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Published at 8th of July 2019 10:37:59 AM
Chapter 264
Volume 28 Chapter 2

2) Bardray and the Royal Guards


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Sakain: Clean up the 1st floor as quickly as possible then proceed to penetrate a path for Bardray to go down to the 2nd floor .

The Royal Guards and 2 Night Blade assassination squads from the Hermes Guild had been mobilized to fight in the Melbourne Mine .  The Night Blade Assassin Guild had at least 300 assassins .  2 groups of 80 elite assassins with terrible power had been selected .  Those two groups from Night Blade were enough to completely dispatch a smaller guilds .  The assassins rushed out holding their weapons .

“Kyaaaak!”

“I’ll leave the dungeon so spare me . ”

“Everybody is indiscriminately being killed . Run away!”

The users hunting in the Melbourne Mine were being wiped out .  Some begged and some cursed but the assassins from the Hermes Guild were merciless .  It was a source of decent income for them so they thoroughly slaughtered everyone .

Bardray walked through the dead towards the 2nd floor with the Royal Guards .

“Hyung, what do we do? There is a sudden attack so are we going to die?”

“What’s the big deal? We’ll just step carefully . ”

“That……”

Hegel explained the contents of his guild chat .

“Oh, they’re really bad guys . ”

“Completely unlucky . ”

Alice and Dine had annoyed him but Weed was the type to drink every last drop of milk even if it was two months overdue . Therefore he had stayed with them and discovered the serious problem too late .

“Can’t troops from the Black Lion Guild stop them?”

“The event is occurring in many places at the same time . A war is occurring so there is no guarantee they will send help here . ”

The Black Lion Guild had experienced many wars .  Hegel was also experienced in many sieges upon the enemy but now it was the rare situation where they were being attacked!

Usually if there was a hunting ground or dungeon then a village would naturally be in that area .  Sending a raiding party was a dangerous tactic because there was no guarantee they could return safely .

Weed sighed as he discovered that the Black Lion Guild was too busy to control the situation .

“The hospital bill had just decreased and now this happened . ”

“Eh?”

“There is such a thing . ”

He thought this would be easy thanks to Hegel, only to have an accident like this happen again .

“I couldn’t guess it at all . For an incident to occur in the dungeon while the Beden Guild is attacking . ”

Something like this happened when they didn’t even know the identity of the enemies .  It would be too late by the time they figured it out .  Weed stopped making his sculptures and stood up .

“What did the Black Lion Guild members in the mine decide to do?”

“They tried to fight back but I heard reports that the enemies on the 1st floor are no joke . So we decided to gather on the 4th floor . ”

“Is that so? Then can I go there?”

“It won’t matter if I bring you with me . ”

“Thank you . Let’s go . ”

Weed checked his backpack .

He had stored some of his equipment in case he needed to meet a lord or noble .  But Kolderim’s Daemon Sword, Talrock’s Armour, the Ancient Shield, Saint’s Staff, Barkhan’s full set, Baharan’s Bracelet and Seulroeo’s Wedding Ring were present .  If he lost even one of those items then it would be a huge psychological impact .

‘Even if the forces of the Black Lion Guild are spread, the invaders’ power truly isn’t ordinary . ’

Weed couldn’t imagine that the people in the Melbourne Mine were Bardray and the Hermes Guild .  Still, they needed to be of a very high level if they were stepping on the Black Lion Guild .  Judging from Hegel’s expression and the great number of intruders, this was a really big crisis .  The entire Melbourne Mine was a combat area so logging out was impossible .

“Let’s go down the stairs to the lower floors . ”

Weed also had a map of the mine so he knew the approximate route .

“Hyung, I will open the way . ”

Hegel said while holding his sword and shield .

“There’s no time for that now . ”

Weed drew his Daemon Sword .

Then there was an eerie feeling! Weed jumped across the gap and attacked the Menchura that was frozen by Weed’s charisma and fighting spirit .  It couldn’t even attack Weed and kept on trembling pitifully .

Seokeok!

-The Menchura has died from the devastating attack .

He hadn’t aimed for a vital spot yet it had died just from a graze of the Daemon Sword! All the Menchura blocking the route died from just a touch from Weed .


