Episode 17
17. Episode 17
A fight on a jutting tree branch between cliffs.
If he had even fallen, his life would have been in danger, but there was no stopping Se-woon’s movements.
He jumps between tree branches as naturally as if he were a real monkey.
He holds a branch in one hand and swings a sword in the other.
If you can’t handle it, just use magic to sweep it away.
Before I knew it, all the monkeys in front of me had disappeared. It seemed like they had all been attacked by Seun and fallen off the cliff or taken refuge in a cave.
Okay.
The moment Seun wiped the blood off his sword and stuck it into his waist, a message indicating the end of the monster wave appeared before his eyes.
[Tutorial Chapter 1 – Adaptation]
-You have successfully passed the fifth wave.
-100 points will be given to everyone who participated in the wave.
It may have been a little late, but it was impressive enough that he finished the wave without any help from Seun.
I don’t know how many people were injured, but I wasn’t worried because Seun could heal them to a certain level using healing magic.
The personal achievement tally that followed was uploaded.
[ 1st place: Jeong Se-woon 5,220 points ]
[ 2nd place: Yoo Seo Ah 1,150 points ]
[ 3rd place: Kang Han-cheol 1,110 points ]
Until just now, it felt like Kang Han-cheol was far behind Yoo Seo-ah in terms of public service value, but thanks to signing a contract with the second-ranked Demon King, Agares, he seems to be quite active in this wave.
‘Well, this time we fought in the forest.’
Although it was said to be to neutralize the wild boar’s charge, the forest was also an unfavorable place for Yusua.
Every time you swing your sword, you have to be mindful of the surrounding terrain and trees, and there are also restrictions on the radius of your sword swing.
This must be one of the reasons why Kang Han-cheol made such a special decision this time.
‘Then should I go and get some public service points?’
Through this journey, you must accumulate merits that are equal to or greater than the amount of time you were unable to participate in the wave.
Although I am in first place in the public rankings by an overwhelming margin, once the first chapter of the tutorial ends and the second chapter opens, the rankings for the entire tutorial, not just the camp, will be added together, so there will definitely be a big change in the rankings.
“Are you the leader?”
The top of the rock mountain.
It is not a small rock cave like we have seen so far, but a cave that is wide enough to easily fit three or four people.
As I climbed up there, the boss monster finally came into view.
-The constellation, the ‘hungry prince’, looks at the food with sparkling eyes, saying it looks delicious.
A monkey with gray fur like a rock.
Unlike the regular monkeys who seemed to be about 1m tall, he was about the same height as Seun, and in his hands was a neatly-polished weapon rather than a crude one.
“Bong? He’s not even Son Oh-gong.”
A monkey on a rocky mountain. It’s a monster that reminds me of one of the constellations, ‘Jecheon Daeseong’.
However, I didn’t think there would be any traces of Jecheon Daeseong left at the very beginning of the tutorial.
Does that mean he has nothing to do with Jecheon Daeseong? That’s not true.
If Se-Woon’s prediction is correct, the guy will have a tower and system that mimics the Jecheon Daeseong to complete the tutorial.
Of course, its power is incomparable to that of the Great Heavenly King.
Kang!!
“Still, it’s nice not having to hear that annoying noise anymore.”
The monkey guy ran towards Seun.
With his mouth tightly shut, he swings the stone club in his hand.
Even with just one attack, you could tell that this guy had powers that were on a whole other level than the boss monsters in the forest or on the hills.
“It feels like a battle now.”
The wolves and boars he encountered in the tutorial. Every time he faced them, Seun had to experience the feeling of hunting rather than fighting.
The same goes for dealing with monkeys.
No matter how much they swung their weapons, their movements were inferior to those of goblins.
Even when hunting other boss monsters, I had a stronger mindset of hunting rather than conquering them.
Now, for the first time, I feel like I’m fighting someone.
Kang, kaang!
The guy was showing off some pretty good weapon skills against the boss monster theme of the tutorial.
There are no visible traces of the martial arts Seun uses, but he swings his staff naturally like a skilled warrior.
‘If I just block it like this, I’ll be at a disadvantage.’
The stone pole is hard and heavy, and even striking it can damage the blade.
Thanks to Go Chang-seok’s care, the tooth won’t fall out easily, but once it’s damaged, it’s hard to get it back.
From then on, Seun’s fighting style completely changed.
“… … !”
Rather than countering his attacks, use the Ten-Ro-Dam-Tui technique to dodge his attacks as much as possible.
Once, twice.
You can see the guy panicking every time his attack misses.
The moment when the guy who had become impatient without realizing it read Se-woon’s calmness and tried to take advantage of his weakness.
chuck!
The guy’s pole was caught by Seun.
Tai Chi.
He grabbed the weapon by using the skill of blocking the opponent’s attack.
The strength of his grip was so strong that he was barely able to maintain his current state by holding on to the weapon with both hands, rather than losing it.
In that situation, Seun’s choice is.
puck!
It was a law.
