The Hunter of the Other World Who Is Being Misunderstood Chapter 382: Summer Farming (2)

Chapter 382: Sumr Farming (2)

No one had anticipated things turning out this way—a 5-rank gate appearing dostically.

"Yes. I'll prepare and depart imdiately. Please send the exact location of the dungeon."

Honestly, by now, such news no longer sent a wave of fear through him. Still, Jung Haseong paused his al for the mont.

"If it were an ordinary rank, maybe it wouldn't matter—but hearing that an S-rank has appeared and still sitting at the table feels a bit..."

It was far from a pleasant situation, but what could be done? Whether in ancient tis or in the modern day, if you want to eat—even just to scrape by—you have to work. And since his profession was that of a trapper or hunter, Jung Haseong quickly settled his mind and stood fully from the table. Sohow, ever since becoming a hunter, it seed not his skill but the speed at which he ate had increased.

***

About two hours later.

"I didn't hear anything about there being that many people at the site."

Jung Haseong arrived quickly at the otherworldy site in question. However, there were far more awakened individuals present than he had anticipated.

"Ah, these are the sa people I've always seen during the [Inevitable Malice] hunts."

Presumably, they seed to be Esther's assistants. With that, the personnel present had been accounted for, so it was ti to get straight to the point.

"Was it Director Seo who discovered it?"

"No, it was just that so of our guild mbers happened to find it, and I went in earlier to check it out."

"What are the results of the initial investigation?"

"From the boss down to the smallest minion, everything here is S-rank. As I ntioned, this is definitely a top-tier difficulty gate."

The appearance of formidable enemies guaranteed by an S-rank hunter. However, the Korean Peninsula hadn't exactly been completely free of such ranks until now.

"Because S-ranks almost never have complex strategy conditions like EX-ranks do. As long as a [Nucklavee]-level one hasn't appeared, maybe we can resolve it sohow."

The evolved Imoogi and Champagne Janus, and so on. The S-rank monsters I'd encountered so far flashed through his mind.

But it only took a few seconds for this complacency, gad from experience, to be shattered.

"By the way, there was sothing I didn't get a chance to ntion over the phone."

Shortly after, Seo Esther spoke up, revealing astonishing information.

"Yes? What did you say?"

After a thorough comparison with the Hunter Association, it was revealed that the gate before their eyes was the sa hunting ground as [Delhi 1614] in India.

"Are you saying it's really identical? The monsters that appear, and even the layout of the corridors?"

"Yes, really. Do you think I'd lie about sothing like this?"

At that mont, Jung Haseong's expression darkened. Although the matter had already been reported repeatedly in the dia, the hunting ground that appeared in India was too significant to be dismissed with just a single remark that it was difficult.

"So, how many monsters were there?"

The monster ntioned here referred to a standard-grade specin of [Delhi 1614]. To be precise, as the information had been conveyed to even the most powerful wizards, they were small in size and moved so fast that they were barely visible to the naked eye. Yet another characteristic of these unidentified creatures was their peculiar group behavior, which seed to make them even lonelier than sardines.

"Well... you're asking about the number of individuals, so it's a bit hard to answer."

"Yeah, I suppose that makes sense."

"That's way too many to sit down and count one by one."

Simply put, this gate is ho to an absolutely countless number of enemies.

"Besides, there's a subtle mist covering the place. Inside, trying to track a white magical beast with your eyes is simply impossible."

"So, the only thing we can rely on is sensing it through magic power?"

At this point, a question popped into Jung Haseong's mind.

"I've heard that there are so many monsters that from a distance they look like a hazy cloud. So why doesn't a break occur with such a large number of them?"

But in reality, this was just his own ignorance of the enemy he was facing.

The nest before their eyes was inhabited by monsters that mimicked ungulates like pigs or cals. It was by no ans a ho for insects.

What the conquerors in India had mistaken for magical beasts wasn't even a mimic artificial lifeform—it was rely a separate organ system. However, there was no magic scholar present here to explain this fact. A Korean hunter continued his thoughts.

"The minions of the [1614], flying wildly in unpredictable directions..."

Jung Haseong's gaze deepened, filled with contemplation.

"I can call it a scratch since I'm S-rank, but for ordinary people, even brushing against it would cause bone-shattering fatal injuries."

And on top of that, the enemy even had small poisonous stingers. Anyone could see that this situation required an urgent strategy.

"Obviously, a poison that can paralyze even an S-rank wouldn't be any good for a non-awakened person."

If there was any silver lining, it was that in Korea, this gate had appeared in a relatively quiet area. On the other hand, that also had its downsides. Ti had already been lost in the process of discovering the gate in the mountain valley, and Jung Haseong's deploynt, among other things.

