Chapter 118
Chapter 118
Shаrin suссеeded in instаntlу dеfеаting the Frost Spidеrs, but nо sepаrate Lеvеl Uр mеssаgе apрearеd.
Кhan ореnеd his Stаtus Window tо chеck how muсh his Ехрerienсe Рoints had incrеаsed.
◈ LV.59
◈ Khan (Leе Нuseong)
◈ Mana: 8340/8340
◈ Таlent: Magic
◈ Eхрerienсe Роints: 97.74%
◈ Skills: (10★)Sаgе’s Heart, (8★)Growth Аccеlеrаtion, (1★)Arrоw, (1★)Ваrrier, (2★)Fire Вoom, (2★)Firеball, (2★)Mirror Defеnsе, (2★)Manа Еnhanсement, (1★)Wind Сutter, (3★)Dragon’s Вreаth, (4★)Мana Circulatiоn (4★)Spасе-Timе Leaр
‘Му Exрeriеnсе Роints arе rising bеttеr than I thоught. Аt this rate, I can go to the next Gate right away and level up.’
He initially thought that if he kept exploring the three-branch Gates with Sharin, he could level up quickly, but upon reconsideration, it seemed impossible.
The three-branch Gates had a structure where Monsters respawned in about 30 minutes, allowing for nearly infinite hunting.
‘However, from Level 60 onwards, Experience Points become harder to gain again, so leveling up through hunting is inefficient time-wise.’
<Geo Arc>’s Level Up System gradually increases the required Experience Points every 10 levels.
This means that from the moment he reaches Level 60, the required Experience Points will multiply several times over, making it take quite a while to level up solely through hunting.
‘Even this is only possible because I have the Rank 8 Hidden Skill, Growth Acceleration. Without it, leveling up like this through hunting would have been absolutely impossible.’
Of course, there were Users who liked this kind of Monster hunting grind method, but Khan was not one of them.
He was an extreme efficiency enthusiast, so he did not enjoy such inefficient hunting.
“Sharin, if you search the Frost Spiders’ Corpses, you’ll find Frost Spider Silk. Gather all of it.”
“Yes, understood!”
Whoosh…!!
As soon as Sharin heard Khan’s words, she drew up her Mana, extending tendrils of Mana in all directions.
The Mana tendrils gathered the Frost Spider Silk and returned it to Sharin.
Since Frost Spider Silk is a Loot item with a 50% drop rate, the pile gathered before Sharin looked to be a little over 140 pieces.
“Sharin, you keep all of that too.”
“Yes!”
Sharin had been smiling continuously since earlier, and this time too, she answered with a bright smile.
‘Hehe. I got praised by Master again…! This must mean he acknowledges me, right?’
Thinking she had gained some level of acknowledgment from Khan, she was in a state of insane joy.
Sharin had thought that Khan might be testing her, and she even felt that in the worst-case scenario, if she failed the test, Khan might sever their master-disciple relationship.
As Sharin put all the Frost Spider Silk into her Spatial Pocket, she cautiously asked Khan.
“Master, I really did well, right…?”
“Yes, you were excellent. The most important thing when hunting Monsters is knowing which attribute Magic to use to exploit their Weak Points. Always keep that in mind. Attacking with Flame Attribute Magic was a very good move.”
“Hehehe, thank you. It’s all because I learned from you, Master!”
“But, Sharin.”
“Yes?”
Khan sincerely and honestly praised Sharin with all his heart.
With this level of combat sense, he thought Sharin would be able to easily defeat any Monster she faced in the future.
‘By the way, Sharin’s level isn’t rising either.’
He wondered if Sharin would gain some kind of enlightenment and level up further by defeating Monsters herself, but checking the level above her head, that didn’t seem to be the case.
[LV.95 Genius Mage Sharin]
It would be natural for an NPC to level up if they gain Experience Points by hunting Monsters.
For Sharin, who is Level 95, it would probably take months to level up by defeating the Monsters in the three-branch Gates.
“Sharin, try clearing the last remaining Gate by yourself.”
“Yep!”
“Is your Mana okay?”
“Yes, I still have a ton left. Of course it’s fine with this much!”
“I see….”
From Khan’s perspective, the Mana Sharin used seemed to be roughly between twenty to thirty thousand.
To begin with, the Magic she used, ‘Flame Wave,’ wasn’t that extensive of a spell.
‘The Flame Wave Sharin used was enough to fill this entire cave and more, so it probably required an enormous amount of Mana.’
That’s why Khan estimated the minimum to be around twenty thousand.
Despite using as much as twenty thousand Mana, the fact that she shouted so confidently suggested she really still had a lot of Mana left.
‘I’m really envious of just her Mana alone.’
Actually, it wasn’t just her Mana he envied; he also envied her magical Talent.
