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nThe interior of the dungeon was neither too small nor too big. It was a corridor.

n‘It’s not complicated but simple. I like it.’

nSmall and complicated dungeons were good for fighting multiple enemies at once, but it was also

neasy to be ambushed or trapped, so Ian didn’t like that kind of dungeons.

n‘But it’s somewhat creepy…’

nIt was cold inside because the dungeon was on a snowy mountain, but there was something else that

ngave Ian goosebumps.

n‘Are there ghosts here?’

nHe thought it was like the time he went to a haunted house in the theme park for the first time as a

nchild. Ian moved carefully with Big Buy going in front of him.

nIt was an unknown dungeon, so he didn’t know what kind of dangers would be in there.

nKaaaaa-

nSomething like the shriek of a ghost echoed down the long corridor.

n‘Ah, I am getting even more nervous because there’s nothing.’

nIan complained silently.

nNext, as if they heard Ian’s complaint, the walls on both sides collapsed and monsters started to

nappear.

nThey were ghosts which fit well with the atmosphere in the dungeon.

nWhat was strange was that the ghosts didn’t resemble humans. In fact, they were drakes, lizards with

nwings.

n“Big Guy, Ice Wave!!”

nIan had been on guard, so he reacted immediately.

nBig guy stamped its feet hard and a blue Ice Wave started to spread.

nTheir names were Ghost Drakes and there were three of them in total.

nThey lunged at Big Guy who had attacked them.

n‘Uh, Ly needs more time to use Frenzy…’

nIan thought how to fight and moved fast.

nIan flinched a little when seeing that Ghost Drakes were even stronger than Ice Trolls.

n‘This can be a little hard…’

nOne or two wouldn’t have been difficult, but to handle three simultaneously, sweat started to ran down

nhis back.

nHowever, he wasn’t frightened.

nIan had found out that the Summoner’s will to fight greatly affected the pets’ morale.

n“Ly, you fight the one on the left. You don’t have to attack, just drag time for as long as you can!”

nGrowl-!

nLy understood Ian and lunged at the Drake on left.

nNext, Ian moved as well.

nAiming Weak Spot skill was activated, then he punched the Drake’s weak spot. It was a fatal blow at

nhis first attack.

nLooking at the last system message, Ian was thrilled.

n‘Lucky me!’

nHe had hoped for Frenzy, but Ice Wave was enough.

nIan’s fists glowed in blue and a huge wave started to spread.

nKukukung- Kung-!

nThanks to the repeated use of Ice Wave, the slowdown effect was doubled. The Ice Drakes became

nvery slow for a short moment.

nAnd Ian knew well he had to attack as much as he could in this short moment.

n“Ly! Come here and attack him first!”

nThey had exchanged blows. Therefore, Ian could guess his opponents’ stats.

nThey were attack type monsters.

nThey had a strong Attack Force, but their Defense Force and Health were comparatively low.

n‘We received huge damage, so I thought they were much stronger than Trolls.’

nGhost Drakes had stronger Attack Force than Trolls, but their Defense Force was weaker.

nSo, Ian chose to kill one fast.

nNow, with the slowdown effect doubled, was the best time to act.

nPak- Papak-!

nIan and Ly attacked the Drake’s weak spots four or five times, Big Guy’s fists were quite strong as

nwell.

nKiaaaak-!

nThe Ghost Drake screamed and twisted.

nIts name started to blink, so it meant that it had less than half of its Health left.

nBut then, the slowdown effect faded. The other two Drakes attacked from behind.

n“Huup-!”

nIan barely managed to dodge the Drake’s tail. He breathed hard.

n“Huk… huk.”

nIt looked like it would be a hard battle, he had to find a way to save himself.

nHe then saw Bukbuk standing in a corner.

n‘Bukbuk… please do something!’

nNext, he gave an order to Bukbuk, “Bukbuk, attack those two and distract them!!”

nHe wasn’t expecting much, he said those words because he had nothing to lose.

nBuk!

nBut to his surprise, Bukbuk courageously crawled toward the two Drakes.

nBuk- Bukbukbuk-!!

nBecause Ly was out of their eyesight, the Drakes were looking for another opponent. They

nimmediately turned to Bukbuk when they heard its weird sound.

nBukbuk glared at the Drake with his usual ‘frightening’ eyes and luckily, the Drakes lunged at it.

n‘Good, well done Bukbuk!!’

nIan attacked one Drake with Ly and Big Guy while glancing at Bukbuk from time to time.

nHe was counting on Bukbuk’s great Defense Force. Nevertheless, he was still worried.

nHowever, Bukbuk was doing very well.

nIt quickly hid in its shell when the Drakes attacked it.

nBukbuk received only 1 damage even though it was a fatal damage. Ian could stop worrying about it

nand concentrate on the Drake in front of him.

nAs a result, Ian soon killed the Drake.

nIan was thrilled at seeing the EP he got.

nGhost Drake had bigger EP than Ice Troll, and he had the ‘First Finder of the Dungeon’ effect, so he

nreceived a huge amount of EP.

nAfter checking his EP, he began to see Drakes, which he had found hard to handle, as EP

nlunchboxes.

nThat greatly boosted Ian’s morale. He started to attack even more fiercely.

