[CH399+ Continued] Dungeon Diver: Stealing A Monster's Power

Chapter 536

As I walk closer to the two of them, I realize there are plenty of other hunters surrounding them.

Ember is the one being approached the most. I overhear many of them trying to get him to join their team.

Upon closer inspection, I find that he has by far the lowest number still in this room; everyone else sub 30 has already formed a team and is behind a closed door.

Some ask Natalie to join as well, but many are fixated on Ember as he's clearly a strong asset to their team.

As I arrive, I let a moderate mana aura leak out from my body and sit beside them, looking at all the random applicants shiver from the mana vibrating through them.

I speak up.

"If we've never talked before this stage, get lost. We already have a team picked out. Go find teammates in your own league."

It's a bit rude, but I get my message across perfectly, and the leeches scramble.

Left behind after the weaker applicants go off and group in their own teams, giving up on the possibility of snagging an easy target, I see the wind user from the Silca Region that Nat healed and I gave a free black token to earlier.

His wristband reads [31].

I'm surprised he hasn't found a team yet. Considering he was [29] before, his physical scores must have been pretty decent to still be near the mid-range.

I wave to him.

"Dane, right? Still looking for a team?"

His eyes perk up when he walks over.

"Yeah... I am still looking for a team. I thought I might be better off waiting it out than picking the first team that'd accept me."

He looks up at the ceiling, and I follow his gaze to study the teams that are already up there more thoroughly.

It seems teams of 6 are most prevalent in the higher-skilled hunters; near the mid-section, there are more teams of 5 and 4.

I don't know if this is an advantage or a disadvantage yet, but I know I'd rather be on a smaller team with people I have some history with rather than a team of complete randoms.

One of the teams of 4 up on the board is the entirety of the Phantom Region's showing, the 4 of them in a single team.

This is why I've decided to pick this man from the Silca Region. I gave him a token in the pre-trials, he seems competent, but also this will come with a sense of loyalty because he may feel partially indebted to me from before.

We have 4 people right here, but I want to let all of my options run out before making a final decision and approaching one of those numbered golden doors.

Dane shakes Ember's hand and they formally meet.

Natalie recognizes him in an instant, realizing he's the one that paid her to heal him in the pre-trials.

I speak up while more people begin to form into teams, and additional applicants walk in after finishing the physical exams.

"Dane, you're a wind type, right? Does that mean you're capable of long-range attacks?"

He raises an eyebrow, most likely wondering how I knew this, but I point down to his wristband that shows he's a Class 3 Wind type according to the Silca's grading system.

"Yeah, I can be your long-range attacker."

I nod, remembering some questions in the written portion of the exam referencing the main structures of hunting squads. There should be a support type, whether that's a healer or buff user, long-range attackers, close-range damage dealers, and lastly some kind of defensive tank to distract and keep larger enemies occupied and protect the damage dealers.