The Return of the Legendary All-Master - Chapter 17

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Episode 17

“Let’s get out of here for now!”

Jung Hoon dragged Bleo and evacuated outside the building.

Bang! Bang!

The continuous explosions sent Bleo into a panic.

“My, my research…!”

“I’ll take care of those things first.”

“…Please do.”

Whatever Bleo had mixed into the treatment potion caused a chemical reaction and exploded.

The aftermath shattered even the cylinders containing the poison Bleo was experimenting with, causing the test mice to mutate into monsters.

‘So that was real.’

When Min Jin Ho was rambling about it, I dismissed it as nonsense, but it happened exactly as he said.

[Defeat all ‘Lv.32 Mutated Mice’.]

Mutated Mouse.

Is it because they devoured Krasha’s Inner Core? Their level is quite high.

Jung Hoon left Bleo outside and entered the building alone.

Poison gas was thick in the air, probably because all the cylinders containing poison had shattered.

‘I won’t use Divine Power.’

When facing Krasha, I didn’t use any Divine Power at all for the sake of Single Poison Immunity.

I only used Healing to recover health.

The same applies now.

There’s no need to use Divine Power in a situation perfect for leveling up Single Poison Immunity.

[You have been poisoned.]

[Single Poison Immunity strongly resists.]

[The rate at which your life force decreases has slowed.]

Despite having Single Poison Immunity as a passive skill, I was still poisoned.

[Single Poison Immunity level increases.]

[Indomitable Body level increases.]

Good.

Single Poison Immunity leveled up to 6.

Also, Indomitable Body leveled up as well.

It meant the physical damage from the poison was considerable.

Let’s focus on leveling up like this.

“Squeak squeak.”

A Mutated Mouse revealed itself, apparently having caught my scent.

The mouse, which had been smaller than an adult’s palm, had grown to over 1 meter.

Moreover, its face had been infected by poison and transformed grotesquely.

“It looks even more hideous than Krasha.”

Jung Hoon’s brow furrowed slightly, though he had remained composed even when facing Krasha.

‘Myeongwang Fist Technique.’

First, dealing with these creatures was the priority.

Jung Hoon stepped forward and threw a punch at the Mutated Mouse.

Though it had mutated and its level had increased, it was currently in an incomplete state, having just mutated.

The rapid gigantification had prevented its bones from properly hardening.

From experience with this type of monster, the weakness was to crush the head.

“Squeeeak!”

The Mutated Mouse was sent flying by Jung Hoon’s punch.

Following that, his Myeongwang Fist Technique unfolded fiercely, defeating the 20 mice visible to the naked eye.

‘I need to collect Green Magic Stones from these mice, right?’

Min Jin Ho, who had been a Poisoner, discovered that the answer lay in these Green Magic Stones.

Since he told me directly, it’s certain.

Jung Hoon used his dagger to cut open the mice’s innards and collected the small green fragments near their hearts.

“Squeak squeak!”

Going deeper inside, more mice were lurking.

“There are quite a lot of them.”

Jung Hoon clicked his tongue and began hunting the mice.

* * *

Alchemist Bleo was outside the building, biting his nails and fidgeting restlessly.

“Why? Why did it fail? My calculations should have been perfect…”

I have no idea which part went wrong.

When it turned light green, I was certain the treatment potion was complete.

But it went out of control without stabilizing.

“Ah… Damn, that’s it.”

Bleo finally realized that his calculations had been wrong.

Instead of just extracting the medicine from the inner core, he should have put the whole thing in.

The poison that Krasha possessed should have caused a neutralizing reaction to completely eliminate the remaining toxicity.

“Damn it….”

He was angry.

Hair loss that had started since childhood.

At the mere age of 17, his hair had fallen out.

Not just a little, but completely.

Because of this, he had to endure all kinds of humiliation from his peers.

‘Hm? Did you shave your head on purpose?’

‘It’s so shiny.’

That wasn’t all.

‘Oh my… goodness….’

‘I’m sorry… but even so, baldness is a bit….’

Even the women he had crushes on rejected him, saying they didn’t like bald men.

It seemed like his extreme dislike of people had started from this time.

As an adult, Bleo had devoted 10 years to research to solve this damn hair loss problem, in addition to his specialty of poison.

