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nThe Operator announced the rewards with her well enunciated and clear voice.

nMonsters Slain. Gray Wolf: 80. Shadow Puma: 30. Grizzly Bear: 15. Dire Wolf: 16. Total 1500 points.

nBoss Monster Slain: Wolf Queen Ahenna: 150 points.

nHidden Boss: Werewolf Aindell: 150 points.

nFinal Point count: 1800. Distributing points.

nReward distribution ended quickly. Why? Because there was only one recipient.

nYour contribution is 100.0%. 1800 Stat points, 1800 Black Coins awarded. Raid Clear Bonus 400 Stat points and 400 Black Coins awarded. Item effect ‘Additional 10% gained’ activated. Distributing 2200 Stat points and 2420 Black Coins.

n‘100 Black Coins remaining from Chapter 1, 60 from Chapter 2 Tutorial, and now getting 2420… Total is 2580 Black Coins.’

nSungjin completed his calculations quickly and looked down at his hands. ‘Heart of Gold’s’ Blue Sapphire glinted in the firelight.

nSungjin happily petted his ring. The ring allowed him to receive 10% extra coins this round.

nAnd now we will distribute the items.

nSwift Paw – Wolf’s step

nGrand kin – Ahenna’s last descendent

nMystery Pouch – Wandering Merchant’s secret stash

nRecovery Potion – Small X5

nSalamander’s ash X3

nItems appeared in front of his eyes and land in a heap. Except for three items, he put all the consumables in the cube.

nLast but not the least, you will be awarded titles you’ve earned on this raid.

nSungjin crossed his arms and gazed down at the cube. He wasn’t expecting much. He already had ‘Master Hunter’ which had the strongest stat boost he had ever seen.

n‘I don’t think I’ll need to switch out Master Hunter no matter what titles I receive from this Raid.’

nBut Sungjin’s assumptions were thankfully wrong.

nTreasure Hunter – Twice during raids, You have rights to ask the Operator

nFor hints about where the secret location is or the hidden boss is located

n“What?!”

nListening to the Operator’s explanation, Sungjin immediately uncrossed his arms. He took the cube into his hands and asked the Operator once more.

n“Say that again… What does the ‘Treasure Hunter’ title do?”

nThe Operator repeated herself.

nTreasure Hunter – Twice during raids, You have rights to ask the Operator for hints about the hidden locations

n“And… If I don’t equip the title?”

nIf you do not equip the title, you will only receive half of the title’s effects.

nIn other words, you’ll be given the right to request hints on the hidden location or boss just once per raid.

nHe had such low expectations, but he received a pleasant surprise. In fact, now he faced a dilemma.

nDoes he remain with Master Hunter’s 30% bonus to stats, or take two hints from the Treasure Hunter?

nHe is only allowed to pick one title to equip for the duration of the raid.

n“Hmm… Ok understood.”

nSungjin decided to dwell more on it later. He could always mull over his choices while taking a bath in “Ninety Nine Nights”.

nSungjin finally looked over to his items. First was the boots built out of a Wolf’s foot.

n‘I remember being jealous of people who wore these… How fortunate.’

nThis was Ahenna’s drop item. So Sungjin was able to see a few hunters wear it around.

nSwift Paw – Wolf’s step

nHeroic Shoes – Defense 22%

nActive Skill

nSwiftness(III) – When out of combat, move at 1000% the normal speed for a brief period of time. 30 Seconds Duration

n5 Minute Cooldown Time.

nShoes in the shape of a Wolf’s Feet.

nIt normally has the claws hidden.

nThe shoes Sungjin wore now was the sneakers he had on when he was summoned to the Hunter’s Hall. Sungjin lifted up the shoes and spoke the command.

n“Equip”

nMoments later, the shoes were placed on his feet. It fit him perfectly. The Active Skill would be useful when searching for the hidden boss or the secret piece.

nThe other two items were probably drop items of the hidden boss Aindell. The first one he inspected was the small wooden carving of a wolf.

nGrand Kin – Ahenna’s Descendent

nHeroic Summon

nActive Skill

nSpiritual Link (Grand Kin) – Loyal Familiar, Summon Grand Kin.

nIf Summon is killed, or if 10 minutes pass from the time of summoning, it disappears.

n‘…A summon…’

nSungjin threw the statue of the wolf into the air. It burst midair, and a normal sized wolf emerged. The summon looked handsome for a wolf.

nFur like untouched snow, eyes as beautiful as gems; he was without a doubt Ahenna’s descendent. Sungjin gestured towards Grand Kin.

n“Grand Kin, come this way.”

nThe wolf obediently approached Sungjin. Sungjin placed his hands on Grand Kin’s head. The fur was soft to touch.

n“… Oh yeah, I noticed that you wolves are much better than humans.”

nIn the two chapters he’s overcome so far, he’s had nothing but disappointing teammates. If he is a faithful familiar like the Operator claimed, then he will be useful in raids.

