Chapter 165
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Translator: 8uhl
Chapter: 165
Chapter Title: Infiltrating the Archer's City
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While Jeong Hoon was feeding Fenrir in the City of Peace, the users who had entered the Giant Wolf Fenrir Dungeon to conquer it were one by one completing their clears.
A dungeon that required at least ten people to barely clear it was being cleared in an unbelievably short time...
What the hell? Why's there no Fenrir?
-Why's the boss missing? lol Entered the boss room and it auto-cleared?
Got 150 million EXP and rare rewards, so who cares lol
Actually a good thing!
What rare rewards did you get? I got an Epic Rune Box, damn it. Honey1 got a Unique Rune Boxthat's discrimination!
Huh? I got a Unique-grade weapon lololol Just swept regular mobs, leveled up 3 times, Unique weapon is pure honey
It was because Fenrir, which should have been lurking in the boss room, was nowhere to be found.
Instead, Fenrir's lingering resentment remained in the boss room, and as that resentment automatically dissipated, they received the conquest rewards.
This gave birth to a true honey dungeon.
However, the users didn't just let the matter slide.
But where the hell did Fenrir go?
-Other than the one Honey1 showed, nothing else? Maybe someone tamed it?
Huh? Taming makes boss monsters disappear?
Nah, never happened before
If taming made them vanish, how many monsters would've disappeared by now? lololol
And Honey1 wouldn't have taming skills anyway lol
Agreed, he's a hybrid now but taming's too much lol
Could be a monster that only appears on first clear lol Taming? No way
But they didn't know.
That Jeong Hoon had tamed Fenrir, so it wouldn't respawn anymore.
At that moment, Jeong Hoon sent Fenrir back and gulped down the disguise potion he'd bought from the item shop.
His appearance and job name changed to match the image in his mind.
Player Information
-Nickname: Hoon
-Level: 201
-Job: Ranger
His job name changed to the Epic-grade Ranger.
He also disguised his level from 208 down to 201.
No one would figure out he was a Martial Artist now.
His appearance was styled as the complete opposite of his original image.
He shrank his height to just over 170cm and disguised his face to look battered, like he'd taken a few punches.
He completely changed his outfit to prioritize mobility.
The martial robes turned into a tunic top and leather pants.
Whoa... your face is insane.
Mukho kept marveling without pause.
He hated to admit it, but Jeong Hoon's real face was ridiculously handsome.
It just had that cold vibe.
His features were so sharp and perfectly balanced that he exuded a mysterious aura.
That's why Mukho had deliberately trashed his looks before, since he didn't like it.
So now, this battered face suited him much better.
"You think so? This face looks okay?"
Yeah! Stick with that! Way uglier than me! Puhaha!
Jeong Hoon laughed in disbelief.
'Just how ugly was I before...'
Shut up!
"Alright, enough."
Jeong Hoon calmed them down and headed to the entrance of the Archer's City.
"Halt."
At the entrance stood an NPC who looked to be in his mid-to-late 30s, standing guard.
NPC Information
-Nickname: Dkels
-Level: 230
-Job: Sniper Archer
Sniper Archer.
While Archers excelled at mid-to-long range with great power, this 'Sniper Archer' job boasted even more destructive power at extreme long range.
However, it required exceptional skill to maximize the skills' potential, so it was mostly chosen by those with outstanding archery talent.
"Yes."
"You look new. First time in this city?"
"Yes."
"I see."
After confirming, a question mark blinked above Dkels' head.
Thanks to the disguise potion, he could now take the entry quest.
Normal Quest: Archer's City
-Restrictions: 'Archer' users with Strength 230 and Mind 200
-Reward: Archer's City entry unlocked
-Description: Pass Dkels' test to gain city entry rights.
It was a quest only for Archer users, and only those exceeding Strength 230 and Mind 200 could undertake it.
Far stricter conditions than the Warrior's City.
Jeong Hoon accepted the quest right away.
"The test is simple."
Dkels held out a worn mechanical device.
"What's this?"
"It's a machine that automatically counts up when you hunt monsters."
The center of the device showed the number 0.
"How many do I need?"
"1,000. That seems appropriate."
Hunt 1,000 monsters using the fields and dungeons beyond the City of Peace.
That was the Archer's City entry quest.
"Understood."
"Good luck, then."
Once the outsider left for the fields, Dkels returned to alert mode.
But no other outsiders came to the city entrance afterward, leaving it deserted.
"Not many visitors today."
Fewer outsiders were visiting the Archer's City than usual.
The reason was simple.
They'd all gone to that damn Warrior's City instead.
His city only accepted Archers anyway, so it didn't matter, but it was infuriating that even Archers were heading to the Warrior's City.
"Hey, Dkels."
Just then, Hugrst returned from a brief absence.
"Finished your rounds okay?"
"Thanks to you. Anything unusual?"
"Nope. Boring as hell."
"Can't be helped. Most outsiders are heading to the Warrior's City."
