Chapter 35

Chapter 35

Jewon

Alkay's Mask.

Equipment that appeared golden on the board the same as Nizen's Robe.

The reason the guy named Jose wasn't caught for the past few years was here.

“...Amazing.”

Examined the mask for a moment then put it in the inventory.

Not a problem to confirm in the restaurant.

Then savored the white porridge.

Not the bland white porridge taste I remembered originally.

Truly heavenly taste.

Chew chew chew.

Savored the taste delicately.

While doing so, carefully chewed each grain of rice.

Food other than elixir for the first time in 8 years.

Even though thin white porridge, the stomach feeling slightly burdened was felt.

“...Huu.”

Even so, in the end emptied the bowl.

Had to stop by the bathroom immediately, but the inside wasn't as uncomfortable as thought.

Maybe···can stop eating cow feed.

The mood improved at the thought that the digestive organs might also recover as fast as the nerves.

Boarded the car and headed to the destination.

Jewon.

The emperor's garden.

Befitting that name, a place where notable awakeners in Daerim-dong live.

Luxurious facilities.

Safety.

Identity guarantee etc.

The reasons for staying differ per person.

In my case, the meaning of identity guarantee was the largest.

Person-to-person combat skill improved enormously for the past few days.

If becoming the target of Taesung Group, there's no guarantee of surviving anywhere.

Until equipping certain skill, hiding the appearance was natural.

Screech!

Approaching the lobby neatly decorated in oriental style, a staff stopped the car.

Leaving the key in the car, followed the guide to the desk.

Looking around, a place with a strong neat feeling rather than luxury.

Awakeners wearing hunter equipment stood out here and there.

Swallowed dry saliva.

People with not the slightest attack intention, but tension surged unknowingly.

Absolutely not ordinary level hunters.

···Well.

That's why able to openly operate such a high-class hotel in Daerim-dong.

“Received contact from Yu Ji-seong Office. Nice to meet you, Lee Seong-han-nim.”

The employee who politely greeted extended a pamphlet.

Daily accommodation price table.

1.5 million won.

3 million won.

5 million won.

10 million won.

This my god.

Amazingly 1.5 million won was the cheapest.

‘How much money did I earn in the past three days···?’

Bounty hunter, 7 cases. Reward 280 million won.

7 Breath of Hatred, 70 million won.

Earned a total of 350 million won in three days, so about 120 million won a day.

In calculation, fine to stay even in the most expensive room.

Thinking that astronomical money is needed to buy equipment or skill books.

A bit so to waste on accommodation.

“...?”

Clearly it was so.

Paused at the explanation written beside 10 million won.

[Special service for premium customers]

···<​Lava waterfall free admission ticket>...

Lava waterfall.

Workplace of blacksmith series awakeners.

Since secrecy is essential, a place where entry is strictly restricted.

And.

The only space where Crucible, the melt skill can be mastered.

An admission ticket that can visit there was included.

-Series magic is mastered once and seen, I say?

The skill merchant's meaningful words come to mind.

Suddenly such a thought came.

If mastering the flame series, won't some special ability open.

“How is the lava waterfall entry operated?”

“A service provided only to premium customers, and for accident prevention, admission ticket is given only to customers who stayed more than 1 week. After 1 week stay, entry possible once a week. Deposit of 500 million won is needed upon entry.”

···Not able to enter immediately.

A format where must stay one week for entry to be possible.

Moreover, the money to entrust for entry is 500 million won.

Said the best hotel in the lawless zone, definitely looked a different level.

“...”

Pondered for a moment, but saving money wasn't a good choice.

A burdensome amount, but a level that can be covered anytime if working hard.

If no special change even after learning Crucible, just downgrade the lodging.

The pondering wasn't long.

“I'll do premium.”

“How long will the stay period be?”

“I'll stay 1 week.”

70 million won instantly left the account.

Shocking but there was a need to adapt.

Awakeners' sense of money is completely different from ordinary people.

300 million won to buy clothes.

Daily accommodation fee 10 million won.

An absurd large sum, but the money I earned in the past three days is 120 million won a day.

The absolute amount is large, but in ratio it feels secretly well matching.

“I'll guide this way.”

Didn't head toward the bustling lobby, and passed a separately prepared small entrance.

As soon as going out, a subtle and pleasant scent stimulates the tip of the nose.

Music heard calmly as if audible or not.

