#Episode 42
-Hmm, it feels like an uninvited guest has arrived.
‘A conical hat and black sunglasses… .’
Minjun looked back on the original story.
Anyone can see that he is an extraordinary person.
Since Gram could sense the energy of magic, he immediately felt an uneasy feeling.
-Similar, quite.
‘An uninvited guest has arrived.’
Only Minjun knew of his existence.
Min Byeong-wook.
None other than the Black Wiz 3rd Platoon Commander, a master of black magic. He had appeared.
Although he was also from Xenix Academy.
He was a darkened character among the graduates and one of the representative villains.
Since so many different people gather here at Xenix, it is natural that no one will recognize him right away.
Unless you know the original.
It was not difficult to easily guess his identity.
-The horsepower control is top-notch. As long as you can completely hide your color.
‘If you rush in, it won’t end well.’
Min Byung-wook’s presence alone made me feel a great sense of pressure.
I decided it would be better to show it as little as possible for now.
“welcome.”
“You have suffered a lot in many ways.”
“no.”
Min Byung-wook recognized Cha Min-jun at once.
In the bloody battle with 9th Platoon leader Kim Jun-seok, his performance was never inferior in terms of combat power.
In particular, the response and agility that Minjun showed in close combat was not considered ordinary skill.
Is that why?
Even though he clearly knew it was Minjun’s bow, he pretended not to notice and pointed at the black bow.
“That black bow is really impressive. “Is this yours?”
Unlike regular bows.
A black bow showing off its subtle aura and ultimate appearance.
Even Min Byeong-wook, who had no interest in weapons, couldn’t help but become interested in Min-jun’s black bow.
“Yes, it’s like my alter ego.”
“It feels completely different from the artifact. They say that unlike other weapons, a bow resembles its owner a lot, right? “I don’t think that’s wrong.”
“I will take it as a compliment.”
“sure. It suits you very well.”
“thank you.”
Min Byung-wook entered the front door with a light smile.
He’s not only fierce, but his impression itself is cold, no matter how nice Min Byung-wook says he is.
Minjun was not very pleased.
‘I’ll have to watch carefully.’
-I guess I’ll have to pay special attention too.
***
The Rookie Hunter World Competition has begun in earnest.
A large crowd of people had already gathered at the Xenics Great Battle Arena.
As it consisted of a variety of events and stages, celebrities were also full of expectations.
“I wonder if Lin Feng will succeed in winning two games in a row this year.”
“It’s been a long time since the event was held in Korea, so it would still be nice if it took place there.”
“These days, there are talented hunters coming out of the Woohwang Guild, Arch Guild, Frow, and Xenics, so it’s worth looking forward to it.”
“Anyway, President Kim feels younger.”
Woohwang Guild Master, of course.
The top 5 guild masters in Korea were all gathered in one place.
In addition, a large number of academy presidents from each country attended, and active hunters were also filling the seats.
Soon, the first president of Xenix Academy officially announces the opening of the Rookie Hunter World Competition.
President Kim Han-seok came up to the podium and presented a speech.
“Thank you to all the distinguished guests who came to Xenix Academy. This year’s Rookie Hunter World Competition was held at our Xenics Academy! “I paid a lot of attention to many things.”
While President Kim is presenting his speech.
After finishing his role as a supporter until the morning, Minjun listened intently to President Kim’s speech in the waiting room of the bloody fighting stadium.
‘It will begin as soon as the speech is finished.’
This world competition was a good opportunity for Minjun.
At each world competition, a separate test table is prepared consisting of only promising long-distance hunters.
The fact that Min-jun, an archer, was adopted at Xenix Academy, which was mainly comprised of swordsman hunters, also deserved attention.
The performance of Minjun, who participated with a sense of duty as a student at Xenics Academy, was also very important.
After President Kim finished presenting his short speech, host ‘Mr. Yu’ appeared.
“Nice to meet you, students from all over the world. My name is ‘Mr. Yu’ and I am in charge of conducting this test. “This is the first stage that Xenics Academy has specially prepared this time!”
As Mr. Yu progressed, a huge field was soon formed.
Lush forests, vast deserts, and huge beaches that rival the Pacific Ocean. etc.
The situation was different for each map, and various monsters appeared.
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Each monster had a different grade, and the higher graded monsters you cleared, the more points you earned.
The participants listened carefully to Mr. Yu’s explanation.
Minjun also nodded.
‘I guess I’m the only one who chooses a lush forest, right?’
Minjun’s words were not without foundation.
There was a good reason.
In general, this is because the combat power of the monsters that appear in ‘Lush Forest’ is lower than that of other maps.
