Chapter 84
Translator: MagicFishCat
Proof-reader: Girondono
The ogres watching the fight didn’t act like normal ogres either . They were crossing their arms or sitting on rocks while watching the fight .
‘Wow . I actually saw it myself . ’
Of course, Soo Hyuk already knew that the ogres here acted differently from other areas . It was just that now he had a chance to see it with his own eyes .
Bang!
-Uoooh!
Bang!
-Uoooong!
‘One, two…’
Soo Hyuk started counting again as he the fight went on .
’10 ogres . ’
There was a total of 10 ogres .
‘How should I hunt them?’
Soo Hyuk pondered after counting . The Crimson Mountains ogres were around level 200~250 .
‘Oneshot seems unlikely . ’
Currently, his wisdom was over 3000 however even with his overwhelming stats, he didn’t expect to kill the ogres in one hit .
‘Actually, this is good . ’
Soo Hyuk smiled as he thought of something .
‘I can finally try that . ’
Until now, the monsters he hunted were mostly oneshot . Even if it wasn’t they would still die quickly from the poison . As a result, he couldn’t try his combo magic, but now, it seemed possible .
“Poison Fog . ”
Ending his thoughts, Soo Hyuk first cast Poison Fog .
Shuaak!
Then after a few seconds, a fog of green revealed itself between the two brawling ogres .
-Uoooh?
-Uoooong!
The first ones to react was of course, the two fighting ogres . With a panicked grunt, the ogres began flailing around, trying to escape the expanding fog of poison .
-Uooong!
-Uooooh!
Then as if it was staged, the two ogres burst out from the fog at the same time . However, the fog was still expanding, and the two ogres were swallowed up again . They didn’t appear again, seemingly paralysed by the poison .
‘They don’t die fast as expected . ’
Although the ogres didn’t escape again, Soo Hyuk knew that they were still alive, because the drop window didn’t appear .
-Uooh?
-Uoooargh!
Soon, the ogres on the rocks also noticed the potency of the fog, and started backing away with flustered grunts .
“Firebolt . ”
Soo Hyuk fired a Firebolt at the expanding fog as the ogres tried to escape . The Firebolt flew at high speeds towards the fog, and the moment that touched .
Bang!
A massive explosion .
He felt the shockwave from the explosion, even though he was quite a distance away . His jaws dropped as he stumbled from the impact .
‘This powerful?’
He had known that an explosion was going to happen, but he didn’t expect that it would be this big .
‘Although it’s a shame that the poison fog disappears after . ’
Although they could create an explosion this big, fire and poison didn’t have the best synergy, as the poison would evaporate after .
‘This’ll be good for when I need an instant AOE attack . ’
The overall damage was lower than the poison fog, but on the other hand, its range and casting time was shortened . The synergy between poison fog and firebolt could be said to be excellent .
Soo Hyuk decided on its future use, then turned to stare again at the ogres . They were all dead .
‘Well, it can be counted as two hits . ’
Soo Hyuk then turned from the bodies to the new notification .
[Level Up!]
‘I also levelled up . ’
After hunting 10 level 200 ogres, he had managed to level up . Since they a huge level difference, it was obvious that he levelled up . Soo Hyuk then checked the drop window .
-7 Ogre Tendons
-2 Ogre Eyes
“…”
Soo Hyuk frowned as he looked at the drop window .
‘What kind of drops…’
He could see even now, that he had hunted 10 ogres exactly however, they had only dropped 9 items . Meaning that one of the ogres hadn’t dropped anything .
Cheering himself up, Soo Hyuk checked his character window next .
Class: Archmage’s Descendant
Level: 127 Experience: 3%
Health: 111600 Mana: 66200
Satiation: 64%
Strength ： 40 (+10)
Agility ： 35 (+16)
Stamina ： 1108 [554 (+10)]
Wisdom： 3310 (+10)
Stat Points: 5
“Oh…”
Soo Hyuk sighed in admiration at his character .
“3%?”
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Even after levelling up, he still had 3% experience . He had previously been level 126, so 10 level 200 ogres could be said to be only equal to 1 level and 3% .
“It was getting frustrating because I needed 5 times more experience…”
However, don’t forget that Soo Hyuk needed 5 time more experience as other normal users . In other words, he had gotten 5 normal levels worth of experience .
“Should I level here for a bit?”
Soo Hyuk thought as he stared at his new level .
“The experience is quite good . ”
Ogres gave more experience than other monsters around the same level, as the ogre species was strong .
“They also move in groups . ”
The ogres in the Crimson Mountain range moved around in groups . In other words, he could hunt many of them at once .
“And they’re not hard to hunt . It’s a decent idea . ”
The more he thought, the more he liked the Crimson Mountains as a hunting area .
“Let’s first complete my quest . ”
Soo Hyuk quickly assigned his stat points and closed the character window . He then started wandering around, searching for more ogres .
-Uooong!
-Uooooh!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A few minutes after he began, Soo Hyuk could hear the roars and stomps from ogres . They were gradually getting louder . In other words, getting closer .
‘Is it because of the earlier explosion?’
The ogres probably noticed the explosion caused by poison fog and firebolt and got curious .
‘Oh, can I bait them this way?’
