Auto Hunting With My Clones - Chapter 12

Twice my growth rate (2)

Late morning Strong Gym.

At the information desk, the trainer on duty today was dozing off.

Only one member is exercising.

“Whoop-whoop-.”

The man was squatting with a barbell weighing over 100 kg on his shoulder with heavy breathing.

The barbell was too large for the slim man’s body, and looked dangerous.

When the number of repetitions that followed one by one reached the third, the man’s thighs began to visibly shake.

A situation where I feel like I can’t overcome the weight and fall.

However, man No. 1 did not care and continued squatting.

An alter ego who repeatedly tried to get up even though he was shaking as if he couldn’t wake up.

In the end, I ended up filling all 5 times.

And the alter ego that put the barbell down looked at the smartphone placed on one side with familiarity.

There, a video was playing, and a man with a good body was working on the next exercise, as if he had finished the same squat as in No. 1.

The weight he lifted was 100 kg.

However, the difference between that man and No. 1 was that he was a great bodybuilder, as anyone could see.

Yes.

No. 1 could only exercise 50% of Sang-woo’s abilities, but Sang-woo ordered him to follow the exercise while watching the video, so No. 1 was exercising far beyond the limit he could lift.

Thanks to the alter ego’s attitude of absolutely following orders, No. 1 was exercising to the extreme. This was a problem that Sang-woo hadn’t anticipated, and as a result, No. 1 was growing at a rapid pace while applying tremendous stimulation to his muscles.

Soon after, the man in the video started holding two 30kg dumbbells and lunging (an exercise in which he sat down with his knees touching the floor while standing up and retrieved his legs).

When the man started exercising, No. 1 started lunging with a 30kg dumbbell just like the man on the screen. Even a single 30kg dumbbell was too much for him, shaking his whole body.

No. 1 walks forward one step at a time, with veins all over his body about to explode.

Today, No. 1 was pushing himself to the limit in order to carry out his master’s orders.

* * *

On the other hand, ‘Hyper Martial Arts Gym’, a general martial arts gym located in Gangseo-gu.

In the gym, which occupies an entire building and has a very large site, the floor and even the walls are covered with a mattress made of a hard and soft material to prevent injuries. Is that why? People were moving more and more violently, and the whole room was vibrating with the smell of people’s sweat.

On one side, Kali Arnis sparring, a Filipino martial art that kills or subdues opponents using knives or short poles, was in full swing, and on the other side, people showed off their skills with acrobatic movements reminiscent of mechanical gymnastics. There were also people who trained parkour so that they could move freely over the terrain.

In particular, it was very impressive to see people practicing Kali Arnis in a stadium-like space with circular transparent walls. He was a man in his 30s, holding wooden sticks in each hand, and was avoiding whips, wooden swords, and rubber balls fired by machines with only two wooden sticks or with light body movements.

Everyone admired his movements like the wind.

“Wow, what a mess.”

“As expected, you are a D-class hunter.”

While people’s attention was focused there.

In one corner, the heat was the same, but a rather shabby scene was unfolding.

“Now left! slow down slow Left again! great. To the right this time!”

Following coach Lee Jong-hoon’s instructions, Sang-woo was rolling around.

Literally rolling.

“Hey-hey-wait a minute.”

When Sang-woo raises his hand to ask for a break, the coach stops.

“No, Mr. Sang-woo. A monster is chasing you. Are you going to tell the monster to stop? It’s not. And training is meaningless if you take a break like this. Push yourself to the limit! Pak! You have to push yourself to grow.”

Lee Jong-hoon speaks while tapping his own forearm. He was overflowing with fighting from day one.

“all right. But, coach. Can’t I work hard from tomorrow? Actually, I came because I just wanted to check what kind of training there is today. I want to get training other than avoiding this.”

“There are other things. But Mr. Sang-woo. I think it’s because the Kali Arnis you see there looks gorgeous and cool, but that’s probably because it’s popular, so you need to train for a long time to see a big effect against monsters. In other words, this rolling and avoiding fall doesn’t seem like a big deal, but it will be the best food line to protect Sang-woo’s life in real life. So don’t neglect it…”

Sang-woo was annoyed at the self-righteousness of the coach who refused to accept his request.

“i know. Okay, so let’s do it again from tomorrow, and show us all the exercises one at a time today.”

Eventually, when he cut off Lee Jong-hoon, Lee Jong-hoon’s expression slightly hardened.

“Okay then, I’ll let you know once in a while. Try it once and start tomorrow, like a man. Are you training?”

“Yes, please tell me right away.”

Sangwoo was saying that it doesn’t matter.

In fact, from tomorrow he will not do it and the alter ego will train.

That day, Sangwoo experienced most of the trainings taught at the gym, such as Kali Arnis Sistema, Judo, Wrestling, Artistic Gymnastics, Parkour, etc.

