The Strongest in the Game by Dominating Monster - Chapter 10

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Monster Domination: Game’s Strongest Episode 10

Buuuuung!

A massive horn sound announcing an event echoed throughout Rudenvil Village with vibrations.

Both users and NPCs were shocked, but their reactions were divided.

For users, it was a blessed sound announcing an ‘event’, but for NPCs, it was a harbinger of doom.

Daron, his face pale as a sheet, muttered in a terrified voice.

“Oh God. Why do you suddenly seek to punish us?”

What users called events, NPCs called divine punishment.

To them, this was a disaster that came out of nowhere.

“A goblin invasion. And a Goblin Lord. What kind of calamity is this…”

Daron’s voice was tinged with bewilderment, and Kairen felt the same way.

This event was related to Rudenvil Village’s legendary Quest?

At the sudden notification, he quickly opened the Quest window.

[Rudenvil Village’s Legend 3 (Hidden Quest)]You have faced and obtained the legend, but it’s too early to rest easy.To truly obtain the legend, there is still a path you must walk.Restriction: Those who cleared Rudenvil Village’s Legend 2, those participating in the Goblin Army.Reward: Monster Lord’s Bow, Monster Lord’s Key.Objective: Defeat the Goblin Lord.Failure Penalty: Garuda will leave you and return to its mother’s side.

The text was definitely different from before when it was vague. The rewards and objectives had become clear.

After calmly reading every word, he asked Daron.

“Daron sir. Do you know what a Goblin Lord is?”

Daron, who had been half out of it, came to his senses at those words and let out a groan.

“I don’t know exactly either. It’s an existence I’ve never heard of. However, I have heard a strange story. They say a goblin with a peculiar bow formed a large group. At the time, I just thought it was a rumor and didn’t think it was connected to a Monster Lord, but…”

“That one is likely the Goblin Lord.”

“That’s right. However, I don’t know its exact information either. What it wants, how strong it is – everything is unknown.”

Kairen frowned slightly at Daron’s answer.

It wasn’t particularly informative, missing all the important details.

“Anyway, now doesn’t seem like the time to discuss this. I need to meet with the villagers immediately and devise countermeasures.”

When Daron stood up to signal their parting.

“Ah. Daron sir. I have one favor to ask.”

Kairen reached out and grabbed his shoulder.

“Hmm? Now? You know as well as I do that this is an urgent situation.”

“Yes. That’s exactly why I’m asking. This favor could help us break through this situation.”

A careful voice and serious expression.

Daron, realizing it wasn’t nonsense, stopped walking and looked at Kairen.

“Alright. If you say so. Then, let’s hear it.”

“It’s nothing major…”

Kairen glanced at Garuda soaring through the sky and smiled faintly.

* * *

At the same time, news of the Rudenvil Village event quickly spread across New World’s various game communities and information sites.

Title: Breaking!! Event occurred in Rudenvil Village (Author: Info Gay)

-Made a new character yesterday to raise an alt, and an event just triggered

└Huh really?

└Rudenvil? I’ve heard of it a lot?

└That’s one of the beginner villages, the place with those newbie-slaughtering rabbits

└Ah that place lol those rabbits were so damn annoying

└Bullshit what event in a beginner village, stop trolling

But when it was first reported, most people thought it was bait.

It had only been two weeks since the last event.

They had never occurred this frequently, and there had never been a single case of one happening in a beginner village.

Title: Rudenvil Village event was real lol (Author: Keodam Ddongne)

My friend says he’s participating in the event

Title: My dad is participating in the event! (Author: Fire Attribute Filial Son)

My dad who used to get beaten by a single rabbit declares he’ll be the protagonist of this event!

└Your father dreams big lol

Title: lol shit they all died (Author: Goblin Slayer)

Goblins are the worst!

└Username checks out lol

Following testimonies from other users poured in.

The event was real, and the community fell into chaos.

─What kind of event happens in a beginner village. The devs have lost their minds for real

─Can I still participate if I make an alt now?

└Nope impossible they say

└Does anyone know how to participate?ㅜㅜ

Users who missed the opportunity fell into lamentation, while users who caught this life-changing chance let out cheers.

─4 AM? Work tomorrow? It’s an event so who cares lol

─People who already took time off get my respect lol

─I’m a total newbie just starting. I was playing in Rudenvil Village when this event popped up, is this good?

└Ah this humble bragging is so damn annoying lol

Some had already given up on participating and just hoped to watch.

