Chapter 200 Priestess Mion's Imprint
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Translator: JayM
Chapter: 200
Chapter Title: Priestess Mion's Imprint
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"Skaaat!!!"
"Sh...it!!!"
Mick and Pete shouted.
The Huntsman clan members couldn't close their gaping mouths.
It was hard to accept the situation.
It was because Skar had his arm around a ghoul.
No matter how tightly it was bound, it was still a monster. A normal person would have no reason to be with a ghoul.
Gazes filled with shock, bewilderment, and doubt were directed at Jeong Yoo-shin.
'Why is he taking a monster with him?'
'...Don't tell me?'
'A hole...? Kugh! Don't! Get out of my head!'
The Huntsman clan members exchanged glances in confusion. Some clutched their heads and muttered something.
"Skar, are you in your right mind?"
Lumi stepped forward and asked.
Jeong Yoo-shin nodded.
"Of course. My mind is clearer than ever."
"..."
Hearing those words, the Huntsman clan members took a step back.
A fear of a different kind crept up their spines.
They could understand the fly monster, but they couldn't figure out this half-breed barbarian at all.
Jeong Yoo-shin gripped the Zweihänder with both hands.
"That's enough talk. We have work to do, don't we?"
He had spent too much time on this boss mob.
The fly-head was so flustered that it wasn't moving.
'For a boss, it's a bit of a ditz.'
Or maybe it had mistaken him for a monster after seeing him with a ghoul?
Jeong Yoo-shin bumped his body against Johnson and pushed him back.
"Johnson, get back. It's dangerous."
"Kip!!! Kip kip!!!"
Johnson understood at once and hurriedly fled.
Jeong Yoo-shin lowered his greatsword and took a stance.
"...!"
The fly monster noticed this and tried to retreat, but it was too late.
Jeong Yoo-shin twisted his waist with all his might and swung the sword.
From bottom to top.
A diagonal slash.
Whoooooooosh!!!
The heavy Zweihänder tore through the air and struck the fly monster's tentacle leg. It sliced through flesh, muscle, and bone in one go.
The severed leg plunged into the swamp, and the fly monster lost its balance and fell.
The fallen fly monster let out a silent scream and swung its tentacles wildly.
Fwoooosh!!!
Fwoooosh!!!
Fwoooosh!!!
As the bundle of tentacles struck the surface of the swamp, water splashed around here and there.
Jeong Yoo-shin quickly retreated.
At that moment…
Craaaaaack!!!
Johnson, who had been moving away, was hit by a tentacle and flew through the air.
Jeong Yoo-shin's eyes widened.
"Johnson!!!"
The ghoul flew far away and crashed into the swamp. It wasn't moving.
Jeong Yoo-shin turned his head and glared at the fly monster.
It was missing one leg and was half-kneeling on the swamp, barely balancing with one arm on the ground.
"You son of a bitch!!!"
Jeong Yoo-shin spat out a curse and ran toward the fly-head.
The journey he had shared with Johnson came to his mind.
Johnson, who had been hit on the head for not being properly educated.
Johnson, who had tried to run away while he was dozing off.
Johnson, who had given him a triumphant wink when he saw a group of ghouls.
But also Johnson, who trembled in fear in front of a strong monster.
It wasn't a good memory, but it was a stimulus that could bring him to his senses from a drowsy state, and he was a companion who had shared the journey with Jeong Yoo-shin.
Boom!!!
Boom!!!
Revenge burned in his heart, but it wasn’t easy to approach the fly monster because of the dozens of tentacles that were rampaging about.
"Shoot!!!"
The cat beast-person, Lumi, shouted from a distance.
The Huntsman clan members took their positions and fired their arrows.
In an instant, dozens of arrows flew and lodged themselves in the fly monster's body.
Thump, thump, thump!!!
The fly monster flinched, and its eyes turned red.
"Paralysis beam!!! Dodge!!!"
