My Gun Can Pierce Through Hunter Story Clichés!

The Black Tiger should have stopped attacking right now and immediately withdrawn its forepaw to flee.

After all, wasn’t it strange?

For the floor to shatter and make a clang sound.

The sound hadn’t actually come from the floor,

But from the magic stones on top of it.

Tinkle.

Dozens of magic stones that had been mercilessly crushed under the Black Tiger’s forepaw.

Their broken fragments sparkled in the air.

Not just simple stones, but condensed forms of magic power.

It instinctively felt that if it let its guard down even for a moment, all of them would target itself.

Pure white clumps of magic power emanating from there were connected somewhere through pure white threads.

The end of those threads reached none other than Han-wol’s hand.

[Applying skill ‘Material Conversion’ to initiate remote alchemy.]

What he would forge was steel.

However, not ordinary steel.

Extremely reducing the electron content to devour all electricity in sight.

Making it extremely sharp so that even just looking at it makes one feel its edges might crumble.

Yet making it infinitely hard enough to crush bones.

Therefore, it would become a pitch-black spear that even pierces through lightning.

“Kruk…?!!”

The Black Tiger’s red eyes momentarily wavered with wariness.

It realized that something impossible was forming.

Swoosh!

“Krwaaaaaa…!”

Dozens of pitch-black spears that rose from the ground instantly pierced the Black Tiger’s foreleg.

The Black Tiger let out a scream and tried to move its body, but the steel spears that rose higher than the Black Tiger’s face didn’t budge at all.

Blood gushed.

The flesh that was penetrated in an instant trembled as if showing rejection, and the Black Tiger’s rough breathing tore through the air.

The Black Tiger, seemingly changing its mind, formed black lightning all over its body while collapsed and poured it all on Han-wol right in front of it.

But all those attacks, completely regardless of the Black Tiger’s will, twisted in strange directions and were all sucked into the pitch-black spears.

The lightning it had shot was coming back at itself.

The Black Tiger’s eyes trembled.

This was impossible.

Subsequently, the one who was electrocuted by the lightning that had been like a storm was not Han-wol, but the Black Tiger itself.

“Kraaaaack!”

The Black Tiger, who had been hit badly by its own attack, spread thick scents of burnt smell and black smoke around.

It was as if it had taken the form of approaching death.

In other words, it was time to end this now.

The Black Tiger’s eyes dimmed.

Was it pain, resignation?

Or was it fear?

It didn’t matter.

Han-wol took out a few more magic stones and immediately converted them all to magic power.

[Applying skill ‘Material Conversion’ to forge the concept of ‘cutting’.]

Han-wol, who had forged a pure white blade in his hand, slowly approached the Black Tiger.

The Black Tiger launched a weak blow with its arm that wasn’t pierced by the spears.

Han-wol avoided it by stepping slightly to the side.

A feeble resistance.

The being that was once a great black terror now only delivered blows that were easily avoided.

Then, one turn.

He smoothly rotated his body and cut the Black Tiger.

The formless blade touched the Black Tiger’s neck.

There was no sound of a blade cutting, like a slash or swoosh.

Just a mysterious sensation of cutting through sticky water was transmitted to his hand.

At that moment, the Black Tiger’s body trembled slightly.

It was a subtle reaction as if realizing its own end.

Then, there was only a thud sound of the head falling off behind him.

[You have defeated the Tiger’s Den boss monster Black Tiger (黑虎).]

[Title ‘One who defeated the Black Tiger (黑虎) alone’ acquired.]

[You have exceeded your limits.]

[Awakening quest completed.]

[Star (星) level increases by one stage.]

[Current level: 3-star F-grade.]

[You gained a large amount of experience for defeating a boss monster alone.]

[Level up.]

[Current level: 3-star E-grade.]

[Name: Black Tiger’s Magic Stone]

[Grade: Unique / 3-star S-grade]

[Description: A magic stone from the Black Tiger, the leader of the Tiger’s Den. It contains the energy of black lightning.]

[Name: Black Tiger’s Hide]

[Grade: Unique / 3-star S-grade]

[Description: The hide of the Black Tiger, the leader of the Tiger’s Den. It has very strong electrical resistance.]

[Name: Black Tiger’s Teeth]

[Grade: Unique / 3-star S-grade]

[Description: The teeth of the Black Tiger, the leader of the Tiger’s Den. They are as black as obsidian. They possess strong hardness and high electrical conductivity.]

[Name: Black Tiger’s Claws]

[Grade: Unique / 3-star S-grade]

[Description: The claws of the Black Tiger, the leader of the Tiger’s Den. They have the property of amplifying magic power into black lightning.]

Thus, the Black Tiger quietly breathed its last.

Just as they say a tiger leaves its skin behind.

Leaving its hide along with numerous items and experience for Han-wol.

x x x

Going back to the beginning.

The fox youkai had seen that Han-wol was not human.

‘Th-that is a monster…!’

Having witnessed the entire battle between Han-wol and the Black Tiger from beginning to end, the fox could only harbor such an impression.

At first, the fox thought Han-wol would lose.

That’s because the level of magic power visible was significantly lower compared to the Black Tiger.

Still, she thought there might be some possibility.

Because he was someone who didn’t hesitate even when facing the Black Tiger, which even she was wary of.

