"I'm Loyal To Nothing, General... Except The Dream." ...
Captain America....
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"Ding~
[You've tried out all the class-specific skills.
The class advancement is now complete.
The exit will now be created.]
'Is it finally over…?'
It was very long, lengthy, and boring, but a very rewarding road. I took one last look around the Dungeon. The traces of combat littered the area.
Broken knights, cracked walls, the destroyed pillars, a floor filled with holes, and a roof that felt like it could fall at any moment.
The iron golem, which was now a pile of broken armor.
But my trials had resulted in many great boons.
New class and skills.
Subclass unlock.
Many new spells and titles.
A powerful army.
And a way to make myself so OP that even gods will fear just hearing my name.
'My soldiers…'
I looked at my shadow again. The 90 Shadow Soldiers awaited my command. Right now, my army's numbers are small.
'Only Ninety soldiers…'
Still, I was sure that the number of my army would only increase going forward.
'I really obtained an army.'
A smile appeared on my face. I turned around without a lingering thought. The gate to the real world waited for me. I stepped through.
I returned to the clearing in the forest. It was the same spot I had first entered the quest's Dungeon. I looked at the sky. It should be around 2 AM.
The sun would be rising soon.
Oh right.
I looked at my watch and kicked myself in my mind.
'If I knew I was going to take this long, I would've told Jinah and Yoo Jinhoo.'
I am 3 days late. Now let's just hope neither of them contacted the association.
Who would have tried to track me as I took out my phone from inventory.
Ding
Ding
Ding
Ding
Ding
Ding
Ding...
And the second I had the phone connected, it got bombarded with notifications one after another.
So much so that because I was grabbing the phone lightly, especially after an increase in my strength, my phone nearly slipped out of my hands.
As I clicked to check, I saw a bunch of messages, emails from the bank about a series of money transfers that happened in the last ten days.
One of them included a transfer of 3.1 billion won, which is not much when compared to the dollar.
And a few million for different kinds of bills here and there.
As I checked more, I saw that it was transferred to the construction company that was building the new house.
So it appears that the construction was completed, and they must have tried to contact me, but after seeing the phone isn't connecting and I wasn't answering calls or messages, they connected with Jinah, who is the second holder of my account, and she did the transfer.
The payment was small because I already paid them 70% of the total cost in advance.
To confirm my theory, I checked emails and messages and saw a bunch of their messages.
And the last email said, 'Thanks for choosing us. We hope you will do more business with us in the near future.'
There were also many offers and all kinds of stuff that I scrolled through.
There were also many calls and messages from the Association.
The same with Yoo Jinho. He had the most calls, messages, and emails, and the last few messages even said sorry and all kinds of stuff, like asking for forgiveness.
Even when he had visited my home and saw I was missing,
"So he had met with Jinah.
Next was Jinah, whose last messages and emails looked very angry. So much so that she went on a shopping spree on her own, so some of the bills were her spending.
But I didn't mind at all. Money wasn't a problem.
But even after all this, she hasn't shifted to the new house. And knowing this, a smile bloomed on my face.
She was still waiting for me.
Then there were a bunch of calls, emails, and messages from Lee Joohee. And to tell the truth, I totally ignored all of that, even her.
As she wasn't my type, I didn't like her. It's just horniness got to me that day, and the love shit I said just came out of my mouth in the heat of the moment.
Ignoring her is a good thing, no, of course not, but I have too much on my plate.
So until she confronts me, I plan to keep things as they are.
I also had to look for women for myself, as I am sure accidents like this keep happening, and I don't want that. Knocking out some nobody when I soon become the eleventh S-rank of Korea.
Which isn't a good thing for my image. Even though I didn't care much about it, I still like to keep my name out of this shit.
Especially when I plan to create a guild.
And killing some woman just because my own horny ass fucked her doesn't sit right with me.
Fortunately, it appears both Jinah and Yoo Jinhoo didn't contact the Association, as there is still no call or anything related to that from the Association, which they would have as soon as they got the signal from my phone if I was on the priority list.
Which is a good thing. There were also calls from the number that called me after we came out of the labyrinth.