A few of the vanguards who were hesitating were hit by the red beam and their bodies stiffened. Unfortunately, they were immediately pierced by the awl of a swinging tentacle, and they died.
Jeong Yoo-shin took advantage of the gap, rushing in while swinging his greatsword again.
But the fly monster, as if it was conscious of Jeong Yoo-shin, rolled its body in one go and dodged.
Fwoooosh!!!
As the huge body rolled in the swamp, a huge spray of water rose up and obscured Jeong Yoo-shin’s vision.
The latter broke through the wall of water and moved forward.
The green Zweihänder in his hand flickered.
The greatsword had two kinds of magic.
Fog Step.
A magic that emitted a cold fog around him, allowing him to hide his body in it.
Thanks to this magic, he was able to approach the fly monster undetected.
The other one was…
Jeong Yoo-shin rushed in and thrust his sword forward.
Puuuuuuuuk!!!
The broken greatsword pierced the fly monster's belly and lodged itself deep inside it.
A greenish chill flowed out from the wound.
The rampaging fly monster's body stiffened.
Frost Stalker.
A magic that sealed the opponent's movements. Of course, only when the attack landed.
'Just like now.'
Jeong Yoo-shin let go of his sword, stepped back, and looked at Lumi.
The latter immediately came to her senses and urged the Huntsman clan members.
"Shoot!!!"
The Huntsman clan members drew their bowstrings again and quickly fired their arrows.
The arrows rained down on the immobilized fly monster's body.
The fly monster couldn't move and was hit by all the magic-imbued arrows.
"Tsk."
Jeong Yoo-shin clicked his tongue.
The Zweihänder stuck in the fly monster's belly was scattering like fog.
When he had found it, it was a used greatsword with only two charges left.
He had thought that it was a piece of equipment that shouldn’t be on the 13th floor, but seeing the sword disappear, he now thought that this was a plausible balance patch.
He wasn't disappointed. He had sufficiently 'understood' the sword's magic.
If he had the capacity, he could summon it again with Sacred Weapon's property imbuement.
'Not now, though.'
He had used his mana several times while wandering the swamp with Johnson.
It was a miracle that he had broken through this far with a body weary from frequent sleeping outdoors and depleted of mana.
The fly's body twitched. It seemed like it would move soon. Its eyes flashed red, as if it was very angry.
Just as Jeong Yoo-shin was about to rush at the fly monster again.
"Skar!!!"
Someone called his name from behind.
A familiar voice.
Jeong Yoo-shin hurriedly turned his head.
Two people were visible. Jeong Yoo-shin's body stiffened.
"Karin?! Priestess Mion-nim?! How...?"
"Let's subjugate that monster first!"
Mion, her platinum blond hair flying, instantly chanted holy magic.
[Holy Barrier]
[Cure]
[Fast Heal]
[Strength]
[Blessing]
[Smite]
A brilliant flash of light erupted around Jeong Yoo-shin's body.
He looked down at his own body.
"Crazy...!"
His fatigue disappeared, and he was now overflowing with strength. Though it wasn't as much as before. Because he had the Half-Incubus imprint, the holy magic’s effect on him was halved.
But the high priestess' buff magic still ignored the Incubus imprint and completely restored Jeong Yoo-shin's body.
"Mion? What about me?"
Karin chimed in.
"Just stay there."
"Ek?"
While Karin was standing there with a dumbfounded expression…
Jeong Yoo-shin rushed at the fly monster.
[Sacred Weapon]
Property Imbuement.
Gale.
Jeong Yoo-shin swung a golden single-edged sword as he jumped up.
Boom!!!
Water splashed, and Jeong Yoo-shin's body instantly flew over the fly monster's head.
Jeong Yoo-shin threw away the shining single-edged sword and raised his hand again.
[Sacred Weapon]
As he wished, a golden Zweihänder was reborn in his hand in the form of a complete greatsword.