After finishing all that training, it’s 7pm.

Sang-woo was exhausted.

‘Is it because I used muscles I didn’t use? I’ll die just doing it once.’

After filling his stomach with a simple hamburger at a fast food restaurant, he headed straight to Mana Breath Academy.

[Mysterious Meditation Center]

In the past, Danjeon breathing academies and meditation centers seemed like pseudo-religions or ‘Do you know the Way’ in a clumsy and shabby building, but the Mysterious Meditation Center was different.

‘I thought it was a cafe when I came yesterday.’

A modern and sophisticated design in harmony with white and black, a sofa made of soft sheets and a private room divided into rooms. There was even soft music flowing inside, so it was an atmosphere that naturally calmed the mind.

Upon entering the meditation center, I simply checked my membership and was immediately assigned a private room.

‘It’s really quiet. Is it soundproof?’

I waited for about 10 minutes in a small but cozy private room with a bed, sofa and even a small table.

With a knocking sound, an elderly male instructor entered.

“Nice to meet you. My name is Park Bong-hoon.”

“Hello, Instructor. Nice to meet you.”

“Looking at your resume, you are the first member Jeong Sang-woo today. Then, I will tell you about mana breathing from the beginning.”

Instructor Park Bong-Hoon’s 1:1 customized lecture continued in a relaxed manner, just like his tone.

“Now, please stay in the position you are most comfortable with.”

“Can I lie down?”

“Yes, you can lie down. Haha relax. member. yes you are comfortable Then close your eyes first. First of all, the basis is that you have to feel the mana that exists inside you. If you have a skill, you can think of the feeling when using a skill.”

‘A sense when using a skill?’

Sang-woo tried to feel the feeling of running out of energy when he used the clone technique. It tickled as if he could feel something.

“Member. Can you feel it?”

“no. I had a feeling at the time, but I can’t feel it now.”

“Don’t be in a hurry. Most members are the same. There is no such thing as being good at the beginning. Relax your mind and feel the mana. I’m here to help. Give me your hand.”

When Sang-woo held out his right hand, Park Bong-hun spread his palm and placed it on top of Sang-woo’s right hand. And after a while, I started to feel something tickling in Sang-woo’s palm.

“Oh oh! I can feel it.”

“This is mana. Be sure to remember this feeling and constantly reflect on the sensation. If you can feel this sensation within yourself and move, then you have mastered half of Mana Breath. If you don’t feel it, it’s good to self-suggest that you feel it. Feel it, feel it, keep repeating it like this.”

That day, Park Bong-hoon made him feel mana, and Sang-woo tried to feel mana again.

‘Ah, this is difficult.’

He tried to be disappointed with his lack of talent, but Park Bong-hoon smiled and encouraged him.

“You are doing well. Don’t be impatient, practice steadily and see you next week.”

“Yes, good work.”

Yes.

Mana breathing academy, which costs 500,000 won a month, was a 4-session class once a week….

* * *

Late morning.

Sang-woo, who had been sleeping soundly, opened his eyes. Her eyes were full of anticipation and longing, like a child about to go on a picnic. It is thanks to the vitality stat, but it is also because the excitement and expectations for oneself, which is changing day by day, are too great.

As soon as he opens his eyes, the first thing he does is calculate his abilities.

‘Status window.’

──────────────

[Jeong Sang-woo]

[Ability level]

Strength: 0.729 → 0.732

Quickness: 0.517 → 0.518

Stamina: 0.677 → 0.679

Endurance: 0.561 → 0.563

Horsepower:

0.137 Vitality: 0.311 → 0.312

───────────────

‘Hey, I summoned No. 2 yesterday and ate a few stats in one day.’

Strength 0.003 Agility 0.001 Stamina 0.002 Endurance 0.002 Vitality Up to 0.001.

Raised 9 stats in just one day.

‘The growth rate is insane.’

Yesterday, I felt like I had risen a lot by luck, but if I raise 9 a day like now, I can raise 3285 stats, or 3.285, in a year.

A tremendous growth trend that directly violates the orthodoxy of the hunter world that it is difficult to raise even one stat per day.

It was only a matter of time before he broke through 1, the average of E-class hunters and the human limit.

“Hehe, wait for the S-class hunter.”

Sang-woo happily finished the settlement. Then I opened my smartphone.

Messages piled up along with missed calls.

-[kkd]: I’m not coming to school

-[kkd]: You bastard

-[kkd]: Who am I going to eat with

-[kkd]: Hey, get up for lunch.

A message of hardness.

It seemed that Sang-woo had returned to class today.

‘Oh, I’m tired of going to school. I want to hit you.’

