Leveling
Ch 109s

Just before Jin Woo was swallowed into the shadows, a message from the system sounded.

[‘Since Boss has been killed, Dungeon will be restored to its original form ... ']

The feeling of falling occurs afterwards.

Suddenly, the direction of gravity became reversed, and the speed of falling increased.

The dark vision instantly changed back to the original.

'This…?'

Jin Woo looked around.

Knock, sleepy.

Flashing street lights, parked cars, and telephone poles with torn fish.

This is the passageway Jin Woo often passes when he wants to go home.

‘Am I around my house?'

Coincidentally, it was the place where the five Shadow Soldiers were commanded by

Jin Woo to patrol.

‘I completely swapped positions'

Jin Woo is amazed but at the same time calmly checks the bottom of his foot.

I rose from this shadow when I wanted to get out of position with my soldiers.

Carefully Jin Woo steps on the shadow with his toes.

‘... '

By the time the skill was activated, I felt like I was stepping on the surface of the water, and now

it had returned to its normal ordinary shadow.

Jin Woo is impressed and checks his Skill window.

3-hour cooldown has been applied, this is in accordance with the described in

skill Description.

[Skill: ‘Shadow Exchange' Lv.1]

[... Skill can be used after 2 hours 59 minutes 57 seconds]

‘This jackpot‘

Jin Woo's heart skipped a beat after seeing the power of his new Skill with

own eyes.

‘It is also easy to use ..‘

I was in a state of concentration when I was sucked into the shadows.

And in fact, the flow of time seems to be slow in that concentrated state,

and my displacement felt like it was happening instantly.

Gulp -

Shadow Exchange's.

This was a Skill with endless possibilities depending on how to use it.

‘Oh, this is not the time I am amazed by my Skill'

Jin Woo calms his excitement.

I managed to get the cure for mom, I can't stay here too long.

Jin Woo, who is in a hurry, turns on his phone and checks the time.

‘It's too late ... '

Jin Woo's eyebrows are wrinkled.

The time on the phone screen shows exactly at 10 p.m.

Although this is not the time to visit, Jin Woo does not hesitate to

summoning Drake who was already his Shadow Soldier.

"「Eesar」"

Kie eek

「Keisar」, called by his master, rejoiced when his head appeared on the ground.

Immediately, a lizard without arms but large wings appeared.

When 「Keisar」 opens its wings, the narrow handle really becomes narrow.

Luckily no one was around.

As Jin Woo approached him,「Keisar」 bowed.

And Jin Woo casually rode on it.

Although Jin Woo drove 「Keisar」 for the first time, he felt as if

I'm used to it and I've been driving it for a long time.

It seemed that there would be no problem with flying in the sky.

‘I don't care who will stop me'

Even if the police or the army are in front of the hospital, I have the power to

break through them.

And right now I don't want to be bothered by anyone.

'Come'

When Jin Woo gave his orders excitedly,「Keisar」 started to move

large wings.

Kie ee - ee

「Keisar」, fly quickly into the air, fly in the direction Jin Woo wants.

***

The meeting went smoothly until late at night at the Hunter Association.

This was the time when the formation of the Korea-Japan alliance team was getting closer.

In order to successfully fight the ant monsters on Jeju Island, the association also showed

his attention.

"This is data sent from Japan"

Staff pressing buttons on remote control.

The large screen shows an image of an ant nest using a mana detection camera

satellite of Japan.

These are all records for Korea's 1st, 2nd and 3rd operations that all failed.

Go Gunhee's eyes narrowed.

‘All ants are out except the queen and the queen's bodyguards'

Thatvs right.

The ants were moving exactly as the Japanese said.

The guard ants were annoying, but there were also powerful Dungeons, where a number of

boss-class monsters were everywhere.

But that doesn't mean that all the risks of guard ants can be taken for granted.

Go Gun-hee, who is in charge of South Korea, even thinks more

there are many possibilities for the Hunters of his country to succeed in the operation this time.

"Would ants realize that their queen is in danger of coming back more

faster than expected?"

Japan is also preparing countermeasures for this.

"They said they'd use a jammer for it"

"Brake?"

"Their wisdom says that ant monsters communicate in length

their own special waves, and it's different from ordinary ants"

If you want to move thousands of troops perfectly, you have to have a system

for that, dad.

Go Gun-hee nodded.

"Can it be interrupted by radio waves?"

"Yes, Mr. President"

"You mean we only need to pay attention to the Queen and her guards ......"

The plan to clean up Jeju Island was simple.

But this may have a higher chance than previous surgery.

Why am I so nervous about this?

Go Gun-hee rubbed her chin.

‘When I've ever felt uncomfortable like this... '

Later then.

Goh Gun-hee looks out the window with her eyes wide open.

The chairman's sudden action jolted all the staff in the conference room.

Woo Jin-cheol, who always keeps the chairman of the association, quickly approaches.

"What's up, Master?"

"No, I just …"

Go Gun-hee looks at Woo Jin-cheol.

Woo Jin-cheol's expression was the same as usual.

"Didn't you feel it?"

