GM Ch102

The biggest difficulty in the Blizzard Dungeon was the cold. The longer a hunter was exposed to the snow falling inside the dungeon, the more their body temperature dropped and their movements became sluggish. After a few hours, their hands and feet would get frostbite, restricting their movement. No matter how high their defense was, there was only a difference in degree, and they couldn’t avoid the cold itself.

Fortunately, the way to overcome the cold was simple. Spending time by the fire for a certain period of time or eating warm food would eliminate the debuff caused by the cold.

The Lucky Guild’s raid team ate warm coffee, water, ramen, etc. in the snow-covered wilderness every two hours to shake off the cold.

Minjun interfered here. He summoned the water spirit and made a huge igloo out of the snow scattered in the field. And he lit a fire in the middle of the igloo with the fire spirit.

The Lucky Guild hunters liked that the brutal break time had become comfortable. Of course, the happiest person was Lee Hana.

“Wow. You can do this with spirits? Did you say you handle all the elemental spirits? Earth, water, fire, and wind? Then you can build like this with earth too? Is it possible? Really? You’re omnipotent. It’s important to rest properly in dungeons that take a long time to raid. You can’t rest comfortably in a place that’s open on all sides. Tents are okay, but they’re too noticeable. Do you know what? Flying monsters recognize tents as enemies and attack them? It’s true. It’ll be on the test? Anyway, it’s so good. But, how do you fix the target of a wide-area attack skill? There seems to be a way?”

Minjun’s eyes widened as Lee Hana suddenly changed the subject and smiled brightly. He knew that S-class hunters were greedy, and Lee Hana was one who didn’t miss details. Still, he didn’t expect her to ask so directly.

A wide-area attack skill was, as the name suggested, an indiscriminate attack on a wide area. If you focused it on a specific target, you could deal tremendous damage. But no one other than Minjun knew how to do that.

The hunters inside the ice igloo were divided into two groups. The S-class hunters, including Soohyuk, were on one side, and the remaining A-class hunters of Lucky Guild were gathered on the other side, drinking cocoa and citron tea.

Minjun felt that the Lucky Guild hunters were perking up their ears at Lee Hana’s question. The power of the same skill varied greatly depending on how it was used. It was natural that they couldn’t miss the opportunity to learn the know-how.

It wasn’t difficult to tell them how. But unlike in the past, he was now affiliated with a guild, so he had to be careful with his actions.

Just in case, he looked at Soohyuk, who said kindly.

“You don’t have to tell them. It’s your skill. A hunter should keep a hidden card.”

Just like hiding the name of a skill, special techniques could be kept secret. That was an unspoken rule among hunters.

Minjun didn’t particularly intend to keep it a secret. Instead, he wanted to explain that it was difficult now.

“It’s not a secret. I can’t tell you right now.”

“Why?”

“Right now?”

Lee Hana and Soohyuk each asked. Minjun looked at the two of them once each and carefully opened his mouth.

“I decided to have a proper fight with our guild leader. As guild leader said, this is a hidden card, so it’s not allowed until then.”

Minjun explained clearly so that his words wouldn’t get twisted. No matter how he looked at it, he couldn’t be sure who would win the battle with Soohyuk. It was likely that the victory or defeat would depend on who made a mistake. If so, he had to hide a few killer moves to feel at ease.

In Minjun’s view, the hunter Yoon Soohyuk was a lump of talent. While raiding the dungeon together, he realized why the June Guild hunters called Soohyuk a cheat character. Soohyuk was already in a difficult state to fight from the beginning. But if he told Soohyuk the skill know-how and Soohyuk applied it, it would become even more difficult.

Minjun, who was quite serious, didn’t know that Soohyuk was holding back his laughter. He also couldn’t know that Soohyuk found his appearance of shining his clear eyes and strongly expressing his will to win cute.

He also didn’t know that Lee Hana, watching the two people exchanging glances, was convinced that they were dating and gave up neatly.

“Then there’s nothing we can do. Then when can you tell us?”

“Um… First, I’ll talk to guild leader first. I’m affiliated with June Guild, so I think I should take care of the guild members first.”

Minjun didn’t forget that he belonged to the June Guild. If there was something good, it was right to take care of the guild members first.

Then, Soohyuk burst into loud laughter.

“Our Hunter Kim Minjun loves the guild very much. Lee Hana guild leader.”

“That means you don’t want anything for free. I understand. If it works out well, I’ll take good care of you.”

