Chapter 27: Go to dungeons to increase rank Part - 5
As he entered the dungeon, he sensed how the atmosphere changed completely. It did not correspond to the typical atmosphere of a low-ranking dungeon.
Moreover, the sky was completely veiled by dense black clouds that prevented the sun's rays from filtering through.
"This is what a dungeon looks like when an irregularity occurs."
Leon looked around curiously, but all he could see were trees and bushes. Not a trace of monsters or animals that used to peek out from time to time in the dungeons.
'Interesting~'
Although he could not perceive anything concrete, he felt that someone was watching him from a distance.
He decided to put that feeling aside for the moment and headed into the forest in the direction of the village Erik had described to him.
As he walked deeper into the forest in the direction of the village, Leon noticed signs of battle: monster corpses and trees splattered with strange green blood.
"It looks like the monsters in this place didn't even get a chance to defend themselves. It's growing at an incredible rate."
Leon looked at this with surprise, he walked past the lifeless bodies of the goblins, who seemed unable to resist the attacks.
Moreover, he was surprised at how quickly Erik was getting stronger. It had barely been less than a week since he had registered as a hunter and awakened his abilities.
'This growth, it's not normal it's like something is helping him.'
This kind of progress was not normal at all, not even for a prodigy that the big guilds prided themselves on had this kind of growth.
It wasn't possible for someone to get stronger so fast; It could be called truly monstrous.
"When I'm done here, I will try to recruit him for my team. I can't allow a guild to keep this individual was too precious."
Turning his face back, he felt an even more intense gaze land on him.
'It looks like it's closer than when I entered the dungeon...'
Leon noticed that the monster was getting closer and closer.
However, he didn't stop and soon came out of the forest, finding the crater Violet had created with her new spell.
''It seems that this mage is also quite talented at casting this kind of spell being at rank D.''
León se sorprendió al ver la magnitud del daño causado al pueblo por el hechizo.
As for how he knew Violet was at rank D, it was quite simple. Being at a higher rank, she could easily discern the magical energy she possessed.
It was similar to what cultivators did, who being in higher realms could identify lower realms.
However, this did not apply to Erik, who had no magical energy, but End Energy.
For this reason, Leon could not determine what rank Erik was currently in. Since he did not possess any magical energy, he could not make that deduction.
However, he was certain that Erik had experienced tremendous growth in less than a month since he awakened as a hunter.
Whispered, whispered...
"Huh?
Leon, who was watching the crater, heard rapid movements in the bushes behind him.
"You finally decided to show yourself" Said with a smile on his face. He was tired of feeling the monster's murderous gaze ever since he arrived at the crater.
Smash!
One of the bushes behind him was destroyed, and something completely dark shot out towards his position at high speed.
"..."
Leon, who was already expecting it, didn't even blink. He simply adjusted his stance slightly, preparing for the monster's attack.
Boom!
There was a small explosion as the monster's attack hit him, who was covered by a layer of dust, hiding his current state.
After a few seconds, the dust began to dissipate, revealing that Leon was completely unharmed, with only a bit of dirt on his suit.
"You seem to have some strength. If it wasn't me, I would have suffered some injury."
Leon commented calmly as he dusted off his suit. The attack had not affected him at all.
He looked up to observe the monster, which was completely black, with blood-red eyes and two horns on its forehead, protruding even the tips of its elbows.
"Kiiieeekk!"
"This definitely doesn't look like a goblin."
He commented calmly as he looked at what should be one. He stretched his joints and his body was covered in silver sparkles.
"Phew... now it's my turn to attack. I need to release some pent-up stress from all the work these past two days."
He finished stretching and, in the blink of an eye, appeared in front of the monster with a feral grin, throwing a punch that left only a line of silver sparkles from where he was stretching.
"Kieeeeeeeekkk!!!?"
Bba-gank!
The monster that was once a hobgoblin couldn't react to Leon's speed and could only take the blow squarely.
The monster's body flew off into the forest, leaving a trail of black blood as it destroyed all the trees in its path.
He tried to regain his balance in midair, but Leon was already on top of him with his right fist covered in silver lightning.
"Wait, it's not finished yet!"
Bba-gank!
He connected with a powerful punch to the monster's stomach which sank as black blood spurted out of its mouth.
