episode_0044

Meanwhile, as Yuseha, Mahana, and Pyodokju were engaged in a life-threatening duel.

At the same time, chaos erupted in the Anseong City branch of the in Gyeonggi Province.

“Capture him! Get that guy!”

“He’s escaping! Hurry!”

A man was fleeing amidst the chaos of people cursing and shouting.

In his mid-thirties, the man ran with all his might, spewing curses in every direction.

However, it was futile, as he was just a civilian without his awakened.

Thud!

“Ah!”

As the regular guild hunters intervened, he was soon subdued with his head hitting the ground.

Another man appeared before him.

A middle-aged man with striking white hair.

He was none other than the deputy guild leader who had been friendly to Mahana and Yuseha.

“Hunters, would you mind searching his person? Just to be safe.”

“Yes.”

At the deputy guild leader’s request, they searched the man’s body, and a bunch of confidential files and documents suddenly popped out.

Swiftly picking them up, the deputy guild leader checked the contents.

The first thing that caught his eye was a profile file labeled Mahana (Guardian) and Yuseha (Swordsman).

Luckily, only their classes were written, with no records of their abilities or skills.

Of course, this alone was a dangerous incident.

“This bastard! Stealing information about hunters who work for the country!?”

The deputy guild leader glared at the man with anger.

The man was a subordinate.

More specifically, he was the one who had suggested not reporting to the higher-ups during the .

Although he had always found his lack of respect annoying…

Could it be that he was involved in such a despicable act?

“Deputy Guild Leader, please forgive me…”

Thwack!

“Ah!”

“Speak! Where did you sell this information? Don’t answer!?”

As the deputy guild leader’s fist struck him, the trembling subordinate began to speak through tears.

The deputy guild leader’s complexion grew paler as he listened.

“What… did you say?”

A Class Hunter!?

***

Bang!

The air exploded with a deafening sound.

Yuseha surged forward like a flash of lightning.

The power of [Charge] unleashed by ‘Kappa Rhino’ gave him an unstoppable momentum.

Drawing his sword from his waist, Pyodokju had various thoughts passing through his mind.

‘…Damn it.’

Where did it go wrong!?

Class Hunter. Pyodokju.

In terms of strength, they were C-rank.

They had ascended to this level by accepting magic and becoming a mine, originally hovering around D-rank trash.

Therefore, it was natural for them to receive unfavorable treatment from those around them.

The so-called underworld was a place where villains and mines coexisted in a brutal world.

As someone clearly in the lower ranks, she couldn’t assert herself properly.

This was also the case in the .

There were too many cruel and popular guys.

She always scavenged scraps in the alleyways, keeping an eye on them.

‘No.’

Pyodokju had a hunch.

This couldn’t go on.

If she continued like this, she would eventually be dragged into something trivial and die without even resisting.

Therefore, Pyodokju decided to struggle.

But there was a major problem.

She had no power.

Mines obtain magic during the process of making a contract with demons.

And magic essentially brings out the potential that the awakened individual possesses.

Even after doing all that, barely reaching C-rank meant that she was no different from a scavenger.

‘Then I just need to elevate my position!’

If strength didn’t work, she would seize power, create a group, and lead them.

In order to achieve that, it was necessary to achieve success and gain recognition from the organization.

And a few months later, luck came to such a desperate person.

A top group that couldn’t even be compared to the likes of .

Commonly known as 《Tartaros》, the strongest organization formed by the fusion of villain and mine, and the [large clan] of the underworld.

It was a connection with the executives of that place.

“I think it will be fun.”

The executive who said that handed over the precious devil’s stone powder without any conditions.

Along with the words, “Use it as you wish.”

The second stroke of luck was the information that appeared.

It was information that a guild member who was usually addicted to alcohol and gambling and was involved in gambling or repeated debts informed him under the pretext of debt deduction.

Not just subtly, but information that was sworn and spoken after staking the source.

There is no way there could be any falsehood.

Since he went to borrow money himself, no one else would know.

Therefore, the desperate person moved towards this place.

And everything went according to plan.

Now all that was left was to taste the sweet fruit!

But, but why on earth!

“Why did things get so twisted!”

The desperate person cursed and gathered a blood-like magic on the sword he was holding.

Perhaps due to hastily gathering strength, he could barely respond to the attack of Yuseha.

Crash!

A rough and rugged noise spread out.

[Zara’s longsword] and an unnamed sword.

The two blades clashed against each other, starting a fierce battle for the owner’s life.

“Ugh!”

Veins bulged on the desperate person’s back of the hand.

He thought of using his strength to crush it.

But soon he realized.

‘I, I…’

Am I being pushed back!?

Kagak!

With the bursting flames, Yuseha’s blade was gradually pushing back the sword.

The strike enhanced by [Sword Song] and [Ryucham] showcased a cruelty that compensated for the difference in abilities with the desperate person.

“Damn it!”

In the end, the desperate person, prepared for the humiliation, rolled his body to the side to get out of the range of [Ryucham].

Shook!

The sound of a slender tall tree being cut down was heard from behind.

“Tsk.”

Yuseha clicked his tongue.

The desperate person breathed a sigh of relief internally.

Fortunately, the [Charge] the guy unleashed was just a normal charge.

‘If it was a rare charge that allows for direction change or consecutive use…’

The outcome would have been decided long ago.

The desperate person prepared to attack before the opponent could readjust his stance.

But Yuseha’s shout was faster than that.

“Mewnya!”

“….!”

Suddenly, Mahana approached and seized the desperate person’s side.

The desperate person didn’t pay much attention to the cat-like girl who had come close.

‘Anyway, a guardian class.’

Without any offensive skills, a pure tanker like her was not very threatening.

