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Solo Leveling

Chapter 56

Author: Jang Sung-Lak
updatedAt: 2025-04-19

While staring at the screen in happiness, Jinwoo noticed something else .

    Title: Wolf Slayer ( . . . 1 more)

    ‘ . . . One more?’

    Ah . He suddenly remembered that the reward from the class advancement quest did say something about a new title . Jinwoo checked the hidden title .

    One Who Has Triumphed Over Adversity

    For every 1% HP lost, all stats increased by 1% .

    It’s a title given to the one who has courageously endured against adversity .

    ‘I like it!’

    It was an amazing buff that would increase all of his attributes as he lost life . The ‘Wolf Slayer’ was a decent title on its own, increasing his attributes by 40% against beast-type monsters . However, its condition made it difficult to see the benefit most of the time .

    ‘If I’m facing something other than a beast-type, it’s as if I didn’t have a title . ’

    And now, he had earned something that he could always use . After thinking about it, it even had a good synergy with the ‘Unyielding Spirit’ passive . Without a hesitation, Jinwoo changed his title .

    Title: One Who… ( . . . 1 more)

    The unused title would be hidden, but he could always swap it out when he needed it .

    ‘Next, stats . ’

    There were three rewards he had received after reaching a high amount of advancement points .

    The first was the advancement to a higher class .

    The second was the new title .

    And the third was bonus stats .

    Stats

    Strength: 132

    Constitution: 91

    Agility: 111

    Intelligence: 70

    Sense: 93

    (Available stat points: 10)

    Physical Damage Reduction: 46%

    There were 10 undistributed points . In the past, he would’ve invested them into agility or sense, but things were different now . Jinwoo put all 10 points into intelligence . Even still, the stat was only at 80 .

    ring~

    Stats

    Strength: 132

    Constitution: 91

    Agility: 111

    Intelligence: 80

    Sense: 93

    (Available stat points: 0)

    Physical Damage Reduction: 46%

    Compared to strength or agility, it was really lacking . It even fell behind the constitution stat, which he had neglected because he wanted to raise agility higher . That was how much Jinwoo had left behind the intelligence stat .

    ‘I never thought I’d be using magic . ’

    His plan for the time being was to invest every point into intelligence . However, Jinwoo did not plan to switch up his fighting style .

    ‘Man, even the other new skill feels like it belongs to Assassin-class . ’

    It was the new skill he had learned during combat .

    Dagger Throw .

    He did not need to read the explanation to understand what it was .

    Dagger Throw (Lv . 1)

    Active Skill

    Mana Cost: 30

    Dagger-specific

    Throw your dagger to inflict damage .

    As the skill level increases, the accuracy and damage increases .

    ‘As I thought . ’

    He had fought like a Fighter-class up until now . Just because he had earned a new class and class-specific skills, he couldn’t just throw away his way of fighting . For now, he would use the shadow skills as a support and continue to wield the dagger .

    ‘At least, until my intelligence is high enough . ’

    An outstanding combat skill, supported by the shadow army . His goal before receiving the class was unchanged .

    ‘Only difference is . . ’

    The Shadow Soldiers appeared more useful than he thought . He did not think it was possible to subordinate a boss-level monster .

    ‘ . . . Still . ’

    If he relied solely on those new skills, the dagger-specific skills he had obtained would be wasted . On top of that, he had just purchased Knight Killer .

    ‘If I knew I was going to be a Mage-class, I would’ve bought a staff or something . ’

    Of course, had he done that, he might not have been able to finish the class advancement quest .

    Jinwoo closed the status screen . He had sufficiently absorbed all of the new information .

    ‘Oh shit, the time . ’

    He had spent 20 minutes going through everything . Jinwoo scratched his head .

    ‘Time to head out, I guess . ’

    Jinwoo smirked . The power of the attributes did not shine just in fighting magic beasts . When he focused, time slowed down . More accurately, Jinwoo had sped up . He opened the door and went outside of his room .

