chapter 233
233 – You Are Not My Opponent
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Dagger Throwing Lv. Max
– When throwing a dagger, attack power +50%, accuracy +30%
– Hit rate +25% when throwing any object
– The direction of the projectile is precisely adjusted.
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‘This is the first time my skill has risen to max. 50%… That’s amazing. Let’s see how much has changed!’
[Fire Ball]
[Throwing a dagger]
Grumbling─
Puff puff poop—!
Maybe it was because the dagger throw hit the max, but the slightly unstable zero point of the fireball felt much more stable.
I wonder if pinpoint control has become possible where I wanted.
[······!]
They must have sensed the change in my skills, as the naturalization that had been blooming in their eyes flickered sharply for a moment.
[Undatrichi—!]
‘I don’t know what you’re talking about, but you guys are slow!’
Two skeleton knights attacked me at the same time, but I easily avoided them using [Fandom Dash].
[·········?!]
The skeleton knights seemed very surprised to see me using their unique skills.
They flinched back and spread out on both sides.
‘When I actually tried it, it goes well with [Fitf’s Protection].’
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Fitf’s blessing
– The legacy left behind by the great warrior of the Lizard tribe, Fitf
– The longer the battle time, the faster the health recovery rate increases (up to 50%).
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[Fitf’s Protection] Obtained by defeating the Lizardman.
It’s a trait I’m grateful for that has helped me knowingly or unknowingly.
Since the battle time had already exceeded five hours, I was receiving the maximum effect of the protection.
Therefore, the stamina lost through [Phantom Dash] Will be recovered quickly.
[Koooh─]
Perhaps because they were angry that they had made a fuss, the Skeleton Knights readjusted their posture and began to apply somewhat rough sword techniques to pressure me.
‘Definitely … Maybe because he’s not awake, his swordsmanship is poor.’
That doesn’t mean I’m better than those guys, but since I still have the swordsmanship of ‘Natalan Zachman’ that I saw in Hidden Dungeon still deeply embedded in my mind, I couldn’t help but see it that way.< Br﹥
Chaechang-Chaeng─!
Thanks to receiving training(?) From ‘Natalan Zachman’, I felt it was much easier to respond to their attacks.
Pew pew pew pew—!
‘Tch-! Arrows are annoying.’
However, he was unable to withstand the attacks of the two Skeleton Knights and avoid the attacks of the Ten Commandos.
Even though my defense exceeded 200, I was able to easily ignore the attacks of small fish.
Nevertheless, the successive attacks pushed me away like a giant hammer, making it increasingly difficult to properly respond to the Skeleton Knight’s attacks.
[Swooo—!]
‘It’s coming!’
Fishit─
As soon as there is an opportunity, their one-point stab, which is their specialty, flies in and targets my body.
No matter how high the defense was, that attack could not be ignored, and seeing as the hole in the cave was still not completely healed, it was clear that it was an attack that should not be allowed if possible.
Clutter-clatter-
‘Damn-‘
And the remains of the skeletal monsters exploded by my bomb gathered around several spots and began to shape into the shape of a giant skeleton soldier.
Hwieeeing-
I threw a fireball at the reviving Giant Skeleton Soldier, but Nargul used [Arcane Deflection] To distort the trajectory of my magic again. Damn you bastard.
How long had it been since I was frantically killing them?
‘Whoa—that’s really tough! How many times did you kill them?’
Counting was meaningless. In the end, the broken ones were merged into one and were reborn as stronger monsters.
Quantity decreases and quality increases.
It was not a very pleasant development from our perspective.
In the end, I retreated, falling backwards with thorns wrapped around my body.
– Movement speed increases by 30%.
Thanks to the military gaiters I acquired this time, it became much easier to keep the distance.
(Duuuuu─ Lee, Iro-)
It went so fast that ‘Ran’, who was climbing on me while holding my shoulder with his claws, even flew backwards.
Even though the distance between me and me was quite large, they started chasing me in a young formation led by a skeleton knight in the center. The only thing that sticks out is the awesome jingle guys.
‘Let’s put off the Skeleton Knight. First of all, it’s that bastard.’
We decided to eliminate the biggest problem first.
I retreated exactly to the point where I escaped Nargul’s detection barrier, and immediately activated my stealth and jumped into the sky.
The two Skeleton Knights who were following closely behind me looked around for a moment and then turned around as if they had missed it. But it was too late.
[High-speed flight]
I quickly jumped over the guys who were pushing me and quickly went back the way I came.
I lost my magic power and stamina during the successive movement periods, but I had to save it because if I missed this opportunity, the Skeleton Knight, who had learned, would not make the mistake of giving me an opportunity again.
Soon, Nargul’s head was seen moving while being escorted by monsters.
Damn you, you really don’t have a king. Some people are having a hard time, but they look very relaxed.
Nargul had special abilities, but in the end, he had the same weaknesses as wizards.
‘A wizard is fighting!’
Paang—! Paang─!
With the help of gravity, Nargul’s fall was greatly accelerated, and before Nargul could even use the wand’s detection ability, he was struck by my concentrated magical power.
Pergeok──!
The stick of a fat man passes by, smashing his face. The sound of something splitting in two came from the vicious swing, and Nargul’s kill message immediately came to mind.
