Chapter 35
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Translator: 8uhl
Chapter: 35
Chapter Title: White Fang's Lair
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So these guys are the ones who found the undiscovered dungeon.
To complete the quest, he had to head into that dungeon.
However, it was still an undiscovered dungeon, not yet found by any users.
Before his regression, when Lee Hwarang had done this quest, quite some time had already passed since its discovery. But right now, it remained untouched.
Perfect.
An undiscovered dungeon meant it hadnt been cleared even once.
Which also meant a 100 item drop from the boss monster.
From memory, this wasnt a solo mini-dungeonit required at least three people to enter.
And they had exactly the right number, so Jeong Hoon had no reason to refuse the offer.
Alright, lets head in.
Johannesberg took the role of party leader.
As he entered through the portal, a message appeared in front of Jeong Hoon.
The party leader has requested entry to the dungeon. Will you accept?
In the previous party with Prippong, everything had been set for Jeong Hoon to decide. But in this one, every party member had to agree before they could enter.
Jeong Hoon accepted, and the portal flashed brightly, swallowing them up.
Lv.52 White Fang's Lair
The dungeon was level 52.
Normally, it called for a party of six or more, including a healer.
But with Johannesberg at level 78 and Canvasra at 75.
For levels under 100, being more than 20 levels above the dungeon granted massively boosted stats.
So neither of them needed a healer.
Of course, it was a different story for Jeong Hoon.
Here it is.
At the far end of the dungeon, Vulcans equipment would be sitting there plainly.
That made sense, since the ones whod raided the smithy had been dragged here by the White Fangs.
Their corpses were probably lying next to the boss.
Grrr! Humans! Do you know where you are, barging in here?
Lv.50 White Fang
Nearly a hundred of them.
Hiding in trees and bushes, their eyes gleaming.
And leading them, the alpha White Fang stood on a rock, glaring down at Jeong Hoon, Johannesberg, and Canvasra.
More of them than I thought.
Yeah.
Johannesberg and Canvasra were utterly relaxed.
The level gap of over 20 gave them full stat increase buffs, while the White Fangs suffered full stat decrease debuffs.
Stay backits dangerous.
If anything happens, just scream.
Jeong Hoon was thoroughly sidelined for this fight.
He was just there to fill the headcount.
Of course, Jeong Hoon wasnt one to obediently stand by and watch.
No reason to waste time.
Jeong Hoon drew out his Red Dragon Bone Bow and pulled back the string.
Then he released it toward the alpha on the rock.
Pewww!
The arrow flew in a perfect arc and pierced the alphas forehead dead-on.
A critical hit lands!
The White Fangs weak point was its head.
Piercing the soft forehead triggered a critical.
Gah!
With its head run through, the White Fangs body slumped sideways and tumbled off the rock.
The alphas instant death threw the watching White Fangs into chaos.
The White Fangs fall into Confusion.
Jeong Hoon smoothly nocked another arrow and released.
This one pierced a White Fang hiding in the woods right in the forehead.
A critical hit lands!
Another critical.
Gotta soften them up more.
There were too many.
Time to add Magic Missile for extra firepower.
Jeong Hoon recited the incantation and activated Magic Missile.
Huh?
What the hell?
Johannesberg and Canvasra froze, weapons in hand.
How was a level 34 Martial Artist shooting a bow that well?
No quiver, either.
Arrows just materialized when he drew the string.
Hey this is kinda weird, right?
As they gawked, Canvasra poked Johannesbergs side.
He snapped out of it.
Yeah, it is weird
Right? Fuck, what level 34 one-shots level 52 White Fangs? And hes a goddamn Martial Artist?
Player Information
-Nickname: Hoon
-Level: 35
-Job: Junior Martial Artist (1st Class)
No matter how you sliced it, he was a Junior Martial Artist.
Hed been level 34, but hed just leveled up to 35 from killing White Fangs.
Even so, that was a 17-level gap.
One-shotting a monster 17 levels higher?
Unheard of.
Pewww!
Jeong Hoon kept sniping White Fangs regardless.
A critical hit lands!
One arrow, one dead White Fang.
Hey! Look at that!
They were admiring his archery when Canvasra pointed elsewhere, oblivious.
It irritated Johannesberg for a second.
What Huh?!
He trailed off, speechless.
A bluish blob was boomeranging into a White Fang, pummeling it.
Thats a Magic Missile!
Canvasra, the mage, recognized it instantly.
The problem? She hadnt cast any magic.
Which meant
No way that Martial Artist Nah.
That was too much.
So who cast the Magic Missile?
No matter how he looked at it, the only caster was that Martial Artist.
Not gonna help?
Canvasra snapped out of her daze at Jeong Hoons words.
Right now, Jeong Hoon was hunting White Fangs solo.
Johannesberg and Canvasrawhod bragged about keeping him as a spectatorcouldnt even hunt, too busy staring.
Ahem, well jump in!
Johannesberg drew his greatsword and charged forward.
Canvasra followed, hurling Fireballs at White Fangs to join the fray.
For a three-man party, the White Fangs kept spawning relentlessly.