    Shower . Dry . Put on clothes .

    It took him 3 minutes .

    He could’ve done it faster, but he felt like the worn down apartment would not be able to withstand his full speed .

    ‘My hair’s still wet . ’

    Still, he had basically saved about 20 minutes, so there was no need to hurry . Jinwoo was about to leave when realized he forgot something .

    His keys .

    The keys were on top of the desk . On any other day, he would’ve walked over in annoyance to grab them . Today, he stretched a hand towards it .

    ‘Where else would I use this?’

    Ruler’s Hands!

    The key slowly slid across the table, then shot into his hand as if pulled by a powerful magnet . Jinwoo grabbed the key and smiled . Having finished all preparations in a flash, Jinwoo left his house while whistling .

    The first place he visited was the bank . He was curious on how much he had earned from the magic cores .

    ‘I was too busy to check it . ’

    The management of the magic cores were left to the Raid Leader, Yoo Jinho . The young man had told him that he had sold all the magic cores after each day’s Raids . The funds were deposited into the bankbook Jinwoo was holding . However, they did not particularly discuss the actual amounts involved .

    ‘Jinho, that punk . He’s so good at reporting on everything else . Guess he doesn’t really have an interest in money . ’

    Maybe because of the circumstances of his life, the young man probably had little interest in financial matters . His conversation topics mostly revolved around celebrities, Raids, music and movies . Well, “conversation” mostly entailed Yoo Jinho talking while Jinwoo just silently nodded along .

    ‘Hmm, also…’

    When Jinwoo thought back on the times he spent with Yoo Jinho, the chattermouth had never talked about his family . It was strange .

    Before Jinwoo could give it more thought, he arrived at the bank .

    ‘Of all the days…’

    The ATMs were being serviced .

    Defeated, Jinwoo grabbed a number and waited . Soon, he was called and went up to the counter .

    “Hello . ”

    The female service employee had a short hair and a bright smile . She asked helpfully,

    “How may I help you today?”

    “Could I get some help with this?”

    “Of course . ”

    The employee took the bankbook from Jinwoo’s hands with a smile . While waiting, Jinwoo looked around the bank . Even though it was a weekday afternoon, there were unusually many people around . While he was people watching, the bank employee took a look at Jinwoo’s bankbook and was surprised .

    ‘Holy!’

    [Account Balance: 1,482,920,000]

    She carefully reread the number, counting the zeroes; it was definitely over a billion . And the amount wasn’t some life saving . The transaction history showed that it was all collected in the past week .

    ‘He’s so young, how could he…?’

    She had first thought of Jinwoo as a college student who was running bankbook errands for his mother . Now, she stared at the man with a completely different look . She carefully asked him a question with a slight ulterior motive .

    “So… what do you do?”

    Realizing how her question sounded, the employee became embarrassed and looked away with her cheeks reddening .

    “I’m a Hunter . ”

    “Ah…”

    The employee nodded . The rumors were true .

    ‘I heard that Hunters earned a lot of money . ’

    To think it would be this much . She suddenly felt a shame at her ordinary desk job . Just until moments ago, Jinwoo was just a customer like any other . Now, she realized he lived in a different world .

    ‘He’s probably a really high-ranking Hunter . ’

    Only they would earn this much money . This was the first high-ranker she had met . The thought made her heart flutter . A young man like him with over a billion in cash would be considered a VIP at this bank . And if he was a Hunter on top of that, he would be a VVIP . She did not want to miss the opportunity . The employee started to go off as mandated by her training,

    “So, there’s a new product for VIP customers at our bank,”

    Her business-use smile had turned into a genuine one; her eyes were fixed on Jinwoo .

    ‘Oh my, he’s…’

    The man looked like he had left his house in a hurry, wearing carefree clothes and unstyled hair still slightly wet . She realized he probably lived a very busy life and took valuable time out of it to come here . Looking at such a capable man (in her head), her heart beat slightly faster .

    “It’s been very popular with the customers . Would you perhaps like to invest in it?”

