018. Return (2)
A gray spire located in the center of an old and destroyed fortress city.
Even in a fortress city dominated by five boss-level monsters, this spire was special.
This is because it is a building where one of the boss-level monsters resides.
‘They said that the trials on the 4th floor would be over if we caught the guy inside.’
Former hunter Lee Si-eon looked around the inside of the spire, narrowed his eyes, and opened his mouth.
“Hey lung class.”
The man behind Lee Si-eon belatedly flinched at the short but malicious words.
“…yes yes?”
The bespectacled man who watched the slow action frowned.
“Your bastard is slow to answer like a real lung class. If you were a normal person, you would have to be quick to figure out the subject, tsk.”
At those words, Lee Jin-hoo, a man who was called a delinquent, shrank back and apologized.
“I’m sorry, Sangyoon-hyung. I made a mistake…”
“A mistake? Ha kid that’s ridiculous Do you know what your situation is?”
Lim Sang-yoon raised his glasses with his fingers and gave Lee Jin-hoo a cold look.
It’s because I didn’t like the general public who depended on the hunter to act so slowly and without notice.
However, it was only for a short time that such an intimidating atmosphere was formed.
“Ah, are you sure the Goblin King is really in here?”
Lim Sang-yoon took a step back at Lee Si-eon’s words, and Lee Jin-hoo answered cautiously.
“At the time I wrote the question ticket, one of the bosses was living here…”
“You’re not sure if that’s the Goblin King?”
“Yes….”
“Tsk, please think when you talk. If there were only goblins on the way, it would be natural for the Goblin King or something to be here.”
“That’s right.”
“Then it is certain that the boss lives.”
Having concluded that, Lee Si-eon looked around the inside of the spire again.
‘Wow, it’s really damn wide.’
I was surprised by the ridiculous background of the fortress city, but the spire is also surprising.
Paintings that perfectly match the medieval-style buildings are hanging on the walls.
The bright stones that drive out the darkness harmoniously illuminate the inside of the spire.
It was a type of place that even he, a C-class hunter with a dreamy atmosphere, had never seen before.
‘I don’t know what the hell the tower is, but it sure is amazing.’
Even the view of the dungeon through the gate was incomparable to this spire.
The level of the monsters that appeared was not only different, but there were also quite a lot of interesting equipment.
also.
‘The rewards you can get are better than dungeons.’
The stronger the monster was, the more valuable the reward was.
If he could bring all of these rewards into reality, he would be able to escape from being a C-class hunter.
‘No, there’s no need to continue being a Hunter.’
The information of Lee Si-eon, who was involved in the first position, must be valuable even at the national level.
Then, by using that information as a trading material, you might be able to raise funds to live on for the rest of your life.
Either way, there was nothing bad about Lee Si-eon.
At first, I felt hopeless, saying that I had lost my power, but now I feel that I have seized a very good opportunity.
Of course, Lee Jin-hoo behind this could not even dream of such a fact.
‘Hmm, but wouldn’t it be a bit difficult if I left him alive?’
If you go outside and spread information, that’s like getting into trouble.
The value of information increases as more people do not know the information.
According to that simple logic, it was reasonable for Lee Jin-hoo to only take the item and kill him later.
Lee Si-eon licked his lips.
It was regrettable that even if an ordinary person was caught in the team assignment, it was such a waste.
‘It would have been better if I had been a hunter even if I was inexperienced…’
Lee Si-eon briefly envied the other challengers, but that was only for a moment.
‘Yeah, but thanks to that, I didn’t do anything stupid and came this far, so it’s okay.’
It looks like the other competitors haven’t arrived yet, but it’s rather good.
If you just kill the Goblin King and escape from here, they will automatically drop out.
Lee Si-eon cut off his thoughts and spoke briefly.
“Let’s kill the Goblin King and get out of the 4th floor. Now the ordeal must be over.”
“What are you going to do with Si-eon’s formation?”
“How to do it. You and I should stand in the back, and the lungs should pull aggro from the monsters like before.”
“Hey did you hear? Hurry up and take the lead.”
“All right.”
Lee Jin-hoo stood in the lead with a gloomy expression and looked at the large door inside the spire.
A large door engraved with penetrating eyes probably meant that a boss battle would begin if it was opened.
Lee Jin-hoo was afraid that he would have to die again…
But if he rebelled, he could have been killed by these two here.
Lee Jin-hoo, whose eyes were tightly closed, struggled to open his mouth.
“Then I will open it.”
And it was the moment when Lee Jin-hoo stretched out his trembling hand to the large door.
