Gaining Four Levels at Once!
I've really come a long way.
Tae-hyun had expected his level to skyrocket after defeating Pagroak. After all, Pagroak was an opponent on par with a dragon. Even after splitting the experience points with hundreds of NPCs and receiving help from Alexeos, gaining four levels was...
I can't complain.
Tae-hyun didn't feel any regret. Wanting to solo a boss monster was greedy in the first place. He had managed to do it a few times before because of his absurd luck, but boss monsters weren't meant to be taken down alone. He wasn't going to let something like this get to him—
"Guild Master! Congratulations!"
"Guild Master! Congratulations!"
The guild members cheered as they crowded around Lee Se-yeon. By the looks of it, Se-yeon's level had shot up significantly.
...That made his stomach twist with pure jealousy!
"Should we do that for you too?" the Power Warrior guild members asked, looking at Tae-hyun.
Tae-hyun shook his head.
But we went through all that trouble to kill him, and there are no item drops.
Carbanog says that he wasn't a Great Warrior of Hungry Chaos, but a total beggar.
Pagroak had fought completely naked, so there were no items to drop. All they got was experience, Reputation, Holy, Contribution Points, and a title! It was a terribly meager reward.
Far too meager.
Carbanog agrees that it is far too meager.
Yong-yong was utterly dumbfounded by this conversation between the shameless Avatar and his companion. I mean, seriously...
The Path of the Great Warrior
By defeating the Great Warrior of Hungry Chaos, you have earned the qualification to become a Great Warrior of Hungry Chaos!
Hungry Chaos does not accept just anyone. It handpicks proven heroes. You have proved your strength and worth. Accept the hand extended by Hungry Chaos and become its Great Warrior!
🎁 Reward: ?, ???
"...No. Absolutely not."
Tae-hyun turned serious and immediately ignored the quest. No matter what, switching sides to Hungry Chaos was sheer madness!
My power...
Tae-hyun ignored it. No matter how hungry he was, he had no intention of eating poison.
You have defeated the Great Warrior of Hungry Chaos!
Hungry Chaos lends you its strength to tempt you.
From now on, you can borrow the power of Hungry Chaos when crafting items. The option is now available.
What?! Hungry Chaos was as persistent as a telemarketer offering a phone upgrade. When he fought the Sadiq Church or other evil god cults, they would usually declare, 'I have my pride, I will never accept this bastard!' But Hungry Chaos was different. The better you fought, the more it wanted you!
"Hmm. Well, I'll gladly accept this."
Carbanog angrily asks why you are thanking it!
Hey, even when you fight, you should never forget your manners.
Perhaps because he had received something, Tae-hyun's attitude became exceptionally polite.
Yes... Fufu... I am generous...
"Now that I've gotten everything, stop talking."
Tae-hyun ignored the message window.
The Hungry Chaos option was incredibly good, wasn't it?
It possessed terrifying options, like granting +500 Physical Attack and +500 Magic Attack. Even if it wasn't as good as Edaor's Greatsword, those two weapons weren't easily usable. Besides, Tae-hyun was the type to treat his weapons roughly, so he needed spares. He swung them, threw them, blew them up, jammed them into bombs, and did all sorts of crazy things!
A Hungry Chaos upgrade would be a powerful boost.
Carbanog worries if you aren't concerned about being corrupted by Hungry Chaos.
I was worried too, Carbanog. But then I realized one thing.
???
I'm the Avatar of the God of Luck.
There was a set probability of corruption, but thinking about it, that didn't mean much to Tae-hyun. His Luck was so high he'd almost certainly avoid it anyway! Even with Edaor's Greatsword, which carried a risk of summoning a dragon to attack him every time he used it, he hadn't been hit once.
Carbanog says that's probably just because terrifying rumors about Archisus have spread among the dragons...
Great. As soon as I get back, I'm going to craft a Hungry Chaos's Roughly Made Unstable Steel Sword.
-Avatar...
"Ah. Alexeos."
Alexeos called out to Tae-hyun, who was busy checking his message windows.
-My time has come. If I stay any longer, Hungry Chaos will devour my soul.
"Alexeos..."
-Do not grieve, Avatar.
I wasn't actually grieving, though.
He had just wanted to ask how to raise a dragon, if there was any inheritance left, or if there was anything good in his lair... But since Alexeos seemed slightly touched, Tae-hyun couldn't bring himself to say it.
-This is not an eternal farewell. I am departing for the heavenly realm watched over by our god...
Once he ascended to the heavenly realm of the gods, he could no longer access the continent, but it still wasn't a permanent goodbye. Especially since the Avatar of Archisus held a holy class, they might meet again...
-...Wait.
Alexeos paused.
