All Chapters of Monster Hunter: Broke to Boss: Chapter 41
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Chapter 41: Crimson sand
The light consumed them, dragging them upward as the world faded once more.When the glow dimmed, Leo blinked and immediately regretted it.The floor beneath him was slick and crimson, not with carpet or stone—but with dried, flaking blood. The air reeked of rust and something sweeter like decay masked by perfume. The walls stretched high, forming a massive circular coliseum. Cracked pillars jutted from the ground, and faint silhouettes—like afterimages of long-dead warriors—stood frozen mid-battle, half-formed and fading with each breath of the wind.Mira floated out of the ring, looking around. “Okay. Creepy points: ten out of ten. Smells like someone murdered a perfume shop.”Leo wrinkled his nose. “You’re not wrong. Smells like death… and regret.”The system chimed:[Welcome to Floor 3 – The Crimson Arena][Objective: Cleanse the Arena of Remaining Corruption][Bonus Reward: ???]“‘Remaining corruption,’” Leo muttered. “So… clean-up duty. Great.”The echo of his voice bounced back,
Chapter 42: Next level
The air was thick with blood.It wasn’t just the smell, it was in the walls, the floor, the sound. The entire chamber pulsed like a living wound.Leo swung his blade, teeth gritted, as the Corruption Warden lunged again. The thing looked like it had once been human—a hulking knight now fused with black armor that oozed like tar. Its sword was jagged bone, dripping with crimson energy that hissed whenever it hit the air.“Stay down, damn it!” Leo snarled, parrying the monster’s downward strike. Sparks spat as metal screamed against bone. The impact forced him back, his boots scraping over slick stone.Mira darted around his shoulder, glowing with frantic blue light. “You call that staying down? That thing’s regenerating faster than your brain cells!”“Not helping, Mira!”The Warden’s helmet twitched, letting out a growl that sounded more like a dying cathedral’s bell than a voice. It swung again. Leo ducked, rolled, and barely avoided the blade as it sliced a stone pillar in half like p
Chapter 43: Alive
The tower loomed against the bleeding dusk like a dagger stabbed into the world with its black stone gleaming faintly under the crimson sky. Mist swirled around its base, alive with whispering echoes. Every few minutes, a strange pulse shivered through the air as if the tower itself was breathing.Tessa paced near the ridge, her cloak whipping behind her as she muttered under her breath. “He’s been gone too long,” she said for the tenth time, her eyes darting between the trembling horizon and the tower’s glowing entrance. “It’s been hours. What if something happened to him?”Rurik, leaning lazily against a half-fallen pillar, grunted. “You’re talking about that guy again? The one who just walked in without backup?” He snorted. “Then yeah, something probably did happen to him. Like, oh, I don’t know, maybe death by stupidity.”“Rurik!” Tessa snapped, glaring at him. “He went in alone. You saw what we all experienced the last time we tried that!”Rurik shrugged. “Yeah. And I saw how w
Chapter 44: Tea party of doom
The moment they stepped into the tower, silence swallowed them whole.The air inside was heavy — thick with dust, heat, and the metallic tang of blood. The first floor stretched before them like a battlefield long abandoned. The flickering red runes on the walls cast distorted shadows across the piles of corpses — the slain maws of the tower.Their bulbous bodies lay scattered like deflated carcasses, their mouths gaping wide even in death, fangs frozen mid-snarl. Steam still rose faintly from a few of them.Tessa stopped short. “By the Ancients…” she whispered. “Did he… do all this?”Dean’s boots crunched lightly over a trail of dried ichor. His expression didn’t change, but his eyes took everything in — the placement of each corpse, the clean slices, the patterns of impact across the stones.Rurik whistled low. “Well, the kid’s got guts — and apparently, skill to back it up.” He kicked one of the corpses lightly, its gelatinous body collapsing inward with a sickening squelch. “Damn.
Chapter 45: Dressed in comedy
Back in the cityThe room was cloaked in luxury, the kind that carried danger in its perfume. The long glass windows reflected the city skyline, and at the head of the oval table sat a woman in crimson heels and a tailored black suit. Her manicured nails drummed rhythmically against the surface as her voice—low, smooth, and lethal—cut through the silence.“So,” she began, her words dripping like venom, “the person who dares to stress my dearest nephew… was an E-class hunter? Not even a C-class?”Kael swallowed hard, his back straight but his spine cold. “Y-yes, Aunt.”The woman—Therese Valtoria, one of the most feared guild executives in the continent—slowly rose from her chair. Her movements were deliberate, feline. “Well, well, well…” she murmured. “Should I be disappointed… or enraged?”Kael’s heart raced. He wasn’t sure which answer would spare him, so he did what he did best—he improvised. “Aunt, he isn’t a normal E-class hunter!”Therese raised a brow, amusement flickering in her
Chapter 46: Earl of Unfortunate Hospitality.
