Episode 21
[Forest of the Dead]
This is one of the dozen dungeons managed by Academy City, and it was the dungeon that the students of the academy were most reluctant to attack.
“Sumire. Do you know why students hate the Forest of Necromancer?”
Shin Yuseong asked with a smile. Sumire shut her mouth and shook her head. Shin Yooseong said calmly.
“There are undead type monsters here.”
“Oh undead!”
Sumire looked around the forest of the dead with a shrunken look, and then her arm holding Shin Yuseong’s collar trembled.
Yoosung Shin thought while looking at Sumire.
‘…Even necromancers are afraid of the undead.’
The reason students hated undead monsters was simple. Most of the non-active students used low-level weapons that did not contain the tower’s magic.
Because of that, it was difficult to inflict a critical hit on an undead monster that offset physical force.
Even monsters of the same level of difficulty have a lot of power, and if they don’t have specific attributes like Kim Eun-ah or Adela, it takes too much time to deal with them.
A monster that is incompatible with Shin Yoo-seong, who is a fighting type. However, Shin Yuseong found hope in Sumire to clear the [Cemetery of Despair] dungeon.
In the tournament hosted by the Hunter Association, it was essential to check Sumire’s skills in order to obtain the artifact Black Dragon Cannon.
“Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu007 But it’s the first time I’ve ever been to a full-scale dungeon like this. You might fail your skill…”
The unpleasant smell of dampness and the damp ground that digs deep every time you step on it.
Frightened, Sumire walked through the woods, holding Shin Yoo-seong close.
‘…I don’t think it’s going to be torn again’
When Shin Yoo-seong was suspicious of Sumire, a blue light shone somewhere in the forest.
All right. hooked Poo-wook. All right.
The sound of something stepping on stones and dirt alternately.
“Uh huh?”
Sumire pointed at the forest with her index finger and her eyes were twice as large as usual.
“Don’t speak! A skeleton!”
The correct name is Skeleton Horse.
A monster whose horse was cursed and resurrected as a skeleton. The blue light I saw earlier was flickering in the Skeleton Horse’s eyes.
The Skeleton Horse, whose entire body is made of bones, shakes its head while looking at Sumire. A terrifying sound rang out.
Hard-
Bone to bone collision.
The Skeleton Horse was a level 3 monster, and without Shin Yoo-seong’s hair, it was an opponent that Sumire’s skills could never defeat.
‘Death Knight is not riding. thank god.’
If the Skeleton Horse was carrying a Death Knight or a 4th-level boss, Dullahan, Shin Yuseong would stop training with Sumire and do his best. However, the opponent is only one Skeleton Horse.
“Sumire. You are trying to tame that Skeleton Horse.”
fault!
Hitting the ground, Shin Yoo-seong rushed straight into the body of the Skeleton Horse.
bang!
Although it was a simple head-butt, the Skeleton Horse’s huge body was staggered by the power of Shin Yoo-seong, and Shin Yoo-seong did not miss the gap.
Quaang!
Shin Yoo-seong bent down and kicked the Skeleton Horse’s front legs at once. The Skeleton Horse struggled as it collapsed on the dirt floor.
Shin Yoo-seong grabbed the skeleton horse by the neck and easily suppressed it by crushing it.
“Now it is your turn.”
Shin Yoo-seong applied strength to the arm holding the neck bone whenever the Skeleton Horse struggled. Seeing such a Skeleton Horse, Sumire was determined differently than usual.
‘…I have to make it easy for myself quickly.’
mow! Knock!
Let’s make a bloody sound as the Skeleton Horse’s bones collide here and there. Sumire hurriedly approached the Skeleton Horse.
“Card win!”
The Skeleton Horse threatened Sumire by grinding its teeth, but Sumire was not afraid.
“…doesn’t it hurt?”
Sumire reached out to the Skeleton Horse’s head. Because it was close, there was a risk of injury if the Skeleton Horse attacked. The Skeleton Horse did not bite Sumire.
“…sorry. I didn’t mean to hurt you.”
Sumire gently stroked the Skeleton Horse’s head. It was the first time I used it on an undead monster after coming to Korea, but Sumire emitted purple light from her hand as if she was used to it.
traits and skills.
These two were the strength Hunter was born with.
I was able to learn how to use it without having to learn it.
Saaak!
Let Sumire stroke the Skeleton Horse with her hand that emits purple light. As if communicating with Sumire, the Skeleton Horse looked at Sumire with a blue light in her empty eyes.
“are you okay. Aren’t the cars nice?”
Sumire smiled briskly at the skeleton horse. Shin Yoo-seong relaxed his hands that were holding his neck at the behavior of the docile Skeleton Horse.
Then, the Skeleton Horse stood up and immediately bowed its head as if to obey Sumire.
“Really? You want to ride?”
Sumire was able to communicate with the Skeleton Horse, perhaps thanks to her skill. Sumire, who was in trouble, carefully climbed onto the back. The Skeleton Horse stood there as if waiting for Sumire’s command.
She fully acknowledged Sumire as her master. Shin Yooseong nodded as he saw Sumire and the Skeleton Horse.
‘As expected….’
