episode_0306
by fnovelpia
「Title: Owner of intuition
A title given to someone who not only stops a monster wave, but also tracks down its cause, uncovers it, and disposes of it.
Effect – You gain sharp intuition.”
I saw the effect as soon as I was notified that I had acquired the title.
It wasn’t a very great feature. There were no easy-to-understand numbers, just the effect of gaining sharp intuition.
-It’s not as bad as I thought.
‘okay?’
But surprisingly, Maria gave a favorable review of the title’s effectiveness. She added an explanation.
-Intuition is the feeling you get immediately when you encounter something without any explanation. But just because there’s no explanation doesn’t mean there’s no reason to feel that way. In fact, intuition can be viewed as a high-level probability calculation made unconsciously based on facts known to an individual.
‘hmm… ‘
I didn’t understand it exactly, but it seemed like it wasn’t a useless effect.
‘what… You will find out how good it is when you actually experience it later.’
Rather, I felt like I was starting to get a sense of how feats are determined through this achievement.
Although it was only two floors, from what I had observed so far, the feats on each floor seemed to be related in some way to the tests on that floor.
The original test of the Layer of Beginnings was to search the forest and catch one or more monsters. And if you search the forest to pass the test, you will be able to find the boss monster to achieve the feat. Let alone whether a human who has just entered the tower can actually catch the boss monster.
The same goes for the first floor. The test on the first floor was job advancement and use of skills. And the feats I achieved were all related to the Summoner in some way.
Perhaps other professions also had feats that could be achieved on the first floor.
‘I don’t know why Kim Jae-yoon didn’t achieve the feat of the gladiator job… ‘
To be honest, even for me, there were conditions for finding a new beast, making a contract, or becoming a companion, so even if I knew the conditions, it wasn’t easy at all.
Even if you think about it roughly, it seems that the feats of gladiators are related to combat. It was probably difficult for Kim Jae-yoon, who had just entered the first floor, to achieve.
-Then what about fairies?
‘If you consider that fairies are a type of monster, it’s not particularly awkward to achieve a feat by killing them. He even used magic and was stronger than the boss monster.’
“Ugh… older brother… ?”
“Uh, have you come to your senses?”
Kim Jae-yoon finally came to his senses and called me. He placed his hands on the ground and took a deep breath, as if he were motion sick.
“That black structure… What happened?”
“Artistically broken. You probably got a notification too, right?”
“Ah… That’s right.”
Kim Jae-yoon nodded, probably confirming it only after I spoke.
“I’m resting here. I’ll be checking and killing the remaining guys.”
“Yes… I will go help you soon.”
The remains of the collapsed tower were filled with shattered pieces of monster flesh. The scenery almost looks like blue paint has been splattered on it.
Fuukㅡ
As if I was gleaning, I suffocated a monster writhing on the floor.
“Did you say it was dark magic? Even though the tower was destroyed, it did not completely disappear.”
-I guess I have to fill it by the 7th day. It seems like the setting is to leave a reverberation.
The black powder spewing out from the remains of the tower was noticeably less than before. With this, the monster wave on day 7 will be significantly weaker.
Where did you go on day 6? That’s what’s currently being spread as fertilizer on the grassland.
I said this when I saw Kim Jae-yoon approaching me after fully recovering.
“It looks like there won’t be a monster wave today, so this is a special training all day long.”
“… I understand.”
We returned to the village again. Janey and Thor, who were watching the surroundings on a wooden fence, welcomed us.
So I was able to get through the 6th day easily with the explosives I brought.
However, as I told Kim Jae-yoon, it was better to refrain from using it in order to maintain a practical sense unless it was extremely annoying.
‘It’s a consumable item, so it’s a hassle to buy a new one every time you use it.’
-I can save you!
‘… ‘You can really get it without any problems, right?’
Reality is different from the travel destination, so if a problem arises, it can be a headache to resolve it. It would be okay to kill everyone while traveling, but in reality, I didn’t want to do that unless they were quite vicious criminals.
