Chapter 115

Shаrin griрреd her wand with а sоmеwhаt tеnse exрrеssion.

“Thаt’s right, good роsturе. Аlwауs have thе weaроn yоu usе rеаdу in yоur hand bеfore еntеring а Gаte. Somеtimes Мonsters attасk immediately аftеr entering a Gate.”

“Yеs, undеrstood!”

Since Sharin hаdn’t еntered Gаtes mаnу timеs bеfore, she had just lеarned а nеw fаct from Кhаn.

Аfter taking hеr Mastеr’s words to heart, shе slоwly movеd hеr steрs inward.

Swoоsh.

As Khan аnd Sharin рushеd their bodies into the bluе Gatе, а vаst desеrt soon unfоldеd bеfore thеir eуеs.

Finе sаnd рartiсlеs shimmеred undеr thе hot sunlight.

Scattered throughout the desert were also large rocks that looked to be about 20 meters in diameter.

‘It’s almost identical to the scenes I saw in the game.’

The leftmost Gate among the three-branch Gates was a Dungeon entirely composed of desert.

So, where were the Rock Lizards, the Monsters that appear here?

They were right below.

“Sharin, Rock Lizards will soon attack from below. Of course, I won’t do anything, so try to defeat them with your own power.”

“Yes!”

Under the pretext of teaching Sharin magic, Khan truly intended to do nothing.

It was better to conserve even a little Mana in case a dangerous situation arose.

‘And besides, I don’t need to bother defeating them with my own hands.’

Khan smiled inwardly at the thought that the Disciple he was raising was finally earning her keep.

Oooooooong…!!

Kukukukukukukukukukukukukuk…!!!

Kukwakwakwakwakwakwakwakwakkwang…!!!!

As Sharin gripped her wand and drew up Mana, blue Mana exploded outward around her.

Because of this, fine sand particles scattered widely across the surrounding area.

Perhaps because of that, dozens of Rock Lizards hiding underground leaped out from the sand, jumping high and rushing toward her.

Pat! Pat! Pat! Pat! Pat!

[LV.72 Rock Lizard]

The Rock Lizards were over Level 70.

Their bodies were about 1.3 meters in size, and their heads were as hard and smooth as rocks; being hit by those heads could send you to your grave in one go.

Without Khan even instructing her, Sharin immediately began rapidly reciting an Incantation.

Pajijijijijik…!!!

Once she finished reciting the entire Incantation, an enormous amount of blue electric current flowed around her body.

“Thunder Breaker!”

As Sharin shouted the magic’s name, the blue electric current flew toward the Rock Lizards.

Pajijijijijik!!

Pasuseuseuseuseuseuseuseuseut!!!

Watching this, Khan inwardly felt a bit impressed.

‘It’s amazing that she knows how to use Thunder Breaker, a 4th-grade magic, but how strong is its power?’

Its power was immense, almost as if she were using 6th-grade magic.

The twenty-three Rock Lizards that had rushed at her were instantly engulfed by the lightning of ‘Thunder Breaker’ and collapsed to the ground.

However.

Kyaat!!

Kyaruk…!

Kyeruk…!

A few of them didn’t fall and instead rose up, trying to charge at Sharin again.

“Sharin, these guys have strong Resistance to Electric Type attacks. So, use a different magic.”

“Ah, yes!”

“You can easily defeat them if you use Water Attribute magic.”

“Understood!”

Upon hearing Khan’s words, Sharin briefly recited an Incantation.

Then.

Oong…! Oong…! Oong…! Oong…! Oong…!

Hundreds of Magic Arrows formed around her.

It was the ‘Water Attribute Arrow’ that Khan had taught Sharin before, and it was a very suitable magic for dealing with Rock Lizards.

Click.

Sharin extended her wand forward, precisely pointing at the Rock Lizards that were getting up.

Then.

Piyung! Piyung! Piyung! Piyung! Piyung!

Sswaeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!!!

Hundreds of Water Attribute Magic Arrows flew toward the Rock Lizards at high speed.

Compared to the Arrows Khan used, the number of arrows was much greater, their size was much larger, and their speed seemed twice as fast.

‘I shouldn’t use Arrow in front of Sharin from now on.’

He thought that if he used Arrow in front of Sharin, all his shortcomings might be exposed.

Peok! Peok! Peok! Peok! Peok!

The Water Attribute Arrows flying toward the Rock Lizards struck them hard.

The impact was weaker than it looked, merely wetting their bodies and making their movements heavy.

But that was enough.

“Sharin, now. Try using Thunder Breaker again.”

“Yes!”

When water and electricity meet, their power increases exponentially.

Sharin once again drew up Mana that overflowed like the sea.

