Chapter 60 – Rampage

“Are you okay?”

At Min Do-jun’s question, Choi Da-hye nodded slightly.

“Yes…”

“Sorry for interfering. You seemed to be in danger.”

“No, no. Thank you for saving me.”

As she bowed her head, the guild members finished dealing with the tiger and came running.

“Da-hye, are you alright?”

“Are you hurt anywhere?”

“No, I’m fine.”

The worried team members’ gazes shifted to Min Do-jun.

“Thank you for protecting our team member.”

“If it wasn’t for Do-jun, something terrible could have happened.”

They had clearly seen it.

How Min Do-jun had sliced through the Cat-eyed Tiger like tofu.

“How did you do that?”

They couldn’t help but ask such a foolish question.

They had never heard of a level 1,000 player cutting down a Cat-eyed Tiger with just three sword strikes.

“How? I just killed it.”

Min Do-jun could only answer with a smile.

He simply killed it with high damage, what else was there to explain?

“Ah, right. That was a silly question.”

Kim Jin-woo awkwardly rubbed the back of his head.

But that didn’t mean they were convinced.

‘How can a level 1,000 deal such damage?’

‘Even I’m over level 1,600, but I don’t think I could kill it like that…’

‘Was the Magic Swordsman class always this strong?’

The guild members’ heads were filled with unanswered questions.

And the questions didn’t end there.

“Da-hye, that one that attacked you, it used Rampage, right?”

“Yes, it did. I clearly saw its eyes change to fluorescent.”

“I’ve cleared this place over twenty times, but this is the first time I’ve seen this.”

“How could it use Rampage when it’s not even night?”

The Cat-eyed Tiger has an ability called Rampage.

A dangerous ability that temporarily triples its strength.

But since it’s only used at night, there’s usually no danger during bright daylight.

That’s why the standard strategy for the Cat-eyed Tiger dungeon is to hunt during the day and hide at night.

‘But the notion that Rampage can only be used at night is incorrect.’

According to Min Do-jun’s knowledge, there was no day-night restriction on using Rampage.

‘There are simply tigers that can use Rampage and those that can’t.’

People didn’t know, but there were two types of Cat-eyed Tigers.

Tigers that could use Rampage and those that couldn’t.

They looked identical on the outside, so people mistook them for the same type, but they were distinctly different.

‘Tigers that use Rampage mainly move at night, while the others move during the day.’

That’s why people mistakenly believed tigers only used Rampage at night.

When in reality, they were different tigers altogether.

‘It’s natural to be confused when they look the same.’

Only a returner like Min Do-jun could easily distinguish between the two.

‘You can tell the difference by looking at their pupil shape, but…’

Unless you compared them directly, it would be hard to notice.

It would be a waste of time to explain this to team members.

‘They wouldn’t believe me anyway.’

So he remained silent.

‘I’ll just take care of the ones that use Rampage.’

Besides, the team members needed to maintain their vigilance.

One should never let their guard down in a dungeon.

‘Now that they know Rampage can be used during the day, they won’t make the same mistake twice.’

Sure enough, Kim Jin-woo’s group had an unprecedented tension on their faces.

“Da-hye, can you continue hunting?”

“Yes, I’m fine.”

Kim Jin-woo’s gaze turned to Min Do-jun.

“Do-jun, would you like to hunt with us this time?”

“Sure.”

Min Do-jun, who had been at the rear, was repositioned beside the damage dealers.

While it was recognition of his skills, it was also partly to verify that unbelievable scene once more.

“Stop, three ahead.”

As Kim Jin-woo, the tank, stepped forward, the damage dealers gripped their weapons tensely.

They had to be prepared in case of another Rampage.

In contrast, Min Do-jun lowered his sword, relaxing his guard.

‘None of these can use Rampage.’

The earlier incident had been an unusual situation.

Since those tigers sleep during the day and are active at night, it’s rare to encounter them in broad daylight.

As the tigers crept closer, Kim Jin-woo took a step forward.

“RAAAAH!!!”

GRRRROWL!

Responding to his taunt, the tigers bared their fangs and charged.

CLANG! THUNG-!

As he blocked the attack with his shield, the damage dealers sprang into action.

Choi Da-hye provided support from behind with attack magic.

SLASH! THWACK!

THUNG-!

Demonstrating what teamwork should look like, the team members focused their attacks on one tiger.

“Got one, next…!”

They quickly took it down and turned toward the next target, but…

Min Do-jun had already taken down both tigers, leaving the team members’ weapons with nowhere to go.

[Experience +13,200] (100% Contribution)

[Experience +13,200] (100% Contribution)

‘The experience is reduced since it’s not solo, but not bad.’

Satisfied, Min Do-jun looked to the side and saw his teammates standing in a daze.

Guessing the reason, he internally sighed.

‘Being too strong is also a problem.’

He had tried to pace himself to avoid shocking them, but still drew attention.

‘If I had gone all out, they would have fainted.’

If they were this surprised when he hadn’t even used magic or ghost wolves, showing his true power would be overwhelming.

‘Though I probably won’t need to show my full strength anyway.’

Min Do-jun spoke to the blank-faced Kim Jin-woo.

“Shall we continue?”

“Ah, yes.”

Kim Jin-woo snapped back to reality and took the lead again.

His expression still showed his confusion.

‘He took down two tigers alone in the time it took us to kill one?’

He was faster than four A-rank hunters in the 1,600 level range working together.

And he was only a B-rank hunter at level 1,000.

‘This makes no sense.’

But they hadn’t seen wrong.

Proving this fact, Min Do-jun continued to slaughter the Cat-eyed Tigers in subsequent hunts.

Slash- Slash!

