Chapter 32
Chapter 32
Shаrin соuld nо longer dо аnуthing.
‘То block it so еаsily…?!’
Just on thе way dеереr intо thе forest, Shаrin had alrеаdy tаkеn dоwn nеаrly оver fiftу Imps.
Imps wеrе mоnstеrs considеred еven stronger thаn Оrcs.
Sharin had beеn grеatly pleasеd with thе fact that she had tаkеn down dozеns of Imрs, whiсh wеrе stronger than Orсs.
‘With this level оf skill… mауbe I cаn gо оn adventurеs with Sir Khan tоo?!’
Sharin cleаrlу remembеrеd what hеr father, Dеilis, had said.
‘Sharin, dоn’t evеr tаlk about going on advеntures with Sir Кhаn аgain. Тo a mаgе likе Sir Khan, уou wоuld оnlу bе а burden. Аnd whу dо yоu wаnt to leave your father’s side so early? You can go on adventures later when you’re older…….’
Sharin wanted to become Khan’s disciple, learn magic, and go on adventures together.
Khan had even smiled, seemingly satisfied, seeing her grasp his teachings in one go.
So Sharin thought she had now officially become a mage too, but that was a complete misconception.
Grooooooaaaaar!!!!!
The Giant Imp was on a completely different level compared to the Imps Sharin had defeated so far.
‘Sir Khan… would definitely take that thing down easily, right?’
Unlike Sharin, who was flustered the moment she faced the Giant Imp, Khan was terrifyingly calm.
He wore an expression as if a Giant Imp was nothing at all.
So Sharin thought Khan would immediately defeat the Giant Imp.
But then he began an unexpected action.
Whoosh!!!
Thudthudthudthudthudthud!!!
Khan, who had been standing with a calm face, suddenly sprinted at full speed, charging not at the Giant Imp.
“Sir Khan!!!”
A panicked Sharin called out to Khan, but he didn’t listen to her at all.
She had never heard such an absurd story anywhere.
‘A mage who fights monsters head-on…?’
Ordinary mages are vulnerable in close combat.
Khan shouldn’t be much different.
Sharin watched Khan with a worried expression.
Whoooooosh!!!
Khan narrowly dodged the massive Flame Sphere created by the Giant Imp and kept running.
Passing the Giant Imp, Khan arrived in front of a large tree behind it and stopped in place.
Heh—
Standing before the large tree, Khan suddenly smiled.
Then, crouching down, he reached his hand toward the ground.
Grooooooaaaaar!!!
There was no way the Giant Imp would stay still while Khan was doing that.
Thump…! Thump…! Thump…!
Roaring, it charged toward Khan.
Each step the massive creature, about three meters tall, took seemed to shake the entire forest.
“Sir Khan!!”
But there was one problem.
“It’s dangerous!!!”
Khan, who had reached his hand under the large tree, still wore a smile and stood as if the Giant Imp was beneath his notice.
Whoosh…! Whoosh…! Whoosh…! Whoosh…!
Sharin hastily created a Water Attribute Arrow.
But it seemed Khan would be hit by the Giant Imp before that.
Whether he knew of Sharin’s worry or not, Khan was truly composed.
Because the moment he saw the white light seeping from the ground, he reached out and acquired a Hidden Skill.
[You have acquired the Rank 2 Hidden Skill ‘Fire Boom’.]
Fire Boom.
‘Fire Boom,’ a combat-type skill one rank higher than the Rank 1 Hidden Skills ‘Arrow’ and ‘Barrier’ that Khan possessed, was considerably powerful in terms of destructive power.
[Skill: Fire Boom]
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Skill Rank: Rank 2
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Skill Description: Creates a Flame Explosion using Mana.
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Cooldown: 1 minute
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Mana Consumption: 30
The power difference between a Rank 1 skill and a Rank 2 skill is worlds apart.
For example, the Water Attribute series ‘Arrow’ has a high chance of being effective against the Giant Imp due to being the opposite attribute, but Sharin’s ability was still insufficient to defeat it with that alone.
Snap.
Thump…! Thump…! Thump…!
Khan reached his hand toward the charging Giant Imp.
Simultaneously, he used magic.
‘Fire Boom.’
Kwaaaaaaaaaboom!!!
Whoooooooooosh!!!!
A Rank 2 skill was essentially Rank 2 magic.
Any other mage would have to chant an Incantation to use Rank 2 magic.
But Khan only needed to say the skill’s name in his mind.
“Wow…….”
A massive Flame Explosion erupted around the Imp.
The Giant Imp’s entire body was charred black.
Thud!
Just like that, the Giant Imp collapsed, and a message immediately appeared before Khan’s eyes.
[Your Level has increased.]
Confirming the message, Khan felt extremely satisfied and smiled inwardly.
‘I can’t believe my Level went up again. Even if I defeated the Giant Imp, a Boss Monster, it doesn’t make sense for my Level to increase consecutively like this….’
Whatever the case, Leveling up was a good thing.
Khan opened his Status Window.
