Chapter 29: 29. Worse Than Monsters
[Name: Indra Smith
Level: 96
XP: 450,000/520,000
Job: Battle Healer
Title: Reincarnator (+50% XP)
HP: 107,100/107,100
MP: 119,600/119,600
Fatigue: 88
Strength: 126
Agility: 121
Sense: 126
Vitality: 121
Intelligence: 241
Free Points: 15]
Indra gains 2 levels after killing the boss and its 2 generals. So he gained a total of 5 levels after clearing this dungeon which is more than he thought.
"Seems like I'm still weaker than Jin Woo when he faced the High-Orcs. If I need to compare it, then maybe I'm about as strong as Jin Woo when he was fighting the Ice Elves or maybe a while after that."
Well, Indra can't really compare it without facing the same enemies. Furthermore, his system has different stats values than Jin Woo's system which was made by the Architect. So he really can't make a clear comparison even if he can see Jin Woo's stats from time to time.
Still, now he is sure that he has become an S-Rank instead of just an A-Rank. After all, no A-Rank hunter can clear an A-Rank Gate alone. He already guessed it since he could clear B-Rank Gates easily that he had surpassed A-Rank.
It's just that Indra was being extra careful when it comes to his power and rank. He doesn't want to make any mistakes, so he sets his standards to be high. This way, even if he miscalculated, the real result won't be too low.
Orcs are certainly A-Rank monsters and he managed to clear an Orc dungeon. So now he is sure that he has become an S-Rank. But he's still not sure of his standing among S-Rankers. He may even still be a weaker one among S-Ranks and he prefers thinking so to keep himself motivated to get stronger.
"Alright, that's that. It doesn't matter now because I still won't show myself to the public until I graduate."
Indra is in his 3rd year of High School now. It's still the 1st semester, so he still has some months before graduation. Kamish's dungeon should appear a few months after his Graduation, so he still has time.
He's not sure about college, but he will make sure to graduate from High School before he becomes a hunter. His parents will be sad if he doesn't finish High School even if he becomes an S-Rank hunter, after all.
"Hmm, I think that's all. Time to get out of here."
Indra has taken everything he can get from this A-Rank Orc dungeon. He stores everything in his system inventory and runs to escape the dungeon. His mood is good because of the boss's twin magic blades.
While he can't use them himself because he isn't a swordsman, they will be very valuable assets in the future. He can give them to one of his guild members after he makes a guild, giving it to a friend, or just selling them for high prices. Either way, those are good weapons and he is happy to get them.
Sometime later, the Gate is closed and it shocks the guards around it. They have reported to the Hunter Bureau that this Gate is very difficult with monsters as strong as the top hunters in the city. That's why now the Hunter Bureau branch in their city is preparing for the best attack squad.
But suddenly, the said Gate is closed a few hours after the report was received. Of course, the report included that the scout was saved by the unknown hunter who often raided the Gates in this city. So now they are even more surprised because this means that the unknown hunter is strong enough to clear a Gate filled with monsters as strong as the city's top hunter.
"Does this mean that person is the strongest awakener in this city?"
"That is a possibility, but we don't know for sure. The scout couldn't accurately judge the monsters' power because they are stronger than him and we have many hunters stronger than that scout. But this unknown hunter is surely at least as strong as our top hunters if he can clear a Gate filled with monsters that can toy with a professional scout."
"This is good and bad at the same time. It's good because now we have another top hunter to protect the city from powerful monsters. We all know that awakeners' power stays the same since they awaken. So it's difficult to get powerful hunters. However, you also know that we are losing profit from dungeons because of these illegal hunter's raids. Furthermore, his power is a big threat to the city as well. So far he just raids dungeons. But what if he suddenly becomes a criminal? With his power, it will be difficult to stop him."
"Stop him? We can't even find him. How will we stop him?"
"That's why it is a big problem."
"Well, for now, we can't do anything and at least this person has only raided dungeons, so we can relax for a bit. But it's true that he can become a threat, so let's think of methods to find this person as usual."
"Yeah, let's just be happy that we don't lose any of our top hunters because the Gate has been cleared."
The city's Hunter Bureau officers can't do anything about the mysterious hunter. They are thankful and afraid of him at the same time. After all, now they know he possesses a power that can threaten even their top hunters.
Meanwhile, the mysterious hunter is now sleeping soundly on his bed. He has healed his injuries and washed himself in his school as usual before going home. The school is close to his house and it's empty at night, so he can use its restroom to wash himself after raiding a dungeon.
The next day, the news of the mysterious hunter clearing a dungeon appears again. This mysterious hunter has been reported a few times in the National TV news, especially the new channel, HUNTER TV that specially broadcasts everything about Hunters and Gates which are the most popular topics now.
"Ooh, that mysterious hunter cleared another dungeon."
Indra's father, Alexander is commenting on the news about the mysterious hunter on the TV while drinking his morning coffee.
"I wonder why that person doesn't just register himself officially as a hunter. He would have gotten a lot of money already after clearing so many dungeons."
"Maybe he doesn't like how Hunter Bureau handles everything related to Hunters and Gates. Or maybe he isn't interested in the money and just wants to hunt those monsters."
"Ugh, a rich person."
"Probably. If that's the case, then he can just attack the dungeons and retreat as he pleases without being criticized. But well, we never know what a person with such power thinks."
Indra listens to his parents' conversation awkwardly. It feels very strange being talked about by his own parents like that. But at least they don't think of his secret identity as a bad person.
"At least he isn't a criminal and uses his power as it's supposed to, hunting monsters in dungeons. There are awakeners who misuse their power and commit crimes. Their number is increasing these days and the authority is having a hard time because only awakeners can catch those criminal awakeners. There's also a problem of detaining them because normal handcuffs and jails can't hold them."
"I heard they need to use special handcuffs made by blacksmith awakeners that won't break easily. Even their cell bars are made by blacksmith awakeners and they are guarded by strong awakeners too."
Awakeners that commit crimes are bigger problems than monsters now. At least monsters are easy to find and attack humans openly. But these criminals are good at hiding and judging them is difficult because they need to follow the law.
Most of these criminal hunters were evil people even before their awakening like thugs or even prisoners. There are many cases of prison breaks because of the awakened prisoners. They gained strength to escape from the prisons and they won't waste it.
'Sigh, sometimes humans can be even worse than monsters.'
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