Chapter 22
[You have entered the laboratory of novice black magician Adele . ]
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“Hyung, where is this place?”
The interior of the instance dungeon was a narrow space just over 20 square meters . The space was cluttered with all types of books and experimental tools .
‘It is a laboratory . ’
It looked like a magician’s laboratory in fantasy settings . At this moment, there was the sound of something thumping from one side of the room . Hyeonu moved toward the source of the sound .
“What is this?”
A giant bear was visible in front of Hyeonu . A white skeletal armor covered a body that was three meters high and made the giant bear look even more dangerous .
‘There is no doubt that it is an owlbear . What is with the armor?’
“Hyung! Isn’t that bone armor?”
“Bone armor . . . A necromancer?”
Then Hyeonu heard someone yelling from the back of the room, “You guys! How did you get in here?!!!”
It was the appearance of the novice black magician Adele . Yeongjun and Yuri quickly got into a formation . They hid behind Hyeonu .
“Did you make the undead wandering around here?” Hyeonu tried to extract information from Adele to advance the quest .
However, the black magician dismissed Hyeonu’s question . “Why should I answer that? Pepe, kill them all . ”
The moment Adele finished speaking, the giant bear moved . Every time the bear took a step, the space shook .
“You dare think you can win against Adele’s masterpiece, the bone bear?!”
Haha! Adele laughed in a confident manner .
Bah . Hyeonu snorted . He would lose to a bear . . . ?
“That is outrageous . Outrageous,” Hyeonu said . Then he directed Yuri, “Yuri, use your buffs while Yeongjun will keep the magician in check . I’ll catch the bear . ”
He would catch the bear, so Yuri and Yeongjun just had to tie up the black magician .
“I understand . Oppa . I’ll buff you first . ”
[You have received divine energy . ]
[Your weapon is filled with a high divine power . ]
[Attack power has increased . ]
[You have received the goddess’ blessing . ]
[All stats will increase . ]
[Movement speed has increased . ]
Hyeonu’s lips moved, and a magic circle appeared in front of him . It was a magic circle to summon Tang-E .
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“Master dude! It’s been a while . ”
“I’m in a hurry right now . Let’s talk later . Tang-E, I’m asking you . Do you know what to do?”
Tang-E jumped happily the moment he saw Hyeonu . However, Hyeonu had to deal with the giant bone bear, so he carefully put Tang-E behind him .
“I understand, Master dude . Then you have to let me ride you . ”
[You have received Bear’s Momentum . ]
[Physique has increased . ]
[Strength has increased . ]
[You have received the Forest’s Blessing . ]
[Defense has increased . ]
[Health will continue to recover . ]
Tang-E cheered with both fists . “You shouldn’t lose to such a low-grade bear, Master dude . ”
It didn’t make sense for his master to lose to such a disgusting bear . In particular, Tang-E didn’t like the white bone armor .
Hyeonu received all the buffs and was overcome by the power filling up his body . With this power, it felt like he could do anything . It seemed that catching the giant bear and getting revenge would be possible .
‘Jung Hanbaek . . . ’
Hyeonu rushed toward the bear while thinking of this name .
The fight between a 180-centimeter man and a bear over three meters tall was more impressive than people might’ve thought . For a moment, the battle between Yeongjun and Adele stopped . The bone bear let out an ugly cry . He followed his master’s orders and moved to tear apart his opponent .
Had he ever seen a bear jump? The bone bear was more agile than expected . He quickly reached Hyeonu’s vicinity and wielded enormous paws with sharp claws toward Hyeonu . Hyeonu easily prevented the bear’s attacks due to his various buffs and the Giant’s Power . The bear paused, seemingly unaware that his attack would bounce off . However, he soon rushed back to Hyeonu and launched a one-sided offensive .
‘The power and speed are great . But . . . ’
That was it .
Then Hyeonu’s counterattack began . Hyeonu decided to deal with the front paws that stretched toward him . At this moment, something strange happened . It was so strange that the viewers rubbed their eyes doubtfully . The bone bear clearly swung his paws toward Hyeonu, who in turn stabbed his longsword toward the bear .
His arc started from the tip of the bone bear’s paw to the middle joint area . Hyeonu’s longsword moved over the bear, and the bear let out a terrible cry of pain . It wasn’t the voice of a predator . These were the cries of a beast struggling in pain . Then the bear once again stepped up like he was showing off his robustness . Nevertheless, he didn’t push Hyeonu back at all . There were two minutes left until Giant’s Power finished .
‘It is more than enough . I’ll finish it . ’
It was Hyeonu, not the bone bear, who ran this time .
Hyeonu rushed toward the bear, and a white light struck the bear’s claws . After that, the bone bear’s paws started to leak blood . The bone bear was furious when he saw the red blood that came from his body . He opened his mouth to vent his fury .
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[You have heard the Fear of the Giant Bone Bear . ]
Fear . . .
The bear used Fear, which was the exclusive CC (crowd control) of boss monsters over a certain level . The most common way for players to die when raiding boss monsters was to be affected by Fear . It was a very scary technique since Fear caused various abnormal conditions such as paralysis and bleeding .
[The influence of fighting energy allows you to ignore the Fear effect . ]
However, Hyeonu was a different story . He swung the longsword again without a single flicker of fear . Both the bear and Adele were baffled . Perhaps it was the first time they saw an opponent that Fear didn’t work on . There was instant silence . Then there was a sound that broke the silence . It was Yeongjun’s arrow piercing Adele’s chest . The divine arrow, which was buffed by Yuri, fatally wounded Adele .
