I Became a Transcendent-Level Genius Trainer - Chapter 96

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Transcendent Genius Trainer Episode 96

Management Bureau Guri Test Site.

Currently, an S-rank promotion examination was being conducted here.

Kwagagagagagak-!

Slime Tower, the largest tower in Guri City.

This Slime Tower was a tower where numerous types of slime monsters appeared.

Though they were called slimes, each had various attributes and considerable power, making it the perfect place to assess qualifications as an S-rank Awakened.

There, Im Seok-jae was frantically swinging his new weapon, crushing the tower’s slimes.

Kwagagagagak-!

“Crazy.”

“What the hell?”

The examiners who came along were shocked.

The S-rank promotion exam was conducted through VR Machine tests and actual tower conquests, but the practical test in tower conquest was far more important than the VR Machine test.

S-rank is a symbolic grade.

S-rank Awakened are the high-level Awakened certified by the nation, and when judging a country’s influence and power, it’s determined by the number of these S-rank Awakened.

Therefore, to become S-rank, one needed not only talent but also solid achievements and practical proof.

“I thought it was a bit early, but…”

For this reason, S-rank members belonging to the Management Bureau would join tower raids and make evaluations.

In his hands was a smart pad containing all timeline information since Im Seok-jae officially registered as an Awakened.

“Rising to upper A-rank was already fast… but S-rank?”

The examiner discovered something unusual.

At Thunder Guild, he had been in an ambiguous position.

-Unable to properly use superhuman strength.

-Growth stagnation.

Growth stagnation.

“This isn’t something that can be easily fixed.”

-Rapid growth after training with personal trainer. Became main dealer of Thunder Guild’s 1st team sales team 2.

-Personal trainer: Kang Yu-jun

“Kang Yu-jun?”

And after quite a successful run, he recently faced another crisis.

-Lost main dealer position again.

-S-rank promotion examination after training

-Personal trainer: Kang Yu-jun.

“…Kang Yu-jun again.”

When he first hit a wall, he received training from Kang Yu-jun, and when he hit another wall, he received training from Kang Yu-jun again.

“He is a hot trainer though.”

Currently, Kang Yu-jun was at the center of attention for training the One-Shot Guild.

Not only that, but as the A-rank trainer who trained Hong Jun-yong, there were even voices saying he was practically S-rank level.

Of course, quite many people were complaining that this was all hype.

Saying he was being overhyped.

“Let’s see.”

Just what kind of training this Kang Yu-jun had provided to confidently come for an S-rank promotion examination with this career.

Swish-.

He drew out a massive blunt weapon.

“To utilize superhuman strength, bare hands would be best though.”

A giant centipede monster appeared ahead.

The mid-boss of the 5th Floor, Slime Giant King Centipede.

A considerably tricky monster to catch alone, it had a massive body but was quite fast.

“If you don’t quickly deal with that outer shell, it gets progressively harder.”

It wasn’t a mid-boss that an A-rank could catch alone.

As such, it was a monster perfectly suited for S-rank promotion exams.

Swoosh-.

The Slime Giant King Centipede quickly pressured Im Seok-jae.

But Im Seok-jae didn’t budge at all.

“Oh no.”

The examiner frowned.

He might need to go rescue him…

Kwang-!

However, at that moment, the blunt weapon was swung.

Ppagagak-!

“…?”

The Slime Giant King Centipede’s outer shell shattered in just one hit.

It wasn’t the kind of power an A-rank could produce.

“…!”

Im Seok-jae wore an expression as if this was natural.

“The outer shell in one hit?”

After that, Im Seok-jae climbed all the way to the 10th floor of the tower without being blocked even once.

And.

“….”

The examiner who had been writing something on the smart pad stopped his hand.

There was no need to see more.

“You may stop.”

At the examiner’s words, Im Seok-jae, who had been advancing vigorously, slowly turned around.

His face still looked relaxed.

“Awakened Im Seok-jae.”

“Yes.”

“S-rank promotion. Congratulations.”

Im Seok-jae.

S-rank achieved.

“…Thank you.”

He smiled brightly and expressed his gratitude politely.

Then he immediately took out his smartphone and sent a text to Yujun.

-I became S-rank.

* * *

That night too, heated debates about Kang Yu-jun unfolded on Hunter Net.

-That One-Shot Guild thing, it’s not really confirmed, is it?

-I heard Trainer Seo Yu-ri went with him. Maybe Seo Yu-ri taught him?

-If it’s Trainer Seo Yu-ri, she’s from a ranged-type Awakened background, so she would have been good at teaching ranged-type Awakened.

-Probably Trainer Kang received a lot of help there.

-Then what about teaching Hong Jun-yong? That Hong Jun-yong whom even Baek Do-gyun failed with.

-Isn’t he the only S-rank that S-rank specialist Trainer Baek Do-gyun gave up on?

-Back then, Baek Do-gyun was also in his inexperienced period.

There are tremendously many Awakened on Hunter Net.

Because of that, there were as many people who viewed him negatively as there were those who praised Kang Yu-jun.

“I’ll show you.”

Im Seok-jae was grinning.

“I became S-rank.”

Clack-clack-clack-clack-.

“Whatever you guys say won’t work on me anymore.”

He began pounding the keyboard like crazy.

It was a special keyboard that could withstand his monstrous strength.

