I Possess Too Many Characteristics

Chapter 70

I heard it was suspicious, but I didn’t think they’d do something this absurd.

“Breath!”

Jeonghyeon shouted from above the Demi Drake’s head.

The party members, who clearly heard his words, each wore bewildered expressions, but it wasn’t because they didn’t believe Jeonghyeon.

It was simply that they were flustered by the fact that the Demi Drake was using its breath, a situation they couldn’t believe was happening before their eyes.

However, no one here was foolish enough to take a Drake’s breath head-on.

A hot energy gathered in the Drake’s mouth, and soon that energy became a tangible flame.

And after a not-so-long moment,

Fwoosh━

Flames swept through the dark marble plaza.

Since it had lost both eyes, its accuracy was nothing to write home about.

Instead, its destructive power was formidable.

The remains of Hubel Goblins, Bandit Kobolds, Skeleton Warriors, and Ropu Orcs scattered on the ground were engulfed in flames.

The heat was threatening even to Jeonghyeon, who was riding on the Demi Drake’s head, without being directly affected.

‘If it weren’t for Physical Enhancement, I would’ve fallen off because of the burns.’

The heat would decrease if he moved away from the head, but he didn’t.

If he went down its back, the Drake might turn its neck and roast his back.

Anyway, it was a skill like a last-ditch effort before its life went out, and for the undead, skin wasn’t that big of a deal.

Even if he was getting burned, it wasn’t fatal, so he had to endure it as much as possible.

However, the other party members who were directly in the path of the breath had to literally run for their lives.

Janah and Cha Jin, who were close by, were relatively better off.

It was easy to get out of the angle with just a little movement, and they were used to fighting in the front lines anyway.

However, for the healer, Park Heejun, it was a bolt from the blue.

“Eek! Hayul, fire, fire!”

“……Be quiet.”

Perhaps thinking that if they left him alone, they’d have a corpse on their hands, Hayul was surprisingly running away from the flames with Heejun on her back.

It was a close call even for Hayul, with a person clinging to her back.

The sight of Heejun screaming every time the scorching heat hit her back and Hayul quietly telling him to shut up was like a farce.

‘Life is a tragedy when seen up close, but a comedy when seen from afar.’

In reality, the breath lasted for about a minute.

However, it felt like the time they spent dodging the breath was longer than any other battle they had experienced in the ‘Tomb of Yom’.

Flare━

The flames, which had flared up fiercely one last time, died down quietly as if they had never existed.

And the Demi Drake, as if it had exhausted all its strength, didn’t collapse, but its movements were drastically reduced.

“Are you done?”

Jeonghyeon asked a question he didn’t expect an answer to, firmly gripping his mace.

It was an excessively flashy last flame, but it wouldn’t be able to rampage anymore.

All that remained was the finishing blow.

『55.9%』

A probability exceeding 55% caught Jeonghyeon’s eye.

Whack━ Whack━

Every time the mace swung, dead flesh and rotten blood splattered.

And the white bones hidden within began to crack little by little.

The Drake shook its head a few times, but it was impossible for it to affect Jeonghyeon now.

In the end, the battle with the Demi Drake, which had suddenly appeared in the 5-level Gate, ended with its head being smashed.

Thud━

The massive body, over 6 meters tall, completely collapsed to the ground.

“I-It’s over.”

Cha Jin’s voice was filled with disbelief.

How could they have won?

Even now, looking back, he couldn’t quite grasp it.

It was no wonder, because from the moment Jeonghyeon climbed on top of the Demi Drake’s head with his magical movements, the victory was almost guaranteed.

And Jeonghyeon was still on top of the Demi Drake’s head.

With a deeply furrowed brow.

“Jeonghyeon-ssi……?”

Jina cautiously called out to Jeonghyeon.

He had almost single-handedly achieved an unbelievable victory, but why did he look like that?

Of course, the reason was simple.

‘You’re not giving me coins?’

Did the 55.9% collapse?

The message that should have appeared after the Demi Drake’s body completely collapsed didn’t appear.

He waited a little longer, thinking that maybe because of its large size, the death determination was delayed.

But the notification that he had acquired coins never showed up.

To go through all this trouble and get nothing?

Ah, well, there was one thing.

『Sudden Coin Quest ‘Owner of the Tomb’ cleared.

Reward will be given.』

2 coins for clearing the Sudden Quest.

But the quest reward should be given as a quest reward.

If he caught the Demi Drake, shouldn’t he get a reward for catching the Demi Drake?

“Uwaaaaaaaaah!”

“W-What’s wrong? Are you hurt?”

The other party members rushed to Jeonghyeon, who was now clutching his hair and collapsing on the Drake’s head.

Was his Trait something like Berserk or Barbarian?

So he was suffering from extreme pain after pouring out all his strength.

“I caught the Drake! I caught it!”

But the screams that erupted from Jeonghyeon’s mouth seemed far removed from such special Traits.

In the end, the party members could only watch Jeonghyeon with bewildered expressions.

And after some time had passed,

『You have cleared the mission of the 5-level Gate ‘Dragon’s Tomb’.』

This time, a message clearly stating that the mission was over appeared to everyone.

And Jeonghyeon━

“Does that person have emotional problems?”

“……Agreed.”

Was now grinning from ear to ear.

He was crying and screaming just a moment ago, and now he’s smiling brightly as if he owns the world.

It was enough to give anyone goosebumps, especially those who were watching without knowing the details.

