Chapter 124 – Cloud-Shrouded Nest (5)
‘How come the name of the rune….’
[The best racehorse in the world].
No matter who hears it, it’s not a rune that a holder would possess….
The name of the rune is more shocking than the new higher rank rune.
I was a little dazed, but I soon came to my senses and sorted out the situation.
‘The third upper rune.’
The third rune has already appeared.
When considering the experience so far.
The top runes created so far had a kind of formula.
One is that various runes were combined within a certain category.
[Master of Martial Arts] Was a high-level rune that combined physical runes related to various weapons, and [Descendant of the Barbarian King] Was a high-level rune that combined body-enhancing auxiliary runes related to beasts.
Even though the categories were the same, the contents of the sub-runes were all different.
‘It’s all the same this time.’
However, this rune had the same category, and the properties of the sub-runes were all the same.
All Assault runes related to running.
Thanks to that, the runes that can be combined with higher rank runes are also…
From the name, it looked like a rune optimized for assault.
‘The number of sub-runes is only four.’
The second formula for upper runes was that the number of lower runes was quite large.
8 when [Martial Arts Master] Is combined.
There were also eight [Descendants of the Barbarian King].
So, of course, I only knew that 8 was the official number, or that combinations were possible from at least 7.
However, in this [World’s Best Racehorse], Only 4 upper runes were combined.
The formula of the upper rune that I arranged in my own way.
That was the moment when everything broke.
Apparently, ‘higher runes’ do not have a special combination formula, and appear freely as long as the situation and conditions are met.
‘First of all, high-speed flight….’
I simply checked the information on the newly acquired [High-speed flight] Rune.
Level 4 rare rune.
There are no derived skills.
The special effect theory is that it shows more power when possessing a magical rune of the wind attribute, and it can charge with better performance when descending than when driving in a straight line.
Considering the various special effects, it was a fairly good rune even for assault runes.
‘But first of all, they can’t fly.’
[High-speed flight] Had a fatal flaw.
The assault rune that allows you to run in the sky is definitely attractive, but if you do not have a rune or ability to levitate in the air, you cannot use the rune itself.
First of all, I have to be able to fly before I can charge in the air, but I was not satisfied with the prerequisites.
It seemed that this would be possible only by acquiring related runes while hunting other air monsters.
‘Then….’
After verifying all information.
I brought up the information window again.
Higher rune combinations are now mandatory, not optional.
Since there has never been a single failure after combining it, it was like a decision already made.
[You have combined the upper rune ‘The Best Racehorse in the World’. Running, underwater running, furious running, high-speed flight… A total of 4 runes are selected as sub-runes. The judgment level of the upper rune that combines the lower runes is 5.]
[You have obtained a new rune.]
[Acquires 4 speed with the rune’s inclination.]
“Wow….”
At that moment, without realizing it, I exclaimed with the voice acting.
You say it increases your speed by 4?
The figure itself was similar to that of [Martial Arts Master], But considering that my stats have improved significantly since then, this is an amazing increase.
Probably because the rune was overly biased toward speed, it seemed that the increase in stats was also skewed in one direction.
‘Finally over 50.’
Thanks to that, my speed increased to 51, and I became the first person to exceed 50 among my stats.
I immediately checked the 〈 rune information 〉.
〈 Rune Information〉
◎Name: The best racehorse in the world
◎Rating: Epic / Superior
◎Possessed lower runes
[Sprinting] [Underwater running] [Furious running] [Fast flight]
◎Level: 5
◎Engraved part: leg
◎Special effects
: With the special power of the upper rune, you can give proficiency correction to the lower runes. Each lower rune can raise proficiency as a single rune, and you can also raise proficiency through correction of the upper rune.
: You can run and charge in all areas where the user’s feet touch. The effect is amplified in proportion to the speed value. (However, certain areas such as sky/sea must be equipped with the ability to move freely in that area.)
: The ‘Rapid Riding’ effect is always applied. The user who can run the fastest in all conditions makes him the best racehorse in the world, no matter what vehicle he rides. If you charge while riding a mount, you can achieve 70% of the original charge speed.
*Sub special effects
: (Detail)
◎ Derivation skill
[Accel Piercing]
[Quadruped running]
◎Details
: Superhuman strength and overwhelming acceleration! You, who roam through all areas without hesitation, will have no shortage of calling as the best racehorse in the world. Faster, Stronger! Let’s go one step ahead of all living things running together.
〈Skill Info〉
◎Name: Accel Piercing
◎Derived rune: The best racehorse in the world
◎Waiting time: 3 hours
◎Conditions: Possession of spear-related runes.
◎Usage effect
: Concentrates mana on a spear held in a straight line, and stabs it with the acceleration when the charge is finished. Intense magical and physical damage can be inflicted in combination, and a continuous ‘bleeding’ effect is applied to the attacked opponent.
*When using this skill, the specific effect of [Relentless Charge] (Doubling the strength at the end of the charge) is temporarily not applied.
“Wow….”
Once more.
Elasticity once more.