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“Uh?”

Hegel was outraged .  He had diligently raised his level to 330 thanks to hunting with his guild .  The Menchura was still scary even if he was this level .  But just lightly wielding his sword like it was a joke and killing the Menchura was an impossible task .

‘Even one of the hyungs who founded the Black Lion Guild can’t do this much . ’

Hegel couldn’t demonstrate his full ability in fights because of his own lack of judgement and senses .  But many users included Hegel were weak compared to their level .

When Weed was level 330, he had been fighting against dragons and touring Todeum .  This was because he increased his stats more than others and he persistently raised his many skills .  Compare that to other users who were accustomed to wearing good equipment and facing moderate monsters .  While Weed was eating barley bread, other users were living while eating well cooked beef steak .

Weed disposed of the Menchura and asked .

“When will reinforcements from the Black Lion Guild come?”

“I don’t know yet . Right now other places are more urgent . I won’t be able to tell you the time . ”

Weed continued fighting while surveying the area .  Some parties were still hunting because they hadn’t gotten the news yet and some users were talking in loud voices .

“Do you have any information about the enemies that struck?”

“I don’t know . ”

“Then you don’t know how many there are?”

“A little more information just came from the Melbourne Mine . There are at least 300 people . ”

“Their estimated level?”

“It’s outrageous . A user from our guild who hunted on the 4th floor fought one of them on the 1st floor and died . That’s despite the fact that he is level 367 . ”

When it was this degree, it wasn’t just the hospital bill but the insurance expenses as well .

‘It is really dangerous . ’

Weed moved at a faster pace .

He had learnt how to live a proper life when he was a child .  He had learnt different things from society as he grew older .  How to endure injustice .  What to do when work wasn’t easy .  The way to tread on other people to take the ball away .

“It is really hard to live honestly… . . No wonder good people like me have no choice but to suffer and resent the world . ”

“Eh?”

“It’s nothing . ”

A bunch of Menchura had gathered at the entrance to go down to the 3rd floor .  The monsters in the Melbourne Mine happened to breed very fast .  Usually it was a condition for good hunting but it was just an obstacle in situations like this .

“I’m going to drill a path . ”

Weed had many sword skills .  Although he trained in all the skills, he focused on some exceptional ones .

The Imperial Formless Sword style!

It could be properly utilized for hunting as long as he didn’t break the opponent’s weapons .  He might win the battle but there was no telling what loot he might not obtain if he recklessly broke equipment .

Sculpting Blade, Heriam Fencing and Radiant Sword, Weed had diverse skills that could be used depending on the characteristics of the fight .  Radiant Sword was a ranged attack skill that used beautiful light .

“If I eat the entire roast chicken as a midnight snack then I won’t be able to eat grilled rib eye . ”

A knife used to catch a chicken couldn’t be used to catch a cow .

Given the level of damage dealt to the Menchura, using Radiant Sword would just be abusing the monster .

“Huh?”

Hegel, Alice and Dine couldn’t understand the meaning of the words Weed kept on muttering .

“Hyung, let’s fight together . ”

“No . I’m going to eat alone . ”

Weed steadily walked through the congregating Menchura towards the 3rd floor .

Kyahaoo!

Kuyayang!

The Menchura didn’t have the capacity to threaten him .  Instead their eyes were filled with deep fear .  Weed’s fighting spirit was strongly emitted when a battle started .

The God of War .

He had fought countless battles with the strongest monsters on the Versailles Continent so the Menchura found it difficult to attack against his fighting spirit .  The Menchura willingly fled to the rear to retreat .  It was only 1 person approaching but 17 Menchura were running away .  However it was impossible for Weed to just leave the obvious experience and loot to descend to the 3rd floor .

“Sculpting Blade!”

Weed’s sword plunged towards the Menchura .  It was the mass death of all monsters within the radius of the sword! It dealt a mental shock to anyone who watched the Menchura simultaneously disappear .


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Now the Menchura desperately fought back despite the pressure from his fighting spirit .  Weed generously welcomed their attacks with his body .  He was in the state where he wasn’t wearing proper armour since it was packed .

-The Menchura’s attack has grazed you . Health has fallen by 46 . -The Menchura’s attack has hit a vital spot . Your Perseverance has increased from the pain .

