chapter 4
4. money ghost (3)
There are monsters that can use this ability and monsters that can’t.
Usually monsters have powerful bodies, so it was not easy to catch them without using this ability.
But are you using this ability here?
‘I think it’s impossible to catch him unless he’s an Awakener.’
For non-Awoken people like us, the answer was to give up.
“Mistress, do I have to give up like this?”
“How did you get here…”
The mercenaries lick their lips in regret.
Their eyes were full of desire.
The mercenary captain looked at me.
“Hey, ghost. Do you think you should give up on that too?”
I’m surprised
His eyes were full of desire, but he was asking me for my opinion.
Even though the mercenary leader looks like Mr. Heodang, he is quite a skilled person.
“That way? Do you think it’s possible?”
Conversely, I asked the mercenary commander.
The mercenary captain said while struggling.
“I need to check how much exaggeration is attached to your skills that I’ve heard of through rumors. How is it?”
He must have believed that he would not lie because his life was at stake.
“You don’t know what rumors you’ve heard about me?”
There are so many rumors about me that I don’t know what I heard.
“The rumor that you cut off the head of an orc at once.”
“Oh, that.”
It’s an absurd rumor, but sadly, it’s really one of the craziest things I’ve ever done.
I didn’t even know I could do that.
Even though I didn’t have a resurrection stone, I wasn’t a crazy guy who did mercenary activities.
I only did enough for 1 person.
The role that the mercenaries want from me is to guide them to the monsters, so I don’t expect much in terms of combat.
To be precise, I rarely went out for more than one serving.
But one day, while tracking down monsters using a scroll, they met a huge group of orcs.
‘I was planning to run away, but one of the mercenaries threw away, and I almost got caught by an orc and searched all over.’
In order to survive, I had no choice but to fight with two buff scrolls.
So far, I only used one buff scroll because it was a waste, but at that time, I thought it would really fall apart, so I used all but the non-overlapping scrolls.
Then, such an outrageous thing became possible.
How hard and thick are the orc bones…
‘I cut it with a single knife. I didn’t know that using multiple buff scrolls would make my physical abilities explosively stronger.’
A sudden increase in physical abilities.
Thanks to that, he survived, but rumors circulated after that.
That said, I was hiding great talent.
It’s not that I don’t want to use the power I used back then.
However, my power comes only from ‘charging’.
I came here to make money, but on the contrary, shouldn’t I spend more money?
“What do I gain by using that power?”
Rather than admitting the rumors, I wanted to know what benefits I could get from using such powers.
“…Okay. You mean it’s possible for now?”
I responded with a shrug.
The mercenary captain worked hard in his head.
“I’ll hand over one ferron fish entirely to you. We’ll get a male instead. What do you think?”
The mercenary captain was very good at grasping the situation.
If you step back like this, it’s 0 or minus, but if you invest, you can get a plus (+).
Other mercenaries looked at the mercenary leader with eyes wondering if they had to go that far.
“Do the others agree?”
“If you really show that much performance, everyone will shut up.
I agree with the mercenary captain’s words, but I don’t say anything.
In the end, it’s a situation where I just have to do well.
‘What’s left is the Perongpa price?’
The profit that can be obtained when the body is delivered intact.
It’s not difficult to check.
In fact, I already opened the store and did a search.
I went into a new sales store that wasn’t there when I was playing the game and checked the delivery price of Perongpa.
KRW 43,000
‘Isn’t that bad?’
For reference, you can draw 10 items for 33,000 won.
If, instead of using all of the scrolls as we used back then, we would pick out and use only the appropriately necessary parts…
‘Am I quite average?’
Even if it’s not a big gain, you won’t see a loss.
In addition, now I am in a situation where I urgently need money to purchase a special product.
If you don’t lose money, it was right to choose a way to get cash to bill.
“Okay. Let’s try it. Perongpa’s weakness and the greatest value is the horn on its forehead.”
“horn!”
“That’s where this ability manifests itself. That means if you don’t want to die from being hit by this ability, you have to cut off that horn first.”
“It looks solid. How do I cut it out?”
“Contrary to its outward appearance, it is said that it is surprisingly weak against strong shocks.”
“That’s why you said the horns were a weakness.”
“The problem is that it’s very hard elsewhere. It probably won’t penetrate the skin with what we have now.”
Monsters that use this ability use this ability to increase their body’s defense.
Suddenly, the mercenaries expressed concern about what we were planning and whether they had become aware of reality.
“Captain, are you sure you want to?”
“Are you scared?”
“I heard that they can’t even pierce the skin. They say they use this ability with horns. How are you going to approach and cut off those horns? Who the hell is that?”
“If they draw Perongpa’s attention, I’ll cut off the horns.”
“Can you?”
“okay.”
Perongpa.
