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Episode 138: Multi-talented (4)
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About 10 minutes.
Kang-hoo, who had been observing Gloria and the changes in the surroundings with concentration, finally broke out of his silence.
Ma Jin-ho, who had been waiting quietly beside him, spoke cautiously, fearing that he might disturb Kang-hoo.
“The immediate death zone is a place where emergency response is impossible. I think you know that well.”
“Yes, I know. That’s why I took the time to look into it in more detail.”
“……yes?”
“The calculations seem to be somewhat correct. Can I try it alone?”
Ma Jin-ho tilted his head at Kang-hoo’s question. No matter how much he thought about it, he couldn’t figure out Kang-hoo’s intentions.
“You really think you’re going to face Gloria alone? She was designed not to be able to do that.”
“The proper way to kill someone is to continuously attack them with skills from a distance, slowly killing them. Right?”
“you’re right.”
“However, Gloria’s own defense mechanism seems quite weak. The problem is the surrounding defense mechanism.”
“That’s true too.”
“Then I thought it might be a problem that could be solved by just approaching it.”
“Because that doesn’t work, the proper method… … .”
“Please just say yes or no. Can I try it alone? Or not?”
Kang-hoo’s words were full of strength. Ma Jin-ho’s mind was filled with only question marks.
The person who actually had to take on the challenge felt like he had a bold exclamation mark on him. What do you see?
“We are still in the maintenance period, so there is still a lot of time left… … .”
“Then should I excuse myself first?”
“Yes, no problem.”
Pfft!
As soon as Ma Jin-ho finished speaking, five shadows centered around Kang-hoo split the space.
Phew!
One of the shadows was hit by the death ray and scattered into nothingness.
Ma Jin-ho nodded with an expression that said, “Then that’s right.” The fate of the other shadows would not be any different.
More than that, since Kang-hoo was standing still, I thought he was just showing off.
If he had thought about it, he would have taken action himself a long time ago. He must have sent a shadow because he was scared.
But right then.
Pfft!
Kang-hoo disappeared from sight.
At that moment, Kang-hoo naturally moved to the location where the nearest shadow was.
Saaaaat!
Then, death rays flew into the area from all directions without warning.
However, the shadow and Kang-hoo’s main body, which had been adjusted in position in advance, did not touch it at all.
and.
Pfft!
Once again, Kang-hoo moved to the shadow in the next location.
Then, another ray of death passed over the spot where Kang-hoo had just been. It was a split second.
“Is that how you get over 10m or 20m in one breath and position yourself according to the pattern?”
Ma Jin-ho’s mouth, which had been tightly shut until just a moment ago, opened. Kang-hoo had already narrowed the distance by half.
Meanwhile, the remaining shadows moved diligently, skillfully dodging several of the killing rays.
Not only that, Kang-hoo was never there when the main body was in danger.
In fact, the death ray was a problem, but the damp, soggy ground was a hindrance to movement on it.
So even if you decide on a route to take, it’s impossible to do it cleanly.
There was a risk that my feet would sink or I would slip in an unexpected place.
If a death ray were to pass by in that situation? It would be a trip to the afterlife.
However, Kang-hoo solved this troublesome process simply by changing positions using shadows.
“What, all of a sudden?”
“Captain, what’s going on?”
The team members were also surprised to see Kang-hoo suddenly crossing the 100m straight road leading to Gloria.
At first I thought I was seeing things wrong, but when I looked closely, I saw that Kang-hoo was really approaching Gloria.
“What’s going on? It’s happening exactly as you see it.”
“If you keep doing that, you’ll die if the death ray just passes by!”
“I told you everything. But you still went.”
“No, is that… … okay?”
Everyone was seen clenching their fists.
Because I remember the fate of my comrades who were sacrificed to the death ray earlier.
Even back then, there were hunters who confidently crossed the river, confident that they would not die, but ended up dying screaming.
They died without leaving a will. The bodies? There was no trace of them that could be recovered.
Right then.
Pot! Pot!
Kang-hoo, who had seized the optimal timing, arrived in front of Gloria in an instant by using his shadow twice.
Gloria, wearing a blindfold, stood as if in meditation, not moving at all.
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It seems like it was originally implemented as a boss monster. It is a being that guards its position but is sleeping forever.
But it is a being that makes the protective sphere surrounding her untouchable.
When Kang-hoo looked back, he saw Ma Jin-ho’s mouth with his chin down like in a cartoon.
I never imagined that Gloria, whom I had worked so hard to catch, would be caught so easily.
I’ve thought about it many times.
I thought it would be really easy to catch if I approached it. But it was very difficult to make that thought a reality.
But Kang-hoo made the impossible imagination a reality! Easily with his skills.
Kang-hoo jumped onto Gloria’s shoulder, using his leaping skill with all his might, and grabbed the dagger.
Even though she was completely defenseless, she might make an unexpected move.
and.
Phew!
