Chapter 61
“Not yet! I haven’t even shown half of my strength!”
“Just stop showing it already!”
Nika decapitated the boss monster with a single strike, but it revived once again.
【The Boss Monster has entered Phase 21.】
Sure, getting stronger with each revival is fine.
But it’s not even a big jump—it’s barely noticeable. Does this even make sense?
“To push me this far, you’re quite something!”
“…….”
Even Nika seemed irritated, her expression anything but playful.
Finally, she bit down on the boss monster and swallowed it whole.
Surely, it won’t revive again, right?
【The Boss Monster has entered Phase 22.】
In midair, the blood began to coalesce, forming a shape within moments.
“Now it begins! The Festival of Blood!”
“Argh! I’m losing my mind!”
I could understand the boss monster reviving.
But hearing those cliché lines every time it did was driving me crazy.
Nika approached me, asking if I was okay, as the boss monster began transforming again.
Up until now, it revived only to be instantly killed again, but this time it showed a new pattern.
The monster formed a blood sphere in its hand, which grew larger and larger.
“What’s it doing now?”
“Oh, this?”
The considerate boss monster answered my muttered question.
“You humans could never imagine it! This is my true form!”
“…Nika.”
Nika opened her jaws wide and swallowed the boss monster’s arm in one gulp.
The monster screamed in agony.
“Arghhh! How… how did you figure it out?!”
“…….”
You told us, didn’t you?
“So unfair! If I had just one more day… just one more day, it would’ve been your end!”
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【Boss Monster eliminated.】
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【Mission Cleared!】
Rewards will now be distributed.
To think it would end so anticlimactically.
It felt… hollow? Pointless?
As I stood dumbfounded, a message appeared.
【Calculating rewards for Floors 31 to 50.】
This may take some time. Thank you for your patience.
【New records achieved for Floors 31 to 50!】
Registered in the Hall of Fame.
Dozens of notifications filled my vision as the sound of constant dinging rang in my ears.
How much time had passed?
Eventually, the endless notifications faded, and the world paused.
【Would you like to proceed to the next floor?】
Accept / Decline
“…Decline.”
【Would you like to exit the Tower?】
Before, choosing ‘Decline’ would send me out immediately, but now I was given the option.
Well, the choice was obvious.
Why not bask in the glory of being treated like a hero?
“No.”
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How do people find out when the Hall of Fame rankings change?
It’s simple. The system sends out an alert.
You can block it, but most people don’t.
After all, it’s not something you see every day, and gossip is always welcome.
But what happens when dozens of such notifications appear at once?
People lose their minds.
Dozens of messages popped up simultaneously, and anyone in Korea who saw them would be shocked.
A hunter who broke every record from Floor 31 to 50.
A Korean hunter who claimed the top spot on every ranking board.
【Breaking News】The Hall of Fame overturned?
└ Every ranking from Floor 31 to 50 changed?
└ Is this even possible? Clearing 20 floors in a day?
└ Ma! This is what it means to be a Korean hunter!
└ A Korean hunter climbed 20 floors to claim the top spot on Floor 50 in a single day? National pride ON!
【Breaking News】Who is the hunter who climbed 20 floors in a day?
└ Isn’t it that hunter? The one who solved the Japan Gate incident?
└ So, they were on the 20th floor before heading to Japan?
└ Does that even make sense? How could a 20th-floor hunter clear an S-rank Gate?
└ Does it make sense that someone climbed 20 floors in one go?
【Breaking News】Statement from the Awakener Association?
└ So, what did they say?
└ It’s just clickbait lol
└ Can’t believe you fell for it lol
└ Look at them raking in the views lol
The news even reached Han Min-ah, who had been summoned by the Awakener Association’s Director.
Startled by the endless stream of messages, I quickly realized there was only one person capable of pulling off such a feat—my brother.
I hastily pulled out my phone and called him, but he didn’t answer.
“What? Is he still inside the Tower?”
At that moment, the Association Director, who had offered to personally pick him up, burst into the room, practically breaking the door, and grabbed my shoulders. What’s going on?
“This… this must be Han Ji-an, right? Am I correct?!”
“Um, probably?”
“I knew it!”
She released my shoulders, cheering in excitement.
She seemed more thrilled than I was. Could it really be…?
“So, has Han Ji-an come out of the Tower yet?”
“I tried calling him, but he didn’t answer.”
“Then he must still be inside.”
“He… he’s not trying to challenge Floor 51, is he?!”
“I don’t think so.”
Once someone clears Floor 50, they can stay inside for a while, bask in the glory of being treated like a hero, and even receive rare item rewards.
That’s a relief.
“By the way, where’s the car?”
“Ah….”
Looking sheepish, she called her assistant to arrange for the car, then sat across from me.
“So, why did you call me here?”
“Can I just say… I wanted to see you?”
“Wh-what?!”
I crossed my arms over my chest and mumbled, “I’m not into that kind of thing….” She looked flustered.
“I’m not either!”
“I was joking.”
“You’re just as mischievous as Han Ji-an!”
“Am I?”
Shrugging, I was about to ask why she really called me when Team Leader Cha Mi-rin entered the room.
“Director, there’s a problem.”
“I know. It’s about the Hall of Fame, right?”
“No, it’s not that.”
“Then what?”
“Hunter Han Ye-rin formally requested through the Association to meet Han Ji-an.”
At those words, I slammed the table and stood up.
“No way! Absolutely not!”
There are already too many rivals; why add more?
Korea isn’t a polygamous country. I want this to stop.
It’s already hard enough! Do you know how many rivals there are?
The Association Director mirrored my reaction.
“Ah, no! Absolutely not!”
Her trembling gaze made me wonder… could she be a rival too?
When I glared at Cha Yuri, she flinched and avoided my eyes.
So, the reason she called me was because of my brother?
You can’t trust anyone.
“If Hunter Han Ye-rin meets Han Ji-an, she’ll participate in the International Hunter Festival.”
“…….”
The more hunters a country has in the International Hunter Festival, the more influence it gains.
This year’s requirements are particularly strict, and if Korea sends two hunters, our influence will be immense.
“…Han Min-ah?”
“No.”
“Come on….”
“Absolutely not!”
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Completely unaware of the drama outside, I was busy receiving gratitude from countless people.
They called me a hero.
“Salute the hero and treasure of our kingdom, General!”
“Gggeeeenee-rraaaaaaaalll!”
Adults and children alike saluted me, and I couldn’t help but burst out laughing at the kids’ attempts.
Some raised their left hands, others both hands.
But regardless, their eyes were all the same.
They looked at me with respect, which felt less embarrassing and more gratifying.
Yeah, it felt good.
After accepting their greetings, I entered the palace and proceeded to the audience chamber to receive the special rewards for clearing Floor 50.
“Oh, our kingdom’s treasure and hero, General Han! Come forward.”
“You’re too kind, Your Majesty.”
“Hahaha! Thanks to General Han, our kingdom is safe. Why so modest?”
The king got up from his throne, approached me, and patted my shoulder enthusiastically.
“Right! Words aren’t enough. Bring it in!”
At the king’s command, the doors of the audience chamber opened, and something enormous was carried in.
“For General Han, this reward is nothing!”
“I am deeply honored, Your Majesty.”
“Hmm? Deeply honored by what?”
Wrong phrase?
“I humbly accept, Your Majesty.”
“Hahaha! That’s better.”
With that, I received the special reward for clearing Floor 50—something enormous.
No, really. The item’s name was “Something Enormous.”
【Something Enormous】
A special reward for clearing Floor 50.
A mysterious item meant for… something.
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