Episode 10
Wagu wagu.
“sun… … Haeseon. Eat slowly. “It’s not like anyone is chasing me.”
Dinner time with my sister after a long time.
I ate three times the usual amount.
After awakening, my digestive system regained its proper function, but more than anything, it was difficult to control my appetite as I was able to get away from canned food and eat like a human being.
“I heard that the stir-fried meat that my sister makes is the best.”
“Lies… … . “I haven’t even tried eating much else.”
“ah. is it?”
When I joke, my older sister laughs and laughs.
I don’t know how long it’s been since I last had an evening full of happiness like this.
It was my older sister’s habit to always check my complexion even while eating, and I felt sorry for myself.
But now things have changed.
My body has become healthy enough that I no longer have to worry about my health, and it seems like my sister feels it to some extent.
“The color of the spots… … “It seems to have faded a little.”
I guess Dr. Jin is right.
I don’t know if I see it every day, but my sister was also sensing a change.
Is it now?
I think now is the time to speak up.
“You said you met the hunter who helped us.”
“huh.”
“I guess… … “I think I have the ability to heal.”
My sister’s sad eyes turn round.
“then… … What people say… … “Are you saying you have awakened?”
“uh. They say that’s why the spots on my body have faded. “I think later on, the spots may disappear altogether.”
“wow!”
“So… … .”
Hunter is a dangerous job.
And my sister is the type of person who wakes up even when she is sleeping if it is for my health.
How would such a sister react when she heard that she would become a hunter?
Instead, as risky as it is, you can make more money than other jobs.
Having suffered from poverty since I was young, and the factory shutting down after the Gate, there has never been a better opportunity than this.
When I told her I wanted to become a hunter, my sister’s face lit up.
“It went really well!!”
My sister must have had a hard time during this time.
When I was told that I, who had been struggling with illness, could now go out and make money… …
“Now Haeseon, you don’t have to cover up your handsome face, right?”
“??”
her.
Is that so?
My sister doesn’t seem to be listening to anything other than my skin right now.
Palpuni.
I have been struggling with taking care of my younger brother my whole life.
“… … sister.”
“huh?”
“… … “I will do it myself from now on.”
Making money too.
Protecting your family too.
Something that brings happiness.
Now, the time has come to touch the baton.
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need to make money
There are two main reasons why you need to make money.
First, for my family.
The second is for the hunter qualification test.
It costs over 50 million won to take the hunter qualification test.
A machine that checks whether there is awakening energy (ether) in the candidate’s body, and judges who check the hunter’s type and give grades.
All of this is not done for free.
The problem is that even then, it is extremely expensive.
Therefore, if you do not have money, you will not be able to become a hunter even after awakening.
Isn’t this funny?
Becoming a hunter is about saving people’s lives before making personal profit.
Even if the support from the government is not enough, we have to pay tens of millions of won just for one test.
Even if the amount of ether is insufficient, you cannot even register as a hunter.
That’s why people come to the Han River after failing the test of their lives.
After the qualification exam in the previous quarter, two applicants jumped into the Han River.
Regardless, you have to make money first.
-Quwang!
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Upon arriving at the destination, Pori roars.
It’s a voice that somehow welcomes me.
There is a good reason.
This is because the dungeon in front of you is a ‘handle with caution’ zone, and the monsters inside the dungeon are all ‘poison type’.
Poison Dungeon, an area ignored by hunters.
For Pori, this dungeon will have a familiar ‘smell of home’.
“Oh. From now on, I will kill my compatriots. Does it matter?”
– Kuhong
What the hell.
Are you snoring now?
The guy had an arrogant look on his face as if he was saying, ‘I’m from a different breed from those guys.’
“what. “Did it go well?”
It is an undeniable fact that my condition has improved with Pori by my side.
If possible, it would be better to maintain a friendly relationship with this pet(?).
Fortunately, he didn’t seem to have much interest in what I was going to do next.
Faaah!
The term border area is meaningless; not a single sentry can be seen in front of this area.
There aren’t even any service employees who were there when the open building was blocked.
Well, I understand to some extent.
Even from afar, a chilling energy was emanating from the dungeon entrance.
If an ordinary person were on guard duty in a place like this, they would become addicted in a short period of time.
Poison-type dungeons are areas where even hunters must obtain separate permission to pass through.
There was no reason for any sane person to come here, so the boundaries seemed to be loose.
“Whoa.”
When I see the entrance to the dungeon, my heart beats faster.
Dr. Jin’s device mounted on the eye displays information about this dungeon.
<Dungeon 808 (Poison): Overall difficulty level 3 stars / Physical level ‘E’ / Other levels ‘A’ / Special notes – Handle with caution / Separate permission required when entering the poison type monster dungeon>
It is a three-star difficulty dungeon.
At this level, it is possible to solve the problem only by gathering at least five level B to C hunters.
A level of difficulty that even an A-level hunter cannot guarantee alone.
Why are there three stars when the physical level is only ‘E’?
That was because of the guitar level marked with ‘A’.
Other grades refer to non-physical attack types, including telekinesis.
The reason that this dungeon’s other levels are rated ‘A’ and that the dungeon difficulty reaches 3 stars compared to the physical level is because the monsters are poison type.
“Shall we go in?”
-Quwang!
And this dungeon was the perfect place for me.
I searched for several conditions using the V1 device attached to my eyeball.
It should be close to home, the dungeon attribute should be poison, and the physical level should be weak.
Although his physical abilities have improved dramatically compared to when the gate was opened, he is still only at the level of an ‘E’ grade knight.
Nowadays, it is more important than anything to develop one’s abilities stably without getting injured.
There is no need to kill the boss mob.
