Dungeon Hunter
Chapter 56's

What Happens Will Happen

[Cursed Ground: You are in the Total Annihilation Domain.]

[Resistance is impossible.]

[HP is falling fast.]

[HP down 1%.]

[HP down 1%.].

Total Destruction was an extremely powerful curse that even Kang Oh could not hope to resist its effects.

He also lost 1% HP per second.

In other words, if a living being remained within the domain for 100 seconds, then they would die; truly a terrifying curse.

Of course, Total Destruction had the opposite effect on Eder; his HP actually rose by 1% every second.

HP Arumode does the same. There was only one way to defeat him now; depleting all of his HP with a single punch.

But there's always another way out. There is an easy way to beat Arumode when Total Annihilation is active.

If he was exposed to the black sun tattoo before the curse of Total Destruction killed him, then the curse would disappear and Arumode would die.

"Again the sun tattoo on his chest!" Kang Oh shouted and rushed forward.

Sephiro and Eder already knew this, so they immediately acted.

First, Sephiro made three arrows and shot.

Shot Three Times!

At first, the three arrows flew in different directions, but then changed direction and entered the heart of Arumode.

However, Arumode protected himself with his giant shield.

Bang.

The arrow hit the shield and fell to the floor.

Kang Oh seized the opportunity and rushed forward. He kicked the floor and jumped into the air once again.

"Houp."

The last time he jumped off Eder's back, so he couldn't reach the same height as before, but he was still quite tall. He then swung his sword down.

If Arumode raised his shield to block the attack, then it would leave him open to Sephiro and Eder's attacks.

So, Arumode did not lift his giant shield.

Instead, he bent his knees and tilted his shield as if hiding his body.

In doing so, Arumode protects his body and head with his shield.

Clangs!

His demonic sword struck the shield.

Arumode firmly remained in place.

Kang Oh quickly moved behind Arumode.

He looked at Arumode's back, covered in his faded robe.

Whirr.

Kang Oh swung his sword diagonally. He slashed down the Arumode robe and left a clear cut of the sword.

However, it does not damage Arumode's chest protector.

The Arumode wound was quickly healed through the curse effect of Total Destruction.

'Do I have to use the Devil Trigger?' Kang Oh pondered for a moment.

If he were to use the Devil Trigger, then he might be able to break through Arumode's iron defenses, or inflict enough damage to defeat Arumode's healing ability.

At that moment, Eder moved.

Eder's voice was grim, a sign that he was casting a spell.

Eder extended her thin hand towards Arumode.

It was Bone Bind, a spell that created bones in a designated area!

Bones formed around the bull symbol on Arumode's shield.

Eder quickly quashed his spell, recalculated where he wanted it next, and cast Bone Bind once more.

His body was too weak before, so he could not show everything he could do. But now that the curse had strengthened his abilities, he was able to show more of his original skills.

His casting speed was extremely fast and his bones formed instantly.

The explosion!

Sounds like something exploded.

Thud.

The shield fell to the ground, revealing Arumode's chest.

One bone fragment had pierced through the sun tattoo!

Arumode must have blocked Kang Oh's sword and Sephiro's arrow, but he was also unable to block Eder's bone magic.

Although his defensive posture allowed him to defend effectively from physical and long-range attacks, he had no defense against magic attacks.

That's why someone as weak as Malcolm could kill Arumode so easily.

Malcolm has implanted his poison with life and used it to attack Arumode. With that, he could attack the Arumode sun tattoo easily, just like how the smallest crack would cause water to spill.

"Guuu."

Arumode groans in pain.

The black sun tattoo, pierced by the broken bones, began to fade.

"Oh Graham, eternal ..."

Arumode fell to the side.

Thud.

His huge body caused dust to rise as he fell to the ground.

[The effect of the Cursed Ground's Domain has ended.]

[You are no longer cursed.]

[You have defeated the Eternal King, Arumode.]

[You have leveled up.]

"Hoo."

Kang Oh took a breath.

"We won" said Eder happily.

He finally got a new body!

"Sister, if it wasn't for you, we would have been dead. Thank you very much" Sephiro said happily.

Kang Oh takes the shield that Arumode left behind.

