69. Steel
It was a party of five men.
“Huh? Look over there.”
“Well, it’s a black scythe, right?”
The men who discovered Ryumin stopped in embarrassment.
I felt like I suddenly met a lion in the grassland.
‘Why was I scared? ‘It’s not a monster, it’s on the same side.’
‘Surely you wouldn’t attack someone like you? As long as you’re not crazy.’
‘You have a woman next to you, right?’
The men cleared their throats and let their guard down.
Having Min Joo-ri next to Ryu Min made me feel more at ease.
“Uh, hi… are you doing this?”
“…….”
The man greeted him despite the awkwardness, but Ryu Min did not reply.
He’s just frowning as if he’s looking at annoying flies.
“What’s going on?”
“Uh… Well, I stopped by to hunt orcs, but I didn’t expect there to be a passenger.”
The man who said that looked to the side.
‘Um, how many of those are there?’
‘You two caught that many things together?’
Although I was surprised by the mountain of orc corpses, I quickly lowered my head as if I understood.
Because the opponent was none other than the Black Scythe.
But there were also parts I didn’t understand.
‘Wait a minute, there were that many orcs in this small town? ‘I guess it’s strange?’
‘What is the woman next to me? Is she a colleague?
‘The black scythe carries a companion with it? Doesn’t that make sense? I don’t know if you want to play with me.’
‘You look pretty good with a smooth face and big breasts. Hehe.’
‘I didn’t know Black Scythe had a perverted hobby. Giggling.’
Even if you can’t say it out loud, you can chew on anyone in your thoughts.
Even the president can chew it.
But they picked the wrong opponent.
After all, I was making fun of the person who had runes in my heart.
It was natural for Ryumin’s eyebrows to arch.
“Stop bothering me and get out.”
“yes?”
“If you have nothing to do, get out.”
Not only was the sudden order to congratulate the guests, but the unexpected informal tone of voice also offended me.
“Are you saying informally when you saw him?”
“That’s right. Isn’t it rude to speak informally when you first meet someone?”
It was something that anyone would say was crazy.
Those who are less than level 13 dare to argue in front of level 32.
Ryu Min was equally dumbfounded.
“How would you feel if some flying insects came and bothered you while you were hunting? You would want to kill them, right? That’s how I feel right now, right?”
“…….”
“Don’t bother and get out. Unless you don’t value your life.”
“Hey, guys. Let’s go, let’s go.”
“Excuse me, sir.”
“Sorry for disturbing you.”
The men apologized profusely and quickly retreated.
Ryumin kept his eyes on them until they disappeared from sight.
It was none other than reading thoughts.
‘Those bastards. You’re planning to hide and watch me.’
I heard people wondering how the black scythe hunts.
I decided to retreat and hide and watch.
‘Just watch. ‘I just need to achieve my goal.’
But I couldn’t just catch Orc summons forever.
‘I’d like to lure summons like I do now, but that means other guys will keep coming.’
If you put it off until later just to save money, some unlucky bastard might steal the boss.
I can’t stay here forever because I have to defeat other bosses as well.
The time has come to kill the boss and collect the reward.
‘Before that, just raise Minju-ri to level 20.’
Ryu Min, who took his gaze away from the men, looked at Min Joo-ri and said.
“Now that the intruder is gone, let’s resume the hunt.”
“Why did you do that?”
A question mark appeared on Ryumin’s face at the words that came out of nowhere.
“what?”
“Why did you chase me by being cold on purpose?”
‘He was originally a caring person.’
Min Joo-ri swallowed her words and waited for an answer.
Ryumin, who read his thoughts, was a little embarrassed, but spoke without showing it.
“If you don’t do this, it’s obvious that he’ll continue to bother you. I’ll have to at least tell him I’ll kill him so he won’t come back again.”
‘Just like I read your thoughts earlier, he’s probably hiding somewhere and watching.’
It doesn’t matter if they watch.
Just because flies were snooping around didn’t mean you couldn’t hunt.
Ryu Min looked at Min Joo-ri and nodded toward the door.
“Let’s get started now. Don’t worry about them.”
* * *
The men chased by the black scythe stopped walking.
“I guess it’s out of sight at this point, right?”