Wow.
Lee Si-eon and Im Sang-yoon were the first to turn their heads at the sound they heard from behind.
“All competing teams have entered the Goblin King’s Spire.”
At that moment, phrases that the three had never seen before appeared in front of their eyes.
「Conditions met.」
「Special task ‘Competition’ begins.」
「The boss fight cannot start until only one team remains, and it becomes impossible to get out of the area.」 「If you can
achieve the goal of the special task , Additional settlement will be added to the reward for breaking through the city.」
Beyond the system message overlapping the field of vision, figures came into my eyes, albeit vaguely.
The moment Lee Si-eon strained his eyes, the impression of the man in the front was revealed.
The figure wearing a black robe and holding a sword and shield in both hands was not a goblin.
And who it is has already been defined by the system.
‘shit.’
Lee Si-eon spat out curse words inside and took out a crossbow and prepared for battle.
Somehow, I thought I was lucky, but it turned out that it wasn’t like that.
“Ha sir. Even if luck twisted, it was properly twisted.”
Another team of competitors entered the spire.
***
「The special task ‘Competition’ begins.」
The moment I entered the Ashen Spire, a message popped up in front of my eyes.
‘Special assignment?’
A system message of a kind never heard of outside.
It meant that it was a unique function of the Tower of Trials.
‘What else is this…’
I was taken aback for a moment because it was something I had never seen before entering the tower.
However, the theme of the 4th floor ordeal was ‘competition’, so it wasn’t long before he regained his composure.
‘Well, there’s no way I’ll be able to break through normally.’
It left only the option of breaking through head-on so that it would not leak into another path.
I didn’t know that the tower would act so viciously, but I was prepared.
I then glanced at the system message that surfaced and looked at the enemy.
‘There are three enemies in total, and there are wizards…’
The bespectacled man was wearing an antique robe and holding a staff studded with blue beads.
No matter where you look, you are a wizard.
Just the fact that there was a job group that could support me from the rear made me nervous.
No matter what, being a wizard is a valuable talent.
There were swordsmen with diminutive physiques who trembled, and there were others with crossbows and miscellaneous weapons.
At least, it seems to have a better system and more ability than my teammates.
‘Is the center of the group a challenger with a crossbow?’
Basically, his attitude was different from the other two, and overall it was plausible.
At least there was no sign of fear in this fight.
It was then.
“Ha sir. Even if luck twisted, it was properly twisted.”
The challenger holding the crossbow muttered that and his eyes flashed.
Reptile-like eyes, eyes that can only be explained that way, shoot out.
“Hey junk. You take on the guy who looks like an assassin. Just take your time and don’t do anything else.”
The dwarfed challenger, who was called an old class, couldn’t even reply.
That’s also because the challenger with the crossbow kicked the ground the moment he finished speaking.
Wow.
The body of the challenger holding the crossbow moved swiftly with a low audible sound.
Wedge liquid!
‘Throwing a dagger?’
As if he would not use a crossbow from the beginning, he pulled out a dagger from his thigh and threw it.
The sound of cutting through the air was like that of a snake.
But now, my stats were higher by absorbing all kinds of monsters.
Even if he wanted to be subjected to such an attack, he could not.
Teeing!
He raised his shield and blocked the dagger, and suddenly a short swordsman approached him.
“Ughhhh!”
Clearly, the frightened voice and the two trembling eyes refused to fight…
but that didn’t stop them from attacking me.
No, rather, he swung his sword more fiercely and approached me as if tying me down.
Chae Ae-Aeng!
This time, instead of blocking it with a shield, he struck it with a sword to create a gap.
‘Perhaps the swordsman gave him a blow to close the distance.’
I didn’t have the slightest intention of giving it according to the intention.
It was the intention to kill the swordsman and head for the challenger with the crossbow by taking advantage of the gap that was disturbed by the recoil of the sword.
However, the sword moves gracefully as if he would not let it go like that.
If you look at the fear-stained eyes or the trembling hands, the sword, if not the Hunter, draws a sharp trajectory.
It was clear that he had acquired swordsmanship-related skills.
‘Damn, this would be a bit difficult.’
Under the judgment that I couldn’t delay any longer, I shouted briefly.
“Lee Ha-yeon, now!”
“all right!”
Lee Ha-yeon, who heard that, answered and then opened her mouth slightly behind Lee Seong-hoon.
