Early in the morning, the group stopped by the association to permanently rent their respective artifacts before heading straight to the Changcheon Guild headquarters.
“Isn’t this amazing? I heard Changcheon uses this entire twenty-five-story building. Even the Genesis Guild, which vies for first and second place alongside Changcheon, only has a fifteen-story building.”
Yuseon looked at Gwangtaek with an exasperated expression as he marveled at the Changcheon Guild headquarters.
“What? Only fifteen stories? Look here, Mr. Bak Gwangtaek. Do you have a twenty-story building hidden somewhere? How can you call a fifteen-story building ‘only’?”
Gwangtaek looked sheepish as he replied.
“It’s just a figure of speech. Yuseon, why do you always have to nitpick at the weirdest things?”
“It’s because you’re being ridiculous. Do you think a fifteen-story building is the same as a three-story neighborhood shopping center?”
As Gwangtaek and Yuseon bickered over nothing, Seongjun let out a sigh.
“Sigh, why are you guys arguing over something so useless? Anyway, Yuseon. Give me your bow for a second.”
When Seongjun suddenly asked for the bow, Yuseon handed it over with a puzzled look.
“Huh? My bow? Here. But why do you want it?”
It was an A-rank bow.
If it were anyone else, she would never have handed it over, but since it was Seongjun, she did so without any suspicion.
Taking the bow from her, Seongjun replied casually.
“I need to save its form.”
Save its form?
What kind of sudden talk was that?
“Save its form? What’s that?”
In response, Seongjun held up his mace.
“This mace. It’s actually an A-rank weapon that came out of the reward box yesterday.”
At Seongjun’s unexpected revelation, Gwangtaek and Yuseon’s eyes widened.
“What? This… this is an A-rank weapon? It looks exactly like the F-rank mace you used to have.”
“Exactly. It’s identical to the mace you always carry around, so how is this an A-rank weapon?”
The mace in Seongjun’s hand was indeed identical in appearance to the F-rank mace he had purchased in the past.
It was only natural for them to assume it was his usual weapon; who would have thought it was an A-rank piece?
“The main ability of this weapon is Form Transformation. It remembers any form I’ve saved once and can transform into that form at any time. Look.”
As he spoke, Seongjun immediately initiated a transformation into a dagger.
‘Form Transformation. Dagger.’
Then, the mace in Seongjun’s hand instantly shifted into a dagger.
*Whirrrrrr!*
Gwangtaek and Yuseon once again looked shocked at the sight.
“Heh! The… the mace turned into a dagger!”
Seeing them like that, Seongjun smiled and saved the form of the bow he had received from Yuseon.
‘Form saving.’
**[Registration complete.]**
The bow was registered in the third slot, following the dagger and the mace.
Seongjun handed the bow back to Yuseon and then spoke to Gwangtaek.
“Here, take it back. And Brother, give me that shield for a moment. I want to see if that can be saved too.”
Since a shield was closer to the concept of armor than a weapon, he wondered if it would be registered.
‘Well, I heard that in ancient times, shields were used as weapons. I wonder if it will recognize this as one.’
Ancient shields were used for both defense and offense.
Therefore, it could technically fall into the category of a weapon, but that was just a guess.
He wouldn’t know until he tried it.
“Huh? Oh. Here.”
When Gwangtaek obediently handed over the shield, Seongjun immediately attempted to save the form.
‘Form saving.’
He tried it just in case, and to his surprise…
**[Registration complete.]**
The shield was also successfully registered in the window.
‘Oh! This works?’
After finishing the registration, Seongjun handed the shield back to Gwangtaek.
Gwangtaek took it back and asked, looking puzzled.
“But why did you save the bow and shield? It’s not like you’ll ever have a reason to use them.”
It was a logical question.
Why would a healer like Seongjun feel the need to register a bow and a shield?
“Brother. You’ve seen me use your Stun Charge in dungeons before, right?”
Someday, the time would come for him to use their skills in front of them.
And that time might come very soon.
It was an A-rank dungeon, after all.
No matter how powerful Seongjun’s buffs were, Changcheon was attempting this raid alone, so there were many points of concern.
Depending on the situation, he might need to use Yuseon’s or Gwangtaek’s skills.
It was a situation where he couldn’t keep his abilities hidden forever.
