Chapter 134
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Translator: True Detective
Chapter: 134
Chapter Title: Crisis Right Before Our Eyes
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"Gulp."
The roulette wheel spun, and the sound of someone swallowing hard echoed like thunder.
Everyone was caught off guard by Minguk suddenly tearing the ticket, but this roulette wheel—offering a Legendary class as a reward—felt entirely different from any they'd seen before.
It exuded a grander, more luxurious aura. Even the strange inscriptions at the top glimmered faintly.
But all eyes were locked solely on the arrow and the spinning sections of the wheel. Gradually, the wheel's motion began to slow.
"Huh?"
"I-It landed?!"
"Ahhh…."
The moment it came to a complete stop, a chorus of voices rose from all around, mostly sighs of disappointment.
There were ten heroes gathered here, but only one Legendary class up for grabs via the ticket. Naturally, regret dominated.
Minguk let out a sigh of his own.
The class the arrow had landed on was a tank: 【Class Stone (A) - Phoenix Knight】.
'Well, whatever...'
He was disappointed, sure. But objectively, it wasn't a bad outcome. Memoria's raid leader had strongly recommended the Phoenix Knight as a top Legendary class.
○ Double Wingbeat (S) - Even if the hero suffers fatal damage and dies, they revive in their original state after 3 seconds. The revived hero fully recovers all enhancement skills applied to their body before death, as well as their life force.
○ Flame Wingbeat (A) - The phoenix's scorching heat incinerates surrounding enemies. Damage dealt varies greatly based on the hero's mana control ability.
The moment he checked the info on his Hero Pad, his eyes went straight to the S-rank skill grade. A resurrection skill during combat was cheat-level, after all.
"A tank class came up."
At Minguk's words, Hyun-ah and Tanya exchanged a quick glance. Their expressions were unreadable. If anything, the other heroes seemed more tense about the bidding war about to unfold between them.
'Who'll take it?'
Tanya had more years as a hero under her belt, so she'd undoubtedly amassed more wealth. But Hyun-ah's sister was the leader of the R’s clan—a real golden spoon.
"Ah, I don't think I need it."
As tension peaked, an unexpected voice cut through the room. Minguk turned to Tanya, who had spoken up reflexively.
"Tanya?"
"It's true. Of course, I want the Legendary class. But switching to Phoenix Knight means I can't use a two-handed shield. I just checked the class info—it's sword and one-handed shield only."
Minguk pulled up the class details himself. The other heroes did the same.
"Huh... yeah, it is."
She was right. She shook her head repeatedly, clearly regretful, but pressed on.
"I can use a one-handed shield, sure. But ever since starting as a hero with White Fang clan, I've only trained as a defensive tank for raids, so the sword... "
"Mm."
She lacked confidence there.
It made perfect sense. No one had gone for the Unique class 【Blade of Malice】 recently because it required daggers.
That's how it ended up with Minguk, despite being Unique.
"I'm disappointed, but since Oh Hyun-ah mainly uses sword and one-handed shield, I'll pass on bidding."
"S-Sis..."
Hyun-ah's eyes welled with emotion at Tanya's decision.
To give up a Legendary class for that reason! Russia really was a land of big-hearted people, she thought.
"Aw, that's no fun. It'll end all bland."
"Thought I'd make some cash—manners bid! Manners bid!!!"
"Guess I'll use my phone-a-friend!"
Hyun-ah, now the undisputed owner of the Phoenix Knight Legendary class, immediately called Korea. She was asking her sister Hyun-jung for help.
- What?! No way?!
Hyun-jung, hearing the details from Hyun-ah, freaked out and wired the money right away. Having raided with R’s legend Park Da-young, she knew better than anyone how amazing Legendary classes were.
- Thanks to Raid Leader Han Minguk, Hyun-ah snagged an incredible treasure. As her big sis—not clan leader—I'm truly grateful. Oh, we'll be shipping a bulk load of Revival Stones to Vietnam in a few days.
"Support for our raid team?"
- Yeah. GGW's name is popping up everywhere lately, and with 'Garuda's Clone' in the mix, we figured you need more Revival Stones.
"Thank you."
No need to refuse that. More Revival Stones were always better.
The association provided unlimited ones, but with so many raid teams in Hanoi, there were wait times. Most went to top teams anyway.
So, they could use Hyun-jung's shipment until the association's arrived.
Hyun-ah put up 50 million dollars for the Legendary class purchase.
Not chump change. But pocket lint compared to its true value. Still, with the raid team's power-up, no one griped much about the price.
Giselle grumbled a bit—Legendary classes were that huge—but she and team big sis So-jeong whispered something, shot a meaningful look, and dropped it fast.
Thus, Hyun-ah became the first in Team GGW to claim a Legendary class.
