I Alone Am an EX-Class Summoner - Chapter 20
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I Am Alone EX-Grade Summoner Episode 020
Weekly Dungeon Conquest (1)
“So.”
Baek A-jin’s eyes, with her arms crossed, had become bright and sparkling.
“Before you had your accident, you were originally a pretty well-known hardcore gamer, and you were the main player behind breaking that low-grade dungeon record?”
“Yeah.”
“Yu Ji-a, you met that unnie while coming and going to headquarters during that process?”
“That’s right.”
Baek Jin-woo hadn’t explained everything to his sister.
He only told her what he was sharing with headquarters.
Because he didn’t trust his sister?
Rather than that…
Baek Jin-woo owed a great debt to his family.
Mom, Dad, Baek A-jin.
Even when he had his accident and lost consciousness, the three who took responsibility until the end, even giving up their own lives.
How could he not trust such a sister?
However, there was always that one-in-a-million chance.
What if he revealed he was Jinugod and his sister went around blabbing to her friends?
Words are originally the scariest thing.
Baek Jin-woo didn’t want to create variables.
‘It’s all for the family’s safety.’
The current security situation in South Korea is a mess.
Gangs run wild, and the country is so incompetent it can’t even control those gangs.
They call the incompetent Park Chang-seok the demon of headquarters, which says it all.
In such a state, receiving worldwide attention?
‘Absolutely not.’
Even if he were to tell them, he should get stronger first.
And it should be after securing his family’s safety.
He had already organized a novel method to secure their safety in his head.
He’d explain that later.
“But oppa.”
“Yeah?”
“Didn’t you used to be obsessed with a mobile game and play it for quite a long time? Could it be that one?”
“Uh…?”
Baek Jin-woo was slightly flustered.
“No, no, that was a different game.”
Oh no!
If he got caught with that, it would be admitting he was just a veteran player.
Come to think of it, Dad and his sister too…
They all knew about his secret gaming, didn’t they?
Well.
Being so close, it would be strange if they didn’t know.
It was because he was so immersed that he could earn the grand title of Ilcheon.
“I played for about a year. Toward the end.”
“Wow, a whole year!”
Baek A-jin couldn’t close her mouth that had been hanging open.
“Isn’t that incredible? That’s really amazing.”
Baek A-jin was also a Player.
She knew the general details about gamers.
The fact that major guilds had a separate ‘gamer track’ in their recruitment process said it all.
“I was going to tell you too. And about that Shadow Elf.”
“Huh?”
“If you’re going to keep raising it, get a Shadow Wolf and use them together. They have good synergy. Right now, you’re probably not even getting 10% of the original efficiency.”
“…Shadow Wolf?”
Baek A-jin tilted her head.
Was there such a thing?
“You might not know about it. It’s B-grade.”
“Kek.”
Baek A-jin rolled her eyes.
Are you kidding me right now?
Telling me to get a B-grade that averages over 200 million won?
Swoosh.
She quietly took out her phone and entered the Marketplace.
After roughly checking, the price was 500 million won.
It must be a fairly high-ranking summon even among B-grades.
“Excuse me, oppa. It would take at least 10 years to buy this, you know? If I just sell runes like now, it could take 20 years.”
“Just wait a bit. I’ll get it for you within a month.”
“…What?”
“The Shadow Wolf creates shadows, you see? If you hide in there, the Shadow Elf will be able to fly around too.”
“No, no… That’s not the problem.”
Baek A-jin made a bewildered expression.
“You’re saying you’ll get me something worth 500 million won right now? Really?”
500 million isn’t just some random dog’s name.
It was strange.
It felt like oppa, Baek Jin-woo, had become a different person.
Where did the game otaku oppa go, and why did this cool person with chaebol connections appear before her eyes!
“Is that possible? Don’t throw around empty promises. Don’t overdo it either.”
Baek A-jin was genuinely worried.
She understood that he was a gamer, and she was getting used to the fact that he really had ability…
But she didn’t want him to overexert himself just to take care of her.
‘Honestly.’
While she felt surprised and happy, the emotion she felt most was relief.
Oppa was adapting well without any accident aftereffects.
And he was even getting on a fairly successful track.
That relief.
She suddenly remembered the scene early on when she had bragged with her Shadow Elf while introducing Jamsil.
‘Ugh!’
Baek A-jin sighed inwardly.
‘I was acting all high and mighty in front of a total expert.’
Anyway.
“I understand. You’re saying not to tell our parents either? For now?”
“Yeah, for now. I’ll tell them myself soon.”
“Phew, okay.”
After sending his sister away, Baek Jin-woo continued to stay in the vacant lot.
‘Now I should check.’
The gift Yu Ji-a gave him.
He started summoning the total of 13 summons one by one.
