Thanks to the significantly more powerful polishing and streamlining of their tactics, Seong-jun’s party began wiping out the Corrupted Sylphs at a staggering speed.
In particular, as they started using the Chains of Light to pull enemies in, Park Gwang-taek’s basic attacks began to shine.
It was only natural; even if he was a tanker and they were just basic attacks, he was a B-rank.
Since he was also under the influence of Seong-jun’s buffs, even a single basic hit could never be considered light.
As a result, their hunting speed became much faster than when they relied solely on the damage from Seong-jun and Yu-seon.
“Chains of Light!”
Clatter!
Ethereal chains of light coiled around the Corrupted Sylphs and immediately dragged them right in front of Gwang-taek’s nose.
“Kieeeek!”
“Kyahak! Kyaaaa!”
Along with a three-second stun, a ten-minute immobilization status triggered, turning the Corrupted Sylphs into literal punching bags.
Boom! Bang! Boom! Thwack! Thud! Slice!
With Yu-seon’s fast and powerful arrow attacks, Seong-jun’s magic, and Gwang-taek’s basic attacks added to the mix, they cleared the situation in an instant.
“Huh? Oh! The level of my Chains of Light skill went up! Wait… whoa! It says I can manifest up to five Chains of Light simultaneously now! Oh! This is huge!”
After three days of forced marches, the level of his Chains of Light skill had risen from 1 to 2.
Simultaneously, the number of chains he could manifest increased from two to five.
“Really? Now we can pull in most groups all at once.”
The fact that the number of chains increased to five was a very encouraging situation.
While there were times when only two enemies appeared like just now, it was more common for them to spawn in sets of three to five.
Previously, they had to pull in only two first while Seong-jun and Yu-seon cleared the rest as quickly as possible.
Now, they didn’t have to deal with such hassles anymore.
Meanwhile, regardless of that, Yu-seon was grinning widely as she looked at the ring on her finger.
“Hehehe. Even so, it’s nothing compared to my Arrow of Lightning. I’m not even jealous of a re-awakening anymore.”
Yu-seon’s eyes were filled with affection as she gazed at the Ring of Lightning.
“Then if an Archer Awakening Stone drops, can I just sell it?”
When Seong-jun asked jokingly at her comment about not being jealous of a re-awakening, she recoiled.
“What?! No, that’s not what I meant. I said I wasn’t jealous, not that I wouldn’t do it! If an Archer Awakening Stone drops, it’s mine no matter what, so keep that in mind!”
“Haha, okay, calm down. It was a joke. By the way, shouldn’t we be seeing the elite soon? It feels like it’s been a while since the message about the elite appearing popped up after we passed the 90% clear rate.”
They had already reached a 90% dungeon clear rate a long time ago, and the message announcing the appearance of the elite had already triggered.
That was why they were moving more cautiously than usual, but despite a long time passing, only normal monsters appeared and the elite was nowhere to be seen.
“You’re right. For now, let’s head toward the end of the valley. It looks like the boss will appear there, and we’ll probably run into something on the way.”
The end of the valley.
It was a place where anyone could tell a boss would likely appear.
Therefore, Gwang-taek suggested they continue hunting while moving in that direction.
“That seems best for now. Let’s go.”
Since there was no other alternative, they decided to follow Gwang-taek’s opinion for the time being.
‘Anyway, it’s quite frustrating not being able to check how much experience I have left. Based on the feel of it, it wouldn’t be strange if I leveled up soon.’
Taking an entire dungeon for themselves was a situation similar to hunting for over two weeks with a standard hunting pattern.
On top of that, it was a D-rank dungeon, which was one grade higher than where they originally hunted, and several experience buffs were stacked due to various benefits.
In fact, it wouldn’t be strange if this one dungeon produced an effect similar to running E-rank dungeons for two months.
Despite that, he still hadn’t leveled up, which was frustrating for Seong-jun.
If he could at least check his remaining experience, he wouldn’t be this annoyed, but since the status window didn’t show experience separately, there was no way other than to just silently hunt until he leveled up.
‘Let’s catch the elite first and then think. Even if I don’t level up, it doesn’t seem like it will significantly hinder the boss raid, so it shouldn’t be a problem.’
Before discovering the ruins, leveling up and aiming for a rank increase was the only alternative for the boss raid.
But now, they had the debuff potions obtained from the ruins, and both Yu-seon and Gwang-taek were armed with powerful artifacts and skills.
