The Strongest in the Game by Dominating Monster - Chapter 25

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Monster Domination: Game’s Strongest Episode 25

[Kairen appeared! South, Dense Forest!]

The short text from his friend was enough to make the lying in bed bolt upright.

“That bastard…”

Grinding his teeth, the quickly opened the VR Capsule beside his bed.

The Goblin Army.

The event that tens of millions had been enthusiastic about had successfully ended.

Everyone hoped they would be the protagonist of the next event, and were curious about what kind of person the new protagonist would be.

Everyone was happy, but exactly one person was different.

Yuhan.

After the event, his nickname was no longer Yuhan but .

The cause of him becoming a was clear.

Kairen.

The being recently admired by the world was the most hateful existence in the world to him.

Because of Kairen, he had failed spectacularly.

Yuhan’s recent thoughts were always only about that.

The Mercenary Group Members who had been grinning slyly just days ago saying they wanted to appear on broadcasts were now whispering that he was a disgrace to the mercenary group.

The Guild Leader who had told him to call him hyung now sneered and told him to leave the mercenary group on his own.

Was it only the mercenary group?

The viewers who came to his broadcasts were the same.

Mockery and criticism filled the chat.

As a pro, he should have turned that into entertainment for the broadcast too, but wasn’t that broad-minded.

He fought with the mocking viewers every time, and with the continuing pattern, his viewer count dropped significantly.

There were streamers in the world to replace him like grains of sand by a river, and no viewer wanted to become a fan of a Streamer who got pissed on by a dog.

He was kicked out of the mercenary group, and his broadcast failed.

The downfall of the 1,500th ranked player was instantaneous.

Yuhan, who logged into the game, immediately headed south.

Since all users who left Beginner Village came to Gania Castle, he had been camping here for a long time.

“Wait for me, Kairen.”

Yuhan opened his Inventory to check his items and bit his lips.

The preparation was perfect.

The plan was excellent too.

All preparations were finished, and now he just had to execute it.

“I’ll definitely kill you.”

Yuhan’s footsteps, dreaming of perfect revenge, became endlessly faster.

* * *

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

Ruler’s Gaze.

A skill that shows the talents and aptitudes of tamed monsters.

In an instant, before I could even recall the effect of the skill I had forgotten, alarms rang continuously.

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

[You have tamed a new species! The Monster Lord’s Bow demonstrates the Diversity effect!]

[Due to the Diversity effect, Taming probability, damage, and Critical Hit probability permanently increase!]

[The pets you can accompany have reached the limit.]

[The Goblin will automatically move to your Territory.]

Name: Goblin (Normal) Owner: Kairen Race: Goblin Level: 12… Aptitudes: Construction Lv1, Logging Lv2, Manual Work Lv1, Transport Lv1, Mining Lv1, Gathering Lv1 Hidden Talent: Lumberjack (A pet that particularly loves trees. Logging Lv increases by 1.)

Countless alarms poured out without rest.

Among them, what caught my eye the most was definitely the hidden talent.

“Oh ho. So this was the system.”

It was quite interesting.

Although it wasn’t a talent that would help with combat or growth right away, it would help with Territory growth.

And if there were talents like that, there would definitely be talents that help with combat or the Battlefield.

Then I realized a very important fact.

That I hadn’t checked Garuda’s talent yet.

[Garuda. Could you come to me? Ah. There might be adventurers around, so come carefully.]

[Yes, Kairen-nim.]

How many seconds had passed since that reliable answer was heard?

Garuda, who quickly descended from the sky, landed on my shoulder.

[Kairen-nim. I didn’t see any other adventurers inside the Forest.]

“Really?”

Did everyone give up and leave?

[Still, be careful. There might be adventurers I missed or new ones coming.]

“Right. Thanks.”

I lightly stroked his beak and opened the status window.

Legendary pet, divine beast Garuda.

As precious as he is, his talent should also be extraordinary.

No, it had to be extraordinary.

If a precious legendary pet had strange talents attached, nothing would be more deflating than that.

And Garuda’s talent that I soon confirmed was.

“…Is this good?”

It was somewhat puzzling.

Name: Garuda (Legendary) Owner: Kairen Race: Divine Beast (Juvenile) Level: 16… Hidden Talent: Swift (Boasts the highest speed. Movement speed is 30% faster.)

Just looking at the description, it seemed very good.

The name ‘Swift’ was cool too, and the 30% figure was excellent.

However, movement speed was questionable. It was an important factor, but I wondered if it was really necessary for Garuda who could even fly in the sky.

“Well, it must be good.”

I closed the status window and stroked Garuda’s tail feathers.

“Garuda. Did you happen to see any other goblins while coming down?”

[I saw them. There was a small group not far from here.]

“Oh. Really? Then, could you guide me there?”

When I lightly bounced my shoulder, Garuda flew up high.

“Alright. Shall we go catch the remaining five?”

Following Garuda, he gripped his bow tightly.

When the notification had appeared earlier, he remembered the bow’s effect he had forgotten about.

The third effect of the Monster Lord’s Bow – Legion.

If you tame five monsters of the same species, taming probability, health, and mana permanently increase.

“Since we’re already here, it’d be good to catch them all at once.”

