《One Man Army》 Chapter 1 One Man Army ¨C Episode 1: [Chapter 1] The Best Moment? ¡°Congrattions. The Integrated Grand m Championship of the SKY team has been determined as the winner. Everyone said that it was the director who made the most significant contribution to make this happen. What do you think about this?¡± Although Lee Sang Hyuk declined most of the interviews after the game, he couldn¡¯t decline LGN (Live Game Net)¡¯s interview because they have been exclusively responsible for the interview for the Live of the SKY team from long ago. ¡°It is not my contribution alone, it is our yers and coaches¡¯ hard work and contributions. I only gave them simple advice.¡± The modest answer of Lee Sang Hyuk. But, that was the only thement for the media. SangHyuk himself knew well that the SKY team won because of him. The Crash, Choi Sang Yeol who is an ace of the Eternal Life (EL), is well known for ¡°The Heavenly Dragon Card Deck¡±. This was also made by Sang Hyuk. In order to make the best yer, Choi Sang Yeol, Sang Hyuk actualized Card Master which could only have happened after getting full support from SKY Tel. Besides that, Sang Hyuk hadpleted lots of things for the team. In fact, Sang Hyuk had contributed the most since the beginning of the team till its recent sess. Initially, SKY Tel was about to disband their team, as they cedst for 3 consecutive years, but they decided to scout Sang Hyuk who was popr online at the time and asked him to make the SKY team the best team in 3 years, with lots of supporting from SKY Tel. He made it in 3 years as he promised. A lot of things happened in the process but he managed to keep his promise. ¡°People who were already your fans know all about you, you are too humble.¡± ¡°I just said the truth.¡± He didn¡¯t like special interviews as much as young directors did as he was already nearing his forties, unlike the 20 and 30 year olds who had energy and high spirits. Naturally, the interviewer didn¡¯t like this kind of style. ¡°Is that so?¡± The reporter started asking him questions which are not in the script. ¡°ording to the rumors that are floating around onlinemunities, you are about to leave this team after this match. Is this true?¡± ¡°The rumor is groundless.¡± He answered shortly. In the first ce, there is no reason for him to answer in long because the question wasn¡¯t on the script. However, a different answer came to his mind after he answered the question. ¡®It is true, it¡¯s annoying but¡­¡­ it¡¯s the truth.¡¯ He had already gotten a revocation of contract notice. However, it might be illegal if he mentions the truth now since it will be announced only after 3 months. The reporter continued the interview even though the answer was not interesting. Normally, people try to force interesting answers in these kind of situations, but Sang Hyuk repeatedly answered with uninteresting answers, seemingly demonstrating why he was called the ¡°Ice Man.¡± In the end, the interview was finished without anything interesting or emotional. The reporter was thinking about this situation, but he was depressed that he couldn¡¯t get anything new and interesting. Lastly, the reporter asked him one more question not in the script. ¡°Is this the best moment you have been dreaming about?¡± Sang Hyuk thought for a while about the question which was, once again, not in the script. The best moment¡­ Sang Hyuk thought of the meaning of it and his situation and he answered with a smile on his face. ¡°Sure, this is the best moment now.¡± This was also a lie. It could never be the best moment. Though he barely reached here from the bottom of despair, the best moment he wanted wasn¡¯t like this. He sat down thinking about thest question from the reporter after finishing the interview for a long time. ¡®The best moment I really wanted¡­. It might not be able toe true¡­. Is this the limit of what I can achieve in reality?¡¯ Sang Hyuk shook his head with a wry smile. What was more frustrating for him was that even that realistic limit looked like it would be taken away. Even though it was his mistake in misreading his contract, this was too much. In fact, he had made everything but they were forcing him to give up everything. It was true that for thest 2 years, he had been in a lot of conflict with SKY Tel side, but he never imagined they would betray him like this. ¡°*Sigh*¡­. It is difficult.¡± Sang Hyuk sighed deeply and murmured with a hollow expression. He had lived a life where he was mostly stolen from. However, he just felt everything was in vain because he will lose it all once again. ¡°Just where did it go wrong?¡± Sang Hyuk wanted to turn back everything. If he could really change his life, he would live a life of stealing rather than a life of being stolen. However, it was just his delusion as usual. ¡®If I were born again¡­. No, what if I was able to set back the time to the moment¡­¡¯ Sang Hyuk thought about this several tens of times, no, several hundreds of times everyday. But, it would never happen in reality no matter how desperately he wished. Although he knew this well, he couldn¡¯t stop thinking about this everyday because he had too many regrets about his life. Sang Hyuk¡¯s ardent hope. He was dying to set back a time more and more. <[Chapter 1] The best moment> -end- Trantor : Joyce Gim Chapter 2 One Man Army ¨C Episode 2: [Chapter 2] Coming back (1) It wasn¡¯t much different from a usual day. Nothing had changed even though he won the Major Leagues. He drank heavily and fell asleep aftering back home from the interview. However, everything changed when he woke up. He couldn¡¯t think straight for awhile because of the situation, which didn¡¯t make sensemonsensical. After recovering, he found a mirror and checked himself. ¡°No, it doesn¡¯t make sense¡­¡± It is definitely reality and not a dream for him, seeing the change which didn¡¯t make sense at all as soon as he saw himself through his mirror. In the mirror, he saw that an eighteen year old young Sang Hyuk, who lived in the orphanage, standing in front of the mirror, not a veteran director who made a team the best when he was 36 years old. ¡®This doesn¡¯t make sense no matter which way I look at it.¡¯ Of course it didn¡¯t seem like a dream. Everything was real despite him constantly looking around. No one could have imagined be able to turn back everything even though they really wished so. Sang Hyuk had the same thought. It was just his delusion. However, the delusion was real. Of course he was confused about the situation. ¡®*Sigh*, please calm down and grasp this situation¡¯ After he woke up, he had not epted the situation change for a good five hours. But, he had to ept it. As he was a very cool man, named the ¡°Ice Man¡±, he started grasping the situation gradually. ¡®All I know is that I have either turned back time or just had a really long dream experiencing my future. Neither one made sense, he could only guess about the situation that way. ¡®If I had to choose either one, I think I might have turned to the past? No matter what it is, the important point is that I might be going to live the way I have already seen in my dream. If it is yes, I will have one more chance to live again.¡¯ It was really embarrassing, the more he thought about it, the weirder he felt. ¡®Has God given me a chance to live again just because I really wished for it?¡¯ It was impossible to exin about this supernatural phenomenon with general knowledge. So he forced himself to ept the situation. He forcefully convinced himself by bringing in the presence of a god that he usually denied its existence. ¡°If I can¡¯t avoid it, I might as well try and enjoy it.¡± He looked at the mirror and murmured his motto. He had seen this life motto by chance when he was at the bottom of his life. At this point, in the future, anyway, he thought totally different because he was 18 years old with the mental age of 36. **** It took a few days for Sang Hyuk to ept this situation as is. He could confirm that this was not a dream with meeting people or colleagues around who he didn¡¯t remember well, and he was sure that he had gone to the past through it. Honestly, It wasn¡¯t easy for him to admit this unbelievable situation, he could organize his thoughts faster than he thought because he was 36 years old mentally, not just 18 years old. He started looking around after admitting everything. He already knew that it was in 2026, thus, he was 18 years old (2nd grade in high school). It was 22nd of December in 2026 on his old cellphone. ¡®The moment which is going to change my life will happen right before my winter vacation of 3rd grade in high school.¡¯ The moment which made him despair will happen after eleven months and Sang Hyuk had been struggling in the depths of misery five years after since the moment. It was weird to think about what it is going to happen in the future, as it was expected if his future went as he knew. Sang Hyuk didn¡¯t really want to repeat the same mistakes. ¡®I have less time than I think. If I want to live a second chance without regrets¡­.I have to change many things.¡¯ As the orphanage¡¯s rule, people had to leave if they didn¡¯t go to college after 19 years old. Sang Hyuk could live in the orphanage until February 2028 exactly. Sang Hyuk knew that he couldn¡¯t go to college, of course he had no choice but toe up with an alternative and consequently, he was forced to make a quick decision. As a result, it was the worst choice, but it had been the best choice at the moment. ¡®I can¡¯t rely on a more particle of resettlement funds. Those rotten bastards who sold us to those trash bitches didn¡¯t give us a settlement rate. I absolutely have to find a way to live by myself.¡¯ Because Sang Hyuk had alreadyeback from absolutely nothing, he felt that this time, it wasn¡¯t such a big deal. Especially, the most important fact at this moment¡­ Sang Hyuk looked perfectly normal. ¡°The talent I have. I can achieve what I want truely with it.¡± The talent which was not stolen by bitches. Sang Hyuk still had it and he was confident with everything as long as he had the talent. Indeed, Sang Hyuk could ovee the situation even though he lost it. That¡¯s why he nodded his head with a confident face. **** Nothing was ufortable for him despite not remembering many things. Because he already had quite a personality and he had 36 years old veteran wits which teenagers never got, he could mingle easily without any doubt. Sang Hyuk adjusted to the situation in days and started making ns seriously for his future. The information of the future, he wasn¡¯tpletely clear of, was almost the same between the current of the present and the future as a result of living for thest few days. In this situation, it was too silly if he didn¡¯t use the information he had already known. ¡®The first thing I need¡­ of course it is money, isn¡¯t it?¡± Money was really important for Sang Hyuk to live all alone after a year. ¡®Then, how can I make money?¡¯ Realistically, it was really limited for Sang Hyuk who was just 2nd grade in high school to earn money. All the money he could make was from the part time job with working like a ve. ¡°Working part-time never makes as much money as I want. If so¡­ is the answer to make money at the DN(Dream Network)?¡± DN was a huge world in 2020 made by developing of VR(virtual Reality) skill rapidly as peoplemonly saying. DN had developed as fast as the inte in the past and it was acknowledged as another existing virtual world altogether. It absorbed and covered whatever the inte used to do before. ¡®Do I still have a bit more than a year to release EL(Eternal Light) called the revolution of DN?¡¯ EL released on March in 2028 and became the best VR game all over the world in four months after its release. And it has been keeping the best position for 15 years since it was released. ¡°I have to establish the foundation to focus on EL before releasing EL.¡± He couldn¡¯t do anything special even though he had been sent back to the past because all he had was only his body. He himself knew well especially about what special talents he had. So, he was thinking to be the best of the best with those talents. ¡°What was the most popr VR game at this time?¡± Sang Hyuk had put memos on his cell phone about the important incidents or information that he remembered since the day he turned back to the past. Sang Hyuk who was taking a look at his note and he found the name ¡°Sword & Magic¡±, he remembered that the game was the most sessful game in DN before releasing EL. ¡° Alright. This game had been gaining poprity for awhile.¡± Even though he hadn¡¯t had lots of experiences, he yed Sword & Magic for 6 months roughly. ¡®At least it is helpful now. From his past, he was forced to y the game to avoid getting bullied.¡¯ Although Sang Hyuk quaked with fury when he was reminded of the memory of that time, the experience of the time could be a help now. ¡®That¡¯s really a relief that a capsule VR machine hasn¡¯t been released yet.¡¯ The capsule VR machine was a hit with EL. Exactly, if someone wanted to enjoy an EL, he needed to have a capsule VR machine. The Sword & Magic was enjoyable enough with a headphone VR machine, the used headphone VR machine could be bought at around $400. ¡° The problem is that I don¡¯t have $400 right now.¡± He had to have money if he wanted to make money with DN. That meant that he at least had to work part time at a convenience store to make money to buy the VR machine. **** Working part time was really more drudgery than he thought as a 18 years old boy with 36 years mental age. A part time job Sang Hyuk used to choose was working at a convenience store because it was easy and he got used to it¡­It was the most difficult point for him having to endure many illogical things which he didn¡¯t recognize when he was young. However, it had not changed even though he did something for it and it couldn¡¯t be helped so that it was the best way to make money. As soon as Sang Hyuk who had worked at a convenience store for one month ended up making $600, he bought a used headphone VR machine. Because Sang Hyuk had professional knowledge about VR machine, the seller of the secondhand store couldn¡¯t swindle him with the price. It was a hard to y the VR machine in the orphanage. He couldn¡¯t tell anyone about buying the VR machine due to several reasons. Due to the fact that he needed to y in secret, he made a deal with the shop owner to y the VR game in the corner of the store for $100 for 2 months. It seemed a bit expensive considering a shabby VR room monthly rate was $150, but it was more important to start ying the game as soon as possible. He had already decided to drop out of school and he thought he was going to attend the school enough just to avoid getting a call to the orphanage from the school. It wasn¡¯t a big problem to show up at the school once every few days because the high school already had lots of problem students. Sang Hyuk started his first step with a chance he got in the shabby room of the corner of VR room. A dizziness happens when you log in DN through VR machine. Even though it became better after developing the skill and releasing capsule VR machine, it couldn¡¯t eliminate dizziness perfectly. But at least, he didn¡¯t feel any particr dizziness. It was not because he already got used to in the past. The talent Sang Hyuk had. He couldn¡¯t feel dizziness at all because of it The talent which hadn¡¯t existed so far while virtual skill was developing and the true virtual world appeared. The ability that could react and move faster than whoever in virtual reality, not the real world, and could see things which others can¡¯t see. People who have this kind of ability became pro sportsmen in reality, but in DN, they became pro gamers naturally. Anyway, this ability was called VRA(Virtual Reality Ability) which was thought by people as just an abstract ability, but exact analysis and research surfacedter after professionals began to appear. VRA measuring was only used in DN, most people had between 100 to 150 VRA. And, people who had low adaptability was measured between 70 to 100 VRA, in contrast, people who had high adaptability was measured around 200 VRA. Commonly, the average of VRA of special people who were called pro gamers was measured approximately 250. 250 VRA meant that they had the ability to perform even as pro sportsmen. Of course Sang Hyuk had high VRA which was far from normal VRA. ording to his memory, his highest VRA was as high as 350. The number which overwhelmed even pro gamers¡­ may not be correct, I heard that his VRA could be a new world record. Of course he became dejected after his numbers fell 4 years after hitting its peak, all the way down to VRA 40. Anyway, Sang Hyuk had a the extremely high VRA now. ¡°In half a year¡­ I am going to earn money as much as I can and leave the orphanage!¡± Sang Hyuk murmured as he disyed his determination before signing in DN. He was thinking about making money and being independent through Sword and Magic. It wasn¡¯t easy to make money through Sword and Magic since it had been out of style. However, Sang hyuk believed that he could achieve his wish with some information he already had and his special ability. < [ Chapter 2 ] Coming Back(1) > end Trantor : Joyce Gim Chapter 3 One Man Army ¨C Episode 3: [Chapter 2] Coming back (2) From the recollection of his memory, he was sure he remembered about Sword & Magic in 2007. It was inevitable the moment Sword & Magic started showing signs of detriment and handing over its best game position to Eternal Life(EL). Even though it hadn¡¯t happened yet, 9 monthster from now, exactly on September 2027, Sword & Magic decided to carry out its 4th big scale patch¡­ but it caused Sword & Magic to go from Sword & Magic to Trash & Magic. Thepany Sword & Magic had a number of small mistakes after the big scale patch, and it copsed after EL, which was called the revolution of DN virtual reality game, became popr. However, it hadn¡¯t happened yet, Sword & Magic was still the best game presently. The point, Sang Hyuk was paying attention to, was one changing point which was included in the 4th big scale patch, what turned Sword & Magic into Trash & Magic. The changing point was hated a lot by users because it was too sudden, but it was really sweet information for Sang Hyuk. Sang Hyuk who was wearing the headphone VR machine called the basic interface of the dreamwork skillfully. Indeed, the users who were new to DN couldn¡¯t do this kind of thing. The room was covered with white and where Sang Hyuk was standing was called the ¡®D-Room¡¯. Simply, DN was a huge intr to bring all the virtual reality services all over the world together. Normal users could log in from all sorts of virtual reality services through this personal D-room where Sang Hyuk was standing at. They could log in to Sword & Magic, which Sang Hyuk was logging in, also through this room. Of course they had to pay 70 dors monthly, which was a pretty big amount for using the room for Sword & Magic. Despite there being a couple of free virtual reality services, they were mostly watching promotions or having other billing systems, so it was better to pay to use at DN. And, even though the price of the usage fee seemed expensive, it was cheaper than EL¡¯s usage fee which costs 120 dors. Because Sang Hyuk had already bought a gift card and charged it on ount, he paid 70 dors easily and logged into Sword & Magic. The game in DN, especially, RPG games like Sword & Magic had long andplicated tutorials. However, this kind of tutorials didn¡¯t mean anything to Sang Hyuk. He skipped tutorials easily and logged into Sword & Magic. Basically, Sword & Magic was made well. That¡¯s why it maintained its best game position of the DN for 3 years. But it was really hard for new users to catch up to existing users. Of course Sang Hyuk was not thinking about catching up to existing users¡¯ levels. In any case, the reason why Sang Hyuk was ying the Sword & Magic was to make lots of money in a short time frame. Sang Hyuk had decided this himself in person, it wasn¡¯t a random decision from the beginning. Ironically, his decisions were decided based on experience from the workce and working as hard as a ve for 5 years. Sang Hyuk chose an archer, which was the highest basic muscr strength and quickness 1st job, and ¡®Pan wood¡¯ as his start point ,which was located in a mountain area and was not often chosen by normal people, smiled bitterly as soon as he logged in. ¡°Everything about this felt like hell then¡­ but It is quite the beautiful scenery now.¡± All memories about Sword & Magic in Sang Hyuk¡¯s memory weren¡¯t good. This was due to the fact that he was forced to y the game, not because he was interested. To talk about this story, he had to talk about an ident which will happen 10 monthster. When Sang Hyuk was 3rd grade in highschool in a previous life, unfamiliar people visited at the orphanage where he was staying. As he remembered, they had name cards with long job titles such as ¡®Child requiring protection standing alone helper¡¯. Of course he realized that the name card was groundlesster, anyway, they got attention from children who had dark futures like Sang Hyuk at the moment. They tested all children who were going to leave from the orphanage in a year by saying they were helping the children who required protection gain independence. The very test was measuring the VRA(Virtual Reality Ability). They told children who might be a good business based on the test that there was a decent job with enjoying the game and making lots of money, and handed them contracts. Of course the contracts were hare-brained ve contracts, but all they were saying sounded sweet for young children like Sang Hyuk and young children signed on the contracts without any concerns. Especially, the staffs at orphanage encouraged them to sign, they didn¡¯t doubt it at all. Thinking of it now, they were really bad adults, indeed, it wasn¡¯t fair considering Sang Hyuk met bad people rather than good people. Of course Sang Hyuk made child requiring protection standing alone helpers, no trash workers in DN workce, surprised at his incredible score from the test. Sang Hyuk just signed by being excited with kind words from those people even though he didn¡¯t know what it was. And, he had to move residence to their workce in the name of getting the job without even finishing 3rd grade in highschool. He didn¡¯t need to talk about the story after that. For 5 years exactly from then, Sang Hyuk worked like a ve, not being able to go out often. If the police didn¡¯t get a report about children working like ves, kidnapped and almost used in human trafficking, they wouldn¡¯t have raided the ce and he would work like that for a longer time. He was taken at 19, released at the age of 24 years old from the workce. The trash people at the workce forced him to work harder and harder because his talents were much more outstanding than other children. Because of the ident, he felt free andfortable now, but Sang Hyuk lost his brilliant talents from it. Anyway, he had to start over everything when he was 24 years old because of this hellish experience. Even though the terrible memories of his 5 years there, at least he remembered everything well what he learnt during the time. He couldn¡¯t forget them even if he wanted because he learnt them more intensely than ever to survive the situation. ¡°I used to gather medicinal herbs to avoid getting hit by the trash people or to get food¡­.Now, I have to do it for to make money?¡± What Sang Hyuk did in Sword & Magic for 6 months was gathering medicinal herbs. Every workce had a different way to make money. The people at his workce of which he was taken to, knew well about all the medicinal herbs response points in Sword & Magic. Sang Hyuk went around crazily to gather medicinal herbs based on it. The areas that had medicinal herbs were mostly over level 30 areas and people who had 2nd jobs could go into those areas, but the moment Sang Hyuk hit level 10, he began walking around in these areas. The reason why it was possible was the talents Sang Hyuk had. Sword & Magic was easy for early level ups simr to other RPG games. Sang Hyuk achieved level 10 after only 5 hours since he logged in the game. It was possible because unlike the users who had to adjust to their movements in the beginning, Sang Hyuk started hunting proficiently as soon as he logged in the game. Sang Hyuk didn¡¯t want to level up after more than level 10 because it took a much longer time to level up from level 10. Sang Hyuk who reached a minimal level to gather medicinal herbs quickly moved to Pan wood cliffs zone, which was one of three best beautiful scenery areas. Pan wood cliffs zone was the area which even the Sword & Magic¡¯s highest level 70 users couldn¡¯t go around easily. There were no monsters ever. Exactly, it was the area that people easily died by rolling down when they made a mistake because the topography was really dangerous. That¡¯s why even monsters didn¡¯t live in the area. Indeed, high level users acting up with relying on their skills and character¡¯s physical abilities used to be killed in a fall. Even almost level 70 users did that, of course lower level users felt the area was a forbidden area. The reason why Pan wood was the most unchosen area among a number of start points was that there were a lot of cliffs zones like that. But, Sang Hyuk headed to cliffs zone without a hitch even though his level was just 10. In most cases, it seemed crazy, but it wasn¡¯t in the least for Sang Hyuk. He had experienced going around these cliffs zone since a long time ago even at level 10. ¡°I remember vividly when I came here.¡± WHOOSH, THAK! Sang Hyuk jumped to opposite cliffs easily and held onto the bulge of cliffs strongly. As sticky as though he had glue on the tips of his fingers, Sang Hyuk hung on cliffs really easily. If normal users tried, they would already have rolled down, but he was climbing cliffs very proficiently. The reason why it was possible was that he had very outstanding and sensitive control ability, strong enough to deliver all energies to the tips of his fingers unlike normal users. That was the dignity of the VRA 350. ¡°There¡­and there¡­¡± He came up with response points of medicinal herbs ,which he didn¡¯t remember exactly at the beginning, when he went in person as expected. As it was the points that was developed by Sang Hyuk himself after adjusting to the cliff areas, not offered by the workce, it wasn¡¯t in danger of getting stolen by others. In spite of it being a very dangerous zone, it wasn¡¯t a big deal for Sang Hyuk. Even if he was killed by his mistake, he didn¡¯t have anything to lose. Because his level was under 10, the level didn¡¯t go lower, he didn¡¯t lose any items. Nothing would be lost, Sang Hyuk could climb the cliffs even more drastically. If so, why didn¡¯t other under level 10 users try this challenge? It was also a simple reason. They couldn¡¯t even move a few steps at this kind of cliff zones. At first, VRA 350 wasn¡¯t easy to obtain for just anybody. Even though there were ones who had this number, they couldn¡¯t be gathering medicinal herbs. Thus, that meant that the job gathering medicinal herbs which Sang Hyuk was doing now was a job only for Sang Hyuk. Sang Hyuk moved around climbing the rugged cliffs with bare hands. Because medicinal herbs which Sang Hyuk was collecting were rare items, he could earn quite a lot of gold with selling them. Of course if he exchanged gold collected like that to cash, it was bigger and better money than his part time job. But, that wasn¡¯t his purpose. Sang Hyuk wanted to do something with the gold he sold. And, he was trying to hit the jackpot through the work. The jackpot other people would never be able to do. There was a jackpot which only Sang Hyuk, who knew the future, was able to do. He thought of this first and started gathering extra medicinal herbs when he started Sword and Magic. A change happened at the 4th big scale patch 8 months from now. Because Sang Hyuk knew this change, he knew well about what he had to do at this moment. Sang Hyuk appreciated the scary scenery the moment after he climbed to the high cliffs to get 2 Nine Leaves Red Grass, which cost 100 golds each. ¡°Kuh¡­ This feeling¡­ I really missed.¡± Sang Hyuk knew about how dangerous this job was. However, it made him crazier to think about when he lost his brilliant talents and he couldn¡¯t do anything even though he wanted to y. ¡°But, this is like child¡¯s ypared to EL.¡± Sword & Magic was a well made game, but it couldn¡¯tpare to Eternal Life(EL). EL was like the best boss of the virtual reality games. ¡®I have 8 months to the patch¡­.I will collect as many as I can until then!¡¯ After appreciating the scenery for awhile, Sang Hyuk put the Nine Leaves Red Grass into his bag and started climbing cliffs again. The old Sang Hyuk climbed the cliffs hard while being forced by others, now, he climbed cliffs hard of own his will. Sang Hyuk returned to the past with a new chance, his new life was earnestly starting once again from the present. < [ Chapter 2 ] Coming Back(2) > end Trantor : Joyce Gim Chapter 4 One Man Army ¨C Episode 4: [Chapter 3] Getting out of despair (1) Over time, Sang Hyuk¡¯s gathering of medicinal herbs was even speeding up, as a result, Sang Hyuk could get more gold than he expected. However, he didn¡¯t have any gold on hand. Sang Hyuk looked at auctions and bought items as much gold as he got¡­. . The item that Sang Hyuk had been buying for a few months was called ¡®Sealed Crystal¡¯. This item used to be called, between Sword & Magic users, a trash drawing item at the moment. The reason why it was called like that was because they mostly got junk, which was useless, if you opened a Sealed Crystal. He got an Enhancement Stone sometimes, the probability was low and a normal Enhancement Stone which was not expensive, no one wanted to get an Enhancement Stone opening a crystal. For these reasons, there were lots of Sealed Crystals at the auction. Even though users didn¡¯t get lots of Sealed Crystals because the drop rate of Sealed Crystals wasn¡¯t that high, the problem was that they filled up the auction without anybody consuming them. Sang Hyuk purchased Sealed Crystals as much as possible while regting the market price. Because there were a lot of users who sold and bought items by their avocation, he shouldn¡¯t let them notice someone buying lots of Sealed Crystals. As most auction merchants had a high sense, the price of Sealed Crystal could surge up if they knew someone was stocking up on Sealed Crystals. Sang Hyuk kept collecting Sealed Crystals carefully. The reason why Sang Hyuk collected Sealed Crystals was¡­.. an important changing point which was included in 4th big scale patch of Sword & Magic. The rising price of Sealed Crystals which made users astonished by the development¡­Indeed, the content of patch could be simply expressed as a sentence, it caused a tremendous ripple. ¡®You will get a Blessed Enhancement Stone from Sealed Crystal with the low rate from now.¡¯ These were not precise, but it was likely to this sentence. Because Sang Hyuk yed Sword & Magic after the 4th big scale patch. He didn¡¯t know exactly about the truth because he heard rumors from around atmunity boards on the Inte. However, the important thing after the patch was the fact that the Sealed Crystal might produce a Blessed Enhancement Stone. A Blessed Enhancement Stone was entirely different from a normal Enhancement Stone. A Blessed Enhancement Stone was an extremely expensive item and can be traded with cash. A normal Enhancement Stone was about 20 dors cash value, and a Blessed Enhancement Stone was an item with a value of about 2,000 dors. That meant it was nonparable. Even though everybody said that it was too low a probability, people who logged into the game and opened Sealed crystals could get a Blessed Crystal after ten Sealed Crystals. After all, people guessed that the development turned into an emergency patch, so people could get once a hundred. Sang Hyuk wasn¡¯t sure about the fact because he hadn¡¯t experienced in person either. But, even if people could get one by opening one hundred Sealed Crystals, collecting them could be a big benefit anyway. The market price of Sealed Crystal was about 5 dors now. As such, even though people got one Blessed Enhancement Stone, opening a hundred Sealed Crystal was still a big benefit. That¡¯s why this collecting Sealed Crystals could be a jackpot enoughly as people mentioned, it could be a super jackpot if they got more Blessed Enhancement Stones. Sang Hyuk¡¯s goal was to collect 3,000 Sealed Crystals. Of course it wasn¡¯t easy, Sang Hyuk did work hard climbing cliffs to collect medicinal herbs. **** Time flew so fast, it was already spring after a year. September 11, 2027. Finally ¡®the Advent of Volloyan¡¯, which was the 4th big scale patch of Sword & Magic, started as Sang Hyuk had expected. Sang Hyuk was already ready to log in as soon as the patch finished. Sang Hyuk had collected 3,116 Sealed Crystals after 7 months. If he could get a Blessed Enhancement Stone after opening the Sealed Crystals as with the rumor, Sang Hyuk might easily be able to get 300 Blessed Enhancement Stones roughly and their values were about 600,000 dors. Of course he didn¡¯t expect getting that much, anyway he expected to get at least a few ten thousand dors. Sang hyuk already logged into the game no sooner after finishing the patch. He realized that the rumor he heard wasn¡¯t 100% correct after opening a few hundreds Sealed Crystals. But, it wasn¡¯t totally wrong either. A Blessed Enhancement Stone, which supposed to be appear once every hundred Sealed Crystals, was appeared once every forty. Maybe it was correct but people saying that they got one every ten was overwhelming. Anyway Sang Hyuk opened 3,110 Sealed Crystals, all he had in an instant and he got 74 Blessed Enhancement Stones exactly. While it was somewhat different from 300, of which he could have earned 150,000 dors through encashing them. He could still get 130,000 dors after deducting all themissions. It was huge money for a high school student without having any skills for 6 months. He was satisfied with the amount of money as he decided to be independent from the orphanage and earn money himself. ¡°Let me finish the game as he was supposed to finish up here.¡± Sanghyuk no longer wanted to waste time for Sword & Magic. Sang had better prepare to for EL slowly. 6 months from now, Eternal Life (EL)¡¯s service which Sang Hyuk had been waiting for, nned to start. If he kept ying Sword & Magic for the 7 months, he might be able to make a lot of money, but he wanted to rest enough and be ready physically and mentally for EL. Sang Hyuk made a clean finish just a few days after he made the decision. Sang Hyuk sold everything of what could be sold and he had exactly 137,400 dors in his ount. This money was really big money for Sang Hyuk who had a few hundreds dors only a few days ago. If Sang Hyuk was a normal high school student, he could spend the money here and there on trivial things. As Sang Hyuk wasn¡¯t a normal high school student, he wasn¡¯t excited with the money and acted the same like before. He had better not be noticeable now. ¡®I don¡¯t remember an exact date, but sometime in November. So, I should live like a poor man still until November.¡¯ The thing he was waiting for. That was the moment the scum woulde visiting and make him depressed. **** Sang Hyuk also sold the headphone VR machine after finishing up the Sword & Magic. After all, a new capsule VR machine was released afterunching EL, so he had better sell it before the price went down. Sang Hyuk suddenly started learning meditation after finishing up. When Sang Hyuk was a director, he read a research which said people who could control their mind themselves had a higher VRA rangepared to others not doing it. Thus, it meant that meditation was helpful to increase one¡¯s VRA range. Anyway, the VRA of Sang Hyuk was already high enough to be close to the threshold, but he stayed on the ball. He already had the experience of one¡¯s VRA range, which could be fall down for several reasons. Thus, he really cared about VRA maintenance. Sang Hyuk learnt not only meditation but also Kendo. The reason why he started Kendo wasn¡¯t that he wanted to learn the way of using a sword and use it for the game. With imagination, learning Kendo in real life should be helpful for the virtual reality game, however, reality and virtual reality wasn¡¯t connected that simply. Even though someone who did Kendo well in real life, he might not be able to brandish a sword in virtual reality with low VRA. Oppositely, someone who wasn¡¯t any good in sports might have exceptional physical ability with high VRA. That was the reason why VRA was called as a new style talent. The reason why Sang Hyuk learnt Kendo was to learn how to control his mind and sustain a healthy body, not to learn how to control the sword. When he was leading a director¡¯s life, he had seen lots of pro gamers who ruined their bodies after too much obsession about virtual reality, resulting in them not being able to log into virtual reality anymore. Therefore, he always thought he had to be healthy to be a pro gamer. For this reason, Sang Hyuk learnt Kendo to maintain his physical fitness. Once again, time flew by. And¡­November 27, 2027. Two guys like devils, who Sang Hyuk never forgot, visited the orphanage. ¡®Park Sang Cheol, Kim Dae Sik.¡¯ Sang Hyuk remembered their names clearly. *Crunch* he gnashed his teeth the moment he saw them again. But, he had to be patient now. ¡®I will endure this moment. But, I will never ever skip it.¡¯ He really wanted to report to the police and get them caught right now, the problem was that these bitches moved the workce around, so he couldn¡¯t report yet because he didn¡¯t know where it was going to be at. And, people, who got caught by police at this moment, got released easily with the power of money. So, that wasn¡¯t a great idea. ¡®My way¡­. I will steal the most important thing from you guys and I will crush you guys cruelly. That¡¯s my punishment for you.¡¯ So, Sang Hyuk was thinking of punishing them his way without any police help. Of course it took time, he had to wait for the moment patiently. Park Sang Cheol and Kim Dae Sik deceived children with flowing speeches. And, they started the VRA test immediately¡­ Unfortunately, the children all tried to get as high VRAs as they could, like Sang Hyuk did before. Sang Hyuk wanted to let the children know about Park Sang Cheol and Kim Dae Sik¡¯s true faces and stop them from being deceived, but, he couldn¡¯t do it. It could make the situation worse because even the staff at the orphanage helped the bitches. Anyway, the children probably wouldn¡¯t believe Sang Hyuk¡¯s word. Sang Hyuk used to stay at another orphanage in Uijeongbu and he moved to this ce a year ago after that one closed. So, he didn¡¯t have any friends in this orphanage. Firstly, because Sang Hyuk wasn¡¯t outgoing enough to hang out with anyone, he became an outsider. For those reasons, Sang Hyuk didn¡¯t have anything to do at this point. Sang Hyuk closed his eyes and meditated to control his mind. And, he walked up slowly during his turn and wore the VR machine on his head. < [ Chapter 3 ] Getting out of despair (1) > end Trantor : Joyce Gim Chapter 5 One Man Army ¨C Episode 5: [Chapter 3] Getting out of despair (2) VRA couldn¡¯t be controlled. Well, it was impossible to control to make one¡¯s VRA range higher. But, it was totally possible to do the opposite. Especially someone like Sang Hyuk who had lots of experience in virtual reality, he could make his VRA low easily. Of course they could check about such tampering with several ways if someone diminished his VRA purposely. But, they had to have a professional in the field do it. As Park Sang Cheol and Kim Dae Sik never realized that Sang Hyuk reduced his VRA purposely this time, they had no doubts about it, and even if though they did, there was no way they could find out. ¡°75¡­It is of the lowest ss.¡± Park Sang Cheol frowned at the number on screen. They only brought children who had at least over VRA 150. Children who had lower than the number wasn¡¯t useful to them at all. So, VRA 75 was a kind of trash number, they didn¡¯t bring people who had this kind of numbers. ¡°Damn! Why no luck today?¡± Kim Dae Sik stood up from the seat whileining softly to himself. Kim Dae Sik took off the VR machine from Sang Hyuk¡¯s head as soon as Park Sang Cheol finished the VRA test program. Kim Dae Sik, who had a big frown andined until just a few minutes ago, smiled at Sang Hyuk. ¡®I didn¡¯t know then. There was a devil face behind of that smile¡­¡¯ Finally, the test was over. Sang Hyuk was definitely supposed to fail. Sang Hyuk got out of his despair¡­ He eventually moved into a different path from his previous life as he wished. **** After Park Sang Cheol and Kim Dae Sik had finished formal recruitment contracts with a few children, Sang Hyuk prepared to leave the orphanage. Because he didn¡¯t have any feelings left for the orphanage, he left the orphanage as soon as he graduated from his high school without even receiving their resettlement aid. Sang Hyuk thought of giving it up altogether, thinking it was a clever move in order to avoid facing a rough time whilst waiting for it, not knowing for sure if he would get it. Because Eternal Life was free open beta, which Sang Hyuk had been really waiting for, will be starting after three months, he¡¯d better be ready for it to work on getting stronger. EL was a game which required a lot of guts and had only one week of open beta. At the moment, people talked a lot about it, but it meant that the Raon Software, which was an EL¡¯s productionpany, had confidence. It wasn¡¯t hard to get out of the orphanage. Children who didn¡¯t go to the college like Sang Hyuk must be independent as soon as they graduate from high school. Sang Hyuk packed up his stuff and left from the orphanage heading to Ilsan directly. He found the cheapest and smallest apartment in Janghang-dong, Ilsan because he didn¡¯t see any necessity of having a nice apartment. The most important thing for Sang Hyuk now was a capsule VR machine which was supposed to release about two monthster, not an apartment. Sang Hyuk already made the decision of what he was going to buy. It was called ¡®Andromeda X¡¯, made by IlSung Electronics. EL users said that the product gave high performance for its price. Since he was thinking to buy the best version with full option functions, he was prepared to spend at least 10,000 dors. An excellent workman never mes his tools, but if a workman had excellent tools, he would get much better results. For this reason, Sang Hyuk didn¡¯t want to economize money for the VR machine. After moving to the apartment in Ilsan, Sang Hyuk waited for the release of EL while meditating and learning Kendo. Because once EL was released, he would have to sleep less to concentrate on the game, and for that he had to keep his energy so as to work hard then. Despite it being pretty cold weather in January, 2028, he kept running and working out at the Lake Park in the mornings and evenings. He seemed like an athlete who had an uing important game. Indeed, Sang Hyuk thought pro gamers were also pro sportsman from a different point of view. That¡¯s why he always emphasized the importance of the body health to yers when he was a director. Time moved on and it soon became February. There were specific rumors about Eternal Life in February. Of course EL was the game which had bad evaluations more than good at this point. As there were lots of secrets and also the developmentpany was new, it was hard to get goodments from users. People were more interested in a few other games rather than EL at this time. Besides, DN users were not excited with EL because of the releasing of a VR capsule machine. Of course, Sang Hyuk visited a special shop to buy a VR capsule machine. It was so expensive because it was really new. He ran to the shop as soon as it released, as it could be sold out if he didn¡¯t buy the best version in advance. ¡°So, you don¡¯t have the product?¡± Sang Hyuk went to a huge VR machine special shop, the nearest one in Ilsan. The VR machine Sang Hyuk wanted to buy was a rare product and it was hard to find anywhere. ¡°Oh well¡­ there is but¡­¡± Sang Hyuk looked at the staff who seemed embarrassed. ¡°What is the problem if you have the product? ¡° ¡°I apologize. In fact, no one can set up the product yet. It is a reallyplicated setting in need¡­¡± ¡°Ah¡­¡± After listening the staff¡¯s answer, Sang Hyukpletely forgot something which was very obvious. ¡°There are a few staffs in headquarters, but they are really busy¡­ If you submit a setting application, you could wait for them but it¡¯ll at least be one month.¡± Not anyone could simply set up a professional VR capsule machine. And the best professionals in this field could be really busy to help a few special customers at this point. ¡°Then, just install the product, not set it up please.¡± A VR capsule machine needed a proper instation otherwise people couldn¡¯t use DN at all. In particr, a professional machine, which Sang Hyuk wanted to buy, required moreplicated settings, people required a professional for setting the instation. ¡°I am sorry. This product is very different from a headset VR machine, so you can¡¯t use it with simple instation.¡± ¡°I know. No one can do the setting up of the damage synchronization rate, the biograph checking system and VRA mixing program, they are all veryplicated at the same time. ¡°How do you know¡­¡± ¡°I work in that kind of industry as well.¡± Sang Hyuk was toozy to exin every single word, so he just made up being a professional. Actually, he wasn¡¯t a professional. However, he had more knowledge than someone who was called a capsule VR machine professional since he had experience with a VR machine for a long time. ¡°Oh, I see. Then, that¡¯s really a relief. I will prepare the product right now. The price of the product is 14,000 dors including tax as I mentioned before.¡± Even though a capsule VR machine was a little on the expensive side, 14,0000 dors was too expensive. Because a capsule VR machine for diffusion cost around 1,400 dors, he felt the big difference between them. In fact, this expense was supposed to include the price for setting service of a professional so it was a little loss for him, but he¡¯d better install a capsule VR machine and adapt to it as soon as possible rather than think of the loss. It didn¡¯t take long for the instation. Even though he still had to set up important programs to y the game. That wasn¡¯t a big deal for him. Sang Hyuk didn¡¯t put things off anyter, he entered the capsule VR machine and started setting up. Basically, all program settings of VR machine was possible in a virtual space which was made by the machine. DHRRRR.. As soon as Sang Hyuk operated the VR machine in the capsule, a space like a white room appeared before his eyes. This room wasmonly called ¡®D-room¡¯. It wasn¡¯t perfect yet, it was just half of D-room after logging in. ¡°Let¡¯s start from the setting up of the damage synchronization rate¡­.¡± Sang Hyuk knocked the floor lightly after logging in D-room. And, a screen which hadplex codes rose from the floor. While Sang Hyuk fell into despair and strived to get out of hopeless, he learnt how to do programming for the D-room. It was just one of his efforts to challenge the virtual reality game again, he had a decent skillpared to most VR programmers. Sang Hyuk started setting up skillfully. First he didn¡¯t remember exactly because it was too old of a version, but he slowly recalled after he yed for a while. He worked hard and finished setting up perfectly in three hours. If he had been a bit more familiar like the 7th generation capsule VR machine, he could finish in an hour. It took longer because he was unskilled with the 1st generation capsule VR machine. Sang Hyuk connected between D-room and DN as soon as he finished setting up everything. It was like connecting the Inte after setting hp window OS. After connecting to the Inte, DN, he needed to check whether it worked properly or not. When Sang Hyuk checked like this, he used to y ¡®Virtual Reality Fighting Game¡¯. In Sang Hyuk standards, the virtual reality fighting game was the best game to warm up. It was even enjoyable. Even though it wasn¡¯t as popr as a virtual reality MMORPG, a virtual reality fighting game had lots of fans and there were a lot of popr games. Sang Hyuk logged into ¡®Hwan Sang Cheol Gwon 4(Meaning; Illusion Iron Fist)¡¯ which was the most popr fighting game at the present point. Indeed, he used to y this game to release his stress during the break time when he worked like a ve at the workce. At the moment, the ount name Sang Hyuk used was ¡®Ji Roi Jin (Meaning; Mine Thunder). But, Sang Hyuk didn¡¯t realize that the name Ji Roi Jin was what HSCG rankers was really afraid of. ording to HSCG system, each game influenced directly to users¡¯ rankings. So if you lost to someone who wasn¡¯t in the top ranks (Lower than ranking 1,000), you could drop your rank by quite a bit. In a sense, people were afraid of Ji Roi Jin who was out of the top 10,000 ranking but had a 95% winning rate. For this reason, Ji Roi Jin was pretty famous among HSCG users, even though he didn¡¯t know about it. Of course, it was the first time to login to HSCG in the present, so he made a new ount again. Sang Hyuk yed 10 rounds to warm up as usual. It was wrong for people who thought that virtual reality and real life were not that different. Everything was different between them. So, the meaning of warming up in virtual reality was stretching ¡®thoughts¡¯, not ¡®body¡¯. The wide meaning of VRA was like the reaction speed of thoughts. It wasn¡¯t just about thinking deeply, people who had fast reaction speed of thoughts could move delicately and quickly as well. Sang Hyuk, who was Ji Roi Jin in HSCG won 10 rounds easily and logged out. ¡®Whew, my skills were a bit rusty because it¡¯s been a while since I¡¯ve yed this.¡¯ Even though it was a bit awkward to y the game in the perfect condition capsule VR machine, he showed incredibly outstanding control ability in normal people standards. But he wasn¡¯t satisfied yet with his standards. ¡°I have to log in regrly to recover the past feelings.¡± Sang Hyuk murmured softly and nodded. Because he had a month to start EL in earnest, he was confident in putting himself in the best condition before then. Unlike his former life, Sang Hyuk got freedom and logged into HSCG more often to start recovering the old feelings. Existing HSCG rankers got harder and harder because of him. Sang Hyuk, who swept the game and got to be in the top 10,000, could fight with the best rankers at the random matching. Among the best rankers, they often mentioned the ¡®shocking and scary Ji Roi Jin¡¯. There was a rumor in the onlinemunity that the best rankers were determined every day by whether they met Ji Roi Jin or not. As Sang Hyuk never participated in the HSCGmunity, he didn¡¯t know about it. Especially since he blocked all means tomunicate in the game, he didn¡¯t realize about the people judging andmenting about him at all. Sang Hyuk was thinking about blocking every means tomunicate with others from the start, so he wouldn¡¯t get hurt by people. This is because he had several bad experiences about rtionships, so he couldn¡¯t believe people anymore. Even though, time moved on continuously. And, finally! It was 4th of March, 2028, the start of the open beta of Eternal Life(EL). It was a sudden announcement about the schedule of EL¡¯s open beta fifteen days ago. In fact, some gamers had quite high expectations about EL before, but it was too sudden and they only opened little information about the game. That caused people to have bad opinions about the game. Even though people from all over the world had negative opinions, only one¡­Sang Hyuk never thought of any negative opinions. He had already experienced how it grew into the best game in person¡­ he finished preparing everything and waited for the opening of the server. < [ Chapter 3 ] Getting out of despair (2) > end Trantor : Joyce Gim Proofreader : Kerrigan Chapter 6 One Man Army ¨C Episode 6 : [Chapter 4] Drawing a Big Picture (1) MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA I¡¯m posting the new OMA chapter scrubs [ A rmended VRA for this game was 150. Users who were under VRA 100 would find trouble ying this game. ] This warning had popped up first as soon as people started Eternal Life(EL). In virtue of the Act of 2024, all contents of DN must indicate the rmended VRA, mostly VRA 80 was the rmended rate. Considering it was in the higher regions with the rmended VRA 100-120, EL¡¯s VRA level was supposedly very high. Moreover, they banned gamers under 18 years old from ying EL, the barrier of ying EL was getting more difficult. Eventually, people who had low VRA ended up just ying EL even though they made a loss. Because the game was so exciting, it was one of those things. For this reason, in spite of EL being an adult game not for all ages, EL made and kept the most connections number record ever in DN game history. It meant that EL was a great game. Anyway, if you wanted to enjoy EL, you had to have at least VRA 150. That¡¯s why there were a lot of ¡®Watching users¡¯ who just watched the live broadcasting of pro gamers, not ying EL in person. ¡®Not only was EL really enjoyable to y in person, but it was also exciting to watch.¡¯ There were a few reasons why EL made such a big sess, it was not just that the game was really addictive and exciting, but it was also so much fun to watch others y. ¡®But at this moment, EL simply just¡­..failed.¡¯ Sang Hyuk recalled the staffs¡¯ sad face from Raon Software. He would buy the Raon Software stock even when it was not listed yet. He didn¡¯t know about stock and even though thepany was in a bad situation, there was no reason to sell theirs because they already had enough money. While he was thinking about this, he already reached the setup page of ounts for EL. You need another name to live in Eternal Life. Please speak loudly and exactly the name you want to use in Eternal Life. ¡°Bul Myeol.(Meaning: Immortal)¡± Sang Hyuk chose the name he really wanted to use even though it didn¡¯t go well with EL. Because he used ¡®Jil Phoong Nan Mu¡¯ which was not special at all in the former life, he really wanted to have a special name this time. No on has used ¡®Bul Myeol¡¯ so far. There will not be an extra code for your name since this is the first registration for the name. The same name could be used up to 100 times in EL. However, they always had extra codes after the name. Except for those who registered first, the others had to put the extra code for the name systemically when they registered their name. For example, if someone also registered Bul Myeol which was made by Sang Hyuk, he or she got to have the name ¡®2nd Bul Myeol¡¯ systemically. Even though he or she might be able to use Bul Myeol without the code in the game, it was anyway divided with the first user¡¯s name systemically. The white light covered Sang Hyuk¡¯s body as soon as he began making the name and the new world spreaded out before his eyes simultaneously. This ce, which had a wide green pasture that looked cool, was a really meaningful ce for Sang Hyuk for several reasons. ¡®Boundless Pasture.¡¯ This space was only for users who logged into EL for the first time. EL was really not a kind game for users. There were no tutorials which were naturally served in other games and there were not even introduction of jobs or operation methods. Raon Software which was EL¡¯s developmentpany just kept repeating the same words like a parrot whenever usersined about these things. ¡®Eternal Life is another world which has been made by users. So, there won¡¯t be a target guideline from the developmentpany and we won¡¯t stop people from making a target guideline themselves.¡¯ Of course, usersined about this a lot the first time, they had to be convinced because Raon Software adhered to this steadily. The boundless pasture where Sang Hyuk was standing in was a kind of tutorial area, but no one mentioned about it, so first time EL users were really disappointed about it after they realized that. Besides, they couldn¡¯t skip this area, so there was no way for them to recognize that the area was like a tutorial area. People¡¯s disappointment didn¡¯tst for long. As users who reached level 10 quickly in a day and arrived at ELD world by getting out of the space, began to rave about how Eternal Life world was onmunities. After which, most users noticed that this pasture was a tutorial area. Indeed, there was nothing special in the boundless pasture. It was only pasture spread out endlessly with monsters showing up every 30 minutes ording to a user¡¯s connection time. Users could choose their weapon 5 minutes before monsters began to descend on them. 40 kinds of weapons which seemed made by dim shadows rose up from the ground and it turned into an actual weapon if a user chose one of them. Users could select and change their weapons whenever a ton of monsters came, but if users chose another weapon, the one they had first will disappeared into a shadow. That meant that people used and tried lots of different kinds of weapons and chose the one that fitted in advance. After monster troops attacked 20 times, 116 kinds of skill books, which had basic skills, rose up from the ground at the 21st wave of monsters. This one was also interchangeable, like the weapons, continuously whenever monster troops attacked. Users could choose other skill books until they killed their 40th wave of monster troops. Normally, they reached level 10 if they killed around 50 waves of monster troops. These monster troops were really low level, even users who didn¡¯t have any talents for the game could kill them easily. ording to a user¡¯s expression, the boundless pasture was the only ce that people could experience OP mode. Users could experience a suitable weapon and skill in advance at the boundless pasture and this was helpful for them to select several things when they went to the real EL world. After all, users just selected things as people rmended not from the experience at the boundless pasture. Regardless, the experience at the boundless pasture was necessary. TAK TAK. Sang Hyuk tapped above his right ear twice and a few semi transparent windows popped up in front of his eyes. Bringing up system windows by these kind of gestures wasn¡¯t new for people who already experienced virtual reality games since all DN game developmentpanies had already had the same operations since 5 years ago. Sang Hyuk, who selected a quest window among lots of floating windows in the air with two fingers, checked how much time he had until the first wave of monster troops. ¡®The time that I have is 27 minutes and 22 seconds exactly.¡¯ Other users who logged in as soon as the server opened like Sang Hyuk tried to adapt to the unfamiliar environment at this time, but Sang Hyuk already knew what was going to show up, so he just stood up in the ce, warming up his body quietly. ¡®¡®The boundless pasture¡­the two things I have to get from here.¡¯¡¯ Sang Hyuk already nned and prepared many things while he was waiting for the opening of EL for more than a year. It wasn¡¯t easy to get both of them, but Sang Hyuk didn¡¯t think about leaving here before he got both anyway. ¡°They are exactly an only level title and a hidden rare level item.¡± If someone asked Sang Hyuk what the most important was in EL, he wouldn¡¯t hesitate to answer ¡®Title¡¯. All users who enjoyed EL might answer like this. Titles in EL could be used as prefix or prefix of the name but also some effects were applied like a constant effect even though people didn¡¯t put the title on their name. Maximum number of active titles was limited at 30, so people realized how important titles were in this game more so than others. Anyway, the title was more important than any other game elements and Sang Hyuk already kept a few titles which he really wanted to get in his mind. ¡°Let¡¯s get a ¡®The Challenger Never Gives Up¡¯ first!¡± ¡®The Challenger Never Gives Up.¡¯ which was a uniquelevel title. Users could get it only here, the boundless pasture, so it was a really rare title. 4,444 times. To get the title ¡®The Challenger Never Gives Up¡¯, the user had to die 4,444 times at the boundless pasture. It meant that the user had to keep challenging without giving up regardless of the number of times being dead. In fact, getting this title was really impossible. Even someone who had low VRA could kill monsters easily at the boundless pasture. Only one out of ten thousand people died at this ce. Therefore, it was impossible to be dead over 4,000 times at this ce. In fact, people realized that there was this title 10 years after EL was released. People got to know this when Raon Software announced five special titles deleted for its 10th anniversary of EL¡¯s releasing. At that time, Raon Software said that there were ten titles which definitely existed but users couldn¡¯t get them for the past 10 years. Now, there were only five titles remaining and the other five were removed for several reasons in the processing of the patch. In the process, the five deleted titles were disclosed. The title ¡®The Challenger Never Gives Up¡¯, which Sang Hyuk was trying to get, was one of the deleted five titles. The ss of the title wasunique! That meant only one person could get this title. In other words, even ifsomeone died 4,444 times after Sang Hyuk got the title, he or she couldn¡¯t get the title again. It wasn¡¯t an easy task, dying 4,444 times at the boundless pasture. But, Sang Hyuk already knew the answer and ran head first into the monster troops. If he didn¡¯t know the answer, he wouldn¡¯t even try. Dead and dead. So, Sang Hyuk kept dying repeatedly when people went through the boundless pasture really easily. < [Chapter 4] Drawing a Big Picture (1) > end Trantor : Joyce Gim Proofreader : Kerrigan Chapter 7 One Man Army ¨C Episode 7: [Chapter 4] Drawing a Big Picture (2) Even if the boundless pasture was a special ce where one was able to die and revive to fight repeatedly, it took a long time to die 4,444 times. Sang Hyuk aplished his goal, dying 4,444 times at the boundless pasture over 3 days exactly without sleeping at all. The total time he spent was approximately 60 hours. With advances in virtual reality technology, all virtual reality contents except for illegal virtual reality contents applied ¡®Shock Prevention Skill¡¯ officially. So, if he was immensely shocked in virtual reality, he would feel only slight pain or dizziness in reality. Even though the skill was advanced, people who weren¡¯t used to getting attacked or assaulted by others, still got shocked mentally. Due to this, gamepanies tried to protect those people through several ¡®Mental Revision Skills¡¯. It might be so, people felt displeasure upon their ¡®death¡¯. So, some users used the option of ¡®Skip Death¡¯ to turn a virtual reality connection statement into sleep mode when faced the situation of death. The upper ranks users would never use the Skip Death, only normal users widely used the option. If Sang Hyuk could use it, he would have used the Skip Death. But, this setting was not avable at the boundless pasture, so he had no choice but to endure his deaths fully. At least he had much experience in virtual reality, hence he could endure 4,444 deaths. The moment he stood up in front of the monster troops after 4,444 times of dying¡­ Finally, the message he really wanted to see popped up in his eyes. ¡® Congrattions! You, who have never given up and tried constantly, deserve to be awarded this special title.¡¯ ¡®You¡¯ve achieved a unique level title [The Challenger Never Gives Up].¡¯ ¡°PHEW, nice!¡± Sang Hyuk murmured while clenching his fists and grabbed a normal sword which he had never used andy it on the ground. At that moment, monsters which looked like huge cicadas were flying to him constantly. Sang Hyuk who already achieved the most important first goal didn¡¯t need to be patient anymore. At least, Sang Hyuk was really happy about this point. ¡°From now on¡­. I will kill you guys!¡± CHIANG, he drew the sword while shouting loudly and started brandishing it in a familiar appearance. As it wasmonly said, Sang Hyuk, in his former life was really into EL and tasted its sweetness, bitterness, saltiness, sourness; everything of EL. Therefore, he knew how to use all the weapons. Even though he could have used all the weapons that rose from the ground, he killed all the monsters troops 20 times with a normal sword. Besides, he didn¡¯t even choose skill books afterwards and only used the sword he was holding to kill all the monsters. The reason why he did so was simple. There was a secret, which no one knew at that time and it became a basic attack for all users about 1 yearter, that he could get the weapon if he only used one weapon to kill all the monsters until level 10 without using any skill books or any other weapons at the boundless pasture. Surprisingly, the weapons that appeared at the boundless pasture were all rare level items. The rare level items were worth a lot of money because magic level items were not released yet and it was only the third day since the game was released. Level up! [10]. Congrattions. You are qualified as a ¡®Traveller¡¯. You who became a ¡®Multi Dimensional Traveler¡¯ will visit the first ¡®Teurinakeu¡¯ in ordance with the meaning of chaos. There isn¡¯t a specific mission for a multi dimensional traveller. You are free to do whatever. But¡­ if you have a problem, you will also have to solve the problem by yourself. I hope you enjoy your eternal life from now in earnest. [Hidden Compensation : You got the ¡®Traveler¡¯s Sword of State¡¯.] *sh*!! Sang Hyuk was moved to Teurinakeu as soon as he achieved level 10. In short, Teurinakeu was the first continent EL users experienced. News appeared every one to three years. Thest added was the 7th in his former life. As soon as the light, which was extremely ring, had disappeared, the view of his surroundings had totally changed. The distant sound of horns and a familiar image of an old inn in the city of Palcorn exactly corresponded with a piece of his memory in his former life. It was really crowded in front of the inn as well as inside of it because of people who came from the boundless pasture after achieving level 10. Basically, EL only operated under abined server for all users from all over the world. It was never possible with the old Inte environment, but most games operated under abined server because DN didn¡¯t have any burdens of servers anymore. Of course, there was a channel system to prevent this kind of cities from being overcrowded, it only affected a few main crowded cities. Eventually, what EL seeked was only one huge world. In front of the inn, new users who had just started EL in a few days exchanged information with each other actively. Since EL didn¡¯t have any known information, users had to cooperate with each other. Normally, users were led naturally by quests in the games, however, EL wasn¡¯t that kind of game at all. Multi dimensional travellers who just reached Teurinakeu weren¡¯t given anything. They only had an old cloth which barely covered their body. There wasn¡¯t such a quest. They had to find out what they needed to do next bymunicating with an NPC or by asking someone who had already done this process before. Of course, Sang Hyukmunicated with neither NPC nor with other users. He knew the answer again exactly at this time, so he skipped all processes and moved to the answer directly. What users had to do first after being multi dimensional travellers with level 10 was ¡®Stamping Souls¡¯. Users could find out about this information easily aftermunicating with the NPCs at the inn where they arrived at first. If they didn¡¯t stamp souls, they couldn¡¯t get EXP at all, so they had to put this stamping as their priority. Put simply, stamping souls was what and how they chose their job for the game. yers made ¡®Soul Hole¡¯ through stamping souls and filled SH with Knowledge of Ancient, and finally got to have their power through this process. There was an EL owned particr setup at this point. Sang Hyuk already knew more than a thousand kinds of ¡®Knowledge of Ancient¡¯ to stamp souls. The interesting point was that people could get unlimited numbers of knowledge of ancient to stamp souls. It meant that one could stamp all thousand kinds of knowledge of ancient if he wanted to do. But, no one really did so. There were no limits of the numbers to stamp souls, but people were given a big penalty whenever they got new knowledges of ancient, 99 percentage of people had just 1 to 5 kinds of knowledges of ancient to stamp souls. The penalty whenever people got stamped knowledges of ancient was really simple. Of course, there was no penalty for stamping only one knowledge of ancient. But, if you added one more, so that you had 2 knowledges of ancient, the exp to level up increased double-fold. And, if you added one more, total three, the exp to level up increased to quadruple of the original exp. If it was 4 kinds of knowledges of ancient, increased 8 times, 5 kinds, 16 times¡­ because the required exp increased exponentially, it was almost impossible to grow with more than 5 knowledges of ancient in reality. Especially, stamping souls could be done at level 10, and they had to initialize level to 10 if they wanted to remove their knowledge of ancient. In summary, they had to zero out their achieved karma (or up: people called exp karma or up) and start over. Thus, people shouldn¡¯t change until the end of the game once they decided on something. There was an argument among users about how many number of stampings on their soul was best. This argument went longer than people expected and was settled naturally 5 years after the game released. ¡®If you are a light user, you would have One soul. If you are a hard user aiming to be a top ranker, you would have Double souls or Triple souls. And, people who insisted on Quadr souls and Penta souls ended up depressed usually. A rich user in the Middle East chose Quadr souls and ended up giving up and starting over. In fact, Triple souls was the limit.¡¯ Sang Hyuk remembered clearly how people, who suggested Quadr and Penta souls and chose them, ended up copsing. ¡°But¡­ I will go for Quadr souls!¡± Sang Hyuk knew about the limit of Quadr souls more than others. Sang Hyuk knew that it was not just difficult, a rich man at Middle East who had about 5 billion dors could not endure the high exp requirements and gave up in the middle of game. Nevertheless, the reason why he chose Quadr souls was¡­ the title ¡®The Challenger Never Given Up¡¯ obtained through dying many times at the boundless pasture. Title ¨C ¡®The Challenger Never Given Up¡¯ Level ¨C Unique Exnation ¨C Effects ¨C [Prefix: None] [Postfix: None] [Constant effects: Karma(Up) needed to level up is diminished half.] Sang Hyuk could challenge Quadre souls and not Triple souls because of the title. Even though he had Quadr souls, he could still grow as fast as Triple souls because of the title. Of course, he felt pressured about the increment of exp quadruply, but he was sure that he would be able to ovee it easily with all the knowledge he had. Actually, a minority of some top rankers grew up well with Triple souls in his former life. He reached ¡®Soul Hole¡¯ while he was thinking of this and that. The Soul Hole was located in most cities, people could stop by easily. The process of stamping knowledge of ancient was what he needed to put a knowledge of ancient in the hole after making a hole for the knowledge of ancient at the Hall of Soul. For reference, the knowledge of ancient was possible to act as ¡®Growth¡¯ or ¡®Exchange¡¯, but both were only possible through a quest. Putting knowledge of ancient should be determined carefully. And, people had to decide how many soul holes opened through the first stamped soul. It was impossible to open only one and open another er. People had to give up everything ande back to level 10 by themselves if they wanted to change the number of soul holes after making a soul hole once. In that case, the knowledge of ancient already installed would disappear as well, so no one really decided to do it. Of course, there was no information about this, and it could only happen through trial and error. That wasn¡¯t the case for Sang Hyuk. ¡°Travelers, I am blessing you with a great earth mother and a lord in the sky.¡± The NPC who guided the Hall of Soul blessed Sang Hyuk while mentioning all the gods he prayed to. ¡®Four soul holes¡­ Thest thing I need to do is to put knowledge of ancient. I want to do it one by one.¡¯ Sang Hyuk made four Soul Holes free and nodded after leaving the Soul Hole. There were many kinds of knowledge of ancient. The interesting part was that there was a level for the knowledge of ancient. Of course, some knowledge of ancient was hard and some was easy to get, but it couldn¡¯t be a level. If users visited a big library in big cities, they could get a knowledge of ancient for an inexpensive price, it wasn¡¯t useless at all. Anyway, a knowledge of ancient could be growth and exchange, people could make it better during the time they yed the game. For example, ¡®Iron Guardian¡¯, which people agreed as the best tanker knowledge of ancient 5 yearster from now, was easy to get by growing ¡®Guardian¡¯. It was one of the important information in EL to grow a knowledge of ancient up this way. So, there were some people who sold these kind of strategies professionally. Of course it was also possible to be without any knowledge of ancient. There were two skills in EL, one was ¡®Soul Skill¡¯ achieved through a knowledge of ancient, another one was ¡®Basic Skill¡¯ which whoever could get regardless of a knowledge of ancient. As a guide, the number of soul skills one possesses was unlimited in ordance with a knowledge of ancient, but the basic skill one possessed was limited depending on one¡¯s level. It increased by one every 10 levels. EL didn¡¯t have the highest level cap because of its infinite level setup, so it was hard to keep learning new basic skills because amount of exp needed was directly proportional to one¡¯s level. Sang Hyuk was drawing a big picture now. It could be ambiguous the first time because it was too big. But, Sang Hyuk looked far into the future, not in the near future and he dreamed of things which people never dared to dream of. It was only possible for someone who knew the future in advance. If he didn¡¯t know the future, it was impossible to dream of the big picture. No, he couldn¡¯t even draw half of it. Developers who developed this game couldn¡¯t expect something as huge as Sang Hyuk¡¯s sketch. The One Man Army which Sang Hyuk was dreaming of was started from this sketch. < [Chapter 4] Drawing a Big Picture (2) > end Trantor : Joyce Gim Proofreader : Kerrigan Chapter 8 One Man Army ¨C Episode 8 : [Chapter 5] To Monopolize (1) Piercing four soul holes was something other users could never imagine doing. Of course it wasn¡¯t easy to level up as one¡¯s required exp quadrupled, but it still wasn¡¯t as bad as he halved it with ¡®The Challenger Never Gives Up¡¯. It wasn¡¯t such a big difference in the early stages, it was only after level 40, which was called ¡®Hell¡¯ section among users, people regretted piercing so many holes. You had to pierce all the soul holes to be the highest level ss, which wasn¡¯t easy at all. Of course, there were several ways to pierce the holes. The easiest way was using the power of real money in reality. The mostmon way however was levelling up while trying not to die. Whichever way you chose, if you could level up, more soul holes represented more power. When Sang Hyuk was a director, 80% of active pro gamers had Double souls, the remaining 20% of them had Triple souls. There was no one who had only a Single soul. By subdividing more, 70% of people who were the best of pro gamers had Triple souls. It meant that Triple souls had the greatest potential. In this situation, Sang Hyuk chose Quadr souls which no one had everpleted. This meant that he could be without equal if he levelled up properly with it. ¡°Is it the fourth day since the server opened? It is about time people¡¯sments and stories began circting.¡± EL became known to people one week after EL¡¯s open beta started. Of course, it took a few months for it to hit its sess from the rumors because it was hard to ess and function in the game. ¡®In fact, people who were well known in the former life who had just started ying this game still didn¡¯t know anything even though they already started ying at this time.¡¯ The fact that people had to find out all the information in the game in person made them quite tired. Nheless, Raon Software didn¡¯t amodate any user¡¯s opinion at all; they chose to follow their rules for the game. This part was very good for Sang Hyuk. ¡°It is time to monopolize amazing things for myself because I already know a lot of important information.¡± Sang Hyuk murmured quietly and smiled to himself. He recalled several things that others had mentioned as the best in his former life. Of course, not everyone who acquired those things were the highest level sses, users who were in the highest level sses always had something which was considered ¡®the best¡¯. Besides, Sang Hyuk aimed for the best of the best. The most important thing was that Sang Hyuk could get them at this point. ¡°I have to give up sleeping for awhile.¡± No matter what he knew, he still couldn¡¯t ount for everything. Therefore, he didn¡¯t know whether someone already got them or not. It meant that he had to move faster to get them, so he had to put up with sleeping only 2 hours a day. That¡¯s why Sang Hyuk rested and built up his body, it didn¡¯t seem too hard to y the game with sleeping only 2 hours a day for one or two months. ¡®First¡­Let¡¯s start to get the title The First Mountaineer!¡¯ Sang Hyuk turned around to see Puyan mountain behind of Palcorn city and nodded slowly. Puyan was the one of five mountains representing Teurinakeu. The height of a mountain was the lowest one among them, but it was the most meaningful mountain so it got to be included in the five mountains. If he climbed up to the top of the mountain first regardless of whichever mountain among the five, he could get a special title. The First Mountaineer! This was valuable as it was a unique title. Even though there was neither prefix nor postfix effects, there was a permanent continued effect which was increasing acquired Karma by 20%. Originally, a ranker in the highest level ss who was called ¡®climber¡¯ got this title in Sang Hyuk¡¯s former life. In ordance with a rumor, he climbed to the top of other mountains, not Puyan. The reason why Sang Hyuk knew this kind of information was because pro gamers who were in his team used to talk about this kind of information privately. They didn¡¯t share important information even with the same team members, but they often used to talk about non important information at unofficial ces. He picked up a lot of information from them. It was hard for him to decide which peak to climb initially. Under ordinary circumstances, it wasn¡¯t a big deal for Sang Hyuk because he had already experienced climbing strange rock formations and cliffs to collect medicinal herbs at Sword & Magic for more than half a year. Decisively, he didn¡¯t have anything to lose if he was dead, because he was only level 10 and he hadn¡¯t got any exp(Karma) since he moved to Teurinakeu. He already put his sword of traveler at a public bank in Palcorn city just in case. Well, he also put his items into four dimensional spaces, which the multi dimension travelers got offered from the game, so he had nothing to lose actually. Besides, Puyan mountain was the best saint mountain, which had the sleeping god, in Teurinakeu, so there were no monsters or even savage beasts. It meant literally that it wasn¡¯t possible for any other living things to inhabit this holy mountain where god was sleeping. Thanks to it, he could try to climb Puyan mountain while only at level 10. Sang Hyuk could climb Puyan mountain easily because he didn¡¯t have any pressure. He used 10 growth points, which he had saved, for the power to climb Puyan mountain. He had to invest the points for the power to hang on cliffs and climb up. He achieved his goal, arriving at the summit of Puyan mountain after hard work, without dying even once. He obtained the valuable result because he climbed constantly for 20 hours without any rest. You are the first one to climb to the top of Puyan mountain, which is the one of five mountains representing Teurinakeu. You deserve to be a role model to all travelers because you climbed this mountain first, something nobody has ever conquered. You acquired a unique title [The First Mountaineer]. I heard the voice of god who was sleeping at the saint mountain. This is a piece of getting a legend level quest. ¡°Huh, a legend level quest? Were there these kind of things here?¡± Sang Hyuk, who murmured with a surprised face didn¡¯t expect to get this profit. Without dy he opened the quest window rapidly. Quest, ??? [Legend] -The mountain where god is asleep (Learn more) -??? -??? -??? ¡°A legend piece quest¡­.¡± The piece quest, required people to collect all the pieces to activate a quest, which had a high level of difficulty, but the rewards were amazing. Sang Hyuk didn¡¯t imagine getting this at this time at all. ¡°I¡¯d get this at this time¡­¡± It was an unexpected bonus. Even though he didn¡¯t know about the request, the value of the legend level quest was infinite, it was a really big benefit. ¡°Well, let¡¯s keep this for now and I will challenge when I have enough power.¡± It would be crazy if he challenged the legend level piece quest right now. Title ¨C ¡®The First Mountaineer¡¯ Level ¨C Unique Exnation ¨C You deserve to be a role model to all travelers because you climbed this mountain first, something nobody has ever conquered. Effects ¨C [Prefix: None] [Postfix: None] [Constant effects: end Trantor : Joyce Gim Proofreader : Kerrigan Chapter 9 One Man Army ¨C Episode 9 : [Chapter 5] To Monopolize (2) In a few weeks, yers were supposed to gain more Karma by killing viins rather than killing monsters. Besides, there was a rumor that yers could get a good title. So from the present, users who were in the highest level ss started suppressing viins so much so that viins vanished for awhile. It became a rare sight to see viins, until ¡®Killing Machine¡¯, who was a well known a viin, appeared a few monthster. ¡®Ah! I totally forgot about the title.¡¯ Sang Hyuk suddenly remembered the title which he never thought of. It was hard for even Sang Hyuk to remember everything, so he sometimes missed something like this. ¡°What happened to this jerk?¡± ¡°He ispletely scared. He looks like a beggar, let¡¯s kill him quickly and look for other targets.¡± These three users were called PKers(yer Killer) and had already killed dozens of normal users. They were thinking that Sang Hyuk was really scared. But, Sang Hyuk actually was thinking aboutpletely different things. ¡®All three of them are perfectly viins. That means that I won¡¯t get any bad experience even if I kill them, in ordance with the self-defense system. Plus I will get Karma.¡¯ Sang Hyuk was making estimates inversely. Even though he was a lower level than the PKs and didn¡¯t have better itemspared to theirs. Also, they had numbers, however, Sang Hyuk wasn¡¯t thinking that he would lose. Bzzz. The three PKs drew their rusted swords. This iron sword was a cheap weapon that could be bought in Palcorn city. ¡°Once again, you¡¯d better think that you are just unlucky today. Just for that, I will give you a painless death.¡± The viins were acting like they had already killed Sang Hyuk and drew closer. It was only the 4th day since the starting of the open beta, so most users didn¡¯t yet know how to get ¡®knowledge of ancients¡¯. So, if the group of viins attacked one user simr to this kind of situation, the user was just killed by them easily without any defense. If both sides couldn¡¯t use their skills on each other, of course many yers with their weapons would have the advantage. But, it was only valid in normal situations, not that of Sang Hyuk¡¯s. ¡®Their position and way of holding swords are already awkward.¡¯ Sang Hyuk was not a normal user and didn¡¯t match with a normal situation at all. Even though he was bare handed and he didn¡¯t equip any knowledge of ancient, he wasn¡¯t nervous at all. Sang Hyuk was asfortable in PvP(yer vs yer) in EL as he was basically just eating. Even though he had neither a weapon nor an equipped knowledge of ancient, what he experienced was more powerful than them. When a viin who was the nearest to Sang Hyuk ran to him and brandished his sword, Sang Hyuk got closer to him and hit the viin¡¯s wrist exactly with his right hand. Crash. Even though the rusted sword which the guy was holding brushed by Sang Hyuk, he wasn¡¯t surprised at all. He was used to experiencing these kinds of situations before. Because when he fought with users in highest level sses in his former life, swords usually brushed by him, almost touching his skin. So, this wasn¡¯t a big deal. ¡°Ugh!¡± The viin dropped his sword and screamed, because Sang hyuk hit the man with strength and power plus 10 growth points. But, Sang Hyuk didn¡¯t finish attacking yet. Sang Hyuk snached the rusted sword dropped by the viin with his left hand and turned around. The reason why Sang Hyuk could rob his weapon was because he was a viin. At least, no one knew it was possible at this point. Is that so? The viin who was robbed of his sword by Sang Hyuk was really embarrassed and didn¡¯t know how to deal with this situation at that moment. ¡°Urgh!¡± As soon as Sang Hyuk turned around quickly, the rusted sword cut the viin¡¯s abdomen who missed his sword deeply. With several corrections made to the game, yers feltpletely different with the pain of something cutting their body, Sang Hyuk however, was already used to this feeling. Sang Hyuk knew that new users who had low levels and didn¡¯t have any knowledge of ancient couldn¡¯t bear this level of pain. So, he bent over quickly to avoid the sword which the other two viins brandished. Actually, the way these three viins brandished their swords was simply a childish move. If they brandished their swords with their skills, it would have been harder for Sang Hyuk, but they didn¡¯t. For example, Sang Hyuk¡¯s situation was akin to an athlete or bodybuilder watching children y with their toys. Pitter-patter. Sang Hyuk avoided the two swords easily, twisting his body from side to side twice. Then, he pierced a rusted sword in one of their heads, the one who stood on Sang Hyuk¡¯s right side directly. He then entwined his left arm around the other viin at the same time. Whack, ¡°Arrgh.¡± Sang Hyuk tightened around thest viin¡¯s neck strongly with his left arm and twisted it. The viin who had low breathing was easily attacked by him. A lot of things happened in just a few seconds. The first viin who led the other two viins copsed helplessly on the floor almost simultaneously when the sword was stuck in another viin¡¯s head and thest viin¡¯s neck was broken. Sang Hyuk who finished this, which was hard to put into words, in a few seconds threw a viin corpse to the floor with disgust. Even though the white powder from their dead body was scattering all around, it was true that several brutal scenes continued. But, Sang Hyuk¡¯s expression remained calm. In fact, the biggest reason why he could be calm was ¡®User Mind Controller¡¯ which was developed 10 years ago and added value to majority of developing DN games. If there was any scene or situation which caused a hit to the user¡¯s mind, the user mind controller was activated, then the users would feel like everything which happened at the moment became like a dream. Of course, it wasn¡¯t exactly akin to dreaming, it simply protected users from getting shocks by making them feel like they were in a dream. This allowed all DN games to receive official approval and to release their services to normal yers. If this wasn¡¯t present in this program, users could have psychological traumas, so it was a necessary element which was applied to all DN games. Applying this, Sang Hyuk didn¡¯t have any limitation of movements, and it wasn¡¯t a hassle to control his body. In the early days, people said that there were some limits, but there were no problems at this point. Only a part of a scene, of which a user killed enemies cruelly, was refined to make users feel indifferent about it. This was such aplex mechanism, it was a little inconsistent to exin in words, but users were able to understand what it meant by actually experiencing in person in the game. Sometimes, some yers got shocks even with this system, and were totally limited to y DN in this case. Lastly, the most important point was that Sang Hyuk had experienced these kinds of things a lot before, so, he could ept everything naturally. You acquired some of their ck karma by killing them. Congrattions. You¡¯ve leveled up by umting Karma. The three viins who copsed on the floor in lumps disappeared from the spot while scattering white powder all around. Their deaths presented Sang Hyuk a nice bit of Karma and they dropped a considerable number of items which were stolen from here and there. Sang Hyuk picked up all the items. As he didn¡¯t have such an extended space bag yet, he had to carry them in his hands. ¡°To be honest, these items will be trashter on, but for now, they are really valuable to sell.¡± Items, which were robbed from other users by attacking them, were pretty useful at the moment, and there was no reason to just let them be. **** < [Chapter 5] To Monopolize (2) > end Joyce (TL) Kerrigan(PR) Chapter 10 One Man Army ¨C Episode 10 : [Chapter 6] Hunting Viins (1) < [Chapter 6] Hunting Viins (1) > Sang Hyuk went to the public library and read a set of books for a few hours. The setwas titled ¡®Chivalry¡¯ and there were a total of 10 volumes in the set. The moment he flipped over thest page of the final volume, the system message which he was waiting for floated in front of his eyes. < You¡¯ve learned all the knowledge required to be a knight. > < You have met all the qualifications required to be a ¡®Knight¡¯. > < Do you want to absorb ¡®Knight¡¯, which is one of the knowledge of ancients, into an empty soul hole? Please make your decision within 5 minutes. > If he didn¡¯t make his decision within 5 minutes, the knowledge of ancients would return back into the book ¡®Chivalry¡¯. Of course if he read all ten volumes again, he could bring the same system message back. ¡°Absorb.¡± However, he didn¡¯t need to worry about it now. This was the main reason why he came here. So, he nodded and murmured quietly. < The ancient knowledge ¡®Knight¡¯ has been absorbed into the first soul hole. > < You have three empty soul holes remaining. > Shhhhhh. Sang Hyuk¡¯s soul was filled with the knowledge of ancients with a beam of light. Sang Hyuk who just got the 1st knowledge of ancients opened the system window and checked his basic abilities and soul skills. < The knowledge of ancients, ¡®Knight¡¯ : The power of knight that was handed down since ancient times has been absorbed into your soul. Not only has your body be stronger, but your mentality is also strengthened and inspired by the spirit of knight. Detailed effect: Power of Knight (C) [Increased power, strength, agility and endurance.], Mentality of Knight (C) [Increased mental ability and improved resistance from Psychic attacks.], Craftsmanship of Knight (C) [Proficiency with sword and shield is increased.] > < Low Level Sword Mastery [Permanent continued effect] [Proficiency : 0] > < Low Level Triple Cut [Proficiency : 0] > < Low Level Sword Parry [Proficiency : 0] > Sang Hyuk acquired a total of four soul skills through the knowledge of ancients. All of them were low-ss, but soul skills could be leveled up by increasing their proficiency. So, the usefulness of the skill could be changed depending on how hard Sang Hyuk worked. If he wanted to improve his proficiency, he had to use his skills often. The skills were already very powerful by themselves, so they were important in the battle of EL. For example, even though a user could swing his sword three times normally, he could swing it faster and stronger with the Triple Cut Skill. And, he could defend easier and better with Sword Parry. If he used his skills, even though he would consume more energy and tire easily, it was still better to use the skills. ¡°These soul skills really bring back memories for me.¡± Sang Hyuk shed a wry smile while he nced through the information about the four soul skills floating in front of his eyes. ¡®Should I setup Quick settings first.?¡¯ There were two ways to use skills. One was using the skill by itself. If Sang Hyuk used the Triple Cut skill while he was holding his sword, he performed Triple Cut metronomically. He proceeded to do the same with his other skills. If he used a skill this way, the pattern of the skills became simple. That was why there was Quick settings. Quick settings was used to exercise skills naturally with the movement of the yer. For instance, when Sang Hyuk swung his sword three times quickly, the gesture itself applied to exercise the Triple Cut skill. This was called Quick settings, however, not everyone could use this. Users had to have a high VRA and degree of understanding about their skills. It was difficult with normal senses to activate Triple Cut by only swinging the sword three times in any situation. That¡¯s why Quick settings was considered to be a right of adolescence for pro gamers or a few users in high sses who had abilities as high as pro gamers in Sang Hyuk¡¯s former life. Sang Hyuk wasn¡¯t a pro gamer, but he made himself famous as a mystery master, overwhelming numerous pro gamers in his former life. So, he used Quick settings as the basic. Of course, he couldn¡¯t use Quick settings after his VRA got as low as a trash but at least he still had the feeling from then. Though, there were no significant differences between using Quick settings or the normal settings, whether one used Quick settings or not could lead to a totally different result in the world of pro gamers, where victory or defeat were determined by a fine thread. Sang Hyuk started configuring Quick settings with his sword at a vacant lot which was outside of Palcorn city. Quick settings were purely made by a user¡¯s ability. Thus, if the user couldn¡¯t find a subtle sense, which was melded naturally into his movement with ack of his skills, he couldn¡¯t setup Quick settings. Sang Hyuk started applying the skills into his movements repeatedly by swinging his sword or running forward. Other users did not even know there was Quick settings. Rather, they might have known there was Quick settings since they could see the menu when they opened the system window. But, they did not know how to setup Quick settings. They would know roughly how to setup Quick settings maybe after 10 days, but they took longer than Sang Hyuk to use it properly. Sang Hyukpleted setting up Quick settings for all of his skills in an hour. This was the result of abination between a wealth of experiences and a wealth of talent. ¡°Bah, I am so rusty. I couldplete setting up these low level skills so much quicker before.¡± But, Sang Hyuk didn¡¯t like this result himself. His keen sense from his golden period got dull after living like a ruined man for a long period of time. ¡° Sigh, let me stop ying here for today.¡± Sang Hyuk had yed continuously for 16 hours. All users got disconnected forcibly after 17 hours by the preventionw of game addiction. If the user did not rest at least 2 hours of 24 hours, he/she would not be able to log into the game. So, he had to rest two hours anyway. He winked forty times after logging out. Even though he had not worked out for a while to reserve energy for the game, he definitely still needed the sleep. As soon as Sang Hyuk woke up after sleeping less than two hours, he made a healthy meal, simply putting milk on high nutrition cereal and multi vitamins. Simultaneously, he started looking at various professional gamemunities while eating. [Have to y EL. This is super amazing.] [I agree with that, Eternal Life is amazing, but it is too expensive.] [EL is fun to y, but it is hard. Is someone posting any strategy guides?] [People have been uploading some strategies at In Games.] [They are not useful at all. The best way is to make your own strategy by ying the game in person.] [Ah, I would love to y!] [Well, is this game free PK? Why are there a lot of red eye bitches?] [Viins are a popr trend these days.] ¡­¡­ Sang Hyuk read strategies and looked at In Games after. [How many soul holes should I pierce for myself?] [Is there any quest I can get early?] [Where can I level up early? And, are there any equipments I can get early?] [Please tell me how to get the knowledge of ancients.] [Is there anyone to exin what Quick settings are?] [Are there any penalties if you be a viin?] ¡­¡­ The contents on In Games were also mostly the same. Even though there were some strategies, they were too basic and the number of questions covered all of the webpage. ¡°People are still not exactly sure how this game goes.¡± Because it was only the 7th day since the open beta service started, users still did not know much about the game at all. More shockingly, EL¡¯s free open beta service was supposed to end tomorrow. After the open beta service was over, users could still y the boundless pasture for free, but they had to pay when they moved to Teurinakeu from the boundless pasture. ¡°Come to think of it, people from Raon Software¡­¡­They didn¡¯t have any special package events for new users even when they released the official service of this game. Wow, now that I think about it, they had a lot of guts¡­¡­. How were they so confident about it?¡± There were normally a lot of events for new users when any new games were released officially. But, Raon Software started the official service as naturally as water flowing down a stream. There were neither any special events nor discount events. That was why many people said bad things initially, but Raon Software stuck to their policy. A lot of people thought that it was a risky challenge before they revealed that an SJ investmentpany, which was the world¡¯s best of the capital, worked on Raon Software. Raon Software¡¯s non intervention policy ended up being a huge sess. They did not even do any internal monitoring for the game. They were only involved in bug-fixing or monitoring any illegal external activities. Everything else was determined by the autonomous will of gamers. In fact, it was only because Raon Software made this game so perfectly. If any games were made iplete and stuck to this kind of non intervention policy, they would have copsed. Sang Hyuk put several vitamins and nutritional supplements in his mouth while he was reading the content on In Games. He didn¡¯t expect to stop ying for a few days, so he had to constantly maintain his health and condition. After resting, Sang Hyuk entered the capsule and logged into EL again. He had already equipped the knowledge of ancients and got the soul skill. And, he alreadypleted setting up Quick settings, so the only thing left was¡­ hunting viins. At the 10th day of starting official service¡­¡­ The age of viins onlysted till this time. After that, users at the high sses who leveled up quietly or did experimental trials started hunting viins. So, they got rid of all the viins within a week. ¡®It will be hard to see viins anymore after this point¡­¡­I have to finish hunting in a week and get a title.¡¯ Sang Hyuk thought, this was the right time to hunt them. If he missed this moment, it was hard to get the title of Viin Hunter. ¡°Let¡¯s start from the Spirit Valley?¡± The Spirit Valley was one of the nearest hunting grounds from Palcorn city. The kind of monsters that mainly appeared here were evil spirits. It was easy to hunt them and get quite a lot of Karma if he was not afraid of ghosts. Many users crowded here because of this. Fortunately, the world of EL was huge, so it did not feel crowded even though there were a lot of users. In fact, this Spirit Valley was equivalent to nearly five to seven huge hunting grounds in other DN virtual reality games put together. Even though it was considered too vast for users who just started traveling at Spirit Valley, because there were ten hunting grounds as wide as Spirit Valley near Palcorn city, there was never ack hunting grounds despite the number of simultaneous users increasing rapidly. The reason why everything was possible was because Teurinakeu was 40 times as bigpared to the world maps in other games. Travellers appeared in the vast world. Was this because users could do whatever they wanted freely? Users started doing bad things in ordance to human nature. Many viins were created by this¡­¡­ But, the basic penalties for the viins were not good, and their golden age didn¡¯tst long. < [Chapter 6] Hunting Viins (1) > end Chapter 12. Secret Dungeons (1) You have defeated 100 malefactors for the first time and have stolen their ck karma. You are worthy of praise for doing something that no one in Treenark has ever done yet. You have acquired the unique-grade title [First Malefactor Hunter]. Sanghyuk could acquire what he wanted after killing the 100th malefactor. Since this was something he had acquired after a week of hard work, this felt more valuable to him. ¡°This isn¡¯t good. I¡¯m too rusty.¡± A normal person would have been satisfied with killing 100 malefactors in one week, but Sanghyuk was dissatisfied instead. He had experienced many PvP while hunting down 100 malefactors and did not make a single mistake if you look at the results. However, Sanghyuk didn¡¯t really like his own movements that he felt at that time. Sanghyuk felt that his condition was around 70% of when he was at his peak. Even with all that effort until now, his senses had dulled due to living a life of a cripple for so many years, so it could only take time to recover his full ability at his peak. Sanghyuk thought that he had to put in more effort as he checked the details on the title First Malefactor Hunter. He did know that it was good, but didn¡¯t know the specific effects, so he opened the window in expectation. Title ¨C ¡®First Malefactor Hunter¡¯ Grade ¨C Unique Description ¨C A special power can be felt from you, who has defeated 100 malefactors for the first time. Effects [Prefix: 30% increase in movement speed when facing malefactors] [Postfix: 30% increase in health recovery speed when facing malefactors.] [Constant effect: All abilities increases by 7% when facing malefactors.] ¡°Oh! This had a percentage increase effect.¡± Although this was obvious, percentage increase effects were always good. Sanghyuk could finally understand why he thought that the First Malefactor Hunter was an awesome title. ¡°Against malefactors, you¡¯ll be hard-pressed to find anything better than this.¡± Personally, he really liked the movement speed increase option so he was more and more delighted with this title. ¡®I leveled up quite a lot through this hunt and recovered enough of my PvP senses to not lose to anyone so I guess it¡¯s a satisfying result? Oh, I earned tons of money so I can say it¡¯s a serious profit.¡¯ Sanghyuk nodded his head while evaluating the malefactor hunt this time. Looking at the results, everything was good. What he liked the most was the fact that he could level himself up to 24, and although this wasn¡¯t urate, the top-tier characters had levels around 27 to 30. The vast majority of them were One Soul. There may be Double Souls, but there were absolutely no Triple Souls over level 25. ¡®Now, those highest-ranking users should be getting ready for hunting malefactors right? It¡¯s not so bad to hunt malefactors like this, but I don¡¯t need topete with them. Besides, I still have a lot left to earn so I guess I should put off the malefactor hunt for a while.¡¯ Everything had their own time. In that sense, Sanghyuk had sucked all the juice out of hunting the malefactors early and turned his head around to somewhere else when the others were just about toe. *** There were countless dungeons in the of Treenark. Dungeons were mainly split into ¡®public dungeons¡¯ and ¡®secret dungeons¡¯, and public dungeons were literally just a dungeon that was revealed for all users to enter. There might be some restrictions on entering the dungeon ording to the dungeons themselves, but anyone fulfilling their requirements could enter. On the other hand, secret dungeons, like their name, wasn¡¯t a dungeon that anyone could enter. Secret dungeons were bound to the user that discovered it, and the public dungeon belonged to the Creator God that created the world of EL, so there could only be stark contrasts between the two. There were countless secret dungeons in the of Treenark. Due to the characteristics of secret dungeons, there were countless generation and destruction of them so the exact number could not be counted. Instead, the number of public dungeons could be counted since they were permanent. Public dungeons were usually those that could only be cleared in teams, so Sanghyuk couldn¡¯t try those yet. However, secret dungeons were different. The majority of secret dungeons were of the small scale, and just discovering those dungeons would give the user a considerable bonus, so it was correct to focus on secret dungeons right now. While the other users were killing monsters in fields without even knowing the existence of secret dungeons, Sanghyuk was nning to level up rapidly by looking for secret dungeons and getting bonus karma. ¡®Even I don¡¯t know when the first secret dungeon was discovered. However, Idoknow two secret dungeons that became a hot topicter!¡¯ Even Sanghyuk could not know everything about all secret dungeons even if he came back from the future. Secret dungeons, like their names implied, were secretive in about everything that they had so there were more SangHyuk didn¡¯t know than he did. However, just the information on the dungeons he knew wasn¡¯t at a level that an ordinary user would know. It was just that the pool of information on secret dungeons was sorge that he had more things that he didn¡¯t know. First off, Sanghyuk had the information on two secret dungeons that were super good for leveling up at the beginning. Those two secret dungeons were monopolized by a group of people and the reason this was revealed to the public was that those users boasted to the public on TV a few yearster. Sanghyuk was also deeply impressed by that program, so he remembered those two dungeons. The dungeon that was discovered before the other was the ¡®Merlog dungeon¡¯ which was hidden in the ¡®Abandoned Fishing Vige¡¯. Merlog Dungeon was only a D-rank dungeon, but the bonus karma was 40% and with a small size and easy monsters, ¡®merlogs¡¯, in the mix, it was extremely easy to gather karma in this ce. This Merlog dungeon was known to be discovered very early on, so Sanghyuk had alreadye to the ¡®Abandoned Fishing Vige¡¯ in order to discover it first. ¡®After hunting all 16 types of monsters, I need to dive into the sea in the fishing vige with the different-colored pearls I get from each species. There¡¯s an old stone tablet at the bottom of the sea, and putting the 16 types of pearls into those holes can open the secret dungeon. That¡¯s as far as I know¡­¡­.¡¯ Such aplex process was required to open the secret dungeon. Sanghyuk was someone who already knew the answer, so he could approach the secret dungeon easily, but other users would have to acquire hints from various ces and put them together to find out. Perhaps Sanghyuk was cheating, but ying fairly aftering to the past was funny in itself. Sanghyuk had already purchased all 16 types of pearls from themissioned sales store. Since no one knew that the pearls held such a secret, he could get them at a very low price. It was obviously more efficient to buy them with gold. Since the chances of the monsters dropping the pearls wasn¡¯t 100%, hunting around the fishing vige was too inefficient. Since he had acquired the pearls and knew the location of the dungeon, Sanghyuk didn¡¯t hesitate to swim in the sea in front of the vige. Now, he just had to look for the old tablet that seemed to be below the sea. Sanghyuk found the tablet after 3 hours of searching underwater. In that process, a normal skill, and a life skill, ¡®swimming¡¯ was created, but this was a skill that was crucialter on, so it wasn¡¯t a bad result. A hidden ce within the sea, the ce of Merlogs. The secret dungeon ¡®Merlog¡¯s Treasury¡¯ has been opened. Merlog¡¯s Treasury will be bound to the Dimensional Traveler ¡®Immortal¡¯. Up to three users can be registered for this dungeon. Sanghyuk immediately entered the dungeon after it was bound to him. This wasn¡¯t deep sea or anything, but it was quite painful to keep his breath in so he was nning to get some breaths by entering the dungeon. Having entered the dungeon, Sanghyuk first looked at the information on ¡®Merog¡¯s Treasury¡¯. Secret Dungeon [Merlog¡¯s Treasury] ¨C Bound to the Dimensional Traveler ¡®Immortal¡¯ ¨C Registered Dimensional Travelers [Immortal], [N/A], N/A] : A small storehouse where merlogs gather their treasures. There are many merlogs that protect the treasures, but they don¡¯t look threatening. ¨C Bonus karma : +40% ¨C Rewards for clearing the dungeon : One of the shiny treasures that merlogs had gathered ¨C Time to reactivate the dungeon after it¡¯s cleared : 1 hour ¨C Dungeon duration time : Infinite ¨C Maximum number of clears : 100 times The dungeon was exactly like how he knew it. First, there were no registered Dimensional Travellers, and the bonus karma was indeed 40%. Considering how secret dungeons normally had 10~20% increase, it was a considerably high number. Merlog¡¯s Treasury was a one-way path and had three small chambers mid-way and the boss room was at the end where the boss ¡®Blue-horned Merlog¡¯ woulde out. The clear condition of this dungeon was to kill the blue-horned merlog, and the rewards could be received by clearing the dungeon. Shiny things collected by merlogs didn¡¯t have any good things in it, but there might be some useful stuff among them. And once cleared, the dungeon reactivated after 1 hour. Merlog¡¯s Treasury had limitless duration, but there were secret dungeons with extremely short durations as well. And the most important thing was the maximum number of clears. This meant that the secret dungeon would be destroyed once the dungeon was cleared 100 times. ¡°It definitely is awesome.¡± Sanghyuk had experienced numerous secret dungeons in his previous life as well, but this dungeon could be considered top-tier in the beginning stages. The fact that merlogs were one of the five easiest monsters to kill was very important here. That meant that the dungeon could be cleared repeatedly in a short time, and whether it was a game or real-life, time was money. ¡®The dungeon duration time is infinite so let¡¯s go look for the other secret dungeon now that I bound this ce.¡¯ Once bound, secret dungeons could not be entered by anyone else unless the master of the dungeon, in this case, Sanghyuk, registered them. In fact, no one was talking about secret dungeons because they weren¡¯t revealed yet, but in the future, there would be websites specifically for trading the secret dungeons so the importance of secret dungeons could be seen. Sanghyuk knew that there woulde a world where secret dungeons were money, but he didn¡¯t n to sell this Merlog¡¯s Treasury to someone else. He was going to monopolize it since it contained all the good stuff. ¡°But since I¡¯m here anyway, should I clear it once? Well, let¡¯s do it to see how my clear time is.¡± Originally, Sanghyuk was going to leave the dungeon again, but changed his mind to clear the dungeon once. *Srrrrr* Sanghyuk pulled out the Traveler¡¯s Treasure Sword on his back and looked ahead. In front of him was a small cave. This was the entrance to the secret dungeon ¡®Merlog¡¯s Treasury¡¯. Chapter 13. Secret Dungeons (2) Merlogs were weak and Sanghyuk¡¯s battle capability was quite good so his time to clear all of the dungeon was insanely good. 27 minutes 22 seconds. Even though Merlog¡¯s Treasury was a small-scale dungeon, this kind of time was worthy to take first ce if there was a time attackpetition. A normal user would have taken at least an hour or two to clear the dungeon, but Sanghyuk cleared the dungeon easily by shortening his movement distances as much as possible and killing as many Merlogs as he could at once. ¡°Hm, if I shorten the movement distance and deal more damage when the boss is stunned, I think I can reduce the time for around 5 more minutes.¡± It was an insane record already, but Sanghyuk was thinking of shortening it even further. He definitely was someone far from normal. He left Merlog¡¯s Treasury and returned to Falcon City again. The second dungeon he had to look for was surprisingly within Falcon City itself. He didn¡¯t know the exact name of this dungeon either, but in that TV program, they called it the ¡®juicy sewer dungeon¡¯. Then why did Sanghyuk look for Merlog¡¯s Treasury before he looked for this dungeon? The reason was simple. It was because the guys on the program said that they found this dungeon after they found the Merlog dungeon. That meant that discovering the Merlog dungeon first meant discovering the sewer dungeon first as well. Honestly, he didn¡¯t know when their ¡®very early stages¡¯ meant, so he could only try things out like this. In any case, since he discovered the Merlog¡¯s dungeon, the only thing left to do was the discover the sewer dungeon first as well. What was interesting was that Falcon City already had a public dungeon named ¡®Falcon Sewers¡¯. Falcon Sewers was the dungeon made for beginners that users could experience for the first time in Falcon City. However, this couldn¡¯t be looked down upon just because it was a beginner¡¯s dungeon since the scale was bigger than most final raid contents of other games. Users could feel the whole league of Eternal Life from here on, and they even talked about how Falcon Sewers could be made into an independent game. Of course, at this point, the absolute majority didn¡¯t even have the qualifications to enter Falcon Sewers, so there was no talk about it. ¡®Falcon Sewers started to be conquered one month into the officialunch, right? It looks like there¡¯s still around 3 weeks left.¡¯ Although Sanghyuk was trying to discover all the things that he could, he was nning to skip Falcon Sewers. First off, hecked too many things to conquer Falcon Sewers right now, and the effort-to-reward ratio was too small to his liking. So, Sanghyuk decided that it would be better to skip Falcon Sewers altogether. However, he was going to make the ¡®juicy sewer dungeon¡¯ wholly his and monopolize it. A little outside Falcon City, there was a field where ¡®Falcon Bandits¡¯ appeared. And killing NPCs belonging to this group resulted in getting an item called ¡®bandit¡¯s namete¡¯. This namete was the quest item that was required toplete one of the mostmon quests in Falcon City, ¡®Exterminating enemies of Falcon City¡¯. Bringing this namete resulted in getting additional amounts of karma ording to the number of nametes, and a total of 10,000 nametes could be exchanged by one person. Also, it was possible to raise the familiarity with the guards at Falcon City so it was quite a useful item. In EL, there weren¡¯t that many items that couldn¡¯t be traded. So, these bandit nametes were also traded a lot. Since these nametes had a variety of uses, there were both high demand and supply. Sanghyuk bought a thousand of these nametes from themissioned sales store. He used the majority of the gold he had gathered from killing malefactors here, but he didn¡¯t think it was a waste. In fact, it was more of a waste to hunt those bandits to get those thousand nametes. Nametes, like all other misceneous items, could be stacked, and above the namete was the holographic number 1,000. With those 1,000 stacked nametes, Sanghyuk went to the guards at Falcon City and received karma aspensation. However, what he wanted wasn¡¯t just karma. Congrattions. Your familiarity with the Falcon City Guards has increased a lot and reached the ¡®friendly¡¯ stage. Now, you can visit the Security Office of the Guards and talk with the Guard Captain. This was what Sanghyuk wanted. To be exact, it was the qualifications to enter the Security Office. Surprisingly, the ¡®juicy sewer dungeon¡¯ existed below the Security Office. Bringing a thousand bandit nametes allowed a user to build the familiarity up to ¡®friendly¡¯ with the guards at Falcon City, and bringing ten thousand would allow the user to build the familiarity up to ¡®colleagues¡¯ and enter the security guards. However, Sanghyuk didn¡¯t need to raise enough familiarity to enter the guards, so he only bought one thousand. Sanghyuk entered the Security Office as soon as he was qualified. Thanks to the ¡®friendly¡¯ familiarity, the NPCs belonging to the Falcon City guards all greeted Sanghyuk with smiles. This familiarity system was just as important as titles in EL, and wasrgely separated into ¡®personal¡¯ and ¡®group¡¯. The more important of the two were personal and group was secondary. For example, even if Sanghyuk raised the familiarity with the Falcon City Guards to ¡®colleagues¡¯, if he made a mistake in a personal rtionship with an NPC that belonged to it, that specific NPC may hate Sanghyuk unlike the other NPCs in that group. In any case, this familiarity system wasn¡¯t treated as important among the users right now, but they would realize how important this is as time passes. Until now, no guards were rted to Sanghyuk through personal matters, so all the NPCs had positive attitudes towards him. Eventually, Sanghyuk entered the basement of the Security Office without being held back. Havinge to the basement, Sanghyuk thought back to what those guys spoke about in that TV program again. ¡®An old shelf on the wall¡­.. they took out the book containing the map of Falcon City Sewers, didn¡¯t they?¡¯ Sanghyuk approached the shelf in one corner of the basement and looked for the ¡®Falcon City Sewer maps¡¯ book. ¡®Here it is.¡¯ Sanghyuk found the book quickly and pulled it out without hesitation. When he did, the entire shelf started moving sideways. You have discovered a separate sewer that exists under Falcon City. The secret dungeon ¡®Falcon City 77th Sewer¡¯ has been opened. ¡®Falcon City 77th Sewer will be bound to the Dimensional Traveller ¡®Immortal¡¯. A total of four users can be registered for this dungeon. ¡®It worked!¡¯ He knew the exact answer as well this time, and could discover the secret sewer dungeon without much of a problem. Like this, Sanghyuk acquired the results and skipped all the processes so he could discover two secret dungeons first and monopolize it. Normal users would not only have to gather a lot of information, but they also had to extract a few possibilities bybining those informations and finally had to test each of those possibilities out just to find one dungeon. Obviously, it was pointlessly moreplex than what Sanghyuk did. Secret dungeon [Falcon City 77th sewer] >D rank< ¨C Bound to the Dimensional Traveler ¡®Immortal¡¯ ¨C Registered Dimensional Travelers [Immortal], [N/A], [N/A], [N/A] : A sewer that was made when Falcon City was built but waspletely closed off after a long time. It had disappeared from the memories of everyone, but there are some special items among the things that flowed into this sewer. ¨C Bonus karma: +10% ¨C Dungeon clear rewards: Special items that have flown into the sewer. ¨C Reactivation time after clearing the dungeon: 1 hour. ¨C Dungeon duration: Infinite. ¨C Maximum number of dungeon clears: 150 times. The entrance to the secret dungeon behind the shelf in the basement of Falcon City Security Office was one that could only be seen by Sanghyuk alone. Since that was the case, Sanghyuk entered the dungeon and checked the information on the dungeon before leaving again without worry. ¡®I¡¯ve procured the two hunting zones, so all that¡¯s left is to grind.¡¯ Sanghyuk exited the Security Office with a satisfied expression and went to the biggest magic store in Falcon City. The Abandoned Fishing Vige and Falcon City both contained their respective secret dungeons. Sanghyuk was nning to alternate between the two secret dungeons and level up rapidly. First, Sanghyuk was nning to just run to the Abandoned Fishing vige. It would take him around an hour to run to the vige if he ran, but honestly, he could use the ¡®Marking Book¡¯ to recall himself there as well, but right now, he didn¡¯t have that much money to recharge those recalls on top of buying the Marking Book. What hecouldafford, however, were rechargeable Return Stones. With the rechargeable Return Stones that could be used 10 times per charge, he could use it usefully when returning to Falcon City from the Abandoned Fishing Vige. He actually wanted to use the return stones that could hold 100 returns per charge, but there was no need to buy something so expensive right now. Once the travelers left Falcon City for various parts of the of Treenark, Marking Books were necessary items for all travelers. Marking Books, Spatial Expansion Bags, and Return Stones were a must-have item for a Dimensional Traveler. Spatial Expansion Bags were absolutely necessary since EL didn¡¯t have the concept of ¡®inventories¡¯, and Return Stones were also necessary to return to the saved point that the user had saved before. The number of markings in the Marking Book would increase as the level rises, but without the Marking Book, users wouldn¡¯t even dream of traveling through the of Treenark. He decided to buy the Marking Bookter and first bought the Return Stones and ran to the Abandoned Fishing Vige. With a Marking Book, he would be able to alternate between the two locations easily, but considering the reactivation time of the two secret dungeons, there was no problem just using the Return Stones to travel between the two. *** Sanghyuk finished all of his preparations and started alternating between the two secret dungeons without even wasting a minute. He receivedrge amounts of karma in Merlog¡¯s Treasury and acquired considerably expensive items from the 77th sewer. Especially, killing the ¡®Giant Sewer Rat¡¯, the boss of the sewer dungeon, gave him a Magic-grade set item and this was a very good thing. First off, EL¡¯s item hierarchy went from normal ¡ú magic ¡ú rare ¡ú unique ¡ú legendary ¡ú god; and set items were usually treated like items of a rank above. At this point in time, there weren¡¯t many magic-grade items in the market, so magic-grade set items that were treated like rare-grade items were of tremendous value. Falcon City¡¯s hero, Harkan¡¯s, equipment. Not to mention Harkan¡¯s sword and shield, his armor and cape as well¡­¡­ Sanghyuk continued clearing the sewer dungeon to gather the magic-grade set items. When he cleared the sewer around 80 times, he could finally get one full set of Harkan equipment. He had a couple of other parts, but ¡®Harkan¡¯s Helmet¡¯ was not to be seen until the 80th clear. Chapter 14. The Second Ancient Knowledge (1)

Chapter 14. The Second Ancient Knowledge(1)

What was interesting that each equipment that belonged to the Harkan set had a hidden story behind it, which made up an entire story once all the parts were put together. Originally Harkan was one of the 8 heroes that drove out the ¡®Army of Death¡¯ that polluted Mount Puyan and built Falcon City. However, in his fight with the Army of Death, a small ¡®Darkness Fragment¡¯ was stuck inside his heart. The problem was that no one knew that the Darkness Fragment was embedded on Harkan¡¯s heart. Even Harkan himself didn¡¯t know. Eventually, the small Darkness Fragment changed Harkan little by little, and the just, upright Harkan changed into a sneaky dictator. The corrupted Harkan eventually shed with the other heroes due to his evil acts. No matter how great he was, he couldn¡¯t go against all the other heroes by himself, so he was naturally driven back. In the end, Harkan was shot through the head by a ¡®Golden Heavenly Arrow¡¯ which was shot by another hero, but coincidentally, his corpse fell into the sewers of Falcon City, which was under construction at that time. This was the reason his equipment could be acquired from the sewer. Not only the 77th Sewer Sanghyuk was in right now, but the public dungeon ¡®Falcon Sewer¡¯s also dropped these items as well. After Falcon Sewers started being cleared, Harkan equipment became famous. And for quite a while, it was called the ¡®uniform¡¯ among the users and received lots of love. Of course, the final boss of the sewers ¡®Polluted Harkan¡¯ gave a special set of Harkan equipment set since he was the boss, but those were made for a few special people. Sanghyuk was thinking of selling all the Harkan equipment before the price dropped due to the increase in supply. Harkan equipment had average stats and had quite good set effects, so all users really liked this set. However, in Sanghyuk¡¯s view, they were just items that he would pass by. Sanghyuk¡¯s level increased to 28 in just 10 days. In Eternal Life, levels increased quite quickly until level 20, and the speed would decrease from level 20 to around 25, before the gates of hell appeared. At level 30, the 1st ¡®Hell zone¡¯ began, and all users thought that level 30s were the true level up hell. However,ter, the first user to reach level 40 would realize that level 30 to 40 wasn¡¯t a hell after all after seeing the required karma to level up to 41. The true hell began at level 40. Until the second was addedter, all users suffered quite a lot in that pit of hell. Although Sanghyuk wasn¡¯t even at the first hell zone yet, his level of 28 was definitely not low. Although not exact, the users with the highest levels in EL was around 34~36 ording to various online forums. However, the majority of these people were One Soul. There were an extreme minority of Double Souls as well, but they couldn¡¯t bepared to Sanghyuk. He was raising a Quadra Soul, so he was, in fact, raising his level faster than anyone else. *Pzzzzt!* A strong electric current shot out from the Merlog¡¯s blue horn. The boss monster, Blue-horned Merlog, of Merlog¡¯s Treasury struggled to itsst breath, but that didn¡¯t make any difference to Sanghyuk. Sanghyuk had long since seen through its pattern, so he avoided its desperate attack just by rolling his body sideways. *Crackle!* When the strong electric current hit the floor in vain, Sanghyuk¡¯s sword was swung three times in session. *Pa-pa-pah, sh!* The Blue-horned Merlog had almost zero health anyway, so it couldn¡¯t endure anymore. Its head was separated from its body with three sword shes and copsed onto the floor. You have defeated the Blue-horned Merlog and cleared the Merlog¡¯s Treasury. Glittering amethyst bracelet, an item that the Merlogs had gathered, has been dropped on the ground. You have filled the maximum amount of clears by clearing 100 times. Merlog¡¯s Treasury will disappear. Sanghyuk cleared the Merlog¡¯s Treasurypletely in just 10 days. What was disappointing that there was no all-clear reward since it was a low-rank secret dungeon, but that didn¡¯t matter since he acquired quite a lot of things by clearing it 100 times. Although the 77th Sewer had around 50 clears left, Sanghyuk nned to sell it once the interest in secret dungeons rose a lotter, for a high price of course. Everything would be a lot more expensive when there was little supply, so he should be able to get quite a profit if he sold it well. He had long since fully fitted himself with the entire Harkan equipment set. Harkan¡¯s Helmet, Armor(top), Armor(bottom), Sword, Shield, Boots, Cape ¨C for a total of 7 pieces. Once he fully equipped himself, he finally looked like he was a semi-pro. Of course, in Sanghyuk¡¯s eyes, this wasn¡¯t that much different from beginner¡¯s clothes, but at this point in time, there weren¡¯t any better alternatives. Hemissioned all the other items saving a set for himself. Since it would be difficult to sell them for good prices if he uploaded all of them once, he teased the market by uploading one at a time. Only this way could he sell all of his loot in the most expensive way. Actually, with EL¡¯s poprity on the rise, there were many contents rted to EL not inside it, but outside as well, and among them was a site that traded items. If he used that website, then he might be able to earn some pretty penny, but Sanghyuk didn¡¯t bother doing that. He still had enough money for his everyday life. Right now, in-game currency, ¡®gold¡¯, was more important than real cash. *** [I dere Eternal Life as the best Dream Network game of all time!] [The enraging EL has overwhelmed the Dream Network game industry.] [Five secrets to the poprity of EL, the game expected to take the crown in one month.] [Real-time ratings of 9.9 from the users! Every user has fallen to the charm of EL!] ¡­¡­. ¡­¡­. EL finally blew it. Like the articles, EL, just one month after its officialunch, dominated all other games in the Dream Network and would stay like that for 15 more years. ¡°So it¡¯s about time Raonsoft started rowing its boat.¡± Muttered Sanghyuk as he read the articles rted to EL in various game websites. ¡°And it¡¯s about time guilds start appearing.¡± There wasn¡¯t much information on guilds yet. What was important was that it wasn¡¯tknown, it still didexist. ¡®Which guild was it again that defeated the sewer boss ¡®Polluted Harkan¡¯ again? Was it Terr¨ªc?lum? Or was it Shooting Star¡¯s Rising?¡¯ Sanghyuk thought up of a few guilds that were famous at the beginning of EL, but he couldn¡¯t remember who was it that killed Polluted Harkan for the first time. ¡°Well, that¡¯s not important. I¡¯m going to skip it anyway.¡± Going through his mind, Sanghyuk shook his head, since it was meaningless. It wasn¡¯t Sanghyuk¡¯s style to be conscious about something he had already given up on. ¡°Harkan is just child¡¯s y after all.¡± Sanghyuk thought up of the countless dungeons that boasted hellish difficulty as well as their bosses. There were many that he had ridiculous amounts of trouble to kill. Although Sanghyuk wasn¡¯t active in any of the top-tier guilds, the workshop where he ved away was akin to a gigantic guild, so there were times when they went on raids on a workshop scale. So he had a lot of experiences with raid as well. ¡®Anyway, while they shovel away in the sewers, I should prepare for something else, right?¡¯ Sanghyuk felt that it was about time to get his second Ancient Knowledge. The reason he hadn¡¯t gotten his second Ancient Knowledge until now was that hecked the requirements to get it. However, he was now over level 25 and had enough gold. With this, he should be able to get his second Ancient Knowledge. The second Ancient Knowledge Sanghyuk was nning to get today could be considered the nucleus of the Quadra Soul he was nning. The same thing that gave the ¡®Crash¡¯ Choi Sangryul the title of the strongest in his previous life! Although the one who realized his theory in real life was Choi Sangryul, the one thatpleted the theory was Sanghyuk himself. Although he could only give it to someone else since he was crippled in his previous life, it was different now. Sanghyuk was no longer a cripple. Nor did he have a reason to be one. In his previous life, Sanghyuk was ved away in an illegally modified VR capsule without a proper rest and was inflicted with a strange disease called the ¡®VR Overindulgence Syndrome¡¯. This disease had no effect on everyday life, but entering VR would mess up all the senses and would screw up measuring any VRA at all. Meaning, he was basically ¡®crippled¡¯ in virtual reality. Before Sanghyuk returned to the past, there were no signs of that getting better. In the first ce, this syndrome was treated like a new incurable disease, so there was no remedy for it. The reason Sanghyuk took care of his own body and gave his body proper rest was also that he had already experienced the results of overdriving his body. Of course, that time, his body was driven to the limits against his will and an additional damage was added from the stress, but in any case, Sanghyuk had no ns to be a cripple yet again. ¡°There we go!¡± Sanghyuk, who was reading the inte through the tablet PC while doing push-ups, stood up. He had his nutritional, albeit not tasty, meal and had exercised as well. Since he had some sleep just a few hours before, he was in a great condition. ¡°Very good. Should I go at it again then?¡± Sanghyuk looked at the VR capsule in his room with afortable smile, since he was in great condition. Chapter 15. The Second Ancient Knowledge (2)

Chapter 15. The Second Ancient Knowledge(2)

The Ancient Knowledge Sanghyuk was nning to get for his 2nd Soul Hole was very rare regarding scarcity. However, its poprity was extremely low, and in fact, was probably among the bottom 5. Of course, this was in his previous life. Right now, nobody knew such a thing existed. Having logged into EL, Sanghyuk went to the Six-Nine street within the entertainment district of Falcon City. This street, like it¡¯s tantly sexual name, was a ce that presented the greatest pleasure to the users. EL was an R-18 game. In the first ce, Dream Network could only be essed through a fingerprint sensor and a facial recognition, so there was no way minors were able to ess EL. With that being the case, adult contents in EL was very vivid. Of course, there weren¡¯t any illegal contents, but there were some that went borderline illegal. It was just that adult-only Dream Network contents had restrictions on the duration of time it can be used per user per day so it was impossible to indefinitely live there. Sanghyuk was also a man, so he naturally had experience with those adult contents as well. However, he didn¡¯t have a lot. He was just around average. And today, he hadn¡¯te here to enjoy adult content, but to acquire something. ¡®Where was the gambling den again¡­¡­.¡¯ Sanghyuk was looking for one of the three famous spots(?) in Six-Nine street, the ¡®Falcon Casino¡¯. After a little bit of time passed, Sanghyuk could enter Falcon Casino past some NPCs that had barely any clothing on. The reason he was here? That was simple. The Ancient Knowledge he wanted could be gotten here. Ancient Knowledge ¡®Card User¡¯. After upgrade and fusion, this would eventually be ¡®Card Master¡¯ and could only be gotten in this ce *** Card User. It took a little time for the users to find out about this Ancient Knowledge. It was known to be shared among some users before that, but that didn¡¯t mean anything. Just because an Ancient Knowledge was scarce didn¡¯t mean that it was good. Especially, something like ¡®Card User¡¯ was thought to be interesting by many users when it was known, but everyone shook their heads after its abilities were known. It was no wonder since the Ancient Knowledge ¡®Card User¡¯ had no meaning just by itself. The only Soul Skill that came with the Ancient Knowledge was called ¡®Card Fusion¡¯. It sounded cool, but in fact, no one knew how to use that skill. Of course, people found out how Card Fusion worked after a little time, but the problem was that it couldn¡¯t be utilized in any way even after it was known. In the end, the Ancient Knowledge known as Card User was abandoned after being judged that it could not be used. There were quite a few Ancient Knowledge that were abandoned like this so it wasn¡¯t something of note either. The one that revived it after 10 years was Sanghyuk. Tap tap. Sanghyuk lightly tapped on the cocktail twice and checked again. As soon as he entered the casino, Sanghyuk kept ying ¡®Seven Poker¡¯ that had the lowest minimum bet. Normally, people came to casinos in order to enjoy or to win some money, but Sanghyuk was ying for apletely different reason. ¡®This one¡¯s no good either.¡¯ Sanghyuk flipped the cards over after checking the 5th card. The method to acquire the Ancient Knowledge Card User was toplete all possible hands through seven poker on the seven poker table. To be exact, ¡®one pair, two pairs, triple, straight, flush, full house, four cards, straight flush¡¯ ¨C a total of 8 hands had to bepleted. It looked easy at a nce, but it actually wasn¡¯t. Seven poker wasn¡¯t a popr game in the casino so there weren¡¯t many users on the table either. It wasn¡¯t easy toplete all the possible hands in seven poker because of that. Especially in the case of four cards or straight flush. Due to this reason, Sanghyuk was sitting on the seven poker table with the lowest minimum bets, betting the minimum amount of money, focusing on creating his cards. In the first ce, what Sanghyuk wanted wasn¡¯t money but to create the 8binations so he daringly killed the cards once he judged that he couldn¡¯t make the hands. ¡®Phew, I only have the four cards and the straight flush left¡­¡­ but it sure doesn¡¯t appear easily.¡¯ It had been two days since Sanghyuk came to the casino, and he was sitting on the seven poker table whenever he wasn¡¯t resting. ¡®Well, they will appear eventually.¡¯ Sanghyuk didn¡¯t get hasty. This was a leisure that could only be found in people that knew exactly what they were doing. *** ¡®Thest card¡­¡­¡¯ Sanghyuk nervously flipped his 7th card. An ace of hearts! Sanghyuk nodded his head when he saw that. ¡®Done.¡¯ Four cards appeared 3 days ago, but he had to suffer because the straight flush didn¡¯t appear for the past 3 days. ¡®Has it been exactly a week now?¡¯ Sanghyuk had sat inside the casino to the limits of whatw allowed him and finally got the results he wanted. After the betting was over, Sanghyuk showed all of his cards to the other people and they were surprised. However, Sanghyuk was focused more on the system message that appeared in front of him rather than their reactions. You are qualified to be a Card User. You have fulfilled all the required conditions to acquire the Ancient Knowledge ¡®Card User¡¯. Will you absorb the Ancient Knowledge ¡®Card User¡¯ into your second Soul Hole? Please decide within 5 minutes. ¡®Absorb!¡¯ Because there were people around, Sanghyuk shouted in his heart and nodded his head. The Ancient Knowledge ¡®Card User¡¯ will be absorbed into the second Soul Hole. You have ¡®2¡¯ empty Soul Holes left. The ancient Knowledge filled the empty hole in the soul, and Sanghyuk stood up from his seat with a satisfied smile. Since he had gotten everything he needed here, there was no need to stay here anymore. Although he had lost quite some money during the past week, he didn¡¯t think it was a waste. ¡®Card User is the core of the Quadra Soul that I have thought of.¡¯ The ¡®Crash¡¯ Choi Sangryul he raised in his past life was a Double Soul User. And the two Ancient Knowledge he had were ¡®Shadow Knight¡¯ and ¡®Card Master¡¯. Choi Sangryul was a yer that was practically made by Sanghyuk, so he knew all the secrets that Choi Sangryul possessed. That was why he could only equip ¡®Knight¡¯ and ¡®Card User¡¯ into his two Soul Holes first despite knowing that he still had two more. Having left the casino without regrets, Sanghyuk opened his information window and checked the Ancient Knowledge ¡®Card User¡¯, that he had just gotten. Ancient Knowledge ¡®Card User¡¯ : The power of card experts, inherited from the ancient times, has seeped into your soul. Card experts can make the impossible possible through the means of cards. However, beware. This power cannot be manipted easily¡­¡­. Effects: Card creation [Can turn all things into cards.] Restore [Can restore all cards into their original state.] Card affinity (C) [Can utilize all card items with proficiency.] Card Fusion [Special skill] ¨C Create something entirely new bybining 4 cards or more. [Registered forme : 0] ¡®It¡¯s the same.¡¯ Card User was just as he knew it. Everything that Sanghyuk had nned for could be said to stem from this Card User. In fact, Card User was a very characteristic Ancient Knowledge just at a nce. The biggest ability of card users was of course Card creation. Almost anything that existed in EL could be turned into cards. Of course, the method of turning things into cards were different for each thing. Normal items could be turned into cards as long as he possessed ownership of it, but living monsters or animals required various conditions in order to turn them into cards. In any case, the important thing was that card creation required some tricks as well. The Restore technique was literally just turning the card into its original state. For example, a rusted iron sword could be created into a card and could be restored into the rusted iron sword. The only restriction to the items that turns into cards were that it was bound to the user the moment it was made into cards, so the items could no longer be traded anymore. If it was possible to do so, perhaps Card User might have be the greatest Ancient Knowledge for merchants. However, creating and restoring cards was an easy way to manage equipment if it was for himself alone. The reason he didn¡¯t buy the expensive, but useful ¡®Spatial expansion bag¡¯ was also because of this reason. Just looking at that, the Ancient Knowledge ¡®Card user¡¯ felt like a run-of-the-mill Ancient Knowledge that just allowed for easy carrying. However, the true power of Card Users didn¡¯ty in creating and restoring cards. The sole Soul skill, Card Fusion. This was the most OP skill in existence in EL. The possiblebinations of Card Fusion were limitless. Through Card Fusion, he could use all sorts of skills without limitation. When Choi Sangryul was acknowledged as the strongest EL yer, his opponents always reacted the same way. ¡®I couldn¡¯t find any weaknesses.¡¯ Card Fusion is what Choi Sangryul used. To be exact, it was the Cardbination that was based on Sanghyuk¡¯s ¡®Heavenly Dragon Card Deck¡¯, but in any case, Choi Sangryul could rise to the top of EL with the power of Card Fusion. Then why was the Card User abandoned by all users? The reason was actually quite simple. ¡®It¡¯s because the card forme were never revealed anywhere¡­¡­.¡¯ Card forme. In the end, this was what mattered. At a nce, one might think ¡®finding forme is easy, isn¡¯t it?¡¯ or something like that. However, knowing the truth would render them speechless. Four cards were needed to use the skill. On the other hand, practically all things in EL could be created into cards so the number of cards that can be used in thebination could be considered infinite. If cardbinations were so easily found, people would have challenged on, and perhaps the card forme may have been shared among the users quite quickly. However, cardbinations weren¡¯t so easilypleted. Moreover, even if there was a sessfulbination, there were loads ofbinations that resulted in trash. In fact, some cardbinations exploded upon fusion and killed the user. Not only that, the cards used in the fusion would disappear regardless of sess or failure, so it was hard to trybining cards that were expensive to make. With that being the case, the users couldn¡¯t try tobine cards so easily. There were many people that were rumored to be bankrupt after trying it. Also, a sess after numerous failures would make the user cherish it so they never shared the forme with the others. Though, there were cases where they sold it for a higher price. However, in the end, the number of users that chose to be a Card User decreased due to the inefficiency, and the people that researched into cardbinations eventually died out as well. Card Users were abandoned, so the card forme disappeared, and more card users were abandoned¡­¡­ this cycle continued until there were practically no Card Users in EL. The one that took Card User out the trash can was Sanghyuk. He thought that he had to gamble in order to rise again after bing a cripple. That was why he went with the Card User. He gathered cardbinations whenever possible while crawling in the pits for 7 years. He triedbining cards for himself by logging into the game with his pitiful VRA, and looked for usefulbinations by gathering materials that others had given up on. Since Sanghyuk¡¯s game intellect was considerably good, he had some results after toiling for 7 years. That was the ¡®Heavenly Dragon Card Deck¡¯ that he had passed onto Choi Sangryul. The Heavenly Dragon Card Deck, with its 24binations of cards, brought a new wind to EL. Simply put, it could be called the ¡®Card wave¡¯. Everyone struggled to be a Card Master like Choi Sangryul and the publicized cardbinations rapidly increased. However, there were nobinations that surpassed Sanghyuk¡¯s Heavenly Dragon Card Deck that he hadpleted after 7 years of research. Actually, Sanghyuk used the publicized cardbinations to create a card deck that surpassed the Heavenly Dragon Card Deck without anyone knowing. Sanghyuk gathered all sorts of card forme in case he was kicked out of Team SKY, and could achieve great results in a short time. ¡°That¡¯s how Ipleted the deck I will use in this life.¡± Muttered Sanghyuk with a smile. He had already prepared the deck that he would use. Chapter 16. Personal Streaming (1)

Chapter 16. Personal Streaming(1)

Having acquired everything he needed, Sanghyuk immediately left Six-Nine street. His instincts as a man did twitch a little, but this was no time to spend time on things like that, so he endured it and left. Having left Six-Nine street, Sanghyuk moved towards the most popted part of Falcon City, the merchant district. Sanghyuk kept picking up stones on his way and put it inside his bag. It was unknown why he did so, but he kept looking around for pebbles. Having arrived at the merchant district, Sanghyuk checked the amount of gold in his possession and immediately went to themissioned sales store. Until now, Sanghyuk had visited themissioned sales store to sell things, but this time he went there to buy things. ¡®Tinge of fire and ckstone powder.¡¯ Reminding himself of the two items he needed to buy from the store, he immediately used the search system to find those items. Tinges of fire was an alchemy ingredient that was rtivelymon. They could be found by killing Firelizards in the Heat-harboring Cave or digging meflowers. They weren¡¯t rare nor were they used in special things, so there were many in stock in themissioned sales store. Meanwhile, ckstone powder was one of the many items that mages used and could be acquired through various means. However, since there were all sorts of mages in EL, there was quite a lot of demand for it as well. Even so, he procured them without difficulty since the supply was quiterge as well. In EL, NPCs also acquired items ording to the users¡¯ trends and sold them through themissioned sales store, so there weren¡¯t many things that were impossible to get just because there were no users supplying them. Sanghyuk bought suitable amounts of Tinges of fire and ckstone powder before leaving themissioned sales store. ¡®Since I got the Tinges of fire and the ckstone powder, all I have to get is the Methane gas from the sewers¡­¡­. That¡¯s the final ingredient.¡¯ Methane gas from the sewers. This item was ridiculously easy to acquire once you know the trick but was insanely difficult if you didn¡¯t. Sanghyuk first went to a biggest general store in Falcon City to buy a thousand bulk of nk cards. In Sanghyuk¡¯s previous life, these were called the ¡®empty cards¡¯, and the majority of users right now didn¡¯t know that such an item existed in the general stores. Having bought 1,000 empty cards, Sanghyuk immediately went to his own secret dungeon, Falcon City 77th Sewer. Having entered the dungeon, Sanghyuk took out an empty card after going to one corner of the dungeon. ¡°People still don¡¯t know what these empty cards are.¡± It would take a lot of time for the other users to find out where these empty cards were used. Sanghyuk focused with an empty card in hand. To be exact, he was imaging what would enter the empty card. What Sanghyuk wanted was the endless methane gas that flowed out from the sewers. In other words, Sanghyuk was trying to put methane gas into the empty card. Like this, empty cards were akin to empty dishes in which one could put something into. As long as one imagined in one¡¯s head well, it was possible to put something inside an empty card like this. Sanghyuk put methane gas into 50 empty cards. When the methane gas was put inside the empty cards, the nk card produced a yellow-brown gas image as well as the text ¡®Methane gas(Warning: smell)¡¯. Sanghyuk acquired his methane gas cards like that. Then, he proceeded to make the Tinges of fire and ckstone powder into cards as well. He acquired a total of 54 Tinges of fire cards and 50 ckstone powder cards. ¡°What¡¯s left is¡­¡­.¡± Havingpleted 3 types of cards, Sanghyuk started making the pebbles he picked up on the way into cards. The trick was simple as well this time. He just had to fuse the empty cards and the pebbles to make the pebble cards. He got a total of 50 pebble cards. With that, Sanghyuk had acquired a total of 4 types of cards. The reason he made four different types of cards was simple. These four types of cards were the variables of the first form that he was creating. ¡°The most fundamental card form from the Heavenly Dragon Card Deck, the ¡®me stone¡¯. The fact that the form for the me stones was this was a secret that no one, no, only I and Choi Sangryul knew.¡± me stones were basically simr to ¡®fireballs¡¯, one of the main magic that most battle-oriented mages specialized in. To be exact, it was slightly weaker but was much more versatile topensate. Anyway, this form was one that Sanghyuk was going to use a lot in the future. Actually, these cards were worthless when looking at them one by one. However,bining four worthless cards produced a strong means of attack. ¡°Card Fusion.¡± Sanghyuk pulled out each of the four types of cards and quietly muttered ¡®Card Fusion¡¯. When he did, the four cards fused into one and a magic card that is known as ¡®me stone¡¯ appeared on his hand. The card form ¡®me stone¡¯ is registered to the Soul Skill ¡®Card Fusion¡¯. There is a total of 1 form registered in ¡®Card Fusion¡¯. Once registered, it was possible to fuse cards directly without pulling out the cards and just by possessing them. Card Fusion technique required cards to activate, so it didn¡¯t consume anything else. No MP, no HP, or anything else. It was just that using the cards continuously was impossible. All cardbinations had a cooldown, so it was only possible to use the same cardbination after that cooldown. For example, the ¡®me stone¡¯ that Sanghyuk had just registered had a cooldown of 8 seconds. In other words, he could use a me stone card every 8 seconds. Although it differed ording to people, considering how Fireballs had 15 second cooldown time normally, me stones were extremely good. He acquired the Ancient Knowledge, Card User, and also prepared enough ¡®me stones¡¯ as well. What he had to do now was to work hard to discover other contents first as well. However, right now, he needed rest above all. Since he focused on seven poker until now in the casino with barely any sleep at all, he had to recharge himself here. Since he didn¡¯t exercise much, he even felt his body was heavy. ¡®Let¡¯s log out first.¡¯ Since he had almost filled the limit login time, he couldn¡¯t stay any longer either. Sanghyuk first slept after logging out. As if to supplement theck of sleep until now, he slept like a log for 5 hours until he was woken up by a loud rm. He wanted to sleep at least 10 hours more, but that would instead break his biorhythm, so he woke up after that. After he woke up, he quickly took a shower and had a nutritional meal while looking for information online about EL as he always did. ¡®There are no big issues¡­¡­. Oh!¡¯ Just as he was about to close the window thinking there was nothing special, Sanghyuk made a surprised expression after seeing a small banner-like article on the side. ¡°Pu TV¡­¡­. How could I have forgotten about this.¡± This was nothing like a big mistake. It was just that he felt that he was stupid for forgetting about Pu TV, which could be considered an aspect of the history of EL. Pu TV, in a sense, was a personal inte streaming like Pafreeca TV. Of course, those two had their differences. If Pafreeca TV was acknowledged as the best personal streaming tform in the inte era, Pu TV was acknowledged as the best personal streaming tform in the Dream Network era. Pu TV originally became famous through Fantasy Tekken streams and in Sanghyuk¡¯s previous life as well, Pu TV switched their main contents to EL from Fantasy Tekken and became the singlergest personal streaming tform. ¡°I remember. It¡¯s around this time that Pu TV started offensively marketing EL.¡± Although Pu TV had selected the right choice, there were many people that were worried about Pu TV¡¯s daring decision. Those people thought that it was better to invest in Fantasy Tekken since it was still popr. ¡®Well, that would disappear in just half a year when it¡¯s proven that Pu TV was right.¡¯ Since he remembered, Sanghyuk entered the Dream Network and went to Pu TV. Although there were a lot of Fantasy Tekken streams on the main page, there were some EL-rted streams that Pu TV had prepared on a special spot. The difference between personal stream via Dream Network and personal streams via inte was like the difference between 2D and 4D. Obviously, Dream Network side was way better. ¡®I can¡¯t see any familiar names yet¡­¡­.¡¯ Sanghyuk shook his head after looking at EL-rted contents. It was true that it was possible to get some pretty cash through personal streaming, but it also required publicizing many things, so it wasn¡¯t an area many people challenged yet. Especially in the case of Sanghyuk, who had many secrets, he could never do something like livestreams easily. ¡®Instead, I should record my gamey and put it onter.¡¯ No matter how many important secrets he had, giving up the personal streaming was too much of waste, so he had already thought up of a method to make his own channel work while hiding as many of his secrets as possible. Once professional game broadcasting media like LGN(Live Game Net) started their channelster, he had to acquire a live channel from them. This was a different area from personal streaming, so it was hard to give up on. In any case, he had to raise his poprity and fame through personal streaming if he wanted a live channelter. Sanghyuk clicked the most popr channel¡¯s BJ¡¯s name and watched it. Although this guy didn¡¯t bring out 100% of the fun, it was quite interesting to watch. The stream was broadcasting the challenge of Falcon Sewers, where many parties were being created. Sanghyuk switched the watching mode to the first person and started seeing what the BJ saw. Although 90% of the viewers chose to watch from the ¡®tower¡¯ view, Sanghyuk preferred the first person like this. ¡®You should have blocked and not dodged here.¡¯ Although it wasn¡¯t like he was trying to find ws, he could see too many mistakes from the BJ since he was in the first person view. The other viewers were busyplimenting the BJ¡¯s ability, but Sanghyuk considered this user to be just above average. Of course, the BJ was also rtively under-evaluated since Sanghyuk had too high standards. Actually, objectively speaking, this BJ was enough to challenge bing a pro gamer if he put some effort in. Sanghyuk left after watching for around 15 minutes. He didn¡¯t have any reason to watch as users shed against the Sewer dungeon. ¡®It¡¯s not like it¡¯s a big deal if I don¡¯t start my personal streams right away so let¡¯s keep recording and gather some contents I can showter.¡¯ EL supported many kinds of video recording software so he could film videos whenever he wanted. It was just that it was illegal to film other users without their permission so, not only would his ount be banned if he tried to sneak someone¡¯s face, he might have to deal with awsuit as well. Since this kind of thing happened many times in other games until now, DN users were now cautious not to do that. Having organized his thoughts about the personal streaming, Sanghyuk logged into EL. ¡®I have enough stats and the stage is just about done, so should I go hunt that guy down?¡¯ This was a target that Sanghyuk was aiming from the beginning. It was just that he had dyed in the challenge because he didn¡¯t see any hope yet. However, he couldn¡¯t dy it forever. He didn¡¯t know from when the users started paying attention to that ce, so he had to suck out the juicy bits before they found out the good things. Chapter 17. Personal Streaming (2)

Chapter 17. Personal Streaming(2)

There¡¯s a ce called the Ancient Castle of Ghosts. It was the ruins of an ancient castle quite far away from Falcon City. Actually, it was closer to Minox, the next city after Falcon City where users would flock to, so it wasn¡¯t a well-known hunting zone yet. The users were currently grading the many hunting fields in EL, and currently, the Ancient Castle of Ghosts was graded D. The popr hunting fields like the Valley of the Dead was graded A and so-so hunting zones were graded B or C. Grade D and below were practically a ce no one went to. To be exact, the Ancient Castle of Ghosts was the least popr hunting fields of the ones that the users have discovered thus far. EL was a game with many hunting zones that were wide, so less popr hunting fields became even less popr as time went. At least this kind of bad cycle continued until one important fact was revealed. ¡®Karma umtion system. When was this known to the public again? It was so gradual that I don¡¯t remember the exact time.¡¯ Karma umtion system. This was a system that only applied to fields (and not dungeons), and thanks to this system, there was no longer an ¡®abandoned¡¯ hunting field in EL. Even after the number of users decreased in low-level zones, there were no hunting fields that werepletely abandoned. ¡®Has it been around 3 weeks since Ancient Castle of Ghosts was discovered? This much should be enough for the umted karma to generate a karma singrity.¡¯ What Sanghyuk aimed for was the ¡®karma singrity¡¯ that transformed the monsters and the field itself. If the users did not periodically exterminate the respawning monsters, karma would umte in that region and would trigger a phenomenon known as the ¡®karma singrity¡¯ after some time. There were many stages to karma singrity, and right now was about the time between the first stage, ¡®bonus field generation¡¯ and the second stage, ¡®field boss appearance¡¯. If he waited any more time, his juicy jar of honey might be taken by other people so this was the perfect time to open the juicy jar of honey. This Ancient Castle of Ghosts had a structure that went down underground in levels so even if a bonus field appeared, it would appear in the 7th or 8th floor below ground. Sanghyuk knew about the karma singrity, but did not know who discovered the karma singrity that appeared in the Ancient Castle of Ghosts. Even though he was someone who came to the past from the future, he couldn¡¯t know everything, so he had to take care of the things that he was unsure about. (T/N: Anyone else thinks he¡¯s paranoid?)(E/N: He is paranoid in my opinion, too.) *** ¡°Being recording. Perspective, tower!¡± Sanghyuk was nning to record videos of his gamey whenever possible so he set the video recording on before he entered the castle. *Srrrr*. Having set the video recording on, Sanghyuk unsheathed his Traveller¡¯s Treasure Sword and slowly walked inside the Ancient Castle of Ghosts. The monsters in the Ancient Castle of Ghosts were the skeleton series ¨C skeleton soldier, archer, knight, and mage; and stronger skeletons would appear as he delved deeper. The skeleton series appeared very frequently in various ces of the of Treenark, so Sanghyuk also had a lot of experience in battling the skeleton series. He even had numerous experience fighting the final boss of the skeleton series, thespartoi. Of course, the spartoi didn¡¯t appear in the Ancient Castle of Ghosts, but the skeleton series had simr battle patterns overall. A single sword struck down with power. The sword, swung by a skeleton soldier with all its power, was pretty powerful. However, Sanghyuk tilted his Traveller¡¯s Treasure Sword slightly to parry it. This kind of techniques were treated as basicster for any pro gamers, no, just average EL yers in general. However, that would only happen after 2 or 3 years. No one, at the current point in time, knew that this was possible. *C-c-c-ng*. Having parried the skeleton soldier¡¯s sword lightly, Sanghyuk pushed the skeleton soldier with his body. *Thud! Drrrrrk.* The skeleton series fundamentally had low endurance so the skeleton soldier was pushed back from Sanghyuk¡¯s m. Having gained some distance with the m, Sanghyuk quickly shed out with his Traveller¡¯s Treasure Sword three times. *Pa-pa-pah* ¨C Triple sh activated naturally. However, the angle of the de was quite peculiar. Triple ¡®sh¡¯ would usually sh with the de, but Sanghyuk had twisted his grip on the sword to sh, no, smack, with the side of the de. *Thud, th-th-thud!* Blunt weapons were much more effective to the skeleton series than the sharp weapons. He had to use a blunt weapon rather than a sword to fight them for real, but the Traveller¡¯s Treasure Sword had a high basic attack power, so it was much better to use that than some random blunt weapon. Instead, Sanghyuk used his sword like a blunt weapon. Actually, it might sound easy, but it was definitely not easy to do for real. Especially changing a skill that has the word ¡®sh¡¯ in it to beat something up was normally considered impossible. ¡®Beat! And they shall fall!¡¯ Sanghyuk beat the skeleton soldiers with the basic mindset against the skeleton series and the skeleton soldier eventually fell with a shattered skull. *Crack, pshhh.* The moment the skeleton soldier fell down, Sanghyuk jumped to the side. *Swoooosh, crack!* At that moment an arrow from a skeleton archer brushed past him and embedded itself on the wall. He didn¡¯t dodge it after seeing it, but with pure instinct. He did see that a skeleton archer was rising just before he smashed the head of the skeleton soldier, but he couldn¡¯t exactly time when an arrow woulde. So he could only dodge intuitively. Having dodged an arrow with intuition, Sanghyuk rolled on the ground once and drew throwing motion to the skeleton archer with his hand. Card Fusion skill ¡®me stone¡¯! *Fwoosh, boooom!* The fusion card he had prepared beforehand activated and a ming pebble shot into the head of the skeleton archer. Sanghyuk had created 50 me stone cards before he came here. Of course, 50 wasn¡¯t that many so he had to save up forter as well. Since there were only 50 ckstone powder in themissioned sales store, he could only create 50 me stone cards, but ckstone powder wasn¡¯t a scarce material so he would be able to acquire themter as well. *Crunch.* me stones were practically nightmares against the skeleton series so the skeleton archer immediately copsed with its head shattered. This was also the reason Sanghyuk had prepared the me stones first. He easily dealt with a skeleton soldier and instantly sniped a skeleton archer with a me stone. Both skeleton soldiers and skeleton archers had a rtively high level so other users would usually team up in at least two or more to hunt here. However, Sanghyuk was hunting alone in the belief of his ability. ¡®Ah, the respawn speed of bonus fields is frightening.¡¯ Currently, Sanghyuk was 7 floors below ground level in the Ancient Castle of Ghosts. The Ancient Castle of Ghosts had a total of 8 underground floors, and the bonus field has currently appeared on the 7th floor thanks to the karma singrity. Once a bonus field appeared, the karma from defeating monsters would increase by 20~30%, and the monsters dropped better quality items at a higher rate. Bonus fields were maintained until a certain amount of monsters were defeated, so Sanghyuk was nning to hunt here until the bonus fieldpletely disappear. Actually, just considering the stats of the monsters, skeleton knights and skeleton mages were twice as difficult to kill than skeleton soldiers and skeleton archers. But in practice, there was not that much difference in difficulty. The reason was simple. Skeleton soldiers and skeleton archers usually appeared in groups of 3~5, while skeleton knights and skeleton mages only appeared by themselves or at most 2. So, in Sanghyuk¡¯s shoes, both of them felt rtively equal in difficulty. Actually, Sanghyuk¡¯s method of battle was very simple. He would use his sword to melee the skeleton soldiers and skeleton knights and close in on the skeleton archers and skeleton mages if possible or just use a me stone to obliterate them. If someone saw Sanghyuk fighting, they may see it as a repetition of a simple pattern. However, a user with a considerable understanding of EL may be shocked. There was not a single wasted movement and every movement was precise. That was how Sanghyuk was hunting right now. It was just that absolutely no wasted movements made him look dull. Extreme efficiency resulted in simplicity after all. Sanghyuk struck his Traveller¡¯s Treasure Sword into the ribs of a skeleton mage and kicked the sword upwards with his right foot. *Crack, crunch!* At that moment, the skeleton mage¡¯s ribs all shattered and its body swayed a lot. Having sted all of its ribs out, Sanghyuk pulled out his sword and smashed it into the skull of the skeleton mage. *Crunch, craaaack!* The skeleton mage couldn¡¯t endure this strike after a big strike from the first. It tried to use some kind of magic to attack Sanghyuk the moment Sanghyuk closed in, but the problem was that Sanghyuk¡¯s follow up attack was much faster than the mage¡¯s reaction. *Thud.* With this skeleton mage, Sanghyuk had cleanly exterminated a batch of skeletons once more. ¡°Two skeleton knights and one skeleton mage does make it a lot more tricky.¡± ¡°Although he was saying it was tricky, he had killed the three skeletons in a brief moment with precise judgements and movements as though he had done this hundreds of times already. Actually, Sanghyuk shouldn¡¯t be currently hunting in this ce. A normal user at Sanghyuk¡¯s level would normally be limited to the field above the Ancient Castle of Ghosts or hunt skeleton soldiers that appeared by themselves on the first floor. However, Sanghyuk lightly ignored those limitations and was hunting batches of skeletons in floor 7. His practical experience from ving away like a machine in the workshop for 5 years was synergizing with his theory that he had created in his directing days. At first, the theory and the experience didn¡¯t properlybine together and he had some difficulties. However, with an endless amount of effort, Sanghyuk was currently reproducing 90% of the movements that he wanted. ¡°The blue light dimmed quite a lot.¡± Picking up a few misceneous items (T/N: aka ¡®japtem¡¯) that the skeleton mage dropped, Sanghyuk felt that the blue light from the surroundings had dimmed quite a little bit. Looks like the bonus field effect would disappear in 30 minutes. Then¡­¡­ I guess it¡¯s about time I go down now.¡¯ If floor 7 was the bonus field of the karma singrity, floor 8 was the field boss of the karma singrity. ¡®If the field boss is really the same as what I think it is¡­¡­ I might bending on a jackpot¡­¡­ but that won¡¯t happen right?¡¯ Field boss appearance was purely random, so Sanghyuk didn¡¯t know what kind of boss was waiting for him. It was just that he had one that he wished for it toe out among the skeleton-type filled boss monsters. There were 7 skeleton-type field boss monsters to his knowledge. So, the probability that he would get what he wanted was 1 in 7. ¡°Let¡¯s go!¡± He had to strike the iron while it was hot, so he immediately went to floor 8. Of course, he inwardly wished that the field boss monster he wanted to appear would appear. Chapter 18. Golden Skeleton Knight (1)

Chapter 18. Golden Skeleton Knight(1)

Sanghyuk could smile happily the moment he arrived on floor 8. Golden light filled the entirety of floor 8. He could only smile after looking at that. ¡®It¡¯s here! It¡¯s actually here!¡¯ There was usually one skeleton-type field boss monster that emitted such a glow. ¡°Golden Skeleton Knight!¡± Also referred to as the ¡®Golden Skeleton Lottery¡¯, this was the guy that Sanghyuk wanted. ¡®Although I did want for one to show up, to think it actually did¡­¡­.¡¯ There were two reasons why Sanghyuk was so overjoyed. First was that the Golden Skeleton Knight had an element of ¡®jackpot¡¯ that nicknamed it the ¡®Golden Skeleton Lottery¡¯, Second, this guy was the easiest to face out of all the skeleton-type field-boss monsters. Even Sanghyuk would have a hard time challenging field boss monsters at this point in time. However, his confidence would increase if he was facing off against the Golden Skeleton Knight. Originally, Sanghyuk was nning to just check what the field boss monster was without fighting and prepare ordinglyter. However, if the opponent was the Golden Skeleton Knight, there was nothing much to prepare. Actually, his achievement of killing a field boss monster ¡®for the first time¡¯ may be stolen if he did so. Of course, he had not heard of a witness of a field boss monster much less the killing of one, but the world was a mysterious ce. What was a pity was that he only had 34 me stone cards left, but he didn¡¯t think that would cause an issue. He might have to reconsider if it was another field boss, but if it was the Golden Skeleton Knight¡­¡­ this was really like Sun Wukong on top of the Buddha¡¯s palm. ¡®But even so, the opponent is a boss monster that has to be fought in parties. I must not forget that I¡¯m alone right now. Let¡¯s first go through the Golden Skeleton Knight walkthrough in my head.¡¯ Before approaching the center of the golden light, Sanghyuk went over his things onest time. ¡®Its main skills are ¡®Golden Aura¡¯ and ¡®Golden Bolt¡¯, right?¡¯ Once, the ¡®workshop¡¯ also hunted down these Golden Skeleton Knights countless times in pursuit of this jackpot. Even the lowest tier was hard to find since they were bosses after all, but the scale of the workshop that Sanghyuk was in topped the majority ofrge-scale guilds, so the number of Golden Skeleton Knights Sanghyuk had faced off against also numbered in the hundreds. Since this guy had one of the lowest levels among field bosses, he could fight against it more than the others. Thanks to that experience, Sanghyuk knew about Golden Skeleton Knights quite well. ¡®Golden Aura is just like a personal buff for this guy, so there¡¯s nothing for me to do about here. The problem is the Golden Bolt¡­¡­ In the past, I could dodge them with my eyes closed thanks to experience, but can I do it now too?¡¯ Golden Bolt, like its name, was a skill that dropped golden-colored lightning against the enemy. Of course, there was a pre-skill motion, so it wasn¡¯t impossible to dodge, but since the bolt fell down fast, he would get hit even if he waste in judgement by 1 or 2 seconds. No matter how easy this guy was, the Golden Skeleton Knight was a monster that was made for party hunting so he might get killed instantly if he was hit squarely. ¡®Especially since I not only have a low level but a low defense and health as well, so I won¡¯t be able to survive even one of the Golden Bolts. The core of the n was to not get hit by those Golden Bolts. ¡®And I¡¯m not sure about other things, but that guy should have high health since it¡¯s a field boss monster, so I might need to fight for quite a long time.¡¯ Having put together the guides he remembered, he summed it up to one line. ¡®Dodge all the Golden Bolts perfectly and stack damage for quite a long time.¡¯ It didn¡¯t sound that hard, but making it a reality was something entirely different. ¡°I guess it¡¯s like poking an elephant to death with a needle? No, wait, a needle is taking it too far, so I guess it¡¯s around an awl? Anyway, I guess the important thing is to maintain my concentration for a long time.¡± With that, he was finished organizing his thoughts. What was left was to challenge. *Tap tap!* Sanghyuk tapped his two cheeks with his hands to cheer himself up. ¡°Let¡¯s do this!¡± With a short shout, he proceeded forward. The Golden Skeleton hunt began like that. *** The Golden Bolt fell once every 10~20 seconds randomly. So it was impossible to measure the time between each bolt to dodge. It could only be dodged by the seeing the Golden Skeleton¡¯s pre-skill motion; when the two holes in its head moved towards above. Its size was around two times that of Sanghyuk, and it was not that big considering it was a boss, so the pre-skill motion wasn¡¯t that noticeable either. Furthermore, the bolts struck too fast so it was not easy to dodge them. If he followed the walkthrough and went with a 5-man party, there was an easier way to dodge by switching between their positions, but that was simply impossible for Sanghyuk to do since he was just one man. In the end, he could only avoid the Golden Bolts head on. And for 2 hours, too¡­¡­. ¡®It¡¯s here!¡¯ When the skeleton¡¯s head raised up again, Sanghyuk threw his body sideways immediately. *sh, crrrrrrrackle!* Exactly one second after Sanghyuk moved away, a golden bolt of lightning fell onto where he stood before. An uncountable number of bolts had fallen until now, and Sanghyuk had dodged them all. He wasn¡¯t just dodging them either. He rolled around the ground and put his hand towards the Golden Skeleton Knight. *sh, thud!* Then, the me stone struck the Golden Skeleton Knight¡¯s body as it showed an opening after using the Golden Bolt. Sanghyuk was endlessly dealing damage to the Golden Skeleton Knight like this. He really felt like stabbing an elephant with an awl, but the fact was that the piled damage was affecting that elephant. It was tremendously difficult to concentrate for 2 hours to dodge the Golden Bolts, but Sanghyuk, fortunately, regained his senses of fighting the Golden Skeleton Knights in his previous life and could avoid all the Golden Bolts without error. ¡®I can see an end.¡¯ Sanghyuk lightly nodded his head after seeing that the Golden Skeleton Knight was swaying more than before. Although he hadn¡¯t acquired a skill that allowed him to see how much HP the Golden Skeleton Knight had, but going by the experiences in his past life, the Golden Skeleton Knight should be nearing its limits. Of course, Sanghyuk¡¯s own stage, after rolling around the ground so many times while concentrating for the past two hours, was not that good either, but it was at least slightly better than the Golden Skeleton Knight. ¡®It¡¯s about time for its final struggle¡­¡­.¡¯ Sanghyuk bit his lips after checking the Golden Skeleton Knight¡¯s position. For a while now, he was giving attention to the position of the Golden Skeleton Knight. Although this was obvious, all boss monsters did not fight with just one pattern until its death. They had at least 2 patterns of fighting. So, even the lowest-tier boss monster, the Golden Skeleton Knight, didn¡¯t just possess a single pattern. It possessed two patterns¡­¡­ and the second of them was the final struggle-type pattern that urred just before it copsed. *ck ck ck ck ck.* As though it had read Sanghyuk¡¯s mind, the Golden Skeleton Knight suddenly moved its loose jawbones up and down. This made the golden aura about it start to dissipate. ¡®The second phase!¡¯ Sanghyuk knew that this was the start of the Golden Skeleton Knight¡¯s second phase, so he immediately prepared inwardly for the 2nd pattern. ¡®One, two, here!¡¯ *sh, pzzzzzzzzzzzt!* *Bbbbbbbbbboooooom!* A strong storm of electricity poured out with the Golden Skeleton Knight as the center. That storm of electricity swiped to all directions clean. This was the Golden Skeleton Knight¡¯s second pattern. Actually, this second pattern was simple, in a certain sense. To put it simply, it was just the Golden Skeleton Knight¡¯s final struggle before its death. It did not do any basic attacks and did not use the Golden Bolts nor the Golden Aura. It didn¡¯t even move and stood still in its ce. It only did one thing ¨C emitting a strong storm of electricity towards all sides at a 3-second interval. However, sometimes, simplicity was the scariest. The golden electric storm that was released into the surroundings every 3 seconds wiped everything in its path. Even the strongest tankers of EL right now would be instantly annihted in the face of this storm. And this appeared every 3 seconds, so it was practically impossible to avoid. Then would the users have to run or die out when the Golden Skeleton Knight turns to its second phase? Of course not. Although he was unknown right now, the ¡®Ironman¡¯ Diffrom,ter known as the greatest raid ranker, once said this. ¡®There does not exist a monster in EL that we cannot conquer. There are only those we have not found a solution to.¡¯ Like what he said, the second phase of the Golden Skeleton Knight may seem impossible to conquer, but it was actually ridiculously easy once the walkthrough was known. Since Sanghyuk had faced this thing hundreds of times in his previous life, he knew exactly what he had to do for this second phase. So, he easily dodged the first round of golden electric storm. To be exact, hey down on a pit on the ground and the electric storm brushed above him. The important thing here was the pit that Sanghyuk was lying on. This pit was the most important point in hunting the Golden Skeleton Knight. Strictly speaking, the one who created this pit, was not Sanghyuk but the Golden Skeleton Knight itself. To be exact, it was the Golden Bolts it threw out. ¡®Again, one, two¡­¡­.¡¯ *Ta-ta-tap!* After the first round of the electric storm brushed past him, Sanghyuk immediately stood up from his pit and ran to the closest pit near him. He had to move as soon as possible. Since the Golden Skeleton Knight released the electric storms every 3 seconds, Sanghyuk was only allowed 2 seconds to move. ¡®It¡¯sing!¡¯ *sh, pzzzzzzzzzzzzt!* *Bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbooooooooom!* An electric storm once again wiped across. However, Sanghyuk was stillpletely intact. These pits that he was currently hiding in¡­¡­ were actually tightly knit together and lead to the Golden Skeleton Knight. If he used these pits well, he would be able to safely move towards the Golden Skeleton Knight. Needless to say, these pits weren¡¯t created like that out of pure coincidence. Chapter 19. Golden Skeleton Knight (2)

Chapter 19. Golden Skeleton Knight(2)

Sanghyuk was already preparing for the Golden Skeleton Knight¡¯s second phase when it was the first phase. He had utilized the Golden Bolts to create a piece of art on the floor. In Sanghyuk¡¯s past, this was called the ¡®pitworking¡¯. The better the pitworking, the easier it would be to ovee the Golden Skeleton Knight¡¯s second phase. Of course, after the levels of the users rose, there were many cases where they just brute-forced the second phase, but that only came muchter. This was why Sanghyuk could calmly approach the boss with the web-like pits on the ground. The Golden Skeleton Knight released an electric storm in all directions every 3 seconds, but could not do a single damage to Sanghyuk who was hiding in a pit. Sanghyuk used these pits to approach the Golden Skeleton Knight, little by little. Since the Golden Skeleton Knight was already on itsst breath, he just had to be careful about the electric storm and nothing else. In fact, the Golden Skeleton Knight right now was immune to all long-range attacks, but was weak to melee. In other words, once he dealt a proper strike up close, then the Golden Skeleton Knight may fall. Sanghyuk knew this fact through his numerous experiences in his previous life, so he had diligently pitworked these pits, and as a result, could approach right next to the boss. Now, he just had to deal a proper strike to end this Golden Skeleton Knight hunt for real. *sh, pzzzzzzzzzzt!* *Bbbbbboooooooooom!* After another round of electric storm brushed past, Sanghyuk immediately stood up and struck down with his Traveler¡¯s Treasure Sword to the Golden Skeleton Knight¡¯s foot. *Swooosh, crunch! Crrrrrack!* It didn¡¯t matter where he struck. The important thing was to just attack directly. The crack that started from the foot that was pierced by the Traveler¡¯s Treasure Sword spread out to the whole body of the boss. This was the end. The Golden Skeleton Knight had already reached its limit, so it was natural for it to not be able to endure any more damage. *Crumble* The Golden Skeleton Knight copsed down into fragments. This was the end of the over 2-hour-long battle between Sanghyuk and the Golden Skeleton Knight. You have defeated the Field Boss monster ¡®Golden Skeleton Knight¡¯. You have hunted a Field Boss monster for the first time and achieved something that no Dimensional Traveler has yet to do. This will be your achievement and be eternally remembered. You have acquired the unique-grade title [First Field Boss Hunter]. You have defeated the first Golden Skeleton Knight, and have received all 71 items that could be gotten from the Golden Skeleton Knight due to the first kill bonus. Congrattions. The gathered karma has broken through the limit and you have leveled up. He couldn¡¯t get tired of this kind of system messages no matter how many times he heard them. He felt happy just by listening to them and nodded his head with a smile. He was happy that he had acquired the ¡®First Field Boss Hunter¡¯ title, and was also very happy that he had acquired all 71 items through the first kill bonus. First kill bonus. This was a system that was only applied to named-tier monsters that were greater or equal to field bosses. To put it simply, killing the first named monster of its kind would give the killer all the items that could be gotten from that named monster. There were no exceptions. The named monster just dropped every single possible loot. Thanks to this system, all users of EL were very focused towards to the ¡®first¡¯ conquers. To understand it better, the Golden Skeleton Knight Sanghyuk just had defeated dropped an item called the ¡®Ten Millennia Goldbone¡¯, also known as the golden skeleton lottery, at a nearly 0.01% chance. In other words, this could be gotten around once every 10,000 of these Golden Skeleton Knights, and killing it for the first time would give him this item at a 100% chance. Like this, conquering a named monster first didn¡¯t just give you fame, but a lot of benefits as well. ¡®First kill is the best.¡¯ Sanghyuk nodded his head while looking at the items piled up in front of him. Sanghyuk¡¯s dimensional expansion bag was too small, so he even had to make some into cards to carry them. *** Sanghyuk had an uncountable number of profits through this hunt in the Ancient Castle of Ghosts. However, three big profits outshined others. First up was the Golden Skeleton Knight¡¯s Ten Millennia Goldbone, which was basically a winning lottery. Ten Millennia Goldbone, as its name suggested, was just a big piece of bone that was gold. This was a crafting item, and making an item out of this would fix the item¡¯s grade to unique. After a lot of time, the number of unique items would increase in the market, but right now, there weren¡¯t even any rare items on the market not to mention unique. The current situation was that magic grade items were being exchanged at a high price, so acquiring a unique grade item was a great feat. The crafted items from the Ten Millennia Goldbone was famed to be very good in quality as well. Thanks to that, even after the users¡¯ general levels increased and there was no more meaning to killing Golden Skeleton Knights, numerous users still kept a lookout for these Golden Skeleton Knights. Actually, the other items from the Golden Skeleton Knight weren¡¯t anything special. The only lottery was the Ten Millennia Goldbone. The drop rate of other items was just normal. Even the lowest after that had drop rate around 5%. The Ten Millennia Goldbone was just special. Acquiring a Ten Millennia Goldbone was akin to winning a lottery in the game. There were 24 types of items that could be made from this Ten Millennia Goldbone, and Sanghyuk had used around 10 out of those 24 in his previous life. Of course, when he was using those items, there were many higher grade items on the market, so the Ten Millennia Goldbone crafts had be much cheaper. At that time, he was using those items since he had to use a cheap, but still good quality equipment. However, what he could say for sure was that he was quite satisfied with them. The second was the ¡®First Field Boss Hunter¡¯ title. The effects of this title were¡­¡­. Title ¨C ¡®First Field Boss Hunter¡¯ Grade ¨C Unique Description ¨C You have proven your strength by defeating a Field Boss Monster earlier than anyone. Effects ¨C [Prefix: Attack power increases against field boss monsters] [Postfix: Defense increases against field boss monsters] [Constant effect: >Kneel!(A) : Critical hit rate increases by 7% and critical damage increases by 15% against field boss monsters<] ¡­¡­ as such. The unfortunate point was that the effects were limited to field bosses, but the basic effects were quite good and it was a title that would help Sanghyuk out a lot. The final profit was the immense amount of karma after hogging the bonus fieldandthe field boss. Sanghyuk¡¯s current level was 37. Until now, the highest-leveled user in EL known to themunity was the Chinese user ¡®Zhang Ze¡¯, who had reached level 40 yesterday. However, this man was a One-soul user. Sanghyuk¡¯s memory also didn¡¯t contain the information about a ranker named Zhang Ze. What this meant was that Zhang Ze was a clueless user that went with One-soul and was eventually left behind. What was important was not Zhang Ze¡¯s future, but was that Sanghyuk had ovee the innate limit from being a Quadra-soul, and was almost keeping up with a One-soul user. Other than that, there were quite a few useful items among the things the Golden Skeleton Knight had dropped. Sanghyuk left those useful items behind andmissioned all the other items. A few of the crafting materials he had made into cards were going to be usedter, so he just put them in the bank. Since Sanghyuk now properly walked on the path of the Card User, he would need a lot of gold in the future. Card Fusion was practically a skill that consumed money as fuel so he might go bankrupt if hebined cards here and there. Of course, just because he had money didn¡¯t mean that he could store an infinite amount of cards. The first fusion card that Sanghyuk had made before, the me stone, was a low-rank fusion card that had a ¡®cost¡¯ of 0, so he could infinitely store those card, butter, once fusion cards appeared with ¡®costs¡¯, he had to possess or use fusion cards ording to the calction forme of ¡®costs¡¯, the sole disadvantage of being a Card User. Havingmissioned all the useless items, Sanghyuk moved to the 41st street of Falcon City, also known as the Artisans¡¯ Street. This ce had various workshops, and the one Sanghyuk was heading to was the most famous smithy of them all, named ¡®The Golden Anvil¡¯. The Golden Anvil was thergest smithy in all of Falcon City. To be exact, it was the biggest smithy in the 7 cities that were in the ¡®Land of Dusk¡¯, the beginner-level ying area. The owner of The Golden Anvil was a dwarf named ¡®Tokan¡¯, who was also known as the Red Hammer. Actually, Tokan wasn¡¯t just any ordinary NPC he could meet. Although this backstory was unknown right now, he was actually the king of dwarves. As for why such a figure was running a smithy in Falcon City, that would be revealed through one of the main story questster. Main story quests, unlike themon sub-quests, were unique and important quests, so Sanghyuk also knew the details. In any case, it wouldn¡¯t make any sense for Sanghyuk, who had just peeled the beginner badge off him, to meet this Tokan. EL¡¯s familiarity system was very dynamically rted to each other so he had to raise his familiarity with another NPC or a group of NPCs before meeting Tokan. This process was definitely not easy. This was why some users in Sanghyuk¡¯s previous life said that it was harder to raise familiarity with high-ranked NPCs than raising levels in the hell zone. Especially with special NPCs like Tokan, just meeting him required a ridiculouslyplex process. To put it simply, it was basically saying ¡®Put in some effort if you want to meet the king!¡¯. ¡®However, I currently have a cheat key that will allow me to meet Tokan in one go.¡¯ The cheat key that could skip all that process and allow him to meet Tokan directly¡­¡­ was, of course, the Ten Millennia Goldbone. *** ¡°Oooooh.¡± Tokan picked up the Ten Millennia Goldbone with a blissful face. He seemed already enchanted by the Ten Millennia Goldbone. It was a well-known fact that Tokan was in love with the Ten Millennia Goldbone in Sanghyuk¡¯s previous life. And it was also known that it was possible to meet him directly with the Ten Millennia Goldbone. Tokan had a background setting that he really loved ¡®gold¡¯, so it was natural for him to be charmed by the golden bone. The Ten Millennia Goldbone was especially a high-quality item, so Tokan could not help but want to make something with this material. It was like an instinct for dwarves. ¡°Ehem, so you have quite an interesting item.¡± Tokan pretended to be calm, but Sanghyuk already knew that he had fallen in love with this Ten Millennia Goldbone. ¡°I acquired it due to chance. I thought of Sir Tokan as soon as I acquired it. Who else, other than the great artisan of the race of thend, and the sessor of the me spirit, Sir Tokan, could use it?¡± Sanghyuk utilized all the information he knew in order to tter him. NPCs of EL couldn¡¯t just be considered as simpleputer programs. Although notpletely perfect, they were state-of-the-art artificial intelligence that had simr thought processes as humans. Especially in the case of special NPCs like Tokan, they had greater artificial intelligence. So, the NPCs liked to hear ttery as well. Of course, different NPCs had different preferences, so not all of them liked to be ttered, but most of the time, this would work. Especially in the case of Tokan, he was weak to ttery unlike what he looked like, so Sanghyuk¡¯s approach definitely did work. ¡°Hahahaha, that¡¯s true. I¡¯m not sure about anything else, but I can make use of this better than anyone else in the world!¡± Feeling better, Tokan smiled and nodded his head continuously. The Red Hammer Tokan¡¯s mood has risen. Familiarity with Tokan increases by arge amount. The familiarity that rose from the moment he took out the Ten Millennia Goldbone rose once again by arge amount. The Ten Millennia Goldbone was an OP cheat key in regards to Tokan. ¡°So, what do you want to make? A sword? Armor? Shield? Spear? Say anything. I¡¯ll make you a great one.¡± Sudden quest ¡®Tokan¡¯s Good Will¡¯ has activated. Before Sanghyuk could say it, Tokan asked him first about what to make and that triggered a sudden quest. Really, everything was going in Sanghyuk¡¯s favor. ¡°I¡­¡­.¡± Sanghyuk had already thought of what to make with the Ten Millennia Goldbone before he hade here. The item that was most necessary for him and had great performance that was made out of Ten Millennia Goldbone¡­¡­. Makingthatout of the Ten Millennia Goldbone was a great choice. Chapter 20. Firehammer Tokan (1)

Chapter 20. Firehammer Tokan(1)

Sanghyuk¡¯s exnation went on for a long time. This couldn¡¯t be helped since the item he wanted couldn¡¯t be described in just a single line. ¡°¡­¡­And that¡¯s it. That¡¯s what I want.¡± When Sanghyuk finished his exnation, Tokan nodded his head with a very interested smile. Tokan is feeling a big interest towards the item you have just described. You have satisfied the first clear condition of the sudden quest ¡®Tokan¡¯s Request¡¯. Familiarity with Tokan increases by arge amount. ¡°Oho, that sounds interesting. What do you call this?¡± ¡°I call this the bone whip.¡± ¡°Cut the Ten Millennia Goldbone into around 400 small pieces and gather them up to make a whip¡­¡­ it sounds peculiar, but it does sound reasonable.¡± Tokan has gained realization after listening to your opinion. You have satisfied the second clear condition of the sudden quest ¡®Tokan¡¯s Request¡¯. Familiarity with Tokan increases by arge amount. ¡®It¡¯s because you will definitely have interest in the bone whip.¡¯ Sanghyuk smiled a little while looking at Tokan, who was nodding his head in front of him. Actually, he was cheating right now. This bone whip that Sanghyuk had just mentioned was the item that would win the grand prize in the ¡®Golden Anvil¡¯s Experimental Product¡¯, arge-scale event for the users that urred muchter into the game. Sanghyuk had heard that the Red Hammer Tokan had praised this item to the extremes. After that, the bone whip was selected as an official production item of Golden Anvil and the users could use it as well. The user that submitted the bone whip in the event was a user that possessed Ancient Knowledge regarding production, and he became well-known after thepetition. In any case, thanks to that user, Sanghyuk also had experience using the bone whip produced in the Golden Anvil, and he liked it a lot. After considering many elements, Sanghyuk judged that it would best for him to make a bone whip from the Ten Millennia Goldbone, and exined it to Tokan. And Tokan, as he had expected, took the bait. Although he had to feel sorry for taking someone else¡¯s idea, the important thing was, that user was one of the people that betrayed Sanghyuk. Sanghyuk had taken out the bone whip in order to screw that guy up and bring Tokan to his side. This could be considered as two birds with one stone scenario. In his previous life, Sanghyuk didn¡¯t use the bone whip as his main weapon. At that time, he was already used to another weapon, so he didn¡¯t think about utilizing a new weapon. Even so, he had heard rumors about how good it was and tried it, took a liking to it and used it as his 5th main weapon. ¡°Yes, that¡¯s it. Ten Millennia Goldbone can be made soft depending on how you polish it. Cutting the Ten Millennia Goldbone into small fragments and connecting them together may bring out an amazing weapon.¡± Tokan was muttering praises to himself endlessly. And every time he did so, Sanghyuk could hear a message that his familiarity with him rose slightly. ¡°Good! I¡¯ll make this bone whip. I¡¯ll make it more perfect than you think so just wait.¡± After pondering, Tokan spoke with a very excited face. However, Sanghyuk still had a card left. ¡°I¡­¡­ also have another suggestion.¡± ¡°Hm? A suggestion?¡± ¡°Yes, this may benefit not only you, Sir Tokan, but all the members of the Golden Anvil.¡± ¡°Oho¡­¡­ really? Let me hear it then.¡± With a low familiarity he couldn¡¯t have taken out anything like a suggestion, but this wasn¡¯t the case now. Since he had raised the familiarity as high as possible, Tokan listened to Sanghyuk¡¯s request. ¡°Why don¡¯t we make this bone whip an exclusive product of the Golden Anvil? I¡¯ll only take 7% royalty as the idea maker.¡± In Sanghyuk¡¯s knowledge, the user that came up with the bone whip in his previous life received a 10% royalty. However, that was a value that user had gained after meticulous negotiation on top of the event grand prize effect. So, Sanghyuk was just going to lower the percentage and get things over with simply. This was the card Sanghyuk had saved up until now. ¡°Hmm, 5%.¡± Although he had raised a lot of familiarity, Tokan did not nod his head easily. ¡°6%.¡± Sanghyuk wasn¡¯t nning to drag on for long so he just decreased his profit. ¡°Good! Let¡¯s do it that way.¡± The negotiation came to a quick end. With that, Sanghyuk could receive 6% of the profit that was made from selling bone whips from the Golden Anvil. Although this didn¡¯t seem like much, once all sorts of users carried around a whipter due to poprity, Sanghyuk would be able to earn a big sum. Of course, right now, the users wouldn¡¯t even have enough money to buy an expensive bone whip (Even without being made from a Ten Millennia Goldbone, bone whips were in the expensive category among weapons), but once the users gathered enough money and the performance of the bone whip was known to the public, it would definitely be a hit among the users. You have be a helpful person to Tokan and the Golden Anvil. You have satisfied the third clear condition of the sudden quest ¡®Tokan¡¯s Request¡¯. Congrattions. You have cleared the sudden quest ¡®Tokan¡¯s Request¡¯, and acquired the rare-grade title ¡®Friend of the Race of the Land¡¯ as a reward. Your familiarity with Tokan has reached max! A ¡®ring of fate¡¯ has manifested between The Firehammer Tokan and the dimensional traveler Immortal. You have acquired a rare-grade title ¡®Friend of the King(Dwarf)¡¯ by manifesting a ring of fate with the legendary-grade NPC, ¡®Firehammer Tokan¡¯. ¡®Yes!¡¯ Sanghyuk was greatly delighted after seeing the message. Not to mention manifesting a ring of fate with Tokan, he had cleared the sudden quest as well. Making a ring of fate with the king of the Race of the Land, typically known as dwarves, Tokan, was an arduous and important process that was more difficult than acquiring a legendary-grade item. Of course, the familiarity system wouldn¡¯t just end with the ring of fate. EL¡¯s familiarity system wasplex to the point that people often said that the familiarity process just started after the ring of fate manifested. ¡®Throne of the Four Guardians of the Cardinal directions¡­¡­ and the Heavenly Origin Throne¡­¡­. Can I really take that ce? Although it¡¯s just a possibility now, in any case, this will be the start.¡¯ What Sanghyuk ultimately wanted was a jaw-droppingly amazing matter. However, he had many things to do to achieve that. He had just taken the first step by manifesting a ring of fate with Tokan. Title ¨C ¡®Friend of the Race of the Land¡¯ Grade ¨C Rare Description ¨C You have shown trust towards to the Race of the Land. All beings of the Race of the Land will feel good will towards you. Effect ¨C [Prefix: N/A] [Postfix: N/A] [Constant effect: I can smell iron?(A) : You emit a fragrance that all dwarf NPCs like and brings out their good will. Familiarity increase rate increases by 2 times.] Title ¨C ¡®Friend of the King(Dwarf)¡¯ Grade ¨C Rare Description ¨C The King of the Race of the Land has acknowledged you as a friend. Your reputation spreads among the Race of the Land Effect ¨C [Prefix: N/A] [Postfix: N/A] [Constant effect: I am this kind of guy!(A) : You can ess all dwarf domains without any condition and can purchase items sold by dwarves at a 10% discount.] After checking the two titles quickly, Sanghyuk made a satisfied smile. Although both of them were lifestyle-type titles, they had what Sanghyuk wanted on it. ¡°Ahahaha! Today is a good day. Why don¡¯t we go out for a pint of Hinte beer?¡± Tokan asked Sanghyuk with a goodugh. Hinte beer was definitely not wrong. EL contained quite a lot, no, a ridiculous amount of PPL (Product cement) inside it. Hinte beer was one of those PPL. Actually, the unique taste of Hinte beer was also fully implemented as well. (T/N: Hinte = HiteJinro, a Korean beerpany) Actually, the race known as alcohol lovers, dwarves, drinking mass-produced beer like Hinte beer was quite strange. However, no one could say anything since they had to agree to the terms & conditions where it said that they had to acknowledge all PPL contents in EL. Sanghyuk could only leave the Golden Anvil after two barrels of Hinte beer with Tokan. Since he had limited the drunkenness in the settings, he wasn¡¯t drunk, but his hunger value went beyond 100% and reach 130%, so he got a ¡®too full¡¯ debuff instead. This wasn¡¯t a problematic debuff. It would decrease the movement speed and HP recovery rate by a little, but this was more of a prank than anything. Having logged out of EL, Sanghyuk checked the video he had filmed in the Ancient Castle of Ghosts. Although he wasn¡¯t going to reveal the footage immediately, he was nning to edit it a little beforehand. However, Sanghyuk realized that he did not need any editing the moment he watched the footage. ¡°Damn¡­¡­ this is really not fun even when I look at it. Whew, was my fighting style so boring?¡± Sanghyuk could only make a bitter smile while looking at his own fighting footage as a third person. It was definitely a footage that would make people exim at some points, but in the views of ordinary viewers, it was a sigh-inducing video. ¡®Looks like I¡¯ll have to give up on fighting footage for a while.¡¯ Having watched all the footage he had recorded with fast-forwarding, Sanghyuk judged that it was impossible to gain the interest of other people right now. Of course, the fact that he solo-yed in a situation where he had to party was an element of interest, but the battle was too machine-like even after considering that. Especially, if he butchered the footage to hide his secrets, it would be even more uninteresting. ¡®Looks like I¡¯ll have to give personal streaming another thought.¡¯ No matter how much he wanted the personal streaming, he had more important things to do right now, so it would be a wise choice to dy the personal streaming a little. ¡®Let¡¯s think about it after I sleep a little.¡¯ Sanghyuk had been logged on from the Ancient Castle of Ghosts to the Golden Anvil for 17 hours, so he was quite tired. He lied down on the mattress and fell asleep in 1 minute. Since he had gained many things today, he felt that it would be good to sleep for 5 hours. Chapter 21. Firehammer Tokan (2)

Chapter 21. Firehammer Tokan(2)

Perhaps his fatigue had piled over time, but Sanghyuk had slept for 7 hours when he intended to sleep for 5. As soon as he woke up, he took a shower first and warmed up his body by stretching. Although he overslept by 2 hours, he wasn¡¯t in such a hurry. Being hasty to log into EL just because he had overslept was not his way of doing things. Oversleeping was just oversleeping. He did everything independent of that fact. He exercised lightly to warm up his body and had a full meal as well. Since he only had one or two meals per day, he had to eat properly when he did. Only after preparing himself like that, he did enter to the capsule. Having entered EL, Sanghyuk didn¡¯t immediately go to the Golden Anvil and first stopped by themissioned sales store. Since the items he had put on sale on themission was considerably good at this point in the game, everything was sold out. Sanghyuk paid the fee and checked the time after he received the gold. ¡®It will take a couple of days for the bone whip to bepleted so should I put the sewer dungeon up for sale?¡¯ Rumors about secret dungeons were starting to spread among the users. The exact truth was still unknown, but the fact that there were things called ¡®secret dungeons¡¯ and how they were juicy hunting zones were starting to spread. This was the best time to sell his secret dungeon. Dungeon trading was done in many ways, and the safest way was to do it throughmission or through auction. Since no one put up a dungeon for sale, they just didn¡¯t know that it was possible to do so. If he put up the 77th Sewer dungeon up for sale, then an item named ¡®D-rank secret dungeon 50/150¡¯ would appear in themissioned sales store. The details about the dungeon would be revealed ording to how much Sanghyuk wanted to reveal about it. Right now, even if he put all details secret, there would be a lot of users interested in just from the fact that it was a secret dungeon. Themissioned sales store fundamentally guaranteed the safety of all transactions. So the actual transaction of the dungeon was done in a manner so that it had to happen. In other words, whether it was Sanghyuk, the seller in this case, or the buyer, they could be at ease if they traded through themissioned sales. Sanghyuk hunted lightly around Falcon City after putting his sewer dungeon on sale. After around an hour, a trade request message came to him from themissioned sales store. A pitch-ck metallic armor that covered the entire body¡­¡­ it looked very crude, but it was a full set. And this person was wearing a ck robe on top as well, so not to mention face, even the hair couldn¡¯t be seen. ¡®Man, this guy looks very stifling.¡¯ In front of Sanghyuk was the user that requested to buy the secret dungeon from him. The figure wasn¡¯t that big, but the problem was the attire. No matter how high defense metallic armors were, there was nobody that wore full body armors like this. On top of that, wearing a ck robe showed the extremes of stifling fashion. It felt like this user was trapped in the metallic armor. But that wasn¡¯t the end. [Can I receive it immediately?] A message came instead of words. Surprisingly, this user was conversing through public message instead of words. Although he could see it in Korean due to the instant trantion, it could be seen that this user was someone who used English. ¡®Whew, type-talking?¡­¡­ No one uses type-talking in Dream Network after the instant trantion was nearly perfected¡­¡­ this is one peculiar user¡­¡­ Oh! ck metallic armor over the whole body and the type-talking. Is it the ¡®Dark Knight¡¯?¡¯ Two words shed by Sanghyuk¡¯s head. Although he didn¡¯t think of this when he just saw the armor, he remembered the words ¡®Dark Knight¡¯ when that user talked by typing. ¡®Is it the same Dark Knight I know of?¡¯ Sanghyuk scanned the opponent once again. The Dark Knight seemed to have a height around 170 cm, and considering how the full set of te armor covered the body, the figure didn¡¯t seem to be that tall. A veryrge ck shield as well as trying to conversing through type-messaging¡­¡­ this all seem to correspond to what Sanghyuk knew about the Dark Knight. [Mr. seller?] ¡°Oh! I¡¯m sorry. I can proceed with the transaction right away. It¡¯s just that you need to have above ¡®close friends¡¯ familiarity with the Falcon Security.¡± [I am already.] The buyer, no, the user that could possibly be the Dark Knight answered curtly. ¡°That¡¯s good, then please follow me.¡± First, Sanghyuk took the Dark Knight to the basement of Falcon Security office. He kept thinking about what he knew of the Dark Knight on the way. ¡®Once known as the greatest tanker of the beginning stages of EL¡­¡­ but became a legend by disappearing after the firstrge-scale patch, ¡®The Rise of the Dead¡¯ and the 2nd, Tume, was added¡­¡­ The impact the Dark Knight showed in the 2 years was sorge that it was a talk for a long time even after the disappearance.¡¯ Although Sanghyuk waspletely unrted, he knew quite a lot since the user was very controversial. ¡®Is it really the Dark Knight? From what I¡¯ve seen, it¡¯s very likely¡­¡­.¡¯ Thinking about various things, he arrived at the sewer dungeon quite soon. ¡®Should I check if it¡¯s the real Dark Knight?¡¯ Sanghyuk liked being sure about things and wanted to check if the opponent was actually the Dark Knight. That was why he threw a question that wasn¡¯t on his n before he sold off the dungeon. ¡°Are you alone?¡± [Yes.] ¡°The rmended party is 3¡­¡­. But will you be fine?¡± [Is it hard?] ¡°It¡¯s not too hard, but there are some tricky bits.¡± Even though he easily cleared the same dungeon 100 times, he tried to scare the other party. Of course, he wasn¡¯t entirely lying. It was because it was Sanghyuk that the clear was so easy. Normally, any user would have a hard time conquering it alone. Having put on the bait, Sanghyuk immediately spoke when the other didn¡¯t reply. ¡°If you so wish, I can tell you the tricks while running the dungeon around 10 times. But, it won¡¯t be for free.¡± Checking if the opponent was the Dark Knight and dungeon-carrying were separate matters, so he had to receive money. [Can¡¯t you just do one?] The buyer put up the message after some time. ¡®Confident in your ability? Well, I only need to check if you are the Dark Knight.¡¯ ¡°Okay then.¡± Since he had another objective anyway, running the dungeon once didn¡¯t really matter. ¡®But is it the real Dark Knight?¡¯ (T/N: Stop, asking, already, urgh.) Sanghyuk peeked back while registering the buyer in the 77th sewer dungeon. This would all be solved if he entered the dungeon along with the buyer. Sanghyuk knew of a trait that was more characteristic to the Dark Knight other than the type-talking or the outer appearance, so he just needed to look for that. *** The Dark Knight was heavily silent to the point that the nickname ¡®Silent Tank¡¯ was given. The Dark Knight always put up a message when it was absolutely necessary. Perhaps it could be considered very stifling, but it wasn¡¯t that much so when ying in a party. The reason was¡­¡­ the easily understandable hand signs as well as the ability to fulfill the role of a tanker at 120% efficiency. The Dark Knight raised a hand and pointed forward with three fingers. Then rushed forward without any hesitation. With a huge tower shield enough to cover all of the body, a charge was thrown towards the monsters. *ng ng ng*, despite the small figure, a strong power surged forth, and the three monsters at the front were all pushed backward. Like that, the Dark Knight started beating the monsters to death with the shield. *Bang bang, crunch! Crunch!* With the shield, the monsters were literally made into bloody pulp. The Dark Knight definitely wasn¡¯t ordinary. Sanghyuk nodded his head while watching. He didn¡¯t need to check anymore. ¡®Unique hand signs and Shield Charge techniques¡­¡­ with this, there¡¯s 99% chance of that he¡¯s the Dark Knight.¡¯ All information pointed that the user in front of him was indeed the Dark Knight. ¡®I don¡¯t think his level is high, or his equipment is any good¡­¡­ but that¡¯s pretty good. Oho, is that shield parry something he learned naturally? The rumors I¡¯ve heard definitely aren¡¯t exaggerated.¡¯ Sanghyuk was surprised after looking at the Dark Knight fighting. He had seen many pro gamers up close in his life as a director. He also looked at the gamey of promising amateurs as well. Since he did, he had the confidence to judge another user better than anyone in EL. ¡®He¡¯s using the shield as if it was a part of his body. I don¡¯t think his talent has blossomed yet¡­¡­ but he might be a better yer than the ¡®Adamantine Wall¡¯ Qing Yuan or ¡®Mr. Perfect¡¯ Ivan.¡¯ Qing Yuan and Ivan were two of the best tankers he knew of. Their performance was quite special even among the highest-ranking people, but from what he saw, the Dark Knight had a potential that surpassed those two. When Sanghyuk told the Dark Knight the characteristics and walkthrough of the 77th sewer dungeon, the Dark Knight would, in turn, edit the walkthrough to fit the situation. Just from that, the potential the Dark Knight had as a yer could be seen. In the end, the Dark Knight perfectly cleared the 77th sewer quite soon. Considering how Sanghyuk only spoke of the walkthrough and the warnings and did not participate in the actual battle, the Dark Knight practically cleared the dungeon solo. [Thank you.] After clearing the dungeon, the Dark Knight gave him thepensation and nodded. ¡°You¡¯re wee.¡± Sanghyuk looked at the Dark Knight after epting the money. ¡®Why did he quit the game after 2 years? I heard he was a faithful user that always kept his promise and never let allies down¡­¡­, just what could have happened?¡¯ Even though they just went around a dungeon together once, Sanghyuk liked the Dark Knight quite a lot ¨C the sturdy gamey style as well as the tremendous potential. Although he had returned in time and was now trying to be a ¡®main character¡¯ that attracts all attention and not just a side character like the director, Sanghyuk was still very greedy for good yers, something which he generated when he was a director. ¡®I won¡¯t make a loss by knowing him so I¡¯ll leave a connection behind.¡¯ ¡°Can we register as friends?¡± [Yes.] At Sanghyuk¡¯s sudden request, the Dark Knight seemed to ponder a little before replying with a nod. ¡°Nice to meet you. I¡¯m called Immortal.¡± Sanghyuk put his right hand forward while mentioning his name and the Dark Knight epted his handshake without a word. Mentioning one¡¯s name and offering a handshake was the process of requesting friends. epting the handshake was the epting as a friend. The Dark Knight, no, ¡®Aspice¡¯, was added to Sanghyuk¡¯s empty friends list. Of course, the Dark Knight would also get the name ¡®Immortal¡¯ in the empty friends list as well. ¡°Let¡¯s see each other again when we have the opportunity.¡± Although they became friends, it wasn¡¯t like Sanghyuk had something that he wanted from the Dark Knight. He was just purely impressed at the Dark Knight¡¯s performance. Separating from the Dark Knight, Sanghyuk thought up of something and logged out for a moment. Although he logged out of the game, this didn¡¯t mean that he was logged out from the Dream Network. He searched for a few pieces of information inside his D-room. ¡®Byungil shouldn¡¯t have started the game yet¡­¡­ so, do I need to just look for Jungwoo and Jungsoo? But I heard these two wereplete wimps when they began¡­¡­.¡¯ The ones Sanghyuk was looking for were those he could call ¡®friends¡¯ in his previous life. To be exact, they were the ones who helped him out until the end without betraying him. It was a sad thing that he could only believe 3 people in his long gamey of EL, but it was fortunate that there were any at all. Sanghyuk knew that it was a lot more painful when he was betrayed by someone close to him than someplete stranger so he couldn¡¯t make any friends after some time. Sanghyuk searched for a while for any traces of Kim Jungwoo and Kim Jungsoo. They were twins. Actually, the two just had an ordinary talent for gaming and became rankers through sheer effort. Sanghyuk looked for the two for quite a while, but couldn¡¯t find any traces of them. ¡®Well, these two did be rankers through effort alone, so it would take some time for them to be famous.¡¯ He wanted to help them if he could find them, but the problem was that he couldn¡¯t find them. He knew their IDs, but EL allowed multiple of the same ount name, so it was near impossible to find a person through their ID. Moreover, requesting friends was also only possible through meeting the opponent and shaking hands while mentioning one¡¯s name, so he could do practically nothing with just an ID. ¡®Looks like you two will have to suffer again in this life.¡¯ Sanghyuk wished for the good luck for Jungwoo and Jungsoo who would be suffering in some part of EL before stopping his search. Instead, he searched about a few guilds and users he remembered. The guilds and users he was looking up right now were not colleagues but targets of revenge. ¡°So ¡®Gold Rush¡¯ is so active even at the beginning. Those f*ckers¡­¡­ they¡¯re probably threatening little kids in a not well-ventted basement to work.¡± Muttered Sanghyuk after he found traces of Gold Rush in various ces. Gold Rush was the guild the managers of the workshop that made him a cripple after making him work for 5 years, had made. Of course, they were disguised as normal guilds on the outside, but they were actually a trash guild that grew with the insane production ability of the workshop as the foundation. ¡®I¡¯ll just be watching since it isn¡¯t time yet, but I¡¯ll shred you to pieces after you be fat!¡¯ Crunch, Sanghyuk gritted his teeth and clenched his fist. After that, Sanghyuk looked up various other powers and users that made him taste the bitter aspects of reality. There were some that turned up, and some that didn¡¯t. ¡®Phew, looks like I had a hard life. I was also like some of the wimps in my previous life¡­¡­.¡¯ Kind, nice, pure ¨C he had no thoughts in wrapping himself to look like that. He just thought that he was foolish and idiotic. Actually, that was true. Sanghyuk was always on the losing end because he didn¡¯t know the cruelty of reality. Although he did gain sess as a directorter, he was betrayed yet again. ¡®I will not believe in anyone, anymore. Justice? Friendship? Those have long been disappeared from my head. Now, I will only believe in myself.¡¯ Sanghyuk stood up quietly after closing all the search windows in front of him. He could check that one thing was sure after searching his ties with good people and bad people. It was that¡­¡­ he had a lot more debt to receive than to pay. Chapter 22. The Third Ancient Knowledge (1)

Chapter 22. The Third Ancient Knowledge(1)

Two dayster, Sanghyuk received a message that the bone whip he wished for had beenpleted. It was the bone whip personally made by the greatest smith, the ¡®Firehammer¡¯ Tokan. And since this was made from the best material, the Ten Millennia Goldbone, he could look forward to it even more. Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip [Unique++] ¨C A special weapon made by the greatest smith using the greatest materials. It looks even more special thanks to the fact that the smith¡¯s abilities were used to the maximum. Also, the value can also increase more since it¡¯s the first of its kind. [Basic stats] Attack power 150(+30), Critical hit rate +20(+4)% [Special stats] Critical hit damage + 50(+10%), all stats +10(+2) [Special effects] ¡µIt doesn¡¯t snap(A): Durability increases by 20 times.¡´, ¡µIt¡¯s better than spider strings(A): Cantch onto an opponent stronger.¡´, ¡µHit me more(B): Can present the greatest bliss towards a being with peculiar preferences.¡´ [Bonus effect] (1) Movement speed +5%, (2) Agility +12. ¡°Wow¡­¡­.¡± The moment he checked the bone whip given to him by Tokan, he subconsciously eximed. A unique-grade item, no to be exact, a double plus (++) unique grade Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip had great performance. A ¡®+¡¯ sign on an item grade usually meant that it had a special history or reason for it. In this case, there was one plus from the masterpiece craft bonus from Tokan using more than 100% of his ability, and another plus from the first creation bonus. One plus meant a 10% addition to item¡¯s basic stats and special stats. In other words, a double plus, like in this case, meant a 20% increase in the bone whip¡¯s basic and special stats. The number within the () brackets were the additional stats. Not only that, every plus came with a bonus effect. ¡®This is almost an e(elite)-unique item.¡¯ Items with an e on the front of its grade had an unbelievably higher stats than the same grade. Elite-grade items could normally be acquired through special quests or raids, and naturally, it wasn¡¯t somon. ¡°How is it, isn¡¯t it good?¡± Tokan asked Sanghyuk with full confidence. ¡°Yes, It¡¯s really good. Thank you so much for making such an amazing item.¡± ¡°Hehe, I made that for two days and two nights. I can im that it¡¯s better than any other item I made recently.¡± A masterpiece by a master artisan such as Tokan was identical to a divine product in the eyes of ordinary artisans. No matter how godly a double plus divine product was, the difference between an ordinary artisan and a master artisan was big, so they could be considered simr. ¡°And I decided to make the mass-produced bone whips with soft iron. Although not as good as the Ten Millennia Goldbone, it¡¯s a very soft metal so it should suffice for the bone whip. Of course, the price of the bone whip would be expensive one due to the high cost of the soft iron, but special items must be traded at a special price.¡± This was exactly like how Sanghyuk knew. In his previous life, the mass-produced bone whips were made of soft iron as well. ¡°Thank you for your consideration.¡± ¡°Nah, it¡¯s a mutual benefit.¡± Sanghyuk conversed with Tokan and spoke the words he had prepared. Since he had already made the ring of fate with Tokan, it was very likely that what he was going to say might work. However, he had to be safe than sorry, so Sanghyuk conversed with Tokan while waiting for the best opportunity. ¡°¡­¡­In the end, the most important thing is the power of fire and the power of earth! That¡¯s why we are always near a fire elemental and an earth elemental.¡± The words Sanghyuk had been waiting for had finally popped out of Tokan¡¯s mouth. ¡®Now!¡¯ ¡°The fire elemental and the earth elemental¡­¡­ if it¡¯s not so rude to you, do you know of a way I can get close to them?¡± ¡°Why, do you want to learn the hammer?¡± ¡°Oh, no. Not that much, but I do have an interest in elementals, also called the providence of mother nature.¡± ¡°Really? Hmm¡­¡­ if you want to know about elementals then go to Vaize. Oh, that secretive loner won¡¯t just meet anyone, so I¡¯ll write you a letter of rmendation. Sudden quest ¡®Tokan¡¯s Rmendation Letter¡¯ has been generated. ¡®Yes!¡¯ The ¡®Seeker¡¯ Vaize. Another reason Sanghyuk had raised his familiarity with Tokan was that he wanted to acquire a letter of rmendation to meet this guy. Of course, it wasn¡¯t only Tokan that could write a letter of rmendation to meet Vaize. There were around 6 more NPCs who could do the same in Falcon City. However, not all letters of rmendation were the same. Obviously, a letter of rmendation from the legendary-grade NPC Tokan was the highest tier. ¡°Thank you.¡± He had no reason to refuse, so he immediately took a bow. With this rmendation letter, he would have no need to meet Tokan for a while. He would have to manage his familiarity if he didn¡¯t want the ring of fate disappearing, but that wasn¡¯t so hard. ¡°You want to learn about elementals?¡± Tokan¡¯s rmendation letter was indeed very effective. If he acquired a letter of rmendation from another lower-rank NPC, he would have to raise his familiarity all over again. ¡°Yes.¡± Sanghyuk politely nodded his head while he replied. ¡°Why do you want to learn about them?¡± ¡°I have once heard that the most mystic power that makes up this universe is the power of elementals. I wish to learn more about the elementals that appear in many objects and make the world turn.¡± This was obviously a line that Sanghyuk had prepared beforehand. Preparing lines before meeting special NPCs like Vaize was a must. Of course, a model answer like this didn¡¯t work on all NPCs. For some NPCs, one had to adapt to the circumstances. However, this kind of answer worked fine for the ¡®Seeker¡¯ Vaize. ¡°Hmm, from your words, I guess you aren¡¯t someone to boast with your elementalism.¡± Vaize closed the book in front of him and stood up from his seat. ¡°Follow me. I shall tell you what elementals are.¡± Vaize pulled out a book from his shelf. When he did, the shelf split in half and a hidden chamber appeared. ¡®Vaize¡¯s secretboratory! Tokan¡¯s letter of rmendation sure is amazing.¡¯ Sanghyuk¡¯s model answer on top of Tokan¡¯s letter of rmendation worked seamlessly, and he could enter the secretboratory without any chain quests. It was an unfair reality for the other users who would have to go through suffering, but so what? The world was like that¡­¡­. Congrattions. You have cleared the sudden quest ¡®Tokan¡¯s Rmendation Letter¡¯ and acquired a slight amount of karma. The sudden quest was done, but that wasn¡¯t important right now. ¡°Elementalism is one of the things I have researched for a long time¡­¡­, though, I still have a lot of things I don¡¯t know than I do, but I think I can tell you what elementalism is.¡± Along with those words, Vaize gave him a thick book. You have acquired ¡®Foundations on Elementalism¡¯ from the ¡®Seeker¡¯ Vaize. Sanghyuk smiled happily while looking down at the thick book in his hand. Foundations on elementalism, this was the book through which he could acquire the Ancient Knowledge ¡®Elementalism¡¯. Elementalism was the stereotypical nury Ancient Knowledge. Nury Ancient Knowledge was also referred to as the Mastery Knowledge. While other Ancient Knowledge expanded from primary to secondary and tertiary, Mastery Knowledge didn¡¯t expand like so. Instead, they had proficiency on each skill, and many more things were revealed as the proficiency increased. The mostmon Mastery Knowledge was ¡®Elementalism¡¯, which Sanghyuk had just acquired, ¡®Taming¡¯ and various summoning-ss Ancient Knowledge. ¡°Actually, even I do not know what elementalism exactly is. I have researched and investigated deeply into elementals, but the more I did, the more difficult it was to understand them. I wish you could seed me and find out what elementals are.¡± ¡®Ol¡¯man, you¡¯re saying things nicely, but you¡¯re going to give the same book to the others, aren¡¯t you?¡¯ Actually, the book of Foundations of Elementalism he got from Vaize was a copy of it. Of course, Sanghyuk wasn¡¯t going to nitpick about this here. Nothing would change even if he did, and he also had some other business with Vaize as well, so it was better to not decrease his familiarity with him. Sanghyuk put the book inside his bosom and left after greeting him politely. This was naturally to register the Ancient Knowledge ¡®Elementalism¡¯ into his third Soul Hole. Normally, users with Elementalism were called Elementalists, and the majority of Elementalists preferred Double Souls. The most poprbination out of all of them was to use Elementalism along with a long-range Ancient Knowledge. However, Sanghyuk had no ns to acquire Ancient Knowledge with long-range skills. Not only that, he wasn¡¯t going to raise the elementals like the other elementalists would do. To the elementalists, elementals were not only friends and trustworthypanions, but they were also faithful subordinates as well. That was why they made an effort tomunicate and interact with them. Later, the greatest elementalist of all time, the ¡®Early Wind¡¯ Maeda would also say that understanding the elemental¡¯s will was the first step of seeding as an elementalist. In other words, even if elementals were a type of NPCs with an AI behind them, disdaining was no good, and elementalists had to be considerate of them. However, Sanghyuk was nning to ignore these basics altogether. The new type of elementalist he thought of¡­¡­ was beyond revolution; it was a destruction. To make new rules, one had to start by denying mon sense¡¯. However, making new rules was difficult precisely because denyingmon sense was very risky. However, the important thing here was that Sanghyuk knew the oue of this challenge. Since he knew the results, he did not need to fear failure. There were pioneers who stepped on this path before Sanghyuk in his previous life, and as the one who observed them from the closest, he knew precisely what he had to do. To understand this more correctly, it would require revealing a knowledge unknown to the people of Sanghyuk¡¯s previous life¡­¡­ and it was that the ¡®Burst¡¯ Nar¡¯el, who also contributed to the poprity of card matter along with the ¡®Crash¡¯ Choi Sangryul was also a masterpiece made by Sanghyuk. The ¡®Burst¡¯ Nar¡¯el ¨C the pioneer Sanghyuk knew of. *** The Ancient Knowledge ¡®Elementalism¡¯ will be absorbed into the third Soul Hole. You have ¡®1¡¯ empty Soul Hole remaining. Sanghyuk didn¡¯t dy and immediately learned Elementalism through the book. Ancient Knowledge ¡®Elementalism¡¯ [Beginner-level Elementalism] : You have acquired the knowledge of the power of elementals, passed down from the ancient times. You can now feel the power of elementals in various objects. Details: Fragrance of Elementals(C)[Movement speed and attribute resistance increases.], Friend of the Elementals(C)[Magic power and attributed attack power increases.], Care of the Elementals(C)[Magic defense and physical defense increases.] Proficiency : 0 Summon lowest-rank fire elemental -Summon a lowest-rank fire elemental that looks like a lizard. [Proficiency : 0] Summon lowest-rank water elemental -Summon a lowest-rank water elemental that looks like a fish. [Proficiency : 0] Summon lowest-rank wind elemental -Summon a lowest-rank wind elemental that looks like a butterfly. [Proficiency : 0] Summon lowest-rank earth elemental -Summon a lowest-rank earth elemental that looks like a boar. [Proficiency : 0] Summon lowest-rank wood elemental -Summon a lowest-rank wood elemental that looks like a stag beetle. [Proficiency : 0] Elemental contract (Lowest-grade) -You can contract with numerous lowest-rank elementals of this world. [Proficiency : 0] Sanghyuk nodded his head after looking at the skills. Learning elementalism enabled the user to summon what was known as the five elementals. However, there were numerous elementals in the world of EL. Of course, growth from lowest ¡ú low ¡ú mid ¡ú high ¡ú highest was only possible for the first elemental. The rest either had no rank or could only grow to mid or high rank. Some elementals didn¡¯t even possess a rank. Chapter 23. The Third Ancient Knowledge (2)

Chapter 23. The Third Ancient Knowledge(2)

¡®Now I have one Soul Hole left¡­¡­ I¡¯ll need a lot of time to get this one so I¡¯ll have to bear with three Ancient Knowledge for a while.¡¯ There was a reason he left a Soul Hole empty. Well, there wouldn¡¯t be any big problems even if he left it empty. ¡®The fusion of Nar¡¯el¡¯s Elemental Burst and Choi Sangryul¡¯s Heavenly Dragon Card Deck¡­¡­ what do I call that?¡¯ Sanghyuk did make the deck, but he didn¡¯t name it. He didn¡¯t like giving it grand names. Actually, Elemental Burst and Heavenly Dragon Card Deck weren¡¯t things that he came up, on his own, but was thought up of by Nar¡¯el and Choi Sangryul themselves. ¡°Let¡¯s just go with Special Deck.¡± It was a really boring name, but it wasn¡¯t like the name mattered anyway. ¡®Let¡¯s wrap up elementalism around here and¡­¡­ should I switch main weapons now?¡¯ Until now, Sanghyuk hadn¡¯t set on a main weapon. In his previous life, he used the sword as the main weapon, but he was nning to change it in this life. Actually, swords had good performance and were easy to use as well. And above all, they were the mostmon. The reason he was trying to change his weapon this time was because of the tremendous potential possessed by wire-type weapons, such as whips. Unlike swords, wire-type weapons were incredibly hard to wield. Even across all of EL, there was almost no weapon that was harder to use than wire-type weapons. Not only that, it was hard to find one as well. The most basic weapon of the wire-type was the whip, and whips were incredibly rarepared to other weapons. Then why was Sanghyuk trying to use the incredibly rare, and incredibly difficult-to-wield wire weapons as his main weapon? The reason was simple. Potential, to be exact, the limitations and power of wire-type weapons would overwhelm that of the sword¡¯s when trained to perfection. Of course, wire weapons were extremely difficult to use. Even users with high VRA and good in-game knowledge could just swing it around without hurting themselves at best. This was why wire-type weapons were mostly used as the 4th or 5th main weapon. In EL, there was a system called the ¡®Main Weapon Bonus¡¯, so the type of weapon that was set as the main weapon could receive 15% increase in damage. Second main weapons received 7%, third 5%, and finally, 4th and 5th main weapons, well, more like support weapons, received 2% increase. There were no boosts at all from the 6th. For this reason, many users set their main weapons until the fifth. This weapon bonus may seem like nothing, but the difference was quite big ording to order. The main weapon that filled the first ce of that list had to be a weapon that the user used very frequently. Users had to be very cautious in setting a main weapon. This was because an insane amount of karma was needed to switch out main weapons afterward. It was an unimaginable amount of karma at low levels, and a hefty sum even at high levels, so it wasn¡¯t a price that many were prepared to take. The disappearance of karma meant level down. Although not much as the first main weapon, it required karma to switch 2nd to 5th main weapons as well, so the majority of the users did not switch their main weapons once set. Will you set the Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip as your main weapon? (Y/N) Sanghyuk nodded his head and touched the (Y) lightly. Since he had thought about this beforehand, there was no need for him to hesitate. Since he was here anyway, he set his second main weapon to the sword. Since swords were very versatile weapons, it was natural for the sword to be his second main weapon. Having set his weapons, Sanghyuk took out the Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip from his bag. The Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip was around 8m long. Although it was considerably long, it was thin enough to be wrapped around one arm if wrapped without any gaps. Tokan made 400 pieces of 2 cm sized fragments by hammering the Ten Millennia Goldbone into a thin sheet, and made the Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip by connecting each of those pieces. Thanks to that, the Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip was both very thin and very soft. And depending on the use, the fragments would turn very sharp as well. *Chrrrrrrrrt, pa-pa-pa-pah!* Sanghyuk extended the Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip and tried manipting it lightly. Sanghyuk could freely wield most of the weapons disregarding proficiency, but he felt that he would need the help from the system to use the Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip. There existed proficiency levels for all weapons, and that would increase the more the corresponding weapon was used. Once proficiency rose, a ¡®force-support¡¯ effect would be applied systematically to enable a user to wield the weapon more proficiently. For reference, proficiency was known to be insanely hard to increase once it reached a certain point. On the other hand, it was also notorious for dropping incredibly fast once the weapon was not used often. ¡®There¡¯s no shortcut for this. Practice is all you can do.¡¯ Sanghyuk felt that he would only be satisfied after he could manipte the Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip as though it was his own hands. For that level, he felt like he not only had to get used to using the weapon but also increase the proficiency level to 100, master-tier. The end of proficiency was 250 (Grandmaster-tier), but in practice, such things only existed in imagination. *Chrrrt, chrrrrrrt.* (T/N: imagine card shuffling sounds) Sanghyuk focused on regaining his senses by swinging around the Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip continuously. Perhaps due to his concentration, his proficiency with wire-type weapons rose incredibly fast. No matter how low-level his maniption was, this speed was unprecedented. Sanghyuk swung around the whip for four hours straight on the spot. He nodded his head in satisfaction only after around four hours had passed. ¡°I think I got the hang of it now.¡± Actually, Sanghyuk¡¯s maniption of the whip was very proficient and couldn¡¯t just be called ¡®got the hang of¡¯, but in Sanghyuk¡¯s view, he stillcked many things. ¡®Let¡¯s fill the gaps in real battle.¡¯ Sanghyuk didn¡¯t have so much time as to swing around with the whip to his heart¡¯s content. Since he got the hang of it, he had to hunt stronger monsters with it. ¡®With this, I should be able to prate the Snake Caves, right?¡¯ The Snake Caves was a hunting zone where the majority of users hadn¡¯t even broken through the entrance yet. The Snake Caves was like a maze with tangled paths, and there were 22 entrances. At the current point in time, even the highest leveled users were hunting near the entrance, but after some time, it would be the second most popr hunting field after the Valley of the Dead. *** Sanghyuk headed to the least well-known entrance of the Snake Caves, which was the furthest away from Falcon City. His objective today was to find the ¡®Giant snake¡¯ field deep inside the Snake Caves. Giant snakes were the cream of the crop within the Snake Caves. They were easy to hunt and had good drops as well. Hunting these things not only gave out a lot of karma, but they also dropped very important crafting materials as well. Sanghyuk saved the entrance of the Snake Caves on the Marking Book he had finally bought before entering the Snake Caves. Snake Caves harbored snakes of many different types and sizes, and people with ophidiophobia (fear of snakes) would hate this ce to their guts. Fortunately, Sanghyuk had no particr rejection towards snakes, so he didn¡¯t fear to tread inside the Snake Caves. *Whistle, crrrrrrunch!* When Sanghyuk swung his Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip, the 10 snakes in front of him were sliced to pieces as though they just went through a shredder. ording to the angle of the swing, the Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip could sh the opponent as though it was a sword, so shredding snakes was easy. ¡®The best weapon to be used in the Snake Caves is, of course, the whip.¡¯ Around Sanghyuk were at least 100 snakes torn into pieces. It was indeed true that it was very difficult to find a more efficient weapon than a wire-type weapon within the Snake Caves. Using a melee weapon like a sword may risk poisoning from a snake, and using long-range weapons wasn¡¯t enough to kill the onught of the infinitely many snakes. In the end, in a ce like the Snake Caves, ones with wide-area attacks were very respected, and wire-type weapons could be used in such a way. ¡®It¡¯s about time the snake-men came out¡­¡­.¡¯ The true masters of the Snake Caves were the snake-men race. Snake-men were basicallyrge snakes with two arms on the upper side of their body, which they used as though they were human arms. Snake-men were a race that would frequently appearter in the game as well. The Snake Caves he just entered would harbor just snake-man soldiers, snake-man archers, and snake-man warriors, but once the ¡®Snake Tower¡¯, which could be called the kingdom of snake-men, appearedter in the game, users would meet many different types of snake-men. The hundreds of snakes at the entrance were merely pets(?) of the snake-men. Sanghyuk shredded the onught of snakes with his whip while waiting for the snake-men toe out. A Floating Lumistone which he had bought in a misceneous store before he came to the Snake Caves, was floating next to him, so his surroundings were very bright. Floating Limestones, once set, just floated around the user and emitted light. It was naturally a must-have item in dark caves like this ce. Sanghyuk kept proceeding forward. The Snake Caves were very maze-like, and he may wander around on the same spot if he was lost, but Sanghyuk proceeded forward as though he had the map of the Snake Caves in his head. Of course, nothing like that existed in Sanghyuk¡¯s mind. Even though Sanghyuk had returned to the past, remembering every single event was impossible. Instead, Sanghyuk had his numerous experiences. The general pattern unique to such types of dungeons¡­¡­ Sanghyuk knew that pattern well enough so that he could find his way without getting lost in this maze-like caves. After some time passed, Sanghyuk finally met a snake-man. The snake-man soldier was several heads taller than Sanghyuk. It charged towards Sanghyuk with a single crude spear. *Hiss, hiss!* When the excited snake-man pierced with its spear, Sanghyuk lightly swung his whip and wrapped it around the spear. *Whistle, ng* The Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip spun the spear into a spiral, and as a result, the snake-man¡¯s spear flew into the air. Although this may be a surprising result for the snake-man, it was an obvious oue for Sanghyuk. At the same time he flicked away the spear, Sanghyuk made the whip stand in a straight line and extended his arm forward as though he was stabbing with a sword. *Stab, crrrunch!* At that moment, the Ten Millennia Goldbone, which stood stiffly like a sword, pierced the snake-man¡¯s head. ¡®Good!¡¯ Sanghyuk nodded his head when the Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip moved perfectly ording to how he wished for it to. The Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip¡­¡­ this weapon indeed had tremendous potential. Chapter 24. Whale Fights Result in Dead Whales (1)

Chapter 24. Whale Fights Result in Dead Whales(1)

Snake-men were the strongest monsters in the Land of Dusk, the beginner-level y area. It was hard to find monsters stronger than the snake-men before going to the ¡®Hellfire Desert¡¯, the next y area. The of Treenark was divided into the Land of Dusk, the beginner-level y area, to the Hellfire Desert, Heroic ins, thenstly the Sr Continent. The areas other than the Land of Dusk had no restrictions to move between each other, but there were restrictions in the Land of Dusk. A user could only leave the Land of Dusk after going through a process of ¡®proving one¡¯s existence¡¯, and there were two standards of these existences. First, a user had to be level 45, and second, the user had to pass through the Cave of the Giants at the end of the Land of Dusk. Both of these requirements were extremely difficult. It was hard to say which one was easier. Without going through the Cave of the Giants, it was impossible to leave the Land of Dusk. The entire Land of Dusk was basin-shaped, so the only way out was the Cave of the Giants. To pass through the Cave of the Giants for sure, it would require 5 users, all over level 45, to be in a party. Of course,ter in the game, the so-called ¡®Giant Buses¡¯, who were basically high-level users who carried users through the cave withpensation, did happen. However, that only happenedter, and users would have to break through the Cave of the Giants through their own power for quite a while. In other words, they could only live in the Land of Dusk for quite a long time. The fact that the Land of Dusk was bigger than most of the other world maps of other games made the users feel less stifled, but there could only be shes between them once the number of users explosively increased. ¡°So you just stood there like an imp?¡± Gale, guildmaster of the Ghost guild, asked his right hand, Last Joon. ¡°Hyung, we couldn¡¯t do anything. Those bastards¡­¡­ they pushed us back with twice our numbers.¡± ¡°You should have endured anyway. Since it was the Snake Caves, you should have been able to hold out if you endured in a narrow ce¡­¡­ and it¡¯s not like they could hit you easily since they didn¡¯t dere a guild war on us. Why did you let that ce go so easily?¡± ¡°We tried to hold the fort as well¡­¡­ but these guys put malefactors up front. I don¡¯t know any of them, but they were considerably powerful, and we might have been wiped out at that rate.¡± ¡°Malefactors? Then the Providence guild actually epted malefactors in their guild? There¡¯s no way that¡¯s true¡­¡­.¡± At this point in time, malefactors were public enemies. epting malefactors into one¡¯s guild would subject the guild to many insults. This was why manyrge-scale guilds warned their members to be cautious not to be a malefactor. ¡°They didn¡¯t belong to Providence. I think Providence guys hired them as mercenaries.¡± ¡°Oh¡­¡­ those damn bastards. So that¡¯s how you want to y, eh?¡± It was true that Ghost and Providence were on bad terms right now, but Gale didn¡¯t think that the opponent would be so extreme in their hands. He also thought that he couldn¡¯t stay like this. ¡°First up, even though the Providence guys didn¡¯t do anything directly, it won¡¯t be a problem for us to dere guild war on Providence ording to the guild system of EL. The Providence guys probably thought that we¡¯ll swallow it down once¡­¡­ but I will not.¡± Gale shook his head and opened the system menu. The guild war menu indeed had a message saying that they could dere war on the guild, Providence. ¡°Hyung. Are you really going to do it? Providence guys aren¡¯t the guys to look down on.¡± ¡°Hey, do you know what would happen when we look like easy prey to others when we have to expand our guild right now? We¡¯ll be doomed without knowing it. It¡¯s better to just go bust than to gradually die.¡± ¡°Hmm, I guess that¡¯s true¡­¡­.¡± Last Joon nodded after hearing Gale¡¯s words, and Gale immediately dered guild war on Providence. The guild, Ghost, has dered on the guild, Providence. From now on, users belonging to these two guilds will enter ¡®free fighting state¡¯. ¡°Gather all of our members. The Snake Caves is a ce we must regain for the future of our guild.¡± The Snake Caves was a hunting field where numerous highest-ranking guilds were flocking to. Ghost had already positioned themselves in one of the entrances of the Snake Caves, ¡®S-4¡¯, and had conquered quite deeply. There were many hunting fields in the Land of Dusk, but the Snake Caves were within the top three. That was why they tried to make this ce theirs bying here early. However, in that process, Providence hindered them so much, and Gale couldn¡¯t endure it anymore. ¡°I¡¯ll activate the emergency contact lines.¡± Since a guild war was dered, they had to gather all possible forces. Guild wars in EL happened under a simple rule ¨C Unless both guilds chose to end the war or one guild was eradicated, the guild war would continue. Free fighting state meant that they could fight each other regardless of ce or time, and killing the opponent would result in karma and item gains and vice versa, they would lose karma and items if they were killed. In one sentence, the guild war was a full frontal fight with everything at stake. Ghost and Providence guilds were high-ranked guilds within the top 50 guilds right now. The news that the two guilds had started a war spread all over EL. Until now, mid to small guilds have shed against each other, but the guilds within the top 50 had never warred against each other. Perhaps due to that, many users watched the practically first ¡®proper¡¯ guild war in EL. *** The Snake Caves which made Ghost and Providence sh. Actually, the guild master of Providence, Linx, thought that the Ghost guild, no, Gale, would look over this once. No matter how great the Snake Caves was as a hunting field, there were around ten discovered entrances, so he just had to go look for another one. Of course, the S-4 entrance, which they stole off Ghost was known to be the best among the 10 entrances, but Linx thought that it wasn¡¯t to the point that Ghost would dere war on them. However, Linx¡¯s predictions were off. His greatest mistake was to underestimate Gale¡¯s personality. ¡°Contact Demon Army.¡± When Ghost dered war on Providence, Providence also utilized all their emergency contact line and gathered all fighting forces. However, Linx knew that this would just end up with a tie with Ghost, and resorted to dangerous methods. ¡°Hyung, Demon Army guys are dangerous. We might be attacked by other guilds and not Ghost if we keep getting caught up with them.¡± Linx¡¯s little brother and the vice guild master of Providence, Taesaja, was worried about dragging the Demon army into this. (T/N: Taesaja = Taishi Ci, a general from the Three Kingdoms, I used the Korean Romanization because the user is Korean here.) ¡°Gyungmin, this is not the time for us to picky about our methods. We¡¯ll really be doomed if we get pushed back here. I also want to win without using the Demon Army guys. But the Ghost guild isn¡¯t such an easy guild. Their guild level is also 3 like us, and they also maxed out the 100 member limit like us. Not only that, the average level of our guilds is simr as well. In other words, they possess simr forces like us. What do you think will happen if we go to war with such a guild?¡± ¡°Victory and defeat won¡¯t be decided easily, and the guild war will drag out¡­¡­.¡± ¡°Yes, how long do you think the guild members will hold out once the guild war drags out for long? Right now, we¡¯re all motivated and encouraging each other, but once they die a few times and drop karma and items¡­¡­ they¡¯ll start leaving the guild.¡± ¡°But that goes for Ghost as well.¡± ¡°Yes. You¡¯re right. So this war will be about how long we can survive when both guilds are going downhill. It¡¯ll be a chicken game. What do you think we¡¯ll have when we actually win that? Even if we win, we won¡¯t win.¡± ¡°Hmmm¡­¡­.¡± Linx¡¯s words weren¡¯t wrong. Of course, they wouldn¡¯t know the result unless they tried, but it was very likely that it would go as Linx said. ¡°Let¡¯s borrow Demon Army¡¯s strength for onest time. If it¡¯s those PvP-crazy bastards, they will bring us victory. Where are we fighting right now?¡± ¡°We¡¯re scattered all over the ce, but the most intense one is at the Subterranean za inside the Snake Caves.¡± ¡°Really? Then let¡¯s contact Demon Army first, and we¡¯ll strike from the back. You have the map of the caves, right?¡± ¡°But it isn¡¯t entirely urate¡­¡­.¡± ¡°It¡¯s fine. Our opponents don¡¯t have an urate map either. It doesn¡¯t matter.¡± ¡°Okay, then I¡¯ll contact the Demon Army right away.¡± ¡°Yes. Let¡¯s crush Ghost beyond repair today.¡± Linx was nning to exterminate all users that entered the Snake Caves by borrowing power from Demon Army. If he could overwhelm the opponents at the beginning, then he could tilt the favor of the war his way. ¡®We¡¯ll win this war!¡¯ Resolved Linx. However¡­¡­ the Snake Caves held apletely foreign variable. The man who was in closed-door training(?) in the Snake Caves since one month ago. He got swept up in this war. Sanghyuk hunted snake-men and giant snakes in the Snake Caves for one month. He sometimes visited Falcon City, but he spent the majority of his time in the caves. There was no need for him to move to another hunting field. He could gather a lot of karma by killing snake-men, and he could gather a lot of ¡®Steel scales¡¯, material that could be gotten from giant snakes, and would soon be extremely popr in demand. Normal users would team up in threes to hunt snake-men, but Sanghyuk easily hunted many snake-men by himself. There were many reasons as to why Sanghyuk could bring out tremendous efficiency in here, and the biggest reason was the overwhelming performance of the Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip. To put it simply, Sanghyuk was using a chainsaw to hunt while other people were hunting with wooden swords. The difference between wooden swords and chainsaws was huge. So the snake-men died as soon as they met Sanghyuk without being able to dodge, block, or do anything to Sanghyuk¡¯s Ten Millennia Goldbone whip. Once knowledge about production-rted Ancient Knowledge spread and a few talented users start producing proper items, the gap between normal users and Sanghyuk may decrease. However, no user could possibly catch up to Sanghyuk when the best equipment on the market were magic-grade items from the Falcon Sewer dungeon. Thanks to this gap, Sanghyuk could camp out in the Snake Caves, which no other users could dream of. And thanks to hunting for one month within the Snake Caves, his level had increased tremendously and could stock up on Steel scales which its demand would skyrocketter. Nothing blocked his way. He even wondered that something bad may happen after everything went so well. Since there were nopetitors, the Snake Caves were practically monopolized by him. Sanghyuk swallowed the entire Snake Caves and was digesting it well as well. At least¡­¡­ until one week ago. ¡®Goddammit, why are those guys causing a mess all the way here.¡¯ Sanghyuk frowned while looking at the users of Providence and Ghost guilds who were fighting against each other. One week ago, when users started crawling into the Snake Caves, he thought that the time hade and decreased his hunting area to where only the giant snakes spawned. He was nning to finish up the Snake Caves hunt after killing as many giant snakes as possible. However, now that war had urred within the Snake Caves, he couldn¡¯t stay focused in battle. ¡®From how their guild marks are unfamiliar, they must be so-so guilds.¡¯ Once a guild war was dered, a half-translucent mark signifying their guild would appear above their heads. Through this, allies and enemies could be differentiated. ¡®I should quit my hunt today¡­¡­ huh?¡¯ When the fight became bigger, Sanghyuk was nning to leave the Snake Caves. However, a new group of users that appeared held his steps back. ¡®Why are those hyena bastards here?¡¯ Sanghyuk was hiding in one corner of the Snake Caves, and his eyes shined after looking at the users of Demon Army who were circling around the battlefield. He didn¡¯t recognize the Ghost guild and the Providence guild, but he did recognize the Demon Army guild. They were the guild that did the worst of the worst actions across all of the malefactor guilds in EL. Many punitive expeditions were set up in order to put their actions to a stop, but the users of Demon Army specialized in hiding and escaping, and they survived bitterly until the end. ¡®¡®Demon Dog¡¯ Killing Machine. To think I¡¯d meet that trash in a ce like this¡­¡­.¡¯ Sanghyuk instantly recognized the guild master of the Demon Army guild, Killing Machine. This was natural since Killing Machine was one of the guys who continued to haunt him after he became a cripple and couldn¡¯t y the game properly in his previous life. He never appeared anywhere near him when Sanghyuk was doing well, but when Sanghyuk became a cripple, he always found a way towards him and haunted him. ¡®Let¡¯s see¡­¡­. So one side called them as mercenaries? They are stupid. Not one guild survived after cooperating with the Demon Army guild¡­¡­ well, they probably thought that the immediate profit was more important than things like that.¡¯ Sanghyuk could imagine what happened. ¡®I had no thoughts of interfering if it¡¯s just an ordinary guild war¡­¡­ but that changes if Demon Army is involved.¡¯ Sanghyuk put the Recall stone back into his bag and unfolded the Ten Millennia Goldbone wrapped around his arm. ¡®Killing Machine, you might feel that it¡¯s unjust¡­¡­ but it looks like I¡¯ll have to get some of my debt off you.¡¯ It was a little funny that he was taking revenge for what hadn¡¯t even happened yet, but for Sanghyuk, it was a very vivid memory, so he couldn¡¯t just look past this. Chapter 25. Whale Fights Result in Dead Whales (2)

Chapter 25. Whale Fights Result in Dead Whales(2)

¡°Kill them!¡± *Bbbboooom* Killing Machine, who struck Ghost guild¡¯s back along with Providence guild¡¯s elites that included Linx, shouted with an excited expression. PK was his life; especially when he could benefit from doing so. [I¡¯ll say this again, but pretend to fight and don¡¯t get yourselves killed. We¡¯ll devour both Ghost and Providence today.] Killing Machine sent a group message to his guild members. Linx from Providence believed in Killing Machine, but as an innate trash, Killing Machine was nning to devour not only Ghost but Providence as well. ¡®Providence is running out of juice anyway. It¡¯s better to throw them away after sucking whatever¡¯s left in it.¡¯ Devouring both the Ghost guild and the Providence guild at the same time was a huge business. Of course, this would be normally impossible, but right now, these two guilds were bearing their fangs at each other. ¡®Then should I enjoy my time until my meal is here?¡¯ Killing Machine had great PvP abilities. He had a high level and decent equipment so he would be able to survive this battlefield as long as he didn¡¯t push himself. Not only that, the Demon Army members were all very quick-witted as well, so they retreated while not looking like they were doing so. The users from Ghost and Providence were in a brawl, so they didn¡¯t notice Demon Army¡¯s actions. However, since Sanghyuk was watching from the darkness, he could see Demon Army¡¯s schemes in in sight. ¡®They¡­¡­ are trying to gobble both guilds at once, eh?¡¯ Sanghyuk realized the intentions of the Demon Army guild and smiled with an interested expression. ¡®Should I say, as expected of them? Well, either way, it looks like both of those guilds will be bitten to death by that mad dog.¡¯ Sanghyuk shook his head while watching two guilds unknown to him. Of course, he wasn¡¯t nning to help them out at all. If it was him from his previous life, he might have stepped out to help due to his wimpy justice, but the current Sanghyuk only observed their battle with cold eyes. ¡®Even Demon Army would have a hard time gobbling up those two guilds. Then I¡­¡­ guess I should gobble the fattened up Demon Army.¡¯ It was that simple. Demon Army would devour Providence and Ghost, and Sanghyuk will eat the Demon Army that ate both of them. ¡®Well, then. What should I do while I wait?¡¯ He hadpletely seeped into the darkness. He was waiting for the right opportunity. *** The battle between Ghost and Providence was intense. They knew that the loser of this battle will be the loser of the entire war. This fact drove them to fight without retreating despite the big losses. However, when time passed, Ghost started being pushed back. No matter how fake they were acting, as long as the users of Demon Army existed, they could only be pushed back, objectively speaking. Gale tried his best with a sword in each hand, but when he was defeated by Killing Machine, the tide of victory suddenly tilted towards Providence¡¯s favor. Providence also received a big damage and all that remained was Linx as well as a few elites, but the important thing was that Ghost was annihted. ¡®We won!¡¯ Linx thought that they would get the advantage in this guild war through this battle. ¡®If we clear up the remnants of the Ghost guild while the ones that died here can¡¯t log in for 12 hours, we can¡¯t lose this war¡­¡­.¡¯ Linx tried to grab onto the g of victory while thinking about the aftermath. However, his thoughts couldn¡¯t continue for long. ¡°Wh, what the hell? Urgh!¡± Killing Machine, no, Demon Army had shown their true colors. They started attacking the users of Providence guild who were tired after the battle. ¡°S, stop!¡± Linx shouted loudly as he looked around. There were around 10 remaining members, while 12 from the Demon Army surrounded them¡­¡­. ¡®Ah¡­¡­ we were deceived!¡¯ Linx realized that he hadpletely made a fool of himself after looking at the tired Providence guild members and the opposing Demon Army members who looked to be in their full condition. ¡°Well then. The results won¡¯t change, so let¡¯s do this quietly, okay?¡± Killing Machine made an evil smirk while looking at Linx. ¡°You bastard¡­¡­ you¡­¡­.¡± ¡°You believed in me? You¡¯re stupid for doing that. Why believe in me when you could have believed in anyone else?¡± Killing Machine was shameless. He was indeed fitting to be called trash of trash. Anger filled Linx¡¯s head, and he realized that his greed had called upon a disaster. However, he wasn¡¯t nning to die obediently. ¡°You f*cking malefactors! It won¡¯t go as you wish! Let¡¯s show them the power of Providence!¡± Linx re-gripped the spear in his hand and charged against Killing Machine. The rest of the Providence guild members also charged towards the Demon Army members. It was true that the members of Providence were very tired after that battle, but they weren¡¯t about to copse just yet. They were nning to resist until the end in their frustration of being betrayed by Demon Army. Resistance ended as resistance. There was no miraculous reversal or anything, and the remaining 10 members of Providence were all killed by Demon Army guild. Linx was especially butchered by Killing Machine himself and paid for his greed. *Pssss.* Killing Machine shook his head lightly after seeing Linx who disappeared into particles of light after struggling to the very end. ¡°Damn guy. So stubborn.¡± Since Linx was thest to die, there were no remaining Providence members. ¡°What the hell? Four of you died? That¡¯s embarrassing considering that you went against half dead people.¡± Killing Machine frowned after seeing that the original 12 members were reduced to 8. ¡°We couldn¡¯t help it. They were stubborn until the end.¡± Demon Army guild was a guild of malefactors, and malefactors were very proficient at PvP. However, the equipment side was better for the Providence guild. And since the betrayed Providence guild members desperately fought back, the damage was very big. ¡°I always say this, but the one who dies is the stupid one. Everyone get yourselves together. Let¡¯s first collect our loot-¡± Killing Machine was about to leave the ce quickly after collecting loot since the battle was over. Since they had to stay low after doing a big job like this, they had to clear up all the items before the dead users were able to log back in again. However, Killing Machine, no, the users of Demon Army guild couldn¡¯t collect any of the loot on the floor. *Pew, bbbbbooom!* A sudden explosion! Just as when they thought that it was all over, a ball of fire struck the hindmost Demon Army guild member and exploded. That user instantly copsed onto the floor, engulfed in mes. The other members of Demon Army could only flinch on their spot after seeing that. ¡°An ambush!¡± The members of Demon Army had many experiences in PvP, so they knew what this attack meant. Perhaps due to that, they moved around busily in order to defend against the ambush. However, something was quicker than them. *Swoooosh, chrrrrrt!* A strange rope-like thing wrapped around the frontmost Demon Army user! Sanghyuk¡¯s hyena hunt had begun. *Crunch.* ¡°Uuurgh!¡± The Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip wrapped tightly around the neck, and the next moment, the Demon Army user¡¯s neck bone was shattered to pieces. The user whose neck was crushed didn¡¯t think that he would die in a single strike. The attack this time wasn¡¯t something he had ever experienced before, so he just copsed down onto the floor without being able to scream at all. Sanghyuk, who killed two Demon Army user in a brief moment, stepped out of the darkness and looked around. ¡®So there¡¯s six left now?¡¯ Sanghyuk expanded all of his senses in order to fight against the six malefactors. ¡°Don¡¯t panic! There¡¯s only one enemy!¡± The one who regained his calm first was naturally Killing Machine. As soon as he found out that Sanghyuk was alone, he shouted to the other members to calm them down. The fact that the opponent defeated two Demon Army users in an instant may seem amazing, but this was still six on one. ¡°Damned rat is getting cocky. How dare you try to interfere with us.¡± Killing Machine knew what Sanghyuk was aiming for. However, the opponent was just one person. He believed that no matter how great a user was, one on six was impossible to win against. ¡°Everyone get yourselves together and just surround him properly.¡± *Srrr, shing* Killing Machine ordered the other Demon Army members and pulled out two daggers from his waist. ¡°I¡¯ll pull out your eyes.¡± Killing Machine could use a pair of daggers very proficiently and looked as if he was about to strike the two daggers into Sanghyuk¡¯s head at any moment. The remaining five users who were ordered by him to surround him started approaching Sanghyuk slowly as well. They were trying to restrict his movement, and at this rate, Sanghyuk looked like he would be in for trouble. However, the one who was facing them, Sanghyuk, was actually very calm. It was more like he had plenty of room for doing things. ¡®One¡­¡­ two¡­¡­ three! Now!¡¯ Sanghyuk heightened his senses and waited for the Demon Army users to surround himpletely. Then, he extended his left hand towards the floor when they came within a certain range. Fusion Card skill, ¡®Small Tornado¡¯! *Fwoooooosh, tttttttut!* A streak of gust was emitted from Sanghyuk¡¯s hand, and it swept at a radius of 4 meters around Sanghyuk. The ones who stood there were all swept inside it as well. ¡°Whoa!¡± ¡°Urgh!¡± All five Demon Army members within Sanghyuk¡¯s range lost their bnce and swayed. And at that moment, Sanghyuk spun around quickly and swung his right arm. *ck ck, cl-cl-cl-ng!* The little pieces of Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip clicked together in a straight line and changed into a long sword-like weapon. And that sword possessed a strong, sharp aura that seemed like it would sh anything. *aaash, snip! Crrrrrunch!* A strand of sharp light was emitted from Sanghyuk. That light shed very quickly at 360 degrees, and momentarily separated space to upper and lower regions. The results of the sh of light were frightening. The five users that surrounded Sanghyuk¡­¡­ their heads had all disappeared. To be exact, their heads were each cut apart in different ways. *Thud-thud-thud-thud-thud* The fact that they were beheaded meant that they couldn¡¯t endure Sanghyuk¡¯s strike, so all five of them copsed down onto the floor while scattering particles of light. Sanghyuk¡¯s attack power itself was beyondmon sense, so not even one of them could endure it. If their defense was at a level they could endure Sanghyuk¡¯s level, their heads would be injured at most, but not beheaded. But this was not the case, so they were all beheaded. ¡°Th, this¡­¡­.¡± Fortunately, Killing Machine was barely outside the range, so it ended with a clear sh line on his nose. *Drip.* A lot of light particles dripped down onto the floor, but Killing Machine couldn¡¯t even think about wiping it. He was literally overwhelmed. Sanghyuk¡¯s transcendental power mercilessly pressured Killing Machine. A sky above a sky had appeared in front of him. That sky opened his mouth while looking at Killing Machine. ¡°Why don¡¯t you just obediently die? It¡¯s not like anything would change at this point.¡± Chapter 26. Elemental Card (1)

Chapter 26. Elemental Card(1)

Killing Machine squeezed out his courage to win against the fear that pressured him. As a result, he could go against Sanghyuk. But that was it, courage changed nothing. *ng, cl-ng!* The daggers he swung were deflected by the snake-like Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip. In the first ce, the difference in power between them wasrge, and even his PvP abilities were nothingpared to Sanghyuk. Not only that, Sanghyuk even had a specialized title against malefactors. Putting that all together, Killing Machine copsed down without even enduring for 10 seconds. *Crunch, thud.* Killing Machine, like the other members of his guild, fell down on the ground, beheaded, and disappeared into particles of light, leaving behind a few items. When Killing Machine disappeared what remained from the battle was the numerous the items. The traces left by Ghost, Providence, and Demon Army. The bear does the trick, and the owner takes the money. The three guilds fought to the death, and the loots were all for Sanghyuk¡¯s to take. Since there were too many items, Sanghyuk left the Snake Caves with arge bag on his shoulders. He hid the items in a suitable ce and carried them to a safe ce in turns. Sanghyuk put almost all the items up for themission. There were a few that costs quite high, but there wasn¡¯t anything that he could use, so it was better to just sell them all off. Since there was nothing like the showing seller¡¯s identity inmissioned sales stores, no one would know who sold what. No matter how hard Ghost or Providence looked for him, all they would be lead to was Demon Army guild. Demon Army, on the other hand, might look for Sanghyuk, but they had to stay low for a while due to their positions as malefactors. If not, they might be wiped out by the currently popr malefactor hunting. ¡®Looks like I should stop hunting in the Snake Caves.¡¯ The Snake Caves was definitely a good hunting field, but the rumor of it had spread wide so he would run intopetition soon. It became especially famous, though, for the wrong reason, through the guild war this time. ¡®I¡¯ve leveled up quite a bit¡­¡­ and gathered a lot of money, so should I start working on the elemental cards?¡¯ Sanghyuk¡¯s current level was a whopping 42. From level 40, the amount of karma required to level up increased explosively, and reaching level 41 was like reaching level 40 twice, and reaching level 42 would require reaching level 40 3 times on top of that. Since leveling was so hard, there were many users who enjoyed other contents after reaching level 40. Actually, EL contained various contents other than just leveling up, so the users were discovering and enjoying those contents. The reason production-ss users increasedtely was also due to a simr reason. Sanghyuk decided to look at themissioned sales store and the auction. Although he had looked at themissioned sales store and the auction frequently whenever he returned to Falcon City to restock, this was the first time he had a proper look for a while. ¡®Let¡¯s see¡­¡­ the prices of steel scales are skyrocketing¡­¡­ while all the other crafting items are rising as well?¡¯ The market was moving exactly as he had known it. Until now, Sanghyuk had scraped up items as soon as he had some gold. Although there were expert merchants who predicted simr to Sanghyuk and he couldn¡¯t monopolize every item, Sanghyuk could practically monopolize the items that even they couldn¡¯t predict. ¡®Merchants invested in ores or jewels since they¡¯re rtively safe to invest in, but I know the future, so I scraped in all the crafting items.¡¯ Knowing and not knowing the future was very different. Of course, he may be done in by the merchants if he was careless, so he was always cautious in his actions. ¡®Looks like the steel scales will hit an all-time high in a few days¡¯ Steel scales were a necessary item when creating special weapons or armor, and the sources were limited, so it was categorized as the highest-ss materials. It was very likely that the prices of steel scales would go as Sanghyuk had predicted. The number of steel scales in his bank warehouse was immense, and it would take a little more time for the Snake Caves to be properly conquered and the supply of steel scales to stabilize, so Sanghyuk was nning to release his stocks when the prices of steel scales reached the highest limit in multiple batches. ¡®I should get ready to sell those off in batches¡­¡­ so the problem is buying off the essence items?¡¯ Sanghyuk had a lot of items to sell but had just as much to buy. ¡®Now¡¯s the best time to buy the essences. Once the production-ss users be proficient enough to enchant attributes, then the prices of essences would skyrocket.¡¯ Essences still had some supply in themissioned sales store and the auction. Since the usage of these essences wasn¡¯t known, many users just sold them without thinking. The essences Sanghyuk was talking about¡­¡­ referred to the essences of each attribute. Essence of fire, essence of water, essence of wind, essence of light, essence of darkness, essence of electricity. There were over 100 types of essences. Usually, fusing five fragments would result in an essence while fusing five essences would result in a ¡®core¡¯. Fusing fragments into essences was easy, they just had to be put in one ce, but creating cores from essences required a user or an NPC who has learned alchemy. Also, fusing five cores would result in a ¡®heart¡¯, and this required a special technique so it couldn¡¯t be made right now. ¡®At this point, there are only fragments and essences, so I just need to focus on these two.¡¯ Sanghyuk was buying off fragments until now, but he waited for the price essences to drop slightly. The various essences were sold slightly expensively since the users found it cool. However, without any demand, the prices kept dropping, andtely, it had reached an all-time low. He just had to sweep them up now. The reason Sanghyuk was hoarding the essences was not that he was going to re-sell them, but to use it for himself. Contracting with elementals required attribute items such as fragments. Fragments were for the lowest rank, essence for low, core for mid and so on. Like that, the grade of the attribute items also became higher as the elemental¡¯s rank became higher. Actually, elementalists didn¡¯t require much of these attribute items. Users who have learned elementalism only needed these attribute items for their first contract and raised them with care, so they would not need any additional attribute items. There were rare cases where elementals were destroyed due to special circumstances, but that was extremely rare, so it didn¡¯t cause a lot of problems. Then why was Sanghyuk hoarding these items? The reason was¡­¡­ because of the way Sanghyuk used elementals. ¡®Elemental Detonation. No matter how I think about it, this is just a money attack.¡¯ Sanghyuk shook his head with a bitter expression as he bought off fragments and essences from the auction and themissioned sales store. Elemental Detonation was a technique he had developed, but it had an absurd mechanism for its use. First up, this started with turning the contracted elemental into ¡®elemental cards¡¯. Something really strange happened at this point, and it was that the cost of the elemental that turns into a card bes 0. Originally, users who learned elementalism could contract with an elemental that befitted the user¡¯s ability, but not only that, they could only contract up to a certain number of elementals within a ¡®cost¡¯. This cost could be called the biggest penalty that elementalists possessed. However, elemental cards had 0 cost. Of course, the cost would return once the elemental was restored to its original stage. However, Sanghyuk could use the power of the elemental without restoring the card to the elemental. That was the power of a Card User. The fusion card that Sanghyuk had secretly told Nar¡¯el in his past life, ¡®Elemental Burst¡¯, was founded on this Elemental Detonation. ¡®Everything is good about it, but my eyes have to roll every time I use it because the elemental card disappears.¡¯ This was the greatest problem with Elemental Detonation ¨C the indefinite consumption of elementals¡­¡­ and the following endless creation of elemental cards. For this reason, Sanghyuk had to hoard the fragments and essences. ¡®Right now, I¡¯m using lowest-rank or low-rank elementals, but when I have to use mid-rank and even high-rank elementals for fusion cards¡­¡­ that¡¯s horrible just thinking about it.¡¯ Of course, in terms of power, it definitely did its worth in price. It was just horribly expensive and heart-ripping. ¡®I don¡¯t have a choice. I need to prepare for the future even if I have to hoard the attribute items right now.¡¯ Sanghyuk kept buying off the fragments and essences while alternating between themissioned sales store and the auction. However, he only bought them under a certain price and left the rest alone in order to not alert the merchants. If he swiped all the fragments and essences right now, then he may trigger the witty merchants into action, so he had to be careful. He sold the crafting items and bought the attribute items¡­¡­ Sanghyuk moved around based on that principle, but they weren¡¯t the only things. He bought the items that may be expensiveter whenever he saw them in themissioned sales store or the auction. For example, an item known as ¡®cursed bone¡¯ was so unpopr that no one bought it right now. However, this would change drastically once a user called the ¡®Deathmaster¡¯ Styx uploads his gamey video on D-tubeter. Styx was a necromancer to the bone, and cursed bones were a necessary reagent that all necromancers alwayscked. At that point in time, this cursed bone would have an explosive demand but no supply. There were a few more items of this kind. These pearls buried under the sand¡­¡­ Sanghyuk gathered all these pearls and put them in his warehouse. Sanghyuk alternated between buying and selling for one week straight. As a result, various attribute fragments and essences piled up in his warehouse, as well as pearls under the sand. In reverse, the things he had gathered until now were almost all sold out. Sanghyuk already knew that this price was already the highest price that would be maintained for around one year, so he cleared out the crafting items without hesitation. Especially in the case of steel scales, he was practically the exclusive seller so he could sell it for an extremely high price. Users in parties and guilds were starting to conquer the Snake Caves safely from a few days ago so the supply of steel scales would increase, but Sanghyuk had already sold out his steel scales anyway. He had almost no gold left though. He spent almost all of his gold to hoard fragments, essences, and other investment items. He felt slightly empty to see the empty gold wallet, but that emptiness all disappeared when he looked at the items in his warehouse. Sanghyuk first started to take out the numerous fragments to make elemental cards. Since he could only summon elementals of the lowest rank, he could only make elemental cards of the lowest rank as well. He had a total of 16 types of elemental cards, and they totaled around 2400 cads. The most he had was the fragment of fire, and so he made around 400 cards of lowest fire elemental cards. The next was followed by wind, and he had 250 lowest wind elemental cards. Other than that, there was water, wood, earth, light, darkness, steel, electricity, ice, shadow, stone, and moonlight, and some more cards, with each numbering over 100. These were the cards that would be the sacrifices of Sanghyuk¡¯s Elemental Detonation. ¡®It¡¯s hard to gather them but easy to use them up, so let¡¯s be careful.¡¯ If he used it here and there just because he had many right now, he might run out at a crucial moment. Even though Sanghyuk was earning a lot of money through information that other users didn¡¯t have, wasting elemental cards wasn¡¯t a good thing. ¡®In the case of fire elementals, I should be able to summon a low-rank elemental if I raise it up a little more. It¡¯s good that I can raise proficiency fast through Elemental Detonation.¡¯ Sanghyuk, who sacrificed one elemental per use could raise his proficiency much faster than normal elementalists who raise their familiarity with their elementals. It was just that it was purely impossible to raise familiarity through Elemental Detonation. Even if Sanghyuk tried to raise his familiarity with the elementals while they were in their card state, no elementals would open up to him when their kin were being made into suicide bombers.[E/N: Nobody likes ISIS militants.] In other words, learning Elemental Detonation meant that he would have to give up on bing a normal elementalist. ¡®The preparations are just about done¡­¡­ and with this¡­¡­ I should be able to challenge Wyvern¡¯s Nest, right?¡¯ Sanghyuk organized all of his cards and put them inside his spatial expansion bag before he stood up. The ce he was aiming for next was the hardest but most splendidly rewarding hunting field, Wyvern¡¯s Nest. Chapter 27. Elemental Card (2)

