I Became the Rankers’ Number One Pick

immediately if she got hurt.

Fortunately, she was not too fast.

Kang Soo-jung jumped and did a somersault.
Unfortunately, before she could deal any damage, she was interrupted by the Stone Knight’s frenzy.
It stomped and tried to crush her.

Seo-ah ran without hesitation.
“Get up!”

The girl managed to leap back just as the monster’s foot made impact with the ground.

“Wow, I almost died.
I really did faint for a second there.
How did you wake me up?”

“It’s not the time to be asking that.
We’re not in the clear yet.”

“I know, I know.
Why isn’t he coming after us yet?”

Park Seo-ah quickly cast ‘Recovery’, and Kang Soo-jung ran back into the fray.
This time, she slid onto the ground and aimed for the Stone Knight’s ankles.
Her passive skills, ‘Flying Legs’ and ‘Attack Weaknesses’ activated.

‘Attack Weaknesses’ was a skill that could literally identify the enemy’s weakness.
Her twin knives would circle around the spot and strike—right now, they were hurtling towards the stones above the monster’s feet.

A fine line appeared on the stone.

“That’s amazing!”

The Stone Knight stomped angrily, trying to catch Kang Soo-jung, who avoided it skillfully and continued to attack.

“How can you catch me when you’re so slow? You damn rock!” she taunted.

Inwardly, though, she was puzzled.
What she was dealing with now was at the very least a D-class boss.
Originally, she had a hard time catching the intermediate- and high-level monsters in E-class gates.
There was also the matter of her current speed, which was much better than her usual capabilities.

‘Whatever! This is so exciting!’

Very close to where the battle was taking place, Seo-ah concentrated on Soo-jung.
The faint light surrounding the girl’s body grew brighter.

She didn’t even realize that her mana was running out because she was so focused on using ‘Recovery’ every time Soo-jung got injured.

By the time there were numerous marks on the Stone Knight’s ankles, Kang Soo-juung suddenly stepped back, sheathing her twin knives.

“Ha!” She drove her fists into the damaged stone.

Clang!

She had used her ultimate skill, ‘Clenched Fists’.
It could only be used for a single blow, but it was quite powerful for an E-class skill, and today it seemed stronger than ever.

Rumble.
Rumble.

The Stone Knight’s body tilted to one side as its ankle crumbled.

“Success!”

“Good job, Soo-jung!”

The stone monster was not able to move properly because its balance was off.

Seo-ah’s praise encouraged Kang Soo-jung even more.

“Yes! If we catch it, we can share the spoils! Our strategy is working!”

Kang Soo-jung excitedly faced the Stone Knight alone.

However, it wasn’t the boss of the gate for nothing.
As soon as it collapsed, the stones that made up its shoulder came hurtling towards one point.

“Eonnie…!” Soo-jung came running, but it was already too late.

The speed at which the stones flew was impossible to avoid for Seo-ah.
She closed her eyes tightly.

She felt someone embrace her tightly as she lost consciousness.

***

The world was silent.
Her body was as heavy as soaked cotton, but her heart was at peace.

She realized at once that she was in a dream.

‘I want to sleep more.
I don’t want to wake up.’

Since the death of their parents, Seo-ah had been taking care of her younger brother and handling their livelihood.
They lived on a pension, insurance, and part-time jobs, but now she had reached the limit.
Why else would she have opted to become a hunter when she’d promised never to step into that world?

Her childhood dreams of becoming a psychological counselor had literally become a dream.

‘I just wanted to live a normal life.’

Ding.

While Seo-ah was immersed in self-pity, the system bell rang.

[ Mission 1 – Clear! Please select your completion reward.
You may choose two skills from the list.
Once selected, the skill cannot be refunded.
Other skills may be activated beyond your control.
]

‘Oh, right, the mission reward.’

But before she could take a look at her choices, there was a new notification.

[ The time period for reward selection has passed, so the system will choose your rewards at random.
]