Chapter 182
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Translator: 8uhl
Chapter: 182
Chapter Title: Perfect Archer's Mark
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At that moment, Michael went to find Litton.
"Huh? Finished already?"
Litton asked, his eyes widening in surprise.
He hadn't imagined it could be done so quickly.
The speed of crafting twenty bows was astonishing enough, but the city repairs and cleanup afterward required physical labor.
Not to mention the sheer volume of work.
Yet Michael had completed it all perfectly.
"Yes. Please give me the next quest right away."
He had cleared all three quests.
However, Michael's face wasn't exactly bright.
Because this wasn't the end of the quests.
'Clear all three. Then I'll acknowledge you and give you a new quest. Just complete that one too.'
But Litton wasn't handing over a quest. Instead, he was lost in thought.
'What? Why isn't he giving it?'
Michael tensed up a bit at the sight.
He was currently disguised as a ranger, but in truth, he was a necromancer.
He couldn't help but worry if he'd been found out.
But it didn't seem like he had, as Litton suddenly burst into hearty laughter and clapped Michael on the shoulder.
"You've worked hard. Normally, I'd give you more quests, but I can't keep working my benefactor on such a joyous day."
"Benefactor...?"
"Hm? You don't know about the war?"
Litton tilted his head.
"I know the gist of it."
How could he not know that his master had gathered outsiders and swiftly captured the bandits' city?
But he had stayed behind to complete the quests.
"So, I'm not assigning you any more quests. Instead, I'll give you the final reward."
"Is that true?!"
Michael's face lit up.
That meant no more quests, right?
"Of course."
Litton hadn't liked outsiders.
That's why he'd deliberately given tough quests, but seeing how they'd helped the archers' city changed his mind.
'Because of the outsiders, the chief survived, we rooted out the spy, and we won the war without a single casualty.'
Litton handed over the final reward.
"What's this?"
"It's only given to those who complete all the quests I offer."
It was a material called the Archer's Seal.
The seal was a small stamp-shaped item.
"A seal? Are you sure about this?"
"That seal proves one is a true archer."
"...I see."
It was definitely the item his master wanted.
He'd be pleased, no doubt.
'Master! I got the Archer's Seal!'
'Oh, that was fast. How'd you do it?'
'Well, he said it was a joyous day and just gave it to me!'
'I see. Good work.'
That single 'good work' washed away all his fatigue.
But there was something important left.
'Um... what about the Death's Coffin?'
'Ah, that? You'll have to wait a bit longer.'
It hit like a bolt from the blue.
'Pardon...? I came running just for that one Death's Coffin.'
'I'll give it to you for sure, so wait. Have I ever lied?'
'No, you haven't...'
'Then head back.'
'Yes, sir...'
Just try not giving it to me.
With the Archer's Seal Michael brought back, he could now acquire the 'Perfect Archer's Mark.'
The Archer's Mark can be upgraded.
Would you like to upgrade it?
'Yes.'
As he attempted the upgrade, the Archer's Mark in his hand was enveloped in light.
When the light faded, a different mark was there in its place.
Perfect Archer's Mark
-Type: Material
-Rank: Unique
-A complete Archer's Mark.
Done.
Now he had successfully restored the Archer's Mark too.
Jeong Hoon pulled out the top-grade experience potion from his inventory.
Top-Grade Experience Potion
-Type: Potion
-Rank: Legendary
-Drinking it grants a massive amount of experience.
A full Legendary-grade potion.
Jeong Hoon gulped it down.
Your level has increased.
All stats 1.
Bonus stat 1 granted.
Those messages started popping up one after another.
Jeong Hoon's lips curved up at the continuous notifications.
'This one potion bumped me up 17 levels.'
Jeong Hoon's level, which had been 209, skyrocketed to 226 in an instant.
Reaching level 226 boosted his overall stats as well.
Jeong Hoon allocated points heavily to mana and holy power, with the rest to strength and agility.
Detailed Stats
-Strength: 312(31) - 343
-Agility: 300(31) - 331
-Vitality: 293(30) - 323
-Defense: 284(28) - 312
-Wisdom: 274(27) - 301
-Mana: 433(43) - 476
-Holy Power: 433(43) - 476
-Mental Strength: 269(29) - 298
At this point, his pure stats rivaled a level 350 user.
"Alright, then."
Next up was the head ornament containing the divine beast's spirit.
It had been so tricky to handle that no chief except the first had worn it, so it was likely an ego item like Mukho or Anima.
Jeong Hoon equipped the head ornament.
A lightning-like pain struck his head.
"Urk..."
Jeong Hoon quickly removed the head ornament.
The pain vanished cleanly.
Master? You okay?
'What's going on?'
"Wearing this brings intense pain."
Is that why no one except the first had used it?
Should we just toss it?
"No way."
If anything, it sparked his fighting spirit.
He'd tame it somehow.
