How do you judge a hunter's strength?
As the initial confusion died down, the level of force had to be re-established.
For years, countless intellectuals have been racking their brains over the criteria. The strongest man of the past uttered a simple word.
'Can't you just organize the gates that fit your level?'
Mana concentration flowing out of the gate.
The risk level is divided alphabetically by the system.
It was the beginning of the scale that divides the current items and hunter levels.
An F-class hunter can clear an F-class gate with just one body.
E-class uses E-class gate, D uses D.
The strength of the hunters was divided based on these criteria.
Then what about S-class or higher, the pinnacle of strength?
"Tch, that's so damn strong."
A monster leading the guild ranked 1st in Korea and 4th in the world.
Ma Seok-ho spat out the blood that had gathered in his mouth.
He is a man as tall as Mt. Tai
A muscular giant measuring 2 meters tall.
It seems as if the body itself is a weapon, and its only armament is light armor.
Even he was unable to avoid the classics.
Gate of S-class or higher.
This is the inside of the X-class gate at the peak of Taebaeksan Mountain, which has been deemed inaccessible. He felt the potential of the clay in the explosion of power.
So, we have entered the gate.
It was a misjudgment.
Even with bone-crushing training, the strength stat, which had not increased, increased by a whopping 3. However, the monsters encountered at the entrance were difficult to deal with.
"At what level do you have to be to be able to kill me?"
Krrrr!
The demon guarding the entrance, Hellwolf.
The bastard's red fur burned like fire.
But the momentum has slowed down.
You can do it.
40 minutes after the fierce battle.
Both he and I are tired.
It means the level is similar.
'It's an opportunity.'
Ma Seok-ho saw the possibility.
This is possible.
If only we could get more clay than we have now.
If you also practice at the same time.
'I can surpass even X-class someday!'
Ma Seok-ho caught Jasel.
A posture in which the knees are bent and the power is shouted.
His skill was simple.
Stabbing the regime.
It's a simple skill.
That's why it was certain.
Clear destructive power without any complexity.
Skills that have been honed through repeated training are the result of time and clay poured into training.
"Whoaap!"
Ma Seok-ho tightened his sphincter muscles.
The clay that had been sleeping deep in the groin bursts.
Additional effects spread around him.
Hwaaaaak!
An area that increases strength stat by 5 for 5 minutes.
Before I could even perceive the bright light, Helwolf entered the gap.
Khuuuhung!
Hellfire spurts from its gaping mouth.
A mouth with broken molars and a torn roof of the mouth due to fierce fighting.
Ma Seok-ho's blow struck within it.
Oh my!
A giant fist that dominates the space.
A massive shockwave engulfed Helwolf.
Start by pressing down on the mouth and then bursting it.
The headless Helwolf fell to the side.
"Ugh. Gasp."
Kuung! Ma Seok-ho took a deep breath as he heard the loud noise.
I did it. I caught the monster at the X-class gate!
I'm the first among S-class!
"Haha! Hahahaha!"
Joy came rushing in.
The joy of overcoming one's own limitations.
Even though it is a growth that relies on wealth rather than physical strength, where is this?
Accumulating that much wealth is also a skill.
Ma Seok-ho was not a narrow-minded person who would be afraid of external forces.
"This would be one of the top 100, right? Even those monsters can't even dream of an X-class one!"
A list of the top 100 S-class hunters in the world.
Ma Seok-ho ranked 6th out of 100 people.
But I thought that would change today.
Even the ones who reign above still haven't heard any news of an X-class attack.
"Clay. We need more clay."
Anyone who saw this would think I had a serious clay addiction.
That thought was true.
When you reach S-class, a difference of 1 in stats makes a world of difference.
The harder it is to raise, the more certain the return is.
In the meantime, you're raising it by 3? If you use it like a consumable, it will go up by 5?
I can't stand this.
If you can buy it in bulk, you should buy it even if it costs you a lot of guild money.
'We must prepare for the future.'
Ma Seok-ho, who had been suppressing his emotions, stared beyond Helwolf.
Red sky and earth.
It is a dry plain where not a single grass root can be seen.
Giant silhouettes roaming above it.
They must be monsters as big or bigger than the ones we just caught.
'If the Hunter is a walking bomb, the Gate is a nuclear bomb that could explode at any moment.'
It's called a gate breaker.
A phenomenon in which a gate that has reached the end of its lifespan bursts and the monsters inside burst out.
The lower the level, the earlier it explodes.
It happens again and again.
'They said that the S-class Gate Breaker will happen soon.'
The hunters who laid the foundation for today foresaw it.
Future Hunters will one day face an S-class Gate Breaker.
So I had to get stronger.
If a class X explosion were to occur, it would be a national disaster. No, it would lead to a world disaster.
"I guess I should go back first."
Ma Seok-ho leaves the gate.
A large number of attendants approached him.
"Guild Master! Are you hurt anywhere?"
"What is the current condition inside the gate? Have you seen any signs of a breaker?"
"Please give me the armor. I will have it repaired by the best craftsman in the guild."
I raised my hand to stop them.
Even in the midst of hardship and exhaustion, his only interest was one thing.
"Any news about the Meister? Is it out?"
"I've already received intelligence. The Taebaek Guild's main hunters are moving away from their expected path."
"The same goes for the Meteor Guild."
Unexpected movements of the 2nd and 3rd place guilds.
"Maybe you heard some news?"
"Since it's not in the community, I wonder if you might have received some kind of message privately."
"It could be a message from the Master. Guild Master. Could you please check it?"
It was going to be like that anyway.
Ma Seok-ho, who opened the community, checked the notification.
'You came!'
The prediction was right.
This is the message from the master you've been waiting for.
Are you finally of the same mind?
It can't be helped.
'The best treatment. The power to get everything you want. Because I promised you all the support I can give as the top leader of Korea.'
It's strange that I don't feel like eating.
So, Ma Seok-ho had no doubt that the Meister's reply was acceptance of guild membership.
however.
"Huh?"
It wasn't the message I expected.
The letter sent was one entrusted with personal revenge.
Tracking seemed easy with the attached photos.
It's a disappointing reply.
But in a way, it was natural.
'He's a hunter who can make such a monstrous item. If it came out easily, it would have been a shame.'
Hehehe.
An evil smile comes out of nowhere.
His momentum was so great that his attendants were shocked.
But they knew.
This is Ma Seok-ho's reaction when he is truly interested.
"I figured out why the other giant guilds moved! I won't share the details. Move quickly!"
Even if the recruitment fails, I cannot give up on this request.
Four clay line purchase tickets offered as a reward.
I don't know how many guilds I asked for this, but I couldn't miss it.
'I'll take it all.'
If what the Meister wants is financial revenge, there is a lot he can do here.
He's capable of committing murder, but this is it.
bang!
As soon as Ma Seok-ho stomped his foot, he disappeared without a trace.
Before I knew it, he was jumping into the sky and heading to Seoul.