Owner of Twilight Intuition – Chapter 55

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 55

Pababat!-

With a flash of pure white light, I was transported. This is… a cave? It was darker than I expected, making it hard to see. Still, it wasn’t completely dark, so I could vaguely make out the shapes of things.

However, it was definitely an environment that would hinder combat.

“It’s too dark here.”

“Orb of Light.”

Flash-

‘Oh?’

The dark cave instantly brightened. Now free from the limitations of my vision, I looked at Eris, who had cast the Orb, with an impressed expression.

That skill is quite useful.

“The quest rank this time is D-rank. The quest objective is to eliminate the ancient beast located at the end of the cave and retrieve its core. It’s a simple quest where we just need to kill the ancient beast.”

It’s a pretty simple objective for a D-rank quest. However, since this is the first D-rank quest for everyone, including myself, there was a possibility of failing the quest if we weren’t careful.

‘It seems the D-rank difficulty is the key.’

I estimated it to be a step more difficult than the E-rank quest I half-failed yesterday. Even so, it wasn’t like we were a random group of people. We were members of the famous Emperor Guild, so my worries might be unfounded.

‘Well, I’m here, so we’ll figure it out.’

I could confidently say that my current stats were among the highest among players. It was an undeniable fact. I had acquired three S-rank skills, and my items weren’t bad either.

The problem is the boss.

None of the boss-level monsters I had faced so far were easy, so I couldn’t easily guarantee anything about this boss.

‘Moreover, this is a D-rank quest boss, so it won’t be easy.’

“Then, before we move, let’s eat first.”

“……?”

What food?

I was a little puzzled by the word “food,” but everyone started taking out food and eating at Aizen’s words. And as I watched them, Aizen, who was next to me, handed me a type of food.

“Here you go.”

“Ah, okay.”

The food he handed me was beef stew with meat. Surprisingly, it even came with a spoon. After tasting it, the rich flavor of the meat and the unique sauce blended together, creating a delicious taste.

‘This is good.’

The portion wasn’t much, so I finished it in a few minutes. Soon after, I saw a message.

[You have consumed the food ‘Divine Beef Stew’.]

[Strength and Stamina increased by 10% for 60 minutes.]

“Huh?”

Just eating one food item resulted in a significant increase in my stats. Increased strength and stamina meant increased attack power and health, which would be a great help in combat.

“Please have this too.”

“There’s more?”

“Yes.”

Next, he handed me a potion. Assuming it would have a similar effect to the food, I drank it without hesitation.

[You have consumed the potion ‘Intermediate Vitality Water’.]

[Strength increased by 28, Agility increased by 28 for 30 minutes.]

‘Wow~ How high are my stats now?’

With this, I felt like I could take on the D-rank quest boss alone. Moreover, it wasn’t just me who received this stat boost; everyone here must have received it as well. I didn’t think they made the food themselves.

They probably received it from a guild member.

I realized anew how useful the power of a guild was.

‘It would be amazing if I could receive this kind of support every time I hunt.’

“If you’re ready, let’s move.”

Suddenly, Aizen said those words and slowly started moving, and I followed behind him. Then, a player named ‘Row’ who was holding a bow approached me and spoke.

“What’s your skill type, Rudin-nim?”

“Skill type?”

“Don’t you know? In Twilight, the skills you can learn are limited. So players choose a specific skill type to learn. I learned bow skills, movement skills, and a few support magic spells.”

So that’s how it is. Is it because there are no classes in this game? Anyway, my skills are……

“Defense…… No, is it shield type?”

Considering Jayer’s Guardian Shield and Giant’s Sprint, I’m a shield type. I had decided to become a shield warrior as soon as I obtained Jayer’s Guardian Shield anyway.

“That’s good to hear. I was worried because Heron-nim always takes the front line alone.”

‘Heron alone?’

To take the front line alone, he must be quite skilled. Well, it would be strange if he wasn’t. The people here are the most skilled among thousands of guild members.

“We’ll be arriving soon.”

