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Translator: penny
Chapter: 83
Chapter Title: The Miracle Saintess Recaptures Hwaseong
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It might seem like a cliché, but the support team only arrived after the battle was over.
I wondered if they'd actually been waiting for the fight to end, but considering the time it took to enter the dungeon from outside Hwaseong and trek all the way here, we'd cleared it way too fast. Reviving and wrapping things up in just 300 seconds—like whipping up a pot of curry—really hit home.
We'd entered the complex around sunrise, and by the time the battle ended, the sun hadn't even reached midday yet.
"Are you okay?"
"What about the monsters..?"
"What happened to the Chinese hunters?"
It was clear they hadn't dawdled on the way—the fastest arrivals were high-rank hunters.
They weren't maintaining formation either, which meant the quickest ones were the elites.
Hong Si-joon summed up the situation.
"It's over. We won. I took care of China's SSS-rank Necromancer."
"So it was real.."
"Thank goodness."
The hunters, unaware of the details, let out sighs of relief and offered some encouragement.
They even shot us odd looks seeing some hunters cheering in joy.
It was only natural, really.
From their perspective, they'd rushed over fearing the worst, only to find no casualties, everyone alive, and things seemingly resolved smoothly. They might wonder what there was to celebrate so wildly about.
Sure, reclaiming an S-rank reverse dungeon was a massive feat.
But their expressions would change once they reviewed the dozens of body cams—not just mine—that captured it all.
"Good work, everyone. We'll debrief at central barracks and officially end the Hwaseong S-rank reverse dungeon raid."
We wrapped things up and returned to the half-empty base.
The Hunter Association's support team had clearly pulled out all the stops.
Three SSS-rank hunters and twenty SS-rankers.
It was such a massive force that I wondered how they'd gathered so many—enough to challenge an SSS-rank dungeon right then and there.
Half of Korea's SSS-rank hunters were here.
So I quietly slipped to the back.
Im Hyeji also seemed overwhelmed and wanted to retreat to her tent, but that wasn't happening.
"This raid's MVP: Hunter Im Hyeji."
"Nice to meet you."
"We've heard so much about you."
"You're the one who uses Resurrection. Looking forward to working with you."
Hong Si-joon introduced her right in front of the SSS-rankers and escorted her to central barracks.
Im Hyeji shot me a pleading look to save her.
I neatly ignored it and headed back to my tent.
"Hoo. Shit. Can't breathe."
Cold sweat poured down, and I was so suffocated I couldn't do a thing.
Nothing in my inventory would cause issues, but I'd never seen such a brilliant, radiant magic stone in my life.
⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙[SS-grade Magic Stone]
＊ A magic stone containing mana from the abyss.
"For real?"
The corpse I'd looted was definitely from an S-rank monster.
But out came an SS-grade magic stone.
Meaning Li Heyan's claim wasn't bluffing.
"Not just a monster buff—she actually raised their true rank?"
Common sense said birth rank couldn't be changed in this world.
Additional awakenings let you switch to something 'new,' but never upgraded your original.
Yet Li Heyan had done it.
Well, so had I, in a way.
If that power was real, I could guess why China sent Li Heyan to Korea and why she'd lurked in this inaccessible reverse dungeon for two years, kidnapping civilians as sacrifices.
"Jackpot. Some of us bust our asses with our dicks just to scrape by."
A-grade stones and S-grades differ by just over tenfold in price.
S to SS is about seven or eight times.
Cold hard fact: scribble a magic circle on the floor, kidnap folks who wander blind spots—people no one misses—sacrifice them to boost a bunch of monsters a rank, and upgrade their stones? That's huge.
Not just pocket change.
Imagine upgrading a horde like today's and butchering them.
Even what I had was SS-grade.
SS-grades rarely hit auction—fewer than ten on record.
Sale prices unknown.
Rumors said nations bid minimum 800 billion each.
Not baseless—Lee Soo-ah strained for an S-grade at 68 billion; this one's near 65. Could top that.
If two SS-grades dropped someday?
One dungeon nets nearly a trillion.
Lower stones are bonus.
"Some penalty?"
Up to there, Li Heyan seems like an idiot.
Why bother?
She could control monsters and empower them—why attack incoming hunters? Slaughter fast, grab stones, bail.
No tails, plenty of stones.
Coming to Korea for an S-rank reverse? Perfect spot: easy access, ideal for hauling sacrifices.
"...No clue."
But not just money.
Couldn't explain why she waited for us.
Honestly, didn't care to dig.
"Whatever."
For me, it was a great stage for Im Hyeji's flashy debut. Thought it'd be chill S-rank reverse fun, got blindsided by the black twist—entertaining.
But that's it.
China's hidden agenda? Hunter conspiracies bubbling under?
Didn't wanna know.
I preferred quietly banging hot chicks, knocking 'em up, claiming their skills, living large.
"No chance for me to shine."
One regret: Im Hyeji's 50% reset Resurrection saving 150 sacrifices—I wanted that with mine.
Spotlight was intense; her double-use painted a better picture. I was busy on Kang Hana's orders then.
Actually worked better.
Hiding my Resurrection boosts its value.
No thrill in revealing now to SS-rank with her.
"Oppa. Time to pack up and head out."
"Finally!!!"
I'd been dozing on the mattress, spacing out, when Im Hyeji burst in shouting.
Packing while screaming about sex.
Click the mattress to deflate, stuff unpacked gear into subspace, press button outside—done.
But as I finished inside...
Im Hyeji slipped behind and hugged me.
"Oppa. Thank you."
"...Huh?"
"Today was the best day ever. First time becoming a hunter feels this good."
"Ah."
Seeing her joy made me proud.
"Good. Keep pushing forward."
"I'll work harder at getting pregnant too."
"....Not that kind of pushing, but yeah, gotta hustle there."
Her high from the thrill hadn't worn off—half day max. Understood.
I'd be the same.
Especially that 'special effect' Resurrection—even I got heart-pounding, vision-narrowing hype.
"Ah! How much mana for the special effect Resurrection?"
"Hmm. About one A-grade stone's worth."
"Insane."
I'd planned to say use it occasionally to cement her image, but swallowed it.
One A-grade?
It was amplified 3x by my 'Mana Pouch' in her now. Previously 2x.
So one 'special' cast costs three A-grades' mana.
Plus 20% mana reduction from A-grade stones...
"No way I could."
Of course, Im Hyeji needn't worry.
Three A-grades or whatever—transferred via Mana Pouch, value stays at one A-grade max.
Higher pouch level shrinks mana needs below A-grade value.
My math was for me.
Useless skill for non-ability holders.
We packed the tent, grabbed gear, surveyed surroundings.
Tents that'd become like home around Hwaseong city hall collapsed like demolition.
⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙[Quest Complete]
[Acquire A-rank [Pregnancy] ability 'Survival Instinct'.]
[Acquire SS-rank [Reproduction] ability 'Re-impregnation'.]
With quest rewards, our weeks on Hwaseong drew to a close.
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