Chapter 147 (1/2)
Chapter 147 – The Swamp of Kh’rot (3)
Sungjin left behind the dead hydra and walked out of the temple since he didn’t want to be in the same space as that kind of monster even if it was dead. When he arrived outside, the Operator could be heard saying,
[Raid 100% complete.]
It seemed that Cain and Rajenta had finished killing all of the monsters outside. Sungjin whistled as he thought,
‘When I return to ‘Ninety Nine Nights’, I should ask Dalupin to give those two a special reward.’
Meanwhile, the Operator continued,
[Beginning reward distribution.]
[Monsters slain. Lizardmen Light Infantry: 30, Lizardmen Infantry: 20, Wyvern…]
Sungjin earned 17,000 each in stat points and Black Coins. They each increased by 2000 compared to last time.
[And now we will distribute the items.]
The items that Sungjin earned were:
[Salleh – Ceremonial Spear]
[Mar’baht – Armor of Nobility]
A spear and a leather armor. Sungjin let out a slight sigh when he saw the items. There was no one who used the spear. The armor looked like it was made from the leather of the lizardmen, but currently, he was using armor made from the scales of a dragon.
[Congratulations! Legendary Item ‘Salleh’ obtained.]
[Congratulations! Legendary Item ‘Mar’baht’ obtained.]
But a Legendary item was still a Legendary item. He should be able to obtain a good price for them from the auction house. Also, there might be someone on the team that might want the armor. Sungjin gathered them and placed them inside his cube.
[Last but not the least, you will be awarded titles you’ve earned on this raid.]
[Ancient Hunter – Deal 40% extra damage to enemies with ‘Ancient’ in their names.]
When Sungjin saw the title, he wondered,
‘Ancient? Did something like that appear?’
After some thought, he recalled that there was a boss with ‘Ancient’ in its name in a later chapter.
‘Ah… That’s right… Furthermore… There could be more later on as well… Well, there’s nothing bad with having it.’
After the raid distribution was finished, the Operator said
[Returning to the Black Market in 5 minutes…]
Sungjin interrupted the Operator as he said,
“Ah Operator. Send me back at the normal time.”
The Operator changed her words once she heard Sungjin.
[Early return canceled.]
[Returning to the Hunter’s Hall as scheduled in 2 hours and 23 minutes.]
‘2 hours and 23 minutes…’
If it was that much, then it was plenty of time to hunt trolls and search for other hunters. For now, Sungjin took out the Trollseeker Marble and tried using it.
“Pursuit of Justice.”
It was a bit early, but even then, there could be trolls this early. But, as expected,
[No applicable dimension available].
There wasn’t a dimension with a troll yet. This was because Sungjin had finished the raid far too quickly. However, luckily Sungjin had something else he could do.
‘Then should I try inspecting everyone?’
Sungjin took out the ‘Staff of the Warlord’ from the Cube and said,
“Inspection”
Five screens appeared. Sungjin looked through them all at once. It seemed that they were all doing well since all five hunters were alive in each of their parties.
The parties that were progressing a bit faster had already killed the boss and were searching for the hidden boss. Right now, Sungjin was interested in the hunters other than the ‘Chosen Ones’.
Right now there were four empty positions. He wanted to fill all four positions before the third 10 man raid, Chapter 17, arrived. After that, since there wouldn’t be many people still alive, it would be difficult to choose someone that he liked.
Sungjin sat and watched them as if he was watching several television screens at the same time. There might be someone outstanding, someone worth recruiting. Perhaps, there might be one of his old teammates. There was one person who stood out.
The man that used spells in Baltren’s party. He was an Easterner that shot out rather large fireballs from his hands.
“H’oh… If it’s that much…”
Looking at that, it meant that he had some skill. Seeing is believing. Sungjin prepared to go to that dimension. However, suddenly, a thought came to mind.
‘Hrm, but… Wouldn’t they act differently?’
That seemed rather likely. If he appeared in person, then the ‘Chosen One’ would be relaxed, while the other hunters would be confused. If he didn’t want to be a variable and observe them properly, then he would have to hide himself. Sungjin chanted a spell.
“Freedom from all prying eyes, Invisibility.”
Sungjin’s body soon became invisible. Sungjin transferred to Baltren’s dimension through ‘Inspection’, and just as he arrived,
[Warning!]
The Boss Monster Kh’rot and his followers appeared. Sungjin rubbed his hands together as he began to watch them.
‘This should be interesting.’
Wearing a golden helmet, Kh’rot said in a dignified voice,
“Warriors! Show those warm-bloods the superiority of the lizardmen!”
His figure was completely different from just a while back when he had died insipidly after becoming a frozen lizard. Finally, the fight started. Sungjin stood away from the battle and did not intervene in any way.
Of course, it wasn’t like he would steal away contribution if he began wielding his sword. Instead, it was because he wanted to observe how the hunters would react.
“Uwooooh!”
Baltren wielded his shield and weapon as he fought at the vanguard. Because he was both recklessly and devotedly engaging in combat in the front, the other hunters could concentrate on attacking.
Sungjin examined the other hunters one by one. There was a black man wielding a spear who attacked with an energetic and impressive stab. There was also a white man holding a sword with fast and flexible movement.
There was an Eastern man using a bow who was hitting a rather high number of headshots, though not as much as Serin. However, of course, the person who stood out the most was the magician in the rear. He cast a spell on Baltren who was in the front,
“Fire Shield”
And created a wall of fire in front of the lizardmen that were holding bows to make it harder for them to aim.
“Fire Wall”
And held a flame in his hand as he went about burning the lizardmen.
“Fire Blast!”
Not only was the strength of his spells strong, but his utilization was also both proficient and meticulous.
‘He’s pretty smart.’
Since he used fire spells while using the ‘Pyromancer’ title, it seemed that the title was specialized for using fire spells in some way.
Although the core of the team was the ‘Chosen One’, Baltren, the magician’s powerful firepower was the team’s main offensive asset.
‘He’s really good… Yeah.’
Sungjin sat on a hollow log in a nearby dry area with his chin in hand as he watched the magician. However, while he was sitting,
“Kyaa?”