Dungeon Hunter
Chapter 58's

New Eder

Chuseok weekend is over.

First, Jae Woo goes to the bank.

He has a lot of money in his bank account from playing Arth and his performances on TV.

"I came to pay my debt."

"I understand. And how much do you want to pay back?" the bank worker smiled professionally and said.

"All that!"

Jae Woo pays back all his family debts, as well as the interest.

They no longer owe!

"Thank you very much."

"of course. Careful."

Jae Woo leaves the bank.

He has about 2 million won ($2,000 USD) left in his bank account.

'And there's more money coming in ...'

If he sold the footage he beat Caraco and Arumode to Jin Cheol and also sold the Caracuni Golden Spear, then the money would be back soon.

'With that much...'

Next, Jae Woo goes to a real estate broker near his home.

"Did a young man like you come to a place like this?" said a middle-aged real estate broker, offering a cup of coffee.

"I want some information about the lease."

"Hire expensive at the moment."

"I'm not going to buy it right away, but I want to know how much it costs."

He had repaid his family's debt, so the next step was to get his family out of their underground home.

'To a suitable place for people to live.'

They had no choice at the moment, but there was absolutely no aspect of his current residence that he really liked.

Lately, if he just knocked on his kettle, it would break and not heat the water well.

It's winter soon, so Jae Woo wants them to move to a better place before then.

However, he could not buy the house directly, so he instead wanted to pay the rent.

"I understand. Do you have the style of home you want?"

"I want three or four rooms. I want a big and clean one. A place with plenty of sun; a separate house would also be nice. And if it was built recently, that's a plus too."

"Please wait a minute."

The broker looked at his tablet, perusing all the houses sold.

"I have one here that matches what you're looking for."

The broker gave him a tablet.

Jae Woo takes the tablet and checks the information regarding the house, as well as the photo.

"There are three rooms, and newly built."

It was an apartment, not a separate house, but close to her sister's school and seemed convenient for transportation.

He was also happy that there was a police station nearby.

Since he had two younger sisters to take care of, he had to worry about public safety.

"How much is this?"

"Hire is 300 million won ($300,000 USD). The security deposit is 50 million won ($50,000 USD) and the monthly rent is 3 million won ($3,000 USD)."

Kang Oh recorded the house information and market prices on his phone.

"Do you have another home to offer?"

"Nothing fits your picture. I'll show you some that might be interesting to you."

The broker shows several other houses and if Kang Oh is interested, he will write down the information on his phone.

"Thank you very much."

Since he had no other business here, he stood up.

"Be careful."

Jae Woo leaves the real estate agent and goes to several other agents as well, learning more about his house and market prices.

'I have to go looking for a house in my spare time while looking for money.'

He has several houses that he is interested in.

However, he did not see them up close; he had just seen their pictures and their info on the tablet.

Clearly, he needed to go to the house and see them directly.

"I have to hurry up and buy a house for us."

He paid off their debts.

Now, the next goal is to buy a house so that his family can live comfortably and safely.

'And one day a building too!'

Perhaps his obsession with owning a building stemmed from losing his father at such a young age.

Because she grew up losing her father, who then messed up her family, she longed for a safe place where she could protect her family.

The circumstances of his coma from being hit by a truck also contributed to that decision.

Jae Woo wants his family to live comfortably in case something happens to him.

He wanted a house and a building.

"I need to make a lot of money fast."

Jae Woo puts on his glasses as soon as he gets home.

Arth!

The swan that lays golden eggs.

The world was like a dream that allowed skilled people like him to change their lives!

* * *

Kang Oh searches the basement himself until Grano contacts him.

'The Baritone Desert isn't the only place with hidden dungeons.'

He had to use his time to find a way to make even a little more money.

Although he had been through all kinds of dungeons for a week, he had yet to find a new hidden dungeon.

"How about we go to an abandoned mine today?"

Kang Oh uses the gate to go to the mining town of Mountgale, located in the Grana Mountains.

A large amount of steel was buried within the Grana Mountains.

That's why there are so many mines, also abandoned mines here.

If these abandoned mines were ignored for a long period of time, then they would naturally become the habitat of monsters and turn into dungeons.

The abandoned mine is so vast and complex that it becomes the perfect hideout for the likes of Eder.

Otherwise, then there was a possibility that the monster boss was digging a new hidden dungeon.

If that was the case, then there would likely be a hidden dungeon down there, or a hidden area like the Bercy residence.

After all, there were five abandoned mines in the Grana Mountains that had become dungeons, and were labeled as Abandoned Mines 1, 2, 3, etc.

Kang Oh enters Abandoned Mine 1 first.

He saw some yellow eyes burning inside the dark mine.

Kyas.

Sha.

The monster cat, or Kuroneas, ran towards him.

They have red feathers and black stripes, and wear shackles in each hand; each shackle has three sharp blades attached to it.

They are only level 100.

"Soge away."

Kang Oh rushed into their midst and rampaged like a wild beast.

Whirr.

Two Kuroneas fell down with a single swing of his sword.

The explosion!

The Darkness Attack was activated and Kuroneas was swept away by the black wave.

At that moment, the Kunta Ring glowed.

[Golden Talent Ring Kunta has been activated.]

[Quest spontaneous for Darkness Strike has appeared.]

[Dark Attack 1]

The talent of Kunta resides within you. If you activate Darkness Strike 100 times, then you will receive more proficiency.

