Episode 23
23. Episode 23
[Tutorial Chapter 1 – Adaptation]
-You have successfully passed the ninth wave.
– 200 points will be given to all people who participated in the wave.
[ 1st place: Jeong Se-woon 41,660 points ]
[ 2nd place: Yoo Seo Ah 4,820 points ]
[ 3rd place: Kang Han-cheol 4,760 points ]
And so the curtain fell on the ninth wave.
Normally, I would have left some monsters behind for people to deal with, but now that the situation is different, Seun finished them off.
I was excited to try using Durandal, but I was busy quickly clearing out monsters with magic for the people, so I missed the timing to pull out my sword.
As Se-woon was feeling regretful and touching the handle of the Durangdal, Yoo Seo-ah and Kang Han-cheol approached him.
“Mr. Seun!”
“You’re back.”
Unlike the indifferent Kang Han-cheol, Yoo Seo-ah had tears welling up on her face.
I guess it must have been more difficult than expected to manage the camp as a leader while Se-un was away.
“Where on earth have you been? Do you know how worried I was?”
She urgently expresses her sorrow.
However, Se-Woon, who had been looking around for a moment, had no choice but to cut her off.
“I’ll explain later. It seems like you have something to do first.”
“Huh? Ah… … .”
Yu Seo-ah was positioned as the de facto leader of the camp.
Although the wave was blocked by Seun, the camp was currently in a state of complete ruin.
There were many people who needed her help – facilities, the injured, food, etc.
“I will definitely explain it to you later.”
After saying those words, Yoo Seo-ah left.
Se-Woon is grateful that she is managing the camp on his behalf.
Kang Han-cheol continued speaking.
“You’ve become stronger than before.”
“You’ve grown a lot too, haven’t you?”
“… … I’ll see you later in front of the broken tree.”
“okay.”
In front of the broken tree.
It was a word referring to the sparring that Se-un had promised.
Perhaps because he hadn’t trained since the sixth wave, Kang Han-cheol’s face was filled with deep anticipation.
Se-Woon, who had sent the two away like that, called out a name that had now become familiar.
“Jeongpil-ah.”
“Yes, brother!”
Park Jeong-pil.
Because of his behavior before his regression, I had been keeping him by my side with the intention of watching him and harassing him, but he was not only enthusiastically participating in the wave in his own way, but he was also receiving the attention of the 6th ranked Demon King Balefor.
Should I call this love and hate?
Now that it has come to this, I can’t help but think that I should use it more thoroughly.
“Situation report.”
“Yes! After my brother headed to the rocky mountain, the sixth wave ended without any damage! However, from the seventh wave onwards… … .”
As if he had been waiting, Park Jeong-pil’s report poured out smoothly.
Talk about monster waves so far, who stands out in battle, and food management in the camp after the battle.
Se-Woon was listening quietly, but he was slightly surprised inside.
‘This guy has this kind of talent?’
Before I returned, I only had memories of sticking to Kang Han-cheol and teasing him.
Perhaps because humans are animals that adapt to their environment, the guy was standing out in a completely different way than before his return.
“Also, in the remaining time, we set up a fence around the camp, led by the twins… … .”
It’s a fence.
Se-woon looked around carefully.
Clearly, until Seun left, there were only simple facilities for sleeping and cooking, made roughly with leaves and grass.
Now, a pretty decent makeshift hut had been set up.
In addition, a fairly thick fence had been formed around the camp.
Judging by the red blood on the sharp tip, it seemed to have done its job well during the wave.
“Did you say twins? Who are they?”
“Oh, you don’t know, brother. Come this way! They’ve probably started the maintenance work right now.”
Se-woon followed Park Jeong-pil for a little while.
Even if you walk, the camp is small enough to take in at a glance, so you can get there quickly.
“I was feeling a little uneasy, but it turns out this was the problem.”
“That’s right, I told you I had to make it stronger!”
“If you did it your way, you would never have finished it before the wave started?”
“Ugh! We’re going to need more wood, right?”
“Yeah, but the two of us won’t be able to make it to the next wave… … .”
Two women discussing a broken fence in front of them.
