The Hunter of the Other World Who Is Being Misunderstood – Chapter 59

Ch 59: FLUKE （1）

Thump, thump, thump.

I comfortably observed the approaching golem.

Because I believed An Yunseung would handle it? No, not really.

‘Oh yeah~ Go ahead and hit me~ I’ll just use Twin Guardian Angel right away.’

Since I have protective gear, I could buy at least 10 seconds on my own anyway. Safety is guaranteed, I tell you.

“Hwaaak! Hyung-nim!”

Still, it seems I won’t have to use the magic tool.

Soon after, Yunseung moved like lightning and activated his awakened ability.

『Shield of Protection』

Clang!

The golem’s attack is blocked by a translucent blue barrier.

An Yunseung was so shocked that his hands were trembling, but I nonchalantly did my job.

“3 seconds, 2 seconds…….”

Click, click-click.

If I give light signals like this according to the golem’s emergency stop code.

━Keeeeeeng…….

The giant golem eventually fails to overcome the algorithm and kneels.

Kooong. Soon, a great roar echoed, and silence fell over the area.

“The golem……?”

“It’s a kind of weakness. I’ll explain it to you later. Don’t try to follow it recklessly before you fully understand.”

“O-Of course! I can’t do it like Hyung-nim!”

No, I think you could?

“Now, Yunseung-a.”

Just as the A-rank was looking dazed after hearing his name, I gently pointed at the golem on the floor.

Now there was only one thing left to do.

“Beat it to a pulp!”

An Yunseung’s eyes were shaking even more than when the golem had awakened.

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Kooong!

The golem falls again.

Dealing with a golem whose functions have stopped was easier than anything.

Crack, crack!

An Yunseung swung his mace at the sleeping monster.

Following that, the golem’s proud, hard outer shell shattered into pieces.

“Simple, right?”

The golem hunt, which is considered particularly tricky among monsters of the same rank due to its high physical attack resistance…….

Has been reduced to such a simple task!

“Huh…!”

An Yunseung couldn’t close his mouth for a while.

Just a moment ago, he was sweating from the fear of the golem.

“No way.”

Just 10 seconds.

In that short time, Giryeo had neutralized the golem.

The sight of that giant monster losing control and crawling on the floor at the gesture of another person…….

Was truly shocking.

“Wait, flip the golem over. I’ll take out the core.”

But Kim Giryeo just had a bored look on his face, as if this was nothing.

‘How can he be like this?’

The way he finds the deeply hidden core in one go is reminiscent of an expert.

It’s a truly flawless movement.

If he’s so skilled that the knack is ingrained in his body, how many golem-type monsters has he killed so far?

“An Yunseung.”

It’s overwhelming.

An Yunseung had been trying to roughly gauge his opponent’s skill and stood frozen in place, and then he heard his name called again.

“An Yunseung?”

“Ah, yes!”

Giryeo, who had been squatting on top of the golem, gestured slightly. It seemed like he was telling him to come closer.

“W-What is it?”

“I’ll teach you how to take out the core too.”

An Yunseung couldn’t help but be impressed by the explanation that followed.

Giryeo didn’t just know how to defeat the golem. He knew its structure inside and out.

“Look closely. If you put your finger in this gap and pry it open, it’ll work. Press it inward once and then lift it outward.”

“Ah!”

“That’s right.”

“It’s really easy!”

“Usually, the opening where the core is inserted has a weak connection. Oh, but there are some that aren’t.”

This wasn’t something that could be done just by having a lot of hunting experience.

To fully understand one type of monster, countless experiments and considerations had to follow.

‘Other hunters are just busy breaking and defeating the golem when they encounter it. Hyung-nim even had the leisure to calmly disassemble the monster……?’

Soon, An Yunseung’s eyes lit up.

There was no more fear in that gaze.

How could he still be afraid of this scrap metal when there’s a hunter right next to him who treats golems like toys?

‘As expected, Hyung-nim is amazing!’

Yunseung truly looked up to that F-rank hunter.

Now that he thought about it, even the idea of using a laser pointer was admirable.

“I’m impressed!”

“Huh?”

“With Hyung-nim’s skills, you could kill the golem without these tricks, but you found a new way to attack it because you didn’t want to rely on your awakened skill, right?”

Kim Giryeo was a hunter with a rare and firm belief.

During daily life, and even inside the gate.

