episode_0298
by admin
Kyaaah!
The monsters running towards me screaming were goblins. Green dwarves with long ears and large hooked noses rushed towards the wooden fence, wielding rusty and broken weapons.
Wow!
The residents also shouted in response to the goblin’s cries.
“To me, the numbers look similar.”
“That’s how I see it.”
I nodded and agreed with Kim Jae-yoon’s words.
The goblins, who appeared to be similar in number to the residents, rolled their eyes and pounded hard on the wooden fence, but the wooden pillars firmly embedded in the ground did not shake.
Kwasik!
Meee!!!
And those who were blocked by the fence and could not move forward at all became good targets for residents shooting arrows from above.
There were goblins climbing up by holding on to the irregularities of some trees, but their throats were cut or pushed down by villagers holding farming tools and the other three musketeers, causing them to fall back down.
puck!
The guy who fell to the floor from the back of his head and had his neck broken was trampled by other goblins, spewing out blue blood foam.
I peeked my head out of the fence, took a look at the situation, and spoke.
“The first day is a practice game. Let’s not go out of our way to lose our strength.”
“Okay.”
Kim Jae-yoon nodded obediently. I looked at him with a bit of surprise.
“Really? I thought you would say you have to fight hard for additional rewards.”
“Didn’t you say it was a practice game? Even if you kill a few goblins here, you won’t receive much of a reward. In that case, I think it would be better to save your stamina like your brother said.”
Maybe it was because I told them before going up to the second floor that the test was a guessing game, but after checking the test content for myself, it seemed like they decided to completely trust me.
It was a loyal attitude that did not match his sharp appearance. After thinking for a moment, I nodded.
‘It’s comfortable and good if you listen to me carefully.’
As Kim Jae-yoon guessed, the monster wave gets stronger as time passes. The goblins that flock on the first day can be stopped with just the power of the residents, without the need for transferees to step forward.
The real thing can be said to start from the third day.
From then on, monsters other than goblins will also flock in waves.
It was clear that even if we fought behind a wooden fence, damage would inevitably occur on the part of the residents. Unless the transferees come forward.
‘And the third day is also the day when the full-scale battle of wits begins.’
Kim Jae-yoon must have been thinking the same thing, so he spoke in a lower voice than before.
“Rather than catching goblins… I think it would be a good idea to think about how to last here as long as possible.”
“Don’t you just want to go up early?”
“That’s one way, but wouldn’t it be a shame to give up the additional compensation?”
“That’s right. The more you climb the tower, the more difficult the test will be, but make sure to grab all the rewards you can on the way.”
“The problem is that the three people over there are probably thinking the same thing… ”
Kim Jae-yoon said that and looked toward the three musketeers with sunken eyes.
I could faintly read life in it.
‘Are your eyes alive?’
When the remaining points were stolen from the fairy on the starting floor, according to Maria, Kim Jae-yoon originally said that he would kill the extra who played the villain and gain the remaining points.
That was something that had never happened since I was playing the game, but looking at the look in his eyes now, it seemed like he was fully prepared to put someone in danger if the situation arises.
Even if you have not experienced murder in the beginning layer, your mind is already prepared.
‘Is it because of the last sparring? I wish this guy was mentally strong, but… ‘
You can’t climb a tower and not kill anyone. In that case, I thought it would be better to experience it here in advance, rather than commit a murder upstairs and risk being exposed by the shock.
Maria, who heard my thoughts, spoke in a bewildered voice.
-Shock?
‘… Looking at his expression right now, I don’t think he would be particularly shocked if he killed some people.’
Kim Jae-yoon was glaring at the three musketeers with such sharp eyes that it seemed like there would be no problem. Is that fighting spirit or a job passive?
“Fighting with people isn’t scary, is it?”
“… Sure. I threw that away the moment I entered the second floor.”
Kim Jae-yoon speaks calmly, even when he makes superficial comments. Looking at his unwavering expression, it seemed like the in-depth training I received while signing the contract with Shinsu had helped in some way.
