Chapter 94
Chapter 94
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Translator: Vine
Chapter: 94
Chapter Title: King of Wolves (3)
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[Wolf Strike]
[Sent flying by a powerful impact.]
KABOOM—!
Hyun-soo flew through the air.
Tumbling through the sky, his eyes caught sight of the terrified Bellia.
Inside this game, Bellia was feeling true terror.
She had collapsed in fear at the sight of the ferocious, ash-gray wolf that stood over four meters tall.
Hyun-soo's grip on his weapon tightened.
‘What do I do?’
He had already flown about twenty meters; it would be too late if he tried to run to the wolf now.
‘Should I shoot an arrow?’
He wouldn't be able to hit it.
Ares was a realistic game, and spinning through the air would leave Hyun-soo feeling extremely dizzy.
An image of Bellia, limp and lifeless with her throat caught in the wolf's jaws, flashed through his mind.
Though they had only known each other for a short time, she was a good person and a new connection for him.
Flash—
Hyun-soo's eyes, clouded by dizziness, snapped open.
‘I just need a power that guarantees a hit.’
Memories surfaced. Things from his childhood.
It was from a time when his blacksmithing skills were just beginning to mature.
Hyun-soo was no different from any other student.
He had loved the weapons of legend and myth.
What made him a little special was that he could actually try to recreate the things most students only ever heard about.
[Commencing God's Emergency Production.]
He had drawn dozens of weapon blueprints and tried to recreate them using various books.
Among them, he had poured his heart and soul into creating Gungnir, the spear said to have been wielded by Odin.
Like a child engrossed in Legos.
[Your experience is astounding.]
[Your understanding is exceptional.]
[Effect Application Rate increases by 8%.]
[Effect Application Rate increases by 9%.]
He remembered scrapping it dozens of times, rethinking it dozens more, until he finally made it.
That was why this was so easy for him.
[Effect Application Rate is 77%.]
[Grade: Unique.]
SHIIIIING—
Skidding across the ground, he reached out his hand.
The beautiful spear, seemingly plated in gold, was indeed the Gungnir of myth itself.
[Status effect: Dizziness has been triggered.]
[It is difficult to maintain your balance.]
Hyun-soo shifted his weight to his back leg.
He grit his teeth. The distance between him and the beast was about sixty meters.
The moment it left his hand, Gungnir accelerated, surging forward.
(Gungnir)
Grade: Unique
Durability: 4,000/4,000
Attack Power: 289
Restrictions: No restrictions for the creator, Level 100-200
Special Abilities:
·Strength +1%, Stamina +1.2%
·Active Skill: True-Hitting Gungnir.
·Active Skill: Free Control.
Description: A spear born from Emergency Production. Thanks to the creator's outstanding experience and knowledge, its Effect Application Rate has surpassed 70%.
Hitting an enemy sixty meters away with a thrown spear was practically impossible.
But the spear Hyun-soo threw was the one wielded by the chief god, Odin.
[True-Hitting Gungnir]
[Unconditionally strikes any enemy within a 100m radius and increases additional attack power by 330%.]
It would not miss.
CRACKLE—
The spear, crackling with massive sparks, accelerated.
The Ash-Gray Wolf scoffed at it, leaping into the air to dodge its trajectory.
But Gungnir twisted its path, soaring up toward the sky.
“Kyaaak!”
Bellia fell to the ground, and the wolf’s huge, yellow eyes widened.
But the Ash-Gray Wolf soon relaxed.
He was merely the king of this paltry land, the Wolf Sanctuary.
But long ago.
Back when Lord Fenrir still lived, he had been renowned for his ferocity as Fenrir’s third child.
He was absurdly weaker now, but even so, none who had entered this sacred ground had ever managed to so much as scratch his thick hide.
No weapon could cut him.
And no weapon could pierce him.
That’s right, the Ash-Gray Wolf was never meant to be hunted here in the first place.
THWUUUUUNK—!
But the moment the spear stabbed into its abdomen, the Ash-Gray Wolf felt a pain it had never experienced before in its life.
KRRRRRRIP.
“KYAAAAANG!”
