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Zuplado Quisquino
  • 2 days ago
In a world where hunters—human warriors who possess supernatural abilities—must battle deadly monsters to protect all mankind from certain annihilation, a notoriously weak hunter named Sung Jin-woo finds himself in a seemingly endless struggle for survival. One day, after narrowly surviving an overwhelmingly powerful double dungeon that nearly wipes out his entire party, a mysterious program called the System chooses him as its sole player and in turn, gives him the unique ability to level up in strength. This is something no other hunter is able to do, as a hunter's abilities are set once they awaken. Jinwoo then sets out on a journey as he fights against all kinds of enemies, both man and monster, to discover the secrets of the dungeons and the true source of his powers. He soon discovers that he has been chosen to inherit the position of Shadow Monarch, essentially turning him into an immortal necromancer known as the "King of the Dead" who has absolute rule over the dead, created by a god while in the middle of the war between its two creations of light and dark, the Rulers and the Monarch. He is the only Monarch who fights to save humanity, as the other Monarchs, who are actually the leaders of all monsters, are trying to kill him and wipe out the humans. #TOP
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00:00A mystical potion that cures all diseases.
00:18It's magic, so there's a decent chance that includes eternal sleep.
00:23It only takes three ingredients to craft this elixir of life.
00:26And while I don't have any of them yet, I do know exactly where they are.
00:33But going back to that castle as I am now is a death wish.
00:38I need to level up more.
00:42Stronger.
00:43I need to get stronger.
00:56Breaking up the cues, I got to pay the bills.
01:00Don't be a reason.
01:01Pray for what to get, is a way to hit reset.
01:05Even more than just a leg, on the hook, I've got level.
01:09Feeling, feeling, all those lasers yet there's no railing, feeling.
01:15Let's get in.
01:18So give me yourself, you're giving yourself a bad shot.
01:22You're giving yourself, you're giving yourself a bad shot.
01:26Watch me out again, someone watch me out again.
01:30Swear it, don't you let me get, someone you're giving your bad shot.
01:35Go reach out to get ya, gotta go reach out to get ya.
01:38Just go reach out to get ya.
01:40Gotta reach out for it
01:42Go and try to get ya
01:44Gotta go and try to get ya
01:46Just go and try to get ya
01:48Just get it, get it, get on
01:50Do it
01:52Game over but they give him all the street clothes
01:56Little kitty in the gutter with the bloody nose
01:58Uncovered but he doesn't even be gross
02:00The headlines, the head burns
02:02Soul track buddy hasn't got an angle
02:04Local boy and he came in from a zero
02:06Every bottle we can punch him as the power rolls
02:08And throws
02:10Let's get it
02:16What? You're saying you accept then?
02:18I'm saying things have changed
02:20Raiding a handful of C rank dungeons
02:22Could benefit me so I'm in
02:24Yes! Yes!
02:26That's if you agree to one condition
02:28Sure, name whatever your heart desires
02:30And it's yours
02:32No strike team, only you and I go in
02:34Uh
02:36You want the two of us
02:38To clear nineteen C rank dungeons
02:40By ourselves
02:42So do we have a deal?
02:44Uh...
02:45We can't do it
02:46Every C rank raid requires a minimum of eight hunters
02:48To even step through the gate
02:50We'll take a page out of Dong So Kuang's book
02:53Pay people to meet the quota while we do the work
02:56I
02:58I... I don't know
03:00It's a little too risky
03:02So think about it this way
03:04Fewer people going in means less chance of casualties
03:06And you know we can come out unscathed
03:08Clearing nineteen dungeons accident free is huge
03:12And since you're doing this to persuade your father
03:14Wouldn't a triumph like that help?
03:16It certainly wouldn't hurt
03:18It certainly wouldn't hurt
03:22Well, let's do it! Nineteen raids!
03:24Okay, I'll handle arranging gates and recruits
03:26Hmph
03:28Hmph
03:30Hmph
03:56Hello there, sir. Is there something you need?
04:11Very impressive. I'd expect nothing less from an S-ring, though.
04:15I was waiting for the right moment to approach you, Miss Cha.
04:19Sorry to interrupt your training, but here, please take my card.
04:26It's been over a decade since the gates first appeared.
04:36The world has changed at a dizzying pace.
04:40Infrastructure, the economy, media, and even politics.
04:45The dungeons have affected all of those in some shape or form.
04:49Take our infrastructure.
04:50It would appear the very foundation of our lives can no longer operate without the resources found in the gates.
04:56You hunters are the only ones able to retrieve those resources, you know.
