Hyun Gicheol's looked like a deer in headlights.
"Yes."
An E-rank Hunter was barely above an ordinary person. If there was an accident, they were all but counted as dead. But Sung Jinwoo had gone through multiple incidents where his teammates had died without being harmed.
'Of course, he could just be lucky as hell, but,'
The third incident.
The incident where Hunter Surveillance Department Hunter Kang Taeshik committed murder was different. The records showed that a C-rank Mage and a B-rank Healer teamed up to defeat Kang Taeshik.
And you can't forget the fact that he was a swordsman that awakened as Mage and the more bonkers thing is that when they fought he was missing a hand.
'There's no way. The HSD Hunters' primary job is to fight other Hunters.'
Unless Kang Taeshik was a moron, he would've tried to take care of the one with the highest rank but lowest combat ability, the B-rank Healer, first.
'And they say a C-rank Mage-class Hunter without a hand stopped him from doing that?'
Mage-class Hunters were weak against Fighter-class Hunters, and among them, their worst possible match-up would be against the Assassin class. Perhaps Kang Taeshik could've arrogantly ignored the presence of the B-rank Healer, but it was unlikely that a 3-year veteran of the HSD would make such a mistake.
'The person who stopped Kang Taeshik on that day was not the C-rank Song Chiyeol, but someone else who was with them.'
There was no solid proof, but Ahn Sangmin was certain of his theory.
Sung Jinwoo had Reawakened as a high-ranking Hunter. Yoo Jinho had witnessed his power in their Raid and decided to test him to place him in his father's Guild. Everything fell into place.
'This is big news.'
If Sung Jinwoo truly was a Reawakened Hunter, the only ones who knew his true value were Yoo Jinho and a few others. Knowing the public image of Yoo Myunghan, the man would not carelessly accept anyone into his Guild, especially as a founding member. This would be an opportunity to steal away a talent that THE Yoo Myunghan had picked.
'If he defeated the B-ranker Kang Taeshik, he's at least above a B-ranker!'
Their priority now would be to obtain Sung Jinwoo before the other Guilds and especially Yoo Myunghan could. The competition would become fierce after Sung Jinwoo's retest. Even if the man did not turn out to be that highly ranked, it would not matter. As their numbers across the world were incredibly small, a Reawakened Hunter would be the prime target of the press. That alone would make the man an incredible source of advertising power, one that could not be bought with money.
This was not an opportunity Baekho could pass up on.
'Well, if he already signed the contract with Yoo Myunghan, it's too late…'
But there was a low chance of that.
The fact that Sung Jinwoo was being tested through C-rank Gates was proof.
'There's a good chance that there's nothing set in stone.'
This meant that the Baekho Guild still had a chance.
'There's no time to waste,'
Ahn Sang Min grabbed his coat on his chair.
"Gicheol, let's go."
He needed his right-hand man for this. Hyun Gicheol was a man Ahn Sangmin would trust with his back.
Hyun Gicheol was surprised,
"Sir? Where are we going, chief?"
"Where do you think? Recruitment!"
"The chief himself is going out for recruitment?"
"Of course, is that not allowed?"
Ahn Sang Min quickly turned to leave. Hyun Gicheol followed him with a tilted head.
'How strange…'
Since he became chief 2 years ago, this was the first time Ahn Sang Min directly went out for recruitment.
-7. The Premonition of Success-
From their investigation, the Baekho employees learned that Yoo Jinho's team had reserved two Gates today. The distance between the Gates was quite far. Ahn Sangmin and Hyun Gicheol split up and went to separate Gates to confirm Ahn Sangmin's theory. The pair occasionally contacted each other and waited for Yoo Jinho's team to appear.
'It's still a little cold…'
Ahn Sang Min grabbed a canned coffee from a nearby vending machine. It had been 1 hour since he started waiting for Yoo Jinho's team. But more than boredom, he was filled with anticipation. His heart raced in excitement.
'If I'm correct, that'll be the first great recruit in a while. A special one at that!'
Ahn Sang Min had become the head of the division at a young age, faster than anyone else. This was all thanks to his great instinct. His contribution was crucial in helping the Baekho Guild grow into what it was today. And now his instincts were telling him:
Sung Jinwoo was someone who could raise Baekho to greater heights.
'They'll probably call me crazy if I said that out loud…'
After all, Sung Jinwoo was officially just an E-rank Hunter. But not everything was as it appeared. If it were so, he would not be where he was. As he surveyed the Gate with hawk-like eyes, his phone rang.
ring ring
It was Hyun Gicheol.
"Oy, Jicheol."
- "Chief, Yoo Jinho's team just arrived."
"Got it. Don't panic and report everything you see, don't leave out a single detail."
- "Yes, chief. Eh? What? C-chief!"
The voice on the other end became strange.
'Did this idiot get caught?'
Ahn Sang Min became worried,
"What is it? Talk! Talk!"
- "Chief, you were right!"