A dog-like whimper escaped its mouth.
The force of the spear lodged in its abdomen pushed it backward.
Soon, the spear, with the Ash-Gray Wolf skewered on it like a kebab, slammed into a tree.
KABOOM—!
“Kyaaang, kyaaang!!”
Impaled by the spear and pinned high up on the tree, the Ash-Gray Wolf thrashed about madly.
The spear then pulled itself out, and the wolf plummeted to the ground.
THUD—
The Ash-Gray Wolf staggered to its feet.
To be wounded this badly by a mere mortal?
The man was running toward it, sword in hand. Then he did something incomprehensible.
He extended the index finger of his left hand and swiped it down through the air.
“...?”
The Ash-Gray Wolf was puzzled. It instinctively looked up.
[Free Control]
[You can freely control Gungnir even without holding it.]
The spear that had pulled out of the tree was now shooting down, aimed at its body.
THUMP—
Stomping its foot to dodge, the Ash-Gray Wolf charged toward Hyun-soo like a flash of lightning.
A leopard can run 100 meters in 3.2 seconds, reaching a top speed of 110 km/h.
The Ash-Gray Wolf, though several times larger than a leopard, could run 100 meters in 2 seconds, reaching a top speed of 150 km/h.
The ground buckled with each stride as it closed the distance in an instant.
The man sheathed his sword and pulled out an unfamiliar bow.
“Grrrrrrrrrr!”
[Ash-Gray Howl]
[The wolf's prey within a 30m radius are torn to shreds.]
The powerful forepaws of the wolf struck the man's body dozens of times.
His sturdy-looking armor buckled, his balance wavered, and a scream escaped his lips.
The distance was now within twenty meters.
Despite staggering from the damage, the man slowly drew the bowstring.
CLICK—
CREEEAK—
It would not be careless.
It knew this man was stronger than it had anticipated.
TWANG—
Seeing the arrow loosed, it chose to charge straight through. It figured it could allow the arrow to hit and still rip the man's throat out in one go.
A single arrow struck it in the chest.
The impact was strong enough to knock it back, but it ignored the pain.
The man’s face was right in front of it.
The Ash-Gray Wolf opened its maw wide.
But something was strange.
Smirk—
The corners of the man’s mouth turned up slightly. A smile that didn’t fit his blood-soaked body.
[Bizarre Thousand Geun.]
The weight of its chest was pulled toward the ground.
KABOOOOM—
Its chest slammed into the earth, and its entire body felt as if it had become ten times heavier.
The Ash-Gray Wolf felt as if its posture was that of one worshiping a king.
Immobilized, the Ash-Gray Wolf watched as the man raised a sword with both hands.
And without hesitation, Hyun-soo brought it down on the wolf's head.
CRUNCH—!
“Haa… haa.”
Watching the creature turn to ash, Hyun-soo gasped for breath.
[You have hunted the boss monster, the Ash-Gray Wolf.]
[You have acquired 23,910 EXP.]
[You have leveled up.]
[You have leveled up.]
[You have leveled up.]
[You have leveled up...]
[You have acquired 3,503 Gold.]
Hyun-soo's level shot up by nearly twenty at once.
‘Lady Bellia's EXP acquisition buff is truly amazing.’
An 18% increase in experience gained.
In effect, that buff had netted him about three extra levels.
[Something special is happening.]
‘Hmm?’
Hyun-soo mulled over the words ‘something special’.
Come to think of it, the cloak and helm he had obtained from hunting the Fragment of Fenrir had a similar description.
‘Something more special might happen.’
Hyun-soo looked forward to finding out what that might be.
[You already possess two artifacts related to Fenrir.]
[By hunting the Ash-Gray Wolf, one of Fenrir's children, you have acquired the Damaged Boots of Fenrir.]
Hyun-soo let out a small gasp of admiration.
And there was another reward for hunting the Ash-Gray Wolf.
[You have acquired a Wolf Egg(?).]
‘A Wolf Egg? What's that?’
For now, Hyun-soo checked the damaged boots first.
