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Chapter 55
Chapter 55
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Chapter 55
0.
Immediately after the Rapid Guild's emergency meeting ended...
As the executives were about to disperse to their respective tasks...
There were those who stopped Kim Jinwoo, who was also heading out to hunt.
Rapid Guild's HR manager, Luciel, and the Raid Team 3 leader, Grinder Grond.
Seeing the two of them, Kim Jinwoo sighed and shook his head.
He knew this would happen, but...
For them to actually come...
He thought he knew why.
Grinder Grond opened his mouth.
"A Demon Knight? How strong is it?"
"Sigh."
As expected of a battle maniac.
As soon as Kim Jinwoo heard the question, he lowered his head and sighed.
They should know just by seeing that he cleared the Fortress...
They probably came to hear it firsthand.
Kim Jinwoo was about to answer, but then he looked at HR manager Luciel and tilted his head.
"Why is Manager Luciel here?"
"Never mind that, just answer the question first."
"...?"
"Yes, Jinwoo, tell us how it was."
A huge man who insisted on hearing more even though he had already explained it once in the meeting...
This was something he always wanted to avoid.
Wanting to escape quickly, Kim Jinwoo hurriedly said,
"Well, the Demon Knight was the strongest summon I've ever seen. To be able to defeat it at the same level... you would need to be at least Legendary rank."
"Hmm, is that so?"
"Well, for now, yes. What's scary is that it also has the ability to command an army."
"Command? I'm not interested in that. Hmm, anyway, if the summon that the new recruit handles is that strong, he must be quite a powerful player. I'm looking forward to it. Then I'll be going."
As soon as the topic of command and leadership came up, he just turned around and left.
Wait, was it okay for a team leader to be like that?
Shaking his head at Grond, Kim Jinwoo looked at Luciel, who hadn't left yet, with a puzzled expression.
Luciel wasn't the type to get involved in this kind of situation.
Why did she come?
As Kim Jinwoo had that thought...
HR manager Luciel ruffled her hair, looking a bit annoyed.
Why was she acting like that?
As Kim Jinwoo, unable to understand, was about to ask...
"Um... I heard it before, but does he really have an army strong enough to clear the Fortress of the past alone?"
"Yes? Ah, yes."
"Sigh... This is troubling..."
"Huh? What is?"
When he asked back, unable to understand Luciel's words...
She shook her head, sighed deeply, and said,
"Is it really right to place such a strong player in a team?"
"Ah? ...Ah!?"
"He's currently placed in Luna's team, but if he's at the level you mentioned..."
At Luciel's words, Kim Jinwoo also nodded.
Then she continued,
"...He might be able to succeed in a solo raid?"
Raid boss.
Naturally, it required a team.
Not just one team, but multiple teams had to cooperate to defeat it.
However, there were those who occasionally succeeded in defeating a raid boss alone.
Usually, the top-ranked players in the single digits.
Single Rankers were such individuals.
Yuna was also one of them.
But if Seonghyun was already showing such potential...
Was it really right to keep him in a team?
"...What should we do?"
"...Well, that's true. He'll be joining Luna's team soon, and he seems to be finishing his 2nd Class Advancement."
"The Guild Master knows, but... maybe..."
"Yes, the Guild Master might test whether Seonghyun can do this raid alone. But the problem is..."
As Kim Jinwoo trailed off...
Luciel nodded and continued,
"Right, Luna's team won't stay still, but well, Luna... will handle it well, right? Luna is calm."
"Can Luna do it? Among those maniacs???"
"Sigh. I'll go report it."
With a sigh, Luciel lowered her head and headed from the meeting room to the Guild Master's office.
Naturally, it was to discuss, but...
Her back looked truly miserable.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say she looked like livestock being dragged to a slaughterhouse.
Perhaps Luciel would bear the brunt of the complaints from the maniacs of Luna's team.
'Good luck.'
With that prayer, Kim Jinwoo quickly left the guild fortress, lest he get involved as well.
