Chapter 85
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Translator: 8uhl
Chapter: 85
Chapter Title: Felling the Giants
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―You are currently watching Day 3 of the Greek S-rank dungeon time attack, the boss battle.
―The fight has been raging for three straight hours now! Both the commentator and Kim Soo-jin announcer are chugging energy drinks to keep up.
―This is my first 24-hour broadcast since becoming an announcer, but I'll keep the energy up till the end!
―Oh! Right on cue, Shin Ji-ui Hunter is discussing strategy with Kang Se-bin Hunter!
The camera zoomed in on Ji-ui and Se-bin’s faces. While Ji-ui’s eyes darted busily tracking the Cyclopes’ movements, Se-bin’s gaze was fixed solely on Ji-ui.
Heart eyes going nuclear
Ugh, really gotta hit the bathroom
Front-page material for next year's Hunter Patch confirmed lol
Mi-jun unnie ㅠㅠㅠㅠ don't get hurt plz ㅠㅠㅠㅠ
Is this live?
―Kang Se-bin Hunter! She finally kicks off from the ceiling and charges toward the Cyclopes!
―Oh! Shadows have grabbed the Cyclopes’ limbs! Kang Se-bin Hunter lands precisely on the monster’s shoulder!
In the footage, Se-bin leaped high before angling the blade of Yeong downward for a rapid descent.
―Kang Se-bin Hunter’s sword pierces the Cyclops’s shoulder!
―Two Cyclopes, limbs bound, can’t move a muscle!
Upon landing on the ground, Se-bin summoned dozens of black hands from the shadow at her feet, wrapping around the Cyclopes’ heads in one go.
Boom!!
She then stabbed Yeong into the shadow, anchoring it like a piton.
―Kang Se-bin Hunter has the monsters restrained—it looks like Shin Ji-ui Hunter will attack next!
―Planning to hurl them again like before?
―But pulling off that attack twice in a row seems tough.
The screen switched to Ji-ui. Ego had transformed into a shotgun shape, and Ji-ui aimed it toward the Cyclopes.
―She’s anchoring her weapon to the pillar behind the Cyclopes!
―And closing the distance fast! What’s the plan?!
GOD JIU GOD JIU GOD JIU
How many weapons does God Jui even have?
Just one, keeps shapeshifting it
Weapon's broken OP too wtf
Ha Mi-jun who made that thing ♡♡ insane
Just before passing between the two Cyclopes’ shoulders, Ji-ui morphed Ego into a mortar shape. The recoil sent Ji-ui’s body flying forward anyway, but the sonic mortar shell she fired rocketed straight toward the duo’s heads.
Kaboom!!
The earth-shaking blast pulverized their skulls in one shot. The beasts shattered without a scream, their massive bodies crumbling to dust that scattered through Chronos’s temple.
―Shin Ji-ui!!
―Shin Ji-ui!!
Insane
Wtf she went nuclear
Voice attacks can be THAT strong???
GOD JIU
GOD JIU
GODJIU GODJIU GODJIU GODJIU
♡♡ Beyond broken
[Inappropriate word detected]
―Phase 1, Cyclops battle—cleared just like that!!
―Incredible! Shin Ji-ui Hunter!
―Kang Se-bin Hunter neutralizes with Moon Shadow, followed by a nuke-level strike! Pure art!
The commentators ripped off their headsets in excitement, faces flushed as they leaned back into the feed.
Ji-ui, nearly crashing into a pillar, somersaulted midair to regain balance and reverted Ego to a megaphone, gripping it tight. She descended step by step like stairs, then dashed toward Mi-jun, who was under treatment.
Savior tending to his little lamb
Mi-jun hurt bad?
Cha Do-yun has healing skills? Only I didn't know?
Cha Do-yun was the most forgettable S-rank but now he's standing out
―Ha Mi-jun Hunter… ah, looks like a leg injury.
―Doesn’t seem too serious, but he should hit the hospital after the clear.
―Right on cue! True Chronos summons Tartarus’s Gate again.
―Phase 1 and 2 are basically one combo, really.
―Phase 2 monsters: Hecatoncheires. Hundred-armed, hundred-headed abominations.
A colossal gate swung open, and the Hecatoncheires lumbered out—three of them, just like the Cyclops brothers.
Once fully summoned, the Tartarus Gate crumbled to ash. True Chronos smirked with apparent interest.
“You okay?”
“Yeah. Thanks to Cha Do-yun Hunter, the bleeding stopped. I’ll hold till boss.”
