Assembly Master
Mu-hyuk took a break and opened one of the special boxes.
Another boss monster body part.
What the hell? Seriously?
On one hand, he wondered if it might be useful somewhere. Nothing came to mind right away, so he stashed it in his inventory and opened the last one.
◈ Greatly increases Strength
Gauntlets that boosted Strength by a huge amount.
Not bad.
They'd fetch at least 90 gold.
He immediately listed them at the auction house.
◈ 24-Hour Auction Registered
◈ Starting Bid: 90 Gold
With rest time still left, he decided to craft a few more pieces of gear.
I wonder how much experience this gives.
His crafting skill was level 19, with 21% experience.
It's really close now.
A few more weeks of effort, and he'd learn Enhancement.
"Hoo."
He steeled his resolve and swung the hammer.
Clang!
Finishing up, he dove straight back into the dungeon.
Revive
He didn't hold back on skills.
Ally Strength +10 for 30 min
Ally Stamina +10 for 30 min
Enemy stats -10% for 30 min
"Alright, let's go!"
"Ooooh!"
"Let's wipe 'em all out!"
He blasted through stages 1, 2, and 3 in record time.
30 min 01 sec
For the first time, he reached stage 4 in under 20 minutes.
The final monster.
A brutal fight with the boss ensued.
Storm, Multishot.
Storm, Powerful Arrow Shot.
Blessing of the Dead.
Wind Step, Storm, Cross Slash.
Item Exchange.
He moved without rest.
Thousands of skeletons relentlessly harassed it.
"Hraaaah!"
Without a moment's lapse, he poured everything into pressuring it, and it looked on the verge of collapse.
At that instant, Mu-hyuk feigned a mistake and unleashed a powerful attack on the three watching users.
Daedan, Baekbon, Seoryang.
This was his first and last payback against them who had just stood by.
Just to deny them the final reward.
"Wha—what...!"
The startled trio dodged, but it was too late.
Kroooar!
The Cyclops Giant unleashed its final blow on the one in front.
And with that, the three were dead.
Contribution settled.
Massive experience gained from clear reward.
Level Up!
3 Random Boxes (Special) acquired from clear reward.
To Become Stronger
He'd achieved his goal all at once.
*
With the quest complete, there was no need to linger.
"Shall we head back, everyone?"
"Well, no more box rewards even if we keep going..."
"Experience is decent, though."
"Might be better to take a good mercenary guild request."
"Yeah, I'm getting a bit tired anyway."
"Let's go, then."
He'd planned to leave regardless, but he waited a bit for them anyway.
Once opinions aligned, they hurried out of the dungeon.
"Uh, hey..."
Some users hesitated.
"Yes?"
"I have something urgent, so I gotta go."
"Ah, okay?"
"Yeah, the quest should clear even if I'm late, right?"
"Who knows."
"Can't be helped if not. Anyway, see ya."
As one user logged out,
"Me too..."
A few more followed.
Mu-hyuk had a hunch.
They're planning to sell the dungeon's location.
No way to stop it.
Except for one method.
He'd head to Valsian first for the reward, then use that method. The timing should line up perfectly.
"Let's move out."
He summoned his warhorse and headed to the Hemil Empire.
Since he hurried, it didn't take long.
"Master!"
"Oh, you're here!"
Valsian welcomed Mu-hyuk and the Gangster Necromancer users.
"Yes."
"Results?"
"Cleared it, of course."
"Then you have those things too, huh."
Mu-hyuk tilted his head.
"Things?"
"The Cyclops Giant."
"Hm?"
"Didn't you get parts from that monster?"
Only then did he remember the items stashed in his inventory.
He hurriedly pulled them out.
"This...?"
"Yeah, that!"
Valsian grinned at the Cyclops Giant's upper and lower body, face, and eyeball. Then he noticed one missing and looked at Mu-hyuk.
"No heart."
"Heart? That..."
The special box came to mind.
"Ah, one sec."
Opening one box yielded the heart.
"Here."
"Kekeke, good, perfect!"
Valsian grabbed the parts one by one and tossed them onto the table. He laughed heartily, genuinely pleased. After a while, he shouted,
"Everyone, good work!"
With that, the users except Mu-hyuk chattered happily.
"Whoa, massive experience."
"Got a box too."
"Kuh! Exclusive weapon!"
"Me too."
"Same!"
Seemed they'd all gotten exclusive weapons.
Rewards, huh?
But Mu-hyuk hadn't gotten his yet.
"Disciple."
"Yes."
"You come in. The rest, dismissed."
The users left, and Mu-hyuk entered the room with Valsian.
