Chapter 127

А dаrk flаmе cannоn thаt sееmеd capаblе of devоuring everуthing rеасhеd thе Wolf King in аn instant.

Khаn usеd onе mоrе skill аs а final tоuch.

[Skill ‘Firе Boоm’ hаs bееn used.]

Thеn, a mаssive exрlоsion erupted frоm thе dark flame cannоn.

Simрly reflecting the аttаck the Wоlf King hаd usеd wаsn’t еnough to guarantеe its defеаt.

Нowevеr, Кhаn had used ‘Dаrk Flame,’ а magic of the fоrmidаble 5th gradе.

Оn toр of that, hе used ‘Fire Bоom,’ sо its рower must have incrеasеd dоzеns of timеs comраrеd to the mаna саnnоn thе сreаturе hаd fired.

Grооoooooooooooan!!!!

It let out a pained scream, but that too was very brief.

The Wolf King fell to the ground with a thud.

Its body was so massive that the ground shook heavily for a moment.

“This is unbelievable…! Defeating the Wolf King with just a single attack!”

“He’s truly a monster….”

“Haha… Still… I’m glad we’re alive.”

The three members of Ailee’s Party were dumbfounded as they watched the Wolf King collapse helplessly.

In their lives, they had never witnessed such an overwhelming magic even once.

No, they didn’t even think what they had just seen was magic.

It was as if a god had descended to deliver divine punishment upon a monster.

When they first saw Khan, he had merely seemed like a severely emaciated person, but for some reason, an immense aura and presence now seemed to emanate from his back.

‘If a god exists, wouldn’t they look like that?’

Ailee momentarily had that thought but soon realized it was absurd.

‘No, where would a god exist in this world?’

Meanwhile, Sharin kept replaying Khan’s earlier appearance in her mind.

‘How did he create a dark flame mana cannon with such a small amount of mana?’

However, no matter how much she thought, she couldn’t find an answer, so she resolved to ask Khan later.

Khan, who had nonchalantly defeated the Wolf King, was checking the messages that appeared before his eyes.

[Your Level has increased.]

[Your Level has increased.]

[Your Level has increased.]

[Your Level has increased.]

[Your Level has increased.]

[Your Level has increased.]

[Your Level has increased.]

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A cascade of Level Up messages.

It seemed like the most he had ever seen among the Level Up messages so far.

[You have achieved Level 70.]

[As a reward for reaching Level 70, you have obtained a ‘Job-Exclusive Random Skill Selection Ticket.’]

[Your Level has increased.]

[Your Level has increased.]

[Your Level has increased.]

[Your Level has increased.]

[Your Level has increased.]

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In the middle, along with the Level 70 achievement message, a message appeared stating he had also obtained a ‘Job-Exclusive Skill Selection Ticket’ as a reward.

‘It’s rising absurdly just from defeating one monster.’

In a way, it was also thanks to the adventurers of Ailee’s Party.

If he hadn’t encountered them, he wouldn’t have conversed, and Khan and Sharin would have defeated the Wolfdogs inside the right gate, collected the loot, and left the gate immediately.

So, Khan felt somewhat grateful to the adventurers of Ailee’s Party.

‘Of course, that doesn’t mean I’ll discount their life debt for free.’

Finishing his thoughts, Khan opened his Status Window as soon as no more Level Up messages appeared.

◈ LV.76

◈ Khan (Lee Huseong)

◈ Mana: 8510/8510

◈ Talent: Magic

◈ Experience Points: 67.4%

◈ 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★)Power Amplification, (4★)Space-Time Leap, (5★)Dark Flame

Khan’s Level had become 76.

Moreover, his Experience Points, which were originally only around 2%, were now at 67%.

Just by defeating one Wolf King, his Level had increased by over 16 at once.

Khan closed his Status Window with a very satisfied smile inwardly.

Then, he saw Sharin running toward him.

“Master! That was truly amazing! How on earth were you able to use such incredibly powerful magic with such a small amount of mana?”

Hearing Sharin’s words, Khan thought for a moment and a plausible excuse came to mind.

‘Mana efficiency is important when using magic, so I can say I used powerful magic with a small amount of mana.’

This was a statement that only held true to some extent if one had a lot of mana, so for the current Khan, no matter how good his mana efficiency was, it was absolutely impossible.