You have tolerated the damage thanks to Resilience .

Health has decreased by 159 .

Weed felt ticklish!

“Let’s clean this up . ”

The monsters gathered around the entrance to the 3rd floor quickly disappeared .  Weed had been completing his Master quest not just in the Melbourne Mine so he hadn’t been able to fight as much as he wanted .  He made sure to wipe them all out without leaving even one behind .

“Wah! Sunbae-nim, you’re the best . ”

“So strong! What is the name of that attack skill?”

Alice and Dine started talking in appealing tones .  Hegel spent that time being shamed and it was a repeat of a nightmare .

‘Ah… . This happened before . ’

The Dwarf sculptor Weed! He remembered Weed’s surprising actions in the Kramador dungeon .  When they went down to the 3rd floor, the users there were aware of and preparing for the attack .

“Where are those guys?”

“I don’t know but they seem to be fighting furiously so we should prepare for a battle . ”

The Black Lion Guild members were guiding users down to the 4th floor .  The Melbourne Mine’s 4th floor was a tunnel so the entrances were narrows when plenty of obstacles . Therefore it was a good terrain for a fight .  The members had faith that the Black Lion Guild would send reinforcements even if it took some time . So they were bringing users from the 3rd floor down .

“Hyung, let’s go quickly as well . ”

Hegel would feel more relieved if he was with his guild members so he wanted to rush .  But Weed had work to do on the 3rd floor .

“A lot of people seem to be descending… This is a great opportunity . ”

“What type of opportunity?”

“I don’t care if you go down first . ”

Weed took a pickaxe out of his backpack and headed towards the mining area .  The deeper it was in the mine, the better the iron ore that emerged was . Of course he also dug out sapphires .

Kang! Kang! Kang!

A lot of sapphires came out thanks to the skilled use of his pickaxe .  It was a technique that controlled the power in accordance with the pickaxe weight and aiming for the exact spot .  It was similar to the attack used when fighting a large enemy .

-Kuhehehe .

-Let’s release our grudge . Those bad guys left us locked up here to starve to death .

-You must be the servant sent by the Tullen King .

Angry spirits appeared on the 3rd floor every time someone started mining .  They were dead knights with a hatred for invaders .  A battle would occur whenever they appeared so the soldiers needed to protect the miners .  Of course, most miners moved with a hunting party .  This was also a good place for priests to hunt with their purify magic .

“Wait a little bit . ”

-What is he saying? Our desired vengeance……

“Take this and eat it . ”

Weed threw the spirits an apple .

-Apple .

-It is ripe and delicious .

The evil spirits attached themselves to the apple .  The coveted apple disappeared in a few bites .

-Sweet .

-A few more .

-Then we won’t kill you .

“Whew . ”

Weed sighed while moving his pickaxe and started throwing them fruit one by one .

-Your friendship with the spirits has increased . A relationship of mutual trust is generated with the Melbourne spirits

. If he had time then catching the Melbourne spirits wouldn’t be difficult .  Sculpting Blade and Radiant Sword were techniques that could even take care of spirits .  But right now dangerous forces had entered the mine so he wasn’t in a position to do that .

“Live and offer up fruits to spirits, their fate… . . ”

Weed sang as he focused on his pickaxe .

-Sway sway, look over there .

-Are you looking for the sparkling blue jewels? There are some on the right side .


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He dug where the spirits told him to with his intermediate mining skills and sapphires came pouring out .  The spirits liked the fruit and gave him valuable information about where to mine .

-A medium sapphire gemstone has been unearthed . Luck has increased by 1 . -A large sapphire gemstone has been unearthed . Luck has increased by 2 .

The degree of proficiency of the Mining skill has increased .

“For mining skills to be used in a Sculpting Master Quest… . . ”

It meant a character needed to be a jack of many trades to complete the quest .  He needed sapphires to complete the quest so finding a lot was good .  He needed to make a sculpture so different quantities of sapphires were needed .  Weed continued digging despite being satisfied with the quantity of stones .

