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Chapter 38
“I believe that seeing is believing. There’s nothing as certain as what you see with your own eyes.”
Kang Shin-hwa’s response to Jeong-hoon’s words was concise.
Wasn’t it the same with the potion yesterday?
Only after directly measuring the concentration and confirming it with both eyes did everyone realize it was a high-grade magical potion.
He thought today’s dungeon was the same.
Even if killing the blue Madillo before the four of them watched was unavoidable, so be it.
So he continued the attack.
The transformed magical lungs, liver, and heart continuously pumped, quickly helping magical power recovery.
Kang Shin-hwa quickly recovered more than half of his magical power and immediately attacked the Madillo.
And shortly after.
The four could definitely witness Kang Shin-hwa’s power with their own eyes.
“What on earth is that insane firepower punch?”
“I know Park Sung-hee, the team leader of the Hongryeon guild’s 3rd team, is an S- rank Awakener skilled in martial arts, and this seems to match his firepower,”Â
Jeong-hoon added objective data to Jin Bo-mi’s astonished reaction.
This was because Jeong-hoon had previously partied with Park Sung-hee against a monster similar to Madillo.
Jeong-hoon had been amazed by Park Sung-hee’s martial arts techniques multiple times.
However, today’s Kang Shin-hwa was no less, if not more, than Park Sung-hee at that time.
Above all, Kang Shin-hwa seemed to care nothing about Madillo’s thick hide, and simply drove his fist down.
Each time, Madillo’s head would distort following the shape of the fist, and its skull would be helplessly crushed.
“Shall I help?”
“Help with what? I’m doing it alone.”
When Yoon Tae-ho tried to step forward out of concern, Seo Ye-hee stopped him.
She crossed her arms and focused, capturing all of Kang Shin-hwa’s movements in her eyes.
Then.
Kang!
“Not bad!”
Kang Shin-hwa used steel reinforcement to receive Madillo’s brutal charge, being pushed back.
‘One, inherent skill.’
Seo Ye-hee’s count went up.
Next moment.
Paat!
Kang Shin-hwa leaped high in an instant, landing directly on top of Madillo’s crown.
This time, he stretched out both hands.
As he concentrated magical power, his hands turned bright red as if about to melt.
Puk! Puk!
“Koooooo!”
Kang Shin-hwa ruthlessly pushed both hands into Madillo’s eyes.
Although a fairly thick membrane was protecting the eyes, it couldn’t withstand an attack like a hot iron piece.
‘Two, transformation-type skill.’
“Uooooo!”
The Madillo, writhing in pain, tried to whip its tail to strike Kang Shin-hwa’s back.
But Kang Shin-hwa, with a thin smile, didn’t move and held his ground.
Peok!
“Ugh!”
When Madillo’s tail finally struck Kang Shin-hwa’s back, he only let out a short groan.
He had temporarily reinforced the back of his head, neck, and back to endure with durability.
‘Three, reinforcement-type skill.’
Seo Ye-hee’s expression began to waver slightly as she continued her count.
Kang Shin-hwa’s skills, now directly verified with her own eyes, were different from what she had thought and imagined.
She had thought that even if Kang Shin-hwa was versatile, not all his abilities would be excellent.
In other words, while he might know many things, she didn’t believe they would all be at a professional level.
But she was completely wrong.
The three skills Kang Shin-hwa consecutively demonstrated were abilities with maximized proficiency.
It seemed he knew exactly when, how, and in what form to utilize them.
“Whether it’s gray or blue Madillo, the weakness is the head. Finding the gap is a bit difficult, but once found, it’s easy to break down.”
“Bbeong!”
Kang Shin-hwa released magical power from his left arm that he had pushed into the Madillo’s left eye.
Instantly, the Madillo’s head, cheeks, and around its mouth swelled like a balloon before shrinking.
Everyone could guess that this magical discharge had completely shattered the Madillo’s brain like a crushed potato.
‘Four, discharge-type skill.’
Another count went up.
Just when they thought it might be the end.
“Kieeet!”
A C- rank baby Madillo that appeared from the corner of the path leaped towards Kang Shin-hwa with a monstrous cry.
Its jumping power was surprisingly strong for a baby, with considerable momentum.
But
“Heut-cha!”
Kang Shin-hwa immediately used a magic ball, throwing it with all his might towards the baby Madillo.
Woowung!
The magic ball, accelerated to maximum speed in an instant, created a high-heat tail like a spacecraft breaking through the atmosphere.
And
Bbaaaaak!
It directly struck the baby Madillo’s abdomen, which had spread itself out to leap with full force.
At that moment.
Peong!
“…..”
Everyone could simultaneously witness the scene.
The baby Madillo, as tough as an adult, being blown apart by the magic ball.
It was a tragic end, with flesh scattering in all directions like an exploding firecracker.
‘Five, manipulation-type skill….’
Her fingertips trembled slightly.
Normally, Awakener individuals consider themselves blessed just by having more than two skills.
However, dual or triple Awakener individuals rarely stand out.
The reason was simple.
Despite the diverse range of skills they possessed, their expertise in each skill was not deep.
But the skills Kang Shin-hwa consecutively displayed were all completely optimized.
The opponent was not an F- rank goblin or E- rank kobolds, but monsters of C and A+ rank.