Jeong Hoon equipped the head ornament again.
His head throbbed as if it might split open.
He could barely stand, dropping to one knee.
Whoa? You okay?!
'Master!'
Mukho and Anima's urgent voices rang out, but Jeong Hoon couldn't hear a thing right then.
Even Jeong Hoon, numb to most pains, found this unimaginable.
He was barely holding onto his senses, or he'd have blacked out.
It was then.
'Grrrr.'
Fenrir, who had been resting, suddenly bared his fangs.
An astonishing change occurred.
The excruciating headache vanished completely.
"Huh...?"
'Master, are you alright?'
Fenrir asked politely.
"What? How'd you do that?"
'I just suppressed the noisy remnant.'
"You can do that?"
'Of course, since I'm stronger.'
Fenrir could suppress it because they were both divine beasts?
That made sense.
Fenrir was the divine beast carried by Serion, the first chief of the warriors' city.
Meanwhile, this head ornament had belonged to Yuris, the first chief active in the same era.
Its powers were lost, but...
Yuris had commanded a divine beast too.
Both Fenrir and this head ornament would be incredible once restored.
"But this head ornament doesn't talk?"
He'd assumed it was an ego item.
'It seems to have lost most of its power.'
"I see. Good."
Mukho and Anima's chatter was headache-inducing enough already.
Anyway, thanks to Fenrir suppressing it, the head ornament no longer caused headaches.
That meant he'd more or less tamed it successfully.
Psssh-
The capsule opened, and Jeong Hoon stepped out.
After settling rewards, it was already evening.
"Son, all done?"
His mother, who had logged out early to prepare dinner, had made all his favorites.
"Wow... Mom, what's with all this food?"
"I've received so much from you, so I put in some effort today."
"You didn't have to..."
"Come on, sit down quick. The food's getting cold."
"Yes, Mom..."
From bulgogi to various seasoned vegetables and her homemade soybean paste soup.
Everything was there.
"By the way, is it okay to drink that potion now?"
"Yes. I already did."
"Oh?"
"Yeah. It bumped my level up a whopping 17."
"Good heavens... Legendary rank really is something else."
"You should log in and drink it too, Mom. Probably get 17 or 18 levels."
"I will."
His mother's cooking was delicious as always.
After wolfing down the meal, Jeong Hoon explained his next plans.
"Mom, afterward, I'm planning to join the siege war."
"Siege war?"
His mother tilted her head.
"Yes."
Guilds always participated in the siege wars held at set intervals.
The results affected guild points and rankings.
Siege war points were awarded too, and there were exclusive items only buyable with those.
Of course, Jeong Hoon wasn't joining for that.
'I need siege war points to prepare for the third chaos.'
Siege war points.
Unlike guild points, these went to individual participants.
That was why guild members made siege wars mandatory.
'And named guilds hand out tons of siege war points.'
The structure favored named players from the start.
Plus, the third chaos required guild groups, so he needed to contribute somewhat.
"Hm? But you haven't joined a siege war before, right?"
His mother tilted her head again.
It must seem odd for her son, who had skipped them so far, to suddenly join.
Jeong Hoon smiled.
"I want to try it once."
"I see. What about Ha-jin and... his little sister?"
"Yeah. We're all joining together."
Hoyoung Guild.
Yeo Min-ji returned to the training grounds.
"Oh! Your level went up by 2?"
The guild member managing the training grounds was shocked.
Past level 300, leveling was hellish.
Even the world rank 1 had barely hit 500.
"I've been grinding dungeons hard lately."
Once her training showed results, she'd gone dungeon-crawling like mad.
She took breaks only for important summons from Jeong Hoon, pouring everything else into dungeons.
As a result, she'd raised her level by a full 2.
"Wow... At this rate, you'll hit 400 in no time."
"Who knows."
Monsters stronger than her were leveling more efficiently and faster.
Even with the same 24 hours, how you leveled made all the difference.
WhisperHoon - Minzi: Are you busy right now?
Then, a whisper from Jeong Hoon came.
'Hm? What's up?'
Yeo Min-ji tilted her head and replied.
WhisperMinzi - Hoon: No. It's fine.
WhisperHoon - Minzi: Good. Not a big deal, but I was thinking of joining the siege war, including the two new members.
WhisperMinzi - Hoon: Siege war?!
WhisperHoon - Minzi: Yeah. There's one in two weeks, I think... Possible?
Jeong Hoon had never joined a siege war before.
Even though it was essential for guild members, she hadn't pushed him.
She was grateful just for him joining the guild.
So she never planned to invite him unless he volunteered.
WhisperMinzi - Hoon: Of course! Totally welcome!
Yeo Min-ji replied excitedly.
Not just Jeong Hoon, but the Genesis sniper Mom and Dark Lord's Ha-jin too.
Three hidden classes joining at once.
No reason not to welcome it.