Jeong Yoo-shin, floating in the air, fell toward the back of the fly monster's neck and brought the greatsword down.
The fly monster lifted its head and shot a red light from its eyes.
Ting!!!
The paralysis beam hit Jeong Yoo-shin's body, but Karin's panties blocked it.
Krrrrunch!!!
The greatsword came down in a straight line, pierced the back of the fly monster's neck, and lodged itself deep within.
Property Imbuement.
Frost Stalker.
A golden fog bloomed in wisps from where the greatsword was stuck.
The fly monster's body stiffened.
The Huntsman clan members didn't even think of firing arrows again and just stared blankly up at Jeong Yoo-shin.
The courage to rush fearlessly at a monster with the power to kill a person with ease…
Not only that, but he also summoned various weapons to the point where they couldn't figure out what kind of magic he was using.
His skill in handling those weapons was also quite proficient.
It was like watching a dance.
Jeong Yoo-shin balanced himself on the back of the fly's neck, took out his crossbow, and aimed it at its head.
Click.
Point-blank fire.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
The bolts shattered the fly's eyes and lodged themselves there.
The fly monster trembled.
Jeong Yoo-shin skillfully took out his bastard sword, swung it, and plunged it deep into the fly's eye.
Puuuuuuuuk!!!
He didn't stop there and jumped on the bastard sword, landing on the fly's head.
"It's over."
Shing.
He took out the blue longsword, held it in a reverse grip, and plunged it into the fly monster's head.
Smash!!!
The blade of the longsword dug into the top of the fly's head, went deep inside, and tore its brain up.
Instant death.
The fly monster trembled, then slowly collapsed.
Ruuuuuuumble!!!
With a heavy sound, the fly monster's body fell into the swamp water.
Jeong Yoo-shin jumped from the collapsing fly monster and landed on the swamp floor.
Fly Count.
Subjugation complete.
The clan members stared at Jeong Yoo-shin with their mouths agape. It was a feat that was unbelievable even after seeing it with their own eyes.
No one moved, and no one made a sound.
Mion broke the silence and rushed to Jeong Yoo-shin.
"Skar-nim!!! Are you hurt anywhere?!"
Jeong Yoo-shin, who had come to his senses, looked at Mion.
"Priestess Mion-nim, how in the world did you get here...?"
"I heard that you had gone missing in the swamp area.”
Mion said while taking Jeong Yoo-shin's hand.
The Huntsman clan members and Mick's party rushed over.
"Skar, that was truly amazing!"
"Crazy. To have this level of skill!"
Lumi also approached him.
"It seems that the news got to you guys in time. Let's get out of here for now. Or else, we might attract the attention of other monsters."
The Huntsman clan members began to clean up.
They cut the fly monster's body and put the necessary parts in a bag.
Jeong Yoo-shin rushed to Johnson.
Johnson was already dead. His eyes were wide open, as if he had died with grievances.
"Hoo. Johnson, farewell."
Jeong Yoo-shin let out a sigh and closed Johnson's wide-open eyes.
The Huntsman clan members finished cleaning up and headed to the resting place.
The resting place was nearby. The appearance was also similar. A small hut on a dry hill.
Jeong Yoo-shin and his party members lit a bonfire in front of the hut and sat down.
"...So I came here at Karin-nim's request."
Mion explained the whole situation.
Jeong Yoo-shin gathered his drowsy mind, listened to the end of the story, and summarized.
"So Lumi sent out one explorer to inform Karin of my disappearance, and she requested Mion-nim to accompany her?"
"Yes, that's right."
Mion nodded.
"What happened to that receptionist? The one who sold me the Bracelet of Unity."
"He's dead."
Karin answered instead of Mion.
Jeong Yoo-shin looked down at the bonfire.
"..."
The people were silent. They couldn't even guess what the half-breed barbarian was thinking.
Jeong Yoo-shin, who had been silent for a long time, lifted his head.
"Let's talk later outside."