This meant he no longer had to be desperate for a level-up.
Because of that, Seong-jun could engage in hunting with a much more relaxed mind.
***
While moving toward the end of the valley, several battles broke out, but they were all against normal monsters.
Then, finally, the elite made its appearance.
“Oh! It’s finally the elite!”
“It doesn’t look like it’s noticed us yet. What should we do? Start right away?”
After watching the situation for a moment, Seong-jun spoke slowly.
“An elite and three normal monsters beside it. Fortunately, it’s a number Gwang-taek can pull in all at once with his Chains of Light. Let’s start as soon as Gwang-taek pulls them all in. By the way, don’t forget to clear the normal monsters quickly first.”
Since the level of Chains of Light had risen at the perfect time, he could pull in not only the elite but also the surrounding normal monsters at once.
If Gwang-taek pulled all the monsters in, cleared the normal monsters quickly, and then methodically tackled the elite afterward, it seemed like they could manage it without trouble.
“Got it.”
“And you didn’t forget what I said earlier, right? We’re clearing the dungeon faster than expected, so we have plenty of time. So, save the Arrow of Lightning as much as possible for the boss raid.”
The Arrow of Lightning boasted the most powerful damage among all the offensive skills Seong-jun and Yu-seon could cast.
In other words, it was the most important key to the boss raid.
That was why Seong-jun’s plan was to save the Arrow of Lightning for the boss raid if possible.
“I told you not to worry about it.”
Having confirmed it with Yu-seon again, Seong-jun then looked at Gwang-taek and said.
“Gwang-taek. Let’s start immediately.”
At that, Gwang-taek took a bold step forward.
“Yeah, okay. Let’s do it.”
As Gwang-taek stepped forward, the Corrupted Sylphs and the elite that spotted him reacted immediately.
“Kyaaaaaaaa!”
“Kieee!”
They let out sharp roars toward Gwang-taek and then rapidly launched their attacks.
Swish!
Whoosh!
Gwang-taek smiled at the sight and raised his shield.
Boom!
Clang!
Bang!
The Wind Arrows fired by the Sylphs were helplessly blocked by Gwang-taek’s shield, and Gwang-taek’s counterattack followed immediately.
“Everyone, line up in front of me! Chains of Light!”
Gwang-taek, who had finished targeting in an instant, cast Chains of Light.
Clatter!
The Chains of Light, emitting a subtle glow, spread out in four directions and instantly entangled not only the normal monsters but the elite as well.
Then, they were mercilessly dragged in front of the shield Gwang-taek had raised.
Zip!
“Kieee!”
“Kyaaaa!”
Thump!
The elite and the normal monsters dragged in front of the shield were immediately stunned.
“Yu-seon! Let’s go!”
Seong-jun and Yu-seon immediately launched their attacks.
Whoosh!
Swish!
Swish!
Boom!
Bang!
Boom!
Kr-boom!
Seong-jun and Yu-seon focused on removing the normal monsters first.
“I can’t just stand still either!”
Gwang-taek also drew his sword and began swinging it rapidly.
Slice! Hack! Thud!
As Gwang-taek joined the attack after Seong-jun and Yu-seon, the normal monsters began to be eliminated quickly.
“Done! Now only the elite is left! Gwang-taek! Is the aggro sufficient?”
The normal monsters were eliminated in an instant, leaving only the Corrupted Sylph Elite.
“Hey! There’s no way the aggro will break, but even if it does, I can just pull it back with the Chains of Light, so don’t worry!”
“Okay! Yu-seon! Spam your skills! Let’s clear this quickly and take a break!”
At Seong-jun’s order, Yu-seon started spamming her skills.
Swish! Swish!
Although the damage was like a child’s play compared to the Arrow of Lightning, it was dealing very powerful damage because every hit landed as a critical thanks to various buffs and the Holy Weapon Enchant.
Kr-boom! Bang! Boom! Bang!
Seong-jun also poured out all the offensive skills he possessed.
Since he planned to take a deep rest after catching the elite anyway, there was no need to worry about cooldown management or divine power management.
“Oh! Skill spamming! Then I can’t just stand here either. I’ll make sure to hold it tight so the aggro doesn’t break!”
Since powerful skills were being cast in succession, Gwang-taek paid even more attention to aggro management.
While continuing his basic attacks rapidly, he periodically cast aggro-generating skills to secure threat levels.
“Kyaaaaaaa!”
