Chapter 117
An Unlucky Day (1)
“Haap!”
– How many tis have I told you to use your opponent’s strength against them! Yet you’re swinging around so crudely again.
“Shut up! I’m trying my best!”
Two swords beca entangled in a ssy clash.
A sword strike sharply exploiting the opening.
Kang Hyeon quickly raised his sword.
– You fool! No matter how many tis I tell you, you don’t understand. If your opponent’s strength had been even close to yours just now, your stance would have completely crumbled. After that, there’s only death.
“Then what should I do?!”
– Do as I taught you!
“Damn it. Easier said than done.”
C-grade dungeon ‘Knight Training Ground’.
It was a dungeon Kang Hyeon had quite a history with.
The Knight Training Ground was originally a ‘protected educational dungeon’ designated by the governnt.
However, it was less popular than expected and facing managent issues.
Upon learning this fact, Kang Hyeon bought the dungeon at a cheap price through Shin Tae-gil.
– Guild Master, even if it’s cheap, investing money in this kind of dungeon is a bit…
There was resistance from Han Jae-mun in the middle, but it didn’t affect Kang Hyeon at all.
– Oh co on! It’s all for training our guild mbers!
He bought it with a nice-sounding excuse, but as everyone expected, the Knight Training Ground had beco Kang Hyeon’s personal training ground.
“Keeaak!”
Kang Hyeon’s sword instructor, Kergo, drove Kang Hyeon back with his sword.
“You bastard, where do you think you’re climbing!”
– Don’t try to overpower with strength. With that attitude, you won’t be able to improve your sword skills until you die of old age.
“I know that!”
Kang Hyeon smoothly received the swords coming at him from all directions.
– That’s it! That’s it!
“Chatter chatter. It’s driving crazy.”
Kang Hyeon got irritated at the voice constantly ringing in his head.
– A sword doesn’t work just by swinging it recklessly. Lower right! Aim for the opening!
Regardless, Veil kept on chattering.
– That was good just now. But it was shallow.
Kang Hyeon’s sword slashed Kergo’s thigh.
But because Kergo reacted quickly, it only grazed the skin.
At that mont.
[The level of the ability ‘Veil’s Swordsmanship’ has increased]
“It worked!”
A voice heard along with the ssage.
Kang Hyeon’s eyes opened wide.
“It finally went up! Woaah!”
He didn’t know how much effort he had put into this.
Kang Hyeon, with an expression full of joy, put down his sword.
“Good job. You can rest now.”
However, Kergo, already excited from seeing blood, didn’t stop.
“I said stop.”
“Keeaak!”
“I told you to stop! You bastard!”
– Thwack!
Kergo, hit by Kang Hyeon’s forceful kick, flew dozens of ters and crashed into the wall.
“Krrr…”
Kergo felt wronged.
It was already hard enough getting beaten up every day, but this human’s attitude was impossible to understand.
“Kang Hyeon… Ork. Keaak…”
Translated, it ant Kang Hyeon, you orc-like bastard.
For reference, ‘orc-like bastard’ was one of the worst insults among goblins.
With those words, Kergo fainted.
“What did he say?”
Kang Hyeon smirked at the foaming Kergo and opened his status window.
▫Na: Kang Hyeon
▫Title: Tutorial Graduate and 4 others
▫Level: 85
▫Detailed Stats:
Strength 38 ( 4)( 5)
Agility 37 ( 3)
Stamina 39 ( 3)( 13)
Magic 40 ( 3)( 10)
Additional Stats: –
▫Unique Ability: Resurrection
▫Abilities: Kang Hyeon-style Fighting(A), Veil’s Swordsmanship(B), Magic Detection(B), Magic Manipulation(B), Poison Resistance(D), Heat Resistance(C), Cold Resistance(D)…
▫Skills: Roar of the Angry Lion(A), Advanced Bodily Regeneration(A), Giant’s Strength(A), Magic Explosion(A), Entria’s OuterShell(A), Wayne’s Secret Technique(A), Bisection(B), Acceleration(C)…
Kang Hyeon’s incredible growth over the past few months.
Most skills had reached A-grade, and abilities were also rising at a rapid pace.
“Is there nothing above A-grade?”
In cases like ‘Kang Hyeon-style Fighting’, ‘Advanced Physical Regeneration’, and ‘Giant’s Strength’, they had reached A-grade quite a while ago.
Kang Hyeon thought he would reach the next grade soon after, but there had been no progress since then until now.
“Well, it’ll go up soday.”
Kang Hyeon had experience and patience built up since his lowest days.
He didn’t think impatiently just because growth stagnated for a mont.
“What ti is it?”
Kang Hyeon checked his magic stone wristwatch that worked even in dungeons.
“It’s already this late? I should get out quickly.”
