Chapter 147: Chapter 146: The Monster Tribe, Part II (1/2)
Chapter 147: Chapter 146: The Monster Tribe, Part II
Translator: HunterW
Editor: RED
”Damn… look at how easy they fall.”
”I know, right? It's like they're made out of cardboard, and his spear's a box cutter.”
”Are they really the same monsters we've been hunting all this time?”
”Obviously.”
Guild members of the Myth Guild were looking on in amazement as Lee Jiwon hunted. A party had already been hunting when he arrived and they came right up to greet him when they noticed him come in. Lee Jiwon was a precious friend to the Myth Guild after all he had done for them, especially after the Time Attack quest.
The captain of the 7th Hunting Party had already been ordered to not interfere with Lee Jiwon's hunts and quickly ordered his party to make way for the man. He also handed Lee Jiwon a piece of paper that noted the locations of the FOBs on the 1st, 3rd and 5th floors.
(Ed. Note: FOB = Forward Operating Base, if you didn't know)
”Thank you.”
”Don't mention it. Let us know if you need any help.”
”I will.”
The 7th Hunting Party watched as Lee Jiwon made his way through the dungeon. By this point, no one in the Myth Guild doubted Lee Jiwon's abilities, but they couldn't help be curious as to how Lee Jiwon would fare against the Crocodiles. These monsters were covered in leathery scales harder than steel and boasted very high DEF. In other words, the Pharos dungeon was not really a dungeon for fighter classes.
But this was Lee Jiwon. The hunting party watched as Lee Jiwon walked closer to a five-meter tall mutated Crocodile, in case he really did need help.
However, in a matter of seconds, they realized that they didn't need to worry about him. The Crocodile had holes all over its body, as if it were made out of paper. Every time the Croc would try to bite him, he would already be behind it and every time the Croc tried to counter with a swing of its sharp tail, he would already be on its back.
”Was he always this fast?”
”I don't know. From what I remember, he would always stick to his enemies and not try to dodge any attacks.”
”Yeah, I'm sure that was his fighting style. But he's way faster now.”
After a total of twelve blows, the mutated Croc finally fell on its back, dead.
”...” All sixty party members here knew that the five-meter tall mutated Crocs were very strong. There was a reason always came here in a group of sixty. They could deal with one or two at a time, but if at least three or four gathered, things become dangerous for the party. It also took the party quite a while to defeat one, thanks to the Crocs' high DEF.
However, with Lee Jiwon's speed and flexibility, he could make short work of any horde of Crocs.
At that moment, the hunting party heard exactly what Lee Jiwon calmly muttered to himself.
”Not bad!”
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”Grashaah!”
”You can hiss all you want; you can't hit me.” I quickly dodged to side as the Croc flew at me with its maw gaping wide. As expected of a high-grade dungeon, the normal and mutated Crocs were powerful. That just made it more fun for me, though.
Their hide was thick and I enjoyed feeling my spear actually strike something every time I attacked.
At that moment, I let my guard down a little too much against three mutated Crocs and one of their razor-sharp tails slashed my side. ”Crap.”
A wound like that could have been fatal to anyone else, but it was just a scratch for me. ”That's it. Struggle for your lives as hard as you can.” I charged in at an even bigger horde of Crocs.
==[You have gained a level.]==
They also forked over a lot of EXP!
”I can't leave these, either.” I checked every single Croc tooth, Croc hide, and the golden rings they dropped. I was rich enough that I didn't need to pick up the materials, but the Myth Guild had requested that I sell to the guild at higher prices instead of at a Store. They needed the materials to craft some important items.
Another important part was that I no longer needed to worry about inventory space.
”Store!” I said, pointing to the hide and teeth.
==[2 Sharp Crocodile Teeth and 1 Thick Mutated Crocodile Hide have been Stored.]==
I didn't need to bend down and pick up dropped items anymore. Release was easy, too. If I used Release, images of whatever was stored would appear and I could select any of them to take out.
”Nice!”
I continued to hunt as much as I could to make up for lost time after India and the Time Attack. It was fun getting to bound around like this again. I smiled before charging in at another horde.
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Shetland Islands, Scotland…
A lavishly dressed person was seated on a very wide chair. This person was too fat to fit into anything smaller.
”Kekeke. So, they sent a messenger to Lee Jiwon?”
”Yes, sir. We confirmed it last night.”
”Good, good. I thought the wolf people gave up after not doing anything this whole time. But do you think Lee Jiwon will help those filthy mutts?”