Chapter 10

Chapter 10

I stared at the Goblin High Chief.

It was staring back at me. Its eyes were completely different from those of an ordinary goblin. There was intelligence in them. The eyes of a predator looking at us as prey.

Goosebumps rose across my skin. But I had no intention of backing down.

‘It’s bigger than an orc. But it’s still worth fighting.’

I had faced five orcs on the primitive planet. The situation wasn’t worse than back then. At least I wasn’t alone.

“I’ll fight too.”

I said it to the guide.

The guide turned her head. Our eyes met. She looked surprised.

“Your first...”

Her words trailed off. You’re going to fight an E-rank boss in your first dungeon? That was probably what she meant.

I didn’t say anything. I simply looked straight at the guide.

The guide studied my face. She seemed to be checking whether I was trembling, whether it was bravado.

A brief silence passed.

“...All right.”

The guide nodded. She seemed to have read something in my eyes.

“What about those two?”

I glanced behind me. Han Dongmin and Choi Yuna were pressed against the wall, trembling. They were in no state to participate in the fight.

“Don’t worry about them. The two of us have to do this.”

The guide continued quickly, keeping her eyes fixed on the High Chief.

“The Goblin High Chief is different from an ordinary goblin. It’s highly intelligent, so feints don’t work on it easily, and its attack patterns are irregular.”

“What are its weak points?”

“The nape of its neck. That’s the only place without thick muscle. But you can never target it from the front. It’s not stupid.”

The nape. I remembered it.

“And watch out for it throwing its club. If it hits you, it’s over.”

“Understood.”

I thought for a moment. The guide tanks while I circle behind it. It was similar to when we hunted the orcs.

“I’ll circle around behind it and look for an opening. Please hold it in front.”

The guide looked at me. Then the corner of her mouth lifted slightly.

“You’re calm. Good. Watch the timing and move. Don’t overdo it.”

“Yes.”

I gripped the spear tightly. Sweat formed on my palm, but I wasn’t trembling.

Spearmanship LV.1. Vital Point Detection. Consecutive Thrusts... I had enough cards to play.

“Grrrrr...”

The High Chief slowly stood up. Its enormous three-meter body towered over us. It rested the club on its shoulder and bared its teeth in a grin.

It was clearly mocking us. You’re going to challenge me with only two people? Something like that.

‘Laugh while you can.’

The guide raised her shield in front of her. I began moving to the side.

The battle began.

Silence.

1 second.

2 seconds.

Taah!

The guide moved first. A charge. Shield forward.

Boom!

Club and shield collided. A deafening roar. The shockwave slapped my cheeks.

“Ghk!”

The guide was pushed back. But she held firm.

I moved to the side. Slowly. My eyes remained fixed on the High Chief.

Ding!

[Vital Point Detection Activated]

My vision changed in an instant. Red points appeared on the High Chief’s body. One on the nape.

And.

‘...What?’

There was a point on the right side of its chest too. The heart? But it was on the right, not the left?

‘The guide doesn’t know.’

She had said only the nape was a weak point. This was information only I had.

A plan formed.

‘Pretend to target the neck, then stab the right side of the chest.’

It was intelligent. It would read my gaze. I would use that against it.

Boom! Boom!

The guide fought desperately. Her sword flashed. She aimed at its arm. Blocked. She thrust again. Blocked again.

A crack appeared in the shield.

“Ghk...!”

The guide’s arm began to tremble. She was nearing her limit.

‘Not yet. Wait.’

“Graaaaaagh!”

The High Chief roared. The cave shook.

Boom!

The club came crashing down. The guide’s shield shattered.

“Ghk...!”

The guide was sent flying. She slammed into the wall. Blood spilled from her mouth.

“Grrrr...”

The High Chief approached the fallen guide. It raised its club. It was preparing to finish her off.

She’ll die.

If this continues, she’ll die.

‘Now!’

I kicked off the ground.

Taah!

My body rose into the air. Two meters. Three meters. Airborne.

I raised the spear. A throwing stance.

I stared at its neck. Deliberately. Intently.

“Grr?”

The High Chief turned its head. Our eyes met. Golden pupils.

It read my gaze.

Just as expected.

It covered the nape of its neck with its left hand. Instinctively protecting its weak point.

An opening.

At the same time, the right side of its chest opened up. It probably thought my spear was nothing to worry about as long as it wasn’t aimed at a weak point.

‘Got you.’

I swung my arm.

Whoosh!

The spear flew. Not at the neck. I had known where I was aiming from the start.

The High Chief’s eyes widened. ‘I was tricked.’ Was that what it was thinking?

Too late.

Thud!

The right side of its chest. Penetrated. The spearpoint burst out through its back.

“Grr... ghk...”

Black blood poured out. The club fell from its hand. So it really was the heart. Was it not known as a weak point because its location was different?

Thud.

Its enormous body dropped to its knees.

Landing. My knees buckled. I held firm.

I looked up, breathing hard.

The High Chief looked at me too. The light was fading from its golden eyes.

“Grr...”

It toppled forward.

Boom!

The floor shook. Dust rose into the air.

Silence.

‘...I did it.’

My heart pounded like mad. My hands trembled.

But at the same time, I couldn’t stop a smile from spreading across my face.

Tap. Tap.

Footsteps. The guide approached.

There was blood around her mouth. But her expression was bright.

“Thanks to you, we handled that pretty easily.”

She said it with a smile. Then she stared at me.

“By any chance... what did you do before this?”

“Pardon?”

“Before you came to the dungeon. Soldier? Martial arts?”

“No.”

I shook my head.

“I was just a convenience-store part-timer.”

“...”

The guide was speechless for a moment.

“Seriously?”

