TL: Hayath
Chapter 13
Episode 2: Luck is also created (6)
“Haat! Haaaaat!!”
Clang! Clang clang!!
“Jin-su, support the team leader!”
“Yes, I’m going!”
On the ashen-colored field, Ahn Jin-su rushed forward and thrust his spear at the command of Park Nam-il, who was engaged in battle.
And then.
Thud!!
“Kieeeeeek!!”
The giant crow, A D-rank bird-type monster with black wings, was pierced by the spear and vanished.
The battle that erupted was swiftly settled.
Seo Chun-bok grumbled as he wiped the bird droppings off his shoulder with a tissue.
“Darn birds. This is why I hate coming to this dungeon.”
“There’s no other choice. This dungeon isn’t popular because of these bird monsters.”
In response to Seo Chun-bok’s complaint, Park Nam-il retorted as he aimed his bow at the fleeing crows in the distance.
The reason why the D-Rank No. 135 dungeon wasn’t popular was precisely this.
Bird monsters.
Dealing with creatures that attack from the sky was no easy task.
Normal guns and bullets didn’t inflict much damage due to poor mana absorption. Therefore, the most effective way to subdue aerial monsters was to use arrows or long-range skills, but the individuals sent to the dungeon this time were not skilled in that regard.
This once again showed the shortage of personnel in the Hunter Bureau.
Ultimately, to deal with such monsters, one had to fight when the birds comes near the ground, at which moment the monsters held the advantage.
With such penalties in place, it was no wonder that the No. 135 dungeon wasn’t popular.
Therefore, the trio of civil servant hunters had anticipated that this dungeon would take much longer compared to typical D-Rank dungeons, but surprisingly, the raid was progressing smoothly.
This was because the newly assigned mercenary, whose name they didn’t even know, was proficient at defeating monsters beyond their imagination.
He single-handedly defeated a number of monsters equivalent to what the three of them had captured upon entering the dungeon, which was quite impressive.
His method of skillfully defending with a rugged sword and delivering decisive blows when the opportunity arose was highly efficient.
Seeing this, Ahn Jin-su stroked his chin and remarked to Seo Chun-bok.
“It seems like he’s doing the work of one person.”
“One person’s work? It seems more like 2.5 people’s work. Nam-il, go and share some jerky.”
“Me?!”
“Should I go then? Since we all worked hard, we should share the food together.”
Although Seo Chun-bok’s words were brusque, they couldn’t ignore the assistance they received from the mercenary they initially considered baggage.
Not only did it shorten the time considerably, but he also helped by occasionally blocking attacks coming from the side or subduing monsters.
The same applied to Park Nam-il, so he approached the mercenary, munching on some jerky he had brought as a snack.
“Here… please enjoy. It’s chewy and delicious. You’ve worked hard.”
Approaching slowly, Park Nam-il handed over some jerky and returned to his spot.
“……”
The mercenary hunter glanced at the jerky for a moment, then quietly took a bite.
The civil servant hunters watched in silence, swallowing their saliva.
“…Thank you. It’s delicious.”
“Phew.”
The trio breathed a sigh of relief as if they had accomplished something significant, then sat down on a rock to take a break.
Initially, they didn’t know, but as they spent time together, they couldn’t help but feel a strange sense of intimidation emanating from nearby.
Fortunately, the people seemed decent enough.
After a brief rest, accompanied by the sound of jerky being eaten on the field, the four of them took a short break before returning to the raid.
The hunting continued, with three of them and one person dividing the tasks as before.
Fighting relentlessly for almost half a day, they soon found themselves in front of the mansion where the boss monster resided.
“Alright, let’s go defeat the boss! Do you all know what you need to do?”
“Yes, as soon as we enter, I’ll attract its attention by shouting!”
“I’ll stab it with my spear as soon as it comes down!”
They say plans and reports are useless once the fighting begins.
“……”
Although the mercenary didn’t say anything, his determined gaze was reassuring.
Thinking he had received a positive response from the mercenary with his gaze, Seo Chun-bok smiled slightly.
“Alright, let’s go in!”
Thus began the boss raid.
The civil servant hunters and the mercenary entered the mansion through the dense bushes and iron gate.
However, something was amiss.
“Huh? Where did it go…?”
The boss monster, which should have been on the broken fountain as usual, was nowhere to be seen.
And that wasn’t the only strange thing.
Clank- Clank clank-!
They heard sounds they hadn’t heard before when they cleared it previously.
The four of them automatically looked up towards the source of the sound.
And they were speechless.
“W-what is that…?”
The source of the sound was the roof of the mansion.
Where the boss monster, a giant bronze crow of D-rank, should have been waiting for them.
But what was there instead was a demon with wings, devouring that boss monster.
That wasn’t all.
“Kyaaaack!!”
Whoosh!!
As soon as the door opened, the demon tore off the mansion’s roof and hurled it towards the civil servant hunters.
“……!”
It was too fast and unexpected to dodge.
“Ugh, aah!!”
Sensing imminent death, the civil servant hunters froze in place.
However.
Whack-! Kwooooom-!!
Their lives were intact.
In their desperate moment, the mercenary hunter swung his sword and split the incoming roof in half.
“H-how…?”
The speed was difficult to believe even when seeing it with their own eyes
.
The civil servant hunters were dumbfounded, but the most important thing wasn’t that.
“Get ready to fight.”
The mercenary hunter, Han Sang-woo, said as he stared at the demon devouring the mansion’s roof.
“It’s a dungeon overlap phenomenon.”
For the first time, I joined a raid with others.
Following the deal with Shin Dae-hoon, I came to the D-Rank No. 135 dungeon.
When I came to my senses, I realized I had arrived much earlier than the scheduled time.
The civil servant hunters from the Hunter Bureau I met seemed innocent and good people, thankfully.
Although it was a bit challenging to hide my identity, including my rank and even my name, fearing what might happen if they found out like with Shin Dae-hoon, they didn’t seem to mind much, only asking once or twice out of courtesy.
Of course, even if they knew my name, the likelihood of them investigating was low, but it didn’t hurt to be cautious.
After all, I was still a Hunter Bureau employee, not from the greeting department, even if I was part of the team clearing the dungeon.
My first party hunt began like this, and it went smoothly.
Dealing with bird monsters was a bit challenging, but I had leveled up quite a bit, thanks to Imperial Swordsmanship and others.
