Chapter 61
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Translator: 8uhl
Chapter: 61
Chapter Title: Betrayal and the Ogre King
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72 hours that felt like 720 passed.
Fuck finally.
Hong Hyun-woo, who had been deeply addicted to New World, found the past few days utter torment.
Unable to even log in when he shouldve been deep into the game, his hatred for that Martial Artist only grew stronger.
YouSoakedInDespair: Request complete. Hes tied up nice and tight, so log in at your leisure.
There was nothing to fear anymore.
Hed commissioned a level 201 Saber, and the Saber had fulfilled the request flawlessly.
Hey, lets log in together. They say theyve got that bastard.
Kim Bong-gu shared the same loathing for the Martial Artist.
Hed paid 15 gold each, a total of 30 gold, which included tying the guy up.
Fuck, lets pay him back proper.
Imagining the Martial Artists agonized face already sent shivers of pleasure through his body.
Hong Hyun-woo hurried to log in.
And there stood the Saber, waiting for them.
Youre here?
Yeah. Wheres the Martial Artist?
Ill tell you once the other client logs in.
Sure.
A minute later, Kim Bong-gu logged in too.
Wheres the Martial Artist?
Kim Bong-gu went straight for him too.
Well, about that.
YouSoakedInDespair scratched his cheek with an awkward smile.
Ha, what now?
Not in the mood for jokes?
Their faces soured at his sluggish response.
The clients changed.
What?
Huh?
Before Hong Hyun-woo and Kim Bong-gu could react, Hong Hyun-woos head hit the ground.
Hed been done in by YouSoakedInDespairs sword.
Stunned by the unexpected turn, Kim Bong-gu stared blankly at Hong Hyun-woos corpse.
Then his face twisted in rage as he glared at YouSoakedInDespair.
What the hell do you think youre doing!
Sorry about that. Shouldve picked your targets more carefully.
YouSoakedInDespair ignored him and cut off Kim Bong-gus breath.
The gap between level 140s in their second job advancement and a level 200 in his third was like heaven and earth.
Even together, the two couldnt stand up to a single Saber.
The Martial Artist behind him was off-limits anyway.
Good work.
Jeong Hoon patted his shoulder with a satisfied look.
That made it 120 hours banned for those bastards.
Yeah. Can I go now?
One more left.
Huh?
Were heading out to take down the Ogre King now, and that thing has a ton of minions.
Oh, sure.
Help with the subjugation.
.
The level gap between Jeong Hoon and the Saber was a razor-thin 97.
Since New Worlds limit was over 100 levels without penalty, he was perfect cannon fodder for the Ogre King subjugation.
What? Dont want to?
N-no.
Good. You pocketed 30 gold, so this much is nothing?
Is that your money?
YouSoakedInDespair wanted to shout it, but different words came out.
Of course! Stay back and rest, sir! Ill handle it all!
The newly added Ogre King.
Thats why a new field had been added where none shouldve been.
This the place? Ogre King?
Yeah. But dont go in there.
Why?
The EXP is fucking trash. Doesnt even give half of what a single level 140 monster does.
What you made it level 170-190?
Thats what Im saying. Who the hell around here is over 150.
Yet the Ogre King field, added just a week ago, was already shunned by players.
The lord begged me to take down the Ogre King.
You too? Same here.
Most players diligently did the Autobahn Village quests.
The reason? The EXP from village quests.
It was surprisingly generous, so any player leveling up did them all.
But they skipped the lords Ogre King subjugation quest.
Even though it was over level 170, the EXP was stingy, and the rewards didnt match risking your life for the Ogre King.
Autobahn Honorary Knight? Pfft.
Whats that even good for?
Lets you freely enter the lords castle and village.
Pfft, you think anyones insane enough to hunt a level 190 for that? Doesnt add up.
Exactly.
The reward: Autobahn Honorary Knight.
Even without a proper knighting ceremony, the lord would grant knight privileges limited to Autobahna pretty bold offer.
But players didnt need it.
They could already go almost anywhere.
To hunt a level 190, youd need to hire level 200 mercenaries, which cost a fortune.
Better to level up in that time, hit 150, and move to the next village.
Alright, lets go in.
Of course, Jeong Hoon knew the true value of this quest better than anyone.
Were really doing this just the two of us?
YouSoakedInDespair hesitated slightly.
The new field had five in total.
If this was the Ogre Kings lair from here on, that meant a shitload of monsters.
Then?
Wouldnt it be better to recruit a few more?
You talk a lot of shitwant to die?
No, sir! Ill go in!
YouSoakedInDespair took the lead and entered the portal.
At the same time.
Hong Hyun-woo was.
Aaagh! Fuck!
Shedding bloody tears over the 120-hour ban.
