I Alone Resurrect Chapter 178
Peaceful Daily Life
A peaceful December.
Kang Hyeon was sitting in the office drinking beer as usual.
“Ahh! That’s refreshing.”
Just as he emptied a can in one gulp and let out an exclamation.
“Huh?”
Kang Hyeon frowned at the unfamiliar magical energy passing through his body.
“Something feels off…”
Magical energy was no longer exclusive to dungeons.
As Earth’s magical density gradually increased and powerful ability users became more common, it wasn’t unusual to sense magical energy even in urban areas.
But what just swept through Kang Hyeon’s body was somehow different.
Though extremely faint, it was concentrated, dark, and unpleasant magical energy.
‘Did I sense it wrong?’
Seeing Kang Hyeon frowning, Shin Seong-ah approached him.
“Mr. Kang Hyeon. Is something wrong?”
“It’s nothing.”
Kang Hyeon shook his head and got up from his seat.
“Is everyone gathered?”
“Yes. They’re waiting in the conference room.”
“Okay. Let’s go!”
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Upon entering the conference room, very familiar faces were waiting.
“You’re here?”
Ahn Yu-seong greeted with a slight wave,
“Let’s start quickly.”
And Yoon Na-rae looked impatient as if waiting for something.
“Don’t be hasty. It’ll be over soon.”
The group had gathered for the first time since clearing the A-rank dungeon krokta’s Great Sanctuary.
“Everyone knows why we’re gathered today, right?”
Today was a bit different from their usual casual gatherings.
The reason Kang Hyeon emphasized the word ‘meeting’ was because the content of today’s discussion was that important.
“You said we’re dividing items?”
“Yeah. It’s about time we do.”
The meeting topic was item distribution.
It was about deciding who would get the items obtained after killing the boss Kosik.
“As I mentioned before, there are three items total. Check each one carefully.”
As Kang Hyeon spoke, he took the items out of his inventory and placed them on the table.
Everyone’s eyes gathered on the hazily glowing items.
Name: High Priest Kosik’s Ring
Grade: A
Durability: 295/300
Description: A ring used by Kosik, the 21st generation High Priest of the Lizardmen.
Abilities: Magic Power +10 stat increase, Magic Recovery Speed +20% increase, Light of Protection
Light of Protection: Creates a powerful shield that perfectly blocks external forces.
The first item was a ring.
As it bore the name of Kosik, who was a powerful magician, it was a ring with excellent performance.
“Who should have this?”
At Kang Hyeon’s words, Yoon Na-rae raised her hand immediately.
“Me!”
“Why?”
“I’ll take it. Isn’t it obviously something I need?”
Kang Hyeon smirked at Yoon Na-rae’s words.
“That’s funny. How so?”
“It increases magic power!”
“Is there anyone here who doesn’t need magic power?”
Of course, Yoon Na-rae, who mainly fought using magic, needed magic power more than the others.
However, since ability users fundamentally used magic power to fight, it wasn’t something that others didn’t need at all.
“Then who’s going to take it?”
“Hmm…”
Honestly, even Kang Hyeon couldn’t judge well who should use it.
“I wonder how strong that Light of Protection is?”
“When we first left the dungeon, the boss was being attacked, right? That’s what he was using then.”
Ahn Yu-seong answered Kang Hyeon’s question.
“Really? How do you know that so well?”
“Just intuition. Intuition.”
Ahn Yu-seong said with a grin.
“Right. You’re so smart.”
Anyway, if Ahn Yu-seong’s words were true, it seemed better for Shin Seong-ah or Yoo Na-rae to use that item.
Compared to Kang Hyeon and Ahn Yu-seong, those two fought more from a distance and had weak defense.
“Hmm… What should we do.”
Kang Hyeon frowned and ran his hand through his hair.
“Hey. Let’s leave this aside and check the next item first.”
Kang Hyeon picked up the staff next to the ring.
Name: Lizardmen High Priest’s Staff
Grade: A++
Durability: 10000/10000
Description: A staff passed down through generations to Lizardmen who held the position of High Priest in Crocta’s Sanctuary. According to legend, it was crafted from the World Tree. It aids in the user’s magic power manipulation. It’s so sturdy that it could also serve as a decent blunt weapon.
Abilities: Magic Power Utilization +50% increase, Magic Recovery Speed +40% increase, Durability Enhancement, Self-Repair
“Hmm…”
This time it was an impressive A++ grade item.
“Who wants to take this?”
Yoon Na-rae shot up from her seat with her hand raised high.
“Me!”
“Why?”
At Kang Hyeon’s question, Yoon Na-rae clenched her fist.
