The Wise Cleaning Life Of A Returning Genius Hunter [EN]: Chapter 87

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Clang, Kwa-Kwang!

Attacks rained down from all directions.

The explosions were so loud my ears were ringing.

It was utter chaos, but I had to stay focused.

Reacting with my eyes would be too slow. I needed to maximize my senses.

At that moment.

“Euryah!”

[Acquired Skill: Footwork]

A hunter’s sword arced toward my neck.

[Acquired Skill: Low Shield]

Clang-!

I quickly raised my arm to block the attack.

[Acquired Skill: One Counter]

[Damage increased by 3,000% when attacking a weak point]

Thwack-.

I immediately punched him right in the solar plexus.

“Kuh-ugh…!”

The hunter momentarily lost consciousness from the attack and dropped his sword. I snatched it up.

[Acquired Skill: Ultimate Technique – Sword Control]

Swish-.

Swish, swish, swish-!

I charged straight in, wielding the sword for a moment.

Then, several magic-based skills flew in from a distance again.

“Hoo.”

[Acquired Skill: Rainbow Dimension]

[Reflects attacks against the caster 7 times.]

Clang, Kwa-Kwang-!

“Ughhh!!”

“Kuh-ugh!!!”

I sent them right back to the melee fighters in front.

At the same time, I grabbed the shoulder of a falling hunter.

[Acquired Skill: Replica]

[Copies another’s unique skill for 1 minute.]

[Replica – Unique Skill: Beast – Lizard]

“Ugh, of all the skills, it had to be this crap…”

The moment my form changed into that of a ferocious lizard, attacks flew in from all directions.

Thwack, Thwack-!

Thwack, thwack, thwack-!!

But they couldn’t inflict significant damage due to the tough, scaly skin and defense unique to the ‘Lizard’.

Instead, I became a living tank, ramming into them and clearing a path towards the dungeon.

Hunters’ shouts and screams echoed from all around.

A one-versus-many battle.

I couldn’t give them an opening for even a moment.

I had to keep attacking in the most unpredictable and chaotic way possible, without a break.

[Acquired Skill: Atomic Sphere]

[Acquired Skill: Destroyer]

[Acquired Skill: Incineration]

Fwack, fwack, fwack-!

Kugugung-!!

Kwang!!

Taking advantage of the opening created by the barrage of attacks, I covered myself with a new skill.

[Acquired Skill: Polymorph]

[Polymorphs into the most recently defeated monster]

[Recently Defeated Monster – Eternal Python]

Zhiiiiing-.

“W-what is that!”

“Is that even possible…?”

“What are you doing!! Don’t just stand there, get out of the way!!”

Kugugung-!

“Kuaaaaagh!!”

“Uwaaagh!!”

I unleashed a breath attack towards the surroundings and exhaled roughly.

[Acquired Skill: Polymorph – Effect ends]

As calculated, the skill duration was over.

“W-what the hell is his class?!”

“Swordsman… N-no, a mage?”

“Damn it! I’ve never heard of anyone like that!”

Fortunately, they seemed intimidated and began to hesitate.

During that brief standoff, I quickly scanned the situation again.

There were still about 50 people remaining on the scene.

I had already unleashed several attacks, but they didn’t seem to be going down, probably because of the priest classes [healers].

But what was most troublesome was that their formation was too well-organized.

A 4:4:2 arrangement of melee, ranged, and priest classes.

The most orthodox tactic used in large-scale raids. And a class combination that took into account the efficiency of each other’s skills.

Thanks to that, they were able to exert high combat power despite most being low-ranked.

Such a composition was a plan that could not be imitated without someone with tremendous operational experience.

I could be sure.

It was a plan orchestrated by the International Association, or ‘that organization’.

‘They’re really moving with a purpose.’

Well, they had to prepare this much to openly target my subordinates.

Both in terms of personnel and combat power.

The longer it dragged on, the more disadvantageous it would be for me.

I made that judgment when.

[Unique Skill: Robin Hood]

Pshew-!

A huge arrow flew in with tremendous speed.

‘Damn it, what’s that again…’

[Acquired Skill: Hyper Boost]

[Greatly increases the caster’s movement speed during combat]

Kwang-!!

“Kuh…!”

I barely managed to avoid it, but I felt a pretty intense impact.

“Oh, you dodged that?”

At that moment, I heard the leader’s voice.

I raised my head and met the eyes of the man standing far away.

A sniper class.

And a rather rare archer.

‘Damn, he’s pretty good?’

A smile crept onto my face without me realizing it.

But only for a moment.

