The Return of the Legendary All-Master - Chapter 28

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Chapter 28

[General Quest: Interpreter Yorden]

-Restriction: User possessing an Old Map

-Reward: ?

-Description: Entrust your old and worn map to an interpreter.

Currently the only interpreter in Edenhark who can interpret old maps.

He is a wanderer and interpreter who travels throughout Edenhark interpreting various maps as a veteran.

“Could you please interpret this map?”

Jung Hoon approached him and held out the map.

The interpreter examining the map turned his head and glanced at Jung Hoon.

“You want me to interpret a map? Hmm… It seems you came here knowing who I am.”

“Yes.”

“Let me take a look for a moment?”

When the quest was accepted, Yorden readily cleared the maps on his desk and placed the map Jung Hoon brought on top.

Then he stared at it intently for a long while.

He was interpreting the map using the skill ‘Interpretation’.

‘You must do that map quest no matter what.’

In the not-so-distant future, the map’s secret would be revealed and many users would obtain the map’s treasure.

However, the reward was limited to epic grade, and the user who took a reward beyond that had taken a unique.

Simply for being the first to solve the map’s secret.

‘This time I’ll do it.’

So this time he would obtain the unique-grade reward.

“Hmm… This is quite a tricky item? Where did you get this?”

Yorden frowned and roughly set down his monocle.

The interpretation had failed.

“I obtained it through luck.”

“Is that so? It seems materials will be needed to interpret this.”

Yorden brought over yellowed paper and diligently wrote down a list with his quill pen.

That list contained the materials needed for map interpretation.

[Material List]

-Raudon’s Horn x1

-Raudon’s Blood 100ml

-Raudon’s Tongue x1

The materials needed for map interpretation totaled 3 items.

But all those materials could only be obtained by hunting Raudon.

“Raudon.”

Jung Hoon muttered quietly.

Raudon was a mid-boss of the field, a Lv.60 monster.

However, the reason this guy was tricky was different.

It was that subjugation itself was impossible without performing a quest.

Since it was such an elusive creature, being a monster implemented for quest materials, you had to obtain subjugation qualifications through a quest.

“Ah, if you take this, subjugation will be possible.”

Yorden pulled out a small scroll from his bosom.

[Raudon subjugation lock has been released.]

With this, it became possible to subjugate Raudon.

“Thank you.”

“I have the rest of the materials, so just get me Raudon’s materials.”

“Yes.”

Now it was time to apply for the subjugation squad.

Because it was a monster that existed for quest scenarios.

So without applying to the subjugation squad, hunting it would be impossible.

“I’ll give you two days. I plan to start traveling around again after two days.”

“Yes.”

Jung Hoon, having received the quest, immediately left the mansion.

* * *

Earth Korea User Management Team.

The employees were watching a user’s gameplay on their monitors.

The Martial Artist who had now changed to a hidden class.

But this video was slightly boring.

“Why is he digging the ground like that?”

“I wonder.”

Hours of repetitive ground-digging work.

This time it wasn’t even alone but two people.

“It’s a Lower Warrior?”

“Is that Lower Warrior a friend?”

All they could know was the user’s level and profession.

So they couldn’t know the exact relationship in detail, and speculation was the best they could do.

“Could it be because of a quest? They give event quests when you reach level 55.”

“Ah, now that I think about it, that’s right.”

A quest to help newbies that gives a whopping 2 levels.

Judging by the Lower Warrior’s level being 55, it was certain.

After digging the ground, he entered a dungeon and proceeded with subjugation.

“This is really amazing… Even when high-level monsters swarm in groups, he’s completely fine?”

“Wow…”

He hard carried alone, finished the subjugation, came out, and completed the quest with the NPC.

The reward he received after that was an old map.

Why did he proceed with a quest that no one else had done because the reward was such trash?

“There must be a reason for sure.”

Team Leader Oh Jin Su watched the user’s gameplay with a face full of tension.

“He’s entering the mansion?”

As he said, the place the user headed to was the old mansion.

It was a mansion where vagrant NPCs briefly rested, a place ordinary users wouldn’t even think of visiting.

