The Strongest in the Game by Dominating Monster - Chapter 12

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Monster Domination: Game’s Strongest Episode 12

“This game is insane.”

20 minutes after the event started.

Kairen, who had released his bowstring countless times, muttered while looking at the battlefield.

The battlefield was truly a scene of carnage.

Wind carrying the scent of blood scattered his hair, and the screams of humans and goblins echoed like discord.

Acrid smoke rose like pillars from various places.

A landscape that truly captured the madness of war.

Could one dare consider this a game?

His admiration for the game was brief as Kairen assessed the tide of battle.

The goblins’ fierce assault was savage, but humans still held the advantage for now.

The goblins’ siege warfare was clumsy, unable to breach the wooden fence yet.

At most, they could only attack by throwing arrows and spears.

“So far it’s been effortless…”

Even the users who had panicked earlier were now enjoying the event with clear minds.

If things continued this way, the event would be nothing short of an easy victory.

And that was what bothered Kairen.

There’s no way it could be this easy, right?

As he tilted his head in wonder, a hobgoblin appeared again from the distant goblin camp.

At its appearance, Kairen instinctively felt it.

From now on, the event would become a bit different.

And just as he expected, the hobgoblin shouted in a voice like clearing phlegm.

“Everyone fall back!!”

A massive cry that echoed all the way to the distant village.

All the goblins on the battlefield could hear it clearly, and the atmosphere of the battlefield changed.

Those who had been rampaging madly just moments before lost their vigor and retreated.

They withdrew to where arrows couldn’t reach, yet still growled while watching the wooden fence.

“Damn bastards! What can you cowards who ran away possibly do! Hehe!”

At that sight, one user pointed mockingly with a sneer.

Filled with confidence, he looked down on the goblins from the depths of his heart.

But he didn’t realize.

Though these goblins hadn’t prepared siege weapons like ladders or battering rams.

Though they were smaller and weaker than humans.

These creatures, faster and more agile than humans, had already completed all their siege preparations.

“Preparations are complete!! Everyone, breach the wooden fence!”

And finally came the hobgoblin’s command.

Kieeeeeek!

The goblins who had retreated quickly rushed toward the wooden fence.

It was a mad charge.

They didn’t blink once despite the continuing rain of arrows.

They trampled fallen comrades and ran in a rampage.

And reaching the wooden fence in an instant, they leaped nimbly with their light, swift bodies.

Normally, the wooden fence’s height would be unreachable with a goblin’s jumping power.

But the current wooden fence was different.

Countless throwing spears were embedded there, ready to serve as footholds for the goblins.

“…!”

Kairen was startled seeing this sight.

He hadn’t realized either.

That those spears he’d considered meaningless attacks would be used like this.

An idea that heavy human bodies could never conceive.

But for the light and agile goblins, the spears alone were sufficient.

Kieeeeeek!

The first goblin to climb up raised its rusty sword and screamed.

As if to announce that their counterattack was now beginning.

“Da-damn! Stop them!!”

“Everyone prepare for battle!!”

The goblins had climbed up too quickly to block.

Seeing them, users drew their respective weapons.

The one-sided siege warfare ended.

Close combat began.

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[The goblins’ first great offensive has ended. The second great offensive will begin in 20 minutes.]

How much time had passed?

When the sun began to set slowly.

Sweet sounds reached the users who were exhausted from the long battle.

“It’s over, it’s over!!”

“Hooray!”

Seeing the goblins begin to retreat with the alarm, users burst into cheers.

While users rejoiced at surviving, the NPCs fell into sorrow instead.

Though it was only the first siege, the village was in ruins.

Many residents had died, and the wooden fence was tattered.

They weren’t confident they could hold out when the next attack began.

So while the NPCs gathered to put their heads together and devise solutions.

Kairen, who had been standing on the wooden fence, sat down in place and exhaled deeply.

“Whew. That was tough.”

His first large-scale chaotic battle.

It wasn’t easy.

His arm ached from constantly drawing the bowstring, and his whole body reeked terribly.

But there were rewards to match.

[Kairen is currently ranked 1st in event contribution. A special reward will be given shortly.]

As he harbored expectations about what reward he might receive.

“Excuse me! Archer!”

A bright voice came from behind.

Turning his head, he saw a man with sparkling eyes.

“Me?”

“Yes! Kairen! Wow! You were really amazing earlier! How can you shoot a bow so well? Oh, my name is, as you can see, Yu Minseong. My main character is a streamer who plays a character called Yuhan!”

At this sudden approach, wariness appeared in Kairen’s eyes.

Could it be that he found out I’m Garuda’s master?

Even though I tried my best not to show it?

If he knew that he was currently Garuda’s master, things would become quite troublesome.

Since he had no particular desire for such fame, he answered indifferently.

“Ah. Nice to meet you, Yu Minseong. But why me?”

Yu Minseong flinched at the unexpectedly calm reaction.

In truth, he had inwardly expected the man to be surprised or welcoming.

A ranker at 1,500th place wasn’t someone you could easily encounter, and he himself was a fairly famous streamer.

Though it was an unexpected reaction, Yu Minseong soon approached with a friendly smile.

“No, you really showed such excellent performance earlier. I was surprised too, and our viewers were truly enthusiastic about it. So I was wondering if we could have a brief interview?”

His comment about the viewers being enthusiastic wasn’t an exaggeration.

─No way, it’s in mosaic mode, damn it ㅡㅡ

─I saw earlier and this guy was seriously no joke, what’s his identity? Is he a ranker?

─All the archer rankers are online right now though?

─So this person is really a newbie?