A solid tank boosts a raid team's survivability. Simple as that.
After finishing Ppuu's quest, Minguk shifted the schedule to focus on 【B-1】 difficulty dungeons. To farm mana crystals from Rank 5 monsters.
Bonus: gear up teammates whose Gear Scores still lagged.
That's when they ran into the Rank 5 monster Grademoira. True to its creepy name, it was a grotesque worm-like thing.
"Worm swarm incoming! Your 4 o'clock!!!"
The little man-eating worms it summoned slithered toward the heroes.
They looked like massive conger eels, their sucker-like mouths lined with razor teeth. A bite wouldn't just sting.
But despite the worms closing in, Minguk and Team GGW stayed laser-focused on Grademoira. Not because they missed the adds—Minguk had called it. They had faith.
"I'll handle 'em all!"
Hyun-ah, taking over boss tanking from Tanya, blocked the wriggling swarm. Her tank's threat pulled them right to her, where they froze—then lunged with fangs bared.
Clang! Thud-thud-clang!
Hyun-ah swung her massive shield wide, smashing the charging worms into twisted heaps on the ground. No matter how sharp their teeth, piercing a tank's sturdy shield and plate was no joke.
But there were dozens. Without healer and DPS help, it'd be rough. That's when red mana flared from Hyun-ah like flames.
Phoenix Knight skill: Flame Wingbeat activated.
Flame Wingbeat (A)
Scorching heat engulfs nearby enemies!
"Kyahaha! Come on! Bring it!!!"
Confirming the skill, Hyun-ah went wild with sword and shield against the worms. She didn't even need direct hits.
Any aggro'd close enough got incinerated by the phoenix flames.
Soon, Grademoira's dozens of man-eaters met their natural predator, Oh Hyun-ah, and crumbled to black ash.
"Nice one, Oh Hyun-ah."
"Phoenix Knight's gotta deliver."
Minguk smiled lightly at her boast.
Same A-rank, but Legendaries outclassed normals by miles. A regular tank class couldn't have cleared the adds that fast like Hyun-ah just did.
At least two or three DPS would've peeled off for cleanup. Spreading healers thin, dragging the raid longer. Or sparking some accident.
"Not bad, Oh Hyun-ah?"
With the raid cleared smoothly, Jeong Ye-rin nudged her teasingly.
"Piece of cake."
Hyun-ah beamed at the praise. Her contribution topped the charts this raid, as she'd said.
Key to Grademoira: squash the man-eaters before they hit the main group. Team GGW leveraged Hyun-ah's Phoenix Knight to wipe them in seconds.
"Wheee!"
"Legendaries are on another level. Impressive stuff?"
Everyone praised her performance. Her play let them melt the boss easy.
"Thank you! Thank you! I'm your Legendary tank!"
Hyun-ah bowed repeatedly amid the cheers. A swell of pride hit her. No wonder heroes chased top classes so hard.
Her gaze drifted to Minguk. None of this without him. She wanted to show her gratitude, but nothing came to mind.
'Gotta grind raids harder for now.'
After mulling it over, that's the resolve she reached.
Hero Academy hadn't prepped her for this, but as a full hero, Minguk pushed raids relentlessly—almost worryingly so. He felt the weight of responsibility.
And Hyun-ah wanted to be his closest ally.
"Nngh... ugh!"
Sensing danger, the woman thrashed instinctively. But to the bald-headed bird looming over her, it was pure temptation.
Eisen Kreuz was a German raid team specializing in lower 【A】-rank dungeons. Even in Vietnam's surge, they stuck to 【A-7】 to 【A-9】.
During one such run, they encountered Garuda's clone.
The raid leader referenced Minguk's strategy guide for the fight. Total wipe anyway.
Their inexperienced tanks couldn't hold the clones' onslaught. A clean wipe would've been fine. But unluckily, one hero got nabbed mid-collapse.
- Kyaaak! Kak!
The bald bird screeched and clamped its talons on Penya, Eisen Kreuz's healer hero's leg. Her eyes filled with terror at the monster's stone-like grip.
'This is bad.'
The corruption she'd only heard about was imminent. Steel herself, she went to bite her tongue.
"Kuup?!"
But something invaded her mouth first. Her eyes reflected the grotesque bird with tail feathers staring down. Filling her mouth: the monster's massive organ.
"Ugh! Uuugh!!!"
Her legs spread wide next; she writhed, but it was like being pinned in a vice.
"—————!!!"
When the huge invader plunged deep into her belly, Penya blacked out. The filthy monster defiled her, but irresistible pleasure overtook her brain.
At that moment—as the hero who fought for humanity fell to the monster—
Over a thousand kilometers away, the Bird Tower Eisen Kreuz had been raiding near began to stir. Observers reported the change straight to the World Hero Association HQ in Hanoi.
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