Owner of Twilight Intuition – Chapter 137

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟑𝟕

“Rudin-nim. Are you really not going to tell me?”

“Yes.”

I heard that we were doing a guild quest today, so I came to the Guild Castle conference room on time. Now that the number of executives has increased, I was looking around the conference room where more than 30 people were sitting. In the meantime, Hwaryeon, who was sitting nearby, asked about the Hero, but as expected, I decided that my answer would be that I couldn’t tell her.

‘If I told her, it’s obvious that she would make a bigger fuss.’

Solo a boss monster higher than your level three times, and then catch a raid boss. It’s easy to say. But who would believe it? Frankly, I thought that no one here, not even Turu, would be able to catch it alone.

The only people who might be able to do it are Aizen and Dayin?

Also, since they have to catch Turu at a higher level, even if they catch Turu, it was questionable whether they could become a Hero.

Therefore, it was impossible to deny the possibility that Turu wouldn’t be able to do it either. This is because Turu’s level, which is one of the weakest among the raid bosses, couldn’t be higher than the people here. Just by looking at the items that come out compared to Beksha, it was a point that could be easily understood.

‘Even if I told them, how many people would be able to do it?’

It might be possible if they enhanced all their high-grade equipment to +10 like me, or summoned a raid boss. But where would such a person be? It might be better to just not say anything and let things go smoothly.

“That’s mean.”

“There’s nothing I can do.”

Anyway, they seemed to have given up on asking me after my continuous refusals, but their faces were full of disappointment. In addition, some people asked what the effects of becoming a Hero were, but I didn’t know that either.

So far, all I’ve found out is that the NPCs are a little more friendly.

Thinking only about that, I spoke to Aizen next to me.

“Tell me how the guild quest works first.”

“It will be easier to understand if you think of it as a siege-style war. Only by winning there will the guild rank go up.”

“What if we die?”

“Similarly, everything, including the level, will drop.”

“……”

Listening to it, it seems like the damage would be significant every time we do a guild quest. Frankly, even if half of them die, it would be over 1,000 people. Doesn’t that mean the levels and skill levels of those people, as well as their equipment, will drop?

‘This is why they said it was so hard to raise the rank.’

For reference, the current rank of the Emperor Guild is C-rank. Considering that most guilds can’t even reach C-rank, it could be considered unique, but Aizen wasn’t satisfied with this and was trying to raise it to C+ rank.

‘Even so, there’s no way I’m going to die.’

After catching the raid boss Beksha, my confidence increased even more. Now, I judged that I wouldn’t die from any ordinary event, so I waited leisurely for the quest without being afraid of the C+ guild quest.

“However, if there is a Named Player like Rudin-nim, we will be able to succeed in this quest as well.”

“What Named Player.”

A Named Player refers to a player who has received the Hero title. However, people started calling me a Named Player because the word “Named” was more familiar to them than the word “Hero,” and Aizen was also calling me Named like them.

Well, to be honest, it’s annoying that the term is even being used.

‘Sigh, will the number of Named Players increase over time?’

No matter how much I thought about it, it seemed difficult. This is because the higher the level, the harder it will be to catch a raid boss. If they are told to level up to 100 and then catch a level 120 raid boss alone, who would do it?

It might be much easier to catch Turu at level 30.

“By the way, it’s time, so let’s start.”

‘It’s finally starting.’

Yes, since I received 300 gold, I have to do the work accordingly.

Including me, all the executives nodded at Aizen’s words, and Aizen applied for something called a guild quest.

[Guild Master ‘ Aizen ‘ has applied for a guild quest.]

[The applied guild quest rank is C+.]

[All Emperor Guild members who received this message can participate in the guild quest.]

[Would you like to participate?]

“Participate.”

[Moving to the guild quest location.]

Pabat!━

“Huh?”

The place I was moved to for the guild quest was a wide plain. In front of me, hundreds of knights on horseback and thousands of soldiers were positioned. And the huge wall that could be seen behind them. I saw magicians in robes and archers with bows on that wall, and then I turned my gaze to the guild members who were appearing one by one near me.