─Are there any streamers or BJs participating? I’m curious what kind of event this is

└Go watch streamer Yuhan’s broadcast, he got the event while raising an alt

└Isn’t Yuhan that ranker who plays around 1,500th place?

└Yeah that’s right lol he says if this event goes well he’ll switch to this as his main

└Wow… A ranker switching mains? Is the event that big?

└If it goes well, yeah it’s that big

└Shit a ranker even got the event? It really is the rich getting richer…

The community was burning hot despite it being 4 AM, and it was the same in-game.

“Anyone want to party for the event?? Only looking for people who’ve done Job Change!!”

“Looking for people to participate in the event together! Only those who can verify their main character please!”

Throughout the village, users busily moved around looking for partners.

Kairen passed by them while tilting his head.

He wondered if all that had any meaning, but party play was actually the standard for events.

Since events didn’t allow re-participation once you died, survival had to be prioritized.

Then if you survived to the boss fight, switching to individual play was the main way to approach events.

Of course, even knowing this was the standard, Kairen wouldn’t have partied with anyone anyway.

After lightly scanning them, Kairen headed to the general store.

The general store was reminiscent of a marketplace floor.

The area was bustling with users who had come to buy consumables ahead of the event, and Kairen also mixed in among them to stock up on potions.

And the place he headed to was the blacksmith shop.

That place was just as crowded as the general store, so while waiting in line, he heard a distinctive laugh.

“Kekeke! You came too.”

When he turned his head, he saw Kal at the training ground opposite the blacksmith shop.

“Yes. I came to buy some arrows. But… are you participating in the battle too, Kal?”

Kal’s attire was different from usual. A sword hung at his waist, and leather armor wrapped around his entire body instead of work clothes.

“Of course! No matter how much of a cripple I’ve become, I won’t hide from mere goblins!”

With a hearty shout, Kal gave a thick smile.

It seemed like his fighting spirit was boiling over from holding a sword after a long time, but even so, Kal’s leg was still limping.

“Please think of yourself as the top priority this time.”

“Insolent brat! Who are you worrying about right now!”

Kal barked at Kairen’s concern, but perhaps he was secretly moved as he wiped his nose.

“A mere greenhorn. Tsk. Troublesome fellow. Take this.”

Perhaps as a reward for the touching moment, Kal pulled out a bundle of arrows from the bag he had set on the ground and held it out.

[You have obtained 20 Griffin Tail Feather Arrows.]

[Griffin Tail Feather Arrow (Magic)] An arrow adorned with griffin tail feathers. More powerful than ordinary arrows. Effect: Critical Hit range is reduced by 20%, but Critical Hit damage is increased by 150%.

“…!”

Kairen’s eyes widened at the unexpected gift.

“I was lucky enough to get some rare materials and tried making this. Well, it’s a failed product. Still, it should be quite useful.”

Kal scratched his head and spoke awkwardly, and Kairen let out a hollow laugh.

This is a failed product?

It’s a Magic-grade arrow though?

Of course, he could understand why Kal said that.

Griffin feathers were rare materials.

If he had made it properly, it would have been at least Unique grade instead of Magic.

And there wouldn’t have been the debuff of reduced critical hit range either.

But Kal was just a blacksmith in a beginner village.

Just making an item of this level was impressive, and furthermore, it was an incredibly precious gift for him right now.

“Thank you. I’ll use it well and treasure it.”

“Heh heh. Since it’s a failed product, I was going to throw it away, but given the current situation, I’m giving it to you. Try using it well.”

At his consistently courteous attitude, Kal smiled warmly and waved his hand.

“Now go buy some arrows from my apprentice. There isn’t much time left.”

“Yes. I’ll see you later then.”

Bowing his head, Kairen got back in line and purchased 500 arrows.

Having finished all his preparations, Kairen headed to the village outskirts.

5 minutes before the event started.

Now it was time to face the decisive battle.

* * *

Rudenvil Village was quite a large village, so the fence that surrounded the village in a circle was also quite substantial.

The height was such that even an adult man jumping with all his might couldn’t reach it, and it was thick and sturdy, made by tightly weaving large logs together.

In other words, from the outside, it didn’t look like it would collapse from something like a goblin invasion.

And perhaps because of that.

The expressions of the users standing on the wooden fence were triumphant, and this was the same for famous streamer Yuhan.

He was raising an alt character named Yu Minseong, and he communicated with his viewers with a confident expression.

“Everyone, thank you for the missions! I’ll definitely succeed!”