Maria had a confident tone despite my concerns.
-Just trust me! We’ll fill your warehouse with things that won’t be a problem even if they disappear! We will put security first!
Even though Maria is usually said to be a bit blind, her performance was real. Because Maria is the artificial intelligence of the future. If she was this confident, it would have been nice to give it a try.
‘okay. Then, I’ll ask you a favor later when I return.’
-Just leave it to me!
There was no need to go into another world to obtain weapons, and if Maria could procure them on her own in real life, there was no reason to stop her.
After that, the 6th day passed completely by watching Kim Jae-yoon and Janey’s training.
That night.
Our group had a hearty dinner and gathered in the center of the village.
It was to see Kim Jae-yoon off as he went up to the next floor. Standing in front of the portal that had been created earlier, he looked at me and said.
“Brother, you can easily block the monster wave on the 7th day by yourself. I will go first.”
“Yes. See you tomorrow.”
“I have to go to the 3rd floor as well, so I’ll be waiting in the accommodation on the 1st floor.”
With those words, Kim Jae-yoon passed through the portal.
To celebrate being alone with Janey for the first time in a long time, I tormented her without sleep.
Thanks to this, Thor, who was kicked out of the container house, was whining all night, but whether humans or animals are children, they naturally complain.
The monster wave on the 7th day was at an insane level of difficulty, with orcs riding on the backs of direwolves.
They jumped over the fence as if they were some kind of red chopping block or something, but it was so ridiculous that several villagers died while watching.
It was fortunate that there was no separate feat to protect the residents.
‘Even though the dark magic has weakened, it’s still like this… It seems like the difficulty level is too difficult for the second floor.’
-If you don’t get greedy and finish in 5 days, that’s not the case.
‘Honestly, how can you bear the maximum compensation?’
-Then you have to risk your life.
‘That is also true.’
The TOP test was no joke. It meant that it was a real battle without any safety devices.
Several clans are building stadiums on the first floor and providing training, but I understand why the strategy is still halted at the 30th floor.
Grumbling~
Kwaaa!!!
The monster took out its superpower weapon and quickly put its powers into full effect.
Although the flaming sword burned part of the forest surrounding the village and even the wooden fence, the monsters were cleared away.
“Lee Min-ho achieved a feat on the second floor.”
“The feat achieved is ‘blocking the wave.’”
“Obtained the title ‘One-Man Fortress.’”
「Title: One Man Fortress
An honorable title given to someone who single-handedly blocks an approaching wave of monsters.
Effect – Gain a correction to actions for area defense. It gives a feeling of intimidation to enemies who try to break through to the owner of the title.”
The title of the feat achieved this time was ‘One-Man Fortress’.
Although it was a pretty cool title, it had the disadvantage that the effect only applied when you were in a defensive position.
In reality, I feel like I won’t really benefit from that title.
Unless it was a situation where defense was forced, like the test on this floor, I didn’t like staying in and staging a sit-in.
‘Still, it’s better than nothing.’
Even assuming that I had no martial arts skills, the abilities I used felt a bit biased toward attack.
Just a little while ago, didn’t they even burn a wooden fence while clearing the monster wave?
From that perspective, it didn’t seem that bad.
The fact that it gave a ‘sense of intimidation’ rather than the ‘slight intimidation’ that was attached to Goblin Slayer was also an element that alleviated the disappointment.
Since all the feats were accomplished, there was nothing more to do on the second floor.
I passed through the portal in the center of the village like Jaeyoon Kim did.
Hwaakㅡ
Then the village scenery disappeared and a white space filled the field of vision.
‘White space? I think it’s similar to the place you go to when you cancel the summons that Janey mentioned.’
As I was thinking about that, a familiar notification came to mind.
“I passed the second floor test.”
“We succeeded in protecting the village until the 7th day. Additional compensation will be given.”
“Confirm your Summoner occupation.”
「Obtain 6 rewards including the ‘Necklace of Charm’.」
“You can move on to the next floor or return to the floor you have already passed at any time.”
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