Soo Hyuk was startled at what Rhino said.


    ‘Help?’


    That was soout of theblue.Soo Hyuk eyed Rhino’sexpressionandsawthat theold manwasserious.For him, it wasn’t ajokeat all.In otherwords, Rhino must haveto earnestly aidhim.


    ‘Why?’


    Theproblemwasthat thiswashis first meeting with Rhino.SooHyukdidn’tknowhim, but for thtter, itseemslike heknewSooHyuk.


    ‘Why onearthwould youwanttohelpme?’


    Isit?


    ‘Are youthinkingof me as thenextleader?’


    Isit because heknowsthat Ian and AlexbelieveIamthe next poison tower’smaster?“Yes, if you aregoing.We, the Tower of Poison wouldliketohelpyou.”


    AtSoo Hyuk’sreaction, Rhinowaitedwithanticipationand wasfilledwithsolemnityas heawaitedSoo Hyuk’sanswer.


    “Oh, but it’sokay.”


    Lookingat Rhino’s grim expression, he would have beenfinewithout all thehelp.No, to be honest,hedidn’twantthehelp, it was annoying.


    Thoughtheycould behelpful,theyalsocame withalotofinconveniencesastheywerejust someNPCs.In the firstce, ifheintendedtogetsomehelp,hewould have preferedAlex’shelpinstead of Rhino’s.


    “No, pleasegiveus achancetohelp…!”


    However, despite Soo Hyuk’srefusal, Rhino didn’t back down.


    “But, we’rereallyfine.”


    Ofcourse, Soo Hyuk didn’t back down either, and before Rhino could speakagain, hequicklychangedthesubject.


    “But Ihaveaquestion.”


    Rhino,whoopenedhismouthto reply, wassurprisedat Soo Hyuk’s sudden change intopic.


    “How doyouknowme?”


    “Ah…”


    Rhinoeximed at Soo Hyuk’swords.Thenheputasmileon hisfaceandproceededtoanswer.


    “Iwentto thetowerafewdaysago and identally happened tohearafewthingsabout you.”


    Frankly, it wasn’t anident.In the firstce, thereasonwhy Rhinowentto thetowerwasto get information about him.But it was impossible, to tell the truth.


    ‘A fewthingsabout me?’


    Soo Hyuk thought.


    ‘What did youhear?’


    Atfirst,hethoughtthat just like Ian and Alex, Rhino too wanted Soo Hyuk tobethe next head.


    But if you haveheardtherumor,heshouldknowthat Soo Hyukwasnot thenextmaster of thetower.But why doeshereact so modestly?What onearthdidhehear?


    Rhinowas the head branch manager of The Tower of PoisonlocatedinHadrac.A branch managerisunder no circumstancesalowposition.So, why was Rhino beingsomodest?


    There mustbeareason.


    ‘Did hethinkIwasadiscipleof thetower?’


    Soo Hyuk was able tolearnmagicfromPavian, theleaderof The Tower of Poison.Perhapsbecause of that, thetowerismostlyknowntolearnmagicfromPavian.Ishedoingthis becausehethinksSoo HyukwasPavian’sstudent?


    ‘I’llhavetoaskhimter.’


    Soo Hyuk, while thinking, nodded toward Rhino who waswaitingfor hisresponse.


    “Oh, Isee.”


    ThenhetoldRhino.


    “TheterI’llvisityou at the branch office.”


    Rhinowhowasshockedwith such aresponsenodded andsaid.


    “Okay, I’ll bewaiting.”


    Rhinostoppednodding, continued with ascaryandspookylook, said.


    “If youneedanyhelp…”


    “Yes, ifIrequirehelp,I’ll besuretoletyouknow.”


    That’show theconversationwithRhinoended.


    Afterward,Rhinodisappeared,leadingthe poison mages whowaitedbehind him away.


    AfterRhinoleft, Soo Hyuk moved back to theentranceof the underground waterway.Hecould see bothKamianand hisGuild memberslookingathim with a puzzledlook ontheirfaces.


    Kamianand his guild membersknewabout Rhino.Hemust have been embarrassed by thereactionheshowedto Soo Hyuk.


    “You’ve beenwaitingfor a long time, haven’tyou?”


