Chapter 129
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Translator: True Detective
Chapter: 129
Chapter Title: Time Attack
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As the smooth skin of the male hero came into view, several faces flushed red. It might have meant nothing to Minguk, but for these women who rarely encountered men—especially handsome ones—such casual behavior from him was practically a reward in itself.
And among those unconsciously swallowing hard, Giselle—who took her instincts a bit too far—couldn't hold back any longer. She shot her hand up like a bolt.
"I want the raid leader's reward! If we take these guys down this try, to the raid member with the highest contribution..."
"A... reward?"
Minguk chuckled inwardly at Giselle's transparent proposal. It was exactly what he wanted too. Every hero who'd awakened mana was a beauty without exception.
But not all of them belonged to his cartel, so he had to keep things at a reasonable level. After a moment's thought, he posed the question to the heroes like he was seeking their input.
"One date voucher. How's that sound?"
"Yes! All in favor! Let's get this going!"
"A full-day date, right? Obviously twenty-four hours?"
The women in Minguk's cartel exploded with enthusiasm. It was exactly as he'd expected, but surprisingly, Tanya and Na-yeon showed real interest too. Hanoi life must have been getting boring for them.
'Still, Na-yeon...'
She's not an adult, so it has to stay wholesome. Even in this desire-driven world, minors were a no-go. And it wasn't like he lacked for women around him...
With their resolve hardened, the fourteenth raid on Garuda's avatars began.
"One! Nine o'clock direction!"
"Got it!!!"
Yuna spotted a falling feather—the most dangerous pattern in the Garuda's Avatars raid—and dashed toward it at Minguk's command, nocking an arrow to her bow.
Even if her accuracy dropped while moving, she'd switch to Sharp Mode once she closed the distance.
"Whirlwinds incoming!"
The raid's start was always routine, like feeling each other out.
But as they poured on the pressure, complex patterns emerged, turning the battlefield chaotic bit by bit. They had to watch for team-damaging attacks like whirlwinds and tail feather barrages.
On top of that, the Bruiser's heavy slams and the Baldhead's headbutts posed real threats to the tanks.
"Na-yeon! Nine o'clock!"
"Kendal! Fall back! You trying to eat a feather and die?!"
"Watch Baldhead aggro! Ease off DPS if the tank's stunned!!!"
"Pull back to base!!! Seven o'clock whirlwind!"
Minguk's eyes, ears, and mouth got no rest.
The raid members kept their focus sharp under the raid leader's machine-gun calls, pressing the fight.
They darted every which way to dodge enemy attacks, but never forgot tanking, DPSing, or keeping the raid alive.
Even so, heroes with raid experience started preemptively moving ahead of Minguk's calls.
"Target switch! Tail DPS! Sojeong, stick to the Bruiser!"
As the Baldhead's health dropped below 60%, the dealers shifted fire, unleashing mana.
To avoid enraging them, they had to whittle all three evenly. Especially at the end—if you didn't kill them simultaneously, the survivor could go berserk and wipe the raid.
"Haaah!"
Sojeong's greatsword smashed the Bruiser's leg. It rebounded with heavy force, but the Bruiser kept hammering Tank Tanya like nothing happened.
Sojeong swung relentlessly. It was a furious assault that begged the question of where her strength came from—the desperate drive of a married woman chasing Minguk's reward, now reflected in her Hero Pad rankings.
In moments, Sojeong surged to number one DPS. But the others weren't slacking.
Kwaang! Kwaek!!!
Tanya held her defensive stance, tanking hits from both Bruiser and Tail like a turtle shell, aggro locked tight.
'Stable enough. Just no accidents.'
Minguk reapplied a shield to Tanya as hers faded to a dim glow and shattered.
In this raid, just mind the base-wrecking whirlwinds, falling feathers, and tank-slaying bursts. After that, it was down to the team's skill.
With that in mind, Minguk glanced at Tanya blocking enemy strikes with her shield. A solid main tank made raids a breeze.
"Come on, you chicken-headed bastards! Bring it!"
Tanya slammed her massive shield down with a clang, bellowing. Bruiser and Tail roared in fury, followed by a chain of heavy impacts.
With aggro piled on the tank, the two red birds ignored the other heroes, charging her with bloodshot, instinct-driven eyes.
The dealers got breathing room to unleash their skills.
"Shiranui! Whirlwind!"
"Ah, ack?!"
Occasional slips happened when dealers got tunnel-visioned on DPS, but no big deal. As long as they didn't die, heals could rez them.
As the fight dragged on, the battlefield turned to pandemonium. Two falling feathers dotted the sky, with Yuna and Na-yeon scrambling to intercept.
