I Have Awakened, but Mosquitoes Are My Enemies

Level Up! Level up! (3)

Junyoung pushed his hands together, then the Dark Vampire Tick (☆) burst into pieces.

[You have levelled up].

‘It wasn’t a big deal.’

Still, it gave me quite a lot of exp.

Thanks to it, my level has increased by one!

I’m now Lv7.

【Name】 Kang Junyoung

【Level】 7

【Mana】 550/550

‘My mana has increased again as well.’

It doesn’t end there.

[A new general ability, <Slayer (C)>, has been created].

[You can now lure some of the detected vampires to your location].

“What is this?”

It seems that as you level up, you’ll get additional General Abilities.

[ Slayer (C)]

-Lures vampires within a 5 metre radius found with the special ability ‘Vampire Detection’.

-Duration: 10 seconds.

-Consumes 1 Mana.

-Effective even when the target is moving.

-The duration and range increase as the level increases.

Until now, even if he was able detect the mosquitoes he couldn’t catch them if they were in places that was out of his reach

But now he will be able to lure them in front of him and kill then them.

‘It means that there is no need for me to dig the ground like I did before.’

They’ll just pop out of the ground when the Slayer skill is activated.

Of course, they has to be within five metres for it to work.

‘Is this for real?’

I can’t wait to try it out.

But I’ve already killed all the bloodsuckers in this area.

I don’t regret it though.

‘There are plenty of bloodsuckers around here anyway.’

Jun-young walked towards the gate entrance and then gestured to Park Yura.

“Let’s go there, there are no more bloodsuckers in this area.”

“Yes. Thank you for your hard work. But are you really okay leaving like this?”

“I got kicked out of the team, so there’s nothing I can do. But at least I killed quite a few bloodsuckers, so today wasn’t a complete waste.”

“Don’t be so upset. You didn’t do anything wrong, I’ll have to ask Chief Kwak Sang-woo why he had called a villain like Lee Do-jin.”

“Is Lee Do-jin known for being a villain?”

“Healers in general are notorious for their bad behaviour, but Lee Do-jin is one of the worst. It’s best to avoid him at all costs.”

How much of an ass do you have to be for you to be called a villain?

There’s nothing strange about it.

There are always villains, or scum, in any group, just like the mosquitoes that come back every year when the weather gets warmer.

In any case, I have to give back what I have received.

Junyoung appears calm on the surface, but he is angry.

“What? Did you level up again?”

“How did you know?”

“I can feel that you’ve gotten stronger than before. Could it be that you have reached level 7?”

“That’s right, I’ve reached level 7.”

JunYoung smiled with pride, Park Yura looked at him in surprise.

“Wait a minute, you’re already level 7, that’s ridiculous!”

“What’s wrong, when you awaken, don’t most people level up very quickly in the beginning?”

“That’s for awakeners with Attributes, but for non attribute awakeners like you it takes a long time to go from level 6 to level 7, called the Demonic Period, That’s because level 7 is the maximum level.”

“What do you mean by the maximum level?”

“So far, no non Attribute awakener has been able to surpass level 7, so that’s what we are speculating.”

When Junyoung expressed his curiosity, Park Yura explained the concept of maximum level for each attribute rank.

【Rank S】 Lv??

【Rank A】 Lv45

【Rank B】Lv30

【Rank C】Lv20

【Rank D】Lv17

【Rank E】 Lv13

【Rank F】 Lv10

【No attribute】 Lv7

“The American Awakened Association has compiled this conclusion based on the attribute rank and levels of numerous awakeners around the world, and no exceptions have been made so far. However, in the case of S rank, the number was so small that it was meaningless to try and find their maximum level, so they could not find theirs.”

“Then Park Yu-ra is currently level 20?”

“No, I’m not. I’m still nowhere near the maximum level.”

Park Yura smiled sheepishly.

“I reached level 17 three years ago and have been stuck there ever since.”

“Isn’t level 20 the maximum level for a C rank?”

“That’s right, but even for an Attribute Awakened, there are demonic periods where you don’t level up no matter how many monsters you kill inside the gate. Most C rank hunters enter the demonic period at level 16, so I’m lucky. Honestly, I’m hoping to reach level 18, if not the maximum.”

“Good luck, I’m sure you’ll be able to do it.”

Park Yura smiled when she heard it.

“Thanks, but that’s just me, anyway. You’re really amazing, Kang Joon-young. I never thought you could reach the maximum level just by catching bloodsuckers, let alone so quickly.”

