Episode 9
The monster hunt of ‘Titan’, a large guild ranked in the top five in South Korea, has ended smoothly.
Since the hunt was conducted for the purpose of training new recruits, out of the 15 hunters, only three were veteran hunters, including the guild leader, Andoyoon.
However, thanks to the strict interviews and screening of new recruits, there were no problems at all.
“The expedition is over.”
After confirming the death of the last remaining monster and the new recruit finished reporting, Andoyoon packed up his equipment.
“Okay, let’s withdraw.”
“Okay, just wait a minute!”
One of the guild members, who had sensed the anomaly, shouted in an urgent voice and pointed with his finger at what he had seen.
Where everyone’s eyes were directed along the finger, there was a large purple vortex.
“shit!”
I never would have guessed that there would be reinforcements from monsters now.
Could it be that the cause was the large number of Lizardmen that had strong camaraderie?
The Lizardmen appeared before the hunters in a more organized formation than usual, as if they had been waiting for this day.
“It didn’t come up when I told it to, but why did it come up at this time… …!”
Other guild members are away hunting large monsters.
The only people who could be mobilized to stop this monster now were the ones we had.
The new recruits were terrified at the sight of monsters that were three times more numerous than before.
“Oh, what should I do?”
“Let’s quickly ask for help from other hunters!”
Any other time would have been a welcome opportunity to make some money, but not now.
There were only three veteran hunters, and most of them were rookies who had never fought more than three battles.
It was a force woefully inadequate to deal with a large number of monsters.
But Andoyoon had no intention of responding to the new recruits’ requests for help.
“What if we hastily gather people and a murderer is among them?”
“Now is not the time to think about such things!”
A serial killer who only targets hunters belonging to large guilds.
His presence was certainly troubling, but it made no sense to not seek reinforcements because of that fear.
At this rate, I was on the verge of being annihilated by the monsters before I was killed by the killer.
“Everyone, don’t be afraid and fight! If you just stay focused, you can stop it!”
We used the power of the guild to stop other hunters from coming, but now that we’re backing out, it might tarnish the reputation of Titan.
As the vice-leader of Titan, Andoyoon could not possibly tolerate such a situation.
Even though the other guild members knew that they were lacking, they reluctantly took up arms because they could be expelled if they disobeyed the guild rules.
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Kang Jin-hyeok, who signed a contract with Lee Jun-cheol, stopped by the association for the first time in a while.
Since I had already passed level 50 and changed my job, I wanted to update my hunter rank.
[Kang Jin-hyeok]
Level: 51
Race: Human
Class: Cleric
Power: C
Agility: C
Horsepower: C
Stamina: C
When I checked my stats, I saw that all my abilities had risen to C-class.
At this level, it seemed possible to be promoted from a D-class to a C-class hunter without any problems.
As Kang Jin-hyeok took a number and headed to the reception desk, the guide greeted him with a smile.
“Welcome, what brings you here?”
“I came here to renew my Hunter rank.”
“Then please fill out the form here.”
The document the guide handed me asked for my personal information and abilities.
Since it was a format he had used when he first became a hunter, Kang Jin-hyeok filled in the blanks without any hesitation.
“Here it is.”
“Yes, thank you. Please wait a moment, I need to check the facts.”
Since falsely reporting one’s abilities is a felony punishable by imprisonment, careful verification was necessary.
While the examiner contacted by the guide came to find him, Kang Jin-hyeok sat on a chair and waited for his turn.
After about five minutes, a brown-skinned man with a sturdy build walked towards Kang Jin-hyeok.
“Hello, Mr. Kang Jin-hyeok. My name is Heo Jin-woo and I am in charge of the promotion review. Please take care of me.”
“Oh, please take good care of me too.”
Kang Jin-hyeok lightly shook the hand extended by Heo Jin-woo.
After shaking hands, Jinwoo Heo took the lead, pointing inside the building with his hand.
“Follow me.”
Kang Jin-hyeok and Heo Jin-woo entered a room that looked to be about 10 pyeong in size.
The room was filled with various measuring equipment, including sandbags.
Heo Jin-woo brought one of the flower pots.
In the flowerpot held on the palm of his hand was a single flower that looked like it would wither at any moment.
“First, let me confirm that you are a cleric.”
“Are you telling me to use heel on this flower?”
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“Yes, that’s right.”
As Kang Jin-hyeok stretched out his hand and casted Heal as instructed, the withered flowers began to come to life.
As the brownish flower regained its original color, Heo Jin-woo marked the document he was holding with a passing grade.
“It has been confirmed that you are a cleric, so your certificate will be issued today. Did you bring your photo?”
“Here it is.”
Kang Jin-hyeok handed Heo Jin-woo the ID photo he had prepared in advance.
“Now let’s measure the remaining stats. Please stand in front of the sandbag.”
Since the documents submitted by Kang Jin-hyeok contained only facts, the subsequent investigation proceeded smoothly.
Kang Jin-hyeok, who passed in all aspects, left the room and waited for the procedure to be completed.
“Mr. Kang Jin-hyeok!”
“yes.”
The guide handed Kang Jin-hyeok a cleric’s certificate and a C-class hunter’s license as he walked to the reception desk.
When Kang Jin-hyeok accepted it, the guide smiled again and congratulated him.
“Congratulations on your promotion.”
“thank you.”
I finally got my hands on a C-class Hunter license, which I thought would take me several more years to obtain.
