Chapter 218 – First Appearance (1)

When I first came to this world.
I was a low class who couldn’t help but struggle even with a single goblin with a sword.

The reason I was able to come this far is simple.
As Taesik and Gayoung said before, stats suck.
It was just one.

The stat called agility raised all speed and body vision, such as reaction speed and movement speed.
The stat called Strength gave me strength, and Stamina gave me lung capacity and stamina to dedicate speed and strength.

And various abilities.
Absolute Spirit gave me unshakable mental strength, and various abilities further increased my stats.

That’s why I was able to touch my shortcomings in real time.

“Kuu…!”

“Search!”

The thorns, again taking the form of sharp thorns, rushed towards me.
Again, she wrapped mana around her fists to knock out demonic energy, but it was gradually pushed back.

‘If only I could use magic…!’

Magi is no different from Mana’s superior compatibility.
Magi have countless uses, so they can make gauntlets or armor.

But in the end I can’t use it now.
Because there are Taesik and guild members watching my battle right from behind.

Also, this Mine was of a much higher level than other Mine of the upper middle class.
The quantity and quality of Magi are on the same level.
However, the fighting sense that Gayoung and Taeshik emphasized was of a higher level.

“Huh…!”

She kicked off the ground and lunged at Mine, thrusting her fist into his stomach.
But the demonic thorns rose from his chest.

Is her mental power high enough that she is an upper-middle-class devil after all?
Even though she used a lot of magic, she didn’t look tired at all.

It is impossible to pierce that demonic energy with my fist now.
She immediately changed her stance and swung her left knee towards his side, and this attack was a clean hit.

“Ahh… This bastard…!”

But the damage was minimal.
Not only was she not wearing any equipment on her knees, and she had no mana or strength in her knees as she was changing her stance in a hurry.

“Whoa…”

First of all, the opponent’s fighting style is a normal way to blow magic energy.
It seemed that he had no particular knowledge of martial arts, swordsmanship, or magic.

However, the amount of magic was considerable and the mental power seemed to be quite high.

“Hey, fuck you. Shouldn’t you ask your colleagues behind you for help?”

And this Mine was different from the Mine she saw at her room cafe the day before yesterday.
Perhaps she doesn’t know Ga-yeong, she speaks in a confident voice.

Currently, the guild members are just watching my battles.

As we had discussed in advance, it would be my intention to review my battles before a crisis situation arises.
Yuri, who was dealing with two mid-level monsters, ended the battle with Tae-shik.

“You alone are enough for me.”

Why would the guild members watch the battle without stepping out?
That’s probably because they judged that they didn’t have to step out and that I would be able to deal with them alone.

“Enough? Heck… You don’t think I’m the same as the two idiots who went behind first, right?”

“All the devils are there. Ah, I saw that you were the shortest.”

“… Tsk.”

Then, as if her displeasure, the demon distorted her face and waved her hand, and the crescent-shaped demon that formed along the arc flew towards me.

Dodge by turning her body to the side.
The wall of the building behind me collapsed, but it doesn’t matter anyway.

He was currently using a magical engineering device called the [Battlefield], Where the barrier magic for combat that was installed in this place was cast.

“Whoa…”

Once I was able to use magic, I was the opponent to win right away, but currently I am in a state of limitation.
According to the predictions of the battles so far, the win rate is roughly 50%.

That’s not enough.
You will need one for sure.

However, the full buff has already been used.
In the end, it was a moment when strategy was needed rather than brute force.

Immediately I used stealth and charged him.

“No way!”

He raised his hand vigorously upward.
Then the thorns that began to rise between him and me pierced me through every ground I stepped on.

I moved more furiously, avoiding the thorns that aimed at me, approaching him, and with my left hand swung his arm with the intention of breaking his shoulder blade.

“Ugh…!”

His fists managed to enter, but this time the thin magic covered his shoulders and the damage was reduced.

“Kuu…! This bastard…!”

And he ejected the thorn again as if to drop me.

However, it is impossible to allow the narrowed distance to widen again.
I dodged his thorns with minimal movement and stabbed his fist again, and the brawl began.

As I moved more and more, my stamina gradually decreased, and the wounds from the thorns were increasing all over my body.

∴

“Shouldn’t I help…?”

Said Yuri.
She succeeded in approaching somehow, but she was not able to deliver a proper effective hit, so Siwoo was being pushed back in her eyes, and it was actually like that.

“No, it’s still fine.”

However, instead of helping him, Ga-yeong was watching the battle with interest while crossing her arms.

“… All right.”

Gayoung said she was still fine.
That meant that if things didn’t go well, he was willing to help at any time, and that he would keep an eye on the situation.

“It’s a stealth skill. That’s a good decision.”

Taesik said while watching the battle between Siu and Mine.

“Iknow, right.”
Ga-young also agreed with her feelings about Tae-shik.
Human senses are not limited to sight.

A skill that kills the user’s presence with a skill called stealth.

In other words, that demon was in a state of combat with Siwoo relying only on sight, and it was actually one of the ways to use the stealth skill.

“But Mine is not normal either. In the end, for that method to work, you have to get out of the opponent’s field of view so you can find loopholes… But it doesn’t look easy.”

Mine was a guy who looked like she had a lot of combat experience.
From the moment Siwoo used stealth, he never lost sight of Siwoo for a single moment.
That meant that he had already figured out the solution to this situation.