[Banteng Graham Shield]

The shield used by the king of Graham's kingdom, Arumode.

It was made a long time ago and decorated with the symbol of the Graham Kingdom, the bull.

These shields were made at a time when craftsmen were not skilled in handling metal, so they were very thick and heavy.

Arumode continued to use this shield even after he became an undead, thus having the power to fight against death.

+ Immortal's Shield: For 30 seconds, you heal the amount of damage you block with the shield.

Cooling: 10 min

Rating: BB

Capability: Defense +170, Physical +20, Mental -10, Curse Resistance +5%

Minimum Requirements: Level 100. Physical 200.

"He really is an undead; he doesn't fall much."

Arumode dropped only one shield. Not only that, it's just BB-rank.

Compared to Baramut or Caraco, Arumode loot is bad.

"But we were able to get a new body instead" Eder said.

His shoulders were raised due to the prospect of obtaining a new body.

"I think you're right. Can you have that thing?"

Kang Oh pointed at Arumode's body.

"I'll try it."

Eder left his skeleton and entered Arumode's body.

Eder begins to control Arumode's body.

He pushed to the floor with both hands and stood up. However, he was not used to Arumode's body, so he lost his balance and started tripping.

"Master Kao Oooh!" Eder said, just standing up.

He was not used to the body, so his pronunciation was still bad.

"Did you say Mr Kang Oh?"

Eder nodded his head.

"How does it feel?" Kang Oh asked.

"It's claustrophobic" answered Eder, his pronunciation still bad.

"It's cramped?"

Kang Oh's expression seemed to say 'No way that'.

If the body of the skeleton is like a small cheap hotel room, then the body of Arumode is at least like an apartment with three rooms.

"I think he said he liked it" said Sephiro, and Eder nodded his head.

"He can't even say the words correctly, so it doesn't seem right to ask you anything else. Get used to that body for now."

"I understand."

This time, Kang Oh could understand it.

"Then let's go back."

He has no business here anymore.

"Good."

* * *

Kang Oh's entourage leaves Graham Ruins and returns to Altein.

They passed through Altein's front gate, which was always wide open, and Sephiro said goodbye.

"Today is fun. See you soon."

"OKAY. Thank you for all your hard work."

Sephiro is a slave whom he can use in limited quantities. No, it was because he was a mercenary that Kang Oh could not take him to find the basement or go hunting.

So, Kang Oh did not stop him from leaving.

"Yes?"

"I need time to re-model this body as well."

Eder had trained his pronunciation on his return to Altein, so Kang Oh could understand it now.

"You need time to remodel Arumode's body for your purposes?"

"Yes." Yeah."

"How long do you think it will take?"

"I'm not sure now."

“You have time until our departure to the Baritone Desert,” said Kang Oh.

He would give him time until they had to go to the Baritone Desert, meaning he had about 2 weeks.

"Thank you."

That much time should be a lot. Eder thanked me.

"Yes. Make sure you remodel it to your liking and become stronger."

That way, he could continue training him like a horse in even more difficult areas.

"OKAY. Then I'll go now."

Eder left, headed for his house.

Just as Kang Oh was about to leave, he received a message from Asu.

oppa, happy Chuseok!

this is not Chuseok weekend.

Chuseok weekend is the day after tomorrow.

- My schedule was congested during Chuseok, so I couldn't get into Arth. So that's why I'm giving you my good hope now.

- Then I guess I should tell you to work hard instead of having a fun Chuseok. Make a lot of money, popular idol lady.

- Okay! You also make a lot of money, Oppa!

- Good. See you around.

Kang Oh closed the message window.

"I wonder when Dungeon Conquering Man is airing ..."

The Man Who Conquers Dungeons or the Underground Conqueror Man will be airing in two days.

* * *

Next day.

Death Potion's Guildmaster, Malcolm, returns to Graham Ruins.

"I'll kill you!"

As soon as he entered the Graham Ruins, he began to curse.

He had already cursed Kang Oh's party several times in real life and angrily called his workers completely useless as well. Despite all that, he could not vent all his anger.

The vice-captain approached him.

"President, please calm down. Please sign the postwar agreement."

As a result of losing the guild war, all members of their guild were hit by the 'Loser's Brand' debuff'.

