Owner of Twilight Intuition – Chapter 28

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 28

‘Huh?’

Pushing through the grass that reached almost to my waist, I spotted something ahead and instinctively lowered my posture. Ahead were three Werewolves emerging from the forest and……

‘……Is that a dungeon?’

A square-shaped entrance was situated on the ground.

‘I can’t believe I actually found a dungeon.’

Moreover, there are no players in this forest. So, there’s a high chance there are no players inside the dungeon either. In other words, it’s a golden opportunity to monopolize an entire dungeon.

‘The problem is the three Werewolves……’

There are about two options? Deal with the three and enter, or just ignore them and enter the dungeon. Originally, I was thinking of acquiring items from the Werewolves, but……

‘Since I found a dungeon, there’s no need for that.’

That was the end of my thought process. Deciding to ignore the Werewolves, I took a short, deep breath and immediately cast a skill.

“Skill Use. Giant’s Sprint!”

[Insufficient Magic Power……]

Kwa Kwa Kwa Kwak!!-

“Krr……?”

I run. The Werewolves noticed me due to the red storm, but it doesn’t matter. My agility momentarily increases to 95, and there’s an effect that negates external impact.

Kwaaaang!!-

[Skill Damage! 340.]

As a result, the Werewolves couldn’t properly block me as I ran, and thanks to that, I was able to descend the dungeon stairs relatively safely.

And so, the dungeon I entered……

“It’s darker than I thought.”

It’s not to the point where I can’t see anything in front of me. But the range of my vision is narrow. It’s the kind of darkness where it would be difficult to pinpoint the location of a ranged attack from about 20 meters away.

In other words, my visible range was limited to 10-15 meters.

“It would be tough if I got sniped in a place like this.”

Anyway, I enter the dungeon. With my health and defense, I’m not going to die from one or two snipes, and if anything, I can recover with Jayer’s Guardian Shield.

That is, because Jayer’s Guardian Shield has the function of restoring health per second.

“Detailed Information. Jayer’s Guardian Shield.”

[S-Rank Jayer’s Guardian Shield Effect] (LV2)

━Physical & Magic Defense increased by 100→125

━Penetration Defense probability increased by 5→10p.

━Health recovery rate 10→15 per second.

━Temporarily increases Health by 500→1,000.

━Increases all basic stats by 10→15.

━Increases all attribute resistance by 10→11%.

━Increases shield-related skill effects by 5→10%.

━Negates magic attacks below the defense stat.

━Duration 30→35 seconds.

*Consumes 300 Magic Power upon use.

*Consumes 10% Stamina upon use.

“So that means……”

Jayer’s Guardian Shield at level 2 restores 15 health per second and lasts for 35 seconds.

Calculating this……

“It means it replenishes 525.”

Well, it’s enough to be used as a potion substitute.

‘Should I level it up more?’

If Jayer’s Guardian Shield reaches level 5, it will replenish up to 1500 health. If it gets to that point, wouldn’t I even need potions?

Krr……

“……!?”

Is it a mob?

Detecting a sound from ahead, I stopped in my tracks and prepared for battle. I frowned and looked forward, but as expected, I couldn’t see anything. It was somehow burdensome to have to fight while only grasping the approximate location.

‘Come on.’

Kwong!

As if answering me, something leaped out from the darkness.

What leaped out was……

‘A Werewolf?’

No, it’s different from the Werewolves I saw in the forest. The Werewolves in the forest were about my height and build, but this one was about twice my size.

[Black Mane Warrior]

‘First strike!’

I immediately cast Shield Bash and swung. Normally, it would be better to swing my sword to utilize distance, but my sword’s attack power was abysmal. Therefore, I struck with my shield, which could deal a reasonable amount of damage, but the message window that popped up behind me shocked me.

Thud!-

[Unable to inflict damage.]

‘Unable to inflict damage?’

And the Black Wolf’s arm swings, similar to my attack. It was too long to dodge, its reach incomparable to a human’s.

Kwaang!-

[Damage received! -173.]

‘Damn! As expected, it’s not easy.’

