Chapter 34 – Tarantula King

Swish-

Min Do-jun, who suddenly appeared, slashed the boss’s leg as he passed by.

It was a thin wound, but enough of an attack to divert attention.

Kieeeeng!

The boss tried to find Min Do-jun, but he was nowhere to be seen.

Because he had already gone under the spider’s belly.

Stab!

Stab-!

Kieeeeee!

As he stabbed his sword into only the thin parts, the boss screamed in pain.

‘This won’t kill it.’

Min Do-jun moved quickly, stabbing multiple areas.

Kieeeeng!

The boss moved around because of the enemy under its belly, but.

Stab-!

Stab!

Each time, Min Do-jun chased after it, slashing and stabbing repeatedly.

Realizing this wouldn’t work, the boss stopped moving and.

Kuuung!

It stretched out its legs and sat down.

It intended to crush him flat with its belly, but Min Do-jun had already moved away.

As the boss stood up again.

Rip-

The wound on the underside of its belly opened up.

It was the area Min Do-jun had been working on.

‘Good.’

Min Do-jun, who had burrowed under the boss’s belly again, thrust his sword towards the opened area.

Stab!

Kieeeeeeeng!!!

A scream incomparable to before echoed in the cavern.

‘This is the Tarantula King’s weak point.’

If you peel off a specific part under the belly, there’s a small protrusion.

That was the Tarantula King’s vital point.

Stab!

Kieeeeeeee!

As he stabbed the protrusion part once more, dark green liquid leaked out.

Stab- Stab- Stab!

As he kept ravaging only that area as if butchering,

Kuuung-!

The creature finally lay down on the ground.

[You have defeated the Tarantula King!]

[Experience +26,400] (100% contribution)

[Level up!]

[Spider venom has dropped.]

[C-grade magic stone has dropped.]

[C-grade magic stone has dropped.]

[Cursed dagger has dropped.]

[Automatically rolling according to party rules.]

[The winner is Min Do-jun.]

The long-awaited notification was heard.

‘I got the spider venom!’

He couldn’t help but be happy since he had been focused on hunting solely for the spider venom.

He didn’t care whether the other items dropped or not.

‘But this is unexpected.’

[Cursed Dagger]

-Category: Weapon

-Grade: C

-Attack Power: 1~666

-Effect: Randomly curses

-Durability: 666/666

-Usage Restriction: Level 666 or higher

-Description: A dagger that curses the opponent. Not great for hunting.

The cursed dagger was an item that dropped with an extremely low probability from the Tarantula King.

It was a unique item with low attack power and durability, but it placed random curses on opponents.

‘It’s not great for hunting, but it would be good for torture.’

Min Do-jun decided to store it in his inventory and rushed to Jung Hee-young.

Right now, checking on the injured person was the priority.

“Ms. Hee-young, are you alright?”

“Ugh, I can’t move my body. I think my ribs are broken.”

“Oh no, sis…”

“Try to get up by holding onto my shoulder.”

Min Do-jun helped Jung Hee-young stand up.

She was someone who usually hated being touched by men, but now wasn’t the time to worry about such things.

“Looking at how you’re standing, fortunately it seems cracked rather than broken. We should get you to a hospital quickly.”

“Th-thank you.”

Min Do-jun supported Jung Hee-young as they headed towards the exit, with Kim Hye-ji following behind with a worried look.

There was no need to hunt anymore since he had obtained what he wanted.

* * *

Manager Ahn Su-yeon stared anxiously at the dungeon entrance.

“Why aren’t they coming out?”

Even though nearly 4 hours had passed, there was no sign of the hunters emerging.

“Could something have happened…”

At that moment, three people appeared at the entrance.

It was Min Do-jun and the White Lotus Guild members.

But something seemed off about their appearance.

“Hee-young!”

Ahn Su-yeon immediately ran over.

“Are you hurt? What happened?”

She looked fine on the outside, but being supported suggested she was injured somewhere.

“The boss appeared and…”

“Really? How badly are you hurt?”

The answer came from Min Do-jun’s mouth.

“It’s just a cracked rib. It should heal naturally after resting for a month. But you should still go to the hospital to get checked.”

“Ah…”

Jung Hee-young smiled at the worried Ahn Su-yeon as if to say she was fine.

“Sis, I’m okay. Don’t worry too much.”

“But you’re still hurt. What a mess…”

“This isn’t even an injury. If it weren’t for this person, I might not be here right now.”

With that, Jung Hee-young bowed her head to Min Do-jun.

“Thank you so much for saving us, Hunter.”

“No need to thank me. It just happened that way.”

In reality, Min Do-jun hadn’t jumped in to save her.

He had only gone after the boss.

‘Thanks to those two drawing its attention, I was able to take it down easily.’

There was no particular need to be grateful.

But from Jung Hee-young’s perspective, Min Do-jun was her lifesaver.

“Regardless of the reason, you saved us. Thank you again.”

“I-I’m grateful too. For saving me and my sister.”

Kim Hye-ji also bowed her head to Min Do-jun.

The manager seemed somewhat surprised by the two’s behavior.

‘Did these two have this side to them?’

It seemed this hunter named Min Do-jun had saved them in a moment of crisis, but she didn’t expect to see such a changed attitude from them.

‘No one would think they had misandry before.’

In any case, they had received help.

