To England (1)

With that, he finished linking dungeons to both Stones of Readjustment. They were two valuable dungeons that Jang Si-hwan absolutely needed.

“Heh.”

A laugh filled with unbearable satisfaction burst out. Even without seeing it, Jang Si-hwan’s expression was vivid before his eyes.

If the pleasure of growing on my own was 1, then the pleasure of taking away the enemy’s core and growing myself was 5—no, more than 10.

Considering the contents of the original work, Jang Si-hwan’s full-fledged fortuitous encounters actually began in those two dungeons from now on.

Because from this point onward, in order to run toward the novel’s ending, he had truly pushed Jang Si-hwan without looking back.

But since he had changed the owner at that point, the approaching luck naturally had its owner changed as well.

‘This dungeon also has an entry restriction below level 500, and the maximum is three people, was it?’

The dungeon he had stolen earlier could only be cleared solo, but this place could be cleared by a team of up to three people.

The fact that team play was possible was also the reason Kang-hoo thought of this place as second priority.

In particular, this dungeon’s skill proficiency increase effect reached about five times that of existing dungeons.

On top of that, every time the main boss was successfully cleared, there was a unique reward that increased a constellation’s divine power.

In other words.

It meant he could continuously seek the growth of his main constellation, and the possibility of additional privileges would also open with it.

Since he could grow not only himself, but also his companions and even his constellation, it could not help but be a good dungeon.

There were not even more than five dungeons in the entire world that could improve a constellation’s divine power as a reward.

One of them had belonged to Jang Si-hwan, and he had taken it away. Now the growth of Jang Si-hwan’s constellations has also stopped.

‘Actually…… the real cheat is something else.’

Kang-hoo repeatedly nodded as he thought of the final characteristic of this dungeon that came to mind.

If this dungeon was cleared, a special stat called “Enhancement” was created.

It was proof of one dungeon clear, and usually one point was granted after clearing it once. There were sometimes exceptions.

In any case, if he filled this Enhancement stat, he could upgrade skills with low value or efficiency depending on the total amount of the stat.

Or exchanging was also possible. He could properly acquire them from a treasure trove of skills within the system, such as the “Twisted Warehouse.”

If someone were watching this situation, they might confidently put the word “cheat” in their mouth.

But it really was a cheat.

Because even in the original work, these were things he had deliberately made to support Jang Si-hwan.

There had even been talk back then that the author had lost his mind and was pushing Jang Si-hwan shamelessly and refreshingly.

Those cheat-like devices had now become not Jang Si-hwan’s, but mine—Shin Kang-hoo’s.

From now on, he thought all he had to worry about was how much extreme benefit he could take.

A little later.

Kang-hoo, who had left Ground Zero and came straight down south, settled in a place with no signs of people around.

By now, whether in Cheongdan County or Haeju, Jang Si-hwan must have come to the site where the dungeon disappeared and exploded with rage.

He would be trembling at the existence of a dungeon thief he could not find no matter how much he searched. And he would probably never find him.

“Shall I go in, then?”

Kang-hoo activated the first Stone of Readjustment. It was Jang Si-hwan’s dungeon that he had seized from Maryong-ri, Cheongdan County.

This place was a dungeon where the difficulty was automatically adjusted.

Since it was always maintained at a level higher than the entering hunter, there was no need to worry about experience.

Because if the entering hunter’s level was 500, it adjusted to 500; if 800, then to 800.

It was given in the form of a certain percentage of the total experience required for the hunter to level up, so the ratio itself was the same.

That was why the difficulty did not fall, and the rewards were also maintained well according to one’s level.

‘No matter how I think about it, it did deserve criticism. After all, I made a dungeon where Jang Si-hwan couldn’t help but grow.’

This dungeon was not ordinary honey.

Since it was a one-person dungeon, there was no concern about interference from others, and every monster hunt had meaning.

Because skill books came out from monsters at a random probability, every monster became a lottery ticket that had to be scratched.

Therefore, even insect monsters or plant monsters that seemed insignificant had to be hunted with great effort and sincerity.

Right then.

Snort, snort. Snort.

Ahead, a red pig monster appeared, flaring its enormous nostrils and making its distinctive breathing sounds.

It was a bipedal monster characterized by solidly reinforced forelegs.

The monster that discovered the intruder—in other words, the red pig—threatened Kang-hoo while swinging its heavy forelegs left and right.

Huff! Huff!

Its forcefully blown nasal breath was a bonus.

Soon, the red pig, which began putting strength into both legs planted on the ground, started charging toward Kang-hoo.

The way it crossed both forelegs in an X shape made it seem as if it intended to ram him just like that.

However.

Kang-hoo had no intention of honestly facing it head-on. He dug a pit beneath the creature’s feet with the Collapse skill.

Squeal!

Then, before it even had time to recognize it, the red pig fell into the pit and slammed its face straight into the dirt floor.

On top of that, Kang-hoo poured down the Demon-Slaying Sword Energy skill he had plundered from Aikan in No. 17 Dungeon of Nampo Direct-Controlled City.