nSungjin spoke to himself while petting Grand Kin.

n“But… Grand Kin is too long… Grand Kin… Grand… Kin… Cain? Yeah, I’ll call you Cain from now on. It’s okay right?”

nGrand Kin responded with a short bark.

n“Woof…”

nIt seemed as though the wolf understood all his words. Sungjin couldn’t help but smile.

n“Yes, nice to meet you, Cain. I look forward to working with you later.”

nThe last item was a small rucksack. It was miniaturized, but the rucksack was otherwise identical to the one the ‘Wandering Merchant’ Aindell carried with him.

nIn truth, this rucksack was what Sungjin was most curious about during the whole “reward’ process.

n‘Where is this used?’

n“Operator?”

nThe Operator immediately opened up a hologram to reveal information about the rucksack.

nMystery Pouch – Wandering Merchant’s secret stash

nHeroic Treasure

nActive skill

nRoulette (IV) – receive one ‘Legendary’ class crafting material.

nPouch Disappears after use.

nWandering Merchant Aindell’s stash of crafting materials.

nHis pouch is filled with crafting materials.

n‘…Legendary crafting material?’

nSungjin was honestly surprised. The ‘Heroic’ tier he had equipped had excellent bonuses and effects, but ‘Legendary’ tier items were on an entirely different scale.

nWith a legendary tier item this early in the chapters, one could almost beat the whole chapter with just that item alone.

n‘…Should I open it now?’

nWhile Sungjin deliberated, the Operator announced the remaining time.

nYou will return to the Hunter’s Hall in 1 Minute.

nHe only had 1 minute left.

n‘…Well, I guess there’s no harm knowing what I’ve got before I head into the Black Market.’

nFinally making up his mind, Sungjin untied the rucksack and opened up the top.

n‘Pop’

nWith a small sound, the Operator conveys a congratulatory message.

nCongratulations! You have obtained ‘Ancient Stories of the East’!

n“Wait… What?”

nSungjin was shocked. This ‘Ancient Stories of the East’ was a legendary item among legendary items.

nIts effects were extraordinary. But it was difficult to obtain because the item was divided into three parts, and only one person could own the completed item.

nBefore Sungjin died, and only at the very last few chapters, he was able to see it once or twice.

nAncient Stories of the East – Part 1

nLegendary Crafting Material

nOmnibus of ancient stories of the east.

nOnce parts 1, 2 and 3 are gathered, it can be made into a complete volume.

n‘If I can just recreate this item…’

nIf he were to obtain this item, early and mid chapters will become unimaginably easier to complete.

n“Operator, how much are part 2 and 3 of ‘Ancient Stories of the East’?”

nI am unable to give you that information.

nFor the first time, the Operator did not provide the information to Sungjin. He searched in his memories for a moment and recalled that in the ‘Black Market’ there was a bookstore.

n‘I’ll probably be able to find some information there.’

nThe Operator began her countdown for his return to the hall.

nYou will return to the Hunter’s Hall momentarily. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0

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nThe Hunter’s Hall was still filled with a large number of people. Less than 0.1% of all humanity were present, but humans were many. Unimaginably so.

nBut as chapters progressed, the numbers continued to dwindle. Sungjin recalled the past.

n‘They kept on dying until there were less than a dozen remaining…less than…’

nThe operator interrupted his thoughts and announced a congratulatory message.

nCongratulations! You have all marvelously completed Chapter 2!

nNot one person celebrated the completion of the 2nd chapter. And rightfully so; until just moments ago, they were struggling for their lives to survive.

nYou, who have completed Chapter 2, are now a fully fledged hunter.

nSungjin crossed his arms and stared at the Operator’s face.

n‘…and here comes the bad news.’

nChapters from now on will skip the tutorial

nAnd jump straight into the raid.

nThis sentence was exactly why Sungjin was cynical about her congratulatory message.

nThere will be no more 1 vs 1 phases designed to get you familiarized with your upcoming enemies.

nYou will be entered into active combat straight away. All hunters who managed to survive until now are

nconsidered to be above ‘able to fight 1 vs 1’ level,

nSo opportunity to safely scout out an enemy is no longer provided.

n“What…?”

nSeveral hunters already figured out what kind of disadvantage this was, and let out sounds of disappointments. On the other hand,

n‘Yawn…’

nSungjin stretched as he yawned. Tutorials did not affect him one way or another. The Operator continued on and on, and Sungjin paid her no heed.

nPlease do not be alarmed by the discontinuation of tutorials.

nA note with the information about the next raid

nwill be delivered to the inn “Ninety Nine Nights” shortly.

nThe other Hunters listened to her words carefully; for them, it was a question of life and death.

nAmong them, only Sungjin stood crooked, arms crossed and complaining like some high school delinquent.

n‘Shut up and send me to the Black Market.’

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