Hearing those words, I turned my head to look ahead. There was a bright light ahead. Almost like sunlight? It seemed like we were going out of the cave, not into it.

‘Outside……’

Of course, I didn’t stop walking.

Following the light shining from outside the cave, we exited the cave and witnessed a rather rare sight.

A cliff of dizzying height. The cliff formed a perfect circle, and at its center lay a giant, five-meter-tall monster. With a face resembling a cow and grotesquely curved horns, its jet-black skin and red eyes made it clear that it was no ordinary creature.

[Injured Ancient Beast (Boss)]

“Injured?”

“Everyone, hold your positions. Rudin-nim, please work with Heron-nim to draw the monster’s attention.”

Surprisingly simple instructions. Thinking that, I adjusted my sword and shield. Heron, looking a bit tense, charged towards the beast, and I followed behind him.

“Wooong?”

Perhaps sensing our approach, the beast slowly began to rise. As expected, its size was enormous once it stood up, and in its right hand, it held a greatsword almost as big as me.

‘Its attack power must be immense.’

“Defense Enhancement! Shield Charge!”

While I was briefly thinking about the beast, Heron used his skills and charged towards it. As if he intended to finish it off with this one attack.

Should I follow Heron and charge as well?

‘Let’s observe for now.’

Kwaang!-

“Wooeoreong……”

“Provoking Shout!”

Bang!-

Suddenly, a red aura emanated from Heron’s body. With that, the beast’s attention was completely fixed on Heron, who swung his shield and shouted.

“Come at me!”

That’s cool.

Anyway, with Heron’s shout holding the beast’s attention, everyone began to carry out their assigned roles. ‘Row,’ the archer, and ‘Yuke,’ the dual-wielding dagger user, took position behind the beast, while Eris began to cast her prepared magic spells.

“Life Regeneration! Hardened Body! Armor of Protection!”

The first target of the spells was Heron. I was the second.

[Party member ‘Eris’ has cast Life Regeneration on you.]

[Health regenerates by 12 per second.]

[Party member ‘Eris’ has cast Hardened Body on you.]

[Defense increased by 142.]

[Party member ‘Eris’ has cast Armor of Protection on you.]

[A protective shield with 220 durability has been formed.]

‘Wow……’

Even I couldn’t help but be impressed. Until now, I hadn’t paid much attention to support magic in Twilight. I thought I was strong enough without it, but these support spells were enough to change my perception.

“Rotating Arrow!”

“Vital Point Stab!”

Following that were Row’s arrows and Yuke’s throwing daggers. Since they were attacking from behind the beast, they landed their attacks perfectly.

“Wooeoreong!!”

“Provoking Shout!”

Bang!-

‘Huh?’

The beast tried to turn its head due to the impact from behind. However, Heron’s provocation once again fixed its gaze forward. He managed to hold its attention somehow.

At the same time, I realized that provocation skills were essential in a party.

‘Should I learn provocation too?’

Watching Heron, I found the provocation skill interesting. However, it wasn’t something I could learn just because I wanted to, and I couldn’t just stand there and be impressed. I decided to start moving in earnest.

“Giant’s Sprint!”

Kwaaang!!-

[Skill Damage! 526.]

Its defense is…… unexpectedly high.

I couldn’t judge accurately yet, but it seemed stronger than the Three-Headed Lizardman I fought yesterday. Even the Lizardman wasn’t easy, so what was this thing? Thankfully, I wasn’t fighting alone.

“Wooong!”

“Incoming! Try to dodge as much as possible!”

Suddenly, the beast pulled its greatsword back in a motion that clearly indicated an attack. In response, Heron shouted for us to dodge, but I had no intention of doing so.

Kwaang!-

[Armor of Protection absorbs the impact. -220.]

[Armor of Protection has been destroyed.]

[You have taken damage. -329.]

‘Should I have dodged?’

Even with the support effects and my skills reducing the damage, I still took over 300 damage. I even felt my knees buckle from the impact of the beast’s downward strike.