Happily realizing that he had gained an effective method to lure, Soo Hyuk hid himself among the undergrowth watching his surroundings .
Not long after, the ogres appeared . The group this time was a smaller group of 5 .
“Poison Frog . ”
Soo Hyuk cast poison frog at the approaching ogres . The moment he did, a 2m wide and 1m tall green frog appeared in front of the ogres .
-Uooh?
-Uoooong!
The ogres grunted in surprise as they stared at the giant frog that blocked their way . But a few seconds later, the ogre at the front uprooted a tree next to him, and swung it towards the frog .
Pat!
Whether it couldn’t dodge or didn’t dodge, the frog didn’t even react to the tree as it squarely struck its belly .
But at that moment .
Splat!
The frog’s body expanded rapidly, before exploding in a brilliant rain of green liquid .
Chhii…
When the liquid touched the ground, it sizzled and evaporated into poisonous gas .
-Uooooh!
The first ogre to touch the gas screamed in confusion, at the ogre’s sudden scream, the rest of the ogres backed away uncertainly .
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“Firebolt . ”
However, Soo Hyuk’s attack was faster . The firebolt flew towards the rising poison gas, then when they touched .
Bang!
Same as before, there was a giant explosion . As the dust from the explosion subsided, Soo Hyuk rose from his hiding spot and approached the ogres .
‘Five . ’
There was exactly five dead ogres . After checking the bodies, Soo Hyuk then checked the drop window .
-2 Ogre Tendons
-Ogre Eye
Soo Hyuk frowned heavily . The dropped items were only a pitiful three . Previously when the drop window appeared in his hiding place, he had wondered if a few ogres had managed to survive, but this wasn’t the case . Sulking, Soo Hyuk collected the drops and looked back at the ogre corpses .
‘Will more come if I wait?’
Would other ogres be attracted by the explosion? Having this train of thought, Soo Hyuk pondered whether he should wait here or search actively .
‘Okay . ’
Soo Hyuk finally decided .
‘Let’s wait . ’
For the ogres to come to him .
‘Hmm, since I’m going to wait, should I go all out with the bait?’
Soo Hyuk couldn’t help but think as he waited for the ogres . He had already decided to wait, so why couldn’t he try to lure with all his might?
‘Firestorm should be visible from afar . ’
Soo Hyuk thought as he recalled his previous firestorms .
“Firestorm . ”
Soo Hyuk muttered, putting his thoughts into action .
Huuak!
A massive fire tornado appeared in the middle of the mountain .
“Burn . ”
The fiery tornado raged across the mountainside . Unfortunately, as if the trees here had soaked up a lot of water, the fire from the tornado didn’t spread widely and only burned directly around it .
It was at that moment .
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
-Kuoong!
-Kuooo!
Roars and loud booms of footsteps sounded from his back . They weren’t like the sounds of ogres he had heard up until now .
‘Don’t tell me . ’
Hiding in a bush again, Soo Hyuk waited for the main characters . Then after a few seconds, the owners of the footsteps finally appeared .
‘Twin-headed ogre!’
He confirmed his guess, as three twin-headed ogres entered his sight
‘Eiahh, I didn’t know twin-headed ogres also traveled in groups’
Being almost field boss-grade, twin-headed ogres normally didn’t travel in groups . But since three had appeared at the same time, it seemed he had successfully attracted the entire mountain’s attention to himself . (TL: For people confused, field bosses are like pseudo-bosses . )
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Boom! Boom!
‘Hmm?’
Then a few seconds later, Soo Hyuk couldn’t help but panic at the unfolding situation .
-Kuoong?
-Kuong!
-Kuoooh!
Behind the initial three twin-headed ogres, more and more came pouring into the burning clearing .
‘This crazy…’
Soo Hyuk muttered as he stared at the increasing ogres in front of him .
It seemed he had overdone his bait .
‘How many are there?’
Soo Hyuk started to count the twin-headed ogres, but he couldn’t finish the job .
-Kuoong?
He accidentally met eyes with the right head of a twin-headed ogre . At his gaze, the ogre grunted at his companions, then the other ogres all turned around to stare at Soo Hyuk .
“… Poison Storm . ”
Soo Hyuk cast poison storm under the gaze of the ogres .
Shuaak!
The poison gas erupted around him and swallowed the ogre nearest him .
-Kuoong!
-Koooorgh!
The ogres stared to scream in pain this time as the poison storm expanded to cover the area . Meanwhile, his ears in pain from the endless screams of their twin heads .
“Poison Chains, Poison Sphere . ”
Of course, he didn’t stay still after that . He continuously fired poison spells one after another . He didn’t use fire magic yet, as he was too close to the poison . Even if he wasn’t poisoned, the explosion would still hurt him .
“Poison Frog, Pool of Poison . ”
So after a few seconds of nonstop spellcasting, Soo Hyuk finally stopped .
Shuaa…
It was because the poison in front of him had thickened to the point where it was impossible to even see the ogres’ silhouettes, and that wasn’t all .
‘Are they dead?’
The screams had stopped .
‘No, but the drop window hasn’t appeared yet…’
The drop window hadn’t appeared yet . As Soo Hyuk was fearfully considering that the ogres hadn’t dropped a single item .
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