At the top of the interface, Yu Minseong’s eyes were colored with greed at the word “Event Success” and the astronomical amount written next to it.

Was it just about money?

He had a whopping 60,000 viewers.

It was an enormous number he had never achieved before.

And as a veteran streamer, he knew well.

The moment he became the protagonist of this event.

This money and viewer count would be maintained steadily for quite a while.

‘I’ll definitely succeed! I’ll definitely be the one to kill the boss!’

Money and fame.

His eyes blazed with determination to catch both rabbits, and he had the confidence to back it up.

A ranker at 1,500th place.

Although he couldn’t compare to the real rankers within the top 100, 1,500th place was still an impressive number.

New World had so many users and such fierce competition that it would be impossible for an ordinary person to even get within the ten-thousand range.

And to reach that position, he had killed thousands of goblins.

For him, the Goblin Army event was content so cute it made him sneer.

‘This is an opportunity given by God. A chance to turn my life around!’

30 seconds until the event started.

Steeling his heart one last time, he gripped the bow in his hand.

His main character was a swordsman, and his current class was also swordsman. He had never used a bow in the game.

But he couldn’t not shoot arrows in this situation.

As he swallowed his saliva and looked ahead.

Thud thud thud thud thud thud!

Along with the sound of the ground shaking, pale dust clouds rose beyond the horizon, and the alarm that hundreds of users had been waiting for rang out.

[The event ‘Goblin Army’ has begun!]

“It’s started!!”

“They’re coming!!”

The voices of countless users mixed together and burst out. Shouts mixing cheers and tension shook the village.

And their enemies appeared from beyond the horizon.

At first they were faint green dots, but in an instant they became a massive wave covering the earth.

It was a green tide… no, a living, breathing tsunami of tens of thousands of green creatures.

Thud thud thud thud!

The sound of footsteps shaking the ground approached like thunder, and the musty earth smell characteristic of beasts and their fishy roars came rolling in on the wind.

Even though the vanguard was approaching right before their eyes, there was no end in sight.

They poured out from beyond the horizon, enough in number to dye the entire plains in front of the village a disgusting green.

Even Yu Minseong, who was a ranker, froze at the sight before his eyes.

Below him, the users who had been excitedly shouting “Bring it on!” just moments before were paralyzed with suffocating fear.

Large-scale battles like this were rare in New World.

“Uh… huh?”

“Wait, wait a minute…”

“Hey… what, what is this.”

Their excitement cooled to ice, and instinctive fear dominated the users.

They didn’t know.

The blatant hostility and killing intent emanating from thousands of monsters.

The overwhelming terror that massive wave of advance brought.

They had never faced anything like this even once.

That’s why when the users froze and hesitated, and even Yu Minseong started awkwardly drawing his bowstring in confusion.

On the wooden fence about 10 meters away from Yu Minseong.

One man’s hand moved.

Unlike the other users who awkwardly drew their bowstrings, his movements flowed like water.

He skillfully loaded an arrow, steadied his breathing, and drew the bowstring.

And the moment the bowstring left his fingers.

Paaaang!

The arrow that cut through the wind pierced straight through the center of the forehead of the goblin flying at the front without a single deviation.

Kweeeek!

With a scream, the goblin turned into gray dust.

Kairen, who confirmed the success of his first arrow, turned his gaze toward the village.

His partner Garuda, sitting proudly atop the church cross, met his eyes as if he had been waiting.

“Now, Garuda. It’s your turn to step up.”

At Kairen’s low call, Garuda’s clear response echoed in his mind.

(The target.)

A deep and cruel smile spread across Kairen’s lips.

“Over there, all those bastards gathered together so arrogantly…”

He pointed his finger at the heart of the enemy formation.

“Sweep them away.”

At that command, Garuda spread his golden wings wide.

Piiiiiiiik—!

A cry too sacred and sharp to belong to a bird of prey tore through all the noise of the battlefield and echoed.

Both allies and enemies alike turned their gazes skyward at that overwhelming presence.

Garuda, who had soared into the air drawing a golden trajectory, opened his beak toward the enemy formation, and a system notification appeared.

[Garuda uses the skill ‘Sacred Bird’s Breath’!]

With the notification, space itself began to twist from the tip of Garuda’s small beak.

Pure white light created violent whirlwinds, forming a massive storm core.

“What, what is that…”

Someone’s shocked cry rang out simultaneously.

Paaaaaaang!

A fierce storm pierced through the goblin formation.

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