[‘Battle Security Guard’ (C-grade) is being summoned!]
Starting with the Battle Security Guard.
[‘Lava Drake’ (C-grade) is being summoned!]
[‘Lava Drake’ (C-rank) is summoned!]
[‘Lava Drake’ (C-rank) is summoned!]
Up to three Lava Drakes.
All of these would be precious companions for Weekly Dungeons, Baek Jin-woo’s eternal partners going forward.
‘Their ranks are C-rank and B-rank, but.’
If properly developed, they would provide the highest efficiency limited to Weekly Dungeons.
“Hunkyo.”
– Yes, my lord.
After confirming no one was around, the Training Instructor stepped forward with a snap and bowed his head.
“These are the ones you need to train.”
– Excellent. No problem. I will guide them to become stronger summoned creatures than anyone else.
“Good, you’re reliable.”
– Thank you.
From now on, it would be a full-scale repetition of hunting and training.
A week passed.
During that time, Yu Ji-a had been thoroughly preparing for the establishment of “Yubak,” consulting with Daeseong Legal Team and such.
Baek Jin-woo endlessly grinded.
In the mornings and afternoons, he continuously switched teams to clear Regular Dungeons.
From night until dawn, training proceeded under Hunkyo’s supervision.
As a result, he realized something.
‘I need a somewhat spacious personal space.’
With more summoned creatures, training in his studio apartment had its limits.
Especially if he summoned creatures like Sky Dolphins, Titanium Golems, or Lava Drakes in his room, it would be a disaster.
If the building collapsed, he’d have to pay for all the damages.
‘Going to the vacant lot every time has its limits too.’
It was far, and more importantly, training at night caused noise problems.
What do you use in times like this?
Management, of course.
Whenever Baek Jin-woo wanted something, he immediately sent a text to Yu Ji-a.
Of course, he knew it couldn’t be resolved immediately.
But he was drawing a blueprint for the future.
About what kind of facilities he’d like to have…
Oh, by the way, all of this was at Yu Ji-a’s request.
“First.”
Now it was time to show what he could do.
‘Yu Ji-a.’
Admirably, she had waited silently without saying anything for a whole week.
Having spent a lot of money, she should be quite anxious…
Yet she stayed quiet without even mentioning the letter ‘W’ from Weekly Dungeons.
‘Today is Monday.’
Baek Jin-woo’s eyes settled coolly.
‘From Monday to Sunday. I’ll demolish the low-grade Weekly Dungeons for a whole week.’
That was Baek Jin-woo’s goal for this week.
Jamsil, Player Zone.
In front of the Weekly Dungeon.
Upon hearing that Baek Jin-woo would attempt it, Yu Ji-a, Kim Byeong-jin, and Hwang Tae-seop rushed over like arrows from early morning.
Hwang Tae-seop in particular had brought a bunch of some kind of new equipment.
“What’s this?”
When Baek Jin-woo asked, Yu Ji-a smiled.
“It’s equipment that Baek Jin-woo will wear for every Weekly Dungeon from now on.”
“…Equipment?”
“Yes, it’s quite expensive high-tech equipment, but just by wearing it, everything around Baek Jin-woo will be recorded in 3D from all directions.”
“There’s such a thing? It looks a bit heavy though.”
“Don’t worry. It’s a flexible and lightweight vest.”
“Yubak” was planning to start with information trading as their first business.
For that, Baek Jin-woo’s gameplay records were essential!
“Overseas rankers all use this too.”
“I see.”
Click, snap!
Kim Byeong-jin and Hwang Tae-seop skillfully helped him put on the equipment.
“It’s my first time with Monday Dungeon… I’m not sure if it’ll go smoothly, but that’s okay, right?”
“Yes, we’ll edit and extract only the most elegant plays anyway, so just play comfortably.”
“Ah.”
One more thing.
“Is it okay if I break the domestic record as soon as I enter?”
“…”
Yu Ji-a broke into a sweat and smiled brightly.
‘Really, what a joke.’
He was probably saying that because he felt burdened and grateful for the 1.3 billion won worth of summoned creatures he received as a gift.
No matter how skilled a gamer he was, breaking records in just a week after being given a few C-rank and B-rank summoned creatures?
‘That’s impossible.’
But then again, who knew.
He had broken records in the Tuesday Dungeon in that same way before.
Yu Ji-a tried her best to suppress her excited emotions.
“Comfortably, I’m really fine with it, so just play comfortably with your memories from your gamer days. You understand, right?”
“Okay.”
Baek Jin-woo nodded.
What was the best domestic record again?
Was it in the 7-minute range?
Easy.
Let’s break it comfortably.
Monday Dungeon.
The only dungeon that gives attack-related runes, also called the flower of “Battle of Summoners.”
