𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟏
“Guild Master-nim! You have to run away!”
Just then, someone who had been casting magic attacks a few times and realized they weren’t doing as much damage as expected shouted towards Lee Juho.
Thanks to that, I was able to realize one thing.
‘Lee Juho, did that b*stard receive a quest too?’
If the person who received the main scenario dies, the quest disappears as well.
Remembering that fact, I thought that if I eliminated the remaining 9 people excluding Aizen, this war might end, but I soon shook my head.
It was because if I went about it that way, those with nothing left to lose would likely interfere even more desperately.
‘Even so, I have to get rid of that b*stard Lee Juho.’
I didn’t know about the others, but I felt that leaving Lee Juho alone would lead to his desperate interference, so it wouldn’t be bad to eliminate him here.
“Damn it, that damn b*tch. She said if we just lowered his attribute resistance, we could easily catch him.”
“Giant’s Sprint!”
I run at full speed, shielding my upper body with my shield.
While running, a skill called Storm Slash or something bothered me, but Giant’s Sprint had the effect of ignoring external shocks.
If my prediction was correct, it would also ignore Storm Slash.
“Flame Mine, Steel Wall.”
However, as if Lee Juho had prepared countermeasures against the charge, he tried to block me by using two skills.
‘It explodes if I step on it.’
Intuitively sensing that trap skills were laid out in my path, I immediately canceled Giant’s Sprint and rolled to the side.
It was also because it was burdensome to break through with traps and a steel wall in front of me. As soon as I rolled to the side, flame magic fell as if waiting for me.
Kaboom! – Kwaaaang!━
[You have taken damage……]
‘Did he lure me here on purpose?’
I predicted the magic attack with Intuition, but I didn’t deliberately avoid it because they blatantly unleashed area-of-effect magic.
If I retreated to avoid the magic attack, it would go according to Lee Juho’s plan.
Anyway, I quickly rolled to the side after breaking through the magic attack and found Lee Juho. I tried to use Giant’s Sprint again, but Lee Juho swung his sword faster than that.
“Storm Slash!”
‘Tsk.’
The wind caused by Storm Slash pushes me back again.
As I was pushed back against my will, magic began to fall immediately. Like the saying goes, “You don’t notice the clothes getting wet in the drizzle,” when I checked, my health had dropped by about half.
‘By the way, what rank skill is that?’
Even though there was some distance between Lee Juho and me, it pushed me back relentlessly.
Moreover, it seemed like a skill that couldn’t be avoided if I was in front of it, so I thought it was a higher rank than it looked, and I guessed it was probably an A-rank skill.
‘The Earth’s Dynamics he used before too, is he decked out with only A-rank skills?’
Well, it’s not strange considering he seems to be a rich guy.
However, I didn’t like playing along with his intentions like this, so I changed my target to the players who were diligently casting magic.
“Giant’s Sprint!”
Kwa Kwa Kwaang!!━
[Skill Damage……]
[Health recovered by 1,261……]
After colliding with about 4-5 people, my health was instantly replenished.
Of course, not all of my health was restored, but it was enough to take a breather.
‘By the way, what happened to Yua?’
As I swept away the nearby people with Giant’s Sprint again, I could see about 5 players attacking Yua and Sina.
Yua was focusing on evasion, but it seemed like she couldn’t attack aggressively because she was outnumbered.
‘Not to mention Sina.’
Sina was watching from a distance, having summoned Purom’s Experimental Subject.
It was probably a natural choice since Sina didn’t have any offensive skills.
After confirming that both of them were safe, I focused on the battle with Lee Juho again, and he was glaring at me while drinking expensive potions in succession.
‘Let’s finish this soon.’
Storm Slash and Steel Wall hindered my attacks, but after thinking about it slowly, it wasn’t impossible to break through.
That is, if he didn’t have any other special skills.
“Elsyke’s Phantom Shift.”
Pat━
“Your pattern is so obvious.”
‘Attack?’
“Thunderbolt Stab!”
In an instant, a bolt of lightning shot out from the sword Lee Juho thrust, trying to pierce my body, but having already predicted the attack, I quickly dodged by bending my upper body.
