Build the Shelter (1)
A horde of goblins charged straight at the massive Bugbears.
Each one gripped a dagger and leaped at the beasts far larger than themselves.
Thwack! Thwack!
Honestly, it was like rabbits charging at bears.
The goblins were sliced down by the axes they swung, falling dead where they stood.
But then a massive Goblin appeared.
Kwarrroar!
With the Boss Goblin’s roar echoing, the Bugbears that had been hesitating slightly recoiled.
Yet even though the goblins had been killed, more continued to spawn from somewhere.
Goblin Summoned ×10
The newly summoned goblins snatched up weapons scattered on the ground and rushed the Bugbears.
A fierce, bloody battle erupted.
The goblins died, but even in death they kept spawning from somewhere, while the Bugbears could not.
Gradually the numbers of Bugbears dwindled.
And behind those goblins, one man was doing something strange.
He was using a fork to eat the corpses of the Bugbears the goblins had slain.
“Okay. Twenty down.”
I had killed most of the Bugbears gathered around the building.
Soon the ones I had eaten would be gone from the floor.
The Giant Rats were already all dead.
It was time to summon the Bugbears.
Bugbear Summoned ×6
-Not enough mana to summon more.
“As expected. More mana is needed than when summoning goblins or Giant Rats.”
Even though I had filled my reserves in advance, the limit was still only six.
-Mana Recovery Potion consumed.
-Mana recovered by a certain amount.
Bugbear Summoned ×4
-Not enough wisdom to summon more.
“Bugbear limit is ten.”
The number of summons was limited by my wisdom stat and the type or level of the monster.
With the King Rat and Boss Goblin already summoned, it seemed the Bugbear limit was ten.
“Tch. The numbers are too small.”
I had thought there was no limit to how many I could summon as long as I ate enough, but apparently even this skill had limits.
Maybe it was just balancing the difficulty somehow.
“Still, this should be more than enough to wipe out the remaining ones.”
The summoned Bugbears did not receive the Boss Goblin’s Roar debuff, so they picked up the dropped axes and began massacring the remaining Bugbears.
“Wow, Ssaem. You’re really something.”
“Grrnya?”
“Even the Bugbear Boss is just a walk in the park, right?”
“We can’t afford to get complacent, though.”
Following Jin-hwan’s casual remark from behind as he healed the Bugbears, this much power should have made the Bugbear Boss monster nothing more than an easy meal.
Still, I had no idea what might happen next.
While killing as many Bugbears as possible outside, I headed toward the gymnasium as Sang-hoon had described.
[Quest: Approach the Gymnasium]
📍 Location: Gymnasium
🎁 Reward: Bugbear King Defeat
“Here it is.”
The Boss Monster, the Bugbear King, existed here.
[Quest: Defeat the Bugbear King]
📍 Location: Gymnasium
🎁 Reward: Shelter Construction Materials
[The Bugbears near the Bugbear King are strengthened.]
[Attack and defense of nearby Bugbears rise by 30%.]
[The Bugbears are going berserk.]
Thanks to the Bugbear King’s effect, the nearby Bugbears received a buff.
Just moments ago, my summoned monsters had been slaughtering them, but now they began to be pushed back one by one.
“What, I can just lure them in and finish them off.”
Only the Bugbears near the gymnasium received that effect.
I pulled in the Bugbears from unaffected areas one by one and killed them in turn.
***
“All preparations are complete.”
I had killed most of the Bugbears gathered around.
Now the only place left was the gymnasium.
After entering the building again, I organized the formation.
“The number of summonable Bugbears exceeds fifty.”
Most of the Bugbears that had invaded the school were dead, so the count was high.
This should be enough to deal with the Bugbears inside the gymnasium.
Given their size, there were probably no more than thirty inside the gymnasium at most.
“Everyone ready?”
“Yeah.”
“I’m ready too.”
We had already experienced the Boss Monster once.
Students without classes were in danger, so we decided to stay here for now.
“W-wait… should we not go with you?”
