"Whoa! It's easy."
Rokan said lightly, as if he were jogging, but what he did was never light.
How could it be such a light task to smash through 20 old tomb skeletons in 10 minutes and break through a third of the dungeon? It was also a dungeon with a level considerably higher than his level.
It wouldn't be strange to say that it was an achievement in itself, but the system didn't react. Considering the achievements that have already been made, this is nothing new.
"Let's see… … ."
Rokan, who had been running so unstoppably, took a breath at some point. Other enemies will appear from now on.
I wasn't afraid, but I was going to do some maintenance for a while.
[Race] Human [Gender] Male
[Level] 22 [Job] Berserker
[Owned titles] Born fighter, natural fighter, descendant of David, 17 to 1 man, nothing is impossible!, Nooooh, Noah Oki, My Neighborhood Merchant, Indomitable Will, Honored Orc Warrior who caught an Orc fighter at level 1, Rat Hunter, Seeer of Lies, Seeker
[Life] 1,110/1,110 [Mana] 30/150
[Hungry level] 10 [Thirst level] 7 [Status] normal
[Strength] 132 [Agility] 63 [Stamina] 111
[Competence] 96 [Intelligence] 15 [Wisdom] 12
[Weight/Gross Weight] 89/300
[Spare stats] 105
After catching the Orc fighter, I didn't feel the need for it, so I had already accumulated over 100 spare stats. There is no need to invest for the time being, but I boldly put it in to speed up the hunting even a little.
[Race] Human [Gender] Male
[Level] 22 [Job] Berserker
[Owned titles] Born fighter, natural fighter, descendant of David, 17 to 1 man, nothing is impossible!, Nooooh, Noah Oki, My Neighborhood Merchant, Indomitable Will, Honored Orc Warrior who caught an Orc fighter at level 1, Rat Hunter, Seeer of Lies, Seeker
[Life] 1,200/1,200 [Mana] 30/390
[Hungry level] 10 [Thirst level] 7 [Status] normal
[Muscle] 200 [Agility] 63 [Stamina] 120
[Competence] 100 [Intelligence] 39 [Wisdom] 12
[Weight/Gross Weight] 89/300
[Spare stats] 0
"It's pretty good"
Only the strength ability is 200! It was a staggering number indeed.
As if it wasn't just a change in numbers, as soon as I invested in my extra abilities, I felt my strength seething.
If an old tomb skeleton appeared right now, it seemed like he could crush it with just his grip.
"Since I have to work on my proficiency now… … ."
In addition, this time, I invested quite a bit in intelligence. This is to increase the maximum amount of mana and increase the proficiency necessary for skill level up. I felt proud when I matched the stamina and strength to 120 and 100, respectively.
Compared to his heyday, his stats were still poor, but he thought he was ready for a battle worthy of a battle.
"Okay, let's just shoot up to 30."
To raise 10 levels in just three days. He's already 2 levels up, but Lokhan himself knew best how ridiculous the declaration of 8 more levels was.
But oddly enough, I didn't think it would be difficult. No, it wasn't enough, so I even thought that there might be time left.
I grabbed the ax again and started heading further inward.
dalgrak dalgrak!
When I crossed the 'boundary', I heard the walking sound of the skeleton again. The friendly creak of a cartilageless crash made Lokhan immediately prepare to run.
[Grave Skeleton][Lv 27]
The appearance is similar, but it is different from the guys I was dealing with a while ago. The color of the bones was whiter and harder. The title of 'old' was dropped and the level was 2 degrees higher.
"dash! strike!"
Ppogak!
Of course, for Rokan, the difference was that the hand taste was better.
Wedge!
At that time, something passed the side of Lokhan's cheek with a short burst of air.
[Grave Skeleton Archer][Lv 28]
The combination of archers was added. In the narrow terrain of the cave, the archer's momentum was quite fierce as he fired without considering the danger of his allies.
"Now I'm going to warm up a bit!"
However, Rokhan only welcomed his appearance.
Rokhan cut his ax diagonally at the grave skeleton that stood in his way, shattering the collarbone first, and stomping on the fallen skull to crush it as he charged forward.
"porridge… … what!"
Then other grave skeletons appeared, but they were ignored. The flying arrow lightly ricocheted off his body and hit him with his shoulder first.
Shoulder charge!
The stats that increase basic defense, and the shoulders that were hardened thanks to the tenacity engulfed his chest like an artillery shell.
Although the skill hadn't come out yet, this was also one of the techniques Lokhan often used in his previous life.
"Shoot… … . kill… … ."
"Eat this!"
As soon as it collapsed, I turned around. He vigorously threw a throwing hatchet at the additional archers.
baek!
Even without throwing skills, the power of the hand ax thrown for its intended purpose was enormous. When I got a stat bonus and bumped into it, I didn't lock myself in, but rather broke the bones and passed by.
"Kheheheheung!"
In the war cry that followed, the focus disappeared for a moment in the blurry eyes of the tomb skeletons. The level is high, but the overwhelming difference in stats made me faint at the moment.
And in the meantime, Lokhan had considerably narrowed the distance with them.
"strike!"
This time the ax was swung sideways. Grabbing his hilt for a long spin, Lokhan's body formed a circle, and the ax blade and the bones that hit the hilt screamed in unison. Bone fragments flew like cherry blossoms.
"ruler! Let's have fun, friends!"
Somehow his bones quivered as Rokhan straightened his posture and grinned at the new tomb skeletons.
But it was probably an illusion.
* * *
"Berserk!"
Rokhan's eyes turned red and his muscles bulged. Her whole body was filled with explosive power, which was released to the enemy through a scream.
