Chapter 95- The huntress~

Just as Haru thought, the hunters of the guild, along with the monitoring department led by Woo Jin-Chul, walked inside the dungeon with the ambition of assisting Jin-Woo.

However, he thought they weren't even on par with handling these statues, except Hunter Cha, who might be able to take down a couple of stone soldiers all by herself. And maybe, Hunter Choi would be able to destroy one or maybe two soldiers as well. However, the others were here only to get slaughtered by those monsters.

And if talking about the God statue and the architect, then even Cha Hae-In and Choi Jong-In were nothing but fodder in their eyes.

The Architect solely exceeds the monsters that could be regarded as an S-rank, which signifies why even Sung Jin-Woo had a hard time dealing with each one of them, one by one.

"Material Burst." Pointing his finger toward the source of the solar beam, Haru released his deadliest attack, while putting the output near the bare minimum.

**BOOOOOOOM**

Instantly, the whole body of the God statue exploded once those words left Haru's lips.

The explosion was strong enough to shake the temple, throwing the hunters to the ground, and the debris of the target flowing all across the place.

Thanks to Haru's Infinity, no one on the human side got hurt, including Jin-Woo, who was shielded by none other than the Architect. However, the other stone soldiers felt great impact upon being crushed under the big chunks of God's statue.

Haru's smile sent a shiver down Cha Hae-In's spine, as she saw the devastating power the Hunter holds at the tip of his finger.

'...with that attack, he can easily take down a whole tower...' Cha Hae-In now has a lot of questions, that she might not be able to ask ever.

All the hunters soon began to regain their footing, and the Stone soldiers tried to liberate themselves.

"Hunter Haru?! What are you-no...why is Hunter Sung standing there like that with so many monsters lurking around?" Hearing Choi Jong-In's query, Haru raised his brows but he didn't take a glance at Jin-Woo; signifying that he already knew about Jin-Woo's presence.

The other hunters gathered around the place as they watched the stone soldiers again advancing in their direction while the multi-armed stone statue remained by Jin-Woo's side.

Haru didn't answer the redhead; rather, he turned toward the blond hunter and suggested, "Let's go hunting, Hunter Cha. What do you say?"

Cha Hae-In was taken aback by being pointed out all of a sudden...however, upon seeing the increasing number of soldiers advancing in their direction she readily nodded.

Haru smiled before he offered his artifact ring, "Take this. Whatever weapon you deem perfect this ring will morph into that one. I don't use this often, so I thought why don't you try it?"

"Eh? I mean, are you sure you want to give it to me?" Cha Hae-In asked in an uncertain voice as she found the black ring already resting over the palm.

"I mean, you seem the best weapon-oriented hunter in this situation. Then why not?"

Cha Hae-In was unsure of why Haru was handing such a rare artifact to her, but rejecting his offer seemed a little rude so she nodded and began to insert the ring into her index finger...when suddenly,

"By the way...Sunbae was the last person who wore it...."

Hearing his whisper, which clearly reached her ears even though they were standing some meters apart, made Cha Hae-In widen her eyes. Her face began to heat up as she repeatedly looked between the ring and Sung Jin-Woo.

Haru inwardly chuckled at the display. However, soon his amusement turned into surprise when suddenly, Cha Hae-In inserted the ring in her finger, with determination burning in her eyes.

"Let's go." Saying so, she marched away, not providing even a second for Haru to say anything.

Haru remained rooted at his spot for a moment before he directed a sidelong glance at his Sunbae and inwardly muttered,

'Thank me later, Sunbae~'

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Cha Hae-In was able to calm herself down once she faced the adversary.

She inwardly thought about a long sword with a broad blade, and instantly, the ring materialized into the very same weapon, she imagined.

'Insane...' Fortunately, she wasn't naive enough to get lost in admiration and couldn't dodge the assault of the nearest stone warrior.

**DHAK**

Sidestepping to the right, she deftly swung her sword in a graceful arc, connecting with the left shoulder of the stone soldier who had leaned forward to assail Cha Hae-In.

The sword gave a ringing sensation as it hit the stone soldier and broke its arm in one swing; surprising Cha Hae-In in the process.

She didn't remain in the same posture for long before converting the weapon into a mace and lifting it above her head. Just as the stone soldier was about to use its other hand to strike her open stance, a flame arrow flew toward the soldier, ushering it to block it using its arm.

Cha Hae-In seized the opportunity before she increased the size of the mace and with a little jump, she landed the spiked weapon down her foe's stone head.

**BOOM**

The resonance of the strike rang across the temple as the stone soldier fell to its knees with its head entirely demolished.

Cha Hae-In jumped away to look at the results...only to find her eyes widening a little as she saw that she was dealing with the last soldiers.

The other eight were already erased from existence, kudos to her fellow S-ranked hunter—Nanase Haruka.

"Good work, Hunter Cha. You nailed it...quite literally." Cha Hae-In turned her head to look at the descending figure of Haru who had his hands tucked in his pocket without an ounce of fatigue across his face.

"This artifact...can I ask you from where you obtained it?" Cha Hae-In clearly looked fascinated by the ring, which not only had the ability to change its form based on its master's will but its weight also amplified accordingly.

Haru was about to respond to her when suddenly the loud echo of the only remaining stone statue reverberated across the temple,

[Betrayal! Shadow Monarch, you!]

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A/N:- Would you like to see the bashing scene of the architect...well, it would be done by Jin-Woo, but I could use a different method of smashing the stone head.

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