Trait Absorption Hunter Hunter Episode 94
94. Fork in the Road
The reason Kim Ji-hoon was surprised was none other than this.
‘So weak… … .’
It was because Min Do-jun was weaker than expected.
‘I stabbed him with a sword, but it only left a small wound on his skin.’
You can’t see the contributions of other party members, so you can’t know how much damage they did.
But judging from the injuries the monster suffered, it was possible to guess the general situation.
‘Even though the monster died too quickly and I couldn’t swing my sword many times… … .’
Min Do-jun’s attack, which I watched closely, was ordinary itself.
If your actual skills are limited to this, then the contract and incentives will all be in vain.
‘No. You can’t judge someone’s skill with just one attack.’
But even in the subsequent battles, Min Do-jun continued to inflict only meager damage, just like in the previous battle.
“Whew, you all are strong.”
“It’s easier to hunt since you’re the leader?”
“That’s right. We have someone who is level 2000 in our party. That’s really sweet.”
The party members laughed and cheered Kim Ji-hoon on.
It was a trick to win his favor and create ties with the Emperor’s Guild.
However, Kim Ji-hoon had no time to care about the compliments.
‘What happened? Why are you so weak?’
I looked at him several times during the battle, but Min Do-jun’s attacks were weak and clumsy.
It was a simple slash, nothing more, nothing less.
‘It’s not like the damage is that high… … .’
His sword had a bluish buff, but it was still weak.
‘You say you’re a swordsman, but all you know how to do is swing a sword?’
Min Do-jun has never used magic.
If the buff on the weapon was magic, then it was magic, but I’ve never seen it use any other skills.
‘Did you only learn passive skills?’
If you’re a class A hunter, you’ll probably have learned 7 skills, but the only skill you can see is a buff.
‘Could it be that you are hiding your power?’
Kim Ji-hoon shook his head slightly.
Why hide your power when you can gain experience by dealing more damage?
In this chaotic situation, party members also want to show off their strength.
Of course, the intention was obvious.
‘Anyway, the Emperor Guild around me is full of people who can’t use their legs. Tsk.’
Kim Ji-hoon, who lightly clicked his tongue at the party members who were trying to flatter him, took the lead again.
Without even knowing that Min Do-jun was looking at the back of his head.
‘Kim Ji-hoon… … .’
Min Do-jun sensed his gaze early on.
I also knew why he was glancing at me like that.
‘To test my skills, I guess.’
He knew that the Emperor Guild first verified hunters before recruiting them.
And the fact that he would be on the recruiting list.
‘It’s showing rapid growth, so there’s no way the Emperor Guild wouldn’t know.’
As long as you can see the ranking system, there is no guild that doesn’t know that Min Do-jun’s level is increasing every day.
‘I’m probably the first person to be recruited by the Emperor Guild, as well as all guilds.’
It’s neither arrogance nor confidence.
It was a fact based on growth data from that time.
‘But since I keep refusing, everyone is probably just watching.’
Min Do-jun had received numerous offers to join.
From major guilds like Wanted and Cheongryong to lower-tier guilds whose names are unknown.
I think I got calls from almost 100 places.
‘I rejected them all outright.’
That’s probably why rumors started to spread.
That hunter has no intention of joining the guild.
It’s clear that there was no response even after offering a bribe worth hundreds of millions of won.
‘I guess everyone gave up because they thought that even a small bribe wouldn’t be enough.’
The lower-ranking guilds that lacked financial resources would have given up early.
But the major guilds that aren’t like that will still be keeping a close eye on Min Do-jun.
It seems that the Emperor Guild has not given up either.
‘Because it’s a guild with strong pride.’
It was almost certain when I saw Kim Ji-hoon constantly looking at me even during the battle.
‘He must be glancing at me like that because he saw my name.’
The original recruitment list was not visible to guild members, but it was a different story for the Emperor Guild, which recruited based on verification by hunters.
‘There’s no need to show off your power and get involved in troublesome matters.’
Min Do-jun had no intention of joining the guild.
Especially if it’s the Emperor Guild.
There is an S-class Shin Kyung-min there.
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It’s impossible to join a guild with someone who doesn’t feel comfortable even after doing a five-body split.
That’s why I intentionally made monotonous attacks and didn’t use magic.
To make myself look weak, I removed all of the magic option items and even accessories.
All he was wearing was a ghost sword, tiger armor, and magic control gauntlets.
I didn’t even summon the Ghost Wolf because I was afraid that the magic power would increase due to the bonding trait.
‘But you’re saying that it still deals quite a bit of damage?’
So I deliberately attacked only the hard parts to minimize damage.
I didn’t forget to apply buffs because it might look strange if I only fought with normal attacks.
And so it came to pass.
Choaaaak-!
[Experience +1,600] (Contribution 10%)
Even if you catch a fox, you don’t get much experience.
‘Still, the buffs of the Battlefield Incarnation are stacking up.’
[Current kill count: 12/50]
[All stats increase by 12%.]
[Time remaining: 59 minutes 59 seconds]
The problem was that the damage was getting worse, but that didn’t matter anymore.
