I Possess Too Many Characteristics

Chapter 68

‘……Dangerous.’

Hayul took a step back.

A glaive narrowly missed her.

An archer needed a certain distance to fight properly, but it wasn’t easy.

It was because Healer Park Heejun was right behind her.

In the end, she had no choice but to hold her secondary weapon, a one-handed sword, and buy time relying on her battle sense, but it was clearly a tactic with limitations.

“Hayul, just until the frontline gets a little breather━ huh?”

Heejun’s briefing, which had been supporting Hayul from behind, was cut short.

She was momentarily flustered, but she didn’t look back.

There were no orcs that could attack Heejun in this situation.

If he was surprised, it must have been for a different reason.

And at that moment,

Thud━

The orc in front of Hayul stiffened as if frozen, then collapsed.

It knelt, and then its body fell forward with a heavy thud.

Standing behind it was none other than Jeonghyeon.

“Make some distance and provide support fire!”

“……Confirmed.”

Hayul nodded after confirming a dagger stuck in the orc’s back, and retreated with Heejun.

Judging by the distance Jeonghyeon was standing at, it wasn’t a throwing technique.

Then did he kill the orc by stabbing it directly?

Although she had inflicted some wounds, she wouldn’t have been able to bring it down with just any damage.

“Oh my god……”

An exclamation escaped Heejun’s lips as he got away from the orcs and repositioned himself.

At first, he thought Jeonghyeon was out of his mind for leaving his position so recklessly, but Jeonghyeon had reduced Hayul’s burden and at the same time, drew the orcs’ attention from that position once again.

Thanks to this, Hayul was able to buy time to shoot her arrows again.

Although the line consisting of Jina, Cha Jin, and Jeonghyeon became unbalanced, it was better than having the rear blocked.

He dodged attacks by throwing his whole body even with a long mace, and yet inflicted significant wounds on the orcs in between.

It was as if he was living in a slower time than everyone else.

Even if his movements were similar to or slightly less than Jina’s, his momentary judgment and ability to utilize his movement were superior.

Ping━

Hayul, who was once again nocking an arrow, was thinking the same thing.

‘……Who?’

Just who was this man that the HR department had dropped on them out of the blue?

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Ironically, Jeonghyeon was gradually finding his composure in a battle where not a moment of carelessness was allowed.

‘I’m getting used to Thought Acceleration little by little.’

It was a trait whose overwhelming effect he was aware of, but still wasn’t used to.

Thought Acceleration.

The gap between the speed at which his body moved and the speed at which his thoughts flowed was gradually becoming familiar to him, and he was learning how to utilize that extra time.

The synergy effect of Battle Sense now detected not only the attacks directed at Jeonghyeon, but all the attacks happening on the battlefield.

Although it came with the caveat that it was within the limits of Jeonghyeon’s senses, there was no one here who was stronger than Jeonghyeon alone anyway.

‘I need to see wider, more, not just myself and my opponent.’

Jeonghyeon and.

The opponent he’s currently facing.

Not stopping there, the surrounding enemies.

And further, even the situations of his colleagues fighting elsewhere.

What would look like a brutal carnage of flesh and steel to others, was gradually transforming into an organized space for Jeonghyeon, no different from any other ordinary place.

And that change was starting to affect the tide of the battle little by little.

Critical hits using Stealth and daggers, and blows using the mace gradually reduced the number of orcs.

Not only that, but he began to coordinate aspects that others couldn’t pay attention to.

“Hayul-ssi, cover Cha Jin-ssi first!”

Perhaps it was because Jeonghyeon was closest.

He redirected Hayul’s attacks, which had been focused on him, towards the tanker Cha Jin.

And when Cha Jin and Jina retreated from the already collapsed barricade line to form a new frontline, the situation became much more stable.

Their numbers had already decreased significantly compared to the beginning, and with Hayul able to provide stable rear support, it wasn’t too difficult to take care of the remaining orcs.

“Phew! I really thought I was going to die this time!”

Cha Jin shouted, wiping the sweat from his forehead.

In fact, unlike Jeonghyeon or Jina, being surrounded by enemies alone as a tanker with no particular means of attack was almost like a nightmare.

It was fortunate that he had a naturally sturdy body and Heejun’s healing could take care of most wounds, but if they had stalled for a little longer, it would have been dangerous.

And in the fourth wave, the party members had no choice but to acknowledge it.

The fact that Jeonghyeon, who they thought was a rolling stone, was actually a giant boulder.

When the last orc fell at Jina’s hands, everyone collapsed on the spot.

“Jeonghyeon-ssi, are you really sure this is your first 5-level Gate?”

Heejun’s question.

It was natural to have such a question.

The fact that he was unregistered or whatever wasn’t that surprising anymore.

It was just unbelievable that such a Hunter had only awakened three months ago, and that this was his first time in a 5-level Gate, let alone a mission-type Gate.

Jeonghyeon nodded.

“Yes. It’s not easy.”

To be honest, it felt more like he had found the right difficulty level rather than it being difficult.

Because his growth so far had been so steep, most hunts, except for a few special cases, hadn’t been much of a threat to Jeonghyeon.

But the experience of being surrounded by more than ten Ropu Orcs was that much refreshing.

“Not easy? Oh, come on. You’re the first person I’ve heard say that.”

Cha Jin shook his head.

How many people would believe it if he told other colleagues about this after clearing this Gate and going out?

He would be lucky if he didn’t get told he was dreaming.

