Chapter 125 – Cloud-Shrouded Nest (6)
Inwangsan Field in Seoul.
A high-ranking dungeon in the middle, a forest covered with snakes.
It was once an undiscovered dungeon that the 5 hunting teams planned as a large-scale project and attempted to capture for the first time.
Saturday, the start of the weekend holiday.
From that morning, Kang Joo-yeon was at the beginning of the dungeon.
Clan’s latest project on 〈 open recruitment of new clan members for the second half of the year 〉.
Among them, it was to observe the practical interview of the applicants for the hunting team.
“… I’m a little late.”
She walked over to where the people were gathered and said.
A group of clan members who are quite close to Kang Ju-yeon, such as Kwon Oh-joon, the team leader of the 5th hunting team, and Cho Kyu-hyeok, the scout team leader.
They are all interviewers for this practical interview.
They were carefully checking the evaluation factors of the applicants, such as preparation for the hunt, progress, results, and teamwork among party members.
“Five! Are you here, lady?”
Cho Kyu-hyuk, who can be seen as closest to Kang Joo-yeon, greeted her first.
Then Kang Joo-yeon’s brow furrowed slightly.
“Don’t call me lady.”
Haha. Aggie continues to gnaw. Until you become Master or Vice Master.”
Kwon Oh-jun also accepted her words with a big smile.
Perhaps because they were uncles who had lived in a clan since Kang Joo-yeon was young, they seemed to have no intention of changing her title.
It was quicker to just give up.
Kang Joo-yeon let out a slight sigh.
She also lightly bowed her head to the other interviewers.
They exchanged greetings with her courteous courtesy, since she had no particular acquaintance with her.
“How are the applicants?”
Kang Joo-yeon asked again, turning her head.
Then Kwon Oh-joon waved his hand and said,
“Ugh. Don’t talk. There is no such thing as talented people, talented people. I’ve been whining so much, and this time the master specially allowed me to observe the interview… This is something that only flies.”
His expression of disgust.
At that, Kang Joo-yeon tilted her head.
“Aren’t all the interviewees B-class holders?”
Just as each holder has a difference in grade, when a new clan member is recruited, it is also recruited by class.
Among them, the interview Kang Joo-yeon attended was an interview with a new B-class Clan member.
This can be understood just by looking at the location of the interview being a ‘forest covered in snakes’.
However, Kwon Oh-joon shook his head heavily at her question.
“A grade B has to be the same as a grade B to be useful. Most of them are holders who only have B-level patterns, and those who don’t even know how to properly use their own runes.”
Not all B-rank holders are the same B-rank holders.
There is also a clear gap between them.
Kang Joo-yeon also had such a fledgling B-class when she entered the academy, and she was now in the stage of maturity.
However, it seemed that most of the applicants selected this time were such fledgling B-class holders.
“Miss. Is there no other guy like Do Jae Hyun? He goes out, and the lady goes out, so what the heck, the 5 hunting teams don’t roll properly. Ha, really….”
〈 Judgment of Fire 〉 The 5th hunting team was currently short on personnel.
Shin Yuna, who was raised ambitiously by Kwon Oh-joon, was still in C-class, and Kang Ju-yeon, who was recruited as a senior clan member, was a temporary worker, so she naturally withdrew.
Even Min Chae-hwan, the only archer, was a spy for 〈 Villain 〉….
There are too few B-class holders.
That was the reality of the 5 hunting teams.
Kang Joo-yeon felt good about that complaint.
Two months when Do Jae-hyun worked as a team member.
Even though he was an intern, he seems to have fulfilled his role faithfully.
Those times seem to have left quite an impression on the 5th hunting team as well.
As the person who recommended him, I was a little proud.
“Replay anyway… This is class C.”
For a moment, Kang Joo-yeon was taken aback by the title she said, but…
Fortunately, no clan members noticed this.
“Isn’t that guy just a C-class? He only lacks achievements, but his skills are superior to most early B-classes. There was no shortage of work.”
Then, Jo Gyu-hyuk, who was listening together, said with a smile.
“Still, did you get one person? He seems to be a talented person who can quickly reach the A-level.”
“Is he too overwhelming? He would be coveted by all other hunting teams. I couldn’t recruit because I was pushed out of the time….”
Kang Joo-yeon tilted her head at such a conversation.
“He… Who is ?”
“Ah. You probably know too. My name is Jiah Yoon, and I am a third year student at the academy, and I am about to graduate….”
‘… Jiah Yoon?’
At that familiar name, Kang Joo-yeon tried to search her memory.
Shoot aaaaa!!
Wooooo!!
At the beginning of the dungeon, a monster appeared in front of the applicants who were preparing to hunt by the river.
A lightning-attribute eel that the hunting team 5 had experienced before.
It was the B-class monster, Electroporus.
“Team 1, all ready for battle!”
A shrill voice echoed through the forest.
She was a female holder holding a staff at the back and preparing for magic.
And…
Kang Joo-yeon knew her face.