“Yeah. It’s too scary being left alone with just us.”
The students who were left behind showed their anxiety at being separated.
Although I had killed most of the nearby Bugbears, there might still be a few remaining.
“Hey, you guys stay put. We’ll only get in the way if you come.”
“Right. Let’s wait here. Remember what happened with the Boss Goblin?”
Ah-ra and Jin-ri stepped forward to calm the other students.
You brats.
You’re all grown up now.
“For now, there are no Bugbears nearby, so don’t worry. To be safe, I’ll leave two Bugbears here.”
Since it was a Boss Monster, dividing our forces was difficult.
Even two Bugbears created a significant power outflow.
But the safety of the children was also important.
“All right. Let’s go.”
Time was short, so we hurried toward the gymnasium.
An ominous aura assaulted us as we approached the gymnasium.
I slowly opened the gymnasium door and stepped inside.
[You have entered the Bugbear Dungeon.]
The foul stench that assaulted my nose as I entered the gymnasium to defeat the Bugbear King was unbearable.
The source of the stench we felt was the corpses.
They were the people who had died inside the gymnasium.
The Bugbears were feasting on those corpses with their huge mouths wide open.
It was a cruel sight that was hard to even look at, but my companions and I showed no reaction.
Perhaps we had already become accustomed to such scenes.
Or maybe we had gone mad from seeing something too unbelievable.
-Kwarrroar!
The eyes of the Bugbears that had noticed our entry turned toward us.
More than thirty Bugbears appeared.
“As expected.”
It was a situation where facing such a large number at once was slightly burdensome, not a simple one-on-one fight.
But I also had a few hidden cards besides the summoned Bugbears.
“Jin-hwan! I need your help!”
“Yes! Ssaem!”
At my words, Jin-hwan stretched his Bible-like tome forward as if reciting a spell.
Then white light began to burst from the tome and soon enveloped our bodies.
Area Buff
※ Attack power +20% (Duration: 10 minutes)
※ Defense power +20% (Duration: 10 minutes)
Jin-hwan, who had received the quest to heal monsters, applied healing to my summoned monsters and completed the quest, obtaining the skill.
Area Buff.
A tremendous skill that raised both our attack and defense powers by 20%.
The effect applied not only to the people but also to all the monsters, so the bodies of the monsters I had summoned glowed white.
“All right! Let’s go!”
Leading with the Boss Goblin, followed by the Bugbear horde and one King Rat.
Kwarrroar!
The Boss Goblin’s loud roar.
At the same time, the Fear effect exploded.
At the same time, the opposing Bugbears flinched and their movements slowed.
At the same time, the Boss Goblin at the front began swinging his great axe freely.
The powerful movements of the massive axe made the Bugbears’ axes swinging in front of him look like toys wielded by children.
Clang! Clang!
The Boss Goblin facing three Bugbears.
He sent one Bugbear’s head flying and immediately took two more lives without hesitation.
“Good job, Boss Goblin.”
Perhaps the Boss Goblin found it burdensome.
Five Bugbears swung their axes toward the Boss Goblin and rushed forward quickly.
A decent number of Bugbears.
But I wasn’t worried at all.
Chick-chick-
The Bugbears and King Rat following the Boss Goblin.
Then they collided.
Crack! Slash! Slash! Crack!
A war of blood spraying began.
They were stabbed with axes, cut with swords, and countless Bugbears died.
Whether ally or enemy, the numbers of Bugbears slowly decreased.
But my Bugbears were different.
[Bugbear Summoned] ×4
They respawned as the numbers decreased.
Rejoining the formation, they quickly reduced the count.
“Wow. Ssaem, your guys are taking them all, huh?”
“Of course it’s amazing, but there are still a lot left.”
We couldn’t afford to be idle either.
Since the Bugbear King hadn’t moved yet, we had to minimize power loss until then.
Thanks to the ones in front, the number of Bugbears coming toward us was about ten.
Starting with Min-cheol’s rear guard shooting from behind, we began processing the approaching Bugbears one by one.