And not just that—four building-height whirlwinds spun wildly. Once spawned, they lasted till fight's end, so they had to drop Garuda's avatars before the field filled up.
The swarm was already hampering ally movement.
"Grk!"
Two whirlwinds bore down on Minguk at the worst timing, grazing him. He bit his lip as his left arm dipped in and came out shredded like it'd been mauled by beasts.
Giselle's heal washed over him, dulling the pain fast. But then his gaze snapped to base.
"Whirlwind incoming! Everyone back! Shorty! Ten o'clock evade!"
While Minguk dodged, a whirlwind had scattered base. Dealers were regrouping from their scramble—likely Tanya's on-the-fly leadership.
'Yeah, that's what I expect.'
World prospect rank 11 from Evolusion—sharp instincts. To contribute in raids, you needed skill and battlefield reads.
'Garuda's Avatars' was straightforward: Tanks split the three mobs' aggression. Perfect feather clears. No whirlwind sweeps.
And dealers skilled enough to burst all three before healers tapped out. Team GGW had it all.
"No Tail DPS! Bruiser DPS!"
"Baldhead's mine-only!"
As the end neared, Minguk's calls ramped up.
Precise DPS management to kill simultaneously. Tail was under 3%, others below 10%.
Success crept into the heroes' minds.
'Wrapping this up.'
Minguk felt it too. Time to fry these damn chickens. He focused, senses locked on the battlefield.
Kwaang! Kwaek!!!
"Kieeeek! Kick!"
Fierce clashes repeated. Now six whirlwinds ravaged the field. Heroes could barely swing in place amid the chaos.
But Minguk knew from experience: Double down on focus now. He'd wiped too many raids to last-second lapses.
The team held concentration to the end, desperate to clear.
"Finish! Kill 'em all!!! Burn phase!!!"
The instant all three birds dipped below 2%, Minguk called the final push.
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Beep!
▶ Completed the subjugation of “Rothkriyon Fortress”.
▶ 5 Achievement Points awarded to Hero Pad.
▶ Hero Compendium count refreshed.
"Fourteen tries... Easier than I thought. And the patterns are mostly just movement checks—kinda straightforward?"
Minguk nodded to himself, muttering as he scanned the Hero Pad messages.
Figuring patterns took effort, and dodging whirlwinds kept them busy, but the difficulty wasn't brutal. Six whirlwinds now, sure—but with higher specs, they'd end it sooner.
"...Huh?"
"Pardon?"
Tanya and Sojeong, who'd overheard by chance, scowled in disbelief. To them, it'd been a hair-raising nightmare. But their genius raid leader saw it differently.
It felt profoundly unfair.
"Hyun-ah, you record the clear, right? Need the strategy notes—send the vid later."
"Oh? Yeah! I'll check and send it. Should be good."
No Hero Pad info on 'Garuda's Avatars' yet.
Only a few raids holding Vietnam's outbreaks had faced it, so intel was scarce.
Minguk planned to upload the strategy under his name to the Hero community.
It'd help heroes and push back the darkness. Plus, downloads earned pocket change.
Then, as the dead birds' corpses vanished with a glare from Sojeong, a massive chest appeared.
"Reward chest!"
"Whatcha think's inside? Garuda namesake—gotta be solid, right?"
"Tickets? Class Stones? A weapon infused with the Twelve Plagues' power?"
The heroes buzzed with anticipation for such a foe. Minguk raised a hand to calm them.
The chest definitely held a 【Class Stone (A) - Legendary Grade】. Like last time's pillar of light—this one would too.
"Hyun-ah."
Minguk signaled her. Open it.
Self-proclaimed lucky girl or not, she'd pulled big items before. Minguk aimed to mold her into his lucky girl.
No deep reason. Just seemed fun. Quests made it doable.
"Then, your Cheonhodong Lucky Girl will open the chest!"
Without hesitation, Hyun-ah flung it open—no dramatic pause, low expectations maybe.
As Minguk predicted—but stunning the others—a pillar of light erupted.
"Wh-what?! L-light pillar?!"
"Woooah! Unnie! Unnie! I love you! Love you!"
"Oh Hyun-ah! Hyun-ah! Hyun-ah!!!"
Cheers erupted. But Hyun-ah, who'd opened it, stared dumbfounded.
"Wh-what? Me, pulling this?"
She glanced between her hands and the chest, pondering her luck amid the roar—then grinned shamelessly, basking in the adulation.
Inside: Revival Stones, Garuda-feather-like items, and a shimmering bluish ticket.
【Class Stone (A) Ticket - Legendary Grade.】
The random ticket that made countless heroes laugh and cry.