Chapter 46
Chapter 46
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Translator: Silver Dragon
Chapter: 46
Chapter Title: Demonstrations and Revival
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The administrators' footsteps trailing behind Oh Heon were cautious.
Siron and four administrators.
And two more following behind them.
One of the two was among the seven administrators, while the other was being supported as he walked.
That supported one...
He was the administrator who had just gotten ahead of himself and received a warning from Oh Heon.
The king's overwhelming presence that everyone felt.
Their tension from it made the forest's silence even heavier.
At that moment, grotesque noises emerged from between the bushes as green figures revealed themselves once more.
It was a goblin horde.
A quick glance revealed that some from the earlier battle, the ones that had fled, were mixed in among them.
It seemed the goblin had brought even more comrades.
The moment Oh Heon spotted the goblins, he asked Siron without even turning around.
"Unique ability users who haven't cleared the quest yet?"
"Three, including me."
At Siron's response, Oh Heon nodded in command.
Catching his unspoken order, Siron called out to the two.
The two men immediately stepped forward and introduced themselves.
"Rabupan, arrived on day 8."
"I'm Daichi, arrived on day 7."
Rabupan and the Japanese man Daichi.
Rabupan was a muscular giant, while Daichi was a sharp-featured Japanese man.
Both were faces Oh Heon recognized from passing by earlier.
Oh Heon committed their faces and names to memory, preparing to observe the battle.
He pointed at the goblins ahead with his finger.
"Show me your unique abilities."
At that single command, Rabupan and Daichi charged toward the goblins without hesitation.
Rabupan moved first.
Thick smoke erupted explosively from both his feet, propelling his body forward like a bullet.
Bang!
Then Rabupan's body used the recoil from the smoke burst once more to leap into the air.
This smoke wasn't just for creating cover—it was a powerful propulsion force in itself.
He twisted his body mid-air, grabbing the back of the nearest goblin.
Rabupan's fighting style was impressive.
But due to his inexperience with the ability, his movements were a bit clumsy.
Just look at his unstable landing from failing to fully control the smoke's propulsion.
Still, his ability clearly had potential.
Most emission-based abilities came from the hands, but his seemed possible from any body part.
An ability to accelerate and change direction by emitting smoke.
The applications seemed endless.
With a bit more mastery, he could probably accelerate his arms or legs mid-attack.
As Rabupan brought his axe down on one goblin, Daichi moved.
The sword in his hand began to vibrate faintly.
Vrrr—
The vibrations grew more intense, and soon the blade glowed red-hot.
Daichi deeply slashed the goblin's shoulder with it.
"Kiek...?"
The goblin hesitated as if the wound wasn't deep, then tried to attack again.
That's when the strange phenomenon occurred.
Instead of screaming, the goblin stiffened rigidly in place.
Like full-body paralysis, it toppled backward without a twitch.
A paralysis or status ailment ability. Extremely useful in combat.
Oh Heon watched their fights impassively before speaking to Siron.
"You too."
At those words, Siron charged at the goblin horde as if he'd been waiting.
His body instantly turned steel-hard.
Siron closed in on a goblin and unleashed dozens of sharp steel spikes from his skin.
Psssh!
The spikes turned the goblins into pincushions.
Seeing them die instantly without a scream, Siron swung his hand through the air, retracting the spikes.
Watching this, Oh Heon regarded Siron with a slightly surprised look.
'His ability utilization has improved. Faster growth than expected.'
Siron's unique ability had evolved from a passive one that activated only on contact.
To a far more aggressive one that pierced enemies from mid-range.
With the brief battle over, the three returned to Oh Heon.
Each having dealt with the goblins in their own way.
Oh Heon, who had silently observed their fights until now, approached Siron.
"Change your job to Fighter."
The sudden directive about job change left Siron puzzled for a moment, but he responded first.
"Understood."
The reason Oh Heon directed him to Fighter was clear.
Fighter was the basic stamina stat job.
Its core skill, [Tough Body].
It would undoubtedly elevate Siron's unique ability [Steel Body] to a higher realm.
Moreover, Fighters gained stamina stats on skill upgrades.
Since his ability involved bodily transformation, it would naturally benefit from stamina's physical enhancement effects.
For Siron, who handled both close and mid-range attacks, it seemed the best choice to maximize offense and survivability.
Siron didn't know much about Fighter, but after pondering for a few minutes, he marveled at Oh Heon's insight.
At the peak of competition.
Oh Heon always had to make choices weighing his skill experience, vast community info, and more.
This made him seem to have transcended some boundary in decision-making itself.
Oh Heon and the administrators finally arrived before the ruins of the collapsed outpost.
