Chapter 103
Chapter 21 Grave Robber (3)
‘Um, why is that… … ?’
Yang Tae-ho watched the scene with bewildered eyes.
The embarrassing things didn’t end there.
“Kyaaagh!”
“Kieek!”
I thought a sharp wind was blowing from somewhere, and the monsters full of surroundings started screaming and tearing to pieces.
Tae-ho Tae-ho, who had been standing in a daze like someone who had gone crazy, suddenly trembled.
It was because I found a human figure standing tall among the stumbling monsters.
Caucasian male with brown curly hair.
There were a lot of dead bodies of monsters piled up around him.
Only then did I understand what had happened a little while ago.
Apparently, that player stepped in and saved himself.
The moment he finally became convinced that he was safe, Yang Tae-ho, whose legs were weak, collapsed onto the floor.
“Huh.”
In my mind, I wanted to enjoy the relief that I had survived.
However, instead of lagging, Yang Tae-ho started drinking the potion right away.
It was to fill the depleted mana.
It was a habit he picked up while wandering around the polluted area.
Mana management was an assignment that players should never forget.
Today, the situation was urgent and I missed the timing, but normally, I would have increased my recovery speed by drinking a potion before my mana ran out.
Moreover, isn’t it a situation where a stranger appeared?
It seems that that player helped him, but he couldn’t be reassured.
‘I don’t think there’s anything bad just in case.’
Did Yang Tae-ho empty three bottles of potion in a row?
A strange player started approaching the corpse of an evolved species.
At that time, Yang Tae-ho’s shoulders trembled once more.
It is thanks to the discovery that something protrudes from the forehead of the evolutionary species.
‘What is that?’
something black and pointed.
Tae-ho Tae-ho was about to take a closer look at the unknown object when a man with brown hair reached out his hand.
After the monster’s characteristic black blood spurted out, Yang Tae-ho’s eyes widened slightly.
Because he seemed to know what the man pulled out.
‘pike?’
Unlike ordinary spears, it was a short spear about 1m long.
Not many players use spears, but I never thought I’d see players using single spears.
Whether or not he knows that Yang Tae-ho’s eyes are clinging to him.
The man wiped off the blood on his spear and put it on his back.
It was only then that Yang Tae-ho noticed the man’s equipment.
“Wow… … .”
The man’s spear was not one.
There were a total of three single spears located in the diagonal line from the right shoulder to the left waist.
As if it was not enough to fill his wide back with short spears, he even carried a long spear in his hand.
It didn’t end there.
The man wore a dagger on each thigh, a leather pouch around his side, and a leather belt with a small dagger stuck in it around his right forearm.
Most surprising is that he was wearing proper armor.
‘Is that Jeber Set?’
From pauldrons in the shape of a roaring beast, to breastplates, to protective gear that covers different parts of the body, including limbs.
The man had all five pieces of armor with the name of the Zeber Reconnaissance Corps.
Yang Tae-ho himself was a tanker, so he had no choice but to know about the armor sold at the store.
That’s why I’m more surprised.
‘How much does that cost?’
50,000 mana would go well over the entire Zeber armor set.
Even Yang Tae-ho, who claimed to be a tank right now, had no armor other than a breastplate and shield.
There are plenty of places to use magic, including magic and potions, but you can’t just invest magic in armor.
So I was just stuffing myself with the hardened body’s own defense.
The man prepared a set of Zeber armor.
In addition to that, he even wore a detachable accumulation magic tool from the Zeber set.
‘Ahh, if it’s yellow, isn’t it a 5-star?’
The accumulation magic tools are divided into rainbow colors, and there are a total of 7 grades.
Red is the highest 7 stars, so yellow is 5 stars.
Right now, rare grade items are also valuable, but among them, 5 stars.
Looking at the level of equipment, it was about to open your mouth.
While looking at the man’s equipment, Yang Tae-ho suddenly realized one thing.
‘Alone?’
I looked around, but I didn’t see any players who were supposed to be in the man’s group.
It’s no wonder that the number of people playing solo in 1-star polluted areas with relatively low risk is gradually increasing recently, but… … .
‘There is no 1 star near here.’
To go to a 1-star polluted area near Vicheta, you must use outposts 2 or 3.
All other outposts are 2-star contaminated, but they remain.
In the end, it means that the man entered the 2-star contamination area alone.
‘Gab has quite a bit of confidence in his skills.’
Yang Tae-ho, who was observing the man, suddenly widened his eyes.
“omg.”
This is because he checked the symbol that he had not seen because his eyes were taken away by the fancy equipment.
‘Is that there? What is that, the name is Par, Pare, what is it… … .’
He tried to recall his memories, but Yang Tae-ho could not memorize the names of other denominations other than Temoria, which he had joined.
‘What’s your name?’
Wouldn’t it be nice to know what that symbol means?
In Bihar, there are a total of 7 Churches that players can choose from.
There are also seven types of symbols floating above the player’s head.
But among them, there were two symbols that were not particularly visible.
‘It seems that the doctrine was kindness and charity.’
I don’t know the name, but it was hard to find players who joined the two churches.
As rare as it was, this was the first time Yang Tae-ho actually saw the symbols of the two denominations.
That meant that the number of players belonging to those two churches was small.
Among them, not a single member of the Church of Kindness passed the entrance exam.