A dungeon that absolutely must be run repeatedly in the shortest time possible.
If your Monday Dungeon clear time is slow?
You can consider becoming a ranker a lost cause.
Because attack-related runes are the most fundamental among all runes.
‘Type is defense, setting is a plain.’
The scenario is a mission to hold off an awakened Lich’s undead legion for 30 minutes.
Of course, it’s called defense, but.
If you kill the final boss, the Lich, the game ends.
So probably even now, the majority would choose the method of charging at the Lich to finish it.
Whirring!
Hearing the sound of the equipment working properly, he immediately dove into the dungeon.
A message appeared simultaneously.
[You have a total of three teams set up.]
[Which team would you like to summon?]
[Team 1/Team 2/Team 3]
As mentioned before, Team 3 is for Weekly Dungeons.
‘Team 3.’
[‘Battle Security Guard’ (C-rank) is summoned.]
[‘Radiant Priest’ (C-rank) is summoned.]
[‘Training Instructor’ (EX-rank) is summoned.]
[‘Mini-Kong’ (D-rank) is summoned.]
[‘Golden Fairy’ (D-rank) is summoned.]
The Monday Dungeon has two core units.
Namely the Battle Security Guard and the Radiant Priest.
For the other three, DPS-tank combat units that can protect those two are sufficient.
– Kirrrrk!
– Gwar, gwarrrrr!
In the switched perspective, countless ghouls and skeletons come rushing in.
By the way, you don’t need to be scared of things like that.
Supreme-grade would be a bit scary, but this is low-grade.
[Gwarrr!]
[The Evil Lich’s undead legion is approaching.]
[Hold out against the undead until reinforcements arrive!]
[Time remaining – 00:30:00]
– Uwor! Uwor! Uwor!
The excited Mini-Kong beats his chest a few times, then.
Crack!
Smashes a skeleton’s skull in one hit.
They were weak enough to crumble easily like crushing cookies.
‘Well, shall we start now?’
First.
“Move to the high ground.”
Hunkyo nodded.
Since he was aware that filming was ongoing, he didn’t give a verbal response.
– Uworrrrr!
Crack, crunch!
Led by the DPS-tank Mini-Kong, they quickly moved to a fairly high hill in the middle of the plain.
The time taken was roughly 2 minutes.
Then next.
“Battle Security Guard.”
Click!
The Security Guard is a fairly tall woman.
A humanoid sniper holding an extremely long sniper rifle at that.
Of course, she doesn’t speak like an EX-rank would.
She’s just a doll that follows orders.
“Take aim.”
Swoosh!
She assumes a standing shooting position and puts her eye to the telescopic sight.
By the way, the Battle Security Guard was a summoned creature that was rarely used in the past due to weak damage.
What good is accuracy?
When the damage doesn’t register.
But in low-grade Monday Dungeons, she’s outstanding.
The Lich’s HP isn’t that high to begin with.
“Wait, don’t shoot yet.”
Baek Jin-woo then called the Radiant Priest.
The rushing undead were being handled well by Mini-Kong and Hunkyo without any trouble.
“Gwanghwi, cast blessing.”
The Radiant Priest is also a human female form.
A cleric character, she’s a lower-tier version of the Saint (A-rank) but quite useful when hunting undead.
Wooong!
The priest cast a blessing on the Security Guard’s sniper rifle.
The blessing’s effect is simple.
It strips away the Lich’s ‘Dark Shield’ so damage can register.
Without the blessing?
That Lich can never be killed from long range.
Because the Dark Shield provides ‘ranged immunity.’
“Begin firing.”
The position of the Lich flying around at the far end of the plain was already marked.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The gun fired.
– Kiek? Kiek! Kiek!
As if stung, the Lich’s screams echo through the air.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The shooting continued.
Since the runes are weak and the level is low, it takes quite a bit of time.
‘That’s why from intermediate level onwards, you can never kill the Lich with the Battle Security Guard.’
However.
Baek Jin-woo could do it.
Not just intermediate.
He could sweep through advanced and even supreme-grade with that Battle Security Guard.
How?
‘Because I have Hunkyo.’
That’s exactly why the Training Instructor is overpowered.
If you unlock potential abilities and fully set up supreme-grade runes and skills?
Bang! You can experience the supreme-grade Monday Dungeon Lich dying in one shot.
Anyway.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The shooting continued for about 2 more minutes.
Soon.
– Kieeeeeeek!
The death cry of the Lich, properly done in by the spoon killer, could be heard.
[Boss monster eliminated!]
[Dungeon Clear!]
[Clear Time – 00:04:12]
And that record was naturally.
[Congratulations!]
[You have broken South Korea’s best record!]
[You have achieved a special Achievement!]
The best in our country.
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