Chapter 7
Chapter 7
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>Translator: penny
>Chapter: 7
>Chapter Title: A Change in the Tutorial Boss
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>Do-hyun closed his eyes for a moment.
He took a slow, deep breath and focused. When he opened his eyes, the world looked different from before.
His vision cleared, the noise faded away, and the creature's form sharpened into focus.
Even the darkness rippling over its scale-covered fur-like hide and the subtle tremble of its fingers stood out clearly.
"......"
The silence was so profound it felt like even his breathing had stopped.
This was what happened when Do-hyun concentrated to the extreme. Feeling his cool-headed mind, he objectively assessed his physical condition.
'Condition's good.'
Was it because it had been a while since he last played?
His mind felt clearer than usual—more focused than ever today.
Kraaaaaargh!!
Perhaps sensing the ominous aura emanating from Do-hyun, the creature began roaring even more ferociously.
It reacted with heightened sensitivity because it was a named boss stripped of all reason, driven purely by instinct.
Hup!
Do-hyun moved first.
Ignoring any probing exchanges, he dashed forward, and the creature reacted immediately. Its reaction was quick, but its speed was slow.
However....
Kwaaaaang!
Given its massive size, the surface area of its arm was absurdly vast.
A simple extension of its arm was threatening enough to force him to throw his body aside at full force.
[Using basic skill 'Heavy Strike.']
Ting!
He rolled aside and slashed at the arm, producing a sound like striking metal.
The entire sequence flowed seamlessly, like a single motion.
Kraaah!
The creature roared and swung its arms alternately.
Do-hyun rolled in the opposite direction with all his might to dodge the brutish assault, then swung his sword again.
Still hearing the metallic clink like hitting a steel ball with a plastic sword, Do-hyun retreated from its range and checked his reduced life force.
-HP: [999,880 / ???]
'......120.'
HP reduced by two attacks.
One of them had even used Heavy Strike.
'Heavy Strike does 80, normal attack 40.'
Considering Heavy Strike's 12-second cooldown, he'd need to slash it roughly 20,000 times to take it down.
Even if he landed combos, the debuff would slow him, limiting him to a maximum of two strikes.
In contrast, Do-hyun would die from a single hit.
He hadn't taken one yet, but he was certain.
-HP: [200 / 200]
There was no way his pathetic level 1 life force could withstand that monstrous attack.
He had to dodge at least 10,000 attacks and land 20,000 of his own.
All while slowed by debuffs.
To do that, he'd have to roll at full power every single moment to evade.
And squeeze in attacks amid it all. Any lapse in focus, any failure to dodge in time, and it was over.
'......Yeah, it's the worst difficulty.'
Was this really left as a hidden piece meant to be cleared?
God Ose was run by AI, not humans—maybe it couldn't gauge human limits.
But facing this hopeless difficulty, Do-hyun smiled.
'This is fun.'
There was one reason Do-hyun never quit God Ose despite all its luck-based frustrations.
The insanely high difficulty.
The thrill of smashing through it.
That's what made it so damn fun.
What would this thing drop when it died?
It wouldn't spit out bricks like Demlock.
It always gave something for clearing hidden pieces.
Kraaaaaargh!
Glancing ahead, the creature was still roaring and swinging its arms at empty air.
He could feel the murderous intent to tear him apart right then and there.
In a way, it was like a child flailing in a tantrum, but at that size, it was the ultimate offense and defense.
Every wild swing was instant death if it even grazed him—a hellish zone.
"Ten thousand dodges, twenty thousand strikes...... Screw it, let's do this."
Steeling himself, Do-hyun charged at the creature again.
* * *
The official God Ose homepage was flooded with countless posts.
Everything from game info and events to updates on Top 10 Guilds and veteran players, plus casual chit-chat.
Like any other game community, the God Ose homepage was no different.
The only distinctions were its massive scale and the fact that, even 1 year and 6 months after launch, newbies kept pouring in.
[Godbungi here. Just started God Ose today and holy shit it's insane. Is the tutorial cutscene for real?]
Tutorial-related posts were a dime a dozen.
It was the newbies' first experience, after all.
And those posts always drew tons of comments.
-For real, peak entertainment. This is why they call it God Ose.
-That part near the end where the goddess shows up right before you die and reseals the monster...... Chills.
-So freaking funㅠㅠ Felt weird killing monsters at first, but it really feels like you're on a battlefield. Got way too immersed.
-Charlie's pretty charming too, right? Kinda prickly and annoying, but he looks out for you. Total tsundere lol.
-Looks out my ass. He kept clicking his tongue like he wanted to smack you.
-That's 'cause you suck at the game. Dude's a meritocrat—doesn't click his tongue if you fight well.