“Isn’t this item obviously perfect for me?”
“You said the same thing about the ring earlier.”
“Both items are clearly meant for me!”
“Do you want to die?”
Kang Hyeon frowned at Yoon Na-rae’s outrageous ambition.
“I might not give you either one.”
“Ah! I’m sorry.”
At the threat of not receiving any items, Yoon Na-rae quickly became docile and sat down.
“Sigh… I don’t know. Let’s look at the last item first.”
The group checked the last remaining item, which was a necklace.
Name: Dimensional Necklace
Grade: Z
Durability: 1000/1000
Description: A gift presented to you who first defeated the boss of an A-grade dungeon.
Ability: Health +20 stat increase, â–¡â–¡
*â–¡â–¡: ???
A simple design necklace with an amber-colored gem in the center.
“Hmm…”
The necklace was the most peculiar item they had seen so far.
“Well, the health +20 stat increase is insane.”
Although the ‘â–¡’ and ‘?’ were bothersome, even just looking at the stat increase alone made it an extremely excellent item.
“This seems suspicious…”
It wasn’t Kang Hyeon’s first time seeing an item with question marks in its description.
“Remember that Easter egg from before?”
The Easter egg they won in a bet with Park Ho-yeon of the Fire Dragon Guild during the C-grade dungeon ‘Benandi’s Forest’ raid.
That also had lots of ‘?’ marks written on it, just like this necklace.
“I think Kang Hyeon should take this.”
Shin Seong-ah quietly offered her opinion.
“I agree with that.”
Ahn Yu-seong chimed in.
“Is that really okay?”
“Yes. I think this might have been specifically made for Kang Hyeon by the ‘Administrator’ who planned all of this.”
“Hmm…”
“I think the same. This definitely should go to brother.”
Yoon Na-rae nodded at their opinions.
“I agree too.”
Though Yoon Na-rae was tempted by the health +20 stat, other factors were more important.
With everyone in agreement, Kang Hyeon quickly took the necklace.
“Okay. I’ll take this one. So now we have two left.”
What remained were the ring and the staff.
Once again, Yoon Na-rae raised her hand high.
“Speak.”
“Honestly speaking, I’m the only one here who can use a staff, right?”
“So?”
“I’ll take the staff.”
At Yoon Na-rae’s words, Kang Hyeon quickly grabbed the staff.
“Who said you could have the staff?”
“But you said you’d distribute them!”
“I said we’d have a discussion, not that I’d give you the staff. And besides.”
Kang Hyeon checked the staff’s description again.
“Don’t you see this? It’s an A++ grade. Even with beef, A++ is the highest grade! And here you are trying to take such a precious item without any consideration.”
At Kang Hyeon’s words, Yoon Na-rae pouted.
“Really now. If you don’t want to give it to me, just say so. How petty…”
Honestly, Kang Hyeon knew it was right for Yoon Na-rae to use this staff.
But he couldn’t help feeling reluctant to give it away.
‘I’ll tease her as much as I can before giving it to her.’
Kang Hyeon grinned as he looked at Yoon Na-rae.
“Do you want it?”
“Yes!”
At Kang Hyeon’s words, Yoon Na-rae’s eyes sparkled brightly as if she had never been upset.
“If I give you this, will you behave well?”
“Of course! Guild Leader! Yes sir! Yes sir! I’ll dedicate my life to the guild!”
Yoon Na-rae said while giving an exaggerated salute.
She had thrown away all pride and dignity for the staff.
“Then I shouldn’t give it to you. I don’t want to keep seeing you around.”
But at Kang Hyeon’s following words, Yoon Na-rae’s face began to twist grotesquely.
“Ugh…! How dare an orc like you toy with people!?”
“What? Orc? Do you want to die?”
Kang Hyeon jumped up and gripped the staff tightly.
“Are you going to hit me again!? If you’re going to hit me, at least give me the staff first! Hitting someone without even giving them the staff, is that what a person would do!?”
“You just said I wasn’t a person but an orc!”
“Aaack! It hurts! It hurts!”
“Don’t just hurt, die!”
The staff with 10,000 durability, equipped with both ‘Durability Enhancement’ and ‘Self-Repair’, was very solid indeed.
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That evening, Yoon Na-rae finally managed to claim the staff.
Kang Hyeon immediately equipped the Dimensional Necklace.
The High Priest Kosik’s Ring went to Shin Seong-ah.
The group felt sorry for Ahn Yu-seong who didn’t get any items, but he himself didn’t mind.
-Are you really okay with this?
-I’m fine, really. I can buy what I need later.
