Evolution Theory of the Hunter - Chapter 196

Chapter 196

I inspected the Effort skill while travelling on the unpaved road .

Effort Upon Effort (1) : Able to raise stats using Reward Points .

Additional Technique : Overwork , Raises another stat for 24 hours by using up the Endurance stat .

Penetration , Able to damage the inside of an enemy by penetrating their defense . Can be used for 10 minutes . Cooldown time is 1 day .

Proficiency : 0

Stats : Strength 750 , Endurance 1,550 , Reflex 1,450 Concentration 2,000 , Defense 1,000 , Psychokinesis 2,000 , Armor Penetration 1,000

The proficiency got reset as it rose to level 1 .

The stats were the same and so were the additional techniques .

I checked if it was possible to raise the stats beyond 2,000 . It was still impossible to do so .

It could be said that nothing changed .

However, there is another thing I received after filling proficiency .

That was none other than Master Bonus .

I couldn’t check it until now because I was busy but I thought that it wouldn’t be a small matter since it was the reward for completing the Effort skill .

I opened the manual and opened the Bonus tab that was flickering .

“No way…… . ”

There was an ability that was hard to believe at that place .

– Summon Level 11 Dungeon : Able to open a level 11 dungeon by using the Mystic Dungeon .

Level 11 dungeon .

A level that I thought wouldn’t exist had appeared .

“What happened?”

Soo-ah shoved her face closer . As I didn’t answer, she brought her lips closer .

I got surprised and tilted my face . I almost got into a kiss scene in the middle of the day .

“What are you doing?”

“Tut . It was a chance . ”

I shoved Soo-ah away and fell into deep thought .

A level 11 dungeon .

Of course, there was much meaning to a level 11 . The maximum level of the Alpha system was level 10 and of course, the limit to items and skills were all level 10 .

In other words, the fact that level 11 dungeons existed meant that level 11 skills and items existed as well .

If I were to be able to farm in this place, I might be able to face Lee Hui-seung no matter how high up he is .

Of course, it wouldn’t be easy to hunt in that place .

Red Holes had a considerably higher difficulty compared to the original dungeons . It was already difficult and the monsters would be level 11 . It wasn’t certain if I would even be able to kill one on my own even if I rampaged .

On top of that, there was no way a single one would wander on its own .

It meant that it would be impossible to wipe out dozens of them instantly like before .

However, I had 200 level 10 monsters .

If I released them to hunt then hunting would definitely be possible even if there was some loss .

If it was the skills and items from that place, it would be possible to face Lee Hui-seung .

Baek Gyeong was defeated by Lee Hui-seung .

100 Baek Gyeongs had been destroyed by a single person .

Of course, Lee Hui-seung wasn’t let off cleanly either . He went into seclusion due to the aftermath of the battle .

I couldn’t see the battle with my own eyes but the video record was spreading on the internet .

That couldn’t be called a human battle anymore .

Thousands of lightning fell and the ground split . The atmosphere froze and the ground melted .

The video that seemed to recreate a battle between gods from legends ended with Lee Hui-seung creating thousands of clones to slaughter the Baek Gyeongs .

Of course, Lee Hui-seung wasn’t completely safe either . It might be because he overdid it or he received an injury that I didn’t know of but half of his body had disappeared . It was to the point that it was surprising that he was even still alive .

Either way, he returned alive and the Baek Gyeongs were annihilated .

China that had predicted absolute victory fell into panic . However, the chaos didn’t end there .

– Red Holes all over China .

The short line became the headline news all over the world .

Baek Gyeongs had been destroyed by Lee Hui-seung already .

But a major incident had occurred before the internal chaos from that could be calmed .

All the hunters that had entered the Yellow Sea left like a tide . They headed towards the dungeons of each region that numbered 20,000 .

It was a situation where the public security’s control didn’t work at all .

From the point of view of the hunters that had been left drying, they couldn’t just stand by sightseeing the Red Holes that could disappear at any time .

Hunters entered dungeons in a disorderly manner and dozens of hunters went into a dungeon .

There was a personnel limit of 30 people but there didn’t seem to be a time limit .

For now, the hunters that went in once would clear it or never try to leave before they die . It was a situation where even the government hunters were in the dungeons as well so there was no one that could keep order .

As a result, the conclusion appeared before even a week passed .

[The Korean government has thus succeeded in conquering the entire Yellow Sea .

The voice of the news anchor was slightly excited .

They had completely swallowed the Yellow Sea whole while the Chinese hunters had entirely retreated .

China instantly raised opposition and requested us to get out of the Yellow Sea but they didn’t have the power to turn that into reality .

They had currently lost 100 Baek Gyeongs . I didn’t know how many they had left but it would be better for them to use them to calm China’s inner chaos .

They wouldn’t be able to turn their eyes to outside business for at least half a year .

With this, I blocked China’s ambition . Lee Hui-seung had temporarily entered seclusion due to the aftermath of his battle with the Baek Gyeongs .

“Seonbae oppa, what are you looking at so seriously?”

Soo-ah appeared while rubbing her eyes after noon .

“What were you doing all night to get up now?”

