Magnus of Ice

Double Dungeon

Once everyone went inside, a worker from the Hunters Association in a blue uniform approached the gate with a contemplating look on his face. His co-worker approached him and asked, "What are you thinking about?" as he scratched his head with his cap off.

"It's just... Hunters Sung Jin-Woo and his friend, Jin Magnus... I'm bothered that we weren't able to serve them coffee."

"Ah~ The weakest hunter in the E-rank category? And the Dragon Reaper of Ice? By the way, what rank is this dungeon?" The other said in a surprised voice.

"They've said it's a D-rank dungeon. I've never seen Hunter Sung Jin-Woo uninjured in my entire time with the Hunters Association, even with Hunter Jin Magnus."

"Eh. A D-rank dungeon... Nothing bad is going to happen, probably. Anyways, let's go and report that they all went inside already." His co-worker said.

"Yea, maybe you're right," and like that, they left. Not knowing that this seemingly simple D-rank dungeon had a massive horror inside it.

Inside the dungeon, you could hear swords' clashes, fire burning, and people shouting. On one side, the dungeon was a few degrees hotter, while on the other, the dungeon was a few degrees colder.

Magnus was currently beheading blue-skinned monsters with bones protruding from their backs, with his scythe made of ice. He would also sometimes freeze them. No blood would land on him as he would freeze it so it could shatter by the time it touched his body. "Man, I've always loved this feeling!" Magnus yelled as he was spinning his scythe, approaching three more enemies.

"Right, Jin-Woo?" He asked, turning his head as soon as he beheaded and froze the bodies of the three monsters. He noticed Jin-Woo get pushed down by the monster he killed. Getting his loot, Magnus ran towards Jin-Woo, but Ju-Hee got next to him first. Sending a victory look towards Magnus, Ju-Hee started to heal Jin-Woo.

"Jin-Woo, why are you so adamant about being a hunter? Fighting like this will only bring in even more risk." She asked, trying to break the awkward atmosphere between them.

"Sorry," was the only thing Jin-Woo could say. He didn't even have a pained expression on his face. That's how used to the pain he was.

"I'm not saying this to get an apology! I'm just worried about you!" She exclaimed as she looked up and saw Mr.Song use his fire magic to burn the monsters near him, and Mr.Kim was using cutting the monster from the inside with his sword. The other hunters were also busy fighting. 'At least the dungeon is almost cleared. Also, that homo can't get a hint and just leave Jin-Woo alone.' Releasing a small sigh, Ju-Hee goes back to focusing on healing Jin-Woo. 'At least Jin-Woo will now notice that I am better than Magnus. I can even heal him.'

Jin-Woo did not know what she was thinking, but she did notice her looking at the others. So he turns his head to see as well. He saw them all gathered together as they started talking.

"Looks like we're all done!" Mr.Song started.

"Bak, you're still alive, huh?" Mr.Kim asked with a smile on his face.

"Ha, this was a piece of cake." Mr.Bak responds, with his fist banging on his chest.

As Jin-Woo was about to turn his head back, he heard the clearly anxious and worried voice of his best friend.

"MOVE IT! JIN-WOO IS HURT, AND I NEED TO GET TO HIM. I SWEAR TO GOD THAT IF YOU KEEP STANDING IN MY WAY, I WILL FREEZE YOU ALL!" Magnus shouted, making his way, though.

'At least he used his words first. But I'm not even that hurt since he did give me a specially made dagger of ice.' Jin-Woo smiled as he turned to look at his hand. On it, he had a dagger made out of pure ice. The blade was ten inches long, and the handle was covered with many bandages and even a small leather holder so that his hands won't freeze. 'Yea, it's thanks to him. I'm not that hurt.' He was pulled out of his thoughts by Ju-Hee, who asked, "Jin-Woo, do you have a reason not to quit being a hunter?"