"What's? I don't know what that means"

"..."

Whichever wave of power had just flowed from somewhere far away from the window.

The shortwave of mana strength was trying to hide its tracks, but I, the,

Go Gunhee could feel it clearly.

‘... '

An employee who held the meeting carefully asked Go Gun-hee,

who looks out the window.

"Association President ...?"

Soon, Gunhee looked at him.

The sudden presence of a strong mana wave was also his concern, but

now it's time to focus on this meeting.

Go Gun-hee, who is thinking hard about something, asks her subordinates.

"Can Hunter Sung Jinwoo still not be contacted?"

***

Baek Yoon-ho asks without looking back.

"Do you feel it?" (Baek)

Min Byung-gu replied.

"Unlike the rankings will go down because of retirement, right" (Byung)

There was a heavy silence between the two people who were drinking in the cafe.

Baek Yoon-ho heads straight to the main topic.

"What's that?" (Baek)

"Maybe Choi Jong-In and Cha Hae-In are fighting over Hunters stock" (Byung)

Min Byung-gu, who had been sitting holding a glass of wine, giggled and

shochunya.

Baek Yun-ho looks confused.

"Are you kidding me?" (Baek)

"Isn't that funny, man?" (Young)

"... No, that's" (Baek)

Well.

Including the difference in his senses, Min Byung is somehow a strange man.

'The world's first Rank-S Hunter, retired in safe condition'

He was the first in the world and still the only one in the world.

How many people can refrain from the amount of money that can be earned

by a Rank-S Hunter?

Well at first, I didn't have too much money at home.

Min Byung-gu asks as he feels Baek's gaze.

"Brother, are you really going?" (Young)

Uh.

"You've seen how Eunseok died, haven't you?" (Young)

That's why I have to go further.

Min Byung-gu looks back as if he was surprised.

Baek Yoon-ho answers after emptying the glass.

"If I leave that ant there, it'll be the end for Korea" (Baek)

When did you become a patriot Baek ...

"I'll just do whatever I want to do" (Byung)

Guilds could not resist the association's call.

Since the association liked the guild, the guild had to respond to the association's call.

You can leave the country if you don't want to participate.

But, no developed country would welcome the fleeing senior Hunter

self from a difficult attack.

You can't do anything.

"I hate running away" (Baek)

Baek Yoon-ho laughed.

Min Byung-gu said clearly.

"I'm not leaving.I'll never leave.If you're here to take me,

you're wasting your time" (Byung)

No. gabe.

Baek Yoon-ho gets up from his seat, pays for his drink.

"I just came here to say hello because I don't know when I'll see you again" (Baek)

Sib...

Min Byung-gu has given up on persuading Baek Yoon-ho, and he shakes his hand.

Baek Yoon-ho must have been fully aware of the worst possibility of this conquest operation.

'But you still go' (Byung)

It's not an expression of fear.

Instead, he would definitely exterminate all the ants this time.

To a certain extent, this was the expression of someone who was waiting.

Min Byung-gu, who was chewing food, stopped the chopsticks.

'In hindsight, there are some Hunters who don't like fighting monsters' (Byung)

'Sometimes they are Healers, but instead they like to take care of others' (Byung)

While staring at Oden, Min Byung-gu rubs his head.

'Is it a condition if one would be aware if they were to experience a battle?' (Young)

Oh, I suppose so.

Min Byung-gu laughs at himself and drinks the remaining broth.

***

Jin Woo arrives at the hospital.

'Of course ... Room number 305'

Jin Woo, who had no intention of entering through the main entrance from the start, searches for a window

his mother's room with 「Keisar」.

'「Ruler's Hand」'

The curtains that block the window move easily

And his mother was calmly asleep in the bed inside.

It was the same as when Jin Woo visited last time.

Jin Woo once again used 「Ruler's Hand」 to open the window and

enter the hospital room quietly.

「Keisar」 has disappeared under the shadow of Jin Woo.

Jin Woo stood by the bed.

When the result is still unknown, his heart continues to beat rapidly.

'If I fail, this cannot be repeated'

Mom's been unconscious for a long time.

Maybe he could come to his senses for a new life once more, but there was no guarantee

that if when he was conscious, his body would still be able to support him.

'But...'

Jin Woo has seen a lot of magic caused by the system.

And everything is something you wouldn't believe if you just heard it

from someone else.

Am I the surest proof of the power of the system?

'Thanks to the system, I was able to get this far even if I was only a Rank-E Hunter before '

All thanks to the power of the system.

Jin Woo, who looked down without saying anything, rounded his resolve.

His mother, who was in front of him seemed to be able to get up at any time when he called out to her.

Jin Woo took out the 'Holy Water of Life' item from his storage.

POP!

A wooden bottle appeared in his hand.

Jin Woo reads the information on the item over and over again for fear of missing something.

After repeating it so many times, it seemed as if the information had been remembered outside his head,

then Jin Woo dared to open the bottle cap.

Tskc.

Even when he fought with the demon lord with his life as a bet, his hands

no shaking, but at the moment.

