Maxed Out Leveling Novel

Chapter 10

4. Tutorial Dungeon (2)

When I threw myself through the dark hole, the entrance of the dungeon, I felt like I was drowning.

It felt like my body was floating in the darkness where I couldn’t see anything.

After a few seconds, the surroundings suddenly became brighter. When I closed my eyes tightly and opened them, all kinds of colors suddenly appeared in a world that was only black as if the sun was dazzling.

Suddenly, Cha Shin Hyeon was standing on the grass.

“Hoo.”

The gentle hills that seemed to be perfect for raising cattle and sheep continued.

When I turned my head back, a black hole that looked just like the one I saw from the outside was still floating in the air. It must have served as both an entrance and an exit.

“It was quite different from what I thought. It is very peaceful.”

“The risk is low, the monsters are weak, and the environment is docile. It’s a typical feature of tutorial dungeons. To be precise, these dungeons are classified as tutorial dungeons.”

Cha Eun-seol, who was one step ahead, answered.

Cha Shin Hyeon nodded quietly and stretched his hand forward. Feeling the wind flowing through his fingers, he murmured.

“But after all, a dungeon is a dungeon, right? The air quality is definitely different.”

“Huh? what?”

“It’s subtle, so you might not know it well. It may be as meaningless as comparing the taste of bottled water, but…”

If you ask what’s different, even Cha Shin Hyeon couldn’t put it into words clearly.

But it was definitely different. Just as the atmosphere of Moorim and Earth were different, the atmosphere of the dungeon was also different.

“I’m sorry, but I don’t understand what you mean.”

“Okay. It’s okay to think that I was talking to myself.”

“Anyway.”

Cha Eun-seol, who tilted her head, changed the topic.

“One last check. From now on, it won’t be strange to fight anytime.”

“I’d like to know if there is anything to check.”

“It’s a mindset, a mindset!”

I don’t know what kind of inspection is needed when I’m going to catch a beginner monster that’s not like life or death.

Nevertheless, Cha Shin Hyeon obeyed Cha Eun-seol’s words.

Combat boots with strong soles in a combat uniform that is comfortable to wear and roll rough. Leather armor for upper body protection. The Bastard Sword worn on the waist. A small bag carried on the back.

Hunters with poor attire were dressed according to Cha Eun-seol’s insistence that they were not treated properly. It’s sad to say that it cost 2 million won even though it was made with good cost-effective products. All the money goes out of nowhere.

In any case, Cha Shin Hyeon, who looked at the outfit once again, had nothing to check, spoke briefly.

“No problem.”

“great. So which way are you going?”

“Hmm, that would be better.”

Cha Shin Hyeon muttered as she turned her right side at an angle.

“The distance from the monster is the closest. About two hundred or more… … It’s less than 700 meters away.”

“Eh?”

Cha Eun-seol’s eyes widened.

“How do you know that?”“Because I feel it.”

“Do you feel it?”

Because of the continuous hills, even you with the skill ‘clairvoyance’ can’t see it, but you don’t see it, you feel it?

Despite being skeptical, Cha Eun-seol turned to what Cha Shin Hyeon said.

Anyway, wherever you go, you’re bound to meet monsters, so it didn’t matter if you made a mistake.

“Uh, really?”

As I went over the hill, I could see a monster at the bottom.

Cha Eun-seol was surprised that what Cha Shin Hyeon said was true.

“What is that?”

Cha Shin Hyeon was surprised to see the monster’s appearance.

“Like a rabbit?”

It wasn’t a metaphor, it was really rabbit-like things. Dozens of cute-looking animals were gathering and grazing. I glanced through the crowd and saw that there were 37 of them.

“So just call me dungeon rabbit. Everyone I see for the first time thinks he’s cute, but he’s the one who cuts it hard.”

“… … Like a rabbit?”

Cha Shin Hyeon questioned in a steamy voice.

Of course, if this was a game, rabbits could come out as monsters for beginners. There was also a game with snails and mushrooms, but if it’s a rabbit, it’s a yangban.

But it’s a game and this is reality. Those little guys are monsters, and I was just thrilled to have to catch them.

Cha Eun-seol, who had guessed his intentions, added an explanation.

“The people you are dealing with are also beginners. If I take the stats one by one, I’m only slightly stronger than the average person. But an ordinary person can’t easily catch a hare, right?”

“that… … right.”

It’s not easy to catch, so when you hunted rabbits in the old days, you put a net on the mountain and drove it around to catch it. The agility of animals was unparalleled by humans.

“In this case, the story is a little different because you run on your own instead of chasing and catching them, but dungeon rabbits can jump as tall as a human and can rip flesh with their teeth. Imagine dozens of such things rushing at once.”

“Hmm.”

Listening to it, I think so.

It must be similar to a beginner or a third-rate warrior who has just learned martial arts, but if dozens of them attack at once, there is no answer. Because I don’t have the ability to cut dozens of animals at once.

Then, inevitably, a few attacks would have to be allowed. What if the flesh falls off each time? The young chicks who are not accustomed to pain will not come to their senses.

“So, I’m telling you, don’t be too vigilant. If you get scratched while being vigilant, you won’t be offended.”

“Yeah, I got it.”

Cha Shin Hyeon nodded politely.

“Then don’t go.”

“Would you like to leave my bag?”

“Okay. It doesn’t even interfere with movement.”

There was no need to entrust it to me because I didn’t have to move violently when dealing with rabbits asking why I couldn’t get in the way.

Cha Shin Hyeon, who shook his hand, leisurely went down the hill.

Taking a leisurely step, he muttered softly.

“Status window, skill list.”

