Chapter 121

Finаllу rеаching levеl 60, I оbtаinеd thе random skill selесtion tickеt.

The rеаsоn Кhаn wаnted to rеach lеvеl 60 as quiсklу аs роssible wаs prеciselу bесаuse of thе Undergrоund Arena Тоurnament that would bеgin in а few days.

The рrizе for winning this Underground Arenа Тournamеnt was аn ‘Аnсiеnt Magic Tоme,’ an itеm оf еxtremеlу high vаlue.

‘Tо obtain thе Ancient Mаgiс Tomе, I nеed tо becоme stronger, еven if just а littlе.’

Therefore, bеforе thаt, I nеedеd to incrеаsе my skills, evеn if by just оnе mоrе.

Sinсe Кhаn tеnded tо usе a combination of various skills, having even one more skill meant he could utilize it well in combat.

Khan first looked at Sharin, whose complexion didn’t look good, and spoke.

“Sharin, it seems you’ve overexerted yourself. Rest for a bit.”

“Just a moment…!”

Oooong…!!

Sharin, as if she still had something left to do, drew up the last bit of her remaining Mana.

Then.

Oong…! Oong…! Oong…! Oong…!

Oong…! Oong…! Oong…! Oong…!

Dozens, hundreds of strands of Mana formed above her head.

These Mana strands quickly began collecting Mana Stones and Wolfdog’s Fangs from the Wolfdog corpses.

“Hehe… Master, you said it yourself. Gate conquest and monster hunting aren’t over until you’ve collected the monster’s loot.”

“……Right, you’ve worked hard, so rest now.”

“Yes…!”

For a moment, Khan wondered if he had really said it to that extent, but he let it pass.

Since arriving in this world, it was the first time he felt a slight sense of guilt.

‘She already worked hard… I made her overexert herself unnecessarily.’

Actually, Khan could now collect the loot himself.

His Mana Capacity had now exceeded 8000, and with three Circles, he was somewhat confident in his Mana Control.

Despite Khan telling her to rest, Sharin placed all the Wolfdog Mana Stones and fangs in front of her into her Spatial Pocket.

The adventurers of Ailee’s Party, who had been watching the two from behind, hadn’t uttered a single word until now.

They were communicating with their expressions, and each one was in a state of shock.

‘It took less than 5 seconds from when she used the magic…?!’

Ailee, Karel, and Drazeon, the three strongest members of Ailee’s Party.

The time it took for these three to conquer this Gate with their full power was around 10 to 20 minutes.

‘That girl is unbelievable. Then that man who’s her Master… what on earth…’

Karel felt a chill run down his spine when he thought about his earlier actions towards Khan.

‘I could have really died if I made a mistake.’

If that man had been even slightly angry, he could have killed me with just a flick of his hand.

‘What a relief…’

He wondered if Ailee might have misjudged the person.

Khan and Sharin looked far too weak on the outside.

However, Ailee had judged correctly.

‘That girl named Sharin is said to be Khan’s disciple, yet she’s a powerhouse of that level. Khan must be someone who has nearly reached the realm of an Archmage.’

While Karel was having such thoughts, Ailee was reviewing the magic Sharin had just used.

She was a Mage over level 100, a quite skilled Mage.

‘A 3rd-grade magic like Enhanced Barrier and a 5th-grade magic like Explosive Thunder… She seemed to have forced herself to use Explosive Thunder even though she can’t use it properly yet.’

She currently ran an adventurer party, but she was once a fairly skilled Mage in the Magic Tower.

Thus, she had extensive knowledge of magic and knew exactly what kind of magic Sharin had used.

‘She’s still an immature child. But her talent alone is extraordinary.’

That young-looking girl had far more Mana than even herself, so her talent was undeniable.

‘And that person… I still can’t gauge his Mana at all. Just how much Mana does he have?’

Usually, Mages could roughly gauge how much Mana others possessed.

The only time it was impossible was when there was an overwhelmingly large difference in Mana Capacity.

‘But I don’t get the same feeling I had when I met other Archmages…’

Ailee had encountered Archmages several times while in the Magic Tower.

Archmages had one thing in common: when facing them, you felt a vast amount of Mana hidden within them.

‘But I feel nothing from that person named Khan.’

It felt like looking at an ordinary person with no talent at all.

“Hahahaha! Truly amazing! That was the most splendid magic I’ve ever seen in my life!”

