You can't do it?
How to break down something solid and strong.
The simplest method is force. More force is clearly the most straightforward and best way to break down defenses.
Before the regression, I often relied on this method.
But the easy way isn't always possible. Sometimes, strength is lacking for any number of reasons.
Like the situation I'm in now.
'With my current abilities, even if I use a good weapon, it will only scratch the armor.'
So what should we do? It's simple: we need to attack their weaknesses.
In humans, the head, heart, or joints.
However, it is not advisable to aim for the head and heart.
Because it is a place where the armor is concentrated to defend.
Therefore, the best place to aim is the folding joint, i.e., the joint that is the moving part.
As if carefully opening a double or triple-layered safe, he pokes the gap in the shoulder drive armor to dismantle it and simultaneously cuts upwards.
The following movement was a diagonal cut from the disarmed upper left shoulder to the neck.
The weapon was sucked in, like water through the armor's invisible cracks and seams.
'As if the weapon were going where it was supposed to be.'
And with this, the tank clone's defense becomes virtually the same as that of a bare body.
Squeak -
One movement. Just one movement.
A tank clone collapses, completely split in two from left shoulder to neck.
My body needs a lot more time to adjust than I thought.
'It's moving just as I thought... ... .'
I was worried about differences in physical characteristics like height, muscle strength, and stats, but I don't feel any disparity. Perhaps it's because it's my body, even though it's from the past.
It may be because the skill is working correctly, more than anything else.
[Piercing Eyes (B): Pierces the essence of the target.]
A cheat key skill that can also be used to detect the target's weaknesses.
I was worried that the grade was low and I wouldn't be able to see the exact pinpoint, but it's still sharp.
Of course, since I had raised it to S+ rank before returning, I could exploit all the weaknesses I saw, but the gap wasn't that big yet.
If I had known it would be this clean, I would have turned on the recording.
"Oh, what's this? It looks like the defense is set to the lowest possible level. Come to think of it, that's true... but with the default Tank Clone settings, even without a unique weapon, damage isn't dealt properly."
"...."
What? Are you distorting your thoughts because you think it doesn't make sense?
"Still, it's nice to have a clean form. Kendo? Oh. Since it's a spear, maybe something like spearmanship? I guess you've been exercising a bit? I should try practicing with a tank clone before team practice later."
"Well, okay."
There's no need to explain it in detail. For the average person, if something is easy to do, it's easy to assume it's easy.
It doesn't look perfect to have to explain it.
"Well, I'll go warm up first since we have team practice soon. Good luck with practice, and if you're taking the tryouts later, be sure to let me know. I'll make sure to tell the coach that there's a promising kid at our school."
At this point, it seems like an obsession. Are you being ostracized by the team?
Well, it's none of my business.
***
Hunters, including those in the Hunters League, don't use long-range weapons like guns very often.
Unless you have a special skill that can assist with ranged attacks, a regular long-range weapon is better than that.
Using the mana within your body, or using superhuman strength to slay monsters.
Even if the most powerful anti-personnel weapon in the modern era is the gun, its effects are limited to ordinary people.
It often didn't work against Awakened beings with superhuman defenses, mobility, and other defenses, and it was challenging to inflict fatal damage on monsters.
Therefore, rather than waiting with relatively weak guns from afar, Awakened Hunters often use their own personal weapons to take down enemies. Hunters are consequently generally skilled with spears and swords at a mediocre level.
Of course, there were also ranged dealers who used long-range weapons such as bows and crossbows.
In any case, the sword Lee Chang-hyun had shown earlier was quite sharp, even to Kim Do-jun, who was close to being a professional hunter among the Korean Awakened.
'Even though the defense is set to the lowest possible level... '
In fact, before I saw that sword, the words telling me to take the academy entrance exam were empty words.
The Seoul City Hunters are one of the top teams in Korea, even though they're an academy team.
But looking at that bet, I wonder if he could really make it onto the team.
'It's not a bad thing to have a new youngest member of the Academy team who goes to the same school.'
Kim Do-jun, imagining such things, summoned the mithril sword, the weapon his parents had given him to celebrate his enlistment.
And then, recalling the memory from when he was with Lee Chang-hyun, he rushed at the tank clone.
'I think it was something like this... ... .'
It must have been a form of holding a spear and cutting diagonally from the shoulder to the neck.
Kim Do-jun recreated the Lee Chang-hyun beating he had seen earlier.
Bang!
A loud tin can sound echoed as the mithril dagger, made of a special alloy, clashed with the tank clone's armor.
At the same time, the impact of the Mithril dagger being swung down with all its might was transmitted to my hand.
"Ahh... What is this? Was there an error in the defense settings?"
With that thought in mind, I looked at the settings screen again, but the defense was clearly set to the lowest level.
I'm sure he did what Lee Chang-hyun showed me...
I tried again a few times again, but all I could hear was the sound of a tin can being hit.
Something was definitely wrong.
'I think I did something wrong with the settings... ... Next time I see it, I'll have to ask how you set it up.'
Of course, that's that, and now I've started hitting the tank clone for the purpose of warming up before practice.
But the warm-up didn't last long.
"Hey, Kim Do-jun! The seniors are here, so why don't you greet them briskly?"
Han Ji-soo was two years my senior on the academy team. We joined the team at the same time, so we weren't academy seniors, but he was older than we were.
Even though they are a prestigious Seoul city team, their behavior is completely thuggish.
