Having finished killing monsters in his current vicinity ji woo moves towards to the boss inside the dungeon.
4 of them lead the way, maybe to avoid any trouble.
"Over here !"
It was rather ,a rigid rode towards the boss , and there were less number of monsters on the way . kyo smiled towards han
" Ji woo-ssi , have you ever faced a boss monster alone ?"
It was a peculiar question ,
"I did face one , but it was with a group of other strong hunter's !', why you ask?"
"Oh it looks like you still don't have much experience while fighting boss Monster's !'
Ji woo in his mind thinking of the only boss monster he ever faced and have killed .
'Technically you are correct !''
Even if he has bad intentions , his skills and experience were genuinely real, surely boasting about your death and life experiences is fun and seems he will not end this before we reach the boss room.
Soon we reached the boss room entrance , it took way less time than we thought ?', 'is it because one of them posses any strange abilities , ji woo witteedly said to himself .
Raiding a E rank dungeon has its own way and dealing with a boss you must aleast have 7 to 8 F rank hunters and four D ranks like them are were not enough , and to top it off they don't look like genuine hunter's in any sense, as most of them just have every expensive gear's equipped to themselfs .
At the entrance of the boss room.
"Now that we reached our destination ,let me explain a few things .As he calmly explained everything about his plan and how one of them has to act as an bait.
"So basically you guys want me to the bait !"
The entire group nodded with a bright and creepy face as if ji woo had no other choice.
"Sure , let's get this over with!' , ji woo moved inside the Boss room and it was the same boss he faced before , a goblin king but without any gaurds or majestic demoner, and it was possibly weaker than the previous one too.
Ji woo knew that he could not close his eyes for even a second , otherwise those lowlife's would strip him of his life , since the boss monster was much weaker and slower than the previous one ,ji woo just relied on his speed and attacked the beast.
He dodged all of its advance's and only cared to damage it little by little ,while avoiding to show that he could easily defeat that lumb of meat, as if he was struggling to keep up .
"Boss it looks like he is struggling with that monster" said the assasin .
"Let's just end that guy and take the boss for ourselfes "[ sora]
"Surely you guys are stupid as ever !' ,kyo clapped his hands to get thier attention.
"Why must We do both work ?" , we should just let him finish the boss , and we could kill him when he is at his lowest, it was cunning but genuinely the best solution for them.
As ji woo played with the monster to his heart's content , the remaining members joined in and started to attack the monster , while , here and there they would try to attack ji woo , but poor them can't keep up with him.
"Tsk , This guy is he a monkey or something !', irritadly said Ryo.
Ji woo knew what they were trying but he still wanted to play with them , he then thought of a great idea ,
"This is getting boring , i should probably end this '
he kicked the monster on it face, angring it and then ran towards the direction of the mage .
"Hey , what are you doing ?" , (sora)
With an evil grin on his face ji woo blinked away from her sight and before the mage could even react the boss has already swinged his boulder crushing her completely .
"Sora ...', (Tanker).
"Next it's you !', and ji woo again did the same thing provoking the monster and this time towards the pig like tanker,
"You ... Don't think I will go down that easily", he raised his shield and blocked the monsters attack , unlucky ji woo already this would happen and he stabbed him from behind .
"Bluuh...!
'you Devilish bastard " , he kept on struggling and with a string grip he held on ji woos collar.
[Host has killed someone of the same Race]
Seeing his companion die the assasin got emotional at dashed towards ji woo, "Flash " a skill similar to ji woo's blink but can be used by anyone who is has become an assasin .
"Swoosh!! ,"Clash!!
"Krk!!"
As he swinged his dagger , it broke on impact , ji woo peirced his heart , ending his life painlessly .
[Host has Killed someone of the same Race ]
Ji woo glanced over to Ryo's side as he left him as his last prey , but he has already ran away by that time .
" what a coward !"
Leaving his teammates to die , surely such trash should not be allowed to live .
Grrr.....
It was from the Boss who is at the brink of death, since ji woo did not have much time to waste.
You should be proud of yourself for being able to witness my new ability ,he pulled out his dagger in a straight line, and activating its ability .
Balze dagger Ability: "Inferno Burst" , suddenly this entire dagger was emitting flame's like it was a wildfire.
(Host has used ability Inferno Burst)
Swish !!'''
A single slash , blazing through the monster and finishing it entirely .
(Host has killed a boss monster )
(Host has gained 1000 EXP)
Ji woo kick's on the dead boss's body and and collects it inside his inventory .
....
(.....)
Ha....ha ...ha .... ( it was ryo running away in fear)
"What the hell happened !", why did this happen ,the thought of how his fellow mates got killed by ji woo mad him more and more anxious.
"This shouldn't have happened?" Ryo muttered to myself, reflecting on the unexpected turns my life had taken. Becoming a D-rank hunter had initially promised a stable existence. However, the rise of top-ranking hunters brought turbulence, plummeting the value of hunters like me. Amidst the chaos, my only anchor was my will.
