SSS-Class Suicide Hunter Chapter 42

Episode 42. (This is the beginning of a paid series)

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4.

Passed through many decisive battles.

Endured an endless duel.

So, we finally arrived.

Thirteenth stage.

‘After all, it is a stage made up of the evil number 13.’

Is that to blame? This place boasted a unique force from the moment we entered. As soon as it was transmitted to the stage, two completely different voices greeted me.

One is a happy voice. One with a terrible voice.

[Welcome, Death King.]

First, there was Ye’s voice.

The tower no longer called me ‘Hunter Gongja Kim’. tinnitus. My second name is Death King. Now I was properly recognized as a resident of this place and welcomed as a legitimate member of the tower.

Am I being too naive if I am just a little happy about this fact?

-Kaaaa!

and.

-I will not forgive you!

There was also a tearing scream.

-dare! How dare my children!

no.

The owner of the voice was actually torn apart.

-You are arbitrarily taking away the children I saved! Are you mocking me? Are you trying to deceive me? Are you taking away my flesh, my blood, and my soul?

Devil.

The owner of the red nightmare was leaking feces all over his body.

-Don’t curse!

The Demon King’s form was literally being torn apart. Black blood. The bubbling, boiling water clearly testified to his pain. Looking more miserable now than when he escaped from the 12th floor, the Demon King screamed to the sky.

-you! The world! I curse everything that is not me! If the world wants to get rid of me, I will devour the world! Your seas will be my stomach juices, and your lands will be my flesh! Your flesh! Bones! Heart! I will chew every last bit of your intestines!

“eww···.”

Next to me, the witch held her breath.

That’s how ferocious the demon king’s scream was.

A terrible life.

Even the Sword Saint took a step back and tightened his grip on the hilt of his sword.

“It’s a terrible scream.”

Geomsung muttered.

“I’ve never heard a voice like that. “It looks like it has thousands of mouth holes.”

“I know. “Why are you screaming like that?”

The swordsman and the witch radiated aura and surrounded themselves. Is it to avoid being swallowed up by life? Even if it was only for a moment, it was clear that he was overwhelmed by the Demon King’s power.

Only one person.

-Eh?

Only my always calm Bae Hu-ryeong tilts his head.

-what. That guy.

And Bae Hu-ryeong said something truly unexpected.

-You’re weaker than before, right?

‘yes?’

-He said he is much weaker than when he fought downstairs.

Much weaker?

I took a closer look at the Demon King again.

‘···That one?’

-Oh my.

Bae Hu-ryeong frowned.

-That’s because I got scolded by a girl who said she was a witch or something. It goes without saying that she suffered damage. Well, she wasn’t just injured or anything… her [status] had completely dropped.

‘The status is low?’

-hmm. What should I say about this? For example···.

Bae Hu-ryeong chose his words carefully.

-okay. Let’s roughly compare that guy’s combat power to that of the Great Goblin. That guy on the 12th floor was an SSS-class great goblin created by combining Alexander and Arthur with goblins.

‘The more the analogy goes, the more novel it becomes. ‘When did you know Alexander and Arthur?’

-It is said that a king never neglects his studies. So he becomes a king and remains a king.

‘Oh, yes. Let’s say so, Mr. Geomje.’

I said to myself.

‘So, on the 12th floor, that demon king was an SSS-class great goblin…’

-huh. Right now, I feel like a great goblin that is just off the SSS level? It’s not the Great King Goblin that led the army on the 11th floor, but the weakened version of the Great King Goblin that you barely woke up from because of Brutus’ actions while you were muttering meanly.

In Tower time, it was just a little while ago.

But Bae Hu-ryeong kept tilting his head as he mentioned the incident, which was truly a distant memory in my time.

-her! That’s odd. Normally, the higher you climb the tower, the stronger the boss should be, right? But why is it like that? Is there a repta effect attached to the auror jigi that the witch used?

“······.”

I listened to the Geomje’s words and looked around.

A temple that has become a ruin.

In the midst of it all, the Demon King was still howling towards the sky. Like a lion that has been struck by an unexpected blow. Nightmare of Autumn Rain was feeling resentful, and more than anything, it was angry.

‘···if.’

That kind of thing gave me some kind of confidence.

‘Has something unexpected changed on the stage?’

It was then.

[Settling the 12th floor clear reward.]

[Settlement not possible!]

A voice came into my head.

[Currently performing a hidden quest.]

[All rewards will be settled when you clear the 19th floor.]

[Currently, only informal compensation is given.]

Slurp!

Something translucent unfolded before my eyes.

[Blessing, the divine protection of the war god is strengthened!]

It was a map.

However, it was completely different from the maps I had seen so far.

[All maps from the 11th floor to the 20th floor are open!]

world map.

The map that has been given to me as a privilege so far is, as its name suggests, a ‘mini map’. No matter how wide it was, it was limited to one floor. But what unfolded before my eyes now was on a different level.

A map of this world and a map of another world.

The so-called ‘world map’ began to appear.

“······!”

And as soon as I saw the map, I knew.

