Brian was done getting his Re-Evaluation, now it is time to wait 3 days in order to receive his new rank. In the meantime, he needs to visit a university that his friends wanted to temporarily go. It was named Arizona State University, Brian to a different one which was University of Arizona and that was in Tuscon. ASU is in the area Brian lives, Tempe Arizona.
Here I go to university again ~(Brian)
A car rolled up in the distance and people gathered around it. A person who has light orange hair, soft blue eyes, and a petite stature. His attire is a butler's outfit, comprised of a black tailcoat and suit pants worn with a red necktie and white button-up, the latter of which has a wing-tipped collar. Over his button up is a light grey vest with dark brown accents and his hair is tied in a ponytail with a dark brown ribbon.
"Right this way, madam." Is what he said
The girls all squealed at the sight of this person.
"Subaru!"
Wait, the car Subaru or is that his name? ~(Brian)
Either way, he could not give two shits about it.
It does look like he is popular with the girls ~(Brian)
"Thank you." A woman wearing a dress that reaches to her foot, stepped out of the car with help of this man. She has black hair which was tied in a pig's tail, and a white ribbon was supporting them. Her eyes were red, and she looked like a kundere type of girl
"I envy him. Don't you envy him?!" A random person asked Brian
"Nope. Not one bit." Brian ended the conversation by giving a cold response
For the half of the day, the girls were squealing at Subaru's action when standing beside his master. It upsets Brian for having to deal with their annoyance.
"Shut the fuck up. please just, shut the fuck up." He said
In a restroom, Brian looks in the mirror. He was just staring at it before opening a stall to find Subaru changing his underwear, and his underwear was a female's accessory.
"First of all, why didn't you fucking lock the stall?" Brian leaned on the door "and second of all, you're a big fucking weirdo I'll give you that."
Vandana closed the door and proceeded to wash his hands. Leaving the restroom, he was confronted by Subaru.
"You saw. Didn't you....Vandana....Brian Vandana..." he chuckled "I'm sure that was your name."
"Wow, I got a stalker." Says Vandana
"I'll ask you one more time. You saw my underwear didn't you?" Subaru began walking towards Brian
"I'm not blind. So of course I saw it." Brian replied
"You no longer have any human rights!" Subaru slides across the tiled floor and went to punch Brian in the stomach
"Ahhhhh...." Brian groggily responds "that hurt so much. I'm dying here...ahhhh...."
"I'm surprised. You should have passed out from the blow. You sure endured that well." He said
"That's because I'm a Hunter." Brian yawns
"Really? Well so am I. What rank?" Subaru wanted to know his rank
"E-Rank."
E-Rank? ~(Subaru)
"I'm a C-Rank Hunter that specializes in physical close combat." He addressed himself
"Okay."
"I'll get you this time, with my butler knuckles." Subaru went into a fighting stance
"Wow. That name fucking sucks. You're really bad at naming things." Vandana insulted
Vandana starts to run away with his hands inside his kimono pockets while Subaru is chasing him.
He's fast for an E-Ranker. Is he really a mere E-Rank? ~(Subaru)
"You're slow for a C-Rank." Brian turns around
"Shut up!" His voice sounded angry
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Brian was on the 76th floor of the demon castle, he went back just gather some gold by selling horns from the demons. No quest has been activated yet.
Oh yeah! ~(Brian)
"Magic unit! Stop paying attention to weird things and come here." Brian calls one over and handed him a orb "here! And now...FIRE!!!!!"
The unit casted a fireball but it was twice as bigger than the last time. He shoots it and a mass destruction of buildings went everywhere. Brian widened his eyes and was smiling.
"Incredible!" The mage handed the orb back to him "I don't see it!"
item: Orb of Avarice
Rarity: A
Item Type: Magic Item
An orb created from hardening blood of High-Rank Demon, Volkhan.
It will amplify magic effects to deal more damage
Effect: 'Desire for Destruction'
I want to sell this but I'm gonna give it to Tusk when I extract him ~(Brian)
A sudden movement appears from behind and Brian called each of his shadows to stop it. He turns around to find a single girl with white hair, red eyes, wearing sharp clothing, had two wolf ears above their head. It reminded him of...
Dixie? ~(Brian)
She had a tail which end was shaped as an arrow.
"H-hey!" She said
"Hey...don't lower your guard, guys." He told his shadows "I thought the demons were exterminated. Well time to finish you off..."
"Please, take us with you!" She was smiling
us? ~(Brian)
Two more of them came from behind a rock, they were triplets.
"Name?" He asked them while dispersing his shadows
"Cerberus." All of them said at the same time
"Cerberus? Well well well, do you mind if I cut you down for experience again?" Brian's eyes glowed
"The triple demons!" They finished
"Oh...so Cerberus, the triple demons?" Brian repeated
They nodded.
