When Korea’s Hunter Association announced that, following Eraser, they had even arrested a key executive of the Burang Party,
HunterNet also began reacting actively.
[It finally feels like the Korean Association is starting to do its job properly.]
Author: flowerwind.
After Eraser, they went after domestic Villains.
It seems they finally came to their senses after that incident where a large number of A-Rank Hunters left last time.
Some people say the Association did not do it and that some unidentified Hunter did everything, but I think that also means the Association is managing Hunters well.
The topics of the posts going up in real time were divided exactly in two.
“The Hunter Association is finally doing its job,” and “It is too early to react like this already.”
-rmswjekd: Agreed, agreed. +4 -0
-Yong Bicheon: Is it not too early to get this hyped already? +2 -2
-SubiSubisu: Looking at what they have been doing lately, this sounds right. +5 -1
-143440: But they are still going too far with the viral marketing for that overrated Hunter. +5 -11
Just like the posts being uploaded, the comments were also split evenly in their reactions.
HunterNet named user “Seolmeng,” who was watching this post, added one agreement to the final comment.
‘It is the same when you look at what they are doing with that guy, Meteor Lord or whatever…….’
Deep inside Seolmeng’s heart, there was something like resentment lodged there.
The Hunter Association’s past misdeeds were too complicated to list one by one.
But among them, the worst was that they did not properly manage domestic Hunters.
They thoroughly excluded domestic Hunters who grew through pure skill and only promoted Hunters who were easy for the Association to handle.
Because of that, many top-ranking Hunters who had difficulty growing left the country, and among them was “Gyeore” of the Arirang Guild, whom Seolmeng had been a fan of.
With a heavy heart, Seolmeng looked through HunterNet some more.
Then, a post he deeply agreed with was uploaded.
[But if you look at it another way, is what the Association is doing not the same as always?]
Author: 143440
The evidence is not certain, but Meteor feels exactly like the kind of viral marketing they did before.
In the end, if the Association cannot give up this kind of thing, does that not mean nothing has changed?
Meteor also seems like just another common Hunter.
Honestly, if any F-Rank receives full support, would they not reach E-Rank quickly?
Judging by his nickname, he probably has a physical-specialized skill, but I think things will get difficult from E-Rank onward.
Physical-immune dungeons start appearing from that point.
There were some errors in the contents of the post.
However, in terms of context, the explanation sounded plausible, and Seolmeng agreed with it.
And he gradually became persuaded.
‘They promoted him like that starting from F-Rank, so it is plausible that he climbed to E-Rank after being covered in support.’
Seolmeng began to doubt Meteor Lord’s skill.
When he had first appeared, he had certainly been an impressive Hunter, but Seolmeng had already caught up to his rank.
Common sense said that growing this quickly was impossible without tremendous support.
-andre: Hm, this smells slightly like Myeongwang.
└143440: Myeongwang? What is that?
-Seolmeng: Meteor? Agreed. That Hunter probably is not much.
└143440: Oh, you must be a Hunter?
└Seolmeng: That is right. If I meet him, I will leave a review.
As a fellow E-Rank Hunter, Seolmeng thought that if he, too, had received A-Rank-level support, he could have achieved first place…….
As the post said, physical-immune dungeons rarely appeared starting from E-Rank.
If it was that kind of dungeon, he thought that even Meteor Lord could be defeated.
Before long, Seolmeng’s heart was filled with competitiveness toward Meteor Lord.
‘Just let me run into him once. I will expose his ability completely.’
While that feeling boiled up, Seolmeng opened the System Window.
Once he entered a dungeon, he did not know how many hours it would take.
But he had rested sufficiently, so it was the perfect time to enter a dungeon.
【Dungeon】 E-Rank
-Enter Dungeon ◀
-Exit Dungeon
[E-Rank random dungeon transfer in progress…….]
[Transfer to E-0666/Ghost Mansion complete.]
【E-0666/Ghost Mansion】
『Primary Monsters: Banshees, Skeletons』
『Boss: Giant Vengeful Spirit』
『Main Mission: Subjugate Mid-Bosses (Ghost Siblings) (0/3), Subjugate Boss (Giant Vengeful Spirit) (0/1)』
『Progress Requirement: Subjugate Undead-Type Monsters (0/100)』
『Time Limit: 10:00:00:00』
The dungeon he had entered was Ghost Mansion, where a ghost with 100% physical damage immunity appeared as the boss.
Seolmeng, a magic-skill Awakened, began to grow excited like a fish in water.
***
The atmosphere was generally eerie. Even though it was a dungeon where ghosts appeared as monsters,
Seonghyeon did not feel strong fear.
‘Hm? Was it always this easy?’
Since Seonghyeon was the sort who did get frightened by frightening things, he had that question.
Although he had obtained the Mental Manipulation Resistance buff from the previous “Witch’s Hut” dungeon,
a mere 10% should not be enough to make him feel no fear at all.
In fact, unlike Seonghyeon, quite a few Hunters visible around him had faces that had turned pale.
Most Hunters had directly faced huge and horrifying monsters…….
Seonghyeon still did not know that, after blowing away several dungeons with Meteor, his body had become unable to feel fear in most ordinary dungeons.
[E-0666/Ghost Mansion is starting.]
“Oh, finally.”
Now that his fear had disappeared, even the waiting time felt boring to Seonghyeon.
Seonghyeon immediately opened the Skill Window in order to use his skill.
『Meteor (EX)』
[Objective Setting] (Spirit Form)
……
6666. Giant Vengeful Spirit (Mission Target) ◀
6667. Other Location (Set Viewpoint)
6668. Saved Target (None)
‘Hm…… Wait. If I do this, it will end without me seeing anything again.’
After seeing the skill fall in the previous dungeon, that thought occurred to him.
