Chapter 14

Posted by Kuze, ? Views, Released on March 1, 2025

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[The Hobgoblin Overlord, Kroctus, launches a crushing attack!]

Kroctus raises his greatsword high.

If Lily had a battle assistant, she would’ve informed her of the attack’s direction, power, and the shockwave that would follow.

“Hmm…”

But Lily doesn’t have a battle assistant.

All she knows is that Kroctus will unleash a crushing attack befitting his size.

Creeeak─!

But that alone was enough.

As Lily’s steps became lighter, she jumped high into the sky.

“…!”

Her white saintess robes fluttered as she flipped upside down and pierced Kroctus’s shoulder with her spear once again.

Kroctus screamed.

To shake off Lily, who was clinging to him, he used his crushing attack upwards.

Ka-blam! The explosive sound of the crush reverberated through the forest.

Lily abandoned the recovery of her spear and lightly stepped back.

Kroctus tried to pull out the spear stuck in his green-blood pouring wound to break it.

“Crack.”

But the spear given to her by Yena was enchanted with ‘Advanced Physical Destruction Impossible.’

After several attempts, he eventually gave up and hurled the spear.

Seeing the direction it was thrown, Lily zipped in to catch the spear again.

“Lily!”

But just then, it seemed like Kroctus had set a trap, as the greatsword he had just held flew toward her.

[The Hobgoblin Overlord, Kroctus, launches a greatsword throw!]

Lily looked surprised.

‘Hobgoblins aren’t creatures known for their brains.’

Is Captain different from others?

Tilting her head, Lily swung the spear without dodging and hurled it right at the flying greatsword.

The spear and greatsword collided.

With a loud crack, the greatsword split apart.

Not missing the opportunity, Lily dashed straight ahead, caught the flying spear again, and pierced Kroctus’s heart.

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[….?]

[?]

[?]

[What the hell was that?]

[LMAO is this real?]

[Wow, I’m in love, so cool!]

[OMG LOL]

[But do hobgoblins usually react that quickly? This is the first time I’ve seen one use a crush upwards.]

[Honestly, no one handles it that spectacularly, LOL.]

[Mind-blowing.]

[Using the spear as bait, I would’ve totally fallen for it, LOL.]

[But seriously, how does she keep up with the speed of the flying spear?]

“Wow. Lily.”

Clap clap clap clap clap.

Yena couldn’t hold back her applause.

The battle just now was definitely not something that would come from someone of that level.

It wasn’t the way.

Low-level users have all their stats low and face many skill restrictions.

Skills can be activated ‘unconditionally’ regardless of the laws of physics and their surroundings, but they come with mana limitations and cooldowns.

This means Yena can’t just spam ‘Phantom Dagger’ or ‘Shadow Leap’.

However, Lily uses skills like ‘Dash’ without any restrictions.

Even without skills, relying on the power of the body is enough.

Of course, sheer physical strength doesn’t make all battles easy.

Ultimately, physical strength is just a tool that helps with convenience in combat.

Based on the idea that ‘there is no absolute invincibility’, Deoen’s characteristic means that if you don’t have the skill and technique to operate well, you’re just a sturdy punching bag.

“Well, the pros do make those kinds of punching bags.”

“I caught it.”

“Good job! You’re really skilled. No, you’re amazing!”

“Thank you.”

Lily, who had retrieved a spear without a single drop of blood on it, smiled brightly.

Her expression wasn’t great until a moment ago, but now she looked exceptionally pleased.

Hehe~

A little humming came out too.

[Lily smiles, so I’m happy]

[Agreed, agreed, agreed]

[At that level, can we aim for the top 1000?]

[Top 1000? LOL, we can do top 10.]

[For real, just leveling up and getting the right gear is enough to do that.]

[Let’s join a guild. If we don’t join now, we’ll lose out.]

[For real though, isn’t there a Siege War soon? If we level up well, we can have a one-person army.]

“Ah, well. We should join a guild.”

Someone like Lily is a talent that all guilds or pro scenes would envy.

While her pro debut is up to Lady Lily’s wishes, the guild can’t be let go.

[Seriously?]

[Honestly, not joining would be weird, LOL]

[How much support have we given? LOL Did we ever plan not to join?]

[Info: Yena’s guild, -Y-, is ranked 52nd, with a 2.7% predicted win rate for Siege War on Deoen’s official site.]

