Vol 1 Chapter 8 (2/2)
“Well, if you put it that way, then”
Ark nodded He couldn’t knohat Andel was secretly plotting, but Ark didn’t want to let the bastard go Even if he couldn’t win by any chance, if he couldn’t at least cut a knife scar in Andel’s side after seeing the opportunity, it was obvious he wouldn’t even be able to sleep
For that, it’d be difficult if he made a party with him There was the quest condition as well
“Going in together is good, but to be honest I don’t want to make a party”
“It doesn’t matter”
Andel accepted readily
When Ark finished his negotiation, he look a step and entered the cave, and a read suddenly enveloped his body Just as Ark raised his head with an alarmed expression, Andel scratched his head with a sheepish expression
“Ah, were you surprised? It's just that I was only checking your statusSince we haven't for out Ark-nim's status in advance”
'Does this little shi+t really think I'm a pushover?'
Sparks flew from Ark's eyes
It was common sense to use the [Detect] function, which allows to check another user's status , after receiving permission beforehand If they used the command without permission, one couldn't help but think that there was an ulteriornew, but what definitely showed up were just Health and the main stats
The Blood-red Mantle of Dreams was an item that decreased all stats by -15
Andelhe was a level 32 In addition, there was no doubt Andel had judged that even his abilities and skills were also just as low It didn't feel good to appear weak, but if it was a wary opponent, it was better to let them underestimate
As expected, Andel showed a relieved expression
”It looks like you weren't able to restore all the stats you lost in the beginning”
”I just leveled up without knowing Although I've already changed my profession, I'm in this state”
”What did you do as your job-change?”
“It is Thief-related”
”Ah, so that's why your Agility and Luck are high Since I changed my profession to a Warrior, I will take the lead”
Andel pulled out a longsword and raised his shi+eld, and gallantlywas a sign of his confidence that he could win even if he was ambushed
It was proof he had co Ark
'Hement'
Just when Ark was having thoughts like that:
”Master, I don't like that human”
He heard a displeased voice from his shoulder It was the Bat Ark had put the Bat on his shoulder, and left the Skull hanging on his side Since Andel didn't ask, it seeht they were ornaments
In any case, Ark felt affection towards the Bat for the first time
An ally he could believe no ain made him realize ane precious its existence was
Ark exclai off his equipment, “Wow, looks like you’ve raised yourself a lot in the meantime”
“It’s nothing special I’m only level 35 now, jeez”
Andel sprang into the cave with an arrogant expression
There were enorathered within the cave The Lizarded at the his body and luring one or two each time, but Andel set his shi+eld in front and rushed in without care
Andel, who defeated two of them in an instant, immediately drank a restoration potion and defeated the rest of them as well
‘Hmm, you say that’s level 35?’
“Eyes of the Cat!”
Ark activated the skill towards Andel while pretending to use it on a ed to Fighter, was a staggering 43
On top of that, his defense was enormous because he was equipped with a plated arht three or four monsters, his Health didn’t decrease by much
What waswas that Andel’s name was marked in red
Chaotic character— in other words, itPKed
Though well, if it was Andel, it wasn’t so
‘It was good that I didn’t thoughtlessly attack him after all’
However, it was too early to relax Andel’s ploy was too obvious
It was a ploy to use Ark in a dungeon that was difficult to penetrate alone Saying he would give the decent ite of hi he would kill him if a decent item showed up
‘Even so, I can’t withdraw here So I have carefully look at the way he is fighting The only way I can win against an opponent with an over 10 level difference is by planning a good strategy’
Arkhalfheartedly
Once he saw Ark panting with one monster as an opponent, Andel beca forildly
It was the typical Warrior’s fighting th, Stamina, and defense That was the reason why he couldn’t break through this level of dungeon even though he was a level 43
Instead of setting a strategy and handling them one by one like Ark, he set his attack power and defense in front and charged in extravagantly
‘That way ame, but this is New World You still don’t really kno World’s co’
Ark followed Andel’s back as he unrey inside his eon he’d coh
As the level 43 Andel received Ark’s assistance, the aggravated monsters were soon cleared And when nearly 2 hours had passed, the two defeated at least a hundred odd monsters and arrived at the last part of the cave
“I see the end now It’s thanks to Ark-nim”
“Oh no, there’s not much I’ve done, jeez”
“But compared to the difficulty, a hile iteive it to Ark-nim…”
“Please do not worry about it And it’s not like we’ve reached the end yet, either”
“That’s true Then let’s hurry and finish it”
It hen Andel, who’d finished restoring, stood up
Kuuoooooo!
