Chapter 55

Тhе nехt day.

Кhаn’s раrtу had all gathеrеd in front of Кail’s mansiоn.

“Тhе knights sеаrсhed for Вist’s whereаbоuts all night, but ultimаtеlу соuldn’t find him. This is trulу… I havе no faсе tо shоw you, Sir Кhan.”

“It’s finе. We missed him, so thеrе’s nothing to be donе.”

Listеning to Kail’s story, it sееmed the knights had roamеd аll over thе citу аll night lооking for Bist’s trail.

Thеy evеn wеnt оutside the сitу tо nearbу small villagеs, but heard news that nо оutsiders had соme tо the villagеs recentlу.

“This inсidеnt was probably sоmething Вist hаd рlannеd out entirеlу. I lоoked intо it a bit, аnd thе mаgе nаmed Zеnоs, whоm he саlled for the Cerberus Subjugation, is a mage with quite a strong standing even within the Green Magic Tower.”

“So, are you worrying about me now?”

“Of course! If that Bist fellow is alive, he’ll probably return to the Green Magic Tower and say you killed Zenos. If that happens, you’ll become completely hostile with the Green Magic Tower.”

“That part is something I can handle myself.”

“…Understood. Once again, I am truly sorry…!”

Kail, the Mayor of Selenad.

The reason he was being so sincere to Khan was because of the ‘education for his daughter’ that Khan had mentioned.

As a condition for forgiving his daughter’s rudeness, Khan said he would educate her, but Kail had no idea what that entailed.

Since it was called education, he might give her a severe punishment, so Kail now had to butter up Khan and show his best side however he could.

As Kail bowed deeply, lowering his head as if he had committed a great crime, Khan nodded and opened his mouth.

“From now on, I’m going to go kill the Cerberus, so make sure other personnel don’t enter the Mana Crystal Mine.”

“U-um, are you really sure it’s okay?”

“Yes.”

Saying that, Khan immediately headed for the Mana Crystal Mine with Byutek and Sharin.

Sharin, who had been listening to the conversation from the side, asked Khan curiously.

“Master! But what kind of education are you going to give to the Mayor’s daughter, Maya…?”

“Education?”

“Yes! You said you would educate her as a condition for forgiving her.”

“Ah…”

To be honest, he had completely forgotten.

“…You didn’t forget, did you?”

Sharin wasn’t completely oblivious either, and asked after seeing Khan’s reaction.

“This is the education. Maya is probably worrying about what kind of thing will happen to her right about now.”

“Ah! Since the things she did were so terrible, you’re aiming for her to fall into worry and suffering alone!”

“Right.”

As Khan made something up and spoke, Sharin interpreted it perfectly on her own.

In this situation, he could have just said he forgot, but for some reason, Khan found that a bit difficult since entering this game world.

It might be because his personality had completely changed due to the ‘Sage’s Heart’.

‘I was so preoccupied thinking about how to defeat the Cerberus that I completely forgot.’

Since what happened to Maya wasn’t important to Khan anyway, he decided to think about it later.

What was important to Khan now was defeating the Cerberus and clearing the Hidden Quest.

Khan’s party climbed the Mana Crystal Mine for thirty minutes without saying a word.

The Cerberus was a whopping Level 40, a monster that even Byutek and Sharin felt was quite strong, so everyone seemed tense.

They continued climbing, and around the time the midsection of the Mana Crystal Mine came into view…

“Uh, Master…! Over there, over there above, I think the Cerberus is there! You can feel it too, right?!”

“Yes. Everyone, get ready.”

To be honest, Khan couldn’t feel anything, but to Sharin, who had high Mana Affinity, the Cerberus’s mana seemed to be emanating from that midsection of the mine.

Swish.

Khan also took out a staff from his Spatial Pocket and gripped it in his hand.

He checked his Status Window one last time.

◈ LV.16

◈ Khan (Lee Huseong)

◈ Mana: 310/310

◈ Talent: Magic

◈ Skills: (10★)Sage’s Heart, (8★)Growth Acceleration, (1★)Arrow, (1★)Barrier, (2★)Fire Boom, (2★)Fireball, (2★)Mirror Defense

His Mana Capacity had increased by 40 compared to before.

Thanks to Zenos’s Special Mana Ring and necklace, his total mana had increased by a whopping 40.

Just by equipping two Artifacts, it was like his Level had risen by 4 at once.

‘This much mana should be enough.’

The reason the Rank 10 Hidden Skill ‘Sage’s Heart’ was overpowered.

It was because it removed the Cooldown of all skills he possessed.

Therefore, as long as he had mana, Khan could become a ridiculously overpowered mage who could use skills infinitely.

‘If I use Fireball well, I should be able to defeat it.’

No matter how much the Cerberus was a Level 40 monster, it couldn’t keep taking hits from the Rank 2 Hidden Skill ‘Fireball’.

And Khan hadn’t come alone.

With Sharin, a genius mage in her 20s, and Byutek, a quite skilled knight.

With them, he felt confident they could defeat the Cerberus.

Swoosh.

Khan took out four Intermediate Agility Scrolls from his Spatial Pocket.

He handed two each to Sharin and Byutek.

“You both know the Cerberus is a strong monster, so as soon as the battle starts, tear and use the scrolls immediately.”

“Understood!”

“Yes!”

“Um, but Sir Khan. If I use a Mana Increase Scroll, can I use mana too?”

“No, this is a scroll only mages can use. Even if you use it, your mana won’t increase or anything.”

“Understood!”

Some scrolls could only be used by specific Classes, so in the case of Mana Increase Scrolls, only mages could use them.