05:03Then there's the Hunters Association.
05:06The government will continue to fund them as long as there are hunters to be overseen.
05:12After all, without the association, who would assess the hunters?
05:16How would they be ranked and registered?
05:19They manage gates that don't go to auction?
05:21They handle dungeon breaks.
05:24And yet the association is nothing more than a function of the state.
05:28The ones who collect the majority of dungeon resources to keep our economy going are the guilds.
05:35Essentially a business that's been capitalizing on a market need.
05:39They're extremely wealthy because they struck while the iron was hot.
05:42And it's still burning.
05:43Just look at the Hunters Guild, the White Tiger Guild, the Reaper Guild, the Fame Guild, and the Knights Guild.
05:52The five largest in the country.
05:55They have a functional monopoly on all dungeon-related profits.
05:59Suits them fine, but I see no reason we should allow that to persist.
06:04Dungeon resources are important to everyday life.
06:06Simply leaving their collection to a group of mercenaries is out of the question.
06:11We've contributed so much to this country.
06:13Why stop now?
06:15We should handle this age of dungeons too.
06:18So we'll establish our own guild.
06:21You realize how crucial that is, right son?
06:23I... yes, of course.
06:28All that may be true, but recruiting an S-rank hunter to act as my brother's business partner is such a dicey move.
06:34Especially when I'm right here.
06:53Looks like none of the extra reps count anymore.
06:57And that cursed random loot box I was offered for the secret quest isn't available now.
07:02The system only let me have one of the two.
07:05Man, there's a chance I could have gotten another item as valuable as the Demon's Castle key.
07:11But random loot boxes aren't all bad.
07:14I mean, the key to that instance dungeon came from one, so...
07:17Maybe...
07:22Hmm...
07:23Maybe not.
07:32With my stats as high as they are now, three points aren't enough to make much difference anymore.
07:38Be nice if I still had an efficient way to level up.
07:40Those S-rank raids will help, but I gotta wait on Jin-ho.
07:45Oh yeah, the penalty zone.
07:48I can fight that centipede and...
07:50No.
07:52I'd have an easier time running from that thing now, but beating it?
07:55Hmm...
07:56And what if I don't gain experience, cause it's a punishment?
08:02They need hunters for a D-rank gate.
08:05The biggest pro is that it's a good chance to level up.
08:08But then the con is that I'd be fighting with a strike team.
08:12Should I pass?
08:16Beggars can't be choosers.
08:22This is frustrating.
08:23You're too good.
08:35I didn't stand a chance.
08:38Sure you did, but I'm not ready to lose.
08:41I wish you were still at your best.
08:44To fight you in your prime would be an honor.
08:46Come on.
08:46It's been a few months now.
08:48When are you gonna stop fretting over my arm?
08:50Huh?
08:53Another emergency summons.
08:56Low ranks get a lot of these for what amounts to running errands.
09:00But you answer.
09:01Is retiring completely out then?
09:03Me retire?
09:08I see your point.
09:10Not only am I getting up there in age,
09:12I've got a missing limb to hold me back.
09:14No!
09:15That's not what I meant, Master.
09:16Well, I only lost my arm when I could have lost my life.
09:20Even though my best years are long gone,
09:22I'd really like to spend whatever time I have left helping people out.
09:26My next raid request came in.
09:37You know, honey,
09:39isn't it about time you considered a career besides hunting?
09:43Not this again.
09:45It's so dangerous.
09:47How many people died in that one raid before?
09:49And how close were you to dying right along with them?
09:53I guess pretty close.
09:56Daddy!
09:57Up, up!
09:57Eunji.
10:00I hear you.
10:01But Eunji is starting preschool and Eunha's going to middle school.
10:05So we need the money, don't we?
10:06I suppose, but...
10:08It'll be fine.
10:09The association makes it a point not to send lower ranks into trickier dungeons.
10:15That one incident was just an exception.
10:18You're right.
10:19I'm sorry for making such a fuss.
10:21I get why you do, though.
10:23Please be careful, okay?
10:25Well, that's a given.
10:26You know I love you.
10:28Hey, Daddy.
10:29Yeah?
10:29What's going on?
10:31Are you strong?
10:32Like superheroes?
10:33Oh, you bet I am.
10:35Your daddy can beat up the scariest monster you've ever seen.
10:38Wow, you're really, really, really strong, huh?
10:43You have got some damn nerve!
10:48Are you going to tell me why?
10:50Don't play dumb!
10:51You wasted my time and stuck me with that interview!