Definitely not something that could be killed as easily as child’s play.
‘Even if Yoon Tae-ho and I combine our strengths, we would definitely need some time to defeat it, but he took it down alone.’
Seo Ye-hee was confused.
Initially, she thought bringing Kang Shin-hwa into the guild was like accepting a tiger cub.
In other words, she believed they had caught a promising seedling that, if well-nurtured, could become a wild beast.
It was a perfect misjudgment.
Kang Shin-hwa was already a ‘tiger’.
His skills were so outstanding that even discussing his cultivation would diminish his value.
‘A D- rank Awakener with five skills, standing side by side with A and S-rank Awakener in dungeon clearing – how am I supposed to understand this?’
Her value judgment criteria, always rational, cold, and detached, were being shaken.
Irregular.
Abnormal being.
These were the only words that could describe Kang Shin-hwa.
* * *
Perhaps due to the definitive showcase?
After taking down three additional Madillos in front of the four people, I naturally joined the team’s dungeon clearing.
Jin Bo-mi no longer worried about my safety or tried to discourage me from fighting Madillos.
As we cleared the dungeon together, discussions about loot and monster corpse distribution naturally arose.
I gave up ownership of the adult Madillo in exchange for all the baby Madillo corpses.
The reason was simple.
The baby’s internal organs and the fluids within would become materials for strengthening potions and Stimulus.
It was a special fluid that could only be obtained from young individuals, not from adults.
Everyone tilted their heads in confusion.
Because the price of an adult’s corpse in the market was three times more expensive than that of a young one.
It was natural for everyone to think it strange when someone was willing to give up an expensive trophy.
‘Looking at its future value, a young Madillo is worth at least 10 times more. They might wonder why I want this one right now.’
I was laughing inwardly.
In fact, for me, the adult was a less valuable specimen.
The blood or skin that could be obtained from an adult had too many replaceable monsters.
There was absolutely no reason to compete to obtain it.
Anyway, by ending the distribution discussion early, I was able to secure the materials needed for production.
I was able to proceed with clearing a high-tier dungeon, which would have been difficult to sweep alone, alongside guild executives.
It was a two-for-one deal for me.
Everything was going smoothly, just as I intended.
* * *
During the dungeon clearing.
‘Would 10 billion won per month be enough? I remember Elijah Lowe, a quadruple Awakener, had an annual salary of 360 billion won in his first year of awakening…’
Seo Ye-hee was continuously raising her value assessment standards based on the true worth revealed by Kang Shin-hwa.
Today’s expedition was to definitively determine Kang Shin-hwa’s value in monetary terms.
Reflecting guild Master Jin Seong-tae’s intention of not wanting to miss Kang Shin-hwa at any cost, she had the cold obligation to assess Kang Shin-hwa’s value.
Elijah Lowe.
The master of Elijah Group, one of the top 10 guilds in the United States.
He is currently a guild master, but there was a time when he was a guild member of another guild.
Around the time he was beginning to stand out like Kang Shin-hwa is now, the recruitment wars around him were intense.
At that time, Elijah was offered an annual salary of 360 billion won from the number one guild, excluding the contract fee.
In monthly terms, that’s 30 billion won.
However, Kang Shin-hwa has one more skill than Elijah, which makes the calculation even more complicated.
‘Monthly contracts are such a headache. Was this what they were aiming for?’
Seo Ye-hee looked at Kang Shin-hwa.
Kang Shin-hwa was purely focused on combat.
Sweating profusely, he was actively maneuvering between monsters, and his coordinated play with teammates was clean.
It seemed he had finished exploring each teammate’s skills and was accurately understanding when to jump in and when to pull back.
“Heuk!”
Finally, with the last monster’s death throe, the first clear of the K-1004 dungeon ended.
The second clear would be tackling the dungeon’s boss monster Bazart, but it was not in the plan.
Seo Ye-hee stopped Kang Shin-hwa, who was striding towards the boss room, and said:
“Let’s end today’s expedition here! 5 hours and 50 minutes! The clear time is shorter than expected. It used to take over 10 hours before.”
“It feels like I’ve been casting spells and properly riding the bus. Kang Shin-hwa, I’m really surprised. I’ll look at you again!”
“To think such a crazy damage-dealing melee awakener would join our guild…”
Jin Bo-mi and Yoon Tae-ho gave Kang Shin-hwa a thumbs up, showing their utmost satisfaction.
Now the question was clearly answered.
Though no one explicitly said it, everyone was assessing Kang Shin-hwa’s skills as at least A- rank.
Just then.
“Huh? What do you mean it’s over? Isn’t the boss monster Bazart still here?”
Kang Shin-hwa asked Seo Ye-hee with an expression of incomprehension.
With the dimension door to the blazing boss room right in front of him, he was asking why they were giving up.
Of course, it was true that Bazart was an overwhelmingly powerful SS- rank level entity.
But Kang Shin-hwa had a calculation in his mind that they could clear it with their current strength.
“It’s impossible with our current strength,” Seo Ye-hee said decisively.
It was an obvious answer.
Bazart was not a monster to be easily cleared.
The guild had already attempted to clear it several times and failed miserably.
At that moment.
Kang Shin-hwa smiled an inscrutable smile and said to Seo Ye-hee,
“What would you do if I knew a way to make it possible?”
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