Dozens of sharp sword energies left his fingertips and flew toward the red pig all at once.

In the process of using the skill, he did not spare mana or Dark Energy, and thanks to that, its power was destructive.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Oink……!

The Demon-Slaying Sword Energy that struck the red pig like a rainstorm from the sky pierced countless holes all over its body.

The wounds were even worse because the sword energy kept rotating as it pierced through flesh.

The creature, which had gone from a huge red pig full of vigor to a pork cutlet buried in dirt, died just like that.

He had even considered linking Dark Energy Ignition in preparation for the worst case, but because the creature died, the event of turning it into a well-done steak did not happen.

“It definitely isn’t burdensome now that I have plenty of Dark Energy. Using ordinary skills barely even makes a dent.”

The significant increase in his total Dark Energy from this trip to North Korea was substantial enough for him to feel it.

He had raised a Dark Energy stat in a single day that would be hard for a hunter ignorant of Dark Energy to raise even after years of effort.

So it was only natural that he now felt almost no burden using the Dark Energy skills he already had.

“Of course, once I obtain upper-tier Dark Energy skills far stronger than these, saying this will become childish.”

His gaze turned upward again.

If Kang-hoo’s current Dark Energy skills were divided into upper, middle, and lower grades, they would be at a level below middle.

Once he began using skills handled by top-tier black-mage hunters like Jang Si-hwan in earnest, the story would change again.

With only the Dark Energy he had now, his total stat amount would be enough to use them once or twice and be done.

That was why there could be no end to greed. Once one reached a certain level, one would covet the next level.

He hunted, hunted, and hunted again.

He had intended to enter, obtain just one skill book, and leave, but it did not come out as easily as he expected.

Since random probability was literally “random,” there was no way to know when it would appear.

Even in the original work, Jang Si-hwan had stayed stuck in this dungeon for days. Only then had he obtained one.

For now, Kang-hoo had no plan to raid up to the middle boss and main boss monster. The dungeon was too large for that.

The time spent trying to obtain one skill book ultimately became time spent gaining experience.

From some point onward, Kang-hoo’s level had naturally become 505. It had gone up by 2 in the meantime.

The monsters of this dungeon were definitely clever. It was fitting for a dungeon whose level was adjusted to match the entering hunter.

Their learning ability was also fast, so attacks with a similar repertoire did not work easily. They dodged this way and that quite well.

How much time had passed?

Just as he was mechanically crushing monsters and ending their lives with the same dry expression as before.

Drop!

“Oh.”

A skill book fell as a reward.

It was a general learning skill book with no class restriction, which could be used immediately without an efficiency penalty.

As expected, the more, the better.

It was worth running around everywhere to hunt as many monsters as possible.

In this world, even obtaining one usable skill book was precious. But the skill he had just obtained was extremely precious even in terms of value.

Even its composition was unusual.

He immediately began learning the skill book and examined the related tooltip in detail.

“I’ve unexpectedly stepped into Dong-jae’s field too.”

Somehow, he had obtained a skill related to buffing. Resetting cooldowns belonged to the domain of buffs.

Even if he did not use it strictly for the reset purpose, it meant Kang-hoo had gained one means of fully recovering his mana.

The terrifying part of the Origin Point skill was that it allowed skills with long cooldowns to be used again immediately.

Usually, skills with long cooldowns were high-firepower, high-lethality skills with a 99.9% probability.

If such skills could be used twice in a row thanks to Origin Point, it would become a very serious threat to enemies.

“If it’s this much from the start…….”

His shoulders rose on their own.

When the skill book came out, he had thought it would be nice if it were a skill he could use moderately.

But befitting a dungeon that had been called Jang Si-hwan’s “honey pot,” Kang-hoo’s first beginning was also the appearance of a skill as sweet as honey.

At this level, for a first exploration, he had achieved his goal to an excessive degree.

Since there was nothing more to linger over, Kang-hoo immediately headed toward the outside of the dungeon. Now it was time to head to England.

Preparations were made quickly.

The final discussion with Ganiere had also been completed perfectly, and the private jet arrangement had also been completed as discussed in advance.

He had finished talking with Emilia and Yu Cheonghwa as well. When he finished his business in England and left, he planned to disappear(?) midway.

Once his business in China was finished, there was no need for a separate plane to return home.

Because he could use teleportation, one of Dimension Plunderer’s privileges.

He had possessed teleportation before as well, but entering the country from overseas had been difficult.

Because his empathy and synchronization with Dimension Plunderer had not reached a level that made it easy.

But now, he had become one with Dimension Plunderer to the point that the expression “complete unity” fit.

Moreover, as he had steadily used teleportation, the areas he could move through easily had also greatly expanded.

Returning home from England was still not easy, but coming home from somewhere around China was possible.

As he prepared to go through departure procedures at Incheon Airport and was about to contact Groo Guild as well.

“Huh? We meet like this here?”

A familiar voice came from behind. It was the voice of a woman he had not expected to meet here.