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nSungjin blazed through Greysoul Cemetery, searching. ‘Swift Paw – Wolf’s step’s’ effect was stronger than anticipated.

nBecause it gave ten times the normal movement speed, Sungjin was actually forced to slow down.

nBut the result was magnificent; It effectively reduced the time spent on searching to a tenth.

nSungjin thought of what he had just heard moments before, as he continued to search between the many tombstones.

n“Well, You know, a female ghost like those you see in scary movies. With pale skin and blood dripping from the lips…”

nA hint came from an unexpected source.

n‘…I am certain that the ghost has something to do with the hidden boss or the hidden piece.’

nNow that he thought of it, he had heard some rumors of a ghost in chapter 3. Hunters from the previous life sometimes gossipped about it.

n‘And here I thought that I should have used the ‘Treasure Hunter’ active skill right after the boss…’

nSungjin saved his active skill for now. He already got a hint about at least one of the two things, and there was a possibility that the hint the Operator provides is on the same subject.

nThere was not one undead remaining in the entire Greysoul Cemetery. Most were wiped out during his search, and the stragglers were hunted down by the other four hunters.

n‘…Ghost…where are you?’

nSungjin checked his surroundings as he sped through the Cemetery. And finally, his speed gradually started decreasing.

n‘It’s been 30 seconds already? I haven’t located the ghost yet…’

nSoon Sungjin was back to running at his normal speed. He paused for a moment.

nHe was surrounded by an indistinguishable sea of tombstones.

n‘Damn…’

nSungjin turned his head while swearing, and just then he saw something white floating in the distance; a woman in a white dress.

n‘There!’

nSungjin sprinted at his normal speed towards the ghost.

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n“Sensei!”

nHiro tried to keep up with Kei, but it was impossible. Kei ran at impossible speeds, and Hiro lost sight of him in mere moments.

nHe paused and stared towards the general direction Kei disappeared to. Anyone else would have given up at this point. But not Hiro.

n“Holy cow! Sensei is so amazing!”

nAfter taking a quick breather, Hiro continued with his chase.

nAfter about 2 minutes, he spotted the ghost he saw earlier.

n“Eek!”

nHiro stopped immediately. In fact, he subconsciously took a step back. He was alone without Henrik, Kultu or Akanna.

nHiro was not afraid of Skeletons or Zombies, but the ghost scared the wits out of him. Then, he spotted Kei next to the ghost.

n“What should I do…?”

nHiro nibbled on his nails and began to fret. He was in a dilemma due to the forces of attraction and repulsion being gathered in one spot.

n‘…I am a man of martial arts. I need to overcome my fears…’

nHiro finally made up his mind and approached Kei and the ghost. Once he got within earshot, Kei turned to look at him.

n“…Hmm? What? How did you catch up?”

nMoments later, the ghost turned to look at him as well.

n“Eee!”

nBeing stared at by a ghost with an ashen face and completely black eyes, Hiro wanted to run away. But, Kei stopped him.

n“Don’t worry. This ghost is…non-hostile.”

nKei was right. The Ghost never showed intentions to attack anyone. But Hiro still could not approach the apparition.

nHostile or not, the appearance of the ghost was enough to inspire fear in a man’s heart.

nAnd while Hiro was keeping his distance from the ghost, the ghost looked towards Kei. And in a similar manner, as she had done with Henrik, she raised her hands to point far in the distance and

n“Hiiiiii….”

nLet out a strange noise. Kei was completely unafraid of the ghost. He simply stroked his chin.

n“This thing… I think it’s trying to say something…”

nWas all he said. Suddenly, the ghost began to float away towards the direction she had pointed out moments ago. Kei followed her without another word. Hiro watched for a moment.

n“Sen…Sensei!”

nHe called after Kei, but Kei did not respond. Hiro had no choice but to follow the two, albeit from a few steps behind.

nAfter a long while, the ghost stopped again and

n“Haaaaaa….”

nLet out a strange noise. Kei stopped next to her.

n“Hmmm… Is there something here?”

nHe mused to himself.

n“Operator.”

nHe suddenly called out the Operator.

n“Salamander’s ash.”

nHe took out a Salamander’s ash from the inventory. Hiro was familiar with that item. He used it in Chapter 1 to hunt the Trolls, and against the wolves in Chapter 2.

nKei opened the package and spread the ash across his Katana.

n‘Foof’

nThe katana lit up on fire and illuminated the area. Using the Katana as a torch, he checked the immediate surroundings. And exactly under the ghost,

nHe spotted a stone crypt door engraved with an image of two identical girls, standing back to back.

n“…Twins…”

nKei spoke to himself and sliced the door open with his Katana.

n“Kahaaa~”

nThe Ghost screamed out loud. It was still layered with an unholy cadence but, this time, it seemed…happy.

nShe spun in the air once and then flew into the stone entrance. Kei and Hiro peaked into the opening in the stone doorway.

nIt was difficult to see what was inside. Once Kei inserted the sword between the crack. A large pile of bones could be seen below.

n“Hiiie!”

nHiro gasped in terror again. On the other hand, Kei moved to enter the crypt fearlessly. Hiro grabbed his shirt and pulled him back.

n“Sensei, are you not afraid of ghosts?”

nKei looked back towards Hiro and

n“…I’ve already died once. Why would I fear ghosts?”

nSaid something Hiro didn’t quite understand. Before Hiro could respond, Kei entered the crypt. The entryway was too small and dark. Hiro made an excuse for himself.

n“I can just wait for sensei out here…”

nHe sat down in front of the Crypt. What Kei just said moments before: ‘I’ve already died once’, was completely and utterly ignored.

