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 Chapter 7
 It was an ordinary afternoon.
 And just like any other day, Sae-Jin came to the Monster Store to unload the Monster materials when, out of the blue, the lady government official demanded to see his Hunter Licence.
 "Here, please take this newly issued Hunter Licence."
 After the official did this and that with the new card, he noticed that there were new and different words from before added to the front of it.
 "TheHeavenlyGifted Hunter…? What is this?"
 Sae-Jin asked, his head tilting slightly.
 "Ah, that is what you call a Title…. It's just a nice, simplified way to describe your current set of abilities."
 "Eh?"
 "Didn't you bring in Monster carcasses worth 23 creatures within your first month as a Hunter, Mr. Kim Sae-Jin? Because you satisfied the conditions, a prefix was added to your job description. Overflowing with a great talent, that's what the title Heavenly Gifted means. It's really a rare and wonderful Title, you know. You can't receive it if you've been a Hunter for over 6 months, and also, the Knights Orders actually do prefer this Title over the likes of The Seasoned Pro or The Distinguished Individual."(The latter one was something called "관록있는" I've no idea what this is, and Google was no help either, so, I made stuff up. Oh well…)
 The government official explained with ardent fervor and zeal, but Sae-Jin showed little interest as he lightly nodded his head. After all, this wasn't a very helpful tale for someone like him who could only maintain his Human Form for 80 minutes a day.
 "…Thanks, I guess."
 "Ah….wait!!"
 When Sae-Jin turned around to leave, the government official shot up from her seat and lightly held onto his sleeve. As he frowned and stared at the official with questioning eyes, she quickly pushed forward a paper at him while her cheeks reddened in a bashful manner.
 "This… Please take a look at this!!"
 "….Huh?"
 A government official's trying to sell me something? Even though Sae-Jin was slightly speechless, he ended up finding the shy female official twisting her body in embarrassment, objectively speaking, rather adorable in his eyes.
 There was still… 66 minutes left.
 "What am I reading here?"
 He asked out aloud as he checked out the writings on the paper. The large words "Public Recruitment for Hunters by Pabaek Knights Order" were written on top, and below that were some fine prints detailing what's what.
 "Pabaek is a government-owned Knights Order with its headquarters located in our neck of the woods, and currently, they are looking to hire capable Hunters. Of course, it's true that only the ranks of Mid Tier or higher can possibly apply, but…. I'm sure that Mr. Sae-Jin's Title will receive a favourable consideration in this case! Besides, the plan was to upgrade your ranking to low Mid Tier or higher as soon as Mr. Sae-Jin satisfied the required amount of hunting experience, you see."
 To clarify, the widely accepted definition for a low Mid Tier Hunter was "Can hunt a Low Tier Monster if three people with similar skill sets gather". And for a low Mid Tier Knight, it was the exact opposite - "Can deal with more than three Low Tier Monsters at the same time, alone."
 That's why Sae-Jin's existence was a little, no, very special to the e
 yes of this lady official. In most cases, Hunters formed parties of three or more when moving about, yet here was a man that always came in alone, and always left by himself as well.
 "Well, are you… interested in taking this opportunity? If you want, it's possible to apply right here and now. Mr. Sae-Jin will be accepted right away when you submit your application, I'm sure of it! In the past, Hunters with the Title Heavenly Gifted all got scouted by the famous Knights Orders even before they've been active for less than a year. Heck, some even went and converted their professions and became Knights in the end, you know!"
 She became slightly desperate and her grip on Sae-Jin's sleeve got a little stronger.
 He was going to decline right away, but then, he found it a bit regretful too, looking at the lady official's round, clear and sparkling eyes. It was a sight of a woman actively pursuing him, something he had never experienced before in his life yet.