Chapter 27. Elemental Card(2)

Wyvern¡¯s Nest had the highest difficulty as a hunting field in the Land of Dusk, but it was yet undiscovered by other users. Normally, users would have to do prerequisite quests in order to ess this ce. To be exact, they had to find out about this ce through the prerequisite quest. However, that prerequisite quest was thest quest of an incrediblyplex chain quest, so there weren¡¯t any users that even received that quest yet. Naturally, Sanghyuk also didn¡¯t have that quest. No, he didn¡¯t have any quest that was remotely rted to that quest. It was meaningless to him anyway. Sanghyuk had already experienced that quest in his previous life, so he knew how to get to Wyvern¡¯s nest without the quest. There was the advantage that the navigation system could be used to guide the user to the hunting field if the user had the quest, but it was not so difficult for Sanghyuk, a veteran EL user, to find his way through the world of EL. ¡®I think it was somewhere around here¡­¡­.¡¯ Having arrived at the Eastern Cliffs at the eastern end of the Land of Dusk, he used his unique mountaineering techniques to start looking for the path that leading to Wyvern¡¯s Nest. If he had the prerequisite quest, then he would have skipped over this process and go directly to Wyvern¡¯s Nest, but it was perhaps too greedy for him to not suffer this much when he used his cheat known as reverse time travel. Sanghyuk could find the path that leading to Wyvern¡¯s Nest after a few hours of searching. A vine that looked like it was from the story, Jack and the Beanstalk, which was cleverly hidden behind some of the cliffs, leading to Wyvern¡¯s Nest. Wyvern¡¯s Nest could be considered a public dungeon. The main means of travel was through the vines that connected between the cliffs, and caution was necessary in order to not fall off to death. Sanghyuk grabbed onto a vine and climbed up. When he climbed up for about 15 minutes, Wyvern¡¯s Nest, also known as the sky dungeon, appeared before his eyes. ¡°It¡¯s been a while.¡± Once, Sanghyuk had camped out in this ce for whole four months. At that time, other users of the ¡®workshop¡¯ came and supplied the necessary items while they took away the loot, so he wasn¡¯t even allowed to climb down. In those four months, Sanghyuk hunted countless wyverns. Wyverns were high-level monsters that required three users at around level 43~45 to work in a party to beat. And not just any party, but a well-bnced one with a tanker, damage dealer, and a healer were a must. They were just that tough to beat. However, there was also a positive side, and it was that the wyverns were very independent. They made nests on each of the peaks of the cliffs that were connected by vines, and the distance between each of those peaks was quite wide, so it was possible to hunt one at a time. Sanghyuk first took out his Marking Book and marked this ce. Once he entered Wyvern¡¯s Nest, the Marking Book won¡¯t work, so he had to do it here. ¡®Wyvern¡¯s Nest is actually ratherplex, so most first-time users lost their ways. I also remember saying how shitty this dungeon was.¡¯ While marking, Sanghyuk reminisced about his old memories. Actually, his past was too sad to be ¡®reminisced¡¯, but there were some things that he still missed. ¡®Wow, I thought Ipletely forgot, but I think I can remember the paths¡­¡­ looks like I did camp out here for a long time.¡¯ At first, he was worried that he wouldn¡¯t be able to remember his way around anymore, but when he actually came, he was surprised to find out that he was worried for nothing. ¡®Well, then. Let¡¯s start hunting.¡¯ Since he not only remembered the paths but the walkthrough as well, he had no need to wait for anything. ¡®First up is a buff!¡¯ Sanghyuk first took out a Fusion Card before the fight. The name of this Fusion Card that he had made bybining a few craft item cards and elemental cards¡­¡­ was ¡®The Blessing of Wind and Fire¡¯. The effect of this card, made bybining the lowest-rank fire elemental card, lowest-rank wind elemental card and three other cheap materials, was the increase of basic attack power and speed. It was one of the few buff-type Fusion Card that could be made from lowest-rank elementals, so he had made one hundred of them. *Tssssss.* The Fusion Card seeped into his body and the buff was activated. The number ¡®30¡¯ could be seen at the top right corner of his vision, and this was the duration of the buff. 30 meant 30 minutes. ¡®Did I take about five minutes per wyvern with three people when we werepletely proficient? Hmm, looks like I¡¯ll have to set my first aim as ten minutes.¡¯ Wyverns were monsters with great karma drop and item loot inpensation for the long time to hunt. Especially right now when he had nopetition, he could move around various nests and hunt wyverns endlessly and profit immensely. *Chrrrrrrrrr, ck!* Sanghyuk took out his Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip and looked ahead of him. He could see a green wyvern in front of him¡­¡­ actually, green wyverns the weakest of wyverns, but they were still the strongest in the Land of Dusk. ¡°Let¡¯s go!¡± Having finished preparing, Sanghyuk started running on the vines that stretched out in front of him. *** The most important thing when hunting a wyvern was to not let it take flight at all. And to do that, the eggs in the wyvern¡¯s nest, which there was always at least one of per nest, had to be hit during the fight. In Sanghyuk¡¯s previous life, it was called the ¡®egg agro¡¯, and only by hitting the eggs users could prevent wyverns from using their wyvern breaths. There was an interesting setting here, and it was that there was only one male in this wide dungeon. The rest were all females. Normally, the damage dealer would take care of the egg agro instead of the tanker in a three-man party. Since the tanker had to take care of the wyvern¡¯s agro, it was hard for the tanker to take care of the egg agro at the same time. So, the damage dealer would hit the egg once in awhile to prevent wyverns from taking flight. If the wyverns could be tied down, then the rest was just the same as fighting other monsters, looking for patterns and counteracting against it. There was nothing special to the wyvern¡¯s patterns. As long as users were careful of the melee attacks ¡®bite¡¯ and ¡®tail-strike¡¯, there was nothing difficult. At first, Sanghyuk was also nervous because it had been a long time, but when it came to an actual battle, he easily adapted to the wyvern¡¯s patterns. The endless repetition of hunting these things in his previous life was etched into his memory, and they took effect. Also, Sanghyuk¡¯s weapon, the Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip, was very suitable to maintain egg agro. The nests of wyverns were mostly a circr space of 10m in diameter, so he could always hit the egg if he was near the center. *Chrrrr, ng!* Sanghyuk once again swung his Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip to hit the egg. The core of the egg agro was to not break the egg. Once the egg was broken by mistake, the wyvern would go berserk. Even Sanghyuk wouldn¡¯t be able to endure against a berserk wyvern. *Kraaaaawr!* The female wyvern became fiercer the more Sanghyuk hit the egg. It was fighting to protect the egg even after its body was tattered. ¡®Tch, even monsters in games are like this¡­¡­.¡¯ Sanghyuk was almost triggered after remembering the environment in his previous life. However, that didn¡¯t get in the way of his actions. ¡®Life must be lived alone anyway.¡¯ After returning in time, Sanghyuk always thought that ¡®there are no people that aren¡¯t alone.¡¯. That didn¡¯t change right now, so he swung the Ten Millennia Goldbone whip after getting his mind straight. *Swoosh, crunch!* He prevented the wyvern from taking flight by egg agro and mysteriously moved his whip continuously to wrap his whip around the wyvern¡¯s neck. Then, he pulled on the Ten Millennia Goldbone whip to get on the wyvern¡¯s back. The fact that Sanghyuk got on the wyvern¡¯s back meant that it was time to kill the wyvern. *Kyaoooooooh!* The wyvern struggled violently in order to take Sanghyuk off its body. However, Sanghyuk bnced himself like a cowboy doing rodeo and tightened the Ten Millennia Goldbone around the neck. Then he pulled on it hard. *Crrrrrrrrrunch!* The Ten Millennia Goldbone whip dug deep into the wyvern¡¯s neck. Sanghyuk grabbed the Ten Millennia Goldbone whip with both hands and pulled on it again. Since Sanghyuk had invested most of his additional stat points gained from leveling into strength and agility, his strength was considerably high. So, when he decided to tighten the Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip as much as possible, the already near-dead wyvern couldn¡¯t survive. *Crrrrack, thud.* In the end, the green wyvern¡¯s neck was bent into an L shape. The neck snapping meant that its HP had reached 0, so the wyvern copsed onto the nest. The moment the wyvern fell down, Sanghyuk first had a look at the remaining time on his buff. ¡¯22 minutes¡­¡­ so I took around 8 minutes? It¡¯s better than I expected.¡¯ Since he saved time from the original 10 minutes he was expecting, this wasn¡¯t a bad result. He had a lot of worries until he fought the wyvern itself, but when he actually fought, his experiences from his previous life helped him out a lot. ¡®I might be able to reduce it down to 5 minutes if I minimize some of my actions.¡¯ He felt very good. He started remembering more of the memories of his previous life, including how to hunt wyverns in an easier way and what to look out for. ¡°Good! I should camp here for a while!¡± Like how he sucked out the juice in the Snake Caves for one month, he was nning to suck the juice from here, Wyvern¡¯s Nest, as well. He made proper adjustments and started hunting wyverns. In his eyes, all the wyverns looked like loots. *** ¡°You want me to believe that?¡± The man who was listening to Killing Machine¡¯s words, looked at him with an absurd expression. ¡°I can swear to God that it¡¯s real. How can I possibly lie to you, hyung?¡± ¡°Hmm¡­¡­.¡± Killing Machine definitely couldn¡¯t lie to him. These two had met each other while non-stop PK¡¯ing at another game around 5 years ago. Of course, to the man who had apletely different level of talent than Killing Machine for PK¡¯ing, Killing Machine was just an underling, but they had met up a few times in real life to drink during the past 5 years. Killing Machine was actually worse in real life than in virtual reality, so he was always scolded by the man when they met up. If Killing Machine actually lied, then he might get beat up in real life. ¡°So you were actually defeated in 10 seconds t?¡± ¡°Yes. He was really that absurd.¡± ¡°So that¡¯s how it is¡­¡­.¡± No matter how weak Killing Machine was, 10 seconds was too overkill. Even the man felt like he had to take 1 minute to subdue Killing Machine. ¡°I¡¯m trying to search for him in secret, but it¡¯s hard to find his location. Should I call you as soon as I find him?¡± What Killing Machine wanted was revenge. The man he hade to¡­¡­ had the greatest PvP abilities among the people he knew. Not only that, this man madly like to fight against strong people. His name was Dark Dragon, aka DD. He was reputed to be one of the greatest PvP yers in another game before EL. ¡°Goddammit, I tried to not be a malefactor for a while because I had a lot of things to do¡­¡­ I¡¯m actually quite close on dark karma right now. I¡¯ll be a malefactor if I kill him, right?¡± ¡°Then you can subdue him and not kill him. I¡¯ll do the killing.¡± ¡°Hey, do you think that EL¡¯s crime system is so easy? Even if you kill him, my contribution to his death as a subdue is high so it won¡¯t make much difference from me killing him.¡± ¡°Hmm¡­¡­ then how about you lower your dark karma as much as possible while I look for him?¡± ¡°So it¡¯s that after all¡­¡­? Okay, I get it so go look for him. And you idiot, I told you to stay low and hunt since malefactors won¡¯t be able to act for a while. You were put in such a state because you didn¡¯t listen to me and PK¡¯ed as you wished. If you can¡¯t judge for yourself, then at least listen to other people¡¯s words.¡± ¡°No, I was just¡­¡­.¡± Killing Machine became infinitely small in front of DD. Killing Machine became a malefactor on his own precisely because he wanted to stay apart from him, but he could only resort to DD for his revenge. Chapter 28. Green Wyvern Lord (1)

Chapter 28. Green Wyvern Lord(1)

While Killing Machine was looking hard for Sanghyuk, Sanghyuk was massacring hard the wyverns in Wyvern¡¯s Nest. Since he had perfect theoretical knowledge of hunting wyverns, he made that knowledge his as soon as he put it into practice. As a result, Sanghyuk could massacre wyverns very fast. 4 minutes ¨C that was the time he needed to kill one wyvern. By killing one wyvern every 4 minutes, he could wipe out the 27 wyvern¡¯s nests in nearly 2 hours. Wyverns had a respawn time of 20 minutes so Sanghyuk could hunt endlessly. Wyverns not only dropped arge quantity of karma, but they also dropped high-quality craft items. Wyvern¡¯s skin, ws, and teeth almost always dropped, and they were of the highest grade among the items that could be traded right now, and although this had a low probability, wyvern¡¯s heart was something that Sanghyuk really needed. There were other useful item loots as well, so wyverns were like treasure chests to Sanghyuk. Even Sanghyuk couldn¡¯t predict when other users could approach this ce. So, he thought that he had to hunt as many wyverns as possible while he still monopolized this ce. In the end, Sanghyuk even decreased his sleep time to focus on hunting wyverns. Every minute and second was a waste to him so, he never thought about anything else. Half a month passed by in a sh. Sanghyuk hunted more wyverns than snakes at Snake Caves, and the results were satisfactory. His level was now 44, and he had many high-priced items in his warehouse. Considering how the highest known level in EL was 43 at this time, Sanghyuk was leveling up at an unbelievable speed. Everything was satisfactory, but there was one thing¡­¡­ just one thing that touched Sanghyuk¡¯s nerves. It was¡­¡­ the only male and the named monster of Wyvern¡¯s Nest, the ¡®Green Wyvern Lord¡¯. ¡®There¡¯s a method to lure the Wyvern Lord¡­¡­ but I can¡¯t remember it.¡¯ Sanghyuk camped out for four months in Wyvern¡¯s Nest in his previous life, but at the time, other people took care of luring out the Wyvern Lord. Sanghyuk only participated in the hunt for it when they lured it out. Since that was the case, he knew how to hunt the Wyvern Lord, but didn¡¯t know how to lure it out. ¡®One thing I can be sure of is that they used the egg. But I don¡¯t know what they did next.¡¯ If Sanghyuk cleared the quest and came here through the normal route, he would have gotten the quest to hunt the Wyvern Lord. And through that quest, he would naturally find out how to call out the Wyvern Lord easily. However, Sanghyuk was someone from the future who relied on his knowledge toe to this ce, so he was far away from any quests. Sanghyuk pondered a lot while fighting wyverns but he couldn¡¯t remember the method. Named monsters like the Green Wyvern Lord who only appeared after certain requirements were met were typically called the conditional named monsters, and killing these named monsters resulted in additional bonus effects. Hunting the Wyvern Lord sessfully would result in all users that participated in the battle receiving a 16 hour-long buff called the ¡®Wyvern Lord¡¯s Grandeur¡¯ separate from the loot. The effects of this buff not only increased the amount of loot from wyverns, but it also increased the chances of higher grade loot items as well. Simply put, the efficiency of hunting wyverns would double once the Wyvern Lord was killed. ¡®I need to kill the Lord to suck out the true juice¡­¡­.¡¯ He wasrgely disappointed, but he could only hunt like that until he remembered. *** Sanghyuk headed to Falcon City since his expensive spatial expansion bag was full. Right now, Falcon City was full of users everywhere. It was true that the Land of Dusk wasrger than many world maps from other games, and that Falcon City was an incrediblyrge city, but it was bing harder and harder to harbor all of the explosive influx of users to EL. Of course, crowded ces were managed by creating different channels of the same ce to divide up the users, so it wasn¡¯t much of a problem yet, but at this rate, the hunting fields would be insufficient. In fact, the Snake Caves were being fought over by over fiverge-scale guilds, and hunting fields simr to the Snake Caves were in a simr situation. ¡®Who was the guild that first broke through the Cave of Giants again? Was it a party and not a team? I can¡¯t remember this one.¡¯ He didn¡¯t remember who broke through first, but he knew when they did. ¡®In exactly four months, when the Land of Dusk reaches its saturated state, the first passers of the Cave of Giants would appear. Only when many highest-ranking users pass through after that does the walkthrough of the caves starts spreading among other users. Once the users escaped the Land of Dusk, there were enormous continents that couldn¡¯t be described as just ¡®wide¡¯. Once the Hellfire Desert, Heroic Lands, and the Sr Continent appeared, the word ¡®saturation¡¯ would never appear again. In fact, problems would rise because the yfield was too wide. ¡®Four months¡­¡­. Fine! I¡¯ll escape the Land of Dusk in two months then!¡¯ Originally, Sanghyuk¡¯s objective was to break through the Cave of Giants around one month earlier than the other users. However, things went well, and he raised his character much faster than he expected, so he pulled his schedule forward by one month. As always, Sanghyuk cleared up his items while alternating between themissioned sales store and the auction. He sold what he needed to, and bought what he needed to. Since he hunted a lot in Wyvern¡¯s Nest, he had a lot to sell as well as a lot to buy. Like how he was practically the exclusive seller of the steel scales, he raised the market price of wyvern¡¯s skin, ws, and teeth by exclusively selling them. Practically Sanghyuk was the only one that sold those items, so the ones who needed those items could only buy them at that price no matter how expensive they were. In his warehouse, he still had a lot of skin, ws, and teeth, but he never released them into the market in one go. It was the so-called ¡®premium sales¡¯ strategy, and there were wimps wherever people went, so the skin and the ws sold out very well. ¡®I should be able to monopolize it for another month I think.¡¯ He wished to monopolize it until he left the Land of Dusk, but there was no way the other users would stay still. Perhaps some users may havee close to doing the prerequisite quest to finding Wyvern¡¯s Nest. Sanghyuk predicted that other users woulde to Wyvern¡¯s Nest in around one more month. ¡®That¡¯s why I need to kill the Lord as soon as possible¡­¡­.¡¯ After looking around themissioned sales store and the auction, Sanghyuk bought a few consumable items and opened the Marking Book. Then, he put a lowest-rank mana stone on the rune of the Marking Book to activate it. *Paaaah!* At that moment, the recall magic stored in the Marking Book activated and enveloped Sanghyuk, and Sanghyuk could soon move to the entrance of Wyvern¡¯s Nest, which he had marked before. Mana stones were expensive consumables, but recall magic was sofortable that it was hard to give up on it. And honestly, using mana stones to go to a ce instantly was much more worth it than going there by foot if the distance wasrge. ¡®Well, then, should I start again?¡¯ Hunting the same monsters in the same field was honestly a boring thing. Gamers called this ¡®grinding¡¯, and Sanghyuk was used to grinding. Honestly, what he did in the ¡®workshop¡¯ couldn¡¯t simply be called ¡®grinding¡¯ anymore. ¡°Ah! That¡¯s it! Orc blood came before the egg! Having hunted for a few days in the Wyvern¡¯s Nest, Sanghyuk finally remembered the summoning method of the Wyvern Lord that was fuzzy in his head. ¡®I was stupid to forget about orc blood. It was only after that the egg came¡­¡­.¡¯ As a setting, orcs were the monsters that wyverns liked the most. ¡®First, I need to hunt the wyvern in the central nest and scatter orc blood on it. Did that call out the Lord¡¯s cry? In any case, something would happen once that happened, and breaking the egg would make the Wyvern Lorde down from the sky. That¡¯s it! Now I remember it properly.¡¯ Sanghyuk felt refreshed as though a clot in his toilet was just broken through. It really annoyed him since the memory was fuzzy, but he felt like he could live now. ¡®Looks like I should get orc blood first.¡¯ Orc blood was a craft item that dropped at a low chance when hunting orcs. It could be called rare, but it wasn¡¯t such an expensive craft item, and he could probably buy them off the auction. Sanghyuk immediately returned toe Falcon City to get some orc blood. Having bought quite a lot of orc blood, Sanghyuk quickly moved to the central nest where the Wyvern Lord woulde and hunted the female wyvern there quickly. When that wyvern disappeared, there was only the egg remaining. Sanghyuk checked to see if he was missing anything before the hunt and scattered orc blood onto the empty nest. *Ssh* He waited for the sign after scattering the blood on the nest. And after some time passed the signs he was waiting for finally started. *Caaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Grrr, Grrrrk!* The grand wyvern cries spread resounded across the entirety of Wyvern¡¯s Nest. At that moment, Sanghyuk immediately noticed that this was the cry of the Wyvern Lord. ¡®So the cry was the sign after all.¡¯ *Fwooooosh, crack!* As soon as he heard the cry, Sanghyuk broke the bloodied egg. *Roaaaaaaaaaaaaaar!* At that moment, the cry resounded more violently. Then, a ck dot rapidly descended from the sky. A gigantic green wyvern that was three times bigger than a female wyvern¡­¡­ the Wyvern Lord finally showed itself in front of Sanghyuk. All requirements have been fulfilled. The rare quest ¡®Wyvern Lord¡¯s Wrath¡¯ is activated. He even got an unexpected rare quest, but Sanghyuk was currently focused on the Wyvern Lord, so he didn¡¯t put much thought to it. ¡®I only need to remember one thing when battling with the Wyvern Lord. Don¡¯t drop! That¡¯s all of it!¡¯ Sanghyuk had hunted numerous Wyvern Lord in his previous life. Of course, he didn¡¯t hunt them alone, but with another 4 members, but it was true that he had a lot of experience. And through those experiences, he knew what was the most important when hunting the Wyvern Lord. ¡®The first phase is the aerial fight!¡¯ *Kaooooooooh!* The Green Wyvern Lord took a deep breath as soon as he appeared within Sanghyuk¡¯s field of vision. This was a pre-movement for a breath attack, and users standing on the nest would be obliterated within seconds. There was only one method to dodge this attack. It was to get on the Green Wyvern Lord¡¯s back! *Tap-tap-tap, pa-pah!* Sanghyuk, who was already prepared, immediately stepped on a few protruding rocks at the perimeter of the nest and jumped up towards the Wyvern Lord. Actually, these rocks were put here precisely for that purpose. In his previous life, countless users died to find this method, but Sanghyuk could easily enter the first phase thanks to their sacrifices. Chapter 29. Green Wyvern Lord (2)

Chapter 29. Green Wyvern Lord(2)

*Tap-tap, chrrrrrr!* As soon as Sanghyuk got on top of the Green Wyvern Lord, he wrapped the Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip around its neck. In his previous life, the usual guide was to stab into the back to hold or hold onto the wings, but right now, he didn¡¯t need to go with such a difficult method. *Kyaooooooooooh!* The Green Wyvern Lord shot up to the skies as soon as Sanghyuk got on its back. From now on, Sanghyuk had to endure 15 minutes on its back without falling off. Once he fell, it was over. The entire first phase was to tire it out by enduring. *Fwoooosh, bbbbboom!* It tried to shake Sanghyuk off by flying around violently in midair. However, Sanghyuk wastched onto its back with the Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip in both his hands. ¡®I¡¯ll definitely not fall off!¡¯ The Green Wyvern Lord tried to shake him off while Sanghyuk tried totch on. Their intense aerial battle started now. Having shot up to the skies, the Green Wyvern Lord did all sorts of things in order to shake Sanghyuk off its back. However, Sanghyuk had already experienced this numerous times in his previous life, so he got through the first phase too easily. When it tried to descend vertically with its back against a cliff, he rapidly moved onto its belly to avoid the crisis, and when it tried to shake its body, Sanghyuktched onto its back tightly and held onto his bnce. Not only that, but Sanghyuk also dealt some additional damage by using a dagger he had prepared beforehand. Shaving off the boss¡¯s health in its first phase helped a lot in the second phase. In the end, Sanghyuktched onto the Green Wyvern Lord¡¯s back even after 15 minutes had passed. The wyvern, which went crazy for fifteen minutes, powerlesslynded down. To be exact, the monster would be like that due to its programmed state, but in any case, itnded on its nest with half of its health and stamina shaved off. The damage Sanghyuk had shaved off was counted separately, so its HP was nearly at 40% Itnded on the nest, but Sanghyuk did not get off its back. In the case of his previous life, everyone naturally disembarked the boss¡¯s back and fought in a formation. This was how it was conquered at the beginning. However, as time passed, a more efficient walkthrough was made, and it was to stay on the Wyvern Lord¡¯s back in the ground fight even after the aerial fight. Of course, there was one fundamental problem with this method. *shshshshshshshshuk!* Palm-sized wyvern parasites crawled up the Wyvern Lord¡¯s body. These were insect-type monsters that possessed the ability to ¡®drain¡¯, and there were hundreds of them. This was the problem. Honestly, they weren¡¯t anything great by themselves. However, amount of them changed the story. Hundreds of parasites were just as difficult to fight as the Wyvern Lord itself. What was fortunate was that these parasites only stayed on the Wyvern Lord¡¯s body. This was why the users naturally got off the boss¡¯s back and fought it on the ground. ¡®But a new walkthrough made its appearance after the parasites¡¯ fatal weakness was revealed.¡¯ Sanghyuk raised his right hand after seeing the parasites that crawled up the Wyvern Lord¡¯s back. He already knew that things would go like this, and had prepared himself. Sanghyuk¡¯s preparation was¡­¡­. This- Fusion Card skill ¡®Icete¡¯! *Pop, kish-kish-kish-kish-kish-kish!* Sanghyuk threw a Fusion Card underneath his foot. Then, a circr ice tform around 4m diameter was created. And surprisingly, the parasites couldn¡¯te up to the ice tform. This card could be made from lowest-rank ice elemental card, ice essence, and two other cheap craft item cards, and this was a Fusion Card that had the cost value of ¡®1¡¯ and not 0. Normally, higher cost meant greater power. Currently, Sanghyuk could possess up to 50 in cost value. For example, if he only used the icete card, then he could possess up to 50 icete cards. Fusion Cards had to be made in concentration, so the creation of them took a long time. Especially in the case of higher cost cards. It was also impossible to make Fusion Cards during battle as it was disallowed by the system itself. As such, cost limit was a very important indicator for Card Users. There was this kind of penalty topensate for not using HP or MP and other important values. Of course, the cost limit would increase as Sanghyuk¡¯s level rose, and it could also be raised through items, so he didn¡¯t need to be worried that his current cost limit was low. In any case, Sanghyuk had made plenty of icete cards, 10 of them. The duration of icetes were 5 minutes each. During these five minutes, the parasites would not be able to invade the ice. ¡®Ice aura! This is the fatal weakness of the parasites!¡¯ Having blocked the approach of parasites, Sanghyuk pulled on the Ten Millennia Goldbone whip around the Wyvern Lord¡¯s neck and expressed his intention that he was not nning to get off. Thanks to that, the Green Wyvern Lord was put in even more dire straits. Originally, Sanghyuk was supposed to get off its back for it to disy its full prowess. However, Sanghyuk bullied the Green Wyvern Lord in the most efficient and quickest way as though he had just found a shortcut. Since he knew all of the boss¡¯s weak points and aimed for all of them, the Green Wyvern Lord couldn¡¯t hold no matter how strong of a monster it was. Sanghyuk kept attacking from the boss¡¯s back, and eventually, the boss¡¯s health fell below 10%. And at that moment, it started shaking before emitting a strong poison from all over its body. *Psssssssshhh.* This skill was releasing the poisonous blood in its body so it could be considered a suicide attack. This was the third phase. The guide through the third phase was simple. Users had to just run like crazy. *Tap-tap-tap-tap-tap-tap*, Sanghyuk was already running away at full speed as soon as he found out that the Green Wyvern Lord was shivering. The range of Green Wyvern Lord¡¯s self-detonation was the entirety of the nest, so he had to escape the nest at all costs. *Brrrrrr, bbbbbbbbooom!* Eventually, the Green Wyvern Lord¡¯s body exploded, and along with that, fatal poisonous blood scattered across the surroundings. ¡°Uaaaaah!¡± At the same time of the explosion, Sanghyuk threw his body off the boss¡¯s nest. Of course, at this rate, he would fall to his death even if he doesn¡¯t get killed by the poison. *Chrrrrrr!* Sanghyuk wasn¡¯t going tomit suicide, so he twisted his body around before extending the Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip to the nest. *Fwoooosh, ck!* Fortunately, Ten Millennia Goldbone whip had a stronger adhesive strength (?) than spider webs and wrapped around a rocky protrusion above the nest. *Bbbbbbooooom!* Sanghyuk watched as poisonous blood scattered above him from below the nest. In his previous life, he had to borrow power from mages in order to dodge this, but there were no mages with him right now, so he could only do this. You have defeated the conditional Field Named monster ¡®Green Wyvern Lord¡¯. You have hunted the first wyvern-ss named monster and achieved something that no Dimensional Traveler has yet to do. This will be your achievement and be eternally remembered. You have acquired the unique-grade title [First Wyvern Lord Hunter]. You have defeated the first Green Wyvern Lord, and have received all 42 items that could be gotten from the Wyvern Lord due to the first kill bonus. Congrattions. The gathered karma has broken through the limit and you have leveled up. As a bonus for clearing the Green Wyvern Lord, the ¡®Wyvern Lord¡¯s Grandeur¡¯ buff will be given. You have cleared the rare quest ¡®Wyvern Lord¡¯s Wrath¡¯. As a reward, you have acquired ¡®Emerald Ring¡¯. ¡°Yes!¡± Sanghyuk gripped his fist while still hanging down the cliff. Actually, even Sanghyuk was not confident about hunting the Green Wyvern Lord. It was a monster that was usually hunted by at least 5 users with each one at level 44 or higher. Since he was hunting such a thing by himself, he had a high probability of failing if he made the slightest mistake. When the poisonous mist dissipated slightly, Sanghyuk carefully climbed up to the Green Wyvern Lord¡¯s nest. This nest only appeared when the Green Wyvern Lord appeared so it would disappear in one hour. He didn¡¯t even check what the Green Wyvern Lord dropped and swiped them all into his spatial expansion bag. Then, he climbed down using the vines. Having climbed down, Sanghyuk first checked the title he had gotten. Title ¨C ¡®First Wyvern Lord Hunter¡¯ Grade ¨C Unique Description ¨C You have defeated the Wyvern Lord earlier than anyone and etched your existence. Effects ¨C [Prefix: Increased resistance to poison] [Postfix: Decreased fall damage] [Constant effect: >Hot blooded(A) : All abilities increase by 5% when fighting against reptilian monsters.<] ¡®Oho, reptiles! This will be useful.¡¯ A considerable fraction of monsters was reptile-ss. Wyverns naturally being one of them, and even the strongest monsters, dragons, were one of them as well. So this title was very useful. ¡®Let¡¯s check the itemster and hunt first.¡¯ The special buff ¡®Wyvern Lord¡¯s Grandeur¡¯ was a buff thatsted 16 hours. Since the Wyvern Lord respawned every 48 hours, he had to focus on hunting the wyverns while his buff stillsted. Through the buff, Sanghyuk started sucking twice as much juice as before. He was raising his character at a superspeed that no other users could dare follow. *** Other than an hour of rest midway through the battle, Sanghyuk did not stop hunting for 16 hours. After that, he came back to Falcon City and logged out. Then, he logged in after plenty of sleep. Since he was too tired, he logged out without organizing any of the items, so the first thing he had to do was to dispose of the items that were piled up in his spatial expansion bag. However, Sanghyuk discovered something that he didn¡¯t expect at all while he was organizing the items. ¡°Whoa¡­¡­ this is¡­¡­.¡± A long, red crystal was in his hand. This was no ordinary item. ¡®Sanguine Knowledge, why is this¡­¡­ oh! It¡¯s from the Wyvern Lord?¡¯ Sanguine Knowledge, from a wider perspective, it was a category of Ancient Knowledge. However, unlike the other Ancient Knowledge, it engraved its unique powers through the means of ¡®blood¡¯. The session of blood was something different than absorbing an Ancient Knowledge into the soul. If Ancient Knowledge was a kind of ¡®job ss¡¯ for the users, Sanguine Knowledge could be considered the ¡®race¡¯ for the users. ¡®In my previous life, I never acquired one even after hunting so many Green Wyvern Lords¡­¡­.¡¯ Sanghyuk nodded his head after checking the item once again. ¡®Wyvern Blood¡­¡­. To think I¡¯d get my hands on it at this time.¡¯ Sanghyuk looked down at the Wyvern Blood with a stumped expression. However, at that moment, the Wyvern Blood reacted to Sanghyuk¡¯s empty Soul Hole. Your preparations to seed the Wyvern Blood has been finished. You may acquire strong power by seeding the Sanguine Knowledge ¡®Wyvern Blood¡¯. Will you absorb the Sanguine Knowledge ¡®Wyvern Blood¡¯ into your fourth Soul Hole? Please decide within 5 minutes. Sanghyuk shook his head without hesitation when that message appeared. ¡°I will not absorb.¡± His answer was firm. He looked down at the crystal without any regrets. Chapter 30. Shadowline and its Master (1)

Chapter 30. Shadowline and its Master(1)

Sanguine Knowledge ¡®Wyvern Blood¡¯ [unused] : Allows you to seed the strong power contained within the wyvern blood. You can ovee your physical limits through wyvern blood and be reborn into a new race. Effects : Wyvern¡¯s Skin(B)[Increase in physical, magical defense.], Wyvern¡¯s Strength(A)[Strength and agility increases by 1.5 and movement speed increases by 20%.] Wyvern¡¯s Regeneration(B)[HP and MP recovery speed elerates.] Bloodline skill : Wyvern¡¯s Roar(A)[Roar loudly to burn your passion. Decreases maximum HP and movement speed for all enemies within 10m radius for 10 minutes and increase your own HP and attack power.>Cooldown time : 20 minutes<] Bonus effect : All wyvern-type monsters do not attack you first, and you may tame wyverns easily with the appropriate skills. From a nce, Sanguine Knowledge was aplete one, unlike Ancient Knowledge. Since it was the session of a bloodline, it could only be like that. However, Sanguine Knowledge was just as hard to get as legendary-grade items. From how Sanghyuk couldn¡¯t get even one ¡®Wyvern Blood¡¯ after numerous tries in his previous life, it could be seen that the drop rate was incredibly low. ¡®Wyvern Blood¡­¡­ it¡¯s definitely not bad. No, in fact, I¡¯ll be hard-pressed to find anything better than this. However, this isn¡¯t something that¡¯s suited to me. I did indeed leave out myst Soul Hole for a Sanguine Knowledge, but the Sanguine Knowledge I want is something else.¡¯ The Sanguine Knowledge that Sanghyuk was aiming for wasn¡¯t something that he could currently acquire. ¡®If I absorb the Wyvern Blood, then it might boost me incredibly in the short term, but in the long run, it will be a loss. It¡¯s better to stick to the n.¡¯ Sanghyuk looked further into the future. This was why he decided to draw the big picture he was drawing without seeking immediate benefits. ¡®And I can sell this anyway so I won¡¯t make a loss. In fact, if I put this out right now¡­¡­ I might really cause an uproar.¡¯ Right now, the users didn¡¯t even know that there was something called the Sanguine Knowledge. However, if Wyvern Blood was revealed right now, the users¡¯ attention would all swing this way. ¡®Looks like I should think carefully about how to dispose of this.¡¯ It wasn¡¯t like he needed to sell it immediately so he decided that it would be better to sell it after he organized his thoughts. Sanghyuk put the Wyvern Blood in the virtual warehouse at the bank and had a look at the emerald ring that he got as a quest reward. essory-type items were rtively rare in EL, so it was an incredible stroke of luck to acquire aplete essory like this. Emerald ring [Rare] ¨C A ring made from the eye of the green wyvern. A mysterious power could be felt from it. [Basic stats] Agility +20 [Special stats] Poison resistance +40 [Special effect] Detoxify(B) [Cures poison.] ¡®Oho, this isn¡¯t so bad.¡¯ Sanghyuk nodded his head in satisfaction and equipped it immediately. These kind of items were better to be used than to be sold. Other than the ring, the rest were just so-so. Sanghyuk organized all of them and put them up on themissioned sales store. And since he was there, he bought various cheap craft items. Having finished organizing, Sanghyuk went his way to the ¡®Dusk Pavilion¡¯, the ce most users gathered in Falcon City. The Dusk Pavilion was a veryrge drinking house. Since EL sold various alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks through PPL (product cement) contracts, the numerous drinks of the world could be tasted in the Dusk Pavilion. Not only that, a master chef NPC was there and he had no dish that he couldn¡¯t cook, so users could also taste the thousands of dishes across the world. There were many users that fell in love with the cooking contents. Some of themter went on to be better chefs than the master chef NPC and acquired greater fame than even real life chefs. Not only that, there were tablet PCs installed in the tables of the pavilion that allowed for ¡®inte connection¡¯. This was impossible anywhere else and was only allowed in the Dusk Pavilion. Delicious food and drinks, as well as inte searches lead to many users flocking to this ce, and with that being the case, this ce wasndmarked as the meet-up ce. ¡°Looking for long-range dealers for sewer dungeon!¡± ¡°Looking for a healer and a tanker for Snake Caves entrance.¡± ¡°Anyone looking for a melee dagger dealer? I have confidence in my damage!¡± ¡­¡­ ¡­¡­ Many users put up speech bubble macros for seeking a party in the Dusk Pavilion. Honestly, shouting it out loud was an annoying thing to do, so everyone put up macros above their heads while they ate or surfed the inte. Sanghyuk wasn¡¯t here to look for a party, so he sat on an empty seat before ordering some food and looking around the inte. Since he was focused on fighting in Wyvern¡¯s Nest, he didn¡¯t know the current state of the world of EL. In the end, EL was a world that he had to live with countless other people, so he couldn¡¯t just do everything alone and expect everything to go his way. He had to do well himself and also had to watch how others were doing. ¡®Oho, the first guild to conquer the sewer dungeon is neither Terr¨ªc?lum nor Rising but Redline? Wait, did the future change because of me? I don¡¯t think that¡¯s the case¡­¡­. But it looks like Harkan¡¯s Iron Shield will go to Red Sun.¡¯ Red Sun was the guild master of Redline andter would be the first generation pro gamer. His abilities were on the okay side, but couldn¡¯t be considered ¡®exceptional¡¯. ¡®Snake Caves became a mess like I expected and¡­¡­ huh!?¡¯ Sanghyuk found something while looking at the hot topics on themunity forums. ¡®Dammit, no matter how I think about it, this is the chain quest that leads to Wyvern¡¯s Nest¡­¡­ and it¡¯s almost over?¡¯ Unfortunately, the thing Sanghyuk didn¡¯t want seemed that it would happen soon. ¡®Hmm, around a week¡­¡­ and ten days at most. That will be the time Wyvern¡¯s Nest will be revealed.¡¯ Honestly, there wouldn¡¯t be any problem if it was only the users from the quest that came to Wyvern¡¯s Nest. Wyvern¡¯s Nest wasn¡¯t small at all, so he just had to give some room to the other users. However, ces like Wyvern¡¯s Nest where the rewards were quite good topensate for the difficulty could only be revealed to themunity. Especially since highest-ranking users were running out of hunting fields. ¡®Looks like I should suck out as much juice as possible within the next week.¡¯ Sanghyuk stood up after looking around the web for half an hour more. He originally had something to do, but it looked like squeezing out the juice from Wyvern¡¯s Nest would take priority. *** 9 days. In exactly 9 days, the first party of five appeared on the entrance of Wyvern¡¯s Nest. They were making joyous expressions as though they found the new continent. ¡°Wow, to think there was a hunting field in a ce like this¡­¡­.¡± ¡°It¡¯s a high-level hunting field from a nce. I¡¯ll need to use ¡®Detect¡¯ skill up close, but those wyverns¡­¡­ they are definitely strong monsters.¡± ¡°As strong as they are, their loot should be good as well. Oh! And now that I think about it, the expensive wyvern skin and teeth and ws are from here? Wait¡­¡­ doesn¡¯t that mean we¡¯renotthe first ones here?¡¯ ¡°Eek? Really? We got through this hellish 22-chain quest¡­¡­.¡± ¡°Urgh, I still get nauseous when I think about it¡­¡­.¡± ¡°We cleared it easily thanks to the guild pushing our backs. The other parties are still stuck in the chain quests. Just which guild was able toe here first?¡± They realized an incredibly frightening, yet important fact. However, just as they wereing to a realization, Sanghyuk was climbing down with another set of vines. ¡®I don¡¯t need to reveal myself already. Leaving the hunting field is a bit of pity, but I sucked out as much juice as possible, and I need to do some things before I leave the Land of Dusk, so let¡¯s just give it up. -There¡¯s a user that solos a high-level wyvern monster- wasn¡¯t something that Sanghyuk want rumors about. Of course, he wasn¡¯t nning to hide forever. However, he was nning to stay low in the Land of Dusk and escape it faster than anyone to traverse the wide continent. Havinge back to Falcon City, Sanghyuk released wyvern skins, ws and teeth at a lower price and inrger quantities. Actually, he was releasing his stocks like this starting a few days ago. The supply for wyvern skins, ws and teeth were very small, so they were sold out as soon as he put them on sale. Sanghyuk had cleared almost all of his stock like this. ¡®Once they gather people and hunt for real, the prices will keep dropping.¡¯ After clearing out his items, Sanghyuk started preparing the final and most difficult objective he had to do in the Land of Dusk. This objective was something even he didn¡¯t have the confidence to seed in as someone who came to the past. In the first ce, this was something that no one could challenge in his previous life so he couldn¡¯t predict the sess and failure of this matter. Sanghyuk first went to look for Tokan, who he had the highest familiarity with and at the same time, a considerable influence on Falcon City. The information Sanghyuk had was limited, so he had to use the NPCs if he wanted more information. ¡°Hmm¡­¡­ ¡®The Lord of the Footless Horse¡¯, you say¡­¡­ I don¡¯t know. That¡¯s someone I haven¡¯t heard of before.¡± After pondering for a long time, Tokan shook his head. If even Tokan, one of the top three NPCs of Falcon City in terms of influence, didn¡¯t know, Sanghyuk didn¡¯t feel that this was going to be easy. ¡°Oh! Don¡¯t be disappointed, and go to Vaize. He might know something.¡± The ¡®Seeker¡¯ Vaize. Sanghyuk was nning to go look for him anyway if Tokan didn¡¯t work out. ¡°Yes, I shall do that.¡± Sanghyuk politely bid goodbye to Tokan and headed to Vaize¡¯s researchb. Fortunately, Sanghyuk could meet Vaize directly without any letter of introduction thanks to Tokan¡¯s letter of rmendation and the fact that he learned elementalism. Although not as much as Tokan, Vaize wasn¡¯t an NPC that anyone could meet. Since he was at the center of many important quests, many users tried to meet with Vaize. Perhaps due to that, when Sanghyuk entered Vaize¡¯sboratory without doing anything, the users who waited outside theboratory in wait of Vaize looked at the door that Sanghyuk just entered. ¡°Wh, what the hell?¡­¡­ Did that guy just enter without any letter of introduction?¡± ¡°Did you see his face? It was a user right?¡± ¡°He had a hood on so I didn¡¯t see his face, but I think he is a user.¡± ¡°Dammit, I¡¯ve been stuck here for days to get inside¡­¡­ so annoying.¡± ¡°I should ask how he raised his familiarity with Vaizeter when hees out.¡± ¡°You¡¯re na?ve. Do you think that user will tell you? You¡¯re better off asking in InGamez.¡± ¡°But is there really a way to raise familiarity with Vaize? Just getting the letter of introduction was so hard.¡± ¡°There¡¯s a rumor that there¡¯s a tier on each letter of introduction, so it¡¯s hard to meet with Vaize with a low-ranked letter of introduction.¡± ¡°Dood, that¡¯s such an annoying NPC.¡± While users discussed how to meet with Vaize, Sanghyuk was meeting with Vaize alone. ¡°The Lord of the Footless Horse, you say¡­¡­.¡± ¡°Yes, I wish to meet him.¡± ¡°Why are you trying to meet him?¡± Vaize looked at Sanghyuk with a very serious gaze. ¡°I have something I want to prove to him.¡± This was the important part. The words he was about to speak here were from virtual sources he had recreated with what little materials he had gathered in his previous life. If these sources worked, then the situation would go as Sanghyuk wished to, and if it didn¡¯t, then he may as well be kicked out without achieving his objective. ¡°Prove? Prove what?¡± Sanghyuk could read the faint emotions behind Vaize¡¯s expression when he heard that question. ¡®This guy, he¡¯s definitely rted!¡¯ It was a little funny to battle with wits with an NPC and not a real user, but Sanghyuk felt that this was the time to bet everything. ¡°The empty seat of the master of the Shadowline. I am nning to prove that I have the qualifications to take that throne.¡± The bomb was thrown. What remained now was to wait to see how that bomb exploded. Chapter 31. Shadowline and its Master (2)

Chapter 31. Shadowline and its Master(2)

Having unexpectedly received a bomb, Vaize¡¯s eyes violently shook. ¡®Whoa, this game is so detailed in every aspect.¡¯ Sanghyuk waited for Vaize¡¯s answer. If he was indeed rted as Sanghyuk had expected, a reaction would definitelye. Actually, the reason Vaize¡¯s eyes were shaking was not that he was rted to the Shadowline. Thanks to an unforeseen variable, an overload was put on EL¡¯s vast yet delicate quest logic. Thanks to that, Chaos, which managed all of EL¡¯s systems, had to interfere directly to normalize it. Vaize¡¯s shaking came from this process. Originally, a variable came from apletely unexpected source, but Chaos splendidly did its job this time again and made up a new quest line. Not only that, it didn¡¯t even report to the operating team as it judged that this wasn¡¯t a big problem. In another game, this would have been impossible, but it was possible for EL. The transcendental artificial intelligence operator ¡®Chaos¡¯ managed the game perfectly to the point that it was ¡®too¡¯ perfect. After a slight amount of time passed, Vaize slowly opened his mouth. ¡°Master of the Shadowline, do you understand what kind of position that is?¡± You have received the hidden chain quest ¡®Secrets of the Shadowline.¡¯ You may receive a penalty if you do not clear the quest. Will you ept the quest? Y/N ¡®It¡¯s here!¡¯ Sanghyuk was inwardly overjoyed when the quest message appeared in front of his eyes. The fact that there was a penalty for failing meant that the rewards for seeding were just asrge. This was why some users liked quests with penalties more than regr quests. Sanghyuk also knew that he had to undertake some risks in order to receive arger reward. ¡®I¡¯ll gamble even if I lose!¡¯ Havinge to a decision, Sanghyuk quickly pressed ¡®Y¡¯ and spoke. ¡°A shadow of the world that sees, hears and speaks through invisible eyes, ears, and mouth and moves by borrowing the arms and legs of the shadow¡­¡­ it¡¯s existence yet a non-existence. Isn¡¯t that the master of the Shadowline?¡± It sounded quite cheesy, but he had to do this right now. Naturally, this line was also something he had made up after interpreting the information he knew. He had prepared words that Vaize had to react to. Sanghyuk had prepared a lot for this objective. Then how did Sanghyuk know about the Shadowline and its master, and could n out this far? The reason obviouslyy in his previous life. Sanghyuk heard something interesting while drinking with another coach he had as his junior while he was a director. ¡°¡­¡­It¡¯s not that that friend of mine knows everything correctly since he also slipped at an important moment, but he predicted that the secret organization known as the Shadowline is very likely to be an information guild made by NPCs. He¡¯s the kind of guy who digs further and further once he¡¯s into something, you know? And what he got into was to make a ring of fate with all existing NPCs of Falcon City. It might sound crazy, but he focused on doing that for the whole 3 years after the game started. Then, he acquired an important quest. And that quest was rted to the Shadowline. ¡­¡­(omitted)¡­¡­ but that was his limit. Since he wasn¡¯t someone who leveled up properly, he couldn¡¯t help it. Anyway, he couldn¡¯t be the master of the Shadowline, or so he says. Honestly, I don¡¯t believe 100% of this story, but I can still remember it because he was so detailed about it. If there really is an NPC information guild and a user could be its master, wouldn¡¯t that be amazing?¡± At the time, Sanghyuk had listened to his story for several hours while drinking. Like his junior, his story was so detailed, and that was what made him still remember it. Actually, Sanghyuk had also investigated about the Shadowline himself, and surprisingly, he could find many traces of them. From then on, Sanghyuk believed in the existence of the Shadowline, and perhaps due to that, the first kind of information he thought up of when he came back to the past was rted to the Shadowline. ¡°¡­..How much do you know?¡± ¡°I know what I know. However, until when are you going to keep the master seat empty? Everything will go wrong at this rate.¡± That vaguest line was something he just tried out. Sanghyuk kept throwing vague lines like this to try out the other. ¡°It definitely isn¡¯t a position that we can leave empty for long.¡± Vaize was hooked by Sanghyuk¡¯s words and gave him another hint. ¡°That is why I need to prove myself.¡± Sanghyuk kept hooking Vaize with vague words. ¡°Understood. I shall transmit your intentions to them.¡± The hidden quest ¡®Secrets of the Shadowline¡¯ has been renewed to ¡®Lord of the Footless Horse¡¯. In the end, Vaize took the bait. With this, it could be considered that Sanghyuk crossed the first and most difficult barrier. Actually, Sanghyuk thought that he was more likely to fail with this method. However, he wouldn¡¯t be able to get anything without a challenge, so he boldly challenged this matter and could acquire something beyond his expectations. *** While Sanghyuk waited for Vaize¡¯s message, he disposed of the remaining items in themissioned sales store and bought what he needed to. Thanks to sucking some juice from Wyvern¡¯s Nest, he could earn a hefty sum. However, Sanghyuk didn¡¯t satisfy himself there and invested again. The category he invested into this time were skill books. Basic skills and not Soul skills could be learned through skill books, and currently, the users didn¡¯t know exactly how these skill books worked. The users only knew how to use the skill book itself. Using a skill book titled ¡®A¡¯ would get them the skill ¡®A¡¯. However, there was another use for the skill books. It was unknown to anyone yet¡­¡­ no, they had no way of finding it out. It was the skill book synthesis and enhancement. Skill book synthesis and enhancement, right now, couldn¡¯t even be attempted. This was because only NPCs or users with abilities rted to ¡®Synthesizer¡¯ could do it, but there were no NPCs capable of doing this in the Land of Dusk, and as there were no NPCs rted to it, no users could get a rted Ancient Knowledge. Synthesizers could be seen first at the first city beyond the Land of Dusk and in the Hellfire Desert, ¡®Dantu¡¯ Oasis. And from that moment onwards, the users would also be able to synthesize and enhance skill books. At the time, usersined to Raonsoft about why they ced such important NPCs beyond the Land of Dusk, resulting in them making a loss, but Raonsoft¡¯s answer was simple. ¡®There are many Ancient Knowledge that could only be acquired outside the Land of Dusk. Synthesizer is just one of them.¡¯ It was a really upsetting answer, but nothing would change no matter how usersined to them so they could only ept it. Basic skills could be erased unlike Ancient Knowledge with some karma, so theints didn¡¯tst for long. And skill book synthesis forme were very simple. It was nothing like the card synthesis forme. However, the definite thing was that synthesized skill books were definitely better than normal skill books. And adding enhancement on top of this¡­¡­ no one nced at basic skillster. This was why Sanghyuk hadn¡¯t learned any basic skills. ¡®Even though basic skills are less important than Soul Skills, they can output great power if used well.¡¯ A true master had to be able to use the basic skill slots that increased by 1 every 10 levels. Users who thought of basic skills as just free skills could never be rankers. ¡®The piled skill books willpletely disappear from the market once skill synthesis and enhancement system is found out. Especially in the case of enhancement, the failure rate will rapidly increase as the value increases so most of the skill books will disappear into that.¡¯ Skill books could be enhanced to +10, and after +5, the sess rate rapidly decreased. Synthesizers didn¡¯t only synthesize skill books or enhanced them but almost all other types of items, so the moment they appeared, the market prices of all items would meet a change. ¡®No matter how much gold I have, I can¡¯t hoard all the items, so let¡¯s hoard the skill books that will be most popr and the ones I will use.¡¯ Havinge to a decision, Sanghyuk started gathering skill books. He was nning to hoard them as slowly as possible this time as well to avoid the attention from quick-witted merchants. Since skill books were going to pile up until the cataclysmic moment, he didn¡¯t need to worry about stocks running out. While Sanghyuk was repeatedly buying and selling in themissioned sales store and the auction, Vaize transmitted Sanghyuk¡¯s words to the NPC named the ¡®Lord of the Footless Horse.¡¯ And four dayster¡­¡­ Sanghyuk finally got a message that the Lord of the Footless Horse was willing to meet him. *** He, no, ¡®she¡¯, was the representative and operator of thergest ¡®pleasure¡¯ business establishment in Six-Nine street, ¡®Rainbow¡¯. Rainbow was a pleasure business establishment that represented Six-Nine street and was operated by NPCs alone, and the NPCs here were supreme beauties that were even hard to find in real life. Due tow, they could not provide prostitution service, so the most that could be enjoyed was the lowest-level pseudo-sexual actions, but despite that, this ce was always filled with male users. There were many users who waited hours upon hours to enter this ce. The reason Sanghyuk was meeting with the woman who operated such an amazing business establishment, was¡­¡­ because she was the ¡®Lord of the Footless Horse¡¯. Clothes that exposed a lot of skin, and an insane body figure, as well as a pretty face that would make any elves cry¡­¡­ Sanghyuk was trying to keep his calm while looking at the NPC in front of him. ¡®She¡¯s just an NPC, a program.¡¯ He felt like he would be ¡®aroused¡¯ if he didn¡¯t keep hypnotizing himself. If he showed such a lowly figure in an important ce like this, he might as well be kicked out, not to mention talking about the master of the Shadowline. ¡°I did hear it from Sir Vaize, but I still do not understand how you know about us.¡± She, no, Ilya, spoke to Sanghyuk while looking at his eyes. ¡°There¡¯s no perfect secret in this world.¡± Sanghyuk replied with a leisurely tone without panicking. He knew that the conversation with her was also a part of the quest, so he kept his pace as calmly as possible. ¡°A perfect secret, you say¡­¡­ Very well. Then I¡¯ll just acknowledge that you know about us. However, the seat of the master is different. That is not a ce that can be taken by just anyone.¡± ¡°Is there a name tag on the seat? I know that that seat isn¡¯t that kind of a seat. Isn¡¯t anyone capable of taking that ce as long as they prove that they are fit to take that ce?¡± Sanghyuk threw a straight ball using his knowledge as much as possible. Actually, even he didn¡¯t know the details. He just predicted that this was the case and prepared this line beforehand. ¡°¡­¡­Mmm¡­¡­.¡± Tap, tap, tap, tap. Ilya kept tapping on the armrest of her chair and stared holes at Sanghyuk. And Sanghyuk also looked directly back at her without avoiding her gaze. ¡°Phew, very well. Your proof of qualification¡­¡­ I ept.¡± She sighed and acknowledged Sanghyuk. At that moment, the quest was renewed once again. The hidden quest ¡®Lord of the Footless Horse¡¯, has been renewed to ¡®Proving Qualifications to be the Master of the Shadowline¡¯. This was a victory from audacity, no, from knowing the future. Chapter 32. Shadow Duke of Falcon City (1)

Chapter 32. Shadow Duke of Falcon City(1)

¡°We call this the ¡®Five Trials of the Shadow¡¯.¡± Ilya continued to exin. ¡°You are required to pass through these five trials in order to be the master of the Shadowline.¡± Sanghyuk quietly listened to her words. ¡°It does not matter which order you do it in, but you need to finish all five trials within ten days. Also, you only have one chance. Not only that, you will pay the fitting price if you fail your challenge.¡± This was a warning. It also meant that the opportunity to challenge didn¡¯te at a low price. ¡°Understood.¡± Since he knew this anyway, Sanghyuk obediently nodded his head. ¡°Oh! I forgot one thing. You need to undertake the trials by yourself. If you receive any form of help from others¡­¡­ you will be disqualified.¡± ¡°Yes, I¡¯ll keep that in mind as well.¡± Another user may have been disappointed, but Sanghyuk was not disappointed at all. He was a solo yer anyway. In fact, he was rather grateful that Ilya told him that he had to undertake the trials by himself. ¡°Then I wish you the blessing of the Shadow, Sir Immortal. Oh, since you¡¯re here, why don¡¯t you y around a little? Should I call for the shop¡¯s ace? Or¡­¡­.¡± Ilya stood up from her seat and made a smile that was fit to be called ¡®enchanting¡¯, and pulled up her already short skirt. Momentarily, her thighs were exposed¡­¡­ Sanghyuk¡¯s instinct to assault her twitched inside him. If Sanghyuk did not listen to the words from his junior in his previous life, he might have assaulted her naturally. However, he knew that he couldn¡¯t be careless until the moment he left the shop. So, he suppressed his desires with his superhuman endurance. ¡°Let¡¯s y next time then.¡± You have cleared a hidden condition for the hidden quest ¡®Proving Qualifications to be the Master of the Shadowline¡¯. The quest was renewed into ¡®Five Trials of the Shadow¡¯. Ilya¡¯s heart-thumping attack just now was herst test. If he didn¡¯t pass this, Sanghyuk would have been chased out with the quest failure penalty after struggling in pleasure. ¡°Ohoho, either you are of a very cautious mind, or you¡¯re impotent. Well, whichever you are, I think you have the basic qualifications to be the master of the Shadowline.¡± Spoke Ilya with a smile. For a moment, Sanghyuk didn¡¯t understand why ¡®impotency¡¯ was a requirement for the master of the Shadowline, but he still left Rainbow with a light smile. ¡°Phew, that was insanely tiring¡­¡­.¡± Sanghyuk sighed and shook his head as soon as he left Rainbow. ¡®I¡¯d rather kill a named monster by myself¡­¡­ that ce must be a sorcerer¡¯s cave, dammit¡­¡­.¡¯ Sanghyuk was a man, so there were some lewd demons in his heart as well. Since he was suppressing those lewd demons from going wild, he could only feel pain coursing through his body. ¡®I¡¯ll definitely undo the seal here once everything is over!¡¯ Sanghyuk took in deep breaths to calm himself down. Then, he opened his quest window to check the details of the five trials he had just received. [ Quest ] ¡®Five Trials of the Shadow¡¯ : Five trials have given by the Ilya, the Lord of the Footless Horse. These requirements are necessary to be the master of the Shadowline. Time limit of 10 days. Prove your qualifications to be the master of the Shadowline by clearing all five trials! Progress ¨C (1) Strength of the Shadow : Leave behind an achievement by killing one or more named-tier monsters. [Complete] ¨C (2) Affinity of the Shadow : Form a ring of fate with one or more legendary-grade NPCs. [Complete] ¨C (3) Talent of the Shadow : Engrave two or more ¡®Ancient Knowledge¡¯ into the Soul Holes. [Complete] ¨C (4) Wealth of the Shadow : Possess one or more unique-grade items. [Complete] ¨C (5) Endurance of the Shadow : Kill 3,000 rats that can be found across all of Falcon City, [0/3,000] Rank : Hidden(S) ¡°Whoa¡­¡­.¡± Sanghyuk was surprised after opening the quest window. A whopping four out of five was alreadyplete. ¡®This is like, the perfect quest for me!¡¯ Of course, this should be a coincidence, but he did definitely feel great. ¡®I just need to kill the rats then? Really, this is pretty easy.¡¯ Killing rats definitely wasn¡¯t a hard job. However, it was a very annoying process since it consumed a lot of time. However, he didn¡¯t think that it was bothersome right now. If he had to do the other four trials as well, then he might have received some stress due to the time constraints, but there was no need for such a thing. ¡°It¡¯s like the heavens are helping me.¡± Feeling good, he muttered while looking up to the sky. In the sky, an image of a newly-created idol group was floating on cloud advertising boards. Of course, Sanghyuk was uninterested in the entertainment industry, so he didn¡¯t even know their group name, but he still put a thumbs up towards them. As he had expected, killing rats while walking around the vast Falcon City was a bothersome job. Since Falcon City was a very clean city, there weren¡¯t many rats to be seen in the first ce. In the end, he found very few after searching around the darkest of ces¡­¡­ and this was suffering for him. Sanghyuk killed exactly 279 rats in 10 hours. At this speed, he had to hunt for rats for six days straight without doing anything else. [E/N: I¡¯m pretty sure author missed some crucial math lessons.] ¡®If I had to do this quest with four other quests¡­¡­ urgh, that¡¯s horrifying.¡¯ Only after killing some rats did Sanghyuk understand why that part of the quest was named the ¡®Endurance¡¯ of the Shadow. Since Sanghyuk was very used to grinding, he could still endure. However, even if it was Sanghyuk, he would have despaired if he actually had to do five trials at the same time. *** Luckily, his speed in exterminating the rats became faster as time went since he got used to it. In the end, he could fill the 3,000 in five days. You havepleted all five trials. Prove your qualifications to be the Master of the Shadow by going to Ilya. ¡°Fuu¡­¡­ I don¡¯t want to see rats for a while.¡± Sanghyuk heaved a deep sigh and wrapped the Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip around his arm. ¡®Is it thest barrier now?¡¯ Honestly, even Sanghyuk didn¡¯t know what would block his way from now on. ¡°Amazing. I didn¡¯t know you would be so fast. Just five days¡­¡­ never did I imagine that there was a person that could achieve the Five Trials of the Shadow that usually can¡¯t be cleared in 10 days, with just five.¡± Ilya looked at Sanghyuk with a truly impressed, no, loving expression. Ilya, the Lord of the Footless Horse, has fallen in love with you at first sight. Your familiarity with Ilya increases by arge margin. Your familiarity with Ilya increases by arge margin. Your familiarity with Ilya increases by arge margin. Your familiarity with Ilya increases by arge margin. For a moment, Sanghyuk thought that he bugged out. However, it was no bug. This was an explosion in Ilya¡¯s familiarity with him as she fell for him. [E/N: EXPLOSION!] Sanghyuk also knew that this was indeed possible, albeit extremely rare. However, this was the first time he experienced it. Your familiarity with Ilya has reached the limit! A ¡®ring of fate¡¯ was generated between Ilya, the Lord of the Footless Horse, and the Dimensional Traveler Immortal! You have acquired the rare-grade title ¡®Ilya¡¯s Man¡¯ by generating a ring of fate with the legendary-grade NPC, Ilya the ¡®Lord of the Footless Horse¡¯. ¡®Mm? Ilya was also legendary-grade?¡¯ Sanghyuk was surprised to find out that Ilya was a legendary-grade NPC. Actually, legendary-grade NPCs were supposed to be rare existences. You have fulfilled the final hidden condition of the hidden quest ¡®Five Trials of the Shadow¡¯ by generating a ring of fate with Ilya. Congrattions. Your test of qualification has ended, and you have be the ¡®Master of the Shadowline¡¯. You have acquired the special title ¡®Shadow Duke of Falcon¡¯. [You have acquired Silvermoon Fragments as a bonus for clearing the hidden chain quest.] ¡®Finally!¡¯ When he heard thest system message, he subconsciously gripped his fist. The feeling of achieving something that was normally impossible was hard to be described in words. ¡°Ilya, in charge of Falcon City¡¯s Shadowline, greets the master.¡± Ilya politely greeted towards Sanghyuk. Sanghyuk felt a strange sense of aplishment while looking at her. He felt as though he had finally subdued a proud and arrogant woman and made her his. Anyway, it wasn¡¯t a bad feeling. You have be the master of the Shadowline, and your affinity with all NPCs of the Shadowline increases to ¡®colleague¡¯ stage. You have taken over the S-rank NPC organization [Shadowline of Falcon City], and it will appear in your organization management window. You may efficiently manage the organization through the organization management window. Users taking over NPC ¡®organizations¡¯ and managing them was a verymon thing in Sanghyuk¡¯s previous life. However, that was 5 years after the game started. At first, it wasn¡¯t even known that NPC organizations could be taken over. And in fact, this was the first time Sanghyuk hard about an S-rank NPC organization. He had seen numerous users who have taken over NPC organizations in his previous life, but they were A-rank at maximum. ¡®S-rank organization¡­¡­ I did expect the rank to be high, but to think it¡¯s actually S-ranked.¡¯ Sanghyuk was surprised to find out that the Shadowline was S-ranked and not A-ranked like what he expected. Of course, this was a good thing for him. ¡®Managing the organization sounds like a pain, so¡­¡­.¡¯ Sanghyuk looked at Ilya. Honestly, managing NPC organizations was a very tiresome process as he had a lot to consider as well as to be cautious about. However, Sanghyuk knew a method that could solve this problem in one go. ¡®If I have an exceptional and loyal NPC¡­¡­ everything¡¯s easy!¡¯ The ¡®proxy system¡¯ existed for busy users like Sanghyuk. With that, he could solve this problem in one go. Ilya could be considered the NPC optimized for the proxy system as well. Perhaps she might be better than Sanghyuk at it. ¡°Ilya, I¡¯ll appoint you as my deputy. You¡¯re qualified to be my proxy as you have led the Shadowline splendidly until now.¡± ¡°It¡¯s an honor.¡± Since his familiarity was high, there was no rejection or anything. She only epted it as though it was natural. You have appointed Ilya the Lord of the Footless Horse as the proxy of Shadowline. Everything went smoothly. Ilya exined the hierarchy of the Shadowline to Sanghyuk. Of course, Sanghyuk would be able to find that out through the system window, but Sanghyuk dly allotted some of his time for his proxy. Of course¡­¡­ the seal on the lewd demons in his heart had already been unsealed. Sanghyuk was not impotent. In fact, he was a youth with passionate, hot, overflowing blood. The moment his seal was undone, he became a violent bull. Trantor¡¯s note Last chapter, it was mentioned that ¡®prostitution service¡¯ wasn¡¯t allowed byw. Prostitution is the act of selling and buying sex. This doesn¡¯t count¡­ probably¡­. Also¡­ nah, read the next chapter to see what happened. Chapter 33. Shadow Duke of Falcon City (2)

Chapter 33. Shadow Duke of Falcon City(2)

*** Although he couldn¡¯t achieve true ¡®union¡¯ with Ilya, Sanghyuk was still satisfied with the time he spent with her. Her body figure was more perfect than any other models that existed in real life. Her face was also something that would make elves cry in shame, so Sanghyuk could momentarily visit paradise. Having spent a pleasant time like that, Sanghyuk left Rainbow and organized the things he had earned in his quest this time. Title ¨C ¡®Ilya¡¯s Man¡¯ Grade ¨C Rare Description ¨C Ilya has fallen for you. As a half-elf that seeds the blood of elves¡­¡­(locked: Many things are restricted due to unknown reasons.) Do you wish to know more of her secrets? Then steal her heart some more. Effects ¨C [Prefix: N/A] [Suffix: N/A] [Constant effect: Ah! My Ilya(A) : Canpletely order Ilya for two hours across two days. You may use her as a mercenary in a party and may order her to do special missions. However, her identity is still ¡®locked¡¯, and her abilities are restricted.] ¡®Ilya¡­¡­ so she¡¯s a half-elf. No wonder she¡¯s pretty.¡¯ Elves were a race at the extreme of beauty. Half-elves, born between humans and elves, were rumored to be superior to elves in beauty. ¡®However, an NPC with her abilities restricted¡­¡­ there¡¯s such a thing.¡¯ In his previous life, Sanghyuk wasn¡¯t close to NPCs. Most of the things he knew about NPCs were heard from other people. Silvermoon Fragments [Set ¨C rare +++] ¨C A pair of daggers passed down to the masters of the Shadowline. The Silvermoon Fragments areprised of the Silversword and the Moonde, and it symbolizes the power of the master of the Shadowline, so it could be considered a very special set of items. [Basic stats] Attack power 70(+21), Agility +30(+9) [Set effects] (2) Agility +20(+6) [Special stats] Movement speed + 30% [Special effects] >Concealment(A) : Able to hide into the darkness more easily.Moonlight blessing(A) : All stats increase by 5% when fighting under moonlight.> [Bonus effects] (1) Agility+10 (2) Agility+15 (3) Agility+20 ¡®Whoa¡­¡­ how is this rare grade? Is it because it¡¯s a triple plus on top of being a set item? No, the options are better than most unique-grade items. Not only that, the bonus effects¡­ it¡¯s a triple agility crit. Awesome!¡¯ Sanghyuk¡¯s jaws opened when he checked the Silvermoon Fragments. Even though the item grade was written as rare, it was superseded most unique-grade items. Especially the basic stats and the set effects of pure agility was as though it was tailor-made for him. Not only that, even the randomized bonus effects were triple agility criticals. This was an extremely rare scenario. ¡®So it doesn¡¯t symbolize the master of the Shadowline for nothing?¡¯ Sanghyuk nodded his head in satisfaction while putting away the Silvermoon Fragments. There was only one left now. The title he was most expectant and curious about, Shadow Duke of Falcon City. Once he checked this, he would have checked all of the rewards he gained in this quest. Title ¨C ¡®Shadow Duke of Falcon City¡¯ Grade ¨C Special Description ¨C A special title given to the master of the Shadowline that has taken over the Falcon Shadowline. This title belongs to the master of the Shadowline, so it will naturally disappear once you lose the seat of the master. Effects ¨C [Prefix : Your presences bes extremely faint as the shadow effect covers your body. Unless it¡¯s an extremely exceptional NPC, it¡¯s highly likely that they won¡¯t notice you.] [Suffix : You can apply illusion effects to your body and change to a figure you want. There are a total of 7 types of illusion effects, and they can be set beforehand through figure customization. The seven figures cannot be customized again once it¡¯s set. However, if you maintain the illusion effect during battle, a penalty of -30% will be applied to all of your stats.] [Constant effect: Your familiarity with all NPCs increase to ¡®familiar¡¯. However, some NPCs are exempt from this effect.] ¡°Wow¡­¡­.¡± He was quite expectant from the moment he knew that it was a ¡®special¡¯-grade title. Special-grade was very different from the usual ¡®rare¡¯, ¡®unique¡¯, ¡®legendary¡¯ and the like. They possessed abilities that couldn¡¯t be evaluated withmon methods, and topare with usual graded rankings of titles, they were treated as equivalents to legendary-grade titles. In some aspects, they were valued as of greater value than legendary-grade as well. ¡®It¡¯s not a title that increases basic stats or anything, but the value of this title is priceless.¡¯ Sanghyuk realized the value of the title at a nce. Not to mention hiding his presence, his familiarity increasing to ¡®familiar¡¯ with all NPCs was absolutely priceless. ¡®With this, the earns from this quest¡­¡­ is the greatest! The best! It can¡¯t be better than this.¡¯ Sanghyuk kept nodding his head with a very satisfied expression. He had set many objectives after he had returned in time, and many of those objectives were rted to NPCs, so he very liked this option. ¡®Oh! The Shadowline¡­¡­ how do I go about using this?¡¯ Sanghyuk didn¡¯tpletely understand about the Shadowline, so he opened the organization management window quickly. [Management Window] ¨C Shadowline of Falcon City [S-rank] ¨C Master: Immortal [Command rate : 50/250] ¨C Proxy : Ilya [Credibility 150/250] ¨C Description : The information guild that is in charge of the dark side of Falcon City. Numerous NPCs are acting as secret agents across the Land of Dusk. Their fighting power isn¡¯t considerable, but their information power is more powerful than any other guild in the Land of Dusk. ¨C Current state : Appointing proxy [Details] ¨C Management : Appointing proxy [Details] ¨C Skills 1. Recall to Falcon City [Cooldown time 1 hour (free)] 2. Observe information [Cooldown time 12 hours] 3. Collect information [Cooldown time 24 hours] 4. Manipte information [Cooldown time 48 hours] After looking at the management window, Sanghyuk felt like he knew what kind of an organization the Shadowline was. ¡®So I can¡¯t utilize the organization as I wish just because I¡¯m the master? Oh, the skills will be upgraded as mymand rate goes up so it will get better I guess.¡¯ The recall skill was something that almost all sizable organizations had, so he didn¡¯t need to look into that, and the important skills were Observe, Collect, and Manipte information. ¡®That¡¯s that done¡­¡­.¡¯ Sanghyuk closed the management window and set the ¡®Shadow Duke of Falcon City¡¯ title to his suffix. Then, an avatar customization window appeared in front of him. If he set his avatar here, then he would be able to call that figure out and use it anytime. Of course, the figure could only be manipted to ¡À1.3 times his size so he couldn¡¯t change it too drastically. Currently, Sanghyuk¡¯s in-game avatar looked almost exactly like him in real life. Although the default character was based on the real-life figure of the user, it was customizable to an extent, so there were many cases where ugly people became handsome. However, Sanghyuk wasn¡¯t someone that cared a lot about aesthetics, so he just set it as default. So, his height became 183cm, and his weight was 77kg. So, he could increase his height to 230cm or decrease it down to 130cm. His weight also could be increased to 100kg or down to 55kg. Other than that, he was able to customize the length of his hair, beard, as well as their color. Not only that, even the skin color could be changed as well. That much transformation would literally make him into another person altogether. ¡®I was nning to learn disguise as a basic skill if I had the time¡­¡­ but I think this is a hundred times better than that.¡¯ Sanghyuk tried setting an avatar with a satisfied expression. He decreased his height slightly to 165cm and kept his weight. Then, he lengthened his hair a little and grew some beard as well. He also made his skin a little brighter. When he finished, he really created another user that looked very ordinary. ¡®Let¡¯s set this as the first one (ordinary-looking guy)¡­¡­ and do the restter.¡¯ He titled the first one¡­¡­¡¯ordinary-looking guy¡¯. ¡®It would be great if there was a function to change names as well¡­¡­ though, it won¡¯t that matter that much since no one would know my name unless I reveal it to them.¡¯ *** Having transformed into ¡®ordinary-looking guy¡¯, Sanghyuk strolled around Falcon City and did his business. There were some users that were left in the dust when Sanghyuk changed his appearance¡­¡­ and they were the users of Demon Army. They were looking for Sanghyuk since a month ago. At first, they couldn¡¯t find any traces of him at all since Sanghyuk didn¡¯t exit from Wyvern¡¯s Nest. When Sanghyuk walked around Falcon City for the ¡®Five Trials of the Shadow¡¯ quest for five days, a user finally found Sanghyuk and contacted Killing Machine. However, when Killing Machine came here, Sanghyuk had already turned into ¡®ordinary-looking guy¡¯. No matter how they searched in Falcon City, they couldn¡¯t find Sanghyuk. Sanghyuk was nning to walk around in this form for awhile other than when he was hunting. ¡®Disguise is nothingpared to this. Disguise skill also dissipates in battle, but¡­¡­ this won¡¯t get dispelled, even though there¡¯s a penalty. Great!¡¯ Sanghyuk liked the suffix title effect of the Shadow Duke of Falcon City title the more he used it. Thinking about various things with a cool drink in the Dusk Pavilion, Sanghyuk closed the inte window and stood up. ¡®With that, I¡¯ve practically achieved everything I need to do in the Land of Dusk, so I guess I¡¯ll focus on conquering the Cave of Giants¡¯. He organized his ns. However, his judgment changed mere secondster. ¡°Run towards the inner castle!¡± A group of users suddenly appeared in front of the Dusk Pavilion. They were rushing towards the inner castle of Falcon City in hundreds. ¡°Wh, what is that?¡± ¡°Huh? Aren¡¯t they from the Lightning guild?¡± ¡°I think there¡¯s Pentakill guild too? Huh, Ping guild as well?¡± The users sitting in the Dusk Pavilionmented while looking at the hundreds of users rushing towards the inner castle. ¡®What are they up to? Why are they suddenly¡­¡­ oh, yeah! Today¡¯s Bloody Monday, isn¡¯t it?¡¯ Sanghyuk remembered something he had forgotten about until now. Today was Monday. However, it was no ordinary Monday, it would be known as the Bloody Mondayter. There was no special meaning behind it. It¡¯s just that on this day, blood overflowed in Falcon City, which leads to the day being called Bloody Monday. Of course, it wasn¡¯t actual ¡®blood¡¯, but instead light particles. The ones rushing towards the inner castle right now should be an alliance of around 6 guilds ording to Sanghyuk¡¯s knowledge. All 6 guilds were rtivelyrge and surprisingly, well, ¡®recklessly¡¯, they were trying to conquer Falcon City. The inner castle of Falcon City couldn¡¯t be essed by users. Although some users with special quests could enter, they would leave almost immediately after they were done. With that being the case, the inner castle was a ce of admiration for the users. There was even a rumor that there were all sorts of treasures in the inner castle, so the number of users wanting to enter the inner castle increased. Rumors became more exaggerated through each iteration and more detailed. No one confirmed its validity, so the rumors became ¡®true¡¯ with time. The reason the six guildsbined their power was also that they thought that the rumors were true. They believed that they would be able to take the ¡®treasures¡¯ in the inner castle for themselves if they seized it with force, thanks to the unlimited freedom in EL. The reason they could be so reckless was also that the security NPCs of Falcon City were very weak. When the game first began, the security guards were beings that the users couldn¡¯t hope to surpass. However, with the users going beyond level 40, they started looking down on the security guards. Although 1 on 1 was unsure, two users at level 40 or above would be able to fight one guard on an even footing. There was actually a precedent where some high-level malefactors killed the guards and ran away. After that happened, the users started looking down on the Falcon City security guards, and this was the result. 450 people, belonging to 6 guilds, all charged towards the inner castle. They believed that they would easily be able to seize the inner castle and take the treasures within it. ¡®However, they would realize that it was all their delusion the moment they set foot into the inner castle. The master knight, and the Knight Commander of Falcon City, the ¡®Storm¡¯ Parayan, will appear and wipe the floor with them by himself. Oh yeah! Now that I think about it!¡¯ Sanghyuk remembered something important after imagining 450 users being shredded by the human shredder. ¡®Today, there will be a true item party in the inner castle!¡¯ The moment he thought that Sanghyuk started running towards the inner castle. It was too much of a waste to miss this opportunity. Chapter 34. Cave of Giants(1)

Chapter 34. Cave ofGiants(1)

When Sanghyuk arrived, the six guilds had already defeated the guards and had invaded the inner castle after breaking the gates. Some of them had already be malefactors due to killing the guards. However, they were all prepared to be malefactors from the moment they decided to assault the inner castle. Even the users who haven¡¯t be malefactors yet had be criminals in status so they would be malefactors with just a few more evil acts. The reason they pushed themselves so far meant that they really wanted those treasures in the inner castle. However, in fact, there was no such thing as treasures in the inner castle. What was inside was only the frightening Typhoon Knights of Falcon City. And their Knight Commander, Parayan, was a master knight. Master knights were level 100. Even if NPCs are worse than users at their own level, level 100 was enormous. Level 100 was something that the highest-ranking users would have to grind with all their effort for more than a year. In other words, there were no users that were able to block Parayan¡¯s way. ¡°Who dares to cause amotion here!¡± *Bbbbbbooooom!* Parayan appeared like a storm. Gripping on his beloved weapon, the Storm Spear, he charged against the maggots that crawled inside the inner castle. *Bbbbbbbooooooom!* Parayan charged alone against 450 users. In fact, the Typhoon Knight Order was standing around him. The Typhoon Knights were iparably stronger than the ordinary security guards. The average level of the guards was 50, while the average level of the Typhoon Knights was 65. The difference was only 15, but it was a veryrge difference in terms of might. However, those knights did not move at all. They only passed by the users and blocked the now-destroyed gates of the inner castle. Their objective was to block any users from entering the inner castle. There were many users who had already followed the six guilds alliance in curiosity. Unfortunately, they would get pulverized by the human shredder. ¡®Hmm, so this ce is blocked by the Typhoon Knights¡­¡­. So this was why everyone said it was a pie in the sky in my previous life.¡¯ Sanghyuk could not enter the inner castle. No, to be exact, he had the opportunity to enter, but he did not. If he entered now, he would get smothered by Parayan. Sanghyuk had an opportunity to watch Parayan fight up close. What he felt at the time was shock itself. Almost all NPCs in EL could be hired as mercenaries. Of course, not anyone could hire anyone. Many elements came into y, such as the familiarity with that NPC, the value of that NPC, and the abilities of the user that would hire the mercenary. Especially in the case of high-grade NPCs, the price to hire them was enormous, and the conditions of hiring them were also very difficult to fulfill, so no one could just hire them. In that sense, the operators of the ¡®workshop¡¯ in his previous life were amazing. They had hired the ¡®Storm¡¯ Parayan and the entire Typhoon Knight Order. At the time, users were trying to conquer a very strong named monster in the Heroic Lands, and the operators of the workshop hired Parayan and the Typhoon Knight Order and did the entire raid. However, almost all the loot from the raid was stolen(?) by Parayan, so they did not hire mercenaries if possible after that incident. *Bbbbbbooom!* Parayan started shredding. This meant that all users would die and turn into light particles within 10 minutes. ¡®I think I need to go in there¡­¡­.¡¯ The situation on the inside couldn¡¯t be seen at all from the outside, but the screams were very realistic. ¡°Aaaaagh! Save me!¡± ¡°it¡¯s a freak! A freak has appeared!¡± ¡°Everyone run. He¡¯s not someone you can win against!¡± Users shouted with voices full of despair, and Sanghyuk stood on the outside while listening to them quietly. ¡®A way to sneak inside¡­¡­. a way to¡­¡­. oh! That¡¯s it.¡¯ Sanghyuk suddenly thought of something good. ¡®The prefix effect of the Shadow Duke of Falcon City title¡­¡­l have a chance with that!¡¯ Sanghyuk was nning to make the pie in the sky fall towards him. ¡®Once Parayan¡¯s massacre is over¡­¡­. I¡¯ll invade the inner castle after erasing my presence.¡¯ Sanghyuk slipped in among the front lines of the users that waited outside the gates of the inner castle and waited until themotion inside the castle died out. The situation was really easily finished. Parayan showed them what overwhelming power was as well as the realm of masters. 450 users, no, 500 users including those that slipped in with the 6 guilds couldn¡¯t even scratch Parayan¡¯s body and were sted to smithereens by the razor-sharp aura of wind that was emitted from his spear. Like that, they scattered enormous quantities of light particles and turned this day into Bloody Monday. The time Parayan needed to turn 500 users into pulp was merely around 5 minutes. ¡°Whoa¡­¡­. NPCs aren¡¯t something to be looked down upon.¡± ¡°Wow, awesome! I saw that old man NPC before just walking around, but he actually possessed such an amazing power!¡± ¡°What do I need to do in order to raise familiarity with that NPC? It would be awesome if I could hire him as a mercenary.¡± Users allmented after watching Parayan¡¯s overwhelming show of might. *Swooosh.* The wind stopped after all users had disappeared. The ¡®Storm¡¯ Parayan put away his spear and shouted very angrily. ¡°Malefactors shall be killed! As long as I exist in Falcon City, no malefactors shall cause amotion!¡± Parayan shouted in a loud voice to the users gathered outside the inner castle before entering the castle again. Along with his exit, the Typhoon Knights had also retreated as well. However, it wasn¡¯t like the users could enter either. At the same time the Falcon Knights receded, the Falcon guards blocked the way to the inner castle. ¡°Ah¡­¡­ such a pity. It would be awesome if I can get in there.¡± ¡°We don¡¯t know if there are any treasures in the inner castle or not, but at least there will be some treasures just beyond this wall.¡± The reason the users said that was because the 500 users that died inside would have dropped their items. Since the majority of them became malefactors, they would have dropped more important items inrger quantities, and those items would be piled up inside the inner castle. items dropped on the ground would disappear within 24 hours if no one picked it up. NPCs never touched the items belonging to users, so the drops from 500 users were just piled up inside the inner castle. This was why it was ¡®pie in the sky¡¯. ¡®But it will be different this time around!¡¯ Sanghyuk was going to wait for his opportunity. When time passed, the spectating users gradually scattered. Some users couldn¡¯t throw away their regrets and kept waiting, but there was no way for them to get inside. The gates of the inner castle may be open, but as long as the guards kept standing there, there was no way for them to get in. No matter how greedy they were, they could not forcefully break through the guards. They just watched how 500 users shredded to bits a few hours ago, and no one was foolish enough to challenge again. Eventually, time kept passing and the users all scattered while licking their lips in disappointment. Darkness pervaded Falcon City, but the guards were still there. They looked as if they would keep standing there until the gates of the inner castle was fixed. It had now been 7 hours since the 500 users were shredded to bits. With so much time passing, there were almost no users left. Only the extreme minority kept watching in regret. However, they weren¡¯t users that could do something but had nothing to do anyway as they were of low-level. ¡®Should I start now?¡¯ Sanghyuk felt that the gates of the inner castle may be fixed if he kept waiting, and thought that this was the right opportunity since the skies had turned dark and there were no people around to take an interest. First, Sanghyuk moved the ¡®Shadow Duke of Falcon City¡¯ from suffix to prefix. Then, the effect of the title instantly switched between the two. His transformation was undone, and his original figure showed itself. In that state, Sanghyuk took out the Silversword and the Moonde and seeped into the darkness. Thanks to the effects of the Silvermoon Fragments, Sanghyuk could seep into the darkness in even more secrecy, and he started to walk towards the inner castle quietly. Actually, even if Sanghyuk seeped into the darkness, it didn¡¯t make sense for the guards to be unable to find him. However¡­¡­ the guards protecting the gates could not find him at all. The reason was simple. The prefix effect of the title, Shadow Duke of Falcon City ¨C this. Honestly, if it was Parayan, no, anyone from the Typhoon Knights, it was very likely that Sanghyuk was going to be discovered. However, the guards were different. They were easy opponents even for Sanghyuk, so the effects of the title worked really well. The guards didn¡¯t notice anything as Sanghyuk passed by them. And the low-level users who were still watching couldn¡¯t find him either. Making his presence fainter worked to some extent against the users as well, and since Sanghyuk was concealing himself in darkness as well, the low-level users hadn¡¯t found him at all. ¡®Even though my presence was erased, I need to be cautious at least.¡¯ Sanghyuk moved only among ces where it was very dark and could enter the inner castle in 20 minutes. ¡®Wow!¡¯ Eximed Sanghyuk after seeing the spectacle inside the inner castle. There were piles of items. The 500 users had disappeared after leaving their items and not their corpses. NPCs seemed as if they couldn¡¯t see these items at all, so the items were just scattered across the ground. There was an uncountable number of magic-grade items, and sometimes, he could see rare-grade items as well. Recently, the crafting-ss users had advanced forward in both quality and quantity, so the items scattered here were of considerable quality. ¡®Let¡¯s see, there should be a unique-grade item somewhere¡­¡­.¡¯ What Sanghyuk was looking for was the ¡®Shadow Cloak¡¯ that the guild master of the Lightning Guild, Thunderbolt, had dropped. Although there wasn¡¯t an article yet, Thunderbolt would write a long article in the InGamez forum across a few days, and there would be a mention of the Shadow Cloak in his writing. ¡®Shadow Cloak¡­¡­. Shadow Cloak¡­¡­. Oh! There it is!¡¯ Eventually, Sanghyuk found the cloak. It was buried under many items. Sanghyuk put the item inside his spatial expansion bag first and started taking the rare-grade items as well. The spatial expansion bag Sanghyuk possessed had the highest expansion rate of all bags in Falcon City. And just in case, Sanghyuk had emptied his bag beforeing here. Despite that, his bag became full since there were so many items. He couldn¡¯t even take 10% of the items here. However, the items that he couldn¡¯t acquire were of low-quality anyway so it wouldn¡¯t matter even if he left them behind. ¡®This much is plenty!¡¯ Sanghyuk judged that it wasn¡¯t worth the risk of getting found out toe back here and take the remaining items. Having filled his bag to the brim, he sneaked his way back outside. He had seeded in making the pie in the sky fall to the ground. Chapter 35. Cave of Giants(2)

Chapter 35. Cave ofGiants(2)

Shadow Cloak [Unique ++] -A cloak with the power of shadow that the rare monster Ghost Knight drops at a very low chance. It is considered more special since it¡¯s the first Shadow Cloak in existence. [Basic stats] All stats +5(+1) [Special stats] Concealment effect + 20(+4)%, resistance to all attributes +10(+2)% [Special effects] ¡µI can see in the dark (A) : Darkvision increases by arge amount.¡´, ¡µ Hide¡¯n¡¯seek : Concealment effect increases.¡´ [Item skill] Shadow Curse : Curses the target¡¯s shadow to make the opponent unable to move for one second and decrease target¡¯s movement speed by 30% for 5 seconds after that. However, named monsters and users with a higher level than the caster will only be affected by 15% for 3 seconds. [Cooldown time 1 minute] [Bonus effect] HP +10, Intelligence +15 ¡®This is a double plus too¡­¡­. I see so many plusses nowadays that I think plusses on items are natural.¡¯ Checking the Shadow Cloak, Sanghyukughed. Of course, plusses on the item was a good thing. However, it was in fact very rare for plusses on an item to take the item to a godly level. Nowadays, the items Sanghyuk acquired were normally double plus items, and there were even some triple plus items as well, but they weren¡¯t things that were easy to acquire. ¡®It definitely is an item that Thunderbolt should have regrets about. This Shadow Curse especially, isn¡¯t this considered as one of the top-tier item skills among the rankers? So it was here.¡¯ Sanghyuk liked the Shadow Cloak a lot. ¡®There aren¡¯t many good things among the other things. Then¡­¡­. I guess I¡¯ll sell them.¡¯ If Sanghyuk put all the items on sale in the auction, then the users that died that day would notice that someone had picked up their items. However, there was nothing they could do just because they noticed. It was impossible to trace the auction, and it wasn¡¯t like there were any witnesses that day. Everything was perfect. ¡®Well, the ones with enough money will buy their own stuff back.¡¯ He didn¡¯t feel sorry for them at all. After all, it was due to their own greed that they became like that. He might have felt guilty in his previous life, but in this life, he wasn¡¯t so considerate that he would feel sorry for any of them. Having put up all the items on the auction, Sanghyuk started focusing on hisst objective in the Land of Dusk; the Cave of Giants. The Cave of Giants itself was like a public dungeon, and it was simultaneously the pathway to another continent. ¡®The Cave of Giants isn¡¯t an easy ce to break through. Especially by myself¡­¡­. that will be even more difficult.¡¯ In his previous life, Sanghyuk had cleared the Cave of Giantswith 6 other high-level users of the workshop. They went as a party of 7 since the limitation on the Cave of Giants was 7, but even when they were the most powerful 7 of the workshop, they had trouble getting through. At the time, Sanghyuk had also suffered a lot, so he remembered the Cave of Giants rtively clearly. ¡®If it was me of before, I would have never dared to think about going there alone, would I? However, I can do it right now!¡¯ Sanghyuk was trying to clear the Cave of Giants solo when other people wouldn¡¯t even dare to try even with a full party of 7. He put on the Shadow Cloak and stood up from his seat. His preparations were almost done. What was left now was to challenge. *** The Cave of Giants was split into four floors. The 1st underground floor was the floor of ogres. Ogres were considerably strong monsters, albeit not as much as wyverns. To rank them, it would be around the 2nd or 3rd strongest beings in the Land of Dusk. The twin-headed ogre at the doorway to the 2nd underground floor was a pseudo-named monster, and he might fail if he made a slight mistake since its attack power was very high. Even a full party of 7 with all the members at level 45 might fail if they have no senses for battle, or take the wrongposing members, or if they had bad equipment. Going beyond the twin-headed ogre and into the 2nd floor,rge stone golems would meet the users. Stone golems were almost on par with wyverns. Stone golems had very high defense power so users couldn¡¯t advance if theycked damage dealing power. Thest stone golem of the 2nd floor, mithril golem, was a pseudo-named monster like the twin-headed ogre and had an even higher defense than stone golems. ording to Sanghyuk¡¯s memory, the majority of users despaired because they couldn¡¯t get past the mithril golem. Going past the 2nd floor and to the 3rd floor, this time, it wasn¡¯t the monsters but various traps and confusing mazes that stumped the users. However, this was easily conquered once information about this floor spread around. The monsters appearing on the 3rd floor were giant skeleton soldiers, and they were even weaker than ogres. There wasn¡¯t a pseudo-named monster blocking the way to the 4th floor either. Going past the 3rd floor was the fourth and final floor. Unlike the previous three floors, the fourth floor was very short and simple corridor. There were no normal monsters either and just a few traps. Instead, the one that blocked the exit on the 4th floor¡­¡­. was quite the thing. Special named monster ¡®Sky Giant¡¯. Actually, there weren¡¯t that many named-tier giant-type monsters. The famous ones were ¡®Lava Giant¡¯ in the Heroic Lands and the ¡®Brilliance Giant¡¯ from the Sr Continent, and they were bosses that boasted insane difficulty, so users had to raise their characters for around two years before they dared to challenge those two. Named-tier giant-type monsters all had incredibly high difficulty, and the reason was amon feature among all of them. ¡®Endurance of the Giant¡¯ The effects of this ability that made the users call them ¡®disgusting giants¡¯, decreased all damage dealt to them by 30%, and at the same time, recover half of the decreased damage as health. In other words, the damage was practically reduced by 45%. Thanks to this passive ability possessed by giants, the users alwayscked damage when they fought against named-tier giant monsters. Not only that, named-tier giant monsters all had frightening attack power and insane HP. Their defense was considerably lower than named monsters of simr level, but that didn¡¯t show much due to the Endurance of the Giant. In the users¡¯ perspective, such a passive ability attached to a monster was just hellish. With that being the case, named-tier giant monsters ced 1st in in monsters that users didn¡¯t want to hunt. It was always the named-tier giant monsters that took first when a survey was carried out through users in his previous life. At first nce, dragon-type monsters may seem like the hardest to hunt, but anyone with experience hunting both would say the contrary. Named-tier dragon monsters possessed a clear weakness in terms of attributes most of the time, but giant-type monsters were attribute-less, so it was impossible to find a shortcut. Sanghyuk was challenging a mission with the difficulty of ¡®Insane Nightmare¡¯. However, his expression was full of confidence. He had already challenged the Cave of Giants around 1,000 times in his previous life, so it was no wonder that was the case. The easiest way to kill the twin-headed ogre was to focus on the two eyes on its right head to take away its sight for a brief time while severing the left head. Once the eyesight on its right head was gone, there would be a dead angle in its vision, and the angle was much wider than when the eyes on the left head were taken away, and it would be easier to kill the other head. Of course, this may sound simple but was difficult in practice. However, Sanghyuk wasn¡¯t so weak that he was stumped by a mere twin-headed ogre. He broke through the 1st floor in moments and went to the 2nd floor. He also broke through the 2nd floor in a simr manner. Then he was met with the mithril golem. Normally, he would have been stumped here once, but Sanghyuk knew that the attribute of the mithril golem was weak towards was electricity. This was why he easily defeated the mithril golem using the cost-3 Fusion Card ¡®Spear of Zeus¡¯ he had prepared beforehand. Of course, he had to use up 14 Spears of Zeus, but the important thing was that he seeded. And the third floor was even easier than the two prior floors. Sanghyuk already had experience wandering on the 3rd floor hundreds of times. So, not only the traps, the maze-like paths didn¡¯t hinder him either. He learned ¡®Trap technique(general)¡¯ on one of his basic skill slots in order to disarm a few of the traps, but he could just use some karma to erase themter. Sanghyuk could arrive at the 4th floor after clearing the 3rd floor easily. There were marking zones at the entrances of each floor, so Sanghyuk marked the 4th floor. Later, there would be high-level users who acted as ¡®marking busses¡¯ and help low-level users mark these ces for money, but that was muchter into the future. Not to mention marking busses, no one had even broken through the 1st floor yet. *Shhhhhh, sh!* After he marked the ce in his marking book, he looked up ahead. The path that made him repeat the same thing again in his previous life to the point of vomiting had appeared in front of him. ¡®How much would it take this time¡­¡­.? At least ten times, right?¡¯ What was fortunate was that the penalty for death differed ording to time and situation. Being killed by a monster would take 1% of total karma and restrict ess for 2 hours while being killed by users would restrict ess for 12 hours, but did not take any karma. However, dying inside the dungeon was slightly different, and as long as the user wasn¡¯t killed by another user, the ess restriction was only 10 minutes, and no karma was consumed. This was why it was possible to repeatedly go against a dungeon boss. In one word, dungeons had a lower penalty topensate for its higher difficulty. Of course, in the case of malefactors, they would lose 20% of their ck karma no matter where they died inpensation for the ability to acquire ck karma through killing other users. ¡®Twenty tries! I¡¯ll definitely do it within that number!¡¯ Even Sanghyuk seemed to need 20 tries to defeat the Sky Giant. It was the greatest named monster in the game right now. Having finished marking, Sanghyuk returned to Falcon City and restocked his Fusion Cards since he used almost all of them against the mithril golem. He had prepared a total of four types of Fusion Cards to fight against the Sky Giant, and Sanghyuk¡¯s current cost limit was 55. Sanghyuk estimated the number of cards he would need against the Sky Giant and filled his maximum cost limit ordingly. He also didn¡¯t forget to bring some cost 0 cards. What was left now was to just sh against the boss. If users with a lot of raid experience were asked if there was any trick to conquering named monsters, they would all reply that the trick was to keep challenging. Challenge and challenge again. That was the only trick to a sessful raid. Chapter 36. The First Visitor (1)

Chapter 36. The First Visitor(1)

The Sky Giant used a lot of skills, but excluding the ones that he didn¡¯t need to care about, there were three things he had to be careful of. ¡®Lightning Stomp¡¯, ¡®Thunderous Roar¡¯, and ¡®Eyes of the Dawn¡¯. These were the three core skills used by the Sky Giant. On top of the Sky Giant¡¯s normal attack which was deadly, the Sky Giant raid became hellish. ¡®The core of the Sky Giant raid is about how to deal damage while dodging its normal attacks.¡¯ For reference, traditional tanking wasn¡¯t that effective against the Sky Giant. Being hit by its punches squarely would insta-kill any tanker if hit on the wrong spot, so the only method was to use life-saving skills or dodge-tank. However, dodge-tanking may sound nice, but there were no users capable of doing such a thing yet. Dodge-tanking required not only the senses of a good tanker but also high dodge stats. Later, when information about the Sky Giant spread around to the public, there would be some people who would try to dodge-tank after equipping themselves full of dodge-stat equips, but right now, no such people existed. Of course, Sanghyuk was nning to dodge-tank regardless. He had swiped all defensive equipment with high dodge stat as well as the essories. He had also prepared the cost-1 buff Fusion Card, ¡®Blessing of Wind¡¯. The buff duration was 30 minutes, so one card was enough. He decided to trust his senses for thecking bits. Dodge-tanking wasn¡¯t just done with high dodge stats. More efficient dodge-tanking was possible with lower dodge stats depending on how the user reacted to a monster¡¯s attack. In that sense, Sanghyuk, who knew of the Sky Giant¡¯s pattern better than anyone, had the confidence to dodge-tank. However, leaving aside the defense, the real problem was with the offense. Shaving down the Sky Giant¡¯s insane HP was not so easy. Normally, a 7-man party for a Sky Giant raid would beposed of four damage dealing specialists. The bestbination was 5 damage dealers, one tanker, and one healer; the ¡®5+1+1¡¯bination, and the next best one was the ¡®4+1+1+1¡¯bination,posed of 4 damage dealers, one buffer, one tanker, and one healer. Parties with 3 damage dealers, or more than one tankers or healers almost always failed in the raid. If the Sky Giant wasn¡¯t defeated within 30 minutes of the battle, it would cast the buff ¡®Sky Giant¡¯s Wrath¡¯ to itself, and once that happened, all of its stats would multiply by 4. The raid would practically be impossible. So, they had to defeat the Sky Giant in 30 minutes t, and to do that, they could onlypose the party leaning towards the damage dealers. All the environmental factors were against him. He had to take care of everything himself, so he naturally couldn¡¯t take care of all the damage using normal methods. Even though Sanghyuk possessed might iparable to other users, it was practically impossible to deal 5 people¡¯s worth of damage while also acting as a tanker and a healer. Of course, what Sanghyuk ultimately wanted was toplete a 1-man assault force that wasparable to the maximum raid unit, ¡¯16-man assault force¡¯, but he had lots of things to do before he achieved that. Right now, Sanghyuk was at bestparable to a 4-man unit. If that was the case, how was Sanghyuk nning to fill in hiscking damage? Sanghyuk had one surefire method regarding this. *** *sh!* When a red sh enveloped Sanghyuk, he clenched his teeth and endured. Then, he immediately threw his body to the side and started running away without looking back. Even while he was running, the red sh seeped into his body. This red sh was called the ¡®Burning Madme Curse¡¯. A monster that used this skill was the pseudo-named monster ¡®immortal firetiger¡¯ that lived in the ming caves at the southern end of the Land of Dusk. The monster that looked like arge tiger was one that was of the fire attribute with its body burning in fire, and this monster used the Burning Madme curse. To be exact, the immortal firetiger used that skill just before its death as ast resort, , and to kill it required to strike its head urately while being inflicted by the curse. As a setting, the immortal firetiger was a monster born from the ashes of a phoenix and had what was known as the low-rank immortality. So, ordinary attacks could not kill it. Burning Madme Curse, the effect of this curse was to burn 10 HP every second as well as 1 karma every second. In other words, once inflicted, it would destroy not only the user¡¯s HP but the user¡¯s karma as well. The users naturally hated this curse. There was no way anyone would like their karma being shaved alive. Once inflicted by the Burning Madme Curse, users became able to ignore all defense-rted effects and deal ¡®true damage¡¯, and through that, the immortal firetiger¡¯s low-rank immortality was breached. Even if this was the case, there weren¡¯t many people who were willing to risk karma being burned to hunt. So the firetiger was an unpopr monster. Then why was Sanghyuk suddenly here hunting these firetigers before the Sky Giant raid? And why was he suddenly running away? The reason was simple. Sanghyuk needed this curse. Burning Madme Curse¡­¡­. This possessed the power to nullify all defense skills. Although the price for it was quite big, it was not that bigpared to what he could gain as a result. ¡®With this¡­¡­ I can break through the Giant¡¯s Endurance!¡¯ The reason Sanghyuk chose this curse was to break through the Giant¡¯s Endurance passive skill. The Burning Madme Cursested for exactly 40 minutes. So, if he ran away from the firetiger and summoned himself in the 4th floor of the Giant¡¯s Cave and arrived in front of the boss, the curse would have around 30 minutes left. He had to finish the battle within 30 minutes anyway. During the time, he would lose 24,000 HP and 2,400 karma, but HP could be recovered with the cost-0 ¡®Root of Recovery¡¯ Fusion Card, and he had prepared himself for the karma loss, so he didn¡¯t think that it was such a waste. There were no problems since his level wouldn¡¯t drop even if he consumed 2,400 fifteen times. If he had to do more than 15 times, then he just had to fill up some of his karma. Actually using an external source of buff(?) was a temporary measure. It would only be possible for two more months. Two monthster, a nameless guild would hunt a considerably strong named monster named ¡®Grey Orc Lord¡¯, in which they used an external source of buff, and it would be controversial on the inte. Naturally, when things blew up, Raonsoft ordered the general management system Chaos to patch it so that all external sources of buff would disappear once the user left the area. Also, they dered that using the external buff to hunt the Grey Orc Lord was within the limits of the system. It was quite a generous judgment, but it wasn¡¯t like they used a bug, so it was hard to punish them as well. In any case, Sanghyuk had to break through the Sky Giant before that happened. Once the external buff was patched, he would need much more time and effort to conquer the Sky Giant by himself. No, perhaps he would fail to do it alone. *Pa-pa-pah.* Having arrived at the 4th floor of the Cave of Giants, Sanghyuk started running towards therge clearing in the cave. His showdown with the Sky Giant, its start was the Burning Madme Curse. *Bbbbbooom!* The moment the Sky Giant used Lightning Stomp, Sanghyuk quickly jumped so that both of his feet weren¡¯t in contact with the ground. Lightning Stomp made all the users standing on the ground fall down for 3 seconds and weakened them. Once hit, users could immediately be dust thanks to the chained Eyes of the Dawn skill. *sh! Ziiiiiiiiiiin!* As he had expected, the Sky Giant used Eyes of the Dawn after the Lightning Stomp. The red beam of light shot out from the Sky Giant¡¯s two eyes was a strongser that could burn everything it came to contact with, so it was very dangerous to even be brushed by it. The Eyes of the Dawn also had its pattern, and Sanghyuk remembered those patterns, so he dodged them without much difficulty. ¡®Pattern D¡­¡­. Right-focused pattern.¡¯ *Pa-pa-pah* Sanghyuk predicted the exact pattern through the direction the giant was facing in as well as its posture and threw his body to the left ordingly. *Bbbbbboooom!* As he had expected, everything right of him was obliterated to smithereens. Sanghyuk didn¡¯t just dodge, he also threw the Fusion Card ¡®Spear of Zeus¡¯ with his left hand as he dodged. *sh! Bbboooom!* The Spear of Zeus urately stabbed the waist of the Sky Giant. Sanghyuk had kept dealing damage to the Sky Giant like this. ¡®So it¡¯s only 5 minutes left? This is no good¡­¡­ Ick damage.¡¯ He tried his best to deal damage, but it seemed very insufficient to defeat the Sky Giant. Since he wasn¡¯t dealing explosive damage while a tanker specialist was taking its agro, he wascking in damage even after considering that he used the Burning Madme Curse to break through the Giant¡¯s Endurance. The HP of the Sky Giant could be estimated through the number of veins seen on its forehead, and 6 veins could be seen right now. This meant that the Sky Giant still had around 40% of its HP left. ¡®Give up and retry!¡¯ The earlier he gave up, the better. Since his precious was karma was being shaved away even at this moment, it was better to sever it by dying. *Fwooosh!* Sanghyuk didn¡¯t dodge the Sky Giant¡¯s normal attack. This meant that he was just going to die. *St!* Sanghyuk died immediately from a single punch. There was no pain from the death, but he didn¡¯t feel good. However, he had chosen this option in order to challenge again, so he just epted his death. *** The Sky Giant was definitely not an easy opponent. Sanghyuk tried five consecutive times on his first day, but he gave up on all of them midway, judging that his damage wasn¡¯t enough. He painfully realized that hecked in damage through the five failures on his first day and judged that he should switch a Fusion Card. Sanghyuk took out the ¡®Wind Shield¡¯ Fusion Card he was nning to use at critical moments such as when he was unable to dodge an attack, and put in the attack-oriented Fusion Card, ¡®Dark me Dragon¡¯. Actually, the reason he didn¡¯t put the Dark me Dragon card before despite its huge damage was that its enormous cost of 12 and the tricky conditions to use it. It was even very expensive to make as well. However, right now, tricky usage and cost of manufacture didn¡¯t matter, and he had to raise his damage output using whatever methods possible, so he had to take away some of his cards rted to survival and put it into dealing damage. The cost of Wind Shield was 4, and he had 3 of them, so he could rece them with 1 Dark me Dragon card. With that, all of his insurance cards were gone. Instead, he acquired one of the best damage-dealing card, Dark me Dragon. Sanghyuk took out all of the Fusion Cards he could use right now. If even Dark me Dragon card didn¡¯t work, he would really have to n from scratch. Fusion Card ¡®Dark me Dragon¡¯ : It is possible to acquire one Dark me Dragon Card bybining low-rank darkness elemental, low-rank fire elemental, giant lizard¡¯s egg, ogre¡¯s blood, and orc berserker¡¯s heart. The moment you release the ck dragon twitching in your heart¡­¡­ you shall acquire the power of a true berserker. Effects : This card can only be used to yourself, and your own damage will increase by 30%. However, your defense will decrease by 30%, and 30% of your health will disappear once the buff ends. Duration : 16 minutes [Cooldown time : 4 hours] Card Proficiency : 0 / 250 [Proficiency Rank D] Chapter 37. The First Visitor (2)

Chapter 37. The First Visitor(2)

The Fusion Card, Dark me Dragon was like a double-edged de. However, Sanghyuk had to walk on a tightrope to defeat the Sky Giant. No matter how expensive ogre¡¯s blood and orc berserker¡¯s heart were; even though he might be instantly killed by just the brush of a punch while ¡®Dark me Dragon¡¯s Berserk¡¯ was active, he had to take that risk. One misstep would result in his death. However, if he could do this mission, the rewards waiting for him was beyond his imagination. *** *Kuoooh!* The Sky Giant used Thunderous Roar continuously in an attempt to survive. However, Sanghyuk knew that this was itsst struggle, so he pushed himself even further. *Fwoooosh! ck!* Sanghyuk wrapped the Sky Giant¡¯s neck with the Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip. Since the neck was so thick, it was quite hard to wrap the whip around, but this was the decisive moment, so he had to make it seed. ¡®Let¡¯s end it here!¡¯ There wasn¡¯t even one minute left until the Sky Giant¡¯s Wrath would activate. Instead, the number of veins on its forehead was also 10. This meant that it really didn¡¯t have much HP remaining. If the Sky Giant endured Sanghyuk¡¯s final attack, then the enraged Sky Giant would instantly crush Sanghyuk and if it couldn¡¯t then Sanghyuk would seed the raid in his 14th try. ¡°Uaaaaaaah!¡± *Crunch, pi~ing! Pa-pah!* Sanghyuk pulled on the whip hard and jumped high using the rebound. The Sky Giant kept using Thunderous Roar towards the surroundings. Thunderous Roar was an attack that caused a strong shockwave using sound so he may be tattered if he was caught up in it. So, Sanghyuk moved to the safest ce from the shockwave. It was on top of the Sky Giant¡¯s head. *Bbbbooooooom!* The vast subterranean clearing shook as though it would copse soon. Of course, no matter how violent the Sky Giant acted, the clearing wouldn¡¯t actually copse, but in any case, thest struggle from the Sky Giant was very strong. However, that strong shockwave would only go downwards from the Sky Giant. Since Sanghyuk was already on the top of its head, he couldpletely escape the range of the roar. ¡®I need to finish it here!¡¯ *sh, pzzzzzzzzt! Bbbbooooomo!* Sanghyuk threw thest Spear of Zeus card to the giant¡¯s head. The Spear of Zeus struck directly between its eyes and exploded, and at that moment the Sky Giant¡¯s head was snapped backward, and its body swayed. However, just this wasn¡¯t enough. And Sanghyuk knew that very well. ¡®This is the final strike!¡¯ *Griiiip, crrrrunch!* In midair, Sanghyuk had pulled on the Ten Millennia Goldbone whip on his right hand at the same time he threw the Spear of Zeus to pull himself forward. *ng* And he unsheathed the Traveler¡¯s Treasure Sword! Sanghyuk extended the Traveler¡¯s Treasure Sword forward and flew towards the head of the Sky Giant like an arrow. *Fwoooosh! Crrrrrunch!* The Traveler¡¯s Treasure Sword struck directly between the eyes of the Sky Giant. The weakened sky Giant couldn¡¯t block the Traveler¡¯s Treasure Sword, and the sword eventually pierced through its skull and deep into its head. It was a full-power sword strike from Sanghyuk who had the ¡®strength of the knight¡¯, so the power behind it was actually much stronger than what it seemed like. *Kroaaaaaaaaaaaaar* When the Traveler¡¯s Treasure Sword actually pierced its head, the Sky Giant roared out loudly, and its body shook. Then, it slowly copsed forward. *Thud!* ¡°Wow, holy sh*t¡­¡­I¡¯ve done it! I¡¯ve actually done it!¡± The moment the Sky Giant fell, the first words he spoke was a swear word. He had thrown his precious karma away for thest few days and failed 13 entire times. Honestly, if he failed a few more times, he may risk a level down. In such a situation, he seeded in the raid just about 15 seconds before the Sky Giant entered its wrath stage, so it was hard for him to hold back his joy. You have defeated the special named monster ¡®Sky Giant¡¯. You have hunted the first named giant monster and achieved something that no other Dimensional Traveler has yet to do. This will be your achievement and be remembered for eternity. You have acquired the unique-grade title [First Giant Hunter]. As you have defeated the first Sky Giant, the first kill bonus will be applied, and you have acquired all 41 types of items that could be gotten from the Sky Giant. Congrattions, the gathered karma has broken through the limit, and you have leveled up. Sanghyuk was notified of the sessful raid from the system as well. And since he monopolized therge quantity of karma which would normally be shared among 7 people, his karma filled back up again, and his level became 46. ¡°Ahahahahahahahahaha.¡± You have defeated the Sky Giant and have opened a gate to a new world! Enter the fissure that appeared behind the Sky Giant! The shock from the Sky Giant¡¯s fall created a fissure in the subterranean clearing, and it was the exit to the Land of Dusk and a gateway to a new world. Sanghyuk quickly swept all the loot on the floor and jumped into the fissure. *Gooooooooh!* Inside the fissure, a stream was flowing and Sanghyuk moved along the twists of the pathway as if riding a waterslide. This, also known as the ¡®waterslide to the maind¡¯, was quite fun. When he slid down for around a minute, he was ejected off a cliff and could escape the Land of Dusk. The cliff wasn¡¯t that high, and there was ake below, so there was no danger. *Ssh!* Just as he was about to feel joyous about entering the new world¡­¡­ a system message appeared in front of Sanghyuk¡¯s eyes. Congrattions. You are the first Dimensional Traveler to visit the new continent. This record will remain in the world for eternity. You have acquired the legendary-grade title ¡®The First Visitor¡¯. ¡°Whoa! L, legendary! *Cough*!¡± Although he did expect something, never did he imagine that it was a legendary-grade title and was surprised into coughing. He drank some water. He exited the water quickly and checked on the legendary-grade title first. Title ¨C ¡®The First Visitor¡¯ Grade ¨C Legendary Description ¨C You are the first Dimensional Traveler to visit the new continent. The first is always special. Effects ¨C [Prefix: Critical hit rate increases by 25% and critical damage increases by 40% when fighting in the new continents(Hellfire Desert, Heroic Lands, Sr Continent.)] [Suffix: the amount of karma acquired in the new continents increase by 20%.] [Constant effect: ¡µNo.1(S) : All stats increase by 10%.¡´, ¡µRun at the speed of light!(A) : Movement speed increases by 20%.¡´] ¡°So OP.¡± The moment he checked the effects of the title, he subconsciously shouted out OP. If this wasn¡¯t overpowered, what was? Sanghyuk had the chance to see one legendary-grade title in detail in his previous life, but this looked several times than that one. ¡®Who got this title in my previous life? Well, if it¡¯s this good, then it¡¯s no wonder that it wasn¡¯t revealed.¡¯ Normally, the greater the treasure, the greater the extent of hiding it in secrecy. There wasn¡¯t anything bad. Just the constant effect superseded most other legendary-grade titles, and the prefix and suffix effect were all optimized for battle. Since he was here, Sanghyuk also checked the ¡®First Giant Hunter¡¯ title. Title ¨C ¡®First Giant Hunter¡¯ Grade ¨C Unique Description ¨C You have defeated the first named giant monster and proved your might to the world. Effects ¨C [Prefix: Attack power increases against named monsters] [Suffix: Critical hit rate increases against named monsters] [Constant effect: >Is the air up there different?(A) : Halve the effect of ¡®Giant¡¯s Endurance¡¯ against giant-type monsters.<] ¡®This isn¡¯t half-bad.¡¯ The First Giant Hunter title had decent options. It didn¡¯t look like much since The First Visitor title was much better, but this was considerably good as well, strictly speaking. ¡®But what I want is something else.¡¯ Having checked the two titles, Sanghyuk put his hand in the spatial expansion bag with a very expectant expression. What he took out was arge crystal that emitted a red glow. ¡®Giant Blood! This will be the core of my one man army project.¡¯ Sanghyuk smiled and checked the information on Giant Blood once again. Sanguine Knowledge ¡®Giant Blood¡¯ [Unused] : You may seed the strong power contained in the blood of giants. You can be a little giant, transcending the limits of humans through the blood of giants. Effects : Giant¡¯s Endurance(S)[All damage received decreases by 30%, and 15% of the decreased damage recovers as HP.], Giant¡¯s Strength(A)[Strength increase by 20%.], Giant¡¯s Health(A)[Maximum HP increases by 20%.], Giant¡¯s Resistance(A)[Resistance to all attributes increases by 10%.] Bloodline skill : Erge!(S)[Momentarily increase body size by 2 times and strength increases by 100%. It will be maintained for 2 minutes, and the effect of all recovery skills will halve in the erged state. Cooldown time : 20 minutes] Bonus effect : All stats increase by 3 against opponents even the slightestrger than yourself. ¡°This is it!¡± Sanghyuk gripped his fist and nodded his head. This was the Sanguine Knowledge he wanted. Sanguine Knowledge was very rare, but there were at least 100 types. And Giant Blood was one of the top three among those 100. ¡®I think this is the single best one, but other people¡¯s opinions do vary after all¡­¡­.¡¯ Sanghyuk personally thought that Giant Blood was the single best Sanguine Knowledge. Some called the Dragon Blood, Demon Blood or Phoenix Blood the best, but in Sanghyuk¡¯s view, Giant Blood had many better aspects about it. The Dragon Blood was almost par, but in Sanghyuk¡¯s drawing, Giant Blood suited him much better than Dragon Blood. ¡®And honestly, even I would take a long time to get a Dragon Blood¡­¡­ Meanwhile, Giant Blood is almost guaranteed to me thanks to the Sky Giant.¡¯ Sanghyuk judged that the Sanguine Knowledge he had to choose was Giant Blood after considering many elements. While Dragon Blood might be better in terms of offensive power, but the Dragon Blood couldn¡¯t match Giant Blood thanks to the insane passive ability ¡®Giant¡¯s Endurance¡¯ in terms of defense. Your preparations to seed the Giant Blood was finished. You may acquire immense strength of the giants through Giant Blood. Will you absorb the Sanguine knowledge ¡®Giant Blood¡¯ into your fourth Soul Hole? Please decide within 5 minutes. The system message appeared before Sanghyuk¡¯s expectant eyes. And naturally, his choice was¡­¡­ A ¡®YES¡¯. Chapter 38. Raking Gold (1)

Chapter 38. Raking Gold(1)

Thiske Sanghyuk had fallen to was called Lake Genesis. An uncountable number of users would fall into this in the future, and there will be a temporary vige made by users in the future. At that time, users would open stalls selling maps made by users or necessities for traveling in the desert. The map they would sell was the map of the Hellfire Desert that was connected to Lake Genesis. EL didn¡¯t provide a world map system or anything, so the users had to make maps on their own. Fortunately, there was an allocated slot for saving maps so as long as they had a map, they could put it in their vision and adjust the transparency as well. Of course, making a map required a basic skill named ¡®map creation¡¯, and it could only be made by walking around the area on foot. Since he had a lot of time, Sanghyuk decided that he would put off making a map forter and moved towards the first vige in the Hellfire desert ¡®Blue Oasis¡¯. Actually, it was incredibly difficult to find a vige in the desert without any milestones. In his previous life, the first 7 users to enter the Hellfire Desert had also taken ten entire days to discover Blue Oasis. However, Sanghyuk broke through the extreme heat and the sudden monster appearances and arrived at Blue Oasis in just four hours. Since Hellfire Desert was a ce he had walked around for days in his previous life, it wasn¡¯t hard to find his way. Having arrived at Blue Oasis, Sanghyuk first marked the ce in his Marking Book. It was the basics for any EL user to mark the ce after arriving at certain ces. The Marking Book Sanghyuk had was the highest-grade Marking Book sold in Falcon City, but there were only 15 points of marking. Some of the special marking books that would appearter in the game would possess the ability to store more points or had special functions, but the easiest to acquire through gold alone could only store 15 spots. Low-grade Marking Books possessed by most users could only store 4 points, so 15 was rtively high considering that. *Shhhhh, sh!* Sanghyuk used a lowest-rank mana stone to mark the ce before looking around. Blue Oasis was a small vige that was only 1/20 the size of Falcon City. Of course, it wasn¡¯t that Blue Oasis was small, but rather Falcon City wasrge, but in any case, this wasn¡¯t a city but a vige, so 25 minutes was enough to look around. Sanghyuk looked around to see if anything had changed in this life and saw that nothing had changed and headed to the bank. Even on different continents, the four-dimensional warehouse was shared so once he called out the warehouse in front of him, the skill books and items he had gathered until now appeared before him. ¡®Well, then. Should I start?¡¯ One of the major reasons he had put in an effort toe to this ce earlier than anyone was to earn arge sum of money. ¡®Synthesis and enhancement¡­¡­ If I can monopolize this, I can earn an unimaginable sum of money!¡¯ Monopoly and first discovery. This was what Sanghyuk was aiming for. *** Sanghyuk was leaking rumors from a few days ago with the Shadowline of Falcon City. Users always thought that rumors from NPCs were true, so no one doubted that rumor. ¡®Skill books can be synthesized and enhanced.¡¯ ¡®Even items can be enhanced.¡¯ ¡®Enhanced skill books are iparably better than normal skills.¡¯ If he used the ¡®Manipte information¡¯ skill which one of the skills he could use through the Shadowline, it was possible to make such rumors through NPCs. Thanks to having done that, the topic about synthesis and enhancement had be a hot issue among the users. Sanghyuk had taken out the skill books and items and went to the Synthesizer NPC at the center of the vige. Actually, he would normally have to raise his familiarity with that NPC to ¡®acquainted¡¯ in order to try conversing with him at all. And that process would require several days at least. To request a synthesis or enhancement, he would have to raise his familiarity to ¡®familiar¡¯. This would take several more days. However, Sanghyuk skipped all that process thanks to the privilege of the ¡®Shadow Duke of Falcon City¡¯, and could not only converse but request synthesis and enhancement as well. ¡°Oh traveler wandering through dimensions. What is it that you want?¡± ¡°I want to synthesize these.¡± Sanghyuk took out a ¡®swimming¡¯ skill book and a ¡®sprinting(non-battle)¡¯ skill book and gave it to the synthesizer. Synthesizing these two would result in the ¡®high-speed swimming¡¯ skill book that almost every user had in his previous life. Swimming-rted skills were a must in EL, so everyone learned high-speed swimming. Sanghyuk created around 60 high-speed swimming skill books. Then he synthesized them 1+1 to create around 20 ¡®+2 high-speed swimming¡¯, and synthesized the rest to make 20 ¡®+3 high-speed swimming¡¯. He created 20 +3 high-speed swimming skill books from 60 unenhanced high-speed swimming skill books, and he only made them up to +3 since there was a chance of failure. The cost of synthesis and enhancement wasn¡¯t that expensive so users could do this in one go with enough materials and familiarity. It was better to stop here with NPC synthesizers. Moreplex synthesis and enhancement were better off done by users with the same ability rather than NPCs. Users not only had a higher probability of sess, but they could also make even better products. However, it wasn¡¯t like he was going to use them, but that he was going to sell them, so he didn¡¯t need to go as far as to enhance them even further. Skill books could be enhanced with the same types of skill books, but enhancing normal items required enhancement stones. The problem was that enhancement stones could not be acquired in the Land of Dusk. This could only be acquired in the new continents. So, even Sanghyuk wasn¡¯t able to enhance items just yet. However, he had prepared a lot of skill books so he could do those. Sanghyuk created around one hundred enhanced synthesized skill books. Then, he put them all inside his spatial expansion bag before recalling himself into Falcon City. Falcon City was still as peaceful as ever. Sanghyuk had progressed into the new continent, but no one knew that fact. If this was known then all EL-rted onlinemunities would be flipped over, but it wasn¡¯t like Sanghyuk was nning to tell anyone. Honestly, nothing good woulde out of telling anyone. The only thing he could probably earn was some fame. However, he would have to give up on a lot of things for just fame, so it was better off to not reveal it at all. Having arrived at Falcon City, Sanghyuk put up just five enhanced synthesized skill books on themissioned sales store as an appetizer. Of course, he put them on at an insanely high price. The margin rate was around 2,000%. No matter how cheap the basic skill books were, this was an insane profit. However, he was the only one selling them, so the price didn¡¯t matter at all. ¡®I threw the bait¡­¡­ so I should just wait to see how fast they grab the bait?¡¯ Sanghyuk logged out with a slight smile. He was nning to log back in after 4 hours after sleeping for a little and eating a little as well. After logging out, he slept for 3 hours before waking up, and then he turned on his tablet PC while eating his high-nutrition cereals with milk. ¡°Hmm¡­¡­ just as I expected.¡± Sanghyuk could see what kind of a wave he had caused with the bait he threw the moment he entered InGamez. [Enhanced synthesized skill books appeared in themissioned sales store just now!!] [Whoa, why is it so expensive?] [Look at that price¡­¡­. That¡¯s insane.] [Wow¡­¡­ what¡¯s that? The rumors are actually true?] [What the hell, skill books could really be synthesized and enhanced? Awesome!] [Huh? One just got sold!] [Wh, what the hell? They got sold out in an instant!] [It¡¯s definitely therge guilds. Sheesh, they always swipe the super-rare items. Ordinary people like me could only suck on their thumbs.] [I bought one. Get lost poor people.] [Hey, prove it. How dare you lie.] [Just who put it up there? How can you synthesize and enhance skill books? Just what the hell is up with this game? Why is there no information on it at all?] [That¡¯s one of the charms of EL.] [I call BS. It¡¯s so stifling.] ¡­¡­ ¡­¡­ Sanghyuk could find out that the enhanced synthesized skill books were sold out within mere 10 minutes after he uploaded them. ¡®Wow, this is a much better reaction than I expected. Should I raise the price a little more?¡¯ Those 5 were just bait that he put up to see the reaction. Sanghyuk still had a lot of enhanced synthesized skill books. Sanghyuk finished his meal and took a shower before logging back into the game again. Then, he put up 5 skill books again, and he put them at an even higher price than before. ¡®Well, then. Let¡¯s see if even this is an insta-sell.¡¯ Sanghyuk put up the items and waited calmly. After around 5 minutes, the five skill books all disappeared at once. ¡®Wow! Awesome!¡¯ The users reacted much more passionately than Sanghyuk had expected. This was all thanks to Sanghyukying the groundwork through NPCs. Actually, some people had tried this method in Sanghyuk¡¯s previous life as well. However, at the time, the time when the users went over to the new continent didn¡¯t differ that drastically, and it also took quite a long time for them to find out that skill books could be synthesized and enhanced. So, the ones who bought those enhanced synthesized skill books in Falcon City were only beginning users or were just in stupid. At the time, the majority of users knew that it was possible to synthesize and enhance skill books without much difficulty in the new continent, so no one bought the expensive synthesized skill books. However, the situation waspletely different right now. There were at least two months until other users came to the new continent, and thanks to Sanghyuk¡¯s groundwork through the Shadowline, the enhanced synthesized skill books were overhyped about. This was like selling fresh air cans from the mountains. Sanghyuk didn¡¯t release all of his stock on the first day on purpose. There was still a lot of time left, and he still had a lot of ingredient skill books left. What was left now was to rake in the money. ¡°How is it? Can you analyze it?¡± Chunwoong, the guild master of Skies Above Skies guild, looked at his long-time friend Taemin with a careful expression. ¡°First up, it says that I can¡¯t analyze with my soul skill ¡®analyze¡¯. There are two cases when this happens¡­¡­ either it¡¯s made from a technique I haven¡¯t heard of or seen yet, or it¡¯s just a standalone item.¡± ¡°There¡¯s no way it¡¯s a standalone item. Enhanced synthesized skill book¡­¡­ how could it possibly be a standalone item?¡± ¡°Exactly, so the conclusion is that it¡¯s made with a technique I do not know of.¡± Unlike the stereotypical passion gamer Chunwoong, Taemin enjoyed the game in another way. His specialty was to analyze games. Naturally, he enjoyed EL in that perspective, and as a result, could acquire an extremely rare Ancient Knowledge ¡®Seeker¡¯. ¡°Then what, did someone really make this with a technique that we don¡¯t know of?¡± ¡°Probably¡­¡­.¡± ¡°Wow¡­¡­ there is actually a technique that we, no, you don¡¯t know of? You go looking for that stuff 20 hours a day¡­¡­ do I have to believe that there¡¯s someone who¡¯s even more crazy about game analysis than you?¡± ¡°The world is wide, and there are many capable people out there. Even I can¡¯t find everything.¡± ¡°Whew¡­¡­ really? Then is it true that this is an amazing item?¡± ¡°It is¡­¡­ but I don¡¯t think we should buy it yet.¡± ¡°Huh? Why? When I had a look at it, it was in apletely in a ss of its own. I think it would definitely help a lot.¡± ¡°It will, but as I see it, there¡¯s too much hype about it. I¡¯m not sure about this¡­¡­ but I think it feels like someone¡¯s monopolizing this technique.¡± ¡°Really? But even so, you and I know that the reality is that we have to buy the good stuff.¡± ¡°I do, but not now. Just trust me and wait a few more months¡­¡­. Then the price would drop really low.¡± Chunwoong slowly nodded his head when he saw Taemin¡¯s expression full of confidence. ¡°Well, I always believe in you. Okay then. I¡¯ll at least make our guild just observe from the sidelines.¡± Chunwoong, the guild master of the master guild of one of the five guildlines in EL, ¡®Sky¡¯, had decided on that, and his decision spread to the entire ¡®Sky¡¯line. However, just because he did that didn¡¯t mean that all the guild members had to abide by it. The four other guildlines were all buying those enhanced synthesized skill books anyway. In the end, Sanghyuk was the victor here. Chapter 39. Raking Gold (2)

Chapter 39. Raking Gold(2)

Perhaps this was what it felt like to sell cans of air. Sanghyuk kept raking in gold to the point that he wondered if this was alright. Enhanced synthesized skill books were being sold too well thanks to the low supply. It did halt for a little, but once he lowered the price a little, they would sell out like fire again. On top of that, Sanghyuk wiped out some of the famous hunting fields in Hellfire Desert to gather enhancement stones and sold a few popr items after upgrading them to +3. This also exploded in the users¡¯ faces. Even though enhanced synthesized skill books were definitely good items, +3 weapons and armor was beyond that, and they would be left behind in thepetition if they didn¡¯t buy them. With that being the case, even the users of the guildline ¡®Sky¡¯ who were just observing when it came to skillbooks, jumped into the +3 items. The items were sold well no matter how expensive he put them on. The fact that the users could buy those items at 1/1,000 of the price when they went to the new continent¡­¡­ they didn¡¯t notice at all. Sanghyuk kept raking in an unimaginable amount of gold for that one month. He now had as much money as if the members of the five main guildlines in EL had saved up on money without spending at all for a few months. Normally, the five major guildlines had 10 to 20 big and small guilds. The number of users in those guilds would total around 2,000. That meant that Sanghyuk had gained as much money as 10,000 people saving up for a few months, within just one month. This was how frightful monopoly was. However, what was even more frightening was that it was still ongoing and that Sanghyuk was slowly making preparations for another business. Sanghyuk arrived at ¡®Tune¡¯, the city that could be considered thergest in Hellfire Desert after Blue Oasis. This was thest part. Sanghyuk inputted the data using his basic skill ¡®map creation¡¯, and now possessed the map of the Hellfire Desert. The map of Hellfire Desert waspleted. The proficiency of the map creation skill has increased. A map was in Sanghyuk¡¯s hands¡­¡­. He had even learned map creation to make this. ¡®I can erase it now.¡¯ As soon as the map was done, Sanghyuk used a bit of karma to erase the map creation skill. Actually, he had learned that skill temporarily. Since his level was now 48, he had four basic skill slots. Sanghyuk had already nned out which skills he would slot into those four. You have deleted the basic skill ¡®map creation¡¯, using karma. You have 1 empty basic skill slot. After erasing map creation, he put the +5 enhanced synthesized skill ¡®+5 emergency treatment¡¯. You have learned the basic skill ¡®+5 emergency treatment¡¯ You have no empty basic skill slots. Having learned emergency treatment, Sanghyuk checked on the four basic skill he possessed. [Skill] +6 High-speed swimming (Synthesized / Basic) ¨C A synthesized basic skill that could be created by synthesizing the basic skills ¡®swimming¡¯ and ¡®sprinting¡¯. Allows for very high-speed swimming. Free swimming is allowed the more the proficiency increases. Enhance bonus : (+2 bonus : Swimming speed increases by 10%.) (+3 bonus : Submerged swimming bes possible.) (+4 bonus : halves the endurance consumed under water.) (+5 bonus : Swimming speed increases by 30%.) (+6 bonus : HP does not fall as long as the user falls into water no matter how high the user fell from.) Cooldown time: N/A (Passive) [Proficiency : 21] [Skill] +5 Emergency treatment (Synthesized / Basic) ¨C A synthesized basic skill that could be created by synthesizing the basic skills ¡®first aid¡¯, and ¡®herbalism¡¯. Can recover quickly through a simple surgery in a non-battle state. The treatment bes faster as proficiency increases. Skill effects : Recover 30% of HP through 5 minutes of simple surgery. (However, nonbat must be sustained for 5 minutes, and 10% of HP will be taken instead once the battle is initiated mid-way.) Enhance bonus : (+2 bonus: Treatment failure penalty decreases to 5%.) (+3 bonus : HP recovered when sessful increases to 40%.) (+4 bonus : Treatment failure penalty disappears.) (+5 bonus : ¡®Operation Sessful¡¯ buff is given; this buff increases HP recovery rate by 100% for 10 minutes if the treatment is sessful.) Cooldown time : 10 minutes [Proficiency : 4] [Skill] +8 Chained Evasion (Synthesized / Basic) ¨C A synthesized basic skill that could be created by synthesizing the basic skills ¡®evasion¡¯, ¡®roll¡¯, ¡®escape¡¯, and ¡®dynamic vision¡¯. Evasion rate increases drastically for a short period of time. Cooldown time decreases as proficiency increases. Skill effects : 20% increase in evasion rate for 4 seconds. Enhance bonus : (+2 bonus : Skill duration increases to 5 seconds.) (+3 bonus : Evasion rate increases to 25%.) (+4 bonus : Skill duration increases to 6 seconds.) (+6 bonus : Evasion rate increases to 40%.) (+7 bonus : Skill duration increases to 8 seconds.) (+8 bonus : Skill duration increases to 10 seconds and evasion rate increases to 50%.) Cooldown time : 1 minutes 59 seconds. [Proficiency : 12] [Skill] +5 Telesight (Synthesized / Basic) ¨C A synthesized basic skill that could be created by synthesizing the basic skills ¡®scout¡¯, ¡®observe¡¯ and ¡®vision enhancement¡¯. Allows the user to see further. Distance seen increases along with proficiency. Skill effect : Sight range increases by 38%. Enhance bonus : (+2 bonus : sight range increases by 48%.) (+3 bonus : sight range increases by 58%.) (+4 bonus : sight range increases by 68%.) (+5 bonus : sight range increases by 88%.) Cooldown time : N/A (Passive) [Proficiency : 31] The basic skills Sanghyuk had learned weremonly ssified as the top-tier synthesized basic skills. High-speed swimming was a must thanks to the various environment of EL such askes rivers or even seas, and emergency treatment was a very thankful recovery skill for solo yers like Sanghyuk. Even things like telesight was a must for Sanghyuk since he had to take care of everything alone. Lastly, chained evasion was the most popr basic skill even in Sanghyuk¡¯s previous life. There were even rumors that one could not be a ranker without this skill. Actually, Sanghyuk didn¡¯t sell this when he sold the enhanced synthesized skill books this time. If he sold this, then he would have profited immensely, but there was no need to sell this right now. It required one more year for the form for the chained evasion skill book to be announced so he didn¡¯t need to sell this right now. The ingredient skill books required for chained evasion all went into upgrading his own chained evasion skill. Thanks to that, he could enhance it up to a monstrous +8. He destroyed around 20,000 skill books alone to create that +8 skill book, but he was still pretty satisfied. He had consumed all the chained evasion skill books for himself, but he released some of the rest of the enhanced synthesized skills on the market. Of course, other than the ones he would use for himself, he only upgraded them to a safe +3. ¡®The map is nowplete, so should I get ready now?¡¯ While raking in gold for one month, he had also walked around the entirety of Hellfire Desert to create a single map. The business he was trying to do through the map¡­¡­ was naturally, monopoly of map selling. *** ¡°I wish to buy a summon ticket for an NPC Vendor.¡± Sanghyuk spoke what he wished for in the NPC hiring center in Tune. ¡°The period?¡± ¡°Around four months.¡± ¡°Conditions?¡± ¡°An S-rank NPC vendor capable of evading monsters, malefactor stealing and automatic transactions while selling three items.¡± ¡°The cost of hiring an S-rank vendor that meets your requirement will be quite expensive though. Will you be fine with that?¡± ¡°The price does not matter. Oh! I do want it to be a beautiful female NPC if possible.¡± ¡°Understood.¡± The NPC at the hiring center nodded after hearing Sanghyuk¡¯s requirements and wrote something. Then, he immediately handed Sanghyuk a paper. ¡°Please check the cost and sign here.¡± The price on the paper was incredibly expensive. Hiring NPC vendors was just expensive as a whole so hiring an S-rank NPC capable of all the conditions that Sanghyuk listed was only going to be more expensive. However, Sanghyuk signed the paper without hesitation> Then, the NPC in front of him gave him a summoning ticket to Sanghyuk. ¡°You need to summon the vendor at a ce you want. It does not matter where you summon, but summoning is impossible inside a dungeon, and the location cannot be changed once summoned.¡± Having acquired what he wanted, Sanghyuk immediately left Tune. Then, he opened his Marking Book and ced a lowest-ranking mana stone on the page written ¡®Lake Genesis¡¯. *Shhhh, sh!* Having instantly moved to Lake Genesis through the Marking Book, Sanghyuk looked around and looked at the conditions again. ¡®The Cave of Giants can be broken through in around one to two weeks.¡¯ Sanghyuk looked around the forum posts in themunity recently, and could see how far the top ranking users havee. ¡®Is it because I released some of the items that didn¡¯t exist in my previous life at this point¡­¡­? The conquer rate is definitely quicker by 2 to 3 weeks.¡¯ Actually, it was obvious that his doing has changed the future. He released so many enhanced synthesized skill books and enhanced items, so it would be strange if they didn¡¯t conquer faster. ¡®Let¡¯s just install the vendor today just in case.¡¯ NPC vendors were just street vendors. Users could be vendors themselves to sell things, but they could also hire NPCs to do it for them. Of course, there was the cost of hiring vendors so one would lose money instead if they weren¡¯t careful. ¡®That ce looks like a good choice. It was also the best ce in my previous life as well. And the items that shall be sold in the store shall be¡­¡­.¡¯ Sanghyuk had a look at the items piled inside his spatial expansion bag. ¡®Drinks, cloaks and¡­¡­ the maps!¡¯ ¡®Palsung cider¡¯, that maintains its cold for 38 hours and could cool off the zing heat of the desert as well as the cloaks that clearly had the mark of ¡®East Face¡¯, that could shield the wind and the sand, were actually just things he put them up in aim for one thing while making the vendor look like a proper one. What Sanghyuk actually wanted to sell was the map. To be exact, it was the ¡®map of Hellfire Desert¡¯. Sanghyuk had even put that under his copyright so only he could copy it as well. In other words, only the buyers themselves could use that map. This may sound strange at first. What if users just took a screenshot or a video recording of the map and posted it on the inte? They may think that the map could be shared off-game. However, that only went for people who didn¡¯t know what maps were in EL. Maps in EL weren¡¯t like tabloids that could be folded out to see the map, but an in-game item that could only be used through the map-specific slot. Moreover, screenshots and video recordings didn¡¯t work while the map was up. And to use the map properly in Hellfire Desert, the map needed to be slotted constantly and had to be used like GPS navigation systems. If users really tried to use it like a map and zoomed out as much as possible, they would actually lose their paths in this milestone-less desert. In other words, there weren¡¯t many shortcuts to the maps of Hellfire Desert. Sanghyuk was nning to sell this at a very high price. ¡®No matter how expensive this is, the users have no choice but to buy this map. They¡¯d probablye back after a few days wandering in the desert.¡¯ Sanghyuk thought that this map would definitely sell well since he himself had experienced how hard it is to wander around the desert. He had earned a lot of money through enhanced synthesized skill books and enhanced items. However, he still had more to sell. Since he hadpleted the map and put it under his copyright, he could copy the map using a single piece of nk paper, so he cost of manufacture was practically zero. ¡®I need to rake as much as possible while it¡¯s still possible.¡¯ Sanghyuk knew that this kind of business wouldn¡¯t work forever, so he was nning to rake in as much gold as possible for onest time through the map. Chapter 40. Start of Streaming (1)

Chapter 40. Start of Streaming(1)

As Sanghyuk had predicted, the first, no, second party to break through the Cave of Giants appeared in ten days. They were the elite yers of ¡®Rose Knights¡¯, a guild belonging to one of the five major Lines in EL, Line Red. *Ssh ssh!* The 7 users fell into Genesis Lake at almost the same time. All 7 users were making a refreshed expression as though a ten-year-old problem had just been solved, and this was natural since they had challenged the Cave of Giants since a month ago, and had failed until now. They had miraculously seeded just now, so it was no wonder that they felt good. They felt especially good once they imagined how many other parties would be challenging the Sky Giant right now. ¡°Uaaaaaah! Yes! YEEESSSSS!¡± OonHyu, the main tanker of Rose Knights, shouted in a loud voice and trembled. ¡°Wow goddammit. That was one tenacious one.¡± ¡°Whew, the giant would definitely have gone berserk if not for your heat bullet at thest moment, hyung.¡± ¡°It was really close. But it was also thanks to your poison daggers that shaved its life away.¡± The super-elite damage dealers of Rose Knights, Longty, and SamZ, ttered each other. ¡°There, there. Let¡¯s talk once we get out of theke.¡± The one that calmed their excitement was their guild master, Dark Bull. Having left Genesis Lake, the seven users could see an NPC that stood near theke. ¡°Huh? Why is an NPC here?¡± ¡°Is it an NPC that¡¯s weing us to the new continent?¡± The 7 users approached the NPC in confusion. ¡°Huh? It¡¯s a vendor?¡± ¡°What the hell? Why is there a vendor here? What? Did another user summon a vendor here?¡± ¡°No way¡­¡­ we should be the first ones to get here. How can any other users summon a vendor here?¡± ¡°It¡¯s probably a system-installed NPC.¡± The 7 users each came up with their own opinions and flicked their fingers in front of the vendor. Along with a click, the items sold by the vendor appeared in front of their eyes. ¡°Palsung Cider, East Face cloak¡­¡­ and the map of Hellfire Desert?¡± ¡°See? There are only the necessary items for traveling. This isn¡¯t something that a user had set up. What kind of a user would summon a vendor and sell maps? That doesn¡¯t make any sense.¡± They all thought that there was no possibility that the vendor was summoned by a user. ¡°But¡­¡­why is the map so expensive? Isn¡¯t this too much of a rip-off?¡± ¡°Whoa? What the hell? Why is it so expensive¡­¡­ even Palsung Cider and East Face cloak is also expensive¡­¡­ this vendor is such a rip-off.¡± The users reacted exactly as Sanghyuk had predicted. The reason Sanghyuk bothered to sell Palsung Cider and East Face cloak were to make them feel like the map was a rip-off. They would soon realize that they would have to buy it after wandering around in the desert for a few hours, so his intention was to make them feel like this was done on purpose. This was Sanghyuk¡¯s scheme to erase any traces that the vendor was a user-summoned NPC. ¡°Boss, don¡¯t you think we don¡¯t need this? When did we rely on maps?¡± ¡°You¡¯re right. This is too expensive. Even though only one of us need it, this price is just too much.¡± ¡°Hyung, let¡¯s just go.¡± Dark Bull, just like the other guild members, thought that buying a map at that price was not worth it. ¡°Okay. Then let¡¯s depart after resting for 5 minutes. Maka, you stand up front. You have the ¡®pathfinding¡¯ skill, right?¡± ¡°Yes. I¡¯ll try to look for a path.¡± Maka replied with a very confident expression¡­¡­ but unfortunately, the basic skill ¡®pathfinding¡¯ was useless, at least in Hellfire Desert. 10 hourster. Eventually, the users of Rose Knights could onlye back to Lake Genesis. They could onlye back thanks to Maka¡¯s guide, and if it weren¡¯t for Maka, it was likely that they would have wandered around the desert for even longer. The 7 users admitted their mistake. Hellfire Desert definitely wasn¡¯t a ce where they could get around without a map. Everything was as Sanghyuk had expected. Hellfire Desert. This was a deste ce so empty that the entirend itself could be considered a huge dungeon. There were many necessities in order to survive, and those were what Sanghyuk had put in the vendor. The first were the Rose Knights, but another group of users arrived at the new continent just two dayster. Following them, many users started crossing over to the new continent. All those users became Sanghyuk¡¯s customers. They could not reject the map. In fact,ter, everyone in the party bought maps and not just one. Some people tried to make a copy of the desert off-game by drawing, but since there were nondmarks in the desert, there was nothing users could do with an inte-drawn map. No matter how expensive Sanghyuk¡¯s map of Hellfire Desert was, considering that it was the one and the only item, it definitely did its price. With enhanced synthesized skill books, enhanced items and the map of Hellfire Desert selling like hotcakes, Sanghyuk earned an insane amount of gold, to the point that no users would be able to gather that much in their lifetime. Of course, his profit started decreasing around a weekter. Since users kepting over to Hellfire Desert, it became difficult to profit as much as he did with enhanced synthesized skill books and enhanced items. The ones who were raising familiarity with NPCs in Blue Oasis had discovered the existence of an NPC synthesizer and started to do what Sanghyuk did, so Sanghyuk just released a rumor through the Hiddenline. (T/N: Shadowline will be changed to Hiddenline) ¡®There¡¯s a synthesizer in Hellfire Desert, and asking the Synthesizer will allow you to synthesize or upgrade items and skills!¡¯ With just that one rumor, selling enhanced synthesized skill books and enhanced items went bust. The reason Sanghyuk did that was to monopolize wealth. Honestly, if he left it alone, he could have earned more gold for around a week more, but it was better tofortably start his next business rather than make others profit. Since it was time to seek fun with the map of Hellfire Desert, he had to throw away what he had to. *** Sanghyuk had moved around too busily for around forty days selling enhanced synthesized skill books and enhanced items. He couldn¡¯t even wash properly during this time. Like the saying, strike the iron while it¡¯s still hot, Sanghyuk attempted to rake in as much gold as possible. ¡®Now I got some leeway so should I do some of the things I put off forter?¡¯ Actually, he had a lot of things he had to do. The most urgent one being how to solve the personal streaming matter. In just a few months, LGN would start contacting a few of the top-ranking users and distribute live channels directly managed by LGN themselves. It was better to take that while it was still possible. Later, it would be harder to acquire a live channel due to many elements and not only that, it was hard to ignore the already procured fan base of the other channels if he startedter. It was much better to acquire one of the 30 live channels in the first go. Live channels were a goldmine. Later in the game, money gained from live channels would amount to much more than killing a difficult named monster in the game. Through a live channel, one could not only acquire money but fame and reputation as well. Above all, there was the one most important thing¡­¡­ thepetition that could only be participated by owners of live channels. LGN always kept their live channels below 100 so acquiring a channel from them wasn¡¯t easy. In any case, the reason Sanghyuk was attempting to try personal streaming again was an attempt to get one of the first live channels distributed by LGN. Live channels had apletely different infrastructure than livestreaming through Pu TV. The users who thought they did well in Dream Network games always dreamed of acquiring a live channel for themselves. ¡®What should I call the room title?¡¯ Sanghyuk first pondered on what to call his room. Actually, he thought that it would be difficult to livestream thanks to many reasons before, but right now, it was different. With his title ¡®Shadow Duke of Falcon City¡¯, there was no need to worry about his identity being leaked anymore. Sanghyuk had already made an avatar for streaming. [Cave of Giants solo streaming. ¨CBJ Gale-] ¡®This should be good.¡¯ Sanghyuk turned on the streaming after writing a very clickbait-y title. EL allowed for connections with many Dream Network streaming systems so doing a streaming from inside the game wasn¡¯t that rare. He started the streaming, but people didn¡¯t flood in like crazy from the get-go. Perhaps due to the provocative title though, many people started entering despite the fact that he had just started off and had no fame to his name to speak of. [Cave of Giants solo y? What kind of agro is this?] [I¡¯ve seen a lot of other Cave of Giants streams, but most of the time, seven top-tier rankers have a hellish time¡­¡­ the title of this room is just a clickbait, right?] [I call BS on solo y. BJ Gale? I bet my right hand that this bitch is under level 20.] [He¡¯s probably trying to get some agro and grab onto some of the viewers.] [At least he¡¯s standing at the entrance of the Cave of Giants. He¡¯s not actually going in by himself, right?] [Of course not. He¡¯s just putting on a show. We¡¯re not leaving due to curiosity, so he¡¯s keep waiting for more viewers and will disappoint all of us.] [Gdi, I get that this is a clickbait but I can¡¯t get out. I¡¯m waiting for 5 more minutes. If nothing happens by then, I¡¯m leaving.] ¡­¡­ ¡­¡­ Many things came up on chat, but Sanghyuk did not reply at all and just checked the number of viewers at the entrance of the Cave of Giants. ¡®104¡­¡­. Well, I guess this is enough?¡¯ It would be fine if he got enough people to rumor about him for today. It was too much of him to expect many users when he had just started. ¡®Then shall I start?¡¯ *Ssss* Sanghyuk shook his head lightly and walked forward. His appearance was changed to that of ¡®Gale¡¯s¡¯, and the Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip was in his bag. In today¡¯s stream, he was just going to us the Traveler¡¯s Treasure Sword. [Huh? He¡¯s moving. What the hell? Is he actually going in alone?] [Gdi, wimp. He¡¯s showing off until the end.] [He leave soon.] [He¡¯ll only pretend to go in or get back out immediately. Didn¡¯t I say I bet my right hand on it?] [Anyway, why is he not speaking at all?] [What is this? A mystery concept?] ¡­¡­ ¡­¡­ The chatting log went up fast. However, Sanghyuk did not care what the viewers did. He just had to shut them up with his skills anyway. Sanghyuk, no, Gale quickly entered the 1st floor of the Cave of Giants and rushed towards an ogre. Gale dodged the ogre¡¯s attack with a quick and simplified movement and swung his sword a few times. When he did, blood gushed out from various parts of the ogre¡¯s body. [Whoa¡­¡­. Ju, just what¡­¡­.] [I, insane.] [What the hell? What in the world is happening?] [Whoaaaa!?] ¡­¡­ ¡­¡­ The viewers who were only mocking him until now couldn¡¯t even speak properly. And at that moment, Gale swung his sword three times again, and the three swings struck the ogre¡¯s chest, neck, and forehead respectively. *P-p-poof!* The ogre¡¯s head burst into bits like a ripe watermelon. The chat instantly froze. No one could say something random. How many users in El could solo-kill an ogre in under 20 seconds? Four? Two? It was definitely countable with one hand. And what was even more shocking was that Sanghyuk was maintaining his transformed state and he wasn¡¯t using his Ten Millennia Goldbone whip either. All of his stats were lowered by 30%, and his main weapon was sealed. Even in that state, Sanghyuk had killed an ogre in seconds. ¡®Good, I¡¯ll just go like this!¡¯ The chat became quiet as though a storm had passed over it, but Sanghyuk didn¡¯t mind hat and kept focusing in conquering the Cave of Giants. The 100 viewers that were frozen stiff¡­¡­ the Cave of Giants solo raid was going to be a legend among Pu TV viewers. Chapter 41. Start of Streaming (2)

Chapter 41. Start of Streaming(2)

[A freak appeared on Pu TV!] [@everyone, stop doing what you¡¯re doing now. A user started soloing the Cave of Giants on Pu TV.] [BJ Gale! Go watch, nau!] [I¡¯m watching right now, and I¡¯m f*cking speechless. The main room is full with 1,000, people and there arementary rooms being created so go watch.] [Is this really the same Cave of Giants that we know of? Isn¡¯t someone scamming us all?] [Did someone hack EL? I don¡¯t think you can exin this without hacks.] [The thing Raonsoft cares the most about is the hack. Do you think it can be? If it¡¯s a hack, then they will say somethingter.] [Wow, he broke through the 2nd floor instantly too.] [Huh? He stopped streaming on the 3rd floor.] [What the hell? He just said that he¡¯d start at the same time tomorrow and left.] [So he¡¯s keeping the mystery concept until the end without talking?] [Wow, I really do wonder if he¡¯s using a hack or not. If it¡¯s not a hack¡­¡­I wonder if this even makes sense.] [I already reported this to Raonsoft.] [I did too, lol. There were loads of people who reported. Anyway, it looks like we¡¯ll get the results tomorrow.] ¡­¡­ ¡­¡­ ¡°Two hours a day¡­¡­ Let¡¯s start with two hours and increase it to four when the bus business is fully on.¡± Having finished streaming, Sanghyuk muttered in a small voice while nodding. The third floor could be considered a business secret, so it was right to not reveal it now, and the Sky Giant on the 4th floor wasn¡¯t something even he could kill with his main weapon and 30% of his stats sealed. ¡®Well, then. Should I start the business?¡¯ Sanghyuk logged out of the game and went to InGamez. Then, he put up a post. [BJ Gale is starting bus service to the 4th floor of the Giant¡¯s Cave. I¡¯ll ept 6 per day, and those will be decided through auction. The starting price is 10,000 gold. You don¡¯t need to do anything and just watch from the back. The estimated time is around 2 hours with leeway. Your privacy will be protected and¡­¡­ (omitted)] What Sanghyuk wrote was the start of the marking bus business. Although not now, other users would start it soon¡­¡­ Sanghyuk was nning to earn a lot of money by starting it first. The basic price Sanghyuk had put up was very high, but that wasn¡¯t the fixed price, but an auction price that put users up in apetition, so the price would definitely climb. The users who were currently on the 4th floor of the Cave of Giants weremonly known as the top rankers. However, Sanghyuk had just said that he would takeplete newbies there with money, so the users with a lot of money but no skills could only be interested. Also, the reason Sanghyuk started this marking bus business was not to just ept bus fees. The more users crossed over to Hellfire Desert, the more his maps would sell. Truly two birds with one stone. *** ¡°So it¡¯s nothing like a hack?¡± Seo Wontae asked again to confirm. ¡°Yes. We¡¯ve gone through the gamey many times, but there was no sign of any usage of hacking tools.¡± ¡°Then he actually soloed the Cave of Giants with pure skills?¡± ¡°Yes, that seems to be the case. Checking with Chaos, he is indeed the first user to clear the Cave of Giants and soloed it at the time as well. There were no problems reported during this process.¡± ¡°I know from the report, but I still can¡¯t understand¡­¡­ is such a thing possible?¡± ¡°Honestly¡­¡­ we are very confused as well.¡± ¡°What did Chaos say?¡± ¡°It said that there is no reason to report since it¡¯s within the range of normal gamey. In fact, it even replied that it can¡¯t tell us some things because of the DN Privacy Policy Laws when we tried asking some more about the user. It seems like there was no report since Chaos runs on the basic principle that it takes care of everything unless there is something especially strange.¡± ¡°Hmm, I can understand that because I made it like that, but¡­¡­ I guess this is the weakness of the unlimited freedom system. It definitely is hard to find the right bnce. And it¡¯s not like I can change the settings of Chaos right now¡­¡­.¡± Chaos was the ¡®God¡¯ of the world of EL. As such, the operation team or the development team had to ask for Chaos for help if they wanted any kind of information. Chaos took care of everything inside the game by itself and only reported very specific things to the operation team or the development team. In Chaos¡¯s view, solo clearing the Cave of Giants wasn¡¯t something worthy of note and did not do anything about it. ¡°If you think about it, didn¡¯t we not make any achievements about soloing named monsters because we thought that no one would be able to? I think Chaos is running on the same logic and is not differentiating team y and solo y.¡± ¡°This is an absurd error due to the appearance of a userpletely beyond our imaginations. However, just because we add solo y achievements right now, it¡¯s not like Chaos would understand the difference between team y and solo y¡­¡­ I guess I can¡¯t help it. In the future, the operation team will watch that user from the outside and report it to me.¡± Seo Wontae came to a decision. Even though a groundbreaking user had appeared, changing the settings of Chaos just to observe that specific user may affect the stability of Chaos. That was something that Seo Wontae hated to do. ¡°Understood. Then I¡¯ll proceed that way.¡± The team leader of the operation team understood what he meant. He also considered the unlimited freedom system of Chaos very importantly and thought that this was the best option. *** ¡°BJ Gale, huh¡­¡­ so there¡¯s such a user.¡± The guild master of the Redline guild, Red Sun, closed the inte window he was watching right now and muttered in a small voice. ¡°Not everything has been revealed, but I think his abilities are tremendous. I should take him in if it¡¯s possible, right?¡± Red Sun¡¯s longtime friend and vice-master of the Redline guild, Tough, also nodded his head as he spoke. ¡°But the problem is that he¡¯s a user we haven¡¯t seen before. Normally, we should have seen him at least once if he¡¯s one of the top-ranking users, but¡­¡­ I feel like this guy just dropped outta nowhere.¡± ¡°I also find that strange.¡± ¡°Well, let¡¯s look for him. If we do, we can try to recruit him¡­¡­ but my intuition tells me that it won¡¯t be easy.¡± ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll try looking for him. Oh! By the way, what are you going to do about Rose Knights? They keep ignoring orders and act however they want¡­¡­ are you just going to watch them?¡± The Redline guild was the master guild of one of the five major guildlines in EL ¡®Red¡¯. And below them were Rose Knights. It was true that the Redline guild was the master guild, but recently, Rose Knights had grown explosively and was slowly trying to escape their control. ¡°Hmm¡­¡­ Oh yeah, did they really kill the Sky Giant Solo?¡± ¡°Looking at the time they uploaded the screenshots and videos of the Hellfire Desert, it seems very likely¡­¡­.¡± ¡°But when I probed themst time, they didn¡¯t seem to know anything about the first kill bonus, though.¡± ¡°Huh? Really?¡± ¡°Not only that, they didn¡¯t seem to know what ¡®first¡¯ titles are.¡± ¡°Huh¡­¡­ what the hell¡­¡­.¡± ¡°Actually, as you know, the only ones that know about the first kill bonus and the first title are us and Terr¨ªc?lum guild. The only named monsters that gave out those titles were Harkan from the sewer dungeon and Anathan from the ancient forest dungeon. So, I thought that those Rose Knights guys would have noticed the secret since they were the first ones to kill the Sky Giant. Honestly, they helped us out a lot when he defeated Harkan. But we gulped the first kill bonus in secret¡­¡­ so I was worried that they might mention it in one way or the other once they found out, but there was nothing like that¡­¡­. Actually, I even asked them about it but they didn¡¯t react at all. It¡¯s so strange.¡± The secret about the first kill was something that Red Sun from Redline and Kun from Terr¨ªc?lum had decided to keep a secret as long as possible. And that promise between the two was well kept until now. ¡°That¡¯s really strange. Perhaps the first kill bonus doesn¡¯t appear from the Sky Giant?¡± ¡°That doesn¡¯t make sense. Even Harkan and Anathan has it but the Sky Giant doesn¡¯t? No way.¡± ¡°That¡¯s true. Then what the hell is happening?¡± ¡°Perhaps¡­¡­ they might not be the first¡­¡­.¡± Red Sun stood up from his seat with a strange expression. ¡°Let the Rose Knights be for the time being. I think they¡¯re going overboard since they conquered the Sky Giant four days earlier than us¡­¡­ but we¡¯ll show them why we¡¯re the master guild.¡± Just because two guilds were from the same line, the alliance couldn¡¯t be maintained forever. Red Sun was someone who had maintainedrge-scale alliances in games prior to EL so he knew this very well. However, he knew a few tricks to maintaining alliances for a long time. Competition between guilds. The more the information was revealed about the new continent, the fiercer thepetition became. *** [So? How much is the bus fee?] [I don¡¯t know exactly since BJ Gale didn¡¯t reveal anything, but one of my friends didn¡¯t make it even with 20,000 gold.] [One of my friends didn¡¯t make it with 25,000 gold.] [Whoa, just how much did the ones that make it actually pay?] [Like insane amounts. There are loads of people with a lot of money but no skills. Those probably all flocked there.] [Ah, I wish he starts quickly. When¡¯s the streaming?] [ording to him, every day from 7 in the evening till 9.] [Uu, it¡¯s so hard waiting.] [Rather than that, I heard that Raonsoft confirmed that he¡¯s no hack user, right? Where did thate from?] [All answers to the reports from yesterday.] [It¡¯s not a hack and he still soloed it¡­¡­ that¡¯s a freak right there.] [I heard he doesn¡¯t belong to a guild either. It looks like all the top guilds are in an uproar trying to recruit this guy.] ¡­¡­ ¡­¡­ Even though there was over an hour until 7 p.m., InGamez was being flooded with talks about BJ Gale. However, BJ Gale himself, no, Sanghyuk, was gathering enhancement stones by hunting scorpions in the red scorpion zone in Hellfire Desert. Sanghyuk started moving around 6:50. ¡®It¡¯s about time they¡¯ve arrived at the entrance.¡¯ Having checked the time, Sanghyuk immediately finished his hunt and recalled himself to the entrance of the Cave of Giants. *sh* Along with a white light, Sanghyuk appeared and the six users waiting for him at the entrance greeted him with very nice expressions. ¡°I¡¯ll collect the fee before the stream starts. And also, I¡¯m nning to do a stream as I said before. Of course, all of you will be hidden through the privacy filter. You all just need to watch from the back, so there won¡¯t be any leaks of personal information.¡± Sanghyuk warned them once again and collected the bus fees. The bus fees differed for all 6 people; the one who paid the most paid 44,000 gold while the one who paid the least paid 32,000 gold. It was an insane price, but Sanghyuk collected those fees so naturally. ¡°I¡¯ll create a party. Well, we don¡¯t need each other¡¯s names, so I¡¯ll set identities and levels to secret.¡± Sanghyuk created the party himself. Of course, the identities of the members of the party was set to secret. Since Sanghyuk was currently in ¡®Gale¡¯ appearance, it would be foolish of him to reveal his real username, Immortal. Sanghyuk created a 7-man party with the 6 people in a moment and started streaming after warning them of a few more things. 7 p.m. When BJ Gale¡¯s stream started, viewers started flooding in like a violent wave. The main room became full in an instant and hundreds ofmentary rooms were created. The number ofmentary rooms was increasing even now. And Sanghyuk started conquering the Cave of Giants without speaking at all, just like he did the day before. Of course, he put his customers, or ¡®passengers¡¯, safely at the back and charged at the ogres alone. Chapter 42. A World where Money Earns Money (1)

Chapter 42. A World where Money Earns Money(1)

¡°Yes, that¡¯s it, dodge to the right. Ooh, a counterattack here? Awesome!¡± A man was looking at an inte stream video while eximing continuously. He was even jumping up and down in his seat. ¡°Sangmoon. It¡¯s annoying me so calm down already. Didn¡¯t you say that Pu TV streams were crap until yesterday? Why are you so excited right now?¡± A cold-looking man who was taking care of some papers next to the excited man frowned and spoke. ¡°Oh, sorry about that. But, hyung. That¡¯s before I watched this channel and I changed my mind now.¡± ¡°Changed how?¡± ¡°Everyone¡¯s crap except for this guy.¡± ¡°Who¡¯s this guy?¡± ¡°What era are you from? Don¡¯t you know BJ Gale?¡± ¡°Gale? Oh! The user soloed Cave of Giants?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°I heard the rumors, but it looks like he¡¯s really amazing.¡± ¡°He is. He¡¯s really amazing.¡± ¡°I think it¡¯s the first time I saw you saying that.¡± ¡°Honestly, there are times he even exceeds my expectations. This guy is a huge jackpot.¡± ¡°Is he that good? Someone who even the ¡®Fighting God¡¯ Typhoon of EL has acknowledged¡­¡­. And what about you? Do you think you can solo the Cave of Giants?¡± ¡°Mm¡­¡­ honestly, about fifty-fifty. I don¡¯t think it¡¯s impossible if I prepare many things and practice a lot. But even after that, I don¡¯t think I can do it as cleanly as that guy there. It¡¯s as if that guy yed the Cave of Giants a thousand times already. His movements and skill usage are all perfect. It¡¯s almost beautiful.¡± ¡°Hey, hey. Hold your horses. Don¡¯t forget that you¡¯re the ace of Rising guild. Honestly, this is not the time to marvel at someone else¡¯s gamey. You know that the other guys are all upset because we haven¡¯t shown proper achievement in the Land of Dusk. Don¡¯t get excited by someone else¡¯s gamey and just get ready to sprint in Hellfire Desert.¡± ¡°Hyung, did you forget that I¡¯m the one who¡¯s the most prepared? Just wait. The first named monster in Hellfire Desert will be killed by us!¡± Sangmoon, no, Typhoon, replied with a very serious expression. He had a verypetitive personality. ¡°Yes, yes. So stop watching that channel and get ready to log in. Apparently, some of our guys found a karma singrity point in Hellfire Desert.¡± Shooting Star, the guild master of Rising guild, had put in no small amount of effort, and his efforts were slowlying to fruition. ¡°Karma singrity point? It¡¯s not like you need me for that. Honestly, monsters that are slightly stronger aren¡¯t really¡­¡­.¡± ¡°This one is a little peculiar. They said that there was another change other than the upgraded monsters.¡± ¡°Eh? What does that mean?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know the exact thing so I¡¯ll have to log in to find out¡­¡­ but it seems like there¡¯s a 2nd stage to the singrity point.¡± ¡°Whew, so we didn¡¯t know everything? But really, hyung¡­¡­ It doesn¡¯t look like there¡¯s much time left¡­¡­ can¡¯t I go after watching this? It¡¯s not just fun, but it provokes me when I look at this guy¡¯s battle style. I think I can do better in the future.¡± ¡°It looks like this Gale guy is actually amazing. I heard he doesn¡¯t belong to any guild either¡­¡­ where did such a freake from?¡± Shooting Star tilted his head in confusion as he spoke. Manyrge guilds in EL were paying attention to BJ Gale. However, the person himself was actually focusing on somethingpletely different right now. *** The 43rd quest of therge chained quest ¡®Merchant Guild¡¯ has beenpleted. Go to the merchant manager in Tune and receive the final quest. ¡°Phew, finally¡­¡­.¡± When he killed the 1,000th humanoid monsters, ¡®Redsand Thieves¡¯, that appeared randomly in the desert, the most annoying 43rd quest in the chained quest line had beenpleted. Sanghyuk had started this ¡®Merchant Guild¡¯ quest as soon as he arrived in Hellfire Desert. Even after that, he still cleared some of the quests in his spare time. The reason Sanghyuk had gathered insane sums of gold recently was also due to this Merchant Guild quest. Actually, the Merchant Guild quest was something that threerge scale guilds hadbined their efforts to finish for the first time in his previous life. And that wasn¡¯t right now, but would take around 1 year into the future. Strangely, this quest was known to the majority of the users from the get-go. The actual difficulty of the quest wasn¡¯t that hard. It was just that the 44th and the final quest was a little too vicious; the prior 43 quests weren¡¯t anything difficult, actually. The reason this quest became famous was that a merchant guild could only be created through this quest. Merchant guilds were something that wasn¡¯t exactly a guild but helped users do many business ormercial transactions in the game. Of course, it was treated differently from guilds, so merchant guilds could be created separately from guilds. Then why were merchant guilds made? There were two major reasons. The first was that only by creating a merchant guild, users were allowed to hire transaction-specific NPCs, that is, merchants. Unlike how other NPCs couldn¡¯t trade with users or even use the auction or themissioned sales store, merchant NPCs could do all of those three. They were NPCs withpletely different AIs to vendor NPCs who were only capable of standing on the spot and sell stuff only. With merchant NPCs, users no longer need to wait for good items in the auction or themissioned sales store. Of course, hiring merchant NPCs required money, but they were the high-level workforce that did their worth, so the money spent on it wasn¡¯t that much of a waste. The second was that only merchant guilds were allowed to open shops in viges or cities. No amount of money was enough for users to open a shop in a city or a vige under their own name. In any case, there was only the final quest left and Sanghyuk returned to Tune after finishing the 43rd quest. *** ¡°You exterminated those evil vermins so proactively¡­ I understand how much you care about us merchants. I think I can now trust you to hire us. How is it? Are you interested?¡± The 44th quest of therge scale chained quest ¡®Merchant Guild¡¯ has been added. To create a merchant guild under the permission of the merchants association, arge amount of investment is needed. The merchants association is a huge group of vested interest, so arge amount of money needs to be given to the merchants association to create a merchant guild. For reference, the merchants association has only allowed up to five merchant guilds for the Dimensional Travelers for the sake of bnce. Please be warned that the opportunity may disappear if you don¡¯t hurry. Sanghyuk finally received the 44th quest. Numerous users wanted to create merchant guilds, but 99% of them were blocked there. It was no wonder. The other 43 quests were child¡¯s ypared to this. ¡®0/8,000,000 Gold¡¯ The amount of gold written on the quest window was 8 million gold. In other words, users would have to pay 8 million gold to the merchants association to acquire a permit. Normally, no single user would have the capability to pay this. ¡®Urgh¡­¡­ it¡¯s so expensive.¡¯ 8 million gold was something that normal users wouldn¡¯t get their hands on even if they yed EL for their entire life, but Sanghyuk was different. As a result of raking gold until now, he had around 20 million gold on him. To express how big of a sum this was, the current gold-to-cash ratio was around 10,000 gold to 400,000 won (400USD). In other words, 20 million gold was worth 800 million won (800,000USD) What was more interesting was that the value of gold increased as EL¡¯s poprity rose. Honestly, there were more buyers than sellers of gold right now, so it was hard to look for a seller. So, the 8 million gold paid by the three alliance guilds in his previous life was worth about 400 million won (400,000USD). Using 400 million won (400,000USD) just to create a merchant guild in-game may seem like a foolish thing. However, Sanghyuk knew very well how much wealth the 3 allied guilds had amassedter in the game. ¡®It¡¯s an investment for the future!¡¯ Sanghyuk didn¡¯t hesitate and linked his (in-game) bank ount immediately and paid 8 million gold in one go. 8,000,000/8,000,000 You have paid all the required gold. ¡°Ooh, you sir¡­¡­ are more capable than you look. Congrattions. You are now a full-fledged executive!¡± You have created a merchant guild. The name of the merchant guild can be created in the management window. All the other functions of the merchant guild can be set in the management window as well. Congrattions. You have created the first merchant guild as a Dimensional Traveler. This achievement will be remembered for eternity. You have acquired the unique-grade title ¡®First Executive¡¯. Having created a merchant guild, Sanghyuk immediately hired 2 C-rank merchant NPCs through the merchant guild manager. They were NPCs who had to be paid weekly, and as C-rank NPCs, their weekly pay was only 1,500 gold. Comparing to how B-rank received 5,000, A-rank 10,000 and S-rank 20,000, it was very cheap. He didn¡¯t need all the functionalities of an S-rank merchant NPC right now, so a C-rank merchant capable of simply selling and buying was enough. ¡®The name¡­¡­ let¡¯s just go with Golden Mountain.¡¯ Golden Mountain ¨C this reflected his will to pile mountains of gold. Like that, the Golden Mountain merchant guild was rather¡­ easily made. ¡®Let¡¯s first send one of the C-rank ones to Falcon City¡­¡­ and leave the other one here at Tune.¡¯ Sanghyuk ced the two NPCs in thergest cities in the two continents respectively. Merchant NPCs moved to their respective locations by themselves once he set them up, so it was ratherfortable. There was no need for Sanghyuk to move anywhere as he did with a vendor NPC. The roles of the C-rank merchant NPCs in Falcon City and Tune were simple. Sanghyuk set them so that they would search the auction and themissioned sales store and buy certain items that Sanghyuk had set when they were below a certain price. They may not be able to hoard the items due tock of money, so he gave them plenty, and also gave them the currentlyrgest-avable spatial expansion bag. With this, they should be able to fill the bag without Sanghyuk having to take care of them for a day or two. With that, Sanghyuk no longer needed to go to themissioned sales store or the auction. The merchant NPCs hoarded the necessary items that Sanghyuk needed as long as they were below a certain price, so he only needed to visit them once a day and collect the items. This was Golden Mountain merchant guild¡¯s first business. Buying low-evaluated items with insane investment¡­¡­ Sanghyuk was nning to raise the Golden Mountain merchant guild as the big hand that maniptes the prices of items in the auction. In his previous life, there were some invisible hands as well. And there were many items whose prices changed ording to their will. Since he knew that, Sanghyuk was trying to change it and be the one and only invisible hand. ¡®The low-evaluated items will keep appearing for the time being. I know most of them, so if I can monopolize those¡­¡­ I can gain immense profit.¡¯ Sanghyuk had the confidence to not fail this business. Of course, he was nning many other businesses other than just this. And he could also automate those businesses with merchant NPCs without him having to care much about it. The reason Sanghyuk had created a merchant guild even when he had to pay a big sum of 8 million gold¡­¡­ was because he needed to raise his own level while earning money without him having to do anything. Before he went off to hunt, he checked his newly acquired title. Title ¨C ¡®First Executive¡¯ Grade ¨C Unique Description ¨C You have created the first merchant guild as a Dimensional Traveler and became its executive. Effect ¨C [Prefix: Receive 10% more money when selling any item to any NPC.] [Suffix: Receive 10% discount when buying from any NPC.] [Constant effect: >Wage freeze (A) : Weekly wage required to pay merchant NPCs decreases by 30% for all ranks.<] ¡®Good, good! Very good!¡¯ First Executive title was a very splendid one that decreased the wage he needed to pay merchant NPCs. The mary profit he would gain from this was unspeakable. Having checked the title, Sanghyuk headed to Hellfire Desert in a very good mood. He had solved his mary issues through creating the merchant guild, so he headed to the mobile secret dungeon ¡®Anteater dungeon¡¯ that he was aiming for since a month ago. Chapter 43. A World where Money Earns Money (2)

Chapter 43. A World where Money Earns Money(2)

Anteater dungeon, it was a special dungeon that was ssified as the ¡®mobile¡¯ secret dungeon. It was a dungeon that generated at random spots at random times so Sanghyuk didn¡¯t know the exact ce either. However, he knew the conditions for it to appear. ¡®Desert wolf meat. This was the key to the anteater dungeon.¡¯ Sanghyuk had filled his bag with meat from the desert wolf. He didn¡¯t know where it exactly appeared but it was very likely for a hellfire anteater to appear if he scattered around that meat. The anteater dungeon was a dungeon that appeared inside the huge monster known as the hellfire anteater. The hellfire anteater was a rare named monster itself and the only way to defeat this named monster was to all-clear the anteater dungeon that generated inside its body. The reason Sanghyuk was aiming for this anteater dungeon was that this dungeon didn¡¯t just end with one such dungeon, but up to 10 of them in the span of three months. And hellfire anteaters dropped ¡®high grade enhancement stones¡¯ at 99% chance so there were no better named monsters to farm these from. Sanghyuk scattered desert wolf meat in the areas where anteater dungeons spawned frequently and waited patiently. Since there were no specific hunting fields around here, there were no users around either. And around 30 minutester. Something finally took a bait. *Rumble.* One of the sand dunes suddenly rapidly copsed and arge hole was created. The wolf meat that Sanghyuk had ced there naturally disappeared into that hole as well. ¡®It¡¯s open!¡¯ Sanghyuk ran towards that hole as soon as the hole opened without hesitation. The way to enter the anteater dungeon was simple. Just¡­¡­ throw your body inside the hole. There was arge hellfire anteater with its mouth wide open at the center so it may look like an extremely dangerous and even suicidal thing to do from the outside. This was why many people didn¡¯t know the existence of the anteater dungeons for a long time. They always tried to kill the hellfire anteater from the outside. However, this thing absorbed every single attack directed at it, so it was once even called the invincible monster. Of course, a user identally fell into the holeter and the existence of the secret dungeon was finally known. Naturally, Sanghyuk knew about this dungeon so he could throw his body in without hesitation and enter the secret dungeon immediately. You have entered the body of the hellfire anteater. Inside its body is a dungeon made of twisted space. The secret dungeon ¡®anteater dungeon¡¯ has been discovered. The anteater dungeon will be bound to the Dimensional Traveler ¡®Immortal¡¯. You can register up to two users in this dungeon. Perhaps due to the dungeon being inside a monster¡¯s body, the scale wasn¡¯t that big. Of course, the fact that there is such a thing inside a monster didn¡¯t make any sense, but the system just made it make sense by saying that it was made of ¡®twisted space¡¯. Having entered the dungeon, Sanghyuk first checked the information about it. In his previous life, he had only heard and not experienced this first hand so there was a need to check on the information about this ce. Secret dungeon [Anteater Dungeon] >C rank< ¨C Bound to the Dimensional Traveler ¡®Immortal¡¯ ¨C Registered Dimensional Travelers [Immortal], [N/A] : A special dungeon created inside the body of a hellfire anteater. Clearing this dungeon will defeat the rare named monster hellfire anteater. ¨C Bonus karma : +10% ¨C Dungeon clear rewards : N/A ¨C Dungeon all clear rewards : You may acquire a high grade enhancement stone at a very high chance and can acquire many other high quality items. ¨C Dungeon reactivation time after clearance : 1 minute. ¨C Dungeon duration : 24 hours. ¨C Maximum clear times : 40 times. ¡®It¡¯s just as I knew it.¡¯ Sanghyuk nodded his head and made a relieved expression. ¡®Then shall I start quickly?¡¯ Sanghyuk put the ¡®First Visitor¡¯ title on the prefix and put on the ¡®First Giant Hunter¡¯ in the postfix title and entered the dungeon. The anteater dungeon was not long as Sanghyuk had expected. It was a one way path structure and was only 800m long so he just needed to kill all the enemies as he went past. The monsters that spawned the most in the anteater dungeon were giant scorpions and desert firelizards. Monsters called sand soldiers appeared every so often and this was the trickiest thing to hunt. However, Sanghyuk possessed the natural enemy card of the sand soldiers, ¡®air bomb¡¯. A single 1-cost air bomb would instantly y the sand soldier. At the end of the dungeon was a pseudo-named monster, the giant zombie ant. Actually, the name actually sounded scary, but it wasn¡¯t scary at all. 18 minutes. That was the time Sanghyuk took to clear the anteater dungeon once. ¡®If I get used to it more, I think I can make it under 15 minutes.¡¯ Having finished the dungeon, Sanghyuk lightly nodded his head and smiled. The difficulty of the anteater dungeon itself wasn¡¯t that hard. The problem was that he had to clear it 40 times to all-clear it and defeat the hellfire anteater. ¡°39 more to go! Let¡¯s do this.¡± The most difficult thing in hunting the anteater dungeon, no, the hellfire anteater, was the time constraint. Sanghyuk had cleared it easily thanks to his specs and his skills, but normal users would require 30 minutes at the minimum with two people. If the anteater dungeon wasn¡¯t cleared 40 times in 24 hours, the hellfire anteater would just disappear into the sand again. Once that happened, it would all go naught. Even if a piece of desert wolf meat brought it back up, the anteater dungeon would be initialized. Actually, the anteater dungeon wasn¡¯t such a profitable dungeon. In fact, there were extremely limited things to earn considering that it was a C rank secret dungeon. However, all-clearing the dungeon and killing the hellfire anteater would reverse all of that. The rare named monster hellfire anteater was a very ¡®juicy¡¯ monster. Not only did it drop a lot of items, but their qualities were also top-notch as well. Moreover, the high grade enhancement stone dropped almost all the time. So, he had to kill the hellfire anteater by clearing the dungeon all 40 times. 12 hours and 41 minutes. Sanghyuk grinded in that dungeon without a single moment of rest. And eventually¡­¡­ he killed the 40th giant zombie ant and finally defeated the hellfire anteater. You have cleared the anteater dungeon. The moment Sanghyuk cleared the anteater dungeon, the dungeon disappeared and Sanghyuk was ejected out, and at the same time the hellfire anteater hiding in the sand was pulled outside. Then, it copsed and died. It was quite strange to see a rare named monster dying without him doing anything, but that couldn¡¯t be helped since this was the only way to kill it. Sanghyuk took the items that were dropped from this guy and finished up. ¡®After a little rest¡­¡­ let¡¯s go again.¡¯ Sanghyuk was nning to kill 10 consecutive hellfire anteaters ande back 3 monthster and kill 10 again at that time. He was nning to monopolize the anteater dungeon before it was known to others. Hellfire anteater, there was definitely value in monopolizing it. *** Sanghyuk kept grinding for ten days straight while resting three hours a day. As a result, he could hunt all ten, one per day, hellfire anteaters. Since he killed ten of them, he would have to wait another three months for them to appear again, so he didn¡¯t need to worry about hellfire anteaters for another three months. Like that, Sanghyuk took the ten high grade enhancement stones he had acquired from killing 10 hellfire anteaters and went to Tune. He had one objective¡­¡­ to upgrade his main weapon the Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip. The reason he had gathered high grade enhancement stones was also to safely upgrade the Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip. Currently, he had only upgraded the whip to +3, the safe value, anymore, and he would risk destroying it. Having arrived at the only renowned-tier enhancement NPC that only existed in Tune, Sanghyuk checked the high grade enhancement stone that he had got. High grade enhancement stone [Special ingredient item] ¨C A stone that possesses mysterious powers. It feels like something amazing may happen with it. [Basic effects] Upgrades an item. [Special effect] Unlike normal enhancement stones, this contains a special energy that allows the item to not break or decrease in upgrade effect until +6. [Bonus effect] Sometimes¡­¡­ it may go up by +2 and not +1 due to a ¡®double upgrade¡¯ effect. With enough enhancement stones, he could upgrade to +6 safely. ¡®There¡¯s a bonus effect at +5¡­¡­ I want it to go up to at least +5¡­¡­.¡¯ Item enhancements were different from skill enhancements and as the enhancement continued, the basic stats of the item increased. Of course, it wasn¡¯t like there was absolutely no enhancement effects. +5, +7, +9 and +10 had bonus effects. Honestly, the high-grade enhancement won¡¯t allow the item to break or go lower, but the percentage of sess didn¡¯t change. From +4 onwards, the chance of a sessful enhancement was extremely low, so it was likely that he wouldn¡¯t reach +5 even after spending all 10 high grade enhancement stones. ¡®A +5. Let¡¯s just go with that.¡¯ In his previous life, Sanghyuk wasn¡¯t so lucky with his enhancements. He was unlucky to the point that he was called the minus hand. He broke so many weapons thanks to that. It was to the point that the managers of the workshop forbid him to do that. ¡°Fuu¡­¡­.¡± After taking a deep breath, he let the renowned-tier enhancement NPC and gave him one high grade enhancement stone and a +3 Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip. He could rush it by giving him all 10 right up, but the unlucky events in his previous life made him refrain from doing so. Actually, he was in apletely different situation from his previous life, so there was no need to be so nervous about the oue of the enhancement¡­¡­ but it was his body that reacted and not his mind. ¡°As-skum in God¡¯s name!¡± The enhancement NPC chanted a strange spell and attempted to upgrade. sh! Light spread from his hand. ¡®Seep!¡¯ Sanghyuk wanted the light to seep into the Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip. If the light seeped into the item the enhancement would seed, and if the light dissipated outwards, then the enhancement would fail. *Paaaah, tsssss!* ¡®It worked!¡¯ Perhaps due to his desperate wish, or just his luck, the light sessfully seeped into the Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip. ¡°It¡¯s sessful. I need more enhancement stones if you wish to continue.¡± Sanghyuk gave the NPC three high grade enhancement stones this time. Since he had seeded the roughly 50% chance of upgrading from +3 to +4, he would achieve his objective if he sessfully just made it +5. The chance of going to +5 from a +4 was known to be around 20%. It could be seen as better offpared to the 10% chance from +5 to +6, but it was definitely not a high percentage. It was rather fortunate that renowned-tier NPCs didn¡¯t have any penalties. Normal enhancement NPCs with a lower price had much lower percentages. ¡°As-skum in God¡¯s name!¡± Once again, light could be seen, and it immediately¡­¡­. *Psssss, paah!* ¡­dissipated. ¡°Urgh¡­¡­.¡± Sanghyuk felt bitter but he had expected this so he kept on watching calmly. ¡°As-skum in God¡¯s name!¡± The NPC continued his attempt. *sh¡­¡­ Pssssss, paah!* Dissipated once again¡­¡­. ¡°As-skum in God¡¯s name!¡± *sh¡­¡­ Pssssss, paah!* Dissipated yet again. Three consecutive failures. Three high grade enhancement stones were gone in an instant. High grade enhancement stones didn¡¯t even exist in the market right now, so it was literally priceless. Considering how the average price of high grade enhancement stones was around 150 to 200 thousand gold, Sanghyuk had just blown up 8 million won (8,000 USD) in the span of 10 seconds. ¡°Fuu¡­¡­.¡± Sanghyuk sighed deeply and calmed his heart down. ¡®You knew that this wouldn¡¯t be easy.¡¯ Sanghyuk¡¯s shaking didn¡¯t make much sense considering how he had more than 10 million gold in his bank. He once again reminded himself of reality and gave the NPC the remaining 6 enhancement stones. ¡®I¡¯ll just blow it all! Let¡¯s go!¡¯ Sanghyuk boldly bet everything and watched for the result. ¡°As-skum in God¡¯s name!¡± *sh*, the light once again poured out¡­¡­. *Paaa, tssss!* ¡­and properly seeped in this time. ¡°That¡¯s it!¡± Sanghyuk gripped his fist and nodded. ¡°There are five enhancement stones left. Are you going to continue?¡± Looking at the +5 Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip, the NPC looked at Sanghyuk and asked. ¡°Yes, I wish to continue.¡± Sanghyuk nodded his head in reply. Since he hade here thinking that he would have to spend all 10 here, he wasn¡¯t nning to stop right now. ¡°As-skum in God¡¯s name!¡± The enhancement NPC kept going as Sanghyuk wished. Light shed three times more in his hand, but all three times, the light dissipated. Now, there were two more high grade enhancement stones. Although Sanghyuk wasn¡¯t pressured since he reached +5, he still wanted to make it a +6 if possible. ¡°As-skum in God¡¯s name!¡± However, the 9th light was different from the ones before it. ¡®Rainbow light! Double upgrade effect!¡¯ Sanghyuk widened his eyes to chase the rainbow light. Sanghyuk¡¯s eyes looked more desperate than ever before. *** Trantor¡¯s notes As-skum seems to be author¡¯s random variation of the words ¡®As-sal¨¡mu ?ykum¡¯, which means ¡®Peace be with you¡¯ or something along those lines¡­ Which seems pretty ironic to me. Were you EVER at peace while upgrading an item? Probably not. Chapter 44. War Merchant (1)

Chapter 44. War Merchant(1)

Rainbow light shed intensely again. This was the important part. If the light dissipated then the enhancement would fail, and if the light seeped into the item, then the enhancement would seed. ¡®Go!¡¯ Sanghyuk shouted in his heart and watched the rainbow light. Perhaps his deepest wishes had reached the light. *Paaah, tssss!* Surprisingly, the rainbow light seeped into the Ten Millennia Goldbone whip. ¡°Oooooh, this is¡­¡­.¡± At that moment, even the enhancement NPC was surprised and looked down at the Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip. Rainbow light, this meant double upgrade effect. In other words, the fact that the enhancement seeded this time meant that the enhancement went up by two and not one. ¡°There¡¯s one high grade enhancement stone left. Do you wish to continue?¡± ¡°No, I¡¯ll stop here.¡± Sanghyuk shook his head and received the +7 and the remaining high grade enhancement stone. He immediately opened the item window and checked how stronger the +7 Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip had be. +7 Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip [Unique ++] -A special weapon made by the greatest smith using the greatest materials. It looks even more special thanks to the fact that the smith¡¯s abilities were used to the maximum. Also, the value can also increase more since it¡¯s the first of its kind. It was upgraded 7 times and acquired a mysterious force. [Basic stats] Attack power 150(+30)(+135), Critical hit rate +20(+4)(+18)% [Special stats] Critical hit damage + 50(+10)(+45)%, all stats +10(+2)(+9) [Special effects] ¡µIt doesn¡¯t snap(A): Durability increases by 20 times.¡´, ¡µIt¡¯s better than spider strings(A): Cantch onto an opponent stronger.¡´, ¡µHit me more(B): Can present the greatest bliss towards a being with peculiar preferences.¡´ [Enhancement effect] ¡µ+5 effect : Critical damage +70%¡´ ¡µ+7 effect : Agility +70¡´ [Bonus effect] (1) Movement speed +5%, (2) Agility +12. Thanks to the enhancement, the basic stats increased and there were two special enhancement effects as well. From +2 to +5, each enhancement resulted in a +10% in overall stats, +6 20%, +7 30%, +8 40%, +9 50%, while +10 increased the overall stats by 100%. ¡®The enhancement effect is exactly what I wanted too.¡¯ Critical damage and agility were both stats that Sanghyuk preferred the most. Sanghyuk had set his items focused on critical hits. He had also raised the agility stat a lot since it was rted to critical hit rate and damage. The next thing he focused on was the strength. Strength was directly rted to attack power, so no matter how much he focused on critical hits, if his base attack was low, there was no way his damage would be high. Also, he invested almost no stats into defense. With agility, dodge rates would increase so he only invested in dodge-rted stats in regards to defense. The rest¡­¡­ he just relied on ¡®Giant Blood¡¯. Endurance of Giants. With this, he felt that it would fill hiscking defense. ¡®I don¡¯t think I¡¯ll switch my main weapon anytime soon¡­¡­ so I guess I should gather up some more enhancement stones and enhance Silvermoon fragments and then the armor? Oh, and it looks like I should get a proper armor soon.¡¯ Until now, he invested his time more into titles than items, but it was about time he started setting up his items as well. Actually, the entirety of the Hellfire Desert was like a huge dungeon that tested users for the final time. Once Hellfire Desert was conquered and users started advancing into Heroic Lands or the Sr Continent, numerous contents would start appearing, so he had to set up his items before then. ¡®I have too many things to do. I also need to get that live channel¡­¡­ and it¡¯s about time I started finding the ones that betrayed me.¡¯ Sanghyuk came up with endless streams of things he had to do. He felt like even ten of him wasn¡¯t enough. However, he had to calm down precisely at times like these. ¡°Phew, let¡¯s not be hasty and solve them one by one.¡± Sanghyuk took a deep breath and shook his head. Being hasty would result in failures in even the things he should seed in. Sanghyuk wrapped the Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip around his right arm and went to the auction of Tune. He went to the merchant NPC of the Golden Mountain merchant guild and collected all the items the NPC had bought. The merchant item had bought all the items that fit in Sanghyuk¡¯s requirements so the spatial expansion bag was filled with items. Having collected the items, Sanghyuk immediately went to Falcon City and collected the items there as well. He put up the items he was going to sell at the auction and before he logged out he went to Ilya, who was managing the Hiddenline in his ce. *** The results of Observe Information can be checked through Ilya. The results of Collect Information can be checked through Ilya. The results of Manipte Information can be checked through Ilya. Sanghyuk received the results of the organization skills he had used yesterday as soon as he met up with Ilya. The organization skills for the Hiddenline could be used once every 24 hours so it was better to use it whenever possible. ¡°Regarding the information about the monster you have spoken about, I have put up a report so you can just read that one. Also, we kept looking for the people you told us to look for, but it was hard to discern the correct person with just the traits you have told us. Even so, I have gathered as much information as possible and have made a report.¡± Report made by Ilya could be seen through the management window so he just had to check it at his convenience. ¡°Finally, we keep leaking rumors about the under-evaluated items.¡± Observing, collecting and manipting information was something Sanghyuk was doing all the time. However, there was one thing that he felt a little pity about. It was that¡­¡­ the range of influence of the Hiddenline he had conquered was only limited to the Land of Dusk. ¡°Okay then. You¡¯ve done well.¡± Sanghyuk lightly patted Ilya¡¯s shoulders. ¡°But Ilya. Is it really impossible to go to Hellfire Desert as I told you before?¡± This was the third time he was asking that. That showed how much Sanghyuk wanted to expand his Hiddenline NPCs to the Hellfire Desert. ¡°As I told you before, we have our own domains. Like how they never expand here to the Land of dusk, we also do not invade their domain. You can consider it a mutual non-intervention pact.¡± ¡°You can¡¯t break it?¡± ¡°Breaking it would mean a frontal war¡­¡­ but this mutual non-intervention pact was something created by the ¡®Shadow King¡¯ himself a long time ago, so even you, the master of the Hiddenline, cannot break it.¡± ¡°The Shadow King again, huh¡­¡­ that¡¯s a pity.¡± Sanghyuk said words of pity after hearing her words. ¡°If you wish to use the Hiddenline in other areas, there is one method.¡± ¡°Huh? There is?¡± All conditions have been fulfilled and the hidden main quest ¡®Path of the Shadow King¡¯ begins. This quest is one of the few very important stories that flow in a different path from the main quest. This quest cannot be declined and is made up of numerous chain quests. The darkness created behind the light. And the ones that walk that darkness¡­¡­ May your challenge be sessful. You have received the hidden main quest ¡®Shadow King¡¯. ¡®Whoa? Hidden m, main quest?¡¯ Sanghyuk was surprised at the sudden system message. A quest hepletely didn¡¯t expect had been generated, and a main quest at that. Hidden main quest was something he hadn¡¯t heard of before, but main quest was still a main quest. ¡®There was something like this? I thought the only main quest was the revival of the Sun God¡­¡­. So there are many things that I don¡¯t know about.¡¯ The first chain quest of the hidden main quest ¡®Shadow King¡¯, ¡®Hiddenline of Hellfire Desert¡¯ has been generated. Since it was a main quest, chain quests rted to it started being generated. He didn¡¯t know the specifics, but ording to rumors, the most well-known main quest in his previous life, ¡®Revival of the Sun God¡¯ had over 30 types of chain quests. ¡®I don¡¯t even get how big the picture is now.¡¯ Main quests were too big andplex so it would be hard to clear even with several months. So, Sanghyuk thought that nothing would change immediately just because he got this quest. ¡®Let¡¯s just consider it as more foundation for the big picture I am drawing.¡¯ Sanghyuk calmed his mind and spoke to Ilya again. ¡°So, it¡¯s up to me again?¡± ¡°Yes, we cannot help you in any way due to the non-intervention pact.¡± Sanghyuk nodded after hearing Ilya¡¯s words. ¡°Okay, then I¡¯ll look into that.¡± After listening to Ilya¡¯s report, he had finished everything he needed to do so he stood up. Normally, he would enjoy his time with Ilya before going away, but today, he had some things to do after logging out so he immediately left Rainbow. Quest ¨C Path of the Shadow King [Divine, Hidden, Main] ¨C If there is light, there is darkness. If you can walk the darkness and reach the throne, then it will be a legend and myth. O seeker of the path darker than the abyss¡­¡­ let the blessing of the darkness be with you¡­¡­. [Chain quest] ¨C First chain quest ¡®Hiddenline of Hellfire Desert¡¯ ¨C ???? ¨C ???? ¨C ???? ¨C ???? ¡­¡­ ¡­¡­ ¡®I don¡¯t even know how big this became now.¡¯ Having left Rainbow, Sanghyuk checked the details of the quest and thought that it was indeed like the main quest. Having checked that as well, Sanghyuk immediately logged out. Soon, his limit for ess time woulde and he was honestly tired as well. He immediately went to sleep after logging out. He hadn¡¯t slept for 22 hours, so he fell asleep as soon as he went to bed. *** After 5 hours of deep sleep, Sanghyuk first exercised since he wasn¡¯t able to do that recently. He took a wooden sword and went to the nearby park without many people in it to swing his sword for one hour before he ran around the district again. After exercising, he came back home and took a shower. Then, he opened up the inte while eating high-nutrition cereal again with milk. It was nearing 7 months since theunch of EL. The number of users was still explosively increasing, so news about how simultaneous esses to the Dream Network was breaking records each day was being broadcasted. Someone even coined the term ¡®EL syndrome¡¯. Not to mention youths in their 20s and 30s, even some of the older generation in their 40s and 50s who had nostalgia about previous generation MMORPGs even became fans of the game. It was even popr among women who were normally distant from games. Of course, many people were saying that this was overhyped and it was a temporary thing, but Sanghyuk knew well that those people would all disappearter. The simultaneous log-ins to EL would keep increasing until the 3 year mark and then would repeatedly rise and fall for another 5 years. Although the number of Koreans may not rise, the number of foreigners logging into the game would keep increasing, and some people would even immigrate to Korea to enjoy the game infort. In any way, online forums andmunities were increasing in scale as well as EL¡¯s poprity rose, and InGamez, the site Sanghyuk was looking at now, would also change into an EL-specific websiteter. Actually, it was already showing signs of that right now. Sanghyuk was reading down InGamez with his cereal as he always did. However, InGamez was slightly different from usual today. ¡®Huh? Did something happen?¡¯ A single issue was pervading all of InGamez¡¯s forums. Considering how big InGamez was, this was incredibly rare. Bing curious, Sanghyuk moved to the hot topics category and checked what was happening. Even though he had read a single article that summed up this incident, he knew exactly what was going on. ¡®The Red Pyramid War!¡¯ Of course, right now, the word ¡®war¡¯ couldn¡¯t be attached to it. To name it right now, it would rather be ¡®The Red Pyramid Skirmish¡¯ instead. However, Sanghyuk knew precisely what this skirmish would turn intoter down the line. That was because¡­¡­ the workshop guild he belonged to in his previous life was at the center of all this. Chapter 45. War Merchant (2)

Chapter 45. War Merchant(2)

This happened around this time?¡¯ Even Sanghyuk could not be aware of all the events exactly. He may be able to remember specific moments, but his uracy on ¡®when¡¯ that event happened would be much lower. Reading down, Sanghyuk read on to see where the skirmish was at. ¡®If I remember correctly, it started from a worker in Gold Rush coincidentally discovering the elites of the Skies Above Skies guild moving in secrecy¡­¡­.¡¯ Gold Rush had numerous workers. There were two types of workers ¨C young children being exploited for their talent in Korea and low-wage workers in China who were being extorted of theirbor. Honestly, the talented children of Korea were at least treated like people. Since they were very talented, a carrot had to be given on top of the whip. However, workshops in China just utilized the fact thatbor wages were extremely cheap and made the workers do menialbor. Thanks to that, the number of workers was exceedingly higher on the Chinese side. The one that discovered the elites of Skies Above Skies guild was a worker from the Chinese workshop. ¡®First, Skies Above Skies should have discovered a secret path that leads to the underground hunting field of the Red Pyramid¡­¡­ while Gold Rush should have realized that there is a secret path. They¡¯re probably probing each other at this point, right? And there were skirmishes here and there¡­¡­ since both of the guilds are sorge, the sh itself seems to have be a hot topic.¡¯ Reading the articles, Sanghyuk could realize what the situation was like right now. ¡®At this stage, no one ever knew that it wasn¡¯t just Skies Above Skies versus Gold Rush, but would be an all-out battle between Sky Line and Golden Line.¡¯ Actually, this all began from ordinary shes for hunting fields as it happened everywhere in EL. Of course, this was on a muchrger scale, but this didn¡¯t make it any different. ¡®It was fueled even more since the observers became excited¡­¡­ and when the fuel was about to die out¡­¡­ Gold Rush started putting fuel in again by finding the secret path.¡¯ The reason why this became so big when it could have ended with a small skirmish was not that things that happened inside the game, but outside. The ones that belonged to neither Skies Above Skies nor Gold Rush but like to gossip kept fueling the fight, and thanks to that neither Skies Above Skies nor Gold Rush could finish the fight quickly. Since there was the ¡®image¡¯ of the guild, they could only wait for the other to strike, and that dyed the time. Of course, external sources of fuel didn¡¯tst that long. The external sources of fuel would all die down in 3 to 4 days anyway. However, just as the external supply of fuel became low, a new variable would ur under the Red Pyramid. Gold Rush entered the hunting field. Thanks to that, Skies Above Skies and Gold Rush would sh even more intensely. The underground hunting field was the Red Pyramid was what was stereotypically known as a ¡®juicy¡¯ hunting field, so the situation turned for the worse. The battle of wits between Skies Above Skies who tried to monopolize the hunting field versus Gold Rush who tried to get in. ¡®This battle of witssted for around two weeks more? In any case,thatincident would happen in around three weeks and the scale became suddenlyrge. After that, the war between two guilds leads to the worst oue, the war between lines.¡¯ Sanghyuk was also swept up in that war and fought like mad. In his previous life, he became famous to the point that he was nicknamed the ¡®Berserker¡¯, and that was because the number of elites of Skies Above Skies that Sanghyuk had killed reached three digits. ¡®Gold Rush¡­¡­ Gold Rush¡­¡­.¡¯ Sanghyuk closed the forum and started organizing his thoughts. ¡®This is not an opportunity I should pass by.¡¯ This was definitely an opportunity, but as for how to use it, it required more thought. Sanghyuk continued his thoughts even after logging into the game. ¡®Let¡¯s leave aside giving a big hit to Gold Rush and make the yground a little bigger.¡¯ Sanghyuk wasn¡¯t just thinking of mere personal revenge but about how to use this opportunity as a whole. ¡®The guild war between Gold Rush and Skies Above Skies¡­¡­ This would eventually be an alliance war between Gold Line and Sky Line and wouldter be known as one of the four great wars of EL, the Sky-Gold war. Then the things I need to do now are¡­¡­.¡¯ Sanghyuk knew too well what would be necessary once the war started. There were some items which would explosively increase in demand, leading to prices skyrocketing. To pick a few, there would be ¡®Fragment of Life¡¯ and ¡®Holy water¡¯ which were ingredients to making potions; mana stones of various grade since they were used from recalling, marking and other things; and finally enhancement stones which would strengthen users in a short period of time. ¡®So there¡¯s around three weeks until the war actually begins? I have plenty of time.¡¯ Organizing his thoughts, Sanghyuk came to a decision on what move to make. ¡®War merchant! Let¡¯s make another identity through this war.¡¯ The figure Sanghyuk was thinking of was a war merchant. A merchant that bought and sold during wartime¡­¡­ or to be precise, merchants that acquired immense profit through wars, and in his previous life, this kind of war merchants actually did exist. However, they only went into proper actions 5 years into the game. There was no way they would appear now when it hadn¡¯t even been a year since theunch of the game. ¡®Then should I make the avatar for the war merchant?¡¯ Sanghyuk equipped the ¡®Shadow Duke of Falcon City¡¯ title on his postfix title and opened a new slot. There were two slots opened until now, and they were respectively ¡®Ordinary-looking guy¡¯ and ¡®Gale¡¯. ¡®As for the name¡­ let¡¯s just go with Large Golden Mountain.¡¯ Sanghyuk wrote the name ¡®Large Golden Mountain¡¯ on the new slot and started customizing the avatar. He made the figure short in stature and chubbier. When he did, he got a stereotypical greedy-looking guy. ¡®If I give some goat beard¡­¡­.¡¯ It was the icing on the cake(?) Just with that goat beard, a perfectly miser-looking guy appeared. ¡®That¡¯s good.¡¯ Sanghyuk immediately registered the setting on Large Golden Mountain. A war merchant and the owner of the Golden Mountain ¨C this was Sanghyuk¡¯s third identity. The fourth if he included his actual self, but in any case, he liked both the avatar and the name. Having created the perfect avatar for a war merchant, Sanghyuk started hoarding items. He had plenty of funds right now anyway. He had almost sold out on skill books, but the ie from maps was steadily increasing. The price of the map was way too overpricedpared to the skill book, so Sanghyuk was actually earning money doing nothing. ¡®For two weeks from now, I¡¯ll hoard the items below a specific price, and after those two weeks, I¡¯ll buy every single thing without considering the price!¡± Sanghyuk set on a standard for the hoarding and entered that on two merchant NPCs. In fact, he hired four more C-rank merchant NPCs and dispatched them to fourrge cities that weren¡¯t Falcon City and Tune. Of course, he had set them up the same way. With that, a total of six merchant NPCs would start hoarding, and with this, it was likely that normal users wouldn¡¯t even be able to see the items they want at the auction. Systematically, merchant NPCs had higher search speeds than users, and there were 6 of them doing it concurrently, so there was no way the users could catch up. While the map was still selling, Sanghyuk¡¯s funds were basically unlimited, so he had the confidence to hoard everything no matter how many there were. ¡®War without these items is impossible. That means¡­¡­ that this war cannot be won without me.¡¯ There were no war merchants that were inplete control of the war even in his previous life. They only influenced the war a little. The war merchant Sanghyuk was thinking of was apletely different existence altogether. ¡®If I control everything in this war¡­¡­ now that¡¯s what I call a true war merchant.¡¯ He made a suspicious smile and nodded. He was realizing what others couldn¡¯t even possibly dare imagine. *** Even while hoarding the items, Sanghyuk continued his marking bus business. He even increased his scale and did it twice a day, for a total of 12 people per day and lead them to the entrance of the 4th floor of the Cave of Giants, and the reactions of the people were explosive. The bus fee averaged around 30 thousand gold. In other words, Sanghyuk would earn 180 thousand gold per run. Doing that twice a day, that would mean 360 thousand gold. The price of gold was increasing by the day, and it was very hard to find people selling gold, but in any case, Sanghyuk was earning around 17.5 million won (17,500 USD) per day. Of course, he had no ns on turning this into cash. In fact, he was using all this money to hoard war goods. The marking bus kept running so BJ Gale¡¯s streams also continued to ur every day from 7 pm to 11 pm. When people watched Sanghyuk¡¯s stream, they gave quite a lot of ¡®star candy¡¯. Of course, Sanghyuk didn¡¯tmunicate with the spectators at all, but the viewers still gave him those anyway. The number of star candy in his inventory was also piling, but Sanghyuk just left them be. He had better things to care about and had no room to take care of those. When Sanghyuk wasn¡¯t streaming, he was hunting ck orcs in one of the top three most difficult hunting fields of Hellfire Desert, ¡®cksand Desert¡¯. The levels of ck orcs averaged around 55, quite a high number right now. The user known to have the highest level right now was level 49. Although One Soul users started being left behind and Double Soul users were rising, but the highest level was still taken by a One Soul user. Of course, that was the ¡®official¡¯ highest level, and no one knew who the actual highest level yer was. Even Sanghyuk had leveled up to 50 already. With that, the second hell zone that started at level 40 was now over. The next hell zone would start from level 55. However, just because he wasn¡¯t in a hell zone, it wasn¡¯t that leveling from 50 to 55 was easy. Although it was iparable to the third hell zone, it was still quiteparable to the second one. He still needed around 70% of the karma he needed to level up while he was in his second hell zone. Meaning, leveling up was still pretty hard. Of course, this was all meaningless in front of the third hell zone. Some people even went to ¡®sage mode¡¯, due to the huge amount of despair given to them by leveling. However, Sanghyuk didn¡¯t think about that and just focused on doing as much as possible day by day. ck orcs too were usually monsters that were hunted in groups of three people in theirte 40s to early 50s. However, Sanghyuk had soloed them like he always did. Honestly, ck orcs weren¡¯t monsters that gave a lot of karma or dropped expensive items. However, the reason Sanghyuk was hunting these ck orcs was that it was the perfect monster to raise his skill proficiency in. This wasmonly known as proficiency grinding, and through this process, Sanghyuk was currently increasing the proficiency of his basic skills and Soul skills. Proficiency, like levels, would also slow down when it was higher, so grinding at times like these was a good choice. *Roaaaar!* Another ck orc copsed on the floor with its neck half severed and turned into a spec of light. Your proficiency in Mid-rank Sword Mastery has be 250. Requirements to advance has been fulfilled and it has changed into High-rank Sword Mastery. Your proficiency in ¡®Elementalism [Low-rank]¡¯ has be 250. Requirements to advance has been fulfilled and it has changed into ¡®Elementalism [Mid-rank]¡¯. Two Soul skills reached 250 proficiency at the same time and became advanced versions. ¡®Phew, I finally got Elementalism to mid rank. I can finally try out proper Elemental Detonation.¡¯ Elemental Detonation showed their true might starting from mid-rank elementals. As a result of grinding, Sanghyuk could raise proficiency in not just elementalism but other skills as well. ¡®Anyway, it¡¯s about time it turns to the worst¡­¡­.¡¯ Both sides tried to end the skirmish with negotiations. However, as the negotiations dragged out, the situation turned strange. Especially after Gold Rush found out what kind of hunting field the underground hunting field of Red Pyramid was. Their skirmish then turned into a war. ¡°Since it¡¯s almost time¡­¡­ it looks like it¡¯s about time Large Golden Mountain came on stage.¡± Muttered Sanghyuk. The appearance of the war merchant Large Golden Mountain. This was the start of the war. Chapter 46. Biting the Bullet (1)

Chapter 46. Biting the Bullet(1)

¡°Taemin, it looks like we can¡¯t avoid a guild war now.¡± Chunwoong, no, Best Sword Under Heaven, of Skies Above Skies, looked at Taemin, the vice-guild master of Skies Above Skies. ¡°Hmm¡­¡­ this really isn¡¯t good¡­¡­.¡± Muttered Taemin with a serious expression. ¡°We can¡¯t help it. Those shitty Gold Rush guys found the secret passage and pushed their way in. With that, the possibility that those shitty mainders will give up on the underground hunting field ispletely gone. They¡¯lle at us with full power.¡± ¡°Well, they aren¡¯t the ones who would pass up on such a good hunting field.¡± Taemin also knew that this was inevitable. However, he still wanted to avoid a guild war if possible. ¡°Since it came to this, we can¡¯t dy the slightest. We need to go on strong and pressure them.¡± ¡°Yes, you are right. If we can¡¯t avoid it, then we need to win. I¡¯ll put on an emergency gathering call on the guild members. The moment they dere war¡­¡­ let¡¯s show them what our guild name really means. Taemin eventually came to a decision. Skies Above Skies had given up on negotiations, while Gold Rush started getting greedy. In the end, the sh between these two became inevitable. Having turned into Large Golden Mountain, Sanghyuk ordered the six NPC merchants to buy all the war inventory regardless of the price. Since it was about time, he had to raise the price of war goods and dry any stocks of them on the market at the same time. Of course, a few of the quick-witted merchants also hoarded war goods as Sanghyuk did. However, their scale was like dustpared to Sanghyuk¡¯s scale. Since there weren¡¯t any big merchants in the auction right now, Sanghyuk could practically monopolize everything. Sanghyuk bought all the items regardless of the price unless it was like, a scam or something. Since there were so many items, he had to buy an extrarge four-dimensional storage on the bank using the unique rights possessed by executives only, and put the items there. Sanghyuk knew that the guild war between Skies Above Skies and Gold Rush would begin in at most a week. Until now, both sides were hitting jabs at each other, but Gold Rush would soon hit Skies Above Skies on the back their heads. At the time, Gold Rush ambushed the users of Skies Above Skies who were hunting in the underground hunting field. Skies Above Skies knew that the guild war would happen soon, but they didn¡¯t expect their enemy tounch a preemptive attack without even dering guild war. Like that, Skies Above Skies, who were suddenly struck on the back of their heads, dered war on Gold Rush, and the guild war began then. What was interesting here was that Gold Rush¡¯s preemptive attack was a mistake. To be exact, it was some of the extremist members of Gold Rush, who were sick and tired of this battle of wits and did the deed. Thanks to their incident, Gold Rush could only start the guild war. In this situation, apologizing to Skies Above Skies would do nothing. The milk was spilled. If the spilled milk could not be gotten, then they had to at least protect the cup. The time Sanghyuk, no, Large Golden Mountain, also contacted Skies Above Skies was also around this time. *** Best Sword Under Heaven looked at the man in front of him with a rather absurd expression. Short stature, chubby body, as well as an evil-looking goat beard¡­¡­ the man who introduced himself as Large Golden Mountain looked to be a generic merchant. ¡°So you want us to buy those items at those prices?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Huh, what nonsense are you talking about? If I go to the auction right now, I can get these at a tenth of the price that you¡¯re selling¡­¡­ are you trying to take me for a fool here?¡± ¡°A tenth, you say¡­¡­ if you can get them at that price, then you just should. However, if you refuse my offer today, the prices will double next time.¡± ¡°Hey, you¡­¡­.¡± Best Sword Under Heaven thought that Large Golden Mountain was provoking him. The one who stopped him from getting into a rage was Taemin. ¡°Chunwoong, don¡¯t get excited.¡± Taemin calmed Best Sword Under Heaven and had a closer look at Large Golden Mountain. ¡°Hoarding¡­¡­ was that your doing?¡± Taemin, who was preparing for the guild war, was on the lookout on the auction since a few days ago, so he knew what kind of things were happening in the auction and themissioned sales store right now. ¡°It¡¯s good that there¡¯s someone I can talk to. Yes, it was indeed my doing.¡± Large Golden Mountain didn¡¯t look ashamed at all. ¡°You¡¯re not saying that you¡¯ve gulped that enormous quantity, are you?¡± ¡°Well, it¡¯s up to your imagination. If you find anyone that are selling these items at a lower price than I am, then you may just go to them. However, once youe to meter, the prices will definitely double.¡± ¡°You mean you have confidence in your stocks?¡± Taemin slightly frowned and asked. ¡°If I wasn¡¯t, I wouldn¡¯t be here.¡± ¡°Did you never think that you were too greedy? And that you may miss both rabbits?¡± ¡°Greed, eh?¡­¡­ Is that what you see in me?¡± ¡°Asking for ten times the normal market price is indeed being greedy.¡± ¡°And who decides those market prices? Fufu, well, if you can get those items at your so-called ¡®market price¡¯ then go ahead.¡± Despite Taemin¡¯s warning, Large Golden Mountain didn¡¯t bat an eyebrow. ¡°Of course, it¡¯s up to you, sir Mountain, to sell at whatever price you want to, but I want you not to forget that it will be us who will be buying them.¡± Taemin was saying that the customer was the one who should be prioritized. However, Large Golden Mountain justughed. ¡°Well, you¡¯re saying that it¡¯s free for me to sell, and it¡¯s free for you to buy, right? Well, okay, then. Then let¡¯s call off the deal. Looks like I¡¯ll have to go to Gold Rush¡¯s side for this then. Oh yes. Please remind yourself that I¡¯vee here since I have better feelings for Skies Above Skies than the other one. Oh, and if you ever change your mind, you can just e-mail me with the address I just gave you. For your information, next time, the prices on all the items will double.¡± Large Golden Mountain smiled as he answered. At that moment, a chill ran down on Taemin¡¯s spine. Taemin¡¯s sharp instincts told him that he could not let Large Golden Mountain go like this. ¡°W, wait.¡± Taemin grabbed onto Sanghyuk. ¡°Yes, speak.¡± ¡°Can¡¯t you wait an hour more? Honestly, don¡¯t you know that this is a hard thing to decide?¡± ¡°Hmm¡­¡­ thirty minutes. I will wait thirty minutes.¡± Large Golden Mountain wasn¡¯t easy to sway until the very end. He was acting as if he was in the superior position here. [Hey, he looks like a total scammer no matter how you look at it. Why are you doing that? Just send him away. Don¡¯t tell me we can¡¯t get any items without that bastard?] When Taemin changed his attitude, Best Sword Under Heaven chatted to him in whisper mode as if he couldn¡¯t understand him. [Just wait a moment. Whether he¡¯s a scammer or not¡­¡­ it won¡¯t be toote if we send him away after we check.] Taemin knew exactly how important the items Large Golden Mountain was selling now were. As such, he also knew that they might lose the war without being able to do anything if they couldn¡¯t keep a stable supply of those items. If thirty minutes of investment could avoid that crisis, then he would dly do so. Taemin immediately ordered all guild members to go to the nearest auction of themissioned sales store to check up on fragment of life, holy water, mana stones, and enhancement stones. Then, he also asked Large Golden Mountain and logged out for a moment and looked for people who were selling those items. The thirty minutes passed by in a sh. Taemin, who logged out for a little, logged back in again. He was checking the shocking report that came from the numerous guild members he had just ordered. [We can¡¯t get any.] [If any of those appear on the auction or themissioned sales store, they look very expensive but they still disappear within one second.] [They¡¯re all gone. There isn¡¯t a single one left.] [I shouted that I¡¯ll give them extra for thirty minutes, but all I got was a few fragments of life and one lowest-rank mana stone.] [Since the auction takes them for an high price, everyone¡¯s uploading their stocks on there. Since it gets sold in one second, no one¡¯s trying to sell them by hand anymore.] ¡­¡­ ¡­¡­ Taemin had already seen worrying information outside the game. When he checked what he got from his guild members¡­¡­ he noticed that he, no, the entire Skies Above Skies guild had met a strong enemy. ¡®This can¡¯t be escaped!¡¯ Large Golden Mountain was enjoying a drink with a leisurely expression. Taemin bit his lips as he was looking at him. [Taemin, just what¡¯s happening?] [Chunwoong¡­¡­ it looks like we took the wrong step this time.] [Huh? What do you mean?] [That guy¡­¡­ is no ordinary guy.] [What, then is it really true that he is monopolizing all the items?] [Probably. Without that guy, I think we can only gather enough of those items for a single party, not to mention for the entire guild. Once that happens¡­¡­ we¡¯ll really be doomed.] [Whew¡­¡­ that¡¯s crazy. Just where did such a guy pop up from? Ah, my head hurts.] [But if you think about it, this is instead an opportunity for us.] [Huh? What do you mean by that?] [We¡¯re not the only ones that need war inventory. If we could monopolize the supply even if we have to buy them at 10 times or 20 times the price, this guild war will be our victory.] [Oho¡­¡­ that¡¯s true.] [So, from now on, let¡¯s try to low-ball him a little. That¡¯s the only way.] [Okay.] Best Sword Under Heaven quickly nodded. He was talking about how this guy was a scammer until now, but the situation hadpletely reversed, so he now looked at Large Golden Mountain with a humbler expression. Taemin¡¯s words were definitely reasonable. War goods were indeed necessary for both sides of the war, so if they could monopolize the supply through Large Golden Mountain, then victory would be theirs. However¡­¡­ that was just his, no, the guild¡¯s deluded hope. ¡°Huh, what? You¡¯re going to sell to Gold Rush as well?¡± Taemin looked at Large Golden Mountain with an unbelievable expression. ¡°Why are you surprised? I would sell my items to anyone if they had the money.¡± ¡°But you said that you¡¯ll do an exclusive trade with¡­¡­.¡± ¡°I never mentioned exclusive anywhere.¡± ¡°But we are thinking of trading with just you to show trust. You should trust us too and¡­¡­.¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry, sir Taemin. Who trusts who? Fufufu, I don¡¯t believe in me. I only believe in money. You shouldn¡¯t believe me either.¡± Sanghyuk, having be Large Golden Mountain, really acted like a merchant greedy for money. In fact, Sanghyuk was nning to earn some money separate from his personal revenge this time. ¡°Even so¡­¡­.¡± Taemin was the sort of guy who had a hard time speaking his heart out. With this, he knew who exactly was in the superior position here. ¡°Hm, you keep making a pitiful expression, and it¡¯s making my heart weak. Fine, then I¡¯ll give you an offer.¡± Large Golden Mountain judged that this was the right time and started releasing the bait. ¡°I¡¯ll increase the price a little. Exactly 40%. Instead¡­¡­ I¡¯ll increase the price by 40% on Skies Above Skies side and 400% for Gold Rush. Oh, we¡¯re not in a rtionship of trust, so we¡¯ll do all this through the ¡®scroll of oath¡¯. Then you can believe me right?¡± Large Golden Mountain¡¯s offer was that he¡¯d sell them at four times the price so they could pay just a little more for it. This was an offer that only the bone-deep merchants could make. Taemin momentarily was about to burst out swearing. He really felt like he was steaming in the head in vexation. However, he swallowed each and every one of those insults and smiled with an awkward expression. That was the only thing he could do in front of this offer which he couldn¡¯t easily ept, but could not reject either. ¡°Oh, since you¡¯re having a hard time in your decisions, I¡¯ll help you out a little. If you reject this offer, I¡¯m going to propose the same thing on Gold Rush. Of course, you know that it will be 400% for you and 40% for them, right?¡± Having finished his words, Large Golden Mountain looked at Taemin with an evil expression. ¡°Ugh¡­¡­.¡± *Crunch*. Taemin subconsciously grits his teeth, and endured it as best as he could. If he burst into a rage right now, this guild war would be their loss. If they lost the war without being able to do anything when all the attention was on them, their guild may disintegrate to pieces, not to mention thepensation they had to pay. Not to mention the immense post-warpensations they had to pay Gold Rush, the ¡®image¡¯ of Skies Above Skies would fall into the abyss, so the results were obvious. In other words, Taemin had no choice but to ept this absurd offer. ¡®So vicious¡­¡­ we took the wrong step with the wrong guy¡­¡­.¡¯ Taemin, who looked at Large Golden Mountain with a given-up expression, sighed and opened his mouth. It was his utter loss¡­¡­. In the end, Skies Above Skies had to bite the bullet and went into an insulting contract with the war merchant Large Golden Mountain. Chapter 47. Biting the Bullet (2)

Chapter 47. Biting the Bullet(2)

A scroll of oath was written between Skies Above Skies and Large Golden Mountain. The contents were simple. Skies Above Skies would buy items from the vendor NPC that Large Golden Mountain had set up and inpensation, Large Golden Mountain would sell the items at a much higher price to Gold Rush. Skies Above Skies had to buy items that usually cost around 20~50 gold for around 280~700 gold. And these weren¡¯t things that they bought in ones, but in bulks of thousands at once, so they had to use nearly one million gold every time they bought things. That was enough to empty the entire emergency funds they had gathered up until now. It was to the point that Taemin said they would go bankrupt regardless of the oue of the war. However, the reason they were trying to hold on right now¡­¡­ was because Gold Rush would be in a worse situation than them. No matter how much gold they had as a mining guild, having to pay nearly 4 million gold every time they had to buy things in order to battle should be a huge burden on them. Of course, if they refused Large Golden Mountain¡¯s proposal due to the burden, they may copse without being able to do any battle. Healing potions were one thing, but an even worse problem was regarding mana stones. Once a guild war urred, there would be various outbreaks of big and small shes in various ces, but if they could not use the marking book to return, then they would definitely lose. As arge-scale war urred between Skies Above Skies and Gold Rush, any stock of mana stones on the market had disappeared, so even the other users were having a hard time, but normal users wouldn¡¯t go bust just because they couldn¡¯t use recalls for now. Only Gold Rush would be in the ditch if they could not use recalls. This situation was like Gold Rush deciding between a poison that would immediately kill them or kill them a weekter. Of course, there was a path to survival as well. They had to defeat the other before they died¡­¡­ then they would be able to steal the antidote and save themselves. ¡°F*cking scammer. How dare you try to sell drugs on me.¡± Kim Daeshik, one of the mid-level managers of Gold Rush, otherwise known as ¡®ck Dog¡¯, roared as though he would kill Large Golden Mountain immediately. ¡°I¡¯d be rather thankful if you think I¡¯m selling drugs¡­¡­ you don¡¯t even have enough resources to catch the forces of Skies Above Skies. You should be seeing many reinforcement requests¡­¡­.¡± Large Golden Mountain ended on a vague note and a vague smile. He didn¡¯te to Gold Rush immediately and waited on purpose. About now, it was about time they were running out of war goods that they had gathered up until now. ¡°F*cker¡­¡­.¡± ck Dog was closer to a thug than a gamer. Sanghyuk, who was disguised as Large Golden Mountain right now, knew that the best. ¡®This dumbass meathead is the same as ever.¡¯ The one that battered Sanghyuk the most in his previous life was also this ck Dog. He nitpicked on him on every single one of his actions. Sanghyuk could feel a hot rage welling deep within him as soon as he met him. ¡°I don¡¯t think you get the situation here¡­¡­ You just report to your master ¡®Golgers¡¯. Don¡¯t roll that stupid head of yours. It won¡¯t get you anywhere.¡± Sanghyuk mocked ck Dog. If the counterpart was ck Dog and no one else, then there was no need for any respect. ¡°You are getting cocky.¡± ¡°So what? You¡¯ll put me in ce?¡± Sanghyuk knew that ck Dog had nothing like a calm mind so he just mocked him outright. He only wanted one thing. For ck Dog to erupt. ¡°Yeah f*cker! I¡¯ll put you in your ce!¡± *Swoosh* In the end, ck Dog erupted. His subordinates, who were watching from the sidelines attempted to stop him, but ck Dog was much faster. He swung hisrge saber towards Sanghyuk. The moment ck Dog emitted his killing intent towards Sanghyuk, EL¡¯s justified self-defense protocol activated. ck Dog was now releasing grey light. Of course, this was only visible to Sanghyuk. This grey light meant that there would be no penalties for Sanghyuk to attack ck Dog due to the justified self-defense protocol. *Bbbooom!* Sanghyuk simply took a step back to dodge ck Dog¡¯srge saber. ¡®You really attack without looking around once you get agitated. Damned pig.¡¯ ¡°You dodged? C¡¯mere, you bastard!¡± ¡°Hyung-nim!¡± ¡°Team leader!¡± ck Dog¡¯s subordinates tried to stop him, but ck Dog was faster than them this time as well. ck Dog wildly rushed towards Sanghyuk. He was a warrior-ss user, so his charge attack was actually very intimidating. ck Dog¡¯s subordinates judged that it would be bad if ck Dog actually blew Large Golden Mountain to pieces and had reported to their higher-ups. However, they had to stop ck Dog from killing until someone capable of stopping him came. ck Dog started rampaging around like a mad bull. And his subordinates were desperately attempting to stop him. Andstly, apletely normal bystander(?) standing next to the mad bull. This scene was naturally merged into one, and then changed into somethingpletely different. Sanghyuk very narrowly dodged ck Dog¡¯s charge attack by twisting his body sideways by half a step. This was a Soul Skill called Marginal Stride. To be exact, it was one of the Soul Skills Sanghyuk had acquired after Sanghyuk¡¯s first Ancient Knowledge ¡®Knight¡¯ advanced to ¡®deknight¡¯, and its effects increased dodge rates drastically for a very short amount of time (1 second), so it suited him a lot. Like right now. *Fwoosh, bbbbooom!* Sanghyuk too easily dodged ck Dog¡¯s charge attack. Not only that, he threw a fusion card to ck Dog as he did so, and it was ¡®Spear of Zeus¡¯. *sh! Pzzzzzt!* ¡°Urgh!¡± Thanks to Sanghyuk dodging, ck Dog could neither avoid crashing into the wall nor dodge the streak of electricity that flew at him. Thanks to that, his HP bar was shaved off a lot along with a slight electric shock. There was nothing like pain when HP went down. Instead, there would be just intense difort. ¡°This bastard¡­¡­¡± ck Dog red at Sanghyuk while gritting his teeth. However, no matter how intimidating the re was, Sanghyuk, no, Large Golden Mountain¡¯s expression was full of leisure. ¡°Why? You don¡¯t feel so good being beaten up by a merchant?¡± ¡°Sir Mountain! Please stop!¡± ¡°Hyung-nim, you should stop as well!¡± At that moment ck Dog¡¯s subordinates came and blocked the path between them. ¡°Out of my way! I¡¯ll definitely beat the crap out of him today!¡± ¡°Whew, a big talker. I said okay, so you can try?¡± Sanghyuk didn¡¯t stop mocking him. Whatever happened, ck Dog rampaging more would make him more advantageous. ¡®Thanks to this monkey, it looks like my business will be smoother.¡¯ There was a reason Sanghyuk kept provoking ck Dog, and that was to make an excuse. The urgent one right now was Gold Rush. Even though Gold Rush was based on a workshop, their losses would be huge if they lost this guild war. Especially since there were ¡®ranks¡¯ in the world of workshops as well. Right now, Gold Rush was in the overwhelming lead, but there were many workshops which were waiting for an opportunity to rise to the top. If Gold Rush lost this war, then the other workshops that were eyeing their areas may invade them. Once that happened, even Gold Rush would be put to dire straits. Actually, the winner of this war was Gold Rush in Sanghyuk¡¯s previous life. And at that time, this resulted in the copse of Skies Above Skies, no, the entire Sky Line itself. It wasn¡¯t like the guilds werepletely destroyed, but their influence kept declining as an effect of the loss and the 5 Great Lines of EL decreased to 4. ¡®Would a lot change if the oue of the war changes?¡¯ Actually, the change of the future wasn¡¯t such a good thing for Sanghyuk. However, it would be foolish for him to do absolutely nothing. It wasn¡¯t like cooks stopped cooking in fear of bugs. And most importantly, Gold Rush was an enemy Sanghyuk had to trample on very thoroughly. ¡°Let me go! I¡¯ll have that bastard¡­¡­.¡± ¡°Kim Daeshik, what the hell are you doing!¡± With his appearance, a man shut ck Dog¡¯s loud mouth. Sanghyuk also knew who this guy was. ¡®The ¡®Goldbug¡¯ Golgers! He¡¯s finally here.¡¯ The ¡®Goldbug¡¯ Golgers. He was the guildmaster of Gold Rush, as well as the Line master of the Gold Line. He was also the owner of the workshops that operated in Korea and China. He was very rich in real life as well, and even when Sanghyuk¡¯s workshop was broken to pieces in his previous life, this guy walked away like nothing with no punishments. ¡®At that time, I could only stay still since I couldn¡¯t do anything, but this time¡­.., it will be different.¡¯ Sanghyuk looked at Golgers with a very suspicious expression. ¡°You can see meter.¡± Golgers spoke with a very stiff expression while looking at ck Dog. ck Dog couldn¡¯t even reply and stood like a defeated dog. ¡°Are you Large Golden Mountain? I did see your proposal through the mail¡­¡­.¡± Golgers looked around to see Large Golden Mountain and started talking. Befitting of his personality, he skipped all the minor talk and went straight to the topic. ¡°Did you think we would ept this proposal? It¡¯s 40 times. And I heard you only receive 14 times for our enemies? Do you think I¡¯ll really ept this injustice?¡± Golgers looked at Large Golden Mountain with a very serious expression. He looked as if he would go crazy at any moment. Normally, a person would take a step or two back. If the counterpart went crazy, then it would be his loss, so they would take at least a step or two back to prevent that. However, Large Golden Mountain didn¡¯t seem to mind and nonchntly continued his act. ¡°You will. Well, if you n to surrender, then you don¡¯t have to ept it.¡± ¡°What guts¡­¡­. If we really surrender, wouldn¡¯t it be a huge loss for you? In our view, even if we win the war after buying those items at 40 times the normal price, it won¡¯t be our win at all. We might as well give up.¡± ¡°Sheesh, you talk a lot. Then you can surrender for all I care. Just open the guild menu right now, press the surrender button,pensate your enemies, embarrass yourself in public, get smashed on the head by the other workshops and let go of a few sneaky guild members that can leave at any time¡­¡­. Whew, you sound busy.¡± ¡°¡­¡­.¡± Golgers momentarily couldn¡¯t react to Large Golden Mountain¡¯s words. ¡°And you can¡¯t take the burden of 40 times the market price when you are the one and only Gold Rush, the richest guild in EL? That¡¯s an overstatement.¡± ¡°Who says such nonsense? Gold Rush is also on the same level as otherrge guilds¡­¡­.¡± ¡°Nah, you can¡¯t do this to me. Should I recite some of Gold Rush¡¯s biggest mines? Honestly, if you run ¡®Abandoned mines workshop¡¯, ¡®Dark hill workshop¡¯, and ¡®Doomed ocean workshop¡¯, you get a minimum two million gold every day, no? Should I recite some of the minor ones as well? And now, now, don¡¯t deny it in front of me. If you do deny it, I¡¯ll just share the locations and the methods of grinding all on the inte.¡± Golgers was at a loss after Large Golden Mountain¡¯s sudden attack. This information wasn¡¯t something he was supposed to know. This information was only known to the important manager-level members of Gold Rush. However, the other had so easily, and precisely named the workshops. That was a too big of a strike. This strike decided the oue in one go. Chapter 48. The Appearance of a Legend (1)

Chapter 48. The Appearance of a Legend(1)

If I ask you to tell me where you got that information from¡­¡­ you won¡¯t answer, right?¡± Golgers looked at Sanghyuk with a very stiff expression. ¡°It might be faster for you to look into where the information leaked rather than asking me, you know?¡± Of course, there was no information leak anywhere. Sanghyuk just said that to make Golgers agonized for a while. ¡°Okay then. I¡¯ll give up on that. Also¡­¡­ the offer you gave us through the mail¡­¡­ I¡¯ll ept that as well. However! You need to promise us that you will protect the secrets of our guild. Write that into the scroll of oath.¡± ¡°Oh yes, of course. I can do that since you are epting this difficult offer¡­¡­ do you think I would really say that? I think you¡¯re misunderstanding something, but the one who wants to put out the fire is not me, but you, Gold Rush. You will ept the offer if I promise to keep the secret? Hah! Some muscle pig tries to harm me from the get-go, and it looks like the guild master isn¡¯t that better off either. I¡¯ll change my offer. Let¡¯s go with 50 times instead of 40. There¡¯s also nothing like keeping secrets.¡± ¡°Th, that¡¯s absurd-¡± ¡°Don¡¯t interrupt me. This offer onlysts for 5 minutes. After that, it will be 60 times instead of 50 and that will alsost for 5 minutes only. I guess I¡¯ll keep increasing it until 100 times. I don¡¯t need to tell you what happens afterward, right?¡± Sanghyuk kept raining barrages of attacks. He didn¡¯t take even a small step back. Rather, he tookrge steps forward. This was true superiority. ¡°Hmm¡­¡­.¡± Golgers lost this battle of wits. ¡®This madman will never back out.¡¯ Golgers thought that the one he was speaking to was not normal at all. Actually, there was nothing more difficult than taking someone with nomon sense as an opponent. 5 minutes was definitely not a long time. Time flew by in an instant¡­¡­. Golgers knew that he had to make a decision right now. ¡°10 seconds remaining.¡± He didn¡¯t count down; there was no need to. ¡°50 times¡­¡­ I ept.¡± In the end, Golgers admitted defeat in front of this madman. ¡°Okay, then. Let¡¯s go through the scroll of oath.¡± ¡°Sir Large Golden Mountain¡­¡­ I won¡¯t ask you to put anything regarding the secrets of our guild, but wouldn¡¯t it be better for you to keep it to yourself for the time being?¡± Golgers knew that asking politely worked better on madmen than threats, so he asked Sanghyuk very politely. ¡°Fufu, you don¡¯t have to worry about that. I¡¯m not so foolish as to kill the golden-eggying goose.¡± ¡®Yes, not now. And honestly, this goldbug won¡¯t flinch just because he lost a few minor grinding mines¡­¡­¡¯ Sanghyuk wasn¡¯t keeping the secret to himself because Golgers asked. He only kept his patience in order toplete a bigger picture. Thanks to ckie¡¯s rampage and Golger¡¯s bet, the price of the item jumped from 40 times to 50 times the market price. There was no rip-off like this, but they could only endure it now. Golgers kept reminding himself to endure and could barely sign the contract without going crazy. *** Yet another scroll of oath was written, and yet another NPC vendor was set in ce. This vendor NPC was selling the same items as the NPC vendor on Skies Above Skies side, but Gold Rush had to buy war goods through this vendor. It was written as such on the scroll of oath, so they would be risking huge penalties if they decide to go against it. In any case, Large Golden Mountainpleted the big picture he wanted with the two contracts he made on both sides. Now, he only had to wait until the war became bigger. Of course, watching from the sidelines while eating popcorn wasn¡¯t his style either. Another ¡®himself¡¯ was about to appear in his big picture. ¡®Let¡¯s create an avatar that¡¯srge, and very friendly-looking that isplete opposite of Large Golden Mountain.¡¯ This time, he was going to make the avatar into a warrior and not a merchant, so he made the avatar look handsome. When he invested around 30 minutes into it, a tall, well-built man that had a different charm from BJ Gale, appeared in front of him. ¡®As for the name¡­¡­ ke, that will do.¡¯ He also came up with a random name this time. Having transformed into ke, Sanghyuk first started getting items that would fit ke. ke¡¯s abilities, ording to Sanghyuk¡¯s n, was going to be based on ¡®deknight¡¯. With this as the foundation, he was going to also use some fusion cards as a self-buff type ability. So, the equipment this avatar needed was slightly different from Sanghyuk¡¯s usual equipment. Sanghyuk bought some usable items from the auction and equipped himself. Of course, he also found a pretty good sword. +5 Ogreyer [Rare ++] ¨C A greatsword powerful enough to bisect an ogre in half with one strike. With a length of 1.4m, it is not arge sword, and therefore possesses the characteristics of a ¡®hand-and-a-half sword¡¯ that could be used with one hand or both hands. This sword has in over 1,000 ogres and possesses special traits. This was enhanced 5 times and has acquired powerful strength. [Basic stats] Attack power 200(+40)(+100) [Special stats] Strength +40(+8)(+20) [Special effect] >Ogre¡¯s strength(A) : Strength increases by 10%.Tendon sh(A) : ¡®Sharpness¡¯ effect is imbued into the de and its severing ability increases.+5 effect : Strength +40< [Bonus effect] (1) Strength +10 (2) HP +15 This was a much better sword than the Traveller¡¯s Treasure Sword that Sanghyuk had used for a while. Of course, it was difficult topare with the Ten Millennia GOldbone Whip, but in any case, it was definitely a sword that was worth at least 10 million won (10,000 USD) on the auction. Sanghyuk had bought hand-crafted armor that was created by the same creator as the sword and dyed it red, and finally set himself up with a few fusion cards for ke. Having finished equipping himself, he went to the mercenary guild of Falcon City. In EL, being a mercenary was not a job but a qualification, and naturally, Dimensional Travelers, a.k.a. users, were also able to acquire this qualification. With a mercenary permit, they would be able to work as mercenaries in various situations, and a guild war was one of them. Skies Above Skies and Gold Rush were actually recruiting mercenaries as well. Of course, thanks to being ripped off on a huge scale by Large Golden Mountain, they were not able to gatherrge-scale forces. However, mercenaries were a must in guild wars, so both guilds were gathering as many as they possibly could. Sanghyuk received a C-rank mercenary tablet that anyone could receive as long as they were above level 40. The mercenary tablet had the name ¡®ke¡¯ written on it. ¡®I was worried about it being written as Immortal, but I guess I¡¯m lucky. The effect of the title is much stronger than I expected.¡¯ Thanks to receiving the mercenary tablet with the name ¡®ke¡¯, he wouldn¡¯t have to worry about his identity being leaked. Sanghyuk immediately went to Skies Above Skies with the mercenary tablet. Gold Rush¡¯s financial prowess was much more powerful than anyone thought, so they could hold on for a long time even after Sanghyuk ripped them off with items at 50 times the market price. They even had the power to suppress Skies Above Skies on top of that. In his previous life as well, the first one to drag the entire Line into the war was Skies Above Skies. They were pushed back hard by Gold Rush since the beginning, so they could only borrow power from their Guild Line, and as a result, became the first Line versus Line battle. There were two reasons for Sanghyuk¡¯s visit to Skies Above Skies. First was, as mentioned above, to bnce the sides out since Gold Rush would crush them if he wasn¡¯t there, and second was because he had the urge to smash Gold Rush himself, so he wanted to vent his frustration a little. ¡°A running guarantee? Such a thing is possible for mercenaries?¡± Chunwoong tilted his head and asked Taemin. ¡°What¡¯s impossible when there¡¯s the scroll of oath? It¡¯s just that¡­¡­ no one wanted such a contract until now.¡± ¡°That¡¯s true; even I won¡¯t do that if I worked as a mercenary. Asking for money ording to the kill count? Just how confident is he? Normally, don¡¯t mercenaries act even more cautiously? What, is he some A-rank merc or something?¡± ¡°No, he¡¯s C-rank.¡± ¡°And he¡¯s that confident? Is he because he doesn¡¯t know anything?¡± ¡°Maybe, maybe not. In any case, it¡¯s not such a loss for us. He wanted a thousand gold for each kill. And after 100 kills, he wants 10,000 gold per kill.¡± ¡°Really? Does he not know that mercenary contracts can only be made a monthter if he dies and the contract is annulled? What kind of mercenary asks for 100 kills? I think he really doesn¡¯t know anything.¡± ¡°He did seem to know about how mercenary contracts worked. And I even kindly told him that most mercenaries only make about 1 or 2 kills.¡± ¡°And he still wants a running guarantee? Even though he can get at least 4000 gold a week by being a C-rank mercenary?¡± ¡°Yup, that¡¯s what he says.¡± ¡°Wow, that¡¯s kinda amazing on its own.¡± ¡°For us, it¡¯s not a loss whatever the oue is, so I just said yes.¡± ¡°Of course, you did. We¡¯re going to use them as meat shields anyway. If he wants that then we¡¯re rather thankful.¡± Mercenaries weren¡¯t guild members, so there was no need for them to take any price for losing the war. So, they always acted quite cautiously. That was why the employers of mercenaries didn¡¯t expect much from them either. It¡¯s just that no matter how cautious they were, they were still quite a powerful force, so they couldn¡¯t justnotemploy them. ¡°Oh, we are also running out of mana stones and we also need to buy more enhancement stones. We are toocking in firepowerpared to Gold Rush, so we need to make up for that.¡± ¡°Urgh, looks like a lot of money will be going down the drain again. How are the funds doing? We can still hold on, right?¡± ¡°We can hold¡­¡­ but I don¡¯t know how long we can hold on for. At this rate, we might have to borrow the power from the Line.¡± ¡°I thought you said we shouldn¡¯t do that?¡± ¡°Normally, this is definitely a bad choice¡­¡­ but we can¡¯t just die out like this. The guild war itself is going haywire, so we have to do whatever we can.¡± Taemin thought that they came too far. It was no longer possible to wrap up the situation. To kill, or to die¡­¡­ those were their only options. *** ¡°You just need to remember what I told you before. I also do not n to ask much of you mercenaries. Just don¡¯t forget that we may ask you for cancetion charges if any of you act too cautiously.¡± Kim Sunghoon, leader of Skies Above Skies¡¯ ¡®A-4 Battle Group¡¯, reminded the new mercenaries of the warnings and opened his marking book. ¡°The first area will be Ice Valley. I asked three of you to mark that ce yesterday, have you done so?¡± There were three ces that were in A-4 group¡¯s jurisdiction, and Kim Sunghoon had asked the mercenaries to mark the ce beforehand. Three of the mercenaries nodded their heads. With that, no one was going to be left out in this ce. ¡°Okay then. We¡¯ll move!¡± Along with his words, the 11 people including the three mercenaries and Kim Sunghoon were teleported to Ice Valley. Their mission today was to find and eliminate any Gold Rush users while patrolling their respective areas. Taemin was nning to attack the ¡®workshops¡¯ that Gold Rush was running and was funding their activities. If Skies Above Skies could eliminate their workshops and cut their line of supply, Gold Rush would copse from the inside. Of course, it wasn¡¯t easy to find the secret grinding mines that belonged to Gold Rush, so they were looking all over the Land of Dusk with 10 groups of forces, but they still couldn¡¯t find any. ¡®There aren¡¯t any here¡­¡­. Should I give them some hints or something?¡¯ ke wondered about how he and his group could meet the members of Gold Rush before they arrived at Ice Valley. He had one objective¡­¡­ to crush Gold Rush with his own hands. Chapter 49. The Appearance of a Legend (2)

