GM Ch13

It was obvious that if Minjun was left alone, the National Security Agency would be all over him. And for free. Moreover, the Poison Jar dungeon had a lot of competing interests, making it difficult for a novice hunter like Minjun to navigate.

Not only his name but his personality also resembled hunter Kim Minjun.

Soohyuk clicked his tongue as he looked at Minjun’s calm face. The hunter he admired hadn’t pretended to be oblivious to the whining and complaining of the National Security Agency. He cleared and closed dangerous dungeons one by one, almost as a pro bono service. But the National Security Agency had passed various responsibilities to hunter Kim Minjun, not knowing how to be grateful.

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When Soohyuk didn’t know any better, he had admired the heroism of hunter Kim Minjun. But when he became a hunter and realized that his accomplishments were the result of the National Security Agency doing the heavy lifting, he became furious.

The main rule was that the wicked could not become hunters, but not all hunters were good. Many righteous hunters were corrupted by money and power.

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However, it was clear that hunter Kim Minjun was particularly nice, for he accepted all the unreasonable demands of the National Security Agency for the sake of the national interest and the safety of the people. In the process, some people misunderstood and envied him.

Honestly, the hunter had been an S-class hunter, so his life wasn’t in danger, but this fresh-faced Minjun was only a C-class hunter. A young, weak, novice hunter who didn’t know the world yet shouldn’t be recklessly sold at a low price.

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Ever since the hunters had all escaped from the poisonous swamp, Soohyuk had protected Minjun like a hen wrapping her chicks. He blocked Supervisor Park Jungwoon from approaching him to talk to him just once.

Soohyuk’s unusual behavior caught the attention of not only the examinees, but also supervisors from the Hunter Association and the National Security Agency. Even the members of the June Guild’s Team 1, who already knew Minjun was going to join the guild, gossiped about whether the guild leader had eaten something wrong for breakfast.

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There was a lot to talk about in the aftermath of this year’s first hunter license practical exam.

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The goal of the hunter license practical test was to give prospective hunters as many different experiences as possible. But more important than that was that no casualties occurred.

The National Security Agency managed to defeat most of the monsters except for the boss. This was possible due to the small scale of the D-class dungeon, which was the location of the test, and the low number of monsters. Several proctors, an S-class hunter, and members of his guild were present as security guards to subdue panicked test takers or to prevent feuding among them.

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The 79 hunters exited the poisonous swamp and followed the proctor’s lead without much fuss. A few monsters appeared, but they were quickly dispatched.

Not long after walking across the green field, they ran into the boss.

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The boss of the so-called practice dungeon was a giant, quadrupedal, three-headed tortoise-like monster, named The Three-Headed Vicious Turtle. It was as big as five 15-ton trucks put together.

The Three-Headed Vicious Tortoise had a narrow field of vision, so it didn’t attack until people got close. Instead, it had high defense and a roar that cast a wide area of stun, making it difficult for the inexperienced test takers to deal with.

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In the practical exam where safety was considered important, test takers did not directly deal with the Vicious Tortoise. It was the Hunter Association’s supervisors who did. The test was designed to allow students to experience the roar of the Vicious Tortoise firsthand.

The hunter’s license practical test was just a small taste of the dangers of dungeons and monsters. It was a valuable experience for specialty hunters who didn’t have a connection to dungeon raiding. It was also an indirect way for combat type hunters to see if they were a good fit for dungeon raiding.

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As the students followed the proctor’s instructions, they moved away and surrounded the Vicious Tortoise. Then one of the proctors pulled out a shield.

Watching the process calmly, Minjun glanced over at Soohyuk, who was still standing next to him.

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“I am taking a test, can you please move away?”

Minjun politely asked Soohyuk to stay no more than three steps away from him, but it didn’t work.

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“It’s dangerous.”

“That hunter over there is going to draw all the aggro.”

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“There was a time when a piece of the tortoise’s carapace broke off and hit an examinee on the head. I couldn’t see it in person, but I heard there was a lot of blood. You never know what can happen in a dungeon.”

