The Handsomer You Are, the Stronger You Become-Chapter 136: Acceleration (6)
The situation was quickly resolved.
The Arang Guild hunters were transported to the hospital, where they regained consciousness. The SS+ and SS-level dungeons were cleared, returning to their original S-class difficulty.
<[Emergency] All missing Arang Guild hunters are alive>
<[Breaking News] Wonju SS-class dungeon incident successfully resolved>
<[Summary] Ilseom Guild Leader Shim Wonsik: "If it weren’t for Hunter Kang Hyunsoo, this mission wouldn’t have succeeded.">
The news flooded the portal.
<Wow, is this for real, they rescued everyone?>
<Today, I'm proud to be a citizen of Korea!>
<They’re truly amazing!!>
The reactions in the community were explosive, and SNS was filled with posts about Kang Hyunsoo.
└But apparently, the entire strategy team is saying it was all thanks to Kang Hyunsoo.
└Daehyun Soo
└Watch the swordsmanship tournament. He even defeated the US representative hunter.
└Just watched the match again. I’ll be repeating it three times a day from now on.
└Damn, it’s Daehyun again!
Among them, the most impressive was the following.
<Muyoung Guild Deputy Guild Master Gwak Dowon: “I was deeply moved by Hunter Kang Hyunsoo, who took the lead. A hunter whose inner beauty far exceeds his appearance.”>
└Wasn’t this the same guy who mocked Kang Hyunsoo after losing in the swordsmanship tournament?
└I heard they fought even before entering the dungeon this time, haha.
└Wow! Even his competitors are impressed by Kang Hyunsoo’s character!
└What happened in there, exactly?
└Isn’t there a bodycam? I want to see it too.
It was Gwak Dowon’s change.
Before the raid on the Wonju dungeon, he had mocked and criticized Kang Hyunsoo during interviews. However, after doing the raid together, his attitude had completely shifted.
This was something even Kang Hyunsoo couldn’t believe.
“Although I’ve regressed, I guess you never know # Nоvеlight # how the world works. I never thought someone who was so desperate to tear me apart would change this much.”
“You’re just great, Master,” Swallow said with a smirk.
In the penthouse living room, Kang Hyunsoo, sitting on the sofa and looking at his phone, came across the article and chuckled.
He had refused an invitation to join the guild, and his relationship with Gwak Dowon had soured after a clash in the strongest swordsmanship tournament. Yet now, suddenly, he was being praised.
He had a rough idea of the reason.
It was probably because they had defeated the boss monster together in the SS+ level dungeon.
During the final moments when Damat released its breath, Kang Hyunsoo combined the powers of the Divine Sword and Thunder Blade to form a sphere, and Gwak Dowon passed it through with a backslash, unleashing a powerful sword aura at Damat.
As a result...
[Combined Swordsmanship: Three-Peak Sword (SS) - The combination of three different sword techniques creates a destructive force 30 times greater than the individual techniques. Consumes 3,000 mana.]
The combined swordsmanship, a fusion of three powers, was launched.
Even the mere combination of three sword techniques was formidable, but to increase their strength by 30 times was beyond powerful.
The destructive power was far greater than the SS-class skills like Black Hole Explosion or Thunderstorm.
While the mana consumption was hefty, there was another downside.
It was the fact that it was a combined swordsmanship.
It wasn’t just a skill; it was a sword technique.
To combine the three sword techniques, each had to be of the same SS-class.
In order to do so, his swordsmanship proficiency had to be over 300.
The Three-Peak Sword had originally been Choi Taehun’s hidden piece skill, but Kang Hyunsoo had learned it during his preparation for the strongest swordsmanship tournament after visiting the dungeon early.
However, since it required three different attributes for the swordsmanship, he had been unable to use it until now.
In his previous life, even Choi Taehun had only used the Three-Peak Sword when Kang Hyunsoo was present.
Taehun would activate two powers using dual swordsmanship, then Kang Hyunsoo would add Black Hole Explosion to complete the Three-Peak Sword.
But this time, with Choi Taehun absent and no one among his companions strong enough to use Three-Peak Sword, he had thought it would be unusable for a while.
Unexpectedly, Gwak Dowon, who had seemed to be nothing but a hindrance, had cooperated in the moment of crisis.
Thanks to his cooperation, the SS+ level boss monster Damat was destroyed, and as a result...
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[Unexpected Quest Completed]
[You have defeated an abyssal being that broke through the dimensional rift.]
[Defeat the boss monster and acquire the Fragment of Sin (1/1).]
[Rewards]
[All stats +10, All talents +10.]
[The sub-feature of “The Handsomer You Are, the Stronger You Become” increases the grade of your Body Scent from B to A.]
[You will now sweat much less. Your sweat emits a fragrant smell, and the penalties from sweating have been almost eliminated.]
Kang Hyunsoo’s quest was completed.
But that wasn’t all.
[Abyssal Overlord Damat’s Ring]
[Grade: Legendary]
[Effect: Magic Resistance +20]
[Skill: Abyssal Shield (S) - Spread your palm and create a protective shield made of abyssal power in front of you. The size and duration of the shield depend on mana consumption.]
[Attribute: Abyssal Sovereignty (A) - Reduces dark-type attacks such as poison and curses by 20%. Conversely, when using dark-type attacks, the effect increases by 20%.]
