Episode 226: Killing Three Birds with One Stone
First, let’s look at the skill book.
[Skill Book – Explosive Bomb]
The calligrapher chose a special explosive bullet.
It may be less effective than penetrating or cutting bullets at penetrating interpersonal defenses such as barriers or steel.
Of course, that’s just a relative comparison,
‘It’s stronger than a normal magic bullet.’
If it’s a combination of magic bullets + explosive bullets + injection, it should be able to easily break through even if Hong Yeon-hwa applies three layers of defensive magic.
Of course, it would have to be supported by sufficient ranks.
Also, the biggest reason most gunsmiths choose explosive or impact bullets first is their versatility.
‘It’s not like we’re only going to fight head-to-head.’
There are many more types of monsters that are not humanoid, and there are countless large ones.
Right now, medium to large-sized monsters like ogres can’t inflict much damage with penetrating bullets.
Just like if you prick a person with a needle, it might hurt more, but it will take a long time for them to die.
This is the reason why shock bombs, which transmit shock to the inside, and explosive bombs, which destroy large surfaces, are so versatile.
Lastly, the range of weapons you can choose from in the future will be expanded.
You will be able to use a variety of explosive weapons, such as rocket launchers and mortars.
Although there is a downside that the price of the weapon is no joke,
‘It’s the Hyesung Group.’
That wouldn’t be a disadvantage to this rich girl.
It is unknown whether the calligrapher took these factors into account or simply followed Bokdeungi’s intuition.
Anyway, in An Jung-mi’s and my opinion, the explosive bomb was a very good choice.
As soon as he used the skill book, the calligrapher was enveloped in a bright light.
– Paaaaat!
You probably have a notification message like this in mind.
[Use ‘Skill Book – Explosive Bomb’.]
[Acquire ‘Explosive Bomb (F)’.]
Next up is the rolled up parchment.
[Quest Scroll – Marksmanship]
Marksmanship is a trait that provides bonuses to all ranged skills/traits.
In the case of calligraphers, if you learn it, you will get one plus for each magic bullet, injection, and explosive bullet.
Because it has such great versatility, it is in high demand and expensive.
‘It’s the Comet Group.’
I guess with enough money, nothing is impossible.
I guess he probably bought it through a scholarship student from the Archery Club.
I gave the calligrapher a slight nod.
“Try it.”
“huh.”
– Paaaaat!
This time, the scroll glowed brightly and covered the calligrapher.
Quest scrolls, as the name suggests, grant quests to users and provide rewards upon completion.
Objectives are given randomly, but their difficulty is capped by the level of reward.
What I’m saying is that they don’t suddenly ask you to capture the Blood Cult Elder.
The calligrapher then stares into space.
“… … .”
“What came out?”
“this.”
I share the quest content in response to your question.
[Sub Quest – Marksmanship]
▷Goal: Kill enemies (0/100)
Consecutive Kills (0/30)
Headshot (0/15)
▷Reward: Markmanship
As expected, it didn’t deviate much from expectations.
There is no need to explain how to kill enemies, and continuous kills are when you kill enemies consecutively without missing.
A headshot is a magical bullet that hits the enemy between the eyebrows.
If you are a calligrapher, you should be able to achieve all three conditions without difficulty.
One problem is the location, if there are more than 100 enemies appearing,
‘For now, there’s nothing but dungeons.’
It would be nice if the training dolls counted, but the quest isn’t that easy.
“I guess we’ll have to wait until the week of the strategy game.”
“huh.”
“Then shall we start by solving the explosive problem?”
“I wonder.”
We walked to the training center.
* * *
Training center.
Training room.
For this training, we invited one more person besides the two of us.
“Brother Kim, Miss Seo.”
“Oh, you’re here.”
Go Hyun-woo looked at us from side to side with a slightly excited expression.
“Come to think of it, I think this isn’t my first time training with you two.”
“You can do well on your own if you just leave me alone.”
Go Hyun-woo entered Yongsal Academy with the firm goal of resolving the monk’s long-standing wish.
One day, obtaining the qualifications to become a sealed divine object will also be part of that goal.
In one way or another, the desire to improve is bound to be extraordinary.
Therefore, if you just provide them with opportunities such as special performance rooms, elixirs, or Dharma statues, they will grow quickly like a tiger with wings.
Also, Go Hyun-woo has already mastered high-level martial arts, so there is no need to make any major changes.
Although he may not be a calligrapher, he is very talented.
Perhaps the immediate problem, namely the difficulty of combining the law and the herbivore diet, will find a way out on its own if given time.
“I’ll try to resolve this quickly.”
“I appreciate it. But may I ask why?”
“As I said before, I’m going to enter a B-rank dungeon next week.”
“I remember. It was definitely a tough place.”
In particular, Go Hyun-woo almost died in Heuksabang.
Therefore, if you reinforce your power even a little, it will be easier to deal with unexpected situations.
Next I pointed to the calligrapher.
“The lady here still has one match left in the match.”
“I guess I’ll have the final match after some training.”
Go Hyun-woo nodded his head as if he understood.
The calligrapher’s [Explosive Bullet] is an F-rank item that was just acquired.
This alone would cause an explosion, but the power and range would be lacking.
It’s better not to use it.
“If you want to use it in actual combat, you’ll need to raise it to at least D rank.”
“I see. Then what should I do?”
“First, you go and stand over there.”
When I pointed to one side of the training room, Go Hyun-woo walked over there and stood there.
