Chapter 127 – Cloud-Shrouded Nest (8)
Should I help?
Should I not?
At the crossroads between the two options, Seong Na-yeon pondered countless times.
Class A monster, Manticore.
Among the body-enhancing monsters, there were as many as three that were rated as the highest level.
With two B-level holders…
It was a group of monsters that seemed too heavy to catch with only one-tang and one-deal combinations.
‘By the way….’
But before he had time to make a decision, the battle began.
Jaehyun Do and Gaeun Moon.
There was no hesitation in the preparation of the two.
As soon as he identified the monster with the search rune, he immediately took a combat stance, and took the first attack before waiting for the monster’s attack to take advantage of the composition.
Timely jumps and nimble daggers.
Even the calm linkage of magical attacks that appear to be skills.
Against the A-class monster, the two continued hunting without difficulty.
‘Do Jae-hyun holder….’
Even Seong Na-yeon knows Do Jae-hyun’s name.
Academy 1st year, Assassin class.
However, it is a multi-holder that holds various runes regardless of the series.
A multi-talented multi-holder who uses magic runes and physics runes at the same time, just like Seong Na-yeon herself, rather than simply using multiple weapons.
Evaluations and stories about him were spreading.
In particular, the fact that he broke the precedent in 〈 Judgment 〉 and was accepted as a short-term intern proved that he is a promising prospect in the holder world.
‘I’m not sure myself.’
A large clan is not a large clan for nothing.
Even if you don’t have to show off externally, internally, scout reports are being recorded for all academy prospects.
Among them, Do Jae-hyun is also a key recruitment target for 〈 Royal 〉.
In the first year of the academy, except for Kang Joo-yeon, he was a talented person who received almost the highest level of internal evaluation.
Seong Na-yeon is also a senior member of the 〈 Royal 〉 Clan whose position and reputation are recognized, so she was well aware of the clan’s key recruitment list.
“You seem to be worth the name.”
Watching Do Jae-hyeon and Moon Ga-eun’s party hunting, Seong Na-yeon nodded as if acknowledging it.
He was definitely a skilled holder.
Possessed stats, rune level and utilization, sense and judgment.
There was little to no shortage in combat.
… Not at all.
Perhaps because he gained great strength at a young age, he seems to be a bit conceited.
Received Manticore’s poison attack from the front with his body.
Even with well-equipped defenses, this was not the best course of action for a tank.
If possible, avoiding to the end and completely blocking the opponent’s attack was the fighting style that warriors should aim for.
Well, even with that in mind, he was showing quite good skills.
“… It will be fun.”
Seong Na-yeon looked at Do Jae-hyun with her curious eyes.
At first, it was just Moon Ga-eun’s escort.
And curiosity about the fact that the two of them are a couple.
It was an interesting mission with such thoughts…
Now personally, I was interested in Do Jae-hyun.
* * *
“Do Jaehyun! It’s okay?!”
Moon Ga-eun’s voice was heard from behind.
The way my forearm is stabbed by a scorpion-like tail.
Since it was shown so clearly, I was worried.
In fact, I also wanted to be sorry.
Since this attack was a poison attack, it was possible to effectively defend against it, since it would have been quite dangerous if it had been a different type of special attack.
Even though there were [Descendants of the Barbarian King] And [Melee Defense], Battles that relied excessively on runes had to be avoided.
“It’s okay! More support fire than that!”
“Yes!”
It seemed that the preparations had been completed in advance.
Moon Ga-eun’s arrows rained into the air.
The target is the manticore I rode while using [Stair Slash].
My body was already transferred to another manticore that was attacking me.
‘With a blazing fire… ‘
The [Sword of the Penitent] Inserted into Manticore’s nape.
It raised a strong flame within it.
After a successful physical attack, the magic attack was extremely effective.
Fire-!
Keuch, keuchuuuuu-!!
Manticore struggled in agony and fell to the floor.
[Scorching Flame] Is already level 8.
Without a fair amount of intolerance, it was not easy to block this timely attack.
“The rest….”
The manticore, which received both the [Stair Slash] And Moon Ga-eun’s arrows, also fell to the ground.
Perhaps all the Manticores are in a dying state like this…
Cuckoo-!!
Hey hey-
… Did not fall
One was still flying normally in the sky.
That was the manticore that ran in the lead at first.
He started hitting us with [Quarter Knife] And [Extreme Shot] From the start, but he recovered his condition and tried to counterattack.
