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Chapter 21

The forest was dark and quiet.

That stillness was ominous. Should I say that it feels like someone is hiding and watching?

‘Kim Kyung-ho is even more sinister because of this child.’

Park Si-jun glanced at Kim Kyung-ho following him. Every time something happens to that guy standing behind his back, he gets nervous. Should I say that the senses are sharpened?

“Ugh, the smell. Don’t you smell something rotten?”

“It smells like the corpses the wolves ate.”

“Sah, the corpses…”

Kim Sook-jin’s face turned white. How many monsters died in this dark forest.

There may be people among them.

“The road is quite complicated. Even if I only had traits… ok.”

“If you sign a contract with a hunter in the deep valley, aren’t the first things you get for archery and pathfinding?”

“I do, but… ha, I don’t know why either.”

Jo Sungjae scratched his head. Who can guess the whims of the behind-the-scenes?

“……”

There are roads all over the place.

The trees had claw marks carved by wolves, and the floor was full of corpses.

Park Si-jun moved forward quickly.

“Hey, are you going to know geography?”

There was no hesitation in his footwork.

Lee Min-ah, who followed, was puzzled. It’s dark and it’s hard to secure a view, so it’s just like walking through a forest.

“……”

Park Si-jun didn’t answer and just moved on.

“Did you hear me…”

“Uh, it’s dangerous!”

– Whoops!

Just as Lee Min-ah was about to ask again, a wolf jumped out of the fork in the road.

A wolf whose body was black like a shadow and bizarrely twisted. His teeth aimed at Park Si-jun.

Whoa!

– Gyegaeng!

Before that, a fist fell into the wolf’s mouth.

Steel gloves struck the wolf’s mouth, and his head snapped.

Then the blade cut into his neck.

“…Well.”

Blood soaked Park Si-joon’s body.

He took out the wolf in an instant and quietly walked forward again.

“Oh, it’s bloody.”

“……”

Kim Kyung-ho quietly looked at Park Si-joon’s back.

Lee Min-ah approached Park Si-joon and said,

“You fight well.”

“What, Gil? Can’t you believe it?”

“No. He, I know you can wield the power of multiple backgrounds, but…”

I couldn’t help but feel bad.

Lee Min-ah was fiddling with the handle of his sword.

“…I’m not very good at finding my way.”

“You call it gilchi in other words. Why is that?”

“It means that I have no choice but to depend entirely on you. I am confident in battle.”

It doesn’t help much other than combat.

“And a bit of a talent for reading signs.”

“Gicheok? Oh, come to think of it, what if I can feel it during the exam?”

“Yes. The presence of an ogre…”

Minah stopped talking while she was talking.

She glanced at her Park Si-jun with a cold gaze.

“There, I was ambushed by you.”

“Uh. Why are you trying to be cowardly?”

“I thought so at first, but…”

Lee Min-ah let out a small sigh of hers.

“It was only natural for me to do that. It was an actual test. Now, I think my ability is lacking.”

“okay?”

“Yeah, so I practiced while watching your videos… Ah, no. This isn’t it.”

Lee Min-ah turned her head quickly.

That was an amazing answer. Even considering the age of Lee Min-ah, she is in her early 20s. Still, it was a very mature answer.

‘It’s not for nothing.’

She finds the cause of her defeat in herself, and tries to develop further without being frustrated.

up to the heartbeat.

She seemed to understand why she was given the second seat.

“This way. Let’s go quickly.”

Park Si-joon made his way through the bushes. He was pointing out where the trait should go.

– Heh heh heh!

“Here… great…!”

A fight was heard from not far away. It seems that trainees and shade wolves are fighting.

“Didn’t you say you can’t fight other groups?”

“Yes, but I didn’t tell you not to interfere.”

Park Si-joon and Lee Min-ah’s eyes collided. We were thinking of something similar.

“There, Sookjin-ah. What skill did you say you got? Is there any magic like Slow?”

“Yeah. I didn’t receive elemental magic, but I got some interruption magic and a little bit of auxiliary magic. I have Digg.”

