SSS-Class Summoner - Chapter 1

Environmental destruction. War. Limited resources.

Humanity has lived with problems as always.

Meanwhile, an unimaginable disaster had hit humanity.

Gates opened in unexpected places, and all kinds of monsters rushing out of them were catastrophic.

Modern firearms could not hurt most monsters.

In the early days, to catch a small monster, hundreds of billions of missiles were launched.

The only way to close the gateways was to spit out all the monsters and wait for it to disappear, and even if some gates vanished, gates continued to appear all over the world.

Humanity was devastated, and many cities became destroyed.

But there was hope.

After the gate opened, a handful of outstanding people awakened their abilities.

Called awakeners, they had power and stamina beyond humans, and some of them realized extraordinary instincts.

With the purpose to subdue (the guys who can’t begin with the regular firearms) the awakenings defeated the monsters using their cold powers or awakened instincts.

After the first gate appeared, there became a lot of confusion while the Awakening and the Great War policy took hold.

However, after the disaster was subdued, and normalcy adapted, the catastrophe created an opportunity.

Ether, the nucleus of monsters, is a powerful energy source of another dimension and boasts more overwhelming efficiency than all other resources.

With the advent of ether, the price of oil has plummeted, and it is hard to find a word such as ‘lack of power.’

Along with new resources, many new technologies using ether have also been developed, making it easier to deal with monsters.

In the third world, where civil war and war prevailed, each of them was also busy blocking monsters, and all the battles between humans stopped and disappeared. And in this world, the awakeners naturally became the main characters of the times.

The number of high-quality awakened people had a direct impact on the national power of the country.

In Korea alone, the number of awakened people at a high level compared to the number of people was noticeable, and the status and the right to speak in the international community has become unparalleled.

It was a question of why are only the Korean Awakeners incomparably superior in quantity and quality to other places. People speculated that the first gate was related to Seoul.

Besides, it was natural that not only the national level but also the individual awakened.

It has saved its lives and saved lives, and its ability to transcend humans and even a star castle has made it popular.

It was ridiculous that it appeared on TV more than celebrities and politicians, and the interest in the top Awakeners was far more than that.

Being a high-ranking Awakener and gaining wealth, honor, or power.

Probably everyone has dreamed of it at least once.

And when I was 20, I felt that feeling for a very short time.

* * *

“You said it was SSS rank.”

“really? surely!”

Kang Il-hyun, who was told by a government official, was surprised and stood up.

The grade of intellect was SSS, so it was a figure he had never heard of before.

However, the blurry-eyed female official shook her hand as if she were bored.

“Yes, Yes. It’s a machine error. Sometimes, when I test it against the general public, I have a poor ability or rank.”

As if this wasn’t the first time, the civil servant spoke out in a clever manner and handed out the paper.

“It doesn’t matter if you come back next week and retest, but you haven’t had any other results so far. If you were really Awakened, your results would have been right.”

“Arghh, yes… Thank you.”

Il-hyun, who was greatly disappointed, was ashamed of what he had expected for a moment, and quickly took the inspection paper and left the building.

The screams of the people waiting behind tickled the back of his head.

This occasional Awakening machine error was notorious for feeding the victim.

“Hey, it’s a triple S. It’s not a kid’s play…”

Il-hyun, in front of the pedestrian crossing, sighed.

The rank of the ability itself and the rank of the Awakener was not always proportional, but even a single A-rank ability could become a national prospect.

But it wasn’t S, it was SSS, so it was ridiculous.

He read the letters on the test paper to shake off his regrets.

Category-Awakening

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SSS Rank: [Summon], [Predation], [Transform]

When his eyes caught his list of instincts, Il-hyun, laughed at himself, threw the test paper into the trash.

* * *

People evacuated the gates of the black cracks that appeared in the middle of Seoul, and special police officers blocked the surrounding streets and widened the gates.

Suddenly a few kilometers in radius was controlled at the gate of Rank B2, making it an empty city with no people left.

The B2 stage was a high-ranking gate that first appeared in Korea this month, thanks to the several high-ranking Korean Awakeners that mustered.

Two of the world’s leading A-class Awakened people gathered, and there were over 10 B-class Awakened people to back them up. All of them wore fluttering black coats, a symbol of the Awakened, and a sword on their waists. It was a defense coat and ether sword made by processing ether from monsters. A device made from resources obtained from monsters, but it became an important factor to fight against them with.

