𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟗𝟏
“Attack!”
Against Beksha rushing at us, I also gave the attack command. However, before Ust could even move, Beksha approached with a speed that didn’t match its size and struck Ust with its front paw.
Kwaaaang!━
Simultaneously, Ust also struck Beksha with a branch, but Beksha, who received the attack without flinching, immediately started to pummel Ust like a sandbag. Moreover, there was a significant difference in the number of hits, with Beksha landing two or three hits for every one hit Ust landed.
[Summoned Attack Damage! 613.]
‘Why is the damage so low?’
Honestly, I knew that Ust was weak among the raid boss monsters. But after actually fighting, it felt like it was being pushed back too much.
Anyway, after realizing that Beksha was a stronger raid boss than Ust, I looked towards Sina.
‘Sina…… It seems like it will take a while.’
As expected. Sina was carefully examining the ground. Seeing her only looking at the ground without gathering anything, it seemed like it was difficult to find the Lashifier flower.
“Groooo!”
Kwaddeuk!━
At that moment, Ust, who had been hit by Beksha, summoned its skill, Summon Tree Roots. However, Beksha showed the scene of sweeping the ground with its front paw, destroying all the tree roots that had sprung up in front of it.
Still, six tree roots remained.
Even though those six tree roots stretched towards Beksha and pierced its body, Beksha didn’t mind at all.
“Kooeong!!”
[Beksha, the Symbol of Fear, uses Ground Smash.]
‘Skill?’
Along with the skill message, Beksha stood on two legs and raised one of its front paws high in the sky. I thought that Beksha’s height, standing like that, must be at least 8~9 meters, and at that moment, Beksha slammed its raised front paw to the ground.
Kwaaaang!!━
“Groooo!”
“Ugh!”
As soon as Beksha’s front paw hit the ground, the ground shook. That tremor was transmitted to me as well.
[You have taken damage! -1,000.]
‘Is this fixed damage?’
In addition, I was surprised by the wide range. I was maintaining a certain distance from Beksha, but I still took damage. However, Yua and Sina, who were farther away than me, didn’t seem to have taken damage and were still busy looking for Lashifier.
‘No, instead of doing this, I should join in.’
Now was not the time to watch, but to distract it. If Ust falls like this, the possibility of escaping later will decrease. Thinking that far, I moved immediately.
“Title Change. Guardian of Light.”
[Changing title to ‘Guardian of Light’. Remaining changes……]
The good thing is that Ust has a health recovery skill. While it recovers health using tree roots, if I attract Beksha’s attention, it should be more than enough to hold on.
“Jayer’s Guardian Shield.”
[S-rank skill, Jayer’s Guardian Shield is activated.]
‘Now, shall we fight?’
Tat!━
Beksha was still attacking Ust. Thanks to that, I succeeded in approaching without difficulty, and I first checked if the damage would register.
“Shield Bash!”
[Skill Damage! 504.]
‘Oh.’
A short exclamation. If the damage registers, it might not be impossible to catch it. But I didn’t do anything crazy like trying it right away. Thinking that I should catch it after at least some preparation, I continued to attack so that Beksha’s attention would be directed towards me.
“Kooeong!”
“Elsyke’s Phantom Shift.”
And as soon as Beksha’s attention turned to me, I escaped using Elsyke’s Phantom Shift. Since there was a phantom in the original place, Beksha’s gaze remained fixed on one spot and it immediately attacked.
Kwaang!━
“Huh?”
It’s not strange that it attacked. However, the scene of it flying more than 10 meters was enough to raise a question for a moment. Common sense-wise, if it flies like that, how can it play the role of a tanker? However, since the phantom didn’t disappear, it seemed that its attack power wasn’t overwhelmingly high.
‘Should I check the damage?’
My thoughts became complicated. If I’m thinking of catching it later, it’s better to check the damage.
‘It would also be good to know what other skills it uses.’
In other words, a reconnaissance battle.
The more I know about it here, the easier it will be to strategize later. Thinking so, I didn’t avoid Beksha’s gaze as it slowly turned towards me and attacked, and soon after, I was able to withstand its attack.
Kwaang!━
[You have taken damage! -1,692.]
“Ugh!”
With unexpectedly high damage, my body was thrown back. And after rolling several times, I finally managed to regain my posture and realized that a head-on fight wouldn’t work.