"Alright."
The clan members chatted idly in front of the bonfire, then went into the hut to rest.
A few hours later.
The clan members who had woken up packed their belongings and headed to the transfer stone.
Since they were Huntsman clan members, their pathfinding skills were excellent.
Jeong Yoo-shin and the clan members walked for several hours and stood in front of the transfer stone.
Jeong Yoo-shin was the first to place his hand on the transfer stone.
Although no one had said it, this was a sign of acknowledging who the leader was.
Fwoooosh.
A red portal and a blue portal were created.
The party members entered the blue portal one by one.
"Priestess Mion-nim."
Jeong Yoo-shin looked at Mion.
Mion was a high priestess. In short, a retired high-rank explorer.
Mion read Jeong Yoo-shin's eyes and smiled.
"Skar-nim, I won't resent you, no matter what kind of imprint I receive."
"Is that so?"
His heart was heavy with the fact that Mion had come all this way for him.
Jeong Yoo-shin, Mion, and Karin were the last to step into the blue portal.
He felt a brief floating sensation and then landed on the ground.
A cool autumn wind brushed past Jeong Yoo-shin.
When he opened his eyes, the evening sun was setting over the city walls.
And he felt a sense of liberation.
'I've gotten an imprint.'
Karin's red ears also perked up, as if she had gotten an imprint, and Mion also gave a bitter smile.
All three of them had gotten an imprint.
"Skar-nim? Are you going to check your imprint first?"
At Mion's question, Jeong Yoo-shin shook his head.
"I'll come and see you separately tomorrow. I'm too tired today."
"Yes. Please get some rest and come and see me afterwards."
Lumi approached them with a tired expression.
"Leave the reward and the miscellaneous calculations to our clan and rest easy. I'll visit the inn later."
"Alright."
Finally, Mick's party approached them and sent a sign language message.
'We should have a drink, right? We have more to talk about.'
Jeong Yoo-shin chuckled.
"Give me a few days."
Jeong Yoo-shin walked slowly with Karin and arrived at the inn.
Eru and Ingrid were waiting at the inn while wearing skirts.
"I'm back."
Jeong Yoo-shin bowed his head with a tired expression. Ingrid placed her hand on the former's shoulder.
"Skar, you've come back alive."
"That's right. I'll get some rest for now."
"Alright."
Jeong Yoo-shin parted ways with them, washed himself roughly, went up to the second floor, and laid down on the bed.
As soon as he felt the soft sensation, he immediately fell asleep.
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At the same time…
The Earth Mother Goddess’ temple.
The priestess who had checked Mion's imprint had a worried expression.
"This imprint...?!"
"What kind of imprint is it?"
Mion prepared herself. She had entered the labyrinth for Skar-nim, so she had no regrets.
But she couldn't help but be curious.
"Hoo. To think you've gotten such an evil imprint."
The priestess sighed repeatedly and hesitated.
"What kind of imprint is it?"
Mion asked, but the priestess just closed her eyes tightly and placed her hand on her forehead.
"To think that the kind-hearted Priestess Mion-nim has gotten such a sinister imprint. Ah, Earth Mother Goddess! Why such a trial!?"
"..."
Mion puffed out her cheeks. It was because the priestess's voice was faintly tinged with mischief.
The priestess approached Mion and whispered.
"Mion-nim's imprint is..."
As the whisper ended, Mion's eyes widened.
"R-Really?!"
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T/N - Poor Johnson. Press F to pay respect.
Also, what a cliffhanger. I bet the author won’t reveal it in the next chapter too. Not the first time they did this. I’m super curious what it is.
Lastly, the MC is getting more powerful now. Gone are his neck biting days. Too bad about the sword, but at least he now has its template for his Sacred Weapon imprint. Only now do I realize just how OP the upgraded Sacred Weapon imprint truly is. He really should find more templates to copy. I bet Ingrid’s greatsword, for example, is a magic weapon.