Of course, there was a good reason for that.

『「Decent Battle Sense」（E） proficiency level has increased from 3→4.

「Clearly Agile Movement」（D） proficiency level has increased from 2→3.

「Quite Sharp Throwing Technique」（D） proficiency level has increased from 2→3.』

Three Traits had leveled up at once, which was completely unexpected.

‘Maybe Drake-nim didn’t give me coins for this!’

What’s the big deal if I don’t get 1 coin?

Instead, he raised the level of three Traits.

The Demi Drake had already been promoted to Drake-nim in Jeonghyeon’s mind.

As with all Traits, the Traits that had just leveled up were especially welcome news because they were Jeonghyeon’s core strengths.

But the rewards didn’t end there.

Rumble━

“What’s that?”

Dragon statues were carved between the five passages.

One of them collapsed with a loud noise, revealing a wooden chest hidden inside.

No one told them what it was, but everyone already knew instinctively.

That it was a chest containing an artifact.

Jeonghyeon, who had been grinning like a madman, calmed his expression.

The party members exchanged glances and approached the chest.

‘What’s going to pop out?’

It would be a lie to say he didn’t have any expectations, but honestly, Jeonghyeon wasn’t that greedy.

It wasn’t like he would get a turn anyway, and most equipment wouldn’t be passed down to him, right?

The relatively small size of the chest further lowered his expectations.

‘If it’s that small, it’s probably an accessory.’

Accessories were items that exploded in popularity because they had fewer class restrictions.

“Let’s open it.”

When Jina grabbed the lid of the chest and spoke, everyone nodded.

Whether in a game or in reality, the moment of checking the reward was the most thrilling and nerve-wracking.

Creak━

And when the chest finally opened.

“Oh my?”

Only Jeonghyeon tilted his head.

The others were all stiff and didn’t react at all.

Hayul seemed indifferent, but she wasn’t the type to react much anyway.

“It’s a dagger?”

The reason the Se-ah Guild Hunters reacted that way was simple.

It was because the artifact in the chest was a pitch-black dagger.

And the only Hunter here who used anything resembling a dagger was Jeonghyeon.

‘……Can I just take this?’

Jeonghyeon, who had never received an artifact before, and the others, who hadn’t even considered that an item only Jeonghyeon could use would appear, hesitated, unsure of what to do.

“……A dagger.”

“Huh?”

Hayul suddenly reached out, picked up the dagger, and handed it to Jeonghyeon.

“C-Can I have it?”

Honestly, he would have been a little upset if they said no.

But as a virtuous Korean, he had to play hard to get at least once, right?

And Jina, who had been staring at Jeonghyeon for a moment, nodded.

“Jeonghyeon-ssi is the only one here who uses daggers. You should take it.”

“That’s right. Jeonghyeon-ssi should take it.”

Even Cha Jin readily agreed.

Hayul, who had directly given the dagger to Jeonghyeon, didn’t need to be asked, and unexpectedly, Heejun seemed to be contemplating for a moment, but eventually agreed.

Jeonghyeon’s last turn, which was practically a formality, had been activated.

Of course, the Se-ah Guild Hunters wouldn’t have easily handed over the artifact.

But they couldn’t deny that Jeonghyeon had made the biggest contribution during the five waves.

“Thank you. I didn’t expect this to happen.”

Jeonghyeon bowed deeply to the party members to express his gratitude and properly held the dagger that was awkwardly in his hand.

‘Oh, the feel is amazing.’

But as soon as he held the dagger, all gratitude vanished, and only the amazing grip filled Jeonghyeon’s mind.

The dagger Doil made also fit perfectly in Jeonghyeon’s hand, but the ink-black dagger was a powerful shock that erased all those experiences.

‘It’s like driving a foreign mid-size sedan and then getting into a supercar.’

“Try throwing it.”

“Yes?”

While Jeonghyeon was examining the dagger with ecstatic eyes, Jina said with a smile.

“Each artifact has slightly different abilities. It might not activate, but trying it out will help.”

“Ah, in that case━”

Jeonghyeon nodded and threw the dagger forcefully towards the opposite wall.

It was unlikely, but it felt like the dynamism emanating from the wild horse’s soul embedded in the dagger traveled through the dagger, past his fingers, and pleasantly scratched his central nervous system.

‘I-Is this equipment buff?’

To be honest, Jeonghyeon thought high-end equipment was half a bluff, but this was different.

How could he use anything inferior after experiencing this kind of hand feel?

‘What’s the effect? Magic enchantment? Or homing? Or maybe attack power increase?’

The abilities that the dagger artifact might have rushed through Jeonghyeon’s mind.

But contrary to the explosive reaction when he first threw it, there were no special signs afterward.

The trajectory didn’t bend strangely, and no special effects occurred.

Thwack━

There was nothing unusual until it pierced the marble and stuck into the wall.

Of course, the sharpness of the blade and the center of gravity were perfect, but it was nothing more than a very good weapon.

Jeonghyeon awkwardly scratched the back of his neck with his left hand and turned around to speak.

“Well, it doesn’t seem to have any special Traits.”

“Huh?”

“?”

But the party members’ reactions were unusual.

It couldn’t be that a new monster had appeared.

Jeonghyeon was also perplexed.

“……Your right hand.”

“Yes? Huh? What?”

At Hayul’s calm voice, Jeonghyeon unconsciously looked down at his right hand.

“What the heck?”

The dagger he had just thrown was held in his hand.