"Did you hear all the cheers just now, Hyoma?!"
"Especially the women who encourage you"
"Haaa... When can I get a single cheer from the fans"
"You're noisy Reiji!"
"Right now we're both in a level 5 dungeon! seriously!"
Reiji looked around. "What's the point of being serious if the enemy is easily defeated"
"Didn't you hear the news in South Korea about the dungeon change?"
"I'm curious, in Korea, is there a child under the age of 20 who is as strong as you?" Reiji was indifferent to Hyoma's words.
Currently, Hyoma who is dubbed as 'the next Oliver' in Japan and Reiji who is also the strongest young hunter after Hyoma, are conducting a level 5 dungeon raid.
Hyoma's power is his passion for katanas. At the age of just 19 years, Hyoma managed to reach the rank of UR. Thanks to hard work, high discipline and a passion for mastering all kinds of techniques regarding katana skills, Hyoma has managed to reach the level that all katana experts want.
One of his greatest skills is that with just one slash, Hyoma can split space. Making his attacks not only accurate against the enemy. But as long as the enemy is in sight, no matter how far away, Hyoma is able to slash it.
Not only that, Hyoma also has his own breathing technique where his mind can merge with his katana. With this breathing, the movement of his katana is getting faster and sharper.
There was once an experiment where Hyoma was required to be able to react to the speed of a bullet. The bullet used was a .220 swift with a velocity of 1,442 m/s.
As soon as the bullet was fired, Hyoma who had merged his mind, managed to cut the bullet into small pieces of dice and just fell off. At first, everyone was shocked and disbelieved. How could someone cut a bullet that was moving so fast not only split it into two parts, but small pieces of dice.
Not only that, but the dungeon raid record led by Hyoma is one of the best in Japan. With a mortality rate of 5%. And the record leader with 0% raid death, is owned by Japan's no. 1 hunter.
Unlike Hyoma, Reiji's powers are magic with the elements of fire and ice. Despite being an SSR rank hunter with power below Hyoma, Reiji's fire and ice magic could not be underestimated. If you fight against a hunter of his level, you can be sure that no one will be able to touch him.
The dungeon they entered was a bamboo forest type with samurai ghosts inhabiting it. Although it has no physical form and is immune to physical attacks, it is meaningless in the presence of Hyoma's katana. His slash can cut through space, allowing him to deal damage to the ghost.
Likewise when fighting the boss. Although the boss was strong enough to fight against dozens of SSR hunters, in the presence of Hyoma, the boss could be defeated with just a few moves.
Reiji looked at Hyoma who finished it all off, "hey Hyoma! at least leave for me some"
"We don't know what the danger will be in the future"
"So, use the time you have to get stronger," said Hyoma in an indifferent tone.
I still need strength to be able to challenge Oliver. And there are also rumors that Oliver is recruiting a hunter who has just awakened. I can't wait to meet him.
"Shesshh... alright"
Level 5 dungeon raids, complete within 30 minutes.
In a level 5 dungeon in China.
A group of 5 party raids appeared to be surrounded by a group of plants controlled by dryads.
In the middle of the siege, Lan Yi (19 years old) stood still with her cane. When the attack coming from the plant began to approach, in an instant everything was cut off. Just like Hyoma's katana, Lan Yi's staff was also one of the soul-level weapons.
"Very good Lan Yi!"
"Lili! Isn't your strength also a plant? Why not fight them?!"
"Ah! I forgot."
Lan Yi patted her cheek. "Is anyone hurt?" asked Lan Yi to the raid members.
"All safe thanks to you, Lan Yi!" exclaimed one of the party members.
"Yosh! You guys take care of the other dryads! I will challenge the queen."
With her martial arts and the breathing techniques she learned from Sylv, she made all aspects of speed, strength, agility, accuracy, all of which were improved to above normal limits.
Although the attack from the dryad queen was on a different level than Lili's, in the presence of her aura, everything could be cut off easily.
While her party members are fighting the dryad army, Lan Yi, who is only martial arts, manages to repel the queen. With one of her skills, Lan Yi will be in auto mode where she can lock one or more enemies at once and will continue to fight until all her enemies fall.
In this mode, her aura will coat the entire body. Creating an armor aura that is extremely powerful. If this armor was attacked with an aura quality underneath it, it wouldn't scratch it. And in this mode as well, Lan Yi would ignore all the pain and would continue to attack until the enemy or herself would fall first.
Once Lan Yi activated her combat mode, the queen and her army could only surrender when they were beaten unilaterally. Even in phase two, the queen remained battered and eventually fell.
"Hahaha it turns out that the level 5 dungeon is indeed the best!"
"I can't wait to meet my teacher, Sylv!"
