Became the Weapon Monopolist of the Gods-Chapter 9: Immortal Hero (3)

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E rank – Lowest level HunterD rank – Low-level HunterC rank – Mid-level HunterB rank – Advanced level Hunter starting pointA rank – High-level HunterS rank – Beyond measurable

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It was right after Yi Sun-sin ✪ Nоvеlіgһt ✪ (Official version) took a step towards the excrement.

─ Yi Sun-sin....

A voice that sounded like iron scraping echoed in the darkness of the cave, followed by hundreds of shadows resembling human hands pouring out.

I felt a chilling shiver as I looked at those disgusting hands.

‘He should be A rank.’

The rank of monsters is divided according to the same system as Hunters.

But just because someone is an A rank Hunter doesn’t mean they can hunt A rank monsters.

What determines an A rank Hunter’s worth is whether or not they can survive against an A rank monster.

Hunting is an entirely different realm.

Even an A rank Hunter can struggle against a strong monster of B rank.

For reference, the Udamhwa I exterminated at Han River Park was a C rank monster.

But the danger of the corrupted monster, the excrement, was a full 2 levels higher, A rank.

A monster capable of erasing an entire city.

Whenever it appeared, it inevitably caused tremendous disasters, and internationally, it was also referred to as a "City Destroyer" – a catastrophe, and an A rank monster.

The hundreds of black hands, like a wave, rushed toward Yi Sun-sin.

The black tsunami that covered the sky turned the valley, once in daylight, into night.

Yi Sun-sin looked on the brink of being engulfed by the darkness. It was too late to escape.

It was at that moment when Yi Sun-sin drew his sword.

Sss-

A massive, large-headed sword appeared, looking many times bigger than a normal sword.

It was the twin dragon sword, Ssangnyonggeom, the personal weapon of General Yi Sun-sin, mentioned in the Donamjip Won-yunggeom of Park Jong-kyung.

Wooong.

The twin dragon sword in Yi Sun-sin’s hand began to wail.

Yi Sun-sin swung the twin dragon sword strongly from left to right. Immediately, a massive surge of energy burst forth, vaporizing the black hands that were rushing toward him.

Kuaaaang─!

As the darkness cleared, the blue sky appeared, and an ear-splitting roar reverberated through the valley.

Kuruuru......

The rocks from the cave shattered and crashed down, torn apart by the overwhelming force.

With a single swing, Yi Sun-sin had erased the threat of an A rank monster.

It was an overwhelming, almost unfathomable power.

“Let’s go in.”

Yi Sun-sin casually walked toward the cave where the excrement was hiding, as though nothing unusual had happened.

‘Incredible.’

I clicked my tongue as I gazed at the valley, now in ruins, as if it had been hit by artillery fire.

The stories about Yi Sun-sin in the history books were not exaggerations or fabrications.

Rather, they were excellent truths expressed too realistically.

I could easily imagine the painstaking efforts of historians of that era, who struggled to record such events.

It wasn’t without reason that the king sought to reinstate Yi Sun-sin, who had been dismissed and sent into exile.

There could be no substitute for him.

The cave where the excrement hid was pitch black, with not a single inch visible.

It wasn’t just dark because it was a cave. It was the darkness created by the Geunsandae.

As proof, despite the surrounding being pitch black, both Anwi and Yi Sun-sin were clearly visible.

Hiding in the darkness they had created and launching attacks was the specialty of the Geunsandae.

But the attacks of the Geunsandae didn’t work at all on Yi Sun-sin.

This astonishing man avoided and blocked their attacks using only his instinctual senses.

And with every swing of his sword, he delivered unbelievable power.

Yi Sun-sin was the kind of person who could unleash an artillery-like strike just by swinging his sword.

‘Compared to Baek Seo-rin...’

I compared Yi Sun-sin to the strongest Hunter I knew, Baek Seo-rin, the S rank sorceress known as the protector of Incheon and the leader of the Three Rivers, Samdo-cheon.

The result was surprising.

‘I don’t know.’

I couldn’t be sure.

Even after watching Baek Seo-rin for ten years, seeing how terrifying of an awakened person she was, I couldn’t say she surpassed Yi Sun-sin.

It wasn’t just me; even other top-tier Hunters in Korea, who stood shoulder to shoulder with her, couldn’t be sure they were superior to Yi Sun-sin.

No Hunter from the modern era came to mind who could stand against Yi Sun-sin.

However, monsters couldn’t be defeated simply by being powerful.

If that were the case, monsters would have been called monsters, not ma-su.

‘Incredible, but still... from the past.’