 A man's worth was indeed judged by his abilities, thought Sae-Jin. To see a cute woman, a well paid government employee to boot, acting so aggressive like this…. It was indeed a mystical yet somewhat difficult new world for him to tread in. If it weren't for his Trait of being a "Monster" he wouldn't even have a chance to do so, but at the same time, he couldn't really go around boasting his achievements either, precisely because of his condition as a "Monster"…
 "…..Is that so?"
 When Sae-Jin's lips wiggled and formed an indecipherable smile, she mistakenly thought the talk was proceeding swimmingly, and so she smiled happily and added a bit more to the sales pitch.
 "Yes, of course!! Hehe… By the way, there's… a favour I'd really, really love to ask you related to this…"
 It was right at this moment. Sae-Jin swallowed that mysterious smile back down. His intuition, forcibly cultivated by being subjected to many painful things at a young age, went off like an alarm bell in his head. It said, don't listen to the rest, just leave as soon as possible.
 "So… when you are recruited, please, would you mention my name, Kim Hye-Jin, as the person who recommended you…. What the, wait a second!! Please, just a second!! Mister Sae-Jin!!" (Another Kim?! I'm telling you right now, there are other surnames in Korea, too….)
 Before she could finish her sentence, Sae-Jin was already leaving the Monster Store at a walking speed that bordered on a full-on sprint.
 ***
 Hunting became a lot easier, after his Goblin Form morphed from being what he previously thought of as a useless burden to one of the most valuable assets in a single day. That was all thanks to, of course, the Body Strengthening potion and its effects.
 After "doping", the Orc Form now exhibited strength that equalled an Orc Warrior's. But as Sae-Jin went around with a steel mace bought from the local Monster Store, when it came to the matters of overall destructive power, he could easily overwhelm an Orc Warrior that only knew how to wield a crude weapon.
 His doped Grey Wolf Form might have displayed a similar level of increased destructive prowess, but unfortunately, the Wolf's limbs strengthened so much that he couldn't fully control the resulting speed boost so, for now, until he got more familiar with the changes, he had to hunt in a form that most resembled a humanoid shape - an Orc.
 "Geuahahahah-!!!!" (WTF?!)
 And the warcry he made just now before the battle, was completely instinctual. When in the middle of the battle, the rabidly-boiling fighting spirit made him feel like he was an invincible warrior from some legends of the distant past, and it became harder to endure the rapidly-mutating madness without roaring out aloud. (Jesus on a pogo stick, this sentence was so choke-a-full of tough Hanja characters my brain actually imploded trying to TL this sh*t up. WTF, indeed.)
 "—-"
 But his opponent didn't respond at all. Par for the course, really. Its entire body made up of bleached bones, this bastard was not much different from a corpse reanimated by a Lich using Mana.
 Kwaahahng!!
 A dull-bladed scimitar collided with a steel mace. There was no need to even confirm the end result. The forest shook violently from the explosion of noise and the shockwave from the collision, while the skull and the scimitar of the Skeleton Soldier were literally blown into smithereens. Standing proudly amidst the broken white bones scattering in the air, an Orc was busy enjoying the wonderful taste of his victory.
 [Condition Complete: Required Experience Points Attained]
 ► Trait Level now increased to 4.
 ► All Stats rise by 1, and all Stats related to Forms will be adjusted accordingly.
 And his happiness could only double while silently observing the message window popping up into his view.
 His elation couldn't last for long, though.
 The tall grasses shook, and there were sounds of feet leaving traces on the ground. He had sensed people's presence nearby.
 They weren't close, but neither could they be described as far, so Sae-Jin quickly assumed his Human Form. His survival depended on it.
 In truth, the most dangerous element for Sae-Jin in the Monster field wasn't Monsters but fellow humans. With the notable exception of Trolls, he could more or less contend with the rest of the Monsters found in this Low Tier hunting ground, but then, there were the existences called the "Knights" whose powers were just too ridiculously beyond the realm of the common sense. One mistake, and if he got spotted by one of them, then it'd be curtains for him, just like that.