Thud-

Whatever magic he was using, the tigers couldn’t withstand his sword strikes and were cut down.

Even using all their skills, they could barely manage to cut through one.

Slash- Slash!

The team members shook their heads watching three tigers being cut to pieces.

“The hunting difficulty suddenly became too easy…”

Thanks to Min Do-jun, hunting had become almost boringly simple.

It didn’t matter whether three or five tigers appeared.

Slash- Slash-!

It only took a few seconds longer, but Min Do-jun handled most of them anyway.

By now, the team members had grown accustomed to his skills and stopped questioning them.

Trying to understand only made their heads hurt more.

“I’m getting tired, let’s take a break here.”

“Whew, is this our first break?”

The team members sat down to rest.

“Oh? Looking at the raid window, three hours have already passed?”

“Yeah. Usually, we’d be exhausted after just one hour of hunting.”

“That’s because we’ve been doing less actual hunting.”

While hunting speed increased with Min Do-jun’s help, their individual kills decreased.

“Walking around is more tiring than the actual hunting now.”

But no one complained about Min Do-jun.

Thanks to him, they had managed to stay safe until now.

“Alright, let’s get moving again.”

The hunt resumed.

It was boring but smooth hunting.

As time passed and dusk approached.

“We should find a safe spot soon. It’s dangerous to fight Cat-eyed Tigers at night.”

Kim Jin-woo led the group in search of a safe zone.

“This looks good.”

The group settled in a space between large rocks.

“With such a narrow entrance, we can hold off even multiple tigers if they attack.”

Min Do-jun nodded in agreement.

‘This is the standard approach.’

Hunt during the day, find shelter at night.

This was the standard strategy for the Cat-eyed Tiger dungeon.

“Now we just need to hold out until dawn.”

Kim Jin-woo said this, but Min Do-jun had no intention of just resting.

“I’ll go scout the surroundings.”

“What? At this hour?”

Kim Jin-woo asked in surprise.

“It’s getting dark soon. It’s dangerous.”

“For me?”

Kim Jin-woo was at a loss for words.

Ironically, the strongest person in the party was Min Do-jun, despite his lower level.

That was an undisputable fact.

They had witnessed his prowess throughout the day.

“But is scouting necessary? We just need to hold out here.”

“There might be other threats nearby.”

“Would you like to go with some team members? Since it’s your first time here, if you get lost…”

“It’s fine. I prefer going alone.”

“Still…”

“As long as you don’t move elsewhere, I won’t get lost, so don’t worry. Well then.”

Before Kim Jin-woo could stop him further, he quickly headed outside.

“Whew, they’re persistent.”

Finally alone, Min Do-jun sighed with relief and surveyed his surroundings.

He wasn’t looking around because he didn’t know the way.

‘I should follow that rocky area over there.’

Min Do-jun remembered paths perfectly after seeing them once.

In other words, he wasn’t directionally challenged.

Moreover, he had cleared the Cat-eyed Tiger dungeon over 50 times before his regression.

There was no worry about getting lost.

‘This path is definitely right.’

Min Do-jun hadn’t come out for reconnaissance.

‘A little further and there should be tiger dens.’

He was searching for the dens where the tigers lived.

Of course, he wasn’t just out to hunt tigers.

‘From there, I’ll find the den with the boss.’

He was after the dungeon boss, the Lynx-eyed Tiger.

‘This was my reason for coming to the dungeon in the first place.’

The Cat-eyed Tiger dungeon was popular because it was accessible at level 1,000 and had no failure penalty.

But Min Do-jun wasn’t here for such simple reasons.

‘There aren’t many dungeons where the boss’s location is fixed.’

Until now, bosses appeared randomly somewhere in dungeons.

This meant you had to search everywhere to find them.

But here, that wasn’t necessary.

There was a separate boss room.

‘That’s exactly why the Cat-eyed Tiger dungeon is good.’

Being able to find the boss every time you enter the dungeon is a huge advantage.

Of course, the boss wasn’t present every time.

Even with a fixed location, the boss’s appearance was still random.

‘If the boss is here, I’ll take it down alone.’

Following the rocky area, Min Do-jun soon discovered the location where tiger dens were clustered.

‘Among dozens of tiger dens, there’s a boss den.’

But they all looked similar in size, making it hard to distinguish the boss den.

That is, for those who didn’t know better.

‘It’s here.’

Min Do-jun unhesitatingly found the boss den’s location.

Having been here many times, he could instantly recognize which was the boss den.

Whoosh-

Lighting up the darkness with Fire Blast, Min Do-jun entered the den.

‘The boss should be here…’

However, contrary to his expectations, even after reaching the end of the den, there was no sign of the boss.

Disappointment showed on Min Do-jun’s face.

‘So it didn’t spawn after all?’

Just as he was about to turn back in disappointment.

‘Hm?’

Something caught Min Do-jun’s eye.

‘Droppings?’

There were animal droppings in the corner.

‘If the boss hadn’t spawned, there shouldn’t be such droppings.’

There were traces everywhere indicating the boss had been present.

This shouldn’t be possible given the dungeon’s reset characteristics.

Min Do-jun’s face brightened.

‘It’s certain. The boss is here.’

But it was absent from its place.

‘Could it be?’

Min Do-jun considered another possibility.

‘Did it go out hunting?’

Usually, bosses rarely leave their dens.

But occasionally, they venture out at night to search for prey.

Like how some tigers occasionally use Rampage during the day.

‘If that’s the case…’

Min Do-jun quickly exited the den.

It was obvious where a boss specialized in tracking human scent would go.

‘The team members are in danger!’

Min Do-jun rushed back the way he came.

His face showed unprecedented urgency.

‘The boss… I’ll take it down myself!’