Becoming a Hunter in a Dark Fantasy - Chapter 119
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Episode 119 ‘That’ (3)
Before Elwin Kraiger was recognized by everyone as a top-class hunter.
10 years old. When I was just a boy with nothing in common.
It wasn’t just his master, the special hunter of the Qing Dynasty, Salakia, who recognized his talent and taught him.
-You guys are strong? Please. … … No, please! Make me strong!!!
The other three special hunters also instinctively recognized Elwin’s innate fighting sense and talent as soon as they saw him.
Perhaps the beginning was interesting.
-The basics of all magic start from knowing the Magia formula. But do we really have to follow it so strictly?
-Elwin. Are you interested in martial arts? I can teach you well.
-Hahahaha! Elwin! Good morning! Let’s burn with enthusiasm with swordsmanship training today!
The special hunters reached out to Elwin and taught him their knowledge and martial arts in different ways: subtly, stealthily, or outright.
Comprehensive training for a top-class hunter of the Blue Dragon, excelling in all aspects.
The magic of the black hunter, the swordsmanship of the enemy hunter, and the martial arts of the white hunter.
Among them, the methods that best suited Elwin, who preferred close combat, were swordsmanship and martial arts.
-Disciple. You shouldn’t reveal all the numbers you have from the beginning.
Master, said the Blue Hunter.
-You happen to have the aura of being my disciple, so people who know this are likely to misjudge you. Hide your background.
Elwin followed his master’s will.
It was difficult to refuse the advice of a stern teacher, and in reality, it was to Elwin’s advantage.
in other words.
Kwaaaaang!
Even if the sword breaks, there is no problem with the power!
Considering that there were few weapons that could withstand the power of a special attack, it was much stronger and more effective to attack with bare hands than with a sword.
Pavababak-!
Elwin sent ‘it’ flying into the sky with a graceful kick, then quickly flew up a little higher.
‘It’, which was unable to control its body due to the shock of being forcibly lifted into the air, was startled.
Elwin smiled brightly and struck hard with both hands clasped together.
Kuwaaaaang!
‘It’ fell down at a right angle from the air and spat out blood.
But ‘it’ groaned in pain and couldn’t even move a finger.
Elwin came down gently to the ground.
“wow!”
“… … Right now, what am I looking at?”
Hake and Jeraphu, who were watching this, let out a soft exclamation of admiration.
“This isn’t a battle.”
It was a one-sided assault. Very refreshing and overwhelming.
“I didn’t even think I would lose… … .”
Zerap said with a hollow laugh.
Because I was secretly anxious when the weapon shattered and broke into pieces.
A victory that was perfect for anyone to see and a victory that was close to the viewer had different meanings even though they were the same victory.
“I guess special is special.”
However, Elwin seemed to think their worries were ridiculous and took the lead from the unidentified enemy with just his bare hands.
… … No, that might be a bit of an exaggeration. He had never once lost a chance to win.
‘Out of this world.’
As if to fully demonstrate his reputation as the sky above the sky, Elwin continued to engage in battles while overwhelming ‘it’ from then on.
“This can’t be the end, right? Show me a little more of your strength!”
It might be a cute metaphor to use for someone special, but… … it was like a cat playing with a mouse by poking it.
Even now, Elwin’s expression as he toyed with ‘it’ was filled with innocent joy.
《Kueeeeek!》
As if Elwin was getting angry, ‘it’ scattered a ferocious black magic and howled in annoyance.
Zerap thought at first that the sight resembled Gale, who was eating a chocolate bar and groaning, but then quickly turned away.
Comparing Gale to such an unknown monster was a great insult to Gale, the most ‘human’ person he knew.
“What the heck is that…? What is it?”
Although it looked exactly like Gale Garib, it was neither a demon nor a monster, and it gave off an incredibly evil aura.
Zerap knew, having seen both with his own eyes.
It had a human appearance to be a goblin, and was too evil to be called a monster.
‘As expected… … It’s like all the evil things in the world are gathered in one place.’
As a wizard, Zerap was sensitive to the flow of magical power and detected fragments of various negative emotions in the black magical power that ‘it’ emitted.
It was difficult to distinguish exactly because there were so many different things mixed together, but there were some things that particularly stood out.
‘Hatred and anger, betrayal… … .’
But no matter how hard he tried, Zerap couldn’t deduce the identity of ‘it’.
Although he had made a deal with the Dark Church to obtain dark attribute magic, he did not believe in the devil.
This is a fact that only those who are reincarnated like Elwin or have lived for a long time would know.
It was natural that Zeraphus did not believe it.
Besides that, there was something else that piqued Zerap’s curiosity.
His sharp gaze was fixed on Elwin.
“Are you still holding up?”
The moment Elwin stretched his hand forward, the ‘thing’ that had been lying face down rose into the air.
Then, he clenched his fists and moved them vigorously from side to side.
Boom! Kwaang! Boom-!
The ‘thing’ floating in the air moved roughly as Elwin’s hand moved.
It was thrown from the air to the ground, then rose again, then quickly descended and crashed into the hard dirt.
Looking at the face that had collapsed, it seemed like it would have been quite painful if ‘it’ had been human.
“… … I see. Now I get it.”
At that moment, Hake’s eyes, which had been staring at Elwin with a strange expression, became filled with confidence.
