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After finishing the S-rank request, Seun and Yuseo-ah, like the others, continued to carry out requests up to A-rank.
Unfortunately, no S-rank requests had appeared since then.
‘Even if they do appear, it would be difficult to challenge them easily if they are as difficult as the previous one.’
S-rank request, Roar of the Frost Dragon.
Could I have finished it if I didn’t have the power to destroy the Outer God?
No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t find an answer.
So, does that mean it was an impossible request to攻略 [conquer or complete] unless it was the current Seun…….
‘Even the Tower shouldn’t be this unbalanced.’
Unease lingered in my mind.
If players are supposed to be able to receive it, they should at least be able to攻略 [conquer or complete] it somehow, but this S-rank request was not like that at all.
Logically, there shouldn’t be any players who can face a dragon in the third shelter, right?
Even if it wasn’t a dragon of the primary element, the number of players who could face a dragon among the players on the top floor of the Tower was not that many.
– ‘Snowman’ has been devoured.
– Absorbing nutrients increases health by 1.
While pondering the questions, I swung my sword and completed the newly received request.
It was a B-rank request known to be difficult, but the difficulty was not right as I攻略ed [conquered or completed] it while having random thoughts.
It was at the level where I could easily sweep away with a few spells unless it was an A-rank request.
– The constellation, ‘Hungry Prince,’ strokes his full stomach, hoping that all future shelters will be like this.
Usually, when entering a shelter, there is no need to hunt monsters, so there are fewer opportunities to use the 권능 [divine power or authority] of gluttony.
Because of that, Beelzebub especially disliked Seun entering the shelter, but this time it was different.
Rather, he was 폭식ing [feasting/gluttonizing] more monsters more often than during the trials.
After easily completing the request, I moved to the accommodation for reorganization.
In the meantime.
“Oh, 형님 [older brother/respected senior]! You worked hard today! Shall I treat you to a cool drink? Wouldn’t I have learned an amazing drink recipe for 형님 [older brother/respected senior]?”
Park Jung-pil appeared.
At first, he followed Kang Han-cheol as Seun instructed, but these days, Kang Han-cheol abandoned him, saying he didn’t need him.
But he’s hiding somewhere, not doing the requests he’s supposed to do, just being lazy.
“Park Jung-pil.”
“Yes!”
“Let’s do what I said before, now.”
“……Haha! 형님 [older brother/respected senior], I have a request that I have received, so I will go now!”
The guy tried to escape quickly as if he read the atmosphere.
Seun reached out his hand, but like a feather fluttering in the wind, his body tilted slightly and skillfully dodged.
‘Indeed, he has talent.’
It was simply a movement of reaching out a hand, but it was Seun’s grasp with an agility stat of over 200.
It was a speed that no one could avoid except for Yuseo-ah in the Diablo Clan.
The problem is, combat ability.
I heard from Han Ah-reum, who was on the same team as Park Jung-pil in the trial.
His ability to run away was unbelievably 뛰어났지만 [outstanding], his combat ability was close to zero.
Even so, I heard that Han Ah-reum, who was not even a combat player, ended up taking care of everything because he was so good at provoking.
It seems like he has somehow gotten through it until now, but it will be difficult if he continues like this in the future.
“Hehe, then I’ll be on my way!”
As soon as he avoided Seun’s grasp, he ran away, and the speed was not normal.
Watching him run, it resembled Nichugong, which Seun mainly used. He instinctively found the most suitable movement to avoid the enemy’s attack.
The more I saw that movement, the more I couldn’t leave him alone.
Seun 운용ed 무공 [martial arts technique] and chased after him in one step.
And again, the hand that reaches out.
슥- [swoosh]
“Hehet, how many times have I been hit by 형님 [older brother/respected senior], how can I be hit by this again…….”
툭. [thud]
“……Uh?”
He didn’t even turn his head and bent his upper body, it seemed like he had a good sense or knew how to sense signs.