‘They said it was a siege-style……’

It was like a real war that I had never experienced before. Does this mean that we have to win this war to raise the guild rank? But the number of enemies was not easy.

‘At least 5,000? No, about 6,000?’

The maximum number of guild members the Emperor Guild can currently receive is only 3,000, so it was as if almost twice the number of troops had been deployed.

And I spoke to Aizen who appeared next to me.

“Isn’t the number too high?”

“In all guild quests so far, the number has been higher than ours.”

“Really?”

“Yes, anyway, it seems like everyone on our side has logged in.”

At those words, I looked around and saw that our guild members, whose numbers were far fewer than the opponent’s, were each taking out their weapons and preparing for battle.

“How many people are on our side?”

Then Aizen looked at something and soon answered simply.

“A total of 1,854 people.”

Where are the numbers written? Seeing Aizen answer accurately down to the single digits, it seemed like there was some kind of window to check the number of people, but listening to that number, it seemed like almost 1,000 people didn’t participate.

‘I thought there would be at least 2,000.’

But would the Guardian of Light be useful in a battle like this?

Because I’m currently equipped with the title Hero of the Present World, my defense has dropped to around 4,300. A decrease in defense means that the damage of Giant’s Sprint has also decreased, but since I didn’t have any wide-area skills other than Giant’s Sprint, it wouldn’t be bad to change it.

‘No, even this much is high defense, so there’s no need to change it.’

Anyway, the guild members in the back started moving somewhere and forming ranks, and while I was watching them, I could hear Aizen’s voice muttering something.

“Summon catapult. Summon battering ram.”

‘Catapult?’

As soon as Aizen finished speaking, I saw a huge catapult, a battering ram used to break down castle gates, and even ladders appear.

‘Wow~ Is it because it’s a siege?’

Even these things can be summoned.

“So summoning is just possible?”

“It costs gold.”

“……Gold?”

“Yes, think of it as 30 gold per catapult.”

‘If it’s 30 gold……’

Even now, Aizen has summoned about 10 catapults. So that’s 300 gold? Thinking once again that the guild quest was trash, I finished my own preparations and checked my stats that I had raised so far.

“Status Information Window.”

[Name: Rudin]

[Title: Hero of the Present World]

[Level: 72]

[Fame: 4344]

[Guild: Emperor]

[Health: 19332/19332]

[Magic Power: 11352/11352]

[Stamina: 100.0%]

[Attack Power: 4064] [Magic Attack Power: 632]

[Defense: 4353] [Magic Defense: 2916]

[Stats] (All stats +20%)

Strength: 1752 (617+843) Stamina: 1504 (458+796)

Intelligence: 244 (81+123) Magic Power: 902 (174+578)

Agility: 810 (223+452) Skill: 282 (205+30)

Fighting Spirit: 120 (70+30) Summoning: 132 (80+30)

Luck: 157 (1+130)

[Elemental Attack Power: All Attributes (1%), Water (4%), Lightning (12%)]

[Elemental Resistance: All Attributes (3%), Water (49%), Lightning (2%)]

[Acquired Skills: 19/20]

Stats created by leveling up and raising various skill levels. Even though I was looking at it with my own eyes, it was hard to believe the numbers written there. On the other hand, I decided not to worry about getting stronger than this for now.

There was still one skill left to learn, and if necessary, I could just delete unnecessary skills.

‘Now that I think about it, should I delete Ore Mining and Iron Ingot Smelting, which I don’t even use?’

If I delete Ore Mining and Iron Ingot Smelting, there will be three skills left. It might not be a bad choice for me, who has a Random Skillbook.

“Are you ready?”

“Me? Well, I am.”

At my answer, Aizen looked at the other executives, and after confirming that everyone was roughly ready, Aizen nodded and slowly started the guild quest.

“Start Guild Quest.”

[Starting the guild quest.]

“……?”

