chapter 268
268 – The Appearance of Powerful Summons
“I got something else too…”
Yeonhee wiggled her fingers and said that she had a newly revealed ability.
I wondered if saying that would be such a hesitant thing to do, but I like it like this.
Jomuljomul-
“Aang- ears… Don’t do that today.”
As was my habit, I touched Yeonhee’s her ears her her, but she carefully pushed my hand away as if she wanted to distance herself from such behavior just for today.
‘Isn’t it a bit like today?’
I thought I might feel that way after experiencing something like this.
“Well, there are two abilities I gained this time…”
Anyway, the two abilities Yeonhee mentioned were truly amazing.
The first ability, Preset, was not surprising as it was actually an extension of the existing ability, but the second ability was interesting.
‘It’s called form…’
It means using various materials to create a certain form, but it seems to have a slightly different meaning for Yeonhee.
“I can now unite summoned beasts and combine them…! I can only combine summons of the same type for now, but I think I’ll be able to do it with different types in the future! It’s a really amazing ability, isn’t it?”
The ability to combine summons!
“Crack, crack, crack!”
“What’s different from the existing summoned animals is that they return to their original form over time! I’m glad the children’s egos weren’t damaged.”
“Ta-dad-dad!”
At the beginning when I was summoned, when another skeleton soldier was summoned besides me. It was a different ability from the one that strengthened me by turning that guy into a material.
The ability to combine summons for a certain period of time and then separate them again.
‘If you combine Sand Tooth No. 1 and No. 2 with a sand-type Orc wizard and the remaining Orcs… What kind of monster will be created?’
The huge Giant Skeleton I met in Nargul’s dungeon suddenly came to mind.
‘Now that I think about it, there were some unusually large ones.’
When the keyword ‘formation’ was given, the memories of fighting the Orc commander in my past life came back more clearly.
There were several powerful summons that mercilessly tore apart the senior Orc warriors who were the main force of the Orc army and the commander-level Orcs who commanded and coordinated them.
Once the memory came to mind, it expanded its branches and showed more expanded memories.
‘There was a golem too…?’
There were a lot of summons that had not yet appeared, making me realize that the future had definitely changed.
‘Why didn’t you use that ability-‘
“But, there’s a reason why I couldn’t use this ability right away.”
I was already going to ask why I didn’t use it.
“This cannot be used right away, and it takes a day to set the combination for it to be effective.”
Nod-
‘Right. [Essential Gluttony] Also required time for the ability to activate, so is that a feeling? However, if you adjust it once, you can easily put it together after that.’
“First of all, I have designated the lizard unit with the largest number of the same species. I plan to summon it tomorrow when I have time. If all 20 are combined, wouldn’t a very powerful child emerge?”
“Tick, tick, tick.”
Summoning a combination of summons was difficult to do in the city, so I decided to test it in the dungeon.
-The level has increased. Select three abilities to increase.
– The level…
I had defeated three people and my level had risen by three.
It is not a system where you gain experience points simply by killing hunters, but it was possible because you received a huge amount of experience points as a reward when you killed villains, blue eyes, or those related to evolution stones.
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[Demon Sword of Red Flame – Infernal Boneblade Pyromancer Lv.63]
Strength: 265(+9) / Dexterity: 318
Stamina: 349 Wisdom: 300(+9)
Magic attribute: 538 Resistance: 72
Sensation: 135(+9) / Recovery: 82
—-
This time, I’m going to invest in strength rather than agility and see if there is any significant difference.
And Yeonhee hadn’t consumed a single summon scroll since she used it at level 48, so she had quite a pile of summon scrolls.
“There are twenty brown summoning scrolls and five blue summoning scrolls.”
‘… When did it accumulate like that? Even if the brown one was obtained through leveling up and being active in Nargul, why are there already five blue summon scrolls? Even if I leveled up a lot, I would have only done it three times.’
“Ah, as I gained followers, I received two additional copies.”
‘Cha Jin-hyuk, this bastard… He’s at the level of the Golden Goblin.’
With Cha Jin-hyuk listed as our top priority to recruit when given the opportunity, we went in to find a larger abandoned building that didn’t feel crowded.
‘I need to check the presets and use up the summon scrolls now.’
Yeonhee had a strange habit of hoarding summons, so I had to push her.
‘It’s a summons that there’s no reason to save in the first place…’
So I persuaded myself to use this opportunity to consume everything.
‘I can’t just leave it to you. I need to at least figure out the direction.’
She looked like it was a waste for a moment, but then she nodded her head.
‘I don’t know what’s going to happen right now, but I need to be at full power. There’s nothing to do but save it, Yeonhee.’
“Everyone come out!”
First, I checked the preset abilities, and I was able to see that 30 summoned beasts were summoned, surrounding Yeonhee in layers at a moment when she was not even aware of it.
‘Wow – that’s a lot faster than I thought. I would believe it if they told me that they were originally next to me and then came out of hiding.’
At least there will be no unfortunate incidents such as being ambushed by hunters of the same class or lower.
‘Still, it’s not enough. Honestly, I can break through that level by myself.’
Basically, Yeonhee’s summons have a lot of physical strength. The only thing that is good about Nepi and Embodiment is their mobility, but the others are slow in their movements, so they often act as meat shields.
So, when I go through the C-level dungeon this time, I plan to plaster it all over with thorn runes.
So that even if you get beaten up by the enemy, you can still do your job.
