Chapter 17

Chapter 17

Level 2 Player

Shadow Summons

The arm of Kim Ji-seon holding the spear was trembling.

Peeling newbies is something they’ve always done. Of course, there were times they failed. But that was because they couldn’t draw them into their party.

After accepting them as party members, they unconditionally succeeded.

If they had some skill, they used them as meat shields and then killed them. If they had no skill, they cleaned them up right away.

Thanks to the items, skill books, and points gathered by peeling newbies, Kim Ji-seon’s party could lead an affluent life.

Especially, Kim Ji-seon who dominates the male party members with the mental-type skill Charm was the queen of this party. Therefore, she couldn’t even imagine that such a thing would happen even once.

The opponent is only one newbie who has just come up to Floor 50.

On the other hand, they are veterans who survived a whopping 4 years only on Floor 50.

Their skill was also at a level where it wouldn’t be strange to advance to Floor 51 anytime.

Especially, the Kim Ji-seon party that has been peeling newbies so far had more experience in interpersonal combat compared to other players. Therefore, Kim Ji-seon and the party members couldn’t even imagine that they would be mercilessly swept away by only 1 newbie who has just come up to Floor 50.

“Mo, monster...”

It was literally a monster.

How high the Agility stat is that the movements couldn’t even be properly seen. The strength was also enormous.

To the degree that the body of Kang Woo-seong who has the highest Durability stat among the party members and is in charge of the tanker role is split in two along with the shield he was holding with one light sword cut.

Moreover, seeing that armor and one sword were added in an instant, it was certain he also has the Inventory skill.

“Uuuu.”

Kim Ji-seon terrified by fear backed away without realizing it. And she turned her body and ran away at full speed.

It was an action she did without realizing it from the heart of wanting to live.

‘Lodging. I have to go to the lodging.’

If she flees to the lodging where the safe zone is unfolded, that monster won’t be able to harm her either.

“Krurrur!”

The orcs stuck to Kim Ji-seon upon seeing her.

“Get out of the way!”

Kim Ji-seon had no leisure to care about things like orcs.

Peok!

Kim Ji-seon swung her spear and roughly knocked away the orcs and ran with all her might in the direction where the city was.

‘Why did I come this far.’

She came to a far and remote place to avoid the eyes of other parties. Perhaps because of that, the city was too far.

“Kruruk!”

The number of the orc group chasing behind Kim Ji-seon also increased rapidly. If caught up by chance, she was about to die to the orcs rather than the monster newbie.

At that time, a group of players hunting orcs entered Kim Ji-seon’s eyes.

‘Cha Hee-su?’

It was the party of Cha Hee-su who has a bad relationship with Kim Ji-seon.

‘Let’s dump it.’

Kim Ji-seon ran toward the Cha Hee-su party.

“What’s that?”

“This crazy! Why is she coming this way?”

The number of the orc group Kim Ji-seon brought had already exceeded about 50. For the Cha Hee-su party which is only 7 people, it was a number that could not be handled at all.

“Kruk!”

Among the orc group that was following Kim Ji-seon, some had aggro drawn to the Cha Hee-su party. For the Cha Hee-su party that was already fighting entangled with about 10 orcs, it was the worst situation.

“Kim Ji-seon! Are you crazy! Why are you doing this!”

Even at Cha Hee-su’s shout, Kim Ji-seon paid no attention. Shouldn’t she live first?

Moreover, the opponent is the Cha Hee-su party that has been subtly picking fights so far. It would be better if they all die in this place.

“Uik! You, don’t stop there!”

Cha Hee-su shouted loudly. Kim Ji-seon didn’t answer.

‘Stupid bitch.’

If you shout like that, it only draws more orc aggro.

‘Fortunately.’

Thanks to the Cha Hee-su party, the orc group that was following behind decreased noticeably.

‘I can sufficiently flee to the village.’

The moment Kim Ji-seon thought that.

Seogeok!

“Huh?”

Along with a strange noise, her body tilted forward sharply.

Peok!

Kim Ji-seon’s upper body rolled on the dirt floor.

At the same time, terrible pain surged in.

“Uaaaak!”

Kim Ji-seon let out a painful scream while lying face down on the floor. The reason was simple. Because Kim Ji-seon’s two legs that were moving diligently had already separated from the torso.

“Kruruk!”

“Kuruk!”

The orcs that had been chasing behind Kim Ji-seon and had become quite angry all swung their weapons at once.

Puuk! Peok!

“Aak! Eok! Keok!”

Attacks from the orcs flew in from all sides at Kim Ji-seon. Kim Ji-seon’s vision was dyed blood-red. In such Kim Ji-seon’s eyes, the appearance of the monster newbie wearing metal armor entered.

Hwiik!

The monster newbie lightly swung the sword.

Seogeok!

Along with a silver flash, red lines were drawn on the bodies of the orcs and Kim Ji-seon.

Puaaaak!

Red blood poured out like a fountain and the bodies of the orcs and Kim Ji-seon split in two.

***

‘Even unrelated people got involved for no reason.’

