Summary :
In Solo Leveling Chapter 17, Sung Jin-Woo continues to explore the high level gate he entered in the previous chapter. As he ventures deeper into the dungeon, he encounters increasingly powerful and menacing monsters.
Sung Jin-Woo’s abilities are pushed to the limit when fighting these formidable foes. He strategically uses his shadows and various techniques to overcome challenges. With each victory, he gains experience points and levels, further increasing his power and skills.
During his exploration, Sung Jin-Woo discovers a hidden chamber in a dungeon. Inside, he finds a mysterious plinth on which lies an ancient-looking book. Fascinated by the artifact, he approaches and touches it.
Suddenly, a wave of energy flows through Sung Jin-Woo and he experiences a sudden vision. He sees glimpses of powerful monsters, battles, and forebodings. It is clear that the book contains vital information about the world of hunters and the threats they face.
As the vision fades, Sung Jin-Woo realizes that he has gained a valuable source of knowledge and power. Determined to uncover its secrets and harness its potential, he decides to take the book with him and continue exploring the dungeon.
The chapter ends with Sung Jin-Woo heading deeper into the dungeon, ready to face whatever challenges lie ahead. His determination is unwavering as he embarks on a journey of growth and discovery.
just as Jin-Ah shook her head, Jin-Woo abruptly driven ahead an umbrella to her.
“Why an umbrella?”
Jin-Ah acquired it and took a examine the sky. because it become still early sunrise, the sky remained darkish, but it seemed to be more or less clean and cloudless.
“however, it doesn’t appear to be it’s going to rain, though?”
“Take it anyway.”
“but, it’s heavy, you understand?”
“Take it with you regardless. besides, it’s a folding kind umbrella so it doesn’t even weigh anything. forestall exaggerating, will ya?”
Slam.
Jin-Woo then closed the door.
“Che…. appearing as he seems like.”
Jin-Ah lightly kicked the door a couple of times to explicit her disgruntlement, folded the umbrella and shoved it inside the empty area in her school bag, and turned round to leave.
‘hang on….’
Her steps came to an abrupt halt after she remembered the difference in the attention tiers between her and her brother. some thing changed into alternatively unusual.
His eye degree had definitely risen up higher compared to before.
“Do men continue to grow taller even of their 1920s?”
Eii, there has been no way that would be genuine….
Jin-Ah shook her head once more and hurriedly walked in the direction of her faculty.
*
click.
Jin-Woo locked the door and summoned his inventory.
“garage.”
storage, ‘inven’, inventory.
He determined it thru numerous experimentation and discovered that the word used didn’t matter as lengthy they intended the equal aspect.
It changed into the identical story while accessing the mailbox.
as long as the word spoken intended ‘open’, the favored impact came about without fail. (TL: the writer wrote ‘open’ 3 times in Korean and in English in this sentence. therefore I had to exchange it particularly.)
Jin-Woo then shoved the umbrella he simply got from the random field inside the ‘virtual’ garage in front of his eyes. (TL: this is the direct translation from the raw. I didn’t make a mistake. this is what it definitely stated….)
“It’s no exact these days again, huh.”
four days had handed through because he cleared that instantaneous dungeon.
He continually remained hopeful whenever he got to open up a random container, praying for another dungeon key to pop out, but regrettably, he hadn’t been fortunate so far. It need to’ve been a pretty rare object if it was this difficult to get.
‘nicely, that’s that, however now….’
Jin-Woo entered his room and sat on the brink of his mattress. there has been a rely he had clear up proper away.
“Stats.”
[Stat]
strength: forty eight
Stamina: 27
Agility: 27
Intelligence: 27
belief: 27
(to be had points to distribute: 12)
He have been saving up the Stat factors earned from the quests of the past 4 days. He made certain to complete the day by day quest every day. Of path, he also didn’t overlook to usually take a look at his rewards, too.
however, he hadn’t allotted the points till now.
the difficulty changed into….
