Swordmaster Healer

Chapter 26: Class S Dungeon (2)

Eun Joo woke up in a strange place.

“I think I drank too much.... ”

At the same time she wakes up, she frowns at the thought of a headache.

Even a hunter that transcended human limits could not escape the hangover.

She looks around, pushing off the hangover with a strong mind. In a large room in a bedroom with someone lying next to them.

The blanket covered my whole body, so I couldn't tell who it was.

“Seo, Seong-jun...? ”

Eun Joo, who remembered the last time, anticipated that it was Seong-jun and carefully called his name. Several emotions crossed.

“Seong-jun? ”

I called him again, but there was no answer. She carefully peels the duvet. There, Seolja was asleep, not Seongjun.

I felt disappointed in Eunju's face.

* * *

After leaving the two of them at the hotel, Seong-jun returned to the officetel in his car without looking back.

- Don't you regret it?

Lischewald asked. There was no detailed explanation, but Seong-jun could tell what he was talking about.

He opens his mouth with a calm expression.

“I don't have a habit of getting cannibalized. ”

Lischevald always follows his lead. A loyal and helpful servant, but sometimes uncomfortable.

Couldn't you have sent me on patrol somewhere else?

Seong-jun was a clear answer that I did not think of.

“Don't let it go to waste. ”

- Thank you, Lord.

The next day, a message came from Eun Joo. It was written about the training schedule with Baek Ha-yeon's regular attack team ‘Royal Cross’, ranked 10th in Class S Hunter ranking.

There was no mention of what happened at the hotel, whether it was memorable or pretending not to be.

I thought Seong-jun was the latter.

“Practicing an ambush.... ”

Although Seong-jun was the first to try it, he often practiced to catch his breath when two or more regular attack teams united to attack a dungeon with high difficulty.

Since it was the first time he practiced attacking, Seong-jun searched for information on Hunter.com to avoid panic in the field.

‘Nothing more than I thought...? ’

There was a lot of information on Hunter.com. Seong-jun was nervous, but there was nothing special.

Turning off Hunter.com, you hear an alert that a scary message has arrived from the chair.

[Kang Sung-jun, thanks to you, I had a good night. Thank you.]

It was a message with a lot of meaning. When Seong-jun checked the message and there was no answer, she sent another message.

[Soon, I will "officially" visit you again. Grandpa's pressures are getting worse.]

[A dungeon attack is scheduled. I'll call you when I'm done.]

[I'll wait.]

The conversation is over. Seong-jun rested early.

Soon came the day I was supposed to meet Eun Joo and Ha-yeon.

Before practicing, Seong-jun, Eun-ju, and Ha-yeon met first and decided to talk for a while.

The meeting place was a cafe near the Iron Training Ground. As time approached, Seong-jun drove to Iron.

‘None.’

After I finished parking, I went into the cafe and looked inside, but I didn't see Eun Joo and Ha-yeon. He ordered and drank an Americano and waited for the two of them.

Five minutes later, the two of them entered the cafe.

Eun Joon found Seong-ju first for a short time, but her face turned red. Luckily, I was able to fix it before I saw Seong-jun.

“Seo, Seong-jun...! ”

Eun Joo rushed to Seong-jun with a wave. Hayeon came after her. She rubs her long red hair and lowers her head slightly with a soft smile.

“Hello, Kang Sung-jun. I'm Baek Ha Yeon. ”

I don't know why, but I find favor mixed in with a happy voice. The two of them ordered Americano and sat down in front of Seong-jun.

“Before we begin, I want to thank you for killing Cha Kyu-tae. ”

Hayeon said, Seong-jun opened her mouth after drinking a cup of coffee.

“Did you have any personal grudges? ”

“Yes, there are many people who would appreciate seeing Seong-jun besides me. ”

She smiled bitterly with an answer. I did not explain the details, but I could guess that I had a deep grudge.

While looking at the behavior of Cha Kyu-tae, I thought there would be more than one or two people with grudges, but I didn't think I would meet them in person.

“I can't tell you 'yet’ what happened with Cha Kyu-tae, but Ha-yeon is very grateful to Seong-jun. ”

Eun Joo added a short explanation.

I wasn't aiming for it. Seong-jun nodded instead of answering whether it was embarrassing.

Seeing that, Eun Joo and Ha-yeon smiled.

“Let's get down to business, shall we? ”

Hayeon led the meeting. We discussed the organizing of the party and the kind of progression that would mainly be used in dungeons. The meeting lasted one hour, but felt brief.

After the meeting, the three of them set foot in the lobby of the training ground. I was supposed to meet up with the other party members there.

“You're all here? ”

Eun Joo greets her team members. She smiled and joined the team at 'Royal Cross’.

The number of party members gathered to attack Class S dungeons was 15, including Seongjun, Eunju and Hayeon. The magic and auxiliary systems were 1, 2, including Seong-jun, and 11.

