The Return of the Legendary All-Master - Chapter 27
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Episode 27
While hunting Red Tigers, he discovered traces of Blanc.
Blanc’s bloodstains were a murky green color.
It was a color that contrasted with the bright red blood of the Red Tigers.
After confirming that the green blood led to the Boss Zone, Jung Hoon left the remaining Red Tigers to Ppripong and moved to the Boss Zone.
[Lv.42 Red King Tiger]
“Grrrowl, where do you think you are to come barging in here.”
A creature about 1.5 times larger than the Red Tigers outside.
It threatened Jung Hoon by drooling and baring its fangs.
Who was it that said this?
That your whole body freezes when you stand before a beast like a tiger.
The Red King Tiger’s killing intent was tremendous, to the point where it was hard to believe this was a virtual reality world.
Jung Hoon’s gaze turned to the side of the Red King Tiger.
A severely damaged corpse.
And a pendant lying beside it.
As expected, this dungeon was the right answer.
“Grrrowl!”
[Lv.42 Red King Tiger uses ‘Intimidation’.]
Boss-level monsters above Lv.40 use at least one special ability.
Because of this, they were even more difficult to defeat alone.
[You have been debuffed.]
As the debuff took effect, his whole body stiffened as if paralyzed.
“I’ll kill you, human!”
The Red King Tiger charged at Jung Hoon.
Jung Hoon then stepped and cast Consecutive Slash.
Slash.
The Red King Tiger’s skin tore from the sharp sword strike.
“Grung?!”
The startled creature staggered backward.
How did he break free from the intimidation?
The Red King Tiger’s eyes wavered.
‘This is why Divine Power is necessary.’
Intimidation was a debuff-type ability.
An ability that seals the opponent’s movement for a moment.
Therefore, Divine Power was needed to break free from the ability.
[Martial Artist exclusive skill, ‘Strong Will’ activates.]
[You have acquired the skill, ‘Purification (Rare)’.]
When he tried to drive it away, Strong Will activated and he acquired Purification.
Thanks to this, he instantly released his paralyzed muscles with Purification.
If the level gap was extreme, Divine Power would be useless, but the level difference between Jung Hoon and the Red King Tiger was just a little over 10.
So Purification worked easily.
Jung Hoon began pressuring the Red King Tiger.
Slash.
The Red King Tiger’s tough skin was cut and it screamed.
Jung Hoon swung his sword down forcefully toward the creature’s neck.
“Kieeng!”
A different scream than before burst out.
The creature hastily leaped backward, creating distance from Jung Hoon.
“Is this the best I can do with a sword right now?”
Jung Hoon felt a bit disappointed.
He had just struck the creature’s neck precisely.
Yet he couldn’t sever the neck, and the blade only went partway in.
Unless he obtained a Legendary-grade skill like Myeongwang Fist Technique, overcoming the level gap wasn’t an easy task.
But that was fine.
Given time, all these skills would grow to Legendary grade or higher.
“Grrrowl…”
The Red King Tiger’s eyes no longer showed killing intent.
It had completely lost its fighting spirit in the face of the fear of death.
Jung Hoon walked toward it step by step.
“Don’t come any closer!”
Despite bleeding profusely, the creature tried to avoid Jung Hoon by moving its legs quickly, but Jung Hoon leisurely cornered it.
As time passed, the Red King Tiger’s movements became noticeably slower.
It was due to severe blood loss.
Eventually, the creature was completely blocked by the wall.
“Grung…”
Finally, the creature collapsed right there.
“Let’s end this now.”
Swoosh.
Jung Hoon unleashed Single Strike and severed the Red King Tiger’s neck.
[Level up!]
[All stats increased by +1.]
[Bonus Stats +1 awarded.]
With this, his level became 31.
[Achievement unlocked! ‘Save the Good Stuff (2)’ completed! 2,000 Achievement points awarded.]
[Achievement Shop level increased to 3!]
Uninvested Bonus Stats: 40.
Breaking through 40 allowed him to achieve the next Achievement.
‘Good. I’ve accumulated a lot of Achievement points.’
He had just gained an additional 2,000 points, raising the Achievement Shop to level 3.
Level 6 was still far off, but even reaching 3 meant he could purchase sufficiently good items.
Jung Hoon collected the dropped Magic Stone along with the pendant from the damaged corpse, then left the Boss Zone.
“You damn bastards!”
Ppripong was frantically swinging his axe, desperately driving away the Red Tigers.
However, due to their sheer numbers, Ppripong’s body was covered in wounds.
He had endured very well.
Jung Hoon cast Healing toward Ppripong.
[Using Lower Healing.]
The Lower Healing, now upgraded to rare grade, quickly healed Ppripong’s minor wounds.
“Huh? Isn’t this Healing?”
Ppripong, who had been swinging his axe, widened his eyes as his health recovered.
What just came in was Healing.
The familiar energy he felt whenever receiving Healing circulated throughout his body.
This was strange. There shouldn’t be a healer here, right?
“Let’s finish this quickly.”
“Wh-what? Did you cast that Healing?”
“Who knows?”
While he was confused, Jung Hoon stepped forward and hunted the remaining Red Tigers.
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[Event Quest completed.]
[Level up!]
[All stats increased by +2.]
