NOVEL NEXT chapter 2
Alchemist
7 p.m. the next day.
Before the monster invasion began, my fortress had no space to set foot due to many players from all over the world.
The reason was simple.
The last invasion proceeded until all users died, and the more strong people there were, the more advantageous it was.
At 8:00 in the evening, as if it were the last time, so many monsters flocked from all sides that the end could not be seen.
Users fell one by one in the endless invasion of monsters.
An hour passed.
[Counting Survivors]
-Korea: 34
-USA: 26
-China: 22
-Europe: 18
-Japan 6
-Egypt 3 people.
Two hours later, the number of survivors was cut in half again.
3 hours passed.
[Counting Survivors]
-Korea: 5 people
-USA: 8 people.
-Europe: 4 people
-China: 11 people.
-Japan: 2 people.
After 4 hours I was alone and after 30 minutes I also died.
[The last invasion has ended.]
As soon as the message disappeared, the user was moved to the big city.
[Survivors, you have worked hard.]
After the manager wearing the crow mask finished talking, questions poured in from here and there.
“Does it really give you superpowers?”
“Tsk tsk tsk I’m not even an elementary school student so did you believe that?”
“Why are you here today?”
[I will freeze the chat window for a while. ]
When a message was posted on the chat like crazy, the manager froze the chat window.
[We will announce the Korean rankings.]
End of 1,001st place BJ: 100,621
…
100th Ganji Elementary School: 402,321
…
51st BJ Yeonhari: 820,312
…
11th High-ranking civil servants: 1,401,341
…
5. The Scarecrow of Oz 5,212,323
4th Extreme Concept Chung 6,314,321
3rd Gangnam Bond King 8,400,313
2nd Superman’s panties 9,518,341
No. 1 Temporary person 28,000,104
[You have experienced the apocalypse indirectly so far. Two days later, at 6:00 a.m., apocalypse protocol will begin.]
[The earth’s barrier disappears and the zombie invasion begins. Please survive to the end.]
As soon as the manager finished speaking, the countdown began.
[… 3,2,1]
[The server is shutting down.]
Even after the game ended, I stared at the monitor for a while.
In the next two days, the Earth will enter the path of destruction. I don’t want to believe it, but after seeing the effect of ‘Tears of God’, I had no choice but to believe it.
I ran 100m in 9.9 seconds, my eyesight improved to the level of a Mongolian, and all fatigue disappeared after only 4 hours of sleep a day.
‘Is that all?’
His left leg, which had been limping, became as strong as cast iron. This is why we have no choice but to believe the word of the game company that the end is coming.
Once again, when I recognized the past and the future, fear and unknown emotions rushed in like a tide.
The former stems from the fact that the earth is going to perish, and the latter stems from the anticipation of superpowers and the confidence that they can survive to the end.
‘Come to think of it.’
Ever since I was young, I have had an unusually strong spirit of adventure, and there were many times I almost died.
‘Of course the body is full of scars.’
Becoming a triathlete came from this personality.
The same goes for her hobbies such as rock climbing, skydiving, and wingsuit flying.
Certainly, hardships and adversity will follow in a destroyed world, but I am confident that I will survive to the end.
Stop thinking and access the official website.
I looked at the world rankings.
1st place iron man. KR
2nd Bonjour FRA
3rd place Changcheng/长城 CHN
4th C. Eastwood USA
5th place Sugo-i JPN
The 6th to 11th places were all Koreans, and the result of looking up to the 100th place. There were 31 Koreans.
‘As expected, it’s Korean.’
Just as I was about to scroll down and take a closer look at the ranking board.
[Reward will be paid.]
At the same time as the message in my ear, a group of lights appeared and I lost consciousness.
***
Talk!
Todok!
I woke up and opened my eyes, but I saw nothing but a faint light from afar.
‘The whole body is wet.’
I hurriedly tried to get up from my seat, but my body didn’t move a single hair. As if being pressed by scissors.
I gave strength to my toes.
Didn’t even bother.
