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nJinsung logged out from the game and took a shower. Before going to bed, he sat in front of his

ncomputer: it was time to look for some information about Kailan.

nWhat Jinsung was curious about was the regular Summoner. He wanted to know the difference

nbetween himself and a normal Summoner.

n‘There must be someone that posted on the community to brag…’

nJinsung then searched information about the new Summoner class page from top to bottom. There

nwere tons of negative reviews.

n‘I know that leveling up with the Summoner takes time… but they are whining too much.’

nIan was looking for a review written by a user of Lv. 15 or higher.

nHowever, there weren’t any.

n‘What? Why is nobody sharing information? I am already at Lv. 19, there must be a lot of users who

nreached Lv. 15 or higher…’

nHe was looking for players at Lv. 15 because a Summoner’s level had to be at least that high to raise

nthe Summoning skill’s proficiency and raise its level, therefore, he would then be able to check more

nskills of an ordinary Summoner.

nThere were some posts about reaching the Lv. 15 in the Assassin’s page and there was even a player

nwho reached Lv. 18 on the Dark Sorcerer’s page. However, there was nothing similar on the

nSummoner’s page.

nAlternatively, Jinsung clicked on a review of a player who reached Lv. 13, then, he started to read

ncarefully.

n“Now, the skills Capture, Blessing of the Wind and First Aid are the same skills that I have…”

nJinsung’s eyes sparkled, ‘There’s a new skill!’

nOn the monitor, there was a new skill that he had never seen before.

nPossession

nCategory: active skill

nSkill level: Lv. 1

nProficiency: 55%

nYou get possessed by the spirit of one of the monsters that you can summon. 30% of the spirit’s stats

nare added to the Summoner’s stats. You won’t be able to summon the monster that possessed you for

nbattle.

nThe player who wrote the post was greatly complimenting the skill, saying that it was the only way a

nSummoner could survive.

nHowever, Jinsung shook his head.

n“Why should I get possessed by a pet? It fights well on its own. It’s not like I’ll receive 100% of its

nstats… well, will it get closer to 100% if I keep raising the skill’s level?”

nThe user later mentioned that the best part of the Possession skill was that he didn’t have to share EP

nwith the pet, however, Jinsung couldn’t agree with him 100%.

n‘It means that I wouldn’t be able to raise the pet’s level… it feels good to watch Ly’s level go up. I don’t

nthink that’s an advantage…’

nHowever, at the same time, he admitted that it was a fine skill. If the player does not care about his

npet, whenever the level gap between himself and the pet gets too big, he can just release it and

ncapture a new high-level monster.

nJinsung thought it was a good thing that one of the skills he didn’t have was not so great.

n‘Then, what are skills that I have but ordinary Summoner’s don’t have?’

nJinsung thought for a while and came up with the answer.

n‘Ah, Basic Training!’

nJinsung nodded his head.

nHe thought Basic Training was a skill much more valuable than ‘Possession’. He could feel Ly’s actual

nbattling abilities get better as he trained it.

nAs the skill had a cooldown time, Jinsung used Basic Training every 35 minutes.

n‘There is less information than I thought, however, according to the info I found… the Taming Master’s

nbattle skills are not as good as an ordinary Summoner, but its merit is that it can make its pet

nstronger.’

nIt was a crude guess, however, thanks to Jinsung’s excellent gaming instincts, that assumption was

nquite correct.

n‘Then I am doing the right thing with my character now.’

nJinsung was satisfied with his own play so far. He then turned off the lights and went to bed. He didn’t

nforget to set the alarm that would ring five hours later.

n‘I should try to capture some Rare or Unique rank monster tomorrow.’

nJinsung wanted to know how Ly’s stats were compared to Rare and Unique rank monsters. There

nwere a few users who succeeded in capturing Rare rank monsters in the community, however, there

nwasn’t a single user who captured a Unique rank monster.

nJinsung assumed that Ly’s stats were as good as Rare or Unique rank monsters of the same level.

nHe then thought about the plans for tomorrow. However, he soon fell asleep as he was very tired.

n…

nJinsung woke up as soon as he heard the alarm, he then ate cereal for breakfast. Next, he logged in

nthe game right away.

n‘I must reach Lv. 20 before dusk!’ That was Jinsung’s ambitious goal.

nThe current time was 4 a.m.

nHe had gone to bed at 11 p.m., when there were not enough monsters since there were too many

nusers. Then he resumed playing at 4 a.m., the golden time when there were the fewest players.

nJinsung’s ambition and his careful plans would make any ordinary user dumbfounded.

nIan then logged in and grinned widely seeing the hunting ground full of Asiatic Black Bears.

n“Huhuhu… kkkkkk…” Ian laughed mischievously.

nTo Ian, all those bears were EP. The hunting ground he was in was usually desolate, however, thanks

nto the golden time, there wasn’t a single user and there were tons of preys. This was like heaven to

nIan.

n“Ly, summon!”

nIan didn’t waste any time and summoned Ly right away.

nAuuuuuh-!

nAs soon as it was summoned, Ly howled, as if showing off. Ian then went to stroke it.

n“Let’s work hard today!”

nAt this, Ly growled and readied his claws.

nIan’s restless hunting and battling fit well with Ly’s character.

nIan smiled at this and activated all the enhancing skills he had with the addition of Basic Training.

nIan then aimed his bow at the nearest bear.

n– Aiming Weak Spot skill activated. Target’s weak spot has been marked. Accuracy rate goes up by

n13.5%. Fatal blow probability goes up by 20%. There will be an 85% additional damage when

nattacking a weak spot.

nIts proficiency has gone up since he first got it, therefore, its percentages were even more useful now.

nPiiiing-!

nIan’s arrow flew fast and hit the spot he had aimed at. Ly immediately lunged at the bear and bit

nanother of its weak spots. Ian had found out that his pet could also see the weak spots highlighted in

nred. Therefore, he trained it to attack them first.

nPing-! Piping-!

nAt Ian’s and Ly’s pincer attack, the bear soon turned into a grey light and disappeared. Their hunting

nspeed was very fast.

n‘I think, in the past, I hunted here when I reached Lv.35 as an Archer… my current hunting speed is

neven faster than it was before.’

nIan and Ly started to massacre the bears like machines.

nLy’s Friendship and Loyalty to Ian had already reached the maximum. That enabled them to hunt with

ngreat efficiency while system messages kept appearing.

n– You have killed an Asiatic Black Bear. You gained 545 EP.

n– You have killed an Asiatic Black Bear. You gained 583 EP.

nIan hunted like crazy for a long time. However, as he aimed his bow at another bear, he realized

nsomething was different.

n‘What? Why does this bear look slightly bigger?’

nIan concentrated hard and looked again. He could see its name: Bear of Darkness.

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