Just how high is its strength to have this kind of result?
It was a situation where my face naturally frowned, but the fact that I had to distract it remained unchanged. Therefore, I approached Beksha again and attacked several times, and in the meantime, I could hear Sina’s voice that I had been waiting for.
“I, I found it! I found it!”
“……!?”
Did she find Lashifier?
At those words, I distanced myself from Beksha and looked at Sina. Sina ran towards me and showed me the herb in her hand.
“Now we just need to escape.”
“Yes, let’s go around the outskirts and escape.”
To avoid Beksha’s ranged attack, it was better to go around the outskirts. And Yua and Sina nodded without any objection to my opinion and quickly started to move, but things didn’t go as expected.
[The duration of Ust, Craving for Life, has ended, and the summon has been canceled.]
‘Huh? Duration?’
Suddenly, I turned my head at the unusual message and saw the figure of Ust, who was fighting Beksha, slowly disappearing.
‘Damn, come to think of it, the duration……’
Karzel’s Card Summoning was only level 2. The duration increased a bit due to the effect of the Soul Contract title, but it was only about 1 minute. Anyway, as the situation became urgent, I took out a card to summon Ust again, but I couldn’t put this action into practice.
[Ust, Craving for Life, has been unsummoned after taking massive damage.]
[Ust, Craving for Life, is a special summoned beast with truly enormous vitality.]
[It will take a total of 87 minutes to summon it again.]
’87 minutes?’
Was there such a thing? But there was no time to worry. It was clear that we would be next since Ust had disappeared.
“Go ahead.”
“Huh? What about you, Rudin-nim?”
“That thing has a ranged attack. It would be troublesome if you died after obtaining the quest item.”
“Uh, yes. Oh, it’s coming!”
“Kooeong!!”
Looking in the direction Sina pointed, Beksha was running towards us. Considering its size and speed, wouldn’t it arrive in 1~2 seconds and swing its front paw? With that thought, I jumped to the side to get away from Yua and Sina.
‘Now it’s a battle against time.’
When I checked, Yua also started running in the opposite direction with Sina. If I stall for time until they escape here, and then escape with Phantom Shift, it’s over.
‘The problem is stalling for time.’
I think I need to stall for at least 20~30 seconds.
Kwaang!━
[You have taken damage! -1,958.]
‘As expected, the damage is crazy.’
With Jayer’s Guardian Shield gone, I took even more damage than before. If I get hit a few more times like this, I might be the one to die.
“Kooeong!”
Of course, Beksha is rushing at me like it wants to kill me, regardless of my circumstances.
“Elsyke’s Phantom Shift!”
Still, it’s not like I have to hold on for 5 or 10 minutes. I just need to hold on until Yua and Sina leave this place. I thought it wouldn’t take long, so I decided to buy some time with Phantom Shift and then escape……
“Kooeoreong!!”
[Beksha, the Symbol of Fear, uses Ground Smash.]
[You have taken damage! -1,000.]
“Ugh, damn it.”
Originally, using Phantom Shift would put me in stealth mode, but the stealth mode was canceled due to Beksha’s attack just now. Also, Beksha immediately destroyed the phantom and looked at me, and after confirming that Yua and Sina had escaped safely, I decided to escape as well.
Well, it goes without saying that escaping wasn’t difficult.
“Elsyke’s Phantom Shift. Giant’s Sprint.”
Once again, I created a phantom to hold its attention and quickly escaped with Giant’s Sprint. It’s a method of running away with Giant’s Sprint while the phantom buys some time.
Moreover, my agility, which was more than doubled by Giant’s Sprint, allowed me to move at an incredible speed.
“Kooeoreong!”
‘See you next time.’
Compared to stalling for time, I easily escaped from Beksha and arrived at the place where Yua and Sina had escaped. Fortunately, I was in stealth mode, so Beksha only roared and didn’t show any other movements.
“Whew.”
One way or another, I escaped safely and looked for the two who had left first. They were a little away from the place where they had climbed the tree before entering the clearing, and they showed a relieved expression after confirming that I had escaped safely.
“You’re safe. That’s a relief.”
“It was nothing.”
Honestly, I don’t know what would have happened if I didn’t have Phantom Shift. Considering Beksha’s monstrous strength and speed, it wouldn’t have been easy to escape like this. That’s how powerful a boss Beksha is, and I thought it would probably be impossible to catch it with ordinary means.
