Chapter 70
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Translator: 8uhl
Chapter: 70
Chapter Title: Namsan Tower Siege
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At this rate, I wont even get to see a proper fight.
Yeo Min-ji was dissatisfied with the current situation.
She had joined this event solely to watch Jeong Hoons battles up close.
His fist technique.
To uncover the origins of that fist technique.
That was why she had to head to the outskirts to defend Seoul, but Jeong Hoon had chosen Namsan instead of the outskirts.
This way, she wouldnt just fail to analyze the fist techniqueshed end up with zero contribution points and dead last in the event rankings.
Rankings arent what matter.
If the monster wave hit from outside, she could just move to the outskirts.
Its about to start.
One minute until the event began.
1st Monster Wave begins.
A minute later, a gate formed in the sky.
Yeo Min-jis pupils trembled wildly at the sight of the gate.
That gate was the starting point signaling a monster wave.
N-No way.
A monster wave unfolding right in the middle of the stronghold?
Get ready.
Jeong Hoon was already prepared for battle.
O-Okay.
She hurriedly equipped her knuckles and swapped to armor loaded with speed-boosting options.
Martial Artists fought in close quarters, so speed was the top priority.
Defend the stronghold!
Dozens of monsters poured out of the gate.
The stronghold is damaged!
Damage: 0.001
Siege ends automatically when damage reaches 1.
The monsters emergence slightly damaged Namsan Tower.
1? This is ridiculous.
Normal sieges continued until the stronghold completely collapsed.
But this one ended after just 1 damage.
The city was massive, and they couldnt drag out the event, so theyd set brutally harsh conditions.
Lv.130 Wild Boar
The first wave monsters were wild boars.
Fitting monsters for Korea.
Lets handle them for now.
Jeong Hoon dashed forward.
Adjusted to level 150, all his stats were capped at 150.
Hed gained 46 levels, but his stats had actually dropped.
His skills remained intact, though, so he could use them without issue.
Myeongwang Fist Technique, 1st Star.
Jeong Hoons Myeongwang Fist Technique slammed into a wild boar.
Kuweeeek!
The boar screamed from the heavy punch, and the ones tumbling from the sky regained their footing and charged at Jeong Hoon.
Where do you think youre going!
Yeo Min-ji thrust out her fist technique, whipping up a small gust that wedged between them.
Kurung!
Seizing the moment their attention split, Jeong Hoon unleashed his footwork and extended his fist toward the next boar.
The Myeongwang Fist Technique chained together, rising to 2nd Star.
As the boars fell one by one to his fist technique, Yeo Min-ji was left speechless.
Whoa.
Shed been amazed watching the Welcom video, but seeing it with her own eyes was beyond astonishmentit was shocking.
He wasnt just brute-forcing with the fist technique.
If hed gained it through some opportunity, then his battle sense was all his own.
That wasnt something you could pick up just by watching from the sidelines.
Who the hell is this guy? Is that really level 104?
She could only let out a hollow laugh.
Domestic Martial Artist rank 1?
What a joke.
The real genius was right in front of her.
He hunted the boars using the shortest paths, pummeling that horde without exposing a single opening.
That was why even their group charges couldnt touch Jeong Hoon.
Jeong Hoon! Ill help too!
Jang Ha-jin swung his sword and began slaying boars.
Yeo Min-ji snapped out of it at his booming voice.
I-Ill help too.
Right.
This wasnt the time to just stand around gawking.
Shed pretend to fight while openly watching!
Focusing on the battle wasnt an option.
Thanks to that, Yeo Min-ji got to observe Jeong Hoons fist technique until every boar was gone.
1st Monster Wave has ended.
Current stronghold damage: 0.02
A-Already over?
Kim Bong-gu scratched his head in a daze.
Three wild boars lay sprawled before him.
Ones that had fled from above.
Kill any monsters that come down without mercy.
Following Jeong Hoons orders, Kim Bong-gu had slain them instantly.
What a monster of a guy.
He shuddered every time he remembered how close hed come to crossing that man.
No more bad deeds, ever.
Then.
Honk! Honk!
A horn blared behind him.
Turning around, he saw vehicles lined up before the barricade.
Hey! Why the hell are these barricades up?!
Move them, you fucking bastard!
Guys sticking their heads out windows and yelling.
Veins bulged on Kim Bong-gus forehead.
Fucking bastard? Who the fuck do you think I am, you shitheads?
He flipped them off.
Fuck you? You crazy fuck! Who the hell are you?!
Users piled out of the vehicles.
All adjusted to level 150, but some were third-jobbers.
Fuck how many are there?
Honestly, it was terrifying.
If they break through here, Im dead.
But Jeong Hoons warning terrified him more.
If they broke through, hed suffer the worst agony imaginable.
