Chapter 186

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“…What, already?”
Looking at the monitor, Kim Moo-woong shouted in disbelief and started banging on the keyboard. Jang Moo-yeol, who felt uneasy at the sight of Kim Moo-woong, furrowed his brow slightly and asked, “What are you doing?
“Why again? What’s going on?”
“Okay…hold on a second.”
Kim told him to wait a moment and continued tapping away at the keyboard. When he finally took his hands off the keyboard, he muttered something that sounded ridiculous.
“Huh, that’s real…”
“…?”
Jang Moo-yeol heard Kim Moo-woong’s muttering and looked at Kim Moo-woong with a puzzled expression. Kim Moo-woong felt Jang Moo-yeol’s gaze and turned his head to look at Jang Moo-yeol.
“Do you remember what Master said?”
“Which is it, don’t look at user information or black code?”
“No, not that one… The last time I was there, Master said that one of the demon realms would open up soon.”
“Aha, I remembered. But what’s that for? You can’t be… Already?”
Kim Mu-woong looked at Jang Moo-yeol in disbelief and nodded wordlessly. Then Jang Moo-yeol continued.
“Isn’t it too soon, you said it would take at least a month?”
“Well, when did it ever become expected that our user class would be different?”
“…Are you going to report it to your teacher?”
“Of course, you may already know this, but…”
Sigh
Kim Moo-woong stood up and looked at Jang Moo-yeol.
“Come on, I’ve called him. He’ll tell you to come.”
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The Swamp of the Dead, home to level 150 skeletons.
“Holy Light!”
“Power Attack!”
“Give me the heels!”
In the Swamp of the Dead, a party of five was currently hunting skeletons.
“I’m going to take a break!”
Soon, all the skeletons fell, and the party leader, User, shouted.
“Wow, that’s a lot of experience.”
“Yeah, the items are a bit of a bummer, but the experience is insane.”
At the party leader’s shout, the party members sat down to rest and chat.
“I think you’re well rested, shall we begin?”
“Yes!”
After a short break, they began to move in search of the skeleton.
Grrrr… grrrr…
“There it is.”
As they traveled in search of the skeleton, they soon found it, stopped walking, and began to prepare for the hunt.
“Five. That’s perfect.”
“Sure. Are you all set?”
“Yes, Mr. Matan. Blow it.”
“Then blow it!”
An archer user named Matan raised his bow. He aimed at the skeleton and released the bowstring he had pulled. That’s when he released the bowstring.
[User ‘Ssangsal’ has opened the gate to the 7th Demon Realm].
[All undead monsters on the continent will have their stats increased by 50% until Agranecto the Death Demon, King of the 7th Demon Realm, is destroyed].
[Two months from now, Agranecto, the Demon of Death, will descend upon the continent].
[You can get a special quest from the nearest temple].
Suddenly, messages started appearing.
“…?”
Matan looked puzzled at the message that appeared. Then he looked at his party and said, “Let’s go.
“Did you get a… Did you get a message?”
“Yes.”
“I think I’ve got it…”
“Let’s get the skeleton first.”
Realizing that he wasn’t the only one who had gotten the message, Matan turned his attention back to the skeleton and said, “I’m not the only one. At his words, the party turned their attention away from the message and began attacking the Skeleton as it ran toward them.
“Huh? Heels! Heels!”
The Warrior player, who was playing the role of a tank, cried out in a panicked voice. The Warrior player’s shout was answered by a Priest player, who quickly kicked out a heel.
“Hey, this guy’s deal is killing me right now, catch him quick!”
The Warrior User who received the heal still shouted in a panicked voice. Hearing the warrior user’s shout, Matan couldn’t help but feel slightly embarrassed.
“…Why aren’t you dead?
Skeletons that should have been dead were not. Matan shouted as the Warrior User ducked backwards, dodging the Skeletons’ attacks.
“The message says the undead monsters have 50% more stats, so I guess that’s what it’s all about, hit them some more, huh, revive them, revive them!”
“Revive!”
Hearing the Warrior User’s cries, the Priest User quickly revived the Warrior User. A white cross appeared above the Warrior’s head.
Siaak
The white cross was absorbed into the Warrior User shortly after it appeared. At the same time, the Warrior User shouted
“Catch me fast, I can’t last much longer!”
At the Warrior User’s shout, Matan furrowed his brow and continued to fire arrows at the skeleton, thinking.
“Holy shit, look it up!