◈ LV.9
◈ Khan (Lee Huseong)
◈ Mana: 200/200
◈ Talent: Magic
◈ Skills: (10★)Sage’s Heart, (8★)Growth Acceleration, (1★)Arrow, (1★)Barrier, (2★)Fire Boom
Opening the Status Window to check, his Level was now 9, and the Rank 2 skill ‘Fire Boom’ had been added to the skill list.
‘To be honest, it’s a skill only useful at low levels….’
‘Fire Boom’ was a skill of destructive power that took down the Giant Imp, which even Sharin’s Water Attribute Arrow couldn’t damage, in one hit.
However, it was often treated as trash because the monsters it was effective against were limited.
‘Besides, from Rank 2 skills onward, you can’t use skills without Mana Consumption….’
The advantage of Hidden Skills over regular skills is that they don’t consume Mana.
But even Hidden Skills can have Mana Consumption starting from Rank 2.
That’s why Khan hadn’t planned on seeking this Hidden Skill in the forest east of Grodek in the first place.
Sharin, who had been watching Khan, was so shocked her mouth hung wide open.
‘Th-that was definitely Rank 2 magic…?!’
Judging by its power, it was clearly Rank 2 magic.
Moreover, magic powerful enough to defeat a Giant Imp in one hit couldn’t possibly be Rank 1 magic.
‘I had no idea he could use even Rank 2 magic with Chantless Casting….’
Sharin could also use the Water Attribute Arrow she learned this time with Chantless Casting.
However, she had to recite the Incantation diligently in her mind, making it impossible to use Arrows immediately one after another.
Furthermore, the difference between Rank 1 magic and Rank 2 magic was like heaven and earth.
‘To my knowledge, no mage so far, not even an Archmage, has been able to use Rank 2 magic with Chantless Casting…!’
Khan showed no sign of joy even after defeating the Giant Imp.
Even though defeating powerful monsters was a great achievement for knights or mages.
Thud. Thud. Thud.
Khan simply approached Sharin with a calm expression and said one thing.
“You seem unharmed. Let’s go now.”
“Ah… Yes!!”
Sharin obediently followed behind such Khan and safely exited the forest.
The mage named Khan seemed more and more incredible the more she saw him.
* * *
It had already been six days since Khan and Sharin returned from the forest east of Grodek.
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[Visit Eldrida]
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Will you accept the Hidden Quest?
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If refused, the Hidden Quest will be deleted.
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Reward: A minuscule amount of Experience Points, progression to the next Hidden Quest
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If the Quest is not accepted by today, it will be deleted.
The moment Khan opened his eyes, he was checking the Quest message that appeared before him once again.
At the very bottom of the Hidden Quest message, a phrase he hadn’t seen before had been added.
“If I don’t accept the Quest by today, it gets deleted….”
Actually, ever since obtaining the Hidden Skill in the forest east of Grodek, he had decided to unconditionally accept Hidden Quests.
Originally, Eldrida was a region you go to later, around Level 20, while clearing the Main Quest, but by rushing a bit, he could quickly obtain the Hidden Skills hidden throughout Eldrida.
‘There’s also one Hidden Skill in a village on the way to Eldrida, so I should get that first.’
On the way to Eldrida, there exists a small village, and a Hidden Skill that Khan absolutely must obtain is hidden there.
‘It’ll be quite tricky to get… but it’ll be convenient to get it early now.’
Khan accepted the Quest.
Then, an unexpected message appeared.
- To accept the Quest, please go to Brente.
Confirming the message, Khan immediately left Jurente’s mansion.
“Come to think of it, I haven’t seen Byutek’s face at all this past week.”
Byutek was using the mansion right next door, not the one Khan was staying in, so he hadn’t seen Byutek even once in the past week.
“Well, seems he’s training hard.”
To be honest, Khan no longer had any lingering attachment to Byutek.
Even if Brente praised Byutek’s talent as exceptional.
‘Even so, he’s only a Level 3 Lowest-Rank Knight, so he’s useless. No point taking him along only for him to possibly die in Eldrida; it’s right to part ways here.’
Having sorted his thoughts, Khan headed toward Deilis’s mansion.
“Sir Khan, please take good care of my daughter!”
“Sharin is already a mage superior to me, so no need to worry.”
“Hear that, Dad? Don’t worry about me! I’ll visit sometimes!”
“Ahem… Alright. Have a safe trip!”
He had already given a hint that he would take Sharin as his disciple.
Thus, Khan tried to head to the Swordsmanship Training Ground with Sharin.
“Huh? Why are we going to the Swordsmanship Training Ground? Aren’t we going to see Sir Byutek?”
“That’s right. Why do you ask?”
“Today, Sir Brente and Sir Byutek said they were going to the western forest to check if any Orcs might still be there!”
“Ah, I see. Then we’ll go to the western forest too.”
“Yes!”
Khan was a bit dumbfounded hearing that Byutek was going to the western forest to deal with Orc Remnants.
That Byutek?
But to meet Brente first, he quickly headed toward the western forest.
A short while later, arriving deep inside the western forest, Khan couldn’t help but open his eyes wide in surprise.
[LV.20 Kilpheon’s Knight Byutek]
Because something unbelievable had happened to Byutek, who had been only Level 3 just a week ago.
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