15 gold.
A whopping 15 gold.
That was 150,000 won in cash.
Hed shelled out that fortune for the commission, only to get stabbed in the back.
I scraped together every penny I had to hire that guy, and he betrays me?!
Betrayal hadnt even crossed his mind.
Vrrr
His smartphone buzzed.
Kim Bong-gu had been killed by the guy and forcibly logged out too.
Hey what the hell do we do?
Contrary to expectations of outrage, Kim Bong-gus voice was glum.
What.
That bastard hes dead set on killing us.
Hey no way?
Next death is a month we might actually get perma-banned.
Permanent ban.
The worst punishment, given when penalties pile up to the point of worthlessness.
Once perma-banned, no begging would lift it.
You could only make one ID per person lifetime, so it meant never entering New World again.
The thought paled Hong Hyun-woos face.
N-no way hed go that far?
He poached the guy we hired with even more money.
Talk about getting royally screwed.
Hire someone else?
Got the cash?
.
Just apologize say we did wrong, promise never again.
You spineless fuck, you got no pride?
What goods pride if we get perma-banned?
.
Im apologizing. You keep being a dumbass.
The call ended there.
Slash.
YouSoakedInDespairs sword split an ogres gut.
Grahk!
The hulking level 170 ogre spilled its innards and collapsed.
That made 22.
Whew.
Hunting 22 without rest wasnt easy.
Unlike regular field mobs, these moved in packs, circling YouSoakedInDespair.
Hed burned through all his mana taking down 22.
HP was hanging by a thread too.
Potions are too pricey.
Potions that restored HP and mana.
Alchemist-made ones fetched high prices.
You could recover by eating in town or resting, but for dungeons or fields, you couldnt run back and forthhad to rely on healers or potions.
So non-healer classes bought them in bulk, making alchemists rich.
Using achievement points on potions is insane.
Early New World.
Players used points for potions, but as they leveled, points importance grew, so it dropped off.
Hence: Wanna make bank? Go alchemist.
Of course, reaching potion-making wasnt easy.
Needed second job at least, and alchemists lacked combat skills early on, needing escorts.
But post-second job, they could brew, so many switched.
Grahk!
An arrow pierced an ogres throat.
As it convulsed, another arrow followed, embedding in its skull.
YouSoakedInDespairLee Si-woogazed admiringly at the arrows source.
Hows he that good?
The shooter was none other than Jeong Hoon.
To Lee Si-woo, Jeong Hoon was a Martial Artist whod finished second job and come to Autobahn.
Yet this Martial Artists archery was no joke.
The ogre was even stunned for seconds after being pierced.
Meaning he had bow-related skills.
In theory, Martial Artists can learn skills from any class with Unyielding Will. But the conditions are so harsh its practically impossible. No ones met them yet.
An old welcome post on Martial Artist guides.
Martial Artists lagged behind other classes, so it was seen as a throwaway option by New World.
But this Martial Artist was maxing it out.
Does that even make sense?
Dozens of ogre corpses piled like a mountain before Jeong Hoon.
All felled by his hand.
Definitely learned archery via Unyielding Will. So he mustve been a prodigy archer in the real world.
One trigger for Unyielding Will: raise proficiency enough for the skill to react.
No system assistpure body training.
So Lee Si-woo figured Jeong Hoon was a real-world archery genius.
Not just bows.
He was a fist-fighting pro too.
Pro didnt cover it.
Damage piercing Epic armor
Anyway, that was a monster in level 104 disguise.
Finish the rest.
Jeong Hoon nodded toward the charging ogres.
Y-yessir.
Lee Si-woo, recovered with a potion, gripped his sword and faced the ogres again.
Fuck, whyd I take that damn request.
All because of that Aura Knight and Assassin shitheads.
If they hadnt commissioned it, he wouldnt be suffering like this.
Log in. Ill kill you right away.
Lee Si-woo planned to vent his boiling rage on them.
Grahk!
The last field ogre crumpled.
Only the Ogre Kings dungeon remained.
Down to right below the northern snow mountains.
A portal by the dungeon.
Inactive now, so likely linked to the lords castle.
Straight in?
Lee Si-woo asked cautiously.
He was utterly drained from following this far.
Even at over 200 with third job fresh, the ogre numbers were insane.
Warrior classes like Saber burned mana per attack and block, and constant melee chipped HP naturally.
Potions kept him going, but diving into the dungeon now was suicide.
Have to.
Jeong Hoon cast a heal on Lee Si-woo.
His HP and mana partially recovered.
Surface scratches vanished too.
Huh?
Lee Si-woos eyes widened at the changes.
Go in first.
Jeong Hoon nodded at the dungeon.
Y-yeah, got it.