71. High Orc
[You have killed an orc!]
[Experience +0.27%]
[Gold +40]
[Current kill count: 2,415/100]
[All stats increased by 100% due to Rune of Slaughter effect.]
[Attack speed increased by 25% due to Skull Bone Necklace effect.]
Ryumin, who had been mechanically slicing orc bodies, checked the time.
[Time remaining until round end: 00:30:41]
With about 30 minutes left, Ryumin put away his scythe.
He judged there was no more meaning in killing orcs.
'It's about time to move. Seems difficult to level up more in the remaining time.'
Ryumin's current level was 39.
If he gained just one more level, he could learn a skill and become much stronger than now, but...
'Unfortunately there's not enough time.'
Still, he had no regrets.
He did his best.
He focused solely on hunting for 7 hours and killed over 2,000 orcs.
'Though Min Juri had a hard time chasing after me in the process...'
She shouldn't have any complaints since he gave her over 100 kills.
She was the one who wanted to cast buffs on him in the first place anyway.
'Thanks to that I could hunt quickly. I raised my level to 39 and increased 9 stats with the Bead of Eternal Rest.'
Ryumin killed 900 orcs while wearing the bead around his neck.
Since it gave 1 stat per 100 kills, 9 stat points increased.
He additionally killed 99 more to fill the stacks to [99/100].
He was in a situation where killing just one more would raise a stat, but he carefully put it away in his inventory instead.
'If I killed more, the durability would reach 0 and the bead would be destroyed.'
The remaining durability of the bead was [1/1000].
He had to stop using the bead to recover durability later and reuse it.
"Black Scythe-nim. Are you not hunting more?"
"This seems enough."
"Then are you going to kill the remaining boss now?"
"That's right."
"Do you know where it is?"
"We'll have to find out."
Ryumin looked at Min Juri for a moment before suddenly holding out his hand.
"Let's part ways here. Thanks for following me around."
"Ah... Is it over now?"
Min Juri's face fell as she grasped his hand.
Now that they were actually parting, feelings of regret washed over her.
It seems she grew attached in the short time.
-Should I ask if I can stay with him until he kills the last boss? No. I'd just get in the way if I'm there. It's right to part here.
Though he heard Min Juri's thoughts of wanting to stay together until the end, he deliberately ignored them.
The last boss, High Orc, is dangerous.
There's no need for Min Juri to follow along.
"I'll cast the buffs on you one last time."
As Min Juri reached out her hand, the times for Bless and Swift reset.
"Now... You're going, right?"
"Yes."
"Thank you again for helping with the hunting. It would have been really hard alone. It's not much, but this..."
Min Juri held out a blue magic stone from her inventory.
"It's an item that dropped while being carried. I'm not sure if you need it, but I'll give it to you."
"You keep it."
"No. Just receiving the experience is enough for me."
Her sincere feelings could be felt even without reading her thoughts.
But her thoughts were transmitted regardless of her will.
-Two actually dropped, but I need to give one to Min...
Seeing her trying to look out for him without knowing they were the same person made him smile a little.
'Moreover, she thinks she owes a debt to Black Scythe.'
This was also why Min Juri was trying to help until the end.
She thought she received more help than necessary.
"I received help too. So let's clear the debt in your heart."
"Huh?"
Min Juri was unconsciously flustered by words that seemed to see through her inner thoughts.
Meanwhile, Ryumin took the magic stone.
"I'll gratefully accept what you're giving. Then let's meet again if we have the chance."
Ryumin hurried his steps, leaving the flustered Min Juri behind.
He needed to hurry to kill the High Orc.
* * *
Among the four bosses that appear in Round 5, High Orc was by far one of the strongest.
It was so strong that even 20 level 20 players clinging to it couldn't win.
'Unless about 100 people throw away their lives to attack it.'
But since such a thing never happened and wouldn't happen, there was no point thinking about it.
'That's why I can be at ease even now as the round is ending. There's no worry about it being stolen by someone else.'