“What are you going to do?”
“I’m curious. How does that black scythe bastard hunt?”
“Oh, I was curious too. Where did you get so many orcs from?”
“So what? Let’s hide and watch?”
“Don’t worry because you won’t be caught if you look at it from a distance. If you’re scared, just run away.”
“Well, I’m scared! Let’s go right now.”
Five men went out of the fence and approached the direction where the black scythe was.
“I can see it over there.”
Through the wooden fence, I could see a thatched hut and a black scythe hunting in front of it.
I decided to get closer, using the wooden fence as a shield.
“It won’t be visible at this level.”
“Okay. Let’s see where that bastard gets the orcs from here.”
A black scythe was cutting down orcs outside the thatched hut.
With a patter, the limbs were cut off and the body fell to the floor.
After doing that, the black scythe turned its back.
It seems as if his role is over.
“what?”
“Why don’t you finish it?”
At that time, the woman next to him stabbed her with her sword as if she had been waiting.
He pierced the neck of an orc who could not resist and took the experience.
“Wow… is that really possible?”
“Are you giving me a hard time?”
“Why on earth? What are you regretting?”
The number one ranked person is wasting his time by ordering other women to do the same.
It was incomprehensible.
“How much fun did that bitch give you that you even made her do it?”
“f*ck you, look at how easy it is to hunt.”
“I’m f*cking jealous….”
The judgment of the men watching was distorted.
Some people work hard to kill an orc, while others gain experience points just by stabbing with a knife.
Of course, I was bound to have a stomach ache.
“But isn’t it a bit strange?”
“what?”
“Look at that woman.”
Every time the woman went in and out of the thatched hut, the orcs chased her out.
Not once or twice.
Every time you go back and forth, orcs appear.
“They’re continuing to take out orcs right now. This is the 30th orc I’ve seen.”
“Something strange? There are that many orcs in there?”
The two men were repeating the process of taking out orcs and hunting them indefinitely.
“What if the corpses piled next to you came from that thatched hut?”
“I heard there were at least 300 of them.”
“That doesn’t make sense.”
“Then the conclusion is….”
A common thought appeared in the men’s minds.
“Are you saying that thatched hut is the orc regeneration site?”
“I think so. Otherwise, it doesn’t make sense.”
Since the world was created like a game, it wasn’t strange that there were regen locations.
Rather, it is a natural way of thinking.
“I vaguely wondered if there was a regen place, but it really did exist….”
“Wow… So those bastards have been lazing around in one place this whole time?”
“Now that I see it, you told us to get out of here so you could monopolize Regen’s place?”
It was a shameful and upsetting thing.
I wanted to get revenge on the two kites somehow.
But there wasn’t much they could do against the black scythe.
All we can do is watch.
“Why don’t we wait until they leave? If they leave, we’ll take over.”
“That would be good. I want to take it by force, but I don’t have the strength to do so….”
The men had no choice but to wait.
Without even knowing that it was the worst mistake of their lives.
* * *
“Black Scythe! I’m level 20!”
Minjoo-ri, who was stabbing the orc, shouted with joy.
This was achieved in 15 minutes.
Ryumin said in a calm tone.
“Congratulations.”
A lot of changes have occurred in Minjoo-ri, who has reached level 20.
The grade has been raised to regular, and the combination function has been unlocked.
“I also learned a new skill. The effectiveness of Bless also increased from 50% to 60%!”
“Can you walk now?”
“wait a minute!”
The light created by Min-ri’s hand was directed to Ryu-min.
[All stats increase by 60% due to the effect of Skill Bless.]
[Duration: 02:59:59]
“What I just cast is an enhanced blessing. This is a newly learned buff.”
This time, a green light emerged and seeped into Ryumin’s mind.
[The effect of Skill Swift increases attack speed and movement speed by 60%.]
[Duration: 00:29:59]
Swift is a buff that increases attack speed and movement speed.
Although it was only 30 minutes long, the effect was significant.
‘In terms of stats, it has the same effect as increasing agility by 40.’
Of course, it’s not as good as Bless, but it’s a better skill than nothing.
Moreover, it will be a great help to Ryu Min’s time attack record.
“It’s Swift, not a bad buff.”