He doesn’t rely on his awakened skill unless it’s a truly unavoidable situation.

Perhaps that’s why he’s so strong.

‘He’s on a different level than the hunters who neglect training and only cling to the abilities given by the heavens.’

An Yunseung nodded to himself, understanding.

Does he know?

That he’s making a big mistake.

‘An Yunseung is saying weird things again.’

In fact, with his F-rank mana, he can only use that simple light magic once.

So, Giryeo had no choice but to bring the laser pointer, but…….

“Um, yeah. You’re right.”

He didn’t bother to explain it.

Because it was annoying.

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The hunt that followed was smooth.

Activate the emergency stop with the laser pointer.

Extract the heart of the golem that has become a tin can.

What’s so hard about this endless repetition?

“Even picking up fallen grains would be harder than this.”

Giryeo’s plan was a great success.

An Yunseung was able to easily shake off his golem trauma with the repetitive one-sided hunting.

Now, even seeing a golem rampaging right in front of him only made him feel indifferent.

“Giryeo hyung is right. When you look at them, their behavior patterns are incredibly simple.”

“See? I told you there was no need for you to be scared for no reason.”

Thump!

Around the time the 28th golem was about to activate its emergency stop.

Giryeo collected the core and calmly advised.

“But underestimating them is a different matter. The way I taught you to deal with them is only for this model.”

“You mean the golem sentry?”

“Don’t be too careless in front of monsters. If you see a golem you’ve never seen before, be careful.”

Giryeo got up from his seat with satisfaction.

The item box was full, and with this, the training was perfect.

There was only one thing left to worry about…….

‘An Yunseung, that guy. He’s already completely forgotten that he’s committing an illegal act.’

This F-rank hunter was currently illegally entering a high-rank gate.

Without even reporting to a transporter. It was a clear violation of the law.

But, isn’t a crime fine as long as you don’t get caught?

‘Hehehe. There’s no way I’ll get caught.’

Kim Giryeo smiled with confidence. This time, he had a reason to believe in himself.

After the appearance of the EX-rank White Maze a while ago.

Korea was in a situation where the frequency and difficulty of gates had skyrocketed.

‘Those people are having a hard time too.’

In short, the Hunter Association was currently struggling with a shortage of manpower.

In principle, they should have a guard at every gate entrance, but even before this, there were already gaps in management here and there.

Gate entry confirmation staff, my a*s.

Right now, there were many gates that didn’t even have surveillance cameras because they couldn’t handle the flood of gates.

‘Thanks to that, illegal entrants like me are having a field day.’

Seon Uyeon also seemed busy with various things these days, so she probably wouldn’t suddenly pop out like last time.

“Is it the boss soon?”

“Has it already been that long?”

“It seems like we’ve caught almost all the normal monsters…….”

Kim Giryeo rolled the item box in his hand.

In his head, he was thinking about how to sweet-talk An Yunseung so he could get a bigger share of the boss loot.

Maybe that’s why.

“Huh?”

Perhaps because he had such bad thoughts, this divine punishment was inflicted…….

“What the h*ll!”

A curse suddenly burst out of Giryeo’s mouth.

An Yunseung flinched, not knowing what was going on, and at the same time, the surrounding air suddenly calmed down.

What followed was a sharp and cold sensation brushing against his skin.

There was no time to say anything.

Whack! Crunch, crunch!

The cold air that stretched out from beyond the hallway instantly covered Giryeo.

Giryeo had noticed the opponent’s magic a step ahead, so he hurriedly dodged backward, but he couldn’t stop his feet from freezing.

“Hyung-nim!”

Crack.

Both feet were completely stuck to the ice on the floor.

Giryeo quickly stared straight ahead.

“What is this out of the blue……!”

But what the heck. When he looked at the direction the magic had come from, it was even more absurd.

“What happened?”

“Oh my god.”

“All the golems are dead…….”

The very people who attacked out of nowhere are looking bewildered?

Soon, three mysterious awakened ones appeared from the left side of the hallway.

They were talking among themselves, murmuring.

Giryeo couldn’t stand it and shouted loudly.

“What the h*ll are you bastards doing!”

It was a truly intriguing matter.

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It seems that’s why it’s always said that listening is important.

“It’s not like boss steals haven’t been on the rise again these days.”

That word that had come up briefly in his conversation with Seon Uyeon.