At Seongjun’s question, Gwangtaek nodded.
“Yeah, I saw it. I did think it was a bit strange. Usually, Stun Charge is a skill unique to tankers. But since you aren’t an ordinary healer, I just let it go.”
Gwangtaek had found it odd, but because Seongjun was such a peculiar healer, he had accepted it.
If a healer possessed powerful buffs and offensive skills, why would it be strange for him to use a stun skill?
“The truth is, I have a skill that allows me to borrow one skill from someone else. That’s how I borrowed your Stun Charge. Although there’s a restriction of once a day, and I can’t just borrow from anyone.”
Seongjun didn’t bother mentioning the trust requirement.
He just adapted his explanation, saying he had such a skill and used it to borrow Gwangtaek’s Stun Charge.
“Whoa! Is that true? So that means you can borrow one of Yuseon’s or my skills once a day? But why haven’t I ever seen you use Yuseon’s skills?”
At Gwangtaek’s question, Seongjun shrugged.
“Most of Yuseon’s useful skills can only be used when equipped with a specific weapon like a bow. I didn’t have a reason to use the ones that didn’t require one. It’s the same for you. I couldn’t use skills that required a shield even if I borrowed them. That’s why I took this chance to save the forms. The dungeon we’re going to now is an A-rank dungeon, and depending on the situation, I might need to use your skills or Yuseon’s.”
If possible, he didn’t want to show himself using their skills in front of others, but since they were headed to an A-rank dungeon, he didn’t know what variables might arise.
Thus, while he tweaked the details, he chose to reveal a rough outline of his abilities.
“So now you can borrow one of our skills without any restrictions?”
“I suppose so, once I transform into a bow or a shield.”
Even if it was only once a day, a healer could use the skills of an archer or a tanker.
What kind of ridiculous ability was that?
“Wow! That’s seriously broken! Does that mean you can use my Spirit Magic Cannon and Brother Gwangtaek’s Chain of Light too? What kind of healer are you? Can you even borrow the skills of an S-rank dealer like Choi Kanghyuk?”
When Yuseon asked if he could borrow Choi Kanghyuk’s skills, Seongjun shook his head.
“Like I said, certain conditions must be met to borrow a skill. So I can’t just borrow from anyone. For now, it seems only you and Brother Gwangtaek are possible.”
When he said borrowing Choi Kanghyuk’s skills was impossible, Yuseon looked disappointed.
“Really? That’s too bad. If you could borrow an S-rank ultimate move, it would be a huge help when hunting bosses. Who knows? Maybe we could have taken down a B-rank dungeon boss on our own.”
A massive wall existed between A-rank and S-rank that was difficult to overcome.
As such, every skill an S-rank hunter possessed was extremely powerful.
If he could borrow an ultimate move among them, wouldn’t that significantly increase their combat power?
They might have been able to raid not just C-rank bosses, but even B-rank ones without help from other parties.
Her disappointment stemmed from the fact that it wasn’t possible.
“A B-rank dungeon boss, huh. Well, the day will come when we can catch one on our own. Don’t be too impatient.”
Both Gwangtaek and Yuseon could grow as much as they wanted by raising their class levels and skill levels. While their ranks themselves wouldn’t rise like Seongjun’s, it was certain they would become much stronger than they were now.
He believed that if they added one or two more members, conquering a B-rank dungeon alone wouldn’t be impossible.
As they were discussing Seongjun’s skill borrowing, someone approached.
“Hmm? What’s this? If you’re here, why are you standing outside instead of coming in?”
Choi Kanghyuk, who had arrived a little later than them, spotted Seongjun’s group and walked over.
Seongjun replied with a smile.
“Ah! We just arrived ourselves. We were just about to head inside.”
“Is that so? Then instead of us going in, I’ll just tell the guild members to come out. It’s about time anyway, so that’ll be better.”
After saying that, Choi Kanghyuk pulled out his phone and made a call.
“Yeah, it’s me. Is everything ready? I’m outside with Kim Seongjun’s group, so come out now. We’re going straight to the dungeon.”
Choi Kanghyuk hung up after briefly stating his business.
Although he often appeared arrogant, the fact that his guild members followed him well suggested that, contrary to appearances, he at least took good care of his people.