It was an attack so fast that it was impossible to see and dodge, but if I knew in advance and moved like this, I could somehow avoid it.
“Damn it, you dodged that?”
‘This is it.’
“Giant’s Sprint!”
If it were me, wouldn’t I have attacked one more time instead of talking?
Contrary to my thoughts, Lee Juho just stared at me with an expression that said, “What kind of guy is this?” and I didn’t miss that opportunity, closing the distance instantly with Giant’s Sprint.
“Ugh, Steel……”
Kwaaaang!!━
[Skill Damage! 11,416.]
I saw him trying to use a skill before colliding with Giant’s Sprint, but before he could, Lee Juho’s body flew back immediately after colliding with me.
“Steel Wall!”
And as if to block further attacks while flying back, Lee Juho erected a steel wall to obstruct my path, but I had already figured out this pattern long ago.
“Elsyke’s Phantom Shift.”
The target is on top of the steel wall.
Moving above the wall, I spotted Lee Juho looking around with his back against the wall from below.
He was probably on guard to see where I would appear from, but……
‘It’s futile.’
I immediately jumped down towards Lee Juho and used the skill to finish him off.
“Thunder Strike!”
A shield attack that strikes from above while swooping down.
If he had known, he might have been able to react, but Lee Juho, unaware of my surprise attack, allowed my attack to land. After striking his head with the shield, I tried to swing again for a second hit.
“Earth’s Dynamics!”
‘Oh no.’
Kwaaaang!━
“Storm Slash!”
Having anticipated Lee Juho’s Earth’s Dynamics, I jumped upwards and was able to avoid that attack, but I was blown back by the Storm Slash that followed.
‘Damn it, that was my chance to finish him off.’
I didn’t know for sure, but I thought that if all of Thunder Strike had landed, I could have caught Lee Juho. It was extremely regrettable.
But the opportunity wasn’t completely gone……
“Then I’ll see you next time. In a physical fight.”
Pabbat!━
‘Huh?’
Lee Juho’s body disappeared in an instant after saying he’d see me next time.
He had disappeared once before when we fought, and I was certain he had disappeared in the same way this time. I wondered what kind of skill it was, but I soon shook my head.
Dealing with the remaining enemies was more important than worrying about that right now.
In addition, I could see the other players panicking, as if they didn’t have a skill to escape like Lee Juho. I had no choice but to be satisfied with catching them.
After Lee Juho disappeared, the subsequent battle was easy, almost to the point of being simple.
A few quick-witted individuals escaped quickly, but I easily eliminated the remaining players and cleaned up the situation. I briefly looked at the spot where Lee Juho had disappeared.
What kind of skill allowed him to disappear in the middle of battle?
Being able to use it during battle meant he didn’t have to worry about dying.
If it seemed like he was going to die, he could just use the skill and run away.
‘Next time, I have to use Soul Shackles first.’
If I stuck the stakes created by Soul Shackles into the target instead of the ground, I could disable their skills.
Thinking that I could seal his skills and then catch him, I approached where Yua was.
“Are you hurt anywhere?”
“No.”
“What’s there to get hurt in a game?”
Seeing Yua nod and Sina speak as if my question was pointless, it seemed like the previous attack hadn’t affected them much.
“But who was that person just now?”
“He’s someone who snuck into this area. We fought once, so he won’t attack right away.”
Although I said that, this was an area where over 1,000 people had infiltrated.
Even though I fought Lee Juho, someone else could attack, so it wouldn’t be strange if we were attacked again. However, I didn’t mention that and focused on the direction I sensed with Intuition.
‘Sigh, I wasted so much time because of that b*stard Lee Juho.’
Normally, it wouldn’t have been a problem.
But since I was using my second Intuition, I knew that if my connection time in Twilight got longer, something bad would happen afterwards. So I decided to move quickly and led the two of them along.
“Rudin-nim? Why are we going so fast?”
“Some people escaped. We have to get out of here before they come back.”
I persuaded them with somewhat plausible words.
I tried to act as calmly as possible, but having already experienced being hospitalized, my pace gradually quickened without me realizing it. Fortunately, they both followed me without saying anything.