-Guy's gonna die at the end anyway, go easy on him kids.
-Watching these fresh sprouts is heartwarming...... Soon they'll be screaming 'luck-based shitfest' too......
Newbies related, veterans found the excited newbies cute.
For various reasons, the tutorial was always a hot topic, with a few recurring themes.
[Anyone maxed Charlie's favorability?]
[Does that guy even have favorability?]
[Heard you get a reward if you fill it up.]
[You can even fill it?]
One was the Knight Commander, Charlie.
Unlike scripted NPCs in other games, God Ose's AI was indistinguishable from humans.
So his treatment of newbies varied by favorability, sparking interest in the mechanic.
What started as curiosity soon escalated.
[Red Fingers Guild here. If you raised favorability twice or more in tutorial, contact us. We guarantee top treatment.]
[Recruiting three or more. Best terms offered.]
[Simple test and tutorial footage reviewed.]
How much praise did Charlie give in the tutorial?
How high did you raise that picky bastard's favorability?
It became proof of skill, and mid-to-large guilds scouting talent used it to gauge recruits.
A sort of resume.
Even casual players bragged about raising Charlie's favorability to friends, drawing newbies and veterans alike to the tutorial.
-Who all maxed favorability?
-Dunno? Probably all Top 10 Guild masters.
-Armory Owner probably didn't.
-Guy's suspicious. All about throwing money.
-No one's maxed it lately.
-Top players started ages ago, can't be helped.
But unlike the early-to-mid game when top talents emerged en masse, no one had maxed it in the 1 year and 6 months since.
Which made sense.
Decent players had jumped in early, and maxers could be counted on one hand.
Out of a billion users, maybe ten thousand.
And they all said the same thing.
"You can take the tutorial boss? Are you insane?"
"No way in hell. It wasn't made to be beaten."
"Don't even mention that Iron Blood Wyrmspawn or whatever shitspawn. Gives me the creeps."
For some reason, they loathed the tutorial boss even more intensely than casuals.
Press for details, and they'd clam up, so users just assumed it tied to maxing favorability.
"......Iron Blood Wyrmspawn? Not a fond memory."
Even the famous Extermination Mage was among them.
His vague dodge from the usually bold figure shocked users into acceptance.
[Tutorial boss isn't meant to be beaten.]
[Just a showpiece to prove monsters like this exist.]
The tutorial boss, Iron Blood Wyrmspawn.
It wasn't made to be beaten.
[Wait, can't you beat the tutorial boss? Damage goes in though.]
-Nope, impossible. Even Extermination couldn't.
-Probably just for realism, lets damage stick.
-Wow, someone actually tried hitting it. I just spaced out and died.
That's why veterans uniformly shot down clueless newbies who noticed the damage ticks.
[Uh? What's this? Its name changed?]
-??
-What're you talking about?
-No, should be Iron Blood Wyrmspawn but it's Sloth Wyrmspawn now.
-?? Wtf? For real?
-Does the name even change?
But today, the long-held consensus since launch finally cracked.
-Why'd the name change on its own?
-Bug?
-God Ose with bugs? Managed by AI leagues above AlphaDog.
-Then what? Someone beat it?
-No way......
And rightly so—the tutorial boss, unchanged since launch, had finally altered.
Some claimed it was finally beaten after 1 year and 6 months.
But the idea sank fast.
-Nah...... No way.
-Level 1 beating that? How?
-Extermination couldn't, and now someone did? Who?
-If beaten, vid would've dropped ages ago.
-No proof anyway.
-Even if name-changed from a real kill, it's a named boss...... But looks identical otherwise?
It was too absurd.
Even if someone showed proof, it'd be called fake without evidence. Pure speculation lacked credibility.
"The tutorial boss's name changed?"
"......Glitch."
"It does periodic updates...... Probably tied to today's patch."
"Someone beat it...... Impossible. Unless you bring that era's Kaiser's party intact."
"Then Kaiser solo? Didn't hear? Needs his full party. Kaiser or not, no one solos 'that'."
When even high-rankers who'd maxed Charlie's favorability said as much, no one argued further.
Extermination stayed silent but didn't deny, and with countless rankers agreeing, casuals had to nod along.
Of course, curiosity lingered.
-But if someone actually beats it, what reward?
-Game's a dickish difficulty fest sometimes...... But rewards are always fat.
-True, hate the RNG shitfest one sec, praise it as godgame the next.
If someone really beat the freak boss everyone swore unbeatable......
What would they get?
-Dunno. Probably the greatest reward in God Ose history?
It was pure fantasy, and users brushed it off as a joke.
So they couldn't imagine.
The far-fetched event they dismissed was happening for real.