Legendary runes did not come out like in [Descendants of the Barbarian King], But epic runes were created that were sufficiently splendid and had tremendous effects.
First of all, from the basic effect.
As a high-level rune that combines all runes related to land, sea, and air, the effect has been comprehensively changed.
Being able to charge from anywhere with the help of runes meant that the range of abilities could be expanded in various ways.
However, as mentioned earlier, in certain areas such as ‘sky’ or ‘sea’, you can only charge with relevant runes.
Fortunately, I had the [Underwater Breathing] Rune, so I could charge from the sea, so I thought I only needed to acquire runes related to the air.
‘Rapid riding. I think this is quite useful too.’
It’s probably an effect applied when riding something like a horse…
If you see that it is expressed as ‘vehicle’, does it also apply to things like bicycles and cars?
The combination of modern culture and rune utilization was worth a little more research.
‘And skill.’
[The best racehorse in the world] Runen had two derivative skills.
Two.
Have there ever been runes with two skills from the beginning?
It’s something that doesn’t come to mind at first glance, it’s clear that this is probably the first time.
Besides, the skill itself is also very good.
[Accel Piercing] Was very attractive both in terms of power and usability.
It was also good that it had a ‘bleeding’ effect that limited the healing of the target, and that it was one of the few direct attack skills I had.
I had a hunch that it would probably become one of my main skills.
‘The four-legged race….’
I sighed and shook my head.
To be honest, I didn’t even want to see the information on [Quadruped Run].
At least it’s obvious
If you jump on all fours, you can run faster…
Well, something like this.
It would be efficient enough when I was alone, but when I was hunting for a party, it was a skill I didn’t want to use even if I died.
‘It’s successful this time too.’
As expected, upper runes never disappoint me.
The result of the combination always seemed to go above average.
“Do Jae-Eon!”
As I was organizing the information on the newly acquired runes, Moon Ga-eun, who had gone far away to collect the by-products of the harpies, called me.
Oops.
I was obsessed with new information and didn’t pay attention to the sounds around me.
At the sound of her slightly angry voice, I quickly ran.
“Did you call?”
“Miss Lee… Why is there no answer like this I think I called at least four times.”
“Sorry. I was checking equipment and holder information for a while.”
Moon Ga-eun put her hands on her waist and looked at me with a pouty face, and then she relaxed her expression and pointed at her harpy.
“Look at this for a second.”
“Why? What’s going on?”
“Yes. There’s something a little strange about it.”
To be precise, the mana stone embedded in the nape of the harpy.
It was a part that could not be seen well because it was covered by countless feathers.
I followed her words, put on her gloves and inspected the harpy’s corpse.
A red magic stone embedded deep in the nape of the neck.
The color was quite bright.
“… Uh?”
It was only after seeing that that I could understand why Moon Ga-eun had called me.
“This… “
“Are you in too good shape?”
“Uh. What is this?”
Harpy’s Magic Stone.
The condition of the mana stone, which should have been a normal B-class level, was very good.
The purity of the magical power possessed is quite high, and the degree of cohesion is also excessively high.
Is it an A-class mana stone?
It was such a quality that people who didn’t know it could be mistaken for it.
“It’s in very good condition for a harpy’s magic stone. So, just in case, I tried magic tracking.”
I was taken aback by that statement.
“You used magic tracking?”
“Uh? Ah yes. It’s a derivative skill that works when you raise the search rune and magic control to a certain level….”
Know.
Of course I know.
[Magic Tracking], A skill that is derived when you raise the common rune of the archer class, Search Rune, and the common rune [Magic Control] To a fairly high level.
It was an advanced skill that could identify the source of magic contained in certain magical phenomena or skills.
‘Already did that….’
It’s amazing that Moon Ga-eun has already mastered such an advanced skill, but it was also surprising that she thought of using him in an ordinary situation like now.
If it’s normal, ‘Huh? The magic stone is in good condition?’
Indeed, the key son of the 〈 royal 〉 clan.
From the level of mana handling to the way of thinking about hunting, the feeling was different from that of ordinary holders.
“So I tried to track it down… “
Moon Ga-eun turned around this time and pointed to a tree on the far side.
We passed by climbing the Songnisan field…
It was one of the ordinary trees.
“Can you see it?”
“Which one?”
“There is a nest on that tree over there.”
Nest?
At that, I frowned and glared at the tree.
Of course nothing was visible.
Unlike Moon Ga-eun, who is an archer and receives support for sight, I don’t have any runes for that.
She smiled slightly at the sight of me like that, and then she spoke slowly.
“And in that nest… It has a concentrated form of magic similar to the magic contained in this harpy’s mana stone.”
“Ah… !!”
After hearing that, I raised my head.
“I think it’s probably a special geographical feature where magic is concentrated in a specific phenomenon… Undiscovered Dungeon. Yes. It seems likely that it is an undiscovered dungeon.”
Moon Ga-eun guessed a nest on a tree far away.
That’s probably why I came to this Songnisan field.
An undiscovered dungeon that I heard about trying to find it once I came.
It was clear that it was a ‘nest covered by clouds’.