But he never thought he would make such an absurd mistake at the very end.

“Shiiiiiit!”

If only he hadn’t made that mistake! If only he had calculated one more time!

If only he hadn’t lost his reason from excitement over Krasha’s inner core!

The hair loss treatment would have been completed safely.

“Why are you shouting like that?”

Just then, Jung Hoon was coming out of the building.

In his hands were a bunch of greenish magic stones.

“What are those?”

“The mice were carrying them.”

“May I take a look?”

“Yes. That’s why I brought them.”

“Thank you.”

Please.

Bleo examined the magic stones with desperate eyes.

And before long, his eyes were filled with joy.

When it exploded, it seemed to have mixed with Krasha’s poison that had been set aside separately, making it somewhat stabilized.

Using this, he felt he could make the treatment potion quickly.

“It looks like you have a way?”

“Yes!”

What followed was successful as expected.

Overwhelmed with emotion, Bleo openly wept.

“Thank you so much! This is a token of my gratitude!”

Then he went to the basement and brought out an old book.

“What’s this?”

“It’s a skill book I completed when I was living in the capital. Please accept it.”

So this is the skill book where I can learn Poison Attack.

“I’ll gratefully accept it.”

[You have completed a Hidden Quest.]

[‘Poison Attack’ has been acquired.]

When Jung Hoon received the skill book, it glowed once and then disappeared.

Done!

With this, he had also obtained the opportunity he could receive from the alchemist in Primordial Village.

[Poison Attack]

-Type: Passive

-Level: 1

-Grade: Normal

-Low chance on hit to deal 5% additional poison damage to designated target. (No level penalty)

-Low chance when hit to deal 1% poison damage to designated target. (No level penalty)

When there’s a high level gap, damage reduction becomes severe, but this Poison Attack doesn’t receive level penalties.

It truly was an overpowered skill.

However, even though he had killed all the mutated mice and dragged out the time as much as possible, Single Poison Immunity’s level stopped at 8.

But that’s okay.

There’s still a chance to reach 10.

Now, once he does leveling and the job change quest, will his business here be finished?

‘Phew, I’m tired.’

He had rushed here without rest.

As the tension released, fatigue hit him all at once.

Jung Hoon immediately logged out.

* * *

“All done.”

Aren, who had finished cleaning the general store, came down to the first floor.

[JuokKangTe7 has donated 10,000 won.]

-Hey, Chilchil Hyung! Why do you keep doing the cleaning when I tell you not to?

“Ten thousand won! JuokKangTe7, thank you for the donation.”

[Seriously don’t understand why he’s doing this]

[Chilchil… that’s why your IQ is 77]

[We’re all embarrassed just watching ㅠㅠ]

[What are you gonna do with that title…]

The chat was scrolling up, and every single message was telling him not to proceed with the Quest.

However, Aren, who had been struck by the Martial Artist’s sincerity, couldn’t hear any of those words.

“Just wait! I’ll show you that all of this has meaning!”

[No… what the hell is this guy so obsessed with?]

[There was definitely something… he was like this during Woonan too, damn it]

[Didn’t you regret doing that back-breaking work for 2 months back then? lololol]

[Getting burned once and doing it again, Chilchil Hyung’s class is insane!]

Stupid fools.

Aren ignored the chat and headed to the counter.

He was going to receive his reward from Ten.

But at the counter stood a mage wearing a robe embroidered with golden patterns.

A user who looked like high level at first glance.

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[Player Information]

-Nickname: Jin Ho

-Level: 371

-Class: Poisoner (4th tier)

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Looking at the player information, he was a level 371 Poisoner.

And the leader of the named guild Poison War.

“Huh? Crazy… if he’s a Poisoner, isn’t that Min Jin Ho from Poison War?”

Aren muttered blankly.

The chat was already on fire.

[Wow damn it’s Min Jin Ho!]

[Why is a 4th tier Poisoner there?]

[Seriously first time seeing a Poisoner. My heart feels majestic.]

[Chilchil! Go up close and ask him! If you ask, 50,000 won.]

Someone said they’d give 50,000 won if he talked to Min Jin Ho.

[Take the 50,000 won and 100,000 more!]

[Take the 100,000 won and 200,000 more!]

The money kept piling up.