Fuck off! If you wanna pass, beat me first, you shits!
Yeah. Better to at least pretend to hold them off before dyingJeong Hoon might show mercy.
He wouldnt get killed repeatedly, at least.
But then.
Fuck! What is this?!
Screams erupted from the rear vehicles.
Ghosts in mourning clothes appeared.
Blood-soaked ghosts, headless ones, upper and lower bodies separated, scythe-wielding black-clad ones, towering eight-foot giantsstraight out of urban legends.
The users panicked and fled.
Some didnt.
These fuckers! Crush them!
Im a holy knight!
Users wielding holy power instead of mana.
Their smug faces soon stiffened.
Fuck! What?! Why wont they disappear?!
The ghosts didnt vanish under holy power.
The necromancers mana summoning them outstripped the holy power.
You are cursed.
HP begins to drain.
All stats reduced by 10.
On top of that, the curse drained HP and cut stats.
HPcommonly called health barsvaried per user.
Hit zero, and you died.
Numbers differed, and defense reduced incoming damage to preserve it.
But curse-drain HP couldnt be stopped without purification.
Items! Items?!
Potions here!
Sea Bishop potions.
They chugged them frantically.
The curse lingered.
Fuck! Rare-grade Sea Bishop potion doesnt work?!
Need epic-grade
Dont have achievement points!
Wheres the shaman?!
Grab the shaman!
They switched targets, hunting for the summoner, but no shaman in sight.
That wasnt the only problem.
Gahk!
A ghost smashed a users head with its hammer.
A ghost dealing physical damage?!
What the hell?!
These crazy bastards! Ghosts hitting people?!
What is this? How?!
HP! HP keeps dropping!
Seeing the users in chaos, Kim Bong-gus confidence surged.
Those are on our side!
The ghosts ignored him, proof enough.
He waved his middle finger at the users and bellowed.
Hey, you retards! Get lost?! Keep pushing and youre really dead!
That fucker!
The users raged at Kim Bong-gu, but charging ghosts forced them back into their vehicles.
The ghosts then pounded the cars.
Bang! Bang!
The remaining users couldnt hold and fled Namsan.
The ghosts vanished as if nothing happened.
Heh heh! You vermin thought you could handle my necromancy with that?
Michael peeked from the bushes, grinning.
A ton of users will swarm. Go drive them off.
Hed come down on Jeong Hoons orders to wait.
Youre the shaman!
Kim Bong-gu, whod witnessed it by chance, pointed at Michael.
So what? Got a problem?
Michael scowled.
Honestly, he didnt like Kim Bong-gu.
That sly face reminded him of the black mage Jiru, whod toyed with him before.
Unlike his necromancy, that guy pursued curse extremes.
Those rotten fish eyes mocking necromancyhow hed wanted to kill him.
Grind.
Michael ground his teeth, making Kim Bong-gu flinch.
N-No Were teammates, so I thought we should get along.
Get along? Shut up before I sew those lips shut!
Eek! Sorry.
At the same time.
Before the next monster wave, Yeo Min-ji closed her eyes, recalling Jeong Hoons fist technique and imitating it.
But unlike what hed shown, her version felt somewhat bland.
How did he make it so clean and powerful?
And there was the biggest issue.
As expected this reduces my hits.
Martial Artists learned new skills after third job change, but activating them required conditions.
Combos and damage.
Stack combos with normal attacks to exceed cumulative damage thresholdswhy Martial Artists were called trash.
Yeo Min-ji had invested everything in strikes to compensate.
No point in fancy moves if you couldnt trigger skills.
But focusing on strikes sacrificed precision.
Against superiors, her win rate neared zero.
Without that flaw, shed be 50no, 100 ranks higher.
Yet Jeong Hoon had both.
Jeong Hoon is different.
His fist technique operated on another level of destruction.
Each punch outdamaged other classes combat skills.
Too precise for just skill power.
He outclassed her in every way.
Sparring evenly, shed lose.
It stung her pride, but witnessing his fist technique up close, she admitted it.
Quickly accepting talent gaps was step one to advancing.
I need Jeong Hoon.
She was convinced again.
Hed be the perfect mentor to fix her weaknesses.
2nd Monster Wave begins.
Regrettably, the second wave started.
P-Poison armored worms?!
Jang Ha-jin gasped.
Lv.140 poison armored worms this time.
Thirty of them.
Each three meters long, massive.
Their venom melted people, making them a nightmare to hunt.
Everyone, fall back.
Anima was already in Jeong Hoons hand.
He drew the bowstring, aiming at the ceiling.
Ssssh
Then, one worm sprayed poison gas at Jeong Hoon.
Hey! Danger!
Jang Ha-jin yelled, but Jeong Hoons body was already engulfed.
That instant.
Pewooook!
The string released, firing an arrow at the worm.