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-3 . Start of the Attack-
The Statue of God’s eyes were lit with a crimson light .
Was it a Hunter’s instinct? No, it was the survival instincts of a living being . “Something” was
coming . “Something” that could not be stopped .
Jinwoo turned and shouted on top of his lungs .
“GET DOWN!”
Right as his mouth opened, a crimson ray of light shot out from the Statue’s eyes .
Jinwoo threw himself at Juhee and pulled her to the ground .
BEAM~!
The ray of light passed through where Jinwoo was standing moments before .
1 tenth of a second .
No, 1 hundredth of a second .
If the timing of his actions were off by just an infinitesimal amount…
The other Hunters were not as lucky .
“Uwaaaaaaah!”
“Uwaaaaaaah!”
“Ahhhhhhh!”
The screams did not come from the Hunters who were struck by the light . After all, the ones
who were struck disintegrated instantly, leaving only a trace of ash and burnt stone in their
wake . No, the screams were coming from the Hunters who survived .
“What the hell is this!”
“Waaaaah!”
“How could this…”
The Hunters were in shock .
11 remaining alive out of 16 .
They had never seen an attack like this before .
‘I barely dodged after hearing Jinwoo . ’
‘If Mr . Sung didn’t shout just now…’
The Hunters looked at Jinwoo and gulped . Their lives’ savior . If it was not for him, they knew
that they would be counted among the fallen .
“ .
With his entire body bowed on the ground, Jinwoo turned his head and peaked at the Statue .
Its eyes were still lit with crimson glow but did not continue its attack .
‘Is… is it done attacking?’
Jinwoo turned his head towards the ground again . Juhee lay below him, shaking in fear .
Although she was a B-Rank Hunter, this was the reason she Hunted in simple Raids under the
Association and not an advanced Raid under a large Guild .
Her breathing became more and more irregular . He couldn’t just leave her like this . Thinking
he had to do something to help her, Jinwoo began to get-up when a strong hand forced him back
down .
“Don’t stand up . ”
It was Mr . Song .
Although surprised, Jinwoo sternly listened to his words .
Mr . Song shouted at the other Hunters, as well .
“Everyone stay where you are! Don’t move from your position!”
After taking a quick look across the party, Mr . Song turned to Jinwoo again .
“The ones who were moving got hit . Those that listened to you and got down survived . ”
“I see . . . ”
Mr . Song tilted his head in confusion .
“Did you not shout after figuring something out?”
“I just felt something dangerous was coming, that’s all…”
Mr . Song’s eyes looked at him with bright eyes .
‘His instincts are good . I heard he was an E-Rank? If only his abilities were a little higher…’
His gaze turned into one of pity as he continued to stare at Jinwoo . Meanwhile, Jinwoo got a
better look at the man staring at him . What caught his eyes shocked him .
“Ah-ahjussi[1]… your arm…”
“It’s alright, I can endure this much . ”
“But…”
Jinwoo gulped . Mr . Song’s right arm was draped over Jinwoo’s shoulder, and his other arm…
His other arm was gone .
“ . . . ”
While silently looking at Juhee, Mr . Song wordlessly wrapped the remnants of his shirt around
the stump where his arm was, gritting his teeth through the pain .
“Can you tie the end here? Hard to do with just one hand . ”
As Jinwoo nodded and completed what could barely be called first-aid, Mr . Song let out a long
sigh . It was a sigh filled with the experience of 10-years of Hunting . Looking around, he took
in the surroundings and the status of their situation . Just because the Statue of God had
stopped its attack didn’t mean their adversity was over .
Time passed as the Hunters lay on the ground .
“Uwaaaah-”

“Why are you so stubborn about this whole Hunter business, Mr . Jinwoo?”
“Sorry . ”
Jinwoo bowed his head .
As she healed him, Lee Juhee’s face was filled with complaint .
“I’m not trying to get an apology from you . I’m just worried about you, you know? I swear, one
of these days, you’re going to get seriously hurt . ”
Once you pass through the Gate, you would be in the Dungeon . The Dungeon this time around
was probably D-rank .
Jinwoo looked over Juhee’s shoulders at his fellow Hunters . Ten-something number of Hunters
were taking down monsters left and right . They did not appear to be particularly struggling .
Yet here he was, injured .
It was the role of the Healer-class Hunters to heal the injured Hunters from the rear . As a
man who was hurt in nearly every Raid he participated in, Jinwoo was rather famous among the
Healer-class Hunters .
Juhee carefully asked him,
“Do you perhaps have a reason why you can’t quit?”
Jinwoo firmly shook his head . He didn’t like revealing personal details about himself so easily .
“I’m just doing this as a hobby . I’ll probably die of boredom if it wasn’t for this . ”
Juhee pouted in response,
“You’ll end up Raiding in the afterlife because of your ‘hobby’ ”
Not expecting such a response, Jinwoo laughed .
“Hey! Don’t laugh! You’ll open your wounds!”
Jinwoo asked while chuckling,
“Man, where did you hear such a phrase?”