The Skeleton that had been swinging its sword at the Warrior User collapsed as if it understood Matan’s plea. The rest of the skeletons followed suit. After the hunt was over, the party, including Matan, gathered together to rest and talk.
“What a surprise.”
“Yeah… I thought the 50% increase meant more experience, but no… Skeleton hunting has become so inefficient.”
“Then why don’t we stop hunting and go to the temple?”
“I think that would be a good idea.”
“But… do you know a user named Ssangsal? I don’t think he’s even a ranked player.”
“Yeah, you don’t realize what a crazy person you are. Just try getting caught…”
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1. amount of gold for sale: 200000 [9000 won per gold]
Gold remaining : 0
Amount Sold: 1,800,000,000
“Done…”
After selling all the gold he had on hand, Ming Hu opened his inventory to check his mileage.
“345.6 billion…
The inventory was worth a staggering 345.6 billion mileage, to be exact, not including the 4% fee. Ming Hu pressed the send button and sent the full 346 billion to his bank account. After completing the transfer, Ming Hu opened the quest window and thought to himself.
“How do I…
<Magdan's Sea Monster?
In Magdan, a coral city just above the coastal city of Radia, famous for its blue and red coral, there is a rumor circulating. The rumor is that a monster has appeared off the coast of Bedrin, where the coral is harvested, but if the rumor is true, not all of those who have gone into the sea to collect coral have returned. Viscount Samon, ruler of Magdan, personally sent out investigators, but they did not return either. He has turned to the Emperor for help, and he wants you to take on the task.
Difficulty Level: B
Quest Reward: 2 million Helioca Merit + ??? (You will receive additional Merit.)
After completing his business at the auction house, Ming Hu must now travel to the coral city of Magdan to fulfill the quest given to him by the Emperor.
"Should I start at the temple?
But the message made me think.
'It's Magdan. It can be broken at any time. The demon world…
Quests from the Emperor could be completed at any time, but special quests in the message were more likely to have a time limit.
'First. Let's stop at the temple first.'
Eventually, Ming Hu decided to stop by the temple to get the quest, so he left the auction house and headed to the temple.
Woof, woof, woof
'Already…'
But when Ming Hu arrived at the temple, he couldn't help but frown. He had expected a line, but there were far more people lined up to use the shrine than he had expected.
"…I'll have to wait at least a few hours.
It looked like I would have to wait at least a couple hours to get to the temple.
"I'll have to break Magdan's quest first…
Eventually, Ming Hu decided to fulfill the quest he had been given by the Emperor, so he turned and headed for the warp gate.
-Goldstone: Hey, did you get the message?
Just then, Minhyung heard a whisper.
-Gold to Jung-Seok: Uh, I see.
-Goldstone: Did you get the quest?
-GoldenCrystalline: No, I came to the temple to get a quest, but there were too many people here, so I'm just going to go break another quest.
-Goldstone: Good. I told you not to wait, but the special quest has already been posted online. But it's useless to get it now.
"…useless?
At Minhyung's whisper, Myung Hu gave him a puzzled look and whispered again.
-GoldenStephen: What do you mean, what's wrong with the quest?
-Goldstone: There are two quests, the first is the Demon Extermination quest, but it doesn't tell you where to find it, so it's pretty much an unanswered question, and the second is the Demon Descent Defense quest, which starts in two months, and you have to go get it now, because you only have two months to get it.
Stop
Ming Hu stopped walking for a moment at Min Hyung's whisper, then resumed walking and whispered back to Min Hyung.
-GoldenStep: Thanks for the great info.
-Goldstone: No, but have fun anyway.
-GoldStephen: Uh, zzzz.
With that, Ming Hu finished whispering, and it wasn't long before he was able to reach the warp gate.
"Hey, run!"
"Holy shit, a demon king! A demon king!"
"Fucking exciting!"
Arriving at the warp gate, Ming Hu could see players running in the direction of the temple. Ming Hu pushed past them and approached the Wizard NPC, who was waiting for guests.
"Where are you going?"
"I'm going to Magdan."
"You mean Magdan, the Coral City?"
"Yes."
"I'll be 7 gold!"
Ming Hu handed over 7 gold to the Wizard NPC. Soon afterward, he felt a sense of lightning and was able to reach Magdan. After arriving at Magdan, Ming Hu checked the quest once again.
"Well… I suppose we should meet Viscount Samon first?"
With that muttered, Ming Hu stepped out of the warp gate and began walking toward Viscount Samon's mansion.