Chapter 50

Jinwoo could not believe what he was hearing .

‘ . . . Penalty Zone?’

Ah-

He remembered . He did not do the daily quest today . He had purposely skipped it to enter the Penalty Zone, in order to test out his progress against the centipedes and see if he could continue the Demon Castle Raid . To think that it would work out like this .

shaaaaaake-

Like back in the hospital, the area started shaking vigorously .

pshhhh

pshaaaaah

One by one, even the knights that he was fighting turned into sand .

The world changed around him .

‘Ha… ha ha…’

He silently laughed . The System’s words before the quest started kept appearing in his head .

I wish you luck .

Was it because it was that difficult of a quest? Or did it want him to be lucky in obtaining more advancement points?

Luck, coincidence, call it what you want . It was just another chance for him . The important thing was how he would use this chance .

Shaaaake-!

The tremors became stronger . Instead of fighting to keep his balance like in the past, Jinwoo gave himself up to the earthquake and closed his eyes .

‘Be calm…’

And just like that, he felt a sense of weightlessness, and all sounds disappeared . When he opened his eyes, it was in the middle of a familiar desert . Jinwoo collapsed onto the sand .

“gasp- gasp- pant- pant-”

He grabbed the sand with his hands and let loose a torrent of panting . His lungs filled with a refreshing breath of air, spreading the feeling to his entire body .

Finally,

“I feel alive . ”

With the sense of safety surrounding his mind, Jinwoo stayed lying on the ground . He looked up at the empty, black sky . The vision of an endless pitch black ceiling filled his view . It was the Penalty Zone that he remembered .

‘Oh wait, now’s not the time to be lying down . ’

Because he had just escaped from an incredibly dangerous place, he forgot that this place was not exactly a safe one . Still, he didn’t want to get-up, so he called up the status screen while lying down .

HP: 104 / 10,270

MP: 202 / 850

Fatigue: 91

He wondered why it was so hard to move . Now he knew why; his fatigue had risen over 90 .

‘This is the first time that happened, I think . ’

He didn’t feel like moving a finger right now . His health was one thing, but at the moment, it was important to recover his stamina .

“Shop . ”

ring~

The words “Buy” and “Sell” appeared in the air . No matter how he looked at it, the System had clearly created the so-called shop with the bare minimum of effort, but today, it was an incredibly welcoming sight . Jinwoo purchased the most expensive healing potion . The moment he confirmed the transaction,

shooo-

A glass bottle with a red liquid appeared in his sprawled arm .

pop

In his state, it took effort even to uncork the bottle . He poured the potion down his mouth .

gulp gulp

The red liquid passed through his throat .

Your stamina is recovered .

Your stamina is recovered .

Your stamina is recovered .

Since it was the highest level healing potion, just one bottle was enough to completely undo his fatigue . Strangely, his health did not recover .

HP: 106 / 10,270

MP: 204 / 850

Fatigue: 0

Even when the bottle was emptied, his health stayed the same . It was drastically different than the fatigue that was now zero .

‘Why?’

The moment the last drop of potion fell into his mouth, he was able to find out why .

ring .

Your health is below 10% . You cannot recover your health with a potion .

The reason was simple . It was because his health was too low .

‘Now that I think about it…’

Even healing magic had their limits . This was not an unfamiliar phenomenon . Just as Healers could not heal someone past a certain point depending on their skill, it appeared that potions had similar limits .

‘And you're telling me that the limit is 10% remaining health . ’

This was good to know . Had he placed faith in the potion at a wrong time, he could’ve made a grave mistake . This is why experience was important . Wasn’t there a saying?

“What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger . ”

That was all due to the power of experience . Even right now, he thankfully had the experience of encountering the Penalty Zone .

‘It’s about time…’

And indeed it was . He felt a lifeform rising beneath the sand . Jinwoo raised his legs and shot up from the ground . His body felt as light as a feather . Thanks to the potion, his strength had completely returned . Jinwoo landed few steps away and turned around .

shaaaaah

As expected, the spot he was lying on was sinking to the ground .

