Taehyung went out of his home.
His destination was the Hunter Certification Bureau, the place where hunter licenses are managed and reviewed.
He disliked crowded places, but sometimes he had to do things he didn’t want to.
That time was now.
“I’ll have to do it eventually. I can’t keep postponing it forever.”
The Hunter Certification Bureau building was enormous. Naturally, it was crowded. Taehyung hesitated around, feeling uneasy about the gazes.
It wasn’t as intimidating as before, but he still felt people’s eyes on him.
“Maybe they think I’m strange. Why would someone with a disabled body want to become a hunter?”
He couldn’t help but shrink under the scrutiny. Taehyung shook his head vigorously, trying to dispel the distracting thoughts.
A more composed Taehyung patiently waited for his turn.
People emerged from the assessments one by one. Their reactions varied.
“Haha! I passed! I’m a hunter now too!”
There were those celebrating their success.
“What the hell! Why? No, why did I fail!”
Others, furious and causing a scene.
The person right before Taehyung failed. He grabbed the assessment officer by the collar, shaking him violently. Even resorting to throwing punches until security intervened.
It was a rather unpleasant sight.
Taehyung felt a strange resemblance between this scene and his past self, a struggling unemployed Kim Taehyung who spent his time tearing down the gateway to the online world.
“I wasn’t much different back then.”
However, he could confidently say that he was not that person anymore. Though only a few months had passed, Taehyung had changed significantly.
“Next, assessment number 487. Come in, please.”
It was Taehyung’s turn. He walked inside.
The result was a great success. The three-hour-long assessment ended with Taehyung passing. Now, he was officially a hunter.
He filled out a detailed personal profile, underwent a more than one-hour interview, and finally demonstrated his awakened ability.
In the case of the awakened ability, he simply summoned Karim. He briefly considered summoning Gloki, but decided against it as his didn’t seem necessary.
As expected, there was an issue with his disabled arm. The assessors did not seem pleased. However, it wasn’t a problem. Since summoners didn’t participate directly in battles, the disabled arm didn’t hinder his qualifications.
Taehyung now had the qualifications to establish a hunter organization, subjugate monsters, and enter dungeons.
Rumors said there were tax benefits and generous loans available. There were many other perks. Taehyung decided to explore these benefits later.
“Phew, should have done this sooner.”
He felt relieved to have completed the task, but there was no overwhelming joy.
Taehyung surprised himself with this lack of enthusiasm.
How much did he want to become a hunter?
He had yearned for it so much.
Yet now that he had achieved it, there was no special excitement.
He realized why. Nothing had really changed.
Even as a hunter, Taehyung still disliked danger.
He didn’t want to get hurt, and he was still afraid.
In fact, he didn’t necessarily have to personally engage in dangerous combat. With the ability to communicate with and summon creatures anywhere, he could provide assistance without putting his life on the line.
With this realization, Taehyung continued his unique growth in his own way.
He would continue to observe and support the growth of his summoned creatures, offering advice and sponsorship whenever necessary.
Taehyung returned home right away. As he lay on his bed, a sigh of relief escaped him.
“Being at Home is the best.”
Now was the time to do what he had postponed – upgrading the shop.
Upgrading to level 3 required 10,000 points. Taehyung had enough points to spare, so the upgrade was possible.
[Using Shop Level Increase Ticket.]
[Shop level has increased from 2 to 3.]
[New items have been added to the shop inventory.]
Level 3 shop was filled with much better items than level 2.
Lightweight plate armor engraved with enchantments, leather armor with double-stacked reinforcement enchantments.
A steel axe with sharpness magic, allowing it to be thrown and recalled. A javelin enchanted with recovery magic for easy retrieval.
There were also one-time use scrolls with magical effects, such as teleportation and fireball.
“Wow…”
Taehyung was amazed at the list. Even to a non-expert like him, all these items looked fantastic.
Although he didn’t know much, it seemed that acquiring such items would require a considerable amount of money.
“This seems worth buying.”
It would be perfect for Karim. Unfortunately, the points were insufficient.
[Steel Axe of the Predator]
– A weapon once favored by a mighty predator known as the Predator. Partial abilities of the infamous owner are embedded.
– When mana is released, the weapon can be retrieved.
– With each kill, the weapon absorbs a certain amount of the enemy’s blood. Once the axe is fully drenched, it can consume all the collected blood to cast the skill ‘Blood Raid.’
It even had an active skill. Such weapons were incredibly rare. Additionally, the retrieval function was excellent.
“Eight thousand points… It’s far from enough.”
Karim would have loved this. It was a pity.
To buy it, Taehyung would need at least five thousand more points.
