Leveling
CH 59

Red Gates? How did this happen?"

Baekho Group Chairman, Baek Yoonho immediately came to the scene after

receiving news.

Hyun Gicheol, the man in charge of training, had a dark expression.

"That's ..."

"Let me see it"

Baek Yoonho walks past the employees, who are practically preparing for the funeral at

their minds, and walked closer to Gates.

"It's really Red Gates!"

Baek Yoonho's face hardened.

Red Gates's.

It was a terrifying phenomenon that occurred at random high-level Gates.

Instead of bringing someone to a small and limited Dungeon, it would be connected to a world that was

completely different, complete with their own environment and life forms.

Once Gates solidified in red, no one could enter or leave

until the boss is defeated or a Dungeon Break occurs.

It was completely sealed off from the outside.

Baek Yoonho placed his hand on the Gates.

And it holds him back.

'This is not good.'

There's nothing they can do.

Unlike other emergencies, help cannot be provided to those in the

in this time.

Baek Yoonho turned to Hyun Gicheol,

"Isn't this Gates Rank-C?"

"That's.."

"Have you confirmed it with the Association?"

"We did, but ... They insist that this is Gates Rank-C"

"Those fucking assholes!"

Baek Yoonho made a hard oath.

Red Gates is a phenomenon limited to high-ranking Gates.

It'll take you to a completely different world on the other side, and they say

a measurable magic power equivalent to Gates Rank-C?

That's unthinkable nonsense.

The Gates in front of him were minimal, were Rank-B.

If they were lucky, it could be Rank-A.

If they were really unlucky, this would be something on top of that ...

Meanwhile, there was a reason why the Association stubbornly denied his mistake.

"Should we measure it with our own devices?"

Hearing Hyun Gicheol's question, Baek Yoonho shook his head,

"No, Red Gates stopped slurping the magic power after it solidified

measure it now"

And this was the reason why the Association could reject everything.

It would be impossible to re-measure the Red Gates, so there would be no evidence that they were

has messed up their initial measurements.

Regardless, Gates' ranking right now, it doesn't matter at the moment,

"How many of our people came in?"

"Twelve, sir"

"How many are highly rated?”

"Hunter Rank-A Kim Cheol-nim was in the lead, and seven Rank-B Hunters were under his command"

"One Rank-A and seven Rank-B ..."

"Do ... do you think they'll be okay?"

Baek Yoonho shook his head.

"We can consider them dead.If we're lucky, Rank-A and some Rank-B might be

will be back alive"

If they're lucky.

The composition of the party that entered would have difficulty clearing that Dungeon.

Anything beyond that, that's impossible.

Without a miracle, the chances of a new recruit returning to life are slim.

Baek Yoonho's face darkened.

Reading the atmosphere, Hyung Gicheol carefully spoke,

"Er ... So ... There are two other people coming in with our new member"

Baek Yoonho raised his head.

Was it a high ranker, it flashed across his head out of curiosity?

That would be a miracle!

Baek Yoonho's voice became louder, though,

"Who is that?!"

"He's the Hunter I've been watching lately."

The answer came from their side.

Both Hyun Gicheol and Baek Yoonho turned to look at Ahn Sangmin.

The division head was drenched and panting.

"I'm sorry I'm late.There's a bit of a traffic barrier"

Since he was staying the furthest away from the scene, Ahn Sangmin had just arrived.

The man glanced at Gates.

The phenomenon of the door that took you to another world was now already an iron wall,

holding everyone from the other side to enter it.

Just by looking at it makes it difficult for ordinary people to breathe.

"But if it's Hunter Sung Jin Woo ..."

The man who was the winner from incident after incident.

That man might be able to surpass everyone's expectations here.

Baek Yoonho quickly approached Ahn Sangmin,

"He's a Hunter that catches Chief Ahn's eye?"

"Yes sir"

Uh.

Baek Yoonho remembered the rumors around his office.

