Chapter 9 – Personal Combat Simulation (2)
The green fields swayed in the cool breeze.
Although it is a virtual space, it is a place where nothing is different from reality.
A blue window appeared in front of me.
[D-rank monster LV.1 START]
At the same time, a white mouse called the ‘man-eating rat’ monster appeared.
I am right
‘Three thousand times the pain.’
You used a skill against a monster.
“Jjiik-!!”
As soon as the skill was used, the man-eating rat screamed and fell to the side.
[D-rank monster LV.1 CLEAR]
Monsters of a certain level were instantly killed by the skill.
He probably died of shock from the excessive pain.
I thought that this should also be revealed through research with Professor Jeong Na-jeong.
[D-rank monster LV.30 CLEAR]
[D-rank monster ALL CLEAR]
I didn’t touch a hand until D grade.
Well, there were some students who hadn’t reached this far, so it didn’t seem like they would be completely underrated.
[Upgraded to C grade.]
[Class C Monster LV.1 START]
A blue-furred guinea pig lunged at me.
However, after granting ‘3,000 times the pain’, it collapsed to the side.
However, he did not die instantly.
I approached the fallen [Blue Guinea Pig].
I just slashed the used dagger worth 1 million won that I was holding in my hand from top to bottom.
It was easy because there was no resistance.
[Class C Monster LV.30 CLEAR]
[Class C Monster ALL CLEAR]
[Upgraded to B grade.]
[Class B Monster LV.1 START]
Until now, even if it was a monster, it was somehow close to the feeling of dealing with all kinds of animals, but starting from B grade, it was a little different.
Because a green-skinned goblin, a creature that really does not exist in this world, has appeared.
Well, my fighting style hasn’t changed.
I bet ‘Pain Sense 3000x’ on the [Goblin Soldier].
She didn’t collapse because she was about B grade.
She was in so much pain that her whole body trembled.
I approached the goblin’s front.
A monster that takes a defensive stance.
Without hesitation, he swung the dagger horizontally and cut his throat.
[B grade monster LV.1 CLEAR]
[B grade monster LV.10 CLEAR]
First of all, Lee Rin’s record of B-rank monster LV.4 was passed.
I was a little curious to see how she was reacting outside of her.
Certainly, starting from B grade, I started to move my body a lot.
A monster that somehow defends or evades while in pain came out.
However, it wasn’t that difficult because his movements were obviously sluggish and he didn’t try to counterattack at all.
Feel like doing some exercise.
[B grade monster LV.17 START]
A large dog appeared with its head on fire.
It’s probably [Flame Poison].
A low-pitched gurgling sound was heard.
Likewise,
‘Three thousand times the pain.’
I cast a skill on a monster.
Awake-.
The big dog groaned.
I also shed some tears.
Can you kill me with a single sword like this?
It was the moment I wanted.
Roaring!
A fireball was fired from inside the dog’s mouth.
About the size of a soccer ball.
It felt like my whole body was on fire if I touched it even a little.
‘Be dangerous.’
I ran sideways as fast as I could.
If he had come close, he would have been attacked without even a chance to escape.
Even though it hurt because of my skill, [Flame Dog] Fired fireballs continuously.
Without proper defense, I was busy avoiding.
Still, I narrowed the distance to the monster while avoiding it as much as possible.
After all, he’s just standing still in his place because of the pain.
‘Let’s turn around.’
No matter how flexible the neck is, it cannot reach 360 degrees.
Avoiding [Flame Dog]’S attack, I kept rolling to the left and approached its tail.
Somehow the monster snapped his neck and tried to launch a fireball at his back.
He lifted his back foot towards me once, as if he was about to kick it.
But it contained no power.
Rather, I held the hind leg with my left hand.
And with all my strength, I knocked him over.
Break-!
[Flame Dog] Crying in sorrow.
If this dog was my pet dog or an ordinary house dog, I would have felt sorry for it, but this guy is a monster.
No need to sympathize
The fireball coming out of his mouth is dangerous to pick his throat.
So the moment I thrust his arm out to stab his heart in the upper part of his torso.
[B grade monster LV.17 FAILED]
Timeout.
‘What a waste.’
I killed almost all of them.
I spent a lot of time avoiding [Flame Poison]’S fireball.
Even when I was alone at the training ground, this was my weakness.
Even weakening a monster with 3000 times the pain is good, but if the monster resists to the end, it is difficult to catch it.
In order for me to improve my skills further, I needed to build up skills to quickly evade whatever defenses I took.
