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Forced by a System quest into a kill-or-be-killed scenario, Jinwoo mercilessly executes the assassin, a pivotal moment that solidifies his transformation into a colder, more ruthless anti-hero and marks the \"death of another emotion\" as his humanity erodes. This change is symbolized by his final, indifferent parting with the traumatized healer Lee Joo-Hee, severing his ties to his past weakness. His rapid growth attracts the unwanted attention of major guilds and triggers the arc's centerpiece: the pivotal Job Change Quest. In a grueling trial, he battles the formidable and honorable knight Igris and confronts a harrowing psychological manifestation of his own past weakness. He cleverly survives this ordeal by strategically using the System's daily quest penalty as a temporary sanctuary. Victorious, he defies expectations by being reborn not with a physical class, but as a rare and powerful Necromancer. 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