Because Ahn Yu-seong insisted he was fine, Shin Seong-ah was able to take Kosik’s ring.
‘Well, if he says he’s fine with it, that settles it.’
There were only three items anyway, so someone had to go without.
If Ahn Yu-seong volunteered to give up his share, there was no need to push further.
‘Maybe it’s because my health increased so much at once, but this feels completely different.’
Kang Hyeon removed his existing ring that gave +10 health stat and equipped the Dimensional Necklace.
â–«Name: Kang Hyeon
â–«Title: Tutorial Graduate and 5 others
â–«Level: 90
â–«Detailed Stats:
- Strength 40 (+4)(+10)
- Agility 41 (+4)
- Health 43 (+3)(+20)
- Magic 41 (+3)(+10)
- Additional Stats: –
â–«Unique Ability: Resurrection
â–«Abilities: Magic Detection(A), Magic Manipulation(A), Kang Hyeon Style Brawling(A), Veil’s Swordsmanship(B), Heat Resistance(C), Poison Resistance(D), Cold Resistance(D), …
â–«Skills: Giant’s Strength(A), Magic Explosion(A), Roar of the Enraged Lion (A), Advanced Bodily Regeneration(A), Magic Field(A), Single Strike(A), Entria’s Outer Shell(A), Wayne’s Secret Technique(A), …
“This feels solid.”
His level and stats had increased quite a bit from this battle.
His abilities had improved, and most importantly, ‘Wayne’s Secret Technique’, which could be considered Kang Hyeon’s main skill, had reached A grade.
Wayne’s Secret Technique(A)
Ability: When activated, increases all stats except magic power by 80%. Body deteriorates as time passes.
The skill’s effect, which started at a 30% stat increase, had now reached 80%.
The physical burden had increased accordingly, but Kang Hyeon was extremely satisfied.
“Come to think of it, I got a new title too.”
He hadn’t checked because things were hectic, but he had received a title for defeating Boss Kosik.
Kang Hyeon immediately checked the detailed description.
First A-Grade Boss Hunter: A title given to the first person to hunt a boss in an A-grade dungeon.
Effect: Agility +2, Additional physical ability enhancement near dungeon main cores.
A title with somewhat ambiguous abilities.
‘Well, the more titles, the better.’
Since title effects stacked, more was always better.
While Kang Hyeon was deeply absorbed in examining his status window.
“Kang Hyeon. We’ve arrived.”
Shin Seong-ah’s voice came from beside him.
“Ah, we’re here already?”
“Yes.”
“Alright. Let’s hurry in. I’m hungry.”
The group quickly got out of their vehicle after arriving at today’s dinner location.
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The dinner menu was, of course, beef.
“Welcome!”
Kang Hyeon was already a famous beef enthusiast in the area.
Since he was practically a regular at almost every meat restaurant in the vicinity, the restaurant owner greeted him as soon as he saw him.
“Just a moment. I’ll get the fire ready for you.”
Shortly after.
Once the blazing charcoal was placed in the center, the group quickly placed the meat on the grill.
“Hey, the meat’s burning! You need to be careful!”
When Yoon Na-rae started burning the meat, Kang Hyeon quickly snatched the tongs from her.
“Like this. You should do it like this.”
“Oho… You’re really good at this.”
Yoon Na-rae marveled as Kang Hyeon grilled the meat with flashy skill.
‘Heheh. Fool.’
Actually, Yoon Na-rae wasn’t bad at grilling meat.
But from experience, she knew that acting like she couldn’t grill would make Kang Hyeon do it himself, so she always pretended to be bad at it.
“Eat quickly! It gets tough if it’s overcooked!”
Kang Hyeon distributed the perfectly grilled meat to everyone’s plates.
The group ate the meat quietly like baby birds being fed by their mother bird.
“Ahh, this is it!”
The beer was cold, and the meat was fantastically delicious as always.
It was a perfect moment, but there was one problem.
“Wahaha! Drink up, drink up!”
“Brother! Thank you!”
“Yeah, yeah. You kids. Cheers!”
A group of men who had entered not long after Kang Hyeon’s group.
They had taken seats a bit away from the group, but they were shouting at the top of their lungs, making the restaurant shake.
“What kind of guys are they?”
Kang Hyeon frowned as he checked the source of the noise.
About 20 men.
All of them had enormous builds.
Some even seemed to be ability users as magic power could be sensed from them.
‘Are they local thugs?’
Actually, even though magic power could be sensed from them, from Kang Hyeon’s perspective, they didn’t seem much different from ordinary people.
‘They definitely don’t seem like quality guys.’