A moment later…
“Gasp! No, if you were here, you should have come in… Oh! Kim Seongjun! Haha, you’re here! I haven’t been able to forget the buff I received from you last time. With your buff, I’m sure Changcheon alone can conquer an A-rank dungeon. Hahahaha!”
The vice guild master, Jang Chaeseong, who had rushed out after being contacted by Choi Kanghyuk, greeted Seongjun warmly.
Following him, dozens of hunters from Changcheon poured out.
There appeared to be well over 100 people; it looked like they were going all out.
“Guild Master! You’ve arrived!”
Choi Kanghyuk addressed the group.
“Yeah. Is everyone ready to conquer an A-rank dungeon? Once we enter, you won’t be able to come out until the dungeon is cleared or the initial entry benefit ends. So steel your resolve. If things get rough, we might have to carry out a forced march without sleep.”
At Choi Kanghyuk’s words, the guild members replied with confident expressions.
“Don’t worry! Even if we can’t sleep for a week, not just two days, we can endure anything as long as we can conquer an A-rank dungeon!”
“Let’s take this chance to show everyone that Changcheon is the number one guild in South Korea!”
“Conquering an A-rank dungeon isn’t impossible if we have Hunter Kim Seongjun’s buff.”
“Ooh! Are we getting that buff again? My adrenaline is already pumping! Haha!”
Including Guild Master Choi Kanghyuk and Vice Guild Master Jang Chaeseong, a total of 120 Changcheon guild members were participating in the raid.
That meant they could form fifteen parties based on an eight-person full party.
Although most of them were B-rank, they judged they had a good chance of winning if their abilities were raised to the level of A-rank by Seongjun’s buffs.
“Alright! Let’s go!”
Choi Kanghyuk shouted loudly and got into his car, and the guild members followed suit, boarding the guild vehicles.
Seongjun’s group also got back into his car, and the Changcheon raid team and Seongjun’s group headed for the location of the A-rank dungeon.
***
A-rank Dungeon: Troll Forest.
It was a field-type dungeon, and the entire area consisted of a forest.
*Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!*
The hunters of the Changcheon Guild entered the dungeon through the portal.
Once Seongjun’s group stepped through, everyone was inside.
“Damn trolls. They’re A-rank for a reason; they’re not easy to deal with.”
At Choi Kanghyuk’s words, Jang Chaeseong frowned and nodded.
“They are very tough. One needs to be at least A-rank for their blades to even bite. The B-ranks’ blades couldn’t even properly pierce that tough hide, could they? But today we have Kim Seongjun, so the situation is different. With his buff, their blades will bite into the trolls properly.”
Perhaps due to the difference in overall stats, the attacks of B-ranks hadn’t been effective against the trolls.
Of course, they weren’t completely ineffective, so they could keep the monsters in check, but they hadn’t been able to land any significant hits.
However, the story changed with Seongjun’s buff.
Since the buff could cover the lacking stats, it was certain that B-rank attacks would work on the trolls.
“We won’t know for sure until we try. Well, I hope it works. If not, conquering this dungeon will be as good as gone.”
Although he had brought Seongjun along on the strong recommendations of the vice guild master and other members, Choi Kanghyuk himself had yet to receive Seongjun’s buffs directly.
He couldn’t help but wonder just how great these buffs were for everyone to be talking like this.
Seongjun stepped forward.
“Then I’ll apply the buffs immediately.”
He cast his skills right away.
‘All-in-One! Wide-Range Mode! Healing Light! Wide-Range Mode!’
He cast both the All-in-One buff and the continuous healing skill, Healing Light, in Wide-Range Mode.
Since both had a duration of one hour, he cast them simultaneously.
*Fwaaaaash!*
As All-in-One and Healing Light were cast, a bright light erupted from Seongjun’s body and quickly spread in all directions.
Once the buffs were applied to all the members of the Changcheon Guild…
“Whoa! This is it!”
“As expected! It’s the All-in-One! Haha!”
Those who had experienced Seongjun’s All-in-One during the B-rank dungeon break felt the surge of exhilaration and their morale soared.
On the other hand, Choi Kanghyuk, receiving it for the first time, looked shocked by the buff which was far more powerful than he had anticipated.
