Return To Level Up

Chapter 36

Ha-jin Kang and Soo-young Hwang sat down with a small table in between.

The two greeted each other as soon as they met for the first time and haven’t said a word to each other yet.

Ha-jin Kang was busy looking at Su-yeong Hwang’s status window, and Soo-young Hwang was busy trying to figure out the equipment Ha-jin Kang was wearing, the atmosphere and magic power that he was wearing.

Hwang Soo-young’s level was a whopping 302. It was clear that he was one of the strongest players in Korea. It was rumored that she might be the highest level Awakener in Korea.

She also had great abilities. On average, 3 stats are distributed at each level up of her, but Hwang Soo-young seems to have increased more stats than that.

This was not much different from the abilities that Hajin Kang received.

But what stood out more than those things were her skills and titles.

[One-Point Explosion (A)][Spear exclusive skill. Concentrates magical energy on the tip of the spear to cause an explosion. You can control the extent of the explosion. The explosive power is set between 10 and 20 times the attack power. When the explosive power is determined, it is affected by the skill level.]

It was an incredible skill. And it was a skill that Hwang Soo-young did not have before the return.

The other one is the skill Hwang Soo-Young originally had.

[Strength (A)][Instantly amplifies muscle strength. The increase in strength is level × 3, and the ratio increases according to the skill level.]

You don’t know how rampant you were when you entered the dungeon with just one of those monsters.

When the level is low, it has no utility value, but even if it exceeds 1 million, it can instantly increase muscle strength by 300.

Now that it is level 300, it means that the strength of 900 has increased.

It was a fraud skill, but it had a weakness. The point was that the amount of magic that went into the skill increased tremendously as the level of proficiency increased.

However, if you had enough magic potions, you could show great power.

Before her return, thanks to Kyung-Min Yoon, she never ran out of money, so she carried a lot of her magic potions every time she hunted, so she was able to rapidly grow her guild.

‘Besides, what is this title?’

[The one chosen by Gaia][A title given to those who became regulars by being chosen by Gaia. You can receive some information and quests from Gaia.]

‘What is Gaia?’

Ha-jin Kang had a foreboding that Gaia might have something to do with his return.

‘It was nice to meet you.’

Now I can guess why the unusual Awakenings I saw in the global community the other day.

There was a high probability that they too were chosen by Gaia.

And there was a high possibility that the irregular was a being twisted in some way in the future fate.

“How long are you going to have a snowball fight? Wasn’t he the one who asked to see you first?”

Hwang Soo-young couldn’t wait and opened her mouth first. She checked everything enough to confirm.

In her judgment, her strong Hajin wasn’t that great.

The equipment Kang Ha-jin was wearing was really mediocre. Even considering that the Awoken usually doesn’t wear a lot of equipment, the only thing that stood out was the ring he was wearing.

I doubted whether the word “master of the guild sponsored by A-Market” was really true.

A-Market was the number one in the world when it comes to selling Awakened-related items. However, no matter how you look at it, Ha-jin Kang was not a talented person to support such a place.

Kang Ha-jin looked directly into Hwang Soo-young’s eyes.

She showed unwavering, stubborn eyes.

She said, “She recently met some foreign awakener.”

Hwang Soo-young let out her sigh, and then she looked at Ha-jin Kang with a look of what she was going to do.

“But he said this. He said he was the chosen one of Gaia.”

At those words, Hwang Soo-young’s complexion changed instantly, but she returned to normal.

For a moment, she had failed to control her expression.

What Kang Ha-jin just said that much really struck her.

“He also insisted on clearing the dungeon quickly.”

She spoke up there and she looked at Hwang Soo-young.

She felt a strange pressure on Hwang Soo-young.

“Who is that person?”

Hajin Kang shook her head.

“I cannot tell you. I made a promise to keep it a secret.”

Hwang Soo-young nodded her head as if understanding. If she had been in that person’s position herself, she would have asked her to keep it a secret.

“Anyway, you must be very close to Ha-jin Kang. If only I could tell you all those secrets.”

Kang Ha-jin closed her mouth and she looked at Hwang Soo-young.

She said Hwang Soo-young was a muscular woman. She didn’t mean she was bulky and plump. The more she looked, the more she looked, the smoother and firmer she was. Perhaps it is the excellent health beauty that Yoon Kyung-min was attracted to Hwang Soo-young.

Her outwardly revealed personality was also arrogant and arrogant. Her fighting style was also a simple and ignorant charge. But that was her personality Hwang Soo-young created to show her publicly.

In reality, she had the opposite personality. Her hair was pretty good too. She wasn’t that simple.

“If you are going to continue conquering the dungeon, it would not be bad to link with our guild, how about it?”

Hwang Soo-young’s lips rose slightly.

“Did you say Guardians? After some investigation, it seems that there are still less than 20 guild members. Wouldn’t it be a bit unfair to be with us?”

“Actually, fewer of them are capable of combat. But nonetheless, they’re all over level 100, and one of them will soon be 200, so it’ll be fine to play with. Conquering dungeons is good, but safety is also important.”

“That’s kind of surprising.”

There were more than 70 guild members in Dungeon Breaker, but among them, only seven were awakened beyond level 100. That number included Hwang Soo-young.

“But we will all be leveling up soon. I will make it that way.”

“Won’t it be easy?”

Hwang Soo-young, who received Kang Ha-jin’s gaze, made a strange expression.

“You must know how to level up quickly, don’t you?”

In Hwang Soo-young’s gaze, there was a question about whether you too were chosen by Gaia.

When Ha-jin Kang did not respond, Hwang Soo-young pouted her lips and shook her head.