‘Heh, I remember thinking that I’d slip and fall into that in the past . ’

Now, he could stare at the sinkhole with a carefree attitude . The bottom of the depression boiled like in the past, and-

pshaaaah!

A column of sand exploded from the ground, revealing the form of the giant centipede .

screeeeech!

It was all just as he remembered .

‘Man, they looked a lot scarier back then…’

Now, they appeared to be moving in slow motion in Jinwoo’s eyes . He raised his gaze and confirmed the red letters above the centipede’s head .

‘Poison-fanged Giant Sand Centipede’

A red name . Just like the Cerberus from the Demon Castle . The quest message appeared .

ring~!

Penalty Quest: Survive

Goal: Survive for the required time .

Required time: 4 Hours

Remaining time: 4 Hours 0 Min 0 Sec

After reading the message, Jinwoo clenched his fists .

‘I can buy some time with this . ’

As he did not use the Instant Return Stone out of the Dungeon, he probably still had a chance .

‘I’ll probably be moved back after the penalty quest . ’

And if the 4 hours he spent here was added to the endurance timer? The advancement points he would gain would be massive . Well, he still did not know just how the math worked .

‘Still…’

When he thought about how the System worked up until now, this might become an incredible windfall .

‘Four fucking hours!’

He couldn’t last 10 minutes back there and was about to use the Instant Return Stone . Now, thanks to the Penalty Zone, he would be able to add 4 hours to that timer . There was one problem left . He had to survive this world with barely a 100 health remaining . Since he could not recover using a potion, he had to level-up through the centipedes without receiving any damage . In a way, this was an additional condition of the penalty quest .

‘ . . . Let’s do this . ’

Jinwoo summoned Casaka’s Poisoned Fang .

Remaining time: 3 Hours 59 Min 59 Sec

The moment the penalty quest started, Jinwoo began to move . Because of his experience, he knew to move before the centipedes did . He closed the distance in a flash and jumped .

land!

He reached a halfway point on the insect’s body then started working his way to the head while slashing at its body .

stab! stab stab! slash!

Wherever the dagger attacked, the exoskeleton of the centipede cracked and seeped a liquid .

screeeech!

Every time Jinwoo made a new wound on its body, the centipede thrashed in pain .

‘Sprint!’

Jinwoo’s legs sped up .

step, step, step, step!

He quickly reached the top of the monster’s head and grabbed the dagger with both hands .

‘Vital Stab!’

He used the skill and brought down the dagger onto the centipede’s head . The dagger dug deep into the head .

crack!

‘Vital Stab’ has leveled up!

‘Alright!’

It had been a while! The leveled-up skill appeared to have done quite a damage . The centipede shook its head in pain .

screech, screee!

Jinwoo did not stop there . He moved from its head towards the centipede’s back . The monster’s back was completely exposed .

stab!

After stabbing a point behind the centipede’s head, Jinwoo held the dagger in place and jumped down .

cra-cra-cra-cra-craaaaaack!

Combined with the strength over 120 and a leap from a height of a 5 story building, the dagger slid completely across the centipede’s back, cutting it wide open .

cra-cra-crack!

land .

Jinwoo landed safely .

screeech, screeeeee!

The centipede spewed a liquid all over the place then finally fell .

Boom!

Its body raised up a cloud of sand .

ring~

You’ve defeated the Poison-fanged Giant Sand Centipede

Jinwoo patted the sand off his body and checked the time .

Remaining time: 3 Hours 59 Min 42 Sec

‘That took 17 seconds . ’

It took him less than 20 seconds to take down the centipede . It was completely different than the time he took down the Cerberus . His strength had reached a different dimension .

‘Well, if I think about all the leveling I did and the items I’ve obtained…’

It made sense . At this rate, Jinwoo was confident he could continue hunting without losing life .

