Dungeon Hunter
Chapter 52's

Cake and Cockroach

Lichs are Archmages who voluntarily cast forbidden spells to transform themselves into the undead in pursuit of immortality.

Whereas when a skilled knight becomes an undead, they become a Death Knight.

If that was the case, then what about the king of that one country, who was transformed into an undead through a curse?

"That's the Eternal King?" ask Eder.

"Yes. Eternal King, Arumode."

Long ago, before the rise of the Altein Empire, there were several countries on the continent vying for supremacy.

It was like the Warring States period in China, the Sengoku period in Japan, or the Three Kingdoms period in Korea.

At this time, there was a weak and small country called Graham, which was ruled by Arumode.

Graham's kingdom was invaded many times by its neighbors.

With the Kingdom on the brink of collapse due to this constant invasion, Arumode made a radical choice.

He has decided to use the cursed memento of Katan; katan has killed the most people in history and came to be known as the most famous witch.

As a result, the capital was engulfed in death magic.

Arumode, the royal family, the nobles, and even the civilians were unable to avoid death.

The soldiers and commanders from neighboring countries outside the palace were also annihilated.

After that, countless undead came out from the ground inside Graham.

Now, the Graham Kingdom has become a hunting ground for players known as the Graham Ruins.

The boss of the Graham Ruins was none other than Arumode himself.

"It's really a stronger body than the one I have now."

Eder pointed at himself with a thin finger.

He still had some black stains on his skull from Caraco's lightning.

"The body's pretty tired, right?" Kang Oh asked.

"It's going to collapse. It's still the best I have, for now" Eder replied.

In his previous residence, the Hidden Laboratory's underground prison, he kept a large pile of bones.

Of those countless bones, this skeleton was in the best condition.

"It's time to change it."

"That's right."

"alright. Then let's change it to Arumode's body. And clean it up while we do it too."

"Cleaned?"

What kind of cleaning?

"The Eternal King, Arumode, monopolizes all these really annoying people."

Kang Oh showed an ominous expression as if he was looking at trash or insects.

"What kind of people are they?"

This was the first time Eder had seen him put on an expression of disdain. Therefore, he became curious.

Kang Oh replied briefly, "Graverobbers!"

* * *

"Ugh," Sephiro, who had arrived at their meeting point, groaned.

They just separated yesterday.

Therefore, she believed that Kang Oh would not call her for a while.

However, Kang Oh called him almost a day later and Sephiro had no other choice in the matter.

"What are we doing today?" Sephiro asked.

“Please help me hunt down Immortal King Arumode,” said Kang Oh.

"Eternal King Arumode?"

Sephiro tilted his head. He had heard that name somewhere before.

“It was a level 150 undead type monster boss. He reappears once a day at the Graham Ruins,” Kang Oh briefly explains.

"Grahams Ruins... Isn't that the territory of the graverobbers?"

"I've heard that there's a shitty guy in there."

"If we enter the Graham Ruins, then they will make a fuss, saying that we have entered their territory. Not only that, if we want to kill the boss monster, then we have to fight first. "

“I'm sure it's true,” said Kang Oh as if talking about strangers.

"Then why are we going there?"

"I want to change this guy's body."

Kang Oh pointed towards Eder.

Eder smiled as if saying, 'Please take care of me.'. Of course, it didn't look like he was smiling.

"Ah, you said something about if you have a stronger body, then you will be able to use more of your strength."

Sephiro immediately recalled what Eder had said to him.

"Right," answered Eder.

"Do you really need the body of Immortal King Arumode?" Sephiro asked.

"We don't really need one, but there's no reason to choose another either."

"Against the graverobbers isn't a good enough reason?"

In response, Kang Oh just grinned.

"Mr Sephiro."

"Yes?"

"There's a cake in front of us, but on the way there, we see a cockroach. Will you avoid that cockroach and run away?"

"So, the graverobbers to you are nothing more than cockroaches?"

The graverobbers that Sephiro knew were definitely not cockroaches. They are, at least, scorpion-level.

Of course, he agreed that the graverobbers were trash.

However, Kang Oh disagreed with Sephiro's thinking.

Kang Oh said firmly, "They're not even cockroaches."

* * *

The castle walls had collapsed in various places. They could not even see the top of the fort.

The royal palace, the stone statues, as well as what looked like a fountain were all worn out. It's all ruined.

This is the Graham Ruins.

It was a place where endless undead monsters sprung up from the ground.

But every time the undead took out their heads, the pole would directly stab him.

The graverobbers would then drag the undead and immediately kill them.

"Poison Ghoul, killed," said a graverobber wearing a purple mask and hood.

"Gather his things. Then we move on to the next point" said another graverobber wearing matching clothes.

"Understood."

This was not a hunt; it was a one-sided massacre that took place everywhere inside the Graham Ruins.

Meanwhile, the man who made this place a slaughterhouse was inside the throne room, where Arumode respawn.

He was the leader of the graverobbers and the guildmaster of the Death Potion guild, Malcolm.

"No problem?" Malcolm asked the vice-captain.

"We collected everything as usual" the vice-captain said.

"Make sure you are careful of anyone who is unemployed or who is trying to steal any item."

"Understood."

The Death Potion Union was a workshop.

A workshop is basically a factory that makes money through games.

It made the members work like slaves, and run like sweatshop factories. Leaders run it without regard to the condition or welfare of the worker and his salary is poor!

