Chapter 102
Chapter 102
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 102
Chapter Title: Drone Fog Hunt
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No mana could be felt.
It didn't look like a living creature either.
"But it's flying in the sky?"
One of the elves blinked in a daze.
When did it get here? I didn't even notice it approaching.
With typical elven curiosity, her ears perked up as she cautiously extended a hand.
-Snap!
"Heek!"
A bright light burst from the drone.
Startled by the sudden flash, the elf who had approached tumbled backward.
"Eek!"
The nearby elves hurriedly ducked behind rocks.
The fallen elf screamed and writhed on the ground, but...
"Huh?"
She soon realized she was perfectly fine.
Not a single scratch, no issues with her body at all.
Leaving the bewildered elf behind, a new post popped up in the gallery.
[Quality Post: LOL Elf Expression Legendary]
Author: Judak*
(GIF of elf hopping like a rabbit)
(GIF of elf toppling backward)
Drone performance check ㅇㅇ
Bonus, elves are cute af
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- What's cute about those floppy ears?
- Whew lol feels so good
- Haha thanks for the memes
- Hey Judak, how'd you even film that? Angle's weird af
ㄴ Fr, looks like it was shot from the sky
It wasn't a magic beast—it was Judak's iron familiar, or fairy, or drone.
*
"This proves the performance is solid."
The drone worked perfectly even in Elad.
The reason it operated successfully over such a long range was thanks to the new ability I'd acquired.
[Padak Totem Lv1]
In use – Full-health elf 59:51:41
Padak was acting as a sort of relay.
"Using it really drives it home."
The distance between Kellerton and Elad was enormous.
But with Padak, the operational range was basically infinite.
I dropped a cola to the elf still flailing around in shock via the drone.
"Gasp, yay!"
The elf cheered innocently, oblivious to being immortalized in the gallery.
Leaving her behind, it was time to fly the drone toward the fog-spewing magic beasts for observation.
"Wait, hold on!"
The elf who'd fallen shouted.
I paused the departing drone, and she flinched but started speaking to it.
"Um... Lord Judak's fairy? Anyway, going inside is dangerous!"
Did she think the drone was alive?
The elf urgently tried to dissuade me.
"Even if you enter the fog, the mana will give away your position."
The elves were skilled experts.
But how do you slash or attack something formless like fog?
In reality, the elves were utterly helpless against it.
No, anything alive would struggle against it.
"But a drone's different."
No mana.
No vital organs that need sleep.
Plus, hovering in the air made it a nightmare to hit—a total cheat observer.
Worst case, if it got smashed?
[Recon Drone] - 249p
"Yeah, just buy another one."
Cheap and easy to operate.
No wonder it's standard recon gear.
"Ah...!"
Ignoring the elf's protests, the drone plunged straight into the thick fog.
The elves sighed and squeezed their eyes shut.
But no crash came even after time passed.
The drone was weaving through the fog effortlessly.
"H-how...?"
"It's... fine?"
Leaving the wide-eyed elves behind, I flew the drone closer to the World Tree.
Circling the area a few times let me grasp the situation quickly.
"Just like Gutjugeo said."
The fog was thicker in spots.
Up close, frog-type magic beasts were visible spewing fog spores.
They showed no reaction.
They never dreamed something mana-less flying overhead would observe them.
"But... there's too damn many."
The problem was the numbers.
They swarmed nearly every section.
Catching a few wouldn't cut it.
Ditching the idea of picking them off one by one, I posted a new announcement.
[Announcement: Elves Must Read]
Author: Judak*
(GIF of fog-producing frog magic beast)
These are the culprits behind the fog
I'll share their positions here, so attack those spots and report back
*World Tree Fog Beast Position Share*
1. (GIF between World Tree's top branches)
2. (GIF camouflaged same color as World Tree bark)
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95. (GIF of beast flock patrolling specific area)
Will keep updating
Removing confirmed kills in real-time, updating if they move
Hunt on ㄱㄱ
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- Argh that looks gross af
- Whoa, disgustingly numerous
- How'd you film this Judak
ㄴ Huh, true. How from inside fog
ㄴ Fr and from the sky?
ㄴ You think a grand mage would troll?
- Believed in you Judak!!
- (Elf pinching bridge of nose emote)
- Judak come here! Gonna suck your cheeks!!
ㄴ Judak*) Nooooo
The toughest part of war is always the observer.
I uploaded dozens of screenshots per minute to the announcement.
The elves sprang into action accordingly.
The gallery buzzed more than ever.
- Shot 5 arrows at #6, check!! [1]
- Lord Judak, just cast magic at #12!!! [5]
- >< Only Lord Judak sees this...jpg [412]
- Can't handle bow or magic so tossed imagine magic at #15!! [71]
ㄴ Judak*) Brat
Even an empty World Tree was still a sacred tree.
They'd held back big magic to avoid damage—now they unleashed.
Like an archery game, elves fired arrows excitedly.
"Damn, good aim."
And they were seriously skilled.
