Episode 137
137. End of subjugation
“Shhh!”
“Keeeeee!”
The screams of lizardmen can be heard from everywhere.
Seogeogeokkeuk!
Seogeogeogeokeuk-!
You can also hear the sound of something being chopped in large quantities.
The players’ attention focused on the source of the sound.
And everyone, including me, looked bewildered.
“Wow, crazy. “Isn’t that a black scythe?”
“The Black Scythe chose to subdue the Lizardmen?”
“Anyway, what is that weapon?”
“What is it that every time you swing, 15 of them fall down like sorghum cans?”
It was a strange scythe.
It suddenly expanded in length like a whip and cut off the waists of fifteen animals before being recovered.
The attack speed is so fast that you can’t see it swinging.
Every time you blink, all you see is the sight of lizards being cut into pieces.
Truly a claw hand.
It’s like the hand of death cutting monsters into pieces.
“But looking at the numbers, it seems like it came out in line with our number of people… … .”
“The black scythe is sweeping away everything… … .”
Are you going to wipe out all the monsters that come out to kill one by one?
Rather than being angry, it was ridiculous.
“… … .”
The NPC seems to feel the same way and just watches in silence.
Minjoo-ri also watched the battle of the black scythe blankly and suddenly realized something.
‘Ah, I understand why Black Scythe said his battle wouldn’t be helpful.’
They are literally massacring civilians, so who can figure out the attack patterns or characteristics of the Lizardmen?
It would be better to watch and learn from other players’ battles.
Judging by that, Min-ri moved the location a little.
Even now, the players were desperately holding on to the lizard, fearing that their share would be taken away by the black scythe.
Anyway, Ryumin only cared about slaughtering the Lizardmen.
‘There’s no need to use Moonlight Island for this, right?’
Originally, I had planned to use Moonlight Island to kill it with all my might, but seeing the damage, there was no need to do that.
‘I knew the scythe was good for mass murder, but I never thought it would be like this.’
Perhaps thanks to Minjoo-ri’s buff, I feel faster and stronger.
“Kiiik-!”
Only after killing the last Lizardman did Ryumin look back.
The players were watching themselves with resentful eyes.
‘Did I catch too much?’
Since he swept away the monsters as if they had come to his own world, it is no wonder that he is resented.
Ryumin’s eyes suddenly turned to the corner of his vision.
[Current kill count: 823/100]
‘There were 402 when we came down from the tower, so did we catch 421?’
Since there were 602 people, there must have been 602 animals.
Of those, 421, about 70%, were taken by Ryu Min all to himself.
‘It’s worth it to give me that look.’
Ryumin didn’t bother to avoid his gaze.
The players flinch and look away first.
Although they were angry, there was nothing they could do as they were weak.
‘If you tell me to be strong like me.’
Being strong is an ability, and catching a lot is an ability.
There is no reason to view someone as unfair just because they have abilities.
After all, it was the result of his own efforts.
Since we lived in a competitive society, there was no way we could not understand that fact.
This was the reason why no one could say a word to the black scythe.
Of course, the bigger reason was that if I fought back, something might happen.
‘I’m glad it wasn’t a party.’
If it had been a party, they might have fearlessly protested to Ryumin, knowing that their allies couldn’t attack each other.
‘No, it’s not that I don’t know, I’m sure he protested. ‘Try to hunt moderately.’
Of course, Ryumin had no intention of continuing to monopolize the Lizardmen.
Wouldn’t leaving other players behind would increase the number of survivors?
While I was thinking about that, Min-ri Min came closer and gave me a thumbs up.
“Wow. Black Scythe. It’s really amazing. I didn’t know that weapon was that good. Ah, of course, it’s because of Black Scythe’s skills.”
“It’s a weapon I worked hard to obtain, so it’s natural.”
Despite the compliment, Ryu Min just asked with a blank expression on his face.
“Have you ever dealt with a Lizardman?”
