I Stole the Number One Ranker’s Soul 1

Episode 001 Click,

click, click.

I crouched down as much as I could when I heard a sign from afar.

As I hid in the shadow of a rock and held my breath for a while, fortunately, the presence gradually became more distant.

I carefully lifted my head and looked around.

I saw a monster walking in the dark shadows.

I can’t tell the details, but looking at the six legs that seem to have metal ends, it looks like a Chrysanthemum.

If it finds me, it will cut my body into pieces with those legs and slowly chew on my body.

Therefore, hunters who fail to conquer the Chungwangryu dungeon cannot even find the body.

While I was suppressing the goosebumps all over my body, the monster slowly turned the corner and left somewhere.

For now, I think I’ve lived on for the time being.

For now.

Although my life was saved immediately, it did not change the fact that my situation was the worst.

To be honest, I don’t even understand how this situation happened.

It’s been a while since I woke up here.

But I still couldn’t find a solution.

There has to be at least a few cases to resolve them.

What on earth can you think of in this dark situation where it is dark when you look ahead, when it is dark when you look behind and the future is even darker?

One thing is certain: this is inside a dungeon.

A place where hunters leave to attack.

But why am I, not a hunter, in a dungeon full of monsters?

No matter how much I remember, I have never been in a dungeon.

In the first place, it was impossible for me to enter the dungeon.

Because civilians other than hunters are not permitted to access the dungeon.

I’m just an ordinary office worker at a hunter-civilian brokerage company that mushroomed after the dungeon invasion.

They mainly help out incompetent combat hunters or process documents that need to be submitted to the government.

We would like to ask our affiliated hunters to take good care of us next year and treat them to lunch to extend their contracts. When I thought about the company

that catered to the hunters, catered to them, or pleased them,

my mood sank even further.

Of course, I shouted out of habit that I didn’t want to go to work, but not like this!

Even though I worked hard to the point of breaking my bones… no, even if I worked hard to break my heart, it was sad that all I could do was pay the rent for a semi-basement room, but I am not so pessimistic that I want to die.

No matter how many times I thought about the memory, it was clear that I returned home and went to bed.

I wasn’t kidnapped by someone on the way and thrown into a dungeon.

Clearly, I came home and lay down.

Should I lie down and set two alarms or one more?

I remember hearing that I would be more tired if I woke up and slept for 10 more minutes, thinking about it and fiddling with my phone.

I must have fallen asleep on the blanket, but when I opened my eyes, I was in a dungeon.

Actually, I thought it was a dream at first, but after a few minutes, I realized it was reality.

This humidity, this air.

Everything was so vivid that it could not be considered a dream.

Then there is only one conclusion.

I, who was sleeping, was moved into the dungeon for some reason.

I thought about the possibility that someone had kidnapped me to kill me, but it seemed like it wasn’t the case.

First of all, it’s too cumbersome.

If you want to kill me, it would be cheaper and easier to just throw me into the sea somewhere at night.

How much money does it cost to enter a dungeon?

Besides, no matter how much I think about it, I don’t think I’ve ever incurred a grudge against someone who would want to kill me by going through all this trouble.

What kind of resentment can a newbie who is busy groveling take up?

I’ve been so careful that if I hit a telephone pole while passing by, I even apologize to the pole.

I’m sorry, I was walking and got hit by the wind.

Actually this is my story.

I drank a bit too much at the company dinner that day.

anyway.

All dungeon entrances in Korea are controlled by the government and the number of people entering is strictly controlled.

If someone kidnapped me and put me in a dungeon, there was no way I wouldn’t be caught.

First of all, if we assume that it is not a kidnapping, the number of cases remaining is…

Oh, I hope this isn’t real, but I think it’s true.

But is it possible?

There has never been a case where someone got involved.

Irregular cracks.

As soon as I thought of those words, I almost burst into tears.

no.

Hang in there, if you make a sound now, you’ll die.

But ha.

If I really got caught up in an irregular crack while I was sleeping, I would be dead.

‘Dungeon’ transcends dimensions and invades our world.

As a result, there were cases where unpredictable variables occurred due to the slightest shaking or change.

Irregular cracks are one of them.

A small crack appears briefly in a place that is not the official dungeon entrance.

Most of them only generated a specific energy wave and ended without any problems.

However, there were very rare cases where nearby objects were sucked into the dungeon.

So far, it has only happened twice around the world.

I heard that both times ended in accidents that caused sewage pipes to burst.

However, I was unlucky enough to be caught in the first situation that sucked people in.

I didn’t get a semi-basement room just to save money.

Even if you regret it later, it is already too late.

I’m in a dungeon and a few times I’ve been lucky enough to avoid the monsters that inhabit this dungeon, but it’s only a matter of time anyway.

Civilian non-combatant + alone + dungeon = death.

It’s an extremely natural formula.

Despite that formula, I was able to survive for quite some time.

I didn’t know, but the monster called Chungwangryu is the type that moves around without paying any attention to noise.

The noise you make while walking is so loud.

It was even harder not to hear that with my tense nerves.

However, the fact that it was a situation where one’s life could be lost in an instant did not change.

Moreover, perhaps because I had been tense for several hours, my clothes were soaked with cold sweat and my throat was dry from thirst.