“Yes.”

The guide pointed behind us.

Han Dongmin and Choi Yuna. The two of them were still pressed against the wall, trembling even though the battle was over.

“That’s what a normal person looks like.”

The guide said.

“It’s normal to react like that after seeing an E-rank boss in your first dungeon.”

She looked at me again.

“But Junhyeok... I think you’re going to climb even higher than I have.”

“Thank you.”

The guide rummaged through her pocket. She pulled out a business card.

“If you ever need anything later, contact me.”

I took it. ‘Park Jeongsu. D-rank Hunter. Guide Specialist.’

“Even though I’m only D-rank.”

She scratched her head and laughed.

“Thank you. Sincerely.”

Without her today, things could have gone badly.

The guide nodded, then walked over to the High Chief’s corpse.

“I’ll finish it.”

Thrust.

A dagger plunged into its chest.

Vwoooom.

The corpse began to glow. Green light. The three-meter body slowly melted away. Flesh vanished. Bones crumbled. It turned into dust.

And in the center.

One red gem remained.

A magic stone.

It was the size of a fist. Light swirled inside it.

The guide picked it up and tossed it to me.

“This should be worth a decent amount. It’s an E-rank magic stone.”

“For me?”

“You killed it, Junhyeok.”

“...I’ll gratefully accept it.”

I caught the magic stone. It was heavy. Warmth radiated from it in my palm.

At that moment.

Ding!

[Planetary Ruler System]

Boss Defeat Reward

Target: Goblin High Chief (E-rank)

Method: Vital Point Penetration

▸ Points Acquired: +200P

▸ Current Points: 202P

[Available for Use in the Point Shop]

‘200 points.’

The corners of my mouth rose.

With 200, I could use Dimensional Travel four times. Or enhance my body twice. I could also imprint new technologies on Primitive Humanity.

My options had increased.

Ruuumble.

One side of the cave split open. Blue light seeped through the crack.

A portal.

“The exit opened.”

The guide helped the other two to their feet. Their legs were still weak.

I looked one last time at the place where the High Chief had fallen. Only a black bloodstain remained.

‘First dungeon cleared.’

I gripped the magic stone in my hand. It was warm.

Not a bad start.

___________

When I returned home and opened the door, the familiar smell of mold hit my nose. A cramped, damp studio apartment. But today, for some reason, the smell didn’t seem so bad.

I showered first. Hot water ran over my body. Blood and dust washed away.

After finishing my shower, I lay down on the bed.

Ding-a-ling.

My phone rang.

[Deposit] 4,000,000 won

Sender: Awakened Center Settlement Department

“...”

I rubbed my eyes. Looked again.

Four million won.

It was real.

‘Four million from one dungeon?’

It was more money than I could earn working an entire month at the convenience store. And I had earned it in just a few hours.

Of course, it was this much because it was an E-rank magic stone. A normal F-rank dungeon would have paid far less. The dungeon mutation had actually worked in my favor.

‘What should I do with this money.’

I thought for a moment.

Equipment? Too early. Anything decent costs tens of millions of won.

Move? Not urgent.

‘Save it.’

There was nowhere I needed to spend it immediately. It would be better to use it later when I needed a large sum.

I put down my phone.

The important thing was something else.

‘Points.’

As I thought that, a window appeared before my eyes.

[Planetary Ruler System]

Point Shop

Current Points: 202P

━━ Planet Support ━━

▸ Dimensional Travel (1 use): 50P

▸ Blessing: Increased Hunting Success Rate (24 hours): 20P

▸ Blessing: Accelerated Injury Recovery (24 hours): 30P

▸ Knowledge Imprinting (Basic Technique): 40P

━━ Ruler Enhancement ━━

▸ Spearmanship LV.2: 80P

▸ Physical Enhancement LV.3: 80P

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

200 points.

Should I invest in myself? Level up Spearmanship? Physical Enhancement? My combat power would rise immediately.

But.

‘No.’

I placed a hand on my chest. Thump. Thump. I could feel 100 lives beyond my heart.

There was something I had learned after thousands of playthroughs.

There was a limit to how strong only the Ruler could become in the early stages. The race had to develop to become truly powerful. Once the number of Awakened increased and civilization grew, strength would explode from that point onward.

Now was the time to sow seeds.

‘I’ll invest everything in Knowledge Imprinting.’

40 points × 5. Exactly 200 points.

I selected Knowledge Imprinting. Five times.

[Knowledge Imprinting (5 uses)]

200P will be consumed.

Technologies appropriate to the current civilization stage will be transmitted.

‘Confirm.’

Vwoom!

My heart grew hot. I felt energy draining away. Something flowed out from deep within my chest.

Far away. To the planet inside my heart.

Ding!

[Knowledge Transmission Complete]

New knowledge has been transmitted to Primitive Humanity.

Technologies Transmitted:

▸ Agriculture (Seed Cultivation, Harvesting) ✓

▸ Animal Husbandry (Animal Domestication) ✓

▸ Pottery Production (Storage/Cooking) ✓

▸ Bow and Arrow (Ranged Hunting) ✓

▸ Basic Construction (Shelter Expansion) ✓

Civilization Stage: Primitive → Early Tribal

Estimated Development Speed: ▲▲ Accelerated

‘Done.’

A smile spread across my face.

The system had automatically selected the technologies needed next for the current civilization stage.

Agriculture. Animal husbandry. Pottery. Bows. Construction.

All of them had been key technologies for early civilization development in the game too. The system had made the optimal choices.

Now Primitive Humanity would leave the cave. They would build houses, cultivate fields, raise animals. They would fire arrows and bake pottery.

Civilization was beginning.

There Is Primitive Humanity Inside My Body

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