Ch. 45 Job Change
by AfuhfuihgsChapter 45 – Job Change
A headless Queen Ant charged madly.
I gripped the Taseom Sword and, along with Arm Length, charged toward the Queen Ant.
At the perfect moment, my Taseom Sword and Arm Length’s shield clashed with the Queen Ant’s attacking limbs.
Kaaang!!!
The force of the collision between the sword, shield, and the Queen Ant’s sharp claws threatened to send me flying, given my low Fortitude stat, but Arm Length’s hand steadied my waist.
“Thank you!”
Seeing the Queen Ant up close made my heart pound.
I’ve always loved Aliens.
I wasn’t into horror movies, but I really liked monster movies.
Of all the monster movies, I thought Alien was the coolest, so I was bummed that I couldn’t see the original in theaters. I remember watching the sequels with great interest later on.
I like them that much, and this Queen Ant’s design is similar to the Alien, so I like it quite a bit. It’s just a little disappointing that it doesn’t have a head.
I wonder how cool its head would have been if it had one.
But what’s in front of me now is the boss of this dungeon.
Time for [Annihilation Personality] through [Revenge]!
As I raised the Taseom Sword to my right shoulder, the black light of [Annihilation Personality] enveloped it.
“Huuuuh…!!!”
I slashed at the Queen Ant’s arm with a force that even surprised me.
The intense black effect of [Annihilation Personality] wrapped around the Queen Ant’s arm.
13200!
“Huh?”
The damage from [Annihilation Personality], which should easily exceed 20,000 with full buffs, was only 13200—almost half…
Ah, the [Revenge] skill disappeared, right? With the final damage decreased by 30%, that kind of damage makes sense.
“Arang!”
I was caught off guard by the lower-than-expected damage and didn’t notice the Queen Ant’s attack.
Puhuhuhuh!
Intense damage hit, engulfing my whole body in a strong vibration. Damage that instantly shaved off half my HP.
I couldn’t avoid the Queen Ant’s next attack because of the vibration, but I calmly considered my next move.
A pure white effect enveloped my body as Arm Length 멋지게 stepped in front of me, blocking the Queen Ant’s attack.
I took a deep breath and, once I confirmed the stiffness from the vibration was gone, moved to Arm Length’s side.
Since the Queen Ant’s aggro was entirely on Arm Length, I could easily get behind it.
From here on, we began a typical party’s boss strategy.
The main tank, Arm Length, draws the Queen Ant’s attacks and holds aggro.
The healer, Belly Cover, takes care of the tank, Arm Length, while Soonchu and I, the dealers, attack the Queen Ant.
Maybe because it was a main quest dungeon, there weren’t any big or difficult gimmicks.
The normal ants that rushed in to protect the Queen Ant from time to time were annoying, but they didn’t pose a significant threat to the strategy.
[Mindcontrolled Queen Ant]
[■■■□□□□□□□□□□□□]
The Queen Ant’s HP was getting low.
As its health dwindled, the Queen Ant’s body collapsed. The Queen Ant’s impressive form fell to the floor piece by piece.
I didn’t think it would end like this, and I was right.
The Cordyceps on the severed neck gradually proliferated, and the small stems controlled the Queen Ant’s body as if manipulating a puppet doll.
Arm Length’s HP began to decrease rapidly due to the stronger attacks and faster speed.
Belly Cover, flustered by Arm Length’s sudden HP drop, focused all her attention solely on Arm Length.
Because of that, Belly Cover’s mana decreased noticeably.
“I can’t last long! Please focus only on defense, Mr. Arm Length!”
“Understood!”
The nest vibrated greatly due to the Queen Ant’s frenzied attacks, as if it had gone berserk, and all the monsters in the nest rushed in to protect it.
In the current situation, it was obvious that Belly Cover’s mana would run out in less than a minute.
That means this gimmick is simple but difficult.
The tank must withstand the attacks of the Queen Ant and many monsters while firmly holding aggro. The healer must protect that tank.
And we dealers must defeat the Queen Ant before the tank and healer collapse.
Intending to cancel all pre- and post-skill delays, I carved up the Queen Ant’s body in an instant, using all my skills without a single second of hesitation.
Every time its health dropped, the Queen Ant’s body became even more agitated, and the thin bundles of Cordyceps wriggled and turned into sharp tentacles, lashing out in all directions.
The ranged dealer, Soonchu, quickly backed away and continued to attack.
But I didn’t retreat. It’s nothing to me unless it’s a strong attack from the boss.
All I have to do is fend it off.
The Taseom Sword in my right hand emitted a blue light, fending off all the frantically wriggling tentacles of the Cordyceps, and I jammed the sword into the Queen Ant’s body in between attacks.
