The Player Who Returned From The Apocalypse

skill.

A collective name for a special ability that Hunters can use.

For example, it was the ability to defy existing rules such as sparks coming out of the hand, teleporting, or enlarging certain objects.

This is a skill, and this skill is the reason why hunters can hunt monsters stronger than ordinary people.

Usually, if you Awakened with a grade of D or higher, a skill that suits you exists from the beginning.

That's how society perceives it.

- Class F is for the general public.

- Grade E is a strong general public.

- From grade D, superpowers.

That's very fitting.

However, if you ask if E or F level hunters do not have skills at all, the answer is 'no'.

There are ways to acquire skills.

The first is natural acquisition through specific actions and hunting.

You can obtain simple skills such as 'Weapon Mastery', which you previously obtained by passing through the F-class Hunter Gate.

But it also has its limits. In many cases, this particular behavior itself does not hold.

For example, let's say you have a skill called Fire Sword, although it's rustic. To use this skill, you can use the fire magic skillfully and swing it without damaging the sword.

However, for this, it is necessary to acquire the magic skill called Fire. In other words, in order to acquire a skill, another skill was needed.

Second, there is a skill combination that combines several skills to create a single skill. To create or use a more powerful skill by combining skills above a certain level and rank, even this required multiple skills.

Therefore, the method of obtaining useful skills for less than D rank is limited to the third method.

Right away… .

"It's been a while. Skill Shop."

skill shop.

It is a special shop that can be used and obtained permission to use the D-grade shop. Here, skill balls, a special item that can be acquired skills, were sold.

The general store has a way to instantly buy items through a translucent window, but this place was different. Once in battle, the shop was unavailable, and when the shop was opened, it was transferred to another space.

And… .

"Welcome. Stranger. What do you need?"

The merchant sells the goods directly.

A person who had not been there before appeared and talked to me. Sungjin looked at his face and habitually had feelings in the Hunter system.

- Mana

It was the merchant's name.

He had a long beard and he wore a mage-pointed cone hat. And at the end of the hat, pointed ears were slightly visible.

Return The person I had seen before, no, it was an elf.

"Hello? Long time no see."

"Huh? Have you seen me? I have a good memory, but I think you're seeing me for the first time."

"is that so."

I stabbed him to see if he might remember him before Return, but he didn't seem to remember.

'I thought NPCs would be a little different.'

NPC. This hunter system was named because it resembled a game.

It was a generic term for people like allies who appeared in the Hunter system. Most of them only sell items on the system, but some became friends through specific quests.

Of course, there weren't many quests themselves, so it didn't happen easily.

"I think I misunderstood."

"Heh heh. It can be. Yeah. The reason you came here means you want some skill? Is there something you're looking for?"

"Yes. There are a few, but is it okay if I take a look?"

"Then. It's free to watch. Let's see."

As soon as Mana's permission fell, a translucent window like a general store came to mind.

[Multi Shot: 5,000P]

[Pierce Shot: 5,000P]

[Shield Block: 5,500P]

[Perfect Counter: 7,000P]

[Magic detection:　8,000P]

[Attachment: 10,000P]

[Grain cutting :　20,000P]

[Weapon Awakened: 30,000P]

…

There are no icons as diverse as items. All only beads of different colors.

Still, when you touch it, it shows you what kind of skill it is in video format. And this was also the purpose of Sungjin.

'I know all the lists for sale anyway. What you need to see here are these skills.'

A skill can be acquired if you can take the same action as it. However, it does not mean that you do the same thing blindly, you have to meet the learning conditions.

Conditions include level and stats above a certain level, and the ones sold here were those that met all of them. So observe this closely and memorize it.

In order to use it to learn later when fighting monsters.

Of course, it's not that easy, but if you think of saving tens of thousands of points, it's cheap.

Seongjin checked the list of all skills like that. And he selected some of the most effective skills that cannot be acquired in a normal way.

"Attach, Cleave, Awakened Weapon. Give me three like this."

"Hey. I tend to buy expensive things. But if you do that, your store's rating will drop to F, is that ok?"

"Yes. That's fine."

When the store rating drops, the items that can be purchased are limited and they are expensive to buy. But even if you take it, you have to buy the skill now.

'The sooner you live, the better the skill level needs to be raised.'

Even if the shop rank goes down, the right to enter the skill shop doesn't disappear.

It was a job that only had to be done once to get a D-grade for the shop.

"Okay. Here's the skill you wanted. Take it."