 That's why he always maintained all five of his senses at the highest possible state of awareness. The clothings he wore during his Monster Forms were different from when he was in the Human Form, and thankfully, when he changed, the clothes changed along with him like magic, making it possible to pull the ruse off rather splendidly.
 "….Huh, it was just a person?"
 Just in time, as Sae-Jin was relaxedly reaching down to grab the Mana Stone from the fallen Skeleton's remains, a party of Hunters emerged from the bushes. This 4-person party carefully studied Sae-Jin's apparels for a bit before offering greetings when they saw the mace in his hands.
 "Ah, hello there!"
 Hunters were not "friendly" with Mana, and as a result, their bodies weren't as powerful, so they couldn't utilise close-range combat weapons. The only remaining weapon of choice for them was the type of guns that fired Mana bullets. That's why these Hunters mistook Sae-Jin as a Knight instead. Plus, there was that deafening noise earlier, so they assumed his Knight rank was, at least, a Low Tier.
 "Haha, what a coincidence. It's quite a rare thing to run into other humans in a Monster field, see…."
 A guy who seemed to be the leader of the party approached Sae-Jin while carrying a disarming smile. But when Sae-Jin showed no reaction and simply stared back at him, this Hunter promptly produced a business card from his inner pocket and handed it over.
 "We're Hunting Team 1, from the Taereung Knights Order. My name is Kim Ji-Han, a upper Mid Tier ranked Hunter, and these guys are… well, it doesn't really matter. They are just still young hatchlings, after all." (OMG. Another Kim?! I swear, this author hates other surnames. Has to be it.)
 On the face of this rather expensive-looking business card, the letters "Upper Mid Tier" were embroidered in gold ink. It seemed like that a veteran Hunter employed by the Knights Order brought along a bunch of promising eggs on a demonstration hunt for the express purpose of educating the young 'uns.
 "Is that right."
 "Yeah, hahaha. These guys here somehow managed to hit the rankings of lower Mid Tier within 2 years, but the fact they are still clueless hatchlings, that haven't changed at all… Oh, if it's not much trouble, may I inquire which Knights Order you're affiliated with…?"
 Kim Ji-Han asked in a friendly voice. He figured that making a friendly connection with a Knight would never be a bad thing and only prove advantageous for him in the long run.
 Of course, that was only if Sae-Jin was a Knight in the first place.
 "…Ah, I think you're mistaken about something here… I'm not a Knight."
 Sae-Jin replied while pocketing the business card.
 At the unexpected answer, Kim Ji-Han's head tilted slightly while carrying a confused expression on his face. Then his gaze drifted towards the scattered remains of the Skeleton Soldier on the ground. To utterly annihilate a Skeleton like this singlehandedly, and to claim he wasn't a Knight?
 "…..So that means…"
 "Ah, I'm also a Hunter. Good to make your acquaintance. My rank is a Low Tier."
 Ignoring the flabbergasted expression of Kim Ji-Han, Sae-Jin offered his hand for a shake while smiling amiably. Somehow grabbing hold of the offered hand, Kim Ji-Han continued his disbelieving expressions.
 "Ah… well, that was a joke… right? Haha, well, your sense of humour is pretty good, I must say. But, you know it's not permitted, right? A Low Tier Hunter isn't permitted to hunt in the Low Tier hunting ground alone. I mean, if a Low Tier rank can chase down a Monster alone, then why stay as a Hunter and not become a Knight instead, right? Ahahaha!!"
 "Haha… is that so? But it's the truth."
 Sae-Jin could now maintain his Human Form for 90 minutes thanks to his level up just now, but that was still not enough. He quickly pulled out his Hunter licence and showed it to Kim Ji-Han.
 "Uh? This is a real Hunter licence…. eh?"
 Ji-Han's eyes and mouth widened as he discovered something incredulous on the card after he examined it back to front.