“yes. I caught about two and it was easier than I thought. Even more so than when I first caught the orc.”
“I told you. “You have become stronger.”
“Hehe, I guess I’ve really gotten stronger. “If I do well, I can reach level 40 this round, right?”
Although she spoke brightly, Min-ri Min was worried deep inside.
-It might be difficult if Black Scythe monopolizes the monsters like he does now… … No, the problem is not level 40, but whether you can get into the rankings… … .
Since my life was at stake, it was natural to worry.
It was also a common concern shared by other players.
‘Know. Do I really want to kill all the other players just to gain a little experience? ‘Don’t worry.’
From the beginning, Ryumin planned to stop hunting after catching up to 1,000 animals.
‘A thousand horses is enough to take first place in the entire region.’
Even in the last episode, the only player who caught a thousand fish was Ryu Min.
‘You just have to hold on a little longer. ‘There isn’t much left.’
Monsters caught at the Tower of Trials are also included in the count, so you only need to catch about 200 more.
Then you will pass with safety bread.
“What level are you now?”
“Me? “It’s 38.”
“If I just raise two more levels, I will learn the skill.”
After saying that, Ryumin went hunting without saying a word when the Lizardmen attacked again.
When the monsters were swept away with the scythe again, the players looked confused, but that only lasted for a moment.
When Ryumin stopped hunting, having met his goal by catching 200 animals, people’s eyes looked puzzled.
‘Why did you suddenly stop hunting?’
‘Do you want to get some rest now?’
‘Anyway, now is your chance! ‘I don’t know when it will reopen!’
But since then, Ryu Min has not touched the Lizardmen.
The players were puzzled and relieved at the same time.
“Black Scythe? “Why aren’t you catching more?”
To Min-ri Min’s innocent question, Ryu Min answered like a great person.
“I caught a lot. Even if you catch them with only a little experience, it will only be a nuisance to other players.”
“ah… … “Then you did it on purpose for us?”
‘Us. If I had to limit it, it’s because of you.’
Those words rose up in my throat, but I struggled to swallow them.
Minjoo-ri, who misunderstood, will blush again and imagine something strange.
“Now there are a lot of monsters to catch. Make it to level 40 quickly. “I’m also curious about what skills I will learn.”
“yes! “Just wait a moment!”
Min Joo-ri, who spoke powerfully, was eventually able to reach level 40 by killing 280 Lizardmen.
“I finally got to expert level!”
“Congratulations. “What are your skills?”
“I’ll walk you right away!”
Light flowed from Minjoo-ri’s hand.
Just in case someone said it wasn’t a buffer, the skill I learned this time was also a buff.
[Skill safety barrier has been activated.]
[You can only be protected from physical attacks once.]
[Duration: 00:29:59]
Safety Barrier.
It is an absolute shield that protects against physical attacks once.
‘Usually shields have strength, but not this skill.’
It is a deceptive skill that guarantees unconditional defense against physical attacks.
In other words, it means that Ryumin can defend against a single blow with all his might.
It was a good skill that could save one’s life even in an unexpected surprise attack.
“I think it’s a skill that blocks any physical attack once. “They say you have to wait 30 minutes to reuse it on the same target.”
“I guess it’s because it’s such a good skill.”
Since it is an absolute shield, it is not strange that individual cooldowns are applied.
‘Later, it blocks not only physical attacks but also magical attacks.’
When the skill is strengthened at level 60, it blocks physical and magical attacks.
I don’t know more than that because I’ve never tried to save Minjoo-ri.
“Bless and Swift have also been strengthened. Would you like to try it?”
“Sure.”
After receiving Minjoo-ri’s buff, all stats, attack speed, and movement speed increased by 70%.
This is because the two skills have been strengthened.
“It’s improved considerably. But you shouldn’t be satisfied with level 40. Hunt more.”
“yes!”
The subjugation continued.
Some players also heard voices expressing their admiration that they had reached level 40 like Min-ri Min.