Well, it would be great if he could just pay and buy it like in a game, but since that wasn’t an option… What could he do? He could only suppress his disappointment and move on.
Taehyung decided to gather more points to purchase it later. There were many other enticing items, but he passed on all of them for now. He wanted to keep some extra points for emergencies.
‘The stat shop… I’ll pass for now.’
Although he could buy items from the stat shop for Gloki, it didn’t seem necessary at the moment.
Karim was managing well on his own, and Gloki was still premature.
However, if the need arose, Taehyung was willing to spend points at any time.
Lastly, the special shop.
[Special Shop
-Shop Level Increase: 100,000pt
-Inventory Expansion Voucher: 1,000pt
-Skill Evolution Voucher: 10,000pt
-Blessing of Growth: 10,000pt
-Talent Transformation: 20,000pt]
“100,000 points?”
Swearing almost slipped out involuntarily, but he held it in.
Just as he suspected, it was true.
“I mean, when am I going to gather all that? It’s already tough enough to save 10,000 points immediately.”
What is this? I can’t even muster the courage to buy it.
Anyway.
The special shop’s item composition didn’t change as the level increased. Level 1 and Level 2 were the same, and Level 2 and Level 3 were identical.
The only difference was that the prices of the purchased items increased.
The skill evolution voucher was initially a thousand points, but after the purchase, it increased to ten thousand points.
The talent transformation increased from ten thousand points to twenty thousand points.
It seemed that the items in the special shop increased in point requirements as you bought more.
A thousand next, then ten thousand. Ten thousand next, then twenty thousand. So far, that’s how it went.
Then, if I buy the one that costs twenty thousand points, how much will the next one be?
“30,000? 40,000? 50,000? Or maybe 40,000, 80,000, 160,000?”
Taehyung shook his head.
“No, this is inconsistent.”
Why does the shop level alone increase from ten thousand to a hundred thousand?
Well, it probably means that the Level 4 shop is highly valuable. Taehyung understood it that way.
In the end, he didn’t buy anything. But at least he got the motivation.
“I’ll work hard to gather points and buy something good for myself.”
Taehyung made that resolution, igniting his enthusiasm.
***
[I need to get stronger!]
Not just stronger, but strong enough that no one in the Abyssal Chronicles Dimension can surpass me!
The words Taehyung uttered were deeply ingrained in Gloki’s consciousness, becoming the greatest task Gloki had to accomplish on Earth.
[So, how can I get stronger?]
Gloki began to contemplate that.
[Random methods won’t work. I need a plan. According to Master, there are five kings with powerful influence in this land.]
[Gloki, still weak. Can be annihilated if encountered by a strong one. Therefore, avoid the attention of the five kings as much as possible and absorb the abilities of the strongest creatures.]
[Not just absorb any strong creature. Absorption ability is not omnipotent. Consider optimal, top-tier efficiency.]
Hundreds, thousands of thoughts quickly circulated, and Gloki came to his own conclusion.
[Gloki, even if you become stronger, the essence of the race is a slime. Even if you enhance your own abilities, there are definite physical limits. Can’t defeat transcendent beings like the phoenix or wolf king.]
[In that case, there’s only one method.]
[Must increase the scale. Must secure a powerful and massive military force that no one can surpass.]
Gloki!
Gloki chanted. His tiny body sparkled.
[With Gloki’s abilities, it’s possible.]
Having decisively reached a conclusion, Gloki finally began to move. Bouncing his small body, he energetically moved forward.
Thud! Thud!
Gloki seemed to be searching for something on the plain. Then, something caught Gloki’s eye.
The forested area in front of him. The large, beautiful tree there. The gigantic beehive attached to that beautiful tree.
[Giant Wasp]
Almost like a building, the beehive was so massive that it wasn’t an exaggeration to call it one. Dozens of giant wasps, slightly smaller than a human child’s head, flew around the hive.
Gloki stopped abruptly upon seeing the giant wasp. Information about the giant wasp was put into his consciousness.
No, it wasn’t put
It was something his instincts knew. Something his experience knew.
Although his consciousness was created by the owner not long ago, Gloki had existed in the Abyssal Chronicles Dimension for a very long time. The physical form of Gloki knew about the giant wasp.
[Giant Wasp. Clearly, each individual is a living being. However, they cannot be called living beings because the queen bee controls all wasps.]
The gigantic wasp nest was the queen bee’s body, and the dozens, hundreds of gigantic wasps were the queen bee’s arms and legs.
Only when all of that existed could the giant wasp colony exist as a living being.
[Giant Queen Bee. No better goal than this.]