At that moment, Drazeon, who had been silently watching, laughed heartily and shouted.

He was even clapping his hands, wearing a satisfied smile like someone who had seen a good show.

“Hehe, thank you.”

Sharin, sitting slumped on the ground, slightly bowed her head in greeting.

Naturally, she was happy to hear her magic praised as amazing.

“Sharin, we’ve collected all the materials now, so sit and rest for a while. Let’s rest here a bit before leaving.”

“Yes, understood! If I rest for about ten minutes, my Mana should recover somewhat.”

“……Alright.”

Khan was a bit taken aback hearing Sharin say her Mana would recover in just ten minutes, but he answered first and immediately checked his Status Window.

‘I should check how much Experience Points increased first.’

◈ LV.60

◈ Khan (Lee Huseong)

◈ Mana: 8350/8350

◈ Talent: Magic

◈ Experience Points: 2.1%

◈ 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

His level had reached 60, but his Experience Points had only increased by a mere 2%.

‘At level 59, clearing one Gate increased Experience Points by a little over 20%, but now it hardly increases.’

In <Geo Arc>, the required Experience Points increased tremendously every 10 levels, so leveling up through hunting would become even more difficult from now on.

‘I was thinking of hunting here for a while if Experience Points increased decently, but it would be more beneficial to clear more Quests before that instead.’

After finishing his thoughts, Khan closed the Status Window and gazed at the vast, expansive grassland.

Seeing this scenery in reality, which he had only seen in the game, felt a bit strange.

Memories of grinding hunts to defeat the Wolf King were also creeping up.

‘The Wolf King definitely appeared over there.’

In this grassland where 1-meter tall grass grew thickly, the only bare ground where nothing grew.

About 100 meters from where Khan stood, the Wolf King used to appear there.

‘Defeating the Wolf King yields decent treasures… What a shame.’

He briefly considered grinding here for a few months after the Underground Arena Tournament was completely over, but soon dismissed the thought entirely.

‘No matter how I think about it, that’s inefficient. I could grind for months and the Wolf King might not appear.’

The world of <Geo Arc> that Khan entered was, in some aspects, a slightly different time period from when he played the game.

Thus, it was possible that the hidden monster, the Wolf King, might not appear.

‘Seeing the adventurers of Ailee’s Party continuously grinding hunts… it seems unlikely, though.’

Anyway, Khan decided to let go of thoughts about the Wolf King.

The treasures obtained from defeating the Wolf King weren’t that great of items anyway.

Of course, very rarely, truly good items appeared, but the probability was too low.

“Um, may we also wait a bit before leaving? Since the Wolf King might appear, we’d like to leave together.”

“Do as you please.”

Ailee cautiously asked Khan, and since Khan didn’t mind, he told her to do as she pleased.

Since there wasn’t much to do while Sharin recovered her Mana, Khan decided to use the random skill selection ticket now.

‘I hope a good skill comes out.’

The Job-Exclusive Random Skill Selection Ticket obtained after level 60 yields skills of a slightly higher grade than the random skill selection tickets obtained before.

‘From now on, skills up to 5th grade can appear… but that probably won’t happen.’

Khan still didn’t have a single 5th-grade skill among his regular skills.

‘My disciple Sharin can use 5th-grade combat magic, yet her Master, me, has no 5th-grade skills…’

His dignity as a Master seemed to drop a little… no, quite a lot.

For the upcoming Underground Arena Tournament starting in a few days, it would be good if a skill of the highest possible grade appeared.

‘If a 5th-grade skill appears… I could almost certainly win the Underground Arena Tournament.’

Of course, that didn’t mean all 5th-grade skills were good.

Even high-grade skills could be completely useless.

‘Job-Exclusive Skill Selection Tickets’ only yielded skills exclusive to Khan’s class, Mage, yet they often produced useless skills like ‘Stamina Enhancement’ or ‘Strength Enhancement.’

Still, his desire for a 5th-grade skill remained unchanged.

[Used Job-Exclusive Random Skill Selection Ticket.]

[Please select one skill from the three options.]

1. Flash – 2★

2. Storm Surge – 3★

3. ?????? – 5★

Then, three skills appeared before Khan’s eyes.

The moment Khan checked the three skills, he couldn’t help but be greatly surprised internally.

‘A 5th-grade skill… appeared?’