Jin Woo took a deep breath to calm himself down.

'If I make a mistake, my mom will get hurt'

As Jin Woo swears if he will never make a mistake for this, he

regaining his calm.

The trembling in his hand stopped.

'... alright'

Jin Woo calmly supports his mother, Park Kyung-hye, with his left arm.

Then he put the mouth of the bottle on his lips.

"Holy Water of Life" flows through her mother's lips.

Jin Woo was in no hurry and carefully poured them out little by little.

'These wounds ... '

Suddenly, Jin Woo sees a burn scar on both sides of his mother's neck.

The burn extends to the back.

Jin Woo knows very well that his mother's entire neck and part of his back are partially burnt,

although it could not be seen from his current angle.

'This is a wound caused by me'

then - later

At that time young Jin Woo just wanted to wash his mother's hair.

Just like her mother used to do to Jin Woo when she was a child.

However, young Jin Woo, who has never even visited a bathhouse, has never even been,

it has no ability to distinguish water temperature.

blup blup.

fssssshh.

The bathroom was filled with hot steam, which was not strange, because the water had just been boiled.

Jin Woo approaches his mother's back so carefully that he won't

spilling hot water.

And.

fsssssshh

Water in a container of poured water.

The mother, who was horrified for a moment, hugged her daughter for fear that she would be exposed to water

on her daughter's face if she avoids it, and she doesn't move at all until

the meat is completely burned.

silent -

After a while, a scream came out from the mouth of another woman nearby, it was not her mother.

"Oh no!"

"Sir, mother ...!"

Jin Woo then realizes that something is wrong.

He just wanted to help his mom, but.....

Jin Woo's mother grabs Jin Woo's shoulder, who drops hot water and is about to cry.

And ask.

"Jinwoo, are you okay? Are you hurt?"

Jin Woo, thinking if he would be scolded back then, and it became a memory he could not

she forgets, especially the words spoken by her mother.

'I don't think I owe anyone but him'

After her father went missing, her mother took care of her two children, Jin Woo and Jin Ah, on her own.

Jin Woo doesn't know when he can ever repay his debt for the rest of his life.

Jin Woo owes his mother a debt she cannot afford to pay back.

Then - later

The last drop fell into his mother's mouth.

blup -

Jin Woo puts down the bottle and immediately lays down his mother.

And he stood there quietly and waited for the result while praying.

ba dump, ba dump, ba dump

His heart beat so fast that it made him feel sick.

Gulp -.

'... '

But there's no change.

Blood drops fall from Jin Woo's overpowering grasp.

"Cough-up!"

Like someone who could barely be saved after drowning

close your eyes breathing hard.

'...! '

Jin Woo's eyes widened looking at that.

Blood returned to his mother's slightly pale face.

Her mother became healthy as if color was spreading over the screen

black and white.

The clock feels like a second

How long did that go on?

His mother slowly opened her eyes.

His gaze, which had been looking around for a short time, stopped on Jin Woo.

"Woo ... Jin Woo?"

Jinwoo, who had a wedge in his heart, nodded.

No wonder you can't recognize me right away.

Four years have passed, and my physique has grown so great from that time.

It was as if the water was slowly growing in an empty bowl, a memory of a pause of four

years gradually fill the head of Jin Woo's mother, Park Kyung-hye.

It didn't take much time to realize why he was lying in the hospital.

"How long have I been lying down?"

"4 years"

Jin Woo can say four years a few months, but he doesn't.

Jin Woo is in a situation where he needs to be as calm as possible for his mother.

His mother, who seemed surprised to hear 4 years old, asked.

"What about Jin-Ah? Is she okay?"

Jin Woo felt something rising from his heart.

You've been on the brink of death for four years, and now you're new

just come back just to ask about your daughter's situation.

Please look at yourself first ...

If I don't bite my lips hard, I can cry all the time.

'This is not the time to worry about your daughter'

Jin Woo wants to say that.

But he suppressed his emotions as much as possible and smiled.

"Yes, he's fine"

My mother sighed with a sincere expression of relief.

Jin Woo, who hopes she thinks of herself, feels relieved.

'Now everything will return to normal'

Jin Woo's heart starts pounding even harder when he realizes that his mother

he has completely recovered from his illness.

Then he was surprised.

Before she knew it, her mother had already held her left hand.

"Mom?"

"Thank you, Son, you've kept your promise"

A promise?

Oh I forgot.

Maybe it was because Jin Woo didn't even pay much attention to her back then.

A disease in which you will fall into deep sleep and never wake up again.

Her mother, who experienced that in a few moments before asked Jin Woo.

"Jin Woo, if you can't wake up like this, you'll keep taking care of Jin-Ah, right?"

His mother asked with a light smile.

That was what I promised at the time.

I don't hate him.

I just took over my mom's burden.

But my mother held my hand as if she knew everything.

"My son .. It must be hard, right?"

Jin Woo wants to reassure his mother with a smile again this time, as if it's nothing.

But he can't.

Tears naturally flowed down her cheeks and her lips opened on their own.

"Yes"