[Bonus Stats +2 awarded.]
Ppripong confirmed the level up message and clenched his fist.
“Phew, finally finished!”
Not only had he leveled up, but the day spent with Jung Hoon had been exhaustingly difficult.
Still, he had obtained a Skill Book along the way and even leveled up, making it a truly rewarding day.
“Good work. Let’s part ways now.”
“Yes! Then we won’t see each other again!”
Ppripong logged out as if running away.
“Why is he running away like that?”
Acting like that made it seem as if he had done something wrong.
He had asked for help when offered, and in exchange for buying time during the dungeon raid, he had even given up the Skill Book.
Although it was relatively useless to Jung Hoon since he had the superior skill Indomitable Body, it was an item that could fetch a decent price at the auction house once he reached level 70 and gained access.
‘Well, it’s not my concern anymore.’
Jung Hoon returned to Edenhark Village and sought out the Old Man who had given him the quest.
“Oh, thank you! Thank you so much!”
The Old Man who received the pendant shed tears while repeatedly expressing his gratitude.
[Quest completed.]
[‘Old Map’ acquired.]
Perfect.
With this, he had obtained the Old Map, the item he needed to acquire first.
“This is a map I received from someone long ago. They said it was an incredible map, but I’m too old now and have no use for it. So I’ll give it to my benefactor.”
[Old Map]
-Type: Map
-Grade: ?
-An old and worn map that cannot be deciphered.
-Restoration Potion cannot be used
A map that even an Alchemist couldn’t restore.
This was why no users wanted to take this Old Man’s quest.
“Thank you.”
Jung Hoon took the map and headed toward the next NPC.
The farthest place from Edenhark.
A place where street vagrants stay to rest briefly.
The place where he stopped was an old mansion.
It was a two-story mansion with doors wide open, and on the first floor, several vagrants had already claimed spots and were resting.
“Hey, if you’re here to rest, go inside and rest over there.”
With the NPC’s kind explanation, Jung Hoon entered the mansion.
The interior of the mansion was quite tidy.
This was because vagrants who came to rest would clean up before leaving.
“The second floor is blocked off, so only use the first floor.”
“Yes.”
“But you’re a bit different from us, aren’t you? Your clothes are neat.”
The vagrants’ clothes were all shabby without exception.
In contrast, Jung Hoon was very neat from head to toe.
They immediately noticed that Jung Hoon was not a vagrant, but an outsider.
“Yes. I came here briefly on business.”
“Is that so? I see.”
The vagrant didn’t ask any more questions.
Jung Hoon began exploring the mansion and opening the closed doors one by one.
“Huh? What’s this?”
Some vagrants were gathered chatting, and others could be seen snoring in their afternoon naps.
However, none of them were the NPC Jung Hoon was looking for.
And then he opened the last door.
In the room, an old man was looking at a map while fiddling with an old monocle in his hand.
On the walls, yellowed maps were stuck all over the place.
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[NPC Information]
-Nickname: Yorden
-Level: 35
-Class: Interpreter
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And above his head, a question mark was blinking.
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Whoosh-
The capsule door opened and Lee Jun Sik came out.
His entire body was drenched in sweat.
“Wow… I finally escaped.”
Looking at the clock, 13 hours had already passed.
During that time, he had been digging with a shovel and swinging an axe desperately in the dungeon to avoid dying.
“But… what the hell is that person?”
How could someone with a much lower level than himself massacre Red Tigers?
Lee Jun Sik accessed Welcome on his phone.
[Guys. Is it possible for a Lv.30 low-grade Martial Artist to massacre Lv.39 Red Tigers?]
-The weapon was a sword. He hunted 20 of them alone at once. He killed them cleanly by targeting only vital spots.
As soon as he posted the question, replies began appearing like magic.
└ㅋㅋㅋ What kind of new trolling is this?
└A low-grade Martial Artist massacring Red Tigers? 20 at once?
└This is seriously driving me crazy lol A low-level martial artist? lol
└The guy who draws aggro is good at drawing it… what a noob ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Hey, say something that makes sense lol Stop spouting nonsense lol
Trolling? Noob? Nonsense?
“I expected this reaction though…”
Lee Jun Sik chuckled.
If he hadn’t seen it with his own two eyes, he would have dismissed it as nonsense too.
Then, other speculative comments began appearing.
└Uh…? Wait. A Martial Artist used a sword? Could it be that Martial Artist who got that Hidden Class?
└There was a big fuss about some irregular Martial Artist appearing, could it be that Martial Artist?
└Hidden Classes have something called a Blind System, maybe he deliberately hid it as a low-grade Martial Artist?
└ True, it’s not like there’s no possibility.
“Uh…? Wait a minute.”
Lee Jun Sik’s eyes widened as he read those comments.
Right.
The Hidden Class Martial Artist that appeared recently!
Why didn’t he think of that!
“I, I need to log in quickly!”
Lee Jun Sik hurriedly entered the capsule.
If that was true, he should have at least added him as a friend to establish a connection.
It wasn’t that he had hurriedly run away because he wanted to escape immediately.
“Please… please still be there…”
The Return of the Greatest All Master Ever (Ongoing)
Author │ Yeon I Yo
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ⓒYeon I Yo 2024
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