“Crack, tick, tick—!”
‘It’s one shot! This guy has a very weak body.’
– Failed to steal trait!
Don’t bother posting a message about your failure! It’s so exciting.
I was a little irritated for a moment because of the feeling of good or bad, but I got excited again when I saw the message that followed.
– Obtained a barrier stone (detection type)!
Barrier stone (detection type)
– Detects a radius of 20M centered on the barrier stone
– This item must be worn on a socketed weapon to be effective.
‘Hey! Is this valuable? The thing on the staff was dropped.’
It is the luck of a jewel falling into an equipment socket that is said to be more difficult than the equipment drop with the probability of extreme evil.
I don’t have any equipment with sockets yet, but I’ll probably use them someday. Since I have [Sense] And don’t need it anyway, I guess I can just give it to Yeonhee.
[Swooooo─!]
‘Oh, are you here? Friends.’
Even though Nargul’s items had already been supplied, the Skeleton Knights who appeared late seemed to be completely angry and did not hide their ferocious magical power.
‘I know you guys don’t get along well, but don’t keep acting like you had such a close relationship.’
Shhh!
They attacked me with the same momentum as they were rushing at me, but after watching it once or twice, I started to get used to it.
‘Unless it’s a Natalan Zachman-level attack, you won’t be hit by it again!’
Of course, there were still thousands of monsters, so I had to fight for a while and then retreat, but for me, who was not affected by stamina, this guerrilla war was just fun.
Like when fighting bats, my movements weren’t caught up.
And since they were no longer able to detect my hiding, I was able to accumulate [Flame Slash] Once in a while, taking advantage of the opportunity.
20 minutes later.
Kwahia Ahhh!
With the [Flame explosion], The two skeleton knights were completely destroyed.
‘It’s really strong!’
Is this the majesty of defense-ignoring damage?
All you had to do was get caught once and it was over.
‘There was nothing to lure them into the swamp.’
The hunters we saw in the swamp earlier were still fighting with the petrels at a distance of 300 meters away, and when they saw the huge black flame rising up, they huddled in the center and were busy keeping an eye out for the spell.< Br﹥
‘Hmm… Let’s come back first.’
It seems like it’s been so long since I was away. It’s time to go back.
– You have defeated the Skeleton Knight!
– The attribute [Kleptomania] Is activated.
– Randomly steals the characteristics of the Skeleton Knight.
– Acquired the attribute [Advanced Commander]!
– The achievement [Pioneer] Is activated.
– All abilities +1
Still, I was able to steal one trait from one of the two Skeleton Knights. This is also a bit of luck.
‘Good. It may not be useful right away.’
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[Senior Commander]
– You can skillfully command your troops.
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‘… The explanation itself was a very simple ability?’
I thought there would definitely be a buff, but I wonder if it only appears when you level up. It was a somewhat ambiguous ability.
– The achievement [Pioneer] Is activated!
And as I gained new characteristics, all my abilities suddenly increased by 1.
I nodded with satisfaction and headed toward the main base, which had been away for a while.
“Wow, it’s here!”
“Shh! Shhh!”
When I arrived, the few people who were awake welcomed me with great joy.
It seemed like some monsters were attacking me while I was away, but I didn’t see a number to worry about at all, so I left them alone. It seems like he was anxious about being attacked.
‘Are people losing their potential because they are with me?’
Yeonhee and others, too, shouldn’t keep relying on me. It was a worry.
However, there is a safer and more efficient way, so I can’t do it.
‘It’s not easy.’
I sat in the center of the bridge with my summons and blocked the monsters’ attacks for a while.
Even though I had already killed over 2,000 boss-level monsters and their remnants outside, I still felt a little bit bitter by the fact that I was still on a defensive mission. If all the summoned animals died, Yeonhee, who had fallen into a deep sleep, could wake up, so there was nothing to do.
The hunters, who had lost a lot of their stamina, were still unable to wake up even though a long time had passed. However, seeing the light of magical power slowly emitting from the body meant that it would happen sooner or later.
Food was distributed to those who were awake, and additional water from Irmana was also provided.
‘Did you get the right spot, or is there something else?’
We spent several hours like that, but no large-scale troops crossed over here.
Hunters who had fallen from exhaustion woke up, and some of them had reached enlightenment and their abilities had increased significantly.
Since I had worked hard enough to experience my limits, it was a deserved reward.
And it was the same for Yeonhee.
Unlike other people, Yeonhee rarely rested properly because she constantly used the summons that guarded the bridge. I kept my summons even while I was sleeping…
As the forced march continued, I saw more than a handful of lights emanating from her body. I think I have at least ten summons.
I’ve only leveled up twice so far, but I still reached level 58.
The stats I got as a reward were invested in agility, wisdom, and senses as usual. My senses finally passed 100. 101 to be exact.
As it exceeded 100, the range of sensation exceeded 1km, but this was not the end.
‘Give me the achievements!’
– Acquired the achievement [Master of the Senses]!
[Ruler of the senses]
– The effect of the senses is doubled.
It was an achievement I had achieved once in my previous life, and the effect was truly enormous.
I felt helpless for a moment as my sensory range suddenly increased to 2km.