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But what are the other players doing?
When I looked, they were all sitting and resting. They were grinning, as if to say, “You’ll get yours too.” If Goblin Warriors attacked us here, our movements would be hindered and we’d eventually be wiped out. Do they really want that?
On the other hand, wiping out the Goblin Warriors is also a problem. Turu’s stats will increase as much as the number we kill.
“Giant’s Sprint!”
Kwaaaang!!━
So, there’s no way to break through this situation other than getting rid of Turu as soon as possible.
‘Please just die!’
I must have used Giant’s Sprint six or seven times in a row. Even now, when the accumulated damage is definitely over 20,000, Turu doesn’t even think about dying.
“Ugh.”
Are we going to fail like this?
Is this why it’s called a raid?
……I thought, and then.
“Kirik! Human! You will never return alive!”
[Turu, the Goblin Chieftain, casts Soul Liberation.]
[The souls of the dead Goblin Warriors are liberated.]
[The number of souls being liberated is 134.]
Groooo!━
‘What is this?’
Something like gray souls popped out of Turu’s body. And the number is enormous. According to the message window, 134 souls? Anyway, the souls started flying in all directions, and I was no exception.
Paang!━
[You have taken damage! -448.]
“……!?”
As soon as a soul hit my shield, it exploded, and then a significant amount of damage appeared. 400 damage per soul? If it were only once or twice, it wouldn’t be a problem, but when the number exceeds three digits, it’s a different story.
Moreover, the few remaining players were screaming and panicking in this absurd situation.
“Sh, Shit! This can’t be blocked!”
“Protective shield! The protective shield can block it!”
“Just kill the souls!”
“Yeah! If we attack the souls, we can somehow stop them!”
‘Attack?’
Hearing that, I slashed at a soul flying next to me with my sword. Then I saw the soul disappear, and I thought this method might allow us to hold on.
The problem is the number of souls.
With over 100 souls flying from all directions, there were few players who could withstand it. As proof of this, the players who were resting were in chaos.
“Uwaaagh!”
“Damn it! It’s going to be so hard to recover if I die!”
What should I say? The remaining players were each firing arrows and magic, trying to reduce the number of souls somehow, but it seemed difficult to survive.
[You have taken damage! -448.]
‘I’m in a bit of danger too.’
[Party member ‘Yua’ casts Life Recovery.]
[Your health is restored by 205.]
“Rudin-nim! Come this way!”
“Kkiek! Kkieeek!”
The souls were a problem, but so were the Goblin Warriors. If we were surrounded, we’d die from the soul attacks, so I thought I had to do something. I cut down another approaching soul and moved to the back where Yua was.
“Are you okay?”
“Yes. Well, not enough to die.”
Thanks to Jayer’s Guardian Shield, my health is being restored quickly. Plus, Yua healed me, and if even that wasn’t enough, I could drink a potion.
“Come here.”
Yua, without me even asking, struck down an approaching soul and a Goblin Warrior. Thanks to her, we didn’t have to worry about attacks from the direction she was covering, but.
Poong!━
[You have taken damage! -490.]
‘This is crazy.’
There were too many souls flying in. I eliminated three of the four souls flying towards me, but I ended up allowing an attack from the remaining one.
Furthermore, it was the worst-case scenario with a Goblin Warrior charging in.
‘Are everyone except Yua and me wiped out?’
I thought that if this continued, Yua and I would die too, but there was a way.
‘Endure with potions!’
“Item Storage!”
Dozens of potions I bought in preparation for unexpected situations. Naturally, they were potions I bought by spending all my remaining money, so they had a much better recovery rate than the potions I had drunk so far.
[Your health is restored by 800.]
“Elsyke’s Phantom Shift.”
Pat━
In addition to recovering, I also created a phantom right next to me. With my current health, the phantom can withstand up to three hits. If the phantom attacks and eliminates the souls, we can hold on longer.
“Attack the approaching souls!”
[Your health and magic power are restored by 600/400.]
Also, the phantom was faithfully cutting down the approaching souls as I instructed. Confirming this, I increased the number of phantoms, and after creating a total of three phantoms, I continued to drink potions and endure.
‘It’s definitely easier with more targets.’
The number of souls approaching me has decreased significantly. Maybe it’s the same for Yua? Anyway, Yua, I, and the phantoms were steadily cutting down the souls and reducing their numbers.
“It’s almost over!”
“Yes.”