And I can already guess who it could be.
The first thing I did was send a message to Yoo Jinho, telling him to meet me tomorrow at my home.
I looked behind him. The gate that I came from had disappeared without a trace.
Looking at the empty clearing, everything that had happened felt like a dream.
Wait, a dream?
No, no way.
I looked around.
Troopers clad in pitch black surrounded me. The Shadow Soldiers had come out the moment I thought of them in my head.
'...'
Shadow Soldiers.
Monsters that were called from the shadows of the dead. If they were monsters, what do you call the being that can freely create and control them? I smiled.
'Well, it doesn't matter...'
I recalled the soldiers into my shadow again.
The road home felt as easy as walking downhill.
Ring~ Ring~
While walking, my phone rang. I looked at who was calling at this time in the middle of the night and saw it was none other than Yoo Jinhoo.
I didn't expect him to see my message at this time of the night and call me back.
So I picked up the call.
"Hi, is it Hyungnim?"
"Yes, it's me. Who do you think will talk to you when you dial my number?" I said in a blunt tone.
But his voice was filled with genuine worry, as I also heard him sigh when he heard my voice from the other side.
He seemed to have genuine concern about me, not just for work.
"So, are you back, Hyungnim?"
"Yes, I am. I just returned a few minutes ago," I told him and again heard a sigh from the other side.
"That's great. So now I can book the dungeons."
He asked me in an aspirant, Not pressuring me to tell him why it took so long.
"Which was a thing I like about him; he easily gets the point that if I didn't want to tell something, he wouldn't ask it and didn't put his leg between my matters.
"No, even that's not the right day, as you already know our new house is ready, so we will be moving soon."
"I see, so do you need any help in the matters of shifting, Hyungnim?" Again, he sighs and asks, but this time it wasn't a sigh of relief; no, it was a sigh of defeat and worry.
"No, I had enough labor, and it's not like we will be shifting the house. But you know what? You should book the day after tomorrow."
"Really, Hyungnim?" he asked, while I heard him jumping up.
"Yes, anyway, it's already too late. We can talk about the details tomorrow, so meet me in the early morning as we will be going out early."
"I'll do it, Hyungnim. So, good night," he said in a very delighted voice.
"Yes, let's meet tomorrow at my home. Aside from that, can you do me a favor?"
"Why not, Hyungnim? You don't need to ask," he replied in a rush.
"Well, if so, then bring material buyers with you, and this time it should be at least five heavy-duty vehicles."
"I will arrange all that, but I thought you won't sell the monsters before becoming S-rank, as it's going to cause chaos in the market with sudden bursts of materials, especially when some of them were never seen before.
And it's already chaos as it is with the disappearance of the whole mountain, which even had foreign media interested."
"Don't worry about it, I am not selling monsters. It's an entirely different thing," I told him.
And it appears that what I did has caused a bigger impact than I first presumed.
"And what might it be?" he asked with great interest.
"You will know it tomorrow. Anyhow, good night, and see you tomorrow."
"Yes, good night, Hyungnim. See you tomorrow."
With our greetings done, I hung up the call. After reaching home, I opened the door, which was locked, but I also had keys. After checking on Jinah and seeing her sleeping peacefully, her bed was surrounded by shopping bags, and even in the hall, there were shopping bags here and there. I smiled and walked back to my room.
As soon as I laid on my bed, all the stress caught up to me, and I fell asleep.
I slept for a long time. I couldn't help it. The moment I laid down in my bed, the day was already
bright.
Ring~ Ring~
What woke me up was the ringing of my phone. I managed to grab it with much difficulty. I answered the phone with my eyes still closed.
"Hello..."
My tired voice cracked a bit.
"What the... Oppa, are you still sleeping? Do you know what time it is?" Jinah asked with surprise from the other end, so I asked back.
"What time is it?"
"It's 11 AM!"
"Whaaa?"
I peeked at the phone through a crack in my eyes. She was right.
"Oppa, you do remember that you have to come to the school today, right?"
"But I thought it was 6 days ago," I asked her.
"Yes, it was, but it got delayed due to the Aakivara Incident, and thank God it got delayed. It's good you came back right on time."