(Damaged Boots of Fenrir)
Grade: Epic, Unrepairable
Durability: 390/4,000
Defense: 166
Restrictions: Level 100 or higher
Special Abilities:
·Strength +5, Stamina +13
·Magic Defense +14%.
·Lightning Resistance +17%.
·Active Skill: Wolf Leap.
·Equipping two of the three set artifacts increases all effects by 3%.
·Equipping all three increases all effects by 10%.
·Something more special might happen.
Description: The heavily damaged Boots of Fenrir, which have completely lost their original form. Only the original creator can repair them.
It was identical to the other pieces in the series he had acquired before.
But Hyun-soo felt a strong need to equip it nonetheless.
[You have equipped the Helm of Fenrir, the Cloak of Fenrir, and the Damaged Boots of Fenrir.]
[The set effect has been applied, increasing all effects by 15%.]
‘I’ll have to repair this when I get back, too.’
Next, he examined the egg, which was large, hard, and white, much like an ostrich egg.
(Wolf Egg)
Grade: ???
Type: ???
Description: A wolf egg that belonged to the Ash-Gray Wolf, the third child of Fenrir. It is unknown what kind of wolf will emerge, or when it will hatch.
‘Fenrir’s third child? More importantly, a wolf egg?’
Hyun-soo realized the Ash-Gray Wolf he had just hunted was a more formidable being than he had thought.
But since he didn't know when it would hatch or what kind of wolf would come out, he carefully stored it in his inventory for now.
[You have completed a new story with a phenomenal achievement.]
Hyun-soo had heard about the "Wolf King" several times.
And yet, he still didn't know exactly what it was.
[Hidden Piece. The One Who Defeated the King of the Wolf Sanctuary]
[You have become the Wolf King.]
[You have acquired the Voice of the Wolf.]
Hyun-soo’s expression turned to one of surprise at the notifications that followed.
He slowly walked over and climbed onto a large rock.
***
[You have been stunned.]
Bellia had been knocked to the ground by the Ash-Gray Wolf and stunned.
The ‘stunned’ status effect sometimes served to protect the user.
If a player suffered severe mental damage or terror, the system would stun them to protect them.
As Bellia slowly regained consciousness, she didn't want to wake up.
‘N-No…’
In truth, a doubt had crept into her mind the moment she was cornered by the Ash-Gray Wolf in the sanctuary.
Hyun-soo was strong. Stronger than she had ever imagined.
But she began to wonder if the two of them could really save the Saintess.
‘How will we even get to the Saintess? And what about all those followers?’
She couldn't imagine any way to break through the hundreds of hideously-shaped followers.
Awoooo...
An unfamiliar wolf's howl sent a chill down her spine.
Realizing her current situation, she finally opened her eyes.
Awoooooo—
The sun must have set, as darkness had fallen. Bellia wore a puzzled expression at the continuous howling.
The sound grew clearer, as if it were right next to her ear.
Awoooooo—!
Bellia’s eyes widened.
From the trees, the bushes, behind the rocks—from all over the sanctuary, giant wolves, one by one, began to walk toward a man standing on a large rock.
Awoooooooo—!
‘H-Hyun-soo?’
Above Hyun-soo's head.
The Helm of Fenrir he was wearing was howling on its own.
Awoooooooo—!
With another howl, hundreds of valiant wolves lined up before him.
Then, the wolves howled in unison.
Awoooooooo—!
‘T-The Wolf King…’
Bellia shivered with a thrill. Yes, Hyun-soo's current appearance was that of the Wolf King himself.
At that moment.
Game nickname, Koteu. And Hyun-soo's real-life friend, Ji-hoon, was hiding near the temple.
Koteu was a level 198 Paladin who had received the hidden quest: Rescue the Saintess.
Ji-hoon, whose base of operations had always been the Reas Temple, swallowed dryly.
Hundreds of followers of an evil god.
And the infamous Fifth Calamity of Ares.
‘Can we really save her?’
Koteu and the other surviving paladins were preparing for the rescue.
In truth, it was a situation that was almost certainly impossible.
But the paladins here had no choice.
Because rescuing the Saintess came with the incredibly tempting reward of a five-level increase.
“Let’s go.”
Koteu and the few remaining paladins began to move.