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nSungjin entered the Columbarium alone. Using the Katana as a torch, he illuminated different parts of the room. The Columbarium was damp and narrow. Despite it all, Sungjin entered confidently taking no mind to the environment.

nFor him, it was beyond a doubt that this place was what he had been searching for all along. At the end of the narrow walkway, a small space of about 30 meters cubed emerged.

nAnd within, the female Ghost who led him here was waiting for him. Standing inside of a crypt surrounded by bones, looking up at a bloodied ghost, Sungjin thought

n‘…yeah I think I can understand why people might be afraid.’

n“Hyaaa…”

nThe ghost let out a strange noise and once again raised her hands. When Sungjin saw her hands, he thought it was different from before.

nHer hands were not in a grip and were held in their natural state with the fingers slightly curled. But Sungjin thought she had her pointer finger raised slightly higher than the rest as if pointing towards something.

n‘What is she pointing to?’

nSungjin followed the direction of her finger. She was pointing at one of the walls of the Columbarium.

nSungjin slowly moved towards the wall. Upon closer inspection, he noticed that one of the bricks was slightly pushed out compared to the rest of the bricks of that wall.

nSungjin carefully gripped the brick and pulled it out gingerly.

nThe brick came out much easier than expected. And inside of the wall, Sungjin could see a wrapped object.

n‘What is this…?’

nSungjin reached in and pulled it out. The wrapped object slid out easily and kept on coming out of the wall. Much like a sword.

nOnce Sungjin had it all the way out, the wrappings unwound themselves with a “Pam!” and a sword sheathed in extremely shabby and worn out scabbard revealed itself.

nThe grip was so weathered that it looked as if it would break if pulled too hard from the scabbard. Sungjin gently grasped the handle of the sword and drew the blade.

n‘Holy…’

nSungjin couldn’t help but exclaim out loud. Hidden within the worn out grip and scabbard was a pristine blade, giving off a soft blue glow.

nOnce the blade was drawn, the ghost next to him disintegrated into a cloud of smoke and was sucked into the blade.

n“Kyahaaa~”

nWithout fail, the ghost managed to let out a strange noise. Once the ghost was gone,

nCongratulations

nSungjin could hear the Operator’s voice.

nYou have found the Hidden Piece

nMoon Spectre – Possessed Sword Obtained.

n“…Good.”

nSungjin grinned as he inspected his sword.

nMoon Spectre – Possessed Sword

nLegendary Katana – Strength S Dexterity A Mind B

nPassive Skill

nSoul Absorption(II)

nRecover 2% of the total mana per hit.

nActive Skill

nDeathly Wail (IV)

nA ghost will induce fear to all nearby creatures. Cooldown 10 minutes

nKatana imbued with the power of ghosts. It is unknown if the vengeful spirit was originally the owner of the Katana, or if the soul became vengeful upon being slain by the Katana.

n“…Legendary?”

nHe received a completed Legendary item. It was unbelievable. He wished he had known about such an easy to obtain Legendary class weapon the first time around.

nSungjin glanced over to the specs. The most eye-catching stats were obviously the S rank Strength and A rank Dex bonus damages.

n“Operator, what was the bonus per ranks again?”

nRank affects stats as follows.

nRank E – x0.1 | Rank D – x0.2 | Rank C – x0.5

nRank B – x1.0 | Rank A – x1.5 | Rank S – x2.0

nRank SS – x3.0 | Rank SSS – x4.0

nSungjin had not come across an enemy yet that he could not kill in a single strike with his Strength C Dex D basic Katana. And yet, he just received an S and an A grade Legendary Katana, effectively raising his damage by four times.

n‘Well… I guess for the next few chapters, all the enemies are basically going to be made of wet paper mache…’

nSungjin mused over his stats as he read the notes for skills. ‘Deathly Wail(IV)’ seemed fairly useful.

nAnd upon realizing that there was more to the stat bonuses, he returned to the Sword’s ranks. Rank B bonus damage from Mind Power.

nThis meant that raising STR by 1 would increase his damage by 2, but raising MND would also provide 1 bonus damage.

n‘Putting MND stat damage boost on a Katana… means…’

nFurthermore, it also had a passive skill ‘Soul Absorption(II)’ as well.

n‘In other words, this is a sword designed for a magic swordsman.’

nThe base stats were great, but Sungjin needed to think about this one.

n‘I’ll come back to it another time.’

nSungjin finally put the sword back in the scabbard.

n“Shink!”

nThe sound of the blade sliding into the scabbard was crisp. Sungjin left the Columbarium, with the Moon Spectre hanging from his side.

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