Chapter 60
Chapter 60
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 60
Chapter Title: The Chieftain of the Cruel Tribe
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The chieftain of the cruel tribe was near Witt Mountain, as if insisting he was just another ordinary goblin.
It was a wooden fortress similar in form to the bandit mountain stronghold once monopolized by the Hers Guild.
Yuseong walked around the fence to find the entrance.
He spotted two goblins standing guard.
[No matter when I see them, those goblins don't look like ordinary goblins at all.]
[Even if the current ranking 1 came, they couldn't win?]
[They're invincible, so of course.]
These weren't the squat goblins he'd seen so far. They reached up to Yuseong's chin in height, their bodies were burly and muscular, and their armament was solid.
Yuseong pulled the trigger toward the guard goblins.
Bang!
Clang!
The bullet ricocheted off with a metallic ring. The goblin had deflected it with the glaive he held.
There had been monsters that blocked bullets using the broad surfaces of greatswords or halberds as shields, but this was the first monster to swing a weapon and bat away a bullet.
The goblin gave Yuseong a brief sidelong glance before returning to his original stance.
"Hmm, I can't beat that one."
He hadn't even properly seen the motion of the glaive swing. If an attack like that came flying, he wouldn't be able to dodge it.
'Even if I dropped that guy in our world, he'd probably live pretty well.'
The guard goblin was that strong—to the point where Yuseong was giving such high praise.
Fortunately, there was no need to fight him.
[lololol first time Yuseong's surrendered]
[Those are just background, like I said.]
[Not meant to be caught.]
Those goblins were truly just background elements—not even extra bosses with trophies like the tomes behind the hidden sage's relic or the treasures behind the Verhill underground thief boss.
That's why they didn't counterattack even when attacked. Attacks didn't land on them either.
"Then I'll head inside."
Yuseong passed between the guard goblins and entered. As expected, the guard goblins didn't so much as twitch, let alone block him.
The moment he entered the fence, he saw a crowd of goblins encircling the area. They weren't as abnormally strong-looking as the ones standing guard outside, but their sheer numbers were intimidating enough on their own.
However, they wouldn't all charge at once, so there was no need to be afraid.
There was only one thing to focus on right now. In the center of the large clearing the goblins had formed by surrounding it stood a monster with glaring bloodshot eyes.
[That's the chieftain of the cruel tribe, huh?]
[Damn, the presence is insane.]
The chat filled up with evaluations of the chieftain.
Yuseong walked into the center of the clearing. The boss's menacing eyes followed him.
Boom!
The wide-open gate of the wooden fence slammed shut with a massive thud. Yuseong didn't turn around. He simply stopped walking.
Swish!
The boss began to move. He raised his blood-red glaive and pointed it at Yuseong. Every motion dripped with hostility.
<[Waaaaaaaah!]>
A massive cheer erupted. The surrounding background goblin tribe let out a huge roar. It was a noise that seemed to shake the earth.
[The background here is problematic too.]
[Even watching on screen gives me chills.]
[I heard your body stiffens up against that one.]
[You could hear stuff like that at Sajik Baseball Stadium back in the day.]
[Old man, please live in the present.]
People were talking lightly about it, but in reality, the goblins' cheers were enough to intimidate players.
It wasn't for nothing that soldiers roared in wars or fans shouted in stadiums.
The noise of countless voices overlapping could sufficiently cower an opponent. A huge number of players had lost their nerve to the cheers from those goblins—even knowing they wouldn't all rush in at once.
Against an already powerful extra boss, that was fatal.
But that was a story for those accustomed to peace. To Yuseong, it was just noise.
Yuseong stared calmly at the boss. He opened his inventory window and pulled out another pistol.
It was the additional purchase, the silver fang. Yuseong gripped it in his remaining left hand.
[Ooooh, dual pistols!]
[It's the dream! The dream has come!]
The viewers cheered at the sight of Yuseong. In a game where gun use was rare due to how finicky they were to handle, dual-wielding pistols was naturally even rarer.
Plus, simply put, it doubled the firepower mathematically, so the battles would be even more explosive, right?
There were plenty of people who loved it just because it looked cool, no other reason needed. That was why it earned the label of a "dream" setup.
As people buzzed excitedly about Yuseong's new combat style, the battle began.
Bang!
As expected, Yuseong—with his ranged weapon—struck first. But the bullet was blocked by the flat of the glaive covering the boss's face and ricocheted away.
'It's practically formulaic now.'
He was already so used to getting blocked the same way after seeing it several times.
'At least he didn't swing the weapon to deflect it like the guards.'
There were limits to blocking like that anyway.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
If the head—the vital spot—was covered, he just needed to target other areas. Yuseong embedded bullets into the boss's body.
-Kuooooh!-
The boss let out a furious roar and charged at Yuseong. Yuseong lightly backpedaled.
He tilted the revolver's cylinder sideways, dumping the spent casings onto the ground, then pulled bullets from his inventory. Oddly, the bullets were clumped together in a round bundle, as if already loaded.
[Moon clip?]
[Wait, weren't they selling those starting from Silaremit?]
[What's that?]
[It's called a moon clip, for reloading revolvers.]
[Ah, so that's why he suddenly went dual pistols—makes reloading easier.]
[Wait, then why not use it on Witt Mountain?]
"It's disposable. Too expensive."
He had no choice but to use it when he needed fast reloads like now, but normally, he didn't feel the need.