Eventually, in less than a minute, a mission worth 1.02 million won was set for talking to Min Jin Ho.

Aren approached Min Jin Ho and carefully spoke to him.

“Excuse me… are you really Min Jin Ho?”

“So what if I am?”

Min Jin Ho tilted his head.

Unlike the Poisoner class that deals with poison, his impression looked too kind.

“Wow… but why did you come all the way to Primordial Village’s General Store?”

Outside the General Store was bustling with users.

They had all gathered to see Min Jin Ho.

“Ah, I had some business to take care of.”

Min Jin Ho, as if he had finished his business, began cleaning the General Store.

‘Someone who researches poison? Hmm… there is one, but it’ll be hard to find them. They’re extremely wary of people.’

News that the Venomous Krasha had finally appeared was posted on Welcome.

During the Poisoner 2nd class advancement, he had gotten hints related to Krasha, but who would have thought they lived in Primordial Village.

Thanks to that, he canceled all his schedules and hunted about 600 Krasha.

“Shaaaaak… St, stop…”

The Krasha that kept getting one-shot finally spat out an Inner Core.

Now he just needed to visit an Alchemist who deals with Inner Cores and they’d give him a skill perfect for Poisoners.

‘If they’re wary of people, I just need to break down that barrier.’

If he repeatedly showed kindness in Primordial Village, wouldn’t the Alchemist’s wariness fade a little?

In New World, it was definitely a possible story.

“Mi, Min Jin Ho is cleaning!”

“Huh!”

The users were shocked.

Min Jin Ho had appeared in Primordial Village and was suddenly cleaning?

That was definitely doing a Village Quest.

“Huh…?”

Aren also blinked his eyes.

[No! What the fuck? What’s going on?]

[Chilchil Hyung! Explain this!]

[What else is there to Village Quests?]

[Otherwise, there’s no way Min Jin Ho would be doing Cleaning!]

What kind of situation is this right now?

Aren couldn’t understand what was happening.

[No, this blockhead really….]

[I’m saying that your Cleaning might not be meaningless!]

Huh? Then that means he properly read that the Martial Artist’s gaze was sincere?!

Aren, who became elated in an instant, straightened his back.

“Now, I was right, wasn’t I? Does anyone have any objections?”

[LOLOLOLOL Chilchil hyung’s cocky attitude is insane.]

[If you don’t want to die, go ask Min Jin Ho why he’s cleaning.]

* * *

Jung Hoon, who came home early for the first time in a while, crashed early in the evening.

He must have slept for quite a long time, as he only opened his eyes the next afternoon.

“Are you feeling better?”

Ha Jin had come to his house, probably worried since he couldn’t reach him.

“I feel refreshed after sleeping well.”

His head was a bit heavy, but the fatigue had mostly disappeared.

‘I should be fine for now.’

Since he had pushed himself hard in Primordial Village, he had some time to rest.

However, he needed to quickly finish leveling and the job advancement Quest to move to the next village.

But first, he had to deal with the event that Genesis had announced.

“You’ve done enough leveling, right? You must have done your first job advancement.”

Jung Hoon had even cut off whispers with Ha Jin to focus entirely on the Quest.

He didn’t want his concentration to be disrupted in the middle.

So Ha Jin had no way of knowing how much leveling Jung Hoon had done.

“I haven’t done my first job advancement yet.”

The words that came out of Jung Hoon’s mouth were shocking.

“Huh…? What do you mean? You haven’t even done your first job advancement?”

“Right. I was too busy with the Village Quest.”

“Crazy! So you were busy all this time because of a Village Quest?”

“Yeah.”

“Geez… What am I supposed to do with this frustrating bastard….”

Jung Hoon’s current level was 24.

It was still 6 levels too low to proceed with the first job advancement Quest.

“I need to level up now.”

“You said you’re participating in the event, right? Are you really determined to come in last place?”

Instead of answering, Jung Hoon just shrugged his shoulders.

Three days left until the event.

Since it was an event announced by Genesis, a large number of users under level 50 would participate, so the first job advancement was essential to aim for the top ranks.

If he couldn’t even meet such basic conditions, he’d have to worry about being in the lowest ranks.

‘First place will be easy.’

This story didn’t apply to Jung Hoon.

The Greatest All Master’s Return (Serial)

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