"Good job, Lan Yi" Lili came over with an offer of potions.
"Somene said teacher Sylv lifted the new student, I can't wait to meet my brother!"
Completion time, 1 hour 5 minutes.
Inside a level 5 dungeon in America, there was an 18-year-old teenager who challenged him solo.
"Buy! Oliver..."
Jean. It is an American hunter with almost unlimited wealth. His family is the owner of the largest company in the world. And because of his obsession with money, Jean's power can buy the power of another hunter with an assimilation rate of 70%.
As it does now.
Jean challenges a level 5 dungeon solo by purchasing hunter Oliver's powers. Although it was only 70%, it was enough to level out the dungeon.
"Despite having bought it several times, Oliver's strength is very unbelievable"
In just a few attacks, the enemy who was a herd of desert reptiles, his bodies scattered were cut off.
Although Jean's strength was quite over, he could only use 2 UR hunter powers. You could say, Jean is 2 UR hunters in one body.
"With this power alone, I might become the strongest among the young hunters."
"Hmm...There's still a lot of work to be done, Hyoma"
When he focused on seeing the two swords in his hand, the dungeon boss tried to attack suddenly. However, the boss is Jean with Oliver's power who only needs a few attacks to overthrow the boss.
"Weak..."
"That's right, someone said Oliver recruited a hunter who had just awakened"
"I expect a lot from you, Oliver's chosen hunter..."
Completion time, 20 minutes.
In a level 5 dungeon in an island nation.
A poisonous smoke spread throughout the place. Makes some harpy fall.
Katyln, is a hunter who is trying to complete the level 5 dungeon. The dungeon itself contains harpsies and a water dragon that inhabits a lake in the middle of the dungeon.
Before becoming a hunter, Katlyn was trapped in a dungeon break and almost died of poisoning. Luckily, there was a hunter rank UR at that time who managed to save her. Because of this, Katlyn decides to become a hunter while awakening and tries to overcome her trauma of poison.
Katlyn tries very hard to become strong and to be a disciple of the UR hunter who saved her. Whether it was because her desire was too strong, she was now in a level 5 dungeon alone to prove herself to be recognized by the UR rank hunter.
If she managed to complete this dungeon, there was a chance that she could become a direct disciple of hunter UR. Because in the next 3 months, there will be a meeting of world hunters and each UR hunter will bring their trusted person or student there.
Among hunters her age, no one could match Katlyn. And this step will make her a UR hunter student.
After walking for quite a long time and knocking down a herd of harpy along the way, Katlyn is now standing in front of the lake where the water dragon lives.
Katlyn touched her hand into the lake and released the poison that quickly enveloped the entire lake. It didn't last long, many monsters began to float.
The level 5 dungeon boss's call did match the water dragon. Even after being exposed to Katlyn's poison, the water dragon was still able to move and strike back. The skill that allows Katlyn to stand at the top of hunters her age is that she can turn into poisonous smoke that is immune to physical attacks. Even some skills in the form of magic that were low levels couldn't touch it either.
Tup!
"Are you looking for me?!" Katlyn suddenly was on top of the water dragon's head.
Katlyn quickly sprayed poison into the water dragon's eyes and made it instantly blind.
"Hmm... Should I kill now?"
"Actually I want to try a new killing variation"
Katlyn forms a barrier box around boss. The inside is still not contaminated with toxins and only the walls are covered with toxins. This is a skill where enemies trapped in it will be poisoned like a trial rat.
Slowly the poison began to spread inside. The poison that Katlyn is currently developing is a poison that can slowly melt the internal organs. The water dragon was blind and began to inhale its poison, roaring out in pain.
The organs in it melt slowly.
"Is this too much?"
Tup Tup.
Katlyn patted the water dragon's head which had been lying helpless on the ground.
"It seems like it's time for the UR hunter to accept me as a student"
Completion time, 1 hour 10 minutes.
It had been a month since Hyun had started his closed training, the frequency of dungeon appearances had started to increase. Observers say that the rise of dungeons may be related to this recent phenomenon.
And on the hunters' side, this could be an opportunity to grow stronger and richer. However, for hunter officials, especially the chairman of the association, this could be a sign of a terrible disaster in the next 2 years.
And in this month, many young hunters have started to emerge who have potential. Not a few of them have enough talent to become future top hunters.
However, the increasing frequency of dungeon appearances, could be a means to increase the strength of humanity and prevent large casualties in the future.
The door to Oliver's guild room opened. "Am I late?" saw a panting Hyun in front of the door.
"Hahaha, you're on time Hyun"
"Just when my music stopped"
Oliver and Areum nodded in agreement to the words of the two.
"Alright..."
"Looks like you guys are ready"