‘None of the two is difficult…’
If you hold a shield without a shield skill, the defensive effect is reduced by half and it is easily broken.
Shields aren’t that cheap either.
For hunters, the basic price is 10 million won or more.
Evasion skills must also be skillful.
It seemed close to impossible to drastically increase agility simply through exercise or training.
Still, she rose higher than Irin, who is said to be the daughter of an S-rank hunter.
It was a satisfactory achievement for me, who had been interested in Hunter for less than a year.
***
“What is he?”
“Are you from the Hunter family?”
Two minutes have passed since Gong Dae-seung entered the virtual space.
He seemed to do nothing, but the monster died on its own.
Choi Da-hyun smiled as if he expected it.
Except for her, the other nine students all stared at the screen with her mouth wide open.
However, the youngest A-rank hunter—Kim Si-young, was a bit bored.
It’s probably the type that received a special skill.
There were people like that from time to time among the active duty.
Those who are only strong in Class D.
‘I’m sure he’ll shine only when he’s a student.’
When they were freshmen, most of them found it difficult even for D-class monsters.
In fact, it has to be.
How many people in Korea have fought since childhood?
Not from a special family like Dahyun Choi or Lee Rin.
However, it becomes a meaningless skill in the active stage where you have to prove how high you can defeat monsters.
Even a B-rank hunter could kill a D-rank monster by stepping on it.
‘It’s a bit surprising that Choi Da-hyun seems to like engineering a lot.’
The appearance of Choi Da-hyeon, who was genuinely happy after hearing a brief compliment from Dae-seung Gong.
Anyone could see that she was infatuated with him.
Maybe he’s good at flirting with women?
It was possible because it was said that a normal-looking man was rather likely to be a swallow.
After defeating all the D-rank monsters, Gong Dae-seung faced the C-rank monsters.
Wouldn’t it be hard now in earnest, Kim Si-young guessed.
However, I soon realized that my guess was wrong.
‘What kind of skill is that?’
It’s not instant death, but it’s a very leisurely battle that cuts off the breath of a monster that has almost fainted.
Killing one in about 10 seconds raised the level of C-grade monsters.
No matter how skilled you are in combat, your body must eventually move.
That’s why you train your basic physical strength.
However, Gongdaeseung’s fighting style was completely different from that.
[Class C Monster ALL CLEAR]
It must be a skill of a kind that has never been reported before.
As far as Kim Si-young knows, there is no case of single-handedly killing a C-rank monster with only skill.
When it came to B-rank monsters, they started moving their bodies.
Even so, the lower level monsters below level 15 were overwhelmingly defeated.
From level 16, which corresponds to the upper level, the required time increased significantly.
[B grade monster LV.17 FAILED]
I almost killed them all, but exceeded the time limit of 1 minute and 30 seconds.
It wasn’t long before Gong Dae-seung returned to reality.
He was smiling as if he was satisfied with himself.
The other students, especially Lee Rin, rolled her eyes.
An ordinary person equivalent to the Hunter family.
As the daughter of her S-class hunter, she would think subconsciously.
She says that she is less capable than the average person.
Instructor Siyoung Kim stood in front of Daeseung Gong.
‘I have to say something.’
To be honest, the dagger technique itself was very rudimentary.
However, if you look at the results alone, he ranked second out of ten students.
Her skills are definitely one of her skills as a hunter, so she couldn’t just blame her.
“You seem to be using your skills very well. However, I think if you have more basic skills, you can aim for a higher level.”
“Thank you.”
After hearing the feedback, Gong Dae-seung turned his back and went to Choi Da-hyun and Lee Rin.
Choi Da-hyun genuinely congratulated him on his high grades, and Lee Rin forced a smile.
Kim Si-young looked at his back and pondered.
This student will definitely grow more in the future.
It can never be seen as a type that is only strong against low-level monsters.
“Gongdaeseung student.”
“Yes?”
He turned to Kim Si-young.
She coveted his skills now.
Even if he doesn’t fight directly, if he uses a skill that weakens monsters, he’ll be of great help in clearing the dungeon.
She even thought that maybe she had the skill to end her slump.
“Can you meet me for a minute on Saturday?”
“Oh, sorry. I have an appointment with Professor Jeong Na-jung on Saturday.”
I would have thought that Jung Na-jung had already preempted it.
But I can’t just lose her like this.
She decided to hit her shobu with her and go in the direction of sharing him somehow, Kim Si-young thought.