Kyaaaagh…
While we were whispering, the first monster wave was almost over. The corpses of the goblins were strewn around the fence, all in pitiful shapes, with their limbs cut off or turned into hedgehogs.
The sight of the monster’s characteristic blue blood splattered was not a very nice sight.
As if it wasn’t called a monster wave for nothing, the goblins pounded on the wooden fence until the last breath of the goblin died.
When I realized the situation was over, I turned around and tapped Kim Jae-yoon on the shoulder.
“Now let’s eat and rest. I don’t know if there’s a place to sleep in town.”
“The exam will take a week, aren’t you prepared? I even gave him the status of an adventurer, but the residents will probably give him a room.”
-There are several empty houses in the village. In the original work, Kim Jae-yoon went to any house he liked and slept there.
‘okay? ‘It’s better than I thought.’
Under normal circumstances, living in an abandoned house would have been more inconvenient. It is normal for dust to accumulate due to lack of maintenance, and if it has been uninhabited for a long time, it will become drafty or infested with insects.
This was not relevant to me.
There is no problem in cleaning an empty house neatly with Super Manual Dongbaekjang and Lee Neung. For me, it is better than staying in an inn or a house used by other residents.
As I was about to climb down the wooden fence to take a nap, one of the three musketeers looked in my direction and came up to me, grinning.
“Hey!”
“Yes? What’s going on?”
I looked at him as if there was some problem. He spoke to me in a questioning tone.
“No, why are you standing still and doing nothing?”
“Not doing anything… What?”
“Just a monster wave! I saw you just standing still and watching?”
As he spoke, his face turned slightly red, showing that he was truly dissatisfied with the fact that I had not contributed much to the defense of the village.
I stroked his chin and looked at his behavior.
“Hmm… ”
“Why, why do you look at me like that!”
He was wearing clothes made of material similar to the ones given to new transferees in our village. Clothes with a rough and rough design. Perhaps it is because he is also a new transfer from another village.
Now his clothes were soaked with the sweat and goblin blood he had shed from the monster wave that had just occurred.
It looks like I worked pretty hard against the goblins, but did it seem like I was free riding on the group assignment?
He raised his hands and shrugged his shoulders.
“Do you really need to come forward? The residents alone were enough to stop it.”
“But… ”
“Hey, stop. It’s okay for us anyway. The longer those two stay still, the more prey we have.”
The group that followed grabbed the arm of the man who approached me. In the end, when he was about to lose his temper, he clicked his tongue and returned to his companions.
“Tsk… Yes.”
Kim Jae-yoon, who was quietly watching this, burst into laughter.
“Hehe… They say a one-day puppy tiger doesn’t know how to be scared.”
“It could be so.”
“No, that’s right. As for the goblins that just came in, my brother has a record of killing them all in an instant on the starting floor, but with those guys making a fuss… it’s really… ”
“Those people didn’t see that.”
“Still. It’s ridiculous that it shows up like that even though I know I’ve achieved a great feat.”
I found that a little funny too. Not only did they whisper among themselves when they heard my name, but since they had the logbook, they could tell that my level was more than twice that of theirs.
-Three times, to be exact. If you got to the second floor without any feats, you would be level 2, but the master is already level 6.
Anyway, there may be reasons why the Three Musketeers are acting like that towards me, such as because their heated blood has not cooled down from the battle a while ago, but the biggest reason among them is…
-I let my guard down.
‘yes. ‘Because people with ambiguous skills suddenly have super powers.’
It was highly likely that he was unable to self-objectify due to his sudden power.
It was already right after they had slaughtered the goblins with a wooden fence. It wasn’t strange that he developed excessive confidence in his job and combat skills.
I thought as Kim Jae-yoon and I climbed down from the wooden fence.
‘How long are you going to keep your attitude like that?’
The first day went by without any special events.
The second day was similar to the first.
However, there was one difference: the hobgoblins were lined up in the rear row of the goblins charging towards the wooden fence.
It was the very monster I caught when I achieved the feat on the starting floor.
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