The Wise Cleaning Life Of A Returning Genius Hunter [EN]: Chapter 65

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Near Jamsil Station.

Not long after Team 1, including Chief Kim Jun-woo, entered the dungeon.

Following Kim Jun-woo’s orders, the control team completely sealed off a 10-meter radius around the dungeon entrance.

Other guilds, hearing the news late, caused a commotion as they rushed towards the dungeon, crossing the no-entry line, but the operations team quickly subdued them.

Of course, that alone wasn’t enough to calm their excitement.

Eventually, after the control team explained the current operation situation in detail, everyone gradually began to regain their composure.

‘Damn bastards. Making us suffer alone…….’

Team Leader Pyeon shook his head.

He usually didn’t harbor ill feelings towards the guilds, but now it was a situation where he could be angry with them.

Not only did they cause an intercept [interruption of normal operations] worth billions, but they even caused an accident.

He clicked his tongue with a rather displeased look when.

“What is it?! What happened?”

Team Leader Han Yu-bin and all the cleaning team arrived at the scene late. They were also greatly panicked, looking bewildered.

“A guild mistook the dungeon’s grade and entered, causing an accident. The chief is currently conducting a rescue operation directly with Team 1.”

“J, Jun-woo is?!

“No, why the hell is he? Why is he stepping in when the guild is at fault?!”

Mun So-yeon and Han Sang-hyuk raised their voices at Team Leader Pyeon’s explanation.

Of course, Pyeon Chang-hyeon didn’t fully understand Chief Kim Jun-woo’s actions either.

Kim Jun-woo is the most virtuous person he had ever met. Naturally, the rescue operation must also be out of pure goodwill, without any calculation.

However, from his small-minded perspective, he couldn’t help but be calculating.

Success in the rescue is break-even.

If, by any chance, it fails, all the blame might be directed at the association, regardless of the intention.

Moreover, they entered an orange-grade dungeon without preparation. It’s not guaranteed that the operation team will be safe, let alone rescuing survivors.

Of course, Chief Kim Jun-woo couldn’t have been unaware of that.

Then the reason he proceeded with the rescue operation was simply that he judged human lives to be more important than those trivial matters.

‘His caliber is different after all.’

How could he not respect him?

That’s why he couldn’t help but worry even more.

It wasn’t just Team Leader Pyeon who was worried. The Han siblings, Mun So-yeon, and most of the team members present felt the same way.

Team Leader Pyeon realized this while watching them.

Kim Jun-woo had become an indispensable figure in the operations headquarters.

‘So please come out safely.’

Team Leader Pyeon muttered, staring at the dark dungeon entrance.

***

‘……Should I have just stayed outside?’

The moment he made eye contact with the boss monster, the giant spider, he regretted stepping forward himself.

Regardless of whether it was possible to defeat it, it seemed like a monster that would be quite difficult to subjugate.

‘It’s embarrassing to retreat after coming this far…….’

He clicked his tongue.

Then, he looked around the boss room once again and assessed the situation.

Generally, rescue operations proceed in two ways.

The first is to rescue the survivors after defeating the monster first.

The second is to rescue only the survivors, setting aside the subjugation [suppression or conquering].

Of course, the first method is the cleanest and best because there is no need to re-enter the dungeon afterward, but that’s only if there is enough information about the monster.

In a situation where information is lacking, like now, where a spider pops out after saying it’s a dragon, recklessly engaging in battle could endanger not only the survivors but also us.

The fact that the space is too narrow to fight is also a problem. In this case, the skills that can be used are limited.

If I were alone, I would have done something somehow, but there’s no need to overdo it unnecessarily.

“Kim Min-joo.”

“Yes.”

“It seems like we’ll have to leave with just the survivors. Let’s subjugate it later when we have more information.”

“I think that would be good too… but can we ignore the boss and go to the other side? If it reacts to sound and attacks, it won’t be easy to move.”

“I’ll lure it.”

Kim Min-joo’s eyes widened.