It was awkward for Kim Do-jun, who came from a relatively wealthy family and lived in a pretty good school district.
If you want to get over it without fighting, it is right to give in.
"Oh, senior. Hello."
"Okay."
When I stopped practicing and bowed 90 degrees, he seemed satisfied and answered.
"But why are you hitting the tank clone again?"
There's a smirk on his face as if he's doing something stupid.
"I...I was just going to practice for a bit to loosen up."
"Which kid is practicing body stretching while leaving a tank clone behind to practice cutting? Are you proving that you're a tough guy?"
"Ah... that's my friend...."
While Kim Do-jun was speaking, Han Ji-soo interrupted him and struck him.
"Is your friend Lee Min-seok? Or maybe Director Choi?"
Lee Min-seok is currently the only Korean hunter with a world-class ranking, active in the Hunters League. Coach Choi was the head coach of the Korean Hunters League national team.
"No matter how you set your defenses, the tank clone won't be damaged. Put on a show, put on a show. It's so noisy... Can't you see that the other seniors are coming too? Anyway, I have to teach you everything from start to finish."
"Sorry."
When Kim Do-jun apologized, the senior just ignored him and removed the tank clone from the setting.
And then, the guys who came with me and I made a big mess by eating the snacks we bought and giggling in the empty seats.
Kim Do-jun couldn't help but sigh softly inwardly.
***
After Kim Do-jun left the comprehensive hunter training facility, I slowly started playing the game.
So, I summoned the ones you'll actually face in the Hunters League.
Depending on the field, various monsters appeared, and AI hunters who practiced on behalf of opposing players continued to appear as holograms, and I had to fight against them.
'It's a lot less than I thought... ... .'
I thought it was okay because I easily defeated the tank clones with Kim Do-jun earlier, but it's far too weak. Unlike the tank clones, whose actual defense is close to zero once their armor is disabled, their weapons can't even penetrate monsters with their basic bodies and hardware.
Even if you attack the vulnerable point with piercing eyes, it is the same.
'Of course, it's because I'm still a B-class with piercing eyes, so I cannot see weaknesses... ... .'
This means the ability to identify weaknesses accurately is still lacking.
The difference between the S+ rank and the B rank was that big.
It's more of a problem because it's not just that.
[Physical Ability]
[Strength: 5]
[Reaction speed: 6]
[Flexibility: 6.6]
[Stamina: 5]
[Regeneration: 5]
My current physical ability is better than that of an average person who is good at sports.
Even if you hit the pinpoint accurately and deal 150% damage with 100% power, it's not easy to deal a significant blow because the power is weak to begin with.
'Of course, if there's a fatal gap like a tank clone, you can just squeeze through it, but if not... ... .'
No matter how much you avoid and hit all the monster attacks, there may still be a situation where you lose.
First and foremost, the most urgent need is a powerful attack. Developing the strength to deal reliably significant damage. That's the top priority.
Of course, if you wait, your body will gradually return to its previous level, but even then, other measures are needed.
'Before the return, [Full Bloom] was opened... '
Not only my skills, but my overall physical abilities have also significantly benefited from [Full Bloom], so this time I need to train my body even more.
Even if skills are essential to the awakened, in the end, it is the body that uses them, and physical abilities must be supported.
'Let's fully invest in the Hunters League Rookie Discovery Program.'
With that in mind, I started the physical ability improvement program, which was set as the default.
A comprehensive hunter training facility is possible because it provides all the necessary training facilities for hunters.
From creating a kind of sandbag, like a tank clone or a virtual sparring partner, to increasing stamina.
[Physical Ability Enhancement Program: Strength (Prologue and User Analysis) is implemented.]
At first glance, you might think of it as some kind of old-fashioned strength-building machine like those used at the gym, but it was something else. Not only was the system tailored to the individual, but it was also highly optimized, with special equipment.
'Considering the price of this training equipment, it's absurd to use it for such simple strength training...'
[Step 1 is implemented.]
Several white cylindrical targets appear and stand.
When you attack this target, the total amount of power hit will appear as a number above, like a scout.
It's similar to applying force to a punching machine and getting points.
'It's different in that you hit with a weapon or skill, not with your fists... '
When you hit in so many different ways, how do you get the highest score?
What aspects of the human body's balance need to be improved to become stronger? All of this is reflected in the analysis chart.
Step 2 is here, now that the cylinder starts moving like in real combat, and step 3 is when it starts evading or blocking in the form of monsters and people.
Afterwards, the manual for [Physical Ability Enhancement Program: Strength] will be determined by artificial intelligence based on the user analysis analyzed by the program.
[Physical Ability Improvement Program: Strength (Analysis)]
- The user's impact point is slightly higher than the key. To apply optimal force, the impact point needs to be lowered.
The poses are optimized for transmitting power, but muscle growth isn't keeping pace, preventing this from being translated into adequate destructive power. Strength training is necessary.
- The development of lower and upper body muscles is uneven. Lower body exercises are recommended.
Below the analysis, a list of recommended training programs is presented.
There are quite a few strength-building programs that don't necessarily need to be done here, and one that's quite interesting is a customized program for resetting your hitting points.
'Anyway, you have to work on your lower body whether you're awake or asleep... ... .'
There is no need to worry about raising the level while [Full Bloom] is closed.
Before I returned, I didn't do any exercise or anything like that.
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