Episode 35 2nd week strategy battle (2)
My goals in this campaign are twofold.
One is a quest that arrives during class.
[Sub Quest: 2nd Week Strategy]
▷Goal: Clear the dungeon before the attack
▷Deadline: ~Sunday midnight
▷Reward: Differential payment based on remaining time (?/5 minutes)
The more time you leave before you clear the level, the better rewards you will receive.
Additionally, although it is not stated in the quest content, if you perform well in both the 1-person and 2-person dungeons, the rewards will be enhanced.
My goal is, of course, the highest reward.
‘Both will be finished within a minute.’
If successful, you will be able to take one powerful job trait.
The number of skills and traits I have now is woefully inadequate compared to other students.
Even if you try to block it by [copying], if you keep borrowing other people’s skills, you will eventually reach your limit.
To get to a certain level, you need your own set of skills/traits.
A set that is organically linked to each other and creates synergy.
This is the first piece of the trait you will get this time.
The second goal is the growth of calligraphers.
[Goblin Swamp] is something I’ve played over and over again, so there’s nothing new for me.
On the other hand, this will be the first time the calligrapher has encountered this dungeon.
If you just tell them shortcuts and tricks for a two-person dungeon, it will end quickly, but the calligrapher himself won’t be able to gain enough experience.
A true veteran does not go ahead alone, but waits for newbies to find their way and leads them.
I plan to support you wholeheartedly and achieve high scores together.
After a light lunch.
When I headed to the ground floor of the calligraphy department and the dungeon building, it was already crowded with first-year students.
In a face-to-face battle, you lose points immediately when you lose, but in a strategy battle, you don’t have to worry about what others think because you just have to do well.
If so, you may have calculated that it would be beneficial to practice at least once more when you have free time.
– Someone to go to the 2-person dungeon with!
– Hey… … . Can you play just one game with me?
– So there are only two wizards?
– Is there anyone who wants to catch [the strong opponent] with me!
Students who have not found a partner in advance desperately search for a partner.
These cries and those cries are mixed and combined, so there is no separate market.
On one hand, teams that have already entered and exited practice mode are noticeable.
– No… … . Why are you rushing at me like that… … .
– How many times do I have to tell you! If you don’t catch it, you’ll have to go all the way back to the other side?
– Then just go back! Can you catch him if you fight him?
Judging by the bickering, it seems like there is a clash of opinions.
This is something that often happens when two people work together.
“Should we go in too?”
“okay.”
As we took turns scanning our student IDs on the terminals, a teleportation portal opened nearby.
I enter first and the calligrapher follows.
As soon as the portal behind them closed, the noisy noise suddenly died down and silence fell.
Goblin Swamp.
The twisted trees block the sky, preventing light from entering, and swamps large and small extend as far as the eye can see.
[↑]
The arrow engraved at the foot is emitting a faint light.
This is a minimum milestone for beginners.
If you somehow go in this direction, you will reach the totem, which is the objective of the raid.
Then a notification message popped up.
[Time attack will begin soon.]
[5:00 remaining]
“Ignore the remaining time. It’s your first attempt, so don’t rush and take it slow.”
“huh.”
The calligrapher did as I said and cleared the notification message.
When you are pressed for time in an unfamiliar place, your field of vision becomes narrower.
Time attack is something to think about only after you have figured out the big picture.
So while others were running like crazy, we walked.
Not quite a leisurely stroll, but rather a slightly faster pace.
You can’t swim across the swamp, so you walk around it, then change direction to avoid the next swamp.
Naturally, the route became winding like an S.
“… … .”
The calligrapher moved silently, but seemed to be carefully examining his surroundings.
So far, so good.
“Keeruk.”
“Kekeke,”
Sensing a presence, goblins began to appear one by one.
He stays submerged in the swamp with only his head sticking out, then crawls out, groggily.
He was covered in sticky, slimy stuff and held a sharp, sharp bone knife in his hand.
The number is five in total.