The Awakenings were cheered by the surrounding citizens and crossed over the gates, and shortly after they entered, almost human-sized worms poured out of the gates.

A fierce battle ensued between the monsters and the Awakened. Shrieking screams and wild wailings echoed over the barricades. And the scene of helicopter shooting far away was broadcast all over the country.

“It’s great.”

Il-hyun was sipping coffee in a cafe and staring at a scene on TV.

“Once I thought I was capable…”

Il-hyun tasted bad.

He had a small ability from the past.

The dust on the floor could be moved sideways without touching it.

It was also possible to reach the sandy beach and move the shape of the sand excellently. Thanks to him, he thought he was awakened and talented in the kinetic force, a kind reasoning.

But that was all—no further development.

Even though he had not tested optimal for a great Awakener, he could use his ability at some point, and he would not know it because of his enhanced physical ability.

However, even over time, Il-hyun did not have a strong body, nor did his fine abilities appear as a reason.

It was an occasional occurrence among the general public.

If you have very weak abilities from a young age, but there is no possibility of development, eventually, you cannot escape the Awakening. When he was 20, he was tested for Awakening by the state, but now a machine error caused only ridicule.

“I thought I had some intellect and liked it.”

Il-hyun put his hand on the sugar powder and summoned.

The powder moved in a fine greasy motion to form a small circle.

The ability was still there, but it was still really useless, a feature that would not help carry on.

He was living a very ordinary life, far from special, as a proxy for a small company at twenty-six.

With the advent of the gate, it would have been impossible if the conscription system had not disappeared.

“Yes, it wasn’t a fuss because I had a gate in my uncle’s apartment.”

Said the clerk, who was sitting across the street and looking at the screen, clapping her hands.

“What?! Really?”

Then another female colleague asked her in amazement.

The woman nodded vigorously.

“I really mean it. My cousin’s brother took an authentication shot next to the gate and posted it on SNS.”

“There is no fear in the world.”

“The monster doesn’t appear right away anyway. In time, there is no need to worry about the Awakened people coming and catching them. My uncle’s house was all broken, but in the country, the compensation is clear, so I thought about changing the house.”

“Yes, the old building owners of the fortress wanted to open a gate around them. When the building is half-baked, it is newly built. Even if you don’t want to pay, you aren’t picking the money at once because of the high cost of mandatory insurance.”

Il-hyun, who was listening to the two talkers, said.

“Are you still worried? The cycle will be back soon.”

It was a peaceful time worldwide. The amount of gate generation and the level of monsters were also far apart. The reason was simple. There was also a cycle in the gate that seemed to pop out without rest. The cycle was changed every five years, and the amount of generated gates changed. And this year was the beginning.

“I do not know. I have never seen monsters.”

“We were busy with Awakening five years ago, and we had no problem. I wish I could see the monster once.”

“Ay, that’s too out.”

Il-hyun stared at the watch as the two female workers watched him laugh and chatter.

“It’s almost over for lunch, but it’s going to rise, right?”

“Oh, drop by a high-ranking convenience store.”

The two of them stalked behind Il-hyun.

* * *

Tiddididick. Tiddididick.

The alarm sounded one string’s ears.

He frowned and raised his upper body in bed.

“It’s boring, boring.”

Il-hyun woke up and turned off the clock alarm.

He woke up at a fixed time as usual and prepared to go to work as always, warmed up the food leftover from yesterday, brushed his hair, and dressed up.

He left his house and rode on a free-run subway because of ether, and luckily sat on an empty seat. Then looked into his cell phone.

On the Internet screen, information about the gates opened, and the dawn of the day was listed.

Il-hyun saw it. He exclaimed.

‘Awakened people suffer, too.’

Even in a small country like Korea, the gate opens without any attempts, so the number of Awakened people and police waiting at night was significant.

In particular, a country such as Russia, which has large unused land, managed to control the gate and suffered a massive budget due to the huge budget.

“awhile… Is this near the company?”

Surprised, Il-hyun stopped.

“Are there any problems with the family?”

One of the lists I was thinking of handing over was the current destination.

It wasn’t long before his face turned pale, and a subway announcement came up.

[We will guide the passengers. Due to the gate near Cheongseong Station on Line 11, the controlled Cheongseong and Gudo Stations pass without stopping.]

“ruined.”

Il-hyun’s expression was distorted.