Dungeon Hunter
Chapter 39's

DESPERATE FIGHT OF DREAMING OF BARAMUT

Exploring the forest at night is much more dangerous than doing it during the day.

That's exactly what they're doing now!

Kang Oh felt a chill in his head, so he reflexively lowered his head and rolled onto the floor.

The kwak!

Suddenly, Baramut jumped out of the darkness and bit the space that once occupied his head.

If it wasn't for his Hyper Intuition warning, then Baramut would be chewing on his head right now.

"W-What!?" Eder shouted in surprise.

Kang Oh quickly stood up and prepared himself for battle.

'Black!'

Kang Oh opened his eyes wide.

During the day, Baramut looks like any other tiger, with orange fur and black stripes. Now night had come, and yet the day had turned black. 

His eyes, claws. his entire body turned pitch-black! 

It was the perfect camouflage for the night.

'You're not a lizard!'

His surprise was only for a moment.

Kang Oh took control of himself, rushed towards Baramut, and swung his sword.

"Use the stalker's curse!" Kang Oh yelled.

"Please give me some time until I'm done casting."

Eder murmured gloomily while moving his hand intricately.

Slowly, a red shape began to form between his hands.

As soon as Kang Oh attacked, Baramut counterattacked.

His sharp claws split the air.

Kang!

Its blades and claws clashed, emitting sparks.

Baramut immediately lunged forward with his mouth.

Kang Oh lowered his head, managed to dodge his teeth, then swung his sword horizontally.

Cut it!

The white line split the air.

The tiger dodged his sword and jumped away, creating a distance between them.

"German!" Kang Oh called.

He basically said 'So how's the stalker's curse?'.

"I need a little more time!" shout Eder.

Kang Oh ran towards Baramut.

He had to stay close and private so as not to escape. But in doing so, he exposed himself to far greater danger.

Kuheong!

Baramut kicked the tree and ran towards Kang Oh with a zigzag pattern.

The tree that was kicked broke and fell to the ground.

Kang Oh and Baramut run towards each other.

In an instant, they had closed the distance between them. 

Baramut's front paws turned to gold, a clear indication of his playing skills.

He didn't know what skill it was, but it was definitely not a good sign for him.

Boong!

Baramut attacked with his front legs.

Instead of attacking, Kang Oh chose to protect his body with his sword.

Kang Oh could feel a huge gust of wind coming from Baramut.

The wind became countless whips that swept over him.

"Uhh!"

Kang Oh gritted his teeth.

[You have been dragged by the Claws of the Wind. You have received 80 damages.]

[You have been dragged by the Claws of the Wind. You have received 91 damages.]

[You have been dragged by the Claws of the Wind.].

[You have been dragged by the Claws of the Wind.].

[Show HP: 621]

Kang Oh received a lot of damage from the wind, and was unable to stabilize himself.

The biggest problem was Baramut's next attack!

Kuheong!

It roared, as if it knew that this was his chance, and led to his neck.

He felt a cold sensation on his neck. Even if he did not have Hyper Intuition, he could sense the impending danger.

That's grisly.

'Dirt!'

He can't die like this.

Kang Oh activated Gluttony, sacrificing the Ghost Pattern Shell Armor he was currently wearing.

Darkness flowed out from his sword and devoured the armor.

[The Demon Sword Ubist has consumed the Armor Shell Ghost Hero Pattern.]

[This is a BB rank item.]

[Enterning the mode of Gluttony.]

[The ability of the demon sword, as well as your ability, is doubled for three minutes.]

A jet-black energy leaked from Kang Oh's body. Darkness enveloped his body, as if wanting to protect it.

At that time, Baramut used his back teeth to bite Kang Oh's neck.

Red shards gushed from Kang Oh's neck.

"Uh."

[You have been attacked in a vital area. You have received 520 damages.]

