Chapter 92
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Translator: True Detective
Chapter: 92
Chapter Title: Siberia's Bear Tank
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'A tank focused on defense?'
Han Minguk scanned Tanya's form. She gripped the handle in the center of her shield with both hands, showing no sign of using any other weapon.
It looked like she handled both offense and defense with that massive shield alone. The well-oiled brown shield gleamed with a sturdy sheen, as if it could easily block even a boss monster's devastating strike.
'First, I need to check her offensive and defensive capabilities.'
He planned to start with the basics. Skills could be swapped out via stones as needed, so he could worry about those later.
If Tanya's defense outstripped Hyun-ah's, he'd need to swap their positions as main and sub tank. After all, the main tank—who had to draw the monster's focused aggro—needed top-tier defensive prowess above everything else.
"Alright, let's begin the raid on the darkness-corrupted Collibor. T.T."
"Yes, sir! I'll show you what I can do."
Even against a monster she'd never faced before, Tanya thrust her shield forward with bold confidence, living up to her reputation as a worldwide prospect.
But her self-assurance had solid backing. She'd cleared several B-2 difficulty raids back in Russia.
"Here we go! Bear Tank charging in!!!"
With a booming roar, Tanya barreled toward Collibor. No, it was more like a ferocious charge. Watching her, Minguk instantly understood why people called Tanya Ruth the "Siberia's Bear Tank."
And the battle that followed left everyone, Minguk included, wide-eyed in shock.
BAM! BOOM!!!
Tanya blocked Collibor's opening attack, then seized the central handle and the back of her shield. She twisted her body, smashing down on Collibor repeatedly. It evoked images of riot police brutally quelling a violent protest.
"That's straight-up like suppressing invading monsters from another world. But where's the baton?"
To Minguk, a former riot cop himself, the sight felt oddly familiar.
Collibor's jaw twisted grotesquely from the direct hit at the edge of the massive shield. It looked like its lower fangs might have snapped clean off. Enraged, its eyes glowing red, Collibor lunged at Tanya again.
But Tanya countered by slamming the huge dog's nose flat.
- GROOOWL!
Without an inch of retreat, the tiny human hero pressed on relentlessly. As proof, Collibor's aggro on Tanya spiked dramatically.
"Dealers, begin DPS."
At Minguk's command—checking aggro via his Hero Pad—the dealers unleashed their attacks. Yuna was among them.
Her gear was solid now, reducing her unique value somewhat, but Yuna's ability to spot rotten, poisoned meat chunks made her invaluable for the Collibor raid.
Thus, Choi Yuna, Jeong Ye-rin, and the newest recruit—Memoria's super-prospect, Shin Na-yeon—joined the fray. Hyun-ah and melee dealer Kim So-jeong, who wielded a greatsword, stood by on standby.
Cheers erupted from Hyun-ah and So-jeong, waiting outside. But the mana shockwaves clashing between monster and heroes garbled their words into indistinct noise.
As the raid kicked into high gear, Minguk managed Tanya's HP while observing Na-yeon's movements. Since they'd fight together going forward, he prioritized gauging her combat style and DPS output.
Influenced by Memoria's star and Korea's rank-one raider, Kang Chae-young? Na-yeon wielded mana orbs just like her—her primary weapon.
Vmmm! Zing!
Three orbs formed a spinning triangle around Na-yeon, firing beam-like lasers in rapid succession. They were born of her own mana, but visually, it was pure sci-fi spectacle.
'That's some serious damage...'
Each hit from Na-yeon's orbs carved massive chunks off Collibor's HP. Her output dwarfed main dealer Ye-rin's by at least 1.7 times—maybe more.
But her raw power came with glaring flaws. Controlling three orbs at once meant she had to stand still, focusing intently to unleash full firepower.
"Rotten meat incoming!"
"Ah, got it!"
In mobile situations like this, she could only maneuver one orb. Her DPS effectively dropped to a third.
Yet those orbs flew at her gesture, striking remotely even if she stayed put. Their range outstripped Ye-rin's too. Tactically, it was plenty appealing with high utility.
Collibor wasn't a pattern-heavy foe, so the raid wrapped up smoothly without major crises.
Afterward, they wiped once against Incubus – Raham and twice versus Succubus Queen – Ludiia. But considering the rookie tank on her first runs, it was a solid success.
