Chapter 56: Demon Drill Sergeant (2)
The demon Astaroth had enraptured Han-Yeol, who was much more logical rather than instinctual thanks to the various hardships he had gone through in life, with an intense emotion before leaving him all alone. He felt that this was the precise reason why people offered up their souls to a demon despite knowing that it could only be a bad idea.
It was only after that did Han-Yeol calm his breathing and thoughts before he picked up the piece of paper that the demon had left behind. Looking at it, he thought, ‘So this demon will be my teacher in the basics of weaponry?’?
It was a bit funny now that Han-Yeol was calling a demon his teacher, but it did not matter to him whether it was a demon, human, or angel as long as he was able to grow stronger. He was prepared to consider anyone or anything that was beneficial to him as his ally, regardless of their racial background.
‘Also, the Shadow Demons have gotten much stronger thanks to the gift Astaroth-nim left behind,’?Han-Yeol thought.
Thirty percent was an unbelievable number when considering the fact that it buffed both the abilities and stats of the demon he summoned. It might not be such a huge amount when applied to a low leveled demon, but the difference would be as vast as heaven and earth if it was a high leveled demon instead.
‘Hmm... should I?gather?more sacrifices?’?Han-Yeol wondered when he remembered the fact that Astaroth had called the Giant Ants basically rubbish. ‘Maybe it worked previously because the Shadow Demons were the lowest ranked demon...?’?
***
Han-Yeol discarded the pile of Giant Ant corpses with a heavy heart before moving to the Orc Burrows. He did not bring an RV truck this time, so he could not afford to load his van with stinking monster corpses, and his van was already filled with his personal equipment and belongings. There was not much space to begin with, anyway.
Han-Yeol swung his chain and massacred the Orcs as soon as he arrived at the Orc Burrows. When he killed the hundredth Orc and placed its corpse on top of the pile, he cut the tip of his finger and drew the sigil on the ground. Then, he closed his eyes and chanted, “Lord Satan... Kajikar... to manifest... This I respectfully... Lord Satan, may you deem me worthy, Father!”
Han-Yeol was now quite familiar with the chant.
His surroundings suddenly overflowed with demonic energy, but it was not as much energy as when Astaroth had appeared. This time, he wasn’t overwhelmed by the pressure.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
‘Huh?’?Han-Yeol muttered inwardly in surprise when the surface seemed to shake. It was not an earthquake, but rather...
Bam!
The sound of something large falling to the ground reverberated across the Orc Burrows, and Han-Yeol could see that the shadow of that large something was now towering above him. He slowly looked up and immediately muttered in confusion, “Huh?”
Gulp... Gulp... Gulp... Gulp... Slurp...!
A bull-headed creature with a muscular human body was sitting on top of a structure in front of Han-Yeol, and in its left hand was a large bottle that it was drinking from.
[Keu!?So sweet. Wait a minute, something felt off just now.] the bull-headed creature said.
‘Is that Kajikar?’?Han-Yeol wondered.
[Hmm? What the, it’s a human?] Kajikar muttered in surprise when it realized its surroundings had changed before staring down at Han-Yeol.
“I have summoned you from the demon world,” Han-Yeol said.
[Hmm... that’s strange. There’s no way that my sigil will exist in the mortal world since I’m not one of the official demons... No, there aren’t even that many demons that know of my sigil in the first place.] Kajikar muttered.
Tak!
“Heup!”?Han-Yeol groaned in surprise when Kajikar suddenly jumped from the structure and rushed toward him. It was such a fast movement that even his Sixth Sense skill failed to respond in time.
Kajikar suddenly punched Han-Yeol in his midsection.
Pukeok!
“Kuheok!”?Han-Yeol groaned in agony before the enormous impact flung him twenty meters back.
“Cough! Cough!”?
Han-Yeol was able to take quite a beating thanks to raising his VIT ever since he had awakened as a Hunter, and it was only thanks to his high VIT stat that his organs did not explode from that punch just now.
[Tsk Tsk... you have the ability and the talent, but you basically have zero knowledge on how to utilize it in a fight. You could have easily evaded or blocked that punch just now if you took a step back with your right foot and slammed your elbow down at my fist just before it made contact.] Kajirkar said.
‘Argh... What the hell is he talking about? Chain Smite!’?Han-Yeol immediately fought back. He could not make heads or tails of what the demon was talking about, because he was overcome with anger from feeling such excruciating pain for the first time ever since he had awakened as a Hunter. He immediately shot back by throwing his chain and using Chain Smite.
[Tsk tsk... Your mentality is weak and your concentration is hopeless too.] Kajikar said while clicking his tongue.
Han-Yeol’s Chain Smite was strong enough to make a bloody mess out of most monsters, but...
Shwiiiiik...!
“H-Huh...?” Han-Yeol could not help but mutter in confusion when Kajikar lightly waved his hand and caught the chain barehanded.
[The way you use your chain is too simple.] Kajikar said.
“Euk!”?Han-Yeol was flustered when one of his main attacks had been neutralized so easily by the demon.
[I guess you will have to start from the basics.] Kajikar muttered.
And that was how Han-Yeol was trained by the demon Kajikar all night—while being abused by him at the same time.
Thud...!
***
“Haa...! Haa...! Haa...!”
Ding!
[Your STR stat has increased by 2.]
[Your VIT stat has increased by 2.]
[Your AGI stat has increased by 1.]
Han-Yeol calmed his lungs and heart, both of which were about to burst from being abused all night, while lying on the ground. The abuse did not come in the form of combat or anything, but rather simple yet harsh training. This was the first time, not only since he had awakened as a Hunter, but also since he was born that he was so severely and thoroughly abused by someone.
Thud...!
The demon Kajikar, who was the main culprit behind Han-Yeol’s abuse, walked closer to him. He said. [Well, at least your tenacity is somewhat of a use. I guess you will be able to keep up with the training at least.]
“Haa... Haa... then... are you going to enter into a contract with me?” Han-Yeol asked.
[Kekekeke... of course, Astaroth-nim is going to give me an earful if I don’t enter into a contract with you.] Kajikar said with a snicker.
“Huh? T-That... was not... what you said... yesterday... haa... haa...” Han-Yeol muttered. He was completely out of breath. n0Velusb.c0m
Han-Yeol was certain that the demon had asked him yesterday why he had summoned him, but he had precisely heard the demon mention Astaroth’s name just now.
[Kekekeke! I feigned ignorance. Only the top thirty ranking demons among the seventy-two are aware of my sigil, and Astaroth-nim is the only one among the thirty that would be kind enough to give my sigil to a human. She might be the demon of laziness and complacency, but she enjoys a thrill more than anyone else among them. I guess she found you somewhat interesting.] Kajikar said with a laugh.
“Hoo...” Han-Yeol caught his breath before saying, “Astaroth-nim said that I lack basic fundamentals and that Kajikar-nim would be able to help me with it.”
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