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Chapter 25
Lee Seongyeong was momentarily dumbfounded and stared blankly at Seonghyun, unsure of what to say.
Seonghyun was also starting to realize something.
'Ah, I guess I've been attracting more attention than I thought.'
He was only just realizing it now.
He was aware that the surrounding users and NPCs often made a fuss, which made him embarrassed, but he didn't realize how big of a deal it was.
He knew that Overlord was a remarkable class, but...
He hadn't even mentioned it anywhere.
He hadn't realized that they might be trying to recruit him.
As Seonghyun's expression showed a bit of realization...
Lee Seongyeong spoke again.
"I'll introduce myself again. My name is Lee Seongyeong, a scout from Sick Brothers. I've taken the liberty of seeking you out to offer you a guild scout offer."
"Ah, yes."
"I'll quickly give you my business card and disappear so as not to interfere with your hunting."
"Yes? Business card?"
"Yes, here it is."
He quickly approached Seonghyun and handed him his business card item.
Lee Seongyeong, having handed over the business card, inwardly cheered.
But he couldn't let his guard down.
Judging from his reaction, it didn't seem like it, but he couldn't be sure.
"Ah, have you perhaps received an offer from another guild...?"
"No. I haven't."
"Ah!!"
Hearing Seonghyun's words, he inwardly cheered again.
'I did it!!!'
This was a sure thing.
He finally caught a big fish.
He had caught a female user from the same Special Black Mage Academy on his way here, but Seonghyun was the main target.
The big fish who learned all the skills in just one day, according to what he heard from that female user!
If Lee Seongyeong's prediction was correct...
'He's already at least an Epic rank class user.'
He was truly a big fish.
On the other hand, Seonghyun was bewildered, watching Lee Seongyeong approach like a storm.
He didn't understand at first, but now he understood why the scout was so excited.
But...
'Hmm, is it that big of a deal?'
It was a world where people made money from games, so...
He thought it was possible, but he didn't fully understand.
Perhaps Lee Seongyeong sensed Seonghyun's thoughts?
His eyes lit up.
Normally, other scouts would persistently try to get him to sign a contract here.
But Lee Seongyeong was different.
A specialist in the scouting world!
"Then, if you're interested, please feel free to contact me anytime, and I'll get back to you. Of course, I can offer you the best conditions in the industry! Thank you so much for your time!!! I'll take my leave now!!!"
Just like that, Lee Seongyeong, who had arrived like a storm, disappeared like a storm.
Seonghyun blinked his eyes as he watched Lee Seongyeong, who had swept in like a whirlwind, already becoming a dot and disappearing.
He took out the business card and looked at it.
『Guild Rank 12th, Sick Brothers』
-Scout Lee Seongyeong
-Game Messenger Code: iliilillili
“???”
Judging from his behavior, he thought it was just an ordinary guild.
It was a higher-ranking guild than he thought.
-Congratulations!!! As expected of a great person. It's only natural that your fame would spread widely among humans!
‘No, that’s not it.’
This was the first scout offer he had ever received.
It wasn't that big of a deal.
Anyway, it was true that a good place had contacted him.
Seonghyun was lost in thought as he stared at the business card.
Guild rank 12th.
‘Amazing.’
It was a game praised as the greatest game since time immemorial, and...
To be ranked 12th in the overall guild rankings in Eternal World, a game loved by 2 billion people, was tremendous.
Even if Seonghyun didn't know much about the reality of Eternal World, he knew it was huge.
He seemed to remember hearing on the news that large guilds were practically on par with large corporations.
The best conditions in such a place?
It would be a lie if he said he wasn't tempted.
‘If it’s the best treatment, is it like a yearly salary of hundreds of millions of won?’
He didn't know how much his sister earned, but wouldn't it be like that?
His heart fluttered with excitement, but he soon shook his head.
Let's refrain from counting our chickens before they hatch.
If he got his hopes up and the conditions weren't as good as he thought, he would be disappointed.
He seemed to remember hearing that his sister also had a guild.
If it was a guild ranked 12th overall, wouldn't it be better to join this one?
He would have to hear what his sister had to say, but...
Seonghyun pondered briefly and put the business card in his inventory.
Business card aside...
He had to get the hidden piece, didn't he?
‘Then let’s go.’
In the midst of all the chaos, his mana had recovered quite a bit, so...
Let's set out properly.
-Tsk tsk! Great one, be careful of them.
Seonghyun set off, seen off by Kahku.
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There were dense forests on both ends of the wide Perthville Plains.
And at the end of both forests, huge cliffs soared, making it difficult to proceed further.
For now, it was classified as Perthville Plains, but since there were forests and cliffs...
Some users considered them separate hunting grounds.
The goblins’ village was also in this forest, but they came out to the plains and attacked users.
The village that Seonghyun attacked was also in one of these forests.
As he walked along, following the memories...
He searched every nook and cranny of the winding path.
If he hadn't known the way, he would have definitely gotten lost.
