I was Mistaken for a Noble Hunter

Sooho looked around.

 

Miners frozen in fear, their bodies stiffened. Those people were the ones who had laughed and chatted while wielding pickaxes together just moments ago. 

 

That old man was the one who had handed him water, saying that his young friend had been through a lot. And that man had also personally shown him how to wield a pickaxe.

 

“You want me to leave these people and run alone?”

 

[Little King, I don’t care about the lives of these humans. I have a mission.]

 

Beru said firmly.

 

Sooho’s life, as the son of the Shadow Monarch, was more precious to Beru than the lives of all the people living on Earth. His mission was to save Sooho somehow and ensure he returned safely, even if all the humans here died.

 

“I’m not just saying this out of a sense of justice.” Sooho glanced around. “All retreats are blocked anyway.”

 

Grrr.

 

Outside the dungeon, numerous wolves were camping along the exit path. They had no choice but to defeat the enemies to escape from there.

 

“And… it doesn’t seem like there’s another way.” Sooho looked at Kim Yongjoon, who was leading the pack of wolves, and chuckled faintly.

 

Upon seeing that, Beru suddenly felt a strange sensation. The image of Sung Jinwoo from long ago overlapped with Sooho, whom he had thought was still vulnerable.

 

***

 

The ‘specter’ of the Beast Monarch felt a sense of contempt. After waking up from a long slumber, it could only see insignificant humans, and its master was nowhere to be found.

 

‘How amusing. They’re like weak, pathetic vermins.’

 

It had only released a small amount of his power, yet they were trembling in fear.

 

‘Oh, how pitiful these insignificant creatures are.’

 

Well then, it should devour them. In this world, the logic was that the weak were eaten, and the strong took everything.

 

Slurp.

Kim Yongjoon, controlled by the specter, salivated as he looked at the pathetic humans.

 

“You worthless vermins don’t deserve to live. You would be much more valuable to become food for the wolves.”

 

At that moment, Kim Yongjoon’s hand moved, and as the main body of the specter, he swung the sword toward the humans. “Die.”

 

Schwack!

 

But his intentions were not realized.

 

Suddenly, a Shadow Goblin leaped in between and took the blow instead.

 

[Krrhok!]

 

The look on the goblin’s face, as its body was split in half, looked unfairly indignant, as if it was not sacrificing itself willingly.

 

“… What’s with you lot?” The specter looked at the goblins blocking his way with a puzzled expression.

 

[Krrhok, krrhok!]

 

These contemptible creatures were bravely challenging him.

 

“They don’t recognize the strong. Even if they are monsters, they should have that survival instinct.”

 

Slash!

He swung his sword mercilessly and cut down the goblins again, but something was amiss.

 

The bodies of the fallen goblins were instantly restored, and they rose to their feet again.

 

[Krrhok!]

 

“Huh?”

 

The relentless attack annoyed the specter. Then his pack of wolves rushed in and tore the goblins’ bodies apart mercilessly.

 

The specter, now uninterested in the goblins, turned his gaze back to the humans. They were fleeing.

 

“How amusing. Are these vermin-like creatures really trying to resist?”

 

Unfortunately, they were not heading towards an exit but deeper into the dungeon.

 

“Chase them.”

 

“Growl!”

 

At his command, numerous wolves pursued them.

 

The specter turned his gaze in the opposite direction. There was a gate that led outside the dungeon to the surface world.

 

‘Where’s that place?’

 

Outside, countless lives were moving about. Each of them was weak, but because of that, his appetite became even more voracious.

 

‘The weak should be eaten.’

 

The specter suddenly looked down at his own body.

 

A Hunter named Kim Yongjoon. Though this human body was already dead, from now on, it would serve as his vessel and be used grandly.

 

Alas, what an honor for this lowly fellow!

 

‘I will feast on your behalf since you died. I will personally devour all the life forms beyond that realm.’

 

The specter’s eyes glowed greedily. He led numerous wolves and slowly made his way outside.

 

But then.

 

Thunk!

 

“Ah.”

 

A stone axe was suddenly thrown to the back of the specter’s head. Sensing the presence, the specter shook his sword to brush off the attack with a nonchalant expression.

 

“Ah, what a pity! I almost had you!”

 

“… Almost?” The specter looked incredulously at the human who had thrown the axe. 

 

But then, another stone axe flew from Sooho’s hand.

 

“Is this the struggle of the weak?”

 

Thunk.

The specter raised his sword again and deflected the attack. 

 

But then another axe flew at him again.

 

Thunk!

 

“No.”

 

He deflected it once more, but then there was another.

 

“Hey!”

 

He deflected it again.

 

And it continued…

 

“How many axes do you have!?” the specter couldn’t take it anymore and burst into anger.

 

Meanwhile, more axes kept flying at him.

 

“Kill that guy first!”

 

Grrr!

 

As per the specter’s command, the wolves that were about to leave the gate turned around and started chasing Sooho.

 

[Little King, you must flee now!]

 

“Okay, run!”

 

“Stand there, you bastard!”

 

Grrr! Gyaoo!

 

Sooho tried to evade the wolves and retreated back into the cave. However, too many wolves were chasing him, and their speed was too fast. In no time, he was surrounded.

 

“Tsk. In the end, vermins like you are eaten like this,” the specter mocked Sooho and sentenced him to death. “Kill him. Tear his limbs apart and chew on his bones.”

 

Grrr!

The wolves pounced on Sooho all at once.

 

At that moment, Sooho chuckled and inserted a key into his shadow.