"Good work."
"No big deal."
"Can't give my prized disciple the same as the others. Plus, getting this means you shone the brightest, as expected."
"Ahh..."
"Here, take it."
Valsian handed over a book.
A skill book.
Wonder what kind.
"Hoo."
Deep breath, and he opened the skill book.
Bone Frame Creation
Links with Enhanced Bone Assembly → Evolves into new skill
Assembly Master acquired
His steadily used Enhanced Bone Assembly had evolved into a new skill.
"Uh...?"
He quickly checked the skill.
1. Not just swapping skeleton bones—can transform into new forms. However, overly large forms may have restrictions.
2. Upon meeting conditions, can craft and control bone-based summons. Costs 10 MP/sec; summon level cannot exceed character level.
The first was the original Enhanced Bone Assembly. The second was new, and Mu-hyuk's eyes widened reading it.
It was incredibly similar to a skill learned at level 300.
"Th-this...!"
"Kekeke, surprised?"
"Y-yes."
A downgraded version, but his heart pounded anyway.
Thump, thump.
Then Valsian stood.
"Follow me."
"Pardon?"
"Hurry."
Valsian went outside and busily assembled the Cyclops Giant parts Mu-hyuk had given him.
The moment it was complete, light burst from Valsian's hand, and the Cyclops Giant bones rattled to life.
"Heh, what do ya think?"
"H-how's it moving?"
"The ability. But it only lasts about a minute. To keep it going, you need a Dragon Heart..."
Mu-hyuk's eyes lit up as a quest appeared.
Acquire the Dragon Heart
📍 To fully utilize new skill Assembly Master: Acquire Dragon Heart (somewhere?) and deliver to Valsian.
🎁 Reward: Cyclops Giant Skeleton
[Accept? Yes/No]
No need to hesitate.
Why? He already had one.
Yes.
He accepted and pulled the Dragon Heart from inventory.
"This...!"
"Got it a while back. Kept it just in case..."
"Haha, lucky bastard."
Mu-hyuk smiled.
"This work?"
"Of course!"
Handing it over completed the quest.
Valsian gestured Mu-hyuk closer, and he placed the Dragon Heart on the Cyclops Giant's heart slot.
"Hold it down."
"Got it."
Valsian pulled out a blue stone from his robes.
A magic stone.
"This is my special gift."
"Thank you."
Mu-hyuk had some, but free was free.
As Mu-hyuk held the Dragon Heart, Valsian placed four magic stones on the face, eyeball, upper body, and lower body.
Red light exploded from the Dragon Heart and absorbed into the heart.
Assembly Master
Absorption Rate: 8%
The absorption rate climbed rapidly.
Absorption Rate: 21%
Absorption Rate: 37%
Absorption Rate: 51%...
It hit 100% in seconds.
"Ah..."
"It's yours now. Handle it well."
"Thank you, truly."
An insanely powerful skeleton had been born.
This'll be a huge help.
No, more than that for sure.
"I've given all I owe ya. No tests needed. Grow on your own for a while."
"Yes. See you next time."
"Whatever."
Mu-hyuk parted from Valsian with a smile.
In a quiet spot, he summoned his skeletons and sent them all to the Demon Realm F11, Cyclops Giant included.
Logout.
He exited the capsule.
Hiss.
He quickly logged into the Illusion homepage and posted on the information board.
*
The Cyclops Giant and skeletons, transported to the Demon Realm.
All the skeletons gazed at the Cyclops Giant in awe.
Their awe boiled down to one thing.
Burtan, Armor Cavalry 1, Armor Archer 1, and Armor Mage 1 stepped up to lead.
The unaffiliated Cyclops Giant took position on the left, matching pace with the Armor Knights.
Spotting the incoming demonic beasts, the Cyclops Giant declared,
The Cyclops Giant charged.
BOOM!
The over-5-meter giant's charge was quite the sight.
Reaching the demonic beasts' center, it swung fists and feet.
Overwhelming destructive power.
Kieeeek!
The beasts dropped pathetically.
The arriving Armor Cavalry cleaved the beasts in half.
The cavalry trampled them, and Burtan's Ki Wave swept the rest away.
Armor Archers and Mages barely had anything to do.
They melted the beasts in an instant and moved on.
This time, magic first.
Boom, KABOOM!
Armor Archers' arrows followed.
-------!
Burtan's and Cyclops Giant's Ki Waves engulfed the beasts simultaneously.
Their will prevailed.
Dance, dance.
As they effortlessly took down the grade 7 beasts, Burtan joyfully danced.