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From 27 to 39, he had increased by 12 levels.

Other than when he entered his first Instant Dungeon at level 1 and left at level 17, he had yet to

getting a level increase as fast as this again In fact, he had a much lower level back then and hoped to rise by

more quickly.

This is not the case for him now.

Thus, all of this could be attributed to the number of Raid he had completed

with Yoo Jinho.

‘It has been four days since we started Raiding together.We have passed nine Dungeons

in four days it ... '

And those 9 Dungeons were Rank-C Dungeons, the highest difficulty that was very obvious to a person.

That was crazy speed.

However, to the other Hunters who needed Gates Rank-C, it was as if a calamity that

befall them.

Even Yoo Jinho, who had witnessed the increase in Jin Woo's cleaning time, was impressed.

Of course, all this makes sense for Jin Woo.

After all, with each increase in his level, completing the same level of difficulty would be

it became easier for him.

12 Levels of 9 Dungeons, that was practically one level-up per Dungeon.

And there are 10 Raid left.

If he completed the 19 Raid he promised Yoo Jinho, he might be able to level up

again as much as 4 ~ 5.

He remembered that he had once defeated a Rank-B Hunter when he was at his level in the 20s.

He was no longer sure how strong he had become.

"My heart is racing"

Jin Woo placed his hand over his heart.

And he felt a powerful blow from it.

ba dum ba dum ba dum

It was a pleasant feeling to experience the growth of his strength day after day.

All of this was something he could not even dream of in the past.

Thinking that he would really enjoy entering the Gates and clearing the Dungeon.

"That's because I can confirm my strength at all times."

When he leveled up.

As his attributes increase.

Hunting monsters gave him a guarantee of how much his strength had already changed.

'Hunting ...'

He really felt he had become an actual Hunter.

The idea of hunting was no longer awkward for him.

Now, he has a new goal:

‘... The Demon Castle’

He was level 21 when he first entered it.

Since then, he has gained a scaling of nearly 20 levels.

Jin Woo wonders if this will be enough, but then thinks back about

Cerberus and became unsure.

"If I enter through the castle gate and meet something I can't run from her ..."

He shuddered.

It would be best if he could escape using the 'Stealth' skill, but even that was not

the possibility that can be guaranteed.

You can succeed 10 times in a row, but one mistake can cost you;

it was the life of a Hunter.

So he needs full assurance.

The certainty that he could fight something like Cerberus and win.

‘Cerberus name is red.’

The difficulty of the monster was classified based on the color of its name.

Outside the Demon Castle, Jin Woo has yet to see another monster by their name who

it's red.

The other Instant Dungeons that he had entered so far all had low-level monsters,

including Mal Mirae today.

But something's wrong.

'What is that?'

When he thought of the idea that he only saw monsters with red names in

Demon Castle, something feels weird.

It was as if he had forgotten something ...

"Have I ever seen a monster with a red name outside of Demon Castle?"

That's not possible.

Even at level 21, he almost died fighting Cerberus.

If he met the red name monster before then, he would definitely die-off

"Aah!"

Jin Woo gasped in disbelief.

Yes, there is a time.

A time where he ran away from a monster by the name of red until he almost died.

‘Quest penalty!’

The centipede he met in the desert had a red name.

‘Poison - fanged Giant Sand Centipede'

Because of the time that has passed, doubled and jug aphakta that he did not know what

what happened at that moment, the memories of those monsters had faded in Jin Woo's head.

"If I could beat that centipede so easily!"

Then he would get the guarantee that he could attack the Demon Castle.

Since there was more than one centipede, he could even test himself against many enemies.

The problem is how he's going to get back there ...

"Is skipping the daily Quest the only way to go there?"

There was not much loss he would get.

He would still earn the same amount of stat points, even if it was a penalty Quest.

"Let's try for the Penalty Zone tomorrow."

To think that he would skip the daily Quest so that he could obtain

Penalty quest ... Jin Woo recalled the moment he ran for his life and laughed.

"I wonder if they will give you experience points and items"

Jin Woo could not help his smile.

At that moment, Jin Woo sensed the presence of someone exiting the elevator at the end of the hallway outside.

It was a girl's footsteps.

His way of walking was no stranger to him.

"It's Jin Ah."

It was 11 p.m., time for his sister to come home.

Jin Woo gets up and opens the door before he can even pull the key out of his pocket.

"Oooh ~"

Jin Ah jokingly praised her brother.

The first time he did this, he almost jumped in surprise, but he was already used to it

this greeting method.

They say humans can get used to anything.

"I'm home ~"

"Welcome to ~"

Jin Ah happily greeted her brother then walked to his room.

As he was about to close the door, he stopped,

"Oppa."

He stuck his head out of his room.

"Do you have any free time this week?"

"This week? Why?"

“Teacher asked me to ask you to go to a parent/guardian meeting.It doesn't matter if you

can't,"

As if his teacher had sent him on an important mission, Jin Ah looked visibly nervous.

'Parent/guardian meeting ...'

As a high school student, Jin Ah must be busy with school.

He wanted to make an excuse that he had no time, but thanks to someone, he had a day

which is completely free.

"Huh ... Yoo Jinho, you seem to have to wait"

Jin Woo replied after thinking about it,

"Thursday."