Then, on that fateful day, everything changed. In a moment of panic, I accidentally took the life of a newbie. To avoid exposure, I had to silence his friend as well. It was a day of firsts – my first act of lethal deception, my first ruthless looting. Fate led me to three others, and from then on, surviving meant exploiting newcomers, using their money to secure my precarious existence. Now, as I run for my life, how did it all come to this?
Thub! Thub! .....
In the dim-lit dungeon, a sudden urgency gripped him, running towards the entrance. But fate had a cruel twist awaiting him—his left leg severed in an instant.
Ahhhh...
The air resonated with his agonized screams, tears mingling with the dust of the cold dungeon floor as he fought to rise.
Ji Woo emerged like a silent specter, predatory eyes fixated on the wounded prey.
"Ji Woo-ssi, please don't kill me,"
the words, laden with fear, escaped like a whimper. His demeanor shifted to that of a dog, begging its owner for reprieve.
I'll give you all my money," the broken man pleaded, a final attempt at bargaining for his life.
"Just spare me this once. I promise to vanish from your life forever."
"Why should I help you?" he questioned, an icy calmness in his voice
Suddenly Goblins started to gather around them, ji woo knew that even if did not kill that bastard surely those monsters will finish him of regardless
He looked into Ryo's eyes and said
You must pay for your sin's anyway's and then walks away , while the goblins teared him apart , ji woo casually got out of the dungeon gate.
Seeing him come outside alone , one of the members of the association inquired were his earlier teammates were, ji woo replied saying
"We had some problems with each other , so i split up with them!"
The man unfazed by his words,
" Could you show me your , Hunters license ?'
Without any hesitation ji woo took out his license ,and the man goes
"Ok , you may pass !'
As ji woo passed away , looking at the situation his coworker , asks why let him go easily , then the man jokingly said , "He is just a low rank!',
Ji woo had enough money for himself still more is not bad and having connection for himself , and the perfect place for that was black market.
Ji woo took a taxi and moved into a certain alley ,he walked out of the taxi , payed the driver and went straight into the alley way,as he got closer he could see two deliquent looking guys, one sitting down on his knees and the other sliding on the wall.
"Hey what do you need ?" , asked the guy who was on his knees.
Ji woo without and hestiation showed him a black card , the man identified it in the first glance ,
'snap!"
As the guy sitting in his knees snaped his fingers and dimension rift similar to a gate appeared and ji woo walked through it.
"Fuu, is this the Black Market !',
Glancing around ji woo could see why this is considered a Black Market , just with a glance he could see the vast amount of lioegal ventors and unknown buys all around, there beggars and hunters and theifs ,just like any Black market you would see in a movie .
knowing he will gather unwanted attention ji woo looked throught his inventory for something to cover his face with..
'Ahhh ,ohhh...
Surprisingly there was a mask he could purchase from the store which was perfect for such cases .
"Click"
[Host has spend 500 system coins]
[Host has obtained the mask of Deception]
(Mask of Deception :Enables the host to hide his aura and also makes it impossible for others to see throught you unless the mask is destroyed )
{Do you want to equip this mask}
{ Y / N }
Ji woo presses on "Y"...
And magically the mask alligns with ji woo's face perfectly, covering him completely .
Since it was pretty much comfortable despite how it looked, ji felt much more comfortable .
"This feels pretty good "
As he walked around through the Black market ,ji woo glanced at every item he could see at sight with his Appraisal skill,but to his surprise everything present there was we of a lower quality than that of the item's provided by his system.
"Tskkk....
Him being frustrated, walked a little bit ahead there he store saying , exchange and buy , it was a small stall with an old lady who at first glance looked like she will lose her breath at anytime , she had worn out body and infront of her store were only present a few objects to buy.
The lady as she glanced at ji woo
"Young lad , you got a nice mask there!'
Ji woo stoped the moment he heard her talk to him , though he wanted to avoid suspison and possible , still he got called out by this starnge old lady , ji woo looks at her products and surprsingly there were not much expect one small stone with a weird carving on it .
"Could I take a look at this !',ji woo's question was answered with a smile from the old lady .
As he took the stone and inspected it properly , 'Even though I used appraisal i still can't see through this think, he questioned himself if it was due to his skill being low level or if it's something very unknown.
Since he got so interested in it ji woo asked for a prise, "Hey, how much is it?',
The old lady replied with a single sentence .
"It's free !'
Ji woo confused if he misheard or something
"Pardon, but could you tell me the prise again '
The old lady responded with the same scentence but with a smile .
Ji woo feeling guilty , not knowing why she is seeling it to him, ji woo again ask's if he should do some thing for her instead .
"The old lady commented , "Your fate is tied to this , may it be good or bad just don't bargain with your life "
Ji woo confused not knowing what to do as he took the stone and the old lady vansihed form sight ,
'Ha' , where is she ?
Ji woo knew that he was not dreaming as the strange stone was still in his hands , scraching the back of his head ji woo was musing...
"What a strange old lady that was !'
He places the strange stone in his inventory and walks furthur ahead .