I Alone Am an EX-Class Summoner

Chapter 22

A new record in the Monday Dungeon?

A remarkable achievement for sure.

News articles were written about it at the time, and public opinion was stirred up quite a bit.

A new record in the Tuesday Dungeon?

When Baek Jin-woo's name appeared again, a lot of players started to take notice.

"Baek Jin-woo? Who's that?"

"Huh? I think I have heard that name before. Oh yeah, wasn't it mentioned that someone finally broke Kang Gun-ho's record, but the post was deleted shortly after?"

"Oh, that person! Wow, he broke it again?"

"He cleared the Monday Dungeon, then the Tuesday Dungeon... He doesn't seem like a ranked player, so is he some hidden master who just appeared out of nowhere?"

"And now he has made the global rankings with this one, which makes it even more significant."

"It's definitely intriguing. What organisation does he belong to?"

Until then, there had been a bit of excitement, but things hadn't really exploded.

But the next morning -

When he set a new record in the Wednesday Dungeon?

At that point, everyone had to admit it.

What had only been discussed in player forums was now being discussed in major news outlets, and articles about Baek Jin-woo flooded the platforms.

[New record in the low-ranked Wednesday Dungeon! "4 minutes 22 seconds," Who is Baek Jin-woo?"]

[A player who appeared out of nowhere! Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday - record-breaking attack after record-breaking attack! And both Tuesday's and Wednesday's records are global records!]

[Will player Baek Jin-woo go for Thursday next?]

The public had been buzzing about the Tuesday Dungeon record, but now that he'd broken both Monday and Wednesday records...@@@@

South Korea, which had temporarily calmed down, was once again in a frenzy.

Naturally.

The person at the centre of it all, Baek Jin-woo, didn't care.

"All this fuss over something so trivial?"

Right, right.

Who do they think they're dealing with?

It was surprising in another way.

Although he considered himself an old hand, was the standard still so low after three years?

Frankly, he could guess the reason.

Lack of leadership.

It was probably because South Korea's veteran players had left.

While the countries known for their summoning had been well led from the start by experienced veterans, South Korea seemed to have lost their way.

But it wasn't Baek Jin-woo's job to put things right.

I just need to become stronger as I originally planned.

If he claimed his position in the One Heaven and made sure that 'YooBaek' grew up well with Yoo Ji-ah, then?

The standard in South Korea would naturally rise as well.

"All right, let's practice, everyone."

Clap, clap!

Baek Jin-woo clapped once more on the training ground.

Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

There were only four days left.

***

Korean players' headquarters.

The director's office.

The director looked at the articles and furrowed his brow.

"Who is Baek Jin-woo? I feel like I've heard that name before."

The secretary sighed softly as she watched the elderly man, whose hair was completely white, adjust his glasses.

The current director of the player headquarters was too old.

He was only in this position because he had served five terms as a member of the National Assembly, using his name and influence to secure this role.

"He is the person that Rep. Park Chang-seok mentioned... Do you remember? The one who said he'd provide information if he received a subpoena."

"Oh, that's the one that Congressman Im Hee-su was against, right?"

"Yes, that's right, Director. He refused, saying he couldn't spend money without first receiving solid information."

"So that information turned out to be real?"

"It seems so."

Snort!

A harsh breath came from the director's nose.

Im Hee-su, that fool. He's lost his touch.

To be fair, he had been sceptical himself.

Congressman Park Chang-seok was right, but so was Congressman Im Hee-su.

But in politics, the result is more important than the process.

If they had supported Baek Jin-woo from the beginning?

That information would have been at the headquarters by now.

They could have won the praise of the people and more votes as a result.

"Sigh."

The director sighed with regret.

Park Chang-seok had made an excellent suggestion, but Im Hee-su had foolishly thrown away this golden opportunity!

"Secretary."

"Yes, Director."

"Try to contact that player Baek Jin-woo again."

"You mean directly from our side?"

"Yes, that guy. We thought he was fake, but he turned out to be real. We have to bring him in however we can."

Can they get back what they've already lost?

You can get all the Skill Books you need from the Thursday Dungeon.

Not much to this one.

It's basically a one-on-one fight with a dungeon boss that focuses entirely on defence.

[Warning! Warning! Warning!]

[The boss monster appears!]

As soon as you enter the Thursday Dungeon, the boss will appear.

The boss is a giant Earth Golem.

It's huge, about the same size as the Titan Golem.

Roarrrrr!

The golem lets out a mighty roar as it twirls its earthen arms around.

Despite its appearance, its defence is so high that most attacks won't even scratch it.

The core unit here is originally the B-rank White Wolf.

It is the most cost-effective unit in terms of its single-target defence reduction ability.

However.

Baek Jin-woo hadn't bothered to buy the White Wolf.

I can just smash it with a high DPS combo.

So he put together a team of elites.

Lamba, Hun-gyo, Explosive Dragon!

And then the Titan Golem and the Wind Falcon!

"Phew, I probably shouldn't sell this video".

Why bother sharing footage of you just smashing the best team?

Better to tell people to reduce defence with the White Wolf and attack with a high-DPS setup.

That's the optimal method.

In fact, it's so simple that it's already popular in Korea and the closest thing to a world record.

But I still need to break the record.

To be precise, the Earth Golem has one weakness.

It's all about hitting his head.

For most players, that would be quite a challenge.

It's so big that it's hard to aim at the head.

But there's a way.

"Titanium."

Roarrrr!

Reading the player's intent, the Titan Golem bends its knee and lowers its shoulder.

Hun-gyo, Lamba and the Explosive Dragon climbed onto the spot.

Thud, thud, thud...

The Titan Golem lifted his massive body to face the Earth Golem.

And above them -

Fwoosh!

With a graceful leap, Hun-gyo swung his arm powerfully.

Slash, slash, slash, slash!

His swordsmanship, at its peak, shredded the Earth Golem's head in an instant.

Rumble!

A booming sound like thunder echoed throughout the dungeon.

With the attack speed buff from Lamba and the movement speed buff from the Wind Falcon, Hun-gyo's movements became even sharper.

The attack speed stacked up, making him faster and faster!

Meanwhile -

Fwoooosh!

The explosive flame wave of the Explosive Dragon joined in!

Actually.

Later on, only the Explosive Dragon will enter the Thursday Dungeon.

A properly trained Explosive Dragon?

It'll probably be able to clear even high-level dungeons in a second.

Including the time it takes to enter and exit, that's about ten seconds?

Theoretically, it could produce 8,640 Skill Books a day.

Anyway.

For Baek Jin-woo and the EX-class summoners who retained their memories of JinuGod's One Heaven, a low-ranked Thursday dungeon was a piece of cake.

-

[Boss monster handled!]

[Dungeon is clear!]

[Clear Time - 00:05:10]

-

"Nice."

Another national record for South Korea!

He beat the average of six minutes by a full minute.

Hun-gyo is really something else.

He'd already realised that when Hun-gyo easily overpowered his younger brother's C-rank Shadow Elf.

This guy was unmatched in terms of growth rate.

"Let's go again!"

After defeating the Golem one more time, Baek Jin-woo smoothly set up the automatic battle and finally left the Day of the Week Dungeon.

And on his way out -

"Excuse me, are you player Baek Jin-woo?"

Two employees in neat Headquarters uniforms greeted Baek Jin-woo.