Minutes turned into hours. The chandeliers dripped wax like slow tears. The air smelled of dust, roses, and faint decay. Somewhere in the corner, a ghostly pianist was playing a distorted version of Für Elise.Tea was poured. Cakes were served. Bones rattled.Every now and then, a guest’s finger dropped into the teacup and had to be politely returned.Leo tried to smile like a proper host. “So… how’s eternity treating everyone?”A skeletal lady with half a face gave him a long, silent stare. The teacup in her hand twitched. “Delightful,” she hissed, voice like crushed glass.Leo laughed weakly. “Yeah, me too.”Mira shot him a look. “Don’t provoke the dead.”“I’m trying not to exist in their social circle,” he hissed back.Nyra was busy handing out sugar cubes that disintegrated before they reached the cups. Every time one of the nobles looked at her too long, she shrank behind Leo’s leg.For a fleeting moment, it looked like the mission might actually go smoothly.Then the candles flic
Chapter 47: Hour of Trials
Tessa’s boots squelched against the damp floor as she and her team stumbled into the second floor of the tower. The air smelled like burnt iron and mildew, and faint hisses echoed from deep within the shadows. They had barely escaped a group of unholy creatures that looked like someone had tried to combine a bat, a snake, and a decomposing horse.Rurik wiped a streak of monster goo from his beard and bent to pick up a glimmering green gemstone from the cracked tiles.“Well, at least the monsters have decent taste,” he said, tossing it into his back pocket.Dean exhaled sharply. “You looting again already?” He was calm, as usual, but his tone held a quiet warning. “We’re supposed to be catching up to that guy.”Tessa leaned against a pillar, her eyes narrowing. “You mean the kid?”Dean nodded once. “He cleared the first floor faster than anyone I’ve ever seen. If he keeps up that pace, he’ll reach the top before we even—”Rurik snorted, cutting him off. “Oh, please. Maybe he just got lu
Chapter 48: Blood Maze
“Well, at least someone appreciates my hard work.”Leo wiped the sweat from his brow, blade dangling loosely at his side, and kept walking. The floor beneath him squelched with every step—like stepping through raw meat—and the air reeked of copper and rot. After a few turns, the hall widened, and he found himself standing before a spiraling staircase that disappeared into the shadows above. Each step glowed faintly with golden light, pulsing in rhythm with his heartbeat.He tilted his head, scowling. “That’s… not ominous at all.”The air shimmered and flickered like a mirage. Then the system’s cool, mechanical tone cut through the silence.[ACCESS GRANTED: FLOOR FIVE – THE BLOOD MAZE.]Leo groaned, dragging a hand down his face. “Wait—five? As in already five?” He spun around, looking for the usual glowing portal exit. “No exit, huh?”[Leaving mid-trial results in permanent death.]He froze. “…Ah. That’s encouraging.”A faint, familiar voice echoed through the thick walls. “Leo? You al
Chapter 49: Survive
Rurik swore loudly as the walls around him groaned, folding and snapping like a living thing. The floor beneath his feet creaked ominously before plunging into a pit riddled with spikes coated in a black, viscous slime. “That kid did this! He’s got to be the one!” Rurik spat, lashing out at the shadows that seemed to slither along the walls.Every direction he looked, the maze shifted. Corridors twisted and merged, floors buckled, and a cold, putrid stench filled the air. From the shadows, gory E-3 beasts emerged—horrid creatures with jagged teeth dripping ichor, twisted limbs ending in serrated hooks, and eyes that glowed faint crimson. Their skin was raw and glistening, as though stretched too tightly over their bones.Rurik swung his axe violently, severing a clawed limb from one of the monsters. The creature screeched, a wet, bone-chilling sound, before collapsing into a puddle of black ooze and shadow crystals. He barely had time to breathe before another lunged, slamming into hi
Chapter 50: New contract
The monsters didn’t stop coming.Even after Mira and Leo tore through them, even when the floor was already slick with entrails and soaking red, the Tower kept sending more — mindless, tireless, savage.Because the system had made its decision.Nyra was not a participant.She was a glitch.A danger.A mistake.Something to be deleted.Nyra staggered backward, her small legs trembling. The violet glow under her skin flickered like a dying lantern. Her hair clung to her cheeks, damp with tears and blood spray. She couldn’t even form real words anymore.“I… I don’t… I didn’t mean… I don’t want… I’m scared… I’m so scared…"Her breath came in choking gasps.Every monster in the maze turned toward her — not Leo, not Mira — her.Leo sliced another beast in half, blood splattering up his arm. “They’re not targeting us anymore.”Mira’s face went pale. “They’re targeting her essence. The Tower considers her a corrupt standalone entity.”Nyra stared at them like a cornered animal.Hurt.Terrifie