Absolute Dweller-Chapter 208

Lee Joon-hyuk was riding on the back of Kellikan, looking down at the violently surging sea below.

‘The scale of this is immense.’

At the center of the enormous vortex stood a single man.

Kim Jae-hyun.

Or rather, his Avatar.

The massive current he had created surged forward in a single direction.

The flow turned into a tsunami, crashing down onto the land blackened by the infestation.

At that moment, the black insects on the land went berserk.

Desperate to survive, they scurried away, but the interior of the island was already as packed as a crowded bus at rush hour.

The black tide squirmed and struggled, attempting to escape the oncoming waves, but it was all in vain.

Swoooosh—

The tsunami, created by Kim Jae-hyun, swallowed everything within a 5-kilometer radius, instantly vaporizing the black insects caught within.

‘This is beyond comprehension.’

He had been witnessing this for days now, yet it was impossible to get used to.

‘This is on a whole different level.’

He had always known that ⊛ Nоvеlιght ⊛ (Read the full story) Kim Jae-hyun was an extraordinary individual, but never before had he felt it so viscerally.

Controlling water was Lee Joon-hyuk’s specialty.

Because it was his area of expertise, he could grasp more than anyone else just how absurd this feat was.

‘Someone like me couldn’t even dream of imitating this.’

A transcendent beyond mere humans.

And among those transcendents, Kim Jae-hyun was at the absolute forefront.

Creating a natural disaster with nothing but human strength?

It was nothing short of a miracle.

‘Only Jae-hyun-nim could pull this off.’

To be honest, Lee Joon-hyuk didn’t even see Kim Jae-hyun as human anymore.

It was the kind of thought that would have had people calling him insane, but if they had seen these miracles with their own eyes, they would have understood.

A safe zone that blocked monster invasions, a shop where one could buy essential goods like food, a marketplace, an inventory—those were just the tip of the iceberg.

As someone who stood at Kim Jae-hyun’s side, he had witnessed countless miracles firsthand.

That was why the scene before him felt natural.

‘There’s no need to imitate Jae-hyun-nim.’

A crow trying to follow a stork would only end up tearing its legs apart.

A crow should just do its best in its own way.

At first, he had exhausted himself trying to mimic Kim Jae-hyun’s techniques, but now, he had found a method that suited him.

Lee Joon-hyuk spoke into the air.

“I’m ready.”

[Understood.]

Kim Jae-hyun’s voice echoed in his mind.

At that moment.

Fwoosh!

Black flames erupted around his body.

Power surged through his entire being.

“Azure.”

At Lee Joon-hyuk’s call, the highest-ranked water spirit with whom he had formed a contract appeared beside him.

Shaaah—

Droplets of water formed, rapidly swelling into a massive entity dozens of meters in size, finally taking the form of an enormous whale.

It was a water spirit he had contracted with fairly recently, after taking Kim Jae-hyun’s advice and transitioning into the path of a Spirit Master.

Though the synergy was not optimal due to a mismatch between his title and profession, his compatibility with water spirits was exceptional.

Without hesitation, Lee Joon-hyuk leapt from Kellikan’s back and plunged into Azure’s body.

Splash!

[So it’s the same task again today?]

“Yeah. I’m counting on you.”

[Understood, my friend.]

Summoned from hundreds of meters above, Azure glided through the air before slowly descending into the waters off Jeju Island.

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As soon as they submerged, the spirit spoke.

[Let’s begin.]

“Got it.”

The transformation started with Lee Joon-hyuk closing his eyes and focusing.

Azure’s already immense body expanded even further, eventually exceeding a hundred meters in length.

Shaaah!

Now fully inflated, Azure surfaced from the Jeju waters.

Then, drifting into the sky above Jeju, it began to release torrents of seawater.

Chiiiiiii—

The effect was immediate.

[You have slain Black Insect (Lv. 22).]

[You have slain Black Insect (Lv. 21).]

[You have slain Black Insect (Lv. 22).]

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Their levels barely reached the early twenties, but their numbers were overwhelming.

Just one sweep of seawater had exterminated thousands of the creatures.

And, naturally, the profits were enormous.

This was the method Lee Joon-hyuk had discovered.

By doing this, he could achieve maximum efficiency with minimal effort.

Compared to the scale of destruction wrought by Kim Jae-hyun’s Avatar, his work was laughably small, and the number of insects he eliminated was negligible.

But in terms of efficiency, his method was top-tier.

As long as the black energy sustained him, he could keep doing this all day.

However.

‘It never ends.’

He had already repeated this process over a dozen times, slaughtering swarms of the creatures with torrents of seawater.

And yet, Jeju was still teeming with them.

Kim Jae-hyun’s Avatar had wiped out vast areas, granting at least brief reprieves.

But the sections cleared by Azure’s water bombardment were already crawling with newly spawned black insects.

‘Why did Jae-hyun-nim assign this task to me?’

It was clear as day that he wasn’t capable of resolving this crisis on his own.

But Kim Jae-hyun was different.

If he wanted, he could use that technique and wipe out every last one of them in a single night.

A meteor, plummeting straight down from the sky.

Among the retainers, they called it Heaven’s Judgment—a single blast capable of incinerating all of Jeju.