“….this is difficult.”
indeed, he located it as a substitute hard to make a decision.
The ‘energy’ Stat.
It turned into a exceptional Stat, that’s for positive. He hadn’t regretted it as soon as, making an investment all of his points into this one again while he started out this aspect.
Agility.
This become additionally a quite darn desirable Stat, too. against weak enemies, it simplest helped a touch, however as the levels of his fighters rose up within the destiny, no doubt he’d be relying on this Stat more and more.
properly, the ‘speed’ become a relative element, in spite of everything.
and then, Stamina and notion.
It’d be first-rate if his Stamina changed into excessive, obviously. And this belief turned out to be very useful as nicely.
subsequently, ‘Intelligence’.
…..This was the hassle child.
He hadn’t been able to parent out this Stat’s makes use of yet.
His level had extended by way of pretty lots, however he didn’t feel any smarter than before. His recollections didn’t seem to have improved, nor did his capacity to calculate quickly, both.
‘I think, it has to be related to magic….’
This Stat is probably something he didn’t really want in the interim. Which left energy, Stamina, Agility and perception.
“….Even then, that is absolutely difficult.”
even though he now had one less Stat to select from, he was still in a quandary here.
He didn’t experience too assured in any respect.
at the least he understood that the synergy among ‘strength’ and ‘Agility’ become excellent. although he could deal large damage, it’d be meaningless if he couldn’t hit his goal. at the turn facet, even supposing he should hit appropriately all of the time, as long he couldn’t deal sufficient harm, it’d be a waste of time, too.
In that regard, one ought to say that electricity and Agility formed a ‘set’.
‘for the reason that my energy Stat is so excessive, I need to raise Agility as much as match it.’
If he decided to raise his Agility Stat, then he had to postpone elevating Stamina, as a substitute. nicely, the synergy between Agility and Stamina wasn’t so true, after all.
The aspect changed into, whilst Agility became raised, the percentages of getting struck by the enemy might lower. however however, Stamina became a Stat that only displayed its authentic really worth whilst the opponent really damaged him.
‘Of direction, I do need as a minimum the bare minimum of Stamina….’
but, raising each Agility and Stamina at the same time was a as a substitute inefficient technique, as a minimum from his attitude.
After a prolonged deliberation, he determined on the order of priority.
the first one became Agility. the second one, perception. in the end, Stamina.
His power became masses excessive enough so he’d defer it for now. And as he was planning to elevate his Agility, belief took priority over Stamina.
After deciding so, Jin-Woo spent 2 factors on electricity.
Tti-ring.
[Stat]
power: 50
Stamina: 27
Agility: 27
Intelligence: 27
belief: 27
(to be had factors to distribute: 10)
nicely, he desired to raise power to the spherical or even 50 in the meanwhile. That turned into how ordinary people behaved, no?
Then, he spent eight points on Agility.
[Stat]
power: 50
Stamina: 27
Agility: 35
Intelligence: 27
notion: 27
(available factors to distribute: 2)
The cause for that was also no longer that special.
He just desired the last quantity to be a ‘5’.
‘It’s a ways extra prime to peer the numbers finishing in increments of 5….’
strength 50, and Agility 35.
Seeing them stop within the multiples of five, he all at once felt instead pleased with himself for no motive whatsoever.
‘And as for the ultimate 2 points….’
Jin-Woo invested them on notion subsequent.
With this, the factors distribution had come to an end.
[Stat]
energy: 50
Stamina: 27
Agility: 35
Intelligence: 27
notion: 29
(available points to distribute: zero)
The handiest sticking factor would be the fact that he couldn’t pretty bring notion up to 30.
‘well, I don’t have any more points left, so it can’t be helped, I guess.’
apart from that, the whole thing become ok. He figured that it’d be nice to raise Stamina and Agility thru levelling up.