After three hours, the subjugation was over.
Subjugation leader Kaltz looked back at the players and smiled with satisfaction.
“Gentlemen, this is the end of the subjugation of the Demonic Beast’s swamp. The Lizardman worked so hard that his seeds dried up. For the time being, merchants from the nearby Kingdom of Braham will be able to travel up the mountain safely. It’s all thanks to you! “We didn’t hire warriors from another world for nothing!”
Caltz’s eyes, who had been heaping praise on him, suddenly fell on one person.
A man who hasn’t caught a single fish since his overwhelming performance in the beginning.
It was Kaltz, who was looking at the black scythe in wonder.
“Everyone worked hard. The subjugation ends here. “Everyone disperse!”
As soon as Caltz finished speaking, a message came to mind.
[The Lizardman subjugation has ended.]
[100,000 gold will be given as a reward for subjugation.]
[Your activities will be recorded in the mercenary group.]
[Your mercenary level has increased from ‘Apprentice’ to ‘Expert’.]
“Oh, 100,000 gold?”
“Oh, awesome!”
“The system is bigger than you think, isn’t it?”
Players cheered at the unexpected reward.
On the other hand, Ryu Min was not particularly impressed with gold.
It’s not because there was 1.5 million gold in hand.
‘Maybe it’s because I earned 1 million gold at the Tower of Trials, but 100,000 doesn’t make any difference.’
This time, I killed monsters while climbing the tower and got gold as a reward for that floor.
The only thing I earned from the tower was 1 million gold.
It was natural that I wasn’t happy about 100,000 gold.
‘Now that most players have reached level 40, gold trading will become active.’
Now you can trade gold using the trading function.
After returning, more players will use the gold feature rather than cash.
And the number of merchants who receive gold in exchange for using common skills will increase.
‘It’s like cleaning up a corpse with trace eraser, finding the person you want to track, or repairing equipment durability in exchange for gold with the repair skill.’
The same goes for the Apple Market.
People would like to trade items with gold instead of cash.
In preparation for this, Ryu Min told Ma Gyeong-rok to create a direct gold transaction item in advance.
When the round is over, gold trading will be activated, but Ryumin already has enough gold.
‘Other than buying legendary material items on Play, there won’t be much use for gold.’
So where should this much gold be spent?
‘I should write this to none other than NPC.’
Gold is a currency used even in the fantasy world.
Now that the trading function is available, gold trading is possible with NPCs.
‘It doesn’t seem like there’s much to spend gold on right now, but later on there’ll be a lot of things to spend gold on.’
Gold is sometimes used as a tithe when raising a temple’s reputation, and is also used when obtaining materials or items from blacksmiths.
‘It can be used as a bribe for important people in power and has many other uses.’
Therefore, even if it is useless now, the more gold you have, the better it will be in the future.
[The subjugation ends.]
[You will be moved to the starting point after a while.]
As soon as I blinked, a colorless space, not a swamp of demonic beasts, appeared.
It was the starting place.
It seemed as if the subjugation had all ended at the same time, as players appeared from all over the place.
Just like the first time, thousands of people gathered and an angel appeared.
[Did you do well in the subjugation? how is it? As expected, number 1 was the easiest, right?]
The players nodded.
From my experience, the difficulty levels were in the correct order.
[Anyway, doesn’t it seem like the number of people was given differently than the first time?]
“Hmm, now that I see it, it seems like that… … .”
[Unfortunately, none of the 571 people who chose number 5 survived.]
“omg… … .”
The monster subdued number 5 was the Minotaur.
If there was one per person, it would definitely have been difficult to handle.
[There are some dead humans in other raids as well, but don’t be sad. Isn’t it a good thing that there are fewer competitors?]
“… … .”
To be honest, no player was sad.
In an age where people fight even among blood relatives, who would feel sad when someone dies?
[Then let’s look at the tally results right away!]