After defeating Damat, an item was dropped.
A legendary-grade ring.
Its performance wasn’t bad.
It wasn’t mythic-grade, but it had an S-class skill and an A-class trait.
Most importantly, it complemented Kang Hyunsoo’s defensive skill, which was limited to only the Trust Armor.
However, it seemed unlikely that he could claim it all for himself.
This raid had been completed with the help of other team members.
But...
This item should belong to Hunter Kang Hyunsoo. After all, he practically soloed Damat.
That’s right. All we did was transport the Arang Guild hunters. We didn’t do anything, so it’s ridiculous to talk about distributing the rewards.
I agree!
Shim Wonsik, Nam Seyoung, Jin Gijun, and the other hunters all pushed the item toward Kang Hyunsoo.
They all agreed that the item belonged to him, as he had soloed Damat.
Though Gwak Dowon had helped at the end, to be honest, he had only added the finishing touch.
I admit it. Kang Hyunsoo practically defeated an SS+ level boss monster on his own. We don’t deserve to be given the item.Gwak Dowon didn’t argue further.
He knew.
He knew that Kang Hyunsoo had already reduced Damat’s health significantly, and thanks to the dual swordsmanship, the combined swordsmanship had activated.
In the end, Damat’s ring ended up in Kang Hyunsoo’s hands, but there was one question.
Kang Hyunsoo tilted his head as he looked at the Damat ring, now worn on the finger beside the Space Mage’s ring.
“But why is the item name like this? In the dungeon registry, wasn’t it listed as the Abyssal Traitor, not the Abyssal Overlord? Was it because it wasn’t fully completed?”
The item’s name was different from the name of the boss monster.
It was a small detail, but it was an item Kang Hyunsoo had never seen before in his previous life, and it was the first time he had encountered something like this, so he observed the ring closely.
Just then, Swallow, who had been standing on the table, explained in a nonchalant tone.
“That’s because Damat was stripped of its position as the Abyssal Overlord. The ring was worn when it was the Overlord, but it was summoned as the Traitor, so the registry is different.”
“Ah, I see... But how do you know this? I barely know anything about the Abyss.”
The Abyss, a background element appearing at S-class and higher.
It was something to deduce from monsters holding the title of Abyss, but Swallow explained it so naturally.
Was it because Kang Hyunsoo’s remark hit a nerve?
“W-well... When we entered the dungeon, I overheard the Mage muttering to himself. He said something about summoning a Traitor Overlord...”
Swallow hurriedly added to his explanation.
“...Are you sure?”
“Of course, Master. Why would I lie?”
“Hmmm...”
Kang Hyunsoo thought for a moment, stroking his chin as he pondered.
‘Come to think of it...’
When he used the Three-Peak Sword on Damat, the black shield created suddenly disappeared.
Up in the air, Swallow had been there.
And Damat had looked at him with a puzzled expression, as if saying something, but the distance was too far, and the situation had been too chaotic for Kang Hyunsoo to fully process.
Something about it felt suspicious.
Kang Hyunsoo squinted his eyes, observing Swallow, but there was no clear evidence for now.
He tried to dig deeper but then asked:
“Did you find out anything about that Mage?”
“Other than that he was trying to summon an Abyssal being...” Swallow shook his head and didn’t give a clear answer.
“I couldn’t figure out his identity, but perhaps while doing the Beauty Quest, we might encounter him again. I’ll make sure to find a clue next time.”
“Well, that’s true...”
The progress on the Divine Quest was almost complete.
[Completed Absolute Beauty Quest 16.]
[Responding to people’s enthusiasm and building rapport (100%)]
[Rewards]
[Charm +20]
[Beauty Skill: Reality Awareness (A) – When used, it frees you from all charms and confusion. You also gain partial resistance to previously enticed elements. 300 mana consumption.]
The Absolute Beauty Quest had been completed effortlessly.
After solving the issue in Wonju, when Kang Hyunsoo waved to the cheering citizens, Hunter Bureau agents, and Arang Guild members, the progress immediately reached 100%.
However.
[Absolute Beauty Quest 17 has been assigned.]
“...Do I really have to do this?”
The next Absolute Beauty Quest was more than inconvenient.
It wasn’t related to a raid—it was about a relationship.
Kang Hyunsoo opened his phone and went to his message inbox.
<Samcheon Guild Jin Seoyun – Hunter Kang Hyunsoo! I heard from my cousin! You did an amazing job, SS+ dungeon!!>
<Yoo Hana Hunter – Wow! Oppa, aren’t you amazing? Wait a bit! I’ll grow strong so I can go to SS-level dungeons too!!>
<Asenne Do Minjung – I saw the news. You did something really amazing, I hope you’re not hurt!>
Many people had contacted him.
People who would come running if he needed help.
But this Absolute Beauty Quest wasn’t something he could complete with them.
It was about the same level of difficulty as when he had to ask for numbers before.
No, perhaps even more difficult than that time.
“You have to accept the challenge, Master. The progress on the Divine Quest is almost complete.”
“Right, let’s go...”
It was frustrating, but in a way, it might be easier than defeating monsters.
Kang Hyunsoo gathered his things and headed outside.
