The Return of the Genius Ranker’s Myth Warehouse - Chapter 392

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Chapter 392
Chapter 392
After learning 7th Circle Magic and Sword Force in Labelt.
My reason for returning to Kalbera Territory wasn’t simply to rest or fulfill my duties as Lord.
Well, certainly those purposes existed too.
But there was one thing I wanted to leisurely examine and prepare for in Caldera.
Namely.
‘Summoning-type skills.’
A Necromancer’s undead summoning.
A Beast Tamer’s beast summoning.
A Cleric’s holy water summoning, and so on.
I intended to examine the kinds of skills commonly known as summoning-type skills.
Until now, whenever I summoned, the summoned creatures couldn’t keep up with my movements and only became hindrances, so I had no real need for them.
But my level was already 600.
It was time for summoned creatures worthy of actual combat to emerge.
So I planned to seriously investigate this.
The reason I’m bringing this up so suddenly is—
‘What if I stationed summoned creatures as my escort?’
This thought had occurred to me.
However, there was one problem with this.
‘Maintaining a summoned creature requires continuous mana consumption.’
Let’s say I summoned a skeleton using a Necromancer’s skill.
To maintain the skeleton, I’d have to continuously replenish the mana being consumed, and its efficiency would decrease the farther away I was from it.
So even if I stationed summoned creatures, I’d ultimately be unable to leave this vicinity.
In that case, it would be better for me to simply defeat monsters directly.
The same applied to other types of summoning skills.
But among them, there was just one.
A summoning-type skill that required no mana consumption.
Technically, this isn’t ‘summoning,’ but it’s recognized as one of the summoning-type skills.
A skill that could create reliable companions just like summoning-type skills.
Namely.
‘Taming.’
The skill of the job called Tamer, or Trainer.
Taming.
In other words, ‘beast taming.’
With this method, there was no need to pour mana into them.
Even if we were separated by distance, as long as their loyalty was high, they would follow my commands on their own.
‘And my affinity is high too.’
‘Talent Development,’ one of the abilities of All Master.
Due to its effect, my affinity was already high to begin with, but the ability was strengthened, raising the potential of affinity to maximum levels.
That’s not all.
The ‘Beast Mastery’ skill, which could be called the Tamer’s master skill, was also incorporated into All Mastery and measured at the same skill level as All Mastery.
Now only one thing remained.
[ Taming Lv 1 ]
The Taming skill.
If I raised this Taming skill, I could tame more monsters.
If I tamed powerful monsters and entrusted them with protecting the Star Coral Reef in my stead?
Nothing could be better than that.
As my thoughts reached this point.
“I’ll take a look around the area.”
“What? But without you here, we won’t be able to protect this place any longer!”
“I’ll stay nearby. I’ll also deal with the monsters in the surrounding waters, and if anything serious happens, I’ll return immediately, so don’t worry.”
“I see… Then I’ll trust in you, Lord, and do my best to protect this place!”
“I’m counting on you.”
After entrusting the escort troops with their duties, I
“Kelpi.”
“Neigh!”
immediately left this place.
I had already dealt with all the monsters in this immediate area.
Well, no problem.
The Southern Continental Sea was vast, and monsters swarmed the waters just a bit further from the Star Coral Reef.
Sure enough, as I rode Kelpi and traveled a short distance across the sea.
‘Found one.’
I spotted a monster.
A large fish with sharp teeth.
As I drew closer, it also noticed me, and then, true to its nature as a ‘monster’.
“Roaarrr!”
it immediately attacked me.
To tame a monster, I first had to deplete its health.
Knowing this well, I controlled my strength as much as possible and attacked it.
Without even drawing a weapon, I casually swatted away the charging creature with my palm.
Then.
Splash!
“Gack—”
The creature bounced across the water several times as if skipping stones, foamed at the mouth, and lost consciousness.
No, it wasn’t just losing consciousness.
“…It’s dead?”
It had died.
It seemed the creature was far lower level than I had anticipated.
But checking the defense and health of every monster I encountered and carefully controlling my attacks so they wouldn’t die was far too tedious.
[ Blade of Mercy ]
( Non-Tradeable )
Form: Dagger
Grade: Epic
Restriction: Level 500 or higher, Sword Mastery Lv 50 or higher
Description: A dagger of repentance imbued with the regret of an assassin who failed to complete her mission before her final love.
I drew a single dagger through Luke.
As if it had been waiting, another monster rushed toward me.
This time it was a sea serpent covered entirely in rough scales.
It appeared weaker than the fish I’d faced initially, but without any thought of restraint, I swung the Blade of Mercy at the creature charging toward me.
Scritch.
“Shriek!”
The Blade of Mercy pierced sharply through its rough scales.
The creature screamed and fell back, but—
“Perfect.”
It still clung to life.
This was the ability of the Blade of Mercy.
When attacking an enemy, it left the enemy with exactly 1 HP remaining.
Truthfully, it was a dagger with an ability that served no purpose except in truly unusual circumstances.
I never imagined it would prove useful like this.
In any case, reducing the monster’s health to this point was sufficient.
Now came the real work of taming it.
There were various methods available.
Healing the monster’s wounds, feeding it, negotiating, and so forth.
Among all those methods, the one I chose was—
“Choose. Die or be tamed.”
– Using skill ‘Taming’.
“S-screech—”
Intimidation through fear.
Well, there was already an enormous level gap.
And with the creature’s health reduced to just 1 HP—
[ You have successfully tamed the Rough-Scaled Sea Serpent. ]
I was able to tame it immediately.
However, the real problem started here.
‘There are two ways to raise the skill level of Taming.’
The first is to grow together with the tamed monster as I raise it.
However—
“Screeeech—”
I had no intention of raising this creature.
Why would I raise something that came at me with bared fangs first?
