The Wise Cleaning Life Of A Returning Genius Hunter [EN]: Chapter 305

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Near the Ural Mountains, in a forest.

A Navy-grade cave dungeon located somewhere in the fire-stricken area.

“Hey, hey… what was that just now! Are you okay?! Damn it, answer me!!”

A desperate voice echoed from the radio that had fallen to the floor of the boss room.

A man who had been staring blankly picked up the radio and slowly opened his mouth.

“Are you the Association President?”

The response cut off the moment he spoke.

The man waited for a moment before speaking again.

“Why are you suddenly silent?”

“Y, you…….”

Dmitry, the Russian Association President.

His voice was filled with bewilderment and fear.

“H, how already…….”

“It’s not that difficult.”

“What did you do to our team members…?”

The man glanced slightly downwards.

And then.

“It seems they’re dead.”

He uttered those words calmly.

“T, this is clearly an act of invasion! We officially requested a no-access order, and even threatened a military response…!”

“Do it.”

The man cut off Dmitry’s words and answered immediately.

“Whether it’s military force or nuclear weapons, do whatever you want. We’ve decided to change our course now.”

“W, what did you say…?”

“As long as Kim Junwoo is alive… it seems difficult to achieve my goal.”

The man smiled.

“Now that things have come to this, wouldn’t it be better to just start all over again?”

“What does that mean…….”

Dmitry asked, but the man didn’t bother to explain.

There was no reason to, and even if he did, it would all be meaningless soon.

“Anyway, thank you for your hard work. Eden was supposed to be the only way WDSO [World Dungeon Strategy Organization] could stop us… I’m just grateful that you prevented it from falling into their hands like this.”

“……!”

After that, Dmitry shouted something in an agitated voice.

It sounded like curses, or perhaps pleas, but the man lightly ignored them and continued.

“Don’t worry too much. We’ll clean up well before we leave.”

The man gestured to the troops he had brought.

Bang—!

Bang, Kwa-kwang—!!

Explosions began to erupt one after another outside the dungeon.

Indiscriminate bombing was carried out against all members of the Russian Association stationed at the site.

The radio the man was holding no longer responded.

The man dropped the radio to the floor and looked at the corpses scattered around.

The Secretary-General of the International Hunter Association.

Wesley David.

No emotion could be felt on his hardened face.

Changing course meant abandoning the control of international society.

And instead, starting everything from scratch.

The era before associations, task forces, and guilds existed.

If they returned to a time when no system existed, they could start again.

Everyone would have no choice but to rely on the International Association.

Only one thing was needed for that.

To destroy all subjugation organizations.

“…….”

Secretary-General Wesley let out a deep sigh without a word.

He stopped in front of a stone that glowed with a faint green light.

Eden.

The core of Cennia and the cause of all these phenomena.

Secretary-General Wesley slowly picked it up.

From that moment on, a war began targeting the entire world.

***

―――!

Near-Omega-class dimensional dungeon that appeared in a mountain in Gangwon Province.

The moment a priest, reminiscent of an ancient temple, chanted an unknown spell into the air.

Kwajik―!!

A huge lightning bolt struck vertically towards my head.

[Acquired Skill: Supreme Mirror]

A timing that was impossible to avoid.

I hurriedly put up a shield, but.

Bang―!!!

“Kugh…!”

Before I knew it, one knee fell to the floor.

Somehow, the power is unusual.

At this level, I should avoid it rather than block it…….

Unfortunately, the inside of the temple is not wide enough to freely avoid attacks.

If I recklessly avoid it, my movements will be read and I will be cornered.

I have no choice but to try to block it as much as possible rather than avoid it.

Of course.

Kaaaaaaa―!!

Sook, Sook―!

Kang―!

It’s not as easy as it sounds to block a guy who wields magic and a sword at the same time and rushes in like a madman…….

But the bigger problem is.

‘Damn it…….’

First of all, moving itself feels awkward somehow.

A completely different sensation from before.

It’s not the sensation of freely controlling attacks, defenses, and movements through the black aura.

The Demon King.

My unique skill, and the skill that made me the world’s first SSS rank.

As the archetype of superpowers, it is the power to create all kinds of skills and unique spaces using black aura.

The skill I’ve used all my life has suddenly changed.

Into a skill I’ve never heard of before that I can’t even guess.

Above all, the original power that swirled around my whole body has disappeared.

If I were to fight the International Association again in this state, I can’t guarantee the results.

That’s why I deliberately crawled into this death trap.

Because I needed to fully understand my skills somehow.

‘First, let’s try it once…….’

The moment I glared, the priest happened to rush in, wielding a dagger and screaming.

I used a new skill to match that timing.

[Unique Skill: Emperor]

[Checking activation conditions]

But…….

[Activation conditions have not been met.]

[This skill cannot be activated.]

“……What?”

An unexpected event occurred.

Unable to activate.

In that absurd situation, I was momentarily stunned.

Seogeok―!

“Kuek!!”

In the end, I allowed the priest’s attack as it was.

A wound that stretched from my shoulder.

Judging by the amount of bleeding, it seems quite deep.

‘Damn it, activation conditions…….’