“I’m a little surprised myself.”

Maybe it’s because my max level isn’t 7?

‘I’m not a non-attribute, so that might be the case’

However, since it’s a question mark rank, I don’t know what my maximum level is.

“But did you know that when a non-attribute awakener reaches their maximum level,it’s more likely for their attributes to bloom?”

“That’s the first time I’ve heard of that.”

“It’s a rare occurrence, but it does happen, and I hope you’ll have the same luck.”

“Thank you.”

But my attribute had already bloomed.

There’s just no way to prove it due to the limitations of the device.

‘I’ll just have to raise my level soon to prove it

As it is, when he reaches level 8, he will be recognised as not being a non-attribute awakener.

* * *

Meanwhile, after Jun-young and Park Yura left the team, Kwak Hye-na wasted no time in attacking the Cerebral Bloodsucker.

” Then we’ll go right in, is everyone ready?”

“Yes.”

“We’re ready!”

The team nodded, including C-rank Hunter Lee Jun.

Except for A rank Hunter Kwak Hye-na and B rank Hunter Lee Do-jin, the rest are all C rank Hunters.

“When the Cerebral Bloodsucker appears in a few moments, there’s a good chance that the nearby bloodsuckers will swarm at once, so no one will approach it until I give the signal.”

“Understood.”

Some of the bloodsuckers might be impatient, so if the C ranked hunters approach them rashly, they might get themself killed.

That’s why A-rank hunter Kwak Hyena needs to attract their attention, in other words, pull aggro from them.

Hye-na is very good at this.

She uses her Taunt skill to focus the aggro of the Cerebral bloodsuckers on her.

“Kwowwwww!”

“Kuahhhhh!”

While the bloodsuckers have a brown tree bark-like covering, the cerebral bloodsuckers are covered in black tree bark-like texture that evokes darkness.

As such, it’s not hard to spot them from a distance.

‘Luckily, there is only one 3 star.’

Among the bloodsuckers, there are two 2-star ones, and the rest are all normal-ranked.

In fact, the most troublesome thing about hunting them is that they swoop in like the wind and sneak up on you.

Provocation skills don’t work on them either, so team members often fall victim to them.

But now, thanks to the Mosquito Net buff, they won’t have to worry about being bitten.

It’s an F ranked Hunters buff, but for Kwak Hye-na, the team’s leader and tank, it’s as good as an A ranked buff.

‘At this rate, we might be able to finish this quickly.’

But then.

Not long into the battle, something unexpected happened.

“Argh! What is this? Why are all these bugs coming after me?”

It was none other than B rank Hunter Lee Do-jin.

His body was completely covered in bloodsuckers, including cerebral bloodsuckers.

The bloodsuckers don’t seem to care about the rest of the team, and are only targeting Lee Do-jin, who is the only one without a mana mosquito net.

“Be careful, Mr. Lee Dojin! Deploy your mana shield!”

“I have it already wrapped around me!”

Fortunately, since he possesses B-rank healing attributes, he can create a protective barrier around his own body.

He can also use the shield to send a shockwave of mana towards them, smashing them to pieces.

The problem is, even as the bloodsuckers are shattered by the mana shockwave, they continue to swarm towards him.

Boom, boom, boom!

The bugs are blocking his view, so he has to keep unleashing his Mana Shockwave.

While the mana consumption isn’t significant, engaging in combat with the bugs like this prevents him, a healer, from being able to protect his team members.

Especially if he doesn’t dispel the curse called “Dark Veil ” unleashed by the cerebral bloodsucker, it becomes troublesome.

It’s a simple curse for a rank B healer to dispel, but if left unchecked, it can quickly drain your mana.

“It’s the Dark Veil! Please, dispel it quickly!”

“I’m also under the Dark Veil! Please, dispel it quickly!”

A black aura, reminiscent of a dark vine, envelops the bodies of C rank Hunter Lee Jun and Park Yong-seok.

[The curse of the cerebral  bloodsucker binds your body].

[10, 9, 8——-]

Even Kwak Hye-na’s body is covered by dark vines.

Fortunately, she’s an A rank Hunter, so the curse can’t do much damage.

For a C-rank hunter, the Dark Veil, which lasts for over a minute, disappears in about 10 seconds for her.

However, even those 10 seconds will cost her a lot of mana, so she needs a healer to remove the curse quickly.

However, Lee Do-jin is currently too busy battling with the bugs to use that kind of skill.