Of course, the biggest reason was that guns—reusable countless times in reality—turned into one-use consumables here, which felt discriminatory.
"One of these could buy several black breads."
[Lololol This Is A Black Bread Standard Economy Lolol]
[Very convincing reason lolol]
[A reason only Yuseong could say lolololol]
Even as he bantered, Yuseong finished reloading and poured on attacks to maximize distance.
But the boss was faster than Yuseong. Continuously fleeing in a confined space was tough.
Of course, this was just another situation he'd faced in every boss fight so far, so he didn't feel any sense of crisis.
Whoosh!
The extra boss, having closed into attack range, swung his glaive. The sight of the blade, faintly glowing red, sent shivers down the spine.
Whoosh!
Yuseong leaned his waist back, and the glaive passed in front of his face. But dodging didn't mean he could relax.
In an instant, the light on the glaive subtly shifted, and its trajectory bent unnaturally, flying back toward Yuseong.
Thud!
Yuseong, his upper body nearly laid flat, pushed off the ground with his feet. His body spun as it moved.
Whoosh!
The glaive passed by his side once more. A whoosh that tore at his ears. But that strike, which seemed to rip through the air, missed Yuseong again.
However, the glaive changed once more.
Like slamming on emergency brakes, the glaive halted abruptly and then shot toward Yuseong like a living thing. With Yuseong midair and unable to maneuver properly, it seemed like he'd finally get hit.
But even while dodging, his nonstop reloading finished at that moment.
Click!
He slammed the magazine back into the gun body and aimed at the boss's head.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
In an instant, six bullets flew toward the boss's head.
Stagger!
The boss's body shook. The glaive, which had seemed ready to cleave Yuseong in two, lost power and veered off course.
Whoosh!
The third strike missed Yuseong as well. Yuseong landed leisurely on the ground.
Looking at the boss, he was still shaking his head, clutching it, not yet recovered from the stun.
One gun had emptied all its rounds, but the other was still full.
More gunshots rang out. Bullets hitting the head squarely shaved off massive chunks of the boss's HP.
[Yes! This is what I wanted!]
[Crazy physicality every time!]
[What a chest-thumping battle!]
The chat went wild.
Most viewers already knew Yuseong's physical prowess, but that didn't stop the awe.
His movements were always jaw-dropping.
Just now was a perfect example.
The boss's skill was Chain Slash.
Unlike regular slashes that required a reset after one swing regardless of stance, this delivered full-power slashes in twisting, guided trajectories like homing missiles.
Naturally, dodging them in sequence was extremely difficult.
But Yuseong dodged them like he was doing gymnastics, spotted the opening, targeted the vitals to stun, and broke the attack.
Even using a moon clip, the acrobatic reload mid-dodge was nothing short of miraculous.
Even watching a recording would send chills down the spine, but seeing it live doubled the wonder.
Yuseong was quite satisfied with the ecstatic chat.
-Kraaaaaah!-
The boss bellowed. A blood-red aura flickered around its body. It had used a skill to boost its physical stats.
The boss charged at Yuseong again. Yuseong fired back at the boss.
The two tangled like that for a while. With the already powerful guns' firepower doubled, even an extra boss's health melted away rapidly.
Of course, Yuseong took plenty of damage too. Due to being below the challenge limit level, he had to manage his HP more carefully than usual—even with points invested in vitality.
Still, there were results.
-Kuoooooooh!-
The boss's cry changed. It grew lower and heavier.
[Phase 2!]
The moment Yuseong had been waiting for arrived.
Whoosh!
The boss, who had been relentlessly charging, suddenly leaped back far. Then he extended his glaive fully, pointing at Yuseong.
-Kraaack!-
-Kyaack!-
The voices of the goblins, who had been roaring as background, changed.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Several goblins leaped into the clearing. They were no longer background. Now they were new enemies charging at Yuseong on their chieftain's command.
It was a dangerous situation where the number of foes had suddenly multiplied, but Yuseong actually looked pleased.
"Finally here—the goblins and hobgoblins."
His eyes lit up with delight at the monsters closing in, brandishing their deadly weapons.
[lmao is this for real? Happy that enemies increased?]
[Everyone else would curse first lololol]
[Ah, now the main dish is out lololol]
[The extra boss was just bait to summon them.]
Yuseong fired at the newly appeared goblins.
The goblins, who had seemed ready to hack him to pieces with guttural snarls, collapsed in droves. Mixing in skills here and there sped it up even more. Knowing they were just the extra boss's phase 2 skill made it feel almost hollow.
[No wonder he's not tense.]
[Just background trash lol.]
But Yuseong couldn't keep massacring goblins forever. There was a limit to loaded ammo, and the boss wasn't slacking either.
The boss charged at Yuseong alongside his minions. Yuseong hurriedly reloaded and fired at the boss.
-Guhk!-
But Yuseong's bullets didn't reach the boss. The boss had grabbed a nearby minion goblin and used it as a meat shield.
Naturally, the goblin died instantly. The boss tossed the corpse aside carelessly and grabbed a new goblin as a shield.
One might think he'd be annoyed at his attack on the boss being blocked, but Yuseong was satisfied.
"Got one more. Nice."
[Lmao Goblin More Important Than The Boss]
[Meat shield, thank you lolololol]
[Came to hunt goblins, and it serves them up—gotta be grateful lololol]