Chapter 127
“Phew, it’s definitely strong.”
The Squad Members retrieved the byproducts of the Bone Dinosaur they had just taken down.
The elite hunting team of the Public Order Squad.
Currently, they are in the middle of a Sector 5 Hunt.
Due to the Field Characteristics where visibility was poor due to the fog, Sector 5 was a dangerous area to hunt in even for High-level Climbers capable of hunting the monsters there.
But they did it because there was a commensurate reward.
The core of the Fog Ghost, one of the monsters that appeared in Sector 5.
After it was discovered that it could act as a catalyst to further stabilize magic power generation using magic stones, it is currently being sold to companies researching monster byproducts for any price they name.
It wasn’t just for money; there were also rare Climbers who undertook the Sector 5 Hunt out of a sense of adventure.
“But I really can’t see a thing ahead. If someone came in here alone, they’d die without a trace, wouldn’t they?”
A Member participating in the Sector 5 Hunt for the first time muttered while looking around.
Another Member spoke in a relaxed tone, as if to show the composure of a senior.
“Have you heard the story? They say that Taylor guy wanders around here hunting all by himself.”
“…Huh? Really? Isn’t that completely crazy?”
“It’s a famous story among the Staff Members of the Climbing Bureau over there. I heard he’s doing it to quickly fill the Sector 5 Gauge for Person123.”
“Well, does that mean we’re lending a hand right now too? Haha.”
The Squad Members giggled.
Having just finished a battle, everyone was a bit relaxed.
“Don’t let your guard down and maintain vigilance.”
Justin, the vice-captain of the Public Order Squad, admonished the squad members not to slack off.
Person123 had disclosed detailed information about Sector 5, so a hunting manual had somewhat been established by then, but…
Even so, Sector 5 was a place where you would die if you let your guard down for even a moment.
Even a few months ago, a Level 42 Member had their head ripped off in an instant by a stick insect and died…
“…Above!”
Justin, sensing a presence, shouted abruptly.
From a nearby tree, a giant stick insect lunged like an arrow right above a Member’s head.
The targeted Member was just a step too late to react.
It was that moment.
Flash!
A Beam of Light flashed, and lightning blew the stick insect apart.
The stick insect’s corpse lost its strength and fell to the ground.
The Squad Members paused, blinking their eyes as they stared at the corpse.
“Wh-what…?”
Justin also couldn’t figure out what had just happened.
…A new anomaly in Sector 5? I’ve never even heard of such a thing!
He just stared blankly in the direction the flash had come from.
* * *
The cooldown for Radiant Incarnation reset.
I immediately initiated the plan to annihilate the monsters in Sector 5.
Fwoosh!
I cast Radiant Incarnation at the innermost part of Sector 5, the border between Sector 4 and Sector 5.
'Let’s go.'
I started circling from the innermost part of Sector 5.
I immediately spotted a Bone Dinosaur.
I cast Flame Strike.
Without even checking if the fireball flew, I shot forward and flew off again.
Right away, I encountered a Fog Ghost this time.
It was a creature with the ability to create clones.
The Fog Ghost was struck by Lightning Strike and exploded before it even had time to perceive me.
Bone Dinosaur, Stick Insect, King Rake Ghoul, Fog Ghost.
The monsters in Sector 5 were these four types, and the appearance frequency of the Bone Dinosaur was the highest.
Anyway, I flew around at the speed of light and killed monsters as soon as I encountered them.
Of course, my initial plan to perfectly sweep Sector 5 by circling from the inner area to the Exterior was impossible to execute, as my vision was narrow due to the fog.
I started losing my sense of direction halfway through.
But it didn’t matter at all.
Even if I just flew around randomly, monsters popped into my vision like a teeming school of fish because I was moving at light speed.
In the span of just one second, I killed over ten of them.
This was also because of the brief pause when engaging monsters; otherwise, I would have caught a lot more.
Thus, I began to sweep through Sector 5 in earnest.
'Hmm?'
I also encountered other people along the way.
They looked like climbers from the Public Order Squad.
It looked like they were being ambushed by a stick insect, so I blew it up with Lightning Strike as I passed by.
Kill, kill, kill.
I had to hunt as much as possible during the 10 minutes that Radiant Incarnation lasted.
