Former Hero, Solo Play Oriented

[Oh no / The broadcast’s been destroyed, lolololol]

[Oh no / Dragon-samas destroying broadcasts too… I worship you… GOAT (+4)]

[Gamjudge and Dog / Show me the white dog! Show me the white dog!]

[Oh no / What the… Are there sword users in the gallery? How did that happen? (+5)]

[Oh no / What’s going on? The white bone no mercy guild members aren’t broadcasting?]

[Oh no / Now who’s going to show us the white dog little swordsman?]

[q0467 / Chris, release the screenshots and videos of the white dog!]

[Oh no / Turn on the ecs broadcast!]

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[Title]
Hong Baek Guild Green Dragon Strategy Full Version.youtubu (+2274)

[Content]
(Video)

Just finished.
I don’t have time to edit, so I’ll upload the full version, just watch it.
I gotta go collect my share.

[Comments]

– Hahaha

– Hahaha

– Nowadays uploads are direct,,, Back in my day,,, upload time,,, encoding took forever,,,

– What’s this? This guy seems like a white bone guild member? Didn’t fight and filmed instead?

ㄴ (OP) Used all my potions and fled up a tree, just happened to see the Green Dragon, so I zoomed in for the shot. Originally, video broadcasts are controlled to prevent leaks, but I didn’t get caught, so I made it flexible.

ㄴ White bone guild master, sacrificing himself for revenge? Find him and cut him from the guild.

– Before the first breath, streamers not affiliated with GG Union were broadcasting, but what happened after that? How did they block the breath? Did they use an invulnerability party protection skill like Plan B?

ㄴ It’s shown in this video part. They made a barricade with the scales dropped after defeating the guardian.

ㄴ Wow, the Hong Baek guild members were attacking the guardian from the start; they really planned to take down that HP.

ㄴ If the white dog isn’t tanking, we might not even be able to attempt it, right? No party protection, and the Green Dragon becomes tankable?

ㄴ It might be good to have a wizard near the tank for party protection, someone good at self-sustain. The white dog is just doing it alone.

– So 50% is flying patterns, huh? Oh damn, the dragon is falling, lololol

ㄴ Looks like a ranger was waiting up top. Used the ballista object? How did they notice?

ㄴ Hong Baek guild must’ve pre-entered from the cliff. They seem to have avoided faction wars with PVE gear.

ㄴ Doesn’t seem to take continuous poison damage? Not even using antidotes. Is that because of the green light buff?

ㄴ I know what that is. It’s a poison immunity buff from the poison spider cave. They probably got it there.

ㄴ Yeah, there were also tactics in classic raid games like WOA where you’d get flame resistance buffs from elsewhere for raid strategies.

– We hit 20%! Look at them stripping the dragon’s scales, like filleting fish.

– Wow, now that the scales are off, it looks like Onmyoji and Spirit Magician binding skills are going in. Damage is increasing steadily.

– Can other parties pull this off too? Isn’t it only the Hong Baek guild that can do this? The white dog stripped the neck scales before the first breath, so they hit hard while aiming there.

ㄴ I think if everyone’s overall specs go up later, we might be able to pull off decent damage even over the scales, but with ancient shrine gear, it’ll take ages.

ㄴ Nah, it’s just the white dog being weird. During the breath, debris was floating around, did you see them stepping on it to go up?

ㄴ Damn, I feel like I saw that in an anime, lololol

ㄴ I guess I’ll quit being a swordsman. This is truly absurd. I mean, even though it’s a virtual reality game, isn’t the physical difference too much?

– Kyuam Jo Hyun-Soo has entered the gallery, lololol

– Keke, lololol

– Oh no, Hyun-Soo’s PVP gear is super good. Isn’t everyone in Hong Baek guild just using PVE gear? GG Guild is probably in a battle on the outskirts of the forest to block Plan B’s entry.

ㄴ Looks like they took down Hyun-Soo and finished the dragon? How did they stop Hyun-Soo? With gear like his, it’d be tough even for dozens to take him down with PVE gear.

ㄴ Yeah, it’s fully reinforced for special crafting towards individual damage output and individual damage reduction. All weapon attack powers converted into individual damage boosts. With that setup, the Green Dragon’s damage might be lacking, but he could shred users nicely.

ㄴ He’s also wearing super expensive Eco Stones. All three are elite+ grade. Probably set up for freeze resistance, status resistance, and lifesteal.