 

Clank!

 

 

[Do you want to enter the Shadow Dungeon?] (Y/N)

 

 

“Enter the Shadow Dungeon!”

 

 

[Entering the Shadow Dungeon.]

 

 

Shwaaa-!

 

 

Sooho’s shadow engulfed him instantly.

Gulp!

 

“Huh?”

 

The specter looked around in confusion. The prey had disappeared without a trace right in front of his eyes.

 

“What is this? Where did he hide? Find him!”

 

At the specter’s command, the wolves sniffed around, trying to track Sooho’s scent.

 

“

Grr

?”

 

Of course, there was no way they could find him.

 

“What, what is this? How could he hide without leaving a trace of his scent?”

 

The specter wandered around with the wolves, searching for Sooho’s whereabouts. 

 

And then,

snuck

. 

 

At the spot where Sooho had disappeared, Beru stuck his face out and looked around cautiously. And taking advantage of a slight distance between himself and the wolves, he whispered toward the shadow.

 

[… You can come out now.]

 

Shwaaa-!

 

 

[You have exited the Shadow Dungeon.]

 

 

As soon as Sooho revealed himself from the shadow, he immediately grabbed his axe and threw it at the back of the specter’s head.

 

“Wh-what!?” The specter looked back in surprise.

 

Clang!

Barely managing to deflect the axe, he froze upon seeing Sooho, who had suddenly appeared. 

 

“There you are! You should have stayed hidden…!”

 

Clang!

 

“Argh! Stop throwing those axes!” The specter lost his composure as Sooho kept throwing his axes whenever he found an opportunity.

 

“Kill him! Kill that guy!”

 

Grrr!

 

Thus, the chase resumed once again.

 

But whenever Sooho was about to be surrounded by them, he would disappear into the Shadow Dungeon without fail.

 

Shwaaa-!

 

 

“Where did he go again?! Damn it!” the specter, boiling with anger, exploded in frustration.

 

And at that moment, another axe flew towards the back of his head.

 

Clang!

 

“You still won’t give up!?”

 

***

 

On the other hand, the miners watching Sooho’s performance from afar were at a loss for words.

 

“What on earth…?”

 

“What kind of skill is that…?”

 

They knew that Sooho was an E-rank Hunter and that E-rank Hunters were of little help in battle. But what they were witnessing was beyond comprehension.

 

“Is he weak or strong, I can’t tell at all…”

 

“Something seems off though…”

 

“He fights too well?”

 

“No, was he even supposed to fight in the first place?”

 

Still, one thing was clear.

 

Sooho’s skills were highly specialized in enhancing human abilities, and it wasn’t just his skills. The fact that he provoked and confronted the fierce and powerful beings without showing any signs of intimidation…

 

“Maybe it’s not just his skills, maybe he was born with a strong spirit.”

 

“Or maybe he just has a bad personality…”

 

In the current desperate situation, Sooho was their only hope.

 

“But wasn’t he supposed to be a Summoner?”

 

“Hey, you’re right. He hasn’t used any summoning skills even in this situation.”

 

“We saw it earlier. His summons were easily defeated.”

 

“That’s why summoning skills are not that good…”

 

“If it was a different combat skill…”

 

The miners who had witnessed Sooho’s true abilities couldn’t help but regretfully sigh.

 

His sense of combat and the recent incident at the art museum were all proof of his innate talent as a Hunter.

 

Even if they had awakened their high abilities, one or two Hunters still froze and died in battle due to their lack of combat sense. It was truly regrettable. If Sooho had not been a Summoner Hunter…

 

‘He would have become a truly remarkable hunter.’

 

 

Beru, who had been listening to their conversation from a distance, burst into anger.

 

[Kieeek! How could the power of shadows be treated like this!?]

 

But it was not yet the time.

 

At Sooho’s current level, the shadow soldiers were unable to demonstrate their abilities fully. In addition, Sooho’s significantly low mana level was also a problem. The endless army of the undying legion was the true potential of the shadow soldiers.

 

But that was only possible when Sooho’s mana firmly supported them from behind.

 

Sooho’s mana was almost depleted after the previous battle, which was why the Shadow Goblins that had been diligently digging with him earlier had already vanished.

 

[However…]

 

Beru’s eyes shone ominously.

 

At the same time, Sooho also smiled slyly and muttered, “Creating shadow soldiers itself doesn’t cost any mana.”

 

Then.

 

There was a suspicious presence among the many wolves that were following behind the specter chasing Sooho.

 

 

[Shadow Wolf Lv.1]

Normal Grade

 

 

[Shadow Wolf Lv.1]

Normal Grade

 

 

[Shadow Wolf Lv.1]

Normal Grade

 

 

They were none other than Sooho’s new soldiers, originating from the wolf hides left by the retrieval team.

 

[

Grrawk

!]

 

“Huh!?”

 

The Shadow Wolves gnawed at the specter’s leg, who was distracted by deflecting the flying axes.

 

Startled, the specter swung his sword and cut down those wolves. As a result, the flipped wolf hides fell off, revealing the Shadow Wolves with dark energy swirling around them.

 

[Grrr!]

 

“How dare you, pathetic creatures!” The specter, who had become increasingly furious, swung his sword and ruthlessly attacked the Shadow Wolves instantly.

 

With Sooho’s depleted mana, he could no longer resurrect them.

 

However.

 

“Checkmate.”

 

Sooho, who had approached the ghost without hesitation in the blink of an eye, brought down his dual axes without mercy.

 

Quack

.

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