Chapter 14 – No Evidence

[You have defeated the Red-Eyed Werewolf!]

[Experience +3,000] (100% contribution)

[Level up!]

[D-grade magic stone obtained.]

[Sealed Ruby Ring obtained.]

[Automatically rolling the dice according to party rules.]

Despite the roulette spinning, Min Do-jun was not nervous.

With 100% contribution, it was obvious who would get the items.

[The winner is Min Do-jun.]

[You have obtained a D-grade magic stone.]

[You have obtained a Sealed Ruby Ring.]

When defeating the boss, Min Do-jun had secretly hoped for what kind of item would drop.

After all, items from bosses were bound to be extraordinary.

‘A sealed ruby ring…’

But an unexpected item appeared.

‘This is the best!’

The best item the Red-Eyed Werewolf could give.

[Sealed Ruby Ring]

-Category: Ring

-Grade: C

-Effect: Strength +20, Physical Damage +5%

-Durability: 2,000/2,000

-Usage Restriction: Level 150 or higher (Soulbound)

-Description: A beautifully designed ruby ring. Its power is sealed.

Usually, the stat option for rings wearable at level 150 is around 10.

However, the Ruby Ring had twice that amount.

Moreover, it had an additional option of physical damage.

‘This is a popular item among warriors.’

It could be considered the best option among C-grade items.

Despite that, it could be worn from level 150, which was a D-grade level, so it was an incredible merit.

‘If sold on the market, it would probably fetch 100 million won.’

It was much more encouraging than getting a 15 million won magic stone.

However.

‘The problem is that it’s a soulbound item, so it can’t be sold.’

It was just all show and no substance.

Of course, that’s only if it was useless.

‘If I get a ring item that’s a set with this, I can receive set effects that others don’t know about.’

If he obtained another soulbound ring, he could expect set effects.

‘And if I even break the seal on the ring…’

It would become much more powerful than now.

‘It would have been better if it was a magic option, but the stats are high, so…’

Although it was an item that increased strength, he decided to wear it when he reached the level due to its good options.

After all, strength was also important for Min Do-jun, a magic swordsman.

[You have achieved an achievement!]

[You have succeeded in clearing!]

[Dungeon break time is reset to 120 hours!]

It seems that defeating the boss was counted, as a clearing success notification appeared.

[Achievement – Solo D-grade Boss Hunt!]

-Condition: Hunt a D-grade boss solo

-Reward: Experience +30,000

Min Do-jun checked the achievement and received the reward.

[Level up!]

[Level up!]

His level increased by two steps.

‘At this rate, I could become D-grade within a week.’

Although it was regrettable that the warriors died, Min Do-jun decided to think only about his future.

‘The living must live on.’

They were people he had just met today, and they died due to their own mistakes.

There was no reason to be particularly gloomy.

[You will return to the original world shortly.]

Min Do-jun was enveloped in a light.

* * *

‘Why is he so late?’

Park Dong-yun looked at the dungeon entrance with anxious eyes.

He was worried about Min Do-jun, who hadn’t come out even after 3 hours.

‘Usually, he should come out in an hour and a half…’

It was taking much longer compared to the previous clearing time.

But this was normal.

The average clearing time for a Werewolf dungeon is about 3 and a half hours.

That’s why other handlers were waiting with relaxed expressions.

“It should be about time…”

Just as someone muttered, a person walked out of the entrance.

“Hunter Min Do-jun?”

“Huh? But why is he coming out alone?”

“Where’s our hunter?”

“D-don’t tell me…”

The handlers’ faces darkened, except for Park Dong-yun.

After all, it was clear what it meant when only one person came out after four went in.

“A-are they dead?”

“Our hunter?”

The handlers approached Min Do-jun with bewildered faces.

It was to hear a detailed explanation.

“What exactly happened?”

“Why are you coming out alone?”

Even before the handlers could ask, Min Do-jun was already acting with a gloomy expression.

“There was an unexpected accident.”

“By unexpected accident, you mean…”

“We were smoothly clearing the dungeon. Then, when we were almost at the end… the boss appeared.”

