Chapter 151. < Episode 48. After all, solo is the best (1). >
1.
[Shadow of Gareum]
– Skill Grade: Legendary
– Skill Effect: Summons the shadow of Gareum. The summoned clone has the same stats as the main body.
the shadow of the garum.
‘It’s a shadow clone skill.’
The method of this skill, also known as the shadow clone, was very simple.
To make the shadow into an alter ego, literally.
‘A skill that summons a strong alter ego.’
And to attack the enemy through the alter ego created like that.
The fighting power of the clone that came out was the same as the main body.
Of course there were differences.
The clone was unable to use skills and had lower physical and magical defense than the main body.
Also, it was impossible to receive buffs and it was impossible to take potions.
But what is the body that is the basis for it?
‘When this was first revealed, there was an explosion of nonsense.’
It is a divine beast that is considered the best in God Wars for its ability to fight Fenrir.
Even if the basic stats were the same, the ability was indescribable.
‘This is not even smart.’
Crucially, this Gareum’s shadow skill was a skill that even Master Rappo of the Undead Guild had never learned before.
In other words, it is an opportunity for Lucky to become a more unique being.
Therefore, the first thought that came to Midas’ head the moment he acquired this skill was that.
‘I have to hide this unconditionally.’
After creating the situation properly, let’s bring out this skill.
‘If I took it out suddenly, Lucky’s fans would go crazy.’
So let’s surprise everyone.
‘Then the donations are pouring in.’
to benefit from him.
‘A large number of viewers who like BJ Lucky will tell you to throw away BJ’s great mage and change your name to BJ Lucky… … Oh, that’s a bad story.’
Midas, imagining the future situation, shook his head.
Panting!
Whether or not he knew his master’s heart, Lucky, now a little bigger, lay face down on the floor and looked at Midas, wagging his now bulky tail from side to side.
Midas said while stroking Lucky’s head.
“Yeah, how about changing the name of the show to BJ Lucky?”
‘Now it is possible to play solo enough for a 50-person tribe. I’ll have to do a lot of potion doping, but.’
What was clear was that this power increase now allowed solo play, albeit conditionally.
‘Of course, it’s still not enough, so it’s much more profitable to just join a party with good skills after all.’
Of course, other things that are possible and have their merits.
Because of this, Midas had no further worries about that part.
Instead, he faced the first problem he had to deal with.
‘Then I have to finish the quest first.’
Midas turned his head and looked at the red mountain.
‘This is the last time… … I’ll just have to give up the extra reward.’
2.
[You have joined the subjugation party. All EXP gained in Red Mountain increases by 20%.]
The moment Midas entered the prepared tent with a familiar notification, what greeted him was nothing but silence.
‘huh?’
This was unexpected for Midas, who had always faced cheers, admiration, and surprise.
Naturally, Midas surveyed the atmosphere in the audience.
And Midas’ eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at the reaction.
‘what? Why are they all looking determined?’
It was just like that expression.
Players Facing Midas Now, the two characters of determination were evident on the faces of the members who were to become members of the subjugation party and complete the quest for an hour with Midas.
That, of course, was what they were determined to do.
‘Really came!’
‘It’s become a party like BJ’s great mage!’
BJ Grand Mage is hot right now, and he doesn’t want to leave the opportunity to play a party with him, who is making God Wars even hotter by going beyond Red Mountain, just as an experience.
‘An opportunity like this will never come again.’
‘Make history rather than memories.’
That I want to somehow turn this opportunity into something monumental.
There was nothing strange about it.
For players who have come from God Wars to Red Mountain, the amount of time and money invested in God Wars has never been small.
Nevertheless, to be honest, they were the ones who didn’t do anything great.
If there were any results left, at least they wouldn’t have come to the punitive force.
In such a situation, the opportunity to be with BJ Grand Mage came, but I just spend it hahahaha?
There were no such people.
“Thank you, BJ Great Mage!”
“I will do whatever you ask!”
“I really want to try hunting properly!”
But at least those who were here were the kind who made their own resolutions.
Midas was taken aback by such a resolution.
‘Why are you doing this all of a sudden?’
Whatever the case may be, Midas, who does not know the context, cannot help but be perplexed.
However, on the contrary, Midas’ intuition told me.
‘wait for a sec.’
There is no reason to refuse this resolution.
Naturally, Midas also began to seriously think about the best record once again.
‘What was the highest score?’
As Midas knew, the highest record for subjugation was 1671.
It was a record that was achieved in the distant past, and in fact, it was not that great a record.
There was no special reward to say so, so there was no reason for the talented to challenge.
In other words, it was worth a shot from Midas’ point of view.
The eyes of Midas immediately began examining the strength of the players one by one.
Their level and stats were shown in the item settings.