‘Does it have magic resistance?’
Even after getting hit by Me and Moon Ga-eun’s main skill, how quickly did he recover?
He is different from the other Manticores.
It seemed that there was a little more strength in holding on and recovering.
“It still doesn’t work.”
Aside from the oddity, the attack could not be allowed.
After I used [The Best Racehorse in the World].
As it was, he ran toward Moon Ga-eun.
Where will his counterattack go…
It was because I couldn’t see it.
Cuckoo-!!
Kang! Cagan!!
In an instant, he reached in front of Moon Ga-eun.
And without any time to breathe, I pick up the [Hobgoblin’s Bronze Shield].
A derivative skill that is used right after that, [Iron Wall Defense].
It was not difficult to counter the level of the Manticore’s physical attacks without the Assault Rune.
It was a manticore that tried to roll its head and attack the long range, but it was blocked by my defense using the skill.
“Huh… !!”
After that, it was a breeze.
I raised my sword again and finished the guys’ hunt.
The Manticore, which made the last attack, seemed to have a particularly high resistance to magical power, but it was forced to collapse in the end with Moon Ga-eun and my concentrated attack.
A combination of [Wrath of Swords], [Leading Swords], And other various magic runes.
This was enough to hunt the exhausted manticores.
[You won the duel! Victory is credited due to the high contribution in the duel. Rune Hunter’s arcane power allows him to duplicate one of his opponent’s runes. Please select a rune to duplicate.]
An information window that appears in front of you.
It is a kind of signal that announces the end of the battle.
Leaving them behind for a while, I approached Moon Ga-eun and asked.
“It’s okay? Aren’t you hurt?”
“Yes. I used a lot of mana, but I think I can eat potions. Than that… “
Moon Ga-eun said while looking around the bodies of Manticore.
“You are really great… How did you do this against three A-class monsters….”
“Suddenly, what? You’ve seen it often Try to catch your breath.”
“It wasn’t quite like this.”
It is.
The last time I hunted with Moon Ga-eun was the underground dungeon of the academy, and the me at that time and the me now have changed to the level of Gaebyeok.
“Are you too old? I don’t think it compares to the evaluation at the end of the semester. Did you eat any good items during vacation?”
However, Moon Ga-eun’s skills have also improved.
The hit rate of her normal physical attacks was outstanding, and her magic-based attacks were delicate and sophisticated.
In particular, the timing of putting support fire in the right place was admirable even during battle.
He hunted three manticores cleanly without using an ultimate skill.
This would have been impossible without Moon Ga-eun’s assistance.
“What, what… Originally it was like this….”
Not really.
I’ve definitely grown a lot.
Moon Ga-eun showed a particularly shy look at the word that she did well.
… Haven’t I praised you too much?
I was scratching my head and asked another question.
“Ga Eun. Are you in class B now?”
I definitely felt it while hunting together.
Moon Ga-eun’s level is absolutely not C-class.
At least B grade…
In addition, she felt like a B-class holder with mature skills, perhaps because she had a lot of hunting experience.
However, Moon Ga-eun shook her head.
“No, not yet. It’s almost grade B, but… My strength seems to be lacking a bit, so I’m going to raise it and get a promotion.”
“What about the results?”
“It was already full. Because I went hunting as a member of a clan so many times.”
You’re in a similar situation to me.
Required stats for B-class holder promotion are 50.
Even if one of the main stats exceeds 50, the promotion condition is satisfied.
In my case, my speed level rose to 51 after acquiring the [World’s Best Racehorse] Rune, so I already met the promotion conditions.
As long as the hunting performance is met, all conditions are satisfied.
Probably after clearing this dungeon.
Gaeun Moon and I seemed to be promoted to Class B at the same time.
“Thank you anyway. I won because you made sure to assist me.”
“… You did better.”
“Puh-what are we doing? Hurry up and grab the by-products and let’s go to the middle section.”
“Yes!”
Manticore is a class A monster.
Of course, the result of hunting was also high-quality by-products.
Moon Ga-eun walked towards the manticore that was broken on one side, and I approached the manticore first.
Manticore, who was at the forefront of the battle earlier.
He was the one who endured our attacks and fought back until the end.
“…… ?”
And the moment when he was the first to dig up his mana stone.
I noticed something odd.
Manticore’s magic stone.
A large magic stone embedded in the middle of the chest…
“Black color?”
Never seen before…
Because it was a dark color.