Khan’s party quickly climbed together to the midsection of the Mana Crystal Mine where the Cerberus was.

Grrrrr….

Upon arriving at the midsection of the Mana Crystal Mine, the Cerberus, emanating an immense amount of mana, was firmly planted there.

As soon as the three-headed creature spotted Khan’s party, its six eyes glowed red and it suddenly drew in mana.

Oooooomg…!!!!!

Kududududung…!!

The Cerberus was originally a monster from a dungeon, and its power couldn’t be ignored.

As if boasting of its reputation, just by it drawing in mana, the surrounding area shook slightly.

Zzzzt.

Zzzzt.

Khan put his hand into his Spatial Pocket and used an Intermediate Mana Increase Scroll and an Intermediate Agility Scroll so they couldn’t be seen from outside.

Then, as Khan’s mana rose, he simultaneously felt his body become as light as a feather.

Byutek and Sharin also used scrolls following Khan’s lead.

‘If I use this too, I should be able to at least keep up with Master’s heels for a while…!’

Sharin wanted to show Khan how much she had grown.

Even when the mage named Zenos came and tried to kill Khan, Sharin couldn’t do anything.

‘I can’t just be a burden to Master forever…!’

Perhaps because she used the Mana Increase Scroll, the mana Sharin felt in her body seemed to have increased quite a bit compared to usual.

Oooooomg…!!!

Sharin drew in mana and prepared her magic.

Pazizizizizizizizizizizizizik…!!!!

The magic she was casting was the Rank 1 Magic ‘Energy Bolt’.

It was an Electric Type magic with considerable explosive power.

She had shown it to Khan once before in the carriage, and through daily practice, she could now make it quite large.

Pijizizizizizizizizizizizizizizik!!!!

A massive lightning sphere with a diameter of 1m formed in front of Sharin.

“Master! I’ll defeat that thing!”

Khan inwardly marveled at the Energy Bolt Sharin had created.

‘A mere Rank 1 Magic Energy Bolt is that big…?’

It meant the amount of mana contained in the Energy Bolt was that great.

‘Sharin… even if she uses a scroll, she probably won’t see much effect.’

Since Sharin had a naturally high Mana Capacity, it would be difficult for her to feel a tremendous change from an Intermediate Mana Increase Scroll.

Her face was overflowing with confidence, probably because she felt ‘stronger’ due to the scroll.

Pazizizizizizizik!!!

She immediately fired the Energy Bolt at the Cerberus.

Simultaneously, Byutek also charged at the creature.

Pahat!!

Chwaaaaaaaaaak!!!!!

As Byutek swung his Greatsword from above in a large arc, it momentarily felt as if space was being split.

That single sword strike headed straight for the Cerberus’s head.

Kaaaaaaaaaang!!!!!!

However, when Byutek’s sword touched the creature’s head, a metallic sound spread out as if it had hit metal, and it was lightly deflected.

Groooooooooooooar!!!

Naturally, the Energy Bolt Sharin fired also did no Damage to the Cerberus.

Instead, as if angered, it roared and charged at Khan.

‘They were the ones who attacked, so why me…’

As soon as Khan saw the creature charging from afar, he flung his body to the side.

Pahat!

Kwaaaaaaaaaang!!!!

Crack…!

Khan, who had used the ‘Barrier’ skill beforehand to wrap around his body, had his arm grazed during the process of dodging the creature’s charge just now.

‘Just from a graze, the Barrier completely shattered…?’

As expected, the Cerberus was no ordinary monster.

‘The more time drags on, the more dangerous it is.’

And if Sharin or Byutek took that previous attack head-on, it would be instant death.

Of course, that was the same for Khan, but he still had confidence he could somehow dodge or block the creature’s attacks.

‘I already know all of the Cerberus’s attack patterns.’

Because its attack patterns were fixed.

Just now, Khan couldn’t even see the creature’s form properly.

He just dodged based on prediction.

‘Charge, next is one more charge.’

Khan flung his body to the side once more.

Pahat!

Thanks to the Agility Scroll, it was quite fast.

Whoosh…!

This time, he could perfectly dodge the Cerberus’s charge attack.

And as soon as the charge pattern ended, the creature’s Mana Cannon pattern followed.

Zzzeeok―

Zzzeeok―

Zzzeeok―

The Cerberus’s three heads opened their mouths simultaneously.

This third pattern where it fired Mana Cannons.

Khan had been waiting only for this pattern.

Because this was the only moment the creature stayed still without moving.

Oooooomg…!!

Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing…!!!

Khan, who had quickly drawn in mana and rotated his Circle, used a skill.

[Skill ‘Fireball’ has been used.]

[Skill ‘Fireball’ has been used.]

Hwarururururuk…!

Hwarururururuk…!

Two flame spheres with a diameter of a whopping 10m each formed above Khan’s head.

Compared to the Energy Bolt Sharin showed earlier, it was truly an immense level.

Oooooomg…!!!!

Simultaneously, the Cerberus, which had opened its mouths wide, seemed to have completed its Mana Cannons and fired them at Khan.

Oooooomg…!!!!

Sswaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeak!!!!!

The Mana Cannons flew towards Khan at an incredible speed.

At the same time, Khan also fired the enormous-sized Fireballs above his head at the Cerberus.

‘To defeat it, I can’t end it here…!’

Frankly, defeating the Cerberus with just this much was impossible.

Only by using Fireball well would it be possible to barely defeat it.

Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing…!!

Khan rotated his Circle and used one more skill.

[Skill ‘Fire Boom’ has been used.]

Then, a massive explosion began to occur from the Fireballs flying towards the Cerberus’s Mana Cannons.