But curiosity also arose within him.
'Really, I wonder what will happen to Seonghyun.'
1.
When one exceeds level 50, they move on to the third village.
Seonghyun's level was 57, surpassing that.
But the reason he hadn't moved on yet was simple.
To test out the new items and skills.
Even in the second town, where parties were somewhat enforced, there were field monsters.
Seonghyun was experimenting on them.
[?Young Helena's Staff? is copying ?Giant's Strength Belt?.]
[Strength +20%, attack power increased by 5%.]
[The original options of ?Young Helena's Staff? are also applied as they are.]
A satisfying message.
Indeed, his strength increased, and the damage of his sword clearly increased.
But that wasn't the important part.
All around him was the noisy clamor of battle.
Were several users here fighting?
No.
This wasn't a particularly efficient hunting ground.
If there were no users, there was no way this much noise of battle could be created.
Yet, the noise could be heard.
Undead surrounded by black darkness, emitting a teal aura.
However, these undead seemed to lack intelligence, mindlessly groaning and moving sluggishly.
Unlike the rest of Seonghyun's Death Legion, they were like puppets with no will of their own.
But thanks to a single being, even these mindless undead were now carrying out organized attacks.
-Bring victory to our master! Attack their legs first, knock them down, and then ravage them!
The Death Legion moved in unison according to Wraith of Barpur's command.
In an instant, they began to move in unison as if they had gained intelligence.
The enemies were Knoll Warriors.
Although they were in a group, they weren't cooperating well and were being ravaged by the Death Legion.
When their legs were attacked first, reducing their mobility, it became difficult for them to even run away, and they tried to fight back, but it was already too late.
From the difference in numbers to the lack of a commander...
Everything combined, and the Knolls fell in an instant.
Moreover, the fallen Knolls rose again as Death Soldiers, joining the ranks of the Death Legion.
With Add More, the number rising doubled.
A continuous series of despair.
Some Knolls, aghast at the sight, dropped their weapons and waited for death to come.
Truly a terrifying and despair-filled scene.
Seonghyun nodded in satisfaction as he watched.
'This is truly broken, isn't it?'
He had been short on souls and had even discarded troops created with just Add More, hadn't he?
But now, with the existence of the Legion Commander, there was no need for that.
Since Wraith of Barpur was properly managing the troops...
Even the soldiers without intelligence moved as if they had it.
From now on, he could place the soldiers created with Add More under Wraith of Barpur's command, and let the rest think and move individually.
He had gained a whopping 40 Knoll Ghouls this time.
Half of them were created with Add More and had no souls, but it was fine.
Seonghyun put them all into the Netherworld.
'Even though I'm lacking mana, I can still summon all of them for now.'
Seonghyun still felt that he was lacking in mana.
But that was just an exaggeration.
?Status Window?
?Seonghyun?
?Lv 57?
?Class?
??Overlord?
?Title?
??Monarch (Legendary)?... and 25 others.
?Stats?
??Strength: 69 (53+16)??Agility: 61 (55+6)?
?Stamina: 59 (53+6)??Intelligence: 149 (135+14)?
?Wisdom: 149 (135+14)??Spirit: 133 (120+13)?
?Dexterity: 7 (6+1)?
?Additional Stats?
??0?
'Hmm, is it not enough? Is it too much?'
Stats that would make anyone who saw them cry out, "Stop cheating!"
But Seonghyun still felt it was somewhat lacking.
If he controlled all the soldiers in the Netherworld, the number would be a little over 100.
Including Balthar, Wraith of Barpur, and Fiora, it was precisely 103.
To be able to control this many undead and still feel it was lacking was practically shameless.
Even if he could significantly save on summoning mana due to Add More and the multiplying undead...
It was already an absurd number of troops.
But human greed was endless, wasn't it?
'Are there any titles that increase wisdom?'
The ghost's experience would be good too.