The Warrior's City was so hot right now there wasn't even standing room.
"What wind blew up that made them do that?"
It was incomprehensible to Dkels.
"Oh, didn't you hear? They found a new dungeon in the Warrior's City."
"Dungeon?"
"Yeah. The border guards said some outsider opened it with Riandor."
"...Hah, wasn't that originally our territory?"
Dkels felt rage boiling inside.
The land beyond the border was originally theirs.
Meaning, that dungeon should've belonged to the Archer's City.
"Can't be helped. You know how popular dungeons are with outsiders."
"I get that, but..."
"Oh? Someone's coming."
Hugrst nodded toward a familiar outsider approaching.
It was the one who'd taken the mechanical device from him.
Dkels tilted his head.
"What? Did the device break?"
Only a little over an hour had passed since the outsider left.
Hunting 1,000 monsters in that short time was impossible.
"Completed."
But the outsider handed over the device, saying it was done.
The count was filled exactly to the set 1,000.
"H-How...?"
"No one was in the fields, so I could monopolize the monsters."
"You expect me to believe you hunted 1,000 in an hour?"
"The results speak for themselves. What's not to believe?"
Did he tamper with the device?
Impossible otherwise.
On average, it took two days to hunt 1,000.
Even at top speed, it should take over a day.
But this was the exact device he'd given the outsider, with no signs of tampering.
"...Go on in."
Most users had headed to the Warrior's City.
Leaving the City of Peace fields full of monsters but few hunters.
Thanks to that, Jeong Hoon could monopolize them.
"Grrrr."
Fenrir, offended by the meat earlier, hunted monsters non-stop.
'Handy being able to adjust its size.'
In the hunting grounds, he restored Fenrir to full size.
Monsters had no chance against it.
Thus, he cleared 1,000 in just an hour.
You have completed the quest.
Archer's City entry restriction lifted.
"Heading in."
Jeong Hoon entered the Archer's City.
He slipped into a quiet alley and summoned Michael.
"Master, why did you call me?"
"Here, take this."
Jeong Hoon handed him a disguise potion.
"Why this potion...?"
Michael tilted his head as he took it.
"Oh, got a job for you."
"What is it?"
"Drink that first. Need to disguise as an Archer, so picture it clearly."
"Disguise...?"
"Yeah, it's a disguise potion."
"Ah, got it."
Michael gulped it down.
His info changed.
Michael
-Grade: Unique
-Level: 201
-Job: Dual Archer
The Necromancer Michael was now disguised as a level 201 Dual Archer.
Dual Archer was Epic-grade like Ranger, using two bows.
His appearance changed completely, unrecognizable.
"Not bad."
Jeong Hoon nodded in satisfaction.
"...Now what do I do?"
"Simple. Go find Ritton."
"Just find this Ritton and done?"
"Nah, take quests from him."
"Quests...?"
"Yeah."
Tamed monsters became summons and retainers of the Tamer.
So they could perform quests even separated from the Tamer.
Ritton was a famous NPC in the Archer's City for grindy quests.
'Complete 10 quests from Ritton, and you get materials to restore the mark.'
The process was grueling, and it only gave mark materials, so users avoided him.
"...Can I handle those quests?"
"Yeah. Your body's tough enough."
"My body...?"
Michael tilted his head.
What kind of quests were they?
"Please. Only you can save time."
"...Understood. I'll do it."
Michael nodded.
Not an order, but a request.
When Master asked like that, no need to hesitate.
"Okay. Hang in there a bit."
Maintaining a summon long-term drained mana, but potions covered it.
And not 247he'd send him back periodically for rest. Totally doable.
"Where is it...?"
"Here's a map. Use this."
Jeong Hoon gave Michael a scanned map of the Archer's City.
"Yes..."
"Do this right, and I'll give you a huge reward."
"Reward?"
Michael's ears perked up at the word.
"Yeah. Next up is the Mage's City. I'll buy you any item you want then."
"I'll do my best!"
Worried Jeong Hoon might change his mind, Michael hurried to Ritton's shrine in the Archer's holy site.
"Guess I'll head out too."
Jeong Hoon went the opposite way, to the training hall.
Every city had one, but he'd ignored the Warrior's City one.
No real gains.
But this Archer's City training hall was different.
'I can get a really good skill here.'
Jeong Hoon's archery skills were just 'Archery Mastery' and 'Extreme Archer: Soul.'
Extreme Archer: Soul was so OP it maxed his archery, but he needed solid attack skills.
The training hall had only NPCsno users.
No one's here?
Even Mukho was puzzled.
'The owner found a dungeon. Everyone's flocking there.'
Anima was partly right.
"Not popular here anyway."
Why would level 201 third-job users bother with training halls?
They prioritized EXP, skipping quests unless worthwhile.
If training halls helped level up, it'd be different, but they gave minimal EXP even on completion.
So users skipped them.
But they overlooked something.
Just doing quests wasn't enough for extra rewards.