[Giant wasp colonies are undoubtedly powerful, but the individual’s power is not strong. Parasitism and absorption, abundant possibilities.]
Gloki started moving again. But not with bounces.
Stealthily, sneakily.
He crawled slowly. So the wasps wouldn’t notice.
And, leapt high into the air and sneaked into one individual’s body.
[Flesh Control Complete]
[Gloki is currently parasitizing the giant wasp’s body.]
[Gloki is controlling the giant wasp’s body.]
The movement of the staggering wasp came to a stop. After a while, the wasp began to enter the hive.
The wasp went deep into the hive. Soon, it reached the queen bee’s chamber.
Buzz!
Larger than the giant wasp and more massive, the giant queen bee signaled. Why did this one come here?
Soon after, the queen bee quickly went out and ordered to get to work.
However, the wasp did not obey the command and approached the queen bee.
The queen bee was perplexed. Why wasn’t this one listening?
At that moment, a translucent slime oozed out of the wasp’s body.
Splat!
Gloki!
The emerged Gloki adhered to the giant queen bee’s colossal body.
And attempted to enter.
Zzzzz!
The queen bee made a unique noise as it resisted, but Gloki didn’t easily fall off.
[Gloki is attempting to parasitize the giant queen bee.]
[Physical Domination in Progress. 01%]
[Physical Domination in Progress. 02%]
.
.
.
[Physical Domination in Progress. 98%]
[Physical Domination in Progress. 99%]
[Physical Domination in Progress. 100%]
[Physical Domination Complete]
[Gloki explores the components of the giant queen bee.]
[Gloki has found the essence of the giant queen bee from its components.]
[Gloki absorbs the discovered components.]
[Gloki embodies the core characteristics of the giant queen bee species.]
[Now the giant wasp recognizes you as the queen bee!]
[Unique skill ‘Parasite’ is growing!]
[Now you can parasitize stronger entities!]
[Unique skill ‘Absorption’ is growing!]
[Now you can absorb stronger entities!]
The moment Gloki completed absorption, the queen bee began to wither sharply.
The queen bee shrank, leaving only a thin shell.
[Absorption successful.]
Gloki hopped onto the queen’s throne.
[Hoho.]
And commanded,
Gloki!
Everyone, gather outside!
Buzz!
At the same time, all the wasps outside the hive began to gather.
Taehyung went out of his home.
His destination was the Hunter Certification Bureau, the place where hunter licenses are managed and reviewed.
He disliked crowded places, but sometimes he had to do things he didn’t want to.
That time was now.
“I’ll have to do it eventually. I can’t keep postponing it forever.”
The Hunter Certification Bureau building was enormous. Naturally, it was crowded. Taehyung hesitated around, feeling uneasy about the gazes.
It wasn’t as intimidating as before, but he still felt people’s eyes on him.
“Maybe they think I’m strange. Why would someone with a disabled body want to become a hunter?”
He couldn’t help but shrink under the scrutiny. Taehyung shook his head vigorously, trying to dispel the distracting thoughts.
A more composed Taehyung patiently waited for his turn.
People emerged from the assessments one by one. Their reactions varied.
“Haha! I passed! I’m a hunter now too!”
There were those celebrating their success.
“What the hell! Why? No, why did I fail!”
Others, furious and causing a scene.
The person right before Taehyung failed. He grabbed the assessment officer by the collar, shaking him violently. Even resorting to throwing punches until security intervened.
It was a rather unpleasant sight.
Taehyung felt a strange resemblance between this scene and his past self, a struggling unemployed Kim Taehyung who spent his time tearing down the gateway to the online world.
“I wasn’t much different back then.”
However, he could confidently say that he was not that person anymore. Though only a few months had passed, Taehyung had changed significantly.
“Next, assessment number 487. Come in, please.”
It was Taehyung’s turn. He walked inside.
The result was a great success. The three-hour-long assessment ended with Taehyung passing. Now, he was officially a hunter.
He filled out a detailed personal profile, underwent a more than one-hour interview, and finally demonstrated his awakened ability.
In the case of the awakened ability, he simply summoned Karim. He briefly considered summoning Gloki, but decided against it as his didn’t seem necessary.
As expected, there was an issue with his disabled arm. The assessors did not seem pleased. However, it wasn’t a problem. Since summoners didn’t participate directly in battles, the disabled arm didn’t hinder his qualifications.
Taehyung now had the qualifications to establish a hunter organization, subjugate monsters, and enter dungeons.
Rumors said there were tax benefits and generous loans available. There were many other perks. Taehyung decided to explore these benefits later.
“Phew, should have done this sooner.”