While having such shameless thoughts, Seonghyun, as if he had almost forgotten, looked at the baby Shapeshifter in the pocket attached to the chest of his robe.
It still showed no signs of waking up.
The system message kindly informed him.
[It has not yet awakened because it was just born.]
'Hmm, is it because it's still a baby?'
It seemed to be a particularly long sleeper, but...
He decided it was because it was that powerful and moved on.
He wanted to see it move around quickly, but...
He would have to wait until it woke up to check.
Then there was only one thing left to do.
'They asked me to let them know when I finished the 2nd Class Advancement, right?'
He sent a message to Rapid.
That he had completed the 2nd Class Advancement and his level was now 57.
Would he now join the team and defeat the raid boss?
'They said raid bosses appear from the third village onwards.'
Seonghyun smiled, somewhat looking forward to the team-up.
Honestly, party hunting was also fun.
He didn't really have any memories of meeting particularly good people...
But still, they were guild members.
Wouldn't it be okay?
The word "troublemakers" that his sister had mentioned suddenly came to mind, but...
He deliberately ignored it.
No matter what, could they really be troublemakers?
As Seonghyun tried to brush it off...
A message arrived from Rapid.
[Rapid - First of all, congratulations on your 2nd Class Advancement. But something came up... Do you have any thoughts on doing a solo raid today? I'm asking this personally, so I'm being a bit cautious.]
[Seonghyun - Yes? Then there's no team-up?]
[Rapid - For now, it'll be processed as you being part of Luna's team, but if you can defeat the raid boss alone... we'll have to make some adjustments. More than anything, it would be inefficient to team up when you, Seonghyun, can defeat it alone.]
Seonghyun nodded at Rapid's message.
Even Seonghyun thought it was a loss to have someone who could solo a raid boss in a team.
However, he wondered if he could really solo a raid boss, but...
He assumed they were saying this because there was a way.
Seonghyun agreed and sent a message.
[Seonghyun - Yes, I understand. I'll keep that in mind.]
[Rapid - Sorry for suddenly coming to you like this. It seems there are opinions within the guild as well.]
As Seonghyun sent the message...
Rapid's reply was filled with a clear sense of relief.
She must have been worried about how Seonghyun would react.
Seonghyun wasn't the type to get angry over this kind of thing.
Especially after receiving a huge sum of 2 billion won.
Wouldn't anyone be tolerant after receiving 2 billion won?
[Seonghyun - Of course I understand. It's just work life, isn't it? lol.]
[Rapid - Thank you for saying that. Oh, and if Luna's team, despite Luna trying to stop them, bothers you, let me know anytime. Please don't tell Yuna.]
[Seonghyun - Yes? Ah, okay.]
Bother?
Were they really troublemakers as his sister had said?
As Seonghyun scratched his head awkwardly...
Another message from Rapid arrived.
[Rapid - Yes, thank you. If this goes well, we'll have to revise the contract. Increase the contract fee even more than last time.]
[Rapid - Ah! Right! If they bother you, you can go ahead and clash with them. You don't have to hold back! I'll prepare for the raid within today and contact you. It will probably be in the evening, though.]
[Seonghyun - lol Thank you.]
Wow, if they were going to give him money, he was willing to be bothered.
It wasn't even in the hundred million won range, but in the billion won range.
Wouldn't anyone feel the same?
He might even ask them to bother him more...
Anyway, Seonghyun finished the message with a smile.
And he thought to himself.
A solo raid boss.
Could he do it?
But his worries didn't last long.
'I'll know if I try.'
Then could he monopolize the raid boss from Kahku's treasure map that he had obtained this time?
Thinking that far, Seonghyun lightly stretched his body in anticipation.
'Then let's warm up and prepare for the raid...'
Just as he was about to prepare...
[A voice message has arrived from outside.]
[Seonghyun~ It's time for lunch~]
'Let's eat and do it.'
At his mother, Lee Nakyeong's voice, he immediately prepared to go out.
Even sightseeing is best after a meal, isn't it?
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