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Episode 20. Inside the Ruins
There are many different jobs in Mepan.
And most jobs were fixed.
There was a job change system in the same series, but it was literally a job change and the job itself did not grow.
There were clear limitations to getting a job, as you could only learn skills specific to that job.
If there was one advantage, there was one disadvantage, so the basics were to play by offsetting the disadvantages with as many advantages as possible.
‘But there are professions that break those rules.’
Also known as growth-type jobs.
These growth-type jobs were very difficult to obtain, and even if obtained, they were actually growth-type jobs, as their name suggests, so they did not boast great power from the start like other jobs.
‘But if you just let it grow, its power is limitless.’
The beauty of a growth-type job is that you can literally grow.
As it grew, it grew significantly stronger and quickly surpassed other professions.
‘As far as I know, I’ve heard there are only five.’
And the professions available in this land of the dead were the most accessible, yet most difficult.
‘I’ve gotten the rest of the jobs. But the places I have to go to get them are incredibly difficult.’
In this situation, I was on the verge of death trying to get to that area to get that job.
“Whew. Chwiik.”
[lv 35]
High level. Same level as the Goblin Rider King I hunted before.
Of course, they were higher in terms of monster rank, but they were gathered in groups.
Rotten orcs scurried around.
Even though I only moved slightly, it seemed like he was watching me with keen senses.
Behind the orcs was a crumbling temple.
That temple was once a place where a brilliant god gave oracles to his representatives.
Now, the god has been forgotten and the temple is not maintained, so you might think he is a god of no importance… … .
‘I know the identity.’
The owner of this temple was not just a god.
“It would be difficult to fight head-on.”
Ethan shook his head.
No matter how much I thought about it, there was no chance of winning from a frontal perspective.
Although the weakness was visible, there was a high chance of dying before even exploiting it.
‘The level difference is big, and the class difference is severe.’
Ethan soon decided on a method.
“I guess I’ll have to play assassination.”
Assassination play was a high-difficulty play.
Basically, those with the assassin profession tend to fight using various skills.
Knock-. Knock knock-.
Ethan measured the distance based on the reaction from earlier.
After checking at what distance the orcs could sense presence, I threw rocks around to check the aggro distance once more.
‘The range is about this much.’
I checked the range and threw the stone again.
This time, my head suddenly turned around.
‘You’re checking the direction you threw it. This time… … .’
Ethan carefully moved in the other direction and threw the stone.
Then, this time, the orc looked in the direction of the throw and soon began to move, sniffing.
Ethan took a step back and put some distance between them again.
“You just have to go inside.”
All of this was done solely through the senses.
Experience and sense. Without these two things, it would have been impossible to play.
When you play assassination but are not an assassin, it is mostly for the purpose of establishing a concept and having fun.
The general consensus was that it wasn’t very useful in real life, but Ethan disagreed.
‘It’s because of lack of control.’
If you have perfect control, this assassination play becomes a perfect battle.
‘And now.’
Ethan had a false acupuncture.
It also reveals your opponent’s weaknesses.
Then the assassination would have been much easier.
“Whew. Chwiik.”
As the orc turned his head to the side to see where the stone had come from, Ethan threw a strong spit at him.
Swish-!
The saliva penetrated directly into the rotten area near the arm.
And at the moment when he was about to scream, he threw the spit and turned to the side, aiming for the weak point in the back and stabbing it with his claw sword.
-One hit, one kill!
-The assassination was successful!
-[Challenge] You got likes for completing the Assassin’s Path!
-You got ‘1’ like!
-Your proficiency in Heoryu Acupuncture has increased.
“Oh. Your proficiency in Heoryu Acupuncture has improved considerably.”
Using acupuncture in a variety of ways seemed to help me gain proficiency quickly.
Repeating the same task over and over again was too slow to improve my skills.
Ethan, having dealt with the orc, quickly retreated.
There’s a corpse here, so the orcs will definitely come check it out.
‘Monsters aren’t stupid.’
Just as I was about to hide my body, a group of orcs appeared in pairs.
These orcs were the ones guarding the entrance to the ruins.
That meant the entrance to the ruins was empty.
Ethan left them behind and continued towards the ruins.
But then.
Boom-!
“Profit!”
“Whoosh! Whoosh!”
The orcs began to panic.
Ethan instinctively looked back.
Behind, not far away, a swarm of giant spiders appeared.
[lv 44]
Spider, Arachne.
“This is crazy.”
Why on earth are they here?
‘This is definitely an out-of-place place even in the Forest of Death. It doesn’t make sense for there to be a level 44 monster in a level 20 hunting ground.’
As soon as the arachne horde appeared, the orcs immediately started to flee.
Ethan also ran away quickly.
However, Arachne was a monster with much more sensitive senses than an orc. It was not a monster that could be run away just by running away.
It was very scary to see it running towards me with those big legs.
‘Fuck.’
Ethan spat out a curse.
If possible, I would have liked to use the herbal medicine sparingly, but since it came to this, I had no choice but to drink it right away.
gulp!
-I took intermediate herbal medicine.
-Your body’s senses become more sensitive.
The effects came on so quickly that I could feel my heart pounding.
Ethan felt even lighter.