Her voice was filled with concern. This made me finally sit up on the bed.
"When do I have to be there by?"
- "5!"
"Alright, I won't be late. Don't worry."
"As expected of my lovely brother! Anyway, the dude you made a contract with, what was his name again? Ah, yes, Yoo Jinhoo, came home earlier. He wanted to meet you, but when I saw you sleeping like a baby, I told him to come later. But he insisted on meeting you and said you were the one calling him, so he said he can wait.
So he should still be in the house, but I warned him not to wake you up. See if he is still there."
"Ah, shit, I forgot about him," I said my thoughts out loud.
"Anyway, don't be late and call me when you get here!" Jinah cutely ended the call.
I scratched my head and slowly got up. I could probably make it while also doing everything if I got ready now.
"Still, I'm about to go see 'my' little sister's teacher."
On top of that, it was for the parent/guardian meeting for a high school senior.
They say this is one of the most important meetings of a child's life, especially in this continent, Asia.
"I can't go looking like this."
I went over and looked through my wardrobe. A musty scent filled my nose. With my new skills, I could clearly hear the second heartbeat in this house, and it was not exactly a good smell. My forehead wrinkled. The most suitable thing I found was the old suit that this body had worn for his graduation.
"Can I wear this?"
I tried it on, but it did not fit. The suit was too small for my new body.
"Man, this body really grew past human logic."
Trying on my old clothes was a sure way to tell. The suit felt like it was about to rip apart over me.
...Now what?
"Should I buy new clothes? I do have too many bloody clothes in my inventory. And I guess I won't be wearing them anymore."
"It's been a while. Shall I go shopping? Should I also buy a new car while on the way?"
No, I shook my head. "No, I should buy the car with Jinah and see what she likes, and maybe also buy one for her."
Even if I wanted to, I couldn't buy it now, as after paying for my home, I am severely lacking the bank balance to do so unless I sell the thing I brought from the dungeon.
I can't buy a good car with my current bank balance.
However, there was something small I had to check. Wait, not small, something big. I took off the suit, sat down on my bed, and opened up the status screen.
"Status screen."
Name: Sung Jinwoo
Level: 84
Class: Monarch of Shadows
Subclass:
Title: Little Mage, Wolf Slayer, Genius, Elementalist, Remorseless, Killer, Survivor, Lord of Mana, Lord of Death, Freak of Nature, Soul Devourer, The One Who Died, One Who Has Triumphed Over Adversity, The One Who Saw Death, God of Death
HP: 30792/30792 R: 19.3% (1040.57) per Minute
MP: 49148/49148 R: 27.87% (4887.93) per Minute
Fatigue:
Strength: 261
Constitution: 230
Agility: 220
Intelligence: 294
Sense: 224
(Available stat points: 50)
Physical Damage Reduction: 68%
Magical Damage Reduction: 40%
Mana Consumption Reduction: 33%
Power of Magic Attacks Increased: 20%
Immunity to Instant Death Skill.
Upon elimination of humans or any species similar to them that were self-aware, sentient, able to communicate, humanoids, able to build civilization, had some definition of consciousness, able to judge their actions, and able to plan for the future, able to strategize, improvise, adapt, and overcome. 5% extra bonus experience points.
Increased Damage on Races Related to Demons and Devils by 15%
Increase Damage Dealt to Sentient Humanoids by 5%
Skills
•The Way of the Shamblu.