“So then, I wager that’s it.”
no matter who you have been, you’ll be difficult-pressed to experience a hundred% satisfied with everything. when you consider that he had idea about his picks for an extended while, he became greater or much less satisfied with them like this.
It turned into then, he should listen the phone ringing from the dwelling room.
Riiing, riiiing….
‘Is the association calling me?’
inside the past, he didn’t need to take part in the raids so he did his exceptional to ignore the calls till the last viable moment, however proper now, he became raring to move and take a look at out his raised abilities against diverse monsters.
Jin-Woo fast snatched up the receiver.
“this is the Hunter Seong Jin-Woo.”
– “Aigoo, you eventually picked up the smartphone.”
Too terrible, it wasn’t a call from the affiliation.
A rueful sigh leaked out of his mouth.
– “Learner Jin-Woo, why is it so tough to get in touch with you recently?”
The voice coming from the speaker was a acquainted one.
It’d been four years already on account that he graduated from high faculty and therefore stopped being a ‘learner’, but the owner of the building constantly connected that prefix in front of Jin-Woo’s name ever considering that taking in each the Seong siblings when they were still young children.
“I’m clearly sorry approximately that. i was admitted to the sanatorium due to an incident some days ago.”
– “Tsk, tsk, so that’s what occurred. I must’ve regarded. properly, there’s that and, learner Jin-Woo…. The hire for this month hadn’t come in yet, so…. what must I do? If it’s a piece too difficult for you, need to I postpone it for a month or ?”
“Oh, no. It’s first-class. I’ll send the cash in a bit later.”
– “k. but, don’t pressure yourself, you hear? looking to look after your mom and your younger sister, you’re going through a lot hardship there. I recognize money is essential, but don’t neglect to attend to your body, too.”
“thanks. I received’t overlook that.”
the decision ended there.
Jin-Woo pulled out the financial institution stability ebook from one of the drawers. The last quantity within the account became handiest around ?800,000. (TL: simply over $seven hundred.)
“Fuu….”
A groan leaked out from his mouth.
After paying the lease of ?500,000, he’d have ?three hundred,000 left for the month’s dwelling prices.
And the hire will be that low best because the apartment building was placed at the far flung outskirts of the city, as properly as it being old and decrepit, plus the proprietor of the constructing considering Jin-Woo’s issues and no longer raising the amount for the final couple of years.
there was no manner everyone would be able to find an condo to hire for 500 grand consistent with month in recent times.
And looking to live to tell the tale on 300 grand for the entire month changed into even more difficult.
“I gotta make some cash first.”
Jin-Woo determined to attend to the urgent subjects first.
He was not the equal man from some days in the past who couldn’t even kill a unmarried E-ranked monster and shiver in worry.
***
How did Hunters make cash?
The best way turned into to kill monsters.
Hunters ranked S or A ought to get sponsorships, shoot commercials, make appearances in tv shows and the like to hoover up a number of money, as plenty as a few chaebols made, however their range turned into quite few. (TL: Chaebols = proprietors of massive agencies essentially)
certainly, there have been too few of them.
aside from those too few ones on the top, most people of the Hunters needed to visit a dungeon in an effort to make money.
The better the rank…
The greater the revel in….
The profits might be determined by every character’s personal capabilities.
For a person like Jin-Woo, who become ranked E, worked best for the association, and had no revel in in dungeons rated higher than C, this type of situation changed into an exceptionally tough one to overcome.
Jin-Woo’s expression scrunched up into something unsightly.
‘dismissing the situations, for now, if I could just enter an assault crew, now that would be incredible….’
He took a take a look at the task postings at the Hunter websites’ bulletin forums and called a few numbers, however they all became out to be a waste of time. no one wanted to work with a Hunter ranked E.
those Hunters looking for out of doors assist via activity postings were freelancers almost all the time, which intended that they had been responsible for preserving their very own necks, so understandably, they paid close interest whilst forming a raid crew or letting someone into theirs.
those people didn’t own sufficient abilties to enter huge Guilds, however their ranks were too excessive to paintings for the association.