No one had killed the High Orc in previous regressions.
No one dared to challenge it due to its overwhelming presence.
'Except for me alone.'
At first, even Ryumin wasn't capable of killing the High Orc.
He tried for the sub-quest but died four times just to the High Orc.
But perhaps because he learned while having his head smashed, he found a strategy and also learned about the time attack rules.
'Since then, I've cleared the High Orc without dying once.'
The time to kill it shortened with each regression, and he even set a record of 43 seconds.
'This time I'll break that record.'
Ryumin's feet quickly pushed off the ground.
Thanks to Swift, he could run 100m in just 7 seconds.
While running, Ryumin's gaze turned to one spot.
[Target 'High Orc's location found.]
[Currently 1,121m away.]
Basically, High Orc is a boss that roams the field.
Since it doesn't have a fixed residence, even Ryumin didn't know exactly where it was.
Until he used the Tracking skill.
'Tracking doesn't just work on players. Monsters are no exception.'
Of course, the conditions are the same.
You need to remember the face and name.
Is it only useful for finding bosses then? No.
It can be used to find regular monsters too.
If you think of any orc and say to track it, it finds the closest one.
This is the secret to his fast hunting, if there is a secret.
'Seeing that tracking is possible, it seems it hasn't been killed yet.'
Well, who else but Ryumin could kill the High Orc?
And the players who fought desperately in previous rounds wouldn't suddenly cooperate now.
[Currently 585m away.]
[Currently 321m away.]
[Currently 160m away.]
...
...
When the distance to the High Orc shortened and it vaguely came into view, Ryumin felt relieved.
'Fortunately it hasn't been killed yet, so if I quickly deal with it...'
But an unexpected situation made Ryumin slow his steps.
The High Orc was already engaged in battle with other players.
* * *
Any player who has faced orcs even once knows.
That it's difficult to reach 300 kills alone.
That you have no choice but to party up.
"Orcs move in groups, so why shouldn't we? Let's hunt together!"
It was a hastily formed party in that sense.
There was absolutely no answer against orcs that formed villages and moved in groups like gangsters.
"Let's introduce ourselves! You can see nicknames, right? I'm [Eom Jun-seok]. Level 12, warrior."
"You're the same level as me. Nice to meet you. I'm [Brady Pitt]. My job is assassin."
"Level 13 martial artist, [Bweokbweokbweokbweok]. The pronunciation is a bit difficult, right? I just typed randomly in a panic..."
The five finished introductions in a warm atmosphere.
Since it was a hastily formed party, they were naturally unfamiliar faces.
They just temporarily joined hands for mutual benefit.
But the atmosphere was good for such a situation.
They didn't curse at each other even once and their teamwork matched to some extent.
"Eom Jun-seok-ssi! Please draw aggro!"
"Yes, I'm going! Hey! You orc bastard uglier than my wife, look here!"
"Brady Pitt-nim! Now's the time! Slit its throat!"
"Bweokbweok-nim! Watch out behind you!"
The five faced the orcs like a team that had been in sync for a long time.
Perhaps because they all had experience being smashed by orcs, they calmly dealt with one at a time without letting their guard down.
"Whew. Dealing with six at once is a bit tough."
"But it's doable when five of us gather, right?"
"That's true. It would have been impossible alone."
After matching their breath for 2 hours, raiding a small orc village was no big deal.
"Shall we try challenging a bigger place now?"
"No, let's not take risks."
"Right. I think I saw an outpost at the entrance."
"An outpost means they have some system in place. It will be on a different level from the orcs we've faced so far."
"Then let's safely raid an easy village."
Because they knew their own level well, they thoroughly avoided dangerous situations.
After continuing to hunt like that for over 6 hours.
"I reached 300 kills!"
"Me too!"
"Congratulations! Everyone survived!"
Though they weren't sure if they made the rankings, they felt relieved for now.
