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CH 75'S

In the face of that choice of the past, Jin Woo has chosen the Blessed Random Box instead of

The Cursed Random Box.

It was from the Blessed Random Box that he obtained the Demon Castle Key.

Through that key, he had produced many things.

The level-up, the new item, and .. were so much gold that he started to worry if he had to

start spending.

"Even if the same choice is shown to me again, I will choose

The Blessed Random Box"

However, that didn't mean that he didn't want to know about what the

other choice.

The Blessed Random Box will give him what he "wants", while

Cursed Random Box will give him what he "needs".

What does he “need” from that Cursed Random Box?

‘The Blessed Random Box of course has what I want’

And now, Jin Woo has a chance to finally satisfy his curiosity.

‘...’

Jin Woo waits for System's reply with an agitated heart.

For some reason, the system seems to be slower in response than usual.

ring ~!

Reducing his worries, the System's reply came a while later,

[You've chosen "Cursed Random Box"]

[The selected items will now be provided]

shooo

A small box appeared before his feet.

'All right!'

With a trembling heart, Jin Woo picked up the box.

He was shocked when he picked it up; its weight was very familiar to him.

Could it?

Jin Woo quickly opened the box.

And, the eyes widen.

"...This is?"

________________________________________

After leaving the Demon Castle, Jin Woo quickly returned home.

The first thing he wanted to do was take a shower.

It was a luxury that could not be done while in the Dungeon for a week.

Although he can get water from the "Shop" System, he has no time or place

to cleanse his body.

"After all, taking a bath while being in a place full of monsters is a little ..."

splash

Feeling the heat of the water soaking up his body, Jin Woo finally felt like he had

completely leaving the Dungeon.

"This is why home is the best place"

After taking a shower, Jin Woo has put on a new set of clothes and sits on the bed

with a wet towel covering his head.

It's time to review some things.

First, he looked at the status screen.

'Show status'

ring ~

The screen was filled with enough words to twist someone's eyes to appear.

Jin Woo's gaze stopped on the stat screen.

[Available stat points: 20]

The bonus stat points of the Quest were neatly awaiting his decision.

Of course, Jin Woo put it all into Intelligence.

ring ~

Statisticians

Strength: 178

Constituency: 137

Agility: 147

Intelligence: 149

Sense: 119

Finally, Intelligence began to overtake the other stats.

It was not enough with the Strength stat level, but compared to the past, it was,

it has made tremendous progress.

Strength,Constitution,Agility,Intelligence,Sense.

Balance is formed throughout the attributes.

"No statistics are in vain."

Before he knew it, he was going through a period where he was just investing in

one attribute.

The period in which he solely invested in Strength, the period in which he

solely investing in Agility, and lately, is the period in which he

invest in Intelligence.

Now, he fully understood that each stat had its own benefits and uses.

'You know…'

Now that he had reached this point, what if he just distributed his points

evenly across the stat from now on?

All-Stat Player's.

The desire for something like that came to Jin Woo's mind.

It was a rather happy matter, born of knowing that there was no one

even useless attributes.

‘After Intelligence reaches the same level as Strength, let's increase the statistics

others to fit it’

After making a decision, Jin Woo switched to the Skill screen.

The third prize is in that room.

[Gift 3]

[Unknown Gift]

Because of how great the first and second gifts were, Jin Woo didn't pay much attention

this unknown third gift, after seeing it, his yearning just passed by.

Even so, he was not a man who ignored the gifts given to him.

[Gift 3 will now be awarded]

What appeared in his hand with the message was a scroll, similar to

'Entry Permit' while at Demon Castle.

'What is this?'

Surprised by the gift that gave him an unexpected item, Jin Woo unrolled the scroll.

[Recipes: Holy Water of Life]

[How to make "Holy Water of Life"]

Jin Woo's eyes widened.

"I can make my own items?"

Only a Hunter of the Class Mage could make a weapon with magic power ... Oh, wait, wait,

I'm technically a Class Mage now.

"Stay, to think that I can make an item if I have the recipe ..."

Jin Woo's heart started racing.

At the same time, a question came to his mind.

What exactly can he do?

‘What is 'Holy Water of Life'?’

Jin Woo reads the "Holy Water of Life" item information that is on the recipe scroll.

["Holy Water of Life"]

[Sumption: S]

[Type: Can be consumed]

[Cure every disease]

[The effect will only be displayed after using one full bottle]

[It is a divine herb filled with powerful magic to cure every disease]

"Cure .. any disease?"

As she read those words, Jin Woo thought of her mother who was in the hospital.

Through his experiments with Yoo Jinho, Jin Woo knew that potions could be used

on someone else.

If he could really obtain this "Holy Water of Life" it meant that he could

saving mother.

The hands that held the scroll trembled with excitement.

Materials simple.

[‘Fragment of the World Tree’]

[Acquired after killing Volkhan on the 50th Floor]

[‘The Spring Water from the Echoing Forest’]

[Acquired after killing Metus on the 75th Floor]

And the last ingredient.

[‘...The Purified Blood of the Demon King’]

This was the only item he had yet to obtain.