– Wow, even with damage reduction, Hyun-Soo’s 1st in the arena and he can’t land a hit.

ㄴ Yeah, this is different from the arena where gear gets normalized. In faction wars, with Hyun-Soo’s gear, he can’t be beaten even by a death knight.

ㄴ Oh no, Chris is gonna die.

ㄴ Oh!

– Just now, the white dog drew Hyun-Soo’s aggro. From here on, let’s cover the video!

ㄴ Hey, are you guys watching this? Am I seeing this right?

ㄴ What the hell

ㄴ It’s not right, though? It’s not blocking, just dodging.

ㄴ The swordsman skill has a cast time, how could he dodge that? Is he not blocking because of the eco effect so his foot doesn’t get blocked while dodging?

ㄴ I met him in the arena once. He dodged every projectile. Crazy physical ability.

ㄴ I feel like the synchronization rate is just different, right? Did he hack the capsule?

ㄴ Even if you guys have a 100% synchronization rate, can you really dodge that? Lololol

ㄴ But the damage isn’t landing. With PVE gear, it seems he can’t beat Hyun-Soo after all.

ㄴ Landed a full combo in the air, lololol

ㄴ So with an air combo, you can do One Flash as the final hit. I’ll practice that too.

ㄴ Oh, Hyun-Soo didn’t die. He’s using a potion. It’s over now.

ㄴ The white dog seems like it can’t dodge anymore. His feet are starting to freeze.

ㄴ Oh no, he fell off the dragon.

ㄴ No!!! White dog, be careful!!!

ㄴ What?

ㄴ Wow.

ㄴ What’s that? It’s shining green.

ㄴ Oh no, lololol

ㄴ Ah~ The breath has been cast, lololol

ㄴ Did he lead him into it? It looks like he intentionally fell in front of the dragon’s mouth?

ㄴ Hyun-Soo got knocked out, lolololol

ㄴ The map just changed.

ㄴ Oh, who’s going to deal with this now?

ㄴ Hyun-Soo…

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– So this is how it ends. What if Hyun-Soo had landed the final hit on the dragon?

ㄴ Since the Hong Baek guild dealt all the damage, I think Hyun-Soo wouldn’t get any looting rights. If there’s a contribution system for strategy, that’s how it should be. The best course as Plan B is to wipe out the Hong Baek guild and reset the dragon.

ㄴ I’m part of the Plan B Union, and the loot distribution conditions were favorable on success. It’s a shame.

ㄴ What if Hyun-Soo succeeded in the raid after driving away the GG Union?

ㄴ In the context of the Betarion Empire, he’d be a hero.

ㄴ Yeah, Hyun-Soo’s a decent guy. But his laugh is weird, so it makes him look like a villain, lololol

ㄴ The cute white dog is being tormented, he really looks like a villain, lolol

– How much do you think a legend weapon will sell for?

ㄴ At least 10,000 gold, I’d say.

ㄴ 10,000 gold is like 1 billion in cash, right? Lolol, that’s crazy!

ㄴ The first legend weapon owner gets fame, and there are definitely people willing to spend around 1 billion. Rich people don’t have to worry.

ㄴ In a game like MapleStory, there are plenty of people who think nothing of spending over a billion on items. A weapon costing 1 billion isn’t cheap.

ㄴ Yeah, even just making elite+ grade eco stones can easily break into thousands. You need tradeable eco stones to do that.

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“Wow! We really did it!”

“Hong Baek! Hong Baek! Chris raid team!”

Wooooo-!

“Thank you to the GG Union members as well. You all successfully held off the Plan B Union.”

“Because everyone faithfully fulfilled their roles in their respective positions, we can say we emerged victorious.”

Chris shook hands with GG Guildmaster “Woo Gyeol.”

This world boss hunt against the “Green Dragon” ended in victory for the Alparion Empire.

The Betarion Empire’s Plan B Union lost their will to fight and retreated into the woods once the Green Dragon collapsed.

Tightly.

I timidly clung to Chris’s collar and looked around.

The area around the dragon lair, now ownerless, was filled with users from the Alparion Empire. Honestly, it looked like there were hundreds.

There are so many people.
During the battle, I didn’t pay attention, but there were this many users inside the woods.

The deceased Hong Baek guild members had returned as well.

“Rain~! Are you okay!?”

Dodo dodo dodo.