Kang Jin-hyeok began to doubt whether he was dreaming.
It’s funny how I feel this way just because I’ve become a C-rank hunter, but it can’t be helped because the life of a hunter is so hard.
“Let’s go up to B-class at this rate.”
If someone else had heard that, they would have laughed and told me not to even dream about it.
But Kang Jin-hyeok was able to be confident because he had something to believe in.
Kang Jin-hyeok was planning to go straight home and head to the dungeon.
Now that I didn’t have to worry too much about money, I wanted to focus on leveling up for the time being.
However, Kang Jin-hyeok, who was about to leave the association, was stopped in his tracks by a hunter who suddenly barged in.
The hunter who suddenly jumped in leaned against Kang Jin-hyeok who was near the entrance and let out a heavy breath.
Judging by his torn clothes and wounded body, he seemed to have been in a fierce battle just a moment ago.
“Gasp, gasp… …! Is there a cleric here who has empty hands?!”
Even though his body couldn’t breathe properly, the hunter shouted in a desperate voice.
The situation seemed so urgent that Kang Jin-hyeok raised his hand out of pity.
“I’m a cleric, but… … is it okay if I’m a C-class hunter?”
“Of course! Come with me right now!”
Because Cleric is such a precious profession, there were many who didn’t care even if their rank was low.
Even though I heard that this hunter was one of them and a C-class, I didn’t care at all.
The hunter grabbed Kang Jin-hyeok’s hand and immediately took out the return stone and broke it.
“Wow.”
The place we arrived at after a sudden move was a deserted outskirts of the city.
There, you could see numerous lizardmen and hunters struggling against them.
Kang Jin-hyeok frowned as he witnessed the bloody battle.
It wasn’t because the situation was more serious than expected.
It was because he recognized that the hunters fighting the lizardmen were members of the Titans by looking at their attire, black cloaks, and engraved symbols.
‘Why these guys?’
I watched them quietly with a displeased gaze, and the way they fought was not like that of a young named guild.
A tank that can’t even properly draw aggro against a dealer who’s hesitant about where to attack first.
Although Andoyoon was desperately leading, everyone showed their inexperience and were unable to properly maintain formation, moving like a rabble.
Kang Jin-hyeok could roughly guess how the situation had developed just by looking at it.
“I guess I stepped on a landmine while causing a fuss while training new recruits.”
Kang Jin-hyeok held back a laugh, thinking that was really cool.
The hunter who brought him spoke in an urgent voice without even noticing his true intentions.
“Just heal us from behind! We’ll take care of the fighting! Don’t worry, we’ll make sure to give you the rewards after we’re done!”
After spewing out his words like a machine gun, as if rapping, the Hunter jumped back into the battlefield.
Kang Jin-hyeok didn’t like the person he was helping, but he did as he was told silently when they offered him money.
Because you should hate people, but not money.
As I walked to the back of the display, I saw several clerics who had been suddenly added, like Kang Jin-hyeok.
Among them, those who made eye contact greeted each other awkwardly.
“Oh, hello.”
At first glance, it seemed like they had followed me without even knowing what was going on.
Kang Jin-hyeok nodded slightly and joined them, casting heals without stopping.
However, there were too many lizardmen compared to the number of hunters.
Even if you continue to cast Heal, the hunters’ health will decrease even faster.
“This… is like pouring water into a bottomless pit.”
“I was thinking the same thing.”
The clerics became more and more anxious as time passed.
The problem was that even though there were five clerics helping in battle by restoring stamina, the battle situation was not very favorable.
Kang Jin-hyeok sighed and said, unable to stand seeing the situation not getting any better.
“You could have just swallowed your pride and asked for support from other guilds, but you’re being stubborn for no reason.”
“ha ha ha…….”
The other clerics also thought that Kang Jin-hyeok’s words were right, but since they were all gentlemen who had never once complained, they could not raise their voices in protest.
‘If we continue like this, we might all be wiped out.’
There was no way that Ahn Do-yoon, who was directly conducting the performance, could not have felt what Kang Jin-hyeok was feeling.
His mentality, which had been tempered through countless battles, began to sway like a reed in the wind in the face of continued disadvantage.
It would be a little more comforting if the new recruits followed orders without fail.
I got so angry when I saw new recruits who couldn’t even tell left from right because they were so flustered.
“Shit!”
Andoyoon swung a greatsword larger than his body and tried to destroy the Lizardmen’s camp in any way he could.
However, the Lizardmen swarmed together and held shields to block Andoyoon’s sword, so things didn’t go as planned.
Even Andoyoon’s sword, which boasted of powerful attack power, could not help but lose its luster in the face of human wave tactics.
“Those idiots are just talking nonsense, really!”
Andoyoon Ahn, who had finally exploded, drank all the buff potions he had stockpiled in his inventory at once.
And then he broke out of the camp and charged at the lizardmen with great force.
One of the veteran hunters who had been watching Andoyoon’s actions sighed and placed his hand on his forehead.
“That crazy guy again… … !”
Ando Yoon’s bravery was admirable as a warrior, but now he was in the position of a commander.
Where in the world is there a commander who abandons his subordinates and charges blindly?
Moreover, Andoyoon charged without even checking the situation, so he didn’t even notice that the Lizardmen were forming a scout party to attack the rear.
A small number of lizardmen with stealth effects like chameleons were quietly approaching the clerics while Andoyoon was running wild.
The only thing that noticed the action was Kang Jin-hyeok’s baseball bat.
