Chapter 125
My Villains Episode 125
34. Mount Graduil⑴
Dark and desolate PC room.
“I bounced again?”
“uh.”
Jong-seo, who was sitting next to me, giggled as if he was dumbfounded..
“If I just use that combo, I'm guaranteed to crash? It's a complete mess. What kind of bugs are there?.”
“I know. I'm just going to add it once and if it bounces this time, I'm just going to hit it..”
After opening a new server, I chose a man with a pale face and strange makeup..
“What, this guy was hardcore too?”
“uh.”
“It's an experimental character.?”
“I don't normally play normal mode..”
“Still, you turned on the hardcore even for the experiment? You're really crazy, you.”
Not even for a day or two, but Jong-seo sticks out his tongue. Then he clicked his tongue and said, “Ugh, what a shame..”
“••••••what.”
“At most, the only thing I do while on vacation is developing the Dark World Build. If only I could keep seeing my girlfriend... … . no, no.”
The man on the screen held a large stone tablet and began reciting a strange incantation..
“This is also quite fun.”
“It's not that this is fun, but isn't it fun to write strategies on forums??”
“That's it..”
Jong-seo accessed the forum and went to the strategy tab..
“Hey, what do you think of what you wrote??”
“‘Search for ‘plasma’.”
“plasma… … . Wow, I wrote a lot.”
Meanwhile, on the screen, a man holding a stone tablet was continuing to order. It will take quite some time. I alt-tabbed and scrolled through some not-so-interesting webtoons..
Jongseo, who was looking at the screen, burst into laughter..
“Standard build, PvP build, tanking build, whirlpool build... … . You wrote the entire Blood Knight build.?”
“of course.”
“Blood Mage build? Why is this rated so low??”
“Maybe it's because it's such a difficult build, but everyone hates it. They say it's inefficient.”
“Anyway, you kimchi gamer bastards. I don't know how to enjoy the game?”
In the midst of Jong-seo’s chatter, a beep sounds and the SNS messenger blinks..
Sergeant Moon Jeong-hyuk. Mouse cursor hesitates…….
“Dual sword build, this looks fun. Is it similar to Ramen Berserker??”
“It's better than that. When is the enemy build, Ramen Berserker.”
“What else is a swordsman? Was there something like this originally??”
“It's from an expansion pack..”
“It's just my taste... … . “Why are all the build names like this?” Alt tab. The game screen covered SNS messages and webtoons. The man holding the stone slab's spell reached its peak..
Ugh, a vibration rang from next to me. After a short phone call, Jong-seo speaks..
“Almost all the kids are here. Let's go out.”
“wait for a sec. Just try this.”
As the man holding the stone slab shouts, souls gathered from all around are sucked into his body. And the subsequent ‘destruction’’.
Clink, the world fell into pieces..
I've met four sub characters so far..
Elemental Mage Elen, Necromancer Luke, Berserker Utequwai, and Arcane Hunter Atalanta. Two of them became allies, one became an enemy, and one remained elusive..
This was the case when Ellen and Utequoi became colleagues, and I was able to see their character sheets. Therefore, I was cautiously guessing that the character sheet was proof of trust..
For this reason, the fourth character sheet that came up last night confused me.
I made it.
Name: unknown
level : 23
Class: Swordsman
Abilities: Remaining Bonuses - 0
Strength - 15(20) Dexterity — 38(92)
Health — 14(18) Horsepower - 10(10)
skill :
Wet (襲) 5pt, Silver (隱) 5pt,
Poison (poison) 2pt, Tal (脫) So = 3pt, Tang (違) lpt, Yeon (燕) lpt Cham (所) 3pt, Kwae (快) lpt
A new tab appeared on the screen in my dream, so I naturally thought it was Atalanta's sheet. Putting aside the question of whether trust was built with her, this is because there were no other candidates in the first place..
But the new seat was not Atalanta's. The one about a swordsman who has never met anyone was added..
I've never actually met him, but I could easily guess what kind of character he was just by looking at the sheet..
In Dark World, the higher your abilities, the more difficult it becomes to raise them..
When your ability score is in the single digits, you need to add 10,000 bonus points to increase it by 1 point, but when your ability level is in your teens, you need to add 2 bonus points to increase it by 1 point, and when you are in your 20s, you need to add 3 bonus points to increase it by 1 point, and so on..
Therefore, it was more efficient to raise multiple abilities evenly rather than focusing on just one ability..
However, looking at the newly emerged swordsman's sheet, the agility was written as '38 (92)'. This means that a whopping 92 bonuses were invested to create an actual score of 38..
In addition, the fact that skills were mainly focused on ninjutsu, such as 'seop', 'silver', 'poison', and 'tal'…….
“phoenix, ruler.”
“ hmm?”