    But Jinwoo held out a hand .

    “No, I’m good . ”

    “Ah… Okay . ”

    She could not hide the disappointment in her voice . Feeling like a lengthy conversation might follow, Jinwoo hurried and got up .

    “Thank you for your hard work . ”

    While ignoring the gaze of the employee on the back of his neck, he left the bank . The moment he went outside, he sighed in relief .

    “Whew-”

    He had noticed change in her eyes after he revealed that he was a Hunter . The gazes of others . And their interest . It was something normal for other Hunters but not to Jinwoo .

    ‘I suppose I have to get used to that . ’

    Once he took the retest and obtained a high rank, the attention on him would become a lot heavier . He had heard that Hunters even had their own share of fans and paparazzi . Looking up, he saw a billboard on top of a building with an advertisement; the model was a famous Hunter . Before the days of the Gates, it would’ve been an athlete or a celebrity . Now, Hunters received the love of the masses . Jinwoo might become the same . Now days, the only people who disliked Hunters were insurance companies .

    ‘Well, anyways . ’

    After leaving the bank, Jinwoo was finally able to check his income . He was very surprised .

    ‘1,482,920,000…!!!’

    The income from 9 Raids was nearly a billion and a half . It was an average of 160 million per C-rank Dungeon . Considering the C-rank Dungeon with Hwang Dongseok paid out 180 million, he roughly determined that C-rank Gates would give 150~200 million each .

    ‘Well, any employee would be surprised after looking at this . ’

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    .

    While staring at the screen in happiness, Jinwoo noticed something else . .

    .

    Title: Wolf Slayer ( . 1 more).

    .

    ‘ . One more?’.

    .

    Ah . He suddenly remembered that the reward from the class advancement quest did say something about a new title . Jinwoo checked the hidden title . .

    .

    One Who Has Triumphed Over Adversity.

    For every 1% HP lost, all stats increased by 1% . .

    It’s a title given to the one who has courageously endured against adversity . .

    .

    ‘I like it!’.

    .

    It was an amazing buff that would increase all of his attributes as he lost life . The ‘Wolf Slayer’ was a decent title on its own, increasing his attributes by 40% against beast-type monsters . However, its condition made it difficult to see the benefit most of the time . .

    .

    ‘If I’m facing something other than a beast-type, it’s as if I didn’t have a title . ’.

    .

    And now, he had earned something that he could always use . After thinking about it, it even had a good synergy with the ‘Unyielding Spirit’ passive . Without a hesitation, Jinwoo changed his title . .

    .

    Title: One Who… ( . 1 more).

    .

    The unused title would be hidden, but he could always swap it out when he needed it . .

    .

    ‘Next, stats . ’.

    .

    There were three rewards he had received after reaching a high amount of advancement points . .

    .

    The first was the advancement to a higher class . .

    .

    The second was the new title . .

    .

    And the third was bonus stats . .

    .

    Stats.

    .

    Strength: 132.

    Constitution: 91.

    Agility: 111.

    Intelligence: 70.

    Sense: 93.

    (Available stat points: 10).

    Physical Damage Reduction: 46%.

    .

    There were 10 undistributed points . In the past, he would’ve invested them into agility or sense, but things were different now . Jinwoo put all 10 points into intelligence . Even still, the stat was only at 80 . .

    .

    ring~.

    .

    Stats.

    .

    Strength: 132.

    Constitution: 91.

    Agility: 111.

    Intelligence: 80.

    Sense: 93.

    (Available stat points: 0).

    Physical Damage Reduction: 46%.

    .

    Compared to strength or agility, it was really lacking . It even fell behind the constitution stat, which he had neglected because he wanted to raise agility higher . That was how much Jinwoo had left behind the intelligence stat . .

    .

    ‘I never thought I’d be using magic . ’.

    .

    His plan for the time being was to invest every point into intelligence . However, Jinwoo did not plan to switch up his fighting style . .

    .

    ‘Man, even the other new skill feels like it belongs to Assassin-class . ’.

