Newbie Life of a Former Ranker

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In the forest, which had only been quiet, a crowd rose up.

Hearing the rustling sound, Do-jin activated the magic circuit and fired the magic.

A quick response without even assuming that the main character of Sori would not be an enemy.

Caang-

However, the enemy’s attack was faster than Dojin’s response.

The one who approached like a flow hit the floor with his sword.

Quaang-

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Missing magic explodes from behind, and an explosion shakes the forest.

“Kuk!”

Do-jin, who avoided the enemy’s attack by throwing himself, raised his head.

Kirik.

[Skeleton Soldier of the Forest – Lv.97]

The skeleton clad in armor tilted its head.

The movement of the skeleton was very bizarre.

It wasn’t a normal undead, but a tree trunk intervened between the armor and the skeleton to control the skeleton.

Kkeudeukdeuk.

The skeleton soldier raised his sword.

Since the tree trunk replaced the muscle, whenever the skeleton soldier moved, it made an unpleasant sound.

‘The real visual is awesome.’

The skeleton soldier, who was searching for Do-jin as if he was vigilant, moved.

The skeleton soldier, who was pulled by the tree trunk and rapidly accelerated, charged Dojin with a physical bullet.

《Earth Spear》

Dojin also did not stay still.

It quickly retreated and created a physical obstacle while hitting the enemy.

This time, even the Marines could not completely avoid the attack.

Kwajik. And loudly, the guy’s shoulder was pierced.

Geek.

However, the Skeleton Soldier did not die instantly.

Considering Do-jin’s specs and Rune Gauntlet’s 100% critical rate, it wouldn’t be strange to die in one shot, but the skeleton soldier approached Do-jin by maneuvering so violently that the pierced part was broken.

‘Is this a normal monster?’

Do-jin, who was stabbed in a void of movement due to casting magic, was hit by the tip of the sword of the air force soldier.

Even if it was only brushed, the vitality decreased with a hook.

His movement was fast, his body was strong, and even his attack power was higher than expected.

‘Is it because the number of mobs is not so bad, but each one is insanely strong?’

This is not a normal monster, but an elite monster level.

He wasn’t even vigilant in the first place, but Dojin raised the tension even more.

《Fireball》

Do-jin continuously fires fireballs toward the floor.

Regardless of the soldier’s movement, the explosive power that affects a certain range temporarily blocked his movement.

《Pillar of Fire》

Then, a pillar of fire rose from where the Skeleton Soldier stood.

The tree trunks that replaced the skeleton soldier’s muscles were burning and shrinking.

As the muscles contract with heat, the skeletal soldier shrinks as well.

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The skeleton’s jaws collided raucously.

A guy who wields a sword while running through a pillar of fire.

However, because he lost his right arm in the pillar of fire, only his shoulder joint was swinging.

《Flashlight》

There, the game was completely decided.

Defeat was only natural for the warrior who gave the magician a few seconds.

A thin flash occurred once, and the light that gathered at one point exploded.

fast.

The Skeleton Soldier’s vitality, which had already been beaten by several magics, was exhausted, and his skull was split in two.

“Whoa… … .”

It was a short time, but breathing was a little disturbed because of fighting with a warrior-type monster in close quarters.

Do-jin frowned as he looked at the remains of the skeleton soldiers that were quietly scattered on the floor like the remains of a long-dead.

“That’s why it’s not popular.”

There was nothing special about the experience displayed in the system window that popped up.

No items left behind.

There was only one monster I encountered after walking for 30 minutes, but in the meantime, the balance between difficulty, experience, and loot was messed up.

“It’s really bad.”

Even though I knew it roughly, it was a different feeling to experience it directly with my body.

Even though he grumbled at the level of compensation he wrote because he couldn’t squeeze it out, Dojin didn’t notice until the end.

That someone’s gaze is reaching you carefully.

* * *

10 per day.

This is the average number of monsters Dojin has encountered over the past three days.

To break it down in more detail, 9 on the first day, 9 on the second day, and 11 on the third day.

Today, it was only seven hours since the search began, so with luck, we might be able to set a new record even bigger.

“… driving me crazy.”

Of course, that fact did not make Dojin happy at all.

What does it mean to set a new record of 30 instead of 11?

It would be dozens of times more efficient than just walking around the front yard by choosing a random village or an area with a suitable level.

Do-jin opened the quest window and looked at it in frustration, and took an egg out of the inventory just in case.

However, developments such as the egg emitting light did not occur.

Just like when you first got it, you can see that mana exists in a minimal flow.

Instead, something else happened.

With a pop, something fell in front of Dojin.

“… … !”