But the user entered that mansion, soon met an NPC, and received a quest.

“The map was a chain quest?”

The employees’ eyes widened.

“I’m finding out for the first time too…”

Oh Jin Su also rubbed his face with a complicated expression.

What on earth was this user?

He had already caused shock in Primordial Village, and now in Edenhark he completed a quest no one else did and continued with a chain quest?

Then what would the next quest be?

He absolutely couldn’t take his eyes off it.

* * *

Raudon was a monster that led over 20 monsters beneath it.

Because of this, there were NPCs who specialized in subjugating Raudon.

“You want to volunteer for the Raudon Subjugation Squad?”

“Yes.”

“Hmm… Will you be alright?”

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[NPC Information]

-Nickname: Asel

-Level: 50

-Class: Subjugation Captain

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Asel, who supervised the subjugation squad, couldn’t hide his troubled expression.

Raudon was a Lv.60 monster.

It wasn’t just high level, but had considerably high defense, making it impossible to subjugate with ordinary firepower.

But the volunteer who came now had a level that was about half of Raudon’s.

That said, it wasn’t like he was unqualified, so he couldn’t easily turn him away either.

“If it’s because my level is low, I won’t be a hindrance, so please understand.”

“No… That’s part of it, but the personnel going out for this subjugation is fewer than usual. So we can’t take care of you.”

The biggest problem was that the subjugation squad had only 24 members in total.

The appropriate number of personnel for a subjugation squad to defeat Raudon was 30.

However, they had recently failed in subjugating Raudon, and 6 members had been removed from active duty due to injuries.

It was because the creature, which originally had nothing, suddenly got covered in defensive equipment and its power rapidly increased.

“It’s fine.”

“…Even if something goes wrong, I don’t know anything about it.”

“Yes.”

With this, the application to the subjugation squad was completed.

The subjugation schedule was the next day at 9 AM.

When he first proceeded with the quest from the old man, it naturally created a situation where Raudon’s combat power increased.

It meant they wouldn’t easily give rewards as excellent as they were.

‘Even if you know the location of the treasure, you can’t take it without an interpreted map. In the end, you can only obtain it by progressing through the quest step by step.’

That’s why he was proceeding with the quest even though he knew the treasure’s location.

The next day.

Jung Hoon arrived at the gathering place on time.

At that location, 24 subjugation squad members were steeling their resolve.

“We will definitely cut off Raudon’s head!”

“That damn bastard, my farm was destroyed because of that thing!”

“Is that all? It even hunted the livestock I was raising!”

There were such monsters.

Monsters that lived in the field but had the authority to invade villages.

Raudon was exactly that kind of monster.

The subjugation squad members were all composed of victims who had suffered damage from Raudon.

Especially in the previous battle, 6 subjugation squad members had fallen to Raudon.

So they absolutely had to achieve victory in this battle.

“Are you really going to be alright?”

Subjugation Captain Asel approached and asked once more.

Jung Hoon was the only outsider who had volunteered for this subjugation squad.

That was because Jung Hoon was currently the only one who had completed the map Quest in Edenhark and obtained participation qualifications.

[You know there’s a crazy monster in Edenhark?]

-It’s called Raudon, a mid-boss level monster that inhabits the Field, but this bastard can’t be hunted no matter how high level you are.

└It has invincibility judgment, it’s totally broken…

└I heard you have to do a Quest from another Village to hunt that Raudon.

└It’s fucking complicated…

└Anyway, even if you’re level 200, you can’t hunt Raudon unless you complete that Quest to unlock it lololol

└The damage isn’t even 1, it shows up as 0 lololol grinding is impossible.

There are two ways to unlock Raudon’s subjugation.

One is to obtain subjugation qualifications through NPCs in Korharden.

The other is to obtain subjugation qualifications through linked Quests like Jung Hoon did.

Raudon isn’t popular yet because its hidden Rewards haven’t been revealed, but public opinion will completely reverse over time.

And Jung Hoon held the key to that reversal.

“I’m fine.”

At his confident voice, Asel no longer tried to dissuade him.

Raudon’s subjugation began.

* * *

“Graaaah! Human! Get lost!”