    .

    It was the new skill he had learned during combat . .

    .

    Dagger Throw . .

    .

    He did not need to read the explanation to understand what it was . .

    .

    Dagger Throw (Lv . 1).

    Active Skill.

    .

    Mana Cost: 30.

    Dagger-specific.

    .

    Throw your dagger to inflict damage . .

    As the skill level increases, the accuracy and damage increases . .

    .

    ‘As I thought . ’.

    .

    He had fought like a Fighter-class up until now . Just because he had earned a new class and class-specific skills, he couldn’t just throw away his way of fighting . For now, he would use the shadow skills as a support and continue to wield the dagger . .

    .

    ‘At least, until my intelligence is high enough . ’.

    .

    An outstanding combat skill, supported by the shadow army . His goal before receiving the class was unchanged . .

    .

    ‘Only difference is ’.

    .

    The Shadow Soldiers appeared more useful than he thought . He did not think it was possible to subordinate a boss-level monster . .

    .

    ‘ . Still . ’.

    .

    If he relied solely on those new skills, the dagger-specific skills he had obtained would be wasted . On top of that, he had just purchased Knight Killer . .

    .

    ‘If I knew I was going to be a Mage-class, I would’ve bought a staff or something . ’.

    .

    Of course, had he done that, he might not have been able to finish the class advancement quest . .

    .

    Jinwoo closed the status screen . He had sufficiently absorbed all of the new information . .

    .

    ‘Oh shit, the time . ’.

    .

    He had spent 20 minutes going through everything . Jinwoo scratched his head . .

    .

    ‘Time to head out, I guess . ’.

    .

    Jinwoo smirked . The power of the attributes did not shine just in fighting magic beasts . When he focused, time slowed down . More accurately, Jinwoo had sped up . He opened the door and went outside of his room . .

    .

    Shower . Dry . Put on clothes . .

    .

    It took him 3 minutes . .

    .

    He could’ve done it faster, but he felt like the worn down apartment would not be able to withstand his full speed . .

    .

    ‘My hair’s still wet . ’.

    .

    Still, he had basically saved about 20 minutes, so there was no need to hurry . Jinwoo was about to leave when realized he forgot something . .

    .

    His keys . .

    .

    The keys were on top of the desk . On any other day, he would’ve walked over in annoyance to grab them . Today, he stretched a hand towards it . .

    .

    ‘Where else would I use this?’.

    .

    Ruler’s Hands!.

    .

    The key slowly slid across the table, then shot into his hand as if pulled by a powerful magnet . Jinwoo grabbed the key and smiled . Having finished all preparations in a flash, Jinwoo left his house while whistling . .

    .

    .

    .

    The first place he visited was the bank . He was curious on how much he had earned from the magic cores . .

    .

    ‘I was too busy to check it . ’.

    .

    The management of the magic cores were left to the Raid Leader, Yoo Jinho . The young man had told him that he had sold all the magic cores after each day’s Raids . The funds were deposited into the bankbook Jinwoo was holding . However, they did not particularly discuss the actual amounts involved . .

    .

    ‘Jinho, that punk . He’s so good at reporting on everything else . Guess he doesn’t really have an interest in money . ’.

    .

    Maybe because of the circumstances of his life, the young man probably had little interest in financial matters . His conversation topics mostly revolved around celebrities, Raids, music and movies . Well, “conversation” mostly entailed Yoo Jinho talking while Jinwoo just silently nodded along . .

    .

    ‘Hmm, also…’.

    .

    When Jinwoo thought back on the times he spent with Yoo Jinho, the chattermouth had never talked about his family . It was strange . .

    .

    Before Jinwoo could give it more thought, he arrived at the bank . .

    .

    ‘Of all the days…’.

    .

    The ATMs were being serviced . .

    .

    Defeated, Jinwoo grabbed a number and waited . Soon, he was called and went up to the counter . .

    .

    “Hello . ”.

    .