‘… The Vice President of the Circle.’
Jiah Yoon.
She was a former president of the 〈 Flame Dance 〉 Circle, and now an academy senior who serves as the vice-president of the 〈 Anti-Villain 〉 Circle.
Originally, she was famous as a holder of skills within the academy, but she was not a person of particular interest to Kang Joo-yeon.
It’s just a circle created by Jaehyun Do.
What I learned after joining 〈 Anti Villain 〉 as if possessed…
She was the only senior I knew.
She calmly gave her order among the applicants of her clan who formed her group.
“The wizard line….”
Kang Joo-yeon looked at him and muttered quietly.
Wizards who acted as party leaders.
It was a rare sight at a normal holder party.
At her question, Jo Kyu-hyuk smiled and nodded his head.
“It is a peculiar thing. Ji-Ah Holder Yoon is an applicant who has no shortage of skills, but she is also showing outstanding ability in the process of preparing for battle and leadership in leading the party. She is by far the standout holder among the applicants for this second half.”
Kwon Oh-jun also watched with interest and received the words.
“Take a good look, my lady. That fellow might handle a fire better than a young lady.”
Shoot aaaaa!!
Woo-woo, woo-woo!
A total of four Electroporus rushed at Yoon Ji-ah’s group.
“You two warriors take on the flanking monsters! All support personnel in the rear prepare for an all-out attack on the monster in the front!”
As the monsters approached, Jiah Yoon’s voice quickened.
“Please apply a slowing debuff to the divine type!”
“Me, me?”
“Yes! To the monster at the very back!”
In the correct order, the party members moved in perfect order.
Each of them faithfully fulfilled their assigned role, and the attack with the full power of the rear support personnel was also poured into the Electrophorus in the front.
Thanks to this, the party members were able to focus on the battle without being taken aback by the number of monsters that outnumbered the tanks.
‘… You’re good.’
Kang Joo-yeon also nodded quietly.
The leadership was definitely outstanding.
Although it is the first time I have seen a wizard-type party leader, the party members follow her words without saying anything.
This means that she has already earned the favor and trust of her teammates even before the battle begins.
That alone was enough to buy the passing score of the interviewers, and her natural ability was also outstanding.
‘… The color of the fire is dark.’
Fire property.
It is considered to be the strongest among the attributes used by magician-type holders, but it was also the most common attribute.
Countless fire magicians were born in one year alone, and countless holders were weeded out within them.
In that survival-like gap…
Yoon Ji-ah was proudly showing off her abilities.
The color of the fire it shoots out is darker than any other fire, and it is extremely skillful to use it regardless of the method.
The best among B-class holders.
The evaluation that he was on the threshold of A-class was immediately striking.
… And to the peak of the fire.
“Pour it out.”
From Yoon Ji-ah’s mouth, ‘Eon-ryeong’ flowed.
A prerequisite for casting an ultimate skill.
Class B holder Yoon Ji-ah, she was already a complete holder who knew how to utilize ultimate skills.
When large fireballs rain down from the sky…
The situation that had already been sorted out was over.
The first group of interviewers successfully hunted down 4 Electroporuses without any injuries.
The number one contributor, no matter what anyone said, was Yoon Ji-ah, the team leader.
“Hey. You’re good too, you’re good.”
Kwon Oh-joon clapped his hands and praised it.
Certainly, the previous battle was a perfect battle that wouldn’t be strange even if it got a perfect score.
“How are you, lady? A wizard who can handle fire that well… Aren’t you just stimulated?”
Kwon Oh-joon asks quietly.
It seems like he wants to stimulate himself somehow…
To be honest, I wasn’t very excited.
If she felt inferior to a high-ranking holder, she should have already felt inferior to her father first.
Kang Joo-yeon answered without any change in expression.
“It’s great when you have good clan members.”
“That… It is. Hmmmm.”
Kwon Oh-joon’s gaze turned back to the place where the battle had taken place.
Then, as if exclaiming once more, he clenched his chin and continued his talk.
“Kya… Suddenly, I want to see that friend and Do Jae-hyun fighting together. If the two of you fight in a party, it would be really amazing. It’s a waste, it’s a waste If both of them were on the 5th hunting team, our team would be the top performer.”
Stop-.
Kang Joo-yeon, who was looking at her applicants indifferently…
This time, she responded to Kwon Oh-jun’s words.
‘… Two people?’
From his point of view, he said it without thinking, but…
In fact, the two had a close relationship.
〈 Anti-villain 〉’s president and vice-president.
Because they are student holders who are in charge of the leadership of a circle.
Perhaps because of this, the image of the two joining forces and fighting 〈 Villain 〉 began to be drawn in Kang Joo-yeon’s mind.
And the appearance is unexpected…
It fit pretty well.
“Miss? Why are you doing that all of a sudden?”
“…….”
And in the heart of Kang Joo-yeon, who was quiet.
A small fire started to light.
Ah……Jealousy strikes.