“I’ll try to get its attention somehow, so you guys run and rescue them first.”

“……Okay.”

I took a deep breath.

Thud, I took a step forward.

At that moment.

Phew―.

A sharp thread flew straight towards my head.

Even though I quickly ducked my head, the thread barely grazed my cheek.

…Turn on the blinkers before coming in [a metaphor for giving warning before acting].

[Attack detected on the caster]

[Entering combat mode as of now]

[Skill activated]

[Acquired skill: Hyper Boost]

With a feeling as if my whole body was burning, I made eye contact with Kim Min-joo. It was to time it right.

I counted to three in my mind for a moment.

Thud―!

“Run!!”

I shouted as I entered the left side first.

I didn’t wait for an answer.

I just gritted my teeth and crossed the boss room with all my might.

As expected, the boss poured attacks only on me. It was a perfect lure.

Up to this point, I thought the operation was going smoothly, but unlike expected…….

Pow-pow-pow-pow―!!

‘What, why is it so fast?!’

The attacks were too fierce.

Sharp threads poured down like rain after my tail. Even with the speed of Hyper Boost, it was barely enough to dodge.

‘If I had known this would happen, I would have invested in movement skills in my past life.’

The moment I hesitated even for a second, I would become a hedgehog [covered in spikes], but this alone is enough for now.

‘Running away isn’t really my style, though.’

A hollow laugh came out at my situation, but that was only for a moment.

Phew―!

“Oops.”

I have to concentrate if I don’t want to become a skewer.

From my experience so far, the reason why spider-type monsters are tricky is because of the spiderwebs they spew out, rather than the monster itself.

The adhesiveness comparable to the blood of the ‘Foxtrot Centipede,’ which almost killed me right after regression, was also in this spiderweb.

If it even grazes the skin, your feet will be stuck in that spot.

Moreover, due to the nature of spiderwebs, they are not easily visible, but now they are being fired as projectiles, making it even more difficult.

But what is more dangerous than anything else is that spiderwebs may be installed somewhere in this space.

So, when subjugating spider-type monsters, the standard is to move as carefully as possible and engage in battle…….

‘But now is not the time to worry about that.’

Whirr―!

I accelerated a little more.

With a roar, a strong wind burst out from behind my tail.

I run along the wall and move as erratically as possible.

Fortunately, the attack patterns are slowly becoming familiar, and I am also getting used to moving my body.

As I became more comfortable with my movements, my vision also widened.

I maintain a certain distance from the boss to buy time to avoid projectiles, and I avoid corners where it is difficult to secure visibility.

At the same time, I periodically check the location of the operation team and survivors and lure the monster to a place far away from them.

Even though the spider monster’s attacks are unexpectedly fast, if I continue like this, there will be no problem with the rescue operation…….

Bang―!!

At that moment, something huge fell on my head.

“Kuh…!”

I immediately threw my body to dodge, but the timing was off, and my posture was bad. I lost my balance and tumbled to the floor.

The monster’s eight red eyes flashed in front of me.

‘This has become troublesome…….’

I quickly got up and took a stance.

The boss, who had been sticking to the ceiling all along, finally stepped forward directly.

It seems that it judged that it could not be caught by shooting threads.

It’s a smarter boss monster than I thought.

How annoying.

Swish-swish―.

The boss probed me, sticking out its huge jaws.

Should I attack? Or defend?

At that moment when I was contemplating.

Snap―.

Two sharp jaws pounced.

“Blazing Fire!”

[Acquired skill: Blazing Fire]

[Skill activated]

Bang―!

Black flames flew straight at the boss, causing a small explosion.

Of course, I didn’t expect to be able to defeat it with a C-grade magic skill… but I should still be able to inflict some damage.

I thought I could at least tie up its feet.

But.

“What is that again…….”

Swish-swish-swish-swish―.

I couldn’t help but be astonished at the sight before my eyes.

It didn’t take any damage at all.

No, the skill didn’t even touch it in the first place.

The giant spider monster instantly split into thousands of spiders.

