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nIan had gotten two very big quests unintendedly. He then sighed.

n‘At least I know where to go to complete the Trace of the Forgotten Ancient Monster quest… but I

ndon’t even have a clue about the Griffin’s egg.’

nHe could do nothing about both quests right now.

nSo, Ian decided to focus on the Arena that would be opened in a few days.

n‘The Arena is opening in 5 days, is there anything I can do apart from gaining levels? I want to

nexcel…’

nIan was much more powerful than users of his level. That was a fact.

nHowever, that didn’t mean that he could relax.

nCountless users enjoyed the game, so no one could know what kind of change would happen.

nThe new classes would be tested for the first time in PvP.

nNo one could tell what would happen before the actual fighting began.

nIan couldn’t reckon how high he would be able to go up in this Rookie’s League.

n“Shall I go to raise the Proficiency of my new skills?”

nRight now, Ian was Lv. 50 and had 0% EP.

n‘I just have to remain as Lv. 50, so I will raise my EP until it reaches 99% of the Lv. 50. Plus, I need to

nraise the Skill Levels and Proficiency of my new skills… then I should go hunting.’

nIan could just rest for 5 days, but he appeared to be infected by some virus that would make thorns

nsprout at his butt if he didn’t hunt.

n‘Where should I go?’

nIan recalled all the decent hunting grounds that were close to Muran.

nHe soon remembered a good one, ‘The Ant Tunnels! Right, it’s not far from here!’

nThe Ant Tunnel wasn’t the home of real ants.

nIt was a famous instant dungeon in which giant monsters similar to ants lived together.

nAn instant dungeon was a dungeon where no one could go in, unless the user or party that had gone

nin left or died.

nPopular instant dungeons were very crowded therefore you needed to make a reservation, so the

nimpatient Ian didn’t like that kind of dungeons.

nHowever, this Ant Tunnels was a little different.

nIt was an instant dungeon, but it was composed of dozens of similar dungeons. That was why it was

ncalled the Ant Tunnels. No one had to wait there, even when there were many users.

nAt least 30% of the dungeons were empty all the time.

n‘Great! It is the perfect place to practice my new skills.’

nGiant Ants of the Ant Tunnels were about Lv. 48.

nHowever, there were so many of them, so users who actually hunted there were mostly at least Lv.

nIt was a dangerous dungeon where even Lv. 60 users died when plying solo.

nHowever, Ian had cleared the Dungeon of Chaos, so he was sure he could handle it.

n‘Okay, let’s go!’

nIan was about to go to the dungeon when he received a message from Harin.

n‘Um? It’s Harin!’

nIan checked the message.

nIan and Harin often talked by sending messages, so Harin knew a lot about what Ian was up to.

nHarin was dumbfounded at Ian’s obsession with leveling-up.

nIan thought about the offer.

n‘It would be good to go out and eat some decent food…’

nActually, if it hadn’t been for a situation in which he couldn’t gain levels, he would have refused Harin’s

noffer immediately and go hunting.

nHowever, for the first time since he started to play Kailan, he was free. Therefore, he found the idea of

ngoing out quite appealing.

n‘But I want to try the Lightning Spheres skill…’

nIan was more excited about hunting with his new skill than eating out with Harin. So, in the end, he

nrefused the offer.

nHe was still in the Village, but Ian lied.

nHe tried to deny his guiltiness and muttered silently, ‘It is a white lie to not make Harin feel bad…’

ngive you my phone number.

nIan didn’t know when he would finish hunting, and he wasn’t yet sure if he would like to bother himself

nby going out. However, he still wrote down Harin’s phone number.

n‘Well… I will go out if I die while hunting.’

nHe said that only because there was a 24-hour access limit death penalty.

nHowever, he would not die in the Ant Tunnels, so he wasn’t going to go out of his home.

nIan finished talking with Harin and hurried to reach the Ant Tunnels.

n…

n“Ha, just as I expected.”