10 minutes later
Brian was eating some Beef Wellington he bought of the shop. It filled him up. Vandana looked at the triplets. He couldn't figure out why is there an aura displaying hearts around them all while looking at him. Brian needed to get home but what about the triplets?
"You said you wanted to go where I'm going?" He repeated
"Yes!" They all responded at the same time
"Well...I know someone what will take great care of you." He smirked and the girls didn't like seeing that expression
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"Brian Vandana..."
A person called for him.
"Mmm?" Brian turns his head around while he was playing with Dixie
An attractive and beautiful girl with long brown hair, hazel eyes and a mature figure. She is seen wearing her school uniform with a red headband and pair of black thigh-high socks. Her name was Gwen Tokihara, another childhood female friend of Brian.
"Gwen? I see that you have grown a tiny bit taller per-se." Brian patted her head
And gotten bigger on your chest. It must hurt your back when walking with those ~(Brian)
They were chatting with each other, trying to catch up over the years they missed being together.
"You got a RE-EVALUATION!!!??" Gwen was shocked to hear this
"Yep. Now I'm waiting in 3 days." Brian replies "what about you? Still living a normal life that your parents wanted?"
"Oh yeah. I've recently started to study on how to become a dog." She says
"What a go...wait waht?" Brian backed away
She took off her shirt and had a dog collar on, she flushed and looked away.
"I beg you..." she pauses "please make me your pet, cakey!!!"
"What do you mean by pet?" Brian grew nervous because this has never happened to him, so he covered Dixie's eyes and ear
"It's exactly what it sounds like, I want you to own me and treat me like an animal." Gwen demanded
"Oh perfect, you rephrased it and I'm still completely lost." Brian backed up even more
"Don't you see that I want you to be my master!" Toki gotten closer
"W-why?" He asked
"I was envious of the dog being scolded by its master. Must be nice." Toki's voice was flirtatious "I wanna be leashed up and treated like a dog too! So once more, please make me your pet master, or we could like...not!
Feels like I'm being forced to do this ~(Brian)
"Now you know that I'm a hardcore masochist pervert!" Gwen pressured him even more "so pwease accept me!!"
"Fine...you are now...my....pet...." Brian sighed out of embarrassment
"Yay!!" Toki gottenn closer to where her boobs were pressed up against his chest "what is your first order, master?"
"My first order is to put on the shirt, and put away this collar." He ordered
"Aww...I thought I would've been punished..." she pouted while putting on her clothes "would you maybe choke me with your di-"
"I remember I have somewhere to be!!" Brian ran away
2 hours later
"Didn't think you were a girl. Almost thought you were a huge fucking weirdo." Said Brian
Brian was at a waterpark named 'Hurricane Harbor Phoenix' which was located in Glendale Arizona. Subaru is actually a female who was dressed as a Male for a purpose, to serve her master as a butler. No females in her family are allowed to be butlers, only males.
"Why are you here?" Subaru asked
"Because my little sister's here. Why, can't I as a older brother, protect his little sister?" Brian made a point right there
"She's old. Your sist-" Subaru was interrupted
"Just because she's old will not mean she is able to take care of herself. Juliana is a normal person, not a hunter." Brian also stated that there's probably a chance where another Hunter will kidnap her
"That's another good reason." She says
"Brian!" Juliana was wearing a jacket underneath her swimsuit "it's a good thing you came. Gotta take breaks between hunting or else you'll lose yourself in greed."
"I believe your older sister is correct." Subaru's master who is named Kanade, was wearing a outfit where it exposes all of her skin, except for her breast and down that area "Subaru, I believe Vandana's younger sister can not swim. Can you please teach her your ways of swimming?"
"S-sure." She responded
"Don't worry, there are many people here. Vandana will save you with his chiseled body and sharp looks!!" Kanade was flirting with Brian
Quit fucking lying woman. My sister can swim on her own ~(Brian)
Brian sighed and sat down on a bench, watching his little sister being 'taught' how to swim.
"It's been a while since I came here." Kanade started a conversation
"...." Brian did not reply
"...why yes, since I was little." Kanade sat down "Subaru and I were kidnapped here."
Brian was giving cold shoulders by not responding.
I wish he spoken to me ~(Kanade)
"They were after ransom money." She says "the incident was settled quickly and all the kidnappers were arrested. But because of that, I was limited to where I could go outside."
"Okay. Could not care about you." Brian gave her a cold stare "nor do I want to hear your backstory."
Dixie came out of Brian's pocket, she climbed onto his head. Vandana chuckles softly and played with her.
