00:11To the Horm I take it out of here, Lent, and there's no time to look for it.
00:15My only options now are to beat them or die trying.
00:24Stamina's at its limit, and I can't use two of my best skills!
00:30But I won't give up. I refuse.
00:34I am going to survive!
00:44If anyone knows what it's like at the bottom, it's me!
00:47But I could never stop striving to climb higher!
01:02Well, they call him the weakest hunter of all mankind.
01:08Wait, really? That's a thing?
01:12It was once he got hospitalized after a trip through an E-rank gate.
01:16If that isn't weak, then I don't know what is.
01:20You're done. So give up. Stop now before you break, kid.
01:24Listen to Mr. Song. You push yourself way too hard.
01:30You deserve this.
01:36Now, why did you go and do something so dangerous?
01:40I know, you were at the bottom, but you've come so far.
01:43That should have been enough.
01:45Don't you think, Gino?
01:51I miss the third raid.
01:54Unfortunately, I was no longer fit for combat by that time.
01:57My body couldn't keep up anymore.
02:00Did you take part in the third raid at all?
02:02Yes.
02:03I acted as a point of contact for security, sir.
02:06That dungeon break claimed a great many lives,
02:09and those who did manage to escape carry the mental scars from it still.
02:13Though I suppose every hunter has similar scars.
02:18And if they can't overcome that harsh pain,
02:20then all that awaits is destruction.
02:25Kinda hard to believe this is me.
02:27I mean, look at you.
02:29Taller, more muscular.
02:31You look strong.
02:33But I guess it's only your appearance that's changed.
02:36Dig deeper and you're still weak.
02:38Hell, you're right at that store.
02:44E-rank hunter, Jinnu-sung.
02:47That's all you'll ever be.
02:49A dreamer who never learned his place.
02:52Shut your mouth!
03:05So pathetic.
03:07All that talk about how ready you are,
03:08and this is the best you could do.
03:10You'll have nothing to blame for your death,
03:13but your own ego.
03:15This all feels so familiar.
03:22I can't remember what happened next.
03:27The quest.
03:32Guess luck's one of your skills, too.
03:35Seems like they've decided it would be a waste to let you die here.
03:39Till next time.
03:51This is...
03:53The penalty, though.
03:57Oh, yeah.
03:58I didn't get around to my daily quests.
04:02It must be past midnight.
04:07Good timing.
04:08This penalty saved my life.
04:10No wonder it wished me luck.
04:13No one have survived that mess without it.
04:15Or was the system cheering me on because it wants me alive?
04:19Who knows?
04:21Shop.
04:23First time my fatigue went over 90.
04:34I guess potions won't restore my HP if I'm seriously injured.
04:38I can either wait to heal naturally,
04:40or try to get restored by leveling up.
04:45Okay, then.
04:46Leveling up it is, I guess.
04:52Till next time, he said.
04:54Meaning, if I live long enough, I'll see him again.
04:58Any pain I go through, any suffering I endure,
05:02if it doesn't kill me, it'll make me stronger!
05:18Ah, that was a weird dream.
05:22Hmm?
05:23Jinu isn't home yet?
05:25Huh?
05:26No way is he doing a raid this late, right?
05:29If I didn't know better, I'd think he got himself a girl.
05:34Hope he remembers my guardian teacher conference.
05:38And that'll actually make it there.
05:45Nice to kill two birds with one stone.
05:48Ten minutes till I return to the job change quest,
05:51so I should probably use this time to sort out my gear.
05:57Bye.
06:03Night killer.
06:04Night killer.
06:05This thing deals 25% more damage to armor types, huh?
06:07It's a little pricey, but should be worth it.
06:10And that leaves the runestone.
06:12Not sure what it is, but it's gotta be handy.
06:15It is a ruler's hand, after all.
06:16Huh.
06:28Let's see here.
06:30It doesn't need mana?
06:31Nice.
06:33I can manipulate objects without ever touching them?
06:37Like he did.
06:44I'll have to help my proficiency to move something big.
06:48I've prepared myself as best I can.
06:53The rest will come down to luck.
07:03I see you invited a few more friends to the party.
07:07Huh.
07:12Fieldmaster!
07:13We'll arrive at Jeju Island soon!
07:15Understood.
07:16Sorry, Miss Cha.
07:17I know how painful this entire ordeal must be.
07:20No, I'm fine.
07:21But thank you, sir.
07:22I wasn't a hunter during the third raid,
07:24but I can empathize with how you must be feeling.
07:27That's why I'm glad to help.
07:28I really am.
07:29I appreciate you saying that.
07:31Mana's been found.
07:33Several sources in the water beneath us.
07:34Mm-hmm.
07:35Bringing up the feed.
07:40What the...
07:45Knew this knife was worth it.
07:47Much better than fist fighting.
07:49But...
07:50Something feels off.
07:52No matter how many enemies I kill,
07:54I'm not gaining any XP.
07:57Plus...
07:57Our mages haven't done a thing.
07:59They've been casting, but nothing's happened.
08:02The knights are the only ones attacking, so...
08:04What are they doing?
