[You have cleared the dungeon!]    

[You are the first one in the human race to clear a dungeon]    

[A reward will be given to those who lead the way]    

 Dungeon Clearing Reward.  

The message was sufficient to alleviate the unnecessarily complicated emotions.  

[We investigate the contribution of the participants in the dungeon conquest]  

[1st. Shin Young-joon (Junior Grade Chef) – 91%]  

[2nd. Jung Hong-soo (Junior Grade Fire Mage) 0.4%]  

[3rd ……]  

……But.  

‘Contribution of 91% huh.’  

I understand.  

This dungeon conquest was practically a solo play.  

Since the obstacles in the dungeon were environmental, there was actually little fighting.  

‘It seems the defeat of the most important boss contributed the most to the contribution score.’  

The remaining 9% I didn’t get was likely the contribution from the initial battles upon entering the dungeon.  

The fire mage, whose specialized wide-area attacks and whose firepower seemed to have increased due to the environmental changes, ended up in 2nd place.  

[Based on the contribution, experience points and points will be awarded]  

[Your contribution – 91%]  

The first reward was points and experience points.  

And my contribution was a whopping 91%.  

[You have acquired experience points]  

[You have acquired experience points]  

[You have acquired experience points]  

[You have acquired points]  

“Ugh…”  

Along with the message of acquiring experience points,  

A familiar energy rushed towards my body.  

The energy that I felt entering my body when I first awakened.  

Experience points.  

The amount of experience points flooding in was so overwhelming that it was difficult to breathe for a moment.  

As a result:  

[Your level has increased.]  

[Your level has increased.]  

[You have reached Lv. 20.]  

[You have reached Lv. 21.]  

My level, which had remained in the 10s for a long time,  

Finally surpassed the dreaded 20,  

And even reached Lv. 21.  

[Promotion has been achieved.]  

[Junior Grade Chef → Intermediate Chef]  

[Intermediate Chef]  

[Having gone through the Novice Chef stages, you are now a respectable Intermediate Chef.]  

[You have now become an excellent chef who will not be ignored anywhere.]  

[All attributes have evolved to Intermediate level]  

[You have acquired a new skill.]  

[Five Loaves and Two Fish (new!)]  

 [Do you know the miraculous tale of feeding thousands with just five loaves of bread and two fish?]  

[Now, it is a reality for you, not a miracle.]  

[You can feed many with a small amount of food]  

[The more people you share your food with, the more magic power it consumes.]  

Along with the promotion came the evolution of attributes.  

And a new skill as well.  

The rewards did not end there.  

[You are the first from the human race to clear a dungeon]    

[A reward will be given to those who lead the way]    

[Title – The One Who Closes the Gates]  

[The first dungeon conqueror]  

[All stats increased by 10%]  

[All effects inside the dungeon will be increased by 30%]  

“Wow.”  

The second reward was a title.  

Perhaps because of the significance of being the first human to conquer a dungeon.  

The effects of the obtained title were beyond imagination.  

Even setting aside the increased effects inside the dungeon,  

A 10% increase in all stats.  

As time passes and your basic stats become higher, the unique traits you gained will shine even brighter.  

And this reward was not just for me, but for the entire party that participated in the conquest.  

[You have defeated the Black Sand Swarm Mother]  

[You have slain the leader of a species]  

[Achievement – You have partially fulfilled the conditions of the King Slayer (2/3)]  

[A reward for partial completion of the achievement has been granted]    

[Reward: Trait Enhancement Ticket x1]    

The next reward was a familiar one.  

The same as when I defeated the queen occupying the ammunition depot.  

The reward was also the same – a Trait Enhancement Ticket.  

‘A Trait Enhancement Ticket. This also seems like an incredible reward.’  

Using this, the Ingredient Identification trait that I had enhanced, became capable of even showing the opponent’s traits and stats.  

To be given such an enhancement ticket as an intermediate reward for an achievement, the final reward must be something incredible.  

And then,  

The final reward for the dungeon conquest was given.  

[Dungeon – You have conquered the spawning grounds of the black sand larvae]  

[As a reward, a ‘Group Skill’ has been awarded]  

[The Aura of the Legion (new!)]  

[A special trait granted only to members of the guild ‘Iron Legion’.]  

[An aura of the legion emanates from your body]  

[Those who share this aura can identify each other as comrades]  

[When a sufficient number of those with the same aura gather, a synergy effect will be activated]  

A Group Skill.  

A skill that applies to the group, not the individual.  

Our guild already had one –  

The Guild Token that added an ability boost effect to the dog tags worn by the soldiers.  

[Guild: Iron Legion]  

[Legion Members: 191]  

[Guild Skills: Guild Token, The Aura of the Legion]  

‘This seems almost the same as the [Black Sand Energy] that the dungeon monsters had.’  

A reward that is very similar to the trait possessed by the monsters of the conquered dungeon.  

This cannot be a mere coincidence.  

‘The rewards for conquering a dungeon seem to be related to that dungeon.’  

I’m not certain, but  

The effects of the trait were tangible.  

Around the time I finished reviewing all the overwhelming rewards,  

I felt a familiar energy approaching from the distance.  

“Sergeant Shin!”  

“Are you alright? Are you injured anywhere?”  

“As you can see, I’m perfectly fine.”  

The squad members who had been clearing the monsters approached, fussing over my condition.  

“You, Young-joon…”  

“Really, please don’t do something like this again, okay? You really scared us.”  

“Sorry. There was no other way this time.”  

I did do something reckless,  

And I did something, for which I should apologize to them.  

So, I had nothing to say.  

That’s when,  

“Hey, what’s that over there?”