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Jewel.
As the crystal of a monster, it is created when the monster’s unique nature and mana meet within the corpse of a monster and accumulate in its body.
It is not in the body of all monsters, but it is a common item found by hunters who have been hunting for a while.
Even such jewels had grades.
It doesn’t matter if it’s an F-class monster or an S-class monster, but the higher-grade monsters designated by the World Hunter Association tend to have higher-grade jewels.
Lowest level jewels have stats of 0.001,
low jewels have 0.002 to 0.005, and
intermediate jewels have 0.006 to 0.010.
However, these jewels were mainly sold as jewels rather than having the effect of raising their grades and abilities.
Why did this happen?
This is because there are restrictions on its use.
The restriction that it could not be used on people made general awakeners or hunters turn away, and above all, its versatility was too low due to the restriction of ‘monsterization’.
Jewels are the essence of monsters.
Therefore, the body of a summoned beast or pet that consumes or accepts a jewel changes like a monster. In addition, not only the body but also the personality were changed, causing the wild nature to awaken and fall into fierce hostility and lust for murder.
At most, even if you raised the loyalty of your summons or pets, you would lose control as monsters progressed.
Because of this, jewels have been reduced to being used only once or twice per summoned monster so that they do not progress.
Above all, there was a case where high-grade jewels were unconditionally transformed into monsters even if they were fed only once, so there was no demand for jewels to raise their stats.
Eventually, jewels came to play a role as jewels solely for their external beauty.
‘But it’s different if I feed it to my alter ego.’
Damage from clones is not applied to the main body.
Even if monsterization progresses, there was no problem at all because the current strong body was cloned and an alter ego was created when reverse summoned and re-summoned.
And that was confirmed after feeding the lower level regeneration jewel.
Right now, Sang-woo’s alter ego number 1 is in front of him.
However, the current No. 1 was different from Sang-woo, the main body.
The color of his skin was darkened as if it were strangely bruised, similar to that of a troll.
The current state was that he had only fed one lesser regeneration jewel.
‘Even if I only ate one, the side effects are significant. No one will use the jewel like this.’
However, Sang-woo planned to feed more jewels.
It was to raise the ability of the body.
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[Jung Sang-woo]
[Ability level]
Strength: 0.759 → 0.809
Quickness: 0.564 → 0.601
Stamina: 0.701 → 0.765
Endurance: 0.597 → 0.654
Horsepower: 1.012 → 1.073
Vitality: 0.319 → 0.327
Regeneration: 0.410 → 0.416
[Skill]
[Spelling (Lv.3)/Casting type]
[Enhanced alter ego (Lv.4)/Permanent type]
[Family/Casting type (Lv.3 )] .3)]
[Meditation/Casting (Lv.4)]
[Mana Breath/Casting (Lv.15)]
[Shooting/Permanent (Lv.2)]
[Running/Casting (Lv.15 )] .1)]
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Regeneration increased by 0.006 compared to last time.
However, the regeneration power obtained with the jewel was actually 0.003.
Half of the 0.005 regen value that a lower jewel will bring.
The rest were the result of desperate fighting during the disaster.
‘It seems to rise less because of the reflection rate of the alter ego’s abilities.’
The current alter ego’s ability reflection rate is 52%.
So, Sang-woo judged that his stats had risen by half.
Perhaps, as the level of the clone-strengthening skill went up, the stats acquired through the jewels would gradually become perfect.
If you think about that, it’s best to use the jewel after the level of the clone enhancement skill has risen a lot.
‘But I can’t wait until then.’
Sang-woo needed strength right now.
I couldn’t stay as an F-class hunter forever and catch only low-level monsters.
Because he had to hunt in high hunting grounds as soon as possible to earn money and find a way to treat his brother.
So, Sang-woo asked Jun-mo Kang to gather the jewels as much as possible.
The current price of Jewel is as follows.
In the case of the lowest-grade jewel, the price ranged from 100,000 won to 500,000 won to 1 million won for low-grade jewels, and 2 million to 10 million won for intermediate jewels.
High-grade and top-grade jewels had great value as jewels because of their enormous size and brilliance, and were very expensive due to their rarity, as they only came from A-rank or higher monsters.
It is not available in the general market.
So, the jewels Sang-woo is looking for now are the lowest to lowest-grade jewels with good cost-effectiveness and cost-effectiveness.
Kang Jun-mo started to get it from offline stores he knew and online such as Hunter Web.
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I had no choice but to buy Jewel at the lowest price because I couldn’t afford it.
Fortunately, there was no demand, so many people wanted to sell even though the article said they were buying at the lowest price.
Kang Jun-mo swept the jewel and delivered it to Sang-woo.
“Hunter, I’m still collecting jewels here. These are the jewels I have collected so far.”
“thank you.”
The jewels I collected were about 100 of the lowest level jewels and about 20 of the lowest level jewels.
The total purchase amount was about 20 million won.
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< Jewel of Lowest Muscular Strength >
A crystal containing the power of muscular strength.
-How to use: Consume or absorb by activating with mana.
-Effect: Permanently increases strength by 0.001
. -Restriction 1: Cannot be used on humans.
-Restriction 2: As usage accumulates, the target becomes a monster.
< Lesser Magical Jewel >
A crystal containing magical power.
-How to use: Consume or absorb by activating with mana.
-Effect: Permanently increases magic power by 0.004
-Restriction 1: Cannot be used on humans.
-Restriction 2: As usage accumulates, the target becomes a monster.
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Sangwoo used all of those jewels on alter ego #1.
Number 1 popped the jewel into her mouth.
Then, the two arms became huge with muscle mass, blood vessels protruded, and the skin began to crack.
Monsterization has progressed.
Grrrr—
Number 1 growled low like a beast.
At the same time, changes came to Sang-woo’s body.