Bae Merong came running to me, looking worried.

“I’m fine. I just took a little tumble landing on the dragon’s head.”

I smiled at Bae Merong gently. Then I twisted my waist to look at my butt. It was definitely covered in dirt.

“Unnie.”

I looked at Chris and slightly stuck out my butt. Meaning, can you dust it off for me?

“Uh, ahem.”

Pang, pang!
Chris coughed awkwardly and dusted off the dirt on my butt.

Unnie’s face seems a little red.

Clap.

Woo Gyeol clapped, drawing everyone’s attention with gravitas.

“Alright, it’s good to share the joy of victory, but it’s time to check the most important reward. The looting rights belong to the Hong Baek guild raid team, right?”

“Yes. As the raid leader, I’ll loot.”

Wooooo-!
Users belonging to the GG Union cheered, having secured their share. Individual users without affiliation couldn’t hide their disappointment.

Woo Gyeol smiled and then spoke to the independent users within the Alparion Empire.

“Independent users, since you fought against the Betarion Empire users, I’ll distribute part of my share to you. I’m not sure how satisfactory it will be.”

Wooooo!
“Woo Gyeol! Woo Gyeol!”

“Please do post when you have a spot open in GG Guild!”

GG Guildmaster Woo Gyeol. Truly, a leader of a faction. He knows how to garner public favor.

Right now, the majority of users’ attention was focused on Woo Gyeol and Chris.

However, I could also feel several stares directed specifically at me.

From those gazes, I could feel two strong emotions.
One was awe and shock, mixed with curiosity and intrigue. Then there was a rather bizarre type of gaze that felt quite different from those.

Hmm, I’m not sure about the latter.
If Chris hadn’t been beside me, wouldn’t many people have approached to ask me things?
Because my playstyle is quite different from typical swordsmen.

I hugged Chris a bit tighter.
Did I overdo it?
I’ve been soloing because this kind of attention felt burdensome.

But with a world boss that drops legendary items showing up, I couldn’t just let it pass by.
I want it, you know.

Hanging onto my sleeve, I watched as Chris opened the chest left behind by the dragon, and surprise lit up her face.

“Magic Stones, high-grade magic stones, top-grade magic stones too! How many are there!?”

“How much is it?”

“There must be tens of thousands of normal magic stones! And the Green Dragon’s bones and scales, are these special crafting materials?”

Surrounding us, the users’ faces glowed with excitement.
If there are that many magic stones necessary for item enhancement, everyone would be satisfied with their individual share.

The monster’s bones and scales could be used by blacksmiths as special crafting materials or to create new items. New crafting materials create high price points. There were enough quantities to be shared.

As expected, the world boss brought astonishing rewards. I don’t know how long the spawn cycle for the “Green Dragon” is, but it’s unlikely it’ll distribute this much wealth anytime soon. At minimum, every few months, I’d say.

But there’s one thing to note.
There will be people after these items, and also those hoping for bonuses from auctions.
That is exactly.
“…There’s a legendary item.”

Beep.
Chris shared the item information.

[Green Dragon Heart]

[Legend Grade]

[Bound upon acquisition]

[Reveals its true form in response to the user’s power]

“What? What is this!?”

“A legendary grade item! But it’s not a weapon?”

“Look at the item description below! It seems like it will become a weapon suited for your class if obtained?”

“The first legendary grade weapon in Astria Online history!”

Wooooo!
Woo Gyeol calmed the users down and started the auction.

“Alright, sadly, as previously mentioned, only GG Union members are eligible to participate in the legendary item auction. We start at 500 gold.”

I checked my gold holdings. The gold I had saved without cashing out was about 2000 gold. That’s a whopping 20 million won in cash.

Before starting ‘Astria Online’, I wouldn’t even have had the guts to touch such a huge amount.
But now I feel confident.
The biggest financial concern, the housing issue for Lee Seulbi, has been resolved.
The Green Dragon Heart.
I don’t know its stats yet, but it’s the first ‘legend grade’ weapon in Astria Online.
At the very least, it’s got to have specs that can easily crush elite dungeon weapons that come out in the next four or five tiers.

I want it.
It’s an investment for me.
I’m gonna make a big spend.
Swallowing hard, trembling with excitement, I cautiously raised my hand and spoke.
“1,000 gold…”
“2,000 gold!”
“2,500 gold!”
“Gah!”
I jumped up.

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