Chapter 14
Chapter 14
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 14
Chapter Title: Instant Extra Boss Clear
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Chapter 14
For an extra boss to be cleared immediately by its first discoverer was an extraordinarily rare case, even among the already rare instances of extra boss clears.
No matter how many patterns an extra boss possessed, making it practically impossible to analyze, challenging it with zero basic information was worlds apart in difficulty from facing it when you knew its appearance, weapons, and combat style.
Yet it had been cleared by the very first discoverer. And a low-level extra boss, which was supposed to be relatively harder.
- For real?
The first reaction, naturally, was skepticism.
- Yeah, it's real.
- Proof.
There was no way a few lines posted on the community forum could win people's trust. But the Mytube link provided by the poster completely flipped their perception.
The video started with a player discovering a blue vortex inside a tree knot.
The system voice announced that it was a portal leading to an extra boss area.
Without hesitation, he leaped into the vortex.
The space shifted. He arrived in what looked like a laboratory.
There, the player confronted a golem-like extra boss standing in the center.
The battle began.
The extra boss in the video was as powerful as expected. Its movements didn't look like they belonged to a level 8 at all. It was the kind of boss that made you cry level fraud, a standard(?) extra boss.
But the player's movements in response were anything but standard.
A player wielding a gun—an unpopular weapon. Plenty of viewers scoffed or sneered just from seeing the weapon before the fight even started.
But the moment the battle truly began, they widened their eyes or dropped their jaws, their incredulous expressions plain as they got sucked into the video.
- What? That's level 10 movement?
- Insane! He deflected the sword with a gunshot?
└ Lots of people do that.
└└ That's with system assists from stats and skills! How much can level 10 stats even do! And look, no effects or awkwardness, so he's not even using skills!
└└└ So that's pure physicals?
└└└└ Not purely, probably. Level 10 has some corrections. But damn close to pure physicals.
└└└└└ He's lost it for real.
- None of the attacks are landing at all.
- He's only hitting the head, keeping it stunned the whole time.
- Reloading's so fast. While dodging? Makes no sense.
Of course, there were moments where Yuseong got caught in the extra boss's attacks and hurriedly chugged a potion.
But no one used that to dent Yuseong's skill. Downing potions like water was a commonplace sight in extra boss hunts anyway.
The fight continued for a while like that. In the end, the extra boss fell to Yuseong's hands.
- He really took it down.
Seeing the armor twitch on the ground before going still, people had no choice but to acknowledge the clear. And by the first discoverer, no less.
- What if that extra boss is just weak?
Such opinions began to surface.
Of course, people were negative about it. Considering all the other extra bosses so far, that seemed unlikely. Plus, claims like that were regulars whenever an extra boss clear video went up.
But it was true that the boss had been cleared too easily.
However, the debate died down quickly.
Other streamers rushed to verify it. For newbie streamers desperate to grab attention, an extra boss in the beginner zone was an unmissable event.
Verification videos poured in.
“Got it, dodge... Agh!”
[lol Yudahee showed up]
[No chance!]
Most got game over failing to dodge the extra boss's complex patterns.
Kaaang!
“Argh!”
[Saw that. Like an ad balloon flailing in front of a gas station]
[Can't even block a single hit properly]
Or they couldn't handle the boss's power properly.
“What the hell, how do you even clear this?!”
[Lololol How Many Potions Has He Chugged So Far?]
[No exaggeration, enough to fill the Han River lolol]
Or they just kept potion-chugging because they couldn't block or dodge, then died.
With so many people's experiences piling up, they reached one conclusion.
“Yes, as you can see, this thing is just a standard extra boss. Total monster.”
[Standard?]
[Standard for an extra boss]
[So the 'it's weak' talk was bullshit?]
[People actually believed that?]
With that, people's attention naturally turned to the one who had spotted and cleared the boss in one go.
[Who’s the guy that one-shot this boss?]
[Doesn't seem like a famous player]
[Level 10 wouldn't be famous yet anyway]
Watching the scrolling chat, Naltorri struck a pose while talking about his recent failure on the Hidden Sage's Relic.
“That’s Mr. Yuseong.”
[Yuseong?]
[Naltorri, you know who it is?]
“Yeah, I do. Viewers who started watching my stream recently might not know, but long-time ones will.”
[Lololol Yeah We Know]
[His first stream debut was on your channel, right Naltorri?]
[The guy you tried to teach the game to, no less]
[Naltorri, how much did you chip off this extra boss?]
