Chapter 306 – – Side Story 4: Ha Yeon-Woo’s Hunt –
A Hunter is a Hunter to hunt.
Ha Yeon-woo, a sincere hunter, went hunting with his guild members today.
Her guild ‘Neoul’ is a guild named after Ha Yeon-ah, an S-class hunter (although she has been paying attention to other things lately), and recently the rival ‘Eternity’ guild has gone down on its own. As a result, it has solidified its position as the number one in the industry.
Compared to its status, the size of the guild itself could still be said to be small, but its power was solid and its hunting failure rate and casualty rate were very low.
Ha Yeon-woo’s ability ‘Guardian’s Blessing’ is a wide-area protection skill that can be applied not only to Ha Yeon-woo but also to her colleagues.
As long as her magical power and physical strength are not exhausted, it guarantees reliable defense unless it is an attack outside the standard, such as a blow from an S-rank monster.
In addition to that, even if you are seriously injured, you are guaranteed to be healed by the ‘Saint’, so there are always overflowing new aspirants who want to apply to join the ‘Soul’ guild.
‘Neoul’ did not periodically select new guild members, and most of them recruited new guild members by scouting them out when they saw a new awakener who seemed talented, so the possibility of so-called aspirants achieving their dreams was quite small…
There were definitely people who made that dream come true sometimes.
“L… I’m a fan.”
“So? Whoops.”
Ha Yeon-wu smiled kindly at her new guild member, who blushed and handed out her autograph, giving her her autograph.
If you’re used to this, you’re used to it.
Ha Yeon-woo and Ha Yeon-ah have been hunters for several years now.
It’s a bit embarrassing to say her own words, but she’s talented, and both have the ability to protect people, and even support her appearance, so it’s almost a celebrity-like situation.
“Then shall we go?”
As soon as one person started, he led the group with smiles on their faces after signing autographs one by one to the newcomers who rushed to ask for autographs like sausages.
Today is a kind of training for newcomers.
Ha Yeon-woo takes care of children with talent but lacks or lacks practical experience while feeding them appropriate experience points.
Of course, Ha Yeon-woo made it a rule to intervene when it was really dangerous, but nevertheless, from the point of view of newcomers in the industry, the first hunting opportunity without risk of life was really only a dream.
No matter how much you train and study, even if you get the best grades, in actual combat, being able to go to the teeth of a blind monster is the real danger.
But if you do, life is guaranteed!
Even if you get hurt there, if you don’t die, perfect treatment is guaranteed!
Even with these two things, the guild welfare of ‘Soul’ was the best of the best that could not be compared to anything else.
So the hunt began.
Ha Yeon-woo was feeling proud as he watched the cute newcomers fight hard against the monsters in their own way, like ducklings following the mother duck.
Three new recruits were recruited this time.
Two proximal front and two rear rear.
All four of them must have been studying hard, so from the beginning, their movements were organized in their own way.
The two avant-gardes take turns defending the front and rear, and the two rearguards work together to distribute targets and eliminate the same monster quickly without wasting strength.
Awakeners who experience real combat for the first time face the threat of life, the ferocity of monsters, and the death penalty.
Even though he was bound to freeze at the irritating color and smell of blood, he quickly overcame it as if he had been scouting talented children.
“Bout!”
The warrior standing in front cut down the last monster with spirit.
A monster with its head cut off.
It was a dog-headed man-puppet monster, so-called ‘noll’.
Looking at the monster itself, it’s about D-class, but it’s characterized by a group of at least 10 to 15 monsters, so the risk level is comparable to C-class.
These new recruits were all C-rank hunters, so it could be said that they were pretty good opponents for the first time.
Unfortunately, these guys weren’t the ones with additional income like the Shadow Wolf or the Gem Butterfly, so they couldn’t aim for additional income other than magic stones…
“Wow-“
Ha Yeon-woo smiled as he watched the new recruits congratulate each other on their first hunt and give each other high-fives.
After that, the hunt went smoothly.
After the gnolls, the newcomers also killed the second group of ice wolves without difficulty.
Since Ice Wolf’s leather is worth its own value, there was also a bonus income, so the newcomers had a big smile on their lips.
Of course, the ice wolves have higher specs than Noll and have excellent organizational skills, so one front and one rear guard suffered a stab wound, but it wasn’t a big wound, and they were treated with potions (the ‘Saint Lady’s potion popular type’ made in collaboration with YH Group and Ha Yeon-ah). Neatly finished.
Ha Yeon-woo was willing to give extra points to the newcomers in that he continued the battle properly without losing his composure even though he was injured.
Both the skilled and the unskilled, the experienced and the inexperienced.
The difference between a proper combatant and a new chick is whether or not you can maintain your sanity in the face of an injury or an unexpected situation.
In the first real battle, being able to suppress panic and fear despite their own blood and pain proves their excellence.