 "The Heavenly Gifted…? Could this be…"
 Ji-Han momentarily stopped talking and simply studied the man in front of him. The Heavenly Gifted - this was one of the greatest Titles available among the Hunters, only granted to those who could, within the space of half a year from the beginning of one's career as a Hunter, kill over 20 Monsters in a month.
 Those possessing this Title were all invariably got scouted by the biggest Knights Orders and it was a common occurrence to see many of them switching their profession to that of a Knight instead.
 At the back of the licence, there was Sae-Jin's hunting record, and as expected, it was quite a remarkable thing. Maybe it was all down to the difference in talent. 23 Monsters in a month, and to top it off, all self dismantled and disposed of. This record was so overbearing that, even though Kim Ji-Han knew this guy's ranking was two tiers lower than his, he found it impossible to say anything about it.
 "…This..!!"
 As Kim Ji-Han studied the licence some more, his eyes lit up brightly all of a sudden. He finally noticed the space for "Affiliation" was blank.
 Regular Hunters hunted in either one of two ways. One was to form a temporary party with other Hunters, and the other was, like Kim Ji-Han here, to become a Hunter employed by a Knights Order and hunt in a designated team.
 But it wasn't a given that the former was a worse choice than the latter, and that the latter option wasn't always a better of the two. There were enough Hunters out there choosing the first option simply because they didn't enjoy being in a strict group environment and all its accompanying rules and regulations, even though they possessed enough skills and abilities to enter a Knights Order.
 "You're not affiliated with anyone yet?!"
 "….Ah, yeah. Somehow, it's like that, but I like moving solo. I'm not thinking of joining anyone."
 Sae-Jin was adamant, but Kim Ji-Han thought that he was clearly the latter case. So, with a smile on his face, he presented Sae-Jin with another business card.
 This time, it was for the "Taereung" Knights Order.
 &lt; 03. A Heavenly Gifted Hunter (1) &gt; Fin.
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 This is a story of a man named Kim Sae-Jin, who one day, inexplicably wakes up as a Monster. Follow him and his perilous journey to get his life back as a Human, all the while growing even more versatile as a Monster in the process. This should be… complicated, somewhat.
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 The magic ring has been broken. 
 Disasters emerge. 
 Linde, who traveled through time and became a wild monster in the doomsday magic world, saw a group of undead people shouting "Pass on the Fire" in his territory. They have lofty ideals and are willing to sacrifice themselves to save the world. 
 So Linde prepared to pretend to be the head of the Novice Village. 
 Linde: As a remnant of the old era, I built a ship that can carry us to the new era. 
 Player: After going through untold hardships, we finally met the BOSS, and then the BOSS knelt down and swore allegiance to the lord. 
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 《As the king of the game BOSS, I just want to be a good head of the Novice Village》 
 《Player: Every NPC on our side is as strong as the BOSS》 
 《Player: That BOSS can't beat the NPC on our side who needs to be protected? 》 
 Tags: Lord, Farming, Fantasy, The Fourth Disaster
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 This novel is also known as Only I Level Up
 10 years ago, after “the Gate” that connected the real world with the monster world opened, some of the ordinary, everyday people received the power to hunt monsters within the Gate. They are known as “Hunters”.
 However, not all Hunters are powerful. My name is Sung Jin-Woo, an E-rank Hunter. I’m someone who has to risk his life in the lowliest of catacombs, the “World’s Weakest”.
 Having no skills whatsoever to display, I barely earned the required money by fighting in low-leveled catacombs… at least until I found a hidden catacomb with the hardest difficulty within the D-rank catacombs!
 In the end, as I was accepting death, I suddenly received a strange power, a quest log that only I could see, a secret to leveling up that only I know about! If I trained in accordance with my quests and hunted monsters, my level would rise.
 Changing from the weakest Hunter to the strongest S-rank Hunter!
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 Without noticing it, a man called Bill passed away, but then he realized that his life wouldn't end that way and soon he was reborn as Billy in another world. Billy was already satisfied enough that he retained his memories, but the surprises didn't end there. He was born with a weird power that granted him the chance to convert mana into experience points and transmit it to all sorts of things.
