As time passed, Ji Woo had already reached the front of the line. He noticed the high-ranking hunter who assisted him had moved to a different section.
"Guess there are perks to being a high-ranker."
"Next, please."
As Ji Woo stepped forward, his name was called for his turn. Swiftly, he entered the chamber ahead of him.
"Place your hand over it."
A tall pillar around the height of his waist had a handprint fixed for him to press on. As Ji Woo pressed it, he found himself teleported to a beautiful dungeon filled with monsters of E and F rank. Since he came for a retest and reevaluation, they would test him against monsters of a grade higher than his own. Given his low rank, they didn't bother providing stronger opponents.
"This will be interesting."
The man from earlier observed Ji Woo with a keen interest after assisting him.
"My... my, isn't this Ms. Red Moon."
A sarcastic voice called out, addressing a woman in her 30s. She was beautiful, with amicable bright green hair and red eyes that matched her green outfit.
Miss Red Moon, known for being a crimson hunter who shines brightest during the nights, Si Young, an S-rank prospective hunter, took her time observing low-ranked hunters. This intrigued Stella, prompting her to take a closer look.
"What is it, Ms. Stella? Being this early into work isn't like you."
Stella responded with sarcastic charm, "Oh, please, I am always perfect."
"Yes, we could see that."
"Hohohhoh... Did you say something?"
"Nothing."
Changing the subject.
"Well, why are you here? Did someone pique your interest?"
Without uttering a word, Stella, concealed in her hood, left the scene.
"Hey, why the happy face?"
"Nothing, I found a new toy, that's all."
"Really? She had something seriously wrong with her entry."
As she said that to herself and looked back at the test board, she was surprised like never before.
"How did he...?"
A Erank hunter like Ji Woo had suddenly taken down all his enemies in less than 30 seconds, moving at a speed that rivaled a C-rank hunter.
{Evaluation over... Overall rank: D}
"Overall rank D, how the hell is he a D-rank?"
Stella was surprised to see how someone like Ji Woo could act in secrecy, evading detection from anyone. His exceptional speed also made her question his assigned rank, believing he should be evaluated as a C-rank at the very least.
"I must recruit him to the association," she thought, harboring hope to secure a talent like Ji Woo.
While the evaluation was over, Ji Woo was promptly given his reissued card.
"Here is your relicensed card of C-rank hunter. For your information, C-rank hunters can venture up to B-rank dungeons, but you'll need a group of ten for B-rank and eight hunters for C-rank gates."
"Thank you..."
Ji Woo happily left the test area toward the exit, only to have his path blocked by Stella, whose face was filled with determination to recruit him.
"Han Ji Woo, stop."
"Huh... me?"
"Who are you?"
Even though Stella might have seen him during the evaluation, it was the first time he had encountered someone like her. He was worried about who she might be.
"Is she someone from my high school? No, no, Ienas says I'm a loner, no way such a beauty would be unknown to me. Is she my 5th-grade teacher? No, no, doesn't she look a little too old for that, maybe 30 or above..."
Ji Woo's brain malfunctioned in agony as he tried to remember the figure in front of him.
"Uhh... You don't know me , do you ?"
Looking at his face, she understood he was unaware of her, which was surprising to her, as Stella was no wannabe hunter. Being a top A-rank, her abilities were said to make guilds from nations afar try to recruit her. Yet, she was reluctant to go anywhere and stuck with the association.
She was well-known among many hunters. Even considering her remarkable figure, she was frequently seen in numerous famous clothing and hunter magazines popular among all, including featured articles, it was very surprising to think that ji woo did not know about her .
"I am Stella Walker, an American. I work for the association as a talent searcher, and I believe you are one of the best talents I have seen. So, this card is yours. Take it.."
"Talent searcher, huh..."
Looking at the professionally made metal card she gave him, Ji Woo understood that she wanted to recruit him into the association. However, his mind was already filled with other thoughts, and he knew that being under the association would make him appear more conspicuous. As someone who never stops growing stronger, if he gets confused for a scavenger, that could be the end of his career as a hunter.
{Scavenger hunter's are type's of hunters who use illegal drugs to increase their mana , strength stats, they are normally violent in nature and would kill any normal hunters during raid's.}
Needless to say anything he grabbed the card and left the scene leaving behind Stella who also walked away to the other side .