I answered briefly, but I was inwardly surprised by Yua’s completely different appearance from the first day. Honestly, Yua’s spear skills seemed even better than my swordsmanship. Frankly, I even thought it would have been difficult to hold on in this situation without her.
In addition, as Yua said, the number of souls that were flying in like gnats was also few.
‘Maybe this is the last attack?’
If this is the last attack, it means Turu’s health is almost gone. Realizing this, I searched for Turu’s figure amidst the surging Goblin Warriors.
‘There he is.’
Jayer’s Guardian Shield had already disappeared in the melee, but I didn’t hesitate.
“Giant’s Sprint!”
Bang!- Kwakwakwang!!━
All the goblins between Turu and me were bounced away. The goblins bounced away by my Giant’s Sprint all turned gray, but I didn’t even care and charged towards Turu, and soon my shield reached him.
Kwaaaang!!━
[Skill Damage! 1,071.]
“Kruk! I…… like this……”
‘Please just die!’
As I wished, Turu’s reaction was unusual. As I watched silently, Turu’s body collapsed as if crumbling, and soon, dozens of message windows appeared in front of me.
[Raid Boss Monster, Turu, the Goblin Chieftain, has fallen.]
[Rewards will vary depending on contribution. However, deceased players are excluded from the current contribution.]
[Rudin-nim’s contribution is as follows:]
[Damage 46,120. Healing 0. Support 0. Total 46,120. Result…… 1st place.]
[You have gained 250,000 experience points!]
[Your level has increased!]
[Your level has increased!]
[Ding!~ You have acquired 20 gold!]
[Ding!~ You have acquired ‘Goblin Chieftain’s Bewitched Staff’!]
[Ding!~ You have acquired ‘Turu’s Necklace’!]
[Ding!~ You have acquired ‘Turu’s Earring’!]
[Ding!~ You have acquired ‘C-rank Skillbook’!]
[Congratulations! You have achieved 1st place in contribution in the raid, so you can increase the level of your desired skill by one level.]
[Please select one skill to level up.]
“Kkieeek! Kkieeek!”
When Turu died, the remaining Goblin Warriors immediately fled. Even if a few Goblin Warriors clung to me, they wouldn’t even deal damage. They were just annoying, so I was rather grateful that they disappeared on their own like that.
‘But rather……’
Taking my eyes off the fleeing Goblin Warriors, I looked at the message window again.
I leveled up two levels in an instant and got 20 gold. Even if I skipped the items and skill book, the fact that I could even raise my skill level was something I learned for the first time today.
“What should I raise?”
Giant’s Sprint? No. I thought Jayer’s Guardian Shield would be more helpful. I often use Giant’s Sprint, but wouldn’t the damage of Giant’s Sprint increase significantly if Jayer’s Guardian Shield leveled up?
“Jayer’s Guardian Shield.”
Also, there were many opponents I wouldn’t have been able to defeat without Jayer’s Guardian Shield until now, so it seemed right to level it up.
[Ding!~ The level of S-rank skill ‘Jayer’s Guardian Shield’ has increased.]
[Stats Strength 10, Stamina 10 increased.]
Is this all over? I decided to check the items later and looked at Yua, who was smiling faintly in the distance. Seeing her exhausted appearance, it seemed like it was a tough battle for her too.
“How did you survive?”
“Thanks to Yua-nim.”
Yua shook her head as if to say no.
“But you’re 1st in contribution, right? Congratulations.”
Did she notice? Well, since the only players left are Yua and me, the rankings were naturally revealed. Therefore, I also knew that Yua’s contribution ranking was 2nd.
[The raid has ended. You can leave this area with the command ‘Return’.]
‘How kind.’
“Shall we go back?”
“Yes.”
Nodding at her answer, I decided to leave this place.
“Return.”
[Leaving the raid area.]
Pabbat!━
With the message window, the place I was moved to was right in front of the entrance where I was before entering the raid area. Whatever the process, I had safely finished the raid, received various rewards for being 1st in contribution, so it was a satisfactory result.
‘But I’ll never do it again.’
I feel tired even though my stamina is fine. It was that hard of a battle. If only there were 50-60 participants, the outcome would have been uncertain.
However, unlike me, Yua seemed to be in a good mood.
“You look happy.”
“Yes? Ah, yes. The rewards I received for being 2nd in contribution are amazing.”
Rewards? Come to think of it, if I, who was 1st, received such rewards, then 2nd place wouldn’t be bad either.
“What rewards did you get?”
“Well, 150,000 experience points, 10 gold, and items.”