    The female service employee had a short hair and a bright smile . She asked helpfully,.

    .

    “How may I help you today?”.

    .

    “Could I get some help with this?”.

    .

    “Of course . ”.

    .

    The employee took the bankbook from Jinwoo’s hands with a smile . While waiting, Jinwoo looked around the bank . Even though it was a weekday afternoon, there were unusually many people around . While he was people watching, the bank employee took a look at Jinwoo’s bankbook and was surprised . .

    .

    ‘Holy!’.

    .

    [Account Balance: 1,482,920,000].

    .

    She carefully reread the number, counting the zeroes; it was definitely over a billion . And the amount wasn’t some life saving . The transaction history showed that it was all collected in the past week . .

    .

    ‘He’s so young, how could he…?’.

    .

    She had first thought of Jinwoo as a college student who was running bankbook errands for his mother . Now, she stared at the man with a completely different look . She carefully asked him a question with a slight ulterior motive . .

    .

    “So… what do you do?”.

    .

    Realizing how her question sounded, the employee became embarrassed and looked away with her cheeks reddening . .

    .

    “I’m a Hunter . ”.

    .

    “Ah…”.

    .

    The employee nodded . The rumors were true . .

    .

    ‘I heard that Hunters earned a lot of money . ’.

    .

    To think it would be this much . She suddenly felt a shame at her ordinary desk job . Just until moments ago, Jinwoo was just a customer like any other . Now, she realized he lived in a different world . .

    .

    ‘He’s probably a really high-ranking Hunter . ’.

    .

    Only they would earn this much money . This was the first high-ranker she had met . The thought made her heart flutter . A young man like him with over a billion in cash would be considered a VIP at this bank . And if he was a Hunter on top of that, he would be a VVIP . She did not want to miss the opportunity . The employee started to go off as mandated by her training,.

    .

    “So, there’s a new product for VIP customers at our bank,”.

    .

    Her business-use smile had turned into a genuine one; her eyes were fixed on Jinwoo . .

    .

    ‘Oh my, he’s…’.

    .

    The man looked like he had left his house in a hurry, wearing carefree clothes and unstyled hair still slightly wet . She realized he probably lived a very busy life and took valuable time out of it to come here . Looking at such a capable man (in her head), her heart beat slightly faster . .

    .

    “It’s been very popular with the customers . Would you perhaps like to invest in it?”.

    .

    But Jinwoo held out a hand . .

    .

    “No, I’m good . ”.

    .

    “Ah… Okay . ”.

    .

    She could not hide the disappointment in her voice . Feeling like a lengthy conversation might follow, Jinwoo hurried and got up . .

    .

    “Thank you for your hard work . ”.

    .

    While ignoring the gaze of the employee on the back of his neck, he left the bank . The moment he went outside, he sighed in relief . .

    .

    “Whew-”.

    .

    He had noticed change in her eyes after he revealed that he was a Hunter . The gazes of others . And their interest . It was something normal for other Hunters but not to Jinwoo . .

    .

    ‘I suppose I have to get used to that . ’.

    .

    Once he took the retest and obtained a high rank, the attention on him would become a lot heavier . He had heard that Hunters even had their own share of fans and paparazzi . Looking up, he saw a billboard on top of a building with an advertisement; the model was a famous Hunter . Before the days of the Gates, it would’ve been an athlete or a celebrity . Now, Hunters received the love of the masses . Jinwoo might become the same . Now days, the only people who disliked Hunters were insurance companies . .

    .

    ‘Well, anyways . ’.

    .

    After leaving the bank, Jinwoo was finally able to check his income . He was very surprised . .

    .

    ‘1,482,920,000…!!!’.

    .

    The income from 9 Raids was nearly a billion and a half . It was an average of 160 million per C-rank Dungeon . Considering the C-rank Dungeon with Hwang Dongseok paid out 180 million, he roughly determined that C-rank Gates would give 150~200 million each . .

    .

    ‘Well, any employee would be surprised after looking at this . ’.

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