The MP Guild's countermeasures meeting ended there.
The guy who was reporting disappeared somewhere using the rune book, and Firia stayed behind and began to focus on leveling up with the other guild members.
'It's nothing.'
The reason he's here is that he's at least level 70.
It's Rokan. His stats have been blown up by training and title effects, and his control skills he's accumulated from his previous life are amazing, so he's going alone.
In that respect, Firria's skills weren't bad, but it was hard to say that they were good either.
'Exactly the same level of movement, exactly that level of judgment.'
Like most guys who stood out in the beginning, they seem to be ahead of the curve right now because of their good physical abilities, but from an expert point of view, a long run was unreasonable.
Feeling that there was nothing more to see, Lokhan turned and went on his way again.
* * *
Rokan's destination is Qingming Lake. After running for another 15 minutes, a scene that seemed to come out of a fairy tale unfolded.
"I'm lucky that no one is there"
Is Rokan lucky, or is this place unpopular?
I didn't know it, but being able to cook and eat alone without disturbing others was a huge advantage.
"Let's see… … . Great!"
The next thing to obtain after the 'Forest Monster Fruit' was 'Clean Meat'. They get their meat by catching animals that grew up drinking the water of Cheongmyeong Lake.
There was no specific type, so if you were lucky, you could catch a rabbit and complete the quest.
"I'm really lucky this time."
And there were all of them in front of Rokhan. Only the number of preemptive animals corresponding to levels 70 to 80 exceeded ten.
Usually, they look out for each other and drink water and disappear, but the turbid energy of humans stimulated all of them. As promised, they surrounded Rokhan and prepared to attack at any moment.
"Krrrr… … ."
But Rokan smiled brightly.
For him who was in a hurry to level up, this situation was welcome.
"Let's play!"
Rokhan attacked without delay.
Berserk can be used, but the proficiency did not rise well in that state. It's still a time for growth, so I'm going to leave it as a last resort.
For that reason, the choice was made quickly!
I made up my mind to dig in first and break them individually before they launched a pincer attack.
"Kwang!"
As Rokhan's eyes glowed, they attacked in a fit of panic. It looks like a fight between invaders and guardians, but it doesn't matter. Because he is an aggressor.
Rokhan let out a hearty laugh as he split the head of a blue wolf that charged him.
"Feel so good!"
In the case of humanoid monsters, they sometimes have secondary jobs, but monsters other than that have unconditionally strengthened racial characteristics.
Because of that, most users who were not familiar with the movements of animals had difficulty, but Lokhan was different. He was the one who had fought countless battles with animals, humans, undead, and other types of monsters he had never seen before.
The movements of those who were not even level 100 were so obvious that he was confident that he would defeat them even if their abilities were ahead of him.
"Kheheheheung!"
And immediately exploded a war cry. Thanks to the effect of the Lion King's sealed helmet, they killed their spirits at once.
It instilled fear into the beast's instincts, and made not only them, but the entire Cheongmyeong Lake tremble.
"Shoulder charge!"
cooong!
The massive body of the bloody bear fell with a heavy impact sound like a car crash. His chest caved in, and his front legs lost strength and rattled as he tried to strike.
The others were no exception. Even if they ran away on their own, in a situation where they might let go, those who were swept away by madness and attacked like moths could never be Lokhan's opponents.
In an instant, the surroundings turned into a sea of blood, and their blood flowed into the Cheongmyeong Lake.
-Who is polluting the lake!
"shit."
At that time, Rokhan's spirit, drunk in the heat of battle, returned. The moment their red blood flowed into the transparent Lake of Cheongmyeong, a voice came from the lake.
[Lake Knight Artwight][Lv 100]
The guardian of the Qingming Lake stood up with an expression of anger.
His body, made of lake water, soon took on a proper shape.
From a spirit-like appearance, he gradually changed into a real human form, revealing his hostility towards Lorkhan.
"I forgot this."
It is said that a long time ago, a knight who loved the spirit of the lake swore to remain as a guardian even after death, but since the level was as high as 100, even Rokan expressed disapproval.
This was because Trinsik's graduation level was level 100.
Moving from Kton to Trinsic was fine even if you didn't achieve a certain level, but getting out of Trinsic was different.
If a person who did not reach level 100 recklessly left Trinsik, he could die without doing anything and come back.
The meaning of level 100 was so great, and the difference in power between level 99 and level 100 was huge.
"Should I bounce and come back?"
So it was not strange that Rokhan felt burdened by him. He had already reached level 100 in terms of ability, but the strength of level 100 does not come only from ability.
It was because there was a combination skill.
The existence of a combination skill that can be created by combining the skills obtained from the primary and secondary occupations with one's actions made an overwhelming difference in force.
That's why even Rokan couldn't guarantee victory and thought of running away. Once you leave Qingming Lake and come back, the lake knight will be gone.