"Now if I think about it ..."

Lately, people are talking about how Chief Ahn came and

leave the office in a hurry.

As expected, it was for the recruitment of a new Hunter.

The man's eyes were never wrong.

'Could…'

A flame of hope lit up in Baek Yoonho's chest.

"What is Hunter's rank? Rank-A's? Or maybe Rank-B? ”

No, maybe it's Rank-S.

There were only 10 Rank-S Hunters born in South Korea; each of them knew each other.

But Ahn Sangmin shook his head!

'My Lord!'

Baek Yoonho's hard face relaxed in an instant,

"Did you tell me that an S-Rank entered with them?"

Ahn Sangmin calmly replied,

"No sir, he's a Rank-E"

Baek Yoonho looked like he was swallowing an insect.

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Jin Woo was surprised.

"So this is another world they're talking about?"

This is the first time he has seen her, but Jin Woo has been about Red Gates on the internet

the past.

They all use the phrase "suck".

Jin Woo agreed.

When Gates seemed to hold his hand and pulled it in, he saw

a moment was darkness, and it felt like it was sliding down the tunnel.

'Damn it!'

When he opened his eyes, he was in the middle of a snow-covered forest.

"Where are we?!"

"I don't think this is a Dungeon."

"Gates are gone!"

Another Hunter looked around and could not hide their panic.

As they were in chaos, Jin Woo calmly looked around with narrowed eyes.

"I don't feel anything strange."

Thanks to the System, even in this kind of situation, he could remain calm.

The first thing he analyzed was the tree.

Giant spruce trees, too large to be found in their country, cover the landscape,

and reach high into the sky.

The top of the tree is piled with snow.

He lowered his gaze and met the eyes of others.

It was Hunter Rank-A Kim Cheol, who had also been watching the surroundings.

‘...’

‘...’

The two stared at each other, then looked away.

Han Songyi approached Jin Woo and lightly pulled his clothes.

"Excuse me ... Something's wrong, isn't it?"

His eyes were filled with fear.

The confidence he had shown outside just now was completely gone.

Suddenly, Jin Woo's hand shot to his face.

‘...?’

grabs!

The arrow that Jin Woo caught lightly trembled as if it was angry from not hitting its target.

The target was Han Songyi's forehead.

"Ah uh…"

Realizing what had just happened, Han Songyi's face paled.

However, the screams that sounded did not come from him.

"Yahooah!"

"U-uwak!"

thud

Blood seeped out of the mouth of one of the Hunters as he fell to the ground, an arrow

sticking out of his temple.

A deep red flower bloomed on the snow. Note: this means that blood has been spilled

The Hunters began to groan in fear.

The two arrows flew towards them at the same time.

Thanks to that, most of them did not see Jin Woo catching any other arrows.

"There!"

"That's them!"

Hunter Rank-B pointed towards the weak spot on top of a distant tree.

Long before he pointed, Jin Woo and Kim Cheol's eyes were already looking in that direction.

Two people were standing on the tree.

"Or rather, they're definitely not people."

White hair.

Skin as pale as snow.

Silver eye.

And trademark their race, pointed ears.

Because of their beauty and the fact that you can only see them at Dungeons level

tall, they are quite famous among magic creatures.

"Ice elves"

Also known as White Walkers.

Those who had never met them personally referred to them as ice Elves.

However, those who had faced them head-on in battle

they call it White Walkers.

It was because their pretty names like "Elf/elf" were not suitable for these things.

Jin Woo can understand why Hunter sunbae call them White Walkers while

grit ones teeth.

‘... They laugh at us.’

The two elves lowered their bows and laughed disgustingly at the Hunters.

It was as if they were deciding which food to eat first

at buffet.

"And this is your decision?"

Jin Woo's eyes became sharp.

Arrow on the right side.

Arrow on the left side.

Their targets are not random.

The Hunter killed by the arrow was a newly awakened Rank-C in his 30s.