"Subaru feels responsible. She feels that it was her fault that we were kidnapped." She finished
There she goes finishing what I did not ask her to do ~(Brian)
Brian ignored this girl and went to enjoy the waterpark with his companion, and younger sister. Kanade was left out along with Subaru. Hunter Vandana offered to buy everyone a drink.
"Can you believe I'm wasting my time here, when I could go out and start leveling up?" Brian spoke to Dixie "I mean, sure, I need a break from all the hunting. But a person who is a player should never do this."
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The man jolted his eyes open and found himself lying on a bench.
Fuck!! Where's Juliana?!?! ~(Brian)
"Juliana!!?" Brian stood up "Juliana!!!"
Skill: Sprint (Lv. 2)
Active Skill
Mana: 1 per min.
Movements speeds are increased by 50%
He searched every inch of the park and found nothing. Her little sister was missing and he blames himself for it.
"Vandana!" Subaru comes from behind him and starts playing a call
"Hello, there!!"
"Who are you?!" Brian Vandana was the first one to talk
"Why who are you? Anyways, your precious, precious mistress has disappeared, Subaru Konoe!"
"I'll ask you once more, who...the fuck...are you?" Brian gave a death stare
"I'm going to say this once, so listen closely, butler. I'm a kidnapper." He then shows a picture of Juliana and Kanade on the floor, then along with a construction sight "come here, within ten minutes. If you contact with the police, then it's game over."
"Take care of Dixie...." Brian puts on his outfit from before "don't try to stop me...because you can't..."
"Vandana!" She tried to go after him but disappeared
Location: Construction Sight
"Welcome. The two of them are beyo-krgh!!" He was grabbed by the mouth by Brian
"Come forth...." at a command, his shadow soldiers presented themselves "pin him....you know what to do if he moves."
Brian breaks down the door to find his little sister lying there. He picked her up and calls her name.
"Juliana? Juliana?!" Brian started to lightly smack her
"Quit smacking me!" She sat up looking all fine "nobody is injured here."
"What?"
"Sorry for the inconvenience Mr. Vandana. But today's kidnapping was a set up." Said Kanade
"So...you mean to tell me that you basically 'endangered' my little sister just for this stupidity? Do you have any fucking idea how worried I was?" Brian summoned Baruka's Dagger
"W-wait, mr. Vandana!" Kanade starts to back up
Brian sighed.
"Just....don't ever do this again...that's all I'm asking..." Brian patted his sisters' head once again "are you staying?"
"Mm!" His sister nodded
"Alright. I'm leaving right now." Brian puts on an outfit
"Where you going?" Juliana asked
"I have a meeting to attend..." Hunter Vandana went over to his shadows where they held this person in place "disperse, except you Bloodhounder..."
Bloodhounder was the only shadow left, he kneeled at his king.
"Protect my little sister until she gets home. Got it?" Brian gestures an 'Okay' sign
Bloodhounder nodded.
"I have a lot of faith in you." Brian responded by patting him on the shoulder
He's strong enough to take on multiple A-Rankers ~(Brian)
"Chow!"
Just like that, Brian disappeared from the area.
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Brian sat down in a hospital chair, he was looking at Charlotte's mom who is in Eternal sleep.
Just looking at her like this, it feels like she could wake up any minute....now I'm feeling like a stalker ~(Brian)
"Mrs. Emerick..."
Fortunately, life support devices empowered by magic cores protected her body from wasting away, even after years of unconsciousness. However, magic cores were expensive. Just the monthly cost of the magic cores used to run the machine was in excess of 4,000 USD. Without the support provided by the Association, it was not an amount that a woman in her 20s could pay. Thanks to working as a Hunter under the Association, Brian was able to hold the mother of his girlfriend's hand like this. But things were different now. Instead of being just satisfied with the fact that Charlotte's mother was alive, Brian obtained the means to cure her. The Holy Water of Life. The cure gifted by the System.
Feels good to be a player just like Sung Jin-Woo ~(Brian)
Some time later, he finally got up. After a long visitation, Brian silently left the patient's room and closed the door. When he turned around, he ran into a familiar face.
"As I thought...were you the man who took care of the magic beasts in the Double Dungeon many years ago?"
A deep voice. Sharp eyes. It was the Hunter Surveillance Department (HSD) Chief Justice Antonia. Brian did not reply. He neither had the reason nor the desire to do so. Instead, he asked a question...
"How did you know I was here?"
"I've theorized the places where Hunters might go. When I contacted the hospital, they told me you were here." He replies
The ones who provided for Charlotte's mother hospital bills were the Association.
Well, not anymore ~(Brian)
Perhaps the first place they would've looked for him was here. It was a speed fitting of the HSD. Brian smiled widely and spoke....