I looked up at the voice that broke me out of my thoughts, and saw Steedman holding out a wooden bowl. It was a stew made with pork, beans, and tomatoes..
“It tastes good. Boonie is pretty good at this kind of cooking..”
“Okay, I'll eat well..”
“Ellen, would you like to try it too??”
Ellen, who was sitting on a flat rock with her robe down, thought for a moment and nodded..
“Um, give me a little bit..”
“Yep, just wait a moment..”
Steedman made fun of his short legs and went down the hill..
At the bottom of the hill, Utequoi and Amias' gang had a small bonfire and were grilling various things. In the center of it all, Buni was vigorously frying something with a cast iron skillet..
Two wizards, a druid, and a swordsman were sitting around the bonfire. Siren Lao's party..
Across from me, I saw Atalanta lying down with her arm on a pillow, and the warrior Vittorio chewing a loaf of bread..
very peaceful scenery.
If it weren't for the archer Kol and warrior Agos standing guard on a nearby rocky hill with their bows in hand, it was a landscape where you wouldn't believe they were out on a picnic..
I slowly glanced around and then looked back at Ellen..
“But you eat pretty well these days.?”
“••••••I?”
“huh. Isn’t that your second one??”
Ellen looked down at the sandwich she was eating and nodded..
“But, why?”
“Normally you wouldn't eat even half of that..”
“It wasn't that bad.”
“That was about it..”
Ellen paused for a moment at my assertion. Then he quietly put down the sandwich and felt his stomach, thighs, and forearms..
“By any chance, I've gotten a little heavy?”
“……what?”
“When you hold me, it feels a little heavy?”
Ellen's face as she asked that question showed the kind of trivial concern that Korean high school girls often see after eating a late-night snack..
“Haha haha!”
When I burst out laughing because it was so funny, Ellen wrinkled her face..
“What's funny?”
“uh? *sigh* Well, just. I thought you *big* care about that too..”
“……Something like that‘?”
“uh. Gaining weight and stuff like that..”
Ellen's expression hardened a little at my words..
“So, I gained weight.?”
“uh? no? That's not it.”
“To be honest.”
“Hey, I didn't gain any weight. And, you can gain some weight..”
As I was waving my hands, I suddenly remembered something that happened about two weeks ago..
“That's right, aren't you eating more because you're growing taller??”
“……key?”
“uh. You grew taller not long ago. Hey, wake up now.”
“Hey, don’t eat.……
As I put down the wooden bowl and picked it up, Ellen pretended not to win and poured mana into the wing decoration..
“Wait a minute, put your feet on the ground.”
“I can do that tidying up alone..”
The guy who tried to hold me back stood firmly on the ground..
“ O ugh” —
“•…”It grew up?”
“for a moment.”
I placed the blade of my hand on the top of his head and carefully measured his height..
……It seems the same. No matter how I look at it, it doesn't seem that big..
But when I saw Ellen, whose eyes were shining like stars, I couldn't bear to tell the truth..
“Uh, maybe it's a bit big??”
“really?”
“hmm. Yeah, it's grown. It's very subtle, but it's big..”
At my words, the guy's face lit up and he jumped up by about a couple of spans..
“Actually, I've been thinking about it strangely lately because my appetite keeps getting worse..”
“Ah, yes?”
“That was a precursor to growing taller. Now that I think about it, it seems like my knees get a little stiff every time I sleep..”
He chattered like that and finished the bowl of stew that Steedman had brought..
“But what if the clothes you bought don’t fit? It's all rural around here, so it's hard to find decent clothes..”
……Hmm, it’s sad for no reason..
Yesterday, the day I left Longville, I searched near Mount Graduil all day. I looked closely at the road leading to the summit, the surrounding bushes at the foot, and the mountain range leading up to the hill..
The reason for not going straight to the summit and dealing with Akanku Karamek was to rule out other risk factors first. This is because I was exhausted from dealing with strong enemies and I didn't want to run into a group of greenskins or Anupa De on the way down..
After a day-long search, the only monsters we caught were two orcs and three goblets..
“It seems like the seeds of monsters have dried up around here..”
Atalanta, leaning a white spear on her shoulder, spoke..
“All the greenskins would have fled, and the Anufads would have gathered at the pass..”
“Anupad's army needs a lot of food. If you lie down in one place like you do now, you can't get food. There must be a hunting group.”
Atalanta shook her head with a dark expression at Utequai's argument..
“They probably prepared a separate supply..”
“Are they monsters??”
“It’s not called the military for nothing. And, when they run out of food, they eat their own compatriots..”
“ O ugh” —
The rest followed Utequai in silence. The temporarily formed party of 16 glanced at each other in silence..
Amias wants money, Atalanta wants points, and Siren wants Karamek to be stopped. Since everyone wanted something different, I was too quick to open my mouth..
