After the grueling forty-eight-hour exam, the Hunters lay exhausted in the waiting room, sprawled out wherever they could find space.0

Their supply suits were covered in monster blood and slime. Their hair was matted, and the shadows under their eyes had extended down to their cheeks. Over the past two days, the Hunters had pushed themselves to their limits, repeatedly enduring challenges to qualify for an A-rank promotion. 0

“Good work,” Do-Jun said, approaching Ye-Ji.0

She was slumped in one corner of the waiting room, and he handed her an electrolyte drink with a gentle smile.0

“Thank you, Mr. Administrator...”0

She drained the half-litre bottle in one go.0

Using his qi sense, Do-Jun confirmed that her mana had been depleted long ago. The same was true for the other examinees; everyone had hit their physical limits and had persevered purely through sheer willpower.0

“Wow, eighty percent of us passed…” a Hunter muttered.0

Over the past few years, the pass rate for the A-rank promotion exam was always below thirty percent. But this batch had an unusually high passing rate, and the Hunters exchanged curious glances.0

Yet,...0