“Shit!”

“Eek!”

In the meantime, two C rank Hunters had collapsed in a state of exhaustion due to mana depletion, and others were engulfed by the dark vines.

“Ah, healer, what are you doing, break the curse!”

“I’m out of mana!”

“Wait a minute!”

Although Lee Do-jin had managed to lift the curses of some of the Hunters, his timing kept getting slower and slower as he was distracted by the attacks of the bloodsuckers.

‘I’m losing my mind here!’

We are gonna die at this rate.

‘We have to get rid of the cerebral bloodsuckers first.’

Kwak Hye-na unleashed a mana shield on her body and focused her strikes on the cerebralbloodsuckers.

As she did so, not only the cerebral bloodsuckers, but also the other bloodsuckers stretched out their tentacle-like branches to attack her.

Boom, boom, boom! Thud, thud, thud!

The shield rapidly drained her mana with each impact.

It’s essential to continuously drink mana potions in this situation.

“Ha! If it’s going to be like this, why did I even bother bringing a team with me?”

It’s ridiculous that she’s taking on a cerebral bloodsucker and a bunch of Bloodsuckers all by herself, without the support of her teammates, especially the Healer.

‘I can’t go on like this any longer.’

With only one bottle of mana potion remaining, she’s going to die if she keeps on going.

‘I’ve got to get out of here. This is more than I can handle.’

Not only the Hunters but also the Special Forces waiting at the camp are in a frenzy.

Lee Dojin had managed to escape to the camp, leading a large swarm of bloodsuckers and cerebral bloodsuckers with him.

Moreover, there has been no sight of Lee Dojin’s whereabouts since then.

“It’s a bloodsucker!”

“Everyone, fire!”

Trerk! 

Tattatata

Boom!

The sound of exploding grenades as well as automatic rifles could be heard from where special forces members are.

The bloodsuckers attacking the camp are normal-ranked monsters, not star monsters, so their firepower is effective.

The sound of the repeated bombing draws the attention of the 2-star bloodsuckers near Kwak Hye-na.

Even the 3-star Cerebral Bloodsuckers are starting to shift their attention towards them.

At this rate, there’s a possibility that the special forces members could be wiped out.

‘I am going crazy.’

Literally, there is no such thing as an easy raid.

“If only Kang Junyoung were here then we wouldn’t be in this mess.”

All of this has happened because of Lee Do-jin.

However, now is not the time to blame him.

“This won’t work! Everyone, retreat outside!”

“What about you, Hunter Kwak Hye-na?”

“Don’t worry about me, I’ll lure the monsters to the other side as much as possible and then escape on my own. Hurry up!”

“Got it!”

The special forces members had been constantly practising escape drills for cases like this, so they quickly picked up the wounded and ran towards the entrance.

‘Taunt! Taunt!’

Kwak Hye-na taunted the cerebral bloodsuckers and bloodsuckers into chasing after her so that her teammates could escape safely.

“Koooooooo!”

“Kiaaaaah!”

The enraged bloodsuckers frantically chased after her, but she managed to outrun most of them with ease.

Yet, the cerebral bloodsuckers were persistently chasing after her.

[The curse of the cerebral  bloodsucker binds your body].

[10, 9, 8——-]

“I’m sick of this thing!”

As it continues to attack with its dark vines, Kwak Hye-na is now almost out of mana.

She had just drained her last bottle of Mana Potion, so there’s no way she can keep on fighting the Cerebral bloodsucker now.

Running away is the only way to survive.

‘Let’s be strong. I’m almost there.’

Initially, she ran in the opposite direction, but now she is going through various paths to make her way towards the entrance.

This is possible because she knew the terrain inside the gate.

“What? Ms. Kwak Hye-na?”

At that moment, she could hear a familiar voice from ahead.

It’s none other than C-ranked Hunter Park Yura.

Jun-young’s is also visible next to her.

Seeing them, Kwak Hye-na was surprised.

“Why haven’t you two left already?”

Junyoung replied “I was killing the bloodsuckers inside the gate because it didn’t feel right to let them go like this. But why are you alone?”

“I don’t have time to explain, just run, there’s a 3-star cerebral bloodsucker behind me!”

Before she could finish, a huge black monster appeared behind Kwak Hye-na.

“Oh my God, let’s get out of here!”

Park Yoo-ra was stunned, but Joon-young’s expression was quite the opposite.

Why should I run away?

A predatory smile bloomed on his lips.