Chapter 49. The Appearance of a Legend(2)

¡®Let¡¯s keep watching for a little more.¡¯ As a temporary guild member and not a proper one, mercenaries had practically no voice. They just did what they were paid to do. In fact, most mercenaries were just mid-level users that were barely above ¡®beginner¡¯ level. Higher level users had better things to do. The reason mid-level users were working as mercenaries was that they could earn several thousand golds if they find a ce to ¡®lie down¡¯(die) after fighting for a while. This was much more profitable than hunting somewhere dangerous. If a Gold Rush member saw Sanghyuk, no, ke, there would be a red hologram floating above him. This hologram was that of the guild mark, and this was how guild wars worked. Mercenaries were temporary guild members by contract, so this was a natural thing. Vice versa, users of Gold Rush would have simr guild marks floating above their heads so it wasn¡¯t so difficult to recognize each other. ¡°Watch your surroundings. We don¡¯t know when and where Gold Rush will appear.¡± Even after they moved to Ice Valley, Kim Sunghoon kept warning the group members. He was leading two parties, and guilds usually grouped two parties together to make a single group. Any more than this would be detrimental to their mobility, and any less than this would make the group too weak. This was why groups were usuallyprised of two parties. Sometimes, it would beprised of a single party of elites, but that was only used in special circumstances. Right now, Skies Above Skies were concurrently being beaten back by the rtively stronger Gold Rush. ¡®The four groups of Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta groups swiped the battles, didn¡¯t they? The alpha team was the most powerful. But I¡¯m not there anymore¡­ would they have be weaker?¡¯ In his previous life, ke belonged to the Alpha group that wasprised of the most elite members. In his memory, the Alpha group was an invincible group that did not know defeat. Even the ¡®First Team Above Sky¡¯ that Skies Above Skies hade up with waspletely smashed by the alpha team. ¡®Oh yeah, now that I think about it, First Team Above Sky shouldn¡¯t even be made yet. If I remember correctly, there were no mercenaries in the First Team¡­¡­ would they let me in if I do good? I think it would be much more interesting then¡­¡­.¡¯ Thinking about various things, ke was watching around the surroundings with the other members of the group. But at that moment¡­¡­ something he didn¡¯t expect happened ahead of him. [It¡¯s Gold Rush!] ¡®Huh? Gold Rush appeared here?¡¯ As far as he knew, there was no Gold Rush workshop around here. If Gold Rush appeared here despite that, it was likely that it was a force that roamed around hunting for members of the Skies Above Skies guild. ¡®Roamers¡­ they should belong to either the Delta Team or the Epsilon Team¡­¡­ Whew, looks like I will have my chance to rampage here.¡¯ Roaming around at random may get the patrol team annihted if they weren¡¯t careful. Especially here in Ice Valley where Skies Above Skies was predominant. It was likely that enemy roamers were of considerable strength. [Everyone get ready for ba-] Before Kim Sunghoon¡¯s words were even finished, Gold Rush started running towards them. In this case, it was probably the enemies who found them first. Fortunately, they hadn¡¯t discovered it toote, so Kim Sunghoon and others of the A-4 group could prepare themselves for battle. However, the first to strike was Gold Rush. *sh! sh!* Naturally, the first skills toe out on field battles were crowd control skills also known as mez (mesmerizing) or CC skills. In battles between small forces, victory or defeat was sometimes decided from the moment the first CC skill. So, the degree of effect of the CC skills used by Gold Rush would decide the flow of battle. What was fortunate was that only one of the two CC skill Gold Rush used was an area of effect skill. If both of them were area of effect, their team might have been annihted without even fighting. *Crrrack!* Around 5 users from Skies Above Skies had their feet frozen due to the CC skill. This could be considered good countermeasures. Especially since Skies Above Skies immediately used their own CC skills as well. The battle could be considered 60 to Gold Rush¡¯s favor and 40 to Skies Above Skies. ¡®Start recording!¡¯ Obviously, ke didn¡¯t get caught up in that CC skill either. In fact, he even had room to start recording a video right now. ¡®I¡¯ll grab on to the viewers from BJ Gale with ke!¡¯ *Srrrr, ng!* Having started recording, ke pulled out the Ogreyer and looked ahead. Gold Rush and Skies Above Skies had shed properly with their CC skills. In this situation, formations or tactics didn¡¯t mean much. No, in fact, battles on a small scale like this usually had nothing to do with formations or strategy anyway. Unless the initial crowd control skills worked wonders, most battles became chaotic. ¡®Rule number one of chaotic battles¡­¡­ abandon your allies!¡¯ ke had experience with several chaotic battles like this, so he knew precisely what he had to do in a situation like this. *Ping, pa-pa-pa-pah!* ke used one of the Soul Skills of the deknight, ¡®Wild Dance of Swordlight¡¯ and rushed into battle. Wild Dance of Swordlight shed everything mercilessly, it looked like it would sh at his allies as well, but members recognized as ¡®allies¡¯ by the system were not harmed in any way so it didn¡¯t matter. *sh!* The only ones harmed were hostile entities; the Gold Rush users. Abandoning allies didn¡¯t mean abandoning them and running away¡­¡­ but to forget about helping them out. In a situation like this, offense was the most important. *sh, sh! Paaah!* ke wildly swung around his greatsword while avoiding enemy attacks as though he had eyes on the back of his head. There were two reasons why such a movement was possible. First was that he had an Ancient Knowledge specialized in chaotic melee fights, the deknight¡¯, and second was that his battle senses and insanely high VRA were like a sharp sword. Among the skills of the deknight, there was ¡®Marginal steps¡¯ and ¡®Sixth sense amplification¡¯, and ke was showing utterly absurd movements with these two skills. Also, he had already put two fusion cards into himself when Gold Rush appeared. ¡®Burning heart¡¯ and ¡®Wings of wind¡¯. The costs of these two skills were 7 and 8 respectively and Burning heart increased his attack by arge amount inpensation of a reduction in defense, while Wings of wind increased movement speed and dodge rates. Both of these were rtively expensive fusion cards that contained low-rank elementals. Of course, they did their worth and ke would use them a lot in the future as well. In his knowledge, there were only 2~3 fusion cards that specialize in personal buffing, and personal buffs worked in a way that cards with simr effects would be gobbled up by the better one so they did not stack. *Fwoosh! Crunch!* Another head flew into the air. A head separated from the body meant that HP became 0. Mercenary ¡®ke¡¯ of Skies Above Skies has defeated ¡®Shashashah¡¯ of Gold Rush. There was no need to pick up any kill marks and the system would record a kill on the guild war automatically. ke had already killed four. Four consecutive kills. Only ke was achieving actual kills. 5 from Skies Above Skies had died, and 4 died from Gold Rush, and those four were solely killed by ke. And ke was still sweeping the battlefield right now as well. *Screeeech!* ke held the Ogreyer at a tilted angle to deflect an opponent¡¯s attack. The opponent widened his eyes, which said ¡®is this even possible?¡¯ but Ogreyer was already piercing his body by that time. *Sploosh! Crunch!* Light particles scattered around. ke was already covered from head to toe with light particles. It looked like he was glowing and not covered in blood. If it looked like actual blood, maybe he would have looked like some bloody demon. Mercenary ¡®ke¡¯ of Skies Above Skies has defeated ¡®Genius Swordsman¡¯ of Gold Rush. ¡®Five.¡¯ ke counted in his mind as he rapidly turned around using Marginal steps. *Bbbbooom!* Magic attacks fell just where he stood. Gold Rush had already noticed that they might be wiped out if they didn¡¯t kill ke. That was why they started focusing on ke. However, with that happening, the other users of Skies Above Skies became a lot easier. The kill number for both sides was equally five, and the remaining members were equally nine. However, with ke confronting around five members of Gold Rush all by himself, the favor of the battle switched instantly. It was definitely Gold Rush who had the preemptive attack, and it was definitely them too who had the favor of battle initially. However, a single user had changed that. Not only did he change it, but hepletely reversed it. It was as though a massive typhoon had just swept by the battlefield. No one could catch him or block his way. Even users of Skies Above Skies were shocked beyond belief. The final result was that Skies Above Skies lost 6 members (of which 2 were mercenaries) while 14 members of Gold Rush was annihted. 12 out of 14 were killed by ke. ke had shown amazing might from the get-go. However, the legend had just begun. *** Having finished the first battle, Sanghyuk saved the video he recorded this time around and checked up on it in the Dusk Pavilion. ¡®Hawt dang, this one¡¯s real good. Thest one was so crappy since I had to cut out so many parts due to identity leaks¡­¡­ but this time, I don¡¯t need to do any of that.¡¯ Sanghyuk liked this video very much. In the first ce, he had put in effort to make himself look cooler by adjusting the angle of the battle. That was how rxed he was during battle ¨C he even had the time to adjust the camera. ¡®If I stack up five or six of these battle videos and release them through BJ Gale, that might be a shocker. Oh, I¡¯ll need to make a guild as soon as possible. After I make a guild, I¡¯ll tie BJ Gale and ke on the same channel and register it as a shared ount, then it might help me getting the live channelter.¡¯ This was one of the reasons why Sanghyuk bothered to participate in this war. Gaining viewership using cool battle footage and fulfilling the minimum conditions to acquire a live channel. This was like killing three or four birds with one stone. Having finished checking the footage, Sanghyuk stood up. He had a one-man guild to make. However, a message appeared through the mercenary-only channel for the Skies Above Skies guild. [Sir ke, can I have a word with you if you aren¡¯t too busy?] The message was naturally from Taemin. Chapter 50. Just as Expected

Chapter 50. Just asExpected

¡°I apologize, but this is morefortable for me. I understand where you areing from and I understand your conditions but I must refuse.¡± Taemin quietly nodded his head after hearing Sanghyuk¡¯s reply. He had expected things to reach this point. In the first ce, it was rare for such a high-ranking user to be working as a mercenary. ¡°Understood. I will not bother you any longer.¡± Taemin gave up. It wasn¡¯t like him to drag things on, and he also knew that nothing would change that way. ¡°Instead, I¡¯ll do my best as a mercenary while I still am.¡± ¡°Thank you. I will also pay you properly. Also, if you need anything, then please speak. We¡¯ll support you with consumables.¡± ¡°Ooh! Then I¡¯ll take that.¡± ke nodded with a smile. He wouldn¡¯t refuse someone who would buy things from him and give them back to him. ¡°Oh, I¡¯m also nning to move your group to somewhere else. Is that okay with you?¡± ¡°To where?¡± ¡°To A-S. It¡¯s a groupprised of the elites of our guild.¡± ¡®So First Team Above Sky isn¡¯t created yet.¡¯ Sanghyuk nodded his head and spoke. ¡°I don¡¯t really mind, but¡­¡­ I wish to ask you for something.¡± ¡°Please speak.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t really mind which group I belong to, but I wish to be able to act alone once a battle starts without being ordered by anyone. My fighting style isn¡¯t really suited to parties.¡± ¡°Oh¡­¡­ you wish to be a free role?¡± ¡°I only need that during battle. I will naturally follow the leader¡¯s orders when we are not battling.¡± Taemin thought back to the video footage that a guild member had sent him after thest battle. ke definitely did seem to be used to fighting alone. ¡°Very well then. I¡¯ll see what I can do. However, can you follow orders on emergencies?¡± ¡°Of course, a leeway like that is naturally okay.¡± ¡°Then that¡¯s fine. I¡¯ll send the word beforehand, so you just have to meet up.¡± ¡°Understood.¡± There were no conflicts. Since the two wanted the same thing, the conversation went well. Sanghyuk then went to the guild¡¯s office in order to finish up what he wanted to do. Of course, he couldn¡¯t make a guild immediately. A mercenary could not belong to a guild. That was why he only bought a guild creation permit and nned to sign it after his work as a mercenary was over. ¡®As for the guild name¡­¡­ let¡¯s just go with [One].¡¯ He named the guild without thinking this time as well. Fortunately, the name [One] was not taken by any other guild. After buying the guild creation permit for 50,000 gold, Sanghyuk left the guild office. Creating a guild required a considerable amount of money, so the number of guilds was actually not that high. There would even be some websites that sold guild names after that guild was brought to practical disbandment. After preparing to create the guild, Sanghyuk returned to Skies Above Skies. After that one mission, Sanghyuk¡¯s treatment became very different. Taemin changed Sanghyuk¡¯s group to A-S, and this was currently the group with the most elite members of the guild. When the First Team Above Sky was createdter, 70% of the members of the A-S team would transfer there. Moving to a team with better members meant that he would get opportunities to fight stronger enemies. Sanghyuk didn¡¯t really care about this, as long as he could just rampage around. Thanks to Taemin setting the battlegrounds, he now just needed to fight to his heart¡¯s content. ke¡¯s true appearance. The legend of the Sky-Gold war began with this. *** ¡°Are you 100% sure about that?¡± ¡°Yes, I am. I¡¯ve already talked about it. If he lied, then the scroll of oath would activate¡­¡­ there¡¯s no way he would lie risking his own ount.¡± ckie, in charge of leading the strongest group of Gold Rush, the Alpha team, nodded after listening to a member under him. The war between Skies Above Skies and Gold Rush became a war between lines; Line Sky and Line Gold. This happened ten days after Skies Above Skies and Gold Rush went into war. And now that ten more days had passed¡­¡­ the flow of the war was actually very tight. Even though they had fought for twenty days, neither side took a lead. Gold Rush was on the advantage at the beginning, but with a freak appearing from the Skies Above Skies side, the war became bnced again. ¡°ke¡­¡­ I will smash you for good today!¡± Muttered ckie while gritting his teeth. The freakish Mercenary, ke, had ruined everything. The number of kills by his sword numbered 1,147. This was normally impossible by a mere mercenary. It was to the point that ke had practically changed the flow of the war. Just once ¨C killing him just once was enough to make him retire from this war, so Gold Rush tried numerous times to kill him, but all of their attempts had resulted in failure thus far. Instead, they gave him more heads to kill. In fact, this kill count was even a pressure for Skies Above Skies as well. This was obvious since ording to their contract, Skies Above Skies had to pay him over 10 million gold. This was just asrge as how much Large Golden Mountain took from them. Naturally, this was a huge burden on them. In fact, many people inside the guild inwardly wanted ke to die. Although not so tant, they pushed ke and the First Team Above Sky to more dangerous battles as well. However, ke survived to the bitter end. In fact, the other members of the team were helped by him in surviving as well. In the end, Taemin negotiated with ke to pay ke 5 million in gold, and the remaining amount in items worth just as much. Since they were being ripped 1~2 million gold every other day, this was the best they could do. They were running so low on money that Chunwoong and Taemin were buying gold with real cash to give him the required gold. However, they wouldn¡¯t evenst a week at this rate. Perhaps thanks to that, Taemin could only make the worst choice. ¡°Let¡¯s go over the scenario once again. So, once we lure that guy, the rest of the First Team Above Sky would fall back so we just have to surround him and kill him?¡± ¡°Yes. Even though ke is called the immortal mercenary, we would be able to beat him if the Alpha team surrounds him. ¡°Well, yeah. Even he wouldn¡¯t be able to endure that. But why did the Skies above Skies guys suddenly give up on him?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know exactly, but from what I¡¯ve heard¡­¡­ the amount of gold they are paying ke is actually astronomical. So, they have no choice but to make him retire here.¡± ¡°They must be crazy¡­¡­ they acted like the smart guys but now they sound more stupid than me.¡± ¡°Oho, you knew you were stupid?¡± ¡°Shut up.¡± ckie smacked his junior on the back of his head and stood up. ¡°Guys. It¡¯s finally our chance to pay our debts. ke this bastard¡­¡­ I¡¯ll definitely get you today.¡± Everyone from the alpha team stood up from their seats. 14 members including ckie. Their abilities were quite top-notch. However, they were crushed three times by the First Team Above Sky alone. All the members here were killed at least twice by ke as well. Especially in the case of ckie, he was crushed three times, all miserably, by ke since he was so adamant about battling him. He was almost traumatized by that right now. ¡®This time for sure!¡¯ Now that there were only 5 minutes until the promised time¡­¡­ ckie gritted his teeth and looked ahead. [I really don¡¯t think this is a good choice.] Jetty, one of the core members of Skies Above Skies as well as belonging to the First Team Above Sky, was skeptical about this n from the very beginning. Honestly, there were users who were thinking the same within the guild as well. However, they all felt that this had to be done for the sake of the guild. [Jetty, we can¡¯t help it. Me too, I honestly¡­¡­ don¡¯t think making Mr. ke forcefully retire like this is a good choice, but what can we do? The burden on the guild is so high.] [But this still isn¡¯t a good choice. Honestly, how many times were we helped by him? But now we¡¯re¡­¡­.] [Hey, stop acting like you¡¯re a good guy. We only do what we were ordered to do. Why are you so naggy? Honestly, how much do you think that guy earns? That guy should be thankful to us instead.] Not all members of the First Team Above Sky liked ke. In fact, more than half was jealous and did not like him at all. [True, that amount is insane. Ten million gold. Isn¡¯t that like 500 million won (500,000USD) right now? No matter how well he fights, ripping half a billion in less than a month is a total scam.] [Half a billion? Seriously? That¡¯s insane.] [But it¡¯s us who epted the contract.] [Don¡¯t sound na?ve and if you don¡¯t like it, just go away. Don¡¯t ruin the n.] No matter how hard Jetty objected, it was useless. This codename ¡®Branching¡¯ n was already in progress, and ke would be in grave danger at this rate. ¡®Fuu¡­¡­ so I must make a choice as well?¡¯ Jetty started seriously considering what to do while looking at the chat logs between his guild members. *** The sh between the Alpha team and the First Team Above Sky. This was the fourth sh, so there was nothing strange about it. Well, at least, it started like that. However¡­¡­ the battle turned quite strange as it progressed. The way First Team Above Sky fought was ke rampaging around all by himself, and the other members taking advantage of the opening he created. So, ke fighting all by himself was very natural. However, something was different today. The other members of the First Team Above Sky did not take advantage of the opening ke created, but kept going around to the outside. And eventually¡­¡­ they all disappeared as though they couldn¡¯t keep up. ke was now really all by himself. The members of the Alpha team of Gold Rush surrounded ke in a circr manner to cut any path of escape. Now ke was surrounded by 14 enemies. This looked like he was going to die here no matter what happened. ¡°ke! It¡¯s so nice to see you here.¡± Shouted ckie at ke with a very joyous expression. He was acting as though ke was already captured and in his knees. However, ke only smiled after looking around. ¡°Sheesh¡­¡­ they¡¯re acting just as I expected them to.¡± His smile meant one thing. Everything went exactly as he had expected, and it was so obvious as to what was happening, so he ended upughing. ¡°So even you can utter nonsense when you¡¯re about to die.¡± In fact, ckie didn¡¯t feel like his resentment towards ke would disappear just because he killed him once. Honestly, there were almost no penalties for dying as a mercenary. So, he was just trying to relieve some of his stress by making ke feel inferior through this conversation. ¡°You talk a lot as always.¡± ke smiled once again while looking at ckie. It was always like this. ckie always talked a lot at critical moments. ¡°What? Do you still not get the situation you are in-¡° When ckie kept on talking, Sanghyuk quickly took out some fusion cards and inserted them into his own body. *Ziiin, sh! sh!* At that moment, the Alpha team prepared to assault at once. ckie also realized that this was not the time to talk and took out his weapon. However, Sanghyuk had already drugged(?) himself during that time. ¡°I¡¯m thankful that you made a ce for me to die¡­¡­ but what can you do? I don¡¯t n to die just yet.¡± *Srrrr, ng!* keughed evilly as he took out the Ogreyer. Since everything was going as he had expected, he didn¡¯t feel confused or panicked at all. In fact, he even waited for this moment. With this, he now had an excuse, and with an excuse, he could do a lot of things. So for now¡­¡­ he just needed to dance wildly with his sword. Nothing had changed from his previous life. This was a ce of fiercepetition where people betrayed each other with no remorse if it was for profit ¨C ¨C The world of EL. Chapter 51. Payment Time (1)

Chapter 51. Payment Time(1)

A battle between one person versus many was usually in many¡¯s favor. However, that wasn¡¯t always the case. There were exceptions. Especially in the case of beings that were outssed ¨C mon knowledge¡¯ didn¡¯t work on these people. Like now. *Cl-cl-cl-cl-ng!* ke deflected five arrows that were flying at him with the side of the Ogreyer. This wasn¡¯t a special case, but just something he came up with on the spot. Of course, there were skills that deflected projectiles like that as well. And those skills allowed for more sturdy and efficient defenses. However, it wasn¡¯t like those skills could not be imitated without possessing the actual skills. It was like that with dodge rates as well; although one¡¯s own dodge rate stat was the most influential, it didn¡¯t contribute to all the dodges made by the yer. Sometimes, yers with lower dodge rates showed high dodge rates using their senses. This was one of the core systems in EL. Some people said that this made games too influenced by talent, but in the first ce, games couldn¡¯t be fair for everyone. It was just that gamepanies developed the games so that differences in talent could be ovee with effort. In any case, ke could also imitate the deflection skill purely through his experience despite not possessing the skill. *Tap-tap-tap! Fwoosh, crunch!* And one more ¨C a counterattack after a block was the basics. ke once again crushed an Alpha team member in front of him. The battle had continued for 20 minutes now¡­¡­ but ke was still alive. Instead, 8 from the Alpha team copsed down. Of course, this didn¡¯t mean that ke was still in a good condition. He had 7 arrows sticking out of his body, and several deep wounds could be seen as well. ¡®What the heck is this guy?¡¯ ckie looked at ke with trembling eyes after seeing another Alpha team member turning into light fragments. ¡®He¡¯s a total freak.¡¯ When the battle began, ckie only thought about how he could torture ke more, but now he was worried about whether they could beat him at all. ¡°There¡¯s not a lot left of him! Keep pushing him back!¡± ckie thought that there was only one method left. What he was sure about was that he could not retreat in this situation. ¡®My HP is at 21%¡­¡­ dammit. It really isn¡¯t easy.¡± ke habitually checked on his HP and looked at his surroundings. He didn¡¯t have a lot of HP left, and it was currently dropping as well. At this rate, he would indeed fall before he defeated the remaining 6 enemies. However, he still had a trump card. It was literally, a trump ¡®card¡¯. A fusion card¡­¡­. Its cost was 16 and could only be used once every five days. It¡¯s name¡­¡­ ¡®Fusion card ¨C a drop of phoenix blood¡­¡­ this is my reversal card.¡¯ The fusion card ¡®drop of phoenix blood¡¯ was currently the highest-grade fusion card he could synthesize. This card was something Sanghyuk had told nobody even in his previous life. The reason being that he only found out about the form for this card one month prior to his time reversal. He had researched for over 5 years in the game using a few information and hints. He was thinking about giving up since he had clung on to it for so long without sess, but he could miraculously discover the form for this card at thest moment. Due to this card consuming multiple mid-rank elemental cards and other precious materials in card form, it was even more expensive than S-grade fusion cards synthesized from high-rank elementals, but in any case, the effects were amazing. Fusion card ¡®Drop of Phoenix Blood¡¯ [Special, Limited] : A very special fusion card made from ¨C Mid-rank fire elemental card, mid-rank blood elemental card, mid-rank earth elemental card, mid-rank lightning elemental card, Firepetal card, Red ogre¡¯s heart card, Firelizard¡¯s tongue card, mesnake¡¯s bone fragment card ¨C for a total of 8 cards. It is a miracle that this form was discovered. Effects : This card can only be used on self, and once used, all HP and vitality recover to 100%, and all injuries and poisoned status are healed. However, it will turn the user back to the original state after 10 minutes. The duration time increases as proficiency increases. Duration : 10 minutes [Cooldown time : 120 hours] Special effect : Once 10 minutes passes and the user returns to his/her original state, a special effect called ¡®Traces of the Phoenix¡¯ remains on the body. [Traces of the Phoenix : All healing effect is halved for 48 hours, but the damage received is decreased by 10%.] Card proficiency : 0/250 [Proficiency rank D] Cost : 16 This isn¡¯t worth mentioning, but a drop of a phoenix blood card was an insanely expensive card. Just the material costs to make the cards amounted to around 1 million gold. Even though ke wasn¡¯t worried about money, he couldn¡¯t use this card all the time. ¡°Let¡¯s start¡­¡­ round 2.¡± *sh, crackle!* ke smiled as he inserted the card into his chest. Then, a streak of fire enveloped him before recovering his health to 100% and healed all of his injuries. He would return to his previous state after 10 minutes, but he would be able to maintain his perfect state for 10 more minutes at least. This was what he was counting one. Although this could only be used once every five days, he would be strong enough to reverse everything once he used it. This was the charm and power of Card Users. It was naturally impossible for 6 people to kill ke when even 14 people couldn¡¯t. Of course, ke only had 10 minutes, but 10 minutes was definitely not a short time. *** One per minute. Five alpha team members fell in exactly five minutes. No exceptions. The Ogreyer mercilessly severed their bodies, and the 6 tired members of the Alpha team could not endure that. In the end, the only one left on the battlefield was ckie. To be exact, ke had made it like that. ¡°You¡­¡­ you f*ckin¡­¡­.¡± ckie couldn¡¯t talk properly in front of Sanghyuk. This was theplete opposite of what he was expecting. He was imagining ke kneeling in front of him. ckie could not believe this reality and once again charged towards Sanghyuk. However, Sanghyuk easily blocked his attack. *ng, aang!* After lightly deflecting ckie¡¯s ax with the Ogreyer, Sanghyuk mmed into ckie to blow him away. *Boom! Grind, crack!* ckie has mercilessly blown away. His HP and vitality were already below 5%. So, he couldn¡¯t even stand up after that attack. ¡°Urgh¡­¡­.¡± ckie tried his best to stand up again, but his body didn¡¯t listen to him. Meanwhile, ke approached him and quietly looked down at him. ¡°F*ck¡­¡­ this sh*t.¡± If EL had a suicide function, then ckie would just have chosen tomit suicide. He just felt that bad. ¡°How is it? Feel like waking up from your dreams?¡± ke mocked ckie¡¯s delusions. ¡°You f*cker, I¡¯ll definitely-.¡± *Fwoosh, crunch!* ke didn¡¯t even listen to him and smashed the Ogreyer into ckie¡¯s head. Due to the meticulous shock prevention system, he wouldn¡¯t feel any pain, but he would feel horrible. Mercenary ¡®ke¡¯ of Skies Above Skies has defeated ¡®ckie¡¯ of Gold Rush. Congrattions, your gathered karma has broken through the limit and you have leveled up. As though to congratte ckie¡¯s death, it even gave him a level. He felt very good about this. He had earned a lot of karma through this war as well. Currently, he was level 52. He had leveled up twice throughout the Sky-Gold war. Not only his level, he had raised various skill proficiencies as well. His Ancient Knowledge was also slightly upgraded. ¡®I nned to leave once I had enough¡­¡­ but this is how you do things, eh?¡¯ Sanghyuk had long anticipated this oue and he already nned what to do once this kind of situation urred. ¡°Skies Above Skies¡­¡­ you will definitely regret it.¡± Smiled he as he muttered. Then, he just left the battlefield like that. Then, he started mercilessly destroying the grinding mines of Gold Rush. There was one reason he didn¡¯t do this until now¡­¡­ and that was to drag this war out for as long as possible. However, since he no longer had a reason to do that now, he started crushing all the grinding zones one by one. The most important thing here was that killing a grinding user was counted as one kill just like killing a fighting member. That meant 10,000 gold no matter who Sanghyuk killed. Grinding zone users could be massacred over and over again, unlike the battle forces. That meant that the amount of Gold Sanghyuk would receive from Skies Above Skies would be astronomical. Gold Rush receiving damage was a nice bonus as well. The reason Taemin didn¡¯t exclude Sanghyuk mid-way through this war was that Sanghyuk would act alone and start massacring people either way and would make no difference at all. However, even he did not anticipate this situation. Two days¡­¡­ Sanghyuk had indiscriminately hunted Gold Rush for just two days. However¡­ the number of kills he had increased over the two days was 716. In gold¡­¡­ that was 7.16 million gold. Honestly, Skies Above Skies had no way to stop Sanghyuk. Due to one wrong contract, The entire Sky Line would go bankrupt and not just a single guild. What was fortunate was that Sanghyuk stopped after 4 days. After he stopped his massacre, Sanghyuk even contacted Taemin to meet up. Taemin knew that this would all be over unless he solved this problem. And he also knew that only he could solve this problem. ¡°So you are willing to end the contract here on the condition that we pay you fully for the deeds you did until now?¡± ¡°Yes, exactly.¡± ke smiled as he talked to Taemin. Honestly, Taemin thought that ke would erupt out swearing at him. However, ke was much more cool-headed than he thought. ¡°Before I answer you¡­¡­ can I ask you a few questions?¡± ¡°Sure, go ahead.¡± ¡°Why¡­¡­ aren¡¯t you angry?¡± ¡°Angry? Why should I be angry? This is what life is. Do I need to be angry just because I was betrayed once? And let¡¯s be honest here. What would change with me getting angry? Only I would feel horrible.¡± ke had said that with a smile, but Taemin could feel a frighteningly sharp thorn from his words. ¡®We touched the wrong guy.¡¯ He finally realized how big of a mistake he hadmitted. ke was a card he should have never thrown away. ¡°Okay then. Just one more¡­¡­ why did you stop?¡± ¡°Skies Above Skies, no, the entire Line Sky¡¯s supply. If I go over that, then you would go bankrupt, and that doesn¡¯t do well with me. If I¡¯m too greedy, I¡¯ll lose everything after all.¡± ¡°Khm¡­¡­.¡± After hearing ke¡¯s answer, Taemin once again received a big shock. ¡®He¡¯s a total freak.¡¯ ke¡¯s judgment made Taemin frustrated. His level of judgment could be seen from the time he contacted Taemin. Right now, a forum post by one of the core users of Skies Above Skies, ¡®Jetty¡¯, was calling about a huge wave. Although it was a long wall of text, to sum it up, it exposed the tant scheming of Skies Above Skies. And the ¡®main character¡¯ of that wall of text was ke. ¡®He already knows that the social media is on his side. There¡¯s nothing I can do here.¡¯ Taemin despaired. There was no room for negotiation. He could only give ke everything he wanted. ¡®Since it came to this, I may have to sacrifice myself to save the guild and the line¡­¡­.¡¯ Taemin had considered the worst case scenario. However, ke continued his words as though he had already anticipated his thinking. ¡°If you¡¯re thinking of sacrificing yourself, then don¡¯t. Read the contract you wrote with me again. I definitely said that the contract is between me and the guild, Skies Above Skies, not you, Mr. Taemin.¡± -Crunch- ke¡¯s words became thorns in Taemin¡¯s heart. At this point, there was no need to talk anymore. Taemin, no, Skies Above Skies hadpletely lost against him. Like that, the titanic being known as ke smiled while trampling on Skies Above Skies. Chapter 52. Payment Time (2)

Chapter 52. Payment Time(2)

The war ended; and surprisingly, there was no victor. After a long period of negotiation, Skies Above Skies and Gold Rush came to an agreement to end the war without deciding the victor. The two guilds, no, all the guilds of each Line was devastated after this one month of the war. This was especially the case with Skies Above Skies and Gold Rush ¨C it was surprising that they held up at all. In truth, guildmaster Chunwoong from Skies Above Skies had lost about 500 million won (500,000USD) in real cash during this war. He only held out since he owned a few expensive buildings. Otherwise, Skies Above Skies would have copsed. Gold Rush wasn¡¯t that different. Although they weren¡¯t ripped twice(?) like Skies Above Skies, the amount of money taken by Large Golden Mountain was immense. Through this war, Large Golden Mountain ripped around 100 million gold from Gold Rush, no, Line Gold alone. That was over 5 billion won in cash (5 million USD). There was only one victor in this war. The user called Large Golden Mountain, as well as ke¡­¡­ Sanghyuk was the true victor of this war. In fact, he wasn¡¯t even paid fully yet. Large Golden Mountain still had yet to receive 10~20 million gold from each side, while ke was yet to receive 7 million gold in items from Skies Above Skies too. Although the war was over, Gold Rush and Skies Above Skies were still suffering. Before the war, both of their guilds were rated in the top 10 in EL, but now that the war was over, not to mention top 10, they wouldn¡¯t even be in the top 30. That was how shaken they were in this war. ¡°You should have checked the list we¡¯ve given you, but please tell us anything if you think something is wrongly evaluated. I will get them appraised again.¡± Sad Taemin to Sanghyuk before he opened the guild vault. Skies Above Skies and Sanghyuk (ke) had already negotiated the small details and left a proof using a scroll of oath. So, it was very unlikely that Taemin had scammed Sanghyuk through this transaction. ¡°There are no faults on the list at all. If I find any faults after looking at the items, I¡¯ll object to it then.¡± ¡°Yes, okay then.¡± During the past days, Taemin seemed to have aged drastically. Of course, there were no changes on the game avatar. Just that¡­¡­ his words and psychology really seemed to be tired out. Drrrrrag, ck!* Large guilds like Skies Above Skies all had one or more guild warehouses. Skies Above Skies were a guild which focused on guild-scale raids, so they had quite a good selection of items. Of course, in Sanghyuk¡¯s view, they were so-so at most, but he still had a few items that he liked. ¡®I don¡¯t need the others. But as forthat¡­¡­.¡¯ The only reason Sanghyuk traded the 7 million gold for in-game items was because ofthisitem that resided in the warehouse of Skies Above Skies. He immediately went to look for that as soon as he entered the warehouse. Although this wasn¡¯t an item that was supposed to be buried here, it also couldn¡¯t be helped since there were no users at all who had reached a level of a master in the field of jewelcrafting. Production-ss users were divided ording to their skill from ¡®apprentice ¨C senior ¨C renowned ¨C master ¨C heavenly ¨C divine¡¯, and only masters and above were able to notice the value of this item. Right now, there were no users at the level of renowned not to mention master. In fact, it was much harder to go up a level in production than actual levels, so just renowned-tier crafters were all treated very well right now. ¡®The shck eye! Skies Above Skies guys should have put this here because they only thought that this was a unique-grade essory, right?¡¯ shck Eye [Unique] ¨C The light shing inside the ck jewel allows anyone to notice that the jewel is very special. However, it seems to require considerable technique to understand what that specialty really is. [Basic stats] All stats +7 [Special stats] Resistance to all attributes +20%, movement speed +10% [Special effects] N/A [Item skill] N/A ¡®It doesn¡¯t look bad, but it doesn¡¯t look good either. That¡¯s why they are so ignorant about this. They should have rated this 700K gold since it¡¯s unique-grade, and put this here since it¡¯s high-ranked but no one wants to use it.¡¯ Sanghyuk picked up the ck jewel and smiled. This jewel could be equipped on the essory slot. However, this wasn¡¯t the true appearance of this jewel. This appearance was prior to its processing. In other words, it was an ore. If this was jewelcrafted, then it could be made into one of these ¨C sh Ring, sh Ne, sh Earrings (¡Á2). These four essories were named the sh Set, and although they were each a unique-grade item, they were always included in the Best Five essory sets until Sanghyuk had reversed in time. The reason was the options that the sh Set had. These set options were very good and special and were unique to them as well. That was why the price of these four items increased as time went by. If the ingredients, the shck Eye was readily avable, then it would stop at a certain point, but the thing was that this item was incredibly rare to acquire. They could only be gotten from pseudo-named monsters and had too low of a possibility of dropping to the point that it practically didn¡¯t drop at all. It was even harder to get these than winning a lottery. Of course, this was revealed muchter in the game, so currently, no one even knew the proper uses of this thing. ¡®I can make two items of the set with one jewel. That means¡­¡­ I can get the two-set effect.¡¯ The sh Set had a 2-set effect, 3-set effect, and a 4-set effect. The options that were loved by the users the most were the 2-set and the 4-set effects. He acquired one, so he only needed one more toplete the full set. ¡®Should I pray for one to appear on the auction?¡¯ He had already ordered the NPCs of Gold Mountain merchant group to buy that item regardless of price once it appeared. Although there wasn¡¯t one yet, there was definitely a possibility of one appearing. Expensive crafting items with high grade with unknown uses¡­¡­ Skies Above Skies had piled them up in their warehouse just in case. Sanghyuk only selected the things which would be more preciouster and put it into his bag. The perfected items here weren¡¯t that good anyway since Sanghyuk possessed items much better than the ones here. It was natural that none of them caught his eyes. After selecting barely 7 million gold¡¯s worth of items, Sanghyuk exited the warehouse. In Sanhyuk¡¯s eyes, the guild warehouse belonging to Skies Above Skies was basically a chicken nugget without the chicken. Though, he didn¡¯t tell Taemin that. ¡°There were too many items, so I sent the things I couldn¡¯t fit in my bag into my bank.¡± Transferring items directly from the warehouse to the bank was something that cost gold, but Sanghyuk wouldn¡¯t hesitate to use such a tiny amount of money. ¡°Yes, I got the system message and allowed it. When I added things up, I think you¡¯recking on a few thousand gold¡­¡­.¡± ¡°Well, this should be fine. I guess I¡¯ll give up the remaining money.¡± ¡°Then is this all over?¡± ¡°Yes, it is.¡± ¡°It¡¯s thest time, so I¡¯ll be honest with you. I am very sorry for betraying you, but I had no choice.¡± Taemin was very honest. There was no need to lie in this situation. ¡°Like I saidst time, I don¡¯t really care about such things. I¡¯ll just take my vengeance if I¡¯m betrayed, and pay gratitude with gratitude. You can just think of it simply. This war¡­¡­ you could have won it.¡± The moment he heard that, Taemin realized how foolish he was. If Taemin realized that ke and Large Golden Mountain were the same people, he would have more miserably realized his mistakes, but there was no way he would realize that since those two avatars were very different in stature, appearance and even voice. Having stripped Skies Above Skies practically bare, Sanghyuk changed to Large Golden Mountain and received the remaining payment from Skies Above Skies and Gold Rush. Sanghyuk could yield around 120 million in gold alone through this war. This was after excluding material costs andbor costs. Also, Sanghyuk also didn¡¯t stop on the Giant¡¯s Bus marking service, doing it once a day for two hours. Only after he raised BJ Gale¡¯s poprity could he gain much more explosive interest in ke¡¯s battle footage when he released itter, and honestly, it was very profitable, with him earning 100~150 thousand gold per day. After finishing those up, Sanghyuk logged out from EL and started editing the footages he had piled up until now in the Dream Network. Since the guild ¡®One¡¯ had already been created, the only thing left for BJ Gale to do was to reveal his guild and introduce ke slightly and release one of the footages he was going to edit today. Since LGN was going to select one of these streamers for their live channelter in secret, he had to affix regr viewers to his channel. *** [Awesome! What the hell is this?] [Wow~ This is the legendary ke? He¡¯s dope.] [That sent shivers down my spine. How can a guy like him exist?] [No wonder he¡¯s called the immortal mercenary. Skies Above Skies are idiots for throwing him away.] [Didn¡¯t you hear the rumors? He¡¯s a money drain.] [They should have kept him even if he¡¯s a money drain if he can fight that well.] [Wow, that¡¯s cool. Did you just see how he parried all those attacks? Was that even possible?] [The pros from other gamers who came over could do that once in a while if they timed it well¡­¡­ but this dude is just using it like a skill.] [You mean that¡¯s not a skill? How¡¯s that even possible?] [It is possible. I think his VRA is at least in thetter 200s. In other words, he¡¯s a freakin¡¯ genius.] [Wow, that¡¯s some light to my eyes. He¡¯s butchering those enemies alone. Wasn¡¯t Gold Rush a rtively famous guild?] [They¡¯re a workshop guild, but their skills aren¡¯t that too far behind any others.] [I think they¡¯re the single top guild among the workshop guilds.] [Nah, after this Sky-Gold war, another workshop guild took their ce. Gold Rush is still going downhill.] [But they wouldn¡¯t go down easily with their wealth.] [Anyway, what ss is that ke?] [At a nce, a swordsman-category.] [He¡¯s the strongest among the swordsman-category users I¡¯ve heard, seen and experienced. Wow, I really wanna party with him and hunt together.] [I heard he¡¯s in the same guild as BJ Gale¡­¡­ why the hell are the users in that guild all freaks?] [Perhaps they are a small group of elites.] [I wanna join as well.] [Would they ept if I applied?] [Why would they ept trash like you?] [F*ck off. I¡¯m better than you sh*t.] ¡­¡­ ¡­¡­ The viewers¡¯ments were increasing, and people were also joining right now. The number of viewers explosively increased. It seemed like he may be able to gain a record for Pu TV¡¯s highest viewership. Chapter 53. The Power of Money (1)

Chapter 53. The Power of Money(1)

¡°Can I ask you something random?¡± Listening to Ilya¡¯s report as always, Sanghyuk suddenly became curious about something. ¡°Please speak.¡± ¡°The Hiddenline¡­¡­ can I buy it with money?¡± It was actually just an absurd curiosity he had. Since he had so much money on his hands, he was thinking about how to spend all this money. Although he had a few ns in mind, he thought that he would still have a lot of money left over even after doing all those things. This was why he was contemting on how to spend the remaining money. The question was something that just came to his mind. It was more of a joke than anything¡­¡­. Naturally, it wasn¡¯t like Sanghyuk wanted a special answer or anything. But an unexpected answer was uttered from Ilya¡¯s mouth. ¡°It is possible.¡± ¡°Right? Of course, it¡¯s impo-¡­.. what? I can?¡± Sanghyuk widened his eyes in surprise and turned his head to look at Ilya. ¡°Yes, it is indeed possible.¡± The hidden main quest ¡®Shadow King¡¯s first chain quest ¡®Hiddenline of Hellfire Desert¡¯ has met an unexpected change. A new chain quest ¡®Hiddenline? So? How much do you need?¡¯ has been generated. Sanghyuk quickly tapped on the quest with the peculiar name. Quest ¨C Hiddenline? So? How much do you need? [Myth, Hidden, Main] ¨C Who would ever dare to think of buying a Hiddenline with money? Quite the guts. However, what¡¯s important is that it¡¯s not impossible. In the end, Hiddenline possesses a value, and that value can be bought with gold. However, you must realize that the value of a Hiddenline is unimaginably high. Details : Buy all the Hiddenline scattered across Hellfire Desert and make them worship you as their lord! Clear requirements : 0 / 40,000,000 Gold Note : This quest can be given up. Once given up, the original quest will resume. ¡°Whoa¡­¡­.¡± Sanghyuk could onlyugh in bitterness the moment he checked the quest contents. He found it absurd that such a high-difficulty chain quest can be solved with money. However, the moment he checked the price, he realized that it wasn¡¯tthatabsurd. 40 million gold¡­¡­ that was over 2 billion won in cash (2 million USD). Basically speaking, 40 million gold wasn¡¯t an amount that could be gathered just because one wanted to. It was especially unimaginable that a mere individual could gather that much. Perhaps the original quest was much lower in difficultypared to gathering 40 million gold. ¡®It¡¯s easy, but expensive, eh?¡¯ Sanghyuk looked at the part that said ¡®0 / 40,000,000 Gold¡¯. Any other user would have dered forfeit the moment they saw that. No, even Sanghyuk would have given up if not for the war he had just been through. However, he was in a slightly different situation now. He had 140 million gold in his bank. Even though he was hoarding low-evaluated items from the auction, his gold didn¡¯t decrease. ¡¯40 million gold¡­¡­ that¡¯s 2 billion in won¡­¡­ it definitely isn¡¯t easy to use all that money just to clear a quest. However¡­¡­ it does make me think about it since this quest is no ordinary one¡­¡­. I especially like the fact that I can save a lot of time.¡¯ Actually, Sanghyuk had no ns on taking the gold he earned inside the game to the outside. Though, that didn¡¯t mean that he was going to live a humble life in reality. He was nning to earn money through other means. Earning money in reality ¨C the start of it would be the live channel in LGN. As long as he got that, there was no need to turn the gold he had in the game into cash. No, he probably would be able to invest real cash into the game as well. He stopped speaking to Ilya and fell into thought. He slowly considered the advantages and disadvantages of this quest. After a little time. He came to a decision. ¡®Right now, it¡¯s definitely more valuable to buy time with gold!¡¯ Honestly, it was insanely expensive, but Sanghyuk still decided to invest anyway. There was no need to hesitate since he hade to a decision, so Sanghyuk immediately transferred 40 million gold from his bank. All 40 million gold has been transferred. The chain quest ¡®Hiddenline? So? How much do you need?¡¯ has been cleared. The gold you have spent has all been spent on buying the Hiddenline scattered across Hellfire Desert. Congrattions. You have be the master of the Hellfire Hiddenline. You can receive all the rights as the master once you go to Pakan residing in the back alleys of Tune. Your daringness in using such arge sum of money at once is a wonder itself. This wonder shall be remembered for all eternity. You have acquired the unique-grade title ¡®The mostvish spender¡¯. The first chain quest of the hidden main quest ¡®Shadow King¡¯, ¡®Hiddenline? So? How much do you need?¡¯ has been cleared. The second chain quest ¡®Heroic Lands, and yet another Hiddenline¡¯ has been generated. ¡®Oho¡­¡­.¡¯ Having cleared the quest in one go, Sanghyuk nodded his head while checking all of the system messages one by one. Although he felt bad about the gold he spent all at once, he really liked what he gained with those gold. ¡°Ah¡­¡­ did you perhaps¡­¡­.¡± Ilya seemed to have felt something and suddenly looked around to Sanghyuk. ¡°Huh? You can feel that?¡± ¡°Yes¡­¡­ it¡¯s because I¡¯m your deputy¡­¡­.¡± ¡°Yes, I just took over the Hiddenline of Hellfire Desert.¡± ¡°Ah! So I did notice it correctly!¡± Ilya nodded her head and smiled. Ilya is marveling at your ability. The ring of fate bes more sturdy and grows into ¡®Ring of Fate Lv2¡¯. Your ties with Ilya deepens and you can see more of her secrets. Ilya rejoiced as though it was her own achievement. ¡°I¡¯ll be off to Tune for a little.¡± ¡°Yes, go and receive the Hiddenline officially.¡± Sanghyuk separated from Ilya and headed to Tune immediately. He also didn¡¯t forget to check up on his new title. Title ¨C ¡®The mostvish spender¡¯ Grade ¨C Unique Description ¨C Spending money can also be an achievement at this scale. Just who is daring enough to use such arge amount of money at once? Your daringness cannot be imitated. Effects [Prefix: N/A] [Suffix: N/A] [Constant effect : >OK Goldback (S) : 2% of all spent gold returns to your bank every day at 24:00.<] ¡®That¡¯s an interesting title.¡¯ After seeing the effects of the title, Sanghyuk closed the title window. But in fact, this wasn¡¯t just an ¡®interesting¡¯ title. Considering the fact that Sanghyuk spent around one million gold every day, this meant that he would receive tens of thousands of gold every single day. Having arrived at Tune, Sanghyuk went to see Pakan. His current location was kindly shown on the map by the system, so he didn¡¯t need to ask around. ¡°Pakan, the Lamp of the Desert Wanderers, greets the master.¡± Pakan bowed as soon as he saw Sanghyuk. To put it simply, Pakan was a wanderer. A wanderer that wanders around the back alleys of Tune ¨C He was also called the Lamp of the Desert Wanderers. You have been acknowledged by the Lamp of the Desert Wanderers, Pakan. Congrattions. Your proof of qualification has finished and you have be the Master of the Hiddenline. You have acquired the special title ¡®Shadow Duke of the Desert¡¯. [You have acquired a highest-grade enhancement stone.] You have be the Master of the Hiddenline, and your familiarity with the members of the Hiddenline is raised to ¡®Colleagues¡¯. The S-rank NPC organization [Hiddenline of the Desert],bines with the existing [Hiddenline of Falcon City] and changes to the S+-rank NPC organization, [Hiddenline of Two Continents]. The new organization management window is generated. You can efficiently manage and operate the organization through the management window. Sanghyuk also just watched the stream of system messages without doing anything this time. ¡®Combine? It¡¯s possible tobine organizations?¡¯ This was something even he saw for the first time. He had never heard or seen something like this despite his long years of gaming. Sanghyuk stood still for a while as he tilted his head before opening the management window and selecting a deputy. You have appointed Ilya, Lord of the Footless Horse, as the deputy of the Hiddenline. Sanghyuk¡¯s deputy could only be Ilya. With two organizationsbined, quite a lot of things had changed as well. However, Ilya did everything properly once he appointed her. *** Ilya immediately came to Tune once the two organizations werebined and she was appointed the deputy. To be exact, she used a recall toe to this ce. In any case, since she came here, she reorganized the organization as Sanghyuk had ordered her. She appointed Pakan as her direct subordinate and immediately seized control of the Hiddenline of the Desert. Sanghyuk really liked the way she worked. Like always, Ilya did everything to perfection. Sanghyuk just needed to watch. However, just as he was ¡®watching¡¯, he was suddenly contacted. It was unexpectedly the Golden Mountain merchant guild. To be exact, an NPC merchant working there requested Sanghyuk for help through messaging. Since the NPC was in Tune, Sanghyuk immediately ran to the auction and saw what was happening. ¡°I will take care of this, so please continue with your work.¡± Sanhyuk told the merchant NPC and immediately dragged the semi-translucent auction menu to the front of him. ¡®That¡¯s a dreadfully nice time. How can thise up right now?¡¯ Sanghyuk was smiling while looking at an item that came up on the auction. The reason the merchant NPC messaged him was very simple. It was a sort of a bug. To be exact, a condition error had appeared and he couldn¡¯t take care of the matter by himself and requested Sanghyuk for help. The item that made the NPC confused¡­¡­ was none other than the ¡®shck Eye¡¯ that Sanghyuk had taken out from Skies Above Skies¡¯ guild warehouse. Sanghyuk had told all the merchant NPCs under his management to buy the shck Eye regardless of the cost. However¡­¡­ the problem was the price that it came up in the auction. It was 1 million gold! Normally, Sanghyuk supplied all merchant NPCs with 1 million gold. Since he resupplied them with 1 million gold every time they came back to him, there was not a case where the merchant NPCs werecking in gold to buy something. This was where it went wrong this time. The price of one item was 3 million gold, so even when the item was supposed to be purchased ¡®regardless of the cost¡¯, it could not be bought. In the end, the merchant NPC decided that this was not a problem he could solve and contact Sanghyuk. That led Sanghyuk here. ¡®Looking at the price¡­¡­ it looks like this seller thought that it looked like it was something, but was too bad to be used by himself, and thought that he would try and see the people¡¯s reaction rather than trying to sell it, right?¡­¡­ Fufu, but what can you do? No matter how expensive it is, I think I¡¯ll take it.¡¯ *Click!* Will you purchase the item, shck Eye? (Y/N) When the message appeared, Sanghyuk pressed Y without a second thought. As Sanghyuk had estimated, the seller did not n to sell this item. That was why he put the item at an absurd price of 3 million, and was nning to see if there were any reactions. However, contrary to his expectations, Sanghyuk bought the item without hesitation. Later in the game, the shck Eye could not be purchased even with tens of millions of gold. Sanghyuk was more than daring enough to buy that item for 3 million gold. Having acquired the second shck Eye, Sanghyuk once again could feel the power of money. Money¡­¡­ it possessed tremendous power. Chapter 54. The Power of Money (2)

Chapter 54. The Power of Money(2)

Title ¨C ¡®Shadow Duke of the Desert¡¯ Grade ¨C Special Description ¨C A special title only possessed by the master of the Hiddenline in the desert. This title belongs to the master of the Hiddenline, and will naturally disappear once qualifications are lost. Effects ¨C [Prefix : Allows the user to create a doll out of sand in the same appearance. However, it does not work against beings with special detection skills, and beings of a higher level. Also, it disappears after receiving a certain amount of damage. The sand puppet acts as a clone, and it can move as the user wishes, and can even see, speak, and hear through the puppet. The duration is 2 hours, and the cooldown is 16 hours.] [Suffix : Allows the user to generate a sand armor to protect the body. The sand armor can be used in many ways. The duration is 5 minutes, and the cooldown is 10 minutes.] [Constant effect : Desert Mirage ¨C dodge rate increases by 20%.] The Shadow Duke title was very good like the other one. This was even better than the previous one in regards to battle. Of course, the two simply couldn¡¯t bepared just like that. In the end, both of them were very good. ¡®If I get the items right, I might get a ridiculous dodge rate setting.¡¯ Even though Sanghyuk hade back to the past, he did not imagine that he would be able to acquire all these things. But somehow, his dodge rate kept increasing. Currently, Sanghyuk¡¯s dodge rate was even higher than the so-called ¡®professional¡¯ dodge-tankers. On top of that, he had great battle senses and had the confidence to dodge better than anyone. ¡®Even the heavens are helping me. Let¡¯s reach the peak of dodge rates since I¡¯m here!¡¯ Sanghyuk decided that he would focus on dodge-rted items or skills in the future. After checking everything, Sanghyuk started using the money. First, he hired ten more merchant NPCs, and 7 of them were C-rank, 2 B-rank, and 1 A-rank. The C-rank merchant NPCs were to reside near the auction or themissioned sales store like the original 6 C-rank merchants and buy the items that Sanghyuk had set. Sanghyuk was nning to hoard all the items even from small viges as well. And to the 2 B-rank merchants, he made them open a store in Falcon City and Tune respectively and manage them. These two stores weren¡¯t stores that sold items. These stores¡­¡­ specialized in loaning money with item coterals. The minor things under 100 thousand gold would be taken care by the B-rank merchants and the items over that price point would be handled by Sanghyuk himself. There was naturally an interest, and the possession of the item would be transferred away from the borrower if he/she could not repay the original sum + interest within a set time. Since every contract was done through a scroll of oath, there was no possibility of a scam. Since the scroll of oath was only 1 gold each, they could be bought in bulk without any issues. Actually, Sanghyuk wanted to operate something like a gambling store rather than a loan business. However, after consulting with the merchants association, he found out that Dimensional Travelers could not operate adult facilities such as a gambling store. In other words, the cream of the crop was monopolized by the developers. That was why he went with the loan business instead. Like that, two stores named ¡®Gold Mountain¡¯ simultaneously appeared in Falcon and Tune respectively. Sanghyuk was aiming for two things with these two stores. One was to earn gold by receiving interest, and the second was to ¡®legally¡¯ swallow jackpot items buried under the sand. It was actually quite easy to swallow these buried treasures. He just had to lend more money than what the people wanted. Normally, the user then would not be able to pay back in full. If they did, then he would just induce the user to trade in some other way. The two B-rank users possessed a passive skill called ¡®merchant¡¯s eye¡¯, and could judge the real value of items much more correctly than most users, albeit not as correctly as Sanghyuk. That was why Sanghyuk would have almost nothing to do in the store if items below 100 thousand gold in value were handled by them. As for funds, he had more than 100 million, so he didn¡¯t need to be worried about that. As for the A-rank merchant, Sanghyuk left him the overall management of the Golden Mountain merchant guild. Taking items bought by C-rank merchants and resupplying them with gold was done by Sanghyuk until now, but that changed this time. The name of this A-rank NPC was ¡®Maori¡¯, and he did what he was worth. If his business became bigger, then he may have to leave more things for Maori to take care of, but right now, there weren¡¯t that many things to do. Perhaps due to that, Maori cleaned the warehouse or helped with B-rank NPCs in his spare time. An A-rank NPC¡¯s AI was definitely different than the rest. ¡°Do that as I ordered you¡­¡­ Oh! You need to extend the contract period for the vendor NPC in Genesis Lake. Please take care of that.¡± ¡°Understood.¡± Maori nodded his head as he replied to Sanghyuk. If work regarding the Hiddenline was taken care of by Ilya, work regarding Golden Mountain merchant guild was taken care of by Maori. Right now, the other users didn¡¯t even know that NPCs could be used this way. In Sanghyuk¡¯s previous life as well, it was only 4~5 years into the game that users started utilizing NPCs properly. Sanghyuk was ahead of the era. This was one natural ability that he gained after returning in time. Having left most of the stuff to Maori, Sanghyuk felt that it was about time he focused on his own growth. Of course, he didn¡¯t ck out on his leveling during this time either. However, leveling up wasn¡¯t everything in growth, and that leveling up was starting to get difficult as well. A quadra-soul¡­¡­. No matter how much of the penalty he negated using numerous bonus effects, the amount of karma required to level up was increasingly higher the more he leveled up. Although the one-soul users were feeling the limits of one Ancient Knowledge and were being left behind, the gap left behind by them was mostly being filled by double-soul users. Double-souls were rtively good in terms of bnce, and most new users were choosing Double souls right now. They split the two Ancient Knowledge into something like one main job and one sub job. Due to that, most of the megaphone users looked for ¡®Main(XXXX), Sub(XXXX)¡¯ nowadays. However, once time passed, this would change again into something like abination rather than two separate concepts. The time users started looking for the bestbination of Ancient Knowledge would also be around here. It was definitely not easy to activate a positive synergy with four Ancient Knowledge like what Sanghyuk did. Of course, Sanghyuk wasn¡¯t plete¡¯ either. He still had to raise ¡®deknight¡¯ into ¡®Shadow Knight¡¯, and he still had to raise the proficiency in elementalism and cards. Only Giant¡¯s Blood, which wasplete from the get-go, he didn¡¯t have much to do with. Then was leveling and Ancient Knowledge all he had to care about? Of course not. True growthbined leveling, Ancient Knowledge, items and titles. Currently, Sanghyuk had a lot of good titles. However, he didn¡¯t have a lot that he could use in battle. Once some time passed,petition would start rising for good, and it would be better for him to fill in the gaps while he still could. ¡®Inferno Pyramid. Let¡¯s conquer that ce!¡¯ Inferno Pyramid was the smallest dungeon in scale in Hellfire Desert but was the highest in difficulty. Naturally, there were no users, parties, or even guilds that cleared this dungeon. From what Sanghyuk gathered through the Hiddenline. Only the first named monster, ¡®ck Mummy¡¯ was barely conquered among the 7 named monsters. The guild that conquered the ck Mummy was the guild Terr¨ªc?lum led by Kun. Kun was Finnish, and Terr¨ªc?lum was strangelyprised only of Finnish people. They had considerable achievements in regards torge-scale raids, albeit not as much in other fields. Sanghyuk also knew of Terr¨ªc?lum very well. Terr¨ªc?lum was probably going to keep being reputed as the top in raid contents for quite a while. ¡®Giant¡¯s Cave marking bus business is almost finished now, so I think it¡¯s about time I give up on that¡­¡­ the problem is the contents that will rece that, right?¡¯ He did not n to end BJ Gale¡¯s streams just yet. In fact, he was nning to make it even bigger. He was nning to stop streaming the Giant¡¯s Cave marking bus, which users got bored of by now, and gather viewers with new contents. ¡®Let¡¯s go with raid contents just like I nned.¡¯ Once he dered that he would conquer the Inferno Pyramid solo, then the number of users would only gather. Of course, it would be impossible for even Sanghyuk to clear the Inferno Pyramid by himself with all of his stats shaved down by 30%. At best, he would be able to kill the first and second bosses. However, these two bosses would give him plenty of stream material. ¡®ck Mummy¡­¡­ and the giant fire scorpion. I can procure enough contents for streaming with these two.¡¯ He was nning for new contents for his streams. He did not forget to leave out anything in his n. *** Inferno Pyramid. This was a stereotypical 7-man raid dungeon with maximum of 7 members in a party. Raid dungeons were separated into 7-man, 14-man, 21-man, and 28-man, and the mostmon were 7-man and 14-man. 21 and 28 were quite rare. Of course, the difficulty of the dungeon didn¡¯t have much to do with the maximum number of party members. It was just that as the number increased, it was more likely for a user to make a mistake. The difficulty of the dungeon, though, didn¡¯t correspond to the number of entrants. Inferno Pyramid was only a 7-man dungeon, but its difficulty was the highest in Hellfire Desert. Kun and Terr¨ªc?lum weren¡¯t headbutting against that dungeon for nothing. Befitting of guys crazy for raids, they wanted to clear the Inferno Pyramid faster than anyone. By now, the first kill bonus was no secret among the high-ranking users. In fact, there was even a rumor among the low-ranking users as well. Once the first kill bonus was known, everyone started to go mad in hunting for named monsters. However, the good ones were already taken. Inferno Pyramid was one of the few ces that were left unconquered. Sanghyuk had experience with the Inferno Pyramid in his previous life. Although not as much as the Giant¡¯s Cave, he experienced enough to be proficient in its mechanics. So, he knew very well about what skills the 7 named monsters used, and what to do in order to conquer them. Hebined new fusion cards as well and set himself up for conquering the Inferno Pyramid. Others would take a long time just to get prepared, but Sanghyuk would just buy anything hecked with gold and could prepare within a few hours. After finishing his preparations in the game, he logged out and started getting ready for streaming. [BJ Gale¡¯s Inferno Pyramid walkthrough. Starts 7p.m. today.] He put up a notice in his own channel in Pu TV, and put up a video footage from ke¡¯s battles. The current time was 4 p.m. After sleeping for two hours, he nned to have fun in this raid he hadn¡¯t done for a long time. Chapter 55. Inferno Pyramid (1)

Chapter 55. Inferno Pyramid(1)

¡°This part¡­¡­ what do you think? We¡¯ve never thought of this before, no, we thought of it, but we never even tried it.¡± A man paused a video and started to exin to his friends while erging on a certain part of the screen. Around twenty people were currently sitting down around a table in arge meeting room created inside the Dream Network. The reason they were here was simple. Their boss urgently called for them. These group of people had twomonalities. One was that they were all Finnish, and two was that they belonged to arge-scale guild in EL, Terr¨ªc?lum. ¡°Wow, ck Mummy¡¯s living bandage was an attack that could be dodged? Hazad, didn¡¯t you say it was impossible?¡± Hazad was a user whose Ancient Knowledge was a closebat assassin-ss, and he was the close-range damage dealer and dodge-tanker within Terr¨ªc?lum. ¡°It¡¯s not possible. No, at least I thought it was. Honestly, no matter how high your dodge rate is, I thought that that attack was impossible to be dodged since there were too many variables¡­¡­ but the world sure is wide.¡± Hazad was looking at the screen with a slightly shocked expression. Until now, Terr¨ªc?lum brought a professional tanker with stats purely rted to defense and health in order to ovee the living bandage attack. With that user in the party, other aspects of their party were now wed and this leads to an increase in difficulty. ¡°This is not the end. Let¡¯s keep watching.¡± Kun resumed the video. In the screen, one user was going against the ck Mummy with just a single pair of daggers. This video was the 1-man raid against ck Mummy video that BJ Gale had streamed yesterday. ¡°Whoa¡­¡­.¡± ¡°That¡¯s insane¡­¡­.¡± ¡°He actually¡­¡­.¡± The users of Terr¨ªc?lum challenged the ck Mummy several times, and they realized the importance of this video more than anyone. Normally, other people would just say ¡®Wow, he¡¯s good.¡¯ And just watch the video, but the users of Terr¨ªc?lum knew very well how insane the movements done by BJ Gale were. The video was 28 minutes long. 30 minutes into the raid, the ck Mummy would strip all its bandages and transform into a spirit of darkness, and at this point, clear was practically impossible. Since the entrance to Inferno Pyramid would not open if the ck Mummy wasn¡¯t killed, the ck Mummy had to be killed within 30 minutes. In the video, BJ Gale killed the ck Mummy in exactly 27 minutes and 16 seconds. Considering how Terr¨ªc?lum took 24 minutes, it wasn¡¯t that big of a difference. The video finished, but no one could speak anything. The shock they received was something that no one else could feel. ¡°¡­¡­Just what were we doing until now?¡± ¡°Is that guy amazing or are we the idiots¡­¡­.¡± ¡°Honestly, I think that guy¡¯s amazing.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s leave aside the fact that he dodged the living bandage attacks. I think he¡¯s a close-range damage dealer¡­¡­ but how the hell is his damage so high? He¡¯s stronger than the three of us attacking to the death¡­¡­ I¡¯m speechless.¡± ¡°From what I saw, he kept recovering his health mid-way¡­¡­ how did he do that? Did he drink a potion?¡± ¡°He did drink potions, but I think there was another method.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know exactly, but not to mention recovery, I felt like he was buffing up himself by himself as well. Just how many Ancient Knowledge does he have?¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t he just find a special Ancient Knowledge with all of those characteristics?¡± ¡°But even so¡­¡­ tanking, damage dealing, healing, AND buffing? Just whatcan¡¯the do? Is that supposed to be even possible?¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t it hack?¡± ¡°At first, I thought that it might be hack¡­¡­ but he¡¯s BJ Gale from Korea. There¡¯s no way he¡¯s a hacker.¡± ¡°He¡¯s right. That problem already got blown out of hand when he soloed all the way into the 4th floor of the Cave of Giants. Raon even publicly confirmed that he was not a hack user.¡± ¡°I thought this guy was no ordinary from the moment I saw him do the Cave of Giants¡­¡­ but this is now beyond the scope of ordinary. He¡¯s just a total freak!¡± The users of Terr¨ªc?lum looked at BJ Gale in the footage in frustration. However, what was even more shocking was that the video was not over. The second video followed the first. In that video, BJ Gale was fighting against the Giant Fire Scorpion that Terr¨ªc?lum was challenging for a half a month now. ¡°No way¡­¡­ this isn¡¯t true.¡± ¡°There¡¯s no way it¡¯s true. Please tell me it isn¡¯t true.¡± ¡°Just watch the video. I watched this live yesterday.¡± ¡°You did too? I did too¡­¡­. You¡¯ll see what happens.¡± A few members of Terr¨ªc?lum already saw the video beforehand or knew the results. However, they stayed quiet for the ones who didn¡¯t. The length of this video was 23 minutes and was even shorter than thest one. The reason was simple. The time it took the Giant Fire Scorpion to vaporize naturally and fill the surroundings with hellfire was 24 minutes into the raid. In other words, BJ Gale killed it before it couldmit suicide. The clear time, 23 minutes 22 seconds. It may look like he barely made it before itmitted suicide¡­¡­ but what was important was that it was killed. ¡°Just so you know, this was his 7th attempt; and he killed the ck Mummy in his second attempt.¡± Kun spoke as he slowly stood up. ¡°That¡¯s totally insane.¡± ¡°He must have practiced a lot before he got there right? Someone please tell me so¡­¡­.¡± ¡°For the ck Mummy, he could have done that¡­¡­ but not the Giant Fire Scorpion. I don¡¯t know whether he did this as a mistake or on purpose, but that user even revealed the first kill bonus on his stream. Whether he practiced in secret or not¡­¡­ we were crushed by a single user.¡± The reality that everyone knew but avoided, was spoken out by Kun in a cold voice. ¡°Why do you think I gathered you to watch this video? To take inspiration? NO! We were too arrogant until now. We were egoistic just because we killed a few named monsters in the Hellfire Desert for the first time.¡± The users of Terr¨ªc?lum wanted to retort to his words, but they had a hard time doing so. ¡°I kept thinking about this until now, but I think we need to change. So¡­¡­ I¡¯m going to propose something very carefully.¡± Kun spoke again after looking around to his allies in a serious expression. ¡°Let¡¯s get rid of the first rule of application to our guild ¨C ¡®You have to be Finnish¡¯. No matter how I think about it, I think it will be difficult to go to the top with this condition in effect.¡± Surprisingly, Kun was speaking about getting rid of purism. When in fact, the reason Terr¨ªc?lum met its demise in Sanghyuk¡¯s previous life was precisely because Kun could not get rid of his purist ideals. That led to an internal conflict, and that conflict eventually brought Terr¨ªc?lum¡¯s demise. But this time, Kun was the first one to propose that they would get rid of the purist ideals. This was a surprising change. Considering that Kun¡¯s purist ideals were what led Terr¨ªc?lum to its downfall, Sanghyuk could never imagine that it would get rid of its purist identity. Naturally, the one who brought about this change was BJ Gale, aka Sanghyuk. Sanghyuk¡¯s p of his wings had be a storm and was sweeping across the world of EL. This didn¡¯t happen just in Terr¨ªc?lum. Numerous guilds and numerous users were changing. In fact, even Raon entertainment, the developers of EL, and even Chaos, the God of EL was changing little by little. Of course, these changes weren¡¯t very good news to the current Sanghyuk. In his view, the fewer changes the better. However, these changes weren¡¯t something he could stop somehow. It would be foolish to halt just because he was afraid of change, so he boldly stepped forward without thinking about what changes he might bring. *** ¡°In the end, the only thing I can use is the scorpion gauntlets?¡± Muttered Sanghyuk in a bitter voice while organizing the items he earned yesterday. He ran for about 8 hours yesterday, and could eventually defeat the 2nd named monster, Giant Fire Scorpion, of Inferno Pyramid. Obviously, his streams became a huge hit. There was no other stream like it in the history of Pu TV. No, even after considering all histories of personal streaming media, there was nothing like that. The star candy (donations) he got during 5 hours of the stream amounted to over 100 million (100,000 USD), and the number of viewers he got was nearly 2 million if he factored in thementary rooms. Countless people from all over the world gathered, so any ¡®previous records¡¯ became meaningless in front of this overwhelming result. Especially when BJ Gale killed the Giant Fire Scorpion on his 7th attempt, the users of EL across the globe became shocked. Honestly, running a raid solo was insane in itself, but he killed the never-killed-before Giant Fire Scorpion in 7 tries, so they were naturally shocked. It became such a big issue, that the number 1 searched-for words was temporarily switched to BJ Gale. ¡°Well, I can¡¯t be full on the first spoon¡­¡­ So there¡¯s 5 left? If I kill 3 per day, then I guess I¡¯ll be able to clean up in around 3 to 4 days.¡± The reset period of Inferno Pyramid was 10 days. Since it was reset 3 days ago, there was a week left. Sanghyuk was nning to kill the 3rd and 4th named monsters today, 5th and 6th tomorrow, and the final boss the day after. Since he wasn¡¯t nning to stream from 3rd named monster onwards, he felt like he would have an easier time fighting them than the 1st and 2nd. Honestly, his stream yesterday became such a hot topic that he considered streaming the 3rd one again, but he eventually decided not to. He may be able to gain immediate ie, but in the long run, it would gain him nothing. His streams right now was nothing more than a bait to catch that live channel anyway. If he could get that live channel and maintain it, then he would easily earn over 100 million (100,000USD) per week, and yet another 100 million if his paid video services went well. Live channels weren¡¯t called the ¡®greatest honey jars¡¯ in his previous life for nothing. Of course, live channels were all managed on a guild level, so individuals didn¡¯t really get much ie. However, Sanghyuk was different. Although he packaged himself as a guild, the content was just himself, an individual. That was why, if he could properly manage the live channel, he would be able to hit a huge jackpot. ¡°For today, I¡¯ll put some ke battle footages that I held back on to keep some of those viewers from yesterday.¡± Since yesterday¡¯s stream was a huge hit, Sanghyuk felt that he should still do something for the viewers. So, he decided to stream the recorded footage about ke¡¯s final battle in the Sky-Gold war, where the cruelty of Skies Above Skies and the crushing of Gold Rush was shown. Like that, he put the footage on during his stream and started raiding Inferno Pyramid again. His objective for today was the 3rd and 4th named monsters, and the estimated time in the clearing was around 10 hours. Chapter 56. Inferno Pyramid (2)

Chapter 56. Inferno Pyramid(2)

At the current point in time, it was definitely a difficult matter to conquer the Inferno Pyramid. Not to mention the named monsters, even the normal mobs appearing in the dungeon was considerably strong. Going past all of that and killing the named monster was a tiring matter even forrge-scale guilds. Currently, there were over ten guilds that were known to be challenging Inferno Pyramid. However, despite that, they could not defeat the first named monster, ck Mummy, and that was because they didn¡¯t know the important points regarding the named monsters. Terr¨ªc?lum had the highest understanding, rtively, but even they didn¡¯t know the exact answer. In that sense, the video that Sanghyuk revealed as the BJ Gale helped the other guilds a lot. Perhaps due to that, therge-scale guilds who were struggling with the first named monster until now instantly killed the ck Mummy and even seed in the 2nd raid, the Giant Fire Scorpion. This was only possible because BJ Gale had revealed to them the core points in conquering these named monsters. At this point, people started wishing for BJ Gale to reveal all the videos in conquering the remaining named monsters, not caring about the first kill bonuses. However, BJ Gale did not reveal anything from the 3rd named monster onwards. Instead, he revealed ke¡¯s battle footages and made the people nervous. In the meanwhile, Sanghyuk killed the 3rd, 4th, 5th and eventually the 6th named monster as well. Originally, Sanghyuk thought that two days would suffice, but it took more time than he had expected, and eventually took 3 days to take all the first kill bonuses. In the process, he had earned a lot of karma and obtained several rare-grade titles and items, but none of these attracted his interest. The first spoonful did not fill him, but the 3rd and 4th spoonful did not satisfy him either. However, he did not get disappointed. There was one reason for this ¨C it was the final named monster and the boss monster that made Sanghyuk choose Inferno Pyramid to conquer in the first ce, the Sphinx. In his view, the first six named monsters of Inferno Pyramid were just trivial mobs. The real deal was definitely the Sphinx. To exaggerate a little, the only boss worth killing in the whole of Hellfire Desert was this Sphinx. This did mean that the Hellfire Desert was that deste, but it also meant that the Sphinx was a rtively good monster even whenpared to against the top-tier bosses of other continents. Of course, there were no other users that knew of this fact. Since the difficulty of Inferno Pyramid was so high, they could not ever know that the Sphinx contained the cream of the crop. So, right now, a raid dungeon called ¡®Mirage Pce¡¯ was much more popr than the Inferno Pyramid. However, in Sanghyuk¡¯s view, the Mirage Pce was just so-so. Clearing Mirage Pce tens of times did not amount to clearing Inferno Pyramid once in his opinion. If there is a problem with this, it was that killing the Sphinx was definitely not an easy job. Sphinx was not a monster that could be killed just with the walkthrough. No, just discovering the walkthrough required hundreds of challenges and discussions between top-level people. So, Sanghyuk, who could skip all that process and start conquering, was at least tens of days ahead of ordinary people. Of course, knowing the walkthrough and putting it into action was a different story altogether ¨C especially for Sanghyuk, since he was alone and had to take care of everything by himself. With that being the case, there were more cases where the ¡®traditional¡¯ walkthrough could not be utilized by him. Sanghyuk used the analysis of the named monster from his vantage point and first turned the walkthrough into a more of a theoretical walkthrough, which he would then use that to challenge the named monster and change his strategy on the go. Since he had to do all that, even he had a hard time killing the named monster on the first go. The likes of Sphinx would take especially a lot of time. Perhaps due to that, Sanghyuk had challenged the Sphinx 16 times on a single day but failed all of them. The Sphinx was much more tricky than he had initially thought. Its sandstorm attack was supposed to be taken care of by ¡®one person¡¯ and agro it to a corner, but since Sanghyuk was just one man, he could not do that. In the end, Sanghyuk could only leave those sandstorms rage all over the ce, and they dragged him down. Even Sanghyuk would not be able to hold once he was swept up in the sandstorm. In the end, the only method is to avoid them all¡­¡­ but once the battle dragged out, sandstorms would fill the whole ce. The original walkthrough consisted of one member in charge of dragging all the sandstorms to one corner and stack them together. The problem was that Sanghyuk received the attention of the Sphinx itself, so it was virtually impossible to stack those sandstorms in one corner. Honestly, once he solved this problem, he didn¡¯t think that killing the Sphinx was a difficult matter. Now that he knew what the problem was, he logged out of the game temporarily and slept hiscking sleep. Even while resting, he contemted on how to efficiently bypass those sandstorms. After quite a while. Sanghyuk found a clue. Whether it walked or not, he would have to try out in practice, but theoretically, it did seem possible. Having arrived at an answer, Sanghyuk quickly ate his meal and logged into the game. While he was resting, the normal monsters leading to the ¡®Hall of Judgement¡¯ where Sphinx resided, had appeared again, but to Sanghyuk, who conquered raid bosses by himself, normal monsters posed no problem to him. Sanghyuk easily killed those normal monsters in and lit the torch at the entrance of the Hall of Judgement. *Flicker!* This torch had the function to call out the Sphinx at the same time preventing the normal monsters from regenerating again. The moment the torch was lit, the Hall of Judgement started trembling. Then, the sand on the ground started rising up. *Kroaaaaaaaar!* [Who asked for my judgment?] The voice of the Sphinx rang out across the Hall of Judgement. The moment its voice rang out, the risen sand formed a certain shape. A giant monster the same shape as the real sphinx existing in Egypt appeared. This was the final boss monster Sphinx, of Inferno Pyramid. ¡®Well, then. Should I start?¡¯ Sanghyuk smiled slightly while looking at the Sphinx. Perhaps it may be tiring to challenge it for the 17th time, but Sanghyuk was taking on the challenge with glee. Actually,pared to working like a ve or a machine in his previous life, everything he did in this life was fun since he had his own will. The method Sanghyuk tried. It was¡­¡­ to use the prefix option ¡®Sand doll¡¯ from the special title ¡®Shadow Duke of the Desert¡¯, to ¡®dribble¡¯ the sandstorms. It did seem possible. The sand doll¡¯s duration was two hours, and the Sphinx¡¯s raid allocated time was 40 minutes. In other words, it had to be killed before it went crazy after the 40-minute mark, so 2 hours was more than enough time to conquer it. The problem was that the sand doll would disappear once it received a certain amount of damage. If it was caught up in the sandstorm due to a mistake, then it may just be crushed just like that. So, Sanghyuk had to put his effort in to control the sand doll. Naturally, controlling the sand doll all the while he focused on killing the Sphinx was not an easy thing to do. So, he didn¡¯t think that this method was easy. However, he thought that this was just trial and error as well. What was fortunate was that if the sand doll was un-summoned without being destroyed, then it could be re-summoned during the rest of the duration. Meaning, he could try this method three times a day. Since the cooldown was 16 hours, he couldn¡¯t use it that much, but it was definitely a method worth considering. In Sanghyuk¡¯s previous life, there was one individual that appeared in every EL-rted content. Floyd, the leader of the raid team, Hell, which was acknowledged as the greatest raid team for over 10 years. If someone asked him the trick to doing a raid, he always answered the same thing. ¡®After you find your own method, it¡¯s the same for everyone after that. You just have to madly go against the boss¡­¡­. That is the greatest method.¡¯ Of course, finding thecorrectmethod of conquering was the prerequisite for this, but once it was found, then the battle was about how fast the raid team became used to the conquering method without making mistakes. In that sense, one advantageous thing for Sanghyuk was that he was conquering this boss alone, and could drastically reduce the time to get used to the conquering method since he didn¡¯t have to worry about teamwork. Since he was an individual with many experiences in his previous life, he especially didn¡¯t make a lot of mistakes. *** The method using the sand doll definitely did have an effect. It was extremely difficult to control the sand doll and fight the Sphinx at the same time, but eventually, he managed to stack the sandstorms to one side. However, due to trivial mistakes, he either received a big hit, or was hit by the debuff ¡®Sphinx¡¯s riddles¡¯ which had to be avoided no matter what, and led him to give up the raid. Since his attention was divided, he ended up making mistakes. Sphinx¡¯s riddles debuff was a breath-like attack that it spat out in various ways, and just being scratched by it would lower his attack power by over 50%, so Sanghyuk definitely had to avoid this. This was originally the easiest part of the raid since a tanker would just take those hits, but this method was impossible for Sanghyuk who had to run the raid solo. In any case, he kept failing, but Sanghyuk could see a possibility within those failures. Since he saw a possibility, the next thing to do was to just ¡®madly go against the boss¡¯ like what Floyd said. Sanghyuk used a whole 3 days to go against the Sphinx. Since the Sand doll skill required 16 hours of cooldown time, he could not challenge the boss limitlessly. During the past 3 days, he challenged the boss around 14 times and he could finally reach the 5th phase of the Sphinx. [¡®Tis the time of Judgement! ¡®Tis the time of Judgement!] Once it entered the fifth phase, the Sphinx stopped using all of its skills and shot out green eyebeams that were called the ¡®Eyebeam of Judgement¡¯. This Eyebeam of Judgement even looked like it could never be touched, and indeed, it was a frightening attack that would insta-kill any user with a scratch. With that attack being shot all over the ce, the ones avoiding it would definitely have a hard time. Considering that, the fifth phase of conquering the Sphinx may look like the hardest part. However, once the method of bypassing it was known, the fifth phase couldn¡¯t be any easier. The core point of passing through the fifth phase was the Sphinx¡¯s riddles debuff. Eyebeams of Judgement could insta-kill any life form, but there was one exception. A being that answered the Sphinx¡¯s riddle (i.e. the one with the debuff) was not damaged in any way. There weren¡¯t a lot of debuffs needed either. Just one was enough. So, Sanghyuk had already received one debuff before it went over to the 5th phase. Of course, this debuff would decrease his damage by 50% with every single riddle in apound fashion. Right now, Sanghyuk¡¯s attack had decreased by half. In this state, even considering that he did not need to care about any defense, there was only five minutes until Sphinx went berserk, so he mightck damage if he wasn¡¯t careful. In fact, there were numerous raid teams that were wiped out because ofcking damage during the 5th phase. This was especially so since one of the passive skills possessed by the Sphinx was ¡®Tenacious sand lion¡¯, which decreased all damage received by half once its health was below 10%. In other words, being careless may lead to meeting the berserk Sphinx due tock of damage. Since Sanghyuk knew that very well, he did not take this situation lightly. He consumed the fusion card ¡®Dark me Dragon¡¯ that he saved up until now, as well as all other buff-type fusion cards he could possibly use. There was no need for defense! Since Sanghyuk had anticipated this situation, he started barraging attacks at the Sphinx. Chapter 57. Live Channel (1)

Chapter 57. Live Channel (1

¡°Damn! Why is it so tenacious!¡± *Ta-tap, pa-ah!* Frowning, Sanghyuk pulled on the Ten Millennia Goldbone whip around the Sphinx¡¯s neck and jumped upwards using the reaction force. The Sphinx was definitely tenacious. Even in this situation, it still held on. Even though Sanghyuk had fully drugged(?) himself, it still held on until the very end. In the end, time kept flowing and it was now 30 seconds past the 39-minute mark. After another 30 seconds, the Sphinx would go berserk. Once that happened, its health would rapidly recover and use all of its techniques with the exception of the eyebeam of judgment. And obviously, Sanghyuk wouldn¡¯t be able to endure even 1 second of the Sphinx going berserk. Meaning, he wouldn¡¯t be able to kill it if he didn¡¯t kill it here. ¡°Gaah, you freakin¡¯ thing! Let¡¯s end it!¡± Sanghyuk was already twice his normal size thanks to the skill Erge! From the Blood Knowledge ¡®Giant¡¯s Blood¡¯, so he threw the Ogreyer he held with one hand to the head of the Sphinx. *sh, Pzzzzt!* An upgraded version of ¡®Spear of Zeus¡¯, ¡®Thunderbolt of Zeus¡¯, was contained in the Ogreyer, so it flew like a streak of lightning. Even in that situation, Sanghyuk was holding on to the Ten Millennia Goldbone whip that wrapped around the Sphinx¡¯s neck. He pulled back on the whip with all of his weight so that the boss wouldn¡¯t be able to dodge his attack. This was really his final attack. If the Sphinx endured even this, Sanghyuk had no other hands to try. *Creeaaak!* He pulled back on the Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip with all of his strength. Since his strength stat had increased immensely for the short term thanks to various buffs, he could temporarily hold down the Sphinx¡¯s neck from moving. Although it was only for a second or two, it was enough time for the Ogreyer, infused with ¡®Thunderbolt of Zeus¡¯ to strike the Sphinx¡¯s head. *Crunch, pshhhhhhhhh!* The streak of lightning, no, the Ogeryer struck deeply into the Sphinx¡¯s head and it started crumbling down. *Bbbbboooom¡­¡­* The sand thatposed the Sphinx copsed and poured down. Then, the system message that Sanghyuk wanted to see so much finally appeared in front of him. You have defeated the boss named monster ¡®Sphinx¡¯. You have cleared the Inferno Pyramid fully for the first time. You have achieved something that no other Dimensional Traveler has done. This will be your achievement and be remembered for eternity. You have acquired the rare-grade title [First Inferno Pyramid Conquerer]. As you have defeated the Sphinx for the first time, the first kill bonus will be applied and you have acquired all 52 items that could be obtained from the Sphinx. Congrattions. The gathered karma has broken through the limit and you have leveled up. ¡°Yes!¡± *Ta-tap.* Sanghyuknded on the ground safely while gripping his fist in excitement. Although he had to put more effort in than he had expected, the important thing was that he defeated the Sphinx. Not only did he just defeat it, he killed it for the first time. The single item that only the Sphinx dropped but was really hard to obtain due to the chances of it appearing ¨C the first kill guaranteed its appearance, so he could sweep the items on the ground with glee. Naturally, the item Sanghyuk wanted was also within those items. A helmet that was simr in shape to what the Sphinx was wearing¡­¡­ its exact name was the ¡®Helm of Judgement¡¯, but among the users, it was just called the Sphinx Helmet. Honestly, the design of this helmet was crap. Once worn, the hair would naturally transform into a short, angr-style hair, so it was a little embarrassing to be worn in public. That was why armors with crappy designs like this usually underwent ¡®appearance change¡¯ to be shaped into something the users wanted. What was unfortunate, was that right now, there were no ¡®armor technicians¡¯, capable of changing the appearance of defensive items. NPCs didn¡¯t do these jobs, so only users could do it¡­¡­ but that was impossible for the time being. Though, helmets could be hidden using the ¡®hide helmet¡¯ function, so the embarrassment could be avoided. Sanghyuk preferred functionality over aesthetics, so he was nning to wear the helmet even if there wasn¡¯t a hide helmet function. Honestly, no matter how bad it looked, the options were too good to be forgone. The grade of the item was unique, but it was usually treated the same as legendary items. The detailed options were as such: Helm of Judgement [Unique+++] ¨C The helm worn by the guardian Sphinx of Inferno Pyramid. Sand infused with special powers were refined using the heat of the desert to create this powerful helmet. Also, it is very special thanks to it being the first appearance of the Helm of Judgement. [Basic stats] All stats +10(+3), vision +20(+6)%. [Special stats] Fire attribute resistance +30(+9)%, Mentality +20(+6) [Special effects] >Tenacious sand lion (S) : Damage received decreases by 50% when HP is below 10%.< [Item skill] Small sandstorm : Able to generate a small sandstorm. The wind does not affect or damage allies at all. [Bonus effect] Health : +10, Agility : +15, Movement speed +20% ¡°Oh, I expected a double plus at least¡­¡­ but it¡¯s a triple plus! Great.¡± Most items obtained from first kill bonuses contained one plus or more. If lucky, then double plusses were well within reach as well. But Helm of Judgement came out with a triple plus attached to it. This was awesome. The reason Helm of Judgement wasparable to legendary-grade items was because of the two special functions it had. First, it possessed the passive ability of the Sphinx ¡®Tenacious sand lion¡¯. This option would drive any tanker characters mad, and even without being a tanker, it wasn¡¯t a bad skill to possess. The more important thing though, was the second function, ¡®small sandstorm¡¯. The ones who acquired this helm first in his previous life actually didn¡¯t know how good this skill was. It couldn¡¯t be helped since they didn¡¯t know how to use it. However, a few userster discovered the usages of this skill, and people got to know about how good this skill was. The skill small sandstorm was more effective against users than against monsters. Not to mention defense and attack, it could even be used as a crowd control(CC) skill. The reason Sanghyuk wanted to kill the Sphinx badly was also to earn this Helm of Judgement. To Sanghyuk, both of these skills had meanings to him. He had great endurance thanks to ¡®Endurance of Giants¡¯ passive skill, and the tenacious sand lion skill would make him even tougher, while the small sandstorm was a skill that he had experience in using before. Sanghyuk removed his original helmet and equipped the Helm of Judgement. Since he turned on the hide helmet function all the time, the Helm of Judgement disappeared as soon as it was equipped. Having taken the Helm of Judgement, he put the rest of the items in his bag and returned to Tune. The rare-grade title he acquired after killing the Sphinx, ¡®First Inferno Pyramid Conqueror¡¯, added 30 to all stats within the pyramid itself, so it was only meaningful inside the Inferno Pyramid. Of course, Sanghyuk was nning to hunt within the Inferno Pyramid for quite a while. Killing named-tier monsters gave him the most amount of karma after all. Right now, his level was 53. Whenever he checked the amount of karma required to level up each time he leveled up, it made him subconsciously shake his head. Even though he wasn¡¯t in the true hell zone, level 55, yet, it was already taxing on him. Due to this reason alone, he could only hunt in ces that maximized his karma ie. Having returned to Tune, he immediately met up with Ilya. Now that she was in charge of two Hiddenlines, Ilya was looking much different from before. What was interesting was that as the Ring of Fate grew by one stage, the title ¡®Ilya¡¯s Man¡¯ had changed slightly. Title ¨C ¡®Ilya¡¯s Man¡¯ Grade ¨C Rare+ Description ¨C Ilya has fallen for you quite hard. She is a half-elf that seeds the blood of elves, as well as a being that seeded the seal of the Dark Moon. (Locked : Due to an unknown reason, some information is restricted.) Do you wish to know more of her secrets? Then steal her heart some more. Effect ¨C [Prefix: N/A] [Suffix: N/A] [Constant effect: Ah! My Ilya (A+) : Able to control Ilya perfectly for 2 hours a day. You may use her as a mercenary in your party, and even make her carry out special missions. However, her identity is still in a ¡®locked¡¯ state, so her stats are restricted.] It wasn¡¯t a big change. There was just the additional fact that she seeds the seal of the Dark Moon, and that ¡®Ah! My Ilya¡¯ had been raised to A+ and now he could use her for 2 hours per day instead of per 2 days from before. Actually, he didn¡¯t use her much since her stats were too restricted before, but now that some of those restrictions were lifted, she looked like not such a bad NPC. Her level was 55, and her Ancient Knowledge was a thief/assassin category. Above all, she had high agility-based stat distribution, so it looked like she would be able to keep up with Sanghyuk¡¯s movements. ¡®Looks like I¡¯ll have to look into thatter.¡¯ Listening to her report, he wondered about how to use her in various situations. Now that the two organizations werebined into one, Sanghyuk¡¯s authority becamerger as well. Now, Sanghyuk could acquire more information more frequently, and could manipte information more freely as well. Sanghyuk recently was spreading good rumors about ¡®Gold Mountain¡¯ through the Hiddenline. The more customers he received, the faster Gold Mountain could grow, so advertising like this was very good. ¡°I think that should do for the work. Hmm, but Ilya¡­¡­ Can I ask you something?¡± ¡°Yes, please speak.¡± ¡°What is this ¡®seal of the Dark Moon¡¯?¡± Sanghyuk knew that sometimes asking directly worked better than roundabout methods. There was especially no need to go through the trouble of roundabout methods in regards to NPCs like Ilya. ¡°Oh, that¡¯s the proof of soul that I¡¯ve received from my parents.¡± Ilya started answering. ¡°If you ask me to exin about the Dark Moon in detail, then I cannot answer. It¡¯s just¡­¡­ you can consider it a special ability passed through the bloodline.¡± Ilya told him what she could tell him. Sanghyuk also didn¡¯t think about digging further. Having finished all his work with the Hiddenline, Sanghyuk exited the game for a little. Not everything he had to doy within the game. He had a lot to do outside the game as well. Especially nowadays with BJ Gale¡¯s streams, so he had to take care of today¡¯s content as well. Today, he was nning to take a few still-cuts from the footage he got from fighting the 3rd to 6th bosses of Inferno Pyramid and broadcast them to the viewers. He was nning to stream scenes where those monsters were lying on the ground, dead, so he felt like this could attract a lot of attention as well. Of course, since he was only revealing a few still-cuts, no one would ever know that it was ¡®Immortal¡¯ who killed the monsters and not ¡®BJ Gale¡¯. What they would know was that Sanghyuk killed the 3rd through 6th monsters. Just this would be enough to keep the viewers busy for quite a while. Now that the live channel selections were closing in, it was important that he held on to the attention of the viewers using whatever means possible. Only that way would increase his chances of being contacted by LGN. *** [WTF is this? Are you telling me that he killed all those named monsters? Then there¡¯s only the Sphinx now? Wow¡­¡­ it¡¯s actually possible to kill all of those monsters alone?] [It¡¯s possible because it¡¯s BJ Gale. But even considering that, that¡¯s amazing] [But couldn¡¯t that be photoshopped? He only showed the dead bodies of those named monsters. How do we know if he killed them alone or in a team? No one knows for sure.] [I¡¯m also a little doubtful about that. But BJ Gale is known for his solo ying¡­¡­ would he have created a team?] [The highest-level users know each other, but I¡¯ve never seen any of them close to BJ Gale. Perhaps ke from the same guild, but that¡¯s all I know.] [Honestly, I also think that it¡¯s hard to say for real if that¡¯s from solo ying unless he gives out the actual footage.] [But why is he not releasing the battle video then?] [It¡¯s too greedy of us to want that in the first ce. Honestly, who would want to reveal that? We need to figure out the guide to killing those monsters by ourselves. I think this is the right choice.] [Well, yeah. Even if he released that, only therge-scale guilds running those raids have it good. What good would it be to us, the plebs?] [But I do want to see it though.] [He¡¯ll release it when the time is right. And also, even if it¡¯s a team raid and not a solo y, isn¡¯t that amazing nheless? The other guilds are all stuck at the 3rd monster, but he (or they) got through to the final boss. We need to ept what we need to ept.] [No one doubts BJ Gale¡¯s skills.] [I really wanna enter that One Guild. If I look at ke¡¯s PvP video, I wonder if that¡¯s the same human that I am, then I look at BJ Gale and wonder what kind of freak he is¡­¡­ a small elite force is the guild I¡¯ve dreamed of.] [I bet my finger that you are shit.] [And how good are you?] [Much better than you, I suppose.] [Bullshit] ¡­¡­ ¡­¡­ 24 still-cut photos were revealed through BJ Gale¡¯s Pu TV channel. Although there was no battle footage, these series of photos attracted a huge amount of viewers. BJ Gale selected rtively okay items among the loot and revealed their information to the viewers, so the viewers all watched the video while drooling. Now that that was done, Sanghyuk was about to finish the stream. But then. The message that Sanghyuk was waiting for so much¡­¡­ came through his Pu TV secret messages box. [Greetings. I am CP Kim Woonho from LGN. If it does not bother you, I wish to speak to you. I really enjoyed¡­¡­ (omitted)] (T/N: CP? Content Producer? I don¡¯t know) (E/N: Yes, it is.) It looked like LGN took the bait. Chapter 58. Live Channel (2)

Chapter 58. Live Channel(2)

CP Kim Woonho of LGN was an individual that Sanghyuk knew very well. In his previous life, this guy even made it to the president¡¯s position. The Sanghyuk of his previous life conversed with this person a lot, and they became quite close personally as well. However, that was in the previous life, it did not happen in this life. ¡°Nice to meet you. I¡¯m Kim Woonho.¡± Sanghyuk met up with Kim Woonho himself. Since the matter was of importance, Kim Woonho wished to meet him personally, and Sanghyuk wouldn¡¯t refuse that either. Kim Woonho looked much younger than in his memories. In his previous life, they only met 7 years from now. ¡°I¡¯m Lee Sanghyuk. Oh, BJ Gale name is probably more familiar to you, I guess?¡± Sanghyuk shook hands with him with a smile. ¡°Looks like you customize your avatar quite a lot in the game. Your real figure looks much better.¡± Kim Woonho started off the conversation with light ttery. Sanghyuk also went along with that, so the mood between them wasn¡¯t so bad. ¡°¡­¡­And that being the case, we of LGN wish to work with Mr. Gale, no, to be exact, the guild ¡®One¡¯, that is behind you. We are nning to reveal 30 live channels in about a month. Right now, we have entered a contract with numerous great guilds all over the world. If you work with us, I guarantee that you will earn more than you could possibly expect.¡± Kim Woonho started talking about the live channel. He considered Sanghyuk as someonepletely clueless about this industry and exined it in quite a lot of detail. Of course, Sanghyuk knew just as much about live channels as Kim Woonho did, but he couldn¡¯t really interrupt his exnation. Sanghyuk made an expression that he was pondering on his decision as he listened. ¡°¡­¡­This is our condition. Do you wish to fix anything?¡± Kim Woonho handed Sanghyuk the contract and even talked about all the conditions they wished to take. However, there was a small problem. It was that those contract terms weren¡¯t to Sanghyuk¡¯s liking. ¡°Yes. There are a lot of things I wish to edit.¡± Sanghyuk made a slight smile and opened up the first page. ¡°Shall we first talk about the join copyright holding of the videos?¡± Kim Woonho did not know what kind of person Sanghyuk was at all, so he brought a standard contract, but unfortunately, the standard contract would definitely not work against Sanghyuk. Sanghyuk started talking about the copyrights, profit ratios and even the numberings on the channels. Since he was the manager of Team SKY¡¯s live channel during his director career, he delved very deep into this so he knew about this very well. In some fields, he was even more knowledgeable than Kim Woonho himself. Now that things came to this, Kim Woonho became awkward instead. He was being swung around mercilessly by what seemed like a kid in his early 20s, being remarked in ces he never doubted at all about. The climax was the sharing of profits. Sanghyuk talked about a lot of profit models from viewership, ads, and subscription video service and made Kim Woonho listen very carefully. The LGN standard contract stated that LGN would take 7 parts out of 10. However, Sanghyuk talked about the unjustness of this ratio and talked about how this was uneptable. Sanghyuk was nning to change the distribution ratio at all costs. The reason for that was that LGN had already offered a 50:50 ratio for some of therge scale guilds. Kim Woonho was no easy mark, so he didn¡¯t back out easily either. However, no matter how logical he was in his argument, it didn¡¯t work against Sanghyuk at all since he knew everything. ¡°In the end, as long as the term that I have to return the live channel if the viewing rates are low, exists, LGN will never make a loss. The pressure of drawing in viewers is solely burdened by us the creators. In that situation, I don¡¯t think it¡¯s good to set the distribution ratio so unfairly. Honestly, I know that live channels are just the start¡­¡­ aren¡¯t there bigger things? Let¡¯s start off things well.¡± Sanghyuk looked at Kim Woonho with a smirk. At that moment, Kim Woonho received a strange feeling. ¡®This guy¡­¡­ does he know something? Or is it that he has a good intuition?¡¯ Kim Woonho had no choice but to continuously fix his evaluation of Sanghyuk. When they first met, he was just a streamer that gamed well, but now he felt like he was facing a veteran in this field. ¡°Then what is it that you want?¡± Kim Woonho admitted that dragging things out like this would not solve the problem. Honestly, the scale of this guild, One, was very small, but in terms of being a hot potato, it was the single hottest potato there was, so he could not let go of it. This was also the reason why the conversation dragged out for so long. ¡°I also do not n to ask you to change the distribution ratio purely to my favor. I just want to make it more justified. And so¡­¡­ why don¡¯t we try this? Aren¡¯t shows all about viewership in the end? So, we¡¯ll control the distribution ratio ording to the viewer ratings. If the viewership is low, then I wouldn¡¯t care even if the ratio is 90:10. However, I think it will be fine to drag it up all the way to 20:80 if the viewership is high¡­¡­ what do you think?¡± ¡°What is the standard of ¡®low¡¯ and ¡®high¡¯ viewership?¡± ¡°That we¡¯ll just use LGN¡¯s current viewership as the standard. And for precise measurement, we¡¯llbine the paid subscription service¡¯s records. Oh! Why don¡¯t we just make a generalized form after factoring in the paid video services as well?¡± As soon as he finished those words, he started writing off a peculiar calction form. Actually, this form appeared muchter in time in his previous life after the live channels became a big sess and as problems started to appear as the industry becamerger. At the time, the one who made this form was not a personnel from LGN but a well-known statistician, and this formter became the single most used form that decided the poprity of all livestreams. This would only appear 10 yearster in the future, so he did feel a little sorry for bringing up this form right now, but in any case, Sanghyuk finished the form professionally, and Kim Woonho couldn¡¯t say anything due to surprise as he watched. It was perfect. That form that Sanghyuk just ¡®came up with¡¯, was the perfect form that could calcte the poprity of a live channel. He couldn¡¯t believe that this mere streamer who could game well could think up of such a form. ¡°¡­¡­ Well, then. If we put that here and that there, it looks a little more bnced, right? Let¡¯s use this form to calcte the poprity of the channel and decide on the distribution ratio based on it. A bit like a running guarantee, I guess. With that, LGN has nothing to lose too.¡± Sanghyuk¡¯s words ended, but Kim Woonho couldn¡¯t reply for a long time. Sanghyuk¡¯s method of doing this was too novel for him. ¡®Is this guy a genius?¡¯ Kim Woonho looked at Sanghyuk in exmation once again. He did feel that this kid wasn¡¯t simply just good at games, but at this point, he could be considered a genius. ¡°Ehem, for now, I understand. But this¡­¡­ form of yours¡­¡­ can I use it?¡± ¡°Sure, go ahead.¡± This was not a difficult form either. It was created by a well-known statistician, but that very statistician was a fan of EL himself and had created the form for very personal reasons. Moreover, that same guy revealed it to the public for all to see, so this form was used by every rted personnel in this industry. In the first ce, Sanghyuk didn¡¯t make this but just used the ¡®results¡¯, so he wouldn¡¯t be able to answer if someone asked him how he made this. At this point, it would be easier for him if it was used industry-wide just like his previous life. ¡°Oh, and that way of contract you just exined to me, I think it¡¯s not something I can decide on my level. I will return to thepany and tell you the results after I discuss it with the other people.¡± ¡°Sure.¡± Sanghyuk also didn¡¯t think that their meeting would conclude here. Even though Kim Woonho was in charge of the entire live channel project, he would have to receive permission from his superiors if he wished to ept Sanghyuk¡¯s proposal. Of course, Sanghyuk was also sure that Kim Woonho would tell him good news in a few days. The Kim Woonho he knew would never let go of such a justified method. ¡®And even if he does, it¡¯s not like I have no backup n either¡­¡­.¡¯ Though unlikely, Sanghyuk had already thought up of what he had to do if Kim Woonho rejected his proposal. Sanghyuk and Kim Woonho finished their conversation that continued for nearly 2 hours and stood up from their seats. Live channel service was now really in front of their nose¡­¡­. Sanghyuk was definitely going to take this live channel with the conditions he wanted. *** Waiting for the message, Sanghyuk once again cleared the entire Inferno Pyramid again. This time, he used the appearance of BJ Gale with the 3rd and 4th monsters as service to the viewers. Thanks to the ¡®First Conqueror of Inferno Pyramid¡¯ title that he got from defeating the Sphinx, he could kill his way all the way up to the 4th monster in BJ Gale¡¯s appearance rtively easily. He split those footages into 4 videos and streamed them over the course of 4 days. These series of videos also acted as a pressure to Kim Woonho. If BJ Gale¡¯s streams were very popr, Kim Woonho would definitely have to consider that as well. Now that Sanghyuk was practically the most influential streamer of Pu TV, Kim Woonho could never abandon Sanghyuk easily. [He ain¡¯t human, that guy. He ain¡¯t human.] [What? BJ Gale used a team? It was all BS.] [The guys that said it was a team y, go kys.] [Looks like therge guilds will be having it good again. He shouldn¡¯t have revealed it, why the hell did he do that? Dammit.] [Why the hell are you pissed? It will be good if anyone kills it. Well, I guess there are all sorts of people in this world.] [Perhaps it¡¯s just me, but he looked much more stable than when he killed the 1st and 2nd monsters¡­¡­. Did something happen between that time and now?] [What is there to say? Just shout! Long live Gale!] [Long live Gale!] [Long live Gale!] ¡­¡­ ¡­¡­ The chat today was yet again filled with praises for BJ Gale. At this point, BJ Gale was treated like the pope amongst viewers of Pu TV. Since the majority of the viewers were solo yers as well, they were more rtable to Sanghyuk¡¯s y style. Of course, sometimes there were users with malicious intents that got jealous of Gale and uttered nonsensical rumors about him, but they were pretty much negligible. After that conversation with Kim Woonho, Sanghyuk was contacted again after 5 days. Sanghyuk connected the phone to the game, so he saw that he got a phone call during his hunting session. First, Sanghyuk used the auto-reply function to send a message that he was currently in-game and quickly finished up his hunting session. Then, he logged out from the game and immediately contacted Kim Woonho. Kim Woonho, who received the call, gave him a positive reply as he had expected. [¡­¡­ If we slightly tweak the numbers, I think we can go with that contract.] Sanghyuk had already expected that they would try to tweak the numbers the moment he proposed that to LGN. So, he intentionally raised the numbers slightly when he first wrote it. Since the numbers were slightly raised, reducing it was no problem. In fact, the numbers that Kim Woonho told him were slightly higher than he had expected. ¡°Understood. Let¡¯s go with those terms.¡± [You have made a good choice. You will not regret it.] ¡°Let¡¯s write up the contract at the ce we metst time. The time¡­¡­ how about tomorrow noon?¡± [That is fine with me. I¡¯ll message you as I depart.] After ending the call, Sanghyuk gripped his fist with a big smile on his face. He now acquired one of the greatest gold mines of EL, the live channel. And he had pretty good terms as well. This was a much better news than acquiring several legendary-grade items in the game. Of course, it was up to Sanghyuk himself if this goldmine was really a goldmine orndmine, but Sanghyuk had the confidence. ¡®The number one channel¡­¡­ I¡¯ll definitely get that title!¡¯ Sanghyuk¡¯s eyes were burning with passion. He wasn¡¯t the type of guy who would let go of such an opportunity. Chapter 59. Beyond the Path to Death (1)

Chapter 59. Beyond the Path to Death(1)

¡°As for the exact schedule and important details, we¡¯ll constantly provide you with them. Once the opening of the live channels is done, we¡¯ll have a lot to discuss¡­¡­ at that time, you just need to talk about it with this fe here. She will be in charge of your channel.¡± Sanghyuk finished up his contract with LGN. He liked the contract terms and the employee that Kim Woonho said was in charge of him was also to his liking. Producer Lee Mirae ¨C she was one of the rare female PDs of LGN, and Sanghyuk knew her too well. Although she was a rookie PD right now, the Lee Mirae Sanghyuk met in his previous life was a charismatic CP that controlled all EL streaming media. Her nickname at that time was ¡®Queen Bee¡¯. The nickname came from how she ¡®stung¡¯ anyone and everyone that she did not like. Of course, she looked a little na?ve right now, but once she adapted to this field, she would turn into apletely different person. ¡®She¡¯s a little hard to deal with, but she¡¯ll get her work done so I guess it isn¡¯t so bad. In fact, people like her are better.¡¯ Sanghyuk preferred people like Lee Mirae when it came to business rtionships. If it was someone who prioritized personal friendship over the business, then he would get stressful. After a light greeting with her, they exchanged contact information. Sanghyuk had a little hard time adjusting to her ¡®original¡¯ behavior, but he could see the signs of the Queen Bee appearing inside her eyes. Having dealt with everything that he needed to do offline, Sanghyuk returned home and cleaned up his house. Since he was very busytely, his house was a mess. After cleaning his house, he went to the department store to buy some clothes. When he exchanged the star candy he got from Pu TV, he received tens of millions of won (10,000sUSD) on his bank ount. That was NOT including the insane amount of star candy he got from releasing the videos on Inferno Pyramid. Sanghyuk once again felt the grandeur of personal streaming and bought a few luxury-brand clothes. Although he didn¡¯t go outside much, he didn¡¯t n to live like someone unemployed. Living poorly when he had the money wasn¡¯t something he wanted. He was even nning to move houses once he gathered enough moneyter. Even though he spent more time in virtual reality than in reality, human life was based on reality, so he could not be stingy on his stipend on himself. *** Having enjoyed real-life after a long time, Sanghyuk entered the game again. If human life was based on reality, human delight was based on this world of EL, at least for him, so he felt good every time he logged in. Having logged in, Sanghyuk first took care of the basics. He opened the management window for the Golden Mountain merchant guild and the Hiddenline to see if there was anything that needed his attention. Then, he visited Gold Mountain to see if there were any items that needed his appraisal. Gold Mountain, whose branches were in Falcon and Tune respectively, had be quite well-known amongst the users, but none of the items he got could be called ¡®jackpot¡¯ quite yet. Despite that, there was a constant stream of items that he could profit off of, so he was making ie. Everything was going smoothly. Since Sanghyuk already set the merchant guild and the Hiddenline synergize with each other in secret, all he needed to do was to apply oil and it would go smoothly. ¡®Let¡¯s see¡­¡­My level is 53, my proficiency in Ancient Knowledge is pretty high now¡­¡­ should I be fine with going to the Heroic Lands now?¡¯ Sanghyuk wanted to leave the Hellfire Desert as soon as possible. Actually, Hellfire Desert was the most deste of the four continents in Treenark. In contrast, the Heroic Lands was apletely different story. In his previous life, people called the Herods the nd of prosperity¡¯. There were that many things to do and acquire. Of course, at the current point in time, absolutely no one had gone over to the Heroic Lands yet. It wasn¡¯t that the path was blocked. Although it was a path filled with hardships, there was definitely a way there. The problem was¡­¡­ the monsters that appeared on that road. Many different types of monsters appeared at that ce, with their average level being 67, while there were even elite-grade monsters near that ce as well. Obviously, some challenge-freak users tried to break through this road and enter the Heroic Lands. However, not even one of them had seeded. Users with high concealment, users who had high running speeds, users with escape techniques¡­¡­ users with many different skills endlessly tried getting through it, but they all failed mid-way. So, this path was currently called the ¡®Path to Death¡¯. At least right now, the Path to Death really lead to death. It would require at least two months for the Path to Death to be conquered. Once the levels of the users rose, and they farmed enough items from Hellfire Desert, they would only be able to break through the Path to Death with arge expedition. Since it was a field unlike the Cave of Giants, which was a dungeon, human wave tactics worked to a certain extent. This was why it was ¡®two months¡¯. If there was a limit to the number of entrants, then even five months wouldn¡¯t be enough. Sanghyuk was nning to break through this very Path to Death. ¡®Heroic Lands¡­¡­ now that¡¯s the ce where EL begins for real!¡¯ It was the truth that EL was a great game, but it might seem like a slightlycking game until the Hellfire Desert. Of course, there were so many good points that the cons of this game simply didn¡¯t bother the users, but there were definitely elements that wereckingpared to other games. However, this all changed one the Heroic Lands was revealed. Thend of infinitepetitive contents! That was the Heroic Lands. To mention a few¡­¡­ there would be the ¡®Hall of diators¡¯ and ¡®Hall of Mortality¡¯. Hall of diators, like its name, was basically a colosseum ¨C a ce of free PvP. It renewed every month, and special rewards would be given to the top rankers of each month. Twice a year, there would also be a periodic event to select the ¡®best of the best¡¯, named ¡®Duel of Immortality¡¯. Other than that, there were various other ways of doing PvP contents, so it was a haven for users who liked them. Hall of Mortality was also known to the users as the ¡®time attack raid dungeon¡¯. Naturally, thispetitive content was aimed at users who liked PvE over PvP. The contents were simple. There were many different raid dungeons, and many teamspeted for the shortest time clear of a dungeon. For example, if there is a time attack raid dungeon called ¡®ck Ogre dungeon¡¯, a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 10 teams would enter a single battle, and they would enter that dungeon at the same time andpete to see who clears the dungeon fastest. This also operated on a monthly basis, and naturally had its own rewards as well. Users enjoying PvP went to Hall of diators while the remaining users enjoying PvE went to the Hall of Mortality. Of course, that wasn¡¯t all there was to the Heroic Lands. There were many public dungeons as well as good hunting fields. It wasn¡¯t called the Land of Prosperity for nothing. The only obstacle was the Path to Death. Of course, there existed no other people like Sanghyuk who could pass through the Path to Death by himself/herself, so it was unknown whether if Sanghyuk could use those contents without anypetitors, but even for the other things, it was better to go to the Heroic Lands quickly. ¡®Path to Death¡­¡­ O, Path to Death¡­¡­. Even I would have a hard time getting through it, right? But I now got my emergency escape method, so it¡¯s worth a try.¡¯ Even if he prepared more from this state, it would be at most raising his level or raising his proficiency in Ancient Knowledge. In other words, it wouldn¡¯t mean much. ¡®Actually, I don¡¯t have a reason to hesitate, do I?¡¯ Sanghyuk decided on what to do with a slight smile on his face. *** The entire length of the Path to Death was approximately 10km. The road itself was like a mountain, and once a user left the main road, they would be in serious trouble. There were many high-level monsters on the main road, and off the road? They would be surrounded by mobs a few steps in. In the end, the only way through this Path to Death was to break through this narrow path that spanned 10km. There was no other way. In Sanghyuk¡¯s memory, the first expedition that broke through this road in his previous life numbered 150 people. The number seemed quite small, but considering the width of the road as well as the rough terrain, it was very reasonable. Otherwise, they would literally use human wave tactics numbering thousands. The time it took for 150 people to cross that 10km path was an entire week. And during that week, the expedition experienced all sorts of hardships. high-level monsters grouped up on them, and the elite monsters that sometimes appeared ambushed users from the dark so by the time the expedition broke through, there was only around 50 people left. No wonder people called it the Path to Death. Having prepared a lot of things, Sanghyuk entered the Path to Death immediately. Since he couldn¡¯t mark ces with the Marking Book within the Path to Death, he would have to break through the 10km road in one go. Even logging out was a pain, since a monster might strike from the dark while he was logging out. *Fwoosh! Crunch!* Sanghyuk lightly whipped the Ten Millennia Goldbone whip to snap the neck of a shadow wolf in the darkness around him. Shadow wolves, shadow snakes, and shadow monkeys were stereotypical assassination-type monsters in this hellish road. These things made the road even harder since they hid in the shadows and ambushed users before dragging them back to the dark and eating them. Since they ambushed without any signs, even a user next to the one eaten may not realize that the user next to him/her was gone.¡¯ However, even those things were of no threat to Sanghyuk. Concealment, darkness, shadow were meaningless to Sanghyuk who even had the Shadow Duke title. With that being the case, Sanghyuk hunted those things while they were still in the shadow before they even attacked. Their other stats were mediocrepared to their ambushing ability, so they were being skewered one by one by the Ten Millennia Goldbone whip. Sanghyuk was currently walking through the Path to Death at a leisurely pace while hunting those shadow-series monsters. If the shadow-series monsters made breaking through difficult in secret, there were those that made it difficult in the open, they were the mutant orcs. With an average level of 65, and walking around in groups of 3~5, they were named the Redeye orcs. They were the mostmon monsters that could be seen on the Path to Death. *Snoort, snooooort.* Having killed another shadow wolf, Sanghyuk looked up front. Four Redeye orcs were approaching him. As mutant orcs, they were around 1.5 times bigger than a normal orc. They were slightly smallerpared to ogres. Dangerous light radiated from their eyes as they saw Sanghyuk as though looking at a prey. However, their so-called ¡®prey¡¯ had a nonchnt expression. ¡°Damned impotent bastards¡­¡­ it¡¯s been awhile.¡± Sanghyuk smiled at the Redeye orcs. The reason he called them impotent was because they were unable to reproduce as a result of their mutation. Of course, this was just another background knowledge in the game, but they were indeed impotent. And once, Sanghyuk had butchered these impotent guys every single day. When numerous guilds made their expeditions against the Path to Death, Gold Rush also naturally made their own. At their vanguard was Sanghyuk. At the time, Sanghyuk died tens of times while he fought against the monsters in the Path to Death. He relieved his stress from the workshop against these monsters. He massacred those monsters like a madman. His colleagues in the workshop gave him a nickname back then. ¡®Strong and tenacious monster shredder!¡¯ That came about since Sanghyuk went overkill on those monsters. ¡°I remember it too clearly¡­ how I smashed you all¡­¡­.¡± He took out the Ogreyer as he muttered. He was about to show what a monster shredder was after a long time. Chapter 60. Beyond the Path to Death (2)

Chapter 60. Beyond the Path to Death(2)

The strong and tenacious monster shredder became even stronger than he was in his previous life. So to name him again¡­¡­ something like ¡®Way too overpowered strategic weapon of annihtion¡¯ would suit him better. Sanghyuk did indeed brute force through the Path of Death with his strength, after all. Numerous high-level monsters blocked his way, but Sanghyuk defeated them more easily than he had expected. The strength of a quadra-soul and the might of his equipment, as well as the experience he had gathered in his previous life had created an unexpectedlyrge synergy, and Sanghyuk could break through the Path to Death in a light manner. Of course, he still had yet to tread on thest 1km, known to be the real hardship of the Path to Death, but at this rate, he would go through that zone without too many problems either. *sh, crunch!* He vertically bisected a red-eyed orc once again with Ogreyer and looked forward. the terrain changed to a much rougher and narrower valley. Even light was scarce in the area. This area was the final kilometer of the Path to Death, ¡®Dark Valley Road¡¯. This zone boasted the highest difficulty in all of the Path to Death. In this area, the disgustinglyrge numbers of red-eyed orcs did not appear anymore. Instead, undead monsters named ¡®Darkness Knights¡¯ appeared, and these had an average level of 69. They were stronger than red-eyed orcs, and they popped out from everywhere in this zone. To be exact, they kept rising from the dark parts of the Dark Valley. If Sanghyuk did not know their existence, he might have been stumped ¨C there were just that many of them and they appeared suddenly. However, that was not the case; Sanghyuk knew what wasing at him. He even thought up of countermeasures. He took out a fusion card from his chest. ¡®Fusion card Holy Light. Even Darkness Knights should have a hard time holding on against this.¡¯ The main materials to craft this item was the Mid-rank Light Elemental card, and it additionally needed holy water card, high-rank ruby card, and high-rank diamond card. It was a rtively expensive card to make. There were two effects to this card, and one was strong healing when used against an ally or to self. The second was holy power enchantment when used against an item. Sanghyuk imbued the Holy Light card to the Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip. *Tsts, sh!* The power of light was imbued into the Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip and it gained holy-attribute for 20 minutes. Darkness Knights were of the undead-type and had the darkness attribute. Holy attribute was obviously a natural enemy for them. Of course, Sanghyuk didn¡¯t just prepare the holy attribute when he nned this. The enchant was to just gain a weapon that would allow him to fight them more easily. The most important factor was naturally his own fighting skills. *sh, b-b-boom!* Sanghyuk shed out with his whip as he strafed to the side. With the holy attribute enchant, the Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip severed the head of a Darkness Knight that was being spawned. Since too many Darkness Knights rose up from the darkness simultaneously, the best method was to crush their heads before they even had the chance topletely take form. He was already fighting four of them, and any additional one would cause him endless headaches. *Kirrr, kirrrk.* The Darkness Knights spat out very unpleasant breathing noises as they rushed towards Sanghyuk. Sanghyuk was currently battling for two hours straight without a proper rest. At this point, it wouldn¡¯t be surprising if he fell down exhausted, but he still firmly held on. Since his basic vitality was higher than other users, and his defense was an evasion-type defense, he hadn¡¯t used up a lot of his health. In fact, he was worried that he would run out of fusion cards instead. He had prepared a total of 12 Holy Light cards. Since each of their cost was 4, he had practically filled his entire budget with those cards. But he already used up 5 of them. Considering that he still had around 600m to go until he escaped this area, he felt as though he wascking in cards. ¡®Ugh, these damned creeps are everywhere.¡¯ He already knew that there would be a ton of Darkness Knights blocking his path. But expecting it and experiencing it for himself was a lot of difference. *Chiiik, fwoosh!* Sanghyuk swung his Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip to wrap it around the Darkness Knight closest to him and pulled it towards him. *Stab, kraa!* Sanghyuk stabbed the silversword into the Darkness Knight¡¯s head. It could not resist at all. The silversword did not have the holy attribute enchant, but that didn¡¯t mean there was no damage. *Crunch.* Sanghyuk mercilessly twisted the silversword embedded on the Darkness Knight¡¯s head as he moved to the right. *Psh-psh-psh-psh-psh!* He blocked the attacks from other Darkness Knights with the one he just killed. Darkness Knights popped out from everywhere, but Sanghyuk did not panic in this situation. *Psh! Crunch!* Sanghyuk kicked the corpse of the dead Darkness Knight and swung his right arm at a strange angle. *Fwoosh, z-pah! Crunch!* This time, he used the Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip like a sharp sword to y a Darkness Knight slightly right of him. Since it was already damaged in the process of fighting, it was killed in one hit with a severed head. There were two left. Since Darkness Knights did not feel fear as a characteristic of the undead, they still maintained their attacking positions. In Sanghyuk¡¯s view, this was a lot morefortable for him. It was much more bothersome to chase down monsters running away. *Srr, srr.* But only up to that. He could only frown when he saw the dark regions around him distorting again. There was no end to these Darkness Knights. He wouldn¡¯t be as frustrated if they gave him a lot of karma, but these things gave him practically nothing. ¡°Oh! For god¡¯s sake!¡± *Fwoosh!* Swinging the Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip again, he shouted in frustration. The Darkness Knightstched onto him endlessly. As more time passed, and as he neared the exit, more and more Darkness Knights appeared, and he could feel their strong will to not let him pass the Path to Death so easily. *** If this was to be drawn onto a canvas¡­¡­ hundreds and thousands of ck arms rising from the darkness grabbed Sanghyuk, and Sanghyuk would be shaking them off as he walked forward step by step. The darkness behind him would be the Path to Death, while the arms would be the Darkness Knights. Sanghyuk was currently fighting for 8 hours straight at the final kilometer of the Dark Valley. The more he progressed to the exit, the more Darkness Knights there were, and Sanghyuk eventually ran out of Holy Light cards and was practically holding on with willpower alone. Only around 40m was left of the end of Dark Valley. Both his health and vitality reached their limits, but once he copsed here, he would have to repeat this process from the very beginning. ¡®I¡¯m NOT doing that!¡¯ Breaking through the Path to Death was something that even he didn¡¯t want to repeat. Especially since he was so close to the end. The mental damage would be huge if he copsed here. *Fwoooosh! Crrrrrrunch!* Sanghyuk squeezed out thest of his strength to use the Ten Millennia Goldbone like a sword whip whirl. That beheaded dozens of Darkness Knights in an instant. However, this didn¡¯t really mean anything. Behind those Darkness Knights were hundreds more. Honestly, the Dark Valley Sanghyuk remembered wasn¡¯t this difficult. These Darkness Knightstched onto him like zombies from an apocalypse movie. No matter how powerful he was, it was impossible for him to defeat all of them. Dozens were hard enough, but hundreds? He could forget about it. After Darkness Knights started multiplying into the hundreds, Sanghyuk kept swinging the Ten Millennia Goldbone whip and the Ogreyer mindlessly. It was hard enough for him to defeat the one in front of him. All of this felt like a bug to him. ording to his memory, Dark Valley did not have this many Darkness Knights. It would be impossible to exin this situation without using the word bug. In any case, Sanghyuk squeezed out thest of his strength to defeat dozens of Darkness Knights, and as a result, could earn a few seconds of time. A few seconds at best. After these few seconds, new Darkness Knights would fill their gap. He knew this well. The reason he still struggled to the final moment¡­¡­ was to use his final method. The one method he left until the very end. Sanghyuk was nning to use that to exit this crisis. ¡®There¡¯s 40m until the end. If I don¡¯t seed in one go, it¡¯s game over!¡¯ There was no second chance. This was all he got. Sanghyuk quickly looked around him to find the exit. Then, he activated the item skill on his helmet. Helm of Judgement item skill ¡®Small Sandstorm¡¯. The final trump card he saved for the veryst, was this. Of course, simply using this skill wouldn¡¯t allow him to escape this crisis at no cost. The sandstorm skill was something that could be OP or trash ording to the user¡¯s skills. There were a few ways to use this skill, and what Sanghyuk was about to use now, named ¡®sandstorm surfing¡¯, was the most difficult of them. Sandstorm surfing. Like its name, it was the act of surfing in mid-air using the sandstorm. Sanghyuk threw the sandstorms in the direction of the exit and immediately jumped into them. The sandstorm did not harm the user, but other than that, it was possible to levitate the user using the wind. Sanghyuk was nning to use that physical force to ¡®surf¡¯ the sandstorm. It could be considered as jumping again in mid-air. In any case, he maintained his bnce as he moved forward using the sandstorm. Since the Darkness Knights were all deflected away by the sandstorm, they could not block Sanghyuk¡¯s way. However, Sanghyuk didn¡¯t have it easy up there either. Sandstorm surfing was definitely no easy feat. First, bncing on top of the sandstorms was practically impossible with normal senses. Even Sanghyuk had to try several times before he became proficient in it in his previous life. Although he practiced it a few times after obtaining the Helm of Judgement a few days back, he wasn¡¯t entirely proficient just yet. Bncing wasn¡¯t the end of the story; he had to proceed forward at the same rate the sandstorms did. Most users failed this portion and were miserably flown away. If this happened to Sanghyuk right now, then the results wouldn¡¯t even need to be mentioned. He would have to maintain his surfing position until the exit if he didn¡¯t want to get overrun by those Darkness Knights. The sandstorm proceeded forward at a frightening force. What was fortunate was that the valley was narrow and amplified the might of the sandstorm several times. As a result, the Darkness Knights in the path of the sandstorm could not even evade and were blown away. Of course, with the might of the sandstorm amplified, the difficulty of riding it could only be amplified several times as well. ¡®It will be over if I fall!¡¯ Sanghyuk raised all of his senses to the limits and held on with all his power. His desperate intention to not fall and start this all over again was holding him onto the sandstorm. Eventually, he could cross the remaining 40m in the air. As the sandstorm dissipated, he jumped towards the exit of the valley. He only needed to exit. There was nothing else necessary. Just leaving this ce would mean goodbye to the Path to Death forever. *sh!* At that time, strong rays of light poured onto his body and the message he wanted so much appeared in front of him. Chapter 61. The Heroic Lands (1)

Chapter 61. The Heroic Lands(1)

Congrattions. You have arrived at the Heroic Lands for the first time and by yourself. This record will be engraved in the world for eternity. You have acquired the legendary-grade title ¡®One who surpassed despair by himself (first)¡¯. Finally, he passed through the Path to Death and arrived at the Heroic Lands. Although it was slightly close right at the end, his final method worked and he was able to break through it. ¡°Phew, I¡¯m not doing that again.¡± He heaved a deep sigh as he raised his head. Although it was a difficult journey, he overcame it and was able to arrive at the Heroic Lands earlier than anyone. And the rewards were very sweet as well. ¡®It¡¯s a legendary-grade title again? One who surpassed despair by himself? As far as I know, the title given to the users that arrive at the Heroic Lands are given rare-grade titles named ¡®One who surpassed despair¡¯. What is this one? And by himself? Were there solo-y rted titles in EL?¡¯ Sanghyuk tilted his head and opened the description of the title. Title ¨C ¡®One who surpassed despair by himself(first)¡¯ Grade ¨C Legendary Description ¨C You have for the first time, and by yourself, have arrived at the Heroic Lands as a Dimensional Traveler. As always, the first is always special. And now, being alone also became special. Effects ¨C [Prefix: critical hit rate increases by 50% and attack increases by 20% when ying solo.] [Suffix: evasion rate increases by 50% and damage received decreases by 10% when ying solo.] [Constant effect: >The Solo(S): All stats increase by 25% when ying solo,Alone is better(A): All types of recovery ability increases by 2 times when there are no users within a 100m radius,<] ¡®That¡¯s amazing!¡¯ Having checked the title description, he could only be surprised. Legendary-grade titles were on apletely different level to rare-grade ones. The title he got this time all had the condition that he must y solo, but the more difficult the conditions were to fulfill, the higher the effects it would be. ¡®When ying solo¡¯ was a pretty hard condition to fulfill. EL was made without solo ying in mind, so for other users, this title would be pretty much useless. Perhaps due to the difficult conditions, the stat increase was frightening. The constant effect of ¡®The Solo¡¯ was so good that he couldn¡¯t believe it. The legendary-grade ¡®first visitor¡¯ title he got when he broke through the Giant¡¯s Cave also gave an enormous stat increase in its passive effect ¡®No.1¡¯, but this one had an even better one. What was important was that ¡®when ying solo¡¯ was a condition that practically didn¡¯t matter to Sanghyuk. In fact, he was someone that avoided team y so ying solo was a natural thing. ¡®It¡¯s only been 9 months since the gameunched, but I got two legendary titles already¡­¡­ I¡¯m doing an absurd thing.¡¯ Sanghyuk honestly felt unreal. Even though he came back in time, he never imagined that he would be able to reach this point. ¡°It¡¯s good. Very good.¡± After thinking about it for a while, he eventually justughed. Whether it was luck or whatever, getting titles or items was a good thing. Sanghyuk immediately took out his marking book and did his first marking in the Heroic Lands. He didn¡¯t know what was going to happen, so marking was a must. After finishing marking, he started walking towards the first vige ¡®Hero¡¯s Rest¡¯. Naturally, he was going to install a vendor NPC near the exit of the Path to Death and sell maps of the Heroic Lands through it. So, he even left the basic skill slot he gained at level 50 empty. He was going to put map creation skill and make a map of the Heroic Lands by going around it. Of course, it wasn¡¯t like a map was a must in the Heroic Lands like it was in Hellfire Desert, so he would have to make the price quite low, but considering the profit-to-manufacture-cost ratio, he definitely had to do it. It was a massive profit. *** ¡°Is that really it? Are there no additional reports?¡± Seo Wontae asked the management team leader as he read through the report. ¡°Yes, that is all that Chaos had to report. We did ask for additional information¡­¡­ but I don¡¯t think it will tell us the information we want.¡± ¡°Mm¡­¡­ so the conclusion is that we cannot find out which group of people broke through the Path of Despair nor the method they used to break through it?¡± What the users called the Path to Death was officially known as the Path of Despair. ¡°Yes. Chaos mentions that that information is under the DN Privacy Policy Laws.¡± ¡°That damned privacy policyws¡­¡­. No matter how I think about it, I think Chaos is over-interpreting the privacy policyws¡­¡­ this is awkward. Honestly, it¡¯s not like we¡¯re trying to do something. We¡¯re just trying to keep tabs¡­¡­.¡± ¡°It cannot be helped. The Chaos Logic Circuit is extremely normal, so it will be an even bigger problem if we try to forcefully change it.¡± ¡°Just what kind of method could they have used? ording to the report form the support team and the management 2 team, there were no mass movements from users. If it wasn¡¯t human wave tactics, I really wonder what kind of method these people used to break through the Path of Despair.¡± ¡°For now, there was no use of bugs in the process of breaking through the Path of Despair. Instead, Chaos intervened at thest minute and increased the difficulty by 10 times. Chaos also must have judged that the Path of Despair must not be broken through yet. But the thing is¡­¡­ even then it was broken through.¡± ¡°They broke through 10 times the difficulty? Does that even make sense?¡± ¡°We could not believe it either, but there¡¯s no way Chaos would have lied to us. It seems like Chaos raised the difficulty drastically just at thest limit¡­¡­ but it¡¯s still an amazing feat.¡± ¡°Now that I heard that, I really wonder what kind of users broke through the Path of Despair.¡± ¡°We¡¯re looking for them as we speak so we should be able to find out soon.¡± ¡°That¡¯s good. Oh, but the Heroic Lands¡­¡­ it should be fine right? They might abuse thepetitive contents. We can prevent that right?¡± ¡°Abusingpetitive contents is punished by Chaos through investigating all records, whether it¡¯s battle or chat logs, so if they do, they would regret it big time.¡± ¡°There¡¯s, of course, a warning message, right?¡± ¡°Yes, we made sure that they would be able to see it, so they wouldn¡¯t dare to think about abusing it.¡± ¡°Well, if they do start using thepetitive contents, we would find out who they are.¡± ¡°Yes. The rankings of the variouspetitive contents are information we are permitted to view, so if they use it, we would be able to find out who they are.¡± ¡°For now, please keep a watch on the Heroic Lands. Even though everything is perfect, we don¡¯t know when and where a problem may ur, so tell Chaos to watch out as well.¡± ¡°Understood.¡± After his conversation with the management team leader, Seo Wontae put away the report to one side and lied deep into his chair. ¡®They progressed to the Heroic Lands already? Are the users more capable than we expected? Or are there just a specific group of users that surpass all imagination?¡¯ Seo Wontae fell into thought. *** Sanghyuk started going around the Heroic Lands starting from Hero¡¯s Rest. There were at least a couple of months until the other users started entering the Path to Death, so he wasn¡¯t in a hurry, but there was no need to do thatter either. Since he also had some things to check around the Heroic Lands, it would be good to create the maps while he was at it. Sanghyuk nned to first visit the two most iconic ces in the Heroic Lands. ¡®Hall of diators¡¯ and ¡®Hall of Mortality¡¯. These two were the things he wanted to check out the most. He first went to the Hall of diators. The Hall of diators was shaped like a huge colosseum, and the whole area was considered an independent space. *Sss, sh!* You have visited the Hall of diators for the first time. As a first visit bonus, you have acquired ¡®Lifetime diator license¡¯. ¡®Oho, there¡¯s a bonus like this.¡¯ It was nothing much, but obtaining something for free was always a good thing. When in fact, diator licenses were supposed to be renewed every month, and that required a thousand gold each time. Lifetime diator license. ¨C diator license that does not need to be renewed. There¡¯s also a special effect. Name : [Register] Duration : Infinite. Basic effect : Able to use the Hall of diators. Bonus effect : Able to use the Hall of diators using an alias. However, once the alias is set, it is impossible to change. ¡®I can use the Hall of diators with an alias?¡¯ Sanghyuk made an interesting expression after seeing the lifetime diator license. Hall of diators was a ce he couldn¡¯t hide his identity, so he was nning to reveal his main identity ¡®Immortal¡¯, but with this, the story would get a little more interesting. ¡®Looks like I can create another identity.¡¯ Sanghyuk immediately equipped the Shadow Duke of Falcon title and started creating another identity. The identities he had made until now were ¡®Ordinary-looking guy¡¯, ¡®Gale¡¯, ¡®Large Golden Mountain¡¯, and ¡®ke¡¯ for a total of four. Sanghyuk made his fifth identity, ¡®Lone King¡¯. This guy looked very ordinary, but had sharp eyes and looked like a pirate. Then he registered himself as ¡®Lone King¡¯ in the lifetime license. Having finished registering himself, he immediately called out the diator window and tried applying for 1 vs 1 fight. Registering once in the Hall of diators was enough to call out the diator fight window anywhere as long as it was a safe zone. Once one applied for a duel and was matched, then they would enter the hall. However, as there were no opponents right now, there were no matches at all. [Cannot find an opponent.] Around 10 minutes after he applied, a message Sanghyuk never saw in his previous life appeared and the application was canceled. ¡®Ah, that¡¯s a pity. If I could be matched without an opponent, I can monopolize the first prize for at least two months¡­¡­.¡¯ He tried just in case, but it didn¡¯t work. ¡®Looks like I¡¯ll have to do with the lifetime license.¡¯ He made a small smile as he left the Hall of diators. His next destination was naturally the Hall of Mortality. Hall of Mortality worked in the same way as the Hall of diators. He obtained the ¡®Lifetime mortality license¡¯, and registered himself as Lone King as well. And yet again, he could not put himself in the rankings since there were no matches. After visiting the two halls, he then just walked around the Heroic Lands in the most optimum path. The monsters appearing in the Heroic Lands were much stronger than the ones in Hellfire Desert, but they were not a match for Sanghyuk; especially since he had obtained another legendary-grade title and gained a stat boost. He couldn¡¯t be considered an ordinary user anymore. Compared to monsters, if ordinary field monsters were normal users, Sanghyuk was a named monster, no, a named boss monster. Boss named user Sanghyuk. He was bing an army all by himself. Chapter 62. The Heroic Lands (2)

Chapter 62. The Heroic Lands(2)

Having finished the map, Sanghyuk erased the mapping skill this time as well. And this time, he left the basic skill slot empty. He had a skill in mind, so he nned to add itter. Having finished creating the map in one week, Sanghyuk went to thergest city in the Heroic Lands, ¡®Tirune¡¯. As there were no other users in the herods yet, there was no need to move the Golden Mountain merchant guild just yet. The reason he came to Tirune was for something else. ¡®Secret dungeon¡­¡­ before the other users arrive, I need to monopolize all the secret dungeons that I know of.¡¯ Unlike Hellfire Desert, which had barely any secret dungeons, there were incredibly many secret dungeons in the Heroic Lands. Although Sanghyuk didn¡¯t know the locations to all of those, he had information on a considerable number of them. Using that information as the basis, he would be able to gain incredible profits if he could monopolize as many of them as possible. ¡®Even if I can¡¯t find anything else, I must absolutely discover the Swordking¡¯s Tomb and Hurricane Hole.¡¯ These two were the most famous among the secret dungeons in the Heroic Lands. The Swordking¡¯s Tomb would be best if he could monopolize it all by himself, and Hurricane Hole was good for selling entrance tickets. Between these two, he had very precise information about Hurricane Hole, while he knew a few fragmented information about the Swordking¡¯s Tomb. Sanghyuk thought that it would be better to look for the Swordking¡¯s Tomb first since he already knew about Hurricane Hole. As the Path to Death still had no intentions of letting users pass, he had a lot of time. The Swordking¡¯s Tomb was literally a grave where the Swordkingy. The Swordking was one of the 144 recorded heroes of the Heroic Lands. To rank them, he would be in the top 50 at least. The reason the Swordking¡¯s Tomb was ranked as the best secret dungeon though, was because of the various spiritual pills that could be gotten from it. Spiritual pills were special items that permanently raised a stat by a small amount when consumed by a user. Most spiritual pills raised a single point, like +1 health and +1 agility, but the important thing was that it could be stacked until +100. Although the drop rate of the spiritual pills wasn¡¯t that high, the Swordking¡¯s Tomb itself was a secret dungeon that could be run for a long time, so he would be able to gain a considerable amount of those pills if he could monopolize this dungeon. Dungeons that dropped spiritual pills were all ssified as ¡®jackpot¡¯ dungeons, and among the secret dungeons, only the Swordking¡¯s Tomb dropped spiritual pills. The rest were either from public dungeons orpetitive dungeons that could be entered from the Hole of Mortality. In other words, only the Swordking¡¯s Tomb was a ce that could be monopolized. Spiritual pills, due to their traits, didn¡¯t appear on the auctions, and even when they did, they were traded for incredibly expensive prices, so the best thing was to get them himself. Sanghyuk did have ns to add spiritual pills into the buying list for the Golden Mountain merchant guild once the users flooded into the Heroic Lands, but no matter how good their business skills were, it would be incredibly hard to get any spiritual pills. If the Swordking¡¯s Tomb was a dungeon that was perfect for monopolizing spiritual pills, Hurricane Hole was a secret dungeon that he could profit by revealing the walkthrough to others. Hurricane Hole was a secret dungeon in the form of numerous holes connected into one. And up to 100 teams could simultaneously hunt in different holes. Since the maximum clear count for the dungeon was infinite, there would be no problems no matter how many teams entered the dungeon per day. However, the catch was that the dungeon onlysted 4 months. During those four months, he would be able to sell admission tickets to countless users. On top of that, the dungeon difficulty wasn¡¯t that hard, and the amount of karma that could be gained from it was also above average, so there were no better ces for teams of 3-4 people to level up. Sanghyuk was nning to sell the entrance tickets through the Golden Mountain merchant guild once he found it. Getting spiritual pills from the Swordking¡¯s Tomb and getting gold from Hurricane Hole was his first objective. ording to what he knew, the entrance to the Swordking¡¯s Tomb was near Tirune. Although he never went there in his previous life, he did watch a rted video. The video didn¡¯t talk about the exact location of the dungeon, but had a crucial hint of opening the dungeon. The problem was that he didn¡¯t know where to find the dungeon. What was fortunate was that he remembered a few pieces of information he had heard. ¡®The Swordking¡¯s Tomb. A secret dungeon monopolized by Rising guild in my previous life. Rising got some fun out of that secret dungeon. ording to rumors that came after the secret dungeon disappeared, a guild member found out about the secrets of the Swordking¡¯s Tomb after doing a quest that required him to catch thieves.¡¯ Sanghyuk was thinking of tracing the Swordking¡¯s Tomb through the information he knew. Actually, though, any other user would not even dare think about doing that. In a situation where they do not know which NPC gave out a quest to catch a thief, they would have to raise familiarity with all 7,949 NPCs that existed in Tirune to ¡®familiar¡¯ before getting the quest¡­¡­ realistically, it would be impossible to raise familiarity with nearly 8,000 NPCs to that high. It would take at least half a year even if he went crazy. However, there was no need for Sanghyuk to do this near-impossible task. He already had the ¡®Shadow Duke of Falcon¡¯ title that raised the familiarity of all NPCs with the exception of a few special ones to familiar level. So, he just had to walk around Tirune and speak to them and see what quests he got. He would receive the quests and just give up those unrted to thieves. Of course, the familiarity he had with the NPCs would go down a little, but that wasn¡¯t a problem. Sanghyuk walked around Tirune and spoke with several NPCs. There were those that gave him quests, while there were those that didn¡¯t. He gave up all the unrted quests and looked for the quest for catching thieves. Only after he gave up around 200 quests could he find one that was rted to what he was looking for. [Quest] ¡®Tirune¡¯s frantic thieves¡¯ : Storekeeper Cotva is suffering from extreme stress thanks to the thieves that steal items from the store every day. He wants to exterminate the thieves, but it¡¯s not as easy as it sounds. Progress: Catch thieves (0/100), discover thief bases (0/4) ¡®This is it!¡¯ The moment he read the description of the quest, he was sure that this was the quest he was looking for. Not only was there a category for catching thieves, there was also the part where he had to look for their bases. Looking for their bases was the key to discovering the secret dungeon. Sanghyuk immediately set out to catch thieves after getting the quest. There were a lot of thieves inside and even outside Tirune. As they were ssified as monster-type NPCs, they could be killed within the city. He quickly started exterminating them and he soon discovered all their bases as well. The Swordking¡¯s Tomby within one of those bases. Of course, Sanghyuk didn¡¯t know which. Even if he did, just getting to the entrance didn¡¯t mean he could enter. To open the secret dungeon, he had to have a ¡®key¡¯. Like knowing how to manipte secret mechanisms or using certain items to expose the entrance. In that sense, the quest Sanghyuk was doing was an important clue in acquiring that key. Since finding thieves and their bases was an easy job for Sanghyuk, he finished all of that in just an hour. ¡°Ooh, amazing! You exterminated those vermins¡­¡­ you are more amazing than you look. Since this is the case, can I ask you for one more thing? There will definitely be items that they stole from my store somewhere in their bases. If you get me those, then I will give you more rewards. Oh! Take him with you. He lived here in my store for over a decade, so he should be able to smell the items from my store.¡± Cotva let the dog he raised follow Sanghyuk and asked him to find the items, and the quest went on to the second chain quest. ¡®So this was the key.¡¯ Sanghyuk realized that this was the key that he was looking for the moment he looked at the 2nd chain quest. The thin old dog¡­¡­. He found it a little funny that this old dog was the key, but as long as it let him find the Swordking¡¯s Tomb, then all was good. *** *pant pant pant, woof! Woof!* The old dog did its job. It found the lost items from Cotva¡¯s store from the most tattered-looking graveyard out of the 4 bases. The items were hidden behind a wall. Since the space that hid the items were very delicately hidden, Sanghyuk thought that he wouldn¡¯t have been able to find it even if he decided to look for it without the dog. ¡®There¡¯s no way those thieves made such a space¡­¡­ so they used it after coincidentally discovering the space? Then that means that this is the entrance to the secret dungeon¡­¡­.¡¯ Sanghyuk first took all the items into his bag. Once he took this to Cotva, then the quest would end, and if the just took them for himself, his familiarity would degrade as the quest failed, but in exchange, he would get the items. However, this wasn¡¯t the time to be pondering about that right now. ¡®It should be around here somewhere.¡¯ Sanghyuk started looking for something in the hidden space. After a bit of time, he could eventually discover what he was looking for. Dozens of wall paintings. They were what Sanghyuk was looking for. To be exact, they weren¡¯t exactly ¡®paintings¡¯ but ¡®puzzles¡¯. Only when he solved the puzzle would he be able to enter the Swordking¡¯s Tomb. Actually, the Rising guild also took around a week to solve this puzzle in Sanghyuk¡¯s previous life. Eventually, they had to ask for an external puzzles expert and could only open the tomb then. The puzzle¡¯s difficulty was just that high. Obviously, Sanghyuk couldn¡¯t solve this puzzle either. In the video he saw, there was the solution to this puzzle, but the problem was that Sanghyuk didn¡¯t remember the exact moves they took. Actually, it was more correct to say that it was practically impossible to remember everything correctly from a video he saw 10 years ago. ¡®Good. I¡¯m here now¡­¡­ and there¡¯s only one thing to do.¡¯ Sanghyuk smiled and left the hidden space. This wasn¡¯t something that he could open. However, he knew a person that might be able to open this. ¡®Well, not exactly a ¡®person¡¯, I guess.¡¯ Sanghyuk summoned a person without hesitation Well, an NPC, to be exact. Ilya appeared in front of him. With his title ¡®Ah! My Ilya¡¯, he was able to summon Ilya as though summoning a tamed monster. Of course, she would disappear once the duration ended. ¡°Have you called.¡± Ilya kneeled on one knee and spoke with respect. ¡°Ilya. Your ¡®Unlock¡¯ skill¡­¡­ can it open a door that¡¯s locked in a puzzle form?¡± Sanghyuk looked around Ilya¡¯s status window a few days ago, and found out that she had gained a new skill after a little bit of the seal was dispelled. [Darkmoon-specific skill ¡®Unlock(S)¡¯] This was the skill she had. ¡°If it is locked in any form, then I can unlock it with my abilities.¡± Ilya did not let him down. ¡°Good! Then follow me.¡± Sanghyuk took Ilya and walked back to the hidden space. Chapter 63. First Broadcast (1)

Chapter 63. First Broadcast(1)

*Ziiin, ck! ck!* Ilya really unlocked the puzzle-type locking mechanism. ¡®Oho, she¡¯s more useful than I thought.¡¯ Sanghyuk was thinking about the usages of Ilya as he watched from behind. ¡°It has been unlocked.¡± As soon as Ilya¡¯s words ended, the blue-glowing dungeon entrance appeared before him. ¡®It would be somewhat bad of me to send her back right after opening the entrance¡­¡­ and since she¡¯s here, let¡¯s try cooperating.¡¯ Sanghyuk didn¡¯t send Ilya back and entered the dungeon with her. You have discovered the ancient Swordking¡¯s Tomb hidden in the graveyard. The secret dungeon ¡®The Swordking¡¯s Tomb¡¯ has been opened. The Swordking¡¯s Tomb will be bound to the Dimensional Traveler ¡®Immortal¡¯. A total of seven users can be registered for this dungeon. The Swordking was one of the 144 heroes that protected Treenark in the past. Of course, he wasn¡¯t one of their core members, but was capable nheless. Perhaps due to that, his tomb was filled with monsters named ¡®swordsman ghost¡¯, and it had a tricky pattern on top of being a ghost-type monster. Secret dungeon [The Swordking¡¯s Tomb] ¨C Bound to the Dimensional Traveler ¡®Immortal¡¯ ¨C Registered Dimensional Travelers [Immortal], [N/A], [N/A], [N/A], [N/A], [N/A], [N/A] : A tomb within which an old hero slumbers. The martial artists that sought the Swordking¡¯s sword had gathered here and became monsters that are now swordsman ghosts. Fundamentally, this tomb was created in abyrinth structure in order to prevent anyone from disrupting the Swordking¡¯s rest and are filled with numerous traps. ¨C Bonus karma: +20% ¨C Dungeon clear rewards: Swordking¡¯s inheritance. Low probability of spiritual pills. ¨C Dungeon reactivation time after clearing: 10 minutes. ¨C Dungeon duration: infinite ¨C Maximum dungeon clears: 1,000 times. Sanghyuk checked the information on the dungeon and looked ahead. It was a straight path. Passing through this path and getting to the chamber where the Swordking¡¯s bodyy, he would be able to meet the boss monster of this secret dungeon, the ¡®Swordking¡¯s resentful soul¡¯. Killing the resentful soul would clear the dungeon, and as the resentful soul wasn¡¯t a ¡®named monster¡¯, Sanghyuk would have no problems defeating it. In fact, the maze-like dungeon structure and the tricky traps, as well as the sudden appearance of the swordsman ghosts were more tricky to deal with. ¡°The paths areplex, and I sense many traps installed. Should Imence pathfinding and trap removal simultaneously?¡± Even though Sanghyuk didn¡¯t give the order, Ilya found her job. ¡°You can do that?¡± ¡°Yes. I cannot tell you everything, but not to mention unlocking locked doors, finding paths and dismantling traps are my specialties. To be exact, they are specialties of someone who seeds the power of the Darkmoon. Sanghyuk thought of the quickest method to clear the Swordking¡¯s Tomb the moment he heard Ilya¡¯s answer. ¡°Good, then you focus on finding the path and erasing the traps. I¡¯ll take care of the monsters¡± ¡°Understood.¡± Sanghyuk took Ilya and entered the Swordking¡¯s Tomb for a test drive. The swordsman ghosts were tricky to deal with just as he had heard. However, Sanghyuk had learned all their timings after just dealing with four of them. This was Sanghyuk¡¯s most frightening talent. Sanghyuk learned their unique skill timings with his body and dodged all of their attacks with ease. With that happening, Sanghyuk¡¯s dodge rates exceeded the dodge rate stat on his status window. His dodge rate stat was already so high, but adding his own battle senses into it, Sanghyuk now had an incredibly high dodge rate. *Fwoosh! ng!* Sanghyuk moved sideways lightly after dealing with one of them and barely leaving the second one alive, and at that moment, a semi-translucent sword passed through his location and hit the wall. This was a 1.7 second-timed dodge, and while normal users dodged between 1~2 seconds, Sanghyuk enjoyed doing a 0.1 second-timed doge. Sanghyuk¡¯s timing was just that highpared to other users. Sanghyuk dodged the swordsman ghost¡¯s attack through a perfect timed dodge and swung the Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip almost simultaneously. He dodged at the absolutest moment and counterstruck with the very small gap between actions. Users called this the gapstrike (gap+counterstrike), and gapstrikes were usually a unique thing to the highest-ranking users. Actually, even the highest-ranking users couldn¡¯t user gapstrikes as they wished. In that sense, Sanghyuk used it freely enough to call him master. *Riiiiiip! Kehhhhhhhk!* Another swordsman ghost was ripped apart by the whip. The greatest advantage to gapstrikingy in that it was hard to dodge or defend as it came too fast. Monsters were especially worse in defending against it than users. Even after Sanghyuk defeated the swordsman ghost, he looked at Ilya who was removing traps. ¡°Not yet?¡± ¡°Oh, it¡¯s almost done. Seeing theplexity of the traps, I presume that this is the end of the tomb.¡± Thanks to Ilya, Sanghyuk had an easy time breaking through the Swordking¡¯s Tomb. He didn¡¯t have to wander around lost in the maze, and he didn¡¯t have to worry about the traps either. The swordsman ghosts weren¡¯t Sanghyuk¡¯s opponents, so the two arrived at the final chamber where the Swordkingy within just twenty minutes after entering. Normally, the final chamber was a ce that a party of 7 would need an entire two hours of suffering to get to. However, themon sense-destroyer Sanghyuk destroyedmon sense this time as well and broke through with his own style. Though, even if it was Sanghyuk, he would have taken at least 4 hours to get here if not for Ilya apanying him. Ilya¡¯s role was that big. ¡°It¡¯s opening.¡± Ilya dispelled thest trap and as a result, the final chamber showed itself. Now, killing the Swordking¡¯s resentful soul would clear the dungeon. ¡°Ilya, you can go back for the time being.¡± Sanghyuk sent Ilya back for now. Her summon time was calcted by total, so it was best to save some like this. Having sent Ilya back, Sanghyuk entered the chamber. When he did, a tattered coffin in the middle of the room started giving off ominous smoke. Once a well-going hero, but now forgotten by all that he died; the Swordking. That became a resentment and he now became a ghost, but even after bing a ghost, he could not be a named monster. Of course, this wasn¡¯t the end. The Swordking appearedter in a different form, and he would be a named monster at that time. ¡®That Swordking is utterly vicious, but this guy¡­¡­ is piss easy.¡¯ Sanghyuk smirked and looked at the ominous aura that was slowly taking form. Swordking¡¯s ghost¡­¡­. An ordinary boss monster that was not a named monster could never be Sanghyuk¡¯s opponent. *** Even though it was not a named monster and as such the first kill bonus would not activate, he got a spiritual pill the first time. Although it was a strength pill and not the agility pill that he wanted, strength would help him greatly anyway. Though, Sanghyuk was nning to eat all the pills regardless of the type, even if they were intelligence or wisdom pills. Pills were always short in supply anyway. So it was best to eat as much as possible when he could. As the gap between users who ate spiritual pills and the ones that didn¡¯t would widen tremendously as more time went, consuming spiritual pills was a must to be a highest-ranking user. Usually, raising a single stat by +40 or more was acknowledged as a highest-tier spiritual pill consumption in Sanghyuk¡¯s previous life. Although the limit was +100, it was practically impossible to fill that +100. The reason Sanghyuk wished to monopolize the Swordking¡¯s Tomb was also that he wanted to get at least 150 spiritual pills here. If he gathered as many spiritual pills as possible from the Swordking¡¯s Tomb and gathered them through the Golden Mountain merchant guild as well, then he thought that he would be able to consume a tremendous amount of spiritual pills. Sanghyuk cleared the Swordking¡¯s Tomb a few more times after that with Ilya, but unfortunately, no pills dropped. Now that he truly learned and got used to conquering the Swordking¡¯s Tomb, he went to look for Hurricane Hole. As Hurricane Hole was a ce he earned money as a ¡®carrying bus¡¯ a lot in his previous life, he knew about this ce too well. Without much effort, Sanghyuk opened the entrance to Hurricane Hall in half a day. Knowing the answer made it so easy. Considering how Gold Rush took almost half a month of suffering in his previous life to find this ce, the ease of finding the path when knowing the answer could be seen. Sanghyuk was nning to use the Hurricane Hole as a business item for the Golden Mountain merchant guild, so he didn¡¯t even go for a test drive. Now that he gained the two secret dungeons he had to acquire in the Heroic Lands, Sanghyuk started to look for the rest of the secret dungeons that he knew some information about. Of course, he cleared the Swordking¡¯s Tomb whenever he had the time to get spiritual pills. After around ten days of working, Sanghyuk was able to find four other secret dungeons of various scale. ¡®I have to focus on the Swordking¡¯s Tomb for now, so let¡¯s just leave these be.¡¯ Since all four of the secret dungeons had an unlimited duration, there were no problems in just leaving them be. He wanted to look for some more secret dungeons, but the information he knew was too fragmented and it was not that easy to find any other secret dungeons. And what decisively drove him away from finding secret dungeons was that there were a lot of things to prepare for the broadcast that would take ce a week from now. ¡°Yes, I¡¯ve almost finished editing the video for the first broadcast. I¡¯ll send it to you by tomorrow, so you can check it then.¡± Recently, Sanghyuk had many calls with Lee Mirae. Since there wasn¡¯t that much time left until the first broadcast, there were a lot of things for the two to consult. [Are you really fine with not doing a livestream? Most of the other channels seemed to be preparing something big with a livestream¡­¡­.] ¡°I saidst time, but if you see the video tomorrow, then you¡¯ll see why I¡¯m fine with it.¡± [Hmm, is that so? Okay, then. Let¡¯s talk again after looking at the video tomorrow.] ¡°Just think about how to make a teaser. Then it¡¯s game over. The other channels will never win.¡± [Aren¡¯t you being too confident? Your opponents, well, let¡¯s call them that, aren¡¯t so easy you know?] ¡°It¡¯s somewhat embarrassing for me to keep repeating this, but again, you¡¯ll understand once you check the video tomorrow.¡± [So, you mean to say that everything is inside this ¡®video¡¯ you¡¯ll send me tomorrow?] ¡°Yes, that is right.¡± [It seems like we¡¯ll have to speak again after I check your video tomorrow.] ¡°Sure. I¡¯m almost done editing, so you¡¯ll be able to receive the video early morning tomorrow at the earliest.¡± [Yes, I¡¯ll be waiting.] After ending the phone call with Lee Mirae, he logged into DN (Drea) immediately. Not that he logged into EL. As he purchased one of the paid services of DN, the ¡®master video editor tool¡¯, he could edit the video inside the virtual space. The video he was making instead of the livestream. This was a strong blow to all the other people and would stomp on their livestream. ¡®Live channel¡¯s rise and fall¡­¡­ it begins with the initial audience capturing. So the first broadcast is very, very important.¡¯ Sanghyuk knew the importance of the first broadcast, so he was putting more effort into it than anything he made until now. Chapter 64. First Broadcast (2) Chapter 64. First Broadcast(2) [Is this for real? Did you really¡­¡­ pass that ce?] ¡°You don¡¯t think I¡¯ll be scamming on TV, do you? It is real. I just barely passed a few days ago.¡± [Wow, that¡¯s amazing! Just what kind of members does the One guild have? How many of you passed through together? The bit you pass through is cut into slides so there is too much information missing. If you show a little bit more, it will be awesome¡­¡­.] ¡°Unfortunately, some of my guild members do not want their identities to be revealed so I cannot help it.¡± [Haa¡­ now I¡¯m even more curious.] ¡°Well, the important part is the introduction of the Heroic Lands thates after it. That video should be enough for it to be a hit. [You¡¯re right. Even if the other guilds are preparing for a strong blow with a livestream, they can¡¯t win against the introduction of the Heroic Lands since it¡¯s still shrouded in mystery.] ¡°Well, I¡¯m nning to put the video on and even ept questions in real time so whatever the others do, people will flock my way.¡± [That¡¯s for sure. Even I would definitely watch. But do you really have to put on a mask? From what I see, your appearance is very decent and your body is very fit, so I think you¡¯ll attract quite a lot of attention from the female audience if you just put on a little makeup¡­¡­] ¡°Well, it¡¯s a bit of a mystery concept and a bit of my hate of revealing my private life. Please understand.¡± [Okay. We already talked about that so I won¡¯t say anything more. But, you must fill the entire 3 hours okay? I had a hard time winning over this golden period.] ¡°Don¡¯t worry about that. The first two hours will be split into part 1 and part 2 and for part one I will talk about the Path to Death still cuts and for part 2 I will introduce the Heroic Lands and receive questions live. For the final hour, I will just clear a dungeon in the Heroic Lands. That should be fine right?¡± [Just hearing about it makes me want to watch. That¡¯s good. I will also n as best I can like you said. The broadcasting devices will be set in your room the day before just as you wished. But like I saidst time, I think it will be better for you to get an office as soon as possible.] ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll work at home for only a short while and look for an office as soon as possible.¡± [Yes, then please call meter. Oh! Can¡¯t you tell just me about what kind of people there are in the One guild?] ¡°I¡¯m sorry, but that¡¯s not up for me to decide.¡± [Phew, that¡¯s a pity.] Lee Mirae finished the call with a disappointed voice. She was a passionate gamer of EL at the same time she was a producer of LGN, so she was curious about the true identity of One guild. Having finished the call, Sanghyuk started checking the video he edited once again. Although thepleteness of the video was one thing he was looking for, he was also looking for any bits that might lead to a leak of his identity. He checked this dozens of times already, but he still didn¡¯t let his guard down. It would be a headache if his identity was leaked, so he had to be careful here. LGN was already teasing the release of Live Channels for EL since 2 weeks ago. When 30 live channels, as well as therge scale guilds that upied it, were revealed to the public, the public actually became excited about it. And now, four days prior to the broadcast, LGN indiscreetly created teaser videos and uploaded them to video websites and even physical ads. Thanks to their offensive marketing, the expectations of live channels only rose and the users of EL were talking about live channels as well. [Wow, did you see those live channel teasers? They were awesome!] [I heard Rising guild was going to do a live raid of the Sphinx.] [I heard Crusader was about to start arge-scale guild war.] [Rising? Crusader? Do you think they are what¡¯s hot? Didn¡¯t you guys see One guild? They are going to reveal the new continent. They are ying on apletely different level.] [For real? Where did you see that?] [On thest part of the teaser. Although there was no mention of any names, the new continent is obviously going to be the Heroic Lands!] [Don¡¯t speak BS. No matter how great they are, it¡¯s impossible to break through the Path to Death right now. They probably found some big secret dungeon or something.] [He¡¯s right, there¡¯s no way they got through the Path to Death when their skills are so bloated. It¡¯s about time the rumors about their skills died down, but why isn¡¯t it going down?] [BJ Gale¡¯s deeds were too big. I also personally think that they¡¯re blown out of scale and can¡¯t believe that they broke through the Path to Death.] [There are still people who worship One guild? They are long since dead Stop your actions.] [You know shit. Do you know that the highest-ranking users pick One guild whenever they are asked to pick top 10 guilds?] [They just have an inferiorityplex. One guild is just rtively unknown, their power is strong.] [What power. They¡¯re just lead around by the nose by a scammer streamer.] [Then LGN got also scammed by a streamer? Make some sense please.] [Yup, LGN got scammed too.] [Whew, idiots everywhere.] ¡­¡­ ¡­¡­ The various forums andmunities became incredibly bustling with those teasers. People were all talking about live channels, and most of the time, they looked forward to it. Live Channels were a big hit in Sanghyuk¡¯s previous life as well. It was to the point that the term ¡®watching users¡¯ who only watched and didn¡¯t y at all, was coinedter. Sanghyuk checked the video onest time had a look at the tiger mask and the clean clothes he would be wearing for the broadcast. He was nning to switch between different animal masks to hide his identity. The people would be watching gamey and not his face anyway, so it wouldn¡¯t really matter even if he wore a mask. Though, like what Lee Mirae said, not wearing the mask may bring more poprity, but he didn¡¯t want topromise between poprity and the losses he would make by revealing his face. ¡®The preparation is over¡­¡­ and all that is left is to let the bomb explode.¡¯ Sanghyuk put the clothes and the mask to one side and opened the capsule again. He was naturally going to spend the remaining time within EL. *** Sanghyuk focused on the Swordking¡¯s Tomb until the first broadcast for the Live Channel and gathered spiritual pills. ording to his experience, the drop rate for these pills was around 20%. Actually 20% wasn¡¯t that low. Normally, users would have to divide that by the number of members in their party, so the chances of earning one for themselves would be even lower. Right now, Sanghyuk had cleared the tomb 121 times, and got 28 pills. 6 for strength, 5 agility, 3 health, and 4 intelligence, 5 wisdom, 4 vitality, and 1 charm. The first pill he got, which was a strength pill, was a double plus and after that only one agility and one vitality pill had a single plus. A plus would naturally increase the effects of the pill. A double plus strength pill would permanently raise strength by +3. Compared to +1 for a pill with no plusses, it was a big difference. By that same logic, the single plus agility and vitality pills gave +2 each. The rest of the pills only gave a single stat. In any case, Sanghyuk consumed all the 28 pills. There was no need to hold back, neither was there a need to sell them. Although it varied by stat, nothing bad woulde out of eating a non-main stat. Sanghyuk was nning to consume all the pills he was going to get anyway. ¡®I should probably get ready.¡¯ Sanghyuk checked the time and returned to the vige before logging out. The first broadcast for the Live Channel was going to begin in 3 hours. It was the first day, and there were various things to notify, so Lee Mirae was currently at Sanghyuk¡¯s house. Broadcasting devices nowadays not only became smaller, but they were much more automated as well, so Lee Mirae could install the entire set by herself. Actually, she wanted to watch the first broadcast of the Live Channel ¡®One¡¯ that may be a future legend. ¡®This is going to be a jackpot. I can bet my life on it! Lee Mirae watched Sanghyuk that was dozing off on the seat with the mask off after preparing everything for the broadcast. Even though this was his first broadcast, he didn¡¯t seem nervous at all. He even proficiently handled equipment as well. Even though broadcasting equipment became much easier for neers to use, the things installed in Sanghyuk¡¯s room were professional-grade. However, Sanghyuk acted as though he had experience in handling those as well. Lee Mirae didn¡¯t even have to do anything. It was as though he had experience in this field before. Right now too, an average person would be trying to shake off their nervousness and not dozing off. ¡®He¡¯s really peculiar¡­¡­¡¯ Lee Mirae knew that Sanghyuk was 7 years younger than her, but strangely felt like she was talking to a senior or a superior at work when she talked with him. Like that, Lee Mirae thought about various things while watching Sanghyuk without waking him up. There was nothing to do right now anyway. After around an hour or soter, Sanghyuk woke up by himself. Having woken up, Sanghyuk naturally proceeded to put on his tiger mask and got ready to stream. Lee Mirae didn¡¯t need to help out here either. Actually, in Sanghyuk¡¯s shoes, this was much more natural. In his previous life, the Live Channel for Team SKY was under Sanghyuk¡¯s management. Not to mention getting reading to stream, he would even appear and domentary. He did that for more than 5 years, so there was no way he would have anything like nervousness. ¡°3, 2, 1, live!¡± Sanghyuk counted and yed the video he had prepared beforehand. The video started with a few slideshows. Surprisingly, the slideshow was about the Sphinx copsing. Above the slideshow were the letters¡­¡­ ¡°One Guild, Their Legend Begins Now.¡± That was written in clear text and the video stopped. Then, a small screen appeared at the bottom with Sanghyuk in it. ¡°Hello, it¡¯s Gale.¡± With no nervousness at all, he continued with his words naturally. ¡°I meet you again through LGN¡¯s Live Channel this time. And before I start¡­¡­ I¡¯ll introduce myself as well as my channel.¡± The reason Sanghyuk stopped the video was to wait for enough viewers to gather. If he yed the video when there weren¡¯t that many viewers, then the efficiency wouldn¡¯t be so good. Like how it required some time for fruits to mature and be delicious, the live broadcast would also be better with more viewers. Sanghyuk introduced his Live Channel as the ¡®One channel¡¯. And told the audience that this would be the official channel for One guild, and that the audience could check the users of One guild through the channel. The audience thements from the viewers were mostly ¡®why are you wearing a mask?¡¯, ¡®you have a good voice¡¯, ¡®take off your mask¡¯, ¡®where do I apply for One guild?¡¯, ¡®where is the new continent?¡¯ and such things, but Sanghyuk answered what he thought was necessary and ignored the rest. After around 15 minutes, Sanghyuk judged that there were enough viewers. Lee Mirae at the front also nodded and signaled that he should start. ¡°Well, then. You must be curious about a lot of things, and I¡¯ll answer your questions after watching this video.¡± Sanghyuk resumed the video as soon as he finished talking. The slideshows continued. However, the slides weren¡¯t like the rest. The Path to Death, or so the users called it. The slide showed the entrance to it. Then, a series of letters appeared on top of it again. ¡°Start!¡± As soon as that word appeared, slides started changing at rapid speed. Those slides were all from inside the Path to Death. From the ¡®Red Eyed Orc¡¯ that were being massacred to the shadow-series monsters. Although the video was technically a slideshow, the video was edited well and felt like a person was breaking through. After a series of slides, it suddenly turned dark. But the surprising thing came after. Darkness Knights popped out from everywhere. This was like the climax part of a zombie apocalypse movie. The photos (not videos) were so life-like and even the audience twitched a little. However, the real deal had yet toe. A road was being made. Amazingly, dozens and then hundreds of fallen Darkness Knights were seen and it felt as though a path was being created. And then the final scene arrived. The new continent that could be seen amidst the light. Although it was a few slides, the Heroic Lands were finally revealed to the normal users. Chapter 65. Provocation (1) Chapter 65. Provocation(1) Monitoring Center at the main headquarters of LGN. Chief Producer Kim WoonHo was looking at the main status bar with a nervous expression. ¡°The real-time viewer numbers are increasing rapidly.¡± 30 minutes had passed since the 30 Live Channels had just begun their first broadcast. The reaction Kim WoonHo dearly wished for finally arrived. ¡°Which channels are exploding? Is it Rising? DD? Terriculum?¡± ¡°Uh¡­¡­ the thing, is, sir¡­¡­ the other channels are just doing pretty well, but there¡¯s this one channel that are attracting views at insane rates.¡± ¡°Is that¡­¡­ One guild? ¡°Yes, it is, sir.¡± ¡°Wow¡­¡­ Mirae¡¯s words were right.¡± As the viewership numbers were being updated real time, the number of viewers for the ¡®One channel¡¯, was increasing at an insane rate. ¡°Did they really reveal the Heroic Lands? Put One channel on the sub monitor.¡± Kim WoonHo spoke while looking at the monitor to the right of him. The number of viewers was increasing at a rapid rate even now. At this rate, they would record the highest number of simultaneous viewers in LGN history. ¡°At this rate¡­¡­. No, it¡¯s already¡­¡­ a surefire jackpot?¡± Channel One was already beyond a ¡®jackpot¡¯ and was now heading for LGN records, and the rest of the channels were doing pretty good as well. Honestly, Kim WoonHodidbelieve that his Live Channels project would seed, but he didn¡¯t know that it would do so good just from the first show. He smiled in joy and watched the channel that was attracting insane amounts of viewers. Then¡­¡­ he got absorbed into it. *** Sanghyuk created a map for this broadcast and filmed the various areas of the Heroic Lands. Then, he released some of the footage onto the channel and disclosed a few simple facts about them. They were the information that would be fine even if they were known by other users. The kind of facts that they would naturally learn uponing to the Heroic Lands¡­¡­. But the thing was, there were zero users in the Heroic Lands right now other than him, and as such, the information provided by him were all ¡®great¡¯ pieces of information. The Heroic Lands was apletely different ce to the deste Hellfire Desert, so it came as a shock to the others. The contents that everyone wished for was waiting for them in the Heroic Lands. Every time Sanghyuk, no, ¡®Gale¡¯, introduced those elements to the public, the audience exploded in the chat with passion. The chatting server almost went down a few times as well because of the load. However, LGN had considerably good technology regarding this field, so they could barely handle the crisis, and right now, over 5 million viewers were watching channel ¡®One¡¯. Of course, only 2,000 people were allowed to join the main server and speak with Sanghyuk directly, but the users that watched through sub-servers reached over 5 million and was still increasing. ¡®Are we really going to hit 10 million?¡¯ Lee Mirae, who was monitoring right in front of Sanghyuk, saw the number of viewers. It had been just an hour since the broadcast started, but it was already reaching over 5 million. 10 million viewers was a dream-like number. The highest number of viewers rted to inte video game streaming was around 7.11 million. But at this rate, breaching that record seemed so easy. The variousmunities online were in an uproar anyway. This was regardless of in or outside the country. The posts andments that appeared there could be summed up in to one sentence. ¡®Watch LGN Live Channel¡¯s channel [One]! You must see it! You absolutely must!¡¯ Everyone was rmending channel ¡®One¡¯. Thanks to that, the other channels lost their steady influx of people, and some even lost their viewers. With channel ¡®One¡¯ bing such a hit, all the viewers flocked there and Sanghyuk ended up ¡®stealing¡¯ the viewers from other channels. The guild that received the most damage among the 30 Live Channels was channel ¡®Crusader¡¯. Originally, they were going to broadcast a guild war today, but information seemed to have leaked from somewhere, as their opponent guild got the information and registered for ¡®guild protection¡¯ for a single day. ¡®Guild protection¡¯ was very costly at 100,000 gold per day, but they boldly registered for it in thoughts of giving Crusader a blow, and as a result, Crusaders were now like lost puppies. They prepared for a guild war, but was unable to do so, so there was no way their broadcast would go properly. Thanks to that, the viewers that came to watch Crusader¡¯s guild war all went over to channel One. The viewers even left messages that they would go over to channel One, so all the viewers started leaving. In the end, Crusader recorded a pitiful 329 viewers that day, and was the overwhelmingst out of the 30 channels. Crusader waspletely screwed while One soared into the skies. The difference between the two was like night and day. ¡®Gale¡¯, who finished introducing the Heroic Lands through parts 1 and 2, started clearing the public dungeon that the users would meet first uponing to the Heroic Lands, namely the ¡®Red Swamnds¡¯, and started clearing it in real time. The Red Swamnds wasn¡¯t that difficult, and the length was just sufficient. This area was split into three mini-dungeons, and Gale chose to go to the third and final mini-dungeon as well as the ce where the boss monster of the swamp, Blood Anaconda, would appear. For Gale, one hour was a long time. He already tried going through the top regions of the Red Swamps prior to the broadcast, and 40 minutes was enough if he took his time. So, Gale progressed even slower in the broadcast and even exined some things on the way. There were no hindrances. This ce had neither monsters nor traps that were strong enough to threaten Gale. Though, this was all in Gale¡¯s point of view. For the normal users, the top regions of the Red Swamnds was definitely not a ce they could easily pass through. However, it was as though Gale became Bob Ross as he kept saying ¡®that easy¡¯ to put the audience into shock. He performed feats like 1-second timed evasion like nothing, and even struck back with gapstrikes one time out of two or three. This¡­¡­ was literally a freak for the normal users. However, if they knew that this wasn¡¯t Gale¡¯s, no, Sanghyuk¡¯s 100% full strength, that Sanghyuk could actually perform 0.1-second timed evasion, and use gapstrikes like it¡¯s breathing, then they might look at Sanghyuk not like a freak but like a God. In any case, Sanghyuk was going easy, but that was more than enough to captivate the viewers. [Hey hey hey, is that even possible? How can he dodge at thest second like that? Just how high is his dodge rate?] [That doesn¡¯t happen just with a high dodge rate. Unless he could react in a split second like it¡¯s reflex, it would be hard to dodge no matter how high his dodge rate is.] [Wow, he¡¯s using timed evasion like it¡¯s a passive skill. He ain¡¯t human, I say.] [I also know how to use timed evasion, but doing it so quickly and naturally like that¡­. Even the highest-ranking users wouldn¡¯t be able to do that.] [This is legendary.] [He doesn¡¯t look all that strong in terms of attack, but his dodge timings and gapstrikes are like cheats. Like that, there¡¯s no way monsters can do anything to him. Gapstrikes are OP against monsters.] [Wow, now I wanna learn.] [You can¡¯t learn that just because you want to. How high is your VRA? Those moves require at least 250 VRA to imitate.] [Is 250 VRA even possible?] [I heard that the average for pro gamers is 250.] [Mine¡¯s 180¡­¡­ Dammit, I¡¯m quite high amongst my friends, but now I feel like I¡¯m tiny.] ¡­¡­ ¡­¡­ The audience kept chatting away. They could chat on the sub-servers and not on the main server where Gale would see, so they enjoyed their chat without distracting Gale. Gale¡¯s channel One recorded a whopping 8.97 million views and easily reced the existing record by arge margin. Although they didn¡¯t achieve 10 million like Lee Mirae had hoped for, but this was already a great feat. ¡®You can¡¯t get full on the first mouthful¡¯ didn¡¯t seem to be right here. Channel One became a super big hit. However, its legend had just begun. *** ¡°Wow, how does this make sense? Just where did the information leak?¡­¡­ I¡¯m really annoyed now.¡± Guild master Iwashima Mutou of Crusader expressed his vexation and looked at the guild management members that stood next to him. ¡°Just where did it leak from¡­¡­.¡± Crusader guild was a guild that Iwashima Mutou, who was a real-estate agent in real life, had created with his acquaintances. Iwashima Mutou was a bone-deep gamer from early childhood, as well as someone who earned a lot of money and used them in games, so there were naturally a lot of capable gamers around him. Perhaps due to that, his Crusader guild had be one of the top guilds of Japan. ¡°Only the management, that is, the members standing here know about the target, right? I went my way to pick a guild that had nothing to do with us, but still looked easy to provoke¡­¡­ just where did it leak?¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± When Mutou got angry, the 7 members of the management team could only lower their heads. To them, Mutou was their president of apany as well as being their guild master. They were actually receiving monthly wages from Mutou while they yed. ¡°Ehem¡­¡­ I want to trust the people here. No, I believe in you. So, I won¡¯t try to find who did it. However! Our guild¡¯s Live Channel¡­¡­ I want to bring it back. Honestly, I¡¯m too embarrassed to just leave it like this.¡± Channel Crusader recorded the lowest number of viewers in the first broadcast. 116 (at the end of the broadcast). This was worse than even some 3rd rate inte streaming on Pu TV. Mutou, who had a bigger pride than anyone, could not ept this. ¡°I told you guys yesterday to think about how to attract viewers from the next broadcast, right? Everyone, go ahead.¡± Mutou suppressed his anger to his best, and started discussing about how to revive the channel. ¡°Why don¡¯t we go with arge-scale guild war again? This time, we¡¯ll pick a proper opponent and show our might as a PvP-specialized guild.¡± ¡°That¡¯s not a bad way¡­¡­ but the problem is the target. To attract the disappointed viewers, we need a strong blow.¡± ¡°These days, Dark Dragon guild of Korea was famous for PvP¡­¡­. Should we try touching them? They are very hot-headed so they should react if we provoke them.¡± ¡°Dark Dragon is too dangerous. They have their own live channel, and the guild master, DD is a lunatic and we don¡¯t know what he may do.¡± ¡°Then which one?¡± The management members of Crusader voiced out their opinions and burned in passion to revive their channel from the next broadcast. ¡°Uh¡­¡­ what do you think about¡­¡­ One guild?¡± ¡°One guild? Do you mean the One guild that hit a huge jackpot this time around?¡± ¡°Yes. If it¡¯s that One guild, then it will definitely be an issue.¡± ¡°Hmm¡­¡­ but if they just refuse, then there¡¯s practically nothing we can do. This is especially the case since the members of One aren¡¯t revealed to the public. So actually, it¡¯s practically impossible to pick a fight with them.¡± ¡°If they refuse, then there¡¯s a profit for us as well. Crusader, the guild that even One guild avoids! Isn¡¯t that a good thing?¡± Certainly, it made sense. ¡°That doesn¡¯t sound bad. We¡¯re just trying so¡­¡­ we have nothing to lose, right?¡± Mutou also nodded his head and gave positive feedback. ¡°And I found out that One guild is a small-elite force so if we push them with numbers, then we will win no problem. No matter how great they are, numbers are important for guild wars.¡± ¡°He¡¯s right. If they don¡¯t avoid it, then we will crush them, and if they do, that¡¯s good for us. This is definitely a good idea.¡± Everyone¡¯s opinions became one. ¡°Good! Then our next broadcast will be this one!¡± In the end, Mutou came to a decision. One vs Crusader. This would definitely be a hot issue and attract viewers to his side, that¡¯s what he thought. Chapter 66. Provocation (2)

Chapter 66. Provocation(2)

Channel one became the single best channel, just like its name, ¡®One¡¯. The viewers discussed about the Heroic Lands and its contents that Gale had shown them even after the broadcast was over, and imed that they needed to get through the Path to Death as soon as possible. However, it wasn¡¯t like the Path to Death became easier just because they wanted to. Thanks to Gale¡¯s broadcast, the guilds with enough power started to attack the Path to Death, but it still did not allow a single user to pass again. ¡°One guild? Was there such a guild?¡± Seo Wontae tilted his head and checked the report again. ¡°It¡¯s a small, elite-force guild, that is wrapped in mysteriousness, but and they¡¯re quite famous. BJ Gale, that we reported to youst time, is the guild master of this guild.¡± ¡°Ah! The solo y user from the Cave of Giants?¡± ¡°Yes, that is him.¡± Thanks to Gale¡¯s solo y on the Cave of Giants, Raonsoft had a very hard time. ¡°That user called Gale¡­¡­ he¡¯s not using a hack. How can he progress at such a fast rate?¡± ¡°It is impossible to find out about the details, and ording to Chaos¡¯s reply he¡¯s a quadra-soul user, and has an extremely normal set of ancient knowledge.¡± ¡°A quadra soul? Is that even possible? It¡¯s not like we sell karma coupons for cash¡­¡­.¡± ¡°I also find it curious, but I cannot find about anymore.¡± ¡°Whoa¡­¡­ that¡¯s an interesting user.¡± ¡°He is ssified as an attentive user in our team and is under our monitoring.¡± ¡°How about the other members of the One guild?¡± ¡°The thing is¡­¡­ we aren¡¯t aware of all the members of the One guild just yet. It¡¯s so secretive that the only known ones are BJ Gale and the PvP user ke. The rest are not even known yet. We don¡¯t even know how many members there are in the guild either.¡± ¡°The guild is just as mysterious as this Gale user.¡± ¡°It seems like it¡¯s a gathering of special, and extremely elite users.¡¯ ¡°This guild is also under monitoring, correct?¡± ¡°Yes. They¡¯re targets of monitoring along with Gale. However¡­¡­ there isn¡¯t any information about them whether it¡¯s online or offline, so there aren¡¯t many things we can find about about them.¡± ¡°Keep up your monitoring just in case. Oh! The proposal to lower the difficulty of Path of Despair will not be epted. No matter how I think about it, lowering the difficulty now feels as though we¡¯re forgetting about the future because of our immediate losses. The difficulty will not be increased or decreased. It will stay as it is.¡± Due to theints from the users, the operation team proposed to nerf the Path of Despair (aka Path to Death), but Seo Wontae felt that this would be too much interference into the game and put down the proposal. ¡°Understood, sir.¡± The operation team leader also nodded without saying anything back. Actually, he only proposed it just in case, and didn¡¯t actually think that there was a need for it to be nerfed. EL was a world that was highlypleted, so it would be better not to touch it as much as possible. Even after the operation team leader left, Seo Wontae tapped on his desk for quite a while with a bitter smile on his face. ¡®The game was designed under the assumption that there may be a total freak that may surpass everyone¡¯s imaginations¡­¡­ but to think there is even more of a freak than what I could imagine¡­¡­. So, the world is wide and there are a lot of freaks out there?¡¯ Seo Wontae could only bitterlyugh at the appearance of Gale and the One guild thatpletely surpassed his imaginations. Though, he didn¡¯t even know in his dreams that the user that surpassed his imagination was only a single person, and that person had returned from the future. *** ¡®We¡¯ll pop One guild¡¯s bubble!¡¯ This was Crusader¡¯s deration. They dered that on various EL forum sites and said that they¡¯ll boldly challenge the One guild on tomorrow¡¯s Live Channel regr broadcast. At the same time, they also threatened by saying that they¡¯ll give orders to kill on sight any members of the One guild if they did not ept the war. Crusader thought that this daring provocation was definitely going to profit them whether One guild epted or not. Mutou believed that his one move would resuscitate thepletely screwed channel Crusader, and also raise the poprity of their guild. Of course, the reactions weren¡¯t that positive. Their intentions were obvious, so the majority of users criticized them instead. Although some of the Japanese users spoke up for them, but negative reactions were the majority even within Japan. However, Mutou had already expected this reaction. The reason he still did it was because noise marketing was also a marketing strategy and they may receive great effects. The noise would disappear soon anyway, and their poprity would remain behind. That¡¯s how it worked around here. ¡®Pah! Crusader? A guild war?¡± Sanghyuk, who received a report from Ilya,ughed the moment the guild war notification popped up. ¡®Crusader¡­¡­ How long were these guys able to keep the live channel again?¡¯ Sanghyukbed through his memories and tried hard to think about what information he had about Crusader, but he couldn¡¯t think up of that much. In the first ce, Crusader was outside of his interest. In his previous life, Crusader was also one of the first 30 guilds to win a live channel, but they were also the guild that gave up the channel and disappeared without a sound. ¡°A guild war, huh¡­¡­. It does make me feel ridiculous.¡± Muttered Sanghyuk in a small voice and had called out various menus rted to the guild. Crusader¡¯s deration of war. If Sanghyuk epted this guild war, then a two-way guild war would be established. Of course, there was no need to ept it either. However, if he didn¡¯t ept, his guild reputation would fall a little. Guild reputation decided the level of the guild, so refusing the guild war several times may actually result in a decrease of guild level. Of course, it wasn¡¯t like one or two rejections had much effect. And right now, Sanghyuk wasn¡¯t nning to level up his guild either. The most important reason for leveling up a guild was to raise the number of members limitation and ept more members, but the One guild was a 1-man guild, so that kind of thing meant nothing. ¡®So, they want to gain some attention by using the One guild, huh?¡¯ Sanghyuk naturally knew what they were thinking. Actually, this was obvious in anyone¡¯s eyes. ¡°Ilya, there¡¯s some work to do.¡± Sanghyuk was nning to use the ¡®Gather Information¡¯ skill from the Hiddenline and get the information he wanted. ¡°Gather information about the Crusader guild. I especially need information on their core guild members. Give me the first, simple report in around 4 hours. And give me the secondary detailed report in 24 hours.¡± ¡°Understood. I¡¯ll immediately utilize all the informationwork of the Hiddenline to gather information.¡± ¡°Oh, and let¡¯s manipte something while we¡¯re at it. Leak the information that One guild is going to aim for the guild house of the Crusader guild. Don¡¯t be too tant about it, and be very secretive¡­¡­ make it so that the other part would have to spend some effort to find this out. Is that possible?¡± ¡°Yes, it is.¡± Sanghyuk used both Gather information and Manipte information before standing up. ¡®If you want a fight, I¡¯ll give you one.¡¯ Sanghyuk had a smile on his face. In the first ce, there was no reason for him to avoid this guild war. It may look on the surface like a 1 vs many and was disadvantageous to Sanghyuk in every way¡­¡­ but that was only in a simple calction that did not consider Sanghyuk¡¯s overwhelming skills. In fact, there were more things Sanghyuk could do precisely because he was alone. ¡°For now¡­¡­ let¡¯s give them a simple greeting, eh?¡± He wouldn¡¯t decline a fight that walked into him. That was his way. The Crusader guild was at level 5, and the number of members they had was nearly 400, which was the limit on the number of members at level 5. They did dere war on the One guild, but didn¡¯t show any movement just yet. It wasn¡¯t like the One guild was something they could find just because they looked for it. As they were known to have gone to the Heroic Lands, it would be practically impossible for them to find them in the Land of Dusk or the Hellfire Desert. In any case, the Crusaders were nning to look for One guild in their broadcast 12 hourster along with arge-scale hunt-to-kill order. Even if they did not manage to find him, they had to make argemotion in order to attract attention, and also im that the One guild had run due to fear. However, that was just what they thought. They thought that they were the ones on top of this war¡­¡­ but that was a big mistake. ¡®The main ying field of the Crusaders is the western city of the Hellfire Desert, Moongram¡­¡­. Their guild house is still in the Land of Dusk since they hadn¡¯t transferred yet, but the majority of the Crusader members act with here as the base, huh?¡¯ Ilya¡¯s first report had some simple pieces of information, but the quality of that information was in no way low. Sanghyuk closed the report window and had a look around. Moongram was the coolest ce in Hellfire Desert, so the heat of the desert could barely be felt. Since it was night right now, the heat couldn¡¯t be felt at all. Perhaps due to that, the users preferred Moongram the most out of all the cities in Hellfire Desert. Before Sanghyuk entered Moongram, he first changed some of the recording settings. ¡®Set it to night mode¡­¡­ and if the resolution iscking, I can just enhance itter, right?¡¯ If the Crusaders were preparing for tomorrow¡¯s broadcast, Sanghyuk was nning to create a video today and broadcast it tomorrow. ¡®Let¡¯s see¡­¡­ in a situation like this, ke should be the one appearing, right?¡¯ Sanghyuk equipped the Shadow Duke of Falcon title on the postfix position and called out the avatar ¡®ke¡¯. Paah! Sanghyuk disappeared in an instant and ke reced him. ¡®Well, then. Shall I start?¡¯ Sanghyuk opened the guild management window and epted the deration of war from Crusader. You have epted the guild, Crusader¡¯s, deration of war. Starting now, guild, One, and guild, Crusader, will be in a hostile rtionship and free battle mode will be enabled between the two. With that, Mutou, the guild master of Crusader, would have been notified that he had epted the guild war, but the problem was that it wasn¡¯t transmitted to all the guild members. *** The users of Crusader enjoyed their game like they always did. Although a deration of war was given, the management-level personnel had said that there was no need to be nervous since it wasn¡¯t like the One guild had epted it anyway. They judged that they only needed to be nervous about tomorrow¡¯s regr broadcast and get ready for that. As such, the guild members were walking around the city streets of Moongram very freely. ¡°Since we¡¯re never going to hunt anymore starting tomorrow once the hunt-to-kill order is out, so let¡¯s just level up today.¡± A normal member of the Crusader guild, Izumi, was close to leveling up, and asked another ordinary member of the guild, Asano, who was also a friend in real life, to carry him a little. ¡°How much do you have left? I need to leaveter.¡± ¡°I think 30 minutes in the cactus forest will be enough.¡± ¡°Hmm¡­¡­. Okay. Then it¡¯s just 30 minutes, okay?¡± ¡°Thanks, you¡¯re my best friend.¡± ¡°Then treat me to somethingter.¡± Izumi was able to enter the Crusader guild that he dreamed of, thanks to Asano¡¯s rmendation, as he had a much higher level. Thanks to that, he focused on the game a lot nowadays, and tried his best to be a user fit to be a Crusader. Though, the only thing he could do was to level up, but in any case, Izumi was trying his best. ¡°Then let¡¯s go right n-¡° Spah! Slice! Asano was about to turn around and leave Moongram. However, not only was he not able to turn around, he couldn¡¯t even finish his words. Asano suddenly copsed sideways. At that moment, Izumi was about to scream due to the sudden turn of events, but a sword pierced his mouth before he could. Paah, ruch!¡± ¡°Krrrrgh!¡± Asano was sliced in two by a single sh, while Izumi was decapitated by a simple stab. The sword that suddenly came from the darkness defeated the two users with two simple actions. ¡®ke¡¯ of One guild has defeated ¡®Lone Wolf¡¯ of Crusader guild. ¡®ke¡¯ of One guild has defeated ¡®Samuraizumi¡¯ of Crusader guild. Two members of Crusader died in the alleys of Moongram, but no one saw what killed them. Only a single sword suddenly appeared from the darkness, erased the two of them, and disappeared back into the darkness. A monster walked inside the darks of Moongram. that monster quickly and urately devoured the members of Crusader. Before Crusader could even react properly, they were bitten to death. That monster was nning to turn Moongram into a gigantic graveyard tonight. Chapter 67. Slaughterer (1)

Chapter 67. ughterer(1)

¡°H, how many?¡± Mutou confirmed again with a face of distrust. ¡°There are 142 confirmed dead¡­¡­ and there are more calls through the emergency hotline. From that, there seems to be at least 200 that were done in.¡± ¡°Hmm¡­¡­ the culprit should be the One guild, right?¡± ¡°Yes, seeing as how they were all killed in Moongram, it seems that the people from One guild have gone into hiding and epted the guild war there and started ambushing.¡± ¡°Urgh, dammit! If it was any other guild, I would have prepared for this kind of ambush¡­¡­ to think that even the One guild would stoop to that point¡­¡­.¡± Not only Mutou, but all of the management personnel in Crusader thought that the One guild would have no interest in this guild war. Small-scale guilds didn¡¯t prefer guild wars normally. Their leisurely thoughts that stemmed from various causes became a snake that bit back at them. ¡°You have called for an emergency summon, right?¡± ¡°Yes, we have ordered an emergency summon as well as a caution order to all the members of the guild. The order was to move around in groups of at least 7, so they shouldn¡¯t be killed without being able to do anything.¡± ¡°Goddammit!¡± Baam! Mutou mmed on the desk with his fists and shouted. ¡°What about the broadcast? Is the broadcast ready?¡± The live channel¡¯s regr broadcast was going to being in an hour. Originally, Mutou thought that he would have plenty of time to leisurely disdain on the One guild and broadcast that. However, the situationpletely changed. Not to mention any leisurely disdain, he felt as though he would never be able to relieve his frustration if he didn¡¯t smash One guild and their members into pieces. ¡°We¡¯re nning to gather all of our members andb through every bit of the Land of Dusk and the Hellfire Desert. If we poke every single ce, then something must pop out, no?¡± ¡°Well, they would never be able to hide since this is a guild war. Although they were able to hide like rats until now¡­¡­ things would change.¡± Mutou thought that small-elite guilds like the One guild were easy to bash on. ¡°The assault force is ready, right?¡± ¡°Yes. There are 7 groups starting from 1 to 7. There are 14 people per group and areprised of people with sses thatplement each other.¡± ¡°Then what about the broadcast?¡± ¡°Main recorder and a sub recorder was set in each group. Through them, the best footage would be filmed, and I¡¯m going to edit it live andmentate on the broadcast.¡± Hinaoka, who Mutou trusted the most, was formerly someone who worked with video editing, and did this kind of things well. Mutou had left the live channel up to him. ¡°Good, then I¡¯ll leave you to the broadcast.¡± ¡°Yes. Aniki just needs to lead group 1 and hunt them down once you see them. Group 1 is the special assault force and the elites of our guild are mostly there.¡± ¡°Oho, looks like I¡¯ll be able topletely stomp on the rats of One guild.¡± ¡°Then I¡¯ll stream that video live¡­¡­ and we¡¯ll be able to tell the world how strong Crusader is.¡± ¡°Good, very good!¡± Mutou nodded with a very satisfied expression. Although he received a blow on the back of his head, at most, it was the deaths of quite a few ordinary guild members. The core members, their elites, were alive and well. ¡®Small and elite force? I¡¯ll tell you that such an idealistic concept will not work in the guild wars of EL.¡¯ Mutou thought that the characteristics of One guild ¡®small elite¡¯ and ¡®mysterious¡¯ would not work at all in guild wars. In the first ce, this was the reason he confidently chose to go with noise marketing. Mutou¡¯s confidence. And the consequential guild war between One and Crusader. The act 2 to their war began along with the live channel. *** *sh, crunch!* A de from the dark decapitated yet another person. Actually, killing another user instantly in a PvP situation was not an easy feat to do if there was not a lot of level difference between the ones fighting. This should have been the case especially since the majority of the members of Crusader was around 40. Defeating such users in a single attack was an abnormal feat. This was what Mutou and the rest of the higher personnel in Crusader missed. No, not only them, the majority of the killed members forgot about this as well. Sanghyuk, no, ke¡¯s attack power was not something that an ordinary user could endure. Sanghyuk had an incredible amount of titles that gave percentage boosts to his stats, so his basic stats like strength or agility were insanely high. On top of that, his equipment was also set up perfectly, with gear that even the highest-ranking yers would envy about. Since Sanghyuk focused most of his ear towards critical hit rates and critical damage, 7 out of 10 attacks were critical strikes. He had enough power to kill a user with a single strike without a critical, if it did happen to be a critical, the oue was obvious. With a critical attack every single thing he attacked died in a single hit, and it was usually a one-hit one-kill even if it was not a critical, but the target was a non-tanker. There were times when the target endured an attack when it was not a critical. But since the continuing strike would kill the target anyway, there wasn¡¯t that much difference to the ones being killed. One strike, or two strikes at best. The number of people that ke crushed through that action was 247. It was just that the report waste. The ordinary members of Crusader had practically all died by ke¡¯s hands. *Srr, ck.* ke sheathed the Ogreyer and walked up from the dark. ¡®There¡¯s 50 minutes until the broadcast¡­¡­. Looks like I should get ready for that then.¡¯ Naturally, channel One had to do their regr broadcast as well. Since he had enough materials for today, he only needed to edit it quickly. Actually, there weren¡¯t that much to edit anyway. In the first ce, he was careful in his actions in consideration for the broadcast. Thanks to that, the footage was almost perfect without any editing at all. ¡®I got an awesome title through this hunt not to mention contents, so it really is an awesome catch.¡¯ The reason ke could smile even more pleasantly was not only because he got enough contents for this broadcast. He had gained another title. When he killed 200 members of Crusader with a single hit, he acquired a very splendid title. Title ¨C ¡®This is one-hit one-kill!¡¯ Grade ¨C unique Description ¨C You have defeated 200 hostile users in less than one day. And you have not died in the process and you can be called the textbook of one-hit one-kill. Effects ¨C [Prefix: N/A] [Postfix: N/A] [Constant effect: Those who strike first wins(A): If your first attack to your enemy is a critical strike, the critical damage is amplified by 2.5 times.] Sanghyuk found about this title only after he got it. Although there weren¡¯t any prefix or postfix affects, the constant effect was awesome. The critical damage afflicted would be amplified by 2.5 times¡­¡­ Although it only applied to the first attack, and only applied to critical strikes, its power was frightening once it did activate. His critical damage was amplified so much already because of his item settings, but if that was yet again amplified by 2.5 times¡­¡­ Sanghyuk¡¯s first strike, as long as it was a critical, would be a frightening blow. This was a title that suited Sanghyuk more than anyone else. Although it was a unique-grade, it felt like a legendary-grade title to Sanghyuk. Sanghyuk had acquired a tremendous side benefit and began preparing for his broadcast with a grin on his face. With the addition of Those who strike first wins(A), ke¡¯s ambushes became even stronger. This meant¡­¡­ a harder guild war for Crusader. After the first broadcast, the regr broadcast started 2 dayster. In today¡¯s regr broadcast, all 30 channels would simultaneously broadcast like they didst time, but starting next week, they would broadcast four times a week and for 2 hours day. Live channels could decide on their day and hour of their broadcast, and they would decide who would choose first through today¡¯s viewing rates. This was strictly ability-centered. This was Kim Woonho¡¯s style. In any case, due to that reason, the live channels had to prepare a lot for today¡¯s broadcast. If they were pushed back in the rankings in today¡¯s broadcast, they may have to deal with permanent losses in the future. The reason Crusader struggled so hard was also because of this. They had to raise their rank even if they had to do it through noise marketing. In any case, their initial viewing rates told that their noise marketing had seeded to some extent. Well, that was after leaving aside channel One who got 2 million viewers watching within the first 10 minutes of the broadcast. Other than channel One, the rest were just about the same, and the one with the most number of viewers was channel Rising. They acquired 300 thousand views in 10 minutes and confirmed their abilities. However, Crusader attracted 150 thousand in 10 minutes. The other channels had around 100 thousand, and the lower-ranking channels maintained around 10 to 20 thousand. Considering that, Crusader¡¯s noise marketing could be considered very sessful. In channel Crusader, the Crusader guild had naturally sent out hunt-to-kill orders and their users were looking for the One guild. However, channel One showed ke¡¯s massacre footage that happened the night before One was a livestream without a single proper battle, while the other was a recorded footage but was also a massacre video of ke doing instakills. Obviously, the reactions were split as well. [What the heck? This looks like they¡¯ll do nothing at this rate.] [Man, I thought they were finally going to pop One guild¡¯s bubble, but there¡¯s nothing here at all.] [When are you going to fight?] [Right now, channel One is broadcasting a Crusader massacre video. Oh, this is so funny. What kind ofedy is this?] [This is so boring. How long are you going to do this?] [I¡¯m going back to channel One. These guys are screwed no matter how you look at it.] [I¡¯m in the wrong for expecting anything from these guys.] [They aren¡¯t Crusaders, they are bubblesaders.] ¡­¡­ ¡­¡­ This was the reaction on channel Crusader, while on channel One¡­¡­. [Wow, as expected of ke! Awesome!] [No matter how I look at it, the best PvP yer of EL is ke.] [How can he kill them in a single strike like that? Guys, is that so easy to do?] [Bullshit¡­¡­ let this bro exin it in simple terms. Usually, there must be a level gap of around 30 for such a thing to happen. But the crusader guys that are being massacred right now should be at level 40 at least¡­¡­ then does that mean ke is level 70? That doesn¡¯t make sense. It¡¯s just that ke is goddamn OP.] [ughterer ke! What the heck. There¡¯s no need for the entire One guild toe. ke is taking care of this all by himself.] [A hard carry from the ughterer!] [This is really awesome. A friend of mine is watching channel Crusader next to me, but those guys look screwed already. [The viewer numbers on Crusader started falling.] [They were practically agro-ing in the first ce. So it¡¯s no wonder that happened.] [Channel One is da best! Let¡¯s hit 10 million today, yeah?] [10 million is probably impossible. The first broadcast only went up that high due to all the ads and opening events¡­¡­ I expect around 6 to 7 million viewers for today.] [Herees shit-sperts again.] (T/N: shit+experts, I made this up on the spot) [Man, those predictors are some!] ¡­¡­ ¡­¡­ Just like what the reactions told, channel One¡¯s viewers kept increasing and channel Crusader kept losing them. Crusader had burned a fire with a dangerous fuel known as agro. However, they started being devoured by their own fire. Chapter 68. Slaughterer (2)

Chapter 68. ughterer(2)

7,164,374 versus 4,933. These were the numbers of viewers that channel One and channel Crusader had when the broadcast ended, respectively. Channel one hit 7.9 million views at its highest and proved once again that they were the single best channel. Considering that the 2nd ce, channel Rising, had 970 thousand, this was an immense feat. As for channel Crusader¡­¡­ they just showed the futility of getting views through agro. They werepletely screwed. No, they were practically driven to ruin. The few thousand remaining viewers also didn¡¯t stay there to watch, but to bash on their actions for the remaining time of the broadcast. in the end, Crusader had no results at all in their 2 hours of search. In the first ce, they were looking for what they couldn¡¯t find, so this was natural. Meanwhile, not only did channel One broadcast something that made everyone refreshed, Gale evenmunicated with the viewers and gave answers if people asked questions. Sanghyuk replied to some of the questions that he deemed suitable, and his answers were so easily understandable and had great reactions. Two hours went by in a sh like that. The viewersined and asked for an extension, but even though this was an inte-based streaming, it was impossible to extend the broadcast when there was already a set schedule. Right now, LGN was arge TVpany that was considered one of the top 5 in the world. And they did this through purely inte streaming alone. There was no way they would get swayed by the viewers like that. The broadcast ended. However, the guild war wasn¡¯t. In fact, Sanghyuk stayed still during the broadcast. Considering the cowardly nature of Crusader, they would probably find him through watching his broadcast if he did it live, so he didn¡¯t bother doing so. It wasn¡¯t because he was scared of them, but because he didn¡¯t want to give them any content to broadcast. Since it came down to this, Sanghyuk was nning to ruin Crusader to his utmost best. Naturally, he was nning to make them give up on the live channel during the process. As soon as the broadcast ended, Sanghyuk called for Ilya. He thought that by now, the opponent should have taken the bait. ¡°How are they doing? No changes at all?¡± ¡°There were some changes. They found out about the information you have secretly scattered and quickly gathered their elites to their guild house. I have confirmed myself that a considerable number of Dimensional Travelers were guarding the guild house.¡± ¡°Fufu, so they took it as I expected.¡± Checking that his opponent had indeed taken his bait, Sanghyuk nodded his head and stood up from his seat. ¡°What are you nning to do? Are you going to strike the defenseless side since they¡¯re all gathered up in one ce?¡± Ilya usually wasn¡¯t the type to ask many questions, but she was curious about how Sanghyuk would act this time. She naturally expected Sanghyuk to cause amotion on the east and attack the west. This situation was perfect for that asion anyway. However, Sanghyuk declined ordinary methods. ¡°No, they¡¯ve all gathered up for me. Why would I go anywhere else?¡± Sanghyuk replied with a grin on his face. His move was not to cause amotion on the east and attack the west, but to cause amotion on the east and attack the east. This really didn¡¯tply tomon tactics. However, it wasn¡¯t like the very existence of Sanghyukplied tomon rules either. ¡°They¡¯re all in one ce, so I gotta catch them all.¡± Sanghyuk¡¯s tactics were simple. Gather them up, and kill them all in one fell swoop. This couldn¡¯t even be called a strategy. Some smart people mayugh at his so-called ¡®tactics¡¯, but the thing was that it would be scary if it actually worked. ¡°Are you sure that they¡¯re going to attack this ce?¡± Mutou tilted his head and checked once again. ¡°Yes. The information is more than 90% urate. This information was gotten from very high-level NPCs, so it is very reliable. It seems as though they are going to attack our guild house and break uspletely.¡± There are two important things to a guild. First was the guild warehouse. Guild warehouses had items that the guild had gathered as a whole, so being robbed in this ce was definitely going to be a big hit on the guild. The second was the symbol of the guild, known as the guildstone. Guildstones could be destroyed by enemy guild members during a guild war, and once that happened, the guild reputation would halve and the guild level may fall. Guildstones were things that guilds above level 3 had to install, and every time they were destroyed, the guild reputation would halve, and once it was destroyed ten times, the guildstone would permanently be destroyed and the guild would forcibly disband. Thanks to these two reasons, the guildhouse was a ce they had to protect no matter what. ¡°Dammit¡­¡­ to think that we¡¯ll have to watch out for an assault in this situation¡­¡­ tell the assault force outside to get ready to return to the guild house at any moment.¡± Mutou judged that if the One guild actually attacked their guild house, then it would actually be dangerous. So, he not only recalled his special assault forces, he also called capable members of his guild through the emergency hotline. ¡®Yes. Perhaps it might be better to fight like this. Stop hiding like rats and please attack!¡¯ Mutou was already frustrated because he couldn¡¯t do anything during the broadcast. He wished for them to attack now. He still thought that the One guild would be no match for them if they could fight. *** The Crusader guild¡¯s guild house was a suitable-sized house with 2 stories. Guilds without much money used small single rooms as their guild house, but Crusader was a rtivelyrge- scale guild, and they could use a proper house as their guild house. Evenrger-scale guilds would construct guild towers as their guild house, and actually, only guilds with proper guild towers could be considered a real guild. This was because they could hire guards to protect the tower when the guild house became a tower. If Crusader had raised their guild house to a guild tower and even hired guards, then there would be no need for them to think so hard about protecting their guild house. Guards that protected guild houses were very strong, and intruders were not able to invade so easily. The levels of the guards were at least 60, and up to 3 of them could be hired, so ordinary invasions could be blocked with them alone. However, up until now, the number of guilds that had guild towers as their guild house was 4 across the entirety of EL. Towers were just that expensive to build, and the maintenance fee was high as well. In any case, Crusader was not able to build a tower, and they could only protect their guild house by themselves. ¡®Dammit¡­¡­ Today¡¯s dungeon hunting is out the window, eh.¡¯ Takei, one of the elite members of Crusader, was guarding the streets that lead to the guild house with a frown. The reason for his vexation was simple. Although a guild war had begun, he thought that the characteristics of the One guild made it that there would be no battles and he had secretly promised to go to a dungeon with someone else. Of course, this promise was something he hadn¡¯t told the guild, so it wasn¡¯t like he couldin either. He was only sorry to the people that he couldn¡¯t keep his promise to. ¡®Ah, I thought that I would really get a mithril sword today¡­¡­ such a pity.¡¯ Takei made an expression of disappointment. However, the guild orders came first, so he didn¡¯t n to leave his post. Besides Takei was Otsuka, who was also on guard duty like him, and he was currently calling his girlfriend. Although this wasn¡¯t supposed to be allowed, he pretended not to see it, since it wasn¡¯t like they were total strangers. ¡®But it looks like I can rest up after another hour. Whew, did I sleep too little yesterday? Why do I feel so tir¡­¡­.¡¯ That was the end of Takei¡¯s thought process. He was beheaded and couldn¡¯t continue his thoughts. He didn¡¯t even know how he died. The attack was just that precise and fast. And the moment Takei copsed, another swordlight shed. sh! Psh, crunch! Otsuka, who was calling his girlfriend, also fell down next to Takei with a hole on his head. Thud, the two members of Crusader fell down and the path to their guild house was open. And ke, who walked out from the dark, started walking on that road. ¡®Video, check.¡¯ Sanghyuk checked the video he was recording for onest time. The perspective was special-tower which gave the widest field of view, and the resolution was UHD (Ultra High Definition). There were no problems with the detailed settings either. *Srrrr.* After his final check, ke calmly unsheathed the Ogreyer. From the moment ke was boldly walking up to the guild house, Crusader were on alert. They did think that the One guild may assault them, but they didn¡¯t think that they would be so up front about it. The assault forces of Crusader, who were waiting, quickly left the guild house and surrounded ke. They did not think that ke was here alone, and split up to find other attackers. To ke¡¯s eye, those were futile efforts, but in Crusader¡¯s position, they had to do that. ¡°It¡¯s ke! That guy is ke The ughterer!¡± Crusader recognized ke at a nce. In fact, it would be weird if they didn¡¯t. ¡°Forget about ughterer, kill him now!¡± It would be weird to chat with the enemy in the guild war. So, the 10 people of the assault Crusader quickly darted towards ke. 10 vs 1. It seemed like a very unfair fight again. ¡®The one up front! At this distance¡­¡­ it will reach!¡¯ ke noticed that one of the assault force members were quicker to react than the others. The moment he noticed that, a scene yed out in his mind. *Ta-ta-tap.* *Pi~ng! Psh!* Rather than retreating, ke instead rushed up front and very urately pierced with his Ogreyer. The tip of the Ogreyer slightly dug into the forehead of the frontmost assault force member. This happened because ke¡¯s distance calctions were so precise. Though, this attack was far from perfect. In fact, it felt too shallow. However, since the attack had ¡®seeded¡¯, and was deemed as a critical strike, the damage was immense. *Crunch, poof!* The one who strikes first wins effect was applied and the person who was barely poked in the head had his head explode. Originally, it would be finished with just a light wound on the forehead, but the ¡®critical hit + the one who strikes first wins¡¯, synergized and obliterated the head. ¡°*Gasp*!¡¯ ¡°What the!¡± Obviously, the assault force members of Crusader could only stop after seeing that. One of their colleagues head his head crushed with a single attack. Moreover, from what they saw, it was only a scratch at best, but that scratch made the head explode. The remaining 9 members of the assault force felt a chill run behind their backs. This was out of their league¡­¡­ no matter how they looked at it, this wasn¡¯t going to be good for them. Chapter 69. Top Ranker (1)

Chapter 69. Top Ranker(1)

The sword reached. No, it just grazed past. However, the result was¡­¡­. *sh, crunch!* Another elite member of the Crusader guild copsed with his body split into two. There were no exceptions. The moment any of them touched ke¡¯s sword, their bodies were blown into smithereens. It was an insanely destructive power! Although none of them knew how he did it, every time ke swung his sword, a Crusader guild member copsed on the ground. ke took care of the 10 elite users in front of him in mere 20 seconds before crushing the gates of the guild house and entering. Of course, Crusader didn¡¯t stay still. 20 more elite users immediately surrounded ke and attacked him. However, ke evaded all of those attacks with nonsensical movements. He moved around as though he knew the dead angle of all of those attacks and evaded almost all of the attacks just by twisting his body. Some attacks didnd on him, but ke¡¯s defense seemed to be insanely high, or he seemed to dodge all the fatal ones, or in any case, he endured like it was nothing. He evaded or parried the stronger attacks while just ignoring the small ones, and every single one of his strikes kills one enemy. This sounded somewhat nonsensical at a nce, but ke made such a thing a reality. He was like a wolf, no, a dragon, in a flock of sheep. He was in apletely different league of his own. The elites of Crusader were all high-level users in theirte 40s (in level), but the results didn¡¯t change that much. Once the Ogreyer moved, one Crusader member fell down without exception. The users of Crusader guild kepting back to the guild house using the guild skill ¡®return to guild house¡¯, but what awaited them was the fatal ¡®first strike¡¯. The members of Crusader fell down the moment came back¡­¡­ ke became a mad grim reaper and reaped all of their lives. ¡°How many are there?¡± Mutou had appeared in front of the guild warehouse in the 2nd basement floor and asked Hinaoka. He exited the game to get some sleep and had hurriedlye back after Hinaoka contacted him. ¡°There¡¯s¡­¡­ one.¡± ¡°What? One? What bullshit are you saying!¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry, but it is indeed just one person.¡± ¡°And we¡¯re being smashed by that single person? Do you expect me to believe that?¡± ¡°It may be hard to believe, but it is the truth.¡± ¡°That¡¯s bullshit¡­¡­.¡± Mutou could not believe any of Hinaoka¡¯s words. What guild was Crusader? It was the guild he had invested a lot of time and money into since the publicunching of EL. It had many skilled users and was enough to be called the greatest guild in Japan. And the same guild¡­¡­ was being smashed to pieces by a single user. This was definitely a hard fact to believe. However, he now had to believe in it even if he didn¡¯t want to. That was because it was happening in front of his eyes. *Boooom!* ke smashed the door to the basement 2nd floor and quietly climbed down the stairs. The moment he appeared, Mutou stopped speaking and stared at him. ¡°No way¡­¡­.¡± Mutou thought that this was all a dream. Unfortunately, it wasn¡¯t. ¡°The guild master mark¡­¡­. Crusader¡¯s Musashi, no, should I call you Mutou? Anyway, we finally meet.¡± Mutou¡¯s game ID was Musashi. He was a fan of Miyamoto Musashi from a young age and named his character Musashi as well. He was actually quite a skilled swordsman in the game as well. Besides Mutou were Hinaoka and 13 other elite users of the guild. In headcount, it was 1 versus 15, but as for the morale, the 1 was overwhelming the 15. ¡°You bastard¡­¡­.¡± Mutou couldn¡¯t say anything properly. He still could not believe the fact that nearly 200 guild members of Crusader had fallen without much resistance. He was a person who believed in the power of the majority. As such, he could not ept the fact that his guild was falling down. ¡°Well, we aren¡¯t that close to each other, so I¡¯ll just state my business here.¡± ke continued speaking as he watched the agitated Mutou. ¡°This is the first time. If you do not surrender, we will keep looking for you a 2nd time, a 3rd time¡­¡­ forever. It may be me, or it may be someone else, but what¡¯s for sure is that it will turn out the same as it is today.¡± This was no threat. ke was stating the truth. As soon as he spoke, he continued to walk forward. *Screeech* ke dragged the Ogreyer on the ground as he approached the 15 people, but the pressure felt from him was immense. It was as though ke¡¯s side had the 15 people instead of Mutou¡¯s. Even Mutou felt that way. Perhaps due to that, he panicked as he spoke. ¡°Ki, kill him!¡± The moment Mutou shouted that ke rushed forward a beat ahead. Naturally, Crusader didn¡¯t stay still and tried to defend against ke in their own ways. However, ke was faster than all of them. *Screeeech, sh!* When ke shed out with his Ogreyer from long range, the de brushed past Mutou¡¯s body. Mutou didn¡¯t think that ke would attack from such a long range. So he ended up getting brushed by the attack. ¡®It¡¯s fine, it¡¯s just a scra¡­¡­.¡¯ Mutou was attacked first, but the opponent¡¯s attack was very light and thought that he would endure this. No, he tried to think that. However, he couldn¡¯t finish his thought. *Slick, crunch!* ¡°*Gasssssp!*¡± The attack was definitely shallow; Mutou definitely felt that the attack barely grazed past his body, and remembered that the sword indeed just brushed past his body. However, the moment the sword went past him, the wound that he thought was nothing felt immensely unfamiliar and his body was twisted as well. At the same time, Mutou¡¯s health also fell from 100% to 0%. ¡®What the?¡¯ Mutou couldn¡¯t understand. ording to what he knew, the attack that grazed past his body just now was not a solid hit. At most, it was a ¡®graze¡¯ that would only amount to 10% of a solid hit. However, that graze blew away all of his health. Mutou had purely offensive sses without any defense capabilities. His ss ¡®Two de style(Nitoryu) swordsman¡¯ was definitely weak in regards to its defense. However, he still could not understand how his health fell down all the way to zero with what was practically a miss. *Thud!* Mutou copsed onto the ground. He had the expression of disbelief until the end of his life. An insane critical-hit equipment setup as well as the passive ability ¡®Those who strike first wins¡¯. Actually, it was quite nonsensical that such abination existed at all. And anyway, Musashi, the guild master of Crusader, equipped with top-tier items, died a vain death. As the guild master was like a symbol of the guild. His death triggered two fatal penalties. One was that the guild warehouse, which should stay closed, was going to open, and the other was that unlike normal guild members, the guild master could not log back into the game for the next 24 hours. At this moment, Mutou should be venting his rage on the innocent game capsule right now, but in any case, he would not be allowed back into the game for the next 24 hours. This meant¡­¡­ that Crusader practically became a snake without a head. With Mutou down, there were 14 elite users of Crusader left. Right now, they still overwhelmed ke in terms of headcount. However, it could be seen at a nce that the 14 was scared of the 1. Especially after Mutou copsed down in vain. The 14 werepletely overwhelmed. And naturally, their chances of defeating ke in this situation was infinitely near zero. *** Thud. It took merely a minute for ke to take care of the remaining users of Crusader. They weren¡¯t a match for him in the first ce. To fight against him properly, they needed to be able to endure Sanghyuk¡¯s first strike. To endure the insane critical hit on the first strike, they either had to have items that lowered critical hits, either in rates or in damage. Or, there was also the option of going with insane defense options and endure the full blow. Both of these cases were impossible for Crusader. At the current point in time, the only ones that had the qualifications to endure Sanghuk¡¯s first strike were the ones that people called ¡®rankers¡¯. Only at their level would they be able to endure the first strike and continue with a normal fight. Crusader didn¡¯t have any rankers. Rankers were slightly different to pro gamers. EL didn¡¯t have any official pro gamers as of yet. In the first ce, all of thepetitive contents were in the Heroic Lands, so EL would only be a proper e-sports once users started arriving in the Heroic Lands. As such, the users with pro gamer-skills were called ¡®rankers¡¯ right now. Though this title would still be there once pro gamers came out, but in any case, the only term to call the top-ss yers right now was the term ¡®ranker¡¯. And the easiest method to differentiate rankers and non-rankers was surprisingly not by level. In fact, many people said that levels were very inurate. As such, people added several other standards with levels as the base and decided on rankers. As these ¡®rankers¡¯ weren¡¯t officially picked by Raonsoft themselves and were updated weekly on various forums, it couldn¡¯t be trusted 100%. ¡®Whew, these guys have gathered quite a lot.¡¯ Having ground apart all the users of Crusader that blocked his way, ke entered their guild warehouse and made a satisfied smile. There were surprisingly many items of value in their warehouse. First, ke opened his emptied spatial expansion bag and started to rake all the items in without hesitation. Since he hade here to do exactly this today, he hadpletely emptied an extrarge-sized spatial expansion bag. ke¡¯s bag started devouring the guild warehouse like a ck hole. Of course, it wasn¡¯t like he put in everything in his sight. ke was calmly evaluating them one by one. ¡°Huh?¡± Meanwhile, one of the ¡®jackpots¡¯ he was expecting, finally came to him. ¡®The key to the Temple of the Seven Dragons!¡¯ What caught ke¡¯s eye was a rather crude-looking dagger. Anyone would think of a dagger when they saw this. And the item information also said ¡®Universe dagger¡¯ (T/N: ¡®Qiankun¡¯ dagger for some CN readers.) as well. However, ke knew the true identity of this dagger very well. After all, this was an item that top-tier yers would buy for hundreds of millions of gold in around 5 years. Though, this was just an ordinary unique-grade dagger since it would take at least 4 years for people to find out that this dagger is the key to that ce. Chapter 70. Top Ranker (2)

Chapter 70. Top Ranker(2)

¡®Universe dagger, Twilight knife, and Yin-yang copper mirror. Gathering these three allows entry into the Temple of the Seven Dragons. The most tricky one to activate among the three is the Universe dagger¡­¡­ it seems like these guys at Crusader has a tremendous treasure.¡¯ Though, Crusader themselves didn¡¯t know how amazing this reassure was. This was why they stored it in the warehouse. As a unique-grade dagger, the universe dagger had mid to low performance, so there was no poprity as a weapon. Universe Dagger [Unique] ¨C The dagger that connects heaven and earth. It can be acquired from monsters that are in the skies and on the ground at a very low chance. [Basic stats] Health +10 [Special stats] All elemental defense increases by 10%. [Special effects] , , [Universal force 1,297.1/10,000: Agility +1] ¡®Someone must have tried gathering universal force and given up.¡¯ ke smiled after looking at the universal force that was all the way up to 1297. ording to his knowledge, it required no ordinary patience. It couldn¡¯t be gathered from any monsters, and killing one gave not 1 but 0.1 universal force. Decisively, suffering through hell and killing the maximum 10,000 points only have 10 agility points. There were practically no people that would do that in order to increase agility by 10. Though, ke knew of the other changes that would happen once the universal force was filled. The ones who don¡¯t know about it may think that it would only increase agility by 10, but in truth, that wasn¡¯t the end. ¡®Well, I still have a lot of time, so I can just gather it slowly.¡¯ ke took the Universe dagger and nodded his head in satisfaction. After emptying the storehouse, ke then started gathering loot from the dead members of Crusader. He skipped the worthless items and only collected the valuable ones, and while he was in the midst of gathering them, the guild members of Crusader came back. Naturally, they were killed the moment they came back and was chased out of the game. ke walked around the Crusader¡¯s guild house like it was his own, and collected the items. It was very frustrating for Crusader, but in the first ce, there was nothing they could do. And finally, ke destroyed the guild stone. Since Crusader was at guild level 5, the guild stone¡¯s durability was considerably high, but since there was no one obstructing him, ke was easily able to destroy it. The guild members were massacred, the guild warehouse was robbed¡­¡­ and the guild stone was destroyed. At this point, Crusader was inflicted with all the damages that were possible. The number of members One guild needed to thoroughly destroy the Crusader guild, was one. *** InGamez official EL power rankings 1st) ke [One] (42¡ü) 2nd) Gale [One] (16¡ü) 3rd) Typhoon [Rising] (2¡ý) 4th) Kun [Terriculum] (1¡ü) 5th) Dark Dragon [Dark Dragon] (3¡ý) ¡­ ¡­ InGamez official EL power rankings 1st) One (22¡ü) 2nd) Rising (1¡ý) 3rd) Terriculum (3¡ü) 4th) Red Line (2¡ý) 5th) Dark Dragon (1¡ý) ¡­ ¡­ The official rankings for this month was out. Naturally, One guild, who had showed a tremendous achievement this month, had be first in rankings after surpassing many, while the known members of the guild, ke and Gale, became 1st and 2nd respectively. In the InGamez power ranking, 1st to 100th represented top rankers while 101st to 1000th represented high rankers. Those within the top 10,000 were generally called rankers as well. The power ranking for InGamez was calcted based on suitable standards, so it was very reliable and was trusted by many. perhaps due to that, One guild, and its members Gale and ke, shot up to the top, and this caused a lot of controversy. The biggest one was the ¡®bubble¡¯ controversy. There were still many people who saw One guild and their members with bias. They all imed that One guild, Gale, and ke were all blown out of proportion. Many people refuted them using logical reasons, but they still did not sway until the end. Meanwhile, Sanghyuk, who had taken both the first and second titles, didn¡¯t have much interest in these rankings. To him, something like an InGamez monthly power ranking didn¡¯t matter to him. Though, it would positively influence the live channel, so there was nothing bad about it either. However, that didn¡¯t mean that he had to try hard to maintain that ranking. High was good, but not being on it didn¡¯t matter either. Just because he was ¡®acknowledged¡¯ as a top ranker, it didn¡¯t mean that anything was changed. Normally, a guild or a user would try to maintain their position by doing actions that contributed to the points of InGamez rankings, but Sanghyuk didn¡¯t do that. He didn¡¯t go his way to use ke¡¯s avatar to do PvP, neither did he conquer new dungeons using Gale and revealed them to the public. A ranking, was just a ranking. Crusader had forfeited after epting all of One guild¡¯s request. Enduring in a situation like this practically meant that they would disband the guild, so a forfeit was a natural order of circumstances. Sanghyuk requested 4 million gold from Crusader aspensation. Since they were not able to pay all of that in one go, he allowed for a redemption through installments, and Mutou of Crusader epted that request. 4 million gold meant over 200 million won in real life (200K USD), but he had to ept the request if he was to maintain his cherished guild. If Sanghyuk asked for something insanely nonsensical, then even Mutou would risk it all and hold it out, but 4 million gold was just the right spot, so he had to ept it after a bit of thought. Sanghyuk kindly allowed them to pay back 400 thousand gold ten times over the span of 5 months. In other words, he made them work their bones out to pay him back. In Sanghyuk¡¯s view, he had already profited immensely just from the guild war itself. First up, he had actually levelled once more and became level 54. There was also the hoard of items. Considering that the guild war onlysted around 3 days, he had profited immensely. ¡®I¡¯ll just sell the items at a suitable price¡­.. and thanks to these guys gathering quite a lot of enhancement stones, I can raise the upgrade value for Ogreyer and Silvermoon fragments.¡¯ Sanghyuk was able to make a satisfied smile with the things he acquired through this guild war. The moment he came to a decision, he put them into action. He enhanced Ogreyer and Silvermoon fragments using the enhancement stones he got from the guild warehouse. Since most of the enhancement stones were mid-grade, he had to use quantity over quality. The total number of enhancement stones he had gathered was around 2,000, and Sanghyuk thought that it would be fortunate if he was able to get at least +6 on both items. Actually, it was quite foolish to aim for a high enhancement value using enhancement stones that were low in grade. However, it wouldn¡¯t matter for Sanghyuk even if he spent all of the enhancement stones in his hand right now. No luck required, quantity was the best! This action could only be done by the richest of EL. *** +7 Ogreyer +5 Silvermoon fragments +6 Shadow Cloak +5 Helm of Judgement +4 Emerald ring. This was the result of using 740 low-grade, 1,014 mid-grade, and 4 high-grade enhancement stones. Although this may look like a rather disappointing resultpared to the investment, since enhancement was about luck, Sanghyuk didn¡¯t care much about it. He thought that it would be betterter if it didn¡¯t work out right now. For example, if he failed 1,000 times using mid-grade enhancement stones and seeded with the single ¡®highest-grade¡¯ enhancement stone in his possession, that would still be an immense profit. In other words, all that mattered was sess at the right moment. Since Ogreyer and the Silvermoon fragments were items that needed to be switched outter, he tried enhancing them without regrets and this was the result. ¡®This should do for enhancement right? Rather than that, I need to refine the shck eye, but I can¡¯t scout a jewelsmith¡­¡­.¡¯ Sanghyuk was looking for a jewelsmith through the Hiddenline. First, this wasn¡¯t a thing that an NPC could craft, so he had to find a user with jewelcraft level of at least of the master rank, but he couldn¡¯t find one even through the Hiddenline. ¡®It¡¯s about time users with master-rank production skills were appearing¡­¡­¡¯ Production-ss ancient knowledge differed in growth rates ording to the talent of the user. Simply crafting many items didn¡¯t work, and what mattered was the number of high-quality products. Simply grinding only led users up to renowned-rank at best. (T/N: Ranks of production type goes from apprentice ¨C senior ¨C renowned ¨C master ¨C heavenly ¨C divine) From renowned-rank, the growth speed of the crafters would change drastically ording to talent. ¡®It¡¯s a pity that I don¡¯t remember a capable jewelsmith.¡¯ Sanghyuk knew of a few capable cksmiths, but unfortunately there was no memory of any skilled jewelsmiths. ¡®It¡¯s unfortunate, but I guess the only option is to wait until the Hiddenline manages to find one.¡¯ The sh set would be Sanghyuk¡¯s strength if he was able to make it, but that didn¡¯t mean that he could allow anyone to do it. Even if he found a renowned-rank jewelsmith, there was also the process of helping that person learn the sh set, so it would take a lot of time for Sanghyuk to get his hands on the sh set. In any case, he was done with all of the things that he had to do today with the end of the enhancement storm. What was left now was stuff done outside the game. Sanghyuk was nning to edit the 1 vs guild video footage and broadcast them on today¡¯s evening regr broadcast. Since the footage was good, there weren¡¯t that much to edit either. He just had to cut a few parts out and link them all together in order to create a speedy video. Sanghyuk finished the edits in merely an hour. Thanks to that, there were 3 hours left until the broadcast, and as always, Sanghyuk headed to the Swordking¡¯s Tomb in his spare time. He was grinding spiritual pills. To him, the Swordking¡¯s Tomb was like a mine. When he grinded, three hours went by in a sh. He had exited the game 10 minutes prior to the broadcast and got ready to do it in those 10 minutes. Perhaps thanks to having be a top ranker, or that there was a rumor that today¡¯s video would be ke vs Crusader, the initial ie of viewers was much higher than the regr broadcast a week ago. Sanghyuk waited for around 10 minutes before ying the video. The viewers only saw that ke was heading to Crusader¡¯s guild house alone, but already showed a great reaction. The chat log scrolled down very fast. 90% of it was just cheering. Then, ke¡¯s infinity mode video started. ke¡¯s figure, as he wiped out the users of Crusader using a single attack on each of them, was literally like a one man army. [Uoooooooh!] [ughterer! ughterer! ughterer!] [It¡¯s instakill! Wow, I¡¯m speechless.] [Are you sure this isn¡¯t a bug?] [Why would he reveal a bug so openly?] [If it¡¯s not a bug, how is that even possible?] [Don¡¯t expectmon sense from One guild in the first ce.] [Just enjoy it. I decided to enjoy everything rted to One guild.] [Go go! ke!] [Crusader is trash. You¡¯re finally being dumped.] ¡­ ¡­ ke had overwhelmed the rumors of ¡®out of proportion¡¯ on the inte. Today, he showed his might, as well as One guild¡¯s through the broadcast. Chapter 71. Time Acceleration (1)

Chapter 71. Time eleration(1)

Although the rumors about how Crusader was smashed to pieces by One, this was the first time it was revealed that they were crushed through ke alone. Actually, the footage of Crusader being crushed was even more shocking. The reactions were the hottest from two countries, which were Korea and Japan. First, if you had a look at Korea: [Hahahaha, One guild has conquered the inds!] [Hey, is One guild really Korean though? I get that Gale is Korean, but for ke, I never saw him speak so I don¡¯t know if he¡¯s Korean or not.] [Can¡¯t you see at a nce? He¡¯s definitely Korean.] [What¡¯s for sure is that One guild crushed a guild that represents Japan.] [Nah, it¡¯s a bit of a stretch to call Crusader the representatives of Japan. It¡¯s true that they¡¯re one of the top three guilds of Japan, but in actual power, it would be hard for them to rank in the top 5.] [Herees the shitsperts again. The majority of the Japanese users pick Crusader as one of the top three. What¡¯s that BS?] [The Japanese guys were always strong in console games, but were weak in online ones. After the era of Dreas came in, Japan was known for having a low average VRA. Looks like there are still people who don¡¯t know this yet.] [The average VRA for Japan should be the lowest in the world, I think. Those guys never had talent for these kind of things.] [They invest a lot of money though.] [Crusader is one of those money-run guilds. I heard that their guildmaster is quite the rich guy in real life.] [What good is that? They got crushed by a single person.] ¡­¡­. ¡­¡­. And naturally, The Japanese reactions were theplete opposite. [Japan is no good afterall.] [The results are always the same.] [Isn¡¯t this too much though? How can they be defeated by a single person?] [Crusader, you damn idiots! Justmit suicide already!] [Mutou, delete your ID right now. You don¡¯t have the qualifications to use that name.] [Why did they surrender? They should have held on until the end with the Samurai spirit!] [This is definitely a bug! This game was made in Korea, so they must have given benefits to Korean users!] [That¡¯s right. After all things considered, it doesn¡¯t make sense that Crusader was defeated by a single person! This is definitely a bug.] [Koreans are bugs themselves in all games anyway. Their very existences are bugs! It¡¯s impossible to win against the game-crazed Koreans in the first ce, so just give it up.] [Let¡¯s admit what he have to. Crusader was just pwned by One guild, no, ke alone. Conspiracy theories don¡¯t help us anyway.] [*Sigh*, our country is no good after all.] [But hey, is One guild really a Korean guild? Isn¡¯t it a multi-national guild?] [That¡¯s right! We didn¡¯t lose against a Korean guild!] ¡­¡­. ¡­¡­. The Japanese users stated conspiracy theories or were using spirit-leaving-the-body-jutsu to deny the reality in front of them. Since Japan had never won against Korea in the game field since a long time ago, these kind of reactions were natural. Of course, Sanghyuk, who had caused this stir, did not take any interest in the reactions of the two countries at all. At the current point in time, he was only interested in the viewership. Perhaps due to the incident bing an issue, the regr broadcast had increased viewership. Although the maximum viewer count stayed level, the average viewer numbers at a given time kept increasing. The ¡®goldstars¡¯ that the viewers sent increased by a considerable amount as well. This meant that the viewers were quite passionate about this. Currently, the channel that received the most gold stars was naturally channel One. The special broadcasts (the first and second broadcasts) and two regr broadcasts. Through these four broadcasts, Sanghyuk had received a total of 14,989,742 goldstars. Considering that each goldstar was around 100 won (10 cents), he had received nearly 1.5 billion won (1.5million USD). Here, Sanghyuk would have to pay 20% asmission to the tform, so the actual amount of money he would get was around 1.2 billion. The very best live channels in Sanghyuk¡¯s previous life earned around 1 billion average per month, but that was afterbining all the ie from the paid contents. Currently, the channel that had the most amount of donations after channel One was channel Rising, and they had received a total of 1,018,244 goldstars. It was barely over 100 million (100K USD). On top of that, their split was 6:4 with the tform, and had to pay 40% asmission to LGN. Since this was still the beginning stages, it wasn¡¯t at a disappointing level, but there was a veryrge gap between them and channel One. [The payment has been finished, so you may go ahead and check. In the future, the money will be counted until the 24th and will be paid on the 28th. As for tax, they will take care of it if you call the number we gave you.] Kang Mirae¡¯s work process was very neat as Sanghyuk had hoped. She showed all the documents rted to the transactions and made it so that he was paid very cleanly. She also introduced him to a very capable tax ountant. (T/N: I¡¯m not sure, but was Mirae¡¯s surname always Kang? I thought it was Lee¡­. Kang Mirae is from EER¡­.) Thanks to that, Sanghyuk was able to finish this month¡¯s transactions with nothing else to do but to check the amount he received. ¡°Thank you.¡± An enormous sum had entered Sanghyuk¡¯s bank ount. Of course, it would decrease once he paid tax, but he was able to earn an unimaginable sum in less than one month. After ending the call with Kang Mirae, Sanghyuk didn¡¯t log into the game and got clothed. ¡®I have all this money, not using it would be stupid of me.¡¯ Sanghyuk was nning to buy everything that he had always wanted to get. He got clothed then first bought the most expensive office-tel in Ilsan in a nearby estate agent. Honestly, he could go to Seoul as well, but there was no reason to, so he decided to keep living in Ilsan. The good thing about having a lot of money was that everything progressed very fast and that people were very nice to him. In this era, people could check the real prices of housing online, so the agents did not dare over-price things, and they connected to a very good ce for a very reasonable price. Thanks to that, Sanghyuk was able to move his house in merely two hours. The ce he moved to was the suite-room of atest-style officetel where he could take a view at the entire nearby park. It cost him around 700 million won, but Sanghyuk decided to go with it without any hesitation. Now that he had a house, Sanghyuk then moved to a German motor exhibit. ¡®For my first car, let¡¯s consider safety andfort first and go with an S-ss.¡¯ His first car that he chose was the Benz S-ss. (Note: The trantor knows nothing about cars.) Although he had a favorite car of his own, he decided to buy that at ater time and went with a pretty(?) good S-ss. He had got a driving license to drive just to drive this. Since he had droven in his previous life, he was able to get his driving license without going to a private institute. Sanghyuk spent around 170 million and bought the Benz S-ss. Although he would have to wait for the car to actually arrive, but in any case, Sanghyuk now possessed a Benz car just like that. ¡®In my previous life, I had to suffer through hell for an entire year to get an E-ss¡­¡­ man, life is funny.¡¯ He left the Benz exhibit and grabbed a taxi. Inside, he remembered back to his previous life that he was slowly starting to forget. ¡®Money is good.¡¯ The feeling when he visited today to get the S-ss was a lot different from what he felt in his previous life when he went there to get an E-ss. Of course, their treatment of customers was simr, but their reactions were definitely different. Although it wasn¡¯t big, Sanghyuk was able to feel the difference. It was the same when he was at the estate agent¡¯s as well. Sanghyuk thought that this was the power of money. ¡®Yeah. Having any is better than having none.¡¯ Sanghyuk wasn¡¯t nning on bing ve to money, but still did not want to live a impoverished life. He had plenty of that in his previous life, which made him detest that kind of life even more. The ce he visited next was the DN Capsule store. Sanghyuk was extravagant with his spending here as well. Since the game capsule was something he thought as very important, he picked what he knew as the most stable among thetest models. The price of it was 49 million, but Sanghyuk used a lot of money this time as well. He didn¡¯t stop at just buying the capsule, but requested for special orders personally and that had made the price skyrocket. Sanghyuk¡¯s special order was veryplex and required expertise, so the storekeeper had to call for a special installer and that person was barely able to understand what Sanghyuk was asking. When Sanghyuk exined the special order, the installer was surprised and even eximedter. In the end, Sanghyuk paid for the highest-tier capsule with all the special features he wanted in full, and took a taxi back home. Having arrived, Sanghyuk called for the movers and called Kang Mirae as well. He was moving in four days, and although his stuff could be carried by him, it was better to inquire about moving the broadcasting equipment to Kang Mirae. After finishing what he had to do, his day had almost ended. This was probably the longest time he spent without logging into the game. Perhaps due to that, Sanghyuk felt itchy and entered the capsule without even washing himself. Having logged in, the first thing that met Sanghyuk was surprisingly a server-wide notification from EL. EL was very well-known for not notifying yers of anything. Actually, it was very rare for a game to be asplete as EL from itsunch, so it was a very rare thing to see a notification from EL. A notification about an ¡®update¡¯ like it was doing now, was even rarer. [Friendly match update] [Aura system update] ¨C The contents of the updates can be confirmed through NPCs in the game. However, they never exined in detail what those updates were about. However, them notifying of yers of these updates meant that it was arge-scale one. Normally, minor updates were take care through NPC rumors without any kind of notifications from them. ¡®Friendly match? Aura system?¡¯ However, Sanghyuk¡¯s expression stiffened as soon as he saw the notifications. ¡®Leaving aside the friendly match system, the aura system¡¯s here? What¡¯s happening?¡¯ Sanghyuk couldn¡¯t understand. In his memories, it would take at least 3 months for the friendly match system to be implemented. And leaving that aside, the aura system didn¡¯t make any sense at all. The implementation of the aura system, which was the prior update to the ¡®magic armor¡¯ system was supposed to happen a yearter. Since it was notified that it was going to get updated along with the friendly match system, it was natural for Sanghyuk to be confused. ¡®What¡¯s this? Did¡­¡­ the future change?¡¯ This was the part that Sanghyuk was worried the most about. Of course, Sanghyuk didn¡¯t think that the future will go as he had remembered. However, it was still rather surprising for him. ¡®Originally, the aura system was supposed toe out when users started to proceed to the Sr continent from the Heroic Lands¡­.. did that change from Hellfire Desert to the Heroic Lands this time?¡¯ Sanghyuk calmly thought about the reason why the aura system hade out so early. ¡®In the end, the one who created the change is me. The differences between my previous and current lives have all stemmed from me. Then¡­.. did Chaos, known as the ¡®living game system¡¯, pull the date of the update forward because of my existence?¡¯ Sanghyuk utilized all the knowledge he had to predict the reason behind this change. And his predictions were very close to the truth. A power belonging to Chaos ¨C Time eleration ¨C one that Chaos had never used in Sanghyuk¡¯s previous life. The reason behind the friendly match system and the aura system was because of time eleration from Chaos. Chapter 72. Time Acceleration (2)

Chapter 72. Time eleration(2)