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Ippotranslation
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It was early August. Kang Hyeon strolled down the street, basking in the scorching sunlight.
“Hey, it’s Kang Hyeon.”
“Wow, look at those muscles.”
“Should I ask for a picture?”
Since becoming an ability user, sumr had beco Kang Hyeon’s favorite season.
It was because he could naturally and freely show off his impressive muscles.
“But lately, it feels like my muscles aren’t growing much.”
Height 179cm. Weight 102kg.
Normally, these physical specs would suggest an enormous muscular pig.
But Kang Hyeon’s outward appearance was a bit slimr than that.
It was because his muscle volu hadn’t increased since he passed about 90kg.
Instead, only his weight kept increasing strangely, which seed to be a phenonon caused by his body changing due to magic.
“You’re here.”
“Oh, have you been waiting?”
“No, the auction was just about to start.”
“Good.”
When Kang Hyeon arrived at the guild office, Shin Seong-a greeted him.
On the monitor in front of her, an online auction was being broadcast live.
– The 17th Republic of Korea Dungeon Auction. We will now begin!
If one had to pick the biggest change in the past few months, it would be this dungeon auction system.
‘What, didn’t they say humanity, which had regressed to primitiveness, regained its intelligence?’
Before the auction and ownership system was established, all guilds occupied dungeons by force.
But now, with the system in place, dungeon ownership was only recognized after winning an official auction.
Of course, implenting this system was t with much resistance.
– Not only did they remove the dungeon clear rewards, but now we have to pay to buy dungeons? Are they out of their minds?
– Money-crazed governnt, wake up!
It was natural for guilds to resist, as they had to pay auction fees on top of losing the previously given clear rewards.
– Badass Guild, Immortal Guild, Black Knights. Strongly in favor of the governnt system.
– Han Se-yeon of Dangun Guild. This change will bring great benefits to the country.
However, as top-tier guilds actively supported it and magic stone prices soared, other guilds had no choice but to accept.
No matter how much they spent on auctions, they could make more profit just by obtaining a dungeon.
Currently, the dungeon industry has fully established itself.
As a result, the prices of dungeon by-products and magic stones have literally skyrocketed.
Moreover, contrary to expectations that it would stop at a certain level, the price explosion of magic stones was ongoing.
The reason for this was unknown, but one thing was certain.
– The governnt must have made an enormous profit.
– Yeah, they’ve been hoarding since the price was a tenth of what it is now.
– A tenth? They collected it much cheaper in the early days.
– Do they have so kind of prophet or sothing?
From the ti when the use of magic stones was unclear, the governnt had been buying them with tax money.
Thanks to this, they now secured funds several tis that amount.
The money earned this way was enough to cover the taxes spent on dungeon clear rewards and more.
“That dungeon. Are you sure it’s coming out today?”
“Yes. I got the information from Team Leader Shin Tae-gil in advance, so it should be certain.”
“Good.”
In the early stages of the auction.
It started with F-grade dungeons, so it seed it would take quite so ti before the dungeon Kang Hyeon wanted ca up.
– Next is a B-grade dungeon. Kobold Fortress.
Finally, the auction for the highest existing grade, B-grade dungeon, began.
– Kobold Fortress is a maze-type dungeon set in a dieval castle, where multiple kobolds appear simultaneously…
The host continued explaining the dungeon for a while, and finally, the auction proceeded.
– The starting price is 100 million. Immortal Guild, 100 million! Immortal Guild, 500 million! Oh, the price is jumping right away.
While anyone can watch the auction, bidding is not possible for the general public.
Each guild is given one ID that can bid, and for higher-grade dungeons, the bidding conditions are very strict.
– 1.3 billion. We have 1.3 billion. Any more? Dangun Guild! Dangun Guild, 2 billion!
As soon as the host spoke, the chat window went wild.
– Wow, suddenly 2 billion… As expected of Dangun’s class
– Why are they spending money like that? Isn’t a B-grade dungeon usually around 1.5 billion?
– I heard that one of the people who participated in the preliminary survey saw a treasure chamber, that’s probably why.
– I thought that was just a rumor
– Think about it. If Dangun is eyeing it, it’s not just a rumor…
Watching the rapidly scrolling chat, Kang Hyeon fell into thought.
“Hmm…”
“Is sothing wrong?”
“No. Just… I’m wondering if I should have taken that dungeon.”
“Isn’t that not the dungeon we had our eyes on?”
“Still… If there really is a treasure vault in there, it would be so frustrating. Han Se-yeon, who’s already doing well, getting a treasure vault! If there are a bunch of amazing items in there, she could easily make 10 billion won. Isn’t that a sha?!”
Shin Seong-a nodded with a gloomy face.
“Yeah…”
For a while now, Kang Hyeon had been in a strange pride battle with Han Se-yeon.
