Chapter 161
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Translator: 8uhl
Chapter: 161
Chapter Title: Probation and the Sealed Fenrir Dungeon
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As Jeong Hoon had said, it wasn't long before Park Jin-hyeok came looking for Hoyoung.
I want to join Hoyoung...
Have you perhaps lost all sense of shame?
Yeo Min-ji narrowed her eyes as she asked Park Jin-hyeok.
His face flushed bright red.
I have nothing to say about that...
He looked extremely deflated.
And understandably so. He had come with Lee Hwarang and turned Hoyoung upside down.
How could anyone see that in a good light?
So, what's your real purpose?
Purpose? I don't have any like that. Now that I've left Shinwa...
Anyway, we can't accept you into Hoyoung.
...I see.
Park Jin-hyeok nodded with a bitter smile.
He had tried to maintain one last shred of loyalty and cut ties cleanly, but even that wasn't allowed.
As he started to rise from his seat, Yeo Min-ji made a proposal.
Ah, of course, if you really want to join, it's not like there's no way at all.
What is it?!
The condition Jeong Hoon had set was entry into Hoyoung itself.
Park Jin-hyeok perked up his ears.
Half a year. Go through a half-year probation period. If you complete it, we'll allow you to join after evaluation. How's that?
...Understood.
Earlier, Sa Jae-hyeok had accepted Park Jin-hyeok's departure without resistance.
If you screw over Shinwa, I'll make sure you never set foot in New World again. Got it?
Of course, only after signing a non-disclosure agreement in the form of a pledge.
Honestly, he had hoped there might be at least one or two attempts to stop him.
Even if he was just a stand-in for Lee Hwarang, he was a level 339 Lord Knight.
Even as a Unique general grade, he could aim for Legendary in the 5th job change later.
But Sa Jae-hyeok hadn't blocked him even once.
And yet, after devoting himself so fully to the guild, he had been discarded so easily.
Are you really okay with this?
Yes. But may I ask one thing?
What?
Could I become someone valuable to Hoyoung?
Park Jin-hyeok asked, looking slightly deflated.
Yeo Min-ji nodded without hesitation.
Yes. Of course.
As she met his eyes with her serious gaze, his pupils trembled faintly.
Yeah. I'll go where they recognize me. And make them regret throwing me away.
A spark of vengeance began to flicker in Park Jin-hyeok's heart.
I'll do my best!
At that moment.
Jang Dae-hwi was sitting at his computer, staring at Nutube.
HoneyTube
Subscribers had skyrocketed to 1.4 million, but with no video activity since, they had dipped slightly to 1.34 million now.
When the hell are they going to post videos...
Out of frustration, he messaged Ha-jin.
Yeah? Oh, I'm busy leveling up right now. Talk later!
If he came out of the capsule briefly for contact, he'd slip right back in to level up.
Jeong Hoon, Ha-jin's friend and Honey1, had said:
We'll start content soon, so wait a bit.
He kept saying content was coming soon, but there had been radio silence since.
Hey, when is 'soon'?
Not only were subscribers dropping in real-time, but the community was still in chaos.
What, over 1 mil and no activity?
LOL no more honey left.
Tsk... Just do a simple tips stream now that you're over 1 mil. Must be full.
Taking enhancement requests like crazy but ignoring Nutube lol
Hate comments were par for the course.
The worst ones came once a day, leaving crap like that.
ugh miss the honey streams
Miss. You. So. Much.
Who pulls off a performance like that and dips? LOL
Ignore the beastly comments and come back soon
Of course, calls from the honey fans far outnumbered them.
Jang Dae-hwi read their comments, unable to hide his frustration.
And then.
LIVE broadcast starting.
HoneyTube's LIVE began.
Whoa?!
Jang Dae-hwi hurried into the stream.
Viewers: 6,534
It broke 6,500 in just one minute.
So many had alarms set, flooding in like a wave.
And the one who started the stream was Honey1 alone.
As the broadcast began, viewers poured in quickly.
Long time no see.
Jeong Hoon greeted them.
- Hey hey
- Why start so late?
- Waited till my neck hurt.
- Even useless stuff is fine, just stream more... Always just enhancing.
Viewers vented their grievances right away.
It couldn't be helped.
Jeong Hoon hadn't streamed or even posted a notice since Skyfield.
Sorry. But I found something really good today, so I'll introduce that.
Expect good things.
- Found something good?
- Where are you?
- Just looks like a forest?
- Wait, a dungeon!
- What dungeon is that?
Viewers' attention focused on the dungeon.
Jeong Hoon's lips curved up slightly.
This is an undiscovered dungeon.
Undiscovered dungeon!
- ...?
- ...?
- For real?
- Undiscovered dungeon?
- Honey1 shek lol reason for streaming after so long
- Show us quick!
Viewers' reactions heated up.
It'd spread to the welcome chat soon enough.
So, today's stream is clearing this undiscovered dungeon.
Undiscovered dungeon clear.
But viewers' reactions weren't great.
- But is this a honey tip?
- Shh! Think honey tips come easy?
- Honestly, undiscovered dungeons are just late discoveries, kinda overhyped lol
- Only the first discoverer benefits lol boss item 100 drop is OP
- True
Undiscovered dungeons only benefited the first discoverer.