"I could've done better, but I messed up... Sorry!"
"No, you did great. I'm impressed. You too, Hero Shin Na-yeon. Looking forward to raiding with you both."
Minguk reassured the bowing Tanya and the two fresh heroes.
Both lived up to their hype with stellar skills. The tank lineup seemed set: Hyun-ah's all-around excellence in defense, utility, and offense paired perfectly with Tanya's switchable pure-tank or damage-tank styles via shield stance.
The dealers were satisfying too. Though to balance things, they needed one more melee slot open.
Shiranui Mai was the exception. Her talent shone, but raid mana corruption surges proved too volatile. Unless that got purified somehow.
It had been ten days since Memoria signed Russia's rank-11 world prospect, the Bear Tank Tanya Ruth.
[Russia's Rising Star, Tanya Ruth Joins Rose Shield!]
[Rose Shield Rep: Tanya Ruth Adapting Well to the Clan.]
Interest in Tanya Ruth showed no signs of cooling.
Russia's top prospect—leagues above in raid power—was now raiding in Korea, barely scraping top-20.
Everyone wondered: What would she say about Korea's raid scene? How would she rate Han Minguk, the sudden standout leading Korea's prospects?
To sate the buzz, Korea Daily's raid specialist An Hye-jeong convinced Memoria owner Kim Tae-yeon for an exclusive Tanya interview.
"Nice to meet you, Tanya. Congrats on joining Memoria—sorry it's late. You've been raiding here for ten days now. How's Korea treating you?"
Veteran reporter Hye-jeong gripped the mic, flushed with excitement at interviewing a global name even Revolution buzzed about.
"It's great. People are super kind. And the warm weather's the best part."
Korea teetered at February's end, with biting cold snaps. But next to Russia? Mild. Tanya showed up for the interview in a tank top despite the winter chill.
"I've also learned Korea's raid scene is impressive—on par with Russia's."
Hye-jeong blinked at Tanya's follow-up. Russia boasted third globally in raid strength—a chasm from Korea.
Five clans outranked even Korea's top, Memoria. Russia's flagship, Red Square, was second worldwide to clear an S-9 dungeon.
'Some smooth lip service.'
Hye-jeong chalked it up to that. Heroes of her caliber knew exactly what fans ate up.
"Still, there must've been massive backlash in Russia."
"Yes. My clan and family were deeply worried about the transfer. But I wanted to test my skills under Korea's raid leader."
"You mean Hero Han Minguk?"
Tanya's loan to Rose Shield was in her contract from the jump. No one missed its Minguk tie-in.
Hye-jeong pressed on.
"You've synced with Raid Leader Han Minguk tackling B-2 Night Citadel for about ten days. Thoughts?"
"Just as expected: top-tier. In my view, his leading rivals Russia's pride, the White Reaper."
Hye-jeong nearly yelped. Gasps rippled from the crew behind her.
Minguk's potential was huge, sure—but Russia's White Reaper, Natasha Lenier? She'd crisscrossed Europe and Russia in the dark monster wars, felling hordes as a legend.
Comparing him to that icon? The praise hit nuclear levels. With the Reaper's godlike status in Russia, Hye-jeong fretted if she could even run the piece as-is.
Tanya, oblivious to their shock, simply voiced her honest take.
"The other teammates shone in their roles too. I'm thrilled to Galaxy Girl War with them."
The interview dragged on. Piles of questions for the world-class newbie transfer.
"So, your GGW goals?"
"Clear B-1 first. Then take down A-rank monsters fast, conquer an A-1 dungeon to earn 'world-class raid' status. I want to contribute big to the team."
Tanya Ruth's interview wrapped there.
Korea Daily's edited article exploded on release. If Russia's star gushed like that, Korea's raids must be elite, right? Chatter spread.
But active heroes reacted cooler—especially high-difficulty vets. They acknowledged Minguk but urged caution: A-ranks were ranker-clan 1st-string territory only. Even stellar leading needed proof there.
Talented heroes crumbled at A's wall before. Minguk had to prove it in the big leagues.
Amid the external noise, Minguk farmed orange-grade crystals in Night Citadel with the team. Days later, an official bombshell rocked Korea's hero scene as big as Tanya's transfer.