nIan entered the Ant Tunnels. He then grinned widely at seeing the Giant Ants in packs of 10~15.

nLuckily, he had been able to enter Dungeon 7, which was known to have more Ants than the other

ncaves.

n“Kee.”

nIan thought it was the perfect place to use his new ‘Lightning Spheres’ skill.

n‘The more I read about the skill, the more I think it is fit to hunt packs of animals.’

nLightning Spheres was used by making balls of lightning in both hands and throwing them to the

nenemy.

nWhen the balls hit the enemy, they were divided into four and would bounce off in every direction and

ninflict damage to multiple enemies.

nCompared to wide-range skills used by high-level Sorcerers, the skill’s range and activation limit were

nlimited, but Ian thought it could be used well.

nIan summoned all the pets he had, including his new Chirpy and prepared for battle.

n“Now, Big Guy, you go in as usual.”

nBig Guy started to move toward the Giant Ants slowly.

nKung- Kung-

nBecause of the loud sound it made, the Ants soon looked at it.

nCrrrk Crrk-

nThe Ants made weird sounds as they approached Big Guy.

nBig Guy swung his fist.

nBam-!

nThe Ants were big and ugly, just as their name suggested.

nHowever, they were small compared to Big Guy, and Big Guy had a higher level, so it wasn’t afraid at

nall.

n-Your pet Big Guy received 376 damaged from a Giant Ant.

n-Your pet Big Guy received 201 damages from a Giant Ant.

nIn a moment, a number of Ants surrounded Big Guy.

nBig Guy was attacked by many in a short time, but its Health was about 20,000 now, so the attacks

njust tickled him.

nThen, Ian, who had been waiting for that moment, gave an order, “Big Guy, Ice Wave!”

nAs soon as Ian said that, a white snowstorm started to form around Big Guy.

nKwaang-!

nNext, Ly, who now knew Ian’s thoughts without even hearing them, immediately lunged at the Ants.

n“Ly, Frenzy!”

nLy used the Frenzy skill and started to storm through the Ants.

nThere were many of them, but Ly had been facing much stronger enemies, so he could kill Giant Ants

neasily.

nThen, Ian glanced at Bukbuk.

nTheir eyes met and Bukbuk, accepting its fate, used the Enlarging Shell skill.

nIan smiled and carried Bukbuk on his back.

nHe had made some special leather straps just for that purpose.

nNow was the time to test his new skill.

nIan used the skill with excitement, “Lightning Spheres!”

nWith that, yellow spheres were formed in both of Ian’s hands.

nZip- Zip-

n‘Should I throw it at the Ants?’

nIan threw both spheres at the nearest Giant Ant.

nThey left Ian’s hands and flew at the Ant.

nHowever, the Giant Ants weren’t hit by the spheres.

n‘Oh, why do they fly so slowly? They are as slow as snails… who on earth would let himself get hit by

nthem?’

nIan’s complaint was right.

nThe spheres weren’t very slow, but anyone who saw them coming would be able to avoid them.

nPiiing-

nThe spheres hit nothing, next, they just disappeared.

n‘Hu, then this is the only way…’

nIan checked his Spirit Magic.

n‘Luckily its recharging speed isn’t as slow as I thought.’

nSpirit Magic was recharged to the Max by the time the Lightning Spheres’ cooldown time ended.

nOnce the skill was ready, Ian used the skill again.

nHe then lunged at the Ants with balls of lightning in his hands.

nNext, he hit a Giant Ant’s stomach with his fist.

nIan had expected the Paralyzed mode to be activated and reset the cooldown time, but the probability

nof that happening was only 15%. It didn’t happen on the first try.

nBut then, four balls of electricity bounced off quickly and started to hurt the Giant Ants nearby.

nZip- Zap-!

nFour, five Giants Ants were hurt…

nA few System messages came up.

nThe cooldown time was reset, next, the balls of lightning were formed in Ian’s hands again. He felt

nthrilled.

n‘Yes, yes!’

nIan started to raise the Lightning Spheres Proficiency.

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