ED: Cheerycheri
A stick…?
No, isn’t that weapon called a mace?
I watched in bewildernt as Han Yeo-reum hit the ground with a huge stick.
Kwaaaang!
“Ugh…!”
A sudden sandstorm blocked my vision for a mont. When I could finally see, there was a loud explosion and an excited voice echoed around .
“Ahahaha!”
“…”
Han Yeo-reum looked like a human bomb. I knew she also had fire ability like Sung Yoo-bin, but it was a little different. Her ability seed closer to an explosive power than a simple firepower ability. Furthermore, her firepower seed to be amplified by a stick that was bigger than her body. Is that weapon special equipnt? I wanted to take a closer look, but my eyes couldn’t follow Han Yeo-reum, who was moving as fast as Hae Song-yeon, or even faster.
“Huck, huck….”
“Yi-jin-ah, are you okay?”
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“Yeah, she’s crazy, really…”
I had a hard ti chasing Han Yeo-reum. It seems that she can easily surpass Hae Song-yeon’s speed as she promised before starting.
“These monsters…”
Could this really be due to my auxiliary skill? Was it because the Valkyrie mbers were already monsters in the first place? I gradually beca more overwheld to the point of having such doubts.
“Stop!”
“Gasp. Gasp…”
By the ti I reached the end of Area 1, I was completely exhausted. Kang Yoo-hyun and Eden each held as if I was about to collapse like a mollusk.
“Thank you for your hard work. Hunter Han Yi-jin.”
“Gasp, haa… It’s… nothing…”
“…”
Song Cha-hyun looked at with pity in her eyes. Why, what’s wrong? Why is she looking at like that?
When I looked up, I saw a huge cave entrance, it greeted us with its mouth wide open. It was the territory of the Nagas, the second area of the Sæ dungeon.
“…This is the first ti that we have broken through Area 1 in half a day.”
“Haa, I see.”
“That’s also because of the dungeon anomaly, the increase in difficulty is about the sa as Area 3’s. Who would believe that this was accomplished by only two hunters?”
“…? Is that… so?”
Song Cha-hyun’s words sounded a bit ambiguous to . She seed a little excited, but also sowhat angry. I could only look at her with a questioning look.
“Do you know what I an by this? Hunter Han Yi-jin.”
“Well, I…?”
“With Han Yi-jin’s auxiliary skills, it is possible to clear a higher-level dungeon with only a few S-class and A-class hunters, and at an incredible speed. There is no need to carry cumberso personnel, just the minimum number of people would be enough. For example…”
Song Cha-hyun’s eyes shifted to Kang Yoo-hyun next to . Kang Yoo-hyun looked at Song Cha-hyun with an indifferent expression.
“For example, if Hunter Kang Yoo-hyun here had Hunter Han Yi-jin’s auxiliary skill applied onto himself, he could take down the boss monster by himself, just like how he cleared an SS-class dungeon on his own.”
“…”
At Song Cha-hyun’s words, I felt the atmosphere change subtly around . Since it took only two hunters with my auxiliary skill applied to clear Area 1, we should be able to clear Area 2 with ease. If we utilize this strategy as we push forward, we should be able to clear the second area effortlessly as well.
If we carefully divide the personnel to deal with the mid-boss and final boss monsters during the cooldown period, how much ti could we save compared to the previous strategy?
‘This skill is more aweso than I thought…?’
The auxiliary skill I thought would be useful enough to make a living turned out to have a bigger impact than I expected. While I was confused by my sudden realization, Kang Yoo-hyun moved and stood in front of . I stared blankly at his broad back.
“So? You didn’t believe in Han Yi-jin’s skill to begin with, so you tested him, so what’s your point?”
“…Test?”
I blinked at the sudden confrontation between Kang Yoo-hyun and Song Cha-hyun.
“That’s not a nice term to hear. I think it’s only natural to verify the ability of soone you’ve invested so much in.”
“…”
Ah, so they put up with Kang Yoo-hyun’s three people per day bullshit just to test my auxiliary skill? First of all, I don’t know how helpful my skill really is because it hasn’t been verified.
But isn’t Song Cha-hyun’s doubt understandable? If a stranger suddenly approached and told they had such a scam-like skill, I would probably doubt it.
And I’d probably try to find out whether the skill is really useful or not first. So, Song Cha-hyun’s behavior is normal.
“Do you think the Odin Guild can really afford hunter Han Yi-jin?”
“…”
“Right now, I’m so greedy for him, can I have him?”
“…!”
I felt a burning gaze suddenly co my way. For a mont, I had goosebumps and my hair stood up. I was overwheld by the intensity of Song Cha-hyun’s gaze.
At that mont, Kang Yoo-hyun, who was standing in front of , emitted a threatening aura.