 Things were looking pretty good until he noticed that he was born in an impoverished and rustic village that was facing their imminent extinction in the hands of creatures that he had never heard of before and other tribes that had all sorts of abilities. Before he could learn how even to crawl, Billy had to find a way to help his tribe. Otherwise, they will be annihilated before he can even become strong enough to stand.
 Billy's journey will be much different than he had imagined. Much farther away from Earth than he had originally thought, Billy will have to adapt to a new environment where his tribe is at the bottom of the food chain. Will he be able to grow up safely and try to change things for the better for his new family and friends?
 The story, all names, characters, and incidents portrayed in this production are fictitious. No identification with actual persons (living or deceased), places, buildings, and products is intended or should be inferred.
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 Perhaps it is the choice of fate. As a senior otaku, Qian Lingfeng got the “steel shell system”. However, when he swept the world with the system, became a local rich man, made all kinds of beautiful women, opened a harem, and realized the ultimate fantasy of thousands of otaku, he found that things seemed far from simple! 
 When the end comes, biochemical zombies suddenly come down, fierce beasts are in power, bloodthirsty zerg roam to kill the world, and human lives are comparable to dirt. Where will weak human beings go in this world? Is humanity going to be extinct? Or … can an otaku save the fate of the human race?
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 Coal smoke fills the sky and steam roars endlessly. The world is running as usual, and prosperity is within reach. But the world is ignorant. 
 Only a very few people have penetrated the fog of history, studied taboo knowledge, dismantled secret inspiration, and called on invisible forces. They are called "knowers". 
 The chaos and reality under the filthy appearance of the world gradually become clear from a mysterious concert incident: 
 "Hidden knowledge, shifting surge, phase, ritual vessel, witness master" - this is the extraordinary path of "knowers"; 
 "Inspiration, composition, piano, conducting, symphony" - this is the sacred career of "artists". 
 Two roads, different paths, the same destination. Where the vision goes, the destiny chooses. 
 "The world is full of imperfections, but someone will see the glory in the end." 
 -Contemporary composer, pianist, conductor Carloen van Nin
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 After years of longing, Mu Chenyan was finally going to marry the man of her dreams — Yuan Xuan. However, on her wedding day, the tragic death of Shu Qinger, her well-known romantic competitor led to Mu Chenyan’s prison sentence.
 Two years later, Mu Chenyan was released from prison due to insufficient evidence, but she ended in another “prison” — the Yuan household. However, she was no longer the naive girl who would let anyone have their way with her…
 Her days in the prison had left their marks and a passion for revenge was now ignited in her. Even as Yuan Xuan tried to regain her love, she has now built a wall to guard her heart, cutting off all advances from him.
 The question remains — who killed Shu Qinger? Who are the people on her side, and those who are on the devil’s?
 Love and hate intertwined, with Yuan Xuan’s love and protectiveness over Mu Chenyan remaining unchanged…
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 Xue Mo sat in front of the computer, typing seriously. 
 "Knock knock knock!" A series of rapid knocks on the door sounded. 
 "Who is it?" Xue Mo walked to the door and asked in confusion. 
 "Police." 
 Through the peephole, two people in police uniforms were standing outside the door, and one of them showed his police ID. 
 "Does Xue Mo live here?" 
 "Yes, I am." Xue Mo hurriedly opened the door. 
 "We found that several recent murders are highly consistent with your novels. Please cooperate with the investigation." 
 "How could it be?" Xue Mo was so panicked that his mobile phone fell at his feet. 
 ... 
 When the case coincides with the novel, 
 distorted images, 
 ignored details, 
 who is the real murderer?
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 I woke up in my sleep, and a strange door appeared in my home…Behind every door is a strange world. 
 In the nightmare world, Jiang Cheng added the news from the strong man to the fat man, and he almost cried when he heard the latter, “If you die here, the whole family will stand upside down and bleed?” 
