Daddy is too Strong-Chapter 65

The ground that she was lying on shook for a moment, but the pain she should expected was nowhere to be found.

She should have been sliced in half by the Cave Ogre’s double-bladed axe. Was the death so quick that it was basically painless?

As the puzzlement filled her head, Yoon-Ji slowly opened her eyes. “Huh...?”

It was a bizarre sight. The body split in half wasn’t hers, but the Cave Ogre’s—cleanly sliced. She then heard footsteps behind her and slowly turned her head to identify the source of the sound.

“Mister...?”

Without a word, Do-Jun walked over to Yoon-Ji and examined her swollen right ankle. He then glanced up at the exit located ten meters above.

It looked like she had twisted her ankle upon landing.

Do-Jun let out a deep sigh as he turned his back toward her and said, “Get on.”

Yoon-Ji had countless questions—how he got in here, what happened to the ogre—but she remained silent.

After she climbed onto Do-Jun’s back, he used his qi sense to locate the remaining monsters. Then, the sound of a sword being drawn was heard, but not just once.

“I-is this...” Yoon-Ji’s eyes widened as she saw that a total of nine swords were circling Do-Jun.

They weren’t physical swords but were swords made of qi.

“You’re an Awakened...? A-aren’t you a civil servant?” Yoon-Ji asked in shock.

Awakened individuals almost never became civil servants, as even someone awakened to the E-rank Hunter level could easily earn several times the salary of a civil servant.

In fact, most people quit their jobs upon awakening.

Among Hunters, civil servants were seen as merely weak and powerless people.

“Hold on tight,” Do-Jun said.

“What? Eeeek!”

Do-Jun kicked off the ground and flew through the cave so fast that Yoon-Ji’s hair blew wildly like it was caught in a gust of wind.

A moment later, a Cave Ogre appeared in front of them.

One of the black swords orbiting Do-Jun shot forward with a thunderous roar, hurtling toward the ogre. It was a legendary technique, said to be wieldable only by those who had reached the pinnacle of martial arts and attained enlightenment, known as Sudden Awakening.

Do-Jun was using Sword Summon—a form of summoning a sword with one’s qi and controlling it, which was part of Sudden Awakening.

The flying sword pierced through the Cave Ogre, pinning it to the wall, and Do-Jun continued moving forward without looking back.

[Remaining Regular Monsters: 5]

[Remaining Champion Monsters: 2]

[Remaining Boss Monster: 1]

“W-what kind of power is this...” Yoon-Ji said, shocked.

The Cave Ogre was a dangerous monster classified as an A-rank among the monsters in the Great Fissure. It would take at least an A-rank Hunter to face it, and even then, it was dangerous enough to make solo hunting risky.

“That too, in just one hit...?”

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

With each sound of a sword being drawn, the Cave Ogres fell helplessly to the ground with a thunderous noise.

Even the champion monsters were no exception.

Every creature that appeared before them was indiscriminately felled by a single qi sword.

[Remaining boss monster: 1]

Before Yoon-Ji could even fully grasp what was happening, all that remained was the boss monster that was three times larger than the previous ogres.

And when Do-Jun sent out the final sword without hesitation, it died without even being able to let out a screech.

[You have cleared the A-rank Great Fissure – Worthless Cave in 5 minutes 17 seconds.]

[An incredible achievement!]

[Time mission cleared, unlocking a hidden piece.]

[An avatar of Belial, one of Solomon’s Seventy-Two Demons, reveals itself.]

Following the system message, the boss monster’s corpse dissipated into smoke, and a single lotus flower bloomed in its place, a beam of light shooting out from the open flower bud.

“Argh.” Squinting at the dazzling light, Yoon-Ji covered her eyes with her hand while Do-Jun watched on with a smirk.

The aura emanating from the light was similar to the Magic Resistance he had felt while in the Core.

Do-Jun’s Barrier enveloped his body as blue qi. Right on cue, a beam of light shot straight toward him, but it failed to penetrate his protective aura.

After a brief struggle, it disappeared.

“Oho.” A clear voice echoed through the cave.

In front of them stood a handsome man dressed in a white robe, smiling. He looked like the classic depiction of an angel with wings of pure white light stretching out from his back.

He gazed at Do-Jun and murmured, “You’re not even a Transcendent... this is fascinating. To think you could block my Destructive Ray, even if I’m just an avatar.”

The man was Belial, the sixty-eighth-ranked demon among Solomon’s seventy-two. To alleviate his boredom, he had placed his avatar in a Fissure that would appear on Earth.

“I like you. Join my legion. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for you.” Belial reached out his hand toward Do-Jun.

Do-Jun looked at Belial’s confident smirk with disdain and activated his Heavenly Demon Cultivation Art.

“H-hold...!”

A shapeless qi then shot out toward Belial. The avatar disappeared into smoke, and the blossoming flower withered and shriveled.

To think a mere avatar would dare ask the Heavenly Demon to be his subordinate.

The things you see when you live long enough.

Had this been his old self, a creature like that wouldn’t even have dared to meet Do-Jun’s gaze.

***

Do-Jun and Yoon-Ji emerged from the Fissure.

