Level Up Monster

Chapter 3

Remnants of Monsters could be useful or useless for some purpose.

If the monster bones were sturdy and the skin was hard, then they could be recycled as a base material to create weapons to fight against other monsters, he said, and if the Mana accumulated into the heart and became the Mana Stone, then the monster carcass would be depleted as the basis for creating wonders and wonders. Miracles, because of which magical effects that cannot be explained scientifically can be given to people and the items they have with the so-called "dazzling" effect".

The one in charge of disposing of the remains of the Monsters was the Government. This arrangement occurred because those in power wanted to precisely gauge the situation within the Monster territory and to provide an adequate response if needed; and also to prevent the greedy and money-hungry private entities from potentially deceiving the Knights or Hunters.

But "The Monster Remain Disposal Through Public Enterprises Act" cannot be found anywhere else but only in South Korea. That is why the country is called Heaven for people who make a living from monster remnants and as a result, there is a higher ratio of Knights, Pay Soldiers and Hunters among the Korean population.

"Two Brown Wolves. This is a government replacement of $ 880 as well as your new Low Tier Hunter license. Congratulations on your promotion, sir."

Currently, Sae-Jin is inside the government-run "Monster Store" where her body was dumped. This was a place where the remains could be sold, various equipment purchased and at the same time, complete administrative work.

And that is to determine the rank of the Hunters. This was directly related to the current results, while those results could be calculated through the number of Monsters hunted and killed. So, the hunter guild handed over the full responsibility of assigning the hunter rank to the Monster Shop long ago.

"The remaining remuneration amount must be deposited to the account number you have provided to us, after the final calculation is done. After all, aren't your dismantling skills really great? And the achievements you have accumulated so far are also outstanding …. It is almost inconceivable that you have been a Hunter for only a month now. "

The female government worker smiled as she spoke here.

"…. Is that true. Not realizing it."

Maintaining her expressionless face, Sae-Jin just grabbed her new Hunter license and turned to leave.

Sae-Jin received the title of Lowest Level Hunter about 30 days ago. The registration process is very simple and easy. All he had to do was capture the monster and take it, thus becoming a Hunter from then onward.

After becoming a registered Hunter, Sae-Jin decides to sell about 2 ~ 3 servings of Monster ingredients every 4 days or so. More than that, it was too conspicuous and he might be seen as someone suspicious, and because of his current condition, he would rather avoid such attention with all his might.

Obviously, Sae-Jin is not the only person in the whole world who has Trait but, no sane person would believe the crazy talk of 'Trait turning someone from a Human into a Monster. 'Instead, it would be more believable to claim that Monsters disguised themselves as humans. In fact, there was such an incident not too long ago, and a new term Monster Man was coined from that incident.

'… 40 more minutes. '

This shop was the closest to Monster Field but for someone like Sae-Jin whose life was directly connected to a ticking clock, she still had to leave quickly.

– Yesterday afternoon, around 7. In a mountainous area in Gangwon Province, a strange incident occurred in 'Monster Field'. '

Sae-Jin's footsteps are stopped by the drifting sound of the television. The inside of the Monster Store is configured similarly to a modern bank and for those waiting in line, a holographic TV with absurd clarity is installed here.

this was the incident where one Brown Wolf saved Hunters from the danger of being eaten alive by another Brown Wolf. Recorded by Low-Level Hunter Mister Kim Tae-Jo using a Recording Lens, these images were uploaded to the Social Networking site and shared widely by many people. Should we see it?

The anchor stops here, and the projection turns into a blurry playback of footage.

– Out of Where the bullets and stamina ran out, stranded in a life or death situation, Mister Tae-Jo runs into a starving Brown Wolf. Unable to leave his badly wounded comrade, Mister Tae-Jo decides to meet the head of the wolf and he takes the rifle with both hands.

The ugly shape of the starving wolf that threatened the growl was the first image seen on the projection.

– He swings the rifle with all his might but as if he has given up, Mr. Tae-Jo closes his eyes.

Then the projection went out for a moment.

– When nothing happens after the passage of time, confused Mister Tae-Jo carefully opens his eyes.

Now visible in view is another Brown Wolf image, much larger than the one before it. The neck of the starving wolf that threatened the Hunters was pierced by the fangs of this creature.

– This giant Brown Wolf suddenly appears and bites off another wolf that attacked Mister Tae-Jo. However, Mr. Tae-Jo still cannot escape the feeling of despair. Because he thought this giant Brown Wolf would definitely kill him now. But this wolf is different.

Instead of attacking, the Brown Wolf picked up a fellow Hunter that was equally-dead in its mouth before running off to somewhere casually.