Checking the gauge in between, I noticed it was filling up at a ridiculous speed.
“Will it work?”
At this rate… if things go well, I might be able to fill it all up.
At that moment, Ma-wang spoke to me.
- I’ll just freeze them all with my power. Why are you darting around like this?
'I can’t do that.'
If I used Ma-wang’s power without limits, I could use a ridiculous AoE Skill like the one on the 9th Floor, but…
There might be people around as before.
Since my vision was restricted, I couldn’t use such a super AoE Skill.
Still, from that point on, I swapped with Ma-wang.
Even the time spent using Time Stop to cast Magic Skills became a waste.
Ma-wang flew around in my stead freezing the monsters in Sector 5.
I was worried that the respawn rate wouldn’t be able to keep up if I really ended up killing all the monsters in Sector 5.
Whether there were more spawned monsters than I imagined, or if the respawn was fast.
I didn’t know which it was, but I could continue to find monsters.
[Sector 5 (99.9%)]
The 10 minutes ended.
I didn’t even know how many I had killed in total, but anyway, I killed a terrifying number.
Radiant Incarnation turned off, and I checked the gauge.
Unfortunately, it was 0.1% short.
Of course, I could just hunt this much from now on.
I would be able to Summon and defeat the Sector 5 Boss today.
Before that, I exited the 5th Floor and turned on the communication window.
[Person123: I plan to clear the Sector 5 Boss soon. Those in Sector 5 might get caught up in it, so I would like you to come outside.]
There were people hunting earlier too.
It would be dangerous if they needlessly encountered the boss before me.
The Sector 5 Boss would also be at least in the Level 100 range.
[Ignition: What’s wrong with the Sector 5 Gauge? Wasn’t it around 80 percent just a while ago?]
[Plie: Right. It suddenly filled up at an incredible speed? Is it a bug?]
[Law: What bug lol]
[Descent: Huh? Person123 posted that he’s defeating the Sector 5 Boss? Look at the Nightmare window.]
[Spaceship: Did Person123 really do the Sector 5 Gauge?]
[Resilon: Based on the post, it seems like it…?]
[Green Tea: What kind of madness is this again? How did he do it lololol?]
I turned off the communication window that was in an uproar and entered the 5th Floor again.
I wandered around hunting monsters to fill the remaining 0.1%.
After quite some time passed…
[The Sector 5 Boss appears.]
A message popped up.
I started running around Sector 5 riding Flee.
As expected, the fog was the problem.
Since my vision was obscured, it felt like it would take forever just to find the boss.
Still, I concentrated as much as possible and tried utilizing the Sixth Sense Skill.
If it were a boss, Sixth Sense would react more strongly, so I could widen my search range.
'Don’t tell me I won’t be able to find it today…?'
Thinking that, I wandered around Sector 5 for a long time.
…Just as I was slowly starting to think, “Should I give up for today and continue tomorrow?”
“…!”
I quickly turned to one side.
Sixth Sense reacted very faintly.
I immediately sprinted in that direction.
'It’s the boss.'
Soon, a beast popped out from the fog.
I jumped down to the ground while unsummoning Flee.
A white jellyfish…? It looked like a monster standing on its tentacles with that kind of appearance.
No, it was floating a slight distance from the ground like a ghost.
Of course, its size was no joke either.
It felt like it was roughly the same size as the Sector 4 Boss.
There was only the joy of finding it, but no particular tension.
I could feel that it was at a level I could easily handle, according to Sixth Sense.
Even if by some chance it were dangerous, I could just use Ma-wang’s power.
By the way… it had almost no presence even though it was right in front of me?
Vwoom!
The jellyfish boss, which had been wriggling without making a sound, slammed a tentacle down in this direction.
I lightly jumped to the side and evaded it.
The tentacle devastated the ground where I had been standing just a moment ago.
After stopping time right there in mid-air
I completed Mental Concentration and fired a Full Charge Line of Destruction.
Shoooo-
'Hmm?'
The Line of Destruction pierced the boss’s body.
But I saw the hit area scatter like fog, then return to its original state in an instant.
I followed up by firing a Flame Strike as well.
KABOOM!
Fierce flames soared and blew up the boss.
But it was the same this time too.
The boss’s body scattered like fog and returned to its original state.
What is this…
If it'