I felt a little more power in my body along with a little tingling muscle pain.
It was a process in which the body accepted the sudden change in ability level.
‘It works.’
At that time, No. 1’s eyes, which had changed like those of the reptile, flashed.
No. 1 looked at Sang-woo and swelled all the muscles in his body.
It is a movement as if it is about to run towards its prey.
“Don’t move.”
Then number 1’s body stopped.
No. 1 flinches as if Sang-woo’s orders collide with his wild nature as a monster.
Seeing this, Sang-woo knew one thing.
‘Seeing that the order is effective even after feeding so much, the order for the clone is really strong.’
Normally, even if you eat more than three or four of the lowest-grade jewels, it is very good compared to the progress of turning into a monster and losing control.
But seeing her flinch, I thought that if I fed more here, I might lose control.
“… Hunter, isn’t this why we’re attacking? Reverse summoning…”
“It’s okay. The link to the alter ego is still strong. If it looks like it’s going to attack, I’ll reverse summon it then.”
“Then I’m glad. How have your abilities changed?”
“wait a minute. status window.”
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[Abilities]
Strength: 0.809 → 0.820
Quickness: 0.601 → 0.643
Stamina: 0.765 → 0.776
Endurance: 0.654 → 0.670
Magical Power: 1.073 → 1.084
Vitality : 0.327
· Regeneration: 0.416
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A stat boosted in an instant.
In particular, the growth of reflexes stood out, probably because there were many jewels of reflexes.
“It has risen a lot.”
“Oh congratulations. But seeing that the alter ego became a monster like this, I think it must have been very strong? Look at your forearms.”
Come to think of it, Number 1’s body is unusual.
The appearance that most monsters would chew on.
“Iknow, right. If you turn into a monster, your physical abilities will be stronger.”
“well?”
Sang-woo wanted to hunt the improvised monster No. 1 before reverse-summoning it.
“Agent, I want to test No. 1 right now, shall we go to Bucheon?”
“Bucheon has so many monsters and the class gap is so great that it seems dangerous. Instead, I will look into hunting grounds where E-D monsters appear.”
“Yes, and please prepare my gear as well.”
Now, Sang-woo also decided to start hunting in earnest.
Sang-woo quietly moved to the hunting ground with Jun-mo Kang.
‘I will definitely become stronger.’
Sang-woo making up his mind.
However, there was an existence that Sang-woo had forgotten.
It was Park Won-tae.
* * *
Kenus Guild Conference Room.
In the dark conference room, executives in charge of key positions in the Kenus Guild were tightly seated.
And a floating hologram screen in front of the conference room.
On the screen, a city-level disaster site in Bucheon was being played.
What was visible on the screen was the wreckage of an apartment building looking down from the sky.
Triplets seen around the entrance of a collapsed apartment building.
They were fighting monsters.
The men fight hard, but are soon oxidized by the monsters one by one.
“… As you can see here, these two men who died are reduced to mana and disappear without leaving a body. In other words, it is seen as a mana organism, not a life form.”
A man with a smart look wearing glasses who was in charge of the moderator. Yoo Si-woo, the leader of the strategy 2 team, turned over the screen.
Then, the disaster video disappeared from the hologram screen and a man’s face appeared.
It was Sangwoo.
Next to Sang-woo’s picture, his personal information was written tightly.
“The men in the video are not triplets. There is only one person. His name is Sangwoo Jeong. He is currently 21 years old and is a newcomer who has awakened a little over a month ago. According to the awakened person information registered in the country, the ability was found to be ‘self-confidence art’. In other words, the dead men in the video are his alter egos.”
“… Clone magic… Is that the point of this meeting?”
“yes. Unlike general clones we know, it is not an illusion, but an entity.”
After the hologram video, the lights in the conference room turned on.
The meeting room is silent.
Park Won-tae, who was sitting at the head of the conference room, opened his mouth.
“As you know, our capture team 1, who went on an expedition to the Tower of Odin, is currently out of contact. I don’t know life and death at all. It is possible that everyone is safely challenging the attack, or that only a few survived in a crisis. and… At worst, they could have been killed.”
“…”
“The entrance to Odin’s Tower is the most difficult dungeon where you can only enter but cannot exit. Only the Hunter Jumper who broke Odin’s Tower knows the secret. And nobody got through it. It was virtually an impregnable dungeon.”
“… I looked too easy. Because we thought we could break it like jumpers.”
“At that time, everyone was crazy…”
Guild members with sorrowful expressions.
Park Won-tae also opened his mouth with a hard face.
“It is all my negligence. Because I overconfided in Yuna’s ability.”
Park Yuna.
Park Won-tae’s younger brother.
She had subspace abilities.
You could tuck things in or get into them to hide.
If you create a subspace and hide, you are absolutely safe.
Park Won-tae, who believed in that ability, thought that Odin’s tower attack would never fail.
That’s why they challenged Odin’s Tower by putting enough food and supplies in Park Yuna’s subspace.
However, there was no news at all even after more than a month.
life-and-death situation is unclear.
“… Right now, the attack team 1 may be in a safe state in subspace, but supplies may have run out. In particular, it is highly likely that the relief items such as potions ran out rather than the food that was prepared for three months. It could be a situation where you desperately need someone’s help.”
“…but there’s no way.”
Someone’s desperate sighs followed.
Who would want to enter a dungeon with crazy difficulty that you can never get out of once you enter it until you clear it?
The reality is that there are no volunteers to support the rescue team.
However, Park Won-tae’s words continued.
“What if we could help them?”
“Yes? Is there a way?”
The Kanus guild members were buzzing.
Park Won-tae’s voice broke the uproar.
“I saw potential in Jeong Sang-woo’s alter ego technique.”
The eyes of the guild members became serious.
