I Alone Am an EX-Class Summoner - Chapter 73

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I Am Alone EX-Grade Summoner Episode 073

Trinity (2)

The arena battle setting configuration was complete.

[10]

[9]

….

[5]

[4]

During the countdown, the four disciples quickly took their positions.

The opponent was Hunkyo.

Almost a raid-level monster.

“Get ready!”

“Spread out left and right!”

Gi Jae-hyeok and Oh Sun-young sent goblins and wolves to the left and right.

Whoosh!

Hong Ari launched a Firebird (B-rank) forward.

Kang Ji-ho didn’t bring out his main summoned creature at all.

All five were healers and defense buffers!

It was his determination to focus entirely on supporting the three players’ attacks smoothly.

– ….

Meanwhile.

Hunkyo just stood still.

He didn’t even draw his sword.

[3]

[2]

[1]

[Start!]

And when the game began.

“Charge!”

“Attack all at once!”

“Buffs! Just put healing on full HP too!”

The four disciples’ summoned creatures began attacking Hunkyo all at once.

‘That’s right.’

Hong Ari controlled the Firebird with clenched fists.

‘No matter how much of a monster Hunkyo is, how can he block that?’

A full twenty creatures.

And not just any twenty, but summoned creatures operated by Korea’s top rankers.

‘This is a matter of pride.’

Hong Ari too.

‘Can’t we humble big brother just once?’

Gi Jae-hyeok and Kang Ji-ho too.

They controlled their summoned creatures precisely with a glimmer of hope.

However.

Swoosh!

When Hunkyo slowly drew his sword, they thought something was wrong.

Rummmmmmmble…!

Tremendous aura erupted, and all the charging summoned creatures froze.

“What?”

“Huh?”

Even the players gasped.

The aura emanating from Hunkyo’s body made them breathless and their muscles stiff.

If players who weren’t even within range of the aura felt such pressure, what about the summoned creatures?

– Kiruruuru….

– Kieek!

The summoned creatures lost their fighting spirit from the aura alone.

They began retreating, breaking free from their players’ control.

However.

– …!

Hunkyo showed no mercy.

His master had told him to unleash his power freely, and Hunkyo himself wanted to test his increased strength.

Thud!

He leaped up lightly.

He began gathering all his energy into his sword.

That took exactly one second.

Kugugwagagagaga…!

The sound of space tearing continued as such powerful energy condensed.

Soon.

Hunkyo brought his sword down toward the center.

That was two seconds.

KWAAAAAAAANG!

The ground overturned with a thunderous roar.

The marble floor cracked, and dust clouds blocked the players’ vision.

And.

[All summoned creatures of Player ‘Hong Ari’ have been reverse-summoned.]

[All summoned creatures of Player ‘Gi Jae-hyeok’ have been reverse-summoned.]

[All summoned creatures of Player ‘Kang Ji-ho’ have been reverse-summoned.]

[All summoned creatures of Player ‘Oh Sun-young’ have been reverse-summoned.]

That was the end!

Since the game was over, the players were automatically ejected outside.

They lay sprawled in the arena lobby, looking at each other.

“…What was that?”

Hong Ari spoke with a dejected expression.

“Did it all end with one downward strike?”

Good heavens!

How are we supposed to win against such a summoned creature!

No matter what, this isn’t right!

She narrowed her eyes and looked around.

Everyone had the same expression.

They all seemed to be thinking the same thing.

“Hehehe, really. How ridiculous.”

Gi Jae-hyeok shook his head with a hollow laugh.

“To think I harbored hope, even briefly, against such a monster….”

“Right. Our master isn’t called Jinugod for nothing.”

Oh Sun-young smiled bitterly.

“No wonder that famous Oje trembled in fear.”

“Still, I can’t accept it. Even if he’s the famous Jinugod, it doesn’t seem like he’s been properly playing as a player for that long…. For the four of us attacking together to be one-sidedly crushed. And just now that Hunkyo. Whew.”

Gi Jae-hyeok chuckled.

It didn’t make sense.

But Baek Jin-woo always accomplished the impossible.

Step, step.

Baek Jin-woo, who had won the game, walked out last.

He looked at his watch with a relaxed expression.

“Exactly 2 seconds? No objections, right?”

“….”

His disciples’ lips jutted out in a pout.

That mean person!

Acting all generous by giving them 10 seconds when he was going to do this?

If he had said 3 seconds from the start, at least they would have felt regret….

“Don’t sulk too much.”

Baek Jin-woo chuckled.

He was currently in a very good mood.

Seeing the power of the Trinity with his own eyes, it was better than he had imagined.

“Each of you will have good news. First, Oh Sun-young.”

“Yes, Master.”

“Come see me for a moment.”

Baek Jin-woo called Oh Sun-young over.

Rune Dwarf.

He had thought a lot about how to use that legendary cheat summoned creature.

Currently, it was producing runes for Arirang, Baekho, Ilwol, and Carpe Diem players with the ‘Crafting’ skill.

But Runde’s true cheat ability was ‘Masterpiece Crafting’.

The skill level was still only 1.

To raise the level, he needed to make many runes, but the materials were no joke.

Most were high-grade materials that could only be obtained from the Tower of Trials, and in massive quantities.

At first, he had this thought.

What if he bought everything with massive amounts of money, crafted infinitely, and then resold them?

But thinking about it again now, that wouldn’t work.

Rare runes were limited edition runes.

Selling such precious runes to others?

‘It’s better to share good things with my people.’

That way, the power he possessed would grow stronger, and he’d become safe enough to protect his people, wouldn’t he?

[This is the list of masterpieces you can craft.]

[Rampage (Rare), Versatile (Rare), Howling (Rare), Emperor (Rare), Trinity (Unique)]

These were the types of runes he could currently make.