But, I already expected this much.
Seun’s real number was not his hand but his foot.
Park Jung-pil, who was 걸린 [tripped] by the outstretched leg, made a dumbfounded expression in slow motion and 박았 [smashed] his face on the floor.
I stepped on the back of the guy who was trying to run away like a cockroach.
“Before 본격적인 [full-scale] training, shall we start with ‘education’?”
“으아아악 [Aaaaargh]! 형니이임 [hyung-nim, a more endearing form of older brother/respected senior], save me!”
– The constellation, ‘Donkey-Headed Snatcher,’ pricks up his ears and rushes over to the long-awaited sight.
First of all, I have to fix this mentality.
* * *
“Are you feeling better now?”
“Yes, just tell me what to do!”
– The constellation, ‘Donkey-Headed Snatcher,’ bursts into laughter as he looks at the contractor’s swollen face.
‘Education’ is over.
From my experience so far, even if I educate him this hard, his discipline will soon become lax, so I think I will have to educate him once a month.
Anyway, he doesn’t seem to have any intention of running away now, so I started training right away.
No, before that, it was important to check his level first.
“Avoid it on your own.”
“Yes! ……Ah, wait. Are you going to do it with a sword? That’s a real sword, isn’t it?”
“That’s what I said. Avoid it on your own.”
“No, it’s a real sword, right? Real sword! Real sword! If you get cut, you’ll bleed! You’ll die! 으아아아악 [Aaaaargh]!”
Hamel’s Longsword Technique.
I attacked him with an honest swordsmanship without any tricks.
Because it was the most familiar technique as it was the basics I learned first, I was confident that I could stop it even if he allowed the attack.
Park Jung-pil, who was screaming, somehow avoided the attack.
As the speed increased, his appearance became unsightly, such as covering his head and bending his knees or rolling on the floor, but strangely enough, he was somehow avoiding all of Seun’s attacks.
– The constellation, ‘Donkey-Headed Snatcher,’ chuckles, saying it’s a fun sight to see after a long time.
‘There is Valefor’s 권능 [divine power or authority], but it seems like he has a lot of talent.’
However, there was a problem. He was avoiding the attacks so well, but he had no intention of counterattacking at all.
His movements to avoid were unnecessarily large, but he clearly had 여유 [leeway/margin] in his hands.
“Counterattack.”
“Hehe, how can I show my teeth to 형님 [older brother/respected senior]? I, Park Jung-pil! For 형님 [older brother/respected senior]…….”
“Today. I’m telling you to know that the training won’t end unless you can’t touch even a hair on my body, even if it’s not a proper attack.”
“으아아압 [Aaaaargh]!”
Sudden change of attitude.
It seemed like a blow of confidence that aimed for the timing that Seun was talking about.
슥. [swoosh]
“어뤠 [Huh]?”
퍽! [thwack]
I could avoid his attack by simply moving one foot lightly.
I hit the back of the head of the guy who was attacking but lost his balance due to the attack and was about to fall over on his own.
“케욱 [cough]!”
The first attack I saw from Park Jung-pil was really…….
“Didn’t you say you were a bit famous before you entered the Tower?”
“Oh, of course! There was no one in Daesan-dong who didn’t know my name!”
“But why is your fist like this?”
It was terrible.
The movements were so big that they broke his own balance, and yet there was no strength in his fist at all.
And why does he close his eyes when he throws a punch?
That 모습 [appearance] was like a clumsy blow swung with resentment by a 왕따 [outcast/loner] who was being bullied by 일진 [school bully].
“Hehe, that’s. I had some good connections. The 형s [older brothers/gang members] in the neighborhood were watching my back, so no one could touch me!”
퍽. [thwack]
“악 [Aah]! Why did you hit me this time?”
“Just because.”
“…….”
– The constellation, ‘Donkey-Headed Snatcher,’ spits out popcorn from his mouth and enjoys it.