08:07It's summoning magic.
08:09The knights are just weapons they've been calling through the gates.
08:12That also explains why I'm not leveling up.
08:15Because the ones I should be targeting...
08:17Are the mazes!
08:24I was right.
08:26So let's do this.
08:29One mage down.
08:31Five left.
08:36Make that four.
08:50Two more.
08:53Enough of this!
08:54Get over here!
09:00Three more.
09:08I'll call him!
09:22I'll call him!
09:24They thought one heavyweight would win it for them.
09:26But fewer targets just makes it easier for me!
09:29Eh?
09:30Eh?
09:31Eh?
09:31Huh?
09:45Your summoners are already dead, so...
09:48Why do you?
09:50Join them in hell!
09:55Oh, oh...
09:56Oh, oh, oh...
10:00Oh, oh!
10:09Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh...
10:12Oh, oh, oh...
10:13Oh, oh, oh, oh...
10:17I think I won. What's that mean? Will I be able to switch to a more advanced class with the
10:25points this quest got me?
10:27If so, I imagine it's going to be based on my performance. I won't get to choose.
10:41I'm not really following...
10:56Shadow Army?
10:58What the... No. This doesn't make any sense. That's my new job class? Necromancer? What the hell? My intellect stat
11:10is the one that I ignore the most. So how did I...
11:14Necromancers are a magic type class that summon undead monsters as servants. But I'm an assassin build. My main stat
11:22is strength. And I use staggers with a close range combat style.
11:27A backline class like Necromancer will waste all of that.
11:33Oh, I can say no? The benefits aren't clear. Maybe I should pass.
11:39Decline.
11:42Wait, uh, hidden class?
11:46Ah-ha!
11:49Does it have some kind of special power?
11:55Necromancy. If I had some kind of frame of reference...
12:01Summoning magic. These mages were just showing me a little sample. It wasn't Necromancy specifically, but it was close enough.
12:10And my opponents... They all had abilities I'd seen in previous fights.
12:14Heh-heh. The system made this job change quest seem optional. But maybe... It was inevitable.
12:22I see where this is going. The mages weren't strong on their own. But I am. And there's no rule
12:28that says Necromancers can't fight on the front lines.
12:31If classes work like stats, then as I level up, my skills will too. And my shadow army will become
12:39stronger. In other words, I won't be solo leveling anymore. Except...
12:52Here.
12:58We rarely stayed up till dawn.
13:00Hunter Choi's crew should be making landfall on the island by now.
13:04Right.
13:05Sorry I kept you.
13:06It's fine.
13:08But since you're here, would you mind humoring me for a bit, Jinjo?
13:19Ugh!
13:20Ugh!
14:05Shadow Monarch. I got an instant upgrade.
14:09Must have scored a lot of bonus points.
14:12Unique class scales and ten ability points, plus a new title.
14:16If my rewards are ready, is the quest finally over?
14:21Did I complete the job change?
14:25I hear cries from those broken bits of armor.
14:28They sound like people in pain.
14:32Shadow extraction?
14:34A command word, huh?
14:40Arise.
14:58Look at that. Damn.
15:01The unique skills are shadow extraction and shadow storage.
15:05One lets me drain mana to create shadow soldiers, and the other lets me hold those soldiers to summon whatever.
15:11Then, these must be my soldiers.
15:14The extraction can fail based on the strength of the target and the time since death.
15:20Gotta be careful, then.
15:22I got mages and knights.
15:23They come in different ranks, too.
15:27If it's possible to extract A or S rank shadows, and their power level reflects how strong they were in
15:33life,
15:34then.
15:43Hell yeah.
15:44Since I have a limit to my storage,
15:47I'll release eleven of the infantry.
15:51Sorry I woke you up for nothing.
15:54Now then.
15:55Night commander, Egrus the Blood Red.
15:58Will you submit to my control?
16:01Arise.
16:10Arise.
16:14Right.
16:15It told me there's a chance it could fail.
16:17Two more tries.
16:23Arise!
16:29Dammit.
16:30Lest they undergo a reawakening, the hunter's powers won't change.
16:36We have only two ways to gain strength.
16:39Perfecting our techniques, and gathering allies.
16:43Waiting for your king, are you?
16:45How can you be certain who'll make his return?
16:48Night commander, Egrus.
16:50You are a warrior.
16:52That means your purpose is to cut down your foes.
16:55Will you let your blade rust in this crumbling ruin?
17:00Or, will you rise above that fate, and serve me, instead of defending the throne of a fallen king?
17:08Please, pledge yourself to the man before you.
17:12Arise.
17:13Arise.
17:14Arise.
17:16Arise.
17:37Arise.
17:39New hunters awaken each and every day, all around the world.
17:45From now on, you are simply egress.
17:50That is your name.
17:53So who's to say that someone who defies all expectations,
17:57someone strong enough to become a beacon of hope in these dark times,
18:01couldn't be born at this very moment?
18:17You're with me now.
18:28Guildmaster, what is this?
18:31I don't know. To my knowledge, this hasn't ever happened before.
18:34Somehow, it would seem...
18:39They're evolving.
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