「You have received the ‘Blessing of the Wind’.」
「Additional stat correction is applied when Agility is 50 or less.」
「Temporarily increases Agility by +3.」
「Remaining duration – 00:09:59」
Instantly A sensation arises as if the body becomes the wind, and the landscape is distorted.
After devouring the spirits of the monsters and raising his agility, he felt a sense of omnipotence.
Did crazy Lee Seong-hoon not even deal with goblins even after receiving this?
At this level, this swordsman can no longer follow my movements at all.
The moment I had such a conviction, I stomped my foot and lightly swung my black iron dagger.
However, as if to ridicule that confidence, the opponent’s sword moved bizarrely.
Chae Ae-Aeng!
“…!”
The swordsman, whose hands were shaking in fear, read my sword and blocked it.
I thought I was hiding my skills for a moment, but I soon realized that it wasn’t.
‘Unique characteristics!’
It was.
Just as I gained necromancy in the Tower of Trials, this man also gained something.
Until now, I had forgotten because I had been overwhelmed by the difference in stats, but the unique characteristics were an important factor enough to turn the tide of the war.
It was natural to have to figure out what it was.
I drew my sword once and naturally stepped back.
At the same time, I was relieved when I glanced at the scene of Lee Seong-hoon and Lee Ha-yeon fighting.
Should I say I’m lucky?
The unique characteristic of ‘magic resistance’ that Lee Seong-hoon mentioned prevented even the arrows of the crossbow, as if it was not for decoration.
Of course, it’s not a shield, but a greatsword, but… it
was doing pretty well for something like that.
It seems that the challenger with the crossbow is also worried about Lee Ha-yeon and can’t dig in properly.
‘It seems that the wizard over there was also fortunately an auxiliary class.’
Loading speed, foot agility, arrow speed, etc. went up.
However, Lee Seong-hoon has the ability to resist the skill effect with the characteristic of ‘magic resistance’.
Because of that, I was kiting from a distance while using my feet quickly, but it didn’t seem to work well.
Of course, if they realized that Lee Seong-hoon’s military power was insignificant, he would rush at it like a madman
…
The elements to overturn the board are overflowing and I have the ability to turn the board.
I turned my gaze to the swordsman in front of me again and concentrated.
Chae Ae-Aeng!
‘It’s definitely not a buff that can follow my movements.’
The magician over there didn’t even cast weak auxiliary magic on this swordsman.
It could have been that they thought it was a throwaway card and drove it towards a challenger with a crossbow.
But then, the only thing following my sword is the effect of the unique attribute.
visor! Chae Chaeng! Chaeeng!
He started to panic as he attacked the challenger with the sword like a storm.
This was perfect for efficiently finding out the opponent’s unique characteristics.
If you don’t give yourself a chance to hide yourself, your actions will be simpler.
And as if that thought wasn’t wrong, the prosecutor’s behavior showed awkwardness.
His eyes turned faster than he could swing his sword.
‘…?’
Only then did I know what the unique characteristics of this swordsman were.
Damn, I had no choice but to follow my movements.
‘The trajectory is visible.’
If you look at the trajectory of the sword in advance and raise the sword according to it, all of your swings will be blocked.
Immediately after seeing through the unique characteristics, he immediately came up with the method of destruction.
If it is a unique characteristic that depends on ‘vision’, then it is only necessary to limit that ‘vision’.
Now was the time to decide the outcome of this fight.
Whoa!
He swung the shield in his left hand and threw it at the swordsman.
‘It’s a bit reckless, but this is the only way for now…!’
At that moment, the swordsman panicked and hit the shield that blocked his vision with his sword.
“…!”
Due to such an act, a ‘gap’ of unique characteristics was created, albeit for a short time.
Without hesitation in the obstructed view, he dug into the swordsman’s arms and swung his sword.
Chow!
Scattered blood and at the same time, the hall became quiet in an instant.
The challenger who pulled the crossbow from a distance and the wizard who used secondary magic from behind.
Everyone temporarily stopped fighting and stared at me.
“Mi crazy…what the hell is this
…”
The way he said what the hell he did to kill him already.
Everyone, whether enemies or allies, all stared at me in astonishment.
But I, who was at the center of that astonishment, was in even greater astonishment.
Killing someone for the first time wasn’t the problem.
That was what I was prepared for, and the swordsman who was actually killed by me also tried to kill me.
But the message that popped up in front of my eyes now shocked me even more than that.
「Would you like to absorb the spirit of the player, Jin-Hoo Lee?」
The phrase that emerged from the smoke from the falling corpse told me.
‘Crazy…’
Necromancy was the ability to absorb human souls.