‘But for Sharin, it might be possible.’

Khan slowly opened his mouth.

“Sharin, simply drawing in a lot of mana doesn’t make magic more powerful. What’s important is how efficiently you use the mana you draw. So, think carefully about mana efficiency. How you can use mana efficiently to cast magic.”

“Ah… Yes!! I’ll think about how to use mana efficiently! Thank you!”

Thus, Khan inadvertently ended up giving Sharin another lesson.

‘With Sharin, she’ll probably figure this out right away too.’

A short while later, the adventurers of Ailee’s Party approached Khan.

“Thank you so much for saving us!”

“Thank you!”

“Truly, thank you. How can we ever repay this debt….”

Ailee, Karel, and Drazeon bowed nearly ninety degrees and expressed their sincere gratitude.

“I have a separate request for you all, so you can repay it with that.”

“Ah… Yes! We’ll do anything you ask!”

Ailee no longer saw this man named Khan as an ordinary mage.

He seemed on par with… no, perhaps even above the Archmages at the Magic Tower whom she could barely even make eye contact with.

‘I could at least somewhat gauge the mana of the Archmages at the Magic Tower… but I can’t gauge this person’s mana at all.’

She didn’t know about other things, but at the very least, she suspected Khan’s Mana Capacity might surpass that of the Magic Tower’s Archmages.

Ooooooooooooh…!!!

Just when they thought everything was over, thick mana suddenly began gathering in the sky.

“Wh-what is this…?!”

“It’s not over…?”

Ailee and Karel shouted with flustered expressions, but Khan spoke as if it were nothing.

“It’s because the Wolf King was defeated, so a chest is falling from the sky. No need to worry.”

“Ah, I see….”

The Wolf King’s Treasure Chest that Ailee had so longed for.

Rumors said that incredibly expensive items could come from the Wolf King’s Treasure Chest.

‘I really wanted to create my own guild with the loot obtained from defeating the Wolf King this time….’

Ailee felt a bit disappointed, but what use was a guild when she had almost died?

If Khan hadn’t been here, Ailee and her companions would have met a miserable death here.

So, she forcibly erased her disappointed thoughts and watched how the treasure chest would appear.

Ooooooooh…!!

A massive flow of mana rippled in the sky.

A moment later, something began falling rapidly from the sky.

Swoooooooooosh!!

Thud…!

A total of five chests plopped down from the sky.

Khan couldn’t help but let his eyes gleam as he looked at the chests that had fallen to the ground.

‘A Unique chest?’

Four ordinary, plain wooden chests.

One steel chest.

Khan knew very well what that steel treasure chest signified.

‘I heard the steel chest contains a Unique item.’

The steel chest contained the best item obtainable from defeating the Wolf King.

So, Khan felt a bit of anticipation.

‘Anyway, only Rare grade items come from wooden chests at best, so I only need the steel chest.’

Khan briefly pondered what to do with the four chests excluding the steel one.

‘It’s good to be generous when being generous. Besides, I have something separate to ask of these guys anyway.’

He had one request for the adventurers of Ailee’s Party, using their life debt as leverage.

There was one ring Khan absolutely needed to obtain now, but the problem was that the materials for that ring item were scattered all over the country.

‘Since they’re adventurers anyway, I can ask them to gather all the materials.’

He thought they might be able to gather all the materials in about a month.

Khan looked at Sharin and spoke.

“Sharin, choose and open whichever wooden chest you want, excluding the steel chest.”

“Huh? What is this, Master?”

“This is a treasure chest. It’s the loot obtainable from defeating the Wolf King. There’s probably something quite good inside.”

“Really? Is it okay for me to open it?”

“Yes. Open just one.”

“Yes…!”

Sharin opened the chest on the far right.

Inside was one Rare grade ring related to mana.

‘I’m a bit tempted by that… but it’s only Rare grade, so it’s better to just give it to Sharin.’

Khan had just taught Sharin about mana efficiency, and coincidentally, the ring Sharin obtained was one that increased mana efficiency.

“Sharin, that’s a ring that increases mana efficiency. A perfect item for you came out.”

“Wow, can I really use this…?”

“Yes.”

“Thank you!”

Sharin smiled, seeming genuinely happy.

Khan looked at the remaining chests, then shifted his gaze to the adventurers of Ailee’s Party.