Of course, the Corrupted Sylph Elite didn’t just stay still.
Even though it received a ten-minute immobilization status, that didn’t mean it couldn’t attack.
Fortunately, since the aggro hadn’t broken, the elite’s attacks were focused solely on Gwang-taek, and Gwang-taek was efficiently defending against those attacks using his shield.
“The ten minutes are almost up, are your cooldowns okay?”
Since ten minutes had nearly passed, Seong-jun asked about the status of the Chains of Light cooldown.
“The cooldown is fifteen minutes, so there’s a five-minute gap after it wears off. I’ll try to tie its feet down with a Stun Charging, but that’ll only last for three seconds anyway.”
The immobilization duration from Chains of Light was ten minutes, and the cooldown was fifteen minutes.
In other words, for five minutes after the immobilization ended, the enemy would be given its freedom.
Trying to tie its feet down with a stun skill would only last three seconds, so it wasn’t very meaningful.
Ultimately, they had to face the Sylph Elite, which had regained its freedom, for up to five minutes.
“Tsk, if we had a Trapper at a time like this, we could buy some time with binding traps. Should we look for a Trapper when we search for more members?”
Trappers, who handled various traps, were the only popular class among the sub-classes.
Of course, they couldn’t be compared to combat classes like tankers, healers, or damage dealers, but they were quite popular for a non-combat sub-class.
People even said that Trappers were more popular than Buffers.
“A Trapper… if we had one, it would certainly be more comfortable when tackling dungeons. Well, let’s talk about that slowly after catching this guy. Yu-seon, you get ready too. You’ll have to run until your feet sweat once the immobilization wears off.”
The Sylph’s fast movement was bound to be a burden for long-range classes.
Except for Seeker Arrows, most of their attacks were straight-line strikes, so if the enemy dodged, that was it.
In the end, to deal with a Sylph that had regained its freedom, Seong-jun and Yu-seon also had to move as much and as quickly to respond to the Sylph’s movements.
“I’m fine, but are you okay, Seong-jun? You’re a healer.”
Yu-seon was a Ranger, an agility-type class, so she was an expert in stealthy and rapid movements, but Seong-jun, who had re-awakened as a healer after working as a Buffer, might feel burdened by moving quickly.
Of course, that was only because she didn’t truly know Seong-jun.
“My basic agility is higher than yours. And my passive, Priest’s Battle Arts, is a melee combat passive. You don’t need to worry about me.”
The truth was, he mainly used long-range attacks centered on Holy Arrows, but looking at his passives alone, he actually had an advantage in close-quarters combat.
Priest’s Battle Arts itself was a melee combat passive using blunt-type weapons.
“Ugh! The immobilization is breaking! Stun Charging!”
Meanwhile, timing it right when the immobilization was about to wear off, Gwang-taek cast Stun Charging.
Crach!
Even though it was only a three-second stun, it was enough time for Yu-seon and Seong-jun to prepare for what came next.
“Let’s go!”
To make the most of the three seconds Gwang-taek had bought, Seong-jun kicked off the ground and moved toward the elite.
Dash!
At the same time, Yu-seon also began to move actively.
Although she didn’t get as close to the elite as Seong-jun, she secured a vantage point from which she could move quickly in any direction.
And a moment later.
“Kieeeeeee!”
The Sylph Elite, freed from its immobilization, began to move at a tremendous speed.
Whoosh!
Of course, Seong-jun wasn’t about to let it go easily.
“Where do you think you’re going!”
Seong-jun, chasing the elite at a staggering speed, began swinging his mace.
Vroom!
Boom!
The Sylph Elite, struck directly by the mace, wobbled as if it had taken significant damage.
Without missing that opening, Yu-seon’s arrow flew in.
Swish!
Bang!
In the meantime, the aggro was still focused on Gwang-taek, so the elite’s attacks were concentrated on him.
Swish!
Whoosh!
Whizz!
Pop!
Thud!
Bam!
“Hahaha! That’s right! Attack all you want! I’ll block everything!”
The Sylph Elite moved at a tremendous speed while attacking Gwang-taek.
And Seong-jun persistently followed such an elite, swinging his mace.
Finally, Yu-seon moved tirelessly, firing Holy Arrows whenever an opening appeared.
The only one standing still in this battle was Gwang-taek, while the others moved relentlessly as they continued the fight.
Kr-boom!
Thump!
Rumble!
Swish!
Thack!
Thwack!