‘Now the problem is if there are enough monsters here for a level-up…’

Only then would he have a chance of surviving when he went back to the class advancement quest . If he went back without recovering his health, he was sure to be crushed like an insect . As he was deep in worry, multiple sand columns appeared around him .

pshhhhh-

pshaaaah-

The centipedes had arrived after smelling their kin’s blood .

screeech-

screeech-

Jinwoo’s face brightened .

‘Just how many are there?’

Looking at the heads of the centipedes popping up from the ground, Jinwoo could not hide the smile on his face .

You’ve leveled up!

You’ve leveled up!

You’ve leveled up!

You’ve leveled up!

After nearly 4 hours, Jinwoo had gained 4 levels after taking down countless centipedes . He had reached level 51 . The penalty quest was almost over .

Penalty Quest: Survive

Goal: Survive for the required time .

Required time: 4 Hours

Remaining time: 0 Hours 3 Min 19 Sec

It was about time he’d return . Jinwoo looked around at the corpses of the centipedes that littered the area . Thanks to their sacrifice, he was able to recover his health .

‘It’s a shame they didn’t drop any items or gold…’

Well, it wouldn’t have made sense for a place of punishment to reward him that much . Now, it was time to prepare for his return .

‘Shop . ’

Current Gold: 3,115,629

On top of the various moneybags from the humanoid monsters, he had earned a whopping 1,500,000 gold from Ygritte . He had plenty of funds now . With that in mind, he looked through the shop for a new weapon . A suitable upgrade caught his eye:

Knight Killer

Rarity: B

Type: Dagger

Attack Power +75

‘Knight Killing’: +25% damage against heavy armored opponents

It’s a sturdy and sharp dagger designed to cut a knight’s armor . Because of its serrated blades, it will not slip easily against armor .

It was a weapon meant to be used for killing heavily armored targets . The cost was 2,800,000 gold . He would have to spend most of his gold, but this was not the time to be stingy .

‘Can’t take my gold with me to the afterlife . ’

Without hesitating, Jinwoo bought the weapon . Additionally, he also purchased some wrappings .

You’ve purchased “Knight Killer” .

You’ve purchased “Wrappings” .

As its description noted, it was a scary looking dagger with a serrated blade . He took the weapon with his right hand and used the wrappings to tightly bind it in his hand .

slash! slash slash!

He swung the blade around . It felt natural in his hand, as if it was a part of his body .

‘At the very least, I won’t be dropping it like this . ’

He briefly considered wrapping Casaka’s Poisoned Fang to his left hand but decided against it . It would be too inconvenient to lose both of his hands . He would keep the usage of his left hand just in case . He placed the leftover wrappings into the inventory then noticed the Runestone he had gotten from Ygritte .

‘Ah right, there was this . ’

Runestone: Ruler’s Hands

Break the Runestone to absorb the skill .

He needed every little bit right now, whether it was an item or a skill . Jinwoo smashed the Runestone without a regret .

You’ve learned ‘Ruler’s Hands’ (Lv . 1)

Ruler’s Hands (Lv . 1)

Active Skill

Mana Cost: 0

Exert your will over an object without physically touching it .

‘Ah…’

Reading the explanation, he remembered a scene from earlier . It was when Ygritte stretched a hand to his sword and brought it to his hands from a distance .

‘So he used this skill to move the longsword . ’

A skill to move an object from a distance just with his mind! On top of that, it didn’t have a mana cost .

‘If I can really move anything, it’s an incredible skill . ’

Jinwoo quickly tried it out on the corpse of the centipede next to him .

Your proficiency is insufficient to move the object .

Your proficiency is insufficient to move the object .

It seemed that moving something heavy required more practice .

‘What about this one?’

Jinwoo dropped Casaka’s Poisoned Fang onto the ground, then stretched a hand toward it . The dagger easily moved into his hand .

grab!

‘Oh~ . ’

Jinwoo stared at the dagger with amazement .

‘Alright, this is helpful enough . ’

And with that, he had completed all preparations . Jinwoo raised his head and saw that the time was almost over .