Jin-su furrowed his face. At least if there was a fortune, it was the point that no one had died or been greatly injured yet.

Seogeok! Jwaak!

Jin-su swung his two swords and swept away the orc group in an instant.

“S, saved.”

“Thank you. Thank you.”

The Cha Hee-su party members who were destined to die surrounded by the orc group repeatedly expressed thanks.

‘Who on earth is it?’

Cha Hee-su didn’t realize the fact that the person who saved them from crisis was the newbie she warned earlier.

Because the metal armor Jin-su was wearing was a full-body type that perfectly covered from head to toe.

‘Huh? That sword?’

The sword Jin-su was holding entered the eyes of Cha Hee-su who was examining Jin-su.

‘Isn’t it the sword the newbie who entered that bitch’s party was holding? Did this person kill and snatch it? No, the voice is the same.’

An unbelievable conclusion came out in Cha Hee-su’s head.

‘Could it be that the reason that bitch was fleeing alone chased by the orc group was because she was counter-toured by the newbie?’

It was impossible to believe. The Kim Ji-seon party was a veteran party that settled on Floor 50 much earlier than the Cha Hee-su party.

That such a Kim Ji-seon party was done in by only 1 person, and that a newbie who has just come up to Floor 50?

However, since she saw the scene of instantly sweeping away the orcs that had put them in crisis a little while ago, she had no choice but to believe it.

“There are injured people too.”

Jin-su used the skill possessed by the Ring of Recovery to treat the injured.

“Wow!”

The Cha Hee-su party opened their mouths wide at the appearance of the healing skill. For the Cha Hee-su party that hasn’t found a healer yet, healing-type class change books or items were essential necessities.

However, because the price was too expensive, the Cha Hee-su party was in a situation where they couldn’t even dare to think of it.

“Really thank you.”

Cha Hee-su bowed her head.

“No. Rather, I’m sorry for getting you involved in an unnecessary matter.”

After saying that, Jin-su picked up the skill book that came out from the dead Kim Ji-seon.

[Charm - Level 1]

‘As expected, it was a mental-type Charm skill.’

As expected.

‘The original level would have been quite high.’

So it would have affected Jin-su too.

‘Mental-type Charm skills have quite a few disadvantages.’

It seemed she used it well avoiding them in her own way.

‘Shall I confirm the information.’

Jin-su checked the information of the Charm skill book.

“Uuk!”

A scream naturally burst from Jin-su’s mouth who confirmed the information of the Charm skill.

‘It’s an active skill but mixed with the attributes of a passive skill. And that only on men.’

Mental-type Charm skills generally exert a stronger effect on the opposite sex than the same sex. But this skill had the gender of the application target itself fixed as male.

‘So all the party members were men.’

The reason the relationship between Cha Hee-su and Kim Ji-seon was bad was probably because the Charm skill didn’t work on her who is a woman.

‘Instead, the power itself is stronger than ordinary Charm skills.’

It was a case where the power of the skill was increased by giving the penalty of fixing the gender of the skill application target. Moreover, even though it’s an active skill, it included the option of automatically activating for 24 hours with low power like a passive skill.

‘Absolutely won’t learn it.’

A skill to seduce men...

Just imagining it was horrible.

Jin-su put the Charm skill book together with the items Kim Ji-seon possessed into the inventory.

‘Still, a lot of points have accumulated.’

He only caught one party. But close to 7 million points came in. Considering the average point figures of Floor 50 players, it was an overwhelmingly high figure.

‘Since it came out anyway, let’s clear there.’

Jin-su who set the goal left the place as is.

Leaving Cha Hee-su and the party members who were quietly waiting thinking of saying a word to Jin-su as is.

***

Seogeok!

“Kuwoeek!”

Jin-su massacred the orc group and crossed the forest.

‘Floor 50.’

The space where he spent the longest time among the lower floors is Floor 50. Although a lot of time passed and many memories faded, they quickly revived.

[Title Orc Killer is granted.]

[Title Orc Killer has disappeared.]

Titles appear and disappear repeatedly.

[Level has risen.]

[Level has decreased.]

Levels rise and fall repeatedly.

‘Here.’

In the midst of that, Jin-su arrived at the destination.

‘As expected, it’s still there.’

Before the regression, it took Jin-su over a year to reach Floor 50. Since it was a hidden dungeon that existed even then, it was natural that it was still there even now that he reached Floor 50 much faster.

‘Well, discovering it is almost impossible.’

The place Jin-su is currently in is the edge of Floor 50. A place he almost died to monsters and barely survived and accidentally reached before the regression.

‘This time is a bit different though.’

Not that he almost died to monsters and accidentally arrived, but that he arrived while massacring monsters.

‘Then shall we enter.’

Jin-su entered alone the hidden dungeon he had entered together with party members before the regression.

[You have entered the Shadow Dungeon.]

[Mission - You have received the subjugation of the Shadow Summons group.]

[Challenging personnel: 1.]

[Calculating mission clear reward.]

[Mission clear reward - Shadow Summon unique skill book.]

