Absolute Dweller

Kim Myunghwan opened his inventory and pulled out a cup of instant noodles.

Since he had poured hot water in advance and let it cook for exactly three minutes before storing it, all he had to do now was take it out and eat.

Carefully peeling back the lid, he found perfectly cooked noodles waiting for him.

"Hoo—hup. Slurp!"

As he enjoyed his meal inside the tent, a woman entered and spoke to him.

"Senior, does it taste good?"

"Hyena."

Kim Hyena was the leader of the party that Kim Myunghwan was a part of.

The reason she called him “senior” was that they had known each other for quite a long time.

From the days when they had to travel long distances just to hunt goblins before the concept of instant dungeons even existed, they had fought together.

Over time, Kim Hyena awakened and grew strong enough to lead a hunting team.

On the other hand, Kim Myunghwan had hit a wall and remained stagnant.

"Because I’m a non-Awakened."@@novelbin@@

At first, when they were hunting goblins and orcs, the difference between Awakened and non-Awakened wasn’t that significant.

That was because, in those early days, most people relied on firearms.

After the introduction of dungeons, the playing field was evened out—at least to a certain extent.

In fact, some non-Awakened with exceptional marksmanship were growing even faster than others.

But once they reached a certain level, the story changed completely.

The gap between Awakened and non-Awakened widened the higher they climbed.

"If I want to break through this wall, I have to Awaken."

But unfortunately, that opportunity had never come to him.

While hunters, being in constant battle with monsters, had a higher Awakening rate than the general population, the percentage wasn’t overwhelmingly large.

"If I never Awaken, I might be stuck like this forever."

That was unacceptable.