“That’s fine.”

This will help when disturbing trainees.

Park Si-jun glanced at Lee Min-ah.

“Which group should you be most wary of?”

“Team 1, Han Jung-hyun’s group is probably the most difficult. It’s a classic combination of a paladin, a wizard, and an archer.”

“The fair judge, the magic essence, the hunter of the deep valley… these three. It’s tricky.”

“The combination might have been better if other groups would also have joined there.”

Saying the name of the castle behind each time is too long and cumbersome. So, players would replace the name of the castle behind by creating a job name.

‘It depends on the characteristics.’

The fair judge is the mastermind over divine magic and the characteristics of the warrior lineage.

Han Joong-hyun will be tanking from the front, and others will attack from the rear.

“Han Joong-hyun has A-level potential. He has to be seen as different from the average player. Unlike the typical genitalia love, he has excellent attack power.”

The difference in potential is so absolute that it can transcend even the limits of a job.

‘Because there is a difference from the initial stats and attribute numbers.’

But Park Si-jun was confident. Even if we fight Han Jung-hyun, we will not lose easily.

“It’s here.”

The tip of a long, long bush was visible. As we proceeded beyond, an open vacant lot appeared.

“I have nothing.”

But it was literally just an empty space and there was nothing there.

A light of distrust lit up on Lee Min-ah’s face.

“wait.”

He said he would give extra points to the group that discovers the dungeon for the first time. Then I’d make sure it wasn’t easy to find.

‘This is it.’

Park Si-Jun relied on the sensations in his head to move. As I stood in the corner of the vacant lot, my head was pounding.

Park Si-joon raised his leg high and hit the floor as hard as he could.

woohoo!

Then the floor roared and collapsed.

Lee Min-ah’s eyes widened as she watched.

“Uh, really…”

Lee Min-ah pursed her lips. She was dubious when she said she could find a way.

‘Is it possible to find a way?’

I was ignorant and felt absurd.

You are using the core characteristics of the hinterland without making a contract with the person behind it.

“No, I can’t…”

Jo Sungjae muttered in despair.

Park Si-jun strode into the cave. As he stepped into the dark cave, a message appeared.

[You have entered the den of the Sad Wolf. Defeat the Shade Wolf boss for a reward.][I discovered the dungeon for the first time. Title: You have acquired the one who started the expedition.]

It was still a dungeon.

Park Si-jun looked around. I don’t feel popular in the cave. It looks like it came in 1st place.

[The person who started the expedition (C)]

You have just started exploring an unfamiliar world.

-Effect: Intellect +1

“Oh, I got a title!”

The effect of the title was negligible.

In fact, most titles are like this. However, the effect is applied even if the title is not worn.

“It’s dark.”

Lee Min-ah followed Park Si-jun. As soon as she entered the cave, she frowned.

“…the smell of an animal.”

As soon as she entered the cave, she smelled the beast.

And the strong smell of blood.

“I can feel the footsteps.”

The attribute received from the swordsman was activated.

Lee Min-ah’s intuition sensed the presence of her surroundings.

Park Si-jun concentrated his mind.

‘twenty. No, more than that.’

I could feel the presence of monsters around me. When she listened closely, she heard the breathing of an animal.

Park Si-joon and Lee Min-ah took up their weapons and took a fighting stance, no matter who came first.

“Am I the enemy?”

“Yes, they must be wolves. Let’s fight well.”

We couldn’t lead the team because we didn’t know each other well. All we have to do is fight to the best of our ability.

‘Blade Sharp.’

Park Si-joon created magic. He and Lee Min-ah’s swords were imbued with magical powers, and the blades became sharp.

Lee Min-ah’s eyes widened slightly.

– Whoa, whoa!

A loud cry was heard not far away.

wolf howl. At the same time, more than 20 wolves came out from all directions.

– Cr… … !

– Ker hun!

“Oh, don’t come, you guys!”

“Sukjin-ah, come behind me! Seongjae is alert!”

The wolves formed a siege and approached.

Kim Kyung-ho’s group decided to take the right side, and Park Si-joon’s group decided to take the left side.