Just for a moment. Fifteen pairs of eyes gathered in one place as if it were a plot..
Ha, feel burdened..
I scratched my eyebrows and opened my mouth..
“So, Atalanta. what is your opinion?”
Atalanta, who was tapping the window with her long fingers, answered with a small smile as if she had been waiting..
“I have to go to the hill.”
“……Let's attack Anupad's army.?”
“Similar but a little different.”
Atalanta glanced around..
“The reason we're not climbing to the top now is because we're worried that we'll be surrounded by Anupad's army when we retreat to Longville. That's right?”
“so?”
“So, we have to deal with Anupad's army first. Let's set up an ambush near the hill and wait for the lord's army. When the lord's army attacks Anupad, he will seize the opportunity and join the battle..”
“‘'I saw an opportunity'.”
Atalanta shrugged her shoulders at my muttering..
“okay. Everyone knows what it means?”
If it looks like the lord's army is going to win, they'll quickly enter the war and reap the rewards, and if it looks like they're going to lose, they'll just get out of the war. It's an obvious story.
“Is that okay? If you run away, you won't get any points..”
“Won’t the score have any meaning then? If Anupad is strong enough for the lord’s army to be defeated, it is better to give up the territory.” Well, what Atalanta wants is a stable settlement, not a dangerous neighborhood threatened by monsters..
Of course, Atalanta believes that the lord will win. The goal is to properly intervene in the battle and maintain first place..
When I nodded, the wizard Siren quickly stepped forward..
“Just a moment, Lord Phoenics..”
“Please speak, Miss Siren..”
Siren blinked his big eyes at me and then looked back at the party and said.
“No matter the outcome of the battle, we must get to the top. If the lord's army is defeated, this area will only become dangerous, but if Karamek's spell is completed, not only Marva but the entire kingdom may become dangerous..”
……The whole kingdom, it's hard to overdo it.
“And in fact, we've already had enough delays. If time is wasted fighting Anupad's army, it may be irreversibly late..”
“So, what does Miss Siren want us to do??”
At my question, Siren looked back at her lover for a moment. Then he nodded briefly and opened his mouth again..
“The most important things should be done first, and the less important things should be done later. We need to get to the top as quickly as possible and prevent a dimensional collision. Anupad is next..”
As Siren's story came to an end, a wind blew from the west. It was a welcome mountain breeze cooling the rocky hills heated by the sun..
“hmm?”
While I was suddenly looking in the direction from which the wind came, Utequai came out..
“I have a good idea. Atilia and the wizard will both be satisfied..”
As his eyes focused, he placed his chin on the handle of the dolme and continued speaking..
“Send two mercenaries to spy on the hill. Spy, send a signal when the battle begins. Then go to the top of the mountain and deal with Akanku. Anupad, he can't chase us because he's fighting the lord's army. It's very simple.”
Looking at Atalanta and Siren's expressions, neither of them seemed very satisfied..
Utequai smiled at them..
“And before that, we catch the troll.”
“Another troll. You can't stop with that damn troll.?”
“Be quiet, girl. I know you're greedy for the troll's blood..”
“The thing about coveting is that someone coveted it.?”
Utequai completely ignored Ellen's complaints..
“Troll, high score. If you catch it, you can stay in first place..”
Atalanta frowned slightly and shook her head..
“Mr. Hatanka, you get triple the points for subjugating over there. Seventeen Anupads equals 153 points..”
“You just have to catch several..”
“......Several?”
“okay. I found traces. Troll, not just one.”
When Atalanta closed her mouth, Utequai's eyes turned to Siren..
“If you catch the troll, you can also use the forest path..”
“If it's a forest road.”
“You can climb to the top of the mountain quickly. When the battle starts at the mountain pass, we quickly climb to the top of the mountain and take out Akanku..”
Just as Siren was being persuaded, the wind blew again..
I stared at the direction from which the wind came, that is, towards the bushes. This time it was because I definitely felt something strange..
“But trolls, you have to hunt carefully.”
“why? There must be three wizards. With this many people, there are at least enough trolls.……
“Looking at the traces, the female came to the male's territory. take the cub.”
“By the way?”
“They must have mated. Mated trolls are hungry and vicious.”
By then, my nose had caught a very faint odor. It was a horrible smell, like the smell of terrible sweat or rotting excrement..
“You have to lure them in and hunt them one by one. in the dark night.”
The sun rising in the sky was bright..
I smiled bitterly and pulled out the Hrunting. The party looked puzzled at the clear sword name..
“I can't wait until night.”
“Can't wait? what does that mean,”
Ute Kwai, who belatedly caught the scent, picked up the dolme with a stern expression..
At the same time, a strange sound was heard from somewhere in the bushes..
Wow!!
A sharp roar that resembles a scream. It was a troll.
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