70. Orc Shaman
The group of five men was waiting for Black Scythe to leave his spot.
"Oh? Look there. Black Scythe is entering the house?"
"Until now only the woman went inside."
"Is he trying to lure the orcs himself this time?"
"But why is that woman leaving her position?"
As they were watching with puzzled eyes, that's when.
Crash-
They saw Black Scythe burst out as the door shattered.
"What? Black Scythe is being chased by orcs!"
"Is that possible? The great Black Scythe?"
They had seen him cut off orcs' limbs dozens of times.
He's definitely not someone who would be scared of 10 orcs.
"Huh? Wait. What's that thing chasing behind?"
"The one with a staff and mask?"
"It looks over 2m tall?"
"Since it's bigger than other orcs, could it be a boss?"
"A boss?"
Its appearance and build were on a different level from regular orcs.
Moreover, players who have played many games could guess what kind of skills it might use from the shaman-like mask on its staff.
"Don't tell me it wasn't an orc respawn point but summoning?"
Sure enough.
The boss that additionally summoned 10 orcs surrounds Black Scythe.
Clang- Clang-!
A total of 20 orcs keep swinging their axes and Black Scythe trapped inside dances around.
"Crazy, he's dodging all that?"
"Wow... He's a monster."
While some were amazed at Black Scythe's feat, others saw an opportunity.
"Guys. This is no time to be dazed."
"Why?"
"That guy that seems to be the boss. It's completely defenseless."
"Oh? You're right."
The Orc Shaman's attention was completely focused on Black Scythe.
If they jumped over the palisade and attacked from behind, they might be able to steal the boss.
"What should we do? Steal it?"
"I don't know..."
"This is our only chance. Choose quickly."
"What if Black Scythe notices us?"
"He won't. He's completely preoccupied dealing with the orcs right now."
That was certainly true.
It didn't look like a situation where he could break through the orcs.
If he could, he would have done so already.
"If he asks later why we stole it, we can make the excuse that we were trying to save him because it looked dangerous."
"Oh, that would really work?"
"What do you think? Want to join in stealing it?"
"I'm in."
"Me too."
The group that came to an agreement crossed the palisade one by one.
They approached the Orc Shaman's back stealthily like thieving cats.
It was still focused only on Black Scythe, not knowing there were enemies behind it.
'Good. We attack on the count of three.'
'Okay.'
They gripped their weapons while exchanging signals with eye contact.
'One, two...'
Just as they were about to attack the Orc Shaman simultaneously.
'Three...'
Darkness covered their vision.
"Huh?!"
"What!"
They unconsciously let out cries in surprise.
"Mmph!"
The group quickly covered their mouths, but the Orc Shaman had already noticed the enemies behind it and distanced itself.
"Chweek? Chweeeeeeeeeek-!"
Was it angry at almost being ambushed?
The Orc Shaman that was shouting especially loudly raised its staff high.
Whoosh-
As their eyes adjusted to the darkness, the group saw.
The orcs that were surrounding Black Scythe were summoned in front of them.
"Gasp...!"
"D-damn, we're screwed..."
A situation where they were helplessly surrounded by 20 orcs.
"Chweek! Chweeeek!"
Following their master's order, the orcs started swinging their axes simultaneously.
Thud thud! Thud- Thwack! Crack-!
Dull sounds were heard.
"H-help, guk!"
"Kek!"
Short screams were heard too.
Sounds of something being crushed and broken were heard.
Unlike Black Scythe, the men had no skill to block simultaneous axe swings.
They struggled even against five orcs, so this was the end for them.
* * *
Though the orcs suddenly disappeared, Ryumin wasn't surprised.
Rather, he looked in the direction the orcs moved as if he had expected it.
The summoned orcs that were attacking him were now surrounding someone else.
It was obvious who was surrounded.
The group of five that had been badmouthing him and Min Juri.
'Looks like they were caught trying to steal the Orc Shaman.'
Ryumin deliberately lured the Orc Shaman outside.
He could have killed it inside the house, but he acted like he was being chased by orcs for a test.
And he lured the group of five while blocking attacks from 20 orcs.
'Would they try to steal the Orc Shaman or not?'
It was a kind of personality test.
To see if they would try to steal the Orc Shaman taking advantage of him being in danger.
The result?
As you can see, it was as expected.
'As I thought. I figured they would target the shaman.'
It was exactly the kind of personality he had anticipated.
'The price for failing the test is death.'
He cast Night of Death timed with when they were about to ambush the Orc Shaman.
It became dark and the Orc Shaman's aggro turned towards the group of five.
As a result, they all became minced meat without exception.
He felt no sympathy.
Because they were guys trying to take advantage of someone else's danger for their own gain.
'They could have lived if they weren't so greedy.'
He clearly gave them a chance.
A chance to live.
It was entirely their choice to choose death.
Ryumin walked step by step holding his scythe.
"Chweek? Chweeeek!"
The Orc Shaman spotted him and pointed its staff.
Orcs rush towards him holding axes.
But.
Slash-!
The moment they entered Ryumin's range, fountains of green blood burst forth.
The orcs collapsed without even swinging their weapons once.
The result was the same even when several clung to him.
They were mercilessly sliced the moment they entered his range, as if ground in a blender.
An attack speed so fast it couldn't be seen with the naked eye.
It might look that way even more due to the semi-transparent effect applied.
'But the attack speed has definitely increased, hasn't it?'
The difference from before was clearly noticeable.
'Bless, Swift, and the 50% attack speed increase effect when night falls on top of that.'
No wonder it was fast enough to be invisible to the eye.