"Do you want to talk about it?"
Antonia shook his head.
"No, sir." He said "There is someone who would like to meet with another Hunter. Could you please accompany me?"
The HSD's primary function was to monitor and arrest any wrong-doing Hunters. To the Hunters, they weren't exactly a friendly existence. Brian was the same.
"Okay. Lead the way."
Justice Antonia gestured to a corner at the end of the hall. As Brian followed the chief of surveillance department, Bloodhounder arrived where he was.
"Thank you, Bloodhounder." Brian patted his Shadow
He nodded and disperse into a shadow.
"Hunter Vandana."
A familiar face has arrived.
That man.... ~(Brian)
"My name is Naoyuki Yo, please to meet you." He was a tall man with a body of that a pro wrestler. As a result of old age, he has gray hair and a wrinkled face. But his voice, sounded like an old man, with a slight baritone timbre, deep, but not dark.
it's been a while since we seen each other, old friend ~(Brian)
Naoyuki Yo was one of the National Level Hunters, but later retired due to old age and from a sickness. He was a good friend to Brian back in his old life. Now, National Level Hunters are those whose powers are beyond even that of S-Rank. There are only 30 people in the world who are at this level. But Brian/Adrian was the strongest out of all of them combined, for that was titled, World's Strongest Hunter. Brian/Adrian was the first to be a National Level Hunter, over the years there's been more cases of Hunters reaching National Level.
Deja vu all over again ~(Brian)
He chuckled, Naoyuki noticed and asked...
"What's so funny Mr. Vandana?"
"Nothing. I had a memory just like this before. My father ignored his major injuries from hunting and came down to me for congratulations." Brian half-lied "even though my rank came out to E-Rank. He still was happy."
"I see." That puts a smile on his face before speaking "I would like to congratulate you on becoming an S-Rank Hunter."
Naoyuki Yo was not a man just anyone could meet. Including the nation's politicians and even foreign dignitaries, the waiting list for the people wanting to meet with the man was uncountably long. And this piqued Brian's curiosity even more. Why did a man like Naoyuki look for him in such a hurry?
Now that I think about it, Charles Sullivan as well... ~(Brian)
The two men he had met one after the other today were truly deserving of the word 'best' in describing them. And Brian wasn't even officially an S-ranker yet.
"I believe I still have the remeasurement to undergo." Said Brian
"There is no meaning to the remeasurement" Nao shook his head
When Brian became incredulous, Yo continued with a gentle smile...
"The truth is, the so-called accurate measuring device is only used to breakdown your results. It is not capable of measuring any more magic power than our ordinary machines could."
"Then why-" Brian was cut off
"Did we make up something like a remeasurement?"
If the results were going to be the same, why would the Association make things more complicated with a false remeasurement? Naoyuki's reply was straightforward...
"It is to buy us some time."
You and your fake remeasurement old friend ~(Brian)
The old man continued, a little embarrassed though...
"What little time we could obtain to have the first opportunity to talk to people like Hunter Vandana over here."
Brian completely understood what the association president was saying.
"As you know, compared to the size of our organization, the Association does not have many outstanding Hunters like Chief Justice Antonia." Said Naoyuki
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Sorry to turn you down old friend, I accepted your offer last time....but I'm going to reject this time...for I need to fight them beasts ~(Brian)
Brian got off the bus near his home. Looking at the time, it would be a while before his parents would come home. Brian slowly headed towards the apartment. At an unfamiliar sound, he turned his head. At a distance, a street light was flickering on and off. It was too dark around here. Because they lived in an obscure neighborhood, leaving the main roads would greet you with a darkness. And Brian remembered the recent news...
"There was a string of cold blooded murderers and rapist in the area."
The victims were all female. His little sister often traveled on this path, late at night.
We can't even move since her school is so close ~(Brian)
He began to worry. If he caught the perpetrator, it will be a different story. But he could not patrol the nights just because he was worried. Was there something he could do? While thinking with his arms crossed, Brian suddenly smiled.
"Come forth..." he said the following
the Shadow Soldiers appeared while kneeling at their king.
Five should be enough ~(Brian)
The soldiers had climbed the Demon Castle with Brian and had grown quite strong. They looked very dependable.
"From now on, you will be the neighborhood watch around here. Your patrol begins now." He said "and make sure to not get caught."
The moment he finished, the soldiers returned to their shadow forms. The flat shadows disappeared in and out of the various buildings and objects' shadows and moved across the neighborhood. They were adorable in Brian's eyes. As long as the serial killer was not a high-ranking Hunter, the Shadow Soldiers would not lose. Even if one of them fell, Brian would know in an instant if something happened to one of his soldiers. This was a neighborhood protected by an S-ranker. If his 24-hour free surveillance system was revealed to the world, how high would the land values rise around here? Brian laughed. With this, he abated his worries. He took one last look around then headed home. But one of his shadows found something.