To be honest, it wasn’t good enough.
Conversely, it wasn’t even bad.
‘Well, if you come all the way here and play games, you’re the type to spend money on games anyway… … . If I spray some buff potions on this and dope it all…….’
In the midst of such a continuation, Midas finished his calculations.
‘If you hit me with some money… … Do you think it will work?’
If you spend your money properly, you will get much better results than you think.
Of course, when the thought reached that point, Midas said to himself.
Will you spend real money? How many chickens are there?
At that question, a reward immediately came to Midas’ mind.
‘Unique exclusive master skill book… … I can’t get it even with money.’
When he got there, Midas was not troubled.
“hmm.”
Now, with his eyes wide open, he looked different than usual and spoke to those in the audience.
“Honestly, I was doing a subjugation quest that felt like fan service…. .
Everyone focused their attention on those words, and Midas spoke to them.
“Since you came out with such determination, it can’t be done as a joke.”
At that moment, everyone’s expressions changed and Midas asked again.
“Are you really going to do it right?”
The answer came immediately to that question.
“yes!
“I’ve packed as many potions as possible!”
“I even bought a new item!”
clear commitment.
But Midas knew.
‘I’ve never solved the limit in my head, but no matter how determined I am, it’s meaningless.’
If everyone could leave behind their own results, there wouldn’t be a single person in God Wars who couldn’t play.
‘What’s more important than determination is debt.’
That’s why Midas added one more to their resolve.
Midas pulled an item from his inventory.
“Isn’t that a colorful potion?”
“If it’s a colorful potion…. Isn’t that an 800 gold potion?”
While all the players who confirmed the identity of the potion were surprised, Midas spoke to them.
“I give this to those who risk their lives to fight on the front lines.”
I’ll give you an 800 gold potion for free!
The moment everyone was surprised by that fact.
‘Damn, can I just say no? no i’m crazy How many chickens are these… … .’
And the moment Midas regretted it in real time, someone raised his hand at that moment.
“I will do it!”
Then another person raised his hand.
“I do too.”
Tankers scrambled to raise their hands, and the players soon changed their expressions.
Just as Midas said, with an expression full of determination to leave real results.
3.
The end of the subjugation team quest was always similar.
“Ah, to play games with guys like this, I just have to pay for it.”
“Thank you all for your hard work. Let’s make sure we don’t see each other again!”
“May Satan and Hades bless you!”
Before the given hour was over, they arbitrarily logged out or left the subjugation party, and the Red Goblin hunt naturally stopped there.
It was extremely rare to run all the way to the end.
Even when running to the end, there was no case of running with full power.
“Good job everyone. Let’s go slowly now.”
“Ugh, it’s been a while since I met the top spot and did some hunting.”
In the first place, hunting with full force for an hour was impossible without a great deal of determination.
Most of them were finished before then.
But they were different.
“How many minutes do you have left?”
“5 minutes!”
5 minutes to complete the quest. Normally, it’s time for everyone to say hello or curse.
However, the 40-person party was different.
“one more! I can catch another group!”
one more!
While shouting that, he searched for his prey while burning his will to fight.
“For now, we’ll gather a few of them even if it’s an assault force!”
“The melee dealers can afford it, so let’s just drive them!”
“I’ll go!”
“me too!”
Even a few players in the melee dealer position expressed their will to lure out any number of monsters in this situation.
Beyond will, beyond common sense.
There was only one thing that made that possible.
Whoa!
Lucky-sama found a group!”
Being with BJ the great mage.
“If you catch this, you might get a high score!”
And with such a BJ great mage, in a sense, an opportunity to create a historic result has come.
That fact drove the players who were treated like idiots who couldn’t even join the party go crazy.
“Just get in!”
“No time!”
“Yes, it’s a business where you can survive even if you die here, so let’s hit it head first!”
There is no way that there will be people who are drunk with madness and will not hesitate.
The moment they saw a group of 70 Red Goblins, melee dealers and tankers rushed towards them as if competing.
In the middle of the day!
The Red Goblin archers who were already waiting at the sight drew their bowstrings, but no one paid attention to them.
“Yeah, just guess me, you filthy goblins!”
As I said before, madness was the first reason, and the second reason was the presence that drives them crazy.
Perong!
[The Red Goblin Archer has been killed.]
Midas began hunting the Red Goblin Archer from a distance with a single shot of magic.
The members of the subjugation team did not even cheer any more at the fact that they had already experienced several times.
“Just get in!”
“Anyway, this is the end!”
Everyone started the last spurt, squeezing the last of their strength.
In the end they did.
[End the quest.]
[The number of goblins you hunted is 1678.]
[Highest record reached.]
Highest record achieved.
A result that can be meaningless and futile without compensation.
