Memory Treasure Hunt (2)
Quest progress had continued for about an hour.
After that, several treasures and empty boxes appeared alongside them.
However, the empty boxes that produced monsters seemed to be rare cases, as I couldn't encounter any other monsters.
Tsk.
I felt a bit regretful.
After all, those were treasures or something similar for me.
But thinking about it, since the monsters I couldn't catch now were coming out, it wasn't about which monsters to prey on.
No matter what, maintaining life was the biggest goal.
'Let me check, did I level up?'
My level was now 9.
I had 6 skill points left.
'Will I be able to level up now?'
Having points doesn't mean I can always increase skill levels.
It seems like I need to reach a certain level to upgrade to the next skill level.
So, I've been saving them for a while.
I wanted to invest the points into Summoning Predator Monsters.
'Oh. It's possible.'
Summon Predator Monster upgraded from Lv-2 to Lv-3.
※ You can summon and dismiss monsters.
Summon and dismiss.
That means I no longer need to keep summoning monsters.
This is really a good point. Currently, the number of summons is limited by Wisdom stat.
That is, to summon other monsters, the already summoned ones must be dead, but now I don't have to.
'For now, I'll keep the Red Slime and dismiss the others.' Large ones like Bugbear or Boss Goblin are easy to attract attention, so I dismissed them.
Then, I resumed the treasure hunt earnestly.
"Ssaem! I found another one here."
"Me too!"
Ah-ra and Jin-ri were diligently finding treasures and accumulating points.
After several empty boxes, about 30 minutes remained.
Still, both had gathered around 90 points, so no problem.
Others were the same.
'It's unexpectedly tough.'
It wasn't as easy as I thought.
If there were other people crowded in the place, I wouldn't have been able to gather half the points.
The new rule is trading and plundering of accumulated points. You can transfer points with mutual agreement. By taking someone's bracelet and pressing it against your own, you can absorb the points.
'Special rule?'
'What?'
Looking at the conditions, I was dumbfounded.
Transferring is one thing, but plundering?
'Thank goodness we are together.'
If there were other people on this mountain besides us, it would have been terrifying.
Now that I know the importance of the class.
Who knows what would happen to get points from each other.
"Everyone should gather together?"
It was possible that there were other people on this mountain besides us.
We needed to prepare for such a situation.
I gathered the people who were scattered looking for treasures to one place.
"From now on, let's move together." So, we all started moving up the mountain.
The searching speed was naturally slower.
But still, we safely and diligently gathered points.
Some people had already achieved 100 points.
However, even if they filled all, since the given 2 hours needed to be waited, and no special event happened.
After that, people gradually filled their 100 points.
People who had already reached 100 points did nothing else.
It seemed there was something if they gathered more points, but I couldn't rule out the possibility of hitting an empty box.
Now, the remaining people were Ah-ra and Jin-ri.
The rest had all filled their points, so they decided to gather at one place and wait, and started the final sprint.
"I found it!"
As Jin-ri approached the treasure.
A rustling sound came from the bushes.
"Back!"
I quickly pushed Jin-ri back and focused on the direction the sound came from.
'Monster?'
The monsters on this mountain were now just Bugbear or Goblin level, which were no longer threatening.
But to be safe, in case there was a strong monster like those from empty boxes.
So, I advanced the Red Slimes I had summoned earlier.
Red Slime summoned
Bugbear summoned
Thud. Thud.
The cute Red Slimes jumping.
The Red Slimes that reached the bushes immediately pushed their bodies inside.
The bushes melted as they did.
"Wait... wait a minute!"
At that moment, someone shouted from the bushes.
"Who is it?"
"Bite this slime! Then I'll leave." It was clear it was not a monster, but a person.
However, since there was a possibility of targeting Ah-ra and Jin-ri's points, I pulled the Red Slime back a bit and waited for the person to come out.
Step. Step.
The man came out without any special action.
He looked around 40s.
'No bracelet?'
All non-awakened have bracelets filled, so this man had already obtained a class.
But he was alone.
No other non-awakened were visible around.
"Why did an Awakened come alone to the mountain?" "Haha. Because I like hiking."
What kind of nonsense is this.
What situation is this, talking about hiking.
There must be some scheme.
Step. Step.
The man approaching my direction gradually.
I positioned the Red Slimes around the man and sent a warning message.
"Step back."
"Haha. Why is this happening?"
The man flinched for a moment.
He knew the Red Slime was dangerous.
While I was watching this man.
Rustle.
Another footstep sound from the direction of Ah-ra and Jin-ri.
"Now! Attack!"
The man shouting.