Now that he thought about it, meeting the Avatar of Archisus again in the heavenly realm sounded like a terrible situation. It would mean either being summoned through a racial contract, or the Avatar finding some absurd way to climb up to heaven. It was extremely ominous!
-...No. On second thought, this is an eternal farewell.
"Wait, aren't you going to heaven? Carbanog said you're going to the dragon god's heavenly domain to find eternal rest."
-Ugh, that damn rabbit...
[......]
-...It is an eternal farewell, Avatar of Archisus. I shall take my leave now...!
The Guardian of the Desert, Alexeos, enters his eternal rest!
Alexeos, who defeated countless enemies, had many followers but also many foes. His enemies rejoice!
The unrest of the Asbian Empire decreases significantly!
The public security of the Asbian Empire increases significantly!
Tsk.
Tae-hyun felt a pang of jealousy. Why did his stomach twist with envy whenever something good happened to Lee Se-yeon?
Alexeos's followers begin to follow you!
New quests have been added to the Archisus Church!
In the future, Alexeos's followers will come to request your aid...
...Dragons have a lot more work to do than I thought.
Tae-hyun was surprised. He had thought dragons lived like wealthy landlords—eating, sleeping, occasionally stretching, letting out a Dragon's Roar when bored, and going back to sleep... But they actually did a lot?
"!!!!"
Tae-hyun was shocked. Wait, it's influenced by my actions?!
Carbanog is horrified!
No matter how he looked at it, keeping it around Archisus seemed incredibly dangerous!
"Kim Tae-hyun. Good job."
As Lee Se-yeon approached, Tae-hyun took a step back. A Necromancer definitely seemed like a bad influence on an egg!
"...What is that supposed to mean?"
Lee Se-yeon glared at him. She looked genuinely hurt! After they had fought so hard together, his reaction naturally upset her.
"Well, there's a reason..."
"Are you about to say something ridiculous again?"
Five minutes later.
"...Actually, that makes sense."
Lee Se-yeon understood immediately. If it was a dragon egg, it couldn't be helped!
But what on earth did he do to have a dragon entrust him with an egg?
Lee Se-yeon tilted her head. There had been a rumor going around for a while.
But seeing this battle brought those rumors back to mind. Could his class really be dragon-related?
Tae-hyun's fight against Pagroak had been truly intense. Soaring from beneath the desert on a dragon, then colliding head-on! It was a scene so spectacular that even Se-yeon's elite, veteran ranker guild members couldn't take their eyes off it.
So this is why everyone talks about Kim Tae-hyun!
Now I understand why our Guild Master was obsessing over him like a stalker...
Seeing it in person after only watching videos made them understand. His playstyle was on a completely different level! Everyone was overwhelmed by the sheer thrill of him engaging in physical combat with Pagroak atop a dragon.
The video of him fighting on the Red Dragon was already being uploaded to the forums. The Power Warrior guild members were excitedly posting it.
Fans left comments with tears in their eyes. Please stream! Why do we have to go to the Power Warrior guild's channel just to find news about Kim Tae-hyun!
People were furious that he had completed a crazy raid against a completely new boss monster without them knowing.
"Hmm. The problem with this egg is..." Tae-hyun fell into deep thought. "I get a notification saying it's been influenced whenever I do something, but I can't tell if it's a good change or a bad one."
"An honorable deed is probably a good change, right?" Lee Da-bi offered her opinion.
Lee Se-yeon shook her head. "No. Red Dragons are arrogant and ill-tempered. If a creature with that temperament becomes highly obsessed with honor, it might actually become a massive headache."
Both made sense. An honorable personality taken to an extreme could indeed be annoying!
"Tae-hyun, I brought some books," Lee Da-bi said, pulling out several books.
They were books like Ecology of Dragons, How to Raise a Dragon, Dragons and Magic, and The Secrets of Dragons.
Information regarding dragons has been added...
"Once it hatches, it'll probably be incredibly weak for a while."
"Like Yong-yong and Heuk-heuk, who lost their strength after using their breath right after hatching?"
-.......
-.......
The two dragons, who got hit out of nowhere while staying quiet, wore sorrowful expressions. Why us...!
"No. Yong-yong and Heuk-heuk only had their levels reduced; they're both fully grown dragons. But this one is a literal baby dragon..."
"...Wait. No way." Tae-hyun was horrified. "You're saying I have to raise it from scratch?"
"Most likely, yes."
"......"
Tae-hyun wanted an immediate combat force; he had absolutely no intention of raising a baby from scratch.
"Au-..."
"...ctioning it off might get you hunted down by Red Dragons if they find out later."
"......"
Tae-hyun slumped at Lee Da-bi's words. Seeing this, Lee Se-yeon was amazed. He listens to Lee Da-bi surprisingly well?!