Just one exchange of blows. This exchange made me realize that the monster in front of me was not an easy opponent. I realized that the longer I dragged out the fight, the more disadvantageous it would become, so I decided to finish it as quickly as possible.

“Skill Use. Giant’s Sprint!”

Kwaaaang!!-

[Skill Damage! 248.]

“Kheuuung!”

“……Crazy.”

Surprisingly, the Black Wolf didn’t flinch. This also meant that its Strength was higher than mine, even with Giant’s Sprint activated. In addition, an ominous red haze rose from the Black Wolf’s arms.

‘A skill?’

“Skill Use! Elsyke’s Phantom Shift!”

Pat!-

I felt the need to dodge first. So, I shifted with Phantom Shift and immediately turned my head to look at the Black Wolf. A crescent-shaped red energy shot out from the Black Wolf’s hand as it swung at the phantom.

Kwaaaang!-

The red energy exploded as soon as it hit the phantom, and my phantom caught in the explosion disappeared instantly.

‘Did it deal over 200 damage in one hit?’

I was glad I dodged. On the other hand, I felt the need to finish it off quickly. My remaining Stamina was around 60%.

‘Let’s fight with all my might.’

“Skill Use. Jayer’s Guardian Shield. Giant’s Sprint!”

Pabat!-

[S-Rank Skill. Jayer’s Guardian Shield activated……]

Kwa Kwa Kwa Kwak!!-

‘Die!’

Guardian Shield and Giant’s Sprint activated simultaneously. Furthermore, because I was in stealth, the Black Wolf could only spot me a beat later, and even if it did, my body was already sprinting towards it.

Kwaaaang!!-

[Skill Damage! 484.]

“Keung!”

‘It’s still not dead?’

It was the maximum damage I could currently deal, yet the Black Wolf didn’t die. Should I call it a failure? Seeing the Black Wolf’s hand swinging again, I reflexively swung my sword.

Clang!-

[Damage received! -168.]

‘Crazy, how much Strength does it have?’

My intention was more to block than to attack. Nevertheless, the Black Wolf’s hand grazed my upper body, dealing damage.

But it doesn’t make sense for me to lose when I’ve even used Jayer’s Guardian Shield.

“Giant’s Sprint!”

Kwaaaang!!-

[Skill Damage! 451.]

[Combat experience 850 acquired!]

[Ding!~ You have acquired ‘Black Beast’s Helmet’.]

“Phew.”

I finally got it.

As the Black Wolf’s form slowly disappeared beyond the message, I finally realized that the battle was over.

‘By the way, Shield Bash didn’t work.’

Perhaps, excluding Giant’s Sprint, none of my skills can deal damage. Is it a more difficult dungeon than I thought? It seems like other players wouldn’t even dare to attempt this dungeon.

‘It might be dangerous if two of these appear.’

On the other hand, I was curious about the item I had acquired. What kind of item would drop from a dungeon of this difficulty? With that thought, I pulled out the helmet I had obtained from the item window.

[Black Beast’s Helmet] (Magic)

Description: A helmet made from the hide of a Black Mane Warrior. It possesses a tougher quality than other hides and also contains dormant beast magic.

<Additional Stats: Strength (5), Agility (8)>

<Required Stats: Strength (10), Agility (15)>

Defense: 30 Magic Defense: 20

Durability: 60/60

*Attack Speed increased by 10.

*Set Effect (1/5)

━2-piece Set Effect: Increases Health by 50.

━3-piece Set Effect: Increases Attack Power by 20.

━4-piece Set Effect: Increases Agility by 20.

━5-piece Set Effect: Reduces Stamina consumption by 10%.

[S-Rank Skill. Jayer’s Guardian Shield duration has ended.]

Huh?

“A set item?”

I had expected a Magic-grade item, so that wasn’t surprising. But the set effect was what surprised me. Did this game even have set items? Reading it, it seemed I needed to acquire the remaining items to receive this set effect.

A set item, huh……

One way or another, the reason to hunt here has increased.

‘Especially since it has Stamina consumption reduction.’

If I used an S-Rank skill while lacking Magic Power, it would consume 20% Stamina, but with this set effect, I could reduce it to about 18%.

Wouldn’t it be quite helpful for me, someone with an S-Rank skill?