There are often sightings of the Church of Charity, and there are those who are active in the community.
‘There aren’t many of them.’
I’m guessing from the community, about a few hundred?
Compared to the other five denominations, it was an extremely small number.
Right now, the Church of Temoria, which Yang Tae-ho belongs to, has more than 10,000 players.
In the case of Pinelpenia and Agnotia, which have a reputation for being easy to join, they easily exceeded 20,000.
In fact, at this point, it is difficult to expect any further increase in personnel.
Most of the players had over 10,000 mana and chose their camp.
It meant that there would be no big change in the current number of players unless the 3rd player was selected.
As a result, the probability of meeting a player belonging to that church was not very high.
So you have to be surprised.
‘Did there really be a player who joined there?’
Looking at the man still, I was a little startled.
I don’t know how many times I’ve been surprised since he appeared in front of my eyes in just a few minutes.
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Just as I was sitting in a daze because this situation didn’t seem real, the man turned around and stood up.
Thanks to that, Yang Tae-ho, who made eye contact with him, stood up in surprise.
Then, with strides, he approached the unfamiliar player and spoke to him first.
“Thank you very much for that.
The man glanced at Yang Tae-ho and nodded lightly.
Then, as if she were out for a walk, she spoke in a feminine tone.
“Are you going to continue hunting here?”
“huh?”
Yang Tae-ho was surprised again there.
Because the mouth and voice of the white man were the same.
It meant that he was speaking Korean.
‘What is it, the pronunciation is so good?’
Are you of mixed race? Have you lived in Korea for a long time?
Tae-ho’s mind was filled with questions.
“Maybe it’s because there are two 2-star pollutants on the inside… … .”
But whether it was or not, the man continued to speak in a calm voice.
“There are quite a few field mobs here. About three times that of a normal place?”
Yang Tae-ho flinched at the number that came out of the man’s mouth and shuddered.
“There are so many evolutionary species. Even the ones I checked were about twenty? Even that is minimal.”
Of course, the man didn’t care and continued to speak.
“It looks dangerous alone, but how about dying?”
Before Yang Tae-ho could reply, the man raised the spear.
“there.”
Then he pointed southeast, toward four o’clock, and said.
“It will be safe for the time being because it is the route I hunted.”
When the man’s story was over, Yang Tae-ho involuntarily gulped and swallowed.
‘At least twenty?’
So far, the evolutionary species caught with the phoenix party are 3, and if you add the evolutionary species that just died, it is 4.
Excluding them, there are 20 more.
It was the first time in a polluted area with so many evolutionary species.
‘Jjome, no, it’s a very dangerous place.’
Thanks to the man’s story, I didn’t have to think about it for long.
It’s not a situation where you can continue hunting alone here.
Someone had cleared the monsters, so going back alone wouldn’t be too dangerous.
If you run quickly, you should be able to reach the outpost before the monsters gather again.
‘It’s time to go back without being greedy.’
Having experienced the risk once made the decision easier.
Moreover, only when he returns safely can he question the Phoenix Party for abandoning him and receive the promised portion.
Yang Tae-ho, who decided to go back like this, held out his hand and said.
“Thanks for the advice. Thank you again for helping me.”
The man just stared at Yang Tae-ho’s hand for a while.
Of course, it wasn’t long before we held hands and shook hands.
“Go with caution.”
It was a dry greeting.
Yang Tae-ho continued walking in the direction the man pointed.
But after walking only three or four steps, he stopped.
Then he looked back at the man and said.
“Maybe you need a potion? I don’t know how to say it in return, but can you give me some?”
“it’s okay. Enough.”
“It’s good, if that’s the case, be careful.”
“yes.”
After that, after walking another three or four steps, what was the reason for stopping?
‘Are you even worried?’
It’s ridiculous to worry about others when it’s too much to take care of your own life right now.
Isn’t the reason why the Phoenix Party left Yang Tae-ho in order to find a way for them to survive?
If he had been in the opposite position, would he have made a different choice from the phoenix party?
It was a game where I could take my life if I acted so vehemently.
Even though I knew that, my heart and head played separately.
So my steps did not fall easily, and I had to look back several times.
‘He’s alone.’
Because I am confident, I must have entered this dangerous area alone.
Still, he hesitated to leave the man alone.
‘Looks like a wind type.’
Wind is a well-balanced attribute for both defense and attack, but was often evaluated as lacking in power.
Earth type is better for defense and fire type is better for attack.
‘If the benefactor who saved my life were to rummage, the dream spot would be wildly wild… … ?’
That’s why he hesitated to help first, he just almost died.
What if a death crisis comes again after remaining attracted to needless recognition?
I’m sure you’ll regret not leaving now.
If he is being selfish, he should leave as it is, but even in this crazy game, his humanity and righteousness that did not wear out in the end held him back.
That time when I was hesitating because I wanted to say something.
“You’d better go before it’s too late.”
“huh?”
The man who had been watching Yang Tae-ho speak first.
Right after that, thump, thump, thump-!
A tremor began. It was the most common phenomenon seen when evolutionary species appeared.
Tae-ho, who was taken aback by the sudden situation, heard a calm, monotonous voice.
“Because I’m on a mole hunt.”
As soon as the words were finished, the screams of monsters resounded from all directions.