‘Head-on confrontation? No.’
Ethan turned around on the spot and ran hard towards the orc.
Then he spit on the back of the heads of the fleeing orcs.
Swish-! Swish-!
“Just come in.”
The orcs could only run away because of the arachne that was following them from behind at a terrifying speed. If they couldn’t fight back, they would be nothing more than a piece of meat.
Ethan, who had quickly taken care of the two orcs, started dragging Arachne along this time.
Boom! Boom!
Arachne’s legs touched the ground and stretched out towards Ethan.
Ethan almost made contact, but twisted his body and barely avoided it.
‘Whew… … We have to go to the entrance quickly!’
There is still a lot of time left for the herbal medicine.
Ethan ran for his life.
“Whew!?”
“Whoosh! Whoosh! Arachne!”
“Gather! Gather!”
At the entrance, Ethan encountered a group of orcs.
This is where it got important.
Arachne’s target, which was targeting her, had to be turned towards the orcs.
‘The orcs are still confused.’
Ethan boldly took up an Arachne and charged straight through the orcs.
When Ethan, a human, suddenly ran towards them, the orcs tried to attack him and push him aside, but the Arachne behind him was too much of a burden.
“Whoosh-!”
“Chew, chwiik!”
At a timing that left him unable to make a decision, Ethan stepped into the midst of the orcs and then rolled to the side.
“Kyaaaaak-!”
Arachne spewed venom and attacked the orcs.
The orcs also reacted belatedly and started attacking Arachne.
In an instant, a fight between the arachnes and orcs began.
But the situation quickly turned to one side.
The Arachne had an advantage in individual strength, but they were not outnumbered, so the Orcs quickly became prey.
Meanwhile, Ethan lowered his body and ran towards the entrance of the ruins.
“Ugh!”
At that moment, one of the Arachne who was at the very back noticed Ethan and followed him, but Ethan stomped hard on the ground and rolled into the ruins.
thud-!
Arachne’s foot was stamped where Ethan had been just a moment ago.
Arachne’s dozens of eyes sparkled with regret as she watched Ethan enter the ruins.
* * *
“Ugh. Ugh.”
Ethan caught his breath, panting heavily.
If there had been even the slightest misalignment, there was a high possibility that he would have died on the spot.
‘But it came in anyway.’
Since we entered the ruins, we could consider the first stage as passed.
“I have to find the grave.”
I had to find a grave inside.
Knock-. Knock-.
Despite the sound of water and the pungent smell, Ethan found his way without hesitation.
“The memories are vivid.”
I had been here many times, so I knew the way to the tomb.
‘The place I was always stuck was right in front of the grave.’
There is a guard right in front of the tomb.
The watchman was so powerful that it was impossible to conquer him at the time.
‘Let’s go there first and then think about it.’
Ethan moved deep into the tomb, trying his best to avoid the traps and monsters within the ruins.
Just like the monsters outside, there were many powerful monsters and traps here, but Ethan knew them all.
‘It’s easier to avoid here.’
If you don’t fight, but just lure them like before and enter the entrance, it won’t be difficult.
Ethan, who had been going in for about 30 minutes, arrived at his destination.
Knock. Knock.
It was a huge cavity with water dripping from the ceiling.
Just below here was the entrance to the tomb.
“Phew.”
Reaching the entrance to the tomb meant that he was now facing the guard he had never defeated before.
As I thought about it, a loud crash was heard in the darkness behind the room.
Boom-! Boom-! Boom-!
As Ethan approached the entrance to the tomb, an armored soldier appeared from the darkness.
‘It’s been a while. You still look the same.’
Rusty armor.
And a giant double-edged axe.
As soon as he recognized Ethan, the eyes on his dark helmet began to glow red.
When Ethan did not leave the entrance, he swung his huge double-edged axe at him.
Boohoo-!
The first start was always a flying horizontal slash pattern that seemed to sweep everything away.
‘Let’s check the pattern first.’
I checked to see if they were attacking in the pattern I knew.
‘After the horizontal slash, strike downward from above. If there is distance, come forward with two steps and perform a spinning attack.’
As Ethan opened the distance, he took two steps closer with a loud thud and made a spinning attack in a figure 8 shape.
Ethan dodged lightly by leaning back as much as possible.
Then this time he moved as if he was rushing forward.
‘It’s slow. But its attacks are quite powerful, so one hit will kill you instantly.’
As I approached, he raised the axe high and brought it down.
Kwaaaaang-!
Ethan managed to dodge the axe itself, but the shockwave was so strong that he couldn’t avoid being staggered.
The blow alone caused blood to flow from Ethan’s mouth.
“after.”
Ethan took a big step back.
If you keep a certain distance, it won’t come near you.
But that was only if I didn’t attack that armored soldier.
‘If you attack it even once, it will continue to follow you even if you distance yourself. Until you leave the ruins.’
There was an attempt to lure him into the tomb’s entrance, but it was no use.
“I have to defeat you to open the entrance to the tomb. This time, I really have no choice but to defeat you.”
The pattern is the same.
But the situation was different than when I failed.
“I can see it now.”
Ethan smirked and activated the monsters’ plague.
“Your weakness.”
fantasy,
