Chapter 123

Аn immеnsе Мana surgеd асrоss thе entire plаin, аnd the ground shоok violеntlу.

Кhаn knеw еxaсtly what this рhеnomеnоn wаs.

‘Whеn а Hiddеn Mоnster aрреаrs, the maр shakеs like this and gets еngulfеd in Mana… But thе fеeling is a bit different from sееing it on a monitor.’

Thе grоund shook sо violеntlу thаt it wаs difficult to stand prоperlу.

Не felt a thiсk, undulаting Мana рressing down аnd oppressing his еntirе body.

It sееmed thаt todaу was a bit… no, а verу luсky day.

Not onlу did he usе thе Сlass-еxclusivе Skill sеlеction tiсket оbtаinеd аs а rewаrd fоr rеaсhing Lеvel 60 and get a 5th-grade random Skill, but that 5th-grade random Skill turned out to be exactly what Khan needed.

The Hidden Monster of the three-pronged Gate, the ‘Wolf King’.

That guy was so strong he could be considered the Boss Monster of this area.

Therefore, the moment Khan felt the phenomenon occurring in this field, he quickly racked his brain.

He found it a bit absurd when he heard that Ailee’s Party was looking for the Wolf King.

‘Unless three people move as one, perfectly synchronized in every timing, it’s absolutely impossible.’

The Wolf King is by no means an easy Monster.

First, the Wolf King’s Level is 140, while the current adventurers in Ailee’s Party have Levels just over 100 for Ailee and Karel, and Drazeon is not even Level 100.

[LV.104 Ailee, Party Leader of Ailee’s Party]

[LV.106 Karel, Adventurer of Ailee’s Party]

[LV.98 Drazeon, Adventurer of Ailee’s Party]

Of course, if the three of them synergize and Control well, they might be able to defeat the Wolf King, but from Khan’s perspective, that seemed impossible unless it were a game.

Khan thought that perhaps the opportunity to defeat the Wolf King might come to him as well.

‘Among the items obtainable by defeating the Wolf King, the best one… was definitely a Unique Rank pendant.’

Defeating the Wolf King yields 2 to 5 Treasure Chests randomly.

‘First, I need to lay some groundwork.’

Khan, who had been quietly observing until now, looked at Ailee.

The moment their eyes met, he slowly opened his mouth.

“The Wolf King… This is my first time seeing it in person too. As promised, we have no intention of Stealing the Wolf King, but would it be alright if we just watched for a bit before leaving?”

As Khan spoke more than he had initially, Ailee answered with a look of surprise.

“W, watch?”

“Yes. I won’t lay a hand on any of the Loot obtained from defeating the Wolf King. And of course, I won’t make any attacks against the Wolf King either.”

“Well, that’s certainly possible, but…”

“Then we’ll just watch for a while before going.”

“Ah… understood!”

And so, Khan and Sharin remained here for now to watch the adventurers of Ailee’s Party defeat the Wolf King.

Ailee walked forward and stood behind Drazeon and Karel.

“Master, but why did you say you wanted to watch?”

“I’m worried.”

“Huh? Worried about what?”

Sharin knew that Khan was a warm-hearted person inside, but since his usual words and actions were always cold and blunt, she couldn’t help but ask back with a flustered expression upon hearing the word ‘worried’ from her Master.

“The Wolf King is a strong Monster. Those adventurers might die, so I’m just watching in case.”

“Master…! I knew Master had a warm heart!”

“Be quiet and watch.”

As Sharin spoke with a moved look in her eyes, as if she had expected this, Khan quietly silenced her.

‘It’s also true that I’ll be saving those adventurers’ lives in the process, so it’s not a lie.’

In truth, Khan stayed here to defeat the Wolf King himself.

‘I distinctly remember the Experience Points the Wolf King gives were enormous.’

The Experience Points obtainable from the Wolf King were massive.

Moreover, Khan’s current Level was only 60.

If a Level 60 User defeats a Boss-Rank Hidden Monster that’s Level 140, just how much would his Level rise?

‘The Level would rise tremendously.’

More important than Level was the Loot obtainable from the Wolf King.

Among the items obtainable from that guy, the best was a Unique Rank pendant.

Of course, the probability was so low that a Unique Rank pendant likely wouldn’t appear, but still, he could harbor a little hope, couldn’t he?

‘Even if not, many quite useful items will drop, so it’s better to stay and see.’

Khan stopped his thoughts and fixed his gaze on the adventurers of Ailee’s Party.

Ooooooo…!!

Kukukukukukukuk…!!!

Kukukukukukukuku…!!!