In fact, since he decided to become a hunter, the computer science department wouldn’t be of much help to Sang-woo’s career.

However, Sang-woo was determined to attend school.

‘Because hunting can be done by making an alter ego anyway. I’m enjoying my college life and getting my diploma. More than anything else, I want to systematize the commands given to my alter ego from coding.’

In fact, as I was giving commands to my alter ego through thought, I often saw that I couldn’t carry out the commands properly, as if an error occurred while the program was running. Sang-woo had a strong desire to thoroughly organize algorithms and commands to establish a command system to be given to his alter ego, fearing that he would not be a science student for nothing.

‘I’m still in my second year, so I’ll have to study programming and algorithm coding hard.’

If the command system is created as Sang-woo thinks, the number of errors in the ‘alternate macro’ currently in operation will be greatly reduced.

‘Or will the clones become smarter and understand the words better when the level of the clone enhancement skill reaches 100%? Then it might change again.’

I was looking at my smartphone while thinking about my plans for the future, and I saw a new message besides the longitude.

-[Hayoni]: Hello teacher ?⌒???⌒?

-[Hayoni]: I’m sorry for suddenly knocking on you ㅜㅜ

-[Hayoni]: It’s nothing else, I didn’t do all my homework today…

-[Hayoni]: If you can shorten it, I won’t lend it??? Haha..

It was Jang Ha-yeon.

Sang-woo was very surprised and glad that Ha-yeon sent a text message.

This is because they had never chatted before.

Sang-woo hurriedly replies.

-[Shark]: Hi Ha Yeon-ah

-[Shark]: No, do all your homework ^^

‘But what is not possible is not possible.’

So I jokingly replied.

However, as soon as I sent it, it was marked as read and a reply came.

-[Hayoni]: Devil?(???????)?

Sangwoo became a clown at Hayeon Jang’s cute emoji.

but never show off

-[Shark]: How do you want to be beaten by the devil?

-[Hayoni]: Huh. Are you a man who beats women?

-[Hayoni]: Disappointed…

-[Shark]: Oh, I can’t even say a word hahahaha

-[Hayoni]: Hehe, he won

-[Shark]: Anyway, the exam is just around the corner. Ha Yeon-ah, let’s do our best.

-[Hayoni]: What are you doing if you work hard? I don’t have anything

-[Shark]: It’s already gone. If a student goes to a good university after studying, that is the best thing.

-[Hayoni]: Oh, I don’t know, zero motivation ?(????)?

-[Shark]: Okay. Then, if you do well in the mock test this time, I’ll give you a treat. how is it.

Sang-woo secretly proposes a date.

‘This is to motivate the students, never to be black. um absolutely not cancer.’

When I was screaming and pounding like that, Ha-yeon’s reply came.

-[Hayoni]: Beef? If you have Korean beef, call!

-[Shark]: Yes, yes. Just do well on the test… But are you secretly short on words?

-[Hayoni]: What am I

-[Hayoni]: Yo

-[Shark]: Try the same for tutoring later

-[Hayoni]: Against violence!

Sang-woo flirted with Ha-yeon and exchanged messages for a while.

I enjoyed every moment of chatting with Ha-yeon with excitement.

‘You’re so cute I’m going to die’ Oh, what time is it now?’

When I woke up, it was past 11 o’clock.

Today, at 12:00, Kang Jun-mo and I are supposed to go to the horned rabbit hunting ground.

“late!”

He hurriedly finished talking to Ha-yeon, saying that he would contact her later, and worked on regeneration, one of his morning routines. The alter ego called for Nogada is number 2, not number 1 while working out at the gym. Then, after eating rice with No. 2 and washing the dishes, he washed quickly.

Afterwards, Sang-woo, along with No. 2, who covered his face with a hat, mask and sunglasses, took the equipment bag he had purchased last time and left the house.

The reason why No. 2 was accompanied was to go to the horned rabbit hunting ground, learn only how to hunt from Jun-mo Kang, and leave the hunting to No. 2.

After a while, an old Sonata car came and stopped in front of the house.

“hello.”

“Hunter, you’re with me. By the way, is there an alter ego next to you?”

“Yes, that’s right. I’m going to learn to hunt today and let it go right away.”

“Ah, that’s right. Let’s get on.”

Sang-woo and No. 2 Kang Jun-mo headed to a hill in Gangseo-gu.

And I was able to see it when I arrived at the hunting ground.

A huge wall enclosing the entire mountain.

And a bigger guardhouse than that.

Soldiers patrolling, including surveillance cameras, were seen numerous times at regular intervals.

“Im here.”

“Wow, that’s huge. Agent. But why is the guardhouse so strict here, with the size of the guardhouse?”

“A bit like that. Because this is Ujangsan Field, famous for where Monster Break took place.”

“Yes? Monster Break?”