Chapter 59
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Translator: 8uhl
Chapter: 59
Chapter Title: Ogre King Subjugation
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It's been a while since I last saw Autobahn's Lord's Castle too.
Unlike Edenhark, this was my second time in Autobahn.
Before my regression, this village had been a major turning point for Jeong Hoon right after completing his second class change.
NPC Info
-Nickname: Blaine
-Level: 120
-Job: Lord of Autobahn
Jeong Hoon naturally met Blaine's gaze.
At the same time, he gave a slight bow of his head.
"I'm Jeong Hoon."
"Welcome. I am Blaine, Lord of Autobahn. Thank you for helping our knight."
Blaine hurriedly returned the gesture.
"No need. It was just the right thing to do."
"I see."
Blaine was impressed inwardly.
It had been so long since he'd seen such a pure outsider.
"More importantly, has something happened? The area seems quite busy."
As Jeong Hoon broached the subject, Blaine let out a deep sigh and explained the situation.
"Ogre King?"
"Yes. Isaac's absence has hurt us deeply, but it's a relief he returned just in time."
In other words, he planned to order Isaac to subjugate the Ogre King in the northern region.
Isaac knelt on one knee, his face stern.
"If the Lord permits it, I will depart immediately."
The territory was facing a crisis right as he returned.
And he was the only one who could resolve it, so he was ready to set out the moment the order came.
"No, that won't do."
Blaine shook his head.
Isaac had endured eight years of hardship and barely made it backsending him out again right away would be too harsh.
"But we don't know when the Ogre King might attack again."
"Sigh... Still, sending you..."
"Please!"
Blaine's face clouded with conflict at Isaac's plea.
He was glad for Isaac's willingness, but sending him back to the battlefield without proper rest didn't sit right.
"Enough. I'll go."
At that moment, Jeong Hoon stepped forward.
"You... really?"
"Yes."
As Jeong Hoon nodded, an exclamation mark flashed above Blaine's head.
He had completed the quest.
Quest completed.
100,000 EXP awarded.
Blaine's trust slightly increases.
You can now proceed to the next quest.
With the quest complete, a question mark blinked above Blaine's head again.
Normal Quest: Ogre King Subjugation
-Restriction: Blaine's trust 10 or higher
-Reward: Honorary Knight of Autobahn
-Description: Subjugate the Ogre King.
The Ogre King subjugation quest.
A quest completed by wiping out the horde led by the Lv. 190 Ogre King and finally taking down the Ogre King itself.
'The Ogre King shows up around this time, huh.'
The Ogre King was a newly added monster in New World.
It had only been a week, but no one had cleared it.
The rewards weren't great, and it was far more efficient to hunt and level up instead of spending time on quests.
Players who finished their second class change usually stayed in villages like Autobahn until Lv. 150, spending most of their time hunting monsters.
After 2nd class change, focus on dungeons
-Do quests for rewards if you want... but honestly, once you're over Lv. 100, focus on leveling
This is real talk, quest rewards aren't that good anyway
You might get something good if you grind them lol, but leveling up quick to move to the next village and grab quests there is way better
Agreed, I wasted so much time on quests not knowing
Even the welcome guide's post recommended that players in the Lv. 100-150 range after second class change stick to running dungeons nonstop.
"Wait! Then take me with you!"
As Jeong Hoon accepted the quest, Isaac shouted urgently.
"It's fine. I'll handle it alone."
Isaac had lived on the streets for eight years.
Dragging along someone who had endured that time fueled by longing for his family wasn't something Jeong Hoon wanted.
"Still..."
"It's fine. Leave this to me."
Faced with Jeong Hoon's resolute expression, Isaac finally backed down.
"...Understood."
Having accepted the quest, Jeong Hoon headed straight to the northern fields.
Unlike the beginner zone, Autobahn's fields numbered over 100.
To reach the Ogre King in the north, he had to pass another 20 fields.
'And yet the reason it can come down here.'
