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Chapter 65
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Before the Necromancer unleashed her power, during the intense battle between Ji-a and Yoo Byung-joon,
The other hunters were locked in fierce combat against hordes of undead.
“Kuhahaha! Come at me! All of you!”
Kang Chul-min swung his massive hammer, charging into the mass of monsters.
He shouted with vigor.
“Everyone! Follow me!”
The hunters of the Blue Forest Guild followed him in a wave.
Their efforts were impressive.
At least in the beginning.
‘…This is bad.’
Yeo Do-hyung frowned as he assessed the battlefield.
Hunter Ji-a was holding her ground admirably against the S-rank undead Yoo Byung-joon.
To be honest, he had thought she would falter, but she relentlessly pressed Yoo Byung-joon back.
Her performance was, without a doubt, remarkable.
However, the problem lay with Kang Chul-min, who had proclaimed himself the leader but then recklessly charged ahead.
The hunters who had followed him were now becoming isolated.
Given that this was an undead dungeon, their actions placed them at a severe disadvantage.
‘If this continues….’
Kang Chul-min and the members of the Blue Forest Guild could all end up as minions of the boss.
Undead could be killed repeatedly but would always resurrect and replenish their ranks.
The hunters, on the other hand, could only dwindle in number with no way to replenish.
Yeo Do-hyung glanced at the supporter, Choi Ga-eul, who stood at the rear.
She looked flustered, unable to use her skills effectively on the distant Blue Forest Guild hunters.
‘…I’ll push through as much as I can!’
Yeo Do-hyung began casting magic.
Soon, bolts of lightning rained down, sweeping away hordes of undead.
“Nice!”
“As expected of Do-hyung oppa!”
Cheers erupted from several hunters.
“No casualties allowed! Push forward!”
“Yes, understood!”
At his vigorous rallying cry, the hunters prepared their attack spells.
A flurry of colourful magic tore through the undead, shredding them to pieces.
The melee hunters, buoyed by the momentum, began to rampage as well.
At this moment, the hunters were confident of victory, assured they could conquer the dungeon.
But.
Boom!
Whooosh——!
The moment the boss unleashed her true power,
The tide of the battle began to shift.
The undead touched by the pitch-black mana were brimming with fierce energy.
The skeletons’ resurrection rate became astonishingly fast.
On the other side, a boss-class monster, a Lich, was resurrected.
Conversely, the hunters felt their strength being drained away just from breathing the heavy air.
“Kuhaha! All of you, perish!”
The woman seated on the throne laughed in a sharp voice.
Though the hunters couldn’t understand her words, her laughter grated on their nerves.
Several hunters in the rear couldn’t hold back and shouted.
“Ga-eul! Do something about this!”
“You’re an A-rank supporter! Can’t you do anything?”
They didn’t mean harm.
It was simply desperation from the suffocating pressure that drove them to plead with Korea’s top supporter.
Ga-eul tried her best, recycling her skills to help the hunters.
But it was useless. From the start, the disparity in power was too great.
Eventually, Ga-eul let out a tearful wail.
“I’m trying my best toooo!”
The hunters who had yelled shrank back, startled.
A magic-type hunter woman who had joined the rear guard watched the scene in fear.
The heavy, oppressive air continued to choke her.
Truthfully, while the situation was dire, it wasn’t completely hopeless.
Yeo Do-hyung’s remarkable efforts shone like a beacon.
However, the powerful mana that scraped at their bodies amplified their fear.
It incessantly provoked negative thoughts and emotions.
What if we’re all annihilated here?
Are we going to die in this place?
Such ominous imaginings flooded her mind, making her tremble.
It was then.
“……?”
Someone placed a hand on her shoulder.
They gently squeezed before stepping forward.
She turned her head to look at the person who had moved ahead.
It was the nun who had been standing still all this time.
“N-Noona! It’s dangerous!”
Without thinking, the woman shouted.
The nun paused briefly, turning to look at her.
She nodded once.
Thumbs up.
From beneath the hem of the nun’s habit, a delicate hand emerged, giving a confident thumbs-up.
Without saying a word, she resumed walking forward.
The magic-type hunter woman stared blankly at the sight.
Si-hyun gazed straight ahead.