The act of stealing（Steal）.

That crime was a problem in the hunter society that had been around since the gates first appeared.

Expensive items, popular gates, rare monsters…….

Since the beginning of time, disputes over valuable things have never ceased.

“Are you ready?”

Outside of the 『Golden Land』 gate.

The three awakened ones who had gathered together readjusted their weapons with the intention of stealing the dungeon’s boss.

But actually….

They hadn’t originally planned to commit a stealing crime either.

It was just that they had found out about the appearance of the 『Golden Land』 later than Kim Giryeo, which was the root of the problem.

“We’re all ready, but in the meantime, another hunter has already entered.”

“That’s right.”

“Golems are difficult to deal with, so usually, there aren’t teams that readily go hunting them like this.”

A normal person would give up on a gate that already has an owner, but they had a reason they couldn’t back down.

“I guess we have no choice but to intercept them in the middle.”

“That’s right.”

“How can we be disloyal to our father?”

“We must obtain the boss item from this dungeon.”

Do you think that the followers who are deeply immersed in a pseudo-religion would refrain from committing a crime?

Their minds were already filled with the cult leader’s orders.

“It’s even better. Our forces were a bit unstable on our own, but if those who went ahead reduce the number of monsters…….”

Defeat the boss of the gate where the golems appear.

And bring back the 『Infinite Power Core』 that it gives as a reward.

To fulfill this order, they decided to commit a textbook stealing crime.

First.

Wait until the hunters who entered normally have cleared the gate to some extent.

Second.

Secretly follow behind them.

Lastly.

At the precarious moment when they are about to enter the boss room. Attack the exhausted hunters and seize the gate.

How despicable is this method?

“Everyone, stay focused. We have a great duty placed upon us right now.”

However, these people who had been brainwashed by the pseudo-religious group called the Nacha Temple were no longer capable of making moral judgments.

Of course, it doesn’t matter what happens to the lives of complete strangers.

“Let’s see. Wait a moment. I just received a revelation.”

The pseudo-religious follower who seemed to be the leader opened his mobile phone and checked something.

What he was looking at was none other than the information of the conquerors of the Golden Land gate.

『（Entry Status）』

『Number of Conquerors: 1 person ■ 2 people □ 3 people □ …』

『Transporter: YES □ NO ■』

『Conqueror: An Yunseung （Rank: A-rank）』

With the Nacha Temple’s enormous capital, buying off one or two Hunter Association employees was nothing.

“Hmm.”

Solo play in a dungeon where golems appear?

It was an unexpected composition, but it wasn’t bad. The smaller the team size, the less resistance there would be when stealing the boss.

“Let’s leave in about an hour.”

They killed time until the hunter who had entered earlier had cleared the path.

And a little while later.

After a long wait, they finally headed towards the dungeon…….

“Huh?”

In just a few minutes, they sensed that something was wrong.

“This is strange……?”

No matter how much they walked, they were only greeted by the remains of broken golems, and they couldn’t see anyone!

“How could he have killed this many golems in just one hour? And alone?”

The pseudo-religious followers who had noticed something was wrong started running.

Hunter An Yunseung.

They didn’t know what kind of trick he had used, but it was certain that he was clearing the dungeon at an abnormal speed.

‘Oh my god!’

As they had feared, by the time they caught up with An Yunseung, they were already right in front of the dungeon’s boss room.

60 minutes. Normally, they wouldn’t even have made it halfway through the gate.

‘He’s not alone?’

Moreover, unlike the information they had stolen, there was a stranger standing next to An Yunseung.

A blond man wearing black clothes.

They didn’t know who he was, but since his face wasn’t familiar, he must be some no-name nobody.

‘We can’t let them get to the boss room!’

After that, it was as it had already happened.

The beginning of the attack.

The terrorist who had awakened with ice attributes fired an attack as soon as he found them.

The target was An Yunseung’s companion.

Originally, they were going to restrain the weaker one with ice and then attack while the opponent was flustered.

“Huh?”

An Yunseung’s attitude was strange.

Even though his companion had suddenly been attacked, he didn’t seem worried about his teammate at all.

“What, are they frogs? Geez, you idiots! Of all people, they had to mess with Hyung-nim!”

What’s with this composure?

The followers of the Nacha Temple had already completed all the preparations to hunt humans.

However, An Yunseung’s reaction evoked a strange sense of unease.