[Fact banned]

“Shut up! This time will be different!”

[-Y-]

[Hahahahahaha]

“Honestly, it’s a shame for Lily to join Yena’s guild, LOL.”

[For real, LOL]

[Unless Lily makes one herself, LOL]

[If Lily makes it, I’m dropping this guild and moving right away.]

[Who would let her in anyway?]

“I want to be in the same guild as Lily…”

■

[You have cleared the Forest of Hobgoblins.]

[Rewards are being issued.]

After defeating Kroctus, the dungeon was cleared.

It has been done.

The reward received was 1 gold coin, 17 silver coins, and 82 copper coins, along with hobgoblin leather and some worn-out weapons.

And…

“The Kroctus’ greatsword dropped.”

It’s said to appear with a low probability while running through the raid dungeon.

It was confirmed to be a ‘special’ equipment belonging to the fifth stage of Deoen’s gear.

Upon checking the weapon’s name, it was colored blue.

I picked up the greatsword.

A gray greatsword about my height.

The blade’s surface was heavily damaged, and the part made of what seemed like monster leather on the handle was also tattered.

Yena glanced at the greatsword and nodded.

“I think it needs some repairs. It’s a special equipment, so it’s not too expensive, but as a named item, it’s quite pricey for a Berserker…”

Whoosh-!

I swung the greatsword from top to bottom.

An oddly familiar feeling.

While it was less than a massive hammer, it definitely brought back memories.

The memory of smashing the head of an ancient beast that had been asleep for centuries with a hammer twice the size of my body is still vivid.

“Uh… um. Would you like to use that too?”

“Sure, that sounds good.”

I got another weapon.

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After a brief conversation and about 2-3 hours of hunting, the second broadcast ended.

Yena left a KakaoTalk message thanking me for my efforts, along with a transfer of 5 million won to the account she provided.

I replied.

─You did great too, Miss Yena.

Yena sent an emoticon of an SD character giving a thumbs up.

An emoticon that seemed to imitate Yena perfectly.

I had seen a few of those emoticons in internet posts, so that was Yena’s emoticon after all.

After purchasing the emoticon and sending it back, she looked really pleased.

“Hmm.”

Boom!

I lightly teased the spearhead and burst a few giant shrimp fry monsters.

I received a homework assignment from Yena.

“The next broadcast is planned for three days later, so please catch a lot of monsters by then. Preferably ones that can be taken out in one shot. Shrimp fry? Ah, low-level Sagwi. Yes, you can catch those.”

Yena’s content, New Duel Park, is more than just supporting newbies; it also acts as a kind of consulting to help them gain independence.

In other words, it’s not just about giving items but also providing crucial information about the game and setting future direction.

As for skill improvements, that’s not really Yena’s area, so to ensure smooth gameplay, I need to clear the class advancement quest first.

This is not the realm for comments, so for smooth game play, I need to first complete the class change quest.

Catching 3000 monsters on a broadcast is just too boring.

‘The viewers will love whatever Lady Lily does, right? No, they’ll go crazy for it.’

Of course, Yena said that.

“Hmmm…”

Tap tap tap!

[760/3000]

Phew. Kaboom!!

“Huuuuum…”

[857/3000]

“I’m bored.”

The day after parting with Yena and seriously starting to hunt.

Hunting is really dull.

This Sagwi monster is quite easy to handle compared to other races or monsters, but there aren’t that many of them.

There might be around twenty in a hunting ground?

If there were more, I could sweep them away in one go without worrying about my back, but I have to keep moving from hunting ground to hunting ground, which is super boring.

Moreover, there isn’t always prey at every moving hunting ground.

Sometimes, others have already caught them, or it’s just the regen time, and occasionally I have to compete for the hunting ground.

Even though the server is separated and it’s a vast open world, with over 400,000 concurrent players, there are many overlapping areas.

[999/3000]

“…I’m so bored.”

Should I start shutting this down and just lie on my bed?

But I have to complete this anyway.

If I don’t catch 3000 monsters, the quest won’t progress, and Yena’s broadcast won’t go on.

It’s a hassle.

Once a gamer, I’m now really annoyed just after three hours of hunting.

Of course, this is unavoidable.

I prefer to move my own body and wield a spear, but this is just mindless grinding with a spear.