65. Orc Warrior
Breaking through an orc village head on would be crazy.
This is especially true if it is a large village with a guard post.
As soon as it is judged to be dangerous, the Orc guards blow their horns to attract their comrades.
What if more than 50 orcs gather like that?
Players will not be able to handle it and will have no choice but to walk the path to the underworld.
‘It’s limited to regular players, though.’
For Ryumin, the story was different.
Rather, blowing the horn is helpful.
You don’t have to bother looking for orcs in every house.
That was the reason the guard was kept alive until the end.
‘They’re all corpses now.’
Approximately 200 corpses littered the floor.
No matter how hard the orcs rushed at them, they couldn’t break through the level 30 wall.
‘You can easily catch orcs starting at level 20. To me, who is over level 30, there isn’t much difference between these guys and goblins.’
In other words, it is difficult for current players who are in the early 10th level.
‘That’s why round 5 is difficult. The level of monsters is high, but the quantity is also low.’
How difficult would it be to attack Orcs if hundreds of players collude and move together? … .
‘That’s the problem because it doesn’t work.’
There is no way the players who pointed their swords at each other last round will join forces now.
It is also a quest that was planned from the beginning knowing that it would not be possible.
‘I don’t know who designed it, but it’s clever. I know very well about human characteristics.’
While thinking about that, Ryumin caught sight of a person.
‘Is this someone who was already targeting me?’
Ryumin, who got closer, couldn’t help but be surprised.
‘Jo Yong-ho?’
Because it was a familiar nickname.
‘This guy is the mercenary king Cho Yong-ho?’
One of his occupations is called a mercenary.
It belonged to the common melee class, with the characteristic of knowing how to use a variety of weapons like a warrior.
‘The skill composition has many similarities to that of a warrior.’
The only difference was that mercenaries had the characteristic of becoming stronger by making contracts with others.
‘That’s why most mercenary classes don’t go alone and try to party with friends. Or make a contract with the mercenary king.’
Mercenary King.
The only class that can command mercenaries through contracts.
Mercenaries receive additional effects when they contract with the Mercenary King.
As mercenaries, there is of course no reason not to sign a contract.
‘And the man in front of me named Cho Yong-ho is the only class of mercenary king.’
I never thought I would meet the mercenary king in a place like this.
Ryu Min looked at Cho Yong-ho, hiding his surprise.
“Haha… Ah, hello? Black Scythe.”
Jo Yong-ho bows his head as he looks at Ryu Min.
“Do you know me?”
“I know. Is there anyone who doesn’t know the number one ranked Black Scythe?”
Cho Yong-ho, who spoke with a smile, glanced at Ryu Min’s notice.
-and… … I never thought I would meet the number one person in the entire district here… … . Well, if you suddenly hold out your hand for a handshake, you probably won’t like it, right?
As I read his thoughts, I felt a sense of admiration for the strong.
In reality, he smiled at himself and showed a friendly attitude.
‘I don’t think he’s the kind of person who would stab others. Well, that means I was able to obtain a class called Mercenary King.’
The qualifications to become a mercenary king require the mindset of a leader.
You must be able to lead your colleagues with a good heart.
‘It’s my first time seeing him, but he doesn’t seem like a bad person.’
I only knew his name, but this was my first time meeting the mercenary king.
This is because there was no excuse to run into each other because the emphasis was on solo play.
There was no need for mercenaries’ help.
‘From what I heard, he survived more than 10 rounds… … .’
After that, I don’t know if he’s dead or alive.
‘No, he’s probably dead. ‘I’m the only one who survived until round 20.’
I’m sure he died, but I’m not sure in which round or how he died.
“Um, all the orcs here. Did Black Scythe kill them all…?”
Ryu Min slightly nodded his head in response to Cho Yong-ho’s question.
“That’s right.”
“Huh… you’re really amazing. As expected, you’re the #1 ranked class…!”
“What do you want to say?”
“Yes? Ah, that’s….”
Cho Yong-ho, who was hesitant, lowered his head.
“Thank you. Thanks to you for drawing the orcs’ attention, I was able to save my life.”