"Kheheheheung!"
A skeletal warrior with twinkling eyes.
As expected of a boss monster in a dungeon, he quickly came to his senses, but Rokhan was already running right in front of him.
"strike!"
Quick!
When he severed his collarbone, which was already a wreck, his arm trembled, and when he kicked his leg, his body rotated 180 degrees. With his light body, he couldn't withstand even Lokhan's low kick.
"Let's finish!"
The cool touch of the orc battle ax touched the nape of the head first.
But it was only a moment. Because the moment I felt it, all the nerve circuits connected to my magic had already been cut off.
[You have leveled up.]
"Cancel!"
With the notification of level up, Rokan forcibly shut down Berserk. As a counteraction, the damage equivalent to 50% of his total health came in for a moment, but he was able to withstand that much. Because through leveling up, all of the health has already been filled.
However, what was unbearable at any time was the 50% reduction in stats that lasted for 10 minutes.
"Whoa! Safe with a margin."
Rokan, who threw his limp body like water-soaked cotton on the floor, quietly checked his level.
Finally level 30! Even though it was still only daytime on the third day, the target level was easily achieved.
Even though it was a secret dungeon, there was nothing special like a dungeon in a beginner area. Around the cemetery under the moon, Rokhan was able to take it all alone. The boss was only a level 30 skeleton warrior who was a little stronger than the grave skeleton.
At that level, I was able to take on opponents without using Berserk. Even so, using Berserk was nothing more or less than a task to raise proficiency in advance.
In this way, after catching the Skeleton Warrior, Lokhan waited until the aftereffects were over, then went back the way he came and repeatedly hit the Regen Grave Skeleton and Grave Skeleton Archer. Thanks to repeating it, the level rose steadily.
Except for the intermittent use of bandages to raise the first aid skill, there were no consumables used other than food to fill the empty stomach.
On the contrary, the money and items that came in every time I caught the Grave Skeleton Series and Skeleton Warriors were piled up in my inventory.
"Thanks to that, I got quite a bit of money"
In particular, the 'Skeleton Warrior Series', which is dropped by the boss monster Skeleton Warrior, was a equipment that was in the limelight enough to be called a school uniform for close combat. Lokhan had already collected dozens of them or a full set. Originally, the drop rate was not high, but there were times when two or three parts fell at the same time, whether it was because of the initial bonus or if it was really a chubby this time.
"With this money… … It will be about seed money."
In addition, the amount of money he had right away was 1 gold and 80 silver. If it was this much, it would be good to make something with seed money.
For him, who knows the future, it was not difficult to gain market profits through hoarding.
"For now, I need to get this sorted out quickly."
But there were limitations here.
I had to move to the next city where the auction house was applied to really see the capital gains. Buying and selling items only by shouting in the plaza was hard to see the proper trading profit.
"Let's go out now"
Having made up his mind like that, Rokan got up as soon as Berserk's first aftereffects were over.
It was a pity to leave the bonanza-like hunting ground, but that's okay. I'm thinking of selling the way to enter this place. It was a dungeon that gave generously until the end.
"As expected, guild guys would be nice."
It seemed like it could be sold at a fairly high price considering the level of the skull warrior drop item, which can be leveled up quickly before going to the orc camp.
Currently, the guild system is not applied, but there are guys who share cloaks with guild patterns among themselves in preparation for the future.
But that was a story after he had dealt with his own affairs.
Rokan, who opened the quest window and confirmed again that the promised day with Steroian was over, entered the city on the third day.
* * *
"It's still the same."
The inside of the city was not much different from three days ago.
In the meantime, massacres occurred due to the curse of the plague, and there was an emergency patch for Condor, but the curse of the plague did not spread as big an event as it did in the previous life. It was thanks to Steroian's stepping out to relieve the plague of some NPCs.
Rokan, who was confined to the dungeon, did not know that, but he knew through the patch notes that the curse of the plague had been properly completed.
So, Rokhan walked confidently through the village, filled up the worn bandages, and disposed of the japtem.
"Okay, I paid it back."
I stopped by the berserkers guild and paid off the money I borrowed from the bank employee. Even so, the amount of money he had was over 1 gold and 50 silver, so he could give this much with a smile.
Finally, Rokhan headed to the wizard's guild with Steroian.
"Steroian-nim, I'm here."
When I went straight to the second floor and opened the door to Steroian, Steroian was studying something just like last time.
'also… … .'
Is it real this time, or is it fake again?
When he was contemplating whether to summon the servant of truth or not, fortunately Steroian greeted him first. This time it was real.
"Come. sorry last time I'm in a hurry too."
"it's okay. So, did you find the culprit?"
"No, I couldn't find out if he entered after receiving a formal quest. There were no eyewitnesses... … ."
It seemed that he had searched all the people who received the request from the police post. But unless they're idiots, there's no way they handled things so honestly.
Of course, the search for traces failed, and I tried to find out in every way, but it was in vain. There's no way the guys who decided to hide behind their eyes could not have left such a lax trace.
'Then you can't find it'
It was too flimsy to see. There are no CCTVs like in modern times, but isn't there an almighty key called 'magic' in this world?
"So I decided to read the memory of the earth."
'also.'
It was also. Steroian, like a high-ranking wizard, presented magic as an answer, an almighty key that makes sense in any situation.
'But there must be something wrong'
"But there is a problem."
As expected, he made a slightly troubled expression.
Otherwise, there would be no reason to call Rokhan here.
"In fact, the reason I called you here today was out of concern, but in the end it turns out like this. Could you please do me a favor?"
It was the activation of a new quest.