"The monsters must have already reproduced quite a bit, right?"

Seo Esther responded.

"It's quite different from normal reproduction, but... anyway, yes. Every ti we observed them, their numbers increased to a terrifying degree."

At this rate, it wouldn't be surprising if the white enemies erged outside at any mont. Assuming the worst-case scenario, a dungeon break would be the real problem, but considering the average pace, there was still over 60 hours to spare.

"Hmm."

Jung Haseong, ranked number one in the country, stood there for a mont, lost in thought. But before getting to the proper discussion, there was sothing he needed to confirm first.

"By the way, has Hunter Kim Giryeo already boarded the plane?"

"Boarded? He's long since entered the country and has even arrived at the gate."

"Yes. I see."

Jung Haseong had only just learned about this particular person's business trip.

"I never thought the day would co when I'd hear about an industry acquaintance's work through the news. It feels like I'm experiencing in reverse exactly what I used to do back then."

While making his way to this dostic S-rank gate, he had sohow heard about Kim Giryeo's whereabouts from the transportation he was using. But waiting for soone else to enter the country again seed a bit off, too.

"It's obvious he left the country intending to clear the gate this ti as well. Then it'll take him at least two days."

Filling the entire dungeon with water—using such a monstrous thod seed to put a strain on the caster's body. Jung Haseong, perceptive as ever, realized this, and quickly inferred that Kim Giryeo wouldn't use the sa thod in the Indian gate conquest.

"Hunter Kim Giryeo may seem reckless, but in reality, he's soone who's always calculating ticulously in his mind..."

At this point, a distorted opinion briefly surfaced.

"Perhaps, true to that impression, he can be called coldly rational."

Yet, like a cow stepping backward, he correctly predicted the actions soone would take.

"So, unless it's an imdiate threat like the Beasts or that island that appeared in the sky, he'll focus on managing his condition."

Kim Giryeo probably won't finish his business trip in India in just a few seconds. So then?

"I."

After a mont of silence, the number one ranked man spoke.

"I'm thinking that we can't rely on Hunter Kim Giryeo's help forever."

"Sa here."

"Right now, it's just the two of us in the country, and it feels a bit off to summon the Japanese hunters who owe him a favor without permission."

"Calling in overseas personnel in the first place is sothing that has to be approached with caution."

Kim Giryeo impresses even other 5-ranks and is exceptionally talented. According to so shocking information he revealed recently, he might even be a high-ranking governnt official.

"I just hope this action doesn't co across as showing off my pride."

Yet, even so, Jung Haseong decided not to rely recklessly on the blonde genius.

It wasn't because of any incurable disease. This era, being the modern age after the dungeon shock, was unpredictable, so he was simply steeling his resolve.

"Even Brooklyn, who was active as a healer and seed likely to stay healthy longer than anyone, died in an event no one could have imagined."

Admiration is one thing, but fundantally, a hunter must also be strong themselves.

"Then, first of all..."

So, after much deliberation, Jung Haseong made a suggestion.

"Shall we at least do so clearing like the people in India?"

Since it wasn't urgent enough to launch an imdiate attack anyway, he argued that they should hunt the monsters near the entrance in advance to prevent a dungeon break.

"So, what you're saying is that we'll at least go inside the dungeon?"

"If you're not comfortable, Director Seo, you can stay here. I can go in and investigate on my own."

Of course, monsters are beings that can't be fully understood just by reading papers published abroad. Therefore, entering the dungeon was necessary for various purposes as well.

"Hmm. No, it's not that I'm unwilling."

Fortunately, there were many veteran hunters like him in the room.

"I actually brought the guild mbers along with the intention of doing just that if necessary."

"Are they all individuals who have a resistance to your abilities, Hunter?"

"No, that's not it. It's just that, thanks to the recent proper classification of the phenonon called a curse, I was able to get armor that fits better in various ways. I still can't get too close, but as long as I'm careful about that, it's fine."

Including Esther, one of Korea's top hunters, the surrounding A-rank awakened individuals were each impressive enough to be called prodigies of hunting. So, after a brief discussion, they truly decided to enter the dungeon.

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But what's going on that it's turning out like this?

"Hmm?"

Finally, they directly experienced the [Delhi 1614] dungeon. Jung Haseong and the other Korean awakened individuals crossed the entrance and stepped into the otherworldy interior.

"That's the top-priority dangerous creature announced by the Indian governnt, right?"

"I heard that, despite being a regular monster, its abilities are incredibly vicious."

Stepping onto the long, labyrinthine corridors, like sothing out of a myth, they could quickly encounter even the notoriously dangerous new S-rank monsters.

Vwooooom.

Like bumblebees struggling to lift their bulky bodies, the enemies they faced were individuals that flapped their wings incessantly.