Other than Han Songyi, she was the weakest of the group.

And the other arrow is aimed at ...

"Han Songyi."

Elves had targeted the two weakest members of their group.

‘If it wasn't for System, I'd be another target.’

How counting The White Walkers annoys Jin Woo.

Making sure they could see him, Jin Woo stretched out an arrow and smashed it in his hand.

crackk!

Accepting the challenge, one of the White Walkers slipped a finger in his throat.

Even between humans and magic creatures, it was a universally known attitude.

Jin Woo's mouth formed a smile.

His eyes are not smiling.

'...I'll kill you with my own hands. "

With just the creature's ridicule, Jin Woo's eyes were filled with a cold rage.

The White Walkers quickly disappeared behind the trees.

"I don't think they're here to be friends"

Kim Cheol finally opened his mouth.

Since he was the only high ranker of the party, everyone turned their eyes to him.

He was technically the leader of this Raid.

"I'm sure some of you have already noticed.This is Red Gates”

Kim Cheol spoke in a condescending manner, but no one dared to complain.

"That means before until we all die or a Dungeon Break happens, no one will

come for us"

Many Hunters groaned because they felt they had lost from the beginning.

Some of those fools were hoping for someone to come to their rescue,

and the fact that there was no such help would break their spirits.

Kim Cheol continued,

"If we stay here, we'll freeze to death or be ambushed by those bastards.

I will go and clean up this Dungeon.Who is coming with me? "

With broad shoulders and a firm look in his eyes, Kim Cheol seemed somewhat reliable.

After a short pause, the Hunters approached the man at the same time,

"I'm going to go."

"I am too."

"Let's get out of here alive."

"I'll help too!"

However, Kim Cheol pushed a man who approached him.

"Ouch!"

He held back, but that was the strength of an A-Rank.

The man walked backwards while clutching his chest in pain.

"Not you"

"Huh?"

"And you, you, you and you."

Besides the man, Kim Cheol pointed at several other people, including Jin Woo and Han Songyi.

Jin Woo's eyes twitched, realizing Kim Cheol's intentions.

That Musclehead had pointed to a total of 5 people.

They were low-ranking Hunters.

"Unfortunately, I can't take you with me"

"What?"

"What do you know about the Red Gates?"

The man shook his head.

“A day here equals one hour outside.Worst case scenario, it will take time

months before we dropped the boss or Dungeon Break occurred

that thing, I can't babysit you all"

"What do you mean keep us ?!"

The excluded Hunters tried to protest but were silenced when Kim Cheol

looking hard with his eyes.

With false kindness, Kim Cheol continued,

"Don't feel bad all you have to do is survive until I can

beat boss"

"But, keep it…"

The excluded Hunters looked towards the other Hunters in Kim Cheol's group

pleading, but none of them stepped forward.

They all looked away.

Except one.

"Excuse me."

A female Rank-B on Kim Cheol's team raised her hand.

‘...?’

When Kim Cheol turned around, the woman pointed to Jin Woo.

"We can go from here to there, right?"

"...If you want to."

Without hesitation, the woman walked to Jin Woo's side.

Kim Cheol stared back and forth between the woman and Jin Woo.

Rank-A was snorting then speaking in a loud voice,

“Yeah, looks like we have an empty spot.We'll take another one from your group"

"I-i!"

The man who was pushed earlier quickly ran to Kim Cheol's side.

That's how it should be, thought Jin Woo.

"This woman is weird."

Jin Woo looked at the woman by his side with a suspicious look.

Staring into Jin Woo's eyes, the woman silently spoke so that no one else could

hear,

"That man, Kim Cheol, he didn't see the arrow coming"

Just because you're a high ranker, doesn't mean all your stats are distributed

evenly.

Kim Cheol's dexterity statistics may be low.

Knowing the power of the different stats, Jin Woo didn't think too much about it.

"Is that so?"

The woman smiled broadly,

"You.You're not Rank-E, are you? "