“Is that so? The time is short, but don’t worry. I’ll walk you every 30 minutes.”
“Thank you for your words.”
“I’m not just saying this. It’s true.”
‘know. ‘You’re thanking me.’
Ryumin knows Minjoo-ri’s feelings better than anyone else through the Rune of the Heart, but he could not show it due to the concept of the black scythe.
“Then let’s stop here and catch the Orc Shaman.”
“Isn’t it beneficial to hunt orcs like you are now?”
“I have to go catch the other bosses too. I can’t just stay here forever.”
“Is there anything I can help you with?”
“Stay out of the way so you don’t get in trouble.”
“Yes! Don’t worry.”
Even though it was an unpleasant word, Min-ri Min was not intimidated.
Rather, it felt good to feel like I was being taken care of.
Right before Ryumin goes in to deal with the Orc Shaman.
I looked discreetly at the wooden fence at 2 o’clock.
‘Clumsy guys.’
The five people who told me to get out of here are watching.
Without even knowing that I had already been detected by presence detection.
Since I was within range of the rune in my heart, I glanced at it secretly and read its thoughts.
‘They’ve been chewing on me and Minju-ri a lot…’ … .’
I am not mentally weak enough to be shaken by swearing and criticism.
However, the attitude of looking down on others and looking down on them is just unpleasant and shameful.
‘You still think like that about me, whose level difference is overwhelming?’
I sighed without realizing it.
It’s probably because they don’t yet know the horror of the existence of the black scythe.
‘I need to work harder and build my reputation. Don’t even dare to think of swearing.’
To that end, Ryumin prepared something impromptu.
It was a plan to pick on those guys.
‘In a way, it’s also a personality test.’
Ryu Min, grinning, opened the door of the thatched hut and went inside.
After a while.
Kwazijic-!
The door of the thatched house broke and Ryumin jumped out.
Minjoo-ri, who had taken refuge far away so as not to be disturbed, opened her eyes wide.
This is because Orcs chased after Ryumin like sausages one after another.
‘Why is Black Scythe running away?’
Why did he slaughter hundreds of orcs? What are you afraid of?
The question was resolved after a while.
This is because an orc shaman wearing a strange wooden mask came out holding a staff.
“Chwiiik, chwiik! Chwihiyi-!”
When the Orc Shaman shouted something, 10 more Orcs were summoned.
It was so far away that Minjoo-ri had no chance of avoiding it, but the problem was the black scythe.
‘Well, Black Scythe… … ‘I’m surrounded by orcs!’
As many as 20 orcs surrounded the black scythe.
‘Oh, what should I do? Should I help you?’
Minjoo-ri’s confusion did not last long.
This is because there was no sign of embarrassment on the face of the person himself, the Black Scythe.
‘Yes, Black Scythe can’t lose.’
The black scythe she knew would never give in to 20 of them.
Didn’t you apply a buff yourself?
‘Even though your running speed should be enough to run away, you still managed to catch up.’
Min Joo-ri, who thought he might have something in mind, observed the situation for now.
“Chwiiikik! Chwiik!”
The orcs surrounding the black scythe attacked all at once according to the shaman’s orders.
Kwaang-kwaang-!
Slashing an ax with a sickle, twisting your shoulder to avoid it, ducking your head to avoid an incoming axe, etc.
The black scythe moved ceaselessly in the narrow space.
It seemed like there was no time to come to his senses under the attack of 20 animals.
‘I can’t believe I’m blocking and avoiding them one by one… … . ‘That’s really great skill.’
Minjoo-ri was impressed inwardly, but only for a moment.
‘uh? Those people… … ?’
I was taken aback when I suddenly saw people approaching behind the Orc Shaman.
It was none other than the men I had encountered earlier.
‘What are these people doing? Are you really trying to catch the Orc Shaman while Black Scythe is attracting attention?’
It was clear to see that he was carefully approaching from behind with a weapon in hand.
‘no. Shaman is Black Scythe’s job!’
Whether he knew this or not, the Black Scythe was busy dealing with the Orcs.
‘If this continues, the Orc Shaman will be stolen by someone random!’
The moment I decided that I had to step in and stop it, I took a step forward.
Duwoong-
The black curtain fell.