A hidden portal near the Lord's Castle.
That portal connected to the Ogre King's lair.
It was locked for quest-accepting users, but the Ogre King and its minions could come and go.
Of course, not freelythey could do it once a month.
"Spot's taken."
"You piled up those monsters there, so don't touch them."
As he entered the field, he spotted a party of four users hunting.
They warned Jeong Hoon not to touch the monsters upon entry.
Parties that claimed a spot first monopolized the monsters, so users had to eye each other and compete for positions.
"Yes."
Jeong Hoon had no interest in those monsters anyway, so he quietly moved to the next field.
"Spot's taken!"
"Don't touch!"
The next field was the same.
Every field after that had users occupying spots and hunting.
Monsters that should respawn wandering the fields were hunted the moment they appeared, leaving none around.
"Hey!"
"Stop right there."
With so many users, all sorts of incidents happened in the fields.
Two users approached Jeong Hoon.
Player Info
-Nickname: Aemiyagugijjatda
-Level: 141
-Job: Assassin (2nd)
A rare-grade Assassin with a nickname that was anything but ordinary.
And the one next to him was even worse.
Player Info
-Nickname: UnfilialSon
-Level: 142
-Job: Aura Knight (2nd)
A Lv. 142 Aura Knight.
Aura Knight was the rare-grade upgrade from the common-grade formal knight.
Jeong Hoon's eyes narrowed at the pair.
'I was wondering when they'd show up.'
There had always been punks picking fights in Origin Village and Edenhark.
Autobahn was no different.
They preyed on lower-level, weaker-looking players.
Their nicknames practically screamed, 'I'm the villain.'
"Passing through here?"
The Assassin flashed a wicked grin and jerked his chin toward the portal in the distance.
"Yeah?"
"'Yeah'? You bastard! You were just gonna walk past us?"
The Aura Knight pointed his sword at Jeong Hoon.
"Oh, toll?"
"You're quicker than you look. 10 gold."
Bandit scum.
Jeong Hoon was stunned they demanded 10 gold without hesitation.
"Pay up or die here."
"Let's make a deal instead."
"A deal?"
"Yeah. There's monsters a bit ahead. Help us take them down. We'll let one of you live."
Over 500 monsters to subjugate.
He could do it solo, but having a backstabber would make it easier.
The Assassin and Aura Knight burst into absurd laughter at the nonsense.
"Hahaha! What the hell did this punk just say?"
"Yeah. No mom to teach him manners... Gahk!"
The Aura Knight's words cut off.
Jeong Hoon had closed in with a movement technique and struck his solar plexus with Myeongwang Fist Technique.
Properly hit, he flew back 5 meters before crashing into the ground.
"Ha, you fucking bastard."
Jeong Hoon's previously calm face twisted in anger.
He swept back his bangs and approached the trembling Aura Knight.
"Urk... Guh..."
His solar plexus crushed, he couldn't breathe properly, let alone stand.
Jeong Hoon stomped on his head and sneered.
"I usually try to pass peacefully, but you gotta watch who you're talking to like that."
"W-What... you crazy bastard..."
The Aura Knight glared at Jeong Hoon with bloodshot eyes.
Black Field activates.
Jeong Hoon triggered Black Field.
The ground turned black, and human arms emerged from it, grabbing the Aura Knight's body.
A hallucination visible only to him.
"Guh... Guhuk..."
Unable to breathe, he couldn't even scream properly.
"See you in 24 hours."
With that, Jeong Hoon drew a dagger and slit the Aura Knight's throat.
The Assassin was stunned by the sudden turn.
His friend's level was 142.
The Martial Artist before him was 102.
A 40-level gap.
Normally, his friend should've crushed him effortlessly.
But reality was the opposite.
"W-What...?"
"You're next."
Jeong Hoon's eyes turned to the Assassin.
Flinch.
Meeting that gaze head-on, the Assassin shuddered.
'Am I scared of trash like him...?'