Soft carpet brushing under the feet.

A fountain soaring elegantly, and neat tables placed widely around.

The extreme of neatness.

But unexpectedly not luxurious.

“Unexpectedly those who reached the realm pursue this natural atmosphere rather than luxury. Very personal too.”

Nodded and looked around.

Not a single person gathered, an appearance of concentrating on each one's work.

Looked like little interest in each other.

Exactly the atmosphere I wanted.

The employee who informed the structure of various places in the hotel bowed his head.

“The luggage was raised to the room. Then I'll go.”

The lodging is 2304.

Opened the door and entered.

A large front room.

A living room that would easily be 40 pyeong.

A clean kitchen and neat study.

Even a clean bedroom that improves the mood just by looking.

Luxury and neatness were prepared harmoniously.

Confirmed that the not many luggage was moved to the dressing room.

Finished showering pleasantly in the wide bathroom, and stood in front of the mirror.

Swish.

Covered Alkay's Mask on the face.

Not a hard material, a feeling like soft cloth is placed.

Simultaneously with using the Polymorph skill, it went dark before my eyes.

Then something suddenly soared in the pitch-black darkness.

‘What is this.’

What floated before my eyes was my face.

The person itself isn't bad, but a gloomy-looking impression.

This was much improved at least.

Since the complexion brightened a lot after starting to eat the cow feed taste elixir.

Swish-

Then suddenly the complexion became bright.

As if reading my mind.

I who gained realization adjusted the face here and there.

Enlarged the eyes, raised the nose, made the lips a bit thicker.

Wondering if there's direct influence on combat, didn't change the body type much.

Slowly opened my eyes.

“...Wow.”

In the mirror.

A human completely different from the original me was standing.

A man with a much more manly, somewhat aggressive impression.

Age about early 30s.

No awkward points at all.

‘The effect is crazy.’

Clearly realized.

The reason Jose wasn't caught by the authorities for several years.

It was because of the Polymorph skill.

But even so, there was a problem point.

The fine mana flicker felt from the fellow's face is appearing the same on my face too.

That was when it happened.

···

..

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[Polymorph (LV20) skill has reached the maximum level]

Transcendence trait activation.

Along with the skill level up message, the trace of mana above the face disappeared.

The golden light on the board also disappeared.

Confirming this and that changes for a while.

Discovered more amazing points.

Ssss.

Was it because reaching the maximum level.

Not only the appearance, but even the clothes worn became completely modifiable.

As a result of confirming.

If closing eyes and customizing, that appearance is saved as is method.

Maximum save number is 2.

By blinking eyes once, able to change into completely different 2 appearances.

Lay on the bed and finished customizing.

One is a man of manly appearance.

The other is a man of bright impression.

Naturally the other one was the original me, a man of gloomy impression.

After returning to the original appearance, let out a light hollow laugh.

“...The feeling is strange.”

Until the day before yesterday, surviving was the goal.

In just a few weeks, enormous things happened.

Obtained a new identity, and established a place as a freelancer.

Ate real food, not elixir.

Moved lodging from a motel room with cockroaches crawling, to a hotel room with daily accommodation fee approaching 10 million won.

Thinking about it, not luxurious.

Just that my ability rose vertically that much.

More important fact, there is still sufficient room to grow.

Lay on the bed and dug the community and archive.

Tomorrow was the turn to climb the 8th floor of the tower.

#

Inside an office with chill lingering.

One man was staring at the monitor with a narrowed brow.

"...Can't understand at all."

The work was handled well.

CEO Kang Min-cheol was ousted, and Vice Chairman Choi Han-seong rose to the chairman position.

Up to there was good.

The problem was after that.

Click.

Several people floated above the screen.

Faces stained with blood.

Gestures struggling in pain.

Awakeners who moved standing on Kang Min-cheol's side.

Chairman Choi Han-seong who monopolized power at the end of fierce power struggle.

Started thoroughly cleaning the Kang Min-cheol side awakeners.

The matters from then completely departed from the man's expectations.

"Seems really don't know."

The man was inwardly certain.

That these guys killed Director Park Kwangsoo, Team Leader Kim Namguk and took Lee Han-seong.

And definitely thought they would appear bringing Lee Han-seong before the shareholders' meeting.

Tension had reached the highest.

Whether media, or shareholders' meeting hall.

