The Strongest in the Game by Dominating Monster - Chapter 37
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Monster Domination: Game’s Strongest Episode 37
Woof! (Lord Kairen! The scent of wind, flowers, and clouds is so wonderful!)
Perhaps pleased by the clear weather, Rookie ran ahead at the front and barked briefly.
I followed behind with a faint smile at that pure happiness.
“You’re right. The weather is really nice.”
One hour after departure.
As if blessing the subjugation force’s path ahead, brilliant sunshine and gentle breezes swayed softly.
However, not many were enjoying that leisure.
“Ah. Should I have even joined? Just walking is so boring.”
“Tell me about it. Are we still far from arriving?”
At most one hour.
Complaints burst out from those who couldn’t endure even that short time.
“Hey. But who do you think will get first place in this subjugation order? Honestly, it’s tough for us, right?”
“Honestly, we just joined to get some scraps. I heard a ranker’s alt character participated too.”
“Right. I heard Paladin Johan joined too. Does that even make sense?”
Then I perked up my ears at a rather interesting story.
Paladin Johan?
I tilted my head at the unfamiliar name, then soon sighed.
Come to think of it, before leaving for the subjugation, Jin-woo had told me.
That there was a ranker participating in this subjugation order that high-level players found hard to join due to karma restrictions.
Paladin Johan.
A member of the 23rd-ranked mercenary group ‘Fate’, and individually an 85th-ranked ranker.
By ranking alone, he was a stronger opponent than ‘Gung’ and ‘Rain’.
“There he is.”
“Wow. What kind of alt character has that build.”
When the users turned their heads following the pointing fingers.
[Lord Kairen!!]
Garuda’s sharp cry, who had been roaming the sky, pierced my mind.
[Not far away, a massacre is happening in a small village!]
Massacre?
My brow furrowed at a word that didn’t match this peaceful scenery.
At the same time, Rookie growled roughly at my feet.
Woof! (The smell of blood!! Lord Kairen! There’s a thick smell of blood!)
I gripped my bow at the urgent warnings from my two companions announcing that peace was short-lived.
Right. So it’s about to begin now.
The clear and refreshing air suddenly felt heavy and sticky.
Jin-woo’s other advice came to mind.
The advice that once the subjugation order begins, the Western Territory itself becomes one giant stage.
The first act was rising.
“Rookie. Garuda. Follow me.”
I moved forward to the front of the formation with them.
Shortly after, the scene of massacre that Garuda mentioned came into view.
It was hundreds of bandits.
They were trampling, burning, and pillaging the village.
The residents who resisted had become corpses, staining the small stream flowing in front of the village red.
The remaining residents were tied with ropes, wailing at their destroyed daily lives.
“What is this!!”
Knight Commander Allen, who discovered that tragedy, flew into a rage and drew his sword.
“Everyone prepare for battle!”
At his shout, the eyes of users who had been drowning in boredom gleamed.
“What? A fight?”
“Good! This is how it should be!”
“Hehe. This is New World!”
Users from front to back drew their weapons and hastily stepped forward.
The fighting spirit emanating from thousands was quite intimidating, but the opponents didn’t care.
Despite the clear numerical disadvantage, they formed ranks and grabbed their weapons.
They mounted horses, turned their horses’ heads this way, and prepared to charge.
“They’re charging at this?”
I felt a strange sense of incongruity at the opponents’ reaction.
Thousands of adventurers and hundreds of soldiers.
Plus three knights and even mages.
In comparison, the opponents all seemed to be cavalry, but only a few hundred.
If they were thinking beings, choosing retreat would have been the correct answer.
“Charge!!”
“Strike! Most of them are adventurers!”
“Those bastards drop money when you kill them!”
Soon hundreds of cavalry charged rapidly.
Watching them gradually approach, I realized the identity of that sense of incongruity.
They weren’t thoughtless fools, but formidable enemies confident they could overcome this overwhelming numerical difference.
A dark red wave with red names painted above all hundreds of heads surged fiercely.
* * *
“Form ranks! Warriors to the front! Mages prepare your incantations!”
Allen responded quickly to the enemies’ charge.
The soldiers trained in drills moved in perfect unison.
But the adventurers were different.
“Hey! Get out of the way! Get out of the way!”
“If we die now, it’ll be a dog’s death!”
The adventurers who had been at the front didn’t follow orders and stepped backward.
They watched each other and hid their bodies.
The formation became a complete mess in an instant, and Allen bit his lips tightly.
‘Rabble!’
