Chapter 131
Chapter 131
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Translator: Vine
Chapter: 131
Chapter Title: 33. One Man Army (4)
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It was a situation that could dare be called perfect.
‘Wyvern headshots 40 times……? I was planning to kill all the monsters in this area anyway. This is basically a free upgrade.’
Imagine those wyverns scattering to nearby areas and each one starting to spew fire. There wouldn’t be a disaster greater than that.
Of course, thanks to the ‘Seoul Rotation,’ there were skilled monster hunters in every district… but no matter how veteran they were, had any of them ever fought monsters that flew through the sky?
‘And they probably won’t have any fire resistance to speak of either. I’ve only just reached 10% myself.’
Kwa-kwang, kwa-kwang!
From atop Negig, Young-woo pulled back the bowstring with all his might as he raced toward the heart of Gwangjin-gu, teeming with wyverns.
At that, the wyverns that had been melting the asphalt streets and buildings with their flame breath began turning their heads toward Young-woo one by one.
-Kkiiieeeek!
-Kkieeek!
“Ugh.”
The horrific shrieks threatened to tear his eardrums, making his head spin.
On top of that, from behind, the utterly enraged Death Knight was huffing and puffing as it chased after him.
「Stop right there! How long do you plan on running?!」
If Lee Seon-ho had appeared in another district, he probably would have easily butchered that district’s First Sword and begun his reign of terror.
Just like Cha Du-seong, the boxing gold medalist who had manifested in Gwangjin-gu.
But everything was relative.
Having just returned to this world, Lee Seon-ho hadn’t even had a chance to test his power before getting bombarded by arrows out of nowhere. Right now, he was thoroughly intimidated.
—Wait, what the fuck? Why the hell am I doing this? Didn’t they say we were the judges?
In that pitch-black space of darkness—a sort of return waiting room—the voice had told Lee Seon-ho that he would one day return to the original world and judge the masses.
That he would become the incarnation of karmic retribution, wielding immense power to set everything right.
But the reality that hit him was.
Kwa-kwang, kwa-kwak!
Chasing the ass-end of some archer riding a steel horse.
—What the fuck is that bastard…
It was the moment Lee Seon-ho finally felt a sense of wrongness in the middle of Gwangjin-gu, swarming with wyverns.
Puuuung!
The problematic archer fired off another cannon-like shot from his bow and shouted something weird while looking at the sky.
“This battle is brought to you by the intergalactic weapon brand Dogo!”
「What……?」
“I am Jung Young-woo07, the strongest from Gyeongbuk, Gangnam, Kaesong, and Hwanghae on Earth!”
Then the bastard pulled back the bowstring again, piercing a wyvern’s head clean through before looking up at the sky once more.
「Huh……?」
Whatever it was, it seemed like the guy was performing some kind of ritual.
—W-Wait, is he offering some kind of sacrifice to the heavens?
Not that it was impossible.
He himself had once been human, and now returned transformed into a Death Knight.
Lee Seon-ho had transformed too, so the post-Reset world was just as astonishing to him.
Instinctively.
—Kill that bastard before he finishes his ritual. This doesn’t feel good.
He felt he had to stop whatever Jung Young-woo07 was doing.
He didn’t know exactly what, but his gut told him something big would happen if the guy completed it.
And Lee Seon-ho’s intuition wasn’t far off.
[Dogo] “Shooting Practice”
<Mission> Kill wyverns with ‘headshots,’ 13/40.
<Reward> Equipment upgrade sponsorship
<Special> You must announce Dogo’s sponsorship during this mission.
‘13 now… A bit tight, but doable. And it’s real shooting practice too.’
Due to wyverns’ nature of flapping their wings to fly, their heads were constantly moving, and focusing on hitting them was rapidly improving Young-woo’s marksmanship.
On top of that, were the wyverns just hovering in place?
-Kkiiieeeek!
They charged with ear-splitting screeches or spewed flames.
“Whew!”
This time, two came at him in succession, so Young-woo tried ‘rapid fire’ for the first time.
Puuung, puuung!
This was possible because the arrows generated the moment he drew the bowstring.
It skipped the process of drawing an arrow, nocking it, and then aiming.
‘Power and accuracy take a hit, sure… but nothing beats it for clearing trash mobs.’
But this time was an exception.
Thanks to the Death Knight behind him, his Sense stat had skyrocketed, amplifying his arrows’ power and precision.
「Your Sense stat has temporarily risen from 1,400 to 3,566.」
That allowed Young-woo to land headshots at an incredibly high rate even while rapid-firing.
‘At this point, Lee Seon-ho is practically my benefactor.’
「Stop right……!」
Of course, Lee Seon-ho had no idea he was being used as a walking Sense dispenser and was chasing like a madman.
And in the meantime.
Pupu-pung!
‘White Saturation’ lived up to its name, rapid-firing like a barrage and quickly mopping up the wyverns scattering in all directions.
<Mission> Kill wyverns with ‘headshots,’ 27/40.
‘Almost done. Just clean up the rest.’
When Young-woo glanced back, the thoroughly pissed Lee Seon-ho spoke up as if he’d been waiting.