To be exact, Chaos¡¯s time eleration was in fact used in Sanghyuk¡¯s previous life. However, that was before the EL was revealed to the world. After long periods of research and effort, Raonsoft was able to make the very basis of the world of EL and its supreme ruler, the Chaos. When the foundation was created, they ordered Chaos to ¡®maintain¡¯ and ¡®raise¡¯ the world and left everything for Chaos to do. In the first ce, this was what their effort was aimed at. In any case, when the order was given, Chaos then started making decisions and applied them to the world. Time eleration was one of the powers that was created through that. Chaos used time eleration to the limit and made it so that an enormous time had passed. Like that, the worlds of EL werepleted one by one. Although the of Treenark was the first and only in EL right now, many others made by Chaos wouldter be added into the EL game world. When a new was added, the Chaos that created that world would naturallybine into one with the original Chaos, so there were no problems regarding that. The reason Chaos used its time eleration right now was just one. It used it as it judged that the world has ¡®fallen behind¡¯ due to whatever reason. The judgement and application was solely possible by Chaos, so there was no room for outside interference. Chaos judged that there was a need for the yers to pass the Path to Death, and this was naturally because of Sanghyuk. Sanghyuk had raised his avatar at an incredible speed and produced such arge gap between himself and the users to the point that he made Chaos sense an ¡®unbnce¡¯, and in pursuit of ¡®bnce¡¯, Chaos produced a simple solution to erase this unbnce. Of course, this n from Chaos was not a perfect one. Pulling new updates ahead of time using time eleration did not make the gap between Sanghyuk and the other users decrease at all. In fact, it would increase the gap even further. The reason Chaos¡¯s choice could still work was because no matter how great of a user Sanghyuk was, he was also just one yer. The individual differences could definitely widen. However, on arger scale, the levels of the users as a whole would increase, and the gap between Sanghyuk and the rest may be blurred. Simply speaking, it was a form of scale trading¡­¡­. Strictly speaking, this wasn¡¯t a bad thing for Sanghyuk. Actually, what Chaos really wanted was to decrease the individual gaps as well. Chaos believed that it would happen. Unfortunately, Chaos¡¯s judgement was wrong. Chaos did not know that Sanghyuk had returned in time, so it judged using ¡®normal¡¯ variables, and normal variables would only result in a wrong output. ¡®I think I know what Chaos wanted. But¡­¡­ the aura system update is not bad for me at all.¡¯ The majority of the yers did not know what the aura system was about at all. As such, there was a lot that Sanghyuk could do, and a lot that he could profit off of. ¡®So it was updated around an hour ago? Looks like today will be a busy day.¡¯ There was no time to sit still. It was time to rake in the ¡®cube fragments¡¯ that no one knew anything about. *** The first thing Sanghyuk did was to order the NPCs of the Golden Mountain merchant guild to swipe all the cube fragments on the auction. Cube fragments were little puzzle-piece like items that all monsters dropped at a certain probability since the update. A single cube could be created with a minimum of 26 cube fragments. As there were many types of cube fragments, it was definitely not easy toplete a cube, even if it was of a lower rank. In any case,pleting a cube made the cube a ¡®random cube¡¯, and unlocking the seal on the cube resulted in the item ¡®aura crystal¡¯. This aura crystal was the core of the aura system. This aura crystal was the fundamental energy source that created aura, and surprisingly, aura could be exerted into almost anything. The most basic way of use was to exert it in the user¡¯s ¡®heart¡¯ to create a ¡®full-body aura¡¯, or exert it into a certain body part like the limbs, to create ¡®partial aura¡¯. Other than this, aura could also be exerted into items or skills to cause an ¡®aura upgrade¡¯. The important thing was that it couldn¡¯t be used permanently, and that the usage duration differed ording to the rank and type of the aura crystal. And only one aura could be used at once, meaning a user couldn¡¯t use multiple aura at once. Since the ranks of the cube determined the rank of the aura crystal, getting higher-ranked cubes was better. However, the only one aware of this fact right now was Sanghyuk. Numerous users were using their NPCwork to look into the aura system right now, but not only has it been only a few hours since the update, Sanghyuk was also manipting information in the Land of Dusk and the Hellfire Desert through the Hiddenline, so it was very hard for them to acquire proper information. Sanghyuk twisted truths and lies into one. Users weren¡¯t fools, and the majority of them were able to realize that the cube fragments had something to do with this round of update. And after looking into it through the NPCs, they had also found out that putting the fragments together would result in a cube. This was in ordance to the information that Sanghyuk had manipted. However, the final piece was different. ¡®Cubes can be created bybining the cube fragments, and the cubes can be used to host friendly matches.¡¯ Sanghyuk connected the cube not to the aura system but to the friendly match. He also added additional manipted information. ¡®To acquire aura, one must defeat named monsters and acquire an aura crystal that can be gotten from it at a low probability.¡¯ The most decisive factor was that it had only been an hour since the cube fragments started dropping. Sanghyuk knew that, due to the characteristics of these cubes, even thergest guilds would have a hard timepleting a single cube. This was why he twisted the information. With information like this circting around the NPCs, therge-scale guilds naturally started to look for more named monsters to kill rather than gathering cube fragments. Of course, in the meantime, some of the curious individual users tried toplete the cube by themselves, butpleting a cube individually in one day was practically impossible. Since Sanghyuk was practically hoarding the cube fragments in the auction, it was impossible for them toplete the cube through the auction as well. The friendly match and the aura system ¨C thetter received a lot more attention. The only ones interested in the friendly match system were the few PvP-style users, and as a rtively minor demographic, it would take time for them to find out about the truth behind the cubes. Although the friendly match system was originally about clearing 4 chain quests and acquiring ¡®qualifications¡¯ to do it, as Sanghyuk had manipted too much information, this fact wasn¡¯t known yet. Sanghyuk was nning to swipe all the cheap cube fragments while everyone else chased the wrong rabbit. Although the truth would be revealed a few dayster, Sanghyuk would have gotten an enormous amount of cube fragments anyway, so it didn¡¯t matter that much. The core of this strategy was to make users think that the value of the cube fragments was low, and to induce them into selling those items for cheap in the auction or themissioned sales store. Someone may ask how many cubes can you get through that anyway, but Sanghyuk was confident in his chances. He already knew the trick to monopolizing certain items through NPCS of the Golden Mountain merchant guild. And considering the user base of EL, even if only half of them through their cube fragments to the auction, the quantity of cube fragments he would get would be enormous. Cube fragments would still appear on auctions even after the truth was found out. Although it may get more expensive, most of the yers of EL were casual yers who just enjoyed themselves, and they put the fragments on auction without much thinking. ¡®If I can get my hands on the initial influx, I¡¯ll be able to get an enormous profit.¡¯ Sanghyuk wasn¡¯t a person who would miss such a good opportunity. He used everything he could to rake in the cube fragments. After doing everything he could to set up the game, when he no longer could do anything more, Sanghyuk took a step back and watched the turn of events. Although not everything moved ording to his expectations, the NPCs of Golden Mountain were raking in cube fragments like mad. They did not look at the rank or type. They bought every single one of the cube fragments as long as they weren¡¯t priced absurdly. Although the information maniption wouldn¡¯t work 100%, he seeded in inducing users who werete to the catch into believing that the cube fragments weren¡¯t anything special. As a result, many users threw their cube fragments to the auction or themissioned sales store, and Sanghyuk swallowed all of those items. Sanghyuk¡¯s finances were enormous. He sucked in all of the cubes with his enormous funds as well as his NPC hoarding system. Some of the quick-witted users tried to hoard the cube fragments as well, but they were nothingpared to what Sanghyuk had prepared through the NPCs. At best, they were able to buy one or two fragments an hour. In the end, the ones hoarding all fell off after judging that it wasn¡¯t worth it. ¡®Good, at this rate¡­¡­ I¡¯ll be able to hoard them for another two to three days at least.¡¯ Sanghyuk nodded his head with a satisfied expression. ¡®That will do for the hoarding¡­¡­ and shall I go look for the highest-grade fragments?¡¯ The grades of the cube fragments naturally differed a lot ording to what monster it was dropped from. ¡®The Valley of Stone Giants. I should be able to get high-grade cube fragments there, right?¡¯ The Valley of Stone Giants was one of the hunting fields in the Heroic Lands. Stone Giants appeared here and there in this field, and these Stone Giants, although not named monsters, were almost as strong. Their average level was around 77, so it was no wonder that they were stronger than most known named monsters. Although they walked around alone, they had the ¡®Giant¡¯s endurance¡¯ skill as well as high defense and health, so it wasn¡¯t an easy feat to hunt them. This wasn¡¯t a very popr field in the Heroic Lands in Sanghyuk¡¯s previous life either. However, after considering all of his abilities, Sanghyuk deemed this ce to be better than any other hunting field he knew. *** Pzzzzt! The Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip imbued with Zeus¡¯s Thunderbolt wrapped around the neck of a newly arisen Stone Giant. Although the Stone Giant was arge-scale monster with a height of over 7m, the Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip was able to wrap around its neck easily. The Stone Giants had very slow movement. Instead, each of their strikes were incredibly strong, while their defense and health were way beyond normal monster level. And although it was an A-rank version, they also had the ¡®Giant¡¯s endurance¡¯ skill, so they had enormous tanking abilities. Their specialty was to attack while getting hit. In other words, their strategy was a go-ahead-and-hit-me style, and thanks to that, Sanghyuk was able to deal a very strong ¡®first blow¡¯. Crunch! The Ten Millennia Goldbone whip ground away at the giant¡¯s neck. The attack was deemed as critical, and was buffed to incredible extents. Grrrrrrrhhh. No matter how great the Stone Giant¡¯s tanking ability was, Sanghyuk also had the constant effect from the First Giant yer title, ¡®Is the air up there different?(A)¡¯. This effect halved the effect Giant¡¯s Endurance against giant-type monsters, so the Stone Giant took even more damage on that first blow. Thud! The Stone Giant fell on one knee in pain. This first blow blew 70% of its health away. Normally, users would spend around 30 minutes to 1 hour to kill just one of these monsters ¨C and in parties too ¨C Sanghyuk made one kneel on one knee in just seconds. This was the reason Sanghyuk chose the Valley of the Stone Giants as his field. To him, killing one big guys like this at a time was more profitable than killing many little ones in one go. Chapter 73. Aura System (1)

Chapter 73. Aura System(1)

¡°Wepleted a cube.¡± Typhoon of Rising guild, showed thepleted cube to the guildmaster Shooting Star. Rising guild had gathered the cube fragments while hunting named monsters just in case, and after a whole day of hard work, they were able toplete a cube. Low-grade random cube. -An item that can be created from 26 low-grade cube fragments. Completing a symbol by rotating the cube can open the cube. The item¡¯s description was very simple. Andpleting a symbol was also pretty easy. ¡°Shall I?¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± Shooting Star replied with a nod at Typhoon¡¯s question. Creak, creak. When Shooting Star replied, Typhoon immediately rotated the cube a few times toplete the symbol. Then, a bright white light shone from the cube. sh! You havepleted a low-grade cube. You have acquired ¡®Low-grade Frostwind Aura Crystal¡¯. On Typhoon¡¯s hand was no longer the low-grade random cube, and was the aura crystal that they had been looking for all this time. ¡°Oh¡­¡­ shit¡­¡­.¡± Seeing that, Typhoon felt as though he was struck on the head with a hammer. ¡°This¡­¡­ looks like we were fooled by someone, right?¡± Shooting Star was also looking at the Aura Crystal with a defeated expression. ¡°Just where did it all go wrong? I thought you said this was genuine information.¡± ¡°Yeah¡­¡­ Just where did it go wrong? Did that NPC lie to me then?¡± ¡°We were too foolish. There¡¯s no reason an NPC couldn¡¯t lie.¡± ¡°The information regarding updates until now were all true, so we didn¡¯t possibly think that they would be lies. Shit, are we supposed to discern truth and lies from NPC¡¯s sayings in the future? What the hell is this game? It¡¯s soplicated.¡± Shooting Star thought that the false NPC update information was also a part of the game. Not only him, Typhoon thought so as well. No, in fact, no one imagined that there was a single user behind this false information. ¡°Hmm¡­¡­in any case. It¡¯s good that we found out now.¡± Typhoon muttered while gripping on the aura crystal. Although they wasted one day, it was very fortunate that they got to know about it now. ¡°What about the other guilds?¡± ¡°They shouldn¡¯t be any different from us. Well, there might be some guilds that found out that they were struck on the back of the head bypleting a cube for themselves.¡± ¡°What are you going to do now? Are you¡­¡­ going to disclose this information?¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry, but I don¡¯t think I will.¡± When Typhoon asked, Shooting Star shook his head. ¡°Then what?¡± ¡°We first have to fill in our losses as much as possible. The auction¡­¡­ shouldn¡¯t there be some ignorant cube pieces there?¡± ¡°Until now, there were many people that were fooled by the false information, so there should be. But you know already, don¡¯t you? I think the ¡®ck Hand¡¯ of the auction is swiping them all.¡± The top-cass users all knew that there was a giant hand in the EL auctions. They called this the ¡®ck Hand¡¯¡­¡­ and as long as this being existed, hoarding was practically impossible. ¡°Then let¡¯s gather whatever little we can through our guild members through person to person trading. Also, stop hunting named monsters¡­¡­ if we tell everyone to gather the cube fragments, we should be able to get some.¡± Shooting Star went with a decision to minimize losses. ¡°Then there will be rumors about it thought?¡± ¡°From how things are going now, there will be rumors regardless by tomorrow. So we should get our share before we¡¯re toote.¡± ¡°Well, we shouldn¡¯t be the only ones to notice this¡­¡­. The other guilds should be doing the same about now, right?¡± ¡°Probably. In the end, the only ones that make losses will be the normal users that are slow to the uptake.¡± Just as Shooting Star and Typhoon had estimated, a few of therge-scale guilds noticed this fact first, and started moving in secret. They all started moving in secret as though they had negotiated this beforehand. Although this kind of information control couldn¡¯tst that long, it mightst a day or two. Meanwhile, the normal users would make more losses. The normal users only thought of the cube fragments as easy-to-sell items due to the seriously distorted information. It was also very easy to acquire cube fragments of lower grades. Moreover, putting them up on the auction or themissioned sales store gave them practically immediate money, so amongst the normal users, words got around that they should sell them while they could as much as possible. Of course, there were a few people that imed that they should gather them and not sell them, but since even 2 or 3 out of 10 low-levelled monsters dropped them, the majority thought that they should sell them while it was still possible. The answer was that they should collect them and not sell them as much as possible. The price of the cube fragments would rise even more and would sell around 5~7 times the market price right now in the future. Also, there was something that was not known to others yet. Generally, a cube could bepleted bybining 26 cube fragments of the same grade. However, creating arger cube with more fragments meant that the grade of the aura crystal gained from it would rise. Once this fact was spread around, even the lowest-grade cubes wouldn¡¯t be sold for so cheap. Although people were selling them ignorantly right now, once all the information regarding the cube was disclosed, the price of all the fragments would naturally rise. Sanghyuk knew all this, so he was hoarding them all in before a the cube fragments toko their proper market price. *** The Stone Giants were hard to kill, but killing them resulted in many rewards. Large amounts of karma, high-quality items, and even high-grade cube fragments¡­¡­ It was practically a gift set. Sanghyuk killed one Stone Giant every five minutes and turned the Stone Giant valley into a destend. After hunting Stone Giants for nearly ten hours without rest, Sanghyuk was able to gather around 20 high-grade cube fragments. Although he gained a variety of cubes and was hard pressed to find ones of the same shape, he didn¡¯t think that he would be able toplete a cube so easily. Sanghyuk stopped hunting and returned to Tune in Hellfire Desert. Then, he started collecting the cube fragments that the NPCs of the Golden Mountain merchant guild had hoarded. Since there were so many yers, there were naturally a lot of ignorant cube fragments on the auction and themissioned sales stores. Of course, even more cubes would be stored in user¡¯s warehouses and inventories, but what was important was that one individual had hoarded the majority of the ignorant cube fragments. Thanks to that, Sanghyuk was able to gain an unimaginable quantity of cube fragments. When he collected all the cube fragments that the Golden Mountain Merchant Guild had gathered, he estimated that he could create hundreds of cubes of lowest-grade. He also estimated that he could make dozens of low-grade, and even 5~7 mid-grade cubes. The amount of money that the Golden Mountain merchant guild had used to buy these cube fragments amounted to 2 million gold. On the second day, the speed at which ignorant cube fragments were appearing on the auction was definitely decreasing. At this point, even the slowest users to information were noticing that something was wrong, so very few people were selling their cube fragments. ¡®I wish that the current atmosphere was maintained for another 2 days at least¡­¡­ Looks like some of the information will be updated on themunity today.¡¯ Sanghyuk made an expression of pity. He put a lot of effort into manipting the information, but it didn¡¯t work 100% as he had expected. Therge-scale guilds especially were very quick on the uptake and he was only able to fool them for a day at most. ¡°Well, I guess I got enough.¡± Once the cube fragments reached their normal market prices, he would have spent around 15 million gold instead of 2 million to gather the same amount he had now. In other words, Sanghyuk had pretty much earned 12 million gold in these 2 days. Once the true secret behind the aura system was disclosed, then many people would try to hoard them, so he had probably gained more than that. ¡®Let¡¯s make a lowest-grade cube to check, eh?¡¯ Sanghyuk chose one type of the lowest-grade cube fragments and started making a cube. Hebined 26 of the same type to create a ¡®single¡¯ cube from which he could get a lowest-grade aura crystal from. Cubes were ssified into ¡®single¡¯, ¡®double¡¯, and ¡®triple¡¯ ording to their size. Single-sized cubes resulted in same-grade aura crystals, while double-sized cubes resulted in an aura crystal of a grade higher. Lastly, triple-sized cubes resulted in an aura crystal of two grades higher. There was nothing above triple. In other words, the maximum grade of aura crystal that could be gotten from lowest-grade cube crystals was mid-grade. Sanghyuk first made a simple lowest-grade cube(single) andpleted the symbol. Then, he was able to get a lowest-grade aura crystal. Lowest-grade Steel Aura Crystal. ¨C Aura Crystal with the energy of Steel. [Full-body aura effect] Defense +40 [Partial aura effect] Reinforces specific body parts to be as strong as steel. [Aura reinforcement effect] Additional defense. [Duration] 20 minutes [Number of uses left] 4 times. The Steel Aura Crystal was a very run-of-the-mill aura crystal. These were mostly used by tankers, and as there were no specific methods of using them, the only expected effect was the increase in defense. ¡®It¡¯s just as I knew it.¡¯ There were just as many types of aura crystals as there were types of cube symbols. It was impossible to predict which aura crystal would appear just from the symbol of the cube alone. Perhaps due to that, people didn¡¯t care about the symbols on the cubes for a long while. They just thought that using the same fragments would do. However, this actually wasn¡¯t the case. This secret was not something that could be gotten from NPCs. In Sanghyuk¡¯s previous life as well, it took four entire months from the update until someone found out about this secret. ¡®Simply doing find-the-matching-picture results in this¡­¡­ but the symbols on the cube fragments aren¡¯t there to just find the matching pictures!¡¯ Sanghyuk put the lowest-grade aura crystal inside his bag and started rummaging through the lowest-grade cube fragments. Hebed through his memories to think up of one symbol that he knew of. These symbols were called ¡®cubebination symbols¡¯. Creating an entirely new symbol by using different cube piecespleted a different symbol. It was just like Sanghyuk¡¯s main ability,bining cards. The cubes had a form of their own. Even though they were different cube fragments, Sanghyuk was able to make apletely new symbol when he twisted around with the cube. ¡®This was¡­¡­ the golden lion, wasn¡¯t it?¡¯ Sanghyuk knew of many different types of cubebinations. The cubebinations he remembered were the ones that the users had verified their performance throughout the years in his previous life. Sanghyukpleted a double-sized lowest-gradebination cube and twisted it to make the symbol that was in his memories. Then, light shone from Sanghyuk¡¯s hands once again. sh! You havepleted thebination cube ¡®Golden Lion.¡¯ You have acquired the ¡®Golden Lion Aura Crystal¡¯. You havepleted abination cube the first time. You have acquired a special aura crystal. This will be your achievement and will be remembered for eternity. You have acquired the unique-grade title [Aura Master]. Aura crystals that could be gotten throughbination cubes were unranked ¡®unique aura crystals¡¯. This was aura, which contained the true power behind the aura system update this time. ¡®Normal aura¡¯ that could be gotten frompleting matching cube fragments only gave users simple effects ording to their grades. However, ¡®unique auras¡¯ that were gotten from unique aura crystals were very peculiar. Golden Lion Aura Crystal. ¨C A Golden Lion waspleted bypleting numerous fragments. The Golden Lion, a guardian deity since the ancient times, can give you a special power. [Full-body Aura Effect] Golden Lion¡¯s Roar: The Golden Lion roars and decreases the attack and defense of all beings hostile against you. [Partial Aura Effect] Golden Lion¡¯s Blood: The Golden Lion¡¯s blood is imbued into a specific part of the body and is reinforced while shining gold. The effect differs ording to where it is used. [Aura Reinforcement Effect] Golden Lion¡¯s Soul: The Golden Lion¡¯s soul is imbued into a specific item, and is reinforced through the Golden Lion¡¯s power. The effects differ ording to items used. [Duration] 1 hour. [Number of uses left] 7 times. The Golden Lion aura crystal was one of the easiest and most ordinarybination cubes that Sanghyuk knew of. Of course, this didn¡¯t mean that it was not that good. This would be one of the mostmon unique aura crystals that the rankers would one day use. Later, these cubes would be so important that the bination cube symbols¡¯ would be traded privately atrge sums of money. Of course, Sanghyuk¡¯s memories contained the truly effectivebination cube symbols. This was something that he had learned through being a director of a pro-gamer team in his previous life. Chapter 74. Aura System (2)

Chapter 74. Aura System(2)

Yes, this is it.¡¯ Sanghyuk took the Golden Lion Aura Crystal with a satisfied smile. The reason he gathered all these cube fragments was precisely in order to makebination cubes. Combination cubes, unlike normal cubes, required trial and error in most cases. There were even cases where abination of lowest, low and mid-grade fragmentspleted a cbe. It wasn¡¯t for no reason that the cubebination forme were traded at expensive prices. ¡®Well, let¡¯s see. What can I make next?¡¯ Sanghyuk had a look through the cube fragments and started picking out the ones that were used in cubebinations that he knew of. Other people weren¡¯t even making a single ordinary aura crystal right now, while Sanghyuk was skipping that entire step altogether and was making special aura crystals. The unique auras gained from aura crystals were like giving a tiger (Sanghyuk) a pair of wings. He had once again widened the gap between himself and the other users. However, he was not nning to stay satisfied with his current situation. Title ¨C Aura Master Grade ¨C Unique Description ¨C What is aura? You, who have discovered the secret of aura the first time, should be the one who knows what true aura is. Effects ¨C [Prefix: N/A] [Postfix: N/A] [Constant effect: Aura amplification: The effect of all aura effects get amplified and the duration increases by 30%, while the usage number doubles.] Aura master was something that Sanghyuk had never heard of before, but the effects were simply incredible. Leaving aside the increase in duration, doubling the number of uses was like using the same aura crystal twice with one item. ¡®Who took this in my previous life? I don¡¯t know who it is, but he must have profited a lot.¡¯ Sanghyuk remembered back to his previous life, but his previous life was no different from a no longer changeable past. What was important now was his current life. Sanghyuk made a few more unique aura crystals and put the cube fragments in his warehouse. Although he wasn¡¯t able to make mid-grade or high-grade unique aura crystals, he did make a few decent aura crystals out of lowest and low-grade cube fragments. Since the Golden Mountain merchant guild was set to collect more cube fragments, he was going to make a lot more unique aura-crystals anyway. *** Just as Sanghyuk had expected, there was a new article in InGamez titled ¡®The secret that therge guilds are hiding¡¯ came out that night. That article was talking about the truth behind the cube fragments, and also criticized therge-scale guilds for hiding the truth. Themunity naturally went into an uproar, and numerous users became enraged. However, despite their struggles, therge-scale guilds didn¡¯t budge even a little. There was no concrete evidence, but just circumstantial ones, so they only needed to deny it. If they acknowledged it half-heartedly, they may also get used of hoarding the auction, so they could not do so. Of course, the true criminal behind this act was leisurely going on hunting even now. He was massacring stone giants as always. ¡®Stone Giant hunting has too little impact¡­¡­ I set up a good atmosphere with ke¡¯s guild war video, so I need to make them stay.¡¯ While others were in uproar about the aura system, Sanghyuk had pretty much finished his business with it, and was rather concerning himself with the next broadcast that would happen in a few days. ¡®A one man-raid should be the best, right?¡¯ Since he had shown pre-recorded footages all this time, he was nning to do a real-time one this time. ¡®It¡¯s still too early to reveal Immortal, so I should look for the highest-difficulty raid dungeon that Gale can do.¡¯ Immortal was One guild¡¯s secret weapon, so he couldn¡¯t show them to the masses so easily. After hunting a few more stone giants, Sanghyuk logged out for a little. Due to the unexpected aura system update, he hadn¡¯t had a proper rest for a few days, and since he got a message that his car had arrived, he logged out immediately. He felt good now since the car came far quicker than he had expected, and immediately took the car for a spin around Paju. Since he had focused on the game for nearly 1 year without doing anything else, he was getting a little stuffy. No matter how good his concentration was, and how good he was at the game, resting for some time like this was important. The Benz S-ss was much more to Sanghyuk¡¯s liking than he had thought. It was iparable to the E-ss of his previous life. Sanghyuk pressed hard on the el pedal and roamed about freely. He even looked up on the inte for a good restaurant and had a meal there. Then, he stopped the car at a ce called ¡°He-i-ri(town)¡±, which was called the ¡°Art Town¡±, and took a stroll. ¡®Since it came to this, let¡¯s rest deeply for today.¡¯ Originally, he was just going to take the car for a spin, but now that he came out, he felt as though he was being energized with all this rest. At times like these, resting deeply was the best. But at that time, an augmented reality window appeared in front of his eyes with the name ¡°Kang Mirae¡± on it. (T/N: I swear, her original surname is ¡°Lee¡±) He had bought thetest-model Compound Experience Device some time before, and since he had bought much advanced devices than the one he was wearing in his previous life, he proficiently touched in the air to receive the call. (T/N: I¡¯m thinking Google ss/Hololens) When Sanghyuk received the call, Kang Mirae skipped with the greetings and immediately went into topic. Considering her calm personality, Sanghyuk was able to see that she was in a hurry. ¡°So to sum things up, the guest for a TV program that was going to be recorded today ditched on you, so you contacted me since you couldn¡¯t get any recements?¡± [Yes. Honestly, we are in a very urgent situation, but we can¡¯t invite someone that isn¡¯t rted to intention of the program. As I see it, if we can invite you as the guest, then it should be better than any other guest we had so far¡­¡­ that is why I contacted you even though you may think I¡¯m rude.] Kang Mirae was very hurried, but was still very polite as she was trying to liaise Sanghyuk. ¡°Hmm¡­¡­ it is rather sudden.¡± There was no reason he couldn¡¯t appear on TV. Since Kang Mirae looked as though she would ept any of his conditions, he thought that putting on a mask like he did on the live channel would work as well. And since Sanghyuk was very experienced with going on TV in his previous life, he didn¡¯t feel that much rejection towards it. It was just that this offer was too sudden. ¡°Oh! What¡¯s the show called?¡± [It¡¯s LGN Weekly Game Information Channel¡¯s ¡®This week¡¯s Invitation¡¯ corner. it¡¯s a simple interview, so it shouldn¡¯t be that difficult.] ¡®LGN Weekly Game Information? This Week¡¯s Invitation? Wait, what year is it now?¡¯ Listening to Kang Mirae¡¯s story, Sanghyuk suddenly remembered something. He forgot about this person after he travelled to the past, no, it would be more correct to say that he didn¡¯t try to think about this person¡­¡­. ¡®Chun Hyeyoung.¡¯ There was a time she popped up on his mind after he travelled to the past. However, since he had finished up any of his emotions towards her in his previous life, he did no try to search for her, nor did he think about her. ¡®Right now, she should be the interviewer for that corner.¡¯ [Is it too much? But as I saidst time, it should help out with the live channel¡¯s views. Even though it sounds like that, it¡¯s one of the longest-running programs of LGN.] When Sanghyuk stayed silent, Kang Mirae also became very careful with her words. ¡°Oh, it¡¯s not that. It¡¯s just¡­¡­ okay. I¡¯ll do it. But can I wear a mask like I do on my live channels?¡± [Sure. Is there anything else you need? Since we¡¯re asking you to do something difficult, we¡¯ll listen to your needs as much as possible.] ¡°No, I don¡¯t need anything else.¡± There were two reasons why Sanghyuk decided to ept this proposal. One was that, as Kang Mirae had said, this would help out with the views on his live channel. Recording for an hour or two wasn¡¯t something hard to do, so getting help with the views while the channel is growing rapidly was a decent bonus. However, his real reasony in the second reason. ¡®Once, I thought she was my everything¡­¡­ it shouldn¡¯t be bad to meet her for once in this life.¡¯ Sanghyuk was curious. He wanted to know how he would feel if he met someone that heavily hurt him in his previous life. At this point in time, that incident had not happened, nor would it ever ur. However, Sanghyuk still remembered the cruel feelings from back then. So, he wanted to confirm how his heart would react when he saw her again. *** ¡°Hello, my name is Chun Hyeyoung.¡± Ady extended her hand towards him with a blinding smile. The moment he saw her, Sanghyuk felt as though the horns of heaven were sounding out and the angels were descending onto the Earth¡­¡­ was about his previous life, and right now, Sanghyuk barely held himself in from swearing on her face. ¡®You goddamn bitch.¡¯ At the same time, his curiosity was sated. The feeling of when Chun Hyeyoung betrayed him was still there. Perhaps Chun Hyeyoung¡¯s intentions are pure right now. However, Sanghyuk couldn¡¯t care less about her circumstances. Whatever happened, Chun Hyeyoung was just a ¡®goddamn bitch¡¯ to him. Nothing changed just because his previous life disappeared and now he lived a different life. ¡°Gale.¡± Sanghyuk, as promised, was wearing a mask, and did not reveal his true name. ¡°Wow, so I finally get to see the living legend of EL.¡± Chun Hyeyoung spat out her usual overreactions and started the interview. Sanghyuk, while doing the interview, thought up of one individual rted to her in his previous life. ¡®Hazaad! Yeah, that¡¯s it. The info this bitch got from me, she offered it all to Hazaad.¡¯ Hazaad wasn¡¯t someone Sanghyuk was directly rted to. Sanghyuk only found out after a long time that the one Chun Hyeyoung went to after betraying Sanghyuk was the ¡®market master¡¯ Hazaad. At that time, he could only vent his frustration on the inside. Market master Hazaad wasn¡¯t someone he could dare to touch. Not only in real life, but in game as well. That made him more frustrated. ¡®Hazaad¡­¡­ now that I think about it. It¡¯s about time he started pouring money into this.¡¯ When Sanghyuk¡¯s thoughts reached there, he also remembered what kinds of deeds he did in his previous life. ¡°Can you really not tell us what kind of people there are in One guild?¡± Chun Hyeyoung then started to ask questions that weren¡¯t on the script. Sanghyuk was able to notice that this wasn¡¯t something she did of her own ord, and that the main producer had ordered her to do this. Of course, he wasn¡¯t an amateur, so he didn¡¯t stutter or anything. ¡°I must apologize. That¡¯s the one biggest secret that our guild has¡­¡­. But instead, I¡¯ll tell you one very important fact.¡± Sanghyuk knew what the main producer wanted, so he decided to grant his wish a little.¡± ¡°Oh, what could that be?¡± ¡°First, I think many people are mistaken about this, but I am not the guildmaster of One guild.¡± ¡°What? Really?¡± ¡°Yes. The guild master is someone else. And he is the true strongest of our guild.¡± ¡°Wow¡­¡­ the strongest out of the monsters known as One guild¡­¡­ I¡¯m really speechless.¡± Chun Hyeyoung exaggerated both her voice and her actions as she looked at Sanghyuk. She seemed to want additional information from him. ¡°Well, any more than that should be revealed through the channel one by one. I¡¯ll have to ask you to watch.¡± Sanghyuk was very proficient in this. Some people even thought that they brought a masked professional celebrity rather than Gale himself. After the recording, Chun Hyeyoung indiscreetly approached Sanghyuk. She also approached him in this manner in his previous life. An ordinary man might be allured by her. A skinny girl with a pretty face was approaching a man, so no ordinary man would hate it. However, Sanghyuk felt that his insults were rising again in his mouth. Barely holding himself in, Sanghyuk approached Chun Hyeyoung and spoke in a small voice so that only she could hear it. ¡°Can you please fuck off?¡± There was nothing else to say. He could finally say the words he wanted to say to her in his previous life. Although the current Chun Hyeyoung might be innocent since she did or knew nothing¡­¡­ Sanghyuk wasn¡¯t going to be considerate of her circumstances. Chapter 75. Increasing Singularities

Chapter 75. IncreasingSingrities

¡°The money has been transferred.¡± Hazaad looked at the man in front of him after listening to his secretary¡¯s report. Although it took some time since the transaction was done through a paperpany, theplicated stuff was taken care of by his employees anyway. ¡°Please check and let us finish the business.¡± ¡°Haha, please wait a minute.¡± The man in front, Golgers the ¡®Goldbug¡¯, the guildmaster of Gold Rush, was able to check the transfer through the system synchronized with the game. ¡°300 thousand US dors, transfer confirmed.¡± After checking the money, Golgers immediately requested a 1 to 1 trade, and gave his opponent 4 million gold. This transaction was worth 300 thousand dors, so Golgers hade himself to make the deal. Although the Sky-Gold war had taken a considerable toll on Gold Rush, it hadn¡¯tpletely copsed. Golgers had brought out his business abilities and managed to put Gold Rush back at the top again. With therge-scale transaction with Hazaad this time, Gold Rush was able to gain even more stability. ¡°Please contact me again once you need anything.¡± Hazaad was a very important customer to Golgers. Of course, this didn¡¯t mean that he gave him a discount or bonus gold. In fact, since this was arge-scale trade, he even sold his gold at a higher price than market price. However, he did try to get Hazaad everything he wanted. 300 thousand gold wasn¡¯t anything much to Hazaad anyway. He was the typical ¡®oil-rich¡¯ guy. Even though shale gas technology was developed and the oil was no longer sold for as much as money as before, a middle-east oil-money man wouldn¡¯t have any problems with 300 thousand gold. In fact, Hazaad had already spent close to 1 million US dors in cash. And he was rather frustrated that no one was selling him gold inrge amounts even though he had the money. As such, Golgers was an important man to him as well. ¡°I¡¯ll contact youter.¡± Hazaad immediately went to Tune after the trade with Golgers. The reason he bought that much gold from Golgers was because of one quest. Large-scale chain quest ¡®The Great Merchant Guild¡¯, the 44th quest, ¡®Merchant Guild creation¡¯. Hazaad used all of his abilities to scrape gold in order to do this quest, and was able to fulfill the required 8 million gold in 4 days. Hazaadpleted the quest without hesitation. You have created a merchant guild. The merchant guild¡¯s name can be set in management mode. All other functionalities of the merchant guild can be essed through the management window as well. Congrattions. You have be an ¡®executive¡¯ by creating a merchant guild. You have acquired the rare-grade title ¡®executive¡¯. ¡°Ahahaha, finally!¡± Hazaadughed loudly in joy. The money and time he invested into creating this merchant guild was quite considerable. Even though his only hobby was gaming, this was the first game that made him spend nearly 1 million dors. This meant that he was that absorbed into it, and he was slowlying to a point where he thought that his current methods wouldn¡¯t work forever. ¡°Ilmaz. Everyone¡¯s here right?¡± Hazaad asked Ilmaz, his secretary, and right arm both in the real world and in the game. ¡°Yes. They¡¯re in the conference room.¡± ¡°Good. Let¡¯s go.¡± Listening to Ilmaz¡¯s report, Hazaad logged out of EL and went to his D-room. As he had ess to all sorts of paid contents of the Drea, his D-room conference room was veryrge as well. And there were many ¡®rich¡¯ EL users that he had personal contact with, waiting for him. They were all rted to OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries). After finding out that many of his contacts were enjoying EL, he started to draw one big picture, which was the ¡®rich user¡¯ association. Of course, it wouldn¡¯t be easy to drag them into an association, since they allcked nothing, but it wasn¡¯t impossible either. ¡®Once we create our own cartel inside EL¡­¡­ we¡¯ll possess powers no one can match.¡¯ Hazaad didn¡¯t like the fact that there were users above him no matter how much money he invested. And also found out that many others were thinking just like him. This was how he put his n to y. ¡®In the end, the greatest power that moves the world is money.¡¯ Hazaad was nning to take tyranny in the game through the power of money. This attempt had happened in Sanghyuk¡¯s previous life as well. Though¡­¡­ it happened at a different time. Originally, Hazaad would attempt to create an all-powerful organization in 3 years. And perhaps because it was toote, his attempts back then weren¡¯t all that effective. At the time, Hazaad¡¯s rich ¡®friends¡¯ all had set up their own smaller factions so the association wasn¡¯t fully unified. Despite that, the ¡®ck Market¡¯ he made grew up to be an incredible force. However, this time, he had decided to create his group very early on. This was also an effect that Sanghyuk had to reality¡­¡­ and one sure fact was that they would be a much more formidable force than they were in Sanghyuk¡¯s previous life. ¡®ck Market! I will monopolize all wealth in the world of EL!¡¯ Hazaad had confidence. He believed that everything would go well if he managed to persuade the 17 users in his D-room into creating the organization. *** ¡°From now onwards, we are all in one boat.¡± Red Sun, guildmaster of the Red Line guild, smiled and extended his hand towards Kun. Kun epted the handshake with a smile on his face as well. Having given up the pure-blood customs of his guild, he even went as far as to create a ¡®Line Alliance¡¯. It wasn¡¯t any ordinary Line Alliance, but an alliance between ¡®Red¡¯ and ¡®Illusion¡¯ two of the 5 big lines of EL. (T/N: Guilds: official EL system, Guild Lines: groups of guilds, Line Alliance: alliance between guild lines.) Even though Line Red shook a little bit after their strongest guild, the Rose Knights, had left, and ¡®Illusion¡¯ became weaker with some people leaving in disagreement of the abandoning of the pure-blood customs, these two were still top-notch guilds. Despite their losses, Line Red and Line Illusion¡¯s main forces were still there. The two lines merged into an alliance of Line Twilight, and Twilight naturally became thergest faction in EL. This alliance between the two was unpredicted by anyone, including Sanghyuk. This was natural, since these kind of alliances didn¡¯t even exist in his previous life. This was also an effect he had on the future. The ck Market was created three years early, and a colossal alliance had been formed as well. These were all singrities that Sanghyuk couldn¡¯t have predicted. Although he didn¡¯t expect this to happen precisely, he did know that his return to the past would have triggered many changes. He had prepared many things to counter these as well. Many singrities had popped up, including the time eleration by Chaos. But not all of these had negative impacts on him. ¡°Reah, are you really going to refuse ck¡¯s offer?¡± Chris, the agent for Reah Colin, and closest friend, looked at Reah in a serious expression. ¡°¡­¡­.¡± Reah spoke very little. So, Chris was able to tell what she was thinking just from her expression. ¡°So you aren¡¯t. But even for you, I¡¯m pretty sure ck¡¯s tolerance has ran out. He¡¯ll probably tell you to return the belt. Although he wouldn¡¯t be able to publicly announce this due to your poprity, he¡¯ll do what he¡¯s best at, ying with the media, and damage your reputation as much as possible and then taking away your belt¡­¡­ if that really fine with you?¡± ¡°¡­¡­ I don¡¯t care.¡± Reah stopped shadow boxing and nodded her head slowly. It had been over a year since she stopped going on the octagon, but she was still training herself. To her, training was separate from the octagon. Endlessly training herself and oveing her limits was the thing she liked the most. ¡°Why? Why are you doing this? Are you really serious about what you said before?¡± ¡°My heart no longer thumps hard on the octagon.¡± ¡°Haa, you really¡­¡­.¡± Chris muttered while shaking her head. It had been 15 years since she got to know Reah, but she had never changed since 15 years ago. (T/N: Chris seems to be a girl.) Reah was always adamant on doing something that made her heart thump from since she was young. From the time she became a female straw-league champion on the SFC (Super Fighting Championship) at a young age of 20, to bing a bantam-tier champion just a yearter, was all thanks to the fact that her heart was thumping. Not only that, she practically became a general female champion at the age of 22, and had a record of 21 rounds, 21 victories, zero losses, and 21 K.Os in the 7 years since her debut, was all thanks to her ¡®heart thumping¡¯. Although her crowning of the ¡®greatest beauty in the world¡¯, ditching all hollywood actresses in the dust, was because of something different, she was still the greatest star in SFC history. Even the stars of the male section paled in front of her. Going beyond that, she was one of the top 5 popr person across the whole world. However, she was refusing to go on stage sincest year, without much reason. ck¡¯s persuasions didn¡¯t work at all. Now that her heart had cooled, even Chris, her best friend, would not be able to persuade her otherwise. ¡®Well, she was reaching her limits since the year beforest.¡¯ Chris knew Reah too well, and already noticed that Reah had practically lost interest in the octagon since two years ago. She had done 2 rounds to defend her championship against all leagues, and one of them ended in a 20-second K.O in the first round, while the other ended in a 31-second K.O in the first round. This especially fueled her to leave the octagon. She was unmatched by anyone, and this fact made her heart cool down. ¡°So what are you going to do now? End it all here?¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry, but tell ck for me. I¡¯ll return the belt, and as for the reason¡­. let¡¯s go with injury.¡± ¡°Haa, I wonder if the fans will really ept this. For now, I¡¯ll look for a way to solve this as smoothly as possible.¡± Christ felt that Reah had alreadye to a decision. ¡°Thanks.¡± Actually, Reah was a rather extremist person. Once she was into something, she saw nothing else other than it. And precisely because this was the case, Chris was a very precious friend to her. It could be said that Reah became ¡®humane¡¯ because of Chris. ¡°Actually, I came up with a scenario a few months ago, since I saw thising. So don¡¯t worry about it too much. Also¡­¡­ you don¡¯t have to take me into consideration, so do whatever you want. You don¡¯t need hold back from what you want to do and train in front of me.¡± Chris already knew that Reah was into something else. She just didn¡¯t mention what it was. ¡°¡­¡­You knew?¡± ¡°Sure. Did you forget that I can read everything from your eyes?¡± ¡°I guess¡­¡­ but I¡¯m not training to be considerate of you. It just became a habit of mine.¡± ¡°I¡¯m telling you not to log out of DN hurriedly, just because I¡¯ve arrived. If you found what made your heart flutter in there, then just go for it like the person you are! That¡¯s the Reah Colin I know.¡± Chris made a bright smile towards Reah. Seeing her smile, Reah felt a lump disappearing from her chest. ¡°Thanks.¡± Reah once again realized how precious Chris was to her. Reah also smiled with her. Her smile was angelic. Reah Colin¡¯s change. This was yet another singrity. However, this singrity had a slightly different meaning to Sanghyuk. Chapter 76. Auction (1)

Chapter 76. Auction(1)

¡®The Rainstorm Castle.¡¯ The public dungeon that Sanghyuk chose to run for the broadcasting was the ces where users would experience ¡®failure¡¯ for the first time aftering over to the Heroic Lands. Of course, there were many other lower-difficulty public dungeons in the Heroic Lands than the Rainstorm Castle. However, those public dungeons were not meant for raids, but smaller scale parties, so the first proper raid dungeon was the Rainstorm Castle. Honestly, revealing information about this dungeon so early like this meant more profit for pursuing guilds. However, Sanghyuk deemed that these kind of considerations were meaningless. Since the aura system was updated already, the Rainstorm Castle would not hold users back for long regardless. All the bosses were conquered in merely ten days without the aura system, but now that the aura system was in ce, it wouldn¡¯t even take 4 days to break through all of it. As such, Sanghyuk decided to use this ce and abandon it before anyone else did. If it was about the ¡®Elementals Forest¡¯ that appeared after the Rainstorm Castle, then it would be better for him to hide as much information about it as possible, but the Rainstorm Castle was better to be used as a throwaway card. The Rainstorm Castle was a dungeon formed in such a way that four independent dungeons had to be cleared for the one main dungeon to be opened. Sanghyuk was nning to clear all of it every week, but was nning to show everything to the public over a span of 3 weeks. Since the ¡°Heroic Lands¡± clickbait title still worked, he had to use it as much as possible. Once everyone came to the Heroic Lands, a mere Rainstorm Castle would be embarrassing to create contents out of. There was something else that Sanghyuk was putting his time into other than the broadcasting, which was the auctioning of the ¡®Wyvern Blood¡¯. Sanghyuk had acquired this item rtively early on. However, the reason he hadn¡¯t sold it and waited for now was because this item was something that could be sold at a very expensive price. Right now, intel on the blood-type ancient knowledges were being spread around some users as rumors, but nothing at the level of the Wyvern Blood had appeared yet. As sufficient Gold had been released to the market, and the interests of the people were increasing, he had to do the open auction now and sell that item for as much money as possible. If he waited anymore, its price might fall with the appearance of newer, better blood-type knowledges. With everything, the prices would fall once there was something that could rece it. Sanghyuk was nning to host the auction through his Golden Mountain merchant guild, well, to be exact, the ¡®Gold Mountain¡¯ store. Gold Mountain had be a rtively famous store in EL right now, but Sanghyuk wasn¡¯t satisfied with that, and was nning to spread its fame even more widely through this auction. Sanghyuk first posted the notice about the auction with the Gold Mountain ount on variousmunity forums. He was nning to re-post if his thread got buried, but fortunately, users noticed him first, and put his thread to the top. As Sanghyuk posted a screenshot of the details on Wyvern Blood, the reactions of the users were explosive, to say the least. [What the hell is this insanity?] [It¡¯s the new ¡®blood¡¯ knowledge that everyone¡¯s talking about. But wow, that looks good. I saw orc blood a while ago, but this is miles better than that thing.] [I saw Goblin Blood and Snake King Blood, and thought that they were pretty good, but this, well¡­ this is just ludicrous.] [I think this is a super-rare item. Even the ogre blood that I heard about from a friend I know didn¡¯t have better specs than this. Btw, that ogre blood got sold for a few hundred million in cash¡­¡­.] (6 digits USD) [A few hundred million? That¡¯s 9 digits! Isn¡¯t that just too much?] [Not really. Amongst the richfags that us poor people don¡¯t know about, trades of 9 digit numbers are happening likemonce. A few dozen million-won investors are everywhere, and there are actually more people than you can imagine that are investing 9 digit sums into the game. EL is a muchrger world than you guys think.] [I¡¯d have to agree to that. One bro of mine invested almost 200 million won into the game. But that did nothing. Looks like there¡¯s a whole different world up there.] [Well, just looking at those live channels made me think that the world we live in is different from theirs.] [If only I had the money¡­ I would spend about 500 million won in the game.] [What can you do with 500 million? From how I see it, you should still be rock-bottom even if you spend ten times that much.] [Is 500 million a dog¡¯s name? Stop yer bullcrap and just watch if you have no skills.] ¡­¡­ ¡­¡­ The reactions on these forums were pretty much identical across the board. While the normal users were watching the item with all sorts of fantasies in their heads, the people with the capability to buy this item started moving quickly. High-quality ¡®blood¡¯ knowledge items were few and far inbetween. Regardless of grade, blood items practically didn¡¯t drop from monsters at all, since they could only be gotten from monsters that represented an entire race. The most well-known blood, Goblin Blood, had a drop rate around 1 in 10 million, and they dropped from Goblin Lords. Even though Goblin Lords weremonly seen, and was easy to kill, killing 10 million couldn¡¯t be done with just a n. As such, there were less than 10 Goblin Blood items on the market right now. Naturally, Wyvern Blood was a highest-grade blood that had never appeared before. These kind of items were usually traded through cash, and Gold Mountain did the auction with a very special precondition. ¡®You may participate with cash, gold, and items, as well as many others. The participants of the auction will be anonymously dealt, and after judgement, the winner will be contacted in private.¡¯ In other words, it told the bidders to bid with everything they had. As Gold Mountain opened the possibility to everyone, many were able to aim for the Wyvern Blood. Some tried to buy it with cash, while others tried to bid with gold. And those with neither attempted to trade the item with other expensive items. Many proposals were sent to the inbox of a temporary e-mail Sanghyuk had created just for this event. Of course, the majority of them were practically rip-offs, but not all of them were. There were many proper proposals as well. Sanghyuk checked the thousands of offers one by one and started looking for the best offer he could find. ¡®11 million gold? That¡¯s around 600 million won, huh? Not too shabby.¡¯ For now, the highest gold-bidder was 12 million gold. However, this was not the best offer. ¡®700 million in cash? This isn¡¯t too bad either.¡¯ The more he read these things, the more he thought that many rich people enjoyed this game. Other than those, there were a few ces that offered around 500 to 600 million wonbining both gold and cash. ¡®I prefer gold over cash¡­¡­ should I give it to the 11 million gold one?¡¯ Sanghyuk wanted to sell the item with purely in-game currencies as much as possible. Since he was earning plenty of money through the Live Channel, he didn¡¯t have much attachments to cash. Sanghyuk nned to decide after looking through all the offers, and read through the remaining offers as well. After quite a while. One offer caught his eye. [I propose 2 million gold along with 3 items from our guild warehouse. The items in the guild warehouse are the following. (rest omitted).] The guild that sent this offer was Terriculum. Although they decided to get into an alliance with the Red Line guild, their guild was still maintained. ¡®Terriculum? Oho! I¡¯d love to rob their stuff.¡¯ Terriculum had top-notch raid skills, so their guild warehouse would contain top-notch items. Terriculum actually did not select on a few items, but sent the entire inventory list to him. This was to be expected since they couldn¡¯t hold back with an item like this. Sanghyuk started looking over the item list that Terriculum had sent over. It was one of his specialties to pick out under-valued items. Even though Terriculum managed items systematically, they would not be able to pick items of high value if information about the item was undisclosed right now. This was something only Sanghyuk could do. If it was any other guild, he would have just skimmed through the list, but since this was Terriculum, he read through all the items in detail, and at the end¡­¡­ struck gold. There were two undervalued crucial items in Terriculum¡¯s guild warehouse. One was the unique-grade item ¡®Yin-Yang Bronze Mirror¡¯ which was one of the keys to the ¡®7-dragons shrine¡¯, that he had to get his hands on. He was nning to get this item even if he had to spend time doing something, so this was a jackpot for Sanghyuk. However, what really mattered was the other item. ¡®The Sky Levitation Crystal! Terriculum had such a precious thing in their hands!¡¯ The Sky Levitation Crystal. This was an ingredient item for a certain thing, and it certainly wasn¡¯t ordinary. The item¡¯s grade was also unique. This was something that Terriculum had earned pretty recently, and they had put it in the warehouse as they thought that it was something good, but couldn¡¯t find the proper use case for it. Actually, levitation crystals were discovered in other ces as well. However, there were no items that were created with, or from them. Many pioneers tried many different ways to make something out of them without sess. The Sky Levitation Crystal in particr was not football-sized like the others, but was asrge as arge refrigerator, so it was especially hard to find a use case for it. Terriculum had to put it in their warehouse since they knew nothing about it. They weren¡¯t fools, so they knew that these kind of items would be handy sooner orter. This was why they put it inside the warehouse. They didn¡¯t just put it there because they didn¡¯t need it. Actually, levitation crystals were gathered by quite a few. Anyone could guess that they would be usefulter. Actually, if Terriculum had a little less greed over the Wyvern Blood, they might have excluded this item off the list. However, they had a reason they had to take the Wyvern Blood, so they decided to reveal this item to the seller. ¡®At the current update speed, I might be able to use the Sky Levitation Crystal quite soon. I wanted to get my hands on one for quite a while, but this is good.¡¯ The Sky Levitation Crystal wasn¡¯t something that could be easily acquired. Although it was unknown whether this was true or not, there might be just one Sky Levitation Crystal in all of the current EL. The price of rare, and useful items would shoot sky high. This went for Sanghyuk¡¯s Wyvern Blood as well. The moment he saw the Sky Levitation Crystal, Sanghyuk forgot about all the other offers. Actually, Sanghyuk would have said yes if this was a trade of the Sky Levitation Crystal and the Wyvern Blood. Wyvern Blood¡¯s value would keep dropping as time went on, while the crystal would increase in value with time, so this was definitely his profit. ¡®Looks like I can start the sky whale hunt quite early.¡¯ The moment Sanghyuk thought of the ¡®thing¡¯ that could be made from the Sky Levitation Crystal, he naturally rted it to the sky whale. He felt good about the sudden roll of fortune and smiled in satisfaction. Chapter 77 - . Auction (2)

Chapter 77. Auction(2)

*** Terriculum¡¯s proposal wasn¡¯t a fake one. This could be discerned from the item list of their warehouse. After being messaged, Terriculum replied that they wanted to proceed with the trade as soon as possible. After reading the reply, Sanghyuk sent an e-mail using his Large Gold Mountain ount. He sent a list of three, one being the Yin-Yang Bronze Mirror, one being the Sky Levitation Crystal, and the other being a random item that looked very expensive. The third one was of course a distraction. It was to make them care less about the Sky Levitation Crystal or the Yin-Yang Bronze Mirror. Since he chose one of the most expensive items currently, Terriculum should ept his proposal. The trade was held the next day. Kun came as the representative of Terriculum, and Sanghyuk met him in his Large Gold Mountain avatar. After that, everything progressed smoothly. Sanghyuk received his 3 items and 2 million gold soon, and gave the Wyvern Blood over. Kun looked very happy receiving that item. However, Sanghyuk wanted to rejoice even more. After all, he got the Sky Levitation Crystal. A Sky-grade skyship could be made with the Sky Levitation Crystal. Of course, many other materials were necessary, but the core of them all was the Sky Levitation Crystal. Also, Sky-grade ships were worth a minimum of 5 billion won (5 million USD) in cash no matter how crap they were. ¡®But it can¡¯t be made right now.¡¯ Sanghyuk put the Sky Levitation Crystal inside his warehouse with a smile. ¡®I have so much stuff to do.¡¯ He had caused so many things to happen, and he had to take care of all of them by himself. So, even though he was sleeping only 4 hours a day, he had practically no rest. He had to appraise high-value rare items, manage NPCs of the Golden Mountain Merchant guild, as well as the Hiddenline through Ilya. Not only that, he had to visit the Rainstorm Castle for his broadcast, and he also had to clear the Swordking¡¯s Tomb to gather spiritual pills. Since he exercised in reality for a couple hours every day nowadays, hecked even more time for everything. Sanghyuk perfectly took care of everything that he had to do. When he had even the slightest bit of time left, he hunted Stone Giants to get high-grade cube fragments as well as karma. 2 weeks passed by in a sh. Many things happened in the world of EL during the past 2 weeks. The hottest issue was that Line Alliance ¡®Twilight¡¯ had broken through the Road to Death. To be exact, Twilight¡¯s core guilds, Terriculum and Red Line, had focused all of their power into breaking through to the Heroic Lands, and what was important that someone else other than One guild had finallye to the Heroic Lands. Their sess became a guidepost for other guilds and alliances. Soon, many high-ranked guilds would break through the path in session, and once that happened, the perfect route through the Path to Death would be revealed, and conquering the path would be even easier. Although it would still take a lot of time for normal users to arrive at the Heroic Lands, now that the aura system was updated prematurely, they would be able toe over in 4 months at thetest. Sanghyuk had predicted this to happen ever since he saw that the aura system had been updated, so he had prepared many things to counter them. He sold the map of the Heroic Lands, and slowly prepared for Lone King¡¯s debut, setting up items for the avatar. He nned to y Lone King in a different style to ke. The Hall of diators and the Hall of Mortality weren¡¯t simply PvP and raid. there were differences to fighting in the Hall of diators and fighting other users on the field, and the Hall of Mortality was also a lot different to ordinary raid dungeons. This was why he created an entirely new identity for the two. ¡°Lone King¡±. Sanghyuk was nning to equip Lone King with skills and items that were designed to win inpetitions. ¡®Let¡¯sbine a few of the cardbinations and my insane pre-emptive attack boost to create an ambush-specialized character.¡¯ Sanghyuk nned to make Lone King the greatest hunter, whether it was hunting users or monsters. He thought that he would be able to easily win both the halls if he did so. To do so, he first had to upgrade his ¡®de Knight¡¯, his first ancient knowledge, to ¡®shadow knight¡¯. He had fulfilled all the requirements as well, and had acquired the ancient knowledge ¡®shadow thief¡¯. What was left now was tobine de Knight with Shadow Thief, but there was a reason he hadn¡¯t done so yet. Combining the ancient knowledges de Knight and Shadow Thief would create ¡®Shadow Knight¡¯ a ss-3 ancient knowledge, and he would gain new soul skills suited to that job. However, there was an interesting catch here. Fulfilling a special condition would allow him to choose three skills of the de Knight and make them remain through the ss fusion. The special condition was to raise the proficiency of de Knight to MAX, beforebining with Shadow Thief. This secret wasn¡¯t revealed for quite a long while in Sanghyuk¡¯s previous life as practically no one had regrets about de Knight when there was a better option for them. Since Shadow Thief was easy to acquire as well, many people abandoned de Knight and hopped onto the Shadow Knight train. So, no one saw the need to raise de Knight¡¯s proficiency to the max. Like Sanghyuk¡¯s previous life, there was a post around 5 months ago about ¡®10 useful ss-3 ancient knowledge you can get your hands on pretty easily¡¯, on severalmunity forums, and it exined in detail about how to get the ancient knowledge Shadow Knight. With this being the case, Shadow Knight was one of the mostmon ancient knowledges out there. If Sanghyuk wished to, he would have been able to be a Shadow Knight earlier than anyone, but he didn¡¯t. The reason he did so was to choose 3 de Knight skills to keep when he became a Shadow Knight by raising de Knight¡¯s proficiency to the max. (T/N: STOP EXPLAINING THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER DAMMIT.) As a ss-2 ancient knowledge, de Knight had many deficienciespared to the ss-3 ancient knowledge Shadow Knight, but its skillpositions were quite decent. There were a few that Sanghyuk liked to use the most, and one of them was ¡®Marginal Steps¡¯ that increased his dodge rate for 1 second, and the other was ¡®Sixth sense Amplification¡¯, which amplified his senses to be as sharp as a de, so these two were a must. Sanghyuk was nning to choose ¡®de Sharpening¡¯, a passive skill unique to de Knights, on top of the other two skills. de Sharpening was a passive skill that raised critical hit rate by 10%, so this worked very well in his favor as well. ¡®99.4¡­¡­ Looks like I¡¯ll hit max in a few days.¡¯ Sanghyuk checked on his proficiency of the de Knight and nodded his head. Lone King¡¯s equipment began from getting a Shadow Knight. *** ¡°Then, as per our negotiations, we¡¯ll take the Hall of diators, while Terriculum takes the Hall of Mortality.¡± Red Sun did the final negotiations with Kun. Although they received a lot of damage while breaking through the Path to Death, both Red Line and Terriculum had around 10 elite users left when they entered the Heroic Lands. The first thing they did at the Heroic Lands was to upy the halls. After they found out about the two halls through Gale, they forced themselves toe here to monopolize these two game contents. ¡°The first-user title is still there for both the Hall of diators and the Hall of Mortality. If we can get them, we¡¯ll be able to cover for our losses in the Path to Death in an instant.¡± ¡°But is it really true that One guild wasn¡¯t able to get the first-user titles?¡± Kun tilted his head and asked. ¡°Gale revealed that there hasn¡¯t been a single league in the Hall of Mortality and the Hall of diators yet. I think users belonging to one guild cannot create a league due to abusing issues.¡± ¡°There should have been ways if they looked into it¡­¡­.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know why, but they decided to not to look for any loopholes. For us, that¡¯s a good thing. Looks like their pride as the top guild is shooting through the skies, so¡­¡­ this is a good opportunity for us.¡± ¡°Well, if One guild really intends to sleep in the shade¡­¡­ it would only be proper for us to overtake them and finish the race first.¡± (T/N: Tortoise and the hare reference.) Kun thought the same as Red Sun. The fact that One guild didn¡¯t take over the halls was an opportunity for them. The highest-ranking users knew about the first-user titles. To be exact, most of them couldn¡¯t get the first-user title since ¡®a certain someone¡¯ took them. They all thought that ¡®someone else probably took it first¡¯, but never did they imagine that it was swiped clean by a single individual. As the highest-ranking users all had one or two first-user titles, they desired for even more. ¡°Since we¡¯re here for that, we¡¯ll do exactly that.¡± The conclusive reason why Red Sun and Kun could join hands was because there was content to share. Terriculum, with their raid-specialized team, would take the Hall of Mortality, while Red Sun had confidence in PvP rather than raids, so they would take the Hall of diators. The two guilds aimed for simr objectives. They had confident expressions as they were reading the expensive map that Sanghyuk had put up for sale. ¡®They took the bait.¡¯ Sanghyuk was secretly observing the users of Red Line and Terriculum. When they moved towards the halls, he realized that the bait he had scattered since a few weeks ago was finally being taken by Red Line and Terriculum. The first-user titles that was still not taken. This was the bait that Sanghyuk had prepared for them. It wasn¡¯t fake though, as the first-user titles were indeed still there. The reason Sanghyuk induced them to go there was to activate the two halls as soon as possible. It was impossible to create a league by himself no matter what he did. Red Sun and Kun thought that Sanghyuk, no, One guild was being arrogant, but in truth, this was beyond Sanghyuk¡¯s control. ¡®I¡¯ll get the first-user titles through them.¡¯ Sanghyuk¡¯s ns were simple. He threw the bait, and once someone took that bait, he wouldpete with them to get his hands on the stuff he wanted. The reason he could think in such a simple manner was because he hadplete confidence in his skills. Sanghyuk had finally gotten the ancient knowledge¡¯ Shadow Knight¡¯ yesterday and had finished equipping Lone King¡¯s items. From skills to items, Lone King was, as Sanghyuk had intended, an assassin-style hunter. Lone King hunts everything. And the first prey was Red Line and Terriculum. Chapter 78 - . Hall of Gladiators (1)

Chapter 78. Hall of diators(1)