"Chweek?"
The Orc Shaman opened its eyes in surprise as all its summons were sliced without a trace.
"Chweek! Chweek!"
Just as the excited shaman was about to summon again with its staff.
Thud-
Ryumin who instantly reached right in front of it with his fast movement speed hooked his scythe on the shaman's neck.
"Goodbye."
As soon as the words ended, the Orc Shaman's head floated in the air.
[You have killed the Orc Shaman!]
[Experience +37.73%]
[Gold +4,000]
[You have leveled up!]
[You have obtained 'Bead of Eternal Rest'.]
[You have obtained 'Mysterious Wooden Totem'.]
[You have obtained 'Low-grade Blue Magic Stone'.]
[You have obtained 'Stone of Balance'.]
[Sub-quest Progress: Stone of Balance 2/4]
Killing the shaman raised his level to 33.
4,000 gold, Stone of Balance, magic stone, etc.
He gained various benefits.
The wooden totem, a unique material item, was also a welcome harvest.
But above all, there was an item that caught Ryumin's eye.
[Bead of Eternal Rest]
- Category: Necklace
- Grade: Epic
- Effect: Gain 1 stack per monster killed, lose 1 durability. Convert every 100 stacks to 1 stat point.
- Durability: 1,000/1,000
- Usage Restriction: Regular grade or higher
- Description: A necklace with a dull grayish-white bead. It is said that when you kill an opponent, their soul is contained in the bead.
The Bead of Eternal Rest is a cheat-like item that gives stat points for every 100 stacks accumulated.
It had a similar effect to the Rune of Absorption that Right Hand Black Dragon had.
The difference was that stacks only accumulate when killing monsters.
'There's nothing better than being able to permanently increase stats.'
The downside was that it's a consumable item that loses durability equal to the stacks accumulated.
'In other words, with 1,000 durability, you can gain 10 stat points.'
After that the necklace is destroyed, but so what?
Your stats permanently increase by 10.
'It's not a waste at all even if it's destroyed.'
But Ryumin wasn't satisfied with just this.
'What if I could infinitely restore the durability?'
He could infinitely increase stats instead of stopping at 10.
If there was a way to restore durability, that is.
'Of course, I know that method.'
There's a special rune that restores durability among the runes.
It can only be obtained in Round 8 so there's no way to do it right now.
But.
'If I get help from the Blacksmith class, I can keep reaping benefits until then.'
Blacksmiths have a skill called [Repair] that fixes durability.
Most blacksmiths make pocket money in the early stages with Repair.
If he gives them appropriate items and receives Repair each round, he can keep accumulating stats.
"Black Scythe-nim! Where are you!"
Min Juri was looking around for him.
It seems hard for her to find him due to the Reaper's Rune effect that greatly reduces detection probability when standing still.
He immediately deactivated the Night of Death skill.
"Huh? Why does it keep getting dark and bright?"
Min Juri who was puzzled found Ryumin.
"Ah, here you are! I've been looking for a while!"
"As you can see, I was busy."
The Orc Shaman's corpse was in front of Ryumin.
But Min Juri's reaction was calm, as if it wasn't something to be surprised about.
"You finally killed it? But did you see anyone else? There were people trying to steal the Orc Shaman..."
"Hmm. I didn't see anyone?"
"That's strange? I thought I heard screams..."
Min Juri expressed doubt, but Ryumin kept his words to the end.
There was no benefit in showing her the corpses.
"Let's quickly go kill the next boss."
"Okay!"
* * *
[You have killed the Orc Archer!]
[Experience +37.73%]
[Gold +4,000]
[You have obtained 'Agile Archer's Boots'.]
[You have obtained 'Rusty Arrowhead'.]
[You have obtained 'Low-grade Green Magic Stone'.]
[You have obtained 'Stone of Balance'.]
[Sub-quest Progress: Stone of Balance 3/4]
He killed the third boss in one go as soon as he saw it.
Unlike the Orc Shaman, there was no reason to drag it out.
'Let's see the items.'
[Bead of Eternal Rest]
- Category: Necklace
- Grade: Epic
- Effect: Gain 1 stack per monster killed, lose 1 durability. Convert every 100 stacks to 1 stat point.
- Durability: 1,000/1,000
- Usage Restriction: Regular grade or higher
- Description: A necklace with a dull grayish-white bead. It is said that when you kill an opponent, their soul is contained in the bead.
Epic boots that increase Agility by 10 dropped.
Since he was currently wearing Normal grade, there was no reason not to change.
'First, let's separate the lowest grade green magic stone I had embedded...'
He combined it with the low-grade green magic stone he just obtained.
[Combination successful!]
[The 'Agility +4' option has been added to Agile Archer's Boots.]
'With this, I've killed all the mid-bosses.'
All that's left is the final boss, High Orc.
Unlike other bosses, time attack rules apply to this one.
'I need to kill it as quickly as possible within the shortest time. The faster, the more massive rewards I'll get.'
His best record in previous regressions was 43 seconds.
He had never shortened it further even after 99 regressions.
Yet Ryumin was confident he could set a new record.
'Because I have Min Juri's buffs.'
With Min Juri's buffs that he couldn't receive before, setting a new record is a sure thing.
'But it would be better to shorten it even more if possible.'
To squeeze out the record as much as possible, Ryumin decided to postpone hunting the High Orc for later.
'Since there's plenty of time, I should raise my level as much as possible before killing it. And use the Bead of Eternal Rest to the extent it won't be destroyed.'
He planned to kill it after raising his stats even a little more.
To break the highest record he had never achieved before.
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