“How shall we fight?”

Park Si-joon and Lee Min-ah made eye contact with each other. They don’t know each other well enough to exchange orders.

“You over there, I’m this way.”

“Each one fights on their own.”

agreed with each other.

Even if you try to cooperate, you will only get your hands and feet twisted. It’s better to fight on your own.

– Kyaaaah!

Two wolves rushed towards Park Si-jun.

The distance narrows in an instant. He threw his hand holding his sword back wide and shouted with all his might.

– Creek?!

The stabbing of the triple sword technique. A swift sword pierced the wolf’s mouth and pierced his throat.

Park Si-jun pulled out his sword and kicked him. The body of the flying wolf collided with the wolves behind it.

– Gyegaeng!

Crazy!

Park Si-joon raised his magic without hesitation. The magical energy that gathered in his grasp turned into a thunderbolt.

And the blue light that was shot struck the staggering wolves at once.

– Kah ah ah!

Electricity ran through the wolves. Their bodies hardened and fell one after the other.

But there are still some left.

‘You can’t miss it.’

The wolves that remained behind were trying to back away as if terrified.

Those are all experiences. Park Si-joon bent his knees greatly and ran out at an explosive speed.

👌👌👌

– Crer!

Park Si-joon and the wolves collide. The wolf staggered in pain.

“One more guy!”

The sword cut off the wolf’s neck.

One-sided attacks continued.

The wolves tried to run away from Park Si-jun, but before that, they died at his hands.

– Whoa whoa!

“Creung!”

I couldn’t run away in the first place. Because the ground behind the wolves was as soft as mud.

Dissolve magic bound the wolves.

‘It’s not a very difficult monster.’

The instructor was right. The level was a bit high, but it wasn’t difficult to deal with.

It might have been dangerous if I was alone.

You might be surrounded by wolves and attacked.

“Suck!”

That risk also disappeared thanks to Lee Min-ah.

She wielded only one of her swords and was shooting like lightning through the wolves.

‘fast.’

The tip of the sword waving faintly. Phantom swords blooming like plum blossoms attacked the wolves at once.

It was fast, yet fatal.(Read more @ wuxiax.com)

‘It would be difficult if we had a head-to-head match.’

Lee Min-ah was not something to look down on.

The battle would have been long if they had fought from the front without surprise during the test. Sure, she was strong.

‘What kind of singing speed… … .’

Just as Park Si-jun was observing Lee Min-ah, she was also observing him.

‘That magic is more difficult than swordsmanship.’

What was surprising about Park Si-jun was the speed of his singing.

He’s also amazing at chanting magic while in close combat, and he’s terrifyingly fast.

‘When dealing with a wizard, you have to close the distance by any means possible.’

That’s the basic principle when dealing with wizards.

A mage pushing from a vulnerable melee without leaving room to chant the spell.

But for Park Si-joon, that means nothing. In close combat, you can deal with approaching enemies with swordsmanship comparable to that of Lee Min-ah.

“…whoop.”

A satisfied smile appeared on Lee Min-ah’s lips.

The more she knows, the more picky she gets. She liked that.

– Kiying… … .

“Huh, hey! How are you, you bastards!”

“Oh, blood, blood…”

The last remaining wolf fell.

Park Si-joon wiped off the blood on his sword and detected the presence of those around him. Nothing was felt.

[Level has risen.]

A message appeared before his eyes.

level. Players gain experience points by performing various activities, such as catching monsters, discovering hidden dungeons, or discovering new areas.

[Name] Park Si-Jun

[Level] 2

[Title] Successor

[Background] None

[Ability]

Strength: 45.4 Agility: 35.6

Stamina: 34.1 Intellect: 37.1

Remaining points: 5

[Talent] Reading Reading, Swordsmanship (C+), Heart of Magic (C+), Assassin Lord (C+), Dungeon Exploration (C+)

Park Si-joon divided the five points he gained as he leveled up and invested in his strength and agility.

Lee Min-ah was also doing a similar job.

“…Ah.”