[Show HP: 101]

He has received a large amount of damage. If he wasn't in Gluttony mode, then he would be dead right then and there. Thanks to it being active, however, he could barely survive.

"Yahah!" Shouted Kang Oh, and thrust out his demonic sword.

Peock!

His sword unleashed a wave of darkness.

Darkness Attack!

It was not just an ordinary Dark Attack.

It was the Dark Attack reinforced by Gluttony. 

Perhaps that explains why the beast-like form is bigger and denser than usual.

The kwang!

The giant tiger was hit by a direct hit from the dark waves.

Since there was no space between them, there was no way Baramut could dodge his attack.

Kyaw!

Baramut screamed in pain and rolled onto the floor.

Because of its large size, Baramut makes a large groove in the ground.

"Haahk, huh."

Kang Oh regained his gasping breath, and stormed Baramut once more.

'This is my chance.'

Kang Oh quickly walked in front of the beast and swung his sword.

Cut it!

However, his attack failed.

It activated its golden skill, creating a protective layer around it.

Sir!

His sword was stopped by a protective coat.

'What a skilled bastard!'

How can a tiger have a shield!?

Even so, Kang Oh continued forward, repeatedly swinging his sword and breaking his protective layer.

With active Gluttony, each of his attacks caused cracks on the tiger's shield.

Kurenya!

Just before the crack, Baramut swung his front leg.

Kang Oh responded well, forcefully swinging his sword to match it.

The kwang!

Blades and claws met, but it was Baramut who was forced to retreat.

That's how strong Gluttony makes it.

He took a step forward and slashed horizontally.

Darkness Attack!

Baramut was engulfed in a wave of darkness once again. It looked as if a pack of wolves were hunting a tiger.

The fallen Baramut could barely contain himself.

And start backing off.

At full speed!

"Where do you think you're going !?"

Kang Oh follows Baramut.

At that moment, something grazed his side.

It was a crimson skull blazing in a blue flame.

The skull flew past it as fast as lightning and circled Baramut.

And then, he heard a strange sound.

Kyagyagaga!

"Follow!"

This was their chance to take down Baramut.

Baramut kept running with the stalker curse applied.

Gagagaga's...

Kang Oh follows the blue flames of the stalker's curse and strange noises.

Eder followed quickly behind him.

* * *

Baramut's reverse speed is very fast. It would traverse a great distance each time it kicked the ground. 

However, it cannot be separated from Kang Oh. After all, with active Gluttony, Kang Oh is faster.

"You!"

Kang Oh quickly caught up and swung his sword down.

Swish!

Kuheong!

Baramut quickly twisted his body to dodge his attack.

Pooks!

And his sword hit the innocent ground.

At that moment...

It violently swung its front legs.

'eek!'

Kang Oh quickly lowered his body.

His HP was barely hanging there. Therefore, he was forced to avoid this attack no matter what.

Fortunately, Baramut's attack only sliced through the air, and Kang Oh counterattacked.

However, it smashed into the ground and attempted to escape once again.

"Stop right there!"

Kang Oh followed him.

It has evolved into a running fight.

But halfway through, he saw a cave with a giant entrance, where Baramut escaped.

Kang Oh follows him into the cave, but as he sets foot into it...

Baramut turned 180 degrees and lunged towards him. Golden energy rippled around his body.

"Huahp!"

Kang Oh swung his sword with all his might; after all, he could not retreat now.

Cut it!

It stinks!

Kang Oh and Baramut!

Their power is dead. In the end, neither side could cope with the other and both were forced to retreat.

Gyareureu.

The tiger opened its mouth, allowed it to slightly look at its teeth, and then disappeared, retreating deeper into the cave.

"I can't let go."

Kang Oh followed him deeper into the cave. However, a system message appears, informing him that Gluttony is no longer active.

'I have to catch him no matter what!'

Since Gluttony was inactive, he could not catch up to Baramut anymore. It only meant that he had to catch it now while he still knew where it was.

