Monday — The First Day
Caelan Ward was eighteen years old.
Before awakening, Caelan had worked different jobs and saved as much money as he could. He knew that becoming a Hunter would be dangerous, so he wanted to be prepared.
When the day finally came, Caelan went to the Awakened Building.
After awakening, the System revealed his class.
Summoner.
Some of the people around him laughed.
Caelan didn't let them discourage him.
He was now a Level 1 Summoner.
His first summons were a Ninja and a Skeleton.
Caelan decided that he would mainly use his Skeleton while keeping his Ninja available for emergencies.
He wanted to learn how to fight for himself instead of depending completely on his summons.
Later, Caelan reached Level 2.
His summons increased to:
- 2 Ninjas
- 2 Skeletons
Caelan also wanted to improve his own fighting ability.
He went to a regular pawn shop and bought a Basic Swordsmanship Book for $500.
He began learning the fundamentals of swordsmanship.
Caelan knew that becoming a Hunter wasn't just about having a powerful class.
He needed to become stronger himself.
Later that day, Caelan encountered three Level 1 Goblins.
He decided to fight them by himself.
Caelan drew his sword.
The three Goblins attacked.
The battle lasted six minutes.
Caelan fought carefully, using the swordsmanship he had learned.
After six minutes, he managed to defeat all three Goblins by himself.
Caelan stood there breathing heavily.
He had won.
It wasn't an easy fight, but he had learned something important.
He was getting stronger.
Tuesday — The Small Goblin Dungeon
The next day, Caelan left his house.
As he walked, he remembered a small dungeon close to his home.
“I remember there is a small dungeon close to my house. It's about six miles away.”
Caelan continued thinking.
“The dungeon has five Goblins. Each one is Level 1.”
Nobody wanted to bother killing such weak Goblins.
Caelan smiled.
“Good opportunity for me.”
He walked toward the dungeon.
It took him about 40 minutes to reach it.
Caelan entered the dungeon.
It was small, only about 40 feet in space.
The dungeon was dark.
Water droplets slowly fell from the ceiling.
Drip.
Drip.
Caelan looked ahead.
He saw the five Level 1 Goblins.
“They haven't seen me.”
Caelan summoned his Skeleton.
“My Skeleton and I will fight.”
Caelan and his Skeleton moved toward the Goblins.
The first Goblin was caught off guard.
Caelan swung his sword.
Slash!
He killed the Goblin with one sword slash.
The other Goblins began attacking and moving around.
Caelan and his Skeleton continued fighting.
The battle lasted about three minutes.
Caelan started getting tired.
“I’m getting tired.”
He knew he couldn't continue fighting forever.
Caelan called upon his Ninja.
“My Ninja!”
The Ninja immediately rushed toward the remaining Goblins.
Slash!
One Goblin fell.
Slash!
Another Goblin fell.
Slash!
The final Goblin fell.
Caelan stared at his Ninja.
“Wow.”
He checked his summon.
“My Ninja is Level 2.”
The Ninja moved incredibly fast.
“He moves like a higher-level Hunter.”
Caelan smiled.
“This Ninja will be my backup.”
Caelan looked at his summons.
“I don't want to use my two Ninjas to do all of my work. I will depend on them, but I still need to fight for myself.”
He looked at his Skeletons.
“And my two Skeletons. I will use one or two Skeletons.”
Suddenly, the System appeared.
[Level Up Available]
Option 1:
Level up to Level 3
Reward: $1,000 USD
Option 2:
Do not level up.
Receive 4 Free Skill Points
Reward: $500 USD
Caelan stared at the choices.
“This is hard.”
He thought carefully.
“The four skill points will help me out in the future.”
Caelan made his decision.
“I choose Option 2.”
[Option 2 Selected.]
[4 Free Skill Points Acquired.]
[$500 USD Acquired.]
Caelan decided how to use his skill points.
“I want one skill point for Attack.”
[Attack +1]
“One skill point for Strength.”
[Strength +1]
“One skill point for Speed.”