Darkness Attack: 0/100

Difficulty: Spontaneous

Reward: 10% increase in Darkness Strike ability

Darkness Strike's skill set is about 91%.

If his proficiency rose by 10%, then he would be able to use medium-level Darkness Attacks.

Kang Oh keeps cutting down Kuroneas.

Once they realized that the battle was not in their favor, the ferocious cats started running.

It was not strange; after all, these monsters had a natural tendency to escape.

Kang Oh unintentionally chases after the retreating Kuroneas.

Instead, he would thoroughly inspect every nook and cranny of the abandoned mine and see if there were any devices or secret areas.

After that, Kuroneas continued to appear and disturb him, but Kang Oh took it as a cooling exercise and easily killed them.

Soon, he finished passing through the entire abandoned mine.

"No."

He looked at every nook and cranny, but Hyper Intuition never showed him anything.

"Next."

Kang Oh is headed to Abandoned Mine 2.

A monster named Gubaras appears in this area.

Simply put, Gubaras is a giant pill bug.

Their shells are quite hard, but their attacks are weak and they move slowly, making them very easy to hunt.

Kang Oh swung his demonic sword.

Cut it!

In accordance with roly-poly, Coal curls up into a ball.

Thumping!

White line ripping off the Coal shell.

Fragments of light burst out from his body!

Kang Oh's attack power was so high that the Coal shell could not defend against him.

He repeatedly swung his sword and killed the Coal in front of him.

Scrolls.

The Coal, curled up into a ball, rolled towards him.

They slid down the slope and fell, resembling a gray snowball.

"Soge away."

Rather than dodging them, Kang Oh chose to attack every single person who was sliding towards him.

The explosion!

Bang out!

Gubaras flying in the air.

Kang Oh moved forward, slashed at them with his sword, hit them with his side, and stomped on them.

The road he had just walked through was now covered in thick carpets with countless corpses of Coal.

Of course, Kang Oh did not forget to carefully inspect the abandoned mine all this time.

In fact, Kang Oh was more focused on that than against Coal.

Even so, when he was at the end of the 2nd Abandoned Mine, he realized that there was nothing to be gained here either.

"There's nothing here either."

Kang Oh returns towards him heading to the next abandoned mine.

However, there was someone who headed straight towards him, even though the mine was vast.

The man's skin was gray, but he couldn't see his skin; he got this very familiar feeling from it.

'I've seen this guy somewhere before.'

He must have seen that face somewhere before. Kang Oh searches through his memories.

'Yes, he's frozen in a glass tube ...'

"The face... Eder?"

The name Eder just came out automatically.

His face was the same as Eder's original face which was filled with curses and a frozen body.

"You really know me."

Eder, who was getting a new body, smiled.

"You! Did you get your body back?" Kang Oh asked.

Is this the return of the legendary level 429 Healer?

"No."

Eder shook his head.

"What's going on?"

"Don't I tell you that I'm going to remodel Arumode's body?"

"Yes, you did say that."

"I remodeled Arumode's body to look exactly like mine."

"That's possible?"

First, Arumode was over 2 meters tall, but Eder seemed to be under 170s (centimeters).

"Haha. Who do you think I am? I am the legendary Healer and Necromancer! I'm an expert in life and death" said Eder, his voice filled with pride.

Kang Oh scowled.

"Hey, who told you to do plastic surgery? I told you to get stronger!"

Is this how parents feel when they enroll their children in private schools, pay tuition fees, but they cut their hair, dye their hair, and come back after buying clothes?

"Hoo, hoo. Please don't worry. Cosmetic renovations are just an addition."

"Extra? Then how strong are you?"

Kang Oh looked at him with a hint of anticipation.

"In addition to the Total Annihilation, I can use the two Cursed Ground Domains that Arumode uses."

The Cursed Ground Domain was Arumode's specialty, but Eder could also use it now.

"That's Ruined Ramparts and Rusty Sword, right?"

Ruined Ramparts lowered one's defenses and Rusty Sword lowered one's attack power.

"Yes." Yeah."

"Why can't you use Total Annihilation?"

"I'm sure it's because his black sun tattoo has been destroyed. There's a curse, but I can't use it."

"What else?"

Kang Oh looked at him, seemingly saying, 'Can't be, right?'.

"I'm becoming stronger physically."

"But you're a Necromancer."

Which is a class that does not depend on one's body.

"Now different. Since I became the Knight of the Curse."

"Knight Curse?"

"They refer to knights who can use magic as Magic Knights. So with that logic, I can use curses, so I'm the Knight of the Curse."

"When he was alive, Arumode was a Paladin, and in death, he was a Cursed Knight. Did you adopt that trait?"

"That's right. By obtaining this body, I can not only use my curse but also the skill of a knight."

"Oh, really? Then fight those people and show them your skills."

Kang Oh pointed towards the five Coal crawling inside the abandoned mine.

"Understood."

As soon as Eder approached them, the Coal rolled into a ball and attacked him.

A Star of David formed beneath him and he stepped on the floor.

Thud.

The magic circle turned into dozens of black lines and spread everywhere.

Fortress Crushed!

As soon as the Coal was hit by the curse, their defense dropped by about half!

Rat-a-tat-tat!

Gubaras. Eder started his counterattack.

And yet!

Kang Oh became empty for a moment.

Eder against them ...

"On empty hands?"

Eder struggled to tear off their outer shell with only his bare hands.

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