Unbelievable.
He was a Lv. 141 Assassin!
No way he'd fear a common-grade Martial Artist!
His friend got careless, but this time it wouldn't be easy.
Aemiyagugijjatda used Stealth.
His body turned semi-transparent.
Stealth made him invisible for 60 seconds.
Of course, it didn't work on higher-level foes, but this Martial Artist was only Lv. 102.
'You're dead.'
He wouldn't kill cleanly.
He'd inflict maximum pain, loot everything, then kill.
And wait for login in 24 hours to kill again.
"Hiding won't help."
Jeong Hoon drew Anima and nocked the bowstring.
'Huh? A Martial Artist with a bow?'
Martial Artists usually used Knuckles, yet here he was with a bow, not even an Archer.
Whatever.
A Lv. 102 couldn't pierce his stealth.
But why?
As he moved, the guy's gaze fixed right on him.
'No way he sees me...?'
Impossible.
The Assassin drew his dagger from his inventory and approached Jeong Hoon.
That's when it happened.
Jeong Hoon aimed and released the string.
Pew-shuuk!
The arrow pierced the Assassin's throat precisely.
"Kuhk!"
Throat punctured, the Assassin collapsed on the spot.
'What... the...?'
How could a Lv. 102 spot his stealth?
Clinging to fading consciousness, the Assassin looked up effortfully at the approaching Jeong Hoon.
"A... Ah..."
No voice came out.
Looking down, Jeong Hoon said curtly.
"Log out."
Psshik-
"Fuck!"
The capsule door opened, and a young man still boyish in face stormed out cursing.
Hong Hyun-woo, the Lv. 142 Aura Knight.
Obsessed with New World, he'd dropped out of high school and played all day from home.
And just now, he'd been killed by a mere Lv. 102 Martial Artist.
A common-grade one at thatutterly humiliating.
"That fucking bastard! I'll kill him for sure!"
Hong Hyun-woo trashed everything in sight against the walls.
The door burst open, and a middle-aged woman entered.
His mother, Im Mi-jeong.
"What's wrong again? Hm?"
She asked worriedly.
"Shut up and get out! Out!"
Hong Hyun-woo hurled a pen at her.
"Kyaa!"
"Hong Hyun-woo! You crazy fuck!"
A man in his early 20s followed in.
Hong Hyun-woo's older brother, Hong Jin-woo.
Taller by 10cm and heavier by 20kg, he glared murderously at Hong Hyun-woo, who flinched.
"Y-You're the one making noise!"
Glare shifting to Im Mi-jeong, Hong Jin-woo grabbed his collar.
"I warned you. Don't care if you ruin your life, but disrespecting Mom and Dad? I won't stand for it."
"Guhk!"
"Jin-woo, stop."
Im Mi-jeong hurriedly intervened.
Hong Jin-woo finally released the collar.
"Yes."
"Thanks. And Hyun-woo... Gaming's fine, but don't throw stuff. Please."
Im Mi-jeong left with Hong Jin-woo.
Alone, Hong Hyun-woo trembled with rage.
'That bastard.'
All because of that Martial Artist punk.
Hong Hyun-woo pulled out his smartphone and messaged his friend Kim Bong-gu.
Killed, logged out for 24 hoursmessaging was the only way.
But five seconds after sending, the '1' vanished.
Ha, fuck, I died too
Kim Bong-gu had also been killed by the Martial Artist.
You too?
Yeah, what the hell is that guy?
Log back in after 24 hours. Tell Seon-ho and Ji-ho too, we'll all crush him
Hong Hyun-woo wouldn't let it slide.
He'd make that Martial Artist pay for the humiliation.
OK, contacting now
24 hours passed.
Grinding his teeth, Hong Hyun-woo logged into New World.
And then
"You're here?"
He saw the Martial Artist who killed him grinning and releasing the bowstring.
Pew-shuuk!
The arrow flew and pierced Hong Hyun-woo's head.
"Kuhk!"