“I don’t know when I can get such a quest again . ”

His mining skill also continued rising as he continuously dug out quality sapphires .  Sapphires were beautiful so they could be processed into jewelry or when given to a senior magician, it could add attributes to swords and armour .  Jewelry that increased attack damage could be sold for an expensive price .

“Hyung, let’s stop now . ”

They didn’t dare leave Weed so Hegel and his two juniors were restless .  Weed who was surrounded by spirits just kept on mining .

-It’s there, right there .

-There is a huge gemstone…… If he wanted to eat something sour then shouldn’t he buy a pomegranate?

The Hermes Guild had no difficulty wiping out the 1st floor of the Melbourne Mine .  The Night Blade assasssins wiped out all parties .  The assassins’ names were flashing red .

But they had the skill to hide it so that their infamy didn’t show when entering a village .  Of course, if the other side had excellent observation or surveillance skills then they would be exposed and difficulty would ensue .  However the territories dominated by the Hermes Guild granted amnesty to them so they didn’t care about their infamy .

“Let’s go . ”

Bardray and the Royal Guards went down to the 2nd underground floor .  A portion of the Royal Guards had already gone ahead and slaughtered the users with overwhelming force .  Some users tried to escape to a tunnel but the Night Blade assassins caught up and ended their lives .

Yoo Byung-jin felt like he became a lot older every morning .

“In retrospect, my youth passed by really quickly . ”

He didn’t know how precious time was when he was young .  He spent the entire time inventing Royal Road .  Now his body had grown old and it wasn’t the same any longer .

Virtual reality drew a clear line in human history .  There was so much potential for future development but Yoo Byung-jin thought that he probably wouldn’t see it .

“One day I’d like to live quietly in a place where people don’t know where I am . ”

Looking back the ambition that had burned in him just increase the burden and made living life harder .  Yoo Byung-jin wanted to find his successor so he watched what was happening in Royal Road on a daily basis .

“Tsk tsk, greed is never ending . If it isn’t stopped……”

The greed of a giant guild .  The greedy humans moved in a herd and caused endless disputes .  This could also be called human nature so Yoo Byung-jin watched it thoroughly .

“Morata… The Arpen Kingdom will probably become quite big . The growth is surprisingly quite rapid . ”

There hadn’t been anything left in the Northern Continent so it was a poor area .  Weed’s adventure had truly been beyond expectations .  He had gone through many adventures since becoming a Legendary Moonlight Sculptor and raising a kingdom .  His actions were amazing in a world dominated by monsters, swords and magics .

“If I played Royal Road then I would probably start in Morata . ”

If people gathered together than a huge power would naturally be formed .  Yoo Byung-jin saw the variety of events that happened daily in Morata .

Adventurers triumphantly returned with new discoveries .  Warriors going out to increasingly distant places to hunt and bringing back news of the defeat of a dungeon .  Bards succeeded in putting on great peformances .  Tailors carefully wove fabric to develop their skills and it was the same for blacksmiths .  Sculptors and painters created pieces of beautiful art on the streets .  Gardeners pulled out weeds while carefully growing their prized flowers and trees .

Morata didn’t have sudden changes .  All sectors were gradually getting better every day .  This ordinary miracle would eventually lead to a kingdom .  That’s why Yoo Byung-jin often watched Weed .  While the war-torn cities on the continent were hard for beginners, Morat was a surprisingly good living area .  In addition, Weed was currently part of the competitors ahead in their fields who were completing the Master Quest .

“He might meet Bardray in the Melbourne Mine . ”

The two people didn’t know that they were in the same dungeon .  Normally millions of people watched Bardray and Weed’s adventures but the nature of the incident meant that it couldn’t be broadcasted live .  The only person who saw the surrounding circumstances was Yoo Byung-jin .

“What will happen……”

Yoo Byung-jin curiously watched the monitor .  And he became more impatient as he watched Weed continue mining sapphires .

“There’s this much?”

Weed’s eyes twinkled as he looked at the sapphires in the basket .  He also obtained quite a significant amount of 2nd and 3rd grade iron ores .  The minerals had quite a significant weight but he didn’t think they were heavy .

“In order to make money in this land… It is worth learning the mining skill . ”

It was one of the skills that made money in Royal Road .