However, looking at where he had obtained the two materials earlier, it was clear to him

about the existence of the item.

The top of the tower.

"It probably came from the last boss of the Demon Castle on the 100th Floor."

Thus, clearing the Dungeon Demon Castle would make him gain

all the ingredients to make "Holy Water of Life".

That's when Jin Woo realized, though,

"Ah."

He spoke without thinking.

The shock of reality is so great.

What if ... the thing he "wanted" from the Blessed Random Box was

"This "Holy Water of Life?

'Mother…'

His eyes glazed over as he imagined his mother back to health.

ring ~

[You can learn the Craft Skill through Recipe: "Holy Water of Life"]

[Do you want to learn Skill Craft?]

On that electronic tone, Jin Woo gasped back to reality.

To create the "Holy Water of Life", he had to conquer the Demon Castle.

To achieve that, he must quickly get the right attacking gear and come back.

There was no time to get lost in his feelings.

"... Teach me"

[You've learned how to make "Holy Water of Life"]

"It's not a dream, is it?"

As if to remind him, the Skill screen now showed a part for Skill Craft.

[Skill Crafts]

[Consumable: "Holy Water of Life" (2/3)]

The number may ultimately refer to the amount of material that is in his hands.

‘Oh, really.I forgot about this. ’

Jin Woo took out the item beside Spring Water from the storage.

It was a necklace made from the skull of a small animal.

[The Monarch of Demons’ Necklace]

[Sumption: S]

[Type: Accessory]

[Agility +20, Intelligence +20]

[Set: The Crown Jewels of the Monarch of Demons]

[1. The Monarch of Demons’ Earrings]

[2. The Monarch of Demons’ Necklace]

[3. The Monarch of Demons’ Ring]

[Set Bonus: 1. ??? (2 Items)]

??? (3 Items)]

"The Spring Water from the Echoing Forest" wasn't the only item he got from

The Guide of Souls.

He also got something that looked like a necklace with a strange shape.

"Why do all the necklaces there have this shape ..."

Jin Woo's face shriveled at the thought of the dog's collar that he was "wearing" right now.

He brought “Monarch of Demons’ Necklace” close to his neck.

ring ~

[Do you want to replace “Gatekeeper’s Necklace” with

“Monarch of Demons’ Necklace”?]

The uses of the two items were very similar.

Both of them increased two stats by 20 points.

However, the new item has a better effect.

'switch'

shooo

[“Monarch of Demons’ Necklace” has been used]

The skull necklace disappeared and was replaced with a dog collar in Jin Woo's hand.

the Crown Jewels of the Monarch of Demons.

[“Monarch of Demons’ Necklace”]

...

[SetBone: 1. All Stats +5 (2 Items)

??? (3 Items)]

"All statistics add up to five points"

Just a set of bonuses was equivalent to raising his level by five, and it was still there

one set of bonuses left.

‘Monarch of Demons’ Ring. ’.

Usually in video games, the resulting bonus will be better and better

when you complete an item in a set of fixtures.

In that line of thinking, an unexpressed bonus should be something crazy.

Still, the S-Rank equipment he had obtained was only a side benefit of his time

that was spent in Demon Castle.

The real benefit was the huge leap he made at his level.

Jin Woo looked at the progress he made while climbing the 77 floors and smiled.

"I've got 16 levels in one week."

It was a speed that was unthinkable at Rank-C Dungeons.

This is the result of his efforts to spend time in the wild (?) for seven days.

Of course, he still had some business left in that place, but the Demon Castle Raid

it was an incredible success.

"But this is it ..."

One thing he couldn't understand.

Jin Woo holds the item from the Random Cursed Box under the light from the lamp.

'What is this?'

It was a black key that seemed to absorb all the light.

No information box appeared when he looked at her.

"Never before has the information box not appeared on the item of the System ..."

Only the Instant Dungeon Key was rare enough from an ordinary Random Box, but he had never

seen something like this before.

"Where can I even use this?"

Since it was an item from the "cursed" box, he felt a little anxious holding it.

But still, it was something obtained with his efforts, so he could not

just throw it away.

"I'm sure someday this will be of some use"

After all, Cursed Random Box said it would give him something he needed.

Returning the key to storage, Jin Woo then stood up.

Now, he had to focus on obtaining artifacts to help him clear the Demon Castle.

"And there's something I want to sell."

However, the problem was, a Rank-E Hunter could not easily buy

or selling high-level artifacts.

If the Hunter ranks low (and Jin Woo is known as the weakest) put up the item

to be auctioned (an item that even higher-ups would be pressured to get), who

wouldn't suspect him?

Same with buying.

With the title "Hunter Rank-E" attached to it, it was difficult for Jin Woo to use the funds

which he had gathered.

"It will be difficult to explain where I want to use the artifact as well"

Then, he had to overcome this awkward situation.

"It's time ..."

Time to drop the nickname Rank-E.

Re-test the rating.

It was time for him to obtain his true rank.

Jin Woo's expression became serious.

"At my current level, I probably won't be used by others"

From the beginning, it was one of his goals of leveling up.

