‘Condition…… good. Skill window, no changes other than Contracted Constellation restrictions. Inventory, available. Starting point—’
“Hmmm.”
Cheong Huido swept his gaze around.
A Western-style room that seemed to be someone’s bedroom. What especially caught his eye were the various implements for Mass placed throughout the room.
‘Divine-attribute items ranging roughly from Rare to Legendary grade.’
The mage’s calculating circuits, having appraised them at a glance, began spinning rapidly.
‘Obviously a temple. The owner of this room seems to hold a high position, too. At least a cardinal, maybe? Security around here must be thorough as well.’
“Hold on.”
Then, could this possibly be……?
「We gather at the ‘meeting place.’ No matter when that may be. Without fail.」
The meeting place that raid leader Gyeon Riok had emphasized to the very end was unmistakably the Collector’s temple.
And this place, where every breath made his lungs seize up and felt unbearably unpleasant to him as a mage…… was obviously a holy sanctuary.
There was no way to know what order everyone had arrived in at the moment, but his exceptional instincts were telling him something.
He was the advance party!
“This is way too good a start.”
Cheong Huido gripped his chin, and the look in his eyes gradually turned more serious as he sank into thought.
It was basic Hunter knowledge that one’s ranking in clear contribution could be decided by one’s starting point.
For instance, if the objective was at the summit of a mountain, wouldn’t someone starting halfway up have a massive advantage over someone starting at the foot? That sort of thing.
And yet from…