It was a place where the trees were so dense that even the light was dim.
It was terrain where it was difficult to even find the direction.
It was fortunate that he had the memories.
‘No wonder it wasn’t discovered.’
What the user who killed Kahku in his memory couldn't obtain was the compass that led to this place.
According to the memory, it seemed like the user had to go through a process of entrusting various magic unsealings to others because it was an item that couldn't be used by anyone other than its owner.
But since Seonghyun could freely access the memory...
Finding the way was a piece of cake.
Even Kahku had a hard time coming here without the power of the compass.
But Seonghyun could use Kahku's memory and the hunter Apik's experience to examine the memory and find his way.
Hunters were experts at finding their way.
It took a little longer because he had to trace the memories, but he eventually found it.
A huge cliff.
It was a huge cliff with no caves in sight, but there was a huge rock in front of it.
It was a rock that looked impossible to move or break at first glance.
This was the place.
‘I’ve arrived.’
The place where Kahku hid his treasure was right behind that rock.
One might think they had to move the rock to enter, but that wasn't the case.
Rather, Seonghyun walked confidently towards the rock.
Just before he collided with it!
Seonghyun passed through the rock and entered.
‘Who would find it if the entrance was hidden with magic?’
Even if someone somehow got lost in the forest and came all the way here, it was natural that they wouldn't be able to find it if it was hidden like this.
Seonghyun himself would have wondered how to enter if it weren't for the memories.
As he entered, a huge cave stretched out before him.
It was a cave that would likely smell musty and damp, but there was no such smell.
Rather, there was even a slight fragrance.
Kahku was always clean and tidy in his memories, so...
It seemed he maintained the cave where he hid his treasure in the same way.
‘How meticulous.’
It wasn't dark because the crystal balls embedded in the ceiling illuminated the cave.
Walking along the straight cave, he came to a door that appeared to be the entrance to a warehouse.
A huge door and two goblin statues wearing armor and holding spears, as if guarding both sides of it.
That was the warehouse where the treasure was hidden.
He could have approached the door to open it right away, but instead, Seonghyun took out his steel sword and tiger's fangs and prepared for battle.
The special goblins guarding this place.
No, should he call them goblins?
Screech.
With the sound of scraping stone, the statues were moving.
At first, the goblin statues moved stiffly.
But soon, as if they had gotten used to moving, they were moving naturally.
That was the identity of the special goblins guarding this place.
The goblin statues saw Seonghyun, judged him to be an intruder, and rushed at him.
[Lv.20 Goblin Statue]
[Lv.21 Goblin Statue]
Their levels were 9 to 10 higher than Seonghyun's.
But he wasn't worried.
Seonghyun had already defeated Bejiron, who was level 30.
He observed the movements of the charging Goblin Statues and stepped back.
Their speed wasn't particularly fast, but...
Their weight was considerable, so the sense of intimidation was no joke.
Whoosh! Kuggooooo!
The Goblin Statue swung its spear and slammed it down where Seonghyun had been standing.
The cave floor was dented.
Judging from the power, it would be a fatal blow if he got hit by that.
As Seonghyun retreated, he summoned Bone Arrow and shot it at the Goblin Statue that was still charging.
The Bone Arrow flew in an instant and hit the Goblin Statue precisely in the forehead.
Crack!
[The effect of 『One Strike!』 is activated!]
However, perhaps due to its extraordinary defense, the Bone Arrow, which should have been embedded in its forehead, instead shattered and scattered into dust.
It wasn't even a critical hit.
But it seemed to have done some damage, as the forehead was slightly dented.
Seonghyun's eyes lit up as he saw that.
The Goblin Statue with the dented forehead stopped.
And the Goblin Statue that had attacked the floor charged towards Seonghyun again.
There was no point in continuing to dodge.
Therefore...
Seonghyun charged instead.
‘Since they’re not living beings, curses and Death Aura won’t work on them.’
There were very few methods Seonghyun could use right now.
He couldn't use Death Aura or Curse of Pain.
Pain Numbing was the same.
If he got hit by that, he would surely be beyond recovery.
As Seonghyun charged, the Goblin Statue swung its spear again at Seonghyun, who had closed the distance.
Whoosh!
He lightly lowered his body to dodge and dug into the statue's chest.
The Goblin Statue with the dented forehead thrust its spear at Seonghyun.
It was difficult to dodge because his center of gravity was low after lowering his stance.
But Seonghyun's eyes emitted a teal light, and he used the memories of his former instructor, Eddie, and the hunter, Apik, to maximize his body's flexibility.
He twisted his body like a snake to avoid the spear with his low center of gravity, and then thrust his steel sword into the Goblin Statue he had dug into, holding the tiger's fangs in both hands and stabbing at its heart.
The tiger's fangs, with their piercing power, were firmly lodged in the Goblin Statue's heart.
Thud!
[Critical Hit!]
[The effect of 『One Strike!』 is activated!]
He couldn't pierce it like splitting tofu, but he could pierce it like piercing a tree.