To be honest, she hadn’t wanted to step in. She had even ignored the Necromancer’s provocations.
She wanted to enjoy her peaceful, healing life for a little longer.
But.
‘…I can’t stay like this.’
Seeing the trembling people made her realize she needed to shed her passive stance.
The hunters were fighting with all their might.
Was it right for her to stand by like this? Was this the proper thing to do?
In the end, Si-hyun decided to step forward.
Just as she had promised her section chief, she would save everyone except those who were already dead.
At the same time, she would exact revenge on the insolent Necromancer.
‘I’ve never forgotten what you did to me.’
In the other world, she had endured everything.
The continent was on the brink of destruction under the overwhelming power of the Demon King.
To survive to the end and defeat the Demon King, she had to endure all injustices.
Only then could she find a way back to Earth.
So, she endured everything.
‘It’s just that I didn’t bother to recall it.’
But this place is different.
If I clear the dungeon, I can return to my cozy home.
This isn’t the other world, where I had to endure everything—it’s a dungeon on Earth.
If I don’t want to endure, I don’t have to.
I can live however I want.
I am no longer oppressed or bound by anyone.
‘I’ll return everything I suffered, and more.’
Ji-a joins the chaotic battlefield where the hunters are fighting.
Si-hyun silently watches her for a moment before taking a firm step forward.
Boom!
Fwoooosh———!
From where Si-hyun stands, an immense wave of Divine Power and mana explodes outward.
It begins to clash against the Necromancer’s mana that fills the boss room.
Who truly possesses the stronger presence?
Who is the true strongest in this space?
The forces fiercely collide, waging an intense battle for supremacy.
Crackle, crackle!
The opposing energies crash against each other, filling the room with violent noise.
And it didn’t take long for a victor to emerge.
The Saintess, Si-hyun, was the winner.
“Grrr…!”
The Necromancer grits her lower lip, biting down hard.
Even as she is being pushed back in real time, she can’t comprehend it.
Is that thing truly human?
Just the sheer weight of her Divine Power creates an insurmountable gap. She continues to lose ground.
But her opponent’s pressure doesn’t stop there.
Even the surrounding mana is being seized, turning the space into her domain. My mana is being devoured.
It feels like my flesh is being eaten away—a horrifying sensation.
The Necromancer trembles uncontrollably.
And from this moment,
The prelude to judgment,
Began with a spectacular opening act.
“Ohhh!”
“Power! Power is surging within me!”
“Right now, I feel like I can do anything!”
The Necromancer’s mana retreats, overwhelmed by Si-hyun.
At the same time, Si-hyun’s power gently envelops and strengthens all the hunters.
The magic-type hunter woman who had been watching Si-hyun from the beginning widens her eyes, taking in the sight before her.
It was as if a ray of light, a goddess, had descended upon the world.
Boom!
Si-hyun takes another step forward.
It’s as if she had been merely testing the waters before, as even stronger, more explosive energy surges outward.
“Grrr….”
“Kiik….”
The weaker undead begin to crumble one by one.
Disconnected from their master, they revert to mere lifeless objects.
All the skeletons that had been revived in endless waves cease to move.
Choi Ga-eul, Korea’s strongest supporter, gapes at Si-hyun with her mouth hanging open.
Even though she’s seeing it with her own eyes, she can’t believe it.
Boom!
Si-hyun continues her advance.
The melee hunters, whose bodies had been covered in wounds, turn their gazes toward Si-hyun without realizing it.
The injuries that had been all over their bodies just moments ago vanish completely.
Not only that, but their previously exhausted minds and bodies are rejuvenated, and their energy overflows.
They had never witnessed such powerful magic before.
It felt as if they were experiencing a miracle firsthand.
This sentiment was shared by Yeo Do-hyung, the leader of the Dawn Guild.
The mana he had been meticulously conserving suddenly began to recover at a rapid pace.
At this rate, he could unleash magic without worrying about running out of mana.
This was a skill Ga-eul didn’t possess.
Boom——!
Si-hyun doesn’t stop her advance.
The energy she releases without holding back pressures every hostile enemy.
Even high-ranking undead monsters couldn’t escape its effects.