“The boss?”

“The Red-Eyed Werewolf?”

The handlers all wore surprised expressions and then sighed.

It showed how well they knew how terrifying a monster the Red-Eyed Werewolf was.

“We fought against it, but when we realized it was hopeless, we decided to scatter. But it seems only I survived in the end…”

“Haa…”

“Oh no…”

The handlers sighed as if the ground had collapsed.

They could picture the situation without asking for more details.

The Red-Eyed Werewolf, skilled in tracking, must have chased down and killed the hunters.

No matter how scattered they were, it would be difficult to shake off its pursuit.

In that sense, Min Do-jun’s survival could be seen as lucky.

‘Of all things, the hunter I’m in charge of had to die!’

‘Damn, this is going to be troublesome!’

The handlers were sighing, but none of them were sincerely mourning.

They had no good feelings towards hunters who treated them like servants, and it was just a business relationship to begin with.

They didn’t even ask about the whereabouts of the bodies.

They naturally thought they would have disappeared, buried in the dungeon.

“Hunter. I’m sorry, but could you come with us to our branch? When there’s a fatality, we need to write an incident report at the local branch.”

“An incident report?”

“Yes. It’s nothing much, just like you explained earlier, you’ll need to tell us what happened in the dungeon. It won’t take long.”

“Alright.”

It was annoying, but unavoidable.

It was a procedure routinely carried out when someone dies in a dungeon.

Since videos can’t be turned on in dungeons, there’s no way to prove anything other than testimony.

‘That means I can make up whatever I want.’

Even if he lied like now, others would have no choice but to believe him.

He could even hide the fact that he killed Shim Jin-seop.

‘There’s no evidence anyway.’

Min Do-jun had no reason to worry about getting caught.

* * *

“Hunter, good work. Here…”

Park Dong-yun handed a canned coffee to Min Do-jun, who had just finished giving his statement.

“You didn’t have to…”

“You must be tired from giving your statement for the incident report.”

“It’s nothing… Anyway, thank you. I’ll enjoy it.”

Min Do-jun thought that Park Dong-yun had been noticeably kinder lately.

‘Has he recognized my value?’

He didn’t know the exact intention, but it was fine either way.

As long as it didn’t harm him.

“It’s a shame to say this about the others who have passed away, but…”

“…?”

“I’m glad that at least you survived, Hunter.”

Park Dong-yun was sincere.

He was genuinely grateful that Min Do-jun was alive, not just saying empty words.

‘I can’t lose a hunter like this who will grow to C-grade or higher in the future!’

Of course, it was for business reasons.

Perhaps knowing this fact, Min Do-jun’s response was curt.

“Enough of that, just match me with the next dungeon.”

“S-should I? Are you going in a party this time too?”

“No. Find me a place where I can enter alone.”

* * *

Four days after killing Shim Jin-seop.

Min Do-jun was unfailingly running the Werewolf dungeon.

Kkyaaaang!

[Experience increased by 1.5 times due to the effect of the Solo Clearer’s Necklace.]

[Experience +300]

Incomparable experience points compared to when in a party came in.

‘As expected, hunting alone is more comfortable. No need to act tiredly.’

It didn’t take much time either.

At most, it took 2 hours to clear one dungeon.

[You have been promoted to D-rank!]

[One skill slot has been added.]

Therefore, it wasn’t surprising to be promoted to D-rank in just four days.

At least for Min Do-jun.

“You’ve already become D-rank?”

“Yes.”

Park Dong-yun checked Min Do-jun’s ranking as he came out of the dungeon and was surprised.

“It’s true! Your ranking is in the 17,000s and your level is already 150! How is this possible when you only awakened a month ago?”

“It’s not that big of a deal.”

“No, this is really amazing. Usually, it takes eight months at the longest and four months at the shortest to reach D-grade, but you’ve achieved it in just a month. In my 5 years since joining the company, I’ve never seen anyone grow this fast!”

“Hmm.”

Although he didn’t show it, Min Do-jun acknowledged it.