Good job ~(Brian)
The Hunter arrived to the location thanks to sprint and his agility above 100. The location was a church, a church that no one has heard before. Inside was a girl holding an old pistol that was used back in the 1800's, she had it pointed to someone.
"Well, well, well...what do we have here?" Brian introduced himself "seems to me that this dude over here is taking advantage on you Mari. God this, god that, god everything. But get this...I am a god myself...come forth...."
With the soldiers taking part by standing beside him. Brian lifts up a hand and commended them...
"Kill them...!"
Next Day
"Brian?"
"Yes, Juliana." He responded
"Do you have any idea what time is it?" She said
"Yeah...it's 12:44 pm." Brian replies
"OH GOD!!!!" Juliana shuts her down and took a quick shower
Brian just stared at her while eating hot pockets, the pepperoni kind. He handed her lunch that he made.
"Finally, you're able to cook now." Juliana smiles
"Yeah, yeah. Go..." Brian lightly pushes her out the door while he puts on a jacket
"Where are you going?" She asked
"I'm taking part in a raiding team from the Wolverines guild." Brian replies while closing the door "but don't worry about me, for as your older brother will earn some money for you guys!"
"Ah. Hopefully you find three diamonds and two sticks." Juliana went ahead "and make a crafting table!"
"Ahahaha. Diamond pickaxe." He laughed at himself
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"You said you were an E-rank?"
"Yes, sir." Brian responded
"Have you ever done a job like this?" He asked
"No."
"Then...what's your combat type?" The man wanted to know his class
"I'm a physical combatants."
"That's a relief. There aren't many people like you here. Just don't get nervous and work diligently." The man was happy to see someone like Brian around
The high-level Dungeons were so large that a single raiding party could not do everything. And so, multiple parties were created for each job. A party to clear the Dungeon, a party to mine the Dungeon's ores, and a party to collect the corpses of the magic beasts. The offensive raiding party would clear the Dungeon all the way to the boss, then leave. Once the magic beasts in the Dungeon were isolated to the boss's room, the mining team and the collection team would enter. Brian was placed into the mining team. With a sour face, he picked up a pickaxe. It was tiny, but he felt a magic power in it.
Nice ~(Brian)
The modern machines that used electricity did not function within the Dungeon. Because of that, tools like this filled with magic power were used instead. There was a reason why Hunters in mining teams were jokingly called Dungeon Miners. Brian turned his head towards the Gate. A giant hole floated in the air. It was a size incomparable to a C-rank Gate. The real reason he was here was because of that...
First time seeing an A-Rank Gate in my new life ~(Brian)
Even though all the magic beasts, save for the boss and its minions, would be dead, Brian still wanted to check out the interiors of an A-rank Dungeon.
One day.....I'll be able to dominate these Gates once again ~(Brian)
Knowledge was power. But there was a limit to what he could learn through books or the internet. Even the new recruits of the princess, Jaylon Wulff relied on written knowledge and met an untimely end. Knowing something and experiencing it were two different things. When the opportunity appeared, Brian volunteered himself for the mining team so he could take a look at the A-rank Dungeon. He briefly regretted his decision after looking at the piss poor pickaxes but felt better when he saw the giant Gate. There was still time until his remeasurement. This was a good opportunity. As if their conversation had gone well, the mustache guy, no, Team Leader William Morris came back smiling.
"Let's go in, they're all ready."
Holding a pickaxe, Brian smiled and nodded.
You have entered a Dungeon
I can see that ~(Brian)
Brian raised his head. The moment he entered the Dungeon, he felt an ominous wind blowing over him. It was coming from deep within the Dungeon. A chill ran down his back; at the same time, he realized what it was.
That is not wind, but... ~(Brian)
Waves of magic power. Magic power strong enough to be given substance, released by the boss of an A-rank Dungeon and washing over the E-rank Hunter, giving him the sensation of wind. Considering the fortunate rarity of the S-rank Dungeons, it could be said that the owner of this magic power is one of the highest-level magic beasts that Brian could come across realistically.
A-Rank boss ~(Brian)
He faced multiple high ranked bosses at once when a dungeon broke out and beasts started to escape through it. The battle was magnificent and frightening at the same time, people have witnessed it and recorded the entire thing. It was later uploaded in the mid 2000's for those new generation of kids who wanted to see a battle of Adrian Parker and how did he fight.