It appeared to be a fierce battle on the surface, but the outcome had already been decided.
This was because the only one whose health was decreasing was the elite.
“That guy’s health is almost gone! Stay focused until the end!”
Since the elite’s health was now only about 20% left, Seong-jun encouraged them to focus a bit more.
And around that time.
“Cooldown’s over! Chains of Light!”
The cooldown had completely ended, allowing the casting of Chains of Light.
Clatter!
The Sylph Elite, which had been moving across the field at a staggering speed, struggled against the Chains of Light that coiled around its body once more.
“Kieee! Kyaaaa!”
However, it couldn’t break free from the Chains of Light that had already entangled it.
Zip!
The Sylph Elite, dragged in front of Gwang-taek’s shield in an instant, was stunned and lost consciousness.
“Yu-seon! Spam your skills!”
Immediately, Seong-jun and Yu-seon overwhelmed the elite by spamming powerful skills.
Swish!
Boom!
Bang!
Boom!
Bang!
And eventually.
“Kyaaaaaaaa………!”
The battle came to an end as the Sylph Elite’s health hit zero.
“We, we won! Hahahaha!”
“Wooooooh! We got it! I can finally rest in peace!”
They hadn’t even caught the boss; they had merely caught an elite, but Gwang-taek and Yu-seon let out shouts of joy.
The reason was that they could finally take a proper rest.
Since the boss only appeared once they entered the boss room, they could rest as much as they wanted as long as they didn’t enter it.
Meanwhile, Seong-jun clenched his fist for a different reason.
[You have acquired a massive amount of experience. Your level increases.]
[You have attained the dignity corresponding to the next grade as you leveled up. Your grade increases by one level.]
[New skills have been created due to the level and grade increase.]
[The efficiency of existing skills has increased significantly due to the grade increase.]
[You have reached a singularity for this class. Some of your skills are changing.]
[You have reached a singularity for this class. Your class name is being converted from Battle Priest to Saint of War.]
[As you have acquired Saint of War, the higher grade of Battle Priest, all stats increase additionally.]
He had finally leveled up.
In addition, his rank had risen to Grade A.
‘It worked! Finally Grade A!’
For Seong-jun, Grade A was not the end but the beginning.
He had to keep in mind a long-term race that might take years to reach Grade X, and Grade A was the minimum requirement for that.
That was why he had planned to take the re-awakening test only after reaching Grade A.
And now, he had reached the true starting point he had envisioned.
‘But it says I reached a singularity. Is my class evolving?’
Seong-jun checked his status window immediately.
Name: Kim Seong-jun
Class: [Grade A] Saint of War [4/10]
Titles: [Successor of Hermia Jaelin] [The Proper Priest’s Demeanor] [Goddess’s Blessing]
Strength: 125,640 / Agility: 150,400 / Stamina: 400,000
Holy Power: 1,500,000 + [5,000,000] / Health: 4,000,000
Skills
Passive: Holy Heart [4/10], Priest’s Battle Arts [3/10], Blunt Weapon Mastery [3/10], Holy Body [3/10], Wide-Range Conversion [1/10], Saint’s Halo [1/10]
Active: Dark Attribute Infusion [3/10], Pounding of Enlightenment [2/10], Surge of Holy Arrows [5/10], Holy Attack [2/10], Sword of Light [3/10], God’s Wrath [1/10], War Cry [1/10], Enchant [1/10], Holy Healing [4/10], Light of Healing [5/10], Fast Heal [3/10], God’s Miracle [1/10], Purification [1/10], Sanctuary [2/10], Holy Weapon Enchant [5/10], Holy Armor Enchant [5/10], All-in-One [1/10], Cure [5/10]
The most noticeable change upon reaching Grade A was the ridiculous increase in stats.
His Strength and Agility exceeded 100,000, and his Stamina was at 400,000.
But the most surprising thing of all was the Holy Power.
His base Holy Power alone was 1.5 million, and his additional Holy Power was a staggering 5 million.
At this level, his base stats—Strength, Agility, and Stamina—were at a level that could only be possessed by those at the S++ rank, even among S-rankers.
In other words, while his rank was Grade A, Seong-jun’s actual rank was no different from S++ rank.
At the truly enormous scale of growth, even Seong-jun himself couldn’t hide his bewilderment.
***
I Became an EX-Class All-Rounder Priest Chapter 29
E-book Publication Date: 2025.11.14
Author: Kim Hyeon-jun
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