[Speed +1]
“And one skill point for Endurance.”
[Endurance +1]
Caelan took a breath.
“I feel better.”
He checked his Dungeon App.
There was one available task.
Dungeon Task:
Kill 10 Slimes
Reward: $1,000 USD
Caelan looked at the task.
“Dungeon App, can you teleport me there?”
The Dungeon App responded.
[Yes.]
Caelan was teleported to the dungeon.
The Slime Dungeon
Caelan arrived inside the dungeon.
He immediately noticed a female fighter.
She was Level 9.
She was kicking and slapping the Slimes around her.
The woman looked angry.
“Hunters are getting killed by these weak monsters?”
She kicked another Slime.
“What can these fucking weak Slimes do to me?”
Caelan watched her carefully.
He didn't say anything.
I can't tell her to stop.
He looked at her level.
She can beat me up.
He swallowed.
Or worse, she can kill me fast.
Caelan decided to focus on his own mission.
“I need to start killing Slimes.”
He drew his sword.
Caelan used his swordsmanship.
Slash!
His sword killed one Slime.
The other Slimes continued moving around him.
Caelan kept attacking.
Slash!
Slash!
He continued fighting with his sword.
The battle lasted 10 minutes.
Finally, he killed all 10 Slimes.
Caelan looked at the defeated monsters.
“Yes! I killed 10 Slimes in 10 minutes.”
He smiled.
“I’m improving little by little.”
Then Caelan looked toward the Level 9 female fighter.
She had continued kicking and slapping the Slimes.
She thought they were too weak to hurt her.
But suddenly, approximately 90 Slimes jumped onto her.
“AHHH!”
The woman screamed.
“My skin is getting burned!”
She struggled against the Slimes.
“The Slimes' acid is burning my skin!”
There were too many.
The Level 9 fighter was overwhelmed.
She died.
Caelan stood there in shock.
“What...?”
He couldn't believe what he had witnessed.
Then he noticed the Slimes moving toward him.
One Slime suddenly jumped onto his hand.
“Ah!”
Caelan felt a burning sensation.
“My fingers are burning!”
He quickly slapped the Slime away.
More Slimes began getting closer.
Caelan looked around.
“Fuck this!”
He grabbed his Dungeon App.
“Dungeon App, can you teleport me at this moment?”
The Dungeon App responded.
[Not this time.]
Caelan's eyes widened.
He had no choice.
He started running.
He ran for eight minutes.
Then he saw something ahead.
A portal.
“There!”
Caelan jumped into the portal.
A moment later, he appeared in the city.
Caelan looked around and took a deep breath.
“I’m happy that I could escape.”
Tuesday — Evening
Caelan walked back toward his house, thinking about everything that had happened.
After seeing the Level 9 female fighter killed by the Slimes, he realized something important.
“Tomorrow, I’ll do monster hunting tomorrow.”
He continued walking home.
When Caelan arrived, he went to his room.
He turned on the news.
The television was reporting on the dungeon incident.
“Breaking news. A Level 9 female fighter has been killed by approximately 90 Slimes inside a dungeon.”
Caelan listened carefully.
The news report continued.
“The government is sending experienced male and female Hunters to eliminate the remaining Slimes inside the dungeon.”
Caelan stared at the television.
He thought about what he had witnessed.
“There is no such thing as weak monsters.”
He looked at his sword.
“Any weak monster can kill a Hunter.”
Caelan didn't want to make the same mistake.
“I can train a little.”
He picked up his sword.
Caelan began moving around his room.
He practiced his footwork.
Step.
Step.
Slash.
He moved around the room while practicing his swordsmanship.
He continued training for 30 minutes.
Finally, Caelan stopped.
“I improved my footwork.”
He looked at his sword.
“My swordsmanship is improving too.”
He was tired.
“I need to sleep.”
Caelan put his sword away.
“Tomorrow is another day.”
He got into bed.
Caelan closed his eyes.
Soon, he fell asleep.
End of Chapter 1.