Chapter 16. This Is Too Easy
Oh Sang-Jin was, ostensibly, a perfectly run-of-the-mill manager of Karma.
Except, of course, for the fact that he was not very ordinary at all—he was the Guild Master's son. Thanks to that, he enjoyed the special privilege of splurging the hefty sum of twenty billion won on a rookie.
I'm lucky that Kang Jae-Jun is such a careless fellow.
The bizarre public auction held at the café was a novel—albeit a bad sort—experience for him. Fortunately, Kang Jae-June's heedless personality made it simple for Oh Sang-Jin to step in with an enticing deal.
He found himself inside a monitor room overlooking the second exam venue. The room, lined with dozens of screens along a wall, doubled as an opera box for managers and attending family members of the examinees.
The voice of the Association employee in charge came through the loudspeaker.
— I'll take a moment to explain the second phase of the exam.
The countless monitors were aligned to form a single grand display. On it appeared a view of the examinees wearing protective suits, distributed by the staff.
— From now on, you'll form teams and enter the forest as one. Your objective is simple: stay alive—conscious, that is—until the time is up.
The Hunter exam had increased in difficulty over the years.
Originally, it was a simple written test. Licenses were handed out to anybody who could prove they had a skill, nevermind how they might be lacking in other aspects such as stamina or mental fortitude. Tragically, with the low low barrier to entry came a high mortality rate among the Hunters.