong Yushin, who had come to his senses, looked at Mion.

“Priestess Mion. How on earth did you get here…?”

“I heard news that you went missing in the swamp area.”

Mion said, taking Jeong Yushin’s hand.

The Huntsman clan members and Mick’s party rushed over.

“Scah, that’s really amazing!”

“Crazy. To have this much skill!”

Lumi also approached.

“Looks like the news got there just in time. Let’s get out of here. We might attract the attention of other monsters.”

The Huntsman clan members began to clean up.

They cut up the fly monster’s body and put the necessary parts in sacks.

Jeong Yushin hurriedly approached Johnson.

Johnson had already died. His eyes were wide open as if he was wronged.

“Hoo. Johnson, farewell.”

Jeong Yushin sighed and closed Johnson’s wide eyes.

The Huntsman clan members finished cleaning up and headed to the shelter.

The shelter was nearby. It looked similar. A small hut on a dry hill.

Jeong Yushin and his party members sat around a bonfire in front of the hut.

“···So, I came all the way here at Karin’s request.”

Mion explained everything.

Jeong Yushin gathered his dazed mind and listened to the story to the end and summarized it.

“Lumi took one explorer out to inform Karin of my disappearance, and Karin requested Priestess Mion to accompany her?”

“Yes. That’s right.”

Mion nodded.

“What happened to that receptionist? The guy who sold me the bracelet of binding.”

“He’s dead.”

Karin answered instead of Mion.

Jeong Yushin lowered his head and stared at the bonfire.

“…”

The people were silent. They couldn’t even guess what the mixed-blood barbarian was thinking.

Jeong Yushin, who had been silent for a long time, raised his head.

“Let’s talk outside first.”

“Okay.”

The clan members chatted in front of the bonfire before going inside the hut to rest.

A few hours later.

The clan members who woke up packed their bags and headed to the transfer stone.

The Huntsman clan members were excellent at finding their way.

Jeong Yushin and the clan members walked for hours and stood in front of the transfer stone.

Jeong Yushin was the first to put his hand on the transfer stone.

No one opened their mouth to speak, but it was a sight that acknowledged who the leader was.

Whooooosh.

A red portal and a blue portal were created.

The party members put their bodies into the blue portal one by one.

“Priestess Mion.”

Jeong Yushin looked at Mion.

Mion was a high-ranking priestess. In other words, she was a retired high-level explorer.

Mion read Jeong Yushin’s eyes and smiled.

“Sir Scah, I won’t resent you no matter what kind of engraving I receive.”

“Is that so?”

His heart was heavy at the fact that Mion had come all the way here for him.

Jeong Yushin, Mion, and Karin were the last to step into the blue portal.

They felt a moment of floating and landed on the ground.

A cool autumn breeze brushed past Jeong Yushin.

When he opened his eyes, the evening sun was setting beyond the fortress walls.

And he felt a sense of liberation.

‘I got an engraving.’

Karin’s red ears perked up, as if she had also gotten an engraving, and Mion gave a bitter smile as well.

All three of them had ended up getting engravings.

“Sir Scah? Are you going to check your engraving first?”

Jeong Yushin shook his head at Mion’s question.

“I’ll visit you separately tomorrow. I’m too tired today.”

“Yes. Please get some rest and come visit.”

Lumi approached with a tired expression.

“Leave the reward and miscellaneous calculations to our clan and rest comfortably. I’ll visit you at the inn later.”

“Okay.”

Lastly, Mick’s party approached and gestured.

‘We should have a drinking party, right? We also have stories to tell.’

Jeong Yushin chuckled.

“Give me a few days.”

Jeong Yushin walked slowly with Karin and arrived at the inn.

Eru and Ingrid, wearing skirts, were waiting at the inn.

“I’m here.”

Jeong Yushin bowed his head with a tired expression. Ingrid put her hand on Jeong Yushin’s shoulder.

“Scah, you came back alive.”

“Yes. I’ll rest first.”

“Okay.”

Jeong Yushin parted ways with the people, washed his body roughly, went up to the second floor, and lay down on the bed.

As soon as he felt the soft sensation, he fell asleep.

* * *

At the same time.

The Great Earth Mother Temple.

The female priest who checked Mion’s engraving wore a worried expression.

“This engraving is…?!”

“What kind of engraving is it?”

Mion had prepared herself. She had entered the labyrinth for Sir Scah, so she had no regrets.

But she couldn’t help but be curious.

“Hoo. To obtain such a wicked engraving.”

The female priest sighed repeatedly and hesitated.

“What kind of engraving is it?”

Mion asked, but the female priest closed her eyes tightly and put her hand on her forehead.

“For such a kind-hearted Priestess Mion to obtain such a dark engraving, ah. Great Earth Mother! Why this trial!!!”

“…”

Mion puffed out her cheeks. This was because there was a faint playfulness in the female priest’s voice.

The female priest approached Mion and whispered.

“Mion’s engraving is···.”

Mion’s eyes widened as the whisper ended.

“R, really?!”