Their identical appearance and curly hair were impressive, proving that they were twins.
‘It was these two.’
Although they were not in Se-Woon’s memories before his return, Se-Woon was able to learn about them.
Although they did not stand out in battle, they were particularly good at following Yu Seo-ah’s instructions.
In particular, from the third wave onwards, the sight of him blocking monsters harder than anyone else was impressive.
“Hey, what are you two doing? My brother is here, and you didn’t even come and say hello!”
“Huh? It’s a blood wolf!”
“Wow, it’s a blood wolf!”
The twins noticed Seun’s presence and came closer.
Blood Wolf.
Before his return, Seun was known more for exploration than combat, so it was a nickname he couldn’t adapt to.
Because of that, I glared at Park Jeong-pil lightly, but he just said, “Huh?” with a questioning look.
Either you didn’t notice or you’re pretending not to notice.
Se-Woon sighed softly and looked at the fence that the twins had made.
“It’s pretty well made. Did you buy the tools with points?”
“Yes! Sister Seo-ah told me! Oh, and Brother Hyulrang told me that too?”
“It’s pretty broken now, but it was quite effective against the red wolves and wild boars!”
The sword that Yu Seo-ah bought isn’t the only thing that can be purchased with public service points.
In addition to simple basic equipment, things like the saw and hammer these two are holding can be purchased at any time.
Of course, there aren’t that many players who would normally pay points for something like that.
Looking at their skills, it seemed like they were getting more than the points they paid for.
“This might be useful for the next wave too.”
“Ugh, what kind of monster will appear next?”
“Ugh, the red ones that came out this time were scary too. I guess they’re stronger monsters than that one, right?”
Se-Woon knew the identity of the monster that appeared in the tenth wave, so he smiled lightly and avoided answering.
Unless you want to explain to them that you are a regressor, going into too much detail will only arouse their suspicion.
“I heard you need more trees.”
“Oh, did you hear that?”
“Originally, I borrowed people’s strength during my free time, but this time, there were a lot of injured people, so… … .”
Architectural ability.
If it were any other time, Se-un wouldn’t have paid much attention to it.
Even if you try hard to make something like a fence now, an average fence won’t be of much help in the tenth wave and will become useless as soon as you finish the first chapter of the tutorial.
However, there was one reason why Se-un was so interested.
– The constellation, ‘Black Bird’, sits on the tip of a sharp spear and observes the player, ‘Hanareum’.
– The constellation, ‘The Giant Bird’, spreads its wings wide towards the player, ‘Handaun’.
Black birds and giant birds.
Each of them was Demon King ‘Halpas’, ranked 38th in the hierarchy, and Demon King ‘Malpas’, ranked 39th in the hierarchy.
Here, what Halpas symbolizes is death and destruction. Perhaps because of this, his favorite thing is also ‘war’, and his ability is uniquely aligned with architectural abilities related to war.
Because of this, it was also a constellation nicknamed the ‘bird of death’.
Malpas, who is right behind him, has the nickname of ‘The Deceiver of the Deceivers’, but he has the ability to build up a castle similar to Halpas.
Architecture and construction.
If those two forces were combined… … .
‘It will be of greater help to most combat players.’
Because he had thought that far, Se-woon stepped forward to help the twins.
“It’s just a tree, I’ll save you.”
“really?”
“Wow! Blood Wolf Oppa is the best!”
“… … Instead, I wish you wouldn’t give me that nickname.”
“Why? Isn’t it cool?”
“Pfft.”
“… … .”
“Hey, what if you laugh! You’ll hurt Hyulrang oppa!”
“Phew! But what can I do if it’s still funny!”
As I listened to their conversation, I couldn’t help but sigh.
Se-Woon headed to the Wolf Forest, vowing that he would give Park Jeong-Pil a nickname befitting his blood type next time.
“What type or size of wood do you need?”
“Hey, do you have time to worry about monsters attacking in just a few hours?”
“We’ll take care of that, so just cut down as many trees as you can!”
Any tree, as much as possible.
For Se-un, there has never been an order this easy.
Crunch.
