Vol 6 Chapter 8 (1/2)

ACT 8 Grinding

Jijik, jijijik!

He took one step forward into the vicinity of the fire, which flashed to reveal red eyes There was a scraping sound on the ground as well as the sound of flapping wings……he felt a sense of so above his head The peculiar smell of the beast drifted to his nose

‘They are really flocking endlessly’

“Eyes of the Cat!”

Ark’s pupils changed to that of a cat When he used the skill, the darkness cleared up and showed a surprising scene It was a huge gaping cave Inside the damp cave, there were an extraordinary amount of black forms with red pupils that were all focuses on Ark They looked silance However, they were clearly not human A sharp canine was revealed every time they opened theirarles froe parts attached from their wrist to ankle When they spread their arms, a thin filhtThe identity of those guys was a bat, a hook bat

‘The first tiht I would have a heart attack’

While looking for the hook bat, Ark had entered the eastern region of the Argus Mountains several days ago In the evening, he had been defeating rando on a hill He had a form which appeared to be around 10 years old The boy sat in the chilly weather with his head buried in his cloak and didn’t move for a while

‘Are there people in the mountains?’

Ark approached the hill quickly The Argus Mountains were infested with all sorts ofin this place alone He assu And the chances of the NPC leading to a quest were very high Of course, Ark spoke in a friendly voice

“What are you doing in a dangerous place like this?”

But the boy still did not turn his head away from the cloakAt that time, Dedric’s nose twitched and he cried out

“Master, I’ve sensed so It smells like blood”

“You shouldn’t sleep in a place like this……did you get hurt perhaps?”

Ark approached cautiously and touched the boy’s shoulder No, the instant he touched him!

“Kiaaaaaaaaak!”

Suddenly the boy turned his body and shriekedIt was a horrifying screalass! Even though Ark had experienced s in New World, he almost had a heart attack The features of the boy were clearly shown However, it wasn’t a person With pupils that were only a few centis on the arm, there was no way it was a human Thein its hand and glared at Ark It see disturbed but after seeing Ark, it laughed and revealed its fangs His form fit its dinner specifications

‘Hook bat? This is a bat? Level…………’

His heart pounded but Ark regained his composure When he checked with Eyes of the Cat, it was only level 90 In New World there were scary looking monsters, but no matter what they looked like their level was low Ark was level 127 With his darkness attribute bonus, he was level 177 and the only weapon the level 90 monster had was its teeth In other words, it was si to eat its favourite food

‘Iuy, you’re only a level 90to eat me for dinner?’

Ark’s pupils beca situation didn’t even need to be described The hook bat was thrown into the pot along with adish surprised Ark

‘If the hook bat is level 90 then it won’t be so hard to obtain the ingredients’

After he had dinner, the real hook bat hunting began However, hunting for hook bats wasn’t as easy as it sounded

“There is one flying!”

Dedric exclaiht sky That was the biggest proble bats It was difficult to chase the in the sky If he found a hook bat, he had no long distance attacks so he had no choice but to chase theround, then he could pull out his whip and initiate a fight

“If this continues then I will never finish”

When thinking about it, Ark becaloomy In order to s fro time just to find one Not only was it difficult to find one, but he had to chase theh for his every time If he killed four then only one would drop

“What is with this inefficient hunting?”

Eventually Ark changed his hunting ht a boith tears in his eyes Because he wasn’t an archer, he couldn’t use all of the offensive power of the bow While he bought the cheapest bow and arrows, he still wasted 10 gold

‘I can’t believe I had to waste my money on a bow! I hope it becomes useful’

Ark regretted it as soon as the store sold it to hi as it’s not inefficient then it should be fine

‘Yes, I just have to think of it as investing 10 gold!’

Ark picked up the bow and returned to the hunting groundAs soon as Dedric spotted a hook bat, he would shoot arrows straight away

-Your attack missed!

