LIGHTNOVELSTORY Chapter 14
Episode 14
“Renee… how many times have you been here?”
“The first, I think.”
You don’t learn about new areas by accident; you have to have been there before and know the exact place names so that the teleporting NPCs can take you there.
But Renee had clearly said it was the first. From the look on her face now, it was easy to see that she’d made a mistake.
“Suspicious.
Even as I glanced at her suspiciously, I couldn’t help but admire the scenery around me. A virtual beauty that can’t be seen in real life. But that’s Middle-earth for you, it’s better than the real thing.
“Shall we go hunting now?”
“Yes!”
I replied energetically.
“Then… Shields! Haste! Might! Incris-all!”
“Shield. A basic skill learned by clerics that increases defense.
Haste. Improves basic movement.
Might. These three skills increase your basic offense, and they are the cleric’s primary skills.
Increase All. A blessing skill that increases all stats for a short period. It can only be learned by a Master, and the potency of Increase All increases as the Master’s level increases.”
I felt as if my body had become very light. Of course, it’s a game, but all six senses are sensitive, so I could easily feel that my body was lighter.
What’s the first thing people do when they feel lighter?
“Yay!”
They go for a run.
“Huh!
I had to squint. The wind was making me close my eyes, and the shapes of things were just a blur. Movement so fast, so unaccustomed.
It’s almost too much to handle.
I glanced behind me, and Renee, who was right next to me, was already dozens of meters away from me.
‘The power of Incrys All and Haste? The Two-Master is indeed great.’
* * *
At first, I was very happy to take on this job.
Eunkyung had always enjoyed playing her company’s games outside of work hours, and this job would allow her to play during work hours.
As an operator, she knew all the new maps, where the regen was good, and where there were no fights, so she could level up quickly.
This is all well and good, but the user I have to monitor is too low level. Of course, with his blessing, he can at least show the effect of level +50, but even then, it’s a bit difficult to hunt in the same hunting grounds as someone who’s 100 levels above you.
Of course… that’s what I thought earlier.
This ancient island is a hunting ground for users who are about 10 levels lower than me. Even so, there are less than 50 of them on the human servers.
A high-level hunting ground for Two-Masters.
At first, I wanted to go elsewhere, but I’m a user myself, and I’m greedy for levels. And he’s never been to the Ancient Isles before, so he’s eager to get there.
And if worst comes to worst, KaRenee dies, he’ll have to lead (level down), which is a good thing for his boss, right?
At first, there was talk of leveling him down until he was level one, but soon Mr. Park backed off and said to just keep an eye on him.
After giving KaRenee a basic blessing, he disappeared.
I looked for him on the mini-map, and he was a whopping 50 meters away.
Even though he claims his Haste is the Two-Master’s, it only increases his speed by 3.5x. That’s great, of course. But in KaRenee’s case, it’s ridiculous.
Even a Two-Master Assassin with all her points in Agility wouldn’t be able to move that fast.
Perhaps KaRenee will dominate human servers of all levels.
* * *
Spirit Golems, Durahans, Deathknights, and other spooky monsters are all here. At first, she was amazed by their skill, but now she’s more amazed by their splendor.
‘It’s not like Two-Master is some kind of god or something…….’
In one fell swoop, she herded the Durahans and Deathknights into the Bone Storm.
Once there were at least a dozen of them, she summoned a High Angel and a Dark Demon, and as they muttered, the ground cracked, lightning fell from the sky, and my heart shrank to the size of a bird’s breast.
In less than two minutes, about 20 monsters had been slain.
“You’ve reached level 101.”
I invested all my stats in intelligence. Nowadays, I’m practicing Enclave and Black Magic, so I’m investing stats in Intelligence. Since I got the Blood Emperor secondary job, I’ve gotten a lot of black magic, but I’ve been practicing Hell Storm in particular.
Hell Storm is a fire-based spell that is labeled as “Diablo”.
I was really curious about why it was labeled as Diablo. Was his blessing the least he could do was lend his name to it?
