Chapter 8

Beginning of the War (3)

The world of Hwamong?

Ah, somehow it happened . This was a dream, not reality . Not an ordinary dream but the world of Hwanmong!

[You will be given the reward for Mission 1 . ]

[The power of Hwanmong will reconstruct your body . ]

He finally got the reward . What method would be used to reconstruct his body?

Hwiuuung!

A mysterious light headed towards Kang-jun . The light revolved around Kang-jun’s head down to his feet and then gradually disappeared .

[Your body has been successfully reconstructed . ]

At the same time, Kang-jun felt an unknown vitality enter his body .

‘What will I become?’

He somehow felt like his body was changing but he didn’t know how it would turn out .

‘Eh? Wait! My right foot is weird . ’

Then Kang-jun was pleasantly surprised .

The posture he had been standing in changed . He normally put all his weight on his left foot and didn’t force the right one . But now there was some weight on his right foot . It felt quite natural .

‘Perhaps?’

Don’t tell me my leg returned to normal?

But there was even more .

Kang-jun instinctively raised a trembling hand to his head .

‘Ah!’

His head that was balding due to severe hair loss had all the hair grown back .

This was like a miracle . Even if this was a dream, no the world of Hwanmong, something huge was still happening .

[The power of Hwanmong will display your status . ]

Lee Kang-jun

Lv . 1 (Exp 00 . 00%)

[War] Beginner

Health: 150/150

Black Magic Energy: 0/100

‘Level 1?’

It was like looking at a game status window . Naturally the status window displayed the status of Kang-jun, not a character in the game .

His capabilities for war was at the beginner level! His health was full but black magic energy was in an exhausted state . Perhaps it was because 100 points of black magic energy was consumed to open the door to Hwanmong .

‘No stats?’

The information in the status window was too brief . But a new message appeared as soon as he had that thought .

[The power of Hwanmong has randomly generated your initial stats . ]

Strength: 7

Agility: 8

Intelligence: 9

Good Luck: 1

Charisma: 0

[Strength, agility and intelligence will increase when every rise in level .

[Special conditions need to be achieved to increase good luck and charisma . ]

[Have you decided on these stats? Or would you like Hwanmong to roll the dice to generate new stats?]

[There is a total of 3 chances for Hwanmong to roll the dice . ]

‘Hrmm . This?’

Kang-jun shook his head . His good luck and charisma was too low .

‘A little more . ’

Strength, agility and intelligence rose wih every level but it was important to keep in mind that good luck and charisma didn’t .

‘Then I need to wish for high good luck and charisma . ’

Strength, agility and intelligence could be a little low . It might be hard to level up early due to this, but having high charisma and good luck would be more beneficial in the long term .

‘Change . ’

If there was a chance to roll the dice then he needed to take it .

“Roll the dice . ”

[Hwanmong will roll the dice . ]

[New stats have been generated . ]

Strength: 6

Agility: 12

Intelligence: 4

Good Luck: 2

Charisma: 1

[Would you like to roll the dice again? Yes/No]

[There were two more chances for Hwanmong to roll the dice . ]

‘This is too much . ’

Agility increased, strength and intelligence fell and good luck and charisma only rose by 1 .

There were still 2 chances .

“Roll the dice . ”

[New stats have been generated . ]

Strength: 8

Agility: 8

Intelligence: 1

Good Luck: 8

Charisma: 0

[Would you like to roll the dice again? Yes/No]

[There is one more chance for Hwanmong to roll the dice . ]

‘Hrmm . ’

He had 8 good luck! Furthermore, strength and agility was 8!

It was good up to here . The problem was that charisma was at 0 .

Kang-jun contemplated for a moment before shaking his head . Charisma was rare so he was certain to regret it later if he gave up on it now .

One last chance! Please! This time let good luck and charisma come out!

“Roll the dice . ”

Kang-jun took a deep breath and shouted desperately .