[Unique Skill: Robin Hood]

[Arrow – Armageddon]

An arrow with a distinctly different feel than before.

Just as I was wondering whether to block it or dodge it, the arrow was immediately released from the bowstring.

Kugugugung-!!

With a flash of light, there was an impact that shook the earth.

“N-now’s the time!! Everyone attack!!”

“Pour all your skills in!”

Clang, Kwa-Kwang-!!

Puh-bung-!

Koong, Kugugung-!!

As if not wanting to miss the opportunity, dozens of skills flew in after it.

A huge explosion swallowed me up along with the roar.

“……Huff, huff.”

“Damn it, just die already…….”

I heard desperate voices along with rough breaths from outside the thick dust.

Of course, unfortunately, that wasn’t going to happen.

“Tsk, that’s why fighting people is so…”

[Acquired Skill: Incarnation – Angel of Heaven]

[Grants immunity to all attacks against the caster for 10 seconds.]

I roughly wiped the blood that had leaked out with my sleeve and stepped out of the dust.

Fighting monsters is definitely more straightforward.

You can just kill them without thinking.

‘I underestimated them too much.’

It was definitely going to be difficult.

Fighting without killing.

However, even if it was self-defense, there would be problems if I killed them….

I couldn’t help it.

“H-he’s already half-dead anyway! Don’t worry about it and keep doing what you were……!”

At the same time as the leader opened his mouth, I raised my finger.

[Acquired Skill: Incarnation – Uriel]

[While the Incarnation is maintained, allies designated by the caster will not die.]

I pointed at the 50 people.

[Ally designation complete]

[10 seconds remaining until death immunity for the designated allies]

I had no choice but to keep them alive.

***

Near the Tei border checkpoint, in the forest.

Swish-.

Swish-.

Only quiet but sharp sounds echoed.

Kim Min-ju traversed the battlefield without even a small grunt.

“……W-what is she.”

“Are all hunters affiliated with the Korean Association that strong?”

“How would I know…….”

The members of Operations Team 3 and 4 were almost mesmerized by the sight.

Perfect movements without a single unnecessary action.

The restrained appearance, without being excessive or lacking, was at a level that could be felt as beautiful.

[Acquired Skill: Warning]

Tat, tat-.

Kim Min-ju used the surrounding trees as stepping stones and quickly charged towards the center.

[Acquired Skill: Lotus Dance]

[Acquired Skill: Full Moon Slash]

Swish-.

Sasa, sasa, sasak-!

She unleashed attacks at an incredible speed.

Thanks to that, the enemies fell one by one without even realizing where the attacks were coming from.

Everyone realized as they watched the scene.

She was strong.

Perhaps so strong that even if the entire power of Teams 3 and 4 were combined, they wouldn’t even reach her toes.

But…….

“There’s no finishing blow.”

“It seems like she’s deliberately trying not to kill them…….”

“Even if the enemies fall, they keep getting back up because of the priests [healers]. There’s no end to this.”

“…….”

The leader of Operations Team 3 nodded silently.

The other side had a perfect combination of various classes, including priest classes [healers].

Moreover, the path leading to the dungeon entrance was tightly guarded, so the entry route was also completely blocked.

It was impossible to break through those people and save the cleanup team in this state.

She couldn’t possibly not know that, so what was she thinking?

Just as that question arose.

“H-huh?”

“T-Team Leader!”

“What is it? What’s wrong!”

“The path… is open.”

“……What?”

When he raised his head to where one of the team members was pointing, the dungeon entrance was clearly revealed as if it were a lie.

‘H-how did this happen…?’

The leader of Operations Team 3 was dumbfounded.

Was she attracting attention against more than 50 people?

To open the path and send us through?

All alone?

“Don’t just stand there, move.”

At that time, Kim Min-ju’s voice echoed.

‘It wasn’t just a possibility, huh.’

No matter how good her skills were, it would be a meaningless operation if the others didn’t support her.

Something you could never do if you didn’t trust the team.

I couldn’t let her down.

“Charge!”

Soon, the order of Operations Team 3 leader fell.

“Ranged positions, keep supporting Team Leader! The rest, don’t worry about anything else and just go forward!!”

Operations Teams 3 and 4 began to charge at the same time, and the enemies, who belatedly noticed, moved to block them.

Of course, there was no way Kim Min-ju would leave them alone.

[Unique Skill: Thousand-Hand Guanyin – Awakening]

[Four of the Six Guanyin]

A red aura spread along her entire body.

[4th Form – Eleven-Faced Guanyin]

Swish-.

Swish, swish, swish-.