He had obtained the Spirit Form trait with the Trait Enhancement Voucher, so if he did not see it, what difference would he feel?
With his fear gone, curiosity now stirred in Seonghyeon.
‘Cancel.’
He closed the Skill Window and took the Goblin Dagger out of his Inventory.
Then he pulled his hood deeply over his head.
If he wanted to see the skill, he had to find a place with a view of the dungeon’s center, but it would be troublesome if someone recognized him.
‘Well, if it gets dangerous, I can use the skill right away and end it.’
Seonghyeon hurriedly moved.
RATTLE— RATTLE—
After moving for quite a while, he heard the sound of sticks clattering together from behind.
‘Hm?’
When he turned toward the sound, one monster was approaching.
It seemed a monster that had been along his route had sensed Seonghyeon and followed him…….
‘What is this? It is just an ordinary Skeleton.’
Perhaps because it was approaching slowly, like a turtle.
Perhaps because its awkward posture without a weapon looked uncomfortable.
He was not sure why,
but that was Seonghyeon’s impression.
Rather than thinking he had to kill it, he felt as though he wanted to put it at ease.
CRUNCH!—
[Defeated – Skeleton (1)]
With that thought, he approached the Skeleton and stabbed his dagger into it.
CRUNCH!—
[Defeated – Skeleton (3)]
CRUNCH!—
[Defeated – Skeleton (6)]
Fortunately, his route was not toward the dungeon’s center.
All the monsters he encountered were only awkward Skeletons.
After dealing with about eleven Skeletons,
Seonghyeon was finally able to arrive at a suitable place.
The mansion.
The dungeon’s core building was a luxurious mansion befitting its name.
It was a white mansion with vines wrapped all over it, built around a gloomy concept.
However, compared to an ordinary mansion, it was enormous.
What kind of monsters were inside…….
Seonghyeon’s impression was about that much. And as always,
“Skill Window.”
『Meteor (EX)』
[Objective Setting]
……
6666. Giant Vengeful Spirit (Mission Target) ◀
6667. Other Location (Set Viewpoint)
he opened the Skill Window. However, for comparison, he first removed the Spirit Form trait.
Then,
‘U…….’
RUMBLE—
RUMBLE—
The mansion that had monsters as its masters collapsed instantly under the Meteor that fell upon it, and a mushroom cloud bloomed.
“Oh, that is insane.”
Because he had already witnessed the strengthened Meteor,
Seonghyeon felt more of a thrill than bewilderment.
[Defeated – Skeleton (2403)]
[Defeated – Skeleton (4920)]
Every time a building weakened by the impact collapsed, kill logs continued to appear.
However, the list contained only Skeletons.
“As expected, ghosts do not seem to take physical damage…….”
He had thought that would be the case, but he had wondered whether it might be different if the building collapsed…….
When the mushroom cloud cleared, ghost-type monsters could be seen wandering over the collapsed building.
However, seeing them hesitate and tilt their heads,
it seemed even ghost monsters could feel confusion.
But then,
“Huh?! What did you just say?!”
“Whoa!!”
Seonghyeon was quite startled by the voice that suddenly rang out from behind him.
When he turned around, one Hunter was standing in an area uniformly covered with ice and frost.
“Y-Yes? It was nothing.”
“Nothing? Did you not just say something about physical damage?”
As he questioned him, perhaps having canceled his skill at the same time,
the ice and frost around him gradually disappeared.
“Mm…… I am not sure either…….”
“The Meteor that just fell…… You are Meteor Lord, are you not?”
Had he recognized him after all?
Although his face could not have been visible because it was covered by the hood, the man had seen him use his skill.
It was not a situation where he could say no.
Seonghyeon grew tense.
Seeing Seonghyeon unable to answer, the frost Hunter, Seolmeng, became certain and approached.
“Wow, I did not think I would actually run into you. In the end, Meteor is just a one-trick physical skill, is it?”
“…….”
Seonghyeon was flustered.
Although the Hunter name Meteor Lord was somewhat known,
this was still a situation where a Hunter he did not even know had abruptly recognized him, rushed over, and started picking a fight.
While Seonghyeon wondered how he should answer, the frost Hunter continued speaking to himself.
“The buffs…… You do not have them right now? Did you come here for testing this time?”
“…….”
“Next time, ask them to give you magical damage support. Then clearing it should be possible. Well, good luck…….”
While Seonghyeon quietly listened,
Seolmeng, apparently thinking he had the upper hand, excitedly said quite a lot.
Then he jumped down into the dungeon to finish off the remaining ghost-type monsters.
And then,
『Meteor (EX)』
[Objective Setting] (Spirit Form)
……
1666. Giant Vengeful Spirit (Mission Target) ◀
1667. Other Location (Set Viewpoint)
1668. Saved Target (None)
“What is he talking about? What a strange person.”
SWISH—
TATATATAK!
Above the ghosts that Seolmeng had been looking at as his targets,
the spiritualized Giant Meteor fell as it was and erased them as though they had been scorched away.
The ghostly Meteor produced no thunderous roar or shock wave.
However, even so, the Hunters participating in the same dungeon fell silent in shock.
Seolmeng, who failed to land properly on the ground, was no exception.
【E-0666/Ghost Mansion】 Cleared
『Mid-Bosses (Ghost Siblings) Subjugated (3/3)』
-Contribution Rate 100% ‘I Am Meteor’
『Boss (Giant Vengeful Spirit) Subjugated (1/1)』
-Contribution Rate 100% ‘I Am Meteor’
『Time Taken: 00:00:35:43』
-Shortest Record Updated ‘I Am Meteor’
Having confirmed Meteor Lord’s first-place achievement right before his eyes, Seolmeng was forced back to reality as if he had been expelled.