“I didn’t even know you were here?”
“I know. That’s not what you meant. Still, I received help, right?”
When I read his thoughts, I realized that Cho Yong-ho was truly expressing his gratitude.
“Okay. When you’re done with your business, take your comrades and leave quickly. I killed all the orcs in the village, so don’t worry.”
“Is that so? But how come I have a friend…?”
Ryu Min gestured behind Cho Yong-ho with a glance.
Cho Yong-ho turned around and immediately looked surprised.
This was because the younger brothers who were hiding in the thatched hut were standing there looking at me.
“You guys! Why did you come out? I told you to wait!”
“I was worried that my brother would leave us alone. Hehe.”
“You’re joking! I’m going somewhere without you.”
Ryu Min looked at Cho Yong-ho and his colleagues closely.
‘From the looks of it, it’s a contractual relationship.’
I could tell by reading his inner thoughts.
The four younger brothers are all mercenaries and are under contract with the king of mercenaries, Cho Yong-ho.
‘So we’ve been partying together all this time and ended up coming into the village to kill more orcs.’
Ryumin, who found out why he came to the village, took a closer look into his inner thoughts.
Now I see that the mercenaries followed Cho Yong-ho because they were worried.
‘They sincerely follow Cho Yong-ho as their older brother.’
You’ve already created someone you can trust.
He truly lives up to his reputation as the king of mercenaries.
At that time, mercenaries approached and I belatedly realized the situation.
“Huh…what’s going on?”
“Why are so many orcs dead?”
“Is it true that you have been hiding your power this whole time…?”
“It was a struggle, brother?”
“You guys! Is there a joke in this situation?”
Cho Yong-ho shouted loudly and glanced at Ryu Min.
Only then did the mercenaries confirm the existence of Ryumin and were shocked.
“Gasp! Black scythe?”
“What is Black Scythe doing here….”
“For some reason, I came here to do some light hunting.”
The mercenaries smiled awkwardly at Ryu Min’s blunt answer.
“Haha, I see.”
“Wow, you easily killed 200 of them.”
The mercenaries didn’t particularly have any bad feelings toward the black scythe.
It’s just that I’m nervous because I’m facing the strongest of the strong.
“Anyway, I enjoyed the extra game. You really finished it in an instant, right? Haha….”
“Stop talking nonsense and leave when you’ve done your business.”
Ryumin deliberately spoke calmly.
‘I’ve killed all the orcs, so the mid-boss will appear in a little while.’
This was said out of consideration because it could be dangerous if you get caught up in it for no reason.
“Ah, I understand. See you next time, Black Scythe.”
“It was an honor to meet you.”
Cho Yong-ho and his group bowed and then turned their backs.
They walked leisurely, talking to each other, as if they thought there was no longer a threat.
Just as Ryu Min was about to tell him to get out of the way quickly, a mercenary grabbed Cho Yong-ho’s shoulder.
“older brother.”
“why?”
“Can’t you hear something?”
“What are you talking about?”
“Just listen quietly.”
Cho Yong-ho quietly focused his hearing on his younger brother’s words.
Thump-thump-thump-thump-
A faint sound of the earth shaking was heard.
“What is this sound?”
The answer flowed from Ryumin’s mouth.
“It’s a mid-boss. Avoid it.”
“Huh? A mid-boss?”
Although he had doubts, Cho Yong-ho could not ask any more questions.
Because in the distance, a 6m giant was running and pounding.
“Um, is that!?”
“Oak?”
It clearly had the appearance of an orc.
The difference is that the height is several times larger and the muscle pumping is also tremendous.
and.
“Huh….”
“What kind of weapon is this….”
The point was that he was holding a 3m long sword in both hands, which was well over the height of a person.
While everyone was gaping at the majesty, Ryumin was not surprised to see this guy.
‘You’ve finally appeared, Orc Warrior.’
Rather, I was waiting for him to appear.
After all, you had to kill him to get the balance stone, which is a sub-quest item.
‘It’s not just this guy. If you defeat the bosses of each village, you can obtain the remaining stones.’