“Similar.”
Listening to Yua, it seemed that there wasn’t much difference between 1st and 2nd place. If I had to say the difference, it would be the skill level increase? Other than that, it seemed like we received similar rewards.
“But Rudin-nim. What are you going to do now?”
“There are items I got from Turu. I’m going to check them in the village.”
At my answer, Yua nodded and came next to me. Is she thinking of going to the village with me? Anyway, I headed to the village with Yua, and while we were having this and that conversation, I heard her slightly serious voice.
“Um, Rudin-nim.”
“Yes.”
“I heard from someone that close friends they made here connect together after matching their time zones. They connect together like that, hunt together, and solve quests together……”
I nod. It wasn’t unfamiliar information at all. As Yua said, it wasn’t uncommon for close friends to stick together. I just couldn’t figure out why she was bringing it up now.
“If it’s okay……”
“Yes.”
“Wouldn’t it be nice if we did that too, and went around together?”
“Yes?”
At her completely unexpected words, I stopped walking for a moment and looked at Yua. Yua was blushing as if embarrassed and slightly lowered her head. What should I say about this? What was certain was that her offer was unfamiliar.
‘Going around together……’
From online games to now.
I’ve partied and hunted together before, but basically, I’ve solved almost everything on my own. Twilight was the same. I was confident that I would become stronger than anyone else with my Intuition, so I hadn’t even thought about Yua’s offer, nor did I need to.
“Ah, if it’s difficult, let’s pretend I didn’t say anything.”
Besides, I have a lot to do on my own. Random Skillbooks that require Intuition, crafting, enhancement stones, and so on. Therefore, connecting at a specific time……
“I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have said anything.”
“No, there’s nothing to be sorry about. Rather, I’m curious. That’s the first time I’ve received such an offer.”
Even Raz didn’t make such a suggestion.
Anyway, at my words that I was curious about the reason, Yua hesitated for a moment and then raised her head to look at my face.
“I like Rudin-nim.”
Unlike her blushing face, her eyes were firm. Her unwavering gaze seemed to tell me that she was sincere. It was enough to make me waver.
“Yes? Ah…… is that so?”
“Yes. I like Rudin-nim, who formed a party with me at first, helped me in the Wolf Forest, and did quests with me.”
Suddenly, the shouts of people and the sounds of hunting that I had vaguely heard until now seemed to disappear. In that quiet space, Yua opened her mouth once again.
“So…… I think I’d be happy if we were together.”
‘You like Rudin-nim……’
I felt absurd that I had been struggling with the word ‘Rudin’. Still, at the sight of her honestly conveying her feelings at this moment, I was able to act according to the feelings I felt now.
“Yes. Let’s go together.”
“Really?”
“I’d be happy to go with Yua-nim too.”
Yua smiled brightly at my honest answer. A friend…… I wonder? It’s not that I don’t have friends in real life, but Yua was my first friend in the game. Anyway, having finished my business with Yua, I decided to check the items I got from Turu.
‘Let’s look at the staff first.’
I hope it’s Rare grade.
[Goblin Chieftain’s Bewitched Staff] (Rare)
Description: A staff passed down through generations of Goblin Chieftains. This long-inherited staff is imbued with shamanistic power, which allows it to forcibly absorb the souls of the dead. The absorbed souls are then converted into the user’s power.
Attack Power: 50 Magic Attack Power: 200
Durability: 150/150
*C-rank Skill ‘Tree Root Bind (LV15)’ usable.
(Cooldown: 10 minutes)
*Upon killing an opponent, all stats increase by 2 for 10 minutes (stackable).
“Huh.”
I can’t believe it’s actually a Rare item.
Including myself, many people had predicted it. That you need to defeat a raid boss to obtain a Rare grade item. Of course, I knew that, but actually seeing a Rare item drop made me feel an indescribable thrill.
‘But it’s sad that it’s a staff.’
Should I sell it at the Auction House? If I do, how much would it go for? If I enhance it and sell it, wouldn’t it be at least a few tens of millions of won?
“What kind of item is it?”
I held out the staff for her to see. Yua touched the staff and checked the item information. As I was watching her, a message window suddenly popped up.
[The other party wants to check your equipment. Do you accept?]
‘There was something like this too?’
I accepted, puzzled, and saw a surprised expression on Yua’s face.
“Wow!~ It’s a Rare item.”
“It’s a shame it’s a staff.”
Saying that, I took out the next item and checked it. This time it was a necklace.
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