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After inspecting the body, I estimated the total amount of psychic energy.

Apart from telekinesis, the total amount of psychic energy added by the Thought Integration Babel was almost comparable to Class B.

It was a huge improvement compared to the existing Unification Language, which was mocked as being useless because it was only D-level.

The relationship between psychic energy and superpowers is a bit complicated to explain, but to put it simply, superpowers are a part of the mind.

Due to the influence of the psychic energy introduced into the Earth by the Gate, the spirit contained in the existing brain responds to and allegorizes with the psychic energy, forming a paranormal spirit composed of psychic energy. Superpowers are derived from the organs that constitute the paranormal spirit. or parts.

So, as the superpower grows, the paranormal spirit containing the superpower becomes clearer or larger, and as the weight class increases, the psychic energy possessed also increases.

In addition, psychic energy is an element that constitutes the paranormal mind, and at the same time, it is energy that the paranormal mind generates on its own through an unknown process.

Anyway, this supernatural spirit was the basis of supernatural power and was also the goal I should pursue in the future.

In order to develop superpowers to Class B, you need to recognize and control your paranormal spirit.

After checking all my abilities, I headed straight to the Hunter Association tomorrow morning.

This is to be recognized as a C-class hunter and experience the gate.

I went to the Hunter Association to measure the output of my telekinetic power and used the machine to emit psychic energy equal to the average level of a C class, so I was able to easily pass the verification.

“C-grade hunter ID has arrived.”

A sturdy young man, not a pretty receptionist, approached me and handed me a hunter’s card.

“Thank you. Is there any room left on the nationally certified hunter team?”

In Korea, the only way to enter the gate as a civilian, not a soldier, is through a nationally certified hunter team.

A hunter guild affiliated with a company?

At least in Korea, there was no such group of private soldiers.

Although there is a hunter security team belonging to a large corporation, my goal was to break through the gate, develop artifacts and superpowers, and gain practical experience, so I had no choice.

Instead, there is an advantage to being a nationally certified hunter, which is that there are many opportunities for overseas dispatch.

In Korea, the land is small, but there are many people and the military is strong, so the number of gates for hunters to explore was absolutely insufficient.

Specifically, the number of hunters in Korea is 100,000, and if you count the number of hunters at level C or higher alone, there are over 7,000.

However, the average number of gates open in Korea is 6 per day.

Half of the 7,000 hunters said they were not interested in conquering the gates because they were focused on personal work and training or were reluctant to fight, but just looking at the remaining numbers, the number of gates was absolutely insufficient.

This was one of the reasons why low-level E and D hunters were excluded from gate attacks in Korea.

Here, the government attempted to attack by using its own hunters to receive money and send them to difficult-to-treat gates in foreign countries. Hunters also wanted gates to become stronger, so the overseas dispatch system for hunters quickly became established.

I followed the association staff, wrote all kinds of memorandums and contracts, and joined the nationally certified hunter team.

Actually, it’s a hunter team. There was no designated team member, which meant that I became a service hunter belonging to the government.

“There just happens to be a gate with a spare seat. Can you come to Songhae-myeon, Ganghwa-do by 5 PM two days later? ”

“You’re lucky. I can’t believe I can have my first real match right away. I will definitely go”

I heard that usually new hunters like me have high priority in using domestic gates.

Because you can’t send a newbie overseas.

The reason was to allow them to gain practical experience through domestic gates.

I returned home from the Hunter’s Association and checked my gear.

Telekinesis itself is both armor and a weapon, but the equipment makes it even more powerful.

Rather than simply striking with telekinesis, moving the sword with telekinesis to cut was much better in terms of killing power, strength, and concentration.

Of course, the blade was very thick and heavy in order to cut through the monster’s skin and for durability, but it didn’t matter since it wasn’t held by hand anyway.

I took out the four daggers and hunter suit that I had carefully stored in preparation for the day I would enter the gate, checked to see if there was anything wrong, and tried moving the daggers with telekinesis.

Shhh sss.

Perhaps because his telekinesis was C-level, I felt satisfied when I saw him cutting the air with a sound and speed that was completely different from when he was D-level.

“Good. There is no problem with the equipment, and I will have to buy beef jerky, canteens, and emergency food tomorrow.”