And thanks to walking like that, we were able to reach our destination faster than expected. I briefly looked around and found the place indicated by my Intuition.
‘It’s over there.’
After carefully observing the seemingly ordinary terrain, I soon spoke to the two of them.
“I’ll be right back. I need to use the restroom.”
“Oh, okay.”
“I’ll be quick. Logging out.”
[Logging out.]
[Once again, in the streets illuminated by Twilight……]
“Phew.”
Returning to reality after logging out, I exhaled deeply and tried to get up, but at that moment, I felt dizzy.
“Ugh.”
Was it too much after all?
To think I’d experience such aftereffects after just a little bit of fighting.
So I lay down in the capsule and waited until I calmed down. After a while, I felt myself gradually calming down, and after a brief moment of contemplation, I logged back into Twilight.
I wanted to wash up and change clothes, but I felt like it would take too much time.
[In the streets illuminated by Twilight, may you find what you desire……]
‘Come to think of it, I’ve been using my second Intuition quite frequently lately.’
Except for when it activated automatically during the raid boss Beksha fight, I tried to refrain from using it as much as possible, but recently, I felt like I’ve been using it often to find various things.
‘Well, I just have to endure until I get the accessories.’
Once I got the accessories, I might not have to worry about my equipment anymore.
Anyway, after logging back into Twilight, I spotted Yua and Sina looking around.
It seemed like they were trying to find something while I was gone.
But could they find anything just by looking?
I had some doubts, but Yua had found the Mole Village before, so I secretly hoped that she might find something this time as well.
“Ah, Rudin-nim. Yua found something here.”
“Really?”
As soon as I finished my thought, Sina said that Yua had found something.
Surprised by her words, I approached where Yua was, and she pointed at the ground as she saw me coming.
“Rudin-nim. It’s over here.”
‘Wouldn’t the Gem-Eating Snake be suitable for Yua?’
Coincidentally, the place Yua pointed to was the same place I had found with Intuition.
Thinking that her words about finding something weren’t empty, I nodded and took out the Gem-Eating Snake from my item window. The two of them watched me with intrigued expressions.
[Gem consumed.]
[A-rank Skill, Exploration Wave (LV7) activated.]
Kiaak!
“……?”
I had already confirmed it with Intuition, and Yua had also said it was this place, so something should have appeared as soon as I used the exploration skill.
However, there was no change in the terrain, so I couldn’t help but be puzzled.
“Nothing came out. Did we find the wrong place?”
“I guess so.”
“Well, it’s strange to find it on the first try anyway. Don’t be too discouraged.”
‘I’m sure this is the place…… Is it because my exploration level is too low?’
A place that couldn’t be found even with an A-rank exploration skill.
I wondered if I needed an S-rank exploration skill, but with the thought of trying one more time, I took out a rare-grade gem from my item window and tried again.
[Gem consumed.]
[A-rank Skill, Exploration Wave (LV16) activated.]
After feeding it the rare-grade gem, I could see that the exploration level had significantly increased. At the same time, I could see the snake roaring and a wide area in front of me glowing.
The light spread out so widely that I couldn’t even see where it ended.
We were all staring at the light with surprised eyes when it revealed a village that was almost in ruins.
‘Huh?’
I knew it wasn’t a dungeon because of the widespread light.
I thought it was just another village, but seeing the ruined village, I realized that wasn’t the case either. Looking at the few monsters wandering around, I was certain of what kind of place this was.
“This is…… a field hunting ground.”
“You can find field hunting grounds with exploration skills too?”
“No, but there was nothing here before. It seems like you need to use exploration skills to find field hunting grounds as well.”
I inwardly agreed with Sina’s words and looked at the monsters wandering around.
[Beluin’s Remnant Thoughts]
They were in the form of a human-shaped black fog with red light glowing in their eyes.
Maybe because we hadn’t entered the village yet, none of them approached us even though they seemed to have seen us.
Could this be a field-type dungeon?
“Rudin-nim. Look over there.”
At that moment, Yua pointed her finger towards one end, and I could see a huge monster crouching there.
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