Chapter 127
hapter 127
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“Yeongchan, do you know the Balder Mountains?” Hyeonu asked as he turned on his laptop .
“Balder? I think I’ve heard of it somewhere before . . . Ah! It was in the settings . Isn’t it the mountain range that separates the East Continent and the West Continent?”
Hyeonu turned his head toward Yeongchan and made an admiring expression at Yeongchan’s answer .
“Why? Why are you looking at me like that, dude?” Yeongchan felt that Hyeonu’s gaze was strange and darted into his room . Yeongchan didn’t care about such a Hyeonu . This hadn’t happened only once or twice . However, Hyeonu’s mind was already full of the Balder Mountains .
‘Setting, the basic setting . . . ’
Hyeonu opened a famous Arena community on his laptop . Then he started to search them one by one . There wasn’t much information about the Balder Mountains . It couldn’t even be called information . There was only the location . What monsters appeared there? How many levels? What patterns did they have? There was little information .
The lack of information meant that people didn’t go there often . Why didn’t people go there? Most of the reasons were divided into two categories .
First, it happened if the levels of the monsters were too high . It didn’t mean there was no information in these communities . Rather, it meant that the information was hidden instead of absent . Some guilds didn’t share their information . Most of the information on the communities were posted by average players . If an area exceeded the level of a standard player, then the information available would drastically decrease .
Second, this was a field caused by a recent patch . It was natural that there would be no information in such a case . Few people went there, so what information could there be available? In particular, there was no way they could’ve walked around this type of place unless they were a person who only wandered around .
‘Wait . . . If you’re wandering around in an unusual place . . . ’
At this moment, something flashed through Hyeonu’s brain .
“Pioneer . ”
‘Wouldn’t they know about the Balder Mountains?’ Hyeonu immediately cleaned up his laptop . In any case, there was no information available . It was a good thing that he even had the location .
“The Balder Mountains . . . ” Ket, the Pioneer Guild’s leader and one of Hyeonu’s sponsors, frowned .
Hyeonu watched Ket’s expression and asked carefully, “Have you ever been there?”
Ket was surprised by Hyeonu’s sudden visit, but it was okay as he always welcomed Alley Leader . He just never dreamed that this person would ask about the Balder Mountains . In fact, he didn’t even know why Alley Leader was interested in this place . As far as Ket knew, no one was very interested in the Balder Mountains at present . Everyone was only interested in the Hejin Mountains and the main scenario .
“I’ve been there . But why the Balder Mountains?”
“I received a quest in the Balder Mountains . So I wondered if I could get any relevant information . ”
Ket replied, “It is amazing . The monsters are very powerful . Perhaps things will be different after all our members finish the third class advancement, but I don’t think it is possible to hunt there now . ”
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Hyeonu’s expression crumpled . According to Ket’s explanation, the Balder Mountains was currently a place that didn’t allow any player to enter .
“Are they that strong? The monsters?”
“It isn’t just at the level of being strong . Every named monster in the Hejin Mountains can be found there . So . . . ”
‘If they are named monsters, they won’t be very strong though . . . ?’ Hyeonu thought words that other people would be shocked to hear .
This level was enough for hunting if it was Hyeonu, but it wouldn’t be right for anyone else .
“So?”
“There are many monsters . Basically, there are always three or more monsters together . Therefore, it is more difficult . ”
This was a bit of bad news . Basically, Hyeonu would have to be hunting constantly with no breaks . It was also when the difference in level would take some effect . If Ket’s explanation was true, there would be quite a struggle every time he hunted a group of monsters . The hard hunting was also accompanied by mental fatigue . This was a problem .
“Thank you for letting me know . I’ll pay you back later for this information . ”
Ket was excited by Hyeonu’s words and grabbed Hyeonu’s hand . “This is for the main scenario . You also added us to this subjugation . We felt it was too daunting alone, so we have decided to join forces with the guild of Streamer Argon, who is your friend . ’
This was also shocking news .
‘Why didn’t Yeongchan tell me about this?’
“That jerk . . . ”
Ket asked Hyeonu doubtfully, “Huh? What did you say just now?"
“Nothing, I was talking to myself . Talking to myself,” Hyeonu repeated his words in a panic .
“Do you know what monsters usually appear?” He asked, changing the topic hurriedly .
Ket kindly responded to Hyeonu’s words, “I first entered the Balder Mountains from Derek Castle . There are two types of monsters at the beginning . There are the black-maned lions and the harpies that are in the shape of giant lions . I also only saw it from a distance, but there was a drake . ”
Ket’s words were shocking .
Drakes, a dragon-type species, were monsters that were known to have the same physical abilities as dragons, but they had no intelligence or magic .
“There are drakes?” Hyeonu questioned it .
Ket noticed the meaning of Hyeonu’s words and smiled lightly . “Of course, it was alone . It was so big that it was clearly visible even from hundreds of meters away . It isn’t a normal monster . ”
After that, Hyeonu asked about the Balder Mountains for approximately 10 more minutes . He thought it was better to know a bit more .
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“I hope we’ll see each other next time . ” Ket finally said farewell to Hyeonu .
It was a pity that he only had this much time to talk to Alley Leader .
“If there is time, I’ll meet up with you . ” Hyeonu also thanked Ket .
A man was hiking up a steep mountain . The man’s clothes were unique . He was dressed entirely in black clothes and a long coat . They didn’t go well with hiking . The strangest thing was the bear doll around his neck .
The man, Hyeonu, opened his mouth and said, “Tang-E, it will be dangerous from here . Why don’t you come down?”
