Episode 141 Week 8 Mentoring, Strategy Battle (3)
The only movement skill I currently have is Thief’s Step.
I copied it from Dang Gyu-yeong and got a B rank, and got a bonus from the sneaker cloud stepping that the calligrapher gave me, so it’s a B+ rank.
However, the thief’s step is not a skill purely for movement.
In addition to increasing movement speed, the performance is also distributed to smooth movement and hiding movement sounds.
If the movement is 60, the remainder is around 40, so if you look at only the speed, it is not very fast.
If you add overheat to this, it’ll be a different story, but since you can’t show Inferno Fist while the replay is running, you’ll have to get through it with just Thief’s Walk.
This is why even though I was a B+ rank, Jo Byeok was able to catch up with me, and the same was true for the Ogre in front of me.
The speed is slightly faster than mine.
So how do I avoid being hit by an opponent who is faster than me?
‘You have to predict.’
The other person’s gaze, posture, muscle and joint movements, etc.
By synthesizing various pieces of information, we infer where and how they are going to attack.
And the Ogre’s attacks are quite honest, showing movements that are exactly as you would expect.
If you’re going to hit the left, you really are going to hit the left.
‘Like now.’
– Boom!
I took a quick step to the side and a club struck down right where I had just been.
The ogre strode forward and swung his free club hand, but I dug in deeper and got into his blind spot.
Since I couldn’t reach with my arms, I tried to push in with my whole body, but I escaped with a thieving gait.
“Kuuuuu!”
The bastard let out an annoyed howl.
I was starting to get annoyed because he had been just making mistakes all this time.
[Kim Ho 100%]
[Crystal 33%]
You can run away alone until the crystal is fully charged, but
“Sir, I think I would appreciate it if you could help me out a little.”
Since it’s a two-person dungeon, it’ll be a lot less work for me if my partner keeps me in check.
However, Gwak Ji-cheol was busy dealing with the goblins that were rushing in.
“Excuse me, sir.”
“Ugh… … .”
As Kwak Ji-cheol busily chains together his magic, the goblins are hit by dirt bullets one by one and fall down.
Since I couldn’t pay attention to myself, I scolded Kwak Ji-cheol.
“Oh, you said you’d keep an eye on it. When are you going to do it? Should I go out and do it?”
“Just a moment… … . Wait.”
“Are we a pair? Ah~ It’s too hard to do it alone~ My legs are going numb~ I’m going to get caught like this~”
“Fuck… … . I got it!”
The speed at which Gwak Ji-cheol could recite the spell increased as if the magic was effective.
– Kookung!
Soon he had two thick earthen walls erected on either side of him, and they began to advance rapidly, pushing the goblins back like bulldozers.
Kwak Ji-cheol puts out the urgent fire and immediately supports me.
– Doo doo doo doo,
The dirt bullets fired continuously and hit the ogre, but it didn’t even react as if it didn’t even feel ticklish.
As if he had a grudge, Gwak Ji-cheol made a large ball of dirt bullets and fired them like cannonballs.
– Boom!
“What the heck?”
The ogre scratched the back of his head where the cannonball had hit him, glanced back, and then returned to focusing on the game of tag with me.
I said, dodging the swinging club.
“Attack magic won’t work. Try something else.”
Because it has such a strong body, it is difficult to damage it with just any attack.
It is questionable whether Song Cheon-hye or Hong Yeon-hwa can use magic spammily, but it is natural since Gwak Ji-cheol’s attack power is even weaker.
As if he was aware of that fact, Gwak Ji-cheol asked while cleaning up the goblins.
“What should I do?”
“To the control series.”
“Control series… … . Okay.”
As Gwak Ji-cheol cast the spell, mud walls suddenly rose up near the ogre.
“Kuuuuu… … .”
An ogre looking around with an annoyed expression.
With one wide swing of the club, the mud walls crumble down.
Kwak Ji-cheol clicked his tongue quietly.
“Tch.”
“Also, next one.”
“I get it.”
As soon as the spell was recited, the ground under the ogre’s feet sank.
This time it worked quite well, causing the bastard to lose his balance and stagger.
“Kuuu… … .”
“This was pretty good.”
As expected, the more vulgar the restraint, the higher the score.
[Kim Ho 100%]
[Crystal 64%]
Kwak Ji-cheol added fuel to the fire with his vulgar restraint.
Walls are built, pits are dug, and mounds of dirt climb up the ogre’s legs and harden.
Every time that happened, the bastard shook his leg hard to shake it off, but Gwak Ji-cheol seemed to think this was it and persistently continued to target only the bastard’s leg.
“Now life is a bit better.”
Thanks to this continuous restriction of the Ogre’s movements, I, who was already good at running away, found it easier to run away.
And finally,
[Kim Ho 100%]
[Crystal 100%]
– Paaaaat!
My crystal was completely filled with red light.
The next moment, the pillar of light connecting me and the sanctuary suddenly broke off, and a new pillar of light shot out and connected me to Gwak Ji-cheol.
And the crystal the guy was holding began to fill with blue light.
[Kwak Ji-cheol 97%]
[Crystal 1%]
“What the heck?”
The ogre immediately turns his head away.
The gaze moves in the direction indicated by the pillar of light, and Kwak Ji-cheol is captured at the end of the gaze.
“Kuuuuu… … .”
And then he charges towards you, stomping and thumping, with hostility directed at him.
It seemed as if he had completely forgotten that I, who had been desperately trying to catch him just a moment ago, had already done so.