“Hello, Kang Sung-jun. I'm Lee Yi Hoon, Deputy Chief of Royal Cross. ”

A man wearing round glasses in a blue robe approached Seong-jun and asked him to shake his hand. He also referred to himself as Deputy Chief of the Normal Assault Team as an officer of the Imperial Guild.

“Nice to meet you, too. ”

The two of them lightly shook hands. Eun Joo and Ha-yeon introduced Seong-jun to the team members from their regular attack team.

“We've reserved a large virtual combat system room. Let's go up.”

The Iron Training Ground was also equipped for party-level training.

“I'll check the combat strength one by one, except for you, Lee Hee-hoon! ”

Eun-ju said Ki-hoon, a magical hunter, was unable to use the virtual combat system due to technical difficulties.

The rest of the party, apart from him, enter one by one and battle the virtual magical object. The rest of the party turns on the viewing mode and looks inside while waiting for their turn.

“It's your turn, Kang Sung-joon. ”

Hayeon said.

Finally, it was his turn. He turns on the viewing mode in the virtual combat system training room and goes inside.

The enemy to appear was randomly set outside. When I picked up the Apprentice Sword, the Spirit, a Class A Human Magic object, appeared.

“Summon.”

The spirit wearing the blue robe and pressing the hood deeply summoned the four Flaming Guardians by waving the staff at the same time as it appeared.

The four guards with red flaming swords and shields shined a red glare, looking at Seongjun.

‘It still feels real. ’

Seong-jun was admired for a short time.

A spirit is a magic that becomes more difficult to deal with with with with as time catches up. Since there was no reason to stall for time, Seong-jun quickly swarmed towards the spirit.

Whether he was casting after the first summoning, he was unable to summon the second spirits immediately.

“Haha!”

Seong-jun, who quickly narrowed the distance with the Flaming Guardians, swung his training sword with a short clasp. A virtual error severed the torso with the Flame Guardian's shield.

The rest of the Flame Guardians have fallen in vain.

“Huff...! ”

You are embarrassed by the face of the spirit revealed under the hood. Seong-jun was amazed at the technical power of the virtual combat system to implement these details.

“Cough... Cough! ”

Immediately, the spirit finishes casting and tries to summon him, but Seong-jun's thrust of the Apprentice Sword pierces his chest first.

The summoner vomits a handful of dark red blood, calling out once, and then vanishes. The blood he vomited was on his clothes, but the blood he had on his clothes disappeared neatly with extinction.

“Brilliant!”

“I've never seen Class A magic hunt so fast! ”

When Seong-jun left the training room, the party members who were watching through the monitor connected to the inside of the training room were applauded.

“You weren't lucky to have killed Cha Kyu-tae. ”

She was a minor hunter, but a Class S hunter, she said. Just now, it was a short observation, but I could see that Seong-jun's skills were never A grade.

It was the same with Eun Joo.

‘No matter how low you hold it, it's top A... ’

It was a mystery that I had just learned about Seong-jun.

“I'm going to start practicing cooperatively. ”

At the end of Ha-yeon's words, the party members entered the large training room and started practicing.

‘Deike’ and ‘Royal Cross’ had occasional dungeon attacks, so they were well-breathed.

Seong-jun took a breath with Deke, but it was his first time with Royal Cross. However, his rich practical experience allowed him to melt naturally as if he had been one of them from the beginning.

“Kang Sung-joon, that was amazing. It was like he was with us from the start. ”

A member of the Royal Cross team said at the ceremony after training. Others nodded. Everyone was amazed at the adaptability and sense of Seong-jun.

Seong-jun only poured a drink without saying anything.

* * *

A few days after the ceremony, they gather at the entrance to the Class S dungeon.

A total of three were in command of the Joint Assault Team.

Eun Joo was in charge of the forward command and Ha-yeon was in charge of the central command. Finally, Seong-jun was responsible for the command and safety of the rear.

“Don't be so nervous. ”

Eunju gently darkened, but the heavy silence remained. Among the party members who experienced the Class S dungeon as' official ’, Eun Joo and Ha-yeon were the only ones.

Even unofficial Class S dungeon attacks included Seong-jun, but there were still few. So we all had to be nervous.

But I was nervous and not afraid. They were all experienced dungeon hunters.

“I'm going into the dungeon! ”

The dungeon entrance opens and goes down to the basement. Unlike other dungeons, there was one gate in the basement instead of a large cavity.

“Looks like a field-type dungeon. Once we get to the gate, we'll head to the field. ”

As the difficulty level increased, Dungeon welcomed them in various forms. Dungeons moving to other fields are also uncommon, but they were definitely present.

Everyone looks nervous, but climbs up to the gate. And just as a powerful ‘heel’ appeared, a bright white flash struck them.

When I opened my eyes, I was in the middle of a wide plain.

“Sir! What should we do about this? ”

Someone asked.

“There are bosses where you can feel your magic. You can go there. ”

Eunju replies. Fortunately, she and Hayeon had a tactical experience of field-style S dungeons.