[New stats have been generated . ]

Strength: 4

Agility: 5

Intelligence: 2

Good Luck: 6

Charisma: 8

[You have used all all opportunities for Hwanmong to roll the dice . ]

[These stats will be confirmed . ]

“This is it!”

Kang-jun was delighted . The most brilliant stats had emerged .

Charisma was 8 points! Good luck had 6 points so it also wasn’t bad . Strength, agility and intelligence was low as a result but this was what Kang-jun wanted .

Lee Kang-jun

Lv . 1 (Exp 00 . 00%)

[War] Beginner

Health: 90/90

Black Magic Energy: 0/160

Strength: 4

Agility: 5

Intelligence: 2

Good Luck: 6

Charisma: 8

His status window reflected the new stats . Maximum health was reduced while maximum black magic energy rose .

Susususu .

A dark fog suddenly rose in the room .

[Now your reality and Hwanmong are connected to each other . ]

[If you become stronger in Hwanmong then you will be stronger in reality . ]

[At the same time, the wealth you acquire in reality will affect the world of Hwanmong . ]

‘They will influence each other?’

He already guessed that raising his level in Hwanmong meant he would become stronger in the real world .

But he never thought that making money in reality would have an effect here as well .

[This is Room 406 where you pay a 250,000 won contract in reality . ]

[Room 406 is considered your territory in Hwanmong due to this . ]

[Of course, this is only valid as long as you have a contract in reality . ]

‘Territory?’

His room in the goshiwon was recognized as his territory!

It was like some type of dream .

[You can build a base at your territory . ]

[Would you like to build a base at Room 406? Yes/No]

Of course he would build a base .

Kang-jun nodded without any hesitation .

“Okay! A base will be built . ”

[The base construction is in Stage 1 . ]

[Degree of Completion: 0%]

The black fog enveloped the room as the messages appeared and disappeared .

Kang-jun jumped with surprise .

‘This! The door is gone!’

The door disappeared and it was pitch black .

[The enemy has started to notice you after the construction of the base started . ]

[The attack has started . ]

At that moment, he heard a chilling scream .

“Kuaaaah!”

Ah, what was that sound?

Something was wailing in the darkness .

‘What is coming?’

Anyway, it wasn’t the time to be staring blankly .

Mission 2

-Stop the enemy from entering Room 406 while the base is being completed .

-Compensation: Experience

The second mission occurred at that moment .

Protect the base!

[Stage 1 of the base construction: 3%]

Kang-jun immediately searched around the room . Curiously, there was a 2m radius of bright light that surrounded Kang-jun as he moved .

Room 405 . Room 407 .

And there were rooms on either side . It was the structure of the goshiwon that Kang-jun was familiar with .

‘I need to navigate a path in the darkness . If that is the case?’

Kang-jun used the approach of a PC game and quickly moved down the hallway of the goshiwon . It was a familiar building so the darkness wasn’t too difficult .

“Heok! I’m out of breath . ”

In fact, Kang-jun moved much faster now that his feet were in a normal condition . But his body couldn’t follow his thoughts .

In addition, his stamina was the same . He had exercised diligently since childhood but he ran out of breath just running down the corridor .

‘It is due to my strength and agility . ’

Kang-jun’s overall physical abilities had waned . He knew his strength and agility would affect his ability to fight in the early stages .

But Kang-jun didn’t regret his choices . He had worried over it when choosing . They would rise in the future when he gained levels, even if he started off slowly .

Anyway, the limited visibility was frustrating . Now he needed to figure out where the enemies were .

Kang-jun looked around nervously as he moved down the hallway .

“Kuaaaah!”

He heard the scream again . At the same time, he heard a door opening .

Room 413 .

Kwatang!

Something was moving and causing crashes inside .

Blood red eyes glared between black hair . There was a sticky mucus flowing from the open mouth .

“Euh! What is that thing?’

Approximately 1 metres tall .

A monster with the body of a monkey and the head of a rat .