After putting down the equipment, I thought about practicing telekinesis and tried the Tonap technique.

No matter how many times I repeated my breathing, I could not feel even a speck of energy, which only confirmed the fact that the Tonap method was useless on Earth.

“I guess I need to practice my superpowers more.”

Since he had only recently grown to C-class, he was still unskilled in controlling his telekinetic powers.

Since the actual competition was in two days, I felt the need to practice more, so I devoted myself to training.

***

Two days later, I arrived in Ganghwa Island with the detailed address sent by the Hunter Association.

At the location, there were dozens of association employees, soldiers, and five men and women who appeared to be hunters.

Unexpectedly, there were ten times more soldiers than hunters.

“Here! Mr. Yuhan.”

The association employee looked around, saw me, waved his hand and called me, and I walked quickly toward him.

“Now, if you go in there, there is a seat. I will start explaining right away, so please wait.”

I followed his instructions and sat down on the empty chair inside.

Looking around, it seemed like everyone had gathered and there were no chairs left.

“Everyone gathered together on time. Then, let’s start with a briefing about the gate in advance.”

The association employee looked up after checking the documents for a moment and said that.

The briefing went faster than expected. He explained the terrain obtained by scouting with a drone, the types of monsters, the size of the gate, and the psychic reaction in a very short period of time, and walked quickly to the soldiers without being asked any questions.

‘what? ‘The explanation is insincere.’

Afterwards, I and the other hunters exchanged brief greetings with each other.

“This is Lim Yu-han’s first gate, right? It’s not as bad as you think, so relax. The gate size is extremely small and the psychic reaction is at the lowest level, so the attack will be completed within a few hours.”

After saying hello, they began their personal activities, such as looking at their phones or checking equipment, but a man named Han Seok-jin was the only one who approached me and spoke to me.

After chatting with him for a while, I remembered the association employee who finished his explanation in a hurry and asked a question.

“But do you really give briefings in haste like this?”

“Haha. It’s an extremely small, level 5 gate. There is no need to explain it at length. If you go in, you will be surprised. Because it’s so easy.”

He spoke as if this gate was nothing.

“Are there any team activities? Are you just going in?”

“Very small level 5 gates must be operated alone. Since the person who is looking for the alien core is the one who owns it, the people here must be seen as competitors.”

“Aha.”

I was able to get a lot of useful information, and as I continued the conversation with him, an association employee approached me again.

“Now! Hunters, it’s time to enter the gate!”

At the staff member’s words, we stopped talking and moved to enter the gate.

“It may be easy, but since this is your first experience, you will definitely gain something. Do your best.”

“Thank you, Seokjin Han.”

That was the end of the conversation with Han Seok-jin.

The gate was a circular hole that glowed blue and seemed to be 3 meters in diameter.

‘This is your first gate exploration.’

I calmed my pounding heart and entered the gate.

***

The size of the gate was divided into very small, small, medium, large, and extra large. This refers to areas of 10km², 100km², 1,000km², less than 10,000km² and over 10,000km², respectively.

The grade of the gate is a measure of the psychic response flowing from the gate and is classified into grades 1 to 10.

All gates start at a minimum level of 5 due to the extraterrestrial core that maintains the outer world.

The reason it starts at level 5 is because levels 1 and 2 originally measured the psychic reactions of monster corpses, the Earth’s atmosphere, and low-level hunters.

What this means is that the extremely small grade 5 gate I entered just now was originally the weakest gate suitable for E and D grade hunters.

“It’s really easy.”

The pyrokinesis-flame power emitted by the flame moth was blocked by the telekinetic power surrounding my body and disappeared in vain, with only sparks flying around.

It’s not just the flame moth, it’s the telepathy that disturbs the mind of the tentacle parasite, the telekinesis of the stone sphere, and even the physical strengthening of the one-eyed monkey.

It was all insignificant.

Even if I were a D-class telekinetic person, these guys would easily beat them.

I could see why the hunters at the entrance were not nervous.

As long as they had telekinesis on their bodies, these guys could never hurt me.

Without looking further, I moved the dagger with telekinesis and cut the flame moth in two.

“You can’t gain practical experience with something like this.”

I telekinetically collected only the wings and antennae of the flame moth and then ran to find other monsters.

To find a stronger monster.