Remaining time: 0 Hours 0 Min 4 Sec

As the 4 seconds decreased to 3, the System messaged him .

ring~

The Penalty Quest will end soon .

And another one followed,

ring~

Because you’ve hunted in the Penalty Zone,

The next Penalty Quest’s difficulty will be adjusted .

An adjustment of difficulty . It would make it harder to hunt so that the penalty will feel like a penalty . Well, would there even be a next time? Jinwoo gulped .

‘Now, the class advancement quest will resume . ’

Hundreds of monsters would probably be waiting for him back in the boss room . Perhaps even more . Although he thought of it as “returning” to the room, it was more like he was being “thrown” back there .

Health, mana, fatigue, equipment and skill . In addition to those, even his mind had improved in the past 4 hours . Still, he was feeling nervous .

ba dum ba dum ba dum

The beating of his heart was almost painful .

Jinwoo closed his eyes to calm himself .

Then, the electronic tone rang .

ring .

The Penalty Quest will end now .

‘This is my last chance…’

When Jinwoo opened his eyes, he saw the mass of silver knights starting to turn towards him . They were not his target . Jinwoo’s eyes shifted side to side, looking for his target .

‘First, the mages!’

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.

Jinwoo could not believe what he was hearing . .

.

‘ . Penalty Zone?’.

.

Ah-.

.

He remembered . He did not do the daily quest today . He had purposely skipped it to enter the Penalty Zone, in order to test out his progress against the centipedes and see if he could continue the Demon Castle Raid . To think that it would work out like this . .

.

shaaaaaake-.

.

Like back in the hospital, the area started shaking vigorously . .

.

pshhhh.

.

pshaaaaah.

.

One by one, even the knights that he was fighting turned into sand . .

.

The world changed around him . .

.

‘Ha… ha ha…’.

.

He silently laughed . The System’s words before the quest started kept appearing in his head . .

.

I wish you luck . .

.

Was it because it was that difficult of a quest? Or did it want him to be lucky in obtaining more advancement points?.

.

Luck, coincidence, call it what you want . It was just another chance for him . The important thing was how he would use this chance . .

.

Shaaaake-!.

.

The tremors became stronger . Instead of fighting to keep his balance like in the past, Jinwoo gave himself up to the earthquake and closed his eyes . .

.

‘Be calm…’.

.

And just like that, he felt a sense of weightlessness, and all sounds disappeared . When he opened his eyes, it was in the middle of a familiar desert . Jinwoo collapsed onto the sand . .

.

“gasp- gasp- pant- pant-”.

.

He grabbed the sand with his hands and let loose a torrent of panting . His lungs filled with a refreshing breath of air, spreading the feeling to his entire body . .

.

Finally,.

.

“I feel alive . ”.

.

With the sense of safety surrounding his mind, Jinwoo stayed lying on the ground . He looked up at the empty, black sky . The vision of an endless pitch black ceiling filled his view . It was the Penalty Zone that he remembered . .

.

‘Oh wait, now’s not the time to be lying down . ’.

.

Because he had just escaped from an incredibly dangerous place, he forgot that this place was not exactly a safe one . Still, he didn’t want to get-up, so he called up the status screen while lying down . .

.

HP: 104 / 10,270.

MP: 202 / 850.

Fatigue: 91.

.

He wondered why it was so hard to move . Now he knew why; his fatigue had risen over 90 . .

.

‘This is the first time that happened, I think . ’.

.

He didn’t feel like moving a finger right now . His health was one thing, but at the moment, it was important to recover his stamina . .

.

“Shop . ”.

.

ring~.

.

The words “Buy” and “Sell” appeared in the air . No matter how he looked at it, the System had clearly created the so-called shop with the bare minimum of effort, but today, it was an incredibly welcoming sight . Jinwoo purchased the most expensive healing potion . The moment he confirmed the transaction,.

.

shooo-.

.

A glass bottle with a red liquid appeared in his sprawled arm . .