They had been all kind of caught in-among a rock and a difficult region, but not able to go both manner.
‘Even then, these Hunters nevertheless earn extra than ?10,000,000 a month, as far as I recognise.’ (TL: around $8830)
It turned into the case of ‘excessive chance, high praise’.
given that they placed their lives on the road, the income they earned turned into just as large on the quit of the day. It wasn’t for not anything that Hunters were the goals of envy from the overall populace.
From Jin-Woo’s angle, he should handiest get impatient, although.
‘ought to I simply take the rank reassignment test and growth my rank right away?’
in the end, Jin-Woo shook his head.
He knew that was a silly component to do, irrespective of how tough he thought about it.
A Hunter ranked E unexpectedly have become a excessive-ranked one!
whether or not that changed into A or B, or perhaps even C, it didn’t depend.
The Re-Awakening would usually end up a hot subject matter of verbal exchange.
The loads cherished not anything greater than a good gossip, and Hunters simply so befell to be a great difficulty to chew on.
The old announcing went that, if there were five mouths, then there could be ten eyes. meaning, the extra humans pointed out you, the extra eyes could be centered on you. His Stats might keep to upward thrust up in the destiny, so it’d be only a count of time before his ‘unique’ constitution was found by means of the others.
“A Hunter who can improve his abilities up higher?”
“He becomes stronger as time goes with the aid of?”
“who is this Hunter?”
“How can he do some thing like that?”
“What need to we do to grow to be like him?”
absolutely, many people would specific their hobby. in any case, there hadn’t been a Hunter like him before. And amongst those expressing interest, there would be individuals who attempt to use him, or screen their hostile intentions closer to him as nicely.
‘If simply one of these possesses brilliant electricity, then….’
simply imagining it gave him the chills.
He become a ways too susceptible as he was now. until he possessed sufficient power to protect himself, he didn’t want the sector to realize of his lifestyles. which means, taking the take a look at to reassign his ranks was out of the query.
‘but, I still need to make cash right here….’
however, that didn’t imply he could go out and get a part-time task, either. He didn’t realize whilst the association might call him for a raid.
by raiding a dungeon, he’d get to earn both cash and enjoy, so how ought to he blow that critical danger simply to scrounge up a couple of bucks by running in a nearby shop?
even as he become significantly taking into account on what he needed to do, he spotted some thing in the bulletin board that caught his interest.
– Emergency! attempting to find a single Hunter, irrespective of the rank! needs to come right away!
Jin-Woo’s eyes shot right open. This posting had popped up actually a second in the past.
whilst he hurriedly checked the contents of the posting, it wasn’t too a long way from his home, too.
Jin-Woo quick picked the phone up. the alternative side have to’ve been in a rush as nicely because he answered the call even before the primary ringtone.
– “hello?”
Jin-Woo said his motives for calling as exactly as feasible and calmly waited for the solution.
– “Oh, you are an E rank?”
The reaction from the other facet became better than predicted.
– “It’s pleasant. We simply want a person to show up and fill up the headcount, this is all. but, it’s a Gate ranked C so it’d be tough that allows you to hunt there. So, we’ll simply spilt the income amongst ourselves and we simply provide you with ?2,000,000 in cash. How about it? Can you return proper away?”
2,000,000 for a day’s paintings! (TL: round $1765)
It became a lot of money for simply being there to make up the numbers.
A rather tempting provide this become.
It become regrettable that he couldn’t get to proportion the dungeon’s loot, but he would possibly emerge as dropping out on making 2 million just by looking to be too greedy.
‘For now, permit’s put out the urgent fires first.’
Such an possibility wouldn’t come around each day, in any case.
2 million become sufficient for him and his sister’s month-to-month living fees.
Jin-Woo stated sure to the provide.
“I’ll be there in less than 15 minutes.”