Repeat similar actions several times.
I was barely able to move.
I got up from my seat and looked at myself.
Damp cotton pants and cotton tee.
and barefoot.
‘It’s definitely not a dream.’
The message I heard in my ear before I lost consciousness vividly came to mind.
Still, it was good to be sure, so I pinched my thigh hard and the pain rushed in. It wasn’t a dream either.
I hurriedly looked around.
Dense darkness in the rain forest.
A light streaming from far away.
It’s obviously the same as MA’s tutorial.
Then it was clear what I was going to do.
I hurried to the shack where the light streamed out.
Squeak!
When the door was opened, static electricity was generated in the air, the space warped and a blue portal appeared.
old fedora.
cigarette in mouth.
bushy beard.
The person who crossed the portal was a cowboy like you would see in a Western movie.
-A once iron man, congratulations on winning first place.
“hey?”
I spoke just in case.
– I will pay compensation.
Ignoring my words, the man took a sip of his cigarette and immediately spit it out, and I reached out for him.
crackle!
As his hand touched the cowboy’s body, his figure distorted for a moment, then returned to normal.
-Then let’s start the job selection.
When the cowboy snapped his fingers, a message appeared in front of his eyes.
[1% of the honor acquired until the last day is paid as a point.]
[Acquired 280,000 points.]
-Choose which points to invest in your job. My presumptuous piece of advice, though, is that class rank matters most. So, get the highest level job possible.
As the man said, in MA, rewards are given whenever the level goes up, and the rewards are affected by the class of the job.
Normal ranks receive 1 coin, advanced ranks receive 2 coins, heroes receive 4 coins, and so on.
I don’t know what level it is. The grade of the job I applied for in the open beta was up to the hero grade.
[Normal-Free] [Advanced- 50P]
[Rare – 250P] [Hero – 1,250]
[Legend-12,500P][Myth-125,000P]
-How much will you invest?
“125,000 points.”
[Points have been consumed.]
[Start drawing.]
As soon as I finished my words, ten cards appeared in the air. ignoring the laws of gravity.
‘I wish you luck.’
My fate is determined by what card I draw here.
As usual, I touch the first card. All cards except for the one I chose turned black.
Whiririk!
The first card started spinning at high speed.
I touched the card and immediately closed my eyes.
Pod!
Even though I closed my eyes, I was dazzled by the brilliant flash that flowed from the card.
‘What is it?’
When I opened my eyes, an old man holding a crystal ball was looking at me in the place where the card had been.
– I am Carmen, the pinnacle of alchemy and the teacher of all alchemists. I will give you my powers, so that you can save the world from falling into evil.
[Do you want to choose?]
“yes.”
[You have become the first alchemist.]
“and···. It’s really crazy.”
thump! thump!
Against my will, my heart started beating like crazy.
The reason was that being an alchemist was a job allowed only to NPCs and could create a homunculus that was classified as fraudulent.
In MA, the number of summons that a user can summon is determined according to the class of the job, but it is not a homunculus.
‘If I can afford the maintenance cost, I can print it infinitely.’
In the case of a golem, a representative homunculus, depending on the production method, it can be made into a worker that works 24 hours a day, or it can be made into a powerful guardian by giving elemental properties.
Also, it was the only job that could make hard-to-find enhancement stones.
The reason why Enchantment Stones are always in short supply is that there were only a few routes to get them, and the routes were as follows.
The first is to purchase a limited quantity from the NPC Alchemist.
It comes from the second miscellaneous card, but the probability is only about 5%.
Finally, it was obtained as a general merchandise package sold at the Cash Shop.
The problem was that the price of the package was 300,000 won in cash, but there were 10 miscellaneous goods cards in it, so I didn’t even look at it unless it was a billing agent.
Demand is huge, but supply is sorely lacking, so many people use private loans to buy miscellaneous goods cards.
Of course, these were people who believed that the world would end and that we could really get superpowers.
Anyway, since I can make any number of precious enhancement stones like this, I can’t help but feel my heart pounding.