.

pop.

.

In his state, it took effort even to uncork the bottle . He poured the potion down his mouth . .

.

gulp gulp .

.

The red liquid passed through his throat . .

.

Your stamina is recovered . .

.

Your stamina is recovered . .

.

Your stamina is recovered . .

.

Since it was the highest level healing potion, just one bottle was enough to completely undo his fatigue . Strangely, his health did not recover . .

.

HP: 106 / 10,270.

MP: 204 / 850.

Fatigue: 0.

.

Even when the bottle was emptied, his health stayed the same . It was drastically different than the fatigue that was now zero . .

.

‘Why?’.

.

The moment the last drop of potion fell into his mouth, he was able to find out why . .

.

ring . .

.

Your health is below 10% . You cannot recover your health with a potion . .

.

The reason was simple . It was because his health was too low . .

.

‘Now that I think about it…’.

.

Even healing magic had their limits . This was not an unfamiliar phenomenon . Just as Healers could not heal someone past a certain point depending on their skill, it appeared that potions had similar limits . .

.

‘And you're telling me that the limit is 10% remaining health . ’.

.

This was good to know . Had he placed faith in the potion at a wrong time, he could’ve made a grave mistake . This is why experience was important . Wasn’t there a saying?.

.

“What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger . ”.

.

That was all due to the power of experience . Even right now, he thankfully had the experience of encountering the Penalty Zone . .

.

‘It’s about time…’.

.

And indeed it was . He felt a lifeform rising beneath the sand . Jinwoo raised his legs and shot up from the ground . His body felt as light as a feather . Thanks to the potion, his strength had completely returned . Jinwoo landed few steps away and turned around . .

.

shaaaaah.

.

As expected, the spot he was lying on was sinking to the ground . .

.

‘Heh, I remember thinking that I’d slip and fall into that in the past . ’.

.

Now, he could stare at the sinkhole with a carefree attitude . The bottom of the depression boiled like in the past, and-.

.

pshaaaah!.

.

A column of sand exploded from the ground, revealing the form of the giant centipede . .

.

screeeeech!.

.

It was all just as he remembered . .

.

‘Man, they looked a lot scarier back then…’.

.

Now, they appeared to be moving in slow motion in Jinwoo’s eyes . He raised his gaze and confirmed the red letters above the centipede’s head . .

.

‘Poison-fanged Giant Sand Centipede’.

.

A red name . Just like the Cerberus from the Demon Castle . The quest message appeared . .

.

ring~!.

.

Penalty Quest: Survive.

Goal: Survive for the required time . .

Required time: 4 Hours.

Remaining time: 4 Hours 0 Min 0 Sec.

.

After reading the message, Jinwoo clenched his fists . .

.

‘I can buy some time with this . ’.

.

As he did not use the Instant Return Stone out of the Dungeon, he probably still had a chance . .

.

‘I’ll probably be moved back after the penalty quest . ’.

.

And if the 4 hours he spent here was added to the endurance timer? The advancement points he would gain would be massive . Well, he still did not know just how the math worked . .

.

‘Still…’.

.

When he thought about how the System worked up until now, this might become an incredible windfall . .

.

‘Four fucking hours!’.

.

He couldn’t last 10 minutes back there and was about to use the Instant Return Stone . Now, thanks to the Penalty Zone, he would be able to add 4 hours to that timer . There was one problem left . He had to survive this world with barely a 100 health remaining . Since he could not recover using a potion, he had to level-up through the centipedes without receiving any damage . In a way, this was an additional condition of the penalty quest . .

.

‘ . Let’s do this . ’.

.

Jinwoo summoned Casaka’s Poisoned Fang . .

.

Remaining time: 3 Hours 59 Min 59 Sec.

.

The moment the penalty quest started, Jinwoo began to move . Because of his experience, he knew to move before the centipedes did . He closed the distance in a flash and jumped . .

.

land!.

.