“Where else? Mr . Kim ooover there . ”
“Sigh, that geezer . . . ”
As they laughed and conversed, the healing was completed . But it was too late, the Raid was
pretty much over at that point .
Jinwoo grimaced .
‘I only killed one magic beast[3] today…’
And even then, it was only a E-rank monster .
Jinwoo fidgeted with the the E-rank magic core[4] in his hand . Such low level magic core from
an E-rank magic beast was barely worth a hundred thousand won[5] . The fact that he put his
life on the line to earn it made it seem all the more pathetic .
‘I heard a magic core from a C-rank magic beast is worth at least few ten millions[6]…’
But to Jinwoo, an E-rank Hunter, the thought of taking down a C-rank magic beast was an
impossibility .
Suddenly, someone shouted,
“Eh? There’s another entrance here!”
The Hunters swarmed towards the voice .
“You’re right!”
“Really? Another entrance?”
As the first person noted, there indeed was another Dungeon entrance here .
“A Double Dungeon… So they really do exist . ”
A Hunter with 10 years worth of experience, Mr . Song looked at the newly found entrance with
wonder . Unable to see far into the dark tunnel, Mr . Song used his specialty, fire magic . The
fireball that shot out from his hand flew through the tunnel, illuminating its darkness . However,
the tunnel was deeper than expected, and the fireball eventually lost its energy and fell to the
ground and quickly extinguished as a spark . Darkness returned before their eyes .
“Hmm… Everyone, please gather around . ”
As the de facto leader of the Raid, Mr . Song gathered the Hunters before him . Juhee and
Jinwoo, having completed Jinwoo’s healing, also joined the crowd .
Mr . Song addressed gathered Hunters,
“As you all may know, Gates do not close until the Dungeon’s boss is taken down . Since our
Gate is still open, even though we’ve cleared all the mobs in the area, it appears that the real
boss in down that tunnel . ”
Mr . Song gestured towards the newly found Dungeon entrance . Looking at each other, the
Hunters also nodded in agreement .
“The protocol in situations like this is to exit the Dungeon, contact the Association, and let them
handle things going forward… But if we do that, and some other group of Hunters take down
the boss, there’s a chance that our income for this Raid will drastically decrease . ”
The gathered Hunters’ expressions hardened . Mr . Park, who came here to support his
expecting wife, looked doubly troubled . ‘Postnatal care these days is really expensive…’ If he
left now, the efforts he risked his life for would be wasted .
“And so I was thinking . What if we just went ahead and go kill the boss? What do you guys
think?”
The Hunters fell in contemplation .
“ . . . ”
“ . . . ”
It was not a decision that could be made easily . Some knew that there was no guarantee that
the Double Dungeon would be as safe as the one that they had just cleared . Others came to
the conclusion that if the Outer Dungeon was this easy, perhaps the Inner Dungeon would be
just as easy . Regardless, it was not a situation where everyone would be in agreement .
“Hmm…”
Mr . Song faked a cough,
“Since there’s 17 of us here, why don’t we take a vote on this? And no complaining after the
vote . How about it?”
At Mr . Song’s suggestion, each Hunter nodded in agreement .
Mr . Song’s was the first to raise his hand . “I’ll go . ”
Mr . Park was the first to follow Mr . Song, “I’ll go too . ”
“Me, me too…”
“Same here . ”
“One more vote for ‘yes’ “
Mr . Kim had also joined the “go” group . But there were opposing votes as well,
“Let’s not . ”
“I think we should wait on the Association’s judgment . ”
As the “yes” crowd and the “no” crowd clashed at 8-7, all gazes fell on the two last undecided
people .
“Sorry…”
Shaking her head, Juhee voted no, putting the count at 8-8 . Mr . Song turned and asked the
last person for his vote .
“Mr . Sung?”

I Alone Level-up: Chapter 2
The final decision depended on him . He fidgeted again with the E-Rank magic core in his
hands, then looked to his side . Juhee shook her head at his eyes . She had a bad feeling about
this . Well, even Jinwoo felt the same way . Under any other circumstance, he would not have
dared to jump into danger . After all, he lacked the skills and courage to do so . But Jinwoo had
a little sister, who was preparing for college .
‘I don’t have anything saved up for that…’
He was 24 years old, but he had to give up on college due to their poverty . He didn’t want that
poverty to hinder his sister’s life as well .
Their lives were counting on every penny that came and went . Mr . Park wasn’t the only one
who needed money .
Jinwoo raised his hand .
“I’ll also go . ”

-1 . The E-rank Hunter-
“E-rank Hunter” Sung Jinwoo .
It was a title that followed him wherever he went .
Even as a Hunter, his abilities were barely above that of an ordinary person . If it wasn’t for his
slightly more durable constitution or his slightly increased healing factor, there was but a little
difference between him and a non-Hunter . As such, his Hunting career was riddled with
variety of injuries . There were even times where he toed the line between life and death itself .
But he was not a Hunter because he enjoyed the job .
