Chapter 180
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Translator: 8uhl
Chapter: 180
Chapter Title: Dividing the Treasures
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Ha-jin and Kim Bong-gu, who had been lost in the gold and jewels, were standing beside him, admiring the treasure chest.
"Bro... Did this come out of the chest?"
"Yeah."
They were clearly no ordinary items.
Jeong Hoon first pulled out a ring.
Ring of the Dark Guardian
-Type: Ring
-Rank: Legendary
-Special Ability (1): Temporarily increases wearer's attack power by 20
-Special Ability (2): Increases damage of all dark attribute skills by 10
-Special Ability (3): Increases wearer's curse debuff resistance by 50
-Special Ability (4): Recovers 5 of health and mana each time an enemy is killed
"You take this one, Ha-jin."
"M-Me...?"
"Yeah. You worked hard with me, so this much is only right."
The former ruler of the archers' city had wielded dark attributes.
That was why he'd made great use of this Legendary-grade ring.
Though a warrior, it would be a huge boon for Ha-jin, who walked the path of the Dark Lord.
"Whoa... Thank you so much."
Ha-jin took the ring with a moved expression.
A full-on Legendary-grade ring.
In cash terms, it was priceless.
Truly, you had to choose your friends wisely.
"Alright. Let's keep working well together."
"Call me anytime you need help! I'll come running no matter what!"
"Keep that promise."
Next was his mother's turn.
What Jeong Hoon pulled out this time was an item called the Hawk's Eye Monocle.
Hawk's Eye Monocle
-Type: Monocle
-Rank: Legendary
-Special Ability (1): Increases accuracy by 20
-Special Ability (2): Reveals enemy weak points, increases critical hit damage by 20
-Special Ability (3): Increases maximum range by 20, identifiable in dark areas
-Special Ability (4): Detects hidden enemies (maximum range 150m)
His mother had Tracking Shot, but that required hitting the enemy first to track up to 100m.
In contrast, this monocle let her detect enemies within 150m just by wearing ita total cheat item.
It suited his gunner mother perfectly.
"Mom, take this one."
"Oh my... This is on a whole other level compared to what I have."
"Right?"
"You sure I can have it?"
"Of course."
There was nothing he wanted from his mother.
Well, one thing.
That she live long and stay healthy.
"Bro, what about me?"
Kim Bong-gu held out both hands, his eyes sparkling.
"Wait a sec."
Jeong Hoon chuckled and pulled an piece of equipment from the treasure chest.
Shadow Cloak
-Type: Cloak
-Rank: Unique
-Evasion Rate: 20
-Physical Damage Reduction: 5
-Magic Damage Reduction: 5
-Remaining Durability: 100
-Special Ability (1): Passive: Perfect Stealth usable
-Special Ability (2): 20 increased movement speed in stealth
-Special Ability (3): First attack in stealth deals 50 increased damage
A solid item, but unfortunately Unique-grade.
"Not Legendary...?"
Disappointment dripped from Kim Bong-gu's face as he checked it.
He'd hoped for Legendary, but got Unique instead.
Jeong Hoon looked at him in disbelief.
"This can be upgraded to Legendary. Don't want it? Fine."
He casually stowed the cloak in his inventory like he didn't care.
Kim Bong-gu frantically waved his hands.
"No way! It's an amazing itemI was just wondering why it wasn't Legendary!"
"Yeah? Then use it well. If you work hard, I'll upgrade it to Legendary later."
"Really?!"
"You ever seen me lie?"
"Brrrooo! I'll follow any order from now on!"
"Even if I told you to die?"
"Uh... Well..."
Jeong Hoon chuckled and pulled the cloak back out of his inventory, handing it over.
Kim Bong-gu equipped it with a thrilled face.
"Whoa! It fits perfectly!"
But to Jeong Hoon, it looked awful.
'Great stats, but fashion-wise, no.'
The cloak reached his ankles, and the thick collar made it look like Dracula's cape.
Jeong Hoon looked away from Kim Bong-gu and reached into his pocket.
Two items left.
Grasp of the Ruler
-Type: Gloves
-Rank: Legendary
-Defense: ?(Adjusts to wearer's level)
-Evasion Rate: ?(Adjusts to wearer's level)
-Physical Damage Reduction: 10
-Magic Damage Reduction: 10
-Remaining Durability: 100
-Special Ability (1): All stats 10 when equipped
-Special Ability (2): 10 increased attack power for all weapons
-Special Ability (3): 10 proficiency bonus for all weapons
-Special Ability (4): Active: Grasp of the Ruler usable
'I'll take these.'
Legendary-grade gloves.
Just wearing them boosted all stats by 10, plus 10 weapon attack power.
And the active skill: Grasp of the Ruler.
Grasp of the Ruler
-Type: Active
-Rank: Legendary
-Pulls desired enemy toward you.
-Enemies touched by hand have defense reduced by 10.
Perfect for Jeong Hoon, who loved fist techniques.
'Now for the last one?'
