Episode 1: Leveling System (2)

"It's all over."

Gwak Joon smacked his head against the stones. He snatched the rope haphazardly and hung it from the splintered planks. Before that, he turned around and grabbed Lu Piao by the neck.

"Wait, what are you doing?! " Lu Piao fixed his eyes solemnly.

"I'm going to murder you, f*cker!"

Gwak Joon answered while Lu Piao squeaked happily.

"Bro, how kind of you! Will you kill me yourself?"

Lu Piao jumped around like a happy bunny while Gwak Joon struggled to hold him.

Gwak Joon sighed and shook his head, scattering these evil thoughts. If he keeps thinking about it, he might actually do it and kill Lu Piao.

Gwak Joon returned to reality and looked at Lu Piao.

He, on the other hand, would never give up hope. So what if Glory City was destroyed? He was a long-time reader of TODAG (albeit he had a love/hate relationship with it), thus he knew where the hidden cities were.

Lu Piao glanced at him.

"Pay attention to what I'm saying. I didn't instruct you to bring the rope so we could hang ourselves. Understand?"

"Oh," Lu Piao was perplexed, "then for what?"

When he saw this reaction, Gwak Joon cursed. 'F*ck, I have to persuade this guy or else he'd hang himself!'

"Come here."

Gwak Joon waved at Lu Piao as he peered around the corner of the conclave. He pointed at the dead snow wind monsters on the ground with his hands.

"We'll use this rope to escape. Do you recall Teacher Shen Xiu's lessons?"

Lu Piao raised his eyebrows, unable to recall anything.

"Good." Gwak Joon grinned in his thoughts as he concocted a fantastic tale. "Listen carefully," he continued, "We can't employ our Bronze Rank strengths since gorillas are far stronger than us; fighting them head-on is simply courting death. As a result, we need to devise a backup plan that involves utilizing the fur as a cover."

"Oh." Lu Piao was enlightened. He massaged his chin. "But, Bro, can you guarantee that your plan will work?"

"100 percent—no, 70%!" Gwak Joon stated confidently.

He wanted to add "100%," but knowing he was talking to a moron, he knew Lu Piao would never believe him.

As a result, it was preferable to mention 70%.

"70 percent?" Lu Piao was taken aback.

Gwak Joon smirks. Look! Look! This is the result of my words. No one can stand up to my persuasive voice.

While Gwak Joon smiled, Lu Piao shook his head and muttered, "Isn't that...a little too low?"

After saying that, he began attaching the ropes to the wrecked board.

Gwak Joon was deeply shocked. "You...What are you up to?"

"I'm going to kill myself." Lu Piao informed him. "Bro, you said it's better to die with body intact than to be eaten by monsters with only a shred of bone left."

"...."

Gwak Joon was deafeningly silent.

It's pointless. It was pointless to convince an idiot.

Episode 1 Chapter 3: Leveling System

It took Gwak Joon a few minutes to persuade Lu Piao to put the rope down for the time being. Feeling troubled, he sat cross-legged and scratched his head.

"F*ck my life!" If I knew this was going on, I'd rather monitor my students than being stuck in this world!" Gwak Joon clenched his fists. "I should have just eaten the pizza before going to bed. F*ck me!"

[Master, do you need my assistance by chance?]

The artificial machine floats in front of Gwak Joon at this time, her voice teasing him.

Gwak Joon had a bad feeling about this, but he nevertheless said, "Tell me what I should do? What on earth should I do?"

[Master, the System has several features that you can access.

[For example, Equipment Crafting]

"Equipment Crafting?" Gwak Joon was taken aback. He promptly looked at the rope and said, "Tell me what I can make with a rope."

[Searching]

[Search Finished]

[There are 3 results]

Gwak Joon was ecstatic. Why didn't he consider the system? This is his savior, his kami-sama!

"Quick tell me the results." He inquired joyfully.

The system gave a chilly tone in response.

[And...why should I bother telling you?]

Gwak Joon was taken aback. He spoke haltingly. "Because you're my system!"

[Lol. Stop being delusional, master; I'm not your woman!]

Gwak Joon gnashed his teeth and begged, "Please Master."

The system was stunned. She appeared to be giggling as she responded.

[Aygo, I can't possibly ignore my adorable disciple, can I?

[Here are the results, my cute disciple]

[Display the results of the Item "Rope"]

[Name: Comfortable Suicide; Item required: 4 meters rope + comfy coat; Effect: You will experience no agony when hanging your neck.]

[Name: Cowboy Rope; Item Required: 8 meters rope + Ten, level 2 monster cores; Effect: A good weapon with the ability to bend in any direction]

[Name: Concealment Rope; Item Required: 1.5-meter rope + 20 pieces of snow wind beast' furs; Effect: When you wear it, the Snow Wind Monsters will treat you as kin for five minutes.]

Gwak Joon cursed at the first thing, but the others that followed made him almost jump with excitement. He swiftly came to a halt and determined what to do.

He didn't know where he could find a level 2 monster core for the time being, but he was well aware of the snow wind monsters.

He grinned as he stared at the dead snow wind monsters in the far distance. "Hehe. You're dead anyway, so it's better to be a helpful monkey than a worthless one."

—Episode 1 Chapter 4: Leveling System

"Come with me, Lu Piao." Gwak Joon greeted Lu Piao with a wave.

Even if he despised the present Lu Piao, Gwak Joon couldn't stomach the thought of leaving him here. After all, this was an important character and a devoted friend.

"Where are we going?" Lu Piao followed Gwak Joon.

Gwak Joon gives him a gloomy look. "We're not going to commit suicide, okay?"

Lu Piao gave a nod.

Gwak Joon was pleased with this and began walking. "All right, let's go. We're going to shave those gorillas furs."