    Soo Hyuk spoke sheepishly towardKamianand the otherKomaguild members.


    “No,no.”


    Kamianshookhisheadas the representative answering Soo Hyuk’swords.


    “Wejustgot here anditwasn’t like you werte!”


    Itwas just thatKamianhadarriveda bit early and had beenwaitingfor about 30minutesbutitstillhad yet tostrike9as there werestill10minutesremaining.So, Soo Hyuk wasn’tte either.


    Itwas just then.


    “Hello!”


    Roa, who wasstandingat theback, came forward andgreetedSoo Hyuk.And with her as thelead, all theKomaGuild members one by one came out andintroducedthemselves withgreetings.


    “Good morning.MynameisKetoto!”


    “Hello, mynameisGaran.”


    “ThisisHealer.”


    “It’sK-Cross but you cancallme K.”


    Finally, when all of theself-introductionsof theKomaGuild ended, Soo Hyukopenedhismouth.


    “IamSoo Hyuk.Nice tomeetyou.”


    Soo Hyuk’s greeting ended it and they all went back to thebusiness.


    “Letmeshowyou thequestwe’vereceived.”


    Kamiansaid then suddenly, a quest window appeared infrontof them.


    [The chimeras have been causing havoc within the underground waterway. What happened? Find out why the chimera showed up!]


    [Reasons about the Chimeras appearance: 0 / 6]


    [Time Remaining: 46 days]


    [Quest reward: ???]


    It was the S-ss Guild Quest that the Koma Guild received. It seems that there are six reasons why the Chimeras had started to live in the underground waterways.


    ‘We have to check out the Magic Circles.’


    Soo Hyuk knew why the Chimera appeared. It had been listed in the quest “The Troubled Underground Waterways.”


    The reason the Chimera had appeared was because of the magic circles and the number of magic circles that had been summoned by the mages had been six. If they could check them all, then the quest would bepleted.


    ‘This quest will bepleted.’


    Of course, the quest “The Troubled Underground Waterways” would be finished as soon as the Guild quest ispleted.


    “Thanks, so, shall we begin?”


    After looking over the quest, Soo Hyuk questioned Kamian.


    “Yes!”


    Saying that Kamian closed the quest window that floated in the air. Then Soo Hyuk, Kamian, and Koma Guild members Moved toward the entrance guarded by the NPCs.


    “Can you show me the token?”


    However, before Soo Hyuk could pull out his S-ss token, Kamian took out his own. Though, the token he pulled out wasn’t a mercenary token, it was a guild token. Both of the tokens were the same gold color, however, the S was carved with a dragon.


    “Here you are.”


    “Ah, you’re the master of the Koma Guild. Be careful!”


    Listening to the NPC’s concerns about the guild, the group headed inside the waterway.


    As soon as they entered, the whole atmosphere changed. It was too spooky, murky and the air was mixed with a stench.


    “Soo Hyuk, can you show me the map?”


    “Oh, yes.”


    Soo Hyuk opened his inventory taking out the ‘Hadrac’s secret underground map’ and gave it to Kamian.


    “This is where we are,” Kamian said, who had already been here, pointed at their current location.


    “The nearest ce is…”


    Kamian moved his finger, pointed at the red spot closest to the entrance. The number of red dots on the map was six, making it clear that they were the Magic Circles.


    “In this section, the Chimeras guarding this area are the incorporation between orcs and wolves.”


    “Orcs and wolves?”


    “Ah, Ketoto, yes they are very powerful. mostly, their health and their attacking powers are significantly high.”


    While Soo Hyuk and Kamian were busy talking and marking the map, K-Cross took part in their conversation.


    “I’ve checked with the ‘Hawk Eye’.”


    K-Cross was a hunter, with his hunter-only skill ‘Hawk Eye’ he had confirmed the Chimera’s health.


    “The Chimeras have the HP that ranges from 1 million to 1.2 million.”


    Considering that the health of the chimera is around 1.2 million and a 200-level troll’s health ranges from 300,000 to 500,000 the difference is unimaginable.


    “A million to 1.2 million?”


    Soo Hyuk, who knew the health of the monsters from the website, had no choice but to ask.