The mana reinforcing their bodies was scraped away, weakening them at an alarming speed.
Conversely, the melee high-rank hunters opposing them grew several times stronger.
The master of the Knight Guild, who had been striking blows in the midst of battle, sharpens his gaze.
Slash——!
Dozens of undead are cut down in an instant.
“Hahaha! Come on! Bring it on, all of you!”
Kang Chul-min, whose expensive equipment was now battered and dented, begins rampaging joyfully.
He mistakenly believes he has surpassed his limits in this dire situation.
Regardless, he had grown stronger.
“Hoo….”
Si-hyun pauses for a moment.
She gazes silently at the Necromancer standing before the throne.
Beneath the veil covering her face, Si-hyun’s lips curl into a smirk.
‘A mere loser daring to act like a protagonist.’
She mocks her opponent with a term she’d seen online.
It rolled off her tongue so perfectly that she felt she might use it often.
Step, step—
Si-hyun resumes her advance.
The situation had completely reversed.
While the Necromancer may have been the master of the boss room,
Si-hyun had become its ruler.
From this moment on, this place belonged to Si-hyun.
“Grrr…!”
The Necromancer bit her lip hard enough to draw blood.
She couldn’t understand what was happening.
Since she had left the party midway, she hadn’t seen what happened afterward.
At the time, the Saintess was nothing—a pitiful existence unworthy of her title.
What on Earth had happened to turn her into this monster?
“…….”
Regardless of the Necromancer’s panic,
Si-hyun strode confidently toward the throne.
“Kyaaak!”
“Kiiii!”
Some undead rushed forward, trying to block Si-hyun’s path.
Slash—
But nothing could stand in her way. She smoothly cut down the monsters.
This was Si-hyun’s domain.
“Stop acting out, you damn prayer freak!”
The Necromancer thrust her staff forward.
Through her ornate staff, she quickly cast and unleashed dark magic.
But.
Boom!
Si-hyun’s prepared magic collided with it, canceling it out.
“Don’t come near! Stay away!”
The Necromancer screamed, desperately casting more spells.
She summoned blades of darkness,
Used shadows to bind her opponent’s feet,
And tried every trick she could muster to stop Si-hyun’s approach.
But Si-hyun’s legs never stopped moving.
In no time, she was standing right in front of the Necromancer.
The sounds of the hunters clashing with the undead echoed from a distance.
Before the throne, only Si-hyun and the Necromancer remained.
In a low, almost whispering voice, Si-hyun spoke.
“…You should’ve known your place. Why crawl all the way here?”
“Get lost!”
Enraged by the mockery, the Necromancer swung her staff.
Si-hyun didn’t even draw her sword. There was no way she’d be hurt by the flailing of an untrained mage.
She easily caught the staff with her left hand,
Then yanked it away with force and tossed it behind her.
The staff rolled across the floor, leaving the Necromancer disarmed and helpless.
“…Any last words?”
“Stupid toy!”
When Si-hyun asked, the Necromancer spat out a vile insult.
Not that Si-hyun had expected a conversation to go anywhere.
There was no reason to prolong things. Even now, the hunters were still fighting intensely in the background.
Raising her sword to chest height,
Si-hyun thrust it forward.
Thud—!
The blade pierced the Necromancer’s heart.
“Cough…!”
The Necromancer coughed up blood, clutching at the sword with trembling hands.
Her body convulsed, but the light in her eyes gradually faded.
In the end, she let out a single regretful word before she died.
Si-hyun, her face emotionless, pulled the sword from the Necromancer’s chest.
Then, with all her strength, she kicked the lifeless body, sending it flying.
She gazed dispassionately at the corpse as it rolled across the ground.
Disrespect for the dead? That woman wasn’t deserving of any respect.
‘…I paid her back for what I endured.’
Si-hyun turned her head, surveying the surroundings.
The undead, having lost their master, began to crumble into dust.
Behind the throne, a return portal formed.
Without hesitation, Si-hyun was the first to leave the dungeon.
She immediately joined Section Chief Jang Han-soo, who was waiting nearby.
Soon after, the hunters began exiting the gate one by one.
Many of them looked around, trying to find the hero who had saved them.
But none of them could find the vanished nun.
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