10:53I caught it, by the way.
10:55You made a very good impression, so bravo.
10:57I found your answers both insightful and sincere.
10:59Oh, take your empty flattery and shove it!
11:02You should just admit that interview was supposed to be for you, not me!
11:05Well, let's recap the offer made to Chairman Goh.
11:08Last I checked, they wanted a talented hunter who had great character.
11:11They also asked that he be dedicated to his job.
11:14With all that in mind, it doesn't sound like they wanted me, does it?
11:18At least you realize how sketchy you are.
11:21Ah, well.
11:22It's done.
11:23So, what's this about?
11:25I'm glad I got to tell you off.
11:27That can't be why you asked to speak in person.
11:29Look behind you and you'll see a detailed report about something I thought should be brought to your attention.
11:35Eugene Construction are getting ready to launch their own guild.
11:38I heard, and the moves they've been making are pretty underhanded.
11:42They've been headhunting at my guild.
11:45Then I suppose, since you already know, I have wasted your time twice in a row now.
11:50Yeah, well, I already know that you knew that I knew.
11:52So, can we please cut the crap?
11:56I'll ask once more.
11:58What's this really about?
12:00You haven't called lately, so I'm glad I got a hold of you.
12:07Is everything okay?
12:09Work been good?
12:13Yeah.
12:13You've always been such a scaredy-cat, Jui.
12:17Makes it hard to picture you being a hunter.
12:20You're B-rank, right?
12:22I know that's supposed to mean you're pretty strong.
12:24But wouldn't someone with your issues just get in the way?
12:28Come on back home and help run the family business.
12:31Your daddy's worth it.
12:31Look, my life isn't yours to control.
12:33I'm a grown woman who makes her own choices, so just drop it!
12:37What in the world is all this-
12:38I get in the way.
12:51But...
12:52I want to try.
12:56Just a bit longer.
13:03Pardon the intrusion.
13:30Hunter Heying Cha, and what can I do for you today?
13:35Nothing really, sir.
13:36I just want to let you know a scout from Yujin Construction offered me a job.
13:40Here's the card he gave me.
13:42I see.
13:44Apparently, they have plans to launch a new guild soon.
13:47And we're hoping I'd join them as their guild master, so...
13:51They have good taste.
13:52But I assume you're telling me this because you turned their offer down, right?
13:56Right.
13:57Without any hesitation, sir.
13:59Thanks for your loyalty.
14:01And honesty.
14:02Of course.
14:03Also, um...
14:04I noticed that President Beck was leaving your office as I was on my way in, sir.
14:09May I ask what brought him here?
14:19I'd like to know your honest thoughts regarding Jeju Island.
14:24Jeju Island?
14:25Why suddenly bring that up?
14:28Because it should be discussed, not sealed off and forgotten due to our failure.
14:32But only occasional reconnaissance is done from the shore.
14:35And the public receives a single annual update about any changes.
14:38People are trying to forget it all.
14:41To wipe the site and its horrors from their minds.
14:45Maybe.
14:46But you can't exactly blame them.
14:48Well, I refuse.
14:49No matter how commonplace Gates may have become, or how much I get fawned over as the ultimate
14:53weapon of humanity, I will never, and I mean never, let the memory of Jeju slip away.
14:59I can't leave that island as it is, which is why I intend to clear it in the very near future.
15:05And to accomplish that, I need you and the others to be on the same page.
15:10We have to grow stronger, gather allies, and sway public opinion in our favor.
15:14Hence, the interview and your push to train new hunters.
15:25I would think that you'd want to return to Jeju.
15:29Isn't there something you left behind?
15:31Hmm.
15:39Unsuk.
15:41Byung-gu.
15:44I'll beg you, if that's what it takes, just please kill them.
15:55I'm heading out.
15:57I can't believe you're working on a holiday.
16:00You sure keep busy lately.
16:03Yeah, I guess.
16:05What universe is this?
16:06You used to have some downtime after every gate because you would get injured.
16:09Is all that training paying off?
16:11Uh, probably.
16:12In any case, I have a stable income now.
16:16Be happy.
16:18Uh, okay.
16:19Hey, where's all your gear?
16:21Hello?
16:22Don't worry about it.
16:23See ya.
16:24Wait, what the...
16:27Not like it's just a trip to the convenience store.
16:31Since my awakening didn't affect my physical strength, my sword is useless against magical beasts.
16:41The martial arts I've spent decades refining don't really help my magic-based powers.
16:46A seasoned swordsman like myself becoming a mage hunter is quite a twist of fate.
