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“The last is practical training.”

Practical training.

Practical training is literally training where you go directly into the gate and clear and close the gate yourself.

Rather than being suddenly thrown through the gate without any experience.

The idea was that it would be good to experience what a gate is like at least once.

And after introducing this practical training, the death rate of hunters actually decreased to a significant degree.

Of course, the association cannot cause trouble to other hunter engineering schools or guilds.

The purpose is to give the experience that this is what gates are like anyway.

Reserve the F-rank gate, which is the lowest and most frequent gate.

Grab one of the nearby F-rank gates.

It is used for education of new hunters.

It’s an F-rank gate, because it appears quite often.

There aren’t that many complaints from other hunters.

“Two C-rank hunters, including me, will enter together. It is only for safety reasons, and we will not step forward if possible.”

After all, it was education, and the purpose was to give them experience with the gate.

“……”

“……”

He seemed nervous because it was his first gate.

“Hmph, something like that. I’ll wake you up soon.”

Of course, Kang Si-kyung, who received C rank, looked a little different.

And Park Ji-hoon.

‘It’s a dungeon… Will I be able to meet a female monster? ‘Is it because it’s F rank?’

My mind was already in the bean field.

Anyway, the rookie hunters followed the instructor and moved.

Before long, they were able to reach their goal.

Four new hunters, including Park Ji-hoon.

And two C-rank veteran hunters to supervise them.

A total of 6 people like this.

The place where they are standing is on an ordinary road.

However, the surrounding area is closed for safety reasons.

The reason is because of the hole right in front of them.

It can only be explained as a hole in the air.

An unidentified black space was spread out.

The appearance of a gaping hole in an empty space.

It was reminiscent of the ‘black hole’ that I often saw on YouTube.

“Oh…”

I also often saw Park Ji-hoon through articles on the Internet, but this was my first time seeing Gate in real life.

I looked at it curiously.

‘Are we going in here from now on?’

And inside, an unknown world that has never been seen before awaits.

tension.

Anxiety.

And expectations.

With complicated thoughts, the new hunters stood in front of him.

“F rank gate. The monster that appears is a goblin. Goblins were explained earlier in the training, but…”

The veteran hunter instructor’s explanation continued in front of the gate.

Goblins are small in size and as strong as a child, but they move in groups of at least three.

Because it is a humanoid monster, it uses weapons, and because of its cunning nature, it also sets traps.

It is a monster that boasts a fairly difficult level of difficulty among F ranks.

It may not be appropriate for the first gate, but veteran instructors are watching from behind.

Rather, the more you experience a difficult gate, the more you become aware of it.

Afterwards, there is a higher possibility that other gates will remain vigilant and prepare thoroughly.

I thought… but.

“Well, it’s annoying, but let’s go quickly, right?”

Kang Si-kyung.

A rookie who received C rank and received many love calls from small and medium guild scouts.

Perhaps because of that, he became arrogant and said that with a sour expression.

That’s right, from his perspective, goblins are nothing more than F-rank monsters.

This person may be wondering if they should listen to the briefing this much.

If it’s a C rank based on stats alone, you can kill a goblin just by kicking it hard.

‘…Tsk, that’s arrogant.’

Of course, since the instructors were veterans, they knew full well that no matter how C-ranked they were, they would not survive for long with that careless attitude.

F rank dungeon, just goblins.

But don’t let down your guard.

Because it’s not strange if something happens at the gate.

This is the most basic mindset of a hunter.

‘Well, the guild will take care of it.’

Of course, the instructors had no obligation or right to interfere further.

Since he was scouted by the guild anyway, I just thought the guild would take care of him.

“Let’s finish it quickly.”

Kang Si-kyung says that and goes ahead alone.

“Now, wait…! We should go in together.”

The instructors who saw him tried to stop him, but he was already entering the black hole.

“Ha… Let’s go in quickly.”

“Yes, yes.”

Other rookies and instructors had no choice but to follow him into the gate.

‘It’s not even basic. ‘I taught you earlier that team-up is important.’

Although they call it practical education, these are engineering schools.

It is fundamental for engineering schools to determine each other’s positions and devise strategies.

Of course, I taught this during training earlier.

However, Kang Si-kyung ignored even the basics and entered the gate alone.

‘If there was such a thing as a hunter exam, you would definitely fail.’

Even if your rank is high, if you don’t have the basics, that’s a big problem.

In that respect, honestly, the other rookies weren’t that different.

‘Shin Jeong-hoon continues to be wary of others.’

Perhaps because he couldn’t get scouted, Kang Si-kyung, who is a high ranker, and Lee Mi-na, who are both star hunters, received a scout offer.

He is even wary of Park Ji-hoon, who is lower in rank than him.

In Park Ji-hoon’s case, he probably feels bad because he is treated the same even though his rank is lower than him.

‘And Imina.’

After hearing that she was a sign hunter, she has been depressed ever since.

‘Mental management is basic.’

If you have that gloomy mood until you enter the gate, you never know what mistake you might make.

Of course, it doesn’t work that way.

‘Park Ji-hoon…’

He’s the best out of all of them in terms of mental aspect and such, but he’s a weird guy who’s been laughing and muttering to himself about what he’s thinking.

