chapter 22
22 – Not an easy road
I don’t know if it was hit in the wrong place or if it came with damage, but it stumbled like it was dancing and then collapsed and died.
“Wow, what is it!
‘Don’t you think you’re ridiculously weak?’
I glanced at the man once, pathetically. However, the corners of Yeon-hee’s lips hung up to her ears as she drew her bow from the side. He even laughed while giggling, but he couldn’t figure out why.
“It will be sorted out soon.”
However, when the wizard appeared and gave a comment, Yeon-hee, whose smile had disappeared before she knew it, nodded slightly. Fortunately, the wizard was also a woman, so he didn’t look greatly intimidated.
“It should be sorted out… But those idiots really do…”
The sorcerer’s sigh was a very relatable action when I saw it. It was because the inexperienced hunters drove the few remaining goblins towards us, and the goblins who had been pushed backwards were running madly this way.
“Ahhh- What about wizard magic?”
“Didn’t you learn that plant realization consumes a lot of mana?”
As expected, the talkative man was babbling without thinking, and the wizard sighed. Perhaps the wizard had only enough magic left to protect himself.
At that time, Yeonhee shouted in a clear voice.
“Except for those who can hold a shield, hide behind us. Those who can move, direct their attention in a different direction.”
Since the enemy had already approached within 10m, the actions of those who heard the words were immediate.
I thought about it for a while while looking at those people.
‘I’ll have to refrain from using acid… The experience level will drop a bit, but I can’t help it.’
First of all, I raised my shield with both hands and hurled it with all my might in the direction of the goblin horde.
Whee Woo Woo-
Since the preparation for lifting was long, no goblin was hit by the thrown shield, but I was startled and jumped at the one who rolled sideways and immediately struck it down with a [Smash].
Bahah!!
– Skill [Strike] Level has increased.
‘Now this is coming up.’
Blowing away the message in my head, I took out a stone from my inventory and tossed it as hard as I could at the guy who evaded to the right.
Pug!
Kahhaq!
I jumped at the stoned man who was very excited and went blind, and hit him with his shoulder.
Two kwang-!!
He collided with me and rolled backwards a few times before falling out.
Pi-Yung ㅡ To-Woong-! Toow-!
Now, Yeon-hee also started shooting her bow quickly, and she showed the taste of sticks mainly to the goblins who were in a hurry to avoid it.
And the hunters who were injured around them did their best to back up, and soon even the hunters in the village flocked to them and were able to cooperate from all sides.
Kehehehehe-!
The sound of the goblins picking at each other stimulates one’s hearing. Fighting and dying are messy things in many ways.
“Whoah- I think it’s roughly finished?”
Among the hunters who entered the village, a man with a fairly solid physical body put a greatsword the size of his height on his shoulder and said.
“Heh heh, since we live with the word “Rough” In our mouths, isn’t it a bit clumsy to drive?
The man who had been hiding behind us and constantly talking smirked at the man with the greatsword.
Hearing that, the man with the greatsword raised his eyebrows, but after looking around at the hunters breathing heavily, he let out a long sigh and answered.
“It’s just a normal accident. Why are you saying it like we did it on purpose? Anyway, it’s a neatly finished version, so let’s go well.”
“Tsk… I’ll remember you clearly.”
“·······.”
‘It’s a style of raising work needlessly. Even if my life is in danger at the moment, I can’t do that.’
When I first approached her while arguing with her, I thought she was just talking lightly, but it didn’t seem like she had too much on her head. Rather, I wanted to give points to the patience of the man with the greatsword.
“First of all, let’s make sure to check ‘Finish’ and gather here again in 5 minutes.”
As the wizard gave his opinion in a calm voice in the chaotic atmosphere, people began to spread all at once.
‘The real leader was this guy.’
A mage with quite a talent for natural magic. He didn’t know his name, and his face was half-obscured by the hood, but he made a good impression.
‘If I had to make a party, I’d do it with someone like this.’
It was clear that he would be compatible with us, so I carefully observed the magic flow of the magician and stored the information in his head.
As a guide, there are often times when you have to team up with people you don’t know at all in a dungeon, and I knew that memorizing information about people in the same area in advance would be helpful when that happens.
“Whew-“
Looking at Yeonhee’s body emitting a soft light, it seemed that her level had risen again.
Of course, my body was also emitting blue light.
