Chapter 71
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Translator: 8uhl
Chapter: 71
Chapter Title: Escalating Waves
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The arrow precisely pierced the chest of the poison-armored insect.
Kee-eek!
The poison-armored insect let out a scream as it plummeted to the ground.
Jeong Hoon fired three more arrows at it, putting an end to its misery.
What an ugly bastard.
Anima was perched on Jeong Hoons shoulder, peering down at the poison-armored insect.
Resisting poison.
Not poisoned.
It was the Epic-grade Hundred Poisons Immunity kicking in.
No matter how potent the poison-armored insects venom was, piercing the hard-earned Hundred Poisons Immunity was impossible.
Not yet.
Only one poison-armored insect had fallen.
The remaining 29 flapped their wings furiously, desperate to escape Namsan.
The poison gas they spewed spread far and wide, engulfing the entire mountain in an instant.
Trees and grass withered and twisted in seconds.
Stronghold damaged!
Damage: 0.025
The stronghold wasnt just buildingsit encompassed the entire natural environment.
Stronghold damaged!
Damage: 0.028
As the poison gas expanded, the strongholds damage ticked up rapidly.
Guhk
Meanwhile, Ha-jin had succumbed to the poison and collapsed, gasping for breath.
Hup!
In contrast, Yeo Min-ji swung her fist through the air, unleashing Wind Fist.
It was a third-class skill with mediocre performance, but more than enough to hunt poison-armored insects.
The shockwave from Wind Fist struck true, felling two more poison-armored insects.
Her body, honed through her fourth job change, shrugged off the venom with no issue.
Antidote! Drink this!
Jeong Hoon tossed an antidote to Ha-jin and nocked another arrow.
He had to stop those poison-armored insects from escaping Namsan.
Kill them all!
Anima yanked at Jeong Hoons hair, yelling.
Got it, so shut up.
Skill bonuses softened whatever Anima did, but it was still annoying.
He aimed at a poison-armored insect and released the bowstring.
Pew-shooook!
The arrow flew straight into the insects torso.
Poison-armored insects were fast but had ridiculously low defense.
That left only six vital spots.
Hitting the torso sent it crashing to the ground.
Jeong Hoon didnt stop there, targeting the next one and firing again.
!!
With every arrow, a poison-armored insect screeched an unearthly cry and slammed into the dirt. In the gaps, Yeo Min-ji chased down fleeing ones with Wind Fist, sending them plummeting.
Ten minutes was all it took to wipe them out.
You okay?!
Only after the last ten fell did Yeo Min-ji rush to Ha-jin.
Whew, Im fine.
Ha-jin had used the antidote Jeong Hoon gave him to neutralize the venom.
It was a quality onegranting an extra detoxification buff.
That buff lasts an hour, so you should be good.
Jeong Hoon approached Ha-jin to check his condition.
Thanks to drinking the antidote right away, his health hadnt dropped much.
No healing needed.
Second Monster Wave ended.
Current stronghold damage: 0.042
With the second wave over, the thick poison gas vanished in a blink.
Users really cant get close, huh?
Yeah. Decent mobs, for what they are.
Seems like it
Yeo Min-ji recalled what had just happened.
Right after the first wave, Jeong Hoon had summoned his tamed monster.
A monster in human form, no less.
Ive learned Taming. Turned it into my limb with that.
His bombshell revelation left Yeo Min-ji and Ha-jin stunned.
Especially Yeo Min-jiher pupils trembled wildly.
A Martial Artist whod mastered Taming too?
He could extend something like Unyielding Willwhich blocked the system itselfthat far?
Just how limitless was Jeong Hoons potential?
A shiver ran through her entire body.
Hello! Names Michael.
But the monsters introduction filled her with revulsion.
The summoned Michael approached her with a sleazy grin.
Sleazy face, sleazy expressionit made her skin crawl.
She nearly punched him on the spot, but with Jeong Hoon right there, she held back.
A beauty like youits my first time. Maybe Ive lived this long just to meet you. If youd join me
Crawl back if you dont wanna die.
Yes, sir!
Thankfully, Jeong Hoon cut him off.
Michael then followed orders, descending to scout the surroundings. Soon, noisy voices echoed from below.
And just as quickly, the clamor died down.
Michael had driven off the users.
Too many would just spark chaos over who got to kill the monsters.
Theyll be back soon anyway. Next time, theyll break through for sure.
Tens of thousands of users from Seoul alone.
A truckload must be racing toward Namsan right now.
Michael alone couldnt hold them off.
Gotta lock in first place before that.
Jeong Hoon had two reasons to claim top spot in this siege.
One: the capsule.
Two: extra Heavenly Energy5 more.
No way hed let that slip.
Block up to the third, and first is mine.
He knew this siege ran four waves.
Third: Lv. 150 monsters.
Final: a massive Lv. 170 boss.
First and second were appetizersthird was the real deal.
So, hunt as many as possible in the third. Even if users joined later, first place would be secure.
Jeong Hoon.
Yeo Min-ji approached him then.
Yeah?
Her face was more serious than ever.
One more timeIm begging you. Take me as your disciple.
