"It's a waste of money, but I can't help it."
Before leaving town again, Lokhan went into a general store and bought an item. It was an item called 'Safety Guard' that could set a safe zone in a non-combat state.
It was a marble the size of a pebble, and when thrown on the ground in a non-combat state, it set a safe zone of 2 meters, but instead boasted a high price of 30 silver per piece.
However, it was not a problem at all for Lokhan now. Blood Chaser bought all his equipment from the auction house before fighting him, so he had quite a bit of extra money.
"It's for emergencies."
Moreover, the only time I needed a safety guard was after using Berserk. If it wasn't for Berserk's aftereffects, he was confident that he would smash them even if he brought them in a truck.
"The speed of the quest will be a little slower, but it won't be a problem."
Rokan filled his inventory with consumables and immediately activated the rune book.
* * *
The place where Rokhan arrived was a field where a blitz of battles had taken place.
As soon as I arrived, I was a little nervous about a surprise attack, but fortunately or unfortunately, there were no attackers.
It seems that the problem was that he wiped them out at once. If I had known it would be like this, I would have pretended to be tough on purpose.
"Babes, are you scared already?"
For some reason, Lokhan, who cursed at those who didn't have a regretful heart, moved on.
"Let's see how long it stays frozen."
Still, since the post on the bulletin board is becoming an issue, there will be a response soon.
The atmosphere changed as we licked our lips and went deeper into the forest.
From now on, it was an area where only powerful monsters of at least level 70 appeared. The level was the same as the forest lizardmen, but there would be a big difference in combat power, so Rokhan was a little nervous.
'This neighborhood is still quiet.'
The map was wide, but it was difficult to easily check the popularity of people who said they were doing it because there were many cases in the 50s and 60s. Although there was intermittent battle noise that could be heard from a distance, it seemed that there was not much overlap between traffic lines or hunting grounds. They must be hunting for their own good neck.
"Let's see… … . There he is."
But Rokan was different. He'd better settle down to level up too, but he had someone to look for now.
A forest monster, a giant tree monster.
The way to find the one who is also called the walking dead tree was simple. In the place where it passed, small sprouts sprouted.
If it goes out of a certain range, the effect disappears and withers, but there are sprouts stretching their heads in green places where they recently passed, so it was easy to find them just by following them.
"It feels like something is destroying the ecosystem… … ."
Lorkhan, riskily walking only on the floor to find the trail, immediately ran in the direction it seemed to have moved.
And without a clear route, it flew towards the walking guy.
"Leaf Attack!"
Quaang!
The orc battle ax crashed into the body of the forest monster, and hard bark and sap burst out in all directions like a fountain of blood. It is a shell known for its high defense, but in front of Lokhan's power, it was like silken tofu.
"Let's finish it quickly!"
The following shoulder charge!
When the shoulder was firmly protected by the shoulder armor, the second explosion occurred without time for the body to regenerate.
"strike!"
One more time for my friend!
It seems like a random attack, but Rokhan's attack, which deals damage at once, was the same as the standard for forest monsters.
If you leave it as it is, it will regenerate endlessly and grow twigs to annoy you.
For that reason, it was necessary to concentrate the blows in a short period of time to pierce the defense and rip out the 'essence'.
"Eutcha!"
Tilting! cooong!
The attack took effect immediately. After removing the blue essence located in the deepest part of its body, the giant forest monster's body began to lean and dry rapidly.
In addition, the fruits hanging from its branches withered away, but Lokhan didn't care.
Like when dealing with the forest lizardmen, you can leave them alive and collect fruits, but these fruits will drop even if you kill them.
Rather than wasting time on forest monsters that are difficult to deal with, he decided to eat only drop items.
"Damn it, this is why I hate forest monsters."
However, the fruit of the forest monster did not drop from the beginning. Although it is a quest item, the drop rate is not high.
"Well, if you squeeze it, it will come out someday."
The good thing is that it is made of wood, so the taste is quite good.
Putting the battle ax over his shoulder again, Lokhan started moving in search of the next trail.
Until it comes out!
He knew better than anyone else that the basics of the game were nogada, so instead of blaming luck, he started running hard to catch even one more bird.
"What was next?"
It took longer than expected because the number of forest monsters was small and they were constantly wandering around, but Rokhan was able to collect all the quest items without difficulty.
However, he did not return to the village immediately. Rather than going back and forth, he wanted to collect all the quest items required for the next step and go back and clear them all at once.
And in the end, Rokhan succeeded in coming up with a place he needed for his next quest.
"yes! Qingming Lake."
Cheongmyeong Lake was a very clear and clean lake located in the heart of the wild forest. Drinking it gave you a buff that increased your mental power for a certain period of time, so later, it was also a place where wizards would pack empty bottles and bring back a full bottle.
The next target is the monsters, herbs, and fish in the lake that roam around Cheongmyeong Lake.
Recalling the order, Rokhan set the direction with the magic map and started moving.
* * *
"You assholes! I mean, I can't catch one."
