Chapter 62 – Tiger with Lynx Eyes

“What?”

Kim Jin-woo couldn’t understand.

“You, you’re going to handle everything alone?”

“Yes.”

Min Do-jun answered calmly.

He had entered the dungeon to defeat the boss in the first place.

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say he came into the dungeon for this moment.

‘Of course, it might be a bit difficult alone, but not impossible.’

It was a confident statement because he saw the possibility.

But Kim Jin-woo seemed to think differently.

“How are you going to deal with these numbers?”

Fifty berserk tigers plus a boss without a single scratch.

Even for Min Do-jun, the chances of winning were zero.

“Just watch.”

With those words, Min Do-jun approached the boss.

He couldn’t help but smile at the sight of the nearly unscathed boss.

‘No need to worry about losing items.’

He had rushed here worried that his teammates might have wounded the boss.

After all, even if he finished the boss, he could lose items based on contribution rates.

But contrary to his concerns, the boss appeared without even a scratch.

‘Maybe they each have about 1% contribution?’

The team members seemed weaker than he thought.

‘Well, with damage that barely kills one tiger, they couldn’t have wounded it.’

The Lynx-eyed Tiger boss was as tough as it was large.

Especially since it completely nullifies damage below a certain threshold, mediocre damage couldn’t wound it.

Even for an A-rank hunter.

‘Perfect. I can have the items all to myself.’

Once he catches it, the boss’s rewards would be his.

‘Since there are eyes watching, I shouldn’t fight at full power.’

Min Do-jun raised his sword, conscious of Kim Jin-woo and Choi Da-hye’s gazes.

‘Little brother, just watch from behind.’

[Wang!]

Min Do-jun, deciding to hide his trump card of the Ghost Wolf, charged at the boss.

Grrrr-

The boss looked with curious eyes at the appearance of new prey.

Woong-

Whoosh-

Despite the blue light and flames added by the Mana Sword and Enchant Sword, the boss’s expression remained leisurely.

It seemed to regard him as merely an insect emitting strange light.

But that was only until it was attacked.

Slash-!

When the sword strike passed between its legs, the flesh split and blood burst forth.

Kihaaong!

Surprised by the sudden pain, the boss leaped up and created distance.

But Min Do-jun wasn’t about to let it go.

Slash! Slash!

Kihaayong! Kiyaaaong!

He stuck close persistently, swinging his sword wildly.

Though he could only reach the legs, the spurting blood showed he was steadily dealing damage.

Kwaoooong!

Finally feeling threatened by the creature following and causing it pain, the boss roared.

At the same time, its glowing eyes grew even more intense.

Min Do-jun knew what this meant.

‘It’s going berserk.’

Like the Cat-eyed Tiger, the Lynx-eyed Tiger also goes berserk.

But the effects of the two were completely different.

‘While the Cat-eyed Tiger’s strength triples, this one…’

Its agility triples.

As proof, it was currently avoiding all of Min Do-jun’s attacks.

Whoosh- Whoosh whoosh-

While it might seem more troublesome than brute strength, there was still a way.

Whoosh-

Min Do-jun created a Fire Blast and shot it in a straight line.

Aiming for the boss’s eyes.

With its increased speed, the boss should have dodged, but.

Boom!

Kwaaaoooong!

It took the hit directly in the eyes.

The reason was simple.

‘It can’t perceive the color red.’

This was the boss’s fatal weakness.

‘Since it couldn’t see it, it couldn’t think to dodge.’

Still, it must have closed its eyes momentarily from the heat, as it didn’t lose its sight.

Kroooong-

The thoroughly angered boss moved even faster.

Thud-!

“Kuk!”

Hit by the boss’s front paw, Min Do-jun slid backward.

But thanks to his damage reduction trait and armor, he didn’t take major damage.

Kyaaaong! Kyaaaong!

The boss struck at Min Do-jun mercilessly, clearly enraged.

‘Damn, too fast.’

Even with agility over 900, Min Do-jun couldn’t dodge all the boss’s attacks.

Thud!

“Kugh!”

While taking several hits, Min Do-jun swung his sword until the end, wounding the creature’s paw.

Kim Jin-woo’s eyes widened as he watched the battle.

‘He’s even counterattacking in that situation?’

Maintaining composure and counterattacking amid attacks too fast to react to wasn’t something possible just by having high damage output.

‘He’s still fine even after taking so many hits…’

Even though Min Do-jun had been hit multiple times, he maintained his composure, while Kim Jin-woo, a tank, would roll around after taking just one hit.

‘It’s not just high damage.’

He excelled in every aspect – health, agility, and combat sense.

It was embarrassing to even compare himself to him.

While he was impressed by his skills, he couldn’t just be happy about it.

The situation was clearly being pushed into a defensive position.

‘This is dangerous…’

Kim Jin-woo watched the battle with an anxious face.

He wanted to help, but joining such a situation would only get in the way.

Min Do-jun was also aware that this situation was dangerous.

‘The armor’s durability is dropping in chunks.’

Every time he blocked attacks with his body, the Ancient Armor’s durability rapidly decreased.

Since the armor provided additional defense based on durability, his defense was gradually being reduced.

‘Even enduring has reached its limit.’

Though he was counterattacking, they were just minor wounds.

‘It’s too fast, way too fast.’

If it weren’t for the berserk state, he might have had a chance, but now there was no way to win.

‘No choice?’

It seemed like the time had come to use the card he’d been hiding because of his teammates’ gazes.

Whoosh- Bang!

Kyaaaong!

Min Do-jun hit the eyes with Fire Blast again as soon as its cooldown finished, then fled without looking back.

“Huh…!”

Kim Jin-woo watched with surprised eyes, though he understood – it was clearly a disadvantageous situation.

Krheeeong!