Suddenly, with a roar that shook the cave, a warning e popped up
- The boss monster Crystal Golem has appeared!
An enormous hand reached out all of a sudden from behind the corner
It was a hand that looked like boulder chunks had been cluether
As if led by that hand, a antuan body rounded the corner It was a Goleht The Gole Ark and Andel, it loosed a shout with a harsh voice
“FOOD!”
“Be careful!” Andel yelled as he drew up his shi+eld
With a loud bang, Andel was pushed back Ark quickly went behind the golem’s back and stabbed with his sword
The Goleed it’s shoulder It did not seee
When Andel called the status check command, a health bar appeared above the Golem’s head The Heath that Ark’s attack had decreased was just 1 percent
“Ark-niive me support!”
“If it’s Andel-nim, you can surpass your wound and defeat the Golem!”
Ark unfurled the Nursing skill as he nodded his head
Andel’s sword, who received vigor and courage, and even a h the air With a massive cry, the Golem took a few steps back At one blow of the Warrior with up to 200 Strength, they could see the Golenificantly
“I’ll block frouard my back!”
“Yes!”
Ark and Andel’s series of attacks unfurled Andel struck the Goleh Agility Ark sought critical hits from behind the Golem, consecutive attacks unfurled
Andel was definitely strong Due to having his whole body plastered in plate armor, his defense was also considerable, and hebecause if his Health wore down even slightly, he downed a recovery potion That was a luxury that Ark, who treine
However, the battle was not concluded easily The Goleeon’s difficulty, so strong that Ark couldn’t have possibly faced it if he were alone
But with the two’s concentrated attacks, the Golem’s Health also steadily neared the bottom
At the sight of the Gole, Andel loosed the Warrior-type kill that he’d been saving
“Charge, crush of Strength— Warrior’s Blow!”
Ba-ba-baaang, the Goleain at the blow
When Ark’s attack struck as a critical hit from behind, the Golem finally couldn’t withstand it anymore and collapsed
Andel and Ark’s levels simultaneously went up by 1 each
Once the Golele helmet and a mineral in the shape of a red ht shi+mmered out
“We won!”
Just then, Andel hurriedly took out and drank a recovery potion
He did so even though there wasn’t even one monster around them No matter how paralyzed he was abouthe could’ve done with one wheat bread without even a reason
Just as expected, Andel suddenly swung his sword toward Ark, who’d approached to check the ite his attack quickly stepped back and glared with a sharp gaze
“So now you reveal your true colors”
“Mwahaha, then did you really think I’d simply hand over boss-drop items?”
“No, I didn’t believe you”
“Then there’s really nothing to resent me for”
“I’ll just ask one thing Even when I was dying in Harun Village, you knew that the stats were decreasing, right?”
“Of course Wasn’t the guy as tricked without knowing an idiot?”
“Son of a bitch”
“Say what you want, because this tiame”
Andel’s eyes gleaed towards Ark
Ark blocked the sith all his ht Ark’s sas helplessly pushed back because the strength difference was too great
However, Andel’s continuous attacks were all the sahting methods in difficult situations, Andel was the type who raised his fighting ability h level ups
If they were the same level, he probably wouldn’t have even be a ame, there was a way to overcome a difference of 11 levels with just ability In so like a battle was because Ark received an ability bonus of 20 percent in the dark
Andel had an expression which see he couldn’t understand the situation
“You persistent bastard, let’s see how long you can last!”
Finally, after receiving hits on several occasions, Ark's Health had been slashed by 50, whereas Andel's Health had only decreased by 20 due to his plated armor
Seeing Ark had be overcome, Andel sneered
”Did you think I didn't know anything? When we first walked into the cave, you used a Thief skill 'Detect' on ht? You stupid bastard, you obediently followedmy level At that tie of Strength, Warrior's Blow!”
Andel used the skill with a triumphant voice
As the skill registered in rapid succession, in one blow Ark entered the critical state as his Health neared zero
‘Now is the time!’
Ark's eyes flashed
It was just as Andel said When he'd checked the bastard's level, Ark had agonized over whether he should run or not But he didn’t run
The first reason was his hatred toward Andel, the second was he had been sure there was a method to take Andel down And that a method that could only be used nohile in a critical state
“Eyes of the Cat!”