Red Sun, who had arrived at the Hall of diators, first registered himself. The 8 members of the Red Line guild also registered themselves in the Hall of Mortality. With that, an addition of 9 yers had joined the Hall of diators. Having be diators, they first started learning about how to use the Hall of diators. Fortunately, NPCs at the Hall of diators kindly told them how the hall worked. The NPC told Red Sun that there was a league could be created in three battlefields. Of course, there were more battlefields avable, but right now, only the three were open. 1vs1 infinite duel ¡®Road of Attestation¡¯ 3vs3 infinite duel ¡®Shadow Forest¡¯ 7vs7 battle ¡®Lunar Shrine¡¯ These were the three, that was avable now, and would continue to be the most popr in the future. The Road of Attestation was especially treated like the battle that decided the strongest person of EL, and many people contended for its championship. Both the Hall of diators and Hall of Mortality did not allow matches between members of the same guild, so to open a league, another guild was necessary. ¡°We wouldn¡¯t lose to Terriculum right?¡± Ludmi, who managed to survive and arrive together with Red Sun at the Heroic Lands looked at Red Sun with a slightly worried expression. ¡°Terriculum will only answer the first match just to open the league. Of course, they would have to show that they are doing their best in order to prevent abusing¡­¡­ but if we get beaten up by a raid-specialized guild, we should just all quit the game. In the end, our opponent will be One guild.¡± Red Line and Terriculum decided to cross-support each other to create the league at the beginning. It wasn¡¯t to abuse the system. Both guilds knew that abusing the system may lead to critical consequences, so they had already negotiated that they would ¡®do their best¡¯. ¡°One Guild would try to take both diator and Mortality, right?¡± ¡°Probably. That¡¯s why we need to stomp on them on the get go. If they decide to give up Hall of diators and go to the Hall of Mortality¡­¡­ we¡¯ll breeze through getting that championship.¡± Red Sun¡¯s intentions were simple. Although he had negotiated with Terriculum and the rest of Line Illusion, he did not share everything with them. Everything considered, what mattered was profit for himself and his guild. ¡°Let¡¯s make a team first.¡± Red Sun had experienced many other games than EL, and understood these kinds of colosseum-like contents well. And he had considerable skills as well. His VRA was around 240, and this nearly pro-gamer level. In actuality, he had worked as a pro-gamer in a few of DN games. He had both experience and skill, so he was confident in his chances. So, he decided to register himself first for the Road of Attestation. ¡®Hall of diators! This is my territory from now on!¡¯ Red Sun was full of confidence¡­¡­. However, before he even decided to take the championship of the Hall of diators, someone else had already pressed the ¡®ready¡¯ button for all three battlefields. [¡­3, 2, 1, 0. Being summoned to the battlefield.] Red Sun was surprised to see that a match was going to be held as soon as he applied for the Road of Attestation. He did already talk to Terriculum about this, but he didn¡¯t know that they were so quick to act. However, when he read the name of the opposition, he became nervous. The opponent was from One guild, it was a user named Lone King. Although he had never heard of this name before, what mattered was that the opponent belonged to One guild. sh, light scattered everywhere, and arge passageway appeared in front of him. The width of the passageway was around 15m, and in the middle, there was a 1m-wide muddy path that extended out far. The general feeling he got was that there was a small road inside of a jungle. Arge red crystal was shining behind his back, and in front of it was some kind of shield that protected the crystal. The rules were simple. Victory was given to the user that killed the other five times first, or destroying the red crystal after destroying the shield. The Road of Attestation was a rectangr-shaped battlefield, with a width of 15m and a length of 1km. This size was the same all the time, but stuff like the terrain and the weather changed all the time. Although it was a jungle right now, there were many other kinds of terrain as well. ¡®Lone King? I thought it would be ke¡­¡­ well, I just need to defeat whoeveres at me.¡¯ Red Sun was confused at the unfamiliar name of ¡®Lone King¡¯, but stepped outside the shield thinking that it didn¡¯t matter that much. Since this was his first time in the Road of Attestation, he was slightly nervous. ¡®Well, PvP is all the same, isn¡¯t it? Let¡¯s just take it easy.¡¯ Red Sun decided that he would take this easy and think as though he¡¯s killing a yer on ani ordinary field. However, this was a huge mistake. The Road of Attestation contained buff zones and debuff zones which fields didn¡¯t have. As such, even though they were both PvP, the approach of killing a yer in a field, and killing one in the Road of Attestation waspletely different. If he didn¡¯t realize this quick enough, then he may be toyed around by the opponent without being able to do anything. Red Sun took out two pistols and held them in both hands. These were his main weapons. These pistols were called ¡®Magic engineered guns¡¯, and had clear advantages and disadvantages. Red Sun was a double-soul user. HIs first ancient knowledge was Gunman, and his second was Bloody Hunter. ¡®Let¡¯s first turn on Blood Sense¡­¡­.¡¯ Blood Sense was one of the soul skills of Bloody hunter, and it allowed the user to amplify the smell of blood and obtain information about the opponent through it. This ability was more effective the more injuries the opponent had and bled ¡®white light¡¯(in-game blood). Instead, if the opponent didn¡¯t have a single injury, all it allowed was the position of the enemy if they were close by. Having activated Blood Sense, Red sun carefully walked on the narrow path and looked to his surroundings. He wasn¡¯t a perfectly long-ranged attacker, nor was he apletely close-ranged attacker, he had attacks that were mid-range. Actually, this kind of battle distance became both an advantage and a disadvantage ording to circumstances. What was sure was that if he maintained his distance, he was able to put his opponent to helplessness. ¡®You aren¡¯ting out? Heheh, you are trying to y hide-and-seek with me? You¡¯ll regret that.¡¯ Red Sun hadplete trust in Blood Sense, and thought that he would be able to sense the oing enemy regardless of wherever he hid. He intentionally didn¡¯t go inside the forested areas, and moved on the narrow muddy path while maintaining his concentration. ¡®I¡¯m a hunter! No matter how well you hide in the dark, you will not be able to escape my senses!¡¯ Red Sun expanded his Blood Sense as much as possible to calmly search for Lone King. He scanned through the jungle as though he was a hunter hunting for a hidden leopard. Then, Red Sun¡¯s sense of smell detected a faint smell of blood. After that, the information became visual, and a red human-shaped object appeared in front of him. The distance was around 12m. This distance was precisely to Red Sun¡¯s liking. ¡®Got ya!¡¯ As soon as he discovered the enemy, Red Sun aimed his gun at the red shadow and pulled the trigger. Find and shoot, the basics of a hunter. The two magically engineered guns in Red Sun¡¯s hands emitted blue magical mes and bullets headed towards the enemy. Guns were strong weapons. Though, in the world of EL, their might was less than that of a bow¡¯s inpensation for their rapid attack speed, that only applied to EL. Because of this, Red Sun also didn¡¯t think that he would be able to subdue the enemy with his first round of attack. He was nning to disturb the enemy with the first round and finish it with follow-up attacks. In that sense, the two bullets that Red Sun had just fired were very satisfactory attacks. He was sure that the opponent wouldn¡¯t be able to dodge his attacks. Red Sun thought that because he had reverse-ambushed someone who was ambushing him, it would be impossible for the enemy to defend or avoid his attacks. However, his convictions were shattered immediately. Pew, pew. The opponent had actually dodged his attack. Not blocked, but dodged. If the opponent had defended, then that itself would be a move and would dy the next moves of the opponent, allowing Red Sun to continue attacking. However, the opponent had actually dodged both of the bullets. Not only that, he had not lost his momentum at all. At this point, the distance between the two yers would shrink rapidly, and Red Sun wouldn¡¯t be able to attack properly. However, Red Sun couldn¡¯t stop attacking there, and had no choice but to shoot more. He shot four rounds. However, as the enemy had already shrunk the distance, his aim had deviated severely, and the bullets all scattered in many directions. When his second attack failed, the distance between him and Lone King was shrunk to a mere 5m. ¡®Defend first!¡¯ Red Sun immediately switched to a defensive stance. If he became greedy and maintained his offensive stance, then there was a chance that he may be done in instead, so this decision of his could be seen as quite wise. He pulled his two guns to his chest and stepped ording to the ¡®Gunman backstep¡¯ skill. He was thinking of distancing himself from Lone King. Up until this point, Red Sun¡¯s actions against Lone King didn¡¯t seem to have any ws or mistakes. He attacked first after finding the enemy, and he had immediately switched to a defensive stance once he had failed. He definitely belonged to the top-notch yers in regards to PvP. However, the problem didn¡¯ty with him, but with his enemy. Lone King had forcefully created a problem for him. The moment Red Sun backed off using Gunman backstep, Lone King sped up as though he had predicted that this would happen. Of course, Red Sun hadn¡¯t backed off without thinking of his next move. He was nning to switch stances again and attack with full force if the opponent decided to close in on him. ¡®You want to close in on me? You¡¯re looking for death.¡¯ Red Sun did not hesitated and used one of his soul skill ¡®Close-range bombardment¡¯. Using Close-range bombardment made his attack range very short, and his attack power weaker, but his continuous shooting speeds would increase rapidly. In other words, he was able to fire his guns without restraint at extremely close range. Red Sun and Lone King were within 3m of each other. Since the range of Close-range bombardment was 3m, Red Sun believed that his attack would definitely seed. However his convictions¡­¡­ were broken again just like a curse. Lone King had deflected a few of the bullets with the sword in his hand, and dodged the rest by twisting his body in a weird way. Not a single one of the 16 rounds had hit Lone King¡¯s body. ¡®No, no way!¡¯ Red Sun was bbergasted by Lone King¡¯s movement. It was simply impossible to block or avoid his skill Close-range bombardment in such a short notice. At least, Red Sun thought so. However, his opponent, named Lone King, had achieved such a feat. Not only that, he almost simultaneously reached out with his sword and drove the sword into Red Sun¡¯s heart. Red Sun felt the cold metal piercing his body. And unfortunately¡­¡­. a ¡®critical hit¡¯ had urred. Chapter 79 Chapter 79 <[episode 41]Hall of diators (2)> Kyaaaaaa! ¡®oh no!¡¯ As soon as the critical strike burst, the damage was amplified to a nonsense level, and the visuals from the tremendous hit shed on Red Sun¡¯s body. Even though Red Sun saw the Lone King¡¯s sword was stabbing his heart, he did not think he would fall. No matter how urate the sword of his enemy, he can not die from a single strike. No matter the opponent, he has never been taken out in one hit even while fighting named monsters. Red Sun¡¯s level is 53. The higher the level, the the higher the defense and vitality. Until now, ??Red Sun had faith in his attributes. Lone King¡¯s very ¡®first¡¯ hit is drastically amplified due to Sanghyuk¡¯s many titles, AND it struck Red Sun¡¯s heart very urately. In EL, the damage was increased by 10% if it urately hit a vital spot. There is a deadly synergistic explosion of damage, with the stacked titles, each effect further increased by the 10% from targeting and hitting Red Sun¡¯s heart. ++++++??????. As a result, although it was limited to the first attack but the damage amplification level was extreme. (sfx crushed sound) Red Sun felt like all over his heart and ribs were crushed. Although, there was no pain. But the very ufortable feeling shook inside his head. ¡®Is it possible?¡¯ Red Sun thought it was absolutely nonsense. It was just only one hit. No more than one hit¡­.. however, 90% of his health, which was full at 100%, disappeared in an instant. in EL system there is a thing called ¡®shock system¡¯. It was a system where the body be paralyzed when some conditions were met. One of the conditions was when the yer¡¯s health got reduced too much in a short time. Especially like now when 90% of the health was lost in a second, the yer suffers from aplete paralysis for at least 4 ¨C 5 seconds. At the time when Red Sun¡¯s body paralyzed like a statue¡­¡­ Lone King is wielding another small dagger. It swings! sh! The dagger dug in Red Sun¡¯s head and at the same time Red Sun¡¯s health fell to 0. Of course, because it was the Way of Proof, so it was not the end. Red Sun still had 4 lives left. If lost all 4 lives, he would lose the match, but he wouldn¡¯t lose that much karma. It was not a big burden because it is the amount of karma that can be restored if he goes out to grind about 20 monsters of a moderate level. But¡­¡­ He felt very bad. Because if he lost another 4 lives like that, he would obviously be defeated and lose his ranking, he obviously can¡¯t be feeling good. Whoosshhh!! sh! Red Sun resurrected inside a shield in an instant. ¡®Fuck¡­. I feel bad!¡¯ Although he hasn¡¯t lost the match, he had to feel the miserable and unpleasant feeling when he got killed. Is that so? Red sun stared at the front with slightly excited face. ¡®Alright, you¡­.are strong. But I¡¯m not that easy!¡¯ Red Sun went out of the shield with burning spirit. He had no intention to be defeated in vain. Baamm! A powerful explosion from behind smashed Red Sun¡¯s body. Somehow, Red Sun, who was trying to hold on to it, realized that he underestimated diator Hall at the moment he was caught up in the explosion. This was not a skill used by his opponent, the Lone King. Lone King has skillfully used one of the debuff traps present in each arena in the Way of Proof. Red Sun not only lost in pure PvP skills to Lone King, but was perfectly defeated by the diator Hall¡¯s arenas themselves. The opponent used the environment that exist in diator Hall very skillfully. As a result, Red Sun died 4 consecutive times without ever seeing Lone King¡¯s face. All 4 lives were not just lost but instanta-killed. Then now¡­¡­. Red Sun was feeling the fifth death. sh! sh! Is it different? ¡­¡­. When Red Sun was losing focus and trembling after caught in yet another debuff trap explosion, this time again, without exception, Lone King¡¯s sword pierced Red Sun¡¯s head as a critical hit. ¡®What, this monster¡­¡­¡¯ Red Sun slowly moved backwards with the expression that he was very tired after confirming that his life was once again blown away from that one attack. In fact, Red Sun is a PvP expert. To say it clearly, this was his first defeat against a yer. ¡®I can¡¯t win. Absolutely can¡¯t¡¯ The word ¡°defeated¡± was disyed in front of Red Sun who copsed. It was a very gruesome end. Red Sun could hardly ept his overwhelming defeat. Red Sun honestly thought about camping inside the shield just for 7 minutes to let the clock run out after he was killed 4 consecutive times. But because his pride is hurt he didn¡¯t want to do it. He wanted to face his foe like a man. And the result was exactly that. For a while, Red Sun who was lying on the ground and staring nkly, lifted his hand to the blinking characters spelling out ¡°Defeated¡± and moved it aside. And then he was able toe back to where he was summoned to the Way of Proof. In this way he could ess the diator Hall whenever and wherever he was not in a battle. Of course, items or titles that can be purchased using ranking points must be done at the diator Hall, but the matches themselves could be applied for and scheduled anywhere. When Red Sun appear in only 10 minutes, the Red Line Guild¡¯s users turned their heads to look at Red Sun. ¡°Is it already ended? This didn¡¯t take as long as I thought, right? Was Terriculum side too weak? Ludm asked. ¡°It¡¯s not Terriculum.¡± ¡°What? Then what¡­..¡± ¡°One guild¡¯s Lone King. I lost to him.¡± ¡°What?!¡± ¡°What the¡­..¡± Red Sun talked without missed anything and all Red Line guild¡¯s member who listened to his words are surprised and could not say anything. ¡°Now let¡¯s hold on the Way of Proof. It¡¯s too strong¡­¡­ There is nothing at all that i can do. Have you applied for Shadow Forest yet?¡± ¡°Yes, he said check what happens in Way of Proof first and decide the final team after you arrive.¡± ¡°Alright, then Ludm and I. And Steel Heart. The 3 of us go. I really underestimated One guild. I think it¡¯s a team that cannot be predicted.¡± The 3position by Red Sun is the bestbination that can beposed among Red Line now, in terms of skill and of course ss bnce. ¡® Shadow Forest has to be eaten by us.¡¯ Red Sun decided that the best answer was to push the One guild like this. Although he was ridiculously defeated in a 1:1 battle, he was sure to win in a 3:3, 7:7 battle. ¡®Individual and team are different.¡¯ What Red Sun believes is the strong teamwork that has been worked together for so long until now. He was going to catch up to the One guild based on this. * * * * (sfx breathing heavily) Ludm was running like crazy. She was running toward the southern end of Shadow Forest, more specifically escaping. The Shadow Forest had a rectangr shape with a width of 1 km and a length of 2.5 km. Unlike the way of proof, the terrain was always fixed in forest form. Instead, the weather changed continuously in real time, after heavy rain stop suddenly the temperature rose to 40 degrees celsius and then again suddenly there was heavy snowfall as the temperature dropped. Unpredictable weather was one of the biggest variables in the Shadow Forest. And in the Shadow Forest, powerful monsters called ¡°roamers¡± moved around randomly and its type also changed randomly. Although the type was changed, the level was always fixed at 70. Even so, it was fortunate that it was a generic monster, not a named monster. And unlike roamers, there was a ce that a named monster always appeared. In a cave deep in the Shadow Forest, there was Geumgang ckwoong called ¡®Shadow Tyrant¡¯ who live in it. Geumgang ckwoong is a special named monster because it adjusted its level ording to the average level of the users entering the Shadow Forest. Roamers and the Shadow Tyrant didn¡¯t drop items when defeated. But because they provided lots of points when defeated, they were very influential in winning or losing in the game. The first condition of winning in the Shadow Forest were simr to the Way of Proof. First of all, when the red crystal that remain in the headquarter was destroyed, a crystal which was protected by a strong shield. The difference with Way of Proof was that if you fought around your shield, you could get a powerful buff that rise up all ability by 10%. The second condition of winning also quite simr to the Way of Proof, by winning 20 kills on the opposing yers first. However, there was a third condition of winning in the Shadow Forest. It was to hunt the Shadow Tyrant 3 times in a row that summoned every 10 minutes. it wasn¡¯t just defeating the Shadow Tyrant 3 times, but defeating it 3 times consecutively. In other words, it means that you cannot win simply by staying in the game. The maximum game time of Shadow Forest was 45 minutes. If in 45 minutes there was no winning or losing decided, a judgement was made ording to various standard and the winner was decided by that judgement. The most important standard was the killing point and the second was the hunting point obtained by catching the roamers and Shadow Tyrant. And if it were the same, the victory was decided by the durability remaining on the shield. Because this information was told by all NPCs in diator Hall, so it was the truth known by all Red Line. Therefore, their early strategy was to defend first, while they secured their vision throughout the battlefield through Ludm¡¯s soul skill ¡°nting seedlings¡±. They nned to finish the game by having 3 people walking together through the forest to hunt down the roamers or to attack the enemy. Their n itself was not bad. It was Ludm¡¯s seedling nting and of course with Red Sun¡¯s blood sense, these soul skills that fit well with this strategy. But as always, theory and practice were so different. First of all, what they did not think was the randomly weather changing every 4 ¨C 7 minutes. They knew that the weather was continuously changing, but heard about it and experienced it had a big difference. And another thing they mistook was Roamer¡¯s ability. They thought Roamer was a monster that can be killed easily. Though the level was a little higher, but because it was a regr monster, they thought it was not difficult for the elite team of Read Line to catch it. It was that mistaken assumption that became the ultimate reason for the nightmare. Because of the random weather changing that even seedling nting did not give the perfect vision. And Roamer wasn¡¯t low level monster they could handle in a minute like they thought. The moment they were dealing with a Roamer ¡­. He showed up. It was not even 3 people. It was just one person. Unlike Way of Proof, the Shadow Forest only disyed up with the team name when matching, so we could not know the name of the yer. Is that so? As soon as he entered, Red Sun was so surprised when Lone King attacked from behind as he was hunting the Roamer. But he could not even be surprised. Because at the same time as Lone King appeared, the first thing that was smashed was Red Sun¡¯s head. Right after Lone King sted Red Sun¡¯s head while he was upied with Roamer, then he splitted Ludm¡¯s body into two parts. And he effortlessly finished Steel Heart. Red Sun and Ludm lost their live in a hit. And even Steel Heart still can hold on 4 hits but it was a meaningless resistance. Lone King killed them and took almost all Roamers they caught. And after the first battle¡­¡­ Actually Red Sun, Ludm, and Steel Heart started to get abused by this one person, Lone King. Rather than the vision of the 3 Red Line people, somehow the Lone King¡¯s vision waspletely better. Although it was unknown which ability was used, but Lone King would never missed the three people in the wide Shadow Forest anyway. Death, death, ¡­¡­. more death. The three people keep on dying. In the end, Red Sun moved quietly as possible and as stealthily as possible, attempting a surprise attack to break his opponent shield and shatter the Lone King¡¯s red crystal. But even that was too easily blocked. 19 : 0 In just 20 minutes, the kill score has be like this. Of course 19 belonged to One guild team. The more shocking thing was that the only yer from One Guild that appeared before Red Line yers was solely the Lone King. In other words, it meant that the three people were actually smashed by one person. ¡® Crazy. This is ridiculous.¡¯ Ludm was trying hard to run away to keep thest kill point. She knew she was going to lose anyway, but she did not want to end the game with her death. ¡® It¡¯s impossible to win the One Guild. How can we win that guild that has more people like that monster.¡¯ Ludm was feeling that Red Line¡¯s great n had been shattered. Controlling the diators Hall? First title? All of these has be an empty dream. ¡®If only a bit further¡­¡­¡¯ The moment when Ludm¡¯s vision has the shield in view, one sword flew straight and dug her back. Kwadededek, Phuoong! Ludm, whose head is crushed like a ripe watermelon then fell. It makes the kill score became 20 : 0 and the winner of the game has been decided. The overwhelming victory of One guild. This time too, the defeated Red Sun shook his body while looking at the word ¡°defeat¡±. ¡®The Way of Proof, Shadow Forest¡­¡­ Can¡¯t win at all. No, I think i can¡¯t even win Temple of Moon too¡­¡­¡¯ The temple of Moon has not even started yet, but Red Sun already sensed the defeat. It just meant that the shock he got from this double defeat this time was too big. Red Sun, who was so determined to make this HIS diator Hall, powerlessly knelt down in despair. <[episode 41]Hall of diators (2)> end Chapter 80 - [42?] Player Account (1) Chapter 80 [42?] yer ount (1) @ yer ount. [Team members are on standby status and can¡¯t apply for battle. If you wish to apply for battle, those who are on standby status will not be able to participate. Do you still wish to enter the battle?] Sang Hyuk ignored the warning message again and immediately pressed the button to join the battle. Basically, all battlefields except for the Way of Proof were battling in team, so if you had a team, you could join in. Of course one person only could not make a team. It needed 3 to 5 people to make a team to join Shadow Forest which needed a minimum of 3 people and it needed 7 to 12 people to make a team to join Temple of Moon which needed a minimum of 7 people. Once the team was formed, it was possible to apply for team based battle. Sang Hyuk targeted the loophole so after he hired NPC mercenaries to fill a team they ended the contract. Basically Sang Hyuk used the NPCs as ceholders. In fact, this was an obvious bug. In Sang Hyuk¡¯s past life it has been a while until this bug was revealed. It didn¡¯t make sense to participate in the 3 : 3 battle alone, but there were those who had teamed up like this for fun. But although there will be a lot of diators in the future, it was clear that no diator would be willing to participate in all the battlefields alone. So it was only an bug that was meaningful to Sang Hyuk. Of course, Sang Hyuk himself doesn¡¯t know whether he would be blocked by Chaos if he exploited this bug. In previous life, this bug was revealed, but it was not fixed as people thought it was not a big deal. Rather, it was just left unsolved to for fun. Anyway, it was nearly 99.99% certain to be discovered because the Chaos system analyzed the game continuously and meticulously. It was a funny thing to use it as a shortcut because it is a disadvantageous 3 : 1 fight. In the end, Sang Hyuk entered the Temple of Moon alone. It was 7 : 1 this time. Of course, 7 : 1, which was set up round-robin, enemies could be fought one at a time, but it was still not an easy fight because he had to deal with 7 people in a row without break. But Sang Hyuk, no, the Lone King was confident. * * * * Later, the leagues that pro-gamers most wanted to challenge and obviously produced the most fans and highest rating were ¡­¡­.. ¡®Way of Proof¡¯ and ¡®Shadow Forest¡¯. Although the poprity of Way of Proof was undeniable, but there was another reason people liked Shadow Forest. In the few monthster the Shadow Forest that now can only be applied as a team, will introduce an individual match system named ¡®Random Matching¡¯. And after that, the poprity of Shadow Forest rose extremely high. It was originally popr as a team battle to some extent, but the possibility of achieving a solo ranking, rather than a team rank made it more popr. On the other hand, the Temple of Moon waster be popr as a ¡®Pro League¡¯ was created so pro-gamers started to team up and fight for team ranking. Of course, generally seen, the Temple of Moon¡¯s poprity was not low, but because Way of Proof and Shadow Forest were so popr so its poprity seems low. Unlike the diator Hall, which has a somewhatplicated setup in each battlefield like that, Hall of Mortality has been integrated into the league itself, so the spectator poprity is not important. The content of Hall of Mortality was not personal achievements but guild achievements. It was possible to register for an ¡®Expedition Map¡¯ as guild unit, after that all battles were ¡®expedition¡¯ team VS ¡®expedition¡¯ team. There was only 1 league, but the types of dungeons to be attacked were quite diverse. There were exactly 16 dungeons prepared at the present stage, but each dungeon has a different entry limit. Each team was from 3 to 9 people, but who would enter was decided by the expedition team members in the first 5 minutes of preparation. The characteristic of each dungeon were different, so it was better to strategize as much as possible. In that sense, Khun thought that no expedition would be able to defeat ¡®Terriculum expedition¡¯ made by the users of Terriculum guild. If Red Sun had the confidence to win the diator Hall, Khun had it for Hall of Mortality. It was obvious at least until a week ago. ¡°We gave up.¡± Red Sun shook his head while answered Khun¡¯s question with desperate eyes. ¡°Is it that serious?¡± ¡°Fiuh¡­. Red Line itself seems to copse. I feel like my brain got blown up. Not only me but all the guild members with me are in the same state. If I keep pushing it, maybe we¡¯ll endure. And perhaps with the help of Terriculum, we can win a few victories bit by bit. But when I see him, everything is shattered. I think it is better to just give up because of this.¡± Red Sun spoke his true feelings. He really could not endure any longer. ¡°Haaa¡­.. Seems it¡¯s the same with me.¡± Khun who heard Red Sun¡¯s words, muttered with a gentle expression of empathy. ¡°I know that the situation at the Hall of Mortality is not good¡­.. Is it as bad as ours?¡± ¡°Yeah¡­¡­ Actually, we have not given up yet¡­¡­ No. I¡¯m not sure whether we gave up. It is the second day and I still can¡¯t join the battle. Because of our guild members¡¯ confidence got shaken badly as well, so once we recover a little, we were going to challenge again. But it is not easy to recover.¡± To be honest, even Khun who was saying it, has been struggling for 2 days, but hasn¡¯t recovered his will to fight yet. Just thinking about Hall of Mortality was enough to cause him to shake. Of course, their condition was a bit better than Red Line. If Red Line was ¡°directly¡± stepped on by that person, Terriculum was ¡°indirectly¡± stepped on by him. Therefore he should have been a little better anyway. However, if the match is over and the result is generated in front of you, it just the same as being trampled indirectly. There was always only one person¡¯s name on the result sheet. The presence who had knocked down Terriculum and shattered Red Line. It was obviously Lone King. ¡°Why did exactly the One Guild do that? They did it intentionally, didn¡¯t they?¡± ¡°Absolutely intentionally. There are 3 users identified¡­¡­. but only Lone King alone was sweeping Hall of Mortality and diator Hall¡­¡­¡­ Perhaps they want to show us the difference in strength so that we give up on our own. And despite our enraged team, their tactics have been very sessful.¡± Red Sun shook his head with a bitter look. He did no want to give up like that, but the guild which was shattered here seemed to have been dismantled. ¡°One Guild ¡­¡­. is really a scary guild.¡± Khun has not refuted Red Sun¡¯s words. He also knew that in the end Terriculum would give up. ¡°Khun, my guild members and I decided not to reveal the facts about our encounters to anyone. It¡¯s not because we are embarrassed ¡­. It just unfair that it¡¯s only us. Other guilds should suffer a bit.¡± ¡°I agree. I¡¯ll tell my guild members to keep silent about it.¡± Khun who heard Red Sun¡¯s words, nodded naturally. Two people connected heart to heart based on shared misery. But if they don¡¯t do that, they might not be able to bear it because it was so unfair and frustrating. * * * * About four days after Red Line gave up thepetition, Terriculum also gave up. Theysted for about 10 days, but in fact, these 10 days were very hard for not only Lone King but also Sang Hyuk. The only way Sang Hyuk could deal with Red Line and Terriculum was to reduce the time for sleep and breaks, finish all necessary things as quickly as possible, then spend all the remaining time in diator Hall and Hall of Mortality. In other word, it is only 1 body, but it seems like 10 bodies. In fact, if Red Line and Terriculum had fought and stretched out their encounters to the end, Sang Hyuk might have been in a very hard situation. Of course, as a result, Sang Hyuk won, but it was not an easy win. The reason why this victory is so sweet is that the league was created on March 15, 2029. The league is reset once a month, but this month was counted not from the creation date, it is the based on the calendar date. The league ended on March 31 and from April 1st the preparation period ran for 4 days before the new league started, so there was a pre-season interval. Then the new league started again from April 5th. In other words ¡­¡­.. if he waits only 4 days after the 31st, he keeps his current ranking score, it means that Sang Hyuk will keep his rankings for all of the diator Hall as well as Hall of Mortality. ¡°Are you really giving up now? Fiuh, Anyway i must sleep for a while.¡± In this situation he had to be ready in case of any surprises, so Sang Hyuk couldn¡¯t be at ease and sleep. He was too tired in reality, not just in the game. Sang Hyuk who has logged out and slept for an hour, woke up again and connected again. And he looked at diator Hall and Hall of Mortality. Fortunately, nothing changed. Sang Hyuk ended the connection again after simply checking it. He at least had some sleep today and he was going to keep checking. Four days passed in a sh. For four days Sang Hyuk waited and kept on looking at the diator Hall and Hall of Mortality. He already had enough difference in the ranking points, but he thought just in case, and even while catching up on sleep, he kept checking and was not careless until the end. After four days, after the half month season, the league finally has ended. The results were all EL¡¯s first leagues, and surprisingly the winners of the leagues were all the same. The first opened ¡®EL¡¯ league in diator Hall and Hall of Mortality ended. Way of Proof¡¯s 1st ranking ¡®Lone King¡¯. Shadow Forest¡¯s 1st ranking ¡®Lone King¡¯. Temple of Moon¡¯s 1st ranking ¡®Lone King¡¯. diator Hall Killing Point 1st ranking ¡®Lone King¡¯. diator Hall Integrated 1st ranking ¡®Lone King¡¯. Hall of Mortality Raid Point 1st ranking ¡®Lone King¡¯. Hall of Mortality Cumtive Damage 1st ranking ¡®Lone King¡¯. Hall of Mortality Integrated 1st ranking ¡®Lone King¡¯. ????? ????? In fact, Lone King swept all the first rankings in the two ces. When he won diator Hall integrated 1st ranking, he acquired the unique grade title ¡®King of Sword¡¯. When he won Hall of Mortality integrated 1st ranking, he acquired the unique grade title ¡®The Perfect Hunting Machine¡¯. Against arge number of enemies, he won 20 times in a row without help. This is a clear achievement. He got the unique rating title, ¡®Lone Wolf¡¯. There are all 44 rankings in total for both halls. And he ranked first in all 44 rankings. This was an achievement that nobody would dare to pass. He won the legendary title ¡®I am Legend!¡¯. ¡°What?!¡± Sang Hyuk was very surprised to see the rewards. The titles he could have expected were just the King of Sword and the Hunting Machine. In fact, it was unreasonably hard enough with that. But now, that kind of unreasonably hard achievement became a big help to Sang Hyuk, Thest thing to obtained was a legendary title. It was very clear that it was hard to get that title no matter how much money spent. Chapter 80 [42?] yer ount (1) End Edited by Userunfriendly. Chapter 81 Chapter 81 [42?] yer ount (2) Title ¨C ¡®I am Legend!¡¯ Rating: Legend Exnation: How can it be possible to rank 1st in both diator Hall and Hall of Mortality? It is virtually impossible that this will ever happen again. This is a great achievement. Your achievement will be remembered for eternity. Effects ¨C [Prefix: All ability in diator Hall increased by 30%.] [Suffix: All ability in Hall of Mortality increased by 30%.] [Sustainable Effect:] Title ¨C ¡®Lone Wolf¡¯ Rating: Unique Exnation: It is very difficult to face arge number of people alone. Defeating such a group is even more difficult. But if it happens 20 times in a row¡­. It is a praiseworthy achievement. Effect: [Prefix: None] [Suffix: None] [Sustainable Effect: ] Title ¨C ¡®The Perfect Hunting Machine¡¯ Rating: Unique Exnation: The first ¡®winner¡¯ in the Hall of Mortality. As always, the first is a special case. Effect ¨C [Prefix: Increases the attack power by 10% in Hall of Mortality.] [Suffix: Increases the defense power by 10% in Hall of Mortality.] [Sustainable Effect: Title ¨C ¡®The King of Swords¡¯ Rating: Unique Exnation: The first ¡®winner¡¯ in diator Hall. As always, the first is a special case. Effect: [Prefix: Increases the chance of critical hit by 10%.] [Suffix: Increases critical damage by 50%.] [Sustainable Effect: ] Sang Hyuk, who looked at the titles he gained, made a very satisfied expression. There was nothing to throw away. The ¡®Fantasy Elixir¡¯ that gained through the legendary title, was a legendary ss elixir. Just because this was calcted separately from the ¡®spiritual pills¡¯, the effect was added to it. To make it simple, it means that you can raise basic abilities up to +200 if you take both the spiritual pills and the fantasy elixir. Of course, it was very hard to get the Fantasy Elixir. So the title ¡®I am Legend!¡¯ was a really great thing. Sang Hyuk would use all these titles which had simr effects. ¡°There is reward for hard work for sure.¡± Sang Hyukughed pleasantly and nodded. Even for Sang Hyuk, it was hard to wipe out both diator Hall and Hall of Mortality. It was almost impossible because ofck of time. It was possible to get 1st in all ces this season only because the number of participant in the league was so small. When the number of participant increased and there were more matches, it was impossible to sweep all the first ce even if it was Sang Hyuk. In other words, it means this was the only chance to have the title ¡®I am Legend!¡¯. Of course, Sang Hyuk had not exactly known that there would be such a title to win. He had decided to challenge it with the vague thought that something good mighte out if he just swept the first ce. ¡°Now the seal of Path to Death slowly getting unlocked. If it like this, the number of user in both halls will quickly increase and it will be impossible to do everything alone, right?¡± At the moment Sang Hyuk was thinking about this, another guild or union had almost made it through the Path to Death¡­ ¡°Let¡¯s not work too hard and for a while let¡¯s focus only on Way of Proof and Shadow Forest.¡± Because the poprity of these 2 battlefields will not increase nor decrease even as time goes by, so by focusing on them Sang Hyuk had a lot of things to gain. The reward that Sang Hyuk received as a winner of the 1-1 season was not just a title. He received lots of integrated ranking points as a winner. Although ranking points exist differently for each battlefield, in the end, the thing that the users were the most concerned was the integrated ranking points. The integrated points from diator Hall (diator) and the integrated points from the Hall of Mortality (Mortality). These 2 integrated points are what users will be most concerned about in the future. Ranking points for each battlefield were initialized to zero for each season, but integrated ranking points were not reset until the new integrated season was opened.* The integrated season was told by the front number. Note that the second integrated season was held as the second dimensional appeared after the third year, so it is 1-1, 1-2, 1-3 for a while¡­. It was scheduled only after the individual seasons like that. If so, what would be good if the integrated ranking point get increased? The answer for it was in the ¡®Hall of Glory¡¯ that exist in the diator Hall and Hall of Mortality. The Hall of Glory was a sort of store. Of course, it was not an ordinary store. In Hall of Glory, the various kinds of grades of items ranged from general items to mythical items. But to purchase the items for Hall of Glory, there was one condition. It is your Integrated Ranking Point! ording to the integrated ranking point of the users who call for ¡®Hall of Glory¡¯, the items changed. All items are purchased by gold but the price was very low. This was not avable to everyone, but if the ranking points was enough, it can be bought without problems. Note that, not all the items in the Hall of Glory were avable for immediate purchase. The user who have the highest integrated ranking point in all of the 2 Halls now was absolutely Sang Hyuk. It was not only high but extremely high. But even Sang Hyuk could only purchase magic rated items now. It meant that it would take more time for the items in the Hall of Glory to be meaningful for the average users. * * * * ¡°Think about it well. This is not a joke, if you go out like this, Gilma-hyung* will make an uproar and punish you thoroughly.¡± Duck spoke the truth. But Gye Baek who was listening to it, did not seem to change his mind. ¡°Is he going to kill me? I don¡¯t care. Whatever you say, I will not change my mind. That son of a b*tch, who let others take his hits for him, left the survivors and changed ship, is no longer a guild master for me.¡± Gye Baek speaks firmly. He was really angry. ¡°At first since joining Line Dark, we have told all new guild members that because they were not skilled, their job is to be the meat shields in the front.¡± ¡°I said I¡¯ll admit that one. But why did only our guild get the worst in the Path to Death? And if most of the guild members are dead and only a few users have passed through Path to Death, are you not supposed to take care of the dead guild members? Why did suddenly Gilma and the elite users who passed through the Path to Death have to leave and go to another guild?¡± ¡°That, that is for the better future ¡­¡­¡­.¡± ¡°Aah, f**k it. Hyung too, don¡¯t contact me anymore. Because hyung is at least human that this conversation exists. Whether cleaning up this mess or put a reward on my neck, just don¡¯t call me. Well, you will not be able to contact me because I will block everything anyway. It¡¯s only today I use honorifics to hyung. Do not expect such things in the future.¡± ¡°Aren¡¯t you too cocky just because you have some talent?¡± When Gye Baek replied this way, Duck was also pissed off. But it was only up to a point. ¡°So what? Are you trying to fight with me?¡± With those words, Gye Baek¡¯s eyes instantly became cold without doubt. Duck was a person who knew Gye Baek¡¯s skills better than anybody, so he could not do anything. ¡°Tell my guild brothers in Morning Dew*, that neck someday will separate by itself.¡±* Gye Baek was a person who regarded humanity and justice as very important. Therefore, he could not work together anymore with the garbage that had betrayed him. Of course, rejecting Morning Dew¡¯s proposal is to ultimately make enemies of Line Dark, if it happens, his game life in the future could be very hard and tiring. But even though he knew it, he boldly rejected Morning Dew¡¯s proposal. He was not able to forget humanity and justice to avoid difficulty. It was the same as rejecting the life of Gye Baek, no, Yoon Dae Hoon. Gye Baek who parted with Duck tried to arrange his thoughts calmly. ¡°If it is the shitty small minded people in Morning Dew, certainly they would not be still¡­¡­ ughtering them is not a scary thing, but if I continue for no reason, seems the problem will get worse.¡± Gye Baek was not afraid of fighting. But if he kept fighting Morning Dew, he would develop worse rtion with Line Dark. No matter if it is Gye Baek, battle with the whole Line alone was troublesome. If he got on the bad side of the Line, he might need to create a new ount. ¡°I have to hide for a while tho¡­¡­..¡± However, because he suffered so much there was no thought to leave the Heroic Lands. He does not want to leave the Heroic Lands and he needs to lie low¡­¡­.. There was only one ce to meet both conditions. ¡°Well, it happened already, so let¡¯s get into it whether it is Way of Proof or anything else.¡± Gye Baek was a user who loved PvP very much. And even his skill was very good. That¡¯s why he had wanted to go to diator Hall since long ago. Anyway because after diator registration he was able to apply for battle anywhere, so if he hid in a right ce and kept on entering ¡®Way of Proof¡¯ only, even after Line Dark decide to step on him, they can not do anything to Gye Baek. ¡°If I y there for a few months, they¡¯ll be quiet,right.¡± In fact, even if Morning Dew joined Dark Dragon, the core guild of Line Dark, there was little chance of causing a ruckus there. It meant Line Dark¡¯s interest in him was possibly high only in this moment. When he put these several facts together, Gye Baek¡¯s choice was very likely to be a very good one. * * * * [¡­3, 2, 1, 0. summoned to the battlefield.] Although it was the pre-season that did not raise ranking points, the reasons for the Lone King entering the Way of Proof were obviously because of the legendary title ¡®I am Legend!¡¯. Even if the ranking point did not raise, he would get Legendary pieces, so he thought he had to collect more of it to make the Legendary Seal quickly and get the Fantasy Elixir with it. ¡°Why does it open so quickly today?¡± Way of Proof was rarely opened yesterday because it was a pre-season. However, today the game was started almost at the same time with the application. sfx: heavy rain This time was the meadow with heavy rain. The grassy-style battlefield like that was the Lone King¡¯s favorite ce. Usually this style of battlefield was called ¡®Speed Game¡¯. The faster he finished the game, the more games he was able to y, the more games, or more urately the more winnings he can gather make the Lone King naturally prefer this kind of style. Although it was raining a lot, for a user of Lone King¡¯s level, this kind of rain was not a hindrance. Lone King ran forward through the heavy rain. sfx: wet steps How long did he run? It was easier than expected to find an opponent. The average user usually did not run forward like this in this kind of battlefield, but his opponent seemed to be running forward just like the Lone King. Anyway, when the Lone King and his opponent recognized each other, the battle began. There was no such a thing as a conversation. In fact, it was funny to talk. At least in this space, Lone King and his opponent met to fight, and as soon as they met, they pointed their swords toward each other. nk, as the Lone King pulled out Ogreyer, his opponent also pulled out his weapon. To be more exact, he did not pulled it out, he summoned it. The weapon he summoned, which called ¡®soul beads¡¯, was the characteristic weapon of the battle magician. There are so many different types of EL magicians, one of them called battle magician (War Meiji), just like the name, was the one who learned the magics specialized to battle. They mainly used weapons such as ¡®Soul Beads¡¯ or ¡®de Staff¡¯ and ¡®Grimoire¡¯ as their main weapon, and ording to the weapon they used, the characteristics were different. For the battle magician using the de Staff, they mainly used assist spells. When they chose their ancient knowledge, they used one soul hole for the battle magician system while the other soul hole was used for an ancient knowledge that unleash the skills of spear-fighting system. Their physical skill and their skill to maximize efficiency through spell were their characteristics. And the battle magician who use the Grimoire were mainly ¡®wide area attack¡¯ expert magicians who yed inrge-scale battles. Most of their magic was not suitable for small battles because their casting time was long and they had to hold their ¡®Grimoire¡¯ while using it. Thest one, battle magician who use soul beads, were fighting with their unique style using variety of spells. In other words, they are the one who were supposed to be called the real battle magicians. Once the soul beads have been summoned, the magician¡¯s hands are freed because the beads turn around the owner¡¯s body. The fact that both hands are free means that he can freely use ¡®quick¡¯ magic through the beads. Although the use of quick magic has reduced the power and range, it was essential in real battle. Now the user against the Lone King, Gye Baek, is a battle magician who use soul beads. He was not just a battle magician, he was a superior top-ss battle magician. Is that so? In the eyes of Lone King¡¯s rival were overflowing with confidence. Chapter 81 [42?] yer ount(2) End *Editor¡¯s Note: As far as I can figure out, since thebined ranking points won¡¯t be reset to zero (as a new integrated season starts) until the third year of EL service, Sang Hyuk¡¯s lead inbined ranking points is almost unbeatable. For at least two more years. *Hyung means elder brother. * Editor¡¯s Note: As far as I can tell, ¡°Morning Dew¡± is Gye Baek¡¯s guild. *Editor¡¯s Note: Gye Baek is saying that the guild (Morning Dew) has sown the seeds of their own destruction, and sooner orter they¡¯re going to be destroyed. (in a poetic way) Editor: Userunfriendly Chapter 82 Chapter 82 [43?] Fiery Man who doesn¡¯t know giving up (1) @ Fiery Man who doesn¡¯t know giving up ¡°The Lone King of One Guild¡­ Never heard of him, but because it is the One guild, I have to be careful, right?¡± Rather than the name Lone King, Gye Baek focused more on the One guild he belonged to. One guild was one of the best elite guilds, also known as ¡°a hundred in One¡±, no ¡°a thousand in One¡±. That¡¯s why they could not be underestimated. After Gye Baek pulled out his soul bead named ¡®Five-Tailed Fox¡¯, he moved the fingers of his right hand and the fingers of his left hand differently toplete two different quick magics. One was ¡®Ice Debris¡¯ that could be called a jab in boxing and the other one was ¡®Frozen Air¡¯ that could tied up the opponent¡¯s feet by freezing them. The two skills were abination that Gye Baek often used because he can get a link bonus from them. ¡°First, let¡¯s freeze the feet¡­¡± Gye Baek tried to freeze Lone King¡¯s feet with the Frozen Air. But, when he tried to use the quick magic for Frozen Air, a thrown dagger from the Lone King struck. The power itself did not seem too powerful. But the timing was so skillful. Quick Magic was a magic that extremely reduced the casting time by choosing the suffix effect, so the casting time was very short. The casting time of Frozen Air that he used was about 0.7 seconds only. But the dagger hit during those 0.7 seconds. nk! Although the dagger did not strike Gye Baek directly and struck in front of Gye Baek¡¯s feet, it was enough to disturb the casting. Thanks to it, Gye Baek could not cast the Frozen Air perfectly. whoosh, tzing tzing tzing! The frozen air struck slightly further than the point Gye Baek wanted, and as a result, Lone King avoided the frozen air easily. ¡°Coincidence, right?¡± Gye Baek shook his head slightly and Ice Debris flew immediately. Ice Debris was a magic that could be instantly cast as a quick magic, so there was no risk of interruption. But this time, as soon as Ice Debris popped out of Gye Baek¡¯s hands, it was urately cut in half. Crassshhh! It was not easy to cut the Ice Debris that flew nearly instantaneously at almost 200 km/h. The technique that Lone King used is one of representative skills of the Shadow Knight, ¡®ck Dragon Sword¡¯. It was a very difficult Soul Skill requiring delicate control. The ck Dragon Sword could be said to be a ¡®defensive¡¯ attack. It was a sort of active defense. Without attacking the opponent directly, by distracting a mage with a thrown weapon or simply deflecting the magic with your de, this blocked the flow of attack and produced an effective defense. ¡°This isn¡¯t a joke, right?¡± At that moment, a cold sweat running down the Gye Baek¡¯s spine. This is the way an expert recognized an expert. Of course, only with 2 attacks Gye Baek immediately noticed the skill of his opponent. But, he was not Gye Baek who give up easily. Gye Baek quickly withdrew back using ¡®Wind Walk¡¯. Wind Walk was one of the basics for a battle magician, so Gye Baek¡¯s magic spell was simple and quick. pat pat pat! Gye Baek who retreated a few meters in a sh, looked at Lone King with both hands holding the beads. The ancient knowledges of Gye Baek was ¡®Ice-Element Wizard¡¯ and ¡®Blood Mage¡¯. The Ice-Element Wizard now has grown to 5 levels and the Blood Mage has grown to 4 levels. Ancient knowledge of the wizard series was able to grow in levels like this, but there were limits in the ancient knowledge. Gye Baek¡¯s Ice-Element Wizard was capped at 8 levels and Blood Mage was capped at 7 levels. The interesting thing is all users who learned the ancient knowledge of mage-series were able to choose 1 ¨C 2 levels of ¡®General Magic¡¯. One user could choose up to 7 spells of general magic, but they have to choose them well. The Wind Walk that Gye Baek used just now was one of themon general magics. ¡°Ice Spear and Blood Hand!¡± Gye Baek¡¯s choice was Ice Spear, a level-3 Ice-Element Magic and Blood Hand, a level-3 Blood Magic. Both of them were level-3 magic, so even if he cast as quick magic through the bead, it needed 1 second and 0.9 seconds casting time each. However, Gye Baek did double casting at the same time and reduced the cast time as much as possible. Double Casting was only possible when you were producing different quick magic in both hands like now but it could be done only with a 250 VRA minimum. In fact, even if the VRA was high, it could not be done if the disposition did not match. Double casting is only possible for a few users who are often said for being a born magician¡­ Gye Baek did this double casting faster and more urately than anyone else. Widening the distance and double casting happened almost in the same time. That¡¯s why Gye Baek thought that he would not be blocked by his opponent this time. ¡°Held by Blood Hand and prated by Ice Spear!¡± Thebination of Blood Hand and Ice Spear was very simple and powerful. Especially if the double casting could be done perfectly like Gye Baek has done, it can be felt as one skill because both skills executed at the same time. If it was a normal opponent, the moment the 2 spells werepleted, the opponent would react in one of two ways. It was a very natural reaction to make a violent maneuver to dodge the attack or to take a defensive posture to block the attack. But Lone King was different. He did not dodge nor did he block it. He just¡­endured it. Rat-a-tat, am! Lone King pushed forward through the Blood Hand and Ice Spear like bulldozer. Actually, it was a nonsense scene. With the Blood Hand wrapped around his body and the Ice Spear stuck urately in his head, he should have either copsed or fallen down, at the least with this amount of damage his body should be shaken or pushed back. That was normal. But the Lone King, without bothering to defend at all, just took the two spells. In return, the Lone King gained distance and time. He quickly closed the distance faster than he should be able to. Then at the moment of attack, the Lone King struck with his sword without hesitation. ¡°Crazy.¡± Gye Baek was astonished by the unexpected counterattack of his opponent and twisted his body in a sh. Then at the same time,pleted the spell quickly with his right hand. People can tell by this that Gye Baek was not a regr user. In this situation, it seemed natural that no one could even react properly and Lone King¡¯s sword would prate the heart. But, at this moment Gye Baek responded. Although it might bete, he would not give up until the end. The fastest spell that Gye Baek could choose in this moment was the level-2 spell, ¡®Freezing¡¯. Gye Baek knew it well that it was impossible to avoid or block Lone King¡¯s sword. So he froze the sword and weaken the sword¡¯s piercing power as much as possible, while at the same time twisted his body to avoid a full strike on his vitals. This was Gye Baek¡¯s best option. Tzing tzing tzing! Thwaackk! It was a short moment, but Gye Baek managed to cast Freezing in time, and Ogreyer froze. However, Lone King stabbed Gye Baek¡¯s body with Ogreyer, whether it was frozen or not. Because he twisted his body quickly, Gye Baek avoided the strike to his heart. Instead, the sword prated his lungs. Gye Baek believed that if this was the case, he could avoid fatal blows as much as possible and might even try to counterattack. But¡­when Lone King¡¯s attack became a critical hit, all of those thoughts disappeared like bubbles. Sfx: heavy breathing In a sh, Gye Baek¡¯s health dropped from 100% to 20%. And of course, a strong stiffness surrounded Gye Baek¡¯s body. ¡°What, what is this¡­¡± The first thing that came to Gye Baek¡¯s mind, who could not move his body because of the stiffness effect, was ¡°This is nonsense.¡±. It really did not make sense. By avoiding very quickly and moreover using Freezing spell he had considerably reduced the damage. But nevertheless, the critical strike has blown most of Gye Baek¡¯s life. Gye Baek, whose body was petrified andpletely stiff, was like a sandbag for Lone King. Thwaaack, thwoock! Lone King, with a nonchnt expression, pulled out his sword from Gye Baek¡¯s lungs and immediately stabbed it into his heart. There was no personal feeling. He just killed his opponent for victory. Sfx: fallen body. Gye Baek fell to the ground. Until the moment he fell, he still could not understand this situation. ¡°What was that? Was it possible? For sure? Really?¡± Even if the opponent was a guild member of One Guild, Gye Baek could hardly ept that he was so easily defeated. But because he still hadn¡¯t lost the match, he thought he should try to fight Lone King again. Gye Baek rushed back after resurrection. He never intended to be defeated ridiculously like this. Even when people said that the world doesn¡¯t work as you want, Gye Baek thought it was too much. In conclusion, Gye Baek was defeated 4 times in a row since his first defeat. It was a series of gruesome defeats that were not much different from the first defeat. He was beaten like that from the first sh. Of course, Gye Baek could not understand the results. He not only became verypetitive but also more stubborn. So, he did not hesitate and immediately applied for battle in ¡®Way of Proof¡¯. Then he lost 31 times in 5 hours. The one who inflicted 31 straight defeats was the Lone King. The Lone King had beaten Gye Baek without a single loss. With a 31 defeat losing streak, Gye Baek¡¯s mentality got shattered into pieces. In particr, not just simply 31 defeats, but all 31 battles were defeated with a ¡®5 : 0¡¯ kill score. He was unable to kill Lone King even once. He could not even inflict on the Lone King proper damage. In this situation, Gye Baek was almost out of his mind. Gye Baek was a well-known PvP user. If the battle magicians were picked, he was always in the first 3 as a true top ss yer. He was so thoroughly trampled. Based on the results, it seemed that he could not win no matter how much he kept challenging. Of course, if he was a normal user, when encountering 10 straight defeats in a row, he would obviously give up and would not challenge anymore. But Gye Baek did not give up. Even with 31 defeats and his confidence shattered, he still did not think of giving up. For him, his shattered confidence and refusing a challenge were 2 different stories. ¡°Fiuh¡­ I will not give up!¡± Because Gye Baek was exhausted mentally, he was going to rest for just 10 minutes and try it again. Fiery man who doesn¡¯t know giving up. He was Gye Baek. * * * * ¡°Warlord Gye Baek¡­ I will meet you here.¡± Sang Hyuk closed the battle application window and muttered with smile. He knew who Gye Baek was. Gye Baek was a figure who had been written in EL PvP history as ¡®the Warlord¡¯ andter as an active pro-gamer who proud of his excellent skills. He did not have any special contact with Sang Hyuk. It was just few simple greetings here and there. The teams themselves were different and moreover their main activities timeslots were also different. When Sang Hyuk was making his name as a senior yer, Gye Baek was no longer ying as a pro-gamer and slowly turned to y-for-fun mode. So they did not have a chance to make a rtionship. But Sang Hyuk knew very well what kind of person was Gye Baek. He was so famous and many pro-gamers have heard a lot about him. ¡°At that time, to summarize him in one word¡­Good Man. It was hard to hear bad reviews about him.¡± asionally there were some people gossiped him, but when Sang hyuk saw them, those who were gossiping were often weird guys. ¡°He¡¯s a figure who can be one of the legends of EL, though¡­ Did I stepped on him too hard?¡± Even though Gye Baek was a very great user, he could never be a match to Sang Hyuk now. Gye Baek could never defeat Sang Hyuk because of the huge gap in experience even though Gye Baek has level-2 control. ¡°31 times¡­ Have you been given up now? I heard that you are a very fiery gamer who does not know how to give up, tho¡­¡± Sang Hyuk quietly hoped that Gye Baek would continue to challenge. To be honest, the matches against Gye Baek was a real ¡®Speed Game¡¯ that ended between 7 to 9 minutes, so for Sang Hyuk he was a good opponent without a doubt. How long do i need to wait? Finally, the battle was started and opened a match window. And then at that time¡­ Sang Hyuk smiled pleasantly. The name ¡®Gye Baek¡¯ floated on the match window. Gye Baek was indeed a fiery gamer who didn¡¯t know how to give up as he had heard from his previous life. Chapter 82 [43?] Fiery Man who doesn¡¯t know giving up (1) ¨C End Chapter 83 Chapter 83 [Episode 43] Fiery Man who doesn¡¯t know giving up (2) Fortunately, Gye Baek¡¯s losing streak ended. But it was not the end of the losing streaks caused by the Lone King. In the 45th battle, the battle was against a user other than Lone King, and Gye Baek crushed him and released some of his frustration. And then again the string of continuous defeats ¡­ During the next 4 days, he met another user and the second long losing streak was discontinued, but by that time he had lost almost 200 times to the Lone King. Gye Baek never gave up, though he would have given up at least a few times if he had been a regr user. Gye Baek who never give up! The miracle for him ¡­¡­ would not happen. Fighting! Crashhh! One de, that shed out of the darkness, pierced Gye Baek¡¯s heart ¡®again¡¯. ¡°Fuck ¡­.. I was expecting that, tho¡­¡­.¡± The first thing came out of Gye Baek, whose heart got pierced, was swearing. When darkness fell on the battlefield, was when he had to be the most careful of the Lone King¡¯s surprise attacks. Gye Baek had counted separately for that thing only, so he knew that it had been more than a 100 times. But although he knew it and he had been careful, it happened again¡­ It was a real crazy and thrilling situation. This time, when the critical hit burst, 100% of his health disappeared in one blow. It was such a familiar scene for Gye Baek he no longer was surprised. When Sang Hyuk¡¯s critical hit struck, he died. Against the Lone King, this was like a form. Gye Baek thought that the opponent had a special skill rted to critical hits and his equipment¡¯s settings were also optimized for critical hits. Say it like that, he could understand it, but it was a nonsense-level damage and there was nothing that could be done. Flopp. Gye Baek once again fell to the floor and after resurrection, once again got up, and once again started fighting against the Lone King. Gye Baek was really beginning to feel like a chewed-on rubber toy. * * * * ¡°Warlord is warlord for sure.¡± Sang Hyuk, who won the battle, logged out to prepare for the broadcast. Sang Hyuk admired Gye Baek in 2 things ¡­.. The first, was the incredible tenacity to not give up and the second was Gye Baek continuously improved his skills after every battle, though it was very small amount. ¡°Next, it¡¯s a counterattack ¡­¡­ I certainly feel ustomed to some extent with Lone King¡¯s attack patterns.¡± Of course, Gye Baek still was not fit to be Lone King¡¯s opponent just because of that. It was impossible to overtake the Lone King just by being familiar with his tactics because the gap of their basic ability was so big. But the fact that Gye Baek was able to resist his attacks even a little was certainly proof that he was an outstanding user. It was very difficult to get ustomed to Lone king¡¯s movements for a normal user, no, even for an advanced user. ¡°For me, thanks to you I can practice my skillbination or various controls to the fullest, so it was good for both of us. ¡­.. Oh, not for Gye Baek.¡± Sang Hyuk had a bitter smile at the appearance of Gye Baek who encountered 200 defeats at his hands. Sang Hyuk thought for a moment what would he do if he was Gye Baek. ¡°It¡¯s too much. Even I, would give up if I lost a 100 times.¡± Sang Hyuk would not lose to anyone in term of patience, but he was not confident he could be as patient as Gye Baek. He obtained 2 Fantasy Elixir thanks to Gye Baek. Thanks to the double plus (++) rating on one bottle, which undoubtedly was because it was the first time that Fantasy Elixir had been won, Sang Hyuk raise all his skill stats to +4 permanently with the 2 Fantasy Elixirs. In the meantime, Sang Hyuk who continued to steadily grind monsters in the Grave of Sword King for the spiritual pills, eventually cleared it a thousand times, which is the maximum number of clears. Sang Hyuk cleared the Grave of the Sword King for the 1000th time and got 174 spiritual pills. This number that exceeded the target of 150 was a satisfying result. The number of spiritual pills was important, but he liked the variety more. 28 Magic Pills, 37 Agility Pills, 26 Strength Pills, 21 Intelligence Pills, 22 Wisdom Pills, 21 Vitality Pills, 19 Charisma Pills. Sang Hyuk had the most number of Agility pills, that he needed the most, followed by the Magic Pills and Strength Pills. If it was like this, it really was an excellent result. Did I get enough Spiritual Pills? Sang Hyuk¡¯s basic abilities became even more powerful. Sang Hyuk has a lot of skills that work together synergistically, so the effect of the medicines were maximized. In other words, Sang Hyuk had sucked out all the juice. ¡°Now slowly through Gold Mountain, time to start selling dungeon tickets.¡± One of Sang Hyuk¡¯s business items, the Dungeon Ticket was supposed to start from the ¡®Hurricane Hole¡¯, which he had found long ago. After finding more secret dungeons since Hurricane Hole, he was thinking of selling dungeon tickets as one of the main businesses of Gold Mountain. ¡°There are lots to do ¡­. but no time. In this situation, seems it will be great if I have 2 bodies.¡± Thanks to Gye Baek¡¯s unstoppable challenge, Sang Hyuk has practically lived in Way of Proof for four days, so his neglected work had piled up. Sang Hyuk finished his work early and he was nning to face Gye Baek again. It was fun to fight against Gye Baek more than the others. Although Gye Baek certainly could not be a serious opponent for Sang Hyuk, but the improvements that he has shown every time has made Sang Hyuk very pleased. Sang Hyuk, who had finished preparing for the broadcast, came back to the game for a while. He hired two B-grade NPC merchants to join Gold Mountain. Of course, they were NPCs who would sell dungeon tickets for Hurricane Hole. The tickets will be sold at Tirune, thergest metropolis city on Heroic Lands, with one NPC at the Sales office and one at Hurricane Hole. That was the n to ce the two people like that. Because it was a simple task, B-grade NPC was enough. Sang Hyuk, who had finished all other things, came out once again for the broadcast. Gye Baek decided, in the end, he¡¯d have to watch the broadcast. Finally the Lone King appeared on the One channel today. The broadcaster introduced Lone King as ¡®The Invincible Hunter¡¯. Right after the new member of One Guild has been introduced, the audience cheered. Some users already knew the secret story about the gruesome defeat of Red Line and Terriculum, and moreover they knew that the only user who trampled them was the Lone King. However, because there were viewers who did not know about the existence of the Lone King, most of the viewers were totally looking forward to watch the next video. It started with Red Sun¡¯s fight in Way of Proof. Of course, Red Sun¡¯s appearance waspletely covered by filtering function. However, the chat window already revealed his true identity. Most of the users were happy when they saw Red Sun get trampled on by the Lone King. Because Red Sun¡¯s reputation was not so good, so they seem to feel more enthusiastic about his defeat. The video continued to y, followed by Way of Proof, Shadow Forest to Temple of Moon, where Lone King chewed on everything in the diator Hall alone. And the reaction of course was a st. People instinctively liked the underdog. Therefore, Lone King, who faced lots of people alone, obviously received the enthusiastic support of viewers. In fact, it was reasonable that they would be upset when the Lone King trampled on Red Line hard. But the viewers thought that the weaker side was of course Lone King as he was alone. Although the reality was the opposite, but the viewers did not care about that detail at all. They just epted whatever scene their eyes watched as it was shown. The scene where the minority pushed over the majority, was always exciting. Especially, because it was not just pushed over but ughtering until everyone was shattered, the viewers were so excited that they showered Sang Hyuk with gold stars. It was the Channel One which though its rating had been droppingtely but it started to explosively increase again today. [Ooo! It is the appearance of new monster!] [Lone King? Even the name is so sick. Absolutely a Korean user, right?] [Based on the look and name, 99% Korean user.] [Obviously, the One Guild is surely a Korean Guild. But foreigners kept denying this fact.] [In their eyes, there¡¯s reason for dissatisfaction because EL¡¯s strongest Guild is a Korean Guild. In fact, more than half of the famous guilds from EL are Korean guilds.] [The game is unique to Koreans, though. Especially, EL is a game made in Korea.] [Waow, but is it even possible even though it was one of the One Guild¡¯s monsters? How can he trample on three people by himself? What¡¯s his level anyway?] [I am more curious about the soul than the level, though¡­¡­ Maybe the Lone King is a triple soul?] [uh uh, no matter what triple soul is exaggerating. Even double soul now requires a lot of karma to raise the level¡­. I think, triple is impossible.] [We¡¯ll never know, maybe he had figured out something?] [No way, it¡¯s likely Double Soul. Based on the skills he used, it doesn¡¯t even seem like he has many souls.] [That¡¯s not important. Just shut up and watch it.] ????? ????? The appearance of a new strong man was an enjoyable show for most viewers who had nothing to do with the elite yer¡¯s world anyway. One Guild¡¯s Lone King. Through today¡¯s broadcast, he was called a ¡®monster¡¯ like the other members of the One Guild. * * * * After the broadcast, Sang Hyuk went straight to the game. Normally, he would have a look at the viewers trending topics and search for broadcasts from variousmunities, but he did not do it today. As soon as he got into the game, he applied right away for battle in Way of Proof. Then the battle with Gye Baek began as if he had been waiting. Gye Baek really did not give up until the end. Whatever Sang Hyuk did, Gye Baek always waited for Sang Hyuk in Way of Proof. The interesting thing was the ranking of Way of Proof. Of course, it was Lone King who kept the first ce with no losses. But at the second ce was Gye Baek, who kept trying to bring the Lone King down like crazy. 98 win 947 loss. It was Gye Baek¡¯s performance in the Way of Proof, which he recorded without rest during the pre-season interval. Of course, 947 loss was the number of defeats against the Lone King. By the way, Gye Baek, who has more defeats than victories, should not be the second ce. But, he was able to be in second ce because Lone King¡¯s ranking in Way of Proof was too high. If the ranking has more than a certain level difference, the defeated would not lose points even when they lost. So even though Gye Baek kept losing to the Lone King, he has not lost even one ranking point. Instead, because Gye Baek won against all other users except Lone King, it was natural for him to be the second ce. After all, between The Only God, the Lone King, and the Strongest Human Being, Gye Baek, Way of Proof became a ce where these two people dominated absolutely. To be the Top Ranker in Way of Proof, you not only had to defeat the Lone King, The Only God, you also had to ovee Gye Baek, who was worth seeing aside from the ranking. There were still ten more days for the 1-2 season to end, but there were many opinions that the first and second ces had already been decided. Of course, now the numbers of users, who were passing through Path to Death and continued to Heroic Lands, is increasing rapidly, but it seems that Lone King and Gye Baek¡¯s strong positions would not change. ¡°He¡¯s a really interesting guy ¡­¡­.¡± After finishing another battle in Way of Proof, Sang hyuk wasughing with an interesting expression. This time as well, Lone King¡¯s opponent was Gye Baek. And as expected, handily defeated to 5 : 0. However, there were many interesting parts in this battle. Especially, using strategy like ¡®give my flesh for the bones of the enemy¡¯, Gye Baek had impressed Sang Hyuk bynding his first proper and strong attack on the Lone King. (T/N:¡®give my flesh for the bones of the enemy¡¯ is a strategy to strike hard by using the opening presented by letting the enemy inflict damage on you.) Of course, the result was the other way around, he gave the the bone and got only the flesh, Gye Baek was not giving up even in the current situation where he approached his 1000th loss and instead he came up with something new. ¡°I know he has the same age with me¡­¡­.¡± Sang Hyuk remembered what he knew about Gye Baek. First, He is 22 years old now, he was the same age as Sang Hyuk. And at least Sang Hyuk did not know his upation. One thing he knew for sure was that Gye Baek was a promising gymnast who was good enough to be selected as a national representative for the Army at a young age but injured during training and gave up his practice. So, his right leg was limping just a little. That was the fact that sang Hyuk clearly remembered. And he vaguely remembered that the ce Gye Baek lived was Suwon, GyeonggiProvince. ¡°Later, if there is a chance, i want to talk about it once.¡± Was it because I fought too much in Way of Proof? It seemed like my mind was wandering. ¡°However, distractions are distractions, but winning is everything!¡± Getting distracted was not Sang Hyuk¡¯s style, so Sang Hyuk applied for battle again in Way of Proof. Run and run. Sang Hyuk and also Gye Baek, like maniacs applied for battle in Way of Proof. Chapter 83 [Episode 43] Fiery Man who doesn¡¯t know giving up (2) Chapter 84 Chapter 84 [episode 44] Adventure King 1 @Adventure King. Title ¨C ¡®The diator who Refuses to Give Up¡¯ Rating: Unique Exnation: We apud you, someone who absolutely won¡¯t give up even in a situation others would have given up a hundred times. Although you¡¯ve been defeated a thousand times against the same user in the same battlefield, we¡¯ve noticed that you have not given up yet. We present this title for you, you who never gave up. Effect: [Prefix: None] [Suffix: None] [Continuous sustainable effect: ] Gye Baek stared nkly at the letters on the floating window detailing the effects of the title he had just obtained. Obviously it was a pleasure to get a unique title. But, he was puzzled. This title he obtained after 1000 losses to the Lone King. Apparently, the effect of the title seemed great. First, the additional karma acquisition had no bad side effect. ¡°Damn it, does it mean ¡­.. do you want me to be at ease and just keep on fighting?¡± It was a ridiculous title, but it was obviously not bad. ¡°Well, let¡¯s try it out again until the end!¡± Gye Baek muttered his pledge and applied again for battle in the Way of Proof. Since he obtained such a title, he would continue his challenge. * * * * Quest [Legend] ¨C The Mountain Where God Sleeps (Read more) -??? -??? -??? Sang Hyuk once again looked at the floating quest window. It was a legendary quest that one year ago he hadn¡¯t expected. During this time, he has not forgotten about this. But, because he couldn¡¯t meet the condition, he just pushed it back. ¡°Because I can¡¯t postpone it forever ¡­. for now, should I conquer both ces?¡± The quest was epted, but Sang Hyuk knew that the goal was the four remaining mountains out of five mountains, that represented the of Treenark, except for a special mountain that cannot be reached by normal route. The very high ¡®Khroon¡¯ mountain that pierced the sky in the middle of the Heroic Lands, and the eternally burning ¡®Boor¡¯ Mountain that exist at the southern end of the Hellfire Desert. The mountains that Sang Hyuk will conquer this time, were those kinds of ces. Both mountains were not as easily conquered as Puyan, that Sang Hyuk had conquered before. In fact, there were variousrge and small mountains on the of Treenark and there were ¡®Mountaineers¡¯ who specialize in them. The reason they do EL is only to climb mountains because the virtual mountain was much safer to climb than the real mountain and it was fun at the same time, but Boor and Khroon were not mountains that even the Mountaineers can climb. One of the reasons was the mountains were high and tough, but the bigger reason was due to the powerful monsters that exist near the summits. Because the professional Mountaineers were only the people who y the game for climbing mountains, their battle skill was weak. Of course, they did not care about this at all. Unfortunately, there was a clear limit to those who y EL for climbing instead of battle. The top-ss Mountaineers had gathered together several times to try to challenge ¡®Boor¡¯ like a dungeon raid. However, they were blocked by the monsters and failed to conquer the summit. Because Khroon is a mountain in Heroic Lands, the Mountaineers¡¯ challenge is still a far-off story. The mountain, which is the best target for all Mountaineers who enjoy EL at this point, is the Fire Mountain called Boor. ¡°Would you like to make one more Adventurer?¡± Sang Hyuk was basically just nning to conquer the mountain as Immortal. But after more thoughts, conquering the mountain seemed to be good content for broadcast. Climbing the top of a mountain that no one conquered, discovering a new ind, etc. The adventurer image of exploring numerous areas hidden on the of Treenark has certainly gained great poprity. So far, Sang Hyuk has created a total of five fake identities. Ordinary-Looking guy, Gale, ke, Large Golden Mountain, the Lone King. He still could make another two more fake identities. But Sang Hyuk did not n to make a new identity. ¡°Anyway, let¡¯s make the Ordinary-Looking Guy, who had been rarely used, to be One Guild¡¯s best adventurer user.¡± The Ordinary-Looking Guy was almost useless now. When he made the Ordinary-Looking Guy at first, Sang Hyuk was trying to blend in while walking around, but it became necessary to disguise his identity anyway, as his various aliases had be well known. So he was nning to recycle Ordinary-Looking Guy with this chance. ¡°The best weapon for the adventurer is a whip, isn¡¯t it? And because the Ten-Millenia Goldbone Whip is so eye-catching, so I think I have to get a proper whip.¡± Sang Hyuk, who had finished setting his appearance, slowly began to worry about what abilities would be disyed by the ¡®Ordinary-Looking Guy¡¯ Adventurer. ¡°If I use a Whip as the main weapon and the Buff System Skill as an aid, it would be great, right?¡± There was no big difficulty because the Buff System Skill had simr effects tobination cards. Because Sang Hyuk would only be buffing himself and not anyone else, even withbination cards, no one would notice that it was a magic card. ¡°The armor has been set to the leather-base and ¡­ because the viewers¡¯ eyes were very sharp, let¡¯s make them all new.¡± Sang Hyuk knew that he could be caught red-handed by the viewers if he recycled the items he had used with another fake identity. Some viewers with keen eyes were already asking while looking at the sword used by the Lone King, whether it is the same sword used by ke. Sang Hyuk didn¡¯t post anything, but situation had been covered when someone suggested that it was because they are from the same guild, so they could make a deal between them and handed it over to each other. With no choice, Sang Hyuk had to use another sword the next time ke appeared on air. That way, the scenario that the viewers hypothesized was more convincing. Anyway, because Sang Hyuk realized that he could not share items even among his fake identities, he decided to get the Ordinary-Looking Guy all new items. The armor was one that Sang Hyuk really liked. The armor was simr in appearance to the clothes worn by Indiana Jones, a very old ssic film¡­ the performance was not bad as well, so Sang Hyuk bought the armor right away. But, it was unexpectedly harder to get the weapons than the armor. Because Ten-Millenia Goldbone Whip is a very good item, and he could not see any decent whip items as they were especially rare, so he kept looking and looking at the auction sites for two days before he finally got a Rare Whip enhanced to +8. +8 Wyvern Leather Whip [Rare ss +] A very strong whip made of Wyvern leather. It is a special weapon that the craftsman made with all his skill. It has been reinforced eight times, it has obtained enough force to shake the sky and earth. [Basic Abilities] Attack Power 70(+7)(+84), Critical Chance +10(+1)(+13) [Special Abilities] Critical Damage +40(+4)(+52) [Special Effects] , [Strengthening Effect] <+5 Strengthening Effect: Agility+20> <+7 Strengthening Effect : Strength +50> [Bonus Effect] (1) Critical Chance +3 Though it only had a rare grade, it was a very good item. Sang Hyuk bought it just for 500,000 gold. If you exchange 500,000 gold for cash, it was a little less than 30 million won. He bought the rare but not unique grade item with a huge price because it was excellent, first it was a powerful item that was reinforced to +8 and the options were also just like what Sang Hyuk prefered. In fact, the case which rare grade items were strengthened to +8 was quite unusual. It was because it felt like wasting enhancement stones. However, at this point, the unique grade items were still hard to find, so there were sometimes some users who had such high level items. Then if we look at it again, it seems almost a few hundred thousands of golds would be needed for the price of the enhancement stones alone. Anyway, for Sang Hyuk, it was not bad because he could buy that good thing ¡®cheaply¡¯. Sang Hyuk, who got the most important main weapon, hunted stone giants for hours to master it. He quickly got used to the leather whip after spending three hours concentrating and hunting. It was not so hard to Sang Hyuk to get used to the whip because he is used to the Ten-Millenia Goldbone Whip, which was 10 times more difficult to control than this whip. Right after Sang Hyuk got used to the whip, he left for ¡®Boor¡¯. * * * * Boor was a volcano. It was an active volcano that continues to emitva in real time¡­ Actually it did not make sense to climb such a mountain if they were real. Climbing was not the problem with a volcano, the problem was the control of the mountain entrance and evacuating people near the mountain. But this ce was virtual reality, not reality. It was also the world in a game called Eternal Life. So, there was no possibility of Boor exploding at all. Of course, it could explode with arge patch by Chaos, the administrator of EL, but an explosion like that would happen as an event, not directly affecting the user. For that reason, Boor has received even more challenges from the Mountaineers. Climbing the active volcanoes that can not be climbed in reality! This also gave the Mountaineers a different kind of fun. ording to Sang Hyuk¡¯s investigation, the biggest and most famous guild of Mountaineers was ¡®Annapurna¡¯ guild. The guild, which belongs to famous Mountaineers from all over the world who are actually well known in the real world, was the guild where the best mountain climber in EL gathered in. But even Annapurna could not reach the summit of Boor Mountain. There were two types of monsters appears on Boor Mountain¡¯s summit, one was a normal monster called ¡®ming Goat¡¯, average level 57, and the other was a named monster called ¡®Lava Phoenix¡¯, average level 59. It was these two monsters that annoyed Annapurna¡¯s Mountaineers many times. Especially the Lava Phoenix had the worst attack pattern for Mountaineers who were climbing the steep mountain. If there was a slight gap in attention or a user who was fatigued, it grabbed the user with its powerful ws and thrown him down the mountain. Even if the users have safety equipment, the safety equipment would fail eventually if the climber was kept being thrown down like that. That would be the end. It couldn¡¯t be helped but to die if you¡¯ve been thrown off a mountain, no matter how high the level of your armor or strength. All members of Annapurna Guild had such an experience. Because Annapurna¡¯s guild members did not hide this information, Sang Hyuk could easily find Boor Mountain¡¯s information. The reason Annapurna revealed the information was simple. Because they were mountain climbers before gamers, anyone could use this information to conquer the mountain. ¡°Hyuhh, how far have Ie?¡± Sang Hyuk, who was climbing up the mountain, stopped for a while and looked back. People said even if someone from the Annapurna Guild managed to climbed up to Boor Mountain¡¯s peak inside the game, they needed at least a week to get to the top. But because Sang Hyuk nned to get to the summit in three days rather than a week, he climbed the mountain very quickly. ¡°This seems to be higher than I thought ¡­. Will four days enough to get it?¡± Sang Hyuk was not a professional Mountaineers, but at least in the game, he climbed the mountain far better than the so-called Professional Mountaineers. He had climbing experience for many years in past life and high VRA. And he had a delicate control that no one could follow. Not only that but Sang Hyuk was definitely stronger than any Mountaineer. The two kinds of monsters that the Mountaineers were struggling with ¡­.. They would not able to be Sang Hyuk¡¯s opponents, ever. Chapter 84 [episode 44] Adventure King 1 ¨C End Chapter 85 Chapter 85 [Episode 44] Adventure King 2 * * * * Swoosh! Crassshhh! The Ordinary-Looking Guy wielded his whip and wrapped it around the neck of the Lava Phoenix that had attacked while he was off guard. Then, with overwhelming force, he threw that monster off the steep rock face that he was climbing. BAMM! Squeaaakkk!!! The Lava Phoenixes did not think that the opponent who was hanging on the cliff, would attack first and it ended with all of them smashed by the Ordinary-Looking Guy. The Lava Phoenix was a semi-named Monster, but it was weaker than a Stone Giant. They fell to the follow up attacks without much opposition after they were smashed by the strength of the Ordinary-Looking Guy¡¯s first attack. This time again, the whip was wrapped around the Lava Phoenix¡¯s throat, its neck was broken and after it was smashed against the cliff, its health dropped to 0 instantly. With Lava Phoenixes being killed that fast, then obviously the Fire Goats was no match for the Ordinary-Looking Guy. Thest obstacle protecting the summit of Boor Mountain was rock wall that vertically stood about 900 meters high and at that section, the Lava Phoenixes appeared frequently. The Ordinary-Looking Guy climbed up the steep cliffs and immediately finished the Lava Phoenixes that attacked him simultaneously. Because it would be troublesome if the number increased, he quickly finished them and moved forward. The Fire Goats were much simpler to defeat, so he has paid attention only to Lava Phoenixes. The Ordinary-Looking Guy climbed the cliffs with his bare body and swept away the attacking monsters. When the Mountaineers of Annapurna climbed this kind of cliff, even in the game, they would install some safety equipment that was specifically made for the sheer cliff face, they relied on it and climbed. But the Ordinary-Looking Guy had no n to use safety devices. Moreover, if he used the safety devices, it would interfere with him in handling the monsters, so he boldly threw them away. He just believed on his own skill and climbed up the cliff with his bare body, so if the professional Mountaineers had seen the Ordinary-Looking Guy climbing up now, they would have been astonished. The Ordinary-Looking Guy hung on the cliff with just a few fingers while he swung the whip or jumped up. His climbing speed was as fast as Spiderman climbing buildings in the movie. And moreover his stability can be seen. The Ordinary-Looking Guy heading towards the summit of Boor Mountain at a tremendous pace. No sign of difficulty can be seen on his expression. JJiiikkkk. The Ordinary-Looking Guy jumped up as hard as he could barely avoiding the flowingva to one side. Phaatt! Floop! Then he stretched out his hand and caught a small rock that would be thest hand hold. The Ordinary-Looking Guy was able to hang the weight of his entire body with only one finger, so it was not hard to raise his body with just one hand. The Ordinary-Looking Guy slowly pulled up his body and climbed. Right at that moment. Finally, the message he wanted was disyed in front of Ordinary-Looking Guy. You are the first to climb to the summit of Boor Mountain, one of the five mountains representing the of Treenark. Your challenging spirit, which brought you for the first time to this unconquered ce, is a model for all travellers. You¡¯ve obtained the rare grade title ¡®The Volcano Conqueror¡¯. You¡¯ve obtained the memory of the fire that is eternally burning in the Fire Mountain. This is a piece of the Legendary Quest. The Legendary Quest ¡®???¡¯ has been updated and changed into ¡®The Birth of the of Treenark¡¯. ¡°Wow, it has not even been four days and I¡¯ve reached the summit.¡± The Ordinary-Looking Guy stood at the top of Boor Mountain and looked down. At his back, theva continued to bubbled up without rest, but the Ordinary-Looking Guy was able to withstand the intense heat because he is not an ordinary person but a traveler with a high level. After photographing a little more of the surrounding scenery, the Ordinary-Looking Guy came straight down from the mountain without hesitating. If it¡¯s the professional Mountaineers, they might have savored the moment, but Sang Hyuk did not have a reason to enjoy it, so he just came down from the mountain using ¡®return¡¯. Quest, The Birth of of Treenark [Legendary] ¨C Five Absolute Spirits that existed when the of Treenark was born in the beginning¡­.. If you can hear all of the Voices of the Spirits, that have slept for millennia¡­¡­ Could you know the great secret of this world? [Linked Quest] ¨C The Mountain Where God Sleeps (Read more) ¨C Forever ming Mountain ¨C ??? ¨C ??? The Quest was definitely changed. The name of the quest now came out and although it was rough, he could see how to progress. ¡°If you conquer all four mountains, you will need to conquer thest mountain right? Then it absolutely couldn¡¯t be cleared immediately after all. It¡¯s a legendary quest?¡± Sang Hyuk was still thinking about this legendary quest and eventually thought of the final stage of the quest. The most extraordinary mountain among the mountains in the of Treenark. The mountain that can never be climbed in an ordinary way. It is a tremendous challenge to climb the mountain itself¡­ The mountain couldn¡¯t even be reached without the ¡®Sky-grade ship¡¯ patch as well as ¡®Magic Armor¡¯, both challenges in themselves. ¡°But first, let¡¯s conquer Khroon Mountain.¡± Since it¡¯s started, it would be great to record the Ordinary-Looking Guy¡¯s activity for a little bit more and in the same time conquer Khroom Mountain. The concept was the Adventure King, but the achievement of conquering only one mountain, Boor Mountain, seemed far less than the performance of the other members of the One Guild. * * * * The conquest of Kroom Mountain took a little longer than Boor Mountain, it took six full days. It obviously took more time since the height was much higher and the level of the monster that appeared near the summit was also high. But, the most important thing was that it had been conquered. Although he obtained the rare grade title ¡®Conqueror of Sky¡¯ by conquering Khroon Mountain as well as Boor Mountain, but this was as useless of a title as the Volcano Conqueror title. Because Sang Hyuk had so many titles, it has reached the stage where all the titles he had cannot be active at the same time. So, Sang Hyuk decided to deactivate these two titles and ced them to one side. While Sang Hyuk conquered Boor Mountain and Khroom Mountain, diator Hall and Hall of Mortality season 1-2 was over. Sang Hyuk almost focused exclusively on the Way of Proof, but he also yed in Shadow Forest just to keep the 1st ranking. He was able to rank 1st in ¡®Way of Proof¡¯ and ¡®Shadow Forest¡¯ in season 1-2. In the other arenas, other guilds took first ce because Sang Hyuk was uninterested in the Moonlight Temple or Hall of Mortality The number of users registering in diator Hall and Hall of Mortality has been increasing rapidly because many users have gone to the Heroic Lands. ¡°Now it would be hard to fight Gye Baek like crazy.¡± Therge number of registered users meant that there were a lot of users who applied for battle. So, the number of times of Gye Baek and the Lone King would meet in Way of Proof would be significantly reduced. ¡°I really have to meet him personallyter.¡± Sang Hyuk was going to meet Gye Baek personally once there is a chance.After confronting him for more than 1000 times, it seemed the rtionship grew deeper than expected. Anyway, Sang Hyuk, who came down from Khroom Mountain, caught up on his tasks quickly. There was always a lot to do. However, Sang Hyuk did no forget to do ¡®hunting¡¯ for a certain amount of time everyday, no matter how much he had to do. Hunting was not to be missed. First, even if it was difficult to raise the level, he had to build Karma steadily everyday to raise it someday. Karma could not be bought for either gold or cash. ¡°Let¡¯s move the hunting ground from today.¡± In the meantime, he had been hunting the Stone Giants every time, but Sang Hyuk was thinking of moving the hunting ground because honestly he felt bored and it was not very helpful in growing battle sense to fight with monsters that had the same, repeating patterns. ¡°Let¡¯s see¡­. As expected, the most useful hunting ground at this point is the Tower of Nightmare.¡± Tower of Nightmare was a steadily popr hunting ground since the early days when Heroic Lands was open to users. There are 7 floors in total, the first and second floors were easy enough for users who arrived now in the Heroic Lands, to form a party and hunt without difficulty. The higher the level, the higher the difficulty, so in the case of the 7th floor, which is the top floor, it was a hunting area with the highest difficulty so that it would not be conquered until after a very long time had passed. ¡°The first and second floors were quite like that¡­. Until the third floor would be enough, right?¡± The third floor of the Tower of Nightmare was the hunting ground where the top yers must form a perfect party to capture. However, Sang Hyuk already had the ability to exceed the performance of a full party with yers of the highest levels, so he could hunt on the third as well as the fourth floor. Anyway, Sang Hyuk, who made the decision, moved directly to the Tower of Nightmare. He could not waste his time because it was more precious than anything else. ¡°This is too much, isn¡¯t it?¡± A bunch of angry expressions on the face of the user. Not only was he angry, but his six colleagues who were standing behind him also had their face redden while forcefully holding in their rage. ¡°No matter what you say, nothing is going to change.¡± The Dark Dragon¡¯s member, ¡®One Punch¡¯, who was blocking the entrance of Tower of Nightmare was not very interested in whether the other party was angry or not. His mission was to prevent the users from trying to enter the Tower of Nightmare by warning (more like threatening) them. ¡°Don¡¯t forget that I¡¯m warning by words only until you get to the tower. Whoeveres into the tower will be able to know what kind of line is Line Dark.¡± Line Dark¡­. with the Dark Dragon is the center of this union, which is defined as ¡®a group of trash¡¯. All kinds of malefactors, trash that existed in EL belonged to this line. Although they don¡¯t acknowledge it, the majority of ¡®malefactors¡¯ unofficially belonged to this line. The rumor that one of the most famous ¡®malefactors¡¯ guilds, ¡®Blood¡¯, changed its name to ¡®Dark Blood¡¯ and went under Dark Dragon, had been around for a long time. Of course officially Line Dark also acted like they weren¡¯t ¡®malefactors¡¯. But it was just scum and trash insisting that they were not scum and trash themselves. ¡°No matter if Line Dark was the first to reach the Tower of Nightmare¡­¡­ Isn¡¯t it too much to block the entrance and prohibit us from entering at all?¡± ¡°Aish, damn it. Just be quiet! If it¡¯s not fair just go on in. And it will be on your heads what happens after that.¡± One Punch said while he gestured toward the entrance with an annoyed face and his hand. But the seven users who were in front of One Punch stood in their ce and were unable to move. ¡°Jerks who have no courage to get in and talk too much.¡± ¡°We.. We will protest to themunity!¡± ¡°Do it right away. When were we afraid of it?¡± As One Punch said, Line Dark did not care about that kind of reputation in the Community at all. The Line Dark who control the Tower of Nightmare. As soon as they reached Heroic Lands, they upied the Tower of Nightmare, which is the sweetest hunting site and made it like their own private hunting ground. When the other lines were concentrating on different content, Dark Dragon took over the Tower of Nightmare and used it to grow quickly. One Punch continued to provoke them after that, but eventually the seven yers were forced to step down. They were also members ofrge-scale guild, but not enough to challenge Line Dark. In fact, Line Dark was one of the top-ranked guilds who should not be touched. It was more advantageous to give up quickly because it was a gathering ce of vindictive and malicious people. Is that so? The control of Tower of Nightmare had been uncontested for 10 days without any disturbance. When the seven users withdrew, One Punch stretched and yawningzily. Keeping the entrance was a very boring task, but a low-ranking guild members like One Punch, had to contribute to the guild in this way, giving him a chance to hunt in Tower of Nightmare. ¡°This time, I have to do something profit¡­¡± One Punch was scheduled to enter with the 7th party on the first floor of Tower of Nightmare in two hours. Line Dark had aplete control of Tower of Nightmare and was hunting like a factory. ¡°Huh?¡± But at the same time, one user appeared in front of One Punch. The user walked naturally to the entrance of Tower of Nightmare where One Punch stood. ¡°You can¡¯t enter it.¡± One Punch blocked the way and tried to warn him. But suddenly at the moment he blocked the road, the user who was in front of him disappeared. ¡°What?!¡± The user, like magic, went past One Punch and entered the Tower of Nightmare. ¡°You, you¡­. If you go in¡­.¡± Perplexed One Punch tried to warn him hastily, but before he spoke, the user who entered the Tower of Nightmare shouted first. ¡°Hunting Ground Control? Do it if you can!¡± The user who simply ignored the warning by One Punch, no, Line Dark. Of course, he was Sang Hyuk. Chapter 85 [Episode 44] Adventure King 2 ¨C End Chapter 86 Chapter 86 [Episode 45] Unsealing 1 @ Unsealing. ¡°These guys have not changed at all.¡± Sang Hyuk naturally knew about Line Dark. In his previous life, Line Dark had caused a big disruption by hunting control. At that time, severalrge guilds that were not part of any Line had united to fight Line Dark. The guilds of this union were defeated. They were not fit opponents in the first ce. To oppose Line Dark, was seen by other guilds as a lose-lose game, because fighting with Line Dark resulted in losses without gain, and this was the cold reality that made other lines reluctant. The of Treenark was wide anyway, so there were a lot of hunting grounds not controlled by Line Dark. Of course, some of the lines sometimes shed with Line Dark, and in those times, they¡¯d negotiate with the line leaders who were usually the line managers and settled, to end the fight. ¡°In other word, the top-level guilds, were bing a F**king Fellowship.¡± Sang Hyuk was impressed. He really hated this. The real reason that he eventually got kicked out of the SKY team was also rted to this ¡®f**king fellowship¡¯. Several yers and coaches gathered together to form a fellowship group that had an impact on the entire game and solidified their positions based on it. Not only that, they tried to pick up those who listened to their words as trainees and eventually tried to monopolize the game as if they owned the game itself. Of course Sang Hyuk tried to stop it. But, in the end, it was Sang Hyuk who lost in the power game, and so he was kicked out. ¡°Line Dark? Dark Dragon? Bullshit.¡± Sang Hyuk muttered a little and released all his transformations. Unsealing! Sang Hyuk unlock the seal and revealed the ¡®Immortal¡¯ figure. He was thinking of exposing his Immortality avatar to the world sooner orter anyway and he had been looking for the best timing for a while. Sang Hyuk thought this was the time he had been looking for. ¡°Dark Dragon¡­. if you want to catch that crazy dog, you had better get ready to use the strongest stick.¡± Sang Hyuk knew well, that the user, Dark Dragon, was really a freak. He was not merely a crazy person, but a capable crazy person whose skills were fully supported. He was a talented user with great skills who can make other pro-gamers flee, and even though he received many offers by lots of professional gaming teams, he refused everything and remained as the crazy person until the end. Sang Hyuk had heard about the highly credible rumors in his previous life that Dark Dragon was a sessor to a midsizepany. ¡°The start was Dark Blood, right?¡± Controlling the hunting ground meant that the mere presence of Line Dark would drive the ordinary users out of the way. Of course, it was an abnormal situation that the ones forced out were the normal users, not the malefactors. Dark Blood. They were like the ¡®Dark Hunting Dogs¡¯ of Line Dark, no, Dark Dragon. ¡°You said one? But why do I have to go too? If it is only one person, both of you are enough.¡± Andrey of Dark Blood was continuing toin with an annoyed face. ¡°You don¡¯t have anything to do anyway, do you? Right after the three of us take care of it, let¡¯s go to the hunting ground I found yesterday. ¡± Andrey, Raboff, and Pethrova were the three who had been together even before they entered the Blood. They were Russian users, who became malefactors from the very beginning. After building up their notorious reputation, it became hard for them to get over it, so the three hid themselves under the umbre called Blood. Although Blood then became Dark Blood, they still remained in the guild. ¡°Is it ok?! I told you to stay with the guild for a while.¡± ¡°There is nothing to be worried. This is a new route, so it is a ce that the hunters don¡¯t even know. There would be no problems if you find the newbie quickly and kill it before the hunters find out.¡± * ¡°If you go too far, you can be caught.¡± ¡°Hey, dude! Your problem is you¡¯re too afraid to take risks.¡± ¡°But don¡¯t forget that I am the one who cleaned up your shit. Have you already forgotten how much I had to beg to Ozen because of youst time?¡± Raboff didn¡¯t like Andrey¡¯s style very much. But Andrey could not refute because Raboff¡¯s words were not wrong. ¡°Come on, don¡¯t fight. Let¡¯s think about it once the hunting is done.¡± It was always Pethrova to mediate between the two. ¡°By the way, Where the hell is this newbie going? Is he really inside the tower? Has he turned back?¡± ¡°Hmmm, if he¡¯s not here after we search for a while, let¡¯s report that he ran away and finish it.¡± In fact, there were quite a lot of users who panicked and ran out after they entered the Tower of Nightmare when the Dark Blood, which can be called the Suppression Force, were dispatched. Of course, such users, because they entered after the warning, were hunted down and they died outside of the tower. The three people who were searching the Tower of Nightmare once again. They thought the target had run away. But, the person they were looking for was still in the tower. Only these three people did not have enough ability to find him. ¡°One, two, three¡­ the first group is only three?¡± A shadow that can not be found at all. Sang Hyuk was hiding inside it. One of the Shadow Knight¡¯s soul skills, ¡®Hiding Shadow¡¯ and thebination card ¡®Shadow Masking¡¯ boasted explosive synergy, so even if a top ranked user came here, they could not easily find Sang Hyuk, who hid in the darkness. The three malefactors were advanced users, but by Sang Hyuk¡¯s standards, they were ¡®unqualified¡¯ people. Sang Hyuk checked his mounted titles. The prefix, ¡®One who surpassed despair by himself¡¯ and the suffix, ¡®The first visitor¡¯, were active. Both were legendary titles and the effects were horrific. In fact, when fierce battles were expected, the settings of the two titles were changed. But because he only need to handle these weaklings, he did not have to worry about defense or dodging. ¡°Well, then should I start to hunt?¡± The hunting was not done by the three Russian users of Dark Blood, but it was done by Sang Hyuk, no, the Immortal. Immortal was a hunter born. At least at this point, if you searched among all the users and guilds, no one could match Immortal. Gale, ke, Lone_King, Ordinary-Looking_Guy ¡­ All of them were users who were strong enough to dominate their respective specialties. Of course they were in fact the same user, but no one doubted their strength. However, no one knew that they were so strong despite the fact that they had sealed 30% of their strength. The moment the seal is loose and the limiter is gone, the strongest person of One Guild calmly appeared. That person was Immortal. shed, zing! Flop! Thest person to run away, Andrey¡¯s head, split into two and shattered apart. White light powder blowing everywhere. It seemed just like someone had split a watermelon with a sword. It took only one minute for Immortal to deal with the three malefactors. Actually it could have been faster but it took a little more time because Andrey was throwing away everything and escaping after witnessed the heart of Raboff, who was next to him, got pierced. Whoopp, Immortal looked around after coiling the Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip, which he had swung at Andrey. The three malefactors dropped many items. Although they were items that didn¡¯t look good to Immortal, he picked up all the items and put them in his bag. ¡°Since I have eaten all the bait neatly, will there be any reaction?¡± Immortal was waiting for Dark Blood itself. And after defeating Dark Blood, he was aiming for bigger and more prey behind it. The strategy that Immortal choose against the big union Line Dark was very simple. ¡°Attack randomly.¡± It was a very simple, no, easy and ignorant strategy. But if only you could do it right, there were none stronger than this. ¡°Whoever ¡­. Come.¡± Immortal stood andughed in the middle of Tower of Nightmare. * * * * ¡°Damn!¡± shh! The Guild Master of Dark Blood, Ozen, with an unspeakable expression swung his fist against the wall beside him and shouted. He did not like this situation. Only when the first Russian trio was attacked, he thought a user with excellent skill who unaware of the sky above him and acted rashly. Because Russian trio had bad offlinemunications, he couldn¡¯t get any urate information about that user. So, he had to think carefully. However, when the next seven guild members of Dark Blood were defeated without even being able to confirm the existence of the enemy, he began to think that something had gone wrong. Eventually, Ozen came himself to the Tower of Nightmare, leading all of the malefactor elites of Dark Blood. There were 42 malefactors, including Ozen, who moved to capture only one enemy. Ozen never expected the situation to be so serious when he led more than 40 elite malefactors to the Tower of Nightmare. Moreover, he had notmunicated the situation to DD yet. The reason is because it was so embarrassing. In exactly 15 minutes after Ozen came to the Tower of Nightmare, 10 malefactors fell down without even screaming. Without even able to shout ¡°Hey!!¡± in surprise, 10 people were insta-killed. By this time, Ozen had to admit that the situation was very serious. ¡°Gather the scattered guys right away. Somehow I don¡¯t think this is an average guy.¡± After Ozen gathered the guild members, all the guild members would search the Tower of Nightmare thoroughly like sweeping fish with a trawler. However, even at the moment he gave themand, the members of Dark Blood who were scattered, got stabbed or shed by a single de that appeared from the darkness, whether it was their heart got pierced or their head split. Exception did not exist. One at a time¡­ Immortal stomped on the malefactors of Dark Blood as if he had stepped on ants. All ability 30%+ wasrger than expected. And as soon as such a restriction disappeared and the seal waspletely released, all the attacks from Immortal¡¯s hands were as powerful as a Raid Boss¡¯s party wiping skills. Especially, his first attack was so ruthlessly powerful that he could blow out all 100% of the health even if the target had a real defense or managed an attack. The malefactors of Dark blood were experienced users with a lot of PvP experience, but in the dark, the unexpected moment of attack was too much even for them. Later this day all the malefactors of Dark Blood who died from a single hit would say the same thing. ¡°I still don¡¯t know how I was defeated.¡± Immortal¡¯s first hit made it impossible for the defeated to properly understand their defeat. The malefactors who got struck by that one hit started to call it ¡®Strike of Destruction¡¯¡­ thenter on, when Immortal was mentioned, the first words came up would be ¡®Strike of Destruction¡¯. Of course this was a matter for the future. The important thing now is the fact that the Dark Blood¡¯s users who gathered at the summon of Ozen was barely 21 people only. 20 out of 41 users disappeared. It was only a few minutester that Ozen hastily scattered hismand, and 10 more people were defeated while trying to flee. ¡°The monster appeared.¡± Faced with an unbelievable reality, Ozen shuddered as he felt an icy chill wrap around his body, and he could feel his heart racing when he thought about the monster that might be targeting him and his guild somewhere in the Tower of Nightmare. Chapter 86 [Episode 45] Unsealing 1 ¨C End. *Editor¡¯s Note: Looks like Andrey found a hidden route to get to the upper floors, so he can hunt monsters, without authorization. He was saying to the other two to take care of the intruder so he can sneak away from his assigned patrol. Let¡¯s hope he doesn¡¯t get caught¡­by either his superiors or Sang Hyuk¡­ Chapter 87 Chapter 87 [Episode 45] Unsealing 2 ¡°From now on don¡¯t spread out. Maintain the formation like this and find the enemy!¡± Ozen thought that 22 elite malefactors including himself, could remove the enemy even if he was a monster. ¡°The enemy is not an ordinary user. Everyone stay focused and just think like you¡¯re hunting down a powerful monster!¡± After Ozen warned his guild¡¯s members, he pulled out two swords. ¡°A monster with ambushing abilities powerful enough to defeat our juniors in one attack¡­ Normally if he has that level of ambushing ability means that all his other abilities are at the bottom level, right? So, it would be easier to catch him if he cannot use that ambushing ability.¡± Ozen kept looking around while thinking endlessly about the mysterious enemy. The tensed atmosphere in Tower of Nightmare. But the users of Line Dark who were hunting in the Tower of Nightmare, couldn¡¯t feel the tension. They saw Dark Blood¡¯s malefactors rushing past and only thought, ¡°Is there an intrusion?¡± Rather than reporting the situation immediately, Ozen was thinking of removing the enemy and then generally reporting. There were many things that were too embarrassing to be reported as they were. One of the most effective strategy for a single opponent against arge number of enemies was gueri warfare. If you reduce their numbers by quickly assassinating an opponent and fleeing, it would be troublesome. Of course from the numerically superior side, they were very likely confronting this gueri strategy. The best counter was what Ozen did, just cluster in a tight formation. There was no risk of being cut off when you¡¯re grouped together. If the opponent tries to strike and fail, he would be done in by using the strength of numbers to surround and catch him. Unless he has something like long-distance sniper ability, it was a very wise move. Immortal has various abilities, but he doesn¡¯t have that long-distance sniper ability. Immortal didn¡¯t have the most effective ability to break the formation. But nevertheless, Immortal was staring at Ozen¡¯s party in the darkness with a contemptuous expression. ¡°United you live, divided you fall. Is that it?¡± Ozen¡¯s response was well predicted by Immortal. ¡°Well, it was clearly not wrong. But¡­. it is meaningless to me at all.¡± Even with his enemies united, the Immortal had no intention to escape. ¡°Should we begin?¡± The difference between scattered and united¡­ For Immortal, the difference was only in whether they were defeated quickly orter. Because they united to be defeated quickly by themselves, then it was enough to give them the consequences they asked for. Shreeezzzz! Hop hop, baaammm! The Ten Millenia Goldbone Whip, struck out the darkness and smashed the head of a malefactor in the outermost position. At that moment, Ozen found out that the monster was unable to wait for any longer and showed up. ¡°He came out! All of you focus!¡± Until now, Ozen couldn¡¯t control the tactical situation but now it is different. With 20 malefactor elites¡­ Ozen thought it was worth fighting no matter that the opponent was called a monster. ¡°This son of a bitch¡­ did he really think that he can strike all of us down using only that one ambushing skill? You¡¯ll be dead today.¡± Ozen concluded that the opponent was very powerful, but that power came from the amazing ambushing ability. So, Ozen thought that if he could pull his opponent out of the darkness, he could deal with his opponent. ¡°Bring him out of the darkness!¡± The malefactors quickly attacked towards the shadow of the Ten Millenia Goldbone Whip that came out. The stealth ambushing power had no choice but to fall to half, no, even more than that. So Ozen believed that by breaking the enemy¡¯s concealment, they could win. zzaammm! All kinds of ranged techniques fell on the shadow of Immortal who was hiding and detonated. But before the barrage ended, Immortal came out of the shadows. At that time, all the users of Dark Blood including Ozen were able to see Immortal properly. The malefactors did not stand still, but quickly surrounded Immortal by forming a wide circle. ¡°Now the little rat finally came out of its hole.¡± Ozen muttered with a much more confident expression than before because he believed that his opponent was as vulnerable as a rat that came out of the shelter of its hole, so he could just crush the rat at once. However, the rat that came out of this hole was much stronger than expected. He calmly nced around and looked at the 20 malefactors who surrounded him. ¡°You¡¯re done here.¡± Ozen thought that the victory was already his. He was afraid of the de when it was in the dark, but it was no longer scary now when it came out of the dark. ¡°Narrow the circle¡­¡± Ozen tried to immobilize and kill the rat that was in the trap. But before he gave his order, the trapped rat moved first. Rrrrrr, slinggg! Immortal stretched his right arm forward and quickly swung his arm horizontally. In the same time the Ten Millenia Goldbone Whip appeared from his hand and made a sharp line i front of him. The line that divided the world between the up and the down. That line surprisingly divided not only the top and bottom of the world, but also the top and bottom of the bodies of the four malefactors surrounding Immortal. nk! aank! It really happened in an instant. Immortal, who was standing in the kill ground, swayed and waved his hand, and at the moment the white light glows, four Dark Blood Guild¡¯s members were divided into two and the halves of their bodies rolled on the floor. All of that happened in about 1-2 seconds. In a blink, four people were defeated. But, this was only the beginning. Because Ozen thought Immortal as an user with deformed skillset who only could do ambushes, so he did not expect at all that Immortal would fight back like this. Is that so? Four guild members sliced into half and fell in front of him, and he was not able to give any additional orders. ¡°What is this¡­..¡± While Ozen panicked and froze, Immortal wielded Ten Millenia Goldbone Whip once again as ¡®Sword Wave¡¯. sh! Zwoong! In other words, Sword Wave means using Ten Millenia Goldbone Whip like a sword. If you wrongly used the Ten millenia Goldbone Whip, which turned into a sword, it was a very dangerous technique since it could injure Sang Hyuk instead of the enemy. But, Immortal was not even a little afraid. He believed in his own senses and control abilities. nk! Another three of Malefactors were cut down at once. They tried to block or avoid it, but it was impossible. ¡°Aa¡­.Attack! Kill!!¡± In less than five seconds, seven guild members fell in vain, and it was hard for Ozen to keep calm. Ozen thought he merely needed to attack the Immortal to stop him. But, the malefactors couldn¡¯t stop Immortal from attacking them. nk nk nk! Swung swung swung! Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip danced in the air. And it has countered most of the attacks that have been poured on Immortal. That was not the end. Immortal easily avoided the attacks that the Ten Millenia Goldbone Whip couldn¡¯t block by twisting his body back and forth. In the same time, more than ten people poured out their attacks, but not even a single attack was actually effective. The ¡®Chained Evasion¡¯ whichbined multiple evasion skills, has gone beyond the limits of mere active defense, and the outstanding dodge ability that was enough to ridicule professional tankers, erased even the smallest possibilities of a hit thoroughly. Dark Blood¡¯s malefactors were not weak users, but at least for immortal, they were like puppies. It was hard tond an attack on the Immortal in the first ce, just as hard as putting a camel through the eye of a needle. Ozen thought that Immortal was a rat that was trapped, but the Immortal was neither a rat nor trapped. The advantage of Numbers? The disadvantages of the Solo? The words had no meaning. Even without ambushing, Immortal still trampled the Dark Blood¡¯s malefactors very easily. The malefactors were still ants, and Immortal was a huge human who stepped on the ants. ¡°Am I dreaming?¡± Again, two of the Malefactors fell while losing their heads in front of Ozen¡¯s eyes. Ozen, who saw it, thought he might be dreaming. It was also a terrible nightmare¡­. But unfortunately, all of this was not a dream. The Dark Blood¡¯s malefactors who became evil in order to live. They were usually scum who enjoyed harassing and killing other users. But now, at this moment, everything has be the opposite. The malefactors who were unbelievably trampled down and killed without being able to do anything. For them, the Immortal was The Great King Yeomra (King of the Underworld, who judge the deceased). * Immortal, who became the great king Yeomra, judged and punished the malefactors fairly, but naturally the punishment was Death. * * * * All of Dark Blood¡¯s malefactors including Ozen were sentenced to ¡®Death¡¯. Exception did not exist and moreover there weren¡¯t even final arguments. Finally, Ozen, whose body was divided into eight parts, seemed to have something that he really need to say in hisst moments with a expression of someone unfairly victimized, but Immortal did not listen to his words. There was no reason to listen. To Immortal, the malefactors were only just the prey that must be trampled down and killed. What hunter in the world would listen to the prey¡¯s wishes? Just like a fisherman does not talk to the catch and a hunter does not talk to his prey, Immortal just killed the malefactors like a machine. Immortal, who destroyed Dark Blood, did not leave the Tower of Nightmare. Rather, he climbed up to the third floor and huntedfortably. He was waiting. DD, the owner of the hunting dogs. Immortal waited for him to move. ¡°You said, the Dark Blood was crushed by just one person?¡± DD, who received the report, made a surprised expression. ¡°Yeah, it¡¯s just that they were attacked if we use Ozen¡¯s expression, but I listened to the other Dark Blood¡¯s users, instead of Ozen, that I personally contacted, and it seemed that they were thoroughly smashed. Anyway, I think an extraordinary guy has appeared.¡± The field doctor, who was two years older than DD but actually could be named as DD¡¯s faithful subordinate, was reporting exactly what he had researched through various channels. ¡°Was it possible? Even if it was me, I think it would be hard to smash Dark Blood alone¡­ Doesn¡¯t it seem like he encountered a trap?¡± ¡°I could not believe it too, so I did some more research, and it was really as they said that they were shattered gruesomely by one person.¡± ¡°Hmmm¡­¡± DD , who fully frowned, opened his mouth again. ¡°Maybe that is¡­.. isn¡¯t it the One Guild?¡± ¡°One Guild?¡± ¡°Yeah, If you hear about a single user who is very powerful, the only thing thates to mind is the One Guild, right?¡± ¡°Yeah, it¡¯s true, but why does the One Guild suddenly bother us? There was no reason, right?¡± The Field Doctor tilted his head a bit while making the expression as if he didn¡¯t understand. ¡°Although the context is a bit odd, but the only guild that can chew out Dark Blood as solo yer in EL world would be none other than a member of the One Guild. But who came? Gale? ke? Or is this the newly appeared Lone King?¡± When they instinctively felt that the One Guild intervened, DD¡¯s heart began to pounding really hard. The stronger he is¡­. the more difficult the situation is¡­. the more his heart was beating. The strong enemy excited DD more than any kind of stimnt. ¡°ording to the information I gather, it is not Gale, ke, nor Lone King. It¡¯s a user who has apletely newbat style. If he is really member of One Guild, then it will be a new member who has joined them.¡± ¡°Really? Then that¡¯s even better!¡± ¡°But although it is you, you would absolutely not able to win by yourself.¡± ¡°Hyung, no matter how I enjoy battling with a Strong Man, have you ever seen me fight recklessly?¡± DD looked at the field doctor and smiled. Surely DD was strong enough as this Strong Man, but it was never a reckless challenge. ¡°I must win this fight. Even if the entire Line was mobilized¡­. I¡¯ll have to push down that guy, no, that arrogant One Guild.¡± DD was already convinced that the opponent was a user of the One Guild. As intended, Immortal killed the hunting dog and the owner started to move. Immortal, who is still alone, and DD who had the Giant Line behind his back. Their collision would be a greater shock than anyone could have imagined¡­ Chapter 87 [Episode 45] Unsealing 2 ¨C End *Editor¡¯s Note: Also known as King Yama in Hindu mythology. Chapter 88 Chapter 88 [Episode 46] Hunting Daeho (The Great Tiger) 1 @ Hunting Daeho (The Great Tiger) (T/L note: Great Tiger ¨C Daeho, the great tiger in Joseon era) ¡°He¡¯s still asbative as ever.¡± Sang Hyuk was hunting on the third floor of the Tower of Nightmare and he had been battling in Way of Proof in the same time. And a while ago he met Gye Baek after a long time and he was able to fight with him in an exciting battle. The result was as always 5 : 0, but the game was very intense. Because Gye Baek somehow managed to fight back against the Lone King, despite being overwhelmed, so the battle was intense for sure. ¡°By the way, I really have to do some item farming. Have I focused too much on titles and gold? The condition of my equipment sucks.¡± Of course, the equipments that Sang Hyuk currently had were enormous things for other users to dream about. But Sang Hyuk only saw them as the items that were going to be obsolete in a short time. Especially now, Sang Hyuk was in a position to acquire the pieces of sets, so he was required to do more farming. ¡°Great sword is good, it would be nice if I get two more and I also need some other daggers as well¡­ Armor is too bad overall.¡± Sang Hyuk looked at the overall settings of his items and frowned. Actually, the item farming that he has been doing was using Gold Mountain. To be more exact, the NPCs that belonged to Gold Mountain sifted the items purchased at the auction house and the items that other users pawned at Gold Mountain. But because Sang Hyuk has discerning eyes, it was hard to satisfy him in this way. The level of the items that the ordinary users put on the auction site or pawned to Gold Mountain was not as high as the items Sang Hyuk wanted now. ¡°When the fight is over, I will set up a farming n.¡± Anyway, he was nning to properly farm once before crafting Magic Armor. So thatter he could concentrate on crafting the Magic Armor at leisure. ¡°But for now I need to be focus on this fight, right?¡± Two days had passed by since he swept out Dark Blood, he could not see any particr movement. This meant that Line Dark, no, DD was preparing something. ¡°How do you n toe out? It seems that you noticed that I am One Guild since you moved so carefully¡­ If it was DD, I don¡¯t think he¡¯lle out recklessly.¡± Sang Hyuk knew very well that DD was a very cunning person. Others knew that DD was simply a user with good tactical sense in a fight, but thanks to his memory of the past life, Sang Hyuk knew more than that. Although Sang Hyuk knew all about this, he did not worry. Even though DD was preparing something, he did not care. Sang Hyuk was confident of breaking through everything with his own strength. * * * * ¡°If I give the operation name¡­ should I say, ¡®Hunting the Great Tiger¡¯? Anyway, three things are important. If these three things work properly, he can be taken even if he is Daeho, the Great Tiger.¡± DD moved toward Tower of Nightmare and told the Field Doctor, who was next to him, summarizing this operation. ¡°First, luring. Second, Decreasing power. Third, finishing.¡± The Field Doctor did not fully understand DD¡¯s words. But, he knew roughly how the operation would work. ¡°Can you handle it?¡± ¡°I have to catch it. If it was Daeho, the Great Tiger, we are the wolves, right? No matter how strong Daeho is, he can not win against a bunch of wolves alone.¡± DDughed with a confident expression. 16 guilds were mobilized in this operation. Most of the guilds belong to Line dark were involved. Of course, not all the guilds members from the 16 guilds were mobilized, but 344 people were mobilized to meet certain conditions. A battle of one great tiger, Daeho, and 344 wolves. DD believed that no matter how strong Daeho was, eventually it would fall. When all preparations were over, DD began to search for the Great Tiger, Daeho by unleashing the wolves at Tower of Nightmare. Surprisingly, Dark Blood¡¯s malefactors were mobilized once again. They were spreading wide and searching every corner of Tower of Nightmare, and this was a very obvious move. ¡°Are you asking me to kill them? In the end, you¡¯re using Dark Blood as sacrifices to pinpoint my movements urately.¡± Because Immortal was not a fool, so he knew exactly what DD wanted. ¡°It is obviously the rotten rice that makes the stomach ache if it¡¯s eaten.¡± Immortalughed when his opponent made such an obvious move. The reason why DD spread the bait stupidly like that was so simple. ¡°In the situation like now, he noticed that I will take whatever he throws.¡± The condition or variety of the bait were not that important anyway. Whatever the bait is, Immortal was going to eat it and DD was aware of it. So he throws a rotten piece of rice to provoke Immortal.* ¡°Well¡­. I will chew everything as you wanted.¡± Immortal smirked and lifted his right hand forward. Then he swung Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip towards the rotten Dark Blood¡¯s malefactors. [He took the bait.] ¡­¡­ [He¡¯s moving.] ¡­¡­ [Approaching the destination.] DD waited quietly as he listened to the report being delivered. At first he was a bit worried about whether he threw out too much rotten rice, but when he saw his opponent did not hesitate and take the bait, DD could see that his prediction was correct. ¡°Ckck, arrogant guy. Whatever you want, you will break it all down? Arrogant enough to pierce the sky.¡± Everything was as DD had expected, but the feeling was rather worse. It was because it meant that the opponent was looking down at Line Dark as extremely easy. ¡°Wait a moment. I will crush your nose that is pointing to the sky.¡± DD was waiting for Immortal. Of course, he did not wait foolishly in the game. How long should you wait for the ¡®signal¡¯ in reality without logging in to the game? Finally, the signal that DD waited hase. [He arrived.] The signal was a simple group message. Naturally, DD was not the only one who received the message. Approximately 300 Line Dark users received the same message. And all of them log into the game in the same time while receiving the message. Because the preparations were done before the message was received, their connection was made almost at the same time, and in a few seconds, 300 Line Dark users were connected and appeared in the game. Flop, flop, flllooooppppp! All the users of Line Dark appeared in the same ce. It took no more than 10 seconds for 300 users to simultaneously and tightly fully surround one area. * The area they surrounded was a big square in the middle of Tower of Nightmare ground floor. And in the middle of the square, there a single user stood. ¡°Wow¡­. I did not expect this.¡± The man who was stillughing in this situation. He was Immortal. Immortal knew that if he ate the rotten rice, DD would appear and lead the team by himself. And he really did. So he had not worried too much. Anyway, if the anticipated dispersed hunters in a wide area concentrated where he was, it would not be a problem because it would be enough to break through at one point. However, he did not think he would bepletely surrounded at once in this way. Because it was a tactic that he hadn¡¯t expected at all, he could not do anything. More than 300 Line Dark users surrounded Immortal. They were not even malefactors. In other words, they made an untouchable formation and sealed the Immortal. Immortal looked around quietly. At this point, he had to break the perimeter here to escape and he would be a malefactor because of attacking a non-malefactor without provocation. This was the worst result. Srrr. Just then, the formation split up and a man appeared in front of Immortal. ¡°I know that it¡¯s funny to have a conversation between the one who will die and the one who kills him. But there is one thing that I¡¯m really curious about.¡± He was DD. Immortal saw DD many times through game video in his previous life, so he saw at a nce that he was DD. ¡°One Guild, right?¡± DD who wanted to hear the confirmation from the Immortal¡¯s own mouth. Immortalughed while looking at DD. Then slowly he opened his mouth. ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter anyway, right?¡± When he heard Immortal, DD had no choice but tough. It was a wise answer to a foolish question. Correct. It doesn¡¯t matter. Anyway in this situation, even if the opponent is not One Guild, there was no difference. And even if he was One Guild, there was no difference there as well. ¡°Oops, sorry. I just took the time uselessly. So, let¡¯s do the thing we were going to do.¡± Ssrrrrr. As soon as DD finished his words, he naturally retreated and disappeared into the ranks of his formation. ¡°Begin.¡± A word that heard from the inside of the formation. With that word, the four users at the front ran towards Immortal. They were one group. Of course, they were not malefactors. But they did not hesitate to attack Immortal. They were not afraid of piling up evil karma. Because the other party attacked first, even if Immortal killed those four people who ran toward him, it would be acknowledged as self-defense, and no evil karma would be umted. Swoosh! nk, nk! Immortal quickly swiped Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip and simply handled the four users who attacked him. Two of them had shattered heads and one had the heart pierced. And thest one was decapitated after his two arms were cut off. All of this happened in just one second. However, even though four of their colleagues died in front of them, the users of Line Dark who are part of the formation, were still maintaining discipline. All 300 users selected directly by DD from 16 guilds, were thoroughly trained in this situation. They were the hounds that DD picked and trained. When the field doctor was curious about this strategy, DD told him this. ¡°Hyung, do you know how did the Russian hunters hunted the tigers long ago? Once they found a tiger, they unleashed dozens of hounds and chased the tiger. Of course the tiger was not afraid of the hounds. However, since the tiger has been living alone, when he fights the hounds who follow him, he could not help but be hurt by the harassing dogs. That way, after driving the tiger for about 10 days, when the hunter thought that the tiger was exhausted, the hunters and the hounds joined forces to attack the tiger. I¡¯ll catch him in this way.¡± This is why DD named this operation Hunting Daeho,the great tiger. 300 hounds that DD picked by himself¡­ They were all those who preyed on other users but despite that took care to not be malefactors even though they umted evil karma. Using the hounds to built the formation and make the ¡®harrassing¡¯ teams attack in turn, to decrease Immortal¡¯s power. Anyway, if you werepletely surrounded by a formation of enemies, there was no way out. DD has prepared another group of more than 100 Line Dark users who are offline just in case 300 users were not enough. He thought after decreasing Immortal¡¯s strength by using the endless waves of harassing attacks, at the right time, he was going to finish Immortal himself together with the elites of the Dark Dragon guild. ¡°You are going to die in this ce no matter the cost. And through your death, we will gain even greater fame.¡± DD, who was back far away, wasughingfortably as he watched the second group go to Immortal following the demise of the first group. Hunting Daeho, The Great Tiger, by DD. The beginning was almost perfect. Chapter 88 [Episode 46] Hunting Daeho (The Great Tiger) 1 ¨C End * Editor¡¯s Notes: If you¡¯re going to catch an animal, it only makes sense to be clever, and use wholesome bait. By using rotten piece of rice, or obviously using Dark Blood as bait, DD is telling Sang Hyuk, ¡°I think you¡¯re arrogant enough to disregard the obvious trap.¡± In another words, DD is deliberately provoking Sang Hyuk. This obviously will not end well for DD. *Editor¡¯s Note: So DD had his team get into formation, and log out. Obviously when they logged back in simultaneously, they¡¯ll spawn at the same ce they logged out¡­smart. Chapter 89 Chapter 89 [Episode 46] Hunting Daeho (The Great Tiger) 2 * * * * If the Russian Hunters had harried the Tiger with their hounds for ten days, DD, during 2 hours, sacrificed as many as 99 groups, a total of 396 users. Since the first 300 people were not enough, DD added 100 people more. ¡°Fiuh¡­.¡± The Immortal, who fought against 396 users for two hours, collected his breath while looking around. Although he was the Immortal, if he keep on battling for two hours without resting for even a second, he would inevitably umte fatigue. ¡°60 people? 70 people?¡± It was true that the enveloping formation of people that surrounding Immortal were much thinner. However, DD somehow maintained the formation by pulling in all the power that can be pulled from the Line. ¡°The Endless Battle Wheel¡­ was well prepared.¡± Immortal acknowledged DD. If the strategy that DD used was sessful, then it would be like an antlion hell that can never be escaped. Even now, the formation is thickening again. In other words, it means that DD had no n to release the formation before he thought that Immortal was exhausted. ¡°Is this the power of quantity?¡± Immortal showed a bitter smile at the formation that was even now being reinforced. DD would absolutely keep on maintaining the formation even if Immortal refused to get tired, which is what DD wanted. ¡°But, I did it!¡± Immortal met irresistible force with even more irresistible force. Even at that moment, Immortal wielded the Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip without hesitation at the long-anticipated 100th group was running towards him. It was done in an instant as usual, drawn like a moth to me, but nevertheless they didn¡¯t stop. In fact, at this moment, the person who felt unpleasant was DD. He watched for about two hours, as nearly 400 Line Dark users were literally ground up in front of him. When about the 30th group was torn up, he thought it was the expected casualties. Then when the 50th group were torn up, he thought it was still possible. However, when the 70th group was torn apart, he began to feel uneasy and when the 90th group was torn up, his hands began to tremble. The 100th group was cut down shortly before. If the Line Dark¡¯s users were running like they were unstoppable, they still died like they were being fed into a shredder. ¡°Is this possible? He has been battling without rest for two hours, but he looks just a bit tired¡­ Does it make sense?¡± This was clearly reality, but DD could not believe the reality. Even at this moment, he mobilized the whole Line Dark to maintain the formation. Even if Line Dark is a giant union, it could not keep maintaining the formation indefinitely. In fact, the other guilds except Dark Dragon began to sound their regrets. If it was going to be a little bit moreplicated and there were further developments, then there could be repercussions. ¡°I have thoroughly calcted the vitality and health as well as the skill reuse cooldown timers, but the result¡­. impossible. Is this guy really a user? Perhaps he is an NPC with extraordinary artificial intelligence and we have mistaken him, right?¡± DD even now denied reality. It was not DD¡¯s style, but he could not help it because it was a hard thing to believe. 100 followed by 101, 102¡­ Line Dark¡¯s users kept on running to the Immortal and Immortal ughtered the enemies who ran toward him without hesitation. ¡°If it is like that, the formation will fail first.¡± Now, there was almost no user left to be sacrificed, the users who weren¡¯t afraid to umte evil karma and expend themselves for Line Dark. In fact, from the moment he lost more than 400 users, the formation began to copse. ¡°There was no help for it. It was not enough, but there is only this one chance.¡± At first, he was going to appear after the Immortal was tired enough, but there was no time to grind the cold rice, or even the hot rice. [All ready for battle! After the 104th group, we will start the final battle!] DD ordered the elites of Dark Dragon, who had been nervously waiting behind the formation. A total of 47 elite users including DD. This force is enough to wipe out a medium sized guild. But DD¡¯s expression was not so good. The opponent was not a medium sized guild. It was a single enemy, but it was an invincible monster that absolutely could not even bepared with a medium sized guild. [As you can see, your opponent is not a simple user. Raid Boss¡­. From now on, think of your opponent as a Raid Boss Monster.] DD quickly activated ¡®Dark me¡¯ after giving out hismand. The ancient knowledge that DD had was ¡®Dark Destruction Magic¡¯ and ¡®Dark Machine Soul¡¯. Both were ancient knowledge of the ck Magic System. Both of them were at level 2 of ancient knowledge and thebination was excellent, but to DD it now looked mediocre damage dealer. One hit. The first attack produced this result. Even though it was the Immortal, it was very hard to deal with more than 400 people without stopping. If Immortal did not have this special ¡®first¡¯ hit, he even might really have been caught by DD today. The Immortal was like a race course with huge walls blocking the start from the beginning. If one could jump over the wall, you could run a little longer, but if one could not jump over the wall, you could not go forward even for a single centimeter. If someone could endure the first hit, there was a possibility of fighting with Immortal. In fact, the Immortal was also the Lone King, and Gye Baek figured out how to take the first hit of Lone King so he can endure four out of ten times the first hit. But, Line Dark¡¯s users were unable to do that and as a result they got sliced as soon as the battle started. After all, it was a simple difference. Whether this huge wall can be jumped over or not¡­. The results that this simple difference made, were as far apart as the distance between the earth and the sky. ¡°Hosh, hosh.¡± The battle between Immortal and Line Dark has alreadysted for two and a half hours. Was it because of the long battle? Now Immortal¡¯s breathing was also rough. Clearly DD¡¯s strategy of power reducing was great. However, the problem with that strategy, was that the power of Immortal was overwhelmingly greater. Kwiririk, Kwathuk! Immortal jumped over one of the Dark Dragon Guild and swiftly wrapped the Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip around his neck. But separating that Guild member¡¯s head was not the end of the Dark Dragon Guild. Immortal ran forward and stuck a dagger in the heart of another Dark Dragon Guild. Cough! In just two seconds, two people were killed. DD tried to block Immortal¡¯s moves by using the ¡®Fatigue Spell¡¯ on Immortal, but Immortal made DD¡¯s spell fail as a result of ¡®Mental Resistance¡¯. ¡°It¡¯s like he hasn¡¯t received any attacks. Obviously, he¡¯s received a lot of attacks. But¡­ why does his condition still look great like that?¡± Most of Dark Dragon Guild¡¯s members died and disappeared, leaving only five members including DD. Immortal in DD¡¯s eyes seemed more than a Raid Boss Monster. He has enormous attack power and incredible avoidance ability to the extent that there is no words could match to it. And the movement skills that you can only admire. And now, even the defence that does not seem to fail even if you keep on striking it¡­ Everything far exceeded DD¡¯s expectation. If DD had known before, he would never have fought no matter how strong he was. ¡°We can¡¯t win. It would be much easier to fight a war with all the other lines than to fight this monster.¡± By this time, the famous DD was tired. Ba ba ba bang! Dark Dragon¡¯s guild members were quickly being cleared while he was baffled. It has been long since the enveloping formation was gone. The only thing left is lots of items dropped by Line Dark¡¯s users who became malefactors. DD pushed all his power into the Dark me that was burning on both shoulders. With that, he was going to attack the Immortal until the end. As the power of dark me grew stronger, DD¡¯s hands and legs and all of his body were turned into machines. Although it was a ¡®Dark Mechanization¡¯ thatsted only 10 minutes, it increased physical ability by 200%. ¡°Aarrrgghhhhh!¡± DD roared and ran towards Immortal. His hands already had strong ck magic energy. * * * * Kwathuthuk. In the end, hisst remaining arm was broken. As a result, all of his limbs were broken and half of his neck was cut off. However, he could survive and not die thanks to the ¡®Dark Machine Heart¡¯, one of his passive abilities. But, it did not have the power of immortality, so it seemed that he couldn¡¯tst much longer. ¡°Well, if there was a sce, then it was that you did not fall in one hit, right?¡± DD frowned and wondered how many attacks he had made. About 20 to 30 times¡­ It certainly seemed to be a lot. But it was not very meaningful because he was still beaten. ¡°¡­ Damn, it was thest though, just one thing¡­.¡± He was going to die silently actually, but he kept thinking something in his head, and in the end open his mouth. Immortal, who was about to smash DD¡¯s head for thest time, stopped at his words. Should I call it as a ¡®Reward¡¯ for him who has been harassing me for nearly three hours? Anyway, he thought he would listen to DD¡¯sst words. ¡°One Guild¡­ Right?¡± DD who was relentless to the end. Immortal nodded gently as he looked at DD. ¡°Yes, correct.¡± Ka-thud, Pupupung! Immortal smashed DD¡¯s head horribly at the end of his answer. With this, finally the very long battle hase to the end. The ¡®Immortal¡¯ of One Guild has taken down the ¡®Dark Dragon¡¯ of the Dark Dragon Guild. Congrattions. Cumtive karma has exceeded the limit and the level has risen. By winning the nonsense battle, he got a unique title ¡®Come On!¡¯. In a PvP situation, 400 enemies were sessfully killed in a single attack. This is almost impossible. He got a unique title ¡®Grim Reaper.¡¯. ¡°Fiuh¡­. Creepy fes.¡± In the end, although he was using overwhelmed power, but in a sense, it was also a breathtaking battle even for Immortal. If the power difference between Line Dark¡¯s users and Immortal was a little bit smaller¡­. they would have enough power to manage at least one hit¡­. Immortal could have fallen first. Of course, he still had two cards left unused, but he couldn¡¯t used them recklessly because they had clear penalties. ¡°I have to be a bit more careful in the future.¡± Even if it was Immortal, it was very dangerous to be surrounded like this. Especially, the encirclement formation, that was made by using ordinary users, was a big threat even to Immortal. ¡°However, thanks to those guys, I got an unexpected benefit.¡± Immortal got three things in this fight. First, the level has risen. Although the level-up, that was dyed because he was in battle, has risen just now, but it has risen easier than expected thanks to the Line Dark¡¯s users who have each given Immortal a tribute of karma. And he got two unique titles. Good titles were always weed. And for thest, he obtained lots of items. There were many items on the floor¡­ There were many things that seemed quite expensive. ¡°Ah! There was another one.¡± Immortal, who grabbed an item that was on the floor, looked over his head because something suddenly emerged. On top of his head, there was an action camera that still worked hard. Immortal also got a great broadcast video. Overall, it was tough fight, but because he was able to get good quality rewards after the fight, he could forget the difficult memory quickly. He had no idea that the Line Dark had been destroyed all by himself. In the end, the most pitiful thing was DD who confidently said that he will catch Daeho, the Great Tiger. The Hunting of Daeho by DD, was overwhelming in the beginning. Sang Hyuk was not Daeho, but a more horrible monster and moreover DD and Line Dark¡¯s users were not wolves but sheeps. From the beginning, to Sang Hyuk they were just delicious and nutritious preys.* Chapter 89 [Episode 46] Hunting Daeho ¨C End *Editor¡¯s Notes: Heheheheheh! Chapter 91 Chapter 90 [Episode 47] Item Farming 1 @Item Farming. The devastating defeat of Line Dark could not be concealed. DD and Line Dark¡¯s top managers tried to prevent as many rumors as possible, but it was impossible to quietly cover what has already been experienced and seen by more than 400 users. ¡°A single user of the One Guild has beaten the entire Line Dark to death.¡± Once you started turning the thing called rumor mill, it was absolutely unstoppable. Because of that, the image of Line Dark hit the basement. There was no big change although the image of the One Guild was rising to the extent that it couldn¡¯t rise anymore. But anyway the One Guild was splendid and the Line Dark fell down. Everyone expected the official announcement of the One Guild, but as always, One Guild did not do such a thing. Rather than wait for it, it was wiser to go to Channel One¡¯s broadcast and ask Gale directly. Of course, Sang Hyuk was not going to give a correct answer when such questions came in. The video that shows Immortal overwhelming Line Dark was scheduled to be the first ¡®paid video¡¯ content to be released in Channel One soon after editing. So, until then, he was going to make the viewers as curious as possible by avoiding giving an urate answer and only answer it vaguely. Almost all themunities were burning hot this time but the source of all this, Sang Hyuk, was not interested at all. He was quietly confirming his new titles. Title ¨C ¡®Come On!¡¯ Rating? Unique Exnation? Winning in a battle where it is impossible to win ording tomon sense. Everyone praises your great ability to destroymon sense. Effect: [Prefix: None] [Suffix: None] [ Continuous Sustained Effect: ] Title ¨C ¡®Grim Reaper.¡¯ Rating? Unique Exnation? The number of attacks required to defeat an enemy is only one. Your capacity is a non-standard force that can hardly be measured. Effect ¨C [Prefix: None] [Suffix: None] [Continuous Sustained Effect: ] ¡°Daeeeebakk!!¡± (Aaawesome!!) Sang Hyuk confirmed his new title and felt so much better. Both titles were so good for Sang Hyuk. ¡°I received a big gift that I couldn¡¯t have expected.¡± Sang Hyukughed very loudly and nodded. With these two titles alone, Sang Hyuk would be stronger than before. Especially when dealing withrge groups, these two titles seemed to have a great synergy effect. ¡°Because this time I had suffered a bit, would the next fight be a little easier? But, thanks anyway.¡± Sang Hyuk, who was feeling better, looked over the title once more and closed the information window with a satisfied look. He only checked the new title effects and was just getting ready to do the Item Farming just as he nned. ¡°Combining the information of the past life that I know and current information obtained through various ways, there are four ces that I have to clear in the end. Two are Raid Dungeons. One is a Hunting Ground. And thest one is the Secret Dungeon.¡± Sang Hyuk summarized the information he had organized. ¡°Spirit Forest.¡± ¡°Dark Moon Temple.¡± ¡°Drake Valley.¡± ¡°The Mark of the Stars.¡± All four ces were not easy. Spirit Forest and Dark Moon Temple are Raid Dungeons that users didn¡¯t even know existed, and Drake Valley had creatures that have inherited the Blood of Dragons named ¡®Drake¡¯, although it was the weakest type of dragon. Drakes could not fly and was called Jiryong (Earth Dragon), but at this point it was a very powerful monster. Thest one, The Mark of the Stars was a secret dungeon in which Sang Hyuk only knew the name and few simple hints. It would take nning, and finding it would take effort. But if he could find it, it has a great benefit, so Sang Hyuk was going to find it. ¡°The order is to clear the Spirit Forest first, then Dark Moon Temple, and thest was to go to Drake Valley. Then while attacking the three ces like that, let¡¯s keep looking for The Mark of the Stars.¡± Now, that he has the rough n, he just need to execute it. * * * * Spirit Forest was a dungeon. It looked like a field judged by its name only, but you can enter the Raid Dungeon named Spirit Forest when you pass between two giant spirit trees deep inside the Dawn Forest at the west end of Heroic Lands. The Spirit Forest was divided into a total of five sections. ¡®Burning Forest¡¯, ¡®Underwater Forest¡¯, ¡®Steel Forest¡¯, ¡®Wind Forest¡¯. These four areas were the foundations of the Spirit Forest. And if you sess in defeating the named monsters that exist in these four areas, ¡®Burning Golem¡¯, ¡®Giant Crocodile¡¯, ¡®Steel Giant¡¯, ¡®Storm Giant¡¯, the hidden area underneath Spirit Forest appeared. That ce where the final boss monster called ¡®Weakened Shadow King¡¯, existed. In fact, Sang Hyuk was targeting this Weakened Shadow King¡¯. More precisely, the ¡®Weakened Shadow King¡¯ was known to drop the ¡®Great Sword of the Weakened Shadow King¡¯. It was a great big sword, but it was a super Rare Item that never fell apart. Since it was a legendary item and not a unique item, the drop probability was very low. Sang Hyuk intended to get this through the first kill bonus. He nned to move to Dark Moon Temple right after he attacked the Spirit Forest. Although there was an entry quest in the Dark Moon Temple, he had experienced this in his previous life and it was not a difficult task, so there was nothing to worry about. Rather, the problem was the final boss of Dark Moon Temple. The final boss monster called the ¡®Giant of the Exiled Moon¡¯, was a very powerful guy. And to decisively kill this guy, Sang Hyuk had one problem to solve. Actually, if this Giant of the Exiled Moon had not dropped a set of legendary daggers called ¡®Twin Moon de¡¯, Sang Hyuk would not have dared to attack this dungeon. No, if there was any simr daggers, he thought he¡¯d give up the Twin Moon de. But the Twin Moon de could not be reced by any other items. Legendary items were notmon in the first ce and it was hard to find anything better than the Twin Moon de among the dagger ss items. It was worth it because it was even a legendary grade set item. Drake Valley would be easier if he could finish farming up here. As it was said to be halfway to finding the secret dungeon, ¡®The Mark of the Stars¡¯, so the most important task was to defeat the ¡®Weakened Shadow King¡¯ and the ¡®Giant of the Exiled Moon¡¯. Sang Hyuk began to smash the Spirit Forest when the other users were still challenging the outside. ¡®Burning Forest¡¯ was three hours. ¡®Underwater Forest¡¯ was two hours. ¡®Steel Forest¡¯ was five hours. ¡®Wind Forest¡¯ was four hours. In total 14 hours, Sang Hyuk, who finished all four raid boss monsters in the Spirit Forest, fell asleep for about five hours. After his rest, Sang Hyuk entered the area where the long-awaited ¡®Weakened Shadow King¡¯ existed. First he raced up to where Weakened Shadow King was. Since it often happened in a raid dungeon for a group of monsters to spawn, the two new titles also gave a boost to the attacking Sang Hyuk. Then he entered the ¡®Room of Darkness¡¯. The ce that ¡®Weakened Shadow King¡¯ was in. ¡°There are three important things when attacking the Weakened Shadow King. First, to not be stuck in the dark prison. Second, to urately use gapstrikes, despite the reach of the Weakened Shadow King¡¯s sword. And thest one, the third, to handle the shadow illusion as soon as possible. Ah! But when I think about it, because I am a solo yer, Shadow Illusions are almost meaningless, right?¡± When one of the three most important things became meaningless, he felt like the difficulty was getting smaller. ¡°In a time like this, being a solo yer has this kind of benefit.¡± Of course, ordinary people would never be able to challenge raid bosses solo, even if there were parts that would benefit greatly. Raiding as a solo yer actually doesn¡¯t make sense in the first ce. ¡°Two days. I¡¯ll clear in two days.¡± Sang Hyuk, who estimated roughly, stepped into the dark room vigorously. * * * * Sixteen hours. Sang Hyuk defeated the Weakened Shadow King in exactly 16 hours instead of two days. At thest minute, the Weakened Shadow King disappeared into the darkness while shouting that this was not the end. In fact, the Weakened Shadow King with all his strength was almost like a dragon, no matter who Sang Hyuk is, it was impossible to hunt at this point. However, Sang Hyuk was able to defeat him, because of the setup, the energy that flowed from the four sections of the Spirit Forest above was suppressing the Weakened Shadow King. Of course, the Weakened Shadow King was not extinguished but flew into the darkness of the void, but he dropped all the items he had to drop and disappeared. The final boss named ¡®Weakened Shadow King¡¯ has been defeated in the Spirit Forest. You hunted the Weakened Shadow King for the first time. It was not just hunting, but hunting alone without anyone¡¯s help. To said it clearly, this is a great achievement. Your feat will be remembered forever. You obtained the legendary title [The First Solo Kill of the Weakened Shadow King]. Since you were the first one who defeated the Weakened Shadow King, you received all of the 29 kinds of items that you can get from him with the first kill bonus. ¡°Huh? Not a unique but a legendary title?¡± Although Sang Hyuk was weakened, he had thought that it would be enough to get a unique title because the Weakened Shadow King was a Weakened Shadow King. However, beyond the expected unique title, he got a legendary title. This was a reward beyond Sang Hyuk¡¯s expectation. ¡°Now, it¡¯s clear. I have a Solo y achievement that did not exist in my previous life.¡± Sang Hyuk now firmly believed the former hypothesis through this proof. ¡°Has this changed because of me too? Well, I¡¯m thankful as this change is unconditionally good for me.¡± The achievement that rted to Solo y, was inevitable for Sang Hyuk. So, Sang Hyuk felt better. In addition to this, he got the ¡®Great Sword of the Weakened Shadow King¡¯, so he had not choice but to keepughing all the time. ¡°Prepare to enhance the Great Sword of the Weakened Shadow King to the maximum and let¡¯s go to Dark Moon Temple. Once I start running, I will run surefooted and finish farming properly!¡± Sang Hyuk was going to have fun only for today, starting from tomorrow he was going to be totally focused on the next goal. A runaway lotive that keeps on racing without stopping. But to be precise, it was just an increase in speed, not a runaway. Even while racing like this. Sang Hyuk was controlling himself very coldly and urately. He was never¡­. a person who would make a mistake because of overdoing or getting emotional. Chapter 90 [Episode 47] Item Farming 1 ¨C End Chapter 92 Chapter 92 [Episode 48] The not bad feeling 1 @ The not bad feeling. At least up to here, everything went smoothly. Getting the unexpected titles and items, then the Reinforcement that also awesomely seed. The start was so good that it seemed to be easier to make progress in the second round. The difficulty of Dark Moon Temple was not that different from Spirit Forest, so it seemed that the drops and title could be cleared in a sh at the moment, with at least two items upgraded. However¡­ To do that, there was a big mountain that need to be crossed. ¡°Damn it¡­ Even if she is a legendary NPC, will she be able to do it? I only trust Ilya, though¡­ ¡± Ilya, the person Sang Hyuk believed, exposed the limitations of NPCs for the first time. Actually, Dark Moon Temple is a dungeon that is impossible to solo clear. Solo y was not just difficult but basically impossible. Because of that, Dark Moon Temple progress method was very unique. Dark Moon Temple has a forked road¡­ The path to the Dark Moon Square is the main path to the actual boss and at the other side, the secret passage to the hidden Dark Moon control room required someone that has the role of helping to pave the way for the main boss raid force and helping in the hunting. The important point was that he could not clear both of these roads by himself because everything had to be done at the same time. So, Solo y was impossible. Sang Hyuk thought that Ilya, a legendary NPC, could help him manipte the control devices that existed in the secret passage. But, unlike Sang Hyuk¡¯s prediction, Ilya was blocked from the beginning. After seeing the situation of Sang Hyuk hunting in the main path through the Dark Moon, she had to manipte the machinery to pave the way through the main path¡­ but Ilya could not do that. He did not know if it was the differences in the control room mechanism or the limit of the artificial intelligence, but anyway, Ilya was not able to take natural actions such as lowering the lever or pressing the switch by seeing Sang Hyuk¡¯s situation. Even if Sang Hyuk tells her how to behave ording to the circumstances, she could only memorize it and couldn¡¯t adapt it. If she didn¡¯t adapt it, because there were so many different patterns in each situation, in fact she couldn¡¯t manipte the machinery. Eventually, Sang Hyuk gave up without even passing the first gate. The attempt to clear using Ilya was a big failure. ¡°So, NPC doesn¡¯t work¡­ Should I get a user to help?¡± When he thought that he needed a user to help him, the first two that came to his mind was Kim Jung Woo and Kim Jung Soo. These twins were the ones who helped Sang Hyuk the most in his previous life. ¡°But now these guys are slowly working to be on the top.. Should I ask Ilya to try it for one more time?¡± Jung Woo and Jung Soo were reliable guys. But finding these guys and gaining their trust were two totally different things. Let¡¯s say he returned and approach them then said that they were close in the previous life, it doesn¡¯t make sense. ¡°Nope, if I don¡¯t get to naturally meet them and be friendly, this can backfire. Jung Woo and Jung Soo are that kind of people who keep their loyalty to the end when they gave their trust, but before they trusted you, they were very cold, so the rtionship might bepletely different from the previous life.¡± Honestly, Sang Hyuk wanted to naturally meet Jung Woo and Jung Soo. ¡°Then what should I do? ¡­. Hmmm, are mercenaries the best answer in the end?¡± If he hired mercenaries, they would be able to handle the work neatly in the contract rtionship. Of course, hiring a user as a mercenary was not the tactic that Sang Hyuk dly used. If he hired a mercenary, the mercenary would not be able to see the list of the One Guild¡¯s members, but at least the mercenary would know that he became a mercenary for the One Guild. This could cause a strange rumor uselessly. ¡°Mercenaries¡­.. If I look for a mercenary anyway, even with Ilya supporting, I would need at least 2 mercenaries. Saying that I¡¯m hiring active mercenary users in Community Bulletin Board also a bit¡­. Argh, it¡¯s hard and awkward.¡± Because it was unexpectedly a much more important issue, Sang Hyuk thought about it more carefully and decided to make a decision at least after lunch. * * * * ¡°Dark Knight and Gye Baek. No matter how I think, they are the best.¡± Sang Hyuk, who took and ate his lunch, clean up while muttered a little. The result was the same no matter how many times he thought. To clear the Dark Moon Temple, mercenaries was needed, and the best suitable as the mercenaries were Dark Knight and Gye Baek. Of course, this result was thanks to the fact that Sang Hyuk is an antisocial person. Since there were not many people he knows in the first ce, there were not many choices. In fact, this abnormal personality of Sang Hyuk needed to be improved. He felt disgusted when he be acquainted with someone because of the tremendous betrayal he had suffered in his past life after his return. Originally he was a person who could not be easily close to other people, moreover when it¡¯s joined with the bad memories of his previous life, he became a really antisocial person. Sang Hyuk himself recognized it recently that he had a problem with himself. And he was willing to fix this problem. ¡°It was rather good. You cannot solve all the problems at once, but at least it can be the first step to solve it, right?¡± He had no intention to change his personality. But in order to escape the level of distrust he felt for other human beings, at least he was going to make some people who could be called ¡®friend¡¯ or ¡®colleagues¡¯. ¡°First¡­ let¡¯s try to contact the Dark Knight.¡± Because Sang Hyuk was a fast-paced character when he had a decision, he immediately logged into the game and opened up his friend list. Only one person listed. [Aspice ¨C Connecting (Heroic Lands)] Aspice is the Dark Knight. Sang Hyuk immediately whispered to Aspice. (Whisper) ¨C Aspice, maybe you don¡¯t remember but I sold you a secret dungeon long ago. I have something to talk to you about, can I talk to you? Sang Hyuk had no intention of prevaricating or deceiving the other person with lies. The straightforward fastball that tells everything as it is was Sang Hyuk¡¯s style. Was the whisper was so out of the blue? It took a long time before the answer came. Approximately 20 minutester, the answer that he waited for came. (Whisper) ¨C I remember. I was a bit flustered because of the unexpected whisper, so the reply waste. But how can I help you? A reply that seems to be careful. But the obvious thing was that Aspice, no, Dark Knight, definitely remembered Sang Hyuk. In fact, it was natural for Dark Knight to remember Sang Hyuk. Not as bad as Sang Hyuk¡¯s, but his friend list was also quite empty. So, he remembered who he registered as friends very urately. (Whisper) ¨C Because it might be a long story, if it is okay, can we meet and talk for a minute? I will go to where Aspice is. If a person who never contacted you in almost a year, suddenly looking for you out of the blue, then it was natural to feel reluctance. However, fortunately, this was not a reality but a game, so there was less reluctance. Especially, Dark Knight remembered the user named ¡®Immortal¡¯ with deep impression. Is that so? He pondered for a moment and told Sang Hyuk where he was. [The things you¡¯ve told me¡­. is it true?] Dark Knight was still conversing through type-talking as usual. However, the fact that he was very surprised can be felt even in his texts. ¡°Yes it¡¯s true. Even if you just filled out the contract, why would I continue to lie if I have let the cat out of the bag?¡± [So, it means you really the Guild Master of the One Guild that I know?] ¡°Yes, I am.¡± Dark Knight, of course, knew exactly what kind of guild was One Guild. In fact, there were almost no users who y EL who did not know of the One Guild. [Actually, I really get flustered.] Sometimes when Dark Knight checked his friend¡¯s list, he thought that the Immortal he saw everytime was an unusual person. But he did not expect him to be the guild master of the One Guild. ¡°You do not have to be flustered. I told you without any burden that I don¡¯t belong to any special group. Just simply think about what Aspice can get through this contract.¡± [But, is that really what I can do?] ¡°I also did not contact you without thinking. I have already researched Aspice. I knew that Aspice is known as ¡®Dark Knight¡¯ among the users and is recognized as a very talented ¡®tanker¡¯. I also knew that you were able to get to the Heroic Lands rtively quickly even though you did not belong to a guild, I know that when I passed the Path to Death, you were hired as a special mercenary in the union of the top-level guilds. At least I don¡¯t have any problems with your skills. Oh, I¡¯m sorry if you didn¡¯t like that I checked your background.¡± [No, it is okay.] Sang Hyuk used the Shadowline to investigate the Dark Knight, and the result, he was able to confirm that Dark Knight was a much greater user than he had expected. He did not know why, but Dark Knight seemed to be living a bit different life than Sang Hyuk¡¯s previous life. ¡°It¡¯s not a guild membership, it is a mercenary contract. There is no such thing as a penalty, only a clear bonus exists. There will be no mercenary contracts better than this.¡± The mercenary contract suggested by Sang Hyuk, in Dark Knight¡¯s eyes was also a very good contract. But the reason why he can not answer was because Dark Knight was an antisocial person like Sang Hyuk in human rtionships. There have been a lot of people who have ever tried to recruit the Dark Knight into a guild. However, not a single guild was sessful. There were many reasons, but ultimately the Dark Knight did not want to belong to a guild. ¡°If it is a mercenary¡­.¡± If Sang Hyuk¡¯s proposal was joining the guild, he would have refused no matter how great the One Guild is. But the mercenary contract was different. [Alright. Although it¡¯s too sudden to make me feel real, but if it is a mercenary contract, I¡¯ll do it.] Right after Dark Knight nodded and answered, Sang Hyuk pulled out the scroll of oath that he had prepared as if he had been waiting. ¡°Well, read it thoroughly. It¡¯s easy to understand, so there¡¯s noplications.¡± Dark Knight read the ¡®Mercenary Contract¡¯ on the scroll of oath, and as Sang Hyuk said the content was so simple that he was able to confirm it immediately. When the Dark Knight¡¯s seal was stamped into the scroll of oath, the agreement between Sang Hyuk and Dark Knight waspleted. ¡°I told you everything you need to prepare. As soon as the contract with the other mercenaries done, I will gather all of us and exin the attack n at once.¡± [Alright.] Dark Knight nodded silently to Sang Hyuk¡¯s words. Sang Hyuk, who finished the mercenary contract with Dark Knight more easily than he thought, immediately changed to Lone King to talk to Gye Baek, which is the next contract target, and applied for battle to ¡®Way of Proof¡¯. ¡°Call.¡± (Korean ng for ¡®ok¡¯ or ¡®agree¡¯)* If Dark Knight¡¯s mercenary contract was easier than expected, the mercenary contract with Gye Baek was so fast that Sang Hyuk, who presented the contract, did not know what to say. Lone King who met Gye Baek in Way of Proof introduced ¡®Immortal¡¯ which is the guild master, and everything went smoothly until Immortal and Gye Baek registered and met separately. However, Gye Baek, who met Immortal and briefly listened to the exnation, just directly said ¡®call¡¯ as soon as the mercenary contract was mentioned even before he listened to all of the exnation. ¡°Don¡¯t you have to listen more?¡± ¡°What else do I need to hear? Honestly, Lone King is also working with the guild master of the One guild¡­ so this is what I want to do even if I need to pay for it.¡± ¡°It¡¯s not easy.¡± ¡°It¡¯s my specialty to challenge things that were not easy.¡± Even Sang Hyuk couldn¡¯t be as patient as Gye Baek. Gye Baek stamped his seal on to the scroll of oath handed by Sang Hyuk without any doubt. Unexpectedly, the mercenary contract with Dark Knight and Gye Baek was ended easily. Because of it, Sang Hyuk was able to work it faster. Chapter 92 [Episode 48] The not bad feeling 1 ¨C End *Editor¡¯s Notes: ¡°Call¡± can be likened to ¡°En¡± for mandarin. (for all you Wuxia lovers out there.) Chapter 93 Chapter 93 [Episode 48] The not bad feeling 2 * * * * Dark Knight and Gye Baek were two users with different personalities, but basically they have a great chemistry and work together without problems because they are people who speak freely. And Ilya moved along with them. Immortal thought that if it was these three people, they could control the control room of Dark Moon Temple perfectly. Dark Moon Temple was a dungeon that if the main path works in harmony with the secret passage, the more they work in harmony the more the difficulty dropped. Especially when party members entered the secret passage, it would make either the number of monsters appearing in the main path decrease or increase the weakening effect. The three people actively talked to each other through the party channel. This dungeon itself was a ce wheremunication was very important, so they had to exactly tell about the situation to each other. Obviously users and NPC were different. The things that Ilya found hard could be easily solved by Dark Knight and Gye Baek. There were Tanker and Dealer, but it is kind of worrisome because there is no healer, but they headed towards the control room through the secret passage. Meanwhile, the Immortal was also moving forward and attacked the main passage. Dark Knight and Gye Baek watched him in real time through the Dark Crystal. They¡­. surprised. ¡°Is that possible? Crazy¡­. Immortal was really stronger than the Lone King.¡± ¡°The ultimate power! The thing I have been looking for, is there.¡± Gye Baek and Dark Knight were truly amazed. Immortal was doing his job alone because he has thebined strength of 10 users. The monsters in this dungeon were monsters of at least higher level than Dark Knight and Gye Baek but if they got caught by Immortal¡¯s hands, they were not able to survive even a single hit and disappeared like powder. At the opposite, the secret passage with the three people the fighting was harder. Even so, the Dark Knight and Gae Baek were able to pass without any crisis because the NPC that was going with them is pretty powerful. The Immortal who assaulted with irresistible force together with Dark Knight and Gye Baek who could barely follow the speed of Immortal. Originally, Immortal had to lower the difficulty level of the main path by using various maniptions from the secret passage, but now the secret passage was the only passage that needed be passed and in the main path, regardless of the difficulty, the Immortal was sweeping all by force. The first appeared named monster was cleared in an instant without any weakening penalties. And the second appeared named monster was destroyed by Sang Hyuk while remaining a strengthening bonus rather than a weakening penalty. In this degree, Dark Knight and Gye Baek began to feel embarrassed by themselves. It was almost like Immortal carried both people on his shoulders. Of course, there is an important role for the two people to make it through the passage, but that was all. Except that, they couldn¡¯t do anything. Dark Knight and Gye Baek were not stupid, so they knew that they were riding the ¡®bus¡¯ that people often say. It was not just a mere bus, it was a super ultra powered bus that seemed to have three or four super power boosters. Dark Knight and Gye Baek who excitedly ride on the bus. They eventually arrived at Dark Moon Square. Sang Hyuk stood at the entrance to the Dark Moon Square, while Dark Knight and Gye Baek arrived at the entrance to the moonlight control room at Dark Moon Square. This is the basic strategy of this ce. First in the moonlight control room, after the party members took control of the gun called ¡®Moonlight sh Gun¡¯ , one person to manipte the controls and keep on adjusting the moonlight sh to the ¡®Giant of the Exiled Moon¡¯. When the giant that got hit by the moonlight sh was stunned for four seconds, it became defenseless when it was unable to use defense skills and that was the critical timing. However, not only shooting the Moonlight sh, but someone had to catch the running ¡®Dark Moon Spirits¡¯ endlessly, to collect 50 pieces of crystal particlesing out of it to make the ¡®Dark Moon Crystal¡¯ and load it into the Moonlight sh Gun. With one Dark Moon Crystal, the Moonlight sh Gun can be shot three times. If they don¡¯t do this right in the control room, those in the Dark Moon Square have to fight a very difficult battle against ¡®Giant of the Exiled Moon¡¯. Giant of the Exiled Moon was a named giant monster, so the ability to take damage was huge. The S-ss ¡®Endurance of the Giant¡¯ was naturally attached and moreover the defense of the Moon¡¯s Giant was extremely high. In addition, the special attack called ¡®ck Moon Eye Light¡¯ was a deathly, destroying technology. As we have seen, the Moonlight sh was important. In other words, depending on how often and exactly how to shoot the Moonlight sh Gun from the Moonlight control room, the difficulty level can be different like from sky to the earth. Later, as the level of the users rise and the raid dungeon begins to be actively attacked, there are even those who joined a party with the phrase ¡®Master of the Moonlight sh Gun¡¯. In fact, when people use the moonlight sh gun a lot, they would be very good at shooting, so if they take it then the difficulty level of the raid would drop a lot. [Do not think too hard, feel free to shoot. It is not a big deal if you miss it.] Sang Hyuk keeps on making Dark Knight and Gye Baek to be rxed before they start the raid earnestly. Moonlight shgun nned to be used by Gye Baek. Then after Dark Knight and Ilya caught the Dark Moon Spirits that was constantly flocking toward the Moonlight shgun, Dark Knight decided to supply Gye Baek by making the Dark Moon Crystal. Of course, although they had to retrieve control of the shgun from the Dark Moon Spirits before that, but anyway the basic nning has been built. [These shots would not spread?] [They would. But if it matches well with the timing, we can end it with the moonlight sh.] [Eventually, I hope everything will be solved if I do well.] [If it is the user with a good sense like Gye Baek, with only few shots and you will get used to it quickly.] [No matter how hard you encourage me, I don¡¯t feel moved by it. Certainly, it should be Immortal who do it.] The conversation on the party channel was mostly filled by Immortal and Gye Baek, the Dark Knight would only say what was needed. ¡°But, at a nce it looks like it is the first time you used it¡­.How do you know all this information? The more I think about it, it is amazing.¡± In fact, until theye here, the thing that Gye Baek and Dark Knight are most curious was this part. They could not ask about it in a straightforward way, but both of them were thinking about this. Let¡¯s say that he got the information simply from the NPCs, but he knew so much about the details. It clearly felt as if the experienced person who cleared it exined the attack to the users who are in this dungeon for the first time. ¡°But it¡¯s impossible that you have done it before.¡± There is contradiction here. Of course, although he felt the contradiction, he could not ask about it. This kind of attack was a very important secret no matter how you looked at it, but it was really wrong to ask Immortal, who kindly informed them, where did he get this information. Dark knight and Gye Baek knew the basic reason, so they could only to be quiet. [It would be nice if you can aim the Moonlight sh as well as possible, but you do not have to overdo it. The important thing is timing. I¡¯ll check the timing and call it through the channel, so just shoot it.] [Alright.] [Ah, then Dark Knight must take one of the extra shadow crystals. Otherwise, it can blow up everything because of the the range widening.]* [Yes, I will do it like that.] Immortal looked forward right after the exnation was over. The giant of the moon crouching in the middle of the dark square. It is the Giant of the Exiled Moon, but the ¡®exiled¡¯ in the front and the ¡®Moon Goddess¡¯ curse was a story after the beginning of the battle. [It is okay if you cannot finish all at once. So, let¡¯s try to put the burden down as much as possible and just do it with the thought of challenging.] Immortal loosened the burden of Dark Knight and Gye Baek for onest time and then slowly approached the Giant of the Moon in the concealment state. [The beginning of the battle would really start after shooting the Moonlight sh. Although it is hard to shoot it for the first time¡­ but if you can aim it correctly, you can start watching the big benefits.] It was best to start the battle with Moonlight sh. But if the Moonlight sh was missed, it was the same as a big loss. ¡°Let¡¯s think anyway that the first try is an experience.¡± Because the road was fully prated, they can keep on doing ¡®try¡¯. Of course, Ilya¡¯s summoning time seemed to end with this try, but if it was Dark Knight¡¯s ability, it seemed he can finish the Dark Moon Spirits by himself. As Immortal entered the center of the square where the Giant of the Moon stayed, Immortal, Dark Knight, and Gye Baek¡¯s viewpoint were fixed and the unique event cutscene began. Well, it was nothing. It was just an event that in the scenarios, it was originally the Temple of Moon and the giant of the moon was the guardian of the ce, then he fell into the darkness that made the ce into Dark Moon Temple, and the goddess of the moon personally descended from the heaven to here to punish and expel the giant of the moon. After the event done, the Giant of the Moon became The Giant of the Exiled Moon. But nothing changed. It was still a powerful named monster and the Immortal and friends had to take him. About 10 minutes passed, there was the news that has been waited for,ing from the control room. [shgun secured! In the progress I secured one dark crystal, should I directly shoot it?] [Yes, shoot it directly. You only have to shoot it properly at the first hit. If the first hit can¡¯t get it right, just keep on shooting the second and third. You just have to shoot it at the bull¡¯s eye one out of three hits.] The best thing to do is to start the fight with getting the first shot right then the giant be stunned (unprotected), and Immortal starts with a gruesome hit, but if that doesn¡¯t happen, then the second and third shoot have to hit the bull¡¯s eye so that he could get in the first hit as powerful as possible. In order to do that, Gye Baek had to do well. [I once received a pro-gamer offer from a D-FPS game, but if I don¡¯t get one of these three hits, my pride would be torn so bad.] Gye Baekughed with a smile and ran into the shgun. the basic structure was a howitzer. In other words, you have to calcte the angle of the trajectory to aim the Giant of the Moon at the bull¡¯s eye¡­ This makes it unexpectedly hard to hit the target. Users with bad senses could not shoot well even if they shot countlessly. Immortal believed in Gye Baek¡¯s feeling. If it was Gye Baek whom immortal knew, Immortal thought Gye Baek would be able to get used to it with just one or two times and he would be able to shoot the shgun with a high hit rate. ¡°Howitzer in the end is about feeling.¡± Gye Baek was the main character in the D-FPS game ¡®Battle Watch¡¯, ¡®Shrine of Gold Mountain¡¯, is the most difficult level. The characteristic of Shrine Gold Mountain was to shoot at a ridiculous attack range through a unique ability called ¡®Howitzer¡¯. For this reason, Gye Baek was even more confident in shooting the shgun. ¡°Anyway if I assume that there is nothing like windage anyway¡­at this angle¡­¡± Gye Baek took the utmost care from the first shot. Since the battle began and the Dark Moon Spirits came to the control room anyway, so he aimed more and more carefully. The Giant of the Exiled Moon that is cursed by the Moon Goddess, went around without staying still. Because it was aiming at the moving target, so he needed to aim it urately. ¡°Right now!¡± Gye Baek, who was aiming, pulled the trigger of the shgun immediately after getting the right timing. rr! A lump of energy bomb flew through the air. Then it fell exactly to the position Gye Baek wanted. Bang bang bang! Kieekkk! Surprisingly, Gye Baek has shot the shgun precisely right at the body of the Giant of the Exiled Moon with the first shot. At that time, the Giant of the Exiled Moon stood still as if it were a stone statue and Immortal didn¡¯t miss the moment. Because Immortal was already waiting in the shadows with the Great Sword of the Weakened Shadow King in his hand, moreover with the reinforcement effects on it, right at the moment when the moonlight sh hit the giant, he did not hesitate to go out of the shadow and cut at the giant¡¯s body with the great sword. Kwakwakwa, segok! As soon as the great power in the Great Sword reaches the body of the giant, a critical strike burst, and as a result, the critical hit has been amplified to enormous number. That was not all. The blessing of darkness! Concealment is maintained! ¡°It¡¯s done!¡± After Immortal made sure that the concealment did note loose even though he was sure to cut the body of the giant, he hid himself in the shadow again. That was the reason that he wanted to attack after the first hit. Since the opponent was still stunned, he did not recognized the series of process ¡®concealment-attack-concealment¡¯. This meant that if he recovered from a stunned state, he would not be able to find Immortal, and if the concealment was retained for 10 seconds, he would have been able to release the battle with him. Usually when the original battle was canceled, everything was reinitialized so that the Giant could regain all his life at once. But now it was impossible. It was because Gye Baek, who shot the shgun in the control room, was in battle with the Giant of the Exiled Moon. * There was no reinitialization. In other words, had Immortal initiated the battle and Gye Baek hit second with the moonlight sh, Immortal would need to hit again. * ¡°Isn¡¯t the beginning too good?¡± Immortal hid back in the shadow andughed. Gye Baek and Dark Knight unexpectedly were doing much better. They gave their trust to Immortal. The emotion that he feel when he could trust someone, was really¡­. not a bad feeling. Chapter 93 [Episode 48] The Not Bad Feeling 2 ¨C End * Editors Notes: This part was confusing. I think that Immortal was implying that if the Dark Knight had an extra power crystal, they could spam the shots and stunlock the giant in ce. Otherwise, when they used up the three shots, they¡¯d have to retarget the giant (after getting another crystal from the Dark Moon Spirits), and Immortal might be too close at that time¡­causing friendly fire. *Editors Notes: Gae Baek has the aggro. *Editors Notes: Before the timer ran out and reinitialized the Giant. Chapter 94 Chapter 94 [episode 49] The Results of Faith 1 @ The Results of Fatih. Before Immortal started the raid, the first challenge was to be satisfied with only getting experience. He thought it was enough to just learn the tricks, as Gye Baek was getting used to the shgun and Dark Knight blocking the Darkmoon Spirits and collecting the crystals. But in the first challenge that he thought would be only an experience, the variables exploded. The first variable, of course, was Gye Baek¡¯s amazing shooting ability. Gye Baek showed a remarkable hit ratio of the shgun. If he shot 10 times, 9 times hit the bull¡¯s eye. In fact, after adjusting the first and the second shot, he missed the third shot, but since then, 6 shots consecutively hit the bull¡¯s eye. However, now that he has adapted to his task almost 120%, he seemed he was not going to miss. It was the ability to shoot that make people speechless. In Sang Hyuk¡¯s previous life, considering that the average hit rate of those who boasted and were called masters of shooting, was not even 70%, so Immortal thought it was a crazy hit ratio. And the next second variable was that the blessings of darkness seeded twice consecutively. The blessing of darkness, which is triggered by 40% chance, has been given twice in a row. In particr, Gye Baek shot the giant¡¯s body for the second time following the first time. When these two facts werebined, Sang Hyuk was able to strike the First Hit with tremendous power three times. Although the Giant of the Exiled Moon is a boss named monster and has tremendous vitality, it was not funny how Sang Hyuk struck the First Hit three times in a row when the monster is in the unprotected state where all the defensive effects have disappeared. * The three hits were powerful enough to st half of the world. Of course, it was very hard to endure it. 75%. Approximately 75% vitality flew to these three hits. If anyone saw it, it was a crazy firepower that seemed like a bug that people can report right away. Sang Hyuk thought that the moment he blew out that 75% vitality, maybe he could make a miraculous result of the One Try Clear. The remaining vitality is 25%. But the opponent was a raid monster, so he could not get distracted. Right at this timing, the third variable appeared. The third variable was not asrge as the preceding two variables. But the obvious thing was that this variable filled the 2% that wascking. Dark Knight. Following Gye Baek and Immortal, he exploded his potential and made it clear what the hunt was like. He grabbed the dark aggro of the Dark Moon spirits that flocking endlessly towards the sh, and showed the ultimate attacking shield. He turned the shield around and pushed all the Dark Moon spirits. He exploded his skills as if he were told that he could notg behind Gye Baek and Immortal. Thanks to him, Ilya was not doing much. When these three variables werebined, the miracle of the first clear-try began to be seen. The Giant of the Exiled Moon has been continuously struggling not to fall, but the win was already at Sang Hyuk¡¯s side. chwarrkkk, dudududuk! Immortal pulled hard the Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip to wrap the neck of the giant. Immortal had to attack the giant as hard as he could, because he was already in the eleventh shed and exposed all the giant¡¯s weaknesses. Because Gye Baek and Dark Knight did so well, Immortal wasfortably fighting. ¡°Let¡¯s finish it now!¡± He had to finish it now. A little more time here could allow it to berserk. Of course, the giant¡¯s berserk could break the sh stun, but if they were unlucky this could happen while the sh is down, or the 10 seconds of (sh) cooldown time could happen during the berserk, so if it went berserk, it could blow up everything he had gained so far. ¡°Uuaarrrrgghhh!¡± Dudududu, duduk! Udududuk! Immortal squeezed all his power to pull the Ten Millenia Goldbone Whip and finally broke the giant¡¯s neck. Breaking its neck meant that his vitality was zero. Khururururuk. Ghoooo, kwakwakwakwang! The body of the giant that its neck broken bizarrely, fell to the ground, and at that time, the message that Immortal, Gye Baek, and Dark Knight have been waiting for, appeared. Thest boss named monster, ¡®Giant of the Exiled Moon¡¯ of the Dark Moon Temple was defeated. The first person who defeated Giant of the Exiled Moon. Moreover in the first challenge! It is a great achievement to beat a raid boss named monster with only one challenge. Your achievement will be remembered forever. You¡¯ve got a unique rating title [No Rey.] Since it is the first time Giant of the Exiled Moon has been defeated, so the first kill bonus is applied and you get all of the 34 kinds of items that you can get from it. ¡°Waooow!¡± Gye Baek was the first to roar. ¡°Waahh.¡± And Dark Knight, who rarely expresses his emotions, shouted with his fists up. The most careless was Immortal. He had such a great deal of experience, so he nodded his head lightly and arranged his rough breathing. ¡°Hyuu¡­..¡± The 75% of the vitality was gone and even though he started the battle in this kind of situation, it was a very difficult battle. It meant that the Giant of the Exiled Moon was a powerful monster. ¡°If I missed the opportunity, I might have had a longer challenge.¡± He took a very good opportunity and live it up well. There was no better result than this. [Wow, Did we really finish it? Raid Boss Monster, did the three of us really get the that kind of thing in Heroic Lands? This is really¡­.] Gye Baek seemed to be drunk on the extreme emotions of the raid. [¡­ It was amazing.] Even Dark Knight wrapped up by the feeling of aplishment and talked with trembling voice. After the giant fell down, a translucent staircase appeared in front of the control room and because it connected to the central square, Immortal was able to see the two people who expressed their joy through their body. ¡°Without both of them, I could never seeded.¡± Of course, it was Immortal who actually brought down the Giant of the Exiled Moon. Immortal solved everything by himself. But even so, Immortal thought the goal of the raid was the same for all the three of them. If there was no Gye Baek who showed a crazy shgun hit rate, Immortal could never put out the good attacks. And without Dark Knight¡¯s rushing monsters, then Gye Baek was not able to shoot as much as he could. * The three men were intertwined and turned like gears, so that when one of them fell, the whole would stop. ¡°Believing somebody¡­. it¡¯s been a long time.¡± immortalughedfortably and bowed his head gracefully toward Gye Baek and Dark Knight, who came down the stairs. ¡°You¡¯ve been troubled.¡± At first, the raid of the three users, who seemed reckless, was finished with such a great sess. As promised, Sang Hyuk took only the legendary item ¡®Twin Moon de¡¯, and the remaining items were fairly shared by Dark Knight and Gye Baek. Since this was the first time they made a mercenary contract and even wrote it on the scroll of oath, Dark Knight and Gye Baek have no dissatisfaction at all. Of course, there were noints, but their curiosity has became evenrger. Both of them knew that there is a first kill bonus avable if you take down a named monster for the first time, but the question that they curious about was howe Sang Hyuk knew that they could get a legendary item from this monster. ¡°Do you have any close acquaintances at Raon Development Team? But the security is so perfect that I can not find any information from inside.¡± Gye Baek had a headache. Dark Knight had a simr idea, but because there was no way to find out about it, so he chose to be quiet. Once they had left the question behind, they finished sharing the items. Although the main item, Twin Moon de, was taken by Sang hyuk, the remaining items were also good enough for making Gye Baek and Dark Knight¡¯s eyes shine. After the distribution, the three met again at a bar in Courtney, thergest city in Heroic Lands. ording to the original n, because the contract was terminated after the defeat of the Giant of the Exiled Moon, after the raid ended, they would cooly separate like there was nothing wrong with it, but Dark Knight and Immortal did not refuse Gye Baek¡¯s suggestion to have the afterparty and this ce has been set. Usually, not only Dark Knight but Immortal would have rejected this proposal, but this time is a special case. ¡°That¡¯s why I spent a few months training at the Way of Proof while Lone King was breaking everything like crazy. ¡± Mostly it was Gye Baek who talked while Dark Knight and Immortal were just listening. Instead, both of them were drinking Courtney¡¯s Cloud Beer, which is known for its delicious taste, and they started to feel a bit of drunk. ¡°Immortal, please ask Lone King to be gentle. I always lost.¡± Gye Baek looked at Sang Hyuk while keep on chattering. ¡°Do you really want Lone king to gently kill you?¡± Sang Hyuk asked the question seriously while looking at Gye Baek. ¡°Ummm¡­ Let¡¯s take that I did not say anything just now.¡± Gye Baek answered Sang Hyuk¡¯s question by shaking his head. Sang Huk knew exactly what Gye Baek really wanted. ¡°Lone King said he would never give up on Gye Baek. So, he said he cannot be gentle.¡± ¡°Sigh, it seems he will continue to pull out my spinal cord.¡± Although he was grumbling, Gye Baek also thought that Lone King was acknowledging him so he looked quite bright. ¡°Anyway, I¡¯m talking about it again, the raid today¡­ both of you were really suffering.¡± Sang Hyuk drank all of the cloud beer in front of him and bowed his head lightly. ¡°We are the one who have to thank you. I actually got on the bus.¡± [Thank you. I am satisfied with only seeing a new world today.] Gye Baek and Dark Knight also bowed and thanked him. The atmosphere that is getting better and better. At that moment, Sang Hyuk thought that it would be good to be together more with both of them. ¡°I¡¯d like to give you one more suggestion¡­ Would you like to hear it?¡± ¡°Well, I will agree even without hearing it though. But, let¡¯s try to hear it out.¡± [Please say it.] Gye Baek and Dark Knight opened their ears and listened to Sang Hyuk¡¯s words. ¡°Actually, I¡¯m nning another raid. This time it is not a dungeon raid but a field raid and the difficulty may be higher than the Dark Moon Temple.¡± Field Raid basically has a lower difficulty level than a Dungeon Raid. It was because of the difference in the number of people that could mobilized to the raid. Dungeon Raid, no matter how many people he wanted, it could not mobilized more than 42 people, but Field Raid was able to mobilized thousands of people if he wanted to. There were external factors too, random field raid was not easy. He could mobilized as many people as he could, but there was a possibility for uninvited guests to interrupt. In other words, he was nning a massive raid, but if he does it full-hearted, he will have a big number of hunter to the extent that there was a possibility for the uninvited to steal the trophy. After all, if he considered everything, Dungeon Raid or Field Raid was just as difficult. ¡°I want to do it with both of you.¡± Sang Hyuk didn¡¯t turn around and just said the point He was nning to do Dark Valley hunting with Gye Baek and Dark Knight. ¡°I told you before, but yes I join.¡± Gye Baek already seemed to have discovered the ¡®taste¡¯ of hunting with Sang Hyuk, no Immortal. [Me too¡­ I want to do it together.] And another person. The one who was nervous to hunt with Immortal, in a little different meaning, nodded his head.* With this, the extension of the two people¡¯s mercenary contracts were confirmed. Of course, no one knew how long this mercenary contract wouldst. But one thing for sure¡­.the point that the three people who are now gathering are building trust with each other. Chapter 94 [episode 49] The Results of Faith 1 ¨C End *Editor¡¯s Notes: The implication here is that the first hit from stealth, (blessing of darkness from his sword) does extra damage. Considering how many titles and skills are involved, this should be many times his normal (absurd) damage. *Editor¡¯s Notes: As Iinedst chapter, this section is very confusing. I think that somehow, killing or hitting the Dark Moon Spirits creates the materials necessary to make the Dark Moon Crystals. The author doesn¡¯t seem to mention the exact method, but you get the idea. ?? *Editor¡¯s Notes: The third person is Dark Knight. It seems that he still had reservations about fully trusting the other two. You¡¯ll find out why fairly soon. :p Chapter 95 Chapter 95 [Episode 49] The Results of Faith 2 * * * * Title ¨C ¡®No Rey¡¯ Rating? Unique Exnation? The first boss monster in the raid dungeon, moreover knocked it down the first time. Your challenge has yet to be matched. Effects: [Prefix: None] [Suffix: None] [Sustainable effect: The challenge is beautiful (A): If you defeat a new monster you have never met before, the challenge points increase by 1. If the challenge points umted to 10, the highest ability of your basic abilities (strength, agility, intelligence, wisdom, health, vitality, charm) is permanently increased by one. The Challenge Points can be increased up to 2,500.] No Rey had a unique constant sustainable effect, and if it was up to this extent, it is a high-level effect even at the unique level. It may take a while, but ultimately, filling all the points is a great way to get your primary abilities up to +250. Twin Moon de [Legend++] ¨C The metal of the Moon that received the Red Moon¡¯s essence called me Mithril and the metal that received the Blue Moon¡¯s essence called Ice Mithril. The two metals which made the daggers were from the Red Moon and Blue Moon. This weapon that was used by the legendary ¡®White Master¡¯, had a very long sleep at the Temple of Moon. Moreover, this is also a special condition for a number of reasons. [Basic Abilities] Agility+100 (+20), Strength +70 (+14) [Special Abilities] Movement Speed +30 (+6)% [Set Effect] 2 sets ¨C Agility+50 [Special Effects] [Item Skill] [Bonus Effect] Movement Speed +10%, Health+15 and another legendary item. Although not as great as Great Sword of the Weakened Shadow King, Twin Moon de was a legendary item that is good enough to be in the top. Especially, for Sang Hyuk, whose agility was his main focus, it was hard to find a better item. ¡°Hahaha, It such a shame it¡¯s not a triple plus¡­. Am I too greedy? I am satisfied with this if the one I have to use was only +6 or +7.¡± Because there is no premium enhancement stone, it was unreasonable to aim for a higher strength. In fact, it would be good luck to get +7. If there was a double reinforcement at +5¡­. But, it was not easy to build a level 7 even though he now has 15 high grade enhancement stones. ¡°By the way, do you think I will not catch a dragon? Howe it was the dragon hunter option that came out.¡± Sang Hyukughed a little and again looked down at the Twin Moon de. The dragon hunter option was an option that would greatly help Drake Hunt. Drake was of course a dragon. So, Sang Hyuk was able to get a buff that increases all stats by 10%. Let¡¯s say if hebined all skills that increased by 10%, it would be like fighting while bringing a legendary item. It was also a pure ability¡¯s rising that doesn¡¯t need to be distinguished as the primary weapon and secondary weapon. ¡°If Gye Baek and Dark Knight were join here as well¡­. I can sweep the Drake Valley more easily than I thought.¡± Sang Hyuk originally thought that clearing the Dark Valley would take 10 days no matter what. However, thanks to the unexpected power up, he could now clear it not in 10 days but if it is like this, it would not take more than four days. While Gye Baek and Dark Knight joined the Drake hunt, the most curious thing was where Immortal got information about these hunting grounds. But because asking that was like asking a business secret, they couldn¡¯t ask. But the next thing they were wondering was not a business secret. Is that so? Now that they have a little acquaintance, they seemed to be able to ask about it carefully. This was what Gye Baek and Dark Knight were curious about, the question was, ¡°Why Immortal does not hunt with other guild members of the One Guild?¡± Of course, it was not Dark Knight, but Gye Baek who asked the question secretly (unnoticed). ¡°Each of us have a lot of things to do, so our guild does not really do this kind of party y.¡± Immortal¡¯s answer was simple enough to be futile. Of course, this answer did not solve all the curiosity, but for now they can only ept it as it is. But unexpectedly, Immortal continued with further exnation. It was what Immortal said that made the expression of Dark Knight who heard it be not so good, so Immortal added the further exnation. ¡°Actually I preferred to be a solo yer but because the Dark Moon Temple is so unique that I have been helped by both of you. Our Guild members are all very busy so it¡¯s hard to get their help. Ah! Then you might be curious also about why will we do the next Drake Hunting together, right? The answer to your curiosity¡­. It is just because I happened to believe in someone and now I know the joy of hunting together with the people I believe.¡± Immortal has said at length about the things he did not have to say, which was not like him. Thanks to that, Dark Knight and Gye Baek were able to resolve their curiosity. And they could feel Immortal¡¯s sincerity. ¡°Hmm, well that¡¯s it.¡± Was it embarrassing? Immortal cleared his throat for no reason and stood up front. When you think about it, Immortal never talked about it in this way even in this previous life. He always said exactly what he needed to say only. Of course, he was a person who did not express his emotions not only in his words but also his expressions. ¡°What the hell are you talking about?¡± Immortal, who came forward, made an awkward expression with his blushing face. Unlike the shy Immortal, Gye Baek and Dark Knight felt some kind of proud. Being sincere was a good feeling for anyone. Drake was an intermediate dragon among so many dragons. In fact, by its physical ability alone did not make a big differencepared to the highest level dragons. But the biggest difference between drake and the other dragons was the ¡®intelligence¡¯ and ¡®magic¡¯. Considering that it is a game, I could say they had the ¡®Artificial Intelligence(AI)¡¯ and they might have strong physical abilities, but they could not fly and moreover they could not use magic. Among the dragons there were the opposite of Drake. They were ether dragons, they were dragons with ghost-like body that have no physical powers. Instead, they had magical powers. It was not dragon level, but it was able to use about 7th level magic. Interestingly, this ether dragon was a more powerful monster than Drake. Anyway, Drake had harder and tougher leather than steel, and they have a ghastly tooth and jaw that once it bites, the body would be torn and shredded. One of the specialities Drake possesses is a tail that had a powerful attack so that it can shatter even arge rock once it is wielded. There are three types of Drake in the Drake Valley, the ¡®Turtle Drake¡¯ with hard shell and the ¡®me Drake¡¯ with fire-breath were two types of Drakes that can be found a lot in the Drake Valley. And thest one, Drake King, was the boss monster, the ruler of the valley. Drake King has not only the specialities of Turtle Drake and me Drake, but it also has the speciality to dig into the ground. Immortal¡¯s goal was topletely defeat the Drake Valley and catch the Drake King. Of course, all orders in this hunt were given by Immortal. The hunting started at the entrance of the Dark Valley with a me drake. Their hunting went on as fast as ever. * * * * A total of 174 Drakes were caught by the three of them in three days. Because of that, Sang Hyuk, whose level was not risen up despite numerous adventures, has gone up one level, but Dark Knight and Gye Baek had two and three levels up respectively. Sang Hyuk has finally reached the 55th level, which is the beginning of the true hell. From level 55 to level 61 was a section that EL users often said as hell inferno. Now if you want to raise one level, you have to collect karma as much as you did to raise from level 1 to 55. In short, it meant making as much effort as making six characters at the 55 level. Besides, Sang Hyuk was a Quadra Soul. Even if he minimized the penalty with his various titles, Sang Hyuk had to collect a lot of karma, enough to make people speechless. It was a section that looks like hell a lot and the level itself was pretty high, so almost more than 95 users did not get out of the section at of Treenark. Even after the next second came out, a lot of users have not escaped this section for quite some time. In other words, it was a real hell. However, this hell section was not unconditionally bad. At least, in this hell zone, you get four times more karma than usual per kill to raise the level. In addition, while raising a total of six levels from 55 to 61, you could open one skill slot at a time for every two levels. Especially, when the final level of 61 in the hell inferno is reached, the ¡®Awakening Skill Slot¡¯, which is beyond the limits of the general skill slot, was opened. In other words, when you reach level 61, you can get 7 general skill slot and 1 awakening skill slot. Now, some of the general skills have been received thousands of times, but as time goes by and the continent of the sunes up, the story has changed. It was because at that time there was a new kind of skill book that hit the back of everyone¡¯s head. Anyway, if only can pass the hell it provided considerable rewards. But the problem was that it was too hard too pass. Dark Knight and Gye Baek were able to escape from hell, unlike Sang Hyuk, who entered the gate of hell. Of course, the hell they took off was only the second level and if it waspared to the third level that Sang Hyuk got into now, it was the level of the kids prank. But, Dark Knight and Gye Baek reached level 50 anyway. Dark Knight and Gye Baek have already been raising levels since Dark Moon Temple. Both raised their levels at the Dark Moon Temple. So, when the Drake hunt begin, the level of Dark Knight was 48 and Gye Baek was 47, but Dark Knight was in the early of level 48 while Gye baek was in the second half of level 47, so when they became level 50, there were only about 10 Drakes difference. It was certainly a good news that the level was up, but Dark Knight and Gye Baek could not afford to be happy right now. Sang Hyuk, no Immortal hunted the drakes like a machine with no interest in whether his level was raised or not. Of course, Dark Knight and Gye Baek were forced to run along Immortal. If you asked Dark Knight and Gye Baek which was easier to catch between Turtle Drake and me Drake, it seemed like you could hear the answer of a meaningless question. It was not that important. More important than that, the first hit was a critical hit or not. Of course, if you are strict, the highly protective turtle drake could be a more demanding opponent. But his hp was the same as the me drake, so if the first hit was a critical hit, it was almost the end of the fight. The difference is that the me Drake dies at the moment of a critical hit strike but Turtle Drake does not die in a hit even if a critical hit urs. But because it was in a state of dying, it was stunned and not dead, so when Gye Baek was finishing it stealthily, it just copsed like that. The reality is that the Drake Hunt was so smooth. Of course, Drake reacted very roughly sometimes in the rare case of a catastrophic failure. At that time, Dark Knight and Gye Baek participated actively a little bit. However, this was only one out of 10 cases. Critical hit was whopping 90% chance. Dark Knight and Gye baek literally smashed Drake Valley by feeling the strange frustration and thefort of a riding in a bus again. Now only one left. It was to catch the drake King. ¡°When we catch Drake King, Dark Knight and Gye Baek must y well. Our sess will depend on your performance.¡± Before the Drake King Raid, Immortal gave the two men a very detailed description of what should they do. Dark Knight and Gye Baek, who heard the exnation, were still wondering where Immortal would get such great information again, but the two still could not ask for it. Now it was important for them to do well in what Immortal asked. Chapter 96 Chapter 96 [Episode 50] Midas 1 @Midas It was not an empty words that Immortal should hunt the Drake King with Dark Knight and Gye Baek. In fact, the roles of the Dark Knight and Gye Baek in the Drake King hunt were very important. First the Dark Knight was the main tanker, he had to hold on tight to the Drake King¡¯s aggro. Of course, because there was no healer, so normal tanking was impossible. So, Immortal and Dark Knight precisely calcted that the standard provocative tie-down tanking, would only be allowed when the Dark Knight is attacked in a normal attack with 100% defense ready, then the Dark Knight is allowed to keep the the aggro.* And when the Drake King tried use a skill that is powerful enough so the Dark knight couldn¡¯t endure, Immortal quickly took over the aggro by provoking him. When the Immortal is determined and raised his evasion ability, it wouldn¡¯t that hard to avoid a powerful attack by it.* Usually when the Dark Knight is holding the aggro, in a dangerous moment when the Drake King is only attacking without defense, the Dark Knight will change his position from attack to defense very quickly while he was doing dodge tanking, this kind of provocation tie-down tanking could go wrong mercilessly if anyone makes a little mistake. Their breath must be in a good harmony (*) but it was possible so Immortal and Dark Knight did this well even without much practice. (*To share thoughts and intentions in doing something.) Both of them basically have good senses so this kind of coordination was possible. While Dark Knight was the main tanker, Gye Baek yed a simpler role but an important role as well. He was freezing the ground. It wasn¡¯t just freezing the surface of the ground only, but it was freezing down to the underground, so the Drake King won¡¯t be able to burrow into the ground. In fact, there were many ways to keep the Drake King from burrowing into the ground. Among those ways, the way Gye Baek could do best was freezing thend. If the Drake King goes into the underground, it was right away in a concealed state while its ability to regenerate its HP increased by 900%. No matter how much its HP was reduced, once it got into the ground, it was absolutely invulnerable. So not letting it go into the ground was one of the main cores of the strategy. Dark Knight and Gye Baek were able to say that they were doing their share even if they only did that well. The rest waspletely Immortal¡¯s share. In some ways, it might seem unfair. However, Immortal thought it was more important that because of their help he could hunt the Drake King much more easily than he could solo and without suffering. Kkeeooong. Khukhukhung. Exactly on the fourth challenge, the Drake King stuck out its long tongue and slowly fell sideways. It was not as good as when Dark Knight and Gye Baek threw down the Giant of the Exiled Moon at the Dark Moon Temple, but at this moment, they could feel a great feeling of aplishment. This time, there was Immortal¡¯s condition that they had to give up all the unique set items that the Drake King dropped, but it didn¡¯t matter at all. They also got a unique title of ¡®The First Drake Hunter¡¯ and got one more level up. Dark Knight and Gye Baek were thinking almost simultaneously, ¡®So, I can y game this easy.¡¯. No matter how much Immortal praised their help, they couldn¡¯t help to not think that they were still on an express bus. ¡°For now, after we take all the items, let¡¯s go to Courtney for the final settlement of this Drake Hunt.¡± With his words, Immortal collected all 57 items on the floor. The three returned to Courtney they grabbed a small room at a hostel named ¡®Night Forgotten Guest¡¯ and gathered in it. ¡°As agreed, I will take all the unique set items and the Drake Blood from this hunt.¡± The unique set items that can be obtained from Drake Valley was the ¡®Special Grade Drake Leather Armor Set¡¯. It was a set of five leather armor pieces, consisting of the armor for chest and legs, shoes, gloves, and pauldrons. The shoes and gloves were obtained with a low probability from the regr drake, while the remaining chest, legs, and pauldrons armor were obtained only from the Drake King. Fortunately, they got two pairs of shoes and one pair of gloves while they were hunting 174 regr drakes toplete the set with the chest, legs, and shoulders armor that the Drake King dropped. ¡°Oh, there is one more pair of shoes¡­. both of you discuss and take care of it by yourself.¡± Immortal will only need one set to bepleted anyway, so he did not need the other pair of shoes. ¡°And also share all the rest of the items.¡± The remaining items were originally divided into 4(Dark_Knight) : 4(Gye_Baek) : 2(Immortal) ratio, but Immortal gave up his share. Because honestly he didn¡¯t coveted things and Dark Knight and Gye Baek suffered a lot since Dark Moon Temple to Drake Valley so he boldly gave them up. ¡°But¡­¡­¡± Gye Baek tried to say something, but Immortal ended his words and opened his mouth again. ¡°Please just ept it. These were not items that I won¡¯t see anymore anyway.¡± Immortalughed while saying it like that, but it seemed hard to refuse. ¡°Then I will thankfully receive it.¡± [Thank you.] Gye Baek and Dark Knight could not speak anymore and received Immortal¡¯s gift(*if it can be said as gift). ¡°Well, then see you next time.¡± Immortal woke up from his seat and he had not lost his smile. Although he did not n to get them into the guild or continue any raid with them again, he did not think he would end the connection with them at all. And it was the same with Dark Knight and Gye Baek. * * * * Title ¨C ¡®The First Drake Hunter.¡¯ Rating? Unique Exnation? The first Drake-type named monster hunted. It is very difficult to defeat the drake that inherited the dragon¡¯s blood. Effect ¨C [Prefix: Physical Defense increased by 20%.] [Suffix: Increases magic defense by 20%.] [Sustainable Effect: Novice Dragon Hunter (A): All abilities increased by 5% when hunting a dragon.] Unfortunately, the unique title that Sang Hyuk got this time was not very useful to him. Because Sang Hyuk already has a Dragon Hunter (S) with the special effects on Twin Moon de, so the effect of Novice Dragon Hunter (A) was not applied. It was the same effect only the grades were different, so it was not possible to apply twice. The prefix and suffix effects also increased, but he did not feel like it was that great. Although it was a great title for Dark Knight and Gye Baek, but Sang Hyuk was not a hungry user like the other two. Instead, he liked the Drake¡¯s leather armor set. Special grade Drake Leather Tunic [Unique ++] ¨C Leather Armor made of severalyers of leather harvested from the head which is the toughest part of the hide. [Basic Abilities] Agility +40(+8), Defense 5(+1)% [Special Abilities] Movement Speed +10(+2)% [Set Effects]2 sets ¨C Agility +20 3 sets ¨C Movement Speed +15% 4 sets ¨C Critical Damage +50% 5 sets ¨C Agility +15% [Special Effects] [Bonus Effects] Vitality +10, Charm +15 Special Grade Drake Leather Pants [Unique +] ¨C Leather Pants made of severalyers of leather harvested from the head which is the toughest part of the hide. [Basic Abilities] Agility +40(+4), Defense +5(+0.5)% [Special Abilities] Critical Chance +5%(+0.5)% [Sets Effects] 2 sets ¨C Agility +20 3 sets ¨C Movement Speed +15% 4 sets ¨C Critical Damage +50% 5 sets ¨C Agility +15% [Special Effects] [Bonus Effects] Strength +10 Special Grade Drake Leather Pauldrons [Unique +] ¨C Leather Pauldrons made of severalyers of leather harvested from the head which is the toughest part of the hide. [Basic Abilities] Agility +40(+4), Defense +5(0.5)% [Special Abilities] Critical Damage +20(+2) [Sets Effects] 2 sets ¨C Agility +20 3 sets ¨C Movement Speed +15% 4 sets ¨C Critical Damage +50% 5 sets ¨C Agility +15% [Special Effects] [Bonus Effects] Strength +10 The Special Grade Drake Leather Armor pieces had all the same basic abilities, but the special abilities and special effects were slightly different in each. However, one among those three abilities/effects per piece was randomly set by the system. The Special Abilities came with one of Movement Speed, Critical Chance, and Critical Damage while the Special Effects came with Like the Wind, Dragon Toughness, and Spiked Armor. The shoes and gloves that Sang Hyuk obtained had the Movement Speed and Like the Wind attached. Because of that, the Movement speed has increased tremendously because of all five pieces of special grade drake armor. The speed movement option was Sang Hyuk¡¯s favorite option. Basically, because Sang Hyuk is a user with very good senses, so the higher the speed the better control he could show. Ordinary users considered other abilities more important than speed movement, but the more advanced the users, they were more likely to prefer the speed movement. ¡°It was good. Very good. Certainly the unique rated set items are almost same as legendary items.¡± Especially when five pieces are aplete set like this, it is treated as even more precious. ¡°Anyway I will get enough shape change orders to change the shape in each situation and continue to use this armor.¡± * Sang Hyuk, who was nning to get some more kinds of armors but favored the Special Grade Leather Armor Set, thought that if he spent his money generously, he would have plenty of shape change orders and use it ording to the situation. He obtained the great sword, daggers, and armor in full sets. Although he could not find the secret dungeon ¡®Mark of the Stars¡¯ and did not get one of the ornaments that he wanted, but still the basic equipment was done. ¡°Let¡¯s keep looking for the Mark of the Stars steadily.¡± As he said that he did not give up on Mark of the Stars, so he was going to look for it using the Shadow Line. ¡°Come to think of it, the Shadow Line that exists in the Heroic Lands should also be acquired¡­ it seems that it couldn¡¯t be bought with money like before¡­. in the end, should I go untie it calmly from the bottom?¡± As always Sang Hyuk still had a lot to do. ¡°Ah! I think that¡¯s not the most urgent thing right now.¡± Sang Hyuk, who was thinking about this and that, had seen a message from themunity yesterday. It was a sort of guild member recruitment. But the guild that recruiting members was not just a simple guild. ¡°Midas! Finally, Midas Guild appeared.¡± Midas guild was a guild that Sang Hyuk knew very well. And it was the guild that he was waiting for. Honestly, Sang Hyuk wanted to establish the Midas guild himself. But the problem was there is not enough information to do so. So, Sang Hyuk gave up on the establishing Midas on his own and decided to make a very friendly rtionship with them as soon as possible after Midas was created. If Gold Mountain and Midas cooperated, there would be very good things for each other. Sang Hyuk contacted Midas at the contact information that was mentioned in the post after he switched to Large Golden mountain. ¡°Is it the head of Gold Mountain?¡± Midas, who was contacted by Large Golden Mountain, reported directly to their guild master ¡®Outside Life¡¯, which resulted in the meeting of Large Golden mountain and Outside Life right away. Midas was still a small guild, so they did not believe that the master of Gold Mountain, the most famous in EL, hade to find them by himself. ¡°That¡¯s right. I am Large Golden Mountain, the master of Gold Mountain.¡± When the Large Golden Mountain formally introduced himself, they saw the name ¡®Large Golden Mountain¡¯ above the Large Golden Mountain¡¯s head. ¡°Oh¡­sorry. Gold Mountain¡¯s reputation was so high that I did not understand why the master of that ce was contacting anding to us, a minor guild like this.¡± Outside Life said that Midas is a minor guild. Of course, he was not wrong. At least it was correct that Midas today is a small size guild with only about 50 users. But Sang Hyuk did note to Midas to see its size. ¡°Haha, I am the man who is a trader to the bone. Why do you think Ie to Outside Life, no Midas?¡± Large Golden Mountain smiled and looked at Outside Life. Then he opened his mouth again. ¡°I want to make a deal. If you allow us, Gold Mountain, to sell items made by the many artisans gathered in Midas¡­. I will be happy to help you to see the end products of your production technology.¡± Large Golden Mountain did not turn around to say useless words and said to the point right away. Midas, that he came to. This was just a group of users who were all-in doing the production content (of EL) only. They had not seen a green light yet at this time, but as the time goes by, Midas would grow into a huge cartel that no forces could ignore. One thing that was crazy was that their concentration was enormous, which meant that soon they were very likely to be the best users in a different way from the average users. So, Large Golden Mountain was going to make a solid bond with them while they are undervalued now. Especially since Large Golden Mountain knew exactly what they wanted. They simply did not aim to earn money or raise their level. Their goal was to see the end products of the production content that they were focusing on.* Large Golden Mountain who presented exactly what Midas guild member wanted. Is that so? Outside Life¡¯s expression was strangely changed. Chapter 96 [Episode 50] Midas 1 ¨C End * Editor¡¯s Notes: Whew, that¡¯s a mouthful. Standard provocative tie-down tanking is holding the enemy¡¯s aggro using taunts and other skills, to tie down the enemy while it is focused on your main shield-using Tank. Provocation(taunts and other aggro attracting skills) is used to tie the enemy down, focused on your main Tank, while your (damage) dealers get to work attacking. *Editor¡¯s Notes: Remember SangHyuk has skills as a dodge-tanker¡­and remember that enhanced skillbook he spent millions of gold making on chained evasion. ?? *Editor¡¯s Notes: There was that mess with Ogreyer being used by two members of the One Guild. He¡¯s going to buy a different look for each piece, depending on who he is disguised as. *Editor¡¯s Notes: The guys in Midas are obsessed with the Production Content in Eternal Life. This is the crafting system in other games. They basically want to make everything that can be made using EL¡¯s crafting system. They¡¯re obsessed gaming craftsmen. ?? Chapter 97 Chapter 97 [Episode 50] Midas 2 ¡°How can you help me?¡± ¡°Midas artisans will be able to get the materials they want as quickly and urately as possible and we will also provide you with the information rted to production technology through various routes. Of course, it¡¯s not free. But I did not think to make money with it. The profit that I will get is only when I sell stuff made by your artisans.¡± Large Golden mountain talked with confidence. And of course Outside Life was totally interested in his proposal. ¡°Although the exact information has never been disclosed, rumors say that Gold Mountain is a generous auction house. Among the top three in EL created by users, Gold Mountain is not a ce that can be ignored, right? If you can help us in such a way¡­ there would be nothing bad.¡± Outside Life worked hard to run the numbers on his calctor. And finally he concluded that the proposal is not a loss in any way to Midas. ¡°If you want it, I can note all the suggestions I have made and write it in scroll of oath. It¡¯s good to be in an alliance, it¡¯s also good to make a contract¡­. I just want to have the best possible rtionship with Midas.¡± Large Golden Mountain honestly spoke with all of his heart. This was no lie and no exaggeration. In fact, the thing that Large Golden Mountain clearly wanted was a friendly rtionship with Midas. Indeed, Large Golden Mountain wanted to be tied into a contractual rtionship through the scroll of oath. That made things clear for each other. Although a person¡¯s mind may change, the contract made in the scroll of oath could never change. ¡°So, do you want a mutual aid rtionship?¡± ¡°I will supply all the material items needed by Midas as cheap as possible, but I want Midas to sell all items through me.¡± ¡°Do you want to monopolize it?¡± ¡°It would best if you let me to monopolize everything, but you don¡¯t want to do that, do you?¡± ¡°Hmmm, maybe that¡¯s a little¡­..¡± Large Golden Mountain said what he wanted, but Outside Life also seemed unlikely to give him 100% monopoly. ¡°Ok, so I have some conditions and I want to monopolize the items that meets those conditions.¡± ¡°Conditions?¡± ¡°Yes, I am thinking about many things, though¡­ I will tell you few of the conditions, such as the items with double plus or above or something you made through the production methods that I have provided, those things have to be sold only through us.¡± ¡°So, do you want to monopolize the advanced items?¡± ¡°Yes, the quantity may not be much, but if the premium items are sold well, you can make a big difference.¡± ¡°Yes, indeed.¡± Outside Life nodded and agreed, but in fact he was thinking differently in his head. ¡°Double plus? It doesn¡¯te out easily though¡­ And you said you¡¯re going to find production methods for us? If it can be found that easily, we would not be going crazy trying every day to find a little hint of new methods.¡± ¡°What production method you are going to find without having an ancient knowledge of production¡­. Obviously, your understanding of the production content is less than I thought¡­ I hope we will be able to get the benefits and the contracts.¡± Outside Life thought it was a good opportunity. As long as he only make the contracts that will benefit Midas as much as possible by using the low understanding of the other person of the production content, then he would no longer have to worry about material problems in the future and it seemed that he could concentrate on the production only. But while he was thinking about it, Large Golden Mountain wasughing at him inside his head. ¡°I think you are thinking of me as an idiot, right? Even plus one item is very hard to make, but suddenly I said plus two¡­.I talked about production methods that are very difficult to get as easy to procure as a skillbook¡­.. I look like an idiot without any understanding of the production content. However, at this moment I might be the idiot, but after two or three months, the idiot would be you and not me.¡± The conditions presented by Large Golden Mountain were clearly nonsense conditions at this moment. But as the time goes by, these conditions would be make sense. When the artisans rank up and they be master level, the pluses starts to get better. Even at only the intermediate master level, if they make 10 pieces, approximately two items would have a double plus, and when an artisan bes a higher rank master, 7 out of 10 woulde out as double plus or more. Because at this time there were only people at the beginning rank of master at the top of Midas, so if there were any pluses attached, most of them would have only one plus, but the situation would bepletely different as the time goes by. And in case of production method, there are quite a lot of ¡®production methods¡¯ already secured by Sang Hyuk. Sang Hyuk has always collected information rted to ¡®production series¡¯ especially when he had no other tasks for Shadow Line, and as a result, he has alreadypleted a number of production methods. Anyway, a production method was a collection of information. Almost all users knew that they had to touch the material directly and gather the information through enlightenment toplete the production method but actually it was their misunderstanding. Even if they don¡¯t have any knowledge of the production series, you can certainly make a production method just by fitting pieces of information rted to production. ¡°It was really lucky. If only I was a littlete, you were able to notice that the condition I presented was not the condition of an idiot¡­. I guess i just arrived at the right time.¡± Large Golden Mountain kept in touch since yesterday and Sang Hyuk thought it was worthwhile. ¡°Good. After I check to the conditions and discuss it with the guild members, let¡¯s sign the contract through the scroll of oath. When I look at it, I think everyone will be in favor, if it is the conditions you just mentioned.¡± ¡°Probably, you will not have any problems because of the conditions.¡± Large Golden Mountain answered with a meaningful smile, but Outside Life could not tell the hidden meaning behind it. * * * * The contract was concluded just like eating a bean roasted by a lightning bolt (*done very quickly).Interestingly, it was Midas who hastened the contract, not Gold Mountain. The reason for their hasty contracts was simple. The terms of the contract were very good. There seemed to be no better contract terms possible. Triple plus above, rare item. Double plus above, unique item. One plus or more legendary item. If a production method is obtained from Gold Mountain, then it would be all item created using that production method. Large Golden Mountain¡¯s condition were like this. These conditions were very good condition for the Midas Guild members. Even the items made by the best users in Midas were very rarely Unique items (Double Plus). The Rare item (Triple Plus) was the same level as the Unique item (Double Plus).* However, the price in exchange was to save time on all kinds of materials. For the production users, there was nothing as important but bothersome as getting the materials for production. Of course, Midas users were unanimously in favor of the contract. But there was one part where they made a mistake in the scroll of oath. That was the contract period, but Large Golden Mountain deliberately did not mention a single word about it. Is that so? On the MIdas side, nobody said anything about the contract period. Therefore nothing rted to the contract period was mentioned in the terms. That was what Large Golden Mountain was looking for. Scroll of Oath basically set the duration of the contract to ¡®forever¡¯ unless there is a ¡®period¡¯ mentioned. This fact is not familiar even to those who frequently use the scroll of oath. Midas users rarely use scrolls of oath. Especially, the master of Midas Guild, Outside LIfe, has never used a scroll of oath even once. So, he did not notice at all even when Large Golden Mountain had deliberately omitted the period. Of course, Large Golden Mountain knew that scroll of oath will be forever maintained and he did not say anything about the period. Moreover, Large Golden Mountain has made the subject of the contract as all users belonging to Midas Guild, not only the Guild Midas. This means that even if Midas Guild were disbanded, all users belonged to Midas would still be bound to the scroll of oath. When Outside Life signed on the scroll of oath, a message was sent to all Midas Guild asking ¡®approve or decline¡¯, and all of them agreed on it, so they could never deny this scroll of oath. Even when a new guild member came in, they would get the notification asked for ¡®approve or decline¡¯, so even the new guild members could not escape from the scroll of oath. Rejecting the scroll of oath would not look good, so it was clear that almost everyone new would agree and join the guild. Anyway, with this, Large Golden Mountain was able to establish a definite contractual rtionship with Midas. Because it was Midas that was going to be a goose thaty the golden eggs in the future, so Large Golden Mountain could smile pleasantly. However, the thing that make Large Golden Mountain feel good was not only this thing. ¡°Nice to meet you. I am Large Golden Mountain.¡± Surprisingly, the master of Midas Guild, Outside Life, introduced a jewelry artisan to Large Golden Mountain. The jewelry artisan, whom Outside Life introduced, was one of the best five artisans in Midas. His grade was the beginner master. Not that the master was a skilled yer, but he was a master artisan, meaning that he could craft a set of ¡®sh of the ck Eye¡¯. ¡°I am Diamond.¡± The user¡¯s name is Diamond. He looks like his name, a big man with a very solid body and eyes. ¡°Simply by your name, I know you are a jewelry artisan.¡± Large Golden Mountain looked at Diamond closely to loosen the tension. ¡°I am concentrating on a task now, but¡­.. I would appreciate it if you would simply tell me of the business matter.¡± Production users often have the same character, stubborn and hard topromise, and Diamond seemed to be just like that. A style that focuses on one thing and stays alone. Usually the users with this style is likely to be a sess. ¡°Oh, I see. So let me just talk about the main subject. Maybe¡­. If you listen to the whole story, you will never regret having met me though I took your time.¡± Large Golden mountain nodded and continued to speak. ¡°I have one of the finest jewelry craft production methods avable that only a master jewelry artisan can use. I want to give it to Diamond and make one of it¡­.. what do you think? Aren¡¯t you interested in it? ¡± When Large Golden Mountain finished his words, Diamond¡¯s expression totally changed. ¡°The finest jewelry craft production method! Is there something like that?¡± So far, Diamond has only found out a single production recipe with his own effort. He had never thought that he could get production recipes elsewhere. ¡°Because I have said it, it surely exists. I am not a person who has the spare time to joke around, especially with someone who is obviously busy.¡± ¡°Now.. Can I see it now?¡± Certainly Diamond was an obsessed jewelry artisan. With only a word about the finest jewelry craft production method, he seemed to have erased what he was already concentrating on from his head. ¡°Oh, before that you have to promise me one thing. This production method is the secret that only you and I know. Do not tell anyone about this production method. You should never talk about the things made through this production method and you should not make it for anyone else. If you keep your promise, I¡¯ll give you the production method as well as all the ingredients you need to make it. Moreover, I will give you one million gold as themission fee.¡± Large Golden Mountain thought that if it is the time to use gold, he should use it. One million gold was certainly arge amount, but if he can get the ¡®sh set¡¯ and also get the secret protected, it was worth it. Of course this promise was not only done verbally but apanied by a scroll of oath, so this amount of gold must be given to the other party so they would not be burdened by the terms. ¡°Yes, I will ept all of it so can you show the production method to me at once?¡± However, Diamond seemed to be much more obsessed with jewelry craftsmanship than Large Golden Mountain had originally thought. Diamond who answered in one second without thinking. If this is the case, it would be done even without mentioning one million gold or anything about money. ¡°Such a shame.¡± When he heard it, he could not do anything about it. However, it was right to pay the production fee to secure the shackles. Fortunately, Large Golden mountain was able to write the production method of the ¡®sh Set¡¯ yesterday, and as a result, he was able to make these terms. This was as pleasant as the contract with Midas. Chapter 97 [Episode 50] Midas 2 ¨C End Editor¡¯s Notes: So far in this novel, the rating of items goes rare->unique->legendary. A double plus unique is equivalent to triple plus rare. Chapter 98 Perfecting a Jewel @sh of the ck Eye After signing a clear contract with Diamond, Sanghyuk handed over the production method. The production method was more in the form of skill rather than an instructions book that a user may learn. That is, even if one knows all the essential ingredients, one could never produce the item unless the form was formally registered as their own. It was as if the production method was created through self enlightenment or by collecting pieces of intelligence. Even in EL, which feels like reality, is subject to such limitations since it was a game, after all. Of course, this actually worked positively at this point. Although Diamond did note across as such a person, even if he were to disclose the information on the sh of the ck Eye in the offline world, all that he could reveal was limited to the information on the item or the necessary ingredients for making it. The thing that impacted Sanghyuk, to this point in time, is the fact that the price of the sh of the ck Eye, which he has been discretely collecting, is going up so high. However, it did not impact him that much. The item did not appear on the market much even when the information on the item was unavable.* Just by looking at the fact that Sanghyuk was only able to collect two of the sh of the ck Eye, only through good luck at the beginning, it was clear that the impact wouldn¡¯t be huge. In conclusion, as far as Sanghyuk was concerned, Diamond was not a person with loose lips even in offline situations. That was one of the reasons that he was led to sign the contract.* As soon as Sanghyuk handed over the production method, Diamond immediately moved to enter the method as his own ancient knowledge into ¡®Jewelry Craftsmanship (Beginner Master)¡¯ registrar. Such information, regarding production methods, could be independently registered and by using the self registered method, items could be produced. Of course, simply registering the production method does notplete the work. Every production method required a skill level and in the case of the sh of the ck Eye, the required skill level was above ¡®Beginner Master¡¯ in order to acquire it. As soon as the method was learned, it was possible to produce the item, but at a lower quality. As a result, after a well thought out discussion with Diamond, he had decided to pull up the beginner master to an intermediate master as soon as possible. The n was to produce the sh of ck Eye afterwards. In a normal situation, achieving intermediate master level from beginner master level was not an easy task. However, Sanghyuk thought that it may not be such a difficult work if Diamond¡¯s enthusiasm in jewelry making and his financial power werebined. Furthermore, in his efforts to find the ¡®sh of the ck Eye¡¯ form, Sanghyuk utilized Shadow Line in collecting countless numbers of pieces of information on jewelry making and rted information. As a result, he not only had the production method for the sh of the ck Eye, but also many other production method for crafting different jewelries. By passing the 5 production methods for crafting new jewels and high quality ingredients to Diamond, his jewelry crafting skill level will no doubt increase very quickly. Of course, it wouldn¡¯t be for free. Sanghyuk had deducted the amounts for the ingredients and the production methods from the one million gold that he had promised to pay. Hence, the 1 million gold were reduced to 100 thousand, but Diamond had no interest in money at all. He had already be a ve to Sanghyuk by simply Sanghyuk delivering the ingredients and production methods. In some ways, Diamond¡¯s reasoning was very simple. He was only a man, full of desires, to be a better craftsman of jewelry. At this time, even Sanghyuk was curious as to what line of work he was in offline, but they weren¡¯t friendly enough to be asking such questions. As far as Sanghyuk was concerned, he always weed bing friends with people with high craftsmanship, so he freely provided ingredients to Diamond in order to help him to quickly increase his skill level in jewelry making. While Diamond was raising his level of jewelry crafting skill, Sanghyuk was diligently trotting the Heroic Lands in order to catch the Shadow Line. Unlike the Shadow Line of the Hellfire Desert that was acquired so easily, the Heroic Lands was as secretly hidden as the name suggested. As the Shadow Line that Sanghyuk oversaw weren¡¯t very effective in the Heroic Lands, it was up to Sanghyuk himself to locate the hidden Shadow Line. Although he had started out thinking it would be easy, he had no other option than to put in serious efforts in locating the Shadow Line as he wasn¡¯t able to discover even the slightest hint. * * * * ¡°They are everywhere. In fact, they may just be watching over us right at this moment.¡± The quest, ¡®Finding the ck Market¡¯ has entered a new stage and transformed itself into ¡®The Secret Force in the Dark¡¯. Exactly ten days after he has set out in search for the Shadow Line of the Heroic Lands, Sanghyuk was finally able to catch a small trace. ¡®The secret force in the dark¡­.. This must certainly be the Shadow Line.¡¯ To be more urate, he had to clear it through continuation of the quest, but he was certain just from his feelings. ¡®Let see, the content of the quest is ¡­.. Locate the watcher in the dark? This is so easy.¡¯ ¡®The Secret Force in the Dark,¡¯ Sanghyuk smiled subtly after learning the details of the quest. Then he extended his right arm lightly towards the direction of a shadow that was in the alley, diagonal to his right. Twirrrrrl! Whoosh! The watcher has been there all along. Knowing that, however, Sanghyuk was just ying dumb. ¡®Darkness¡¯ and ¡®concealment¡¯ were special abilities of Sanghyuk in the first ce. Those that are able to hide well are better seekers as well. It was a foolish attempt to be hiding in the dark or shadows around Sanghyuk. ¡°Aaauk!¡± The ten millenia goldbone whip that was sucked up into the dark wrapped around the neck of a NPC, and the NPC was dragged out from the shadows without any resistance. It was rted to the quest so evil karma did not rise nor did Sanghyuk be a criminal even after attacking a normal NPC. In fact, only the quest has been cleared. The quest, ¡®the secret force in the dark¡¯ has been cleared. Now, continuing to the next quest, ¡®interrogation of the watcher¡¯. It even created the linked quest. At this level, it would be safe to assume that he was close to the Shadow Line. First, Sanghyuk dragged the watcher to a quieter ce. Although it was still nearby, just by entering a back alley allows avoiding people as the ce was a very rural vige. In the second ce, whip was a weapon specially designed for interrogation. Sanghyuk whipped the watcher violently to the bones. By calibrating his strength, the attack did not cause much damage although they stung terribly. After 20 minutes of such punishment, the watcher finally gave in. ¡°I am a low level intel person, belonging to the Shadow Line. I was just simply collecting information. I ammissioned to watch over special individuals that enter my district. I did not especially target you, that is.¡± The watcher began to speak of all the things that he knew. ¡°Things that I know are very limited. Our organization is structured in the form of dispersed agents hence, what I know is limited to just the intelligence reporting channels. On top of that, I am not aware whether there are other intelligence agents in my district.¡± Perhaps, it was because he was a low level intel person that he hardly knew anything. However, since he at least got the tail end of the Shadow Line with 100% certainty, he had to be satisfied with it. The quest, ¡®the interrogation of the watcher¡¯ is now connecting to the next quest, ¡®the district boss of the Shadow Line.¡¯ The quest continued on. Although the information was still very insufficient, he felt that he would, at some point, run in to the Shadow Line by continuing on with the quest. ¡®Gosh, it must be tried at least for 20 repetitions?¡¯ Perhaps, 30 reps or even 40 reps, rather than 20, must be tried. However, now that he has caught the tail end of it, Sanghyuk thought that he would never let go of it.* Since any kind of mistake that leads to a failure of the quest would mean losing everything in the linked quests and that new hints have to be found, he needed to focus on the quest even more carefully than usual. As the cases in such level cannot be resolved in a day or two, it was necessary to cautiously move forward with the quest by reserving at least ten to one month of time. While Sanghyuk was focused on locating the Shadow Line, Diamond proved how great the production affiliated user¡¯s power was by sleeping just one or two hours a day. Due to that, in exactly 20 days, he was able to raise his skill level to the intermediate master from the beginner master. Based on this, Diamond was certainly a talented user. For a user without talent, it would be impossible to raise one¡¯s skill level to intermediate from beginner no matter how much you supported him. With the talent demonstrated by Diamond, Sanghyuk was able to make a set of sh at much earlier time than had nned. After being contacted by Diamond, Sanghyuk retrieved two shes of ck Eyes from the warehouse and went to his work room. ¡°Hugh, even I am nervous over this.¡± cing the sh of ck Eyes on to the work table, Diamond looked at Sanghyuk with slight shaking of his head. As they shared more interactions than before, Diamond and Sanghyuk were talking with more ease. ¡°There is no reason to be nervous. Good result will be made if you would proceed as you would normally do.¡± Sanghyuk spoke to Diamond in an attempt to make him feel at ease, but he also wished for maximum pluses to be added in his mind. ¡®At least one¡­.. I mean, if two were added¡­..¡¯ As this is a 4 set items, it would matter more than one thought in terms of whether one or two are added. ¡°Then, I will begin.¡± After Diamond opened the window, before his eyes, for creating jewelry, he clicked on ¡®sh of ck Eye (ornament set)¡¯. ¡°I will first craft a ring.¡± Srrrr, as Diamond clicked on the ring image, the image was disyed in Diamond¡¯s right eye. From this point, it was up to Diamond to personally craft the sh of ck Eye. If wanted, he could apply ¡®auto crafting¡¯ to produce a result right away. In fact, most production users select auto crafting to make items. However, Diamond has never used the auto crafting function. As it was just demonstrated, he personally cuts the jewels after oveying the recipe over his eye. By doing this, he was able to produce an item with better quality than by choosing auto crafting. However, the difference wasn¡¯t all that great. So, there are many that im that manual crafting was just a fanciful fa?ade. Further, even with using system calibration, manual crafting was not easy. In fact, those thatcked hand skills often produce poorer quality when they use manual crafting. As a result, more and more believed that manual crafting was useless. However, because of Diamond¡¯s insistence, Sanghyuk could rely on him more. Sanghyuk knew that the limitation of auto crafting was at the level of great craftsmanship. In order to go beyond that and reach the master of the sky or the heavenly master and godly master, a craftsmanship bestowed by gods, will require manual crafting no matter what. With auto crafting, the skill level will not rise beyond that of the highest master craftsmanship. Furthermore, even after reaching the master craftsmanship, the level at which the skill levels rise by differed. ¡®I will not change the course of Diamond¡¯s endeavor. He certainly had the talent to reach heavenly craftsmanship, or even godly craftsmanship. I certainly must trust¡­.a user such as this!¡¯ Sanghyuk moved back quietly and watched the focused Diamond, who was handling the sh of ck Eye with the crafting tools in both his hands. ording to the system, as it was impossible to craft without oveying the recipe over the right eye, manual crafting was not an easy task even for Diamond. However, the one thing that was sure was¡­. The movements of his hands were beyond ordinary. Sanghuk watched every bit of the process with dead silence. After about 10 minutes have passed¡­.finally, the first result was produced. < [Chapter 97] sh of the ck Eye (1) > END. Editor¡¯s Notes: In another words, even when no one except Sanghyuk knew the value of this item, no one was selling. Logically, if people knew what this item did, they would immediately snap it up for themselves, but even when people didn¡¯t know, it was unavable. It is that rare. *Editor¡¯s Notes: The implication is that this item is naturally high valued, despite people not knowing what it was for, due to the auction buyout of millions in gold Sanghyuk made in an earlier chapter. The high value of this item wasn¡¯t due to Diamond bbing his secrets offline. (or it would be even higher) So due to Sanghyuk¡¯s knowledge of the market, he knows Diamond is keeping his mouth shut. I think. This is a confusing part of the novel¡­:p *Editor¡¯s Notes: So Sanghyuk has to catch multiple spies in multiple viges before finding the district boss of Shadow Line. ?? Chapter 99 Chapter 99 [Episode 51] sh of the ck Eye 2 ¡°Wow!¡± At the moment the ring waspleted, Diamond looked surprised. Diamond was surprised because of the good news for Sang Hyuk. ¡°One plus? Two plus?¡± Sang Hyuk did not ask to avoid breaking Diamond¡¯s concentration. He was curious, but he was better off waiting for it. ¡°Since the atmosphere is good, I will continue to make a ne and a pair of earrings.¡± Diamond made the ne and the earrings all at once, right after his words. Sang Hyuk quietly watched the whole process for almost 30 minutes. The good news was that the facial expression of Diamond, who was making the ornaments, was very bright. ¡°I think all of them are plus items at least.¡± Sang Hyuk thought that all four ornaments seem to be more than one plus. That was enough. In fact, it was right to be satisfied with just a single plus. ¡°Fiuh, I think it¡¯s been a long time since I¡¯ve totally concentrated like this. Fortunately, the result is as good as my concentration.¡± Diamondughed pleasantly and after he applied for transaction with Sang Hyuk, he handed over the ring of sh, ne of sh, and earrings of sh. ¡°Thank you.¡± Sang Hyuk gratefully bowed his head lightly to Diamond after he had received the goods. ¡°You¡¯ll probably like it. You can check it out. I¡¯ve been concentrating too much after a long time so my eyes hurt. I need to get offline and get some rest.¡± ¡°Yes, rest fully.¡± Diamond was very tired, so he ended the connection right away. After he disappeared, the detail information of the 4 items that Sang Hyuk put in his virtual bag, has appeared. Ring of sh [Unique Set ++] ¨C the ring crafted from the sh of the ck Eye with extreme precision. This ring that contains a powerful force seems special even at a nce. It is more special because inside it dwells Master Diamond¡¯s soul. [Basic Ability] All Ability +20(+4) [Special Ability] Magical Resistance +5 (+1)% [Set Effect] 2 sets? Item skill [double jump (A)] 3 sets? Agility +50 4 sets? Item Skill [Blink (S)] [Special Effect] [Bonus Effect] Agility +10, Strength +15 Ne of sh [Unique set +] ¨C the ne crafted from the sh of the ck Eye with extreme precision. This ne that contains a powerful force seems special even at a nce. It is more special because inside it dwells Master Diamond¡¯s soul. [Basic Ability] All ability +20 (+20) [Special Ability] Magical Resistance +5(+0.5)% [Set Effect] 2 sets? Item Skill [Double Jump(A)] 3 sets? Agility +50 4 sets? Item Skill [Blink (S)] [Special Effect] [Bonus Effect] Energizing +10 Earrings of sh [Unique set +++] ¨C the earrings crafted from the sh of the ck Eye with extreme precision. These earrings that contains a powerful force seems special even at a nce. They are more special because inside them dwells Master Diamond¡¯s soul. [Basic Ability] All Abilities +20 (+6) [Special Ability] Magical Resistance +5 (+1.5)% [Set Effect] 2 sets? Item Skill [Double Jump(A)] 3 sets? Agility +50 4 sets? Item Skill [Blink(S)] [Special Effect] [Bonus Effect] Intelligence +10, Wisdom +15, Agility +20 ¡°Waow!¡± The moment he checked the item, the shout automatically came out. The ring was double plus, the ne was a single plus. And the earrings were both triple plus. Sang Hyuk had expected that there would be at most one or two pluses. But his expectation was pleasantly off. ¡°Diamond¡­. this man seems to have better talent than I thought. But, why didn¡¯t I remember if there was any user named Diamond in my previous life? Perhaps this man also has his life changed because of me?¡± It was a story with plenty of possibility. Without Sang Hyuk¡¯s intervention, Diamond could have fallen out of talent and folded the game. Anyway, he met a good acquaintance and obtained daebak (amazing) item, so he could not feel better than this. Especially, the true power of the sh set were the two item skills that were attached to the 2 sets effect and 4 sets effect. ¡°Double Jump (A): Jumping up one more time in the air. This effect can only be used once every 20 seconds.¡± This ability seemed nothing but it could be utilized in various forms. In fact, with this ability only, he doesn¡¯t have to worry about death from falling, no matter how high. He just need to matched the timing to do the double jump just before he hit the ground then the kic energy could be almostpletely erased. During battle, it was possible to show off the movement that is far beyond the opponent¡¯s expectation and for escaping, he could go up to a position where the opponent can not follow and run away. Double jump that can be applied in lots of various situation. It was an unbelievable skill. But the daebak(amazing) one was the effect of 4 sets. ¡°Blink(S): Moving to the ce in your vision that you are focusing in a second. However, you can only move to a perfectly empty space that you can see up to 10 meters. Cooldown time of 25 seconds.¡± Blink that will be called as the best utility skill of EL in the future. It was an upgrade version of double jump. The way to get this skill is toplete the four sets of the sh like Sang Hyuk, or to master the ancient magic knowledge specialized in ¡®movement¡¯. However, users who learned the ancient magic knowledge specialized in movement were often called ¡®shuttles¡¯ and performed the role of sending people to specific area through magical gates. It was not ancient knowledge that was so popr in the first ce and would be learned by those who want to make money. Therefore, it was extremely rare for a user to learn blink to the ultimate. Moreover, Blink obtained by the effect of 4 sets of sh did not consume ¡®mana¡¯. ¡°Blink! Finally I got it.¡± Sang Hyuk, who got Blink is almost the same level as the tiger with wings, no, a tigerbined with dragon. When Sang Hyuk, who has high movement speed, started to use Blink and double jump actively, then his opponent would experience the real hell. Sang Hyuk wore all four ornaments straight out and then moved out to a ce where no one was around. He then used the double jump and blink repeatedly to make a quick setup.* In fact, double jump and blink were techniques that could never be utilized if a user had too little game sense. Both of them had a quick set, necessary for this technique to show 100% power, but because quick setting is a tricky technique so most users didn¡¯t even think about it. So, if those who are not capable in Sang Hyuk¡¯s previous life have the sh set then there will be a lot of people saying this was a pearl ne around a pig¡¯s neck. (*something that is too valuable for people who do not have value.) But Sang Hyuk was not a pig. He was a person who able to use double jump and blink more perfectly than anyone else. Actually, Sang Hyuk finished the quick setup of double jump and blink in just five minutes. The quick setup was quiteplicated that took even the good professional gamers a few hours, but Sang Hyuk made it look easy. Tatak, tatak! Sang Hyuk, who jumped into the air, rose again to the air again with only a slight bounce motion. In a sh, Sang Hyuk soaring to a height of almost 7 meters, turned his head and in a second looked up on the fallen rock about 9 meters away. Paphat! Then his body disappeared and suddenly appeared above that rock. When double jump and Blink were coordinated together, Sang Hyuk was able to move beautifully. Actually, the mostplicated thing when using Blink was the sense of distance. The limit of Blink was 10 meters, but when he looked over 10 meters away, he could not use blink even though he focused for a second. Especially, when he gazed at the air, it was more difficult. So, even in Sang Hyuk¡¯s previous life, most of the users who practice blink do not think 10 meters as the limit distance, but think about 6 ¨C 7 meters as the limit distance and use blink freely. However, Sang Hyuk moved freely around 10 meters with the almost-perfect sense of distance. After practicing his sense of distance it was time to blink mid-air. Normally, the users were more careful when they blink mid-air, but Sang Hyuk moved using blink to a distance of almost 9.8 ¨C 10 meters. ¡°This good skill, why didn¡¯t I even try to use it before in the previous life¡­.¡± Even after finishing the quick setup, Sang Hyuk kept practicing double jump and blink for about 20 minutes, then he muttered with a very satisfied expression. The skills that he wanted to try once in the past were blink and double jump. But he could not try to use them in his past life. When he was able to use it, he could not get it and when he was able to get it, he could not use it. In another word, it was not his destiny. But now is different. He was able to use it and he had the ability to get it. And he actually got these skills earlier than anyone else. ¡°Now, should I go to the Shadow Line and finish my business?¡± Since he obtained the sh of the ck Eye with a satisfying result, all that remains is to find the body of the Shadow Line that exists in the Heroic Lands. Making the Shadow Line submit was ater thing. * * * * The linked quest really endlessly continued. There were no easy quests. Most of the difficulty was more than level A, so if he make even a simple mistake, the quest failed. It was supposed to end when he passed the 20th linked quest, but he passed over the 30th and was close to the 40th quest, that¡¯s when Sang Hyuk started to get annoyed. But, because he could not give up here, so he had to endure it. In the end, the linked questssted to the 40th and 50th. And finally, when he finished the 50th, the one that Sang Hyuk searched for, appeared. So, Sang Hyuk did not do anything during thest half month and only hung on the quest and finally he found the body of the Shadow Line. The shadow line of the Heroes. Surprisingly, they were hiding in ¡®Proof of Glory¡¯, a religious group that emerged from Heroic Lands. Proof of Glory was a very widespread religious organization among the NPCs in Heroic Lands. Sang Hyuk did not think that the body of Shadow Line would be a religious organization. Especially, this was a surprise because in the Heroic Lands Proof of Glory was believed by almost every NPC. [Quest] ¡®Apostle of Glory¡¯ : Finally, you found out how the hero¡¯s shadow line and Proof of Glory are rted. But there are still many walls to ovee. Especially, the four apostles in Proof of Glory must be ovee no matter what. You can not touch the hero¡¯s shadow line who is hiding deep within the Proof of Glory without defeating them. Status on Progress ¨C The warrior of Glory ¡®Crepo¡¯. (0 attack) ¨C The magician of Glory ¡®Egray¡¯ (0 attack) ¨C The priest of Glory ¡®Pokin¡¯ (0 attack) ¨C The Knight of Glory ¡®Tamia¡¯ (0 attack) rating: hiden (S+++) The linked quest has been added to the shadow line quest, a hidden quest connected to the quest Sang Hyuk already had. Sang Hyuk has been wondering how to approach this quest by opening the quest window. ¡°All checked were the four legendary NPCs. The level was at least 80 to 90. Although it was not as the same level as Knight Commander Parayan, but they are guys with the ability close to master.¡± * If considering that Sang Hyuk¡¯s level now is only 55, he could see how strong were the four Apostles. ¡°To attack these guys¡­¡­ Hmmmm¡­¡­¡± Was hidden (S+++) grade that kind of quest? The detail exnation of the quest was not friendly. In this case, in the end the users had to find the answer themselves. Sang Hyuk is now worried about how to find the answer. The thing for sure was he could ¡®connect¡¯ to the shadow line of the Heroic Lands if he crossed this wall. Chapter 99 [Episode 51] sh of the ck Eye 2 ¨C End *Editor¡¯s Notes: Quick Setting is using skills through the natural movements of the body. This is covered in chapter 10. *Editor¡¯s Notes: Knight Commander Parayan of Falcon city. Covered in chapter 34. ?? Chapter 100 Chapter 100 [Episode 52] There is no impossibility 1 @ There is no impossibility Since the difficulty of the quest was so high, so Sang Hyuk did not move quickly. He investigated and thought carefully. All four apostles were different in the scope of work and tendencies. But one thing was all the same. It was¡­.. that they were unbelievably strong. Their jobs were different, but they were really strong. Sang Hyuk investigated further and found that they were at about level 85. They were not the master level 100, but level 85 was a very high level. In particr, as the legendary NPCs, their artificial intelligence was excellent, and even the equipment they had was great, so users had to be at least level 75 to be able topete with them. In other words, it meant that because the top rated users in EL were at the low level 50¡¯s, the difference in level with these NPCs was absolutely impossible to ovee. Sang Hyuk had to attack them. ¡°Attack can be interpreted in a various ways¡­even interacting with them in any way. They are legendary NPCs so my title effects do not apply to them, right now I can¡¯t even converse with them¡­. In the end, the only choices is one out of two. The method that can take a long time but is the safest and the method that is a gamble that can be done very quickly but it is very dangerous. I have to choose one out of these two methods.¡± Considering to the size of the quest, it can be conquered in a minimum of two months. The longer method Sang Hyuk would have to spend up to four months¡­but with the faster method he would be able to decide whether it is a sess or failure in only a few days. ¡°Was it long and thin or short and bold?¡± Sang Hyuk bitterly smiled while moaning slightly. Postponing the decision would be another way, but he did not like to do other things while putting down the thing that he needed to do in front of him. ¡°Alright, you only live once anyway. Let¡¯s do it short and boldly.¡± Sang Hyuk finally made his decision. To do it long and thin, the time was too short. Because there was a lot of work that Sang Hyuk has to do, so he could not exclusively work on to this quest for months. There was nothing simpler than the short and bold way. But although if it was notplicated, the difficulty was never easier. Rather, this was much more difficult than going long and thin. ¡°Fiuh, NPC with level 85¡­. It¡¯s crazier the more I think.¡± He made the choice, but he still has not been convinced yet. The opponent was an NPC with a high level enough to chew up and spit out a raid boss. Even if it was Sang Hyuk, he could not have confidence in this opponent. ¡°The first is the Magician of Glory Egray. Let¡¯s start with him.¡± The short and bold way that Sang Hyuk chosen. It was¡­.. to fight all of the four apostles In another words, Sang Hyuk would use strength without mobilizing other resources. In fact, it was a ridiculous challenge in every way. Usually, ¡®Magic Armor¡¯, ¡®Enhanced Ancient Knowledge¡¯, and ¡®Awakening Skill¡¯ were a must. They were necessary to fight a legendary NPC with level 85. With at least level 70 AND all of these skills, he would barely be able to defeat them. But Sang Hyuk did not have these three skills. Exactly, all three skill have not appeared yet. And he is now only level 55. Still, Sang Hyuk was preparing for the challenge. It was a challenge that he thought was reckless but Sang Hyuk oddly looked confident. ¡°It¡¯ll be hard, but at least it¡¯ll be fun.¡± Ultimately, it was a game to enjoy anyway. Sang Hyuk did not want to get stressed and be frustrated in such a game. ¡°Let¡¯s make an estimation while dealing with the wizard who can be called as my natural enemy. After that, then I can think about how to deal with the remaining three apostles.¡± If Sang Hyuk was a regr user, he might try to find the reasons why this quest was impossible, but Sang Hyuk was trying to find the ways to make this quest possible. The starting point was different, so the result was different. ¡°Let¡¯s figure out all about him first.¡± His opponent was a legendary NPC. To fight such an opponent, there were lots of things he had to know. He thought that this fight could have been staged without any difficulties because of the quest, but the important thing was he could not fight anywhere. Fighting when Egray was alone and at a ce he would be disadvantaged was important. And if it was possible, it would be better to find out direct information such as the main magic system that he used. ¡°Because this side is the informationwork that guards the shadow line of the Heroic Lands, so I will have to do my own leg work.¡± He was able to catch Shadow Line¡¯s surveince immediately when he made a request to the information guild. It was so cumbersome that everything had to be done by Sang Hyuk alone. Sang Hyuk immediately moved to a small vige where the Magician of Glory, Egray, was hiding and began collecting all the information about him secretly. And after a careful research in about three days, he was able to get a closer look at Egray. Egray was a very active character even when he was called ¡®The Great Wizard of mes¡¯ in the past. But over the years and for various reasons, he retired and did not leave this town. One thing for sure is that he believes in ¡®Proof of Glory¡¯ very sincerely. The good news is he was alone when he retired and put down all of his power. In other words, Sang Hyuk could fight him whenever he wanted. Of course, his specialty was me magic, and he was named as the strongest ¡®War Mage¡¯, so hisbat skills were expected to be excellent. The only thing to look forward to was that he had been retired for more than 10 years. For 10 years, he was away from the actual battle, so at least it seemed that he did not have 100% battle skills like when he was in active duty. The only information Sang Hyuk could use was that he could choose the battlefield and raid time. ¡°Wizard of me with good skill. Then¡­¡­ the darkke at dawn without sun. Perfect!¡± Since Egray¡¯s movement has already been fully grasped, a battlefield just came in Sang Hyuk¡¯s mind. Everyday in the early dawn before sunrise Egray enjoyed the walk out of the house. In the game or in reality both have the same feeling that when people get older they lose the morning sleep. When the battlefield and raid time were decided, the preparations were actually done. After the preparation, Sang Hyuk hid deep behind the shade of arge tree near theke and waited for Egray toe. Sang Hyuk¡¯s concealment ability hase to a new level as various title effects and item effects ovepped. When he hid himself, not even a master could find him. Of course, he used the Concealment ability to figure out Egray¡¯s movement. And in the process, he found out that Egray could not break his concealment. The great War Mage was powerful enough to dominate the battlefield. He was often able to do things that warriors and knights of the same ss couldn¡¯t do. But it was about war. War and 1:1 confrontation werepletely different. He was the War Mage who was a powerful attack force when he was well protected, but in the end, he was a person with a low defense and vitality. All living creatures in EL have copsed when their HP reaches zero. Of course, Egray was exactly the same. ¡°It is indeed not an easy opponent, but I don¡¯t have to worry about it. If I stab him with the sword, it would be the same anyway.¡± Sang Hyuk, who was hiding deep in the shadow and waiting for Egray, was pulling the Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip with both hands tightly. As always, the most important thing in the battle for Sang Hyuk was the first hit. With that done well, it seemed that Sang Hyuk could dissolve Egray in a moment. ¡°If only the very first hit is done properly, I immediately spam my skills and end it!¡± Of course, He could not be sure. Level 85 is on the level of gangsters, and even if he is a wizard, he would have a very high HP. And no one knew what the other variables would be. Sang Hyuk breathed in the shadow and quietly waited for 20 minutes before finally Egray appeared. He walked by theke as usual and was enjoying the refreshing dawn air. It was kind of funny for an NPC to behave like a living human being, but artificial intelligence ultimately pursued this kind of reality. Especially if it was a legendary grade NPC, it was not strange for him to enjoy such a rxation. When Egray came a little closer, Sang Hyuk could once again see the gray question mark clearly floating on his head. To summarize the meaning of this question mark, it was ¡®The NPC rted to the quest and it is possible to fight freely.¡¯ Of course, freebat also means that you do not have to fight. If Sang Hyuk was trying to solve this quest with the long and thin way, it was likely that he would first try to talk to Egray. Sang Hyuk didn¡¯t know that Egray would take the conversation or not, but it was not a bad choice to try. However, when he chose the ¡®short and bold¡¯ way, the conversation attempt had no meaning. ¡°Throw it down!¡± Sang Hyuk looked at Egray with intense eyes while grabbing his Ten Millenia Goldbone Whip more strongly. Because all enhancement/buffs that he can use was readied 10 minutes ago, now Sang Hyuk¡¯s condition is almost like the nuclear bomb before the explosion. As soon as it bursts, the first hit which was horrifying enough to shake the heaven and earth, would bepleted. Sang Hyuk cleared his mind for the hunt and waited for his prey toe within his attack range. As soon as the prey entered the kill zone, he ran like a lightning bolt and was about to bite its neck straight. ¡°4, 3, 2,¡­..¡± When Egray came close, he slowly counted in his head at his pace, And the moment Egray steps to exactly where he wants! He did not hesitate to swing the Ten Millenia Goldbone Whip. Phiing! Charererek! A straight sh of lightning pierced the mid air, flew then stuck in Egray¡¯s head. Sang Hyuk was going to blow Egray¡¯s vitality at least 70% in this very first hit. In order to do that, he bet almost all of his enhanced effects and buffs into it. ording to Sang Hyuk¡¯s intention, even if he could not prate his head, he would suffer at least a massive damage and be stunned for at least 5 seconds. Jjojong! Kwakwakwakwang! The attack stuck firmly. Even a critical hit exploded and caused a huge effect. The tactile feedback in Sang Hyuk¡¯s hands with the Ten Millenia Goldbone Whip told him that the attack was perfect. However¡­. the sound was a bit strange. ¡°Variable interrupted!¡± At that moment, Sang Hyuk could feel intuitively that some serious variable has appeared. The blessing of darkness! Concealment is maintained! In the midst of this, his luck was good so the blessing of darkness was yed. However, if the blessing of darkness was triggered, the Concealment was maintained, and the opponent was clearly recognized as Sang Hyuk, then he could not re-fire the first deadly strike because the battle was still on-going. Sang Hyuk originally nned to fire the first hit like a nuclear bomb and when the opponent could not keep up, he would immediately jump out of the shadow without maintaining the concealment then continued by pouring multiple attacks in session. But as soon as he intuitively realized that the variable appeared, Sang Hyuk blew up all his ns. Now he needed something different. The sound that caused Sang Hyuk to make this judgement. The sound was the triggering effect of Egray¡¯s legendary ne. ¡°me Attack (S+): the glowing me energy forms a protective shield and prevents unauthorized attacks. This shied absorbs up to 50% damage of the maximum health. The shield is activated only once. The effect is activated 24 hours a day.¡± This was crucial. Sang Hyuk obviously did not know Egray had this item, and as a result, the power of Sang Hyuk¡¯s nuclear bombs had dropped. Originally it was a hit that was powerful enough to blow up Egray¡¯s vitality up to 70%, but now it¡¯s barely just 20% blown. Of course, in some ways 20% could be considered a lot of damage. But it was a terrible failure to Sang Hyuk. Although he lost 20% of vitality in one hit, Egray was only twitching his head backwards and stumbled for only a second. And this also meant that Egray had a chance to counterattack. As Egray proved why he was once called the strongest War Mage, the moment he was raided, he was already preparing a response spell in his head. Hwarerereuk! In exactly one second, arge firebird was created in his hand, and the firebird was flew towards Sang Hyuk who came out of the shadows and stepped back quickly. Kyyaaaaaaak! Hwwarerereruk! The greatest feature of the ¡®me Eagle¡¯, that the Great Wizard of mes Egray proud of, was ¡®Unavoidable¡¯ and Automatic target tracking¡¯. So, Sang Hyuk could not avoid the attack. Kwakwakwakwakwang! While swallowing Sang Hyuk, the me eagle burst. It seemed that he haspletely failed from the beginning. Chapter 100 [Episode 52] There is no impossibility 1 ¨C End Chapter 101 Chapter 101 [Episode 51] There is no impossibility 2 There is no impossibility me Eagle was a specialbination magic, so it was pointless to think about the levels, but if you count the levels, there will be 5 levels. Egray was able to use the 5th level spell almost instantly, thanks to the legendary ¡®Rainbow Memories¡¯ he was wearing at his waist. The belt was able to store up to seven magic spells of six or less levels, which allowed him to use the magic stored immediately without any conditions. Egray retired ten years ago, but the habit of waking up each morning and storing the seven magic spells in his belt remained intact. He served over 20 years and so the habit was natural even after retirement. That habit gave Egray a chance to counterattack. Egray was an NPC, but an NPC gained strength in the same way as a user. In another words, he also had an ancient knowledge. Egray¡¯s ancient knowledges, ¡®The Rune of Burning Star¡¯ and ¡®The Endless Burning Seed¡¯ were both powerful ancient knowledges, so his magic was different from ordinary me magic. me Eagle burned more intensely the moment Sang Hyuk was engulfed. The endless Burning Seed carried the characteristic of the ¡®off-fire me¡¯. As it is, it would keep on burning until it turned Sang Hyuk into ashes. ¡°It was a real danger. Who on earth sent this assassin?¡± Egray had instantly felt the danger. It would have been a big problem if there was no ¡®red dragon breath¡¯ that he had built for a long time on the rough and harsh battlefield. ¡°No matter how I think, it is not the work of the church, would it be Shadow Line¡­¡­¡± It was not like he had cause to be vignt. Because Sang Hyuk was hit by an endless ¡®Restriction of me¡¯, Egray was able to think for a moment about the cause of the raid. But that short moment was a chance for somebody. Phuok! ¡°Khouk!¡± As soon as the great sword prated through his body, Egray quickly used one of the magic spells stored in the Rainbow Memories, the me Transition, continued with Burning Cure. Hwarururuk! At the moment the me Transition was used Egray¡¯s body wrapped in me and disappeared then after that he appeared again wrapped in mes about 10 meters away. At this moment, Sang Hyuk could clearly see how great Egray was as a War Mage by looking at how he used those magics in session. ¡°Shit, it¡¯s not enough yet.¡± Of course, it was Sang Hyuk who pierced Egray¡¯s body with the greatsword. Sang Hyuk was still engulfed by the me eagle which was still burning. That Sang Hyuk was the virtual image created by the real Sang Hyuk as the prefix effect of the title of the Shadow Duke of the Desert, but Egray mistakenly assumed that the virtual image was the real Sang Hyuk, so Sang Hyuk was able not only to keep the concealment, but also to continue the battle. Thanks to it, Sang Hyuk once again got a chance to strike. Butpared to the first strike that used almost all the enhanced effect he can put on, now he can not put in a single enhanced effect at all. Is that so? Egray invoked a spell even though Egray was hit once again by a critical hit and was able to get out of Sang Hyuk¡¯s attack range ¡°Khekk.¡± But it did not meant that it did not work at all. Egray was out of the attack range, but he could not get too far. Egray lost about 40% of his HP in thest strike. He was able to stop it from bing a dangerous state, but Egray was not in his normal state anyway.* Jjiiiiiik. Because his wound was treated as he used the burning cure spell quickly, no additional damage ured. Egray finished the first aid and looked at Sang Hyuk silently. At this moment Egray¡¯s favorability to Sang Hyuk fell down to almost enemy level, but Sang Hyuk did not care at all. Egray was an opponent, so Sang Hyuk had given up bing friends anyway. As Sang Hyuk encountered each of the four apostles, the first meeting will go either good or bad. For today, Sang Hyuk was going to push his possible choices firmly to one side and choose the side of the bad encounter. * ¡°I¡¯m sorry to break your calm morning¡­.I have so much to do, so this is the only way I can do it.¡± Sang Hyuk pulled out his great sword and the ten millenia goldbone whip while making excuse to Egray, who was staring at him. ¡°Crazy guy. What are you talking about?¡± ¡°Ah, because this is not the time to chat freely, I will omit my reasons. Do you think I want to throw a monster like you down? Everyone has their own reasons.¡± Sang Hyuk ended his words and put onest remaining enhancedbination card into his body. Ppuuk, kkooooo! The ck me Dragon that awakened from Sang Hyuk¡¯s body! Egray, a legendary NPC, had significant defense as he is high level. Therefore, if he did not end it fast, then there was no hope. ¡°Let¡¯s see it till the end while the ck me dragon lends its power.¡± Sang Hyuk predicted that Egray¡¯s vitality would be around 30% ¨C 40%. It was not a lot of life in some ways, but considering that the opponent is a legendary NPC with level 85. it was not a low vitality at all. So, Sang Hyuk had to push with all the power even if he got hurt. ¡°Arrogant fellow! This fellow, who is the only dimensional traveler that came into thisnd, is acting very foolishly!¡± Egray obviously found out that Sang Hyuk is a dimensional traveller. He even noticed that Sang Hyuk hasn¡¯t reached level 60 yet. In his eyes, Sang Hyuk was a puppy. In front of the mountain king, the tiger, there was the toothless puppy who acts foolishly without fear¡­¡­.. The tiger was still a tiger even if it was wounded, and the puppy with the wings was only a puppy after all. When Egray got angry, a red aura rose from his body. Later, when users reached more than level 70 and if they got the Enhanced Ancient Knowledge, they could release that kind of aura. Sang Hyukughed while looking at the angry Egray. Actually, if we looked at the situation, there was almost nothing for Sang Hyuk. Even if his vitality had reduced by 60% or more Egray still maintained the might of the legendary NPC with level 85. And Sang Hyuk was no longer able to use the first strike as his greatest weapon. All the indicators were plummeting toward ¡®Quest failure¡¯. however, Sang Hyuk did not lose his smile even though he knew all of it. ¡°Yeah, it will be fun like this. Since when did I enjoy fightingfortably?¡± Sang Hyuk mumbled alone like crazy person then lifted his both hands. ¡°Let¡¯s enjoy it once.¡± Sang Hyukughed again. Then he invoked what he had prepared. Activate Advanced Card Magic Secret ¡®Wheel of Fortune? Heavy Rain¡¯ Zap! Zap! Light columns sprang up everywhere. This is what Sang Hyuk did not really want to trigger. The reason was simple. It cost Sang Hyuk at least one million gold units to trigger this card. If we change the one million gold to cash, it is about 50 to 60 million won. The more striking thing was that it only went that far because he had minimized the scope of the boundary and fixed the duration to 20 minutes. Using that much money for one card was a huge over-consumption. Moreover, he cannot just use it, but he had to prepared lots of things to use it. The ¡®wheel of fortune¡¯ which used lots of money withplicated trigger conditions. But once it was activated, its power was reliable. Do I have to pay for it? Anyway, Wheel of Fortune had a lot of effects, but Sang Hyuk prepared heavy rain. Groaarrrr. Kwagwagwang! Ssrrssshhhh! The light columns that soaring from the ground are woven together in the air and made a very strong boundary. The space that Sang Hyuk designated in advance to be about 100 meters radius, is trapped inside the boundary, but suddenly the heavy rain began to pour into that space. Exactly, the boundary area absorbed the waters of theke and spewed magical heavy rain inside the boundary. He was able to stop at one million gold because he didn¡¯t use the ¡®Artificial Mare¡¯ because theke already existed.(¡°mare¡± istin for ¡°sea¡±) Without theke, Sang Hyuk would have had to blow away at least 1.5 million gold to y this Wheel of Fortune. Jjiiiiiiiiiiikkk. But at this moment, the most amazing thing was not the activation cost. Surprisingly the heavy rain quickly turned off the ¡®Restriction of me¡¯, which seemed to be on fire forever. ¡°You might have noticed, but this rain is not just mere rain.¡± Sang Hyuk was stillughing at Egray. No matter how great he is as a wizard, Egray, could not exert his power in this boundary area, which reduces the power of all me attributes by 70%. ¡°No matter how powerful my magic is, if I want to break this boundary area with the me magic, I must use at least more than 8th level magic.¡± Egray looked and noticed at how great this boundary area was. The limit of me magic that Egray can use is up to the entrance of level 8. Of course it was impossible to break this boundary area. ¡°Shit! I got caught in the storm.¡± In this case, then the me magic was almost meaningless. Of course, it was not that Egray used me magic only. He knew how to use another magic as well. But that was up to level 4. In this boundary area, Egray lost more than half of his power in a strike. But he could not give up fighting. He was the best war mage, who also known as the ¡®fire dokaebi of the battlefield¡¯. There was no fear for such a person like him. (dokaebi=Korean mythological creature like a troll) ¡°elerating time haste! Power¡¯s remembrance strength!¡± He wore basic reinforcement spells on his body and held two short sticks with his two hands. If there is no teeth, use the gum to fight. (Tl note: Fight with what you have ¨C There¡¯s more than one way to skin a cat.) Although the me magic was forcibly sealed, he was still a legendary NPC with the power that couldn¡¯t be ignored. Egray was strong. However, he had to fight Sang Hyuk who woke up the ck me Dragon with his two hands (me magic) tied, he couldn¡¯t win this fight. In the early stage, Sang Hyuk was pushed by the difference of the basic ability from the level difference, but Sang Hyuk skillfully shed most of Egray¡¯s attack. Sang Hyuk was not just attacked, but every time he took the advantage of the ¡®unexpected nature¡¯ of the Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip to gap strike Egray. Because the Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip flew in irregr patterns and paths that were unexpected even to Sang Hyuk who was using it to attack, so even Egray, who has a lot ofbat experience, could not prevent or avoid it. Eventually, as time went by, Egray¡¯s body was getting more and more wounds. After 10 minutes of cumtive damages and when Sang Hyuk thought that it was the right time, he immediately used the lineage skill of Giant Blood named ¡®Erge!(S)¡¯. Right after Erge has been used, Egray, who was getting weaker and weaker, was quickly pushed to the edge by Sang Hyuk. Of course, Egray still fought. He released a powerful attack on Sang Hyuk¡¯s body. But the problem was that Sang Hyuk endured them. Sang Hyuk¡¯s evasion ability is so high that he often forget about his defense. Strictly speaking, Sang Hyuk was better at enduring attack than evasion ability. However, he usually avoid the attack so well so he didn¡¯t notice that. Chwarururuk! Odududuk! Sang Hyuk wrapped and then jerked Egray¡¯s arms with the Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip. And Egray¡¯s arms copsed in an odd way and broke. ¡°Done!!¡± It didn¡¯t matter even he maintained the effect of Erge for the remaining 2 minutes. Egray has already burned out, so now Sang Hyuk could just strike the head with the great sword. But Sang Hyuk did not really want to blow his head off. ¡°I think it¡¯s time to show up now.¡± Sang Hyuk wanted something else. And at that very moment, what he wanted finally showed up. Chapter 101 [Episode 51] There is no impossibility 2 ¨C End Chapter 102 Chapter 102 [Episode 53] Apostles of Glory 1 @Apostles of Glory You defeated the Magician of Glory Egray. Egray¡¯s attack rate has increased by 100% and you have met one of the four clear conditions of the quest ¡®Apostle of Glory¡¯. You have force Egray to create a Ring of Fate and made him obedient. While perfectly finishing the hidden conditions, you havepleted the S Rank Hidden Quest ¡®Magician of Glory¡¯. Three simr S-grade hidden quests have been created. An SS-grade hidden quest ¡®Apostles of Glory¡¯bining the four hidden quests has been created. Congrattions. As a result of this nonsense battle, you got an enormous amount of karma, cumtive karma has reached its limit and your level has risen. You have gained incredible results, and you are given the legendary title ¡®There is no impossibility!¡¯. He got what he wanted and even unexpected benefits. A golden question mark disyed above Egray¡¯s head. This meant that he could continue the quest through him. ¡°Done!¡± Sang Hyuk nodded his head intensely and loosened the Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip. Egray has been judged to be defeated, so Sang Hyuk received all the quest rewards. When Sang Hyuk released his power, Egray¡¯s body became cloudy. ¡°Huh? What is this?¡± He was expecting Egray¡¯s reactions, but he did not expect this. You obtained the ¡®Star (Egray) of Glory¡¯ which copied Egray¡¯s soul. From Egray¡¯s body that became cloudy, a red glow emerged then created a red gem which immediately went into Sang Hyuk¡¯s virtual bag. ¡°Is it a quest item?¡± Sang Hyuk decided to check itter and looked at Egray, who return to his original appearance. ¡°Shadow Duke¡­..¡± Is the quest updated? Egray, who became conscious, recognized Sang Hyuk. ¡°Do you want to have a conversation now?¡± ¡°Huh, did you really have to do this violently?¡± Egray was treating Sang Hyuk as the Shadow Duke. Even if the ring of fate was obtained by force, it established the rtionship between the both of them. ¡°I could not help it. Because this was the fastest and the most certain way.¡± ¡°If there were any mistakes, we would have had no chance to talk.¡± ¡°Then it would have been my destiny.¡± Sang Hyuk did not think hard about this matter. The important thing was to get it right, but even if he had failed, there was no reason to end his life or fall into the depths of despair. ¡°So, it is fate¡­¡­. I see. So all of this was fated in the end. Okay. If this is God¡¯s destiny, then I, no, we must conform.¡± * He nodded at Egray and muttered. And at that very moment, thepletion reward of the S-grade Hidden Quest ¡®Magician of Glory¡¯ appeared before his eyes. Please select a reward for the S-grade Hidden Quest ¡®Magician of Glory¡¯. Please choose carefully because you can only choose one of the five rewards. Five reward windows appeared in the air together with the message. The first is the Breath of the Red Dragon, a legendary ne worn by Egray. The second is the Rainbow Memories, a legendary belt worn by Egray. The third is ¡®The Endless Burning Seed¡¯ which is the hidden ancient knowledge that Egray learned. The fourth is the unique title ¡®The person who ovee the cowardice¡¯. Thest was the unique consumption item ¡®Red Dragon¡¯s Blood¡¯. Sang Hyuk was really surprised when he saw the five rewards. At first nce, the rewards might seem surprising because they were so good, but there was another reason why he was surprised. ¡°Red Dragon¡¯s Blood! Wow, this one appeared here.¡± The fifth reward, Red Dragon¡¯s Blood. It had these effects as a consumable item; The Red Dragon¡¯s Blood [Unique+++] ¨C A long time ago, there was a red dragon that had been consumed by fire after he longed for the strongest me. And the Red Dragon stopped rampaging after destroying half the of Treenark. There were those who picked up the blood flowing from the Red Dragon¡¯s body at that time and that blood had an amazing power. [Basic Ability] For 30 minutes the probability of a critical hit is 100%, all attacks be critical hits and the critical damage is increased by 400%. Not only that, an aura is generated that increases attack and defense by 400% and reduces all damage by 50%. Lastly, self-recovery ability is also increased by 1,000%. [Special Ability] None. [Special Effects] When taken your body will burn in for 30 minutes, consumed to generate power. [30 minutes after taking it, you will unconditionally die. No power can escape this death. Also, this death burns karma, so 20% of the karma that you currently possess will disappear. And an extraordinarily powerful death me destroys all of your items.] [Number of uses] 8 times. Red Dragon¡¯s Blood. It was a crazy item in a word. This was in fact a fraud. Of course, the penalty was so fearsome that it required a lot of determination to actually use it. But as always, the resolution could be made. If you have an intense desire then you could make any kind of resolution even if it costs money in the real world. It meant that it could be used in any way you want. But, it was much harder to get this than legendary items. Indeed, in Sang Hyuk¡¯s previous life, this item was discovered when the third was opened beyond the second after the Treenark. The thing that will be unknown for at least four more years, appears now. Moreover, it was triple plus. Red Dragon¡¯s Blood, originally could be used twice if it was without plus, but with triple plus added, the number of uses increased by 6 times and it became 8 times. Red Dragon¡¯s Blood has a slightly different result depending on who takes it, but if that user was in the upper levels, the user is able to exert more power than Raid Boss for at least 30 minutes. So, it was fraud. Although it was hard to drink it because Sang Hyuk will lose a lots of things, but once it was drank, he could be almost a demi-god. ¡°If other users have seen this reward option¡­.. they would likely not choose the Red Dragon¡¯s Blood.¡± It¡¯s not that the Red Dragon¡¯s Blood has any problems, but Red Dragon¡¯s Blood, which has a huge penalty, was likely to be eliminated in the first ce as there are other legendary items in the reward list. Other users would be like that, but Sang Hyuk was different. He has not looked at any other rewards since the Red Dragon¡¯s Blood appeared. ¡°This is the best for me for sure! Even if you give me two legendary items, I will definitely choose Red Dragon¡¯s Blood!¡± The reason why Sang Hyuk paid all his attention to the Red Dragon¡¯s Blood was because he was confident to use it perfectly without others knowing. It was not surprising that the top-level users drank Red Dragon¡¯s Blood just to break the game. So Sang Hyuk did not intend to drink the Red Dragon¡¯s Blood directly. ¡°This thing, I can¡¯t even believe it¡­. Nope, no matter how I regressed, I really never thought to get this in this life.¡± Red Dragon¡¯s Blood was something that even Sang Hyuk did not even know how to get it. He just heard that there was something like that. ¡°Red Dragon¡¯s Blood¡­¡­ with only this, it can bepleted. Well¡­¡­ I¡¯m sure I can finish it.¡± Sang Hyuk kept nodding his head and he had a satisfied look. He knew of abination form, but he gave it up because of the nonsense material called Red Dragon¡¯s Blood. ¡°Breath of the Raging Dragon! If I have just this, there is nothing to be afraid.¡± Although Red Dragon¡¯s Blood can be used for 8 times and it meant that he can only make 8 of the ¡®Breath of the Raging Dragon¡¯, but it didn¡¯t matter. It was more important that he can use it for 8 times. Sang Hyuk of course chose the Red Dragon¡¯s Blood and it came straight into Sang Hyuk¡¯s bag. ¡°I acknowledge you as a Servant of Glory. However, the thoughts of the other three, may be different. If you want to face them and get their recognition¡­. you will be the true sessor of glory.¡± To simplify Egray¡¯s words, it meant that the remaining three apostles also have to be defeated. The method was not important. The important thing was to make all three yers admit their defeat. Quest, Shadow King¡¯s Road [myth, hidden, main] ¨C If there is light, there is darkness. If you can walk through the darkness and climb up to the throne of shadow, it will be a legend and a myth. You, who are looking for a way in the darkest of the darkness¡­¡­The blessing of darkness on the road ahead¡­.. [Linked Quest] ¨C The first linked quest ¡®Shadow Line of the Hellfire Desert¡¯ [Completed] ¨C The second linked quest ¡®Shadow line of Heroes¡¯ [Proceeding] ¨C The third linked quest ¡®Apostles of Glory¡¯ [Proceeding] ¨C ???? ¨C ???? ????? ????? The interesting thing was that the newly created quests were all linked to the Quest of the Shadow King¡¯s Road. Shadow King¡¯s Road puts SS grade hidden quests as linked quests proving that it is a quest with three absolute conditions of ¡®myth, hidden, main¡¯. This was not like a quest that made his spirit awake. ¡°Nevertheless¡­.. I will end up breaking through.¡± Sang Hyuk smiled and nced at this new legendary title. Title ¨C ¡®There is no impossibility! (First, solo)¡¯ Rating? Legend Exnation? Is this the result? These results seem to require a reward that is beyond imagination for you, who is beyond imagination. Effect ¨C [Prefix: None] [Suffix: None] [Sustainable Effect: ] ¡°Nonsense!¡± Sang Hyuk who confirmed the title effect, shouted unconsciously. The title effect was so enormous that Sang Hyuk had this reaction. It was a title effect that could give a really amazing power to Sang Hyuk. Though it was not a bad title for even general users, but if it provided legendary level enhancements for the general users, then it would provide more than the myth level enhancement, up to myth +++, to Sang Hyuk. Even now, Sang Hyuk, who is at level 56, had to catch legendary NPCs, who are at level 85. So considering the difference in stats between the two, Sang Hyuk was able to get a huge buff because of the title. Sang Hyuk rarely yed with a party, so it will be even more effective and he can expect the title¡¯s effect to really achieve the myth+++ grade. ¡°This is really super daebak.¡±(jackpot) Sang Hyuk calmed down the excitement and read the title¡¯s exnation again several times. Everytime he read, he felt bliss. This seemed like a title effect that did not appear in Sang Hyuk¡¯s previous life. It somehow made him feel that he has been acknowledged for all his efforts. For Sang Hyuk, who has to do a lot of reckless challenges in the future, this title felt like an incredibly dependable support team. He thought it would be impossible to get a better title, ever. * * * * Because he has defeated Egray, there were three people left. Of course, Sang Hyuk was nning to finish these three people with the short and bold strategy. The problem was that the rest of them were not supetives like Egray and it seemed that the legendary title, no, the fraud title ¡®There is no impossibility¡¯ that he got, could somehow solve it. However, no matter how much the difference was reduced because of the title effect, he had to be thoroughly prepared because they were powerful enough to make him feel burdened. Sang Hyuk decided the order from the priest -> warrior -> knight. He nned to put off the mostplicated knight first and to attack the easiest among those three, the priest. His second goal, Priest of Glory Pokin, simr to Egray, was half retired, but instead, unlike Egray, she was traveling around towns and treating those who were injured or those who were sick. So, for now Sang Hyuk grasped her flow and began to secretly follow her. He began again the preparatory steps. The beginning of preparation after all was collecting information. Chapter 102 [Episode 53] Apostles of Glory 1 ¨C End Editor¡¯s Notes: I¡¯m pretty sure Egray says this, not Sang Hyuk. Possible author error. Chapter 103 Chapter 103 [Episode 53] Apostles of Glory 2 It was a bit easier to get information about Pokin than Egray. But instead, it was more difficult to predict the route. It was impossible to predict exactly where she would be because she was randomly walking around in the Heroic Lands. However, it was possible to predict the approximate route by considering that she traveled around small, remote viges rather than a big city. Pokin was a typical priest. But still, underestimating and recklessly attacking her would leave you exhausted after a very long battle. Pokin was an opponent who had to be knocked down much faster than Egray. If she got a chance, she will rise again like a zombie with her unique healing ability, and the possibility that Sang Hyuk will win is slim to none. The first strike, then followed by the continuous attacks, Sang Hyuk had, at most a minute to win. He must not let her use her recovery ability at all. It was the end once she used her healing ability. So, Sang Hyuk started to prepare the first strike that was even more powerful, based on the lessons he learned from his fight with Egray. Just like he was able tounch another strike to Egray at that time thanks to the title ¡®there is no impossibility¡¯. Sang Hyuk was not satisfied with this and decided to use ck me Dragon from the beginning without hesitation. Of course, all of this could not be done near Pokin. Usually, priests have the ability ¡®crisis sense¡¯. So even in Concealment state, in front of a high legendary NPC priest , he could not be reckless because the concealment could be broken. A precise prediction is almost impossible, but once he has predicted the most urate route, he has to finish all preparations and stage the ambush based on it. If the prediction of the moving route fails, the raid has to be closed, wait for the cooldown time of all the reinforcement techniques and then set up all over again. This was the best Sang Hyuk can prepare. Considering the price of the variousbination cards used for the ambush, it took about 50,000 gold to prepare once, but this was not the time to think about saving money. Sang Hyuk decided to make everything clear, and put the ¡®Pokin surprise operation¡¯ into action.* * * * * The most frustrated thing was Pokin¡¯s moving route. He calcted the highest probability in his own way to ambushed her, then failed four consecutive times. This took three days and 200,000 gold was wasted. Now that he has hurriedly decided on the fifth ambush point, and has finished all preparations, and should Pokin moves to another ce, Sang Hyuk thinks he should review his ns again. ¡°Pleasee on.¡± Sang Hyuk had five of his own strengthening effects active. Because the number of enhancements that can be active depends on the level, Sang Hyuk, who is in level 56, was limited to five only. Sang Hyuk¡¯s body was wielding strong forces because his path led to choosing very powerful things. Since these five¡¯s cooldown times were 15 minutes at the shortest, Pokin had toe here within 15 minutes. At least, ording to Sang Hyuk¡¯s calctions, Pokin was supposed to pass here in 10 minutes. If after 10 minutes and she didn¡¯t pass by, it meant that she had gone the other way. ¡°9 minutes¡­. Sh*t, is it another failure?¡± Sang Hyuk covered his right eye with his palm and looked at the markings and the cooldown timers of the strengthening effects that are currently disyed in front of his left eye. Through it, Sang Hyuk could see how many minutes had passed. But, right then! Pokin, who Sang Hyuk was waiting for, appeared. ¡°Finally she came!¡± As soon as Pokin appeared, Sang Hyuk crouched in the dark and gripped the ¡®Great Sword of the Weakened Shadow King¡¯ tightly. He had been thinking of using Ten Millenia Goldbone Whip, which is very easy to attack like when he attack Egray, but he found that ¡®Great Sword of the Weakened Shadow King¡¯ is much better because she is a priest. Even though the Ten Millenia Goldbone Whip received the main weapon effect, the damage in the first strike was simr to the Great Sword of the Weakened Shadow King since the Great Sword was a very high grade weapon. Nope, rather the Great Sword of the Weakened Shadow King was better. * The special effect of the Great Sword of the Weakened Shadow King, ¡®ck Sword¡¯, reduces the healing effect by 20%, so that even if Pokin uses the healing spell, it can suppress the effect to the utmost. ¡°One strike! I do everything in this one strike.¡± Sang Hyuk controlled his breathing and kept looking at Pokin. Meanwhile, Pokin gradually walked toward Sang Hyuk¡¯s concealment. For Pokin, this road was just an ordinary road to the next vige. Honestly, she could not imagine that someone was aiming at her. Nobody has bothered her since she announced her intention to live a life for ¡®all people¡¯ five years ago when she resigned from the position of a high priest. She was highly respected figure in the Heroic Lands called ¡®Saint¡¯. Even her sacred aura was powerful enough to suppress the instincts of monsters. So she was walking down the street leisurely. The distance between Sang Hyuk and Pokin was narrowed to about 40 meters. Sang Hyuk was nning tounch the first strike as soon as the distance came within 10 meters. The most certain thing was to aim for the other party¡¯s back within 3 meters but against the legendary NPC Pokin, the timing was toote and neither the porridge nor the rice could be served. (Can¡¯t be anything, not win or lose) Swaaaa. However, as soon as Pokin came within 40 meters, which is within the range of Sang Hyuk, some mysterious power began to emerge deep in Sang Hyuk¡¯s body. Infinity Challenge (SS+) is activated to increase your level and all abilities. The difference between you and the enemy has been cut in half. At that moment, Sang Hyuk could feel the enormous energy wrapping around his entire body. It was not simply a strengthening effect. Simply by level, Sang Hyuk suddenly increased to 70. The difference between level 56 and level 70 was so huge that no words can exin it. Of course, only the basic abilities increased, while abilities such as the ancient knowledge or general skills stay the same, but the basic ability itself was fearsome. ¡°If this is the case¡­.. it is unconditionally possible.¡± Sang Hyuk, who clearly felt the unprecedented power wrapped around his body, was able to gain a certain confidence. Sang Hyuk was rather worried that the power gathered in his body would be sorge that the concealment would be cancelled. The distance from Pokin is now only 30 meters. ¡°10 meters is also dangerous. 20 meters! If shee within that range, I¡¯ll fly the strike.¡± Sang Hyuk revised his n. For the first time, he had the effect of the Infinity Challenge and he has not been able to deal with the power yet. So the manifestation of power was a little bit rough, which meant that it would soon be caught by Pokin¡¯s senses. So, Sang Hyuk decided tounch the first attack before he caught on. Again the distance has decreased. Now 20 meters. Finally, the moment hase. ¡°Haaap!¡± Sang Hyuk jumped out of the shadows gripping the handle of the Great Sword of the Weakened Shadow King. The technique he used was Shadow Knight¡¯s special technique, Shadow de. This skill jumps out of the shadows while raiding the enemy, if the attack is sessful with concealment maintained, then it has the effect of increasing the damage by 10%. Phaaattt, jjijijijijik! Sang Hyuk, who ran out of the shadows, instantly dashed a distance of 20 meters and holding ready the Great Sword of the Weakened Shadow King, and the Great Sword poured enormous energy into the space in front of him. Right at that moment. Some of the locks locked in the sky library were released and the hidden conditions were cleared. The result was a transcendent skill that can not appear now has emerged. Clear! Clear! Numerous locks are unlocked and knowledge of the sky library is released. A series of miracles! You have prated all the locks with your own strength and acquired the secret of the transcendence skill ¡®Ragna de¡¯. Because all conditions are met, ¡®ragna de¡¯, which registered as an event skill, will be activated. Kkwwaaaaaaaa! kkwakwakwakwakwang! The power of ¡®god¡¯ that came out of the Great Sword of the Weakened Shadow King swallowed Pokin from the front. Exactly, it swallowed the entire area including Pokin. ¡°T-trans, transcendence skill?¡± It was Sang Hyuk that triggered the Ragna de, but even he was making an unbelievable look. Of course, he knew what the transcendence skill was. It was in thest moments when the third was in a crisis of destruction by the Dark Dynasties, preceded by the legion of evil dragons, that the sky library opened and god techniques were given to some special dimensional travelers. The god skill was the transcendent skill. There are various restrictions, but the pure power itself is a transcendent skill with the power to go beyond the mythical level. At that time, there were not a hundred out of the billions of users who got this special skill. It was that much of special skill. Such a great thing has now appeared. It was too much, even though EL was already aplete game from the time it was released. It was a really great gift even though it seemed to be moreplicated to register the transcendence skill, which had to be registered as a special skill in order to bnce the event, as it was an event reward. ¡°This is the result I¡¯ve created, but¡­. Is it really okay in that way? This will be a buggyter, won¡¯t it?¡± By this time, Sang Hyuk was also worried. But there was nothing changed when he was worried. Sang Hyuk did not use bugs anyway. He was just doing what he did to make the most of his abilities which created the nonsensical results. Goooou. This was the result of that nonsense. Signs of a huge explosion on the ground. In front of the Great Sword of the Weakened King that Sang Hyuk stretched out, there was a clear trace of a huge energy shock wave sweeping all before it. It just looked like that god had stretched out his hand and punched arge hole in space itself. And in the middle of it Pokin was kneeling and vomiting white light. Like Egray, Pokin had a legendary ornament with a strong defensive spell. Of course, in the moment of crisis, the ¡®light of glory¡¯ that created by her ornament wrapped her tightly. This light has the effect of doubling the maximum vitality and reducing all damage by 30%. But¡­. it had no meaning in front of ragna de. Ragna de swallowed the light of glory. Even if Pokin was great, it was only at the level of the of Treenark. On the other hand, Ragna de was a skill that was used as the ultimate technique in the third beyond of Treenark. Even on Sang Hyuk¡¯sst, the fourth, transcendental skills were still powerful. It was natural that she could not bear it. Since it was not meant for her to be destroyed for the ¡®quest¡¯, at thest minute, the ¡®system¡¯, the most powerful force in the world of EL, was involved. No matter how great the ragna de was, it could not get over the ¡®system¡¯. So, in the end, Pokin could escape the extinction. Priest of Glory Pokin is overpowered. Pokin¡¯s attack rate increased to 100% and one of the four clear conditions of the quest ¡®Apostle of Glory¡¯ have met. Created the ring of fate by force and Pokin is obedient. Fulfilled all the hidden conditions andpleted the S-grade Hidden Quest ¡®Priest of Glory¡¯. The second condition of SS grade Hidden Quest ¡®Apostles of Glory¡¯ has been met. The transcendence skill ¡®Ragna de¡¯ is the ultimate extinction technique that destroys all obstacles. As a result, all karma to be rewarded has been destroyed and the rewards for the Priest of Glory S grade Hidden Quest has been lost. The karma, won after overpowering Pokin, also disappeared. ¡°Wh, what?¡± The front system message was good. But the message at the back was ridiculous. The technique that erases karma¡­..in the past life, Sang Hyuk had seen a few transcendental skills, but none of the transcendental skill he saw went as far as this. Anyway, thanks to ragna de, Sang Hyuk¡¯s reward was blown away. ¡°Wow, this looks really unfair.¡± Of course, he could not get what he needed to get. At that moment Sang Hyuk was able to clearly see what the penalty of transcendence skill ragna de was. Most of the transcendent skill came with strong penalties and triggering conditions like this¡­.. and, ragna de¡¯s penalty was ¡®All kinds ofpensation not avable¡¯. Chapter 103 [Episode 53] Apostles of Glory 2 ¨C End Editor¡¯s Notes: Make everything clear by battle. Editor¡¯s Notes: Main Weapon effect is exined in chapter 23. Editor¡¯s Comment: Yep, Ragna de isn¡¯t the overpowered sure kill skill, but a massive liability. You may be wondering why this skill was introduced unexpectedly, but worry not, Ragna de is an important plot point. ?? Chapter 104 Chapter 104 [Episode 54] Ragna de 1 @ Ragna de Like Egray, Pokin spat out the ¡®star of glory (Pokin)¡¯ which emitted white light. She reacted simrly to Egray, but there was one difference. That was the feeling of reverence for Sang Hyuk. She may have been a little ¡°off¡± because of the ragna de, but she was very polite to Sang Hyuk.* Sang Hyuk felt it too, but he didn¡¯t mind it. Pokin¡¯s response was not important to him because he already had his next goal, Warrior of Glory Crepo in his mind. Starting from the Warrior of Glory, it was not going to be easy for Sang Hyuk to use the surprise attacks that had been effective until now. Because, Warrior of Glory Crepo and Knight of Glory Tamia were still in active duty, so of course they had ¡®forces¡¯ attached to them. Warrior of Glory Crepo was also nicknamed as the ¡°Mercenary of Iron¡± and he was the most famous mercenary NPC in Heroic Lands. So, there were mercenaries always around him. Sang Hyuk headed to the battle Fortress of Blue Light where he was stationed. This area was still an area full of Mazor (Demon) who climbed up from Magye (Devil World), so countless NPC mercenaries were active. Of course there were regr armies as well. Therefore also here was the Knight of Glory, Tamia. The background lore of the game stated that the great heroes of of Treenark defeated the Mawang (Devil King) and pushed Magye¡¯s (Devil World) power to the north end of Heroic Lands, but the war was not over. Another Mawang (Devil King), who had not yet fallen, was constantly waging war in the Continent of the Sun. Of course, the Continent of the Sun was more like halfway between of Treenark and the moon, but that didn¡¯t matter. The important thing was that the Magye¡¯s (Devil World) invasion was weakened but not over yet. It was not difficult to find Crepo. It was not even difficult to get the information about him. With only a few bought sses of alcohol, the mercenaries readily gave up the information about Crepo. Crepo did not even think to hide his strength because ¡®strength¡¯ was the objective for them. Thanks to it, Sang Hyuk was able to gather all the information about Crepo very easily. But the problem was that he could not raid Crepo inside the fortress. There was no big change even when he went outside. Crepo moved mainly onrgemissions and most of the big orders came from the Four Knight¡¯s Orders that were guarding this ce. To hire an NPC on Crepo level, he was usuallymissioned by a nation. Anyway, when he moved out from the war fortress for such argemission, he moved with many mercenaries, not alone. It was more difficult to attack than it was in the fortress. Sang Hyuk who gathered all the information, quietly worried. The situation to be able to fight only with Crepo. He kept thinking about how to make that situation happen. And after thinking intensely, he found an answer within a few hours. It is the money to pay the mercenaries. And if it was money¡­Sang Hyuk has it overflowing. Even if it is not as much as a nation yet, it was at least enough to hire a legendary NPC mercenary. A million gold. It was exactly one million gold for the half-day escort request, but it was able to get Crepo out of the war fortress. Actually, he tried for half a day, but it was only half an hour. For that long, there was no user who would spend one million gold. Sang Hyuk would never have done it if not for this. It was a waste to pay 1 million gold to hire a legendary NPC mercenary that could not even enter a dungeon. But this was the only way to get Crepo out alone from the war fortress. Fortunately, it was decided to pay 300,000 gold in advance and 700,000 gold after it. If Sang Hyuk seeded in subjugating Crepo, there was a high possibility that he would not have to give up the 700,000 gold that he had promised to pay at jobpletion. ¡°But if it fails, the 700,000 gold will fly away, together with the quest.¡± Sang Hyuk, who called Crepo, hid in a shadow and waited for him toe in at one corner of the ce where he had set up to encounter Crepo. Win or lose would be decided soon anyway. Rather, Sang Hyuk needed to figure out the conditions for Ragna de before this showdown. There was still some ambiguity in the skill description. Transcendence skill ¡®Ragna de¡¯ [Event] :God¡¯s de that will erase everything that blocks your path. Powerful enough to annihte the chains of Karma. Detailed Effect: Defined as Critical Attack, Damage Enhancement (10x), Ignore all damage Invalidation Techniques, Ignore Damage Reduction Abilities, Ignore Armor, Certain Death (Resurrection skill cannot be activated). Activation Condition: When you activate High Master ss (level 120) attack skill, the attack is automatically changed to ¡®Ragna de¡¯. Proficiency: None. Uniqueness: Unlocking the limiters will change your skill. It was not surprising because he knew the effect was terrible, but the triggering conditions were a little surprising. High Master ss attack¡­.. This meant that the ¡®Shadow de¡¯ which Sang Hyuk blown towards Pokin, had a high master ss (level 120) offensive power. ¡°This is the power of multiples.¡± Sang Hyuk thought that the biggest reason was ¡®stacking¡¯ so that even though Sang Hyuk was level 56, with the infinity Challenge title he was strengthened to level 70, so he was still able to make a level 120 High Master ss attack at level 70. Multiple reinforcement effects. Multiple critical hit effects. Multiple strike kill effects. As more effects, effects, and even more effects continued to stack on top of each other, the attack power that he could not have imagined waspleted. ¡°Anyway, I cannot use Ragna de to throw away the rewards,. So I have to know the trigger conditions, even if it¡¯s just a rough guess.¡± Sang Hyuk thought it was necessary to unconditionally determine the Ragna de¡¯s trigger conditions. The effect of Infinite Challenge (SS+) is not maximized at present, so if he doesn¡¯t know it right now, he may not be able to use itter. ¡°For now subtract all the reinforcement effects.¡± Sang Hyuk first excluded five reinforcements. If these were excluded, the attack power amplified by multiple effects stacked on top of each other could be reduced. ¡°Even so the ragna de will not be triggered right?¡± Sang Hyuk thought that this would be enough to suppress the ragna de. He wanted to get more urate knowledge of the conditions necessary to trigger the Ragna de by subtracting one of the five strengthening effects and testing, but he could not afford the time.* ¡°The weapon should be the Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip, not the Great Sword of the Weakened Shadow King, right?¡± If Ragna de was not triggered, Crepo was likely to survive. Then he had to think about the follow-on battle. Thinking about it, the ten millennia goldbone whip was much better than the great sword of the weakened shadow king. ¡°Since I already have the insurance, it¡¯ll be okay.¡± If there was no insurance, Sang Hyuk would have considered using Ragna de again. Although losing the rewards and karma was a waste, it was much better to blow them out than to fail the quest. But since he made the insurance, he did not have to use Ragna de and give up on them. Of course, it was such a waste to use it even though there are a numbers of uses for the insurance, but it was at least less a waste than Ragna de, which would blow up all the rewards. ¡°Now it¡¯s the time for him toe.¡± NPCs were punctual. It was only the users who are not. While Sang Hyuk thought about this, Crepo finally showed up. It has been almost ten years since he received a referral other than amission from the Four Knight¡¯s Orders. Especially, it was the first time a client was a dimensional traveller. It was also interesting that the dimensional travellers had grown to that extent that they hadmissioned him, and he was curious about this request to escort, so he put off a request from the Knights Order and then came directly to this ce. But the interesting thing that is waiting for him was not the escort. It was Sang Hyuk who is hiding in the shadows. Crepo and Sang Hyuk, who are totally different from each other, have finally met in one ce. And the two of them naturally ¡­.. collided violently. Crepo freely handled arge two-handed sword. He had enough offensive power to split his enemy into two but while he hit 10, his attack was 8 and defense was 2. Is that so? Sang Hyuk¡¯s first strike was a hit. Crepo did not even have an item that was automatically triggered in an emergency situation. After all, his defense was higher than Egray or Pokin, which, honestly was not really that great. So he lost 70% of his life when he encountered the Shadow de wielded by Sang Hyuk who emerged from his hiding ce. * If there is something good from his misfortune, it was that Crepo had a legendary ring with the effect of restoration when he has an abnormal condition, so he wasn¡¯t affected by the linked effects in Sang Hyuk¡¯s weapons. However, Sang Hyuk did not hesitate to call the ¡®Wheel of Fortune? Darkness¡¯ at that moment.* ¡®Wheel of Fortune? Darkness¡¯ blocked all the light in the boundary area, creating a perfect darkness within it, which in turn dropped the hit rate by 90%. In other words, it means that if you attack 10 times, you only hit once. Of course, it would have been different depending on the person¡¯s adaptability to the darkness. For example, in the case of Sang Hyuk, the hit rate fell by only 5% because his adaptability to darkness was high. But Crepo¡¯s fell by a whopping 30%. Sang Hyuk also had high evasion, and thanks to Shadow Duke¡¯s power on the Great Sword of the Weakened Shadow King, all damage in darkness was reduced by 20%, evasion rate of +20%, critical strike chance of +10% and movement speed of +20%. Sang Hyuk has also reduced Crepo¡¯s attack power and defense by using ¡®Golden Lion Aura Crystal¡¯.* That ce prepared by Sang Hyuk became the arena for Sang Hyuk, where he held all the advantages. Thanks to the massive amount of money that brought Crepo to that ce, it was possible to trigger the Wheel of Fortune by absorbing the dark energy that surrounds it without using other means.* Even so, he spent almost one million gold for this battle, but if he did not use Ragna de or the insurance he had prepared, Sang Hyuk would not take a loss.* Khukhukhung. After a fierce battle, Crepo eventually copsed. With only 30% vitality remaining, he fought at the ce made perfectly for Sang Hyuk and he reduced Sang Hyuk¡¯s vitality by as much as 70%. Sang Hyuk would never have beaten him if he had fought without the first strike or a cheat like Wheel of Fortune. But the important thing was that he won. Even though it looks like a cheat, the first strike, and the Wheel of Fortune was only a part of Sang Hyuk¡¯s abilities. So this victory was a perfect victory for Sang Hyuk. * * * * 1) [Roar of the Warrior] ¨C Legendary Ring, recovery item for abnormal status effects, owned by Crepo. 2)[Man in Blood] ¨C Legendary sword, the weapon used by Crepo. 3) [Mercenary King] ¨C Unique rating title, significant bonus when hiring NPC mercenaries. 4) [Madness of battlefield] Hidden Ancient Knowledge used by Crepo. 5) [Guidebook of Pegasus] ¨C Unique grade marking book, an item with a different effects than a normal making book. After winning against Crepo andpleting the quest, this time there are also five reward windows. Thanks to the great Ragna de, when he won against Pokin he didn¡¯t even have a reward window to look at. When he had won against Egray, it only took Sang Hyuk about a second, but this time he thought a bit more. But in the end, he picked the reward he wanted within a few minutes. Although it was a problem deciding between number 1 and 5, because both the ring and the ¡®Guidebook of Pegasus¡¯ were great items. The grade was unique, but the guidebook of the Pegasus was never treated as an unique grade item. It was simr to an advanced legendary grade item, even though it was marked as unique grade. Guidebook of Pegasus (Unique++) ¨C A guidebook with instructions on how to use the Sky Horse (Pegasus). With this guidebook, you can move faster and with greater efficiency. [Basic Abilities] You can mark up to 1,000 points. [Special Abilities] Skill Casting Speed +10 (+2)%, Moving Speed +10 (+2)% [Special Effects] < Space Horsepower Infinity (A): No need to expend a charge for recall.>* [Item Skill] [Bonus Effect] Intelligence +10, Charm +15. The two most important things. It is possible to mark 1,000 points andrge space movement (S). With these two things, Guidebook of Pegasus be an item that exceeded the unique rating. It was a bonus because no additional marking abilities were attached to the general marking books, nor did the Guidebook of Pegasus require a charge for recall. Rare-grade marking book named ¡®Magic Secretary¡¯, the best marking book that can be purchased by top rated users for about 100,000 gold, is able to store only 100 points and the only additional ability is a moving speed bonus of +5. There was no item skill. However, for the Guidebook of Pegasus, thanks to the special effects, we were able to save 500 location entries, because recall was free.* If itpared to the Guidebook of Pegasus, the difference was like sun and firefly. In the case of Guidebook of Pegasus, it was the best marking book even before Sang Hyuk returned, so he did not have to worry about upgrading his marking book. For this reason, the reward of course is the Guidebook of Pegasus. Crepo had a look of not being able to ept the result, but there was nothing he could do. He was already forced into a ring of fate, so he had no choice but toply with Sang Hyuk, ording to the ¡®rules¡¯ created by the system. With this three out of four have been solved. Now there is one left. It was only Knight of Glory, Tamia. Chapter 104 [Episode 54] Ragna de 1 ¨C End Editor¡¯s Notes: Yep, she had just been vaporized by the Ragna de, but she was nice to Sang Hyuk?! Yep, she was ¡°off¡± alright¡­ Editor¡¯s Notes: Remember Sang Hyuk is hiding, waiting to ambush his target. He can¡¯t test things right now. Editor¡¯s Notes: Yes, I know, he should have been using his whip. Apparently, the author changed his mind. ?? Editor¡¯s Notes: Remember chapter 101? Apparently the Wheel of Fortune card is capable of multiple effects, chosen by the user. Editor¡¯s Notes: Chapter 73. Editor¡¯s Notes: In chapter 101, we found out that the Wheel of Fortune had demanding trigger requirements. Editor¡¯s Notes: Yep, I¡¯m afraid the implication by the author is that the ¡°Wheel of Fortune¡± card was NOT Sang Hyuk¡¯s insurance¡­ Editor¡¯s Notes: We found out during chapter 13 about marking books. In chapter 45, we found out marking books require a mana stone to make a jump. Apparently, this book can make a spatial jump without a second mana stone when you return to your starting point. Editor¡¯s Notes: Because the Guidebook of Pegasus has free recall, you can save 500 location entries that would otherwise be wasted. For example, you start at point A, and teleport to point B. To go back to point A, a normal marking book requires two location entries, one for A and one for B. But the Guidebook for Pegasus only needs an entry for point B. You get a free recall to point A. Chapter 105 Chapter 105 [Episode 54] Ragna de 2 This time, it was a opponent who Sang Hyuk couldn¡¯t lure out using money. No matter how hard he thought, a way to summon Tamia out of the war fortress did note to mind. And moreover, it seems that she was not going to be alone anytime soon. Sang Hyuk has been looking for ways to continue, but this time he could not find a way at all. After worrying for a full day, Sang Hyuk found a solution in a totally different direction. It was a totally different approach from what he has done so far. But it was the same in that he had to use the powerful first strike. Moreover he couldn¡¯t use concealment this time. Of course, even without the concealment, the necessity of the first strike remained. However, the advantages of surprise will disappear, and the probability of a critical hit will drop a little, but that didn¡¯t matter much. In fact, if Sang Hyuk was determined, he could have made the first strikes in a frontal confrontation rather than raiding through concealment. It was in order to eliminate troublesome surprises and variables as much as possible for the previous three, luring them into a ce isted and without witnesses. It was best to handle this important quest secretly to avoid rumors. There were no users who had yet reached the war fortress, but there could be lots of people who could see it. Even NPCs could spread rumors about what they saw. So he had to try to solve it secretly and quietly. ¡°But if it is impossible to handle it secretly and quietly¡­. I must find another way.¡± Sang Hyuk gave up doing it secretly and quietly. He decided to approach it in a totally different way because he hade to the conclusion that it was impossible to keep it secret and quiet while dealing with Tamia. ¡°Trees indeed are the best thing to hide in the forest!¡± The transformation of ideas. Sang Hyuk inverted the problem. He was going to make it ridiculously hot, so the NPCs, not the users, believe that they are in an event. Like hiding a tree in the forest, Sang Hyuk intends to hide the fact that he is a user in this battle of nonsensical scale. To do that, Sang Hyuk had to make sure that any users in the battlefield fortress were busy. If the users get involved in this n, they could be a headache. Luckily, no matter the battlefield, if you want to fight you have to be at least level 57 ¨C 59, so no one was able to enter the battlefield at this point. But you never know. Sometimes there were users who liked to wander around regardless of the level, so he had to check to see if there were any users like that. The investigation failed to turn up any users in the battle fortress. There were not even any users wandering around. The location itself was the northernmost of the Heroic Lands and there were a lot of high level monsters on the way here, so travelers seemed not to be here yet. And on the map of the Heroic Lands that Sang Hyuk sells, this war fortress was absent. Sang Hyuk had unintentionally triggered this content first, which was unexpectedly fortunate. And he found out that NPCs did not fight Mazors (Demons) all the time for 24 hours. As soon as he got the information, Sang Hyuk was able toplete the rough n that he had built in his head. ¡°I¡¯ll make sure of everything.¡± Sang Hyuk, who hadpleted the n, looked toward the war fortress. No, he looked at the Magye (Devil World) portal far beyond the war fortress. The n he was thinking in his head was much bigger and more splendid than he had imagined. * * * * All the preparations has been done but it took only one day. He did not need much preparation time because most of what he need he had. But he had to spent one full day to get the exact timing for the NPCs to pull out of the battlefield. Sang Hyuk, who finished the preparations, immediately headed to the war fortress. Of course, the war fortress did not reject the user. Rather, once the first dimensional traveller entered the battlefield, he received all the attention. But it didn¡¯t give him special treatment. Since it was a battlefield where hundreds of people were dying a day, nothing would be changed by one dimensional traveller. They just watched him with interest. Sang Hyuk received the basic quest of the war fortress. ¡®Prevent the Magye (Devil World) Invasion¡¯ (Infinite Repeat). The content of this quest was simple. If you take these quest and kill Mazors (devils), the count will go up and you will be able to raise your reputation in the ¡®Blue Wolf War Fortress¡¯ as you umte more kills. This reputation could be utilized in a variety of ways, but once you have reputation, you could buy items from the war logistics officer. Because there were unexpectedly a lot of items that were good and were sold very cheaply, soter on a lot of users did a lot of reputation work here. And as the reputation rises, the disposition of NPCs who reside in the Blue Wolf War Fortress also rise. At least, if you are going to be active in the war fortress, it is a benefit to keep this quest active constantly and to keep the rewards umted in the interim. Of course, Sang Hyuk also received this quest for the same reason. He was going to use this quest to earn reputation in the Blue Wolf War Fortress. However¡­.there was a certain difference between Sang Hyuk and the other users. ¡°The good things about this quest is that rewards are cumtive without limit. Thanks to it, it was fun to be able to build it up and get all the rewards in one go.¡± Sang Hyukughed at the memory of his past life. He had been hunting here for quite some time in his previous life. Of course, the reason he hunted here was to collect the ¡®Blue Wolf Medal¡¯, which he could continue to receive as a middle level reward for this quest. In the workshop, the workers sold the blue wolf medal, which they gathered with difficulty, to ordinary users at an expensive price. After all, it was the money that made them hunt. Sang Hyuk, who received the quest ¡®Prevent the Magye (Devil World) Invasion¡¯, immediately moved to the battlefield beyond the War Fortress. NPCs, of course, could not see Sang Hyuk¡¯s confidence from his previous life¡­ ¡°Whoa, whoa, look at this. Where are you going alone?¡± An NPC soldier guarding the entrance to the battlefield quickly blocked Sang Hyuk. ¡°Of course I¡¯m going to get the Mazor(Devils).¡± Sang Hyuk responds with a gentle expression. The soldier looked at Sang Hyuk with strange eyes and opened his mouth again. ¡°You are a dimensional traveller¡­.. Even if you have the power of immortality, you do not have to die in vain. Especially now it¡¯s Break Time, when all the Knights are absent. If you go out alone now, you will die.¡± It was an ordinary NPC soldier, but his level was 65. In other words, Sang Hyuk in his eyes was nothing but a low level dimensional traveller. ¡°Even if it was in vain, I will die in the end. I also have the blue wolf seal, so there is no reason to stop me, right?¡± Upon receiving the quest mentioned above, the blue wolf seal received together with it was like an identification card. ¡°Ok ok, there are those who have to experience it themselves.¡± He opened the road with an reluctant expression when Sang Hyuk mentioned the blue wolf seal. Sang Hyuk stepped out slowly and walked forward. Then he melted into the darkness very naturally. This battlefield, where Magye portal existed, was the best ce for Sang Hyuk. He wanted to attack Tamia here in this ce, but he could not do that if there were any NPC knights beside her. When he was dealing with Tamia, eventually the knights would be involved, and if they were killed or injured, the levels of evil karma could rise. Then he could be a malefactor, and it was the worst thing if he be a malefactor in this situation. For that reason Sang Hyuk had gave up in raiding Tamia. ¡°Instead, I found another way.¡± Sang Hyuk, who was fully assimted into the darkness, continued to walk around in the dark. War Fortress was on break time, but Mazor(Devils) was still climbing up through the Magye (Devil World) portal. The crazed Mazor(Devils) are hunted after the break time is over by the knights or mercenaries from the fort until the next break time. Of course, the Mazor(Devils) are the enemy of all. However, the War Fortress cleared the Mazor around the perimeter without getting close to the Magye (Devil World) portal. Some elite monsters that existed near the Magye (Devil World) portal were not easy to get rid of even if they had a mind to do it in the War Fortress. It was already a few years, since this status quo continued. To change thisndscape, yers had to enter the War Fortress. From then on, with the intervention of the yers, the Four Knights Orders that guarded blue wolf war fortress began aggressive operations around the Magye (Devil World) portal. ¡°This is the scenario I originally knew and¡­ maybe that scenario will change quite a bit today.¡± Sang Hyuk came closer to the Magye (Devil World) portal while thinking and remembering his past life. When he got closer, he could see the stronger Magye (Devil World) inhabitants were wandering around. The mass of Mazors(Devils) near the Magye (Devil World) portal were like swarming ants. ¡°This should be enough.¡± Sang Hyuk approached Magye (Devil World) portal as close as possible and sneaked back. Sang Hyuk, who was exactly 200 meters from the Magye (Devil World) portal, thought it was a good spot and started doping. His n itself was so simple, but implementing the simple n was apletely different matter. He used four boosts to strengthen himself. He woke the ck me Dragon up once again. But that was not the end. Sang Hyuk used ¡®aura crystal¡¯ of Golden Lion, one of the unique aura crystal, to enhance Great Sword of the Weakened Shadow King and he use ¡®Erge!¡¯ also. Jjejjejjet! Sang Hyuk¡¯s body grew and his strength doubled. At this level, almost all of the doping that Sang Hyuk could do was done. But Sang Hyuk added onest thing. Sustainable effect of ¡®Coup de Grace¡¯ from the unique title ¡®Grim Reaper (S)¡¯. To activate the title, Sang Hyuk killed four ordinary Mazors(Devils) in a single strike. Fortunately, while killing the enemy, the blessing of darkness activated, and the concealment was not lost. Of course he had anticipated it would be lost, but he had a better luck than he expected. Thanks to it, he got another damage 10% increase buff. * But in fact it doesn¡¯t matter even if the Concealment is lost. Thanks to the four enemies killed in a single strike, his attack power has increased by another 40%. The retention time of the reinforcement effect was only 10 seconds. So, now everything had to be done immediately. Sang Hyuk, who forcibly stacked multiple abilities that increased his attack, saw his ¡®enemy¡¯ looking ahead. The existence he set as his enemy was a powerful elite monster that was 200 meters ahead. The estimated level is approximately 79. Although it was a lower levelpared to Apostles of Glory, it wasparable to the Apostles in other ways. As soon as he aimed at the monster, ¡®Infinity Challenge (SS)¡¯ was activated and raised Sang Hyuk¡¯s level to 67. ¡°Burst. No, EXPLODE!¡± What Sang Hyuk wanted was ragna de, of course. He had expended all kinds of expensive cards and crystals for it and he was loaded with multiple stacked effects. Thest round king (S) buff that gains 40% attack power is now only 4 seconds left! Sang Hyuk did not hesitate to go out of the darkness and once again used the Great Sword of the Weakened Shadow King. Geurereng! Jjijijijik! At that moment, Sang Hyuk¡¯s body was flooded with huge stacks of enormous power from the Great Sword of the Weakened Shadow King. The critical hit activates, and as a result, all damage is stacked and stacking continues to multiply and the result was far beyond the ragna de trigger. Since all conditions are met, ¡®ragna de¡¯ registered as an event skill will be activated. Eventually, Sang Hyuk invoked ragna de as he wanted. Of course, ragna de was not a skill that Sang Hyuk should use. He was surprised when he took Pokin down and he was not able to check it properly, but after the excitement had subsided, he checked the after effects of the ragna de and stamina was reduced to 30%, consuming 70% of his maximum stamina and 30% of his health was consumed. Ragna de consumes 70% stamina and 30% health. In fact, it was natural for this level of consumption to be used to activate a transcendent skill, but Sang Hyuk could not use ragna de in session. In other words, it meant that you had to decide everything in one strike. Of course Sang Hyuk was confident. If it was Ragna de that wipes everything out¡­ he believed that he could obliterate all the Mazors(Devils) that existed before his eyes, as well as the Magye (Devil World) portal which had the appearance of a huge wound that could not be healed. It was such a regret that he even had to erase everything in a strike and he could not get even the karma reward as well as losing the items, but it didn¡¯t matter. What Sang Hyuk wants anyway was the ¡®kills¡¯ of the quest ¡®Prevent the Magye (Devil World) Invasion¡¯ that he received. He has already confirmed that the quest- rted things are normally updated, just as it did with Pokin. So, he could use ragna de without hesitation. Knight of Glory Tamia. The way Sang Hyuk chose to capture her was not a frontal attack, but the side. Chapter 105 [Episode 54] Ragna de 2 ¨C End Editor¡¯s Notes: This title was from chapter 90. Chapter 106 Chapter 106 [Episode 55] Shadow Line of Heroes 1 Shadow Line of Heroes Kwakwakwakwakwang! The power of the Ragna de simply obliterated everything that existed before Sang Hyuk¡¯s eyes. Thousands of themon Mazors(Devils) and nearly 100 elite Mazors(Devils), all of them¡­ * And even the Magye¡¯s(Devil World) portal has been erased from the world. As Sang Hyuk nned, there was nothing up to 500 meters in front of him. Even the Mazors(Devils), who were just beyond the maximum range of the ragna de were caught in the st and died. The only remaining ones were a few of themon Mazors(Devils), whom were a long distance away, out of range. God¡¯s punishment has swept away a myriad of powerful enemies. You have found four hidden quests in total. You have cleared the S-rank hidden quest ¡®War Fortress Hero¡¯. You have cleared the S+ rank hidden quest ¡®Devil yer¡¯. [Main Mythical Hidden] Quest ¡®Shadow King¡¯s Road¡¯ linked quest ¡®Shadow King¡¯s dignity¡¯ has been cleared. You have cleared the Hidden Quest ¡®Magye(Devil World) Sealer¡¯ of the SS ss. Though you should be given a lot of rewards for this incredible oue, God¡¯s punishment erased the karma that should have been rewarded. Two legendary titles, three legendary items and two unique titles have disappeared. It has also destroyed numerous items that were avable and a huge amount of karma. ¡°Fiuhh¡­.¡± Sang Hyuk was expecting this result, but he was overwhelmed when it was confirmed by the system message. But that was not the point. Sang Hyuk quicklyunched the ¡®Prevent the Magye (Devil World) Invasion¡¯ window. [Quest] ¡®Prevent the Magye (Devil World) Invasion¡¯ : Stop the Magye¡¯s(Devil World) invasion by killing Mazors(Devils), who constantly climb from Magye¡¯s(Devil World) portal. The higher the rank of the monster, you receive a bonus to your kill count. Collect points to earn rewards and Blue Wolf War Fortress¡¯ reputation. Progress Situation ? [227,449 kills] Rating: A+ ¡°Ooo!¡± As expected, Sang Hyuk lost everything else, but the achievements rted to the quest were his. ¡°More than two thousand? Normally you can get up to 200 kills if you subjugate an elite¡­.Why 200,000¡­.Ah! Was that because of the Magye¡¯s(Devil World) portal?¡± Usually if you catch the lowest rank of Mazor(Devil), the kill count is increased by 1. And if you catch a higher rank, you can raise the kill count between 2 ¨C 10. With these results, it was almost certain that the 200,000 kills were obtained from the Magye¡¯s(Devil World) portal. Of course, the Magye¡¯s(Devil World) portal wouldn¡¯t disappear forever in one strike. Perhaps the Magye¡¯s(Devil World) portal would recur in four days. But the point is that Sang Hyuk has a kill count that is over 200,000. For reference, the ¡®Blue Wolf Medal¡¯, which Sang Hyuk farmed in his previous life, was obtained by turning in a kill count of 100. In other words, if Sang Hyuk is going to trade in for medals now, it means that he can get over 2,200 medals. Now, he cannotpute the current price because there is no one to buy them yet, but in the previous life one medal was sold for a lot of gold. In his previous life, Sang Hyuk had suffered all day and had barely received one medal. Of course, the ie was taken by the workshop, but anyway, based on the past life, the result was a number that would have been obtained if you worked 2,200 days without rest. ¡°It¡¯s tremendous.¡± After it was calcted, Sang Hyuk was able to realize how much he just aplished. Thanks to the use of Ragna de, even though his strength has been dropping down, it was not enough to make him fall. So, Sang Hyuk used the Great Sword of the Weakened Shadow King as a crutch and slowly moved to the Blue Wolf War Fortress. * * * * In awe (deeply respecting). This word was the most urate word to express the present mood. All NPCs at Blue Wolf War Fortress looked at Sang Hyuk in awe. They saw. A single horribly overpowered dimensional traveller produced an outrageous result¡­. It was as if an angry god had descended on his own and blew away all the darkness of the world. Is that so? Sang Hyuk was respected by all the NPCs of Blue Wolf War Fortress, even though he did not raise favor by using kill counts. This was the respect beyond the favorability system. The Artificial Intelligence Systems that were designed to mimic human thinking as much as possible. These artificial intelligences were fearing Sang Hyuk apart from favorability. In particr, the legendary NPC Tamia, the most highly artificial intelligence, was more shocked than any other NPC. Tamia came to Sang Hyuk and looked at him with trembling eyes. Then, she tried as much as possible to suppress her emotions and opened her mouth carefully. ¡°Who are you?¡± At that very moment, a new message emerged in front of Sang Hyuk¡¯s eyes. Knight of Glory tamia has epted you as God¡¯s Agent. Favorability rises to the limit. The legendary NPC Knight of Glory Tamia, created ring of fate and you received a rare rated title ¡®Glory Obtainer¡¯. With ¡®Prevent the Magye (Devil World) Invasion¡¯, you can use 200,000 kill counting to make her perfectly surrender and to bring up the ring of fate to the 5th level (MAX). Would you like to use it? (Y/N) Everything was better than what Sang Hyuk expected. Originally Sang Hyuk was going to clear up the quest by using the enormous kill count to pull Tamia and her favorability to the max and then using conversations or fight with her toplete his quest. But he did not need to. Tamia came to him first and she did not even use the kill count and she even raised her favorability to the limit. That was not even the end, he was able to use the kill count of 200,000, and he was able to raise the ring of fate to the limit of level five. The 5th level of Ring of Fate was almost like ¡®absolute loyalty¡¯. Although the reaction varies slightly from one NPC to the next, to make it easier to understand, it¡¯s the level of ¡®Brotherhood¡¯ rtion, in which blood is almost never betrayed. Not surprisingly, she will actively help when you need help and you can even receive gifts. Of course, raising ring of fate up to level 5 was really hard. Ordinary NPC did not have ring of fate at all and you are able to create a ring of fate from only rare NPCs but even with a rare NPC, it is possible if you keep trying for a year or two to create the level 5 ring of fate. Sang Hyuk has yed EL for more than 10 years in his past life and saw only one person who achieved a legendary NPC¡¯s ring of fate level 5. It was such a difficult thing. But Sang Hyuk got that opportunity so easily. ¡°Of course, it must be Y!¡± Sang Hyuk choose Yes and boldly used the 200,000 kill count. Using 20,000 kill counts, you gave Tamia a Blessing of Glory. She feels an unquenchable joy and recognizes you as the perfect Agent of Glory. Ring of Fate grows to level two. Ring of Fate grows to level three. Ring of Fate grows to level four. Ring of Fate grows to level five. The Ring of Fate has grown to the limit, and the rare-rated title, ¡®Glory Obtainer¡¯, has been changed to the legendary title, ¡®Glory Itself¡¯. For the first time, you have grown legendary NPC¡¯s ring of fate to level five. You got the legendary title ¡®Charm from Heaven¡¯. Knight of Glory Tamia has submitted to you. Tamia¡¯s attack rate increased by 100% and thest four conditions of the four clear conditions of the quest ¡®Apostles of Glory¡¯ were met. Cleared the Shadow King¡¯s linked quest ¡®Shadow Line of Heroes¡¯ and got the legendary item ¡®Cloak of Glory¡¯. Quest ¡®Shadow Line of Heroes¡¯ has been updated. Quest ¡®Shadow King¡¯s Road¡¯ has been updated. Completed the S Rank Hidden Quest Knight of Glory. You have cleared SS ss hidden quest ¡®Apostles of Glory¡¯ and rewarded the special item ¡®Finished Star of Glory¡¯. Congrattions. You subdued Tamia and got a huge amount of karma from her. Cumtive karma has exceeded the limit and the level has risen. Too much has been poured out at once. Sang Hyuk turned his head toward Tamia who kneeled down and swearing her loyalty to him, while he had been checking his rewards. Even if the NPC swore loyal, he could not carry the NPC like a pet. NPCs have their own lives. Especially, legendary NPC were very important, so they could not be treated like the yer¡¯s own pets. Anyway, Sang Hyuk received the utmost treatment from her in the War Fortress. Since Sang Hyuk has already be a hero of Blue Wolf War Fortress, no one has objected to Tamia. ording to Tamia, Magye¡¯s(Devil World) portal will be restored again in about four days. As long as the King of the Fallen remains in the Continent of the Sun, the Corruption of the Fallen, which can be called the Power of the King, would be created again. But at least, until before it recovered, War Fortress was able toe to a peace after a long time. It was natural for NPCs to treat Sang Hyuk who created such peace. Sang Hyuk drank with the NPCs and matched them drink for drink. This gave rise to the reputation of War Fortress for free, but there was no reason not to. * He spent many days resting while checking out the rewards he gained from the end of this journey. First, the most important main quest. It has made tremendous progress through out this journey. Quest, Shadow King¡¯s Road [Myth, Hidden, Main] ¨C If there is light, there is darkness. If you can walk through the darkness and climb the throne of shadow, you will soon be a legendary myth. Finding a way in the darkness that is deeper than ck¡­..The blessing of darkness is on your way¡­¡­ [linked_quest] ¨C First linked quest ¡®Shadow Line of Hellfire Desert¡¯ [Complete] ¨C Second linked quest ¡®Shadow Line of Heroes¡¯ [In progress] ¨C Third linked quest ¡®Apostles of Glory¡¯ [Completed] ¨C Fourth linked quest ¡®Shadow King¡¯s Dignity¡¯ [Completed] ¨C Fifth linked quest ¡®Over the sky sea and into the continent of the sun!¡¯ [Disabled] ¨C Sixth linked quest ¡®Light and Shadow¡¯ [Disabled] The most important thing was that all the linked quests of this quest were made visible. The fifth and sixth quests are still inactive, so he was not able to pinpoint exactly what the quest was, but it seemed possible to predict what it would look by its name. And the ¡®Shadow King¡¯s dignity¡¯ which waspleted when the Ragna de rampaged around the battlefield and finished unintentionally, was satisfactory enough even though he did not receive any reward. In the case of the Shadow Line of Heroes, it is possible to end with thepleted Star of Glory and finding the Hero¡¯s Tomb, which he could not remember. Then, he solved four linked quests. It still only two years but he cleared more than half of the [Main, Myth, Hidden] quests that when he first received them, he thought it would take at least five or six years to clear. At this rate, it seemed that he could clear the quest much quicker than he thought. But what Sang Hyuk got this time was not the end. This was only the beginning. The rest of what Sang Hyuk has gained is that users usually find it hard to get even he y the game for as long as 10 years. Title ¨C ¡®Glory Itself!¡¯ Rating? Legend Exnation ? Knight of Glory Tamia has drawn an oath of absolute loyalty. She sees you as a glory itself! Effect ¨C [Prefix: None] [Suffix: None] [Sustainable Effect: , ] Title ¨C ¡®The Charm from the Heaven¡¯ Rating ? Legend Exnation ? The first legendary NPC and ring of fate have been raised to 5 levels (MAX). Your efforts will be a tremendous achievement that no one can imitate. Effect ¨C [Prefix: None] [Suffix: None] [Sustainable Effect: Deadly Charm (S+): Charm +400, the favorability from all NPCs except for some special NPCs increases 5 times faster.] Cloak of Glory [Legend++] ¨C Attacked all fours Apostles of Glory. Everyone will praise you ability to cross over four huge mountains. [Basic Abilities] All abilities +50 (+10), health +30 [Special Abilities] Critical rate +20 (+4)%, All Attack Power +30 (+6)% [Special Effects] , , [Item Skill] Refraction of Light: Reflects light by using a cloak to instantly make its appearance transparent. While hiding using concealment, it is maintained for 20 seconds. [Bonus Effect] Energizing +10, Strength +15 Completed star of glory [Special Item] ¨C Star shaped gem that emits four kinds of light. It is a very special gem made up of four stars of glory (Egray, Pokin, Crepo, Tamia) and has a mysterious power. [Basic Effect] None. [Special Skill] 1) Magician of Glory ¡®Egray¡¯ [Summons Egray to ce the 8th-ss magic spell, ¡®rain of fire¡¯ in your desired area. Summon duration 30 seconds.] 2) Priest of Glory ¡®Pokin¡¯ [Summons Pokin to use the light magic ¡®light of glory¡¯ once every 10 seconds to remove all damage from your health and immediately recover 10% of your maximum health. Summon duration 40 seconds] 3) Warrior of Glory ¡®Crepo¡¯ [Summons Crepo to dance the ¡®Sword of Death¡¯ . Summon duration 30 seconds] 4) Knight of Glory ¡®Tamia¡¯ [Summons Tamia to build a ¡®shield wall¡¯. Summon duration 30 seconds] <__> The effect of Ring of Fate (level 5) doubles the shield wall duration and restores 0.5% health per second from the moment the shield wall is built. [Precautions] ¨C All skills share cooldown time with each other. ¨C Cooldown time 1 hour. ¨C If you summon two at the same time, the cooldown time increases to 4 hours, and if you summon three simultaneously, it increases to 16 hours. Last, if you summon four at the same time, it will increase to 64 hours. ¨C Each time the Apostle of Glory summoned is increased by one, the power of their skills increases by 20% per person. Chapter 106 [Episode 55] Shadow Line of Heroes 1 ¨C End Editor¡¯s Note: To paraphrase Sean Connery, instead of Sang Hyuk bringing a gun to a knife fight, he brought a tactical nuclear warhead¡­ ?? (from the movie ¡°Untouchables¡±) Editor¡¯s Note: Yep, you¡¯ve read it correctly. You increase reputation if you match your hosts beer for beer. Undoubtedly Hite beer, but this game has product cement¡­ :p Chapter 107 Chapter 107 [Episode 55] Shadow Line of Heroes 2 After confirming the rewards, Sang Hyuk could smile again with a proud expression. ¡°Waow, This is the thing I did, it is great!