“What should I do?”
Should we fight or avoid it?
The judgment of the situation is entirely left to the calligrapher.
The calligrapher held the pistols holstered in both hands.
“I want to hold on to it.”
“Okay. I’ll take the lead.”
I also took out [Earth Staff] and placed it on my shoulder.
This time, my role is to guard the ranged dealer so that he can safely pour out his firepower.
“Keeeek!”
As one goblin started to run towards them, screaming, the calligrapher’s pistols began to fire blue lights one after another.
– Tututututu!
Fire magic bullets one after another, killing one, two… up to four.
The last fifth one tried to stab the calligrapher with a bone knife,
“Where.”
I kicked him in the side and he fell into the swamp.
The guy who was struggling with his body half-submerged was finished off with a magic bullet.
“Kreuk keuk.”
“Keep going.”
Hearing the commotion, more goblins began to appear from all over the place.
The number is roughly in the dozens.
It’s slowly becoming like a goblin swamp.
Again, the judgment is left to the calligrapher.
“Should I go? Should I catch it?”
“I’ll catch it as I go.”
As you move towards your destination, only intercept goblins that approach you.
– Tututututu!
“Kerek!”
Some of them even threw the sharp pieces of bone they had in their hands like daggers.
I let the calligrapher avoid the things he could, and only struck down the things that looked difficult.
If you protect like this and only assist, the long-range dealer will grind down all the enemies with his powerful firepower.
Of course, it is still a battle with only goblins as the opponents, so it is not a special battle to say that it is a battle of attrition.
‘It’s starting to get special now.’
– Boom!
As I was terrified to think about it, a huge lump of rock landed in front of us.
The goblin was noticeably larger than the others, with thick, muscular limbs.
In one hand he held a large, wide cleaver, the rusty blade swaying with blue mana.
“Grrrrr… … .”
Decapitator Goblin.
This is the boss monster of the Goblin Swamp and the [strong enemy] of this strategy battle.
– Tutututu!
The calligrapher fired his dual pistols at the bastard as soon as he saw him.
The beheader used his cleaver as a shield to deflect the flying magic bullets, and some of them hit him with his body.
Still, there doesn’t seem to be much damage.
“Catch it?”
“I think it would be better to avoid it.”
“Okay, then.”
We switched seats without anyone telling us.
The calligrapher cuts through the goblins in the front line, and I hold back the decapitator goblins in the back line.
The calligrapher turned his back and started running.
A thunderbolt flew towards the goblin decapitator who was about to chase us.
“Oh really?”
As he ran towards him, he swung his cleaver and tried to cut the hummingbird apart.
The movements were so swift and controlled that it was hard to believe they were those of a single monster.
I could only nod.
‘You are better than Yang Ji-hong.’
He doesn’t even know what he’s going through.
Of course, that doesn’t mean the decapitator goblin succeeded in cutting down the hummingbird.
The hummingbird curved slightly just before it made contact with the cleaver, striking the bastard’s forearm.
– Phagec!
“Grrrr… … !”
Perhaps because I had some resistance, my body was not completely paralyzed.
Still, it is clear that the movements have become slower than before.
It would be better to keep some distance now.
He picked up speed and joined the calligrapher.
He asked, running side by side.
“Why did you tell me to avoid it?”
“I think it will take a long time to catch it.”
It’s not that I avoided it simply because it looked strong or difficult to catch, but I weighed the situation and chose the one that was more advantageous.
It was an answer that could be given a passing grade.
It’s not so much the catching itself that matters, but how long it takes to catch it.
‘We’re almost there.’
A crudely carved goblin statue appeared in the distance.
It’s as if a spotlight is shining down on the area around it, with bright sunlight shining down on it.
If we just destroy that totem, it’s over.
“Keeruk!”
As if they would not allow that, the goblins swarm around to protect the totem.
You’ll have to fight your way through dozens of them to destroy them.
“… … .”
The calligrapher suddenly stopped walking.