"Huh?"
Ahn Sang Min's heartbeat became faster.
- "It's just Yoo Jinho and Sung Jinwoo! They're the only ones entering the Gate!"
And the gate is bigger than the usual B- rank.
"Of course! It was all to test Sung Jinwoo!"
As expected!
His guesses were right on the mark. His instincts had not failed him.
'Perfect!'
Ahn Sang Min pumped his fists.
'While you're busy testing the man, Sung Jinwoo will become ours!'
Because Baekho Guild's Second Management Division had Ahn Sang Min!
While Ahn Sangmin was celebrating his victory, Hyun Gicheol's voice continued.
- "So what should I do? Should I come to you?"
"No, no. Watch them for a bit longer."
- "Sir? Didn't we confirm your theory?"
"I'm curious about their clearing time. How many hours do you think it'll take them to possibly clear a B-rank Dungeon?"
- "Doesn't it take even an A-rank team of four to about two hours to solo clear a B++-rank Dungeon?"
"You don't think they can do it?"
- "Of course not. I was just worried that you'll be lonely while waiting."
The ability to change his attitude in a flash. This was why Ahn Sang Min could not get mad at Hyung Gi Cheol.
"Don't worry about me. Just watch them closely and time them when they come out."
- "Are you sure?"
"I'll be waiting with the phone in hand. Contact me immediately if something happens."
- "Understood, chief."
Ahn Sang Min ended the call, then realized he was hungry.
growl
'Argh, I was too focused on all of this..'
It was already long past lunchtime, but Ahn Sangmin had not eaten, having waited for Sung Jinwoo. He did not know when Yoo Jinho's team would arrive, so he had not left the spot. Having some free time now, Ahn Sangmin looked around for a place to eat, then settled on a convenience store.
'Not that I'm trying to save any money…'
Though no one said anything, he felt weird going into a restaurant alone. So, he decided to just get a cup of ramen at the convenience store.
He poured the hot water and waited 3 minutes, then was about to dig in when his phone rang.
ring ring
"Dammit! Who the hell? I'm trying to eat here!"
Looking at the phone, it was a familiar name.
[My Right Arm]
'Hyun Gi Cheol, you son of a…'
Ahn Sang Min answered with an annoyed voice,
"Did you really miss my voice that much?"
- "Chief, that's not it…"
"Then what is it, if you've called me for no reason, you're eating cup ramen for a week."
- "That's not it, chief! The two just came out!"
Ahn Sang Min, who was about to eat his first bite, froze like a still image from a video.
"What?"
- "As I said, Yoo Jinho and Sung Jinwoo just came out! Their team's all preparing to move out!"
He checked his ears. There was nothing wrong with them. He quickly checked the time.
"It's only been thirty minutes. Are they giving up on the Raid?"
- "No… The Gate is closing."
How the hell?!
No matter how low the difficulty of a given C-rank Dungeon was, no one could solo clear it in just 30 minutes.
"Check again! Are you sure the Gate is closing?!"
- "Yes, I'm sure. Do you want me to send you a video?"
"...No, it's okay."
Ahn Sangmin hung up and stared blankly into the distance.
Jinhyuk shrugged.
They cleared a C-rank Dungeon that would take an A-rank Hunter 2 hours to clear in just 30 minutes.
'Above B-rank my ass…'
Even if he took an objective look at the information so far,
"Above… A-rank…"
This was an unimaginably good fortune.
"Hyungnim, do you have somewhere else to go after this?"
"Hmm? No, why?"
"I've never seen you hunt this fast before."
Yoo Jinho was astonished. He had always known Jinwoo was strong, but today, he seemed stronger than ever.
Well of course.
Jinwoo swallowed a burst of laughter.
'The magic beasts today were werewolves~ and I would soon have a huge werewolf as my servant'
Wolf Slayer
All stats increased by 40% against beast-type monsters.
A title was given to a hunter experienced in slaying wolves.
The buff of his title worked against the werewolves. On top of all of the level-ups he had gone through, if the title buff was applied, no C-rank magic beasts could stand against him.
"Whimper!"
"Whiiimper!"
"Yelp!"
Thanks to that, Yoo Jinho had to go from corpse to corpse without stopping, collecting magic cores. If he had 10 more hands, it wouldn't have been enough. Jinwoo had to spend 5 healing potions on him because of this. The young man even had his hunger satiated by the healing potion, so he didn't even stop to eat.
'Well, that's that...'
Jinwoo raised his head. He felt the presence of someone watching him from somewhere.
'I don't sense any magic power, so it's probably not a Hunter.'
He looked around but didn't see anyone suspicious. Of course, if he wanted, he could find the man with effort. But not detecting any killing or hostile intent from the man, Jinwoo decided it was not worth the time.
"..."
It could just be nothing.
As if reading his mind, the presence disappeared.
"Hyungnim, what is it?"
"...It's nothing. Let's go."
