The Strongest in the Game by Dominating Monster - Chapter 24

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Monster Domination: Game’s Strongest Episode 24

“Well then, farewell. Rookie.”

Before leaving through the door, Daron crouched down and stroked Rookie’s head.

The final warmth given to his beloved companion dog.

Daron’s fingertips overflowed with affection, and the eyes of Rookie receiving it flowed with longing.

Whine…(Master. I’ll miss you. I really will.)

“Don’t cry. Rookie. I’ll keep the longing as my burden, so you just look ahead and go.”

Daron held Rookie for a long while, pouring out his regret, then forced himself to stand despite his reluctant body.

“They say the duration of meeting and the sadness of parting aren’t proportional, but to think I must already part with you too makes my heart feel empty.”

“I won’t forget the kindness you’ve shown me.”

Kairen bowed his head with sincerity.

Without him, he couldn’t have come this far.

He wouldn’t have known about the Monster Lord profession, and couldn’t have been with Garuda and Rookie.

Though an NPC, he was worthy of being called a benefactor.

“As you know, you being an adventurer and I will never see each other again.”

Beginner Village was literally a village for beginners.

Once you shed the beginner label and went out to the continent, you could never return.

Knowing this fact, deep regret remained in Daron’s eyes.

“From here, I’ll sincerely pray that luck accompanies your journey.”

“Thank you. And…”

Kairen looked warmly at Rookie who had approached near his legs and continued speaking.

“Don’t worry about Rookie. I’ll definitely accomplish what you’ve asked.”

Perhaps those words were so trustworthy.

Faith arose in Daron’s regretful eyes.

He nodded greatly.

“Farewell. Kairen. You are the most brilliant adventurer I’ve ever seen.”

* * *

After leaving Daron’s Cabin, Kairen headed straight to the blacksmith shop.

There was still one more regretful farewell remaining.

The blacksmith Kal.

He had to say his final goodbye to him, with whom he’d built quite a deep bond, before leaving.

“Look who it is!!”

As soon as he entered, Kal greeted him warmly with hearty laughter.

Kal waved his crutch to chase away the Users who had followed, but beyond that spirited appearance, different scars from before were visible.

“Kal. Your left arm…”

“Kuhuh. How is it? You might have seen one-armed or lame people, but have you ever seen someone who’s both?”

Kal raised his left arm that had disappeared below the elbow and let out a sad laugh.

“I lost it when those goblin bastards invaded. When my worthless apprentice was about to die at the goblins’ hands, what’s one measly arm?”

Kal glanced to the side.

Following his gaze, a young man could be seen relentlessly hammering down as if punishing his pathetic self.

“Really… That’s so like you, Kal.”

Kairen wore a bitter smile.

Kal had lost his leg saving a comrade in war too.

This time too, Kal had acted like himself.

“Tsk tsk. But you returned with all your limbs intact. So. Are you leaving right after arriving?”

“Yes. I came to give my final farewell before going.”

“What farewell. You came like the wind, so you should leave like the wind. But I can’t send you away empty-handed. I have a promise to keep with you.”

“Pardon?”

“Did you forget what I said before you went to hunt the Goblin Lord?”

“…Ah!”

Only then did Kairen recall what he had said.

Before going to hunt the Goblin Lord, Kal had said that.

If he returned safely, he would make him one good item.

At the time, he thought it was just encouragement, but it wasn’t just empty words.

“Klkl. I thought you came looking for that gift, but apparently not. Still, follow me. I have something prepared for you.”

Kal limped forward leading the way.

His apprentice ran over to support him, but Kal lightly tapped his crown with the crutch and sent him back.

“Cheeky brat. Do you take me for some weakling who can’t even move around?”

Kal looked fondly at his apprentice who rubbed his crown then grabbed the hammer again, then headed into the warehouse.

“Ahem. Actually, I said I’d make you something good, but with my body like this, I couldn’t make anything.”

“Then did your apprentice make it?”

“What! A gift for the benefactor who saved the village! That guy is still far from ready!”

Kal shouted loudly then approached a box.

And despite his inconvenient body, he took out a key from his pocket and opened the box.

“It’s not something I made directly, but it’s something that gathered the hearts of the village people. Please accept it.”

The heavy box opened and blue light flashed like it contained the sea.

At that magnificent sight, Kairen was so surprised he couldn’t close his mouth.