‘These bastards get into big trouble once in a while…’

There wasn’t anything special to point out, but it seemed like something was unsettling.

The instructors thought.

Whether you know that or not.

In Park Ji-hoon’s mind, he kept daydreaming about the meeting that would take place at the gate.

‘I said the monster at this gate was a goblin. Hehehe, then the boss is the green-skinned, pointy-eared girl?’

Pointy ears.

Frayed clothes that cover only important parts.

Other than that, the skin was smooth and slightly greenish.

Every time I rush in and attack, my chest and buttocks shake and seem to be exposed!

“Hmm, goblins are pretty cool. Before humanization, it looked a bit creepy, but after humanization, it had surprisingly smooth, otherworldly green skin…”

While Park Jihoon was muttering something.

Wow─

The rookies entered the gate as if pushed.

Tiring─

[Entered the F-rank gate ‘Goblin Forest’. ]

[ Upon clearing the gate, or 30 minutes after entry. You can exit through the entrance. ]

This reminder came to mind.

F rank gate.

The name is Goblin Forest.

You can even leave again after 30 minutes of entering.

Upon entering, the gate kindly provides information.

‘Do you not distinguish between male and female monsters?’

While looking at the information, a thought occurred to him.

Of course, the only one who was curious about such things was Jihoon Park.

Of course, there is no such information.

Anyway, use this to check the gate environment, monsters that appear, rank, etc. for 30 minutes before exiting.

There is also a job called an ‘information hunter’, which only acquires information separately and provides it to the hunter association.

Usually, hunters who find it difficult to hunt monsters on their own, or hunters who are not confident in clearing the gate, gather together to form an information engineering team.

There are even separate guilds that specialize in this.

Although the payoff is less compared to hunters who clear the gate directly, it is still a pretty good payoff compared to the risk.

More people than you might think are doing this ‘information hunter’ job.

Through them, we also found out that this gate is F-rank and that goblins appear.

anyway.

Four new people entered the gate for the first time.

They each carried weapons provided by the association.

“Hey, come quickly.”

Kang Si-kyung has already gone quite far alone.

“…sigh.”

Seeing that, the instructors sighed.

Usually, few monsters appear at the beginning of the gate.

This is why information hunters can generally safely explore the surrounding area after entering.

But that doesn’t mean you should let down your guard.

Especially when your opponent is a cunning monster like a goblin.

“Then we will proceed together.”

So, we start progressing through the dungeon.

They started walking, wary of their surroundings.

“Hmph, come out with anything. Because I’ll screw you.”

As Kang Si-kyung says that, he glances at Lee Mi-na.

Then he grinned, and it seemed like he wanted to subtly appeal to his coolness.

‘It’s ugly… I wonder what they’re doing inside the gate.’

Of course, to the instructors, it was just an eyesore.

“Kiik!”

“Kieek! Wow!”

At that time, not long after, three goblins jumped out.

Dull green skin, pointed ears and nose.

Slit yellow eyes.

I think he’s a little over 130cm tall.

In his hand he was holding a small, old but well-forged dagger.

It was closer to a human, but felt a little poorer and more disgusting.

“Monsters appear! Ready for battle!”

The instructors noticed the appearance of goblins and quickly shouted to prepare for battle.

“Ugh, ugh…!”

“Gasp…”

All rookies, including Kang Si-kyung, who boasted of being ranked C.

My body froze when I saw them.

Yes, that will happen.

No matter how much of a hunter you become, no matter how much of a C rank you get.

He came face to face with an unknown monster that was trying to attack him directly with a weapon.

There is no way that people do not instinctively feel fear.

Even if you theoretically know that your opponent is weak, if a monster with a strange appearance attacks you with a sword.

People who see it for the first time may even pee themselves.

Moreover, the other person looks similar to a human.

Even if you don’t feel fear, the reality is that you hesitate to attack.

‘Tsk… It was like this.’

The instructor sighed as if he was used to it.

Of course, the way to relieve their tension was simple.

‘One of them is tired.’

All you have to do is show them how to kill one very easily.

Show your enemies that you are weak.

Also, although these guys look similar to humans, it gives them an indulgence that it is okay to kill them.

Basically, once someone does something, it’s easy for those who follow.

So when they try to come forward.

Unlike his classmates, Park Ji-hoon hardened after seeing Goblins.

I froze at the sight.

“…What is this.”

[ Goblin / ♂ ]

[ Goblin / ♀ ]

[ Goblin / ♂ ]

The gender of the enemies is visible.

And the notification windows that came up.

[Face a female monster. ]

[Skill ‘Alpha Male’ is activated. ]

[Stats increase. ]

[This effect lasts as long as the female remains alive during combat. ]

[Name: Jihoon Park]

[Age: 25]

[ Strength: 15 > 30 ] [ Quickness: 18 > 36 ] [ Stamina: 20 > 40 ]

[ Horsepower: 13 > 26 ]

‘It doesn’t only apply to females… It lasts during battle as long as there is a female enemy?’

He stiffened after realizing that his skills were more fraudulent than he thought.