episode_0074

Juna Yong.

A figure reaching up to the waist.

Not as imposing as Moon Bora, but a generous heart.

With her unique brightness, liveliness, and thoughtful personality.

Despite being practically unpopular, she was well-received among the maplers, as expected.

She could easily surpass even the loyal Moon Bora fan base.

However, this popularity was not solely due to her character.

The main reason was her performance.

She was the 5★ scammer and breath-holder that everyone in “Gosra” acknowledged.

That person was none other than Juna Yong.

When she first appeared, most maplers, including myself, thought of her as a class who primarily used fists and legs like or .

“But no.”

Juna Yong’s true class was actually .

In “Gosra,” Druids were commonly seen as mediocre utility classes, with weak damage and poor healing abilities.

In other words, they were a scam class that could deal if given the right conditions.

And they could also provide conditional healing.

Of course, Juna Yong couldn’t learn healing skills due to the developers’ conscience.

However, despite being a “dealer,” she was highly regarded among maplers due to her unique utility.

Thankfully, there was no need to worry about being a now.

Juna Yong mainly honed her physical skills.

She was inexperienced in using [Nature Magic] that could be activated through communication with spirits or nature.

Therefore, it would take a few months after enrollment for her to be able to use skills befitting a .

So, one might think that her current dragon-like appearance was due to her skills.

“No.”

That was the power of her unique ability, [Child of the Dragon].

A descendant of the lineage passed down through generations.

An ability rated as epic and highly regarded as a scam even among skills.

When combined with the condition of being a , it showcased her scam potential.

When these two elements merged, the strength of the person known as Juna Yong was revealed.

Also known as…

Dragon Druid Juna Yong.

That was her true name.

“What’s wrong, Yuseha. Are you tired already?”

In an instant, Juna Yong’s voice echoes in my ears.

A bright smile with a hint of mischief hangs on her lips.

Her eyes are marked with the unique diamond-shaped pupils.

As the dragon’s blood flowing through her stirs up “greed,” the desire for victory in battle naturally intensifies.

“Huh.”

I unconsciously click my tongue.

The current situation is 3 against 1.

It was obvious that she was at a disadvantage.

But Juna Yong’s determination was unyielding.

No, rather, she burned even more with the mentality of “Since I’m here, I’ll carry this!”

This was not just a psychological phenomenon.

From the start, Juna Yong was a character whose tension rose the most when used alone.

In simple terms, it meant that she could freely soar without any worries or distractions.

Thud!

Thud!

Thud!

Juna Yong’s [Combo] continued without stopping.

Perhaps due to the setting of being a descendant of a dragon.

Juna Yong’s maximum mana was unusually outstanding.

This meant that unlike someone like me who focused on one-shot kills early on, she also had a good reserve of energy.

“Seha!”

“Seha, sir!”

While barely blocking or dodging, Mahana rushes towards Juna Yong.

“Get in the way!”

The red energy surrounding Juna Yong intensifies.

Crash!

A shockwave, as if blocking a cannonball head-on, reverberates through Meungyi’s shield.

“Wha-what?!”

An attack more intense than expected.

Meungyi, who cast [Raise Shield], is sent flying without mercy.

Thud!

Meanwhile, Moon Bora conjures several [Ice Pillars] around Juna Yong.

However, the sturdy scales of the young dragon.

And the defense of Juna-yong, armed with intense heat of [Burning Flames], could not be penetrated by Moonbora’s firepower.

“…Ugh!”

“What, is nothing special!”

Juna-yong shouted as she smashed the [Ice Pillar].

‘…Huh.’

She really is fearless.

Anyway, at first glance, it seems hopeless, but she, being human after all, has her weaknesses.

When she gets hot-headed, she becomes stubborn.

And her inherent flaw of having a ‘narrow perspective’ was significant.

Add to that her quick temper, and she becomes vulnerable in areas that require calmness and observation.

She may seem reckless to the point of stupidity, but on the other hand, it also means that she is so strong that none of these flaws are a problem at all.

Thud!

“Meow!”

“Oof!”

Under Juna-yong’s indiscriminate [Barrage], Meonyangi and Moonbora were both sent flying backward.