¡± It¡¯s not that he was in the midst of self-congrattions, but even if he looked at it objectively, this whole thing was really perfect. Sang Hyuk also surpassed his limit and yed at 120%, and moreover he was very lucky. These thingsbined into a miraculous result. ¡°Now that I have rested, let¡¯splete the shadow line of heroes and finish it.¡± When youplete the Shadow Line of the Heroes, linked quest of the main quest ¡®Shadow King¡¯s Road¡¯, you are finally finishing this quest for real. * * * * ¡®The forgotten hero¡¯s grave¡¯ was a ce that Sang Hyuk knew. If it was the ce he didn¡¯t know, he would have spent time looking for this ce, but fortunately, it was a familiar ce to Sang Hyuk. He knows this ce because it was a workce hunting ground, which was very famous in his previous life. The monsters in the ¡®Forgotten Name¡¯ series which appearing here are all ghost type monsters. There were various kinds of knights, warriors, wizards, priests, soldiers, and so on. When you caught them, you were able to get a pretty expensive alchemy material called ¡®Ghost Amendment¡¯. So, many workshop were fighting hard to prevail here. Of course, this was going to happen a long time even after the users got here. ¡°If I put together the time I hunted ghosts here, it would be over four months¡­. I had no idea that this secret space was hidden here.¡± nk, Gigigigigeng. When Sang Hyuk used thepleted Star of Glory to operate the mechanism, therge sarcophagus, which was deep in the tomb slowly moved sideways. Under the sarcophagus there was a stairway the end couldn¡¯t be seen extending beyond this secret chamber. Sang Hyuk picked up the finished Star of Glory and went down. There were no monsters or traps. Just¡­. a very long path. He walked for about 20 minutes and finally something appeared. There was no lighting. It was very dark. If you are a regr user, you might have brought something like a portable glow stone, but Sang Hyuk was familiar with darkness. His vision could prate through the darkness so he could see without taking out the glowing stone anyway. ¡°This is a real grave.¡± Sang Hyuk could tell that this is the real ¡®The Forgotten Hero¡¯s Grave¡¯. ¡°You asked me to summon all four Apostles of Glory, right?¡± If it was ording to the contents of the quest, he was told to find the real tomb and then summon all four Apostles of Glory so Sang Hyuk did not hesitate to summon all four Apostles using thepleted Star of Glory. Flop! Flop! The summoned Apostles of Glory went to the strangely shaped pirs scattered to the North, South, East, West as if they looking for their ce. Right at that time. The event has begun. sh! With the white light, Sang Hyuk was able to see the vivid reality-like movie at the other side, no he experienced it. Numerous dimensions exist in this world. Among them, Magye (Devil world) and the Underworld that existed at the bottom of the darkness was a barrennd where living itself was painful. Is that so? Those who were born in Magye (Devil world) and the Underworld were forced to be strong to survive. The weak found it hard to survive in the first ce because of the harshw ¡®the weak are meat, the strong will eat¡¯. There were seven kings in the Magye (Devil world) and the Underworld. Four in the Magye (Devil World) and three in the Underworld. They were, in fact, the absolute rulers of the two worlds. All these seven kings pursued different things, but there were only two things that the seven of them agreed on. The two are to be rulers of a newnd away from the tedious Magye (Devil World) and the Underworld and the other to be the true king by defeating the other six kings. Just two like that. In fact, both things were almost impossible. The seven kings of Magye (Devil World) and The Underworld were not ones who would simply disappear after one waited a long enough time because they had acquired the power of eternal life as kings of their world. After all, the only way to defeat them was to annihte them by force, but it was very difficult to destroy those who were above the Grand Master¡¯s level and were on the transcendental level (level 250). The seven kings, knowing that each was fatal to each other, did not prevent their men from fighting, but they hardly conflicted with each other. Because of this, Magye (Devil World) and the Underworld were constantly inbat and war, but nothing changed. But the sudden change of the world at once was due to the dimension portal. to be precise, everything began when one of the seven kings, called ¡®Nightmare King¡¯, found a way to maximize the nightmares of other dimensions and to create a small pathway connecting dimension to dimension. Originally, the Nightmare King, like other kings, investigated and then tried to used it to somehow cross over to another dimension and to try to make that dimension their territory. But, there was a problem. He made the passage¡­. But it was too small. It was such a small passage that it was hard to send even a single lower grade Mazor (Demon). In the end, Nightmare King made a decision after a long period of contemtion. He asked for help from one of the other kings, the Fallen King. He believed that he could find the answer bybining the power of the Fallen King with his power. And his thought was right. When the two kings met, the answer came out. The Fallen king corrupted thousands of people by using the passage created by Nightmare King. So that they could make a great power. That was the source of evil, called the ¡®ck Wings¡¯. Although ck Wing was a mild start, they became a gigantic organization in decades, and after a few more decades they took control of all of Treenark¡¯s darkness. In conclusion, they eventually widened the small passage made by the Nightmare King, and in the end became the dimensional portal. When the portal waspleted, Nightmare King led his forces, which were so difficult to recruit, train and equip, over to the of Treenark via the portal. After that, it was what everyone knew. of Treenark was driven to the point of destruction, and heroes emerged, of such power that they could overturn the game board itself, and defeated the Nightmare King. These events were part of the ¡°lore¡± of Eternal Life and were epted by the yers as true. But the video told us another truth, not just the epted facts. And at some point, the video that flowed as if showing the history of Treenark changed, and Sang Hyuk prated into the body of a ¡®hero¡¯. ¡°I was a person who was born without the power of a hero. But there was noint. I did not start because I wanted to be called a hero. I worked hard with the so-called heroes to keep things which precious for myself.¡± Sang Hyuk was able to feel the various emotions the hero felt while listening to the monologue of the ¡®Forgotten Hero¡¯. ¡°Having a little different ability from others, I naturally tried to save the world in my own way. I could feel something different from other heroes. The Nightmare King. He definitely fell. But when he fell, I could feel his vague emotion. He felt his defeat was unfair. And he was angry. When I felt his feelings, I could see that he was being used by someone. ¡± Again in the eyes of Sang Hyuk, the Nightmare King copsed once again and Sang Hyuk could feel all the things spoken of by the narrator. And the monologue continued. ¡°Then I instinctively felt that this was not the end. When all the heroes were cheering¡­ I could see that this was just the beginning. So, I warned all the heroes there. But¡­. there were almost no heroes who opened his ears to my words. Because it was my words not anyone else¡¯s, so they ignored my words even more. They did not think of me as a hero in the first ce, so they cared nothing for my words.¡± This time he felt unfair feelings and strange heat. ¡°So I did not even try to convince them. As they and I walked a different way anyway¡­. I was nning to prepare for the crisis in my own way. Oh, but the Golden Dragon Decan, High Elf Ste and thest one the King of Fire Tochun, these three people listened to my words. So, I made an organization with them. Of course, apart from that organization, I started to make my own preparations.¡± When he heard up to it, Sang Hyuk thought of an organization in his head. The organization with his own seat in it¡­. The identity of this organization was clear. ¡°Now the heroes will devour the ascension¡¯s orb, which they have obtained in return for defeating the Mawang (Devil King), and leave for their ownnd. But I had no intention of going with them. I still have a lot to prepare on thisnd. They willnd on this newnd and once again devote themselves to their own heroic y¡­. One day you will realize how foolish it was. The war has not yet ended. The portal is still exist. This fight will not be over until the real Mawang (Devil King) is destroyed, not the fake Mawang (Devil King).¡± As soon as the monologue was over, many heroes began to rise above the sky using the Ascension¡¯s Orb. ¡°Are they the ancestors of the Sun people who are on the Continent of the Sun? And the real Mawang (Devil King) is the Fallen King and¡­. The Fallen King¡¯s ck Wings will now have destroyed half of the Sun People by now.¡± In fact, Sang Hyuk knew all the things that happened in of Treenark and everything that will happen in the future. Of course, there was more to know about the ¡®Forgotten Hero¡¯, a special organization, and the Guardians of the Four Cardinal Directions, than he knew. ¡°Now all the pieces are roughly aligned.¡± But this time he experienced this video himself, and pieces of information scattered in his head were put together. Now Sang Hyuk was able to fully understand the secret of Treenark. ¡°We have been studying the portal for many years and have been able to figure out how to use the power of the portal. So we created portal to another dimension. The portal will connect our dimension to apletely different dimension from Magye (Devil World) and Golden Dragon Decan will summon a legion of Immortals to help us ording to the arrangements we have prepared. I called them as Dimensional Travellers. Well, you, the traveler who does not know this take my memories. If you found and solved all my hidden arrangements¡­. you deserve to take over my ce!¡± With thest words, the monologue waspletely over. And the moment he heard thest words, Sang Hyuk could see the secret of the birth of the dimensional travellers, the first puzzle piece. You do not remember everyone, but you have inherited the will of the ¡®Shadow King¡¯ who was more of a True Hero than anyone else. Quest ¡®Shadow Line of the Heroes¡¯ has been cleared. All the arrangements left by the Shadow King have been solved. Congrattions. After all credentials have beenpleted, you have be a ¡®true shadow line master¡¯. You¡¯ve received a special title, ¡®Treenark¡¯s Shadow King¡¯. The Falcon Shadow Line, the Shadow Line of the Desert, and the Shadow Line of Heroesbined into one and became ¡®Shadow Hidden Line¡¯. The favor of NPCs belonging to all Shadow Line increases significantly. Ring of Fate for Ilya rose 3 levels and became level 5. She swore an oath of absolute loyalty to you. All secrets of Ilya are revealed and the power limiter is gone. The hidden effect of the Great Sword of the Weakened Shadow King, ¡®Shadow Duke¡¯s authority¡¯ changed to ¡®Shadow King¡¯s authority (S+)¡¯. While the magic circle of Ascension is activated, all the ghosts that wander through the tombs of the forgotten heroes begin to ascend to the continent of the sun. They will be a milestone for the unfinished ¡®Shadow King¡¯s Road¡¯. Chapter 107 [Episode 55] Shadow Line of Heroes 2 ¨C End Chapter 108 Chapter 108 [Episode 56] Another eleration 1 @ Another eleration. Sang Hyuk, who was the Shadow Duke, became the Shadow King. Of course, the Shadow King¡¯s Road was not over yet. At best, it was only bing a Shadow King on the three continents of of Treenark, called the Hagye (the Lower Boundary). The real battle is going to take ce in the heavenly world called the Continent of the Sun after passing through the middleyer called the Upper Skyway, and all the missions there must bepleted to be the true Shadow King. Sang Hyuk, who finished all the things he had to do, took the Completed Star of Glory and went out of the tomb. Strangely, all the ¡®forgotten name¡¯-beings which roamed around the grave were gone. ¡°Unintentionally, I have destroyed one of the good points of the workshops.¡± It was not bad. It was a pleasant thing to get rid of one of their money sources because the workshops were mostly Sang Hyuk¡¯s enemies. Out of the tomb, Sang Hyuk summarized the new achievement. There were two important things. The integration of the three shadow lines and the ¡®Shadow King of Treenark¡¯, a special title given to the Shadow Line master. Except these two, the rewards were not a big change because the existing ones were upgraded. Title ¨C ¡®The Shadow King of Treenark¡¯ Rating ¨C Special Exnation? The Shadow Line owner, a special title to the Shadow King, who has mastered the Shadow Line. This title is attributed to the Shadow King, so it would be lost when the King¡¯s throne is lost. Effect: [Prefix: Enhanced Sand Doll], [Suffix: Enhanced Illusion Effect] [Sustainable Effect: Concealment Effect (Master), Darkness (MAX), all abilities in the dark +20%, Concealment State; sneak attack damage increase by 10%.] ¡°The king is surely a king.¡± Sang Hyuk had no choice but to nod his head when he checked the title. The Sand Doll originally only mimics the appearance of Sang Hyuk, literally making sand dolls, however Enhanced Sand Dolls could mimic Sang Hyuk¡¯s skills(but the power of skill is limited to 50%). Up to now, Sand Dolls did not have physical strength, so he did not use it frequently. And the enhanced illusion effect was the same as the seven disguises saved as before, but instead the penalty decreased, so all of the skills decreased by 10% instead of 30%. And the Shadow Line Organization created bybining the three shadow line organizations was almost the same as the existing shadow line organization, but there were three things different. The first was that the the area of activity changed to the of Tereenark as a whole, and the second was that the loyalty of NPCs belonging to shadow line was almost at the absolute obedience level. And thest, the third point was that the power of the organization had almost reached its limit. Now Sang Hyuk can do more with the Shadow Line. ¡°The agent is Ilya as usual.¡± Ilya has now be Sang Hyuk¡¯s perfectly with the Ring of Fate level 5. The Title ¡°Ilya¡¯s Man¡± has grown up to a legendary title and all of her secrets have been revealed. She was the younger sister of the High Elf Ste, and a disciple of Dark Elf Louarin, who walked a different path from Ste. Louarin, who wanted to keep the world in a different way from Ste, created a channel that deals with the special power called Dark Moon. Louarin, however, had no choice but to ascend for another important task and urgently asked his pupil, Ilya, to leave the Dark Moon. However, in the process Ilya could not take care all of the Dark Moon and most of the power and her memories were sealed. When Sang Hyuk be the Shadow King, that girl grew her Ring of Fate with Sang Hyuk to level 5 and all the seals were released. Now she has be the perfect descendant of Dark Moon and Sang Hyuk¡¯s faithful subordinate. Even the skill to summon her, ¡®Ah! My Ilya¡¯ has also been changed to S+ rating and her summon duration increased to 12 hours. The cooling down time was still 24 hours, but he would be able to take full advantage by controlling the time well. Especially because now the level limit is released, her level was up to level 75 which is suitable for a legendary NPC and the skills that she had were quite useful too, so he was able to utilize them in various way. Moreover, she is a growing NPC, so if he take care of her well, he would be a person who needn¡¯t envy any other pet again. Now that he has got so much, there was no great inspiration as if he got a legendary title or item, but Ilya was a very satisfying reward in many ways. ¡°Fiuh, it¡¯s over now.¡± For the past month, Sang Hyuk has been tied to a single quest aside from all other work. Thanks to this, there were a lot of things pushed aside. He had to manage the channel ¡°One¡± that lost to the second ce because of low program ratings and add to it, he also had to pay more attention to the Gold Mountain, diator Hall, and Hall of Mortality. ¡°Before that, let¡¯s take a break.¡± There was a lot of work to do, but for Sang Hyuk, what he need the most right now surely is¡­ rest. * * * * Sang Hyuk had been sleeping for two hours a day during thest month, so his body was in a depressed state. If he had not been able to hold on because he had been thoroughly managing his body, it had been hard enough to for him to have fallen down a few times. Is it because of the umtion of fatigue? Sang Hyuk slept for nearly 16 hours to fill the shortage of sleep. Sang Hyuk, who slept so well, went out and jog lightly. Originally, he was supposed to jog for only about 30 minutes, but he felt better when he ran so he ran back home after more than an hour. Sang Hyuk, who slept well and had his body loosened up, started to prioritized what to do with the tablet PC that he brought. ¡°First¡­ Broadcasting. In the meantime, I have repeatedly yed only the obvious content. Now is the time to blow it up once again.¡± First thing was still managing the Live Channel One. The Live Channel was a goose thaty the golden eggs, so he had to manage it. Since Sang Hyuk decided no to cash in anything in the game, the live channel, which is the only cash ie source, became more important. ¡°And then the diator Hall and Hall of Mortality¡­. I have to get the ranker title again. Ah, and now is the time for the offlinepetition to be held¡­ should I apply for it?¡± Sang Hyuk did not want to be a specialized pro gamer but he still wanted to win the offlinepetition. He was even more greedy because he had been forced to just look from the side in his previous life. So, Sang Hyuk decided to keep his amateur status in current life and to act as a pro-gamer. ¡°And finally, I have to prepare for Hydra hunting, the most powerful raid boss in Heroic Lands¡± Hydra was a monster belongs to dragon species but it is next after dragon considering its power. It cannot use magic, but it used some special abilities and it was a monster with great physical abilities. Sang Hyuk was nning a Hydra hunt for a variety of reasons. He could get some of the essential ingredients from Hydra that he needed to make a ¡®Sky-grade ship¡¯. Especially, the ¡®Hydra Blood¡¯ that can be obtained from Hydras. It was really a must item for Sang Hyuk. And the hydra hunting meant the end of all of the activities at Heroic Lands, so it was great for Channel One¡¯s special broadcast content. ¡°Hyuu, although I¡¯ve tried to make things simple, but I¡¯m overworked.¡± In fact, there was actually more to do. These three were just the most urgent ones to be done. ¡°Let¡¯s solve each one step by step in order of the priority.¡± There is aw that says ¡°Rushed work will end up worthless.¡± Sang Hyuk started from finishing the most urgent broadcast contents of Channel One to solve things one by one slowly and calmly. Sang Hyuk was going to broadcast properly in almost a month, so he was going to release two things immediately. The first was to edit the video that he shot when he finished the Line Dark and to upload it as ¡®paid video¡¯ and the second was to broadcast ¡®reinforcement how-to¡¯ in real time. Since there have been quite a few enhancement stones he has been consistently collecting at Gold Mountain, so it was not that hard to do the reinforcement how-to video. The key was what item to upgrade¡­. Sang Hyuk¡¯s legendary grade items would have been too shocking to release, so he intend to do a reinforcement video for the useful ¡®Helm of Judgement¡¯. Currently Helm of Judgement has been strengthened to +5, but Sang Hyuk was nning to raise the reinforcement to at least +7 on this broadcast. Anyway, the point of the reinforcement how-to was to raise his ratings, so he was going to keep on doing it as long the items did not break. Helm of Judgement was a good thing to use for at least a year, so it was a good idea to maximize the reinforcement to the fullest in this opportunity. Sang Hyuk, who prepared all the broadcast contents, signed up for the offlinepetition at diator Hall happening in a month with a light mind. Now that there are a significant number of users moving to Heroic Lands, the number of people enjoying diator Hall and Hall of Mortality has increased to almost hundreds of thousands. Is that so? Just as soon as he applied for battle, he entered a quick game. Sang Hyuk lightly yed 10 rounds, but all of the 10 rounds was called Yangmin Massacre (means killing good people. Yangmin means good people) that shattered the opponents to an embarrassing level. So Sang Hyuk passed through the cement test and immediately entered the 10 thousands rank (a term referring to the 10,000th ce or higher rankers). The true ranker was thousands rank(a term referring to the top 1,000 rankers), but you were acknowledged once you reached above the 10,000th ranker. Sang Hyuk ran in the diator Hall followed by Hall of Mortality, In Hall of Mortality, he entered the thousands rank after the 10th cement test. Sang Hyuk¡¯s heartless clear time had no choice but to influence the cement test. When Sang Hyuk, no, Lone King appeared in the rankings, the previous rankers literally dered an emergency. To be honest, they did not see Lone King for a while¡­. so now it seemed that the good times were over. In diator Hall and Hall of Mortality, the Lone King was a perfect predator. Of course some of the users were loudly iming that they would defeat the undefeated Lone King, but anyone who had ever fought with Lone King scoffed at their loud cries. Sang Hyuk, who briefly announced his return to diator Hall and Hall of Mortality, disconnected somewhat earlier today. He was nning to have time for recharging again today. Sang Hyuk has made sure of the preparation of the live channel for the future, and after a while he watched the other EL broadcasts. The EL broadcasts now can be categorized into three categories, the most popr ones were the broadcasts covering diator Hall and Hall of Mortality content and the second was various adventure content. The interesting thing was the third, that unexpectedly the broadcasts that deal with reinforcement and various other production contents were popr. A yer, after cooking in a job at EL, his ¡°Cooking+Eating Show¡± became hot broadcast content these days. But one thing for sure was that he has a unique personality so most of the other broadcasts were not very popr. In that sense, it was a good idea to take care of the core image of the live channel. Obviously Sang Hyuk¡¯s broadcast had a solid core image. Best of the best, number one, one man invincible¡­. Well, this was the image of Live Channel One. Sang Hyuk, who had been watching the broadcasts all the time, stopped at the proper time and immediatelyy down in bed. Though he slept well enough yesterday, Sang Hyuk¡¯s body was not recovering 100%. so it was very important to get enough sleep. * * * * Once again, Sang Hyuk, who slept well and having finished his workout, took a light breakfast and then connected to the game. However, the moment he essed the game, for the first time in a long time he received a notification. Chapter 108 [Episode 56] Another eleration 1 ¨C End Chapter 109 Chapter 109 [Episode 56] Another eleration 2 [Magic Armor Update] [Magic Engineering Update] [Blue Wolf War Fortress kill count acquisition limit critical patch] This time it was also another notice without detailed exnation again. However, all three were closely rted to Sang Hyuk. ¡°I knew it¡­.It became an update earlier than in my previous life. Users will be able to use Magic Armor and Magic Engineering almost a year earlier than before. Well, it was the change I made¡­.. but, it¡¯s surely very fast.¡± Sang Hyukughed and looked at the notice. ¡°Anyway, I was going to work with ragna de a few times in Blue Wolf War Fortress soon¡­. It seems has been blocked.¡± Thest one, the third patch was a very miserable patch for Sang Hyuk personally. Sang Hyuk couldn¡¯t even imagine seeing an emergency patch in EL. This confirmed that Ragna de was unbelievably powerful, but anyway, Sang Hyuk lost the goose thatid golden eggs with this patch. ¡°Well, actually it was true that it was worrisome, so I rather be good¡­¡± Sang Hyuk decided to think positive. Though he didn¡¯t have a chance to use ragna de again, Sang Hyuk would still have hesitated to use it as he thought it could be a bug exploit. Sang Hyuk had used ragna de to get a huge kill count and though he thought it was unlikely for him to receive punishment for exploiting a bug, it was true that the possibility still caught his mind. So it was better to make a definite decision in this way. ¡°By the way, if magic armores out, the growth of users who are stagnant will explode at once.¡± Users may not know yet, but Magic Armor has more power than expected. ¡°Before the other userse to the Deep Sea Dungeon, seems I have to hunt Hydras quickly.¡± Of course, even if Magic Armor is released, there was no way for users to advance to the Deep Sea Dungeon, where the Hydras were. At best, it was likely ces Sang Hyuk had already been cleared, both Spirit Forest and Dark Moon Temple. Those who adapted to Magic Armor a little early could even tackle Drake Valley. However, the Deep Sea Dungeon was not a dungeon that was easy to reach because one had Magic Armor. Sang Hyuk knew that, but he thought he had have to hurry a little to hunt hydras just in case something happened. ¡°Should I start with Magic Armor? Let¡¯s make it well from the beginning.¡± Magic Armor was a production item that the user created and used. It was possible to collect certain materials together to make them regardless of the production technology and the basis was the aura system that users were still getting used to even when the basic conditions for creating Magic Armor have already been released. To make it simple, the Aura System was the same as the Magic Armor¡¯s schematic. If the Aura System is an invisible intangible force, Magic Armor uses special materials to change the intangible force to tangible one. As the intangible force became a tangible type of force, of course, the ability was strengthened. Simpleparison was difficult, but at least five times more powerful. ¡°The design is the aura of the Dark Drake, and then make the basic skeleton with the bones from Drake Valley and the drake tendons that we collected there, and then process the drake leather piled up and make a soft leather inner lining. Then the primary work will end, right? Then, once I get a good secondary outer armor material and finally the Hydra Blood for the power source, the Magic Armor of at least third grade or higher will bepleted.¡± There were a total of six materials needed to create Magic Armor. The first is ¡®aura¡¯, which serves as a blueprint. The second is the material that will serve as the skeleton. The third is the material that will serve as the muscles. The fourth is the material that will serve as an inner lining. The fifth is the material that will serve as an outer shell. Thest one, number six is the materials that will serve as a power source. Magic Armor was not an armor to wear normally. It was basically a special armor worn over an existing armor by summoning. And because it is divided inner lining and outer shell, the outer appearance of the armor itself is not veryrge or thick. It was just a basic configuration of Magic Armor, and the actual appearance could be customized as much as you like through ¡®design modification¡¯. It would be ridiculous if it was in reality, but it was possible because it was a game. Even though EL was said to be the best reality game, but game was a game. For your information, while it was possible to produce the design modification by yourself, but it was unexpectedly not easy to make a nice design. Therefore, there were some users who made and edited these designs professionally. If you do not use the design modification, the system will finish it with the default design¡­ The basic design was not only ugly but also not practical. It was enough to make movement slightly ufortable, so it was a good idea to use design modification. ¡°I n to use Hydra Blood, so if it¡¯s not over third grade, that would be kind of strange.¡± Magic Armor rating started from first level, and as the rating increased, it had more power. Third rate Magic Armor was a level that could not be made easily even if the materials in the Continent of the Sun were used. Around the time when the invasion of the Continent of the Sun ended, most of the top-level yers in the guilds were barely making Magic Armor, which was mostly third grade. ¡°In the end I¡¯ll have to catch the Hydra Blood quickly.¡± Sang Hyuk simply looked at the notice and could think up to here, but other users were running around to find out what the Magic Armor and Magic Engineering updates were and what the emergency patch to the Blue Wolf Fortress was for. ¡°Let¡¯s see¡­ it will be impossible to explicitly manipte information like before, but I have to sell all the high quality materials that I¡¯ve been collecting after raising the price.¡± Users were not stupid. They had already experienced enough in the Aura System update, so they knew that the information the NPCs provided was not necessarily true. Thus, there was little benefit from information maniption. Instead, Sang Hyuk intends to sell all of the material items needed to build Magic Armor, which he has umted through the Gold Mountain. He thought he would sell at least 10 times his purchase price but first he need toy down the bait. Sang Hyuk, who had a rough n, first moved to manage the Gold Mountain. Nowadays, while buying auction house items from the ck market, he had to take more care of it because thepetition was fierce. Of course, the ck market items and Gold Mountain¡¯s items were qualitatively different. Gold Mountain is instructed to exactly what to buy through Sang Hyuk, who had an unreasonable advantage like reincarnation, but the ck Market just used a variety of methods to predict the market price and then to buy things that could potentially grow in price. The difference between knowledge and prediction was big. However, the financial strength of the ck market was unexpectedly frightening, so he could not just ignore it. In fact, the profit structure of Gold Mountain was simple. First of all, Gold Mountain was the most profitable ce in EL. ¡°Do you need gold? Then go to the Gold Mountain!¡± ¡°Do you want to buy good stuff? Then go to the Gold Mountain!¡± This is the current dominating position of Gold Mountain. For EL users, Gold Mountain was the shop to get gold if you sell things and get things if you spend gold. All the things that were not avable at the auction house were in Gold Mountain. Because all the items purchased from the users and all the items bought from the auction house were sold at Gold Mountain, so all of them were considered to be sold at Gold Mountain. This is why users often use Gold Mountain for convenience. Even if it was a bit expensive, they could not help but prefer Gold Mountain, which has the things you want. Buys cheaply and sells expensively. This very simple system was the way for Gold Mountain to make a profit. Because it was literally buys cheaply and sells expensively, Gold Mountain was able to make a big difference. The second benefit from Gold Mountain was Dungeon Ticket Sales. Even though it is popr and seems profitable, Hurricane Hole, which sells ticket now, was uncertain ie because it was going to be out of business for a while. There was some profit made by selling maps, but it was not that big. The important thing was that Sang Hyuk did not collect gold, but kept buying goods. Because those things were the goods with increasing price in the future, so Sang Hyuk would be able to get tremendous amount of gold if these goods were cleaned up. Of course, Sang Hyuk probably would invest in something else again, but anyway Sang Hyuk¡¯s gold pile was getting bigger. Thanks to the sudden updates, there were new articles in allmunities. Starting from the people posting false information to the people who were bluffing, pretending to be more knowledgeable than they actually are, various people wrote to themunity. In fact, finding information in themunity was very difficult. But sometimes, the correct information wasing up, so it couldn¡¯t be ignored. Sang Hyuk checked to themunity not just to get the information, but also to find out how much users are aware of the updates. Sang Hyuk, who already knew the correct information, filtered out the false information at once and quickly found the real information. After checking at variousmunities for about an hour, he could roughly see the current situation. ¡°General users seem to only know the surface level of using the Aura System¡­. Large-scale guild and top-level users have figured it out enough to start collecting some of the special materials. No one knows the urate production method yet, right?¡± After a few more days, Sang Hyuk finally got a sense of what the top-level users were doing to make their own Magic Armor. It seemed that it would not take so long because so many users were digging for the information at the same time. ¡°Because tomorrow is the broadcast¡­. And someone will find it anyway so I don¡¯t think it¡¯s bad to show it in the broadcast.¡± It was the information that someone would find, even if it was left alone. And it was the information that is not worth the trouble to hide. So it was better to use it as much as possible. ¡°Tomorrow I have the means to attract the viewers to my channel.¡± Reporters like sensational titles because they want people to at least click on the article. Of course, this could be abusive and there were scoundrels who sensationalize everything but the important thing was the ¡®factor¡¯ that could attract people¡¯s attention. In that sense, at this point, a title like ¡®The Secret Method of Magic Armor Production¡¯ was like a magic phrase that really could attract people like crazy. Keeping the people gathered was another matter, but Sang Hyuk was convinced that those who came to his broadcast would not be able to leave easily. And he believed that a lot of people would be interested in pay-per-view videos that he uploaded. * * * * [It was a jackpot! I now introduce to you The Secret Method of Magic armor Production from Live Channel One.] [I am watching it too. What is really the limit of the One Guild? They are serious monsters.] [It¡¯s been quiet for a while, and it¡¯s just another attention seeker.] [Those in my friend¡¯s guild said that they found out almost everything though.] [Do you know how big is the difference between knowing almost everything and really knowing it?] [Wow, but do you really want to reveal this? Doesn¡¯t it supposed to be hidden and reserved exclusively?] [Now the One Guild be the God Guild this way. The other top-level guilds please also learn from it.] [Idiot. It was released because it deserve to be released. Anyway, it¡¯s an information that will be known to everyone soon, he released it first because he is a yer. Isn¡¯t it obvious?] [So do you have any information to release? It¡¯s a good thing though, shut up andpliment it.] [There are a lot of guys who are twisted anyway.] [By the way, it turns out that making the Magic Armor is simpler than what I thought?] [It¡¯s only the method that is simple, but the crafting materials wouldn¡¯t be simple I bet?] [Ah¡­.. If I knew it, I¡¯d have to buy the necessary materials beforehand. No, should I buy them now?] [It¡¯s already toote. I just ran through the auction house and the listed materials are gone. All the damn shopkeepers must have pulled them from the catalogs.] [Wow, This is not the time to watch the Secret Method of Magic Armor Production. Have you seen the paid videos that Gale posted? It was daebak (awesome). Finally the guild master of the One Guild appeared.] [Woooooooow! Finally he appeared. I just heard the rumors, so I have to quickly go and see him.] [What¡¯s this? Is this really possible? Isn¡¯t it a bug?] [The One guild and bug controversy is repeated every time, but you know every time the conclusion was not a bug. Of course this is not a bug either, right. But it¡¯s really heartless and looks like a bug. I¡¯m just speechless.] [Wow! Daebak (Awesome)! All of you watch the paid videos. Watch it twice! Watch it three times!] [It proves perfectly why you are the guild master of One Guild.] [Was Line Dark this weak?] [Nope, Line Dark is not weak, but the guild master of One Guild is insanely strong.] [He looks like the boss of the Monsters.] [The best monster appeared!] ????? ????? The number of viewers goes up like crazy. And bncing to it, the number of paid video sales also goes up. Live Channel One once again skyrocketed and overwhelmed other broadcasts. The broadcast format was different. Live Channel One used a different format than the other channels. The new format enthralled many viewers. Chapter 109 [Episode 56] Another eleration 2 ¨C End Chapter 110 Chapter 110 [Episode 57] Offline Competition 1 @Offline Competition Thanks to Sang Hyuk¡¯s broadcast, most of the secrets about making Magic Armor were released. As a result, the price of the material items necessary for Magic Armor production have started to go up like crazy. Among them, the ¡®power source¡¯ which can be the core, was going to be priceless. There were three major types of items that can act as a power source, but the ¡®blood¡¯ power source which was the best even though it was almost unobtainable, as expected simply wasn¡¯t avable at any price. The item that the users wanted was the Devil Heart Stone, the power source that made by jewels that hold mana. Devil Heart Stone has various grade and the price varies ording to the grades but anyway this was basically a production item, so it was worth watching. Andstly, those who have a lot of surplus gold have obtained the ¡®item¡¯ series power source. However, the item series power source have some restrictions. First, the grade must be above unique level and must be above +6. The unique item that has been strengthened above +6 are now the main weapons for those who ssified as the top users, so it could not easily obtained. But for those with lots of gold, this could be morefortable. In the EL world, the hot wind of the Magic Armor was blowing. Everyone started running to make the Magic Armor first. Of course, therge-scale guilds are in the front line. They were all ready to produce the Magic Armor after they got information about thest secrets that Gale did not reveal, the ¡®Mana Amplification Magic Circle¡¯ and ¡®Magic Engineering Furnace¡¯. Some of the foremost leading Guilds seemed to figure out those two secrets within a few days. When all the materials were ready, you had to create Magic Armor yourself¡­ And you needed two tools to make the Magic Armor. From the conclusion, the Mana Amplification Magic Circle and Magic Engineering Furnace were avable in a special ck market called ¡®Underground Devil Tower¡¯ in the city Tune in the Heroic Lands. Of course, you couldn¡¯t just purchase it, you had to clear some linked quest and get the favorability of a certain NPC to colleague level. Both were quite expensive, and because they were consumable items, you had to purchase them everytime you make the Magic Armor. One NPC associated with Mana Amplification Magic Circle and one NPC associated with Magic Engineering Furnace. You had to do work for them to raise your favorability with these two. This kind of information naturally led to multiple quests if you keep looking for the information about Magic Armor, so it was clear that even those who tracked the information properly would take at least a few days to start working on raising their favorability with these NPCs. Anyway, the system window for Magic Armor production opened by using these two tools and then the Magic Armor would bepleted just by putting in the materials, so it was not difficult at all. Therge-scale guilds mobilized all the guilds members for the first Magic Armor Production¡­.. The reason they did that was because they knew they could get a lot of special rewards when they made it first on EL. But they knew only that. They never dreamed that they couldn¡¯t follow the existence who monopolized almost all of EL¡¯s firsts no matter how they tried. The materials were collected before the update by the man who knew beforehand about the production method before the update. The man who even finished the favorability work (with the NPCs) right at the day of the update. As long as Sang Hyuk exists, nobody could ever see the ¡®first¡¯. The Magic Armor ¡®Lion King¡¯s Fury¡¯ level 2.5 haspleted. The first Magic Armor Production has been seeded. You will be given the unique title ¡®Pioneer¡¯ that best suits you, who seeded in making Magic Armor before anyone else. Being the first of its kind makes the Lion King¡¯s Fury even more special. Sang Hyuk made the Magic Armor to end the broadcast. Of course it was to preempt the reward. Of course, this Magic Armor he made right now is a simplified prototype made for various purposes. Sang Hyuk knew that in case of production items, when made for the first time, it had at least more than double plus because of its unconditional ¡®Uniqueness¡¯. Therefore, he wanted to make the first properly with ¡®Hydra Blood¡¯, but he could not help it due to time constraints. So, he made the prototype the Magic Armor earlier than anyone else using the materials (from Gold Mountain). It was made hastily, but the result was satisfactory. If you see it, you are expecting a second level Magic Armor but the result is 2.5. At this level, he would be able to get a great price when he sold itter. ¡°Oh, so the pioneer title is obtained here.¡± But more importantly, it was a pioneer title. Sang Hyuk knew this title. ¡°Those guys who took this in my previous life¡­. were probably Rising Guild. Thanks to this title, Rising was able to win even more after the Magic Armor patch.¡± The Pioneer title was not abat title. But, the effect of the title was stronger than anybat title. Title ¨C ¡®Pioneer¡¯ Rating? Unique Exnation? It is a very special to be able to get ahead of everyone. You have to be a pioneer to lead everyone from the front. Effect ¨C [Prefix: None] [Suffix: None] [Sustainable Effect: Pioneer¡¯s Path (S): You can have a very high probability of a Plus Effect in the Magic Armor Production. Moreover, Magic Armor can be produced even without Mana Amplification Magic Circle and Magic Engineering Furnace.] The exnation was simple, but the power of this title was more than he imagined. In previous life, Rising Guild used this title to keep creating great quality Magic Armors, which has became a powerful force of the Rising Guild. The plus effect did not seem to be a big effect in some ways, but if you go beyond one plus, double or triple plus, it made a difference that could not be ignored. Added to it, it was a bonus to not have to buy Mana Amplification Magic Circle and Magic Engineering Furnace. Considering that the magic circle was 20,000 gold and the furnace was 30,000 gold, it was money that could not be ignored. ¡°This will be used to attack Hydras and then sold through the auction.¡± Sang Hyuk was nning to dispose of the Lion King¡¯s Fury through an auction when he made the Magic Armor that he really wanted. Lion King¡¯s Fury would bring a huge amount of money through an auction. First, the materials used into Lion King¡¯s Fury was never avable to ordinary users. Especially Drake Blood, which was used as the power source, was not as good as Hydra Blood, but it was a pretty good blood. He could have sold only the Drake Blood in auction for more price than the wyvern blood he sold before. It was processed again to make it more special. It was so easy to predict how explosive the reaction would be at this level. ¡°If it was Lion King¡¯s Fury¡­. At least more than a million dors.¡± The auction was hard to predict because the price changed by a lot due to various conditions and situations, but goods such as Lion King¡¯s Fury would to go over than one million dors unconditionally. The minimum was $1 million, and if there was thepetition for it, the price could go up to few million dors. Even when Sang Hyuk earned a billion stars a month through live channels, millions of dors was still a huge number of money. The more money there was, the better it was. Though it was said that money could not buy happiness, at least Sang Hyuk thought that he seemed more likely to be happier than having no money. Especially when there is a lot of money in reality, then he can invest that money into the game, so that was not that bad at all. * * * * ¡°How are you all? Do you have some good kids?¡± Kim Jongwoo, a PD (Production Director) of LGN (Live Game Net), bought coffee for his subordinates who were working hard to review the supporting documents and asked them with a slight expectation. Kim Jongwoo had to seed in this offline contest unconditionally. Originally invitational type invites the famous rankers only, ignoring the opinion of many people to open a small lightpetition and he was confident that he was able to raise the scale of thepetition, but it was true that he was a little uneasy apart from his confidendent attitude. The event, which will be held under the name of the first Eternal Life (EL) ¡®The Best One¡¯, required passing in one of two qualifiers to participate Anyone who can apply for the non-starter tournament, which is exempted from the offline qualifying, had to rank at least the 1,000th ce in diator Hall and Hall of Mortality. And there was virtually no requirement for the preliminary contest to qualify for the offline qualification. Anyone who ys EL can freely participate. This way, the applicants for the offline qualification increased exponentially, and of course, the scale of the existingpetition, which only invited the ranking yers, had to change. As the scale grew, more people and money were needed. Therefore, if there is a single failure, Kim Jongwoo might have to consider leaving for various reasons. Of course, he was confident of sess. It was already assured with the participation of some of the most popr rankers and Raon Soft also promised close cooperation. However, this was not enough. He needed a ¡°hook¡± to pull in the viewers. Because the rankers were expected due to Kim Jongwoo¡¯s direct involvement, it was not enough if one of them became the winner. It was best that an underdog suddenly pops out or an unexpected person would appear. So Kim Jongwoo was once again thoroughly reviewing more than 200,000 entries, which is the same as 99% garbage. ¡°Fiuh, no one appear yet so far. Just in case someone did appear, I was reviewing everything received by email as well as mail¡­. But as expected, most were chaff.¡± Kim Jongwoo¡¯s college junior, who also his strong right hand named Shin Seung Gyun looked at Kim Jongwoo with his head shaking. Now his team was working day and night to find the ¡°hook¡±, but so far he had not find it yet. ¡°I should have picked 1,000 people to be qualified for the offline qualification already. But I think I¡¯ll take a closer look.¡± Kim Jongwoo was a little nervous because he could not get a definite ¡°hook¡± yet even though the offline preliminaries were starting in ten days, but he did not think thepetition would be ruined even though he could not get that ¡°hook¡±. The ¡°hook¡± was necessary to make thepetition very exciting but not necessary to keep it from failing. ¡°Ah¡­. it would be good if only the Lone King would participate¡­But because I can¡¯t contact him, there is nothing to do.¡± Kim Jongwoo asked Gale through Lee Mirae PD to let him contact the Lone King. But the answer that came back was always ¡®no answer¡¯. Now hepletely gave up, but no matter how he search again for the ¡°hook¡±, he could not help bute back to the name of the Lone King. Jungwoo, who has not much to do right now, sat on an empty seat and brought a bunch of unreviewed applicant documents that his subordinates had printed out in advance. His subordinates had been barely sleeping for a few days and worked hard, so he meant to help even just a little. Jungwoo looked at the applicant documents one by one and ssified them into three kinds. The first is ¡®failed¡¯. Most of the applicant documents belonged here. In fact, over 200,000 people applied for it, but most of them were below level 30. Jungwoo was also a gamer of EL, so he knew how funny it was for the users below level 30 to send an application to participate in thepetition. So most of the application documents had to go straight to the failed basket. The second was ¡®on hold¡¯. It was a ce where a few applicant documents went. The documents, that he thought the level, experiences, self introduction, etc were awkward but perhaps would be useful, were thrown into this ¡®on hold¡¯ basket. Thest one was ¡®Passed¡¯. It was literally a ce to go for applicant documents qualifying for the offline qualification. Most of the documents, that appear rarely, belong to the rankers who are often mentioned in the diator Hall and Hall of Mortality. Kim Jongwoo, who was sorting the applicant documents one by one, suddenly nced at the document. ¡°Level 57? What is this¡­. Is this real?¡± The applicant documents really stated that the level was 57. ¡°The highest level which just released some time ago was level 58, right.¡± The user, known as a Chinese user, said that he was concentrating solely on level-up as a one-soul user, saying there will not be a higher level user than himself. Even in interviews, he said it would find it hard to find users above level 55. ¡°Is this real? Let¡¯s see¡­. ID is Immortal¡­. There is no diator Hall and Hall of Mortality war record. Is this user only focused on leveling-up too?¡± First, the ID was an ID that Jungwoo had never heard of. If Kim Jongwoo knew a little more advanced information about EL, when he look at the name Immortal and his high level, he might have been able to think of the One Guild first. Unfortunately, he still did not know the name Immortal. Although the paid video was released, the name Immortal did not appear in the video, and the name Immortal was still a secret name that only some top-level users know, because of the power of Line Dark that controlled the information. Of course, the secret is spreading little by little, so you can hear the name Immortal a little bit. But at the moment at least he did not know the name of Immortal. Jongwoo looked at the document more, but there was nothing special except for the level. The unnecessary information like ¡°Guild¡± and ¡°Self-Introduction¡± were left empty. It was an application without much enthusiasm, to the extent it would be totally normal if it was rejected. However, the high level troubled Jongwoo. ¡°Not a named user, no experience of Hall of Mortality nor diator Hall, but the level is high? Hmmmm¡­.. In this case, even if this person was not a ranker, it would be good to participate in the qualification, right? The limitations of high-level single soul users is clear, but at least you¡¯ll be able to create some interest with just a high level.¡± Jongwoo, who was worried for a moment, threw the papers toward the ¡®passed¡¯ basket. It was the moment when the decision to let Sang Hyuk participate in the offline preliminaries was made. Chapter 110 [Episode 57] Offline Competition 1 ¨C End Chapter 111 Chapter 111 [Episode 57] Offline Competition 2 * * * * Sang Hyuk received the notice for the offline preliminaries participation andughed. In fact, Sang Hyuk originally intended topete under the name Lone King. Sang Hyuk was not a pervert who feels pleasure by hiding his identity while ughtering the ordinary users. He had nned to take the top seed with the Lone King ID and easily participate in the tournament. However, he just knew that this was not possible in an offlinepetition. Basically, for offlinepetition, he had to reveal his real identity. Raon Soft had created a special server for thepetition by copying the Main server¡¯s user information and oveying it on a special server so they knew the real identity of the participants. So, Sang Hyuk was forced to join using Immortal as his identity. And of course it was impossible to re-register as the Immortal in diator Hall and Hall of Mortality which he registered as the Lone King. He was tackled in a ce he could not think of, so he gave up trying to join as Lone King. At this point, Sang Hyuk also thought to start by climbing from the bottom to the top by his skills and so he did not mention his guild name or give his self introduction. He did not have any reason to hide how he looks like because it was already revealed to the public when his paid video was released, even though no one knew his name anyway. ¡°Yeah, this is better. Later, even as a semi-professional gamer, I will have to work as the Immortal. I should be satisfied with the Lone King as a unique person who only works online until his identity is revealed.¡± Sang Hyuk, who made sure of his position, thought he should not regret his choice. He was nning to show what a Royal Roader is by winning the offline qualification as well as being undefeated in the record books. * There were about ten days before thepetition, so Sang Hyuk has been constantly preparing for the Hydra Hunting while steadily turning to the diator Hall and Hall of Mortality. Of course, Sang Hyuk had the ability even without practice, but he did not underestimate it even just a little. Time went fast and became the day when the offline qualification were held. Sang Hyuk was dressed infortable clothes and came down to parking lot to get to the superrge DN(Dream Network) center that was in the broadcasting station. Even though it was afortable clothes, it was a luxury brand from a department store and because it was charming in its own style, he did not look old-fashioned. Added to it the Mercedes Benz S-ss was the most important part. Sang Hyuk drove his car to the DN center, which is an hour away. Fortunately, the traffic was not bad so he could arrive earlier than he thought. He arrived 20 minutes earlier than the time he was asked to, but the people at DN center were already flocking. Sang Hyuk stood at one window and watched LGN¡¯s (Live Gaming Network) staff preparing for the uing tournament. ¡°Thispetition¡­seeded, right? In my memory, I remember that even after the pro-league was officiallyunched, it was opened a few more times again¡­ was it about seven more times?¡± In the past life, EL The Best One was held steadily at intervals of about five months. Especially because the first season was a big sess, it was popr for a little over three years. The first episode had been too long and Sang Hyuk was not in a position to be interested in it. He did not even remember the winner. ¡°There¡¯s going to be something happening in it and I think it became popr through it¡­. I do not remember the exact thing.¡± Sang Hyuk tried to recall his memory again, but nothing came up. The rules of the game were a bit different than the rules that Sang Hyuk knew. But the basic framework itself is simr so he did not feel any difort. Because it was LGN, which had experience holding several game leagues, so he decided to read the rules very carefully, but in the end, these four were the most important. First, Magic Armor was disabled. Second, after the five locations in each venue are chosen, both teams fight in each location, selected at random until the winner is determined. * Third, thispetition will be yed only on the diator Hall, ¡®Way of Proof (1:1)¡¯ and ¡®Shadow Forest (3:3)¡¯ and in the Hall of Mortality, only the ¡®Skeleton Ind Time Attack¡¯ is used. Fourth, the number of strengthening effects that can be applied to oneself or team members is limited to four. First, Magic Armor was an item that most users did not have, it was right to disable it. And the location part will be more versatile and borateter on, but procedurally, it is simr to the rule now. The most interesting rule was the fourth one,ter on it¡¯s not only reinforcement effects, but also various other buffs will be restricted and their ban enforced. But in conclusion it was for fun. The viewers simply did not like the fact that some of the contestants was unterally favored because of an advantage in the number of items and skills. The nature of the EL game did not allow for a perfect match, but at least there was a minimum framework. ¡°If it is limiting the reinforcement effects to four, then this is almost no limit.¡± Sang Hyuk was known to be one of the best directors of his previous life, so he knew better than anyone. ¡°There are no duplicate application restrictions, and the game is finished after the Way of Proof Qualification and the Shadow Forest Qualification, so I can do both of them.¡± He wanted to y at the Hall of Mortality too, but their time was ovepping. * * * * ¡°Hey, Sangryul. I don¡¯t know if this is right. If it is you, you¡¯re definitely going to be in the 1,000th rank, nope 100th rank, so I don¡¯t understand why you¡¯d drop to 10,000th rank and get involved in this uselesspetition.¡± Lee Jung Hwan, Choi Sangryul¡¯s friend, still did not understand. He himself got into the 1,000th ranking and was exempted from the qualification, so he could not understand why Sangryul, who is much better than himself, wants to start from the bottom. ¡°Jung Hwan, I¡¯ve told you many times. Impact! A neer like me who can be called a rookie needs an intense impact. The difference between people with and without drama is huge. In particr, the poprity at the pro-level is not simply determined by skill.¡± Choi Sangryul was only 18 years old but his thoughts was totally different from the kids from his age. He had already made a very big picture. In fact, his judgement was urate. The world of pro gamers was not simply where everything was determined by skill. Sangryul, who knew it well, had intended to start from the offline preliminaries which could be called the bottom in a deliberate attempt to make himself the main character of the drama. ¡°Sigh, you¡¯re a lot smarter than me, so you¡¯ll do well. Anyway, congrattion in advance for winning.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t count the chickens before they¡¯re hatched. It is offline contest, and it is possible to be crushed by an expert who hid their identity when I¡¯m distracted. I have to be careful.¡± Choi Sangryul was very careful and modest, unlike his age, because his personality was meticulous. ¡°You¡¯re the expert in hiding your identity.¡± Jung Hwan did not expect at all that Sangryul would be defeated in this offline contest. The Sangryul that he knew has great skill that even if he challenged the current rankers right away, he could get close to the top 10. Control, Equipment, Level, Skills¡­. None of them was missing. ¡°It was best to think before you leap.¡± Sangryul smiled and answered, and Jung Hwan shook his head as he smiled at Sangryul as he wanted to say that he couldn¡¯t stop Sangryul. In fact, although Sangryul said that, he had no idea that he would not win the offline preliminaries. The standard of offline preliminaries was rather low. More than 99% of the participants were 10,000th rank users, but to Sangryul they were meremoners. ¡°What is more important than winning is how do you win, right? I must certainly carve my three-syble-name into the hearts of the people. So, even if is a recorded broadcasting, when I get on air, a boy like me can appeal to the audience¡± Sangryul was thinking a lot. It was really different with his age. But at this moment there was a person looking at Sangryul with a very interesting look. The man who is looking for a win like Sangryul. It was Sang Hyuk. ¡°Choi Sangryul! That kid was in thispetition. Ah! Right. Now I remember. That kid was once the big hit as ¡®The Best One¡¯.¡± * Sangryul has climbed dramatically from the bottom to the top in his previous life, and he has gained the attention of the viewers. And as a result, after getting a considerable fan base, he soon became a specialized pro-gamer and became very popr. ¡°And I met you a few yearster.¡± He still looked childish, but recognizable. ¡°Although he looked like that, he was a boy with about 10 frogs digging inside.¡± (TL note: He was like thoughtless boy, but actually thinking very deeply) Sangryul had learned the Heavenly Dragon Card Deck from Sang Hyuk and had been listening well and ying a good dongsaeng (little brother/sister) until his rebuilt character reached the top. However, since he had gained what he wanted, he stabbed Sang Hyuk in the back. Sangryul was such a person. * ¡°I think it would be more fun to meet the unexpected fate, nope, bad fate.¡± * Sang Hyuk smiled at Choi Sangryul. If there was no Sang Hyuk in this ce, for Choi Sangryul the present life would have been almost identical to the previous timeline. However, as Sang Hyuk intervened, the present timeline will bepletely different. ¡°At this time, Choi Sangryul would be very proud of his skills right? Hehe, let me today show you how worthless your pride was.¡± Sang Hyuk thought that someday he would give back the disrespectful treatment from Sangryul in his previous life, he did not know that the opportunity woulde so early. It was an offline preliminaries that he nned to do with a light heart, but an unexpected gift was waiting for Sang Hyuk. This gift was of course¡­. will be received with thankful heart. The offlinepetition started. Like Choi Sangryul said, 99% of the applicant were regr users whocked a lot of skills. Therefore, the skilled applicants like Sang Hyuk and Choi Sangryul have defeated those people and rose to the top very easily. Thepetition was very fierce because only 16 of the 1,000 yers who participated in this offline qualifying tournament could go the final. However, although thepetition was intense the content of the game was not changed. The skillful people began to stand out and LGN began to shoot mainly those skillful people. Out of the 1,000 participants in the offline preliminaries, 940 participants are eliminated and only 64 remains. The most prominent participants were five. The one that seemed to be the best was ¡®Crash¡¯ Choi Sangryul. All opponents were literally crushed, and even those who were mentioned as candidates for the championship were smashed. No matter who see it, the skill of ¡®Crash¡¯ Choi Sangryul was real. And after that, Double Canon Jeon Changmin, ck Acorn and Jay, Free Sword Yang Jiryang, Momonoke Kaoru were following Choi Sangryul in ranking. LGN predicted that one of these five would win. Of course, they thought that Choi Sangryul has the greatest possibility, so they took the best shots of him LGN¡¯s five winner candidates has showed not only strong, but powerful and destructive power in the preliminaries. In this degree, it was the skill that possible to enter in the 1,000th rank for sure and even 100th rank. ¡°The winner is Choi Sangryul, right?¡± Kim Jongwoo, who camete due to some urgent work that he had to solve to the DN Center, where the offline qualifying matches are held, has nodded his head as he looked over the preliminary results so far and the simplements of his subordinates. ¡°I think so no matter how I see it.¡± ¡°Then make a good picture of Choi Sangryul. Maybe the ¡®hook¡¯ that we wanted coulde up.¡± ¡°Yes, I am doing it without you saying it.¡± ¡°Okay, as expected you do it well without my nagging. Sunggyun, just believe and follow me. I¡¯ll treat you well.¡± Kim Jongwoo patted Shin Sunggyun¡¯s shoulder lightly and smiled. ¡°But¡­ The opponent that Choi Sangryul will meet in the 64th round is peculiar.¡± ¡°Huh? 64th?¡± Kim Jongwoo, who listened to Shin Sunggyun¡¯s words, looked at the battle list in his hand. ¡°Immortal? Immortal¡­. I¡¯ve seen it somewhere¡­. Ah, the user with a very high level. Why him?¡± Kim Jongwoo remembered that Immortal was the user he had passed himself. ¡°He cleaned up his matches up to now and never dies, not even once.¡± ¡°No death you said? So is he one of the champions?¡± ¡°Ah, but¡­. That¡¯s a little subtle. No users that became his opponent could see him at all, even when I did a simple monitoringter on, only a very vague look was captured in our camera. I think he has an assassin-like job, but the problem is that all of his opponents have been killed in a single strike.¡± ¡°One strike? Even if you are an assassin user, is that possible? And if it was like that, you should put him in the final candidates, right?¡± ¡°Of course, if this is a normal skill. However, the level of the users he met was not very high. The analysts concluded that he was a user specializing in a surprise attack skill, and because he continued to meet the low-level users by good luck, so it was easy to win and get a winning streak¡­.. So, for now I have excluded him from the finals.¡± ¡°Hmm¡­ A lucky assassin user¡­ But you don¡¯t know, right. Even he is not one of the winning candidates, but make him one of the targets of interest. Ah! But he will meet Choi Sangryul in the 64th round anyway. So, his luck will be ended there.¡± ¡°Yes, his skill won¡¯t be revealed properly, right. That¡¯s way I didn¡¯t put him in the finalist list.¡± ¡°Yeah, it¡¯s a consumable guy anyway, so you don¡¯t need to waste the manpower to keep following him.¡± By Shin Sunggyu¡¯s report, Kim Jongwoo nodded and replied. It was as if a tree was so huge, that it would cover the whole world, one would not be able to recognize the tree itself. They thought it was only by mere luck and didn¡¯t recognize that it was by the power of Sang Hyuk¡¯s great and terrible ability. If they yed the video and checked Sang Hyuk, no, the Immortal more thoroughly, they would have found that Immortal and the guildmaster of the One Guild to be the one and the same. But it didn¡¯t happen, so as a result Immortal became lucky and became amon user who advanced to the 64th round. Chapter 111 [Episode 57] Offline Competition 2 ¨C End Chapter 112 Chapter 112 [Episode 58] Immortal, appear! 1 @ Immortal, appear! A straight road without trees or rocks. The topography was only a few broken walls. This environment, often referred to as ¡®the highway¡¯ by the users, was the ce where you can y the hottest confrontations on the Way of Proof. So, this environment was also a favorite environment for users who like melee. It was not such a good environment for users who like to use the topography with ambush tactics or force an opponent into a ranged battle. In this sense, it was very pleasant news that this environment appeared to Choi Sangryul. In fact, Choi Sangryul was not a negligible opponent. The reason Choi Sangryul was called the strongest in the previous life was not just because Sang Hyuk had given him the best skill, the Heavenly Dragon Card Deck. To be precise, the Heavenly Dragon Card was the greatest ¡®Trump Card¡¯ and Choi Sangryul was the best soldier with the ability to use this ¡®Trump Card¡¯ to reach the top of the world. In other words, it meant that he was a person who was strong without the Heavenly Dragon Card Deck. In fact, he was a top 10 pro-gamer even when he had not learned the Heavenly Dragon Card Deck. He was called one of the top three professional gamers during his peak season. The interesting thing was that he did not have a special Ancient Knowledge. Choi Sangryul was a double soul yer, his Ancient Knowledges were ¡®Twin Swords of the Wind¡¯ and ¡®Windstorm¡¯. Twin Swords of the Wind was the most popr ancient knowledge among users that used two swords as their main weapons and while wind storm was not as popr, it was an ancient knowledge which showed a very great power in melee. Choi Sangryul continued to y with these two Ancient Knowledgebinations until he met Sang Hyuk and was reborn again as a new user. Thebination of these two Ancient Knowledge was ¡®de Crush¡¯. Choi Sangryul had a powerfulbat skill to crush his opponents like its name. The highway with few obstacles to Choi Sangryul was the best environment. * * * * Choi Sangryulughed lightly as the game started. ¡°The weather is good and even the road is widely open¡­ It cannot be better than this.¡± Choi Sangryul liked the environment very much. ¡°By the way, an assassin user¡­. it seems that he only uses a single strike to win each match, so in the end is that all he has?¡± The preliminarypetition was still going on, so he could not get the full information on his opponent. However, an LGN staff, who was acquainted with him, provided a report, so he was able to figure out who the other person was. In some ways, it could be a foul, but Choi Sangryul waspletely unconcerned because he liked to use all he could to get the maximum chance to win.* ¡°However, just in case something happen, I should be really careful.¡± Choi Sangryul invoked the Storm Curtain over his body and prepared for ambush. The storm curtain can hold up to 4yers, eachyer reduced 20% of the attack power. If you activate all 4yers, the attack power is reduced by 80%. Using those 4yers provided a very strong shield with a shield amount equal to 80% of the maximum vitality. It also reduces the opponent¡¯s chance of critical damage by 88% and reduced damage by 40%. In other words, it was a shield that maximized the defensive power by reducing the attack power. However, it was no possible to replenish theyers during battle because it was a skill that can only be invoked outside of battle, nevertheless, this skill was very powerful, depending on how you use it. If Choi Sangryul did not know about his opponent, he would have kept oneyer at most, but as he knew about his opponent, he would keep all 4yers and induce the opponent¡¯s ¡®surprise¡¯ attack. ¡°If you bite the bait¡­ you die.¡± Choi Sangryul used his body as the bait and started fishing. His n seemed perfect. But there is a fact he did not know. That one fact ruined his perfect fishing strategy dreadfully. A man who knows Choi Sangryul more than anyone else in the world. Sang Hyuk knew precisely how Choi Sangryul would y. ¡°He has not learned Storm Wall yet, so he used 4yers of the storm curtain and wait for me to ambush him, right?¡± Sang Hyuk knew very well what skills Choi Sangryul has and how he used them. Sang Hyuk in the past had no choice but to thoroughly analyzed everything about that person called Choi Sangryul and remodel him. So it was so easy for him to predict Choi Sangryul¡¯s moves. ¡°In this situation, the mostmon method is to break eachyer and attack with a full-scale attack, right?¡± Talking about the storm curtain with 4yers, meant that all of them could be stripped off if you hit it 4 times. Because the curtain blocked only one attack anyway, so this way was the best. But Sang Hyuk had a different idea. ¡°If you take the bait, you will be eaten? Fine, that bait¡­ I will bite it.¡± Sang Hyuk did not care, although his opponent crouched behind a strong shield. ¡°I¡¯ll split the shield in its entirety.¡± Sang Hyuk chose a method far frommon sense. Splitting the opponent wholly including the shield¡­. This was the most destructive and cool revenge method. Choi Sangryul was obviously revealing himself because he was using himself as the bait. Of course he was looking for Sang Hyuk, who was using Concealment somewhere, but he did it passively. This was literally asking for an attack. Sang Hyuk was reducing the distance while waiting for Choi Sangryul¡¯s approach. Choi Sangryul wanted to be attacked anyway, so waiting like this did not matter at all. Sang Hyuk held the Great Sword of the Weakened Shadow King and quietly concentrated his strength. Sang Hyuk would smash Choi Sangryul, who was confident in his strong shield, smashing both the trap and his opponent in a single strike. The two opposing intentions would collide in the near future. ¡°Shouldn¡¯t he appear by now?¡± Choi Sangryul looked around and confirmed the duration of the storm curtain once again. The remaining retention time is 10 minutes. This much is supposed to be enough. He thought that if the 4yered storm curtain was maintained, any ambush could be negated unconditionally. ¡°Because waiting is boring, let¡¯s bite it.¡± Choi Sangryul loosened his defensive stance slightly while being careful that he wasn¡¯t seen. If that was the case, his opponent will absolutely decide toe in and strike. ¡°If he does note in and strike, he must be a fool or else a careful sick person (a person who always be careful like a disease).¡± Choi Sangryul thought it was one of those two reasons if he already gave enough chances but there is no attack. If it was a fool, he would not have much of a problem but if it was a careful sick person, it would be a headache. But his worries did notst long. The darkness in one corner broke as Sang Hyuk saw the gap in his opponent¡¯s defense. ¡°It¡¯sing!¡± At the very moment, Choi Sangryul also crossed his twins swords and set them as his defense. He had storm curtain, but he could not only stand and get attacked, so by using ¡®Cross Defense¡¯, the skill obtained through the Twin Swords of the Wind, he raised his defense to the maximum. The ck sh that splits the darkness flew through the air at a tremendous speed, but Choi Sangryul¡¯s ¡®Cross Defense¡¯, which was already prepared, was his first line of defense. nk!! The ck sh immediately hit Choi Sangryul¡¯s body. It pierced the storm curtain and hit Sangryul¡¯s body which was locked into a defensive stance. The fouryered storm curtain lowered the power of attack significantly. And because there was additional Cross Defense in use, theoretically Choi Sangryul should have been half invincible. In fact, at this level Storm Curtain reduced the damage significantly, so it did not make much sense to use his ¡®Cross Defense¡¯. No matter how powerful the ambush was, it was insane to think it could break all his shields. At least Choi Sangryul knew so. The critical hit did not trigger. And the damage was reduced properly. Even the defense was perfect. * However¡­.. When Choi Sangryul got hit, the result waspletely outside of his expectations. It waspletely different. Kwakwakwa! Dudududuk! The storm curtain shattered in an instant. It has nothing to do with the impact of the strike, just as soon as the shield was hit by the ck sh, it exploded as if all of his defenses had been stripped away in an instant. ¡°Ugh!¡± At the moment, Choi Sangryul felt something went wrong. Although the critical hit didn¡¯t trigger but this was a really ridiculous result. But the more striking thing was that this was not the end. Kwaduduk, kwakwakwang! The two swords, that crossed and used in the perfectly defensive posture, were thrown back. And¡­. uncouth damage swept across his body. ¡°What, what was that exactly¡­..¡± At that moment, the question ¡®why?¡¯ was appear in Choi Sangryul¡¯s head. But at the time he had that question, it was alreadyte. The ck sh swallowed everything up and took half of Choi Sangryul¡¯s life in a moment. Of course, when half of the vitality flies in a moment, he was momentarily shocked and fell into stun lock. In that situation, Sang Hyuk naturally waved the Great Sword of the Weakened Shadow King three times quickly. It was simr to the skill of Ancient Knowledge: Knight named ¡®Triple sh¡¯, which Sang Hyuk learned a long time ago. Of course, now that the Ancient Knowledge has been changed to Shadow Knight and has been deleted, but Sang Hyuk just reproduced the skill as his body remembered. There was not much power in the attack itself because it was not a skill and has been quickly done three times as concise, light movements, but he took off the threeyers of the storm curtain by those three sword cuts. Sang Hyuk spent only 1.5 seconds on these three sword cuts. However, since Choi Sangryul¡¯s stun duration was 1.7 seconds, Choi Sangryul recovered from stunning almost simultaneously with the end of the three cuts. ¡°Dangerous!¡± Choi Sangryul instinctively knew how dangerous the situation he was in now. So, as soon as his stun time ended, he tried to get out of the crisis by using Wind Storm. Thatak, Phaphaphat! After the stun lock ended, Choi Sangryul withdrew about 10 meters backward. The biggest reasons for Choi Sangryul to use Wind Storm was because its cooldown was only 10 seconds and the travel distance was fairly long, and even the speed of movement was fast. Is that so? Choi Sangryul could barely escape the crisis thanks to this skill. Nope, he thought he could escape. Choi Sangryul who quickly got out of Sang Hyuk¡¯s attack range. He was going to do the next thing after catching his breath. But his actions were only possible up to this extent. Bwok! ¡°Awk!¡± The Great Sword of the Weakened Shadow King dug at his abdomen. Surprisingly, Sang Hyuk appeared before Choi Sangryul right where Choi Sangryul was about to move to and Choi Sangryul was rushed to Sang Hyuk, like a moth flies to the mes. He could not help it because Wind Storm was a moving skill that could not stop in the middle. Choi Sangryul had no idea at all that Sang Hyuk would have the movement technique Blink. Even Sang Hyuk didn¡¯t expected that he would urately predict Choi Sangryul¡¯s movement. Thanks to this, Choi Sangryul was hit by a powerful attack once again without proper defense and no avoidance. This time, about 30% of the vitality is lost again. Of course it was not enough to copse yet. But it was not just about copsing. It was about 50% vitality lost in one strike and another 30% lost again. Two consecutive strong shocks once again stiffened Choi Sangryul¡¯s body. If you allow these powerful attacks in PvP in the first ce, it had to lead to defeat. Choi Sangryul tried to grab and hold onto the flesh that is being stiffened, however, even 0.5 seconds of the stiffness was fatal for him. Hwiiing, sgok! Gwaduduk! Sang Hyuk swiftly unsheathed the twin moondes, secondary weapons that were on his waist while leaving the Great Sword of the Weakened Shadow King stuck in Choi Sangryul¡¯s abdomen. At that moment, Choi Sangryul¡¯s neck fell and his head fell to the floor. All of these movement happened naturally as flowing water. This was the end of the first death. Choi Sangryul will resurrect in the safety zone straight away¡­.but the first death itself was so shocking that all those who watched this match could not close their mouths. Sang Hyuk ended the fight in just five seconds of a collision with Choi Sangryul. And it was also so neat¡­ And finally, Sang Hyuk¡¯s figure was clearly revealed. Guild Master of One Guild, ¡®Immortal¡¯. At the moment he revealed his brilliant appearance while smashing Crash Choi Sangryul, the top rank of the winning candidates, some people recognized him at once. Chapter 112 [Episode 58] Immortal, appear! 1 ¨C End Editor¡¯s Notes: What do you mean ¡°could be a foul¡±? ItISa foul! Cheater! Editor¡¯s Notes: Remember that the description for ¡°Storm Curtain¡± stated it reduced the chance for critical hit by 88%. So Sang Hyuk basically brute forced it¡­:D (of course if the critical hit HAD triggered, it would have insta-killed him¡­or triggered Ragna de! So Sang Hyuk took that into consideration¡­ ) Chapter 113 Chapter 113 [Episode 58] Immortal, appear! 2 * * * * ¡°I¡¯vepared and checked it a couple of times, and I¡¯m sure.¡± Shin Sunggyun, who had definitely confirmed it, made a final report to Kim Jongwoo. It was a very shocking fact, but there was no doubt. ¡°Huh¡­. This is our daebak (jackpot) now, right? If it is this level, is it almost like winning the first lotto (lottery)?¡± Kim Jongwoo looked at the results window floating in front of his face and muttered with an incredulous expression that he couldn¡¯t believe it. Choi Sangryul, who became the finalist for the championship and would of course win the offline tournament. That person lost. Moreover, he died five times. The battles were not fierce. Choi Sangryul was just one sidedly trampled. Whatever Choi Sangryul¡¯s style is, his opponent, Immortal, received it easily. As a result, it only used 4 minutes for Choi Sangryul to be killed for five times. Pure battle time was not even a minute or so. The difference in skill was too great. At first, Kim Jongwoo did not understand. He could not understand how Choi Sangryul, who was known as a candidate for the championship and known to be a very skillful person, was so badly trampled. But as soon as he heard the Immortal¡¯s identity, everything make sense. The Guild Master of One Guild. The words were like a magic spell and Kim Jongwoo nodded his head. No other exnation was needed. Just making sure that Immortal is the Guild Master of the One Guild was enough. And now¡­everything was clearly confirmed. ¡°From now on, all broadcasts focus on the Immortal. Shoot the other users only at a level that they are simply mentioned.¡± ¡°But it¡¯s only 32 rounds, do not you think this conclusion is too early?¡± There were also cautious opinions. But Kim Jongwoo stubbornly shook his head. ¡°No, it¡¯s already toote. It¡¯s not just a user. It¡¯s the Guild Master of One Guild, the most influential guild in EL world. Although it is not official information, the Guild Master of the One Guild is said to be the strongest in the One Guild. You didn¡¯t forget who was chewing on the diator Hall and Hall of Mortality, right? And you didn¡¯t forget whatment he left about the Guild Master of his guild, right?¡± No one answered at the end of Kim Jongwoo¡¯s words. ¡°I understand. So, for now i will do the best I can to secure the existing game video.¡± Shin Sunggyun, who understands Kim Jongwoo¡¯s words best, quickly answered and Kim Jongwoo nodded with a smile in his face. ¡°Yeah, for now you get the videos and if there is an opportunity, let¡¯s get an interview.¡± ¡°He might refuse.¡± Interviews were mandatory for the online, but offline qualification it was not mandatory. ¡°Whether you asked him politely or pitifully, whatever you do, go and get the interview.¡± Kim Jongwoo had frowned again at the uselessments and continued. ¡°Why do you keep telling me negative things?From now on, stop talking and move as ordered.¡± Kim Jongwoo did not allow any further disagreement. He was a person with good intuition, so he was quite aware of how great a ¡®hook¡¯ Immortal was. ¡°If I just hold on to it, it has to be daebak (big hit), no, it will be super daebak.¡± He believed that it was right to unconditionally center this tournament on the Immortal, the Guild Master of the One Guild, when he appeared. Meanwhile, Choi Sangryul could hardly believe this reality. He could not believe he lost in the offline qualification in the 64th round, but the more unbelievable thing was the game content. ¡°Impossible. That strength¡­. was never the strength that a user can have.¡± LIke everyone else, Choi Sangryul¡¯s first reaction was ¡®denying reality¡¯. However, no matter how much he thought and thought again, LGN was not ame ce that holds apetition for bug users to participate in. Through a series of thoughts, Choi Sangryul was able to conclude that his opponent¡¯s skills were real. Now that he can recognize his opponent¡¯s skill, the next step was ¡®self-criticism¡¯. ¡°I was a frog in a well. I thought the well was the whole world and acted rashly, so I properly suffered¡­.¡± * Choi Sangryul, who had been criticizing himself hriously, has been informed that his opponent was Immortal, the Guild Master of the One Guild. Then he went to the next step. Thest step that Choi Sangryul chose¡­. It was ¡®Cling to it¡¯. ¡°If you ept me as a guild member of the One Guild, I will be loyal. Take me, please.¡± Choi Sangryul was kneeling and bowing his head to the floor. He suddenly appeared in front of Sang Hyuk, and began to cling to Sang Hyuk and begged him. Sang Hyuk frowned a bit to see Choi Sangryul grovelling like that. ¡°I think those who know that I am the Guild Master of the One Guild are only the LGN employees¡­.. And I think I have already requested to those employees to not reveal who I am to the general users¡­. Oh right, this guy has had a line from LGN since long ago.¡± Originally, Choi Sangryul could not find Sang Hyuk. Because in the offline preliminary game, only LGN could see the game screen itself and moreover the identity of the participants ying in the real world has been thoroughly secured, so even though he was Sang Hyuk¡¯s opponent, it did not make sense for Choi Sangryul toe to Sang Hyuk in reality. However, Sang Hyuk thought a little and could see how can Choi Sangryul came to him. In the end, it was clear that one of the LGN employees had informed Choi Sangryul. ¡°It was the same either that time or this time, this expression full of soul.¡± Sang Hyuk looked at Choi Sangryul and recalled the memory of his past life. Choi Sangryul, who had been drinking, suddenly kneeling on the floor and asked for help¡­. The Choi Sangryul from that time and Choi Sangryul from now naturally ovepped. At that moment, the sincerity that wriggling deep in the deepest of Choi Sangryul¡¯s heart was clear.* ¡°You will be loyal? This punk¡­. screw it.¡± I had been screwed in my past life and if I were to be screwed again in the present, it was proofing that I am an idiot. ¡°Get lost.¡± Sang Hyuk nced at Choi Sangryul and spoke clearly. ¡°What? You don¡¯t like me¡­.¡± ¡°You don¡¯t know Koreannguage? I said get away from me.¡± Sang Hyuk once again cuts off Choi Sangryul¡¯s words in the middle. By this point, Choi Sangryul realized that it was not a good situation for him to beg for favors. ¡°Your words are too severe¡­.¡± Again, when Choi Sangryul started talking, Sang Hyukughed and cut off his words. ¡°If you feel this is unjust and you¡¯re angry, be stronger. You know that saying, right? ¡®The weak has lots words to say, the strong has nothing to say.¡¯ So stop mumbling and get lost.¡± The saying ¡®The weak has lots words to say and the strong has nothing to say¡¯ were the words that Choi Sangryul had memorized and used a lot in his previous life. Sang Hyuk returned his words to him. Eventually, Choi Sangryul withdrew without opening his mouth anymore. Choi Sangryul got a big grudge as his pride was hit hard, but Sang Hyuk did not mind at all. For Sang Hyuk, Choi Sangryul was only a nuisance bug. If it kept scuttling around, it would stop if you stepped on it. Rather, he sometimes felt that its appearance helped to relieve stress. Sang Hyuk simply did not want to end the revenge for his former life by simply dropping him in the offline qualification, so he intentionally humiliated him more and ensured he would y Choi Sangryul againter in the game. This is usually called a big picture. * * * * * Sang Hyuk, who neatly shook off the clot of dirt named Choi Sangryul, destroyed his opponents in the ensuing match with his proudly overwhelming skill. It was not hard. Sang Hyuk would have a perfect victory if he did not die even once from the 32nd to the 4th round and he would make it to the final for sure. Meanwhile, LGN followed Immortal and took as much of his footage as possible. Sang Hyuk got some promises and allowed them to interview him. The offline preliminary finals are scheduled to be broadcast on the LGN official #1 live channel, as a special event. Thanks to it, the finals have been pushed back a little bit and Sang Hyuk got briefly interviewed in the middle of it. Of course the interview was conducted in games not in the reality, so Sang Hyuk¡¯s real appearance was not exposed. The interview ended briefly. In the first ce, Sang Hyuk limited the scope of the question, so it was short. Sang Hyuk answered only a few basic questions and deliberately omitted sensitive questions. The interview was a bit insincere, but LGN won the final live broadcast instead. Jeon Yongmin, a veteran gamecaster, was rushed in for the unscheduled ry match and Jang Minho, who can be called an EL professional, was also introduced as amentator. It was not a perfect team, but it could be said that these two were well equipped. Sang Hyuk¡¯s final opponent was ck Acorn and Jay (it sounds like that but it could be written as NJ ¨C chapter 111). ck Acorn NJ was a user who could barely make it into the 100th rank by his skill. Originally, he was a user with the ability to go straight to the mainpetition but because he was an American resident in Korea and he doesn¡¯t know about document handling so he had mistakenly applied for the offline preliminary. If it was the usual case, he was such a user that there will be nothing strange if he won the offline preliminary match. Unfortunately, the opponent was not good. NJ began to worry the moment when the lush rainforest environment appeared in front of him. ¡°Hyuu, darn it, I want to forfeit.¡± He has long been a fan of the live channel ¡®One¡¯ and was a really big fan of the One Guild. However you look at it, Immortal, the Master Guild of the One Guild, was his idol. From the moment he heard that the finals will be ryed and his opponent is ¡®Immortal¡¯, the Guild Master of the One Guild, he contemted forfeiting. To him it was the same as sphemy. If the LGN side hadn¡¯t refused to let go of him and asked him to keep on going, he would have clearly forfeited. ¡°Hyuu, let¡¯s just think it¡¯s a good experience.¡± NJ decided to think lightly about it. He could not really forfeit a match that will be ryed anyway. [It is an environment where the raines down and the forest is thick. If it was this kind of environment, it would be beneficial for Immortal, right?] Jeon Yongmin¡¯s words sounds careful. However, Jang Minho, who was sitting next to him, was not cautious at all. [Actually, I think the environment is not really important.] [Why do you think so?] [To the viewers listening, it might be a bit of an anticlimax, but in my honest opinion, NJ can not beat Immortal, no he will never beat him.] [Is the gap that big?] [Anyone watching this broadcast knows how Immortal is, right? The Guild Master of the One Guild and acknowledged as the strongest user. This yer swept one extrarge Line by himself. The pay-per-view video, which is the evidence,es up when you go to the live channel One. It is a yer who does not make sense. it¡¯s just a matter of seeing how fast NJ is going to fall five times.] Jang Minho had much more to say than usual. He cannot help it, Jang Minho was also an immense fan of Immortal. [I also know that Immortal is a great yer, but no matter how great he is¡­.] The moment Jeon Yongmin is about to go on with his words. NJ fell. The funny thing was that no one could see how he fell. [The first death. Concealment was not released. Did you see it? I am now looking at the slow motion rey of how NJ fell through the secondary screen at the side¡­ It is hard to see even with slow motion. Even though it¡¯s hard to make out, he was caught in one strike by a knife. Waow, it was really an attack that feels like a foul.] Jang Minho turned his head and showed the slow screen to the viewers. [Maybe the ry will end shortly. But you do not have to be dissapointed. The Best One has just started. You can check it through the mainline ry.] As asked by Kim Jongwoo, Jang Minho, who did themercial for The Best One, nodded with a satisfied expression. The ry will continue till the end of the game, but Jang Minho thought that the game would end in the next 2-3 minutes, so he seemed to have a little to say. Immortal¡¯s winning. It was already fact that the winner had already been determined from the time Sang Hyuk entered the application for participating in the offline preliminaries. Chapter 113 [Episode 58] Immortal, appear! 2 ¨C End Editor¡¯s Notes: Please Google ¡°frog in a well¡±. The point of the story is that a frog inside a well has no idea about the whole world above. This is a well known parable¡­ Editor¡¯s Notes: In another words, Choi Sangryul isn¡¯t sincere at all. ?? Editor¡¯s Notes: LOL! ?? Chapter 114 Chapter 114 [Episode 59] The Best One (The first in the world) 1 @ The Best One (The first in the world) ¡°I am a person who is usually not easily surprised¡­ But this time, I was really surprised. Gale and Immortal. How did you keep these two identities separate? It¡¯s really amazing.¡± Sang Hyuk had wanted to call to tell her, but Lee Mirae rushed over immediately as soon as she heard it. In her opinion, for something this important, she could not just simply talk on the phone. ¡°I told you before, but this is the secret that only noona (older sister, blood-rted or other close person) and the CP know.¡± Sang Hyuk had revealed that Gale and Immortal were the same person only for Lee Mirae PD(Production Director) and Kim Yunho CP(Content Producer), the only two people who saw Gale¡¯s real face. Because it was hidden, but not on purpose, so he had revealed himself and asked the two to keep the secret. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I won¡¯t tell to anyone. You don¡¯t have to worry because the CP is not the person who likes to talk about these things. But, is this something to hide? I think it would be daebak(jackpot) if you reveal it.¡± ¡°I did not hide it because there is a big reason¡­. It¡¯s just there is no reason to reveal it. Just keep it secret until it is revealed naturally.¡± ¡°Ok, I got it. But if you were going to The Best One, you have to tell me in advance. Then I would have gotten you cleared up to the final seed.¡± ¡°It¡¯s okay. I won the preliminarypetition and have secured the final seed anyway.¡± ¡°Indeed, if you think about it, you are even cooler.¡± Lee Mirae sincerely cheered Sang Hyuk. She worked as the PD who was responsible for Sang Hyuk while at same time she looked at Sang Hyuk as a man, not as a client/friend. She didn¡¯t know the reason, but Mirae could feel a very mature charm from Sang Hyuk. Sang Hyuk was a charming man, although she could not actually hit on him because he was young and they had a business rtionship. So she had no choice but to cheer him. ¡°People are saying it a lot these days that the winner is Immortal anyway¡­ so, are you confident?¡± Lee Mirae looked at Sang Hyuk who had been watching the inte while sipping the ice americano that she had bought for him. ¡°I don¡¯t know. I¡¯m not really sure.¡± ¡°What? Why is the World ss Immortal saying something so weak?¡± ¡°Oh, you have to listen to the Korean words to the end. It doesn¡¯t mean that I¡¯m not confident to win, but that I¡¯m not confident to lose.¡± * Sang Hyuk joked lightly and smiled. ¡°Kyaa, as expected! This is who you are.¡± Lee Mirae nodded and rejoiced. Kim Jongwoo PD called several times a day and asked her to find out some of the hidden secrets of the Immortal from Gale, but she just said she will do it but really she just lightly blew him off. Although Kim Jongwoo PD was her boss, there was not much business between them since he was not her direct boss, so she did not feel the need to do the favor. * * * * The main event was scheduled to start in a week. Originally Sang Hyuk was going to y Shadow Forest as well as Way of Proof, but he gave up Shadow Forest because he got too interested in the preliminaries. Honestly, if he also yed at the Shadow Forest, he had the confidence to chew up everything, but because it would have been a lot of nuisance, so he gave up to control his pace. Thanks to it, Sang Hyuk was even more rxed. Although the finals started in the 32nd round, Sang Hyuk did not even need to participate from the beginning, as he was in the 8th round, having received one of the four seeded positions. While waiting, Sang Hyuk was getting ready for his Hydra Invasion in the remaining time. He was going to hunt the Hydras right after The Best One. The calm time passed. In the meantime, Sang Huk announced through live Channel One that Immortal, the guild master of the One guild, will go to The Best One. This was matched to what Kim Jongwoo had promised before. In return for doing the interviews, Sang Hyuk took all the highlights from the tournament, so the footage is now avable on live Channel One. A week went by, Sang Hyuk finished preparing for the Hydra Invasion and in the meantime he also finished preparing for the finals. All that was left was to keep ying the finals every day for a week at LGN Headquarters. LGN provided amodation for those who came from the provinces, but Sang Hyuk did not need it because he could drive to and from his house. Although he came to the opening ceremony because of the requirements for the finalists, but if today he can finish the simple photoshoot and the official interview, it would be four days until the quarter-finals were to be held, so it was okay toe backter. Until then, it was more convenient to watch live broadcast at home. Of course, LGN wanted him to watch the otherpetitors¡¯ games at their VIP showroom if possible, but Sang Hyuk politely declined their request. He knew what they wanted, but he did not feel the need to do so. It wasn¡¯t whether he was interested in it or not, but the broadcast of the selection was visually more brilliant than he had expected. But Sang Hyuk, no, the Immortal, sat silently without expression. Actually, he had participated in more spectacr ceremonial pageantry. Though it was not as yer but a director, anyway thanks to his memories, nothing showed on his face. * Rather, Immortal was interested in the other side of the drawing. Immortal carefully looked at each participant in the finals and began to look for those he knew. He could recognize many people more than he thought. Most of them wouldter be professional gamers. Because the league has yet to be formally announced, so the concept of EL pro-gamers has not been established. But in the contest, those who will be pro-gamers in the future, were also participating as well. ¡°Won¡¯t more than half of the users who participated in thispetition be the first-generation of EL pro-gamers? There was a definite reason for the sess of thispetition.¡± Immortal nodded lightly and realized clearly why The Best One once had a great sess in his previous life. ¡°Anyway, why did he look at me like this?¡­.. It¡¯s Gye Baek.¡± Thanks to the introduction by the host as ¡®Gye Baek¡¯, a top ranker of the diator Hall and a strong candidate for the championship, Sang Hyuk was able to recognize his identity. Immortal gently greeted Gye Baek using his eyes, who was still staring at the Immortal. Since Gye Baek came to the draw, he often looked around and there was a reason why he did it. Gye Baekughed brightly with a satisfying look when Immortal found him. ¡°I¡¯ll have a cup of coffee after the draw.¡± He didn¡¯t know about others, but at least Gye Baek was not a burden to meet. Anyway, the introduction of the moderator continued and of course Immortal was introduced. Immortal was introduced as the strongest yer with all kinds of rhetoric. As soon as he was introduced, a thunder-like shout burst out from the audience. He was literally the number one candidate for the championship and the one who received the most attention of the people present, so the shouting continued without stop. It was just the drawing for the matches¡­. It should not have this level of interest. After the draw, the individual interviews started. Before that, Immortal was visited by all kinds of LGN affiliates. It was a bit annoying, but it was only a handshake and a photo op, so it was eptable. Moreover, it was not meaningless either. There were also weing faces among the officials. For example, the caster Jeon Yongmin or Jang Minho, who was still a beginnermentator butter will be called the best professionalmentator of EL in the future, they were people with whom he had maintained a good rtionship in his past life. Sang Hyuk had drank with them both asionally and talked about all things even the personal things, so it was nice to see both of them like this. Of course, in his current life, he has seen them for the first time, but at least they were friendly with Immortal. So unlike the other visitors, he treated the two people very kindly. After several hours of visits and interviews by many people, the official schedule was over. Right after the official schedule end, Immortal first visited Gye Baek. Gye Baek was also looking for Immortal, so the two met right away. ¡°I did not know I would meet you here, Immortal. I honestly thought that Lone King would have participated, not Immortal, so I eagerly looked for him¡­. Is Lone King not involved?¡± Gye Baek was sincerely happy. ¡°He cannot participate in the offlinepetition because of personal reasons. I did not ask for the details.¡± ¡°I see. Oh, we are not supposed to be like this. If you have time, let¡¯s get a cup of coffee.¡± Immortal moved to the nearby coffee shop with Gye Baek while continuing the conversation. Gye Baek¡¯s real name was Yoo Daehoon. As Daehoon revealed his real name, Immortal also revealed his name. The two of them were the same age, so they could conversefortably. Of course, they still used the honorifics and were careful to each other, but thanks to the bond they had in the game, unexpectedly they were able to talk as if they were close. Yoo Daehoon talked and Sang Hyuk listened, but because Yoo Daehoon was funny so the conversation did not get boring. Originally, Sang Hyuk was going to break up with a cup of coffee, but while he happily talked to Daehoon, the dinner time came and they even had dinner together. It was like he was swept away by Yoo Daehoon¡¯s pace, but this didn¡¯t feel unpleasant. Rather, Sang Hyuk felt good. In the end, Sang Hyuk had dinner with Yoo Daehoon and drank with him until dawn. It was almost morning when finally the two broke up. When they left, the two of them were veryfortable with each other and they were put their arms around each other¡¯s shoulders. ¡°Emmm¡­.¡± Sang Hyuk, who returned home after calling a driver, barely got up after almost 10 hours of sleep. He has been drinking a lot, for the first time in a long time, so his head hurt like it was broken, but he still felt good. ¡°Friends¡­.¡± Sang Hyuk, sitting on his bed,ughed as he recalledst night. After returning from the past life to the present life, Sang Hyuk¡¯s life was mainly tied to the game. Of course, there was nothing bad or or was there dissatisfaction. It was very fun in the game. However, the point was that the pleasure that he felt while drinking and hanging out in real life yesterday was not in the game. Yoo Daehoon, who was now his friend, told Sang Hyuk yesterday, ¡°The world is wide and there are many things to enjoy.¡± It was hovering in Sang Hyuk¡¯s head longer than he had imagined. ¡°Well, slowly and carefully like this¡­ let¡¯s find pleasure.¡± Sang Hyuk rose from his bed and nodded. He did not have to rush. The things he has to do now and the things he wants to enjoy are overflowing anyway. Especially, Sang Hyuk wanted to have more pleasure in the game. The times that he felt so scarcely in his past life seemed to be abundant in his present life. * Sang Hyuk who is only in his early 20s. He had time to spare. * * * * The first episode of The Best One became more popr than expected and kept attracting viewers. Fans from all over the world watched The Best One live on the inte and the enthusiasm was off the charts. Eight yers survived from the 32nd to the 16th rounds. And the eight userspleted fiercely for the four seats in order to y again in the real quarter finals, and finally four yers were to fight against the four who were seeded. Up to here, it took just four days. After the quarter finals and the semi-finals were yed for two days in a row, the finals were scheduled to take ce two dayster. Although it was a very tight schedule, the tournament was unexpectedly so popr and it has to proceed because it has a pre-arranged schedule. LGN opened a hot online event to make the atmosphere even hotter. And the confrontation that will make the heated atmosphere explode at once, was the first game of the 8th round. The battle of the strongest user, Immortal with the first person of China, Xiao Fang. Of course, this battle was the most popr match of the 8th round. Chapter 114 [Episode 59] The Best One (The first in the world) 1 ¨C End Editor¡¯s Notes: I¡¯m pretty sure the author intends to let the reader know that Sang Hyuk has been the director of more spectacr broadcasts than this in his previous life, so he¡¯s sitting there thinking about what he would do different, basically grading the director, and finding himcking. Editor¡¯s Notes: It sounds weird, how the sentence emphasizes ¡°Korean¡±. That¡¯s because in Korean, you sometimes need to listen to a sentencepletely to figure out what the speaker is saying. This was why the trantor used this phrasing. ¡°it¡¯s not like in english, the pattern normally ==> subject verb object.. in korean ==> subject (sometimes it¡¯s missing) object verb¡± Editor¡¯s Notes: Aww¡­. ?? Chapter 115 Chapter 115 [Episode 59] The Best One 2 ¡°Actually, he really has great skill but this is mostly hype. You can win only if you show 100% of your skills.¡± Luo Yusheng, Guild Master of Xiao Fang¡¯s guild and Xiao Fang¡¯s supporter, continued his pep talk to Xiao Fang. In fact, Xiao Fang was a ranker, who joined and was made by the ¡®Golden Imperial Soldiers¡¯, one of the best guilds in China. Luo Yusheng brought the talented young Xiao Fang and pushed him firmly from the beginning. Thank to it, Xiao Fang was able to level up to level 50 even though he had a triple soul. Not only that, but all his items were superior to unique grade items that has been enhanced to +7. ¡°The one suited to be at the top spot is not that man, but you. So, today in this ce, let all of us see that the strongest in the continent is the strongest in the world.¡± Luo Yusheng was a powerful figure in China. He owned a real estate conglomerate with significant influence in China, even though he is from Hong Kong, but he was a person who believed in ¡®China First¡¯ to his marrow. ¡°So, should I use the third skill too?¡± ¡°As your opponent is a serious opponent, use the third Ancient Knowledge and press him hard.¡± Up to now, Xiao Fang has been known as a double soul user. But he was actually a triple soul user. He was only hiding his third skill for various reasons. ¡°I got it.¡± Xiao Fang nodded and replied with a confident look. If he used his third ancient knowledge, no matter the opponent, even if it was the Immortal, he had the confidence to win. And it was not just Xiao Fang or his aides who thought of this. Most of the Chinese users, who are by far the best in the world, predicted Xiao Fang¡¯s victory. [Frankly, it¡¯s true that Immortal and his one guild are great, but isn¡¯t it a story from about a few months ago? During these few months, the situation has changed a lot and¡­ One Guild is also slowly being revealed as just hype.] [That¡¯s right, I don¡¯t know if it was Lone King, but Immortal has too much hype as a guild master.] [On the other hand, it was true that Xiao Fang was heavily undervalued because he was not active in the diator Hall.] [Immortal and Xiao Fang, these two will eventually find their ce in the fight today.] [Xiao Fang, fighting!] (TL note: cheering up, wishing good luck.) [But, was Immortal¡¯s skill really hype? I rather think Xiao Fang¡¯s skill is hype.] [It seems the top post is a Korean. Where is the Korean who set their nationality as Chinese?] [I heard there are a lot of kids fake their nationality. The Koreans are from the Korean bulletin board.] [Compared to Korean users, we started a littlete andgged behind, but as the time goes by, you will know why we are called the Great Country] [In the past, even at the time of LOW, the Koreans had gained so much in the early days, but eventually we conquered all the servers. In the end, EL would be like that.] [It is not the strongest user Immortal but the over-hyped user Immortal. Xiao Fang will definitely win today.]
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  • Chinese users said Xiao Fang will win. Sometimes it was ament to deny reality, but every time that happens, they¡¯re driven into the corner and bombarded by facts. The reason that they can do this is because the influence of the guilds made by Chinese users in the game actually increased greatly. Anyway, because of therge head count, the power had exploded and as it has exploded, the rankings of the guilds went up naturally. If you observe the top-level guilds, there are more guilds dominated by Korean users, but it is true that China¡¯s force is strong. However, only the Chinese users were predicting Xiao Fang¡¯s superiority. Most of the users in other countries as well as Korean users have been predicting Immortal¡¯s superiority. Especially, the beliefs of Korean users were close to faith. [The Chinese kids say Xiao Fang¡¯s win is almost confirmed, aren¡¯t they? Isn¡¯t this a little worrying?] [Shut up! One Guild is our faith and Immortal is a token of the faith. You are doubting your faith!] [Frankly, the Chinese kids¡¯ excitement is not one or two days, right? They¡¯ll probably tell you another story when Xiao Fang is grounded.] (TL note: the excitement here is like making a scene unnecessarily before something happens, and buzzing around overreacting) [If Xiao Fang is grounded, would you call him Fighting Fang?] (TL note: the speaker ys Xiao Fang¡¯s name as Ssaul Fang which means fighting Fang.) [Ooo, darn¡­ because you said Fighting Fang, I thought you are the ahjussi (old man) in the supermarket outside.] (TL note: it¡¯s simr to dad jokes. So if you y with words it¡¯s usually made by an old man or ahjussi) [I have seen more than 100 times the paid video where Immortal appeared, but a guy like Xiao Fang will never win when 100 people attack.] [It¡¯s funny to sit downparing them who have different ss in the first ce. And I want you to stop talking about him being hyped. Have you ever seen a real, proven exaggeration among the controversies involving the winnings of the One Guild?] [The foreign kids predict a 99% probability that Immortal will win but only the Chinese kids are strange.] [Idiots, what do they think Immortal is for them to suck up to him like that? I think Xiao Fang is quite likely to win.] [Wow wow, seems that the guy, who has eaten the Chinese bowl, has appeared.] [You have studied hard to get the Korean certificate but you are barely showing off your Korean skills in this kind of ce?] [Anyway, they are just rampaging guys who will shut up after 20 more minutes, just leave them.]
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  • At first, it was only a quarter-finals tournament in Korea, but now it is almost like a national confrontation. The Chinese users who believe in Xiao Fang. The Korean users who believe in Immortal. They fought hard on the inte and the result was the roar went up even before the game started. * * * * Dark night, ruined building wrecks and straight asphalt. Then a sky without even a dot of cloud and with a bright full moon floating in the sky. Xiao Fang first looked around and checked the environment settings when the game started. ¡°It¡¯s a shame because the time is set at night, but there won¡¯t be any problem because the full moon is bright.¡± He obtained all information about Immortal in various ways. And as a result, he found out that Immortal¡¯s specialty was the ambush. There was a lot of analysis but eventually it was concluded that Immortal¡¯s skills would be that of assassins. There were twomon ways of dealing with assassins. The first was to find and attack the assassin first, and the second was to block the assassin¡¯s attack and counterattack him. If he could, the first way was the best. However, it was hard to find the assassin when a simr level of users used Concealment, unless they had the means to break the enemy¡¯s Concealment. So, of course, Xiao Fang chose the second method. It was because his Ancient Knowledge had an outstanding defensive ability. Among the three Ancient Knowledges that he has, he showed and used only two of them, which are the ¡®Steel Dragon Miracle¡¯ and ¡®Strong Dragon Law Fist¡¯. Thisbination could basically be ssified as ¡®Deal Tank¡¯. The Deal Tankbination boasted a solid armor and was able to deal damage fairly well. Both Ancient Knowledges were the Ancient Knowledge which hard to find, and only a few of them knew that the synergy is maximized when the two arebined. Thisbination was called the ¡®Strong Steel Dragon¡¯ and it was abination that was powerful enough to fit into the top 30 soulbination forms to be revealed in the distant future. The disadvantage was only that there was no mobility skill so that the level of maneuverability drops. However, Xiao Fang was supplementing them with his third Ancient Knowledge. The third Ancient Knowledge of Xiao Fang, which waspletely hidden¡­. It was the ¡®Vampire Blood¡¯. Among the Blood series Ancient Knowledge, this blood which belongs to the higher levels, was what Luo Yusheng had paid so much for. in Sang Hyuk¡¯s past life it was rated higher than the Wyvern Blood, which was sold at auction, and it had some special soul skills that helped Xiao Fang solve the problem of maneuverability. Of course, this part was a secret. Luo Yusheng told Xiao Fang not to use the skills associated with the vampire blood before other people to use at this crucial moment. He did not care about the passive form abilities that other people cannot recognize, but the active abilities that other people would recognize as belonging to a third Ancient Knowledge, werepletely sealed. ¡°You can block even a strong ambush if you use the Strong Dragon Wall after spreading out the defense using the Steel Dragon Ordnance and equipping a shield using Steel Dragon Soul.¡± Xiao Fang was able to hold harder that any other tanker if he was determined to hold on. Of course, if he focused on defense like this, he had to give up the attack altogether, but if he was able to block the first ambush when facing the assassin, then the next thing was not that difficult. In fact, for this reason, assassin users did not like ¡®Way of Proof¡¯ much. It did not matter when neither side knew anything about the other, but it was very big problem if your opponent knew about you and came out like this. ¡°Even if he use all of them like this, but I still have one left.¡± Xiao Fang was not just believing in his defensive strategy. A hidden trump card. If he used it, he could 100% disable things like ambushes. [Xiao Fang seems to be trying to defend first and fight back after that. When I observed him, Xiao Fang is a very powerful Deal Tank user. I do not know what abilities exactly he¡¯s going to use, but I think he¡¯s going to endure the ambush.] Jang Minho, who was in charge of thementary, prepared while staying up almost every night for this game. Thanks to that, he had a lot to say. [So, in the end, can Xiao Fang be able to endure Immortal¡¯s ambush?] Jeon Yongmin asked with a curious look. [It is advantageous if it was the usual case. It is true that ambush is almost meaningless for a defensive yer. Honestly, ambush is not a good match for the ¡®Way of Proof¡¯. The ce that is the best for ambush is the dungeon.] [It means that Xiao Fang wanted to endure it, right?] [Haha, you have to listen to the end. I just talked about the usual case¡­. now is different. From my conclusion, you won¡¯t be able to hold back.] [Why is it like that? If it is Xiao Fang, isn¡¯t he a recognized ranking user? If such a yer intends to defend, it won¡¯t be easy to get over it.] Jeon Yongmin and Jang Minho already had a few words so Jeon Yongmin reacted exactly as Jang Minho wanted. [It does not matter who the opponent is. The important thing is¡­. it is Immortal. He is different.] [Aren¡¯t you thinking too one-sidedly? I know that all eight yers who have entered the quarter-finals are all top level users with great skills. If so, even if he is Immortal, can he win it easily?] This was also what Jang Minho asked him to do in advance. In the end, he had to provoke him to make him talk so Jeon Yongmin¡¯s reaction was necessary. [Immortal is different. I know that Xiao Fang has great ability, but what cannot be done, cannot be done.] Is it because it was too biasedmentary? In the chat window thates up real time, it started to say that thementary sucked too much. However, Jang Minho stood firmly in his position. [Anyway, all viewers can check and see that what I said was right in about a minute.] Jang Minho spoke as if it was prophecy. And as he spoke, the space near Xiao Fang split horribly and one ck de came out. There was almost no surprise because it was the scene that was actually expected by everyone. Of course, Xiao Fang, who had strong defense posture, was not surprised at all. He used the ¡®Strong Dragon Wall¡¯ right away and lifted both of his fists up to the front. Strong Dragon Wall and Steel Dragon Soul reduce the damage as much as possible and the damage that has prated it is blocked through enhance defense by the Steel Dragon Ordnance. This was Xiao Fang¡¯s idea. Xiao Fang thought that Immortal was able to win against Line Dark because the battlefield was a dungeon. The dungeon was the best battlefield for the assassin. But Way of Proof was different. The assassin could not use much power here. So Xiao Fang believed that he could destroy Immortal with his own hand. But his belief now at this moment¡­.. is broken. Jjojojong! Kwakwakwang! The ck de just touches and made the Strong Dragon Wall and Steel Dragon Soul vanish. The two skills, that Xiao Fang thought as the hardest defense, have disappeared as quickly as a bursting soap bubble. Fortunately, Xiao Fang¡¯s senses were keen. If the Xiao Fang¡¯s sense had fallen, he would not have been able to react and would have been swept away by the ck de in a second, but Xiao Fang was not like that at all. He used a number of his treasured skills when he felt the danger. Vampire Blood¡¯s soul skills ¡®Swarm of Bats¡¯ It was a skill to instantly turn his body into hundreds of bats and shed 80% of the damage. The cooldown time was 3 days and if he use it, he will not be able to use all the power of the Vampire Blood for three days, so it was not a skill that he can use thoughtlessly, but now first he need to live and see the rest. Phaphaphaphat! Xiao Fang thought that when his body turned into hundreds of bats, he could endure the ambush, so he was thinking about the counterattack. Nope, he just wanted to think about it. Theoretically, Swarm of Bats was able to withstand any attack. Obviously it was theoretically. But unfortunately, Xiao Fang¡¯s opponent was not an opponent bound by theory ormon sense. The Outlier¡­.. The non-standard existence used all his power and the ck de swallowed up the entire swarm of bats. Xiao Fang could not be an Immortal¡¯s opponent in the first ce. Immortal was much much much stronger than what people thought. Chapter 115 [Episode 59] The Best One 2 ¨C End
    Chapter 116 [One Man Army, Ep.60(1): Treat Reality like a Game]@ Treat reality like a game Everything burst at once, even if he used Swarm of Bats. Xiao Ping may have felt himself a bit wronged by this. He could have actually got through it. It wasn¡¯t nighttime now, and only if Immortal hadn¡¯t used ck me Dragon¡­Xiao Ping could have endured one strike. Of course, he would have been swept up with the attack that followed, but the reason why he was struck out with one strike was because Immortal intended to. Immortal knew Xiao Ping very well. He should have. Xiao Ping was a fierce contender at internationalpetitions, getting into sharp confrontations with Korean professional gamers in his previous life. At that time, his skill was good, as recognized by everyone. However, he had a rather weak mentality making him copse on his own at times, which led to his losses outnumbering his wins to the top Korean professional gamers. Anyway, Sanghyuk, who had some grasp of Xiao Ping¡¯s skills, knew that his ability to survive was quite powerful, so he decided to get it done all at once and blew him away with the strongest strike. Users with weak mentality would copse on their own when the opponent tighten the pressure first. As expected, Xiao Ping copsed on his own as a result of this one-time death. In particr, he was unable to use his vampire abilities because he used the Swarm of Bats, which made him copse even harder. As a result, the quarter finals of the Best One Battle, which had attracted the attention of a number of people, ended with a futile loss for Xiao Ping. Immortal didn¡¯t let Xiao Ping have even one kill. On the other hand, Xiao Ping was killed by Immortal 10 times consecutively, getting utterly defeated with set score of 2:0. The game onlysted 15 minutes. Actually, if the waiting time of 8 minutes is deducted, he was crushed within only 7 minutes. Since it was a unteral result, there was not much reactions to the game. The Chinese users were disappointed and sighed, as they shirked the loss with a strange logic that Xiao Ping surely wasn¡¯t the real Chinese representative. Korean users were in a festive mode. In the quarter finals of the Best One Battle, there were 5 Koreans and 3 foreigners, and as 3 foreigners were all lost, it made Korean users feel even more pleasant. Although the gap decreased, so far, the number of top users was the highest among Koreans. In the semi finals held on the next day, Immortal crushed his opponent yet again and easily got himself up to the finals. The opponent was crushed the same way as Xiao Ping did. The opponent of semi finals couldn¡¯t make Immortal fall once. Even after preparation for the tant assault of Immortal, he was eventually beaten and copsed unterally. As the viewers saw that, they started calling Immortal ¡®the natural disaster¡¯. The natural disaster that could not be stopped with strength of a human¡­. Likewise, Immortal that could not be stopped with strength of users¡­. It was true that they had some resemnce. ¡°That¡¯s a bummer, you thought you woulde up.¡± The day before the finals, Sanghyuk met Gyebaek in the game. Although he said this, Sanghyuk thought Gyebaek may note up to the finals since he was on the oppositedder. It was because of a user on that side. ¡°Yeah. It¡¯s a bummer for me, too. But that guy was really strong¡­. I only had heard the rumors, but when I really fought with him, he was incredible.¡± ¡°Typhoon of Rising Guild¡¤¡¤¡¤¡¤¡¤¡¤. Strong.¡± The guy Gyebaek was referring to was the ace yer of Rising Guild, Typhoon. Typhoon was a user that didn¡¯t y in the Hall of diators, so it was first time for Gyebaek to fight against him. Of course, Sanghyuk hadn¡¯t fought with Typhoon, either. He could just remember what kind of user Typhoon was based on the memories of his previous life. Typhoon the soul-crusher. He was a dominant figure in the EL as the most powerful one for a very long time. There were three people called as the most powerful one of EL for almost 10 years in Sanghyuk¡¯s previous life, and one of them was the soul-crusher Typhoon. Typhoon was strong. Although his field was more focused on PVE than PVP, and he was not formally professional, he would sometimes beat the pro-gamers by participating inpetitions as a quasi-pro. Sanghyuk had even contacted him a few times personally when he was a coach, because he wanted him on his pro-gamer team. So Sanghyuk knew Typhoon quite well. ¡®Gyebaek is strong but so is Typhoon. They may be simr when ites to basic gaming skills, but it would be hard for Gyebaek, who is ying on his own with no support, to win against Typhoon, who is getting full support from Rising Guild.¡¯ If the two have the same ability, the user with better items and skills is bound to win. In that sense, it may have been obvious for Gyebaek to be lost to Typhoon in the semi finals. Although Gyebaek lost, he didn¡¯t get too disappointed or angry over the loss. He just had the ¡®I wanted to win¡¯ reaction. He was on the verge of taking a philosophical view of life over losing because of someone. ¡°You¡¯ll take a revenge for me, won¡¯t you?¡± Gyebaek looked at Sanghyuk, smiling. ¡°I didn¡¯t participate in thepetition to lose, so naturally I can take the revenge for you.¡± ¡°Ah, I¡¯m sure you¡¯ll do your thing well, but that guy uses a strange technique. I totally fell for it.¡± ¡°Haha, I saw the broadcast as well.¡± To be honest, he hadn¡¯t watched the broadcast thoroughly because he had a lot of things on his te. But even though he didn¡¯t watch it, he knew exactly what strange technique Gyebaek was referring to. ¡®The hidden ancient knowledge Typhoon has¡­cyclone. That¡¯s a fine technique.¡¯ As far as Sanghyuk knew, only Typhoon had the cyclone, one of the ancient knowledges. He didn¡¯t know how Typhoon got it either. If he knew, he would have considered going back and getting it in the first ce. It was that good of a knowledge. The final round was going to take ce in 16 hours but Sanghyuk was still on the game at that time. If it had been for other users, they would have been sleeping to manage their conditions or analyzing their opponents; that was not the case for Sanghyuk. To be exact, he didn¡¯t have to. Typhoon surely was strong. But he was only a strong man within the standard. He was no match for Sanghyuk, who had already gone beyond the standard. * * * * ¡°Huh¡¤¡¤¡¤¡¤¡¤¡¤ Huh¡¤¡¤¡¤¡¤¡¤¡¤.¡± Typhoon looked front as he gasped for breath. He was confident when the finals started. He was especially confident of winning against an opponent like Sanghyuk, who was an assassin-style user that struck the opponent with one strong attack. The reason being, his soul skill. The representative soul skill that can be earned through ancient knowledge cyclone, ¡®Shield of Wind¡¯. It was an absolute defense technique that blocked one attack unconditionally. It didn¡¯t matter too much to Typhoon that it had the defect of having long cooling time and only provided a small defense area. Strikers who put everything in one shot had to be stopped only once, and the small defense area could be overlooked because of Typhoon¡¯s superb control. That¡¯s why Typhoon thought Immortal may be strong, but worth fighting with. And actually, Typhoon did block the initial strong shot of Immortal with his Shield of Wind. Until then, everything went the way Typhoon had hoped. But after then, everything went against what he anticipated. ¡®What the heck¡¤¡¤¡¤¡¤¡¤¡¤ He¡¯s an assassin-style user with amplified stabbing ability?¡¯ That¡¯s how every expert analyzed Immortal. But Typhoon realized at this moment how wrong that analysis was. ¡®Stabbing was just one of the options of attack he has. That guy is¡­a monster that makes analysis meaningless.¡¯ Since Typhoon had a great skill and sense, he knew the height from which his opponent was looking down on him with only a few attacks going back and forth. ¡®They want me to win against that monster? Damn¡¤¡¤¡¤¡¤¡¤¡¤ it would be easier to clear the Forest of Spirits with a brush.¡¯ Typhoon felt frustrated for the first time ying in EL. Typhoon shook his head. He realized he would get unterally beaten up by Immortal, like his opponents in the quarter finals and semi finals. Of course, he was going to resist it to an extent¡­but he couldn¡¯t expect much. Woooahhh! As the win of Immortal was decided, thunderous shouts swept the ¡®DN¡¯ specialized arena of LGN. Immortal had unterally beaten up his opponent even in the final round, then he briefly thought of the memory in the previous life and smiled bitterly. ¡®At that time, I was just watching from the bottom of the stage¡­it sure feels different up here.¡¯ He had won severalpetitions, but only as a coach. It was the first time for him to win as a yer. Would that be the reason? He somehow felt quite weird. ¡®Winning¡¤¡¤¡¤¡¤¡¤¡¤. It¡¯s not too bad to feel this way.¡¯ Sanghyuk nodded, opened the capsule and got out. The crowd was constantly cheering for him. When Sanghyuk saw them, he held up his hand to let them know that he is the winner. Immortal, the winner of the first the Best One Battle. His poprity went beyond Korea, and started to sweep across the world. * * * * Sanghyuk received 20 million won as his winning prize. Since it was the first off-linepetition, the reward wasn¡¯t that big. But the real jackpot was hit somewhere else. The video Sanghyuk uploaded on Live Channel One which you have to pay for. That video cost quite a lot¡­that was being downloaded like crazy. It was known that the number of EL users around the world was very high, but it was being downloaded almost too much. Especially, the moment when Sanghyuk won the the Best One Battle and proved his out-of-the-world strength to the whole world¡­the download counting of that video never seemed to end. The profit generated by the one charged video was 2.41 million dors¡­That was almost three billion won. Also, since Sanghyuk had a great contract with LGN, they took only 20% as themission fee. That is, he had earned 2.4 billion won in less than a month with this video alone. What¡¯s more, he got paid straight away. In exactly one week after his victory in the Best One Battle, arge sum of money was deposited in Sanghyuk¡¯s ount. It wouldn¡¯t be of any problem because he had properly paid his taxes. * He had some money stocked up anyways, but with this, he had 2 billion won in his general banking ount. ¡°Wow, this is an ie that I had never expected¡¤¡¤¡¤¡¤¡¤¡¤.¡± Sanghyuk murmured with a slight excitement on his face, as he checked the money he had on his ount with inte banking. ¡®But I shouldn¡¯t stock up money like this¡­.¡¯ It was definitely pleasant thing to earn a lot of money. He was a bit disconcerted because he had earned it so easily, but it was true that he was feeling great. But as dumb as Sanghyuk is about managing finances, he knew it would be stupid for him to have thatrge sum of money in a general bank ount. ¡®Should I manage it a bit?¡¯ He felt the need to manage the money. In his real life, he was only in his early 20s, but considering his previous life altogether, he was an old man. That¡¯s why he obviously knew he could get more money by investing it. ¡®Would it be possible for me to earn a lot of money with the memory of my previous life? The problem is, I don¡¯t know a lot¡­.¡¯ Sanghyuk started to arrange his thoughts. He didn¡¯t have any problem with living with a couple hundred million won. ¡®After all, as time went by, the ones who became the superpowers in the EL were all very rich in the real world, ¡¤¡¤¡¤ If you think about it, even if I¡¯m the best in the game right now, they¡¯ll be able to catch up, those guys who are growing at a fast pace with their real resources.¡¯ Sanghyuk knew all too well that reality and game could not be considered separately. A rich man in reality was rich in the game, and poor man was poor in both worlds. In a capitalist society, money was too powerful. ¡®The conclusion is, I need to have amount of wealth in reality, although I may not be able to be one of those top 10 billionaires. Sanghyuk concluded his thought. This was a problem that he had agonized over since he first returned to Korea, but he postponed it because he had nothing in the real world at that time. But now there¡¯s a snowball that¡¯s small but can roll. Then, from now on, it was right to seriously consider this problem. ¡®If I had known, I should have had some interest to this field in my previous life¡­. Although, who would have thought that I would return.¡¯ It was a pity that he didn¡¯t have a lot of information, but it wasn¡¯t like he knew nothing. He concentrated and tried to remember a few memories from his previous life, and he recalled some that may be helpful. He started to write down all of them. Rolling a snowball down a snowy hill. The beginning was to collect information through the memories of the previous life. Editor¡¯s Notes: Proving that Sang Hyuk is WAY smarter than the MC of another Korean Novel¡­ ?? (Emperor of Solo y) Editor: Userunfriendly Chapter 117 Chapter 117 [Episode 60] Reality Like A Game 2 * * * * Just in case something happened, Sang Hyuk had recorded all the important facts he knew from the regression. He was originally trying to record only things rted to the game, but when he sorted out his memories, he was naturally not only able to organize the memories rted to the game but also all the significant events of his life. Sang Hyuk looked again at the record and began to look carefully for information that might help. Sang Hyuk¡¯s past life was centered around the game, so he could not help but to have useful information. But even like that, the things that did not help at all were really not helping. No matter how he lived a gamer¡¯s life, there were big events that were reported. And such big events could be exploited in many ways. Sang Hyuk looked at the big events that would ur in the near future out of the information he wrote down. And he found one piece of information to use among them. ¡°Super Typhoon Ts, this thingnded in Japan, causing tremendous damage. What can I do with this?¡± This information was still clearly memorable. The reason he remembers this information clearly is that the indirect impact of the typhoon at that time caused a great deal of rain in Korea, which made the workce he worked at to be flooded. Sang Hyuk was rather thankful to the super typhoon Ts, because of that the workshop in the basement was moved to the third floor of another building. ording to the news that Sang Hyuk was watching now, the Force 10 typhoon Ts ured in Southern Philippines. At least for now, neither the predicted path nor the force of the typhoon seemed very dangerous. ¡°In the article at that time, this bastard became super typhoon and went through Japan, it said it was an unusual thing that far exceeded the expectations, right? I think I can do something with this information¡­..¡± Sang Hyuk has already confirmed the typhoon Ts information and started to think about what to do with this information. However, it was hard to find a suitable way with Sang Hyuk¡¯s knowledge. In the end, Sang Hyuk was forced to hire a professional help. You can meet Investment Professionals only if you have money. Sang Hyuk was able to have a meeting with a most reliable investment professional on that day with the right amount of consulting fees. Of course, Sang Hyuk did not intend to invest through that expert. Sang Hyuk only wanted a few tips. It was a consultation that you needed to pay for, so that the expert very kindly told Sang Hyuk various things. Sang Hyuk pretended to know nothing and kept on asking questions and he naturally created an atmosphere to freely exchange questions and answers. And then, after the mood lightened and rxed, he threw in a question that seems to be nothing. ¡°So, Stock Investment is something that can be done in more ways than I expected. Ah, then if you know that there will be a big disaster will happen in a certain area, would you be able to make an investment using that?¡± ¡°Haha, of course you can invest. It doesn¡¯t make much sense to be able to predict a disaster, but if you can predict it, you will be able to earn huge amount of money.¡± ¡°In what ways can you make the big money?¡± ¡°But why are you curious with this? Honestly, if you have some money and want to roll it, I would not rmend direct investment. Even it¡¯s not me, invest your money in other trusted investment professionals. That is the best.¡± ¡°Ah, it¡¯s not that I want to invest, I¡¯m just asking for my personal curiosity. I don¡¯t actually have anything in mind, but in these days, I¡¯m interested in this area, so I wanted to listen to the expert, anyway.¡± ¡°As expected, you are not an investor, but a young master from a rich family, aren¡¯t you?¡± The expert listened to Sang Hyuk with a little regret shown in his face and closed the thought about getting an investment. ¡°Okay. So let¡¯s assume that you know a disaster will happen so I will exin to you in as much detail as possible. Depending on the size of the disaster¡­. For example, let¡¯s pretend that a major earthquake will ur in California, USA, then the ability to use the information is unlimited. It is not possible, but if you knew the earthquake will happen before it happen, first the stock market¡­..¡± The experts told Sang Hyuk about various investment methods. Sang Hyuk continued his meticulous inquiry as he recorded his words entirely with his machine. Anyway, to make an investment based on the memories of his past life was not a part that could be entrusted to others. So, Sang Hyuk was going to make the investment by himself after finding out as much as possible. Sang Hyuk met with four investment specialists right after meeting the first investment specialist. And he asked the other specialists in the simr way, then he asked them his questions. So when he met about five investment specialists, he had rough idea of what he needs to do. Sang Hyuk was not an expert, so he picked out the most easy-to-understand and fast-paced investment methods. The important thing was that it was easy and fast. Sang Hyuk had a lot of other information besides this information, so there was no need to invest with a long-term perspective here. A lot of Sang Hyuk¡¯s efforts were needed before the actual investment. For an entire day, Sang Hyuk didn¡¯t sleep at all and diligently studied Foreign Investments. In the case of Overseas Investments, the study was necessary because he could not do it just because he has the money. Because the Typhoon Ts was growing more and more powerful in the Pacific Ocean, so it was better to invest a little bit sooner. Now was the best time since the predicted route was not Japan. Sang Hyuk has invested about 2 billion won after all the preparations are over. He had to see how the oue of this investment would be. But the obvious thing was that in at least a few weeks, the results would be out. ¡°Even if it doesn¡¯t work, I will at least get triple, right?¡± It was a sure investment using the memories of his previous life. Therefore, the possibility of failure of this investment was zero. Because Sang Hyuk made the investment like this, it naturally felt like a game. Is that so? Even investing 2 billion, arge sum of money, he did not hesitate at all. ¡°By the way, if you want me to tell you about the dangers of the super typhoon, I cannot tell you.¡± In Sang Hyuk¡¯s memories, this Super Typhoon Ts had caused many people to die or be injured. So, although Sang Hyuk used this information, it was true that he had this ufortable feeling. However, it did not mean that Sang Hyuk could do anything. No one would ever trust him if he had shouted how dangerous the Super Typhoon Ts was. Rather, it was clear that they would treat him as a deranged person. And actually, after Ts became a super typhoon and hit Japan, warning people could be a bigger problem. Sang Hyuk could not exin how he knew about the dangers of the Super Typhoon Ts, so he could be in big trouble. So he just had to be quiet. ¡°Fiuh, let¡¯s just give them a little big donationter.¡± Sang Hyuk admitted that this absolutely could not be prevented. It was bitter but this was reality. After finishing the investment, Sang Hyuk handled things that were connected to the game that were not essible for a few days because of his investment tasks. ¡°Let¡¯s start the Hydra hunting in a week after all things are done in reality.¡± In fact, all preparations for attacking the Hydra has been over, but he did not want to make the decision right away. Because he is going to roughly n his investments for the next three years, so at least this week seemed to require more of his time in reality, than in virtual reality. * * * * Everything went as Sang Hyuk remembered. Just like in his previous life, the Typhoon Ts became a super typhoon and suddenly turned the course northward rather than eastward then prate through the middle of the Japanese Archipgo. Sang Hyuk watched the footage in real time. He did not favor Japan very much, but even so, he was not happy to see many people suffering in front of the Super Typhoon. Of course, as Japan keep on hurting because of the Typhoon, the profit that Sang Hyuk earned was increasing. He knew that he could earn big money, but Sang Hyuk was really surprised to see the rate of the return in real time. The typhoon has just passed and the damage was rising. The investment of 2 billion had already reached 9 billion. ¡°Was this something that could blow up this much?¡± Sang Hyuk, honestly, did not believe it yet. Because Sang Hyuk could not confirm anything but the number, so he still couldn¡¯t get the actual feeling. One sure thing was that Sang Hyuk hit the jackpot. Even though he still need to monitor his investments, but it seemed like Sang Hyuk could earn a lot more money than he had expected. 24.9 billion. Exactly in 14 days, Sang Hyuk¡¯s 2 billion has be 24.9 billion. Of course, Not all of the money belonged to Sang Hyuk. If Sang Hyuk took this money right away, he had to pay taxes and pay some money here and there. However, Sang Hyuk¡¯s wealth was blown up from 2 billion to 20 billion won. Sang Hyuk is still in the early stage, so it was only about the money that he put in using simple and quick investments. If it had been a proper investor using the information that Sang Hyuk had, it would have been a tremendous return. Nope, even if he kept on investing a little longer in the present state, the money could go up exponentially. Two weekster, Japan was still unable to recover from the damage left by the Super Typhoon Ts. Because the Super Typhoon hit Tokyo directly, so many people were killed or injured, and the amount of damage continued to increase every day. The experts have said that even if it was Japan, it will take time to shake off the damage and get back on their feet again. ¡°Is this the power of information?¡± The power of information that has shown tremendous power in the game was just as powerful in reality. The difference between the person who knew and didn¡¯t know is big. However, Sang Hyuk began to worry about continuing his investments. ¡°It¡¯s only up to here, the information I knew for sure¡­. However, I don¡¯t know how long Japan will continue to be shaken. So, even if it is bad, I have to take my hands off at this point.¡± If real investment professionals had heard this. they would have said that he was crazy, but Sang Hyuk knew his limitations clearly. ¡°There are many opportunities to continue in the future anyway. So ying safe is the best.¡± If he missed the snowballs that he has rolled up to here, then there will be no chance to even roll the snowballs at all next time. * So, Sang Hyuk gave up the additional gains and decided to cash in the investments. Sang Hyuk received the returns for all his investments the next day. He only left it there for one more day, but 24.9 billion has be almost 30 billion. It was so dreadfully fast for the money to increase, it made him think ¡°Should I have left it for one more day?¡± until the moment he received the return on his investments. However, Sang Hyuk shook off the idea and recovered all his investment. This was right. If he be greedy here, it would be an excessive greed. When the investment waspleted, Sang Hyuk became a great powerhouse with assets of dozens of billions of won from a small rich man with 2 billion. Since Sang Hyuk had already created a privately owned corporation called ¡®SH General Investment¡¯ from the start, the money was umted in the corporation. Of course, he donated a billion won for the Typhoon Ts in the name of the corporation and gave the corporation a good image from it. Sang Hyuk was not a person who would only leave the money in the corporate ount. Especially when he learned the fun of real investment, he never intended to stop rolling the snowballs. ¡°For the time being, there is no daebak (jackpot) thing as Super Typhoon Ts. But even if it is not daebak (jackpot), there is one sure information.¡± The information of daebak (big hit) such as Super Typhoon Ts was limited. Especially Sang Hyuk¡¯s memory was very poor for the things out of the game, so at least for the time being, there was no useful external information avable for several months. Instead, there was one sure thing. That is¡­.. ¡°Within the next two months, GL Company will release the G-900 series, which will be called the best encapsted VR device over the next few years. And once it released, GL will be the first in the industry in half a year. This information was so familiar because it was directly rted to Sang Hyuk. To be honest, this was not arge daebak information. And it did not make much money in a short period of time like Super Typhoon. But instead, it was a good to bury his money for a while because it was a profitable information for sure. From that day, Sang Hyuk began to buy shares in GL. Of course, GL was second in this industry at this point, so the stock price was much cheaper than KH, which is the number one in the industry. Chapter 117 [Episode 60] Reality Like A Game 2 ¨C End Editor¡¯s Notes: Remember the snowballs reference in a previous chapter? The author is using snowballs rolling down a snowy hill, growingrger as it rolls further as a metaphor for using a little knowledge for vast returns. Chapter 118 Chapter 118 [Episode 61] Focusing In Business Again 1 Focusing In Business Again. Sang Hyuk spent all his free money to buy GL¡¯s stocks. About a billion shares ofmon stocks were avable and he bought as much as he could with his remaining money, so he doesn¡¯t need to worry about investing for the time being. Sang Hyuk finished investing in the real world so he began to focus on EL again. Investing in reality was fun, but it was just like a bonus game. Sang Hyuk¡¯s real fun was not in the reality, but in virtual reality. Sang Hyuk finally decided to go ahead with the Hydra Attack that has been prepared steadily. Hydra was the final boss of the Deep Sea Dungeon. The Deep Sea Dungeon was of course ced within the deep sea. However, it was not essible through the sea, but through an ordinary normal dungeon called ¡®Temple of the Sea Dragon¡¯. In other words, to go to the raid dungeon named Deep Sea Dungeon, it means to clear the temple of the Sea Dragon, a normal dungeon. When he clears the Temple of Sea Dragon, he can open the gate using the ¡®Sea Stone¡¯ and enter the Deep Sea Dungeon. You can use the Sea Stone repeatedly, so you have to clear the Temple of Sea Dragon only once. Sang Hyuk quickly cleared the sea temple and got the Sea Stone. Then he went straight to the Deep Sea Dungeon. The preparations were finished anyway. The only thing left was to attack the Deep Sea Dungeon and hunt the Hydra. * * * * The Deep Sea Dungeon was the most difficult among the raid dungeons in the Heroic Lands, so even Sang Hyuk pull it off with difficulty. Especially, Sang Hyuk was raiding as a solo yer not as team, so he could not raise the clear speed. However, in general terms, it can be said that he was able to run it at a very fast pace. Sang Hyuk¡¯s standards were already very high, so progress was normal, ording to his criteria. At the end of his hard work, Sang Hyuk was able to remove all intermediate bosses and normal monsters, leaving only the final boss, Hydra. Deep Sea Dungeon reset cycle was a month, so he had a lot of time to spare. If only he can defeat the Hydra during the remaining days, in fact all of the raids in Heroic Lands were finished. Of course the Hydra was not an easy opponent. Except for the dragons seen in the Continent of the Sun, it was hard to find a monster stronger than Hydra. Sang Hyuk did not catch the Hydra in his previous life. But he watched the videos of raiding the Hydra several times in real time. So, he knew how to attack and also the Hydra¡¯s patterns. Sang Hyukpleted the first attack on that basis. Though it may not be the perfect strategy, but he thought he could fill in the missing parts in real time. ¡°Anyway, it needed at least twenty times for it to bepletely solved and the attack will bepleted¡­..¡± Sang Hyuk was not afraid of failure. The most important thing about raids is that you should not be afraid to fail. ¡°Knock! Then it will be opened.¡± Sang Hyuk attacked the Hydra with these words. He did not hurry. Every time he challenge it, he got more than one attack hint and he is getting more and more aplished in correcting andpleting his poor initial strategy. It was experience that is the most important thing in Raids anyway, so Sang Hyuk was steadily backing the Hydra into a corner as he improved. As a result, he was able toplete an almost perfect strategy at the end of the twelfth try. The strategy waspleted much sooner than he thought. Of course, Hydra was not caught by thepletion of the strategy. The strategy has been created, but just because he knew how to solve thest piece of the puzzle, didn¡¯t mean it was easy. One of thest puzzles of the Hydra Attack was the ¡®Petrified Eyes¡¯, which shot randomly when his maximum health drops below 20%. Hydra¡¯s head was simr to a snake. And there were such nine heads. He had to cut off all these nine heads to kill the Hydra. Each head has 10 lives, and thest immortal head that exists until the end has 20 lives. Right when it only has the immortal head left, Hydra used the petrified eyes and if you hit by these eyes, you will be petrified. The only way to avoid this eye was to not look at its eyes. Normally, after the petrified eyes, Hydra cast a deadly attack called ¡®The poisonous fang of death¡¯ one after another, so once you hit by the petrified eyes, it should be considered as the end. Actually, the petrified eyes was not a difficult skill for a raid team. If only the team member with the ¡®remove abnormal status¡¯ skill did not be petrified, then that team member was able to restore his friends who were petrified immediately by using the skill. So when a raid team is attacking a hydra, one of the team members who had the remove abnormal status skill would not participate in the battle at all if it only has the immortal head left and then when their other colleagues became petrified, he immediately used the remove abnormal status skill. If it is done like this, then the petrified eyes be no threat at all. However, Sang Hyuk had no colleagues to release him. When a team raid was run by a solo yer like this, this was a time when something that was not a problem at all be a big problem. Of course, there were some parts that werefortable because he was alone, but mostly there were more parts where Sang Hyuk was ufortable because he was alone. The ¡®Petrified Eyes¡¯ was known to be impossible to avoid because there was no ¡°tell¡±. But that doesn¡¯t mean that analysis was impossible. Sang Hyuk discovered that the pupil shakes in a certain direction slightly when the immortal head emits the petrified eyes. It was a fact that he observed by the eighth challenge, and after that he challenge it four more times while checking the timing. ¡°Approximately¡­.. 0.3 seconds? If I do not react during that time, I surely will be stone.¡± Speaking inmon sense, it was almost impossible for human to respond to something in 0.3 seconds. Especially to avoid the petrified eyes, he had to catch the minute tremor and instantly turn away in 0.3 seconds. But he had to do this to get the Hydra down. There was no other way. The Petrified eyes was what Sang Hyuk had to ovee unconditionally. ¡°Usually in this case¡­..¡± Sang Hyuk smiled rottenly while looking at the entrance to the huge pupil of the Hydra. ¡°I have to keep going until I get it.¡± Repeat attempts, that was the answer. * * * * Blurred, microscopic eye movements. The moment Sang hyuk caught them, he had already turned away. Jwaaaa! Instantly, the petrified eyes from the immortal head shed, but the energy only reached Sang Hyuk¡¯s back. Sang Hyuk avoided the petrified eyes in the same movement as the petrifying light and once again wrapped the Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip around its neck. Hwiriririk, Deudeudeuk! ¡°Now the end is in sight, right?¡± Sang Hyuk avoided the petrified eyes that shed the petrifying light from the immortal head for exactly 38 times in this 43rd trial. Then, after avoiding it, he counterattacked steadily. Unlike the other heads, the immortal head had 20 lives, but Sang Hyuk¡¯s attack power surpassed the firepower of a good raid team. So while Sang Hyuk¡¯s kept up his counterattack, even if it is a Hydra, it can not endure it forever. Sang Hyuk wrapped the Hydra¡¯s neck with Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip and pulled it hard. Kyaaaaaaaa! Hydra lost 8 out of 9 heads and one of them was half cut off. At this rate, Sang Hyuk seemed to be defeating the Hydra with a solo raid. But, Hydra still has thest 1 HP left. The moment when the Hydra¡¯s vitality drops to 1. Suddenly the body of the Hydra shivered and began to burn itself. ¡°Huh? What is this?¡± Sang Hyuk, who thought he was almost done, was shocked at the sudden change Based on what he knew, thest pattern of the Hydra was the petrified eyes. All the Hydra capturing videos that he has seen in his previous life likewise said that the petrified eyes was thest pattern. But the Hydra was copsing like this. So, why is this happening now? This was actually because the Hydra, which had been burned to this state just before its copse, was the ¡°primordial¡± hydra. The Hydra that was born when this world (the world of the eternal life) was born and has never been defeated until now. The internal code is ¡®HD-1¡¯. Sang Hyuk drove the primordial Hydra¡¯s to the point of death. Special named monsters of a certain grade or higher can get the title ¡®Primeval¡¯ and the named monsters which are called primeval have special powers. The hidden conditions are met and the primordial hydra changes to the ¡®Skeleton Hydra That Ovees Death¡¯. If you defeat this Skeleton Hydra that ovees death, you can get a very big reward. ¡°Oh,e on!¡± With the system message, the Hydra almost dying in front of his eyes was revived and be the Skeleton Hydra that ovee death. This was a situation that people had no choice but to swear. He almost finished the raid, but the raid started again. Even the Skeleton Hydra that ovee the death had all nine heads restored. The only thing that changed was that it was bing a skeleton. Of course, such an unexpected event and special rewards were not bad. But not now! After Sang Hyuk finds a way to attack the skeleton Hydra that ovee death again, he would have to struggle for at least another ten days to defeat the Skeleton Hydra. Then it will be over the dungeon reset time, so he had to do the raid all over again from the beginning. ¡°I have to finish it now.¡± Sang Hyuk had already been in the Deep Sea Dungeon for about 25 days and he had only five days to reset. So, he had to finish it now. Khooong! As soon as the resurrected Skeletal Hydra hostile roared towards Sang Hyuk, Sang Hyuk realizes that it is time to make an unavoidable choice. ¡°Uh, I brought it here just in case¡­. but it is really too precious to use it here.¡± It is really precious. In fact, it was a thing that would be wasted to use before the Continent of the Sun. No, it was worthy to use in the next dimensional beyond the Continent of the Sun. But, if he does not catch the Hydra right now, he surely has to waste a lot of time and it can cause a lot of annoying problems, so he had to use it even if it was a waste. ¡°You should know that it¡¯s an honor.¡± Sang Hyuk looked at the Skeleton Hydra that ovee death and held a singlebination card in his hand. Tiing. Then he threw it to the Skeleton Hydra. ¡°An angry dragon. Hurry eat all of the offerings I give you and destroy the enemy in front of me.¡± Gooooooooo. Right when Sang Hyuk threw thebination card and spat out themand words¡­.. Thebination card, that slowly flying forward, shone red and the red thread stretched and connected to Sang Hyuk. Then through the link like this red thread, all the power Sang Hyuk currently possessed was sucked into thebination card. Life, Magical Power, vitality, all kinds of them without limit. It absorbed all his power with only 1% left. The skill of thebination card used by Sang Hyuk. This was the ¡®Breath of The Raging Dragon¡¯, the ultimate destruction skill. Chapter 118 [Episode 61] Focusing In Business Again 1 ¨C End Chapter 119 Chapter 119 [Episode 61] Focusing in Business Again 2 The Combination Card ¡®Breath of The Raging Dragon¡¯. To make this, a lot of expensive materials were needed. Most expensive of all was the Red Dragon¡¯s Blood. But it did not end with the Red Dragon¡¯s Blood. Red Dragon¡¯s Blood was only the most important material, and there was also a lot of other rare and precious materials going into the creation. To make it simple, if you converted all of the ingredients needed to make one card of the Breath of The Raging Dragon to gold, it would be nearly 10 million. It was 10 million gold for one card. In cash, nearly 600 million won were put into making one card. It was a consumable item that disappeared when you use it just once. Even though Sang Hyuk had earned in reality dozens of billions of won, he could not use thisbination card recklessly. No, to be exact, he did not know that he should use the Breath of The Raging Dragon at this moment even after he earned dozens of billions. Breath of The Raging Dragon was not just expensive, but because it needs a rare item called the Red Dragon Blood for the production, so you could not make it even if you had the money. Therefore, it was something very precious. But Sang Hyuk, who knew that even the most precious thing could be junk if he cared for it too much, boldly used the Breath of The Raging Dragon. However¡­ At the moment when thebination card ¡®Breath of The Raging Dragon¡¯ was activated, an unexpected system message appeared. Because all conditions are met, ¡®Ragna de¡¯, which registered as an event skill, is activated. ¡°No, what? Crazy! No!!!¡± If Breath of The Raging Dragon was the ultimate destruction skill that wipes out the enemies in front of you, then Ragna de was the ultimate extinction skill that simply wiped out everything in front of you. Honestly, this part was obviously Sang Hyuk¡¯s mistake. Sang Hyuk had no idea that Breath of The Raging Dragon would trigger the Ragna de. It was true that Breath of The Raging Dragon was a powerful attack, but at this point it was also hard to predict that the high master (120th level) attack power woulde out. Basically, the Breath of The Raging Dragon extracted all the energy from Sang Hyuk¡¯s body and exploded thispressed energy, so the energy extracted from Sang Hyuk, who has not reached level 60 yet, was limited. So, Sang Hyuk also thought that even the Breath of The Raging Dragon, which was without exaggeration madly powerful, would not be able to go up to high-master level damage at this point. But his judgement was a miss. Though there was no enhancement from artifacts, the basic abilities he had increased the power of the Breath of The Raging Dragon by at least a couple of times and as a result, woke up the ragna de, which was asleep deep inside Sang Hyuk¡¯s body. If Ragna de had erased the Skeleton Hydra that ovee Death from the world, then Sang Hyuk had to face a terrible situation in which he suffered a lot and failed to obtain anything. He had to stop it no matter what. ¡°Absolutely no!¡± Sang Hyuk hurriedly twisted his body backward. He twisted his body with all his might and lifted his arms with the redbination card over head. The most fortunate thing was that the health and vitality had only 1% left, so Ragna de did not activate immediately. To trigger the Ragna de, he needed to spend 30% of his maximum health and 70% of his maximum vitality. Ragna de was not activated if these conditions were not met¡­.. but the problem is that if this statests for more than 10 seconds, Ragna de will take Sang Hyuk¡¯s ¡®life¡¯ instead of his vitality and health. Sang Hyuk twisted his body and pulled out anotherbination card and did not hesitate to put it into his body. Activate thebination card ¡®Drop of Phoenix Blood¡¯! Shoooooook. shing! When the Drop of Phoenix Blood was used, Sang Hyuk¡¯s health and vitality temporarily recovered to 100%. Immediately thereafter, the ragna de absorbed 30% and 70% of the his health and vitality respectively. Khwaaaaaaaa! Khwagwagwagwagwagwang! The absolute power of god once again erased everything in front of Sang Hyuk¡¯s eyes. The Ragna de pierced through the Deep Sea Dungeon and even punched through the ceiling of the Deep Sea Dungeon. There was a veryrge hole in the ceiling of the Deep Sea Dungeon. The sea was above the hole and an immense tunnel was made in the sea. The illogical and irrational tunnel in the seawater created by the ragna de made no sense, yet this tunnel in the seawater was somehow stable, somehow behaving as if it was made in a solid medium. Not a single drop of seawater fell from the ceiling. The microscopic traces of the enormous energies of the Ragna de somehow kept the millions of liters of sea water from copsing this impossible tunnel in the sea. Sang Hyuk did something out of themon sense to destroy the raid dungeon but it is not important to him now. Sang Hyuk, who used the ragna de and was wobbly, quickly turned his head and looked at the Skeleton Hydra. ¡°Please¡­.¡± The Ragna de¡¯s direction miraculously changed, but because it was such a ridiculously powerful skill that the skeleton hydra could have been obliterated. However, fortunately the skeleton hydra did not disappear. Although the nine heads were reduced to one again and more than half of the body had disappeared, the important thing was that it was alive. Fortunately, the Skeleton Hydra that ovee the death was much more powerful than he thought, and this miraculous result came out. If the skeleton hydra had been a little weaker, it would have disappeared leaving only handful of dust after being caught in the merciless fury of the ragna de. ¡°Thanks.¡± Sang Hyuk sincerely thanked the Skeleton Hydra. Of course, the skeleton hydra was about to copse, but the karma, which determines thepensation, was created only after it had fallenpletely, so there was no need to worry about it being destroyed by the ragna de. It was as easy as flipping the palm of your hand to blow off the remaining health of the skeleton hydra which was staggering and struggling to keep itself upright. Although unexpected variables urred consecutively and he used thebination cards that were not only expensive but also difficult to create, such as ¡®Breath of The Raging Dragon¡¯ and ¡®Drop of Phoenix Blood¡¯, but the results were not bad after all. * * * * Skeleton Hydra that ovee Death has been defeated. You have defeated the Primordial Hydra and became a true Hydra Hunter. You, who was the first to defeat a named monster with primeval power, will be called ¡®The Primeval Hunter¡¯. You got the legendary title ¡®The Primeval Hunter¡¯. You have defeated a Hydra the first and alone. You got the unique title ¡®Hydra yer¡¯. Since the first Hydra was defeated, you receive all of the 44 kinds of items that you can get from the Hydra with the first kill bonus. Congrattions. Cumtive karma has exceeded the limit and the level has risen. He overcame two crises and received the reward message. ¡°Fiuh¡­.¡± Sang Hyuk listened to this system message and sighed deeply. Honestly, Hydra hunting was much harder that he thought. Sang Hyuk was expecting to catch a hydra if he suffered roughly for two weeks, but it took almost a month not two weeks, and the items consumed during the hunt were much bigger than expected. Even if it was calcted simply by cash, it felt almost like he had burned through 700 million won. Normally, people would not understand the fact that he spent 700 million a month for ying games, but considering the things that Sang Hyuk gained with that 700 million, it was actually not a loss. It was rather a tremendous benefit. ¡°I can¡¯t even get legendary titles right now with few billion¡­.. But what¡¯s precious is precious.¡± Sang Hyuk swept all of his items in his bag and then returned to the city with his return stones. And he waited for the ¡®Drop of Phoenix Blood¡¯ effect to end in the suitable ce. Approximately 5 minutester, the effect of the Drop of Phoenix Blood was over, and all powers including Sang Hyuk¡¯s health dropped to 1%. ¡°Kheuk.¡± It was not painful, but he felt dizzy in an instant. Sang Hyuk sat down and shook his head. ¡°Hyuu, if the Ragna de was a little weaker or a little stronger than the Skeleton Hydra and I could not defeat that thing before the Drop of Phoenix Blood effect ended¡­. It would have been really dangerous.¡± Sang Hyuk thought that the fortune was with him at the crucial moment of this event in many ways. Of course, there was an unfortunate thing happened, but it was something that he had to do because he made mistakes in his judgement. ¡°By the way, I cannot use the Breath of The Raging Dragon before I¡¯m done with the Ragna de.¡± Breath of the Raging Dragon was the same as a ¡®tactical hack¡¯ that Sang Hyuk could use. However, he realized that this tactical hack acts as a switch for the destructive hack called Ragna de, so he could not use it for a while. As Breath of the Raging Dragon had suddenly became the worst weapon for Sang Hyuk, he had to seal up his strongest weapon, but he had no choice. ¡°Fiuh, let¡¯s think about this problem a little more carefully.¡± Because he had no reason to use Breath of The Raging Dragon at the moment, so it was better to think about this problem with care. First of all, it was the most urgent to recover from the health that had fallen to the bottom and to handle the postponed thing. In this situation, the best way to restore the fallen health and vitality was to eat. Very expensive and delicious food. Especially if he eat the special dishes made by skilled cooking users, then the health and vitality could be recovered in an instant. Sang Hyuk ate the spicy ¡®stir fried wings¡¯ roasted with the sauce that he enjoyed in his previous life while checking out the rewards from this hunt. Title ¨C ¡®The Primeval Hunter¡¯ Rating? Legend Exnation? You are eligible to be called ¡®The Primeval Hunter¡¯ when you first defeat a named monster with the primeval power. Effect ¨C [Prefix: None][Suffix: None][ Sustainable Effect: The primeval piece now (0)] Title ¨C ¡®Hydra yer¡¯ Rating? Unique Exnation? The first to defeat the Named Monster Hydra. It is very difficult to defeat the Hydra that has inherited the dragon¡¯s blood. Effect ¨C [Prefix: Strong resistance to poison.][Suffix: Can breath underwater.][Sustainable Effect: Unable to be turned into stone!(A): Strong resistance to petrification, endure a petrification-rted curse with 95% probability.] ¡°Primeval Crystal? Se, seven times? Isn¡¯t it crazy?¡± The moment he sees what Primeval Crystal is, Sang Hyuk¡¯s expression shows that he could not understand the fact that these items could exist. Even if he could not use it in PvP, it was too outrageous. Of course, because he had to get three Primeval pieces and thenbine them to make one crystal and it is a consumable item that hold the buffs for one hour, so the Primeval Crystal could not be an item that could seriously destroy game bnce. But the obvious thing is if he can make it¡­..then Sang Hyuk would to be able to catch some transcendental existences who he thought it would be impossible to attack unless the next dimensional was opened and the average level of the yers rose. ¡°This thing¡­. perhaps a lot of ns could be changed because of this item.¡± Primeval Crystal, he had not even known of its existence in his previous life. When it suddenly appeared, Sang Hyuk¡¯s brain began to spin faster. But in fact, this was just what it took¡­. and this was exactly what Sang Hyuk was trying to acquire through this Hydra hunt. Knowledge of Blood ¡®Hydra Blood¡¯ [unused] : You can take over the powerful strength of Hydra¡¯s blood. The powerful toxicity hidden in the blood of Hydra transforms you into another being. Detailed effect: Hydra¡¯s Blood (S) [Resistance to poison reaches to almost the limit and your blood became strongly poisonous.], Hydra¡¯s intelligence (A) [Intelligence increases by 15%], Hydra¡¯s vitality (A) [Maximum vitality increases by 15%], Hydra Charm (A) [Charm increases by 15%] Lineage Skill: Be a stone! (S) [Cursed of petrification, turn your opponent into stone for 3 seconds. However, the opponents, with the same or higher level than yourself, resist the curse with a high probability. In addition, even if the level is lower but your opponent has strong resistance to petrification, your opponent might resist the curse. ] Bonus Effect: You can breathe underwater. ¡°Hydra Blood. With this, I can create the Magic Armor that I want and if I have the Magic Armor, I can move a Heaven ss Sky-grade ship.¡± Sang Hyuk wanted to get the Hydra Blood to make the Magic Armor. And the main reason to make Magic Armor was because Magic Armor also acted as a ¡®power source¡¯ for the Sky-grade ship. It has been confirmed that the Sky-grade Ship can be made since he secured the Sky Levitation Crystal. However, the Sky-grade ship was not apleted product. The sky-grade ship needed a Magic Armor unconditionally to fly into the sky as a real Sky-grade Ship. Also, the properties of the Sky-grade Ship depended on the rating and characteristics of the Magic armor. ¡°I don¡¯t know what kind of Magic Armor will be made yet so I don¡¯t know what attribute will be attached to the Sky-grade Ship¡­. But high speed, self-recovery, and shield. I would like to have at least two of these.¡± In the case of the shield, it seemed like it would be attached unless there was a big ident because a decent Magic Armor¡¯s characteristics have it, but he did not know about the other two. Since Magic Armor which Sang Hyuk wanted to make is the Magic Armor of 3rd grade or higher then there could be 3 or more attributes attached and so the probability were rising a little higher. ¡°First, let¡¯s make it. I¡¯ll have a conclusion when I¡¯ve made it.¡± If you create a Magic Armor, the Magic Armor options allow you to easily approximate the attributes to be attached to the Sky-grade Ship. Sang Hyuk got up from his seat after eating all of his stir-fried wings. Since his health and vitality were all recovered, the only remaining thing was to make a Magic Armor. Chapter 119 [Episode 61] Focusing in Business Again 2 ¨C End Editor: Userunfriendly Chapter 120 Chapter 120 [Episode 62] Dark ck Wings 1 @ Dark ck Wings. Sang Hyuk, who collected all the ingredients including the Hydra Blood, began the production of his Magic Armor. Unfortunately, there were no users specializing in design modification yet, so the design inevitably had just a basic appearance. The framework of the Magic Armor waspleted when the crystals containing the aura of the Dark Drake which can be called the blueprint, the bone from Drake Valley, and the Giant¡¯s tendon werebined. Then byyering the leather from Drake Valley as many as 10yers and the ¡®Drake Leather¡¯ padded inner armor ispleted. The 10yers of the Leather from Drake Valley belong to the highest tier of ingredients so the leather inner armor made was an item created from materials beyond the imagination of ordinary users. And Sang Hyuk used the Hydra¡¯s Leather here as the secondary outer armor materials. Originally, he was nning to use metals such as Mithril or Adamantium, but when he caught the Hydra and got the the hydra¡¯s leather, he felt that the quality of this material is just as good as the expensive metals and it has goodpatibility with the leather from drake valley, the inner armor, so he chose the Hydra¡¯s leather as the secondary outer armor material. After assembling all the necessary materials in this way, he finally installed the Hydra Blood as the power source. At this time there was no better power source than the Hydra Blood. Sang Hyuk was able to produce the Magic Armor anywhere as long he has the materials with the pioneer title. However, he made the Magic Armor in a space where he can be alone without anyone watching just in case. Shoooooo, shing! 4th grade Magic Armor ¡®Dark ck Wings¡¯ ispleted. The first 4-grade Magic Armor is undoubtedly something special. The Magic armor created by the pioneer is bound to be special. ¡°Waow!¡± When Magic armor waspleted, Sang Hyuk screamed in surprise and clenched his fist. He expected to be about 3.5 grade of Magic Armor at the most if the process has been done sessfully, but it was the 4th grade of Magic Armor which came out. The 4th grade Magic Armor was a powerful Magic Armor that could not be easily made even after the next dimensional was released. In Sang Hyuk¡¯s memory, it was at least a year after the next dimensional was released then 4th grade Magic Armor appeared here and there. There were two messages that were special. This meant that more than two pluses were attached to it. Thepleted Magic Armor was on Sang Hyuk¡¯s palm. The shape itself looked like a little miniature armor, so it looked like that before somebody wore it and when somebody wore it, a design was engraved like a tattoo on the body and it could be summoned at anytime. First of all, Sang Hyuk checked the options before wearing it. Of course, it was not an item to be attached even if he wore it, so he could check the option even after wearing it, but he wanted to check the options immediately. [Magic Armor] Dark ck Wings [Level 4+++] ¨C Afterpleting the framework with all kinds of superb materials such as the dying energy of the Dark Drake, this powerful Magic Armor made with a core of Hydra Blood will give you immense power like a sliver of darkness piercing through the sky. [Basic Amplification Rate] 150 (45)% [Base Ability] Attack Power +20 (+6)%, Defense Ability+40 (+12)% [Special Skills] ck Flight: ck Wing can be unfolded and can fly for 40 minutes. However, the amplification rate is reduced to 40% when flying. [Cooldown 2 hours] [Unique Skill] Steel ck Wing: Wraps the user with ck Wings, reducing all damage taken for 4 seconds by 30%. [Cooldown 4 minutes] [Bonus Effect] Agility: +15, Agility: +20, Health +25 [Charge Status and Efficiency] 100% [2 hours 16 minutes 22 seconds avable] [Charging Time] Charges 14% power per hour. [Magic Armor can be used if you have over 40% charge.] [Sky-grade ship enhancement properties] Shield (B+), High Speed (S), Karma Recovery (B+), Steel ck Wing (unique) ¡°Ooooo.¡± Once he checked the options, Sang Hyuk was surprised once more. Most of the options were top-notch. In this level, the performance wasparable to a Magic Armor of the 5th grade, far beyond a 4.5th grade Magic Armor, which didn¡¯t have any pluses. ¡°It¡¯s triple plus as expected!¡± With Magic Armor, a plus was more important than in any other item. Magic Armor was not just an ordinary item. but an amplification that amplifies the power of the skill you use. Therefore, when the plus is added, the amplification rate is greatly increased. The ck Wing has increased its amplification from 150% to 195% thanks to its triple plus. For reference, Magic Armor¡¯s basic amplification based on its level were 1st grade (30%), second grade (60%), third grade (100%), fourth grade (150%), and fifth grade was 210%. In other words, Dark ck Wings was able to have the same amplification rate as a 5th grade Magic Armor¡¯s base stats due to its triple plus. ¡°And there¡¯s also the flight skill, that is called as the best Magic Armor skill, attached to it.¡± The best of the skills that can be attached to Magic Armor was the flight skill. It is a flight skill that is not attached to other items and difficult to obtain even with soul skills. Although there was a penalty for a reduced amplification rate, but in fact there were no flight skill without penalty. Is that all? The skill, that reduced 30% of all damage caused by the unique skill, weremon, but it was also a skill weed everywhere. ¡°Even the charging efficiency is high.¡± Normally if you can use it for two hours when it is charged 100%, then its efficiency was considered very high. However, the ck Wing could be used for more than two hours, specifically 2 hours and 16 minutes. This difference was greater than what he thought. Instead, the charge time was slightly longer than normal, but Magic Armor was not a big problem because it was not something you could use anytime and anywhere. ¡°And thest daebak (jackpot)¡­. The unique characteristics in the Sky-grade ship enhancement have passed.¡± One of the enhancements that Sang Hyuk wanted was missing. However, instead of having karma recovery, he was able to repair a Sky-grade ship using a certain amount of karma. The Sky-grade ship could be damaged for various reasons, but if the recovery-rted attributes were not attached, the Sky-grade ship had to be anchored in the ¡®Spirit Virtual Space¡¯ and wait for it to be repaired naturally. But the natural recovery in Spirit Virtual Space was so slow that it was very frustrating. Especially when the grade of the Sky-grade ship is high, even for only 20% durability to be restored, it recovered so slowly that it has to be put in the Spirit Virtual Space for almost a full month. Therefore, a higher level of the Sky-grade ship would have to be self-healing. Actually if it recovers without consuming karma, then the naturally-done self recovery takes a long time, but the karma recovery was not that bad. Because recovering consumes karma so the consumed karma is a bit of a waste, but rather in some ways, the karma recovery could be much better. Anyway, Shield and Karma recovery were properly rated B+ and High Speed was rated S. This is a daebak (big hit) and moreover a unique attribute, Darkness, is attached. Unique properties were a very special option that could only be attached to the corresponding Magic Armor. Darkness (Characteristic): Darkness field within a radius of 40 meters around the Sky-Grade ship, significantly increasing the evasion ability of the Sky-grade ship and disturbing the enemy¡¯s field of view. Also the sky-grade ship will never be defeated while this field is maintained. [Maintenance time: 30 minutes][Cooldown Time: 4 hours] ¡°The unique properties¡­.. This Magic Armor production hit the jackpot among jackpots.¡± Sang Hyuk had no choice but tough with a smile. ¡°Now if only the Sky-grade ship is really made¡­. I can leave the Heroic Lands.¡± In fact, Sang Hyuk has got almost everything he needs to get from Heroic Lands. Of course, there are named monsters that he has not caught yet, but they were not necessary. At least, leaving behind the Mark of the Stars, the secret dungeon that he has yet to find, was unfortunate but he could not remain in the Heroic Lands only to look for this one secret dungeon which he had no certainty in finding. ¡°Let¡¯s make the Sky-grade Ship.¡± Sang Hyuk murmured and nodded. Then he took off the Magic Armor ¡®Lion King¡¯s fury¡¯. which had been worn by him until now. Tsutsutsutsk. When he took it off, therge lion tattoo engraved on his chest disappeared and a miniature armor of the same size as Dark ck Wings appeared on his left palm. In case of the Lion King¡¯s fury, it was useful for hunting Hydra. Although he did not expect the Skeleton Hydra that ovee the death to appear at all, he had already used it before and it was a big help for the Hydra Hunting. So, Sang Hyuk, who took off the Lion King¡¯s fury, immediately wore the ck Wings on his right palm. Durururuk, Kriett, kriet! The moment when the wings were absorbed into Sang Hyuk¡¯s body, Sang Hyuk¡¯s armor wrapped around him. The ck armor was wrapped around the body, but it was not in the form of heavy armor, but in the form of a light armor without any major restrictions on movement. The design and color did not stand out too much and looked nice, so it seemed that Magic Armor would not be noticable when summoned. Fortunately, the appearance did not seem to be a major problem either. After confirming the look of the Dark ck Wings, Sang Hyuk nodded his head and cancelled the Magic Armor. Magic Armor naturally prated into Sang Hyuk¡¯s body and turned into a tattoo. Arge ck wing tattoo that fills the entire of Sang Hyuk¡¯s back. This was the token of the Magic Armor. Sang Hyuk, whopleted the Dark ck Wings, tested the performance of the Magic Armor and also started to hunt Iron Golems to get the material ¡®Adamantium¡¯, which is necessary for making the Sky-grade ship. Iron Golems were monsters simr to the Stone Giant, that Sang Hyuk had hunted eagerly. An Iron Golem is more powerful than the Stone Giant, it is stronger than Named Monsters. The Iron Golem had an average level of 88, the highest level in the Heroic Lands. When he caught these iron golems, he could get a little piece of Adamantium and he could collect these pieces to make an Adamantium ingot. Of course, Adamantium was avable elsewhere, but because it was a rare metal, it is a metal that is expensive to trade even among users. Therefore, Sang Hyuk tried hard to catch an iron golem almost every five minutes and the iron golem hunt was the most stable and sure way to collect the Adamantium. Actually, he did not make the Sky-grade ship because there was no Adamantium. Other materials could rece Adamantium. But if it was a proper Sky-grade ship, at least the keel (dragon bone) would be made of Adamantium. However, no one knew about the Sky-grade ship because there was not enough knowledge yet. Sang Hyuk hunted iron golems using the Dark ck Wings. Then, not one for every 5 minutes, but one per minute can be hunted at the speed of flight. ¡°While the condition is like this, I am surely getting used to the Dark ck Wings while camping here for the time being and let¡¯s gather as much Adamantium as we can.¡± Later, when the Sky-grade Ships wereunched in earnest among other users, the Iron Golem hunting ground was crowded with the users who came to get the Adamantium. That would reduce the number of iron golems avable, so that even with Sang Hyuk¡¯s power he would not able to hunt them rapidly like now. So, Sang Hyuk was hunting as many iron golems as he could now, withoutpetitors. ¡°No matter how hard I try, I will not be able to make the whole ship using only Adamantium, but at least the keel and the main parts of the ship can be made using Adamantium.¡± So Sang Hyuk started to work earnestly in the Sky-grade Ship production. Chapter 120 [Episode 62] Dark ck Wings 1 ¨C End Chapter 121 Chapter 121 [Episode 62] Dark ck Wings 2 ¡°ck Flight!¡± Sang Hyuk summoned the Dark ck Wings and used ck Flight straight away. Then from behind Sang Hyuk¡¯s back, the big ck wings unfolded and Sang Hyuk¡¯s body flew over the sky. ck Flight allowed Sang Hyuk to fly, but it could not fly without limits. 50 meters from the ground. All of the flight skills in EL were up to this point. He could fly at higher altitudes with the aid of a vehicle, but it was the same that it could not escape the 50 meters using the vehicle. Strictly speaking, he could escape. However, when he rose above 50 meters, his health and vitality dropped by 2% per second, so he could die almost instantaneously. Sang Hyuk soared through the sky and looked down at the iron golem looking at him from the ground. In the case of monsters who can not fly and had no long-distance attack, it was impossible for the monster to attack Sang Hyuk. And if this state were maintained for exactly 10 seconds, the health of the iron golem was recovered instantly to 100% as the battle cancelled. In other words, it was impossible to fly into the sky and hunt iron golems safely. However, while Sang Hyuk was hunting for iron golems, he used the ck Flight to learn how fast he could activate the flight skill during battle. Sang Hyuk was hunting the Iron Golems while making the Dark ck Wingspletely his own. ¡°It¡¯s much faster than I thought.¡± If it was this level, it seemed to be enough to be used for movement during battle. ¡°If I can stretch and fold the wings in a single second after a little bit of mastery, then I think it¡¯s possible to use it instead of jumping.¡± Sang Hyuk thought of the possibility of such a thing and folded his wings again and turned off the ck Flight. Sang Hyuk had always emphasized that no matter how good a weapon is, if one did not know how to use it properly then it would be a big fail. Especially, Magic Armor was a thing with apletely different mechanism than existing weapons, so if you are a first-time user, you have to work hard for at least a few months before you can adapt properly. Of course, thanks to his previous experience, Sang Hyuk simply adapted in a matter of days, not months, but it was possible because Sang Hyuk was a regressor. ¡°By the way, the mood is heightened nowadays, so should I sell the Lion King¡¯s Fury?¡± Magic Armor was an item like a pie in the sky for 99% of the users. But the top-level users have already created and begun using Magic Armor. Of course, the information about Magic Armoring from them was exciting for a lot of users. Especially, the concept of amplification was a concept that did not exist until now, and it was possible to use the amplification ability to aplish things that seemed impossible in the past. Even the lowest-grade 1st ss Magic Armor had gain of 30%, and although it doesn¡¯t look like much actually it¡¯s not just getting 30% stronger, it¡¯s almost 50% stronger, so even with just the lowest-grade Magic Armors, you could seeded in a previously failed raid and you could beat an opponent who you¡¯ve never won against. As a result, the Magic Armor¡¯s worth kept going higher. There was a word everywhere saying that if you create a Magic Armor, you can enter an entirely different world. That was the user¡¯s dream. ¡°Now the 1st level of Magic Armor sold for almost a billion won in reality, right? It¡¯s definitely overpriced.¡± In Sang Hyuk¡¯s memory, this Magic armor craze would soon end. In fact, it was not that difficult to build the Magic armor once you learned the hidden information and the tips for making it. If the material is poor, a 0-grade Magic Armor, which doesn¡¯t even reach 0.5 grade, will be created, but even the garbage-like Magic Armor had a gain of 10%. Even if it is like garbage, there were people who use it for the amplification alone. When this kind of Magic Armor with 0 or 0.5 grade is avable and supply of the 1st grade Magic Armor increased, then the hot air has no choice but to cool down (the poprity is decreased). ¡°I have to sell the Lion King¡¯s Fury before the fever(hot air) is over.¡± The hot air creates a distorted price. So at this point, the Lion King¡¯s Fury had a value such that the seller can demand any price. Before the bubble disappeared¡­.. Sang Hyuk was thinking to sell the biggest bubble in the world (the most popr thing). * * * * The sales method Sang Hyuk chose was simr to the way he sold the ¡®Wyvern Blood¡¯ before. But thest part was going to be different. After selecting the five finalist bids through an online bidding, he would invite the five people separately and open a VIP auction and he was going to sell that thing as expensive as possible after making thempete fiercely for it. Sang Hyuk wrote an auction announcement in the name of Gold Mountain to various onlinemunities. This time as well, as the users searched for the Gold Mountain announcement and get a rmendation to read the article, it was easy to publicize the auction. Naturally, the auction notice also included the image files with detailed information of the ¡®Lion King¡¯s Fury¡¯ so the reaction of the users was so explosive that it was not evenparable to when Sang Hyuk was selling the Wyvern Blood. [2.5 grade Magic Armor? Wow, who created this mad item?] [What is this? Is what I¡¯m seeing now really an item that exists in the game? Wow¡­. There are two pluses in the 2.5 grade. This is a scam!] [Gold Mountain is the seller. Where on earth are these guys getting these crazy items?] [How much should I pay to buy this??] [Well¡­ Should you not pay at least two million dors in cash?] [What kind of game item costs two million dors. Nonsense.] [It makes sense, tho? An extraordinary world that you don¡¯t know will unfold above it. They will try to own that item even if they pay more than 200 million dors.] [ (some curses words came out but I don¡¯t know any curse words) I envy you.] [It says here that Drake Blood was used as a power source¡­. Even if you sell the Drake Blood only for one billion won, you might getughed at.] [I assured you that this item will be sold for more than any other existing items. The amplification rate added by the plus effect is 96%. This is worth calling a scam item.] [Seriously I want it.] [Even if sell my house, I can not buy it. Hyuu, if only i was born as the conglomerate¡¯s son then I will directly buy it, tho.] [Even you have money, it should be hard to buy it, you know? This eventually will be sold in a private auction¡­ So, there¡¯s no way we can win in the final auction if the oil-conglomerate heirs join in.] ????? ????? Because it was like a pie in the sky for ordinary users, they just looked at the image file and drooled. While the majority of users were drooling, those who were actually able to buy the Lion King¡¯s Fury started to move quickly. At a time when a 2nd grade Magic Armor with no plus was unavable at any price, suddenly the 2.5-level Magic Armor with double pluses popped out. In this case, it might be said that a terrible monster, which almost destroyed the ecosystem, emerged. It is a natural story, but those who already had Magic Armor, recognized at a nce how outrageous the Lion King¡¯s Fury is. Of course, the real monster was engraved on Sang Hyuk¡¯s back, but it was not for sale, so no one knew it existed and there was no Magic Armor known to the yersparable to the Lion King¡¯s Fury. Approximately two weeks ago, a 2nd grade Magic Armor with no pluses was sold for 1.5 million dors through informal trading. Even that Magic Armor¡¯s options were utter garbagepared with the Lion King¡¯s Fury. This information was already prevalent among the top-level users. In that situation, the Lion King¡¯s Fury popped out and of course the top level users had fire in their eyes as they swore to get it. Magic Armor¡¯s bubble (poprity) reaches its limit now¡­. The Lion King¡¯s Fury was an item with the performance worth the peak of the bubble (poprity). ¡°Anyway rather than paying with real money, it¡¯s better to sell it for in-game items¡­.¡± Sang Hyuk looked at the auction bids, that packed his mailbox and muttered. Others will start thinking of selling this kind of item for a huge amount of cash, but Sang Hyuk was not in need of cash. He had already umted a lot of money on his real estate investments some time ago. ¡°2 million dors¡­. 2.5 million dors¡­. Ohoo, there is even up to 3 million dors¡­.¡± When Sang Hyuk saw the amazing amounts written in the bidding, he was able to realize how he had inted the value of the Lion King¡¯s Fury to the yers. ¡°But, I don¡¯t like it.¡± The price mentioned were enormous, but Sang Hyuk did not feel like it. What Sang Hyuk wanted was in-game items. Certain items in the game. Actually, Sang Hyuk wrote that rare items in the game would be more appreciated than cash in the auction introduction. But, as always, the items in the game were vital. The rich users with a lot of money did not want to put out a good item even if they were willing to put out cash. For this reason, While Sang Hyuk looked for hours at the bids that have been piled up, he had no choice but to find a bid that presented his favorite conditions. When he searched for about 4 hours like that, finally some conditions that he liked appeared. ¡°As I expected, rather than the bid of the individual users who are overflowing with money, the bid of therge-scale guilds, that maintain their top-level with the help of their guild forces rather than money, was much better.¡± The users who are often said to be oil-conglomerate heirs or other conglomerate heirs have written down a few million dors as they think that money always works. But Sang Hyuk has ignored such bids. Rather, Sang Hyuk chose the bidding that would give game items even if it was less valuable Item, before money. This was Sang Hyuk¡¯s most critical criteria for choosing a bid. * * * * Sang Hyuk finally picked five bidders and contacted them straight away in the game the next day. Then he let thempete again and squeezed them as much as possible. If the goods that Sang Hyuk was selling was not the Lion King¡¯s Fury, they would not be squeezed like this, but because it was the goods with that much worth then the five gathered bidders fought each other hard. Even when the person squeezing and the person squeezed knew that they were going too far, but because it was the extraordinary item called the Lion King¡¯s Fury, so they ignored all that. After all, in a fiercepetition, one man, one guild, would became the final winner. The four losers were forced to swallow their regrettable tears. One loser, who seemed to be very rich, said he would not be able topete and raised his bid by another 2 million dors in additional money, but Sang Hyuk had gonepletely to the conditions presented by the winner. Because that condition could not be reced by 2 millions dor cash, so Sang Hyuk did not ept thest raise of the rich loser. ¡°Well, I still don¡¯t know if this is the right choice.¡± Iron Tom, the guild master of the ¡®Avengers¡¯ Guild who became the final winner, leaned his head to one side and made a bitter look. The Avengers Guild has always been arge guild that always had a ce when the top 10 EL Guilds were ranked, it was the best guild that represented America with more than 90% of the guild members American. ¡°If you do not like this exchange, you still say it now. I can exchange it with someone else.¡± Sang Hyuk looked at Tom and showed no regret at all. But the truth was different. ¡°I don¡¯t like them! I¡¯ll deal with you!¡± Had Tom guessed that Sang Hyuk really wanted what was offered, then the transaction could have been rather difficult, so Sang Hyuk pretended to be indifferent as best he could. ¡°Hyuu, no. I¡¯ll exchange it.¡± Fortunately, Iron Tom did not even think of breaking deals. The Lion King¡¯s Fury was needed too much for Avenger Guilds now. They have created five Magic Armors at the guild, but unfortunately, none of those five reached second grade. Because all the materials were used up so it seemed that Avengers would have to give up their ranking among the top 10 EL guilds to another upstart guild. So, they participated desperately in this auction and eventually became the final winner at thest moment when they let go the ¡®thing¡¯ that was cherished so much by the Avengers and held on like a lifeline. ¡°Here it is.¡± Iron Tom took out onerge, colorful golden key and handed it to Sang Hyuk. ¡®Oh oh! The treasure house key of the lost heroes! It was the treasure that the Avengers Guild had.¡¯ The key that Iron Tom took out was a token. Of course, it was not just an ordinary token, but a token of great value. This key was something that Sang Hyuk, a regressor, only knew of its existence but had no idea how to get it. But there was one thing he knew for sure. It was that he could use this key to enter the treasure house of the lost heroes and bring out two things from the treasure house. A ce of a myriads of legendary items. That¡¯s the treasure house of the lost heroes. And it was not the only one that Sang Hyuk received. 500,000 dors in cash and 500 kilograms of adamantium. He decided to ept both together with the key and gave Tom the Lion King¡¯s Fury. Chapter 121 [Episode 62] Dark ck Wings 2 ¨C End Chapter 122 Chapter 122 [Episode 63] Hagye, Middle Layer, and Heavenly World 1 @ Hagye (the Lower Boundary), Middle Layer, and Heavenly World At the end of the transaction, Sang Hyuk inserted the key into the air. Then a translucent door appeared in front of his eyes and opened naturally. As Sang Hyuk stepped inside the open door, a new space appeared. This was the ¡®Treasure House of the Lost Heroes¡¯. This warehouse was a ce where the treasures left by the heroes who fought against the corps of Mawang (Devil King) at the Heroic Lands were gathered. There were many treasures in this warehouse, all of which were more than unique grade and less than legendary grade. There were about four people known to have obtained items using this key in Sang Hyuk¡¯s previous life. Of course, there were only four known, and it was likely many more users used the key to get items out of this ce. * This warehouse was famous, because all of the items obtained using this key boasted great performance. ¡°Avengers would havee in, right?¡± The number of times the key has been used disys ¡®2/2¡ä, but since the number of uses does not decreased as long as you do not carry out any items, it was more likely that they came here at least once. ¡°Maybe they looked it over and concluded that it was not better than the Lion King¡¯s Fury.¡± It might be natural for the Avengers to make such a decision. At least at this moment, even legendary-rated items could not get a better rating than the Lion King¡¯s Fury, which is a Double Plus 2.5 grade Magic Armor. ¡°Now at this point, if I were the Avengers, I would have made the same decision. Thanks to them, only I got the daebak (jackpot).¡± Sang Hyukughed and looked around happily. There were several items arranged on the right and left along the straight aisle. Unfortunately he could not see the detailed information by touching the ced items. He was able to see the details only by going outside with the item. The only information he could see in the warehouse was the appearance, rating and the name of the item. This was the reason for the Avengers to give up the key. If they were able to see the correct information about the item, they could have made a more detailedparison and would not have offered this exchange. Because it was virtually impossible to judge the performance of the items by rating, name, and appearance, so they chose a winning lottery ticket rather than scratching the lottery that could not be confirmed. ¡°The Avengers¡¯ judgement is correct. But I¡­. can see whether I won or not without scratching.¡± Because of that, Sang Hyuk was able to choose this key without any worries. Sang Hyuk slowly walked forward and looked left and right. Of course, even Sang Hyuk did not know the performance of every item in this treasure house. But at least he has the insight that can¡¯t be followed by the other users. The regressor insight. It was also the greatest strength that Sang Hyuk has. Sang Hyuk was going to look at all the items in the treasure house. So he walked forward and did not miss a single item. Because there were so many things, so even though he only saw the grade, name, and appearance of the items, he spent four hours fully in the warehouse. And through that process, he narrowed his list to four things. Three items were legendary and one was a unique item. The Golden Dragon¡¯s coin, the mask of the faceless, The g of the Great General, Red Dragon¡¯s Blood (2 items) First Red Dragon¡¯s Blood was an unique item, but he was going to take it unconditionally. When Sang Hyuk found the Red Dragon¡¯s Blood in the warehouse, he shouted manse(cheering like ¡®long live the king¡¯ or ¡®hurray¡¯). It was also a single set of two. Even if it was the Red Dragon¡¯s Blood, if there is only one of it, he would have to think more about it, but if there are two of them, there is no reason to think. It was right to take it regardless of the grade. Other than the Red Dragon¡¯s Blood, three more remained¡­. The items that he had a rough idea about among the three items were the g of the Great General and the Mask of the Faceless. ¡°Mask of the Faceless is an item that is rumored to belong to the King of the Ninjas or the Great Thief, and g of the Great General is an item that belonged to Iron Man DeFrom, the person picked among the best tankers to be the main tanker of the Avengers Guild. Sang Hyuk knew little about The Mask of the Faceless. Hanjo (or Hangzhou) was known to have established a uniquebat style using this item¡­. But, Sang Hyuk did not know the details. On the other hand, he knew the performance of the g of the Great General rtively well. It was an ornament item with a very powerful party buff. Thanks to the Iron Man Defrom, who had this ornament, the Avengers had been recognized as the best guild of the top three guilds specializing in raiding. ¡°I should pick one of these two items, which I know the performance and power¡­¡± Sang Hyuk looked at the Golden Dragon¡¯s Coin, thest choice with a very distressed look. Honestly, this was the first item Sang Hyuk saw. Still, the reason he chose this item as thest candidate was because the word ¡®golden¡¯ attached to the name. ¡°The three heroes who believed in the Shadow King¡­ The Golden Dragon which is likely one of the Guardians of the Four-Cardinal Directions¡­. I know it¡¯s gambling, but it¡¯s attractive.¡± With his knowledge, Sang Hyuk didn¡¯t need to scratch the lottery ticket to win. But now, Sang Hyuk wanted to scratch the lottery ticket after using the key. It was an ironic situation, but because it was a gamble with the possibility of a fail he had to be worried. Especially since Sang Hyuk had already gained a confirmed reward, the ¡®Red Dragon Blood (2)¡¯, so it might not be a big problem to gamble¡­ ¡°The g of the Great General is not really a big need for me, so pass. And the Mask of the Faceless actually not a very useful item for me, but¡­¡­¡± Sang Hyuk, who had been struggling with his thoughts, eventually decided. ¡°Let¡¯s just scratch the lottery once.¡± A man is¡­.not a man without challenges and Sang Hyuk decided to make the decision after considering various things. If the gambling is sessful and the golden dragon, which attached to the item¡¯s name, is really the golden dragon that Sang Hyuk knew, Sang Hyuk was very likely to see various benefits. Moreover, if we look at the context, it is also true that Sang Hyuk is more likely to be right. So Sang Hyuk daringly chose the Golden Dragon¡¯s Coin. Kiiiiik, Clunk! As soon as the door of the Treasure House was closed, the key held by Sang Hyuk disappeared. Instead, there are two items added to his virtual bag. Red_Dragon¡¯s_Blood(2) and Golden_Dragon¡¯s_Coin. First, Sang Hyuk pulled out the Red Dragon¡¯s Blood to see how much plus was attached. The Red Dragon¡¯s Blood increased its use count by 2 times per plus, so actually it was good enough to see each use increase by one. It was an item that the plus is that important. ¡°Only a single double plus. Tsk, such a shame¡­. It would have been a real daebak (jackpot) if I got even one plus on the second one.¡± The first one was Double Plus, and the second one was nothing. Red Dragon¡¯s Bloodbined and the total usage is 8 times. It was the same number of the first triple plus Red Dragon¡¯s Blood he got. ¡°Well, it¡¯s been a total of 15 times, so I¡¯m satisfied enough.¡± In fact, even 15 times was a tremendous thing. Sang Hyuk, who confirmed the guaranteed daebak (jackpots), held his breath and pulled out the Golden Dragon¡¯s Coin. ¡°Please let it be good¡­¡± Sang Hyuk nervously opened the information window of the coin, the unscratched lottery. Golden Dragon¡¯s Coin [Legend++] ¨C The wise golden dragon from the north took out a piece of his dragon heart to protect the world and made a special coin. This coin will be a light of the world in many ways. [Basic Ability] All abilities +70 (+14) [Special Ability] Highest Basic Ability +70 (+14) [Special Effect] [Item Skill] [Bonus Effect] Wisdom +10, Intelligence +15 ¡°Oooo!¡± Sang Hyuk looked at the item window and nodded with a brighter look. Golden Dragon¡¯s Coin was an ornament as expected, but the performance was tremendous. The dragon¡¯s protection, which help in avoiding the death with 50% probability, could show the great benefit even if it cannot help you to avoid the death and the great luck, that was attached to it as a passive item skill, felt like it was just icing on the cake, proving the legendary grade of this item. Sang Hyuk had seen a passive skill simr to the Great Luck in his previous life. One yer who belonged to his team had this ability as soul skill and its name was ¡®Luck¡¯. At that time, Luck was a B-grade skill, and ording to the yer who had it, he said that his attacks hit more frequently than other people, and that his opponent¡¯s attacks had less critical hits. Not only that, he said that his reinforcement attempts were more sessful and he won more often for even such things as rock-paper-scissors inside the game. This yer felt thankful even with the B-grade Luck, so Sang Hyuk was very happy with the skill Great Luck with an A+ grade. ¡°I have been a little frustrated because I could not find a useful ornament¡­.¡± Sang Hyuk was very satisfied and immediately wore the Golden Dragon¡¯s Coin. ¡°By the way, looking at the item description, the Golden Dragon is surely one of the Guardians of the Four-Cardinal Directions, who upies the northern throne.¡± With the Golden Dragon confirmed as the one in the Northern Seat, the remaining Shadow King, High Elf Ste and Tochun the Fire King surely upy the other seats, and then the list of the Guardians of the Four-Cardinal Directions ispleted. Of course, among the four inheritors of the Guardians of the Four-Cardinal Directions, Sang Hyuk knew only of the ¡®Firehammer Tokan¡¯. * ¡°The obvious thing is that if I could get all of the Shadow King¡¯s session¡­. Then the possibility to upy one of the throne of the Guardians of the Four-Cardinal Directions is very high, right?¡± The Guardians of the Four-Cardinal Directions and the Heavenly Origin Throne which represent the four thrones. This was something that would have to be upied in preparation for a Great Warter on. Getting the good items and getting the useful information. If this was the result, he felt like it¡¯s okay to give away a few ¡®Lion King¡¯s Fury¡¯s. * * * * After getting 500 kg of adamantium from the Avengers and adding the collected 170 kg while hunting Iron Golems, Sang Hyuk added the 490 kg purchased through the Gold Mountain, resulting in the umted adamantium going over 1 metric ton. Sang Hyuk thought that the performance of Sky-Grade Ship would be of a Heavenly grade, even though he was nning to make it only at the size of dual grade. The Sky-Grade Ship ranged from the smallest grade,¡¯solo¡¯, to dual, triple and quadruple sizes. Of course,rge didn¡¯t mean better when it came to Sky-Grade Ships. The small ones had their own advantages, and the big ones had its own advantages. However, if the performance is the same, it would have been more advantageous to have arger ship in case of collisions. Sang Hyuk knew this fact, but he could not raise the size. As the size increases, the number of people required to move the ship increases. Sang Hyuk inevitably chose a dual-grade size, because the limit to fly alone was dual-grade. Anyway, assuming that the Sky-Grade ship is made with the smallest size in the dual-grade standard, it would require about 1.5 tons of metallic material to make the Sky-Grade Ship. That meant Sang Hyuk could build a nonsensical Sky-Grade Ship made entirely of Adamantium after he collected a little more of the Adamantium. For reference, the price of Adamantium has already reached 100,000 gold for 10 kg even though the price has not yet risen. Later, when users started building Sky-Grade Ships, the price of Adamantium was going to go up to 500,000 gold per 10 kg. ¡°If only a few insignificant parts of the interior are built of steel, then I only need 100 kg of Adamantium, right? At this level no matter how much money needed, it can be bought by Gold Mountain, and quicklypleted.¡± Sang Hyuk thought that he should make it properly. That way he would be better able to endure the Middle Layerter. Currently, Sang Hyuk is in Hagye. Precisely, he is at a ce called the Lower Third World. And the ce to use the Sky-Grade Ship after Sang Hyukpletes his task was called the Middle Layer, and the hell-like ce that you can get to after passing through the Middle Layer, is the Continent of the Sun, which is called the Heavenly World.. Chapter 122 [Episode 63] Hagye, Middle Layer, and Heavenly World 1 ¨C End Editor¡¯s Notes: The implication being that once the key is used twice, it can be found again by someone else. The author never exins the exact mechanism¡­ Editor¡¯s Notes: King of Dwarves, he forged the whip for Sang Hyuk¡­ Editor: Userunfriendly Chapter 123 Chapter 123 [Episode 63] Hagye, Middle Layer, and Heavenly World 2 The users still did not know that the that they inhabit is called the Lower Third World. After a Huge Event and the Skyway is officially opened then the information about the Lower Third World, Middle Layer, and Heavenly World was made public. ¡°By the way, the time of that Event¡­. Maybe it will happen much earlier than in my previous life, right?¡± Based on his past life, the Event would happen in another year and four months at least, but because events were progressing faster than in his previous life, so it might happen in just a few months. Since the Sky-Grade Ship could be made in advance even if the Skyway was not open, Sang Hyuk was nning toplete his Sky-Grade Ship before the Event happened. ¡°Let¡¯s scrape up as much Adamantium as possible using Gold Mountain¡­ and in the meantime let¡¯s finish the virtual space dock.¡± The virtual space dock was a space for constructing a Sky-grade ship. To make it, he needed additional material and time apart from the material and time needed to create a Sky-grade Ship. Afterpleting the Sky-Grade Ship in the virtual space dock, if the ownership of the virtual space dock is stamped into the soul, the Spirit Virtual Space is created, and it is natural to get the ownership of the Sky-grade ship stored within. Obviously, therger the size of the Sky-grade Ship, therger the virtual space dock. And the size of the virtual space dock was determined by the size and number of space expansion bags, used to make it. Based on what Sang Hyuk knew, to create the virtual space dock needed to make the dual-grade Sky-grade Ship, Sang Hyuk needs at least 50 top-level space expanding bag with a 1 metric ton limit weight. For reference, the current price of the top quality space expansion bag was 10,000 gold. In other words, it means that pouring 500,000 gold¡­..or 30 million won in cash can barely meet one of the materials needed to create a virtual space dock. All of the other ingredientsbined required a minimum of 1.5 million gold to create a virtual space dock (dual grade). It just meant that Sang Hyuk needed 100 million won to make a ¡®tool¡¯ to simply create and anchor the Sky-grade Ship. After dual grade, a triple grade needed 2 million gold, and almost 3 million gold for the quadruple grade. At this level, the individual user could hardly dream of making a Sky-grade ship. Most of the Sky-grade Ship was made by guilds, except for the millionaire users. Of course, it was not a big problem for Sang Hyuk. Although he was an individual user, he was guaranteed more funding than any other guild through the top of EL, Gold Mountain. Though Sang Hyuk¡¯s ie was decreasing due to therge expenses nowadays, still the gold kept pouring into the vast entity called Gold Mountain, and the surplus of gold that was gained through the flow was still piling up in the bank. ¡°I already bought the space expanding bags¡­. The rest of the materials are almost ready, so the production is the only thing left.¡± The materials were collected from some time ago, so he was already prepared. All that was left was to invest time. The production time of the virtual space dock (dual) was a half month. And to make a Sky-grade Ship in the dock, he also needed another half month. It could not be reduced even if it was Sang Hyuk. It took a lot of time, but there was no reason to rush into it. It was not possible to use Sky-grade Ship right now because Skyway was not open yet. On the other hand, while Sang Hyuk was working hard to create a Sky-grade Ship, other users were still obsessed with Magic Armor. Thanks to therge number of users who have flooded the market with 0-grade Magic armor after the production method of Magic Armor had been made public, the price of Magic Armor had fallen down a little bit. Because of the clear difference between Magic Armor with 0 or 0.5 grade, the users thought to make Magic Armor using cheap materials to increase their production skills. In a sense, the Magic Armor craze seemed to be growing. And thanks to it, Sang Hyuk was able to dispose of all the Magic Armor rted materials that he had gathered. Sang Hyuk intended to simplify the Gold Mountain business as much as possible beforeunching the Sky-grade Ship. If he starts the Sky-grade Ship and embarked on a full Middle Layer voyage, there was a high possibility that he could note back to the Lower Third World for at least half a year. So, he thought to simplify his business because he could not manage Gold Mountain properly, so he would make the business run itself without any problems while he was gone. First, he thought to fold the business of selling the secret dungeon tickets and the business of selling maps of each area. Also he would quit buying and hoarding items from the auction house except a few very important items. Gold Mountain was also going to change its pawnbroker business so that Sang Hyuk would not have to be involved. It would certainly make less money than before, but at least Sang Hyuk did not have to worry about it at all, and as he was not going to lose money due to these changes, so gold would continue to be umted. After all, since Gold Mountain had to advance to Heavenly World through the Middle Layer, Sang Hyuk decided that it was time to simplify the business and gather strength. Sang Hyuk, who started by crawling, now prepared to jump to the very top of the sky. He was looking forward to the distant future and was working hard. * * * * The universe. The universey under their feet. They stood over the image of the four dimensionals, but three of the four were strangled in darkness, with only a single, bright shining in the night filled with stars. Chaos called this ce ¡®the Unknown beyond the Heavens¡¯ and Seo Wontae called it ¡®Sky-end¡¯. However, what to call this ce was not important. The important thing is that there are only two who cane here. Chaos was created by Seo Wontae, but as nned, freed from his control, became the enormous deity that controlled Eternal Life (EL). And the Creator, who created Chaos, Seo Wontae. Only these two coulde in here. Seo Wontae was sitting facing the Chaos, which was transformed into a normal human figure with the Treenark at his feet. ¡°So you mean that in the end it will be self defeating?¡± [Yes, I know why the master used all of his methods to open the sky library and fitted him with the odd shackles of the Ragna de, but in the end he will ovee them, and the very shackles themselves will be a part of his power.] In fact, Seo Wontae and Chaos had a lot of conversation here in the early days. But everything has changed since the game stabilized and Chaos started to act as the true Ruler of the dimension. Seo Wontae rarely used the Creator¡¯s authority. Rather, he reduced the authority of the Creator to the utmost and increased the powers of Chaos. Seo Wontae decided that Chaos should be the sole controller in order toplete the new concept of virtual reality that he had envisioned. So by this point in time, he was already beginning to abdicate all his powers to Chaos. So by now there is not much that the creator, Seo Wontae, can do. Still, Seo Wontae recently used all of his authority to make one thing¡­ the thing that Chaos opposed. ¡°I honestly do not agree with you, and I had no choice but to intervene. But is it going to be a problemter?¡± [I also did not stop the master because the master kept the changes small within arge range. But after he got the ragna de, I continued the analysis separately¡­ He unraveled the shackles themselves much sooner than what the master and I thought and rather, I think he can make ragna depletely his possession. If so, he can have the power to damage the system itself.] ¡°That¡¯s not right. When he untied his shackles and make ragna de his own, the divinity that was standing in ragna de would be sharply reduced and the ragna de would be bound within the yoke of the mortal¡­. then the ragna de has no choice but to stay within the limits of the mortal realm.¡± [That is right. But he already has so many great powers that one user can have. When I think about it, even if I push ragna de into the realm of the mortal forcibly, I can notpletely eliminate the nature that it had, so I do not know when the divinity will break its prison.] ¡°I know what you¡¯re worried about. But I could not let him go. Honestly, it does no matter if he is personally strong. But as he became stronger in an unbelievable speed so it¡¯s a matter of him constantly forcing us to use time eleration. You too have acknowledged this. It was an inevitable choice to stop the elerations of time.¡± [I fully understand the position of the master. But I¡¯m telling you that doing things in an ad hoc way to slow down the use of maximum time eleration can eventually shake the dimension with a greater distortion.] ¡°Hmmmm¡­..¡± Seo Wontae, who listened to Chaos, seemed to arrange his thoughts. Frankly, from Seo Wontae¡¯s point of view, the current time flow of the eternal life was something he never expected at all. Time eleration was a phenomenon that had to ur when a new dimensional was revealed through arge patch. However, because there was no patch and it has appeared asionally¡­.. Of course, as for Seo Wontae, he could not just watch it. *** In the end, Seo Wontae broke his own principles and explored the cause by using the creator¡¯s authority. Then he found the anomaly that he thought was the cause. Ridiculously, the anomaly was a single user. Since then, Seo Wontae has been in a lot of trouble. And he also had a lot of conversation with Chaos. Chaos, however, said that in principle he should never intervene directly with the users. Of course, Seo Wontae also knew that direct intervention was going beyond the operation of the game, and illegal. So he squeezed his head and found a shortcut. It is a power so great that it connects Divinity itself to the problematic user and shackles him with powers he can¡¯t hope to control. This was literally a shortcut to avoid the illegal activities. ¡°Fine. As you say, let¡¯s say I made a mistake. So, what do we do at this point?¡± [It¡¯s alreadyte to fix the mistakes. However, if you break the link between the Ragna de and the Sky Library now and lower the power of divinity in the Ragna de as much as possible, you can reduce the disruption to the Game Engine as much as possible.] ¡°But then the shackles will be released too soon, right? We can disengage sooner than we expected. But isn¡¯t it dangerous to take action so that it can be released faster than that?¡± [It¡¯s better to release a series of small explosions than having a single huge explosion that you can not cope withter. You can not stop it from getting bigger and bigger anyway.] Chaos hase up with the most reasonable approach. ¡°It¡¯s driving me crazy¡­ By the way, will it be okay? Ragna de is originally the force you used when you ¡®initialize¡¯, right?¡± * [It is not perfect, but there are some other powers to rece it. It will be a bit annoying andplicated, but it will not be a big problem if I use those tools.] ¡°Anyway, I¡¯m sorry. It¡¯s because of me that things have gotten twisted.¡± [No. I fully understand why the Master had no choice but to act by yourself. And I also thought that the master¡¯s methods had merit. In the end, the mistake was not only done by the master, but I also did the same thing.] ¡°Yeah, let¡¯s go in the direction you are talking about and try to remove all signs of our intervention. Carefully, so he doesn¡¯t notice anything strange.¡± [I know.] ¡°And those who know his existence was only you and me, but just in case, please use extra care with security¡­. But perhaps, can you take care of him separately?¡± [It is impossible because it is a vition of article 1, 7, and 16 of the Special Act of DN. I am limited to designating him as a major monitoring target.] ¡°Yep, I understand.¡± Even when he knew the answer, he still asked again. That¡¯s how much of a headache this problem was. A world that he has made himself but is now growing alone, leaving his hands¡­.. As the creator of that world, Seo Wontae thought that this world would be loved by as many people as possible for as long as he intended. Chapter 123 [Episode 63] Hagye, Middle Layer, and Heavenly World 2 ¨C End Editor¡¯s Notes: IMPORTANT! You¡¯re probably not going to remember, but in the earlier chapters, it was made clear that in order to prepare new Dimensionals, or even apply a new patch, Chaos has to elerate time. By increasing subjective time by a factor of 1000 or even higher, Chaos can work fast enough to apply patches, or prepare Dimensionals for the yers to inhabit. It¡¯s implied in this section that elerating time is not only resources intensive, but can cause glitches and bugs. So the creator of the game and Chaos, the A.I. administrator, has a vested interest in reducing the amount, and frequency of time eleration, and because Sang Hyuk keeps triggering patches, they¡¯re trying various methods to slow his progress. ?? (yep, our MC is giving the developers headaches.) ?? Editor¡¯s Notes: So the implication is that Ragna de is a Developer¡¯s Tool, with the power to ¡°initialize¡±? To erase objects from the game itself? No wonder it acted like that when Sang Hyuk used it to destroy that demon gate¡­ ?? Chapter 124 Chapter 124 [Episode 64] Sky Whale 1 @ Sky Whale. Sang Hyuk waspletely unaware of the conversations about him at the top of the faraway world. Nope, he was not supposed to know that. In fact, it wasughable that one user was making things difficult for the Administrator and the Creator, but to be exact, Sang Hyuk was not a user but a regressor. Because he was a regressor, he made many ¡®coincidences¡¯ inevitable, and as a result he held far too much power for a single user. He turned the impossibility into a possibility by his nonsense power, and as a result he became a terrible existence. Since the Administrator and the Creator did not know that he had returned, he was forced to try to maintain the bnce of the game as much as possible. However, Sang Hyuk, who can be said to be the master of twists, finessed events for his own needs one by one. Sang Hyuk knew very well that he would not be a regr user from the moment he made his return and started Eternal Life. Because he was thinking of monopolizing all the best ¡®abilities¡¯ that he admired even if it was unique in the game, so in the end, he could not help but to stand out anyway. But Sang Hyuk was not worried about this part at all. The reason was simple. Sang Hyuk had a very clear understanding of the existence of ¡®Chaos¡¯, who managed EL and knew the Chaos¡¯ power and limitations more urately than anyone else. Though Sang Hyuk obviously knew that he would monopolize the Chaos¡¯ interests, but the reason he was able to master everything without being noticed¡­ It was because no matter how much he tried to monopolize everything, he knew that Chaos could never touch him. It was not exactly Chaos, but he could not be touched by Raon Soft, which owns EL. This was clearly stated in the Special Act on DN, so unless they wanted to stop the game service immediately, it was the Act that had to be followed unconditionally. In particr, Chaos was the best artificial intelligence, famous for its very thorough management. In Sang Hyuk¡¯s past life, Chaos was chosen as the best artificial intelligence for 10 consecutive years. Sang Hyuk knew this very well, so he was not afraid of management intervention. They could not intervene in the first ce so it was funny to be afraid. If he was afraid of it, he would have constructed the Sky-grade Ship much slower. Not only had Sang Hyuk hadpleted the virtual space dock already, but he also added about 300 kilograms of adamantium. He decided to use Gold Mountain to scrape up and collect more adamantium. In this case, it seemed he could make a nonsense Sky-grade Ship made of 100% Adamantium. Later on, it would be hard to find Adamantium even if he has money, so he could not even try to do such a ridiculous thing. Now that the virtual space dock isplete and the materials are ready, all Sang Hyuk had left to do is to build a Sky-grade Ship. The core of the Sky-grade Ship production was the Magic Armor which will be the power source and the ignition key. First when the Magic Armor which is the power source is registered into the dock, then a simple configuration window appears, where you can determine the shape and characteristics of the desired Sky-grade Ship. The Magic Armor was the most important thing because the attributes of the Magic Armor determined the limits of the Sky-grade Ship. As Magic Armor is deeply involved in the production of Sky-grade Ship, we could not create a proper Sky-grade Ship without a proper Magic Armor. If he created a Sky-grade Ship with Magic Armor with lower than first-grade, then the Sky-grade Ship would be so poor that it would be impossible to navigate toward the Middle Layer. So in Sang Hyuk¡¯s past life, only those with at least a second-grade Magic Armor have made a Sky-grade Ship. In fact, it can be said that a second grade was alsocking. Most of the Sky-grade Ships based on the 2nd grade Magic Armor in Sang Hyuk¡¯s previous life did not prate the Middle Layer. Although there was no urate statistics, but it was reported that the percentage of survival of Sky-grade Ships based on 2nd grade Magic Armor was known to be about 10%. There was a lot of differencepared to the Sky-grade Ship which was built on the 3rd grade Magic Armor, which was about 50%. If Magic Armor is stinky, the Sky-grade Ship is also stinky. Later after all, this would be orthodox and many people created better Magic Armors and Sky-grade Ship to cross the terrifying area called the Middle Layer. ¡°Summon the virtual space dock.¡± When Sang Hyuk summoned the virtual space dock, a big screen appeared in front of Sang Hyuk. A translucent screen that is still empty¡­.Sang Hyuk ced his palm on the screen. [Magic Armor ¡®The ckness of the Dark Wings¡¯ detected. Would you like to register? Y/N] The empty virtual space dock detected Sang Hyuk¡¯s Magic Armor at once. ¡°Register.¡± Sang Hyuk nodded and chose Y. The ckness of the Dark Wings was registered naturally on translucent screen. When Magic Armor was registered, various setting windows were created for constructing the Sky-grade Ship in earnest. ¡°The basic form is a high speed Ship and the size is as small as possible¡­ If it was like this, can I even install the booster?¡± Since he has registered 4th grade Magic Armor, the points that Sang Hyuk can use is 700. 700 points could be used to make a bigger boat, but Sang Hyuk saved up points by minimizing the size and choosing only the selected High Speed Ship and Booster. *** Fortunately, the performance of the ckness of the Dark Wings was so good that he could pick a few more traits. In fact, both the High Speed Ship characteristic and the Booster feature were very difficult to pick at the same time, because they were both used arge number of points. But, Sang Hyuk chose both of these characteristics at the same time and he reduced the number of guns and the harpoons to one. The reason was simple. He knew how synergistic it was when these two characteristics werebined. Sang Hyuk remembers exactly how the ¡®Firework Pirate Corps¡¯ who used thisbination in his previous life had troubled many users. First Sang Hyuk chose all of the settings he had thought of and requested an estimation. The High Speed Ship characteristic is 250 points. Booster features 300 points. One naval gun was 50 points and the harpoon was 40 points. ¡°Oh, seems like I still have 60 points more? Hmmm¡­ Should I choose to strengthen the naval gun? or should I install the disguise mode?¡± He needed 60 points to mount an upgraded gun or disguise mode, so he was able to use all 700 points. Sang Hyuk, who had been thinking for a while, chose the disguise mode. Since the naval gun was not intended to be used much on a fast ship, he decided that it was not necessary to use it until it was strengthened and moreover, disguise mode was very rare, so it was a benefit that had to be chosen. When all the settings were finished, vague lines are drawn on the translucent window and one ship appeared. Thispletes the design of the Sky-grade Ship. Now it was time to start producing while still supplying the really necessary materials. Sang Hyuk was nning to use all his powers and abilities to keep up with the materials needed for the Sky-grade Ship. It took 4 hours and 16 minutes toplete the production on the 27th day. The fact that the production time was longer than expected meant that the structure of Sky-grade Ship wasplicated. Sang Hyuk was not in a hurry, though the production time was longer than expected. Now he had to pay attention to keep filling the materials constantly. Sang Hyuk, who now had some spare time, steadily hunted iron golems and even collected a very small amount of adamantium. Then he quietly waited for the Event to happen. In fact, it was a big thing that shook the world, but for Sang Hyuk, who knew both the beginning and the end of that Event, he considered it simply as the Event to open the Skyway. ¡°I am unsure of the timing, but the ce will be the same, right?¡± If only the ce is the same, whenever the time, it did not matter much. Because Sang Hyuk had already almost finished all the preparations so he could react immediately anytime. And the time continued to flow like that. * * * * ¡°Is this the end?¡± Sang Hyuk checked out the final ingredients and packed 50 kg of adamantium, 15 hydra skins and 5 intermediate enhancement stones. Just like the money-eater hippopotamus, the virtual space dock, which has swallowed all kinds of materials so far, consumed thest of the materials and finally started the productionpletion count. [Finishing the Sky-grade Ship production. 0, 1, 2 ¡­¡­] As the count went up, a clear image began appearing in virtual space dock. Dark and ck hull was sloping but it seemed very fast in a nce. The size looked a bit small for a dual grade but it looked just the right size for Sang Hyuk. The important thing for Sang Hyuk was performance, not size. He was thinking about making a High Speed Ship that could outrun all other Sky-grade Ships. ¡°It seems like I had picked well as I thought but¡­..¡± Looking at the image of Sky-grade Ship getting more and morepleted, Sang Hyuk had a satisfied expression. However, he had to check the detailed information after it waspleted. After a few minutes it was finally approached the 100% line. ¡­¡­ 97, 98, 99¡­.. 100! The moment it bes 100, the Sky-grade Ship that Sang Hyuk produced so devotedly waspleted. Heavenly Sky-grade Ship [dual grade] has finished. You were ready to go to a new world before anyone else by producing the first heavenly Sky-grade Ship. Your steps that lead the world as a milestone for others is worthy of praise. You got the legendary title ¡®The King of the Sky-sea¡¯. The name of the Sky-grade Ship can be set. When the virtual space dock is imprinted on the soul, it acquires ¡®Spirit Virtual Space¡¯ and automatically the Sky-grade Ship is anchored in that space. He knew the fact that it was going to be something nice because it was the first production. So Sang Hyuk was not surprised to receive the legendary title. Sang Hyuk has already earned several legendary titles that an ordinary yer couldn¡¯t even dream of getting, even after decades of ying EL Thanks to that, he could nod his head quietly in a situation where anyone else would shout and cheer. Sang Hyuk, who nodded slightly, immediately imprinted the virtual space dock on his soul. Sky-grade Ship production is now perfectlyplete. All that left was to name the Sky-grade Ship, which he could do anytime. Sang Hyuk paused for confirming the details of Sky-grade Ship. ¡°Ah¡­when I think about it, to test the performance properly I need to fly the boat not check the description¡­. and because the Skyway is not open yet, so this is impossible.¡± Though he can see the details of his Sky-grade ship in the description, he also had to test drive the Sky-grade Ship to get the real performance. The problem was the Skyway as predicted. The Skyway was still closed. To be more precise, that Event hasn¡¯t happened yet. Honestly, Sang Hyuk did not know exactly when that would happen. If it is the same as in the past life, it will happen after more than a year, but it was not like that because events are happening faster than he remembered. Sang Hyuk thought that now is the time for it to happen, considering the recent situation. There has been a lot of change in the EL world for about 50 days when Sang Hyuk was concentrating on producing the Sky-grade Ship. Users have now fully adapted to Magic Armor. Of course, Magic Armor has be widespread. 2nd grade Magic Armor has been made by guilds and personal users have also started to own 1st grade Magic Armor. And the most important thing was¡­. That the users finally started to pay attention to what Magic Engineering is. This was the most important. ording to Sang Hyuk¡¯s memory, this happened exactly at this point in his previous life too. The ident that will turn the Lower Third World upside down¡­. It was just that there is a sky whale falling onto the Lower Third World. The Sky Whale¡­¡­ It is named Sky Whale but you should not think of it as a real whale. The Sky Whale was just a name. It was the ¡®Giant Flight Demon¡¯, which lives in Middle Layer, called the Sky Whale. Chapter 124 [Episode 64] Sky Whale 1 ¨C End Editor¡¯s Notes: Yes, I know the author has written that Sang Hyuk¡¯s armor is grade 3.5. Maybe it rounds up? Chapter 125 Chapter 125 [Episode 64] Sky Whale 2 If the Lower Third World is the three continents, then the Middle Layer is a huge sea of the sky. Users called the Middle Layer the Sky-Sea and in this Sky-sea, a horrible monster lives. Giant Flight Demon. These things, even a single one, required a full raid team to defeat. Hydra, the most powerful raid monster in Lower Third World, was not much different from the Sky Whales. The Sky Whales also had grades, but the lowest rated 9th grade Sky Whale had roughly the same power as the Hydra. In fact, considering that a 9th grade sky whale wasmon in the Sky-sea, we could see how terrible the sky was. The sky whale, which is scheduled to fall to the Lower Third World, was a 2nd grade Sky Whale. At this point, the 2nd grade Sky Whale was a terrifying force enough to ruin the world, but fortunately, it would not be in a normal state due to the huge damage it took when it broke through the Sky wall. ¡°Even though it could not get back because it was fatally injured, there were a huge number of users in by it.¡± It was not urately counted, but it was reported that at least 900,000 users had been killed. Considering that nearly a million users ran to catch it at that time, most of the users ended up dead. The event started with the Sky Whale crashing. This event was attractive enough to bring a lot of high-level users in a short period of time. In fact, it was no exaggeration to say that almost everyone who was in Heroic Lands rushed to the wreck at the same time. The ce where he fell was Tune, thergest city in Heroic Lands. ¡°The head that resembles fouryers of huge wings and centipedes. And a serpentine and elongated body like a snake. I don¡¯t remember the name of the Sky Whale, but it seems I remember how it looks.¡± Sang Hyuk smiled bitterly andughed. It was huge enough to casually crush themon giant monsters in Lower Third World. It was so big that it was hard to check whether it was damaged or not, even if it was hit by the right attack. At that time, Sang Hyuk had not died because he joined the battlefield shortly before it fell. But he could not participate in the event. ¡°It was so unfair that I could not participate in the event at that time¡­. That unjustice will surely be fixed in this life.¡± It was the 2nd grade Sky Whale that is not easily seen in Middle Layer. In fact, the 2nd grade Sky Whale was more powerful than dragons, which would be called the strongest raid monster, considering various restrictions. In addition, the appearance of the fallen guy was so great in scale and effect that the videos shot at different angles were immensely popr. Sang Hyuk was going to watch the show in real time in this life. [Sky-grade Ship] Please register its name. [Heavenly ¡î] ¨C The first Sky-grade Ship made. There is a special ¡®¡î¡¯ on this boat. [ssification] High Speed Ship [¡ï¡ï¡ï¡î] [Basic Performance] Durability 477000 / [Inner armor 98400] / [Outer armor 169000] [Mounting Armored] Naval Gun [¡ï¡î] / Harpoon [¡ï¡î] / Booster [¡ï¡ï¡ï¡î] [Additional armament] Disguise Mode [¡î¡î] [Basic Properties] High Speed (S). Karma Recovery (B+), Shield (B+) [Inherent Properties] ck [Minimum number of passengers] 2 persons. [Rmended number of passengers] 4 persons. [Maximum number of passengers] 12 persons. [Size] Dual Grade It also has ¡î attached because it was the first Sky-grade ship produced. In short, this star was simr to the plus (+) to an item. Unlike a plus, it didn¡¯t have three, but only one¡­¡­ In fact, the probability of even a single star is lower than the probability of triple plus. Since the stars were attached, all of the performance was enhanced. In other words, it meant that all of Sang Hyuk¡¯s selections, High Speed Ship, booster, naval gun, harpoon and travelling in disguise were all being reinforced. Converting this to points, Sang Hyuk got almost 400-500 points for one of these stars. At the moment the star was attached to it, the Sky-grade Ship is treated as one or two grades higher than the original grade. ¡°I intended to make it from the beginning, but¡­. I did not know this monstrous Sky-grade Ship would be born.¡± Sang Hyuk, who checked the details window of the Sky-grade Ship, gave a subtle smile to the Sky-grade Ship, which was be so much more than what he intended. The reason he made a subtle smile was because of the crew. ording to what he originally nned, the minimum number of passengers should be one person and the rmended number of passengers should be two. But somehow this was increased to two people minimum, and four people rmended. Even if it was a dual grade, it would be normal if the size was small and the minimum number of passengers and the rmended number of passengers were 1 and 2 people. However, for some reason, although it was made to the minimum size, there were two minimum and four rmended. ¡°This is slightly troublesome.¡± The thing is that he could still run the Sky-grade Ship and run the test, but this is definitely the part that could disrupt Sang Hyuk¡¯s ns. Sang Hyuk, who was troubled for a while, first registered the name of the Sky-grade Ship. He had already thought about the name a month ago, so it was decided before the ship was made. ¡°Registered name Ink-ck Dragon.¡± Sang Hyuk chose a simple name to call it. He thought it was not a bad name because he liked the image of the Sky-grade Ship. The Ink-ck Dragon acquired its name and became absolutely perfect. Now when the Skyway opens and the Sky-sea is revealed, then this Ink-ck Dragon will be able to move forward to the Sky sea. Title ¨C ¡®The King of the Sky-sea¡¯ Rating? Legend Exnation? You made the first Sky-grade Ship and you are all ready to go to the Sky-sea. Take the Sky-grade Ship and conquer the Sky-sea! Effect ¨C [Prefix: None] [Suffix: None] [Sustainable Effect: ] The legendary title had the effects that matched a legendary grade Sky-grade ship. Although the Karma recovery characteristic was low on his ship, it did not be a problem because it was not abandoned at all. ¡°With this, apparently all preparations are ended.¡± Sang Hyuk, who had finished confirming the title, got up quietly. What¡¯s left is one¡­ The Sky Whale that falling to Hagye. * * * * Tune, the crash site of the Sky Whale, was a big metropolis now, but many things were going to change after the Sky Whale crash. The fall of the Sky Whale in Sang Hyuk¡¯s previous life almost ruined the city of Tune. The terrain deformed by the crash became a giant pit, and the monstrous parasites of the Sky Whale inhabited the pit, and Tune became a hunting ground, not a city. Sang Hyuk, who judged that the time for the Event hase, did not leave Tune. Instead, Sang Hyuk had all the NPCs that under his control, leave Tune. Finally, everything that Sang Hyuk had to do at Lower Third World has been done. Sang Hyuk, who cleaned up everything, was only going around diator Hall or Hall of Mortality as Lone King and stared at the sky everyday. So, exactly 10 days passed. As usual, Sang Hyuk, was sitting at an open-air cafe and having light breakfast while looking up at the sky. ¡°The time for it to fall¡­¡­. Oh?¡± Sang Hyuk, who had been waiting for Sky Whale to fall, caught something unusual with his eyes. ¡°Red.¡± The normally blue sky is red. It was strange thing when it was morning. Sang Hyuk got up quickly and looked at the sky more intently. Ssssshhhhh. How many minutes have passed? The sky began to get more and more red with time. ¡°It has started!¡± The reddening sky was a clear sign of the fall. ¡°First of all, I can not get hit by the crash so¡­.¡± Sang Hyuk ran quickly to the north side of Tune. Sang Hyuk knew that it had fallen to the south side of Tune. The moment Sang Hyuk started running towards the north¡­ Finally, an official event notification has been sent to all users connected to the Heroic Lands. Emergency Event! A single Giant Flight Demon has pierced through the cracks on the Sky Wall and is falling toward the Tune area. It was hurt by the shock of its pration through the sky wall but it is still alive. It is a 2nd grade Giant Flight Demon. 2nd grade Giant Flight Demon is an object that can be seen as ¡®disaster¡¯. If this monster is allowed to rampage, this world could be destroyed. That¡¯s why the help of the dimensional travellers are needed. The Sky Whale which crashed into Tune is a lot weaker. Before it recovers and reims the power of destruction it possesses, the dimensional travellers must join forces to defeat it. There is no limit to the number of participants in this event. Those who help to defeat it will be able to earn as many points, and will receive tremendous rewards based on those points. You will surely be given a tremendous reward beyond anything you¡¯ve seen before. There is no time. Hurry! The notification was quite long, but in summary: Because a monstrous creature fell from the sky, before it recovers and causes a great cmity,bine all your strength and throw it down. Then you will get great rewards! Of course, due to the sudden event notification, many users were just confused. Those who were quick lifted their heads and quickly looked up at the sky. Gegegegegegegegege. As the event notification ended, the sky itself began to change in a terrifying way. The sky began to divide slowly as an unbelievably huge crack formed in the sky, which turned crimson as if it had been dyed by blood. Then an immense fireball, defying belief emerged out of the crack. Kwakwakwakwakwa! Around the titanic fireball, an immense number of sparks were poured into the air, and it looked as if huge and colorful fireworks had burst from the top of the sky. ¡°Kya¡­ This is why, people called this event as the fireworks that would not be seen twice in this world.¡± Sang Hyuk nodded slowly as he watched it in real time. Of course he was shooting it from the best angle. The fireworks were intense and gorgeous. But more important than that, it was the titanic fireball at the core of those brilliant fireworks. The fireball was falling toward the ground at a terrifying speed. Of course, the users were now aware of exactly what was happening. Knowing the situation, they could not just stupidly watch the immense Sky Whale falling at the speed of a meteor towards Tune. Users started to run away from each other in order to escape the impact of the fall. Some of the quickest and skillful yers have started to notice that this is not a usual event. Of course, Sang Hyuk was already in ce. ¡°Well,e on!¡± Sang Hyuk stood up and watched as the Sky Whale crashed on its face and as the immense body fell into the city, it crushed half of Tune. Kwakwakwakwakwang! Khukhukhukhukhung! The world shook terrifyingly. Numerous buildings fell down. The massive event, which will be called the ¡®Day of Disaster¡¯, began with a massive explosion that opened up the sky. Chapter 125 [Episode 64] Sky Whale 2 ¨C End Chapter 126 Chapter 126 [Episode 65] Reverse One 1 The Skyway has opened¡­.. 2nd grade Giant Flight Demon ¡®Krakon¡¯ has fallen to Hagye. In the aftermath of the fall, its health is only 30%, and all the powers he possesses can only reach 40%. If this condition is not maintained and the yers cannot defeat him, this will be a desperate situation. Note that Krakon has immunity to all kinds of provocation techniques. As the immense crash wreaked havoc, therge metropolis Tune was almostpletely obliterated, and additional event notifications were delivered. ¡°Argh, Krakon! Yes, it was Krakon.¡± In Sang Hyuk¡¯s previous life, Krakon was weakened for about 12 hours. For 12 hours, a lot of users ran to him, but most of them died. Even though Krakon could not use all of its skill because it was fatally damaged but the second grade Sky Whale was terribly strong. In fact, the best way to deal with it was to use ranged attacks from far away. Despite how Krakon has a strong resistance to ranged attacks of all kinds, even if the damage of ranged attacks is reduced by 80%, it was the wisest way to umte points safely. In previous life, long-distance dealers who worked in this way for a long time got quite high points. But it was true that Sang Hyuk¡¯s choice was too crude. ¡°In my heart, I want to activate ragna de once¡­ but there are too many uncertainties, so let¡¯s hold on.¡± If only two things were certain, ragna de could be the strongest and the best weapon in the present situation. In particr, ragna de ignores all kinds of damage reduction effects, so Krakon¡¯s strong ranged attack resistance was useless. If Sang Hyuk was certain that Krakon will not disappear with ragna de and that the damage of ragna de applies to the official points calction, then it is right to use ragna de. But both were issues that could not be confirmed. Especially, the damage of ragna de was very unlikely to be applied at all when calcting the official points. Even if it did, Sang Hyuk¡¯s points could go to other people. So, Sang Hyuk intends to seal ragna de thoroughly in this event. Anyway, even though there was no ragna de, there was not going to be a problem. ¡°I have only one goal. The overwhelming first ce in official points!¡± The aftermath of the crash has not yet subsided, but Sang Hyuk jumped to the giant crater in front of him. * * * * ¡°What is all this?¡± Adam sessfully finished the dawn raid and returned to Tune to rest for a while. He was the main tanker and guild master of ¡®Mer¡¯, one of the best EL guilds in France. As soon as he saw the sudden event notification, he noticed that something incredible has happened. First, he escaped quickly from Tune once he read the notification that a huge monster was about to crash into Tune, and watched the fall of the monster. A massive explosion urred with the fall of the monster, resulting in a huge pit. Inside the pit was a huge monster that was about a few hundred meters long and it was slowly raising its body. Gegegegege. ¡°They said to catch that? Is that even possible?!¡± In Adam¡¯s view, Krakon seemed unable to be fought in a normal way. ¡°There¡¯s only one way to get it.¡± He opened his mouth with a bitter look as he stared at the thousands of users running towards Krakon. ¡°Zerg Tactics¡­.. That¡¯s it.¡± Zerg Tactics was simple. The users just keep on running in while the battle continues endlessly. Of course, users who are hit will die in an instant. However, the users who ran to it was an endless horde anyway. Even at this moment, the ¡®tremendous¡¯ rewards have been brought a vast number of users to this ce If those who ran to it continued to attack the monster, it will be a zerg tactics naturally. ¡°The issue of it being immune to provocation makes taking the aggro purely by the tanker¡¯s skills impossible¡­. Isn¡¯t that nonsense? As soon as a user pours an attack at the same time without any nning, the aggro will jump to the user and keeping the aggro itself would be impossible, so what do they want me to do? No, even if I can hit it the second time and even if I retake the aggro miraculously, can I even tank for more than a second against a monster that looks so horrible? Gah, this event will be a nightmare for tankers in many ways.¡± Adam made an estimation at once like the Top Rank User he was. ¡°For now, should I just watch it little bit more?¡± Adam did not rush into it stupidly. If he cannot do any proper tanking anyway, he would rather look at the situation first and he was going to find a ce where he could participate rather than rushing over and die instantly. He had to at least figure out the basic attack pattern of Krakon and only then move in. Kwagwagwagwagwang! While Adam was thinking about it, Krakon swung its giant tail and swept away the remaining half of Tune, which still had a few buildings still standing. * It was just swinging its tail lightly, but dozens of users screamed and disappeared. ording to event notifications, Krakon¡¯s capabilities are now only about 40% of the original. Nheless, a single casual attack, it looked like it could insta-wipe a full raid team. ¡°Ugh, how is exactly can we catch such a monster? Tanking is impossible after all¡­..¡± Adam thought that this huge monster that crashed on Tune was the only monster that appeared in this event. But at that very moment Adam witnessed a nonsensical scene. He doesn¡¯t know where he came from, but suddenly there appeared a ck male figure, and something like an elongated string protruded from his hands and struck Krakon¡¯s body. However, surprisingly at that moment, Krakon¡¯s body wobbled. ¡°Hmmm?¡± Adam thought that it was just a coincidence. No matter he sees it, the mighty Krakon could not have been staggered by the attack of a single user. But the cries that came in shortly broke his thoughts at once. ¡°Oh, the aggro were caught!¡± ¡°Tanker in ck Magic Armor! That person got the aggro!¡± ¡°The aggro got taken you said? How did he take the aggro of a monster that can not be provoked?¡± As the impossible things happened sessfully, Adam¡¯s eyes shook sharply. ¡°Oh? He endured.¡± ¡°Wow daebak(jackpot)! What are the healers doing? All of you pour heals to the users!!¡± ¡°Heal shower! Heal shower!¡± Even the user in the ck Magic Armor was enduring the Krakon¡¯s attack. ¡°What the hell is going on?¡± Adam opened his mouth half and looked at the user in the ck Magic Armor who was holding up the Krakon¡¯s aggro while tanking. ¡°Is is true that we can deal damage?¡± ¡°Nheless, with tanker provocation skills not working, won¡¯t the aggro switch as it rises up? ¡°Hoi! Stop attacking there!¡± Dealers who gathered near Krakon were divided into two categories. The dealers who had the idea to stop the attacks for a while due to the aggro problem and the dealers who hadn¡¯t bothered to read the event notification and kept on doing damage without thinking. The dealers without a clue were much more than expected. Hundreds of users did not care about the aggro, but they poured out their attacks with all their might. However, really strangely, the aggro did not switch at all. Even at this moment, the aggro was rock solid. ¡°What? Why is the aggro like that? Did they not make this monster provocation immune?¡± ¡°It is immune. Many users have already used provocation skills and it has not responded at all.¡± ¡°But how can these aggro became so stable? Even if it cannot be helped, but I think about 300 people are recklessly pouring the attacks¡­..¡± ¡°I do not know that. By the way, are you going to just keep watching? If you do it like that, all the official points will be taken by other users.¡± ¡°Tsk, I cannot help it.¡± Originally, those who were clueless had to follow those who read the notification, but as the situation is going strangely, inevitably, the smart people followed the lead of the idiots. * Even the users who were mindful of the aggro and stopped dealing damage started attacking, one or two at a time. Then in a sh, more than a thousand dealers poured the attack on Krakon. However, the aggro still did not rise up at all. Rather, it has be more stable than before. Watching this situation from the very beginning, Adam gave the unbelievable face and looked at the Giant Flight Demon, which is a Disaster Incarnate, then he looked at the user who was tanking it perfectly. ¡°He¡¯s a dealer¡­.. That crazy user is keeping the aggro now by dealing damage?!¡± Adam has figured out the situation more than anyone else this time. ¡°Is that even possible? Can he deal an attack that is strong enough to take care the aggro alone, damage which has to exceed the powerful damage being dealt by thousands of dealers, while at the same time using tanking skills that is strong enough to withstand the monster¡¯s attacks, which are as strong as a few raid monstersbined? Even exining that he is actually doing such an absurd thing¡­.¡± If that person did not wear the Magic Armor, he would have have thought that person was an NPC and not a user. But that person was wearing Magic Armor. Fyi, Magic Armor was an item that only users could wear. At least in the Lower Third World. So, Adam knew that person was a user. But he could not believe it. No matter how great one¡¯s skills at evasion-tanking, it was impossible to tank Krakon without 100% evasion rate. Since the evasion rate is 30% when the diminishing effects begins to be applied, and when the evasion rate reaches 70%, the evasion rate almost does not increase even if evasion rate rted items are worn. In other words, realistically it means that the maximum evasion rate is 70%. Actually, the achievable evasion rate was only 50%, even though one is wearing items which increase evasion rate, minimum unique grade, on the body. Therefore, the avoidance tanker among tank users was known as the wild apricot that looks more delicious. (T/L note: looks may deceiving, the better looking apricot is more sour than the regr one.) Adam knew this very well because he was a tanker to the core. So, he could not even understand the man in the ck Magic Armor who is now tanking Krakon. ¡°¡­. is that a monster blocking a monster?¡± Adam muttered a little while looking at the user in ck Magic Armor. It¡¯s already been 10 minutes since the user in ck Magic Armor, who was tanking Krakon while still maintaining the aggro¡­. In Adam¡¯s eyes, he was also seen as a monster as mighty as the huge monster that fell from the sky. * * * * The attack that Sang Hyuk needed to lock the aggro to himself was only one hit. Of course, it was not an ordinary hit, but the first attack. As soon as the very first hit struck to the Krakon¡¯s body, while making sure that ragna de does not trigger, the aggro locked on to Sang Hyuk for sure. After that there was nothing difficult. Sang Hyuk has survived Krakon¡¯s attack using his high evasion ability and numerous damage reduction skills. And with that enormously powerful attack, the other dealers kept trying to exceed an attack that they could not even imagine It was impossible to steal aggro from Sang Hyuk in the first ce. No matter how many thousands of dealers poured in the attacks at the same time and distracted the aggro, it was hard to switch the aggro from Sang Hyuk who boasted an unrivaled attack. * It was a fact that would not change even though thousands of people would change to tens of thousands. Of course, no matter how thoroughly and perfectly the evasion ability and damage reduction skills are used, Sang Hyuk sometimes had his health drop to a dangerous level. But the important thing was not to fall to zero. If only it doesn¡¯t fall to zero, hundreds of healers was pouring heals to Sang Hyuk without worrying about overhealing and he was able to recover all of his health in a single second. It was not that difficult to endure if only Sang Hyuk could keep the all-important aggro¡­ Chapter 126 [Episode 65] Reverse One 1 ¨C End Editor¡¯s Notes: Not anymore¡­ ?? Editor¡¯s Notes: I cracked up when I read this part. ?? Editor¡¯s Notes: While the author fails to talk about how aggro works in EL, we can deduce that like in other games, the strongest attack by a single yer locks aggro. Therefore, to switch aggro to someone else, someone else has to have a stronger attack than Sang Hyuk¡­pffttt!!! ?? Editor: Userunfriendly the dodge-tanker. Chapter 127 Chapter 127 [Episode 65] Reverse One 2 Sang Hyuk intended to keep tanking until this monster¡¯s health dropped to five percent. ¡°Nonsensical tanking + Nonsensical dealing.¡± When these two arebined, Sang Hyuk is able to make it work contrary tomon sense. The official points that are achieved by Sang Hyuk, who pretty much threwmon sense out the window, can not be followed even when all the points of the other users arebined. But this was not the end. Out of the 900,000 users who died while fighting with Krakon in Sang Hyuk¡¯s previous life, about 500,000 people died after Krakon¡¯s health fell below five percent. No matter how strong Krakon was, there were patterns and phases because he was a ¡®programmed¡¯ monster. As soon as its health dropped below 5%, he literally started to go ¡®Berserk¡¯ and thatst-ditch rampage was powerful enough to erase hundreds of thousands of users. Because Sang Hyuk knew this, he was ready. Tanker, Healer, Dealer. This could be said to be the three elements of raid team. Basically, all users belonged to one of these three roles. In order to sessfully finish the massive joint content called the raid, these three roles had to do their part, and there was a clear order for all three elements To start a raid, the boss had to be ¡®tanked¡¯ stably. If tanking cannot be done properly then you could not even start the raid. No matter how many tanks were mobilized, they had to build a tanker formation which is able to hold the boss¡¯s aggro and thenplete the tanking mechanism. * So when the tanker formation was constructed, the next thing to do was ¡® healing¡¯. The healers, like tankers, had toplete a healing formation after mobilizing, built well enough to cover the whole team without allowing the main tanker to die. * The dealers were those left after the tankers and healerspleted all their formations. They needed to be careful while dealing damage because of ¡®aggro¡¯, the very important mechanism that the game used to determine monster aggression. Because of this, at first nce, things like formation for dealers seem useless, but in a real raid, the dealers¡¯ senses was most important. Dealing was purely most affected by the individual senses, so dealers were the upations that was inevitable for those with a high VRA and good senses. And in conclusion, the dealer was the most fun. So, 80% of all of the people who gathered at this event were dealers. This meant that at least they would not be short of damage dealt. When Sang Hyuk seeded in tanking while enduring the Krakon¡¯s attacks, then the position of the main tank, which had the first ce among the three elements of a Raid, was upied. Let¡¯s say it was organized like that then naturally, the second element, ¡®healing¡¯, was also present and the requirements for dealers was met because Sang Hyuk has locked the aggro tight. * The tankers, healers, and dealers for Krakon were fully assembled. For now the framework of the attack was established, the only thing remained was to maintain the framework. Since Sang hyuk has already been tanking for more than 30 minutes, healing and dealing has has been maintained. Of course, there were a lot of people dying from Krakon¡¯s wide-area attacks, but at least those with enoughmon sense and skill managed to avoid the embarrassing mass wipes. During that time, the health of Krakon was also reduced by four percent. He still had a lot of its health, but because the dealers were still involved in this event with the help of stable tanking and healing, it seemed that the pace of reducing the monster¡¯s health was continuing to elerate. The most surprising thing was Sang Hyuk, who was standing and enduring while tanking for 30 minutes. The healers were focused on the user wearing ck Magic Armor who did not seem ordinary at all and they were busily avoiding or dodging the Krakon¡¯s attack here and there while pouring heals to the users who were tanking. Healers were aware that the most obvious way to get official points was to treat the user with the ck Magic Armor as the only tanker and the main tanker. It was important for the dealers to deal damage well. At least until this moment it felt like everything was going well. It was a matter of time to catch Krakon, which seemed to be an event monster without any precedent at all, because everything was so stable. Most users like this situation Anyway they only needed to do their jobs to participate in this event and win points. Most of the users knew that they can not be the protagonist in an event this huge anyway. However¡­. Not everyone thought so. [You must flip the te over.] The meeting was called urgently and the seven delegates, who could be considered the organizers of this meeting, gathered in the secret meeting room of the DN that they had prepared. When they gathered, a man, who sat in the chair carved with a ck dragon, spoke first. [If it is confirmed that the user who is tanking Krakon is the Immortal, then it is right we should be the one to turn over the te.] The man sitting on a chair with the red star nodded and agreed. This meeting was started about half a year ago. The name of the meeting was ¡®Reverse One¡¯. In short, it was a super-alliance that was created to prevent the Ascendency of the One Guild. [Analysis shows that it is almost certainly Immortal. The different thing is that he is wearing a Magic Armor¡­ Actually, it is true that everyone here knows that the Immortal has created Magic Armor, right?] The man who was sitting on the ck dragon carved chair was already convinced. No one has raised any objections because it was a convincing conclusion. [Of course I know that. I bought a huge item called ¡®Lion King¡¯s fury¡¯ from the One Guild and to sell such a great thing would mean that there is a better Magic Armor than that. But at thest meeting, I think we said that we at least should not bid on the auction and raise the price¡­. Did you all keep your promise?] The man sitting on a chair with ck hand engraved, said with a voice of dissatisfaction. This room was where the best multinguage trantion options were avable, so you could speak naturally with differentnguages. However, there were many cases in which the expression of fine emotions was omitted in the trantion process. In this case, it was recognized that the man was angry because of his emotionless face. [Hmmm, everyone would have kept the promise. We are not gathered here to talk about it now and we don¡¯t have much time, so let¡¯s talk about it on another time. A man sitting on a chair with the red star responded effortlessly, but in fact, the people sitting here were bound to let this matter stick in their mind. [It is true that there is no time. The sooner we make our decisions here, the bigger the pie we can get.] The words of the man who sat on the chair with the carved ck dragon were right, they could not afford to talk about it anymore. [But what is there to see? Don¡¯t we just need to turn over the te? This is the simplest way to go. Let¡¯s stab the Immortal¡¯s back and take what we want.] A man sitting on a chair with the red star, as usual, tried to solve the problem simply and brutishly. But others gathered here knew that this was not going to be a simple matter. [If you do that, you may be able to get the benefits of this event, but eventually you may end up with mass condemnations. It¡¯s true that we have to take down the Immortal, but we can not do it openly.] [Then we should use the knife in the dark that we all have? Honestly, everybody has prepared a hidden sword by now, right?] A man sitting on a chair with blue hammer, who had been quiet until now, opened his mouth. His words were correct. Each of the seven delegations gathered here held a weapon that could be called the sword in the dark, though the type might be slightly different to each delegate. [That¡¯s probably the cleanest way.] To be honest, it was a waste to bring out the sword in the dark, which was a secret power, but now was not the time to be picky. They were nning to stop the event from being handed over to the ¡®One¡¯ Guild. The reason why they made this gathering, despite the intricate intertwining of their respective interests, was to prevent the Ascendency of the One Guild. While blocking the One Guild, the seven guilds nned to take the share that the One Guild was about to take. This was why ¡®Reverse One¡¯ was created. [There is not much time, so let¡¯s go ahead and proceed like that and let¡¯s keep talking about the rest of the game. There are no exceptions. Everyone whoes here should at least put out more than one sword. I will stab the Immortal with that knife and pull that monster down, after that we will take over the event and seize the prize.] The confident Reverse One¡¯s move. They believed that they could take down Immortal and if the Immortal is removed then they could take over the Krakon hunting. After investing a huge amount of money in the real world and in the game, it was Reverse One who understood the reality of the One Guild more than anyone, but still they missed the most important thing. The Immortal¡¯s skills which is irreceable¡­. Immortal¡¯s ability that transcended the limits of the ¡®user¡¯, that cut apart themon sense of the ¡®user¡¯. So it was impossible for them toprehend the being known as the Immortal. * * * * ¡°Kill the user who is tanking Krakon!¡± This was amand sent to many malefactors. Because all of them weremanded from high up their Line, the malefactors began to move to Tune, headed for the open event as soon as they heard themand. Anyway, since they were not able to participate in the event, they had to think that if they were attacking the Immortal, someone was trying to manipte the event. It was hard to imagine who was behind the malefactors. Thismand was not very difficult for the malefactors anyway. Because the opponent was hardly able to deal with his present difficulties, so in this situation, even if he is slightly distracted, things would copse rapidly. This was easier than snapping fingers for users who are evil to the core. Because this was what they always do. A total of 58 malefactors were sent from the seven forces. At first nce, it looks like there aren¡¯t that many, but the 58 of them are almost top-level users with levels over 50. Moreover, they knew each other¡¯s existence. They even agreed to cooperate to a certain extent. 58 malefactors concealed their identity and moved to Tune secretly. Not only was the whole city of Tune shattered and a lot of users dying, but all the users in Tune werepletely focused on the event, so nobody has noticed the movement of the malefactors. Thanks to it, the malefactors were able to approach their goal easily. All of the malefactors basically have the ability to hide themselves. Even a malefactor is troubled by people when it¡¯s discovered that they¡¯re an evil person, so they had no choice but develop the ability to hide it. Anyway, the malefactors approached the ce where Immortal, their ultimate goal, was while using the confusion as cover. In the meantime, in a nonsensical wide attack of Krakon, seven malefactors disappeared with a scattering of white light, but things like that happen in a war zone. The remaining 51 malefactors intend to attack Immortal at the same time. They believed that if they strike the Immortal¡¯s back at the same time, then even the Immortal would not be able to endure it. Even if he stopped or avoided their attacks, he was forced to break Krakon¡¯s tanking, which has been stable. That was enough. Breaking he tanking meant that the Immortal would be killed by Krakon. If the tanking was broken in anyway, the raid would copse. Then it would be Reverse One who flips the te, as that was what they wanted. The malefactors checked each other with the signal that they had agreed on. And they were able to adjust the timing with that signal. ??5, 4, 3, 2, 1, now! At the moment when the malefactor¡¯s countdown reached one, 51 malefactors ran towards the Immortal. Chapter 127 [Episode 65] Reverse One 2 ¨C End Editor¡¯s Notes: The tanking mechanism, for an example of that, we have to look to¡­SAO. I know, a lot of people have a huge amount of hate for Sword Art Online. However, it is the best example of Tanker Mechanism/Formation I can think of. Having a front rank, switching so that someone low on health can move to the rear to heal, and use of shield walls, that can be seen in SAO first season. Editor¡¯s Notes: This time, I¡¯m not going to use a SAO reference. Healer formations (ording to novels of the VRMMORPG genre) usually consists of assigning healers (main tank, sub tank, etc) and a rotating schedule so some are healing, others are drinking mana potions, and so forth. Logically, the main purpose of healer formations is to make sure that the tanks are covered at all times. The priority is of course the Main Tank. Editor¡¯s Notes: It may seem obvious, but neither healers or dealers can do their job without the tank. By keeping the monsters from attacking the healers or dealers, they can do their job, and they can only do their job when the tank is keeping aggro. Otherwise, since they don¡¯t have significant defences, they¡¯d be ughtered. Editor: Userunfriendly Chapter 128 Chapter 128 [Episode 66] The Opening of the Skyway 1 @ The Opening of the Skyway The reason why he was able to detect the suspicious movements that existed in the confusion was that he was personally interested in the Immortal. If the situation was a little more rxed, he would have preferred to contact Immortal first. Other users did not know that the user who is tanking Krakon is the Immortal, the guild master of the One Guild, but one man knew that it was the Immortal. He was unaware of this at first. He was one of two users on Immortal¡¯s friends list. Gye Baek was in Tune when the event ured. He eventually rushed to participate in the event when it happened. Of course, Gye Baek was a dealer too, so he could not touch Krakon easily. Immortal appeared when he was hesitating. Gye Baek knew that he was Immortal from the time he appeared in the ck Magic Armor. The name ¡®Immortal¡¯, floating clearly above Immortal¡¯s head. Friends could see each other¡¯s names. Anyway, from the time he realized that the user in ck Magic Armor and tanking Krakon was the Immortal, Gye Baek had no choice but to keep his eye on Immortal. Had things been more rxed, Gye Baek would have tried to talk to him because he was curious about how the Immortal could tank Krakon, so he could not deal damage properly and he kept on looking at Immortal who was busy tanking Krakon. And in the process, he noticed the suspicious movement of some yers. Gye Baek has had battling a lot more users than monsters in thest half year. He enjoyed PvP in the field as well as diator Hall. Anyway as he wanted to enjoy PvP and needed other productive activities, he became active as a ¡®Bounty Hunter¡¯ catching malefactors. Because of this Gye Baek, he could find the malefactors hidden in this suspicious movement. And the moment he discovered the malefactors, he noticed what they were trying to do. Backstab is one of the things that malefactors are best at. Now it was clear from the angle of approach of the malefactors what they were nning. Gye Baek immediately whispered to Immortal when he noticed it. And to another user¡­.a person who could see his and Immortal¡¯s name, he sent a whisper to that user as well. The user who had just arrived a few minutes before. All of this happened five minutes before the malefactors attempted to attack the Immortal. And in that 5 minutes¡­. three people formed a party. Immortal, Gye Baek, and Aspice (Dark Knight) Because of this unexpected thing, these three people got together again for the first time, in a long time. * * * * The malefactors synchronized their attacks fairly well, which was unlike them. Because themands from the top was emphasized several times, they had to join forces to make sure they got the job done. Generally speaking, when the malefactors, who are busy preying on each other, join forces, an exceptional power is born. They thought it would not be hard to finish their task at this level. At least¡­. until they showed up. Gye Baek used the ¡®Ice Wall¡¯ spell, which he prepared beforehand and quickly blocked the path of the malefactors. The malefactors, who did not think that anyone would interfere, were surprised because of the sudden Ice Wall. But because they were veteran PvP yers ¡®worn¡¯ andfortable with their world (experienced with bad thoughts), so they reacted promptly to the ice wall and coordinated with each other. * If someone had noticed their attack and tried to stop it, it would have been enough to eliminate that someone. They were experienced enough that they were prepared for such an obstacle although the probability was not that high, so they were surprised, but still ready. The malefactors, who avoided or destroyed the ice wall, immediately found Gye Baek, who cast it. [Group 7 and group 6 remove that person and the rest do as nned¡­] There was no such thing as a leader for malefactors, but at least there was a person in charge of coordination. He quickly dispatched personnel and tried to reorganize the assault as quickly as possible. But his intention was once more blocked. Phuiinngg, Kwakwang! Another user appeared out of thin air. The user raised a big ck shield in front of him and immediately rushed to the malefactors. The Shield Rush which was like the symbol of the Dark Knight Aspice. At the moment of its manifestation, the malefactors felt like a big dump truck was hurling towards them. Dark Knightpletes an active defense attack using a rushing attack, then at the back, Gye Baek jumps in with a quick spell. It was a very simple strategy, but this strategy was far more fearsome than expected. The skill of Dark Knight and Gye Baek were, in a word, the best. The 51 malefactors in this area were talented, but they were at least two levels lowerpared to Dark Knight and Gye Baek. Of course, because the enemies numbers were overwhelming, Dark Knight and Gye Baek could not afford to be careless. But at least, Dark Knight and Gye Baek were proud of their coordination and began to fight together, making it difficult to keep up. In fact, Gye Baek and Dark Knight have often formed a party after breaking with Sang Hyuk. At least Gye Baek always joined in when Dark Knight hunted monsters. There was no special reason. But with Immortal, when the three were party hunting, they worked in harmony and because they were not particrly sociable, they used to contact each other when they needed a party for a hunt. So, they were not only acquainted, they were used to joining their power and fighting together. Thanks to this, the malefactors were confronted with a difficult challenge. Their goal was the user in the ck Magic Armor beyond the Dark Knight and Gye Baek¡­ but now they can not even go near to him. When this happened, the minds of the malefactors began to panic. Time was not on their side. Other users, who have already attacked Krakon, began to notice that something is strange. In this case, they could be attacked not only by the two users in front of them, but also by the other users. Obviously they did not think of failure until five minutes ago. But now this one word of failure have begun to fill their mind little by little. ¡°Darn¡­ If it fails then I¡¯ll be messed up!¡± In the malefactors¡¯ minds, this idea appeared. Is that why? They tried to break through even though they knew it was impossible. [Everyone work together, everyone attack the tanker! You don¡¯t need big hits, just break the bnce and he will fall down by himself!] The malefactors thought that they would not need much and would be able to break the tanker who is tanking Krakon if only two or three could break through. So, they tried to break through at one point by joining forces, atypical behavior for malefactors. Even if they were all killed here, they wouldplete the orders they had received. This order was an order from the highest ce in their organization, so even if there was a sacrifice, it had to be obeyed regardless of the cost. If they can not aplish this, they would lose their ce and be dismissed and tossed aside like garbage. Knowing it, the malefactors despite their selfish nature, charged together. As the 51 malefactors were determined to die, Dark Knight and Gye Baek were unable to stop thempletely. Of course, they did not n to give up. But, right at that time. The ¡®Party Chat¡¯ that can be heard by the two people only. [Both of you just stand still like that.] And as the words was over, hundreds of swords came out from behind their back and horribly poured like a rushing waterfall of steel. Phaphaphaphaphat¡­. This could be called the Tempest of Swords. Those swords, which appeared out of nowhere, were surprisingly not illusions. Actually, they were Real Swords. ¡°Gasp!¡± ¡°Kheook!¡± The Storm of the Swords swept all 51 malefactors, who gathered to break through at a single point. This was one of the advanced secret card magics, named the ¡®Thousand Swords Fortress, Storm of the Swords¡¯. This was, of course, one of Sang Hyuk¡¯s preparation for ¡®Sky Whale Hunting¡¯ that he had been busy collecting theponents and preparing for thest month. Honestly, Sang Hyuk did not like to use one of his hidden cards for scumbags like these malefactors, but now it was better to get rid of these garbage as soon as possible. If these scum hit their target, it was not a problem for him, but the healers and dealers that barely stabilized could be shaken and even Krakon¡¯s tanking pattern, which they focused on and took care of, is disturbed, then it would be quite painful to fix it again. So, Sang Hyuk chose to make a quick end. If he used 160 swords of the Thousand Swords Fortress, which are now buried in the ground, then he cannot use the highest secret card magic ¡®Thousand Swords Fortress ¨C One Sword Combination¡¯, that he really wanted to useter, but it was not time for that. The tempest of swords swept the 51 malefactors all at once. In the sword storm, Gye Baek and Dark Knight were also targeted, but because they were party members they were not damaged by the swords. Of course, not all 51 malefactors were defeated. About 15 people were wounded and staggered. But Sang Hyuk did not have to worry about them. Gye Baek and Dark Knight alone were more than enough to sort them out. [They¡¯re done.] [Ehemmm¡­. This is a little¡­¡­..] [In this way, I cannot even participate in the event, can I?] [Why don¡¯t you join in this time?] [And do you want to help the One Guild to monopolizing it? ] [No matter how big this event is? If we put all the power in it, we can share it to some extent.] [Now his n can be seen, the Immortal had always nned to take the points alone for himself. To think we helped him in this situation was¡­¡­] The unexpected failure of the malefactors made the representatives of the Reverse One upset. They never thought of an alternative because they never thought that the n would fail. Therefore, they are divided into whose who should participate in the event even though it is humiliating, and those who would rather die than help the One Guild. Four people wanted to participate and three people said that they should take different measures. It seemed that there would be a dispute inside the Reverse One. As the situation got worse, DD of the Dark Dragon Guild came up with a proposal. [Let¡¯s make it so this event is going to be carried out by the power of ourselves rather than ourbined power as Reverse One. I will attack the Immortal as I wanted. So those who participate in the event, even if the event fails, please do not me us or interfere with our ns. Is that okay?] DD¡¯s proposal was at least rational in the present situation, so no one objected. It was a very pressing situation, they didn¡¯t have time to oppose, argue, and coordinate their differences. Eventually, Reverse One forgot the alliance for a moment and divided into seven great forces and began to respond to the event themselves. And while they were so determined, Sang Hyuk had been tanking Krakon for more than two hours. The Krakon¡¯s health, which started at 30%, had just dropped below 10%, and the number of users who were present at the event exceeded 100,000 now. About 90,000 out of the 100,000 present were damage dealers¡­.. Sang Hyuk was still bearing the tanking for these 90,000 people¡¯s damage dealing alone. As the number of dealers increased, the aggro number added more variables. In other words, the aggro could increase wildly unexpectedly when there were more dealers. When dealers were around 90,000 people, the aggro was able to reach nearly 4,500 points of damage per person even if it was calcted roughly. By the way, Sang Hyuk was bncing this 4,500 points of fluctuating aggro with his deal ability. It¡¯s not too difficult¡­. * Sang Hyuk¡¯s tanking that destroyedmon sense. At this point, most of the users noticed Sang Hyuk¡¯s identity. Immortal, the Guild Master of One Guild. There could be no other person at the center of this madness. Chapter 128 [Episode 66] The opening of Skyway 1 ¨C End Editor¡¯s Notes: I think that the author is saying that these people are familiar with the unexpected due to the life of a malefactor, where they¡¯re hunted by bounty hunters all the time. Sounds stilted, but we¡¯re trying our best to trante the correct Korean ng or idioms. Editor¡¯s Notes: As mentioned earlier, because Krakon is immune to provocation skills, Sang Hyuk has to inflict more damage than any other damage dealer to retain the aggro while he is tanking. Luckily, he has absurd damage, even with Ragna de disabled. Editor: Userunfriendly Chapter 129 Chapter 129 [Episode 66] The Opening of Skyway 2 Sang Hyuk, who wiped out the obstacles with the storm of swords, continued to focus on Krakon tanking. Even for Sang Hyuk, it was hard to keep focus at this moment. So, Sang Hyuk asked Gye Baek and Dark Knight, who had spare time, and made some requests. It was Sang Hyuk, who usually does not need any help at all, but at least for now, he needed help. Sang Hyuk was able to concentrate more on Krakon¡¯s attack thanks to these two people. Without both of them, it would be harder to tank Krakon, and it would take longer and more users would die. Anyway, Sang Hyuk asked Gye Baek and Dark Knight for assistance and he kept focusing on Krakon. Because Sang Hyuk did not lose focus until the end, time went by without any big problem. Of course, Krakon was continuously bombarded with various kinds of ranged attacks as its health went down, so the number of users who attacking Krakon stabilized at almost 120,000. This number was stable because new users were pouring in and if not for the constant influx of recements for casualties, it would have been possible to drop down to 10,000 in an instant. Krakon¡¯s struggling like this was very severe, but in the meantime, Sang Hyuk endured Krakon without missing his tanking patterns to the end. There was just only one dangerous moment. After 2 hours, the duration for using the Magic Armor¡¯s was over. After removing Magic Armor, the tanking became harder and eventually he had a near-death crisis and the ¡®Golden Dragon¡¯s Coin¡¯ was thrown. Fortunately, he was able to get a second chance by luckily getting the face side and although it was still hazardous, he still could endure it. Thanks to thorough preparation and excellent on-time ability, Sang Hyuk was able to maintain hispleted tanking pattern without breaking. But all of these things will onlysted until Krakon¡¯s health drops to five percent. After its health reaches 5% or less, then whatever happens, its aggro could no longer be controlled. Of course, ording to the aggro, Krakon would attack the user dealing the most damage, but it was impossible to lock aggro just like now while preventing Krakon from attacking other yers. To make it simple, it¡¯s not only aggro which just jump up, but its attack pattern ispletely different and its power is even stronger. In extreme terms, it was harder to reduce thest 5% of that monster¡¯s health than to reduce 25% of the monster¡¯s health. Sang Hyuk was well aware of this fact, so he had made some preparations in advance. However, today there was a new variable so Sang Hyuk discarded all of his ns and improvised a new n. ¡®Nothing is free¡¯.This is the name of the n Sang Hyuk had to create on the spot. * * * * Kyaaaooooooooo! As soon as Krakon was shrieking with an immense, piercing voice that tore through his eardrums, Sang Hyuk quickly looked to his left and right. Thanks to Sang Hyuk¡¯splete tanking for about three hours, many users were able to participate in the event quitefortably. When he recall his past life, the participants of this event in this present life were very lucky. Most of the top rankers in his previous life died at least three times, but at least they were able to continue participating in the event. Many people died dozens of times. Fortunately, there was no connection dy after death as an event effect, but Karma losses from the death were still there. Considering that, it is no exaggeration to say that the users participating in this event now are consuming official points almost every second. ¡°Everyone have beenfortable so far, right? But now, it¡¯ll be a little ufortable.¡± Sang Hyuk did not hesitate to stop the tank when the red aura began to flow from Krakon¡¯s body. And¡­ he fell back. 5%¡­.. Krakon¡¯s health bes 5% and it finally activated the widespread mode. In fact, Sang Hyuk originally intended to defeat Krakon, when it activated widespread mode, as quickly as possible by using a lot of preparations. If he does that, he can get more official points for himself and there won¡¯t be a lot of users dying unnecessarily. He was not a saint, but he wanted to do his best with what he could. But when the malefactors appeared, everything changed. ¡°Rats¡­.. I can not tolerate your free ride on my bus.¡± (TL note: Sang Hyuk doesn¡¯t want the malefactors to get the benefits of what he did. That¡¯s why, he call them as rats, and he is unwilling to let them profit from his sess.) Sang Hyuk, noticing that there were a lot of rats behind the malefactors, made up his mind to not do what he could. In reality, it was impossible to toss the rats out. If those rats are called rice weevils, then now it is already hard to distinguish between the rice weevils and rice because there are too many rice weevils. So, Sang Hyuk decided to abandon all the rice weevils and the rice. If he does this, ordinary users who can be called the rice would scream. But it is what it is. In fact, Sang Hyuk had no need to give consideration to these ordinary users. If Sang Hyuk sacrificed for them, thenter Sang Hyuk would receive nothing. Rather, they have already been lucky thanks to Sang Hyuk so far. Sang Hyuk was not the kind of users who weeps at the sacrifices of ordinary users and tries to save them. He was a person who could kill any user if necessary. So, Sang Hyuk chose to sacrifice everyone to handle the rats at once. ¡°Uh, uh, the tanker has left!¡± ¡°What, What! The aggro jumped up! ¡°Darn¡­ It looks like its spreading, isn¡¯t it?¡± ¡°Because the aggro is spreading, the tanker could not endure it and backed off?¡± ¡°Aarrgh, it¡¯s looking at us!¡± Because of him, the users were outraged. As the tanker disappeared, Krakon began to violently rampage, just as it did in the previous life. The battlefield, which was very stable, quickly became a mess. Krakon trampled everywhere, killing hundreds of users at once. Some of the tanker users said they would try to take the aggro, but they became puffs of white dust and disappeared. The users realized that the broadening Krakon¡¯s aggro could not taken by anyone. The rampaging Krakon and the users who responded by using zerg tactics, using human wave attacks to dy it as a desperatest resort. Actually in this situation, Sang Hyuk could deal an extreme amount of damage and minimize the casualties using all the hidden cards he has prepared beforehand. But Sang Hyuk had no intention of resorting to his final strike yet. (TL note: final strike, nuke, focus only on attacking and not defending) He was going to wait a little longer for the rats to be swept away. Of course, he wouldn¡¯t just keep watching and he never nned to wait. He lets the rats, who were hiding among the ordinary users, to be washed away using Krakon, and at the same time, he was going to unsheath his ws and wipe away the rats that were gathered separately. Just like now. Kwakwakwakwang! When Sang Hyuk wielded the Great Sword of the Weakened Shadow King, he shattered several users of the Dark Dragon Guild in front of him. Sang Hyuk asked Gye Baek and Dark Knight to find these rats, Gye Baek and Dark Knight secretly worked together and found a bunch of rats looking and waiting for an opportunity. The most noticeable of them was the Dark Dragon Guild. Exactly, they belonged to ¡®Line Dark¡¯, and ¡­.. the reason why Sang Hyuk can attack them without hesitation is that the One Guild was still at ¡®war¡¯ with them. Sang Hyuk did not end the Guild War with them even though hepletely destroyed them. The reason was simple. He deliberately did not end it so he can smash them again anytime. DD did not end the guild war so they could get their revenge. Of course, if Sang Hyuk did not want to officially end the Guild War even though DD wanted to end it, then without mutual consent, the guild war was not over. * Anyway, in that sense, Line Dark is hit by the bolt from the blue. They had originally intended to defeat Sang Hyuk through arge-scale raid if Sang Hyuk was weakened due to his tanking of the Krakon. So, DD stepped off from the battlefield for a while to check the timing of the surprise attack. But of course they were discovered by Gye Baek and Dark Knight and as a result, the situation has be like that. ¡°This is messed up!¡­ Everyone run! That guy must have lost his strength for sure!¡± DD was trying to surprise him, but the situation now was that they have been surprised in turn. But he could not just let it go like that, so he ordered an attack. The elite users of Line Dark, gathered by DD, were about 200 people. Originally, this number was an overwhelming power to deal with a single user. However, For DD, who had already been destroyed once, his eyes were already filled with anxiety. A monster against whom numerical superiority does not work¡­.. DD could not easily shake off the uneasiness around his whole body because he knew better than anyone how horrible the monster was, that stood in front of him. ¡®Please¡­. Even if it is you, you have been dealing with that monstrous giant for 3 hours, there¡¯s no way you¡¯re not weakened, right?¡¯ This is what DD believes. It was an obvious fact that Sang Hyuk would have lost his strength while fighting against Krakon. Of course, Sang Hyuk really was weakened as DD expected. It made sense that he¡¯s not at his best after dealing with Krakon, the 2nd grade Sky Whale. If Sang Hyuk¡¯s normal condition was 100%, it¡¯s definitely 40% now. He was obviously weakened because the difference between 100% and 40% wasrge. But there was a very big trap in this number. DD might have thought it would be worth it if Sang Hyuk was weakened but it was such a big mistake. Whether or not Sang Hyuk was at 100% or even 40%, DD was always the same. If there are 2 people, a healthy and strong person and a sick and fragile person, how they would kill an ant¡­.. the method was no different. Just lift your foot and step on it. To Sang Hyuk, DD was just such a thing. Ant¡­¡­ It¡¯s just a matter of lifting you foot and step on it. Sang Hyuk stepped on DD and all his men. There was nothing difficult. Just swing the Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip and the Great Sword of the Weakened Shadow King to sort them out in an instant. * * * * Cleaning up the rats ended sooner than expected. However, after cleaning them up, Sang Hyuk did not move and quietly watched the Krakon¡¯s battlefield. Anyway, Sang Hyuk was sure to infuriate the greedy rats with what he was nning next. Sang Hyuk prepared three things in total. It was the Thousand Sword Fort, which he had already used and had to be discarded, and beside that, he also prepared High ss Secret Magic Cards ¡®Seal God Boundary Area ¨C Giant Trap¡¯ and ¡®Dark Blood ¨C Madness Incantation¡¯. But as he was looking back on the situation, it seemed that he could intervene in time and finish it using all the things he had prepared. The right time to do it¡­after a lot of users have failed to reduce Krakon¡¯s health and gotten themselves killed trying. Without Sang Hyuk in the first ce, they could not deal damage to Krakon properly. Even in the previous life too, it was not the users who defeated Krakon. If the users just kept sacrificed themselves and endured then eventually when Krakon tried to regain its strength after the time limit, legendary NPCs appeared to finish the Krakon. Thanks to them, the event rewards shrank in half and there were many rumors. Of course, the half reward was great, and they wondered what kind of reward would havee out if they had won. Sang Hyuk was going to finish it before the appearance of the legendary NPC this time, so he expected the proper reward. And together with it, of course, the Sky itself would open. Chapter 129 [Episode 66] The Opening of Skyway 2 ¨C End Editor¡¯s Notes: Obviously the author is referencing the fact that due to ack of a formal peace treaty, the Korean War is officially in a state of ceasefire/armistice only. Chapter 130 Chapter 130 [Episode 67] Departure! 1 @ Departure! The top rank magic card ¡®Seal God Boundary Area ¨C Giant Trap¡¯ has the effect of lowering the defense of the giant monster in the activated area. Unfortunately, Krakon is not just a giant monster, but it is a titanic behemoth of monster that transcends the imagination, so the Giant Trap was not 100% effective. When the Giant Trap was activated, Krakon¡¯s defense was reduced by exactly 20%. It was unfortunate that Giant Trap¡¯s effect didn¡¯t fully work, but instead the other top rank magic card ¡®Dark Blood? Madness Incantation¡¯ was effective. The effect of this magic card was to periodically reduce the user¡¯s health, as well as tripling the attack speed. Used with severalbination cards with moderate sustained recovery effects, then you could endure the health that is getting reduced, so actually it would work like a buff effect that triples attack speed for 30 minutes. Originally he was nning to nail Krakon¡¯s body using the ¡®Thousand Swords Fortress ¨C One Sword Combination¡¯ but because he already used a sword storm and expended 160 swords out of the thousand swords, so he could not use the One Sword Combination. However, there was no problem because One Sword Combination was not avable. The Magic Armor was charged to about 50% while they were pulling out the rats. No matter how great Krakon was, even if it was a second grade Sky Whale, there was no problem to finish it. Of course, there will still be a lot of users dying in the process, but that was a trial they had to endure. Rather if Sang Hyuk hadn¡¯t appeared, they will not be able to defeat Krakon even after 12 hours passed and this event would be a halfpleted. For some, this indifference could have been disgusting, but it was reality. General users were left twisting in the wind for three hours because of the rats that were trying to raise their spoons quietly. Three hours after that, Sang Hyuk, no Immortal, who re-wore the Magic Armor, came out again. The chastisement of the rats ended at this point and he had to finish the monster before it was toote. * Immortal, dressed in ck Magic Armor, pounded Krakon with all of the things he could mobilize. To be exact, he controlled his attack, exhibiting a breathtaking degree of control to keep the ragna de from being activated, while executing unbelievably powerful and fast attacks on Krakon. One more hour has gone and¡­¡­ eventually Krakon, an immense existence that could never be defeated, slowly fell sideways. Kwakwakwakwakwakwakwakwakwang! Krakon copsed sideways and finally trampled the big city Tune again without mercy. All terrain destroyed as the aftermath of this event was considered ¡®deformed terrain¡¯ and was not going to be restored, so now Tune can no longer be called a city. Amazing! You have knocked out Krakon, the Demon of despair. For all users participated in the defeating the 2nd grade Giant Flight Demon are given official points. No official points can ever be modified or recalled because the point is determined fairly by the activity and the role of each person. From this moment on, all users will be able to enter the ¡®first level reward shop¡¯ where they can buy ¡®rewards¡¯ using their official points. For those who are ranked above 100th in the official point ranking, the unique title, ¡®Oveing the Despair¡¯ is given. In addition, users, who are ranked above 10,000th in the official points ranking, are given the Rare title ¡®Fighting Against Despair¡¯ and those who are ranked below 10,000 will be given the advanced grade title ¡®Not Escaping the Despair¡¯. The fallen Krakon does not drop any items. However, Krakon¡¯s Gctic Eye, the only event item dropped by Krakon will be paid to the top ranked yer. In addition, the users who upied the first ce in the official points is given the legendary title ¡®The yer of the Despair¡¯. The wall of the sky that was blocked is opened, and the Open Sky Ceremony is carried out. After the Open Sky Ceremony, the Skyway will be opened and the news of Middle Layer and Heavenly World connected by the Skyway will be heard. When Krakon was knocked down, the system messages that were heard were cheered by all of the users who participated in the event. The reward was literally hot. Even those who just barely participated in the game and those who just managed tond a single hit and died were given a high-grade title. Everyone was cheering. However, if the users¡­.. if they knew the official point distribution status, then it was obvious that they would not have been cheering. Fortunately, the official points were paid separately for each individual, and even the exact rankings were not disclosed, so everyone could be happy with one ord. Of course, the person who feels the happiest at this moment was Sang Hyuk. Obviously Sang Hyuk ranked first in official points. He earned about 440,000 official points¡­.. if it was roughly calcted in percentages, Sang Hyuk alone took 75% of the official points received by all users. Sang Hyuk also won the event item ¡®Gctic Eye¡¯ and the legendary title from Krakon. It was an ie huge enough to make anyone gnaw on their liver in jealousy. ¡°Huwaaaaa¡­ Finally¡­..¡± Even if it is Sang Hyuk, the battle for thest hour with Krakon, who¡¯s health dropped below 5%, was too tiring. nk, nk, Dududuk. The Magic Armor was finally returned to inventory after being used until thest remaining drop of energy. ¡°Gasp¡­..gasp¡­.¡± Sang Hyuk was also very exhausted. Even Sang Hyuk had to use the Drop of Phoenix Blood midway. If the battle hadsted about 10 minutes longer, maybe Sang Hyuk might have fallen first. Krakon¡¯sst struggle was so fearsome that he would never want to go against it anymore. If Krakon had recovered 100% of its original strength after the crash, Sang Hyuk wouldn¡¯t havested for even 10 minutes. If anyone had targeted Sang Hyuk right now, Sang Hyuk might have been really in danger. However, Sang Hyuk had already removed all the nearby hazards. He did it himself, or it might be he slightly steered Krakon¡¯s aggro and Krakon naturally trampled them to death. The rats werepletely killed like that and at least there was no one targeting Sang Hyuk at this time. Rather, many users have looked at Sang Hyuk, who is supposed to have won the first ce in the official point ranking. When all the interest started to focus on himself, Sang Hyuk moved quickly to get out of that ce. [I¡¯ll wait you in Tint.] Sang Hyuk disappeared quickly after speaking only to Gye Baek and Dark Knight using party talk. Now all users know that the user with the ck Magic Armor was Immortal. The users¡¯ reaction who knew was much simpler than what he thought. ¡°Because it¡¯s Immortal.¡±, ¡°If it was Immortal after all¡­.¡±, ¡°It was Immortal.¡± Those were mostly the reaction. That was how much the users thought that the Immortal was special. * * * * Krakon¡¯s Gctic Eye [Event] ¨C The eye with mystical knowledge belong to Krakon. It is not clear what can be done with this [sealed]. If you can reveal the secret and figure out how to use it¡­¡­ [Basic Ability] ???? [Special Ability] ???? [Special Effects] ???? [Item Skill] ???? Title ¨C ¡®The yer of the Despair¡¯ Rating? Legend Exnation? You had the most crucial role in destroying Krakon, the Demon of Despair. You are fit to be called a hero when you literally slew the despair. Effect ¨C [Prefix: When you hunt in the Middle Layer, you can acquire an additional 50% karma.] [Suffix: You can acquire additional 50% increase in drops.] [Sustainable Effect: ] Sang Hyuk quickly identified two rewards from this raid right after he arrived at Tint, the secondrgest city in Heroic Lands, following Tune. ¡°Gctic Eyes of Krakon¡­. I can roughly guess what this is.¡± If it was someone else, he would have had to suffer a long time to find out the identity of it, but Sang Hyuk was able to predict it roughly through his memories of his previous life. He had to checkter, but Sang Hyuk felt he was more than 90% correct in his prediction. Another legendary title, it did indeed have very useful effects as a legendary grade. He liked that he could choose either the bonus karma or bonus rewards, but what he liked more was the whale hunter. Especially, the usage time of Magic Armor increased by 30%, which means that Sky Whale hunting bes easier. There were also 44,000 official points that could be said to be the real rewards but Sang Hyuk already had a satisfied look. ¡°While I am at this, let¡¯s check the first level reward shop.¡± The reward shop was basically a ce you could enter with just a click in the yer¡¯s built-in interface system. Since each user was provided with an individual space, so he did not have to worry about other people¡¯s gaze. Sskk, Sang Hyuk found the reward shop icon added to the interface and touched it lightly. Then, in front of Sang Hyuk¡¯s eyes a whole white space appeared, and there were many reward items arranged in rows stacked neatly. This was the first level reward shop, the second highest rating in the reward shop. There was one more higher level than this, but in fact it was a ce where you had to meet special conditions. Anyway, Sang Hyuk smiled once more when he saw the items spread out. Now, what left is only to look around the items and check the points. Of course, Sang Hyuk had alsoe in this 1st level reward shop in his previous life. So he knew well where the real luxury items were stored in these shop. Sang Hyuk thought to pick only the items he could buy for more than a few tens of thousands of points. In Sang Hyuk¡¯s mind, there were items he already thought about. Anyway, he did not hesitate because of the price since he had an absurd amounts of official points anyway. Because he was only able to go in and look around in his previous life, so he coveted everything even the small items, but now the situation ispletely different. 440,000 points¡­.. This amount of points was an unbelievably tremendous number of points that a single user should not really have. Chapter 130 [Episode 67] Departure! 1 ¨C End Editor¡¯s Notes: So basically because Sang Hyuk couldn¡¯t be bothered to sort out the forces sent by the members of ¡°Reverse One¡± from the regr users, Krakon got to ughter them for three hours. ¡°the rats that were trying to raise their spoons quietly¡± refers to the forces from ¡°Reverse One¡± hiding themselves among the regr users, trying to surreptitiously gather event points. I left the trantor¡¯s original sentence unedited, despite the possibility of misunderstandings, because she came up with such a cool phrase! I added this note to clear up the confusion. ?? Editor: Userunfriendly Chapter 131 Chapter 131 [Episode 67] Departure! 2 If Sang Hyuk had been a regr user, he would have been gawking at the items in the store, but because this was the store that Sang Hyuk had already been to several times in his previous life, ¡®only to look around¡¯ so he omitted the window-shopping and immediately called the search box. Right after the transparent search window appeared, Sang Hyuk directly entered the name of several items at once and clicked on the ¡°search¡± button. [Unique] Ogre Power Gauntlet (OPG) ¨C 9,000 points. [Unique] Crimson de? 11,000 points. [Unique] Five-colored Ring ? 8,900 points. ????? ????? Sang Hyuk continued to search and looked a bit bitter. It was because the items he wanted to have so much in his past life were confirmed to be items that weren¡¯t good enough to call ¡®rubbish¡¯ by his current standard. ¡°Darn those were the things I wanted to have at that time¡­..¡± In his previous life, Sang Hyuk felt unfair that he did not participate in the event. At that time, Sang Hyuk used toe to this 1st level reward shop a few times and looked at the items with a deep sigh while he had no points but now, it was not really a big deal. ¡°The life that I live again¡­ this kind of thing is really good.¡± Sang Hyukughed lightly and removed all floating windows except for the default search box. ¡°Let¡¯s look again for items that match to 440,000 points.¡± Since the direction his life took between the present and the past waspletely different, so it was a mistake to try to have the items he wanted in his past life now. Sang Hyuk opened the search options and set the minimum criterion to 100,000 points. In Sang Hyuk¡¯s previous life, points were estimated to be around 40,000 points for a user who was known to have ranked first in the official points ranking. Some said they earned about 60,000 points and others said they got 20,000 points¡­. After listened to some stories, it was most likely around 40,000 points. So no one in the past had ever won more than 50,000 points. But Sang Hyuk set the minimum threshold at 100,000 points in the search options. This was a search option that is only avable to users with 440,000 points. When the lowest price was set at 100,000 points, approximately 40 items were disyed in the search box. Of course, all of them were legendary items or above. Surprisingly, there were four mythical items. But there was one item that especially attracted his eyes. [Mythical Grade] Blood Wire of the Full Moon ¨C 420,000 points. The item that can costs the second most points among the four mythical items. The big reason for Sang Hyuk¡¯s attention was because of the word ¡®wire¡¯. Sang Hyuk just clicked it for now to check the detail informations. Blood Wire of the Full Moon [God] ¨C You can draw on all the energy of the moon and wield the thin wire made of blood through that energy. This wire will never break, and it can also steal away the health of your enemies. [Basic Ability] ATK 700, All abilities +100 [Special Ability] All abilities +50, movement speed increased by 100%. [Characteristic Ability] Health Extortion (S+) ? 10% of the damage inflicted on a foe is transformed and converted to the wielder¡¯s health. [Special Effects] . , , [Item Skill] [Uniqueness] Since the wire is made by drawing your own blood, so everytime you extrude ¡®1 meter¡¯ of blood wire, your health is reduced by ¡®1%¡¯. Every time your health is reduced, the same amount of critical probability and damage increase. However, additional critical probability and damage is limited to 50%. ¡ù The item will belong to you at the time of purchase. Terrific attack and options¡­.. The Characteristic Ability that only attaches to the mythological grade items was also enormous, and the introduction of the four abilities as the Special Effects was the icing on the cake. And the item skill is really a exceptional skill that he can use in various ways. He was able to use it freely, anywhere, anytime because he had to draw his own blood and turn it into wire. Though it was a disadvantage because he lost health whenever he used it, there was no problem because the chance of critical strike and the attack power was raised by his lost health. ¡°This is it. This one¡­..¡± Sang Hyuk, who was nkly checking the details, nodded his head and muttered. Now this was the basic information. If Sang Hyuk bought this, the probability of any plus+ attached here was very high. If it was his first time to acquire a mythical item, then minimum double plus seemed to be attached. Is that all? It even seemed possible to get a legendary title. Even if he used a calctor, he could not buy anything better than this. The most expensive item among the four mythological items in this store was ¡®Tears of the Dragon God¡¯ that can be purchased with 510,000 points. However, Sang Hyuk was not interested because he did not have 510,000 points anyway. Of course, he can also take part in other eventster to collect more official points,but based on Sang Hyuk¡¯s memories, there were not many events to get additional official points. Even if it¡¯s just an uing event, it seemed to ur after at least half a year in the future. Considering that time flows quickly, it was still half a year. ¡°Moreover, Tears of the Dragon God is a ne¡­ Because of Blink, I don¡¯t want to change my ne.¡± Sang Hyuk has already checked the detail information of the Tears of Dragon God. Tears of Dragon God was definitely a great item worthy of 510,000 points. But the Blood Wire of the Full Moon was several times better for Sang Hyuk. There was no reason to hesitate. Sang Hyuk shouted refreshingly. ¡°Even if it doesn¡¯t work, go!¡± When Sang Hyuk made the purchase, 420,000 points out of 444,000 points disappeared and the item prated into Sang Hyuk¡¯s body. All the items purchased in the first level reward store were attached items, so they were equipped at the same time as purchasing. Of course, the Ten Millennia Goldbone Whip, which had been registered as a main weapon so far, was automatically unequipped. If Sang Hyuk wanted to use the Ten Millennia Goldbone Whipter, he can unequip the Blood Wire of the Full Moon imprinted on his body. You have earned the Blood Wire of the Full Moon, a mythical rank item, using 420,000 official points You became the owner of the first mythical rank item. There are no words for this tremendous achievement. You¡¯ve gained the legendary title ¡®God Master¡¯. The legendary title was given as a reward as expected. When he bought this, he had 20,000 official points remaining, but he left for now without using it. He thought he would use it if he needed somethingter. Out of the store, Sang Hyuk quickly checked the plus numbers on the Blood Wire of the Full Moon. And he cheered. ¡°Great!¡± There were three pluses attached. This makes the Blood Wire of the Full Moon a real cheat item. After shopping and leaving the shop, Sang Hyuk waited for Gye Baek and Dark Knight to have a cup of coffee. Anyway, they also had to take some time beforeing to get into the first level reward shop. Approximately an hourter, Gye Baek and Dark Knight reached Sang Hyuk. The three people, who gathered after a long time, greeted each other with a weing expression and began to talk. ¡°So, the two of you kept in touch?¡± Sang Hyuk, who listened to Gye Baek¡¯s story, nodded and asked once again. ¡°We didn¡¯t talk much, we just went hunting together. It is hard for outcasts to join a party, like you and like us, because we are strong. So, the outcasts should be with each other.¡± Gye Baek replied, and Dark Knight nodded as if sympathetic to his words. ¡°You didn¡¯t call me.¡± ¡°Whatever, you said that we would hunt together if I contacted you. You had business to do thest time I called you so you refused me twice. Because I am not Liu Bei, I can not keep on trying patiently. *** ¡°Ah¡­. Did I?¡± Sang Hyukughed at Gye Baek¡¯s words with sorry expression. In fact, sang Hyuk did not remember that he had refused twice until Gye Baek had spoken. He used to have a lot of misunderstandings because of his nature that did not care when something like this happened. ¡°Because we understand that the Immortal also had his reasons, you don¡¯t have to be sorry.¡± Fortunately, Gye Baek was not easily offended by something like this. ¡°By the way, did you use the official points?¡± ¡°Ah! Right. I came here to talk about it¡­. Thank you so much. Thanks to you, he and I got daebak (a big hit).¡± ¡°Huh? Daebak? What do you mean?¡± ¡°You don¡¯t know how much official points we earned, right? I got the second ce in the official points ranking and Aspice got the third ce. I got 25,000 points and Aspice got 22,000 points.¡± It was a small numberpared to the 440,000 points that Sang Hyuk received, but if it waspared to the normal users, it was a huge number. Compared to the user who ranked fourth in the rankings who only earned about 8,000 points, they could see how big of a windfall they got. Especially, the two had not been able to properly participate in Krakon¡¯s hunting because of Sang Hyuk¡¯s personal request to hunt the malefactors. Nevertheless, because they were in a party with Sang Hyuk they were ranked 2nd and 3rd in the ranking with only a few fallen crumbs going to others who ranked below. So Gye Baek and Dark Knight could not help but be thankful to Sang Hyuk. ¡°It¡¯s me who got the help. Thanks to you and Aspice, you surely beat the rats¡­. so, no need to be thankful for the mutual aid.¡± ¡°Still, thankful is thankful.¡± [I also want to thank you.] Aspice, who was quiet, also type-talked a message and bowed his head lightly. ¡°Because I got more, please stop saying thank you.¡± Sang Hyuk did not say that he got 440,000 points. Even if he can trust Gye Baek and Dark Knight, it was better not to talk about this. ¡°All right. Let¡¯s stop being thankful. Ah, did you go to the reward shop? It was enormous as announced.¡± ¡°I also just came back from looking around.¡± [I¡¯ve been in too.] ¡°There is one item I saw there¡­..¡± Today too, the conversation of the three people was led by Gye Baek. And today also, the atmosphere was cheerful. * * * * Sang Hyuk, who spoke for almost two hours with both of them and separated, went straight to a ce with no trace of human and immediately opened the Spirit Virtual Space. ¡°Minimum number of passengers is 2¡­. Rmended number of passenger is 4¡­. This is myst homework to solve.¡± The ¡®Open Sky Ceremony¡¯ is already over and the Skyway is opened. And all the users were running around to get more information. However, because Sang Hyuk was the one who knew the answer before the problem came out, so he was going to skip the whole process andunch his Sky-grade ship. Sky-grade Ship ¡®Ink ck Dragon¡¯summoned! *** Sang Hyuk called Ink ck Dragon shortly after confirming no one was around. Then arge Summoning Gate was created in front of his eyes. Gugugugugung! Ink-ck Dragon, which slowly began to appear in Spirit Virtual Space. Sky-grade Ship can fly anywhere on the Skyway. Just build a Sky-grade Ship, summon it, and then mount the Magic Armor on the Sky-grade Ship and you can fly into the sky. ¡°Ilya.¡± Sang Hyuk lightly called Ilya while Ink-ck Dragon was summoned. Sssssttt. Then a ck shadow popped out next to Sang Hyuk. The reason for summoning Ilya was simple. He could not get Ink-ck Dragon into the sky alone because the minimum number of passengers is two people. So he needed help from Ilya. ¡°Will it not work this time as well?¡± Sang Hyuk is nervous because of what happened with Ilya at Dark Moon Shrine Raidst time. ¡°If she cannot do it, let¡¯s think about other ways.¡± Sang Hyuk was going to float the ship first then find out the exact problem. Of course, he did not want to go up to Skyway and advance to Middle Layer in this way. Today, he just wanted to test-fly it for now and after solving thest homework and after finishing all the tasks and preparation in Hagye, then go to the Middle Layer. Khukhukhukhung. While Sang Hyuk was thinking that, the Ink-ck Dragon haspletely summoned. ¡°Ilya, let¡¯s go!¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Sang Hyuk took Ilya and got on the Ink-ck Dragon. It was the first departure of the Ink-ck Dragon. Chapter 131 [Episode 67] Departure! 2 ¨C End Editor¡¯s Notes: Liu Bei is in the ¡°Romance of the Three Kingdoms¡± as a paragon of wise benevolence. So Gye Baek was saying he¡¯s just not that patient. If you want more information on Liu Bei, Wikipedia is your friend. ?? Editor¡¯s Notes: I¡¯ve received requests to change ¡°Ink ck Dragon¡± into something cooler. However, we can¡¯t do that. ording to the trantor, ¡°but the meaning literally is made of two words¡­mook (the ck ink stick that usually used in calligraphy) and ryong (means dragon)¡± So, you can me the author. ?? (or me Sang Hyuk¡¯s terrible naming sense. ?? ) Editor: Userunfriendly Chapter 132 Chapter 132 [Episode 68] Team Rush 1 @Team Rush. Khukhukhu. Sang Hyuk was holding the key of the Ink-ck Dragon. The way to control the Sky-grade Ship was simpler than he thought. It was not that difficult to control the Sky-grade Ship at least as long as you werepetent enough to get a driver¡¯s license. Unfortunately, Sang Hyuk had never held the key of a Sky-grade Ship in his past life. Honestly, the Sang Hyuk of the past did not y much in the Middle Layer. Sang Hyuk was only able to board a Sky-grade Ship for a few times because he had be a victim of an ident less than a year since the Skyway opened and the world was divided into Hagye, Middle Layer, and Heavenly World. *** However, he roughly knew enough to operate his Sky-grade Ship. And because of that, he could skip the tutorial of the Sky-grade Ship operation. Sang Hyuk grabbed the key of Ink-ck Dragon and slowly began tounch the Ink-ck Dragon into the sky. Currently Ilya (I think the author got typo and wrote Eli) was in the power room. She was making sure that the Magic Armor Dark ck Wings mounted in the power room was properly energizing and was ready to put in a ¡®Magic Stone¡¯, that was prepared beforehand, when the power gauge fell below a certain level. Naturally, the Sky-grade Ship needed to be supplied ¡®energy¡¯ to fly. If we talk about it like a car, the Magic Armor was an ¡®engine¡¯. And the Magic Stone was ¡®fuel¡¯. Of course, Magic Stone was not the only fuel. If it was urgent, the power gauge went up even if he put in more advanced items. However, the Magic Stone was the best fuel to use in terms of price and efficiency. The person who will pilot the Sky-grade Ship and the person who will supply the power to the engine. Ink-ck Dragon could only move with two people. Originally, Sang Hyuk was trying to make the ship morepact so that one person would be able to do both controlling and fueling¡­ But, the ship ended up with a moreplex structure than he intended, and the power supply could not be controlled remotely. Thanks to it, the minimum number of passengers was 2 instead of 1. In this way, the bigger and moreplex the ship, then the minimum number of passengers or the rmended number of passengers are increased. ¡°Let¡¯s just take a light 15-minutes flight for today.¡± Flying the Sky-grade Ship to the sky was all about money. The Ink-ck Dragon for example, to power the Ink-ck Dragon flight for one hour, it needs 30 pieces of Magic Stone even if you only used intermediate grade Magic Stones. One piece of the intermediate Magic Stone was 100 gold, so it cost 3,000 gold for an hour of flight. It was roughly 180,000 won in cash. In simpleparison, the fuel cost was much worse than the best sports cars. This is why it was hard for ordinary users to create a Sky-grade Ship. Of course, because Sang Hyuk¡¯s Ink-ck Dragon was high level, so that it devours more Magic Stones than the usual Sky-grade Ship. If it was the Sky-grade Ship of the ¡®solo¡¯ size, which ordinary users dream of, it could fly with 10,000 won per hour for its fuel cost. In contrast, for the quadra sized heavenly Sky-grade Ship, it needs about 500,000 won per hour, but it had about a 50 to 100 people capacity so it could not help but need that much fuel. Sang Hyuk had been constantly gathering the Magic Stone from a long time ago because he knew this would happen. Even now, NPCs of Gold Mountain continue to steadily buy Magic Stones. So, there would be no case of the Ship won¡¯t fly because itcks Magic Stones. But today was the first time, so he was just going to check it out and end the flight shortly. * * * * The test flight was sessful. The overall performance was just as promised in the specifications, and he liked it. Even Ilya did a good job unlike during the dungeon attack. Although he doesn¡¯t know what will happen in case of an emergency during the flight, but at least it would be enough to fill the minimum number of passengers. However, Sang Hyuk finished his test flight and started to think about the other problems. That is¡­¡­ not the minimum number of passengers, but it was a matter of getting the rmended number of passengers. ¡°Even with the minimum number of passengers I don¡¯t have any problem with starting a voyage¡­¡­ But when I think about it again, when I hunt Sky Whales, I definitely need a gunner and I need a way to deal with a lot of the parasites that live on a Sky Whale. Hmmm¡­ After all¡­. Will that be the best?¡± Actually Sang Hyuk has been having this problem for quite some time. As originally nned, it would be correct to fill only the minimum number of passengers. Of course, it will be a little harder when hunting Sky Whales, but so far, it was somehow enough to do it alone. It was not impossible. It was often used as an emergency vehicle if it needed. But recently, the idea has changed a lot. Especially after the Krakon event, he decided to receive Gye Baek and Dark Knight¡¯s help. ¡°The sure thing is that both of them are trustworthy enough for me to turn my back to them and fight¡­.¡± Because of his previous experience, Sang Hyuk did not easily trust anyone. But now, if it was Gye Baek and Dark Knight, he can trust them. It was Sang Hyuk¡¯s style to not easily to trust someone, but once he trust them, he will keep his faith until the end. ¡°If I bring these two people aboard the Ink ck Dragon, then I¡¯ve filled the rmended number of passengers¡­¡­. Gye Baek¡¯s bombardment ability is undoubtedly an asset and at the same time, Dark Knight who can deal damage well, can be a great help in dealing with the parasites.¡± The benefits of getting them into Ink-ck Dragon were bigger than Sang Hyuk expected. Of course, there were disadvantages as well. But the advantages outweigh the disadvantages if things are adjusted properly. ¡°I don¡¯t need any items below a certain level anyway. But Gye Baek and Dark Knight need such items. Then I give up most of what I don¡¯t need and instead I just take with me some essential things.¡± Actually Sang Hyuk was thinking of letting them join the One Guild, but because of his circumstances, it would be difficult to let them into the One Guild apart from trusting them. To let them join in the guild, Sang Hyuk would have to give up various things and change certain things. It was not very effective. If so, only one thing remained. Mercenary contract. If it was that, a clear rtionship could be established when all conditions were met. ¡°Let¡¯s form a team with the both of them. I don¡¯t know about the guild, but forming a team should be enough.¡± The form of ¡®Raid Team = same guild¡¯ was not really necessary. Sang Hyuk, who put in a long period of careful hard thinking, contacted Gye Baek and Dark Knight straight away. As a result, the number of Ink-ck Dragon passengers increased from two to four. ¡°Wow¡­.it was really great. Others are still in the stage of barely starting¡­. but my friend Sang Hyuk is really amazing.¡± Gye Baek raised his thumbs and made a admiring expression. [It is great.] Dark Knight was thinking of himself on another world. ¡°Hyuu, I want to go with you badly¡­.but let alone the Sky-grade Ship, I can not even create the Magic Armor¡­. I also was collecting some materials because I wanted to make the Magic Armor, but it was much harder than I thought.¡± Gye Baek and Dark Knight were in a simr situation. Both of them wanted to make Magic Armor, but theycked the resources necessary to make Magic Armor. In fact, both of them were solo yers like Sang Hyuk, so it was very hard to make Magic Armor alone. ¡°Well, now that I¡¯m talking seriously, listen to me well. I¡¯ll make an offer to both of you. If you take this offer and decide to go with me, I¡¯m going to bring both of you to a higher ce than here. Of course, it is not free and you need to help me with what i want.¡± When Sang Hyukid out his proposal, Gye Baek opened his mouth while giving the expression that he did not even need to hear the proposal. ¡°First, I call. Whatever your proposal is, I call with everything.¡± (call, the expression to say yes or okay) [Me too¡­. I want to do it together.] Surprisingly, Dark Knight, who was always careful, answered without hearing the details. ¡°Hoohoo, I thank you both, but you still need to listen to the proposal. This can be a very important turning point for both of you. Do not just say ¡®call¡¯, but listen to my proposal and think about it carefully.¡± Sang Hyukughed pleasantly and began to exin each of the things he had thought about. He told them everything in detail, from the teamposition to the mercenary contract, especially the details of the contract. Gye Baek and Dark Knight focused on Sang Hyuk¡¯s words and knew exactly what Sang Hyuk wanted. When the exnation was over, Gye Baek looked at Sang Hyuk with a peculiar smile. ¡°I absolutely call. Ah, just in case that you misunderstand I¡¯m not saying call without thinking like before, but I say call because I am sure after I hearing your exnations.¡± [I also sincerely want to be with you!] Dark Knight was expectedly felt the same as Gye Baek. Honestly, Sang Hyuk¡¯s proposal was an opportunity for both of them. It was stupid to refuse this. ¡°Okay, so for now both of you purchase all the things I mentioned using the points that you got this time. I will make the Magic Armor for you.¡± Magic Armor was an unconditionally necessary in the Middle Layer. So SangHyuk was going to make the Magic Armors of at least grade 2 for both of them. Of course, even if Sang Hyuk recognized both of them as teammates, he could not produce Magic Armor by solely using his own resources. It was impolite to both of them and he did not have all the ingredients right now. So after they purchased the main ingredients with their official points, Sang Hyuk thought he would make the Magic Armor by providing the rest of the materials needed from his own stocks. Especially since Sang Hyuk had the title ¡®pioneer¡¯ so his Magic Armor production ability was better than anyone else. ¡°Ah, and also let¡¯s name our team as Rush.¡± ¡°Team Rush¡­. It¡¯s good, right?¡± [I also like it.] Gye Baek and Dark Knight nodded simultaneously at Sang Hyuk¡¯s suggestion. * * * * It did not take a long time to make their Magic Armor. All the core materials were purchased at the first level reward shop and Sang Hyuk already had the rest anyway. And moreover since there was no need for Mana Amplification Magic Circle and Magic Engineering Furnace, Sang Hyuk was able to create two Magic Armors in just one day. 2nd grade Magic Armor [Ice Heart] 2.5 grade Magic Armor [Bloody Spiked Armor] The two Magic Armors werepleted. The Ice Heart was for Gye Baek and the Bloody Spiked Armor was for Dark Knight. For the plus, Ice Heart got two plus attached and Bloody Spiked Armor got one. This was an excellent result. Of course Gye Baek and Dark Knight were delighted and satisfied. Sang Hyuk could not help but be happy because he made the Magic Armors to augment the two people¡¯s abilities. While Sang Hyuk was creating Magic Armor, Gye Baek and Dark Knight finished all the things that must be done in Hagye as Sang Hyuk said. Actually, both of them were solo yers, so there were hardly anything to be finished. At most, it was all about consigning items to the auction house and getting ready the consumable items they needed for a long trip. As Sang Hyuk said, once they advanced to the Middle Layer through the Skyway, they could not go down to Hagye for a while. Therefore, they had to prepare enough consumable items. The two received Magic armor and signed the mercenary contract provided by Sang Hyuk. In the end, in two days everything was ready. All that left was to fly. What they had to do was to board the Sky-grade Ship and learn for themselves what it was like to sail Sky-seas. Team Rush was ready to go! After all preparations done, Immortal, Gye Baek, and Dark Knight got on the Ink-ck Dragon to get ready for the flight. Chapter 132 [Episode 68] Team Rush 1 ¨C End Editor¡¯s Notes: This is just my theory, but that ident sounds like the part of his backstory, where his VRA dropped from 250 to less than 100¡­ Editor: Userunfriendly Chapter 133 Chapter 133 [Episode 68] Team Rush 2 ¡°Waow, is this the Sky-grade Ship? It¡¯s really amazing.¡± After Gye Baek was on the ship, he was impressed with everything. ¡°I told you in advance, but your main position is a catcher. You are in charge of the naval gun and the harpoon, so manage them well.¡± ¡°What is there to manage?¡± ¡°You must always check the charge level of the naval gun and the harpoon. If the gauge runs out in a critical moment, you have to make an emergency charge and you have to use ten times the Magic Stone as usual, so keep it filled in advance.¡± Magic Stone was used to charge the gun and the harpoon, but the charging time was so long that they could sufferter if Gye Baek had not filled it beforehand. [What should I do?] Gye Baek had a clear role as a catcher, but Dark Knight had no such definite role. So Sang Hyuk looked around and found a job for him. ¡°Aspice is the deck captain. As you will seeter, many enemies wille to our deck. At that time, you will handle them.¡± The job was to deal with the creatures that parasitize the body of the Sky Whale, but as said before, even though the creatures were parasites, but they actually are the same kind of monsters that exist in Hagye. To catch the Sky Whale, they had to deal with the parasites. It did not make sense to not kill the parasites while hunting the Sky Whale. So the role of the Deck Captain that is given to Dark Knight, was more important than he thought. ¡°Okay.. okay¡­ because you guys won¡¯t understand everything when I exin it with words, let¡¯s just go up for now. Let¡¯s go up and you learn it by experiencing it, you will adapt soon.¡± Sang Hyuk believed that because of Gye Baek and Dark Knight skills as yers, they would adapt quickly. Honestly, the things rted to Sky-grade Ship were mostly things that Sang hyuk knew only as ¡®theory¡¯, so there were lots of things to learn while experiencing it for himself as well. ¡°Ah, and in case of Ilya, she basically just listen to my orders, but I¡¯ve been asking her for active ¡®cooperation¡¯, so she should listen to you. Of course, don¡¯t expect too much because it is really only to a certain extent.¡± Only Sang Hyuk was able tomand her because the basic condition of Ilya, who currently on the Sky-grade Ship, was ¡®summoned¡¯. Immortal and Ilya, Gye Baek, Dark Knight. Ink-ck Dragon, which carrying these four people, slowly ascended to the sky. The Skyway, which opened through the Opening Sky Ceremony, is not visible on the ground, but it is seen clearly when you¡¯ve reached above a certain height. A clear trail visible between the clouds. The trail was shining in purple, and it was absolutely possible to enter it from the Lower Third World. ¡°Watch it well. That¡¯s the Gate of the Open Sky, the entrance to the Skyway.¡± Even though Sang Hyuk did not shout it out, Gye Baek and Dark Knight were already focused and staring at the Gate of the Open Sky. It was haloed by a vivid purple aura and its appearance was quite spectacr. ¡°I exined it before, but once we pass through Skyway, we can not use return stones. Of course we can¡¯t retrace our journey nor open the gate from the other side. The only way to get back to Hagye is by character death.¡± Middle Layer,monly called Sky-sea, prohibited all kinds of long range movement skills. After passing the Middle Layer and reaching the Heavenly World, then the Return Stones and Recall Books can be used again. In a word, the only way to go through the Middle Layer was by riding the Sky-grade Ship. Even an individual¡¯s recall from Hagye to Heavenly World was possible, but it was impossible to use Mass Teleport to bring someone else, or to open gates for others to use. So, the Sky-sea was an area where every user had to go through once. Kwagwagwagwagwa! Sang Hyuk drove his Sky-grade Ship into the Gate. There was no reason to hesitate because all preparations wereplete. You are passing through ¡®The Gate of Open Sky¡¯ and entering the Skyway. You entered the Middle Layer. You are now the first user to enter the Middle Layer. As a reward, you receive a unique title, the ¡®Sky-sea Explorer¡¯. You got the one-time event effect, ¡®Sky-sea blessing¡¯. This effectsts for 160 days, but disappears when you die. System notifications continue toe up, but now it was the time to concentrate on piloting the Sky-grade Ship. The moment they passed the gate of the Open Sky and approached on Skyway, they felt something like pressure pushing the Ink-ck Dragon. Sang Hyuk endured the pressure silently and held the key tight. Kwaaaa! How many minutes have passed? The pressure finally disappeared and the vast Sky-sea spread out in front of them. ¡°Ooo!¡± Gye Baek screamed at the dream-likendscape which unfolding in front of their eyes. Dark Knight also looked around with a surprised expression. Sang Hyuk was not surprised because it was thendscape he had seen in his previous life. ¡°The blessing of the Sky-sea¡­. This time I¡¯ll use it 100%.¡± In his previous life, Sang Hyuk had died in vain and lost this blessing without knowing what was in the Middle Layer. The blessing of Sky-sea had this effect. [Special Event Effects] The blessing of the Sky-sea ¨C a small blessing given by the god of this world for you who walk the vast Sky-sea. I hope you will not lose your way. [Effect] Acquired karma is tripled for 160 days. [Uniqueness] It disappears when you die and you cannot get it again. The effect itself was very simple. However, the triple increasing of Karma was more powerful than any collection of effects. The exnation was a little blessing, but it was actually a powerful blessing enough to turn over the rankings of many rankers. Most of those who lost this blessing before 30 days in the previous life had their ranking fall hard. On the contrary, those who have maintained this blessing for more than 120 days had their ranking rising up high. Later, many users hunted very safely near the door of the Open Sky to keep this blessing. Of course, in order to hunt properly, they had to go in more deeply inside, despite the increased probability for them to die, so there are a lot of people who thought that they should still hunt properly even if they receive some damage. When they sail at normal speed, the Middle Layer was navigable in about 120 days. But, that was afterwards, after most of the routes were discovered and then the optimal route was discovered. It took more time if the route was not clear. In fact, the pure sailing time of the first Sky-grade Ship to arrive at the Heavenly World through the Gate of Open Sky in the previous life was 316 days. This meant that in the future, the users would stay in Middle Layer for at least a year. ¡°It will take at least two months for users to create a Sky-grade Ship¡­¡­ So, it will take almost a year and four months for Heavenly World to be revealed properly, right? If it was like that, then ¡­. let¡¯s aim to arrive at Heavenly World in half a year.¡± In fact, there were more things that Sang Hyuk did not know about Middle Layer than the things he knew. ¡°Wow, thendscape is amazing. But, Sang Hyuk, how do you find the way?¡± ¡°The captain of Sky-grade Ship can set the sailing route. When we set it, an arrow will be shown as soon as I hold this key. Of course, this arrow is not perfect navigation. And this arrow only shows us where the destination is. If we go based on the arrow and drive the Sky-grade Ship properly, we can follow the sailing route.¡± Sang Hyuk thoroughly answered the question. The reason for this is that Gye Baek or Dark Knight might need to hold the key when they are in an emergency. ¡°So, now we¡¯re entering the sailing route?¡± ¡°Of course, If we drive the Sky-grade Ship and pass through the Gate of the Open Sky, the first sailing route is automatically inserted. The result now is that an arrow is clearly shown in front of me.¡± ¡°Then how do you enter the second sailing route when we arrive at the destination of the first sailing route? Is the second one also inserted automatically?¡± ¡°What kind of world do you think EL is, that keeps giving you things without working for it? Of course, it¡¯s not automatic input. Basically, the sailing route can be obtained by resolving a mission called ¡®sailing route quest¡¯. For reference, all sailing route has dozens of them except the first sailing route. We have to go through at least more than 100 sailing routes from the Gate of the Open Sky to the Heavenly World, so I think that the number of cases will increase tremendously.¡± ¡°Wow¡­ You are amazing. But where do you really get this information? I feel amazed every time.¡± ¡°Hohoho, you are like that as always¡­.. That is business¡¯s secret. ¡± Sang Hyuk smiled and answered casually. If he put a serious look here then the other person could think more seriously about it, so it was important to throw the answer yfully while turning the topic around. ¡°You know that you can not use Return Stones or Recall Books in Middle Layer? And we can not even log out anywhere we want.¡± ¡°Huh? What are you talking about? So logout cannot be done in the Sky-grade Ship?¡± ¡°Of course, logout can be done freely in Sky-grade Ship. But if all three of us are logged out at the same time, the Sky-grade Ship will be stopped in the middle of the Sky-sea¡­. And that means, while it is drifting it can float anywhere or it could bepletely destroyed by Sky Whale attack. Then at the time we log in we will die because we fall to the Sky-sea.¡± ¡°Then while three of us go back, one should be here to take care if the ship?¡± ¡°Normally, one should take care of the ship while the three go back, and we can contact each other offline if there is any emergency. And if we find a ¡®safe area¡¯, we can send it to my Spirit Virtual Space for a while, and all of us can rest at the same time.¡± Ink-ck Dragon did not have to go back to the Spirit Virtual Space to restore its durability unless battle damage umtes over and over again because of the effect of the title ¡®The King of the Sky-sea¡¯. However, since the regr Sky-grade Ships must restore their durability periodically in their virtual space, so safe areas were very important ces. ¡°How do we find a safe area?¡± ¡°There are two kinds of safe areas. Permanent safe areas and temporary safe areas. For reference, the arrival points we reach are permanent safe areas and the temporary safe areas can be created in various ways and the most typical method is Sky Whale Hunting.¡± ¡°So, when you hunt the Sky Whale, the temporary safe area will be created as a reward?¡± ¡°Not as reward¡­.. The body of the Sky Whale does not disappear immediately after its death. Especially, the higher the grade, the longer the body remains, and the body of the Sky Whale could be used as a temporary safe area.¡± ¡°Ah¡­¡­.¡± Gye Baek who listened to all of Sang Hyuk¡¯s words, looked as if he understood things that didn¡¯t make sense until now. ¡°Now, that you have resolved all your curiosity, let¡¯s focus. Although the first sailing route is a rtively safe sailing route but expect a lot of the Floating Insects Troops that are floating on the Sky-sea.¡± The floating insect troop was a group of parasites floating on the Sky-sea. The parasites floated like this in Sky-sea and when they encounter a Sky Whale, they will stick to it¡­ Of course, they were stuck to the Sky-grade Ship because they thought it was a Sky Whale. Then the battle began immediately. ¡°So¡­.should we speed up?¡± Sang Hyuk stepped on the elerator pedal below the key and pushed the Ink-ck Dragon¡¯s throttle. A while ago, the propulsion gauge was only up to about 40%, and Sang Hyuk increased it to 70% in an instant when he stepped on the elerator pedal. Ink-ck Dragon was not only a High Speed Ship, but a Sky-grade Ship with a high speed, so the base speed itself was very fast. Is that why? When Sang Hyuk pushed hard on the elerator pedal, Gye Baek and Dark Knight were pushed into their seats by the sudden eleration. Chapter 133 [Episode 68] Team Rush 2 ¨C End Editor: Userunfriendly Chapter 134 Chapter 134 [Episode 69] The first Sailing Route Quest 1 @ The First Sailing Route Quest. Ink-ck Dragon was really fast. The Sky-grade Ship that Sang Hyuk rode on his previous life was triple in size and was Terra-grade butpared to this ship, then it was almost like the difference between a bus and a high-end sports car. And it has not yet even reached maximum speed. The propulsion gauge went up and down between 80 ~ 85%, and the booster was not used at all. The booster mounted on the Ink-ck Dragon was a booster enhanced by a ¡®¡ï¡¯, so the speed was boosted to 300% when used. Honestly, if Sang Hyuk cranked up the propulsion gauge to 100% while using the booster as well, the first sailing route would be traveled in an instant. But that would have not only consumed Magic Stones, but also skip the most needed thing, ¡®experience¡¯. Now it was time to start putting experience first. Kheruk, kheruk. The 22 floating parasites stuck to the Ink-ck Dragon were ¡®Red Hands Goblin¡¯. These creatures typically found wandering on the Sky-sea clung to the ship right after the Ink-ck Dragon was revealed but at the first nce they were not ordinary monsters. The average level is 82, and those who are in the group were simr to monsters in raid dungeons of the highest difficulty level by Lower Third World standards. Then 22 of them appeared and were climbing rapidly up the hull to the deck of the Ink-ck Dragon. Because Gye Baek fixed the ranged bombardment correctly and sessfully blew away seven of them, so it was not 22 but 29(at first) unwanted hitchhikers. ¡°Aspice grab aggro and Gye Baek together with Ilya clean them up one by one.¡± In fact, the simplest way was to have Sang Hyuk drop the key and finish the Red Hands Goblins by himself. But Sang Hyuk had no intention of doing so. Since Sang Hyuk has to deal with Sky Whales in the future, Dark Knight and Gye Baek had to take care of themon parasites living on the sea by themselves. Later on, the more powerful bugs would be encountered, so his crew needed practice. ¡°It will take a bit of time to adapt, but if it was these two people, they can get through it well.¡± Sang Hyuk believed in Gye Baek and Dark Knight. So he thought he didn¡¯t need to help if it was not a life threatening crisis. Having Ilya as a help was enough. Actually, Aspice and Gye Baek were handling the Red Hands Goblins much easier than he thought. They were lucky because the title that they received adding strength in handling those monsters. Title ¨C ¡®Sky-sea Explorer¡¯ Rating? Unique Exnation? You are the first dimensional traveler on Sky-sea. Your exploration spirit is already well known throughout the Sky-sea. Effect ¨C [Prefix: None] [Suffix: None] [Sustainable Effect: Never Get Seasick! (S): Increases the attack power and defense on the Sky-grade Ship by 10% duringbat.] Although the effect was limited to the Sky-sea, specifically to the Sky-grade Ship, but the effect was so good that Gye Baek and Dark Knight could fight better than they normally could. Especially since the two of them have been a team many times, the cooperation was very solid. Added to it Ilya became a good helper for them, and Red Hands Goblin began to be sorted out one by one. It took only 16 minutes for all 22 Red Hands Goblin to be cleaned up. Of course, in Sang Hyuk¡¯s eyes they still seemed a little short, but it was not bad considering that they were handling the first bugs. Woodududuk, kwajik! ¡°Fiuh, this is better than I thought?¡± Gye Baek mercilessly broke the neck of thest Red Hands Goblin remaining and sighed lightly. ¡°The floating parasites that float around here, are the weakest of all the bugs on the Sky-sea. Of course, you feel that they are weaker than you expected.¡± Although Gye Baek wanted praise, but Sang Hyuk was normally a person who was stingy with praise. ¡°Tsk, cold guy.¡± Gye Baek grumbled while picking up the items that fell on the Sky-grade Ship deck. [What do you want to do with the items?] ¡°Oh, let¡¯s keep it in the warehouse first. If you have any item that you need or you want to have, then I guess you can tell us and take it. Anyway, the important things are the items dropped by the Sky Whales, so I think it would be better to distribute the misceneous items that the bugs dropped.¡± Of course, the bugs would sometimes drop a decent item. But that was very rare. In particr, the items dropped by the bugs were the items that Sang Hyuk did not need. The Ink-ck Dragon, that breaking through the first floating insects troop very easily, did not slow down and kept moving forward. The Sky Whale did not appear as Sang Hyuk expected. Instead floating parasite troops appeared once more. But Gye Baek and Dark Knight, who have already be familiar to some extent with battle on Sky-grade Ship, have cleaned up the bugs faster than before. This time as well, Sang Hyuk did not put down the key, so In-ck Dragon did not stop during the battle. Thanks to that, the Ink-ck Dragon just sailed through the whole first sailing route in only four hours. Sang Hyuk was able to realize how fast Ink-ck Dragon was by recalling that the Sky-grade Ship he had rode on in his previous life took a full day to arrive at the destination of its first sailing route. ¡°The ce we see in front of us is the destination of the first sailing route and actually the beginning of the Sky-sea, Red Mountain.¡± Sang Hyuk called Gye Baek and Dark Knight to see it when Red Mountain came into view. ¡°Woaaa¡­. Huh? But that is¡­¡­..¡± Gye Baek, who looked at the Red Mountain, seemed to find something. And Sang Hyuk knew why he tilted his head like wondering something. ¡°Yes, it is the Sky Whale¡¯s corpse. To be more exact, it is the 1st grade Sky Whale Red Mountain¡¯s corpse.¡± ¡°Really? In a nce, I thought it was strange that something huge seemed to be lying down and I thought it was weird.¡± ¡°You¡¯ll see that often in the future. Every permanent safe area in the Sky-sea is built on the body of a Sky Whale of second grade or more and left there. For your information, if a Sky Whale of 2nd grade or more died on the Sky-sea then the body does not disappear ever.¡± Gye Baek and Dark Knight, who listened to Sang Hyuk, took a closer look at the Red Mountain. It was very strange that the permanent safe area was set on the body of the Sky Whale itself. ¡°There is an NPC on top of that. They are the Sun people who have fallen for several reasons from the Continent of the Sun, now they¡¯re usually called the Moon People.¡± Sang Hyuk was friendly and detailed as always. in fact, Gye Baek and Dark Knight were still wondering where Sang Hyuk got such information, but they have not asked him as Sang Hyuk was reluctant to answer it. This was in consideration of each other. Sang Hyuk was able to convey this in detail because they gave him implicit consent to not ask for the source of the information. (TL Note: Gye Baek and Dark Knight could get this kind of information because they didn¡¯t ask for the source. If they persisted in asking for the source, they might not have gotten on the Ship in the first ce.) ¡°Well, then let¡¯s port in.¡± Dururuk, Sang Hyuk turned the key in his hand to one side and directed the Ink-ck Dragon to the stern of Red Mountain. * * * * Sang Hyuk, who safely docked Ink-ck Dragon to the marina, immediately got off the boat. Of course Gye Baek and Dark Knight also followed Sang Hyuk and Ilya, and Sang Hyuk cancelled the summon for Ilya. Sang Hyuk put away the Ink-ck Dragon into the Spirit Virtual Space when everyone is down. Basically, at the marina no Sky-grade Ship could be anchored. Based on the Lower Third World standards, Red Mountain was a city. It was an ind and at the same time, it was a city. When three people entered the Red Mountain, NPCs called the Moon people looked at the three people out of the corner of their eyes. Sang Hyuk has maintained a basic favor with moon People thanks to the title effect, but it was natural for them to be alert to Gye Baek and Dark Knight because they were strangers. ¡°Maybe we should stay here for a few days and catch the bugs that pop up in the sea near the Red Mountain. First, let¡¯s do that so you guys can gain more favorability from the Moon People of this ind. In the meantime, I¡¯ll go and find out about the sailing route quest.¡± ¡°You don¡¯t need to gain more favor?¡± ¡°Oh, because of my title effect, I already have high favorability. So maybe I can talk to them.¡± Floating parasites, of course, tried to climb the Red Mountain. But they only climbed up to the beach because they could not get in to the Boundary Area installed in the Safe Area. So, there were a lot of bugs near the Red Mountain. ¡°All right. Then since we are going to hunt, call us.¡± Gye Baek left with Dark Knight to catch bugs. Neither of them doubted his words because their confidence in Sang Hyuk was 100%. Of course Sang Hyuk had no intention to lie to them. The three men¡¯s history with each other led to this faith. ¡°Blue Sky Sailing Route? Why is a dimensional traveler looking for the Blue Sky Sailing Route?¡± The one-legged old NPC, whose name was known on Sky-sea in the past, looked up at Sang Hyuk with his head tilted. Sang Hyuk directly give the keyword without turning around to see the reaction directly. Blue Sky Sailing Route was the keyword to get the sailing route quest. Originally, this word also had to be earned through deep conversation with Moon People, but Sang Hyuk already knew the keyword and skipped the process as usual. ¡°It is for finishing the fight you could not finish.¡± This time, he got directly to the point. Because this conversation with this NPC served as a turning point and the result was based on it, so if you knew the answer, this straightforward style was the best. ¡°The fight is part of the Sun people. Nothing will change due to merely one dimensional traveler¡¯s intervention.¡± Obviously, the old NPC, who is responsible for Red Mountain and who gives the first sailing route quest, was not easily caught. If you are a regr user, you have to invest time on this NPC to barely get the quest. However, Sang Hyuk already knew all the keywords and was possible to almost receive the sailing route quest in less than 10 minutes. ¡°Something has changed. You do not even have the courage to go to back to Continent of the Sun, but we are different. We will use the Immortal¡¯s power given to us to break through this rough Sky-sea, and I swear we will reach the Continent of the Sun. And we will change this twisted world.¡± Sang Hyuk spoke the three key points. ¡°The Sun People without the courage to go up.¡± ¡°Immortal¡¯s power.¡± ¡°Turning around this twisted world.¡± Sang Hyuk thought that the NPC would have to offer the sailing route quest with these three points. ¡°Hyuu¡­ There is no word to say¡­.¡± The old NPC sighs once and goes on. ¡°Blue Sky Sailing Route Quest does not mean one sailing route. Many sailing routes in Sky-sea are connected to each other like spider webs and all of these sailing routes together is called the Blue Sky Sailing Route. So, whatever sailing route that you pioneering, that would be your sailing route. To get the Blue Sky Sailing Route, you need a vessel to hold the sailing route. Hunt a 9th grade Sky Whale off the coast of the Red Mountain and bring the heart of the Sky Whale. Then I will make it as a ¡®Sky Compass¡¯.¡± You¡¯ve received the beginning [Link 1] of the Sailing Route Quest, Blue Sky Sailing Route. ¡°Done.¡± If you mount the Sky Compass on the key of Ink-ck Dragon, you are not only recording the sailing route of the Ink-ck Dragon automatically, but it also gives you the directions to go further. Of course, the sailing route has to be updated to continue the sailing route quest and to make the Sky Compass operate normally. It was a must item to get to the Continent of the Sun called the Heavenly World. Chapter 134 [Episode 69] The first Sailing Route Quest 1 ¨C End Chapter 135 - [Episode 69] The First Sailing Route Quest 2 Chapter 135 [Episode 69] The First Sailing Route Quest 2 Sang Hyuk, who received the quest, went straight to the beach. He was able to catch the 9th grade Sky Whale on its own, but for the sake of sharing the experience, it was much better for three people to do it than alone. Especially if they catch the Sky Whale, then Gye Baek and Dark Knight did not need to raise their favorability by catching bugs on the beach. If they¡¯re sessful with the Sky Whale hunt, they would be able to raise their favorability to the level that they are able to talk with the Moon People of Red Mountain, so it was definitely right to go together. Sang Hyuk went out to the water with Gye Baek and Dark Knight, who had been working hard killing the bugs at the beach. All that was left was to find the 9th grade Sky Whale on the sea near the Red Mountain and catch it. Gugugugung. At the moment Sang Hyuk thought that he had reached a sufficient distance from the shore, he turned off the Ink-ck Dragon¡¯s engine and pocketed the key. ¡°Is this the point where the Sky Whalees out?¡± Gye Baek looked at Sang Hyuk who came down to the deck and asked. ¡°Sky Whales don¡¯t have an exact spawn point.¡± ¡°So, why did you anchor here?¡± ¡°Usually Sky Whale does not show up this close to the beach. But, if you look at the quest, you are told to catch the Sky Whale that appears in the coastal sea. This means¡­ if you go to the sea you will get the Sky Whale for the quest.¡± Gye Baek heard Sang Hyuk¡¯s answer and understood exactly what he meant. Honestly, Sang Hyuk has never had a sailing route quest in his past life. Of course, what he said a little while ago was just the information he heard from other users. ¡°Then it wille out soon. I¡¯ll be ready.¡± Gye Baek, who heard Sang Hyuk, went straight to the harpoon gun. It was not an exaggeration to say that the beginning of a Sky Whale Hunt starts from the harpoon gun. nk, nk! Gye Baek loaded the harpoon on the harpoon gun and put his hand on the knob. The harpoon gun responded instantly when the controls were tested and Gye Baek was confident to shoot the harpoon gun within four seconds. [I¡¯ll keep checking around.] Since Dark Knight had nothing to do right away, he kept looking around and tried to spot anything strange. ¡°You do not need to be too nervous. The 9th grade Sky Whale is not that strong. With our strength, it¡¯s not hard to catch this monster.¡± Sang Hyuk encouraged the two and he also finished preparing for battle. He checked his titles and pulled out the Great Sword of the Weakened Shadow King. Then carefully he found a shadow and hid in it. Even after the three people werepletely ready for battle, they had to wait about an additional 10 minutes. Sang Hyuk began to feel that it¡¯s time for his quest to make the Sky Whale appear from the Sky-sea. ¡°It should appear anytime now¡­..¡± At the moment Sang Hyuk thought like that¡­ Something suddenly popped out from the Sky-sea in front of the Ink-ck Dragon. Phuaaaaa, Khuaaaang! The 9th grade Sky Whale has appeared for the quest. Grab the monster and clear the quest ¡®The Beginning of the Blue Sky Sailing Route¡¯. The 9th grade Sky Whale, for which they had waited and waited, appeared. It looked like a water strider on a stream or a paddy field. Of course, the size difference made theparison ludicrous, but anyway it looked just like a water strider. ¡°Aim on sight! Let¡¯s start!¡± nk, Phiiing! Gye Baek has already aimed the harpoon gun at the same time the Sky Whale appeared and pulled the trigger after exactly 2.2 seconds. Paaat, Kwaduduk! The harpoon scored a hit on the Sky Whale¡¯s body. The role of the harpoon was simple. It connected the Sky Whale to the Sky-grade Ship to limit its movement range to be near the Sky-grade Ship. If it was not done like that, the battle pattern of the Sky Whale was more chaotic and very tricky, so the the harpoon yed a very important role. ¡®Perfect!¡¯ The harpoon urately hit the target. Sky Whale¡¯s movement speed, evasion ability, defense is reduced by 10. The movement range is greatly reduced around the Sky-grade Ship. Although it was the first time he shot a harpoon gun, Gye Baek gained a ¡®Perfect¡¯. ording to the degree of hit, the whale was given 2 ¨C 10 debuffs. For reference, obviously the worst result was ¡®missed¡¯ and no hit at all. And the worst result when there was a hit was ¡®bad¡¯, which applied only 2 debuffs. ¡°For now one shot!¡± Gye Baek shouted out loud and prepared the next harpoon. A maximum of three shots were permitted for one Sky Whale. The harpoon gun itself was automatically reloaded only three times per battle, so he could not exceed three shots even if he wanted to shoot more. Of course, it was possible to shoot the harpoon intermittently. However, if they did not limit Sky Whale¡¯s movement as early as possible from the beginning, it would be harder to catch it. So, in Sang Hyuk¡¯s previous life, seasoned Sky Whale hunters would have emphasized that at least two harpoons should be inserted into a Sky Whale¡¯s body with its appearance. Gye Baek was thinking of putting in three perfect shots. Gwagwagwagwa! Khukhukhung! However, as the Sky Whale glowed while the body thrashed madly, the Sky-grade Ship which was tethered to it was shaking, so an immediate second shot was not possible. [Aspice, hold him for a second and get the aggro!] Sang Hyuk gave a quick order to the party channel. The Sky Whale was now shing because the aggro was not caught properly. Dark Knight heard Sang Hyuk and at the same time, he threw his shield at the Sky Whale with all his strength. Hwiriririk, Dududuk! When Dark Knight¡¯s shield struck the Sky Whale¡¯s body and returned to him then naturally the Sky Whale red at Dark Knight. At that moment, the shaking stopped. Then Gye Baek shot a second harpoon without missing the opportunity. Phiiiing, Kwadududuk! ¡°Perfect!¡± The harpoon hit very urately. The Sky Whale¡¯s movement speed, evasion ability, defenses are reduced again by 10. (Cumtive reduction 20) This time again it is perfect. Gye Baek¡¯s shooting skills are not mediocre, no, surely they¡¯re extraordinary. Two harpoons stuck into the Sky Whale¡¯s body and Sky Whale was really tightly fixed to the Sky-grade Ship. Kyararara! But the Sky Whale, which resembles the water strider, has not been quiet. It made a strange sound and sent a powerful sonic wave attack to Dark Knight who is holding its aggro. Kwagwagwagwang! Dark Knight uses a skill that oveps two shields to minimize the damage he receives. But even with that, 25% of his health disappeared instantly in one attack. It was virtually impossible to tank Sky Whale because Dark Knight was not a hard tanker style yer. Of course, Sang Hyuk knew this well. Sang Hyuk just wanted Dark Knight to hold on for ¡®a while¡¯. That moment was the time needed for this one hit. Dududuk, sh! In the dark, a strong ck light stretched out and precisely struck the Sky Whale¡¯s head. Kwajik! Kwagwagwagwagwang! The attack of this powerful single hit blew away 20% of the Sky Whale¡¯s health. and naturally the aggro has also been passed on to Sang Hyuk. Sang Hyuk, who came out from the concealing shadow, looked at the Sky Whale while swinging with one hand the Great Sword of the Weakened Shadow King. In fact, if Sang Hyuk had been determined to do maximum damage, then he could have taken more than half the health of the Sky Whale. However, it was obvious that ragna de would be definitely invoked and make everything a mess. Sang Hyuk was able to obtain more urate information about ragna de through several experiments before entering the Sky-sea. He was able to find out the level of damage that did not trigger the ragna de through the experiments at that time. A little earlier the attack was limited to just that level. Since ragna de was an uncontroble ability, so Sang Hyuk had no intention of using it unless it was really a crisis situation. Especially with Gye Baek and Dark Knight next to him, it was foolish to use the skill like ragna de. Even if both of them were trusted people, if they see a bizarre skill that can only be seen as a bug then he really would be rumored to be a genuine bug yer. Lastly, the Sky Whale hunting video was essential to bring up the live channel, which is dropping down. Even if it is not right now but at least in one or two monthster, he had to use this video like the trump card but using crazy skill such as ragna de will make the footage unusable, and he would be forced to discard it. Kyaaaaa! The Sky Whale that is in pain, threw its head back and screamed. Sang Hyuk, who had properly split that monstrous head, quickly summoned Magic Armor, stepping in front of the Dark Knight. Phapapat, clink! nk! Within the energy emission range of the Ink-ck Dragon, you could use Dark ck Wings as usual. If he is out of the Ink-ck Dragon¡¯s range, he cannot use the Dark ck Wings, however, on the Sky-sea, there was little chance of out-distancing the Ink-ck Dragon¡¯s energy transmission range anyway. While Sang Hyuk was wearing Dark ck Wings, Sky Whale stared at Sang Hyuk, setting its head straight back. ¡°The parasites will crawl up! Please take care of it!¡± After Sang Hyuk left Dark Knight with the parasites, he intended to concentrate entirely on the Sky Whale. Gye Baek, who had been watching for the moment when Sang Hyuk and Dark Knight secured their position, also performed his role 200%. ¡°Onest shot!¡± Phhiiing, Kwadududuk! Another shot was digging into the Sky Whale¡¯s body. ¡°Good!¡± Harpoon hit urately. Sky Whale¡¯s movement speed, evasion ability, defense is further reduced by 8. (Cumtive decrease 28). ¡°Tsk, I missed a bit.¡± Although he failed to make 3 times consecutive perfect, but in reality, even if he got a ¡®good¡¯, it means the catcher performed his role more than 100%. Gye Baek, who used all three shots, put down the harpoon gun without regret. his next position was to help Dark Knight and Sang Hyuk as sub-damage dealers. ¡°Ilya, remove the parasites!¡± Sang Hyuk even summoned Ilya. Frankly, Ilya¡¯s help was not necessary. However, Sang Hyuk decided that it would be a good idea to let her get experience as a member to have the best teamwork. Phapapat, as always, Ilya secretly appeared beside Sang Hyuk. She then moved quickly to remove the parasites that had started to climb smoothly under the Ink-ck Dragon as Sang Hyukmanded. Kyararararara! The 9th grade Sky Whale once again sparked a powerful sound wave attack as it opened its beak wide. Dark knight, who against this monster a while ago got some damage from this attack, but Sang Hyuk was different. ¡°This is an inevitable attack.¡± This sound wave attack was a special attack that was impossible to avoid. In that sense, for Sang Hyuk, who was an evasion tanker, could be considered a bad fit. But that did not make much of a problem. If he cannot avoid it, then it was enough to block or endure it. Dududuk, Kwagwagwang! Sang Hyuk had a number of powerful damage reduction abilities as an evasive tanker. And there were also a number of skills and attributes that increased defense and resistance. Therefore, he was able to withstand this much of a sonic wave attack that the 9th grade Sky Whale gave out. His health was slightly decreased, but this was a damage that could be recovered instantly with just the effect of thebination card with a ¡®heal¡¯ that he had been put on his body before. Rather, Sang Hyuk withstood the sound wave attack with only his body and immediately counterattacked. Jwarurururuk! Sang Hyuk¡¯s reddish red wire appeared from both hands. Blood Wire of Full Moon, a mythical rank item, has finally appeared. Even this was not just Blood Wire of Full Moon. It was the Blood Wire of Full Moon up to 10+. It is a mythical grade item but it also had been strengthened to +10. It was called a really crazy item. A few days ago, Sang Hyuk had the Blood Wire of Full Moon up to +10. and he thought that this item could be used until he finished the game. So, how could Sang Hyuk have been able to enhance the mythical item Blood Wire of Full Moon to +10? This tremendous work¡­.started with the legendary title ¡®God Master¡¯. Chapter 135 [Episode 69] The First Sailing Route Quest 2 ¨C End Chapter 136 - [Episode 70] The Beginning of the Age of Discovery 1 Chapter 136 [Episode 70] The Beginning of the Age of Discovery 1 @ The Beginning of the Age of Discovery. Title ¨C ¡®God Master¡¯ Rating? Legend Exnation? You are the first to own a mythical grade item. You, who reached the power of God before anyone, deserve to see the source of that power. Effect ¨C [Prefix: Strength increases by 10.] [Suffix: Even if the enhancement fails, the fortification does not decline with a 40% probability.][Sustainable Effect: ] This was the effect of God Master Title. A few days ago, Sang Hyuk made one light enhancement stone first. And he made the blood wire up to +7 using 12 advanced enhancement stones and 1 premium enhancement stone that he has been collecting through Gold Mountain all this time. Then the next turn was of course the light enhancement stone. Sang Hyuk¡¯s goal was +9. At least +8 was secured, so he wished for the doubled strengthening effect and make it to be +9. However¡­. A miracle unexpectedly broke out in the process. Suddenly triple strengthening effect! Thanks to it, Sang Hyuk now has a mythical grade item that has been enhanced to +10. Moreover, thanks to the sess of the first +10 enhancement, he got the legendary title ¡®Reinforcement God¡¯. Title; ¡®Reinforcement God¡¯ Rating? Legend Exnation? You have reinforced up to +10 for the first time. You may be called a god for all things rted to reinforcement. Effect: [Prefix: None] [Suffix: None] [Sustainable Effect: ] The effect of this title was simple, but its power was so enormous that it would overturn Sang Hyuk¡¯s business n itself in the future. ¡®Reinforcement God¡¯ and ¡®God Master¡¯. Thanks to these two titles, Sang Hyuk would be able to umte tremendous wealth through a ¡®Reinforcement Business¡¯. Of course, there was a lot of work to do right away so he could not do the reinforcement business. However, while Sang Hyuk passes through the Middle Layer, he collects enhancement stones earnestly through Gold Mountain, and when Sang Hyuk arrives at the Continent of the Sun, he can start earning a fortune by using the enhancement stones. It seemed like he can earn more than he imagined. +10 Blood Wire of Full Moon [Myth(God) +++] ¨C You can take all the energy of the Full Moon and take out the thin wire made of blood through this energy. This wire cannot be cut, and it can also take away the health of your foes. [Basic Ability] Attack: 700(+210)(+700), All ability level +100(+30)(+100) [Special Ability] All ability increased by +50(+15)(+50), Movement Speed increased by 100(+30)(+100)%. [Unique Ability] Health Extort(S+) ? 10% of your damage is converted to health and absorbed. [Special Effects] , , <+5 Reinforcement Effect: agility +50> <+7 Reinforcement Effect : Critical Hit Damage+100%> <+9 Reinforcement Effect : vitality +150> <+10 Reinforcement Effect: Reduces the movement speed and evasion rate by 30% and reduces the effectiveness of healing magic by 70%.>