Jina also nodded, agreeing with Cha Jin, and as everyone was sharing similar sentiments,

Jeonghyeon tilted his head and asked.

“But why isn’t the mission over?”

“……?”

Only after hearing Jeonghyeon’s question did the others finally sense something strange.

30 Ropu Orcs.

Although they had managed to deal with them, it was a difficulty level that would have been more than enough for the final wave of a typical defense mission.

And they even had the Subjugation buff, didn’t they?

But as Jeonghyeon said, there was no message saying the mission was complete, and no chest containing an artifact appeared.

“Is there something left after all this?”

At Heejun’s muttering, the other party members’ expressions also turned serious.

Just how strong would the monster that appeared after the Ropu Orcs be?

And a new notification window popped up only in front of Jeonghyeon’s eyes.

『Sudden Coin Quest ‘Master of the Tomb’ has occurred

The Master of the Tomb has been disturbed from his rest and has awakened.

Fortunately, rumors tend to be exaggerated.

It’s not a real dragon, but defeat the suspicious Master of the Tomb and survive.

Objective: Achieve at least 50% contribution in defeating the Demi Drake

Reward: 2 Coins』

“……Demi Drake?”

“What?”

Jeonghyeon muttered involuntarily at the sudden appearance of the Sudden Quest.

And Jina, who heard him from beside, asked back in a dumbfounded voice.

Demi Drake?

It was a joke, even for a joke.

The Demi Drake they knew was a monster that couldn’t be encountered in a 5-level Gate.

“……It’s coming.”

But the system that issued the quest couldn’t be wrong.

It was Hayul, still speaking curtly, but her face was pale.

No, in this situation, everyone could tell even without Hayul or Jeonghyeon pointing it out.

Thump━ Thump━

Giant footsteps that seemed to shake the ground.

And dust falling from the cracks of the old marble due to the vibrations.

Even if it wasn’t a Demi Drake as Jeonghyeon said, it was enough evidence that something huge was coming.

“No way……”

Cha Jin muttered.

They said that the Gate’s energy wasn’t that high when measured from the outside.

Of course, no veteran Hunter would believe such a shallow figure.

But when faced with such an unexpected situation, it was natural to look for something to blame.

“Everyone, get ready!”

At Heejun’s sharp voice, everyone got up and took their stances.

It was after the battle with the Ropu Orcs.

Their bodies wouldn’t move properly, but they couldn’t just die sitting down.

And soon, from the widest central passage among the five, a nightmarish head that they didn’t want to acknowledge emerged.

A massive body appearing like a ghost.

“Why the hell is that bastard here?!”

An appearance resembling a carnivorous dinosaur.

Gray skin that looked extremely tough.

And finally, two eyes that were wide open.

It was a Demi Drake.

Drakes were monsters that appeared widely in 6 and 7-level Gates.

Demi Drake, which could be considered a downgraded version of a Drake, was lower in rank, but even so, it was mostly considered a 6-level monster, with only extremely rare reports of it appearing as a boss monster in 5-level Gates.

‘Even if it’s a mission-type with a Sudden Quest, this is crossing the line.’

Even Jeonghyeon, who boasted exceptional bad luck when it came to hunting, couldn’t accept this.

Even if they wanted to increase the difficulty, a Drake-type monster in a 5-level Gate was too much.

“Cha Jin, have you ever blocked a Drake before?”

“Don’t be ridiculous……”

Cha Jin flatly shook his head at Heejun’s question.

‘Well, I might be able to manage once or twice, but it’s definitely impossible in the long run.’

That was Jeonghyeon’s prediction.

Judging from the fact that he had blocked the Ropu Orc horde, he wouldn’t be easily breached, but would it be possible to block that giant alone?

‘They wouldn’t give us a quest that’s impossible to clear……’

Jeonghyeon checked the Sudden Quest details once again.

No matter how reckless the system was, it wouldn’t give them an impossible mission.

Then wouldn’t there be some hints hidden in the problem?

Master of the Tomb.

Disturbed from his rest.

And pale eyes.

Jeonghyeon suddenly shouted.

“Undead!”

“Huh?”

“That guy, he’s an undead. It’s a dragon’s tomb, you know.”

The party members nodded at Jeonghyeon’s words.

They hadn’t noticed it properly because it was their first time seeing a Drake and its form was well preserved, but it was an undead.

And undeads were naturally inferior to their living selves.

He didn’t think it would be weak, but it meant that the Drake, which was a weakened version of the Demi Drake, was even further weakened.

Then, wouldn’t it be possible to do something?

“……Let’s try it once.”

Jina nodded as if she had no choice but to agree after meeting Jeonghyeon’s confident gaze.

It was, as she thought, an unavoidable situation.

Mission-type Gates were structured in a way that once you entered, you couldn’t leave until you cleared them.

Whether a Demi Drake appeared or a real dragon appeared, they had to fight.

Until they died.

Ping━

Hayul quickly nocked an arrow and shot it.

Depending on how it reacted to the arrow, they would be able to roughly determine their future course of action.

The arrow, which flew faster than ever, struck the Demi Drake’s relatively small shoulder compared to its massive body.

Its reaction speed was indeed very slow, perhaps due to its large size and the undead characteristics.

But the problem was,

“Is that guy…… going to die from that?”

Even though Hayul’s arrow wasn’t that small, it looked like a chopstick once it was stuck in the Drake’s body.

‘It reminds me of something……’

For some reason, Jeonghyeon was reminded of the time he fought the mutated boss of the Rock Spider.