“Ha! This… this is a buff? I couldn’t wrap my head around it when I just heard about it, but now that I’ve received it, I understand. This is truly amazing! To think basic stats would increase by 40,000! Not only that, but attack power, defense, and even attack speed! Haha! This is the real deal!”
Seeing Choi Kanghyuk experiencing the drastically increased stats with his whole body, Seongjun fell into thought for a moment.
‘Hmm, unlike the dungeon break where we had to focus on defense, today we’re the ones attacking. In that case, can I use War Cry?’
War Cry was a type of morale-boosting buff that removed fear and pushed one’s fighting spirit to the limit.
During the dungeon break, when they had to focus on defense, he hadn’t cast it for fear that the hunters might abandon the defensive line and rush forward, but now they were in a situation where they had to conquer a dungeon.
Thus, he thought it might be okay to use it.
‘Whatever. It’s better to fight without fear than to be suppressed by an A-rank monster’s pressure.’
When one’s spirit was dampened by an opponent’s overwhelming pressure, they became unable to display their true abilities.
He judged that removing fear with War Cry would be more helpful for the dungeon raid.
‘War Cry!’
Since War Cry was inherently a wide-range skill, it was applied to everyone present even without using Wide-Range Mode.
*Fwaaaaash!*
As War Cry was cast, the eyes of the Changcheon Guild members began to burn with fighting spirit.
“Oh! What’s this? War Cry? Ha! I don’t know what it is, but I want to fight!”
“Ooh! If it’s now, I feel like I could wipe out the entire troll race!”
“Guild Master! Let’s go! Let’s go and crush every single one of those damn trolls!”
Looking at the guild members whose fighting spirit was boiling over, Choi Kanghyuk was surprised once again.
‘Removing fear and magnifying fighting spirit to the limit? Ha! I never knew such a buff existed. Even if it doesn’t directly affect stats, considering how combat power can rise or fall significantly based on psychology, this is an incredible buff. Even I want to go out and fight right now; I can only imagine how they feel. With this, there won’t be any more situations where they can’t perform to their full potential because of the trolls’ pressure. This is crazy. Truly crazy.’
When practitioners of similar levels clashed, victory or defeat was often determined by morale and will to fight.
Depending on the psychological state, one could exert power far greater than their actual ability, or conversely, fail to properly display the power they possessed.
And now, thanks to this War Cry buff, the Changcheon guild members would no longer be suppressed by the trolls’ pressure.
This alone was a tremendous increase in combat power.
“Just like the vice guild master said, with this kind of buff, conquering an A-rank dungeon isn’t impossible. But Kim Seongjun, the duration of these is one hour. Will you be able to maintain them continuously without interruption?”
If things went south, they might have to hunt without rest until the next day.
This meant he had to maintain the buffs for at least thirty hours, and he was asking if that was possible.
“If I refrain from casting offensive skills that consume a lot of Divine Power and focus on recovery, I should be able to maintain them somehow.”
Thanks to the Robe of Dawn he had received as a permanent rental from the association, his Divine Power recovery speed and amount had increased, while consumption had decreased.
If he focused on recovery while avoiding high-cost offensive skills, it seemed possible to at least maintain All-in-One, Healing Light, and War Cry.
“Is that so? That’s a relief. Then from now on, don’t participate in the attack at all and focus on managing your Divine Power. I’ve heard your offensive skills are great, but maintaining these buffs seems to be the key to this dungeon raid.”
The moment the buffs were cut, their combat power would drop significantly.
The B-ranks who were performing at A-rank levels would literally return to being B-ranks, and it was certain they would be crushed by the trolls’ pressure as their pushed-to-the-limit fighting spirit vanished.
Therefore, Choi Kanghyuk asked Seongjun to focus solely on maintaining the buffs.
“I’ll take care of my Divine Power management on my own. Don’t worry, the buffs won’t be cut off.”
Seongjun also had no intention of letting the buffs drop, so he told him not to worry.
“Good. Is everyone ready to wipe out the trolls? Let’s go! Let’s go slaughter them!”
As Choi Kanghyuk marched forward with high morale, the Changcheon hunters, their fighting spirit boiling over, let out a shout and followed behind him.
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I Became an EX-Class All-Rounder Priest Chapter 45
E-book Publication Date: 2025.11.14
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