Grrrrrr!

The tigers that had been controlling the surroundings blocked Min Do-jun’s path.

However.

Slash- Slash!

A few tigers were no match for Min Do-jun.

Yet the tigers kept charging in like moths to a flame.

As if trying to buy time until the boss recovered.

Slash- Slash-

The blocking tigers were torn like paper.

Other tigers filled their places, again and again.

All the surrounding tigers gathered to hold Min Do-jun back.

Meanwhile, the boss blinked its burned eyelids and regained consciousness.

Grrrrrrrr-

The enraged boss looked around for its prey.

It spotted the one fighting its subordinates.

Thud- Thud- Thud!

Perhaps due to its large size, the distance closed instantly.

There was nowhere left to run now.

But Min Do-jun never intended to run in the first place.

‘Perfect.’

He had gathered the monsters together to use his trump card more effectively.

“ROOOOOAR!!!”

When the lion’s roar echoed, the gathered boss and tigers all stopped their attacks at once.

For a moment, they recognized Min Do-jun who unleashed the roar as an ally.

‘Now!’

A moment’s opening in battle can be the key to victory.

Thud!

Min Do-jun jumped above the boss’s head and gripped his sword in reverse.

He plunged it deep into the nape as he fell.

Krheeeeoooong!

Even with the sword deep in its neck, it didn’t die in one hit.

The boss shook its head trying to throw Min Do-jun off.

He held tight to the embedded sword, struggling not to fall.

‘3, 2, 1.’

After counting down the cooldown, Min Do-jun unleashed another lion’s roar.

“ROOOOOAR!!!”

When the boss and tigers stopped moving again.

Slash-!

He pulled out the sword and thrust it into the neck once more.

Boom-!

[You have slain the Lynx-eyed Tiger!]

[Experience +192,000] (96% contribution)

[A-grade Magic Stone obtained.]

[Mid-grade Random Box obtained.]

[Glossy Tiger Hide Armor obtained.]

[Rolling roulette according to party rules.]

[Winner is Min Do-jun.]

Ignoring the notifications, Min Do-jun cut down the remaining tigers.

Killing the motionless creatures was easier than eating porridge.

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

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

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

[Level Up!]

Though the battle was somewhat arduous, he wasn’t exhausted.

He had recovered health through his special trait after killing the boss and tigers.

‘If I had even made my little brother participate in the battle, it would have been easier to catch…’

If the situation had been life-threatening, he would have disregarded surrounding gazes and had him join, but with the lion’s roar, he didn’t think it was that dangerous from the start.

“Mr. Do-jun!”

Kim Jin-woo and Choi Da-hye were running from far away.

Their expressions were extremely excited.

“We suspected, but you really defeated the boss alone!”

“That was truly amazing!”

The two showered him with praise, seemingly apologetic for just watching without helping – exactly what Min Do-jun had wanted.

“Are you okay?”

“Yes.”

“To fight like that and still be perfectly fine…”

Kim Jin-woo made a stunned expression.

Defeating 50 tigers and the boss alone was no longer surprising.

“Ugh…”

The dealers who had fainted earlier finally opened their eyes.

“What happened?”

“The boss?”

The two who had been knocked out instantly still looked around with fear of the boss.

“Mr. Do-jun defeated it.”

“What? Really?”

“Alone?”

Kim Jin-woo enthusiastically explained his achievements for the teammates who couldn’t believe it.

But the dealers who hadn’t seen it directly still looked skeptical.

“No matter how strong Do-jun is, it’s impossible alone.”

“Right. We used our full power and couldn’t even deal damage.”

“He caught that monster? Da-hye, you saw it too, right?”

“Of course. I watched from beginning to end – it was truly incredible!”

With both of them praising him unanimously, the dealers couldn’t help but believe.

“Defeating a monster we couldn’t even damage alone…”

They looked at Min Do-jun with reverent eyes.

With the boss’s threat gone, subsequent clearing wasn’t difficult.

As planned, they rested overnight to build stamina, and resumed hunting at dawn.

[Dungeon Cleared!]

[Dungeon Break Time Reset to 120 Hours!]

“We’re finally leaving!”

All team members were delighted.

They wanted to escape this place where they nearly died.

They were also hungry after 24 hours of fasting.

“Congratulations, Hunters!”

The Blue Dragon Guild manager welcomed the five as they safely emerged.

But he wasn’t the only one greeting them.

“Hunter Lee Se-yun?”

“Haha, everyone worked hard.”

“How did you get here?”

“Obviously to welcome those who worked so hard.”

Though he said that, the team knew he had come specifically to meet Min Do-jun.

Because Min Do-jun was worth it.

“By the way, everyone looks in bad shape. What happened?”

“Oh, that’s…”

When Lee Se-yun asked, Kim Jin-woo proudly explained Min Do-jun’s achievements.

“What? Min Do-jun Hunter defeated the boss alone?”

“That’s right! We literally survived by a miracle.”

“But there’s no boss in the Cat-eyed Tiger Dungeon.”

“We thought so too, but it wasn’t true.”

“Yes, we saw it clearly.”

Everyone spoke in unison about what they had witnessed.

Their consistent statement was that Min Do-jun killed the boss alone.

“An A-grade boss alone…”

Even if this was among the easier A-grade dungeons, a boss was a boss.

An A-grade boss.

Not something a B-grade Hunter could handle alone.

‘My eyes were definitely right!’

A once-in-a-generation genius hunter.

That was how Lee Se-yun saw Min Do-jun.

‘I must recruit him to Blue Dragon Guild no matter what.’

With that thought, Lee Se-yun smiled at Min Do-jun.

Of course, Min Do-jun, unaware of the reason, found that smile unpleasant.

‘Why the hell is he smiling so annoyingly?’