Chapter 71

Chapter 71

Level 2 Player

Cooperation (2)

“Hahaha, thank you truly for coming, Jin-su. Have you been well in the meantime?”

Kim Young-cheol asked after Jin-su’s well-being while smiling brightly.

“Yes, I have been well. Have you also been well in the meantime, Young-cheol?”

Jin-su also took care of Kim Young-cheol’s well-being while smiling.

“Yes, I have also been well. But meeting again by chance like this is truly welcome. Seeing that we meet so often, it seems there is some special connection between us. Connections are truly precious things. If you let them go carelessly...”

Befitting a too-much-talker, Kim Young-cheol’s mouth spat out words without rest.

‘There is something he wants.’

Kim Young-cheol has almost no information about Jin-su. Conversely, Jin-su possessed quite a lot of information about Kim Young-cheol and the Daehan Guild.

‘The fact that Kim Young-cheol is talkative is true, but he does not just spit out any words.’

There are times when he really spits out the words he wants to say, but Kim Young-cheol is a guild master. In the words he spits out when meeting outsiders, there is usually an intention mixed in to achieve the desired purpose.

‘If he emphasizes meetings, connections, and friendships, it is obvious.’

Kim Young-cheol wants Jin-su’s help.

‘Is it that he wants me to join as affiliated with the Daehan Guild for the Bone Dragon raid?’

Right now the only help Kim Young-cheol could hope for from Jin-su was that.

‘I will be able to obtain information more easily than I thought.’

Both Kim Young-cheol and Jin-su know of the Bone Dragon’s existence.

‘Kim Young-cheol does not know my true skill.’

He is only roughly guessing.

‘On top of that, the me of then and the me of now are different in many things.’

The number and level of possessed skills, the levels of the constitutions Holy Body and Dark Body, stats and possessed items, and so on, everything had widened by a world of difference from when he first met Kim Young-cheol.

‘Kim Young-cheol will not even be able to imagine that I am gauging the angle of catching the Bone Dragon alone.’

Probably the probability is high that he thinks Jin-su is trying to dip his feet into the Bone Dragon raid by combining strength with one of the huge guilds.

‘Well, it is not a completely wrong thought either.’

Challenging the Bone Dragon raid alone means there is much to gain, but the risk burden is that much large. That much, Jin-su also had no intention of stepping forward rashly.

“You know the news that the Bone Dragon is coming to this city, right?”

Kim Young-cheol, who had been giving a long speech about meetings and connections for a long time, finally brought up the main point.

“Yes, I know. Actually, the reason I came to the Daehan Guild is also because I want to obtain information about the Bone Dragon.”

Jin-su honestly spoke of his purpose. There was no need to hide a fact that was clearly visible.

‘Kim Young-cheol also dislikes that kind of thing.’

With the personality of Kim Young-cheol that Jin-su knows, if he honestly lays out his purpose first like this?

“You are honest. Actually, I also need Jin-su’s help.”

The probability was high that Kim Young-cheol would also honestly lay out his inner thoughts.

“Do you know about the Phoenix Guild?”

“I know it as one of the guilds created with European players as the main axis.”

“The power of the Phoenix Guild is not at a level that is lacking at all compared to our Daehan Guild. But that Phoenix Guild took the initiative. They attempted the Bone Dragon raid alone.”

“The result seems to have been not good.”

“That’s right. I heard they could not give any particular blow to the Bone Dragon and received damage close to annihilation unilaterally. So our Daehan Guild also had many concerns. But we decided to challenge the Bone Dragon raid once using the city as a shield. I hope Jin-su will join our Daehan Guild. From Jin-su’s perspective as well, participating as affiliated with the Daehan Guild will gain more than participating in the Bone Dragon raid alone. Of course, you might join another guild, but there will be no place with better conditions than our Daehan Guild.”

As expected, it was Kim Young-cheol. When Jin-su first honestly laid out his inner thoughts, Kim Young-cheol also obediently laid out his inner thoughts.

“The distribution conditions are...”

Kim Young-cheol laid out in detail the item distribution conditions upon success of the Bone Dragon raid.

‘It is definitely good.’

The point of evaluating based on the system’s contribution was also to his liking.

“And this is a gift I am giving on the condition of participating in the Bone Dragon raid as affiliated with the Daehan Guild.”

Kim Young-cheol held out one skill book to Jin-su.

‘It is a summon buff skill book.’

From a summoner’s perspective, it was a skill quite worth coveting.

“Understood. I will participate as affiliated with the Daehan Guild.”

Jin-su cleanly revealed his intention to join.

“Hahaha, thank you.”

“You must disclose all information about the Bone Dragon transparently.”

“Of course. Since we have to fight together, it is a natural thing. I will tell the person in charge. Ah, and I will also provide lodging.”

Kim Young-cheol said while making a smile full of his face.

“No. Because I have already booked lodging. Since it is a close distance, there is no need to worry greatly.”

“Understood. Still, it is regrettable. It would be convenient for response if we stayed in one lodging. When I was in the starting city before, a similar matter...”

Once the agreement ended, Kim Young-cheol began to open his mouth again.

‘If I just listen quietly, there is no end.’

Perhaps he might even eat dinner here and sleep before leaving.

“If you just tell me the person in charge of information, I will listen only to the information about the Bone Dragon and go. Because I have not even properly washed since entering the city yet.”

Jin-su cut off Kim Young-cheol’s words at an appropriate timing and got up from his seat.

“Ah, is that so. Understood.”

Kim Young-cheol made a regretful expression and introduced the Daehan Guild information person in charge to Jin-su. Jin-su heard the current location of the Bone Dragon and left the Daehan Guild branch.

Jin-su and Shin Su-a who arrived at the lodging entered the lodging transferred from the thugs.