“Kang Yu-jun is a god.”

Anyone who opposes the god will not be forgiven by this Im Seok-jae.

* * *

Meanwhile, Yujun was finding Han Seong-ju’s problem.

Mana poisoning.

‘The reason afterimages remain is also because of mana poisoning.’

Originally, this mana poisoning symptom was one of the very common chronic ailments.

‘But this mana poisoning is different.’

“Did you perhaps receive curse-like debuffs in the tower?”

“…Yes, I experienced it frequently. There are quite a lot of monsters in the tower that cast debuffs. Demon Beasts also basically use debuffs.”

He is a buffer.

Because of that, there were cases where debuffs that should have been shaken off remained in his body.

‘It could be because of his awakening ability.’

At that moment, Baek Do-gyun reacted to Yujun’s words.

“Could it be… Yes, that’s possible.”

Debuffs received in the tower basically disappear as soon as you exit the tower.

Their power was amplified inside the tower, and usually there were no aftereffects after leaving the tower.

However, he is a buffer.

Not only does he give buffs, but he’s also greatly affected when receiving them.

Even if it’s a debuff, it could remain in the body for a long time.

“Moreover, this is Gate Front.”

The Awakened here could legally climb towers continuously.

This was because this Uijeongbu was a special zone.

In most other places, there are restrictions on tower raids, so debuffs might not accumulate in the body.

But he climbed towers several times a day.

As a result, debuffs gradually accumulated in his body.

“That’s the cause.”

The root cause of his injuries.

“…!”

It was something he had never even considered until now.

“Then how, how should I….”

Yujun smiled and answered the flustered Han Seong-ju.

“Well, we’ll have to solve it through training.”

It was quite simple.

“I’ll remove the curse. Like extracting toxins.”

‘This is easy. Really easy.’

Of course, the difficulty was easy, but that didn’t mean it wasn’t dangerous.

“How will you extract the toxins?”

“First, I’ll extract them into my own body.”

Absorption.

‘I’ll absorb the toxins and contain them with my mana.’

“…!”

Everyone looked shocked for a moment.

“Then, then won’t that put you in danger, Trainer?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

It was dangerous. But he wasn’t doing this to sacrifice himself.

Yujun had experience with this kind of situation.

‘When climbing the Tower of Infinity, there are floors filled with poison. If a trainer can’t extract toxins when going to clear those floors, you can’t clear them at all.’

He had even made detox potions separately before.

However, Yujun didn’t bother to mention that it was safe.

He simply spoke with determined eyes.

“I’ll do anything for better training.”

Then he immediately began extracting the toxins.

“To risk his life for training.”

“Hah.”

The disciples were realizing anew how weak their own resolve had been while watching Yujun.

The Awakened they trained risked their lives to clear towers.

Then they should have a corresponding mindset as well.

But they had been standing one step back.

They had thought of it as someone else’s business.

That wasn’t right.

A Trainer was a profession that required working in sync together.

Then they should be able to risk their lives for them too.

“That’s probably what it takes to become an S-rank Trainer.”

“We were complacent… too complacent.”

They hung their heads low.

Shaaak-. Shaaaaaak-!

The toxins began transferring into Yujun’s body.

Yujun’s hand began turning purple from the powerful toxins.

Meanwhile, Han Seong-ju’s expression gradually brightened.

The subtle headaches and joint pain that had been tormenting him until now disappeared. And his throat area felt refreshed.

As the toxins disappeared, the flow that had been blocked in his throat area began to clear completely.

Yujun wrapped the toxins that entered his body with mana.

‘It’s different doing it directly.’

Wrapping the toxins required advanced mana control.

If he handled the mana even slightly too forcefully, the toxins would burst and spread throughout his body.

So naturally, he thought it would be difficult.

‘It’s easy though?’

But it wasn’t as difficult as he thought.

Yujun easily gathered the toxins in one place.

But the more he did so, the worse Yujun’s complexion and hands began to look.

Shwook- Shwook- Shwook-.

Baek Do-gyun closed his eyes at Yujun’s appearance.

Had he ever been that serious about training?

He had.

He had been.

When he was young, he had poured everything into being recognized as a Trainer.

But his current self had far too much to lose.

There were many things he held in his hands that he couldn’t let go of.

With tightly clenched fists, there was inevitably little he could do.

“Toxin removal complete.”

At Yujun’s declaration, Han Seong-ju clearly realized the change in his body.

That there had been a time bomb inside his body.

“The toxins from the curse weren’t being expelled because of your awakened ability. Be careful during your next tower raid too. You must perform detoxification inside the tower before coming out.”

He never could have imagined that the curse would remain in his body as toxins.

‘I can put this to good use later.’

Yujun looked down at his hand that had turned purple after absorbing Han Seong-ju’s toxins.

Of course, there was no harm to Yujun whatsoever.

When it came to toxin control, there probably wasn’t a Trainer in Korea as skilled as him.

But to others, it looked like an enormous sacrifice.

“To sacrifice so much for my sake…”

He was a true Trainer.

If someone risked their life to provide training, naturally there had to be compensation for that.

Han Seong-ju pulled something from his chest with a determined expression.

“This is something I’ve been hiding…”

What he pulled out made Yujun’s eyes widen in surprise.

“This is…”

“Yes, that’s right. It’s exactly what you think.”

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