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Chapter – 40
EP.40 Demon Sword and the Fake Necromancer (1)
In South Korea, the guild regarded as the best, the Sacred Guild. The Sacred Guild was renowned for possessing numerous top-tier hunters, creating such an image for themselves. Among these top-tier hunters, Kim Soo-ho couldn’t be overlooked.
Kim Soo-ho. An A-rank hunter, and his background was exceptional. He was the only son of the Sacred Guild’s guild master. But that wasn’t all.
He graduated as the top student, the golden ace of the 4th generation at the Hunter Academy. He had even visited the El Dorad Continent, which only a few hunters ventured into.
What was he like on the El Dorad continent? He received formal knighthood from the White Order, the sole order following the goddess.
All these factors intertwined, propelling Kim Soo-ho swiftly to his current position. If one were to ask who the most well-known hunter in the country was, Kim Soo-ho’s name would be the first to be mentioned.
‘Quite mundane.’
However, Kim Soo-ho, the person at the center of it all, found everything mundane. It was all too boring. Even now, the conversations around him were mundane.
“…Recently, the son of the Phoenix Guild’s leader hasn’t been seen at any official functions.”
A guild executives’ meeting. It wasn’t a particularly crucial meeting, so the guild master, his father, didn’t attend. Instead, Kim Soo-ho did, but the meeting was so dull that he felt like yawning.
“According to information sources, the leader’s son, Jung Woo-jin, attempted dungeon conquest and failed.”
It was dull. Why bother paying attention to the Phoenix Guild, who were beneath them? Especially when one of their attempts at dungeon conquest failed.
Kim Soo-ho didn’t like it, but outwardly, he showed an attentive demeanour.
Of course, his mind was elsewhere entirely.
‘Life was more fun at the academy.’
He had carefree times with close friends, and the academy instructors treated him well.
And.
‘It was so enjoyable tormenting Lee Kang-hyun.’
Seeing someone without a status window trying to survive was so absurdly amusing. He lived off the pleasure of watching him suffer in agony, even once breaking his arm and leg.
Of course, he felt no guilt. Would you feel guilty for accidentally stepping on an ant on the sidewalk?
To Kim Soo-ho, Lee Kang-hyun was exactly that, like ants littering the street.
‘I wonder what he’s up to these days.’
Lately, to alleviate his boredom, he occasionally killed people in dungeons. But even that was getting tiresome.
‘I should find something new to do.’
He had been busy with guild work, dungeon conquests, and various external activities for a while. So, he had forgotten about Lee Kang-hyun.
But the moment he thought about it again, it would be easy to find him. Because the hunter world was filled with fellow alumni. With just one phone call, he could easily find out about Lee Kang-hyun’s existence.
‘But for now, I need to focus on the meeting.’
The meeting was still ongoing. Kim Soo-ho refocused his attention away from his thoughts and back onto the discussion.
“According to the Phoenix Guild’s exec, there were succubus and incubi in the failed dungeon conquest.”
‘What? He faced such trivial creatures?’
Kim Soo-ho’s expression twisted.
Despite his expression, the meeting continued.
“The problem is the succubus. There’s only one, but we suspect it’s the dungeon’s master. And the grade is….”
The speaker paused momentarily.
After a sip of water, they continued with a stern expression.
“…Estimated to be S-rank.”
S-rank.
Everyone was shocked.
“Isn’t exaggerating too much? Didn’t they say the leader’s son returned alive?”
“The Phoenix Guild is lying to cover their mistake.”
“If there was an S-rank monster, we wouldn’t have been clueless! What about the government!”
Each voice spoke out, denying the existence of an S-rank monster.
An S-rank monster.
Kim Soo-ho briefly felt intrigued. In terms of El Dorad Continent, it was practically a 6-star existence.
However, isn’t it known to those who have studied in the order itself?
In reality, there were hardly any beings higher than 5-star grade. Of course, there were records of occurrences like S-rank, equivalent to 6-star grade, on the El Dorad Continent in the past. There were even records of calamities as high as 7-star grade, but those were ancient events.
However, the lands of the demon world might differ. But that’s all tales of the El Dorad Continent, this is Earth. On Earth, the appearance of S-rank monsters was a rare occurrence.
No, to be precise, it wasn’t S-rank. It was evaluated as an A-rank close to S-rank. But due to the immense impact and damage it caused, deeming it just A-rank was inadequate, so it was awarded the rank of S-rank.