It was dangerous, filled with ridicule, and the pay was disappointing .
No . If it wasn’t for the fact that the Hunter Association provided support for the medical bills
of his mother, he was more than ready to give it up and start an ordinary employment as an
ordinary person .
But how could he, a man in his 20s with no special talents or background, afford to pay the
medical bills that amounted to several million won a month[1]?
You could say he had no choice in the matter .
And so today, with a silent cry in his heart, Jinwoo took part in an Association-supervised Raid,
same as any other day .
Hunters who operated in the same area knew each other well . This was due to the collective
gathering of all Hunters in the area whenever a Gate opened up . And today, the Hunters
who’ve gathered shared a cup of coffee while greeting each other .
“Oy, Mr . Kim, over here . ”
“Ooh, Mr . Park, what are you doing here? I thought you were done with the Hunter business .
”
“Ah that… The wife just got pregnant with number two . ”
“Hahaha, is that so? Well, nothing better than a Raid to fill the pockets of a Hunter!”
Both Mr . Kim and Mr . Park laughed .
“You know, it seems like the Association’s been calling us less and less lately . Wonder if the
rate of Gate appearances decreased?”
“Eh, nonsense . It’s because the Guilds have been working harder than the Association lately .
Whenever large sums of money’s involved, you just know the Guilds pounce on’em with that
fiery look in their eyes . ”
“Well then, I guess this Raid being supervised by the Association means it’ll be pretty safe,
right?”
With a slight concern, Mr . Park took a look around the area . A Gate ignored by a Guild meant
low pay, and a low paying Gate meant low difficulty . Of course, there was nothing in life that
was 100% certain . Similar to Mr . Park, other Hunters in the area shifted their eyes with
nervousness .
“Perhaps…”
As he finished the coffee, Mr . Kim suddenly waved to someone he saw approaching in the
distance .
“Oh, wait, look who it is . Mr . Sung! Hey Mr . Sung!”
Other Hunters also looked at the newcomer with familiarity and relief .
“Hello . ”
It was Sung Jinwoo .
Briefly greeting Mr . Kim with a nod, Jinwoo continued his walk . After he passed, Mr . Kim
lightly chuckled and loosened his worries .
“So Jinwoo came . Then this place should be safe . ”
With his eyes widened, Mr . Park asked Mr . Kim .
“What? Is Hunter Sung Jinwoo that strong?”
“Ah, Mr . Park wouldn’t know . He started the job a little after you left . There’s no Hunter
here who doesn’t know Sung Jinwoo . ”
“That strong? Why is he working under the Association, then? Why not freelance or join a
large Guild?”
Chuckling, Mr . Kim’s eyes narrowed .
“You know what that man’s nickname is?”
“How would I know? Come on, spit it out . ”
“Humanity’s Weakest Soldier”
“ . . . Weakest? Not Strongest?”
“Listen to yourself, that kind of title belongs only to the S-rank Hunters . That man over there
is the Weakest Soldier . Probably the weakest Hunter in all of Korea . ”
“Eh?”
Mr . Park furrowed his brows . If he was that weak, why would the Hunters look so relieved at
his appearance? A fellow Hunter was someone who had to be relied upon in a Raid . He could
not understand the other Hunters’ reactions .
Seeing Mr . Park’s tilted head in contemplation, Mr . Park ribbed him with his elbows while
laughing .
“Don’t you get it? If Sung Jinwoo appeared in today’s Raid, it means it’s gotta be an easy one .
The Association wouldn’t risk putting him on anything hard . Nobody wants to see someone die
pointlessly . ”
And now, Mr . Park’s face brightened .
“Is, is that so?”
Coming back to the Raiding scene after a long break, both he and his wife were ladened with
uneasiness and concern . But listening to Mr . Kim’s words, his mood lightened up .
Mr . Kim continued,
“Once, that man got injured in an E-rank Gate and had to be hospitalized for a week . ”
“A Hunter got injured in an E-rank Gate?”
“Yep . Nobody expected someone to actually get hurt in an E-rank Gate . I heard they didn’t
even take a Healer-class Hunter . ”
Seeing Mr . Park laugh loudly in response, Mr . Kim shifted his eyes toward Jinwoo .
“Hey, hey, not too loud . He might hear . ”
“Oops, didn’t think about that . ”
Mr . Park shifted his eyes towards Jinwoo and quieted his laughter . Fortunately, Jinwoo
appeared some distance away and probably couldn’t hear their conversation .
But he did .
‘I heard everything, you geezers . ’
Doing his best to ignore their laughter, he met their gaze and put on an ignorant smile . At times
like this, he cursed his rather keen hearing .
‘Did I come too soon?’
It was some time before the Raid would begin . While waiting, Jinwoo approached an
Association Employee for some coffee .
“Could I get a cup as well?”
“Ah, Hunter Sung Jinwoo-nim[2] . . . I’m so sorry, we just ran out…”
“ . . . ”
A cold winter breeze slapped his face . Jinwoo wiped his nose with fingers .