“Th, this is…”

“Magic stones harvested from the goblins that attacked the village. Though they’re low-grade magic stones, it’s quite a number at 150. Even if you have no use for them, selling them would bring good money.”

Perhaps bothered that this was all he could give, Kal let out an unnecessary cough.

“Ahem. Sorry I couldn’t keep my promise. Even though it’s nothing much…”

“No. Kal. What are you saying.”

With his mouth stretched from ear to ear, Kairen spoke with sincerity.

“Right now, nothing is more precious to me than this.”

* * *

Leaving behind Kal’s farewell and his apprentice’s repeated bows of gratitude for saving his life, Kairen headed to the Village Central Plaza.

Users swarmed like flies again, but he paid no attention and placed his hand on the giant crystal orb leading to the continent.

[Will you leave the village? Once you leave the village, you can never return again.]

He nodded slightly.

[We sincerely congratulate you on becoming a true adventurer. We will guide you to the center of the continent, Gania Castle.]

Along with the voice, he felt like he was being sucked somewhere.

And when he opened his eyes again, a truly massive city greeted him.

“Wow…”

At that amazing scenery, Kairen unconsciously let out an exclamation.

The expression “center of the continent” was no exaggeration.

The white inner castle situated inside the castle was beautiful and noble.

The castle walls that greatly surrounded the city were magnificent and massive.

What about the NPCs?

Unlike Rudenville village which was filled only with humans, this place was bustling with various races.

Elf and dwarf users also looked quite impressive, and unique races like beastmen and half-orcs caught the eye.

“Ha. Rudenville really was just a beginner village.”

Deep down, I had wondered how different the continent could really be.

But this was on a completely different level.

Woof! (Wow! There are so many people!)

[Kairen-nim. Were there always this many humans?]

Rookie beside him and Garuda perched on his shoulder were startled by the city’s liveliness, their bodies trembling.

And seeing Kairen like that, other users also started getting excited.

“He’s here, he’s here!”

“It’s Kairen!”

“Contact the leader!”

Mercenary group users who had already been contacted from the beginner village once again headed toward Kairen.

Though Kairen was still in Noise Cancel Mode, so he couldn’t hear their commotion at all.

“Now. First…”

Pushing through the users surrounding him, Kairen sat on a nearby bench.

Then he sent a whisper to his friend.

[To Park Jinwoo: Jin-woo. Are you busy?]

[From Park Jinwoo: Oh! What’s up? Did you cross over to the continent?]

[To Park Jinwoo: Yeah. Just crossed over. Want to meet up?]

[From Park Jinwoo: Sounds good. But I’m hunting right now. You’re at Gania Castle, right? Can you hang around there for a bit? I’ll head over when I’m done hunting.]

[To Park Jinwoo: Okay]

Hmm. I wanted to meet Jin-woo and ask him various things, but should I postpone it for now?

After a moment’s consideration, he got up from his seat.

Since he had time, he felt like enjoying the excitement that a new city offered.

He bought chicken legs for Rookie, lamb ribs for Garuda, and held beer and grilled skewers in both hands for himself.

He wandered around various parts of the castle while enjoying such luxurious snacks.

It wasn’t just simple entertainment.

It was time to understand and learn the castle’s structure – where the shops were located, where the castle gates were, and so on.

Since the castle was large, it took quite a while to look around.

However, even after completing a full tour, no contact came from Jin-woo.

“Hmm.”

Time was still floating by aimlessly.

Since it felt wasteful to spend any more time like this, Kairen decided to go outside the castle.

He opened the map to check the area around the castle, then headed south.

South of the castle was a forest inhabited by low-level monsters.

It was the perfect place to test taming methods and confirm his own strength.

Users followed Kairen like leeches.

At this rate, he would have to show everything about himself in front of the users.

But Kairen had something he could rely on.

As soon as he entered the forest, he dropped Rookie and Garuda off, then quickly ran to create distance from the users.

However, the crowd of users chasing him all the way outside the castle was concerning.

[You have entered the Dense Forest.]

[Dallinjer’s Ring effect activates.]

[When hiding your body, your presence greatly diminishes.]

Kairen acted quickly upon hearing the alarm in his ears.

He dropped Rookie and Garuda off and quickly ran to create distance from the users.

Since they were higher level than him, they immediately followed behind him.

[Dallinjer’s Ring effect activates.]