Loser brands decrease a person's ability by 90%.

With this, they would not be able to continue their operations at the Graham Ruins like before.

So, their top priority was to sign a postwar agreement to eliminate the debuff.

"I didn't sign anything" Malcolm said.

"Excuse me?"

The vice captain's expression seemed to say, 'What are you talking about?'.

"I'll disband the guild."

"If you disband the guild without signing the agreement, then you cannot create or enter the guild for half a year."

There are some benefits to the guild.

If a player was inside a guild, then when they went hunting or making items, they would receive additional experience or prowess.

Additional proficiency in skill or magic is very tempting.

Also, whenever guild members hunted or made items, they obtained union points.

These union points could be spent in the union market to purchase all sorts of liquid medicines or powerful equipment.

However, if Malcolm were to disband the guild now, not only would they lose all the guild points accumulated, but they would also not be able to enter the new guild for half a year.

"Please consider it again..."

Clearly, the vice-captain did not want the guild to be disbanded.

"Then, did you say I should give all that money to that bastard?"

What the vice-captain said upset him. He had to pay for Kang Oh's party of 10,000 gold.

That is 100 million won ($100,000 USD).

He could have just disbanded the guild and the matter would be over, so why would he have to give them money?

"..."

The vice-captain shut up.

He also inwardly chewed on Malcolm.

'He was supposed to make several hundred thousand gold from selling the Arumode Poison, yet he was stingy for 10,000 gold.... You bastard!'

"What's? You got a problem with that?"

Malcolm scowled and looked at the vice-captain.

"...No."

"Hmphs. Tell our men that we will disband the guild. And make sure they agree to it."

"I understand."

The vice-captain turned to leave. However, his eyes were filled with hatred.

Moments after they left, Malcolm opened the guildmaster's window and pressed disperse.

[Are you sure you want to dissolve the Death Potion guild?]

"Yes" said Malcolm without a hint of hesitation.

[Union members will now vote Yes or No.]

[The vote is ongoing.]

[The majority agreed to disband the guild.]

[The Death Potion Guild has been disbanded.]

[The Winner Rights of The Going as Three guild have disappeared.]

[The Losers' brand has disappeared. All abilities return to their normal state.]

[Guild has disbanded without signing a postwar agreement. As punishment, you must not make or enter the guild for half a year.]

Malcolm, who read the system's messages, checked the time. Not much time before Arumode reappears.

hey, get everyone here to kill Arumode.

Malcolm sent a message to his vice-captain.

The vice-captain arrived in person, instead of replying to the message.

"I told them to stand by."

"Let's go."

Malcolm's headed for the throne room.

His subordinates all gathered inside.

Malcolm checked the time again.

It's time for Arumode to respawn.

Although time passed, Arumode still did not respawn.

"What's this?"

Malcolm and his men waited another hour. Even so, Arumode will not appear.

"Something's wrong."

Arumode is a monster boss who respawns once a day.

The fact that it didn't mean that Kang Oh's side had done something to stop him.

"How dare you ruin my source of income!"

Malcolm got angry and stomped on the ground. As if that wasn't enough, he went berserk.

Then, the vice-captain raised his sword.

"I'll do this after we kill Arumode, but I don't think I need to wait for that anymore."

He looked at Malcolm, his voice filled with killing intent.

"You, what are you doing!? Do you want to die?" shouted Malcolm.

"Boy!" shouted the vice captain.

Later, former guild members surrounded Malcolm.

"You motherfucker! Do you really think you would be safe in real life if you did this !?"

They are not just connected through the game.

He is their president, debtor, and creditor.

They owe him!

How dare they raise their hands at him!?

"That's only if you stay safe in real life."

"What?"

"Kill him!"

The vice-captain rushed towards him and stabbed.

Poked.

The graverobbers swarmed him like a pack of wild dogs and stabbed him with their canes.

"Did you really think I would die from something like this !?"

Malcolm gritted his teeth and from his jar, firing the Arumode Poison everywhere.

The poisoned graverobbers died right then and there. However, Malcolm met the same fate and died as well.

The vice-captain shouted to the remaining graverobbers, "Quick and logout. We have to teach him a lesson. That's how we get out of here alive!"

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