But an S-rank monster appearing now?
If it was true, those who entered that dungeon should have died. However, according to the stories, everyone claimed to have come out alive.
‘Utterly absurd.’
Soon, Kim Soo-ho’s interest waned. A true S-rank monster was a calamity. Didn’t he, who studied records in the order, know about this? Even a single one appearing could cripple a small nation. Why would someone spare hunters for such a being?
Kim Soo-ho thought the Phoenix Guild’s actions were just a public relations stunt to cover their mistake.
Of course, there were gradually more powerful monsters and dungeons appearing, so he couldn’t guarantee that there wouldn’t be any in the future. But at least, at this point, he was certain there weren’t any.
‘Well, an S-rank monster isn’t just your neighbourhood dog.’
There wasn’t much more to listen to. Kim Soo-ho immediately took out his smartphone to check his messages.
‘Who’s this?’
There was a message from someone named Kang Jin-soo.
Kim Soo-ho recalled that Kang Jin-soo was a former academy classmate. Even though they were classmates, he was inferior to Kim Soo-ho. He was the kind of person who would flatter and fawn over those with power.
He easily remembered him as the guy who hovered around, flattering and pandering to Kim Soo-ho while he tormented Lee Kang-hyun.
Come to think of it, he heard that now he was working at the Awakener Center conducting magical power tests….
“Hah.”
He managed his image well these days, yet even inconsequential pests were buzzing around him.
Kim Soo-ho pondered whether to delete the message from Kang Jin-soo but eventually decided to check it anyway.
‘This guy…’
The message contained something about Lee Kang-hyun.
The content was quite interesting.
“He got a status window? And even has the Necromancer skill?”
That was all written in the message.
Even though he could only summon one skeleton, in terms of abilities, he was nothing more than a maggot. However, Kim Soo-ho noticed the mention that Lee Kang-hyun got a status window.
How did that happen?
He felt intrigued.
‘In that case, I should meet this Kang Jin-soo guy.’
It felt like an old toy that had been transformed into a new one.
Right now, Kim Soo-ho was as excited as that.
‘Let’s quickly finish the piled-up tasks.’
Once again, the thought of playing with the toy named Lee Kang-hyun ignited his enthusiasm.
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“Maru, let’s hurry home. Try making some ramen.”
One of the skeleton soldiers beside me nodded.
Although it was classified as F-grade, a 1-star monster on Earth, it had its uses, so I kept it with me. I even gave it a name ‘Maru.’
And now, I was on my way back from the Awakener Center. I had to visit there because if I wanted to keep a monster like Maru, I needed to report it. The result was successfully obtaining proof of being a Necromancer.
There was only one, and naturally, I couldn’t summon or dismiss it in front of the staff.
However, since Maru always listened to me so well, it was a bit ambiguous to deny it as my summoned creature.
‘It came from my smartphone, so it’s my summoned creature.’
In the end, I became a fake Necromancer and obtained official permission to carry Maru around. While taking Maru home,
My smartphone alarm went off.
Come to think of it, it also went off earlier. What could it be? Checking the content, it was nothing serious. Just someone trespassing in the dungeon and me successfully preventing it.
“As expected, Celia does her job well.”
Maru beside me nodded in agreement with my words.
– The Apostle Celia wishes to offer a shadow as tribute to the Master. –
‘Shadow? What’s that?’
There was no explanation at all. Not something commonly known by people.
A brief moment of wonder, but it passed.
– Due to the significantly low level of the altar, offering the shadow is not possible. –
– Please upgrade the altar. –
Ugh.
That darn altar’s low level seems to be causing a lot of trouble.
I couldn’t even upgrade the altar, so all I could do was feel regretful.
“Doesn’t this make it meaningless?”
When feeling so regretful,
– Successfully defended the dungeon. –
– All subordinates successfully fulfilled their roles. –
– As an additional reward, time is reduced for the current offering. –
– The current offering includes the Demon Sword. –
– You can receive the Demon Sword immediately. –
– Would you like to receive the Demon Sword? –
An alert popped up saying I could receive the Demon Sword immediately, unlike waiting for days, if I decided to receive it now.
“This is it!”
Of course, I couldn’t receive it right away because I was outside.
“Let’s hurry home, Maru. I’ll show you something awesome.”
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