The Hunter System
Chapter 32 - I Surrender!
Zraatt.tt…!
The hologram creature first attacks Alvin before Alvin can get close to him to attack.
The dagger's slash from the creature's hand released magic energy along with lightning flashes that struck it to make Alvin lose his interest in attacking and finally choose to retreat again.
'Crazy ones! What the hell was that attack?'
Alvin was completely shocked by the opponent's dagger attack that produced a burst of lightning in the air.
The attack was also very fast and made Alvin almost not survive if one of his blades did not immediately develop wings to protect him.
Unfortunately, due to the terrible attack, Alvin had to be willing to lose one of his trunk.
‘Is it a physical attack? The magic energy is huge. Is it true that he is an E rank Assassin?’
Feeling that things were still unfavorable for him, Alvin chose to retreat some distance and take refuge among the locusts while looking for a more appropriate attacking opportunity.
As if to know what Alvin was thinking, the flying insects closed their front until they were between Alvin and the hologram. The grasshoppers seemed like they wanted to block the hologram creature from being able to get close to its master.
‘They're protecting me? Can they read what I think?’
To make sure, Alvin tried to order the praying mantis who was about to go forward to attack to retreat and wait for an opportunity to attack with him.
And what he thought was true. The praying mantis immediately retreated and stood right beside Alvin.
'They can be commanded only by the mind. Can I actually send them telepathic messages?'
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Alvin also observed the strength of his insects this time, he learned that different types of insects appear to have different jobs as well.
The grasshoppers are like tank-type hunters. They resisted more holographic attacks than they did. They even missed the opportunity to strike back, when the hologram creature was concentrating on the mosquitoes that kept on covering it.
While mosquito-type insects are very similar to Mage-type hunter support. They attack relying on the sound of flapping wings that can make the opponent lose concentration, can also absorb the opponent's Mana energy through his trunk and then send that Mana energy to Alvin.
Those are the only two things that mosquitoes do. They could not attack with their trunks to kill, although the trunks also left a liquid that could explode and disturb the opponent.
Realizing that the insects had different abilities and did not focus on attacking perfunctorily, Alvin really admired his insects.
'It turns out they're not just any monsters.'
Alvin then looked at the praying mantis who was still on standby beside him and continued to stare at the hologram creature as if waiting for the order to attack.
'So he's the type of attacker. His fighting style was very similar to an Assassin-type hunter, right?'
Alvin stared back at the hologram creature. Now, he understands what a hologram creature says about using everything he has and has learned. He also realizes other things he gets from Rimi in order, according to what he will need.
‘Is this qonqueror insect indeed Rimi provided for me so that I can compensate for the strength of this hologram creature?’
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The remaining time is only 1 minute.
Alvin began to sharpen all his senses that had been strengthened by the innate status of his level rise.
He can now sense the movement of the energy of the holographic being and can also see better the movement of that being.
Alvin eventually orders the praying mantis to attack the hologram creature, while he himself runs behind the praying mantis to deliver a surprise attack.
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The hologram creature began to rush as the praying mantis had already started attacking him. In addition to the attack of mosquitoes that have since flown around and always absorb Mana energy, the condition of the hologram creature is now really very unfavorable.
When he saw his opponent was getting tired, from behind the praying mantis, Alvin finally saw a very good attacking opportunity.
He then attacked suddenly using his Mage job.
With the Mage job, his physical attack would indeed not be as strong as if he used the Warrior job. However, Alvin was already thinking about how to cover up the weakness of the attack power by attacking using Miranda Lewis's A-ranked dagger.
Alvin uses spider webs and forms a mesh to capture holographic creatures.
Srakkk…
After his net managed to snare the creature, he quickly lunged and then pointed his dagger towards the opponent's neck.
“I surrender!”
When Alvin was about to hit the target, the hologram creature suddenly disappeared until his dagger only hit the mesh of the spider web he made.
Along with the disappearance of the hologram creature, the previously dark state of the Dungeon had also returned to light, returning to its original state.
Alvin was silent gawking when he heard all the notifications.
He managed to complete quests, level up, get new jobs and get hidden rewards, even when his dagger had not had time to touch the body of a hologram creature at all.
“Wait first. What the hell's going on? Why did I win without killing him?”
"What?!
<...>
“Isn't the quest name kill the Assassin? I haven't even injured him at all and why is he considered dead just for giving up?”
“A-what? Why was he allowed to surrender?!”
[“You really want to hit me?”]
Upon hearing the System's voice return into his head, Alvin grew angry.
He could not accept the victory without being able to hurt the System which made him very irritated. The system had even brutally beaten and injured him.
“Do you two work together to fool me?!”
<...This Dungeon did not have a magic pillar. The system will give you 30 minutes to mine all the magic crystals before the gate is closed>
“You jerk!!!”
Alvin cursed out loud, while the System who felt 'win despite defeat', laughed at him cheerfully.
What makes Alvin so prying is that he almost managed to slash the neck of the System that is having a form, but the System just disappeared because of one word 'surrender'.
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Alvin walked out of the Dungeon gate with a red face. He was still angry with the System's treatment of him.
He did not even open his status window at all to see the rise in his rank and attributes, just like he usually did.
It was the first time he had a win and a level rise without his usual liking and celebration.
If not given the state of his economy, he was also actually not eager to mine the magic crystals inside the Dungeon quest earlier.
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"You're out?" greet a hunter from the magic crystal loot team, who stood before Alvin and looked at him with a pale face.
Being too angry, Alvin realized too late that there were many people already around the Dungeon gate.
They were hunter-hunters in special uniforms with the Association emblem on his left arm.
‘Hunter Association? Do they want to catch us?’
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