—–
[Skeleton Soldier Ilwol – Lv.11]
Strength: 29 Dexterity: 36 Stamina: 32 Intelligence: 24
Magic: 23 Resistance: 1 Sense: 21 Recovery: 2
Attributes: Calm down, Protection, Kleptomania, 98 lives, Adsorption
Skills: Bash, Stealth, Dagger Throw, Acid Spray, Beginner Conversion
Equipment: Roughly Hewn Wooden Club
Stat : 3
—–
‘What should I upload…’
In order to faithfully fulfill the role of a guide during my life, I raised my stats with a focus on settings for fast movement.
Among them, agility was always ranked first because it was related not only to moving quickly, but also to reaction speed and the ability to detect the opponent’s movements.
However, unlike in my previous life, this time, my role as a tanker to protect Yeon-hee became the most important, so the ability setting had to be changed accordingly.
‘Of course, its importance still remains the same. I have to react quickly to the enemy’s danger and protect Yeonhee.’
The problem was that there were too many stats needed to become a perfect tank. In fact, except for the intelligence level related to magic operation, they were all necessary levels.
At least one number acts on several parts at the same time, so it shouldn’t be a big problem even if you spread it moderately. However, growing up as an ordinary hunter with no special features is inevitable.
No one wants to be mediocre. And few people want to be on the same team as him. Even more so when it comes to life.
‘But I can do that. I don’t need to be conscious of others’ eyes because I have multiple lives.’
Muscular strength is also involved in speed, but the ratio involved in strength is higher. For a moment, the memory of holding a shield was too much for me to recall.
‘In the end, it’s strength, stamina, and mana. Aren’t you going exactly the japkae route?’
As I raised my abilities so that no one was lacking, I was entering a path that others did not go before I knew it.
Strength: 32 (+3)
Stamina: 35 (+3)
HP: 26 (+3)
Still, seeing the stats that have changed to the level of heaven and earth compared to the first time, it was hard to feel proud.
In addition, the skill level was slowly rising.
Strike Lv.2
– Hit hard with 260% of attack power.
‘Increased by 10%. Well, this level is embarrassing.’
Even if it seems like a slight increase, it could have made the difference between being able to kill a monster by hitting it twice or killing it with one shot.
“Hmm- Do monsters have a fixed stat level? How can Ilwol never increase his intelligence?”
As I distanced myself a bit from the others, Yeon-hee stood next to me and said in wonder.
‘That’s because I didn’t upload it.’
There will come a time when I have to raise the resistance later, and I was curious about how they would react at that time.
“If Ilwol increases his intelligence, won’t he be able to talk? Even if he can’t speak…”
‘Oh? Are you suggesting a written conversation?’
“Speaking to each other? Hmm… Fufufufu-! I guess I’m crazy, really.”
Looking at Yeon-hee giggling while covering her face with a robe, then I thought so.
“No, wouldn’t it be funny if Ilwol sent me an emoticon? Puff-“
‘I don’t know where the laughing point is. Is this a generation gap?! It’s not even a few years difference, but actually…’
The laughter of Yeon-hee, who was holding her breath, did not last long.
“Okay~ everyone, gather around~”
As the person next to us shouted loudly, the hunters rushed in all at once. Perhaps it’s time to talk about the silver or loot obtained, and the distribution of runes.
‘Can we stop going?’
I wondered if there was a need for us to stay in the yard where we were called in like mercenaries anyway. Looking to the side, Yeonhee seemed to be looking at the way out as well, rolling her eyes here and there.
“Hey, there…”
“Ah, speak to your summoner.”
People’s attention was focused when the nameless man in front of him insisted on calling himself a summoner. However, Yeon-hee didn’t care and opened her mouth right away.
‘Oh? Why?’
“Oh, I… Oh, no…”
‘Oh, it’s Yeonhee…’
For some reason, I tried to express my opinion firmly, but in the end, I kept my seat like a rat.
“First of all, three runes were luckily dropped. I’ll give the mage the one with the highest value, and I’ll go out and distribute the other two. And the loot will be divided by team. I will reward the summoner in silver as well.”
“Ah, yes…”
‘What? I can’t adapt, why are you being so rational?’
Usually, it is national rule that when F-ranks get together, they become asarifans. Is it because of the existence of wizards?
‘It’s good for us.’