Because he had no archery skills, the arroouldn’t hit directly It was fortunate that in once the arro, the hook bats would immediately come down and attack Ark At least he didn’t need to blindly chase them anymore Even so………

‘Huck huck huck, is the hook bat a monster that doesn’t have a lot of numbers?’

Even though he had been hunting for 3~4 hours, he only s Further the daytie to collect 1,000 teeth frofor the hook bat but he was annoyed because he couldn’t collect the ingredients It was surprisingly Dedric who gave hi the problem

“Master, there should be a place where they gather”

“What?”

“Although I’e, other bats love to stick together Except when hunting, there should be one place where they gather”

He was alone because his independence was strong……since there was no reason to bring up the past, he praised Dedric and asked

“So where’s the gathering place?”

“Well, I don’t know But if it is bats then wouldn’t it be a cave?”

Why didn’t Dedric tell hiuy who still needed to be hit for pocketing ilantly, waiting for a chance to discipline him Anyway, it would become a habit for Dedric if it isn’t corrected now

‘There is a place where bats are gathered If so, there is only one way to find out’

Ark reainst the hook bats The behaviour patterns of the hook bats were generally similar After they attacked because of the arrows, once they fell into a critical condition then they would try to fly away Of course, he knocked them doith the saw blade……Anyway, a monster that falls into a critical condition and ran away, the intention was obvious A safe place with colleagues available

‘Why did I never think of that until now?’

Ark immediately went to find a hook bat Finally one was picked up by Dedric’s radar After Ark half killed it, he disarh sword dae

‘Huhuhu, should I relieve some of my stress?’

Crunch, crunch, Ark cracked his knuckles and smiled creepily After he disarmed himself, Ark approached the bat that shrieked and ran towards hiht jabs that seeun fire The hook bat received three or four punches to the face and staggered, bleeding fro kick! Ark narrowed the distance and struck it in the jaith his knee When the hook bat was stunned thanks to the effect of his Sword-Hand Corabbed the waist with both hands and dropped the bat Since he trained at the NPA gy and taekwondo, the techniques were connecting together Although he learned systematically, he couldn’t learn a wide variety of skills but Ark accepted that soh to allow him to live Every time he used a different technique, he crushed the hook bat’s face However, Ark didn’t have any sympathy He had built up a considerable ae, eyes, he choose and only hit the sore spots……He controlled his power and reduced the dah that even Dedric and Dei the brutal attack In fact, it wasn’t simply to relieve stress Didn’t he need to do as much as possible to make it run away to its mum? Eventually, the hook bat fell to a critical condition in 20 seconds

Jijik, jijijijik! The hook bat spat out curses (?) before flying into the sky

“Heh, Dedric Chase it!”

“Yes, sir!”

Dedric re Ark’s violence He quickly turned himself into a bat and chased after the hook bat After 5 eon

A daus Mountains

You have discovered a wide cave that connects the Argus Mountains In the dark space, there are flying creatures that flash its red pupils seeking new prey The intense breathing for blood should tell you what a dangerous place this is They moment you step one foot in there, you will become their prey

It was a threatening nored As expected, when he entered the cave there was a huge number of hook bats It was a scene that could be used for the cli Instead, Ark cheered and drew his sword

“Hurray, a big profit!”

Ark invaded the dungeon for three days

“Okay, let’s start Plan B-2!”

Ark commanded Dedric and Deimos who quickly obeyed Dei hi the wall made by Deie to raise the skill Ark felt it was necessary to have a long distance attack in case he had to fight any flying monsters Therefore, he used this tih he didn’t learn the skill easily, it was necessary to have some ability with it There were other reasons that he used the bow

‘I can’t throay an arrow!’