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  • At this level, it was almost like a nuclear bomb. Originally, the wire whip did not have a very high attack power. Even a single handed sword of mythical grade, the base attack power exceeds 1000. Moreover, the wire was a two-handed weapon. Therefore, wire can be said to be a weapon that benefits from other advantages than attack power. But the Blood Wire of Full Moon, which has been enhanced to +10 on triple plus, shattered such limitations. Triple Plus 30% and +10 strength 100%¡­ So, when he hit it twice, the attack power was really merciless. Is that all? The increase in all the stats that were attached to the basic and special options were greatly increased. Also, the reinforcement effects were not bad. If this wasn¡¯t enough, let¡¯s say that Sang Hyuk wore the Magic Armor and did not use a buff-typebination card on purpose when using the Blood Wire. If the Magic Armor boosted amplification continues to stack, it would be possible to trigger ragna de just by using a little more powerful skill. So, this was the terrifying performance of the Blood Wire. Dudududuk, Kerrrrk. Blood Wire wrapped tightly around the neck of the 9th grade Sky Whale, which looked like a water strider, and at that moment he felt the whole body of the Sky Whale lose energy. Sang Hyuk jumped up away from the Sky Whale while pulling on the blood wire as hard as he could. Sang Hyuk jumped into the air while his hands swung up the Great Sword of the Weakened Shadow King. Sang Hyuk was aiming at the forehead of the Sky Whale, but the problem was that the Whale also knew that. Of course Sky Whale did not stay still. He tried to catch Sang Hyuk by using the two long roach-like feelers on its head. It was very dangerous to just touch those feelers because there was toxic poison buried in them. Swaaaaask, the two long feelers that were whipped frantically by the Sky Whale tried to strike Sang Hyuk from many directions. It was not easy to avoid them in the air. Kwaaaaa. The feelers shed Sang Hyuk. No, it looked like they shed him. As the Sky Whale predicted Sang Hyuk¡¯s attack, Sang Hyuk also predicted the counterattack of the Sky Whale. To be more precise, he deliberately invited the Sky Whale¡¯s counterattack. Sang Hyuk¡¯s shadow scattered in the air from the impact. Sang Hyuk used blink to avoid the counterattack of the Sky Whale. He¡¯s back on top of the Sky Whale¡¯s head. Sang Hyuk, who nullified the counterattack and broke the Sky Whale¡¯s ¡°stance¡±, does not hesitate to strike with the Great Sword of the Weakened Shadow King on its forehead. Phuok, kwaduduk! Kyaaaaaaa! The moment the Great Sword of the Weakened Shadow King digs into its head, it shrieked and convulsed its body from the pain. But because it was already perfectly strapped to the Sky-grade Ship, its uncontrolled frenzy was unexpectedly weak. Sky Whale was desperate to shake off Sang Hyuk, who was still left on top of its body, so it whipped its feelers back towards Sang Hyuk. Like this, the Sky Whale, who instinctively knew that Sang Hyuk could inflict a fatal wound if he remained out of reach on its back, started spewing ¡®poison spores¡¯ from its roach-like feelers. The poisonous spores did not distinguish friends or foe so it could damage the Sky Whale too. However, Sky Whale thought that it was better to get the Poisonous Spores stuck to its body and injure itself from its own attack than having Sang Hyuk climb around its body. Pupupuput! Dozens of green spheres, each the size of a human head scattered from the whiskers, flew quickly toward Sang Hyuk. This spores attaches to living things, and it reduces the health, but it was more threatening to Sang Hyuk than to the Sky Whale. Sang Hyuk had no intention to remain on the top of the Sky Whale¡¯s carapace when he looked at the green spheres. He pulled the Great Sword of the Weakened Shadow King, still stuck on the Sky Whale¡¯s head and jumped down. Huiiiing, Deerrrrk. Because the bloodwire was still wrapped around the Sky Whale¡¯s neck, so Sang Hyuk swung around holding on to the wire and flew under its body. Naturally, the Sky Whale lifted its two front legs to attack Sang Hyuk. But Sang Hyuk¡¯s dash was much faster than that monster¡¯s front legs. Shadow sh Sword, one of the three final secrets that belong to Shadow Knight, was not an attacking skill that amplified the damage but instead was an attack skill that could benefit greatly from a very fast dash attack Sang Hyuk was able to sh into the Sky Whale¡¯s unarmored abdomen before the long legs of the Sky Whale were blocking his path, using Shadow sh Sword. As a result, the Sky Whale¡¯s gap was revealed again, and of course Sang Hyuk did not miss this gap. Phouuuk, Kwaduduuduuk! He stabbed the Great Sword of the Weakened Shadow King into the Sky Whale¡¯s thorax and ran straight ahead. Sky Whale had a hole in its head and suffered a great deal of damage, but this time he had a big and deep wound from its upper thorax to its abdomen. At this level, its health seemed to disappear by 10% or more. Sky Whale wanted to fight again after somehow quickly pushing Sang Hyuk away. But Sang Hyuk wrapped the blood wire tightly around the Sky Whale¡¯s neck and did not loosen it as if he is holding reins. The 9th grade Sky Whale could not be Sang Hyuk¡¯s opponent in the first ce. Especially when the three harpoons are fully pierced and moreover the Bloodwire is wrapped around¡­¡­. The 9th grade Sky Whale¡¯s movements were fully controlled by Sang Hyuk. Kwagwagwagwa, plop! The 9th grade Sky Whale lost all of its health in just 15 minutes and fell sideways. You have seeded in hunting the 9th grade Sky Whale ¡®Skoop¡¯. Since this is the first hunting of the 9th grade Sky Whale, you received all the 74 items that you can get from Skoop with the first elimination bonus. Quest item ¡®Heart of Sky Whale¡¯ has been acquired. Congrattions. Cumtive karma has exceeded the limit and the level has risen. When Sky Whale copsed, a pleasant system message appeared. Sang Hyuk gained a lot of karma through the event to catch the sky monster and this time, the level has risen because he caught the 9th grade Sky Whale while he was in the state of ¡®blessing of the Skysea¡¯. Now Sang Hyuk¡¯s level is 59. He was a man with a quadruple soul. From amon sense point of view, if it was a normal person, they should have given up leveling up a long time ago. However, Sang Hyuk was refusing to give up and he was raising the level faster than others in the 55-61 levels, which is called the ¡°Military Hell¡± levels. Sang Hyuk would achieve a big development again once he reached the milestone level 61. Meanwhile, as Sky Whale copsed, the parasites that constantly climbed the Sky-grade Ship disappeared quickly. ¡°Sigh, now it¡¯s over now.¡± Gye Baek, who worked hard to help Dark Knight, sighed and put the soul beads in his hand back into his storage. ¡°Let¡¯s organize the item first and¡­.. We do not need to set the safe area here, so let¡¯s just leave the body.¡± In fact, if there was someone with a production skill, they could dismantle the dead body of the monster to get materials, but there was no one with such a skill and because there was no valuable material that can be acquired, there was no big deal even if it was thrown away. ¡°Let¡¯s log out after finishing the business in Red Mountain.¡± Sang Hyuk was going toplete the first sailing route quest ¡®The beginning of the Blue Sky Sailing Route¡¯ cleanly and log out. * * * * [ording to the information that I got, a sky-grade ship has definitely risen to the sky.] The members of Reverse One were continuing the emergency meeting each day. There was only one reason they gathered everyday like that. [Does the Sky-grade Ship belongs to the One Guild for sure? Anyway, isn¡¯t it too fast even for the One Guild? We just found out that Sky-grade Ships exist and was trying to figure out how to make it, tho¡­.. How can they already finish making the Sky-grade Ship?¡­¡­] [So, that¡¯s why we are gathering here. One Guild is a guild that doesn¡¯t make sense.] [But are you sure about the information? Is there any possibility that it is wrong?] [The probability for it to be wrong is less than 5%.] [Hmmm¡­ So, what should we do? Is there anything we can do realistically?] Because they had been insulted by the One Guild at thest event, all the people gathered here were just a little bit furious. It was Reverse One, which had been formed to bring down the One Guild, but they cannot help but getting angry because they have not been able to step on the One Guild properly. In the midst of theints and dissatisfaction here and there¡­. DD, who got trashed the most and whose pride was damaged severely at thest event, quietly opened his mouth. [You must build a fleet in the name of Reverse One. If you build a fleet and equip it with a mighty power that can¡¯t be stopped by the One Guild¡­.. No matter how great the One Guild is, they will eventually get caught by us.] DD¡¯s words were not that forceful, but until now all the representatives who were chattering all this time closed their mouths and looked at DD. Reverse one Fleet Configuration. This was certainly a proposal worth thinking about. Chapter 136 [Episode 70] The Beginning of the Age of Discovery 1 ¨C End
    Chapter 137 - [Episode 70] The Beginning of the Age of Discovery 2 Chapter 137 [Episode 70] The Beginning of the Age of Discovery 2 Dark Dragon, stopped talking and looked down at his steady hands, slowly opened his mouth and continued. [Based on the information revealed so far, it seems almost impossible for a single guild to create two or more Sky-grade Ships, no matter how big a guild is. Realistically, at most one. This is also a fact for the One Guild. Well, then how can we get ahead of the One Guild? It is embarrassing, but after being shattered many times by the One Guild, I feel that it is impossible for us to try to beat One Guild with our own power. I have to admit it is what it is. One Guild is strong. It is not just strong, it is savagely strong. That¡¯s why we have to build an overwhelming force to deal with the One Guild, once and for all!] DDid his cards on the table and outlined the most realistic measures. He publicly acknowledged the One Guild¡¯s skill more than anyone else. So, he ignored the elite users who had already given up thinking about dealing with the One Guild. The delegates who listened to DD had a serious look and thought about his proposal. Inrge measure, the fleet structure itself was not bad. But, the problem was internal conflict. Small conflicts, such as loot distribution, chain-ofmand, vanguard selection, etc, caused hesitation in making the fleet formation. [I know why everyone is hesitating. But if you continue to let One Guild be, you really can lose everything. How long must we all be dragged down by this small guild? You must definitely break it down before you go to the Continent of the Sun. That is how we remake EL the way we want.] Those with vested interests did not tolerate the threat to vested rights. All the representatives here are those who can be called the vested rights. In Sang Hyuk¡¯s previous life, they had dominated EL¡¯s world as vested interests. Since the logic of enormous power has been applied in a simr way to the real world and EL, so among these great powers, individual users and small guilds have always been used or sacrificed. In that sense, the crazy rush of the One Guild was a very unusual miracle. [The One Guild is a small ant that is poisonous. It is a powerful poison that will kill anyone bitten. But the thing we have to remember is no matter how powerful the poison it has, it is an ant. Even if a few people die from poison, you must not step back. The moment you step back you give him a chance. Rather, we all have to rush up and step on it at the same time to kill it. In the end it is an ant that will die if we step on it. How many times should we step on this loathsome bug?!] DD has prepared what he wanted to say. He admitted what he had to admit, but he did not let it eat away at himself. The other delegates who listened to DD¡¯s logical statements sat in silence with a serious look. They were not stupid enough to misunderstand what DD was saying. However, there was only one reason why they could not agree with DD¡¯s words. ¡°In the end, somebody will be poisoned and die. But I do not want to be that somebody.¡± This was the problem. They know that all of them can go out and kill it, but they did not want to be the one discarded because they got bitten by the ant and poisoned. [Know this, our Dark Dragon will stand at the forefront in all the battles taking ce in the upper Middle Layer.] DD made the decision. He thought he should sacrifice so much to convince the members of the cowardly Reverse One. His thoughts were right. [Hmmm, because Dark Dragon hase this far, it would be very rude to not agree with this, right? I am in favor of the fleet structure.] [We are in as well.] [That¡¯s right. We can step and kill that ant if we join forces. If there are any material that is not enough to make the Sky-grade Ship, I will supply it at cost from the ck market.] When DD sacrificed first, the other delegates followed naturally. Those who gathered here were already producing Sky-grade Ships. Of course, the Sky-grade Ships required at least one more month toplete. The number of the Sky-grade Ships that can be collected in about one to two months is more than ten. At this level, it was possible to build a fleet. * * * * Click. Sang Hyuk inserted the Sky Compass from the quest into the center of the key. Naturally, Sang Hyuk saw an arrow in front of his eyes. ¡°It seems to be real from now on.¡± Sang Hyuk nodded lightly and looked at the endless Sky-sea. There was no foam topped waves of blue green sea-water like the real sea, but pieces of clouds that were scattered like wisps of fog wereyered together and shone with a milky light. This was the sea of the Sky-sea. It was obvious, but you can not swim in this water. Of course you did not fall to Hagye when you fell from the Sky-grade Ship into the Sky-sea. If the Sky-grade Ship is powered, the local gravity field, that pulls up the passengers who fall within the sphere of influence, is generated naturally. Of course, it was best not to fall down because you could not move during the process of being pulled up. Sang Hyuk, who mounted the Sky Compass on the Ink-ck Dragon, got off the ship and put the Ink-ck Dragon back into the spirit virtual space. He could continue the quest, but Sang Hyuk had one thing to do in reality and decided to start tomorrow morning. Sang Hyuk, who puts the Ink-ck Dragon in the virtual space, logged out near the end of the time limit. Sang Hyuk fell asleep on his bed right after logging out and slept for about four hours. He wanted to sleep for two or three more hours, but today he could not do that. He cleaned up, dressed, and went down to the underground parking lot. Then he started the Mercedes Benz S ss that has been sitting there gathering dust. Today¡¯s destination was the Sangam Dream Factory DN(Dream Network) Stadium. Sangam was not far from Ilsan, so he arrived soon. Sang Hyuk came here today to attend the EL Pro League briefing which took ce today. Of course, he already knew the content so although he did not need to hear it, he needed to check if there were deviations in this future, from his past memories. Sang Hyuk showed the invitation he received before and went inside. This invitation was received from Lee Mirae, a PD(Production Director) of LGN(Live Game Network), who has a lot of acquaintances. Sang Hyuk went inside and watched the briefing, sitting quietly in one corner. This briefing was about how they will utilize the contents of ¡®EL (Eternal Life)¡¯ in the future and disclose what special pro leagues will be made utilizing the game engine. Although other people did not know, but Sang Hyuk knew that everything presented here would be an international standard. Therefore, he personally attend this. For today¡¯s briefing, ¡®Korea E-Sports Association¡¯, LGN and EL¡¯s producer Raon Soft have joined together. They have developed ¡®EL revolution¡¯ that will run a little bit differently than the PvP that is managed in the current game. It was going to be revealed a littleter. And as soon as it is released, a lot of people will be amazed. Sang Hyuk reviewed his memories and waited quietly. As time passed and the mood grew impatient, it was finally revealed. ¡°From now on, the history of the new E-Sports will begin!¡± Along with the host¡¯s call, the video started to appear on the big screen on the stage. It was familiar to Sang Hyuk. As soon as the video started to appear, the host exined about the EL Revolution System. ¡°Fortunately nothing has changed.¡± Sang Hyuk, who watched the video and listened to the presentation, was able to confirm that it matched his memories. EL Revolution, it was another type of game linked to EL. To make it as simple as possible, it is said that only ¡®diator Hall¡¯ which exists in EL is selected and updated to match the format for E-Sports as much as possible. To be honest, the diator Hall System was somewhat unfit for ¡®E-Sports¡¯. Especially, the differences in levels, souls, items, and titles of each individual were so great that fairpetition was difficult. So many experts have said that EL is a great reality game, but it was not usable for E-Sport. For this reason, ¡®EL Revolution¡¯ was born. In order to give the game longevity, eventually, it needs continuous evolution and publicity, and it is necessary to link it with E-Sports. Because Raon Soft knew it, they actively worked on the EL Revolution and eventually a very good system was born. When the presentation was over, the inside became chaotic. This announcement was quite a shock for those who had no idea of this development. The MC finished the presentation and the audience immediately started to ask questions. It was a sudden announcement, so many people raised their hands. ¡°Levels and Equipment, Soul Skills and Titles are limited, but to what level are you limited?¡± ¡°The levels of all participants will be fixed to be the same. I can not say which level exactly, as the users of eternal life grows, the level of the EL Revolution will continue to change. And there will be no big restrictions on equipment. Instead, we only admit the armor that is worn, and for the weapon, only the main weapon will be admitted. Soul Skill will depend on the number of souls itself have, but it will only allow you to register up to 5 skills per soul. For example, if you are a Double soul, you can use 10 soul skills. Lastly, each yer will be limited to only five titles regardless of the rating. Of course, everything might changeter.¡± It might be because this first question was expected, but the MC replied as if he had prepared for the answer. Of course, the host¡¯s answer was notpletely correct. ording to Sang Hyuk¡¯s memory, there was a slight change over there. ¡°Then, are you perhaps creating a new battlefield for EL Revolution?¡± ¡°We¡¯re still discussing it, but¡­ there will be a system that links EL Revolution to the Eternal Life Server anyway.¡± ¡°If EL Revolution appear, diator Hall might lose poprity, how will you solve that?¡± ¡°Actually, this part was the part that had Raon Soft deeply concerned. This has not been confirmed yet, but I can tell you that the diator Hall could be absorbed by the EL Revolution System.¡± The questions kept pouring, and the MC calmly answered. When a question that is difficult for him to answeres up, he also answered by contacting the people who could answer it. On the other hand, Sang Hyuk was sorting out his thoughts while listening to the answers. ¡°EL Revolution is released just like before¡­ now is the only thing left the Pro League Schedule? If EL Revolution did not change, then it won¡¯t change as well, right?¡± The biggest reason for Sang Hyuk taking the effort toe here today was due to the pro league that will be held in the future. The people are not convinced yet of the sess of EL Revolution, but Sang Hyuk is different. He knew that this was a sess, not only a sess but an unbelievable sess. After about 30 minutes of Q&A, the host started to exin the pro league that will be unfolded through EL Revolution. Sang Hyuk was able to confirm that everything was perfectly the same as his previous life after hearing this exnation, unlike the others who worried about the future. ¡°Okay, so now I just have to apply.¡± The host started receiving questions about the pro league, but Sang Hyuk did not need to ask any questions because he knew more about the pro league than anyone else in that auditorium. He got up from his seat and immediately moved to the registration booth next to the conference hall. To take part in the league, he needed a team, but it was hard to start filling the entire teampletely from the beginning. So, LGN has created a tournament system that can formally enter the professional league through integrated qualification when an amateur team registers. For reference, this system was supposed to be the first andst time for amateur teams. Later on, a relegation system was created to make a tiered structure that led to the first division, the second division, the third division, and thest four divisions. * When this hierarchical structure is made, it is not enough to just win one or two games, but an amateur team had to steadily participate in the quarterly leagues, raise the grade and win the championship, so for the amateur team to reach the professional tiers, it took quite a while. So, Sang Hyuk decided to go straight to the first league through this tournament system. That way, Sang Hyuk could get a lot of things done quickly. In just a short time, a lot ofpanies will be creating professional teams and the amateur teams will be crushed by the professional teams. However, Sang Hyuk never intended to be bullied around by the professional teams. An unbeatable amateur team that defeat the professional teams. This was Sang Hyuk¡¯s goal. Chapter 137 [Episode 70] The Beginning of the Age of Discovery 2 ¨C End * (Source: Wikipedia) In sports leagues, promotion and relegation is a process where teams are transferred between multiple divisions based on their performance for thepleted season. The best-ranked team(s) in the lower division are promoted to the higher division for the next season, and the worst-ranked team(s) in the higher division are relegated to the lower division for the next season. Editor: Userunfriendly Chapter 138 - [Episode 71] Pirate Ship 1 Chapter 138 [Episode 71] Pirate Ship 1 @ Pirate Ship ¡°You have one team member, is that so?¡± At the registration booth, the LGN employee asked Sang Hyuk. ¡°Yes, that¡¯s right. There is no regtion about the number of team members anyway, right? And additional team members can be registeredter¡­. correct?¡± ¡°Well, wait a minute.¡± Unfortunately, the employee did not know much about the regtions because he was an intern who just works at the registration booth. Now all he could do was contact the supervisor in a hurry. Actually, although it was the supervisor, he did not know the rules better than Sang Hyuk. Sang Hyuk, who likes being thorough, always memorized the regtions when he was working as a director. Of course, the regtions could have changed, so what Sang Hyuk remembered might be wrong. However, because the framework usually does not change, so most likely there was no problem. Fortunately, the framework was still the same as Sang Hyuk¡¯s memories. So, Sang Hyuk¡¯s application was epted without any difficulty. Sang Hyuk chose the team name ¡®Rush¡¯, which was a choice he had kept in his mind since Gye Baek and Dark Knight might join this teamter on. He wrote down as a pure amateur team without sponsor. EL Revolution copied the user data from the Eternal Life server, but because it is a separate game that used apletely different system, so he had to create an ID for the EL Revolution. Of course, he could use the same ID that he used on the EL¡¯s server. But Sang Hyuk changed his name. Although a lot of people would have guessed his identity over time anyway, even so, he did not want to advertise who he was. The name that Sang Hyuk has chosen was ¡®yer¡¯. After finishing the team registration, Sang Hyuk left the Dream Factory. The briefing session was still ongoing, but all the important things had been confirmed and registration had been processed, so there was no reason to stay. He sent a short message to Lee Mirae saying that he was busy and needed to leave. Although he offered to buy her a cup of coffee but because Lee Mirae was also very busy today, she said they would see each other next time. Sang Hyuk, who came home quickly, went straight to the game. While Sang Hyuk was doing his business, Gye Baek and Dark Knight finished some of the quests in Red Mountain and gained additional favor with the Moon People. For the future, they had to keep gaining favor with the Moon People. ¡°Now I feel like I have finally adapted to the Magic Armor.¡± Sang Hyukughed when he saw Gye Baek hunting the bugs. ¡°When I use it, I know the trick, but there are still some awkward parts.¡± ¡°You have adapted enough. There are more kids than you think, who can¡¯t use the Magic Armor¡¯s power properly even after suffering for months. You and Mr. Aspice has really adapted quickly.¡± (T/L Note: Sang Hyuk mentioned Aspice with the title ¡®nim¡¯, like in very formal rtionship) Sang Hyuk¡¯s words were not mere empty ttery. In fact, Gye Baek and Dark Knight had very good game sense. ¡°Hey, Aspice has told us address him casually. Also use his nickname, he said to call him Dark Knight.¡± (T/L Note: Aspice wants Sang Hyuk to speak in the non-formal level, friendly level.) ¡°Ah¡­. Yeah, but I am still unable to adapt to it yet. Well, it¡¯s gonna get better.¡± Aspice preferred the nickname Dark Knight rather than the name Aspice itself. Though he did not tell anyone how old he was, he just asked them first to speakfortably. Actually, Dark Knight did not speak a lot because he was a person of few words. So, that is why he didn¡¯t have many chances to talkfortably. Sang Hyuk helped Gye Baek and Dark Knight to finish the quest in progress and went straight to the marina with both of them. Red Mountain was just like a starting point. All the Blue Sky Sailing Route began here. It became one of the five inds that the user would most likelynd onter in the Middle Layer. However, they have nothing left to do here now. Gugugugung. Sang Hyuk summoned the Ink ck Dragon and went up to the Ink ck Dragon with his crew. Their destination was the Continent of the Sun that exists above the sky. ¡°From now on, it can be said this is the real sky-sea. This is a ce where you may expect the unexpected anywhere, and anytime, so don¡¯t be nervous.¡± Sang hyuk slowly raised the Ink ck Dragon¡¯s power and moved in the direction shown by the arrow. From here on, there were more things that Sang Hyuk did not know than things he knew. But he did not feel frightened or nervous. ¡°No matter how though the Sky-sea is, it¡¯s not as though as the Continent of the Sun¡­.. To win a ce on the Continent of the Sun, you have to sail the Sky-sea.¡± The Sky whales and the bugs that appeared in the Sky-sea were powerful, but they had the same limit as monsters. But the Continent of the Sun was different. The Sun people there were also NPCs, but they were monsters at the same time. Continent of the Sun, which is a world that can crush even the strongest¡­ For the users, it was a ce beyond their wildest imagination. * * * * After they left the Red Mountain, they approached the Blue Sky Sailing Route and everything changed. The Sky-sea which was once calm, peaceful and cid, was beset by rough waves which tossed and shuddered the Ink-ck Dragon. Although Ink-ck Dragon was a high grade and powerful vessel that could push through the strong waves, but as Sang Hyuk said, if they lose their focus then they would be thrown off-course in the Sky-sea. In the process, a lot of bugs crawled over the ship, but they were easily handled by Dark Knight and Gye Baek. Sang Hyuk focused solely on controlling the Ink ck Dragon. The navigation arrow is present, but the arrows were merely indicators for the direction in which the destination is located. If they only followed the arrow, then they would never able to arrive at the destination safely. Most of what was actually existed in the terrestrial sea existed in the Sky-sea. There were typhoons and storms, as well as triangr waves and underwater reefs. In other words, they would have sunk the ship sailing without focus, care and prudence. It was not being overcautious when Sang Hyuk equipped his empty general skill slot with the steering skill which was enhanced to +8. Thanks to that steering skill, Sang Hyuk could navigate through the storm safely. He was not only equipped with the steering skill, but also the vision reinforcement skill that has been enhanced to +7 in another general skill slot, so even in bad weather, Sang Hyuk¡¯s skill ovee low visibility. Originally, Sang Hyuk merely had a good ability with nonbat game mechanics, but whenbined with these two general skills that he prepared beforehand, his Sky-grade Ship maneuverability could surely reach a remarkable level. ¡°Hyuu, finally we¡¯re out.¡± Sang Hyuk, who broke through a sudden 7th grade storm, sighed and looked back. ording to his previous memory, the 7th grade storm was a mild natural disaster that was somewhat frequent on the Sky-sea. Storms and typhoons all existed from level 1 to 9, and became stronger as the numeral went down. Not surprisingly, a typhoon was a more powerful natural disaster than a storm. In other words, if he cannot going through a 7th grade storm, they should not have been on the Sky-sea. The closer you get to the Continent of the Sun, the more powerful storms and typhoons will happen. After all, this was the trial that every user had to ovee. ¡°Wow, that was savage¡­. But you said it was a 7th grade storm? So how bad is the 1st grade storm?¡± Gye Baek shook his head and looked at Sang Hyuk. ¡°1st grade storm is roughly equivalent to a 4th grade typhoon. For reference, a 4th grade typhoon is a natural disaster that Sky Whales below 7th grade could not approach.¡± ¡°Hul¡­. Can we sail through it with the Sky-grade Ship?¡± (TL Note: Hul¡­ An exmation that usually used for something surprising. Like ¡°OMG!¡±) ¡°With a Sky-grade Ship, it is possible.¡± ¡°Really?¡± ¡°Yeah, Sky-grade Ships have shielding. If the shield is used skillfully, then we can sail through it quite well. Theoretically, we can even sail through a 1st grade typhoon, but¡­ honestly, I doubt this is actually practical.¡± Sang Hyukughed and answered. ¡°Hyuu, I thought I was getting used to it, but I think I still far from that. It really is an amazing ce.¡± Gye Baek shook his head andughed dispiritedly. But right at that moment, Sang Hyuk saw a strange thing out of a corner of his eyes, which due to his enhanced vision, was far more visible to him. There was a point on the horizon far away, but Sang Hyuk, with its enhanced vision, was able to clearly see its form. A skeleton painted on a billowing ck sail. It was somewhat cliched, but this symbol denoted a certain identity. ¡°Darn¡­..¡± As soon as Sang Hyuk checked it, he frowned. Actually, Sang Hyuk was expecting a Sky Whale. If a Sky Whale of about 8th or 9th grade appeared, then it could be hunting practice, a chance to obtain some items, and it would be just right. However, ironically, it was not a Sky Whale that appeared in front of Ink-ck Dragon, which just weathered a storm. ¡°It is a pirate ship. Both of you prepare for battle.¡± The pirate ship can be considered to be a type of monster. They were NPC-type monsters like the criminal NPCs that existed in Hagye. ¡°Based on its appearance in this area, at the very least, it¡¯s an 8th grade pirate ship?¡± The pirate ship had a rating simr to Sky Whales. Even their strength were simr. The only difference is that it has a much more demanding battle pattern than Sky Whales, and the rewards you can get when you caught the pirates are far worse. So, at least on the Sky-sea the pirate ship was very unpopr. But it was not a foe you could avoid. One of the unique abilities of a pirate ship was the ¡®tracking booster¡¯, which was a unique ability to move 50% faster than the prey. ¡°Tsk, they must be aware of us.¡± Sang Hyuk saw the mark of the skull painted on the pirate ship¡¯s sails shine red and give up on escape. ¡°It¡¯s probably a 9th or 8th grade pirate ship. As I exined earlier, the method to face a pirate ship is totally different than with a Sky Whale. We need to cause chaos among the crew so for now Gye Baek man the cannon and pound the pirate ship as much as possible.¡± The pirate ship would not sink with several hits. However, the reason why they have to get as many hits as possible with the cannon is because it helps to remove the pirate captain, the boss monster of the pirate ship,ter. ¡°And when the pirate ship gets near our boat, shoot the harpoon cannon and connect them to our ship. Once it hooked up, I¡¯ll get on their ship and attack the pirates. Both of you don¡¯t let the pirates board our ship. The most important thing is that the battlefield should be on the pirate ship, not ours.¡± Should the pirates cross onto the Ink-ck Dragon, the durability of Ink-ck Dragon would be reduced. Then, they will lose a lot of durability in a single battle and they would waste a lot of time to recover the lost durability. This was the main reason why the pirate ship was not very popr. The loss of durability of the Sky-grade Ship would be dangerous and stressful for the rest of the voyage. So even in Sang Hyuk¡¯s previous life, the users used to say that it would be better to meet 10 Sky Whales than encounter a single pirate ship. ¡°Okay! Completed!¡± [Got it.] Gye Baek and Dark KNight answered shortly and moved to their positions. ¡°The distance from the pirate ship is about 2 km. Do not shoot the harpoon until they are within our effective range of 700 meters.¡± Sang Hyuk measured the distance roughly, looking at the pirate ship that sped towards them at full speed. Indeed, the pirate ship was fast. Because Ink-ck Dragon was so fast, the pirate ship was savagely fast like now, and it was so fast that it would not be easy to shoot. ¡°Once we slow down our ship, then they will slow down as well.¡± Sang Hyuk took his foot off the elerator pedal and started to reduce his propulsion output. The pirate ship seemed unusuallyrge¡­ Sang Hyuk, who was looking at the pirate ship, suddenly had an uneasy thought in his head. ¡°No way it is 7th grade, right?¡± Suddenly the uneasy thought which Sang Hyuk dismissed¡­ But as always, these thoughts did not stay dismissed. Chapter 138 [Episode 71] Pirate Ship 1 ¨C End Chapter 139 - [Episode 71] Pirate Ship 2 Chapter 139 [Episode 71] Pirate Ship 2 Sang Hyuk was able to visually confirm everything when the pirate ship came within 1 km. However, the size of the pirate ship was unimportant for now. Sang Hyuk quickly focused on the pirates who were on board the pirate ship. ¡°Gah¡­ they are 7th grade!¡± Using Infinity Challenge, the sustainable effect of the title ¡®There is no Impossibility¡¯, it was possible to deduce enemy levels. Because when Sang Hyuk met an enemy with a higher level than himself, then level correction would be applied, so byparing his current stats to his real stats, he was able to infer the enemy¡¯s level. The average level of the pirates was 85. If the pirates are at this level, then the pirate ship in front of him was more likely to be a 7th grade pirate ship. The 7th grade pirate ship had a simr strength to the 7th grade Sky Whale, but it was more difficult to deal with. The best way was to not deal with it. He wanted to obliterate it with the Ragna de, but with Gye Baek and Dark Knight next to him, this was unreasonable. And since they were not going to be able to avoid it, it was better for everyone to have experience in dealing with pirates when the opportunity presented itself. ¡°It looks like a 7th grade pirate ship. It¡¯ll be stronger than you think, so stay sharp!¡± Actually, Sang Hyuk had no problems dealing with pirates. The problem was Gye Baek and Dark Knight. Because they were still on Hagye¡¯s level standards, so if they want to y at Middle Layer they have to develop themselves. But even though Sang Hyuk did not say that, the two were already focused. ¡°First of all, one shot!¡± Kirikkkk, Bum! After predicting the expected path of the pirate ship, Gye Baek, who had been leading the moving pirate ship with the cannon and waiting for the optimal shot, fired the gun without hesitation the moment he was confident of the shot. Kwagwagwang! One shot of the Magic Cannon struck the pirate ship¡¯s hull and exploded. It was obviously a powerful hit, but the pirate ship, which was several times stronger than the Sky-grade Ship, was still closing in. Gye Baek, who saw it, realized that it was not the time for leisurely aiming. ¡°Ineffective?! I have to shoot it as many times as I can!¡± Gye Baek, who made a quick decision, immediately began to rapid fire the cannon, aiming instinctively. Kwagwagwang, kwagwagwagwagwang! He instantly fired 10 shots. He hit only 7 out of 10, but the shot rate was awesome when he used open sights shooting. However, even though it was hit by 7 magic cannon shells, the ship was stilling in. ¡°Tsk, why is it so hard?¡± Gye Baek frowned his face and quickly moved from the cannon and moved to the harpoon gun. Before the pirate ship threw grappling hooks and grabbed the Ink ck Dragon, he had to fix his harpoon to the pirate ship first. This might seem to be irrelevant at first nce, but in fact it was critical. Once anyone managed to grapple the other party first, he got the right to board. And after that , using the harpoon toy the Ink ck Dragon alongside the Pirate Ship, the enemy was prevented fromunching their own boarding equipment. Normally, a pirate ship would throw about ten grappling hooks, so if they let the pirate ship throw the hooks first, in a blink of an eye the pirates would have 10 grapnels attached to the Ink ck Dragon. Then, the battlefield would be on the Ink-ck Dragon, not on the pirate ship. Because of that, Gye Baek had to make the first shot. So, not only could Sang Hyuk could board the other ship first, but Gye Baek could limit the number of allowed boarding routes to one. Once they secured the only route between the two ships, Gye Baek and Dark Knight would be able to defend against the piratesing to Ink-ck Dragon more easily. Gugugung. The pirate ship crossed the Ink-ck Dragon¡¯s bow. Now was thest chance to shoot the bow mounted harpoon gun. If Gye Baek missed this opportunity now, it was obvious that the first pirate grapnel would fly within 10 seconds. ¡°Now!¡± nk, Phiiiiiiiiing! Gye Baek shot the harpoon aiming at the main-mast of the pirate ship. If the harpoon missed and could not properly connect the two ships, multiple pirate grapnel hooks woulde in from the pirate ship¡¯s broadside without fail. Kwagwang, Dududuk! Of course, Gye Baek was not the kind of person who would make such a mistake. The harpoon he shot hit the main-mast of the pirate ship and stuck firmly. A path connecting the Ink-ck Dragon to the pirate ship has been created. The initiative is on the Ink-ck Dragon¡¯s side. This first boarding action guarantee ends in exactly 15 seconds from now. 15, 14, 13¡­¡­ During the 15-second guaranteed period, the first boarding action could only be initiated from the Ink-ck Dragon to the pirate ship. Sang Hyuk, who had been making his preparations, jumped into the pirate ship as soon as the count started, stepping on the gigantic anchoring chain of the harpoon. At first nce, it seemed that there are more than 30 of pirates on the deck. If the Pirate Captain does not fall, then the pirates will respawn in multiple locations in the hull ande up on the deck, so it was meaningless to cut the pirates down. In fact, when ites to pirates, it was not a big problem for Sang Hyuk. Let¡¯s said the average level was 85, it was only a mob that could be swept away in an instant with Sang Hyuk¡¯s standard attack. The important thing was the ¡®Captain of the Pirates¡¯, the boss of the pirate ship. The Pirate Captain was a Named monster, of course. In terms of purely its ability only, it was not a very powerful named monster. Though the attack power is strong, its health is low, and it is a foe who can be caught more easily than you¡¯d expect. However, this was when it was encountered away from the pirate ship, but when it was aboard the pirate ship, it became a totally different monster. It had a unique skill, ¡®Captain does not die¡¯, which was a passive ability, but the effect of this skill was really terrifying. Even if the Captain¡¯s health was 0 but the durability of the pirate ship remains, the pirate ship¡¯s durability became Captain¡¯s second health. In other words, Sang Hyuk has to reduce as much as possible of the durability of the Pirate Ship, to be able to kill the pirate captainpletely. The Pirate Captain was originally an almost immortal monster, and thanks to this passive skill, it gained a huge second life. This is why Sang Hyuk had Gye Baek fire on the pirate ship as much as possible. The more the durability of the pirate ship was reduced in advance, the easier it became. Ttadak, Sang Hyuk, who was on the pirate ship¡¯s deck, immediately gripped the Great Sword of the Weakened Shadow King. Swiiing, nk! ¡°It¡¯s done when I go through the pirates and enter the Captain¡¯s room, right?¡± Sang Hyuk knew only the strategy he¡¯d heard about attacking a pirate ship, but he had no actual experience from his previous life. So, in the case of small difference in theory and practice, then he had to cope with it by adapting to the circumstances. Shadow Knight quick draw ¡®sh Shadow Sword¡¯! sh, at the moment the Great Sword of the Weakened Shadow King executed an unbelievably fast quick draw, Sang Hyuk was shing in the middle of the pirates. Sang Hyuk, who was shing with terrifying speed, used the Ten Thousand Shadow Sword, one of the four core skills of the Shadow Knight. Phaphaphaphaphaphat! When Sang Hyuk wielded the Great Sword of the Weakened Shadow King, thousands of shadow swords shed in every direction from the Great Sword of the Weakened Shadow King. The basic attribute of Ten Thousand Shadow Sword was illusion. Naturally, the thousands of Shadow Swords have no physical power. However, instead he injected crippling fear and terror into the enemy through the hallucination effect. This was a very good skill for NPCs and monsters, but not for yers. ¡°Argh!¡± ¡°Khoorgg!¡± The range of Ten Thousand Shadow Sword was within a radius of 40 meters, centered on Sang Hyuk, so almost all pirates hallucinated as if a thousand real sword passed through their bodies. As a result, they became unable to do anything due to fear effects for four seconds. Sang Hyuk has used the Ten Thousand Shadow Sword, which can be called wide area CC(crowd control), to buy more time to use his real skills. ¡°Huup!¡± Sang Hyuk held the Great Sword of the Weakened Shadow King and breathed lightly. Then he put abination card into the Great Sword of the Weakened Shadow King. Advanced Combination Card Skill ¡®flying sword skill¡¯ (It refers to a technique or a state in which a sword that has fallen from a hand normally moves freely by itself and attacks the enemy under his control, independently.) This card was created using the Wind Magic Card, the Sword Elemental Card, and the Magic Stone Card, which was a very expensive item. Of course, normally it was too scary to be used, due to the high expense. Of course, if it was Sang Hyuk, who had a lot of financial power, it was abination card that could be used without worries. With this card, Sang Hyuk could fly his sword in the air for 16 minutes and then steer it ording to his will. It was not that bad of abination card, but the true power of thisbination card was demonstrated when it was used in conjunction with other skills. Shadow Knight core skill ¡®Shadow Piercing¡¯! Sang Hyuk threw the Great Sword of the Weakened Shadow King in the air while using ¡®shadow piercing¡¯. Then the Great Sword of the Weakened Shadow King flew low, and pierced the shadows of the pirates who were struggling to escape the effects of fear. Kwagwagwagwa! Shadow Piercing was a technique that pierced through the shadow, not the enemy¡¯s real body, but it caused a paralysis effect for a few seconds while damaging the real body. Sang Hyuk used the Great Sword of the Weakened Shadow King to pierce the shadows of all the pirates around him, just as if he had nailed their shadows in ce. ¡°Kheoook!¡± ¡°Khaakk!¡± The pirates, who were barely beginning to ovee their fear, were locked down, held in ce by their own shadows. From the very first, when Sang Hyuk jumped onto the pirates ship¡¯s deck, the ordinary pirates were utterly unfit to be his opponents. Because the Shadow Piercing has locked down the pirate crew, there was only one thing left. The final Shadow Knight core skill, ¡®The Shadow of the Grim Reaper¡¯! Sang Hyuk used ¡®the Shadow of the Grim Reaper¡¯, the most powerful soul skill that Shadow Knight possessed. Then the Great Sword of the Weakened Shadow King, which was hovering in the air, began to fly toward all the pirates who had blocked Sang Hyuk under his control. Dudududududuk! The Great Sword of the Weakened Shadow King spun like the high-speed cutting de of awn mower, slicing through all the pirate¡¯s necks only in few seconds. Starting with the Ten Thousand Shadow Sword, continued by Shadow Piercing, and finally the Shadow of the Grim Reaper, Sang Hyuk was able to exert a crushingly lethal force on a number of enemies below a certain level of power. The pirates, whose heads were falling down, rolling around in front of Sang Hyuk, were such enemies. There were only four pirates who survived among the 30 pirates on the deck. Sang Hyuk, who decapitated with brutal efficiency all of the pirates on the deck in about 10 seconds, steered the flying Great Sword of the Weakened Shadow King in the air and destroyed the door to the captain¡¯s room. Kwagwangwang! He had to catch the pirate captain to sink the pirate ship. ¡°Both of you block anyone from getting on the Ink ck Dragon!¡± Sang Hyuk looked back and shouted to Gye Baek and Dark Knight. Like roaches, it was possible that more pirates will pop out from some dark corner and go for the Ink ck Dragon. Gye Baek and Dark Knight had to stop them. It meant that Gye Baek and Dark Knight should defend the Ink ck Dragon until Sang Hyuk took down the pirate captain and sink the pirate ship. ¡®I can trust both of you.¡¯ Sang Hyuk trusted Gye Baek and Dark Knight and went straight into the pirate ship. When Sang Hyuk walked a few steps through the broken door, a huge pirate appeared in front of Sang Hyuk, different from ordinary pirates. ¡°Hahaha, where are you going?¡± If you look at it, it was not an ordinary pirate. Of course, it was not the pirate captain. It is¡­.. ¡°The middle boss.¡± Since the pirate ship was a dungeon, there was of course a mid stage boss. ¡°Why are you swinging your sword¡­.¡± nk, kwadudududuk! The middle boss, who was likely to be the deck chief, could not even finish his sentence. The Great Sword of the Weakened Shadow King haspletely shattered the head of the middle boss, like a pumpkin hit by a fire axe. Khukhukhukhung. Sang Hyuk cut him down in one shot. He had no time to listen to a mere middle boss. Chapter 139 [Episode 71] Pirate Ship 2 ¨C End Chapter 140 - [Episode 72] The changed future 1 Chapter 140 [Episode 72] The changed future 1 @The Changed Future. Sang Hyuk, who had cut down the deck chief, ran forward and continued to look for the captain¡¯s room. Of course, the pirates continued to block Sang Hyuk, but Sang Hyuk kept on going forward, his weapons knocking them down like bowling pins. There were two more two middle bosses, but they were as nothing to him. Sang Hyuk arrived at the captain¡¯s room in just 10 minutes. Sang Hyuk sted the door of the captain¡¯s room without hesitation. The Pirate Captain, sitting on arge chair, stared at Sang Hyuk who shattered his door and and just casually waltzed in. The pirate captain was three times the size of an adult man and biting on his pipe, wearing his baneer uniform. ¡°I don¡¯t know if you are the fool who rushes in where angels fear to tread and you¡­.¡± The Pirate Captain tried to recite his preprogrammed lines, but unfortunately Sang Hyuk didn¡¯t give a poo. ssshhhh! Sang Hyuk struck with two blood wires from both of his hands and rushed the pirate captain. Phaphaphaphat, nk, nk Then the ck Magic Armored Sang Hyuk, closed in and shed with his blood wires. Thanks to Sang Hyuk¡¯s unexpected attack, the pirate captain was forced to end in the middle of his preprogrammed lines which had at least three more lines. Instead, he drew the double barrelled shotgun holstered at his waist and soon the battle began. Thadadadadang! The double barrelled shotgun vomited fire. Each of the pirate captains had slightly different look and characteristics but one thing was clearly the same. The higher the pirate ship¡¯s rank, the stronger the pirate captain! This was an obvious fact. The level of the pirate captain in front of Sang Hyuk was 89. This level 89 was of an even higher rank because the pirate captain was a boss monster, not a normal monster. If the Infinity Challenge effect did not reduce the level difference by half, then it was likely that Sang Hyuk would not find this solo raid as easy as it has been so far. Tadadadadang! Sang Hyuk transformed the end of the blood wire into a thin shield, blocking the projectiles flying toward him. If it was the normal users, they surely would have pushed a few steps back because of the powerful impact of the buckshot, but Sang Hyuk nullified the kic energy of the projectiles almost instantly using the blood wire. Even if this doesn¡¯t seem to be anything special for Sang Hyuk, but there was almost no one who could actually execute this delicate control in the game, much less inbat. Some people would think it would not be a big deal if they were pushed just a few steps away. But this was the crucial difference between a pro and an amateur. Sang Hyuk was able to instantly counterattack the pirate captain because he didn¡¯t lose the 1-2 seconds needed to recover since he was not knocked back. If Sang Hyuk had been pushed a few steps back, he wouldn¡¯t have been able to avoid the pirate captain¡¯s subsequent attacks, as he would have been out of position, and his stance in jeopardy. Ziinggg, kwakwakwang! The pirate captain swung the double barrelled shotgun in his hands, and suddenly out of the muzzle popped out two dagger des and he shed the blood wire that was threatening to stab him. Even if it is Sang Hyuk, who had reincarnated, he knew nothing about the pirate captain in front of him. The only thing he knew was that it had two lives. Sang Hyuk had to fight it himself to find out about the rest. ¡°Is he focused on ranged attacks? Nope¡­ The strength I felt when it defended against my counter-attack was harsher than I expected. I don¡¯t think it is a monster with only ranged attacks.¡± Sang Hyuk kept on analyzing during battle. It was true that he had an overwhelming power, but that didn¡¯t mean it was possible to catch this monster if he only used his skills without thinking. * * * * 17 minutes, it took 17 minutes for Sang Hyuk to figure out almost all the information about the pirate captain in front of him. Sang Hyuk figured out all seven different attack patterns and five defensive patterns that it has as well as the two deadly gaps that exist between these patterns. In the process, Sang Hyuk suffered a certain amount of damage, but was able to recover with a few low-cost recoverybination cards. Hunting this monster was not so difficult for Sang Hyuk. Of course, there could be other information or patterns that Sang Hyuk didn¡¯t understand, but it was enough forbat. Afterpleting the 17 minutes tactical analysis, Sang Hyuk pushed the pirate captain mercilessly. From then on, the pirate captain really started to fight back. Nevertheless, the pirate captain has been enduring Sang Hyuk¡¯s attacks for a long time. Also, as the durability of the pirate ship was used as a second health bar, its endurance was unbelievable. Fortunately Gye Baek has hit the Pirate Ship with a lot of shots and the durability has been reduced by 30%, otherwise Sang Hyuk would have had to fight for an extended duration. Especially, the pirate captain had a unique attack, so should Sang Hyuk make a mistake during this long battle, all his hardbor up to this point could copse at once. Sang Hyuk pounded on his opponent for 42 minutes grimly. Even for Sang Hyuk, who boasts the highest level of firepower, the pirate captain was not an opponent that could be taken lightly. If there were a lot of people, it would have been possible to make a mistake and endure a certain level of damage, but Sang Hyuk solved all the problems alone as usual, so a single mistake could lead to a raid failure in the blink of an eye. The fact that he could never make mistake was a bigger pressure than he thought. But Sang Hyuk proudly overcame and eventually defeated the pirate captain. ¡°Khurrrrrrk, the blue sky is in front of me¡­¡­¡± Khukhukhung. 7th grade Pirate Captain ¡®Comei¡¯ has been defeated. Since you are the first to hunt down a 7th grade pirate ship, first kill bonus has been applied and you receive all 57 items that you can get from Comei. The pirate ship has been sunk and you have received all the karma from the pirate ship. You have sunk the pirate ship in exactly 1 hour, 10 minutes and 48 seconds. You have earned the Time Attack Bonus level S and you have earned the Pirate Ship¡¯s Treasure Chest (S). ¡°Huh? Time Attack Bonus? Treasure Box? What else is this?¡± Sang Hyuk tilted his head at a line of system message that he didn¡¯t expect. First he put the 57 items dropped by Comei and a huge golden treasure chest into his virtual bag, then he came out on the deck. The deck was empty because the pirate captain was defeated and all the pirates were gone. ¡°Wow, you¡¯re back.¡± Gye Baek and Dark Knight were sitting on the deck of Ink ck Dragon and breathing roughly. Their vitality was running out after dealing with the pirates which trying to cross over to Ink ck Dragon for more than an hour. After Sang Hyuk stepped on the harpoon chain and crossed over to the Ink ck Dragon, the pirate ship began to sink slowly. ¡°Sigh, it was really hard. If itsted for 10 more minutes, then both of us would have no chance to continue and we would have been defeated.¡± Gye Baek spoke with an exaggerated expression. But Sang Hyuk thought that even if it had been 10 minutes longer, both of them would still have survived. ¡°Stop making a fuss and let¡¯s check the reward.¡± Sang Hyuk pulled out the 57 items and arge golden treasure chest from his virtual bag. ¡°First, let¡¯s open this golden treasure chest.¡± Sang Hyuk also knew nothing at all about the treasure chest. Even in his previous life, he had never heard of such a treasure chest. There were one of the two possibilities. Either it was an item which existed in the previous life but Sang Hyuk didn¡¯t know of it because it was very rare or it was an item which did not exist in his previous life and was newly created in this life¡­.. Sang Hyuk thought it was more likely the first one. nk, kiiiiiiik, With the consent of the two people, Sang Hyuk carefully opened the golden treasure box. There was no magic traps in a reward, but he opened it carefully, just in case. ¡°O!¡± ¡°Hiyaaa¡­¡­¡± As soon as the golden treasure chest was opened and the four items in it were revealed, Sang Hyuk and Gye Baek eximed at the same time. Dark Knight didn¡¯t say anything, but nodded his head slightly and locked his gaze into the golden treasure box. The four items in it were as following. ¡®Comei¡¯s double barrelled shotgun [unique rating]¡¯ ¡®Top rated Enhancement Stone¡¯ ¡®Top rated Magic Stone¡¯ ¡®Pirate g Decoration [Unique Rating]¡¯ All four things seemed unusual. Of course, Sang Hyuk was not interested in the unique rank items. Top rated Enhancement Stone and Magic Stone. These two items were very necessary items for Sang Hyuk. ¡°I just need these two things out of all the items dropped by Comei and from the golden treasure box. You guys can have the rest.¡± Sang Hyuk wanted the top rated Enhancement Stone and Magic Stone. Gye Baek and Dark Knight had absolutely noints because they needed the equipment more than the Enhancement Stone or Magic stone. ¡°A treasure box¡­. It could be that the information about the pirate ships that I know is wrong?¡± Sang Hyuk had never faced a pirate ship himself, so he believed the information that the pirate ship was a monster which was more annoying than a Sky Whale and had nothing special. But when he faced it himself and got the treasure chest as a reward, he realized the information might have been manipted. This maniption of information was something that the established powers frequently used. ¡°Then we shouldn¡¯t avoid anything in the future even pirate ships.¡± Sang Hyuk changed his ns about avoiding the pirate ships as much as possible and hunting Sky Whales only. Sang Hyuk, who quickly distributed the items among them, grabbed the key of the Ink ck Dragon again. The Sky-sea was wide and they still had far to go, so they had to keep on moving forward. * * * * ¡°So, the unlimited and limited¡­.. So, the division is like that?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, we¡¯ve been discussing this for a few days, and in the end that¡¯s what¡¯s been decided.¡± Sang Hyuk was able to get the unexpected information from Lee Mirae. ¡°Unlimited means there is nothing restricted and limited means restrictions, is it that the unlimited is like the diator Hall and the new EL Revolution has only limited ss matches?¡± Sang Hyuk tilted his head and asked when the unfamiliar formats that were not in his previous life appeared. ¡°I also thought so at first, but when I asked about it, it was totally different. They said that EL Revolution has created twopletely different modes with the basic format still intact. To put it simply, the unlimited is just the original version of EL Revolution and limited is a PvP mode that limits eachbatant to the same level, equipment, title, and skill within the EL Revolution system.¡± ¡°Oh¡­¡± Sang Hyuk, who listened to Lee Mirae¡¯s exnation, was honestly a bit surprised. Sang hyuk had no idea that the future would change in this way. ¡°From what I heard, various types of equipment, titles, and skills are assigned before the battle starts, and the users can choose andbine them by themselves. At first I thought it was a little strange, but when I heard it, it looks more fun than I thought.¡± Lee Mirae exined a little more about limited mode. ¡°Why did this change happen? Perhaps¡­. is it because of me?¡± Sang Hyuk was slightly taken aback by the sudden change, but he did not think it would cause a big problem. ¡°Hmmm, although I¡¯ll have to find out more about the details, but¡­. as I heard it, I think it would be more fun than I expected.¡± Sang Hyuk nodded with a simr thought like Lee Mirae. Chapter 140 [Episode 72] The changed future 1 ¨C End Chapter 141 - [Episode 72] The Changed Future 2 Chapter 141 [Episode 72] The Changed Future 2 ¡°Looking at the situation, it seems that we are going to start beta testing in two weeks.¡± ¡°So soon?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know the reason, but it felt like Raon Soft was in a hurry. However, because that side wants to proceed quickly, so we and the association are increasing our pace to match it.¡± ¡°I see.¡± This was a changed future as expected. Originally, the beta service would have started in another three months, but the future changed and the beta service begins in two weeks. ¡°But, is it okay for you to just let me know this information like this?¡± ¡°What does it matter? Honestly, this information would have been passed on to users who should know it by now.¡± Lee Mirae spoke while smirking. She was so cynical because of the numerous ¡°backdoor¡± connections that existed inside the LGN(Live Game Network). Sang Hyuk could understand her smile because he had witnessed and experienced these connections countless times in his previous life. ¡°Anyway, thank you.¡± ¡°If you are that grateful, buy me some food.¡± ¡°If it¡¯s only food, just call me anytime. Speaking of it, it¡¯s quite early, but should we go for dinner? Hmmm, How about sushi? There¡¯s a good sushi restaurant around.¡± ¡°Sushi? It¡¯s the best! Let¡¯s go.¡± It was no coincidence that Sang Hyuk suggested sushi. He knew Lee Mirae loved sushi through his memories, so he was being considerate. After eating the expensive sushi with Lee Mirae, Sang Hyuk shared a cup of coffee with her and afterwards, they separated. Lee Mirae wanted to have a drink as well because she wanted to release some stress, but Sang Hyuk couldn¡¯t drink because he had to go back home and return to the game. Sang Hyuk went straight to the DN(Dream Network) website and opened his personal ount, then sorted out the numerous titles, equipment, and skills that he had earned. The reason he did this was because of the EL Revolution¡¯s beta service which ising in two weeks. ¡°Limited mode is something that I¡¯m not familiar with, so I¡¯ll think about it when it opens to the public¡­.. For now I have to pick the titles, equipments and skills that I¡¯ll use in unlimited mode.¡± As soon as EL Revolution is released, EL¡¯s PvP content will be divided into two major categories. Users divided it into the old PvP (Field PvP of Eternal Life) and Neo PvP (PvP in the EL Revolution System)¡­. and in Sang Hyuk¡¯s previous life, Neo PvP steadily increased in poprity over time. Actually, the old PvP attracted the interests of the guilds and unions who could be considered the ¡°inner circle of Eternal Life¡± while Neo PvP was popr with the masses. ¡°By the way¡­. why so many¡­..¡± Sang Hyuk, who was trying to organize all the things he had, was sticking his tongue out as he looked at the huge list of titles, skills, and equipment. First he selected what looked good and after he listed them all, there were so many¡­ ¡°Sigh, let¡¯s look at them one at a time.¡± Sang Hyuk, who has sorted things into multiple lists, decided to pick the titles first. ording to what he heard from Lee Mirae, the number of allowed titles was limited to five. In fact, these limitations in EL Revolution were quite unfavorable to Sang Hyuk. He had more titles, items, and skills than anyone else, so limiting them would be a loss. ¡°First I have to prioritize the legendary titles and exclude the ones which don¡¯t rte to PvP.¡± Sang Hyuk had 12 legendary titles. And he also had three special grade titles which were even more powerful than legendary titles. Most yers couldn¡¯t even dream of possessing a single legendary title, but Sang Hyuk had an overflowing number of them in his status page. Of course, he possessed many, many more unique grade titles. All of this was the power of monopoly. Because it was Sang Hyuk, who had ruthlessly monopolized almost all of ¡®the firsts¡¯, so he could have such a tremendous result. ¡°I don¡¯t know about anything else, but I have to take this one out of the unique titles, ¡®One-Hit One-Kill¡¯ It makes no sense to not take this because the effect of the title ¡®One-Hit One-Kill¡¯, which is ¡®Those who strike first win¡¯ would maximize Sang Hyuk¡¯s damage for First Strike. If you put it as his first pick, then the legendary or special grade titles that Sang Hyuk can choose will be reduced to four. ¡°This is very troublesome.¡± Sang Hyuk, who was contemting among the 15 legendary and special grade titles, finally chose four legendary titles and three special grade titles. ¡°Hmmm¡­. It¡¯s enough to use the Shadow King in Treenark title so we¡¯ll choose it. So what¡¯s left to do is pick three out of the four legendary titles.¡± ¡®The First Solo Kill of the Weakened Shadow King¡¯ ¡®The First Visitor¡¯ ¡®One who Surpassed Despair by Himself (the first)¡¯ ¡®Glory Itself!¡¯ The finalists were these four legendary titles. All four titles have very useful effects. However he had no choice but to exclude one of them. Sang Hyuk carefully contemting and finally made a choice. ¡°Let¡¯s take out The First Visitor.¡± Just looking at the Sustainable Effects, The First Visitor was tremendously powerful, increasing 10% of all abilities and 20% of movement speed, but the prefix and suffix effect were useless in the EL Revolution because it was limited to the Heroic Lands. Actually he took out The First Visitor not because it was bad, but because he couldn¡¯t bear to get rid of the other three titles, so he had no choice but to take it out. ¡°Sigh, other yers worry about what they can put in, but I¡¯m thinking about what to remove¡­. it is surely a happy dilemma, isn¡¯t it?¡± Sang Hyuk, who chose his five titles, awkwardly smiled and muttered. Now that he has chosen the titles, all he has left is to choose his equipment and skills. Actually, there was no big problem in choosing the equipment. Basically only one weapon is allowed, and armor for the head, shoulder, chest, legs, waist, gloves, back and four essories, including a ne, ring, and earrings (2). And only one special ornament was allowed. As a result, the special item that Sang Hyuk usually wears, the ¡®Completed Star of Glory¡¯, cannot be worn. Only up to five consumable items were allowed, regardless of type. Of course, it was five per game, so he could pick five again at the end of each game. Luckily,bination cards are consumable items, but exceptionally, they were also considered active skills so Sang Hyuk was able to take them separately and thus ¡°stack the deck¡±. Interestingly, if you use consumable items in EL Revolution, they¡¯re gone from the Eternal Life server. Conversely, consumable items which are not avable in Eternal Life were not avable in EL Revolution. The main weapon, of course, was the Blood Wire of the Full Moon, which was enhanced to +10. The Great Sword of the Weakened Shadow King was also a good weapon, but it was hard topare with the Blood Wire of the Full Moon. Aura Crystal and Magic Armor were banned, so there was no need to worry about those. Sang Hyuk, who has picked both the titles and his equipment, finally started to choose the skills. The number of Skills he could take depended on the number of souls. He could have four skills per soul and the skills were his choice. To make it simpler, a user with a double soul was able to choose up to eight skills, regardless of whether they were general skills or soul skills. It didn¡¯t matter if you chose eight soul skills or chose eight general skills. By the way, passive skills such as the skills attached to an item are applied without restriction, but for active skills attached to items, you need to register the skill so you could use it. The settings were up to the user. Sang Hyuk was an exceptional quadra soul user, so he could choose 16 skills. Following the titles, the skills were a lot of trouble. Although, he can freely choosing 16 skills unlike the others, actually Sang Hyuk quickly filled it up with what he needed. Sang Hyuk chose five Shadow Knight skills considering his bncing. He chose the passive effects, ¡®Endurance of the Giant¡¯, ¡®Giant¡¯s Strength¡¯ and also bloodline skill ¡®Erge!¡¯. In the item skill, he chose the four-set effect of the sh series, ¡®Blink¡¯, the item skill of the Blood Wire of the Full Moon, ¡®Blood Seal¡¯, and the item skill of the Helm of Judgement, ¡®Small Sandstorm¡¯. And the remaining five were filled withbination cards. Card cost restrictions also existed in EL Revolution, but thebination card was still the most powerful techniques Sang Hyuk could use. At first he thought there were a lot of slots, but when he started picking, he quickly filled those 16 up. He didn¡¯t even put any general skills in it. Now as he has finished choosing all the skills, it means that all the settings he will use in EL Revolution areplete. Actually, Sang Hyuk didn¡¯t think this was the perfect setting. But since the settings can be changed from game to game anyway, so he thought he¡¯d go through the games and fine tune as needed. * * * * After preparing for the EL Revolution, Sang Hyuk went straight to the game. The three men were rotating their logout. Of course, while he was logged out, the Ink ck Dragon was anchored in one ce, unable to move. However, there is no other way when you couldn¡¯t find a safe anchorage. Even so, since it was the Ink ck Dragon which durability naturally restored over time, he was able to choose this way without any risk. If it was another Sky-grade Ship, they¡¯d have to find a safe anchorage, even if they had to overextend themselves. When Sang Hyuk connected, Gye Baek and Dark Knight were already aboard the Sky-grade Ship. ¡°Oh, sorry. I¡¯mte.¡± ¡°I also just arrived.¡± Sang Hyuk was the first to stand watch for four hours, followed by Gye Baek and Dark Knight, who had taken a break for the day. ¡°Nothing happened, right?¡± Although he knew nothing happened because they didn¡¯t use the emergencymunicationwork, but Sang Hyuk asked out of courtesy. ¡°Only some of the floating parasites tried toe up but I took care of them quickly.¡± ¡°Good, then let¡¯s depart right away.¡± Because he had one day off, he had to reach the second destination during the remaining login time. Ink ck Dragon started moving again through the Sky-sea quickly. Sang Hyuk wanted to break through the Middle Layer faster than anyone else, so he spent the magic stones without being frugal and charged forward. Everything went smoothly. As per Sang Hyuk¡¯s wish an 8th grade Sky Whale also appeared and of course the Team Rush, who are on the Ink-ck Dragon hunted that sky whale easily. Then they were finally able to reach the second safe area. The second safe area was a small ind. It was a vige on an ind built on the corpse of a 5th grade Sky Whale and some special skills of the Moon People prevented the corpse from disappearing. However, it was so unstable that even a little shock could make the ind sink beneath the Sky-sea. Was that the reason? The second Blue Sky Sailing Route quest was to eliminate the dangers around the ind. It wasn¡¯t too difficult, so the three worked together and finished it that day and updated the Sky Compass. Then the three logged out at the same time, took a break for about four hours and then connected to the game again. Then, of course, after connecting to the Ink-ck Dragon, they re-entered the Sky-sea. Team Rush continued to run forward. The exploration of Middle Layer had to adjust for each other¡¯s schedules and be done as a team, so the average users couldn¡¯t easily take on the challenges. When most of the Blue Sky Sailing Route was unveiled and therge Sky-grade Ships,monly referred to as the ¡®Passenger Ships¡¯, began to operate then average users would travel safely on those Sky-grade Ships, as Sang Hyuk did in his previous life The ones who sailed their own Sky-grade Ships on the Middle Layer were the hardcore users, not the average users. Those who enjoyed the challenge and dared to be pioneers¡­. By the time the Team Rush received their 14th Blue Sky Sailing Route quest, other users had finally passed through the Gate of the Open Sky and began to cross into the Sky-sea. Most of the other teams except Sang Hyuk¡¯s teampleted their Sky-grade ships around the same time and alsounched their Sky-grade Ships around the same time. As a result, thepetition was a bit intense from the Gate of the Open Sky. Unlike Hagye, the Middle Layer in particr was an area where PvP was much easier where only a few conditions needed to be met. Moreover on many inds, known as the safe areas, there were no guards, making them a perfect hunting ground for malefactors to be active. So, in Sang Hyuk¡¯s past life, many malefactors became pirates to make a living. Anyway, a lot of Sky-grade Ship passed through the Gate of the Open Sky, and the most noticeable of these, the Sky-grade Ship, no, the Sky-grade Ships, which were the sevenrge Sky-grade Ships with the ¡®Reverse One¡¯ gs. Chapter 141 [Episode 72] The Changed Future 2 ¨C End Chapter 142 - [Episode 73] Various differences with the Previous life 1 Chapter 142 [Episode 73] Various differences with the Previous life 1 @ Various differences with the previous life. The seven giant forces of Reverse One built the seven earth-grade sky-ship squadron by using their own resources. They were earth grade, but the size was as big as quadruple size, so all seven were huge. The number of passengers was slightly different, but there was an average of about 150 on board. What theycked was in the magic armor, which acts as the engine. The energy efficiency of all seven ships was not very high because all seven ships used 2 to 2.5 grade Magic Armor as the engines. Of course, the maintenance costs have gone up tremendously. However, the Reverse One fleet was able to afford its maintenance costs due to its mighty financial power. Not only that, even after theunch of the first seven Sky-grade ship squadron, they kept on producing magic armor and sky-grade ships to increase the size of their fleet. When theycked in quality, it was Reverse One¡¯s strategy to win the game with sheer quantity. However, this strategy unknowingly hit the jackpot. Leading the fleet into the Middle Layer, Dark Dragon arrived on arge sky ind called the Red Mountain and received the first Blue Sky Sailing Route Quest¡­. which turned out to be a little unusual¡­ [Quest] ¡®The first Blue Sky Sailing Route Quest [Fleet]¡¯ : The Blue Sky Sailing Route leads the Skyway towards the Continent of the Sun. And the efforts of you and your colleagues to ze the trail using a ¡®fleet¡¯ is worthy of recognition. Quest Progress ¨C The heart of a 9th grade Sky Whale [in progress] ¨C Fleet Configuration Conditions [Size: 3 ships of Quadruple grade, 2 ships of triple grade, 2 ships of double grade], [Grade: All are Earth-grade], fleet personnelposition [total 700 people] [Complete] Quest Rating: S-Grade. Naturally, DD noticed that this quest was different from the quests received by the other users. It is obvious that something had changed. The Reverse One fleet hunted the 9th grade Sky Whale quite easily. In fact, with the level of firepower they had, the 9th grade Sky Whale was obliterated in a single salvo. After the hunt was done and as soon as hepleted the quest, DD was able to see how daebak (great) the quest rewards were. ¡®You got the fleet bonus and acquired the shortest distance sailing route.¡¯ ¡®You got the fleet bonus and the speed of the Sky-grade ships increased by 30%.¡¯ ¡®You got the fleet bonus and the durability of the Sky-grade ship increased by 30%.¡¯ The shortest distance sailing route. This was the most desired sailing route for those exploring through the Blue Sky Sailing Route. After a long time, the sailing route was shared through several means, but it took a lot of time to do so. DD didn¡¯t know exactly how useful the shortest distance sailing route was, but he felt it was going to be a real jackpot. The fleet that was set up to catch the One Guild hit the jackpot in unexpected ces, so there¡¯s no reason for DD to not feel good. Actually, the fleet bonus, which obtained by the Reverse One fleet, was one of the biggest secrets hidden in the Middle Layer. Even in Sang Hyuk¡¯s previous life, it took a really long time before it was discovered. At that time, the secret was exclusive to only a few top guilds, so even Sang Hyuk wasn¡¯t aware of the fleet bonus. Of course, obviously even if a fleet gets a speed bonus, it can¡¯t keep up with the Ink-ck Dragon, but if the fleet follows the shortest distance sailing route, then the story would be a bit different. Especially, due to the nature of the fleet, if the fleet encountered a low grade sky whale or pirate ship, there would be no dy, as these hazards would be no match for the fleet¡¯s firepower. Moreover, the fleet was so crowded that it was able to keep moving without resting. There was a little difference between the fleet¡¯s progress and Sang Hyuk¡¯s group, which had to be docked at sea for four to seven hours every two days, as the three had to take a break. The good news is that the Ink-ck Dragon has raced forward for a long time and is currently well ahead¡­. but if the fleet bonus is maintained continuously, then the difference will be reduced over time. * * * * Numerousbat videos from EL diators have beenpiled, showing only the most dramatic highlights, each clip taking only a few seconds on the screen, before being reced by the next exciting selection. Then, as the Intro finished, thest image in the video fragmented like a pane of shattering ss, and a translucent button called [sync] appeared in front of Sang Hyuk with the letters spelling out ¡±EL Revolution¡±. * Finally, the EL Revolution¡¯s beta service has begun. Sang Hyuk opened the additional service window and essed EL Revolution upon arrival on the 15th Sky Ind. As mentioned in the initial briefing, and as Sang Hyuk knew, EL Revolution wasunched as an additional service attached to Eternal Life (the Primary server). ¡®Let¡¯s check to see if anything has changed.¡¯ Sang Hyuk pressed the [sync] button. Then the world began to crumble with a simr feeling as when he entered the diator Hall. With that, the word ¡®syncing¡¯ shed steadily. Approximately 30-40 secondster, when the synchronization wasplete, a dedicated waiting room for EL Revolution appeared. ¡®Please choose thebat type and select random matching.¡¯ There were exactly twobat types currently avable in EL Revolution. Individualbat and groupbat. The individual match was, of course 1:1 match and the group match was able to set the desired number of people from 2 to 5. The most popr format in the group match was 3:3 followed by 5:5. Sang Hyuk clicked on the individual match menu. Then a window was opened to select one of the two modes, ¡®Limited and Unlimited.¡¯ ¡®First from the unlimited¡­.¡¯ It was right for Sang Hyuk to check the unlimited format which was familiar to him and then check the limited. Once he selected unlimited, a familiar settings menu appeared. Sang Hyuk selected the titles, equipment and skills as nned out, and immediately pressed arge button that applied for a random match. It¡¯s about seven hours since EL Revolution opened, so there were a lot of users who were connected to it. So the match was paired in an instant. Basically, EL Revolution was simr to diator Hall. However, the map was not as uniform as diator Hall and was much more diverse. Sang Hyuk came in to make sure nothing had changed, so he focused on checking things out without paying much attention to his opponent. * ¡®Fortunately, the skill cooldown bug from the early days, was caught and patched this time around.¡¯ EL Revolution¡¯s beta service had some bugs in the beginning. The most serious of these was a bug that prevented the cooldown timer reset so you couldn¡¯t reuse a skill. Luckily, Sang Hyuk didn¡¯t have to do anything to get this bug patched. In addition, he checked things like reaction rate and sight distance carefully and checked if there was anything different from the server he used in his previous life. Fortunately, there wasn¡¯t much difference from his memories. For the sight distance, it was slightly reduced, but this much can be felt because he was Sang Hyuk. If it was a general users, then they wouldn¡¯t notice it even if they were an advanced¡­no. Not even advanced users could notice the reduction in sight radius, because theycked the memories to Sang Hyuk¡¯s past life for aparison. By the time Sang Hyuk hadpleted almost all of his tests, the enemy had appeared. His opponent was an utterly ordinary user. Sang Hyuk faced his opponent with his bare hands without using the blood wire, because he was just a ¡®Noob¡¯ user in the early 50s orte 40th level, and you shouldn¡¯t bully kids. Sang Hyuk lightly struck the de of the battleaxe wielded by his opponent, with the t of his hand. This deflected the powerful overhand strike, the weaponpletely missing him, and it mmed to the ground to his side. This was actually a technique of unarmedbat. Unarmedbat was the most frequently chosen soul skill of those of the Warrior Monk-type series. Of course, Sang Hyuk didn¡¯t have this skill. He was only familiar with the mechanism of this skill, and it was purely because his physical power and senses were so great that he could imitate it. The power was significantly reducedpared to using unarmedbat skills for real. The unarmedbat skill had the effect of preventing the opponent from using their main weapon for 10 seconds if he had used the ¡®deflect¡¯ unarmedbat skill properly, but Sang Hyuk¡¯ s imitation of unarmedbat did not have that option. He simply pushed the weapon to the side, preventing his opponent from using it properly for a second or two. But that was enough for Sang Hyuk. Sang Hyuk, who gently pushed aside his opponent¡¯s weapon, just tapped his opponent¡¯s chest seven times rapidly with his bare hands. This was not anything like a skill. He only threw his fists hard and quickly. Phophophophophok! It was a simple tap using his fists for Sang Hyuk, but to his opponent, it felt like Sang Hyuk had mmed his chest seven times using a sledgehammer. In this one series of light strikes, Sang Hyuk¡¯s opponent has lost more than half of his health. Due to the savage force and massive damage inflicted by Sang Hyuk¡¯s light punches, he was forced into a stun state by the System. Sang Hyuk wrapped his opponent¡¯s neck with both hands and twisted it without hesitation. It was also good for the other party to be defeated very neat and cleanly like this. Dududu, flop. Sang Hyuk defeated his opponent casually. So Sang Hyuk won the first set. EL Revolution allowed changing the winning conditions through the detail settings before applying for the first match, but in general, the default setting is ¡®winning 2 out of 3 sets¡¯. There was no particr reason to change the settings, for Sang Hyuk, it would only extend the one-sided curb-stomping for his opponent and there was nothing good about it. [Your opponent has given up the game.] [Win!] And withdrawing is allowed. * * * * Sang Hyuk was able to regain his familiarity perfectly after three games. If this is the level of the ¡®unlimited¡¯ then fine¡­.. now should I take a look at limited? Limited mode didn¡¯t exist in his previous life so of course everything was new. When he entered the limited mode, he also had to choose the configuration in this ce. However, the choices here were very different from the unlimited mode. ¡°I need to choose two out of the 74 best and mostmon Ancient Knowledges? I can also get four soul skills per soul.¡± Limited mode allowed all yers to fight under the same conditions, so they were able to choose two equal souls and choose one of the 116 rare grade set items that were listed as standard. In short, the setting was free, but the range to choose from was fair. ¡°First, should I choose something easy?¡± Sang Hyuk¡¯s main focus, Shadow Knight, was also in the 74 Ancient Knowledges, so he didn¡¯t think too much, and filled one spot in the soul hole with Shadow Knight. And for the other one spot, he chose the ¡®Buffer¡¯, which was highly versatile and also called the best out of the sub-Ancient Knowledge. The buffer was the ancient knowledge that allowed you to cast buffs that literally increased you abilities or your teammate¡¯s abilities. For the equipment, he chose a chain mail set and two-handed sword that matched the Shadow Knight, and the level was fixed to 55. Is it a new system? Sang Hyuk felt something exhrating and nervous as he pressed the random confrontation button. ¡°Not bad, is it?¡± It was exactly the feeling that Sang Hyuk liked. Even the matching was finished quickly. As the white snow field appeared in front of him, Sang Hyuk slowly pulled out his two-handed sword from his back and began to check this and that just like before. Chapter 142 [Episode 73] Various differences with the Previous life 1 ¨C End Chapter 143 - [Episode 73] Various differences with the previous life. 2 Chapter 143 [Episode 73] Various differences with the previous life. 2 ¡®This is simr to unlimited mode.¡¯ His abilities werepletely different, but his senses were still alive, so he was able to adapt quickly. Sang Hyuk, who swung his two-handed sword a few times and quickly adjusting to his environment, slowly looked everywhere. Though the snowkes weren¡¯t veryrge, it was snowing quite a lot and the snow fields of pure white spread out in all directions devoid of anything that looked like an obstacle. ¡®Isn¡¯t it time for you to show up, right?¡¯ The battleground for 1:1 of both unlimited or limited wasn¡¯t that big. So, if the opponent had moved as soon as the game started, he or she should have been in front of Sang Hyuk by now. ¡®If no one has appeared yet, then it means one of two possibilities.¡¯ Sang Hyuk carefully rested his two-handed sword on his shoulder and opened his senses as widely as he could. ¡®A Stealth user or Rangedbat dealer.¡¯ These two were the most likely. Sang Hyuk had already used all three of his Ancient Knowledge ¡®buffer¡¯ soul skills as soon as he entered the game. Sang Hyuk himself had chosen three buff skills: ¡®Soaring power¡¯, ¡®The Agility of the Monkey¡¯, and ¡®The Eyes of the Hawk¡¯. Soaring Power increased damage by increasing strength. The Agility of Monkey was a buff that simultaneously increased agility and evasion. And finally, The Eyes of the Hawk greatly enhanced vision and gave a weak concealment detection effect. Sang Hyuk chose these three buffs because they were the most versatile. Anyway, the winner in limited mode was the yer who was most effective with the limited number of skills avable to each user. Choosing skills that had the widest application, and using those skills with clever tactics and maximizing the effectiveness of each skill no matter the environment was the key to victory. Thanks to The Eyes of the Hawk, Sang Hyuk had the ability to detect concealment. And not only that, if he focused, he could extend his visual range. Sang Hyuk frowned a bit, focused and looked at his surroundings thoroughly. How much would he be able to observe? Momentarily, an almost imperceptible flicker caught Sang Hyuk¡¯s eyes. It was so far away and vague that it would never have been discovered had he been a normal user. ¡®A mound made from a bit of snow¡­.. Momentary glitter¡­.. Camouged sniper rifle¡­..A Sniper Nest.¡¯ The snow was falling, and the sunlight on the pure white environment created visual artifacts and optical distortions. Even under these bad conditions, Sang Hyuk knew exactly where his opponent was through the miniscule traces that was discovered by his remarkable concentration. ¡®Are you waiting for me to walk into your killing zone?¡¯ The distance from where the sniper sits to where Sang Hyuk stands is approximately 2 km away. At this level, it was difficult to seed in sniping. Even if the sniping was sessful, he could not finish his opponent with one shot. A sniper would be forced to fight an unfavorable battle if they could not bring down their opponent in a single hit. So, they always fought in a way where they waited for the other party toe into their desired kill zone after concealment. In fact, the sniper was not a good choice for a 1 on 1 showdown. Unless they won with the first shot, the sniper would have to fight much harder, because he will have lost his biggest advantage, surprise. ¡®You know it is obviously harder, so it is very likely that you normally y a sniper in EL on the regr server, because you¡¯ve chosen a sniper in the limited mode where you can choose everything, right? You have got to be amazing at it¡­.. therefore I can¡¯t take you lightly at all.¡¯ Experience was an important variable that should never be ignored. That¡¯s why Sang Hyuk slowly walked forward, keeping his focus. There were a number of tips for dealing with snipers, and Sang Hyuk¡¯s choice was the most certain, but also the most dangerous. ¡®I just have to break his timing.¡¯ Sniping was a task that required a high degree of concentration. As a result, the first shot could not hit if the timing was a little off. Sang Hyuk had a rough idea of the location of the sniper¡¯s nest while recalling the sniper-rted Ancient Knowledge he saw when he picked his Ancient Knowledges before joining the game. Sang Hyuk didn¡¯t remember every detail of all the 74 ancient knowledges and 116 equipment he saw in the waiting room, but he was so experienced that he already knew all the powers and their effectiveness. So predicting the sniper¡¯s kill zone wasn¡¯t that difficult. ¡®Interrupt the timing and narrow the distance as quickly as possible. Then it would definitely be my victory.¡¯ Sang Hyuk walked forward slowly and leisurely, not fast and not in a rush. Then he continued to watch where the sniper was hiding. The sniper didn¡¯t know that Sang Hyuk had dramatically expanded his vision through The Eyes of The Hawk, so he couldn¡¯t have even dreamed that his position had been exposed. Was that so? He made three consecutive mistakes, and ended up exposing the shiny muzzle of his rifle. This made it easier for Sang Hyuk to predict his timing. ¡®Four steps forward¡­. This is dangerous.¡¯ Sang Hyuk had estimated the risk as urately as possible based on his predicted location. The point at which the estimated kill zone began was four steps ahead. That meant that he had to break the opponent¡¯s timing from the fourth step ahead. ¡®One¡­. Two¡­.. Three¡­. Four! Now!¡¯ Sang Hyuk chose Shadow sh Sword, the Shadow Knight¡¯s signature soul skill, as soon as he entered the kill zone he had predicted. Sang Hyuk had filled five of his eight soul skills with Shadow Knight¡¯s soul skills, and Shadow sh Sword was the first skill he had chosen. sh! Phaphaphaphaphaphat! Sang Hyuk became the shadow of his sword and raced forward unbelievably fast. Naturally, his opponent who was preparing to take his shot had no choice but to panic. The opponent, who was so close to the optimum location for the decisive shot, suddenly moved towards him at tremendous speed. Moreover towards exactly where he was hiding! At that moment, the sniper noticed that his position had been exposed. The sniper was also consistently ranked within the diator Hall 1000th on the main server. Therefore, he was quick to judge the situation. He knew that he would be crushed if he tried to fumblingly avoid this situation, so he used his ¡¯emergency fire¡¯ skill and pulled the trigger on his sniper rifle. Baaang! The skill he prepared for these dangerous moments was ¡®Emergency Fire¡¯. Emergency Fire was a soul skill that raised uracy by 40% for 4 seconds and enabled the shot to hit through forced correction by the system, even if the aim wasn¡¯t steady. Sniper users used this skill in diator Hall to ovee many crises. Emergency Fire made it almost impossible to get a one-shot kill, but if it can hit anywhere, he could buy some time to get himself out. But if there is thew of the skies, then there must be thew of the skies above the skies. (TL note: above the top person, there is always somebody better.) Sang Hyuk has already predicted the sniper¡¯s Emergency Fire skill. He protected his entire body by hiding his body behind the wide de of the two-handed sword. Of course, the sword alone could not protect the whole body. However, this alone was enough for Sang Hyuk to defend himself because the sniper was unable to shoot properly with Emergency Fire active anyway. Shadow Knight Basic Skill Iron Wall Sword Face! In fact, when the average user chooses a soul skill, they chose an advanced skill or a non-soul skill. But Sang Hyuk didn¡¯t. He chose basic skills if he thought he needed them. In particr, his understanding of Ancient Knowledge of the Shadow Knight was so deep that no one could follow Sang Hyuk. Iron Wall Sword Face was a versatile skill, so he chose it as one of his eight soul skills. nk! The 7.62 x 51 mm bullet shot from the sniper rifle bounced off from the t of the two-handed sword that Sang Hyuk held. * It would have been iprehensible if it were real, but at least in the world of Eternal Life, it was impossible for a sniper rifle to pierce a two-handed sword with the Iron Wall Sword Face Skill. The Iron Wall Sword Face skill even absorbed the impact of the rifle bullet, so Sang Hyuk wasn¡¯t even knocked back. Even without the corresponding soul skills, Sang Hyuk can imitate many skills and use them arbitrarily so that¡¯s why Sang Hyuk chose the Iron Wall Sword Face skill as one of the eight soul skills. The sniping failed and the Emergency Fire was blocked. In addition, even the sniper¡¯s location was fully exposed. And the distance has been almost covered, and now the sniper and Sang Hyuk are only 100 meters apart. The whole situation was the worst for the sniper. ¡°Ok¡­.¡± The sniper was forced to reload his rifle and try to use a second Emergency Fire. However, the reload itself was dyed because the sniper rifle was a typical ranged weapon with a long cooldown. Sang Hyuk¡¯s charge was much faster than before the reload. Sang Hyuk sprinted forward and swung his two-handed sword. He could certainly use his skills to attack, but he didn¡¯t. ¡®This guy is a minimum 1000th rank user. Sang hyuk saw how his opponent responded in a moment of crisis and predicted the level of his opponent. Hwiing, nk nk! As expected, the sniper user wasn¡¯t hit. He used his sniper rifle to block Sang Hyuk¡¯s two-handed sword. His soul skill this time was ¡®Bay Skill¡¯. Bay Skill was a soul skill that was thest bastion of the sniper. However, this time Sang Hyuk also urately predicted his actions. Sang Hyuk thought he was very likely to use the Bay Skill and swung his two-handed sword like a jab. Sang Hyuk used a light jab to make sure his opponent was using Bay Skill, and immediately activated one of the Shadow Knight¡¯s advanced skills, ¡®de Step¡¯. Bay Skill was definitely a pretty good skill in its own. Bay Skill, however, had one fatal weakness, which was that a rifle couldn¡¯t rece a sword. In other words, if you used your rifle to deflect strikes and thrusts, Bay Skill alone could do a lot, but if your opponent used sword techniques and took advantage of the unwieldiness of the riflepared to a sword, Bay Skill¡¯s weakness is inevitable. Just like now! Tadadadang, chwaaak! While using de Step, Sang Hyuk alternate strikes to the left, right, up, and down using the two-handed sword that has been injected by one of the Shadow Knight¡¯s abilities, ¡®Shadow Force¡¯, then he eventually created a gap, and of course Sang Hyuk didn¡¯t miss that gap. The shadow force that is injected to the two-handed sword deeply scraped the sniper¡¯s rifle and deflected it out of position, and that was the beginning. Bay Skill alone could never stop Sang Hyuk. From the moment the location was exposed in the first ce, the sniper user¡¯s future was decided. As soon as Sang Hyuk had a chance, he swung the two-handed sword in his hand brilliantly, fast, and without mercy. As a result, dozens of serious stab wounds were created on the sniper user¡¯s body and the result of the game was decided. Krrrrrk, flop. The game ended in an instant. Sang Hyuk showed his skill and ability even in limited mode, where everything was given fairly. Chapter 143 [Episode 73] Various differences with the previous life. 2 ¨C End Editor¡¯s Notes: The author originally used 7.62 x 25mm in this sentence. I¡¯ve changed it, because that¡¯s just silly. 7.62 x 25mm is a pistol cartridge, about the same as .32 cal. ACP. So I¡¯ve reced this with the standard full .308 cal. NATO round, used in sniper rifles the world over. ?? Chapter 144 - [Episode 74] Unexpected……. 1 Chapter 144 [Episode 74] Unexpected¡­¡­. 1 @ Unexpected¡­.. Sang Hyuk, who had been ying EL Revolution beta for about an hour, after hepleted his checks he shut down the EL revolution service and returned to the main server. Because Sang Hyuk nned to set sail after resting on the Sky Ind for only about four hours this time, Sang Hyuk logged out as soon as he returned to the main server. He had to get some sleep if only for about three hours, so he could function tomorrow, and not hold his friends back. Sang Hyuk, who briefly closed his eyes and woke up, looked at the reaction of users to theunching of EL Revolution before essing the game. [EL Revolution is wonderfully fun! This should have been out from the beginning!] [It was like they have created apletely new game. And it¡¯s a free service! Daebak(Jackpot)!!] [I bet it¡¯s not free, right? ording to the reporters who attended the briefing, EL Revolution will be selling something like an avatar decoration item, right?] [This is just an equippable item to change the appearance of your avatar. It¡¯s not an item that affects the game bnce, so I honestly if you don¡¯t like it, then it¡¯s fine not to buy it.] [Raon Soft is not apany that¡¯s ying around with loot boxes, so don¡¯t worry.] [For me, item and level are lousy so limited mode is more interesting than unlimited mode. Honestly, isn¡¯t limited mode the ce to reveal the true EL master?] [The[emailprotected]yers are nitpicking about the equipment or level. If your skill was good in the first ce, then your level and equipment must be good in the main server too, right? Honestly, I¡¯ve tried both of them, so unlimited has the fun of unlimited and limited has the fun of limited.] [I¡¯ve been ying for 10 hours now¡­. it¡¯s really daebak(jackpot). diator Hall was also fun, but this is a perfectly upgraded version of diator Hall.] [I bet this will be an e-sport. I am a super ajae, who has been enjoying e-sport for 30 years since elementary, and I think it will have a stronger impact than ¡®Star Wars¡¯, which created the e-sport genre a long time ago ] (TL note: ajae is a Korean ng for ahjussi, means middle-aged man) [I¡¯m sure that this EL Revolution is gonna be daebak(jackpot). EL Revolution limited mode would be better than Fantasy Tekken 5, which just came out.] [That¡¯s right. Fantasy Tekken 5 was not bad¡­. but it¡¯s notparable to EL Revolution.] [But when does the rankingse out?] [They said it wille out when the beta service end and the full service begins. At that time, they said, there will be solo rank matches too.] [Wow. When the ranking system is done, it will be bloody.] [Users who passed the[emailprotected]will be involved, right?] (Ed: The author actually used ¡°[emailprotected]¡±. We think that the author is saying that some yers caused amotion, by doing well, but hiding their identities, but you can¡¯t hide the ¡°stink¡± of their high level skills. Yes, the trantor and I were very amused when we discussed how to trante this passage. ) [I nned to y the limited mode. I¡¯m just going to give up on ying on the main server and just y in limited mode only in the future.] [When the pro-gamers appear, all of us will be keeping our heads down anyway, why are you talking so much?] [Are the pro-gamers special? If you are a ranker then you can be a pro-gamer.] [Wow, how high is the VRA(Virtual Reality Ability) for pro-gamers?] [Oh, I¡¯m starting to get obsessed about VRA.]
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  • As expected, Sang Hyuk was as popr as he was in his previous life. Rather, because of the limited mode, it felt that he became more popr than in his previous life. Of course, the appearance of EL Revolution was not weed by all users. Users who enjoy the old PvP(yer vs yer) mode called ¡®Field PvP¡¯, imed that PvP isted by the system like EL Revolution was not ¡°authentic¡± PvP. But they were the minority, not the majority. And it¡¯s definitely not that the old PvP haspletely disappeared. There were conflicts in many ces as always, and they would be resolved in the ¡°old style¡± PvP. Especially, when guild wars happened, the field became a fierce battleground dripping with virtual blood. After all, those who were the most vocally nostalgic for the ¡°old style¡± PvP meant that they were theme people who had never fought yer versus yer before. Sang Hyuk, who looked at the situation, went straight into the game. And at a simr time to Sang Hyuk, Gye Baek and Dark Knight were also connected. The Blue Sky Sailing Route quest had already been renewed yesterday, so it was time to go out to the Sky sea. * * * * ¡°So you mean, we y EL Revolution¡¯s 3:3 as the three of us, as the team we made, Team Rush?¡± ¡°Yeah, right.¡± Sang Hyuk chose his words carefully as he steered the Ink ck Dragon to the Skyway. ¡°You don¡¯t have to, I just thought to try it once, so what do you think? Is that okay?¡± ¡°I¡¯m sure it¡¯s going to be the content that represents EL in the future.¡± ¡°Is it that much? Is it much better than diator Hall?¡± ¡°Yeah, it¡¯s the perfect version of the upgraded diator Hall.¡± ¡°Hoooo¡­. Then, I definitely join in.¡± Gye Baek was originally a user who spent almost all his time at diator Hall, so there was no reason to object. [I also think it¡¯s good¡­ but if that happens, will it disrupt the Middle Layer exploration?] ¡°Ah,e to think of it, it can be like that.¡± Gye Baek nodded and muttered at Dark Knight¡¯s words. In fact, Sang Hyuk was originally worried about this, so he wanted to y EL Revolution alone as much as possible until he arrived at the Continent of the Sun. He wanted to reduce the y time to a minimum so that it wouldn¡¯t interfere with the Middle Layer Exploration. However, after he yed the EL Revolution in the spare time for a few days, it was hard to stop ying. So Sang Hyuk came up with the idea that the three of them would team up and enjoy it together. ¡°Honestly, it¡¯s going to slow down a bit. But that doesn¡¯t mean someone is going to catch up. Other users are still out at Red Mountain, but we¡¯re already past the 14th Sky Ind and on our way to find the 15th Sky Ind, right?¡± The difference between Team Rush and other users was at least two months, even if it was pessimistically calcted. This was the result of the assumption that the other party had a boat as fast as Ink ck Dragon, so it was actually a difference of three or four months or even more. Especially, when he remembered his past life, it took a long time for users to get out of Red Mountain so he thought that the difference would be even greater. Of course, Sang Hyuk had no idea about the Reverse One Fleet. Since the Reverse One fleet kept their departure thoroughly confidential and had an almost perfect entry so there was really no information about the Reverse One fleet at all. If Sang Hyuk used all his power and gotten the information he could have figured it out to some extent but Sang Hyuk was caught off guard this time. ¡°Every time we dock, we always have a little bit of time left, right? Let¡¯s make the most of that time.¡± Gye Baek has been absent from ying PvP for a while, so his body seems to be itchy. [I also definitely agree to this teaming up.] Dark Knight, too, had noints about teaming up. ¡°Great, so when we get to the next 15th Sky Ind, we¡¯ll y together¡­.[emailprotected]!¡± Sang Hyuk had been nodding as he spoke, but suddenly turned the Ink ck Dagon¡¯s key to the right. Khuooooong! A Sky Whale suddenly surfaced out of the Sky Sea! The Ink ck Dragon almost received a serious blow thanks to the powerful concealment provided by it¡¯s camouge ability. Instantly, Sang Hyuk had recognized the danger and did a crash evasion maneuver, so no damage was taken at all. ¡°8th grade Sky Whale¡­. Ready for an emergency battle!¡± The 8th grade Sky Whale wasn¡¯t difficult for Team Rush. They were just a little surprised because it was able to hide itself using camouge skills. Sang Hyuk took full control of Ink-ck Dragon on the turbulent Sky Sea and quickly prepared for battle. Of course, neither Gye Baek and Dark Knight were panicked because a battle with Sky Whale on Sky Sea was so frequent. This of course was natural. Team Rush had a 100% adapted to Middle Layer. Team Rush, who quickly defeated the 8th grade Sky Whale, arrived at the 15th Sky Ind in a few hours. As soon as they arrived at the Sky Ind, the three of them joined EL Revolution together. EL Revolution and the main server shared the friend list, so Sang Hyuk was able to apply for a team directly with Gye Baek and Dark Knight. Sang Hyuk applied for the team¡¯s first 3:3 fight. The rule of the 3:3 battle was simr to diator Hall with a bit of a difference. But for Team Rush, the rules didn¡¯t matter much. In fact, Sang Hyuk was strong enough to confront three people alone. Even with the limitations, Sang Hyuk¡¯s strength was hard for the average user to deal with. In this situation, with two strong allies, Gye Baek and Dark Knight, the results were easy to predict. Team Rush battled for exactly five rounds, and all five were victories. The required three victories out of five battles was too easy, even against teams made up of users who ranked at least 1000th in the diator Hall. ¡°Wow, this is the best¡­.. it was a lot more fun than diator Hall.¡± Gye Baek looked very satisfied and Dark Knight nodded happily. ¡°Let¡¯s run as a team like this often in the future.¡± Because Sang Hyuk also enjoyed ying with the two of them as expected, so he said this while smiling. * * * * Time kept flowing and Team Rush broke through the Middle Layer as quickly as possible, while also enjoying the EL Revolution. Everything went smoothly. Even if Sky Whales or Pirate Ships were strong, Team Rush was stronger. Especially the strength of Sang Hyuk, who is the center of Team Rush, was amazing to the extent that even the team members Gye Baek and Dark Knight were surprised. In the main server and EL Revolution, Sang Hyuk, no, Immortal showed why he was the one called the strongest of Eternal Life. Two monthster, Sang Hyuk¡¯s party, who arrived at the 74th Sky Ind, had reached almost halfway through the Sky Sea. It took exactly three months to get here. It took a little longer than Sang Hyuk expected. Sang Hyuk had wanted to break through the Middle Layer in half a year and arrive at the Heavenly World. But this wasn¡¯t as easy as it sounds. Because not only that Sky Sea was a tougher ce than he thought, EL Revolution was also added as a new variable, so it was a half month slower than expected. Because Sang Hyuk enjoyed showing off his invincible force and yed like crazy, it was clear that this dy could have been much worse. From amon-sense point of view, it took three months to break through half of it, so Sang Hyuk thought that it would take another three months to break through the other half¡­. But Middle Layer has a rising structure, the further you go, the more difficult the path. After the 74th Sky Ind, 5th grade Sky Whales and Pirates Ships appeared once they left the windless zone (TL note: calm and safe zone), but there was a big difference between grade 6 and grade 5, that could not bepared to an increase by a single grade. After Sang Hyuk and his party arrived at the 74th ind safely, they decided to level up. Sang Hyuk decided to go to level 61 and open an awakened slot by reaching level 61, while Gye Baek and Dark Knight wanted to reach level 58 to get two general skill slots. It¡¯s been roughly four days since they came to the 74th Sky Ind, but they still haven¡¯t reached levels 61 and 58. At this pace, they would have to stay here for four more days to reach level 61 and level 58. Sang Hyuk¡¯s party rode on the Ink-ck Dragon and was looking for Sky Whales just off the coast of the 74th Sky Ind. They thought they could level up in about 4 days by hunting up to five Sky Whales. If they could find Sky Whales earlier then they could level up in three or two days, not four days. So, the three of them focused on finding Sky Whales. How long they wander around like this? They saw a suspicious shadow in the distance. It was most likely a sky whale or pirate ship. But unfortunately, this time the most likely possibility was wrong. ¡°That¡­..¡± Sang Hyuk was the one with the furthest vision among the three of them. Sevenrge Sky-grade Ship caught his eyes. This unexpected moment¡­. The unknown strangers had appeared. 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    Chapter 145 - [Episode 74] Unexpected…. 2 Chapter 145 [Episode 74] Unexpected¡­. 2 ¡®Sky grade ship¡­.. What is this?¡¯ The appearance of the Sky-grade Ships meant that other users have appeared. At least so far as Sang Hyuk knew it didn¡¯t make sense for other users to show up here. He always checked the situation of other users, and thetest news from themunity was that the leaders have arrived at the 34th ind. However, with sevenrge Sky-grade Ships appearing here, it must have been embarrassing for him. ¡°What? Hey¡­.. aren¡¯t they Sky-grade Ships?¡± Gye Baek also looked at the Sky-grade Ships, which to his eyes, were so faint they could barely be made out. ¡°Darn¡­. I think I was toocent.¡± Sang Hyuk acknowledged his mistake.He really had been negligent. It was too sloppy of him to only check the major trends and top posts in themunity without investigating in detail. ¡°But who are they? And why are they in a convoy?¡± ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter why they¡¯re in a formation¡­¡± Even in his past life, there were many cases where the Sky-grade Ships like that had sailed in a coalition. Certainly if several Sky-grade Ship formed a convoy, they would be safer. Of course, as the numbers increased, the distribution of karma or loot would be greatly reduced, but a formation could be formed anytime when safety was the priority. ¡®I¡¯m getting a bad feeling¡­.¡¯ Sang Hyuk looked at the sevenrge Sky-grade Ships and bit his lip. Something didn¡¯t feel right. ¡°Why do you look like that? Aren¡¯t they just other users?¡± Gye Baek didn¡¯t feel good about other users catching up to their lead, but he didn¡¯t think it would be a big deal. Honestly, if this had happened because they had been preupied with EL Revolution, he would have no objection if they started a speed run. He also thought they could shake them off if they decided to run again. ¡°I hope it just another user¡­¡± Sang Hyuk once again focused and looked at the seven Sky-grade Ships. All seven ships were almost triple size and seemed to be of quadra-grade. He would say that there was no single force in EL capable of building sevenrge Sky-grade Ships. Based on that premise, that meant the seven Sky-grade Ships in front of him were very likely to be an allied force. ¡®Collusion¡­. Collusion¡­. Don¡¯t tell me it is¡­.. ¡® Following the ideas in his head reminded Sang Hyuk of one possibility. And when that possibility came to his mind, Sang Hyuk took a closer look at the seven Sky-grade Ships, reinforcing his vision skills to the limits. Thanks to this, Sang Hyuk was able to identify the ck dragon carved on the Sky-grade Ship leading the pack. ¡®Dark Dragon¡­.¡¯ As soon as he identified it, the possibilities became a reality. ¡°It¡¯s an enemy.¡± Sang Hyuk frowned and spoke to Gye Baek and Dark Knight. ¡°Huh? Enemy?¡± ¡°The Sky-grade Ship at the most front is the Sky-grade Ship of the Dark Dragon Guild. There¡¯s only one reason they¡¯re chasing me.¡± The bad-blood between Sang Hyuk and Line Dark was something that everyone knew about. Naturally, Gye Baek and Dark Knight also knew that the Dark Dragon guild would never, ever let Sang Hyuk go. ¡®It looks like they found us¡­but isn¡¯t it better to just run away from them?¡¯ Sang Hyuk seriously thought of ¡®escaping¡¯. Of course, he wasn¡¯t afraid to fight. But there were a few things troubling him. First was Gye Baek and Dark Knight. Sang Hyuk had the confidence to fight as much as he wanted to if he was alone. But he didn¡¯t have the confidence to fight while protecting both of them. Especially, the opponent came with seven Sky-grade Ships that seemed to be quadra-grade. Since it was likely that at least 700 elite rankers were on board, then the chances of Gye Baek and Dark Knight holding them off was almost zero. And the other thing to consider is the Ink-ck Dragon. Sang Hyuk has always fought using ¡®gueri tactics¡¯ withrge-scale guilds or coalitions. When the minority was facing the majority, they had no choice but to fight this way. But gueri tactics couldn¡¯t be easily used on the Sky-Sea. Basically, as long as your Sky-grade Ship exists, if Sang Hyuk tries to use hit-and-run tactics, then the Sky-grade Ship will likely be destroyed. Moreover, it was impossible to put the ship in the spirit virtual space and do battle. Basically, sky-grade ship could not be put into the spirit virtual space while floating on the sky-sea. For Sang Hyuk, even if he destroyed his enemy, it would be a pyrrhic victory indeed if Ink-ck Dragon was destroyed. When Sky-Grade Ships are fighting on the Sky-Sea, the side with greater numbers has an overwhelming advantage because of the presence of cannon. ¡®Tch, Why of all things on the Sky-Sea¡­.¡¯ What seemed to be the best n was the 36th rule of The Thirty-Six Stratagems. (TL note: The Thirty-Six Stratagems, a Chinese essay used to illustrate a series of stratagems used in politics, war, and in civil interaction. It said that fleeing is the best.) But Sang Hyuk didn¡¯t want to run away, even when he knew that was the smart move. And though he had explored leisurely, the fact that the enemy had followed him meant that they had a special trick of their own. As a result, even if they managed to escape, it was more likely that they would catch up again. ¡°Guys. Get ready for battle. This is the enemy that we have to fight anyway¡­. let¡¯s just fight now and see it through to the end.¡± The reason Sang Hyuk made this bold choice was simple. It was because he was confident. There were many difficult things, but he was confident that he would ovee it all and smash the seven Sky-grade Ships. Of course, the process was clearly not going to be easy. ¡®Well, has there ever been an easy enemy?¡¯ Sang Hyuk always enjoyed the most difficult games, so he didn¡¯t worry too much. Rather, it was Gye Baek and Dark Knight who were worried. ¡°Hahaha, hasn¡¯t it been a long time since I felt a thrill?¡± [What do I do?] Fortunately, neither were very nervous. ¡°From now on, I¡¯m going to break through among thoserge Sky-grade Ships. Gye Baek, I need continuous rapidfire. The target is their guns. Neutralize as many of their guns as you can.¡± He didn¡¯t know what grade the opponent¡¯s Sky-grade ships were. But, Sang Hyuk was confident that the Ink-ck Dragon was in top condition. ¡®Obviously, therge size of their Sky-grade Ship has many advantages. But¡­.. size is not only advantage.¡¯ With Ink-ck Dragon¡¯s keys firmly in ce, Sang Hyuk stepped on the elerator pedal. Khwaaaaaaaaa! Ink-ck Dragon rushed towards the seven Sky-grade Ship at nk speed. Sang Hyuk intended to deal with the seven quadruple Sky-grade ship by using the maneuverability advantage of the Ink-ck Dragon, which could hardly be followed by his opponent¡¯s Sky-grade Ships. Of course, the Reverse One Fleet didn¡¯t stand still when Ink-ck Dragon started rushing at them. The seven quadruple Sky-grade ship captains shared a unified fleet channel andmunicated with each other, so the response was coordinated and fast. [OPEN FIRE!] Bang bang bang bang bang bang Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang! They had been ready for battle since they sighted the Ink-ck Dragon. The seven Sky-grade ships each had different armament but at least they were equipped with an average of two cannon for each ship. In the first volley, the seven Sky-grade ships fired a total of 13 magic cannon rounds. Their goal was, of course, the Ink-ck Dragon. However, Ink-ck Dragon was the smallest size dual-grade Sky-grade ship. So, it wasn¡¯t easy to hit. Especially, Sang Hyuk, helmsman of the Ink-ck Dragon, was piloting Ink-ck Dragon with such unbelievable skill, the SECOND best Sky-Grade ship pilot would gnaw at his own liver in envy. Hwiririk. hwiririrrik! Sang Hyuk weaved the Ink-ck Dragon between the magic cannon rounds, as if he was dancing with supreme skill. Phuooong, phuooooong! Magic cannon rounds dropped over the Sky-sea and exploded, but none of them even came close to the Ink-ck Dragon. Sang Hyuk dodged all the magic cannon rounds, which were fired non-stop from the Reverse One Fleet with his near-miraculous maneuverability. To be honest, the Ink-ck Dragon was so fast that it was already nearly impossible to hit. In contrast to the untouched Ink-ck Dragon, the magic cannon on the Ink-ck Dragon kept hitting the Sky-grade ships of the Reverse One Fleet with deadly uracy. Two cannons have already been smashed. Gye Baek fired four times, two of which blew away the enemy¡¯s guns and although the other two didn¡¯t hit the target, they hit the hull and dealt a blow to the enemy Sky-grade ship¡¯s durability. Gye Baek¡¯s shooting prowess was truly admirable. Frankly, the Ink-ck Dragon was moving fast and jinking radically, so Gye Baek¡¯s shooting environment was very bad. Nevertheless, he was hitting his target half the time. ¡°Got you!¡± Before they knew it, the Ink-ck Dragon was approaching the head of the Reverse One Fleet. At this point, the Reverse One fleet tried to capture the Ink-ck Dragon by firing harpoons. But, Sang Hyuk used all his senses to predict the movement of his enemies. ¡°Aspice! If you think any harpoons are going to hit the Ink-ck Dragon, smash it aside with your shield!¡± Dark Knight was their protection. Sang Hyuk didn¡¯t even want to give Dark Knight a chance to use his shield. Hwiririk, hwiririririk! When Sang Hyuk spun the key wildly the Ink ck Dragon made a zigzag move as if it was a car driven by a drunk driver on a frozenke. The harpoons continued to fly towards the Ink-ck Dragon, but most of them missed wildly. Some shots flew close to the hull, but missed the hull though Dark Knight remained vignt with his shield. Meanwhile, Gye Baek continued to shoot, and the magic cannon shot from Ink-ck Dragon struck all seven Sky-grade Ships, with varying damage. Sang Hyuk was able to break through the ranks of the Reverse One Fleet, but he did some reckless driving between the seven Sky-grade Ships; seen overhead, the path of the Ink-ck Dragon resembled a bow tie¡­very, very badly knotted. There were two reasons why he didn¡¯t fall back from the middle of the Reverse One Fleet. The first was to give some time for Gye Baek, who¡¯s shooting skills today was inspired, to do more damage. Eight of Thirteen magic cannons of the Reverse One Fleet had been smashed. It was only a matter of time before Gye Baek could break all thirteen. And the second was to maximize the shambolic chaos inflicted on the Reverse One Fleet. Currently, four of the seven Reverse One Sky-grade ships had managed to shoot harpoons into each other and got tangled up. The harpoons that they shot towards the Ink-ck Dragon missed the Ink-ck Dragon and struck into another Sky-grade Ship belonging to their fleet. Once the harpoon hit, it needed at least 30 minutes for the system to clear it, so in the end, the four Sky-grade Ships were hriously intertwined and could not move properly, it was as if Sang Hyuk was a naughty kitten that jumped into a basket full of yarn. Of course, once thisedy was perceived by the Reverse One Fleet, the harpoons flying towards Ink-ck Dragon were significantly reduced, and Sang Hyuk was able to dodge the rest very easily. Kwagwakwang! Gye Baek finally blew up thest magic cannon on the Reverse One Fleet. Although he spent quite a bit of magic cannon rounds in the process, now wasn¡¯t the time to be thrifty on something like magic stones. ¡°Activating booster! Retreat at full speed! All of you hold on tight!¡± As soon as the enemy¡¯s guns have been destroyed, Sang Hyuk escaped from the Reverse One fleet at full speed using the booster he had saved. Kwakwakwakwakwa! As Ink-ck Dragon moved out of the Reverse One Fleet at a tremendous speed, all users of the Reverse One Fleet thought that the Ink ck Dragon was escaping. Actually, at first nce, it seemed as if they were using hit-and-run tactics However, Sang Hyuk¡¯s choice was not ¡®escape¡¯ but ¡®Showdown¡¯. Of course, they didn¡¯t run to escape. Sang Hyuk used the booster to instantly distance himself from the Reverse One fleet and he handed over the key to Dark Knight. ¡°Reduce the speed but keep the course as it is.¡± Dark Knight might not be as good as Sang Hyuk in steering the Ink-ck Dragon, but of course, this much was fine. Sang Hyuk, who handed over the key to Dark Knight, moved to the back of the boat and looked at the Reverse One Fleet, which was turning to follow him in a hurry. He slowly stretched out his arms. Chwarurururuk. Two reddish lines of wire that flew out from his hands. Not only that, Sang Hyuk also summoned his Magic Armor. He then rapidly used his buffing skills to bring himself up to the maximum. Phaphaphaphat, nk, nk ¡°Let¡¯s finish this.¡± Sang Hyuk softly murmured and slowly raised his arms. The opening movement he had prepared for his Symphony of Destruction¡­. was of course ¡®ragna de¡¯. Of course, he didn¡¯t intend to obliterate the Reverse One fleet with only the Ragna de. He never thought he could kill them easily like this nor would Sang Hyuk give up on inflicting the death penalty on his enemies. Ragna de was just the opening strike for the Festival of ughter toe and the invincible weapon created to let his enemies taste terror and awe by the amazing Sang Hyuk. Chapter 145 [Episode 74] Unexpected¡­. 2 ¨C End Chapter 146 - [Episode 75] Ink-Black Dragon Great Victory 1 – End Chapter 146 [Episode 75] Ink-ck Dragon Great Victory 1 @Ink-ck Dragon Great Victory Because all the conditions have been met, the Ragna de, which was registered as an event skill, was activated. Sang Hyuk stacked all kinds of amplified abilities and added the multiplied immense force to the two wire lines which he shot forward¡­¡­ obviously the Ragna de triggered. Ziiing! Kwagwagwagwagwagwagwa! Once Sang Hyuk released the Ragna de, the Ink-ck Dragon was pushed back from the recoil of the titanic forces unleashed! The Ragna de didn¡¯t exactly shoot towards the Reverse One Fleet. Blow up the Reverse One Fleet using Ragna de? This was not impossible. It may be difficult to obliterate all seven ships but at least it was powerful enough topletely destroy more than 5 of them and wipe out all the enemies on board. But before saying what was and was not impossible, Sang Hyuk used the Ragna de in a different way for other reasons. First the biggest problem was the death penalty. If Sang Hyuk cleared all his enemies with ragna de, his enemies would die¡­. but just die. This was already confirmed by several experiments done after Sang Hyuk obtained the Ragna de. The desire to erase everything using ragna de was really unreasonable so of course the ¡®items¡¯ or ¡®karma¡¯ they should lose was not lost. Obviously, the time limit for ess due to death was not applied normally, so they were able to connect right after their death without ag. It was a bit like a bug, but it was hard to argue that it was a bug from Sang Hyuk¡¯s point of view. So, if Sang Hyuk obliterates the Reverse One Fleet with ragna de, the only thing they lose is the Sky-grade Ships. Of course, losing the Sky-grade ship could be a fatal blow, but due to the nature of Sky-grade Ship, even if it is destroyed, the Keel and skeleton frame of the ship will revert back into the spirit virtual space, so it will take a long time to recover but it won¡¯t disappearpletely. In the end, it means that the only benefit Sang Hyuk could gain was to dy their progress for a very long time. Of course, Sang Hyuk couldn¡¯t get anything like loot. Thus it was a vain result, and Sang Hyuk was NOT going to let them off so easily. Because of that, Sang Hyuk wouldn¡¯t blow up the fleet using ragna de. So, this was his choice. Gurrrrrrrung, Kwagwagwagwagwang! Sang Hyuk did not aim the ragna de toward the fleet, but rather at underneath the fleet. Naturally, the ragna de pierced the Sky-sea and drilled a hole in the Sky-sea. A massive hole was made in the sea. Of course, the waters of the Sky-sea would rush in to fill the void immediately, but the important thing was that right now there was a massive void in the Sky-sea underneath the Reverse One Fleet. It was the same as when he drilled a massive hole through the sea from the underground dungeon. A miracle that only Ragna de which can erase even the system was capable of¡­. Naturally, right after it was holed the waters of the Sky-sea poured into that unimaginably immense chasm. Then the Sky-sea fell in. Of course, the Sky-sea didn¡¯t have sea water like the real sea. This was a milky translucent material simr to sea water, and as the megatons of this material fell into the hole, with a world shaking roar, an immense vortex was made on the sea. Khhwwaaaaaaaaaa! A massive artificial vortex was created by Sang Hyuk. However, the size and power of the vortex was unimaginably powerful for all that it had created by just a single user. Actually, it was impossible to believe that anyone could create a natural disaster artificially, but in any case, the reverse fleet was where a huge vortex was created, and all sevenrge Sky-grade Ships were caught in that vortex. On the Reverse One Fleet¡¯s side, it was literally a bolt out of the blue. They tried their best to turn the bow of their ships to chase the escaping Ink-ck Dragon. However, a titanic vortex formed out of nowhere in the sea and they were caught in it, so they naturally panicked. Especially, the four Sky-grade Ships which were intertwined because of Sang Hyuk, shuddered uncontrobly, failing to remain upright, almost capsizing in the grip of the vortex. Kwagwagwagwang! Kwagwagwagwagwagwang! In the process, the Sky-grade Ships collided with each other and suffered major collision damage. Moreover, the three Sky-grade Ships, which were not entangled, struck each other and there was extensive hull and superstructure damage a multiple locations. The durability of the hull was cut down so much that it would be difficult to sail properly. The giant vortex gradually decreased over time, and at the same time the sea stabilized, but the Reverse Fleet suffered devastating, crippling damage. It was for only a minute that they caught in the vortex but the four Sky-grade Ships which were intertwined, were almostpletely wrecked, and the remaining three Sky-grade Ships suffered ¡°merely¡± crippling damage. With some luck, Ragna de had performed better than Sang Hyuk could have imagined. Of course, it wasn¡¯t the end of the battle. In fact, Sang Hyuk, who had stopped his enemy¡¯s fleet dead in the water, was already driving the Ink-ck Dragon back at full speed to the front of the Reverse One Fleet. ¡°Gye Baek, don¡¯t be frugal with the ammo, keep those Sky-grade Ships under continuous fire with the cannon. And Aspice continue to control Ink-ck Dragon, and just in case there is an enemy who want to board us, please give them a ¡®warm¡¯ wee.¡± Sang Hyuk, who has recovered some of the health and vitality consumed by using ragna de through potions and healing items, gazed with delight at the screaming, wrecked mess he had made of the Reverse One Fleet. ¡°You, what are you going to do?¡± ¡°I¡­ am going to give them a spanking.¡± Sang Hyuk smiled at Gye Baek. He did not hesitate to jump straight toward the Reverse Fleet. The distance from Ink ck Dragon to the Reverse Fleet is approximately 300 meters. He was currently wearing the Magic Armor Dark ck Wings, so he could fly far enough. Note that the Ink ck Dragon¡¯s energy emission range was 700 meter in radius, so there was no problem with using the Magic Armor. Chwaaaak, Phaaat! Sang Hyuk, who spread the ck wings and flew 300 meter in an instant,nded lightly on the enemy¡¯s Sky-grade Ship. Thathak. The first Sky-grade Ship that Sang Hyuk rode on was the ship flying the ¡®Red Star¡¯ g. Sang Hyuk, who crossed by himself casually, which normal users wouldn¡¯t dare to try without using a harpoon gun, looked around. Naturally, he was surrounded by enemies. ¡®Red Blood¡­stupid Chinese.¡¯ (Ed Notes: We kept the author¡¯s original words, including his slurs.) Sang Hyuk knew exactly who they were, due to the red star on their guild badges and the enemies¡¯ outfit. Red Blood was thergest union in China. No, to be precise, it was thergest coalition of guilds in the world. Xiao Fang, Sang Hyuk¡¯s opponent at the Best One, belonged to the Golden Imperial Soldiers, which was not a part of Red Blood¡­so actually Red Blood had no contact with the One Guild. If you wanted to take the first ce from the One Guild, you had to fight for it. The reason Red Blood joined the Reverse One union was simple. The One Guild had to fall for them to be able to take the first ce. So they joined the Reverse One coalition, and naturally through that coalition, they became hostile to One Guild, and now they can freely fight and kill each other. It would have been a limited PvP if it was in Treenark which have lots of restrictions, but because of the weak limited PvP in the Middle Layer, they were in a free PvP state, resulting in red skulls floating over each other¡¯s heads. ¡°WH, WHAT?¡± ¡°Where did hee from?¡± Red Blood users were stunned when the enemy, with a red skull floating over his head, appeared alone, and they all gaped at Sang Hyuk, shocked and bewildered. Sang Hyuk raised his hands as he looked at those Red Blood users. ¡°Start.¡± Sang Hyuk spoke lightly and at the same time two wires appeared from both of his hands. Chwarurururuk! One user who invaded the Reverse One Fleet. In normal cases, it was an intrusion without any reason to be concerned at all. However, for Sang Hyuk, nothing like normal cases existed. Kwadududuk! In a single attack, four Red Blood yers, who were nearest to Sang Hyuk, had their heads blown off. Overwhelming speed and damage. When the Red Blood users who saw four of their colleagues fall without even able to respond, they started to pull out their weapons and tried to stop Sang Hyuk. But Sang Hyuk didn¡¯t care whether they pulled out their weapons or not. Sang Hyuk was a tiger, no, a dinosaur who jumped into a flock of sheep. Not just any dinosaur, a Tyrannosaurus Rex. All that was left was the Tyrannosaurus ughtering the sheep. Baaaaaa! * * * * Red Blood did its best to hold out. But it didn¡¯t stop Sang Hyuk from quickly cleaning up the deck and using concealment to sh-step to the east andunch a savage attack. One shot one kill¡­. The world¡¯s most fearsome assassin turned Red Blood¡¯s ship into a living hell. Red Blood¡¯s monarch and also famous ranker, ¡®Captain Jojo¡¯, also failed to endure Sang Hyuk¡¯s attack. Dududuk, kwadududuk! ¡°Khuuuk.¡± Jojo looked down at a red wire line which prated through his heart without belief. sting the heart means that health be zero¡­. Jojo¡¯s consciousness began to fade. And since he doesn¡¯t use the ¡®Skip Death¡¯, like a ranker, as he faded away, he could just barely make out the face of the enemy who had made him like this. ¡®This son of a ¡­¡­..¡¯ Eventually, Jojo fell to the floor with an expression showing his disbelief at his death. After taking down Jojo, Sang Hyuk immediately moved to the engine room of Red Blood¡¯s Sky-grade Ship, Red Star One. The best way to terribly ruin a Sky-grade ship was to overload the Magic Armor. When that happens, the Sky-grade Ship¡¯s durability was cut from zero to minus, so they had to struggle for a long time to recover it. It was easy to overload the Magic Armor if you know how to do it. Since Red Star One had been ¡®freed¡¯ from control when the helmsman died, so Sang Hyuk was able to manipte the control pads in the engine room without any problems. He cranked the engine power to its maximum and open only the energy circuit to the cannon while shutting down all the other circuits. When it was left like that after 10 to 15 minutes, then the Magic Armor would explode. Sang Hyuk quickly came out onto the deck after the operation. Before Jojo¡¯s death, he informed other Sky-grade ships about what was happening on his boat, so the other ships were preparing to strike as soon as Sang Hyuk crossed. Of course, Sang Hyuk was aware of this. Even if it is Sang Hyuk, using flight without any defense could be dangerous. So, Sang Hyuk called Gye Baek for a safer solo-crossing. [Gye Baek, do you see a ship with the g with a ck Hand printed on it?] [Yeah, I see it.] [Then, can you bombard the side of the bow?] [Of course, it is possible. Exactly after 21 seconds.] [Please give me a countdown.] [Okay. I¡¯ll start to count from 10.] If there is no path, then make your own path. In fact, Sang Hyuk was able to cross in several ways without Gye Baek¡¯s help. He just chose it because the safest and easiest way to do it was to get the support of the cannon. [Okay, I¡¯ll start. 10, 9, 8, 7 ¡­. 3, 2, 1! Fire!] Phophophong! The magic cannonball, fired from the Ink-ck Dragon¡¯s cannon, flew to the ck Market¡¯s Sky-grade Ship. And¡­¡­. Kwagwagwagwang! Gye Baek hit exactly the target he was aiming for. Gye Baek¡¯s cannon shooting skills were getting better over time. It was originally a good skill, but now only with instinct, he can hit almost 9 out of 10 shots. Sang Hyuk jumped hard at the moment the magic bullet hits the Sky-grade Ship. Chwaaaak! The dark translucent wings spread out behind Sang Hyuk, who wore the Magic Armor! Sang Hyuk, who triggered ck Flight, soared through the air and flew straight into Sky-grade Ship belonging to the ck Market. Chapter 146 [Episode 75] Ink-ck Dragon Great Victory 1 ¨C End Edited by Admiral Userunfriendly Chapter 147 - [Episode 75] Ink-Black Dragon Great Victory 2 Chapter 147 [Episode 75] Ink-ck Dragon Great Victory 2 The ck Market¡¯s Sky-grade ship, which was named ¡®the Darkness¡¯, had on board the elite users of ck Market. They of course, expected the One Guild¡¯s ace to attempt a boarding so they had all gathered on the deck to give him a ¡°warm reception¡±. In this situation, suddenly, a magic cannonball exploded in the bow, and the explosion threw into chaos their preparations. Sang Hyuk aimed for that gap in their awareness. Phaaaat! Thathak! The elites of ck Market who panicked, allowed Sang Hyuk¡¯s solo crossing to be uncontested. ¡°That brat hase over!¡± ¡°The bow! He¡¯s at the bow!¡± ¡°Tankers forward! Ranged Dealers maximum firepower!¡± ck Market¡¯s elites were dealing with Sang Hyuk as if this was a raid. Their response was excellent. Therge scale guilds and coalitions found their numbers were futile against Sang Hyuk because they had thought Sang Hyuk was the same type of user as themselves. The ck Market¡¯s response was the most urate way to attack Sang Hyuk. Sang Hyuk was not a user but a raid boss monster. Moreover, he was the type of a powerful raid boss monster that was very hard to catch and it was right to fight Sang Hyuk as if it was a raid. Chok chok chok chok! Equipped with their characteristicrge shields, the tankers quickly took their designated spots at the front ranks. Then the supporting dealers, buffers, and healers took their ce at the back. Sang Hyuk smiled as he watched them. ¡®This is like waking up a boss monster from a sound sleep. Like kicking a sleeping dragon on the butt¡­.¡¯ Unfortunately stealth tactics were out because the battle was taking ce when the other party was aware of Sang Hyuk and his intentions. The original n was to finish the nearest ship quietly, when his enemies were distracted and after that he was going to try a concealed assault. Using concealment, then he could be a reaper in the shadows and would be able to easily wipe out his enemies. `No matter how you look at it¡­. I can¡¯t help it.¡¯ If the concealment doesn¡¯t work, there is only one thing left. Chwarururruk. Sang Hyuk gripped the two blood wires from both of his hands, and looked at the elites of the ck Market, who had a solid formation. ¡®Unexpectedly, you have prepared a lot.¡¯ The formation was much more solid than he thought. Originally, he would use hit-and-run tactics in this sort of situation to throw his enemies into chaos and engage in a shing dog-fight, but with his foes dug in like this, this would lead to defeat. Sang Hyuk did not rush. The guys in front of him were a single force, so it was very unlikely that the support troops woulde here from the other Sky-grade Ships. ¡®I will attack at the weakest ce.¡¯ Sang Hyuk had to lead the battle into a chaotic ughter. In order to do so, the tanker formation had to be destroyed. If the battle order of the tankers remain intact, no matter how he breaks the other ranks, the line of battle can be reformed again in an instant, so the battle that Sang Hyuk desired would never ur. So, battle formation of the tankers had to be destroyed. ¡°Don¡¯t think of your opponent as a user, but as a powerful boss monster!¡± ¡°Tankers don¡¯t hesitate to use your survival skills, and the healers be vignt, heal anyone who needs it.¡± This was really a raid. Not only that, it was a raid with as many as 100 elite users¡­.. If that¡¯s the case, even a boss monster would be sorted out in an instant. ¡°Start again¡­¡± Chwarururururuk, chwarururururuk! Sang Hyuk murmured briefly and straight flew the bloodwire in different directions. Frontal confrontation with power versus power, it would not be an easy fight, but Sang Hyuk never thought he would be defeated, not even for a single second. * * * * [Why do you think we can¡¯t get in touch with them?] [Have you checked them offline?] [Why did suddenly they shut down theirmunications?] [A little while ago, Red Blood¡¯s Sky-grade ship exploded, and the Darkness next to it was greatly shaken¡­. Is that the aftermath?] Ten minutes after the head of the ck Market, Hazad, disconnected, all the other Representatives of Reverse One were irritated. [Huu, there is nothing else we can do. We are going to board the ¡®Darkness¡¯.] Dark Dragon, who silently fumed, eventually made a decision. [Intruding is a bit¡­..] [How about we wait for a bit longer? Even if they had an ident, they¡¯ll eventually get in touch offline.] [Each Sky-grade ship is the unique property of each member of the coalition, so I don¡¯t think it¡¯s a good idea to invade it.] As expected, most of the representatives responded negatively. They never crossed a certain line, no matter how serious the situation was. This was the limit of Reverse One. [No matter what you say, I¡¯m going onboard. Otherwise the One Guild will defeat us once again. Now is not the time to be hesitant.] DD stubbornly adhered to his position. The other delegates couldn¡¯t stop DD when he was like this. [In this asion, all of us are just going to invade Darkness and take it over. Rather, this is an opportunity! We¡¯ll have him cornered, stuck inside a narrow Sky-grade Ship!] DD thought that Dark Dragon¡¯s assault force alone could not catch the Immortal. Unfortunately, that was the reality. So he attempted to persuade thest four remaining coalition delegations. Would DD¡¯s heartfelt pleas work on them? The representatives of the four coalitions, who continued to make negativements, stopped and began to think. [We will board as soon as we are ready in the next 5 minutes. If you want to join us, make a quick decision and shoot a boarding harpoon to the Darkness. For your reference, this is the realst chance. If we miss this, we will be crushed again and we¡¯ll have to go through hell again to get rid of him.] DD¡¯s ultimatum. This powerful warning eventually moved them. [Sigh¡­. There is no other choice. We are also on board.] [I agree we need tobine our power. Okay. We are also on board.] When two of the four moved, the remaining two had no choice other than to move with the majority. [If it is the case, we will follow.] [We are also on it.] Thanks to DD¡¯s effort, all the five coalition¡¯s forces were unified into one. ¡®This is it! No matter how great Immortal is, he can¡¯t stand the attacks of more than 500 elite users inside a cramped Sky-grade ship.¡¯ DD was convinced that as long as the five coalitions joined forces, they would eventually be the ones who would smile at the end. [Then let¡¯s get started now.] To get in, they had to connect to the Darkness with boarding harpoons. They didn¡¯t know exactly how things in the Darkness was going, so it was good to get on board as soon as possible. Red Blood¡¯s Sky-grade Ship, the Red Star One, has sank into the Sky-sea with an explosion. By their very nature, Sky-grade ships could not bepletely destroyed, but it will not be able to escape from the spirit virtual space for at least eight months due to its durability reaching negative values. They did not know how Immortal sank the Red Star One, but one thing is certain that boarding the Darkness was also dangerous. That¡¯s why DD was even more in a rush. Hwiriririririi, nk! Finally, the harpoon between Dark Dragon and Darkness was connected. ¡°Main tankers take the lead!¡± Dark Dragon¡¯s main tankers stepped forward with a variety of defensive buffs in case of an unexpected surprise. As the Dark Dragon¡¯s elites sped across to Darkness, the remaining four alliances began to connect their harpoon and began their assault. The elite users of Reverse One are pouring in from all sides. They were really going to grab the biggest fish of the One Guild in this battle, smash his Sky-grade ship and cast down the soaring legend of the Immortal to the cold, hard ground. Dark Dragon¡¯s DD. The Pentagon¡¯s Kronos. Shiva¡¯s Trimurti. Nobunaga¡¯s The Emperor. Reckless¡¯ European Union The best elite yers from the five giant alliances simultaneously boarded the Darkness, their armor emzoned with the insignia of their guilds. This much power was much greater than when Sang Hyuk had faced Line Dark alone in the past. In addition, the battlefield was limited to a very narrow Sky-grade Ship, so it was definitely the exact situation which DD wanted. ¡°Keep the battle formation! Be vignt and those who can use detection techniques keep using them and beware of the enemy who uses concealment!¡± Was it because he had been crushed once? DD certainly knew the tricks to deal with the Immortal. He emphasized three things to keep in mind when dealing with the Immortal to his teammates in Reverse One. First, never, ever rx. It is when you¡¯re sure you¡¯ve won that the Immortal springs his traps. Second, think your opponent as a powerful named monster not as user. Third, use the concealment detection skill constantly and never allow him to enter concealment. DD thought it would not be that difficult to catch Immortal if only these three were followed. ¡°Let the Magic Armor be ready to wear anytime! When the battle begins and Immortal appears, all of you must wear your magic armor!¡± All the elite yers here had at least first grade Magic Armor. Some of the users had 0.5 grade Magic Armor, but not many. DD was convinced that with theunch of Magic Armor, and the aura crystal, made the difference between them and with the Immortal smaller than before. No matter how powerful the Immortal¡¯s Magic Armor was, there was a big difference between being the only person receiving the amplification effect of magic armor and having the best magic armor among hundreds of people. ¡®All the preparations are perfect! Immortal¡­. you are done now!¡¯ Chokchokchokchok! Khungkhungkhungkhung! More than 500 elite users of Reverse One are divided into five groups, each assembled into the familiar battle formation. Tankers, dealers, and healers assembled correctly and the five groups were near enough to be able to help each other so when the Immortal appeared, they would be ready. [By the way, was the ck Market wiped out?] [I don¡¯t think they have been annihted yet. I¡¯ve just been contacted offline, Hazad was beaten, but Ilmaz is said to have survived.] [d to hear that.] Ilmaz thought that if he had died and all the users of ck Market were wiped out, ck Market would lose control of the Darkness and it would float around and eventually sink. So he fled from Sang Hyuk and somehow survived. [Ilmaz is alive, which means that brat is still on this ship. Now it¡¯s time for us to start hunting.] DD rushed to get on board, but he knew he shouldn¡¯t be hasty when hunting the Immortal. The best way to do this was to use thisrge number of people to calmly drive Immortal into a corner. ¡®If his concealment skills are blocked, then he wouldn¡¯t be able to run away.¡¯ After being brutally beaten by Sang Hyuk, DD seemed to have done a lot of thinking. In that long agonizing time, he discovered what he thought were some of the Immortal¡¯s weaknesses¡­ DD wanted to use these to entrap the Immortal. But right at that moment¡­¡­ Suddenly, an unthinkable presence appeared in the middle of the deck. The Knight of Glory Tamia! As soon as she appeared holding arge glittering shield, DD and other elite yers from Reverse One were startled and prepared themselves to attack. But Tamia wasn¡¯t alone on the deck. On the bow with Tamia, appeared the Warrior of Glory Crepo! Next to the mast, was the figure of the Magician of Glory, Egray! Atst, on the quarter deck, the Priest of Glory Pokin materialized¡­. When the four Stars of Glory appeared at the same time, the direction of the battle was rapidly turning in apletely different direction than from what Reverse had expected¡­ Chapter 147 [Episode 75] Ink-ck Dragon Great Victory 2 ¨C End Edited by Userunfriendly Chapter 148 - [Episode 76] All of them to Hades! 1 Chapter 148 [Episode 76] All of them to Hades! 1 @ All of them to Hades! These four were Sang Hyuk¡¯s summons, so of course there was a red skull mark over their heads. So, it was inevitable that Reverse One would mistake them as users. ¡°The One Guild¡¯s support troops! Attack right away!¡± DD thought nothing had changed. He believed that even if the One Guild¡¯s support troops were here, it was still their win. He wasn¡¯t wrong. In the current situation, the reinforcement of the Immortal by four users would not make much of a difference. But. Those 4 people were not users. Tamia shouted as she lifted the shield. ¡°The Wall of the Shield!¡± Crepo raised his two-handed swords and roared at his enemies. ¡°Sword Dance of Death!¡± Egray murmured quietly, stretching his hands forward. ¡°The Rain of Terror!¡± Thest one, Pokin prayed, and light shone from his body in all directions, in the ¡®Light of Glory.¡¯ The four summoned NPCs basically had legendary NPC abilities. So, of course, without further exnations, they are all immensely powerful existences, like Ancient Heroic Spirits. Of course, they could only be summoned for 30 seconds and because all four were called at the same time the cooldown timer was 64 hours, but at least for now it didn¡¯t look like a disadvantage. In particr, they were considered by the system as Sang Hyuk¡¯s summons though they were legendary-grade NPCs, so all the effects were amplified by the Magic Armor ¡®ck Sword¡¯ worn by Sang Hyuk. Is that it? By calling out all four people at once, the skill power was amplified by another 80%. In other words, one hit from any of those four, that one hit was as powerful as the final annihtion skill of a real raid monster. kwagwagwagwagwagwagwang! Dudududududududuk! Tamia took on all the aggro in the middle of the deck andpleted her shield wall. Reverse One¡¯s elite users focused their firepower to quickly finish Tamia, but Tamia, who was behind her shield wall, could not be defeated. ¡°Uwooooooo!¡± Tamia took all their attacks and endured it. In the meantime, Crepo jumped in among his enemies and swung his sword. And then an immense number of huge fireballs fell like torrential rain among the forces of Reverse One and detonated with savage fury. In an instant, the deck of the Darkness became a mess. The Rain of Terror and the Sword Dance of Death were incredibly powerful wide-ranged skills. And most cruelly, each technique has been amplified several times. There were more than 500 people gathered on the deck of the Sky-grade Ship, which was cramped so it was almost impossible to avoid it. When these factors merged, savage results came out. 30 seconds¡­¡­ For these 30 seconds the four star of glory NPCs struck with all their power, about 230 Reverse One Elite users were ughtered. That was almost half of the total number. One can only imagine the results of very powerful wide-ranged indiscriminate ughter skills confined into that small area. If there had been any room to dodge, any room at all, then the massacre wouldn¡¯t have been that bad. DD thought Immortal was the one who was confined to a narrow Sky-grade ship, but Sang Hyuk, on the other hand, made it look as if he had lured his enemies into the ughterhouse. Sang Hyuk showed his skill by using the enemy¡¯s own tactics to strike his foes with lethal force. As a matter of fact, normally using attack skills at this level of power must trigger Ragna de. But now, Ragna de did not activate because it was the NPCs summoned by Sang Hyuk who casted those powerful skills, not Sang Hyuk. Now, the situation ispletely reversed. The Reverse One¡¯s forces has been reduced from 500 users to about 280. Another problem was that the battle formation became a mess as all five coalitions lost all, or almost all their top-tier elites. ¡°Kheeuukk¡­..¡± DD looked around with a nk expression as the four NPCs disappeared afterpletely messing over the deck with their unspeakable firepower. None of them had even noticed that the four Stars of Glory were summoned NPCs. ¡°Prepare the battle formation! It¡¯s not over yet!¡± Because he literally wasn¡¯t given the time to think, due to the pressure of being in battle, DD had no choice but to assume that there would be additional attacks. But at least before 64 hours, the stars of glory could not reappear again. It was a very big blow, but Reverse One wasn¡¯t destroyed yet. So they tried to survive by rebuilding their battle formation. However, Sang Hyuk moved first before they rebuilt their battle formation. To be precise, it was the Ink-ck Dragon that moved first. Suddenly, the Ink-ck Dragon was attached tightly to the Darkness. Chchchchchchchchch! The shimmering ck haze from the Ink-ck Dragon poured out like dense smoke. Sang Hyuk triggered ¡®Pitch ck¡¯, the Ink-ck Dragon¡¯s unique skill, immediately following the summoning of the Stars of Glory and the darkness like a starless night fell onto the decks of the Ink-ck Dragon and the Darkness. When ¡°Pitch ck¡± was triggered, the world literally became a ce without light that none of the users from Reverse One had ever seen before. Of course, the users had their own unique abilities, so depending on the individuals, some of them were able to see faintly and some were able to do better than that. Since all of them were elite users, so at least there were no users who couldn¡¯t see anything like a blind man. But, the important thing was that everyone¡¯s vision was severely limited. And¡­concealment detection has been significantly reduced, making it difficult to detect someone using stealth. Again, the problem was that this limited battlefield called the Sky-grade Ship. Pitch ck was a very powerful effect, but it was an easy-to-avoid effect once you left the specified area. In fact, because this skill was so easy to escape, or counter, the system made the effect even more powerful, for the sake of game bnce. But now, the elite users of Reverse One are gathered on the cramped deck of the Darkness so it wasn¡¯t easy to get out of that area. Getting out of the area of effect meant that they would have to retreat back to their Sky-grade Ship, and that was thest thing on their minds. ¡°Don¡¯t panic, stay together! Keep using your Concealment Detection skills¡­¡± DD shouted desperately. But even before the end of his words, the God of Death rose from the depths of their Nightmare. Kwadududuk! ¡°Ugh!¡± The resonating sound in the pitch ck darkness, the night was filled with the death throes of elites. It was a starting signal. At least in this sightless space, the Reaper¡¯s attack could not be avoided or prevented. They couldn¡¯t even break the concealment. Wooduduk, kwaduk, dududuk! In a few seconds, one of Reverse One¡¯s elite users fell every few seconds . No one can see or find the Reaper¡­¡­ even feel its horrid presence. In just a single minute, more than 30 of Reverse One¡¯s elite users fell. And because of that terrifying minute, a savage ¡®fear¡¯ was created. ¡°Rrr, run!¡± Someone shouted, unable to ovee the horror. It didn¡¯t matter who shouted. The important thing was that the cry became a catalyst. The elite users began to flee. This was an instinct to live. It was clear that they would be killed here, so forgetting their pledges, forgetting their promises, they fled to their Sky-grade Ship . ¡°No! Don¡¯t run away! At this time we have to get together and join forces!¡± DD knew that if they ran away with their Sky-grade ship, they would be all over. But DD¡¯s shout was no longer of any avail. The horror that quickly spread throughout the Darkness had devoured all elite users of the Reverse One. Chwaruruk, kwaduk! Kwadududuk! But, the problem was that it was not that easy to escape. The Reaper hunted the fleeing user first. So of course, those close to the harpoon chains were ughtered first. Then the magic cannonball flew from Ink-ck Dragon, and struck the Darkness. Phooooong kwagwagwang! Gye Baek was unable to aim for the exact target because of the Pitch ck¡¯s obscuring effect but he roughly predicted his shot following the harpoon chains. That was enough. It wasn¡¯t easy to escape when the Reaper ughtered and Gye Baek fired a cannon at those clustered at the harpoon, trying to flee. Several users just barely made it across their harpoon chains, but it was only a few of them. Most of them never made it to their Sky-grade Ship¡¯s harpoon chains and were ughtered like sheep. The Reaper, No Sang Hyuk, was going to take this opportunity to put his enemies to a perfect Hades. Not only did Sang Hyuk¡¯s dead enemies lose their important ¡®blessing buffs¡¯, but their Sky-grade Ship would be wrecked, preventing them fromunching their Sky-grade Ships for at least half a year. When that happens, Reverse One would no longer be able topete with the One Guild. In fact,paring the power of Sang Hyuk and Reverse One in this first full scale battle, (disregarding the absurdity ofparing an individual to an army) actually the Reverse One side was slightly more powerful. However, the real result was a one-sided massacre for Sang Hyuk¡¯s side. The reason was simple. The Reverse One was unable to be one¡­.. That ¡®s exactly what led to this result. They could have changed the oue if they had been a single, unified force. But because the seven coalitions were united for a single purpose, with only the promise of shared benefits holding them together, there was no choice but to leave an empty gap between them. That empty gap led to their ughter. The massacrested more than 15 minutes. After that, they were perfectly united and ready to face the Reaper by the time when about 100 people were left, (due to pure instinct for self preservation if nothing else) but too many of their colleagues had already died. 100 people could never stop the God of Death known as Sang Hyuk. * * * * kwagwagwagwagwagwang! The Dark Dragon guild¡¯s Sky-grade Ship, the ck Dragon, started sinking following the huge explosion. It was thest of the seven Sky-grade ships. Sang Hyuk, Gye Baek and Dark Knight rxed their weary bodies and looked at the sinking, burning, wrecked Sky-grade Ships. ¡°Wahhh¡­¡­. This is such an overwhelming victory. Those fellows really¡­..¡± Gye Baek looked at Sang Hyuk with a sincere admiration. Dark Knight¡¯s helm was covering his face so people couldn¡¯t read his face, but seeing his sparkling eyes, people could see that he had a look simr to Gye Baek. ¡°It was possible because they were ipetent.¡± This time, he didn¡¯t say he was lucky. Honestly, it was hard to say that he was lucky. ¡°But, the skill that you used at first¡­..¡± ¡°I¡¯ll exin itter if I get a chance. I know that power was nonsensical¡­. But that skill is something that gives me a headache.¡± Sang Hyuk cut Gye Baek¡¯s words in the middle. Honestly, it didn¡¯t matter for him to exin it, but Sang Hyuk also had no idea why the system had created the Ragna de. When he first got the Ragna de, he was worried about if this was a bugged skill, so he put an inquiry into the game, and the answer was ¡®It was a normal event skill.¡¯ He asked for an exnation of what an ¡°event skill¡± was, but the system didn¡¯t give him an exnation. ¡°I wish I had a skill like that, even with the headache it would be fine.¡± Gye Baek seemed genuinely envious. ¡°Later on¡­. if you know how odd this skill is, you wouldn¡¯t say that.¡± Sang Hyuk said this withughter in his voice. ¡°How odd it is¡­¡­. phew, I don¡¯t know. I can just sit back and enjoy the ride. To be honest, this battle has raised our levels to as much as two. There is nothing sweeter than this.¡± They killed about 700 elite users. The blessing of the Sky-sea has tripled all karma acquisitions over the Sky-sea, so of course the amount of karma obtained through PvP has increased. As a result, Gye Baek, who needed a lot to levels up, climbed two levels and Dark Knight and Sang Hyuk took one level each. Not only that, they also received a unique-grade title, which didn¡¯t mean too much for Sang Hyuk, but it was a very good one for Gye Baek and Dark Knight. But, the real profit was something else. Lots of items were dropped by the 700 elite users ughtered. The items dropped were gorgeous befitting elite users. Author¡¯s Notes: Thepleted star of glory [special item] Star shaped gem emitting four colors of light. A very special gem made up of the four luminous stars of glory (Egray, Pokin, Crepo, Tamia) with mystical powers. [Basic Effect] None. [Special Skill] 1) Magician of Glory ¡®Egray¡¯ [Summon Egray to invoke the 8th grade magic ¡°The Rain of Fire¡± in the desired area. Summoning duration 30 seconds.] 2) Priest of Glory ¡®Pokin¡¯ [Summon Pokin to use recovery magic ¡°Light of Glory¡± once every 10 seconds to remove all status anomalies and instantly regenerate 10% of the maximum health for you and allies. Summoning duration 40 seconds.] 3) Warrior of Glory ¡®Crepo¡¯ [Summon Crepo to dance the ¡°Sword Dance of Death¡±. Summoning duration 30 seconds.] 4) Knight of Glory ¡®Tamia¡¯ [Summon Tamia to build a ¡°wall of shield¡±. Summoning duration 30 seconds.] <¨C> The effect of ring of fate (level 5) doubles the Wall of Shield duration and restores half percent health per second from the moment the Wall of Shield is built. [Precautions] ¨C All skills share the cooldown time with each other. ¨C Cooldown time 1 hour. ¨C However, summoning two at the same time increases the cooldown time to four hours and summoning three at the same time increases it to 16 hours. Thest, summoning four at the same time increases it to 64 hours. Chapter 148 [Episode 76] All of them to Hades 1 ¨C End Edited by Userunfriendly Chapter 149 - [Episode 76] All of them to Hades! 2 Chapter 149 [Episode 76] All of them to Hades! 2 ¡°Let¡¯s go to the next safe area before we look at the items.¡± Sang Hyuk smiled cheerfully as he gazed at the items that used to be piled up on the deck of the Dark Dragon. Gye Baek began to put them into the Ink-ck Dragon¡¯s warehouse, and Sang Hyuk grabbed the steering key and they moved away from the fierce battlefield to the next Sky Ind. This time, the honor to be the first to choose the items, was obviously for Sang Hyuk. Gye Baek and Dark Knight had noints about this distribution, and the reason was simple. The criteria for Sang Hyuk¡¯s selection of items were unimaginably high by Gye Baek and Dark Knight¡¯s standards, so actually just by sharing what Sang Hyuk has left for the both of them was more than enough. This time too it was the same again. Sang Hyuk picked out only three of the numerous items dropped by Reverse One¡¯s elite users. All three were unique items, but they were items which were useful for Sang Hyuk. However, this item was the most important among them. Twilight Dagger [Unique] ¨C Dagger that connects the sun and moon. It can be obtained at a very low probability from normal monsters, which appears between the day and night. [Basic Stats] Vitality +10 [Special Stats] All defense properties increases by 10%. [Special Effects] [Special Details] Sky and Earth, Light and Shadow (Deactivated) Sang Hyuk has been looking for this Twilight Dagger for a long time and now he¡¯s finally found it. All three items needed to be assembled to create the ¡®The Key to the Temple of the Seven Dragons¡¯. He was relieved and happy. The Temple of the Seven Dragons was known to be in the Middle Layer, so if he had obtained the Twilight Daggerter, he would have had to go back to the Middle Layer to enter the Temple of the Seven Dragons. [Universe Dagger, Twilight Dagger and Yin-Yang Copper Mirror are all collected. You canbine these three items to create a new item. Would you like tobine? (Y/N)] When he took out all three items, he heard the system message. The Universe Dagger has long been filled with universe force and the Yin-Yang Copper Mirror has been fed enough Magic Stones to fill the yin and yang forces. The Twilight Dagger connected the Universe Dagger and Yin-Yang Copper Mirror, so there were no prerequisite conditions for its use. Sang Hyuk chose ¡®YES¡¯ without hesitation. Jiiiiiiiing, sh! With his choice, The Key to the Temple of the Seven Dragons was finally created. The Key to the Temple of the Seven Dragons [Event] ¨C The key that can open the Temple of the Seven Dragons, the temple where seven dragons sleep, each of a different type. Every day of the week, a different dragon appears. Although they are the ¡®Jewel Dragons¡¯ which have a lower rating than ¡®colored dragons¡¯, but regardless, dragons are dragons which are power incarnate. [Basic Stats] None [Special Details] When you inject magic into this small essory shaped like a sword, the sword glows and the tip points to the ce where the Temple of the Seven Dragons is hidden. The closer the distance to the temple, the brighter it shines. (Only works in the Middle Layer) ¡°Good!¡± Sang Hyuk, the creator of the Key to the Temple of the Seven Dragons, smiled happily and nodded. As a test, he ced the sword on his palm and injected the magic, and the sword floated up slightly, pointing to a specific direction and shining a light. ¡®The distance is still quite far.¡¯ After Sang Hyuk confirmed that the Key to the Temple of the Seven Dragons worked well, he put the sword in his virtual bag. * * * * Kwang! ¡°I said to find him NOW!¡± A man mmed his fist on his desk in rage. ¡°I¡¯m sorry. But the environment is different from what it used to be that things are much more difficult.¡± Ten years ago, it was easy to solve something even more difficult. Even a murder contract was not impossible. But in 10 years, South Korea and China have been changed a lot. South Korea has transformed after the massive scandal involving the President in 2017. The next government substantially reformed the Office of the Attorney General, followed by the national police. Originally, South Korea had the best internal security in the world but with these often drastic reforms, it was really different. In addition, China has improved a lot over the past decade, especially as rtions with South Korea have gotten better, and in areas such as anti-smuggling and joint investigations have be considerably tighter. As a result, it is now much harder to buy people with money. ¡°Do you think I don¡¯t know that the world has changed? But I didn¡¯t ask you to kill him, I just asked you to find him. It¡¯s okay to pay more money just to break only one of his arms or one of his legs¡­ and is that so hard to do?¡± The man didn¡¯t even think this was serious in the first ce. Ten years ago, his position was less secure, and there was a real danger he could have been hit by a bacsh, but that was then, this is now. And frankly, no matter how angry he was, it happened inside a game, and he had no intention of making it more dangerous to himself in real life like the tail wagging the dog. No matter how despicable Chen Kai was, he was not a man who would risk himself to that extent. All he wanted was minimal retribution. This was the only way his mind could be at ease¡­He intended to do the minimum retribution for his satisfaction. But, even that didn¡¯t go as he wanted. ¡°The people who will do that sort of thing, I have been saving their contact information for a long time now, and I have put together all the scenarios¡­. but the problem is that the target cannot be identified.¡± ¡°Did you ask a professional hacker?¡± ¡°I asked him, but as you know, not many facts about him have been made public¡­. And if you are talking about breaking into Raon Soft, this is impossible because even the world¡¯srgest hacker group has officially giving up on prating their security¡­there are too many difficulties.¡± The money was enough, but there was no one he could pay and get the job done. ¡°Hmmmm¡­¡­¡± The man no, the Lord of the Red Blood, sat back in his chair frowning at the impression that Sang Hyuk was invulnerable. ¡°There is nothing to be done.¡± Chen Kai was a businessman who had a veryrge real estate business in China. He tended to believe that everything could be solved by money, because his wealth was almost equal to a conglomerate¡¯s assets. ¡°Should I continue to investigate?¡± ¡°Of course! Bring me the results whatever you get!¡± Chen Kai sat down and turning his chair. ¡®[emailprotected]it, the old days when money can do anything was so good¡­¡­¡¯ Chen Kai, the lord of the Red Blood, felt very bad. He may have a lot of money, but he was definitely scum. The seven giant unions or guilds in Reverse One suffered a massive blow which is hard to exin. They all lost the Blessings of the Sky-sea effects. In order to survive even a little bit in the Continent of the Sun, they had to level up as fast as they could in the Middle Layer. When they arrived at the Continent of the Sun without properly leveling up in Middle Layer, they would have to be satisfied with just arriving, but in order to survive on the Continent of the Sun, they would have to go back down to Treenark or the Middle Layer and level up to a certain level. And they also lost the Sky-grade ships. Of course, they didn¡¯t lose it forever, but actually it can be said they lost them because their fleet won¡¯t get out of the spirit virtual space for about half a year. Other than that,pared to the previous two, losing items or karma was trivial. Rather, the bigger blow was the loss of their ¡®Confidence¡¯. It was shocking and traumatic one-sided defeat. If it was like this, it seemed difficult for Reverse One to continue. Of course, DD, who has a will of iron, was actively trying to prevent the dismantling of Reverse One, but no matter how hard he tried, the limits were clear. The good news was that the power of the sevenrgest coalitions waspletely different from the usual standards. They each had a great foundation on the real world beyond the game, so even though they had fallen into hell, but their guilds were not broken. Rather, when they fell to the bottom, they increased their investments towards the game. The strong will of the Reverse One¡¯s guilds was unlike the other guilds that had crumbled apart after dealing with the One Guild. Sang Hyuk would consider the Seven Giant Alliances like cockroaches, but this was one of their abilities. All seven coalitions discarded the Sky-grade Ships which werepletely wrecked and had to stay in spirit virtual space as they are and rushed to produce new Sky-grade ships. And even though they lost the Blessings of the Sky-sea, they were not frustrated because they still got some of the experience they needed from the Middle Layer and learned some important tips. They once again organized the fleet. Of course, this time, they didn¡¯t configure the fleet solely for the purpose of catching up with the One Guild. Because first of all, Reverse One had to live, so the first thing to do was to recover from the blow struck this time however you can. DD¡¯s Dark Dragon was the only one to protest the decision. No matter how much influence DD had in the major decisions in Reverse One, he couldn¡¯t do it this time. However, it was not possible to leave Reverse One. In the end, DD realized that he had no choice but to step down and quietly disagree. * * * * Team Rush who smashed Reverse One, their onlypetitor, was still sailing smoothly, even though they had entered the windless zone. Obviously the Sky Whales and pirates from the windless zone were powerful, but not only did they have enough experience, but they also leveled up and earned titles and items, which were much stronger than expected. Sang Hyuk still showed the strength that destroysmon sense while Gye Baek and Dark Knight also demonstrated the world-ss abilities and they proved that they were good enough to be members of Team Rush. Of course, if they sail through the windless zone and enter the storm zone, even if they are the team Rush, they would have to stay alert, but they only needed to worry when the time came. Anyway to pass through the windless zone, they would take at least a month or more. ¡°Coming to South Korea you said?¡± Gye Baek looked at Dark Knight with a surprised look. [Yeah, I wanted toe sincest time.] (TL Note: He used the informal speech.) Now Dark Knight, Gye Baek and Sang Hyuk have be good friends and have hadfortable conversations with each other. Especially since Dark Knight became good friends, he spoke more than he did before. ¡°Are youing for a short vacation?¡± [You can say it¡¯s a long vacation. ] ¡°Wow, great! The three of us have to get some beer and chicken when youe.¡± Gye Baek was excited because Dark Knight wasing. ¡°When will youe? Should I pick you up at the airport?¡± [The day after tomorrow. Pickup is ok. I¡¯ll contact you after I unpack my luggage. And¡­¡­.] Dark Knight seemed to have something more to say, but he stopped talking in the middle. ¡°Huh? And what?¡± [No, just don¡¯t get surprised when we meetter.] ¡°Pfftt, why should we be surprised when we meet up?¡± [Alright, that¡¯s it.] Dark Knight nodded at Gye Baek¡¯s words and answered. ¡°Have a safe trip. And that day, let¡¯s just take a break and let¡¯s get together and rx.¡± Since Sang Hyuk also epted Gye Baek and Dark Knight as friends so he wanted to chat with them all night while having drinks. ¡°Then we definitely have to get the next port before the day after tomorrow. Immortal, what are you doing? Step on it!¡± Gye Baekughed cheerfully and shouted. And Sang Hyuk, likewise, smiled and floored the elerator. Being with trusted friends. That was a really fun thing. Chapter 149 [Episode 76] All of them to Hades! 2 ¨C End Edited by Userunfriendly Chapter 150 - [Episode 77] She, not he Chapter 150 [Episode 77] She, not he @She, not he. Sang Hyuk¡¯s group worked hard to speed their arrive at the next Sky Ind before the Dark Knight departed for South Korea. The theme of each Sky Ind varies, and this Sky Ind was a ce that was reminiscent of a Sauna. In fact, the average temperature on the ind was around 47 degrees Celsius (ED: 117 degrees Fahrenheit), that if it was in the real world, there would be lots of people dying because of heat prostration and dehydration. However, because they had special abilities in the game, they could endure it. But, their perception of heat remained untouched. Sang Hyuk whose resistances were significantly higher than the average user, did not feel much of the heat because he had endothermic items and skills (TL Note: the mechanism by which the body temperature is regted regardless of external temperature.), but Gye Baek and Dark Knight struggled, because their vitality and health was reduced even when they were standing still. It was clear that it was not unbearable. It was asionally a breathtakingly painful heat that made one question whether or not the pain control system was working, but when they tried to bear it, they could hold it as much as they wanted. However, if they moved vigorously in this state, then it could be a little daunting. The Sky Inds constantly harassed users in this way. In fact, Gye Baek and Dark Knight have gone through numerous Sky Inds with Sang Hyuk and they were tested to their limits many times, unlike how it was on Treenark. But, they always managed to break through their limits and grew. All of this was due to Sang Hyuk, who always led the way as if there were no limits. At least until the middleyer, there were no challenges for Gye Baek and Dark Knight. It merely felt so easy before because Sang Hyuk had such an overwhelming power. Of course, Sang Hyuk always said that their destination was the hard part. Gye Baek and Dark Knight thought that if everything Sang Hyuk said was true then the ¡®Continent of the Sun¡¯ was clearly a nonsensical ce. Not only are there savagely high leveled NPCs, the Sun People also behaved like real users because the level of their ¡°artificial intelligence¡± waspletely different. Considering the extreme difficulty and the inhabitants that were ¡°monstrously powerful¡± then it should have been called the ¡°Instant Dungeon of the Sun¡± not the ¡°Continent of the Sun¡±. Sang Hyuk, who knew this very well because of his past experience, was thinking about grinding his level to 80 or higher in the Middle Layer. Currently, Sang Hyuk has reached level 61 and he is finally out of the level-up congestion zone that was like he11. Gye Baek and Dark Knight each reached level 59 and 58. Sang Hyuk, who was level 61, was able to open the awakening slot. The awakening slot was a significant aid in developing his character. There was a big difference between having the awakening slot and not. And since he is out of the level-up congestion zone, he would be able to speed level. The next level-up congestion zone appeared at level 99, so there was no need to worry about it right away. Team Rush who finished the 7th Sky Ind called ¡®The Ind of zing me¡¯ and decided to stay here for four days for a unity rally (TL Note: a rally to strengthen the unity of a group) and rxation. They decided to go to the same VR room and y the Blue Sky Sailing Route quest after Dark Knight arrived in South Korea. Sang Hyuk, who ended the connection, began editing therge-scale field PvP footage from the Sky-sea as he had spare time. The result of the battle that smashed the Reverse One fleet was superb, but unfortunately the video was a mess. Sang Hyuk had taped most of his battle footage in shadow while he was under Concealment. Somehow he couldn¡¯t get the picture right. The part where the four legendary NPCs wiped out his enemies and Sang Hyuk using the Ragna de to create an immense hole in the Sky-Sea, and causing a gigantic whirlpool obviously were far too controversial and shocking to be released. In the end, Sang Hyuk cut both parts and just spliced the moderately watchable videos together. And for the finale he showed how the sixrge Sky-grade ship exploded in turn then sank. ¡®What should be the title? Hmmm¡­. the Ink ck Dragon¡¯s Great Victory. This would be ok, right?¡¯ Sang Hyuk put ¡®The Ink ck Dragon¡¯s Great Victory¡¯ as the title to the video and saved it. This video was intended to be used as content for Channel One. The poprity of the Live Channel One, which had dropped to fourth ce, was on the verge of bing number one again when it started broadcasting the authentic ¡®Middle Layer Q&A¡¯. If the Ink ck Dragon¡¯s Great Victory is released in this situation then it didn¡¯t seem very difficult to reach first ce. Rather, he was more concerned with the offline tournament schedule than the live channel. With their schedule in the Middle Layer so tight, it was a bigger problem to lose time to participate in LGN¡¯s ¡°EL Tournament¡¯, which was only a month away. The EL Revolution¡¯s own online preliminaries were easy to break through but it was time-consuming for the offline tournament because he had to take time away and visit the station directly. ¡®There is no other way, I have to ask for Gye Baek and Dark Knight¡¯s understanding to take a day or two off the voyage.¡¯ No matter how much he thought, he had to get their permission. Sang Hyuk, who had finished everything including the video, took a shower and closed his eyes after he satisfied his hunger with a few high-nutrition energy bars. Although today was an official day off for Team Rush, Sang Hyuk didn¡¯t sleep in. It has now be his habit to have only about two or three hours of sleep per night, so even with this little sleep he didn¡¯t feel tired.. It turns out that essing the Dream Network from a capsule was somewhat simr to Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep, so he didn¡¯t feel tired even with only a few hours of sleep. Extreme DN users only slept two hours a day, but the results of the study showed that even these atypical users had no significant health problems. Sang Hyuk, who slept briefly and woke up, as always did some stretching, swung his wooden sword and worked on his forms. ¡®Aftering back to the past, the three things I¡¯ve changed about my life that worked out the best, learning kendo is one of them.¡¯ Sang Hyuk, who sweated enough, nodded with a refreshed expression. At first, learning kendo started as a simple idea of feeling what it was like to move a sword in real life while raising his health, but as he continued on, he felt as if he was strengthening not only his body but also his mind through the sword-wielding movements. He felt like he was literally training his body and mind to develop his ¡®Center¡¯, so he persistently swung his sword without missing a day. Sang Hyuk, whopleted his morning workout, essed EL and enjoyed a few games of EL Revolution. EL Revolution which wasunched its full service a month ago, was created with the rank system. However, Sang Hyuk didn¡¯t y ranked games on purpose. Sang Hyuk knew better than anyone how horribly obsessive he was. He had never been able to find a hobby right for him so he thought to spend the unavoidable downtimes while exploring the Middle Layer by ying the ranking games. So, he didn¡¯t y for rank and only yed the normal game while waiting on Gye Baek and Dark Knight¡¯s schedules. These days, Sang Hyuk has been obsessed with the limited mode, which he had not enjoyed in his past life. The limited mode, which made him put away all the advantages he gained from the main server andpete purely with his own skill, gave Sang Hyuk a great deal of enjoyment. Sang Hyuk thought that the more he yed limited mode, the more suitable it was for E-sports. There was only the unlimited mode in his previous life, so it became a mainstream E-sport, but events this life seemed to have gone totally differently. This was purely Sang Hyuk¡¯s personal, subjective judgement, but he had fairly high skills inparison to his previous life. The funny thing was that in limited mode, Sang Hyuk also suffered defeats. In unlimited mode, he continued his undefeated record as an irresistible invincible dominating force, but in limited mode he had been defeated three times. Because there were 220 victories, the winning rate was approximately 99%. In fact, it meant that he was almost impossible to beat. However, these three defeat rather fired Sang Hyuk¡¯spetitive nature. ¡®The world is wide and there are a lot of monsters.¡¯ These were the words Sang Hyuk heard the most when he tripped up hard on E-sportpetitions in his previous life. And recently, Sang Hyuk confirmed once again that the words were not wrong. * * * * The Dark Knight arrived in South Korea. Gye baek and Sang Hyuk did not pick him up, but instead they came to meet him in the hotel he stayed on. There was no Dream Network connection in the three people¡¯s schedule. It was the first time the three had met, so they were going to eat a delicious meal, grab a drink, and chat, as people do when they meet for the first time in real life. At least¡­ everything was fine right before Dark Knight, who received Gye Baek¡¯s text, waved his hand. ¡°Hey¡­. I¡¯d understand if he came with a mask and sunsses¡­.am I wrong? I am somehow seeing wrong, right?¡± Gye Baek stared at Dark Knight who is waving his hand toward him, and spoke with a nk expression. ¡°¡­. I don¡¯t think you are seeing wrong.¡± The same happened to Sang Hyuk who was surprised. ¡°How do you do?¡± Dark Knight, no, a woman wearing a hat, sunsses and a surgical mask, spoke Korean clearly with careful pronunciation. She had mentioned that after she had met Sang Hyuk and Gye Baek in EL, she had started learning Korean in real life, and it seemed that this was not a lie. The problem was Dark Knight¡¯s gender. ¡°You, you¡­.are a woman?¡± Gye Baek still looked looked like he couldn¡¯t believe it. ¡°This is why you told us to not be surprised.¡± Sang Hyuk could understand now why Dark Knight had said that. [Sorry, I tried to say it, but I missed the timing.] Dark Knight¡¯s Koreannguage skill was very good, so she had noticed most of what Gye Baek and Sang Hyuk said, but she apologized using the trantion function of her smartphone because listening and speaking are a little bit different. ¡°Ah, this is embarrassing. I¡¯ve said a lot of puns and dirty jokes in front of you all this time¡­¡­.¡± Gye Baek looked like he was going to kick his nket for the rest of his life. (TL Note: nket kick refers to a situation when someone lies on the bed to sleep, but suddenly remembers an embarrassing moment so he or she kicks the nket out of shame.) This was understandable because Gye Baek had been joking around all the time because he was like that. [I also like such jokes too.] Dark Knight tried tofort Gye Baek, but the more she did, the gloomier Gye Baek¡¯s face became. ¡°I don¡¯t think gender will affect our rtionships, but you should have told us before.¡± Sang Hyuk had no intention of scolding her. He was just a little surprised. [Sorry. This part is my fault.] ¡°Hyuu, let aside that you are a girl, but are you a criminal who is on the wanted list? Why are you so tightly wrapped up?¡± [I¡¯m not a criminal, but the situation was a bit¡­..] Dark Knight, carefully took off her sunsses, lowered her mask to show her face after looking around. As soon as she revealed her face, Gye Baek¡¯s face changed dramatically. His eyes got bigger as if they were popping out of their sockets, and his mouth was half-open. He seemed so surprised that he couldn¡¯t even say anything. ¡°Le, Le¡­ah Collin?¡± Gye Baek recognized Dark Knight, no, Leah. Of course, Sang Hyuk had no idea who Leah Collin was. If Sang Hyuk was a normal person, he would have known who Leah Collin is, but he was a little different from the average person. His interest was only in the game, so his knowledge of the ¡°other side¡± (Real Life) was almost non-existent. ¡°Leah Collin? Who is that?¡± Sang Hyuk murmured as he shook his head. ¡°Hey, you don¡¯t know Leah Collin? The strongest in the world and at the same time the most beautiful babe in the world. Leah Collin A.K.A The Iron Rose! You don¡¯t know her?¡± ¡°Yeah, I don¡¯t.¡± At Sang Hyuk¡¯s very remarkable reply, Gye Baek had an absurd look on his face and Collin wasughing while holding her stomach finding them very funny. [Aigoo, Iughed so much I¡¯m hungry. Let¡¯s get some food first.] (TL Note: Aigoo is kind of exmation. It can be used in a bad situation or funny situation like this.)(ED Note: Using Aigoo also identifies you as a member of the older generation, or you took Koreannguage sses from someone of that generation.) Leah wore her sunsses and mask again then grabbed both of their hands. ¡°Waa, look at this ogre-like power!¡± Gye Baek didn¡¯t forget to joke even at this moment. And Sang Hyuk still shook his head and wondered who Leah Collin was. Although her gender and identity were revealed, Gye Baek and Sang Hyuk treated her the same way as before. For them, Leah was still Dark Knight, Aspice as always, not an SFC(Super Fighting Championship) martial arts champion and a popr media star and world famous beauty. Leah liked this. This was exactly what she wanted in the first ce. Dark Knight became a she, not he. Chapter 150 [Episode 77] She, not he ¨C End Editor¡¯s Notes: Leah Collin was first mentioned in chapter 75. Chamber, the first trantor, referred to her as ¡°Reah Collin¡±. Both the trantor and I agree that ¡°Leah¡± is a much more likely American name, and since the Machine TransLation uses ¡°Leah¡±, and we like it better, that¡¯s what we¡¯ll go with. Editor: Userunfriendly Chapter 151 - Episode 78] EL Tournament 1 Chapter 151 [Episode 78] EL Tournament 1 @ EL Tournament. Leah Collin was a world famous figure. Even if she didn¡¯t like martial arts, there were dozens ofmercials around the world, and there was even a movie that was hugely popr internationally. As a result, she was more famous than hollywood stars. So even in Korea, she couldn¡¯t just take off her sunsses and mask while wandering around. Eventually, the three of them were forced to hide in Sang Hyuk¡¯s officetel, they ate and drank from various delivery services and bought beer and snacks at the convenience stores. ¡°I really want to treat you to really delicious food¡­ sorry.¡± Sang Hyuk scratched his head and felt awkward. [It¡¯s okay. Rather, I¡¯m sorry. We can¡¯t go because of me¡­.] ¡°Well, it¡¯s not our fault. By the way, is it okay to talkfortably like this? I didn¡¯t know your age but since now I know¡­.. I mean if you want it, we can serve you politely as a noona.¡± (TL note: Noona: big sister, for a younger man in calling the older woman. To serve means to speak more politely and conscious of the manner of the younger person to an older person.) Gye Baek looked at Leah with a cautious expression and asked. Leah is 27 years old. And Gye Baek and Sang Hyuk were 23 years old. Of course, Leah was really a noona in Korea. [I¡¯mfortable with this. I like having friends more than younger brothers.] ¡°Alright. Then we clearly have decided to be friends. I won¡¯t go there in the future.¡± Because it was the rtionshiping from the DN world, where things like age were not very meaningful anyway so four years difference was not a big deal. ¡°But do you like the food?¡± Leah, who is a pure American, had a lot of unfamiliarity with the delivery food. Even though it was good, better than what you¡¯d expect for takeout , Sang Hyuk was worried that it wasn¡¯t good enough for a guest from far away. [The best! It¡¯s not a lie, howe all the food is so yummy? I have to stay in Korea longer because of the food. ] In fact, Leah had a very pleased expression, with jokbal (pig feet) in one hand and a piece of marinated fried chicken in the other. It was the first time the three of them met in reality not in EL, but within a few hours, they were able to get along as well as they normally did in Eternal Life. Team Rush, who were united in reality, not in just inside Dream Network, spent three days eating, drinking, chatting and ying around, as if they were trying to make sure that they weren¡¯t just friends in EL only. At least in these 3 days, they don¡¯t worry about anything else. Of course, in the process of eating, drinking and ying, it was also given that the three of them would ess EL and y together. They found a quiet VR room and solved the Blue Sky Sailing Route quest on me Ind. But, they did not sail. It was difficult to disconnect when the Sky-grade ship wasunched on the Sky-sea, at least the three were scheduled to not start sailing while they were together in reality. In the end, four more days after that, they finished their week off and getting to know each other. Only then as they had vacationed enough, they decided to resume their voyage. They enjoyed ying in real life, but they also enjoyed ying in EL as much, so it was time to get back to work. However¡­. as they decided to go back in the game, Leah, who was nning to stay in Korea a bit longer, had a problem. The hotel she stayed in was a luxury hotel, but due to a number of privacy concerns, she was unable to install a DN capsule in her room. This was a legal matter, so even if she is Leah, it was a problem she could not solve. But it was nonsense for her to use a public VR room. Currently she unofficially came to Korea without letting anyone know, so it could be a lot of trouble when it is revealed that she was in Korea. Actually, in one sense, this problem was easily solved. Leah, being Leah, solved this problem in the easiest way, except for all theplicated arrangements and orders. The key to solve the problem was simple logic, since it was not possible to install it in the hotel, then she could install it elsewhere, in another ce where it was permitted. Of course, it was not that Leah didn¡¯t have any money, so it was enough to just buy or rent a suitable ce. But to do that, she has to do real estate transactions, and that could be a hassle. So¡­¡­.. she arranged a suitable ce in a different way other than buying or renting. Wiiiiiiing. The DN capsule which finished thest inspection, went into standby mode. And Leah, who was looking at it, had a satisfied expression. [It¡¯s newer than the one I used in America, so it¡¯s a bit like my Virtual Reality Ability has gone up.] She used the VRA measurement programs to check her senses, including her reaction speed. Thetest high-end capsule was definitely her favorite. ¡°I¡¯m d you liked it¡­¡­. Is it really not ufortable?¡± The ce where she installed the capsule. That ce was surprisingly Sang Hyuk¡¯s officetel. The Officetel in Ilsan, where Sang Hyuk lives, was of course spacious because it was a luxury suite. As a result, there were a few rooms that were left vacant by Sang Hyuk who lived alone. Leah installed the capsule in one of those empty rooms. [I¡¯m okay. Rather, I¡¯m worried about you. Honestly, I was grateful you propose this first, but now I think I¡¯ve epted it without thinking.] ¡°I¡¯m fine too. Honestly, it would be impossible to do real estate transaction with your real name. And in the end, things will getplicated¡­..so it¡¯s a good idea to solve it simply this way.¡± [Okay! Then I¡¯ll try my best to not be a bother. I can do house chores better than you think. So, you just got a housekeeper who moved in and works here.] ¡°Wow, making Leah Collin a housekeeper? Nope. There is not much to do here since I don¡¯t have a lot of things, so don¡¯t worry.¡± Now Sang Hyuk know how famous Leah is. He couldn¡¯t not know because Leah Collin¡¯s name was on the inte endlessly. And anyway, Sang Hyuk knew that Leah would only stay in Korea for a month or two, then return to the US, so he thought that even if he was ufortable, he would be able to stand it for that long. [Great, so I¡¯ll stay as if it is my house.] Leah unexpectedly was a very easy-going person. It was as if EL¡¯s Dark Knight was Leah¡¯s other personality. Leah staying there asfortable as she said. And Sang Hyuk didn¡¯t think Leah was difficult and treated her like a really long-time friend. It was Sang Hyuk who learned about Leah¡¯s fame only after searching the inte, so there was no reason to think that she had a difficult personality. For Sang Hyuk, Leah was just a precious colleague and friend who was on the same frequency as him. In particr, Sang Hyuk was exercising with Leah every morning while learning things about her. It was natural for the two of them to work out together in the morning. Sang Hyuk always worked out with his kendo sword every morning and Leah also had a lifelong habit of waking up in the morning and doing yoga. As a result, the two of them were naturally exercising together in the morning. And when they worked out together, they talked about a lot of things and in the process, Sang Hyuk got tips on various ways to exercise from Leah. Leah, a top-notch professional martial artist, had a lot to teach. Sang Hyuk, who had only trained himself through kendo, was able to open his eyes to another world, the world of martial arts through Leah and had fun. If Sang Hyuk was enjoying learning new things, Leah was getting into teaching. She had never taught anyone before, and while teaching Sang Hyuk, she got a kick out of watching him grow. Of course, this position changed in the game, where Sang Hyuk was the teacher and Leah the student, but the two of them had a great time pushing and pulling each other. (TL Note: I feel the romanticism in the air by the words of ¡®pushing and pulling¡¯.)(ED Note: Or at least the sexual tension¡­.) * * * * Time quickly passed and Team Rush, who rested for a week, sailed really hard on the Sky-sea for the next three weeks. As a result, they were able to reach the 108th Sky Ind, ¡®The Quake Lava Ind¡¯. And Team Rush decided to take another four-day break on the ind. The decision to rest was not bad in many ways, as there was a feeling of being a little overwhelmed for the past three weeks, as well as Sang Hyuk¡¯s participation in the offlinepetition. LGN was scheduled to officiallyunch the EL Pro League exactly two weeks after the end of the EL Tournament. The original n was tounch it in the form of a team league, but due to several issues, the decision was made to begin with opening the league in the form of tournaments with multiple professional teams. ¡°Ah, this is the disappointing part.¡± Jang Minho, who is now no longer an EL expert but amentator for LGN, looked at the screen and felt sorry. ¡°I¡¯m not sure, but did yer Kingstar make a mistake a little while ago?¡± The caster was of course Jeon Yongmin. ¡°It¡¯s a bit ambiguous. Obviously, Kingstar¡¯s selection wasn¡¯t a bad one¡­¡­..but I think he missed a chance to take a shot. If he didn¡¯t back down, but rather if he moved forward and fought back, it may have changed the result.¡± Jang Minho may not be good at ying, but at least his eyes were very sharp. He has analyzed numerous EL videos and his analysis was known for being very urate and dispassionate. ¡°I see. After all, Krai eventually won the set and advance to the final with 3:2 set score.¡± ¡°Krai¡¯s performance is definitely excellent. In particr, this yer has increased his skills since joining the pro game team Daehyun Fighters. Krai has the potential to be one of Daehyun¡¯s aces in the future.¡± The honest evaluation of Jang Minho. Originally, Jang Minho was famous for his honesty and integrity. Of course, there were users who tried to suck up to Jang Minho, but no one held that against Jang Minho because those users were always shut out. ¡°Well, the next game is¡­.. the one that lots of people have been waiting for.¡± ¡°Yes, it¡¯s a very exciting game for me personally.¡± ¡°This is the match between the strongest EL yer who nicknames are legion¡­¡­Undefeated, Invincible, King of Victories¡­.. There are so many nicknames, ¡®the Immortal¡¯ with Master K, who is also one of the best yers in the world.¡± ¡°Honestly, I feel sorry for Master K, but this is the finale of the EL Tournament. I don¡¯t need to say anything since he is the Immortal, so I¡¯ll skip it. I¡¯d rather focus on his opponent, Master K. Who is this yer? Isn¡¯t he actually one of the top DN pro-gamers, who was the absolute best of the Sword and Magic Arena League and he was also the strongest of Fantasy Tekken? Although he didn¡¯t get much attention in the EL main server because he joined sote in the game, but he¡¯s in the spotlight since the EL Revolution released.¡± ¡°He¡¯s been a regr in the finals of many of the games I¡¯ve yed.¡± ¡°Yes, that¡¯s right. It may be nonsense that such a top pro-gamer ispeting in the EL Tournament. He hasn¡¯t joined a professional game team as he hasn¡¯t shown much on EL main server side yet, and of course he will show it in thispetition, but thanks to him, it allows us to actually see the match that covering the strongest of EL. Especially because of the fact that these two yers join the limited mode and that¡¯s what makes the audience so excited.¡± Jang Minho was more excited than usual. The Immortal knew everyone, all the exceptional yers including those who had yet to be exceptional, because of his ¡°second life¡±. And the Immortal, he too was a fan of Kim Junyoung. Sang Hyuk sat in the waiting room and quietly closed his eyes, he smiled as he listened to the voices of Jeon Yongmin and Jang Minho from the outside. ¡°Interesting. I will really have a match with Kim Junyoung¡­¡­¡± Of course, Sang Hyuk knew Master K. He didn¡¯t just merely know Master K but he knew that person very well. Chapter 151 [Episode 78] EL Tournament 1 ¨C End Editor: Userunfriendly Chapter 152 - [Episode 78] EL Tournament 2 Chapter 152 [Episode 78] EL Tournament 2 Kim Junyoung was an active pro-gamer up until the time Sang Hyuk became a director. And Sang Hyuk was frustrated four times because of him, losing his chance to win the EL Championship. The nickname given to Sang Hyuk as a four time runner-up¡­. Kong Line. (TL note: Kong Line refers to Hong Jinho, Korean pro-gamer, who was also a runner up multiple times. His nickname is Kong. So, people who were always the runner up is at the same line with him, cing them on the Kong Line.) Of course, in the end after that he won the Unification Championship, but unfortunately, he was able to win only because Kim Junyoung retired that year. Kim Junyoung, who had beaten brilliant, young and hungry pro-gamers even when he was over 30, said he wasn¡¯t retiring because of his skills, but that he was retiring because the game wasn¡¯t fun anymore. For your information, Kim Junyoung was two years younger than Sang Hyuk, but he had been a Dream Network pro-gamer since he was 16 years old. In his previous life, Kim Junyoung was the immovable mountain that Sang Hyuk had never been able to surpass. No, he was the Great Mawang (Devil King) who remained undefeated by not only Sang Hyuk, but also all the other pro-gamers and Game Teams, not even once. Kim Junyoung fans won¡¯t think so, but Sang Hyuk thought that Kim Junyoung was WAY too full of himself. Sang Hyuk went on stage and entered his booth. He was familiar with being on a stage, but Kim Junyoung, who looked so much younger than he remembered, just stood there. ¡®Every time I was defeated by you while I was a director¡­. honestly, I¡¯ve always dreamed of this.¡¯ I wanted to beat him because I was frustrated. That¡¯s what Sang Hyuk remembered. But the opportunity came in this life. The opportunity happened even faster than he thought possible. ¡®In my previous life, even if it was Kim Junyoung, he couldn¡¯t go beyond the limits of how many hours he¡¯s actually yed EL, so he didn¡¯t have much skill at this point¡­.. Also, as this new limited mode has appeared, the conditions have changed.¡¯ Kim Junyoung had already been the best in two other games before EL, but that¡¯s why he started EL, in which one¡¯s starting time was important, a long time after the other professionals. In fact, at the moment Kim Junyoung¡¯s level in the main server was just 50. Not only the equipment, but also his titles were not very good. In his previous life, Kim Junyoung started to shine as an EL pro-gamer after the release of the second dimension. The release of the second dimension, no matter how fast the time flow in the game, would obviously take a long time. That¡¯s why it makes sense that he came to this tournament without any affiliation. Considering the weight of his name, no matter how much of a noob he is right now, he would be able to join the professional gaming team of arge corporation, but Kim Junyoung didn¡¯t really like ambiguous things like that. Kim Junyoung, who likes to make everything clear, wanted to make it to the finals on his own and then win as an amateur. Then, when he searched for a pro gamer team to join, everything would be as Kim Junyoung wanted. ¡®Am I going to be recorded on the Royal Road as an amateur? But will it happen my way?¡¯ *** Sang Hyuk knew Kim Junyoung better than anyone else, so he predicted exactly what Kim Junyoung was thinking about participating in thepetition. ¡°I¡¯ll break you and make my dream a reality.¡± Sang Hyuk spoke his words to himself and immediately went into the capsule andy down. Third game out of a Set of Five in limited mode: ¡°Immortal¡¯s choice is still the same as before, Shadow Knight and buffer.¡± Jeon Yongmin stared at the Sang Hyuk¡¯s screen as he finished his selection, then talked. ¡°It seems to be an obvious choice. In fact, it¡¯s abination that¡¯s so well known that it¡¯s more difficult to deal with.¡± Following Jeon Yongmin¡¯s words, Jang Minho gave a supplementary exnation. ¡°Thisbination is intriguing because it is so well known, yet the Immortal makes it so formidable.¡± ¡°In a word, it is not special but also has no weaknesses. But the Immortal is an extraordinary yer even with this very ordinarybination. That¡¯s why the Immortal is called the Invincible.¡± ¡°I can barely understand. Ah! Master K also made his choice. Ohoo! It seems that he made a different choice than he had so far?¡± ¡°Berserker and de Master. This ¡­¡­ in other words, is an extreme attackbination.¡± Jang Minho looked somewhat surprised by Kim Junyoung¡¯s choice. ¡°Is this thebination that Master K has prepared to break the Immortal¡¯s unbreakable defense?¡± ¡°It is very likely. Perhaps Kim Junyoung is going to believe in his skills and go ahead with an offensive strategy. It means that if your opponent is using abination without any weaknesses, you are going to create the weaknesses yourself and target them.¡± ¡°What do you think? Who seems to be more favorable based on the chosen ancient knowledge only?¡± ¡°Hmm, at this point it is really fifty-fifty. To quote a phrase that has been frequently used in esports broadcasts in the past¡­.. This fight will be purely a ¡®corps-a-corps fight¡¯.¡± ¡°Then¡­does that mean that the physically superior yer wins? ¡°To simply define it as physical¡­ the controls in DN are moreplex. Anyway, the side who fights most skillfully will win.¡± ¡°It is indeed a little vague.¡± ¡°Whatever it is, it¡¯s a showdown between the top yers, so it¡¯s impossible to predict the exact oue.¡± ¡°It is the first time I¡¯ve ever heard such weakmentary from Jang Minho. After all, this is the battle of the century that so many people have been waiting for! ¡± The match began with a short, concisement from Jeon Yongmin. sfx. rain pouring hard A grassy meadow with rain. It was a meadow without rocks and the only obstacle was the rain that was pouring hard. ¡®This is true¡­ Kim Junyoung¡¯s name is indeed great.¡¯ Sang Hyuk tilted his head a bit and bitterly smiled. As soon as the battlefield unfolded before his eyes, Sang Hyuk knew he was nervous. Even though ording to his standards, this was a trivial fight, Sang Hyuk, who was the victor in countless hellish, nightmare battlefields, found that his heart was pounding slightly. ¡®Not bad. Rather, studies have shown that this moderate tension elevates VRA.¡¯ Sang Hyuk gently rxed his body and increased his focus. Sang Hyuk was unable to know what Ancient Knowledge that Kim Junyoung would have chosen. In his previous life, Kim Junyoung was EL¡¯s most famous Magic Knight. He was a double soul user, and his job was the magic knight which used thebination of elemental magic (me) and de master. In fact, Magic Knight wasn¡¯t very popr, and it was only after Kim Junyoung begin to show an invincible record of wins as one then it had be the mostmon job in EL. ¡®Is it Magic Knight? No¡­ he certainly wouldn¡¯t have made amon choice.¡¯ Sang Hyuk knows Kim Junyoung well. That¡¯s why he knew he would enjoy being surprised by Master K¡¯s selection in this situation. Kim Junyoung¡¯s walk revealed his confidence. Neither Kim Junyoung and Sang Hyuk were the ones who were most interested in each other¡­ ¡®Two-handed sword¡­. I see now that this kid chose a berserker style.¡¯ Sang Hyuk knew what Kim Junyoung chose, even when he only saw the two-handed sword that Kim Junyoung was holding. Of course, Kim Junyoung also noticed what Sang Hyuk chose. Now that they¡¯ve acknowledged each other, it¡¯s all about getting down to business properly. Dudududuuk, Tadadang! Sang Hyuk deflected the two-handed sword that Kim Junyoung swung effortlessly with his lighter de, the heavier de guided with Sang Hyuk¡¯s sword held at a slight angle, shing into the ground barely missing its target. In fact, this masterful minimalist parry style was an instant action so it had no counter even when the opponent knew about it. But Kim Junyoung wasn¡¯t the one who could be beaten by the same pattern that has been used against him several times. He immediately triggered one of the berserker¡¯s special skills, the ¡®Roar of Rage¡¯ as soon as Sang Hyuk deflected the strike. ¡°Roooooaaarrrr!¡± This was a powerful debuff skill, and the shout had a powerful force that stunned the enemy within range for two seconds. Kim Junyoung was going to immobilize Sang Hyuk, who continued to dodge his attacks like a loach,(ED Note: A wee slippery river fish) and do his work properly. But as soon as he shouted, Sang Hyuk had already dropped and rolled sideways. Tingling. Of course, even if he avoided it, the effect of the Roar of Anger was applied partially. As a result, Sang Hyuk became stunned for a second. But as his body was still rolling sideways he was able to maintain sufficient separation. Kim Junyoung was amazing because he tried to st Sang Hyuk using Roar of Rage almost instantly and with perfect timing while Sang Hyuk was also amazing because he rolled sideways as if he had anticipated the counterattack. [Wow, both of the yers are really great! The attack and defense they showed in just a second was skillful enough that I¡¯m speechless!] Jang Minho, who had beenmenting calmly, leaped up from his chair and was screaming in excitement. [The point that they couldn¡¯t even touch each other at all even after fighting non-stop for more than 10 minutes was really amazing! Is this what we call the best game of the best yers at this level?!] Jeon Yongmin, too, stood up and shouted. [These yers today are making the game into art!] For 10 minutes, Sang Hyuk and Kim Junyoung were exchanging blows too fast to see clearly. If two evenly matched users who were melee ss fought each other, the victor will appear in less than 5 minutes. Because Melee battle was really dangerous because it was so fast paced, it was inevitable that either side would make a mistake and allow a deadly attack at some point. However, Sang Hyuk and Kim Junyoung avoided or blocked each other¡¯s deadly strikes as if they were speed skating on thin ice or sprinting across a ckline. And despite the speed and power of each attack, they still failed to strike the fatal blow. As a result, the battle between these two men was a dazzling disy of swordsmanship, exciting for everyone. ¡®This guy¡­. is indeed amazing.¡¯ Sang Hyuk knew it for sure now. The reason why the yers he raised couldn¡¯t use all of their power and lost like that when they met Kim Junyoung¡­¡­ He understood so clearly now. Of course, Kim Junyoung was also very surprised. He knew that the opponent in front of him was called the EL strongest. However, Kim Junyoung thought that he had be the strongest of EL simply because he started the game much earlier than himself. But when Sang Hyuk and he crossed swords today, Kim Junyoung realized that what he had thought was wrong. ¡®This user¡­.. is strong.¡¯ Kim Junyoung felt that the man in front of him was stronger than any pro-gamer he had ever met. ¡®Right, Kim Junyoung, you¡¯re amazing. But at least in this game, choosing the berserker is your mistake.¡¯ Sang Hyuk didn¡¯t think he would lose this match. This was due to Kim Junyoung¡¯s choice. Berserker. It was an Ancient Knowledge that was optimized for pure, brutal offense. And if one was confident in their control, one could smash through any vulnerabilities in their opponent¡¯s defenses. In that sense, Sang Hyuk also thought that Berserker was not a bad choice. But there was a reason Sang Hyuk didn¡¯t choose the Berserker. ¡®Stamina¡­ Berserkers use skills which consumes health, which not only make them vulnerable, but they also have poor staying power. It¡¯s notparable to the buffer I¡¯ve chosen.¡¯ In the end, the conclusion was one. ¡®Unless you work hard then it¡¯s my victory.¡¯ Even if he could not win by overwhelming his opponent by force, at the very least, if he keeps on attacking and defending then in the end, the one who will stand alone at the end was Sang Hyuk. Of course, Kim Junyoung wasn¡¯t unaware of this fact. And Sang Hyuk also knew that Kim Junyoung was aware of the limitations of berserker. ¡®But there will be nothing different even if you know it. Rather, if youe out a little impatient because of that limitation¡­.. Then this battle won¡¯t take long at all.¡¯ Sang Hyuk rather wanted to make Kim Junyoung feel impatient and lose it. Then he would not miss the moment and had the confidence to strike him down. ¡®Kim Junyoung, what will you do?¡¯ Sang Hyuk, who gripped the sword in his right hand while looking at Kim Junyoung. He had confidence that he wouldn¡¯t lose. Chapter 152 [Episode 78] EL Tournament 2 ¨C End *** ¡±The Royal Road refers to a rookie winning an OSL (OnGameNet StarLeague) upon their first qualification to that tournament. A yer who has walked the Royal Road is called a Royal Roader. ording to the exnation given by Doa during a 2013 WCS Season 2 Korea OSL cast, a Korean familiar with the term¡¯s origins exined to him that the ¡°royal road¡± was a road that led to the pce of ancient Korean rulers that only that ruler was allowed to travel on. Also, while the ruler traveled on the ¡°royal road¡±, no one was allowed to look at him pass by, so that in a sense the ruler was ¡°invisible¡±. Thus the association between the historical term and the concept of a yer who wins a tournament on his first attempt is that of an ¡°unseen¡± yer (because he hadn¡¯tpeted before) that ended up bing ¡°royalty¡± (because he won the tournament). From the Liquidpedia, the Starcraft II Wikipedia. Editor: Userunfriendly Chapter 153 - [Episode 79] Diamond Cut Diamond 1 – End Chapter 153 [Episode 79] Diamond Cut Diamond 1 @ Diamond Cut Diamond Time was not on Kim Junyoung¡¯s side. Kim Junyoung knew that too. Of course, even in this situation, he knew better than to be impatient. ¡®It is just the first game anyway.¡¯ Kim Junyoung controlled himself, because haste makes mistakes. His opponent was strong and the game was not going his way. To be honest, it was an unfamiliar situation to Kim Junyoung, but he refused to panic or let his emotions control his actions. ¡®There is only one chance!¡¯ As time passed, the defeat of Kim Junyoung was obvious. That¡¯s why his only chance at victory was in an all-out attack. Tadadang, tadang! Meanwhile, Sang Hyuk and Kim Junyoung continued to attack and defend, the speed and power of their swords shing terrifyingly fierce and intense. Sang Hyuk continued to defend and attack as efficiently as possible. It was a tactic that denied his opponent any openings. Of course, in such a situation, it was impossible for Kim Junyoung to take the initiative and have the game that he wanted. ¡®Should I solidify my win like this?¡¯ Because he had the advantage, as Sang Hyuk intended, Kim Junyoung would be defeated without even the chance to fight back. ¡®I can¡¯t help it!¡¯ In the end, Kim Junyoung gave up waiting for that one chance. If he looked at his opponent¡¯s perfect skills and Sang Hyuk¡¯s effortless moves, it was a 99% certainty that the one chance he was waiting for would note until the end. If so, there is one thing left¡­¡­ It was to force that one chance. ¡°Huuaaaaaaaaa!¡± Kim Junyoung, who took two steps back, gripped the two-handed sword and jumped toward Sang Hyuk with all the power he had! Kim Junyoung gave up on defense or evasion. Kim Junyoung¡¯s pure attack was brilliant in that he intended to maximize the uncertainty of the game using the technique described simply as ¡®You die and I die¡¯. He made the winning possibility which had fallen towards 0 became 50:50. Kim Junyoung made aplex situation brutally simple. However, this technique was one of the many tactics that Kim Junyoung might use that Sang Hyuk had already predicted. ¡®Dodge!¡¯ When your opponentes out with an ¡®You die and I die¡¯ attack, it¡¯s best to just run away. Nothing was as foolish as meeting a Kamikaze attack head on. For this reason, Sang Hyuk pulled out as much as possible from the Shadow Knight¡¯s final draw, the ¡®Shadow sh Sword¡¯. Obviously there was nothing more foolish than fighting a rampage dog. sh! Phaphaphaphat! Sang Hyuk avoided confrontation at high speed and increased the distance. Sang Hyuk thought that if it was Shadow sh Sword, he could shake Kim Junyoung off. Therefore, he was not too afraid when his opponent charged out to attack. But Sang Hyuk missed one thing. Phiiing! Surprisingly, Kim Junyoung caught up with Sang Hyuk, who used Shadow sh Sword. As far as Sang Hyuk knew, there were no movement skills among the soul skills that can be learned through the Berserker and de Master that could catch the Shadow sh Sword. ¡®What exactly is this¡­.. Ah!¡¯ At the moment Kim Junyoung caught up with him, Sang Hyuk realized which soul skill Kim Junyoung had used. One of the basic 16-Soul Skills of the de Master, the Sword Pull Skill! Surprisingly, Kim Junyoung cleverly used the Sword Pull Skill to form a powerful ¡®attraction¡¯ between Sang Hyuk¡¯s sword and his two-handed sword, and he was able to use that force to narrow the distance in an instant. Because Kim Junyoung was convinced that Sang Hyuk would abandon defense and run away if he used a ¡®You Die and I Die¡¯ attack, so he prepared his counterattack, by triggering Sword Pull even before he started his attack. If before retreating Sang Hyuk and Kim Junyoung had crossed swords even briefly, then the Sword Pull Skill would have triggered and Kim Junyoung could never have been pulled to Sang Hyuk, as the target sword had touched Kim Junyoung¡¯s sword, fulfilling the termination conditions of the skill. In other words, it could be said that Kim Junyoung used Sang Hyuk¡¯s terrifying reaction speed rather than the reverse. ¡°[emailprotected]it!¡± At least for this time, Sang Hyuk was beaten by Kim Junyoung. And this one mistake ultimately decided the winner and loser. At the moment of crisis Kim Junyoung made a desperate throw of the dice and won. It worked, and the first game was taken by Kim Junyoung. The game had been determined already, but the unbelievable skills shown by both of them attracted more attention. Everyone who watched the game said that Immortal and Master K were the Absolutes of EL. There were almost no one who called the defeated Immortal¡¯s ability ¡°hype¡± except a few diehard haters. However, Sang Hyuk, who lost his first game, focused more on the war than on a single battle. In the end, a single, almostpletely unavoidable mistake caused a defeat, but the main thing was that he lost. The second game started just after five minutes. Sang Hyuk, surprisingly, chose Shadow Knight and Buffer again. On the other hand, Kim Junyoung, who won the first game, switched to de Knight and Elemental Magic (me). Normally, it is supposed to be the losing side that changes tactics while the winning side keeps it, but Sang Hyuk or Kim Junyoung regardless of the oue of the game, they chose the ancient knowledge ording to their own thoughts. The second game followed the selection. The second game took ce on an endless desert terrain. * * * * In the second game, Sang Hyuk, motivated by the first defeat, showed a perfect run without making a single mistake and won at the end of a long battle. The score was ¡®1:1¡¯, but the atmosphere was not good on Kim Junyoung¡¯s side. The reason was simple. Kim Junyoung lost to his opponent, even though he had drawn the magic knight he was confident on. Of course, the biggest reason why Kim Junyoung lost was because of Sang Hyuk¡¯s familiarity with Kim Junyoung¡¯s magic knight through his previous life experience. Kim Junyoung hadn¡¯t noticed yet, but choosing magic knight against Sang Hyuk was suicide. Sang Hyuk waspletely familiar with Kim Junyoung¡¯s magic knight¡¯s tactics, choice of soul skills, and his proficiency using his soul skills. Sang Hyuk made the choice to y with Kim Junyoung¡¯s psychology in the third game. Because he was almost 100% sure that Kim Junyoung, who was proud, would choose magic knight again, so he chose ¡®Hell Hunter¡¯, abination of Gunner and the ¡®Curse Magician¡¯, which could be called the ¡®Nemesis¡¯ of Kim Junyoung¡¯s Magic Knight. The reason for Hell Hunter was the ¡®Nemesis¡¯ of Kim Junyoung¡¯s Magic Knight was simple. First, Gunner itself was a highly powerful Ancient Knowledge, with high-speed ranged attacks that were the bane of the melee professions and the Curse Magician was able to ¡®nullify¡¯ the me-based magic that Kim Junyoung used as his main magic. If Sang Hyuk fought by neutralizing the me-magic by using ¡®Attribute (me) Magic Nullification¡¯ while using hit and run tactics using the double pistols then it will be horribly frustrating from the magic knight¡¯s viewpoint. The biggest difficulty in this style ofbat was ¡®distance control¡¯ and Sang Hyuk¡¯s sense of distance was unrivaled so even if it was Kim Junyoung, he had no choice but to helplessly stand there and take it. With that the third game has ended with Sang Hyuk¡¯s effortless victory. Kim Junyoung was pushed into a corner with the score at 2:1. Even in this disadvantageous situation, Kim Junyoung persisted in choosing magic knight. And Sang Hyuk again chose the Shadow Warrior (Shadow Knight+Buffer), which was his main pick. The result was a victory for Sang Hyuk again. Even if it was Kim Junyoung, with magic knight he couldn¡¯t beat Sang Hyuk. There was virtually no difference in terms of skill. Sang Hyuk could ¡®read¡¯ Kim Junyoung with wless uracy, and Kim Junyoung knew nothing about Sang Hyuk before, so it made all the difference in the world. Kim Junyoungughed as he rose from the capsule at the moment the Immortal¡¯s advancement to the final has been decided with 3 victories to 1. ¡®I lost. How long has it been for me to lose as badly as this?¡¯ It¡¯s not that he was feeling the bitterness of defeat, but he was just calming his pounding heart. ¡®The Immortal¡­ Amazing!¡¯ Kim Junyoung got up from his seat and quietly watched Sang Hyuk, who was getting up from the front booth. At that moment, just like him, Sang Hyuk lifted his head and looked at Kim Junyoung and their eyes met. Ssk, ck! Kim Junyoung gave a thumbs-up as he looked at Sang Hyuk. He truly enjoyed today¡¯s game. ¡®I¡¯ve sensed it since the previous life, but that dude is really crazy.¡¯ Sang Hyuk can¡¯t help butugh as he looked at Kim Junyoung. The final game was not held today, but was scheduled to take ce next week with victory requiring 4 wins out of 7 games. But those who watched Sang Hyuk and Kim Junyoung in today¡¯s semi final didn¡¯t have much expectations for the final. Krai, who was the first to reach the final, was significantly less skilled than Kim Junyoung and of course than Sang Hyuk. This was something that anyone could clearly see, so all the experts predicted the winner of the final to be Immortal. The problem was that Sang Hyuk who made it to the final was also not interested. Rather, Sang Hyuk was more interested in the defeated Kim Junyoung. ¡®Considering his character, he is going to run around like crazy in limited mode for the time being.¡¯ Kim Junyoung who disliked losing. That part was almost simr to Sang Hyuk. As a result, Sang Hyuk was able to easily predict Kim Junyoung¡¯s next move. ¡®Unfortunately, I have to focus on sailing again until the final game, so I will have to let him run the limited mode alone.¡¯ He wanted to run with all his heart and fight as much as he could with Kim Junyoung, but when he thought that Gye Baek and Dark Knight waiting for him, he couldn¡¯t do it. Sang Hyuk declined to do all except for a minimal interview that he had to do. He didn¡¯t hate the attention, but he just didn¡¯t want to get the attention for this tournament, which was just a qualifying tournament. Sang Hyuk¡¯s goal was to defeat and win against all the pro-gamers at the first LGN EL Battle of the Kings. When that happens, he can enjoy the attention as much as he wants. * * * * Sang Huk spent a week exploring the Sky-sea. And a weekter, he easily won the EL Tournament. Winning didn¡¯t make much of a difference. Sang Hyukpeted in this tournament just to get the chance topete in the Battle of the Kings, so when he was asked about winning, ¡°thank you¡± was all. In fact, there were four yers in the EL Tournament, so he didn¡¯t need to win. It just because he didn¡¯t like to lose, so as he kept working hard, he won. Since the EL Tournament was broadcasted live on LGN from the semi-final, there has been a lot of reaction online. Naturally, the live channel ¡®One¡¯ also helped with the viewership. Unfortunately, the video of thepetition was copyrighted to LGN, so Sang Hyuk could not sell or take advantage of it. In any case, Sang Hyuk won 5 million won and one of the four seeds of the first EL Battle of the Kings held on LGN. There was a big difference between him and the second to fourth ce winners who only qualified. Battle of the Kings was scheduled to take ce exactly a monthter. Originally, Sang Hyuk had intended to y in unlimited mode, but now that n was changed. As he focused on the limited mode, he suddenly lost his interest in the unlimited mode. When he lost his interest, it became meaningless to Sang Hyuk. Sang Hyuk was an extreme ¡®gaming¡¯ addict, so he decided not to pay attention to unlimited mode at least until he became interested again. * * * * ¡°I think we¡¯ll be able to find out important information about the Immortal in the near future.¡± Chen Kai, who hadn¡¯t given an order, but none the less expected something, opened his mouth with a surprised expression when he heard the sudden report from the general secretary. ¡°What is it? I thought you had given up on it?¡± ¡°I did¡­.. But he showed up at an unexpected ce.¡± ¡°Did you seed in hacking?¡± ¡°No, we didn¡¯t need to hack anything. He¡­appeared in a broadcastpetition in Korea.¡± ¡°Huh! Are you sure it was the One Guild¡¯s Immortal?¡± ¡°Yes, all the confirmations have been done. Since I have put a person on the LGN side, we¡¯re going to start tailing him right away as soon as he¡¯s back on LGN. Apart from that, I have tried to hack LGN to find out his information¡­. but unfortunately I couldn¡¯t find it. ¡± ¡°Tsk, tsk, until 15 years ago, there was no ce that couldn¡¯t be prated by Chinese hackers¡­.anyway, I¡¯m d that you got a lead.¡± With the development of DN technology over time, an almost invulnerable firewall technology has been developed using DN technology. Because of this technology, the hackers had to give up one by one, and now, due to sheer attrition, the good hackers themselves are retired, or in jail. ¡°If you wait for a bit longer, I¡¯ll definitely take care of it and let you know.¡± ¡°Okay. But as I saidst time, keep your guard on. If you get caught, or cause a public incident, then you¡¯re burning down the house just to catch a rat.¡± ¡°I will keep it tight and discreet, so you don¡¯t need to worry.¡± When the general secretary finished the report and left, Chen Kai rose from his seat and walked toward the luxuriously decorated high-end DN capsule in the middle of the office. ¡°Immortal¡­.. you¡¯re not going to be able to be the best forever. And it¡¯s both in the game and in reality.¡± Chen Kai opened the capsule andughed cruelly. He happilyid into the capsule and immediately connected to EL. Chapter 153 [Episode 79] Diamond Cut Diamond 1 ¨C End Edited By: Userunfriendly Chapter 154 - [Episode 79] Diamond Cut Diamond 2 Chapter 154 [Episode 79] Diamond Cut Diamond 2 * * * * In the ¡°World of StarCraft¡±, which is a ssic Nuclear-age game, the goblin NPC used to say these words. ¡°Time is gold, my friend!¡± This statement prevailed, whether it was in reality or in a game. Sang Hyuk¡¯s party used their time as if it was as precious as gold. The storm zone that started at the end of the windless zone definitely allowed them to experience a different level of difficulty than ever before. Not only the fourth grade Sky Whales and pirate ships which appeared from time to time but the insect troops which also floated on the Sky-sea were so powerful that they couldn¡¯t get distracted. Not only that, if the helmsman was distracted even for a bit, they could be caught up in a storm, and suffer great damage, or be pushed badly off-course. If you¡¯re talking about the results, ¡®Team Rush¡¯ overcame hardships. Of course it wasn¡¯t easy. In particr, the 4th grade Sky Whale and pirate ships that appeared in the early storm zone were tough opponents even for Sang Hyuk. Even Sang Hyuk was shaken by the difficulty of the battle, and Gye Baek and Dark Knight, who couldn¡¯t be protected by Sang Hyuk, would be pushed to the brink of death. A single misstep would have caused their team to fall apart, and that level of tensionsted a long time, but the three of them remained focused until the end, and eventually reached the finish line. After holding on so many times, the three of them gradually reached a teau. As their level increased and their experiences grew, their limits grew greater and greater and in the end their road didn¡¯t seem so precarious. These were difficult trials for Team Rush. They survived the Storm Zone, proving that humans are adaptable animals. So after passing through the storms, it¡¯s already been six months since they entered the Middle Layer. The blessing of Sky-sea ended a week ago. And the levels of three of them were 74 for Sang Hyuk, 61 for Gye Baek, and 60 for Dark Knight. Dark Knight would be out of the stagnant levels in a day or two, so they were going to level up in thest area of Middle Layer, the Red Zone. ¡°Actually, the Red Zone itself is smallerpared to the previous areas. Was it about half of the Windless zone or Storm Zone? It¡¯s not urate, but it¡¯s probably about that.¡± Sang Hyuk stopped the boat in the border area between the Storm Zone and the Red Zone and briefed Gye Baek and Dark Knight on the information about the Red Zone he knew. ¡°So, how about running the booster constantly and breaking through it as quickly as possible?¡± ¡°If it is possible that wouldn¡¯t be a bad idea, but the problem is that it¡¯s impossible to break though like that.¡± ¡°Huh? Impossible?¡± ¡°Yes, the end of the Sky-sea, the Red Zone and the Continent of the Sun aren¡¯t that simple, you know.¡± The exit of the Red Zone. This was the biggest problem. ¡°So how does it work then?¡± ¡°The final boss of the Middle Layer exists deep in the Red Zone¡­. The ¡®Red Bearded Whale¡¯, if you defeat that second grade Sky Whale and activate the warp gate that exists in its mouth, you can move to the Continent of the Sun through it.¡± ¡°Hooooo¡­.¡± ¡°Hmmm¡­.¡± Gye Baek and Dark Knight, who had heard the secret of the Red Zone, nodded with a serious expression. They thought they could simply break through the Sky-sea and get to the Continent of the Sun. Of course, they shouldn¡¯t have expected to get out of the Sky-sea in this way. In fact, this information alone was what users could only get by collecting the clues from various Sky Inds and also after clearing various linked quests. But as usual, Sang Hyuk, who already knew the right answer, skipped the process and immediately gave the answers to the two of them. ¡°Well, you know that we can¡¯t catch him with our condition now, right? Now we have to grind third grade Sky Whales or pirate ships in the Red Zone to level up. It¡¯s a familiar story but this job will never be easy. But if we can get over it and get enough levels and upgrade our equipment, the Red Bearded Whale won¡¯t be out of our reach forever.¡± In fact, even in Sang Hyuk¡¯s previous life, many users caught the Red Bearded Whale without going through this task. They had used the ¡®Power of Numbers¡¯, or zerg tactics to ovee the limitations of levels and equipment. However, all the users who entered the Continent of the Sun forcefully like that were crushed on the Continent of the Sun. Since then the users understood the role of the Red Bearded Whale. Red Bearded Whale was a kind of a measuring device. If they couldn¡¯t catch it with a team of 25 people maximum, it is not right to go to the Continent of the Sun. If they increased the number of people to catch it, once they arrived on the Continent of the Sun, they wouldn¡¯t be able to do anything and would be killed uselessly, so after many of them failed, exploits for catching the Red Bearded Whale were forbidden. The users, who couldn¡¯t pass over the Red Bearded Whale by standard procedure, who went to the Continent of the Sun, even breathing was too much for them. ¡°Hyuu, how many levels do we need to raise if we¡¯re going to catch it?¡± ¡°I think we need to guess while we do some hunting¡­ but I don¡¯t think we need to get past level 80 and all the equipment needs to be high level unique grade items.¡± ¡°That is a long way to go, then.¡± ¡°The blessing of the Sky-sea is over, but the Red Zone itself is an area where the acquisition of karma is doubled and amplified, and the third grade Sky Whales or pirate ships gives bountiful karma so there is no better ce to level up.¡± ¡°But it would be dangerous, right?¡± Gye Baek picked up an important fact that was not included in Sang Hyuk¡¯s words. ¡°Hoohoo, you know me well. It¡¯s probably two or three times harder than the Storm Zone.¡± ¡°Huh¡­.. Three, three times? Then, it would be the same as telling us to die, isn¡¯t it?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry. It would be hard for the other things, but I¡¯ll make sure to keep you from dying.¡± Sang Hyuk meant for them to endure all the sufferings unto death. Naturally, Gye Baek and Dark Knight understood exactly what Sang Hyuk meant. The face of Gye Baek and Dark Knight stiffened sharply. This ce is scary even for two people who are confident in enduring more than anyone else. This ce seemed to fit the words ¡°living hell¡±. * * * * The Sky Whale¡¯s patterns were very diverse. Because all of the giant creatures in the sky-sea are ssified as Sky Whales so even within the same species, there was a great deal of diversity. However, if you have dealt with a lot of Sky Whales, you were able to learn some good tricks regardless of the patterns. One of the mostmon tricks was ¡®Sky Jumping¡¯. Sky Jumping was the act of jumping from the Sky-grade ship into the Sky-sea in order to pull the agro of the Sky Whale. Of course, if you jump into the sky-sea when the Sky-grade ship was operating normally, then you are pulled up by the Sky-grade ship¡¯s attraction field so there was no way for you to sink into the sky sea. If you use Sky Jumping while matching the timing properly with your weapon then not only you were able to pull the agro but you can even interrupt the Sky Whale¡¯s skills. Of course, if they were unable to match the timing, then the jumper is left defenseless, which could lead to terrible consequences, but at least Gye Baek and Dark Knight used it skillfully enough to match the timing even with their eyes closed. In addition, the techniques used by Team Rush are ¡®Magic Bullet Reset¡¯ or ¡®Harpoon Milestone¡¯ which were tricks for rapidly closing the distance between the Ink-ck Dragon and their target as well as ¡®Quick Release¡¯, which let them disengage from harpoon chain and rapidly advance in a retrograde motion in order to live.(run away) It was an obvious case, but the reason why they can escape using quick release was because ¡®Ink-ck Dragon¡¯ was an extraordinarily high-speed ship. They had to use the quick release three times before entering the Red Zone, but the first two times they used it because Gye Baek thought they were going to die and thest time because Gye Baek and of course Dark Knight thought that Ink-ck Dragon was about to be sunk. But since they entered the Red Zone, they used the quick release an average of five times a week. There were many dangerous moments. Sang Hyuk ran away using quick release from a third grade Sky Whale and a pirate ship which were used as experimental subjects. He wanted to know if they could endure a Ragna de hit. It seemed like they could catch a third grade Sky Whale or Pirate ship that was weakened because of Ragna de, but it didn¡¯t mean much if they couldn¡¯t use this technique, because not only was the reward shed, much of the karma earned was reduced due to Ragna de. If they can¡¯t use quick release when it seems really dangerous, all they have to do is use Ragna de to escape the crisis. Anyway, the enemies they faced were so powerful, so it was really hard to manage with only three people. Gye Baek and Dark Knight were able to squeeze out all of their abilities, and Sang Hyuk borrowing the maneuverability of the Ink-ck Dragon, which he pushed close to its limit, they barely managed to seed in their attacks 20-30% of the time. If they were mobbed by multiple whale or pirates, then they calcted the odds and if their estimate didn¡¯te out right then they ran away or fought a bit and use quick release when it got dangerous. When dealing with the third grade Sky Whales or Pirate Ships, the three of them picked their targets and battlefields with care and exploited tactics to create that 20-30% probability of sess. Normally a three man crew should have had less than 5% chance of winning. The Red Zone became a hunting ground for Team Rush, so it was possible to hunt like this. Sky Whale didn¡¯t respawn for at least 6 months after they were killed, so if it wasn¡¯t for their monopolizing the Red Zone, then their hunting method would have been impossible. Krrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrk. The fifth third-grade Sky Whale caught on the Red Zone by Team Rush spurt out a huge amount of bubbles and revealed its massive body on the Sky-sea. Kwagwagwagwagwa! It created arge Sky Ind with its death, but because of its hard, crab like exoskeleton then the sky ind it made looked and felt like a hard rocky ind. ¡°Gasp¡­gasp¡­.Wow, I thought I was going to die at thest minute.¡± Gye Baek moaned and stretched out on the deck of the Ink-ck Dragon. At this time, his health is only at 12% and both his vitality and magic power are zero. ¡°I told you that I¡¯d keep you alive.¡± At thest minute, Sang Hyuk threw himself and took thest shot of the Sky Whale on behalf of Gye Baek. If Sang Hyuk didn¡¯t block it with his body, then Gye Baek would have been helplessly game over. ¡°Yeah, you¡¯re the best.¡± Gye Baek smiled as he gave a thumbs up towards Sang Hyuk. ¡°Even if it is powerful, it has a simple pattern, so it¡¯s doable. If we catch these guys, it¡¯s worth it¡­.¡± Dark Knight also sat down on the floor with a weary look. ¡°The problem is that there are moreplicated guys than this guy.¡± Gye Baek, who had recovered his health and vitaliy after a few seconds, muttered with a dark look. ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter. We just have to choose the easy ones. It is true that the Red Zone is smaller than the Storm Zone or Windless Zone, but it is basically a wide ocean. How many third grade Sky Whales do you think are living in this ocean? We can¡¯t know the exact number but there is at least more than 500. So, if we can choose and catch only 50 of them, we can achieve what we¡¯re aiming for.¡± Unlike Gye Baek and Dark Knight, Sang Hyuk was not worried at all. ¡°Well, that¡¯s the case. Oh! But if we hunt only the easy prey like this, then the people whoe after us will helplessly have to deal with the powerful third grade Sky Whales we couldn¡¯t handle.¡± ¡°I think so. But¡­..¡± Sang Hyuk smiled widely while alternately looking at Gye Baek and Dark Knight after he paused. Then he continued his words. ¡°Who cares?¡± The important things were ¡®Me¡¯ and ¡®Us¡¯ anyway. Theteers? Their life was theirs to live. Chapter 154 [Episode 79] Diamond Cut Diamond 2 ¨C End Edited by Userunfriendly Chapter 155 - [Episode 80] The temple of Seven Dragons 1 – End Chapter 155 [Episode 80] The temple of Seven Dragons 1 @ The Temple of Seven Dragons. Hunting Sky Whales, targeting only the weaker prey, continued. At first, they frequently used quick release to escape during the learning period, but as they gained more experience, they acquired the knack for precisely estimating their target¡¯s power levels. As a result, they became increasingly more efficient in targeting third-grade Sky Whales. And as for the Pirate Ships, they passed them all. Basically, the pirate ship didn¡¯t have goodpatibility with Team Rush who had few but elite members, so passing by the heavily crewed pirate ships was correct. Sometimes it was difficult to shake off the pirate ships equipped with the high speed attribute with the Ink-ck Dragon, but for those situations, using the Ragna de worked. With thebination of quick release and Ragna de, Team Rush had the perfect escape skills and this allowed them to safely hunt. In the end, Team Rush continued huntingfortably in the Red Zone which shouldn¡¯t be possible. As a result, Sang Hyuk, Gye Baek and Dark Knight¡¯s growth rate was even faster. Especially, their hunt was elerated by Sang Hyuk¡¯s decision to not participate in LGN¡¯s first professional league. The reason why Sang Hyuk decided to miss out on the 1st pro league was Kim Junyoung¡¯s absence. Kim Junyoung said there were too many things hecked and dered that he wouldpete in the next tournament. Sang Hyuk, who was not very interested in the one-off tournament, which was held in a single venue rather than the real pro league, dered his non-participation, as if he had waited for Kim Junyoung to dere his non-participation. The single venue tournament, the absence of Kim Junyoung, and most importantly, the situation of Team Rush, who hadpleted their adaptation in Red Zone much quicker than expected, reminded Sang Hyuk of his priorities, so he obviously chose not to go. Of course, because of this choice some people became the dog who chased the chicken and spent their time causing a loud ruckus,(disappointed at missing a rematch) but that is just the business. After they spent an uninterrupted month in the Red Zone and spent all their time leveling, Gye Baek and Dark Knight were able to reach level 75. And Sang Hyuk reached 84, passing his target 80. By this time, the level of the Sky Whales that could be safely hunted by the three of them, had increased. After they had caught all the low ranked Sky Whales, they started hunting the Sky Whales that they had passed on before. The selective depoption of lower ranked Sky Whales is continuing. Due to this, other users might really struggle tremendously when they reached the Red Zone. [Blue Sky Sailing Route Quests Tips collection.] [Middle Layer Sky Inds Total Clearance Guide.] [Characteristic of the Sky Whales revealed so far] [Moon People¡¯s Favor Tips collection.] [Sky-grade Ship Production Tips collection.] [Magic Armor Production Tips collection.]
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  • Sang Hyuk has been lurking in the three EL onlinemunities and looking at how the outside world is these days. In fact, since he entered the Middle Layer, he had no interaction with the world of Treenark outside, as if he had entered a huge dungeon, so as far as Sang Hyuk is concerned, to him this was the outside world. ¡°No one has yet been to the Storm Zone.¡± The people who made the most progress were still in the Windless Zone. Of course, there could have been people who suddenly jumped ahead without exposing any information to themunity, but it was urate to say that most users haven¡¯t even reached the windless zone yet. ¡®With the exception of therge guilds and unions, most of the sky-grade ships are poor, so it¡¯s going to be hard to navigate long distances. In this way, the average users should take at least half a year to enter the Red Zone just like in the previous life.¡¯ At the moment, the hottest issue for EL is the Middle Layer and the Sky Whales that appeared there, so most of themunity are talking about nothing else. Although there has been discussions about EL Revolution around PvP forums, but EL has had more PvE users than PvP users. It was roughly 7 (PvE) users to 3 (PvP) in terms of proportion, but there were a lot of users who enjoyed both content, so these statistics couldn¡¯t provide aplete picture. ¡°Huh?¡± Now there was one big title that caught Sang Hyuk¡¯s eyes, who had closed the site and started looking at some of themunity¡¯s most popr posts. (Repost) [The True Secret of the Reverse One¡¯s Fleet.] ¨C I was once a member of a secret organization called Reverse One. What I¡¯m posting today is the truth about the stupidity behind the huge coalition Reverse One, so that everyone knows. If we talk about the conclusion first, Reverse One is a huge coalition designed to defeat the strongest and the best EL guild, the famed ¡®One¡¯ guild. This coalition, with Dark Dragon Guild¡¯s lead¡­.. omit¡­¡­ after that devastating naval battle there, I was disillusioned with the formerly Great coalition and withdrew from the guild. Of course, I had to sign a non-disclosure agreement. In fact, the reason why the great coalition of Reverse One is unknown so far is because of their obsessive secrecy. Now I have used various means topletely hide my identity. Should my identity be exposed, I¡¯ll suffer not only civil litigation but I also won¡¯t be able to y EL ever again. So please don¡¯t ask me to bring any proof or to reveal my identity. I have to live, right? Honestly, I don¡¯t care if you don¡¯t believe me. Because after writing this article and erasing all traces, I¡¯m going to disappear. Just remember this. The top-level of the EL world is much dirtier and uglier than you might think. I once admired that world, but¡­¡­ now I just want to enjoy a rxed adventure on my own. ¡°Reverse One¡­¡­.¡± It was fairly long article and not even the original. Perhaps the original article was deleted. This post was a screenshot of the original article that was posted when the original ¡°disappeared¡±. Most of thements below the post imed that this was a story made up by an attention seeker. But, Sang Hyuk knew better than anyone that this was not a fabrication, because of the Naval Battle in the article. Because Team Rush had lived through the assault of the Reverse One fleet mentioned, this indicated that the author was in fact telling the truth. ¡®Now I understand their actions.¡¯ At that time, Sang Hyuk had no understanding of why his enemies had pushed so hard and why they had desperately risked their life until the end. Sang Hyuk had been unaware of the existence of Reverse One. He knew vaguely that there were forces that kept the One Guild in check, but he didn¡¯t know exactly who they were. But when he read this, he could see what kind of people were aiming for him. Sang Hyuk organized the contents of the article in his mind. Although he had already gained some information through the naval battle, but through this article, he was able to clear it up. The forces that has been recorded in Sang Hyuk¡¯s Death Note were overwhelming right now but at some point, they were all going to be targets for punishment. ¡®My vengeance for my previous life has not beenpleted, but seems that my enemies continue to increase¡­.Will revenge be my destiny?¡¯ Sang Hyuk closed the inte window with a bitterugh. After resting as much as he could, now it was time to run again. * * * * Team Rush hunted in the Red Zone for a month. Still, they kept choosing and catching only the Sky Whales which were easy for them to deal with. Because they culled the lower ranked Sky Whales like this, Red Zone became an even more terrifying hell, but this had nothing to do with Team Rush, since they were about to end their hunt in Red Zone soon. In fact, the basic preparations have finished. Sang Hyuk¡¯s level became 91, Gye Baek and Dark Knight both were 85. Sang Hyuk¡¯s equipment was not greatly changed, but it was not a problem because his equipment was great from the beginning. Instead, because Gye Baek and Dark Knight¡¯s equipments and titles have been upgraded tremendously, so the power of Team Rush was iparable to before. But, there is one more thing left to do, the most important thing for Sang Hyuk. ¡®The Temple of the Seven Dragons.¡¯ In order to hunt the Red Bearded Whale, they had to clear the Temple of the Seven Dragons. Naturally, Sang Hyuk knew the location of the Temple of the Seven Dragons. The Temple of the Seven Dragons existed in the Red Zone. Moreover, in a very deep ce in the Red Zone¡­.. In fact, it was thest Sky Ind at the end of the Sky-Sea. Clearing the Temple of the Seven Dragons was the final puzzle before you could attack the Red Bearded Whale. But unfortunately, this could not be done together with Gye Baek and Dark Knight. The Temple of the Seven Dragons is a very unusual dungeon, that no matter how many people went in, they were all separated. This meant that even if 20 yers entered as a team, 20 instance dungeons would be created. Moreover, based on what Sang Hyuk heard from his past life, the difficulty of the Temple of the Seven Dragons was beyond imagination and he couldn¡¯t put Gye Baek and Dark Knight to such great danger before the final battle with the Red Bearded Whale. If they could enter as a team, it didn¡¯t matter because he was able to help them from the side, but it was a dungeon that had to be entered alone, so Gye Baek and Dark Knight were bound to fail. Naturally, both Gye Baek and Dark Knight agreed with Sang Hyuk. They didn¡¯t want to end their Middle Layer adventures, without even trying to challenge the Red Bearded Whale. sh! Kwagwagwagwang! A single Magic Cannonball punched through the haze, creating a passageway through the gray sea-fog which acted as a shield. Kwaaaaaa. The Sky-ship that reached the ¡®Ind of the Temple of the Seven Dragons¡¯, which was a hidden Sky Ind, through that passage was of course the Ink-ck Dragon. ¡°Wow, how do you even know about this ce? I¡¯m still bewildered even though I¡¯ve been listening¡­¡± Gye Baek muttered as he gazed at the mysterious Sky Ind thaty beyond the gray fog. As Sang Hyuk said, if they cannot clear the quest and get the key to the Temple of the Seven Dragons, which can be called a unique quest, then they couldn¡¯t even know about the existence of the Temple of the Seven Dragons. ¡°There is a unique quest. I was lucky enough to receive it a long time ago.¡± It was not a lie. Of course, he didn¡¯t feel like talking about it, but it didn¡¯t matter that much anyway. ¡°But can you really go alone? Shouldn¡¯t you go after hunting the Red Bearded Whale?¡± ¡°This is necessary to hunt the Red Bearded Whale more easily. I know it¡¯s a dangerous ce, but¡­ at least I¡¯m confident.¡± The Temple of the Seven Dragons was of the highest difficulty among raid dungeon. By the general user standards, because they were forced to do this incredibly difficult raid alone, from the user¡¯s point of view, this was impossible. In fact, in his previous life, the Temple of the Seven Dragons was targeted muchter than the Red Bearded Whale. After the yers entered the Continent of the Sun, grinding for levels and equipment and finally finished adapting, then and only then did they dare to raid it. But, all of this was by the standards of the average users. When this was changed to a non-standard user like Sang Hyuk, then the situation inverted a 180 degrees. Sang Hyuk was originally a character who specialized in one-man raids. So the Temple of the Seven Dragons was like a custom dungeon made for him. Like a ¡®fish in the water¡¯, the Temple of the Seven Dragons wasfortable for Sang Hyuk. (TL note: fish in the water means to be in his element) ¡°I don¡¯t bet on losing games.¡± Sang Hyuk smiled at Gye Baek and Dark Knight. He then jumped on to the Ind of the Temple of the Seven Dragons. The seven giant dragon statues were tangled together. They were the seven ancient dragons that once ruled the world. Sang Hyuk slowly walked towards the ruins left behind by these seven ancient dragons. Chapter 155 [Episode 80] The temple of Seven Dragons 1 ¨C End Edited by Userunfriendly
    Chapter 156 - [Episode 80] The Temple of the Seven Dragons 2 – End Chapter 156 [Episode 80] The Temple of the Seven Dragons 2 * * * * There were two facts that Sang Hyuk was certain regarding the Temple of the Seven Dragons. The first was that all users had to enter the dungeon alone as mentioned earlier. And the second was the attributes of the dungeon. The Temple of the Seven Dragons consisted of seven attributes. The dragons correspond to Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday for the days of the week. The dragons featured here were the Jewel Dragons. Jewel Dragons were known as the strongest monsters before the appearance of the ¡®Colored Dragons¡¯. A Colored Dragon was a dragon¡¯s final evolution, and in fact a Jewel Dragon could evolve into a Colored Dragon. After the Colored Dragons appeared, the Jewel Dragons, which were dominant at that time, naturally disappeared. Thest seven Jewel Dragons that survived the biological nned Obsolescence gathered their remaining power and made this refuge, the Temple of the Seven Dragons. That¡¯s why the dragons appearing in the Temple of the Seven Dragons were of course Jewel Dragons. To be precise, it was their souls that were left behind, but their power was intact. sh, hwarrrrrrrk! At the moment Sang Hyuk entered the Temple of the Seven Dragons, there was a red glow everywhere and he felt heat intense enough to burn the whole world. ¡®It is the Ruby Dragon.¡¯ The Ruby Dragon was the gem dragon who was in charge of Tuesday. In fact, Sang Hyuk didn¡¯t care what day of the week it was. He had to experience and clear all the days in order to get the ¡®thing¡¯ he wanted anyway. Basically, the Ruby Dragon was a monster simr to a Red Dragon. Of course, there was a big difference between the Red Dragon, a dimensional monster, and Ruby Dragon, aary monster, but the basics were simr. ¡®Ruby Dragon or Red Dragon, the most dangerous thing will be the Boiling Blood debuff. ¡® Boiling Blood was a very powerful debuff effect that takes ce when fighting an existence with a me attribute rated more than 120 (high master). The rating of the me attribute, to make it simple, the higher the rating, the faster the Boiling Blood Debuff builds. The more it builds, the faster the vitality and health are consumed. The only way to get rid of this debuff was to lower the temperature around it. The temperature should be lowered using ice-based magic or water-based magic, but the debuff can be negated. The higher the attribute rating, more powerful water or ice-based magic is needed. For reference, the me attribute rating for the Ruby Dragon was 150 (double master) and Red Dragon was 200 (Grand Master). Just simply standing next to Ruby Dragon for 5 minutes, can make even a level 70 user die as his health goes to zero. Because the average user had a hard time dealing with high ranked attributes, for game bnce it was a powerful ability that only most powerful monsters could exert. Sang Hyuk had a much higher attributes than average users but even Sang Hyuk¡¯s highest attribute was only 72 (expert). It was a reality that the average users rarely exceeded 20 points in an attribute. Because with a high attribute, one had the ability to dominate with only 100 (master), such a user had tremendous power. Unfortunately, the Ruby Dragon was able to directly control its me attribute and attack with it at will. It was apletely different mechanism than magic so there was no casting dy or cooldown time. It also meant that it was almost impossible to predict the Ruby Dragon¡¯s pattern. An unpredictable raid monster was extremely powerful. Nevertheless, Sang Hyuk was unstoppable. There was a reason he looked so confident. That was because of the ¡®attribute defense¡¯ items that he had umted steadily over the years. If attribute offense was a spear then attribute defense was a shield. Of course, the versatility and power of attribute offense was overwhelmingly superior to attribute defense. Attribute defense could be said to be half the versatility and power, no, a quarter of it, because you couldn¡¯t attack with the attribute, and you needed the appropriate attribute defense for the situation. So, after a few years, users still regarded attribute defense as useless. Thanks to that, Sang hyuk was able to gather a lot of attribute defensive items that had been discarded as if it were trash. Of course, this idea waspletely overturned when users entered the Continent of the Sun in earnest. There were numerous high rank attribute based monsters in the Continent of the Sun. Since then the users realized how powerful attribute is and how important attribute defense is. This was why the Temple of the Seven Dragons was cleared only after over half of the Continent of the Sun had been explored. ¡®Let¡¯s see¡­.. If I wear all the me attribute defense items that I have collected¡­..¡¯ Sang Hyuk has ten attribute defense configurations in total. Sang Hyuk had 10 attribute defenses prepared. me, Wind, Ice, Earth, Water, Poison, Light, Darkness, Wood and Steel, of course, this list also included the attributes of the seven Jewel Dragons in the Temple of Seven Dragons. ¡®101. Barely beyond master rank.¡¯ If Sang Hyuk changed his nes, earrings, and rings, he could have almost reached the High Master¡¯s 120, but if he did then he has to give up ¡®blink¡¯, so it was much better to ept good enough. ¡®It¡¯s a bit hot, but if this much, I¡¯ll be able to handle a fire attack.¡¯ Ruby Dragon¡¯s dungeon isn¡¯t much of a deal for users with a certain level of me attribute defense. Of course, the dungeon¡¯s final boss monster, Ruby Dragon, was a little bit of a problem, but at least the road to the Ruby Dragon was ridiculously easy. In fact, after setting up the me attribute defense, Sang Hyuk just ignored all the me-based traps and simply walked forward. Although some mid-ranked me based monsters appeared in front of Sang Hyuk, they were unable to use their power properly and destroyed as if they were rats in front of a cat. This was the power of attribute defense. He ignored almost every kind of attack thrown by the me-based monsters and almost casually destroyed them. Fire Elementals, me Orcs, me Ogres, Lava Golems, etc. All of the monsters featured in the ce called the Tuesday¡¯s Dungeon or the Ruby Dungeon, were monsters with high me attributes, so they fought Sang Hyuk with far more than half of their power sealed, and it was no wonder Sang Hyuk overpowered them easily. They weren¡¯t easy even with more than of their power sealed, but at least they were easy for Sang Hyuk. In particr, the efficiency of using attribute defense could be seen when you consider that all theplex me-based traps had be obsolete. When me-based traps arebined with me-based monsters, the synergy that was exerted against the yer was beyond imagination¡­. but Sang Hyuk flipped over the table with the trump card of master grade attribute defense. Unstoppable march. Sang Hyuk quickly broke through the Ruby Dungeon to the 7th floor. He broke through the distance in just four hours, simply advancing steadily, the distance that if it was another user, they would have struggled for at least three or four days to break through. There are mountains of rubies everywhere and the light from those rubies illuminated arge Sky Cave with a bloody light. The Ruby Dragon¡¯sir seemed to acknowledge Sang Hyuk as its rightful master. Sang Hyuk stared at the translucent red dragon asleep in the middle of the sky cave. The Ruby Dragon¡¯s Soul. In fact, once the Battle began, it would absorb the tens of thousands of rubies in their to reconstruct its flesh ¡°Titles checked¡­. Equipment checked¡­. Attribute Defense checked¡­.¡± After a quick check, Sang Hyuk confirmed the location of the broadcast camera. ¡®Should I call today¡¯s broadcast ¡°Dragon Solo Raid¡±?¡¯ The live channel ¡®One¡¯ has fallen out of poprity because Sang Hyuk couldn¡¯t pay much attention to it. So, Sang Hyuk was going to recover the poprity of Channel One with the Temple of the Seven Dragons Raid. This was not a regr broadcast. So there were no ads, no advance announcement. ¡®Start broadcast.¡¯ After all the checks, Sang Hyuk immediately started broadcasting. After a few minutes, about a hundred users saw the popup notification (of new content from the One Channel) and, of course, started chatting in real time. [Huh? What¡¯s this? Why is it broadcasting suddenly?] [Dragon Solo Raid? What is he trying to do?] [Who is broadcasting? Is it Mr.Gale? Or Ordinary-Looking Guy?] [I think it is the Guild Master, the Immortal, right?] [But where is it?I¡¯ve never heard that dragons existed on Treenark¡­.. Is it the Middle Layer?] [I also have never heard that dragons existed in the Middle Layer. There¡¯s no way this is Continent of the Sun, isn¡¯t it?] [No way¡­. Even if it was One Guild, there is no way they¡¯ve entered the Continent of the Sun.] [Then where the hell is this?] Sang Hyuk, who saw the viewers arguing back and forth, posted a notice on the channel for the first andst time. When Sang Hyuk¡¯s notice was posted, themunity went into a frenzy. The viewers realized that the broadcast would be another legend, so they immediately began to spread the news about the broadcast to acquaintances or variousmunity bulletin boards. Sang Hyuk began to move slowly after seeing the number of viewers rocket past a thousand almost instantly. ¡®The first stage in the dragon raid. Suppress the enemy!!¡¯ The dragon raid that Sang Hyuk prepared consisted of five stages. First, Suppress the enemy! Second, Build up the damage. Third, Rushing. Fourth, Enduring. And thest, the fifth stage, Coup de grace. As expected, the most important thing was the fifth stage, the Coup de grace. In fact, the biggest reason Sang Hyuk decided to target the Temple of the Seven Dragons was because he had recently managed to break half of the shackles of the dreaded Ragna de. Now the ragna de could no longer activate by itself. Of course, the Ragna de itself was still the biggest uncertainty in this raid, but Sang Hyuk could now take countermeasures to keep it from triggering randomly. Transcendental Skill ¡®Ragna de¡¯ [Event] : The Divine de will erase everything that stands in your way. It is powerful enough to even erase karma, it can even erase cause and effect for events and objects. Detailed Effects: Automatic Critical Attack, Damage Amplification (4 times), Ignore Damage Reduction Ability, Ignore Defense. Activating condition: Random cast at any time up to twice every 12 hours. Valid conditions is based on the standard time of EL (between 12 a.m. and 12 p.m.) Proficiency: None. Specific Requirements: The skill changes when you release a seal. Stage 1 limit ¨C [Level 90 achieved] [unlocked] Stage 2 Limit ¨C [100 million karma injection (17,560,786 / 100,000,000)] [In Progress] Stage 3 Limit ¨C [Level 120 Achieved] [Sealed] Stage 4 Limit ¨C [Level 150 Achieved] [Sealed] The moment Sang Hyuk reached level 90, unlocking the first stage, the Ragna de has been transformed. The biggest change was it is not triggered anytime but it was changed to randomly triggered twice every 12 hours. And the power was weakened by more than half. Previously, it had damage amplification by ten times, ignore all damage invalidation skills and certain death (invalidates resurrection), but now the damage amplification was only quadrupled, and ignore all damage invalidation skills and certain death has been eliminated. The power has been weakened, but because it still had the effect of destroying karma and erasing the reward then activating ragna de was still unwee. Especially with this change, Sang Hyuk now has no idea when the ragna de will trigger. As an extreme example, this was a crazy situation where ragna de could be activated even when he swung his sword just to catch a rabbit. At first, Sang Hyuk thought it would be worse than if it was unsealed. But he calmed his mind and found a way. ¡®Current time 4:40 p.m. At least in the next seven hours and 20 minutes, the ragna de won¡¯t be activated!¡¯ The reason why Sang Hyuk was so confident was simple. Sang Hyuk continued to use his skill like crazy for the previous four hours and had activated Ragna de twice in advance. Make the impossible possible. This was Sang Hyuk¡¯s way. Chapter 156 [Episode 80] The Temple of the Seven Dragons 2 ¨C End Edited by Userunfriendly Chapter 157 - [Episode 81] The Relic of Dragon 1 Chapter 157 [Episode 81] The Relic of Dragon 1 The Relic of the Dragon. Kim Junyoung. The one who was even better known as Master K was watching the DN broadcast intently. There were several procedures that needed to bepleted before he could see the stream, but to bypass them, Kim Junyoung¡¯s acquaintance contacted Kim Junyoung and he was immediately connected to LGN¡¯s live channel and so he was able to directly watch the live feed. The broadcast he watched was Sang Hyuk¡¯s raid, obviously. Frankly speaking, until a few months ago, he wasn¡¯t interested in Sang Hyuk, no, to be precise, he wasn¡¯t interested in the best guild of EL, named the One Guild. Of course he knew of it. But he yed EL as a professional pro-gamer, so he didn¡¯t think there would be any contact with One Guild. But now it was different. The One Guild had a clear connection with Immortal, its Guild Master. To be honest, Kim Junyoung was able to focus more on EL after his match against the Immortal. Kim Junyoung is a pro-gamer and has never been pushed by an opponent before. But he felt that as he fought the Immortal. So, Kim Junyoung had no choice but to acknowledge the Immortal. ¡°¡­¡­.. Wow, he endured that?¡± Kim Junyoung muttered as he watched Immortal, who endured arge st of me from the Ruby Dragon with just his body and simply rushed the Ruby Dragon, inflicting a savage wound on the Ruby Dragon¡¯s body. It had already been 30 minutes since Sang Hyuk started broadcasting. Starting 10 minutes ago, Sang Hyuk, who had been fighting defensively and evasively at first, began to increase the tempo of his attacks. And now, whenever he saw the slightest gap, he was wounding the Ruby Dragon¡¯s body. ¡®It¡¯s getting faster and faster. I knew he was the best of EL, but I didn¡¯t know he was this good.¡¯ Kim Junyoung had no choice but to acknowledge Immortal¡¯s strength. Honestly, when he first saw Sang Hyuk in limited mode, he merely thought he was worth fighting. But now he knew that he could never win against Sang Hyuk in the main server. Aside from the skill problem, Sang Hyuk¡¯s ability was at a level that could not be surpassed. ¡®He is a One Man Army.¡¯ The yer Immortal had several nicknames. Recently, however, the Immortal¡¯s nickname has been unified into one. The One Man army. A user with a tremendous ability to break Armies alone. No one dared to covet the ultimate position that the Immortal upied. ¡°Ah, ah! Wow¡­..¡± Kim Junyoung admired him once again. He looked in awe at how the Immortal avoided two attacks at the same time by the Ruby Dragon with a perfect side step worthy of his exmation, then left a very clear wound on its neck. ¡®Amazing. No matter howpetent he is, that kind of movement was not something everyone can do.¡¯ Normal users may just think that Sang Hyuk is doing well, but Kim Junyoung could see more than that. ¡®The Immortal. If he really enters the pro-gamer¡¯s path¡­. then at least it won¡¯t be boring.¡¯ Based onmon sense, Sang Hyuk¡¯s performance was nothing good for Kim Junyoung. But Kim Junyoung was enjoying it. Kim Junyoung enjoyed thepetition. This was the biggest reason Kim Junyoung is called the best pro-gamer ever. * * * * Suppress the enemy, build up the damage, Rushing. After struggling for roughly 45 minutes, the Ruby Dragon finally entered ¡®Finish Fear¡¯ afterpleting these three steps. (ED Notes: ¡°Finish Fear¡± is the author¡¯s exact words) Kyyyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! All kinds of dragons enter ¡®Finish Fear¡¯ when its health drops to 15%. And when it enters this state, thest desperate berserk state, all stats are boosted and its attacks are increased by 400%. It¡¯s obvious, but it was an instant death if you get hit by a simple attack from the Ruby Dragon. Even if it missed it would still be instant death. You could barely survive the peripheral damage of a berserk attack if you used a survival skill or you are a tanker with powerful defensive ability. If this was a normal raid team, as this was a situation where the general tanking itself is impossible (due to breath AOE attacks), then they¡¯d use agro pingpong (rapidly switching agro among multiple damage dealers) as much as possible to buy as much time as they could and cut the remaining 15% health by attacking without defense (relying on healers). This was a very workable solution. Fortunately, a dragon which was in a berserk state, did not use extensive area-effect skills, so this tactic worked on most dragons. Especially, a dragon which has be berserk, had a 400% reduction in defense, so the damage dealers were extremely effective. In the end, it was bound to be a showdown who will do it faster, whether the dragon is faster to annihte the team or whether the team is faster in shaving down the dragon¡¯s remaining health. However, Sang Hyuk chose a different approach. The way he chose¡­. It was extreme evasion tanking. Hwiiiing, kwagwagwang! The dragon¡¯s tail, which swung low and fast, once again hit the sky cave¡¯s wall. This time also, Sang Hyuk was breathtakingly able to avoid the tail. It was so close that it would have hit him if Blink¡¯s cooldown time was a single second longer. Sang Hyuk had already been on this nerve wracking, terrifying tightrope for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, the Ruby Dragon¡¯s health has dropped to 10%. He was unable to counter-attack when he focused on evasion, but when there was a gap, he struck back and eventually reduced its health to the target of 10%. ¡®It worked!¡¯ Sang Hyuk, who was able to scan the Ruby Dragon¡¯s health, knew that the moment had finallye, because of the buff called ¡®Piercing Eye of Truth¡¯ using thebination card ¡®Mind¡¯s Eye¡¯. The fifth step prepared by Sang Hyuk. It was¡­. the ¡®Breath of the Raging Dragon¡¯. The strongestbination card that had been sealed because of the odd event skill called Ragna de. The power was astounding as it should for a card costing ten million gold. However, in order to use the Breath of the Raging Dragon, there was something that must be resolved first. Because as you can see, this was Sang Hyuk¡¯s Trump Card, so he could not expose it on air. Even if its defenses was low, if he broadcast a skill which is powerful enough to destroy 10% of a Ruby Dragon¡¯s health in a SINGLE strike, then themunity will explode. The correct strategy was to hide it. ¡®That¡¯s why the broadcast is off for a while!¡¯ Sang Hyuk turned off the broadcast without notice. [Oh! What? At this moment, why does the broadcast suddenly end!] [Aargh! Nooo!] [What is it? Broadcast end?] [Isn¡¯t it the Guild Master who ended the broadcast?] [Why would you turn off the broadcast at this moment? It has to be just an error, right?] [This is driving me crazy. I was losing my mind with excitement!] [Wah! Why does he have to cut it right NOW?!] [Please connect again quickly!!]
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  • Right after the video ended, of course the chat window exploded. But Sang Hyuk could not reveal this scene even if the viewers demanded it. ¡°The Raging Dragon. ept my tribute, and destroy the enemy in front of me!¡± Sang Hyuk threw a card and uttered a spell. (TL Note: the word ¡®spell¡¯ here used two characters for nguage/word¡¯ and ¡®spirit¡¯, because there is a belief that words have power, so it could be a blessing or a curse) sh! Goooooooooooooooo. Then the card exploded in the air and a small ck hole was created. As soon as the hole was created, the Ruby Dragon was surprised, and it looked at the hole. At that moment! Something popped out of the hole. Khoooooooooooooooong! It was a dragon. Though it was a Dragon¡­ It was clearly different from the traditional dragon. Rather, it looked like a dinosaur. Among the dinosaur, it resembles the head of a dinosaur called Tyrannosaurus Rex. The interesting thing was only the head popped out. Blood colored skin and a huge mouth. And the sharp teeth that could rip apart anything in this world. The dragon¡¯s head, protruding from the hole, instantly lunged and bit at the Ruby Dragon. It took only a few seconds for the entire giant dragon¡¯s head to protrude from the hole and the dragon¡¯s head to open the mouth wide enough to gulp down the Ruby Dragon. Kwadududuk! Uduk, udududududu! Ruby Dragon was also a very big monster, but the dragon¡¯s head that came out of the hole didn¡¯t care. The giant blood-colored dragon¡¯s head, which was chewing on the entire body of the ruby dragon, looked at Sang Hyuk with dissatisfaction. But, it couldn¡¯t do anything to Sang Hyuk. No, worse than that, it was because it chewed up the Ruby Dragon but it wasn¡¯t allowed to gulp down the ruby dragon, which was covered with wounds. Chchchchchcht! The open hole closed and the giant dragon head was sucked back into the hole. Phaaaat! When the hole disappeared, all that was left was a ruby dragon, which whole body was torn apart and its bones were exposed everywhere. Krrrrrrrrk, kukukukukung. Ruby Dragon¡¯s health was already 0%. Breath of the Raging Dragon¡­. the ability of thisbination card was this. Combination Card ¡®Breath of the Raging Dragon¡¯ [Complex Technique] : Red Dragon¡¯s Blood Card, Heart of me Card, Raging Heart Card, Heart of Darkness Card, Supetive Magic Stone Card¡­. (omitted)¡­.. The supetivebination card whichbines 10 cards in total. As soon as you throw out this card and shout themand phrase to unseal it, the dimensional dragon that was sealed in the gap between dimensions pops out and swallows everything in front of it. Detailed Effect: The head of the Dimensional Dragon, which came out of the void between dimensions, bites down on and chews up all the enemies within a radius of 100 meters around the caster, causing tremendous damage. Because Dimensional Dragon is not actually material, all the enemies within the effective radius are equally gobbled up. [Each of all targets are reduced to 10% of its maximum health, and in addition the caster¡¯s attack power is amplified by 400%, inflicting a single attack on all targets.] Retention Time: 1 minute (If an enemy is destroyed in less than a minute, it can be recalled immediately.) [Cooldown Time: 24 hours] Card Proficiency: None. Special requirements: If you use the card when there is no prey at all, the caster could be the dragon¡¯s meal. For a guaranteed kill, Sang Hyuk used Breath of the Raging Dragon when the Ruby Dragon¡¯s health was at 10%, but actually even if he used the card when it was 15%, the result would have been the same. However, Sang Hyuk used thisbination card at the critical moment to prevent any variables that he may not know, to make sure he got his first kill here. You have defeated Ruby Dragon, one of the boss monsters of the Temple of the Seven Dragons. For the first time, you hunted a dragon-type named monster and did something that no other dimensional traveler could have done. This will be your achievement and you will be remembered forever. You have won the legendary title [First Dragon Hunter (1)]. This title is a special title that can grow through continuous trials. You overcame the first trial of the Temple of the Seven Dragons. The Temple of the Seven Dragons is a special dungeon that allows you to challenge the trials continuously. If you decide to challenge the series of trials, all rewards from Ruby Dragon will be temporarily suspended and you will have the opportunity to challenge the second trial. If you seed in the second trial, you will gain a great extra reward. But, if you fail, the reward you will earn from Ruby Dragon will be halved. Do you want to try? (Y/N) The moment the Ruby Dragon fell. Finally, the message that Sang Hyuk has waited for long appeared. The greatest reason for Sang Hyuk toe to the Temple of the Seven Dragons was because of the continuous trials. Because this was the Temple of the Seven Dragons, which could be challenged only once by all users, so there is no such thing as a second chance. So, the difficulty level has been reset to ¡°Impossible¡±. ¡°Of course¡­.. I have to try it!¡± Sang Hyuk chose ¡®YES¡¯ without hesitation. Chapter 157 [Episode 81] The Relic of Dragon 1 ¨C End Edited by Userunfriendly
    Chapter 158 - [Episode 81] The Relic of the Dragon 2 – End Chapter 158 [Episode 81] The Relic of the Dragon 2 Title ¨C ¡®First Dragon Hunter (1).¡¯ Rating? Legend [1st stage] Description? The first defeat of a Jewel Dragon that can be called the beginning of the Dragons. Your unimaginable ability overcame aary level monster that was undefeatable. Also, the trial is not over yet, you are likely to reach even Greater Heights of Glory. Effect ¨C [Prefix: None] [Suffix: None] [Sustainable Effect: ] The massive amount of karma and 44 items obtained with the first kill reward has been put on hold, but Sang Hyuk received the title now. This title was not an ordinary title, but a growth-type legendary title. Of course, the more the title grows, the better the abilities. ¡®The Continuous Trials of the Temple of the Seven Dragons go up to seven stages in total. If I can clear them all as nned¡­¡­ I can get my first mythical title!¡¯ Sang Hyuk intended to clear all seven trials of the Temple of the Seven Dragons and inherit all of the ¡®Dragon¡¯s Legacy¡¯. It would be unfortunate for Dragon Knight D¡¯Martin, who had inherited the Dragon¡¯s Legacy and became one of the best yers in the world very quickly in Sang Hyuk¡¯s previous life, but it was no surprise that D¡¯Martin had cleared the seven trials of the Temple of the Seven Dragons since the second dimension opened and all yers had gained the ¡®mastery¡¯ ability. D¡¯Martin got the dragon¡¯s legacy identally without knowing how great it was, but Sang Hyuk was trying to get it because he knew exactly what it was. He had 24 hours of preparation before going to the second trial after the first trial was over, so there is no pressure. It was an obvious thing but the second trial would be one of the other six days of the week except for Tuesday(Ruby Dragon). Sang Hyuk stepped out of the Temple and reset Ragna de once again. It was a technique that was automatically triggered twice every 12 hours, so he had to continually ¡°expend¡± it lest it trigger at the wrong instant and blow away the temple entirely. It is true that the level of ragna de has been lowered, but the power of Sang Hyuk has be so strong that the destructive output itself is not low even when the amplification value is lowered. In other words, it had enough power to st away the system at any time. Sang Hyuk, who once again reset the ragna de, challenged the second trial. When Sang Hyuk opened the entrance to the temple and re-entered it, the one that greeted him was the cold that was able to freeze the world. It was the dungeon for Monday out of the seven days. ¡®Ice attribute.¡¯ Sang Hyuk, who identified the attribute, immediately began configuring the ice attribute defense. With the ice attribute defense set, his appearance was as if he was wearing winter clothes. ¡®The Attribute Defense¡­.. 107. It¡¯s better than the mes.¡¯ This time as well, the attribute defense negated much of this Jewel Dragon¡¯s attack, so dungeon itself seemed to have some freedom. ¡®The problem is the Sapphire Dragon.¡¯ The Jewel Dragon of Ice Attributes was the Sapphire Dragon. Sang Hyuk¡¯s goal was to use the attribute defense and defeat the Jewel Dragon as soon as possible without using the ¡®Breath of the Raging Dragon¡¯. In fact, Breath of the Raging Dragon was indeed too expensive. Of course, the dragon¡¯s legacy that the current Sang Hyuk was trying to obtain, was worth a lot, but even so, it was hard to say that it would be profitable if he used up seven cards of the Breath of the Raging Dragon to get it. Before entering the temple, Sang Hyuk had 15 cards of Breath of the Raging Dragon and now he had 14 cards because he used one of them for the Ruby Dragon. If he used 6 more cards here andpleted with only 8 cards left, then it would be a big loss. Some might have asked why this was a loss if there were eight cards left, but it was good to save as much as possible because the Breath of the Raging Dragon cards was incredibly difficult to make even if one had a lot of money. ¡®4 cards¡­.. Let¡¯s reduce it to 4 cards.¡¯ In fact, 4 cards were still considered a lot. Even if he converted those four cards into cash he will have spent more than 2.5 billion, so no matter how great the profit, spending 2.5 billion won for clearing them was an unimaginablyrge consumption. (EN: Over 2 million USD!!!) Sang Hyuk believed that if the growing legendary title, the ¡®First Dragon Hunter¡¯ was grown, then at some point, he would not have to use the ¡®Breath of the Raging Dragon¡¯. Of course, it wasn¡¯t easy. And if the situation got out of control, then he had no choice but to use the Breath of the Raging Dragon. The most important thing now was to ovee all seven continuous trials and earn the ¡®Dragon¡¯s Legacy¡¯. * * * * Sapphire Dragon. [5 hours, 27 minutes, 22 seconds clear] Emerald Dragon. [5 hours 16 minutes 10 seconds clear] Topaz Dragon. [5 hours 41 minutes 9 seconds clear] Diamond Dragon. [4 hours 54 minutes 45 seconds clear] Aquamarine Dragon. [4 hours 22 minutes 16 seconds clear] Sang Hyuk knocked down five jewel dragons in four days. In the process, he used exactly three more of the Breath of the Raging Dragon cards. He wanted to reduce it a little bit more, but it wasn¡¯t easy. In the end, he was able to deal with the dragon using only his own strength starting from the Diamond Dragon that is in charge of Monday.(EN: Yes, the author had written the Sapphire Dragon was Monday. He made an error.) Oveing six continuous trials, the reward that Sang Hyuk received were enormous. In addition, the growing legendary title ¡®First Dragon Hunter¡¯, has grown to six levels so all of his abilities increased by 30% when he fights dragon-type monsters and all of his abilities increased by 35% when he engages monster of the beast-type. For example, Jewel Dragon was a dragon and aary monster, so all abilities were superimposed and increased. Other than that, basically, Sang Hyuk had a number of items that significantly increased his stats such as his Magic Armor, as well as the Infinity Challenge title effect, which is the strongest amplification buff, so in fact, Sang Hyuk could have almost the same power as a Jewel Dragon. The fact that aary monster, like a Jewel Dragon fought with a single user ¡°One on One¡± has already seriously destroyed the game¡¯s bnce, but the problem was that all of this waspletely normal. For Sang Hyuk. This wasn¡¯t a bug, nor was this special treatment. It was only Sang Hyuk¡¯s Solo role that was incredible. That¡¯s why Chaos, who can be called the God of the Game, couldn¡¯t do anything but watch him. Anyway, Sang Hyuk was now left with only thest, the trial number seven. To be more exact, he only had the 7th trial¡¯s special boss monster left. [Thest trial of the Continuous Trials is extraordinary. Instead of the Onyx Dragon who is in charge of Friday, a special being that connects the Jewel Dragons and the Color Dragons, the Silver Dragon appears.] With these words, the dungeon disappeared and a Silver Dragon appeared right in front of him. And after the Silver Dragon appeared in the Temple of the Seven Dragons, the silver dragon spoke to Sang Hyuk for the first time. [Do you really believe that you can beat me alone?] The Silver Dragon¡¯s AI was sophisticated enough to surpass that of a legendary NPC, so unlike the jewel dragons that simply had abat-specific AI, the Silver Dragon tried to talk to Sang Hyuk first. In particr, the fact that Sang Hyuk is alone and yet the power felt from Sang Hyuk is unusual, has led the Silver Dragon to start the conversation. ¡°You knew that I¡¯m here after defeating all six Jewel Dragons before you, don¡¯t you?¡± [Do you think you are a Real Dragon yer because you have defeated the Jewel Dragons, the ancient dragons that long ago disappeared into memory? A Color Dragon¡¯s power is far more powerful than that of the Jewel Dragons.] ¡°Then you are a Color Dragon?¡± [I have the characteristics of both jewels and colors. More precisely, I am one of the progenitors of the color dragons, and the evolution beyond the Jewel Dragons, was started by me and the Gold Dragon. That¡¯s why I was called on to be thest trial of the Temple of the Seven Dragons¡­¡­. so, don¡¯t think of me as one of the Jewel Dragons that have gone extinct, long ago.] Ghoooooooooo. With those words, the silver dragon began to raise its huge body very slowly. The Silver Dragon was almost twice asrge as a Jewel Dragon. A Jewel Dragon was almost 50 meters long, and the silver dragon felt like it was over 100 meters. Of course, it was an overwhelming size for Sang Hyuk, who was only a human being. ¡°But I have to defeat you.¡± The Silver Dragon began to radiate the Dragon Fear in earnest, but Sang Hyuk was not scared at all. He was no longer at the level that would be shaken by Dragon Fear. [Buahahahaha, is that even possible?] Silver Dragon admitted that Sang Hyuk is a special human being. But even so he was just a human being. The limits of human beings were clear. The silver dragon was a monster of the type of Dimensional monsters which surpassedary monsters. Of course, the color dragons didn¡¯t acknowledge the silver dragon as the same as a color dragon and ignored it, but it was still a dragon set on the Dimensional grade. Its level was 151, which was barely a level into the levels of a Dimension monster, still this kind of monster was not to be underestimated. Sang Hyuk didn¡¯t have mastery skills like D¡¯Martin and he didn¡¯t have a level of mastery which is more than 100. But Sang Hyuk has the legendary title that can be called as the best cheat title, ¡®There is no impossibility!¡¯. The title effect, Infinity Challenge, reduced the level difference between Sang Hyuk and the silver dragon at once. This title effect allowed Sang Hyuk to level up in an instant up to level 120, to High Master level. This was crucial. If there was no Infinity Challenge, Sang Hyuk wouldn¡¯t even think about attempting the Jewel Dragons in the first ce. ¡°It ain¡¯t over ¡®till the fatdy sings!¡± Sang Hyuk, who gained confidence as his level increased, shouted out loud and pulled out the Blood Wire of the Full Moon. Tchwarrrrk. Anyway, the attack method itself was not much different from Jewel Dragons to Color Dragons. Of course, its power was quite different, so it would be a very difficult battle, but it was a mountain he had to ovee anyway. Honestly, he didn¡¯t expect the silver dragon to pop out at thest moment. Sang Hyuk thought he could get the Dragon¡¯s Legacy if he could just defeat the seven Jewel Dragons. However, his prediction was wrong and an unexpected difficulty appeared. A Silver Dragon belongs to Color Dragon, which is a true dragon. Even though the Silver Dragon is the weakest of the Color dragons, it was clear that Sang Hyuk had a tough life. But now was not the time to whine andin. He had to ovee thisst trial. If something twisted here and he couldn¡¯t ovee the trial¡­.. For Sang Hyuk this would be aplete disaster. The rewards would be all lost and the title would stop growing. And the most crucial thing is that the opportunity to challenge the Temple of the Seven Dragons was gone and there would no longer be an opportunity to gain the Dragon¡¯s Legacy, ever. ¡®I have to defeat him by any means!¡¯ There were a lot of thoughts that ran through Sang Hyuk¡¯s head. The Silver Dragon was strong, but Sang Hyuk had no intention to be beaten. The silver dragon was the imitation of the Gold Dragon, which is the strongest of the dragons. However in terms of strength, it was even weaker than the green dragon, which was the weakest of the original color dragons. That¡¯s why it still was worth fighting. ¡°I have to win!¡± Sang Hyuk, who shouted loudly, reestablished his resolution and looked at the silver dragon. The One-man Army, the Immortal VS The strongest, worst raid monster Dragon. One thing for sure, the fight won¡¯t end for at least three hours. Chapter 158 [Episode 81] The Relic of the Dragon 2 ¨C End Editor: Userunfriendly Chapter 159.1 - [Episode 82] The Dragon’s Artifact 1 Chapter 159 [Episode 82] The Dragon¡¯s Artifact 1 @ The Dragon¡¯s Artifact [The lost 10 minutes! Please upload the video!] [Is there anyone who didn¡¯t get the broken video notification?] [It looks like the broadcast was disconnected and reconnected again, right? I think he wanted to keep the lost 10 minutes secret.] [I know this is the One Man Army, but anyway, why doesn¡¯t he just reveal it¡­..] [Ah, it¡¯s too bad.] [It feels like I went to the restroom and didn¡¯t clean my a$$.] [There wasn¡¯t even a notification? What the he!! is going on?] [There was no notification but after the Ruby Dragon hunt was over, Immortal was back on the show for a short time and apologized to us because the stream couldn¡¯t be broadcast for a while.] [Well, in the end we will never see that part.] [Or is it maybe that he turned off the broadcast and used a bug?] [Seems that there are some idiots talking about bugs. Raonsoft has already made an official announcement that Immortal has never exploited a bug on any asion, you know.] [Well, we can have some doubts. can¡¯t we?] [Then live with your suspicion for the rest of your life.]
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  • Sang Hyuk turned on the broadcast only after the Ruby Dragon¡¯s hunt waspleted, and of course the viewers could only see the fallen Ruby Dragon. He didn¡¯t broadcast how he attacked the other dragons at all. So, in thest few days, almost every ELmunity has been crazy about getting the lost 10 minutes of the stream. Of course, the video didn¡¯t exist at all, so no one could get what they wanted. Though the most important piece of the story has disappeared, Sang Hyuk seeded in the dragon raid, proving why he was called the One Man Army. People wanted more information, but Sang Hyuk deliberately limited the information. The only thing people knew was that the Guildmaster of One Guild, the Immortal, knocked down the Red Dragon, which appeared to be a raid monster. They were not able to figure out exactly where the Red Dragon was and which dragon it was. All they knew was the fact that Immortal had be a Dragon yer. But even dragon yers have a rating system. There were countless monsters which weremonly referred to as dragons in EL world. To put it bluntly, even drakes were considered to be ¡°dragons¡±. So even if you caught just a drake, you could actually be a Dragon yer, or a Dragon Hunter. But, just because he was a Dragon Hunter, he wasn¡¯t in the same league as the other Dragon Hunters. There was a clear difference among the users who caught a Drake, the users who caught a Jewel Dragon, and the users who caught a Color Dragon. In that sense, Sang Hyuk is now challenging the highest rank of Dragon Hunter. Of course, the difficulty level of the challenge was ¡®The Best¡¯. * * * * Dudududuk! ¡°Kheok! Sang Hyuk quickly rolled his body to the side, feeling with his whole body the arctic chill that hade through the Magic Armor. He was able to dodge the Silver Dragon¡¯s strike, even if his reaction speed was reduced due to the cold debuff, because he was able to force his body to move despite the agonizing cold. In return, the frozen gale took a significant amount of his health, but that was inevitable. The Silver Dragon¡¯s unique attributes were ¡®ice¡¯ and ¡®wind¡¯. Color Dragons had at least two to four unique attributes but the Silver Dragon had only two unique attributes, as it is the weakest Color Dragon. But, though it has only two attributes, you would be destroyed if you underestimated them. Color Dragons have unique attributes with double master (150) grade, so that attribute alone was powerful enough to destroy a city. ¡®[emailprotected]it¡­. It¡¯s too fast.¡¯ The fight between the Silver Dragon and Sang Hyuk had already been going on for two hours. Sang Hyuk had to equip the Magic Armor ¡®ck Sword Wings¡¯ that he had saved as soon as the Silver Dragon¡¯s health went down below 60%. In fact, the Silver Dragon¡¯s attacks were almost over Sang Hyuk¡¯s limit, so it would have been harder to hold on without the Magic Armor¡¯s help. Sang Hyuk, who had pulled out Magic Armor and barely escaped the crisis, fought for an hour more, and as a result was able to cut down the Silver Dragon¡¯s health to 30%. The time left for Sang Hyuk to use the ck Sword safely was now a bit more than an hour. Sang Hyuk thought it would be over if he could not knock down the Silver Dragon within this time. Without Magic Armor, he could barely withstand the Silver Dragon¡¯s attack, and he couldn¡¯t even break through its defense. Kwagwagwagwang! As Sang Hyuk stepped aside and dodged, hundreds of ¡®wind spears¡¯ bombarded where he had stood. Silver Dragon attacked directly with wind magic after limiting Sang Hyuk¡¯s movement as much as possible with the power of cold. ¡°Hhh¡­¡­..hhh¡­..¡± Sang Hyuk was breathing roughly as he quickly projected the silver dragon¡¯s next move The fight against monsters basically started by reading the movements of the monster. In other words, after the two-hours of fighting which he called the ¡®Pattern Finding¡¯, Sang Hyuk has seen all the patterns used by the SIlver Dragon.
    Chapter 159.2 Monsters and NPCs, all had patterns. The pattern here refers to fixed behavior. Finding the pattern means discovering what fixed behavior preceded a skill. Of course, the patterns were not all simple. Some patterns were so easy to find, easy to read, but some patterns were difficult to find and unreadable. In that sense, the most unreasonable pattern of the silver dragon was this. The silver dragon twisted his head slightly, his eyes opened slightlyrger than usual. This movement was so subtle that it was amazingly hard to even notice. But that was one of the patterns of the Silver Dragon. To be exact, it was the pattern preceding the most powerful attack skill called ¡®Blizzard¡¯. ¡®Blizzard!¡¯ Blizzard was a wide-range skill, so it couldn¡¯t be avoided. Moreover, the body froze for three full seconds, meaning this was game over if he took the attack straight on. After reading the pattern, Sang Hyuk immediately chose the correct strategy out of the many survival strategies he had prepared. Sang Hyuk had approximately a dozenrge and small survival strategies, and Blizzard was powerful enough for Sang Hyuk to use at least a middle-grade survival strategy. He had to choose the best middle-grade survival strategy during this cooldown time¡­ He had to do it as soon as he saw this pattern. As soon as he read the pattern, he had to find the answer immediately, so he didn¡¯t have any time to think. Combination card ¡®Shining Golden Shield¡¯! Sang Hyuk used the Shining Golden Shield card of which had two cards remaining. The best thing was to endure it with pure soul skills, not abination card but unfortunately all of his skills had been used, and were in their cooldown time. sh! Chwarrrrkkkk! As soon as he used thebination card, a golden shield appeared in the air and wrapped Sang Hyuk. And almost at the same time, a terrifying ice storm swept through Sang Hyuk. Kwaaaaaaaaa! The Shining Golden Shield card was a great card to use as a survival card because it was a superiorbination card that reduced damage by 30% for 5 seconds and at the same time increased attribute defense by 20%. Sang Hyuk brought five sets of defensive cards to this raid, but he has used up four sets and was left with only this set of two. Thebination cards were as powerful as they always been, but the number of cards in your possession is limited by the card cost and because they were consumable items, there are clear limitations. But one thing is certain, that without thebination cards, Sang Hyuk wouldn¡¯t have been able to do this reckless challenge. Sang Hyuk didn¡¯t just endure Blizzard. He endured it and found a small gap that existed between the attack movements. ¡®Counterattack!¡¯ And as soon as he found that empty gap, he didn¡¯t hesitate to strike it with the blood wire. Chwarrrrrrrk! Defend, then attack. That¡¯s the way Sang Hyuk dealt with the Silver Dragons. Because of the nature of his opponent, it would have been far more dangerous if he used a purely offensive strategy. Sang Hyuk decided that at least now was not the time for recklessness, so he had to defend first and find gaps to attack¡­for hours. ¡®The chance ising!¡¯ Sang Hyuk continued to hold on and continued to believe that if the Silver Dragon¡¯s health was lowered enough, there would be an opportunity. It would not be toote to gamble with an all-in attack strategy if the situation changed for the worst. Sang Hyuk who was holding on and the Silver Dragon. Their fight continued in this way. * * * * Even if it is a game, a virtual reality not the reality, it was extraordinarily hard to keep moving in a highly focused condition for three and half hours. Most people were unable to maintain their focus for more than an hour and gave up. However, Sang Hyuk remained focused for 3 and half hours and maintained his vignce for all that time, not losing focus for even a single second. ¡°Khyaaaak, Twet!¡± Sang Hyuk spit out a mouth full of blood, nope, white light. Sang Hyuk¡¯s current state was the worst. His health was only about 10% and his vitality was at a simr level. And the wounds all over his body were gnawing his health at this moment. However, thestbination card used 5 minutes ago was the ¡®Blooming Life¡¯, and the buff of Blooming Life was still active, so it was barely holding up as his health went down. Unfortunately, the buff was over in another five minutes, so it was likely that his real health would plummet. All hisbination cards had been used up except for one, and all consumable items were gone. In addition, the Dark ck Wings will run out of energy and be recalled in exactly one minute and 44 seconds, and almost all important skills were in cooldown. Because the more powerful the skill, the longer the cooldown time, so there was no skills he can use now in this situation for at least 3 minutes, so it won¡¯t be of any help. Even the gold dragon¡¯s coin which was thest resort had been used 30 minutes ago, and the ¡®Dragon¡¯s Blessing¡¯ has also been used. Thebination card, the Drop of Phoenix Blood, had been used an hour earlier. To put it all together, Sang Hyuk no longer had the power to hold on. But even in this desperate situation, there was one hopeful news. THe Silver Dragon in front of him¡­¡­. The condition of that silver dragon also seemed not very good. Unfortunately, thebination card ¡®Mind¡¯s Eye¡¯ was unable to reveal the silver dragon¡¯s information, so he didn¡¯t know exactly how much health remained. But¡­. he just thought it was in a simr situation to himself. ¡®There is only one card I have anyway.¡¯ Sang Hyuk looked at the Silver Dragon with a wild, reckless and terrifying grin. He was reading the Silver Dragon¡¯s pattern instinctively, even at this moment. ¡®Now is the time to win.¡¯ No other choice existed. It was all over when his Magic Armor was stripped anyway. In fact, the biggest reason Sang Hyuk still able to stand here was because of the Magic Armor ck Sword Wings. As soon as he made the decision, Sang Hyuk moved before the Silver Dragon. Phaaat, hwiririk! Sang Hyuk threw a card towards the Silver Dragon. The card was, of course, ¡®Breath of the Raging Dragon¡¯. Chapter 159 [Episode 82] The Dragon¡¯s Artifact 1 ¨C End Edited by Userunfriendly Chapter 160.1 - [Episode 82] The Dragon’s Artifact 2 Chapter 160 [Episode 82] The Dragon¡¯s Artifact 2 Flop, Khooooooooo! As soon as the card was thrown, a ck hole appeared. The Breath of the Raging Dragon, which was used yet again! The interesting thing was the Silver Dragon¡¯s reaction. It was originally attacking with its front ws to try and knock down Sang Hyuk. But as soon as the gate manifested, it looked horrified and started to flee. The Silver Dragon¡¯s reaction was new. It seemed to know what wasing out of the portal. Naturally, the giant dragon¡¯s head which protruded from the void was faster than the retreating Silver Dragon. And as soon as the immense cranium popped out, the silver dragon looked at it in dismay with its cold eyes and cried out. [Leviathan!] The Silver Dragon recognized what had emerged from the darkness. In fact, even the Ruby Dragon, had also reacted. But the Ruby Dragon only knew instinctively it was a threat but it didn¡¯t recognize exactly what it was. It was inevitable that the presence from the ck hole was imprinted as ¡®predator¡¯ on every monster¡¯s soul. Khuuuuuuuuung! Leviathan opened its huge mouth and quickly chomped down. Kwaduduk, udududuk! The Leviathan was a terrifying being called the Primeval Behemoth. It preyed on almost every monster, not just the dragons, and this made it one of the most fearsome predators in the dimensional system. If Leviathan exerted 100% of its power, it could gobble up entires, like we would munch on cupcakes! However, it could not exert that power because its power was strictly limited now. Is that so? Leviathan, which tried to swallow the silver dragon entirely, couldn¡¯t do it properly. The Silver Dragon, which was chewed horribly by the Leviathan, violently thrashed and twisted its body. ¡®Sh!t¡­¡­ Did I use it too early?¡¯ Since Sang Hyuk couldn¡¯t move while using the Breath of the Raging Dragon and the duration remained, he had no choice but to watch the Leviathan and Silver Dragon fight fiercely. Even at this moment, Sang Hyuk¡¯s health and vitality continued to decline. The Silver Dragon and Sang Hyuk. It was still unpredictable which of the two would fall first. Breath of the Raging Dragonsted for one minute, so if the Leviathan couldn¡¯t chew up the silver dragon in a single minute, it had no choice but to go back. It wouldn¡¯t have been a problem if the Leviathan made the Silver Dragon¡¯s health 0% in a minute, but the situation would be infinitely worse if the silver dragon survived after that minute. Twenty seconds after the Breath of the Raging Dragon ended, the Magic Armor would also be released. It was hard to hold on without Magic Armor even for a few seconds, so in fact, Sang Hyuk had less than a minute of Breath of the Raging Dragon left to win. Sang Hyuk had to knock down the Silver Dragon in under a minute. Dudududk, Chojojong! The Silver Dragon persisted in Leviathan¡¯s mouth by using the ice wall as well as the Veil of the Wind. It tried to hold on somehow. In the end, the Silver Dragon somehow managed tost for a full minute. The leviathan¡¯s fangs chewed up the Silver Dragon¡¯s body into a half-rag, but it couldn¡¯t deplete thest crucial bit of HP. Kheaaaaaang! Jjjjjjjjttt! At the end of the minute, the Leviathan was sucked back into the void and the silver dragon barely escaped from its mouth. Sang Hyuk felt power leave his body as soon as the Leviathan disappeared into the ck portal. It was the condition where his health and vitality was almost at the bottom and Sang Hyuk¡¯s body seemed to be in shock. The Silver Dragon, on the other hand, was able to attack once more. If this is the case, he will be knocked down after being attacked by the SIlver Dragon when the Magic Armor disappears in 10-20 seconds. All four helpers that could be summoned through the Star of Glory had been summoned long ago and even Ilya had been summoned and utilized. Combination cards, consumable items, item skills, etc, there was nothing that Sang Hyuk could use at this moment. Everything was in a desperate situation¡­. But, even at this moment, Sang Hyuk didn¡¯t give up. ¡®I still am not defeated yet.¡¯ His health dropped to 4% and his vitality was only about 1%, but Sang Hyuk remained focused until the end. [Magic Armor¡¯s energy ispletely bottomed out. The Magic Armor will disappear in 15 seconds. 15, 14, 13,¡­¡­] The final countdown began and the Silver Dragon lifted its front foot. This was the pattern of the Silver Dragon using ¡®Air Shock Wave¡¯. As soon as it mmed its foot to the ground, a shock wave shot in a straight line towards Sang Hyuk and threw him back. The Silver Dragon¡¯s attack skill was one of the weakest, but now Sang Hyuk would fail this raid after being attacked just once with the weakest attack. Hwiiiing, Kwaang! Chojojojok! As soon as the Silver Dragon squeezed its remaining power to the ground, a shock wave quickly flew to Sang Hyuk. The shock wave that flew in a straight line through the ground. If it was a normal condition, he would have used a lower-level survival skill to block it or he would have avoided it using multiple ways. But now since his vitality is almost bottomed out, it was impossible to tank or dodge it in the normal way. If this is the case, Sang Hyuk would be caught in the shockwave and it would be game over. [??????10, 9, 8, 7??????.] Even at this moment, Magic Armor¡¯s countdown continued, but Sang Hyuk forgot everything and looked only at the shockwave that flew toward him. ¡®I can do it¡­. I can do it¡­.¡¯ Chapter 160.2 At this moment, there was only one thought left in Sang Hyuk¡¯s mind. I can do it! Sang Hyuk never gave up nor was he frustrated in the most desperate situations. Rather, he had absolute confidence in himself in this situation. The only avoidance method he could do was ¡®Marginal Stride¡¯, which barely consumes vitality. Of course, Marginal Stride was not an evasion skill that could be used at any time, to bnce consuming very little vitality. It was a skill that was only activated by avoiding an attack with a barely a paper thin margin of error so that a yer was able to continue an attack after dodging, due to the minimal movements. So, it is a skill that you can use when you are ying PvP with a user who is of lower skills than you. The risk and probability of failure were so high that they were rarely used against raid monsters. But now he had no choice. This was Sang Hyuk¡¯sst defensive skill left. Unfortunately, the air shock wave was one of the fastest attacks of the Silver Dragon, so it was even more difficult to take advantage of Marginal Stride. But Sang Hyuk concentrated hard and challenged his limit. Kwagwagwagwagwa, phiing! Kwagwagwagwagwang! At that moment, did the shock wave engulf Sang Hyuk? Nope, Right before the shock wave hit him, Sang Hyuk twisted his body with perfect timing and as a result, the shock wave passed by after grazing Sang Hyuk¡¯s left arm. Ududuk! His left arm was wrenched almost off and his health which was about 3% fell to 1%. Now it seemed like he was going down in a few seconds. Sang Hyuk overcame his limit and seeded in the Marginal Stride, but the air shock wave itself was so powerful that even though it only grazed him, it put Sang Hyuk at risk. ¡®Not yet! It¡¯s not over yet!¡¯ Just before his health dropped from 1% to 0%, Sang Hyuk squeezed all of his remaining vitality and threw the blood wires toward the silver dragon. Chwarrrrrk! The remaining time for the Magic Armor is only 4 seconds left. Perhaps after four seconds, with Magic Armor recalled, his health will be 0%. Even in this situation, Sang Hyuk kept shouting ¡®I can do it!¡¯ in his head. Sang Hyuk who didn¡¯t give up until thest moment! In the end, his spirit that knows no end like this created a miracle. Chwarrrrk, Phoook! The blood wire that Sang Hyuk created after squeezing thest remaining power had prated the silver dragon¡¯s forehead right at the middle. In fact, the Silver Dragon¡¯s condition was not good either. It was also his final attack to use the air shock wave just before it fell. As a result, the Silver Dragon failed to properly defend from Sang Hyuk¡¯sst desperate gamble. Sang Hyuk should have fallen at this moment. Regardless of whether the attack was sessful or not, his health should have down to 0%. But Sang Hyuk survived. The reason why he was able to survive¡­.. That was thanks to the Blood-Moon Wire¡¯s powerful ¡®Health absorption¡¯ ability. The final blow prevented Sang Hyuk¡¯ health from bing zero.
    It was really an absurd amount of HP, that even a single finger-flick would be game over but anyway, Sang Hyuk absorbed the health through the final strike to withstand the HP loss of the Magic Armor¡¯s recall. nk, nk! Dddddk! [Magic Armor¡¯s ck Wings has been recalled.] ¡°Urgh.¡± It was the worst possible timing but it couldn¡¯t be helped that the crisis hadn¡¯t ended. It¡¯s only that his life had only been extended for a few seconds. But right at the moment! The silver dragon¡¯s huge body, which seemed could never fall, slowly began to topple sideways. Krrrrrrk, Kkkkkung! The final boss monster of the Temple of the Seven Dragons has been defeated. You havepleted the hunting of a named Monster of Color Dragon type for the first time, which no other dimension travelers could have ever done. This will be your achievement and will be remembered forever. The legendary title ¡®First Dragon Hunter¡¯ grew to the final stage, creating the mythical title ¡®True Dragon yer (The First)¡¯. You have ovee thest trial of the Temple of the Seven Dragons. You havepleted the 7th consecutive trial and you will receive all items that have been put on hold at once. The Ruby Dragon¡¯s initial reward was doubled to 88 items. The Sapphire Dragon¡¯s initial reward was doubled to 72 items. The Emerald Dragon¡¯s initial reward was doubled to 74 items. The Topaz Dragon¡¯s initial reward was doubled to 74 items. The Diamond Dragon¡¯s initial reward was doubled to 48 items. The Aquamarine Dragon¡¯s initial reward was doubled to 62 items. The Silver Dragon¡¯s initial reward was 21 items. The karma rewards that had been put on hold has been amplified and the karma gained from defeating the Silver Dragon was added to it, so you have earned a huge amount of karma. Congrattions. The cumtive karma has exceeded the limit and raised your level by two levels. After oveing all trials, you have the opportunity to choose one of the five special items in this Dimensional World, called the ¡®Dragon God Artifacts¡¯. All the other messages were amazing, but the first thing that came to Sang Hyuk¡¯s eyes was the mythical grade title ¡®True Dragon yer (The First)¡¯. And the Dragon God Artifacts, which in fact was the greatest reason to make Sang Hyuk attempt to do this reckless challenge, were finally his. The biggest reason why Dragon Knight, D¡¯Martin, was able to hold his position in the nine absolutes, known as the ¡®Nine Celestial Kings¡¯ for five years, was the Dragon God Artifacts. In fact, D¡¯Martin would not have been able to be the Great Master if there were no Dragon God Artifacts , nor join the Nine Celestial Kings. It meant that the Dragon God Artifacts were great items. For example, all of the Dragon God Artifacts were all mythical items but even for mythical items, Dragon God Artifacts were very special. Even after the third dimensional appeared the Dragon God Artifact owned by D¡¯Martin has continued to be Game Changing. ¡®Finally!¡¯ Sang Hyuk calmed his trembling heart and carefully opened the list of the five Dragon God Artifacts. Chapter 160 [Episode 82] The Dragon¡¯s Artifact 2 Edited by Userunfriendly Chapter 161 - [Episode 83] The Last Gateway 1 Chapter 161 [Episode 83] The Last Gateway 1 @ The Last Gateway. [The Dark Dragon¡¯s Horn] [The Red Dragon¡¯s Fang] [The Gold Dragon¡¯s Scales] [The Green Dragon¡¯s Eyes] [The Blue Dragon¡¯s w] ¡®Wow! Both the Gold and the Red are here. Ah¡­.. These are good too, tho¡­.. This just makes choosing more difficult.¡¯ The most powerful of the Dragon God Artifacts known were the Red and the Gold. That¡¯s why it is clearly a good thing that both came out. However, there were some things he agonized on. Gold was the best defensive type and Red was the best offensive type, so this makes Sang Hyuk¡¯s decision harder. For now, Sang Hyuk excluded the Dark, Green, and Blue from the selection. However, Blue was a more advanced Dragon God Artifact specializing in buff abilities, so it was worth thinking for a bit, but he couldn¡¯t choose blue when he had the strongest Dragon God Artifacts, the Gold and the Red. Sang Hyuk decided to choose between Gold and Red, and the two information windows floated up at the same time so he could make aparison. [Dragon God Artifact] Red Dragon¡¯s Fang [Myth (GOD): Growth Type] ¨C The Soul of the Red Dragon, one of the Color Dragons, the Race of Dragons called the most powerful, ispressed and contained within this Fang. You will inherit the powers of the Red Dragon. [Inheritance Amplification Effect] The damage increases by 30%. [Inheritance Basic Effect] Strength +400, Agility +300 [Inheritance Special Effect] Your body erges to twice your normal size and turns the hair and eyes to the color of blood. Your strength increases by 100% and the recovery rate of health and vitality increases by 400%. [Inheritance Skill] The Rage of the Red Dragon (SS): There is nothing that can stop the Rage of the Red Dragon. Remove all Abnormal Status Effects and instantly heal 10% of your maximum Health. And for the next 35 seconds, you will be immune to all attacks, and your damage is increased by 15%. Also, the cooldown of two skills that you have preset will be canceled. (???/???) However, the effectiveness of the preset skills are reduced by 20% for 35 seconds. After the Rage of the Red Dragon is ended, the cooldown timer for both skills are doubled. [Unique Skill] zing Fires from Hell (S): When the Power of the Dragon is invoked, every enemy within a radius of 20 meters is dealt fire damage equivalent to 2% of their offensive power once every 10 seconds. [Invocation Time] 1 hour [Invocation Attribute] me Attribute resistance increases by 100% and the me attribute attacks increases by 50%. [Dragon God Artifact Level] 0 [1st level 999,999 karma] [Dragon God Artifact] Gold Dragon¡¯s Scales [Myth(GOD): Growth Type] ¨C The Soul of the Gold Dragon, one of the Color Dragons, the Race of Dragons called the most powerful, ispressed and contained within this Scale. You will inherit the powers of the Gold Dragon. [Inheritance Amplification Effect] Defense is increased by 70% as soon as the Scale is equipped. [Inheritance Basic Effect] All abilities +70, Defense +10% [Inheritance Special Effect] Your size grows four times and you grow golden horns. Health and Vitality are increased by 50% each. In addition, defense rises by 20% and the recovery rate of health and vitality increases by 200%. [Inheritance Skill] The Armor of the Golden Dragon (SS): The Gold Dragon has characteristics of both Color Dragons and Jewelry Dragons, but is a more powerful dragon than either. Especially the Gold Dragon¡¯s defensive abilities by far the best. Covering your entire body with the dragon scales reduces all damage you receive for 20 seconds by 70% and you will be immune to Abnormal Status Effects. In addition, all the damage which is reduced will be converted to Health and shared among you and your teammates evenly. [Unique Skill] Wise Gold Dragon (S): When the wisdom of the Gold Dragon is invoked, all attributes resistances increase by 10% and intelligence and wisdom increases by 10%. [Invocation Time] 1 hour 10 minutes [Invocation Attribute] All attribute resistance increases by 10% and all attributes attack increases by 5%. [Dragon God Artifact Level] 0 [1st level 999,999 karma] Even at a nce, these powers were peerless. Out of the numerous Dragon God Artifacts, the Red Dragon was the strongest on the offensive and the Gold Dragon was the strongest on the defensive. Honestly, any choice was good for Sang Hyuk. If he chose the Gold Dragon, he would be able to increase his defense, which was somewhatckingpared to his offensive capability, and if he chose the Red Dragon, he would have a Massively Overpowered Offense. Sang Hyuk was careful because his choice was permanent. Dragon God Artifacts were bound forever to the user¡¯s soul once chosen, and from then on, he had to grow and use it, so he had to choose very wisely. FYI, Sang Hyuk cleared the hidden quest that no one could clear at this moment in the Game and obtained the finished Dragon God Artifacts, but originally the Dragon God Artifacts were items that had to be crafted by obtaining materials through different paths, like Magic Armor. In particr, Dragon¡¯s Hearts were required to produce the Dragon God Artifacts. Later, when the Continent of the Sun was almost fully opened, there would be talk of the Dragon God Artifacts, but in reality, thepletion of the Dragon God Artifacts would have to wait until after the second dimension was revealed. As a reference, the Dragon God artifacts of the lowest grade were of unique grade. And it doesn¡¯t end with mere acquisition, but had to be used constantly and fed karma. Growth type meant that karma was absorbed by the Dragon God Artifacts. That way the Dragon God Artifacts were able to keep on growing. Before the regression, Sang Hyuk had held the record for growing his Dragon God Artifacts the most, which had grown up to a whopping level 11. Of course, the higher the rating, the harder it was to grow. Sang Hyuk kept on thinking for at least 20 minutes. Now because the scale was perfectly bnced, it became hard to choose one side. But Sang Hyuk eventually felt that one side was weightier than the other. Because he couldn¡¯t just keep thinking about it, he cleared his mind and chose one side. ¡°Red Dragon¡¯s Teeth! I¡¯ll go with this!¡± You have chosen the Dragon God Artifact ¡®Red Dragon¡¯s Teeth¡¯. All rewards arepleted and you can move out of the temple after 5 seconds. The choice is over. Honestly, even after the selection was over, the Gold Dragon¡¯s scales were still in his thoughts, but he didn¡¯t regret it. Sang Hyuk thought this was the best. His defense was great, but his biggest weapon was the powerful attack that could end his opponent in one hit. It was too bad that he couldn¡¯t summon the Magic Armor when he was using the Dragon God Artifacts and he couldn¡¯t use the Dragon God Artifacts when he was wearing the Magic Armor, but anyway, as long as he could used both the Dragon God Artifacts and Magic Armor skillfully it seemed that he might be able to really have the force of a One Man Army. * * * * Chapter 161.2 For now, Sang Hyuk didn¡¯t tell Gye Baek and the Dark Knight about the Dragon God Artifacts. It was not an item that could be produced even if he told them about it at this point anyway. It was much better for him to help them in many different areas, and he could help themter when they were actually able to produce the Dragon God Artifacts. Dragon God Artifact was not a wearable item, but a special item that was imprinted on the soul. The engraving was a tattoo on the back of his right hand. For this reason, it was taboo to ask an unfamiliar user to show his right hand in Sang Hyuk¡¯s previous life. (Ed: It seems both the Magic Armor and Dragon God Artifacts used the same equipment slot) A red fang engraved on the back of Sang Hyuk¡¯s right hand¡­.. Sang Hyuk was proud to see it Sang Hyuk logged out as soon as he came out of the temple. Anyway, the Ink ck Dragon had been anchored in this hidden Sky Ind, so he can log in again after contacting Gye Baek and the Dark Knight, who were resting offline. After logging out and leaving the capsule, Leah came home after a morning workout. Sang Hyuk had been unable to do morning exercise for four days to focus on the Temple of the Seven Dragons. ¡°Oh, is it over?¡± Leah is now very good at Korean. This was a natural result because she has a good brain and studied hard. ¡°Yup, it¡¯s done perfectly.¡± ¡°Wow, amazing as always!¡± Leahughed and with her thumbs up. ¡°You guys have worked hard since I¡¯ve asked you to wait for me.¡± [Of course we had to wait. The stronger the ace, the stronger the team will be.] She still had to borrow the power of the real-time trantor since there were difficult words to say but at least it was perfectly understandable when he heard it. [So, is only attacking the Red Bearded Whale left?] ¡°Yes. But it seems a little hard to do it directly¡­. rather, we have to do some preparation for a week to have a perfect attack.¡± [The chance to challenge it is limited so we have to be as careful as possible.] There were thousands of ¡®Sky Whale¡¯s Hearts¡¯, which had been collected by the Team Rush by now, but the ¡®Temporary Soulstones¡¯ needed more Sky Whale¡¯s Hearts as it got closer to the Continent of the Sun. There were exactly eight Temporary Soulstones, each of which allowed Team Rush to install on a Sky Ind in the Red Zone, a Soulstone, where the three of them could store a save. This meant that they could re-challenge again for eight times at the Red Zone when the three of them had a team wipe. If they left the Red Zone and created the Temporary Soulstones at the Storm Zone, they had enough hearts to make up to 16, but then the re-challenge time was too long. (ED: Additional transit time from the Storm Zone to the Red Zone) Temporary Soulstones could only be created on a Sky Ind in the outermost border of the Red Zone, so it would be foolish to scatter the Temporary Soulstones in the whole area because there will be insufficient hearts. However, Team Rush has a very small number of members, so the number of re-challenging using Temporary Soulstones would be high. If the team had 20 yers, it wasmon to have only enough Temporary Soulstones to re-challenge at most once. So, if the other raid teams fail, they can collect the heart again, raise their levels and specs, do some Sky-Whale hunting and re-challenge. ¡°If we can¡¯t seed in the 8th time, we¡¯ll have to gather the hearts again, and then the time to move on to the Continent of the Sun will be very dyed.¡± The only advantage of Team Rush with the small number of members was that it was much easier to get a lot of re-challenge opportunities than the other raid teams. Therefore Sang Hyuk nned to make the most of it and somehow defeat the Red Bearded Whale within 8 challenge opportunities. Team Rush had already picked one of the inds at the beginning of the Red Zone, installed the Temporary Soulstone, and all three had registered their souls. If there had been a permanent soulstone, it could have been used constantly and challenges made until it worked but the existence of the permanent soulstones in the Middle Layer itself was null. Because their souls had been registered, Team Rush had been able to log in to the area where the Red Bearded Whale was found. Of course, if they were wiped out from the first challenge, they had to run hard and challenge it again along the sailing route they had already pioneered. When they were sailing back along the sailing route they had pioneered, the sky-ship gained a speed bonus and the probability of the Sky Whale or ghost ship appearing was slightly reduced, which could shorten the time. But, even if it was shortened, it would take at least ten days. This meant that even if there were eight re-challenging opportunities, the challenges themselves would take a very long time. ¡®If it is not too much I want to finish it at the first challenge¡­. Is it possible?¡¯ The only thing in Sang Hyuk¡¯s head was the Red Bearded Whale. He was going to challenge the red Bearded Whale hunt after raising the probability of sess. In that sense, what they were doing now may be trivial in the big picture, but from the standpoint of Sang Hyuk, who was trying to increase the probability of sess even a single percent, they couldn¡¯t neglect it. ¡°If it was this much, it looks enough, isn¡¯t it? Or is it still not enough?¡± Gye Baek lifted another chunk of red meat and stared at Sang Hyuk. The things gathered around the area where the Red Bearded Whale hunted were floating materials left by the Red Bearded Whale. More precisely, it was a lump of meat of the Red Bearded Whale that they can get with a very low probability when they catch the floating parasites that are shed by the Red Bearded Whale. Sang Hyuk¡¯s team continued to roam the area for about four days, continued to find and hunt the floating parasites and as a result, they were able to secure about 20 chunks of Red Bearded Whale. ¡°How many of them?¡± ¡°Exactly 20.¡± ¡°Hmm¡­ Let¡¯s get 4 more.¡± If you cooked and ate Sky Whale meat, the damage you receive during your fight with a Sky Whale could be reduced slightly or slightly increase your attack. The effect itself was not so great, but Sang Hyuk intended to increase the probability of sess as much as possible in this way. Not only that, Sang Hyuk constantly ran scenarios in his mind in search of a more perfect Red Bearded Whale hunting method while hunting the floating parasites. Sang Hyuk reviewed all the information about the Red Bearded Whale and wondered if he had missed anything or if there was a better way, as a result, they were able toplete their best strategy. ¡°From now on, let¡¯s find the Red Bearded Whale while hunting the floating parasites. Check out all of your equipment, Magic Armor charge status, consumable items and the others, just in case.¡± Sang Hyuk finally confirmed their readiness. The highest and thickestst barrier. But, Sang Hyuk was definitely going to cross or break through this barrier. ¡°It¡¯s not going to be easy to fight the Red Bearded Whale. But obviously, although we said we have Temporary Soulstones, don¡¯t think about re-challenging! Just think that there is no re-challenging. We are fighting with our backs to a cliff right now!¡± Sang Hyuk thought that mindset was the most important thing. The moment they thought about the next re-challenge, everything was over. In that sense, Sang Hyuk was saying that the Temporary Soulstone took an unbearably long time. But he believed in Gye Baek and the Dark Knights. Both of them were as mentally strong as himself so he thought that they would fully understand and ept what he had said. ¡°Well, let¡¯s go!¡± After all the checking, Sang Hyuk grabbed the key of the Ink ck Dragon and moved on quickly to the deepest part of the Red Zone. Edited by Userunfriendly, and Captain Ahab. Chapter 162 - [Episode 83] The Last Gateway 2 Chapter 162 [Episode 83] The Last Gateway 2 * * * * The Sky Whale was originally a fixed-location type monster. Most raid monsters are fixed-location type monsters limited to their own spawn points, but the Sky Whale was different. To catch the Sky Whale, a powerful raid monster and a roaming type monster, you had to go around the Sky-sea yourself to find it. ¡°How long have we been connected?¡± Sang Hyuk asked Gye Baek who was on lookout while working hard to grill the meat to make a simple skewer dish. ¡°Hmm, about seven hours? Even if it is the Red Bearded Whale, isn¡¯t 7 hours supposed to be enough?¡± ¡°It should be enough, tho¡­.I saw one sky ind just a bit far over there, so it wouldn¡¯t be bad to take a break at this time.¡± ¡°Is that an uninhabited ind?¡± ¡°I think so.¡± The Sky Inds on the Red Zone were mostly uninhabited inds. There were the sky inds where the Moon People lived at the early part of the Red Zone but almost 100% of the Sky Inds at the inner side of the Red Zone were uninhabited. ¡°Then let¡¯s take a break and reconnect¡­¡­¡± Sang Hyuk¡¯s team tried to reset the ess time after the uninhabited ind appeared, just like the saying ¡°make hay while the sun shines¡±. But of course it was exactly at that time the Dark Knight who was on watch at the crow¡¯s nest of the Ink ck Dragon, shouted loudly. ¡°A suspicious shadow sighted!¡± What she discovered was a red shadow that seemed to be under the Sky-sea. ¡°30 Degrees to the left!¡± Sang Hyuk, who heard Dark Knight¡¯s loud voice, immediately turned the key 30 degrees to the left. ¡°Gye Baek prepares the harpoon and Leah continues to navigate!¡± Sang Hyuk thought the shadow that appeared in front of him was potentially the Red Bearded Whale. Of course, there was the possibility that it was not the Red Bearded Whale, but even if it wasn¡¯t the Red Bearded Whale, they had to be prepared in advance anyway. ¡°Eh? It¡¯s gone¡­¡­.¡± Just then, Dark Knight lost track of the red shadow. Nevertheless, Sang Hyuk did not lose his focus. ¡°Stay focused and keep looking. If it was the real Red Bearded Whale, it will reappear.¡± The Red Bearded Whale was very militant. Among the Sky Whales, there were some who didn¡¯t like to battle. In fact, there were many Whales who only attacked should the users attack first. However, most Sky Whales, except for a handful of special Sky Herds, always attacked the sky ship first because they always recognized the user as an enemy. Dark Knight eagerly looked everywhere and tried to re-acquire the red shadows she had found. It was certainly not a mistake. So, she focused with all her might and looked everywhere. ¡®If Leah hadn¡¯t been mistaken, it would never run away.¡¯ Sang Hyuk, who was holding the Ink ck Dragon¡¯s key, quickly began to n for the worst. For a raid, assuming the worst and being prepared for it were the most important things. ¡°It was not on the left right front or back¡­¡­ under!¡± Sang Hyuk immediately turned the Ink ck Dragon¡¯s key to the side and made an emergency evasion maneuver as soon as the worst came to his mind. And at that very moment, a huge red shadow surfaced from underneath the Ink ck Dragon. Pooooooong, khoooooooong! Fortunately, Ink ck Dragon was able to avoid being capsized thanks to the emergency evasion maneuver. But even though they avoided getting hit directly, they couldn¡¯t escape the huge waves it created. ¡°Leah! Come down to the engine room!¡± Sang Hyuk shouted to the Dark Knight and immediately ced a shield around the Ink ck Dragon¡¯s hull. In fact, Dark Knight was already flying towards the engine room before Sang Hyuk had even shouted. This level of judgement was fundamental to Team Rush. Kwagwagwagwagwagwa. Because avoiding the huge waves caused by the Red Bearded Whale was impossible, so it was best to break through with the shield. This response was correct because Sang Hyuk avoided the direct strike, but had there been a direct strike, it was likely that the Ink ck Dragon would have been almost crippled, the hull taking half damage to durability. Dudududuk, kwagwang! Ink ck Dragon used a shield to break through the massive waves. At that moment, the Red Bearded Whale tried to dive back into the sea. ¡°Harpoon!!¡± If they let the Red Bearded Whale dive into the sea again, they would have to guess its position again, so they had to catch it quickly while it was still on the surface. The good news was that Gye Baek was already getting ready and pulling the trigger before Sang Hyuk shouted for the harpoon. As Dark Knight did before, Gye Baek also anticipated the next order and prepared first through good judgement. This was a teamwork that was said to be possible only to those with discerning eyes. Kwang, Phiiiiing! Precision targeting with sensational shooting! Gye Baek¡¯s harpoon hit rate became closer to 100% as his experience grew. There is no Sky Whale that could avoid Gye Baek¡¯s harpoon. And this also applied to the Red Bearded Whale. Phooook, kwadududuk! it was a hurried shot so it didn¡¯t hit exactly where Gye Baek was aiming but the harpoon hit the tail of the Red Bearded Whale. ¡®Good!¡¯ The harpoon hit firmly. The Red Bearded Whale¡¯s movement speed, evasion ability and defense are reduced by 8%. The Red Bearded Whale was no longer able to dive, as long as the harpoon (Cumtive reduction 8%) was stuck. ¡°Leah! Use the Krakon¡¯s Gctic Eye!¡± Sang Hyuk shouted straight to the engine room as soon as he confirmed that Gye Baek had caught the Red Bearded Whale with a harpoon. Krakon¡¯s Gctic Eye. This was the item Sang Hyuk gained when he caught the malignant Krakon at the ¡®Day of Disaster¡¯ event. Sang Hyuk had hunted more than 200 Sky Whales in the Middle Layer and released the seal. Krakon¡¯s_Gctic_Eye [Event] ¨C A pupil with Krakon¡¯s mystical knowledge. With a huge amount of mannapressed as a magic stone, you could get an amazing boost when you use it as Sky-ship fuel. [Basic Stat] Strengthening the Sky-grade ship¡¯s durability +300, coverage by 4 times. [Special Stat] Increase the Sky-grade ship mobile speed +50%, The summon duration of all passenger¡¯s Magic Armor by 30%. [Special Effect] Adds harpoon usage by 1, the power of the main gun increased by 3 times. [Item Skill] [Retention Time] 5 hours. [Number of avable uses] one. Despite the one-time use limit, the effects were terrifying. The level of the event item was not highly grade as much as it was actually mythical grade. In fact, concerning when the Krakon¡¯s Gctic Eye should be used, there was a bit of disagreement within the team. Gye Baek said that he didn¡¯t think it was good to use it in the beginning. He said he would rather use the Krakon¡¯s Gctic Eye for the second or third attempt, but after all the discussion, Sang Hyuk decided to use Krakon¡¯s Gctic Eye for the first attempt. The reason was simple. It was to create a sense of urgency. When he starts to think that there¡¯s a better alternative, then he will start to lose his drive. So Sang Hyuk was going to put everything into this first challenge and give them a strong motivation. It was like he pushed himself to the edge of the cliff and squeezed out all the power he had. It was a strategy that had been used by French Minister of War Andr¨¦ Maginot to create the ¡®Maginot Line¡¯ Strategy. (EN: Author mistakenly cited Andr¨¦ Maginot as General. Corrected) Dark Knight pushed Krakon¡¯s Gctic Eye into the Ink-ck Dragon¡¯s power source at the end of Sang Hyuk¡¯s frightening words. sh! Krakon¡¯s Gctic Eye was used. At the moment the Krakon¡¯s Gctic Eye was used, Gye Baek¡¯s second harpoon struck the Red Bearded Whale¡¯s body. Phook, Kwadududuk! ¡®Perfect!¡¯ The harpoon hit very urately. The Red Bearded Whale¡¯s movement speed, evasion ability, and defense are further reduced by 10%. (Cumtive reduction of 18%) ¡°Leah! Provoke it and catch the agro for a while!¡± As soon as the second harpoon hit, Sang Hyuk began preparing for the first attack by turning the key sharply to the other side. The first attack was really important for Sang Hyuk. ¡®Summon Magic Armor!¡¯ Hwririk, nk! nk! Sang Hyuk even summoned the Dark ck Wings and decided to take advantage of all the damage amplification effects he could use. Sang Hyuk knew better than anyone how terrifying the consequences are when damage multiplications are stacked so he had prepared one of his greatest weapons in his arsenal. Items, titles, soul skills, etc, all kinds of damage effects have been added. Kkooooong! ¡°Uuurgh!¡± Meanwhile, Dark Knight was barely holding the agro by using all of her survival skills she had. Although the Red Bearded Whale didn¡¯t use any special skills and just used the sonic attack just like when it is attacking other monsters, Dark Knight, who is a tanker-based user level 85, was struggling. Red Bearded Whale¡¯s huge body was almost like an aircraft carrier, so the Ink-ck Dragon, which in front of it looked like a sailboat. And the passenger of the Ink-ck Dragon, Dark Knight, was dealing with the huge Red Bearded Whale, which looked like a giant aircraft carrier. Piiiing, poook! Kwaduduk! ¡®Perfect! The harpoon hit the target really very urately.¡¯ The Red Bearded Whale¡¯s movement speed, evasion ability and defense are further reduced by 10%. (Cumtive reduction of 28%) Moreover, thanks to Gye Baek who hit with the harpoon steadily, the Red Bearded Whale was twisting around unable to use any special attack skills. But, even after the harpoon attack, they needed more. Fortunately, they were able to use Krakon¡¯s Gctic Eye to shoot four harpoons, instead of three. ¡°Reload!¡± Phiiing, nk! As soon as Gye Baek shouted for reload, the fourth harpoon reloaded. ¡°Wall of Shield!¡± In the meantime, Dark Knight used the barrier, the representative life-saving skill that all tanker-based users know and blocked the p (sound wave) attack of the Red Bearded Whale. In fact, if they used the Ink-ck Dragon¡¯s shield, it was still possible to block the sonic attackpletely, but the Ink-ck Dragon shield should never be used to prevent the sonic attacks. The barrier, which reduced the damage received by 30%, was unable topletely block the Red Bearded Whale¡¯s sonic attack, so Dark Knight used her specialty, the Dash Shield, along with the barrier. The Dash Shield skill was primarily used as an offensive skill, but defensive use could result in additional damage reductions. Jojojojojong! While the Dark Knight was holding the Red Bearded Whale back, Gye Baek took the opportunity again. Phiiiing, Phook! Kwaduduk! ¡®Perfect¡¯! The harpoon hit very urately. The Red Bearded Whale¡¯s movement speed, evasion ability and defense are further reduced by 10%. (Cumtive reduction of 38%) Gye Baek had shot the fourth harpoon perfectly and three of his four shots were recorded as perfect. Thanks to this, the Red Bearded Whale¡¯s defensive abilities have been reduced by nearly 40%. After using all four harpoons, Gye Baek quickly ran on the deck and moved to the gun. Krakon¡¯s Gctic Eye strengthened the gun so now he was going to use the gun to help deal with it. Of course, Dark Knight¡¯s tanking was almost ovee at the time when the harpoon was used. But it didn¡¯t matter. The tasks that Dark Knight and Gye Baek needed to do was clearly done by more than 100%, allowing the ultimate first hit that Sang Hyuk wanted. To be honest, Sang Hyuk didn¡¯t want to use this in front of other people. There were many reasons for this, but the most decisive thing was the unbelievably cringy spell. But he couldn¡¯t help it. Now even when his hands and feet were shriveled because it was so cringey, he had to use this skill as soon as possible. ¡°The Raging Dragon. Come and ept my offerings I give you and destroy the enemy in front of me!¡± (EN: Hahahah!) In addition to adding all the superimposed effects, Sang Hyuk used a set ofbination cards andpleted the spell. Chapter 162 [Episode 83] The Last Gateway 2 ¨C End Editor: Userunfriendly the cringy. Chapter 163.1 - [Episode 84] Red Bearded Whale 1 Chapter 163 [Episode 84] Red Bearded Whale 1 @ Red Bearded Whale Kuaaaang! Kwaduduk! A giant dinosaur¡¯s head, which is as big as the Red Bearded Whale, protruded from the ck void and chomped down. This was not just a simple Leviathan. It was a fearsome Leviathan that was insanely stacked with all sorts of damage amplifications. The Leviathan violently bit the Red Bearded Whale, an appetizing prey. Naturally, the Red Bearded Whale twisted around to stop Leviathan, but to no avail. The Red Bearded Whale was a second grade Sky Whale, just like the malignant monster of despair, Krakon. If rated based on the monster ratings, then it was a very powerful monster with a high rating in this dimension. In short, it was more powerful than the Color Dragon. But, as you can see, it was just prey to the Leviathan, the predator of all monsters. Leviathan chewed the Red Bearded Whale very hard for one minute, the duration of his summon. The Red Bearded Whale tried to stop the Leviathan¡¯s attack by using the Luster Shield, but the Leviathan chewed the shield all up, proving why it was called a predator. At the end of the one-minute mauling, the Leviathan returned to the gap between dimensions. The Leviathan disappeared, but Team Rush¡¯s attack was not over. ¡°Fire!¡± Popopong! Gye Baek shot a magic cannon round at the Red Bearded Whale¡¯s head at the same time as the Leviathan¡¯s summon ended. Kwakwakwakwang. The magic cannon hit the Red Bearded Whale¡¯s head urately and its strike was so powerful that the Red Bearded Whale¡¯s body was pushed backwards momentarily. Even if it was the Red Bearded Whale, it couldn¡¯t underestimate that gun, which was reinforced three times. ¡°Haaah¡­.haaah¡­.I¡¯m sorry but hang on for a bit more.¡± Was it because Leviathan¡¯s attack was amplified by stacked attack enhancements? Sang Hyuk, who had used the Breath of the Raging Dragon, looked more exhausted than usual. During Leviathan¡¯s one minute duration, Sang Hyuk lost nearly half of his health and vitality. It was a worrisome situation that fortunately didn¡¯t cripple him. ¡°I¡¯ll try!¡± Dark Knight looked at the Red Bearded Whale as she gripped the shield with both hands. The Red Bearded Whale was already enraged because of the one-attack that Sang Hyuk struck home with all the power he had gathered together. It wasn¡¯t possible to grasp the exact damage level, but if this was the response, its health seemed to be reduced by more than 30%. After striking for more than 30% of a second-grade Sky Whale¡¯s health in a single attack, Sang Hyuk quickly used a recoverybination card to restore his health and vitality. Meanwhile, the Red Bearded Whale began to move in earnest to shatter the Ink-ck Dragon. Chchchchchchut! More than 1000 red tentacles on the Red Bearded Whale¡¯s body arose at the same time. This was the most troubling part when dealing with the Red Bearded Whale, the ¡®Infinite Tentacles¡¯. Each of these tentacles had a simr power level as a normal monster level 60. And because they had the ability to absorb health, the Red Bearded Whale¡¯s health could be restored if you neglected or ignored the tentacles. Additionally, these tentacles are troublesome because they regenerated infinitely, even when removed again and again. Based on Sang Hyuk¡¯s memory, the raid team, which usually targets the Red Bearded Whale, had to assign three or four dealers from the group to attack and chop off the tentacles over and over again. If they didn¡¯t do it like that, the Red Bearded Whale would continue to restore its health through the tentacles. However, Sang Hyuk¡¯s group ignored the tentacles, unlike the usual raid team. The reason they ignored the tentacles was simple. The tentacles had to absorb something in order to restore health, but there was no one on Team Rush which could be the prey of these tentacles. Basically, the artificial intelligence that controls the tentacles was designed to not touch the three essential crew members of a Sky Ship. The first is the main tanker holding the agro of the Red Bearded Whale. And the second is the helmsman holding the key of the sky-grade ship. The third was the gunner of the Sky-grade ship. It would have been ridiculous if this wasn¡¯t a game, but it could exist because EL was basically artificial, not reality. In the end, the Red Bearded Whale tried to fight with the infinite tentacles, but the infinite tentacles couldn¡¯t find any valid targets to attack, so they had no choice but to twist and writhe in confusion. ¡®As expected the infinite tentacles could be ignored!¡¯ The one who came up with this strategy was Sang Hyuk, but he honestly didn¡¯t think it would work 100%. Sang Hyuk knew about the programming of the tentacles, but he didn¡¯t know if the pattern of the tentacle would change if it went beyond the programmed variables of the artificial intelligence. Of course, even if the pattern had changed, he would not have been greatly surprised by it, but the situation right now was undeniably good. The Red Bearded Whale was attacked by Sang Hyuk¡¯s massively overpowered first hit properly and damaged properly, also the infinite tentacles were simply neutralized. Is that all? Gye Baek shot his four harpoons almost perfectly and although the Dark Knight was unstable, she was holding on to the main tanker position well. However, Sang Hyuk was ever vignt, even though all indicators are showing ¡®the best¡¯ results. He remained sober in this situation. ¡®Now I just have to keep going. This tightrope running isn¡¯t over yet.¡¯ Sang Hyuk thought of this as¡­sprinting across a ckline! One mistake and they will fall to the ground, so they have to be careful and more careful. Meanwhile, the Red Bearded Whale immediately retracted its wiggling worms as the infinite tentacles were countered so easily. If it had been an ordinary monster, it would keep on using this ability and wasted its power but the red Bearded Whale had an artificial intelligence that surpassed a Legendary NPC, at least when ites to battle. Although it was a halfplete artificial intelligence that was purely specialized inbat, without multiple cognitive abilities, such as human rtions, it wasn¡¯t an ordinary artificial intelligence. Rather, it was more difficult to attack because it felt like fighting abat machine that you couldn¡¯t talk to. The Red Bearded Whale, which gathered in all of its infinite tentacles, ced a protective shield around its body again. The second grade Sky Whale¡¯s Luster Shield was an invincible defensive skill that blocked virtually all attacks. Of course, it didn¡¯t just block its opponent¡¯s attacks, it also blocked itself from attacking, so it had to drop the Luster Shield to attack. Chapter 163.2

