The Returned Hunter Has Awakened to a Hidden Class - Chapter 2
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Chapter 2
Tower of Trials
Guild Han’s office located in Mapo-gu.
Kim Jun stood by the window, gazing toward Yeouido.
“Haah.”
Kim Jun let out consecutive sighs as he waited.
Just waiting for the Tower of Trials to appear in Yeouido.
What is the Tower?
It was an existence that completely overturned the existing Hunter system.
Until now, Hunters’ strength was only distinguished by grades like S-rank and A-rank. Limits determined from birth, walls that could not be crossed.
But the Tower is different.
The level system. A new possibility where anyone can become stronger through effort.
An S-rank Hunter at level 1 and a D-rank Hunter at level 100 would have similar combat power.
That’s why countless Hunters flocked to the Tower regardless of their grade.
Though their end was not pleasant.
‘The most important thing is job selection.’
Current Hunters had no clear concept of ‘jobs’. They simply fought like mages if their magic was strong, like assassins if they were agile, like tanks if they were sturdy.
But the Tower’s system confines Hunters within a clear class framework.
The ‘job advancement test’ taken on the Tower’s 5th Floor. There, they would choose a job that suited them.
Warrior, Guardian, Mage, Rogue… and special jobs.
Of course, other unique jobs exist as well.
“This time, I’ll save everyone.”
Kim Jun muttered.
Before his regression, he only learned after reaching the 50th Floor. The fact that ‘hidden classes’ existed in the job advancement test.
Hidden jobs that were much more powerful than regular jobs, but could only be obtained by meeting special conditions.
If he had known that fact from the beginning… his comrades might not have died. No, they would have cleared the Tower.
Ding-!
A translucent window appeared before Kim Jun’s eyes.
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[Notice to Korean Hunters]
[The Tower of Trials has been opened.]
[The Tower consists of 100 floors total and provides new growth opportunities beyond the existing grade system.]
[Break through your limits through leveling up.]
[Tower Location: Yeouido, Seoul, South Korea]
[Massive penalties will be given upon conquest failure.]
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The time had come.
Rumble!
The office shook. A massive vibration felt from not far away.
Kim Jun looked out the window. A gigantic structure rising as if to pierce the sky from the direction of Yeouido.
“There should have been time left?”
According to his memories before regression, the Tower should have appeared three days later.
“Could it be?”
Whether it was related to the Red Gate, the ‘Lost Relic’, he didn’t know, but it didn’t matter anyway.
This time would be different. He would make sure of it.
*
The area around the Tower was already chaos. Hunters, soldiers, and reporters had gathered, creating confusion.
“Did everyone see the status window?”
“They say it goes up to the 100th Floor.”
“I heard you can become stronger if you go in.”
The Tower was larger than imagination. A black spire rising so high that its end couldn’t be seen. People couldn’t dare approach due to its overwhelming presence.
Police barricades were set up 10 meters in front of the Tower entrance.
“Civilians are prohibited from approaching!”
“Please show your Hunter identification!”
A translucent window floated at the Tower entrance.
[Tower of Trials Entry]
[Current Entrants: 0 people]
[Maximum Capacity: Unlimited]
[Would you like to enter?]
“Oh! That’s Hunter Kim Jun over there!”
“Where!”
“Hunter Kim Jun! Are you planning to enter the Tower?”
People began to murmur.
“Hunter Kim Jun! Are you really going in?”
“Wouldn’t it be dangerous?”
“Please give us just one answer!”
Reporters swarmed, but Kim Jun only stared at the Tower entrance.
He reached out his hand without hesitation.
“Huh? He’s really going in!”
“Roll the camera! Quickly!”
*
[You have entered the 1st Floor of the Tower of Trials.]
[A new growth system will be applied.]
Kim Jun opened his eyes. A vast grassland spread out before him, and a small village could be seen in the distance. Small monsters with green skin were wandering around here and there.
They were goblins.
Ding-!
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[Quest Generated]
[Goblin Lair Cleanup]
[Objective: Defeat 15 goblins, defeat Goblin Leader]
[Reward: 20 Experience Points]
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Kim Jun drew his greatsword without hesitation.
“Gurruk?”
“Gurruk, gurraaaaak!”
The goblins that noticed Kim Jun’s presence began charging in groups.
Goblins are cunning monsters.
Each individual is only E-rank, but they have relatively high intelligence among low-grade monsters.
They enjoy using encirclement attacks that take advantage of numerical superiority. They also use deception tactics, pretending to lose on purpose to lure opponents into traps.
That’s why many novice Hunters would dismiss them as ‘just E-rank’ and end up dying in groups.
Swoosh-
The greatsword cut through the air.
“Gurrorok!”
The head of the goblin charging in front was separated from its body.
The remaining goblins hesitated for a moment. Their comrade had died too easily.
But they soon came to their senses.
“Gurruk! Gurrukgurruk!”
All the remaining goblins moved.
Some charged from the front, while others flanked from both sides. It was typical goblin encirclement tactics.
But Kim Jun didn’t move. He simply drew an invisible circle, facing the goblins from within it.
After catching his breath for a moment, he lightly swung his greatsword.
Swoosh-
“Guh, guraah…”
The goblins couldn’t understand.
That Hunter had clearly been standing still. They hadn’t even seen him swing his sword.
But why was this happening?
Why was the world spinning? Why was the sky getting farther away, and why were their own feet getting closer?
Ah, their necks had been severed.
Only then did the goblins realize.