"Kieeekkk!!!!"
Boom!
A loud explosion echoed through the forest, raising a large cloud of dust that rose into the sky, followed by a strong breeze.
Swoosh!
Revealing the current state of the monster, which lay in the middle of a large crater completely lifeless and with a hole in its stomach.
"Ah... it only took two hits. I expected more, but what can I demand from a mere goblin?"
Leon was disappointed. He had expected the monster to at least take more blows.
He had yet to release all his stress.
"Phew..."
Leon let out a sigh as he descended into the crater to retrieve the body without the monster and take it away for investigation.
"Okay, job done let's get out of this place..."
With the corpse of the monster in his arms, he headed towards the exit of the dungeon.
And all this took no more than five minutes, from the time he entered the dungeon and from the time he killed the monster. only five minutes passed!
***
Minutes later, he emerged from the dungeon holding the goblin's body, no longer over his shoulder.
Everyone present who saw the monster gasped at the sight of it, except Erik, who seemed to anticipate something different about the goblin.
"Mr. Lion, what is that?"
Adrian asked in surprise, as he looked at the monster that presented a huge stomach wound.
"Hmm, as you can see, this is the boss monster, a hobgoblin."
Leon replied with apparent calmness, though his voice hinted at a hint of disappointment as he remembered how the monster had fallen with only two hits.
"..."
Adrian, Violet, and the one guarding the dungeon were silent, completely dumbfounded to see that this completely dark mass was the boss monster.
If they had been told it was a demon, they would have believed it!
But there was no way it looked like a hobgoblin!
"Well, Adrian, let's go. Now we've got a lot more work ahead of us."
Leon said, placing the monster in the van that belonged to the dungeon attendant.
The worker wanted to say something, but couldn't because he was in front of someone of much higher rank.
All he had left to do was inwardly lament.
"Can you lend the keys to the vehicle? Don't worry, the association will provide you with a new one."
Leon said after fixing the inert body of the monster.
The worker handed over the keys, and Leon together with Adrian left the place, leaving Erik and Violet contemplating everything in silence.
[You have completed the 'Daily Mission'!]
[The rewards for completing the daily mission have arrived!]
[Would you like to confirm?] (Y/N)
'Well, it looks like I've completed the daily mission, and I have nothing left to do in this place.'
Erik closed the window in front of him, to claim the rewards later.
"Well, aren't we going too?" he asked, after closing the bounty windows.
"Sure let's go."
Violet attended, still shocked by what she had just witnessed.
And they headed for the parking lot, leaving the worker alone.
Once they reached the parking lot, Violet asked curiously.
"Erik, how long have you known the special team leader of the hunters' association?"
"Well, I met him at the hospital when he came to ask me some questions."
Erik replied without going into details.
"But how can you talk to him so naturally?"
Violet, remembered how Erik spoke to her so matter-of-factly.
"I guess he likes me" Erik shrugged, then asked curiously, "And what is Leon's rank?"
"Leon has the rank S, one of five in this country right now. In addition, he is also the strongest hunter in the world."
"Rank S and the strongest in the world!"
Erik exclaimed, surprised. He hadn't expected Leon to be so strong; he had imagined him to be Rank A at best, but it had never crossed his mind that he was Rank S. Besides, he's also the strongest hunter in the world!
'So he's pretty strong, even if he doesn't look it.' Chuckled internally at this thought.
"I have a question, are we going to another dungeon or are we going home?"
Violet asked. Honestly, she didn't want to go into any more dungeons today, her mind was too exhausted from what just happened.
"Come on, I don't want to do any more dungeons for today. I feel like something bad might happen, like what we just witnessed."
Erik replied with a tired expression.
"Do you want me to take you home to get your stuff?"
Violet asked, now fully prepared, as she got on the motorcycle and handed him the helmet.
"No, there's no need."
Erik shook his head, as he had everything he needed packed in his backpack, but he wasn't going to say that:
"I don't have a lot of stuff to pick up. What I need is in this backpack I brought." Said showing the bag where he kept the mana stones as he put on his helmet.
"Fine, then let's go."
Violet didn't insist anymore, and Erik got in.
They both headed towards the place where Violet was currently living, and where Erik would be staying for the time being, until he decided to move somewhere else.
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Gifts
-- Gift
received Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
-- Power
stone