The tutorial video wasn't really that great. The light that meant Lokhan seemed to fall to the lowest part of the tree, and then appeared collapsed in the mountain. It was set up that someone would find it and bring it to the village.
With the help of his benefactor, Lokhan regained his strength and had nothing else, so he repaid the favor by helping with the small things in the village.
Up until this point, I was just a spectator.
'thank god. It's not that complicated.'
Because of that, he would normally just ignore it, but Rokhan stayed focused throughout the video. He struggled to capture the shape and geography of the town.
And soon, the village started burning.
A group of goblins attacked the village.
'It started.'
Burning slash-and-burn village.
Benefactor Mark, who was injured instead to take care of himself and save him from monsters.
And goblins slowly tightening from all sides.
Embarrassingly, this was the first moment to give users control over their characters.
"Lokhan, you run away too!"
As soon as I was able to move my body, the realistic acting of the NPCs unfolded. It was also the part that put many users to the test.
Will you run away like he said, or will you fight against the goblins?
Believing only the word 'tutorial', users choose to fight the goblins with a probability of about 98%, but soon regret it. Because level 1 humans were as weak as children.
The fact that the physical ability is not outstanding is the same as the goblin, but there was no way that those who were new to the 'battle' of killing and killing were able to defeat not one but many goblins.
Moreover, it is bare-fisted at first.
In real life, if you've mastered martial arts, you might be able to take down one or two, but if you die, it's all over. Because you have to start the tutorial all over again.
Because of that, the correct answer was to run away and die according to his words.
'Running away is the correct answer, generally.'
But even so, if you take the wrong path, you could be caught and killed by the goblins. Those with good sense might be able to get additional rewards by collecting evidence that goblins have appeared.
The reward for the tutorial video varies depending on how many times you restart and how you completed it.
It was no wonder that an efficient escape route was regarded as an established rule of the tutorial strategy.
… … Until a pioneer appeared.
'Tolkien... … .'
The user confronted the goblins using his amazing combat prowess, intelligence, and incredible luck, and achieved some success.
Although he couldn't defeat all the goblins, he succeeded in killing many and reviving his benefactor, Mark. And it has reaped significant success rewards.
Needless to say, the company made rapid growth using that as a stepping stone. Being able to do that basically means that you have a fighting sense.
He grew up quickly, was scouted by a famous guild, received great support, and later became one of the gamers representing The Road.
In the end, though, it became the main axis of the forces opposing Rokhan.
'I can't let him get it the same way.'
The disclosure of tutorial strategies also contributed to his becoming a celebrity.
Even if they knew it, not everyone could follow it, but their skills were recognized as those who saw the strategy and succeeded similarly emerged one after another.
'Tolkien bastard... … thanks.'
Rokhan already knew the strategy.
But I've never experienced it myself. Because of his confidence that he had played some games, Rokan started by skipping the tutorial video. In a normal game, every minute and every second of the main game was more important than the tutorial.
"What are you doing, come on!"
Unaware of this, Mark urged action by shouting once more when Lokhan didn't move.
"Mark, hide here. I'll come get you soon."
Instead of running away, Lokhan hid the injured Mark aside.
According to the strategy, if he is seriously injured and moves to another place, there is a high probability that he will be found and killed. And the moment he was killed, the achievement rate dropped significantly.
However, if hidden here, it could survive for at least 30 minutes.
It was a pretty good time for that. If you leave the village within that time, you won't be affected by the drop in achievement rate due to Mark's death, so you can secure the minimum reward.
Rokan, who had persuaded Mark and hid him, immediately started running.
'30 minutes from now... … I have to get the weapon first.'
But that wasn't the direction Mark had told me to run away from. It is to run in search of the location of the 'weapon shop', which was glimpsed in the peaceful village earlier.
It was because even Lokhan, who was called the king of violence, would have no way to deal with the goblins if he had no weapons with low stats and no skills.
'I said that ownership is not a problem.'
Weapon purchase costs are not necessary.
Under normal circumstances, the current village was a lawless zone. So everything was available without consent. Most of the villagers have already died and ownership has disappeared.
Even so, all of them will disappear after the tutorial, but the fact that you can use anything right away was important.
'Just a little bit more!'
Rokan even prepared to die here several times in the first place. This is because the structure of the village is slightly different each time, even if the tutorial has the same content, and the goblin's movement path is also different.
Thanks to that, there were complaints that the difficulty of the tutorial was too high, so later a patch was made to completely unify the terrain and movement path instead of lowering the reward. Before that, Lokhan had intended to completely clear the tutorial.
'As expected.'
Even encountering them was dangerous to their lives, but as predators with numerical superiority, they were mainly using the road as expected.
Because the village was already almost occupied, the guard was also very relaxed.
Alley to alley... … As I ran, trying to squeeze out as much memory as possible, I saw the weapons shop with the door smashed and the fire just starting to catch on.
'Two minutes from here.'
