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Episode 134. Growth
While Kiria was chasing Nachasa Temple, what was Ahn Yun-seung doing?
As expected, Yunseung was busy hunting last winter.
Since ancient times, hunters have been a profession that eliminates evil spirits that pose a threat to citizens.
“Is everyone here?”
A life-threatening injury and betrayal from a teammate.
A-class Awakener Ahn Yoon-seung experienced a terrible failure when he was a rookie, but as time passed, he was able to safely return to his main job.
“Then, before entering the gate, let’s do a final equipment check and briefing!”
But recently, a strange rumor has been circulating within the Neo Sisters Guild.
A new recruit at a company who was just like a sunflower suddenly changed into a different person after a few months of rest…
“Oh, this isn’t enough for a recovery potion. Let me lend you one of mine. Take this too.”
“Yes, yes!”
Up to this point, Ahn Yoon-seung seemed like just another college student with a good personality.
But why are there rumors going around these days that the hunter has become strange?
The new Neo Sisters hunter who had been assigned to participate in the raid was lost in thought as she fiddled with the vial.
Yeah-
In front of her was a passageway emitting a glowing, unpleasant sound.
“The gate we will enter today is [the deepest], which has a level of difficulty of A.”
Four A-class hunters and one B-class healer.
If it were before, I would have thought I could finish it off quickly with this team, but things are different now.
Since the last cataclysm, dungeons with unfamiliar structures have begun to appear on the surface.
“As you all know, this place is divided into three floors.”
Unlike the early dungeons that could be cleared in half a day even if you couldn’t do it, this new dungeon is so long that it forces you to camp and sleep outside.
Entering these hunting grounds was bound to be a burden to the hunters.
No one would want to spend two full days in a place where they never know when a monster might pop out.
“Shall we leave now?”
“yes.”
“Okay! Hunter Ahn Yoon-seung will take the lead, and those in the back row, please stand tight.”
Anyway, why did such a troublesome thing come into existence?
The new member of the Neo Sisters guild grumbled inwardly, but diligently held onto her weapon.
‘Ugh.’
The interior of the [deepest place] we entered was a gloomy cave.
A dark and damp environment, like being inside the belly of a whale. The new guild members shuddered at the strange world they had never experienced before.
“Those with color detection skills, please always check the direction of the monster.”
“The third one will come out soon.”
However, the leader, Seung Yoon, calmly proceeds with the attack.
This is a high-difficulty cave where even a top-class hunter wouldn’t dare guarantee safety, but doesn’t that person feel nervous at all?
-Clang, clang, clang.
“ah!”
at that time.
There was a series of noises like pottery colliding from the front.
‘Monster!’
Skeleton hound.
The four-legged thing, made of bone and tangled with bone, lunged at the human like a ferocious dog.
‘Ugh.’
Although he was an A-class Awakener like his teammates, he had no experience working properly as a Hunter, so he was momentarily flustered by the fierce attack.
“Bar, bind! Bind!”
She tried to restrain the monster in front of her by using the auxiliary skills she had learned.
But the Skeleton Hound quickly moved left and right to avoid the thread of light.
‘Ugh, these kids are so fast… … !’
The more you panic, the more your vision blurs and your accuracy drops.
bang!
However, the skeleton hound that was running fiercely towards me suddenly fell to the ground.
Monsters collide with the translucent blue walls, bang their heads, and fall down.
If there is a hunter with barrier magic and a dark skill in this place… … .
“Newbie, calm down~ Take a deep breath, look straight at the enemy, and try using the skill again.”
Card grab!
The metal mace passed through the monster’s ribs.
Yun Seung calmly gave instructions beyond the shattering bones.
You use your shield skill to stop the hound’s charge at the right time, and then you immediately use your magic power to kill the fallen monsters one by one.
“Oh, I understand, senior!”
Was [Shield of Protection] originally a skill that could be used in seconds like that?
Although she was surprised by her opponent’s skills, she steadily improved her skills as instructed by her senior.
“Binding!”
Then, a beam of light shot out from the air and caught the monster, and at this time, another team member also shot the completed skill at it.
Kwakwakwang!
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Soon, the enemy’s corpses scattered into the air, leaving behind only the magic stone.
“So, have you caught it?”
“Well done. Let’s keep going at this pace!”
It feels good to hear compliments.
Moreover, this first success also gave the new hunter confidence.
“Yes! I will work hard!”
The Neo Sisters’ new recruits tried to calm the adrenaline rushing through their bodies as they continued their attack.
Of course, since I am a beginner, I made a lot of mistakes and occasionally faced crises… … .
“Eww!”
bang!
Thanks to Ahn Yoon-seung, the formation that was about to collapse was restored several times. Overall, the front line was stable.
At this point, I’m starting to question whether that person is really an A-class like me.
First of all, it’s perfect for maintaining distance from teammates. In addition, if a monster tries to attack from a distance, you can deploy defensive skills at the right time.
‘Back, are there eyes on the back of your head too?’
The last cave on the first floor that we have finally reached.
The new guild member let out an exclamation of admiration when he saw Yunseung use his skills from behind while fighting the skeleton mage.
They say that techniques like [Shield of Protection] will leak out a lot of magic power if you set the width just a little bit wrong.
Because Ahn Yoon-seung never wasted a single bit of his abilities.
Every action is measured with precision. How much practice does it take for a hunter to achieve such skill?
“I think this is the end of the first floor.”
Sigh.
Immediately after clearing out all the monsters on the first floor, Seung-eun Yoon checked the analog watch on his wrist and made a suggestion.
