170 – Who’s Named It
The most dangerous thing to Arin is probably not an opponent who attacks with force.
Rather, being tracked is a much more dangerous threat to her safety. It means that even if he only grasps the traffic flow, Arin can take her life at any time by targeting her vulnerable gap.
Even with the same skill, the duration varies from person to person, so I don’t know how long that ability called [Spying] Will be maintained, but even if you remove that woman alone, the risk will be reduced to less than half.
So, I wondered if it would be okay to give this much help in the midst of exchanging lessons.
– Kwoaaa!
As I was nodding my head, I saw orcs running madly towards us from the top of the hill, roaring ferociously.
An army of up to a thousand.
The momentum that ran without looking back and without hesitation was quite strong.
The other hunters who were suppressed by that momentum were just pushing saliva down their throats.
Ugh-
Yeonhee had already summoned all available summons, and at the same time we started to move forward.
It’s because you don’t have to stand stupidly in the corner and then receive the power of the guys who come running.
“Arina! Don’t use lightning stride! Just in case!”
“Okay!”
Jua and Arin seem to have decided to reserve their power in case of an unexpected situation.
The Apex Guild was known for not easily removing prey from their list, so their response seemed right.
Feeling more at ease with their careful handling, I watched the first target, waiting for the melee to unfold.
Around the current target, the members of the Apex Guild were spread out at a distance where they could help at any time.
Maintaining formation by constantly checking the hand signal set in advance at regular intervals.
After all, those guys aren’t clumsy wanderers. As time passed, the evaluation of them increased.
I looked at the woman who cast the skill on me again.
Since support hunters with [Spy] Are a rare ability, I thought they would be managed at the guild level.
‘One person… Is there a different number?’
Still, it was a bit strange that only one escort was attached. If it was a support hunter like Ham Eun-yeong, this battle would not be easy for one person to be responsible for safety.
‘I don’t know. Let’s throw in a variable.’
I could faintly see the thread of magical power that the woman had hung on me, running thinly between the two.
I took up the dagger without thinking about it and infused magic and senses into the tip of the blade at the same time.
Then, a black haze as thin as a thread slowly rose from the blue light of the blade.
‘It’s been a while. This.’
After appreciating Archen’s dagger for a while, he swiped at her magic thread.
Tuduk-!
– ······!!
Such transfers are also possible if magic and senses are applied to an ancient artifact at the same time.
Compared to the red-haired elf I met in the Lizard Marsh who defeated my sensory waves with a single gesture, it was childish, but for that woman, it must have been a startling event that would change the world.
As expected, the woman panicked and started to panic. The woman turned her head to check on me, but I was already staring at Yeon-hee’s fresh profile.
If [Spying], Which can identify not only my ability level but also my location, disappears, it will be very difficult because I will not be able to prove my worth to my colleagues, at least for now.
She immediately relayed the situation to Howie, who immediately ran to the man with the snake tattoo who seemed to be the leader and shared the information.
(What?! What kind of nonsense is that! Your powers suddenly cut off?)
Since the battle had not yet begun, the exchange of information was quick.
-You’ve felt it for a long time, isn’t it too tense? It’s mental strength that can’t properly maintain a single skill. It’s amazing.
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– It’s not my fault! It’s like someone cut it off all of a sudden-
– Damn you! Are you saying that there is someone here who uses ‘Caliber’, which is said to be possible only if you are a high-ranking hunter?
– That, that’s… Sorry! One more try-
– Okay. Hey, release the escort and send yourself into battle. It’s not like the guild ordered it anyway. The ability that you can’t even be selected is gone, and you help out in moderation behind the scenes.
– Yep!
– …… Yes.
She couldn’t say anything even if she had ten mouths. A man who seemed to be her lover came next to her and looked at her, but she looked like she was about to cry at any moment, as if she couldn’t understand what had happened.
– First of all, deal with the boss first. Don’t worry too much Understand?
– Yeah… Honey, watch out!
‘It’s more effective than I thought.’
In the end, she was alone. She, of course, kept a certain distance from the party members, but since she wasn’t the type to jump into the center, she seemed to be trying to focus on her secondary role by stepping back a bit. It made it much easier for me to approach.
Cuckoo Cuckoo-
– Wow!!
‘Orc, this is the beginning.’
[Skull Bomb]
[Dagger Throw]
Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwak!!
A carefully targeted skull bomb.
The boss battle began with the explosion of the bomb.
– Purrreuk…
The mid-level Orc warriors who were leading his men at the forefront and rushed forward with great vigour, were damaged by the bombs I threw and were greatly staggered.
Thanks to this, the momentum of the Orc troops that rushed in was noticeably reduced, and as the skills of the hunters who were preparing in advance exploded in succession, they were able to hold on to the initial momentum.
Puffer Pupper Puppong-!!
‘I don’t want to climb today, so please climb within this week.’
With that in mind, I fired fireballs as well as I could. You only need to go up one level, so why aren’t you going up like this? Seriously.
– Ohhh…! That’s him, the reaper. Come on!
– Judging by the name attached, it’s definitely a 1st pick summoner. But it looks rough, but it looks like a female?