The hunters who were running towards the operation team began to fall one by one.

But the team members couldn’t see the sword or the person holding the sword.

That was the same for the opponent’s leader.

“D-don’t scatter!! Gather quickly! Gather!!”

A middle-aged woman, who seemed to be the commander in charge of the Tei area, shouted in a flustered manner.

Of course, there was no one left with the sanity to listen to her orders.

“These idiots, really…!”

[Unique Skill: Necromancer]

Just before the woman’s skill was activated.

A blue light flashed right in front of her eyes.

[One of the Six Guanyin]

[1st Form – Holy Guanyin]

Tudduk-.

A dull sound echoed from her neck.

***

―Near the Ssopkop border, old road.

The desolate place was already a scene of utter chaos.

[Acquired Skill: Berserk – Overheat]

[Acquired Skill: Berserk – Red Devil]

Pudeuk-!

Bbeoeok, Kwajik-!

A scarlet object was crushing the bones of dozens of people with a frenzied attack.

“W-wait a minute…!”

“Save me…!”

“Uwaaaagh!!”

The place was hell itself.

Only screams of terror and cries of pain filled the air.

It wasn’t just the enemies who were faltering in fear.

“W-what is that human…….”

“I-is he really the cleanup team leader?”

“Are there only monsters like that in the Korean Association?”

“…….”

The leader of Operations Team 8 couldn’t possibly answer.

He was also slightly terrified by that demonic appearance.

“D-damn it! What the…….”

At that time, the commander in charge of the Ssopkop area, who was looking at the hellish scene, muttered in despair.

But he immediately shouted at the subordinate hunter next to him.

“R-request more reinforcements from the branch!”

“Y-yes?! Then we might get caught being affiliated with the branch.”

“Is this the time to worry about that?! That crazy bitch is breaking all our limbs right now……!”

“Crazy bitch…?”

At that moment, a bizarre voice that could never be thought of as human came from somewhere.

[Unique Skill: High Panic Berserker – Status Release]

[All stats are converted to Strength.]

[Strength: 18,955 (9,107↑)]

[Health: 1 (2,289↓)]

[Agility: 1 (5,799↓)]

[Magic Power: 1 (1,019↓)]

“Isn’t the side that locks people up and asks for money crazier?”

“W-wai……!”

Han Yu-bin rushed at the man with a chilling smile.

***

The first battle outside the dungeon.

Hoo-in lowered his head at the tragic sight before his eyes.

Hunters affiliated with the International Association who moved with a purpose.

And an absurd difference in power of more than 50 people.

This was a battle with no chance of winning.

No matter how strong Kim Jun-woo was, he would not be able to face dozens of hunters affiliated with the International Association.

We had to help, that’s what he thought.

“Tsk, that’s why fighting people is so…”

Until he walked out unscathed even after being hit by dozens of skills.

[Acquired Skill: Incarnation – Uriel]

Soon, eight wings sprouted from Kim Jun-woo’s back.

Operations Team 1, including Hoo-in, were just staring blankly at the sight.

“What the hell, what is that guy!!”

The leader shouted as if he couldn’t understand it at all.

Then he drew his bow again.

[Unique Skill: Robin Hood]

[Arrow – Ragnarok]

Soon, the moment flames erupted from the arrow.

Shoo-!

The arrow was fired with a tremendous shockwave.

But he remained calm even after seeing the arrow flying towards him.

“……I was being lenient, and you thought you were on the same level as me.”

Soon, he slowly raised his right arm.

[Starting the S-Rank skill safety device release sequence.]

[Checking activation conditions]

[Confirming caster identity]

[Checking caster’s rank]

[Checking combat status]

[Checking Incarnation – Uriel activation status]

[Activation conditions have been confirmed.]

[The safety device for the skill has been released.]

[Use the skill with caution.]

A huge, pure white spear floated in the air.

[Acquired Skill: Omnipotence]

Shwook-.

The huge spear split the flying arrow in half and flew straight towards the man.

────!

There was only an incredibly bright light that flashed silently once.

Just when I thought my eardrums were gone, everything on the ground floated into the sky.

In Hoo-in’s eyes, all those scenes looked like slow motion.

How many seconds had passed?

The light faded and the vision slowly returned.

Silence had already settled on the scene.

Because there were no more people left who could make a sound.

“…….”

“…….”

Everyone, including himself, who had been watching the battle with bated breath, was at a loss for words.

Everyone seemed unable to believe what they had seen.

“Were we kidnapping someone like that?”

“……Let’s be sure to apologize later.”

Everyone nodded instead of answering.