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n.

n.

nIan killed all three Drakes with Bukbuk’s help. He was breathless.

nIt was just for a while, but he had fought for his life.

n“Hu, hi.”

nDuring the fight, Ly received a few blows and received a huge damage that almost killed it, but the

nreward was as sweet as honey.

n‘But Drakes are originally super high-levels monsters of at least Lv. 90… why were these ones not

nthat strong? Maybe because they were ghosts?’

nThese Ghost Drakes were at about Lv. 65.

nIan had been a little worried at first because Drakes had been strong monsters he couldn’t hunt easily

neven before he reset his character.

n“First Aid!”

nWhile he caught his breath, he recovered his pets’ Health with First Aid.

nAnd he didn’t forget to compliment Bukbuk.

n“Bukbuk, you did well. That is what you are supposed to do from now!”

nBuk-!

nBukbuk looked so proud of itself.

nIan gave it another meatball as it had done a lot of good things today. Then, he moved again.

n‘Hhh… good, good!’

nIan grinned.

nFighting continued endlessly, but he got used to the dungeon and got around it.

nHe started to hunt faster and faster.

nA while later, he saw a pleasant system message.

n“Yes!”

nThat message was always so pleasant.

nIan got so thrilled that he decided to hunt without eating and sleeping until his First Finder effect

nended.

n‘If I hunt without stopping until then, I will be able to reach Lv.49.’

nIt looked like a realistic goal.

nMonsters in the dungeon were a little stronger than Ice Trolls, but their Health and Defense Force

nwere weaker, so he could hunt even faster.

nHowever, it was also more dangerous.

nIan continued hunting. Next, he found something and stopped, ‘Huh? It’s not a one-story dungeon!’

nDungeons that consisted of large corridors normally had only one floor. However, he found an

nentrance that went down to the lower floor.

n‘There are still many remaining monsters here… should I kill them first and go down?’

nIan thought about it for a while, then he moved toward the entrance.

n‘I have to clear the dungeon first.’

nIan had to check what was at the end of the dungeon first to focus on hunting without worries, so he

ndecided to clear the dungeon first.

nAnother day of endless hunting passed like that.

n…

n“Wow, Himenes, you are great. Lv.45 already! Dark Sorcerers are quick at gaining levels, but still, you

nare magnificent.”

nLim Eunyeong, a reporter of YTBC, had logged in as Lucia, her Kailan character. She was

ninterviewing Himenes, a Dark Sorcerer user who had signed an exclusive contract with YTBC.

n“Haha, it’s nothing. It has been possible because the Titan Guild is fully supporting me. But it’s not like

nI got much help, of course. Huhu.”

nHimenes was the highest-level Dark Sorcerer so far.

nLucia had received a bonus from YTBC for getting him to sign an exclusive contract with the

ncompany.

nDark Sorcerer gained levels faster than the other classes, but Himenes had reached Lv. 45 after three

nweeks the server was opened, so a lot of people were interested in him.

n‘His huge ego is unbearable, but I got a huge bonus thanks to him, so I can tolerate with this…’

nLucia knew that Himenes had gained levels so fast because his guild had given him hunting grounds

nin which he could hunt alone, of course, she didn’t mention that.

n‘Good is good…’

nLucia smiled brightly like a professional reporter and went on, “Well then, Himenes, please tell us

nsome tips to quickly grow as a Dark Sorcerer to the many users who will watch this.”

n“You mean my secrets?”

n“Yes!”

nHimenes cleared his throat, “Ahem, I have to make a living, so I cannot tell you all of my know-hows,

nbut I will give you some decent tips, haha.”

nLucia resisted the urge to throw a punch to Himenes’s face and continued with a smile, “Hoho, then

nviewers, shall we listen to the tips from the No. 1 ranked Dark Sorcerer, Himenes?”

n“Well, to talk about the Dark Sorcerer…”

nHimenes then started to brag about himself.

nHowever, Lucia was thinking of something else while Himenes talked, ‘Was it Lauren? A Lv.37

nSummoner… I must find her quickly…’

nLauren was the name of the highest-level Summoner she had found so far.

nAnd Lv.37 was probably the highest level for all Summoners.

nShe needed to find Lauren and convince her to sign a contract before the other employees of YTBC

ndid, just like she had done with Himenes.

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