Episode 32 – Miracle on the Frontier (2)
‘The essence of a monster.’
Still, while blindly searching for game items on the Internet to find something that would unlock the hidden potential of residents, which is not uncommon, I saw something and thought that maybe this could work.
It is the essence of a monster, an item that drops with a certain probability from nests created by the game’s boss monsters.
Monsters are one of the biggest threats to players and one of the various objectives for achievement in this sandbox-type game where players simply enjoy what they want without a defined purpose.
The essence of a monster is pure energy itself, which has a setting that creates such monsters artificially. The item that gave Varun his magical properties, obtained by killing a cave goblin shaman, is also a similar item to that essence.
I needed to experiment to see if it would be possible to awaken the residents’ latent characteristics by obtaining it and using it, so I immediately logged into the game.
‘It’s not enough to attack a monster’s nest alone.’
The reason I decided to take the residents was because I judged that it would be difficult to attack the nest in my current state.
If a monster appears on the field, you can try again while dying, but the nest has the effect of regenerating the monsters’ HP, so infinite tries using respawn are not possible with a low-damage weapon.
In order to deal with not only the boss monster but also all the surrounding mobs, armor and weapons made of minerals of a higher level than iron were needed, but the problem is that the high-level minerals are not easily available even after a considerable number of mines have been developed.
It is clear that adjustments were made through the master program. The goal is to prevent game materials such as adamantium and titanium from entering the hands of residents in large quantities.
The goal is to develop guardians and prevent bugs anyway, but I don’t understand why these restrictions were put in place.
Of course, there is a possibility that it was not an artificial restriction, but was inevitably adjusted.
“—!”
“– —.”
Fortunately, the residents seemed to understand my intention to go fight together. They quickly gathered up their armor and weapons and gathered in front of me on horseback.
Even though I don’t think I’ve done anything to scare them or threaten them, they seem to be looking at me too much… but when I zoom in on my character’s face, which is made up of squares, I find myself slightly averting my eyes, so I can’t help it. It’s work.
‘The combat power is sufficient.’
I took the lead and started leading the way, and I saw them all fighting. Fighting with hostile tribes here as well as outside.
Although they have developed traits unrelated to combat, such as miners or farmers, they are basically people who know how to fight. Their power alone is sufficient to catch field monsters that are weaker than monsters living underground or in special terrain.
“This is just to catch those guys…”
About 20 minutes in real time. After running around non-stop, I found some guys that I could target.
At the same time, the plains resembling grasslands disappeared and the environment instantly changed to a desert with sand blocks spread everywhere.
I sighed when I saw the enemies in the distance. Desert Ratmen, giant bipedal rat monsters. In fact, they are crappy monsters that we don’t even pay much attention to in the actual game.
They don’t even give you very good items, and mass murder is possible with just one high-level item. However, things were different now.
From now on we had to go to war with them.
‘I understand.’
I aimed the sword in my hand at the enemies and swung it. The residents who followed seemed to understand what he meant, their expressions hardened and they all picked up their weapons.
‘Of course, there is no need to risk a cavalry charge.’
Seeing their determined faces, I nodded to the character and put the sword in my hand back into my inventory.
And in front of the embarrassed people, he picked up a considerable amount of stone blocks that he had brought with him in advance.
They are going to fight, but the enemies are also armed and fighting in groups. If residents get hurt or even die here, the loss will be great.
Enemies that came into contact with the residents turned into real monsters and lost HP and damage calculations, so I thought I would quickly create a safe place for them to fight.
“—?”
Of course, they looked like they were going to charge at me with their horses at any moment, but when they saw my action, they hesitated in embarrassment, but when they saw me charging forward with the stone blocks, they hurriedly chased after me.
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“What the hell is going on? What should we do…”
“Be quiet! “Let’s just follow along!”
Kun suppressed the words of his embarrassed colleague and ran. He, who thought he would rush at any moment, put away his sword and was approaching the enemies with his bare hands.
‘That can’t be right!’
Kun soon realized his intention. While the enemies recognized them and ran toward him, he repeated his jumps and began frantically pounding the stone blocks in his hands into the ground.
The stone blocks that fell into the ground with a thudding sound instantly became a small fence. He was damaged by an arrow fired by the Ratmen and did not stop even though the arrow was stuck in his body. He piled up stone blocks to create a kind of bunker in one go.
“Shoot your bow!”
In a panic, the residents raised one of their weapons, a bow, and reflexively fired arrows at the enemies running inside the wall.