He reached a halfway point on the insect’s body then started working his way to the head while slashing at its body . .

.

stab! stab stab! slash!.

.

Wherever the dagger attacked, the exoskeleton of the centipede cracked and seeped a liquid . .

.

screeeech!.

.

Every time Jinwoo made a new wound on its body, the centipede thrashed in pain . .

.

‘Sprint!’.

.

Jinwoo’s legs sped up . .

.

step, step, step, step!.

.

He quickly reached the top of the monster’s head and grabbed the dagger with both hands . .

.

‘Vital Stab!’.

.

He used the skill and brought down the dagger onto the centipede’s head . The dagger dug deep into the head . .

.

crack!.

.

‘Vital Stab’ has leveled up!.

.

‘Alright!’.

.

It had been a while! The leveled-up skill appeared to have done quite a damage . The centipede shook its head in pain . .

.

screech, screee!.

.

Jinwoo did not stop there . He moved from its head towards the centipede’s back . The monster’s back was completely exposed . .

.

stab!.

.

After stabbing a point behind the centipede’s head, Jinwoo held the dagger in place and jumped down . .

.

cra-cra-cra-cra-craaaaaack!.

.

Combined with the strength over 120 and a leap from a height of a 5 story building, the dagger slid completely across the centipede’s back, cutting it wide open . .

.

cra-cra-crack!.

.

land . .

.

Jinwoo landed safely . .

.

screeech, screeeeee!.

.

The centipede spewed a liquid all over the place then finally fell . .

.

Boom!.

.

Its body raised up a cloud of sand . .

.

ring~.

.

You’ve defeated the Poison-fanged Giant Sand Centipede.

.

Jinwoo patted the sand off his body and checked the time . .

.

Remaining time: 3 Hours 59 Min 42 Sec.

.

‘That took 17 seconds . ’.

.

It took him less than 20 seconds to take down the centipede . It was completely different than the time he took down the Cerberus . His strength had reached a different dimension . .

.

‘Well, if I think about all the leveling I did and the items I’ve obtained…’.

.

It made sense . At this rate, Jinwoo was confident he could continue hunting without losing life . .

.

‘Now the problem is if there are enough monsters here for a level-up…’.

.

Only then would he have a chance of surviving when he went back to the class advancement quest . If he went back without recovering his health, he was sure to be crushed like an insect . As he was deep in worry, multiple sand columns appeared around him . .

.

pshhhhh-.

.

pshaaaah-.

.

The centipedes had arrived after smelling their kin’s blood . .

.

screeech-.

.

screeech-.

.

Jinwoo’s face brightened . .

.

‘Just how many are there?’.

.

Looking at the heads of the centipedes popping up from the ground, Jinwoo could not hide the smile on his face . .

.

.

You’ve leveled up!.

.

You’ve leveled up!.

.

You’ve leveled up!.

.

You’ve leveled up!.

After nearly 4 hours, Jinwoo had gained 4 levels after taking down countless centipedes . He had reached level 51 . The penalty quest was almost over . .

.

Penalty Quest: Survive.

Goal: Survive for the required time . .

Required time: 4 Hours.

Remaining time: 0 Hours 3 Min 19 Sec.

.

It was about time he’d return . Jinwoo looked around at the corpses of the centipedes that littered the area . Thanks to their sacrifice, he was able to recover his health . .

.

‘It’s a shame they didn’t drop any items or gold…’.

.

Well, it wouldn’t have made sense for a place of punishment to reward him that much . Now, it was time to prepare for his return . .

.

‘Shop . ’.

.

Current Gold: 3,115,629.

.

On top of the various moneybags from the humanoid monsters, he had earned a whopping 1,500,000 gold from Ygritte . He had plenty of funds now . With that in mind, he looked through the shop for a new weapon . A suitable upgrade caught his eye:.

.

Knight Killer.

Rarity: B.

Type: Dagger.

Attack Power +75.

‘Knight Killing’: +25% damage against heavy armored opponents.