However, that prediction was completely off the mark.

None of the fox’s predictions were correct, and the outcome unfolding before her eyes was a completely unexpected third result: “Han-wol’s overwhelming victory.”

The scene before her eyes felt unreal.

With just that level of magic power?

Could the Black Tiger be brought down so helplessly?

And she thought that this outcome might be her future as well.

‘I-i-if I go out now, I will surely die!’

The fox youkai hid herself firmly behind the rock and held her breath, afraid of being discovered.

‘That cold gaze, that unhesitating strike! That’s definitely something only someone who has mastered slaughter can display! H-hurry and go away…! Shoo, shoo!’

The fox was thinking of a thousand things inside while waiting for Han-wol to leave.

It seemed she hadn’t been discovered, and the scent was gradually fading, suggesting he was moving away.

If she just stayed hidden well, she would certainly survive this crisis.

But strangely, her body was frozen.

The fox’s heart beat rapidly.

Even though she had only been watching, a chill ran down her spine.

At that moment, a tiger outside the rock discovered the fox who was disguised as a Purple Tiger.

‘Eek!’

She didn’t need to be scared of a mere tiger, given her 4-star rank, but the situation was different now.

If the tiger in front of her let out a loud roar, she would be discovered immediately!

“Grrrr.”

“Y-you~ be quiet and go on your way, don’t stay here!”

The fox desperately cried out in a very small voice while still disguised as a Purple Tiger.

“Grrr?”

But the current tiger just slightly tilted its head and showed no intention of leaving.

It was probably confused since she looked like one of its kind but was speaking human language.

Or it seemed to be determining whether she was friend or foe.

‘Kyung! Wh-what should I do? At this rate, I’ll be discovered! Tiger language, tiger language… nevermind, just go away quickly in tiger language…’

Her mind went blank.

She had to do something right now.

She had to do something somehow.

The fox racked her brain, and in the end, what came out of her mouth was:

“Me-meow~?”

…of all things.

And the response that followed was.

Bang!

The innocent tiger’s side next to her suddenly burst with a bang!

She, who had made a cat’s meowing sound as if it were tiger language, was now covered in blood and stood with her mouth open silently.

‘Ah, um… eh?’

Trudge, trudge.

Han-wol was walking toward the dead tiger to collect materials.

‘…I’m dead, dead, dead, dead, dead…! Sh-should I run? Or attack instead? Wh-what should I do…?!’

Even as she was deliberating, the scent was becoming stronger.

He was approaching this way.

It was obvious she would be discovered the moment he entered the area inside the rock.

The footsteps felt like they were directly pounding on her heart.

Closer and closer.

‘Oh whatever! I don’t know…!’

In the end, the fox took action based on the “come what may” thinking.

Shortly after,

Han-wol reached the dead tiger.

And as usual, he tried to split open the corpse’s heart to extract the magic stone.

At that time, he discovered a golden-furred cat trembling beside him.

As soon as the cat saw Han-wol.

“Me-meow~”

It meowed, and.

Han-wol responded with.

[The weapon’s effect forces conversion of the sound.]

“What’s this, oink oink?”

He oinked like a pig.

x x x

The strange meeting between a fox disguised as a cat and a human who makes pig sounds.

The fox was completely bewildered by this bizarre situation.

No, it would have been much better if she had just been bewildered, but the fox ended up laughing.

It was laughter that burst out involuntarily at such an absurd scene.

“Pffft…!”

Making a laughter sound that was clearly not cat-like!

While cats are living beings and might laugh, unfortunately, Han-wol had never heard anything like a cat’s laughter sound in his life.

No, had he ever seen a cat laugh before that?

But he could be certain that it wouldn’t be like the current snickering.

“Oink oink?”

“Pfft…!”

“Are you laughing?”

Han-wol returned both his magic handguns to his inventory and spoke gruffly.

At that moment, a chill ran down her spine.

Perhaps he was inwardly displeased about being laughed at by a cat.

‘Oops…!’

The cat immediately made a ‘gulp!’ sound and covered its mouth with both paws.

However, that action itself only further emphasized that she was not an ordinary cat.

‘This damned tail…! Why did I laugh!’

“Hmm.”

Han-wol narrowed his eyes even more and observed the cat carefully.

The cat, directly facing such piercing gazes, trembled remembering how the Black Tiger’s head had been cleanly cut off just moments ago.

‘…Am I g-going to die?!’

She couldn’t die here.

She had to do something to overcome the current situation.

The best performance she could give right now.

“Me-meow~”

The cat made an awkward meowing sound and waddled toward him.

Then it started to act coquettishly, rubbing its face against Han-wol’s shin.

‘Kyut, to think that I would wag my tail at a human, what humiliation…!’

But survival was the priority.

Whether human or youkai, nobody wants to die.

“Well, look at you?”

Seeing the cat suddenly acting affectionate, Han-wol smirked as if finding it amusing and started to pat its head.

For reference, Han-wol didn’t dislike cats.

In fact, he rather liked them.

The reason was that they reminded him of Seol-ha.

‘Kyung…!’

To think that she was being treated like this by a mere human.

‘…Kugh! How dare you touch my body here and there…! O-ok…! Fine! Touch me all you want! But please just let me go now…!’

She wanted to shove a fireball in his face right now, but she restrained herself and focused on acting cute.