In the end, he had just 붙었 [stuck/attached] to the strong in reality, just like Seun had seen before 회귀 [regression/reincarnation].
Remembering that he was riding a 적랑 [expensive motorcycle] and a sports car, his family must have been a little better off.
He must have 붙은 [stuck/attached] to the ‘형s [older brothers/gang members] in the neighborhood’ with that money.
I was 새삼 [anew/afresh] annoyed by the memory of being 당하던 [bullied/mistreated] by Park Jung-pil before 회귀 [regression/reincarnation], but I can’t punish him for something that didn’t happen in this life.
While thinking about that, I thought of the most suitable methods for Park Jung-pil.
“Use tools.”
“Yes? Tools?”
“I’m saying that because your fist is terribly 형편없어서 [pathetic/hopeless]. But you have some dexterity, right?”
“Hehe, even if you say that, there’s no way there’s a suitable tool right now…….”
우르르- [rumble]
Seun opened the 아공간 주머니 [subspace pocket/inventory] and poured out 잡동사니 [odds and ends/junk].
Sharp claws, long monster tendons like 줄 [rope], viscous poison, or 마나석s [mana stones] engraved with Fire Burst, etc.
Not only did they look 흉흉 [ominous/threatening] at first glance, but they also included things that made you wonder how to use them as weapons.
But, you have to learn how to use even those items as weapons.
You can’t always hope that the tools are perfectly prepared in 실전 [actual combat].
“It doesn’t matter what you use, whether it’s 치사하든 [dirty/foul] or 비겁하든 [cowardly]. It doesn’t matter if it’s not an item I took out. Fight somehow.”
“Hehet, 형님 [older brother/respected senior]. If you give me a 쓸 만한 [useful] weapon rather than this…….”
“You don’t have talent in combat.”
“But I also!”
“No. Even if Ah-reum grabs a sword and swings it, she’ll swing it better than you.”
“……I haven’t even swung it yet.”
“I can see just by looking at you swinging your fist. After the training, go to the 어르신 [elder/senior] right away and discuss it.”
This was the only way for him to survive in the Tower.
Seun’s eyes became especially darker while he was talking.
‘To think I would teach this method to this guy.’
In fact, this was the method Seun used when he climbed the Tower before 회귀 [regression/reincarnation].
Since he didn’t have a suitable combat skill, he used all sorts of tools to face monsters or avoided combat.
There was actually a time when he faced a 근접계 [melee-type] player, and what he heard from him was ‘You’re a coward!’
But, Seun survived.
He survived longer than anyone else and eventually found Mammon’s warehouse and 회귀ed [regressed/reincarnated] to the present time.
Besides, with Park Jung-pil’s evasion ability and Valefor’s 권능 [divine power or authority], he will be able to make good use of that combat style even if he is a little lacking in brains.
“G, give me some time to think!”
“How are you going to find time to think while facing monsters? Okay, let’s start right away. Think about how to 맞출 [land/hit] the attack.”
“J, just a moment! 형니이임 [hyung-nim, a more endearing form of older brother/respected senior]!”
“From today until we leave the Frost Fortress, the training will continue unless you succeed in any attack on my body. And if you run away…….”
– The 성흔 [stigma] reacts to the 설화 [narrative/story] of the Blood Wolf Legend.
– The first ability of the 성흔 [stigma], ‘Fear,’ awakens.
Seun’s eyes shone eerily.
Since I have experienced how quickly he becomes 해이해지는 [lax/careless] until now, it was necessary to completely eliminate the element of ‘escape’ from his mind.
I brought the end of Durendal to the 목젖 [Adam’s apple] of the guy who was 떨고 [trembling] with fear under the 지배당해 [domination] of the 권능 [divine power or authority].
“I’m going to throw you alone in the center of the lake and we’re going to climb the Tower.”
The cold 칼끝 [blade tip] 풍겨냈다 [emanated] a 서늘한 [chilling] chill.