"Don't forget to get everyone together on time."

"Understood."

"Remember that Arumode is worth hundreds of times more than the garbage outside!" malcolm said.

It was a sentence that the vice-captain had heard hundreds of times now.

The vice-captain inwardly chewed on it.

Malcolm was an alchemist.

He collected the poison from Arumode's body and created the so-called Arumode Poison.

The Arumode Poison was the most powerful poison that players could use right now.

As such, it was sold at a high price to players who carried out large-scale raids, union wars, or premeditated assassinations.

Malcolm took 100% of the profits.

The small advantage of the 'trash' that Malcolm meant, or the undead monster outside, would belong to his workers.

Even so, the vice-captain and the other members of the Death Potion could not leave.

They were all indebted to Malcolm, and there was a gangster who supported him.

At that moment...

"Huh?"

Malcolm furrowed his brows.

[Guild 'Going as Three' has made a declaration of war.]

[The union war will now begin.]

[The guild's duration of war is one day.]

[When the guild war is underway, the guild's marker and name will appear on behalf of each member.]

This message was not only seen by Malcolm, but by all members of the Death Potion simultaneously.

"What's this!?"

Malcolm looked surprised. Suddenly guild war?

"President!" call the vice-captain in a trembling voice.

"Silent. First, find out what you can about the guild 'Go as Three'."

"Understood."

Just as the vice-captain was about to leave, Malcolm stopped him.

"Oi, tell all the workers to gather here first."

"Yes sir."

The vice-captain left.

They walked quickly and were locked in thought.

'The guild war will take place one day. Our union has 50 members and its union rank is C. If that was the case, then they would have to pay 2,000 gold deposits to make a declaration of war...'

The declaration of the war deposit was different depending on the duration of the guild war, the rank of the guild, and the guild members.

The deposit of the Death Potion cost 2,000 gold!

That's worth 20 million won ($20,000 USD)!

The winning party can then request compensation up to five times the value of their deposit.

So if they won, they would get 10,000 gold! In real-life currency terms, it is 100 million won ($100,000 USD)!

In order to win the guild war, one party would have to surrender within the time limit, lose 80% of its members, or lose their guildmaster.

If none of these conditions are met within the time limit, then the party declaring war will lose.

However, the guild 'Go as Three' had set the guild's war duration to only one day.

The Union of Death Potions only needed to last for one day.

'But the fact that they started an unfortunate fight means that ...'

The vice-captain's face was getting darker. He doesn't have a good feeling about this. Something's going on.

* * *

There are two types of people that Kang Oh doesn't like. No, scratch it, hate it.

First, someone who stands in his way, or uses their power to rule him.

Though he had already done the same to Eder, Darion, and Sephiro with their contracts.

'If I do, it's romantic. If someone else does, it's an affair.'

Kang Oh has a trashy philosophy like 'If I do it, it's okay, but if someone else does it, it's not.'.

Second, they rely on numbers.

'Especially guilds!'

Kang Oh had no problems with the small guild that existed among friends or adventurers, or the artisan guild.

What he hated was the large guild that acted as a tall and mighty or evil guild that monopolized the hunting grounds.

The Death Potion Guild, known as graverobbers, was one of these evil guilds.

'You must get rid of all the guilds that have dungeons and require entrance fees, or those that claim the dungeon as their territory!'

That's why Kang Oh plans to destroy the graverobbers.

Right now, Kang Oh, Eder, and Sephiro are facing the Graham Ruins from the top of the hill.

"Are we really facing them head-on?" Sephiro asked.

“That's the only way they don't run,” said Kang Oh without turning his eyes down.

The most annoying tactic graverobbers can do is to hide.

Because they only need to last for a day.

But what if the three of them went straight into the heart of their territory?

'They will come rushing towards us like moths to a flame.'

At that time, they only needed to destroy it.

Sephiro sighed at the confident posture of Kang Oh.

"I know how strong you are Mr. Kang Oh, but it's still 3 vs. 50."

"I won 1 against 100."

After all, I am the one who finished the Fight Against 100 Men!

Sephiro closed his mouth.

He's correct. Kang Oh won the 1-on-100 fight, so why couldn't he win the 3-on-50 fight?

But why did he find it harder to deal with her than an incompetent superior?

'This guy is the worst.'

If he could go back in time, he would kick back on his past for saying in an interview that he would give anyone who completed Fight Against 100 Men whatever they wanted.

Eder appeared behind him and patted him on the shoulder to comfort him.

"It'll be easier to accept."

"Ehem."

At that moment, Kang Oh, who was still looking at the Graham Ruins, saw something.

There was a user riding a horse towards the ruins.

Given which direction he came from, he must have come from a nearby town.

'He must have some info about our guild.'

Kang Oh's reduction was very precise.

He was looking at the vice-captain of the Death Potion guild.

The vice captain had obtained information regarding the 'Go as Three' guild from the Guild Bureau and was on his way back.

Kang Oh checked the time.

"There's an hour left before Arumode respawn."

Everything would end once they defeated the Death Potion guild and Arumode, and he gave his body to Eder.

That'll be easy.

"Then shall we go?"

Kang Oh leads.

"Good."

Eder immediately followed behind him.

"Can't avoid it. It's best to enjoy this" muttered Sephiro, as if he was memorizing a spell, and began to move.

Kang Oh, Eder, and Sephiro head to Graham Ruins.

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