This was evident just from listening to the comments of the participants around him.
“Just looking at the map’s tendencies, it’s true. “I would rather go to a dark dungeon than jump into a dense forest.”
“There is something good to be gained from catching these mobsters. okay! “I’m going to the desert!”
“But, are there any participants who go to the lush forest?”
“Cowards will go!”
If you think about it simply.
The participants’ remarks were by no means wrong.
In order to show off their skills within a set time, the key is to show an impactful appearance at every moment.
Therefore, it made sense not to look at the dense forest at all.
However, Minjun had a plan.
‘What you see is not everything. Hey guys.’
Well, in the case of a thick forest.
It is true that there are many monsters with low combat power, but there is no way for the participants to know that there is a small trick in this forest.
The key to the ‘First Stage’ was that it should never be evaluated based solely on difficulty.
Soon, the sound of the whistle announcing the start of Mr. Yu rang throughout the field.
“Then, let’s begin the first stage!”
Beep-
As soon as it started, the participants jumped into their respective fields.
The total time limit is 90 minutes.
With several participants jumping into ‘Dungeon of Darkness’, the highest difficulty level of this map.
Participants entered a map of moderate difficulty that allowed them to display their skills noticeably.
Likewise.
Minjun also entered the ‘Lush Forest’ without hesitation.
[Entered into a lush forest.]
***
Meanwhile, a trio of beautiful women cannot understand Minjun’s actions.
The girls, who were watching on the large screen, sighed when they saw Min-jun like that.
“No, why does he choose that map when his skills are so good?”
“me… me too… “I understand that a little bit, I don’t have it.”
“What on earth are you thinking?”
The women were frustrated as they had no way of knowing what Minjun was thinking.
Other participants generally chose maps with high difficulty.
I was gradually accumulating points by defeating monsters with high combat power.
“Ah, it’s frustrating. “If that was going to happen, I would have participated!”
“that… that.”
“Solji, don’t you trust me? “I think I can rise to the top with this crush bow.”
Kang Jun-pyo is stuck next to Yoon Sol-ji and can’t take his eyes off the large screen.
Kang Jun-pyo was equally disappointed to see Min-jun seem to have lost momentum from the beginning.
“If it were me, I would just jump into the dark dungeon! “Are you doing this because you know you’re in last place?”
Moreover, even though half the stage has already passed.
It was just sad to see Minjun still struggling in the lower ranks, let alone the middle ranks.
[First Stage Current Comprehensive Rankings]
1st place: Zhou Guanghu of Chaoma Academy.
2nd place: Seo Ji-yeon of Prow Academy.
3rd place: Toku Academy Minami Moeka.
4th place: Forena Academy Yelena Ksenia.
… …
… …
101st place: Xenics Academy Cha Min-jun.
Among them, the most unique one is Zhou Guanghu from Chaoma Academy.
Above all, the impact of his use of the ‘Blue Dragon Bow’ surprised everyone.
“Wow, the aim is crazy!”
“Is it just at the level of Yanghak?”
“It’s true that the Cioma kids are physically different!”
“The Chaoma kids won’t sweep away this world competition, right?”
“Ah, really, Cha Min-jun, what on earth is he doing?”
Not only did he choose the highest difficulty level, the Dungeon of Darkness, without any hesitation, he easily took down even medium mobs in one go.
In addition to Lin Feng, the next generation’s top prospect, there is Chaoma Academy.
It was a moment when we should never forget that Zhou Gwanghu was also there.
Above all, Joo Gwang-hoo has been leading from the start.
If time continues to pass like this.
The winner of the first stage was definitely ‘Joo Gwang-hoo’.
Meanwhile, Xenics Academy students were frustrated.
This is because Cha Min-jun, who was elected to represent Xenics, was in the bottom rank.
It was a moment when I was truly curious about what he was thinking as he approached this stage.
“Why are you only catching those bad guys?”
“Didn’t you just participate to embarrass the school?”
“I was a fool for expecting that. cadet!”
In the eyes of others.
Minjun just seemed to be far behind the other participants.
But, contrary to their thoughts.
Minjun knew the real trick of ‘Lush Forest’ better than anyone else.
‘We’re almost there.’
Compared to other maps, the difficulty may be lower, but if you interpret it the other way.
As such, Minjun was the fastest in clearing the entire ‘Lush Forest’.
[All dense forests have been cleared.]
[The underground passage will be opened soon.]
‘This is it!’
Minjun reacted calmly, as if he had expected it.
Among the lush trees.
Suddenly, an underground passage appeared in front of Minjun.