[You cannot leave the dungeon until the mission is cleared.]

‘The reward is different.’

Jin-su who saw the system message sparkled his eyes.

When Jin-su entered the Shadow Dungeon together with party members before the regression, the rewards received were a total of 6.

Shadow Knight Summon unique skill book, Shadow Warrior Summon unique skill book, Shadow Assassin Summon unique skill book, Shadow Archer Summon unique skill book, Shadow Mage Summon unique skill book, Shadow Healer Summon unique skill book.

‘Shadow Summon unique skill book. Then can I summon all six entities?’

The reward obtained in the Shadow Dungeon properly gave wings to Jin-su’s party. Since it was a skill that could summon summons by type, it was fine to see it as one party showing the capability of two parties in fact.

‘Then it’s a jackpot. The situation is different from before the regression.’

What Jin-su was assigned as his share before the regression was the Shadow Mage Summon unique skill book. The Shadow Mage that could assist the disadvantages of Jin-su who is a warrior type was quite a big help.

‘Well, later it wasn’t of much use.’

First, unique grade skills originally didn’t rise in level well perhaps because of the peculiarity of existing only one.

In fact, that much could be overcome with effort.

The most decisive problem was because of the peculiarity of the Shadow Summon skill.

‘I should have chosen warrior or assassin, or at least knight or archer.’

The Shadow Summon skill is a common skill that both holy type and dark type can acquire like Inventory. However, the name Shadow Summon isn’t attached for no reason.

‘When I first learned the skill, I didn’t know the fact that the Shadow Summons are affected by the summoner’s stats.’

From the start, a shadow cannot exist alone. There must be a target that creates the shadow for the shadow to arise. Also, depending on who the target that creates the shadow is, it becomes bigger and denser, or conversely smaller and fainter.

The Shadow Summons are the same.

‘Depending on who the summoner is, the specs of the Shadow Summons differ.’

This was the foundation of the Shadow Summons that cannot be overcome by raising the skill level.

A Shadow Mage Summon with the stats of Jin-su who is a warrior type couldn’t become strong even if it wanted to.

‘It was a choice to supplement the party’s weaknesses, but as a result it became the worst move.’

But that was already a past thing.

‘The current me is different from me before the regression.’

He entered the Shadow Dungeon not together with party members but alone.

The reward was also not six but one.

Jin-su’s stats were also different from the past.

‘Currently all my stats are 922.’

It’s stats that can exert the best capability no matter which position’s shadow of knight, warrior, assassin, archer, mage, or healer is summoned.

‘Let’s clear quickly.’

Jin-su gazed at the front.

Saaaak!

Then six enemies made of shadows appeared.

Shadow Knight, Shadow Warrior, Shadow Assassin, Shadow Archer, Shadow Mage, Shadow Healer.

‘It will end soon.’

Jin-su thought of clearing the Shadow Dungeon very easily. Although it was a dungeon he barely cleared after enormous hardship before the regression...

‘It’s not me of that time.’

Stats, skills, class, items were all on a different dimension from that time before the regression. Jin-su who summoned armor from the inventory and equipped it flew his body with all his might.

Taak!

The first thing Jin-su aimed at was the Shadow Healer.

Hwiik!

Jin-su swung the Bloodsucking Sword.

Pagang!

At that time, the Shadow Knight that ran at an enormous speed blocked Jin-su’s attack with a large shield.

Huuung!

At that moment, the Shadow Warrior swung a greatsword of 2 meters size toward Jin-su.

Shuuuk!

Piing!

Simultaneously with the Shadow Warrior’s attack, the Shadow Assassin’s dagger and the Shadow Archer’s arrow flew in from the blind spot.

Pagagagak!

He blocked the Shadow Warrior’s greatsword with the Bloodsucking Sword.

Pagang!

Tiing!

At the same time, he deflected the dagger with the Shining Longsword and diverted the arrow with the side of the armor.

Hwareureuk!

At that moment, the Shadow Mage’s attack magic flew in.

Pueoeoeong!

The attack magic made of flames exploded and Jin-su’s body was pushed back.

‘What?’

Jin-su’s expression was dyed with bewilderment. The movements of the Shadow Summons before the regression weren’t this fast or precise. The power of physical attack and skill attack wasn’t this strong either.

‘Defense and durability are also on a different dimension from when I came before the regression.’

Taak!

The Shadow Knight stands in front and the Shadow Warrior and Shadow Assassin assist. The Shadow Archer and Shadow Mage continuously fire restraining attacks.

‘Why are they this strong? This isn’t Floor 50 level.’

Combat power on a different dimension from the Shadow Summons he faced before the regression.

‘Could it be?’

One assumption floated in Jin-su’s head. The combat power of the Shadow Summons is determined according to the summoner’s specs. If that is a law applied even before clearing the Shadow Dungeon?

‘It means the combat power differs according to the challenger’s specs.’

Then it makes sense.

Why the Shadow Summons possess far improved combat power rather than the miserable combat power he saw before the regression.

‘I’m screwed.’

Jin-su’s face that was overflowing with leisure distorted miserably.