But once they figured out my rank was D before my Reawakening, I was faced with discrimination. E-Rank and D-Rank Hunters are always face backlash around them, except for B-Rank and above ~(Brian)
He remembers people making fun of him just because he was an E-Rank, they always bullied him but couldn't feel any normal pain. Even the weakest Rankers are stronger compared to normal humans. One tormented his life, a B-Ranker stole his ex-girlfriend, beaten his ass multiple times, send insults in his DMS but that didn't work out since Brian already hates himself, almost doxed him, and had him forcefully taken part of a B-Rank Dungeon to where Brian was on the verge of death but he was able to take down the dungeon all by himself. Pain in the ass for his past strength.
Man....now I like to see those faces on my new rank ~(Brian)
Someone tried to push him on the shoulder from behind.
"Hey, how about you keep moving?" The person scrunched his face and spoke antagonistically.
The interiors of the A-rank Dungeon were wide. There was plenty of room to walk around. However, the man had purposely picked a fight because the temp worker standing still annoyed him. So he thought to embarrass the temp a bit and pushed him...or at least tried...
"Huh?" Brian's eyes looked like they were glowing with a powerful light with a smile on his face
He became flustered; his breath was stifled by the oppressive amount of pressure coming from the man he was trying to bully.
"N-nevermind! It happens time through time." He said
The man added an honorific without meaning to. Turning red, he lowered his head and quickly walked away from Brian.
"Phew-" this man was finally able to breathe after creating some distance away from the temp worker
What the hell was with those eyes? Also, why was he smiling? ~(Bully)
Meeting Brian's eyes for a brief moment made his entire body freeze up, and it even became difficult to speak. The fact that he did not lower his eyes was the small amount of pride he was able to walk away with.
Is he really an E-ranker? ~(Bully)
Thoughts were returning on how Brian was not pushed back. And those eyes the E-ranker looked at him with. He shook his head violently as if to expel strange thoughts, then quickened his pace. Brian did not mean to frighten the man. His training was still lacking. Brian scolded his demeanor just now and ran after the mining team. He reached them in an instant, then slowed down to match the team's pace. However, the deeper he went into the Dungeon, the waves of the magic power coming from the boss became stronger.
My Sense stat really rose a lot ~(Brian)
To think that he could feel the presence of the boss all the way from here. The boss was in its room, at the deepest area of the Dungeon, while the mining team was far, far away near the entrance. Because of that, his heartbeat sped up.
Can I focus on the work like this? ~(Brian)
As if replying to his thoughts, a loud shouting came from ahead...
"One! Two! One! Two!"
The collection team that had entered ahead of the mining team was already hard at work. They were pulling a giant magic beast's corpse with ropes.
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Brian was dumbfounded whenever he see his stats. Nothing new has came from the daily quest's but it'll get there soon. Once Brian was about to kill the dungeons boss, he was caught in the act by the vice-guildmaster of Wolverines, Sakura Masaaki. Sakura's appearance is that of a very small, young girl with long dark purple hair that goes beyond his feet while his bangs cover his left eye. She strangely has red eyes, fangs, and pointed ears despite being human. She wears a sleeveless open-back dress including a collar with gold beads covering her throat. The chest piece is black while the rest of the dress is white, and the gown splits open at her outer thighs which frees her legs for movement. She wears black sleeves separated from the gown that reach her mid-upper arms and come down to her middle fingers, where each sleeve is attached to a ring. She finishes her wardrobe with dark purple high heals with gold beads around the insole. On her head is a headband formed of two parallel golden strips that match the horns piercing through her hair from the edge of his hairline.
She is the daughter of one of my guild members. Can't believe she grew up to be a vice Guildmaster ~(Brian)
A question appeared in his head...
Just what is a player? Sung Jin-Woo said the same thing but it was later explained down the road...so why did I even say it? ~(Brian)
Re-Evaluation is in 2 days, it will give him time to prepare for the dance the day after that and for his new rank ('New'). Also, there is some news showing a person being documented, it was Brian's bully.
Randy is just doing this for fucking show. He's already recieved his A-Rank not too long ago ~(Brian)
Brian really hated Randy's gut and personality. He is such a huge dick off camera.
I really want to fucking murder that bastard but that's against the law ~(Brian)
Brian killed corrupt Hunters back in his previous life. The Hunter Association couldn't do anything about it. Many feared for his great power of destruction, but does not use it like any other corrupt Hunters. He uses it against the magic beasts most of the time.
I can just bully that son of bitch like he did to me. He's much like a pussy and yet...he's an A-Rank Hunter. Randy's only goes in D-Rank and E-Rank dungeons just to flex on us low rankers ~(Brian)
Before the sun was up. Brian headed out at the crack of dawn to the Raid location. Compared to yesterday, where he had joined while the raiding was in progress, today was different. He was worried that he had arrived too early. However, the Gate area was already packed with Hunters.