I’ve never heard of such a thing in a unique skill.

What kind of conditions are needed…….

[An ally must be present nearby to activate this unique skill.]

[Currently confirmed allies – 0]

‘What the hell…….’

It can’t be activated without allies?

What kind of skill is this?

‘Then… does that mean I can never fight alone?’

The moment that thought crossed my mind, my expression instantly hardened.

This is a disaster.

No…….

I’m screwed.

Only 30 minutes have passed since entering the dungeon.

There are still 2 hours and 30 minutes until the promised time for support troops.

Can I face that thing for two and a half hours without a unique skill…?

‘……There’s no way.’

Damn it.

I should have just stayed holed up in the office.

The moment I muttered that, the priest chanted something again.

Kung―!

Kung, Kung, Kung―!

Dozens of red pillars began to pour down from the sky.

[Acquired Skill: Hyper Boost]

Tat, taat―!

I immediately moved my body and barely dodged the falling pillars, but that was all I could do.

How to defeat the opponent.

What kind of attacks the opponent makes, what characteristics they have.

I no longer have the luxury to think about such things.

I’m just struggling to survive right now.

I can’t come up with any attack methods or countermeasures.

If it were before, there would have been a chance if I had gathered the opponent’s information while buying time as much as possible, even in unfavorable situations.

No, I was sure of it.

I was sure that I could defeat them no matter what.

But not now.

No matter how much time passes, no matter how much information I gather, I don’t have the power to carry it out.

All I can do is dodge attacks right now and move my body with all my might.

At this rate, no matter how much time passes, there is not even a glimmer of hope to defeat the opponent.

‘Damn it…….’

A sense of helplessness welled up from deep within.

It wasn’t that I had never experienced this before, but it was so long ago that I couldn’t even remember.

In that terrible reality that there was nothing I could do right now, I almost lost my mind for a moment.

I have always been a strong person.

I have always been above everyone else, and all the judgments and choices on the field have always been mine.

Thanks to that, not a single death accident occurred in the operations I was in charge of, and my team achieved an unbelievable success rate of 100%.

Frankly speaking, no one other than me would be able to achieve the same achievements.

So I had to protect my position.

I couldn’t lose any of the titles, ranks, skills… none of it.

I always had to be strong.

I always had to be superior to everyone else, and I had to make all the choices.

It doesn’t matter if it’s a complaint to someone or a power trip to someone.

Even if they complain, I can at least keep them from dying.

Yes, isn’t it better than dying, whatever it is?

Immediately after the regression, I was obsessed with returning to my original self.

Shouldn’t I return to Kim Junwoo, the world’s number one ranked player, and do my job?

So, frankly, I didn’t care about the present.

Whether this place is really my past or another world, aren’t these people going to disappear anyway when I return?

It’s only natural that my reality is more important than such a place.

But unintentionally, many things happened here as well.

Really unintentionally…….

As a result, I gained numerous authorities, responsibilities, and influences, and countless people looked up to me again.

If I wasn’t the one at the top, I wouldn’t have had to do this much.

Why bother risking my life and doing dangerous things?

But whether I intended it or not, now that I’ve come to this position, I can’t ignore it.

So, unfortunately…….

I have to be strong here too.

But what would happen if I died here?

No, putting everything else aside…….

If I die after coming in with such a cool pose, I won’t be able to rest in peace because I’ll be too embarrassed.

‘So damn it, skill, please…!’

It was then, as I gnashed my teeth so hard that they were about to break.

[Unique Awakening Passive: Wise Cleaner]

[Skill Unlock Condition – Responsibility of the Strong]

[Passive Activated]

The system voice was heard again.

[Designates all those who trust you as allies.]

[Estimating the number of allies]

[Total allies: 113,203]

“Huh…?”

[Unique Skill: Emperor]

[Checking activation conditions]

[Currently confirmed allies – 113,203]

[Activation conditions have been confirmed.]

Soon, a bright golden light began to envelop my entire body instead of the black aura.

[Unique Skill: Emperor]

[Skill Activated]

[All stats increase by 10 for each confirmed ally.]

[As long as the caster does not die, the allies will not die either.]

[You can use all the skills of your allies.]

A system window appeared above my head along with a golden crown.

[Unique Class: Saintly Ruler]

Only after seeing that did I feel like I knew a little about what kind of skill it was.

But there was no time to think slowly.

Kaaaaaaak―!

As if sensing a threat, the priest shouted something towards the sky with his arms outstretched.

Kung―!

Something pure white holding a huge sword descended in front of me.

Not a monster or a living thing, but something transcendent.

Soon, it began to react to the priest’s gestures.

Jiiiiiing―.

As it raised its huge sword towards me.

Bang―!!!

A huge flash flew towards me.

But even with that attack, I just quietly clenched and unclenched my fists several times.

‘…….’

Soon, I nodded.

[Unique Skill: Emperor – Coronation]

[Unique Skill: Thousand-Hand Guanyin]

[Unique Skill: Hyperpanic Berserker]

Paang―!

Receiving the bright and radiant light pouring into that gloomy space with my whole body, I rushed towards the priest and that transcendent being.