episode_0052

[Face a female monster. ]

[Skill ‘Alpha Male’ is activated. ]

[Stats increase. ]

[ This effect lasts as long as the target remains alive during combat. ]

[ Strength: 37 > 77 ] [ Quickness: 39 > 81 ] [ Stamina: 38 > 79 ]

[ Horsepower: 31 > 65 ]

Since there was a female enemy, the stats increased by 2.1 times.

It has become extremely strong with an average stat of over 75.

In addition, he learned practical swordsmanship from Shin Ji-yeon while dealing with a giant bat.

“Keeek!”

“Kyaaaagh!”

The Lizardman rushes in quickly.

As expected, it was a D-rank monster, but its speed was on a different level than before.

Their movements include swimming skillfully through sticky mud swamps, stepping off the ground and running.

It was so fast that it would have been difficult for an ordinary person to react.

Maybe it’s because of his high intelligence.

The placement of regular monsters is also quite systematic.

It’s not just three of them running at once.

The two guys ran in with spears.

One guy is aiming a bow.

‘Is it even a long distance away?’

By dividing the party positions, it feels like the difficulty level goes up one level.

But to Park Ji-hoon, even if it’s not from a long distance.

There was an engineering team member who had a long range.

“Brianna!”

“Yes!”

This time, Brianna evolved to D rank and became a hobgoblin.

What changed as we evolved was not only the ability to speak language.

Abilities such as strength and stamina also jumped significantly compared to before.

He has also become much more proficient in handling weapons.

Originally, I used a whip about 3 meters long.

As your strength grows and your understanding of weapons increases.

It is now possible to handle a whip as long as 5 meters.

“Please take care of the guy with the bow.”

“Yes, Master.”

There is no need to take risks by digging in between the guys at close range and aim for the guy with the bow first.

Park Ji-hoon and Karr focus on close range.

Leave the long range to Brianna, who has a long range.

Thinking like that, Park Ji-hoon ran toward the men holding a spear.

“Kukhan!”

Although he is an E rank, Kar, who is still a combatant in his own right, also follows Jihoon Park to assist him.

‘Brianna has evolved, so Kar will evolve soon too, right?’

Kar and Park Ji-hoon stand side by side with that thought in mind.

Since there are two guys, we deal with them one by one.

Park Ji-hoon planned to deal with it quickly and then fight by supporting the side that Kar was blocking.

“Kihaak! Kura! Riduto!”

At that time, the male Lizardman who was confronting Kar shouted something at her.

It’s probably similar to what Kar shouted at Brianna.

You side with humans, you’re a traitor, blah blah blah.

However, Park Ji-hoon’s familiars are not swayed by such words at all.

“Inhale!”

Huh!

“Keeek?!”

Kar throws away a kick without any questions or answers.

The male lizardman who was trying to talk is startled and jumps back.

And as if he completely recognized her as an enemy, he grabbed his spear and pointed it at her.

Phew!

Although it is said to be a close-range position, the window is basically long.

If you set your mind to it, you can attack from a distance that can fit a couple of people.

On the other hand, Kar is a very close-range fighter.

The reason I was able to throw a kick earlier was because I was caught off guard by the fact that my opponent was the same monster. In fact, if I widened the distance.

Rather than attempting an attack, all you have to do is dodge the spear strikes that keep coming at you.

In the end, I had to avoid the attack and wait until Park Ji-hoon came.

[The enemy temporarily stiffens and shrinks. ]

“Kyaaagh?!”

Phew!

Thanks to the effect of stiffness and increased stats.

Park Ji-hoon was able to take out one Lizardman without difficulty.

[The female monster has been defeated. ]

[ Magic power increases by 1. ]

[ A D-rank low-level magic stone has been acquired. ]

And then he immediately turned his head to face Kar.

Gigi geek…

The sound of the bowstring being pulled.

The Lizardman from a distance took aim at Jihoon Park.

Originally, I would have tried to shoot them as support during the battle.

The battle ended so quickly that I felt like I was shooting now.

but.

Whirling─

A long whip flew from somewhere.

The Lizardman tightened his grip on the bow he was holding.

“Keeek?!”

The lizardman was taken aback by the whip that suddenly flew at him and checked the direction from which it came.

There, there was a grinning hobgoblin.

“Where.”

She yanked the whip and lifted up to snatch the bow.

However, the opponent is also a D-rank monster.

It wasn’t taken away easily.

“Keeee!”

Wow─

Hold onto the bow with all your might and do not let go.

And then he reaches out and tries to untie the whip tied to the bow.

“Ugh…!”

Brianna skillfully let go of the whip and waved it again, creating a wave of power.

Slurp—percussion!

“Keeek?!”

The wave of force thus created instantly pulled the taut whip forward and made it loose.

The Lizardman was unable to overcome his strength while playing tug-of-war with all his might, and fell backwards.

Of course, the bow he was holding was taken away.

“Car! Finish it!”

“Cry!”

Kwasik!

Just in time, Kar broke the neck of the remaining close-range lizardman.

Park Ji-hoon, who ran over, finished off the long-distance Lizardman who fell.

Suddenly!

[The female monster has been defeated. ]

[ Strength increases by 1. ]

[ A D-rank low-level magic stone has been acquired. ]

[ The female monster disappears and the stats return to their original state. ]

The first battle with the Lizardmen ended without difficulty.

Thanks to the magic engineering boots, my feet didn’t get stuck in the mud.