An order dropped to remove without distinguishing front and back if even a guy similar to Lee Han-seong appears.

But unexpectedly the guy didn't appear.

Even until now when several weeks flowed.

Then maybe Park Kwangsoo or Kim Namguk who realized the matter went wrong removed Lee Han-seong.

Rather than being caught by the CEO Kang Min-cheol side.

Killing would have been better.

But an unexpected fact.

Actually as a result of cleaning the CEO Kang Min-cheol side awakeners, they seemed completely not knowing about Lee Han-seong.

Didn't send people either.

Everyone said they didn't even think of involving Lee Han-seong in this matter.

If lying, statements that don't match front and back would definitely occur.

There was nothing like that at all.

'Just what happened how...?'

When the man's suspicion was only deepening.

Vibration rang from the phone.

Connecting the call, his expression who continued the conversation for a while brightly brightened.

“Said found?”

-That's right.

“Is it a trackable item?”

-Yes. As a result of requesting an expert, first confirmed survival reaction. Since an item over 8 years passed, time will take a bit but tracking also seems possible.

“Good. First alive is certain right?”

-That's right.

The man who additionally heard several information finished the call.

Honestly unexpected.

Lee Han-seong.

That that crippled guy is still alive.

Honestly speaking, the fact of being alive itself isn't welcome.

A guy who can create problems anytime just by existence.

But if tracking is possible, no particular relation.

Rather the superiors might like it.

Since there were quite a few things that can still be done with the guy.

“First must secure Lee Han-seong's person.”

If only succeeding in tracking, catching that cripple is nothing.

Utilize as much as possible like before, and if something happens just process.

A cool smile floated above the face of the man who finished the calculation.

#

As soon as getting up, entered the tower.

[You have entered the 8th floor of the tower]

[Defeat the troll tribal chief, Nehulm]

If the 7th floor of the tower has high notoriety with various terrains and the trolls' unique attack patterns.

The 8th floor of the tower has high notoriety in another meaning.

Troll tribal chief, Nehulm.

The floor where a unique monster appears for the first time.

If the tribal chief Turnish met on the 5th floor of the tower is a variant.

A unique monster is a fellow whose seed itself is different.

“Was it one unique, and five variants.”

Tower 8th floor.

Hard to even deal with one unique monster, but five variants guard around, it was said.

Hunters weren't shedding tears of blood for nothing.

The clear pattern is clear.

Nehulm who provides strong buffs to the five variants.

Removing the guy is the first goal.

After that, dealing with the five variants somehow was known as the standard.

“Hmm.”

My case is even simpler.

Might be able to blow the guys whole with Flame Burst.

But if looking at a higher place, there was also a need to confirm with the naked eye the changes of the monsters when receiving buffs.

Also wanted to directly confirm the unique monster.

Step, step.

By the way, since entered the 8th floor of the tower, the level limit would have been unlocked.

First leveling up is priority.

Crossing the widely unfolded field, red dots floated one by one.

Energies stronger than the red fang trolls of the previous floor.

Slowly approaching, the guys flinched.

But didn't charge recklessly like the previous guys.

‘As expected, is it thanks to the unique monster.’

Fellows following the unique monster are known to have several abilities rise.

Not only detection ability, but intelligence also seemed heightened.

The guys instead of charging at me, gathered surrounding trolls and took wide positions.

Meaning of calling me, surrounding and hunting.

From my position, no particular reason to refuse.

Walking slowly pretending to know nothing for a while.

At some moment, a total of fifteen trolls started charging at me from all directions.

Puuk! Puuk!

Earth spear blades pierced the trolls' bodies.

Trolls refreshingly pierced from the crotch to the crown.

The guys struggled both feet, but both feet were already separated from the ground.

Skill utilization ability that became a layer more precise while dealing with awakeners.

Gauged the trolls' height, and created earth spears a bit longer than that.

Succeeded in perfectly suppressing the guys' movements even with one simple skill called Earth Spear.

“Krrr···!!”

“Kaaaaaaaaak!!”

Then sharp wind blades refreshingly blew the heads of the howling trolls.

Finally, Fireball with holy light dwelling instantly turned the guys' bodies into ash piles.

Fsss-

Fifteen trolls instantly turned to ash and scattered in the wind.

Then.

The awaited message floated before my eyes.

···

..

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[You have achieved Level 160]

Suddenly.

The world I knew was completely overturned.

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