Corpses littered the path behind them.
Not bad.
Jeong Hoons initial targets had been Johannesberg and Canvasra.
Once they entered the dungeon, their role was done.
Hed planned to deal with them right away and clear it leisurely.
But then Id be no better than them.
Jeong Hoons real goal was to end the game.
He didnt want to backstab them like that.
They hadnt picked a fight, so killing them made no sense. Instead, hed turned to the alpha White Fang.
Smart move.
Even as general-grade first-class jobs, Johannesberg and Canvasra had solid hunting sense.
The warrior Johannesberg tanked up front, while Canvasra added DPS from behind.
Jeong Hoon leisurely picked off White Fangs with his bow.
They reached the boss room ahead of schedule.
Hey.
For the first time since entering, Johannesberg spoke to him.
He hadnt said a word the whole way, too focused on hunting.
Whats up?
You really a Martial Artist?
Cant you see my player info?
No, I mean, does that even make sense? How are you that good with a bow? Magic Missile too What are you?
Martial Artist. This skills an exclusive one I learned.
Thats bullshit
Johannesberg knew how hellish it was to learn skills with Unyielding Will.
Thats why everyone avoided the job.
No decent skills, and the special one they tossed in was Unyielding Will.
Ahem, anyway, about the rewards.
Canvasra cut in.
Lets split 33 each.
Jeong Hoon proposed equal shares.
They pondered briefly, then nodded.
Got it
Thanks.
At first, theyd planned to use Jeong Hoon for numbers and split rewards 50-50 between them.
The clear wasnt that hard, either.
But Jeong Hoon had gone ham on the hunting, claiming 70 of the contributions.
With 30 left for them, splitting was awkwarduntil he offered 33 each.
No room to argue.
Lets go in.
Jeong Hoon led into the boss room.
A massive White Fang crouched ahead.
Lv.70 Giant White Fang
But his eyes werent on the bossthey were on the corpses beside it.
Question marks blinked over the corpses heads.
General Quest: Thief Rex
-Restriction: Users who accepted Woo Kangs quest
-Reward: Stolen Goods
-Description: The small-time Rex Thieves were wiped out by a White Fang raid. Kill the Giant White Fang and recover their stolen goods.
Bingo.
Completing this would let him hand stuff to blacksmith Vulcan for smelting.
Jeong Hoon accepted the quest.
Ill pull aggro!
Johannesberg lunged forward.
His sword strikes poured onto the Giant White Fang.
But unlike the regulars, the boss was level 70.
Even outleveling it, Johannesberg couldnt push it back.
His gear was a bit lacking for his level.
You damn human!
The Lv.70 Giant White Fang uses Roar.
You fall under Status Ailment (Fear).
The Giant White Fangs unique skill was an AoE debuff.
At half its level, Jeong Hoon felt his body freeze.
His mind stayed calm, but his level 35 body trembled uncontrollably under the status.
Even so, Jeong Hoons face remained serene.
Been a while since I felt this.
The status ailments hed grown sick of.
He could break it easily with holy power, but he didnt.
Ill hold it up front!
Johannesberg and Canvasra, caught in the AoE debuff, moved with barely any hindrance.
High levels.
They started attacking to protect Jeong Hoon.
He calmly circulated mana while watching.
Martial Artist exclusive skill, Unyielding Will activates.
You acquire skill, Debuff Resistance (Rare).
Circulating mana through his body to overcome the status.
That was the condition for learning the new skill.
Normally, it wouldve taken far longer.
Martial Sovereign perks? Unyielding Wills responding faster.
Post-first class change, Unyielding Will kicked in on another level.
Fitting for a Legendary job.
Jeong Hoon grinned.
Debuff Resistance reacts to holy power.
Debuff Resistance level rises to 5.
Debuff Resistance reacted straight to holy power.
The fresh skill shot to level 5.
Debuff Resistance
-Type: Passive
-Level: 5
-Grade: Rare
-Strongly resists debuffs. (Up to 10)
Up to 10 resistance.
Only then did Jeong Hoon circulate holy power.
Unlike mana, holy power ignored level limits.
Thats why non-combat healers were always in demand and well-treated.
Escaped Status Ailment (Fear).
The trembling faded.
Jeong Hoon slowly drew his bowstring.
The Giant White Fang was fully focused on Johannesberg.
Giant White Fangs weak spot is the forehead too.
But tougher defense than Lv.52 ones, narrower exposuretricky shot.
Needed extra care.
No worries, though.
Pre-regression, hed mastered this bow to death.
Advice from archery pros, honed with allies help.
Eliminate even that tiny quiver to hit dead-on.
Lee Hwarangs tip.
Hed overcome countless trials with comrades aid.
Traitors now, but their advice had sunk deep.
Johannesberg and Canvasra pressed the Giant White Fang, but the finisher was Jeong Hoons.
He released the string.
Arrow boosted by Arrow skill.
It arced perfectly and struck the Giant White Fangs brow.
Dead-on.
Kek!
A critical hit lands!
The critical dropped the Giant White Fangs massive body sideways.