The Return of the Legendary All-Master - Chapter 86

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Chapter 86

[$!@! Secret Medicine]

The description was completely corrupted and unreadable, but Jung Hoon knew the effects of this secret medicine.

‘Level up.’

What Jung Hoon needed right now was a level up.

To leave Autobahn Territory, he needed to reach level 151, but since leveling up after level 100 was extremely difficult, it would take a lot of time to raise his level through hunting alone.

However, thanks to Bug City, he had raised it to 138, and if he consumed this secret medicine, he could surpass 150.

‘Let’s drink it.’

He opened the tightly sealed cap.

Purple smoke began to rise slowly.

‘I thought I might die if I drank this.’

He had heard that Maximus also agonized a great deal before drinking it.

The description was corrupted, it looked suspicious, and it smelled absolutely terrible.

If his friend hadn’t reassured him that it was a fortuitous encounter, he wouldn’t have swallowed it.

‘Now, let’s see how much it raises.’

Jung Hoon began gulping down the liquid.

He almost retched for a moment but barely held it back and drank all the liquid.

‘I’ve never been told I have a weak stomach anywhere.’

It tasted so terrible that it instantly made his strong stomach turn.

[Level Up!]

[All stats increased by +1.]

[Bonus Stats +1 awarded.]

Level up messages began appearing rapidly.

One. Two. Three…

‘This is insane.’

A satisfied smile spread across Jung Hoon’s lips.

He had only thought to surpass 151, but he had achieved level 156, far exceeding that.

[Detailed Stats]

-Strength: 227(+22) -> 249

-Agility: 221(+24) -> 245

-Stamina: 223(+24) -> 247

-Defense: 214(+21) -> 235

-Wisdom: 204(+20) -> 224

-Mana: 283(+28) -> 311

-Divine Power: 285(+28) -> 313

-Mental Power: 199(+22) -> 221

Upon reaching level 156, his detailed stats had also increased significantly.

Mana and Divine Power rose slightly with each level increase and surpassed 300.

‘Not bad.’

Compared to rankers, it was still far lacking, but this gap would gradually close over time.

‘So where should I invest?’

Bonus Stats: 52.

‘I should raise Mana and Divine Power.’

Mana and Divine Power are energy sources.

Without enough energy, he couldn’t use skills, and he couldn’t even heal wounds.

Jung Hoon set both Mana and Divine Power to 330.

Remaining stats: 16.

He invested 8 each into Strength and Agility.

“Done.”

Level 150 with Mana and Divine Power at 330.

He had achieved at level 156 what would normally be accomplished at levels 220-240.

With his other stats already surpassing 200… compared to others of the same level, he could be called a monster.

“What’s left is Mukho.”

Jung Hoon looked toward the workshop.

That guy Mukho.

He’d better be behaving himself.

[Hey? Hey? Hands off?!]

“My goodness… to think such a grade would have a Soul Stone embedded in it.”

[I said hands off! Do you want to go to heaven?]

“I’m glad I’m still alive to see this… I never thought I’d see such precious Defensive Equipment in my lifetime.”

Tears welled up in Irno’s eyes.

[…Hey, don’t cry. It makes me look like trash.]

Eventually, Mukho shut his mouth tight.

“Then let’s begin.”

Irno wiped away his tears and picked up the magic stone.

* * *

Since he had time left, Jung Hoon logged out for a moment.

Whoosh-

Jung Hoon came out of the capsule.

When he went to the master bedroom, he saw that Mother’s capsule was open.

‘Is she resting?’

Just then, Mother came out of the bathroom.

“Son, are you done with the game?”

“Yes. What about you, Mother?”

“I’m planning to stop here for today too.”

Mother was steadily leveling up.

She said she was completely absorbed in marksmanship, but since playing all day was physically demanding, rest was essential.

“Then would you like to have a meal together? I have something to tell you too.”

“That sounds good.”

