Chapter 37 - The Crazy Battle (1/2)
“Fireball.”
“Magic missile.”
Soo Hyuk killed foxes on his way to the deeper parts of the hunting ground.
‘How much would these cost?’
The fox pelts that he had obtained after hunting numerous foxes. What was their value in comparison to the rabbit pelts that he sold back in Oren? They had to cost at least 1 gold each, right?
‘There’s still the money Yeon Jung gave me but……’
Soo Hyuk still had most of the gold that Yeon Jung had given him, but that was only because he had only spent it on bread. If he was going to buy equipment and other items, he would definitely need a lot more gold. Especially for the rare items that he needed to complete the skill quests.
Rustle!
Soo Hyuk abruptly halted his steps at the faint noise. He then carefully observed his surroundings.
Awoo?
Awooooo!
He had finally arrived at the deeper parts of the hunting ground. Nearby there were two wolves howling at each other. Although he didn’t know what they were howling about, he still raised his sword.
Unlike rabbits, wild dogs and foxes, wolves were more aggressive monsters. Soo Hyuk was planning to attack before they noticed him.
“Fireball.”
Soo Hyuk conjured a fireball into his hand. His target was the wolf on the right.
Whoosh!
Right after he threw the fire ball, Soo Hyuk muttered.
“Magic missile.”
The magic missile was sent flying towards the wolf on the left.
Awoo.
Awoooo!
Even with the fireball and the magic missile hurtling towards them, the wolves still didn’t notice.
Bang!
The fireball exploded on the right wolf first.
Awoo?
Only after its companion had been burnt to a crisp did the remaining wolf on the left notice Soo Hyuk. But unfortunately for the wolf that was the moment the magic missile arrived.
Bang!
The wolf was hit by the magic missile and it was blasted away, its life having left its eyes before it hit the ground.
‘As expected.’
Wolves died in one hit whether whether they were hit with fireballs or magic missiles. Smiling, Soo Hyuk checked his drops.
[You have acquired: ]
– 2 wolf pelts
– 1 wolf paw
– 1 wolf fang
When the right wolf died, it had only dropped one wolf pelt, while the left wolf dropped a paw and a fang as well.
‘So wolves are the real start?’
Soo Hyuk thought while staring at the wolf paw and fang. In Pangea, users had a lot of diverse ways to make money.
The most basic way was to sell monster drops. Although no one knew where the idea had come from, almost everyone acknowledged that the first real item drops started from wolves.
Rabbits, dogs, and foxes didn’t drop and items worth mentioning, and even obtaining any drops was rare. The wolf drops were also bad, but the quality and rarity were a significant improvement from the rabbits, dogs, and foxes.
Basically, there were more things to sell. Soo Hyuk collected all the dropped items and opened his character tab while observing his surroundings.
‘No players or monsters.’
Soo Hyuk couldn’t see any players or monsters around. No matter how annoying hunting wolves was, Soo Hyuk thought there were too few players. After confirming that he was safe, Soo Hyuk looked back at his character profile.
Occupation: Archmage’s Descendant
Experience: 15%
Health: 3040
Mana: 36620
Satiation: 72%
Strength: 14
Agility: 15
Stamina: 58
Wisdom: 1831
His experience before hunting the two wolves was 12%.
‘3% for hunting 2 wolves?’
His experience had increased to 15% after hunting 2 wolves.
‘1.5% for 1 wolf?’
Wolves gave 1.5 times more experience than foxes. Although Soo Hyuk expected more, he couldn’t deny that this would accelerate his leveling speed by a huge amount.
Soo Hyuk was leisurely one-shotting wolves as he walked along among the undergrowth. The biggest group he had seen only had 3 wolves, so while he suffered some injuries, it was nothing life threatening.
Awooo!
Soo Hyuk suddenly heard a howl near him. It was coming from his back. Soo Hyuk closed his character tab and turned around hurriedly.
Awooo!
A wolf was eyeing Soo Hyuk cautiously while howling repeatedly. Soo Hyuk smiled at the wolf.
The main reason players avoided wolves was because of this cry. This cry drew other nearby wolves to the howling wolf.
‘How many will come?’
How many wolves would answer the cry?
“Fireball.”
Things would get tricky if too many came. Even if he could kill the wolves in one shot, he only had two skills. Plus, 10 and 15 seconds on a battlefield was a long time. Soo Hyuk didn’t wait for the wolf any longer and threw the fireball he had prepared.
Bang!
The item drop window appeared when the fireball exploded.
– 1 wolf pelt
– 1 wolf fang
Preparing for the incoming wolves, Soo Hyuk quickly glanced around, cautiously watching for any wolves while collecting the drops.
“They’re coming!”
Soo Hyuk saw 2 wolves quickly dashing towards him. When the first one was within firing range, Soo Hyuk fired the magic missile.
The wolf couldn’t avoid the magic missile as it was already moving too fast. The wolf at the front was blasted away and crashed to the ground, dead.