"Ah, Parker! Have you eaten already?"
"I see the you came to join us today."
"Parker, do not get lost like the last time. I hate volunteering to find you."
"Oh? Vandana! Vandana!" Team Leader William was the first to greet him.
"Good to see you again."
"Wanna share my chimichangas?"
The other Hunters also greeted him happily. Since they all worked towards the same goal, a skilled teammate was a welcoming sight.
I had forgotten this feelings for some time...the atmosphere here is reminding me of several memories ~(Brian)
"Excuse me, Team Leader Morris."
"Whoa! You surprised me." The team leader jumped at the sudden voice that came from his side.
It was a testament to one's abilities if they could move while erasing their presence. As expected, the person who had surprised the team leader was the leader of this raiding party, Baker Menendez.
"You're asking about someone willing to volunteer in the raid from us? The Mining Team?" Morris questioned
"Y-yes. Our porter didn't show up today." He said
I wonder who can that be? ~(Brian)
"you're participating as a porter for a dungeon raid tomorrow?" Brian wanted to make sure
"Yes. I want to see for my own eyes on how humans hunt such vile creatures of this world." Isabella replied
.....nope...have no clue ~(Brian)
He sighed under his breath and raised a hand.
I can't believe I'm doing this...but this is how Sung Jin-Woo extracted Tusk from the A-Rank Dungeon ~(Brian)
He's doing this just to obtain Tusk, another shadow soldier from his Webtoon Hero. The bag on the E-ranker's back contained the raiding party's clothes, weapons and defensive gears. The size was quite large, but to Brian, it did not feel heavy at all. It was the power of his Strength stat.
He must be a strong E-Rank Hunter if he isn't struggling ~(Baker)
Baker looked over Vandana's expression then turned towards the Gate. Brian also turned his head. In front of them, a Gate as large as yesterday's floated in the air.
I also want to see how they do in a dungeon such as this ~(Brian)
However, they said the magic power seeping out today's Gate was smaller than yesterday's. Since the Raid's difficulty was determined by the magic power and not the size of the Gate, the secondary raiding party was deployed here.
the magic power coming out is pitiful compared to yesterday's ~(Brian)
In front of the Gate, Brian was assured. It seemed that the Association's measurements were not off.
And...here...we...go ~(Brian)
You have entered a dungeon
Show me what you got kids ~(Brian)
They were not transported to another world. Well, the composition of the party might be able to clear a Red Gate. 11 A-rankers and 6 B-rankers. Like Team Leader Morris said...
"in any other Guild, this party would have never been the secondary raiding party."
Brian smiled. He was also excited because this dungeon Is a lot similar to the Webtoon version of his favorite Manhwa, Solo Leveling.
"Don't be so nervous."
From his side, a female Healer-class Hunter struck up a conversation. She looked like she was in her late 20s? It seemed that she had noticed his hardened expression and wanted to cheer him up a little A brightly smiling Healer. From the start, there was nothing like fear in Brian's heart, but at her carefree expression, his sharpened nerves emptied from his heart like someone popped a balloon with a needle. Brian held back a laughter and nodded....
"Ah, okay."
As if satisfied by her work, the Healer put on a proud expression. Meanwhile, Brian fondled her breast, he finds it nice. The healer looked flustered to be sexually harassed by an E-Ranker but she wants more. Having confirmed that there were no magic beasts near the entrance, a signal was given to move forward. Brian and the Healer matched the pace of the raiding party and walked slowly. Because they were taking care of their surroundings, the movement of the party was slow.
"If it's heavy, could I help out a bit?" The Healer asked after glancing at the baggage Brian was carrying.
Without a word, he held out a water tank in his left hand. The woman took it and immediately faltered at its weight...
"Ahhh!!!"
Brian quickly grabbed the water tank from the Healer who was about to lose her balance. The entire party halted and stared at the Healer.
"Sorry. Sorry." Her face turns red from embarrassment
"Let me do the carrying..." Brian whispers in her ear
Soon ~(Brian)
She did not offer to help again. Instead, she glared at him every once in a while. Brian swallowed a laughter and feigned ignorance. It's been a long time since he felt like laughing in a Dungeon. It's dangerous to get distracted, especially in his recent Raids. When he thought back on the difficulty of the Demon Castle, he shuddered. However, today was different. It felt nice to tag along as a nobody in a Raid like this. Suddenly, Brian stopped. Noticing what the E-ranker noticed a beat later than he did, the raiding party also stopped. A tiny sound of footstep was enough for them to ready up and prepare to attack, it all happened so fast that Brian was surprised.