“Now I should do a little more digging . ”

“Hyung, we should go quickly . There’s no time to waste here anymore . ”

Hegel said from the side .  He had been upset since finding out the Melbourne Mine was attacked .  Meanwhile the Black Lion Guild were gathering the users on the 4th floor .  Hegel was anxious and wanted to join them soon but Weed was doing something unexpected .

‘This Hyung’s level is significant . I can tell that his combat ability isn’t ordinary just from the little bit of fighting I saw . He will be useful for today’s war . However, if I can’t pry him from the sapphires… . . ’

Weed had completely fallen under the spell of the sapphires .  He could obtain plenty of gems and minerals by listening to the spirits .  If he combined his sculpting and blacksmithing skills in the future to earn money then he would be really satisfied .

“Sunbae-nim, come quickly . ”

“You can’t do this here!”

Dine and Alice couldn’t hold back their words anymore .  The memory of Weed’s charisma when fighting against the Menchura had vanished .  It was annoying since Weed was busy .

“Kekekeket . A sapphire . It is a top of the line goods without any scratches . ”

He couldn’t just mine recklessly .  He needed to be careful whenever he found a sapphire .  If he didn’t cause any damage to the surface of the gemstone with his pickaxe then the price would climb higher .

Yurin met many people as she freely travelled around the continent .

“This beautiful lady painter, can I request a favour?”

A man wearing a magician’s robe approached .

“Your sense of colour is very good .   I’d like a picture… . . I’ll even buy you a drink so we can talk . ”

A knight also approached .

“Can I entrust this picture that I excavated to Yurin-nim?”

An adventurer brought a picture that had been painted a long time ago .  She liked painting pictures of cities and scenic views while talking to people .  Users and residents sometimes told her stories of hidden trails and valleys with flowers blooming .

“This place is also hidden . Draw it as soon as possible . ”

While drinking milk with barley bread, the painting remained in her mind not just on the canvas .  She remained lost in thought while drawing a picture of a beautiful landscape, and enjoyed the free and satisfying time until it was completed .  She also talked with people while drawing portraits .  It was to the extent that her friends and connections couldn’t be ignored .

But Yurin was happiest when she was in Morata and Vargo Fortress .  She went hunting with beginners and gave out small amounts of paintings .  Her ability to paint also progressed rapidly .

“Do you want to have a meal together? I know a good cook . I think you’ll love it . ”

Sometimes Yurin met Hwaryeong who was having a difficult time hunting with Geomchi .

“Okay unni . ”

The two of them had a meal and saw a performance .  Morata was a city of art and performances so the ratio of female users was high compared to other areas .  Morata was a city of art and performances so the ratio of female users was high compared to other areas .

“Was Weed-nim cool even when he was a child?”

“He… He made sure I always wore 2 layers of thick underwear even in the house . ”

The two women often discussed Weed .  Yurin had a good sibling relationship with Weed while Hwaryeong was interested in him .

“But can I ask if the two of you ever fought?”

“When I was young I used to misunderstand Oppa but now he is the one I love most in the world . ”

“That’s right . There probably isn’t anything to fight about . I asked something unnecessary . ”

Yurin and Weed had a positive relationship like Hwaryeong expected .

“No unni . I also got annoyed at Oppa… Although it happened some time ago . ”

“Did you?”

“It was last winter . ”

Yurin’s eyes were already wet just thinking about it .

“These ugg boots that I really wanted to buy… . ”

Girls liked wearing ugg boots in winter because they were cool and cute . But the larger reason was because they were warm and big so they were convenient to wear .  Yurin wanted to wear the boots when studying in the library .

“I asked Oppa to buy me those boots . ”

“So?”

Hwaryeong’s eyes flashed once she realized the story was about shoes .

“Did he buy you pretty ugg boots?”

Usually men didn’t have a very good response to women’s shoes or bags .  In particular there were many men who didn’t like ugg boots .

“He didn’t buy it . He took it as a declaration that my feet were cold and gave me socks… . . ”

“Keeek!”

“But they were thick socks that can’t be easily worn with shoes . He assumed that all boots were identical even when explained about the ugg boots… Euheuheuk . ”

Hwaryeong patted the devastated Yurin on the shoulder .

It was the saddest story she had heard recently .

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