Chapter 211
Clearing the Dungeon
"Rise from the dead... and follow me."
With those words, Baruka's skeleton rose before Son Jo-Woo's eyes, standing firmly in absolute obedience, as though his will had been completely erased, leaving nothing behind but the command.
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| Name: Hyakki Leader – Baruka |
| Level: 13 |
| Your understanding of the Spirit Summoning skill has increased |
| The skill has evolved from D to D+ |
| Special Skill: Spirit Summoner
Under your command... the dead are your personal servants
Learning Progress: 55%
Rank: D+
Number of Followers: 18 / 15 |
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| Name: Son Jo-Woo
Age: 18
Level: 8
Strength: 6.83
Agility: 6.99
Endurance: 7.80
Magic: 9.23
Darkness: 9.20
Skill: Spirit Summoner (D+) |
Points: 6250 |
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| You have successfully completed your mission |
| You have obtained the Hyakki Leader as a follower |
| Points obtained |
| Private Space Cloak Fusion Technique obtained |
'What is the Private Space Cloak Fusion Technique? Explain.'
| If the fusion succeeds,
you will no longer need to wear the cloak to summon your soldiers.
The soldiers will disappear with you and remain with you wherever you go |
'So... I'll fuse the cloak with my own body.
How much did I suffer before...?
Every time I wanted to summon my soldiers or send them back, I had to put on the cloak first.
If this technique succeeds...
That problem will disappear completely.
Wonderful... No, more than wonderful.'
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"Son Jo... are you a summoner too?"
Sung Jin-Woo stood before him and asked directly.
"Yes... and no."
"Yes, I'm a summoner.
And no... I'm not like you.
You summon shadows.
As for me... I summon skeletons."
The two talked for a while about their skills and the differences between their methods until—
A blue gate emerged before them.
After the dungeon boss was defeated, everyone was finally able to leave.
They moved through one after another, and when the final person stepped outside—
The gate closed behind them.
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Outside the dungeon, Director Ahn and the leader of the White Tiger Guild stood in the middle of a devastated area.
Son Jo-Woo looked around and sensed a faint aura of battle still lingering in the air.
'What happened here...?
Was there a fight?
And with whom?'
"I'll take you home."
Sung Jin-Woo said to the girl before the two of them moved forward together.
As for Son Jo-Woo, he headed toward his motorcycle.
It had been a long week...
A violent one...
And all he wanted now was to go home.
"Stop. We need to talk about what happened."
The leader of the White Tiger Guild placed his hand on Son Jo-Woo's shoulder.
"Listen... I'm tired.
All that happened was that your hunter abandoned the weak and went off on his own.
We survived.
That's all.
Now leave me alone."
Son Jo-Woo removed the man's hand from his shoulder and took a step forward—
But—
"I am Baek Yoon-Ho, the Guild Master of the White Tiger Guild.
We lost nine members of our guild, and as the person responsible—"
Before he could finish—
A powerful transformation aura erupted from his body, and his eyes blazed with a brilliant golden light.
"Sir, please stop!"
Director Ahn shouted—
But at the same moment—
Son Jo-Woo's foot shot forward and struck Baek Yoon-Ho in the chest with tremendous force.
The blow did not truly injure him, but because of the surprise and the strike coming from his blind spot—
His body was forced backward.
Son Jo-Woo looked at him with eyes filled with disgust and contempt.
"Listen, you bastard.
Like I said... your recruit nearly got us all killed.
He split the group, took the strong with him, and left the weak behind.
Then he continued down the road to his own death.
We took another path and survived.
He returned after fleeing from the Hyakki, accused everyone, and tried to kill them."
Son Jo-Woo lowered his voice and continued with unbelievable exhaustion.
"Then, because he ran away like a fucking coward, he came back with an entire army of Hyakki behind him.
One of them snapped a hunter's neck right in front of us.
Your recruit caused the deaths of nine people.
Meanwhile, I...
And Sung Jin-Woo...
Saved the rest.
So—
For the last time."
Son Jo-Woo stared calmly into the guild master's eyes as he continued.
"Get out of my face...
Or I'll destroy you and your guild."
His words were nothing but pure facts.
Ordered.
Clear.
Without a single flaw.
Yet despite the anger on the surface—
There was something else inside Son Jo-Woo.
'What's happening...?
Why does this heart hurt?
I took over this body...
The soul disappeared...
But this pain... is real.
Is this me...?
Or the real Son Jo-Woo?'
Anger mixed with sadness.
And sadness blended with pain.
His nerves were at their limit, and his head throbbed painfully.
Yet he calmly concealed his aura and forced himself to settle down.
Baek Yoon-Ho remained silent, unable to respond.
"...Alright.
I apologize.
I acted violently."
The golden color disappeared from his eyes.
Son Jo-Woo smiled faintly, then turned around, climbed onto his motorcycle, and returned home.
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"Welcome back, Master."
"Yes... How is Raat?"
"He has recovered his strength and become stronger thanks to the energy you brought back earlier."
"Good."
Son Jo-Woo headed toward the training hall and sat in its center.
He brought out Astaroth and placed Raat with Kyo.
Then he moved the Private Space Cloak.
Fifteen skeletons appeared:
The giant spider from the first cave.
Nine Ice Bears along with their leader.
Five Hyakki along with their leader, Baruka.
He calmly looked at all of them.
"I will now begin the Private Space Cloak Fusion Technique.
Protect me from any danger.
And if the danger is too great—"
He looked at Kyo.
"Your task is to take Raat and Astaroth and escape.
I'll handle the rest.
Do you understand?"
"Yes, Master."
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