episode_0259
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The boss monster in the tutorial was cut in half by my sword and died about 10 minutes after we left the clearing.
10 minutes was just the time it took to get to where the boss monster was. Literally, excluding the time it took to move, the actual time it took to subdue was less than 5 seconds.
All I had to do was walk leisurely and swing my sword once.
“Lee Min-ho and Kim Jae-yoon achieved a feat at the starting level.”
“The feat achieved is ‘Defeating the boss on the starting floor.’”
“The title ‘Goblin Slayer’ has been obtained.”
‘It’s a hobgoblin… ‘
I looked down at the corpse of a goblin that was a head taller and a little more muscular than the other goblins. According to Maria, he is the one being hunted by Kim Jae-yoon in the original work.
This time he just watched from behind, but originally he would have cooperated with other people in the clearing to catch it.
“Thank you! I never thought I could achieve this feat so easily… ”
In fact, the person was thanking me for receiving the compensation he would have received anyway if I had not been there.
Kim Jae-yoon seemed to be smiling, perhaps because he achieved a feat and raised his level just by walking a little through the forest.
I left Kim Jae-yoon alone and checked the effect of the title.
「Title: Goblin Slayer
A title given to those who kill the boss monster, Hobgoblin, on the starting floor.
Effect – Small monsters feel slightly intimidated by the owner of the title. Double effect applies to goblins.”
Just looking at the name of the title makes me feel like I should specialize in catching goblins. But to me, it’s a meaningless trash title.
Whether you feel intimidated or not, you won’t even be able to feel the difference between small monsters and goblins.
The effect may have been weakened because Kim Jae-yoon contributed to finding the boss monster, but even if not, it would not have been a very useful effect.
If I had saved the fairy and listened to the information about the boss monster, I would have regretted it all the way up the tower.
The only consolation was that the title’s effect was applied multiple times. Even small things like these, if gathered together, will be helpful someday.
‘Tsk… ‘It doesn’t taste very good.’
Of course, that didn’t mean I was satisfied. This was despite the fact that thanks to the feat, the level rose again and the points were received.
That’s right, the feat achieved just before was killing the fairy in the tutorial. And then he took all the remaining points he had.
This was unavoidable as it was before Bong, who had earned a lot of points at once, ran out.
「Status window
Name: Lee Min-ho
Level: 2
Title: Rule Breaker, Goblin Slayer
Occupation: Unemployed
Strength: 56 Dexterity: 52 Stamina: 56 Intelligence: 54 Horsepower: 64
Remaining points: 0」
This is my current status window.
When I invested the points into horsepower, it became 64. Now even the first digit is higher than other abilities. At this rate, it wouldn’t take long for the magic power to reach triple digits.
“Shall we go back soon?”
“Of course.”
We retraced the way we came and returned to the clearing. Perhaps because there were marks left along the route, I was able to return faster than when I came to catch the boss monster.
「00:42:18.」
The portal’s time limit is just over 40 minutes.
There was no need to waste time, so I went straight through the portal.
And we were able to see what effect the achievement of the ‘feat’ the fairy had spoken of had on the tower.
“This is… !”
“… … .”
Kim Jae-yoon was next to me with his mouth wide open, but I was also quite embarrassed.
That was because there were a huge number of people waiting for us beyond the portal.
Wow!
“The last two people!”
“Then there must be a friend named Lee Min-ho among them!”
“Hey! Who killed the fairy?”
“Khahaha!! That’s disgusting, you fucking fly! I knew I would die someday!”
“There’s even a boss monster! this this… ! Maybe someone greater than the Sword Saint has arrived!”
“This is the first time that two feats have been achieved from the starting floor!”
Kim Jae-yoon and I entered the first floor with the feeling of passing through the water. The portal that existed behind us suddenly disappeared.
Instead, what remained was a wide, hard dirt floor reminiscent of a military parade ground and the people who had passed through the portal before us.
The place we were in was surrounded by a wall made of stone, and there was a seat for people to sit on top of the wall. The cheering I heard after passing through the portal came from the crowd filling the place.
‘What is a miniature colosseum?’
-In the original, it was called a stadium.
‘If it’s a stadium, will there be a duel here like a real Colosseum?’
After hearing Maria’s explanation, I tilted my head.
Several people who had been injured by goblins were seen being treated by others next to the stone wall. Seeing as they were faces we had never seen in the clearing, it seemed like they were probably the people who had started climbing the tower before us.
‘Should I call him a senior jockey?’
As I was thinking that, a notification window that I had become familiar with since I saw it quite often appeared before my eyes.
“Welcome to the first floor of the tower.”
“If you pass the test, you can enter the second floor.”
「Test goal – After getting a job, learn and use at least one skill.」
‘hmm… It’s like this.’
The starting layer, which can be called layer 0, is the layer that hides the sprout. We took a slightly unusual test called Goblin Wave, but the original test that the fairy said was about hunting a monster in the forest. They probably gave priority to those who could not catch any monsters there and had no chance of climbing the tower.
And the first floor will be a place to adjust to this world before climbing the tower and taking the exam.
When entering the first floor, you can raise your abilities through the level you raised, and after changing jobs, this is the floor where you can use skills for the first time.
‘If this happens, the first floor is like a resting place. The real test will be from the second floor.’
While I was thinking about something else, I waited to see what would happen.
Considering that they had prepared their own space, it was clear that there must be some explanation for the current situation.
Seueueuu
As expected, someone must have been waiting for us to come in. Before long, someone appeared on a platform set up on a stone wall.
The outfit was completely fantasy-like, with a coat made of animal fur, leather shoes, and a sword at the waist. However, regardless of his clothes, his appearance surprisingly resembled a man commonly seen in the neighborhood.
Buzz, buzz… Pop.
As soon as he got up to the podium, the seats, which had been quite noisy, suddenly fell silent. Thanks to this, the attention of the people gathered in the center of the stadium focused on the man on the podium.
‘He seems to be a pretty high-ranking person here.’
“Welcome to passing the tutorial and entering the first floor of the tower. My name is Taemun Park from the Sunrise Clan.”
‘clan?’
-It is a group of like-minded people who have transferred.
‘It’s kind of like a party.’
-It means something a little bigger than that.
“… … .”
After looking around at the people who were concentrating on him, Park Tae-moon nodded and continued speaking.
“A total of 47 people passed the tutorial… It’s a bit small. I know you must have had a hard time on the starting level. You can rest assured that on the first floor, as long as you stay in the village, there will be no monsters that threaten your life. You can rest here sufficiently, familiarize yourself with your job and skills, and then resume climbing.”
As soon as he finished speaking, sighs of relief were heard from all over. I didn’t know how big the village was, or if it was safe inside the village, but monsters would appear outside. However, I was reassured by the explanation that there would be no sudden attack by monsters like in the vacant lot.
But is my mind too relaxed?
Someone among the gathered people shouted at Park Tae-moon on the podium.
“I don’t want to climb the tower!”
“Hmm… ?”
Park Tae-moon’s eyes suddenly turned to the person who interrupted the conversation. He was a man with piercings in his ears and nose, and tattoos on his arms and legs exposed through his clothes. Judging by his appearance, he was believed to be a Westerner. He flinched for a moment under Park Tae-moon’s gaze, but soon spit out his thoughts again.
“It’s obvious that the higher you climb the tower, the stronger monsters will pop out… ! We almost died once already! Me, I have no intention of climbing or anything!”
‘He looks like a gang member, so he’s very scared.’
I quietly watched the scene and made a brief observation.
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