Then only the second method remains.
‘Taming multiple monsters.’
Of course, this isn’t easy either.
With a Level 1 Taming skill, I can only tame a single monster after all.
So then.
“Luke, change my equipment.”
– Yes, Master.
[ Elite Tamer’s Jungle Hat ]
[ Elite Tamer’s Jungle Jacket ]
….
[ You have equipped the complete ‘Elite Tamer’ set (5/5). ]
[ The ‘Elite Tamer’ set effect activates. ]
[ Elite Tamer: Taming skill levels increase and the number of monsters you can tame expands. ]
I overcome this limitation through the power of the tamer equipment and its set effect.
Of course, I won’t leave my first tamed creature, the Rough-Scaled Sea Serpent, idle.
With this beast around, the number of monsters I can tame decreases.
So then.
“Go hunt every monster you see. Until you die.”
“Sssscreeeee-.”
“What? That’s what you used to do to humans anyway.”
“Sssscreeeee–.”
I decided to send the beast off roughly.
The creature made a pitiful expression, but it didn’t look pitiful at all.
Monsters are monsters in their own right, but this one was a beast that bared its fangs and lunged at me the moment it saw me.
“Fine, fine. Since you’re my first, I’ll help you a little.”
With at least a shred of conscience, I helped the beast somewhat.
First, I restored its health back from the remaining 1 HP using Blade of Mercy.
– Using 3rd Circle Wind Magic ‘Haste’.
– Using 3rd Circle Fire Magic ‘Strength’.
– Using 3rd Circle Earth Magic ‘Stone Skin’.
I even cast buff magic on it.
I extended the buff duration as long as possible, but it won’t last long.
If the beast survives and grows, that would accumulate experience for my Taming skill, which is good.
If it dies, I can use the Taming skill once more, so I’ll accumulate that much more experience.
To my command.
“Sssscreeeee-.”
The beast reluctantly obeyed my words and left my side.
It couldn’t refuse.
While it could refuse my orders depending on loyalty, a tamer can issue ‘forced commands’ to their tamed creature a certain number of times.
After the beast departed like that.
I immediately roamed the sea, striking with the Blade of Mercy.
[ You have successfully tamed the ‘Giant Conger’. ]
[ You have successfully tamed the ‘Ice Tentacle Jellyfish’. ]
….
Thanks to the ‘Elite Tamer’ set, I tamed new monsters up to my expanded taming limit.
Each time, the skill proficiency that accumulated steadily helped.
[ The skill level of ‘Taming’ has increased. ]
The skill level of Taming rose rapidly.
To capture new tamed creatures, I
“Go and attack every monster you see.”
sent them out to sea.
As I repeated this,
[ The skill level of ‘Taming’ has increased. ]
[ The skill level of ‘Taming’ has increased. ]
….
The skill level of Taming began to rise at a speed that defied common sense.
* * *
Countless monsters inhabit the Southern Continental Sea.
Just the surface monsters encountered while traveling by ship were beyond counting.
Once descending below the sea, the number of monsters reached an unimaginable scale.
Like ordinary animals, they lived within a food chain of survival of the fittest.
“Krrrgh. There’s a strong human scent over there.”
“Human, human, human!”
“Delicious.”
“Let’s eat.”
“Go, go, go!”
It was no coincidence that they were called ‘monsters’ rather than ordinary animals.
Monsters possessed a primal hostility toward humans.
And this was equally true for the sea’s monsters.
Still, humans rarely ventured deep into the sea, so there had been no major problems until now.
Recently, the scent of humans had been spreading increasingly around the sea, and the monsters’ excitement grew more intense with each passing day.
While attacking humans in this manner,
Recently, something strange was happening.
“Shrieeeeek!”
“What? We’re attacking the human, so why are you attacking us!”
“Silence! It’s the Master’s command!”
“Master? What are you talking about… Gack!”
A monster was attacking a monster.
It wasn’t particularly strange for a monster to attack another monster, but attacking a monster while a human stood before them?
That was odd.
Above all else.
“What is this piranha?”
“Monster, attack! Master, give the order!”
“How bothersome.”
Screech!
In the world of monsters, the strong devour the weak.
Naturally, monsters grow by attacking and consuming weaker monsters than themselves.
But these creatures were different.
They ignored the law of the jungle entirely, attacking every monster they laid eyes on indiscriminately.
Even though they were monsters themselves.
“Has some kind of plague spread?”
At first, it was merely puzzling.
It seemed like just one deranged monster running amok.
But as time passed, the situation grew increasingly dire.
“Kyaaaah!”
“Humans! We should be attacking humans! Why are you attacking us!”
“Kekek!”
“You mad things! Daring to defy me? But… why are there so many of you!”
The number of monsters attacking other monsters began to multiply rapidly.
It wasn’t merely a matter of increased numbers.
Originally, this deranged monster’s power had been utterly negligible.
Yet as time progressed, their strength grew steadily higher.
“Grrrrr.”
“Isn’t that Galladu of Black Seaweed? That creature too has fallen to the plague?”
Black Seaweed.
Though it dominated a rather small territory, it was still a monster that ruled its own domain.
Even these Named Monsters, as players called them, were attacking every monster in sight without discrimination.
Because of this.
“It’s the Sea’s Curse!”
“The Sea’s Curse is consuming us!”
Starting with wild rumors of the Sea’s Curse.
“The humans are spreading poison among us!”
“Attack the humans!”
The monsters’ ferocity intensified even further.
Meanwhile.
Crack!
“Kehehk—.”
Among the monsters afflicted by what the others called the “Sea’s Curse,” there was one slaughtering monsters with a ferocity that surpassed all others.
“It is the Master’s command!”
The very first monster that Mir had ever trained.
It was a Rough-Scaled Sea Serpent.

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