Good. Ha Mi-jun Hunter’s complexion was way better than before.
“Wiping out the Cyclopes? Not bad for a mere human.”
True Chronos muttered then, summoning Tartarus’s Gate anew to unleash Phase 2: the Hecatoncheires.
Thud. Thud.
Three monsters erupted, each with hundreds of arms and heads. Sickles marked their foreheads too.
“Hecatoncheires! Tear them to shreds!”
Silent, they charged, flailing arms wildly. Too short to reach us, but the whipping limbs churned gale-force winds like propellers.
“Ngh!”
I raised a shield against the gusts, but anywhere in range shoved us back. Se-bin-i, less affected by wind, sent her shadow for the throats—only for hundreds of hands to snatch and rip it apart.
Crrunch.
Thick roots burst from the ground, twisting into a sturdy barrier that blocked the wind assault.
“Shin Ji-ui Hunter!”
“Got it!”
Bang!!
I pulled the trigger at the wooden shield. The sonic bullet shredded through effortlessly, streaking toward the Hecatoncheires.
“Groooar!!”
It punched into one’s torso. The beast paused its swings, hundreds of hands probing the hole.
Kaboom!!
Lightning crashed down. The sudden shock sent the panicked Hecatoncheires thrashing in agony.
“Gaaah!!”
Crash!
One swing demolished a pillar; cracks spiderwebbed the temple ceiling, threatening collapse.
“Regroup and hit ’em coordinated!”
[Speech Power increased]
[Awakener ‘Shin Ji-ui’s’ words unsettle all lifeforms in range.]
[Speech Result: Accepted]
Cha Do-yun Hunter’s Heaven’s Disaster quelled the winds. I activated Daybird’s Ear for a skyward leap; he drew his bowstring taut from the rear, gathering every gust.
Slash.
Se-bin-i vanished then reappeared, severing a Hecatoncheire’s ankle in a flash. Blood gushed from the slender joint supporting its bulk, pooling crimson instantly.
“Move!”
Kaboom!!
Se-bin-i scaled a pillar and toed the ceiling as massive wind arrows nailed the heads of the already-holed beast. The arrows whirled outward, shredding surrounding noggins too.
“Kraaaargh!!”
Thud!
It toppled backward, melting stickily onto the temple floor.
“Whew~ Our prince sure delivers, huh?”
“Save the chit-chat.”
“Tsundere much.”
Ha Mi-jun Hunter chuckled, kicking the floor. A huge root shot forward, lopping dozens of arms clean off.
Click.
Mortar form guzzled my sonic ammo. Gotta make every shot count.
I sprinted at the confused, armless faces. No arms, no threat.
Bang!!
‘Point-blank? Zero risk.’
The air between us vibrated massively. The direct forehead hit exploded half its body.
Splatter.
Se-bin-i diced the remnants with Yeong, then pivoted like lightning toward the last one. Her beige coat flapped like a cape.
Dozens of hands erupted from its shadow. Some tore free, but enough bought Se-bin-i her window.
Hummmm―
“Groooar!!”
I left attacks to her, holding Ego’s trigger long to vibrate the air. Seizing the moment as it loosened up from the full-body buzz, she stabbed Yeong into its tallest head.
Crunchcrunchcrunch.
A gruesome sound like carving giant meat echoed. Se-bin-i left Yeong embedded, landing lightly as shadow hands pinned it down.
Thud!
Yeong hit floor—the final Hecatoncheire shattered.
“Haa……”
Se-bin-i exhaled deeply, stepping on her shadow. Yeong vanished from the ground, slithering out from hers.
‘Se-bin-i really is on another level.’
Her raw power might lag mine, but combat sense was shockingly superior. Skill versatility, weapon handling, fearless boldness—it breathed life into the fight.
Turning her enemy could be dangerously beyond imagination.
Slap.
“Ji-ui?!”
I slapped my cheeks; Se-bin-i rushed over in horror.
‘Different from last time.’
No need to worry. I’ve got the safety pin for her betrayal.
I met her eyes. Black irises gleamed with concern—unchanged from the twelve-year-old Kang Se-bin I first met.
“What? Something wrong?”
“Nothing.”
“Then let’s prep next phase. Now the real fun starts.”
Ha Mi-jun and Cha Do-yun Hunters downed stamina pots, approaching us.
“Well, well. Guess I have to step in myself.”
True Chronos gripped his sickle, lips parting to herald the true battle’s dawn.