He felt relieved to have completed the task, but there was no overwhelming joy.
Taehyung surprised himself with this lack of enthusiasm.
How much did he want to become a hunter?
He had yearned for it so much.
Yet now that he had achieved it, there was no special excitement.
He realized why. Nothing had really changed.
Even as a hunter, Taehyung still disliked danger.
He didn’t want to get hurt, and he was still afraid.
In fact, he didn’t necessarily have to personally engage in dangerous combat. With the ability to communicate with and summon creatures anywhere, he could provide assistance without putting his life on the line.
With this realization, Taehyung continued his unique growth in his own way.
He would continue to observe and support the growth of his summoned creatures, offering advice and sponsorship whenever necessary.
Taehyung returned home right away. As he lay on his bed, a sigh of relief escaped him.
“Being at Home is the best.”
Now was the time to do what he had postponed – upgrading the shop.
Upgrading to level 3 required 10,000 points. Taehyung had enough points to spare, so the upgrade was possible.
[Using Shop Level Increase Ticket.]
[Shop level has increased from 2 to 3.]
[New items have been added to the shop inventory.]
Level 3 shop was filled with much better items than level 2.
Lightweight plate armor engraved with enchantments, leather armor with double-stacked reinforcement enchantments.
A steel axe with sharpness magic, allowing it to be thrown and recalled. A javelin enchanted with recovery magic for easy retrieval.
There were also one-time use scrolls with magical effects, such as teleportation and fireball.
“Wow…”
Taehyung was amazed at the list. Even to a non-expert like him, all these items looked fantastic.
Although he didn’t know much, it seemed that acquiring such items would require a considerable amount of money.
“This seems worth buying.”
It would be perfect for Karim. Unfortunately, the points were insufficient.
[Steel Axe of the Predator]
– A weapon once favored by a mighty predator known as the Predator. Partial abilities of the infamous owner are embedded.
– When mana is released, the weapon can be retrieved.
– With each kill, the weapon absorbs a certain amount of the enemy’s blood. Once the axe is fully drenched, it can consume all the collected blood to cast the skill ‘Blood Raid.’
It even had an active skill. Such weapons were incredibly rare. Additionally, the retrieval function was excellent.
“Eight thousand points… It’s far from enough.”
Karim would have loved this. It was a pity.
To buy it, Taehyung would need at least five thousand more points.
Well, it would be great if he could just pay and buy it like in a game, but since that wasn’t an option… What could he do? He could only suppress his disappointment and move on.
Taehyung decided to gather more points to purchase it later. There were many other enticing items, but he passed on all of them for now. He wanted to keep some extra points for emergencies.
‘The stat shop… I’ll pass for now.’
Although he could buy items from the stat shop for Gloki, it didn’t seem necessary at the moment.
Karim was managing well on his own, and Gloki was still premature.
However, if the need arose, Taehyung was willing to spend points at any time.
Lastly, the special shop.
[Special Shop
-Shop Level Increase: 100,000pt
-Inventory Expansion Voucher: 1,000pt
-Skill Evolution Voucher: 10,000pt
-Blessing of Growth: 10,000pt
-Talent Transformation: 20,000pt]
“100,000 points?”
Swearing almost slipped out involuntarily, but he held it in.
Just as he suspected, it was true.
“I mean, when am I going to gather all that? It’s already tough enough to save 10,000 points immediately.”
What is this? I can’t even muster the courage to buy it.
Anyway.
The special shop’s item composition didn’t change as the level increased. Level 1 and Level 2 were the same, and Level 2 and Level 3 were identical.
The only difference was that the prices of the purchased items increased.
The skill evolution voucher was initially a thousand points, but after the purchase, it increased to ten thousand points.
The talent transformation increased from ten thousand points to twenty thousand points.
It seemed that the items in the special shop increased in point requirements as you bought more.
A thousand next, then ten thousand. Ten thousand next, then twenty thousand. So far, that’s how it went.
Then, if I buy the one that costs twenty thousand points, how much will the next one be?
“30,000? 40,000? 50,000? Or maybe 40,000, 80,000, 160,000?”
Taehyung shook his head.
“No, this is inconsistent.”
Why does the shop level alone increase from ten thousand to a hundred thousand?
Well, it probably means that the Level 4 shop is highly valuable. Taehyung understood it that way.
In the end, he didn’t buy anything. But at least he got the motivation.
“I’ll work hard to gather points and buy something good for myself.”
Taehyung made that resolution, igniting his enthusiasm.
***
[I need to get stronger!]
Not just stronger, but strong enough that no one in the Abyssal Chronicles Dimension can surpass me!