“Then should we eat lunch before going up to the second floor?”
And with unanimous agreement among the team members, they decide to simply fill their bellies in the cave… … .
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“Senior, can I ask you something?”
Bubble bubble.
Yunseung, who was boiling water in an aluminum pot, raised his head when he heard a voice calling him.
“Yes. And feel free to speak. We’re both A-class anyway.”
“Oh, I, that… … .”
Ahn Yoon-seung greeted the new employee with a friendly smile, but this person, who had only been working for seven days, was unable to relax in front of his colleagues.
“It’s not that you’re different, but because you fight so well… … .”
The rookie hunter trailed off and asked again with emphasis.
“Senior Yoon Seung, how do you use your skills so well? No matter how much I practice, I can’t activate them quickly enough… Do you have any good training methods?”
How to master a skill.
When asked the question, Ahn Yoon-seung gave advice with a serious expression.
“If I may speak from what I have learned, in the end, you have no choice but to use it a lot. Even if it is mandatory, if you drink restoratives and cast it 100 times a day at a low intensity… … .”
“100 times?!”
Boom!
The new hunter’s shock echoed through the cave. She swallowed her breath in surprise at the sound she had reflexively made, and then a thin voice flowed out of her mouth.
“Who, who taught you this method? Well, come to think of it, the guild didn’t provide any separate skill training or anything.”
“ah.”
“Anyway, everyone knows their own skills the best… … . They teach in a very vague way.”
But when the identity of the educator comes up as a topic of discussion, this time the voices on this side become louder.
“Who did I learn from? Curious. You might know the name, right? Hunter Kim Ki-ryeo… … . Ahem, hmmm.”
“Huh! Are you S-class hunter Kim Ki-ryeo?”
Shrug.
Unless you live on a remote island cut off from the rest of the world, it’s hard not to know him.
The new guild member was surprised to hear that the other party was friendly with the highest-level Awakened person, and then Yoon Seung added a short comment.
“It was he who helped me with my rehabilitation.”
If it weren’t for that S-class, I wouldn’t be here now.
Even if he somehow managed to save his life, he had lost so much confidence at the time that it was uncertain whether he would be able to return safely.
“Wow, an S-class hunter is in rehabilitation… …. How did you meet him? At school? Or at work?”
Since you can’t watch dramas in the dungeon anyway, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to take the time to eat and slowly become friends with the new employees.
“It’ll take a while to explain. Would you like to sit here for now?”
Thud.
Ahn Yoon-seung continued speaking while taking the moderately warmed snack out of the water.
“And try one of these meatballs.”
“Oh, are you giving it to me?”
“I warmed up five to give to my team members.”
So that’s why Yunseung was carrying a big backpack.
Not only is his hunting skill excellent, but his assisting skills are also perfect. What on earth is this A-class hunter… … !
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“It was in a cave like this that I first encountered Brother Kiryeo.”
… Yoon Seung, who was feeling lucky, explained to his junior.
How miserably his team collapsed at that time, and how overwhelmingly Kim Ki-ryeo performed.
“You step on a golem and rip out its heart. It really gives me goosebumps to see that happen right in front of you!”
Of course, Yoon Seung’s explanation is based on subjective opinion…
“Do you know? When my brother attacks the gate, he doesn’t use skills. He doesn’t like powers that come easily, like awakening.”
“Then how do you catch the devil?”
“Usually you use your brain. For example, you guide the boss well and kill him with the terrain?”
Although it was different from the actual incident… … .
“Besides, I even heard Kang Chang-ho praise him.”
“Kang Chang-ho? S-class Kang Chang-ho?”
“That guy was giving up, saying he wasn’t sure if he could keep up with your pace?”
This is the nature of rumors.
Even though some aspects of what they saw have already been distorted due to subjectivity, witnesses often mistakenly believe that there is not a little bit of falsehood in what they saw.
“My older brother is this kind of person.”
Ahn Yoon-seung confidently spread the word about his benefactor.
But the bigger problem was that there was no one here to correct the facts.
“aha.”
In the end, the Neo Sisters’ new recruits end up believing all of Yoon Seung’s absurd testimony…
‘Hunter Kiryeo is an amazing person who kills golems with ease and handles things like grids with his bare hands, and is acknowledged by his fellow S-class.’
Nod!
The Neo Sisters’ new recruit absorbed the opponent’s explanation at lightning speed.
This means that even within her, Kim Ki-ryeo’s image was gradually establishing itself as that of a person of transcendent power.
“Compared to the real Kiryeo hyung, I’m nothing. It’s like, based on his standards, A-class and F-class are the same.”
“Oh.”
At this point, the worship is spreading rapidly, almost like when a temple called Nachal Temple was gaining power.
So the new recruit focused on Yoon Seung’s words while imagining Kim Ki Ryeo in real life, and while the conversation was going on, a hunter walked up to them.
“Senior, you said earlier that you temporarily formed a team with S-class hunters. How was that?”
“Mermaid Pass, right? At that time, my brother… … .”
The crossbow-wielding woman listened to their story for a moment before opening her mouth.
“Friends.”
Yunseung and Shinip raised their heads in surprise at the other person’s voice.
But her expression did not change. The shooter simply pointed towards the second floor with an indifferent expression.
“Is it really necessary to put into words how great S-class is? Or not?”
Why don’t you stop talking nonsense and get up?
Yunseung and Shin-ip were startled by the pressure from the team leader and cleaned up their place.