After sitting Yoon-Ji on a bench, Do-Jun gently held her ankle and channeled his internal energy.

With a low buzz, a refreshing sensation wrapped around her ankle, and the swelling disappeared along with the pain.

“No way...” Yoon-Ji muttered.

Even a skilled Healer couldn’t heal an injury this quickly, as healing skills generally only sped up the existing recovery process.

“M-mister, who are you really— Ouch!”

Before letting her finish, Do-Jun flicked Yoon-Ji’s forehead.

She grimaced in pain, holding her forehead with her palm.

Watching her, Do-Jun clicked his tongue and said, “Can you stop causing trouble? Come help clean up the barbeque afterward. That’s your punishment.” He stood up.

Still in a daze, Yoon-Ji asked in a bewildered voice, “But... how did you know where I was in the first place?”

“Superpowers,” Do-Jun answered lazily, not wanting to explain.

Yoon-Ji tilted her head in confusion for a few seconds, then suddenly looked shocked. “W-wait, are you saying we’re destined to be together, and that’s how you always know where I am? Sorry, Mister. I’ll admit that that was pretty cool, but you’re not really my type, so please refrain from such language until we become closer.”

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“If we get closer.” Do-Jun chuckled and walked toward where the others were.

***

The barbecue party that had started early in the evening had finally wound down after 11 PM, and cleanup began.

Most people were heavily drunk, so only a few remained to help.

A typical resort would have let them clean up after themselves in the morning, but they had promised the innkeeper, Yang In-Sook, that they would tidy up immediately after the party.

“Senior, you should go rest. There’s not much left, and I can handle the rest,” Do-Jun said to Hyuk-Soo, who was gathering the scattered liquor bottles into a box.

Though Hyuk-Soo seemed fine on the outside, he also drank a lot because he wasn’t someone who could refuse when people offered him drinks.

“I couldn’t help much with the preparations earlier, so I should at least do this. By the way, have you called home? I bet your daughter’s worried about you.” Hyuk-Soo shrugged, recalling their all-nighter work session in the office two months back when Do-Jun’s phone wouldn’t stop ringing.

“Ah...” Do-Jun halted the cleaning.

***

After finishing the cleanup and washing up in the hot springs, Do-Jun carefully stepped out of the room where everyone was snoring and sat down on the veranda.

He then pulled out his phone and checked the time. It was already past 1 AM.

“Hmm...”

Unlike usual, there wasn’t a single missed call or text. Did he do something to upset his daughter?

It’s late. She’s probably asleep. Should I just call her tomorrow?

But his finger moved toward the call button, betraying his thoughts. He heard the ringing sound and the call connected in less than a second.

—F-father?

“Hey. You’re still up?”

—I-I was just about to go to sleep...

Before she could finish, Yong-Yong’s voice came from the background.

—Liar. You’ve been fidgeting in front of your phone, wondering whether to call him like a dog that needs to go to the bathroom... Keugh!

A dull sound followed, then Yoon-Hee’s voice could be heard again.

—Huff. Huff. Ah, sorry! A mosquito came out of nowhere.

“O-okay.”

It was early April, so a mosquito might appear.

—How’s your trip going? I just realized I forgot to pack your lotion and toner. If any of your colleagues brought some, make sure to borrow them and apply them before bed. And don’t skip brushing your teeth just because you’re feeling lazy. Hmm, what else...

“Yeah, yeah, I got it. Did you have dinner?”

—Yes. Um... We had braised mackerel, radish soup...

Her voice that came through the phone was full of excitement. Despite wanting to talk so much, she had probably been waiting for him to call first out of consideration.

Yong-Yong and Karsiel’s voices could also be heard from the other side.

—I want to talk, too! Me too!

—Young Master, I would also like to join the conversation.

Do-Jun chuckled and muttered softly, “No need to worry. I’m not going to hang up.”

***

[Tutorial Stage 3 Ranking]

1st: Unknown

2nd: Imfelheim

3rd: Murmu

4th: Kiriel

5th: ...

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Seated on a throne, propping up his chin, Belial frowned as he scanned the tutorial rankings.

How long had it been—days or even longer?

The rankings for the third stage of the tutorial, which hadn’t changed for thousands of years, were now altered.

Those placed on the top ranks of the tutorial usually descended into the Deep Realm of the Core, becoming beings known as the Transcendents among the inhabitants of this place.

“Who the hell is this person?” said Imfelheim, the one known as the strongest among the Transcendents and now standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the gods.

He had slaughtered every boss monster in the third stage of the tutorial and obtained the purple Skill Ring, which allowed him to use seven skills, securing him the first-place spot in the rankings.

The fact that his record, which seemed unbeatable forever, had been broken was huge gossip in the otherwise monotonous Deep Realm.

Of course, the fact that the ranking was altered was noteworthy, but the real buzz stemmed from one specific reason: the grade above purple.

The strength classification system was divided into seven colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, navy, and purple. But now, an irregular had appeared.

Someone didn’t fit into the established system.

“That’s that, but...” Belial gritted his teeth, recalling Do-Jun’s face, thinking he would surely kill him if the human ever came down to the Core—the human who killed his avatar in a single blow.