He had expected it, but the adventurers’ condition was much more serious than he thought.
“Jake! Lead the adventurers! Baon! We advance with the soldiers! Dagang! Magic from behind!”
Gripping his horse’s reins tightly, he shouted urgently.
Though he didn’t like it, they had to step forward first for now.
As the fight dragged on, the adventurers would join in too.
Though he didn’t like it, this was the best option for now.
At that moment, a single adventurer climbing onto a small rock that rose above the crowd came into his view.
It was a man holding an expensive bow, with a dog guarding by his side.
Without hesitation, the man shot an arrow toward the lead cavalry charging forward.
‘Excellent.’
Allen immediately recognized his skill.
His shooting stance and trajectory.
It was to the degree that he wanted to tell his soldiers to watch and learn.
“However, it’s weak.”
Simultaneously with Allen’s muttering, a sharp metallic sound rang out.
Clang!
The bandit who lightly deflected the arrow aimed at his head smiled viciously.
It wasn’t bad, but the power itself was weak.
While his spirited effort was admirable, that level wouldn’t be enough to stop those vicious bandits.
The Tarahan Bandit Group.
Recently, they were ones who had gained quite a notorious reputation in this area.
A group formed by mercenaries, defeated soldiers, and wandering knights.
They were infamous for recently devastating an entire barony.
‘Now withdraw. Anything more would be reckless.’
Still, he was the only adventurer who stepped forward.
Looking at him admirably, he hoped the man would act wisely.
However, the man did not retreat.
Once again, he calmly drew his bowstring.
‘Was he a fool who couldn’t even sense the difference in power?’
Allen shook his head disapprovingly.
An admirable idiot.
That was exactly the level he considered him to be.
Until the arrow he shot drew another beautiful trajectory and hit its mark.
“…!”
Neighhhh!
What, what is this!!
Move aside! Get out of the way!
Stop!!
As the horse collapsed with a terrible scream, the horses following behind collided in a chain reaction.
A crack appeared in the wave that had been surging forward with great momentum.
“He aimed for the horse!!”
Allen jerked his body in shock and surprise.
It was an unexpected move.
One of the reasons the Tarahan Bandit Group could gain notoriety was because their warhorses were extraordinary.
The hideous armor that covered the horses’ entire bodies.
According to rumors, it was demon armor made from ogre and troll hide.
Thanks to this, the horses had superior defense while maintaining their mobility.
But that adventurer aimed for the horses and killed their mobility.
The one place the demon armor couldn’t protect.
By targeting the horses’ eyes.
‘He was a monster.’
Allen’s assessment changed instantly, and Kairen nocked his third arrow to the bowstring.
“That’s enough! Fall back!”
Seeing this, Allen could no longer hold back and shouted.
He was too valuable a talent to die here.
He wanted to observe him a little more.
However, the man who heard the shout glanced in this direction, then looked forward again.
“Kill him!”
“That bow is mine!”
The confusion was brief, as the bandits trampled over their fallen comrades and charged again.
At that moment, red flames bloomed from the third arrowhead nocked on the bowstring.
Whoosh!
Drawing a trajectory like a falling meteor, the arrow once again pierced through a horse’s eye.
“Jump over it!”
“Move aside! You bastards!”
As if they wouldn’t be fooled twice, the bandits moved gracefully.
They leaped over the staggering, collapsing horse and moved forward, but.
Whoosh!
“Aaaahhh!”
“What, what is this!!”
“Fire, it’s fire!”
“It’s hot! Water, bring water!”
Massive flames erupted from the body of the horse struck by the arrow.
As the flames engulfed the horse and the bandit riding it, blocking the path, uncontrollable panic completely swallowed the bandit group’s formation.
“…!”
Allen’s mouth fell wide open, now too tired from being surprised.
Just three arrows.
With merely that, the tide of the battlefield had completely reversed.
A miracle created by a single archer.
Tremors ran through his entire body.
Feeling that thrilling sensation climbing up from his toes, Allen shouted loudly.
“Everyone, charge!!”
* * *
Two hours since the battle began.
The sharp screams of those facing death.
The sharp sounds of cold weapons clashing against each other.
The sounds that had been echoing desperately were gradually quieting down.
“Phew.”
Wiping away the blood clinging to his forehead with the back of his hand, he surveyed the battlefield that had transformed into a hellscape.
“It’s over.”
He muttered while watching the few bandits fleeing into the forest in terror in the distance.