As I was walking for a while, I heard a voice filled with anger. A voice more like a one-sided rebuke than a conversation.
It was quite close, so even Rokhan peeked out of curiosity.
'Oh, that bastard... … .'
The owner of the voice was none other than the master of the MP Guild. It was a typical pretentious customization, with long golden hair hanging down to the shoulders, but it was somehow familiar.
'Where did you see it'
He had seen the MP Guild Master a few times in his previous life, but it didn't seem like it was because of that.
"That post, what are you going to do?"
"Well, if I don't respond, it won't disappear on its own… … ."
"I haven't seen it already posted on the topic. How many people have seen it, but they're still saying that.
It seemed that he was somehow quiet, but he seemed to be responding with inaction.
But the Master of the MP Guild was right. The PK group, whose momentum has been weakened once, is no longer an object of fear.
'Still, he's a guy with thoughts.'
If the fact that they avoid Lokhan is revealed, or if they feel such a nuance, even ordinary users will forget their fear of them.
If so, it could have been backfired. It was for that reason that Rokan dared to hit the keyboard.
so jump in Willingly or unwillingly, attach again, and call the pocket again.
Such an intention was hidden in Rokan's post.
"Firia-sama, no Master, calm down. I'll solve it somehow... … ."
"So how are you going to solve it? I'm going to go die again and donate the item. Fuck! I'm sure it's not that bastard nucleus."
"Yes, I received a response to my one-on-one inquiry. All I can tell you is that it's normal play... … ."
"You assholes! How could that be a normal play, did they get paid and ate it, or are they hunks who can't even catch the hack? Damn, how much money did I put in here… … ."
It seemed that he even put in a one-on-one inquiry. And you must have received an answer that there was nothing wrong with it.
As far as Lorkhan knew, no nuclear program had ever appeared on The Road.
'Even the name Phiria sounds like a beggar. Are you a pervert'
These were not worth listening to, but Rokhan watched a little more. Knowing their response will make dealing with them easier.
"Or make it! After throwing some ground rice, you can do a little bit of public opinion. I don't know that eradicating nukes is justice. Let's use our brains!"
'What'
The words that came out of Phyria's mouth, who had been having a temper for a while, were somewhat surprising even for Rokan. Or he made it like that, I didn't think that a guy who could do this already would come out, but that made it more fun. I don't know, because station tours are the most fun.
'Firia... … Yes, that was him.'
I can tell by looking at those dirty eyes. He recalled why her girlish ID and sly face, called Pirija, were in her memory.
The guy who said he was dating his ex-girlfriend Lim Soo-hee.
They said it was flying a little on the road, but it seemed like it was really good. It won't matter much later, but in the early game, the MP guild was quite a fart.
Although he was rather caught up in the image of acting as if he was doing volunteer work and charity work in order to manage his image, he ended up sitting somewhere in the middle.
'Wait, then was he the one who dropped the cloak of stealth?'
I thought maybe it was Lim Soo-hee who gave me the cloak of stealth as a gift.
The other day, I had heard the story of Pyria, and if it was enough to carry that much item, it would be difficult unless I was at least the guild master's girlfriend.
'Hehe! I didn't know it would help like this.'
Sorry, I thought it would have put her in a difficult position. There was no way Lokhan would do anything like that.
Already, Im Soo-hee was just an old person who couldn't even remember what she looked like or whether she had a mole on her right cheek. She was so badly hurt in her previous life that she didn't leave a piece of her heart behind, and she would be lucky if she didn't have any remnants.
'In hindsight, that was the beginning.'
I just remembered. Come to think of it, it was because of Lim Soo-hee that she started The Road in her previous life.
Back in the days when I was a nerd, when I heard that she was into The Road, I started playing the game to see her at least once in the game.
However, Lim Soo-hee not only refused bitterly, but also killed and harassed Rokan several times by ordering older brothers she knew.
It was then that Lokhan fell in love with her.
'Something like that happened. Wait, were those bastards at that time the MP Guild?
For a moment, Rokhan's expression became vicious. It was really painful in many ways. Even if Lim Soo-hee doesn't remember, the pain of that day is enough to remember.
"And send some of them down to the Blood Chasers. Later, I told Mother that I would give full support for unlocking the count and leveling up, and instead tell him not to think about coming up until he catches that bastard!"
Firia even made a decision to transfer some of the elite members of the MP guild to Blood Chaser in order to catch Rokan. Once his face was sold, it would not be easy to return to the MP Guild, but he felt a sense of crisis that his plan would collapse entirely if he missed the timing.
'It must be fun.'
Perhaps their level is around 70. It was clear that he was currently at the top of The Road.
Unlike the members of the Blood Chasers, who were only in the early levels of 50-60, the proficiency in the secondary job would be quite high, and they would be confident in the control, but Lokhan was not worried at all.
He judged that no matter what equipment and titles they had, they could not be his opponents.
It wasn't pride, it was reality.
'I'm already curious about what kind of expression they'll make if I beat them up'
A bleak smile crept across Rokhan's face as he watched them.