‘At this rate… Might be the best of the jockeys since then?’
Ha Yeon-woo thought so and was delighted that the rookie farming went well = his eyesight was good.
Third hunting after that.
This time it took a rather strong guy.
Entity name ‘Black Hog’
An unpigly pig, twice as big as a fair amount of earth boar, with black fur and reddish muscles.
It’s a C-class like Gnoll and Ice Wolf, but unlike the other guys who gather in groups, this guy goes alone… He’s a guy with perfect C-class specs, so the danger level can be more lethal than the monsters he’s dealt with before.
In a world dominated by the awakened and magical powers, it was not uncommon for a single strong man to outnumber a group of weaklings.
“Bout!”
“Hot!”
This time, the backguard was abandoned and the two frontline players both stepped forward to turn off Black Hog’s aggro.
The movement of the newcomers who had already experienced two battles and gained confidence was enough to feel the heat at first glance.
The position selection itself was standard, but would you say there was a bit of complacency?
Above all, Black Hog is a monster that bursts out explosively in an instant… A charge like a cannonball is deadly.
Therefore, never more than two people should occupy a position that overlaps with the one before him.
No, in fact, it was taboo to just hang out in front of him if you had the same level of skill.
If you do it wrong, you will have the experience of being hit by a car.
Even with a large sharp awl attached to the front bumper of the car.
‘Hmm…’
Ha Yeon-woo watched them and carefully prepared to create magic.
It is at this time that it is at its most dangerous.
When you have halfway skills and confidence rises, and you overlook the danger without properly recognizing it.
Accidents happen just like this.
And in order to prepare for such an accident, Ha Yeon-woo, who is in the position of guild leader, went to the first practical training with the newcomers.
“Krrrr.
Black Hog makes a noise like an engine that has just started.
A signal that his specialty, an assault, is about to come.
“Yay!”
“Yap!”
However, the new recruits were not able to take good care of him because they were focusing only on their attacks.
Their attacks, of course, left several scars on Black Hog.
Black Hog’s face and sides were cut with long, elongated blood, and red blood flowed out. The supernatural attack of ice and lightning from the two rearguards scorched his fur and left him blind in one eye.
That’s why it became complacent.
It seemed to the newcomers that with just a little more attack, this huge beast… A real C-class monster would be defeated.
“Ha!”
And… The temptation of daughter blood is always unbearably intense and dangerous.
The two vanguards couldn’t properly think of each other’s movements.
Thinking that the two rear guards would end soon, he carelessly moved closer to the monster.
“Bake it!”
Kwaaang-
“Kyaaaaagh?!”
“Keah haha?!”
The man who was 100% pure, not like a pig, his contracted muscles exploded in power.
A huge, black shadow that jumped out like a cannonball.
The newcomers get hit and bounced in all directions like in a cartoon…
Black Hog runs at full speed, destroying all stones and trees in a straight line with his new recruits with his powerful power.
That chariot-like charge…
Boom-
“Kureuk?”
Of course, Ha Yeon-woo blocked it.
A pig that expresses bewilderment by rolling its crinkly eyes here and there.
Ha Yeon-woo held the pig’s molars tightly and looked at the path the pig had passed.
“Ouch…”
“Heeing…”
Because Suho was applied on time, the Peepies didn’t get much stronger and recovered from a brief stun state and got up.
First of all, as a leader and senior hunter, I would like to say something.
“So you should always be careful.”
“I’m sorry… I’m sorry!!!”
“Let’s pretend I got a vaccination. Because you can do well in the future.”
“Yes!”
The guys who quickly regain their energy as they read and laugh again in the field with a sharp and wrinkled beep.
Because it’s really cute.
These appearances were the reason she participated in her new recruit training, besides the practical reasons of her safety and efficiency.
“Then…”
“Kkeuk?!”
Squeak-
Ha Yeon-woo, who confirmed that the new recruits had come to their senses, swung his sword and split Black Hog’s head with a single knife.
Since he had already unlocked his magic as an A-class hunter, even if he asked new recruits to deal with him again, Black Hog would run away without looking back.
Rather than missing it as it is, it is cleaner to just finish it yourself.
If it was another monster, it could have given the newcomers more regret and a lesson by letting it go like that, but this monster was too wasteful to let go like that.
“Then… Shall we go camping soon after this? Tonight’s dinner… It’s a black pig party!”
Black Hog.
He was tough in other places because he was too muscular, but only in one part. Pork belly boasted a more heavenly taste than any other meat.
Grilling raw meat while hunting was an act that could be quite dangerous, but even considering that, most hunters couldn’t stand the meat party that day.
Even more so when there is a powerful high-ranking hunter like Ha Yeon-woo in the party, and safety is guaranteed from attacks by lower-level monsters…
Like that.
In the camp of five people, a delicious smell of oil that could not be smelled was spreading all over the place.