‘I didn’t know that Durandal’s first activity would be logging.’
Seun took out the moon from behind.
The entrance to the Wolf Forest is already quite well logged, perhaps to make way for fences or makeshift huts.
But was it because there was a lack of equipment?
Most of the trees that seemed even slightly thick were still standing firmly.
Unless you have a proper axe, or even if you do have one, unless it’s made of strong iron, it’ll be hard to cut down a tree like that.
With that in mind, Se-Woon stood proudly in front of a thick tree that others had given up on cutting down.
“Will you cut it with that?”
“Should I borrow an axe?”
“No, it’s okay.”
It’s a shame that Durandal’s first demonstration wasn’t a monster, but a wooden pillar of this thickness seemed to be able to perfectly gauge one’s own strength and Durandal’s abilities.
Se-Woon spread his legs wide and assumed the basic stance of ‘Hamelga Longsword Technique’. This was to check pure strength without using internal energy.
Seun then tilted his sword horizontally and applied strength to his lower body.
“Ugh!”
He delivered a clean horizontal slash toward the wooden pillar.
Crunch!
“Wow!”
“It’s really cool!”
“As expected, you are my brother!”
The dwarf was embedded halfway into the wooden pillar.
Naturally, the exclamations of the two twins and Park Jeong-pil could be heard from behind.
However, Se-Woon did not seem very satisfied with what he had achieved.
‘No matter how sharp the back blade is, is this the limit if I don’t use my internal energy?’
Although Durandal is called the ‘Sword that Splits Rock’, if the owner’s strength is lacking, it cannot properly cut down even a single tree like it does now.
I thought I had gotten quite strong by obtaining the power of the two demons and various hidden pieces, but it seemed like I still had a long way to go.
Se-Woon once again steeled himself and held onto the back of the chair tightly.
-The Treasure Trove of Greed has been opened.
[Taishan Eighteen Plate Sword]
– The unique martial arts of the Hwangbo family, who are generally born with a large and strong physique and have developed a powerful martial art style.
Now, he has become quite familiar with the Blood Rang Sword Technique, but what Se-Woon needs now is ‘strength.’
A martial art that could generate enough strength to cut down things like wooden pillars with a single blow was needed.
That is why the martial arts of Hwangbo Se-ga were chosen.
With the power of the ‘Taesan Shippalban Sword’, which is said to have the power of Mt. Tai, and the power of the rock-splitting sword ‘Durangdal’, even a wooden pillar would no longer be able to stand in front of Seun.
As if to prove it.
Crunch-!
Woodduck- KWANG!
“Wow, it really worked!”
“I’ll cut that thick tree with my sword in two strokes!”
“Hey, bro! You’re awesome!”
Seun’s horizontal slash cleanly cut through the wooden pillar.
As a fairly large tree fell, the noise echoed through the forest and the attention of the people in the camp turned in that direction.
However, Seun’s logging was only just beginning.
-Through internal energy, the Taesan 18 Half Sword’s Jay Choshik and Taesan 2-Gyeok (泰山二格) are strengthened.
Crunch!
Woodduck- KWANG!
Once he started using his internal energy, there was no wooden pillar that could withstand Seun’s sword.
The trees that countless people in the camp had given up on cutting down fell without even a single blow.
However, the blade of the sword in Seun’s hand did not become dull at all.
Wood crunch!
bang!
Boom, bang!
In an instant, dozens of trees fell.
The trees at the entrance to the Wolf Forest have noticeably decreased.
Then, Se-Woon stopped his sword for a moment and said while looking at the two twins who were watching this ridiculous ‘logging’ scene with their mouths open.
“Oh, don’t worry, Jeongpil will take care of moving the wood.”
“Yes, hyung! Leave it to Jeongpil… … . Yes? Wait a minute, all of this? Me alone?”
“Of course, ‘right arm’.”
– The constellation ‘Donkey-headed Snatcher’ can’t help but laugh out loud at the sight of the player ‘Park Jeong-pil’, clutching his stomach.
Park Jeong-pil’s face, which had suddenly become a struggling arm, was filled with despair.
fantasy,