– Seemingly makes a movement with his head to follow him, the wolf takes his fellow Hunter who fainted and starts going to an unknown place. Mister Tae-Jo watches in bewilderment for a moment before hurriedly waking up, carefully following the creature.

Walking for a while, a blurry image of a distant border post finally appeared on the projection. Then the wolf put the Hunter in its mouth and returned to the forest.

– After seeing the border post that could help the wounded Hunter, this wolf lowered the man and coldly walked away.

The last shot was from the back of the wolf, casually waltzing away.

– Currently, this record has gained tremendous fame on the portal site, Social Networking site and various community chat rooms after being uploaded to Mister Tae-Jo's own SNS profile. Netizens showed a heated reaction to the footage, saying, "Why does the wolf have a handsome face? I want to take care of her, no, I want her to take care of me", "I'll probably fall in love even if it's a monster" , "I almost fainted on a broad, reliable back in the last frame."

Heuhey . " " The Heuheum ."

Sae-Jin's back is erect with pride for a reason. "Is that cool?"

– After studying this strange occurrence, experts carefully theorize that the wolf may be a 'growth-type monster' or a Spirit Beast.

– "Growth-type monsters ... there have been some of them in the past but they have been extinct for some time now. As the name suggested, it was a type of Monster that could grow. If it is a Wolf, then it will grow from Brown to Gray, from Gray to Ebony …. "

… It seems like the words of the experts are always cut off in the middle.

– Yes, this is a very confusing incident. If it was such a monster, even I was tempted by the prospect of being protected by it at least once. And now, move on to the next item. This morning… .

At the words of the beautiful anchor, Sae-Jin's face turned a little red and she even coughed in embarrassment.

"Oho, how mysterious. I was out catching wolves yesterday, now I feel a little sorry."

"But isn't that Ebony Wolf?"

"Stay away. Aren't they all wolves?"

From somewhere, the conversation of the Hunters lining up could be heard.

Sae-Jin glances towards the voices, and thinks that their outward aura is no joke. On their backs, they carry ... bazoka ?!

Feeling somewhat intimidated, Sae-Jin leaves the Monster Store in a hurry.

***

Out of the Store, he saw a street filled with a busy crowd of people coming and going.

He could not help but wonder if this was a human who did not know of the innate risk posed by Monsters. Right next to their doorstep was the mountains of Gangwon Province, called Monster Field, yet he could not see a speck of worry on the faces of the passing crowd, or from a skyscraper high enough to pierce the blue sky above.

Of course, the tallest building of them all was called Eden and it was considered the Holy Land of the Knights, the Holy Land of Knights, and a reasonable number of the crowd walking around should be Knights or Hunters who can kill Monsters alone, so, well….

"…. Fuu."

Sae-Jin grandly sighed. He just wanted to vent his frustration. He felt persecuted that all of these people were living their normal daily lives yet why was it only him who had to go through unfair torment alone. Unfortunately, he did not have much time left to lament over his problem. He only had 30 minutes of Human Forms left.

– But I'm fine with that.

Sae-Jin is trying to return to Monster Field but the sound of an outdoor advertisement being displayed on the billboard screen enters her ears. His sense of hearing increased sharply after receiving his Trait and he instinctively turned his head in the direction.

– Even if the wound is severe, even if all my limbs are broken until I can't use it anymore, I will continue to struggle. I don't do it for wealth and honor, but for the people out there.

The images came from an interview with a Knight, blood all over his body, seemed to have prevented the attack from the Monster just now.

A pair of earnest looking eyes, male jaws, blonde dyed hair – even Sae-Jin knows about this particular Knight. Treated as the hottest commodity and appearing almost everywhere in the mass media and countless talk shows, and has Trait called "The Savior of Light," Knight Kim In-Soo.

– My name is Kim In-Soo, Mid Tier Knight of Gaebyeok Knights Order. (Gaebyeok means Genesis. Left as it is because, well, Genesis sounds too foreign.)

The ad promoting Knights Order ended with a picture of Kim In-Soo's face superimposed on top of the Crest Order. Staring at the wordless advertisement, Sae-Jin's chest tightens with equal parts of indescribable bitterness and voidness.

'It is also a trait but .. it is very different. '

Sae-Jin can only try to calm her ailing heart and the deep sadness that lives inside with the big*****, before pitifully leaving.

The destination was a desolate and distant mountain peak, impressive, slightly hidden from view by the fog and clouds drifting – Monster Field.

It may be very dangerous there, but it is also a paradoxical place where Sae-Jin now feels most at home.