They had no time to waste. Jinwoo took one last look around the area and then got in the passenger seat.
At the second Gate, he did not feel anyone watching him,
…..
Jinwoo Pov.
I looked at the gate in front of it just like the last one. It was a B-rank, but this was much bigger than before so if I am not wrong It should be around B++ Rank.
I glanced at my stat screen and saw MP and HP were full and nodded. Even though it was pretty dangerous. But I can't back down…
"Ready Hyungnim," asked Jinho with sparkly eyes.
"Yes, let's finish this."
As we both placed our foot inside the gate behind us turned to red.
Yoo Jinho had wide eyes when saw the red gate with horror in his eyes he tried to get out of the place.
slam, slam!
"This is… a wall?"
He pounded on the invisible barrier and tried to scream towards the outside, but there was no response.
I
As Yoo Jinho used all his strength to try and force his way out, I received another message.
Ding~
You cannot exit the Dungeon.
Please defeat the boss or use a "return stone"
[[Name: Rivarintos]
Type: Ruins
Difficulty: B++
Description: A labyrinth of Crete designed by Damicalus. It is characterized by a very complex maze and various types of traps and monsters.]
Fuck my luck of all places we had to be here. I curse my luck now I know this won't just be a fight.
No, it will be a war for survival.
Considering that an ordinary goblin dungeon was an E-class, the B++-class labyrinth was hell itself.
Plus it's a labyrinth which means there is no open area.
It's my first time seeing a labyrinth?
How this shit appeared here of all places.
I am aware I have gone beyond the boundaries of the OG story as Jinwoo wasn't supposed to clearly B-rank dungeons without his armies.
Now looking at this, how can this be a Normal B-rank dungeon? For a normal, ank It was no different from saying that he just wanted to commit suicide.
"It was a hybrid between a labyrinth and ruin, wasn't it?"
"Yes," I confirmed his fears.
the moist, sticky air stuck to our skin.
this smell.
this feeling.
Now I feel it.
The fact that I entered the dungeon.
I quickly looked at the labyrinth wall.
Bright lights illuminate the dark interior.
There were hundreds of 'luminous moths'.
Usually, it was widely known for illuminating the field of vision in underground dungeons and labyrinths, but… ….
"So did you bring any exit stones?" I asked him.
"Of course not who in their right mind would bring exit stones to C-rank dungeons, Are you forgetting about how much an exit stone costs billions."..."
I knew this after all exit stones were on one of the rarest resources of Dungeons.
"I see you here catch," I said as I threw my own exit towards him.
"...." he was so shocked that he wasn't even able to say a word.
"Yes it's an exit stone but remember to only use it when you feel your head will be flying, losing a hand or two doesn't matter, regrowing them won't cost much."
"..." "..." ".." "...."
He was shocked by this but after some thought he nodded he was a hunter he was aware of the situation.
"What about you Hyungnim"
"Aa don't worry about me even in the worst case scenario I will survive this"
Looking at him I saw tears in his eyes as he came forward to hug me. right at that moment.
kukukuku!
The entire labyrinth began to vibrate violently.
As dust piled up on the ceiling poured the floor and walls cracked.
"Aww!"
"Hyungnim?"
"Aww!"
"Calm down what you're not doing when I give you my only exit stone."
Screams erupted from everywhere.
The ground rises or goes down, and huge chunks of rock move back and forth, left and right, and that's the way it is.
"Water Wall Stone Wall '' as I cast both spells a two-metre thick water wall appeared in front of us and behind it appeared a wall made of solid rock.
"Blood, damAge!"
bang!
kwaaaNg!
Rocks moving at high speed used fast and complex patterns like Tetris. Only to be slowed down by the water wall and completely stopped by the stone wall.
The vibration stopped after a few minutes.
The road has completely changed from before.
Fortunately, it was fortunate that the party did not disperse.
"Heh heh! Heh heh!"
My heart was pounding.
I can't believe it. What was that Hyungnim"
He was breathing heavily with his complexion turned white.
"What was that?"
I slowly brushed the dust off my clothes.
"What if you just experienced the labyrinth of changing terrain"
"Well, who can experience such a thing!"
He shouted with a white face.
"Hyungnim do know what the place is, if so can you tell me what kind of monsters are in the labyrinth and what characteristics they have? Is it possible?"
"That's difficult to answer"
"But what I am sure of is that it's a B-Rank Dungeon so it shouldn't have any floor system."
I've stored enough food and water in my inventory to last me a couple of months.'
'And since this will return me to the real world just a few seconds after I activated the key, no one would know I was gone no matter how long I stay here. Let's begin.'
"Now calm down and let me do my job, you are not dying here"
I heard numerous footsteps approaching us at high speed.
And soon I was able to see that they were rats but any rat, not even the smallest ones were bigger than a kid's electric car. And add up to the fact that they were in numbers of hundreds as far as I could see in a straight line.
"G-G-Ginat Rats"
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