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After killing only three lesser monsters, Kai was starting to get frustrated. Not many monsters so far. All the other candidates he'd seen were trying to run out the time. The sun hadn't gotten far up in the sky, but he only had until noon. He wanted to find the Direboar, or at least some other challenge... even getting ambushed would be better than wasting his time. Then a whirlwind slammed into the ground in front of him and he regretted those thoughts. For a moment he thought it was a living tornado,…-
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As the horizon began to swallow the sun, Kai staggered back to the nearest waypoint. It had been a day of grueling combat, and if he ran into any other candidates he might regret pushing himself so hard. There hadn't been much fighting between humans on the second day of the Hunter Trials because of all the new monsters. That would probably change. He had used up two of his three mana seedlings. Hopefully he wouldn't regret that, but he resisted the urge to examine himself with his spiritual vision. The…
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Kai kept his sword sheathed as he sprinted the remaining distance. Understanding the battle could be more important than entering it, especially because he couldn't be certain the humans were his allies. Four candidates about his age, all looking local to Monskon City. No, five - another one had been smashed into the ground, unconscious or dead. His spiritual senses were a bit overwhelmed with all the rapidly moving fighters, but he could pick up a few things. Three out of the four had awakened their…
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That night, Kai slept like a stone. When he woke up, the tightness from the magical healing was mostly gone and he felt better. At least until he remembered his awakening, and the Class that apparently meant all his hard work was pointless. Rallia was gone, Gunjin hadn't returned, and nobody else seemed inclined to talk to him. Two more candidates had arrived during the night, both locals. Unfortunately, checking them with his spiritual vision wasn't any comfort: the woman had awakened a "Knight" class…
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The idea of sprinting all the way had seemed great at the start. As his sides ached and his lungs strained, Kai began to regret it. He'd trained himself with running plenty of times, but that hadn't been over such rough terrain after fighting several battles. Normal human stamina wasn't enough to run an area the size of the monster reserve. Which was why he needed to reach the center. The intense source of power was getting closer and he could see that it was a small hill with a shrine on the top. If that…
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Kai's body drew his sword, but his mind had no idea what the hell he was going to do. An attack like this seemed absurdly dangerous for a group of hunter candidates. Maybe it was a mistake, maybe it was an assassination... whatever it was, it was running toward them. "This is impossible." Tusquo took an involuntary step backward, then glanced at the others. "We should retreat inside the barrier and await reinforcement." "No!" Kai kept his eyes on the charging boars, but tried to call to the others. "If…
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Kai wanted to run straight for the central shrine and awaken his Class, but he couldn't give in to the impulse. Candidates had already begun forming alliances and they'd run into one another even more as they got closer. They might not be as aggressive as Fhazi and his goons, but others were arriving all the time. Fortunately, he didn't need to wait long before Tusquo and the other Irunians emerged. One of the women was still stumbling and staring, but otherwise their group seemed to have adapted quickly.…
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A small number of candidates gathered within the shrine while the central pool began to glow with mana. There were several warriors, all veteran hunters, who Kai guessed were there to keep order or rescue the injured. One of them gave healing potions in return for monster cores, and he judged that it was worth paying one of his small cores to heal all the injuries he'd received. Kai sat down against a wall to rest while the potion did its work. The pain was gradually replaced by a strange tightness in his…
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"Well, well, well! I should have known scum like you would immediately make an alliance with the foreigners." Fhazi Lantrian was a young man almost exactly Kai's age, the newest potential hunter from the storied Lantrian clan. He had the sandy blonde hair and strong jaw the girls in their year considered attractive, though the wealth that came from his position didn't hurt. Even now he was wearing finely crafted boots and an expensive tunic of imported cloth. He swaggered forward, as usual. The problem…
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As Kai explored the wilderness, he let his first monster core roll around in his palm. He had seen them set in crystals in the city, but this was the raw material: a sticky orb of flesh. It felt disgusting to the touch, especially since he'd had to tear it out of the monster corpse personally. But it was the first thing he'd earned during the trial. The only equipment he'd been given before going through the portal was a sack, and he should put the core back inside, but for the time being he wanted the…
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