‘Quite good.’

It seemed they booked a wide lodging because there were many people.

“I will go out for a bit and come.”

“Jin-su, you are not thinking of hunting the Bone Dragon alone, right?”

At Jin-su’s words, Shin Su-a asked with a worried expression.

“I am trying to look once from afar and come.”

He could only gauge the angle of whether to do the Bone Dragon raid alone or not by seeing it directly.

“Wouldn’t it be fine to send Kkami?”

If he was only going to look simply, it would be fine to send Kkami as Shin Su-a said. However, through Kkami’s eyes he could not properly recognize the grade of the Bone Dragon.

“Don’t worry. Because I am only trying to look with my eyes and come. If I am going to hunt alone, I need your help too.”

Whether to receive Shin Su-a’s buffs or not was quite important. On top of that, the opponent is the undead monster Bone Dragon.

Naturally, if he is going to hunt, he needs Shin Su-a’s dispel and purification.

“Got it. You have to be careful.”

“Yeah, don’t worry.”

After parting with Shin Su-a, Jin-su left the city and set out to find the Bone Dragon based on the information heard from the Daehan Guild.

‘Found it.’

Although it took quite some time to move, finding the Bone Dragon was not difficult. Because its size was so large.

‘It unconditionally exceeds level 1,000.’

Even though the distance was quite far, an enormous flow of mana was felt.

Not only that. The Bone Dragon was only moving, yet the plants that were on the ground withered and twisted.

‘The Bone Dragon itself is a lump of curses.’

That curse is also applied to players.

‘Fortunately, it is not a mage type.’

Bone Dragons are usually divided into warrior type and mage type.

‘Well, even if it is warrior type it emits curse skills as passives, and even if it is mage type it is hard to the point of rivaling tanker-type monsters.’

A true dragon is a warrior with a powerful body and a mage with mighty mana. However, in the case of the undead monster Bone Dragon made from the bones of a true dragon, it can possess only one of the two characteristics.

‘Mage type is hard to make and also tricky to deal with.’

Especially because it possesses the vitality absorption skill, a large number of heads rather becomes an obstacle in hunting a mage-type Bone Dragon.

‘At least because it is warrior type, a hunting angle comes out.’

A warrior-type Bone Dragon only possesses wide-area curses as passive skills.

Except for the corruption breath that is the racial characteristic of the Bone Dragon, there were no particular attack skills.

‘Well, the robust body is the same as the most powerful weapon.’

It was not the worst situation. However, it was not an optimistic situation either.

‘The grade is different from the White Drake.’

Even if Jin-su has become far stronger compared to Floor 50, it was not a gap of the degree between the White Drake and the Bone Dragon.

‘It was not for nothing that several cities were destroyed before regression. I absolutely cannot catch it alone.’

The Bone Dragon he witnessed directly was a strong enemy of the degree where it was questionable whether he could catch it even by combining strength with other players while using the city as a shield.

‘Still, let’s try.’

There was only one chance.

‘If they suffer a great defeat, the players will give up hunting the Bone Dragon.’

He had to aim for the time when the players of Floor 100 participate actively in hunting the Bone Dragon with confidence.

‘Regrettable.’

As a result of scouting, if a catching angle came out he was thinking of bringing Shin Su-a, receiving buffs, and then challenging the Bone Dragon solo raid.

‘I will have to fold the solo raid. Even if I combine strength with other players, if I just catch it I will be able to receive a great reward.’

If he just stamps contribution rank 1, he can monopolize the best reward. On top of that, there was one important fact he learned due to this scouting.

Precisely the existence of the soul and white of the undead monster Bone Dragon.

‘A soul and white exist.’

A clear presence of the soul and white was felt from the Bone Dragon.

That meant the Bone Dragon could also be utilized as material for Army Summon.

‘It is fortunate that undead monsters harbor souls and whites.’

The fact that undead monsters can be made into summons using the Army Summon skill was an enormous advantage.

‘If there is only a soul and white, not only the Bone Dragon but also Demirich, the Floor 100 gatekeeper, can be made into a summon.’

He had confidence that he could definitely catch Demirich. However, the Bone Dragon was still an unknown.

‘I will definitely make it succeed.’

If he could make the Bone Dragon into a summon, he could greatly enhance his power.

‘First, let’s return.’

Jin-su, who completed the purpose of coming out for scouting, carefully returned to the city.

***

The Bone Dragon reached right in front of the city. The players prepared thoroughly for hunting the Bone Dragon.

“The Hwangryong Guild, Minamoto Guild, and Olihi Guild have decided to stand at the vanguard.”

Kim Young-cheol informed Jin-su of the power deployment of the city.

“The guilds that decided to stand at the vanguard do not know the fact that the Phoenix Guild received damage close to annihilation unilaterally, I guess.”

“Yes, they know that the Phoenix Guild suffered a great defeat... but because they did not witness the combat situation directly, they are optimistic about the situation.”

Kim Young-cheol said with a bright expression.

“The plan is to consume the Bone Dragon’s mana and health by unfolding a rotation battle in the order of vanguard, center, and rear for classes excluding long-range dealers. The Daehan Guild was assigned to the rear. Well, if it proceeds as planned the order will not have great meaning, though.”

The vanguard has a high probability of receiving the greatest damage. However, it is a situation where the city’s walls with the safe zone spread exist as the primary defense wall. If the vanguard, center, and rear take turns fighting while using the city’s walls as a shield, the order has no great meaning.

‘The guilds in charge of the vanguard will also be trusting in the city walls with the safe zone spread.’

The huge guilds of Floor 100 gathered for the Bone Dragon raid were being too optimistic about the situation. And that was the same for Kim Young-cheol.