Jung Hoon went to a nearby restaurant with Mother.

The menu was stir-fried octopus.

The spicy food seemed to relieve their fatigue.

But Jung Hoon’s body suddenly froze while he was eating enthusiastically.

“What did you just say?”

“Hm? I said it’s a shame I couldn’t meet Min Ji.”

“No. Before that.”

“It seems there’s a missing user in the guild. They haven’t logged out, but their location can’t be tracked.”

“…Is that so?”

Jung Hoon narrowed his eyes.

The fact that someone had gone missing was particularly troubling.

The reason Hoyeong collapsed was because everyone from the guild leader to the executives went missing.

And that timing was probably around this time.

‘Has a clue appeared?’

Hoyeong was an extremely important shield for Jung Hoon at this point in time.

He could spend time on growth while having no reason to worry about Mother’s development.

“Are you worried?”

Mother’s words snapped him out of his thoughts.

Jung Hoon nodded with an awkward expression.

“Ah, a little.”

“It’ll be fine. I heard Min Ji is a ranker?”

“Yes.”

“Since a ranker is on the case, it’ll be resolved quickly.”

Mother seemed to have experienced the prestige of rankers while playing the game.

“I suppose so.”

Jung Hoon agreed with Mother’s words.

However, his inner thoughts were different.

‘I should look into this once.’

* * *

Jung Hoon logged back in only after 8 hours had passed.

“Oh! Perfect timing. I just finished it!”

Irno had completed Muk Ho’s enchant right on schedule.

“Really? That’s faster than I expected.”

It was somewhat unexpected.

There was no way that Muk Ho would have been well-behaved during the enchant work.

He thought the work would have been delayed because Irno would have been annoyed by all the noise.

“I promised to finish it within 8 hours after all.”

Irno grinned.

An exclamation mark appeared above his head.

[Quest has been completed.]

[Irno’s trust has greatly increased.]

As Jung Hoon completed the quest, his trust with Irno increased significantly.

“Thank you.”

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[Muk Ho]

-Type : Defensive Equipment

-Grade : Legendary

-Defense : ?(Adjusted to wearer’s level – 1.2x applied)

-Evasion Rate : ?(Adjusted to wearer’s level – 1.2x applied)

-Physical Damage Reduction : 30%

-Magic Damage Reduction : 30%

-Remaining Durability: 100% (Durability automatically recovers.)

-Special Ability (1): X (Ability lost due to seal aftermath)

-Special Ability (2): X (Ability lost due to seal aftermath)

-Special Ability (3): X (Ability lost due to seal aftermath)

-Special Ability (4): [Active: Diamond Body] Available for use

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The stats had increased overall.

Defense and evasion rate rose 1.2 times higher than the existing values.

And physical and magic damage reduction increased to 30%.

‘At this level, it’s incomparable to other Legendaries of the same grade, right?’

The abilities that were still question marks could be restored later, but more importantly, the newly added special ability was absolutely amazing.

Jung Hoon’s lips curved upward.

Originally, this special ability was supposed to belong to Maximus.

‘Diamond Body Magic Stone.’

That’s right.

This special magic stone was a magic stone that newly granted the special ability Diamond Body.

[Diamond Body]

-Type: Active

-Level: 1

-Grade: Legendary

-When using the skill, defense and evasion rate increase by 2 times.

-Cooldown time: 20 minutes.

Defense and evasion rate increase by 2 times.

Muk Ho receives defense and evasion rate bonuses as Jung Hoon’s level increases.

Moreover, if Diamond Body is used while already having a 1.2x bonus, it additionally increases by 2 times.

‘I won’t need to worry about defense anymore.’

Jung Hoon equipped Muk Ho.

[…Wow, you’re really late.]

As if it had been waiting, Muk Ho’s irritated voice was heard.

‘I couldn’t help it. The work took 8 hours.’

[I thought I was going to die of boredom.]

‘That’s interesting.’

[What is?]