Ark had thought it would be a lengthy hunt so he bought five hundred arrows Although it was a low quality, it still cost 10 silver for 100 arrows 500 arroas 50 silver It was a s even 1 copper, it was a huge amount However, the price of wooden arroas too cheap to sell back to the store If he just threw it away then he wouldn’t be able to sleep He would rather shoot until he developed blisters and learnt one skill When he shot around 400 arrows, a skill was created

You have gained a new skill

Archery (Beginner, Passive): the sound when the arrow feather grazes the rim of your ear has started to beco the bow and arrow, you will have a benevolent friend during battle Unfortunately, you don’t have what it takes to gain a deep understanding with the bow

You are able to use the stronger steel arrow

It was a trivial skill compared to others That was the substantial penalty as athe skill would make a difference When he used the skill, there was a 90 chance of 1~2 arrows hitting When he shot blindly at the level 90 e at most………

“Master, they are nearly gathered!”

Dedric stepped on a hook bat and yelled There was another reason he was using the bows and arrows The size of the interior of the cave was enorh to be seen it wasn’t easy to attack Therefore, Ark pulled the hook bats with the arrows and Dedric

“Alright! Deimos, use a defensive stance to protect the back!”

Clack clack clack!

Ark packed the bow and drew out his sword

Putt putt peng!

The hook bats caroup Soon, there were at least twenty to fifty gathered When the difference between them was 70 levels, the situation was different He could just enter the cave and deal with a few hook bats, but then he would have to repeat it a lot of tiy to deal with a lot of numbers was to use Deimos as a defensive shi+eld at the rear while Dedric dealt with the sky

Seusak, jjeojeong, tutung!

He accurately predicted that the hook bats would gather and attack from different directions However, the effect of his level appeared i with monsters of the sa to deal a critical hit However with a 70 level difference, when he closed his eyes and swung his sword there was still a high probability of a critical hit There was also a high probability of his kicks causing abnormal conditions On the other hand, he didn’t have to pay that much attention to the bat’s offensive Even if it was 50 attacks, approxih defense it only dealt 30 dae So even if ten attacks hit, he would only lose 300 health In this situation, his health was th was also considerable It was because of this that level was the absolute factor in games Even if soeneral iteood the iteher level user Of course, Ark didn’t quietly accept being attacked

‘Those three are attacking on the right! These two from below!’

When the hook bat attacked with claws and toenails, a red line of attack was drawn around Ark It would flash very briefly, but he used it to grasp the ti of the attack and use evasive measures It was the ability to know the eneained additional effects for ‘Eyes of the Cat’ when it reached the advanced level

Eyes of the Cat (Advanced, Active): Eyes of the Cat has reached advanced level and you are now able to determine even more information and weaknesses of the enemy The advanced level also has an additional bonus where if you face the same enemy multiple times, you will be able to understand their style completely and see their attacks in advance

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Line designation: You’re ability to identify the weaknesses of the opponent has beco, and after a period of time you will be able to read theirwith the same enemy multiple ti the trajectory of the attackHowever, the maximum value cannot exceed 70

When this technique was used for the first tinificant But 5 increase every 100 opponents This meant that for every 100 opponents that he attacked, there would be a 5 increase in the probability of the trajectory showing His movements were already better than expected However when he found edThere was a 50 chance to show the trajectory of the attack beforehand With his general evasion before, no e But with Line Designation, he could avoid attacks 100 while also causing danore the attacks completely It was also much easier to counterattack if he knew the attack trajectory beforehand

‘Counter attack!’

Ark avoided the attack of the hook bat and quickly swung his sword With a heavy echo, the hook bat was split in half

‘It definitely has a different feeling from before!’

Ark knocked down the leading hook bats and shouted

“Deimos, Dedric! Plan A-4!”

Deiathered the hook bats to one place

“Hehehe, those dull guys They think they could catch raceful flight!”

Dedric didn’t have high health compared to his other stats However, his evasion techniques were outstanding because of his tricky character! He avoided the offensive of the bats using skill and dexterity and lured them On the other hand, Deith and stah

Clack clack clack!