At the same time, two sturdy men jumped at Ah-ra and Jin-ri from behind the trees.
'Those aiming for points.'
I roughly guessed.
Hiking? The excuse was too lame.
Boss Goblin summoned
"What... what is this!"
"Choong-jae hyung! Please deal with this!" In front of the guys approaching Ah-ra and Jin-ri, a massive Boss Goblin appeared.
The men, startled by the sudden monster, flinched.
Since they had bracelets, they were non-awakened, and it was natural they couldn't handle Boss Goblin.
"Tsk! Damn it!"
Choong-jae, seeing the scene, took out a dagger from his bosom.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
The daggers flying quickly.
They accurately pierced and broke the nuclei of my two cute Red Slimes.
"Attack!"
The remaining Red Slimes quickly moved towards Choong-jae.
If they hit the Red Slime's body, they would stick and not fall off.
But Choong-jae's movement was not ordinary.
Like a ninja, he quickly evaded the Slimes' attacks.
Crack!
At the same time, the accurately thrown dagger pierced the Red Slime's nucleus again.
'Not bad.'
With only two Red Slimes left.
But he wasn't tense at all.
Why?
Because there were still many monsters to summon.
Red Slime summoned
Bugbear summoned
"Mad!"
Choong-jae was panicked.
Again, the number of monsters increased.
I thought he caught all the Red Slimes, but it wasn't.
-Damage HP
-Blade Spray!
Pitter-patter!
From Choong-jae's bosom, dozens of daggers came out and were soon scattered in all directions.
Puff! Puff! Puff!
The daggers stuck to the monsters.
But since it was an area attack, only a few hit the Slime nuclei, and the Bugbears didn't take much damage.
"I'm going crazy. Why so many?" Panicked Choong-jae.
A few could be dealt with, but the number was too many.
Was it a mistake to think they were not very strong and try to steal the points?
The monsters gradually pressuring Choong-jae.
Boom! Boom!
"Hey! Leave the women and catch that summoner! Summoners aren't that strong!" Choong-jae shouted while running from the monsters.
Hearing that, the two men who couldn't move due to the Boss Goblin started rushing at me.
Did they think my class was summoner?
What to do.
I'm not a summoner.
Punch! Punch!
I hit their stomachs hard.
The body strengthened by eating monsters.
It was easy for two ordinary men.
"Hyung... hyung!"
"Please help us!"
The guys clutching their stomachs and falling shouted to Choong-jae.
"You idiots!"
Choong-jae, busy dealing with the monsters in front of him, tried to abandon them and run.
But the guys couldn't.
The monsters surrounding the area.
And the Red Slime sticking to their bodies.
"Aaaaargh!"
Choong-jae's body melting slowly.
And his body turning into a skeleton was really instant.
"Hyung... hyung!"
"Choong-jae hyung!"
The guys looking at such Choong-jae.
But the guys were already unable to answer.
Did they not know that attacking us in this situation meant they could die too?
Pointing a knife at the guys trembling with fear while looking at the dead Choong-jae, I said.
"Hey. Give me your bracelets."
"What?"
"Give me the bracelets. I'll spare you." A clear killing intent felt.
But the guys hesitated for a moment.
If they didn't get the class now, there might be no chance in the future.
"Well, then die."
With that, I moved the knife slightly.
The cool sensation felt directly on their necks.
"No! I'll give it!"
"Here it is!"
The guys, thinking they might really die like this, hurriedly took off their bracelets and handed them to me.
"Disappear!"
After taking the bracelets, I sheathed the knife, and the guys quickly descended the mountain.
Watching them completely disappear, I handed one bracelet each to Ah-ra and Jin-ri.
"Here, absorb this."
On my words, the worn bracelets were brought up.
The guys' bracelets were sucked into the bracelets as if they were other treasures.
92 points added
88 points added
The guys who had gathered quite a few points.
It should have been enough without attacking us, but perhaps they were greedy for the reward.
Or perhaps the remaining time was short.
Well, we don't need to worry about that.
'Then, shall we go back slowly.'
Since there wasn't much time left for Ah-ra and Jin-ri either, after acquiring the treasure I saw earlier, I moved to the place where the others were gathered.
After that, for the remaining time, I quickly descended the mountain and returned to the shelter interior.
Point settlement has started.
-Whoosh!
With that, light started coming from the bracelets on people's wrists, and the points obtained in front of my eyes were displayed.
People with 100 points or more, move to the roulette room.
People with less than 100 points, please wait for the next opportunity.
At the same time, people starting to disappear.
They probably moved to the space where the roulette was.
-All Awakened move to the reward room.
Pop!
With that, I was also moved somewhere.