But thanks to the two of them buying time, they were able to finally prepare.

She bent her waist.

She pulled back her legs.

I clenched the knife handle as if it would break and ran forward.

[‘Song of the Sword’ is activated. The final power of the Swordsmanship skill is increased by 100%.]

[‘Flowing Slash’ is activated.]

[ effect is added. is granted, increasing physical damage by 20% and speed by 20%.]

A flash-like strike unfolded towards Juna-yong.

However, Juna-yong, with her heightened senses as the [Dragon’s Eye], had already noticed Yuseha raising her hand to the hilt.

“I’m not a fool to let you hit me so easily!”

Thud!

Raising the tail on her buttocks and slamming the ground, Juna-yong used the recoil to move quickly.

The edge of the [Flowing Slash] grazed her side narrowly.

At this point, Juna-yong confirmed her own victory.

Her biggest weakness is her maximum mana.

She also knew that the mana consumption of [Flowing Slash] was enormous, making it specialized for short-term battles.

That’s why she had missed the [Flowing Slash] twice.

‘…At best, I can use it two more times.’

Among the three of them, the only one who could deal significant damage to her was Yuseha’s sword.

If she kept her wits about her, she could finish it by enduring.

As Juna-yong adjusted her stance, she was startled by a strange noise coming from her ear.

Yuseha, who she had assumed had thrown the [Flowing Slash] into thin air, was surprisingly clashing swords.

The opponent was…

“…Mahana?”

“Meow! Seha!”

“Huh!”

Surprisingly, the shield and sword clashed, gradually turning crimson.

Undoubtedly, it was the power of an unknown [Rune].

The increasing size of the power made alarm bells ring in her head.

‘Could it be that their goal was not to hit me from the beginning…’

Were they trying to amplify each other’s buffs?

Juna-yong infused mana into her legs.

She used [Charge] to the extreme and ran forward.

She had to attack them now to stop them.

Otherwise, it’s dangerous!

But she couldn’t help but flinch at the ice wall that suddenly rose in front of her.

[Ice Wall].

It was a derivative skill of the Hero-grade [Frozen Land].

“ !”

“…I can’t just stand by and watch.”

“Yongi-it!”

Thud thud thud!

Juna-yong indiscriminately pounded the ice wall.

Cracking and crumbling.

Immediately followed by the [Shield of Jara] right in front of her.

“…!?”

“[Shield Bash – Strong]!”

Boom!

The shockwave in the form of a cat struck Juna-yong.

She stepped back.

Her body tingled slightly, but there was no significant damage.

Partly due to instinctively raising her arms for defense, but also because her stats were so high and tough that she quickly regained her composure.

“Seha!”

However, what Mahana was aiming for was not her own skills.

It was Yuseha’s [Ryucham], barely controlling the trembling sword.

As soon as the words ended, Yuseha [charges] forward.

A much larger and stronger [Ryucham-强] unfolds in front of her.

The increase in attack power due to [Jara’s Wrath (P)] was an added bonus.

Yuna-yong’s expression stiffened at the ominous red glow of the sword.

“…Oh my.”

Yuna-yong clicked her tongue.

As if it wasn’t the right time to use it, she put on an expression, but soon adjusted her posture.

The [Burning Flame] wrapped around her right arm, rotating round and round.

Followed by a massive punch.

Yuseha’s eyes widened at the sight.

“Yuna-yong uses ‘Bungwon’.”

Crash!

A rumbling shockwave erupted.

Both Yuna-yong and Yuseha were knocked back and rolled on the ground.

The sword held by Yuseha spun in the air and landed in front of Yuna-yong.

‘…Wow, insane.’

Yuseha, who had stretched out her hand, was slightly surprised.

‘…Bungwon?’

A skill of Hero grade.

A derivative skill of [Combat], essentially an ability at the very end of the techniques that can be obtained in [Combat].

The power of [Combo] was extraordinary, but still…?

“…I didn’t think you actually learned it.”

An exclamation came out.

As expected of Yuna-yong.

As a 5★ talent, she was an incredible talent.

Of course, there was hard work involved in being able to learn it.

But the fact that she acquired a skill like that at her age was proof of her top-tier talent.