However, the moment it was achieved, all the members of the punitive force clenched their fists and shouted.
“I did it!”
“wow! We did it!”
Everyone cheered.
And in that cheer, everyone turned their heads toward Midas.
‘BJ Grand Mage!’
In order to give some kind of reciprocal answer to the one who allowed me to experience an experience I had never dared to imagine.
Those who turned their heads like that could see it.
“Hahaha! I did it! Lucky, Gold, Jackpot! we did it! We hit our record high!”
Midas, more than anyone else, was delighted and cheered for this fact.
‘It’s an additional reward! It’s a master skill book!’
Of course, the reason for the cheers was the sweet reward, but there was no way other members of the subjugation team knew about it.
Because of this, the members of the subjugation team thought.
“…. It must have been hard for you to subjugate us.”
“It wasn’t hard, but he spent a lot of money. I think I spent 5000 gold even if the potion wasn’t worth it… … .
“But you would be so happy.”
The fact that BJ Grand Mage is sincerely delighted at this moment when nothing remains of the experience they had with them.
Upon reaching such a thought, some of them wriggled their faces in awe.
‘He’s a really great person.’
‘He’s not just a gold spoon who wants to spend his money, he’s someone who really likes this game.’
If it wasn’t for the game, the level of emotion that would have rightfully shed tears began to dominate the audience.
Of course, Midas couldn’t have known that.
“Hahaha! you can really do it… … Great.”
Midas stopped the cheers by coughing in the eyes of the crowd.
After that, he looked at the crowd and said.
“Thank you all for your hard work. I feel like I want to have a dinner, but I have a schedule, so I think I’ll have to say hello here.
After that, Midas quickly waved his hand and said,
“Well then, see you next time you have a chance!”
‘Let’s leave quickly before I say let’s do it one more time.’
Then, seeing him turn his back with Lucky, some people reached out and said,
“There!”
“Wait a minute!”
However, Midas pretended not to hear that and immediately left, and the players who looked at the traces of Midas who disappeared said,
“Ah, I have to pay for the potion…. .
At that sigh, another player tapped on the shoulder and said.
“Ah, the price of a potion for BJ Grand Mage is probably less than the cost of food for a day, right?”
“Well, the dinner party earlier was probably the story of a 3-star Miselin restaurant.”
“Perhaps the price of the potion I used today is not even the price of wine that BJ Grand Mage usually drinks?”
It was the moment when a new story of BJ Grand Mage was born.
“Okay then, let’s sort it out.”
“Let’s go out and brag!”
And that was the moment when new rumors began to spread.
4.
The way to find NPC Choi again.
‘Oh, come to think of it, the expenses are huge.’
Midas, who was examining the contents of the inventory at the corner of the road, clicked his tongue briefly.
Clearly there was an income.
Because you get extra rewards that money can’t get.
‘I wrote too much because I was drunk on the way.’
However, even taking that into consideration, the cost spent for just one subjugation quest this time was considerable.
‘Even though I did this, I managed to raise the level by one.’
And the fact that the level up pace was not very satisfactory despite all these expenses and hardships made Midas bitter.
‘I’d rather play solo.’
Even if I played solo, the speed of leveling up was much faster than doing the subjugation quest.
‘It’s best to form a party with real members.’
Of course, if you play with the right members in a party, it’s twice as fast as when you play solo.
Tsk.
Midas, who clicked his tongue briefly at the bitter taste created by such a reality, turned his head and looked at Gold as if he had remembered something.
“Master, today was a wonderful day. It seems that their cheers for the master still linger in my ears.”
The appearance of Gold, who became a level 4 loyalist during the Subjugation Team quest.
‘Ah, a new skill!’
Remembering that he couldn’t choose a new skill because he was too busy, Midas stood in front of Gold.
[Choose the Guardian’s new ability yourself.]
Eventually, Midas nodded in front of the notification, and 20 cards appeared in front of him.
In the midst of it, Midas prayed briefly.
‘I hope to have a skill related to tanking.’
I hope tanking related skills will come out with skills related to this gold.
The current firepower of Midas is overflowing, and it was natural that tanking ability would be preferred in such a situation.
‘If it’s an ambiguous attack skill, there’s nothing to use anyway, and it’s a stable tank… … .’
Of course, Midas’s thoughts did not last long.
[Ilkito]
– Skill Grade: Legendary
– Skill Effect: Request a Ikito against the boss monster that commands the group. All stats increase greatly.
‘…. What kind of tanking is King? It’s just a matter of destroying it with firepower.’
The moment I saw that skill, Midas had no choice but to change his mind.
‘wait.’
That was the moment.
Midas looked at both Gold and Lucky, then looked up at the sky and looked around before closing his eyes.
Then, after a short thought, Midas looked at the skill card in front of his eyes again and said.