That much was undeniable.
Jeong Hoon had found a few after regression precisely for that first-clear reward.
But this undiscovered dungeon was different.
This will be a honey tip video too.
Jeong Hoon approached the portal alone.
Would you like to enter the Lv.227 Sealed Giant Wolf Fenrir's Dungeon?
Giant Wolf Fenrir.
Level 227, but its special abilities made tricky, making it a high-difficulty dungeon.
- What? Going in solo?
- Isn't that dangerous?
- Lol worrying about Honey1 now?
- Honey1 who soloed the Bone Lord Wyvern, and you're worried? Lol
- You rankers? Worry about someone else lol
The reason subscribers exploded.
It was thanks to Jeong Hoon's performance wiping out the Bone Lord Wyvern.
This performance would pump them up again.
I'm going in.
Meanwhile, there were those watching Jeong Hoon enter the dungeon.
They were the bandits, including Lendor and Kukri.
I'll clear this dungeon myself, so stay far away.
Lendor wanted to help Jeong Hoon, but could only watch due to his request.
Kukri and the bandits had orders to stay back, so joining was impossible.
He'll be fine solo, right?
It's the boss. The boss who beat all of usthink he'll fail one measly dungeon?
Kukri snorted, quelling the bandits' anxiety.
He knew.
How monstrous the boss was.
He was the one who taught them that the visible level wasn't everything.
You've got a good eye, surprisingly.
Lendor praised Kukri with a satisfied face.
He too had lost to Jeong Hoon in combat.
He knew better than anyone that the man wouldn't kneel to a mere dungeon.
As expected of Lendor.
Obviously.
Kukri and Lendor grinned at each other.
Normally, they could never stand this close, but now they laughed together over their common link: Jeong Hoon.
Fenrir's dungeon took the form of a massive mountain.
- Whoa... look at the scale.
- Gotta be over 300 regular mobs at least?
- Definitely not a 1-man dungeon.
Sharp eyes.
Just as viewers said.
Fenrir's dungeon was rated for at least 10 players.
Because the monster count overwhelmed normal dungeons.
Plus, they lived in packs, making wipes tough.
Awoo!
Then, a howl echoed from a distance.
Their current position had been spotted.
That howl was a signal summoning comrades.
Let's start.
Jeong Hoon didn't draw a weapon.
Dealing with multiples, and targeting Blood Wolf vitalsfist techniques were more effective than swordplay.
The wolves began to appear.
Grrr! New prey!
Catch him and offer to the chief!
Lv.210 Blood Wolf
They were Blood Wolves.
Fenrir's ragtag followers, essentially.
- Whoa... the numbers.
- Insane lol looks like over 100 from here?
- Gonna beat them barehanded?
- Wait, aren't you an enhancer?
Viewers knew Jeong Hoon as an enhancer.
He'd shown overwhelming enhancement skills.
But actually, Jeong Hoon was a Martial Artist.
A Legendary-grade Martial Emperor at that.
Black Field activates.
All stats corrected by 1.5x.
Monsters invading the Black Field territory have all stats reduced by 10.
As always, he activated Black Field.
This would suffice.
Grrrrowl!
A wolf bared its fangs and charged Jeong Hoon.
Jeong Hoon used footwork to uppercut the wolf's jaw.
His fist carried the energy of Myeongwang Fist Technique 1st stage.
Bam!
A solid feel, faint but therethe Blood Wolf screamed and flew back.
Then three Blood Wolves charged at once.
Jeong Hoon spun, smashing each jaw vitals one by one.
Yelp!
The Blood Wolf flew back screaming.
The charging 2-3 Blood Wolves tripped over its legs, losing balance.
Jeong Hoon didn't miss, smashing their jaws to drop them.
- Whoa...
- This make sense?
- Sword, bow, now fists?
- A Martial Artist after all?
- Huh? Then how explain enhancement skills?
Viewers' shocked reactions poured in.
But Jeong Hoon had no time to check comments.
Blood Wolves kept charging.
Pivoting on his right foot, Jeong Hoon spun, targeting vitals relentlessly.
Blood Wolf uses 'Blood Curse.'
Then they unleashed abilities at Jeong Hoon in unison.
Blood Curse.
A curse forcing blood out of the body.
Blood began flowing from Jeong Hoon's eyes, nose, mouth.
HP begins decreasing gradually.
HP dropping simultaneously.
- Argh!
- How to deal with that?
- We're done...
- Can't debuff it away?
He could.
Even without Detox, HP drain was slow.
Thanks to the armor he wore.
- Special Ability (1): Debuff Resistance 20 when equipped.
A whopping 20 debuff resistance.
Plus.
Detox is used.
With Unique-grade Detox now, debuffs could be perfectly nullified.
Would be fine without Mokho too.
Detox was that powerful.
Fine without me...? A bit much.
Mokho sulked openly.
- ...?
- ...??
- Huh? Blood stopped?
- What? Tanking the debuff?
- How's he so fine?
- Did he null the debuff?
Jeong Hoon grinned and resumed wiping Blood Wolves.
Myeongwang Fist Technique 2nd stage.
Myeongwang's energy thickened, boosting destructive power.
Yip!
Yelp!
Each punch added another Blood Wolf corpse.