I couldn’t believe it, but I felt hungry.

I’m so nervous, but I’m still hungry.

If I continue like this and growl when a Chungwangryu passes by…

it’s only a matter of time before I die anyway.

Since this has happened, we have no choice but to place our hopes on the rumors floating around in the industry.

It has been only about five years since the dungeon invasion and related knowledge were revealed to the world.

It was only in the last two years that this much system was established, and in fact, there were still many unrevealed parts or areas beyond the reach of the law.

Unfounded rumors spread like mold.

From the ridiculous rumor that playing music to water can turn it into an item, the possibility of it becoming a hunter increases when life is in danger.

There were a variety of things that were plausible but difficult to test easily.

But rumors are rumors.

If everyone who attempted suicide to become a hunter became an awakened person, it would have become a theory, right?

This is not nonsense.

Of course, the percentage of hunters who awakened at the moment of crisis was quite high.

It seemed like there was no relationship at all.

But risking your life on slim odds is foolish.

If I wasn’t in a situation like this where I was going to die one way or another, I would never have done it.

The sound of Chungwangryu moving from afar can be heard.

The sound of metal and stone colliding.

Since they appear quite regularly, they may be patrolling in their own way.

I held my breath and composed myself.

When Chungwangryu approaches, jump out of this rock and fight.

As long as you overcome the crisis of death and awaken as a hunter, you will be able to survive.

Click, click, click.

The sound was getting closer.

From far away, a little far, a little closer, a little closer and just a stone’s throw away.

I held my breath and looked beyond the rock.

Two sharp front legs reminiscent of a praying mantis.

A huge belly resembling that of an ant and blade-like steel legs attached to it.

I didn’t realize it because I only saw it from afar, but it seemed to be almost twice my height.

Six legs moving in unison and shiny joints.

The moment I saw the blade reflected in the faint light, my body froze.

scary.

It’s so scary. I can’t move.

If I even breathe out, it feels like my throat will fly off in an instant.

Fighting something like that? how?

It would be nice if you could at least run away.

In the end, I froze and waited for Chungwangryu to pass by.

I couldn’t even dream of attacking him or showing up in front of him.

Just imagining it makes me faint.

Yes, life-threatening situations are bound to happen anyway, even if you don’t bring them on yourself.

At that time, I will awaken as a hunter or something.

That’s what I thought, but I couldn’t imagine myself awakening as a combat hunter and fighting with confidence against that scary Chungwang type.

It is said that combat hunters are usually awakened when they see a monster and instinctively run out to fight it.

How can you do that?

They are also human, so how can they stand in front of such a monster?

You might have a better chance of winning if you fight an excavator with your bare fists.

Perhaps because I had just tried to invite death, I felt as if all the strength in my body was loosening after the Chungwangryu passed by.

In a moment, my head and back were completely wet with cold sweat.

There was still more sweat left to sweat.

Yes, let’s not push people too hard since they are going to die anyway.

I confirmed that I did not have the courage to jump at a passing Chungwangryu.

Then there is only one option given to me.

I don’t know how long I’ll have to live here, so I’d better find something to eat.

There were lots of strange plants growing everywhere, emitting a dim light.

Thanks to this, even in this cave-like dungeon without a single fluorescent light, I was able to see the form of the approaching Chungwangryu.

I saw earlier that one of the insects was chewing on the plant and eating it.

It looks like something you can eat.

Of course, just because it’s harmless to her, there’s no guarantee that it’s harmless to me, but if I tear it open, it’ll be useful anywhere.

Now that I think about it, that’s a by-product of the dungeon.

That’s expensive.

When I looked around with the intention of collecting, I surprisingly saw quite a few plants that I knew.

I had only seen hunters tearing them down and putting them on the market, so seeing them growing so luxuriantly was a bit unfamiliar.

Still, many of the dungeon plants had unique appearances, so it was not difficult to distinguish them.

Fortunately, most of the plants here were not particularly toxic.

I think they said this was an ingredient for making some kind of potion.

Was her name Evita Nice?

A type of whole flower with all petals attached as one, like a campanula.

Colors vary from white to lavender pink.

Since it looks the same as I remember, I guess it’s probably true.

I saw one of these petals being sold for 100,000 won at the hunter market.

The price is comparable to that of pine mushrooms.

It’s blooming like this.

This is why hunters have a lot of money.

If only I could get through all of this and survive, I would be able to get rid of things like companies right away.

With a bitter feeling, I grabbed the stem of Avitanis.

I was planning on tearing it open, cleaning it, and making it edible.

But as soon as I cut the grass, a cheerful sound rang in my ears.

As a non-awakened person, I acquired a special item on my own.

Condition: Achieve ‘the only non-awakened person in the dungeon’!

Condition: Achieve ‘Creature from outside the dungeon that entered the dungeon alone’!

Condition: Achieve ‘First entry into an incompletely created dungeon’!

Condition: ‘Obtain special item’ achieved!

Special condition: Achievement of ‘impossible coincidence’!

yes?

Special awakening conditions have been achieved.

The system allocates special awakening resources.

Hidden skill ‘It wasn’t there, but it was there’ (passive) has been released.

I guess there is no law that tells you to die.

Mom, I woke up.