I Became a Genius Swordsman in the Pretty Girl Game-Chapter 309: Demon Hunting (4)
"Wow, unbelievable..."
"And anyone who doesn't listen to him, he just kills on the spot;;"
"But when he sees Jin Yu-ha, he hides like a rat, lol."
"Guess even in a dream, some things are still scary, huh? lol."
The video of Min Tae-hoon's dream showed exactly what kind of being a majin was. The footage built to a climax, where Min Tae-hoon appeared with Alice at his side, treating her as if she were his servant.
"Isn't that her? The one who was amazing during the team duel earlier?"
"Yeah, she’s the Sword Saint’s granddaughter, right?"
"Creepy as hell..."
Watching this, Min Tae-hoon convulsed on his chair, twisting his entire body.
"Cut the crap! Don't make me laugh!!! Th-th-this—! This can’t be real—!!!"
A dark, thick miasma began to ooze from his eyes, nose, and mouth.
"I—! I did all this, all this, and now—!!!"
He couldn’t accept reality.
Crack—
His body began to swell, and the artifact that restrained him, used only on rule-breaking Hunters, started to strain under the pressure.
It was clear something terrible was about to happen.
"I knew majins were dangerous, but... If it weren’t for Velvet Hunter Academy, the world would be screwed right now..."
"Eugh, disgusting..."
"Wouldn’t it be better to just kill him now?"
"Uh-oh, this looks like a precursor to awakening; shouldn’t we deal with this quickly, Chunhwa?"
'Hmm, this is good. It’s about time to explain a few things.'
Satisfied with how well her message was received, Shin Se-hee gave a small nod.
"The reason we’re not killing this majin yet is because there’s something specific we want to show you."
"Show us something?"
"Majin awakening...?"
"Are they going to show us the second phase of a majin or something?"
Shin Se-hee shook her head.
"Well, you all know about majins awakening and how dangerous that is."
"Yeah, they show us that in every safety training video."
"They transform into monstrous forms and get even stronger, right?"
"Actually, that’s not a huge threat. Well, not for us at Utopia, at least. We’ve dealt with them multiple times and gathered plenty of data. We’ve judged that one member of Utopia could handle that level of threat on their own. Other A-rank teams could handle it with the right response."
"Whoa—!"
"Wow..."
"Impressive."
"So one person can handle an awakened majin alone? And other parties just need A-rank members to deal with it? Just how strong is Utopia, anyway?"
"But."
Shin Se-hee lowered her voice, her tone sinking.
"It’s not the same with a majak."
"Huh?"
"A majak?"
"Is that like a majin?"
While information on majins awakening was known to the general public, the existence of majaks on Earth was top-secret, known only to senior instructors at Velvet Hunter Academy, the majin elimination squads, and the heads of the Hunter Management Bureau. In the chat, confusion and alarm started to spread as the viewers were unfamiliar with this term.
Meanwhile, Min Tae-hoon, who seemed to be on the verge of awakening, began trembling violently.
"H-Hey, wh-what...!? Wh-what are you saying!? A sacrifice? Me!? No, no, I didn’t summon it!"
He jerked his head up, his expression frantic.
"No, no! Noooo! Damn it! Stop! Stop it, STOP!!!!!!"
Shin Se-hee looked at him calmly and continued.
"Up until now, majins would offer sacrifices or use themselves to summon, so the general public wasn’t aware of it. But from now on, if you ever see a pitch-black gate appear, please be very cautious."
Ordinarily, this information was kept highly confidential. But if majaks were going to start appearing from gates, it was necessary to reveal their danger to the public.
"These majaks will be the new 'enemy' appearing in our world."
As Shin Se-hee finished speaking—
BANG!
A deafening roar filled the air, and a burst of black energy shot up from beneath Min Tae-hoon.
"That was long. Is it finally starting?"
Crack—
Kang Do-hee looked eager, clearly unable to hide her excitement at the prospect of fighting a majak. Recently, she’d only had to install magic stones in monsters, not face any tough opponents directly. She’d been itching to test her training.
"Hmm, just wait a bit longer."
I smiled, understanding her anticipation but holding her back.
"What? Why?"
"Well, if this is who I think it is, it’s going to be ridiculously weak at first."
"Weak? Didn’t you say it’s a majak?"
"Only at first. If you wait a moment, it’ll become a more worthy opponent."
"RAAAAAHHH—!!! YOU CURSED—!!!!!"
I watched as Min Tae-hoon screamed, surrounded by black energy, with a calm expression.
Then, all of a sudden—
He stopped.
The black energy gathered back into him, and his shrieking ceased.
"Ugh, s-senior... What on earth is that...?"
Lim Ga-eul spoke, her voice trembling with dread.
Squish— Squish—
Min Tae-hoon’s entire body began to dissolve. His arms, legs, eyes, bones, and skin all melted like candle wax, as though drenched in acid. His body collapsed into a single form.
A round, black, slimy mass.
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"A s-slime...? Or is it...?"
Lee Yuri stammered, her voice filled with surprise. Despite the ominous dark sheen, the creature that emerged looked unmistakably like a slime.
‘In the late stages, you can easily take this down right after it transforms.’
If this were the final chapter, I would have attacked right then.
This thing’s difficulty varied wildly depending on when it appeared.
‘But this isn’t the final chapter. There’s also a need to warn people about the danger of majaks, and Utopia could use the experience of fighting one. This makes it worth holding back during its transformation phase.’
The slime’s black fluid spread out like roots, beginning to swell and change shape.
Its name was...
Deception.
It had a troublesome power to manifest the most feared things in the minds of people around it.
This creature didn’t just transform into one monster. It became a hybrid of multiple nightmares.
‘If you let it transform in the final chapter, it combines all sorts of monsters into a form with no weaknesses.’
Of course, the hardcore Velvet fans would boast about creating the most grotesque forms of Deception and post proof of their victories online. It was just them showing off after spending tons of money and scraping for content.
The first shape that Deception took was one we recognized.
"Hey, isn’t that the fire dragon we hunted before!?"
‘Whoa... A rare one! Crazy! It’s the Deception fire dragon form—I should take a screenshot and post it—!’
I almost felt the urge to whip out my camera, but I coughed to hold back the impulse.
‘I’m not like those guys, anyway!’
Still, a fire dragon appearing here was rare.
‘But why would people fear a fire dragon they’ve never encountered?’
Thinking for a moment, I found the answer.
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That made sense. They did drag out the fire dragon’s corpse on the show Meeting the Hunters.
The shock from that episode must’ve left a lasting impression on people.
"But didn’t they only show its severed head?"
True to that, only the dragon’s head appeared, followed by an amalgam of limbs and faces from other monsters. Its body began to morph into a bizarre mix of various creatures.
"An ogre arm? That’s lame. Oh, it’s from that dungeon explosion. Minotaur horns, golem legs, red werewolf claws, vampire bat wings, and there was even that tentacle monster from TV..."
It was an interesting task, analyzing what monsters were fused together.
‘If it had monsters from the final chapter, I’d probably call in the master. But this one should be okay.’
Even though the fire dragon was mixed in, it wasn’t overly easy. Utopia’s members, who’d initially seemed unimpressed, quickly grew serious.
Seeing a monster that fused the world’s most dangerous creatures into a single form was overwhelming, even for Utopia.
The monster’s various faces opened their mouths—
ROAAAARRR!!!
SCREEEEECH!
KEEEEYAAAAH!!
GRRAAAAH—!!!
Anticipating this, I’d covered my ears and now took my hands off, looking around at the team.
"Alright, looks like it’s finished transforming. Let’s go take it down!"