‘That means you stayed quiet. Isn’t that right?’

[Sigh… Let’s not talk about it.]

Muk Ho seemed embarrassed and didn’t say anything more.

“Ah, look at me. There are fragments of the magic stone left.”

Irno placed the fragments on the table.

The fragments were pieces left over after completing the enchant.

Since the refined power had been imbued into the magic stone, these were useless pieces to Jung Hoon, but they would be different for Irno.

They would serve as proof that he had handled a special grade magic stone.

“I’ll just give you the fragments.”

At those words, Irno’s eyes widened.

“Are you serious?!”

Jung Hoon nodded.

“Yes.”

“…Thank you so much! Thank you!”

Moved by the gesture, Irno’s eyes reddened.

[That damn old man is crying again.]

Muk Ho responded bluntly.

“It’s fine. You even completed the enchant work for free, so I’m just doing what’s natural.”

“Instead of this, how about we have a meal together?”

“Ah, I don’t think that will work.”

All business in Autoban was finished.

There were no more opportunities to gain here.

His level had also surpassed 151 and reached 156, so he needed to quickly move to the next village.

Irno nodded with a regretful expression.

“I understand. You seem busy, so I can’t keep holding you back.”

“I’ll come again next time.”

If he ever needed enchanting done, he planned to definitely entrust it to Irno.

With trust greatly increased, there would be no chance of Irno refusing.

“Hehe… It’s been a long time since I quit being an enchanter, but you’re always welcome.”

“Yes.”

Irno and Jung Hoon looked at each other and smiled.

Just then, a whisper came from Yeo Min Ji.

[Whisper/Minzi -> Hoon: Please help! Rohais Territory Lv.139 Früneum!]

Jung Hoon’s face slowly hardened as he checked the whisper.

‘This is it.’

* * *

Rohais Territory.

Lv.139 Früneum.

Yeo Min Ji entered Früneum and defeated the boss monster in just 30 minutes.

“Miss, we don’t see anything unusual here.”

However, there were no traces of the missing user to be found.

“Really…?”

It was truly strange.

This was exactly where the traces of the missing guild members had ended.

“Hmm… Maybe those guys ran away?”

“Against Hoyeong? And they didn’t even leave the guild.”

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

The guild member nodded with an embarrassed expression.

“There must be traces somewhere around here.”

Her intuition was telling her so.

The guild members had encountered trouble while clearing the dungeon.

Yeo Min Ji checked again to see if there were any places she had missed.

Then she noticed a patch of grassland.

“Did you search over there too?”

“Yes. There was nothing there.”

“Really?”

Something smells fishy.

Yeo Min Ji pushed through the grassland and moved forward.

However, she found nothing.

“Phew, not here either.”

After finishing her search, Yeo Min Ji turned around.

That’s when it happened.

[A trap has been activated.]

A message suddenly appeared.

‘It’s a trap!’

Yeo Min Ji hurriedly sent a whisper to the person she had most recently messaged.

However, before she could finish typing, the scenery before her eyes began to change instantly.

“Where is this…?”

The place where she was standing was a small white room.

[You have been trapped in the Dimensional Maze.]

It seemed the other guild members had also fallen into this trap.

Yeo Min Ji hurriedly checked the whisper she had sent.

‘…I sent it to Jung Hoon.’

It was strange to suddenly ask for help out of the blue, but since she had written both the village and dungeon, he would surely understand.

Of course, she should try to break through this trap with her own power if possible.

“Miss!”

Just then, the missing guild members were approaching her.

“So you were all here.”

Yeo Min Ji’s face brightened.

However, their faces were pale with fear.

“Miss… we absolutely can’t get out.”

“We keep going in circles in the same place!”

“We can’t even log out!”

They can’t log out?

“Are you serious right now?”

“Yes!”

At their words, Yeo Min Ji hurriedly tried to log out.

‘What the…’

She really couldn’t log out.

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