Actually, it’s my first time seeing him.
As soon as I met him, the friendly game system gave me information about his name, weaknesses, and abilities in the Monster Encyclopedia.
Thanks to that, I was able to tell the mercenary captain information about the monsters.
However, knowing this information did not make it easy to catch him.
I got a lot of information just by looking at it, but there was still more information covered by ???.
If you succeed in killing him, the information covered by ??? will be visible from then on.
“Let’s do it. You know the names of monsters and even their weaknesses, but does it make sense that you don’t do it? When do you make money while being so frightened? Isn’t it? If you don’t like the guy, leave it now. I won’t stop falling for it.”
No one fell for the mercenary captain’s words.
That’s how mercenaries are.
They go after each other and go around, and on the outside, they argue very hard about loyalty.
“Let’s do it!”
We came to that conclusion, and I started preparing for battle in earnest.
Anyway, I just checked the type of scroll.
Perongpa with a vicious blade.
Two males and females were leisurely grazing.
Even just looking at the horns as long and thick as an adult man’s forearm in the center of the forehead is threatening.
‘It’s f*cking big.’
The closer you get, the more you realize that this guy is not easygoing.
Its rugged, muscular gray body must have been firmly imbued with powerful power that could easily break a human bone.
If you charge forward and get stuck, you will be killed instantly.
Pood deuk- Pudeuk-!
Females and males grazed happily and soon began to poop.
The reason they poop was to mark this place as their territory.
And although we’re a bit mean, we thought there was no more perfect opportunity than when they pooped, so we seized the moment and launched a surprise attack.
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The types of scrolls that buff characters are surprisingly diverse.
The problem is that the types of scrolls that are helpful to the character are limited, but in my case, that part wasn’t a problem.
For example, scrolls that are insignificant and better not to use.
Things like [Attribute Enhancement], [Ignore Defense], [Attribute Resistance Enhancement], [Bleeding Skill Rate +30%], [Evasion Enhancement].
It was much better to use a scroll that increases stats while using a scroll like that.
‘All stat increase scrolls are still a buy, but other scrolls that were not known are good stats for me now.’
While living as a mercenary, he had been using scrolls steadily, but because he only used them when absolutely necessary, he had accumulated quite a number of scrolls.
Among them, I carefully took out the scrolls I needed and used them.
As always with detailed descriptions, the more useful the scroll, the less likely it is to appear, but since it was a combination of picking out a character-only item and turning it around, there was quite a bit of leeway.
‘I would make a lot more money if I sold this instead of using it…’
Sorry but I ran out of time.
I strengthened my body by painting the scroll and jumped into battle in earnest.
Just in time, they were defecating, so it was a perfect moment for an ambush.
The captain and the mercenaries were doing their job well.
“You bastards! Look here!!”
“Don’t stand in front, move to the side!”
Kang! Kang! Kang! Caan!!
Purrr!!! Purrr!!!
The surprise attack was blocked so easily that it was pointless, but the mercenaries did not care and tried to divert attention from the female and male.
He made a loud voice, and deliberately continued to aim for the side and hit him.
The blow did no damage, but it was excellent at exciting females and males.
I kept aiming for his side, not his face, so he didn’t notice that I was aiming for his horns.
Pajijik – Pajijik-!
At that time, Perongpa used this ability toward the mercenaries who were running away like a yamchae.
The male rushed fiercely and tried to knock the mercenaries back, as if trying to stretch them until the female used this ability.
“Aagh! From the females!! From the females!!”
The mercenaries were frightened by this ability and desperately shouted at me.
I was approaching, killing as much as I could to cut off the horns before the female used this ability.
In front of the female’s horns, supernatural powers were rapidly gathering.
The mercenaries broke into a cold sweat at the unusual energy, as if they were breathing.
When I got within range, I swung my sword without delay.
Stand up!
The thick and long horns of the female Perongpa were easily cut off to the point of futility.
Kww!
pop!
The energy that had been accumulated was scattered without being completed, causing a small explosion.
The female screamed with her horns cut off and her eyes burned by the explosion.
No matter how great this guy was, it was impossible for him to return alive as long as he caught my eye.
‘Die and become my bill!’
Unless you are a noble, ordinary people are overcome with fear when they see monsters.
But I always seem to put more emphasis on value than fear in monsters.
That’s why you can enjoy this dangerous moment hunting them.
‘Maybe it’s because retirement is around the corner, my body is lighter than usual.’
When I thought that each and every one I caught here would take care of my old age, I naturally smiled.
Instead of the fishy, pleasant smell of blood, you will end up living with the smell of luxurious perfume.
therefore.
‘f*ck off!!’
Few!!
He swung his weapon with all his might to kill the Perongpa whose horn had been cut off.
The luxurious city view of Tringer Academy flickered in front of my eyes.