"If you touch one of that swarm, the whole group targets you. Their speed and attack power are trendous, so if you get caught in the whirlwind of charging monsters, even an S-rank awakened can't remain unhard.

And even if you isolate them one by one, they seed harmless at first glance—but their dangerous traits were nurous, so they had resolved to hunt carefully. That was the case just three seconds ago.

"What?"

"What just happened?"

"Is this the end?"

But the mont they tried attacking those bizarre creatures, they faced an outco they had never imagined.

"It's weak, though?"

The swarm, so countless that it looked like a hazy cloud, was wiped out with just a single skill.

"Why are they so weak? These are definitely the sa monsters that appeared in India, aren't they?"

Esther hurriedly compared the photos of the monsters she had printed on special paper with the corpses at the scene. Of course, this unexpected situation repeated itself several more tis afterward.

Whoosh!

Even taking into account that Esther's curse had been used to weaken them, the mont Jung Haseong fired his fire explosion skill, the enemies' corpses collapsed and fell like rain.

"Could it be that the monsters' weakness was extre heat?"

"I thought there were quite a few fire-attribute awakened individuals in India as well?"

For a while, a sense of bewildernt hung in the air.

"Ah."

But before long, the veteran hunter Esther ca up with an idea.

"In that case, it might be that there's a limit to the amount of heat they can withstand."

The fire-attribute awakened individuals in India were relatively limited in the maximum damage they could deal, but here, there was a prodigy who had received direct academy from an archmage.

Awakened individuals who could control colorful flas were actually abundant in this world. However, most of them rely projected the images in their minds. Since Jung Haseong was the only one capable of properly wielding azure flas as a primal sorcerer, it was surprisingly reasonable to assu that this top-tier offensive power had so effect.

"That could be the case."

"But I've felt like my curse hasn't been working since earlier—could it be that all of these monsters are inanimate?"

By this point, so of the secrets of the white bees had been gradually revealed. However, since they weren't researchers, they couldn't conduct a detailed analysis and simply moved forward.

"Let's push in as far as we can for now. If taking them down is this easy, it might be good to at least get a look at the mid-boss."

"I agree. From what I can feel, this gate's difficulty seems... fairly 'appropriate' for us S-ranks."

Since everyone gathered here was a professional hunter, the fact that their equipnt and preparations were already complete was another positive factor. Having taken down the top-priority threat, their new goal was to experience the patterned attacks of the higher-ranked entities that had been reported in India.

"We know the monster we'll face next isn't the final boss. So we don't need to go all out—we can always retreat if necessary..."

But soon, in a chamber of the dungeon they reached, they experienced sothing truly absurd.

"Huh?"

To begin with, the hunt itself went successfully. Surprisingly, the abilities of the Korean S-ranks turned out to be the perfect combination for conquering this gate.

The mid-level boss of the [Delhi 1614] gate was a beast with four pairs of teats like a pig, a massive jaw, a blue body, and a single eye on its face made it look vastly different from any creature on Earth. It was a beast of the otherworld.

In any case, since it was created lifeform standing in stark contrast to machines, it was soon greatly weakened under Seo Esther's [Curse].

For an S-rank, its ntality is pretty weak, isn't it? At this rate, even ordinary hypnosis would work on it. I can feel the damage landing really well!

In other words, while the Korean awakened had only been testing various responses to uncover the enemy's weaknesses, they ended up unintendedly succeeding in the hunt itself.

"Wait, hold on. What in the world is this..."

For reference, this gate functioned so that once the first boss was defeated, another creature of similar rank would imdiately appear, triggering a second phase. Therefore, those who had heard about India's conquest process tried to retreat at once.

Rumble, rumble, rumble...

But things didn't go according to plan. Just as the beast, eager for a second round against the hunters, was about to be completely defeated, a purple crystal, which at first glance might have been needed to access the rest of the interior of the dungeon was shifting, revealing a passage that connected to a new area within.

But originally... After the rotation of the double walls was complete, both paths were supposed to remain here: Path 1 leading forward, and Path 2, the one they had entered through.

Tick.

The curved wall suddenly stopped—frozen with the entrance, the hunters' escape route, left open by barely 8 milliters.

"It's heavy. Huh? Even if I put strength into it, it won't budge—what is this?"

What they didn't know yet was that the [Delhi 1614] gate had a few slight flaws.

Bzzzzzzzz—

From sowhere ca a noise like a frayed electrical wire sparking. The sound ca from the dungeon wall's structure as far more common for magical objects like that to power machines. And yet, this dungeon—perhaps out of so misplaced pride—had the odd habit of exposing such crucial energy sources by leaving them protruding where any one could see.