No wonder they're long-lived.
Arrows and toned-down magic spells dodged the sacred tree like tricks, landing precisely.
- Kieeek!
- Gurrrrk!
The beasts died under bombardment, clueless how.
-Kieeeek!!!
Around halfway wiped, one finally spotted the drone.
But.
"What can you do about it?"
From way up high, zoomed in—they couldn't touch it.
The beasts changed tactics.
Like with Gutjugeo, they scattered chaotically everywhere.
But that didn't help much either.
"So, faster than my gallery speed?"
[Announcement: Elves Must Read (1st Update)] - 5 min ago
[Announcement: Elves Must Read (2nd Update)] - 3 min ago
[Announcement: Elves Must Read (Updating Per Minute)]
Author: Judak*
They're catching on and moving
Updating every 1 min or 30 sec, so keep it open and refresh
Will look real-time, predict shots too ㄱㄱ
1. (GIF between World Tree's top branches) killed
2. (GIF camouflaged same color as World Tree bark) killed
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95. (GIF of beast flock patrolling specific area)
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- Wow, no way... lol;
- Wtf is this
- (Not human... elf emote)
- Absolutely ridiculous lololol
I'd been a gallery legend in nearly every active community back in modern times.
Lived more in galleries than reality.
No anon who didn't know me.
"Galleries were my life."
For me, tracking medieval magic beasts was nothing.
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.
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"Sniff... Huhu..."
A pang of nostalgia hit briefly, but hey, I got isekai'd and became Judak—win?
- Lord Judak shot #5!!!
ㄴ Judak*) ㅇㅇ hit
ㄴ Update?
ㄴ (Elf tilting head with mouth open emote)
ㄴ Just posted comment but reply speed wtf?
ㄴ Check comment → verify site → edit post → reply... 5 sec?
- Judak: I'm just a crazy bastard
ㄴ Judak: I'm just a pervert
ㄴ Judak*) Fuck that's sexual harassment!!!
Rustle—beasts rained down from the World Tree like precipitation.
Disposal of the piled corpses was simple.
- Heard magic beast meat's delicious lately
ㄴ Frog legs perfect as soju snack!
ㄴ MSG frog stew good too ^^
ㄴ ?
ㄴ Just saying haha
The elves, obsessed with soju to madness, went straight to frog stew and snacks.
Midway through the slaughter.
['137.7.32' requests chat.]
"Oh?"
The World Tree reached out.
*
The World Tree, rooted in dark elf city Rumellin, avoiding elves.
"What, weren't you dormant?"
Heard it grew to sapling stage, but seems awake now.
I greeted happily.
Judak*: Nice tree
137.7.32: (Nice Judak~ World Tree emote)
137.7.32: (Listen closely! World Tree emote)
Judak*: ㅇㅇ?
"Got something to say?"
It couldn't type chats since accessing gallery externally.
Instead, used its own World Tree emotes—seemed it had a message.
Emotes flooded in.
137.7.32: (Never startle them World Tree emote)
137.7.32: (-El- stigma emote)
"Hmm..."
Judak*: Beware elves?
137.7.32: (Snort World Tree emote)
137.7.32: (Clinging to pants World Tree emote)
Judak*: Dependency issues?
The World Tree earnestly conveyed via emoji quizzes.
137.7.32: (No funny business Rapunzel emote)
137.7.32: (Asked what mamangppi is 1384966 times. Rapunzel emote)
Judak*: Hmm
"Tough one."
But who am I?
Year-round gallery fiend.
I decoded the World Tree's message quick.
"Elves have bad dependency—don't help too much?"
That was the gist.
Seems the World Tree, who'd cared for elves long and nearly died for it, giving advice.
Judak*: ㅇㅋㅇㅋ Got it
137.7.32: (Kyaa~ World Tree emote)
It had been driven to near-death by elves before.
"Better safe."
Noted it.
Back to drone—the World Tree interior was mostly cleared.
Most beasts gone, fog thinning.
"Good enough?"
Over 90% of post list killed or cleared.
But couldn't relax yet.
The rift hadn't spit a wave.
Just more stragglers from the rift.
And as if on cue, a new quality post.
[Quality Post: Heek Lord Judak Help!]
(GIF of fog exploding suddenly)
(Emote of massive frog variant crawling from rift beyond)
Fog!!! Dodge!!!! To the corner!!!!!
(GIF of elf filming then getting dragged)
Heek
- Lolol told to dodge why'd you get dragged?
- Fucking lololol
- This guy's just funny lol
- Never learns til the end lol
"O... no, too big?"
Unexpectedly huge.
While drone-viewing the overwhelmingly sized newborn frog beast.
-Schooowak
A long tongue shot at the drone instantly.
"Shit."
Range and speed—no time to dodge.
-Kwachuduk!
When I snapped back, drone smashed—black screen only.
But shock was brief.
"Nah, even better."
Drones weren't just for recon.
Recon was basic; they shone elsewhere.
I started mass-buying other drones I'd eyed in the shop.