“Kuoh . . . Pepe,” Adele called out the name of the bear while falling . Adele had met a vain end .
[Novice Black Magician Adele has been killed . ]
[Experience has been acquired . ]
‘Okay, the black magician is gone . ’
Hyeonu pushed the bone bear even further . Now there was no need to be nervous . He just had to do his best against this bear . The bone bear didn’t know about his master’s death and steadily fulfilled his master’s orders .
“Hyung!” Yeongjun’s arrow flew with great timing just as the bear was about to hit Hyeonu . The bear stopped as the arrow pierced the middle of his abdomen . Simultaneously, Hyeonu moved . He realized that this was an opportunity . Giant’s Power was over, but the other buffs were still maintained .
[The bone bear has received the abnormal condition ‘bleeding’ . ]
Meanwhile, the bone bear was already injured all over his body . Even if he moved, his move wouldn’t be first . His movements were already slower by half in comparison to the beginning .
Hyeonu’s longsword stopped . He prepared Heavy Blow .
‘This is the last one . ’
Hyeonu’s stopped longsword moved while the bear also moved . Hyeonu escaped the bone bear’s slow attack with minimal movement . Then he stretched out his longsword with full strength . This time, it pierced the bear’s heart, not his feet . It was a finishing blow .
The bone bear felt his body lose power, and he turned his head toward his master’s location . It was Adele’s cold body on the floor that caught the bone bear’s eye . The bone bear identified his master’s dead body and collapsed in an instant .
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[Giant Bone Bear has been killed . ]
[Experience has been acquired . ]
[You have leveled up . ]
[All health and magic power have been restored . ]
[-Black magicians killed 2/2]
[-Adele’s Research Journal has been acquired . ]
[Your fighting energy stat has increased by 2 . ]
Hyeonu smiled at the message that showed he met the condition to clear the quest . Tang-E saw Hyeonu’s smile and rushed toward him .
“Master dude, good work . Quickly, become my horse, horse . ”
“I understand, Tang-E . You did a great job giving me the buffs . ”
Hyeonu lifted Tang-E up while Yuri and Yeongjun approached Hyeonu after picking up all the fallen items .
“Hyung! You fought really well . The best!”
“By the way, what is this teddy bear? Oppa’s pet?”
Yeongjun gave a thumbs up while Yuri reached out toward Tang-E .
“Tang-E is my pet . A trusty pet . ”
“He’s so cute . Can I touch him once?” Yuri asked with a smile that said she would die if she couldn’t touch Tang-E .
Hyeonu nodded . Simultaneously, he held out Tang-E toward Yuri .
‘I’m sorry, Tang-E . You can be responsible for Yuri instead of me . ’
“How cute are you? What is your name?”
“Master dude . You abandoned me . How can Master dude . . . ”
Hyeonu passed Tang-E to Yuri and looked at the items Yeongjun was holding .
“What dropped that you are holding so carefully?”
“A black magician’s staff and a magic skill book . The bear also dropped a strange bead . The details aren’t clear . I think you need to appraise them . ”
At Yeongjun’s words, Hyeonu received the items and checked the information . Hyeonu finished checking the item information and returned the staff and skill book to Yeongjun .
“The two of you can take this . The bead is enough for me . ”
Then Yuri, who was holding Tang-E, joined the conversation, “Oppa! Oppa caught the boss . Why are you giving this to us?”
“The black magician was caught by Yeongjun . I caught the bear, so I should only receive the bead,” Hyeonu said while ruffling Yeongjun’s hair .
The more he saw of them, the cuter he thought they were . For Hyeonu who had no immediate siblings, they felt like his siblings .
“Just think of it as pocket money . I haven’t seen you for a long time, so shouldn’t I give you some pocket money?”
“Oppa . ”
“Hyung . ”
“Thank you . I’ll use it well . ”
The two people expressed their gratitude to Hyeonu . Hyeonu swallowed down a thought, ‘In any case, this bead is more valuable than those two items . ’
Hyeonu separated from the two people and returned to Yusma . It was to clear the quest .
“What will I get this time?”
Hyeonu arrived in front of Lebron’s mansion with a heart swollen from expectations . Unlike before, the guards didn’t stop Hyeonu . They just bowed their heads in greeting . Hyeonu asked a guard, “Where is Lebron?”
“He is in the same place as usual . ”
“I see, thank you . ”
Hyeonu learned Lebron’s location and crossed the mansion . Lebron was sitting in the training hall in a polite manner .
“You’re already here? You came back really quickly,” Lebron said as he looked at Hyeonu . Then he asked, “Did you do a thorough investigation?”
Hyeonu handed Lebron a book . It was Adele's journal .
“This is a black magician’s research journal . Is it enough?”
Lebron nodded as he examined the research journal . “His Majesty will be satisfied with this . ”
[You have cleared The Brig’s Investigation . ]
[Experience has been acquired . ]
[200 imperial contribution points have been acquired . ]
[1,000 gold has been acquired as an additional reward . ]
Lebron got up with a loud thump and said to Hyeonu, “Then be prepared . ”
“What do you mean?” Hyeonu asked in a confused manner .
“You have to go and see His Majesty . Who will report it if the person who did the investigation doesn’t go?”
“!!! I understand . ”
Hyeonu covered his mouth with his hands . If he didn’t cover it, he would burst out laughing .
‘The emperor . Kukukuk . The emperor!!!’