Kang-hoo’s dagger, fully loaded with the destructive power of a great beheading, pierced Gloria’s left chest.
The dagger that tore through Gloria’s heart muscle and tore a rift deep within it, taking her life with such ease.
【The level has increased significantly to 130.】
【Successfully stole the Resonance Vision skill from the target.】
“This is it.”
Kang-hoo’s nose twitched at the thrilling pleasure of leveling up.
When I caught the middle boss monster Edax, my expected final level score was 120 at best.
But because I monopolized the experience points, my level went up even higher.
Kang-hoo’s contribution was 100%. It was a perfect one-person meal with not even a speck of contribution from other hunters.
Explosive level up.
Theft of the skill called Resonance Vision.
The good news wasn’t just this.
What Gloria left behind as she hung her head and died, turning into a handful of ashes.
“Did you get a red magic stone?”
Ma Jin-ho, who found out its true identity, found half a red magic stone and one orange magic stone.
The basic unit price of one red magic stone is 100 billion won.
In other words, even if it was half-open, it was a very precious body whose market value was definitely 50 billion won.
‘I never knew that having priority in loot would be so reassuring. Thanks to the White War, I’m making a profit.’
The White War was something I always thought of as serious.
However, due to the shortage of mercenaries caused by the White War, the value of bleeding dealers also increased.
Because of this, the raid that desperately needed a bleed dealer had to offer loot priority.
In fact, it would have been a jackpot if only one orange magic stone had appeared.
But since the red magic stone appeared, it was Majinho and the Gru Guild that were going to have a huge stomach ache.
Of course, I can’t break a promise that was made. It’s a matter of good faith. One way or another, only Kang-hoo benefited.
Except for Kang-hoo, no one gained any experience points from Gloria.
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After finishing the cleanup, Kang-hoo immediately started to settle the red magic stone and commission fee.
After receiving the deposit, balance, and magic stone settlement, the balance came to 85 billion won.
Before coming to Jeju Island, it was hard to believe that 5 billion won was just around the corner.
Of course, it wasn’t that the Gru Guild was doing business at a loss.
I also picked up one orange magic stone that dropped along with the red magic stone.
This is because there was a lot of magic stone earning during the general monster clearing section in the middle.
If we calculate the total settlement amount for the raid, it would be at least 20 billion won.
Even if the individual distribution is equal, it is equivalent to earning more than 2 billion won in half a day’s attack.
This was usually the size of the distribution after a typical raid.
But the story changed when Gloria died, unexpectedly dropping a red magic stone.
According to Ma Jin-ho, he has personally counted over 100 times he has caught Gloria.
He said that if you include the ones that weren’t checked properly, it would double.
The point is that I have never seen even a speck of red magic stone, let alone half of one.
This is the first time it has come out, but since the priority for loot was given to Kang-hoo, it became ‘non-existent’.
Thanks to Ma Jin-ho’s consideration, Kang-hoo was able to settle accounts before the entire team, which gave him some time to relax.
Rather than thinking that Kang-hoo had robbed them of quality loot, everyone seemed satisfied with the quick attack.
Except for the Gloria gun, I had been steadily gaining experience points, so I really had nothing to complain about.
While Kang-hoo was catching his breath and quenching his dry throat with cool water, he checked out the skills he had acquired from Gloria.
【Sight of Resonance】
【Skill Proficiency: Lv. Max】
【You can still secure your vision even if you are blinded by addiction or forced skill use.】
【Resonance Vision actively helps users perceive the world in black and white.】
【0.5 mana per second is automatically consumed only when blinded, and abilities are limited when mana is insufficient.】
Although it is written in detail, to summarize, it means real-name immunity.
Even if you are blind, you can perceive the world in black and white through resonance.
Except for losing color, you can maintain a state that is completely different from normal.
‘There’s no problem at night because of the night vision. With the resonance vision, you can even deal with blindness situations… … .’
Handicaps are being erased one by one like this. It is a step towards making myself more perfect.
Eyes are really important.
It’s not that the fighting power of hunters who have their eyes injured suddenly decreases.
It would be better if it ended at a level where only combat power was reduced, and it was also common to die unexpectedly in the dungeon.
This is because a distorted and limited field of vision blocks that much information and slows down responses to variables.
It’s like that just with the scars, it goes without saying that it’s even worse with real names.
If a hunter is completely unprepared, he or she may immediately die from the enemy’s tricks.
‘I feel a little proud today.’
If I hadn’t found the loophole, Gloria’s conquest would have been nothing more than a bystander.
I benefited greatly from the efficient camouflage and location-switching skill called ‘Shadow Walk’.
After the new encounter, it was a moment to once again feel the value of the skills I had steadily acquired.
As expected, skill is a virtue.
If you save them, there will come a time when they will be useful.
And the same will be true of the vision of resonance I received from Gloria today.
To the future ‘enemy’ who is sure that Kang-hoo will be blinded by his own real name attack… … .
Because it will deliver the most lethal counterpunch.