"It's a shame to part ways like this, shall we hunt a bit more?"
"Sure. I want to reach level 20 too."
Eom Jun-seok's group resumed hunting.
They were mentally relaxed since they had already completed the main quest.
They killed orcs much more confidently than before.
"I reached level 20!"
"Me too!"
"Congratulations!"
"I learned a skill, did you guys too?"
"I learned one too."
"A Combine function appeared, what should we combine?"
"I don't know? We'll have to figure it out gradually?"
Existing skills were strengthened and they gained one more skill.
Their grade increased so they could buy stronger items from the shop.
"Shall we continue smashing orc bastards' heads?"
"Let's do it. I want to test the new skill I learned anyway."
The group continued hunting until the remaining time without parting ways.
"Chweek!"
"Chweeek!"
The speed at which orcs died noticeably increased.
It felt like they had become 1.5 times stronger.
"These orc bastards are trash now, aren't they?"
"Kukuk, it's ridiculous that we struggled against these pigs."
"That's right."
Their confidence peaked after reaching level 20.
They thought they could now enter a larger village.
"Should we try raiding a big village one last time..."
"Huh? Wait a moment. What's that?"
In the direction Eom Jun-seok pointed, there was an unfamiliar orc wandering around.
Dark skin, over 3m tall, bulging muscles, etc.
It was an orc that looked strong at a glance, but it wasn't holding any particular weapon.
"What's that? It looks like an orc, but..."
"I've never seen one like that before."
"Could it be a boss?"
"A boss?"
In the past, they would have been scared at the mention of a boss.
But now Eom Jun-seok's group's confidence was at its peak.
Without any basis, they just thought they could handle it.
"Should we try killing that guy? I think we can do it if five of us attack."
"Should we?"
"The rewards should be plentiful since it's a boss, right?"
"If rewards drop, we split them exactly into n parts, okay?"
"Okay, deal!"
Did it hear their confident shouts?
"Kruk?"
The High Orc turned its head towards the group.
"...!"
The moment they met its eerie yellow eyes, the group instinctively felt.
The opponent was not prey, but death itself.
"Chwekwihihiheek!"
The High Orc that was making a strange sound suddenly jumped.
It rose 8m high and landed in front of the group with a thud.
Crack-!
Just from throwing a punch, one person's head burst like a balloon.
Snap-!
With one kick, another person's spine folded like a folder and died instantly.
Two died in an instant.
The remaining three were so gripped by fear they couldn't even think of using skills.
Crunch-! Thud!
Brady Pitt and Bweokbweokbweokbweok died in order.
Both died with their chests pierced, unable to close their surprised mouths.
Click click click click-
Eom Jun-seok's teeth clattered as if broken.
'I'm dying, I'm dying, I'm dying, I'm dying!'
His mind was filled only with the fear of death.
There was no thought of fleeing or room to counterattack.
"Chwekweeek! Chwekweeek!"
The High Orc made sounds while looking at the one remaining prey.
The corners of its mouth rising up was clearly a sneering expression.
To be sneered at by a monster.
It was a humiliating thing, but even that was a luxury for Eom Jun-seok.
'Please spare me, Orc-nim, please spare me, please...'
If possible, he wanted to prostrate and beg, pride be damned.
He just couldn't because his body wouldn't move.
"Kwiruk."
The High Orc showed a contemptuous smile at such a weak appearance and raised its fist.
It was about to bring it down to pulverize the human before its eyes, but.
"Kweek?"
The High Orc couldn't swing its fist as intended.
Suddenly it saw the sky, then the ground, then its own body.
Thud-!
Its body fell before its head even touched the ground.
After that, the High Orc's head fell bouncing with a thud.
"Whew."
Ryumin, who had somehow approached, let out a short breath.
The scythe he swung with full force from behind cleanly cut off the High Orc's neck.
'I didn't expect it to die in just one hit.'
The time to kill the High Orc was 1 second.
It was a new record.
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