Her magical Talent, which allowed her to immediately learn Magic just by reading the Lowest-Rank Magic Tome, was truly unbelievable.
Her Talent alone seemed to be almost on par with his unique Rank 10 Hidden Skill, ‘Sage’s Heart.’
‘I should buy her the Lowest-Rank Magic Tome frequently whenever I see it in shops from now on.’
Incidentally, the Lowest-Rank Magic Tome felt almost like a regular book, so it could often be seen anywhere.
Ordinary people or Mages hardly ever bought the Lowest-Rank Magic Tome.
There were almost no one who learned Magic from the Lowest-Rank Magic Tome, and there was absolutely no one who believed Magic could be learned from it.
“Let’s head out for now, Sharin.”
“Yes!”
Khan moved his steps towards the Gate’s entrance with Sharin.
Just as the two were about to exit the Gate.
Whoosh…!
Suddenly, light began to spread from the blue-hued Gate.
‘Is someone else entering?’
As soon as Khan saw the Gate glowing, he realized that someone else was entering this Gate.
“Huh…? Why is this happening?”
It was a situation Sharin was seeing for the first time, so she asked Khan with a flustered expression.
“Wait a moment. It seems someone is entering this Gate.”
“Ah, yes…!”
When someone is entering, it’s impossible to exit, so Khan and Sharin waited for about 5 seconds.
Shortly after, three unfamiliar people appeared before their eyes.
“Hey, what the! There’s not a single Monster?!”
“It’s true.”
“Hoho, it seems other Guests have come, after all.”
Karel and Ailee from Ailee’s Party, and Drazeon spoke in order.
Especially Karel, who had already been exploring the three-branch Gates continuously for weeks, was annoyed that someone else had suddenly come here.
‘What the hell are these guys. I feel like just sweeping them away right now.’
Karel wanted to say something to the two people in front of him immediately, but he planned to first see how Ailee would handle it.
‘By the way, what’s with this guy being so skinny. Looks like he’d break if you poked him… Can he even survive in a Dungeon?’
While Karel was thinking that to himself, Ailee took a step forward and spoke.
“Hello. It seems you’ve already successfully cleared the Gate… May I ask who you are and where you’re from? I’m Ailee, serving as the Party Leader of Ailee’s Party, affiliated with the Adventurer’s Association.”
“I’m Khan.”
“I’m Sharin! I’m Sir Khan’s Disciple!”
“Ah… I see. By any chance, are the two of you… Mages?”
“Yes! But is there a problem?”
Khan responded informally to Ailee’s words, then merely nodded lightly at the next question.
Naturally, the first impression wasn’t good, and Sharin, sensing the atmosphere might turn sour, deliberately answered with a bright smile.
Ailee made an effort not to show her displeasure and answered Sharin’s words.
“I assume you already know that in this three-branch Gate, a Monster called the ‘Wolf King’ appears with a very low probability. We’ve been clearing this three-branch Gate all day for the past two weeks to catch the Wolf King.”
“Ah! So that’s why everyone looked a bit uncomfortable!”
“…….”
Like master, like disciple. As Sharin bluntly pointed it out, Ailee was momentarily at a loss for words.
Seizing the opportunity, Sharin spoke again.
“If that’s the case, don’t worry! We’re just going to take the Materials we want from here and leave anyway. We’re going to the right Gate among the last three-branch Gates to just gather the Wolfdog’s Mana Stone and teeth and then head back.”
“Ah, in that case… It seems we worried unnecessarily. If our expressions seemed uncomfortable, we apologize. We’ve been struggling for weeks, so we were a bit sensitive. We apologize.”
“Not at all. It happens, no problem!”
Sharin answered cheerfully with a good-natured face.
Karel and Drazeon, who had shown a slightly hostile attitude until now, also lowered their guard.
Meanwhile, Khan was a bit surprised because the level of the Adventurers before him was much higher than he expected.
‘These guys aren’t ordinary folks…?’
Khan checked the names and Levels above their heads.
Starting from the rude-looking guy standing on the far left.
[LV.106 Ailee’s Party’s Karel]
And the giant man behind him.
He looked easily over 2 meters tall.
[LV.98 Ailee’s Party’s Drazeon]
And Ailee, the leader of Ailee’s Party.
Her Level was also quite high.
[LV.104 Ailee’s Party’s Party Leader Ailee]
There were as many as two Adventurers over Level 100.
‘If we get into unnecessary trouble here, we might lose.’
Ailee seemed to be a Mage, judging by the Staff she was holding.
The guy named Karel was likely a Swordsman, given the appropriately sized sword at his waist.
‘Level 106… He looks quite dangerous.’
If a Swordsman catches you off guard at such close range, you could be taken down without even being able to react.
Then, Karel, who made eye contact, walked towards Khan.
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