Once again forgetting that he could call Eder, Kang Oh chased after Baramut at high speed. 

But does Baramut agree that the two of them should end it all here?

Otherwise, is there nowhere else to run but this cave?

The two met inside a vast cave, gemstones embedded around them, illuminating the cave. 

As soon as he entered the cave, Baramut attacked.

His black camouflage had disappeared, revealing his orange fur and black stripes once again. The tiger then began its brutal attack! 

Kuheong!

He roared and swung his giant front legs. 

Kang Oh responded immediately. 

"Dead!"

Kang Oh forcefully swung his demonic sword.

Their final battle has begun.

Both of them continued to launch attack after attack in an attempt to kill the other. 

Both Kang Oh and Baramut preceded the defense and focused entirely on the attack.

Kangs. Gang. Kang, kang!

His sword and claws clashed nonstop.

They also did not hold back on their skills.

Cut it! Earth Shards! Cut it!

Wind Claws! Roars! Wind Claws!

Amidst all that, due to the ferocity of their confrontation, the two of them continued to suffer damage.

Shards of red lights continued to flow from Kang Oh and Baramut little by little.

And yet!

One side gradually gains.

Kang Oh swung his sword as if in a trance.

His concentration is at its peak now.

With the experience and talent he has as a gamer who mastered Warlord as the strongest in the game, as well as his Hyper Intuition, his combat senses in real life, as well as his formidable character...!

All these factors combined raged, like metal being melted in a furnace, even when facing such a powerful enemy in such a desperate battle! His power exploded at once.

Baramat too, survived to the end.

It used its golden skill effect!

It also repeatedly used Wind Claw and washed it away.

However, Kang Oh swung his sword like a madman, and continued to fend off all the wind whips that came towards him.

Moreover, his first attack on his shield had formed cracks along its surface, and by repeating his attack on the cracked surface, it broke instantly.

One step. One more step.

Kang Oh advanced steadily.

While Baramut was pushed back.

The kuaaang!

Baramut roared with all his might.

A normal person will feel weak in the knees!

But the frightened dog barked the loudest.

Instead, Kang Oh's eyes were calm. No, they were completely silent.

Finally, Kang Oh unleashed his final attack.

Whirr.

With his demonic sword that split the world.

A snow-white line followed the trajectory of his sword!

Peock!

Baramut's vision became blurred.

He gathered all the remaining power to twist his body to one side of the cave.

It bowed its head in that direction and then met its end.

[You have defeated Baramut.]

[Baramut is a unique boss monster.]

[Baramut dropped an item that listed his name.]

[You have defeated a unique boss monster. Your fame has increased, and all your battle-related side stats have increased.]

[The Baramut Hunt Land has returned to its original name: The Quiet Lavero Forest.]

[You have obtained the title, 'King of the Lavero Forest'.]

'That's a unique boss?'

This means that this is the only thing in Arth's history, whether it be past, present, or future.

The Queen of Spiders, Alishi, will come back to life after a certain period of time.

To be more specific, it will reappear. That's natural, because it's a game.

However, unique boss monsters would not respawn.

There's only one of them!

If they get killed, it's him!

So, Baramut, in the truest sense, has died.

There will never again be anyone who can see Baramut again.

Also, boss monsters would drop the only equipment that bore their name.

Those are the four glittering utensils around Baramut.

Kang Oh gathered his equipment.

And he looked to where Baramut was bowing before dying.

The final act of the unique monster boss, Baramut.

Long ago...

"She seemed to miss her house."

It is said that the fox turned his head towards their house before they died.

That was how Kang Oh interpreted Baramut's last act.

'Why?'

Kang Oh walked in that direction.

There was a giant piece of cloth covering the wall. He lifted the cloth, revealing an area that seemed suitable for human habitation.

There are braziers, beds, tables, bookshelves and books, cookware, etc.

And there was the body of a robed old woman swaying on a rocking chair.

THANK YOU FOR READING