Two pistols reassemble into a rifle in an instant.
“Protect me.”
“I get it.”
A calligrapher standing in place and aiming at a totem.
I stalled for time by striking the advancing goblins with the staff of the earth, kicking them, and paralyzing them with the hummingbird.
Meanwhile, a strong presence behind me is getting closer by the second.
Perhaps the decapitator goblin caught up with us.
But before he gets here,
– Boom!
The rifle emitted a blue light, and the bullet struck the goblin totem.
The upper and lower bodies of the statue are separated and shattered into pieces.
Then, all the goblins that had been rushing in evaporated in an instant.
Clear the dungeon.
“Good job. Now check the time.”
“huh.”
I tried not to be conscious of the remaining time during the first attempt, but I need to check how the results turned out.
[0:17 seconds remaining]
+ [Number of Goblins Killed: 22]
—————
[0:39 seconds remaining = 39 points]
+[Clear Bonus: 500 points]
—————
[Total score: 539 points]
I almost used up the 5 minute time limit.
Add 1 second for each goblin killed there,
Each second of remaining time is converted into 1 point.
All together it adds up to 39 points.
The good news is that you will get a whopping 500 points just for clearing it.
As it is the first week of the strategy game, the distribution of points is generous.
Of course, since this is practice mode, this score is not saved.
“Let’s go out.”
As soon as I exited the teleportation portal, a loud noise assaulted my eardrums.
The calligrapher covered his ears with his hands without saying a word.
– Is that really what you made to catch that beheader? It’s too strong.
– Did you make it to catch it? It’s to tell you to know how to jump out.
– Miss, it really annoys me when the path gets tangled.
– Let’s practice until you get used to it.
Victims of the beheading goblin begin to appear one after another.
His skill level is over 900 points in one-on-one matches.
Not only does it have a basic individual value that is far higher than that of a normal goblin, but it also has a body that is strengthened through mana and a trait that increases all abilities in the swamp.
So, if you fight without knowing, you’re bound to get crushed.
It’s not for nothing that he’s labeled a [strong enemy].
“Should I rest a bit and then go in, or right away?”
“It’s okay to go right away.”
There is still no sign of sleepiness on the calligrapher’s face.
That must be because you slept soundly during class.
I entered the dungeon for the second time.
A goblin swamp, identical from start to finish to the one just before, greeted us.
[Time attack will begin soon.]
[5:00 remaining]
“Okay, from now on, we’re going to gradually increase our speed.”
“all right.”
[3]
[2]
[1]
[Start!]
[4:59 remaining]
The calligrapher and I ran out at the same time.
We race down the winding road, avoiding the swampy puddles.
Since it’s the second time, there’s much less hesitation.
“Keeruk.”
“Crunch.”
– Tutututu!
A barrage of magic bullets rains down on the goblins who are trying to crawl out of the swamp upon sensing the presence of others.
Now that you’ve experienced it once, there’s no reason to wait for them to settle down the second time around.
Goblins appear from all over the place upon hearing the sound of the magic gun firing.
and,
– Boom!
“Grrrr… … .”
The only goblin that lands in a different location than the beheader.
While everything else remains the same no matter how many times you try, the timing and location of its appearance are randomized.
“Should I avoid it again this time?”
“… … .”
The calligrapher looked back and forth between me and the beheaded person for about three seconds, then asked back as if something had occurred to him.
“… … Will you give me points if I catch that one too?”
I smiled faintly.
Because it was a very welcome question.
‘You’re quick-witted.’
Usually, we are so focused on the fact that our opponent is strong that we realize it too late, but Seo Ye-in begins to have doubts on the second try.
Add 1 second per regular swamp goblin you kill.
So how many extra seconds will be added when you defeat a goblin that has the [Formidable] tag?
“120 seconds.”
“… … !”
“What should I do?”
You get a bonus of a whopping 2 minutes.
The calligrapher exchanged the pistol for a rifle.
“… … I want to catch it.”
The supporters ate it all