“If you have any doubts, resolve them now.”
“Ugh…!”
The aura emanating from the SS-rank fiercely oppressed the surrounding people, pressing down on them like a ton of weights. As a B-rank, I couldn’t even breathe properly and my whole body trembled.
“…Tsk.”
Kang Yoo-hyun clicked his tongue and withdrew his aura. I felt a little better after the pressure was lifted. After catching my breath, I looked at his broad back.
“Hey! Don’t make trouble, stay calm, we should clear the dungeon!”
“…”
I shouted as I slapped his broad Pacific Ocean-like back. I couldn’t understand why this guy kept getting into unnecessary conflicts with the mbers of the Freya Guild. He should have just said ‘yes’ or made a gesture of agreent and focused on clearing the dungeon properly.
“Stop hitting .”
“Aish, really.”
I slapped his back again in annoyance, but my hand hurt even more, which only added to my irritation. I pushed away Kang Yoo-hyun’s shoulder and faced Song Cha-hyun.
“Anyway, that’s between and the Odin Guild, so I’ll take care of it.”
“…Well, if you say so.”
Song Cha-hyun smiled and turned around. For soone who just provoked Kang Yoo-hyun like that, it was a pretty cool gesture. I really don’t understand her intentions. I don’t know what she was trying to do, but her eyes were glistening with greed, and I was a little scared.
I finally felt a sense of crisis. There will be more guilds targeting my skill in the future. I also realized that it might not be just one guild.
‘It’s not like there are only good things about having amazing skills.’
A downside was that life beca tiring. I never wanted to receive this much attention, what the hell was the system thinking? I sighed.
“Hunter Han Yi-jin!”
“Ackk!”
Sothing black abruptly popped out of nowhere and hit . I shrank back in horror, then soone grabbed my shoulder and shook hard.
“That S-class auxiliary skill is incredible!”
“Ugh, let go…!”
It was Han Yeo-reum who was shaking , if soone asked. She was so excited that she shook my body vigorously. I should have known since she was swinging a stick bigger than herself, but her power was incredible. No matter how hard I tried to push her away, she wouldn’t budge.
“Get off him, you ugly bitch!”
“What?”
Eden shouted, shoving Han Yeo-reum away. Han Yeo-reum stared at Eden, her eyes distorted in annoyance.
“Who says I’m ugly, you cotton candy hair?”
“What’s the big deal, cotton candy is delicious!”
“…”
Is he a grade schooler?
‘No, even today’s grade schoolers wouldn’t get into such childish argunts,’ I thought to myself, shaking my head.
I turned to look at the ominous cave entrance, it seed like we were going to rest for a bit before heading into the second area. Reaching the second area in less than a day is definitely an impressive feat.
“Kkyau!”
“Hm?”
Yong-sik, who had landed on the ground, sniffed the air and started running off sowhere. I was startled and followed behind him.
“Yong-sik, where are you going!”
“Kkya!”
Yong-sik, who was running extrely fast with his short legs, cried loudly when he found soone and stopped right where he was.
“Krrr…”
“What’s wrong?”
I looked down at Yong-sik with my head tilted, then I looked up to see who he ran to. As I looked up, I t the gaze of an unexpected person, they opened their eyes wide in surprise.
“Hunter Han Yi-jin-nim?”
“Ah, Hunter Hae Song-ha.”
Hae Song-ha’s gaze traveled back and forth between and Yong-sik, a puzzled expression was plastered on his face, then sothing popped out of his shoulder.
“Jjuu, jjyu!”
“Oh, the squirrel I saw then…”
Was her na Lati? The squirrel-like summon that seed to have a bad relationship with Yong-sik when they first t glared at Yong-sik and shouted at him.
“Lati, shhh, what’s wrong with you again?”
“Yong-sik, don’t do that. It’s a friend, friend.”
“Krr… Krung.”
“Jjuuu…”
As Hae Song-ha and I cald down our summons, Yong-sik and Lati’s fierce energy died down a bit. I caressed Yong-sik until he cald down, then I approached Hae Song-ha.
“Are you having a hard ti finding the path?”
“Ah, no. I’m fine.”
“Is Soo-hyun doing well?”
“Yes, he’s an S-class, unlike , so maybe he won’t need and Lati next ti.”
“Oh, no way.”
I thought he was joking, but there was a bitter expression on Hae Song-ha’s face. He stared at the entrance of the second area with a gloomy face.
“Excuse , Hunter Han Yi-jin-nim.”
“Yes?”
“That…”
Hae Song-ha, who was evidently hesitant to speak, bit his lips. Seeing his serious face, I also asked in a subdued tone.
“What’s the matter?”
“…”
Imdiately, Hae Song-ha turned his head and opened his mouth.
“…I think there’s sothing wrong.”
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