Dungeon Hunter (던전사냥꾼)

Chapter 37: Demon Predator

Haien Moon's Necklace.

The owner was a master swordsman and wearing the necklace taught a powerful sword technique. Ariel Diablo had obtained it in my previous life, using the advanced proficiency to conquer her enemies.

But now it was mine. I owned it, not anyone else.

I placed the moon shaped necklace around my neck.

At the same time.

-The Haien Moon's Necklace has been worn.
The secret sword technique 'Moonlight Falling (Epic, Passive') has been learnt.

A refreshing aura covered my body. The blue light around my body resembled that of the moon. Today was a full moon. This was the perfect day to experiment with the new sword technique.

'This is...Moonlight Falling.'

I accepted the energy. The information about the sword technique slowly entered my head. And I could see Haien Moon.

He had a beast-like body. His hair looked like it hadn't been cleaned in a while and he had a beard. He wore worn clothes and walked forward with two swords in his hands.

The image of the sword technique demonstration was etched into my retinas. I admired the beautiful sword trajectory as it moved in the moonlight.

'Beautiful.'

I had that thought while watching the swords move. It couldn't be compared to the dancers who moved holding swords. Every single movement was important. It was beautiful but the sword also pierced the heart and head of the enemy.

It was a new experience for me.

'Swordsmanship on an entirely different level.'

Ha!'

In my previous life, the Moonlight Falling that Ariel used was intense. However, it wasn't beautiful. She had probably reassembled Moonlight Falling according to her own colour.

She knew tens of thousands of sword techniques. She absorbed everything and turned it into 'Abyss Sword.' Haien Moon's sword technique was just one part of this.

'I will leave it as it is.'

My thoughts were different.

I didn't know any proper sword techniques. They were given to me during actual combat. A technique to split the flesh of the enemy. Simple ways to break the enemy's bones. That was it. I thought that was enough.

Swordsmanship? I hadn't felt the need for it.

This bias changed after seeing Haien Moon performing Moonlight Falling directly.

This...was complete by itself. There was no need to make any changes to it.

Of course, there would be differences based on the interpretation. I lagged behind significantly when it came to actually using Moonlight Falling. But if I kept learning Moonlight Falling, I was confident that I would break the 'wall' on my own.

In fact, my swordsmanship had been stagnant for more than 10 years. My abilities rose as I became stronger, but there was no change in the techniques themselves.

So I wanted to learn. I wanted to absorb it. Ariel reassembled it but I didn't want to destroy the 'purity' of the original owner, despite my lacking skills.

'Haien, I will carry your method forward.'

I stretched out my hand. Haien Moon's movements imprinted in my retinas were carried out through my hands. There was no notion of reality. My hands continued to draw Moonlight Falling. Moonlight fell on me from the full moon and it felt like a heavy weight was pressing down on me.