Chapter 4 (1/2)

The next day.

Jin-woo arrived at the company.

“You… … you… …!”

The boss’s face turned pale as if he saw a ghost.

“You’re alive? What happened to you?”

The boss asked him.

He then explained what had happened.

“That day, the clients were actually mercenaries from competitors. One of the men hit me, and I almost lost my life. They stole the map and left me to die. I failed to exit the dungeon because of my injuries; I failed to get out there … but fortunately, I was able to escape somehow before the dungeon fell apart.”

“Dogs!”

The boss cursed when he heard that.

“They’re definitely from Shinil!”

Shinil Guide.

It was a guide company recently established in Bucheon.

They were also in the same business.

“Would you be able to find the exact culprit if you trace those client guys?”

Jinwoo asked.

“Okay, I’ll call the police. And when do you want to go back to work?”

Jinwoo shook his head at the boss’s words.

“Now, I want to stop.”

He said.

“What?? But why?”

His boss was shocked.

“After going through all this… it’s too scary now.”

“Ha…Is that so?”

The boss nodded; he understood what Jin-woo meant.

“Unfortunately, I cannot help it, but if you ever want to come back here, feel free to contact me, okay?”

“Yes. Thank you.”

“In a few days, I’ll give you some severance pay.”

“Severance allowance?”

It was unexpected, he thought.

Guides were basically freelancers.

It was an irregular job, and there usually wasn’t any severance pay.

“I’ve been a guide company for quite some time, but it was the first time I’ve met someone sincere like you. Don’t refuse me; just think of it as my way of thanking you for the things you’ve done.”

“If that’s so, thank you.”

Jinwoo said with gladness.

“Yes, let’s often get in touch.”

His boss said.

“Yes, boss.”

He bid goodbye and leave the office.

He looked down at the old company building and bowed his head again.

‘Thank you, boss.’

He whispered.

Assistant Kang Jin-woo is now signing off.

He took a step forward.

* * *

There are three ways to be strong.

First is to level up.

When you hunt monsters, your level will go up.

If you level up 1, you get 1 point.

Players can invest points in the status of Strength, Agility, Intellect, Stamina, and Mana.

When you invest in Strength, your strength gets stronger.

Agility increases speed, and Intellect increases magic.

Health and Mana increase HP and MP, respectively.

The second way is through items.

It could be obtained by catching monsters or purchasing dungeon treasure chests made by item manufacturing companies.

There are different types of items, and there are endless variations of specs.

From old weapons like swords, spears, and bows, to pistols, bazookas, or railguns.

There were countless items, and each of them had a rating.

They are divided into five levels; general, advanced, rare, hero, and legendary, while it is known that there are only four legendary grades worldwide. There were many cases where low-level players beat high-level players, depending on the items they were using.

The last way to be strong is through your “Skill.”

Like items, skills are divided into five levels; general, advanced, rare, hero, and legendary. Although, unlike items, a legendary skill has never yet been discovered before.

“‘I already have such legendary skills.’

Jinwoo could not help but smile.

Even if you have only hero-level skills, your annual salary is already over a billion.

What more if it is a legendary level skill?

He can now live the life he always desired.

“Brother! Brother!”

Sun-woo hurriedly cried as he entered the house.

“They started attacking the King’s Guild Dungeon!”

“Oh, I’ll be there soon.”

“Please, Hurry!”

In the beginning, people watched runs in the obligation of gaining insight to stay alive, but now it was just for entertainment.

At first, they filmed dungeon attacks for documentation purposes.

But as time passed by, the level of players increased, and the videos of the players’ dungeon clear became very popular.

It became known to everyone as it reached global status through YouTube.

Companies designed different ways to advertise their products.

Some of them paid the players in exchange for the condition of promoting their products.

When it became known that it would be for money, players began to care about the content.

As the quality of the content increased, people became more excited. Naturally, the effect in advertising increased, and along with it, the sponsor cost also rises.