Dei the force of his shi+eld His two pets were like heaven and earth, but when they united together it onderful When they pushed the bats to a dead end, Ark’s eyes started glittering

“Now Snake, sword!”

Ssak ssak ssak!

As soon as Ark grasped the sword, he stepped forward and shouted

“Blade storm!”

The sas crushed to pieces and wound around the hook bats like a storm The poas concentrated on the forty hook bats and they started to fall at a tremendous rate The black debris spun like a hile dealing dae wasn’t focused on one bat, Blade Store to the health The hook bats that had already lost a lot of health were shredded to pieces

“Okay, let’s go while it is still hot! Deimos, transform! Snake, create your deadly poison

Deiround When he drew it, Ark ti poison All the preparations were ready The blade moved like a whip and all the hook bats were struck and bound together This was the system that Ark used to hunt hook bats Honestly, even if his health was double what it was, he wouldn’t have been able to deal with fifty level 90 h, but he wasn’t a warrior that could deal with a lot of opponents It also wasn’t possible to avoid all 50 attacks If he didn’t concentrate when fighting, there would be a lot of times when his health becay to deal with a lot of ene the Blade Store then he would attack multiple enee to around a dozen of the his whip Combined with Blade Storm, they weren’t able to escape injury

“Where are you trying to crawl to? Just die gently!”

If one or two ed to escape, Dedric would use Dark Dash to attack them Therefore, the hook bats were split in two every ti the saw blade

“The finishi+ng touch Blade Storm!”

Ark used Blade Stor sword debris again! Thirty hook bats died in an instant

Your level has risen

After he dealt with fifty hook bats, his level rose Experience was the essence of hunting!

‘Huhuhu, it is better to sweep experience froroup’

He gathered dozens of ether to hunt them at the saicians that could use large area of effect e in PVP, the reason that users would select icians despite their low defense was because of this Once they’ve experience the pleasure, it was i as warriors However, Arkthe combination of Blade Storinable!

‘My level is rising at a speed coround World!’

He couldn’t understand why users would hunt the other way

“Good work The outcome of this battle is announced”

“Aigoo, ht,But I have to put up with it Because it is Master’s will I’ll work hard”

Dedric studied his face and flattered hian to slowly discipline his suht back the syste, depending on the battle results But in fact, it was just a pretext to feed food to Dedric

‘Dei But Dedric has no other way except through food Now that he has beco new food on him’

Therefore, Ark kept feeding his cooking to Dedric Thanks to that he learnt new dishes, Dedric stopped his bad habit and raised his stats……there was a triple effect But as it wasn’t too urgent, he fra the unskilful one If he showed that he was punishi+ng hiet worse

‘When Dedric’s ability reaches Dei on the situation’

In the meantime, Ark who had raised his summons to level 90 was a little comfortable

“The both of you have done well this time You may rest comfortably”

Clack clack clack! Clack clack clack clack!

“Hehehe, as expected from the Master who I look up to”

“Don’t play around and make sure to recover your health Snake, pick up the items”

Ssak ssak ssak!

Snake crawled to the ground and began to eagerly pick up the loot

-Snake has acquired ‘Teeth of the Hook Bat’

There was a pile of japtem where the fifty bat hooks were killed There was the flesh of the hook bat that could be used as meat as well as leather that could be used as ic items had also dropped Since they were level 90 monsters, the items dropped were around level 70~80 but those items were actually e level of users in New World was currently around level 60~80

-Snake has acquired ‘Heavy Iron Sword’

Heavy Iron Sword (Magic)

Weapon type: Two-Handed Sword

Durability: 30/45

Attack: 17~23

Weight: 40

User restriction: Level 80 or higher with Warrior profession A swordprecious oods produced at the s warriors However, sooods can produce a masterpiece These swords perforoods and can sometimes have special options

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The hook bats gave more than expected

‘It is quite useable? 800,000………no, I can get 1 million won for it!”