At most, she could swing her shield.

But soon, he realized his mistake in her unfolding appearance.

“[Shield Push]!”

“….?!”

Bang!

An intangible shockwave burst from the shield, hitting the desperate person’s abdomen.

“Oof!”

In pain as if hit by a huge hammer, his face involuntarily frowned.

Then Mahana, who had been clinging to him, took out a dagger from her bosom and held it in a reverse grip.

A subtle blue light wrapped around her grip.

Surely evidence of the [Dagger] attribute.

“Don’t underestimate me!”

However, the desperate person, with the strength of a C-class hunter, was not to be underestimated.

“….!”

Beyond the shield where [Transparent Vision] was activated.

Mahana saw the desperate person swinging the sword high like a baseball bat.

The thick gray magic wrapped around the sword.

The rippling force soon took on a cylindrical shape and transformed into a [skill].

With a loud thud, Hwando’s masked face swung like a bat.

Thud―!

Mahana’s body flew backward.

Even though she perfectly blocked it with her shield. It was a blow that made her arms numb.

It was a derived skill from the [Blunt Weapon] attribute.

And at the same time, it was a skill from the skill tree lineage, [Home Run].

She didn’t know why she was using a blunt weapon skill with Hwando.

But there was no law saying she shouldn’t use it.

“…This much!”

Just as Mahana bravely shouted and tried to get up from her position.

She ended up bending her knees due to the dizziness that followed.

“Huh!?”

Why?

She perfectly blocked it with her shield.

It wasn’t painless, but this level of attack was much stronger in ‘Tojuwon’s [Spiritual Headbutt] direction.

Could she really fall from just this…?!

Soon, she realized one thing.

‘…It’s the power of the rune!’

A tingling sensation spread throughout her body.

She thought it was undoubtedly a rune imbued with the power of the [Paralysis] attribute.

And this was the correct answer.

Embedded in the [Home Run] of the Tojuwon was a C-rank monster skill rune called ‘Electric Mushroom’.

[Electric Shock P]. Increases mana consumption by 1.5 times and grants a [Stun] effect as a passive.

It was just that Mahana had grown enough to end up with paralysis.

Originally, she would have fainted on the spot.

“…Tsk.”

Tojuwon clicked her tongue as she looked at Mahana, who didn’t fall into a stupor.

[Electric Shock P] not only consumed mana but also had a cooldown of 30 minutes.

In fact, it was Tojuwon’s secret weapon.

Her plan to retire at least one person in this place had failed.

And someone else noticed this.

It was Yuseha.

Realizing that Tojuwon’s hidden secret weapon had disappeared, he rushed in with the determination to kill.

Like a bee heading towards a flower, he sharply thrust his sword forward.

“Ugh!”

It was a simple thrust, but Yuseha’s recent rapid growth had a strength value of 19.

Objectively speaking, it couldn’t be said that it was enough to overwhelm Tojuwon.

But it was a force that couldn’t be ignored, and she began to sweat coldly.

Once again, their swords clashed in a flurry of movements.

The sparks flying were a medium that showed their fierce battle.

The sword passing through her body was no different from the touch of a reaper.

After a minute of exchanging blows dozens of times, Tojuwon realized one important fact.

‘This man. He’s below par except for his swordsmanship!’

His sword skills were lacking.

He hadn’t even properly wielded the sword.

But he covered every situation with balanced abilities and lightning-fast reflexes.

‘…His eyes are sharp.’

All of this was possible because of Yuseha’s body awareness.

His eyes never strayed from his sword, as if he wanted to capture every detail.

It was enough to send shivers down her spine.

‘Whatever.’

Pushing with all her strength, Tojuwon rushed in.

She would kick him down and finish him off!

However, she had to quickly respond to the thrust that seemed to come as if he knew it was coming.

Clang―!

“…Wh-what?!”

Immediately after, she was astonished.

To an onlooker, it was just an ordinary thrust.

But Tojuwon understood.

The thrust that Yuseha had just displayed.

‘…My, my technique?’

There was no doubt about it.

It wasn’t something that could be called swordsmanship.

It was just a skill in wielding a sword that she had honed in her body over the years.

But because of that, she could tell that this technique was hers.

From the posture to the movement to the stance.

It felt like facing herself.

This wasn’t the end.

After finishing the thrust, Yuseha spun the sword in his hand and assumed his unique stance.

He raised the sword face instead of the sword blade.

Immediately take a stance as if ready to strike.

“This can’t be happening.”

It was without a doubt the stance of casting a perfect [Home Run].

Thud!

“Ouch!”

The startled Pyodokju defended against the attack a beat too late.

Fortunately, the damage was not significant.

The reason being that what he had just displayed was merely an ‘imitation’.

“Well, then.”

That wasn’t a [Skill].

If it were a Skill, a definite manifestation of magic power would have been achieved.

There was no sign of such a thing on the blade of Pyodokju.

“…But.”

Even so, the fact that he mimicked it so similarly was absurd.

However.

At the soon-to-be-heard words of Yuseha, Pyodokju’s ‘common sense’ crumbled.

“What? Why is it a [Blunt Weapon] attribute instead of swordsmanship? Hey lady. Where’s the swordsmanship?”

“…What?”

Pyodokju was dumbfounded by the shock as if someone had hit him in the back of the head.

A blip… was it?

“No way.”

His gaze was clearly focused on empty space.

It seemed like he was receiving a clear message.

In that case… could it be?

“Unbelievable!!!”

“Oh, damn! What a surprise.”

Pyodokju cursed.

On the other hand, Yuseha, not understanding her feelings, was just bewildered.

What’s with that lady?

“Why is she suddenly screaming and causing a commotion?”