Ahn Su-yeon also bowed her head as the manager.

“Thank you for saving our guild members.”

“It’s nothing. Well, take care and I’ll be going now as I’m busy.”

Min Do-jun coolly turned around.

As if he had no further interest.

Shortly after, once Min Do-jun’s group had disappeared.

“Let’s hurry to the hospital too.”

Ahn Su-yeon took the wheel with the guild members.

“What happened?”

She asked about what occurred inside, and was able to hear the details.

“Boss? You mean the Tarantula King? And that person took it down alone?”

“Yes. He was no ordinary strong hunter.”

Hearing Kim Hye-ji’s words, Ahn Su-yeon’s expression became somewhat understanding.

“Well, he did defeat the Armored Mantis alone…”

“What? Armored Mantis?”

This time, Ahn Su-yeon told them about Min Do-jun.

It was a story she had heard from Park Dong-yoon.

“They say he single-handedly stopped a dungeon break in Gongju City and defeated an Armored Mantis before even reaching level 200. I heard there’s even a video on YouTube?”

“Wow…”

“He was such an amazing person…”

“Anyway, I should report this to the guild master.”

Ahn Su-yeon immediately made a phone call.

* * *

On the way home.

Min Do-jun finished what he couldn’t do earlier in the car.

[Combination successful!]

[You have acquired a poison that can dissolve anything.]

He combined the fang venom and spider venom.

And then.

[Sealed Emerald Ring]+[Poison that can dissolve anything]

When he pressed the button.

[Combination successful!]

[The name of the Sealed Emerald Ring has been changed to ‘Liberated Emerald Ring’.]

He removed the curse from the ring as desired.

[Liberated Emerald Ring]

-Category: Ring

-Grade: B

-Effect: Magic Power +60, Magic Damage +10%

-Durability: 6,000/6,000

-Usage Restriction: Level 350 or higher (Bound)

-Description: A brilliant and beautiful emerald ring. Its performance has improved now that the seal is broken.

As expected, like the ruby ring, the options and amplification rate were inflated.

That wasn’t all.

[Set effect has been enhanced.]

[Applied items]

-Liberated Ruby Ring

-Liberated Emerald Ring

[Set effect]

-All damage +10%

As the item changed, even the set effect’s amplification rate increased from 5% to 10%.

‘The damage inflation is no joke.’

As he leaned back in the car seat with satisfaction, a phone call came in.

‘Who is it?’

It was an unknown number.

“Hello.”

-Hello, is this Hunter Min Do-jun?

A somewhat familiar female voice.

“Yes, it is.”

-Nice to meet you. I’m Hong Se-yeon, the master of the White Lotus Guild.

‘White Lotus Guild?’

Min Do-jun didn’t know much about the White Lotus Guild.

There had been no connection in the past, and it was a place that eventually collapsed due to misandrist ideology.

‘But it would be good to make a connection.’

Because there was also a target for revenge in the White Lotus Guild.

“What can I do for you?”

Min Do-jun had guessed the reason for the master’s direct contact, but pretended not to know.

‘She probably called to thank me for saving the guild members.’

As expected, she conveyed words of gratitude.

-I heard you saved our guild members today. Thank you so much.

“It’s nothing. I just did what I had to do.”

-You’re modest. Still, as someone who owes a debt, I’d like to repay you somehow. Is there anything you want?

“No, it’s fine. I’m already living without any lack…”

-My mistake. If you stopped a dungeon break, you must have received a lot of money.

Hong Se-yeon pondered for a moment and then said.

-Then if you ever need help from our guild, whether material or otherwise, please let me know anytime. We’ll definitely repay the debt we owe you.

“Alright.”

Min Do-jun inwardly rejoiced.

‘Good. This is enough.’

He doesn’t want money or anything like that.

Just building a relationship like this is sufficient.

After ending the call, Min Do-jun’s eyes gleamed.

‘Now there’s only one thing left to do.’

Reach level 500 and learn the Ghost Wolf skill.

‘And then kill Kang Cheol-gyu.’

Min Do-jun’s eyes shone brightly.

* * *

[Level up!]

Min Do-jun, who had been defeating tarantulas, stopped at the welcome notification.

“Finally 500.”

Min Do-jun, who had been in the 350 level range, finally achieved his goal of 500.

It might have taken 7 months for some, but for Min Do-jun, just one month was enough.

“Hunter!”

Park Dong-yoon approached Min Do-jun as he came out of the dungeon.

“I saw the rankings and you’re level 500. Congratulations!”

“What’s there to congratulate…”

“Come on, it’s definitely worth celebrating. Is reaching level 500 easy? It would take others 2 years, but you did it in just 3 months.”

It was clearly an extraordinary growth rate.

Perhaps that’s why.

There were quite a few annoying things too.

“Leveling up quickly isn’t always good. All kinds of guilds keep contacting me…”

“What, there are still guilds contacting you? Even though you put up such a strong wall?”

“There are fewer these days, but they still exist.”

“Haa, this won’t do. How dare they bother our hunter?”

“That’s why I’m planning to take a break for a while. I’ve been going non-stop until now.”

“Of course, you should! Go on a vacation or something!”

“Haha, okay.”

He agreed, but he had no real intention of going on vacation.

That’s not why he said he would rest.

‘Kang Cheol-gyu. It’s time to meet him.’