The words Taehyung uttered were deeply ingrained in Gloki’s consciousness, becoming the greatest task Gloki had to accomplish on Earth.
[So, how can I get stronger?]
Gloki began to contemplate that.
[Random methods won’t work. I need a plan. According to Master, there are five kings with powerful influence in this land.]
[Gloki, still weak. Can be annihilated if encountered by a strong one. Therefore, avoid the attention of the five kings as much as possible and absorb the abilities of the strongest creatures.]
[Not just absorb any strong creature. Absorption ability is not omnipotent. Consider optimal, top-tier efficiency.]
Hundreds, thousands of thoughts quickly circulated, and Gloki came to his own conclusion.
[Gloki, even if you become stronger, the essence of the race is a slime. Even if you enhance your own abilities, there are definite physical limits. Can’t defeat transcendent beings like the phoenix or wolf king.]
[In that case, there’s only one method.]
[Must increase the scale. Must secure a powerful and massive military force that no one can surpass.]
Gloki!
Gloki chanted. His tiny body sparkled.
[With Gloki’s abilities, it’s possible.]
Having decisively reached a conclusion, Gloki finally began to move. Bouncing his small body, he energetically moved forward.
Thud! Thud!
Gloki seemed to be searching for something on the plain. Then, something caught Gloki’s eye.
The forested area in front of him. The large, beautiful tree there. The gigantic beehive attached to that beautiful tree.
[Giant Wasp]
Almost like a building, the beehive was so massive that it wasn’t an exaggeration to call it one. Dozens of giant wasps, slightly smaller than a human child’s head, flew around the hive.
Gloki stopped abruptly upon seeing the giant wasp. Information about the giant wasp was put into his consciousness.
No, it wasn’t put
It was something his instincts knew. Something his experience knew.
Although his consciousness was created by the owner not long ago, Gloki had existed in the Abyssal Chronicles Dimension for a very long time. The physical form of Gloki knew about the giant wasp.
[Giant Wasp. Clearly, each individual is a living being. However, they cannot be called living beings because the queen bee controls all wasps.]
The gigantic wasp nest was the queen bee’s body, and the dozens, hundreds of gigantic wasps were the queen bee’s arms and legs.
Only when all of that existed could the giant wasp colony exist as a living being.
[Giant Queen Bee. No better goal than this.]
[Giant wasp colonies are undoubtedly powerful, but the individual’s power is not strong. Parasitism and absorption, abundant possibilities.]
Gloki started moving again. But not with bounces.
Stealthily, sneakily.
He crawled slowly. So the wasps wouldn’t notice.
And, leapt high into the air and sneaked into one individual’s body.
[Flesh Control Complete]
[Gloki is currently parasitizing the giant wasp’s body.]
[Gloki is controlling the giant wasp’s body.]
The movement of the staggering wasp came to a stop. After a while, the wasp began to enter the hive.
The wasp went deep into the hive. Soon, it reached the queen bee’s chamber.
Buzz!
Larger than the giant wasp and more massive, the giant queen bee signaled. Why did this one come here?
Soon after, the queen bee quickly went out and ordered to get to work.
However, the wasp did not obey the command and approached the queen bee.
The queen bee was perplexed. Why wasn’t this one listening?
At that moment, a translucent slime oozed out of the wasp’s body.
Splat!
Gloki!
The emerged Gloki adhered to the giant queen bee’s colossal body.
And attempted to enter.
Zzzzz!
The queen bee made a unique noise as it resisted, but Gloki didn’t easily fall off.
[Gloki is attempting to parasitize the giant queen bee.]
[Physical Domination in Progress. 01%]
[Physical Domination in Progress. 02%]
.
.
.
[Physical Domination in Progress. 98%]
[Physical Domination in Progress. 99%]
[Physical Domination in Progress. 100%]
[Physical Domination Complete]
[Gloki explores the components of the giant queen bee.]
[Gloki has found the essence of the giant queen bee from its components.]
[Gloki absorbs the discovered components.]
[Gloki embodies the core characteristics of the giant queen bee species.]
[Now the giant wasp recognizes you as the queen bee!]
[Unique skill ‘Parasite’ is growing!]
[Now you can parasitize stronger entities!]
[Unique skill ‘Absorption’ is growing!]
[Now you can absorb stronger entities!]
The moment Gloki completed absorption, the queen bee began to wither sharply.
The queen bee shrank, leaving only a thin shell.
[Absorption successful.]
Gloki hopped onto the queen’s throne.
[Hoho.]
And commanded,
Gloki!
Everyone, gather outside!
Buzz!
At the same time, all the wasps outside the hive began to gather.