[You have hidden your body. Your presence greatly diminishes.]

“What, what?”

“Where did he go? He was definitely here just now!”

“Did he log out?”

“Ah! Damn it! Look for him!”

Even though he had merely hidden his body in the thicket, the users couldn’t recognize him despite being right in front of them.

‘To this extent?’

It wasn’t complex concealment and cover, just hiding his body in the thicket.

With just that having the effect of shaking off high-level players, Kairen recalled Yuhan making a fuss over yellow potions.

‘I’ll use this gratefully from now on.’

After chuckling, Kairen watched the users for a long time.

At first they searched with gritted teeth, but soon gave up as time passed and trudged back to the city.

Once the signs of people disappeared, he carefully got up and moved his steps.

“Sigh. I can’t keep doing this forever, I need to find a solution soon.”

He already knew well that living as a popular guy was tiring.

However, he didn’t expect to be this popular even in a game, so he was scratching his head in annoyance when

A familiar monster caught Kairen’s eye.

A monster he had already killed dozens of times in Rudenville village – a goblin was wandering between the trees.

“Found it.”

Luckily, he found his target quickly.

He raised the corners of his mouth and picked up his bow.

Now that the troublemakers were gone, he wanted to check quickly.

What kind of item was the Monster Lord’s Bow?

How was taming carried out?

It was finally time to confirm that.

Kairen muttered in an excited voice.

“Fusion.”

[Using Fusion, one of the Monster Lord’s effects.]

[There is currently a bow available for fusion.]

[Fusing with Beginner’s Bow (Magic).]

With a pleasant alarm, the Monster Lord’s Bow scattered like black mist.

Soon the mist gathered again and the bow that revealed its existence was subtly different in appearance from before.

Largely, it maintained the splendid exterior of the Monster Lord’s Bow, but the blue patterns that the Beginner’s Bow had were subtly embedded in the bow grip.

[Monster Lord’s Bow (Legendary/Fused)]A bow used by the ruler of all monsters.It reveals its true power only to those qualified to become its master.Effect 1: Attack Power +30, Critical Hit Rate +3%, Attack Speed +5%Effect 2. Domination:……..

While the appearance was quite satisfactory, the performance of the fused bow itself hadn’t changed much.

The effects of the Monster Lord’s Bow and Beginner’s Bow were simply combined.

Nevertheless, Kairen wore a subtle smile.

A system where it becomes one with existing weapons and shares effects.

Though it might not seem like much, it’s efficient.

Without fusion, he would have had to alternate between using two bows.

“Now then….”

Having confirmed the item’s effects, it was time to put it to practical use.

He aimed at the goblin and nocked an arrow.

First, it was a basic arrow.

He wanted to try the taming arrow right away, but these systems always had their unwritten rules, didn’t they.

The eternal law that you had to reduce them to critical health to increase taming probability.

New World probably wouldn’t be much different.

He aimed at the back of its head and shot without hesitation.

“Kiiiiik!!”

The goblin writhed in agony as the arrow lodged properly in the back of its head.

After confirming it was in critical condition from just one attack, he nocked a different arrow this time.

“This is the real deal.”

A taming arrow with an arrowhead that glowed blue.

This was what he’d been curious about.

What would happen if he hit that creature with this arrow?

He released the bowstring with curiosity, and the arrow cut through the air to lodge between the creature’s brows.

Flash!

Blue light overflowed from the arrowhead lodged between its brows and enveloped the goblin.

The blue light that instantly devoured the goblin soon shrank to the size of a soccer ball.

The blue light swayed greatly, as if the goblin was struggling inside.

Then a gauge surrounded the edge of that blue light, with numbers appearing above it.

[15%… 41%….]

The numbers rose as the gauge filled.

Ah. So this was how the system worked.

He quite liked the intuitive system.

[…100%]

[Congratulations! You have tamed a ‘Goblin’!]

“It worked.”

Kairen, who had been wary of possible failure, smiled.

His fist clenched with anticipation and excitement at this being his first capture.

The clean success meant he hadn’t wasted one of his only twenty taming arrows either.

It was a perfect start in many ways.

“Now then….”

It was just a goblin, but it was his first capture.

As he pondered how to utilize it and tried to open the goblin’s status window, an alarm appeared before his eyes.

[The 【Ruler’s Gaze】 effect allows you to see through the target’s hidden talents and aptitudes.]

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