•Mana Skin (Lv. 1) Passive/Active
•Mana Manipulation (Lv. Max) Passive/Active
•Mana Recovery Field (Lv. 1) Passive/Active
•Fire Manipulation (Lv. 1) Passive/Active
•Ice Manipulation (Lv. 1) Passive/Active
•Water Manipulation (Lv. 1) Passive/Active
•Electricity Manipulation (Lv. 1) Passive/Active
•Earth Manipulation (Lv. 1) Passive/Active
•Wind Manipulation (Lv. 2) Passive/Active
•Vapour Manipulation (Lv. 1) Passive/Active
•Superior Tasting (Lv. 1) Passive/Active
•Enhanced Smell (Lv. 1) Passive/Active
•Superior Sight (Lv. 1) Passive/Active
•Enhanced Hearing (Lv. 1) Passive/Active
•Resistance (Lv. 1) Passive/Active
•Thought Acceleration (Lv. 1) Passive/Active
•Time Accelerator (Lv. 1) Passive/Active
•Arcane Vision (Lv. 1) Passive/Active
•Mind's Eye (Lv. 1) Passive/Active
Passive Skills
•Courage of The Weak'
•(Unknown) (Lv. Max)
•Unyielding Spirit (Lv. 1)
•Mana Flow (Lv. 3)
•Mana Breathing (Lv. 2)
•Mana Affinity (Lv. 2)
•Absolute Recall (Lv. 1)
•Danger Sense (Lv. 1)
•Asuteriosu's Resilience (Lv. 1)
•Fire Resistance (Lv. 1)
•Pain Resistance (Lv. 3)
•Regeneration (Lv. 3)
•Advanced Dagger Proficiency (Lv. 1)
•Sense Death (Lv. 1)
•Close Call (Lv. Max)
•Iron Skin (Lv. 1)
Active Skills
•Sprint (Lv. 2)
•Meditation (Lv. 2)
•Sharpen (Lv. 3)
•Weapon Enhance (Lv. 3)
•FireBall (Lv. 2)
•Dagger Throw (Lv. 2)
•Blood Lust (Lv. 1)
•Steam (Lv. 1)
•Ice Wall (Lv. 2)
•Ice Arrow (Lv. 2)
•Water Ball (Lv. 2)
•Water Bullet (Lv. 2)
•Water Blade (Lv. 2)
•Wind Strike (Lv. 2)
•Wind Blade (Lv. 2)
•Wind Ball (Lv. 2)
•Air Cutter (Lv. 2)
•Sonic Boom (Lv. 2)
•Stone Wall (Lv. 2)
•Earth Spikes (Lv. 2)
•Stone Canon (Lv. 1)
•Fire Arrow (Lv. 2)
•Fire Wall (Lv. 2)
•Call Thunder (Lv. 2)
•Lightning Arrow (Lv. 2)
•Drain Life (Lv. 3)
•Stealth (Lv. 2)
•Claws (Lv. 2)
•Body Enhancement (Lv. 2)
•Shockwave (Lv. 1)
•Acid Arrow (Lv. 1)
•Flame Lance (Lv. 1)
•Earth Lance (Lv. 1)
•Crystal Lance (Lv. 1)
•Storm Spear (Lv. 1)
•Lesser Dexterity (Lv. 1)
•Lesser Strength (Lv. 1)
•Haste (Lv. 1)
•Penetrate Magic (Lv. 1)
•Charge of The Bull King (Lv. 1)
•Vital Stab (Lv. 2)
•Ray of Death (Lv. 1)
•Stone Bullet (Lv. 1)
•Choking Vines (Lv. 1)
•Vital Stab (Lv. 2)
•Tornado (Lv. 1)
•Sand Storm (Lv. 1)
•Butchering Winds (Lv. 1)
•Glass Storm (Lv. 1)
•Shredding Cyclone (Lv. 1)
•Ruler's Hands (Lv. 1)
•Light Heal (Lv. 1)
•X•Healing (Lv. 1)
•Shine Healing (Lv. 1)
•Heavenly Light (Lv. 1)
•Ray of Enfeeblement (Lv. 1)
•Detect (Lv. 1)
•Acid Rain (Lv. 1)
•Explosion (Lv. 1)
•Hardening (Lv. 1)
•Decay Elixir (Lv. 1)
•Despair Aura (Lv. 1)
Class•specific Skills
Active Skills
•Shadow Extraction (Lv. 1)
•Shadow Storage (Lv. 1)
Equipment:
Gatekeeper's Necklace (A)
Minotaur's Cape (A)
Red Knight's Helmet (S)
High-level Knight's Breastplate (B)
High-level Knight's Gauntlet (B)
High-level Mage's Ring (B)
Mid-level Assassin's Shoes (C)
"....."
"Huh…"
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