Chapter 33
Chapter 33
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Translator: Ace
Chapter: 33
Chapter Title: Mad Demon
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“Raaargh!!!”
“You damn bastard...!!”
“Kill him!!!”
The cave had always been a chaotic mess of players killing each other, but today felt different.
It was probably a first.
The hyenas inside had never united like this before.
‘How...?’
‘Why can’t we hit him?!’
There had once been a heated debate in the community forums.
Did real-world skills carry over into the game?
The developers claimed no, since all characters started with identical base stats. But anyone who’d actually played knew better.
Even with equal physical stats, the sensation of moving your body, the efficiency of skill usage, wisdom, and the ability to learn the game—all those were undeniably tied to real-life aptitude.
Like how someone who’d trained in kendo handled swords better in-game, or an archer who’d shot recurve bows aimed truer with a virtual one.
Splaaash—!!!
“Gaaah!!”
“Guhk!!”
Only those who’d danced on the edge of death truly understood real combat.
“Hah... hah...”
Woojin stared at the hyena sprawled on the ground, heaving ragged breaths toward him.
“You... what the hell was that freaky swordplay?”
“What if I told you? What’re you gonna do about it?”
“You’d better remember this... You know why we only use basic skills? Flashy bastards always end up as prey. From now on, forget about playing nice—”
Slash.
Woojin casually severed the man’s throat.
“Do whatever.”
“Hm?”
After wiping out all the murderers in front of the boss room, a notification appeared before him.
“Lucky break. Didn’t even know this achievement existed.”
It was only natural.
Just like the previous log said—no one had ever achieved it before.
“This is insane...”
‘PK all day, and I could hit the rankings.’
Changryeong must’ve gotten the Butcher title.
Butcher boosted kill XP 4x but lasted only a month.
‘Changryeong power-leveled fast because he started PKing after moving to the central continent. High-level players meant big XP.’
Woojin was still in newbie territory.
The raw XP from kills couldn’t compare.
But now that the effect was permanent? Game-changer.
‘Central continent means constant massive wars.’
Guild battles, kingdom quest wars—you name it.
Not just random PK; events like those meant massive XP. Huge merit.
After slaughtering every hyena in the cave, his points had piled up to a whopping 150—thanks to the title bonus.
‘Lasts only a day, but that’s what you’d get from 30 levels.’
Woojin checked his status window and chuckled despite himself.
“Ha... haha...”
His base stats, excluding item bonuses.
Pure stat points? Equivalent to level 107.
With the alert, the wall crumbled, revealing a new door.
Grrrrrind...
Woojin shoved it open with all his might.
‘Just for today...’
He was the continent’s strongest.
“Where’s that bastard!!”
“Uh, well...”
The alert announcing the Blood Cave clear rang out to every player in the dungeon.
“Tch...”
‘While I’m dealing with this crap, others are wasting time on it...’
The Blood Cave gave no XP for Colson—it was lowbie trash. Still, hearing the boss die notification grated on him.
“Peron. You tell me. I never trusted that guy. You did catch him, right?”
“...Pardon?”
“Don’t tell me you botched the job and can’t even admit it.”
Peron’s face turned ashen at the question.
“N-no, sir. Absolutely not.”
“Listen up. I vouched for you with Genesis Unit. Nail this job, and you get solid backing on the central continent.”
Poke.
Colson jabbed Peron’s shoulder with a finger.
“Screw it up? You make the worst kind of enemy. Don’t even think about setting foot on the central continent.”
“O-of course, sir. Right now, my men inside the—”
“Do it right! Got it? No funny business!! If you failed, just say so—that’s your only shot at surviving in the Dark Forest!!”
Peron and his men instinctively shrank under Colson’s roar.
“Uh...”
That’s when it happened.
Colson whipped around at the voice from the cave entrance.
“B-brought him, sir.”
Trailing the awkwardly posed man at the entrance was Woojin—bound in ropes.
“You the one? The punk who trashed the Orc Citadel.”
Colson shoved the rope-holder aside and loomed over Woojin.
“Know what you did? You wrecked a Genesis Unit quest!!”
‘Quest?’
Woojin narrowed his eyes slightly.
‘Makes sense. No quest, no reason for a top clan to stir shit in newbie lands.’
Now he got why the other top-10 clans hadn’t stopped Genesis Unit.
Quests were sacred to players.
“So?”
“...What?”
“What do you want?”
Woojin sighed wearily.
No need for pointless exposition.
‘This psycho.’
‘He can’t be playing dumb...’
Peron and his crew squirmed on thorns at Woojin’s taunt.
“You cocky little shit...!! You’re logging off today!!”
Boom—!!!
Colson’s fist slammed unerringly into Woojin’s face.
‘Insane.’
‘Rare skills hit different...’
‘Done for. Good riddance. Die quietly.’
Peron and his men exchanged glances, sighing in relief.
“Human butcher Colson Fawen.”
That’s when it happened.
“Saw you on the forums, but central continent players really are on another level.”
“...!!!”
Everyone froze at the voice from deep in the cave.
“Bad thought, but seeing you makes me wanna rush to the central continent myself.”
“You little...”
Colson’s face hardened.
‘What? Tanked my Burst Fist and survived?’
Newbie zone?
His mind reeled.
Clatter...!
The barrier around Woojin vanished.
‘What the hell was that?’
Colson had no clue players could use Sig Ellic’s skill. He glared at poor Peron.
“That bastard... You said he was a warrior, right? Then why’s he slinging magic?”
“W-well...”
‘Damn it, you took the contract! Why dump it on me?!’
Peron inwardly cursed but managed an awkward grin.
“Don’t know your trick, but let’s see how long you yap. Seize him!!”
At his shout, the unit members charged Woojin.
“They’ve unlocked tier-2 skills. Big deal—still newbie scrubs...”
Bam—!! Thud—!!!
Pow-pow-pow—!!!
Colson’s smug face slowly stiffened.
“Aaaagh!!”
“Guhk!!!”
His men vanishing one by one amid screams.
“H-hot!!!”
“S-save...!!”
Step. Step. Step.
“Hm. Pretty useful.”
Woojin emerged from the dark, ignoring Colson entirely as he inspected something with a satisfied smile.
‘What... is that?’
Colson couldn’t hide his bewilderment.
Flames wreathed Woojin’s body.
The blistering heat didn’t faze him one bit.
At a glance, just fire damage and reflect counter.
But Woojin’s current power? The reflect alone crippled level 50s.
“No one’s wearing flame-res armor, huh? Figures... Why bother with that against newbie kids.”
Stab.
Woojin thrust his sword deep—for the sake of the flame-wreathed sufferers.
“Guh... guhk...”
A faint cry, and the body vanished—leaving only flames on the floor.
“Not bad.”
Woojin eyed Colson amid the incoming death XP.
“You...”
Like a beast sizing up prey.
“How much XP you gonna give?”
Ding.
That instant,
another alert rang.
Now everyone could see the freshly updated time attack record.
His overwhelming record.