“…Hehe.”

Yuseha, looking bewildered, couldn’t believe it.

Yuna-yong, who was looking at him, smiled faintly.

Thinking it was a good idea to hide it, she retrieved the [Jara’s Sword] stuck in the ground with her tail.

“Hey, Yuna-yong. Give me a weapon out of courtesy.”

“…Haha~”

Yuna-yong, with her arms crossed, pondered, ‘What should I do?’

She shouted out a line that even embarrassed herself, waving her tail.

“Hey, try saying ‘Yuna-yong, please give it to me.’”

“…Hey, you’re not that kind of character.”

“Do it, come on. Quickly!”

“I really don’t want to. It’s dirty, I won’t do it.”

“Oh, come on! Just do it!”

Yuseha, taken aback by Yuna-yong’s behavior, raised his hands as if to say he couldn’t believe it.

Soon, he smiled with a look that said, ‘It’s time…’

“By the way, your field of vision is really narrow, isn’t it?”

“…What?”

“Haven’t you been unable to see since earlier?”

Our wizard and tank?

“…?!”

Surprised by his words, Yuna-yong looked around.

Come to think of it…

I can attack right now.

Not to mention, I can’t even see Mahana.

And then it happened.

Kugugugu-!

“…!”

Yuna-yong realized that his feet were frozen.

The thought of ‘barely this?’ disappeared from his mind as he saw Yuseha smiling brightly.

Shaking more and more under his feet.

Beyond the arena.

Moonbora, closing her eyes, was seen chanting a spell.

Finally, with a loud noise, a tall ice pillar rose up with Yuna-yong.

Yuna-yong suddenly raised his gaze, forgetting the fact that he had dropped his sword.

Breathing heavily, his pupils trembled.

“…Gasp!”

This, this height is fine.

Quickly melt the ice and escape downwards.

“You can’t do that!”

“…!”

But Yuseha, like a ghost, intercepted the falling sword, cutting the end of the ice pillar in half.

In a moment, a gap in the ice appeared.

“Mewnya!!!”

“Yeah!”

Mahana, who reacted like lightning to the shout, squeezed her shield.

She raised the ice high with a powerful shockwave.

“[Shield Push]!”

A momentary surge of energy carried the ice pillars high into the sky.

And it didn’t stop there.

After completing the final casting, Moonbora, with dozens of [Ice Pillars], sent them flying like missiles, raising the ice higher and higher.

Ice pillars rising with a whooshing sound up to the height of a five-story building.

Seeing this, Yuseh clenched his fist.

“All right! We’ve won with this!”

“…Is this really going to work?”

Moonbora, who had come closer, asked somewhat worriedly.

To her, it must have seemed like a strange move.

“If it’s Juna-yong’s physical abilities, as long as he keeps his wits about him, he can come down without any harm.”

“It’s fine. He’s severely acrophobic.”

“….What?!”

Yuseha’s words were completely unexpected.

This was Juna-yong’s biggest weakness and a typical strategy.

In ‘Gosla,’ there was a gimmick where Juna-yong appeared as the main boss in the early stages.

At that time, Juna-yong was a boss with breathtakingly ignorant stats and powerful skills.

But this was all about specs, and actually bringing him down was easy.

‘There were many traps that lifted her up.’

Through Juna-yong’s main story, it was revealed that she had severe acrophobia, which was understandable.

“…So you were aiming for this from the beginning…”

“No matter how strong we are, if we want to defeat , we have to be prepared to break an arm or a leg. Even if he looks like that now, he probably still has half of his mana left, right? It’s natural to use [Continuous Attacks], and there’s still room for 2 more uses of [Power Strike].”

In reality, there was no chance of winning a prolonged battle.

So they resorted to such tricks.

“…Of course, using trauma…I feel quite sorry about it…”

“…How did you know about that fact…Oh, no. Just apologize later.”

“Yeah, that’s the plan.”

Yuseh unsheathed the sword at his waist and raised his head.

It seemed like he needed to focus on catching Juna-yong, who was about to fall soon.

Meanwhile, Juna-yong remained on the high ice.

“Y-y-yongaaaah!”

Her surroundings were literally spinning, swirling, and turning around.