Watching Yi Sun-sin attack in the darkness, I realized once again that this was the 15th century Joseon.

A 21st-century Hunter would never use such a method.

Of course, that didn’t mean Yi Sun-sin’s method was wrong.

‘It’s just inefficient.’

Humanity in the 21st century had studied more efficient ways of dealing with monsters, based on numerous databases.

And they had developed technology to identify monsters like Geunsandae in the darkness.

I closed my eyes and sent a thin stream of mana toward the ground.

Ssssss.

The mana spread out like a spiderweb, sending spatial information to my brain in three dimensions.

The rough ground, the cave walls, the stalactites hanging from the ceiling... and in the corner, the Geunsandae.

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The thousands of repetitions of training helped me pinpoint the location of the Geunsandae in the darkness.

“Top right.”

Opening my eyes, I pointed toward the direction where the Geunsandae was.

Without hesitation, Yi Sun-sin swung his sword in the direction I indicated.

─!!

The startled Geunsandae moved, and Yi Sun-sin’s energy blasted the dark void.

However, by now, I had already memorized the movement of the Geunsandae in my mind.

“It’s moving along the ceiling, towards the left bottom.”

─ Damn...!

Hooaang!

“Left wall.”

I kept relaying the Geunsandae's movements, acting as Yi Sun-sin’s eyes.

─Kraaak!

The sound of the excrement monster echoed in the darkness.

─ Yi Sun-sin, Yi Sun-sin, Yi Sun-sin, Yi Sun-sin, Yi Sun-sin, Yi Sun-sin, Yi Sun-sin, Yi Sun-sin, Yi Sun-sin, Yi Sun-sin, Yi Sun-sin, Yi Sun-sin, Yi Sun-sin!

The final desperate cries made the darkness twist and distort. It seemed as if it would crush us.

But I trusted Yi Sun-sin.

Even though his techniques against monsters were outdated, and his methods weren’t sophisticated, he was the ultimate warrior with monstrous strength.

Wooong.

The twin dragon sword Yi Sun-sin raised shone with a deep blue aura as it pushed back the darkness.

A line of poetry came to mind.

"With a sword three feet long, I swear to heaven, and the mountains and rivers tremble."

Samcheok-seocheon sanhadoongsaek

"One sweep, and the blood stains the land."

Ilhwi sotang hyeolyeomsanhwa

The sword swept, and the darkness shattered.

As the darkness lifted, the cave’s scenery appeared.

And then, a scroll fell with a thud.

Yi Sun-sin approached, picked up the scroll, and unfurled it.

“... This is the royal decree from His Majesty.”

“What does it say?”

“It says that I am reinstated as the commander of the three naval fleets.”

“Congratulations, General.”

For reasons unknown, the royal decree for Yi Sun-sin’s reinstatement was in the hands of the excrement monster.

‘It’s probably jealousy.’

Judging by the way it screamed, it seemed to be filled with intense jealousy.

I remained in the cave even after Yi Sun-sin and Anwi left.

Although their business was finished with the royal decree, mine was just beginning.

Thud thud.

I walked deeper into the cave.

The cold shadow of the cave where the sun didn’t shine.

There, a small darkness squirmed.

“Excrement.”

─ How...!

“What do you mean how? I could see everything.”

When I had spread my mana earlier to examine the cave, I noticed that the excrement’s main body was separate from the shadows.

The creature had quickly realized Yi Sun-sin’s power and started calculating its escape as soon as it sensed the threat.

That was good news for me.

Even though the excrement was an A rank monster, it was now in a weakened state.

It couldn’t even resist me, an E rank Hunter.

“Where are you?”

Kwa-deuk─!

I struck the excrement trying to crawl away with the butt of Napoleon’s rifle, finishing it off.

Then, before it completely vanished, I brought out a Seolhwaseok from my pouch.

[Seolhwaseok absorbs mana.]

Sssssss.

The excrement’s energy was sucked into the Seolhwaseok.

The Seolhwaseok was a stone that both replenished mana and grew by absorbing it.

Ding!

[The mana of the Seolhwaseok has increased by 1500.]

「Seolhwaseok」

Mana: 4000 / 4000

“Wow, this is pretty good.”

The general’s corrupted monster had absorbed quite a bit of mana.

─ Choi Seon-in! Are you not coming out?

“I’m coming!”

At Anwi’s voice calling from outside, I gathered the Seolhwaseok and exited the cave.

Now that I had captured the excrement, it was time to head to Jeongju, where 12 warships would be stationed.

It was time to prepare for the Battle of Myeongnyang.