TaMa Chapter 11

Chapter 11: Hidden Class (4)

Edited: Stealth

 

Lately, Im Eunyoung was extremely busy . She was a reporter for YTBC, a broadcasting station that handled virtual reality game content on an expertise level .

The work she mainly did was casting users that were progressing through an interesting quest or finding sites where a large scale fight was going on to discover content for YTBC to broadcast .

Exactly yesterday was the day for Kailran’s large update, the virtual reality game that was basically taking over the market all over the world .

“Ah, I need to find something that will satisfy the boss so that I can relax for another week…”

Eunyoung was also an enthusiastic fan and user on Kailran . And on Kailran, her name was ‘Lucia’ .

“Is there no one that’s changed their class to a new class?”

She was a lv 65 Priest . She wasn’t a high-level player that ranked in the top rankings, but she was still quite a high level .

However, improper to her level, she was at ‘Kairon Basin’, a hunting ground where around lv 10-15 Wolves appeared .

Lucia observed the beginner users that were hunting the wolves with fire in her eyes .

“There definitely has to be a user that succeeded in class-change into one of the new classes . I need to find them . ”

There weren’t just one or two new contents that emerged through Kailran’s large update, but one of the parts that users were most interested in were about the new classes . She was planning on finding information about the new classes faster than anybody else before tossing it to the newsroom, so she could game peacefully for about a week .

“But why are there so many people gathered over there?”

A spot where quite a lot of beginners were gathered caught Lucia’s eyes . Shortly after, she started heading to that place .

At that spot, a couple of users were fighting a Red Wolf, while several users were observing that scene .

Lucia approached one of the spectators .

“Excuse me, sorry, but what are those people doing right now?”

“Ah, one of the members of that party must be a Summoner . Whether it’s because they were planning to capture that Red Wolf from a while ago, they’ve been like that, so I was curious and came to watch . ”

As if it was as they said, the party didn’t make a bold attack on the Red Wolf but instead gnawed the wolf’s health away little by little .

Lucia’s two eyes shone . She squeezed into the group of spectators and began to watch the user catch the Red Wolf .

‘I’ll have to go and grab an interview with that person once they capture that Red Wolf . ’

Within those spectators, Ian was also included .

As expected, Ian came to try and catch the Red Wolf that came out in the Summoner trailer video once he succeeded in class-changing .

The Red Wolf was one of the weaker monsters of the ‘Unique’ rank, which was why it was Ian’s first target .

‘To think there was someone faster than me . ’

Because of the quest related to the hidden class, he was slowed down, but Ian was in a sour mood at the fact that there was someone that succeeded in class-changing faster than him .

‘Shall we at least observe how they catch?’

The party quickly cut down the Red Wolf’s health . When they thought the wolf’s health had dropped enough, the guy that looked like a Summoner within the party tried to capture .

‘No matter how low-level of a monster it is… Will a Unique-rank monster get caught so easily?’

Ian stared at the white light that was wrapped around the Red Wolf with curiosity . Sure enough, the Red Wolf was not captured .

‘As expected . ’

However, just then, the Red Wolf suddenly jumped up into the air .

A-whooo- .

“What the hell!”

“Don’t lose it! Catch it!”

The party members were taken aback at the sudden situation . In the end, they lost the wolf that planned its escape .

Ian shook his head .

‘Jeez, it’s going to be really hard trying to find a Red Wolf again that already disappeared once… . ’

Ian wanted at least to capture a high-ranking monster for his first monster . However, instead of wasting time trying to find and capture a high-rank monster that was hard to find, he thought it would be a better idea to first catch any monster .

‘Since Wolves are scattered everywhere here, shall we try and catch any of them?’

Ian’s experimental instinct was invoked .

‘How many Wolves could I catch with my Leadership?’

Since you could release any monster that you had caught, Ian had no burden capturing monsters .

To catch the wolf that appeared in his view first, Ian aimed his bow .

Ping-!

A sharp, piercing sound along with an arrow lodged directly into the wolf’s body and the wolf died shortly after .

You have killed the Wolf . You have gained 45 Experience Points .

“As expected…”

This time, Ian targeted the wolf’s leg instead of the body . However, the result didn’t change .

You have killed the Wolf . You have gained 42 Experience Points .

Ian slung the bow and raised his two arms . And he charged towards wandering wolves nearby .

You have succeeded in capturing the ‘Wolf’ .

Whether it was because the wolf was a Common-ranked monster, it was incredibly easy to capture . By using the Capture skill with a slight beating, he was able to quickly succeed .

“One for starters . ”

Ian checked the wolf’s stats .

 

Wolf

Lv: 12

Classification: Wild Animal

Rank: Common

Personality: Timid

Evolution impossible

Offensive Power: 23

Defensive Power: 12

Agility: 19

Intellect: 8

Vitality: 75/75

It’s a normal wolf that inhabits grasslands . It has fast feet and sharp teeth .

 

“What the hell, this dog . ”

Ian smirked .

“Timid? There’s even personality in the monster’s description . ”

Ian began to continue catching wolves around him .

You have succeeded in capturing the ‘Wolf’ .

…Omission…

You have succeeded in capturing the ‘Wolf’ .

And when he attempted to capture his ninth one, a new system message popped up .

You cannot capture anymore as you do not have enough Leadership .

Ian, who saw the message, killed the wolf in front of him without hesitation .

“I’ve caught a total of eight . Since my Leadership is at 40 right now…It seems I need about 5 Leadership points per wolf to carry it around, huh?

Truthfully, if it wasn’t for the 30 Leadership points that he obtained as a bonus for discovering the hidden class, Ian would have only been able to capture two .

Ian, who had confirmed the information that he wanted, started to release the wolves he had caught .

“There’s no need to bring eight wolves with me . I’ll keep one or two and release the rest . ”

Ian, who had confirmed that he had some Leadership to spare, thought about having a Half-Moon Bear as his first monster that he would use as a summon .

The Half-Moon Bear was about mid-lv 30s . He had calculated that with his Leadership, he could capture at least one .

However, when he had released about three wolves, Ian noticed something strange .

‘Huh? This one, it’s the same level as the one I just released, but its stats are way higher?’

Ian stopped releasing and opened the Wolf’s stat window .

 

Agile Wolf

Lv: 12

Classification: Wild Animal

Rank: Common

Personality: Cunning

Evolution impossible

Offensive Power: 25

Defensive Power: 13

Agility: 24

Intellect: 10

Vitality: 75/75

It’s a normal wolf that inhabits grasslands . It has fast feet and sharp teeth .

 

“’Agile Wolf’? Even the name is slightly different?”

After comparing the stat window of the wolves left, Ian grinned .

‘Oh-ho, even if it’s the same level and the same monster, the stats are different!’

It was quite an interesting discovery .

‘Just like how each person has different abilities, even though we are all human, the monsters in Kailran also have slightly different stats . ’

And within them, an extraordinary one was sure to exist . Just like how this wolf with the name ‘Agile Wolf’ was .

‘Shall we find the wolf with the best stats in Kairon Basin?’

Ian was curious as to how big of a difference a similar stat could be . His experimental instinct was invoked .

“Excluding the best one, I’ll have to just catch wolves using the releasing method . ”

Ian began to move while remarking how much grinding he’ll have to do based on his predictions .

“I’ll just catch wolves for about a day . ”

So, Ian, who was different from others, began his grind .