Then I took the calligrapher to the other side, made him stand, and together we looked at Ko Hyun-woo and opened our mouths.
“What’s over there?”
“Go Hyun-woo.”
“Doesn’t it taste like it’ll sting?”
“It harms.”
The calligrapher immediately takes out an assault rifle.
Somehow I feel more motivated than usual.
After seeing that, Go Hyun-woo said.
“Well, I think you know your role.”
“Yeah, that’s where you block and dodge.”
My theory is that if you keep getting hit, you will twist your body, and if you twist your body, your skills will improve.
But what if your skills don’t improve? Just get hit more.
I added one condition.
“Let’s use the law as it is, and focus on the basics.”
“That certainly sounds good.”
Cheongryu is not suitable for this training because the gap is too large during casting.
I’m not going to fight back against the calligrapher.
On the other hand, since the pure flow is relatively easy to deploy and is a defensive herbivore, it will be easier to withstand the pouring magic bullets.
After placing the two in this position, I took my place against one wall like a referee.
“This time, since one side is unilaterally defending, I will also put my strength into the defense.”
-Whew—
The wind gathered like a whirlwind, forming a spherical shield around Go Hyun-woo.
Wind Barrier was cast.
Even if he is Ko Hyun-woo, if he is asked to do something he is not used to, his hands and feet will get tangled, and as his hands and feet get tangled, he will gradually allow effective hits.
To achieve some balance, I need to step up and supplement the defense.
‘I’m also working on a ranked piece.’
Up until now, I’ve been pitting the iron dolls against each other and taking turns placing barriers, but if I can block the magic bullets, I expect that I’ll be able to rank up much faster.
Windforce and Twister cast simultaneously are a bonus.
In summary, it is a training method that allows three people to develop their skills at the same time.
“Are you ready?”
I looked at Ko Hyun-woo and Seo Ye-in one by one, and they both nodded their chins slightly as if they were ready.
“Then let’s begin.”
“… … !”
As soon as my signal dropped, Go Hyun-woo raised his sword and faced his opponent, slowly picking up his pace.
The calligrapher also immediately put his hand on the magazine.
A blue-tinted hand fills the magic bullet.
If you take one of those magic bullets out and look at it, you’ll see a bomb mark engraved on one side of the shell.
It means that [explosive bomb] was added.
Then the gun was pointed at the opponent and started spitting out blue fire.
– Doo doo doo!
“… … .”
Go Hyun-woo’s reaction was consistently calm.
As if reflecting such feelings, the sorcerer’s sword also moves smoothly, and the wind wrapped around the blade deflects the magic bullets one by one.
‘This is basic.’
Since it is a magic bullet that is fired openly from the front, anyone with a certain level of skill can easily defeat it.
Go Hyun-woo must take one more step here.
-Whew—
Another gust of wind blew around his legs.
Go Hyun-woo starts to walk one step, two steps in that state.
however,
‘It creaks.’
As expected of a high-level technique, it extends forward, backward, left, and right, but each time, a weak point is revealed in the previously natural defense.
Magic bullets swarmed through the gap and struck the wind barrier.
– Pff …
An explosion no bigger than a baby’s fist.
It’s a class F explosive bomb, so it’s very trivial.
‘But it’s just the beginning.’
Because everyone is the same when it comes to being clumsy.
Go Hyun-woo takes each step forward, even though it creaks.
Me reinforcing the barriers one after another.
And the calligrapher who continues shooting like a machine.
The magic gun continued to emit a blue light.
– Doo doo doo!
* * *
The three of us devoted all our spare time to training.
Seo Ye-in shoots, Go Hyeon-woo blocks with a straight line, steps forward with a sword, and I put up a barrier.
As expected, the first to see the effects were calligraphers.
He suddenly stops shooting and says a word.
“It went up.”
“E?”
– Nod,
From this point on, the explosions that were at most the size of a baby’s fist became the size of an adult’s palm, and even broke through the wind barrier, gradually damaging Go Hyun-woo.
Of course, Go Hyun-woo’s suffering did not last long.
[‘Wind Barrier’ rank increases. (E+->D+)]
Because my skill rank also went up by one level.
Another situation where attack and defense are evenly matched.
In the midst of all this, Go Hyun-woo also finally came to his senses.
-Whew—
The law and order that had been separate until now were smoothly connected for a moment.
Most of the magic bullets hit the wrong places and the rest went astray.
“Brother Kim.”
Go Hyun-woo looks at me with a blush on his face.
As they say, if you keep getting hit, your skills will improve.
I nodded calmly.
“Good job. Now let’s get used to it.”
“Of course.”
Go Hyun-woo became excited and started practicing the Dharma.
The calligrapher’s gun moved to follow him.
– Doo doo doo doo!
* * *
So the training continued for a few more days until Friday.
Ko Hyun-woo’s magic and herbal medicine, which had been connected by chance, became as natural as the flow of water.
Nowadays, it is rare to see creaking noises.
These days, I also mix in some Cheongryu from time to time.
There has also been progress for calligraphers.
He was in the middle of firing his magic bullets vigorously, then suddenly stopped and stared at me.
“It went up.”
“D?”
“huh.”
It only took a few days to raise a newly learned skill from F to D rank.
It was a talent that was scary no matter when you saw it.
Now that you’ve raised your rank to a level where you can use it in real combat, the next step is
“Let’s go finish the duel. We need to beat up the magicians.”
“I’ll scold you.”