“Huh? What are you talking about?”
“That’s it. The power that Lord Elwin is using.”
Hake pointed to Elwin, who was carefully trampling on ‘it’, which was struggling to escape somehow.
《Kueeek-! Keueeek!》
‘It’ screamed in pain as if the part that Elwin was stepping on was painful.
However, to see it as a scream coming from the pain of being crushed… … there was something strange about it.
《Cough, yuck! Kehek!》
‘It’ was coughing, trying to catch its breath, its face, which had been as pale as a blank sheet of paper, now bright red.
As if someone was having difficulty breathing.
It was strange. As the sensation passed by sharply for a moment, Hake opened his mouth while Zerap was just blankly staring.
“It’s a unique magic.”
Hake had a strange sense of unease the first time he watched Elwin’s battle.
“I didn’t know that even the Emperor’s special hunter possessed his own magic.”
“… … Unique magic?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
Hake was sure. It was a strange intuition that could only be known from being the owner of the same unique magic.
“It doesn’t seem like you’ve used much magic power, but that monster is suffering as if it’s been hit by some kind of invisible shock.”
“Could it be that Elwin is a natural born warrior and is strong?”
“… … That could be true, but! No matter how I look at it, it looks like it’s being weighed down by an intangible ‘weight’!”
This is because unique magic sometimes produces results that go beyond common sense, as long as the ‘restrictions’ imposed on each unique magic are met.
By reducing the consumption of magical power to the extreme, the effects could be maximized.
“Elwin’s unique magic, perhaps it’s ‘gravity’?!”
“Gravity… … .”
《Geeeek!》
Zerap took in the sight of ‘it’ struggling while being pressed flat. He nodded.
“That makes sense.”
“Right!? But I don’t know what the restrictions are.”
However, I had no idea what the conditions for Elwin’s unique magic were.
Except in exceptional cases like Hake, the limitations of unique magic are usually the cause of the hassle.
‘ah.’
Haque, who habitually analyzed weaknesses, let out a weak sigh.
There was no need to do this anymore, but I ended up analyzing information about Elwin without realizing it because it was a habit that had become ingrained in me.
Hake flicked his ears a few times in a dazed manner, then smiled and shouted cheerfully.
“Well, whatever. It’s none of my business!”
Zerap agreed indifferently.
“Okay. Let’s just wait here quietly. There’s no need to be anxious any longer.”
The two decided to relax and continue sightseeing.
Where in the world can you watch the battles of top hunters so comfortably and safely?
‘I can’t miss this great opportunity!’
The two men focused their gaze on Elwin with fire in their eyes.
Meanwhile, Elwin lifted the broken piece of sword and examined it.
“Come to think of it, it’s about time it broke.”
Kwak!
And then, all of a sudden, he slammed it hard into the shoulder of ‘it’, sealing it so that it couldn’t use one hand.
《Ghaaaak-!》
A scream like the howl of a beast burst out, but Elwin did not even blink.
“Because I just took a new one out of storage before paying my respects at Noel’s grave. Ugh… … .”
The sword that Elwin was currently holding, and which had just been broken by ‘it’, was a special product made by the famous master craftsman McCarva.
It was a great sword that was worthy of being called a famous sword in the world, and it was a sword that Elwin often received when he was dispatched outside the central island.
“How many times did I use it… … .”
Elwin counted with his fingers folded.
Once in Mauli Village, once in Birga Village, once when you fight the first three people, once in Nevera Valley, and once in the Batevil Castle.
Five times in total.
Elwin charged the sword with his magic exactly five times.
“I guess six times was too much.”
That was the fundamental reason why the sword broke. Of course, the power of ‘it’ was stronger than expected, but the problem was that the sword’s durability had been completely worn out to begin with.
Having another powerful magical force injected into a sword that was already at its limit was like a death sentence. The sword had tried hard enough.
‘I should ask Grandpa McCarva or Miss Sirine if there’s a more durable sword. I might as well keep a spare sword in my subspace. How many items can I fit in my subspace now…?’
Elwin slowly approached ‘it’ with such calm and incompetent thoughts.
《Geeeek! Keueeek!》
‘It’ was lying still in its place, not running away, while Elwin was acting leisurely.
A formless force… … No, just as Hake had expected, he was panting heavily and struggling under the weight of a powerful gravity.
“What do we do now?”
Elwin looked down at ‘it’ and muttered coldly.
I was just killing time by roughly dealing with her, but Gale showed no signs of coming to his senses.
‘Not yet.’
Gail’s current state is a golden jar.
It is merely a temporary phenomenon in which the evil magic that flows out through the cracks in the seal takes control of one’s consciousness.
‘Maybe I should just relax a little more.’
It was then. As if it sensed a life-threatening crisis, a black aura exploded out from around ‘it’, which was flailing its body.
《Kuaaaaaaaah!》
It seemed as if he was determined to make one last struggle, as he was unable to move his body or protest.
Elwin’s eyes widened. It was actually good that he used his magic like that.
Gale was learning how to use Elwin’s magical power.
‘If only the black magic that leaked out from the seal was consumed.’
Because Gale will come to her senses.
‘Really. I told you that he is a disciple who needs a lot of attention.’
Elwin laughed ferociously and took up his battle stance again.
As a teacher, it was his duty to look after his students who were lacking.