Anyway, since I’m currently wearing the Goblin Warrior’s Helmet, I’ll replace it immediately. My Agility increased with the equipment change, and perhaps because of that, my body felt a little lighter.

“Well, it’s a good start.”

[You have used up all your playtime. Please rest in reality and reconnect later.]

[Automatic disconnection in 1 minute.]

[If you have a location issue, a 30-minute extension is possible. Would you like to extend?]

“……”

A good start, my foot.

It seems it took too long to get to this southern forest. Well, I guess I should be satisfied. I got an S-Rank skill and found a dungeon. So, soothing the regret washing over me, I decided to log out.

“Log Out.”

[Logging out.]

[Once again, on the street illuminated by Twilight……]

My vision, after logging out of Twilight, focused on the clock. 5:30 PM? Thinking I could probably log back in after 12 AM, I slowly headed to the bathroom.

‘I have to do this one more time.’

I still had one more Random Skillbook left, so a shower was a given. Still, I thought the S-Rank skill was worth it, so I finished my shower and sat in front of the computer.

I feel like sitting in front of the computer has almost become a habit.

“……It’ll be fine.”

Muttering to myself, I connected to the internet and clicked on the Twilight bulletin board. The board was filled with new posts every day.

[Content: How do you guys use skills? Do you say ‘Skill Use’? Seriously, where’s the time to say that in a situation where every second counts? Use a simple command macro.

Summon Skill Command!

Saying this will list the skills you’ve acquired. For example, for ‘Strong Strike’, if you set the skill activation command to ‘Strong’ and the usage command to ‘Strike’, you can use the skill with just ‘Strong Strike’.

This will allow you to fight more easily.

However, if the words ‘Strong Strike’ come up in a conversation……]

“Oh? There was something like this?”

As someone who always had to say ‘Skill Use’ to use a skill, this was incredibly useful information.

Summon Skill Command, was it?

Thinking I should use it as soon as I logged back into Twilight, I looked at the next post.

Click-

[Leveling up your existing level is essential for increasing skill level.]

[Content: I’m the person who reached level 20 this morning. Once I hit 20, the skill level that was stuck at level 5 started to increase again. This is just my guess, but I think the skill level will go up to 10 from level 20 onwards. Anyway, for those complaining that their skill level isn’t increasing, try reaching level 20 first.]

“Level 20?”

Come to think of it, the skills I have are also stuck at level 5……

Of course, I did see a message back then saying I needed to level up. But I only found out today that it meant level 20.

“Sigh, when will I reach level 20?”

Well, it might be good to have a goal.

Level 20.

‘Can I reach level 20 within today?’

The experience points gained in the dungeon were considerable, but ultimately, it seemed impossible. Because the enemies were so strong, I had to rest for a while after killing just one.

Anyway, next post.

Click-

[There’s an Enhancement System in this Twilight!]

“Enhancement?”

What? Did others not know about this? I learned about it from Noah during the tutorial, but it seems others didn’t.

[Content: Among the items I acquired after killing the Orc Chieftain today, there was something called an ‘Enhancement Stone’. I tried using it out of curiosity, and the success rate was only 50%! Damn it! Does this make any sense? Not 100%, but 50%! And that’s for the first enhancement!!

Anyway, here’s the item after successful enhancement.]

A photo was attached below the post.

[+1 Old Wooden Staff] (Magic)

Description: An old staff used by a certain magician. Due to the passage of time, the magic imbued in the staff has faded, but it is still usable.

<Additional Stats: Intelligence (3+1), Magic Power (6+3)>

<Required Stats: Intelligence (5), Magic Power (8)>

Attack Power: 10 (+1) Magic Attack Power: 40 (+4)

Durability: 41/50

*Magic Power increased by 200.

*Enhancement Option (1): Magic Power increased by 50.

[Content: Additional stats were added, attack power increased slightly, and an Enhancement Option appeared. It’s not bad. If only the success rate wasn’t 50%. Common sense dictates that the second enhancement will have an even lower success rate, right?

Probably, even an item enhanced to +5 would sell for an enormous price.

Anyway, be careful when enhancing. If the enhancement fails, the durability drops significantly.]

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