‘Damn it! The bastard with that name, make sure to find it and punish it.’
As I quickly and instantly hit more than 50% of my magic power, the hunters’ eyes naturally focused on me.
– Was Skeleton Soldier going from Wizard to Lich? I don’t even know how the monsters evolve.
– Let’s see if there’s time for a snout!!
They looked at me and took the time to say one word at a time, but that was short-lived.
After a few minutes, they were surrounded in a semicircle by the overwhelming amount of orcs, and eventually, as expected, a melee unfolded.
When Hunters and Orcs start fighting in a way that is so entangled that they cannot be properly distinguished, ranged attackers will inevitably lose their accuracy and become unable to demonstrate their strength.
Melee warriors were better, but the encounter with the orcs born as warriors was not light. Even the overall level was raised, so it was even more difficult.
But even in the midst of this, I had to do my job. Let’s go as fast as possible.
I gave the signal to Yeon-hee and left for a while. Thankfully, she respected my wishes without asking any questions.
“You have to come quickly instead. Okay? You must be out of magic!”
“Clack!”
Tadadat-!
A large-scale battle between Orcs and Hunters. In the distance, I saw someone’s head torn off and flying high into the sky. How long has it been since you started and are you already leaving the world?
Anyway, I hid myself for the moment when people’s eyes wouldn’t reach me.
[Stealth]
‘The body is light.’
As the battle with the orcs began, strength surged from his body like lava erupting.
[Skull Bomber Sun Moon – Lv.50]
Strength: 217 (+30) Agility: 199 (+30)
Stamina: 153 (+30) Wisdom: 187 (+20)
HP: 181 (+30) Resistance: 35 (+20)
Sense: 91 (+20) Restoration: 75 (+30)
(Irmana’s blessing is incompletely applied: Keun·Min·Che·Ma·Hui +10)
(Achievement [Orc Adversary] In effect: All stats +20)
All abilities increased significantly, and an unprecedented sense of exhilaration stimulated the whole body in succession. It feels like the climax has been condensed dozens of times.
‘Huh… It’s thrilling.’
And I wasn’t the only one feeling that way. Yeon-hee and Bae Joo-ah stumbled on Lizardman’s shoulder for a moment, and were blushing while holding onto their knees in an awkward position.
– Ugh… Ugh…
The girls were not strange because they were unavoidable stimuli experienced as the level of the body rapidly rose. It was also proof that we hadn’t fully harmonized with Mana yet.
This kind of stimulation will decrease as you go up to higher ranks. Think of it as a memory from your childhood.
But apart from that, the drastically increased stats greatly eased the burden on my mind as I was away from my party members.
In stealth, I made my way forward through the people and orcs, drawing a graceful curve.
I feel that the sound of cutting the wind has clearly changed. The air passed as if his face had been cut, and there was even an illusion that he could crush the heads of the orcs with his bare hands.
Of course, I couldn’t help but feel full of wanting to test my strength.
Passing between the Hunters and the Orcs, he stabbed the Orcs’ vital points with his dagger whenever he got the chance.
Since it was not too far from the Apex Party, I was able to reach the target in no time.
However, when we arrived, an unexpected scenery unfolded.
Isn’t the [Spying] Skill that I thought would be a support type fighting with the orcs bare-fisted?
‘What? Do you use knuckles? hahahaha, it was a fighter. Did he even arrange this?’
There is a stereotype that support-type characters who are escorted will usually be weak in melee combat, but she showed an exciting blow and did not get pushed back at all in the confrontation with the orcs.
Martial artists are hard to watch, so I unknowingly watched a woman’s battle for a while.
It wasn’t enough ability to overwhelm an orc, but enough sense and strength to protect one’s own body. I felt like it would be quite worth watching if I put up a fight with Lizard No. 1.
A martial artist with the [Spy] Ability… It’s really precious.
But she soon regained her consciousness and ran in her straight line toward her.
As expected, the battle started, and the attention of the Apex party members was greatly distracted. Assassination is sufficient.
A key member of the group who takes life lightly as long as they earn money. Even if he was killed by a monster in a dungeon, he wouldn’t feel any resentment.
[Flame Slash]
Seo Geo-eok-!
“Interrupt—”
Her dagger passed once through her neck, having just finished the battle, and in the place where her line was drawn, a fan of water droplets burst out to breathe in her outside air, separating her from me. .
So the woman with her neck half-opened struggled with her hands as if she were dancing in the crimson rain, and collapsed on her floor.
“Kkeuk-kkeuk-keuk…”
– Kill 10,000 enemies with daggers while stealthed. (322/10,000)
‘Sheesh… I wonder if the two values don’t go up at the same time.’
Clearly, flame slashing must be a fire attribute, but seeing as the number of attribute quests did not increase no matter how many times I tried it, it seemed that achieving both conditions at the same time was a thing of the past.
Killing 10,000 enemies is tough, but even these conditions are unnecessarily tight. It looked like a real beggar. He desperately hoped that there would be no such type of job change quest in the future, calling out Irmana’s name.
‘I’d rather have a proper fight with an incredibly strong guy.’