Raudon could be compared to a wild boar among real-world animals.

However, unlike ordinary wild boars, it could stand upright on two legs and was a massive monster reaching 3 meters in height.

Moreover, it commanded smaller monsters called ‘Widon’, making it quite a troublesome monster.

“Front! Prepare for charge formation!”

The number of Widon was 18 in total.

And the number of Subjugation Squad members was 25 including Jung Hoon.

The average level was 44.

The strategy was to overwhelm with numbers since the squad members outnumbered them.

And that strategy worked beautifully.

The level 35 Widon were overpowered by the squad members pushing forward with Shields.

“Get them!”

“Kill them!”

The members mercilessly beat the Widon with the Axes and Clubs they were holding.

“Squeeeak!”

A Widon let out a scream.

Then Raudon, who had been just watching, intervened.

“You human bastards, I won’t let you get away with this.”

Raudon approached the squad members, swinging the Axe it was holding.

The squad members broke out in cold sweat and tensed up at that Intimidation.

If they couldn’t subdue that damn bastard, the damage would continue.

They absolutely had to hunt it.

Then, Jung Hoon, who had been just watching the situation, suddenly jumped out.

“Uh… Huh?!”

Asel, who was controlling the members, reached out with bewildered eyes, but Jung Hoon was already standing in front of Raudon.

“A human? The weakest one came out first.”

Raudon grinned and swung its Axe down toward Jung Hoon.

‘This is bad…!’

Asel was convinced he would die and squeezed his eyes shut.

The sight of a person’s head exploding from that Axe would be disgusting.

“Huh?”

But when he opened his eyes, an amazing situation was unfolding.

‘He’s, he’s overwhelming it…?!’

Jung Hoon, who they thought would surely die helplessly to Raudon, began hunting Raudon.

* * *

‘If I hunt this guy, it’s over.’

Jung Hoon’s target wasn’t the Widon but Raudon.

So he waited quietly until Raudon stepped forward.

If he overwhelmingly hunted the Widon from the start, Raudon would sense danger and flee on the spot.

Fleeing meant crossing over to another Field, so if it escaped, the Subjugation Squad would immediately end.

If it ended, Raudon would become invincible until another Subjugation Squad was formed, making subjugation impossible.

And as expected, Raudon examined the squad members and stepped forward swinging its Axe, apparently thinking it was manageable.

It was the moment Jung Hoon, who had been waiting for an opportunity, stepped forward.

‘Myeongwang Martial Arts 1st Star.’

Unfortunately, it was impossible to pierce through Raudon’s solid defense with the weapons Jung Hoon possessed.

So he would finish it with legendary-grade Fist Technique.

His fist struck the Armor.

The impact was more substantial than expected, as Raudon’s face was colored with confusion.

“You bastard!”

It swung the Axe it was holding.

Jung Hoon skillfully used Step to dodge Raudon’s attack.

It was quite a sharp attack, but the creature’s movements were too large, making its attack patterns far too easy to read.

[Martial Artist exclusive skill, ‘Strong Will’ is activated.]

[You have acquired the skill, ‘Divine Movement (Rare)’.]

And Jung Hoon had gained another skill he needed.

‘Perfect.’

Divine Movement was one level above ordinary Movement Technique.

It wasn’t simply about footwork, but a skill that governed overall body movement – exactly what Jung Hoon needed.

‘Myeongwang Fist Technique 2nd Form.’

Jung Hoon, who had deployed the 1st Form, quickly unleashed the Myeongwang Fist Technique 2nd Form and pressured Raudon.

Every time the creature swung its axe, he stepped away to dodge and delivered consecutive punches, dealing damage.

Myeongwang Fist Technique was an overpowered fist technique that could deal full damage to targets even if they wore armor.

“Kwaaaaack!”

Finally, Raudon let out a scream from the tremendous pain it felt with each punch.

But it was already too late.

Jung Hoon was already deploying the Myeongwang Fist Technique 3rd Form.

‘This ends it.’

A fist wrapped in dark energy struck Raudon’s abdomen.

The Greatest All Master’s Return (Serial)

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