Thud thud thud-
Kim Jun swung his greatsword wide to shake off the goblin blood.
Thoom! Thoom! Thoom! Thoom!
The ground shook as a massive shadow emerged from deep within the cave.
“Guraaaaah-!”
The Goblin Leader.
Four times the size of a regular goblin, wielding a massive iron axe. The final boss of the 1st Floor and the clear condition.
“It’s been a while.”
A smile appeared on Kim Jun’s lips. This was an opponent he had faced before his regression.
And Kim Jun knew.
That the 1st Floor had a hidden clear condition.
‘If I defeat it with bare fists, a hidden reward appears.’
Before his regression, it had been by chance. His equipment had broken in the Red Gate, forcing him to fight barehanded.
But this time was different. Thanks to clearing the Red Gate cleanly, his weapon’s durability was intact.
Clank.
‘But I can’t miss out on the hidden reward.’
Kim Jun set down his greatsword for a moment, clenched and opened his bare hands, and stared at the Goblin Leader.
“Come.”
“Guraah!”
The Goblin Leader roared and raised its axe above its head.
Crash!
The axe struck where Kim Jun had been standing, but he had already stepped aside.
Thwack-!
His fist struck the Leader’s abdomen. Green blood spurted from its mouth.
The creature screamed and staggered backward. But it quickly regained its balance and attacked again.
Whoosh-
The axe came down vertically. Kim Jun rolled to the side to dodge.
Thwack! Thwack! Crack-!
He landed consecutive punches to the abdomen and ribs. The sound of breaking ribs could be heard.
“Guwaaaaak!!”
The enraged Leader swung its axe wildly. Kim Jun calmly dodged the attacks while looking for openings.
Whoosh!
The violent attacks continued, but to Kim Jun, everything looked like slow motion.
Thwoom-!
A precise strike to the jaw made the massive body stagger, and Kim Jun immediately unleashed a flurry of attacks.
Thwack thwack thwack thwack!
Abdomen, chest, then the jaw again. Blood splattered in all directions with each impact.
“Guh, gueoeo…”
The Leader’s face became a bloody mess, completely distorted. Its nasal bone was completely caved in, and one eye had burst from the punches, showing only the whites.
Thud-
The massive body fell backward, shaking the ground, and blood from the torn wounds formed a pool on the floor.
“Huff, huff.”
Kim Jun’s fists were covered in a mess of goblin flesh and blood.
Ding-!
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[Hidden Condition Achieved!]
[Defeated Goblin Leader with bare fists]
[Hidden reward obtained!]
.
.
.
[「Belron’s Hammer」 obtained]
[Grade: S]
[Effect: Item enhancement success rate doubled]
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Kim Jun wiped his bloodied hands with a satisfied smile.
‘「Belron’s Hammer」.’
He had benefited greatly from this hammer before his regression too.
Generally, item enhancement has a high failure rate. Especially from +5 onwards, the failure rate exceeds 70%. When enhancement fails, items get destroyed or their enhancement level drops.
But using 「Belron’s Hammer」 is different. It completely prevents item destruction upon enhancement failure and doubles the success rate.
A 70% failure rate becomes 35%, and a 90% failure rate becomes 45%.
Kim Jun’s ability to reach the 100th Floor before his regression, and his companions’ ability to survive as long as they did, was all thanks to this hammer.
Without this hammer, he probably wouldn’t have made it past the 80th Floor. You can’t face upper-floor monsters without enhanced equipment.
‘Especially from the 10th Floor onwards, equipment performance is directly linked to survival.’
He put the hammer in his inventory with a satisfied smile.
Double enhancement probability. What better early-game reward could there be?
*
From the 2nd to 5th Floors, he cleared them easily.
More goblin hordes, spiders, wolf packs, and slimes.
All monsters fell helplessly before Kim Jun’s greatsword.
There was no need to waste time on floors without hidden rewards.
Ding-!
Ding-!
[2nd Floor first clear reward achieved]
[3rd Floor first clear reward achieved]
[4th Floor first clear reward achieved]
[5th Floor first clear reward achieved]
Every first clear comes with rewards.
[Additional experience 100 gained]
[Additional experience 100 gained]
[Additional experience 100 gained]
[Additional experience 100 gained]
Massive amounts of experience flowed to Kim Jun.
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[Name]: Kim Jun
[Grade]: S
[Level] : 3
[Remaining Stat Points] : 15
[Stats] :
– Strength : 60
– Agility : 42
– Intelligence : 28
– Health : 9430/10000
– Mana : 20
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Just 2 hours after entering the Tower. Kim Jun had single-handedly broken through to the 5th Floor in an instant.
Whoooosh-
At that moment, a wondrous sight unfolded before Kim Jun’s eyes.
A magnificent city surrounded by massive walls. Buildings made of white marble soared high into the sky, with a colossal temple positioned at the center.
Tebe.
The first city of the Tower of Trials, and the place where all Hunters’ fates diverge.
Once brilliant, but ultimately a tragic stage that fell to the merciless assault of monsters, with all its residents massacred.
Before his regression, countless Hunters had fallen in that place.
Step, step-
He walked toward the city gate.
To overcome past despair and seize future hope.
“Let’s go.”
With the will to reclaim his true power, the hidden class ‘Dragon Slayer,’ and change everything this time.
The gears of fate began to turn once more.
To write a different ending this time.
At the point where past regrets and present resolve met, Kim Jun stepped forward on a path only he knew.
“Huu.”
Toward hope instead of despair, victory instead of defeat.
[Welcome to Tebe.]
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