[ I purchased the 'Attach' skill ball. ]

[ Consumed 10,000P. ]

[ I purchased the 'grain cutting' skill ball. ]

[ Consumed 20,000P. ]

[ I purchased the 'Weapon Awakened' skill ball. ]

[ Consumed 30,000P. ]

[ Remaining Hunting Points: 30P ]

[ The store grade is adjusted to F grade according to the remaining hunting points. ]

When Seongjin received the skill ball from Mana, a message that it was automatically purchased popped up. Although there were few points left, I did not regret it.

'It's a very useful skill.'

Before Return, he did not know the true value of this skill, but he heard the usefulness of this skill from another hunter and bought it in a hurry. It was a good effect in the beginning, but it was also a better skill by combining skills afterwards.

gulp. As soon as I received the skill ball, I swallowed it at once.

Unlike the marbles I ate before Return, it was small in size, so there was no difficulty in eating it at once.

[ You have acquired Skill Attachment Lv 1. ]

[ Skill Grain Slash Lv 1 has been acquired. ]

[ Skill Weapon Awakened Lv 1 has been acquired. ]

'Good. Shall we check then?'

After confirming that all skills had been acquired, Seongjin immediately began checking.

Attached first, took out the sword from the inventory and put the sword on the back of his hand. And shook it as hard as I could.

But the black did not fall. It didn't budge, as if it were attached to super-strong adhesive.

"Good."

This is the power of the skill 'Attach'.

The ability to attach anything in contact with the body. It can be seen as a very simple ability, but if you use it, you won't have to drop your weapon no matter how strong an attack is, and you can use it in various ways at times.

In addition, as the level increased, the range extended to the outside of the human body along with the attachment force.

"Next is cutting the grain."

He tightened his eyes and looked at the sword he took out. Then, very small diagonal lines stretched out in several directions.

That's the conclusion. The weakest part and weakness of an object.

If you cut off that grain as it is, the sword will probably break as it is.

'I'm sorry I couldn't test it.'

Even if you don't, you can't destroy a precious weapon even though you've used up all your hunting points. There was nothing nearby to cut.

As I regretted, I slowly moved the sword farther away and measured the distance at which I could see the grain.

"The last weapon is Awakened..."

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Weapon Awakened sacrifices the durability of the weapon. Such a low-level weapon would break in an instant.

There is not enough equipment and the place is not suitable for this abnormal test.

"Is the skill test over?"

"Yes. Thanks to you, I was able to buy a good skill. See you next time."

"As a merchant, that's a story to be thankful for. I'll make sure I don't forget it next time I come."

Sungjin greeted Mana. Mana looked at her Seongjin and smiled with satisfaction.

NPCs are very human-like. If she ignores him, he won't sell anything. Conversely, if he became friends with him, he could buy things at various information or low prices.

In that sense, this first meeting didn't seem bad.

With that in mind, Seongjin took out an E-grade manastone from his inventory and crushed it.

Now is the time to test this skill.

***

[ You have entered the E-class gate. Choose a quest- ]

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As soon as Sungjin entered the E-class gate, he quickly passed the system message. She didn't have to waste time knowing what she knew anyway.

The dark environment changed and turned into a forest in broad daylight, the opposite of the original world. It was similar to the previous F-Class Hunter Gate.

However, if there is anything else, there are bonfires and oddly shaped tents around.

"Is this what it is."

Chwiik! Chwi-ik!

Monsters appearing from the tent with harsh breathing sounds. With protruding teeth, green skin, and a muscular body with a flat nose.

"Orcs... you're going to throw him into the middle of the orcs because he skipped it?"

Sungjin cursed her Hunter system for sending him here.

Orcs are the largest group of monsters among monsters. Even when coming out of a normal E-class gate, at least 30 appear.

But if you ask me if I'm weak, it's not. Three goblins belonging to the same class were strong enough to fight an orc when they gathered together. Among the E-class monsters, these were the most difficult monsters.

But it was transferred to the middle of the crowd.

Even if it's not, at Hunter Gate where there are many monsters... .

Chwiik!

The nearest orc found himself and ran to him. He held an ignorantly large, rusty glaive in his hand, which he swung loudly.

"Well, it's already happened, but there's nothing I can do about it."

good!

Sungjin placed her hand on the wide blade of the glaive being swung.

Then, with a good sound, his hands clinged to each other.

- Attach

This time, the newly learned skill was used. It could be said that it was a one-handed blade grab that could not actually happen.

Chwiik-!

The orc grabbed the glaive with both hands and pressed it down.

However, no matter how strong the orc was, he could not exceed his own strength, which had already reached a C rank. Seongjin looked straight at the figure and swung the sword in her opposite hand.

- Graining

Scratch!

👌👌👌👌👌

towards the oblique line that is clearly visible.

The glaive that the orc held, as well as the orc, the master, was precisely divided, and his blood was sprinkled on the ground.

"Let's do a skill test properly."

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