Nice reaction time for an A-Rank team ~(Brian)
Anyways, the magic beasts arrived. Baker's eyes narrowed. A group of magic beasts that looked like hyenas ran towards the group. Each of them was a size of a midsize car. Baker tilted his head as they neared, he became sure. They were Dungeon Jackals. Baker relaxed his tensed form that held out a shield. The man slammed his shield down on a Dungeon Jackal that leaped toward his neck.
"The hell?"
"Dungeon Jackals?"
The members of the party that had been maintaining a tense stance also relaxed and tilted their heads. Soon, the cry of Dungeon Jackals filled the cave.
Feel bad for them. The Jackals are being used from orcs, aren't they? ~(Brian)
Dungeon Jackals were eliminated. People were confused on why such low ranked beasts were in a high ranked dungeon, only Brian knows that answer but he doesn't want to spoil the surprise.
"See this leash?" Brian gave a hint, that's about it
"Someone must've been raising these things." The Healer grew anxious because there is a magic beast with intelligence
Intellectual beast are in a pain in the ass in dungeons but are also quite deadly.
"The real ones are coming!" Baker Menendez shouted a notice for everyone
From the darkness of the cave, the real enemy appeared. The eyes of the Hunters widened.
"High orcs?!"
"Why high orcs!"
The high orc warriors that looked battle-hardened were standing in a formation. There was 22 of them. Even if it was just normal high orcs, 22 of them would've been a difficult enemy. But these were high orc warriors.
"Something...something went wrong." Someone uttered
To think that the low-level magic beasts would be followed by high-level magic beasts that were known for their strength among the high-level magic beasts. The long spears of the high orcs pointed towards the Hunters.
The Hunters and the high orcs are about evenly matched ~(Brian)
Brian evacuated to a corner. He planned to quietly observe the situation and look for the timing where he had to step up. The female Healer mistook his intentions.
"Stay there and hide so you don't get hurt!"
For some reason...that was a bit infuriating. Brian closed his eyes and took deep breaths to try and calm his anger. Soon, the battle began.
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Isabella, the demon queen from her own world, felt a disturbance off in the distance. She was in the middle of playing with Dixie.
Vandana? ~(Isabella)
The queen puts on a jacket that was Brian's, while leaving her legs unequipped for she is in a rush.
"Stay, Dixie!" Isabella ordered
Minutes later, she arrived at the scene. Isabella walked over to look for the mining team. Some Hunters passed her by and gave quick glances but concluded that she must've been a Guild employee and did not pay much attention. In the distance, she saw Team Leader William and the Hunters of the mining team. Her heart began to race. She carefully looked through the miner's faces.
Vandana...where are you? ~(Isabella)
Should she say something? It felt like she had lost the strength in her entire body.
Did he quit being a miner? ~(Isabella)
Let us just wait a minute. He might've gone to the bathroom.....alright he did not show up. A worker approached her.
"Excuse me?"
Isabella turned her head at the team leader.
"May I ask who you are and what business do you have here?" William was suspicious to see a white haired beauty here
I have a wife. And my love for her is very strong ~(William)
"Um...have you seen Hunter Vandana around here?"
At the unexpected mention of his ace, Team Leader William looked curious....
"Mr. Vandana went with the attack team as a porter..."
"A porter?" Isabella was shocked "He went into the Gate?"
The team leader agreed with her disbelief and replied...
"Yes."
I really shouldn't have skipped my job as a porter today. Now I have put Brian Vandana in danger for my stupidity ~(Isabella)
Biting the nail on her thumb while contemplating, Demon Queen made her decision...
"That Gate, I'm going to go inside."
Name: Brian Vandana
Level: 72
Class: Shadow Monarch
Title: Wolf Slayer (...1 more)
HP: 24,406
MP: 5,236
Fatigue: 0
Stats:
Strength: 183
Constitution: 145
Agility: 171
Intelligence: 194
Sense: 126
(Available stat points: 0)
Physical Damage Reduction: 46%
Skills:
Passive Skills:
-(Unknown) (Lv. Max)
-Will to Rehabilitate (Lv. 1)
-Advanced Dagger (Lv. 1)
-Longevity (Lv. 1)
-Perseverance (Lv. 1)
Active Skills:
-Sprint (Lv. 3)
-Bloodlust (Lv. 1)
-Stealth (Lv. 1)
-Vital Stab (Lv. 2)
-Toxic Blood (Lv. 72)
-Dagger Throw (Lv. 1)
-Dominator's Touch (Lv. 2)
Class-specific Skills:
-Shadow Extraction (Lv. 1)
-Shadow Storage (Lv. 5)
-Domain of the Monarch