Those who couldn’t escape begged to be spared, but the adventurers’ hands didn’t stop.
To kill more somehow.
To accumulate contribution points somehow.
With fire in their eyes, they set out to find the surviving bandits.
Waaahhh!
We got the enemy leader!
Just then, the head of the leader, severed by Knight Commander Allen’s sword, flew through the air in a parabolic arc.
With that, this long and fierce battle came to an end.
Woof! (Kairen! They all ran away!)
[They won’t survive either. The place they fled to looks like Ogre Territory.]
Rookie and Garuda approached nearby.
Fortunately, both were safe.
Except for the fact that their entire bodies were stained red with blood.
“You did well, guys.”
He started to wipe the blood off both of them with cloth, then stopped.
He was even more covered in blood than they were.
It had been quite intense.
Quite a few adventurers had died, and it was a chaotic battle.
Still, he had made considerable gains amidst that chaos.
He killed four bandits to earn 300 gold, leveled up, and even obtained items.
[Space Restriction Scroll (Rare)]A scroll created by the great mage Ruin for amusement. It blocks everything with powerful magic.Effect: Creates a spatial barrier that no one can breach. The user is trapped in that space with a designated target for 30 seconds.Limitation: Single use.
Just looking at the effect itself, it seemed more useful for melee dealers than for himself.
Still, it would probably sell for quite a lot of money, so he was quite satisfied.
“Everyone head to the village! After organizing the village, we’ll take a rest!”
Then, as the battlefield was somewhat cleared, Allen shouted.
Following the order, they headed toward the village and moved busily.
They untied the residents who were bound with ropes and cleaned up the devastated village.
After moving like that for a while, he went to the stream to wash off the blood.
As he was scrubbing Garuda and Rookie’s entire bodies clean.
“You there. What’s your name?”
A heavy voice came from behind him.
It was Knight Commander Allen.
“My name is Kairen.”
“Kairen… Excellent. Your judgment and composure. Plus your archery and magic. It couldn’t have been better.”
At the perfect praise, Kairen smiled faintly and bowed his head.
“I was just lucky.”
It was half modesty, but half truth.
[Flame Arrow (Active)]Condenses mana to generate flames on the arrowhead.On critical hit, rarely ignites the opponent’s entire body to deal additional damage.
Flame Arrow, which rarely ignites the entire body.
He hadn’t expected it to trigger right here.
However, Allen, who took it as humility, smiled gently.
One who possesses force yet remains cautious and speaks with gravity. And when you see fit, recommend trustworthy adventurers. Remember this. Your discernment may become the final means to save Serena.’
The lord’s earnest plea as he grabbed his shoulder before leaving the territory.
He had kept it in mind, but honestly, at the time of departure, he thought no such adventurer existed.
Though it was a short time, it was enough to see the adventurers’ true nature.
Throughout the march, their words and actions were frivolous and light.
The aura they gave off was infinitely weak, worse than insects.
He wondered if there truly was anyone among them who could save the Young Lady’s life, and secretly let out a sigh.
But now.
‘This one might be different.’
Looking at Kairen, Allen’s lips curved into a gentle arc.
The aspects he had shown so far were satisfactory.
Though his level was low, he had backbone and skill.
His actions weren’t frivolous either, and he carried himself with dignity.
“I’ll look forward to your future performance.”
“Yes. Thank you.”
However, since he couldn’t reveal that fact, he lightly patted his shoulder and turned around.
“We spend tonight here! You may stay in the empty houses, but anyone who bothers the residents will be severely punished!”
With Allen’s shout, alerts appeared before the users’ eyes.
[The first stage has ended.]
[Currently calculating contribution scores up to this point.]
[Contribution is measured by comprehensively evaluating various factors including kills, assistance, strategic actions, etc.]
“Ooh! What rank am I?”
“Who’s in first place?”
Instantly, expectant shouts burst out among the adventurers.
And most of them looked at one man.
“First place must be Theorn.”
“Well, isn’t that obvious?”
Theorn.
Paladin Johan’s alt character, and the one who achieved remarkable feats in this battle.
One of the few adventurers who followed Allen’s orders without complaint, and who killed fifteen bandits.
Having witnessed that brilliant play, everyone naturally assumed he was in first place, but.
[Announcing the contribution rankings.]
[1st place: Kairen]
[2nd place: Theorn]
[3rd place: BJ Canoe]
…
“…!”
“What, what!!”
“It’s Kairen!”
Among the users whose expectations were wrong, shocked exclamations shook the night of the battlefield.
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