He felt a firm resistance, but the piercing option was excellent.
Immediately after, Seonghyun quickly retrieved the tiger's fangs, stepped back, and used a skill.
Teal light gathered in his hand, forming the shape of a spear.
As the light gathered and manifested into the shape of a spear...
Seonghyun, without delay, threw the spear while twisting his body in mid-air as he retreated.
Wheeee!
The Wraiths of the Dead, cutting through the wind, accurately pierced the heart that Seonghyun had stabbed with the tiger's fang.
Crack!
The teal spear, having pierced the Goblin Statue's body and emerged from its back, with the Wraiths of the Dead embedded in it.
It wasn't a living being, so there wouldn't be any debuffs from darkness damage, but...
That was the moment Seonghyun thought so.
[Dark damage applied.]
[The Goblin Statue's vision and senses are impaired for 10 seconds.]
‘Oh?’
So it applied even if it wasn't a living being, as long as it had vision and senses?
That changed things.
Was it because the level difference had decreased?
The duration was longer than when he used it on Bejiron.
Seonghyun's eyes lit up.
Whether its fellow statue was suffering or not, the Goblin Statue with the dented forehead charged at Seonghyun.
Still slow.
As it swung its spear at that speed...
The overwhelming weight and the fierce wind pressure grazed Seonghyun.
Whooooosh!
Hearing the trembling and tearing sound of the air could have been chilling.
But Seonghyun's eyes were fixed on the Goblin Statue without wavering, and he held the dagger, tiger's fang, and dug into the chest of the Goblin Statue with the dented forehead that had swung its spear.
It was easy to dig in because of its large movements.
However, as soon as he saw Seonghyun digging into his chest, the opponent also loosened his lower body and attacked Seonghyun with his feet.
The statue's knee appeared in front of Seonghyun, who had dug into his chest in an instant, but using that force, Seonghyun held the tiger's fang and thrust the dagger towards the knee.
Thud!
With the statue's own force, the tiger's fang lodged into its knee, and using that recoil, Seonghyun retrieved the tiger's fang and stepped back, simultaneously firing a Bone Arrow at the already dented forehead.
Crack!
The Bone Arrow shattered into dust again, and the statue's forehead was dented a little more.
Damage was steadily accumulating.
He wanted to use Wraiths of the Dead again here, but it was still on cooldown.
As his attacks landed and he moved away from the statue...
The Goblin Statue with the dented forehead made a strange noise.
Screech.
Seeing the statue making a sound as if it was quite frustrated, Seonghyun charged again.
If he gave it more time here, the statue that had lost its vision due to darkness damage would recover.
The Goblin Statue with the pierced heart, which had now recovered as its recovery time was over.
But it was too late.
Seonghyun quickly moved his feet and reached the Goblin Statue with the dented forehead in an instant.
However, this time, the statue also seemed determined, and it thrust its spear at Seonghyun, prepared to be wounded.
It didn't matter what happened to its own body.
Seonghyun also launched an attack against the attack that clearly showed that will.
Seonghyun's dagger, the tiger's fang, was aimed at the forehead of the Goblin Statue with the dented forehead.
And the Goblin Statue's spear was aimed at Seonghyun's heart.
Seonghyun's attack was faster, but just as the Goblin Statue's spear was about to reach Seonghyun's heart...
A red film-like curtain unfolded.
Thud!
The Blood Curtain blocked the spear attack, and Seonghyun's tiger's fang...
Thud!
It pierced through the statue's head.
As the body of the Goblin Statue with the dented forehead crumbled...
A message popped up.
[You have won against a monster with a significant level difference!]
[Achievement unlocked!]
[You acquire the title, 『Strong Hunter』.]
[You gain experience points!]
[Level Up!]×3
His level went up by three.
And the lone remaining Goblin Statue.
Even though its companion was gone, it burned with fighting spirit and charged at Seonghyun.
Seonghyun summoned a Bone Arrow towards the statue, whose heart was already pierced.
Unlike before, when it hit the forehead and shattered...
This Bone Arrow pierced through the heart and lodged inside.
Thud!
Perhaps because it was a statue and felt no pain, it didn't even flinch.
There was only the effect of being pushed back momentarily by the force of the Bone Arrow.
And after that, Seonghyun didn't move until the moment the statue charged at him.
The moment it swung its spear, he lightly dodged the spear and clenched his other hand, the one not holding the tiger's fang.
Then, a teal spear formed in his hand.
The Wraiths of the Dead pierced through the Goblin Statue from below, through its heart, and into its head.
Thud.
Likewise, as its head was pierced...
The statue crumbled into dust.
[You have won against a monster with a level difference!]
[You gain experience points!]
[Level Up!]×1
[You have reached Level 15.]
He had defeated all the obstacles.
Now it was time to claim his reward.
Seonghyun placed his hand on the warehouse door.
[Hidden Piece, Treasure Goblin Kahku's First Warehouse, is now open.]
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