Oooooooong…!!!

Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing…!!!!

Blue Mana exploded outward around her body.

Simultaneously, Sharin rapidly recited the Incantation for ‘Thunder Breaker.’

Having finished the Incantation in an instant, she launched ‘Thunder Breaker’ once more at the wet Rock Lizards.

Pajijijijijik!!!

Kwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!!!!

The bodies of the Rock Lizards properly hit by ‘Thunder Breaker’ became Electrocuted, causing a massive explosion.

They collapsed, and Khan could feel his Experience Points increasing.

Though not visible to the eye, he felt that slight sensation of becoming stronger when defeating Monsters.

Actually, this was just Khan’s feeling; it might have been his imagination.

‘It would be nice if I could see my Experience Points status like in the game.’

Before the battle with Lexar’s Gang, Khan had hunted Monsters day and night in Dungeons every day.

Not knowing how much Experience Points were left until the next Level Up, continuously hunting Monsters was close to torture.

‘I wish there was an Experience Points window.’

While Khan was thinking this, Sharin had defeated all the Rock Lizards around them.

“Thanks to you, Master, I could easily defeat the Rock Lizards. Thank you for teaching me! I’ll do even better!”

“Good, well done. Keep it up like that.”

“Yes!”

Since they were on a Quest this time, it wasn’t enough to just defeat Monsters.

“Ah, don’t forget to collect the Loot from the Monsters after defeating them.”

“That’s a given!”

Oong…!!!

As Sharin slightly drew up Mana, the Mana stretched out like tendrils in all directions, heading toward the Monster corpses.

Swoosh. Swoosh. Swoosh. Swoosh.

The Mana tendrils rummaged through the Rock Lizards’ bodies and quickly returned to Sharin.

Oong….

Then, twenty-three Rock Lizard’s Claws floated before Sharin’s eyes.

“Good, well done. Sharin, from now on, keep the Materials yourself.”

“Understood! I’ll go further ahead!”

“Alright.”

Sharin was so happy to do anything asked of her that it was satisfying to give her tasks.

‘Still, from Sharin’s perspective, it’s a rare magic guidance training session, so it makes sense she’d be in a good mood.’

He planned to have Sharin train whenever he had free time in the future.

She enjoyed it, and it was good for Khan too, so it was a win-win for both.

Oooooooong…!!!

Kkwakkwakkwakkwakkwakkwakkwakkwakkwang!!!!

With increased speed, Sharin now skillfully began using ‘Water Attribute Arrow’ and ‘Thunder Breaker’ to defeat the Rock Lizards hiding underground.

While Sharin hunted diligently, Khan continued to feel his Experience Points increasing very slightly.

<Geo Arc>’s Experience Points system was so absurd that even with the 8th-grade Skill ‘Growth Acceleration,’ it was really only as much as an ant’s snot.

‘I wish I could see it as a numerical value…’

About 30 minutes had already passed since Sharin started hunting Rock Lizards.

Now, no Monster presence could be felt at all.

“I’ve collected three hundred claws!”

“Keep them just in case. It’s better to have too many Materials than not enough.”

“Yes! Hehe.”

By the way, even though Sharin used an insane amount of Mana, she showed no signs of fatigue.

Rather, as if wanting to use more magic quickly, she looked at Khan, urging him with her gaze.

“Wait a moment.”

“Ah, yes!”

Khan found Sharin’s gaze a bit burdensome, so he told her to wait and planned to check his Status Window.

Originally, in <Geo Arc>, there were two ways to check the Experience Points window.

One was to check the current amount of Experience Points by looking at the Experience Points bar at the bottom of the screen, and the other was to open the Status Window and view the Experience Points window separately.

‘I never particularly wanted to check my current Experience Points, so I didn’t look properly, but I think it might be in the Status Window.’

Khan had never examined his Status Window in detail.

Each time, checking his Level, Skill list, and Mana Capacity was all he did.

Khan immediately opened his Status Window.

◈ LV.59

◈ Khan (Lee Huseong)

◈ Mana: 8340/8340

◈ Talent: Magic

◈ Skills: (10★)Sage’s Heart, (8★)Growth Acceleration, (1★)Arrow, (1★)Barrier, (2★)Fire Boom, (2★)Fireball, (2★)Mirror Defense, (2★)Mana Enhancement, (1★)Wind Cutter, (3★)Dragon’s Breath, (4★)Mana Circulation (4★)Space-Time Leap

As expected, the Experience Points window wasn’t visible.

But upon closer inspection, there was a transparent… no, a very slightly translucent ‘More’ indicator below the Status Window.

‘Was this here all along…?’

Khan immediately pressed the More section of the Status Window.