‘But if you combine monsters wearing runes through [Sculpting], What happens to the runes they are wearing? If everything applies, it’s really awesome.’
Even if the combined Lizardman wears 200 thorn runes and only uses [Provocation] Skills and endures, you will be able to watch the enemies commit suicide.
Of course, if the combined summons are viewed as a single entity, such a thing would not be allowed.
Yeonhee also had a thoughtful look on her face as she watched my reaction.
‘I guess I felt something this time.’
If you have overcome this level of difficulty, you will grow in some way, so I have to believe and wait.
“Whoa—I’ll start.”
Nod-
Lee Yi-seo and Yeon-hee began consuming summoning scrolls for the first time in a long time.
First, start with the brown summons.
“······!”
With the unknown spell that awakened me, the parchment scrolls disappeared one by one and a small portal began to be created.
The brown summoning scroll is already set to Orc.
Still, I expected that a high-level monster would appear in at least one out of twenty pages.
“No, that’s ridiculous…”
‘Wow… How can this happen?’
Surprisingly, Yeonhee performed a miracle in which only orcs were summoned in all 20 chapters.
Summoning scrolls have a low probability of summoning a higher level summon. Since Lan was lucky enough to be summoned in the beginning, it has not been activated even once.
‘How can you have so little gacha luck? In a way, it’s amazing.’
“Wow!!”
“Kwaooooo!!”
The only consolation was that two of them were summoned as apprentice orc wizards.
‘It would be fun to combine orc wizards together.’
Still, unlike me, who watched the summoning process with interest, Yeonhee looked like she was about to burst into tears at any moment.
“I… I guess I can’t do it. Ugh-“
I went behind Yeonhee, who was crying, and massaged her shoulders to cheer her up again. This time, I was looking forward to the upgraded blue summon scroll after passing level 60.
“Phew—here we go.”
Yeon gatheredhee her composition again and opened the blue summoning book that gave off a soft light.
‘Oh… Just by looking at the color of that, it seems to be on a different level from the existing one.’
The energy given by the parchment scroll was very different from the brown summoning scroll.
‘I’ll fix it with Orc anyway… But you never know.’
In Class D, the Orc Dungeon was selected as the highest level dungeon with the disappearance of Nargul Dungeon, and in Class C, it has already established itself as the highest level.
The single most powerful summon in Class C is the Werewolf, but the Orc is rated at almost the same level. Unless werewolves appear, there will be no reason to take another one.
However, picking a few kids with good support skills like Crackle or Spotted will be helpful in many ways, so I’m looking forward to seeing other unique monsters as well.
The chanting of the spell, which was much longer than usual, comes to an end, and the summoned beast finally appears for the first time in the portal.
Salang-
First, an impressive tail with abundant fur appeared.
‘Ah, well, that guy isn’t bad either.’
The first one summoned was ‘Dire Wolf’.
It was different in size from the ones I met in Class D, which was a Lesser class. When it stands up, it is probably the same size as Lizard No. 1, and its silvery, shiny mane is very stylish.
They were named dire wolves because their appearance was similar to that of creatures that lived on this land in the past, but in reality, they had ferocious claws and amazing magical abilities.
The source of its power is a palm-sized horn growing from its forehead. The lightning bolt that spewed out from that forehead was so lethal that it was notorious among C-rank hunters.
“Wow! You’re my dad!”
‘I’m not the type of guy to be compared to King Wang…’
“Awwwww—─!”
The dire wolf looked at Yeonhee and tilted her head for a moment, then howled towards Yeonhee, showing her closeness.
Hehe- It’s so big and cute.”
It’s been less than a minute since they met, but she can already see Yeonhee buried in her direwolf’s rich fur and licking her with care. It briefly showed the bond between the summoner and the summoned beast.
“Because it’s big and cute. Why don’t we call it Wang Gui?”
‘…Isn’t that a bit much?’
Terrible naming sense shows its teeth when something is forgettable.
I shook my head and said why not just call her Dyer.
“Wow… That’s so ordinary. I get it!”
Yeonhee held off naming her for a moment and opened the blue summoning book again.
‘This won’t end with just ordinary kids coming out, right?’
My expectations had already hit rock bottom after 21 summons, so I was already worried.
Gooooo-
However, this time, a portal that was significantly different from before was formed, raising expectations.
‘What on earth is that?’
“Huh… Hey, Ilwol.”
After reciting the entire spell, Yeonhee hurried to my side, her body her trembling. Her momentum was so ferocious that even the summoned beasts ran behind me.
The portal, filled with pitch-black darkness, grew in strength, and before we knew it, it soared so high that it reached the ceiling of the building.
‘It’s definitely not C-grade, and a summon that is one grade higher has finally been caught.’
This was the first time it was activated again after summoning Ran, which had an extremely low probability of success.
‘It’s too big…’
A creature with four pairs of wings as black as a portal appeared, and it was a type of monster I had never seen before.
Kwaaang—!
Even at first glance, the body of the guy who hit the ceiling hard due to his height did not look much different from the ‘remnants of chaos’.
‘Is it Drake-related?’
The overall appearance was like that, but the energy that contained a shadow felt very special.
“They say it’s a corrupted Shadow Drake… What should I do, Ilwol? It’s corrupted!”
‘What kind of summon name is that? Is that okay?’
The guy, flapping his jet-black wings that rose like smoke, almost like an ’embodiment’ of the Specter, soon turned his head and looked down at us.