[Can you even call that 'chipping'?]
“That was back when I didn’t know him well!”
Naltorri protested, but the chat kept flooding with ‘lololol’.
“Anyway, my old predictions were completely wrong.”
[Showed it by clearing the extra boss?]
[Nothing you say about Yuseong ever pans out, Naltorri]
“Exactly. But I’ve never said anything wrong. I was just going by common knowledge... It’s just that Mr. Yuseong is beyond common sense.”
[Was suspicious ever since the sewer rat massacre]
[Still, didn’t expect him to clear an extra boss. Back when it came up, everyone was negative]
Naltorri recalled old chats with viewers.
“Anyway, one thing’s for sure. Now that he’s shown this much skill, eyes on Mr. Yuseong are gonna explode.”
How could he collab again? Competition would skyrocket compared to before. Naltorri racked his brain for ways to break through the fierce rivalry.
* * *
While buzz swirled around Yuseong’s extra boss clear, Yuseong had spread out a single sheet of paper.
It was a map of the terrain around his hideout, bought from the purchase window. Purchased with the money from the extra boss.
Hoping for anything useful, he scrutinized it intensely, eyes bulging like he’d bore through it.
The map was quite detailed. Yuseong didn’t recognize contour lines and such, but the strategy guide’s advice sorted it out.
Just the symbols alone conveyed the surrounding desolation perfectly.
‘Nothing special, as expected.’
There were standout spots. The old city. Now ruins, it was a place Yuseong had long eyed.
Except the beasts inside made it impossible.
Had he just wasted money? As that thought crept in.
“Huh?”
Yuseong shoved his face close to one spot on the map. A symbol and label caught his interest.
‘Shelter?’
Shelters weren’t that special. Before the world ended, people built many to survive, and shelters were one of them.
Yuseong had scoured nearby ones himself for leftover supplies.
Finding nothing worthwhile, of course.
But this shelter was one Yuseong had never noticed before. Meaning it was well-hidden.
‘Maybe supplies are left.’
Not inside the city either, so accessible.
‘Worth checking out.’
What he wanted most: generator and battery. Yuseong glanced at the virtual reality device, now fully his hope. It sat silent. Then to the battery.
Still needed more time for a full charge.
‘More game time means more money.’
And higher survival odds and quality of life.
Yuseong glared piercingly at the shelter mark.
‘Let’s go.’
He grabbed the gun leaning against the wall and stood.
* * *
Dodging prowling beasts, he followed the map. The strategy guide advised whenever possible, so navigation was easy.
He arrived at a quiet two-story country house.
‘A shelter here, of all places.’
The building was still fairly intact. Only the windows shattered; walls and pillars held firm.
He’d searched it once before, just in case. Found nothing. But not without suspicion.
‘Definitely down there, right?’
The basement. The exterior seemed fine, but the basement entrance was collapsed under rubble.
No guarantee supplies were under the debris, and even if there, likely crushed. He’d left it alone.
Risk of attracting monsters or beasts while clearing rubble was another reason to abandon it.
‘But if it’s an intact shelter, that changes things.’
Worth the risk.
Yuseong approached the building slowly.
He pressed against the wall by the front door, listening quietly.
‘They’re definitely in there.’
Last time he cleared this mansion, he’d killed all beasts inside. But time had passed since.
Beasts loved artificial structures, so they’d likely moved back in. He was sure.
‘If not for that trait, the city wouldn’t be so dangerous....’
No sounds from inside. Was his prediction wrong?
‘No way.’
Yuseong advanced inside slowly, muzzle forward.
It was dark. No lights, so he squinted, relying on scant skylight.
‘If only I had a detector....’
Shaking off regret, he strained his eyes. Nothing immediately visible. He headed to the nearest room.
‘If they’re in a room, they should notice and jump out by now.’
That’s when it happened.
-Kyaack!-
A beast burst from the doorway of a room with its door smashed open. Already prepared, Yuseong pulled the trigger.
Bang!
-Kieeeek!-
The beast screamed. Yuseong kept firing. Bullets magically burrowed into its head. Overwhelmed by the bullet barrage, it collapsed with a thud.
Bang!
He finished with a confirmation shot, verifying it was dead.
‘Feels too easy.’
With regular ammo supply, no need to hold back on mercy kills.
Beast down, but Yuseong kept his gun up.
‘Hope it’s just the one....’
-Kiiiiieeeeeek!-
-Kaaaaaaaack!-
‘No such luck.’