Not only were the crude weapons in their hands, but the terrible giant rats that looked like they could break even human bones by biting with their huge front teeth were pierced by arrows as they stopped at the suddenly created stone wall.
The rat men also fired arrows to fight back, but unlike them, the wall made of stone blocks blocked most of the arrows aimed at the residents.
‘I can’t believe I can use that ability in this way.’
Morin was among the residents who fought back against the enemies who were running towards them while shooting arrows. A young man from a vagabond background, Maureen, who came here some time ago, has awakened to the trait of being a transporter.
While small items that fell on the floor turned into real objects when touched, Maureen was literally able to pick up items, move them, and use them. In addition, I also learned how to turn it into a game item.
One of Morin’s main tasks was to take stone blocks or wooden blocks out of the game and build watchtowers or fences.
The problem is that even if you use your abilities to use game items, the physical damage remains the same. As soon as I placed a stone block that fit comfortably in my hand, my stamina was immediately drained, just like when I moved a heavy stone.
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Therefore, it is impossible to place blocks at a tremendous speed like he is doing now. But just showing that something like this was possible was a huge shock to Maureen.
It’s a very common method used when dealing with monsters in games, but in reality, it’s not an easy idea to be able to change the terrain where you fight at will.
“They all fell down. Do, charge!”
Soon, the residents took cover behind a safe wall and suppressed all enemies with arrows. When he destroyed the surrounding wall, they jumped out all at once, headed toward the empty enemy nest, and charged in to kill the embarrassed boss.
“That guy is the leader.”
“catch!”
Well-armed soldiers stormed into the nest. The few remaining Ratmen and their leader, the Giant Ratman, went from being monsters that simply moved as programmed to beings struggling to survive and desperately resisted them.
However, it actually became a negative factor for the rat men. The roaring Giant Ratman swung the club he was holding at him, who was charging at the front, but he only received damage and was pushed back.
Rather, he screamed as the arrows shot by the residents all hit his body. Pain was one of the greatest weaknesses gained in return for becoming a living creature.
“Stab!”
After receiving damage from taking the lead and drawing the enemy’s attention and taking the attack, he uses items to recover his HP. While the others deal with the surrounding mobs, several people, including Kun, rush towards him with spears to kill the enemy. Moment.
“Koon! Step on it and jump!”
Maureen placed a stone block in front of the rushing Kun. He used the stone blocks he found while destroying the bunker.
Kun, who had already gained momentum, had no time to think about it. He jumped with all his might toward a stone block higher than his knees, stepped on it, and threw himself with all his might.
The point of the spear that is stretched out like that is headed to the vital spot of an enemy over 2 meters tall.
‘Gotcha.’
Kun, who saw the spear pierce the neck of an enemy he had not even expected to attack like this, fell to the floor with a grin. It was to the point where I could feel my heart pounding from my accomplishments more than my throbbing body.
“Are you okay!?”
“We won. “I killed them all.”
Other colleagues hurriedly gathered to Kun’s side. Defeat all enemies. There were no deaths and no one was seriously injured.
‘I dropped it.’
And he, who was watching this from behind the screen, also got what he wanted.
An item that fell out when the Giant Ratman died. It is a blue bead the size of a tennis ball.
“What are we supposed to do with this?”
“Isn’t it called picking it up? “You pick it up.”
He handed the essence of the monster he had acquired to the residents. The residents were buzzing when they saw the unknown object he spit out, but Maureen soon stepped forward and held it in her hand.
“I feel something. But that’s all?”
Nothing happened. Because Maureen was a person who had already blossomed into her hidden potential.
‘Are you telling me to keep it in mind?’
But Maureen nodded and put it away in her bag. He sat down and stood up repeatedly as if he was satisfied with the situation, then turned again and pointed toward the shelter they had left.
“I mean let’s go back. “The sun is already setting, so let’s go back as quickly as possible before the monsters come out.”
Kun understood this and hurriedly got on the horse. Although they fought against monsters and won, they did not obtain any loot by looting food, weapons, or anything else.
But they were confident that they had gained something through this battle. They were satisfied just by knowing that they had succeeded in the mission by doing what he wanted.
This was because they had a firm belief that the more they showed favor to him, the more he would give them.
‘I’ve got something to gain, so I’ll try it out.’
It wasn’t a false belief. He had already moved his gaze to the desktop and was planning his next steps. If successful, a kind of cycle of artificially awakening and training the villagers’ potential is completed.