Tattoos visible on their arms outside their clothes.
Short sports haircuts.
Considering various factors, they seemed to be men who worked in back alleys.
‘Sigh. Let’s not pay attention to them.’
Although it was a bit noisy, Kang Hyeon decided to let it go.
It was a pretty good day after all.
Isn’t a restaurant always supposed to be a bustling place anyway?
‘It’s not like I rented out the whole restaurant.’
Kang Hyeon tried his best to suppress his anger and thought, ‘These things happen.’
At that moment.
“How dare you talk back when your senior is speaking!”
One of the men shouted loudly and threw a piece of meat with his hand.
The big guy sitting across quickly dodged the meat.
-Whoosh
A large piece of meat flew through the air.
-Splat
The flying meat landed, as if by some joke, right on the back of Kang Hyeon’s head.
“Oh? You dodge? Do you want to die!?”
The man who threw the meat knew someone had been hit by what he threw.
But he didn’t know it was Kang Hyeon, and.
That was the man’s biggest mistake.
Kang Hyeon stood up with a hardened face and slowly walked toward the men.
The men were still shouting and making noise among themselves, not knowing what had happened.
“Which bastard was it.”
Kang Hyeon approached the men and muttered quietly.
“What’s this now?”
“Did you just say ‘bastard’?”
The men’s expressions turned nasty when they saw Kang Hyeon.
“Boss, isn’t that Kang Hyeon?”
At that moment, one man whispered quietly as if recognizing Kang Hyeon.
“Kang Hyeon? That Kang Hyeon who appears on TV?”
“Yes. I think it’s him.”
The one called ‘Boss’ had at least heard enough to know who Kang Hyeon was.
“So what if he’s Kang Hyeon? Why is he butting into our fun?”
But he couldn’t show weakness in front of his underlings.
Looking at the men who failed to grasp the situation, Kang Hyeon smiled while grinding his molars.
“Hey. Which bastard threw the meat?”
Then the chubby-looking man next to them stood up abruptly.
“So what if you’re Kang Hyeon? Saying ‘bastard’ when we’ve just met. Isn’t that too har-“
The chubby man couldn’t finish his sentence.
-Crack!
Because Kang Hyeon lifted him up and slammed him right into the ceiling.
The chubby man dangled from the ceiling with his head stuck in it.
Looking closely, his legs were trembling, so he probably wasn’t dead.
“I’ll ask one last time. Which bastard was it?”
Kang Hyeon, who had just turned the chubby man into modern art in an instant.
Finally, the men began to grasp the situation.
All eyes turned to the boss who had thrown the meat.
The boss frowned and reluctantly stood up.
‘Shit… I picked the wrong fight.’
The boss stared directly at Kang Hyeon with the most menacing expression he could muster.
Though he was scared of Kang Hyeon, he couldn’t show weakness.
That is, he couldn’t lose face in front of his underlings.
“I’m sorry about the meat flying, but is it right to hit someone and do this over something so trivial?”
“What?”
“You’re a famous ability user, but is it okay to use violence like this against civilians?”
The men agreed with their boss’s words.
“That’s right!”
“Hey, quickly record this.”
“We need to expose this all on SNS.”
Hard to believe, but these days gangsters are better at snitching to the police and really love SNS.
The cool gangster image from movies is just that – from movies.
Reality is closer to just being a group of thugs.
“Hah… This is ridiculous.”
Kang Hyeon sighed at their reaction.
‘Should I really half-kill these guys…’
Honestly, Kang Hyeon could just deliver justice to these men and use the Shin Tae-gil chance.
But he didn’t want to create various troublesome situations.
As Kang Hyeon was contemplating this.
“Hm?”
Suddenly the ground shook and all the lights went out.
Simultaneously, an overwhelming magical force swept over them.
“What’s this? What’s happening!?”
“Turn on the lights! Lights!”
“Use your phone to light up!”
“The smartphones aren’t working!”
The thugs panicked at the sudden blackout and scrambled around.
‘Could an A-grade dungeon have broken out nearby…’
There was no other explanation for this situation.
While Kang Hyeon was considering what to do, he suddenly smiled.
“This works out well.”
Thinking about it, this was an opportunity!
Thanks to the dungeon, there were no witnesses or recording devices in this situation.
“If there’s no evidence when I hit you, that’s all that matters, right?”
Kang Hyeon grinned while clenching his fist.
“Clench your molars tight. Free jaw surgery coming up, you thugs.”
The men’s jaws were shattered one by one by Kang Hyeon’s solid fists.
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HAHAHAHHA damn KH does not give af