Slash!
He swung his knife with bold and restrained movements.
The Bugbear’s head was cleanly severed.
Thanks to the buffs, we could easily kill the Bugbears compared to before.
It wasn’t just me.
Everyone was doing their part and steadily reducing the Bugbear numbers.
Min-cheol in the back was precisely sniping the Bugbears’ eyes.
Jin-hwan shouting “Is there anyone injured?” while healing.
Sang-hoon stabbing with his spear after putting in effort.
Hyung throwing buff cards to the people.
“It’s almost over.”
In an instant, thirty Bugbears began to be slaughtered one after another.
The gymnasium became soaked in Bugbear blood, turning the surroundings red.
“Finish it!”
I brought down the sword on the head of the last Bugbear in the gymnasium and finished all the Bugbears.
At that moment.
[The Boss Monster, the Bugbear King, has begun to move.]
[Bugbear King - Lv 10]
Was it from the back of the stage?
The Bugbear King, which was almost twice as large as the normal Bugbears and had a slightly reddish tint to its fur, revealed itself.
“That guy’s subordinates are all dead and he came out.”
“Rather, it’s easier to fight him.”
This situation was a chance for us.
I didn’t have to worry about the other Bugbears; I just had to deal with that Bugbear King.
So I slowly approached the place where the creature was, and a message appeared.
-The Bugbear King is enjoying the ‘Blood Festival’.
-All abilities of the Bugbear King who has seen blood rise three times.
-The Bugbear King is preparing to summon Blood Clones.
“What is he trying to summon?”
The message said he had become three times stronger, and seeing that guy preparing to summon something was foolish.
Why didn’t I understand when watching anime that the villains always waited for the protagonist to transform or do something?
If I had dealt with him before, I would have won.
“All attack!”
The summoned Bugbears advanced at my command.
The ones who quickly approached the Bugbear King swung their axes at him.
But that was a mistake.
As the Bugbear King’s body was wounded, its new bright red blood began to pour out from the spot.
[Blood Clone of the Bugbear King is created.]
Blood Clones of the Bugbear King appeared from the blood of the Bugbear King that had fallen on the floor.
Although they looked weaker than the Bugbear King, a total of ten Blood Clones appeared.
They were much stronger than normal Bugbears, so my summoned Bugbears were not at a level to fight them.
“We’re losing.”
Moreover, the Boss Goblin and King Rat, who had already lost a lot of strength fighting the Bugbears.
Furthermore, Jin-hwan’s buff had also run out, and the current situation where it was slowly disappearing.
-Kwarrroar!
-Kwarrroar!
The Bugbear King’s Blood Clones went crazy, running around in all directions, and the Bugbears slowly dying.
The Boss Goblin also began to have wounds all over his body, and the King Rat was killed as his head was chopped by the Blood Clones’ swinging axes.
“Damn it!”
The situation was clearly going badly.
Min-cheol’s guns didn’t work well on the Blood Clones, and Jin-hwan was busy only healing.
I stepped forward and dealt with a few of the Blood Clones, but there were still too many.
“Ssaem! What do we do now? Are we going to die here?”
“Shut up and don’t die! Hold on!”
That’s what I said, but the situation was tough.
When the Boss Goblin died, the formation itself would collapse.
If it weren’t for the new Bugbears I summoned, the tide would have already turned.
But the ones summoned one by one died quickly under the Bugbear King’s Blood Clones.
“Damn it. What now?”
At that moment.
The Magic Orb in my inventory floated up.
“This should work, right?”
『Magic Orb』 consumed.
With it, the orb that entered my mouth began to emit blue light from my abdomen and soon spread rapidly throughout my body.
-Mana amount increased 10 times for 10 minutes.
-Wisdom stat increased 10 times for 10 minutes.
The overflowing mana from my body.
And I smiled.
[Bugbear Summoned]
[Bugbear Summoned]
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[Bugbear Summoned]
[Bugbear Summoned]
“All right. Let’s see if you can hold up to all of you!”