Jeong Hoon pulled the final item from his pocket.
Supreme Experience Potion
-Type: Potion
-Rank: Legendary
-Grants a massive amount of experience upon consumption.
It was an experience potion.
A top-grade one at that.
One sip could skyrocket levelsa rare treasure.
"Oh my... This is two whole ranks higher than the one I drank."
"Whoa... A Legendary potion?"
"How many levels will this give?"
His mother, Ha-jin, and Kim Bong-gu gawked at the potion.
There were four in total.
Just the right number for their group.
Jeong Hoon planned to hand them out one by one.
"Hoon, you keep them all."
His mother caught on and quickly refused.
She knew how precious potions were.
"It's fine, please take it."
But at Jeong Hoon's firm insistence, she accepted.
"I'll drink it gratefully."
"Yes."
He handed the next to Ha-jin.
"Can I really...?"
Ha-jin took it with trembling hands.
"Yeah. If I hog them, I'll have to stream solo again."
"...Buddy! I love you!"
"Don't get creepy, no hugs."
"Haha, got it!"
Finally, Kim Bong-gu.
His eyes were already gleaming with anticipation before he even got it.
"Here's your personal performance."
"Vroom vroom! Bro's one and only steed! Fuel this Bong-go car!"
"High maintenance, huh?"
"Sorry for guzzling so much fuel!"
Kim Bong-gu bellowed in attention stance.
"Okay. Pass."
Jeong Hoon happily bestowed the potion.
"Thank you! Thank you so much!"
Kim Bong-gu's grin stretched ear to ear.
"So I can take all the gold and jewels?"
"Of course! Take it all."
"I thought from the start you should have it all, bro!"
All the gold and jewels went to Jeong Hoon.
He planned to cash in a third for his mother, and use the rest for future content.
"What?! It's already over?"
Altair countered in disbelief.
"Yes! The outsiders have forced the Thieves' City to surrender!"
The reporter nodded brightly.
"No way..."
That damn Thieves' City had fallen without a fight.
The outsiders had charged in with brute force, no tactics, crushing the thieves.
Even Marcus hadn't put up any resistance before his head was lopped off in an instant...
'Hoon... What the hell did you...'
What did you do to make the outsiders swarm like mad?
And soon after, they flooded the Archer's Sanctum.
"We brought the head!"
"No! I cut that head off!"
"Bullshit! Don't fall for it! The guy holding the head didn't cut it!"
What was going on?
Altair gaped at the surging outsiders.
"Slow down! Speak slowly!"
But his words fell on deaf ears as users insisted they'd beheaded Marcus.
Jeong Hoon returned to the Archer's Sanctum.
But it was packed with users, impossible to enter.
"Whoa... No way we can complete the quest like this."
"Right."
Ha-jin and Kim Bong-gu clicked their tongues.
"It's fine. I'll wait for the users to clear out and then turn it in."
Jeong Hoon stood at the entrance, watching the users.
To confirm the event gold payout.
"But how will you distribute the gold? Won't you have to show your face?"
Showing his face meant tons of eyes on him while gaming from now on.
But Jeong Hoon nodded nonchalantly.
"Doesn't matter."
He'd personally handed Altair 200,000 gold and asked him to split it among contribution ranks 1-3.
So when they completed the quest, gold would go out by ranking.
"Ooh... The NPC's super nice."
"Has to be."
He'd saved Altair's life, rooted out the spy, and led the war to victory.
A favor like that was nothing.
"Sigh, we won't get any, right?"
100,000 gold.
Ten billion won.
Ha-jin asked hopefully.
"Nope. Zero chance, don't get your hopes up."
Jeong Hoon slashed the hope away.
The event was suppressing the Thieves' City and beheading Marcus.
Ha-jin, Kim Bong-gu, and his mother had cleared shadows, but their contributions would pale against other users.
"Huh? Contribution 0.23?"
The face of the user who'd turned in the head flushed with confusion.
"Is the reward insufficient...?"
"No... It's not that."
He'd leveled up once and got a Unique item extra.
But that wasn't the reward he wanted.
Contribution.
You needed it for the 100,000 gold.
Yet his was a measly 0.23.
Same for others.
All contributions were in decimals.
"Whoa... They're ranking based on this tiny contribution."
"Mine's 0.08... Is this right?"
"Mines 0.009."
"Quiet down. Non-combatants got zero."
Users collected rewards and compared contributions.
After a long while, most had completed when Altair shouted to the crowd.
"Alright! Now we'll rank by contribution!"
Users tilted their heads.
"Rankings?"
"Weren't Honey handling that?"
"Did they bribe the NPC?"
"Whoa... This is scary good."
"Props to HoneyTube's event planning."
Users realized the NPC was on HoneyTube's payroll.
They watched tensely for rankings.
Top 3 would get gold based on Altair's count.
"Starting with 3rd place!"
Altair set down a pouch with 30,000 gold.
3rd got 30,000 gold.
Users clasped hands in prayer.
It was the tensest moment yet.