From the moment he hid the mark, Lokhan was counting down the hours.
Time is the passing point.
But a variable has arisen.
'Damn it, of course... … .'
He found two goblins roaming around the weapon store.
This makes it difficult to enter the weapon store.
No matter how experienced Rokhan is and how good his combat sense is, he couldn't face two armed goblins at 1st level, and even with his bare hands.
Even while hesitating, time passed.
10 seconds, 30 seconds, 1 minute.
I waited patiently, but the two goblins showed no sign of moving elsewhere. They were squeaking and flirting, as if they were joking.
Should I give up as it is? Should I stop by somewhere else? So, it was difficult to get the timing right.
Several thoughts crossed my mind.
Rokhan stared into the distance.
His eyes were directed to the inside of the weapon store. Thanks to the smashed door, the flames that had just begun to attach acted as lighting.
'do.'
Rokan, who was determined, moved secretly.
Slowly, but not too slowly.
Lokhan, who approached while checking their vision, flew away like a thunderbolt.
Whiik! Fuck!
"Kieek!"
I shot the back of the head of the goblin who was turning around with the stone I picked up. The goblin's body twisted and staggered as he was properly rotated up to his waist.
"Awake!"
It's easy to ignore the jjangdol, but except for durability, it was a great weapon that was comparable to the beginner's weapon in the beginning.
'Maybe it wasn't enough.'
It was critical, but it was not enough to defeat it at once. The stone that took the back of his head without a helmet was stained with blood, but he grabbed his head and didn't die.
But it's okay. It's just to buy time anyway.
"Keeo!"
Instead of hitting him one after another, Rokhan attacked another goblin by his side.
flinch.
Rokhan's right hand, which was raised again, twitched and then glanced up. It seems that the time for the attack has passed, but there is no news.
Chark!
At that time, a handful of sand was scattered from Lokhan's left hand. Off-beat attack using time difference!
There was no damage, but when the view was blocked, he rubbed his eyes and stepped back.
Rokan didn't miss the chance. He passed them and he flung himself into the weapon shop.
"Got it!"
And I put the weapon in my hand.
[Your strength is low. Weapon use is restricted.]
[Attack speed reduced by 20%.]
[Attack power reduced by 30%.]
[Stamina consumption increases by 50%.]
"Sheesh."
There was a restriction because of the basic strength value, but it doesn't matter. I'm not going to write right now.
Rokhan threw a weapon into his inventory and ran for the next one.
"Kirit! Queek!"
At that time, angry goblins stormed into the weapon shop. Dangling a knife-like dagger and crudely ill-fitting leather armor, he lunged at Lokhan.
Whiik! puck!
But what greeted them was a small hatchet. The sharp ax blade pierced the forehead with precision.
In the case of a thrown weapon, if you don't have a knack for it, the hilt side may collide and end up with just an impact, but Rokhan could do that level of throwing with his eyes closed. The hatchet was his favorite secondary weapon.
"It's just the two of us now"
shit... … .
Rokhan gave the surviving goblin a wicked grin.
"Kee-it!"
However, the goblins did not give up either. He knew that they were dangerous people, but they shouted and courageously attacked them because they had already killed most of the villagers.
And after a while, they became cold corpses with their foreheads cracked open.
"Twai, this little bastard is messing about."
Lorkhan stomped on his corpse, pulled out the hatchet, and left the weapon shop.
But there was no level up. Originally, at least one level would have risen, but since it was a tutorial, it was impossible to accumulate experience points.
[Outstanding achievement! You have defeated an opponent stronger than you.]
[You have acquired the title 'A born fighter'.]
[A born fighter] [Normal]
You can be proud of your talent for fighting, having defeated an opponent 3 or more levels stronger than yourself.
[Retention Effect]
-strength +1
Instead, it was recognized as an achievement and won the title.
At the same time, though weak, I felt that my strength had grown stronger. This was The Road's proprietary 'title effect'.
It was the 'achievement system' that made Rokan the king of violence and created countless superhumans.
A system that accumulates and increases stats or grants special effects as special actions or near-impossible achievements are accomplished.
Because of that, it was not possible to become the top tier simply by catching and growing monsters of a similar level, but rather being eaten by opponents with a lower level than oneself.
Conversely, as long as they were able to accumulate tremendous achievements in a row, they could walk the path of absoluteness with a latecomer, minority, or individual body.
And he called the 10 strongest men who walked that path the Royal Roaders.
It meant those closest to The Road and walking towards it.
Lokhan was one of these Royal Loaders in a previous life (I don't know if he died and came back, but he decided to call himself a past life for distinction).
He received the title of king and reigned as the subject of everyone's fear. Of course, all of the other Royal Loaders were those who had achieved several 'unbelievable' achievements.
In the end, I realized how weak I was and that all I had was a good name.
But this time it was different. Because he knew how to acquire strength that was incomparable to that time, and how to become a true king of violence.
This was just the beginning.