You Want to Hunt With Me!? (5)

You said it was different!

Yu IlHan shouted, enraged at the unfair reality. However, Erta also shouted with a justified face.

[It is different! Why dont you take a look at the skill evolution condition for spearmanship!]

He did as she said.

[Instakill a 3rd class monster with a piercing strike 0/500]

[Instakill a 3rd class monster with a slashing strike 0/500]

[Magic stones of 3rd class monsters 0/200]

[Magic stone of 4th class monster 0/1]

Oh my Xelnaga.

As Erta said, it was definitely different. And it was the difference between Mount Baekdu and Mount Everest! (T/N: Mount Baekdu is about 2.2km high)

That doesnt mean that its easy to climb mount Baekdu!

[I thought it will be easy for you.]

Erta had evaluated him correctly, but perhaps due to his force he emited when he was making the Traps of Destruction was too big, she was now inclining towards overevaluating him.

No matter how high my status is and how high my martial art levels are, in the end, Im just level 28, and I cant use mana.

[Oh yeah, you were like that, werent you. 3rd class might be a little difficult for you.]

The wall of mana was absolute. According to whether one could use mana or not, the power one could produce differed like heaven and earth.

The reason how Yu IlHan can produce an attack power that can overwhelm other people is due to the peak level martial art that was trained to the peak and went over the piled up status on his body. If he was lacking in any of the two, he would have been overtaken by another person.

In reverse, if Yu IlHan acquired the ability to use mana in this situation, then the definition of levels and classes that the Akashic Records, which ruled the worlds, may be shaken by him, much less the life forms.

That day will arrive soon. It must arrive.

Erta realized that she was inwardly looking forward to that moment and she stopped thinking. Even during that, Yu IlHan was tidying up his bed, washing his face, and changing his clothes while complaining.

Just where do you want me to go kill trolls? Do they even appear on Earth?

[Monsters dont only refer to the existences evolved from the original animals on Earth. If mana activates, the monsters that didnt exist on Earth will start apearing. Its the same as ores that werent on Earth appearing. Like a lobster cannot live on other environments than 1st class waters, there are many life-forms which cannot live unless the concentration of mana reaches a certain point, in this universe.]

Did you major in the faculty of explanation or something?

Yu IlHan cleared things up while complaining at Ertas perfect explanation. Even if he goes out in pajamas, no one would realize him due to the passive concealment, but he didnt want to admit that as he even put on the Direwolf Skull Mask.

Lets see.

The reason he turned on the TV just before he went out was because of the thought that the TV may broadcast him the results of the Trap of Destruction that should have activated yesterday. Erta told him to not mind about it, but how ocould he? A master had to take responsibility for the item he makes.

However, on TV, a scene out of his expectations was being broadcasted.

Isnt that the scene where I fought two days ago?

[You mean the square you left the Giant Leopards corpse.]

The view of the video was shaking as it was taken from a helicopter, but the scene the camera was showing was without a doubt, the place a lot of people, including Yu IlHan had fought the gigantic leopard.

Some high-rise buildings had collapsed miserably, and in some places, even the rubble matched so this wasnt a recording.

However.

To think they divided that up in such a short period of time. Thats interesting.

He couldnt find any traces of the huge leopards body, even after he rubbed his eyes. the mountains of leopard meat that Yu IlHan had left on the scene was also gone. With only traces of the battle, the corpse, and the large number of humans had cleanly disappeared.

[It may be a bit different to what youre thinking.]

At that moment, Erta spoke with a slightly stiff voice. When Yu IlHan was about to ask back while tilting his head, he could hear a voice from the screen.

[The place which had the 2nd class monsters corpse, is, as you see, clean. It had disappeared along with the people who were fighting over the spoils of war after the battle.]

What?

It didnt take long for Yu IlHan to realize that something was wrong.

[Some are saying that a dungeon had opened and swallowed them. The authorities are mentioning the possibility that a dungeons entrance may have opened in the middle of the city, and are cautioning not to approach this area and]

The broadcasters words continued, but Yu IlHan couldnt focus on that. His eyes trembled.

Theres no way its a dungeon.

[So you know well.]

Erta nodded her head. Her expression was frozen codly like an ice field.

[The dungeons in Korea have already gone through their 1st activation. If new monsters appear due to the activation of mana, then there maybe a possibility of new dungeons appearing at that time, but it definitely isnt now.]

That means.

Immediately after Yu IlHan muttered. The camera screen which was showing the ruined city, instantly colored black with a loud crash sound. Immediately after that, the screen changed to the news desk and showed the dumbfounded news caster.

The news caster tried to hide the ripples, and said It seems there is an accident at the scene and was proceeding to cover it up, but Yu IlHan had already seen through the situation.

There was another monster.

[So you saw it.]

Of course I did. Its strategy seems familiar.

Yu IlHan had acquired almost all martial arts and methods to move his body in 1000 years. However, this was limited to human techniques, there was no way he would be able to realize the technique that monsters used.

However, Yu IlHan had seen through it. What did this mean? The answer was already there.

Concealment, it was a master of concealment.

It was definitely a leopard. And it was a pitch black one too. Erta, you.

[I didnt know either. The giant leopard was definitely dead, and you even procured its magic stone. 99.99% of monster hunting end at that point.]

What about the 0.01%?

[If it was pregnant with a child.]

I knew it.

Yu IlHan facepalmed. He felt like he would collapse just from that so he had to endure while clenching his teeth.

The black-furred leopard that appeared for an instant on the screen, was the child of the Giant Leopard that died 2 days ago.

[If you dismantled it properly, then this wouldnt have happened. In the end, this is a disaster that was called forth by human greed.]