To prevent a stronger force from forcing him under their control, the,

and that's why Jin Woo has disguised himself as Rank-E.

But now?

He could stand face to face with Guildmaster Baekho, Baek Yoonho.

No, even if it wasn't Baek Yoonho, he was confident that he could stay strong in front of anyone.

There was no reason to hide his strength.

ba dum, bba dum, bah dum

Thinking of throwing away the shitty “Rank-E” title that plagued his past,

jin Woo's heart started beating faster.

'Before that,'

There's one thing he should check.

Jin Woo turns on his Hunter phone.

After a week of no contact, his phone was filled with calls and messages

which is not answered.

Most of them are unknown numbers.

He felt regretful, but he didn't really want to check who they were.

"If it's urgent, I'm sure they'll call again"

With a cold mind, he continued to browse through the call history and found the number

what he wants.

Then Jin Woo called the number.

[Follow me~]

Even before the waiting tone completed a single sentence, the person on the other end of the phone had already

pick up the phone at incredible speed.

"Youngnim!"

Was he in the Dungeon that long?

To think that this boy's voice would sound very friendly.

Jin Woo smiled and opened his mouth,

"Was the conversation with your father going well?"

"Yes! It went well, hyungnim! ”

'Oh yeah?'

That's good to hear.

Jin Woo doesn't want to take a retest while Yoo Jinho and his father deal

not completed.

And if their side is fine, he has no more problems.

He suspected that Yoo Jinho's congratulations meant good news, but heard it

from the young man's mouth gave him the reassurance he needed.

“Hyungnim! I'll actually go see you about- ”

clique.

'Huh?'

The call suddenly ended.

Jin Woo checks his phone; and it's dead from running out of battery.

"Well .. I forgot to recharge it before going to the Demon Castle"

Still, it was good that he could confirm Yoo Jinho had succeeded.

Jin Woo changed his clothes.

The Association's headquarters is not far from here.

He could finish the retest in an instant.

"Oh, really."

Jin Woo was already halfway out of the door and quickly returned.

He forgot about his sister.

She might be worried if her brother, who says he'll be home after a week, is,

leaving home again without a word.

He left a brief note on the kitchen table.

[Oppa has gone home and gone out again]

With a satisfied smile, Jin Woo left home.

________________________________________

It had been a long time since Jin Woo had stood in front of the Hunter Ranking Test Office.

"It's been four years?"

Maybe five?

With a nostalgic face, Jin Woo walked towards the employees at the reception desk.

The employee did not even look up,

"Please provide proof of your identity and contact information"

Recalling how the process went last time, Jin Woo put down a document that

prepared already.

"Hmm?"

The employee saw the proof of Jin Woo's identity and tilted his head,

"This is Hunter's License."

"Yes." Yeah."

The employee looked confused,

"If you have a complaint about your ranking results, it's for a different office"

"No, I'm here for the retest"

"Huh?"

The employee went back and forth between Jin Woo's face and the license then brandished a finger,

"O-wait a minute"

The officer stood up and went behind him to a middle-aged man who

looks grumpy.

"Representative, there's a Hunter who came here for the retest, what should I do?"

"Recuratorize? What is his current rank? "

"Rank-E, sir"

Vice looked back at the employee, which was at Jin Woo.

“It happens from time to time.Deluded hunters who come here, can not

accept their reality”

"So you think that guy?"

The representative nodded, though,

"Resurrection of my ass ... He just couldn't accept the fact that

The other Hunter earned a ton of money and was more famous than him"

"Ah."

“People like that will give you a headache if you comfort them too long.

Just tell him that he has to pay the retest fee and send him to

testing building"

"Yes sir."

After dispelling his worries, the employee returned to the reception desk.

The representative looked at the employee and Jin Woo, then clicked his tongue, then he

return his eyes to the computer.

Suddenly, the vice's fingers stopped.

Name of Hunter ... He felt like he had heard it before.

'Where is that?'

After the man disappeared into the testing building, he secretly went to the employees.

"That Hunter Rank-E was just now, what was his name?"

“That Sung Jin Woo.Do you know him?"

"No, I don't think so."

But the representative could not shake the feeling that he had heard the name

that earlier.

Tracing his memories, he suddenly realized something and widened his eyes.

'ah!'

The man asked her! To tell him if a Hunter named Sung Jin Woo

come to the testing office.

Why does he not remember ?!

The representative disappeared into a corner and quickly called out to someone.

ring, ring

"Hello, this is Baek Yoonho."

“Ah,Guildmaster Baek.It's about the Hunter you asked before.Hunter it's Sung Jin Woo.

He actually came here.I mean, how did you know he was coming? "

"Sung Jinwoo-ssi came to the testing office?"

"Yes, he just asked for a retest now."

"..."

The deputy thought the call was over, but a moment later, a voice

the urge continues on the phone, though,

"Can you delay the test, even for a moment? I'll be there"

The deputy tilted his head.

Is he wrong?

That Guildmaster Baekho's voice sounded anxious.

"It's a weird day."

Unfortunately, this problem is beyond his responsibility.

The deputy scratched his temple and replied,

"Er ... He's gone to the testing building."