The roles were reversed, so Kwak Ji-cheol was the one charging and I was the one keeping him in check.
I ran after the ogre, roots stretching out in front of me.
[Twister]
[Windforce]
-Whew—
A whirlwind of wind gathered and caught one of the creature’s legs, causing its body to sway violently.
However, he does not stop charging towards Kwak Ji-cheol.
Feeling the pressure of the momentum, Kwak Ji-cheol’s expression became urgent.
“this.”
‘Now I have to avoid it well… … .’
All the opposing side can do is create an opening for the Ogre and buy time.
It is up to you to avoid and run away.
I pushed the ogre back with Windforce again, but it paid no attention and continued swinging its club.
– Kwung!
“Ugh.”
Kwak Ji-cheol barely managed to avoid being hit.
But the attack was just beginning.
He dodged the thick arm that was swinging at him, threw his whole body, and rolled around on the floor.
– Boom!
A blast of compressed air burst from the ogre’s face.
The guy rubs his face as if he finds it annoying.
“Fuck… … !”
Kwak Ji-cheol stepped back hastily and stretched his staff forward.
Green radiates from the emerald,
– Kukukung!
Several layers of earthen walls rose between him and the ogre.
I couldn’t help but sigh when I saw that sight.
“oh my.”
What a handshake.
A wrong judgment soon led to fatal consequences.
Before Kwak Ji-cheol linked the wall strengthening magic,
“Kuuuuu!”
The ogre pushed in with his whole body.
The earthen walls that had been built in layers suddenly collapsed, and Gwak Ji-cheol was completely exposed in front of the bastard.
As the palm the size of a pot lid was swung,
– Phew!
“Ugh.”
Kwak Ji-cheol was thrown far away, hit the wall, bounced back, rolled around, and fell to the ground.
Then a club the size of a human body fell, splitting the wind.
– Crunch!
“Oh.”
I frowned without realizing it.
That might hurt a bit.
When the ogre tried to strike with his club a second time, Kwak Ji-cheol was already gone.
The safety device in the ground floor dungeon was activated, releasing him outside.
The next moment, everything turned gray and stopped, and Dang Gyu-yeong emerged from hiding.
He slowly shakes his head, looking down at the hole shaped like a sledgehammer in the ground.
“Oh my, this kid still has a long way to go.”
Even though it was my first attempt, I couldn’t even last a few moves against the ogre.
This skill must be trained to the point where it can withstand charging the crystal to 100%.
‘The skills are like that, and the compatibility isn’t that good either.’
If Ilgong had attacked over the wall using a technique that applied the Gyeoksan Tau,
Ogres are the type that just break down walls and come in.
And even though I dropped my rank by one due to [Weakness], I’m still stupidly strong.
Therefore, since it is impossible to block it with Kwak Ji-cheol’s current defense capabilities, we must find another means.
After you find it, you also need some time to adapt.
In many ways, the road ahead is wide open to suffering.
‘Of course, that’s his business.’
Whether Kwak Ji-cheol suffers or not, my goal remains unchanged.
I’m going to force myself to complete the sub-quest early.
“Senior.”
“huh?”
“This week, I’m going to try to get my grades down right away.”
“It’s already the first day?”
“I thought there was no reason to delay.”
“Well, it doesn’t matter to you.”
Dang Gyu-yeong always makes an exception for me because he knows a lot about my true abilities.
My skills are already beyond the level where I can receive mentoring, and I’m sure I’ll grow well on my own if I leave it alone.
I just managed to charge the crystal while maintaining 100% health from the Ogre on my first try, so the proof is in sight.
“But, if you score alone, what will happen to Kwak Ji-cheol? Won’t he be the only one who gets hurt?”
However, as a mentor, Dang Gyu-young is in a position where he cannot let his team members play on their own.
If we stick together for a week, shouldn’t we act together whether we like it or not?
I answered nonchalantly.
“Just get the score first, and then keep adjusting the rest.”
Normally, once the practical assessment is over, there is no reason to continue practicing, but in my case, it is an exception.
The only reason I earn points is to complete sub-quests.
After that, I will have to do ranked work for the mentoring event, so I plan to continue to practice with Kwak Ji-cheol regardless of my score.
Dang Gyu-yeong thought for a moment, then nodded, perhaps thinking that it would be okay if I said it like that.
“Okay, then. But who are you going to do it with? The handsome guy? The pretty one with gray hair?”
“Gray hair.”
The handsome guy, Go Hyun-woo, is naturally excluded since he has his own group.
On the other hand, the pretty girl with gray hair, Seo Ye-in, receives one-on-one mentoring from Ahn Jung-mi.
So there is no set pair.
From a calligrapher’s perspective, if you want to take a two-person practical test, you’ll have to do a random match anyway, so there won’t be a problem if I take that position.
So I tried sending a message to the calligrapher.
[Kim Ho: (Peekaboo cat emoticon)]
[Kim Ho: (tap tap cat emoticon)]
[Kim Ho: What?]
[Calligrapher: (Flipped cat emoji)]
[Calligrapher: sleepy]
[Kim Ho: Mentoring?]
[Calligrapher: ㅇㅇ]
[Calligrapher: (Flipped cat emoji)]
[Calligrapher: (rolling cat emoticon)]
[Kim Ho: Fair, okay?]
[Calligrapher:??]
[Kim Ho: Fair, okay?]
[Calligrapher: (jumping cat emoticon)]
[Calligrapher: GG]