I thought they would rush in as soon as the guild quest started, but no one was running. No, looking at them, they all seemed to be waiting for something, and while I was watching them, someone came out from the opponent’s formation.

“Now, who will face me?!”

‘Huh?’

Is this a duel? They have more troops, so what kind of duel is this?

But soon a message appeared in front of me.

[If you win the 1:1 duel, your health will increase by 10% for this battle.]

[This also applies to the opposing formation.]

“Health increase by 10%?”

“It’s a support effect. If you win the 1:1 match, your damage will increase by 10%. Conversely, if you lose, the opponent’s damage will increase.”

“Anyway, it’s advantageous to win.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

Listening to the explanation, it was unexpectedly simple. Thanks to that, I nodded in understanding and thought.

Then who should go out?

I thought it would be better for an executive to go out. Since the other side came out confidently, they must be at least decent, right? So, I thought it would be better for an executive who is more skilled than ordinary guild members to step up, and looked around, but all the executives were looking at me.

“……”

Looking at the atmosphere, it seemed like I had to go out……

Ignoring the executives who were staring at me, I spoke to Aizen.

“Is that guy strong?”

“The enemies that appear in 1:1 matches are mostly strong.”

“I guess so.”

It seemed like I had asked something too obvious.

“I think there are still many guild members who don’t know that Rudin-nim has participated. It wouldn’t be bad to take this opportunity to let them know and boost morale.”

“You want me to go out?”

“Yes. However, since it’s your first time, Rudin-nim, I’ll go out first.”

“Huh?”

After saying that, Aizen walked forward first. And at the sight of Aizen, the guild members created an atmosphere as if they had almost won.

“Oh, is the Guild Master going out first?”

“If it’s the Guild Master, he can definitely win.”

“No, the next battle might be the problem.”

‘Next battle?’

It seemed like the battle wasn’t over with just that. Anyway, Aizen quietly drew his sword, and the knight, still on his horse, moved his long lance towards Aizen.

‘Come to think of it, there’s no one on our side riding a horse.’

No, if you look for them, there are. A very small number. They’re probably summoned beasts, but most of the people besides them were just standing on two legs.

‘On the other hand, most of them are on horses……’

At first glance, it was a battle between cavalry and infantry. Simply put, the cavalry would have the advantage, but since skills could be used here, I decided not to worry too much about it.

Chaeng!━

Suddenly, I turned my head at the sound of metal clashing against metal, and I saw Aizen and the knight clashing. Naturally, I could see that the knight had an overwhelming advantage due to the distance of his weapon.

‘That knight is quite fast?’

Since I had never fought or watched a battle against an opponent on horseback, I watched closely and admired the knight thrusting his lance faster than expected. Aizen seemed to be dodging the knight’s attacks and trying to find an opening by moving to the side, but even the horse the knight was riding quickly moved sideways, widening the distance, and the knight attempted to attack again towards the widened distance.

Chaeng! Chaeng! Chaeng!━

‘As expected, he fights well.’

In terms of distance and position, it might seem like the knight had the advantage, but after realizing that Aizen hadn’t allowed a single attack, I had no choice but to change my mind.

I hadn’t seen Aizen’s skills recently, but now that I see it, Aizen must have also built up his skills no less than anyone else.

“Raging Blade.”

Chwaak!━

‘A ranged skill?’

At the same time, Aizen swung his sword from a distance where he couldn’t reach, and a dark red blade shot out and hit the knight. However, Aizen continued to use his skills as if this was just the beginning.

“Summon High-ranking Wind Spirit.”

Wheeeing!!━

Soon, the wind gathered and formed a human-shaped spirit. After summoning the spirit, Aizen prepared for his next attack.

“Activate Support.”

Papapat!━

At that moment, Aizen’s sword flashed dark red, and a white blade shape wrapped around it. Also, the attacking wind spirit was absorbed into Aizen’s sword, and finally, Aizen’s body also started to flash in various colors.

Having used at least five skills simultaneously, Aizen used his strongest skill as if to finish it off.

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