If you could make it and sell it, you’d be rich in no time. Of course, there is no need or reason for it.
-Collection opens when you clear the Tower of Salvation scenario. Good luck.
‘It’s really just like a game.’
A collection is a collection of things obtained through drawing and raising the ability level, and users call it Jangpan.
Even a collection of hero level is huge, but a collection of myth level that is 2 steps higher than that…
“What would you like to give me?”
[Tutorial starts in 5 minutes.]
Before the fight, I opened the status window to check my information.
*Seo Kang-jun Lv 1.
[Job]: Beginning Alchemist (Myth)
[Unique Skill]: Grade enhancement.
[Technology]: Special disassembly.
[Ability level]: Normal
-Strength: 3.2, Agility: 3.1, Stamina: 3.6
grade enhancement? As soon as I had my doubts, information about technology immediately appeared in front of my eyes.
*Enhanced grade.
[Rating]: Myth
[Description]: Raise the level of a target.
-Enhancement target applies only to oneself or one’s possessions and family members.
– Coins are consumed for the cost of enhancement.
-This skill cannot be enhanced.
– Can be used 24 times a day.
“Raising the grade?”
The meaning of rising grades in Monster Apocalypse was clear.
Common items become advanced, and advanced summons become rare.
‘It’s a real cheating job.’
[The selection is over.]
There are quite a few points left, but it doesn’t matter. There is a hidden dungeon in the tutorial, and there is a Merchant of the End.
[Awakening begins.]
Basic knowledge about the game and information about the skills you possess flowed into your head.
[Awakening has been completed.]
[Choose a weapon.]
Four weapons appeared in the air.
First shotgun.
Two bullets inside.
If you only look at the destructive power, of course you have to pick up a shotgun, but there is one fatal flaw.
‘Just the noise.’
A cliché among zombie clichés.
Zombies are sensitive to sound.
Also, due to the nature of the tutorial, dozens of zombies flock to you when you shoot. There is no need to rush.
‘pass.’
The second weapon is a chainsaw.
At first glance, it looks really good. But for some reason, the chainsaw in the game is overloaded and breaks down after 3-4 slices without fail.
‘pass.’
All that remains is a spear and a longsword.
After thinking for a while, I lifted the window.
A weapon with a long range is good.
As soon as the fingertips touched the weapon, sparks flew, the space distorted, and the shack collapsed from side to side.
Ting!
I quickly turned my head at the sound of chains breaking.
Half sunken skull.
dripping saliva.
Eyes turned white.
It was a zombie.
– I miss you.
He dragged his legs and approached me at a slow pace.
thump!
I’m sure it was a zombie that caught hundreds of millions of people in the game, but my heart skipped a beat when I saw the terribly crushed face.
‘If you get bitten even once, you die.’
Let’s stay calm. If you go back a little bit, you’ll find a pit.
I checked the distance between the pit and myself while keeping an eye on the zombies.
The size of the pit was about 2m and the distance was about 10 steps.
I quickly turned around and jumped over the pit, and the zombie chased me and fell into the pit just like in the game.
‘It’s exactly the same as the game.’
Waiting for a moment, waiting for an opportunity to stab the head, the zombie floundered and lifted its head up to get out of the puddle.
‘Now.’
Grabbing the spear with both hands, he threw it at the zombie’s head with all his might.
hooked!
An unpleasant feeling of being pierced through the flesh passed through my fingertips.
-Wow!
Unfortunately, the sweat from the tension slipped and landed on the zombie’s shoulder, not its head.
“sh*t.”
The zombie climbed out of the pit with a spear stuck in its shoulder.
I hurriedly pulled my arm and pulled out the spear.
Move backwards to maintain distance from the zombies and aim for timing again.
hooked!
The weight of the zombie on the tip of the spear stopped moving.
“finished.”
As I pulled the spear toward me, the zombie fell to the floor and a white box floated up.
Now it’s time to check if the ＜Rank Enhancement＞ skill is really a scam.