─A newbie? That doesn’t make sense lol

─Right, he’s definitely a ranker. Even his movement is different from that 1,500th rank scrub lololol

Because of Mosaic Mode, Kairen’s appearance looked blurry, the name Yu Minseong spoke was censored with beeps, and even the displayed name was hidden so his identity couldn’t be known, but the viewers were enthusiastic.

The performance Kairen had shown was that spectacular and dazzling.

He had shined and been beautiful even during the chaotic battle.

“Of course, I’m not asking you to do it for free. There would be a small reward too…”

“It’s fine.”

Before he could finish speaking, Kairen shook his head and turned his back.

And he felt relieved.

Fortunately, it seemed they hadn’t discovered that Garuda’s owner was him.

“Ah, no. Wait a moment…”

The flustered Yu Minseong reached out his hand, but Kairen didn’t spare him a single glance.

An interview?

Get lost. He didn’t want to attract unnecessary attention.

Hadn’t he already realized this during his archery prospect days?

That he wasn’t particularly someone who liked fame, and was the type who found people’s attention tiresome.

Moreover, since he was currently aiming for the hidden class of Monster Lord, it was better to avoid drawing attention.

[Special rewards have been prepared. Those ranked 1st to 33rd in contribution, please head to the Town Square now to meet NPC Kal!]

Oh. So I’m not the only one receiving rewards?

Since they said 1st place, he thought they were giving him something special separately, but they were giving rewards up to 33rd place?

Though inwardly disappointed, Kairen smiled wryly and moved his steps.

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Near the Town Square.

While waiting for everyone to gather, Kairen sat on a bench and examined his current situation.

Name: Kairen Class: Tamer Level: 14 HP: 290/290, Mana: 230/230 Stats Strength: 15 Agility: 15 Magic Power: 15 Luck: 15 Hidden Stats: Affinity: 10 Remaining Stats: 20

As a result of continuously hunting goblins, his level had risen by 4.

Thanks to that, he had gained 20 stat points.

He needed to allocate the stats he hadn’t been able to raise while focused on combat, and Kairen fell into deep thought while resting his chin on his hand.

“What should I raise?”

He had many thoughts about where to invest his remaining stat points.

Somehow he felt like he should put them into the hidden stat.

[Affinity increases taming success rate and strengthens bonds with pets. The higher the affinity, the more pets you can travel with, and it affects various pet abilities including growth and combat.]

As described, affinity was a stat related to pets.

Since he only had Garuda as a pet right now, he wondered if there was really a need to raise this stat.

“They said you shouldn’t dump everything into one stat.”

He had seen it somewhere, whether on NetTube or in the community.

New World was a game with various interactions.

He had heard that if a warrior only invested in strength, or a mage only in magic power, they could face great difficulties later.

After a moment’s consideration, Kairen moved his fingers.

Name: Kairen Class: Tamer Level: 14 HP: 340/340, Mana: 230/230 Stats Strength: 20 Agility: 20 Magic Power: 15 Luck: 20 Hidden Stats: Affinity: 15 Remaining Stats: 0

He distributed 5 points each to all stats except magic power.

Since he didn’t know what dangers might lurk in the remaining events, he allocated them as safely as possible.

After finishing his skill distribution, he checked his inventory.

He had obtained various junk items like Dirty Cloth Scraps, Worn Leather, and Rusty Sword from killing goblins.

Unfortunately, aside from the junk items, there wasn’t much profit, but there was an item that caught Kairen’s eye.

[Low-Grade Magic Stone x20]

[Low-Grade Magic Stone (Normal)]

The fundamental substance that forms monsters. Higher-tier monsters drop better quality magic stones.

An item used in crafting various magical tools.

A whopping 20 blue-glowing Low-Grade Magic Stones.

It was quite a decent haul.

When he had finished both skill allocation and inventory checking, people gradually began to gather.

Among them was the familiar face of Daron.

“You! That was an incredible performance!”

Had word of Kairen’s exploits already reached the NPCs’ ears?

Daron approached with a beaming smile and hugged him tightly.

“You don’t know how moved I was watching my Garuda’s performance! That breath attack truly deserved the word ‘legendary’! And that’s not all! What about your archery skills! I never dreamed you possessed such talent!”

The thoroughly excited Daron then patted Kairen’s entire body.

“Are you hurt anywhere? Should I call a healer?”

“No, I’m fine. What about you, Daron? Are you injured anywhere?”

“I’m alright. Don’t worry about me.”

Daron waved his hand dismissively and laughed.

However, Kairen noticed that beneath his excitement, there was pain lurking in a corner of his heart.

With the village damaged everywhere now, his body might be fine, but his heart seemed greatly wounded.

“Ah. Do you happen to know why we called you here?”

Just as Kairen was wondering what to say to comfort him in this gloomy atmosphere, Daron changed the subject.

“No. I was actually curious about that.”

“Kal will explain when all the adventurers we summoned are gathered, but I’ll tell you first as a special favor. You might have felt it too, but at this rate, our village will be destroyed.”

At his serious tone, Kairen nodded slightly.

Even though he had shown tremendous performance, they were outnumbered.

At this rate, it was uncertain whether they could properly defend against the next attack.

“Moreover, the enemy’s leader hasn’t even shown himself yet. We haven’t figured out what schemes he has or what he’s plotting. So the Village Elders have decided to take drastic measures.”

“Drastic measures?”

“This time, we’ll take the First Strike. It’s an operation to gather the adventurers who performed well in the recent battle and launch an Ambush on the enemies.”

An ambush.

Kairen was puzzled.

Would such a strategy work?

And this is supposed to be a reward?

But at the words that followed, he clenched his fists tightly.

This was a definite reward that would allow him to achieve the event objective faster than others.

“The target is naturally the enemy’s leader. A Goblin Lord.”

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