    Chapter 217

    Leviathan was unbelievably overpowered because it was able to chew through the Luster Shield, but anyway, the Red Bearded Whale was programmed to use the Luster Shield to change the situation. Jjojojojong! Thanks to this, the magic cannon round that Gye Baek shot was blocked by the shield and exploded in the air. ¡°It raised the shield! Leah, move back and grab the key! Now I¡¯m going ahead to deal with it!¡± Sang Hyuk, who had recovered his health and vitality by 80%, went forward and changed ces with the Dark Knight. He hadn¡¯t fully recovered, but he couldn¡¯t just let go of this good timing. As soon as Sang Hyuk and Dark Knight changed their positions, the Red Bearded Whale resumed the offensive and dropped its shield. It confirmed that the infinite tentacles would no longer be stopped, so it immediately raised the massive fins on the side of its body and poured out the symbiotic, insectile broodlings out of its body. In fact, the broodlings were not as demanding as infinite tentacles. Their numbers were as many as infinite tentacles, but the broodling had one fatal drawback. It was¡­.. they were vulnerable to the Sky-grade ship¡¯s artillery. ¡°Gye baek, the broodlings! You know, right? Blow them all up!¡± ¡°Okay!¡± Sang Hyuk had already told Gye Baek the details about the broodlings, so Gye Baek immediately turned the gun barrel towards the fins that were pouring out the hordes of broodlings. ¡°Get off. Fire!¡± Phophophong, kwagwagwagwang! A single shell killed more than 100 broodlings pouring out from under the fin. The broodling was not endless unlike the infinite tentacles. The Red Bearded Whale could pour out about 4000 broodlings, if Gye Baek focused only on the broodlings then he could block them well. ¡°Turn right!¡± The Dark Knight controlled the Ink-ck Dragon and turned the key to the right, following Sang Hyuk¡¯s shout. She often held Ink-ck Dragon¡¯s key instead of Sang Hyuk and she was at least as good as Sang Hyuk in controlling the Ink-ck Dragon. As the Ink-ck Dragon turned hard right, at the same time a pir of water rose from the spot where the Ink-ck Dragon was. Phoooong! This was the Lava st, the anticipated direct attack from the Red Bearded Whale following the broodlings. Lava st was also expected, a typical attack used by the Red Bearded Whale, and Sang Hyuk, who had noticed that when the Red Bearded Whale¡¯s eyes redden then the Lava st would beunched, had quickly ordered the Ink-ck Dragon to dodge. (EN: I am assuming from raid footage viewed in his previous life) It was an urate decision and response, but this was a raid that started long ago by relentlessly training in the basics like this. Chwarrrrk! Sang Hyuk who avoided theva st, threw two blood wires towards the Red Bearded Whale. Dududududuk! The end of the wires turned like a sharp de and these two des shed and cut dozens of wounds on Red Bearded Whale¡¯s torso. Of course, it wasn¡¯t a big cut for the Red Bearded Whale. But that wasn¡¯t a level of hurt that could be ignored. It was Sang Hyuk, who weakened the whale¡¯s defense power and stacked all sorts of amplification effects. When the two merged, the Red Bearded Whale could not ignore Sang Hyuk even though he was using indiscriminate attacks. The Red Bearded Whale once again twisted and mmed down the sky-sea with its huge tail. Then, momentarily, a huge wave soared toward the Ink-ck Dragon. It wasn¡¯t a special skill, but it was as demanding and powerful as a skill was. ¡°Deploy the shield!¡± If the Red Bearded Whale had the Luster Shield, then Ink-ck Dragon had a shield that had been enhanced four times with the Krakon¡¯s Gctic Eye. Kwang! Bopopopong! The Ink-ck Dragon made it through the huge tsunami-like wave. Meanwhile, Sang Hyuk once again threw the blood wires, creating dozens of wounds on Red Bearded Whale¡¯s body. So, he kept tormenting the Red Bearded Whale again and again. The reason for Sang Hyuk kept attacking the Red Bearded Whale again and again in the most painful way possible was simple. He was trying to enrage the Red Bearded Whale so it loses control. Khuoooooong! In the end, the Red Bearded Whale opened its mouth wide, aimed Sang Hyuk who continued to taunt it and poured out a very powerful sonic wave. The sonic wave breath weapon, which was called the ¡®Thunder of Destruction¡¯ was the most powerful attack that the Red Bearded Whale had. It was a skill that could wipe out enemies by the immensely powerful sound waves that destroyed everything in front of it and even if it was the Ink-ck Dragon, they would bepletely smashed if they got hit directly. But the important thing was that it had to hit. Sang Hyuk deliberately continued to provoke the Red Bearded Whale to use it. The reason he did so was to make it use the Thunder of Destruction at the time and ce of his choosing. Thunder of Destruction took 20 minutes to cool down once used, so if they avoided it at least once, they didn¡¯t have to worry about the Thunder of Destruction for the next 20 minutes. Kwagwagwagwagwagwagwagwang! Thunder of Destruction flew into the Ink-ck Dragon, splitting the sky-sea, but Sang Hyuk, who was already prepared, instantly triggered Ink-ck Dragon¡¯s booster with maximum power, dodging to the side and avoiding the Thunder of Destruction. ¡°It¡¯s done! Stop the Ink-ck Dragon¡¯s maneuvers! Let¡¯s attack!¡± Now that they have removed the most troubling skill, it¡¯s fine to attack more aggressively. Of course, they had to read the pattern of the Red Bearded Whale to pinpoint the timing of the offense and defense, but this was so obvious that one doesn¡¯t have to say anything about it. In the process, the Ink-ck Dragon could get smashed by the Red Bearded Whale, but it was impossible to beat it unterally anyway. They were just trying to avoid getting hit by the enemy and beat it back a lot. This pattern was going to be repeated until the Red Bearded Whale¡¯s health fell below 40% and it would take at least a few hours to get there. This was the beginning of a long-term war that was not easy. When they lost a little focus because of the longer battle time then that one mistake could end them, so Sang Hyuk, Gye Baek and Dark Knight continued to encourage each other to shake it off. Chapter 163 [Episode 84] Red Bearded Whale 1 ¨C End Editor: Userunfriendly Chapter 164.1 - [Episode 84] Red Bearded Whale 2 Chapter 164 [Episode 84] Red Bearded Whale 2 * * * * The average clear time for EL raids was about 40 minutes. Most EL raids took more than 20 minutes, no matter how easy it was. As a result, yers who specialize in raids, cite ¡®tenacity¡¯ as one of the most important qualities a user should have in a raid. (EN: The author/MTL uses ¡°patience¡± in this chapter. However, it is obvious by context he means ¡°tenacity¡±. Changed. ) Staying focused for a long time was even more painful than you might think, so those without tenacity could never join a top-level raid. Tenacity is so important that the first thing to ask when the raid teams, which are in the top 100 ranking, select new users is how long they have fought non-stop without rest. No matter how good a yer was, he or she couldn¡¯t y in a top-tier raid team if he didn¡¯t have enough tenacity and concentration. In that sense, Team Rush with those three members had the qualities to be counted among the best raid teams. The battle with the Red Bearded Whale hadsted more than four hours, but the three remained sharp. It wasn¡¯t just holding on, they targeted the Red Bearded Whale at every opportunity and pulled its health down to 40%. Of course, the process wasn¡¯t easy. A few times they came close to team wipe and Gye Baek and Dark Knight barely avoided death more than once. Sang Hyuk was exposed to even more crises because he flew in to save his teammates, and for two really dangerous moments he was able to escape only with the aid of the golden dragon coin and thebination card, Drop of Phoenix Blood. It wasn¡¯t all that was consumed. In fact, the Ink-ck Dragon, the sky-grade ship which was the strongest defense for Team Rush, had only 20% durability left. Team Rush was tired, body and mind, and has used up their most powerful skills, with the longest cool down times¡­.. On the other hand, the Red Bearded Whale not only had a lot of health, but it also seemed to be able to continue. [You guys are still¡­.. not yet qualified!] As the Red Bearded Whale¡¯s life went down to 40%, it issued a warning for the first andst time, with a raspy voice. ¡®It¡¯s beginning!¡¯ Sang Hyuk knew that this warning was a sign that the third phase of the Red Bearded Whale raid had begun. He also knew that the third phase was the key to defeating the Red Bearded Whale. In fact, they had to endure this third phase to defeat the Red Bearded Whale. The reason why one used the word ¡®endure¡¯ was they couldn¡¯t stop the Red Bearded Whale¡¯s rampage as the third phase began, so they had to hold on until its health went down to 20%. Most other monsters became berserk just before their health bottomed out and died. However, the unusual Red Bearded Whale went berserk between 40% to 20% of health. Of course, if this monster became berserk in the middle of the battle it would be very tricky for the users who were targeting it. Therefore, even in the past life, it has been known that the most important key to the Red Bearded Whale raid is to endure past this berserk. In fact, there were many of the opinion that the raid could seed more than 90% of the time, if the timing of this berserk was predicted and the raiders prepared and held well. The fourth phase, which started after the berserk ended and health was below 20%, was easier to break than the first or second phase. ¡®As it said, we still can¡¯t withstand its berserk.¡¯ Kwaaaaaa! The moment the ming haze rose from the Red Bearded Whale, Sang Hyuk faced reality. Team Rush would wipe because it could never endure the Red Bearded Whale¡¯s berserk. ¡®If you can¡¯t stand¡­.attack at once!¡¯ The Dragon God Artifacts, the Red Dragon¡¯s Fang! Phiing, dududududuk! Sang Hyuk finally used the Dragon God Artifacts, which he had previously refused to use, no matter how dangerous the raid had be, which had been saved just for this moment. When the Dragon God Artifacts was used, a red light rose from Sang Hyuk¡¯s right hand, winding up Sang Hyuk¡¯s body and at that moment Sang Hyuk¡¯s body grew and changed. He grew nearly twice asrge and his hair and eyes were dyed a vivid red color. At the moment Sang Hyuk summoned the Dragon God Artifacts, more than 100 tentacles protruded from the Red Bearded Whale¡¯s body. This was not the infinite tentacles. They were the tentaculocysts that emitted the ranged ¡®Red Glow¡¯ beam attack, which is used only when the Red-Bearded Whale is at the state of berserk. ¡°Leah! Deploy the shield!¡± The only thing that could stop the Red Glow was the shield of the Ink-ck Dragon. Kyaoooo, sh! Kwagwagwagwagwagwagwagwagwagwagwang! More than a hundred tentaculocyst emerged from the Red Bearded Whale¡¯s body, and with their appearance, they emitted the Red Glow straight away, attacking andpletely bombarding the Sky-sea. The scary thing about the Red Glow was that they couldn¡¯t avoid it. So, in Sang Hyuk¡¯s past life, teams would only start the raid after preparing a wide area defense for the Red Glow. If they couldn¡¯t withstand this, they couldn¡¯t withstand the berserk of the Red Bearded Whale. They endured the first Red Glow with the shield of the Ink-ck Dragon. However, Team Rush was unable to fight back behind the shield. And if this continued, if they only endured and endured it¡­. That meant team wipe. The shield was not indefinitely sustainable. Nevertheless, the reason for Sang Hyuk using this shield was because they had to endure the Red Glow two or three times. Gooooooooo¡­¡­. The shield, which was enhanced by four times using the Krakon¡¯s Gctic Eye, held on against the Red Glow and as a result, the Ink-ck Dragon remained floating on the insanely tossing Sky-sea. The Dragon God Artifacts inheritance skill ¡®The Rage of the Red Dragon¡¯! ¡°Waaaaaaaa!¡± Sang Hyuk used ¡®The Rage of the Red Dragon¡¯. Then all kinds of buffs were applied to his body. The cooldown of the two skills he had previously specified was also immediately reset. Sang Hyuk didn¡¯t stop here, but he activated all kinds of amplification effects, just as he did when preparing for his first attack. His words to attack when they can¡¯t hold on¡­. Chapter 164.2 - Chapter 219

    Chapter 219

    The meaning was simple. It meant that he would pull the Red Bearded Whale¡¯s health down below 20% in one attack, taking away its ability to berserk. Naturally, one of the two skills that had the cooldown reset was the ¡°Breath of the Raging Dragon¡±. This skill, which costs more than 600 million won when Sang Hyuk used it every single time, is sometimes referred to as the ¡®burying the enemy in a mountain of cash¡¯ skill. In fact, Sang Hyuk was scared of himself for casually using these unbelievably expensive skills. However, one thing for sure was that this skill is as powerful as its cost, 600 millions in one usage. (EN: Around half a million dors.) ¡°The Raging Dragon. Come and ept my offerings I give you and destroy the enemy in front of me!¡± Sang Hyuk threw abination card, shouting the spell, again, with the embarrassment that numbed his hands and feet. Sang Hyuk had never thought he¡¯d use thisbination card twice against a monster. Kwaaaaaaaaang! Kwaduduk! This time, likewise, the head of a dinosaur, as big as the Red Bearded Whale, protruded from the void and bit it. Monster Predator Leviathan! It was as strong as the first time and it bit the Red Bearded Whale, which had weakened defenses because of its berserk. This time, maybe because the Red Bearded Whale was berserk, but it didn¡¯t try to wriggle away and escape, but rather tried to eat the Leviathan in reverse, andunched a massive Red Glow barrage from its entire body. Hurrrrng, Kwagwagwagwagwagwagwang! The Sky-sea became a mess as if the very heavens themselves were falling down when the two crazy monsters collided with all the power they had. And Ink-ck Dragon got caught up in the fight. ¡°Put the shield at maximum!¡± Jiiiiiiing! Sang Hyuk was currently pouring out his health and vitality to maintain the hole connected to Leviathan, so he couldn¡¯t help. ¡°Gye Baek, pierce the wave in front of you with your canon!¡± Sang Hyuk was trying to escape this mess by using the cannon to create a hole in the huge waveing at them and hold on with the shield. ¡°Okay!¡± Gye Baek answered loudly, and shot the cannon straight away and the exploding shell sted a hole in the massive waves that was moving toward the Ink-ck Dragon. Even with the shield deployed at maximum, the aftermath of the collision between the two crazy monsters shook the Ink-ck Dragon ruthlessly. Even so the good news was that although the Red Bearded Whale managed an attack during the struggle, the Leviathan survived the barrage of Red Glows as expected, and chomped on the Red Bearded Whale again and again. Kwaduduk, uduudduduk! Leviathan ruthlessly chewed up the Red Bearded Whale even with holes piercing its head, and eventually lowered the Red Bearded Whale¡¯s health. The Red Bearded Whale¡¯s health, which was close to 40%, quickly went down to below 20%, and in the end its berserk was released as Sang Hyuk wanted. Everything went as Sang Hyuk intended. However, at this moment, Sang Hyuk began to draw apletely different picture in his mind. ¡®The time hase!¡¯ This picture waspletely unimaginable to other users. The remaining summon time of the Leviathan was only five seconds, but in this short moment, Sang Hyukpleted an unbelievable picture in his head and immediately acted on it. [When the Leviathan disappears, the Red Bearded Whale will activate the luster shield for sure. Then we¡­.. will punch through the luster shield.] Sang Hyuk spoke to Gye Baek and Dark Knight at the same time through party chat. [Our shield must be at maximum and we have to put all the remaining power into the booster to break through it. It doesn¡¯t matter if the Ink-ck Dragon is broken, pour it all out. And after we ram it¡­. shoot the cannon.] Basically, a luster shield was an invincible shield that was almost impossible to pierce. But it wasn¡¯t really impossible. There was something that could pierce the shield. It was¡­.another shield. Kwaaaaaaaaang! Leviathan was returned into the void again, failing to finish off the Red Bearded Whale. It cried out of disappointment, but it didn¡¯t have more summon time. And at that moment, as Sang Hyuk predicted, the Red Bearded Whale berserk ended and it raised the Luster Shield right away. Phajijijik, jiiiiiiing! The reason why the artificial intelligence of the Red Bearded whale chose defense was simple. First, it had self-diagnosed the serious damage suffered from the Leviathan and raised the shield with the intention of reestablishing a defensive pattern ordingly. ¡°Khuuk!¡± Sang Hyuk stumbled and sat on the deck as soon as the ck hole that Leviathan had popped out of disappeared. In the meantime, he had enough concentration left to push thest remaining recoverybination card into his heart. ¡°Charge!¡± It¡¯s not Sang Hyuk, but the Dark Knight who shouted. kwagwagwagwagwa, jjoooooooong! The Red Bearded Whale¡¯s Luster Shield and Ink-ck Dragon¡¯s mana shield collided, causing massive shock waves. Kwaaaaaaaaa! Dark Knight poured all the power into the booster without looking back and as a result, the hull of the Ink-ck Dragon groaned as it began to exceed overload. Dudududuk. Naturally, the durability of the Ink-ck Dragon began to fall like crazy. It seemed that the Ink-ck Dragon would be smashed and sank even before punching through the shield. ¡°If we continue like this, Ink-ck Dragon will sink!¡± Dark Knight clenched her teeth and looked at Sang Hyuk, ¡°It¡¯s okay. Keep on pushing!¡± Sang Hyuk, who was sitting back and concentrating on recovery, gave themand with confidence due to his powerful will. Sang Hyuk still had one more trick up his sleeve, one that he believed in. It was the Ink-ck Dragon¡¯s unique ability, ¡®Pitch Dark¡¯. ¡°Activate Pitch Dark!¡± Goooooooo. As soon as Pitch Dark was triggered, darkness descended around the ink-ck Dragon. Now, Ink-ck Dragon could not sink for 30 minutes, even if the durability was zero. Unsinkable! This was the move that Sang Hyuk believed in. and this onest trick has be a strangely brilliant move. Jjojojojojojoojojojong! He used the power of Pitch Darkness to make the Ink ck Dragon¡¯s hull durability infinite and in the end punching through the Luster Shield with the mana shield had no choice but to seed. The two shields were broken at the same time. At that moment, Gye Baek fired his cannon as if he had waited for exactly that precise moment. ¡°FIRE!¡± Pobobobong! The bombardment was powerful enough to push the Red Bearded Whale¡¯s body back for a moment. But that wasn¡¯t the important thing. Chwarrrk, chwarrrk! The bombardment briefly took the Red Bearded Whale¡¯s attention, and Sang Hyuk, who had managed to recover half his health and vitality, wrapped the Blood Wire of the Full Moon in both hands and jumped toward the Red Bearded Whale. A momentary image appeared in Sang Hyuk¡¯s mind. This was the ¡®Kill Strike¡¯ that pro-gamers often refer to. Of course, it was absurd to see the chance to kill off a monstrously huge Raid Monster, which ispletely different in scale from a single user, but Sang Hyuk definitely saw the chance to kill it at the moment and put it straight into action. He was always this way. He destroyed themon sense, made the nonsense work, and turned the impossible to possible. This was the way of the One man army, the Immortal. Chapter 164 [Episode 84] Red Bearded Whale 2 ¨C End Edited by Userunfriendly Chapter 165.1 - [Episode 85] Continent of the Sun 1 Chapter 165 [Episode 85] Continent of the Sun 1 @Continent of the Sun. Kwagwagwagwa, gwaaaang! The Ink-ck Dragon was wrapped by the Pitch-Dark, but because the shield was broken, they were swept away by the huge waves created by the thrashing body of the Red Bearded Whale. Nevertheless, because of the four harpoons that were firmly embedded in the Red Bearded Whale, they ended up being tossed around at the ends of the cables, delivering a strong hit to the hull. The impact made it difficult for Gye Baek and Dark Knight, who were riding on the Ink-ck Dragon, to maintain their footing. However, the Dark Knight didn¡¯t lose control of the Ink-ck Dragon and Gye Baek didn¡¯t lose control of his cannon. They continued to do what they had to do in these difficult circumstances. Phophophong! Gye Baek, who supported with his cannon and Dark Knight, who was trying to steady the Ink-ck Dragon as much as possible, so Gye Baek could actually shoot urately. They did all they could to support Sang Hyuk. At that moment, Sang Hyuk was burning everything to break the Red Bearded Whale¡¯sst breath. Summon the fourpleted Stars of Glory! [Magician of Glory ¡®Egray¡¯] [Priest of Glory ¡®Pokin¡¯] [Warrior of Glory ¡®Crepo¡¯] [Knight of Glory ¡®Tamia¡¯] Flop, flop! He even used the Star of Glory that he had saved until now to summon the four legendary NPCs and even used the Giant Blood¡¯s Bloodline Skill, ¡®Erge¡¯, to make himself bigger. As for hisbination cards, only one was left, and in this situation, virtually useless. But Sang Hyuk instinctively felt that there was not much left and the battle was nearing the end. Kwagwagwagwang, dudududuk! The four Stars of Glory, who were given the basicmands by Sang Hyuk, started the rampage as Sang Hyuk wished. In particr, since the Priest of Glory Pokin focused on support, he was able to recover most of Sang Hyuk¡¯s health in an instant. Of course the Red Bearded Whale did not stay still. The Red Bearded Whale, who entered the fourth phase, pulled out its infinite tentacles once again. This clearly showed how good its artificial intelligence is. It knew that Sang Hyuk and the Stars of Glory were able to deal with the infinite tentacles and it chose the skills it needs the most in this situation. Phaphaphaphat! Hundreds of tentacles protruding from the Red Bearded Whale¡¯s body and rushed straight toward the four star of glory. But Sang Hyuk did not respond at all to those infinite tentacles. The Star of Glory would disappear in the next 20 seconds, so in this way, just having them pull the agro was enough. ¡®There¡¯s not much left!¡¯ Even at this moment, Sang Hyuk still had a chance to finish it. He thought it would be difficult to seize this opportunity again if he didn¡¯t get it done. That¡¯s why he burned everything he could utilize to win. Chwarrrrrk, Kwadududuk! Sang Hyuk, who stabbed the blood wire of the full moon into the middle of the forehead of the Red Bearded Whale, flew towards the Red Bearded Whale and continued to pour powerful skills into the Red Bearded Whale¡¯s body. In the meantime, dozens of infinite tentacles wrapped up Sang Hyuk¡¯s body, but Sang Hyuk gave up his defense and put all his energy into the attack. Because of that, Sang Hyuk¡¯s body also had many wounds. Of course, Sang Hyuk used all sorts of defensive skills, so he didn¡¯t take too much damage. However, the effects of the defensive skills were not infinite, so Sang Hyuk would not be able to hold on for long. ¡°Please just die!¡± Kwaduk, udududuk! The Red Bearded Whale and also Sang Hyuk, each forgot to defend and poured out their hatred with all their might. It looked like two boxers gave up their defense at thest minute then brawled each other with their bare fists, forgetting skill, in a brutal slugfest. All of the Star of Glory were reverse summoned. The Priest of Glory Pokin restored Sang Hyuk¡¯s health until thest minute, but the Infinite Tentacles eventually swallowed Pokin too. When Pokin disappeared, Sang Hyuk¡¯s health began to decline sharply. The atmosphere was even worse as all the infinite tentacles which had been dispersed to deal with the Stars of Glory now flocked to Sang Hyuk. Since many of the defensive effects applied to Sang Hyuk¡¯s body were disappearing one by one, it seemed certain that Sang Hyuk would fall before the Red Bearded Whale. nk! Kwaddududuk! Sang Hyuk spun the Blood Wire of the Full Moon to create arge rotating de as the Infinite Tentacles grew in numbers and he used it to cut off the infinite tentacles that flew toward him. But he couldn¡¯t remove all the infinite tentacles, so a few of the infinite tentacles shed at Sang Hyuk¡¯s body and shot some powerful sts. Kwagwagwang, kwagwagwagwang! Even at this moment, Gye Baek continued to fire his cannon, shing at the Red Bearded Whale¡¯s health. Will the Red Bearded Whale fall first? Or will Sang Hyuk fall first? The ending of this raid will be decided based on the oue of this simple duel. However, looking at the current situation, the overwhelming advantage was with the Red Bearded Whale. Sang Hyuk¡¯s health was going down sharply toward 10%. Of course the Red Bearded Whale¡¯s health has long since fallen below 5%, not 10%. but the difference between the sizes of their respective health bars were sorge aparison based on percentages was meaningless. Sang Hyuk who pushed his limits. But Sang Hyuk was not anxious at all. Sang Hyuk believed that this was the worst that his foe could manage. The ¡®Drop of Phoenix Blood¡¯, was one of the two skills that had the cooldown reset, by the Rage of the Red Dragon. (EN: Yes, until the Red Bearded Whale¡¯s health dropped down below 5%, using the Star of Glory, this card was ¡°in this situation, virtually useless.¡± ) With a cooldown of 120 hours, thisbination card was, in some sense, better than the ¡®Breath of the Raging Dragon¡¯. Chapter 165.2 Combination card ¡®Drop of the Phoenix Blood¡¯!! Phiing, sh!! This was hisst remainingbination card. The moment the Drop of the Phoenix Blood was used, Sang Hyuk¡¯s health and vitality were restored to 100%. Even the tentacles that surrounded Sang Hyuk¡¯s body were extinguished by the me of the Phoenix that sprang out of Sang Hyuk¡¯s body. Of course, he only had 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, his health was going back to below 10%. However, these 10 minutes were a golden time for Sang Hyuk. And for the Red Bearded Whale, it was the dying time¡­ ¡°Aaaarrrghhhh!¡± Kwadududuk! Sang Hyuk, who regained his health, once again exploded all his power and rushed toward the Red Bearded Whale. Sang Hyuk proved that it was not the strongest man who survives but the survivor is the strongest man. His massive and intense life energy had already engulfed the entire body of the Red Bearded Whale. * * * * Kuooooooooooooong. Kwagwagwagwagwagwagwagwagwagwa! Finally the very long battle was over. The survivors were Team Rush, not the Red Bearded Whale. It was a fierce battle and a ridiculous challenge, but in the end, Team Rush made the impossible possible once again. For the first time, the Sky-sea¡¯s final boss monster, second-grade Sky Whale, the Red Bearded Whale was defeated. You have gained the legendary title ¡®The Ultimate Whale Hunter¡¯. You have hunted the Red Bearded Whale for the first time and you have earned all 41 items as the first clear reward. The dimension portal has received the heart of the Red Bearded Whale, a permanent power source. The Red Bearded Whale is a monster that devoured the dimension portal that connects the Sky-sea which is the Middle Layer and the Continent of the Sun which is the Heavenly World. If you enable the dimension portal that exists in its mouth, you can move to the Continent of the Sun. You are the first to break through the Sky-sea. The result of this great challenge will be an achievement and it will be remembered forever. You have won the legendary title the ¡®First Sky-sea Conqueror¡¯. Congrattions. Cumtive karma breaks the limit in a row, raising your level by two. As soon as the message that they had been waiting appeared in front of those three., they could forget all the pain andugh. ¡°Aww, ¡­.. It was really hard!¡± Gye Baek automatically swore like that¡­. ¡°Huuu, it was really hard.¡± Even the Dark Knight, who rarely speaks, she exhaled a long breath. And Sang Hyuk¡­¡­ He used his first aid skill to quickly heal his body. It was dangerous enough that being even 20 seconds toote could cause Sang Hyuk to die. Therefore, he saved his words and was holding on without dying by using the first aid skill. It was breathtaking timing. ¡®How did they catch that monster in the past?¡¯ When people caught the Red Bearded Whale in Sang Hyuk¡¯s past life, the tactic to catch the Red Bearded whale had beenpletely published and theposition of the raid team was fairly generous with 75 yers instead of 25 , so it was much more rxed than now. In fact,pared to Sang Hyuk and Team Rush, the majority of yers werete to enter the Middle Layer. Thanks to the insanely skilled work of Hagye¡¯s lifestyle yers and their workshops, the yer¡¯s equipment made the Red Bearded Whale far easier to attack. At that time, the Red Bearded Whale was considered a bus in Middle Layer so catching it was not that special. Of course, the truth of Sang Hyuk¡¯s question was simpler than he thought. Ten coalitions joined forces to gather a whopping 2500 users, and then attacked with a ridiculous human wave strategy. FYI, if you participated in the raid with more than a certain number of people, then all the rewards were divided up by the increased number of people, so actually they had to give up all the rewards to break through the way for the first time. Not only did they lose the first title, but they didn¡¯t receive the first kill bonus. No, most of the yers didn¡¯t even get a share in the item distribution, and participants got only about as much karma as a rat¡¯s tail. It was an act that threw away the many special rewards that the yers could receive, but at that time, this was the only practical method. Leaving aside these things that happened in Sang Hyuk¡¯s past, the fact that the three people had ovee the Red Bearded Whale was a tremendous thing. ¡°Huu¡­. First, let¡¯s anchor the Ink-ck Dragon on its corpse. If we continue like this, once the effect of the Pitch-Dark ends, it could sink.¡± After recovering a little health, Sang Hyuk opened his mouth with a very weary expression. The Red Bearded Whale had be a permanent Sky Ind itself. However, there was one very interesting game mechanic applied to the permanent Sky Ind, where Sang Hyuk¡¯s teamnded. This ind could only be seen by the three members of Sang Hyuk¡¯s team. Even if they brought others here, they couldn¡¯t enter this ind. For everyone other than Team Rush, the ind was in a different world that did not exist. This kind of system was called a ¡®multi-dimensional¡¯ system and each person expressed it as going to a different world. After all, this Sky Ind now became a dedicated asset only for these three people. ¡°First, let¡¯s activate the dimension portal.¡± It¡¯s not toote to go to the Continent of the Sun before managing the loot so Sang Hyuk moved straight toward the Red Bearded Whale¡¯s huge mouth. Sang Hyuk¡¯s team, who entered through a fissure in the Whale¡¯s mouth shaped like a crack created by an earthquake, used the heart of the Red Bearded Whale to open a dimensional portal connected to the Continent of the Sun. sh!! Finally the Heavenly World opened! The first one to arrive in the Heavenly World was Team Rush. Chapter 165 [Episode 85] Continent of the Sun 1 ¨C End Editor: Userunfriendly Chapter 166 - [Episode 85] Continent of the Sun 2 Chapter 166 [Episode 85] Continent of the Sun 2 * * * * Sssssss, sh! When Sang Hyuk, Gye Baek and Dark Knight passed through the portal and set foot on the Continent of the Sun for the first time, the same system message appeared to all three at the same time. Congrattions. You are the first dimensional traveller to visit the Continent of the Sun. This record will be left in the world forever. You have achieved the legendary title the Descendants of the Sun. ¡°Wow! Another legendary title!¡± Gye Baek and Dark Knight were already freaking about the legendary titles given in a row. Sang Hyuk had experienced this before, but for Gye Baek and Dark Knight, the legendary titles were really a dreame true. ¡°Well, well, get your minds straight, first get the marking book and save the coordinates first. Then we have to find the closest soulstone. If you space out and die in vain then it will be pathetic.¡± Although Gye Baek and the Dark Knight didn¡¯t know, Sang Hyuk knew very well what kind of ce the Continent of the Sun was. ¡°By the way, this ce¡­. the atmosphere here is a bit different, right?¡± Gye Baek murmured while looking around. Hagye and Middle Layer had a medieval atmosphere but this ce had a totally different ambience. ¡°This ce is really different from Hagye and the Middle Layer, so be careful. The basic atmosphere itself is simr to the Industrial Revolution era¡­. so there are trap cards everywhere.¡± ¡°Trap cards? What do you mean?¡± ¡°To put it simply, the Continent of the Sun can be said to be thend of the supermen. The NPCs in this ce are called the Sun People¡­.and this is not a joke, they are very very strong. You have to throw away all themon sense you¡¯ve had about the NPCs. To give you an extreme example, amon bakery owner who sells bread in a small vige can be stronger than us.¡± ¡°Heol¡­. Is this possible?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t try to understand it, just ept it. This ce is that kind of ce. In fact, the NPCs consider themselves descendants of the gods, so their pride is incredibly high. If we offend them then we will be crushed so we have to be careful. Especially the Sun People who don¡¯t like dimensional travellers very much so it will probably be very hard to adapt at first.¡± As Sang Hyuk recalled his memories from the past one by one, he told Gye Baek and the Dark Knight about the Continent of the Sun. ¡°So, we just have to be careful with the NPCs?¡± ¡°Of course not. If the NPCs are savagely strong, do you think the monsters that they face would be normal? The monsters are also insanely powerful.¡± ¡°So, what the hell can we do here?¡± ¡°If you follow the standard procedure¡­.. we are going to start with the Messenger of the Sun People.¡± Actually, lots of top level users in Sang Hyuk¡¯s previous life came to the Continent of the Sun and were frustrated. The users who ruled in the Hagye and Middle Layer almost like gods, came to this ce and were treated like trash by the NPCs, so they had no choice but to be frustrated. ¡°Woo, the Messenger¡­..¡± Gye Baek was surprised at Sang Hyuk¡¯s words. It was a natural response because it was an uneptable reality. Even though she was characteristically silent, the Dark Knight was also quite surprised. ¡°You don¡¯t have to think too hard. Just remember that apletely new world has opened up. And if you are a little stressed here, you can go down to Hagye and release your stress for a while.¡± Even after the Continent of the Sun opened up, most users never moved their base to the Continent of the Sun. The reason was simple. Hagye was much easier to y. The users preferred to remainfortably in Hagye, rather than eat the Sun People¡¯s sh!t in the Continent of the Sun. Time passed and the dimensional travellers began to exceed the Sun People¡¯s greatest power, ¡®Immortality¡¯, it took a lot of time to do so, even though a new update had unfolded. ¡°Phew, it¡¯s going to take some time to get used to it.¡± ¡°Anyway, you¡¯ll be forced to adapt when you meet the Sun peopleter.¡± Sang Hyuk could have said more, but he didn¡¯t. They couldn¡¯t understand although he said everything that could be expressed with words alone. If they remembered, this would help them understand after they experienced it for themselves. Sang Hyuk was able to recall the memories of his past life and find a barely abandoned soulstone quickly. In his previous life, he came up fairlyte to the Continent of the Sun, but had been active in the Continent of the Sun for longer than anyone else. At first, he was forced to do all sorts of rough things for the workshop, bing faithful messengers of the Sun People. Then after the Second Dimensional was opened, Sang Hyuk, who had begun to suffer from VR Overindulgence Syndrome, was eventually unable to endure the Second Dimensional and became a VR cripple, useless to the workshop. After it ended like that, it was realistically impossible to move on to the Second Dimension. In that situation, all he could do was to return to the Continent of the Sun, and do Sun People¡¯s errands, which was all he could manage with his low VRA, so he had no choice but remained on the Continent of the Sun for much longer than others. As a result, he knew a lot about the Continent of the Sun. ¡°So, the soulstone could be outside of the town like this?¡± The soulstone was usually the center of the vige or city. At least it was like that in Hagye or Middle Layer. But the Continent of the Sun was different. ¡°I told you. They don¡¯t really like dimensional travelers. So, of course the soulstones that can respawn dimensional travelers are hidden.¡± ¡°Oo¡­.. then looking for the soulstone will be required, right?¡± ¡°Of course. By the way, the soulstones that exist in the Continent of the Sun are sometimes destroyed by powerful monsters. So, the Continent of the Sun¡¯s soulstone gives you a choice to not store the soul and after moving the soul to the lower side of the threeyers, there is a way to return using long-distance recall. Of course if you use it, then the recall cost will be a lot and you won¡¯t be able to use the Return Skill, but at least it is safe.¡± The soulstone in the Continent of the Sun was unprotected by the NPCs so it was not a 100% safe revival point. So, safety-conscious users would give up a lot and save their souls on the Heroic Lands, or the Hellfire Desert. (EN: On chapter 37, the author lists the threeyers as the Hellfire Desert, Heroic Lands and the Sr Continent.) ¡°Are we supposed to y like that at first?¡± ¡°You don¡¯t have to. Frankly, the cost of the long-distance recall from Hagye to here, the Heavenly World¡­. If it keeps umting, then it will get expensive. And giving up a free-to-use return is definitely a waste.¡± It was Sang Hyuk, who could care less about the recall fee more than anyone else, but he thought it was not necessary to spend the money that he didn¡¯t need to spend. (EN: Yep, he¡¯s cheap.) He had been lining up backup soulstones in his past life. So, there was no reason to use the recall from the lower side of the threeyers. ¡°For now, since the connection time limit is nearly up, we will cut the connection, then sleep and rest as much as you can, and after ten hours let¡¯s meet again. It¡¯s okay to take care of the loot at that time, isn¡¯t it?¡± ¡°Even without that, I¡¯m tired as he11.¡± Okay.¡± The three of them were dead tired after ending the bloody battle. At a time like this, it would be best to just shut up and rest. * * * * Sang Hyuk and Leah, who had disconnected and were out of the capsule, went directly to their beds at the same time. The two just slept for about 8 hours. Leah was the first one to wake up. She stretched out her sleep first and then made simple sandwiches. Because she and Sang Hyuk actually had not eaten anything for 12 hours they were very hungry. Sang Hyuk also woke up 30 minutes after Leah. Sang Hyuk who has had a good sleep after a long time also had a delicious sandwich made by Leah. ¡°Wah, this is different than the ones I usually make and eat by myself.¡± ¡°Haha, I have my secret recipe.¡± ¡°The spaghettist time was not that good, but this is really delicious.¡± ¡°Hey,st time you said it was good!¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t say it was good. I said it was still edible.¡± Sang Hyuk and Leah became more friendly the longer they stayed together. Originally, Sang Hyuk¡¯s personality took a long time to get close to anyone but strangely he got close to Leah quickly. They were growing closer, because they were a perfect fit to each other in some parts. ¡°By the way, is the Continent of the Sun really hard?¡± ¡°Outrageously.¡± [This is really a personal question¡­. How can you know all of that? Ah, this is not a question that you have to answer, I just asked out of curiosity.] Leah threw out the question that she wondered everyday although she never asked out of consideration. Since it was the question that she was curious about and didn¡¯t mean to trouble Sang Hyuk, she didn¡¯t expect any answers. ¡°Yeah, this sandwich is very expensive.¡± Sang Hyukughed and put the remainder of the sandwich in his mouth. Then he slowly opened his mouth. ¡°If I said that I had experienced all of this before, would you believe it?¡± [What do you mean? Yesterday, you and I got the title of the first visit, how could you experience this first?] ¡°Correct. It would be nonsense, right?¡± Sang Hyuk nodded and made a bitterugh. It was a real truth that no one could believe, even if he wanted to say it all truthfully. Then at the time like this, all that was needed was a white lie. ¡°I managed to get a ring of fate with an important hidden NPC through a quest early game so that I could hear a lot of valuable information. Actually, thanks to that NPC, I became more special than everyone else.¡± ¡°Ooo¡­ really?¡± The lie seemed more truthful than the truth so Leah nodded now. ¡°Otherwise, how do I know all of this?¡± ¡°Now I can understand a bit.¡± Leah nodded her stretched head andughed as if she was too embarrassed. Sang Hyuk was a little sorry, because this was Leah, but realistically he knew it was best so he had to lie. Sang Hyuk and Leah, who had enough rest, decided to get into the game and Gye Baek was waiting for them as he came first. The three first began to divide the loot. As always the first right to choose the loot was given to Sang Hyuk. Sang Hyuk took a closer look at the loot that the Red Bearded Whale threw up. ¡®As I had expected, this is all I need!¡¯ The result after he inspected the items didn¡¯t change from his first nce. The Red Whale¡¯s me [Legendary +++] ¨C The Armor of Fire that was made by uniting all of the fire energy in the Red Bearded Whale¡¯s body. This Dark Red Armor, that seemed like it was made from the fire of hell, is a set armor thatbines all four parts, ¡°shoulder¡±, ¡°chest¡±, ¡°legs¡±, ¡°arms¡±, into one. [Basic Ability] All abilities +500 (+150) [Special Ability] Defense +30(+9)% [Special Effect] [Item Skill] [Bonus Effect] me attribute: +10, agilityL+60, health +100 [Growth Limit] Assembled armor,bined with 4 parts with up to 3 levels of growth is possible (currently level 1) This was the defense that Sang Hyuk was looking for. It was not even just a legendary item, but a growing legendary item. This was the highest level legendary item that was almost as good as a mythical item, so Sang Hyuk chose this without thinking twice. Other than that, there were four more legendary items, but Sang Hyuk doesn¡¯t need any of them. Even if there are other important things too, it was right to give up on them if he has this great item. After selecting, Sang Hyuk handed over all the remaining 40 items to Gye Baek and the Dark Knight. ¡®Now I can check the titles properly and finally manage the normal skill slot.¡¯ The good things were not over yet. This time, a number of new legendary titles. Checking on those was a great pleasure. Chapter 166 [Episode 85] Continent of the Sun 2 ¨C End Editor: Userunfriendly. Chapter 167 - [Episode 86] Fancy Fireworks 1 Chapter 167 [Episode 86] Fancy Fireworks 1 @ Fancy Fireworks. Sang Hyuk, who chose the Armor, stepped back and looked at the detailed information window of the three legendary titles he had acquired. Title ¨C ¡®The Ultimate Whale Hunter¡¯ Rating ? Legend Exnation ? You, who ughtered the Sky Whales and caught the King of the Sky Whales, is unquestionably the best whale hunter. This reputation will be yours for a very long time. Effects ¨C [Prefix: Increased the Attack Power by 20% when fighting Sky Whales] [Suffix: Acquires additional karma by 20% when fighting Sky Whales] [Sustainable effect: ] Title ¨C ¡®The First Conqueror of the Sky-sea¡¯ Rating ? Legend Exnation ? The best title for you who conquered the entire Sky Sea is ¡®The Conqueror¡¯. In this way, you have be the most extraordinary person in the Sky-sea. Effect ¨C [Prefix: None] [Suffix: None] [Sustainable Effect: Title ¨C ¡®Descendant of the Sun¡¯ Rating ? Legend Exnation ? You are one of the first Dimensional Travellers to visit the Continent of the Sun. As always, the first one is the most special. Effect ¨C [Prefix: None] [Suffix: None] [Sustainable Effect: , ] ¡®All three are meaningful titles.¡¯ Of course, if he had to choose the best title, he would choose the Descendant of the Sun or The First Conqueror of the Sky-sea, but all of them had good effects. Sang Hyuk looked further into the title window topare the three legendary titles to the only mythical title he has, ¡®The True Dragon yer¡¯. Title ¨C ¡®The True Dragon yer {First, Solo)¡¯ Rating ? Myth Exnation ? The first to defeat a real dragon in this world alone. Your limit is iprehensible. Your great journey can only be described as an epic. Effect ¨C [Prefix: Increase all abilities during monster hunts by 40%] [Suffix: Increase all abilities during dragon-type hunt by 40%] [Sustainable Effect: ] (TL/EN Notes: The most powerful magic is Dragon Magic. Dragon Magic is activated by Words of Power in the Dragon Language. There is also Korean saying that a Word bes a World¡¯s Seed, that every Word has power.) (EN Notes: Yes, Dragon Magic is¡­AWESOME. Coming up inter chapters.) Even though the legendary title is great, there was noparison. Even though he hadn¡¯t built the dragon heart yet, he was filled with marvelous strength since all of his abilities have increased by 25%. There was nothingcking in the prefix and suffix, but the incredible power of the four dragon words was why this title was a mythical title. Sang Hyuk knew well what kind of item the dragon heart was. It was a special elixir item. He didn¡¯t remember exactly what the effect was, but he knew that it had the effect of increasing his abilities much better than normal elixir. He even knew what important materials were needed to build it. He already had the most important and also the hardest to find out of those special materials . ¡®Dragon Blood! It¡¯s not a problem to make the ideal dragon heart with this.¡¯ Sang Hyuk, who has already hunted a dragon for the first time and picked the dragon blood as the first reward, has already solved what is said to be the biggest challenge in the dragon heart production. He just needed time to collect enough of the rest of the materials, so dragon heart production shouldn¡¯t be very difficult. Sang Hyuk, who confirmed all the titles, closed the windows and finally checked his general skills. Sang Hyuk had a total of eight regr skill slots. And here was one Awakening Skill slot added. Sang Hyuk had already filled six of the eight regr skill slots fully. +9 High-speed Swimming, +9 Emergency Treatment, +9 Chained Evasion, +9 Insight, +8 Steering Skill, +7 Telesight. These were highly useful general skills that retained utility anywhere in EL. While the normal users used +3 to +4 general skills and the top level users, rankers, used general skills ranked from +5 to +7, Sang Hyuk¡¯s enhanced skill levels could be said to be the highest. Of course, to make this happen, a lot of skill books had been consumed. This was not a few tens of thousands of books, but rather Sang Hyuk has expended a few hundred thousands of books to make these high-intensity skills. This was possible because Sang Hyuk dominated the auction house. And it was also thanks to the title ¡®God of Strengthening¡¯, one of his legendary titles. But even if it was Sang Hyuk, he couldn¡¯t exceed +10. ¡®There are two remaining general skill slots¡­.And also the important Awakening Skill slot.¡¯ Awakening Skill slot. This was another privilege given to the users. The Awakening Skill slot could mount an Ancient Knowledge. The Awakening Skill slot allowed you to mount an Ancient Knowledge separately from your soul slots. However, different from the soul slots, there was a clear constraint here. It was the presence of a ¡®time limit¡¯. Registering an Ancient Knowledge in the soul slot would make it his skill permanently, but registering the Ancient Knowledge in the Awakening Skill slot was only avable for a week at the shortest and a month at the longest. In other words, it meant that the Ancient Knowledge would be used like a consumable item. So this made it unwise to mount rare Ancient Knowledge into the Awakening slot. Because rare Ancient Knowledge was hard to obtain, and it would be far more efficient to mount rare Ancient Knowledge into a soul slot. For this reason, Sang Hyuk couldn¡¯t put blood type Ancient Knowledge, called ¡®Sanguine Knowledge¡¯, into the Awakening Skill slot. So, he put a general Ancient Knowledge that was easy to get and he really needed into the Awakening Skill slot. Even only this much was a huge help to the users. Frankly said, no matter how long the time limit was and the expense of themon Ancient Knowledge, getting one more Ancient Knowledge would be a huge boost. ¡®To fill them up, I have no choice but to go down to Hagye.¡¯ Sang Hyuk looked at the empty skill slots and sorted out his thoughts. In order to clean the misceneous items that filled the Sky-grade Ship, he had to go to Hagye at least once anyway. As Sang Hyuk made up his mind like that, at the same time Gye Baek and the Dark Knight finished selecting their items. Because they felt it wasn¡¯t right to share all the remaining 40 items between themselves, they assigned the 17 unique items that they don¡¯t need to Sang Hyuk. Sang Hyuk said thanks and received the items because there was no reason to refuse their favor. ¡°I nned to go to Hagye ande back here¡­ If you are okay let¡¯s go together. The Continent of the Sun is a ce that we can conquer slowly while taking our time, so it¡¯s good not to rush too much.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s go. It¡¯s hard because I have so much stuff in my inventory bags.¡± ¡°Alright, let¡¯s all go together.¡± The three of them who agreed on the same thing, didn¡¯t hesitate and used the long distance recall to move to Hagye. To use the long-distance recall, they used a whopping 20 intermediate Magic Stones. Hagye, which in the Heavenly World, was a very long distance away, so this amount of energy was needed. * * * * Sang Hyuk, who came down to Hagye, separated from the other two and began to take care of his personal things. The first thing Sang Hyuk did was to check on Gold Mountain that he couldn¡¯t manage during his voyage. He had made sure that it could run itself as much as possible without his supervision before he left for the Sky-sea, but it is true that he got worried since he hadn¡¯t taken care of it for such a long time. Still the good thing is that Ilya was a special NPC with outstanding AI which was as good as a legendary NPC. In fact, since she¡¯s there, he can put his mind at ease. ¡°¡­¡­ All of those things were piled up in the warehouse as you¡¯ve ordered.¡± Ilya, who had met Sang Hyuk after a long time, was very pleased and eagerly reported all the things that had been going on. There were so many things that she had to report that even though she condensed as much as she could while reporting it, it still took two hours. The good thing was that the Gold Mountain¡¯s stores and other assets as well as Gold Mountain itself had run without much problem and the bad thing was their assigned tasks were as simple as possible for a stable operation, so that there was little to see aside from the mary benefits. But it didn¡¯t matter. They might not earn much gold but the goods that Sang Hyuk wanted were packed into the warehouse. Sang Hyuk was satisfied enough with that. ¡°You¡¯ve done great.¡± Sang Hyuk thanked Ilya sincerely and patted her shoulder. He was really grateful to Ilya. It was clear that if she hadn¡¯t been there, he couldn¡¯t have left for the Sky-sea. Ilya felt your sincerity. The faith of both of you and her, which has been building up for a long time, has turned into a ring of fate and has grown the ring of fate into another special ring. The Ring of Fate became the ¡®Ring of Worship¡¯ and Ilya recognized you as ¡®Master¡¯. From now on Ilya worships you, who is now more than your subordinate. You can get everything from Ilya. ¡®What is this¡­.¡¯ Sang Hyuk was startled by the sudden message. This was not a situation that Sang Hyuk had deliberately created. Sang Hyuk didn¡¯t even know what it was like to have the worship ring. In fact, all of this was an incredibly rare thing that did not happen by coincidence. Originally, it was right that the rtionship between Sang Hyuk and Ilya be maintained until the end, until the ring of fate evolved at the end. However, by chance, Sang Hyuk left for Sky-sea, leaving Ilya a very important task and this created a special ¡®trust¡¯ situation in the rtionship between Ilya and Sang Hyuk. Because Sang Hyuk trusted her and left all of the work to her for a very long time, the trust number umted to an unheard of value. Of course, he was forced to trust her because he was sailing the Sky-sea, but the game system couldn¡¯t check that sort of detail like that. Sang Hyuk obtained the ¡®Worship Ring¡¯, which was so ridiculously difficult that no one could really get it. For example, the Worship Ring was something no one had ever achieved in Sang Hyuk¡¯s previous life. ¡°Master¡­..¡± Ilya, who worshiped Sang Hyuk, changed everything from speech to expression and behavior. Basically, Ilya was a tremendous beauty. If she could exist in reality, she could outshine all the Hollywood actresses. And she was basically always wearing revealing clothes. But then¡­. a girl like that blushed and her hand began to smooth down her short skirt. ¡°Mmmm¡­..¡± At that moment Sang Hyuk definitely realized two facts. The first one was that this game was basically an adult game with a ¡®unsuitable for children¡¯ rating, and the second was he was also a man. He couldn¡¯t deny it. If he rejected this, he¡¯s actually certifying himself as a ¡®eunuch¡¯. Ilya¡¯s hands grazed Sang Hyuk¡¯s chest softly several times. ¡®Is this¡­ one of the things included in ¡°everything¡± from her?¡¯ A gush of excitement. This was an irresistible temptation. No, maybe it was a temptation that should not be rejected. Sang Hyuk never knew that Ilya¡¯s worship might include this. ¡®Then let¡¯s just ept it and enjoy it.¡¯ Sang Hyuk began to rx and naturally react to Ilya¡¯s touch. This was the beginning just as he thought. Ilya realized what to do right away as soon as her rtionship with Sang Hyuk¡¯s was newly re-established. Although there were no limits beyond what was permitted in the game, she was going to serve her new master, Sang Hyuk as best as she could. That was the first thing of immortal¡¯s subordinate, Ilya, had to do. Sang Hyuk broke up with her after spending a private time with Ilya, who was ecstatic andpletely happy. Sang Hyuk gave her a few orders and she moved with greater confidence than she used to. (EN: For those of you shipping Leah and Sang Hyuk, please remember at this point in time, they¡¯re just good friends, and Ilya is hawt.) Sang Hyuk, who broke up with her, went into the warehouse where the goods from the Gold Mountain had been diligently gathered. This warehouse was a supersized warehouse that Sang Hyuk rented for a veryrge sum of money. But this warehouse ¡­.. was almost full. There was arge variety of goods piled up in the warehouse, but most of them were skill books. ¡°Now, should we start the fireworks show?¡± The reason Sang Hyuk collected so many of these things was simple. That was because he would use up most of them. It was a massive strengthening rush that can be called the Fancy Fireworks. (EN: When an item is consumed in the game, there is a visual effect, usually described as a white light.) The scale of the strengthening rush prepared by Sang Hyuk was different. Sang Hyuk was starting a strengthening rush that never happened in the past and will not happen in the future. He was not going to stop reinforcing orbining until he got what he wanted. Chapter 167 [Episode 86] Fancy Fireworks 1 ¨C End Editor: Userunfriendly Chapter 168 - [Episode 86] Fancy Fireworks 2 – End Chapter 168 [Episode 86] Fancy Fireworks 2 ¡®First, should I try to shine the light of synthesized synthesized Magic Engineering?¡¯ (EN: Remember, sessful upgrades and enhancements are celebrated by a re of light in EL.) Synthesized Magic Engineering was a synthesized general skill that Sang Hyuk had long ago chosen as his seventh general skill. It was not possible to obtain this skill cheaply because it was made by synthesizing four skillbooks that were more expensive than you can imagine. (EN: In chapter 38, we find out that ¡°High Speed Swimming¡± is created from ¡°Swimming¡± and ¡°Sprinting¡±mon skillbooks. synthesized Magic Engineering is obviously created from 4 very expensive skillbooks, beyond themon grade) However, Sang Hyuk had steadilymissioned them through Gold Mountain¡¯s NPC buyers, and now he has collected exactly 23,700 synthesized Magic Engineering Skillbooks. ¡®If this much, then it should be at least +8, right?¡¯ It if were the other users, they would have been satisfied to get just +5, not +8, but Sang Hyuk was different ¡®It is such a shame that it can¡¯t be broadcast.¡¯ In fact, videos of yers enhancing equipment was a very popr type of broadcast content. In particr, as he had been collecting a lot of books for a long time and using them up in a high-speed strengthening rush, then it would significantly boost his ratings. But, unfortunately it couldn¡¯t be broadcast. First of all, if he broadcast it, then the Immortal, the Gold Mountain, and the rtionship between them could be exposed and it could have a long-term impact on his ns by creating a sense of incongruity uselessly. So, Sang Hyuk was filming the video, but didn¡¯t intend to broadcast it. Sang Hyuk, who had filled his empty virtual bag with the skillbooks of the synthesized Magic Engineering to max capacity, took it straight away to the Synthesizer NPC nearby. Although he could strengthen items by himself,posing and enhancing skillbooks could only be done by those with the Synthesizer Skill. To be honest, if he wants to increase his chances of sess even a little, he could find a famous user who was making a name for himself as a Synthesizer, but if he does that, he will pay a lot amount of money, and moreover revealing this amazing strengthening rush to a yer Synthesizer would make more work, so he just went to the NPC. (TL Note: it will be troublesome to exin to the other users how did he get these amazing things) ¡°Let¡¯s start.¡± After handing over all the skillbooks to the NPC, Sang Hyuk nodded and immediately began the strengthening process. Of course, he put on the title ¡®God of Reinforcement¡¯. He wasn¡¯t the synthesizer, but the effect was applied to the things hemissioned so it certainly made sense. Of course, there was no prefix or suffix effect, so he merely had to equip the title. Swiiinng, sh! sh! Pajik, sshhhhh. Seed, seed, failed, seed, seed, seed, failed, failed, seed¡­.. The sesses and failures of the enhancement keep on going, but Sang Hyuk continued to nod repeatedly while watching the procedure emotionlessly. The first amount which was handed over to the NPC was 5,000 synthesized Magic Engineering Skillbooks. Sang Hyuk thought that 5,000 volumes would never make +8. It meant that the chances of strengthening were low. Then, as he expected, the 5,000 books turned to dust and disappeared into thin air in about an hour and a half. It took more than an hour to enhance it even without resting so this procedure was not easy. Sang Hyuk, who had cooly blown 5,000 volumes, handed in 5,000 more. Sang Hyuk wasn¡¯t impatient. In the end, the probability of the strengthening was dependent on EL¡¯s RNG (Random Number Generator), so if he keeps on challenging then it would be done one day. He also had prepared so many ingredients for it. The reinforcement continued. The good news was that the Synthesizer NPC did not lose focus and continued strengthening. If it was a user, he would have said that he was exhausted and couldn¡¯t do it anymore, but because it was an NPC, he just kept on reinforcing without any words. It burst, stuck and burst again¡­.. the sess and failure were repeated in front of Sang Hyuk¡¯s eyes. Then after at least 17,000 volumes of synthesized Magic Engineering Outline Skillbooks became dust and disappeared like that, the fourth synthesized Magic Engineering Skillbook +8 appeared again. Sang Hyuk had told the NPC to stop once it was +8. He had stopped three times before, and each time Sang Hyuk shouted to challenge the +9 level and he had to watch the skillbooks disappearing like dust. ¡°Huuu¡­.¡± Sang Hyuk took a deep breath and slowly opened his mouth. ¡°We will do it one more time.¡± When Sang Hyuk¡¯s permission was given, the Synthesizer NPC attempted to strengthen it without hesitation. Sssss, sh! Phatttt! Then it appeared the Synthesized Magic Engineering +9. Then Sang Hyuk could smile pleasantly. He gave up the +10 challenge. There were still a lot of skillbooks left, but there was no guarantee that he could make another +9 again. ¡°Let¡¯s call it a day.¡± Sang Hyuk received the +9 Synthesized Magic Engineering Skillbook from the NPC. [Skill] +9 synthesized Magic Engineering (Synthesized/General) ¨C A better understanding of various magic machinery allows you to use some special Magic Engineering products and moreover it also improves the performance of things rted to Magic Engineering. Enhancement Bonus: (+2 Bonus: Vitality increases by 10.) (+3 Bonus: The duration of Aura Crystals increases by 3%.) (+4 Bonus: The durability of the Sky-grade ship increases by 2%.) (+5 Bonus: Mount Rocket Boosters [Mini Booster that increases the travel speed by 200% for 2 seconds] on shoes.) (+6 Bonus: The durability recovery speed of the Sky-grade ship became faster by 5%.) (+7 Bonus: Wearable Rainbow Contact Lenses [You can identify your enemy¡¯s current health in seven colors].) (+8 Bonus: The energy charging rate of the Magic Armor became faster by 10%.) (+9 Bonus: Maximum usage time of Magic Armor increased by 10%.) Cooldown time: None (Passive) (EN: Yes, you¡¯re reading it right, he got rocket boots. ?? ) [Proficiency: 0] Synthesized Magic Engineering was a general skill that would be essential for yers aiming for the ranker position. Of course, it has not yet been disclosed that this skill even exists. This was a secret general skill that had been learned by a few top-ranked yers in person when they were able to face off against the Sun People in the Continent of the Sun. ¡°Synthesized Magic Engineering is done¡­. and the next thing is ¡®The Art of Conversation¡¯?¡± After synthesized Magic Engineering, the 8th general skill that Sang Hyuk chose was the Art of Conversation. At first nce, this general skill, which seems unnecessary, was unexpectedly an important skill. Sang Hyuk had prepared about 19,000 books synthesized in advance, as he did for synthesized Magic Engineering. It was less important than synthesized Magic Engineering, but Sang Hyuk was also going to make it +9. * * * * After four hours of hard work, Sang Hyuk was able to eventually get ¡®The Art of Conversation +9¡¯ skillbook. He used 18,745 books out of the 19,000 books he prepared and it was risky. But the important thing was that he seeded. [Skill] +9 The Art of Conversation (Synthesized/General) ¨C With a marvelous Silver Tongue, you can lead the conversation to your advantage. However, the correction effects through the Art of Conversation skill does not work on another ¡®yer¡¯. Enhancement Bonus: (+2 Bonus: The favor of all NPCs increases by 2% except for some special NPCs.) (+3 Bonus: The favor of all NPCs increases by 3% except for some special NPCs.) (+4 Bonus: The probability of the NPC¡¯s curiosity about your words increases by 10%.) (+5 Bonus: The probability of the NPC¡¯s curiosity about your words increases by 20% [Cumtive 35%].) (+6 Bonus: When favor with a NPC rises, an additional 5% of favorability is given.) (+7 Bonus: When favor with a NPC rises, an additional 10% [Cumtive 15%] of favorability is given.) (+8 Bonus: When you hire NPC mercenaries, for 30% of them the starting sries are reduced by 30%.) (+9 Bonus: The ultimate effects in Art of Conversation will work for any entity. The summoning duration for all your summons is increased by 30%.) Cooldown time: None (Passive) [Proficiency: 0] Due to the +9 effects, this was a general skill that had to be learned. Rather, the benefits of the high rank were better than the high rank benefits of synthesized Magic Engineering made earlier. The rarity, and benefits of +9 were known publicly (and coveted by many) shortly before Sang Hyuk came back in time. ¡°Let¡¯s finish with this General Skill.¡± Honestly, he wanted to change some of the existing general skills, but it wasn¡¯t that urgent now. ¡®Awakening Skill Slot¡­.. I have to fill it up first.¡¯ The most urgent thing now was to create the Ancient Knowledge that will be inserted into the Awakening Skill Slot. Of course, Sang Hyuk had already nned everything. Even the materials were all collected, so all he had to do was to make them. The problem was¡­. that this Ancient Knowledge was totally unordinary. Originally, the Awakening Skill Slot was meant to be equipped with an easy andmon ¡®Ancient Knowledge¡¯. By the way, after the Ancient Knowledge registered in the Awakening Skill Slot was lost after the time limit expired, a different Ancient Knowledge than the one registered before could not be mounted immediately. If one wanted to mount something else, one had to ¡®Initialize¡¯ the Awakening Skill Slot for four days. This penalty was to prevent abuse of the Awakening Skill Slot by preventing the yers from switching the Ancient Knowledge to fit the situation, rather than using it for the intended purposes. For this reason, Sang Hyuk intended to use one Ancient Knowledge constantly. But that Ancient Knowledge was not normal and certainly not easy to get. ¡°The Ritual of the Thunder¡­. With this, I can cover for the absence of an active attack skill.¡± Sang Hyuk had his four soul holes filled with the ¡®Shadow Knight¡¯, ¡®Elementalism¡¯, ¡®Card User¡¯, and ¡®Giant Blood¡¯. But in fact, Sang Hyuk was not 100% satisfied with this choice. Of course, after a lot of thought, it was a choice he made using all of the EL knowledge he has, and it was the best configuration when he first thought about it. But there was certainly a little difference between theory and practice. As he continued to use those four souls throughout his y, he was able to find many shorings, and there were two lethal shorings. First, the number of active offensive skills was insufficient. In particr, as you can see there is no offensive skill that specializes in ¡®wire¡¯ as the main weapon and he almost always used general offensive skills as an expedient. This was the part where Sang Hyuk always got frustrated. And the second one was, the Giant Blood. Sang Hyuk admitted that it was an obvious mistake to choose the Giant Blood. Of course, the Giant Blood itself was excellent. However, by now Sang Hyuk and the Giant Blood were slightly out of focus. It helped a lot in terms of defense, but Sang Hyuk had now abandoned the defensive build in raid or PvP in favor of a high speed attack style, forgoing defense and relying on pure offense to win. In this way, of course he didn¡¯t like Giant Blood. However, because it wasn¡¯t something he could change because he didn¡¯t like it, Sang Hyuk was forced to admit his mistakes and used his abilities to make the most of it. Anyway, in that sense, ¡®Ritual of the Thunder God¡¯ was an Ancient Knowledge which was a must for Sang Hyuk. This Ancient Knowledge was a type often referred to as Martial Arts. To be precise, it was a kind of Martial Arts that used ¡°Thunder¡±. This technique dealt sonic/concussion damage by creating spheres of vacuum in the air, and damage was inflicted when the spheres violently imploded due to atmospheric pressure. Sang Hyuk intended to use it toplete his own wirebat method. Everything was perfect here. However, in order to do this, he had to keep loading the Ritual of Thunder God on the Awakening Skill Slot¡­.. By the way, the Ritual of Thunder God was a hidden Ancient Knowledge that could be created with a very low probability from abination of the Divine Thunderbolt skillbook, which is the highest ranked Martial Arts skill, and the Heavenly 72 Whip Techniques skillbook, which is a first rank Martial Art skill. The very low probability mentioned above was only 0.5%. In other words, it was an Ancient Knowledge that was not easily obtained even if he knew how to do it. Even Divine Thunderbolt and Heavenly 72 Whip techniques were not easy to obtain, so making the Ritual of the Thunder God itself was quite difficult. But, did he have faith in that 0.5% probability and roll the dice? In fact, the Ritual of Thunder God was an Ancient Knowledge that wasn¡¯t appropriate for the Awakening Skill Slot at all. Hidden Martial Arts such as the ¡®Ritual of Thunder God¡¯ was usually known to users through quest and when yers learned how to get the Ritual of the Thunder God, it was clear that they would never put it in the Awakening Skill Slot. But, Sang Hyuk was different. He already knew about the Ritual of Thunder God in the first ce. Because one of the progamers he liked the most used it as one of his main soulskills. Anyway, he knew exactly how to make it. Therefore, he nned it from the beginning and kept on buying these two books of Martial Arts¡­.. Divine Thunderbolt and Heavenly 72 Whip Techniques. Since he has been collecting them for almost a few years, he has collected about 22,349 volumes of Divine Thunderbolt and 31,734 volumes of Heavenly 72 Whip Methods. Theoretically, there are about 22,000 volumes of Ritual of the Thunder God that could be made. If so, even with only 0.5% chance, the results suggested that more than 100 books of Ritual Thunder God could be produced. In addition, Sang Hyuk had the item skill, ¡®Great Luck¡¯. So he was confident that he would pull out more than 100 books no matter what. Even if you used up one skillbook a month it would be 100 months. It meant that it could be used for almost 10 years in a row. If this were enough, putting the Ritual of Thunder God in the Awakening Skill Slot didn¡¯t seem to be a problem. ¡°Now, should we make them now?¡± Sang Hyuk, who smiled as he watched the Martial Arts books stacked in front of his eyes. He was thinking of drawing at least 150 books of Ritual of Thunder God today. Chapter 167 [Episode 86] Fancy Fireworks 2 ¨C End Edited by Userunfriendly Chapter 169 - [Episode 87] Dragon Heart 1 Chapter 169 [Episode 87] Dragon Heart 1 @ Dragon Heart. Hwarrrrkkkk. Sang Hyuk synthesized thest book of the Divine Thunderbolt and thest Heavenly 72 Whip techniques book. ¡°Come out!¡± Sang Hyuk didn¡¯t think it would help, but he still shouted out hoping for a tiny bit more luck. Are things going his way? Divine Thunderbolt didn¡¯t disappear after it shone with light. sh! Swirrrllll. All the hidden conditions were satisfied. The hidden ancient Martial Arts the Ritual of the Thunder God was created. ¡°Good!¡± One scroll shing with golden light appeared instead of the Divine Thunderbolt and Heavenly 72 Whip techniques scrolls that Sang Hyuk handed to the Synthesizer. It was exactly the 197th Ritual of the Thunder God. Sang Hyuk surpassed his goal of 150 books and created 197 books, a staggering number of the Ritual of the Thunder God. As a reference, the Ritual of Thunder Godsted for exactly 20 days when it mounted on the Awakening Skill Slot, so if he had 197 books, even if he uses it continuously, he would be able to keep using the Ritual of Thunder God for about 3,940 days. At 365 days a year, it would be avable for more than 10 years. It seemed that Sang Hyuk didn¡¯t need to worry that he would run out of the Ritual of the Thunder God. ¡°Wow¡­. It really burned white.¡± Sang Hyuk used up all the materials that he gathered with so much difficulty after a very long time in a single day. Of course, it was unfortunate because he only produced 50 books over his expectations. Gold Mountain might be a bit unsteady due to the aftermath of this big rush, but he didn¡¯t hesitate because he created Gold Mountain to be the best yer anyway. Sang Hyuk immediately pulled out one of the 197 volumes of the Ritual of the Thunder God and opened the scroll. Then a system message appeared straight away. Awakening Skill Slot has been detected. Do you want to register the Martial Art the Ritual of the Thunder God? The Ritual of Thunder God registered in the Awakening Skill Slot will remain for ¡¯20 days¡¯. Sang Hyuk registered the Ritual of the Thunder God immediately without reading the rest. The Ritual of the Thunder God contained a total of 16 Martial Art Soul Skills and all of them could be utilized with the weapon, the Blood Wire of the Full Moon. ¡®Well¡­.. should I try to use it?¡¯ Chwarrrk. Sang Hyuk used the Thunder sh, the most frequently used of the Martial Art Skills in the Ritual of Thunder God, as thememoration of obtaining the Ritual of the Thunder God. shing, kwagwagwagwagwang! Then the blood wire shedterally, splitting the air. The damage amplification rate of the Thunder sh was only 20% but instead it was a skill with cooldown time that was incredibly short and could be used in a variety ofbat situations. Even the progamer that Sang Hyuk respected used the Thunder sh the most out of the Ritual of the Thunder God. To quote that progamer¡¯s words, if you¡¯re a user of the Ritual of the Thunder God then you should be able to cast the Thunder sh urately even with your eyes closed. ¡®It even felt good.¡¯ Sang Hyuk smiled pleasantly as he recoiled the blood wire. Even though it wasn¡¯t a perfect Thunder sh because this Martial Art skill was actually designed for the ¡®Thunder Whip¡¯ instead of Blood Wire, the power nevergged behind the original Thunder sh. After using Thunder sh about a few times, Sang Hyuk, who got the feeling of it, left the warehouse behind him. ¡®By the way, I have to quickly create the Dragon Heart¡­¡­¡¯ He wanted to make the dragon heart as soon as he could, but it was impossible to make it right away because he didn¡¯t have all the ingredients. ¡®If I prioritize all the NPCs in the Gold Mountain to get the ingredients of the Dragon Heart, I think i will be ready in a week..¡¯ Sang Hyuk was thinking about producing the Dragon Heart as soon as possible. After getting the Ritual of the Thunder God, it seemed possible to hunt in the Continent of the Sun if he also had the Dragon Heart. ¡®Fiuh, there are lots left to do in the Continent of the Sun¡­.. I¡¯m really busy. I¡¯m busy.¡¯ Sang Hyuk, since his return had no time to y in the Middle Layer. If only he could finish his tasks, he could have more spare time because there were limited things he could do in the Middle Layer, but he had no choice but to be busy again because he had a lot to prepare for and to n for the Continent of the Sun. * * * * Gye Baek and Dark Knight were also busy, although not as busy as Sang Hyuk. Because Sang Hyuk stayed in the Middle Layer for a long time, they had nothing to do as if their employment closed down temporarily for remodeling. What they could do in the Continent of the Sun was to do quests to gain the Sun people¡¯s favor. And there was no need for the three of them to do it. So, for the time being, they decided to go separately and focus on ying by themselves as they came and went between the Hagye and Heavenly World. Of course, Sang Hyuk¡¯s top priority was making the dragon heart. Sang Hyuk nned to go back to the Continent of the Sun after he finished it. The Gold Mountain was running well even without Sang Hyuk. Of course, it was able to run well without much problem only because Ilya was there and also because he automated operations as much as possible to create a stable flow of money. Because of that, Sang Hyuk had a constant source of gold or items. Since Sang Hyuk had a steady flow of resources by using the Gold Mountain, a flow that didn¡¯t require his intervention, he had noints. Rather he thought it was good in many ways to let it simply run on autopilot for a while. When the Gold Mountain stopped explosively increasing its business, numerous ¡®Top¡¯ people expanded their influence at the auction house. Now, in fact, the big yer of the auction house was not Gold Mountain but the ¡®ck Market¡¯. The ck Market was rising as the biggest yer of the auction house through aggressive investment. However, Sang Hyuk did not really think that this was serious. The reason was simple. It was because a more important market was open. Continent of the Sun was a new marketpletely blocked from Hagye. The power they had on Hagye was nothing at the Continent of the Sun. Of course, it will not go down to the level of dying, but as therger market opened, the users were going to move on. A minor league in the Continent of the Sun would be a major league on Hagye. But if it wasn¡¯t easy to get a ce at the Continent of the Sun and the users themselves would need quite a bit of time to advance to the Continent of the Sun, so the Hagye¡¯s Auction Houses would be able to continue its poprity for at least half a year. Anyway, for this reason, Sang Hyuk did not intend to restore his economic dominance on Hagye again. He intended to build the power on the Continent of the Sun more than anyone else then build a second Gold Mountain there. ¡®For doing that, first I have to start by finishing the dragon heart¡­¡­¡¯ To achieve what Sang Hyuk wanted, the first thing he needed to have was STRENGTH. Because the Sun People worship strength, so they won¡¯t even associate with weaklings. The ss system called ¡®Kamishu¡¯ which exists among the Sun People, was thoroughly ranked through strength. The Continent of the Sun would force you to live as a ve forcking strength. The reason Sun People hated dimensional travellers was that the existence of these ¡®Immortals¡¯, who refused to die even after they were stepped on like ants, made them scratch their heads. Of course, the users who they regarded as ants were going to be stronger and surpass the Sun People one day but as always, it would take a very long time. The atmosphere of the Auction House changed dramatically as the Gold Mountain¡¯s NPCs moved aggressively for the first time in a long while. ¡®The Auctioneers¡¯ of the ck Market, who led the Auction House when the Gold Mountain ran as quiet as a mouse, were starting to sense something strange and respond to it. ck Market did not utilize the NPCs like Sang Hyuk. They used yers who could be smarter and rather ¡®cheaper¡¯ than the NPCs. The yers hired by ck Market were attached to the Auction House as if they were working at thepany and worked hard to manipte the prices. They outperformed the Gold Mountain¡¯s NPCs in many ways. Sang Hyuk acknowledged that. However, in the end, the key to controlling the Auction House was not the ¡®hand and feet¡¯ that executed the purchases and buys, but the ¡®brain¡¯ that prated the future and urately read changes in values, so when Sang Hyuk took care of the Gold Mountain himself, the ck Market couldn¡¯t exceed Gold Mountain, even if it died and reincarnated back. (TN: Most Koreans still believe in reincarnation and also that they can have a better life in the next life or achieve something they couldn¡¯t do in this life.) Of course, the ck Market could not know this. They just mistakenly believed that they would eventually be thest winner. Therefore, it was impossible for the ck Market¡¯s Auctioneers to block the Gold Mountain¡¯s NPCs, which are actively moving with Sang Hyuk¡¯s return. The ck Market¡¯s Auctioneers totally had no idea why the Gold Mountain¡¯s NPCs were aggressively buying and selling. Although the ingredients needed to make the dragon heart were rare, because they were not particrly valuable, it became even more unpredictable. In the end, it wasn¡¯t Sang Hyuk¡¯s intention but the Auction House became very noisy and oddly the ck Market and other big top yers started fighting hard. Gold Mountain, which can be said to be the ignition point of all these fights, quickly found and purchased the objects specified by Sang Hyuk and left them behind After Sang Hyuk got everything he wanted, he didn¡¯t care whether they fought among themselves or not, or whether or not they won or lost. Anyway, Sang Hyuk¡¯s interest was all focused on the Continent of the Sun so he had no time to y with those losers on Hagye. * * * * It took longer than he thought until he collected all the ingredients of the dragon heart. He thought one week would be enough, but in reality, it took half a month to obtain all the materials needed to produce the dragon heart. The most troubling one was the ¡®Spartoi¡¯s Skull¡¯. (Spartoi or Dragon Tooth Warrior) The problem was that this item was the most essential ingredient in making the Necromancer¡¯s favorite summon, the ¡®Death Knight¡¯. As a result, it did not go up to the Auction House, but was traded forrge amounts by direct transaction and in the end, Sang Hyuk was forced to go through item trading sites to get it. After suffering such hardships, he was able to obtain Spartoi¡¯s Skull by giving a huge amount of 50 million won in cash. (EN: Almost $41,000 US!!!) It was thest one. Sang Hyuk already had the ¡®dragon blood¡¯, which is hundreds of times more difficult to obtain than Spartoi¡¯s Skull. Now the only thing left was¡­.. The production of the dragon heart. ¡°Hyuu¡­¡± Sang Hyuk put all the ingredients together and put on the title ¡®The Real Dragon yer¡¯. Then, naturally, a system message appeared in front of him. ¡®All the materials needed to build the dragon heart have been detected. Would you like to produce it? (Y/N)¡¯ ¡°Yes!¡± Sang Hyuk nodded and vigorously tapped the Y icon with his hand. Then all the materials that were collected gathered into one and floated into the air. Tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk ! The items began to emit the red light and began to merge. And after a few seconds¡­.. The red light exploded in the air and shot a red re everywhere. sh!! You have produced a Mythical item, ¡®Dragon Heart¡¯. So, Sang Hyuk got another mythical item. This time, it wasn¡¯t just an item, but a mythic ss consumable item. Chapter 169 [Episode 87] Dragon Heart 1 ¨C End Editor: Userunfriendly Chapter 170 - [Episode 87] Dragon Heart 2 Chapter 170 [Episode 87] Dragon Heart 2 Dragon Heart [Myth+++] ¨C The core with the power of Color Dragons. With this, you can gain Great Power. [Basic Ability] With it, all abilities permanently increased by 50 points. This increase effect is applied separately from existing buffs. [Special Ability] All attributes permanently increased by 15% and all attribute defenses also increased by 20%. [Intrinsic Ability] When taken, four random dragon words are selected and imprinted on the soul. [Restriction on Dosage] Dragon Heart could be taken only once. Dragon Heart has a tremendous effect that no other elixir could ever match. It has a great effect in increasing all attributes by 50 points, but the really amazing effects are the attribute and the attribute defense increased permanently by a fixed percentage and the gaining of the four random dragon words. Dragon words are the most powerful magic a dragon possesses. Of course, the results will be different in a thousand different ways depending on what dragon words that you get, but all dragon words are at least rank 6 magic no matter which words, so even if the results of the drawing were bad, you still get benefits. Sang Hyuk checked the dragon heart¡¯s ability for a while and just put it directly to his mouth. The dragon heart in his mouth became like a smoke and permeated into Sang Hyuk¡¯s body. Sssssshhh, sh! At the moment the red light burst out of Sang Hyuk¡¯s body, Sang Hyuk absorbed all of the power of the dragon heart into himself. All stats rose and all attributes and attribute defense went up. And then¡­. the four dragon words were decided. Dragon Word ¡® Draconic Aura¡¯ [Rank 8 magic] : Surrounds the body with a powerful aura shield to reduce all damage by 80% for 3 seconds. Even after the Draconic Aura has disappeared, the aura¡¯s effect permeates the skin reducing all damage by 30% for 7 seconds. Proficiency: None Cooldown time: 3 minutes Dragon Word ¡®Hand of Congration¡¯ [Rank 7 magic] : Let the mes of Hell rise from the feet of your opponent. The opponent immediately takes damage (160% of your Attack Rating) and after that for 10 seconds take Damage Over Time (D.O.T) once every 2 seconds (50% of your Attack Rating). Proficiency: None Cooldown Time: 2 minutes. Dragon Word ¡®Soul Observation¡¯ [Rank 6 magic] : Able to see through the soul of your opponent. You can see the health and vitality of the target at a nce. This magic is irresistible, so no matter how high-leveled the target is, ¡®seeing¡¯ the soul is still possible. However, it would be quite troublesome if it was used recklessly because the opponent who is higher than yourself will immediately notice that you have read their souls. Proficiency: None. Cooldown: 30 seconds. Dragon Word ¡®Invisibility; [Rank 7 magic] : Instantly distort light and darkness at the same time and force the caster into ¡®invisibility¡¯. The caster is ¡®transparent¡¯ for 4 seconds not only to your enemies but also your allies. This effect is judged to be a ¡®powerful¡¯ concealment technique. Proficiency: None. Cooldown time: 2 minutes. Unfortunately, they were not the best. If only one of the famous ¡®Peak¡¯ Dragon Word magic, which is Rank 9 magic, such as ¡®Hellfire¡¯ or ¡®Absolute Shield¡¯ appears then it would have been a huge jackpot, but those things were not gotten so easily. None of the Rank 9 magic came out. This time, he felt that the effect of Great Luck didn¡¯t appear. However, even if he felt like that these Words were not failures. He felt like he was in the middle. Especially, ¡®Draconic Aura¡¯ was a very good survival skill. The reuse cooldown was not very long and the damage reduction rate was very high. Moreover, it was very good because it¡¯s not only that the base effect ended in 3 seconds, but although weaker, it maintains damage reduction for another 7 seconds. The Hand of Congration wasn¡¯t bad for single-target attacking skill, but in fact, Sang Hyuk didn¡¯t feel like it was good because he had a lot of better attack skills. Rather, although it was only Rank 6 magic, he felt that Soul Observation was better than Hand of Congration. What¡¯s a little disappointing is that one of his General Skills, which had already been strengthened to +9, has the ability to guess the health of the enemy. But, Soul Observation was overpoweringly better so he was only a little disappointed. Thest Dragon Word, Enhanced Invisibility, wasn¡¯t considered an incredible Dragon Word normally, but it was a very good Dragon Word to Sang Hyuk. This magic could be linked to the many skills that Sang Hyuk had. And it seems that he can be the real Grim Reaper if he used it well. ¡°If I want to score it¡­. Then it is about 70 points out of a 100.¡± Even though he didn¡¯t hit the jackpot, Sang Hyuk was satisfied with this much. In fact, Enhanced Invisibility and Draconic Aura could be very helpful for Sang Hyuk. After gulping down the dragon heart, now it seemed that he won¡¯t feel inferior even at the Continent of the Sun. Even though the level of the Sun People was much higher, someone¡¯s level could never be the standard of their ¡®Strength¡¯. ¡°Now since all preparations are done¡­. should we go to the Continent of the Sun?¡± Gye Baek and Dark Knight had already gone back to the Continent of the Sun a week ago and were struggling hard at the bottom of the food chain. He wanted to help them, but in reality, there was nothing that he could really do. Anyway, Gye Baek and the Dark Knight had to adapt in the Continent of the Sun on their own. Of course, Sang Hyuk was going to be active in the Continent of the Sun in an umon way, but it was only possible for Sang Hyuk. Even when Gye Baek and Dark Knight have recently be very strong with Sang Hyuk¡¯s help¡­. but in the end, they became the top ss within the limitations of being a ¡®yer¡¯. The reality was that currently he couldn¡¯t even hand out a business card in the Continent of the Sun. (EN: He didn¡¯t even have the qualifications to be called a ¡°yer¡± on the Continent of the Sun) After he met Ilya and once again went back to Hagye with her to do all the business he had to finish, Sang Hyuk spent about two hours having a passionate and lovely time. These days, Sang Hyuk was having an intimate time with Ilya everyday. 170 Part 2 By this time, Sang Hyuk felt that Ilya was his lover in EL, not a NPC. Especially since her AI was so great, she acts like a real human being and he fell deeply for her. After an intimate time with Ilya, Sang Hyuk finally kissed her very intensely and left Hagye to her and went to the Continent of the Sun. He had to maintain his businesses in Hagye until he could settle his ce on the Continent of the Sun, so Ilya had to work hard again. The bad thing was that when he called Ilya by ¡®summoning¡¯ her, then the things rted to the ¡®mutual interaction¡¯ were limited, so he couldn¡¯t spend an intimate time with her. It was a very disappointing part for Sang Hyuk, who was enjoying the intimate time that he spent with Ilya the most, but he coulde and go through recall even if it costs a little of money, so it was not a very big problem. Sang Hyuk came back to the Continent of the Sun and started looking for Goren City. Goren City was one of the three major cities in the Continent of the Sun and the reason for Sang Hyuk to find this ce was that he had been based here in his previous life. Sang Hyuk knew Goren City so well that he could even walk around it with his eyes closed. And he understood the Sun people who lived there and also how the power structure was shaped. In fact, this priceless information could not be obtained, no matter how much money you spent. Sun People basically didn¡¯t associate with the dimensional traveller so it was impossible for the users to obtain this information until you became strong past a certain level. If only he could go to Goren City, Sang Hyuk was so confident he would feel at home, like a fish in the water. But¡­. if there was a problem, it was that Goren City was not easily found. Sang Hyuk¡¯s current automap was obviously iplete, nor did he have ess to other automaps of the Continent of the Sun. Sang Hyuk was forced to wander around in search ofndmarks he knew. Of course, this was also possible because it was Sang Hyuk. Gye Baek and Dark Knight were working hard in the small town they first discovered, and they dared not even think about wandering around the Continent of the Sun. Growl¡­ It was a herd of wolves. Twenty wolves that looked normal growled in front of Sang Hyuk. If it had been Hagye, it would have been possible to finish them off with only a single finger but that was impossible in the Continent of the Sun. ¡®Awakened_Grey_Wolves¡¯ One word ¡®awakened¡¯ in front of the name made those wolves not wolves. All monsters in the Continent of the Sun had a powerful dark force. When you entered into theplex backstory, the heroes who devoured the Ascension Orb and ascended to the country of the Tutry Deity of the Sky, called themselves the Sun People and tried to reign as demigods. But, they couldn¡¯t be the deities in the first ce. Rather, the Tutry Deity was already contaminated because of the powerful Magye (Devil World) that arose at the same time as the emergence of the Sun People. As a result the Tutry Deity lost its divinity. Sun People had also lost their divinity, but they still called thisnd, which was very special for them, as the Continent of the Sun, and they swore to drive out all of the darkness that has spread through thisnd and make the Continent of the Sun back into the country of the Tutry Deity. There were four Powers that were created for this holy crusade. The first was the ¡®Knights of the Sun¡¯. The second was the ¡®Saints of the Sun¡¯. The third was the ¡®The Sr Pagoda of Magic¡¯. The fourth was the ¡® Heroes of the Sun¡¯. They were a little different in their pursuit, but ultimately, all of them wanted to restore the lost divinity of the Continent of the Sun and to qualify themselves again as demigods. But, Sang Hyuk knew it was impossible. The Sun People could never get the results they wanted because the dark forces had already severely contaminated the Continent of the Sun so it cannot be revived. Sang Hyuk sighed as he gazed at the wolves in front of him. ¡°Sigh¡­.¡± It was a sigh of resignation that he had to take out the ¡®Blood Wire of the Full Moon¡¯ while dealing with a mob. Chwarrrrrrk. Of course, no matter if it was the wolves with the ¡®awakened¡¯ attribute, they couldn¡¯t be Sang Hyuk¡¯s opponents. The other yers might have felt that each one of them was as strong as a high-level elite monster, but for Sang Hyuk they were just a little more troublesome wolves. ¡°I have a long way to go, so let¡¯s finish it quickly.¡± Sang Hyuk rushed toward the wolf herd frighteningly infusing Divine Thunderbolt to the Blood Wire. * * * * After about a week of wandering, Sang Hyuk eventually found thendmark that existed in his memory. It was ake. It was an unusualke with endless ice sheets, also known as the Ice Lake. ¡°[emailprotected], It¡¯s great to have found it.., but why of all things, does it have to be THIS ce where it is connected to the Middle Layer?¡± When you caught the Red Bearded Whale and opened the dimension portal, the portal was randomly connected to the Continent of the Sun. So, no one knew where the arrival point would be. That¡¯s the problem. ¡®To visit the Goren City from here, not only do I have to cross the Ice Lake, but also I have to pass through the Dark Jungle afterwards¡­. It won¡¯t be normal then.¡¯ Both the Iced Lake and the Dark Jungle were also quite notorious areas in the Continent of the Sun. Especially, the Dark Jungle was an area where even the powerful Sun People didn¡¯t recklessly enter. ¡°Should I detour? But if I detour, can I predict how much longer it will take¡­..¡± The Dark Jungle was quite wide. So taking a detour really means adding massively to his travel time. It could have been a week or so if he passed through it, but if he took a detour, he could struggle for almost a month. Should he take the safe path but stretch the schedule an unknown amount or choose a dangerous journey, reducing the travel time as much as possible instead¡­.. Sang Hyuk stood at the crossroad of choices and thought for a moment. But his thoughts did notst long. He would make the same choice in these situations. ¡®When did I think about safety first? Especially this is not Middle Layer, right?¡¯ Sang Hyuk thought he would be a ¡®Wuss¡¯, from the moment he worried about death. Therefore, his choice was, of course, to pass through the Dark Jungle. Chapter 170 [Episode 87] Dragon Heart 2 ¨C End Editor: Userunfriendly Chapter 171 - [Episode 88] Goren City 1 Chapter 171 [Episode 88] Goren City 1 @ Goren City. The monster that you had to be careful of the most was the ¡®Awakened Giant Ice Devil¡¯. It hides itself deep under the thick ice and when the prey passess over the ice sheet, it breaks through the ice sheet at a tremendous speed and swallows its prey whole. It was ssified as a regr field monster, but in reality it was as powerful as a Raid Monster, not a normal monster. Later on, when the yers came up to the Continent of the Sun, they used to build raid teams for catching Awakened Giant Ice Devils here in the Ice Lake. However, Sang Hyuk didn¡¯t have the leisure to do monster hunting right now, so he was breaking through the Ice Lake at full speed to avoid the Awakened Giant Ice Devils as much as possible. Sang Hyuk¡¯s way of dealing with this Awakened Giant Ice Devil was simple¡­. but the effect was obvious. Dudududuk, Kwagwagwagwang! Khuooooong! Another Awakened Giant Ice Devil broke through the ice sheet and popped up behind Sang Hyuk. Again, Sang Hyuk used blink at exactly the right moment to escape the lunge attack of the Awakened Giant Ice Devil. The Awakened Giant Ice Devil not only knew the location of the prey by its eyes, but it also identified it through the microscopic tremors of the ice sheet, so Concealment did not work. In the end, it meant that it was an unavoidable opponent. Therefore, Sang Hyuk did not avoid it. Of course, he had no intention of fighting it. After breaking past the first attack, Sang Hyuk ran away. This was the tactic that Sang Hyuk chose against the Awakened Giant Ice Devil. He simply just sprinted with all his might. In the middle, he still met the monsters that lived on top of the ice sheet but because most of them were weaker, so with a judicious use of Divine Thunderbolt for several encounters, almost everything was sorted out. Sang Hyuk sprinted at full speed on the ice sheet like this, nope, he was Flying across the Ice Lake. Because Sang Hyuk escaped like a loach, the Awakened Giant Ice Devils, who all got very irritated, chased Sang Hyuk en masse, but their Artificial Intelligences couldn¡¯t catch the slippery and cunning Sang Hyuk. (EN: Loach is a generic term for slippery river fishes in Asia) Sang Hyuk was able to shed the stampeding Awakened Giant Ice Devils, because all ¡®agro¡¯ was reset when he sprinted out of range. Sang Hyuk ran for almost seven hours without a break. As a result, he was able to cross the Ice Lake. It was a challenge that was hardly thinkable for a normal person, but Sang Hyuk challenged himself and did it. ¡°Gasp¡­gasp¡­.¡± Running at full speed for seven hours without a break was crazier than he thought. Thanks to this, though Sang Hyuk hadn¡¯t fought properly, his stamina was only about 5%. ¡°This is not going to work.¡± Sang Hyuk, who breathed deeply shook his head and murmured. This crazy run was only possible because it was the Ice Lake. Because the monsters of the Ice Lake that appear on the surface are rtively weak and the monsters that live below the ice are powerful so this kind of forced breakthrough could work. If the monster that appeared on the ice sheet was at the level that Sang Hyuk couldn¡¯t have ignored, then it was clear that such a breakthrough could not have been attempted. ¡®The problem is here¡­..¡¯ Sang Hyuk, who had to look up just to see the tops of the magnificent titans in front of him, had no choice but to frown. In front of him was an immense forest of unbelievably huge trees rising to the sky. If you mention the Five Taboos in the Continent of the Sun, the fifth of them is this forbidden area¡­¡­ It is the area where you can barely hunt with a full party of 7 people with a minimum level 130¡­ The Dark Jungle unfolded in front of Sang Hyuk. ¡®I want to break through this ce like what I did on Ice Lake, but it¡¯s impossible¡­. then I have no choice but to break through it with my strength.¡¯ Even a full party of users above level 130 were not always able to break through the Dark Jungle. That was just the minimum qualification to walk into the Dark Jungle. In order to hunt smoothly in the Dark Jungle, even the users at level 140-150 with equipment and titles above a certain level had to have a full party. In that sense, it might be crazy for Sang Hyuk, whose level was not even 100, to jump into the Dark Jungle alone. But Sang Hyuk¡¯s EL y has always been a series of crazy things that defymon sense. In fact, at some point, for Sang Hyuk usingmon sense has be the aberration. So, even this time, Sang hyuk was able to choose to break through the Dark Jungle without hesitation. Honestly, the reason why Sang Hyuk worried was that he had never been to the ¡®Dark Jungle¡¯ in his previous life. There was no reason toe to this ce. There were many good hunting grounds and he didn¡¯t have to go and struggle in this ce, which had a bad reputation and was not considered very efficient for leveling. ¡®If I enter, I can get a rough estimation of the difficulty, right?¡¯ After that Sang Hyuk decided to clear his mind. Oveing challenges was his style. Sang Hyuk stood and drank a stamina recovery potion, then he slowly stepped toward the Dark Jungle as his stamina recovered by more than 80%. * * * * The Dark Jungle waspletely dark. The giant trees which soared up endlessly, blocked the sunlightpletely¡­.. Actually this could happen because it was a game. For that reason, the Dark Jungle was treated almost like a dungeon. Sang Hyuk realized as soon as he entered the Dark Jungle that this ce unexpectedly fit him very well. Perfect darkness. This opened up some special abilities that Sang Hyuk had. Sang Hyuk was the king of shadows, so he grew stronger in the darkness. He had a lot of powers and skills that required the shadows that he had forgotten, so he was reminded when he entered the Dark Jungle. Srrrrr. If it was a normal user, he would have used the ¡®Light Spell¡¯ or a torch to illuminate the darkness, but Sang Hyuk was perfectly assimted into the darkness, he even took the time to cover up shiny surfaces on his equipment. Anyway, Sang Hyuk had an ability to see in darkness, so there was not even a little difort for him. Rather, darkness boosted his powers. Just like now! Zing! Chwark, Kwaduduk! The red wire that flew in the dark pierced the head of Awakened Dark Orc, one of the mostmon monsters of the Dark Jungle. The Dark Orc was amon creature or trash mob here, but if it was released on Hagye then it would be upgraded to be an elite boss monster that would be hunted by several parties working in unison. But even so, Sang Hyuk downgraded it to a trash mob when he caught it and blew its head away in a single strike. Dark Orcs were not the only ones. Even the Awakened Dark Trolls¡¯ and the ¡®Awakened Dark Ogre¡¯, which were rather powerful in the Dark Jungle, were finished in a strike when they were caught by Sang Hyuk. The power of one hit one kill, enhanced by stacked multiple critical hit enhancement skills, was hard to bear, even for the ¡®awakened¡¯ monsters. However, even under these circumstances, Sang Hyuk was vignt. Dark Orc, Trolls, and Ogres were only normal monsters anyway, no matter how strong they were. There were elite and boss monsters in the Dark Jungle. They couldn¡¯t be done in a single strike, even for Sang Hyuk. Sang Hyuk was breaking through the Dark Jungle as carefully as possible, because no one knew when they woulde out. Leaving out the other monsters, he had to be careful of the Awakened Dark Ghost Knight. Sang Hyuk had never met one in person, but in his previous life, it was known as a ¡®party destroyer¡¯ and was rumored to be a powerful elite monster. ¡®By the way this ¡­the karma reward is really good, right?¡¯ Sang Hyuk, who blew the Dark Orc¡¯s head and reaped the rewards it left behind, felt like he had found ¡®honey¡¯ in an unexpected ce. (TL Note: honey refers to sweet things or great things) ¡®It¡¯s¡­no way¡­Isn¡¯t it like some guilds, using information maniption and control, monopolized this ce?¡¯ The Dark Jungle that Sang Hyuk knew was one of the worst hunting areas with little rewards and a very high difficulty level. But the Dark Jungle he experienced in person waspletely different from the rumors. Then Sang Hyuk had no choice but to doubt the rumors. ¡®Well if I think about it, PK happened frequently near the prohibited areas. I thought so because it was just the malefactors that tried to use the ban as a way to escape¡­. Maybe it was all part of a big conspiracy.¡¯ Of course, all of this was just a suspicion, but the more Sang Hyuk thought about it, he became convinced of his spection. ¡®Anyway, if the reward was this much then I don¡¯t think I should break through the Dark Jungle quickly.¡¯ He could get a very lot of things from the Dark Jungle¡¯s monsters especially ¡®karma¡¯. Moreover Sang Hyuk with quadra soul has been struggling to level up recently¡­¡­ He could earn a lot of karma in the Dark Jungle. The amount of karma given was plentiful because of the various bonus karma effects that Sang Hyuk¡¯s titles have. As his thoughts and circumstances changed, the nuisance became rather enjoyable. Sang Hyuk enjoyed hunting in the Dark Jungle leisurely while looking at the karma gauge that rose quickly. The original n was to quickly break through the Dark Jungle in a week to go to the Goren City as soon as possible but the n waspletely changed in the middle. Sang Hyuk farmed the Dark Jungle and began to explore the Dark Jungle. The reason why this Dark Jungle tasted like honey especially for Sang Hyuk was that ¡®karma¡¯ was much more urgently needed than the ¡®drops¡¯ for Sang Hyuk right now. Honestly, his equipment has already been set to such a ridiculous level so it was practically impossible to find better equipment. So, Sang Hyuk thought that he would continue to use the Dark Jungle as his primary hunting ground in the future. So, he was not only creating ¡®marking points¡¯ but he was also carefully observing and recording the topography of the Dark Jungle and the distribution of the monsters. He didn¡¯t have to worry about exclusivity because it was still a long way to go for other yers to get here anyway. Time quickly passed and half a month passed by. A half month has passed, but Sang Hyuk is still in the Dark Jungle. Sang Hyuk was able to raise a single level after half a month. Actually, if he was outside of the Dark Jungle, don¡¯t even say half a month, even two months wouldn¡¯t give him a level up. The Dark Jungle was the best hunting ground. During this half month, Sang Hyuk has seeded in ¡®marking¡¯ all five important points of the Dark Jungle. Not to mention the excellent hunting ground, where all three types of elite monsters, including the ¡®Dark Ghost Knight¡¯, known as party destroyers, could be found. And as thest thing, he found and marked an unidentifiable ¡®crack¡¯. Sang Hyuk thought this crack was likely to be the entrance to a dungeon. However, even if it was Sang Hyuk, it was still too early to go to the dungeon so he just marked the location and didn¡¯t go any further. There was nothing urgent. Anyway for the time being the Dark Jungle would be a hunting ground only for Sang Hyuk. ¡®Now¡­ should I go out?¡¯ Sang Hyuk even thought about hunting the Dark Ghost Knight as the finale, but now he decided that it was the priority to get safely to Goren City, rather than take that challenge. It was not toote to challenge the Dark Ghost Knight hunt next time anyway. Eventually, Sang Hyuk decided to escape the Dark Jungle after only half a month. Of course, he knew exactly which way to go to reach Goren City from the very beginning. Chapter 171 [Episode 88] Goren City 1 ¨C End Edited by Userunfriendly Chapter 172 - [Episode 88] Goren City 2 Chapter 172 [Episode 88] Goren City 2 * * * * After breaking through the Dark Jungle, there was nothing to block Sang Hyuk¡¯s path. The closer he got to Goren City, the topography became more and more familiar to Sang Hyuk, so he couldn¡¯t get lost. In the end, Sang Hyuk was able to reach Goren City exactly four days after he left the Dark Jungle. Goren City was also called the ¡®Golden Castle¡¯ because the high walls surrounding Goren City shed gold. It wasn¡¯t really gold on the walls, but there was a sh of gold because the ¡®Golden Mage Narsen¡¯, one of the ten best known Sun People in the Continent of the Sun, hung the permanent defensive magic called ¡®Guardian of Light¡¯ on the walls. Narsen was the real ruler of Goren City. Narsen was one of the Ten Absolute Powerhouse NPCs known as the Ten Suns, and just to let you know, the Ten Suns were much more powerful than the legendary NPCs that Sang Hyuk was dealing with in Hagye. Although weaker than the Ten Suns, there are more than 200 people who are recognized by the Continent of the Sun as the ¡®Heroes of the Sun¡¯, so even the Heroes of the Sun were much more powerful than the legendary NPCs of Hagye. Of course, the Sun People that Sang Hyuk had to deal with right now were not these bigshots, so there was no reason to worry. ¡®First I have to get inside¡­. Would it be better to sneak in like a mouse? Or should I pay the price and get in through the gate?¡¯ Sang Hyuk knew enough about Goren City that he can be called a top Goren City expert in his previous life, so of course, he knew all the locations of the mouse holes. But if he sneaks in there is a possibility he could get into trouble, if he got caught by the Vigntes there would be problems. (EN: ording to the Author in subsequent chapters, the Vigntes are actually a faction within the city. It seems many members of the Guard are recruited from the Vigntes faction¡­ ) ¡®Well, since I¡¯m not going to leave after a day or two, I need to register and get identification¡­ let¡¯s just go through the gate.¡¯ Since it will be Sang Hyuk¡¯s ground base in the future, he has to do the first steps properly. Even though Sang Hyuk can build the favor of the Sun People unimaginably quicker than other yers, thanks to his legendary title ¡®Charm of the Heaven¡¯ and the general skill ¡®The Best Art of Conversation¡¯ that has been enhanced to +9, he could have blown everything if didn¡¯t act carefully. ¡®Let¡¯s go!¡¯ Sang Hyuk, who has decided, headed straight toward the front door of Goren City. ¡°Who are you?¡± The very first one who greeted Sang Hyuk was the guard at the front gate of Goren City. Goren City was affiliated with the ¡®Sr Pagoda of Magic¡¯. But, it wasn¡¯t the city that was directly controlled by the Sr Pagoda of Magic, so all of the guards were either hired citizens or a member of the Vigntes. If it was a hired citizen, Sang Hyuk could easily get a pass by bribing him moderately but if he mistakenly bribed a Vignte then he could be ¡®Permanently Deported¡¯, so Sang Hyuk just chose to y by the book and clear a quest. ¡°I am a Dimensional Traveller. I heard about Goren City and came here¡­. May I go in and take a look?¡± ¡°Dimensional Traveller? Hmmmm¡­¡­ I heard about it a long time ago¡­. But, I¡¯ve never seen one in person.¡± The guard, looking at Sang Hyuk, tilted his head and muttered. In fact, it was normal to have this reaction at first. ¡®It¡¯s totally different.¡¯ Sang Hyuk looked at the guard who reacted differently than the guards in his past life, and thought that the legendary title ¡®Descendant of the Sun¡¯, was working properly. ¡°Hmm¡­ However, it¡¯s a ce that not anyone can enter. If you truly want toe into Goren City, prove to me that you are eligible to enter.¡± ¡°How do I prove that?¡± ¡°It¡¯s not going to be very difficult. Anyone who lives in Goren City can do it.¡± You have received the Entry Quest of Goren City ¡®I also can do this much!¡¯. The guard readily gave the entry quest. Originally, before the Entry Quest, there would have been at least five prerequisite quests to build a sense of trust to qualify for receiving the Entry Quest, but the constant effect of the title Descendant of the Sun, ¡®The First Dimensional Traveller¡¯, was in full force and the process has been omitted. ¡°You have to prove it alone without anyone¡¯s help.¡± He had to finish the Entry Quest alone. If he got the slightest help from someone, he failed the quest immediately. The Entry Quest was a very simple quest but at the same time very difficult. Most Entry Quests were to hunt a certain number of monsters, sometimes different species, sometimes the same. The structure of the quest itself was the same as the typical repeat quest, but the problem was that the monsters in the Continent of the Sun were too strong. Of course, Sang Hyuk was a user of apletely different level, so it wasn¡¯t difficult at all. The Entry Quest of Goren City that Sang Hyuk received was a quest to hunt 20 Awakened Dark Orcs, 10 Awakened Dark Trolls, and finally three Awakened Giant Snakes. If it was an ordinary user, it was difficult enough to make them despair once they received the quest, but Sang Hyuk cleared the quest perfectly in just four hours. As two out of the four hours was travel time, so he only needed two hours to finish hunting. Goren City¡¯s guards were very surprised to see Sang Hyuk, who had finished the qualifications and returned in a sh, and it led to a sharp rise in favor. The Sun People adore the strong, so appealing them in this way was sessful and made Sang Hyuk look good. ¡°If it is a strong person like you then you¡¯re always wee!¡± The guard, admiring Sang Hyuk¡¯s skills, immediately issued the temporary pass, telling him to go into Goren City to change it to the official pass. Sang Hyuk entered Goren City through a small gate next to the gigantic main gate. Although Sang Hyuk was allowed to enter through the main gate, there was obviously no way for him to open the enormous doors. First visit to the Continent of the Sun ¡®Goren City¡¯. You have obtained the special qualification ¡®First Dimensional Traveler (Goren City)¡¯. This enables you to exchange the temporary pass into permanent citizenship. ¡®Ah! The first visit! That¡¯s right. There is a special reward for the first visitor.¡¯ Since human memory could not be perfect, there were often times when Sang Hyuk forgot certain details. Special Qualification ¡®First Dimensional Traveler (Goren City)¡¯ [Special] : You are the first dimensional traveler to visit Goren City. That¡¯s a benefit for you. Detailed Effect: The temporary pass is exchanged for permanent citizenship and the favor of all Sun people over Goren City rises to the level of ¡®interested¡¯. ¡®Oooh! Permanent Citizenship and increasing favor!¡¯ Sang Hyuk knew well how much the permanent citizenship was worth. The first ¡®official pass (B)¡¯ to be issued to a Dimensional Traveler was a pass with a one-month limit. If the user who received it reaches a certain level of questpletion or favor in Goren City within a month, then he can receive the ¡®Official Pass (A)¡¯ and this is the permanent pass. But the pass was literally just a certificate that granted ess to Goren City. On top of the Official Pass, there are various types of identification: ¡®Mercenary Registration Card¡¯, ¡®Business License¡¯, ¡®Residence Registration Card¡¯, ¡®Hunter Registration Card¡¯, etc. Each identification brought different benefits¡­. The ¡®Citizenship Card¡¯ that Sang Hyuk received was actually was the best ID card, that granted him the equal rights to the Sun People living in Goren City In his previous life, Sang Hyuk obtained this Citizenship Card two years after he came to Goren City. At that time, even when Sang Hyuk was at his best, he was unable to obtain the Citizenship Card until then. It was that hard to get this ID. ¡®The Citizenship Card¡­.. Thanks to this, my n will be done a few times faster.¡¯ Sang Hyuk¡¯s mood improved dramatically with the unexpected good luck. ¡®By the way¡­. I never thought I¡¯de back!¡¯ Entering Goren City, Sang Hyuk looked around with new eyes. Sang Hyuk had been through a lot of things here before. He was a Dimensional Traveler who was recognized by the Sun People when he arrived at Goren City and after he became disabled he had been doing everything he could to eat and live. The time Sang Hyuk spent at Goren City was almost four or five years, though his time there didn¡¯te to a good end as his next job was to coach the professional team. ¡®First let¡¯s acquire the Citizenship Card.¡¯ Because his Temporary Pass would expire soon the priority was to change it to the Citizenship ID at once. Sang Hyuk changed the temporary pass to a permanent citizenship card by going to the ¡®Golden Tower¡¯ that can be called the City Hall of Goren City. Because of the special effects of his titles, the Sun People were very respectful towards Sang Hyuk. The default attitude of the Sun People that Sang Hyuk knew waspletely different. Sang Hyuk, who was issued the Citizenship Card, decided the first thing he had to do was to acquire amodations. If you will stay for a long time in a ce then you have to have amodation unless you n on sleeping outdoors. If the Guard caught you sleeping outdoors because you wanted to save money then your ¡®Citizen Points¡¯ could be reduced and if this fell below a certain level then the Citizenship Card could be confiscated. It was a typical penny-wise and pound-foolish, so even though it costs some gold, amodations are a must. Sang Hyuk, who got lodgings at a ce with the weird name ¡®Milk and Honey¡¯, was sitting on the bed in his room and double checking his ns one more time. ¡®First of all, let¡¯s collect intelligence. Even though I knew Goren City very well, since I don¡¯t know how things are this time, I have to check the situation and collect intelligence.¡¯ Information was always important. It was never possible to neglect it. ¡®After I investigate and find out the current situation, then I shake Goren City and sow confusion.¡¯ With an existing power structure in ce, a new faction could never take the ce of the existing factions in control. Chaos was an opportunity for a new faction to rece an existing faction. ¡®After the chaos, I start my business¡­. Seize the seat.¡¯ Up to this point was obvious. Past the first step, actually nning was meaningless. Because no one knew when or how the situation would change, he had no choice but to improvise as the situation changed. ¡®Since it is too soon to see the game anyway, so it¡¯s not urgent to think about it.¡¯ What Sang Hyuk would do at Goren City was a long-term project. So he took a break instead. Sang Hyuk, who finished his nning, got up from his seat and went down to the first floor. The reason he chose the Milk and Honey Inn as his lodging, which was befitting its name and was an expensive inn¡­.. was because of the first floor. On the first floor was located the most expensive bar of Goren City. ¡®There¡¯s no better way to collect information than to go to a bar!¡¯ Especially since there was no target better than a drunken NPC to collect the information so Sang Hyuk was going to go around this ce and buy people drinks. ¡®The first thing I need to get is information about Golden Mage Narsen right? Then I need to find out about the Council¡­.. And finally I need to find out about the leader of the Vigntes, Paul Kroc.¡¯ Of course, this was just a list. In reality, he was thinking of finding out about everything he could. ¡®Well, let¡¯s start!¡¯ Sang Hyuk nodded slightly and stepped forward into the hustle and bustle of the Sun People. Chapter 172 [Episode 88] Goren City 2 ¨C End Editor: Userunfriendly Chapter 173 - Episode 89 Chapter 173; Episode 89 ck Cat (2) Sang Hyuk went inside the Sun Flower Garden, and the gates closed behind him with a loud bang. He thought that about seventy percent of his n had seeded just by getting in here. In his previous life, many users had worked hard just to take a step inside in this ce but all failed. Sang Hyuk had seeded, and only one thing remained to be done. Sang Hyuk did not let go of the chance that urred the moment the NPC of the Sun Flower Garden turned around to pick up themunication crystal inside. He used the Dragon Word ¡®Invisibility¡¯ and the skill attached to the title ¡®Trinak¡¯s Shadow King¡¯ that allowed him to create copies of himself made of sand. Since Sang Hyuk had already equipped the Shadow King title beforeing in here, it was easy for him to use the skill. He disappeared using the invisibility magic and left behind an exact copy of himself. The process took only a second, and since the NPC took about two seconds to grab the crystal, he didn¡¯t notice the change. Since there were no CCTVs here, Sang Hyuk was able to disappearpletely within the Sun Flower Garden. He had be invisible by using the skill and could slide into the shadows during the four seconds the invisibilitysted. The sand puppet took Sang Hyuk¡¯s ce, and while it could not fight, it was a 100% perfect duplicate of Sang Hyuk. ¡°All right, I understood.¡± The NPC spoke with Londe through the crystal while looking at the sand version of Sang Hyuk, and ended the call without surprise after a while. ¡°He said to leave the item to me. I cannot waste time with you any longer, so just leave it here or go back to Mr. Euphir¡± ¡°Well, it can¡¯t be helped if Sir Londe said so. I¡¯ll leave it here then.¡± Sang Hyuk was controlling the sand copy hidden in the shadows, and since it had the same voice, the NPC did not realize that he was speaking with a fake. The sand copy handed over the fruit basket and turned around. The gates of the Sun Flower Garden opened again, and it walked out. This was the end, and the sand copy would dissipate after a certain distance from the garden. While the fake Sang Hyuk had gone out, the real Sang Hyuk remained. The NPC was clueless to what was going on, and locked the doors and turned on the security system. Sang Hyuk waited for about five minutes after the NPC left since he had no reason to rush things after managing to break in. ¡°While the exterior security had been like a fortress, how strong would the inside be? At a nce the interior looks weaker due to trusting the outside system too much¡­¡± Sang Hyuk was going to give up on invading if the inside security system was as strong as the exterior and use the long-distance recall option in the soulstone to get out. He confirmed that no one was around him and maintained his stealth mode as he started to walk slowly forward. Thankfully, the inside of the building was much darker than Sang Hyuk had expected, so it was not that difficult for him to remain hiding in the shadows. Of course, things would change if he went to the well lit greenhouses, but what Sang Hyuk wanted would be inside here. ¡®I was right! The inside security system is iparably weaker than the outside.¡± Sang Hyuk had guessed correctly, and there was no internal security once inside the building due to having a perfect external shield. It was great news for him, and he started to move more aggressively. There were a lot of things Sang Hyuk wanted to find in the Sun Flower Garden, which was the trove of the ck Cat. However, what he wanted the most was information regarding the Vigntes leader or the ck Market. ¡®I just need the ck Cat¡¯s secret ledger that linked them to the Vigntes leader, which the Soul Alliance had secured during the Third War for Goren City, that brought down the Sun Flower Garden.¡± Sang Hyuk was not one hundred percent sure that he could procure the book. While his goal was set, he had no idea where and how it was stored, so he was going to try his best to find the ledger. ¡®There had been secret passages underground before¡­¡¯ Sang Hyuk had visited the Sun Flower Garden during the Third War after it had been captured. He had been curious about the facilities, and the secret passageways had already been revealed. He began to search for the secret passages using his memories, and it was a much more tedious yet difficult task than expected. While the security system was full of holes, this ce was full of monstrously strong NPCs. A single careless movement would end Sang Hyuk, so he moved slowly and with the utmost care. Fortunately, Sang Hyuk¡¯s stealth skills were almost at the ¡®high-master¡¯ ss, so no one could discover him unless they intentionally focused on him. If they were searching for invaders, Sang Hyuk would not have been able to get around like this, but it was possible now because no one noticed a thing. However, he had to be careful. There were even some NPCs here in the Sun Flower Garden that could see through Sang Hyuk¡¯s hiding in the shadows just by being near him, and that would mean the end. So, Sang Hyuk did not go anywhere the NPCs might frequent, and moved only to dark ces free of NPCs. ¡®Even if I do not get the ck Cat¡¯s Secret Ledger, I need to gain information regarding the ck Market at the least.¡¯ Since the original goal had been the ck Market, Sang Hyuk nned to stay here and gain as much information he could until he had to leave. Even as time passed, Sang Hyuk was still looking for information inside the Sun Flower Garden. While he had wandered around for four days, he had gained very little knowledge. If he had not known that this was ck Cat¡¯sir, he might have gotten out after failing to learn any new information. It meant that the ck Cat was a secretive organization, but Sang Hyuk was going to stay and search here until he got what he wanted. He believed that it was a battle of patience, as the ck Cat would inevitably reveal a weakness inside the Sun Flower Garden. His faith was rewarded after a week. ¡°How can you say that there are no sun stones? What are they trying to do by keeping the sun stone supply this low?¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry, and we have already filed aint against the Camille Group for this problem. I believe they are shorting us as the middlemen after realizing that the price for smuggled sun stones is rising.¡± ¡°Those bastards. Who are they to kid us? Who will buy smuggled sun stones from them?¡± ¡°Aren¡¯t they thinking of selling by themselves?¡± ¡°That¡¯s nonsense. How will they directly sell smuggled sun stones without involving us? They¡¯re taking the Vigntes faction of the Goren City too lightly. Our leader would crush their bones.¡± ¡°Maybe Camille has a line to the Leader.¡± ¡°That¡¯s not usible. Our lives will be forfeit if that was the case. For the moment, take the sun stones we were going to use and take them to the ck market merchants. The customers at the ck market are our biggest customers, and the merchants won¡¯t be able to make sales without them. Just tell them to sell them to only important customers because we don¡¯t have enough at the moment.¡± ¡°What should I report to the owner?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t. You don¡¯t need to report such trivial things to him.¡± ¡°All right. I¡¯ll do what you said.¡± ¡°Also, contact Mr. Euphir and ask about the dimension traveler that appeared a while ago. I think dimensional travelers will be a nuisance.¡± ¡°Got it.¡± The two NPCs stood up and went out of the conference room after the meeting ended. About five minutester, a ck shadow in the form of a human rose up from the floor. The shadow let out a moan and quickly rolled into the corner of the meeting room to blend into the shadows. ¡®That takes the cake.¡¯ The ck shadow had been Sang Hyuk, and he had decided to take a gamble as he could not find the information he wanted after a week. He had waited for four days on the floor of the conference room in the Sun Flower Garden. He could not go searching forever, so he had hid himself in the meeting room and waited for pertinent information to spring up. Sang Hyuk had thought this attempt would fail since not even an ant visited the meeting room for the first three days. However, he had waited too long and promised himself he would wait for one more day, and on the fourth day he hit the jackpot. He had only vaguely heard the voices, so he could not fully understand what they had said. Sang Hyuk had minimized all his senses to the lowest levels to minimize the risk of discovery. Everything felt suffocating since he hadpletely suppressed any movement. He was in a dangerous position now, and if his opponents became only a little suspicious, he could be seen immediately. However, fortune had worked to his favor, and he managed to discover some vital information. ¡®The one being reported to had to be at least a vice-owner, and while it would have been nice to know who was reporting, it can¡¯t be helped.¡¯ Sang Hyuk was not going to be that greedy. ¡®That¡¯s not an important issue.¡¯ Sang Hyuk erased the question in his head and thought of much more important matters. ¡®Theyck sunstones?¡¯ Sunstones were magic stones, but since the sunstones of the Continent of the Sun were higher quality than the magic stones of the lowernds, the magic stones the lowernds considered to be high ss were thought to be the equivalent to low level sunstones here. Magic stones had to be of exceptional quality to be considered mid-ss sun stones. ¡®I have to rethink everything.¡¯ Sang Hyuk had thought of cing himself in the Goren city by finding a weakness in Paul Crack, the Vigntes leader and the strongest man in the city, and exploiting it. That was why he had approached the ck Cat to search for a connection between the ck market and the Vigntes leader. However, if what Sang Hyuk had heard was true, he could think of apletely different n. Sang Hyuk¡¯s goal was to situate himself in the Goren city firmly, and he did not care how he managed to do so. He just needed the results. ¡®I can use the Vigntes leader¡¯s weakness in another way, and this would be a much better choice.¡¯ Sang Hyuk changed his ns as he did not need to stick to the old one. ¡®Sun stones, magic stones¡­I would have to bring them.¡¯ Sang Hyuk made his decision and thought it was time to get out of the Sun Flower Garden. While he was disappointed in being unable to find ck Cat¡¯s secret ledger, it had been something unattainable for him in the first ce. While the inside security system had been weak, ck Cat had been too secretive for Sang Hyuk to gain something by infiltrating here. ¡®Let¡¯s go back to the lowernds!¡¯ This was not the time to begrudge the recall costs, as he had to move as fast as he could to use the information he had just heard. Editor: Userunfriendly Chapter 174 - Episode 90 Black Cat (2) Chapter 174; Episode 90 ck Cat (2) Sang Hyuk went inside the Sun Flower Garden, and the gates closed behind him with a loud bang. He thought that about seventy percent of his n had seeded just by getting in here. In his previous life, many users had worked hard just to take a step inside in this ce but all failed. Sang Hyuk had seeded, and only one thing remained to be done. Sang Hyuk did not let go of the chance that urred the moment the NPC of the Sun Flower Garden turned around to pick up themunication crystal inside. He used the Dragon Word ¡®Invisibility¡¯ and the skill attached to the title ¡®Trinak¡¯s Shadow King¡¯ that allowed him to create copies of himself made of sand. Since Sang Hyuk had already equipped the Shadow King title beforeing in here, it was easy for him to use the skill. He disappeared using the invisibility magic and left behind an exact copy of himself. The process took only a second, and since the NPC took about two seconds to grab the crystal, he didn¡¯t notice the change. Since there were no CCTVs here, Sang Hyuk was able to disappearpletely within the Sun Flower Garden. He had be invisible by using the skill and could slide into the shadows during the four seconds the invisibilitysted. The sand puppet took Sang Hyuk¡¯s ce, and while it could not fight, it was a 100% perfect duplicate of Sang Hyuk. ¡°All right, I understood.¡± The NPC spoke with Londe through the crystal while looking at the sand version of Sang Hyuk, and ended the call without surprise after a while. ¡°He said to leave the item to me. I cannot waste time with you any longer, so just leave it here or go back to Mr. Euphir¡± ¡°Well, it can¡¯t be helped if Sir Londe said so. I¡¯ll leave it here then.¡± Sang Hyuk was controlling the sand copy hidden in the shadows, and since it had the same voice, the NPC did not realize that he was speaking with a fake. The sand copy handed over the fruit basket and turned around. The gates of the Sun Flower Garden opened again, and it walked out. This was the end, and the sand copy would dissipate after a certain distance from the garden. While the fake Sang Hyuk had gone out, the real Sang Hyuk remained. The NPC was clueless to what was going on, and locked the doors and turned on the security system. Sang Hyuk waited for about five minutes after the NPC left since he had no reason to rush things after managing to break in. ¡°While the exterior security had been like a fortress, how strong would the inside be? At a nce the interior looks weaker due to trusting the outside system too much¡­¡± Sang Hyuk was going to give up on invading if the inside security system was as strong as the exterior and use the long-distance recall option in the soulstone to get out. He confirmed that no one was around him and maintained his stealth mode as he started to walk slowly forward. Thankfully, the inside of the building was much darker than Sang Hyuk had expected, so it was not that difficult for him to remain hiding in the shadows. Of course, things would change if he went to the well lit greenhouses, but what Sang Hyuk wanted would be inside here. ¡®I was right! The inside security system is iparably weaker than the outside.¡± Sang Hyuk had guessed correctly, and there was no internal security once inside the building due to having a perfect external shield. It was great news for him, and he started to move more aggressively. There were a lot of things Sang Hyuk wanted to find in the Sun Flower Garden, which was the trove of the ck Cat. However, what he wanted the most was information regarding the Vigntes leader or the ck Market. ¡®I just need the ck Cat¡¯s secret ledger that linked them to the Vigntes leader, which the Soul Alliance had secured during the Third War for Goren City, that brought down the Sun Flower Garden.¡± Sang Hyuk was not one hundred percent sure that he could procure the book. While his goal was set, he had no idea where and how it was stored, so he was going to try his best to find the ledger. ¡®There had been secret passages underground before¡­¡¯ Sang Hyuk had visited the Sun Flower Garden during the Third War after it had been captured. He had been curious about the facilities, and the secret passageways had already been revealed. He began to search for the secret passages using his memories, and it was a much more tedious yet difficult task than expected. While the security system was full of holes, this ce was full of monstrously strong NPCs. A single careless movement would end Sang Hyuk, so he moved slowly and with the utmost care. Fortunately, Sang Hyuk¡¯s stealth skills were almost at the ¡®high-master¡¯ ss, so no one could discover him unless they intentionally focused on him. If they were searching for invaders, Sang Hyuk would not have been able to get around like this, but it was possible now because no one noticed a thing. However, he had to be careful. There were even some NPCs here in the Sun Flower Garden that could see through Sang Hyuk¡¯s hiding in the shadows just by being near him, and that would mean the end. So, Sang Hyuk did not go anywhere the NPCs might frequent, and moved only to dark ces free of NPCs. ¡®Even if I do not get the ck Cat¡¯s Secret Ledger, I need to gain information regarding the ck Market at the least.¡¯ Since the original goal had been the ck Market, Sang Hyuk nned to stay here and gain as much information he could until he had to leave. *** Even as time passed, Sang Hyuk was still looking for information inside the Sun Flower Garden. While he had wandered around for four days, he had gained very little knowledge. If he had not known that this was ck Cat¡¯sir, he might have gotten out after failing to learn any new information. It meant that the ck Cat was a secretive organization, but Sang Hyuk was going to stay and search here until he got what he wanted. He believed that it was a battle of patience, as the ck Cat would inevitably reveal a weakness inside the Sun Flower Garden. His faith was rewarded after a week. ¡°How can you say that there are no sun stones? What are they trying to do by keeping the sun stone supply this low?¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry, and we have already filed aint against the Camille Group for this problem. I believe they are shorting us as the middlemen after realizing that the price for smuggled sun stones is rising.¡± ¡°Those bastards. Who are they to kid us? Who will buy smuggled sun stones from them?¡± ¡°Aren¡¯t they thinking of selling by themselves?¡± ¡°That¡¯s nonsense. How will they directly sell smuggled sun stones without involving us? They¡¯re taking the Vigntes faction of the Goren City too lightly. Our leader would crush their bones.¡± ¡°Maybe Camille has a line to the Leader.¡± ¡°That¡¯s not usible. Our lives will be forfeit if that was the case. For the moment, take the sun stones we were going to use and take them to the ck market merchants. The customers at the ck market are our biggest customers, and the merchants won¡¯t be able to make sales without them. Just tell them to sell them to only important customers because we don¡¯t have enough at the moment.¡± ¡°What should I report to the owner?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t. You don¡¯t need to report such trivial things to him.¡± ¡°All right. I¡¯ll do what you said.¡± ¡°Also, contact Mr. Euphir and ask about the dimension traveler that appeared a while ago. I think dimensional travelers will be a nuisance.¡± ¡°Got it.¡± The two NPCs stood up and went out of the conference room after the meeting ended. About five minutester, a ck shadow in the form of a human rose up from the floor. The shadow let out a moan and quickly rolled into the corner of the meeting room to blend into the shadows. ¡®That takes the cake.¡¯ The ck shadow had been Sang Hyuk, and he had decided to take a gamble as he could not find the information he wanted after a week. He had waited for four days on the floor of the conference room in the Sun Flower Garden. He could not go searching forever, so he had hid himself in the meeting room and waited for pertinent information to spring up. Sang Hyuk had thought this attempt would fail since not even an ant visited the meeting room for the first three days. However, he had waited too long and promised himself he would wait for one more day, and on the fourth day he hit the jackpot. He had only vaguely heard the voices, so he could not fully understand what they had said. Sang Hyuk had minimized all his senses to the lowest levels to minimize the risk of discovery. Everything felt suffocating since he hadpletely suppressed any movement. He was in a dangerous position now, and if his opponents became only a little suspicious, he could be seen immediately. However, fortune had worked to his favor, and he managed to discover some vital information. ¡®The one being reported to had to be at least a vice-owner, and while it would have been nice to know who was reporting, it can¡¯t be helped.¡¯ Sang Hyuk was not going to be that greedy. ¡®That¡¯s not an important issue.¡¯ Sang Hyuk erased the question in his head and thought of much more important matters. ¡®Theyck sunstones?¡¯ Sunstones were magic stones, but since the sunstones of the Continent of the Sun were higher quality than the magic stones of the lowernds, the magic stones the lowernds considered to be high ss were thought to be the equivalent to low level sunstones here. Magic stones had to be of exceptional quality to be considered mid-ss sun stones. ¡®I have to rethink everything.¡¯ Sang Hyuk had thought of cing himself in the Goren city by finding a weakness in Paul Crack, the Vigntes leader and the strongest man in the city, and exploiting it. That was why he had approached the ck Cat to search for a connection between the ck market and the Vigntes leader. However, if what Sang Hyuk had heard was true, he could think of apletely different n. Sang Hyuk¡¯s goal was to situate himself in the Goren city firmly, and he did not care how he managed to do so. He just needed the results. ¡®I can use the Vigntes leader¡¯s weakness in another way, and this would be a much better choice.¡¯ Sang Hyuk changed his ns as he did not need to stick to the old one. ¡®Sun stones, magic stones¡­I would have to bring them.¡¯ Sang Hyuk made his decision and thought it was time to get out of the Sun Flower Garden. While he was disappointed in being unable to find ck Cat¡¯s secret ledger, it had been something unattainable for him in the first ce. While the inside security system had been weak, ck Cat had been too secretive for Sang Hyuk to gain something by infiltrating here. ¡®Let¡¯s go back to the lowernds!¡¯ This was not the time to begrudge the recall costs, as he had to move as fast as he could to use the information he had just heard. Editor: Userunfriendly Chapter 175 - Dimension Merchant One Man Army 175 Dimension Merchant Sang Hyuk first examined the vaults of the Geumsan Group aftering back to the lowernds. He generally continued to by magic stones. Since he knew that the price of magic stones would continue to rise, magic stones were the top priority from the time he started Geumsan. Of course, he had used most of them to explore the minds, but since Geumsan had continued to buy magic stones during Sang Hyuk¡¯s expedition, some of the amounts had been restored. ¡®While there are quite many, it¡¯s a shame that more than half of them are low-ss or the lowest ss.¡¯ The low and lowest ss magic stones were not considered sunstones, and the Sun People called them fragmented sun stones and thus would not pay much for them. ¡®It can¡¯t be helped. I¡¯ll take the mid-ss, the high-ss, and the few highest sses for now.¡¯ While the amount he possessed was not enough for Sang Hyuk, there were quite a few objectively. ¡®How much extra money would Geumsan have now¡­¡¯ Sang Hyuk took the magic stones from the vault to fly straight to Ilia. ¡°Ilia, we need to change the purchase standards for magic stones immediately.¡± Sang Hyuk aimed to gather magic stones of mid-ss and higher as much as possible even if the price was a bit expensive. His goal was simple, as he would try directly selling sun stones at the Goren ck Market that had trouble supplying them at present. While there were countless problems left to solve to make such an attempt possible, Sang Hyuk could carve his ce in Goren City much easier than expected if he managed to grab this opportunity. ¡°How should we change them?¡± ¡°Increase about 10 percent of the purchase price for magic stones higher than mid-ss, and 30 percent for high-ss and the highest-ss magic stones.¡± Sang Hyuk was nning to by magic stones from the lowernds and sell them as sun stones in the celestialnds. ¡®If the price of sun stones is as I remember, I would make almost no profit for selling magic stones as sun stones. However, material profit is not the only kind of benefit one can make.¡¯ Sang Hyuk was not after such things. ¡®Even if I take in some losses, nothing would be better than seeding in this transaction!¡¯ Sang Hyuk was after profits that were invisible to the eye, such as rtionships with NPCs that could not be bout with money and other qualifications. Sang Hyuk thought he could use as much gold as needed to gain them. ¡°How much should we buy them?¡± ¡°You can use all the extra gold we have. Stop buying all other items and focus only on magic stones. Geumsan and even the Gold Mountain will now secure magic stones with everything we have.¡± Sang Hyuk was going to give everything he had, and he would even sacrifice the foundations he had built in the lowernds. ¡®You have to grab the chance when ites!¡¯ Sang Hyuk spent some intimate time with Ilia after giving orders, and he thought of the ck Market, Sun Stones, and the ck Cat while they were together. He needed to move meticulously to make this transaction a sess. *** Sang Hyuk spent about half a day in the lowernds and quickly finished the necessary preparations. He could not move slowly because he did not know how the situation in Goren City would change. Sang Hyuk gathered the stones as much as possible and took the recall again to Goren City aftermanding Ilia to secure more of them. While recalls were expensive, now was not the time toment over the price. Sang Hyuk first visited Yufir after returning to Goren City. Since he had suddenly disappeared during an assignment, he needed to convince Yufir about that part. ¡°Ah, I was aware that dimension travelers regrly returned to their dimensions. However, you should have told me since I thought that something might have happened.¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry, there was an emergency¡­but I finished the delivery.¡± ¡°Yes, I confirmed that.¡± The quest Sang Hyuk had receivedpleted right after Yufir said she had confirmed the delivery. The reward was not that much, and there were no other quests following it. However, Snag Hyuk was not disappointed. ¡°Then, the price for this would be lower, right?¡± Sang Hyuk grabbed a red apple in front of him and smiled. ¡°Of course.¡± Sang Hyuk broke the ice with light remarks and naturally continued the conversation as he bit into the apple. He knew that the ck Market had trouble securing the sun stone supply and that the ck Cat and the Camille Group were going against each other regarding this issue. Moreover, Sang Hyuk knew that the NPC ¡®Enroph¡¯ was the connection between the ck Cat and the ck Market, and all this was not reported to the ck Witch ¡®Kyuna,¡¯ the owner of the Sun Flower Garden and the leader of the ck Cat. Finally, he was aware that the ck Cat was beginning to pay attention to him, the first dimension traveler that had appeared in Goren City. Sang Hyuk could not do much with this information, and he needed to use Yufir so the ck Cat would approach him in any way possible. ¡®Suppose that the power y between the ck Cat and Camille does not end easily¡­the former would definitely need sun stones. What would they do if there was a way to gain them in bulk?¡¯ The deciding factor was that the ck Cat had begun to investigate about Sang Hyuk, the first dimension traveler. If one considered all these elements, an inevitable conclusion naturally came out. ¡®I now need to be a dimension traveler who wanders around to pioneer new markets.¡¯ Sang Hyuk just needed to scratch the itch the ck Cat was feeling now. They and the ck Market needed the sun stones the most, and Sang Hyuk could supply them. A pretty picture formed with these ingredients, and Sang Hyuk slowly gave Yufir information without hurrying. Since Yufir would have been ordered to investigate Sang Hyuk, everything he said would be reported to the ck Cat. Sang Hyuk hinted at his goal and ability to Yufir secretively, and everything he was saying was bait. If the opponent took it, Sang Hyuk would start fishing in earnest. Sang Hyuk spent much time talking to Yufir for four days. He needed to be careful since giving out information too tantly would make a smart NPC like Yufir suspicious, and that was why he spent four days slowly revealing the information. Fortunately, Yufir did not suspect or think him strange because of the extra care he put into the effort. Sang Hyuk spent time waiting after spreading the bait. He needed to wait patiently since acting without thinking would make things worse. If Yufir¡¯s report had gone in, the ck Cat would be even more curious about Sang Hyuk. Therefore, there was a high probability that Sang Hyuk would be under surveince even now. The best thing to do was to spend time quietly and wait for the opponent to approach. Time passed by, and Sang Hyuk still waited for the opponent to take the bait without rushing things. Even if they did not bite as Sang Hyuk expected them to, the best thing to do was wait like this since he could try something else differently. Therefore, Sang Hyuk patiently waited a week after finishing his conversation with Yufir. And now, the boring time he spent in wait was over, as Yufir appeared in front of Sang Hyuk. At that moment, Sang Hyuk knew that his opponent had taken the bait. *** ¡°Wee. I am Bacan, the vice owner of the Sun Flower Garden.¡± Sang Hyuk knew that this was the man who had sent orders in the meeting room when he introduced himself as Bacan. ¡°I am Bulmeol, a dimension traveler, and also a dimension merchant.¡± Sang Hyuk introduced himself as a dimension merchant, and while he had made the title on the spot, it seemed like a good choice after hearing himself say it. ¡°A dimension merchant¡­while I had heard of dimension travelers, that¡¯s the first time I heard of that name.¡± It was even more of a sessful attempt since Bacan was curious about the title. ¡°You just need to think of me as a dimension traveler who does business.¡± ¡°Is that so? Well, the title is not that important. Let¡¯s cut to the chase since we do not have much time. Our garden needs sun stones urgently, and we have suddenly brought you here after hearing that you have arge quantity.¡± While they had brought Sang Hyuk in after much consideration instead of being in a hurry, there was no need to show it. ¡°Yufir should have exined the basics to you. We want to buy your sun stones, and would it be possible?¡± The response Sang Hyuk had wanted finally came out, but he was not going to be satisfied with only this. If he agreed to Bacan¡¯s suggestion and sold the stones, Sang Hyuk would not gain much from the transaction. He did not want a one-time deal, even if it would bring some profit as it was the beginning of a rtionship. However, Sang Hyuk did not want to use a chance like this to create a weak connection. ¡®They are nning to use me to solve some imminent problems and will try to bring down Camille afterward. However, I¡¯m sorry to say that I won¡¯t act as you guys want.¡¯ Sang Hyuk slowly opened his mouth after nodding to Bacan¡¯s talk. ¡°It is true that I have some sun stones with me¡­¡± Sang Hyuk intentionally let his sentence drift and slowly looked around before speaking. ¡°Since you seem to be in a hurry, I¡¯ll also get right to business. I can sell you sun stones since I have them with me for that purpose. However!¡± Sang Hyuk looked at Bacan after cutting off his sentence and smiled before continuing. ¡°I have to make sure of who my client is. Let¡¯s speak honestly. Is the Sun Flower Garden buying my stones, or is the ck Market my customer?¡± Sang Hyuk threw a strike right in the middle when no one had expected it, and the NPCs from the Sun Flower Garden took on apletely different attitude as they looked at Sang Hyuk with murderous intent. ¡°You¡­how much do you know?!¡± Bacan¡¯s tone changed, and his aura also followed. If he had on the vice owner¡¯s mask before, now he had taken it off to show himself as the vice leader of the ck Cat. Every other Sun Flower Garden NPCs looked on Sang Hyuk with a different gaze now, and even Yufir was showing malicious will towards him. However, Sang Hyuk kept his cool in this situation. ¡°I am a merchant, and merchants are very sensitive to information. The important thing now is not how much I know, but how long can the ck Catst Camille¡¯s trickeries?¡± Sang Hyuk looked straight at Bacan and spoke what he needed to say. Honestly, Sang Hyuk could not estimate what would happen from now on. The worst-case scenario was that the ck Cat would attack Sang Hyuk to shut him up, but now was not the time to fear death. It was an all-in situation, and Sang Hyuk had ced his bet. Now, it was Bacan¡¯s turn to respond. Chapter 176 - A Deal ( One Man Army Chapter 176 A Deal (1) ¡°Are you going to kill me? However, don¡¯t you already know that a dimension traveler is immortal? Nothing will change if you try to do so.¡± Sang Hyuk struck the final blow. Although he had spoken carelessly, Bacan trying to kill him would be the worst oue possible. He would receive the death penalty, all his ns would go awry, and everything Sang Hyuk had worked for during the past month would be gone in an instant. It would be a crippling burden to have ck Cat as an enemy at this point. However, the reason Sang Hyuk HAD to take this tone was that trying to negotiate from a position of weakness would make him look like an easy target and ruin everything. He had to push forward by saying that he was not afraid of death because the possibility of sess was higher with this approach. Bacan was surprised at Sang Hyuk¡¯s approach because it was the first time they found an opponent that the threat of ¡®death,¡¯ their most potent weapon, did not work. Of course, as time passed and more dimension travelers arrived at the Goren City, ck Cat NPCs would handle them more easily. Then, the ck Cat would know how to take care of yers who bluffed with their immortality, but they were unable to do so now. ¡°They don¡¯t know how to handle dimension travelers yet.¡± Sang Hyuk had been aiming for this advantage, and he used their weakness to shake ck Cat. ¡°All right, we¡¯ll agree that our threats will not work against you. However, why do we need to listen to you?¡± Bacan controlled his surprise and tried to stay calm. He had a high artificial intelligence as an important NPC, and Bacan managed to respond realistically to this situation. ¡°Of course, you have no reason to listen to me. Therefore, I want to exin why you should. May I do so?¡± This was a curveball after a fastball. Since Sang Hyuk managed tond a strike, now was the time to change the tempo by throwing a curve. ¡°All right, talk.¡± The curveball disrupted the opponent¡¯s timing, and Sang Hyuk managed to get what he wanted. Under normal circumstances, Sang Hyuk would never have been able to meet with Bacan as thetter would never meet Sang Hyuk, and even if Sang Hyuk had managed to arrange a meeting through a miracle, the subject of the ck Cat and the Dark Market would be taboo. However, Sang Hyuk pieced together the information he had gathered and made an aggressive bet based on them. While he had failed multiple times with each failure having major repercussions, Sang Hyuk managed tond a single Jackpot to create this unbelievable result. ¡°Let me introduce myself first. I am Immortal, the owner of the Gold Mountain Group. I¡¯m quite well known in the lowernds, but that¡¯s not important. The most important point is that I can provide a stable supply of sunstones.¡± Sang Hyuk continued without giving Bacan a chance to think. ¡°I¡¯m thinking of selling sunstones at the price the Dark Market is ustomed to, and you would not need to negotiate with Camille unnecessarily if you take my hand.¡± Sang Hyuk first solved what Bacan thought to be the biggest problem, but Bacan was not moved by this offer. ¡°That¡¯s not all, right? Did you think that we would just cut off Camille, whom we had dealt with for a long time?¡± Since Sang Hyuk had expected Bacan to respond like this, he did not falter as he spoke again. ¡°You¡¯re too hasty when my exnation is not over yet. What I had just spoken was the most basic option. That¡¯s not everything.¡± Sang Hyuk broke off to stare at Bacan before revealing his next move. He did not open his mouth and instead handed Bacan a memo from his pocket, and Bacan unfolded the note just enough to read it. Bacan¡¯s eyes shook as he read the sentence written in the note, but because Sang Hyuk had been expecting his agitation he was able to catch it, despite Bacan instantly resuming his normal expression. ¡°You¡­are¡­interesting.¡± Bacan put many meanings behind the sentence. ¡°A merchant does everything to sell products.¡± Sang Hyuk had made Bacan groggy with his fastball and shook him with a curve. Now, he threw a spitball right in the center. ¡°Interesting¡­interesting.¡± Bacan could onlyugh, as the sentence written on the note had pierced the heart of his problems. The sentence was a dead-on strike, and Bacan could not move as the umpire called three strikes. ¡°How many sunstones do you have now?¡± Your actions and their results have created a new ¡®legendary¡¯ ss quest line. A hidden legendary ss linked quest ¡®The Riot of the ck Cat¡¯ has been made. The ¡®yer¡¯ who triggered this quest line can clear this quest more easily as the ¡°Pioneer¡±. The quest had been finally made. Creating a new quest line was actually quite a feat, and a legendary ss quest line was impossibly difficult because it may change the fundamental framework of the Main Quest. While Sang Hyuk had seen a few who had made rare or unique ss quest lines, he had never seen someone who had created a legendary ss. ¡®A legendary ss!¡¯ Sang Hyuk had believed that a new quest line would be made, but he never expected that it would be a legendary ss. He had thought it to be a unique ss, but the results were much more than he had expected. ¡®I am the Pioneer of this quest line! If I have this reward, the possibility of sess bes greater.¡¯ The ¡°Pioneer¡± status was a reward that all yers wanted at least once before quitting EL. Only the yer who created the quest line could receive this status, and a ¡®bonus effect¡¯ would be applied to all activities regarding the quest. A simple example would be that if there was a mission that the yer would need to roll a dice and get number six in one try, a ¡°Pioneer¡± correction would be applied to that act, and the required number had a higher chance ofing out in one try. If the quest could not be cleared with this modification, that quest was likely to have been unsolvable from the first. It would be a huge help to Sang Hyuk. While the difficulty of a legend ss hidden quest would be unquestionably high, Sang Hyuk had already expected that things would not be easy. ¡°While I only have ten mid-ss sunstones, I have a hundred low-ss sunstones and four hundred of the lowest.¡± Since high-ss sunstones could not be gotten in the lowernds, Sang Hyuk had to negotiate with only the low and lowest ss sunstones. Since they were traded the most, it was not a problem. ¡°You have more than I had thought.¡± Bacan looked surprised because he had thought Sang Hyuk would have a hundred at the most, and the numbers had been much more than what he had expected. ¡°This is only the first shipment. If you connect me with the Dark Market¡­I will be able to supply at least this much every ten days.¡± Sang Hyuk was exaggerating a bit. While he was gathering them in the lowernds, he would take at least a fortnight to supply this much. However, the reason Sang Hyuk had bluffed in a transaction where trust was everything was because he was confident that he could meet the deadline. ¡®The Dark Jungle! The sunstone drop rate of that ce would enable me to grind sunstones so I could fill the deficit.¡¯ Sang Hyuk trusted his hunting abilities. ¡°You match Camille. However, how did you manage to sneak in that many sunstones?¡± Bacan nodded in satisfaction and asked Sang Hyuk what he wanted to know the most. The key point to Sang Hyuk¡¯s sunstone smuggling operation was how to get them in secretly, and NPCs would never be able to ovee yers on this issue. The spatial expansion bag was a special item only allowed for yers (dimensional travelers), so yers could smuggle as much as they wanted. However, if they were caught while selling smuggled goods, they would be killed by NPCs. So while yers could not start smuggling operations easily, it did not matter if they already had a buyer. ¡°It is a trade secret, but one thing is certain. I will never be caught.¡± ¡°Not bad, all right. I¡¯ll introduce you to the Dark Market. However, remember that they work independently. That is, they will not agree to deal with you just by my introduction.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll keep that in mind.¡± As sunstones had been a more pressing matter for the Dark Market than ck Cat, negotiations will be much easier there, and it proved to be true. He was able to meet Enroph, who was one of the three owners of the Goren City Dark Market. Surprisingly, he was the owner of a small tea caf¨¦ located in a Goren City corner. Sang Hyuk was surprised to know that the owner of a caf¨¦ he barely knew the name of despite the time he had spent in Goren in his previous life was one of the Dark Market owners. Enroph said that he did not care who he dealt with if only he could get a stable supply of sunstones. However, he stated one thing. ¡®Keeping Camille in Check,¡¯ a sub-quest of the legend ss hidden linked quest ¡®The Riot of the ck Cat¡¯ has been created. Since it was a legend ss quest, sub-quests were created often. In this case, the sub-quest had been created when Enroph had stressed that he would not help should Camille object. ¡°Of course, I¡¯ll take care of everything that has to do with Camille.¡± If the deal between the Dark Market and Sang Hyuk were to bepleted, Camille would be left in the cold, as they had not been too stubborn topromise with the Dark Market. Their ultimate goal was to raise the supply price of the smuggled sunstones and take an advantageous position against the rigid Dark Market and ck Cat. If things had gone the way in Sang Hyuk¡¯s previous life, the tension between the two would have been resolved after some give and take. However, Sang Hyuk¡¯s intervention changed the storyline, and the legend ss hidden quest line had been created as a result. ¡°Hmm, all right. Let¡¯s officially deal with each other now. Also¡­¡± Enroph nodded, and the quest ¡°The Riot of the ck Cat¡¯ was updated to the next linked quest. Edited by Userunfriendly. PS. The author sure likes baseball metaphors. ?? Chapter 177 - A Deal (2) One Man Army 177 A Deal (2) Sang Hyuk handed over the sunstones afterpleting the contract. The benefits of the illicit smuggled sunstones was that there was no tax to pay, and Sang Hyuk was able to receive a bit more gold than he had used when buying the stones in the lowernds. Of course, if one were caught smuggling, their citizenship would be terminated, their property confiscated, and they would be forbidden to enter Goren City ever again. However, Sang Hyuk was not worried about this, because the Vigntes Leader was closely connected to ck Cat, so there was a very low possibility of Sang Hyuk being punished even if he was discovered. To say it more clearly, there was a low possibility of the smuggling being discovered. The most dangerous moment for Sang Hyuk would be when he was found on-site while making the hand-off, but it was impossible for him to be caught with the contraband on his person as long as he had the ¡®spatial expansion bag.¡¯ The only option left was for the Vigntes to actively investigate, but the current political climate in Goren City made this impossible. ¡®There might be some losses when considering the recall fee, but the intangible benefits are much higher.¡¯ Since the recall price was exceptionally high, even if Sang Hyuk made some profit, he would be taking some losses in the long run. However, Sang Hyuk was not thinking of earning money through smuggling sunstones. His ultimate goal was to start a new business in the Continent of the Sun based on Goren City. Since Sang Hyuk could not bring Gold Mountain from the lowernds to the Continent of the Sun, he had to start everything from scratch. The Continent of the Sun marginalized dimension travelers on principle, so one couldn¡¯t start a business just because they wanted to. Therefore, Sang Hyuk needed a ¡®base.¡¯ Sang Hyuk was nning to make apany based on the Goren City and start several businesses through the firm as he had done so in the lowernds. The important thing was to secure upancy. There were auction houses in the Continent of the Sun, but they were not connected to the lowernds. Also, one needed to be ¡®recognized¡¯ by the Sun People to put up items for bids. Sang Hyuk would use this auction house despite all these conditions because the auction fee was only five percent. When considering that the auction house of the lowernds took twenty percent, it was virtually free. For many reasons, Sang Hyuk had to carve out his ce in Goren City. When Sang Hyuk came out after finishing the transaction, Bacan handed a note to Sang Hyuk with a meaningful smile. It seemed to be the answer to Sang Hyuk¡¯s third spitball. Sang Hyuk came back to his room and let out a long breath as he sat on the bed. ¡°It was a sessful first step.¡± Sang Hyuk congratted himself and opened the note. [I¡¯ll contact you when the timees. I¡¯ll convey messages only through Euphir, so if someone else contacts you, don¡¯t trust the message.] ¡°Bacan¡­¡± Sang Hyuk knew very well what Bacan wanted. While it had been a faint memory, it became clearer during his conversation with Bacan, and he had been able to strike a perfect hit with that folded note because of it. ¡®I will be able to focus on my work for the moment.¡± Bacan would not be able to move at the moment. Sang Hyuk remembered that Bacan had shown his greed when the number of dimension travelers increased in Goren City, and the power bnce within had started to shake. In Sang Hyuk¡¯s previous life, Bacan¡¯s greed had only been greed, and led to nothing. However, the Main Quest hadpletely changed after Sang Hyuk¡¯s intervention. ¡®I just have to secure the sunstones I promised that I would supply next week. That¡¯s the only way, right?¡¯ While the Gold Mountain Group¡¯s NPCs were purchasing magic stones in bulk at this moment, it would not be enough. Sang Hyuk had not made the contract because of only this option. ¡®I can secure the items if there is not enough supply.¡¯ Sang Hyuk trusted his hunting abilities, and he had already found a sweet hunting spot. The Dark Jungle! Sang Hyuk thought he would be able to make up for the insufficient sunstones. While Sang Hyuk would have to hunt hard, he would just have to do it a bit more intensively since he had been nning to do so anyway. *** Sang Hyuk had marked several hunting points in the Dark Jungle in the Pegasus Marking Book, so he could go to the Dark Jungle with a single recall. Since the Pegasus Marking Book could use recalls over a short distance without any price, Sang Hyuk did not hesitate to use it. Since Goren City had arge scale magic barrier that restricted all sorts of transportation except for ¡®returns¡¯ of the dimension travelers, Sang Hyuk had to use a recall after leaving the city. Since Sang Hyuk already had citizenship, it was not difficult for him to enter the city again. Sang Hyuk checked his equipment first after arriving at the Dark Jungle with one recall. The protection gear was the Red Whale¡¯s me+8 and his weapon, The Blood Wire of the Full Moon+10. His other equipment was fully prepared. ¡®All right. Let¡¯s start this.¡¯ Sang Hyuk looked around after finishing the preparations. While the Dark Jungle was as dark as its name, he wasfortable in darkness like this. ¡®The goal is Awakened Giant Spiders¡­¡¯ Sang Hyuk was standing surrounded by multiple spider webs. Giant Spiders lived in a colony in this area, and normally it would be insane to hunt at a ce like this. If someone wanted to hunt in a ce like this, a scout or assassin yer would grab aggro from one or two and the rest of the party used ranged attacks to finish them off. However, Sang Hyuk was already in the colony, and while his stealth skill was working, he would be discovered if he touched a web. The level of an awakened Giant Spider was about 140, and Sang Hyuk hade here where there were masses of them for only one reason. ¡®I cannot secure enough sunstones by hunting one by one in the normal way. There¡¯s only one way left, and it¡¯s to be the Rabbit and take them all!¡¯ Sang Hyuk had chosen to be the Rabbit, and doing it solo in the Dark Jungle sounded insane on the surface. Others would never think of this, but Sang Hyuk had thought of this method, and he always broke the rules when it suited his purpose. ¡®Let¡¯s start this!¡¯ Sang Hyuk removed his stealth skill in the middle of the Giant Spider colony, and blue eyes sparked with rage everywhere. Giant Spiders began to move, and at least ten of them were moving rapidly to take care of a sudden appearance of sulent, juicy prey. ¡®That¡¯s not enough.¡¯ However, Sang Hyuk thought the number was a littlecking. ¡®Wake up!¡¯ He swung the Blood Wire while he was running as if he was the worst rm clock in the world. As the wire cut through the webs in a circle, more Giant Spiders woke up from sleep, which had been Sang Hyuk¡¯s intention. Then, tens of Giant Spiders began to move at the same time. ¡®Yes, it has to be this much, at least.¡¯ Sang Hyuk smiled in satisfaction and nodded as he saw their movements. While the massive Giant Spiders were surrounding the stopped Sang Hyuk, he looked around as if everything was at peace. There was a simple reason for hisposure, and he stuck the two wires he held in both hands into the ground and looked around calmly. ¡®A little more¡­¡¯ Sang Hyuk was calcting the timing, and to be more specific, was waiting for the thirty four giant spiders toe inside the area he had designated in his head. The awakened Giant Spiders were charging unforgivingly towards the intruder. He did not move an inch while the Giant Spiders were gathering around him at the same time. ¡®A little bit more!¡¯ Sang Hyuk was waiting for the perfect timing for maximum effect in this dangerous situation, and the Giant Spider in the very front arrived right at Sang Hyuk and rushed him. He was going to be gobbled up at any moment, and it was then he confirmed that the thirty four Giant Spiders had entered his designated area. ¡°Disappear!¡± Sang Hyuk used the ¡®Ritual of the Thunder God: Lightning Form ¨C From Earth to Sky.¡¯ It was a technique that injected mana into the earth to create lightning that shot from the ground to the sky, and its power increased up to 400 percent ording to the umted energy. Since Sang Hyuk managed to inject near the maximum, the lighting was very powerful. Since the ¡®First Strike¡¯ effect was applied to the lightning, the power was multiplied several times. With a rolling noise, white lightning sprang up in a radius of 40 meters from Sang Hyuk, and they all swallowed the awakened Giant Spiders. While the spiders were strong, they were unable to endure the sheer power behind Sang Hyuk¡¯s lightning. As a result, the spiders were all eradicated due to the lightning, all at the same time. There were many items fallen where the spiders had been, and there were also sunstones. ¡®Whew, not bad.¡¯ Sang Hyukplimented himself and picked up the wires that still sparked electricity as they were stuck in the earth. While the current entered Sang Hyuk¡¯s body, he did not suffer any damage. He collected the items after putting away the Blood Wire. Sang Hyuk did not care about his other loot and only wanted to know how many sunstones had dropped. ¡®Twelve¡­it¡¯s not bad to think that twelve fell out of thirty four.¡¯ Sang Hyuk had thought there would be less than ten, and even that number justified to Sang Hyuk¡¯s hunting method, and he would continue to do so. ¡®Let¡¯s go to the next point.¡¯ Sang Hyuk opened the Pegasus Marking Book after collecting the drops. Since the Pegasus Marking Book allowed recall prices to be free within a certain area, there was no need to hesitate using recalls as much as Sang Hyuk wanted. He was going to hunt some ¡®awakened Dire Wolves¡¯ next. Edited by Userunfriendly Chapter 178 - Hunters (1) One Man Army 178 Hunters (1) The Dark Jungle was amazing for hunting. Not only was the basic karma payout better than average for defeating monsters, but also, the dropped items were of high quality. Especially, since the drop rate of sunstones was quite high, it became easy to secure the stones Sang Hyuk needed to supply to the Dark Market. Sang Hyuk used the ¡°Using himself as Live Bait¡± method as he farmed sunstones, rotating through four areas. The cycle started by hunting awakened Giant Spiders, then awakened Dire Wolves, next awakened Dark Ogres, and ended after hunting the most dangerous of them all, the ck Trolls. Since the cycle took at least an hour, the spiders had respawned when Sang Hyuk returned to their colony. He would then naturally start the rotation again, and he did so three times. He focusedpletely on hunting for twelve hours, and as a result, earned nearly one hundred lowest-ss sunstones, forty low-ss sunstones, and about three mid-ss sunstones. A simple calction told him that he could meet the Dark Market¡¯s necessary quota without help from the lowernds after a few days. What¡¯s more, the best part of this hunting was the umted karma. Since Sang Hyuk was Quadra Soul, it had always been difficult for him to level up, despite his titles. Therefore, he worried the most about leveling up at this point. However, Sang Hyuk thought for the first time that he did not need to worry about it as he hunted in the Dark Jungle. It might be different after leveling up, but he thought he would be able to level up faster than Double Soul users through his Rabbit method. ¡®This is sweet!¡¯ While Sang Hyuk looked tired after the twelfth hunt, his eyes were shining bright. If it had not been for the limit on ess time, he would continue without eating or sleeping. ¡®Today, I¡¯ll stop here ande back to do this again.¡¯ Even Sang Hyuk could not do anything about the mandatory limit on ess time, so he had to give up today¡¯s hunt at this point. He returned to Goren City and entered to sell unnecessary items at the shop, taking care of his routine post-hunting chores. The only thing left to do was to log out and ess again after at least four hours. There was no problem for Sang Hyuk at this point, but trouble always came from outside and not inside. There were eyes stealthily observing Sang Hyuk after he entered Goren City and watched his every move, reporting them to someone unknown. Sang Hyuk had not noticed this and therefore had be vulnerable to the observers, which resulted in his movements being tracked. *** ¡°I can¡¯t even say how bad it is. They¡¯re irritating as hell.¡± Sang Hyuk had slept and woke up and was now chatting with Leah as they did light morning exercises. ¡°The Sun People are quite sensitive, aren¡¯t they?¡± Sang Hyuk remembered his past life before smiling bitterly. ¡°Sensitive? I can bear that. This¡­I get this murderous urge a few times every day.¡± Leah was fully experiencing the hard life with Gyebaek in a small vige of the Sun People. The Sun People NPC Leah was working to increase likeability was an annoying weapon merchant, and the quest he gave Leah every day was only mundane and repetitivebor. If Leah had tried any shortcuts, or made mistakes, the NPC would nag at her. Leah could bear it if that was the only effect, but as the likeability level she had already earned, decreased whenever the NPC nagged, the stress Leah felt could not help but increase every day. ¡°Hold on a bit longer. If he approves you after the likeability level increases to a certain point, he will then start to give you some decent quests.¡± Sang Hyuk could somewhat understand Leah as he had gone through the experience with clenched teeth in his past life. However, there was no other way. With the very special exception of Sang Hyuk¡¯s case, everyone had to go through this annoying experience. Leah and Gyebaek actually had been better off because of their title¡¯s benefits, as Sang Hyuk in his past life had ved for weeks just to enter a small vige. ¡°Are you really doing better? Where are you, we can¡¯t even see you?¡± ¡°I¡¯m working in another ce.¡± Sang Hyuk could not tell the toiling Leah that he had attained a citizen license of a not a little vige, but one of thergest cities in the Sun Lands, so he just glossed over the issue. ¡°Don¡¯t do it alone ande to where we are. Having another person would help.¡± ¡°I have a few quests there¡­so I¡¯lleter. Go ahead before me and wait.¡± ¡°My head hurts thinking that I¡¯ll be wiping rusted weapons again. I¡¯m beginning to regret working so hard at the Sky Ocean just to do this.¡± Leah¡¯s Korean fluency increased with each day, and now she seemed almost like a native speaker. While she could not write and read as much as she could speak and listen, thetter was more important. ¡°There¡¯s a Korean idiom that those who endure shall be rewarded. Endure a bit more, and I¡¯m sure that there will be good news.¡± That was the only thing Sang Hyuk could tell Leah. ¡°I desperately hope so. I¡¯ll race you home!¡± Leah began to run faster. Sang Hyuk had always felt this, but morning exercise with Leah was both enjoyable and difficult at the same time. While he enjoyed stretching with her near, since Leah worked out like a top pro champion, it was difficult for Sang Hyuk to keep his gaze on Leah¡¯s face. However, he worked out with Leah as often as possible when given a chance since he enjoyed being with her too much, evenpared to physical fatigue. Sang Hyuk came back after finishing the enjoyable and difficult morning workout to shower and ess the game. ¡®I¡¯ll focus on hunting and skip lunch.¡¯ Sang Hyuk had eaten a hearty breakfast so he could skip lunch. He was thinking of filling the quota for this week by hunting for eighteen hours straight. He came down to the first floor of his inn to eat another meal. It was for his game character and not the real him this time, mostly to listen to gossip and news. Sang Hyuk came outside to prepare for the hunt, which basically meant buying a few consumable items. However, the stealthy eyes appeared again at the moment Sang Hyuk appeared in Goren City. They were the observers who had been waiting for him and started reporting his movements in minutes. Sang Hyuk came out of Goren City to activate recall to the Dark Jungle, and everything had gone well up to this point. Nothing was the matter until he opened the Pegasus Marking Book. However, Sang Hyuk realized that something was wrong when he teleported to the Dark Jungle though the Pegasus Marking Book. ¡®Teleport tracking!¡¯ While normal users would simply notice something was different from the usual, Sang Hyuk knew exactly what this feeling meant. It was the sensation of a high-ss special technique called ¡®teleport tracking¡¯ or ¡®teleport interception.¡¯ Sang Hyuk had not felt this feeling much in his past life but had heard stories. He had been interested in teleport tracking and researched it for strategic reasons as he worked as a coach. He even had asked yers to feel what it was like, and that was why Sang Hyuk knew what was going on now. Sang Hyuk took off from the point after arriving at the Dark Jungle and turned on his stealth skill. Teleport tracking meant that the enemies knew where Sang Hyuk had moved to and also copied his marking. Enemies would be after him now by nearly a hundred percent, and Sang Hyuk first had to prepare to meet them. Guessing who they would be in this situation did not mean anything. There was a saying called ¡®Good people do note uninvited, but those whoe uninvited are not good.¡¯ Sang Hyuk prepared to fight as the idiom fitted the situation perfectly. Sang Hyuk had disappeared into the darkness, and a few secondster, the enemy appeared, and there were fourteen of them. ¡°Hmm? We had followed him here immediately, and where had he gone to? Did¡­he recognize teleport tracking?¡± ¡°How can a mere dimension traveler know about that? It¡¯s a skill that does not even exist in the lowernds. It must be a coincidence.¡± ¡°Is that so? Then he must not be far.¡± Everyone who had followed Sang Hyuk looked to be the Sun People, and at that moment, a system message popped up in front of Sang Hyuk¡¯s eyes. A sudden quest ¡®Human Hunters¡¯ has been created. It is an important sub-quest for ¡®The Riot of the ck Cat.¡¯ The yer receives a fifteen percent boost on all abilities for seven hours due to the ¡®pioneer¡¯ status. ¡®Quest? That means they have something to do with my agreement with ck Cat.¡¯ Sang Hyuk managed to guess who they were after fitting together the cause and effect of the situation. While he could not be certain, he was sure that he was right by over seventy percent. ¡®If the pioneer status raised all of my abilities by fifteen percent, that means that this quest¡¯s difficulty level must be tremendous.¡¯ This kind of increase in stats was of the highest level quest buffs, and if it went on for seven hours, this quest had to be extremely difficult. ¡®Fourteen Sun People who specialize in battle. Estimated level from 150 to 170. Damn, isn¡¯t this too much for capturing a mere dimension traveler?¡¯ Sang Hyuk was about to curse, because if thebat capabilities of the gathered Sun People were unleashed in the lowernds, there would be utter chaos in a few days. ¡®Calm down. You can do this.¡¯ Sang Hyuk shook his head to concentrate and stared forward, still hidden in the darkness. Since he did not know when he would be discovered, he could not go on hiding like this for long. ¡®If they can use teleport tracking, they can use an area teleportation block. That means escape is futile.¡¯ If Sang Hyuk could not run, there was only one thing he could do. ¡®If I cannot run or hide¡­I can only fight!¡¯ Sang Hyuk did not believe that he could win, but he could not give up. Sang Hyuk¡¯s way was to die resisting even if there was only a one-percent possibility. ¡®So damn¡­let¡¯s get on with it!¡¯ Sang Hyuk gathered his fighting spirit as he concentrated because he would not give up to the end. Edited by Userunfriendly Chapter 179 - Hunters (2) Hunters (2) ¡°Where is the rat hiding¡­?¡± ¡®Cres,¡¯ the hunters¡¯ leader, was a level 170 ss A mercenary, and the thirteen sun people were all his team members. They were all evil, which meant that they were dark mercenaries who worked in the shadows, outside the reach ofw. Cres and his team members usually received requests to ¡®clean,¡¯ which actually meant hunting down and killing humans, assassination, kidnapping, massacres, and obliteration of entire settlements. They were an experienced team who had hunted various humans, and while his other team members were all about level 150, they were more than enough to catch a mere rat. (EN: yers with high negative karma are ¡°malefactors¡±, high negative karma NPCs are just evil.) ¡°He must have hidden using a stealth skill.¡± ¡°Do you think he noticed us chasing him?¡± ¡°Of course not. It¡¯s a mere coincidence.¡± They believed that Sang Hyuk had disappeared by pure coincidence, as they could not fathom that a mere dimension traveler would notice a teleport tracking. ¡°Let¡¯s hurry and take care of him. We should end this trivial request as quickly as possible.¡± Cres had initially refused the request because it was too low-ss for his team, but his regr customer had almost begged him until he could not refuse. Because the circumstances had been like that, he would take care of this rat fast and correct. ¡°I¡¯ll have him kneeling in front of the boss in five minutes.¡± ¡°Five! I¡¯ll beat him to a pulp in three.¡± Cres was not the only one who was confident, and his team members all thought that catching a mere dimension traveler was as easy as snapping your fingers. At the moment when all fourteen hunters were careless, Sang Hyuk¡¯s unexpected counterattack began. A ck-red lightning shot out from a rip that appeared in the air, which then wrapped around two of the Sun People. This was the secret move of the Ritual of the Thunder God: Divine Thunderbolt, ¡®Evil Must Fall.¡¯ While the move was limited to those who hadmitted evil, it was an extremely powerful skill against them, one of the top three soul skills in Divine Thunderbolt. Since such a strong skill had been enhanced by all kinds of strengthening effects and the ¡®First Attack¡¯ effect, it became a formidable lightning de that seemed to cut through the Sky and Earth. With screams from each, the two Sun People fell to the ground with almost fatal damage after being seared to the bone by the lightning. They were hors debat, possibly forever. The Sun People who had thought Sang Hyuk as a mere rat were now shocked. However, while being ambushed, they did not think of this situation as a crisis since they still had overwhelming force. ¡°Catch him!¡± Cres shouted as he charged Sang Hyuk, who appeared after the stealth skill had cancelled due to his attack. His team members were already rushing him even before his orders. While two had been eliminated because of the rat¡¯s ambush, Cres did not care much. He thought that the opponent had used everything he had for this ambush, which meant he could dominate him easily. Cres was right, as Sang Hyuk could not get out of this crisis in a normal way. Blocking the opponent¡¯s attacks was impossible, and he could not find a path to escape. The twelve mercenaries positioned themselves in a formation before surrounding Sang Hyuk, which covered all escape routes. ¡®Damn, I had thought to slip through a gap¡­but that¡¯s no good.¡¯ Sang Hyuk quickly gave up on n 1 and instead activated n 2. The Dragon Word ¡®Invisibility.¡¯ ¡®I¡¯ll make a gap if there isn¡¯t one!¡¯ If n 1 had been to break through a gap, n 2 was to create a gap through attrition. In the long run, n 1 was much better since n 2 would be costly. However, he had no choice in this situation. The Dragon Word worked against the Sun People, because even if they were over double master level, the Dragon Word itself was a Grandmaster (250[MAX]) level skill, and not even the Sun People could break it. (EN: Skill Level 150 is Double Master, 200+ Grandmaster) The Sun People were shocked to see Sang Hyuk disappear. They had not been this surprised when their tworades had fallen due to the sneak attack, because they could not believe that Sang Hyuk, a dimensional traveller, could possess a grandmaster level spell like Dragon Word. However, Invisibilitysted for only four seconds, and Sang Hyuk was revealed to the enemy after that time. He could not use the spell again, as the enemies had line of sight on Sang Hyuk. (EN: And two minute cooldown.) The reason Sang Hyuk had used Invisibility was to earn the four seconds, as it was enough time to make a gap. Another rip appeared, and the ¡®Evil Must Fall¡¯ came out from an unexpected direction, and the ck-red lightning wrapped around two Sun People on the right. The two did not meet the attackpletely defenseless as the previous pair, but whether or not they prepared to defend themselves did not matter. The amplified ¡®Evil Must Fall¡¯ was already too much for them. The gap that Sang Hyuk wanted appeared as the formation was broken, and he proved that one could be made. ¡®Let¡¯s go!¡¯ Sang Yuk used the Blink skill to go through the gap, and the Sun People were shocked once again. Their formation seemed simple but actually was a high-level tactical envelopment. They had to be shocked since a mere rat broke the formation they used on countless people and had never failed. ¡°After him!¡± Cres knew that it would be a terrible problem if he lost the target, so he started chasing Sang Hyuk. ¡°Don¡¯t let him hide again! Follow him as fast as you can!¡± Cres recognized that Sang Hyuk was apt at hiding and not acting like a rat, and he was not going to let Sang Hyuk the room to use his stealth skills again. ¡®I only have to prevent that.¡¯ Cres didn¡¯t think hard, as he felt that since Sang Hyuk had specialized stealth skills, he only needed to prevent him from entering stealth to dominate him. While Cres¡¯s level was high, his AI was mediocre, which meant that his actual battle skills were lower than his level. There was a high possibility of Cres not thinking single-mindedly if his AI was smarter. Cres was still thinking Sang Hyuk as a rat even after four of his team were downed after being savagely attacked, and this carelessness could be said to be from the difference in AI. Fortunately, Sang Hyuk was able to increase the possibility of winning, and he was at the Dark Jungle, where shadows reced light. Since he was the ¡®King of Shadows,¡¯ Sang Hyuk, or Immortal, was at maximum power here. ¡®I can win. I can win¡­I can win!¡¯ Sang Hyuk shouted to himself and ran with all his speed through the massive trees of the Dark Jungle. Since being captured again meant the end, it was best for him to run as fast as possible. ¡®Spread out some more¡­¡¯ Sang Hyuk was aiming for the enemy¡¯s formation to spread out as he ran. If he could do that, then he could beat them one by one. It could be done only by Sang Hyuk running for a long time, so the difference between the NPCs speed increased the interval between his pursuers as much as possible. Therefore, it meant that Sang Hyuk had to run like crazy for the next three hours. He ran, and those who chased him also ran. Sang Hyuk used Blink and all of his other movement skills so they would not catch up with him, and also summoned the magic armor ¡®ck Wings¡¯ to distance himself if they came up too close. Sang Hyuk ran with everything he had but did not leave the Dark Jungle. Cres was the one who was in trouble as Sang Hyuk fled. He had announced to his client that he would report after finishing the job in two hours. However, now he had spent almost four, and Cres was getting anxious. The quality of his AI yed arge part, but honestly, Cres was just making bad choices. ¡°Catch him! You can¡¯t let him get away!¡± Things like formation disappeared from Cres¡¯s head, and he was running faster than anyone else to catch Sang Hyuk. While they were all Sun People and mercenaries, their abilities were inevitably different. Cres, being the highest level and possessing the best stats, was in front, and other Sun People were trailing behind. They were bing further apart, and Sang Hyuk looked behind as he was running at full speed. As he could see in the dark, he could confirm who was following him. ¡®The formation has broken down.¡¯ Sang Hyuk felt that he had achieved what he wanted after running for almost four hours until his knees wobbled. ¡®I can use the Dark Wings for 40 minutes. I can use the Invisibility and the Breath of a Raging Dragon. I can also use that Weapon.¡¯ Sang Hyuk calmly checked his strongest items and skills. ¡®I¡¯ll use the Breath of a Raging Dragon at the end¡­Let¡¯s use the wings first.¡¯ He summoned the armor that signaled a counterattack. Once Sang Hyuk spread his ck wings, things would bepletely different. Edited by Userunfriendly Chapter 180 - Background (1) Background (1) Sang Hyuk summoned his Dark Wings. If all of his powers were off cooldown, Sang Hyuk thought that he had a good chance to take them all out. However, since that was impossible, he had to run and defeat his enemies one by one. Sang Hyuk spun around and threw ¡®Evil Must Fall.¡¯ While it had seeded twice, it did not work this time, as Cres blocked the attack. Cres was a level 170 NPC who had seen ¡®Evil Must Fall¡¯ twice used on hisrades, which made this feat possible. ¡°You realized that you cannot keep running, right? You can try though. Run rabbit, run!¡± Cres thought Sang Hyuk was on hisst legs. Since Cres was still looking down on him, the chances of Sang Hyuk winning slightly increased. Cres spun his chakrams on his fingers, one in each hand, as he looked at Sang Hyuk. (EN: Chakram is a throwing weapon from the Indian subcontinent. It is circr with a sharpened outer edge and a diameter of 12¨C30 centimetres (4.7¨C11.8 in).) ¡°Let¡¯s end this now.¡± Cres reached out with his right hand to throw a chakram at Sang Hyuk. The weapon came flying like a live creature, and it was thus difficult to know how it would attack. However, Sang Hyuk had seen such an attack before and managed to block it using the Blood Wire he held in his hand. Since Sang Hyuk had simply blocked the attack with a weapon, Cres could not hide his frown. ¡®Did he realize that I was teasing him to counter my attack?¡¯ Cres attacked obviously so Sang Hyuk would try to counter the attack and not block it. He would have won if things went his way. However, Sang Hyuk had been a step ahead of him. Sang Hyuk felt a heavy shock in his hands as the spinner changed its course mid-air. Cres was using both of his spinning weapons simultaneously, but Sang Hyuk realized that Cres seemed like he was not fully controlling both chakrams. (EN: It seems because chakrams can change their course mid-flight, if Sang Hyuk had countered, Cres would have guided them to attack a blind spot.) ¡®His eyes are busy while moving only his right arm¡­¡¯ If Cres could use both of his weapons perfectly, Sang Hyuk would have a tough fight ahead of him. However, the weapons had a very high difficulty level for even an A-ss mercenary. Sang Hyuk estimated Cres¡¯s skills and thought that the situation was manageable. Sang Hyuk looked at Cres¡¯s hand and eyes rather than the weapons, as he needed to focus on the user¡¯s movements rather than the weapons themselves. Cres¡¯s right hand and two eyes gave away the secrets of the next attack, and Sang Hyuk knew in advance that the weapons woulde from the left and behind. Sang Hyuk blocked the weapons using the Blood Wire, and since Sang Hyuk¡¯s basic stats were lower than Cres¡¯s, he had to guess the movements in advance to block Cres¡¯s attacks. Cres was surprised, as the blood draining weapons would have been effective with a mere graze. However, Sang Hyuk had blocked his attacks in advance. ¡®He blocked this?¡¯ Cres tilted his head as he used his right hand and two eyes to control his weapons again. He moved them so quickly that there seemed to be hundreds of spinning chakrams surrounding Sang Hyuk, but it was no use as Sang Hyuk¡¯s focus was only on Cres¡¯s right hand and two eyes. Sang Hyuk pretended to be surprised, as it was best that Cres underestimated him to the end. The two weapons came spinning, and it seemed like they were impossible to block. However, Sang Hyuk blocked them and tried to counterattack this time. He controlled the Blood Wire he held with his right hand to catch one of the spinning weapons and hurled it back to its owner. However, Cres avoided the attack despite not expecting the counterattack at all, and it was a move worthy of an A ss mercenary. Sang Hyuk was not disappointed, as the crucial moment was after the counter and how the enemy would respond. As he had lived in EL for a long time in his past life, he knew all about fighting NPCs. Sang Hyuk believed that there would be a change in attitude at this foiled attack, and his defiance. There were two possibilities. The first was that the enemy would be wary of Sang Hyuk and be cautious. The second was that he would enter ¡®berserk mode¡¯ after bing enraged at not being able to catch someone like Sang Hyuk. If Cres showed the first reaction, Sang Hyuk nned to run. The reason Sang Hyuk had been able to fight against those that chased him was that they underestimated him. If they became cautious, Sang Hyuk had no chances of winning. It was better to run. On the other hand, if the enemies became berserked, Sang Hyuk nned to face them head-on, as that meant they had low AI intelligence. Therefore, he had been saving up everything for this moment. ¡°You, rat!¡± Cres shouted as loudly as he could, and his eyes turned red while green smoke gathered over his head. ¡®He is entering berserk mode.¡¯ Everything Sang Hyuk had seen about Cres implied he¡¯d go berserk, which meant he had a chance to win against a level 170 mercenary. Now, Sang Hyuk chose to fight instead of running. ¡°Die!¡± As Cres was now in full berserk mode, his muscles bulged with strength as he grabbed his weapons. While NPCs received several penalties after entering the berserk mode, their attack abilities increased and they would chase their targets until one died or berserk mode dissipated. Sang Hyuk saw Cres now as a risky gamble and thought he would roll the dice. Time was against Sang Hyuk, as everything may go to ruin if Cres¡¯srades arrived. He would not be able to face all of them at the same time if things came to that. ¡®I have to end this as quickly as possible!¡¯ Sang Hyuk flew up the sky using his wings and threw several magicbination cards with both hands. He had chosen this method to finish the match quickly. It was a high-ss card magic spell named ¡®The Wheel of Fortune ¨C the Eye of the Storm.¡¯ Edited by Userunfriendly Chapter 181 Background (2) Fusion Cards could be extremely costly to use, and the ¡®Wheel of Fortune ¨C the Eye of the Storm¡¯ was a card that most yers could not use easily because of the high cost. However, it was at least less expensive than the absurd cost of the ¡®Breath of the Raging Dragon.¡¯ Moreover, the card was quite powerful. The four cards created when Sang Hyuk used ¡®Wheel of Fortune¡¯ were thrown to the four cardinal directions to create a powerful wind barrier. Now Sang Hyuk and Cres were separated from the outside world. The ¡®Wheel of Fortune ¨C the Eye of the Storm¡¯ has been activated. The user¡¯s attack and defense is increased by five percent, and the yer¡¯s dodge stat is increased by fifteen percent. The enemy¡¯s defense and ability to avoid attacks decrease by ten percent. The spell effectsst for ten minutes. ¡®I will end this quickly!¡¯ Sang Hyuk deactivated Dark Wings and activated his Dragon Artifact, the Red Dragon¡¯s Fang which was stronger than his flying armor. Cres looked surprised, and Sang Hyuk first checked the countdown timers after strengthening himself. ¡®Even if his friends arrive, they cannot interfere while the ¡®Wheel of Fortune¡¯ is in effect. I will finish him in ten minutes.¡¯ If Sang Hyuk could not do so, things will be dangerous very soon. ¡°Let¡¯s enjoy those ten minutes.¡± Sang Hyuk took out another card and threw it on the ground. It was a high-ss fusion card ¡®Burning Grounds.¡¯ It was a cheaper fusion cardpared to ¡®The Wheel of Fortune.¡¯ While it would be expensive for general users, it was one of the cheapest for Sang Hyuk. However, the effect was quite nice, as it spread fire over forty meters for fifteen minutes. The reason such a card was so cheap was due to the fact the fire burned both enemies and friends indiscriminately. As the spell even burned the user, it was quite difficult to use. When ¡®Burning Grounds¡¯ met ¡®The Wheel of Fortune,¡¯ a massive firestorm sprang due to the synergy between the wind and fire effects. Cres had topletely focus on protecting himself from the scorching mes. ¡®He¡¯s crazy¡­¡¯ Cres thought that Sang Hyuk was trying to kill both of them simultaneously, as the dimension travelers often used such attacks on NPCs. Though the dimension travelers suffered penalties from dying, they did not die permanently like NPCs, so the travelers found this tactic effective. However, Sang Hyuk had no such intentions. If he had not used his Dragon Artifact, it might have been suicide. However, his fire attribute was now increased to 124 due to the Red Dragon¡¯s Tooth, and now he could even read and control the flow of the fire mana. If his fire attribute were over 150, he couldpletely control the mes, but he was not at the level. Also, his fire resistance was 164, which made him immune to mes. me pirs flew around, one deliberately crashing into Cres and exploding. While Cres tried to block the mes, there was no way to hide. While Cres could endure one attack, the problem was that other me pirs were rushing at him. ¡°How long can youst?¡± Sang Hyuk let other me pirs overtake Cres with an evil smile, and Cres experienced hell for ten minutes, which felt like forever. Massive mes roared out after ¡®The Eye of the Storm¡¯ ended, and Cres¡¯s threerades jumped back from the heat while looking away to escape the heat. However, Cres had died two minutes ago and had turned to ashes. He had only left his weapons behind, but the three mercenaries could not know this. They only thought of Sang Hyuk as a cornered rat, and it was their biggest mistake. The mes still remained, and one of them engulfed a mercenary. After removing Cres, the rest was easy if they were fought one by one. ¡°I¡¯m the hunter now! Run, rabbits, run!¡± Sang Hyuk shouted as fire pirs shot everywhere, and he was telling the absolute truth. *** You havepleted the ¡®Human Hunters,¡¯ and the next quest, ¡®Camille¡¯s Goal,¡¯ can now be epted. A new Pioneer effect has been granted. Until your quest ends or fails, this effect allows you to check the locations of all ¡®Camille¡¯ NPCs, and your persuasion skills increase by thirty percent when talking with all ¡®Camille¡¯ NPCs. ¡®Was this a chained quest?¡¯ While this was the first time Sang Hyuk saw a sudden quest turn into a chained quest, he at least knew that Camille had sent the mercenaries. Sang Hyuk opened the quest window and checked the specifics. ¡®So, the quest is telling me to block Camille and survive the attempt.¡¯ The quest¡¯s goal was simple, as Camille was trying to remove or neutralize Sang Hyuk as they had lost a valued client because of him. He could clear the quest by blocking Camille from doing so, and he felt like this was a bonus as he had to do this anyway. ¡®However, the Pioneer effect suggests I should talk with them.¡¯ Sang Hyuk thought that he would need to meet them again but decided he needed to secure Sun Stones first. While taking care of the Camille problem was a priority, Sang Hyuk needed to secure the amount he needed to supply. While he had hunted only for eight hours, he had only secured the minimum amount necessary. So, Sang Hyuk thought about the Camille problem before logging out. The safe way was to negotiate with Camille, as Sang Hyuk would need to suffer a little loss, and give Camille a cut. Since he had high persuasion skills that had been reinforced with the Pioneer effect, he thought it may be easier than expected. While he knew this, the problem was that Sang Hyuk hated extortion. ¡®Do I have a reason to negotiate with them?¡¯ Sang Hyuk thought for a long time and decided that he could not coexist with Camille. He would do this his own way, even if it were a bit dangerous. ¡®I will talk, but not to negotiate with them.¡¯ Sang Hyuk had gained confidence from this fight, as he thought he would need to avoid the Sun People for now due to his past memories. However, he realized that he had been too scared after facing them directly. If he could fight against them on equal footing, he thought that he did not need to suffer any losses. Chapter 182 Chapter 97 (1) ¨C Date¡­? Part 1 ¡®I should organise my thoughts.¡¯ The impatience he had been feeling faded away, with his decisions. ¡®First, I¡¯ll need to find out more about the upper echelons of Camille.¡¯ Before entering into negotiations, or the more likely confrontation in this case, it was important to urately grasp what type of person the other party was. ¨C ¡°Although there weren¡¯t many who could be considered at the top of Camille, those in the north fall within the top five in rank. In our city too, we have opened an exchange and we do business with Camille. This much is publicly known.¡± Euphir, who was under orders from Bacan to help Sanghyuk as much as he could, went beyond the answer the Fruit Merchant Euphir would give, and instead, answered as Euphir, a member of ck Cat. ¡°The top brass isn¡¯t known, but everyone who ought to know, is aware of Camille¡¯s status as the top echelon of smuggling. Maxim Camille, the owner, is a person who started out from the back-alleys so he knows smuggling, from inside out.¡± Euphir calmly spoke of all he knew about Camille. Thanks to him, Sanghyuk was able to get a good picture of the top levels of Camille without spending a lot of money or effort. Sanghyuk, who had bought a bag of fruit in return for priceless information, immediately returned to his hostel and logged out. He took a quick shower and for the first time in a while, began making dinner. Although Leah was still in the capsule, he knew that she would be logging out within the next hour which is why he began to prepare dinner. Although Sanghyuk wasn¡¯t particrly interested in cooking, he had lived alone for a long time and knew how to make a simple spaghetti meal well. As he prepared everything and waited, Leah also cut the connection and came out of the capsule. ¡°Oh, you came out early.¡± ¡°I figured I¡¯de out early to prepare dinner for once, since I¡¯m always getting fed by you.¡± ¡°It¡¯s not like my cooking was anything amazing. Oh right! I finally started a new quest today! Even though it¡¯s just delivering thepleted weapons, at least it¡¯s much better than the job of just maintaining them.¡± Leah looked genuinely happy, like she was truly enjoying herself. ¡°It¡¯s not too bad if the second quest is a delivery. Build as many friendships and contacts with the Sun People as you can while doing that, it¡¯ll be a big helpter.¡± Right now, the most important thing for Leah and Gyebaek was their favorability with the people of the Continent of the Sun so Sanghyuk advised them to prioritize that. ¡°Even if I don¡¯t do that, I¡¯m still working hard.¡± Leah answered with a bright smile, looking at her smiling like that, Sanghyuk vaguely felt that he could understand what people meant when they talked about how charming real beauty is. She had juste out of the capsule, had no makeup on and her hair was still a mess but Leah was¡­so pretty. Especially because these days, in the game, Sanghyuk had been immersed in the beauty of women through Ilya, it made him even more aware of Leah¡¯s beauty. Of course the feelings he had for Ilya and the feelings he had for Leah werepletely different. The former was closer to an ¡°animal¡± lust, and thetter was akin to an almost ¡°spiritual¡± connection. They very much understood and appreciated each other¡¯s thoughts and attitudes. After dinner, Sanghyuk and Leah decided to sweat it out a bit. Of course, it was only a light workout from Leah¡¯s point of view ¨C for Sanghyuk it was a more intense workout but either way, Sanghyuk was able to learn a lot through sparring with her. The reason why Sanghyuk sparred with Leah whenever he had time was that he was able to develop his understanding of closebat, which helped him in the game. Leah, as a person who had skill and experience enough to be called the world¡¯s strongest woman, had unimaginable battle senses. Sanghyuk was able to learn a little of that from her, which was applicable in both EL and in real life. However the learning process was very difficult, but these days even that was bing fun, as Sanghyuk¡¯s proficiency in hand-to-handbat and martial arts grew. He was no longer a living punching bag for Leah. ¡°Hua¡­. I really can¡¯t do it anymore.¡± Sanghyuky on the mat and breathed heavily. ¡°Hey, let¡¯s do one more set.¡± ¡°If I do another set of that, I¡¯ll die. I won¡¯t be able to y EL and might have to spend the whole day lying down.¡± ¡°Tch¡­ it feels like something¡¯s missing.¡± ¡°I always say this, but lower your standards a little bit. I think you keep forgetting but I¡¯m just a normal person.¡± ¡°Honestly, you¡¯re not at the level of a normal person ¨C it might not be up to the level of a pro, but your skill can be considered quite high at the amateur level.¡± ¡°Thank you for thepliment but I can¡¯t do more.¡± ¡°Aww, well, let¡¯s do some stretching together then.¡± While they were finishing up the stretches, Sanghyuk carefully asked the thing he had been curious about for a while, ¡°Leah¡­ is it alright for you to not go back?¡± To be honest, Sanghyuk liked having Leah at his house. To be more precise, he liked it a lot. He had been hesitating to ask this because he had been worried that she would go back as soon as he asked, but now it felt like he should know. ¡°Why? Would you like it if I went back?¡± ¡°No! Not at all! There is probably no roommate in the world better than you! You¡¯re good at cooking, you teach me how to fight, you even clean up ¨C it¡¯s to the point where I wonder why people would bother getting marr- er so I mean, I don¡¯t have any problems no matter how long you want to stay!¡± (EN: ^_^ ) While talking, Sanghyuk felt that he might have gone too far in his frantic speech and hurriedly glossed over the end of it. ¡°I like being here too, of course I like the gaming environment and Korean food. More importantly, this ce is morefortable than my American home.¡± ¡°Well, Korea¡¯s high speed inte is definitely the best. Is there nowhere you want to go or anything you want to eat? I feel bad since we always stay in, when we¡¯re not in the capsules.¡± Sanghyuk was starting to get shy so he changed the subject by saying some nonsense. ¡°Hmmm, in fact, there is one ce that I¡¯ve always wanted to go.¡± ¡°Where? Wherever it is, I¡¯ll take you.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve always heard that Korea¡¯s capsule game cafes have great facilities, I¡¯ve always wanted to go there.¡± (T/N ¨C Search up ¡®PC Bang¡¯ if you don¡¯t know what she¡¯s referring to ¨C they call it a ¡®bang¡¯ in the raws too which means ¡®room¡¯ but I used ¡®cafe¡¯ since it more urately reflects what a PC bang is actually like) The ce that the world famous Leah Collins had always wanted to go was a capsule game cafe. She was certainly different from the average person. ¡°Only that?¡± ¡°¡®Only¡¯? It¡¯s the ce I¡¯ve wanted to visit the most sinceing to Korea.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t you have capsule game cafes in the US?¡± ¡°The US has strictws on capsule instation so there are very few capsule game rooms and the ones that do exist aren¡¯t as nice and colorful as the ones in Korea.¡± ¡°Well, it¡¯s not hard to go¡­¡± It wasn¡¯t difficult to go because Korea was overflowing with capsule game cafes but Leah¡¯s celebrity status might cause a problem. ¡°Okay, wait a bit, I¡¯ll try and find us a decent ce.¡± ¡°Ooh? Really?¡± ¡°It¡¯s not like it¡¯s going to be anyce amazing. But it wouldn¡¯t make sense if I couldn¡¯t take you out to a simple capsule game cafe.¡± Chapter 183 - Chapter 97 (1) 183 Chapter 97 (1) Part 2 Sanghyuk felt sorry that he hadn¡¯t paid attention to this beforehand, it was a mistake to think she wouldn¡¯t want to go out anywhere since she was such a global celebrity. He should have been more considerate of a beautifuldy. ¡°Then I should make sure to find a ce with Dual y.¡± Dual y was a set up where two capsules were connected so two people can be connected to DN together ¨C it was a system exclusive to capsule game cafes. (EN: Dream Network) It was mainly used by friends and couples but DN also had many games exclusively for dual y. ¡°Oh and I¡¯d like a ce where there¡¯s an ¡®EX-1¡¯ system.¡± EX-1 was a special system that was recently being pushed by several premium capsule game cafes. Complex technology aside, ording to the advertisements, using the system could increase VRA by least 10 to a maximum of 30.(EN: Virtual Reality Ability) ¡°I heard it¡¯s just hype, people who arepatible go up by about 10 and most people only go up by 1 or 2 so it¡¯s almost useless.¡± ¡°But I want to experience what it is and since they don¡¯t sell it for personal capsules, we have no choice but to go to a capsule game cafe to experience it.¡± Leah seemed eager to try it out. ¡°That¡¯s true. Okay then, I¡¯ll look for a game room that allows Dual y and has the EX-1 system.¡± ¡°Good!¡± (T/N ¨C Bold = things Leah says in english) Leah smiled brightly, raising her thumb at Sanghyuk. Finding a Capsule game cafe where Leah¡¯s identity could be hidden, that is offering a private room, while at the same time satisfying her conditions was harder than he thought. Even so, since Sanghyuk felt he had been inattentive towards Leah, he searched the inte thoroughly and eventually was able to find the right capsule game cafe within two hours. One problem was that it was in Yongin, not Ilsan, where Sanghyuk and Leah were located but he was more than willing to deal with that much inconvenience. (T/N ¨C Its about a 2 hour journey max) As soon as Sanghyuk found the capsule game cafe, he was on his way to Yongin with Leah. Fortunately, there wasn¡¯t much congestion since it was past 11pm. ¡°Even if it¡¯s a little suffocating, stay like this until we get inside the capsule. And if someone recognises you, just ignore them.¡± Leah was wearing a hat and big sunsses but that alone couldn¡¯t fully cover her beauty. ¡°I don¡¯t really care if they recognise me¡­¡± ¡°Well, let¡¯s not make it crowded on purpose. If they recognise you and it gets packed full of people and loud, we¡¯d have to leave. Management may kick us out without even letting us y in the capsule game room we were only just able to find.¡± ¡°No, no.I can¡¯t do that, okay, I¡¯ll wrap myself up.¡± Leah wasn¡¯t afraid of getting recognised, but she was afraid not being able to use the capsule game room. ¡°Okay, lets go,¡± Sanghyuk arrived at the parking lot and stepped out of the mercedes-benz, looking around. There weren¡¯t many passers-by since it waste. ¡®Well, if it¡¯s like this, then there shouldn¡¯t be anyone around who could recognise Leah.¡¯ Neither the time nor ce was bad. The capsule game cafe took up all four floors of the building, so they were able to go in safely. Fortunately, they also didn¡¯t check IDs or anything like that. A part-timer sitting at the counter did peek curiously at Leah, wearing a hat and sunsses at night, but that was it. (EN: ^_^ ) After safely entering the game room, Leah and Sanghyuk had already booked a premium couples game over the phone, so they were able to immediately enter a room equipped with a dual y capsule exclusive to the capsule game cafe that Leah wanted to visit so much. ¡°Wow! Good, good!¡± Leah, who saw the dual capsule, smiled with a pleased look, like a child who had just received an amazing toy as a present. ¡°Do you like it that much?¡± ¡°Mmhmm!¡± Leah, who had lived an ascetic life of training for a long time, was able to feel great happiness even for such small pleasures. ¡°Huu, looks like I really haven¡¯t been taking care of you much. From now on, I¡¯ll take you to ces like these often and if there¡¯s anywhere else you want to go or anything you want to eat, tell me right away.¡± ¡°Wow! Are you going to do everything I want?¡± ¡°I might not be as amazing as you, but at the very least, I can still buy you as much as you want to eat.¡± ¡°Just hearing that feels reliable. Alright, from now on, I won¡¯t refuse the special services of ¡®My Sanghyuk.¡¯¡± Leah, who had taken off her hat and sunsses, replied with a bright smile. Seeing her radiant smile, Sanghyuk felt a thump to his heart, and it felt like his soul was escaping his body for a moment. ¡°Hmm, how do I use this?¡± Feeling embarrassed, Sanghyuk touched the control panel of the dual capsules and quickly changed the subject. ¡°Haha! I knew it would be like this, so I studied how to use dual capsules on the inte.¡± Leah smiled confidently, and manipted the keyboard on the right side of the dial capsules. Clunk, psshhh! With that sound, the lids of both capsules opened at the same time. ¡°The basics aren¡¯t much different from the capsules we use. We¡¯re just going to use a space where the two of us are connected. If we go in like this, you can share a ¡®D-room¡¯ and y together in the DN world.¡± ¡°Hmm¡­ it¡¯s unique. Well, once we use it, we¡¯ll know how it feels.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve searched up the DN contents that allows us to share the experience most vividly, so just follow me!¡± Leah was as excited as a child who hade to the amusement park. She was older than Sanghyuk but he never got the feeling she was older than him. ¡°Okay, for once let¡¯s enjoy some different content aside from EL.¡± (EN: ¡°Eternal Life¡±.) Since Leah was enjoying herself, Sanghyuk was also starting to feel excited. At first, when he didn¡¯t know Leah well, he had thought she was a fairly negative person, but in reality, she was the opposite of that. Leah was full of bright, positive energy and it was thanks to her that Sanghyuk was able to open his eyes to another kind of joy in his life. A joy OF LIFE, outside of EL. Chapter 184 - Chapter 97 (2) – Date…? Chapter 97 (2) ¨C Date¡­? Part 1 ¡°Do you have an ID for Fantasy Tekken 4?¡± ¡°Fantasy Tekken? I should¡­¡± ¡°Okay, then let¡¯s log in right away!¡± Sanghyuk was somewhat expectant because it was said that this was DN content that truly allowed you to feel like you were sharing your senses with a partner, and this allowed the enjoyment of interactive shared fantasies. And of course Leah was a beautiful woman. However, the reality was that Leah was still Leah, and she liked ¡°Fighting Games¡±. (EN: Dream Network. ^_^ ) Leah, who essed the DN with Sanghyuk, immediately opened the Fantasy Tekken channel and essed Fantasy Tekken 4 [T]. ¡°What¡¯s this? Was there a service like this in Fantasy Tekken 4?¡± ¡°It¡¯s a recent update so I guess you didn¡¯t know. The basics are still the same as Fantasy Tekken 4 but it¡¯s a version that allows for team matches.¡± ¡°Huh¡­¡± Sanghyuk was truly surprised when he heard Leah¡¯s exnation. In Sanghyuk¡¯s past life, there was no such version of Fantasy Tekken 4. It was only a few yearster after Fantasy Tekken 5 came out that this feature was introduced on top of the basic game content. ¡®Can this¡­ because I changed my future, did things unrted to me change as well?¡¯ Although he was aware of the ¡°Butterfly Effect¡±, it was a shock when the future that had little to do with him or his involvement changed. ¡°Huh! Thunderquake? What? You were Thunderquake?¡± (EN: Chapter 5.) Leah looked surprised when she checked Sanghyuk¡¯s Fantasy Tekken 4 ID. ¡°Mm? Why? Do you know me?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think there is a single top ranker in Fantasy Tekken 4 who doesn¡¯t know Thunderquake. Although his¡­I mean YOUR activity period was very short, it was extremely impactful and your identity was never revealed so there were quite a few rumours floating around for a while,¡± ¡°Ah¡­¡± Before ying EL, Sanghyuk had yed Fantasy Tekken 4 hard for a while to regain his skills in Virtual Reality games. Back then, Sanghyuk was an object of terror among the Fantasy Tekken 4 top rankers. Before ying EL, Leah had been in love with Fantasy Tekken 4 and even until recently, she would often log in to Fantasy Tekken 4 and enjoyed ying it. ¡°At that time, the rumours were so exaggerated that it actually made me want to face you in the ring, but unfortunately, I never came across you.¡± ¡°Ah, really? I just yed it a little, I didn¡¯t think it would have been that much.¡± ¡°There were so many nicknames attached to Thunderquake at that time, ¡®The Unranked Horror¡¯, ¡®A Ranker¡¯s Hell¡¯, ¡®Crazy[emailprotected]¡¯.¡± ¡°W-were there? I didn¡¯t really go into the forums or anything so¡­¡± ¡°Anyway, to think the Thunderquake who I couldn¡¯t meet at that time is here with me now, what an honour.¡± ¡°What honour¡­. Let¡¯s just y the game.¡± Getting all embarrassed, Sanhyuk scratched his head and looked away. ¡°I was going to give you a ride on the bus, but I think it¡¯s going to end up being the other way round. Well, since it looks like you won¡¯t need any other exnations, let¡¯s just get started right away!¡± (T/N ¨C I was going to guide you and help you, but it¡¯s the other way around.) Leah grabbed Sanghyuk¡¯s hand and ran towards the red portal in front. Starting from Fantasy Tekken 2, Leah had begun using the name ¡®Aspis¡¯ and though Sanghyuk wasn¡¯t aware of it, Aspis was a rather famous ranker among the Fantasy Tekken 4 users. (EN: An aspis, sometimes also referred to as an hoplon, was the heavy wooden shield used by the infantry in various periods of ancient Greece.) She was famous for not participating in online activities and only working on her solo ranking matches, additionally she was famous for always being within the top 10 in every season. Of course she disappeared from the tournament scene after meeting Sanghyuk and concentrating on EL but either way, she was a yer with real skill. However, she was somewhat overshadowed by the legendary Thunderquake. Thunderquake, no, Sanghyuk was strong. Because they were on the same team, Leah could fully understand why facing Thunderquake was called ¡®A Ranker¡¯s Hell¡¯. Especially because Leah was an expert yer of Fantasy Tekken 4, she could not help but be aware of it. Even in the small movements, subtle shifting of his weight, loosening and tightening of certain muscles, that would be overlooked by anyone of lesser skill, to Leah they betrayed Sanghyuk¡¯s high-level battle sense. Leah had no choice but to admire Sanghyuk¡¯s movements which were NOT reacting to his opponent¡¯s moves, but perfectly anticipating his foe¡¯s next movements, and wlessly anticipating their reaction to Sanghyuk¡¯s counters and ripostes. She also anticipated her opponent¡¯s responses, linking her movements to her foes¡¯ predicted reactions and tactics, but Sanghyuk¡¯s y style was a few steps above her¡¯s. If Leah was moving approximately three or four steps ahead of her opponents then it felt like Sanghyuk was moving almost seven to nine steps ahead of his opponents. Moreover, since Saghyuk and Leah have already worked together countless times in both reality and virtual reality, their teamwork was peerless even from their first Fantasy Tekken 4 match. They continued to win consecutive games and the users who lost to them were left in a daze, unable toe to their senses. They had been literally crushed, in spirit and will, by a couple so far above them they were simply unable toprehend their defeat. Since a few hours ago, posts had been continuously updated on the mainmunity forums for Fantasy Tekken that Thunderquake had returned. [That crazed Thunderquake is back! This time he appeared in Fantasy Tekken 4 [T] and is winning consecutive games!] [Wow, his team member is Aspis! Seriously, if it¡¯s abination of Aspis and Thunderquake we¡¯re F-ed!] [Thunderquake? The one who got a bit famous way back when? Why are you guys making such a fuss?] [Since the one above doesn¡¯t know the fear of Thunderquake they must be either Unranked or a Noob] [Thunderquake is for real and if the two who teamed up are really him and Aspis then they would be the worst possible opponents for any ranked teams.] [They just won 71 games in a row] [71 consecutive wins? They won over 70 consecutive games in the 2-member team rankings? Crazy. It¡¯s crazy] [Since there weren¡¯t any gaming hours put in previously, their ranking has only just entered the top 1000 but since they¡¯ve won 70 consecutive games without losing once, the ¡®Virtual Match Point¡¯ will be extremely high. In other words, the top-ranked teams are likely to get matched up with that crazy team if they y now.] [Ah sh!t, I shouldn¡¯t y the game today. A few years ago, I was robbed by Thunderquake and lost my ranking. I should just quit the ranking matches for today,] [I don¡¯t know him because I¡¯ve never experienced Thunderquake before and only heard rumours, but I¡¯m scared of Aspis. Aspis is called the ¡®Silent Ranker¡¯ or ¡®Mysterious Ranker¡¯ and is famous for being a skilled yer even among the top tankers.] Chapter 185 - Chapter 97 (2) – Date…? 185 Chapter 97 (2) ¨C Date¡­? Part 2 [Why aren¡¯t they doing broadcasts? I think it¡¯d be fun if they would live stream their matches.] [Aspis never broadcasts] [Aspis was originally famous for having the worst taste in costumes and skins. She has long been famous as a user who only ys ranking games without doing any live streams ormunity activities and always using costumes that were garishly bad.] [72 Consecutive wins! How can they finish a match in less than 3 minutes? What the F is going on?!] [I matched up with them around their 30th consecutive win. I have no words, they¡¯re just crazy. Especially Thunderquake, what¡¯s up with him? Is he a pro-gamer or something?] [I was the sacrifice for the 59th consecutive win and I don¡¯t think even a pro-gamer can do what Thunderquake does.] **** Leah and Sanghyuk, who had won consecutive games from the moment they started, finally won their 100th consecutive game. It was a winning streak recorded by ying almost nonstop for a full 8 hours and since they had been ying in the ranking matches from the very beginning, many top tankers were mercilessly and uselessly sacrificed to Leah and Sanghyuk. Particrly in thest 20 matchups, a few top-ranked teams pathetically copsed before Leah and Sanghyuk one after another. Some rankers rushed in out of curiosity since they were not afraid of the Ghosts from the Past but they were all indiscriminately destroyed. What was more shocking was the tier of Leah and Sanghyuk characters. Of course there were no cash items that could break the bnce of the game in Tekken but levels still existed. However neither Leah nor Sanghyuk were at the max level. No matter how small the change in ability was ording to one¡¯s level, it was unheard of for a team to not even be at max level and still be able to destroy the top ranked team, who were at max level. In particr, Sanghyuk was only at Level 72. Considering that the current max level was 125 ¨C no matter how small it was, it was like losing about 0.1 in each skill¡¯s maximum efficiency per level. ¡°Woah! Done! Let¡¯s stop now,¡± It was only after the 100th win that Leah smiled with a satisfied look. They might have started ying just for fun but as the game continued, they just continued running without knowing defeat and as it went on, both Sanghyuk and Leah yed more seriously. ¡°Looks like we made it to 100 consequtive wins,¡± Sanghyuk also looked satisfied. Tekken was a game that Sanghyuk had enjoyed even in his previous life, plus it became that much more fun since he was not ying alone. Teaming up with Leah and working closely together made it an awesome experience. ¡°I¡¯m hungry, let¡¯s go eat something,¡± All they¡¯d had while ying the ranking games for eight hours was a few sports drinks, of course they were hungry. ¡°There won¡¯t be any restaurants open at this time so I think cup ramen is our only option right now,¡± ¡°Anything is fine, so let¡¯s eat,¡± There were not many ces to relieve hunger at 8am so Sanghyuk bought some cup ramen and some snacks at the vending machines in the cafe and ate with Leah. And like that, the two who had filled their bellies, fell asleep while sitting on the sofa next to the capsule. Leah fell asleep while resting on Sanghyuk¡¯s knee and Sanghyuk fell asleep with his body protectively curled next to Leah. The two people copsed after 8 hours of fighting hard. Just looking at their figures like this, they looked like a sleeping couple. The two slept for as long as 7 hours without waking up once and because they had paid for the premium service, the part-time manager didn¡¯te to wake them up either. The two, who woke up from such a good sleep, looked truly like Game Cafe junkies. And even after ying for so long, Leah had wanted to y some more in the cafe after they woke up. However Sanghyuk felt that they might truly be nuisances in the full meaning of the word, so he was barely able to return home with Leah after making the promise toe to the game cafe with her again some time soon.. **** After returning home, Sanghyuk and Leah took a shower and prepared to focus on their day job (?) again. Now that Leah had relieved her stress to the fullest, she was ready to back and run errands for the Sun People and Sanghyuk had to go back to resolving the dispute with the top of Camille. Sanghyuk, who essed EL for the first time in nearly a day, first checked the locations of the NPCs belonging to the top echelons of Camille. With the rough idea of who the NPCs were, thanks to Euphir, he searched for their locations. ¡®Talking to the rank and file is a waste of time and effort. I have to talk to someone high enough that I can realistically reach and try to finish it in one go.¡¯ Sanghyuk was able to find one NPC that satisfied all the conditions. Hasard, who managed the four cities, including ¡°Goren City¡± for Camille. He was definitely an NPC who could take responsibility for the current situation and resolve it. Sanghyuk was able to confirm Hasad¡¯s location in just a few moments, however it was with the most basic information. There were many mountains he had to ovee in order to actually meet Hasad. ¡®I prepared a few suitable baits, but the question is, whether or not he¡¯ll bite.¡¯ If only he could catch Hasad, then it would be a simple matter to solve this problem. Though he could only know the exact details once he had met and spoken to Hasad, Sanghyuk thought it was possible that Hasad may have been the one who sent the order to have him removed. Considering that Maxim Camille, the top owner of Camille, had left her seat empty while dealing with something very important ¨C and that too being a matter rted to Goren city ¨C it meant that Hasad, as middle management, had some responsibility towards it. ¡°But it won¡¯t be easy to meet Hasad¡­¡± Hasad, much like the other top NPCs of Camille, was always escorted by other NPCs. Each one of those escort NPCs were as strong as the A-ss dark mercenary ¡®Cress¡¯ whom he had barely knocked down. Therefore, considering the amount of security around him, getting through to Hasad would be nothing if not difficult. Sanghyuk smiled. Edited by Userunfriendly The Novel will be updated first on this website. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!