Jin Ah's expression brightened.

Feeling like he was about to bump into her and hug her, Jin Woo raised his hand.

"They."

Jin Ah scrunched her face towards him and closed the door.

Jin Woo sighed at the situation before him.

"Huh ..."

On top of the relentless attacks, he wanted to visit the Penalty Zone and now, and he had to leave

to the parent/guardian meeting on Thursday.

It will be a busy week.

Jin Woo left his house early in the morning.

Today's schedule is full of work.

Yoo Jinho had told him that they had ordered 4 Gates.

Since they were going to take a break tomorrow, the young man wanted to take care of the Raid worth 2 days in one day.

"Well, when I think about the recent cleaning speed ..."

He can definitely do 4 ~ 5 Raid in a day.

The only limiting factor was the number of Rank-C Gates appearing in the same area.

So today is a rather lucky day.

He happily walks out of the apartment, but he does not see Bongo Yoo Jinho who is

will always be waiting for him there.

In addition, he sensed an unknown presence nearby.

"Tsk."

If it wasn't for what happened yesterday, he wouldn't have thought about it.

Not after that meeting.

"I've even warned them ..."

Jin Woo finds the person watching him hiding in a corner.

The man in the business suit was checking the time on his watch and did not see Jin Woo approaching him.

Jin Woo spoke right in front of the man,

"Excuse me."

The man jumped in shock,

"H-Hunter Sung Jin Woo-nim!"

He looked like he was seeing a ghost.

'Well, that's why I hid my presence'

Jin Woo clicked his tongue inside.

"You're from the Baekho Guild, right?"

"Hmm? I'm Hyun Gicheol of the Second Management Division of the Baekho Guild"

It seemed like this was the subordinate that Ahn Sangmin spoke of yesterday.

"It's nice to meet you, Hunter-nim."

Hyun Gicheol carefully extended her hand.

He asks for a handshake, but Jin Woo is not interested in it.

Seeing Jin Woo just staring without reply, Hyun Gicheol flushed and pulled his hand.

"Didn't I explain that I won't be entering the Guild for a while?"

Hyun Gicheol frantically extended a hand.

"Ah, I'm not here because of that"

Then, the man reached out the glass he was holding on the other side.

"What's this?"

On the frosted side of the glass, Jin Woo noticed a strange colorful liquid.

Hyun Gicheol raised her head proudly and replied,

"It's vegetable juice.I personally make it, and I can guarantee its quality. "

"..."

Hyun Gicheol did not lower her hand at this time.

Jin Woo relented and took the glass from him.

"So, you told me you've been waiting since dawn, just to give this to me?"

"Yes! After all, Hunter-nim should think about his health! ”

Jin Woo wants to ask why the Baekho Guild cares about his health but stops

himself to ask.

Hyun Gicheol lowered her head then smiled brightly as she walked away.

"Then, I'll see you again later, Hunter-nim!"

The man waved at her as she disappeared in the distance.

Jin Woo replied by raising the glass towards him.

"... What a nice guy"

After Hyun Gicheol left, Jin Woo stared at the glass.

He had heard of an insurance salesman trying to earn brownie points

with a potential customer with a store-bought yogurt, but the man may be the one

the first in history to bring handmade vegetable juices to potential customers.

"Well, I shouldn't have thrown it away"

Maybe it's not poisonous.

And nothing like that would work for him either.

He thought of at least trying to taste it.

gulp gulp

Jin Woo drinks his juice and is shocked.

'Very delicious.'

A familiar voice sounded from behind him,

"Youngnim!"

Turning around, he saw Yoo Jinho approaching him.

Smiling brightly as usual, the young man pointed towards Hyun Gicheol walking away.

“Hyungnim, who was that? I saw him standing here briefly”

Jin Woo's answer was brief.

"A seller of insurance."

"Ah."

As expected, Yoo Jinho accepted that explanation without a doubt.

Jin Woo looked around and asked, though,

"Where's your car?"

If the young man saw Hyun Gicheol waiting for him, it meant that he must have been waiting as well

nearby, but Jin Woo doesn't see his car.

"I parked there, hyungnim."

"Why?"

"Are there no reports of serial killers in this area? I'm not from around here, though,

so people are looking at me weirdly"

Jin Woo nodded, understanding.

It was an incident that happened on the news.

Most of the victims were young women.

They say there have been two murders this month.

Of course, if people see a strange Bongo parked at the entrance of the apartment ... That makes sense

neighbors will be suspicious.

Jin Woo drinks the last drop of juice and starts walking towards where Yoo Jinho parked the car.

"Let's go."

"Yes,hyungnim!"

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This time the monster is the lizard.

As the name implies, lizardmen are humanoids in the form of lizards.

Walking on two legs, they used both weapons and sometimes magic.

Lizardmen witches are few in number, but they are annoying enemies.

Two fireballs appeared in the hands of the lizardmen magicians.

'Magic?'

As Jin Woo tries to get close to his witch, the two lizardmen standing guard by his side lift up

their spears.

Their reptile reflexes are fast.

Jin Woo jumps back to avoid their spear, but a fireball slips towards him,

one after another.

woooosh

"Hyungnim, careful!"

Yoo Jinwoo shouted from a distance.

THE BANG!!

The cave shook with an explosion