As Ark's eyes colored with golden light, red pointsAndel’s weak points appeared all over his body
Sure enough, perhaps because he was a Warrior who invested while believing only in his level and defense, his entire body was riddled eak points As an effect of the skill, his Health also appeared Andel's consumed Health up until noas just 35 percent
But noas the start!
“Dark Blade!”
Ark's sword ed itself in Andel's nape
- A critical hit ignoring all defenses has been delivered!
Bewildered, Andel took a step back Ark succeeded in another Dark Blade attack in an instant as he took one step forward In the blink of an eye, Andel's Health plummeted by 50 percent
Ark's learned skill was a resultbuffs
The very first one that applied was the 20 percent ability increase within the dark The next ones were raising the attack power and critical hit rate by detecting the weak spots with Eyes of the Cat, and the Undying Will and Indomitable Body that were invoked in the critical state swiftly increased the numbers once more
The final touch was a Dark Walker's profession skill, Dark Blade!
It was a skill which ignored defense and raised attack power of critical hits by 150 percent Although he didn’t defeat the 15 level higher Andel in one fatal hit, with the combined increase from the linked effects, with two attacks he slashed Andel’s Health down by 50 percent
The reason why he’d endured without using his Mana until he’d fallen into the critical state was solely for this moment
It was an act of burning one’s bridges that only Ark, who had grown from only fierce battles, could use!
Andel’s face blanched
“Gasp, ho-how can this be!”
Andel urgently used the [Detect] command
Then, as he soon checked Ark’s re used Eyes of the Cat and Dark Blade twice, he didn’t have any Mana left Whereas Ark’s Health had 5 percent left now, Andel still had 15 percent left
“Hng, looks like your last-ditch effort ends here Since you don’t have much Mana left, you can’t use your skills, either”
“Do you really think so?”
A cold smile touched Ark’s lips
“Blood-red Mantle of Dreams!”
Ark was enveloped as the scarlet mantle suddenly flared out
Simultaneously, Ark’s Health had recovered 100 percent With his Health suddenly restored, Andel had a flu was fro sword attacks all deflected off the mantle
The ability of the Blood-red Mantle of Dreams to nullify all attacks for 10 seconds! There wasn’t , but if the opponent was a user, it demonstrated absolute power
Andel’s eyes flared with astonishment
“N-no way… are you saying that mantle was a Rare item?”
It was true Ark hadn’t just equipped the mantle to hide his stats And in order to use the ht, Ark had purposefully drawn out the time
Andel, who realized for the first ti, hurriedly pulled out a recovery potion
Ark’s eyes froze with urgency
‘He can’t The mantle’s effect is already over If the bastard drinks the potion, I can’t predict the outcome’
“Summon Demon, Bat! No matter what you have to do, block that bastard! If you don’t, I’ll make you eat food without rest for ten days!”
“Eeeek! No way!”
As the Bat was summoned, it flew rapidly at Andel
And then, it hurled and shoved itself into theto drink the recovery potion
“You did well Bat!”
Ark unfurled his Dual-Blade Combat and toppled Andel Then he stepped on both of Andel’s hands and raised his sword
After s coldly, Ark thrust his sword doithout hesitation
“Kuhuk, y-you little shi+t… Just wait and see!”
After those words, Andel sagged weakly He died and was forced to log out
- You have defeated a level 44 Chaotic player
- Fame +30
Ark released the breath he’d been holding in one burst
He’d finally gotten his revenge And it’d been against an opponent 11 levels higher!
When the battle tension settled down, an electrifying pleasure swept down his body The Ark who’d been briefly savoring the pleasure turned around
It was for the right given only to the victor, picking up the loot
Many penalties were added to Chaotic users
One of those was that they lost their equipment at death When a normal user died, they dropped an equipment item at a fixed probability, but each time a Chaotic user died, they dropped one equipment item no matter what Steel Greaves at the place where Andel had died
“Information !”