As Yuseong Shin thought, Sumire was clearly a hidden card that could easily target the [Cemetery of Despair].
Sumire glanced at Shin Yoo-seong, lost in thought while riding the Skeleton Horse, and spoke cautiously.
“Would you like to ride Shin Yoo-seong too?”
* * *
The top floor of the Hunter Association.
Yuchan Kang smiled happily as he looked down through the glass of his office.
“Now the competition is tomorrow. chuckle.”
To Kang Yoo-chan, the president of the association, the students were just sprouts. But he knew. It is the students who are growing now who have to take responsibility for the next generation by attacking the dungeon, climbing the tower, and blocking the villains.
“I am busy with work. It’s a pity that I couldn’t observe in person. This first year… there are a lot of outstanding students.”
Kang Yoo-chan, who smiled, changed his expression and narrowed his eyes.
“Make sure there are no accidents as much as possible. Especially for students from abroad.”
The biggest problem with the dungeon raid competition was the risk of casualties.
Death is familiar to Hunter.
Although the association was not responsible for casualties among the participants. Participating in the competition were students, the elite of elites in each country. If there were casualties among such VIPs, in the worst case, there was a risk that it would turn into a diplomatic problem.
“I will take responsibility and manage it.”
Meirin put her hand on her briefcase and answered. Active hunter Joo Him-chan, who was in charge of hosting together, burned his enthusiasm while watching Kang Yoo-chan.
“Students are the future of the Hunter world! Lest anyone be in the association’s honor! We will continue the competition without any mistakes!”
Kang Yoo-chan looked at the two and made a satisfied expression.
* * *
Choten Academy, which is said to be the best in Japan, is located in Tochigi Prefecture in the Kanto region. It occupied an enormous site in the vast plain there.
Kwon Wang Yoo Won-hak.
Kang Yoo-chan, president of the Korean Hunter Association.
In order to catch up with Korea, which is leading the tower attack, Japan did not spare any support in training hunters. As evidence of that, Choten Academy’s facilities were first-class.
In particular, Choten Academy was proud of the diversely distributed clubs that used the large site as a hideout.
However, even in Choten, where there are so many clubs, if you ask about the most famous club, the students’ answers are the same.
Hunter Department.
An unusual club that uses the name Hunter Club in Choten, where all students are made up of hunters.
The students of the Hunter Department showed off their best skills. As proof of that, the students of the Hunter Club were made up of the three strongest first-year students in Japan.
Seiji Kuroki was the student who served as the head of the best hunter club.
“Finally leaving for Korea tomorrow.”
Seiji spoke in low Japanese. Until now, Seiji had won awards in various strategy competitions, but never had he burned as passionately as he does now.
What stimulated Seiji so much was the location where the strategy competition was held.
‘…korea.’
Countless dungeons and gates opened in Korea after Outbreak, where monsters poured in. A disappointing number compared to the size of the land mass and population.
Many countries predicted the demise of Korea. However, Korea turned the crisis into an opportunity.
First of all, perhaps it was luck, Korea had a very large number of hunters who had awakened S-class characteristics compared to the population.
Second, dungeon raids were quickly systematized by dividing them into difficulty levels, and the number of injuries was minimized by classifying and managing hunter grades according to achievements.
The third country took off their feet to support the hunters, and companies sponsored strong hunters as if they were running an athlete team.
Fourth numerous dungeons systematized system sponsored by countries and corporations. Thanks to the combination of all the conditions, the hunters who were called the strongest generation were born.
A virtuous cycle of various conditions.
In the end, Korea reached half of the top the fastest among Asian countries.
‘…Even in preparation for the national competition. I’ll have to take a look at his skills.’
Seiji opened his closed eyes.
The long eyelashes opened and white light poured in. The bloody landscape of the meadow was revealed.
“Kaharu!!”
“Kiyooook!”
“Cheese!”
A red fur tiger.
A giant bird with a steel beak.
A 5 meter long snake with venom.
Seiji whispered to the two teammates in a low voice.
“Start.”
Sakura, an archer, raised her bow at Seiji’s instruction. A pleasant breeze blew across the meadow, blowing her cherry blossom-colored hair back.
Wedge liquid! puck!
Sakura’s arrow pierced the snake’s head at high speed, as if the light was flickering. It was the power of Sakura’s characteristic.
“Kreuroeoong!”
Let the enemy run at tremendous speed from the front. The swordsman, Isshin Kirishima, had his hand on the scabbard.
Eventually, the enemy who ran in opened his mouth right in front of his nose. Isshin drew his sword.
Worse!
Feet in perfect posture.
Blasphemy!
Isshin’s sword, which he swung like a half moon, split the body of the enemy tiger in half. The bad-headed Gojo also tilted his head looking at the students of the Hunter Club, perhaps realizing the disadvantages of the situation.
“Kiyooook!”
In the end, the steel skeleton screams and runs away. The leader, Sage, did not move. Instead, three shadows rose from his body.
The shadows, the same size as Sage, moved differently, swinging swords and throwing darts.
It took only 3 seconds to track down and hunt the rogue bird.
Seiji shouted at the members, leaving behind the fallen monsters.
“We are going to Korea today!”
Seiji’s deep eyes were burning with passion.