“Phew, my nephew.
At least I leveled up a bit (?).
“KaRenee, shall we head to the center of the island now?”
“…Hmm.
I haven’t done anything so far. She was able to handle the monsters without me, and the aura of the Dark Demons and High Angels standing behind her was indeed terrifying.
‘Still, I’m leveling up even if I don’t do anything.
She and I rode the volcano. The mountain was quite gentle. I was able to climb it without much effort, and the top of the volcano looked to be at least 300 meters high.
After walking for a while, we could see the fire giants. They were 100 levels higher than the flame giants, and they were at least 10 meters tall.
“Damn, they’re too big…….”
I couldn’t help but stare at the giant with my mouth hanging open, and it looked like a single blow from the sword he was holding would split my body in two.
Seeing my expression, Renee gave a small laugh and said to me.
“That’s the easiest monster to catch, do you want to give it a try?”
“Pfft, I’m being too playful and making her do this.
Indeed, I didn’t do anything, and she’s probably just trying to mess with me because I’m a low-level player, so she’ll see a strong monster like that and falsely say it’s a weak monster.
I can’t say no. With her blessing, I’ll probably get a +50 level, so it’ll be a good opportunity to test my skills and prove to her that I’m not just a cheap exp-grabber.
“Alright, then sprint!”
I leaped with all my might, reaching a decent distance for my effective range in a single bound.
“Hell Storm!”
A small whirlwind of sparks began to form. The red glow grew more intense, and then the red turned blue and enveloped the giant’s body. The intense flames seemed to melt the skin of the Fiery Giant,
Ouch!
The giant roared in pain.
‘Oh no…….’
Following the roar, dozens of giants, this time in a swarm, began to slowly approach me. I turned around and looked to Renee for help, but she only smiled, indicating that I was on my own.
‘Are they trying to kill me? Or…….’
All sorts of thoughts ran through my mind, but right now I was in danger of my life.
“Hellstorm! Hellstorm!”
Of course, only one of them materialized due to the delay, but the fact that I shouted despite knowing that shows how urgent my mind was. Dozens of monsters now surrounded me.
“High-level slack?
Renee didn’t even bother to help me. As much as I resented her, the thought that she might not be able to handle monsters of this magnitude, that she might be too dangerous to help me, made my body wait for death in silence. But my mind refused.
“No!
I couldn’t die. If I died, I might drop the item, but I was so obsessed with money that I could never die.
When it came to money, my body followed my mind. My whole being began to burn.
“Hell Storm!”
A blue whirlwind spun, but the monsters only hesitated for a moment, and as the flames subsided, they slowly approached me again.
“Blackness… I can’t die like this… Blackness. Damn it, why is Diablo’s Hell Storm so weak, Diablo’s Hell Storm, Ebony.”
I had somehow managed to qualify ‘Diablo’ with Hell Storm.
“……!
I could feel the immense heat generated around me. The Hell Storm in front of me was casting a wide range of skills like never before.
Normally, it could only surround two giants, but now the flames reached all the giants in the circle around me.
Their flesh began to melt, not just flinching for a moment.
* * *
WRenee didn’t care if KaRenee died. He had Resurrections to bring him back to life here, and if he lost a level or so, it was an excuse to give him experience.
Hell Storm was a useful skill in its own right, but KaRenee’s low-level storms weRenee’t very strong.
He wished KaRenee would use her sword skills instead of magic.
The Fiery Giant was a fire monster, so it shouldn’t take much damage from Hell Storm. Its weaknesses lie in its slow speed and massive body. Because of its sluggish movement, it’s the best monster for a fast player like KaRenee. At KaRenee’s speed, she can attack the head, then the stomach, back, and legs in quick succession,
the giant would have been easy to take down.
But he foolishly continued to try to use magic.
She prepared for Resurrection.
“……!
She was as surprised as KaRenee. Suddenly, Hell Storm’s power had quadrupled.
The blue flames grew in size, and the heat they emitted doubled. The giants began to melt helplessly.