Skill List: (Close)

swordsmanship

In the status window that came to mind briefly, Cha Shin Hyeon touched the swordsmanship part. As I caressed the characters of light with will, detailed information about the skill comes to mind.

[Swordsmanship]

Type: Class Skill / Passive / No MP consumption

Rarity: D- (university that anyone can easily access)

Proficiency: D- (skill has just been acquired)

Description: Warrior’s class skill. Ability to handle swords in general. Applies only when using a weapon recognized as a sword.

Whether it is the same principle as university credits, skill rarity and proficiency are divided into 12 levels by adding plus and minus to ABCD for easy viewing. Naturally, A+ is the highest and D- is the lowest.

A low rarity is not necessarily a bad thing. Like swordsmanship and archery, the basic passive skills of each class have a rarity of D-, which is the lowest level, but is an important skill that forms the basis of the class.

Of course, it could not be denied that skills with high rarity were powerful and expensive to sell.

‘I think I said at least a billion dollars even if it was a C-class.’

On the other hand, proficiency is a measure of how well the skill is used, and with very few exceptions, the first skill you learn starts with D- and increases the more you use it.

So, what appeared on Cha Shin Hyeon’s status window was completely normal.

The skill he learned is an ordinary class skill with a rarity of D-, swordsmanship. After he learned it, he never wielded a sword in particular, so it was natural to have a D- skill level.

Cha Eun-seol also looked at the status window and said there was nothing strange.

‘But it’s normal and it’s also abnormal at the same time.’

Why?

Cha Shin Hyeon has been using swords in Moorim for 140 years.

Although similar to a sword, he used many different swords, used cavalry out of curiosity, and was fluent in recommended perception (拳掌指脚), but his essence was a swordsman.

Arguably, no one in Moorim understood the sword better than him.

I don’t think the Earth is an exception because it started to use the cold weapon again after the monster appeared.

Still, it doesn’t make sense to say that swordsmanship proficiency is D-.

Hopefully, it will not be a nonsensical case that the swordsmanship used by Hunters is different from the swordsmanship used by Cha Shin Hyeon. He is the same two-armed man, and if he uses the same sword, the number of all possible swordsmanships is the same in the end.

‘So, you should check it out.’

As a result, his life as a hunter will stand at a great crossroads.

Either very comfortable or very annoying.

As Cha Shin Hyeon approached within 100 meters, the dungeon rabbits pricked up their ears. The rabbits who were meekly grazing raised their heads one by one and looked in the direction of Cha Shin Hyeon.

Eventually, all 37 rabbits raised their heads.

keey.

The rabbits made quite subtle calls. A dazzling red light flashed in her dark black eyes.

There are, of course, white-haired and red-eyed rabbits, but the one who did from the beginning and the one whose eyes turn red in the middle have a different feeling.

The cute rabbit from a while ago was not there. As if dozens of them had joined together, they stopped acting, and their red-tinted eyes gleamed. For a normal person, it would be a matter of confusion.

Of course, Cha Shin Hyeon ignored it and continued walking.

Kei!

As the distance narrowed to 50 meters, the rabbits suddenly started running. It’s not about running away. The rabbits ran all at once towards Cha Shin Hyeon. No matter how you look at it, it’s not fun to run.

Rabbits with hind legs larger than their forelimbs are naturally fast when climbing uphill. Besides, they’re not just rabbits, they’re strong guys who can jump 2 meters each. Running speed was no joke.

Looking at the rabbits, Cha Shin Hyeon quietly grabbed the sword handle.

As I tried to pull out the sword, I felt a strange sensation. It seems that an invisible being is whispering beside you. It wasn’t a clear voice, it was very faint, but it seemed to be telling me where to cut.“·················ogue.”

It was not an illusion or hallucination.

Because Cha Eun-seol told me that he had already had a similar experience.

She has mastered archery and once she catches her bow she will know at some point where she should shoot, she said. She said it felt as if someone was teaching her, faintly when she was low on proficiency, and more and more clearly as she gained proficiency.

This will be the same kind. The skill he learned, swordsmanship, was telling him the way of the sword. It must have been thanks to the help of swordsmanship that even those lucky enough to be able to wield a bamboo sword at the kendo arena, when they become hunters, are able to sharpen their swords skillfully.

“ね.”

But Cha Shin Hyeon laughed. He couldn’t help but laugh.

“Help?”

All of a sudden, the rabbits that ran up to their noses jumped. As a swarm of locusts flies, your vision is filled with rabbits.

A low-level hunter with little difference from a normal person has no ability to deal with these many rabbits alone. In a hurry, the rabbits will devour you.

Even in such a situation, swordsmanship teaches the ‘best way to cut the enemy’. No matter how many rabbits there are in total, you should reduce them one by one. A voice whispers to cut the nearest rabbit horizontally.

cut it

cut it

cut it just now!

Cha Shin Hyeon, of course.

“Noisy.”

ignored

“Who wants to teach whom?”

shudder!

The sword protruding from its sheath as if exploding drew a sophisticated and neat curve.

A perfect sword. A swift sword that immediately follows. It follows the trajectory of a flowing sword that is soft as water, but the power of the blade can tear everything apart.

Scratch!

The torso of five dungeon rabbits located on the path where Cha Shin Hyeon’s Bastard Sword passed were separated vertically.

That moment.

[Experience has been acquired.][Skill proficiency has increased.][The mastery of swordsmanship has reached D.][Skill proficiency has increased.][The mastery of swordsmanship has reached D+.]

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[Skill proficiency has increased.][The proficiency of swordsmanship has reached A.][Skill proficiency has increased.][The proficiency of swordsmanship has reached A+.][You have acquired a new skill, agility.]

Countless system messages passed through the corpse of the monster that had turned into ashes.