Hm?
Please!
Empty words?
Jeong Hoon didnt commit easily.
Still, Yeo Min-ji saw hope.
First time they met, flat rejectionno wiggle room.
Now? There was some.
That was enough.
She infused her willno free rides.
Of course not! A deal! Lets make a deal!
Hm
Jeong Hoon pondered.
Then it hit.
Yangju, Gyeonggi: 1 damage! Siege ended!
Jeongeup, Jeonbuk: 1 damage! Siege ended!
Gimhae, Gyeongnam: 1 damage! Siege ended!
Okcheon, Chungbuk: 1 damage! Siege ended!
Hwasun, Jeonnam: 1 damage! Siege ended!
Paju, Gyeonggi: 1 damage! Siege ended!
Fourteen regions breachedbefore third wave even started.
They were built to shatter fast1, and if you didnt hunt from wave start, done.
Guarding outskirts left them open to backstabs. No surprise.
Wow Jeong Hoon, if we hadnt come to Namsan like you said, wed be toast
Ha-jin gave Jeong Hoon a thumbs-up.
Defy him and head outskirts? Seoul wouldnt be safe.
Not 0.042straight to 1 overrun, game over.
Just luck.
Luck? You acted like you knew Namsan was the spot.
Luck didnt cover itJeong Hoon had pushed hard for Namsan, like he foresaw the gate.
Luck didnt fit.
Knew the gate would hit center, roughly.
Whoa
Really?
Another bombshell. Yeo Min-jis eyes widened.
Event details werent shared anywhere.
Howd Jeong Hoon get that intel?
Remember the NPC who sent us to the event?
Yeah.
Lv. 700 event NPC.
That NPC guided me during my second job change event.
No way?
Shed never heard of event NPCs repeating.
New World events used one-offs.
Appear once, gone forever.
Yeah. So it tipped me off. Aim for the center.
Unbelievable.
Event NPCs playing favorites?
Possible?
Yeo Min-ji doubted, but Jeong Hoon shrugged it off.
How else would I push for Namsan?
True
Anyway, prep for third. End it before users swarm.
Third Monster Wave starting.
Moments later, third wave began.
A new gate formed atop Namsan. This time, Lv. 150 crescent bears poured out.
At that moment.
Third wave monsters: crescent bears.
One thousand of them.
Hundreds swarmed down toward the barricade where Michael and Kim Bong-gu stood.
Fuck, crescent bears? Were screwed. Gotta run, right?!
Kim Bong-gu bit his lip, eyeing Michael.
Too many for just us two?
Michael muttered blankly.
Lv. 150 Crescent Bear
Every one Lv. 150.
Totally fucked.
How to block that?
He wanted to bolt past the barricade, but Jeong Hoons orders stopped him.
No talk sense. Im out!
No chance of winning.
Kim Bong-gu gave up the frontal fight and turned.
Thats when countless vehicles raced into viewheading for Namsan.
W-were saved!
With that many users, even crescent bears were doable.
What? Crescent bears?
Already third wave! Hurry or were bottom tier!
Users piled out, charging the bears.
Raaargh!
Crescent Bears use Intimidation.
Over 300 crescent bears roared, activating their ability.
Intimidation froze the users in place.
Terror paralyzed their muscles.
Bears pounced in the gap.
Bears tear people, right?
Health dropping sharply!
Health below 80. Recovery needed.
Bears bit inusers health drained fast.
You fucking bear bastards!
Heal! Heal!
Healers spammed heals desperately. Paralyzed users shook it off and fought back.
Users started off losing, but as more joined, crescent bears fell one by one.
Stronghold damaged!
Damage: 0.212
Damage topped 0.2 amid the battle.
In vast Seoul, Namsan a bit messed up 0.2?
Wave shrank the stronghold radius to gate center.
Same everywhere.
Why 1 hits quick.
Grahk!
Only after crescent bear corpses blanketed Namsan did the fight end.
Whew, tough.
Bears are bears, huh.
Fucking exhausting.
Users panted hard.
Theyd competed fiercely to down even one more.
Damage: 0.233
Current stronghold damage: 0.233.
Whew, shall we head up then?
Yeah. Hey, space out a bit.
Kim Bong-gu and Michael slipped away slyly.
Breach meant report to Jeong Hoon.
Then, one user bellowed.
Hey! You fucker! Dont you owe me words?
The guy Kim Bong-gu had cussed out earlier.
Asshole, eat shit!
Kim Bong-gu flipped him off again and bolted uphill.
You fucker! Stop right there?!
The user chased.
Others followed in a mob.
Atop: crescent bear corpses piled mountain-high.
What the hell is all this?
Hundreds, easy.
Who hunted that many?
Then, one user shouted.
Its Yeo Min-ji!
All eyes turned to her.
She faced off against crescent bears.
Must be her work.
Amazing
Rankers are rankers, huh?
Even so, all these solo?
Ranker or not, level synced to 150 here.
Unbelievable she cleared that many so fast.
Grah-eek!
Then, some Martial Artist nearby pummeled a crescent bear.
Whats that guy?