A couple of months had passed since the Ancient Pillar appeared, and hunting monsters in the Forest of Illusion became my daily routine.

This mid-level hunting ground, located a few kilometers from the settlement, provided the perfect challenge.

Unlike the game, where reaching level 39 took just a month, leveling up here required relentless effort. The goal was to hit level 40, unlocking Unique Classes, specialized abilities accessible only through rare card drops from specific boss monsters, and only equippable by characters at level 40 or higher.

A week ago, during a rare encounter in the Graveyard of the Undead, I defeated a unique undead boss monster, Gravekeeper, level 40.

Although it took me a while to defeat it, to my surprise, it dropped a rare card containing the Unique Class Enchanter. According to the card's details, this Unique Class combines swordplay and magic, offering high immunity to ailments and magic while enabling the use of instant and enhanced spells.

After spending hours hunting trolls in the forest, reaching level 40 finally became a reality.

A new interface appeared in the character status window: Class Card. Holding the class card in hand, anticipation built, but nothing happened. Confused, my attention turned to the Class Card window, leading to a discovery, a message box popped up after clicking the question mark next to the Card Slot.

The instructions read, "To activate, the user must say 'Class Change' followed by the desired class while holding the card." Excitement surged as I uttered, "Class Change Enchanter!"

Suddenly, a bright light enveloped everything. Catching a glimpse of the reflection in the nearby river brought shock, platinum blonde hair and emerald eyes stared back.

A quick check of character status revealed astonishing changes: all attributes had increased by 50%, along with magic resistance and ailment resistance, both now at 50%. Enchanter skills were split into two categories: offensive and defensive.

Offensive Skills include Sword Enchant, which enchants the weapon with an element based on the activated Aura; Elemental Burst, casting an area-of-effect (AOE) damage based on the character's maximum MP (Mana Points); and Elemental Eyes, allowing users to identify opponents' elemental weaknesses and see the spells names that is about to be cast.

Defensive Skills consist of Aura, providing the user with the ability to utilize elemental auras such as Flame for increased attack, Wind for enhanced mobility, Stone for heightened defense, Lightning for armor negation, and Water for improved regeneration ability.

Additionally, Stone Skin raises the user's physical resistance by 50% and can be cast on allies.

This class is versatile, and suitable for solo players like myself, though it brings to mind the class identical to that in Arcadia Online, which is less popular due to its lower damage output compared to other favored classes.

Given that the class was a physical/magical hybrid and heavily dependent on rare equipment to excel in higher-level hunting grounds, its drawback was the heavy reliance on mana for skills. However, increasing mana required allocating a significant amount of status points to INT( Intelligence ).

This posed a challenge as the class is primarily melee, and half of its damage is physical, which can only be boosted by allocating points to STR ( Strength ).

After a brief moment, I revert to my base class, Warrior.

It's crucial to be cautious in this world and not reveal my true strength, even though it's relatively safe within the protected zone.

However, the situation is different outside; people both fear and envy power.

In this world, it’s not just monsters that drop items upon death, adventurers do too. When an adventurer dies, they lose not only their life but everything they own, including their equipment and inventory items.

To protect myself, it's crucial to grow stronger, stronger than most adventures, by constantly hunting monsters, leveling up, and collecting more powerful gear while keeping it hidden.

Right now, the average adventurer level is around 20, and it will be a while before anyone dares to enter the mid-level hunting zones.

On the way home, the idea of checking out the new food stall near the GuildHall came to mind. Rumors were circulating that they were selling skewers made from Red Boar drops, a treat the siblings would surely enjoy.

Upon arriving at the stall, the menu displayed a price of 20 copper coins per skewer.

Two silver coins and 40 copper coins were enough to purchase a dozen skewers. The cost seemed reasonable, given that most adventurers typically earn between seven and ten silver coins daily.

The first bite revealed a delightful flavor; the marinade made the meat tender and richly seasoned.

Upon entering the house, Mom greeted with a smile, signaling that dinner was ready. Little brother's eyes lit up at the sight of the skewers. "Big Brother, is that the skewer they were selling in the city?" he asked excitedly.

"Yes, I believe so," came the reply with a smile. As my little siblings enjoyed the skewers, a question arose about Dad's whereabouts.

"He's already asleep; he was tired after working on the construction for the Adventurers Academy," Mom explained.

A week had passed since the guild master decided to establish a school for adventurers. Most adventurers, typically in their late teens, were ranked from F to A. F-rank served as the starting point, but promotion to E rank occurred after defeating a level 20 monster and selling its item drop to the guild.

My current rank is F, since the only drops I sold to the guild were from Red Boars at level 5 and Forest Wolves at level 7.

To reach E rank, adventurers needed to defeat at least a couple of Undead Warriors at level 20.

Before entering the room, Mom handed over an invitation letter from Guild Master Gray.

The letter invited attendance at the adventurer's school to prepare for the upcoming Monster Siege event.

The instructors, all ranked D or higher, offered a valuable chance to gauge the current strength of the city's adventurers.

It had also been two months since I last saw my good friend Ash, and knowing him, he'd likely be there too.