And yet, Kim Jae-hyun had specifically chosen to have Lee Joon-hyuk clean up the black insects instead.

‘There must be a reason.’

This repetitive labor, seemingly no different from the grunt work soldiers were made to do—was there some deeper purpose behind it?

Thinking that there might be, he started to grasp Kim Jae-hyun’s intention.

‘Could it be that exterminating the insects isn’t the real objective?’

Then why? For what purpose?

And—

‘Ah!’

Lee Joon-hyuk finally had a realization.

Among all the retainers, why had Kim Jae-hyun assigned him alone to this place?

And why was his Avatar using only water manipulation to eradicate the insects?

‘Could Jae-hyun-nim be trying to make me grow?’

Was he showing him the ultimate destination of water manipulation through his Avatar?

‘If that’s the case...’

If this was truly what Kim Jae-hyun wanted—

‘Even if it tears me apart, I have to live up to his expectations.’

Resolving himself, Lee Joon-hyuk spoke to Azure.

"Azure, can you help me out?"

[Tell me what you need.]

Lee Joon-hyuk looked toward where Kim Jae-hyun's Avatar was.

"Let’s try it too."

***

‘Why is he suddenly doing that?’

Kim Jae-hyun tilted his head as he watched Lee Joon-hyuk mimic his Avatar.

‘Didn’t he already test that method on the first day?’

He had tried to follow the Avatar’s technique before, but it had ended in failure.

For the Avatar’s method to be effective, it had to surpass a critical threshold—something that was impossible for Lee Joon-hyuk’s current level of power.

Yet now, he was trying it again?

‘Does he have some kind of plan?’

He wanted to ask, but Lee Joon-hyuk was so deeply focused that it felt wrong to interrupt.

‘Anyway, the experience points and settlement money are completely broken.’

More than anything, the fact that seawater was a weakness for these monsters was absurd.

He barely exerted any effort, yet simply spraying water caused Level 20 monsters to die in droves.

Where else could you find such an efficient experience farm?

‘And the reproduction rate is steady.’

Even though both the Avatar and Lee Joon-hyuk were wiping them out relentlessly, the numbers kept replenishing.

In theory, it was possible to extract infinite experience points.

‘Well, once my level rises enough to bring Jeju Island into my domain, that’ll be the end of it.’

There was one downside.

While Kim Jae-hyun received his own share of experience points and settlement money, a separate "base salary" system granted Lee Joon-hyuk additional rewards. However, the experience points he was supposed to receive were vanishing into thin air.

That was because Lee Joon-hyuk had already reached the level cap of 60.

‘Well, nothing can be done about that.’

It wasn’t just Lee Joon-hyuk—anyone who reached the cap faced the same issue.

It was just a shame that 200% of the base salary experience was going to waste.

But then—

[Civilian Lee Joon-hyuk is attempting a Limit Break.]

‘What?’

A strange message appeared.

***

Lee Joon-hyuk floated in the center of the swirling waters.

His half-lidded eyes showed that he had completely entered a trance-like state.

Perhaps it was because he had spent the last few days watching Kim Jae-hyun’s Avatar summon tsunamis over and over again?

‘I don’t have to control all the water.’

Instinctively, he grasped the core of the technique.

‘Instead, I need to create a flow.’

But simply understanding it wasn’t enough.

To create a powerful current strong enough to pull in the surrounding seawater, he needed an immense amount of power.

Lee Joon-hyuk’s strength alone wasn’t enough.

However—

Shaaah—

He had Azure, a top-tier water spirit, assisting him.

Fwoosh!

And he had the black flames that compensated for his lacking strength.

The black flames that engulfed his entire body burned even more intensely, responding to his will.

Yet even with all of that, it was nearly impossible to generate a current large enough to control the entire sea.

For that to be possible—

‘I have to surpass my limits.’

The black flames carried traces of divine power.

The dark energy from Kim Jae-hyun was overflowing within him, so much so that his body could barely contain it.

But Lee Joon-hyuk didn’t stop.

‘I can do this.’

There was only one way to contain more energy.

He had to expand his vessel.

And for that to happen—

Crack!

He had to shatter it first.

The overflowing dark energy broke his internal limits from within.

Forcibly widening his vessel.

‘Kh...!’

The process was excruciating, but Lee Joon-hyuk endured it through sheer faith in Kim Jae-hyun.

And that faith was rewarded.

As if responding to his will—

Shaaah—

A massive current formed.

‘...I did it.’

And then—

Lee Joon-hyuk stretched his hand forward.

Swoooosh—

It wasn’t as large as what the Avatar had conjured, but the sea surged forward, crashing violently onto the land.

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[Civilian Lee Joon-hyuk has successfully completed a Limit Break.]

[Civilian Lee Joon-hyuk's level cap has increased.]

[Civilian Lee Joon-hyuk’s capacity to receive Star Power has increased.]

Not long after the notifications about Lee Joon-hyuk rang out—

[You have slain Black Insect (Lv. 22).]

[You have slain Black Insect (Lv. 21).]

[You have slain Black Insect (Lv. 22).]

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The insects were being swept away in real-time by the tidal wave he had created.

And then—

[Skill Level has increased.]

His experience farm was producing results.