16:51Surely there's a reason for it.
16:52Ginu?
16:57Uh, Mr. Song.
17:00So it is you.
17:01Wow, I hardly recognize you.
17:03It has been a while, huh?
17:05What are the odds we just meet on the street?
17:07I gotta say, though.
17:08What happened to the gentle Ginu I used to know?
17:11It's only been a few short months, but you're like a new man.
17:16Especially since I recall you losing your right leg.
17:20Uh, I did.
17:21But when I woke up in the hospital, it was still there.
17:24Well, I heard the White Tigers found you.
17:27Bet you anything there was a high-ranked healer among them.
17:29Whatever the case, you have way too much life to live, so it's a relief you're healed.
17:35That's nice of you to say.
17:37I wish you weren't too.
17:39Ah, well.
17:40Maybe if I had gotten to a decent healer in time.
17:43But, I've accepted it now.
17:45Anyway, chance meeting or not, I'm really glad I got to see you again.
17:49I've been wanting to ever since I heard you lived.
17:51Oh.
17:52So what brought you to this part of town?
17:54The association messaged me.
17:56Said it's urgent.
17:57I got the message soon.
17:59I got the message soon.
18:11Huh.
18:12Now, how is that for a coincidence?
18:15This is quite the little reunion.
18:19You're really here.
18:22Chewie, hey.
18:24Look at that.
18:25The gang's all here.
18:26Of course they're ashamed.
18:30We escaped without lives, but sacrificed Genu in order to do so.
18:35And Song Sheik also threatened me at sword point.
18:38No wonder he can't look me in the eye either.
18:41That aside, five of the six survivors being reunited like this makes you wonder.
18:47Oh my gosh.
18:48Oh my gosh.
18:49This is surreal.
18:51You are Genu, aren't you?
18:53I am.
18:54I swear.
18:55Your leg looks like it was never severed and you're so tall.
18:58I guess you were okay the day I came to visit.
19:01You came to visit?
19:02We got a fine little lady in this group, fellas.
19:14Ditch that loser.
19:16Why not come get hot and heavy with me, baby?
19:18I know all kinds of games to play.
19:20Shut your dirty mouth.
19:21This isn't a play date.
19:29Hunters, if you step this way, I'll brief you on the unique circumstances of your raid today.
19:34Yeah, that'd be nice.
19:36You all will be accompanied by three prisoner substitute hunters who are out on good behavior.
19:40Substitute hunters?
19:41You expect us to fight alongside criminals?
19:44It's true they are convicted men.
19:46However, they're here to reduce their jail time so they shouldn't cause you grief.
19:49We've little choice in the matter due to the shortage of local hunters.
19:53Please understand.
19:54For crying out loud.
19:57You'll also be joined by an overseer from the association, Taishik Kang.
20:01He's B-ranked, so even in the worst-case scenario, he'll be able to handle three C-ranked criminals with ease.
20:06So you can rest assured.
20:10Something isn't right.
20:12Hey, maybe you should sit this out, Chui.
20:14Are you bailing too?
20:16No, I'm going.
20:19All right, then so am I.
20:24Fair enough.
20:27Damn, it's good to be free.
20:29Even if we gotta work for it.
20:31They're chaining us like animals.
20:32You're the good guys, sir.
20:34Why so evil?
20:34Shut up.
20:36You're chained because you're convicts.
20:38And you know what happens if you act up while the chains are off.
20:40As my associate previously mentioned, I'm Taishik Kang of the surveillance team.
20:49I'll be keeping an eye on those three throughout the raid, so you can relax.
20:54We'll need a leader, though.
20:56Do we have any volunteers?
20:57What do you say?
21:00Think you'd be willing to follow my lead again?
21:02Of course I would, sir.
21:03I appreciate you giving me this chance.
21:08But you don't have to bow.
21:09On that day, seven people died because of me.
21:13The magnitude of my failure cannot be understated.
21:16But six of us did make it out because of you.
21:19So let me say this on behalf of all the survivors.
21:22I am so grateful to you.
21:26Mr. Song, stand up, please.
21:31And what about you, Sang-sheek?
21:33Do you care if I take the lead?
21:36If that's what you want, go ahead.
21:39Right.
21:45Well, it's settled.
21:47I volunteer to take point in today's raid.
21:49Thank you for your courage.
21:51Let's get underway, then.
21:52Brace yourselves, everyone.
22:03Here we go.
22:04Please.
22:34I'll see you next time.
23:04I'll see you next time.
23:34I'll see you next time.