Swish-swish-swish-swish―.

Thousands of spiders, each the size of a human head, scattered in an instant and hid in the darkness.

“H, hey! This looks bad! Hurry!”

I shouted urgently towards Kim Min-joo.

But it seemed that they had also encountered an unexpected variable.

“The survivors are tied up in spiderwebs and can’t move at all!”

I turned my head and looked at the other side.

I realized the situation late.

It wasn’t that the survivors were crouching down, but that they were covered in spiderwebs and had become cocoons.

‘Was it the type to save it for later?’

It’s a relief that they weren’t eaten right away, but this will take time to escape.

“There’s no time to wait. Cut it somehow!”

“Yes!”

Kim Min-joo urgently took out a sword from his waist.

[Unique skill: Thousand-Hand Guanyin]

A blue glow and a blue sword flashed.

Swish-swish-swish-swish―

“Damn it!”

Just at the wrong time, the thousands of spiders that had hidden themselves with a gruesome sound rushed towards the operation team.

“W, what is it!!”

“Aaaaaah!!”

“Shit, shit!”

“H, how do I get rid of this…!”

Before they could even try to do anything, the spiders instantly completely covered the entire operation team. At the same time, they all spewed out spiderwebs.

“Ugh… Ubbubub.”

“Ughgeuk…….”

In just a few seconds.

The operation team was already in the same state as the survivor group.

It’s too late to intervene and do something.

If I try to stop that and get my feet tied up in spiderwebs, it’s really over.

I held my breath without moving an inch from my spot.

Soon, silence enveloped me. Just like when I first opened the door, no sound could be heard.

In complete darkness, left alone, I closed my eyes and took a slow, deep breath.

The reason why dungeons are dangerous is not something else.

No matter how skilled a hunter is, the reason why there are deaths in dungeons every year is…….

Lack of prior information.

If it’s below green grade, it’s okay, but in yellow grade or higher, it’s no exaggeration to say that information is everything.

But with no information at all, it is virtually impossible to subjugate an orange grade alone.

Of course, it’s not entirely impossible, but.

‘I need to change the plan.’

I slowly opened my eyes.

Yes, if there is no information, then you need to have the power to cover it.

Attacking one by one is not enough.

A half-assed attack is worse than not attacking at all.

It’s meaningless if you can’t blow away thousands at once.

The room is too small, and if I randomly unleash skills, not only the survivors but also the operation team could be in danger, but…….

Now is not the time to be picky.

It’s better to do something than to die together here.

‘Now that it’s come to this, seriously…….’

[Acquired skill: Incarnation – Uriel]

[The allies designated by the caster will not die while the incarnation is maintained]

The moment eight huge white wings sprouted from my back.

I pointed my finger at the guys who had become cocoons.

[Ally designation completed]

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

[9 seconds]

[8 seconds]

Swish-swish-swish-swish―.

The spiders that sensed the skill began to rush towards me.

You must not panic.

You must maintain maximum concentration.

[Acquired skill: Limit Break]

[All of the caster’s stats temporarily exceed their limits.]

[All skills cannot be used temporarily once the effects of this skill end]

Black energy surged from my whole body.

[Acquired skill: Over-immersion]

[The effects of all skills used by the caster during combat are greatly increased]

[Acquired skill: Fallen Angel]

[The caster’s magic power is temporarily greatly increased]

[The rate of increase in magic power is increased due to the Over-immersion skill]

[Current magic power value: 921,240 (913,440↑)]

[The magic power value has exceeded the magician class]

[Class Awakening]

[Unique class: Archmage]

“Hoo…….”

The black energy was spewing out to the point where it could no longer be contained.

Before I knew it, the spiders were rushing in from all directions, as if aiming for prey.

Soon, the black energy that had spread in all directions was quickly compressed to the tip of my finger.

Now is the time.

[Acquired skill: Destroyer]

[Fires powerful explosive magic forward]

[Skill activated]

Flash―

All life in front of my eyes was annihilated.