I was able to fight them in my usual condition.

Brianna became stronger enough to fight the Lizardman one-on-one and win.

Even if he couldn’t win, it was possible to stall the time.

Of course, there would be no answer if two or more of them got attached to her.

It seemed like it would be possible to deal with at least 4 of them.

“Wow. He’s fighting really well now. Brianna also became really strong after becoming a hobgoblin. Cardo fought very well against the Lizardman.”

Of course, even in truly dangerous moments, there is a last resort.

Shin Ji-yeon was watching the fight and was waiting behind to jump in at a dangerous moment.

She approached with admiration.

“Hehe, thank you.”

“Kyareung. Tatuta.”

Brianna and Karr, who received the compliment, smile shyly.

“Hmm, but this is really good. The floor is a swamp, but it really just looks like a cement floor.”

Park Ji-hoon was impressed by the performance of the magic engineering boots.

Normally, my feet would get caught in the mud and my movements would slow down.

Or maybe you’re stuck in a swamp and can’t move at all.

It would be one of two things.

The power of the magic floor was very useful.

Park Ji-hoon was able to run and swing his sword.

Brianna was able to sit down and play tug-of-war with the Lizardman with her whip.

Kar was able to avoid the spear with a brilliant move.

It was all thanks to these boots.

“Hehe, I did a good job bringing it, right?”

“Yes, yes. That’s great.”

Park Ji-hoon patted Shin Ji-yeon’s head as if he was proud of her.

“Hehe, hehe…”

She smiled brightly as she felt her head being stroked.

“Ma, Master. Me too… I worked hard too.”

“Kyaheung, keutara!”

Brianna and Cardo, who saw this, secretly started to run over and pat themselves.

‘cute…’

Park Ji-hoon, who saw that, thought it was cute and patted their heads one after another.

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The gate process itself was not that difficult.

When lizardmen appear, fight, and if there are a lot of them, Shin Ji-yeon steps forward and catches a few.

As a result, Shin Ji-yeon’s stats rose again.

Since it was a D-rank monster, it seemed to go up even if it was caught less than the E-rank giant bat.

Unfortunately, Kar was not very active, so he did not evolve in the middle of the game.

But still, the stats have risen quite a bit.

Or maybe I’m just getting used to fighting Lizardmen.

From the middle, they skillfully avoided attacks and got to the point where they attacked one by one.

“Whoa, it’s already the boss room.”

That’s how I was moving forward.

When I hunted about 60 Lizardmen.

Finally, a place that appeared to be the boss room appeared.

It’s the same swamp, but densely surrounded by trees.

It’s as if it’s a separate space.

That must be the boss’s place.

The battle itself took a long time, so it felt like I was inside the gate for nearly 4 hours.

There were breaks in between, and since I was a hunter or a monster, I had a lot of stamina.

Still, being in a humid, heavy space full of moisture for nearly 4 hours.

It was quite a hardship.

“Still, I’m glad this is a straight gate. Sometimes a maze type or a wide field type appears, right? At that time, I really die.”

Field type.

Park Ji-hoon was the first to enter.

The F-rank gate where I met Brianna was like that.

The map itself was very small, but it wasn’t the typical shape that led straight up to the boss room.

It was a field type with forests spreading out in all directions.

That’s why people were scattered when they were caught in the space transfer trap.

Anyway, in that case, in order to avoid losing magic gemstones, first discover the boss room.

You have to thoroughly search the field and kill monsters.

Of course, if it is too wide, it would be better to just defeat the monsters you encounter and quickly find the boss room and clear it.

However, because the map is literally so wide, finding the boss room itself is not easy.

The maze type literally means that the map is twisted like a maze.

This means wandering around the gate in circles to find the boss room.

Naturally, both cases are much more difficult and take longer than a typical straight map.

I should have been lucky that the wide field type wasn’t used on this swamp map.

“Anyway, all you have to do now is catch the boss.”

Park Ji-hoon said so.

I took a deep breath.

Shake off the fatigue from up until now.

Go inside.

‘Boss… Is he humanoid again this time?’

‘Ah… I hope it’s not male type like last time…’

‘New colleague…? Or is it just an enemy that needs to be killed…?’

‘Karutu, Kraga…’

Everyone has their own thoughts in their heads.

I slowly entered the boss room.

“……”

Is it nervous about the battle, or nervous about the appearance of the boss that appears?

Everyone looks around nervously.

But then.

Tiring!

[ warning! Enter the boss room and the boss monster will appear! ]

[Boss monster, Lizardman Knight ‘Serina’ has appeared! ]

“Named…!!”

“If your name is Serena…?!”

Park Ji-hoon and Shin Ji-yeon’s eyes sparkled.

And in front of them.

Fuhuaaa!

The water from the swamp came gushing out.

As a huge wave spreads like magic.

Someone walked out from there.

“Karruk…”

Short blue hair.

A reptile-like horn rises above it.

The eyes are shining purple, as if they were studded with amethyst.

Below, she is wearing an armor dress that looks like scales.

The chest and thighs were clearly exposed, making it questionable whether it functioned as armor.

‘Serina’, a lizardman knight who appears as if she can use magic, scattering water on both sides.

It was a very beautiful blue woman.

“Oooot!! at las! Finally! ”

“Aaagh! Serena! You are such a goddess!!”

And as soon as she came out.

Suddenly a fan club was created.