Surprised, Do-jin quickly opened the distance and prepared magic.

But.

anger.

As the opponent swung the sword, the moving mana suddenly cut off as if it had been cut by a sword.

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Mana flowing back from the circuit.

without any control over it.

pod.

The unidentified opponent, who had been blurred for a moment, was approaching at close range.

A sword was pointed at his neck.

“… Don’t open your mouth or your fingers. The moment you play nonsense, your neck will run away. The only way to answer a question is to shake your head or nod.”

A sword play that casually touches the throat.

As if asking if he understood, Dojin smiled bitterly and nodded.

Then I thought.

‘Because I’m out of luck… I can’t see the boss that should be visible, so I ended up encountering the watchman.’

Yes. The one who suddenly appeared was the watchman of the forest.

The watchman did not move using tree trunks as muscles like other monsters, but had human flesh as it was.

That didn’t mean he was alive.

His flesh had not rotted, but his neck bones were completely exposed, and his blood had hardened and turned pale, like a corpse on the brink of decay.

It was certain that he was undead.

Her face was unrecognizable because she was wearing a mask made of tree bark, but from her voice and body shape, it was possible to guess that it was a young woman.

“If you are from the kingdom, nod your head.”

Kingdom? He wanted to ask, but Dojin couldn’t open his mouth.

It was because the sword electrode was pressing down on the throat.

‘I heard that if you run into a watchman, in the worst case, you’ll faint and wake up at the entrance.’

Anyway, the current situation is not an ordinary situation. Then it must have something to do with the quest.

When Dojin was rolling his head, the watchman opened his mouth.

“If you answer well, you will be able to avoid a bad situation. I don’t want people to die in this forest either. I’ll ask again. Are you from the palace?”

Dojin shook his head.

When it comes to the Central Continent Kingdom, there are only two places that come to mind, but Dojin came from the Empire.

“… Aren’t you the one sent by the kingdom?”

The watchman said to himself, a little embarrassed.

“Then what is it? Aren’t they the items you brought to settle the situation here, albeit belatedly?”

Saying that, what the watchman was looking at was the egg Dojin was holding.

Dojin looked at the watchman with troubled eyes.

With the meaning that the question is not a question that can be answered by nodding or shaking the head.

The watchman must have realized that too, and changed his words.

“… Please explain in as simple words as possible. If you say something useless, you will be considered an enemy right away, so keep that in mind.”

After Dojin nodded, he carefully opened his mouth.

“First of all, I have nothing to do with the kingdom. I don’t know what kingdom you’re talking about… … .”

“The kingdom I spoke of is the Hoxes kingdom.”

Dojin’s eyebrows narrowed. because.

“Hawxes? Isn’t that a country that was destroyed a long time ago?”

It was because the Hoxes Kingdom was the name of a kingdom that was destroyed more than 500 years ago.

“what… … ? No way!”

The watchman was shocked and excited, and he pushed Dojin roughly.

Do-jin, who hit the tree with his back, groaned in pain.

“… I don’t know what’s going on with you, but I’m just answering what I know. The kingdom you spoke of is gone. That too a long time ago.”

The watchman’s pupils shook.

It was strange that the corpse’s pupils were shaking, but that wasn’t the point right now.

“J-Enjang, I’m really going to die like this-”

The problem was that he felt like he would be crushed by the watchman’s ignorant power.

“Cheuk… … !”

Fortunately, however, the watchman released Do-jin at a critical moment.

“Explain. all.”

The watchman said while gently stepping on the fallen Dojin’s chest.

Dojin felt unfair.

‘I need to explain what I need to explain… … .’

Literally.

I don’t know what kind of circumstances this strange undead has, and what I want to know, so what can I explain?

“all! Explain everything!”

However, for some reason, the watchman, who seemed to be in a frenzy, seemed impossible to think rationally.

Dojin sighed at the pressure he felt in his chest.

‘I don’t think I’m going to kill him right away anyway… … . Something that seems full of stories seems to be related to the quest, so I’ll have to solve it step by step.’

Above all, it must be said that it was unfortunate that the egg appeared as soon as it was taken out.

Dojin, who organized his thoughts, spoke to the watchman who seemed very unstable.

“Is there anything you want to hear from me?”

No answer came back.

However, seeing that the pressure in his chest had eased just a little bit, I felt like I could count as saying yes.

“But I don’t know what you want to hear. So how about doing this? By exchanging information with each other. Don’t you think it would be easier for me to select and convey the right information if you explained it step by step first?”

I think so.

To Do-jin, who spoke calmly, the watchman could not refute.

Because it was right on a scale from one to ten.

However, for some reason, the watchman thought that he was an unlucky human being.