[Party member ‘Eris’ has cast Miracle Healing on you.]

[Health recovered by 285.]

[Defense temporarily increased by 30.]

At the same time, a light healed my body. I had expected a healing spell, but the level of recovery was quite significant.

Bang!- Kwakwang!-

“Provoking Shout!”

Following that were Row’s arrows and Yuke’s throwing daggers. Both of them seemed to have high agility, as they landed over 10 attacks in less than 5 seconds, and Heron continued to hold the beast’s attention as it was divided.

‘But how is Heron holding on?’

The answer was simple. Heron was blocking the beast’s attacks with his shield while diligently drinking potions with his other hand.

“……”

Enduring with potions and healing magic……

Anyway, judging from the current situation, it didn’t seem like we would fail. Glancing at Eris, who was in charge of healing and support, I saw her sitting down, recovering stamina and drinking potions.

‘It must be mana potions.’

That perfect image of recovering mana and stamina simultaneously. It seemed like we wouldn’t have to worry about healing until she ran out of potions.

“Giant’s Sprint!”

Kwaaang!!-

[Skill Damage! 554.]

“Wooong! Wooeoreong!!”

“What’s that?”

“Everyone, fall back! Prepare potions!”

I didn’t know what it was, but everyone except me seemed to be preparing something. Since I also had healing potions, I immediately took one out from my item window and witnessed a change in the beast.

Crackle! Crackle!-

“Lightning?”

“Rudin-nim! You need to protect Eris-nim!”

‘Eris?’

Eris was currently positioned behind me. Telling me to protect her meant I should retreat. If the healer died here, the battle was likely to fail like yesterday, so I nodded and stood in front of Eris.

“Wooeoreong!”

At the same time, lightning bolts shot towards me. To be precise, they were raining down in all directions. Moreover, the speed of the lightning bolts was so fast that it was impossible to track them with my eyes and dodge.

Bang!- Kwakwang!-

[You have taken damage. -408.]

[You have taken damage. -415.]

” Ugh. ”

Was I unlucky? The lightning bolt struck me twice. Still, it wasn’t unbearable damage, and I had potions.

[Health restored by 400.]

” Miracle Healing! ”

[Party member ‘Eris’ has cast Miracle Healing.]

[Health restored by 285.]

[Defense temporarily increased by 30.]

On top of that, I even received healing magic. I glanced at the other guild members and saw them taking potions from their item windows and moving around. Out of all of them, I was the only one receiving Eris’s healing.

Even though I had already taken a potion.

‘What’s going on? I feel strangely treated like baggage?’

In most of the party hunts I’ve done with people, I was the one who usually performed well, so this felt somewhat new. Not in a good way, of course.

” Uworong! ”

” New pattern confirmed! ”

Or perhaps it’s the difference between someone who has played the game solo and someone who hasn’t. Unlike me, these people seem to work quite well together, don’t they? Even now, as soon as the lightning attack ended, they jumped in without hesitation and carried out their roles.

Their actions are almost like interlocking gears.

” Provoking Shout! ”

And the battle that unfolded again took a similar form to the beginning. Heron grabbed the attention, and the rest of the members poured out their attacks. To put it nicely, you could call this a stable hunt.

” Giant’s Sprint! ”

Kwaaaang!!-

To put it badly, it felt somewhat awkward. I couldn’t do as I pleased and had to coordinate with others. The problem is, since I’ve never experienced this kind of party hunt, even if I try to coordinate, I can’t.

” Uworong! ”

Pachichik!-

” Rudin-nim! ”

” Uh? ”

Kwaaaang!!-

[You have received damage. -521.]

While I was briefly lost in thought, I failed to dodge the lightning bolt falling on my head. It was a direct hit.

” Miracle Healing! ”

[Party member ‘Eris’ has cast Miracle Healing……]

‘I’m sorry about this.’

A mistake I would never have made normally. I was dumbfounded by my own mistake. But since it had already happened, I tried to ignore it and dealt with the beast more seriously.

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