The administrators were speechless at the sight.
'This... all by himself...?'
Rabupan muttered inwardly in disbelief.
The massive outpost lay in ruins, as if trampled by a giant.
They couldn't believe this was the work of one person.
Ignoring their reactions, Oh Heon pointed at the debris piles.
"Find everything usable here. Leave nothing behind."
At Oh Heon's command, the administrators snapped to and dove into the wreckage.
They scoured for item materials, goblin-looted spoils—anything of value.
Siron and the administrator who had just barely escaped death moved with particular fervor, as if recovering these items decided their survival.
Oh Heon watched their work briefly before quietly turning toward the meadow.
For the more important task of training.
Several hours passed after that.
In the middle of the meadow, Oh Heon was on his dozens-th time using Sacred Charge.
Consume demigod power, recover with potion, repeat.
Tedious and exhausting, but essential for growth.
Finally, the awaited change arrived.
With the defense stat rising, all related powers strengthened simultaneously—he could feel it.
Oh Heon thought.
Specialized skills are different. Proficiency builds much faster than others.
As the job NPC said, Sacred Charge grew at a pace similar to basic job skills.
Normally, later-acquired skills were harder to upgrade.
For instance, Precision Enhancement.
Breaking out of 1st Grade took far more effort than Demigod Body or Domain.
In comparison, specialized skills were powerful and grew quickly.
Feeling this firsthand, Oh Heon redoubled his training.
"Team 3! Team 3, sound off!"
Misler rose reluctantly at the shout.
Team 3. The last group to blaze the trail.
He couldn't believe this. Why did he have to go hunting?
Misler just wanted to avoid hunting and quietly escape this unreal world.
No matter how good his unique ability was.
Misler thought of the one person he was close to in this dimension.
Mior. She had taken good care of him the first few days.
But as her level rose, she stopped coming around.
Was that her true nature?
Or did she finally get disappointed in my apparent lack of will?
Maybe... this was inevitable...
He lacked the courage or energy to approach her first.
Defeat and despair toward this world.
Because of that, Misler had completely given up on bonding with Team 3.
To process his emotions, he craved solitude.
Once Team 3, including Misler, finished preparing, they headed toward Zone 3.
The path was littered with traces of brutal battles.
At the end, they relieved Team 2.
Now their mission was to clear the way so the main group could safely reach the base.
Misler steadily lost his grip on reality even then.
......
After several skirmishes with goblin hordes.
Fortunately, no major injuries yet as they advanced.
"We're good so far, right? No one's hurt?"
The middle-aged man tossed out a joke to ease the tension.
A few responded, forcing smiles.
Afterward,
the young woman and others muttered to themselves or chatted to endure.
Of course, no one spoke to Misler.
They were pressing on like that.
Swish! Crunch!
An unexpected ambush and a trap exploding from beneath their feet.
And far more large goblins than before.
The situation turned to hell in an instant.
"Evade! Gah!.."
"Run!!"
The fierce clash between humans and goblins raged, but the monsters' numerical superiority was unstoppable.
Blood sprayed, weapons clashed repeatedly.
Misler, unaware of a goblin approaching him, took a hit.
He blacked out briefly...
When he opened his eyes sometime later.
'Hah... hah...'
'Damn... blood... so much blood.'
"Aaaargh!!!"
Seeing his own blood flowing from his head, extreme pain hit Misler.
Yet he endured, tensing his whole body repeatedly to rise.
But the more he tried,
the more strength drained away.
Soon, he couldn't even twitch a finger.
'No strength in my body at all...'
The pain subsided, but he knew this was more dangerous.
Screams from the others had stopped unnoticed.
The battle was over.
'Is it all over...? No.'
'But...'
'Wet.'
'...Sleepy...'
Unable to resist his eyes closing on their own.
Then, something stirred in his abdomen.
'This feeling... being eaten...?'
'Am I really dying eaten by a goblin...?'
But it was already too late.
Even knowing he was being devoured.
Misler's consciousness faded, and he fully lost awareness.
Right then, a system message rang in his mind.
Misler opened his eyes.
The world was the same, but the eyes viewing it had completely changed.
Fear and apathy vanished, leaving only cold survival instinct.
He kicked off the ground, instantly striking the throat of the goblin that killed him.
Dodging its attacks with minimal movement, he precisely pierced its vital points barehanded.
He moved like a machine, hesitation gone from his actions.
In this moment, Misler didn't think. He only killed and survived on instinct.
Monsters' bones shattered, flesh tore—the sounds echoed through the forest.
With their desperate screams, their blood stained the path.
Only after dispatching every goblin surrounding him did he stop.