Episode 5

This is the 5th episode of The Advanced Player of the Tutorial Tower. In this episode, Kanghyeon Lee, another 18th generation hunter, find himself threatened by Hyeonu Kim as his power and skill overshadow his.

Character Appearances

 * Junseong
 * Kanghyeon Lee
 * Hyeonu Kim
 * Seoyeon Lee
 * Sihyeon Kim
 * Seokwan Han

Synopsis
24 hours before the Grade Assessment Exam at the Live Hunter Magazine office, Juseong hands over a list of the hunters participating in the event to an editor. The journalist sound eager for this month's sales, which they believe should be extra special with the appearance of the "Advanced Player". The editor notes that find information about him is difficult, which Junseong states that it might be because he's someone from the past. The editor also inquires if there are any other notable hunters during the exam. Junseong point to Kanghyeon Lee, a newcomer with a martial arts background. The editor set him to be their back-up topic should the Advanced Player not live up to the hype.

Kanghyeon Lee dreams to becoming a star. He reminisces his time in the tower being blessed with talent, skill, and luck. He also noted how he was a kendo master ranked at 4-dan and he was frequent winner at international kendo competitions. All these together allowed him to clear monsters as he ascended through the levels. He planned on grabbing everyone's attention as he made his way to the top, but his plans were altered. At the top of the tower, he was seen on the ground during his fight with Balrog but Hyeonu Kim showed up ad defeat him. After that, he grew antagonistic of him, stealing his spotlight. In the present, he stared in awe after seeing the destruction Hyeonu Kim inflicted on the labyrinth. Because of this, all participants are told to return to the waiting room and await the modified schedule. The camera crew scramble to find footage of what happened to the arena. The note that most of the camera were pointed a Kanghyeon because they didn't believe that "some slippers guy" was worth watching.

In the waiting room, all of the other contest chat about Hyeonu Kim and how he caused the explosion earlier in the labyrinth. Kanghyeon stares down the snoring Advanced Player, thinking to himself that he still has a chance to shine. Over the intercoms, the Grade Assessment Council has announced that an alter exam will begin in fifteen minutes. The new event is called the "Monster Wave" where contestant must destroy as many virtual monsters within a fixed amount of time. When it was Kanghyeon's turn, he draws his sword and unleashes a grand display of lightning magic in tandem with his swordsmanship. The camera crew and audience stare in awe as they're in the presence of a genius. Time expires and Kanghyeon Lee defeats 78 monsters, setting a new record for examinees up to date. Hyeonu Kim goes up, passes by Kanghyeon yawing stating "he's too tired for this". Seoyeon, Sihyeon, and Seokwan watch to see how strong he has become. Hyeonu enters the arena and the monsters begin to spawn.