“That’s something I can get away from.”

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He was a hunter. Being C-class, he could see and dodge flying objects.

“Then let’s just say I want to be beside you.”

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“You keep saying you’re not hitting on me, but people will misunderstand you.”

Minjun could feel some of the examinees glancing at him, but he just said it outright. He wanted to make Soohyuk stop his selfish behavior.

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“What misunderstanding?”

“Any misunderstanding.”

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“Let them misunderstand. It’s not a misunderstanding anyway. I’m just protecting what I have my eye on. What? Why are you looking at me like that? Okay, fine.”

Soohyuk laughed lightly and stepped back. And just then, C-class hunter and Supervisor Lee Chaeseong raised his shield and charged at the Vicious Tortoise.

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He was not fazed in the slightest by the charge of the D-class dungeon boss. He held his shield firmly in place.

Meanwhile, other hunters began to attack. The supervisors didn’t take down the Vicious Tortoise in one fell swoop, but instead took a regular position and attacked it carefully.

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Hunters specializing in defense took on the role of tankers and silently stood in front, while the remaining hunters attacked from close range and long range.

The Vicious Tortoise’s attack consisted of biting, thrashing, and stomping. The attacks themselves were swift, unbecoming of its large size. Despite the distance, the energy emanating from the monsters and hunters was palpable.

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After the cataclysm, it was not uncommon for monsters to roam the streets due to dungeon breaks. If you were unlucky, you might even encounter one. However, it was a rare sight to see a group of hunters standing in unison to take on a monster. The unfamiliar sight kept most test takers on their toes. Some went white as if they were going to faint, while others were excited with a twinkle in their eye.

Minjun, who had a lot of experience with bosses, calmly watched the situation from the sidelines, but he called upon the wind spirit just in case.

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Soon enough, the Vicious Tortoise, which had been receiving only one-sided attacks, let out a roar. Minjun, who was thoroughly exposed to the skill of inflicting wide-area stun, was impressed. Normally, he would be able to catch a D-class boss with his eyes closed. But now, just the stun skill of a boss one rank lower was enough to weigh him down.

Feeling his class drop vividly, Minjun muttered to himself that he needed to quickly get back to being an S-class.

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It was at that moment, the tortoise let out a roar, breaking the tanker hunter’s aggro. Almost simultaneously, the flames hunters threw before the roar hit the tortoise directly. It all happened in the span of a single breath. The Vicious Tortoise lunged at the hunter, who attacked right after the aggro was released. The tank used his taunt again, but to no avail.

The Vicious Tortoise’s charge was swift. The hunter, who had used flame magic, managed to dodge it, but many of the examinees behind him froze. They were so panicked that they didn’t even realize that they could make an emergency escape from the dungeon.

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Minjun urgently ordered all the spirits to stop the Vicious Tortoise. The power of the spirits depended on the hunter’s rank, so it was unclear if they would be able to stop it completely, but it was better to at least try to limit the damage than to do nothing.

The earth spirit began to deform the ground, creating obstacles in the tortoise’s path. At the same time, it raised a barrier of earth in front of the examinees. The wind and water spirits also created defenses. The timing was tight, but it looked like they might be able to stop it somehow.

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At that moment, Soohyuk’s white figure appeared from nowhere and kicked the Vicious Tortoise in the head. Without exaggeration, the tortoise flew in a straight line and fell to the ground.

Clatter clang!

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The Vicious Tortoise, half buried in the ground by the immense force, moved no more, and soon turned to dust and disappeared. While the examinees and the proctor stood in astonishment, Minjun clicked his tongue when he felt that all the spirits had returned to him.

The barely formed barriers of wind and water had long since vanished, as well as the foundation of the earth. The spirits had been blown away by Soohyuk’s explosive momentum.

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Well, that was an S-class for you.

After sending the spirits back, Minjun glanced at Soohyuk, who was standing tall and proud. The S-class hunter had accompanied the practical test just in case something like this happened.

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Several notifications popped up one after another. It was a notification that Soohyuk had killed the dungeon boss.