    “Yes, and it is getting higher as we get near the red spot. I’m thinking maybe, 1.2 million is just in the middle, the range is getting higher.”


    The chimeras at the entrance had a lifespan of 1 million to 1.2 million. And as they will move forward, the vitalities of the chimeras will get higher. The HP of the chimera, when they reach in the middle, could be estimated to be more than 1.2 million.


    “That’s incredible!”


    Soo Hyuk had no choice but to praise. But, it didn’t mean he meant it in a good way.


    ‘What’s its level?


    ‘What is their level that they have so much health?’


    Ketoto asked when Soo Hyuk, while lost in his thoughts.


    “But their attacking power is not very strong whenpared to their health. If I am right, they should be about a regr level, 250 Ogre. ”


    Ketoto was a tanker-type fighter who mainly focused on defense, more than offense. Naturally, he would be the one to take the lead when fighting with the chimeras.


    At first, Ketoto was worried about hearing high health. But now hearing that even if he was attacked they wouldn’t do much damage. All he had to do was endure.


    “But the poison attack is ridiculously high.”


    Of course, the only thing that could be endured was their physical attacks. Chimeras spewed out their poison even at the end of their physical attacks and the damage caused by being poisoned couldn’t bepared to that of a physical attack.


    “I’ve invested a lot in magic and you’re saying that you’re scared.”


    The problem was that Ketoto had a high level of magical defense. A warrior who heavily invested in attacking skills didn’t possess much if any magical defense though could only block physical damage


    But, Ketoto was a tanker-type warrior who gave up on his attacking skills. Instead, he possessed all the physical and magical defenses. Nevertheless, they could encounter terrible damage.


    “You said that the poison attack is over 300 levels.”


    “Oh, I see.”


    Soo Hyuk said as if he understood.


    It was just then.


    “I’m back.”


    Roa, who had gone out all alone to check the waterways, came back.


    “There is a chimera heading right up. It’s a Wolf Ork.”


    “One?”


    “Yes, turn right and you’ll see it right there.”


    She replied to Soo Hyuk’s question.


    ‘Just one.’


    Looking at Roa’s nod, Soo Hyuk thought.


    ‘If it’s one, then.’


    Soo Hyuk looked at the map and said to Kamian.


    “Can you wait here for a moment? I’ll be right back.”


    How strong is the chimera and how much strength would he need to catch it? If it could be caught, Soo Hyuk thought, how long it would take.


    “I’ll tank for you.”


    Ketoto said at Soo-hyuk’s words.


    “It’s okay. I have a wide range of attacks….”


    Soo Hyuk answered and that was enough for them to understand. The Koma Guild members knew the level Soo Hyuk had in magic. Ketoto thought he would suffer more from Soo Hyuk’s magic than he would while tanking for him.


    “Please let me know if something happens. I’ll step in immediately.”


    Ketoto, who understood, nodded.


    “Um, if something happens I’ll shout. So, then I’ll be back.”


    Soo Hyuk after talking moved to the direction Roa pointed. And when he turned right, he could see a chimera made out of a wolf and an orc, just as Roa described.


    ‘It’s upper body was that of an orc and the lower half was like that of a wolf.’


    It didn’t look as strange as I thought it would be.


    Chiiik!


    Awoooooo!


    The wolf-orc looking chimera, who found Soo Hyuk, began to approach.


    “Firebolt!”


    Soo Hyuk used his magic at the approaching chimera.


    Suaak!


    Chiiiik!


    Ugh! Owowowowowow!


    Does it have two heads? A painful scream came from the mouths of the orc and the wolf. Then at that moment, a green lump came out of the wolf’s mouth.


    Soo Hyuk, who was watching the reactions of the wolf-orc chimera, quickly dodged to the side as soon as he saw the green mass flying towards him at a high speed.


    Fuaaaaahhhh!


    The green mass hit the exact spot Soo Hyuk was standing. The mass just as it touched the ground burst and started to spread. Soo Hyuk’s eyes narrowed when he saw the particles were now flying towards him.


    ‘Damn it!’


    The lump itself could be avoided. But, it was impossible to avoid its small particles. Soon the green particle touched his thigh and a message appeared in front of him.


    [You have resisted Poison]


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