“Sheesh, that’s not funny.”

She returned to her formal look.

“I will think positively about connection. Actually, we need to increase the strength of our guild a little more. Can you share how to level up quickly?”

“We can’t share how, but we can help.”

“how?”

Hwang Soo-young looked at Ha-jin Kang again with her twinkling eyes and asked. She leaned her upper body forward slightly and moved closer to Ha-jin Kang.

However, Hajin Kang did not react at all to her tone of voice, expression, or actions. From the time she first met, she maintained a consistent look and attitude.

Hwang Soo-young was really tired inside. This was the first person

“If we just do it together, it will come naturally.”

Hajin Kang spoke up there and got up from her seat.

“And sooner or later we will hear good news.”

Hwang Soo-young wanted to ask what the good news was, but she said that Kang Ha-jin had already left.

“What, are there any people like that?”

Since meeting her, she’s never brought pace. I haven’t talked for a long time, but I’m tired. It felt like she was just being dragged along.

But she said that she felt better. Since the size of her opponent’s guild is small, hopefully she might be able to absorb this opportunity.

It looks like a guild full of talent even though it is small in size, but if you absorb it well and then develop Dungeon Breaker, wouldn’t it be a stepping stone to grow into a huge guild sooner or later?

In addition, it also gained a sponsor called A-Market.

Hwang Soo-young was so immersed in a rosy fantasy.

‘Everything is going well after Gaia’s choice.’

A pleasant smile formed on her lips.

* * *

“Ugh. Are you buying another Manastone Mine?”

Yoon Kyung-min looked at Ha-jin Kang with a panic after checking some documents.

“If there is a Manastone Mine for sale in the future, buy it all.”

“Are you really okay? Manastone mine operations generally cannot avoid deficits.”

The manastones from the Manastone Mine are still useless, crumbled manastones, so it was a poison that kept getting money the more it was operated, let alone a deficit.

“Securing the mine is important, but keeping it safe is also important.”

“I had a contract with a security company. It’s a reliable place, so you’ll be fine. But . . . no matter how many mines there are, we cannot find people who can work there.”

“It will come naturally later.”

“I can’t quite understand it. Well, since all the funds come from the Master anyway, I have to do what I tell them to do, well.”

At Yoon Kyung-min’s slightly self-helpful words, Kang Ha-jin frowned slightly.

“Certainly, this doesn’t fit Yoon Kyung-min’s style.”

“No, no. It’s not about my style, it’s just that it’s a bit frustrating. Fine. I know very well that I am not someone who does things for no reason.”

Hajin Kang shook her head.

“No, this kind of problem always boils over later. So we have to try as hard as we can.”

Yoon Kyung-min opened his eyes wide and looked at Kang Ha-jin. Seeing his eyes twinkle, it seems that the words Kang Ha-jin just said moved his heart greatly.

“Some of the currently active Awoken have special information.”

“Special information? Is that also the case, Master?”

“You can understand that. Most of it is about dungeons.”

“Then the recent rumor that the dungeon will explode is not just speculation or prediction, but certain information, right?”

“Yes. And Suyeong Hwang, the master of Dungeon Breaker, is one of them.”

“Ah, so…!”

“The number of dungeons will increase dramatically in the near future. And there will be many times, no, dozens of times more Awoken now.”

“If that happens, there will be a riot.”

“A significant percentage of that will be abandoned Awoken.”(Read more @ wuxiax.com)

“Abandoned… Awakened?”

“He has awakened, but he has no skills and his growth potential is so low that he is virtually impossible to dungeon hunt.

Yoon Kyung-min’s eyes widened at those words.

“Certainly, if that happens, the worker problem will be solved naturally!”

“And the Manastone shards are useless now, but they will soon become more useful.”

Yoon Kyung-min looked at Kang Ha-jin with twinkling eyes. Kang Ha-jin’s words that followed were surprising.

“Because I will make it happen.”

“I will go find the mine immediately. Oh, and mines outside of Korea would be fine, right?”

“of course.”

Kang Ha-jin chuckled. Perhaps Yoon Kyung-min will pour out several times more energy than he does now.

‘Cause he’s got a reason to move

Yoon Kyung-min was excited and was about to go out, but Kang Ha-jin called.

When I checked his cell phone, it was Jeong-in. As soon as he answered the phone, words poured out.

– What the hell are you?

Kang Ha-jin did not answer, and calmly waited for the next word.

– Success! The sample you gave me was successful! How could that be?

Kang Ha-jin calmly responded to Jeong A-yeon’s fuss.

“I’m glad it was successful. Then, our guild’s finances will be a little more prosperous in the future.”

-Uh… But the demand for magic potions isn’t as high as I thought. It probably won’t be that much money.

Jeong A-yeon said cautiously. Hajin Kang smiled at that.

“Don’t cry later because you don’t have enough samples.”

– I really wish it would be like that.

Surely it will be. Since the first disaster, a lot of skills that require tremendous magical power have appeared.

Magic potions currently in circulation for such awakenings were too inefficient.

However, just before Ha-jin Kang returned, the efficiency of the magic potion was over 100 times what it is now.

And only at that level, he was able to fight while pouring his skills on the monsters in the dangerous dungeon.

The sample provided by Ha-jin Kang was actually something that had been skipped a few steps.

“Then we will meet later with a new contract.”

After saying that, Hajin Kang hung up the phone and glanced to the side at the hot gaze he felt on his cheek.

Yoon Kyung-min was looking at Kang Ha-jin with eyes full of anticipation and respect. His eyes were so hot that it felt like sparks were about to fall.

Kang Ha-jin sneaked her cell phone into her pocket and quickly ran away from her.