Among them, Baek Jin-woo had his eye on the Howling (Rare) rune.

[Rune]

[Grade: Supreme (Rare)]

– Limited to 100 worldwide.

[Set Effect: Howling]

– When 6 are equipped: Strength +200%, Agility +200%, HP +10,000.

– If wolf species, uses set effect ‘Howling’. When ‘Howling’, all allied wolves’ stats are amplified 2x. (Non-stackable)

[Level: 1]

[Stat Increase]

Strength +12%, Agility +12%, Critical Rate +10%, Critical Damage +20%

Just looking at the abilities, it was a rune made perfectly for Oh Sun-young.

Since she only used wolves, if just one of them was equipped with Howling?

All wolves could receive the amplification effect.

“Wh-what is this?”

Why had he called her over?

Oh Sun-young’s eyes widened as she had been both expecting and worrying.

She had received a paper with rune information from Baek Jin-woo.

“Read it. It’s a Howling rune that Runde can make. It’s perfect for you, Ms. Oh Sun-young.”

“…Huh!”

Oh Sun-young’s hands trembled.

Her mind snapped to attention.

For over 3 years, she had never imagined such a rune could exist.

It was understandable.

Not only was it a limited edition rune of 100, but players like her who used wolves as main dealers were rare.

“Can you really make this?”

“Yeah, but the materials are pretty tough.”

“Just tell me! I can get them somehow!”

Oh Sun-young’s originally stiff facial muscles completely relaxed.

‘Oh.’

Was she someone who could make such expressions?

Baek Jin-woo looked at her face with curiosity.

Did she feel his gaze?

“S-sorry.”

Oh Sun-young bowed her head deeply.

For reference, she was 28 years old.

One year older than Baek Jin-woo.

“No, no. Nothing to be sorry about. But are you really okay with this?”

Swish.

Baek Jin-woo pulled out a paper and handed it over.

It was a paper listing the materials.

“….”

Oh Sun-young’s eyes spun as she looked at it.

‘Moon Essence x 100, World Tree Root x 10, Supreme Wolf Rune x 100, Supreme Roar Rune x 100.’

Crazy.

Both Moon Essence and World Tree Root only came as Tower of Trials rewards.

So they sold for incredibly high prices, and items rarely came on the market.

Many players hoarded them thinking they might be useful someday.

And Wolf runes and Roar runes on top of that?

These were runes famous for their low drop rates even in supreme Weekly Dungeons.

Especially Wolf runes were ones Oh Sun-young had secretly designated as her graduation runes.

100 of such runes each?

“By the way, this is for one rune. To enjoy the set effect, you need to bring 6 times this amount.”

“…It’s really incredible.”

Oh Sun-young gulped.

It was incredible, but?

It wasn’t impossible either.

To grow further from here, this was a rune she absolutely had to make.

Rather, she was just grateful for being given such an opportunity.

“Thank you, Master. I’ll definitely get them.”

Life began to return to Oh Sun-young’s eyes.

“Whew.”

Baek Jin-woo exhaled.

Three hours again today.

He ended the day with the Dry Clear Mind Technique that Hunkyo had taught him.

There were no notable results yet.

He didn’t know what breathing was supposed to feel like, and what it meant to send energy to the seven meridians was also puzzling.

According to Hunkyo, if he kept repeating it, he would feel something tingling in his stomach….

When that time comes, he would personally guide and forcibly make him undergo the week-long heavenly cycle.

“Ah, what nice weather.”

Baek Jin-woo, who had finished his breathing exercises, stood up and stretched.

Now it was already mid-September.

Summer had passed and a cool breeze was blowing.

The arrival of autumn meant that the World League really didn’t have much time left.

He had to think about this here.

‘If I participate in the World League? How far could I go!’

Personally, he thought he could win.

At this point, was there anything that could stop the collaboration between Hunkyo, Ramba, and Doldoli?

It was hard to even imagine.

Moreover, hadn’t Ramba and Hunkyo even embedded graduation runes?

‘If that’s the case?’

The probability of South Korea being targeted would increase.

The past Baek Jin-woo didn’t study much, but he still liked history.

And in history, what happened to weak nations?

Whether they were pushed around or exploited as colonies…

They had to endure tearful suffering.

‘Still not enough.’

Hunkyo alone isn’t sufficient.

For Baek Jin-woo to completely surpass the past power of Jinugod?

‘Pokryong.’

He needed to unlock the Explosive Dragon Mage’s potential ability ‘Devour’.

– Devour: Each time a boss-level enemy is defeated with Pokryong Blast, the damage of Pokryong Blast permanently increases.

The moment he learned this and created an extreme damage Pokryong Blast through infinite grinding.

No one in this world would be able to ignore him.

“Hunkyo.”

– Yes, Master.

Swoosh!

Hunkyo, who had been training alone in the distance, appeared upon being called.

Every time this happened, he felt it.

What a truly loyal subordinate.

“How did you unlock Pokryong’s potential ability before?”

Baek Jin-woo didn’t know well.

At that time, it wasn’t reality but summoned creatures on a phone screen.

One day, Hunkyo unlocked a skill called ‘Devour’…

And because of that, he only remembered it being deleted in a balance patch not long after.

– Pokryong, you mean…?

Hunkyo hesitated.

Something.

It felt like something he was reluctant to say.

“Why, what is it.”

Even so, when his master asked, telling the truth was Hunkyo’s destiny.

– Well… he needs to overcome a life-threatening crisis once.

“A life-threatening crisis? That’s nothing special?”

Pokryong, well.

Being reverse-summoned wasn’t exactly a once or twice occurrence.

– Not Pokryong, but the player… That is, Master must overcome a life-threatening crisis.

…

What?

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