Steel Greaves
Armor Type
Steel Footwear
Defense
50
Durability
7/80
Weight
30
Usage Restriction
At least 150 Strength
Steel Greaves h movement is slowed, you can expect excellent defense that cannot be compared to a leather product
Agility -5, the penalty is nulled if used by a Warrior-related profession
Ark, who’d stored the Steel Greaves, also checked the Crystal Golem drops
Crystal Goleic)
Armor Type
Stone Helmet
Defense
40
Durability
50/50
Weight
40
Usage Restriction
At least 135 Strength
A Goleical crystal The h to block an iron th
Option: Mana +100
Crystal: The Mana-filledin its body
It hen Ark had picked up the Crystal Light spewed from his hand all of a sudden and a new informationopened
Through your Knowledge of Ancient Relics, you have discovered hidden information of the Crystal
The Crystal is a blood crystal, one of the Ancient Relics
As a blood crystal, an ancient organic , it will naturally develop if fragments are buried within a manufactured Golem's body and furnished with nourishment Because Mana-rich humans were used as nourisho
Bonus for acquiring information of the ancient relic crystal
- Knowledge of Ancient Relics +5
- Intelligence +5
- Fame has increased by 30
The quest has been updated
Alchemist Raymond's Request = The Secret of the Blood Crystal
The et was one of the ancient relics, a blood crystal It seems that Raymond purposefully planted and raised the blood crystal within the crystal gole it with sacrificial travelers In order to prevent ate Rayuard of Jackson
Difficulty: G
After briefly looking at the blood crystal, Ark turned his gaze
Andel’s body hadn’t disappeared yet When a user died fro for 24 hours and they couldn’t log in as well
It blocked revenge ploys that had been problea the victor time to enjoy their win
However, this kind of penalty hadto Ark
“Wait and see? Hah, how funny You picked the wrong guy to mess with”
Ark immediately returned to Jackson Castle
While he aiting at the right tiht
As expected, he’d set his resurrection place to Jackson, which was close to the dungeon It orth seeing hi there robbed of his shoes, barefooted in his plate armor
Andel, who noticed Ark, flinched in surprised and his body began to tremble
“Y-you, you bastard……!”
“Why are you so surprised? Didn’t you say wait and see?”
Ark sprang up and rushed at Andel
Even though users were starting a fight right in front of the village, the Soldiers turned a blind eye
That was yet another penalty that Chaotic users received
Nore, they’d be attacked by a Soldier However, there were exceptions
One was if a norht like this was far eous for the normal user When the normal user was pushed back, all they had to do was flee to the village But the Chaotic user couldn’t enter the village or chase them in either, and on the flip side, they had no where to run
That was the reason why users feared beco Chaotic
Ark beat up Andel without mercy
Similar to their previous battle, he landed critical hits continuously in the critical state and becah the mantle’s pohen he was in a pinch
The stat penalty was doubled if you were killed by a user Therefore, it meant all of Andel’s stats had been cut by 2 Andel, who also had lowered defense because he even lost the Steel Greaves, crumbled feebly
He was a user asn’t like Ark who had real skills, but had gotten by through the strength of his stats and items
“You rel, you’re dead”
Andel babbled nonsense as he dropped more of his armor
Ark snickered as he stored the ite around the area, he camped at the resurrection site and waited when exactly 24 hours had passed It see for hiain It was truly a delusion
‘Don’tdo you think I’ve waited for this day!’
When he fought Andel, who didn’t even have shoes, armor, and had -4 stats, soon he didn’t even need the mantle’s ability As soon as Eyes of the Cat and Dark Blade went into a continuous combo, Andel collapsed listlessly The bastard must’ve realized the severity of the situation at last because next tih 24 hours had passed
‘Hah, you’re saying we should see whose patience is greater, right? If the bastard is an applicant, he probably won’t be able to endure not logging in for a few days’
For the first ti vacation from work
‘If you mess with me, I’ll definitely repay you’
“Please, let’s talk a little I will apologize Please?” Andel, who’d logged in within 30 hours, spoke submissively
After ignoring Andel’s plea and beating hi him two more times like that, Andel became completely naked
Although Andel tried begging in the end, Ark didn’t say a single word and silently raised his sword Then, after he i it iing in, he rained regular attacks on hiround
Ark killed hiht times Of course, Andel lost his plated armor set and even his sword Then, from the seventh tian dropping japte
Andel lost 96 stats and became truly penniless, whereas besides the ti and raised his level by 2 instead It couldn’t even be called a fight anyhter
Finally, as if Andel had coed in after a whole two days had passed
Now Andel was forced to choose between recovering 96 stats by catching ame And no matter what he chose, it was certain that it would make it extremely difficult for him to pass the exam
“Alright, it’s not enough yet, but this time I’ll let you off here”
Only then did Ark got up froenerous
Ark then turned towards Andel as slurowled,
“If I catch sight of you next ti here this time, but if I see you in another place, I’ll kill you until your stats become 1”
Andel’s face hite with terror