‘It’s certainly faster than before the regression.’

Even in the past, thanks to the S-rank characteristic of Revenge, he had surpassed Shin Gyeong-min and reached rank 1, but now his growth rate was even faster.

Overwhelmingly so.

‘With the experience amplifying necklace and the magic swordsman characteristic, I’m growing even faster.’

Moreover, if he properly focused on developing as a magic swordsman, there was plenty of room to become stronger in the future.

“Let’s go! I’ll take you to the next dungeon.”

“No. Take me to the center instead of a dungeon.”

“The center?”

“I need to maintain some items.”

“Understood.”

Park Dong-yun took Min Do-jun to the center.

The first thing Min Do-jun did upon arriving at the center was to sell magic stones.

“Ah! Hunter Min Do-jun, you’re here!”

Appraiser Han Sang-jun greeted him politely, bowing his waist.

“You came to sell magic stones again today, right?”

“Yes.”

“Shall we take a look right away?”

At those words, Min Do-jun poured out the magic stones onto the table.

A total of 15.

It was a lot for just four days, but Han Sang-jun wasn’t surprised.

He just calmly appraised them as if he was now used to it.

“6 E-grade, 9 D-grade. I’ll deposit the money right away.”

“Yes, thank you for your hard work.”

“Thank you! Please come again!”

Leaving behind Han Sang-jun who was bowing, Min Do-jun checked his text message.

[Deposit 165,000,000 won]

It was money earned in just four days, but this wasn’t the end.

‘I should sell unnecessary equipment too.’

The place Min Do-jun found was the Hunter Wholesale Market.

He planned to sell the equipment obtained from killing Shim Jin-seop here, but not all of it.

‘If I suddenly sell a large amount of equipment, I might be suspected.’

Thinking about the possibility of being traced later, he planned to dispose of them little by little.

Of course, the possibility of being traced later for selling equipment was extremely low.

‘There’s no way serial numbers or such are engraved on equipment dropped by monsters.’

Hunter equipment is supernatural items that cannot be made or processed by humans.

Therefore, they can only be obtained from monsters.

‘Just because I sell them to a shop doesn’t mean it’s evidence that I robbed Shim Jin-seop’s equipment.’

It could have been obtained as an item drop.

‘But it doesn’t hurt to be careful.’

Selling them little by little would be less risky anyway.

Ding-a-ling-

“Welcome!”

“I’d like to sell some used equipment.”

“Then you’ve come to the right place! Can I see the items first?”

After handing over a few pieces of equipment, the merchant looked at the rising item information and said,

“These are D-grade equipment. Both have about half of their durability left. Calculating based on the normal purchase price according to the durability ratio…”

The merchant tapped on a calculator.

“I’ll buy them for a total of 17.82 million won.”

“Alright. And I also want to sell some E-grade equipment.”

“Oh! Let’s take a look.”

After disposing of some of Shim Jin-seop’s equipment, Min Do-jun even sold the equipment he had been using.

And he purchased new equipment suitable for his level.

All focusing on magic options.

“A-are you buying all of this?”

“Yes.”

The merchant’s eyes suddenly fixed on the longsword among the equipment placed on the counter.

[Shimmering Longsword]

-Category: Weapon

-Grade: D

-Attack Power: 160~180

-Effect: Magic +11

-Durability: 1,100/1,100

-Usage Restriction: Level 150 or higher

-Description: A longsword made with design in mind. It has a jewel imbued with magic power.

‘This would be useless unless for a magic swordsman…?’

He had doubts, but only for a moment.

He had no intention of dissuading a customer who wanted to buy.

“Whew! As expected, you think big. The total is 74 million won, sir!”

After the payment was completed, the merchant’s smile stretched from ear to ear.

“Please come again!”

After leaving the shop, the next place Min Do-jun visited was the skill book store.

‘It should be somewhere around here…’

What he was looking for was magic swordsman skills.

To properly become a magic swordsman, skills were more important than anything else.

However, perhaps because it was a non-mainstream profession, they weren’t easy to spot.

‘Found it!’