“Ah . I was training a bit . ”

“Training?”

“We rested for a while after level 9 dungeons disappeared no? I felt a bit stiff not moving around for so long . I worked out with the guys . ”

“By guys you mean team 2 right?”

“Yes . It might be possible to restart hunting in the Yellow Sea so I had to train them ahead of time . ”

It was forbidden to hunt in the middle of war .

Because of that, team 2 had no choice but to forcefully rest for a week but it seems Soo-ah had volunteered to train team 2 in that time .

It was praiseworthy how she did something without being told to .

“But what are we going to do from now on?”

“What?”

“Level 9 dungeons disappeared now . ”

“We can just go to Red Holes . ”

“Ah . Is seonbae oppa coming with us then?”

“No . I’m planning on going to a harder area . ”

“A harder area?”

“I’m thinking about going to level 11 dungeons . ”

“Level 11???”

Question marks appeared on Soo-ah’s face .

It was too much for team 1 to go to level 11 dungeons for now .

I was planning on going in on my own . I will take Edward as a bonus .

He was outside our total power so it didn’t matter where he went .

***

The next day . I moved to Pyeongyang with team 1 . Thankfully, the border wasn’t blocked and my identification was still valid . There was no contact from Peongyang’s mayor Kim Sung-hyeon too .

He might feel some regret soon so I was planning on sending some money his way . Even if he was amicable money made parents and brothers not recognize each other after all .

“I hope you won’t look down on it just because it’s level 8 . Red Holes have several times the difficulty compared to normal dungeons after all . ”

“Please don’t worry . We have prepared to the utmost for our safety after all . ”

Han Joon-suk answered while nodding his head .

“There are some that ambush as well so…… . ”

“It’s fine since we have Kelby . ”

Yeon-gyeong said . She had recently returned after family business . I have heard that the problem had been solved appropriately .

It made sense as they would retreat first against a level 10 hunter as their opponent as long as they weren’t on the level of a large scale company . Even if they were a large scale company, there were methods as long as I interfered .

Also, if the problem got that big then I would know before she tells me .

“Kelby?”

“It sensed the movement of even level 10 monsters ahead of time . ”

Was this guy’s sense of smell that good .

I opened Kelby’s profile .

Hell’s Gatekeeper Cerberus

Proficiency : 87

Special Ability : Grows through eating items . Grows more the higher the level of the item . Does not die . Gains additional abilities through growth .

Additional Ability : Able to eat monsters . Able to sense the location of monsters .

Its proficiency was at 87 .

On top of that, it had the ability to sense monsters . Its basic physical stats were at least level 9 . At this point, it was fine to use him at level 8 dungeons .

I calmly looked back at Edward .

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

“No . I was just thinking that your growth was too slow . ”

“This is slow……?”

He asked back as if it was absurd . His current level was level 5, Vampire Viscount . He had gotten to level 5 from level 1 in just a few months so it was certainly very fast .

But it was true that he was preposterously weaker compared to my other teammates and Kelby .

In the first place, I didn’t have much thought about raising this guy .

I was just carrying him around as a scout because of his high survivability .

However, he now lost to Kelby even in that . He was truly a guy of no use .

“Can you not look at me like such a useless trash?”

“Ah . Sorry . Did it look like that?”

“Why don’t you write it on your face instead?”

Edward grumbled .

***

I separated from team 1 and headed towards the level 11 dungeon .

I checked my profile once more on the way .

I used the remaining Reward Points appropriately after the Effort skill rose to level 1 .

I would have used the Reward Points when the time came if it was like before but I changed my mind after clashing with Lee Hui-seung .

All the dungeons were closed already . There was no need to worry about it anymore and I might get done in if I spared some strength . I thought that I could win against anyone before but that thought has now changed .

As powerful as Lee Hui-seung was, there should be humans similar to him somewhere in the world . If I didn’t do my best to raise my abilities, I might die an unnatural death sometime somewhere .

That was the lesson Lee Hui-seung gave me .

Stat Increase : Strength 1,450 , Endurance 1,950 , Reflex 1,950 Concentration 2,000 , Defense 1,000 , Psychokinesis 2,000 , Armor Penetration 1,000

Additional Technique : Uncontrollable Strength , Additional damage proportional to base attack is added .

Another passive skill appeared once Strength passed 1,000 . Strength did affect damage in the first place but it seemed there was something more to it .

I approached a nearby boulder . A boulder about 2 meters in diameter . Creating a handprint would have been the limit for the past me .

I took a deep breath and stretched a fist towards the boulder .

I didn’t expect too much, instead, I was worried that my hand might hurt .

With the sound of thunder, the boulder got split .

Edward who caught up to me opened his mouth .

I thought he would talk about the broken boulder but it seems he was looking at something else .

“The dungeon you made is on the other side of that hill right?”

“Yeah . ”

“It seems someone’s there though?”

“There’s a person?”

Edward was better than me at sensing presences .

I carefully went towards the dungeon . There were hundreds of hunters camping around the dungeon that had a red aura swaying .

What in the world…… .

“Who goes there?”

I met eyes with a hunter that was standing guard with a spear in a timely manner .