‘Kim Ji-hoon looks at me less often.’
Because, as Min Do-jun intended, he was able to escape the Emperor Guild’s attention.
The goal was achieved, but the reason Min Do-jun hid his power wasn’t necessarily because of the Emperor Guild.
‘Ghost Wolf, Berserk, Magic Control, etc… There are too many skills that I can’t show off. There’s even a reflection trait I recently acquired.’
For Min Do-jun, who has to take revenge on 8 more people in the future, the more he hides his ultimate skill, the better.
The more cards your opponent doesn’t know, the easier it will be to kill them.
‘There’s no need to show off your true strength in a place like this just to gain some experience.’
If you show off your skills for no reason and rumors spread, it’s only a matter of time before your target for revenge hears about it.
‘I’m in a position where I can’t show my strength anyway.’
If you hide your power like this, you won’t get much experience.
It was so pointless to enter the dungeon.
But there was nothing to worry about.
‘I can go into the fox’s den alone.’
Hunters have a misconception. The large cave they are walking through is not a fox den.
This is just a cave, and the dens where the foxes gather are separate.
That too with a huge number of raccoons.
‘There must be at least 100 of them gathered together.’
If I monopolized the raccoons there, I didn’t really care about the loss of experience points from hiding my strength.
‘I know it’s hard for people to get shells.’
If you subdue a den of 100 foxes, you can obtain it in one breath.
‘It’ll be out soon… … .’
The party members who were moving forward while hunting the fox suddenly stopped.
This is because there are six paths.
“This is the first fork in the road.”
“It usually takes an hour to get here, but you’re 10 minutes early.”
“Is it because we’re dealers that the hunting speed is so fast?”
“It’s all thanks to our leader, you know.”
Even though a fork in the road appeared, the party members showed no sign of panic.
Because it was a path I always encountered every time I entered a dungeon.
“Okay, let’s each go in one place.”
That’s why it was torn without any problem.
I know I have to go in separately.
There are six people and six paths.
It would be perfect if each person could enter one.
Min Do-jun chose the path on the far right before anyone else took it.
‘The fox’s den can only be entered through the sixth path.’
At that time, Kim Ji-hoon belatedly chose the same path as Min Do-jun.
Then a message came to mind.
[Warning! The fork in the road is for solo entry.]
[If 2 or more people enter, a failure penalty is immediately applied to the last person entering.]
Min Do-jun looked at Kim Ji-hoon, who was a junior.
With a look that said, “Aren’t you going away?”
“Leader! What are you doing?”
“You can’t have more than two people in the same place.”
“Come here quickly. It’s empty here.”
Kim Ji-hoon scratched his cheek as if embarrassed at the party members’ calls.
“Oh, I tried it just in case, but as expected, there is a penalty.”
There was a slight look of regret on his face as he backed away obediently.
‘Are you still trying to test my skills?’
Even though I pretended to be weak on purpose, it seems I still haven’t let down expectations.
‘But that’s fortunate. I don’t think I’ll follow you even if it means taking a penalty.’
If he had followed in even at the risk of a penalty, it would have been Min Do-jun who would have been in trouble.
‘If that were the case, the fox’s monopoly on the cave would have been lost.’
From the beginning, this fork in the road existed to tear the party members apart.
‘It’s a measure designed to prevent a large number of intruders from entering the den.’
However, the hunters think of it as just a testing ground designed to fight the raccoon alone.
If you walk down the street alone, you’ll see a fox every now and then.
‘It’s just a fox that appears by chance.’
The real intention behind creating the fork in the road was to prevent more than two people from entering the fox’s den.
But if you take the penalty, six people can come in.
‘It’s fortunate that we don’t know this information now, but if it were known, the hunters who were penalized would probably form a party and just hang around their dens.’
Hunters who have already been penalized will only have their time reset if they are penalized again.
So before the return, it was common for them to form parties and hunt quickly in their dens.
‘If you can catch 100 by yourself, there’s no need to do that.’
Min Do-jun, who was walking alone at a crossroads, stopped walking.
It was because of the fox I always encountered at least once whenever I passed a fork in the road.
‘Other party members may find this difficult enough to feel like a test… … .’
Hurrrurruk-
Min Do-jun, fully equipped, jumped out, firing a fire blast.
Phew!
‘For me, it’s not even a distance to exercise after eating.’
Crunch! Crunch-!
The sturdy body of the fox was torn to pieces like tofu.
[Experience +16,000] (Contribution 100%)
Min Do-jun, who lightly shook off the bodily fluid on his sword, continued walking.
Then, at one moment, it suddenly stopped.
‘think.’
There was a small gap in the wall that could easily be missed at first glance.
As I thrust my sword through the gap, the wall tore apart, revealing a new path.
At the end of the road I entered without hesitation was a huge cavity.
It’s so huge that it’s like ten sports fields combined.
There were so many giant foxes roaming around there that it was almost disgusting.
‘This is the distance it should be considered exercise.’
Min Do-jun smiled and prepared for battle.
It’s time to gain experience.