The Mana increased even more, and the ground tremors intensified.

Simultaneously, Mana explosively gathered at the very center of the plain, and a giant Magic Circle formed from blue Mana appeared at the center of the plain.

The moment that Magic Circle was completed, the Wolf King would reveal itself.

Ailee shouted with a somewhat tense expression.

“Karel, Drazeon! Concentrate!”

“Okay!”

“I know!”

Karel, the Dealer, and Drazeon, the Tanker, also seemed quite tense, their expressions stiffening severely.

Ooooooo…!!!

Swoosh.

As the giant Magic Circle fully completed, the Mana raging in all directions momentarily calmed.

As if nothing had happened.

About three seconds of silence passed.

A silence so quiet that not even breathing could be heard.

A moment later.

Groooooooar!!!!!

The Wolf King revealed itself atop the Magic Circle and let out a Roar.

Its voice was so loud that if they hadn’t blocked their ears with Mana instantly, their eardrums would have nearly burst.

[LV.140 Wolf King]

The Wolf King’s Level seemed to be 140 in reality as well, just as Khan had seen in the game.

However, there was one difference from what he saw on the monitor in the game.

‘It’s overwhelmingly huge to an unbelievable degree.’

It was the most overwhelmingly massive Monster Khan had seen since entering the game world.

Its size was almost that of an apartment building, roughly looking a little over ten meters.

As the Wolf King revealed itself, Ailee shouted to Drazeon.

“Drazeon!”

“Okay!”

Ooooooo…!!!

Ailee cast Buff Magic on Drazeon.

Blue Mana was rising from his body.

“Hryaaaaaaah!!!”

Drazeon let out a Battle Cry and swung his giant Axe at the Wolf King.

It was an all-out attack, but the moment it touched the Wolf King’s body, it was simply deflected.

As Drazeon initiated the attack, Aggro was drawn to the Wolf King.

The Wolf King swung its giant claw at Drazeon.

Its claw flew at an incredibly fast speed considering its size.

“Kgh…!”

Drazeon barely blocked its attack, gripping his Axe tightly with both hands.

“What kind of power is this…!”

Even with Ailee’s Buff, it felt like his shoulder would dislocate any second.

At that moment, Karel rushed toward Drazeon at lightning speed.

“One Flash!”

Swish!

Swoooooosh!!!!

As Karel drew the sword at his waist and swung it simultaneously, a wound finally appeared on the Wolf King’s body.

“This guy, its skin is like steel! The cut is too shallow!”

“Don’t stop, keep going!”

Hearing Ailee’s order, Karel swung his sword once more.

Twice, three times, four times.

Karel’s Swordsmanship skill was at an even more outstanding level than expected.

‘How many times is he swinging his sword in one second?’

Khan, who was watching this, couldn’t properly keep up with his speed.

However.

Groooooooar!!!

Kwaaaaaaaang!!!

The Wolf King, which had Aggro drawn to Drazeon, suddenly raised its foot and stomped toward Karel.

“Phew, if I’d been stomped, I would’ve died for sure.”

Karel narrowly moved from his spot and barely avoided the Wolf King’s attack, but he was increasingly feeling a wall.

‘Can we really defeat this guy…?’

Just as Karel had a momentary skeptical thought.

Ailee, standing behind, recited an Incantation and used Magic.

An immense amount of Mana instantly gathered from the Staff she was holding.

“Lightning Storm!”

As she called out the name of the Magic, a giant lightning bolt shot out from the Staff.

The lightning flew rapidly toward the Wolf King in the form of a spear.

The lightning pierced the Wolf King’s abdomen, causing a massive explosion.

5th-grade Magic ‘Lightning Storm’.

It was the strongest Magic Ailee could use.

Black smoke billowed up from the explosion.

The Wolf King seemed quite damaged, as its presence couldn’t be felt at all for a moment.

Ailee didn’t stop there and used several more Magics in succession.

Most of the Magics she used were related to electricity.

Swoooooosh!!!

Swoooooooosh!!!

Kwachik! Kwaaaaang!!

Karel and Drazeon also continued to swing their weapons at the Wolf King.

It seemed like they were gaining the upper hand, but.

Groooooooar!!!!

The Wolf King, which had shown no presence at all, Roared once more.

Looking closely, there wasn’t a single proper wound on its body.

To be precise, the scratches it had were quickly healing.

“What the…!”

“This is impossible!”

The adventurers of Ailee’s Party shouted with flustered expressions.

Watching this, Khan felt so frustrated he could go crazy.

‘Those guys, they only have high Levels, but they don’t even know the basics of Monster strategy, do they?’