Hyeonu persuaded Tang-E to get down . This place, the Balder Mountains, was a dangerous place . According to Ket, no matter how confident a person was, it was unknown as to when they would be logged out .
“I understand, Master dude . Instead, you have to give me a ride later . ” Tang-E thumped on Hyeonu’s head a few times and came down smoothly .
Then he buffed Hyeonu . It was like taking a taxi and then paying for the ride .
[You have received Bear’s Momentum . ]
[Physique has increased . ]
[Strength has increased . ]
[You have received the Forest’s Blessing . ]
[Physique has increased . ]
[Health will continue to recover . ]
Hyeonu was outraged by Tang-E’s actions, but he was patient . Thinking about it carefully, it wasn’t that bad . In any case . . .
It was cute .
“Yes, I’ll give you a ride next time . ”
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‘Still, it is good that no one is here . ’
There were other reasons why Hyeonu chose to abandon hunting in the Hejin Mountains and picked the quest instead, but this was the biggest one . It was that there were too many people in the Hejin Mountains . There was a tacit rule between the large guilds and professional teams, i . e . the forces and the general rankers .
One of them was the field premium . It gave exclusive rights to the guild that first acquired the field for 50 days . During those 50 days, only players of that guild were allowed to enter and exit the field . The problem was that once it was over, many players entered the Hejin Mountains, and this made hunting inconvenient for Hyeonu . It wasn’t just that the hunting was slow . Once people recognized Hyeonu, they would come up to him to ask for photos or even attempt PvP .
Hyeonu slowly looked around and saw three lions . At first glance, it was a lion that was nearly 10 meters tall with a black mane . It was the black-maned lion that Ket told him about .
“Tang-E, you stay here . If I’m in danger, I will use magic—fire, ice, or lightning . Got it?” Hyeonu gave new orders to Tang-E .
However, Tang-E didn’t care about Hyeonu’s worries and just said confidently, “Believe in me, Master dude . I will kill them . ”
At Tang-E’s words, Hyeonu silently stroked Tang-E’s head . Then he rushed toward the three lions .
[Master of Combat is activated . ]
[Your stats have increased . ]
[The stat ‘fighting energy’ has caused your stats to rise . ]
[The other party is stronger than you . ]
[Your stats have increased . ]
[The stat ‘dignity’ has caused the opponent’s stats to fall . ]
[Mindset of a Murderer has activated . ]
[All stats have increased by 15% . ]
The dignity state lowered the stats of opponents with a lower rank than Hyeonu . The lower the rank, the greater the difference in title and the more the stats were reduced .
‘No matter whether it is a monster or a player, nine out of ten will have it reduced . ’
There were no titles for monsters except in really special cases like the vampire nobles . The players were no exceptions . They had a normal rank unconditionally unless they gathered imperial contributions . At the present time, the dignity stat was simply amazing .
Hyeonu’s movements grew faster as he approached the target . Hyeonu lightly waved his sword at the lions, but the power was never light . A dark energy stretched out from Hyeonu’s sword, sharply ripping through the air and aiming at the lion . Then something amazing happened . Hyeonu’s pure energy passed through the black-maned lion’s body . The momentum didn’t decrease, and dozens of trees in the forest were cut .
‘Wow . . . It’s so strong?’
Hyeonu was astonished by the unexpected result . It was a far cry from sword energy . Why did this power come out? The reason was simple . Pure Energy Manifestation was a completely different skill .
[Effect: Increases the strength of magic power by 100% when Pure Energy Manifestation is triggered . ]
So far, the calculations had been adding up . If a skill increased a player’s magic power by 100% and another skill by 50%, they would be attacking with 150% of their basic attack power . In other words, it would continue to add on based on the initial damage and magic power .
However, Pure Energy Manifestation was different . After all the bonuses of other skills were applied to magic power, Pure Energy Manifestation increased the final attack power by 100% . Thus, the power was enormous . This was the power of the third class advancement . It was the power of pure energy .
The battle wasn’t over . One lion had its leg cut off and left the battle, but two black-maned lions remained . A black-maned lion rushed to Hyeonu and waved its front paws . Hyeonu avoided the attack lightly . However, there was another black-maned lion waiting in the place where Hyeonu was moving . The moment when the lion’s teeth were about to pierce Hyeonu, he disappeared . This was the regular skill of the Great Gorge set . It was the activation of Blink .
The spot Hyeonu disappeared to was above the black-maned lion . He stabbed the lion’s back without hesitation . Then he used a skill, and a magic power explosion destroyed the lion’s interior . This was the end . The black-maned lion’s body exploded, and it was killed .
[A black-maned lion has been killed . ]
[Experience has been acquired . ]
Using Mysterious Sky Steps, Hyeonu suddenly reached the other black-maned lion that was still fine . The black-maned lion was a high-level monster, and it instinctively pursued Hyeonu’s movements . Just as the black-maned lion discovered Hyeonu, a strong pure energy that glowed like a star was already approaching the lion’s eyes . The pure energy pierced the lion’s head . No creature could be pierced in the brain and survive, even in a game .
[A black-maned lion has been killed . ]
[Experience has been acquired . ]
[A black-maned lion has been killed . ]
[Experience has been acquired . ]
At this moment, two messages appeared . The lion with the cut leg was caught by Crasul’s curse . It entered the bleeding state and died of bleeding . The battle ended faster than Hyeonu thought . Hyeonu was deep in thought and didn’t pick up the gold coins and materials that dropped .
‘I . . . ’
“Isn’t this stronger than I thought?”