"There is no need to deal with this guy already."
Even if it wasn't an artwight, I always had to fight a level 100 monster. Because that is the condition for the 3rd job change.
Catching a level 100 monster at level 99, and thus proving your skills.
There were not a few people who couldn't do that and couldn't get out of Trinsic for a long time because their ankles were caught.
But it didn't have to be now. I don't know if it will be applied retroactively later, but once this guy was a beggar.
As for the difficulty level, among the 100-level monsters around Trinsik, there are no items other than the japtem 'Essence of the Lake' that drop on the highest level monsters.
"… … wait "
A hypothesis popped up in Rokhan's head, thinking up to that point.
If the purpose of the materian is to study the purifying power of the Qingming Lake, what role can the essence of the lake play?
Recalling that he could not get a useful achievement if the quest moved only as he wanted, Rokhan turned his body back to escape.
He raised his battle ax as if he had no choice but to face the approaching knight of the lake, emitting bloody momentum towards himself.
"Little thing, let's try it!"
Come to think of it, there was nothing I couldn't do. Compared to level 99, the poor armor could be covered with the Sealed Helmet of the Lion King, and the weapon's weak attack power could be covered to some extent with the title effect.
Moreover, his stats were higher than at the time he normally raised them to level 99.
It's a pity that the skill level is lacking, but he also seemed to be able to do something with his own experience.
"Come on, you mystic bastard!"
- Those who pollute the lake, apologize with death!
The lake knight did not hesitate and rushed straight ahead.
The moment you land on the ground from the lake, you lose the 'blessing of immortality', but the majesty of the 100th level did not go anywhere.
With a ferocious force never seen before, he attacked Rokan and immediately launched a powerful slash.
- Aqua Slushy!
"Fuck, it's a combination skill from the start!"
The Knight of the Lake was a tertiary job that was a combination of a Knight and a Elementalist. Thanks to this, his sword possessed the power of the Force and the Spirit at the same time, and Rokhan threw himself away without daring to think about colliding.
"Leaf Attack!"
There was no target for attack. It was just to get out of his range by jumping.
Rokan's body, which hastily hit the ground, jumped 10 meters away at once, and quickly rotated his body to take a defensive posture.
Combination skills were scary, but the power of 'Force', which can be learned from the 3rd job advancement, was also absolute. It's not as good as the 'Aura' that can be learned later, but it's a basic skill that can greatly amplify attack power by putting mana into a weapon.
It's only level 100, so you won't be able to maintain it for a long time, but since it's a skill that can be turned on and off instantaneously, you need to be careful.
However, Lokhan had a skill that could offset that.
as soon as… … .
"Berserk!"
Although the force was not imbued with Berserk, the greatly enhanced attack power would exert the power of not being pushed back even if it collided with the sword imbued with the force.
Caang! Caang! kang! kang!
Of course, every time the weapon collided with each other, it was inevitable that the durability would be greatly reduced.
'Ah, my repair fee!'
However, even while suffering from the cost of repairing the Battle Axe, which was half destroyed, Rokhan's eyes shone sharply.
Even though life was falling due to the magic damage added little by little each time the weapon collided, the battle itself felt worthwhile.
- Aqua Slushy!
"dash!"
Then, the only thing to be careful of was the combination skill. Since it is an offensive power that has no answer when receiving it head-on, I used a dash or leaf attack to avoid it and aimed for an opening in reverse.
"Shoulder charge!"
- Aqua Guard!
cooong!
Instead of focusing on the power of one hit, it is a combination skill of sword shield and aqua shield that covers the gaping aqua slush.
Rokan bit his lip at the combination skill of the guy who was sincere in both workshops. While enduring the pain of the sharp cut on the shoulder gauntlet made of the forest lizardman's leather, he rather pushed his body further into the beast.
"Kuk!"
Damn!
Since he was wearing Berserk anyway, it was fine with his life force. As long as his head isn't cut or his heart is pierced, he can recover as much as he wants after the skill ends.
As Rokhan threw himself more violently, his defense skills were broken.
As he was pushed back from strength and power, his sword bounced and his posture was disturbed.
"strike!"
- Escape!
The moment Rokhan broke through the defenses and tried to drive the ax into him, his third combination skill was activated.
An escape skill similar to the one built into Lorkhan's Ring. Offensive, defensive, and even the survival period, the cooldown is long, but it was to grant a certain ability to evade once.
It was a passage that showed that Artwight, the knight of the lake, was not called the strongest among level 100 monsters for nothing.
"Dirty is dirty."
Knowing that, Rokan prepared to attack again while licking his lips as if regretting it.
Since I already knew what his combination skill was, I also knew that I couldn't avoid it anymore.
"Then let's do it right now"
Lokhan grinned at Artwight, who had nowhere else to retreat