“all right!”

“huh?”

The witch and the swordsman all looked at me. The witch had a puzzled look on her face. Geomseong had a blunt face.

“You know… “What do you mean?”

“I want to know why the devil does that. Black Dragon Lord. “Think back to the previous stage.”

I spoke quickly.

“The history of the Demon King invading the capital has disappeared. The city has also completely changed. Things like refugee camps have completely disappeared.”

“What’s wrong with that… ?”

“Wow, think with common sense! Where did the refugees flee from? From all corners of the empire, no. Aren’t they refugees from not only the empire but the entire continent? “But the entire refugee camp where those people gathered has disappeared.”

“···ah.”

Finally, the witch also seemed to notice something.

“I see.”

The black dragon owner narrowed his eyes.

“Not only did the history of the empire being invaded change. “To the extent that refugees fleeing from all over the continent have disappeared.”

“yes.”

I nodded.

“Not just the empire, but the entire continent has changed. “We have still returned to [the era before the Demon King invaded the continent in earnest]!”

Yes.

“And now!”

That’s it.

“This temple is currently under attack!”

After looking at the world map, it finally became clear.

The continent of this world was divided in two by a huge mountain range. The mountain range was so high and wide that not even birds could cross it without risking their lives. However, in the middle of the high and wide mountain range, there was a narrow section. The continent was divided into east and west, and travel was possible through that section.

This temple was built right there.

A temple that connects the east and west of the continent. There must have been a huge history and numerous legends before this was built. For reasons I cannot fathom, this place resembled a fortress and a castle wall, and therefore functioned as a temple.

This temple was the shield of the goddess that stood halfway up the mountain range.

Inside the shield, to the east, was a plain. Small countries were located in the plains, and beyond them, empires existed. Since there was only the sea beyond the empire, the borders of the empire began and ended at the horizon.

It was an incredibly green river of humanity.

On the other hand, beyond the temple, the west side was all red.

All the ground beyond the goddess’s shield was dyed bright red. That was the devil’s domain.

The Demon King broke this shield and rushed east. Thus, he swallowed up a small country and an empire. In the end he pushed all the way to the port.

It would have been like that in the original history.

‘Is this what it means to change history?’

I understand.

Time in this world is returning to the past.

History change.

Perhaps it would be more correct to call this phenomenon “return to history.”

-Kaaaa!

Yes.

Why does the Demon King scream so desperately?

Why did Geomje talk about the status of a demon king?

Now I understand perfectly.

I muttered in my heart.

‘That means the level has gone down.’

-ok?

Bae Hu-ryeong narrowed his eyebrows.

-Is your level going down?

‘what is it. Geomje nobleman. There’s a voice that hunters like us hear every time our level goes up.’

there is.

The voice heard every time a hunter becomes stronger is fixed.

“Your presence becomes more clear.”

“Your level grows.”

Bae Hu-ryeong also seemed to immediately recall the same phrase.

-Are you talking about something about your existence?

‘yes. ‘That’s it!’

It was easy to understand that the level was growing. However, I had no idea what [existence becomes more clear] meant. I thought it was just a fancy expression…

Now that I’ve seen the Demon King, I understand.

“That boss monster probably grew by killing countless imperial citizens and refugees. But the killing and hunting turned into [nothing]. so.”

That’s why.

“That much growth value has been deleted.”

Existence is becoming blurred.

“The steps the devil has taken so far… the history of repeated slaughter has been erased.”

I completely changed the history of the 12th floor.

Through my time enduring endless duels and numerous decisive battles, one stitch at a time.

-Kaaaa!

The devil’s time has receded by a stitch.

[The Demon King of Autumn Rain is furious.]

[The presence of the Demon King of Autumn Rain becomes blurred.]

The voice I heard just in time proved my thoughts to be correct.

-You guys… !

The Red Nightmare growled.

A life that has not deteriorated one bit compared to just a moment ago.

However, there were no longer any hunters who were pushed back by the Demon King’s momentum.

I, the witch, the Sword Saint, and I stared straight at the Demon King.

“let’s go.”

I said.

“Let’s raise the flame of counterattack.”

5.

-Baekgwi!

Boom!

The Demon King’s body was seething.

-A thousand horses!

At first glance, the voice resembles a scream.

-My children!

In response to that, monsters rose up from all over the stage. It wasn’t a summoning spell. It’s probably a monster prepared on the 13th floor from the beginning.

From the pillars of the temple, from the ruined remains, monsters slowly rose up.

-Uuuuuu.

Zombies numbering in the thousands.

Are they the humans who were in this temple, [Shield of the Goddess]? There were zombies wearing priest hats, there were zombies wearing paladin uniforms, and there were zombies dressed like merchants. They rolled their eyes and moved their bodies with no gaze.

The Demon King shouted.

-Kill them!

A horde of zombies rushed towards us.

The witch next to me sighed.

“ha. “I’ve hated zombie movies for a long time…”

“I don’t like it either.”

“Can you win, Death King?”

“It’s not about whether you can win or not.”

I picked up my sword.

“I win.”

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