With the pole in your hand as the center, you stretch your legs across the guy’s abdomen and face.
The guy tried desperately to keep his weapon from slipping away, but the more he tried, the more he was kicked by Seun, who was defenseless.
“It’s so fucking hard.”
Se-Woon, who had been repeating the same method several times, clicked his tongue.
This heavy feeling felt through my shins and soles. It was similar to what I felt when I dealt with strong iron.
But even that didn’t last long.
Snap!
“Eek!”
Se-woon held onto the pole and kicked the guy in the face with both feet together.
The boy fell backwards, making his first monkey-like noise.
Of course, the stone staff that was in the guy’s hand was now in Seun’s hand.
“It’s heavier than I thought.”
Seun lifted and put down the stone pillar and moved it to feel its weight.
Because it was made of stone, it was heavy and had the worst flexibility.
If things continued like this, no matter how strong it was, it seemed like it would snap if hit hard in the center.
Perhaps, the durability has increased due to the system’s compensation.
-The Treasure Trove of Greed has been opened.
[Dog hitting method]
– A method of chasing away mad dogs, which are said to be the greatest threat to beggars when they beg, as a vision of openness.
Seun fixed the pole.
I didn’t really like the stick, it was hard, unnecessarily heavy, and had no elasticity, but it was enough to catch a monkey who had lost his weapon.
“Squeak… … !”
The monkey’s eyes opened wide. It seemed as if he had never imagined that Seun would use his own weapon.
The fighting that followed was pitifully one-sided.
Boom, boom!
Snap!
It’s a real beating.
As the name of the batting method suggests, which was created to chase away mad dogs, one-sided beatings continued.
From the moment he lost his weapon, he was unable to exert his power as a boss monster.
And yet, the guy never ran away from his seat.
‘There’s something.’
I could tell by his actions.
The guy wasn’t just a boss monster and wasn’t standing still on top. It was clear that he was protecting something, as he didn’t show his face even when his subordinates were being chopped up by Seun’s hands.
‘That’s it.’
Se-woon’s eyes lit up as he carefully watched the space desperately blocked by the monkey.
There was a rock that jutted out in an unusually three-dimensional way behind the guy. Next to it, there was a mark that looked like something had been dragged.
It was clear that the rock was being moved to block something.
Now that I’ve figured this out, I don’t have to deal with this monkey anymore.
Snap!
A heavy stone pillar struck the monkey’s crown.
The sound of something breaking echoed throughout the cave, and the creature died without even being able to scream.
– Defeated the boss monster of Monkey Rock Mountain, ‘Cliff Climbing Monkey’.
-The level has increased.
– Personal public service value increases by 1,000 points.
– You have obtained the ‘Monkey Rock Mountain’s Dog Rock’.
Compared to the previous two boss monsters that gave 500 points of public service, this one gave twice that amount of public service.
This is proof that Se-Woon’s idea that the guy was stronger than other monsters was not a mistake.
Passus-
The stone pillar in Se-un’s hand scattered like sand.
As expected, it seemed that the fact that it was performing properly despite being made of stone was entirely due to the system’s approval.
The material obtained instead is ‘Monkey Rock Mountain’s Dog Rock’.
‘I should pass this on to you later, old man.’
This is also a material item, so it is a pretty good material to use when making equipment.
In order to save time and to improve Go Chang-seok’s skills as a player, from now on, instead of Se-un handling the equipment himself, he planned to leave all the work to Go Chang-seok.
– Predated the ‘cliff-climbing monkey’.
– Absorbs nutrients, increasing Agility by 5 and Intelligence by 5.
By using the power of gluttony, the ability value of the boss monster has increased more than expected.
Ability total of 10.
The power of greed is tremendous, but the more I look at it, the more I realize that this power of gluttony is also a seriously good ability.
It seemed like it was a given that if you had just one of the two, you would rise to the top ranks.
To have two of those powers?
Although it wasn’t intentional, it wouldn’t be unreasonable to look up to someone higher than a ranker in this situation.
“Okay, next is… … .”
I placed my hand on a rock that was cleverly blended in with the surrounding background, right behind the monkey’s corpse that had neatly disappeared through the power of gluttony, and pushed it with all my might.
But the rock refused to move and showed not even the slightest movement.
If it weren’t for the desperate way the monkey was trying to protect it, or the marks on the side of the rock, I would have passed it over as nothing special.
However, Se-Woon’s actions after realizing the truth were unstoppable.
Dduk dduk!
I activated my danjeon and filled my legs with internal energy.
After investing all my remaining points into strength, I pushed hard again and the rock began to move little by little.
1cm, 2cm.
The moment the slowly moving rock gained speed, Se-un shouted and pulled up the strength of his entire body.
OK.
thud!
The rock opened completely with a clicking sound.
And in between.
– Discovered the hidden dungeon, ‘The Forgotten Hero’s Training Grounds’.
-You have achieved amazing things.
-You have earned 1,000 points as a reward.
A pitch-black passageway was revealed.