If the boss mob inside the dungeon is dealt with, the dungeon will close within a few hours, so if someone other than a hunter solves the dungeon, suspicion will inevitably arise.
The work may be close to hard work, but the primary goal was to absorb the black core while dealing with miscellaneous mobs.
Sigh.
“Oh wow… … .”
As soon as you enter the entrance, the dungeon fully demonstrates its identity.
The stench that stings my nose makes me frown.
-Quwang!!!
However, Pori seemed to really like this space and wandered around, flapping her male wings.
“… … “Is it good?”
-Quwang!
“Don’t go too far. “Get eaten.”
Purple and purple trees and large leaves.
It’s like being in a painted forest.
Menacing hissing sounds and gloomy air.
Perhaps even this air contains ingredients that are lethal to ordinary people.
Defeating the first dungeon in my life.
This is a dungeon that you entered before even taking the hunter qualification test.
Even though there is some valid evidence, a drop of sweat flows down from my temple.
“good. Let’s do it.”
I took out an item from my inner pocket.
A cube big enough to fit in the palm of your hand.
The dark red surface had stylish engravings.
The name of this cube is exa.
It was the second device that Dr. Jin gave me as a gift.
“Activation.”
Exa responds immediately to my commands.
Keying.
There is a sound of a motor running, and then the shape of the cube changes with a clank.
Soon, the shape changed into a sword hilt that was easy to hold in the hand.
A sword hilt left without a blade.
I’m curious about this, but I just need to make the blade now.
“Sigh.”
The energy of black ether circulating throughout the body is injected into exa.
Keying-
Then, a black blade begins to sprout from the tip of Exa.
About an index finger.
It’s a bit embarrassing to call it a blade.
But I’m glad it’s over.
When I first took over from Dr. Jin, the blade was as long as a fingernail.
At that extremely embarrassing situation, Dr. Jin laughed more heartily than ever.
“Hahaha. “It would be better to just return it to its original form and smash the monster’s head!”
“… … “Are you funny?”
I shook my head vigorously to drive away that embarrassed feeling.
Although it cannot be called a long sword, it is at least as good as a dagger.
Is this knife an ordinary knife?
It could be said to be a unique weapon in the world, combining the black ether inside the body and Dr. Jin’s cutting-edge technology.
Easy profit.
After Exa’s transformation is complete.
Two monsters come towards me between the purple trees.
A lizard-shaped monster that approaches with its long, thin tongue sticking out.
Aside from poison, what level is ‘E’ physical level?
Their size was comparable to that of the toads I first encountered when the gate opened.
It would be nice if physical strength was at that level.
Of the two that were slowly approaching, one’s tongue suddenly lengthened.
Sigh-
The extended tongue flies towards us like a whip.
Is it fast?
No, it’s slow.
The speed felt similar to that of a toad’s saliva, but my body and senses were now determining that its tongue was not fast.
widely!
Nevertheless, instead of avoiding his tongue, I raised my left arm to block it.
His tongue curls around my arm.
The bumps on my tongue leave thin scars on my skin.
Shhh-
At this level, even a hunter would suffer fatal internal injuries.
A lizard with its tongue extended makes a pleasant cry.
It looks like he’s probably waiting for me to collapse like this.
“Do you feel good?”
-Shhh?
What does it feel like when someone who is supposed to fall down smiles normally?
I swung the Exa I was holding in my other hand.
Wow!
The tongue of the guy wrapped around his arm is cut cleanly off.
Sigh!
The guy struggles and turns over.
Since my tongue was cut off, the pain must be indescribable.
But the really big problem came next.
The dark red energy that forms on the cut tongue penetrates through the tongue and into the lizard’s mouth.
-Shh… … .
Before he could finish crying in pain, he died.
The black ether contained in Exa’s blade poisoned him.
The toxicity contained in the black ether was so vicious that it could kill a poison monster with a single blow.
-Shh?
Seeing its companion’s body stiffen, the other animal looks ahead with full vigilance.
But I was no longer where he was looking.
Faba Park!
‘Ready to read’.
The unique knowledge taught by Kirill did not allow even a shadow to the ‘E’ grade monsters.
Deep.
I infiltrated the guy’s back and shot his backside with Exa.
-pee… … !!
Same goes for this guy.
He died without even being able to scream, his limbs shaking.
“Whoa!”
Only then did I let out a rough breath after confirming that the guy was dead.
The work was extremely simple, and nothing exceeded my expectations.
Even so.
Just now was the first ‘hunting’ of my life.
Seeing that my neck was a little stiff, it seemed like I put a lot of effort into it.
After lightly stretching, I cut open the dead creature’s stomach and extracted the small black core.
“haha. “I remember playing marbles alone at home.”
It’s cute compared to the core that Kiril handed over after catching a large monster.
However, these guys will definitely contribute to my growth.
Slur.
Immediately, the two black cores were converted into ether and absorbed into the body.
Device V1 confirmed my growth as if I had been waiting for it.
<Increased black ether in the body. 20BA rose. Current user’s Black Ether level: 1597BA>
“Good.”
It’s not just devices that have detected changes.
Even though I used Dokbo, I didn’t feel tired at all, and I even felt like my condition was better than before entering this dungeon.
When you run out of energy, it absorbs black ether to restore your stamina.
According to theory, you could live forever inside the Poison Dungeon.
Well, if I do that, my sister will nag me about staying out again.
“I definitely understand. “This place is like a bonanza to me.”
– Kuwang.
An area that could be nothing short of a disaster to some.
But to me, this is a place of opportunity.
Now that you have confirmed the level of the monster, it is time to check another purpose.
I walked through the waist-high grass and between the large purple trees.