I had to take a step back at that time.

[Although its true that the black leopard was born as a result of you not dismantling it, but that doesnt make you responsible for that disaster.]

To Yu IlHan, who was muttering bitterly, Erta retorted with a bitter smile.

[You cant make a mistake about that. Please look back at the reason why you had no choice but to leave that corpse there.]

I have no regrets about my actions then. However, I cant take the deaths of countless people lightly. Among them, there were some who I rescued, and some who showed me good will, and some who intended to take it fairly.

Yu IlHans despair was bigger than she thought. Erta still hadnt understood him fully. Erta despaired for a bit when she realized that obvious fact just now.

She thought that she wanted to console Yu IlHan. After that, she thought about why this situation occurred. Just why did a higher existence such as her couldnt see through the existence of that monster.

[If you want to talk about mistakes, then its with me. I should have thought more deeply about the reason why the Giant Leopard had gone in a frenzy.]

So it was to hide its offspring?

[Its definitely to hide its child in its womb that it had gone in a frenzy when it was near death. Originally, it might have fooled humans, but it shouldnt have fooled me but]

Yu IlHan thought up of the black leopards figure which appeared on the TV screen a moment ago.

Concealment. This is the reason why you couldnt find it.

[Yes. Its an amazing condition. Even I dont act while thinking that a frenzied monster had a child and that childs special ability is concealment.]

Moreover, Yu IlHan, who had max level dismantling and could dismantle even a huge animals body in a short time, didnt completely dismantle it.

Thanks to the humans skirmish, the dismantling of the huge monster was postponed, and as a result, the black leopard was born safely and had

Thinking like that, it wasnt an exaggeration to say that the birth of the black leopard was a miracle.

I wish that it wasnt, though.

Yu IlHan asked while looking at the panicked and sweaty expression of the news caster inside the screen.

Is it a 3rd class?

[Considering its abnormal concealment ability, it probably is.]

At Ertas report, Yu IlHan heaved a sigh and turned the TV off. It was just a moment ago when he concluded that he couldnt win against a 3rd class monster, and now he felt frustrated.

However, he couldnt leave it like that as if he did, there was no knowing how many accidents it would cause. Moreover, although he might be taken over by the people who were doing quests in other worlds, Yu IlHan was still the strongest on Earth. If he pulled out saying he couldnt kill it, then just who would be able to confront it?

Finally, although there was no one looking for him to be responsible for this, Yu IlHan himself couldnt stay still as he felt disturbed. To Yu IlHan, who always thought that he should clean up what hes done, that leopard was a mess that he had to clean up with his own hands.

He thought up of the figures of the soldiers who were looking at him with admiration, and the figures of the people who cheered after they survived the ordeal.

He subconsciouly clenched his fists.

I should prepare.

[Are you confident?]

It maybe a bit difficult to deal with it alone, but if I make the necessary preparations, it isnt an opponent I should fear so much, is it?

Unlike the Yu IlHan, who always thought up his path of survival first, he looked very spirited. Erta slightly wondered at that fact, but the reason for Yu IlHans confidence was extremely simple.

It was because the ability of the leopard, which is expected to be 3rd class, was concealment.

If it was a case where its stats were all put into strength or defense, then he wouldnt know, but if its special ability was concealment, then there was no reason to fear! Since Yu Ilhan, who had mastered concealment without even training for it!

Immediately after Yu IlHan showed his confidence, he asked Erta with a careful voice.

Its not awesomely strong in strength and defense even after all that, right?

[Your predictions are correct to a point so dont worry. Its impossible for an existence to show exceptional ability in all areas. Thats especially the case with monsters. In that leopards case, to gain its high concealment ability, its other stats would have decreased.]

So its like that, eh

Yu IlHan thought and left the house. Just by his feelings, he wanted to kill it after levelling up massive amounts, but he couldnt let it free in the middle of the city. if it was a dungeon instead, then he might have left it alone, but as it was a living, and a 3rd class monster specialising in concealment at that, he couldnt do that.

Kill that monster after making equipments optimized for killing it in as little time as possible and kill it. This was the best method. If that didnt work, then he would just run.

Also, there was another method to decrease casualties while killing it.

A man shouldnt speak two things with his mouth though

But there was no helping it. There were a lot of things in this world more important than a mans pride.

Yu IlHan licked his lips even while unhesitatingly heading towards a public phone booth he had marked beforehand. Then he checked the ID card that he received two days ago, and entered the Empress, Kang Miraes, phone number, clumsily with his fingers.

This was the beginning of the strategy to save the front line with the dropout and the Empress.

Authors notes

Oh my Xelnaga : In the starcraft world, protosses treat their creators, Xelnaga, as their God. and this line became famous from that. Oh my God! its the same nunace as that. Of course, Yu IlHan isnt a protoss!

The most awkward thing in the scenario progress is the fact that Erta didnt notice the existence of the black leopard. A mere 3rd class had deceived a higher existence with concealment!? I will be thankful if you just think that its a result from the mother leopards frenzy. You should know from the flow of my story, but in this story, human effort or parental love can easily surpass the limits

There were many readers who predicted that the child of the leopard would appear. However, its not a pet! It clearly knows the enemy of its mother! (T/N: Dont blame my translation for those who thought it was a zombie)

It doesnt mean that he will get in to a permanent party just because of the shared plan with the Empress. Whether you want a party with her, or not, please watch!

Translators notes

People are taking a liking to Erta now, eh? Me too. Im just like you. Rita ftw, Erta ftw, Empress go away. Will there be new girls? Should I spoil?

Also, it seems like when MC dismantled half of the giant leopard for the empress, it seemed like he had cut the front half, and not the left or right half.