Chapter 11: (3). Hidden ss -4


    Lim Eunyeong had been very busy. She was a reporter of YTBC, a broadcasting station specialized in


    contents for virtual reality games.


    Her main work involved searching contents for YTBC like finding a yer who was on an interesting


    quest or visiting fields where a big battle was taking ce.


    Just yesterday, Kan, the game that was taking over the virtual reality gaming market, had a grand


    update. Therefore, it was natural for her to be very busy.


    “Ah, I have to get my boss something so that I can rx and y for the rest of the week…”


    Eunyeong, who was also a fan and a yer in Kan, had a character named Lucia.


    “Has anyone yed one of the new sses yet?”, Eunyeong wondered.


    She was a priest at Lv.65. She was not a high-level yer who belonged to the high ranks. That being


    said, her level was still quite high.


    However, opposite to her level, she was standing at the Kairon Basin: a hunting ground with Lv.10~15


    Wolves.


    Lucia eagerly watched beginner users hunting Wolves.


    “There has to be a yer who has seeded in getting one of those new sses in here. I must find


    him!”


    The grand update of Kan brought a lot of new contents, however, part of what the yers were


    really interested in included the new sses.


    Eunyeong wanted to collect information about the new sses faster than anyone else, send it to her


    boss and finally, y the game at ease for about a week.


    “But why are there so many people standing there?”


    Lucia spotted a ce where a decent number of beginners had gathered. She moved toward it right


    away.


    A few users were wrestling with a Red Wolf while the other yers were watching them.


    Lucia approached one of the bystanders.


    “Um, excuse me, but what are they doing?”


    “Oh, one of them is a Summoner. They have been doing that for a while, probably trying to capture


    that Red Wolf, so I got curious.”


    Just as he said, the party wasn’t boldly attacking the Red Wolf. They were draining its health little by


    little.


    Lucia’s eyes sparkled. She joined the bystanders and started to watch the user capturing the Red


    Wolf.


    ‘I should go and interview him after he seeds.’


    Ian was among those spectators as well.


    He had alsoe to capture a Red Wolf as soon as he got the ss because it was on the trailer


    video of the Summoner.


    The Red Wolf was the weakest of the Unique Rank monsters, so Ian chose it as his first target.


    ‘There’s someone who got here first.’


    Ian had been dyed by the hidden ss quest, therefore, he felt bad that someone had seeded


    in getting the new ss faster than himself.


    ‘Let’s see how you catch it.’


    The party drained the Red Wolf’s health quite quickly. Then, a man who appeared to be a Summoner


    tried to capture it.


    ‘It is a low-level monster… but it is also a Unique Rank monster. How can it be captured so easily?’


    Ian watched with curiosity as the white light shrouded the Red Wolf.


    ‘I thought so.’ Just as he expected, it was not captured.


    But then, the Red Wolf suddenly jumped up.


    Auuuuuuuu-.


    “What?”


    “Don’t lose it! Quick, catch it!”


    The party’s members panicked at the unexpected situation. The Red Wolf ran for its life and they soon


    lost sight of him.


    Ian shook his head.


    ‘Uh, Red Wolves are very hard to find again once they are gone…”


    Ian also wanted to capture a high-rank monster as his first, however, he then thought that it would be


    a better choice to capture any monster first andter spend time to capture a rare high-rank monster.


    ‘There are tons of Wolves around here. Should I capture some?’


    Ian’s research instinct soon kicked in.


    ‘How many Wolves can I capture with my Leadership?’


    He could release the monsters he had captured, therefore, he could do whatever he wanted.


    Ian then spotted a Wolf right in front of him. With the intention to capture him, he aimed the bow at the


    Wolf.


    Piiing-!


    With a fierce sound, the arrow hit the Wolf who died instantly.


    – You have killed a [Wolf]. You gained 45 EP.


    “Ha…”


    Ian tried again. He aimed at a Wolf’s leg this time. However, the result was the same.


    – You have killed a [Wolf]. You gained 45 EP.


    Ian sighed as the Wolf dissolved into a gray light.


    “I cannot use my bow here.”


    Ian put down his bow on his back and rolled up his sleeves. He then lunged at the Wolves roaming


    nearby.


    – You have seeded in capturing a [Wolf]


    Wolf was a Regr Rank monster, so it was easily captured. Ian used the Capture Skill with some


    violence and he seeded right away.


    “One done.”


    Ian checked the Wolf’s statistics.


    [Wolf]


    Lv: 12


    Type: wild beast


    Rank: Regr


    Character: timid


    – Evolution impossible


    Attack Force: 23


    Defense Force: 12


    Speed:19


    Intelligence: 8


    Health: 75/75


    A normal Wolf that lives on grasnd. It has quick feet and sharp teeth.


    …


    “Haha” Ianughed, “Timid? Even monsters have characters…”


    He then continued to capture Wolves around him.


    – You have seeded in capturing a [Wolf].


    …


    – You have seeded in capturing a [Wolf].


    And as he tried to capture his ninth Wolf, a new message came up.


    – Your Leadership is not enough to capture another Wolf.


    Ian then killed the Wolf without hesitation.


    “I have captured eight of them in total. My leadership is at 40… does this mean that each Wolf needs


    about 5 points of Leadership?”


    Actually, if it had not been for the additional 30 in Leadership that he had gotten by finding the hidden


    ss, he would have been able to capture only two.


    Ian got the information he wanted and started to release the Wolves he had captured.


    “After all, I do not need eight Wolves. I should keep one or two and let the rest go.”


    Ian had checked that his Leadership was enough, therefore, he was thinking of having the Asiatic


    ck Bear as his first pet.


    The average level of an Asiatic ck Bears was about 35. He concluded that he could capture at


    least one with his Leadership.


    However, after releasing three wolves, Ian found something strange.


    ‘Huh? This one is at the same level as the one I just released, but its stats are much higher!’


    Ian then stopped and took a look at its statistics window.


    [Nimble Wolf]


    Lv: 12


    Type: wild beast


    Rank: Regr


    Character: cunning


    Evolution impossible


    Attack Force: 25


    Defense Force: 13


    Speed: 24


    Intelligence: 10


    Health: 75/75


    A normal Wolf that lives on grasnd. It has quick feet and sharp teeth.


    …


    “‘Nimble Wolf?’ Its name is also a little different!”


    Ianpared the stats of the remaining Wolves and grinned.


    ‘Oho, same monsters of same levels have different stats!’


    It was an interesting discovery.


    ‘Like all users have different stats, all monsters in Kan should have different stats as well.


    Additionally, there must be some that have stats much greater than others’


    The Nimble Wolf was an example of this.


    ‘Let’s find the best Wolf in Kairon Basin!’


    Ian wondered to what extent the stats of the same monsters could be different. His research instinct


    started to kick in again.


    “I should keep capturing Wolves and releasing them until I find the strongest.”


    Ian then started to move on his way. “I should try capturing only Wolves for a day.”


    From this, Ian’s great ‘research’ began.