Chapter 13:

Chapter 13:

Chapter 13

Kang Hye-rim was very nervous as she faced the kobold illusion in front of her.

Her lips were dry, and her palms were sweaty as she gripped the sword.

She forced herself to hold on to the sword so that she wouldn’t drop it.

‘Can I do this?’

Kang Hye-rim couldn’t help but feel anxious.

Even after becoming a collector and receiving training, she had never swung a sword before.

She had never fought a monster like that before either.

‘I’m scared.’

The hearts of the collectors who faced the illusions for the first time were always the same.

They had no will or determination, while the illusions burned with hostility and malice towards the invaders of this world.

It was natural for the beginners to freeze in fear when they faced them for the first time.

Moreover, there was more than one pair of eyes watching her.

[The Ruler of Shaldralla licks his lips at your appearance]

[The Drunkard of the Tavern rejoices at your frightened expression]

[The Investigator of Pain anticipates your ruin]

The spirits were like that.

The presence of the spirits was huge for the collectors.

They could earn points by hunting the illusions, but the biggest source of points was from those spirits.

They had to catch the eyes of the spirits.

They had to satisfy the expectations of the spirits.

That thought became a shackle that held her ankles.

The important first battle, the enormous pressure and tension to make it a success.

Kang Hye-rim felt like her stomach was being stabbed and she wanted to throw away her sword and run away.

She was about to say that she couldn’t do it.

But still, Kang Hye-rim didn’t let go of her sword, and she didn’t run away.

‘He told me that I could do it.’

She remembered her meeting with Kang Yoo Hyun.

The mysterious young man who suddenly appeared to her, who was nothing.

He told her that she had talent.

He told her that she could succeed.

The narrow room of a shabby boarding house.

She didn’t even know what to do there, wasting her life in vain.

He told her that even someone like her could do it.

He told her that.

‘If I run away from here, I’ll cause trouble for Mr. Kang Yoo Hyun Teller.’

She didn’t care what happened to herself.

But she didn’t want to harm her benefactor.

Fear, dread, tension.

All those things were less than one word: responsibility.

It supported her back and prevented her from running away.

And she wanted to show them.

To those spirits who wanted her to fail.

And to Kang Yoo Hyun who had expectations for her.

That she was not a coward.

‘Hold your sword.’

Kang Hye-rim had never held a sword in real combat before.

She had never swung it once, except for practice.

‘Remember the feeling from then.’

But strangely enough, her mind was calm.

She felt like the rough hilt of the sword in her hand was whispering to her.

You can hold everything, and you can cut everything.

Crack!

The kobold opened its mouth wide and ran towards Kang Hye-rim.

This reptilian creature with a snout like a beast was more than disgusting, it was repulsive.

The dagger in its hand, its sharp teeth.

“You did well.”

“Ah.”

No.

There was one person who knew.

Kang Yoo Hyun, who came out of the observer’s room, nodded his head and told her that she did well.

She felt something surge in her chest at that sight.

She was about to say something, but Kang Yoo Hyun spoke first.

“But it’s too early to celebrate.”

Keruk! Keruruk!

The sound of the kobold pack came from the depths of the mine.

The ones inside heard the sound of the previous battle and recognized the presence of the intruder.

Kang Hyerim calmed down her excited mind and nodded.

Was it because she held a sword?

She was strangely calmer than usual.

Kang Yoo Hyun nodded his head in satisfaction as he saw her.

“Miss Hyerim’s fight is not over yet. And it’s too early to celebrate for something like this.”

This world was full of things that Kang Hyerim could celebrate.

She shouldn’t be satisfied and happy here.

She had to be more greedy, more desirous.

“Can you do it?”

“Yes.”

Kang Hyerim answered with confidence in her voice.

“Good. I wish you luck.”

Kang Yoo Hyun finished his words and returned to the observer’s room.

The sound of the kobold pack approaching from afar could be heard.

It was not one like before.

It looked like at least five.

It was not a level that a novice could knock down alone.

But strangely enough, Kang Hyerim didn’t think she would lose.

‘Yeah. It’s too early to celebrate.’

She gripped her sword again.

At the same time, the kobold pack emerged from the darkness like tearing through a curtain.

They saw Kang Hyerim and ran towards her with hostility and malice.

Kang Hyerim didn’t hesitate either and jumped into the kobold pack.

***

[The Ruler of Shaldralla admires the contractor’s skill.]

[The Drunkard of the Tavern is speechless and opens his mouth wide.]

The spirits who wanted Kang Hyerim to fail were now admiring her performance instead of their initial attitude.

Of course, they didn’t change their stance right away.

They believed that the first fight was just luck, and they tried to find some fault in Kang Hyerim and lecture her.

But as Kang Hyerim swept through the mine and knocked down the kobolds one-sidedly, the spirits gradually became fascinated by her skill.

‘Really amazing.’

[The Swordmaster of Goryeo Dynasty] was the name of her trait.

It sounded like a joke, but it was a protagonist-level trait.

The original owner of this trait had shown a strength that was among the best among those who wielded swords in human history.

It was just that it had finally shone now.

And Kang Hyerim adapted to her trait more and more as she swung her sword.

‘What a terrifying growth rate.’

As if she had freed something that had been suppressed, Kang Hyerim flew around like she had wings.

It was not a sight that could be dismissed as a low-grade collector.

Who cares if it’s a kobold, what are you talking about?

Don’t make me laugh.

We’re going to clear this world today.

Boundary line?

Let’s not touch each other and get along?

That’s ridiculous.

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