「How long are you going to keep running? Let’s settle this fair and square.」
Young-woo checked the quest status again before replying.
“Hold on just a bit longer. It’s almost over.”
Lee Seon-ho’s bony jaw dropped in fury.
「What? You fucking……」
But Young-woo ignored him and felled wyverns flapping their wings from all directions ahead.
Puuuung, pung!
As he did, he thought.
‘The mutants and monster grades are ramping up fast now. Wyverns are right below real dragons, aren’t they?’
That said, the chaebols mutated into dragons weren’t likely to drop tomorrow.
Because.
‘If they did, everywhere but Gangnam would be doomed instantly. How do you beat something flying in the sky with just swords?’
So survival difficulty wouldn’t spike that hard.
Based on the progression so far, there’d be time to prepare countermeasures at minimum.
‘There’s gotta be at least until tomorrow.’
With that thought, Young-woo dropped the 40th wyvern from the sky.
Puuuung!
-Kkiiieeeek!
The 40th wyvern, just about to cross into Dongdaemun, plummeted into Jungnang Stream with its head pierced by Young-woo’s arrow.
Kuuung!
Then, from across Jungnang Stream, a group of people came running to gawk at the wyvern sprawled between Dongbu Arterial Road and the stream.
“W-What’s that?”
“A d-drag……?”
They were none other than Dongdaemun-gu’s monster hunters.
They’d been leading citizens nearby and clearing monsters when they witnessed the chaos in Gwangjin-gu.
“Everyone, fall back! It’s not cleared yet!”
As Young-woo gestured for them to flee toward Dongdaemun.
「Ah, so that’s where all the humans went, hiding like rats.」
Lee Seon-ho, eyes bloodshot from chasing Young-woo, shifted his gaze across Jungnang Stream.
He instantly realized a bunch of weaklings far inferior to Jung Young-woo07 were swarming over there.
“Don’t even think about it. Your opponent’s me.”
Young-woo finally halted Negig completely and turned to Lee Seon-ho, who grinned wickedly.
「Hey, asshole, then you should’ve fought me from the start.」
And then.
Ta-ta-tat!
He abruptly changed direction and bolted toward Jungnang Stream.
“Lee Seon-ho!”
He planned to cross into Dongdaemun and start massacring civilians.
In an instant, Lee Seon-ho crossed Dongbu Arterial Road and leaped into the air over Jungnang Stream.
Kwaat!
「Kyakakak!」
Finally able to ‘judge,’ his savage nature showed plainly in his voice and face.
He was truly the type who’d returned intending to stain his hands with blood.
And right on cue.
Peeing!
[Quest Complete - “Shooting Practice”]
[Reward Issued]
|Equipment Upgrade Sponsorship
As the Dogo quest Young-woo had been doing completed, the bow in his hand flashed.
“What…….”
He’d wondered what ‘equipment upgrade sponsorship’ meant—it seemed Dogo designated one piece of gear and granted it a new function.
Shaaat!
「White Saturation」 - Saga Bow
【Sense stat applies to arrow power.】
【Power increases with arrow range.】
◇ Dogo: Stealth Arrow
◇ Dogo: Supernatural Damage
New options tagged with ‘Dogo’ had been added to the bow Young-woo used.
‘What’s this?’
Tilting his head, Young-woo hurriedly drew the bowstring.
Kududuk!
Lee Seon-ho in White Saturation’s sights was almost across Jungnang Stream already; he’d set foot in Dongdaemun-gu any moment.
‘Looks like Dongdaemun hasn’t dealt with their own mutant yet. If that guy crosses, it’ll be a total disaster.’
A red pillar of light still lingered in Dongdaemun-gu.
Dongdaemun’s First Sword, Jang Jeong-ho, was probably fighting there.
‘I’ve caused enough trouble already. Can’t let it go further.’
Gritting his teeth, Young-woo released the string the instant Lee Seon-ho centered in his sights.
Twang!
Then.
Phuyuuut!
Unlike before, the arrow shot out with a sound like air leaking from a balloon.
◇ Dogo: Stealth Arrow
‘Ooh?’
It was literally a stealth arrow.
Not only was the launch sound drastically reduced, but the arrow’s flight was nearly silent too.
Shaaaaaat!
A godsend for Young-woo.
「……?」
But utter doom for Lee Seon-ho, who sensed the arrow’s presence too late.
「You fuck……!」
The moment he turned his head, a purple flash filled his vision.
The arrow Young-woo fired had exploded.
Kwaaaang!
「Kuhuk!」
Instantly, tremendous pressure erupted at the explosion point, slamming Lee Seon-ho into Jungnang Stream and shattering his armor to pieces.
Kwajajaja!
‘What the hell? That’s insane.’
Even Young-woo, who’d fired it, was stunned.
The physical force from the explosion was no joke, but more shocking was the armor damage—he’d never seen that before.
‘Wait, don’t tell me that’s.’
Young-woo belatedly checked the last tooltip on his upgraded bow.
◇ Dogo: Supernatural Damage
Then, as if entranced, he muttered.
“Ah! Th-This… this is Dogo’s technology……?”