Kairen hummed a tune as he walked forward.

* * *

Kiiik?

The goblin looked around and tilted its head in confusion.

Where is this place?

Why am I here?

As various questions arose in its dim brain.

A lightning-like realization struck the goblin’s head.

Ah! I have a great master now!

And this is my great master’s territory!

At this sudden realization, the goblin let out a joyful shriek.

Kiek! Kiek!

Though it was an act to impress its master, the goblin soon realized.

That right now, its master wasn’t here.

No, not just its master, but no other living beings either.

Kiek?

With doubt, the goblin began to walk.

With the castle gate behind it, vast grassland and sea welcomed it, but failed to capture its interest.

So it walked a little further, and soon its eyes widened.

What entered its sight was an environment similar to its homeland.

A dense forest full of beautiful trees.

Kiek!

With the illusion of coming home, it let out a joyful shriek and rushed forward in one bound.

And instinctively began moving for its master’s sake.

Hoping that when its master returned from a brief outing, he would be greatly pleased.

* * *

[You have captured five goblins! The Monster Lord’s Bow activates its Legion effect!]

[Taming probability, health, and mana permanently increase slightly!]

Along with the notification tickling his ears, Kairen ran his hand through his hair.

Capturing a total of five goblins, including the one caught earlier, wasn’t too difficult.

He succeeded easily and received the corresponding reward.

Woof! (Kairen! You were really totally cool! You hit them all!)

Rookie, who had joined before finding the goblin horde, looked up with sparkling eyes.

“Thanks, Rookie.”

Just being with the lively Rookie made him smile.

Lightly patting its head, Kairen sat on a tree stump.

What he gained from capturing five goblins wasn’t just the Legion effect.

Diligence, Brave, Lazy, and so on.

He could also check various hidden talents of the monsters.

[Kairen. A goblin is approaching from the right.]

Then, Garuda’s warning sounded and Kairen immediately turned around.

An arrow was already nocked on his bow as he turned, and upon spotting the goblin simultaneously with turning, Kairen immediately released the bowstring.

Kieeek!

The goblin clutched its face in agony from the arrow lodged in its forehead, and Kairen immediately reached for the next arrow…

“Huh? Wait a minute.”

A sudden question made Kairen pick up a different arrow.

Maximum five of the same species.

That was the limit of the Monster Lord’s Bow.

But what if he exceeded that?

Curiosity had to be resolved quickly.

Kairen took out a Taming Arrow.

Then he lightly shot it at the goblin that was nearly on death’s door.

[…100%]

[Congratulations! You have tamed a goblin!]

He tilted his head at the now familiar notification.

What? It’s okay to exceed the limit…?

[*Warning!* You have tamed too many of the same species!]

[Choose one of the six goblins. The selected goblin will be released into the wild.]

“Ah. So this is what happens?”

Looking at the six goblins displayed in the translucent window, Kairen was impressed.

It was quite a nice feature.

Normally, he would have thought that goblins were all the same anyway.

“But even among goblins, there are differences in talent.”

Their levels and aptitudes were the same, but their talents were different.

The talent of the goblin he just caught was Porter.

It had a talent that raised the Transport level by one stage – too valuable to give up.

“I don’t need lazy ones in my territory.”

He removed the goblin with the Lazy talent and added the Porter.

[A new goblin joins your territory.]

[A goblin from your territory departs to the wild.]

Though a rather regretful notification sounded, Kairen lightly smiled while stroking his chin.

“Hmm. Should I try catching more goblins then? But then I’d be using too many Taming Arrows just on goblins…”

One thought led to another.

His mind raced quickly to figure out what would be most efficient, what would be the best approach.

Woof! (Kairen? What are you doing?)

As his thoughts deepened, Rookie lightly bit the hem of his pants and barked.

Its upward gaze was so clear that he smiled and grabbed both its cheeks.

“Sorry. I was just thinking about something for a moment.”

Woof! (Oh! I’m sorry! Did I interrupt you?)

A cute response came from his stretched cheeks and mouth.

In answer to that adorable question, he pulled out jerky from his inventory and offered it.

He tried to offer some to Garuda as well, but perhaps she was tired.

Seeing her nodding off beside him, he put it back in his inventory.

“Rookie. Let’s rest for a bit. You take it easy too.”

Woof! (Yes! Let’s play in my dreams!)

Such a typical Rookie response made him burst into laughter again.

Rookie soon lay down at his feet and breathed peacefully.

Rookie and Garuda fell into a pleasant afternoon nap.

As if singing them a lullaby, the wind and vegetation sang their song.

Brushing away his windblown hair, Kairen organized his thoughts as well.

The immediate challenges before him were broadly two things.

One was developing his territory. The other was taking Rookie to the Eastern Grasslands.

He would have liked to solve both simultaneously, but it was physically impossible.

He had no choice but to set priorities, and the urgent matter was definitely the territory.

The unknown enemy that would come in about a month.

It might turn out to be nothing serious, but currently the territory had no defenses whatsoever.

He needed to make at least minimal preparations.

“Hmm. So then, I’ve solved the magic stone issue, and the problem is logs and stone.”

While he was deep in thought.

A voice that shattered the peace rang out from behind Kairen.

“Finally found you.”

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