Unlike the calculating Soohyuk, Minjun wasn’t expecting a reward. He thought that spreading this information widely would help prepare for future changes. He was just trying to take care of his fellow guild members as part of the June Guild.

“No… That’s… Yes.”

Minjun, who was about to say that there was no need to take care of him, closed his mouth at Soohyuk’s wink. It was the result of being educated to the point of his ears bleeding that he should receive proper compensation for this kind of work. Instead, he felt a slight pang of conscience, as if he were participating in Soohyuk’s scam.

“Hunter Kim Minjun is also a member of the June Guild. If you want to benefit from Kim Minjun, you’ll have to maintain a good relationship with the June Guild.”

“June Guild and Lucky Guild have always had a good relationship.”

Lee Hana and Soohyuk exchanged pleasantries in a friendly manner. Lee Hana said that there was no other guild leader who cherished guild members as much as the June Guild leader. Soohyuk said that he always respected Lee Hana for being generous.

The two guild leaders, among the most prominent in Korea, smiled at each other without hiding their ulterior motives. Minjun, as well as the Lucky Guild hunters, were used to seeing this, so they just let it pass.

The relationship between the two guilds was expected to remain good in the future.

The Blizzard Dungeon raid, in which three S-class hunters participated, was quickly completed. What usually took an average of more than five days to clear the dungeon ended in just two days this time.

Reporters who had been waiting outside the standard defense facilities of the Blizzard Dungeon to cover the dungeon raid of Korea’s new S-class hunter were bewildered, but soon realized it was a scoop and began competing for coverage.

Lee Hana, the guild leader of Lucky Guild, made a news article by officially stating that she was very satisfied with the raid with Hunter Kim Minjun and would like to collaborate again in the future. She didn’t reveal Minjun’s exact abilities, but that alone was enough.

After the dungeon raid, reporters and paparazzi followed the vehicles of Yoon Soohyuk and Kim Minjun as they returned to the June Guild. Every step of the way, from the two getting into the car to entering the guild grounds, was captured on camera.

The fact that the first dungeon raid of Korea’s eighth S-class hunter was over was immediately reported. Photos and videos were released almost in real time, and it took up several slots on the 9 o’clock news. Photos and short videos of his handsome face, more handsome than most celebrities, spread throughout the online communities.

Most people were busy cheering and enjoying the overflowing content. Some envied the hunter who had turned his life around, and others went further, feeling jealous and envious. It was an explosive popularity.

And there was also someone who regretted it deeply. It was the guild leader of the Star Guild. He lamented several times that he should have recruited Minjun by any means. He knew it was already too late, so he just pounded his frustrated chest. He felt as if he had gotten something in his hands and then had it taken away.

Finally, Joo Myunghwan, who was consumed with anger beyond jealousy and envy, clenched his fists tightly and glared at the TV showing the 9 o’clock news.

“That bastard…”

Joo Myunghwan didn’t throw the object he was holding at the TV like before. But he couldn’t help but let out a rough curse.

Even the name Kim Minjun was unlucky. He looked pathetic, clinging to Yoon Soohyuk with his meager skills, believing in his C-class status. It was also ridiculous that he was getting spotlighted and gaining popularity as a handsome hunter.

After all, the gap between A-class and C-class was enormous. He dismissed it, laughing that there was no way he could do anything even if he did that. He was determined to use a proper curse this time to ruin something, anything.

But the fact that the C-class bastard had been boosted to S-class through re-awakening made him feel twisted inside, to the point of going crazy.

“Shit…”

The sound of grinding teeth echoed. Nothing was going right these days. The aftermath of the failed Poison Jar Dungeon raid was still ongoing. The dropped stock showed no signs of rising, and the remaining investors were also wavering. He also heard rumors that Yoon Soohyuk had publicly humiliated him.

He wanted to kill both the arrogant and shameless Yoon Soohyuk and Kim Minjun, who didn’t know his place. But cursing an S-class hunter was a foolish thing to do. He didn’t want to die in extreme pain, vomiting blood from the rebound, without even inflicting damage on the opponent. Causing an accident was also impossible. All that was left was social ostracism, but no clear answer came to mind.

Attach a woman? Frame him?

Joo Myunghwan didn’t realize that his target had already changed from Yoon Soohyuk to Kim Minjun. He instinctively understood that Kim Minjun, an orphan with no background or family and no connections with S-class hunters yet, was much easier to deal with than Yoon Soohyuk, who was rumored to have strong backing and had been on good terms with other S-class hunters.