It’s a sturdy and sharp dagger designed to cut a knight’s armor . Because of its serrated blades, it will not slip easily against armor . .

.

It was a weapon meant to be used for killing heavily armored targets . The cost was 2,800,000 gold . He would have to spend most of his gold, but this was not the time to be stingy . .

.

‘Can’t take my gold with me to the afterlife . ’.

.

Without hesitating, Jinwoo bought the weapon . Additionally, he also purchased some wrappings . .

.

You’ve purchased “Knight Killer” . .

You’ve purchased “Wrappings” . .

.

As its description noted, it was a scary looking dagger with a serrated blade . He took the weapon with his right hand and used the wrappings to tightly bind it in his hand . .

.

slash! slash slash!.

.

He swung the blade around . It felt natural in his hand, as if it was a part of his body . .

.

‘At the very least, I won’t be dropping it like this . ’.

.

He briefly considered wrapping Casaka’s Poisoned Fang to his left hand but decided against it . It would be too inconvenient to lose both of his hands . He would keep the usage of his left hand just in case . He placed the leftover wrappings into the inventory then noticed the Runestone he had gotten from Ygritte . .

.

‘Ah right, there was this . ’.

.

Runestone: Ruler’s Hands.

Break the Runestone to absorb the skill . .

.

He needed every little bit right now, whether it was an item or a skill . Jinwoo smashed the Runestone without a regret . .

.

You’ve learned ‘Ruler’s Hands’ (Lv . 1).

.

Ruler’s Hands (Lv . 1).

Active Skill.

.

Mana Cost: 0.

Exert your will over an object without physically touching it . .

.

‘Ah…’.

.

Reading the explanation, he remembered a scene from earlier . It was when Ygritte stretched a hand to his sword and brought it to his hands from a distance . .

.

‘So he used this skill to move the longsword . ’.

.

A skill to move an object from a distance just with his mind! On top of that, it didn’t have a mana cost . .

.

‘If I can really move anything, it’s an incredible skill . ’.

.

Jinwoo quickly tried it out on the corpse of the centipede next to him . .

.

Your proficiency is insufficient to move the object . .

.

Your proficiency is insufficient to move the object . .

.

It seemed that moving something heavy required more practice . .

.

‘What about this one?’.

.

Jinwoo dropped Casaka’s Poisoned Fang onto the ground, then stretched a hand toward it . The dagger easily moved into his hand . .

.

grab!.

.

‘Oh~ . ’.

.

Jinwoo stared at the dagger with amazement . .

.

‘Alright, this is helpful enough . ’.

.

And with that, he had completed all preparations . Jinwoo raised his head and saw that the time was almost over . .

.

Remaining time: 0 Hours 0 Min 4 Sec.

.

As the 4 seconds decreased to 3, the System messaged him . .

.

ring~.

.

The Penalty Quest will end soon . .

.

And another one followed,.

.

ring~.

.

Because you’ve hunted in the Penalty Zone,.

The next Penalty Quest’s difficulty will be adjusted . .

.

An adjustment of difficulty . It would make it harder to hunt so that the penalty will feel like a penalty . Well, would there even be a next time? Jinwoo gulped . .

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‘Now, the class advancement quest will resume . ’.

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Hundreds of monsters would probably be waiting for him back in the boss room . Perhaps even more . Although he thought of it as “returning” to the room, it was more like he was being “thrown” back there . .

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Health, mana, fatigue, equipment and skill . In addition to those, even his mind had improved in the past 4 hours . Still, he was feeling nervous . .

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ba dum ba dum ba dum.

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The beating of his heart was almost painful . .

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Jinwoo closed his eyes to calm himself . .

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Then, the electronic tone rang . .

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ring . .

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The Penalty Quest will end now . .

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‘This is my last chance…’.

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When Jinwoo opened his eyes, he saw the mass of silver knights starting to turn towards him . They were not his target . Jinwoo’s eyes shifted side to side, looking for his target . .

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‘First, the mages!’.