The tip of the sword shredded and tore apart the center of the Queen Ant’s body, broke the thick root mass that seemed to be the center of the Cordyceps, and blew away the core inside.
As the core of the Cordyceps controlling the Queen Ant was destroyed, a huge storm arose, emitting an intense glow, and dazzling particles burst out.
“Wow… that was close.”
“That was really the last of my mana…! Ugh…”
“Arang, good job~”
I high-fived Soonchu, who was approaching, and opened the system window to check the equipment that dropped after clearing the dungeon.
[Carapace Armament Gloves]
Level: 400
Physical Defense + 650
Magic Resistance + 1100
HP + 2500
Attack Power + 500
The equipment level was 10 levels lower than the crafted equipment Belly Cover made. The overall stats were also slightly lower.
I guess the items that drop aren’t very appealing since it’s a normal dungeon.
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After safely finishing the dungeon, I disbanded the party and entered the guild house that I had prepared myself, with my own two hands.
I lay down on the sofa on the first floor and checked the meter from the dungeon I had just cleared.
I don’t like seeing my damage indicators on the meter, even though I parried so much.
The damage has definitely decreased because I don’t have [Revenge].
Maybe it’s because the [Revenge] effect and the feeling of it are lessened when I parry, but it feels like something is off.
As I felt while running this dungeon, the Sword Master class is no longer for me.
I should prepare to switch to another class right away. I have to level it up to the max so I can immediately equip the gear I get from the raid.
What I’m thinking about now is none other than [Assassin], which is considered the most chuunibyou class in LEORE.
It’s a so-called back attack dealer who has to land all attacks from behind, and it’s a class that is difficult to survive because it has the lowest HP and defense of all classes.
The damage is high because it’s a pure dealer, and the skill effects use daggers and have red blood and a red moon like an assassin, so a lot of people play it.
The problem is that the user perception of the [Assassin] class has gone to hell because it requires all attacks to be from behind and has the same HP as a sunfish that dies if you just touch it, resulting in the most deaths in all raids.
Users even call them Assassin Chuunibyou, Assassin Chuunibyou.
And I’m thinking of becoming such an Assassin Chuunibyou.
An assassin, a dagger, and even blood and a red moon. Honestly, the style is the best. That’s why many people play it even if they’re called Assassin Chuunibyou.
I immediately went to the city to get the [Assassin] class.
As soon as I received the first Assassin class in the city, I returned to the guild house and equipped the dagger I received.
Then, I stripped off all my max-level equipment in an instant.
Now I was just in my underwear.
Maybe it’s because it’s rated for ages 15 and up, but it’s all covered up tightly.
I quickly equipped the level 1 gear.
It’s level 1 adventurer equipment, so it’s just a plain skirt and a plain short-sleeved T-shirt, so it doesn’t look cool at all.
The dagger also looks like one I just picked up somewhere, so I sighed.
Leveling up is important, but taking care of style is even more important.
If I’m going to be an assassin, the black armor costume I have isn’t going to cut it. If I’m going to do it right, I have to wear a tights costume like a real assassin.
I immediately opened the store and went costume shopping.
As I scrolled, it became clear that LEORE really can’t make costumes well.
I felt it when I was choosing the Sword Master costume last time, but it’s hard to find something I like. I spent a lot of time finding a costume I liked.
It was a costume with an assassin-like sexiness.
It’s a leotard, and since it’s for ages 15 and up, the short shorts slightly cover the sexiness. I like it because it has a cool coat and a red scarf as an accent.
It’s not a perfect assassin outfit that balances sexiness and style, but it’s a pretty good costume.
The price was quite expensive because it was a legendary costume.
Just a costume without any stats, but it cost 150,000 won. If it were me in the past, I wouldn’t have bought it while cursing…
But it’s peanuts to me now that I have 100 million won in the store. I pressed the buy button right away without hesitation.
I immediately took out the costume that appeared in my inventory and put it on.
“Oh…”
I liked it when I just saw it in the window, but I like it even more now that I’m wearing it.
And I thought there were shorts because it’s 15+, but this isn’t a costume with attached shorts—they can be unequipped separately.
Should I take them off for a second?
Tring.
When I took off the shorts and looked at myself…
It’s too sexy even for me, who likes sexy things. No, it’s beyond sexy, and I feel like I shouldn’t be doing this.
I was about to put the unequipped shorts back on immediately.
Click. Click.
The sound of screenshots echoed in the guild house.
I immediately turned my head toward the sound, and there was Belly Cover, covering her mouth with her hand while blood streamed from her nose.
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