Chapter 330: Second Tribtion
It was midday and Jun was eating lunch and is still hunting monsters alone.
Several days have passed and his hunt continued hunting without worrying about ck Haven. He constantly received updates from Evo about the surge of new survivorsing from the north. The recruitment n he devised seeded and it was better than he expected.
Almost two thousand new survivors havee to ck Haven of their own ord. Considering the developments, the National Police''s departure actuallyted him more than a thousand promising survivors.
These survivors aren''t wishy-washy and have chosen his territory despite the rumors. That could only mean they are strong individuals, or they just think they are. Nevertheless, he gained a lot of new possible citizens that could help in further securing the area.
The sess of the recruitment drive lies heavily on two factors; the bad rumors that came from the survivors that left ck Haven, and the unfair treatment these survivors received from the old government. Without those factors, these people wouldn''t leave in a hurry and choose a new ce to live.
It took a lot of time for these people to earn a ce in themunity and with them venturing into another territory, their futures would be uncertain.
The bad rumors about ck Haven''s neutrality enticed certain groups of people toe over. On the other hand, people who don''t like the expedition to the north finally found somewhere to stay.
Though the Stronghold City wouldn''t bepletely abandoned, its overall defensive power would decline steeply as if begging the people to question its safety.
Overall, the old government didn''t like the sudden event and people at the top were investigating the matter.
ke Shu already reported most of the events in the city and promised to stay loyal to ck Haven. The only thing he requested is constant support in terms of supplies and technology, so his organization can thrive in the midst of hostile territory.
Of course, Jun wouldn''t discount him and would give appropriate support. However, if the man wanted excellent gears and top-secret information, he needs to sign a contract with Jun swearing fealty to ck Haven and its people.
While checking thetest updates from his smartwatch, Jun felt a sharp feelinging from behind and immediately jumped to the side.
Screech!!!
A Hunter tried to ambush him, thinking he wasn''t paying attention to his surroundings. Unfortunately for the Hunter, he always uses Detection when he needs to do something. When the hunter''s movement was detected by the skill, it was the time when he felt the hostile intenting from behind.
"Oi, you should have run when I decided not to kill you earlier. Now I have to kill you for trying to kill me. Tsk." Jun clicked his tongue and leaped forward. His empty hand from earlier suddenly held a Warhammer that easily sent the skinny hunter to the ground. Its body even rebounded from the force before getting pummeled in its chest finally killing it.
The energy remaining from its body seeped out and transformed into EXP that entered Jun''s body, causing an event that Jun was trying to dy.
[You have leveled up!]
That''s right. He was on the verge of leveling up and he wanted to prepare himself before advancing to the next pit stop, level 20.
His stats were already way ahead of everyone but he just wants to do it in a safe ce, probably somece nearby to thepound. If he could document or have other people witness the tribtion, maybe they could get a betterprehension of what to do in the future.
However, things often don''t go the way you want them to go.
[Sessfully reached the second bottleneck. Your lightning tribtion is on its way. Please rx and calmly wait for its energy to gather.]
"Wait, what?!" Jun widened his eyes in surprise.
The first time he experienced the lightning tribtion, he was on top of a building in Angono just reaching level 10. The noise and energy overflow caused the nearby carriers to flock to his location, making him a very rare treasure trapped in one ce. If he didn''t have unique items with him at that time, getting out of that ce could have been really troublesome.
The bright skies started to darken above his area as thunder slowly rumbled in the clouds. In the horizon, there were patches of blue skies, making these single patches of dark clouds extremely unusual.
It didn''t take long for the first lightning to strike down and he was prepared for it. However, the apanying thunder caused a lot of hidden carriers in the area to be alert. Some ambitious ones even willingly searched for the ce where the sound wasing from.
Jun wasn''t scared of the tribtion. With his stats alone, he could guarantee his safety unless outside forces tried to join the fun.
And that is what''s happening now.
The lightning tribtion continued to strike him while he tried his best to climb to a higher ce. At least he could easily escape as long as he had the high ground.
Jun ran across the street and agilely climbed the nearest house he saw. He used his enhanced leg muscles to jump a few meters into the air and grab the railings of the second floor''s balcony. From there, he catapulted himself into the roof and gave himself the height advantage. If carriers want to reach him, they either had to see him first or smell him.
He focused deeply trying to absorb every lightning essence that entered his body. Refining his bones and muscles might be something natural during tribtion, but he wants to take one step ahead and willingly refine the energy himself. With additional help, he might receive more benefits.
Jun didn''t forget to look around the surrounding as the tribtion tested his body. Hordes of ck regr carriers can be heard roaming around. The evolved carriers made sure that their presence was known as they bellowed at each other as ifmunicating.