In other words, you must defeat four bosses to complete the sub-quest.
It was not as easy as it sounds.
As you can see, bosses are different from ordinary orcs.
‘This is why I’m a bit relaxed. No matter how many players gather, it won’t be enough to defeat the boss.’
This was the reason why Ryu Min died four times in the 5th round.
The time spent fighting the boss to obtain the rune of balance was replaced with death.
‘Of course it wasn’t a meaningless time. If I hadn’t obtained the Rune of Balance, I wouldn’t have been able to become that strong.’
Because the Rune of Balance was such a powerful rune, the sub-quest must be completed.
‘Orc Warriors can easily be defeated even without Minjoo-ri’s buff.’
While Ryumin looks at it with the eyes of prey.
“Chwiiik! Chwiiik!”
The Orc Warrior was furious as he saw the corpses of his compatriots stepping on the ground.
“Tongue, brother, that guy is angry, right?”
“Well, I guess so?”
Boom-boo-boo-boo-boo-boo!
He ignorantly swings a large knife freely as if threatening.
And with both hands, one in each hand.
“Chwiik! Chwiik!”
The Orc Warrior rolled his glowing eyes back and forth.
It looks like they are looking for prey that slaughtered their compatriots.
After a while, his eyes were fixed on one place.
“Chwiik! Chwiik!”
The Orc Warrior’s first target was Cho Yong-ho.
Thump thump thump-
The Orc Warrior ran.
Because his strides were long, he only had to run a few steps and quickly arrived in front of Cho Yong-ho.
“omg!”
Before Cho Yong-ho, who was surprised, could react.
Buuuuung-!
The long sword cut through the air and came crashing down on my head.
Kwaaaaaaaaaa!
The impact felt like a dusting of dust on the ground.
“Hyungniyiim!”
My younger siblings were scared and shouted, but fortunately, nothing they feared happened.
Just as the swords were about to collide, Ryu Min pushed Cho Yong-ho to the end of the pole.
“What are you doing in a daze?”
“Wow, thank you, Black Scythe.”
Cho Yong-ho sighed.
If the black scythe hadn’t pushed him away, he would have turned into a blood clot.
“Stay back. If you don’t want to be followed.”
Jo Yong-ho backed away at Ryu Min’s words.
The Orc Warrior raised his eyebrows as he watched the humans taking turns.
It was a laughable expression.
But even for a moment.
Sigh-!
When the top of the foot was cut off with a sickle, the Orc Warrior’s face was distorted like a hideous body.
“Chwiiiiiik! Chwiiiii!”
The guy, who felt pain and anger at the same time, slashed his sword at Ryumin.
Buuuuung! Quaaaaaaaaa!
Buuuuung! Quaaaaaaaaa!
The sound of the impact along with the sound of the wind blowing was enormous, but that was it.
The result was all in vain.
All were avoided by a narrow margin.
As evidence, there was not a single scratch on Ryumin’s body.
It was fast, but not fast enough to avoid.
“What do you do when the damage is high? All you have to do is avoid it.”
“Chwiiikik!”
“Stop gulping.”
Percussion – Ryumin jumped and swung his sickle like a crescent moon.
With an eerie squeak sound, green blood burst out from the guy’s uvula.
Ryumin raised his scythe as he looked at the Orc Warrior who had his head down for a cut.
Pak-! Pak-!
Every time I hit the back of the neck, the Orc Warrior screamed.
It had a thick neck, so if it didn’t die after just one hit, I hit it several times.
“Chwiiyi!”
Boom-boo-boo!
The guy swung his long sword back and forth like it was his last struggle.
However, Ryu Min, who was already in the blind spot, applied more force to the scythe to finish the attack.
Sugeeook-! thud!
The severed head of the Orc Warrior fell to the ground.
The body that was swinging both arms stopped moving like a toy with batteries removed.
“Okay, did you catch it?”
“That huge guy…?”
Cho Yong-ho and his group looked at Ryu Min with wide eyes, but he was actually looking somewhere else.
This is because the message about compensation came to mind.