South Korean Guild Ranking.
1st place Dangun. 2nd place Badass.
Ability User Ranking.
1st place Han Se-yeon. 2nd place Kang Hyeon.
Of course, these rankings weren’t official.
However, they couldn’t be ignored as they were posted on the site with the highest credibility at the mont.
-Now! Finally, today’s last dungeon! The Tomb of the Cyclops!
At last, the auction for the dungeon Kang Hyeon had been waiting for began.
-According to the preliminary survey team, the dungeon type is… Finally, the dungeon boss is confird to be a mutant undead cyclops, which reportedly uses a giant hamr as its main weapon.
The host continued explaining about the dungeon for a while,
-We will now start the auction!
Finally, the auction began.
“Mr. Kang Hyeon. What price would you like to start with?”
“1.5 billion.”
“Understood.”
-Badass Guild! 1.5 billion! Starting hot again today!
Kang Hyeon entered 1.5 billion as soon as the auction started.
As expected, the chat window exploded.
-Looks like Kang Hyeon is personally doing it today lolololol
-Agreed. I heard that when Kang Hyeon is seated, he starts by hitting 1 billion units.
-No joke, macho man Kang Hyeon. I acknowledge it.
Rumors about Kang Hyeon had already spread far during the previous auctions.
It was inevitable for rumors to spread, as Kang Hyeon had even conducted a YouTube live stream of his participation in an auction before.
-1.5 billion. Any more? Ah! Dangun Guild! Dangun Guild 2 billion. We have 2 billion.
Suddenly, veins popped on Kang Hyeon’s forehead.
“What!? 2 billion?!”
He slamd the table without realizing it, making a loud bang.
For a mont, all eyes in the office turned to him, but once they confird it was Kang Hyeon, everyone looked away.
-Lol Dangun imdiately goes 2 billion. Today’s auction is super fun lol
-Wonder how high it’ll go lololol
-Han Se-yeon and Kang Hyeon are fired up today.
-No, not yet. They might give up right away.
As the comnt section heated up, the excited host shouted.
-Badass Guild 2.2 billion! Oh, scary! Wait a mont. Dangun Guild! Imdiately bids 2.5 billion! Will we break the all-ti highest auction price today!?
“Damn it!!!”
“Mr. Kang Hyeon? What should we do?”
“For now, let’s raise the price little by little and buy so ti.”
“Understood.”
Kang Hyeon hurriedly called soone.
-Hello.
The voice on the phone was sweet yet chilling to the listener.
“Ms. Han Se-yeon. What are you trying to do?”
-What do you an?
“That dungeon. You know I need it and you’re deliberately ssing things up!”
There was only one reason why Kang Hyeon wanted the Tomb of the Cyclops.
It was because of the weapon the boss was holding.
The ‘Ogre’s Giant Hamr’ that Kang Hyeon was using was a D-grade hamr, an old piece of equipnt he had obtained over a year ago.
Since then, Kang Hyeon had been looking for a new weapon but couldn’t find what he wanted.
Then he learned about this dungeon information.
Kang Hyeon was determined to get a new weapon from that dungeon.
-I don’t know what you’re talking about.
Han Se-yeon clearly knew about this fact.
“So you’re going to play dirty like this, huh?”
-Mr. Kang Hyeon. A guild leader should maintain a certain level of dignity for people to follow. You shouldn’t use such vulgar language.
Kang Hyeon’s brow furrowed at Han Se-yeon’s words.
‘Don’t tell ?’
The words Han Se-yeon uttered were what Kang Hyeon had said to her a few months ago.
On the day Choi Yeon-hwa refused to join Dangun Guild and said she would co to Badass Guild.
Kang Hyeon had teased Han Se-yeon, who was really excited.
“Wow! You’re still sulking over that? What a petty person?!”
-Don’t speak informally to . Great Badass Guild Leader. I’m hanging up now.
“W-wait!”
Han Se-yeon unilaterally ended the call.
“Phew…”
Kang Hyeon roughly ran his hand through his hair, trying to control his rising anger.
-Oh, Badass. Has the guild’s reserve funds run low? They keep raising the amount by small incrents. Dangun Guild! Raises the amount again to 2.9 billion!
As soon as the host spoke, comnts mocking Kang Hyeon for being petty flooded the chat window.
“Mr. Kang Hyeon. What would you like to do?”
“4 billion! Go for it!”
“Understood.”
That’s when it happened.
A scream ca from one side of the office.
“Kyaah! Manager!”
“Manager Han Jae-moon has collapsed.”
Han Jae-moon, who had been anxiously watching the auction, had collapsed due to high blood pressure.
‘Ah, the guild funds…’
Regardless, Kang Hyeon was stubborn.
“Phew, Han Se-yeon. Just you wait!”
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