 “Is such that.” 
 “Then I don’t think you are too scared?” The fat man widened his eyes. 
 Jiang Cheng turned his head and said in a very formal tone: “Because I am an orphan.”
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 Su Xiaoxin, a comic book author didn’t make a penny out of it. But it all changed when she moved to this eight-story, old residential building. Her readers with the manuscript fees took a sudden leap.
 The readers praised her vivid imagination…
 But in fact, there was no imagination in her comics…
 She drew her real life!
 Vampires, zombies, corpses and elves are not from her imagination, but sitting face to face with her, they ate a hot pot!
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 “Boss…I’m really sleepy….” My eyelids were starting to feel heavy. After all, it was past 3am. Most normal people would be asleep by now.
 “From now on, don’t call me boss. During this 24 hours date, we are not in a boss subordinate type of relationship.” Suyang whispered in my ears. “If you’re tired, then take a nap. I’ll wake you up when the sunrise begins.”
 Then, he tightened his grip and I felt so much warmer in his embrace. “Let me sing you a lullaby.” Suyang suddenly suggested.
 “Lullaby? Why lullaby…?”
 “Isn’t it common for couples to sing to each other? I read it online.” Suyang explained. Before I gave him consent, he began to sing, “Pig…..your nose has two holes…”
 I smacked Suyang, “What type of lullaby is this?”
 “Stop interrupting. I purposely chose this song for you. You’re ruining the atmosphere.”
 “You’re the one ruining the atmosphere!” I couldn’t help but giggle hysterically.
 I turned over and saw how serious he was. It made me laugh even harder. “Stop being so funny!”
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 Lin Yixin has had the ability to see ghosts ever since the car accident. However, it felt more like a curse than a blessing until Yixin almost died in the hands of a masked killer one day. The killer got away, but Yixin realized she had an advantage no one else had. Since she was able to see the ghosts that were following him, it meant she could pinpoint his exact location. But how was she going to obtain the evidence to prove his guilt?
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 Wu Jin, as a trainee from a certain entertainment company, had a peerless, stunning face. He was qualified to debut as a C-Rank performer even if he just sat there and did nothing.
 After signing up for a certain talent show, the shining path to stardom beckoned to him––
 Wu Jin: Hold on, why is this show different from what we agreed on? Wasn’t it supposed to be about jumping around, dancing, and singing songs? Why do you have to send me out into the wilderness…
 Program Producer: You’re a once-in-a-century high appearance value competitor! We’re relying on you to save the program’s ratings!
 Wu Jin: … I seem to be on the wrong show. Wait a minute, this isn’t an idol show, it’s a fighting survival reality show ahhh!!
 Ten months later, the little cutie who had been thrown into the show–– 
 Turned into a human weapon.
 Powering up through various instances, slight entertainment circle elements.
 Extremely overpowered gong x little cutie who grows to become an overpowered shou.
 Completed Instances 
 Round One – Wilderness Survival 
 Round Two – Cellular Spaces 
 Round Three – Tarot Card Formation 
 Round Four – Cretaceous Period Revival 
 Round Five – Palace of Versailles 
 Round Six – Time Warp 
 Round Seven – Ancient Talent Show
 A brief single sentence introduction: Debut! Survival reality show!
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 Fang Yun has become a snake and got a system, the system requires him to brush up to 10 million reputation values, or face eternal death. So Fang Yun began to crazily upgrade! 
 A beautiful outdoor streamer in the mountains, facing the camera and the live friends sending gifts but was caught by a one-meter-long python. 
 3,000 meters above the sea surface, Lake Logar is suspected of the appearance of water monsters, causing a large number of tourists to explore. 
 On the calm sea, a luxurious cruise ship is slowly moving forward. Visitors stood on the deck as the sea breeze blow. Suddenly, someone found that under the water behind their cruise ship, a black shadow hundred of meters long is following closely. 
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