“No, that devil has already been caught up in the plan.”

Contrary to Gayoung’s thoughts, however, Taesik said in a confident voice.

“What do you mean?”

“If you look, you will soon find out. It seems you don’t know much about him yet.”

Gayoung couldn’t deny Taeshik’s words.
Already during the afternoon training, she noticed that he wasn’t serious.

“Hey… I think it would be better to just help normally… Isn’t it too much pressure?”

“Don’t worry.”

After answering one word, Gayoung gave a chin chin.
She moved her gaze along that direction, and above it, Gayoung’s ability, a gigantic shape sword, rose above Ma-in’s head.

“Oh… Yes.”

You really won’t have to worry about it.
Hana was relieved and went back to Beom-tae’s side.

Time passed just like that.

Siwoo’s clothes were gradually stained, revealing his inner flesh, and red blood flowed little by little between them.

“Ummm…”

“Hey… Vice guild leader? If you’re that worried, can you just help me?”

The person who affirmed that it was okay was the most uncomfortable.
Gil-yeong told Ga-yeong in frustration, but Ga-young shook her head.

“A little more… Um?”

And the moment Gayoung was about to answer, Siwoo disappeared from sight.

∴

It fit as I expected.
Mine couldn’t find her hidden presence using her stealth skill, and she continuously followed me with her eyes, blocking my attack and counterattacking at the same time.

Naturally, Mine’s senses were focused on her vision.

If it were me, she would have started fighting right away using stealth skills and invisibility.
But that alone had little effect.
If Mine fires Magi’s thorns in all directions of her, she will eventually be forced to reveal her position.

“Khehehe. Did you know what would be different if you did that!”

He exclaimed and waved his hand.
Once again, I dodged the thorns of the rushing demons and cut off those that could not be avoided.

“What are you saying, hedgehog? It’s just like a frightened hedgehog with only its spines up.”

“Kuh… If you think you’re going to fall for a trivial provocation, you’re mistaken.”

Of course, I wasn’t stupid enough to get this excited.
But subtly, my nerves began to focus more on my shape, and I swung my fists and feet again, waiting for the right moment.

Fierce battle.
His thorn and my fist passed several times, and I waited.
Until he fully focused his eyesight.

The wounds continued to grow and he grew more and more colored on his face.
It must be proof that he is increasingly confident in his victory.

And last.
I stretched my knuckle-streaked, mana-swaying fist toward his eyes, and he dodged my fist as if he had expected it.

“Kuu…! Die!”

And now Mine, confident of victory, stretched out her hand more vigorously than before.

Unlike before, the thorns of demonic energy, which felt larger and stronger, were formed, and the time I had been waiting for finally came.

[Instantaneous acceleration level increases by 3. Cost: Regular 6000]

I chose YES.

[Instantaneous acceleration awakens]
[Condition: Agility stat reached 75. Regular 4000]

Immediately after awakening the ability.

[Ability: Produces martial arts (Lv10). Cost: Regular 9800]

He created a fighting skill that he had never had before.

At the same time, he used the newly awakened instant acceleration skill and at the same time used invisibility.

“What…!”

And he, who was following me only by sight, was momentarily taken aback, and the demonic thorns he formed scattered, and I quickly took over his back.

Fighting skills.
It wasn’t just that his hands were covered with mana, but both hands were soaked with mana, and his shoulders, waist, and legs.
Power was tamed in every part of the body.

I wanted to scream and punch him in the head, but if I did, my location might be exposed.

“Sigh…!”

After filling my shoulder with a lot of strength, I swung my fist.

The back of the defenseless Mine was punched with a fist, and his head exploded like a watermelon bursting, scattering his brain.

“Eww…”

I felt a soft, warm touch on my hands, arms, and face, but soon it turned to dust and was blown away by the wind.

In the end, the battle ended with my victory.

“I looked at it, and who do you see as rice?”

Even without using magic, he was able to obtain victory from an upper-middle level demon.
The biggest factor in my victory was that he was careless and caught my trick, but I still had 130,000 spirits left.

‘Hmm… The upper and lower ranks…’

I thought about it for a while, but wouldn’t it be too much for upper and lower ranks?
It seemed like it would be a little difficult even if I used all the spirits I had.

“By the way…”

I just fought by swinging my fists, but when I came to battle with a strategy like this, I definitely came across what combat sense was, and on the other hand, I was proud.
After all, the words of the person who was a candidate for S-class hunter and the current S-class hunter were not wrong.
Suddenly, the desire to train welled up.

“Oh… That’s great?”

And after the battle, Gilyeong approached me and said,

“Haha, no, of course I have to do this much.”

“Cheuk… What are you talking about? When I was your age…”

“Gilyoung. Don’t say anything strange again and go away. It interferes with healing wounds.”

“… Yes.”

Maybe Gilyoung is a lower rank than Hana.
Hunter grade was higher with one A- and Gilyeong A+, but they could not even resist one word and quietly withdrew.

And a healing that has begun.
After the clothes were cut and the blood flowing through the tears stopped, the wounds regenerated on their own.

And since there were no deep wounds, it only took about a minute to fully recover.

“Well, you’ve improved a lot while I haven’t seen you.”

“Ha ha… Thank you. I’m having a bit of trouble here and there.”

To be recognized by Taesik.
To be honest, it felt good.

And after turning off Battlefield, we returned to the guild with the magic stones of the demons.