“You got the quest item, right?”
“Of course. But we might have failed if it wasn’t for you, Rudin-nim.”
Next was Sina, grumbling about how difficult the quest was. Certainly, it would have been difficult for Sina to gather Lashifier if I hadn’t summoned Ust and stalled for time.
In addition, I could guess that the reward Sina would receive would be a rare item due to Beksha’s appearance.
‘By the way, if even a rare item is this difficult to obtain, what level of difficulty is a unique item? What about a legend, which is even higher than that?’
Thinking of those items that still felt like a dream, I shook my head slightly and said to them.
“Let’s go. To clear the last quest.”
* * *
“Thank you. Thanks to you, I was able to save my life.”
When we handed the Lashifier to the Healer, he said, “You actually brought Lashifier?!” and then immediately made Kacom eat the Lashifier. And Kacom, who ate the medicine, had a light emanating from his body and soon regained consciousness. After hearing the situation, he expressed his gratitude to Sina.
“No problem. I’m glad we weren’t too late.”
Unlike Sina, who answered kindly, Yua and I, who had nothing to do with the quest, could only watch. Anyway, after finishing the conversation with Kacom, I went outside with Sina and soon heard Sina’s surprised voice.
“Oh, ra, rare item?!”
‘Ah…… Come to think of it, Sina didn’t know it was a rare item.’
Sina took out a glove, probably from the item window, and spoke to me with excitement.
“Rudin-nim! Look at this. It’s a rare item!”
Well, I knew she would receive a rare item, but I was curious about its stats, so I decided to take the glove Sina handed me and check it out.
[Gloves Imbued with a Craftsman’s Soul] (Rare)
Description: Special gloves made solely for crafting. These gloves, desired by any craftsman, help to achieve more delicate workmanship. Moreover, that workmanship further enhances the quality of the crafted items, and for items like weapons and armor, it has the effect of adding durability.
Defense: 10 Magic Defense: 10
Durability: 80/80
*Crafting class skill level +2 applied.
*When crafting, 3% additional chance to create perfect quality.
‘It’s a crafting-only glove.’
Despite being rare, the defense is ridiculously low. Still, wouldn’t Sina like it? Anyway, after finishing checking the item and looking at Sina, she was smiling from ear to ear.
“Yua, look at this! It’s a real rare item!”
“Yes, congratulations.”
“Congratulations. I’ll make you a great potion with these gloves.”
‘Anyway, this tedious quest is finally over.’
I couldn’t say anything other than that it was really long. Even excluding today, it took two days. There’s nothing to say since the reward is a rare item, but I couldn’t deny that it was a quest I wouldn’t want to do again.
“Ah, Rudin-nim. What are you going to do now?”
“……?”
Whether it was because the quest was over or because she received a rare item, Sina kept smiling and talking to me.
“What do you mean?”
“You’ve helped us so far. We wouldn’t have been able to gather Lashifier without you, Rudin-nim. So, I’ll help you today.”
I don’t know who’s going to help who, but I decided to just accept her feelings.
“It’s okay. Rather than that, I’m thinking of going back to the village since the quest is over. What about you two?”
“The village?”
“I’m going to take on quests and collect Duel Arena points in the village.”
“Well, if it’s you, Rudin-nim, you’ll probably rake in the points.”
Sina nodded and soon sighed as if she remembered something.
“But it takes a few hours to get to the village.”
‘Huh?’
Translator’s Blog
Blog
- The Unmentionable Truth About Anime Waifus: Why They’re All So Smooth
- Novel Review: Emperor’s Domination
- Navigating the Digital Dojo: How to Deal with Your “That” Uncle and Auntie on Facebook
- Your Crush is With Someone Else? Channel Your Inner Samurai, Not a Sad Puppy Dog.
- Aqua Hoshino: The Ultimate Husbando?
Advanced Chapters
✨KOFI-PATREON
🛖HOME
𝐀𝐖𝐄𝐁𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐍𝐔 𝐃𝐈𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘
💎ᴠɪᴘ – 𝙀𝙭𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚 (𝙋𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨) Free Ch1-100 (Password – AWEBSTORIES-FREE100CH)
Translation-(COMPLETED) – Owner of Twilight Intuition𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥《⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐》!!
Leave a Reply