Chapter 66 - As Expected (2)

Soktae sent three raid parties composed of 300 people each into the Rocky Area and looked at the 400 people who remained in the Safety Zone here.

Including the 200 people who died and faced a 24-hour access ban, the total number of guild members that he gathered here reached as many as 1,500.

‘ I wonder if that intruder could beat 300 people.’

He suspected that the intruder was an ice type wizard, and one with excellent attack power at that.

In light of this, he judged that the intruder’s physical strength and vitality was low because that was the logical conclusion.

So, he decided to dispatch parties of 300 people, assuming that they could catch the intruder with a single stroke.

30 minutes before 1 AM.

“Access!”

I accessed the game with a fresh and clear mind.

Of course, I had a little bit of tension because I might run into an enemy immediately after accessing the game. But the surrounding area was empty. Some stone squirrels were seen running and playing in the distance.

I stepped forward slowly, still staying alert because I was determined not to make the mistake of being ambushed by the Gahwa Guild members.

There was a possibility that I could encounter more enemies than I initially thought. For example, I could face 200 guild members all at once, compared to defeating them separately over five to six hours of fighting.

However, I didn’t feel any fear or nervousness at all at the possibility of facing their simultaneous attack. Rather, I was looking forward to it.

About 20 minutes later I ran into a group of enemies much larger than the 200 people that I initially thought of.

At this moment, a famous proverb circulating widely in games came to my mind. It was ‘Never underestimate a small number.’

I know that the difference in the number of troops is a big variable that cannot be ignored in all battles. However, the Gahwa Guild members were weaker than I thought after encountering them directly. Of course I understood their situation.

What I mean was this. After exhausting my efforts to find the Gahwa Guild members, I took some time to catch a stone squirrel. As a result, I could confirm that the stone squirrel only gave minimal EXP, which was basically close to none. Even if I hunted these stone squirrels for several days, I would not even get 10% of the EXP required to level up.

In other words, I fully understood why these Gahwa Guild members were so weak.

So, even though they had a large number of 300 this time compared to the previous fights, I did not feel overwhelmed at all.

It was rather disappointing that I didn’t have the Blink skill.

If I had it, I would be able to appear within their group and use Ice Fields and Thin Ice on the spot to inflict tremendous damage to them.

However, since I could naturally learn it if I levelled up, I shook my head and stopped thinking about it.

Then, I charged at them right away.

Of course, I moved to the rear and approached them stealthily because that is how a lion hunts a rabbit.

Those guild members were beginning to complain openly.

“Damn it. What the heck are we doing here at dawn?”

“You bet.”

“I have an appointment tomorrow, oh no it’s today, and this morning at that…”

“Should I just log out?”

“Oh no! Didn’t you hear what the guild leader said? We have to hunt the intruder by all means!”

“Damn it. This guild leader is a greedy bastard. I would meet and bribe the intruder quietly to solve the issue nicely. Why is he making us chase the intruder like this? He must have heard millions of times that the guy is very strong.”

“Because he’s a greedy pig. Moreover, I heard from some of my colleagues who were killed by the intruder that the intruder seems greedy for the mineral masses. SInce it is like this, the fight between the intruder and the leader is inevitable.”

“What the hell is this mineral mass that produced such a competitor?”

“I don’t know. That bastard guild leader never said anything about it.”

Since they joined the guild only for money, they didn’t like the current situation at all. They were assigned to search for the intruder against their will.

Nonetheless, none of them logged out because at the end of the day, they knew they would make lots of money.

At this moment, there was a loud cry from a member of the Gahwa Guild at the rear of their group.

“That crazy intruder! He’s there!”

The screaming signalled the start of the fight of 300 vs 1.

They shouted as soon as they discovered me.

But it was already too late because as I expected, they were just moving mechanically without any motivation as if they were too tired.

Maybe that’s why they didn’t notice me until I was this close to their rear.

Now I could freely use skills to get rid of them easily.

“Ice Field! And Multiple Layers of Thin Ice!”

Pasasasak!

The Ice Field quickly penetrated the center of the enemies.

“Argh!”

“Damn!”

“What the heck is this attack? How come an Ice Field like this is causing this much damage?”

I used only two skills, namely Ice Field and Thin Ice that would reinforce the Ice Field.

But my attack immediately dealt a severe blow to the 300 guild members.

However, given the size of the enemy force, the battle was not over yet.

They began to counterattack me fiercely.

“Power Shot!”

“Triple Shot.”

“Fire Arrow!”

“Let me summon the Fire spirit. Fire spirit!”

“Slow! Slow!”

“May the power of a curse descend upon the enemy. Weaken them!”

“Ice Field!

“Chain Lightning!”

“Bursting Flames!”

As they say, wherever you go, you could find a pearl in the mud.

Of these 300 guild members, it seemed that only 10% were pearls.

So, to my surprise, about 30 of them began to attack me.

Puck! Puck! Puck!

[You were hit by a Slow.

-Lumen’s Intellect is much higher than the opponent’s Intellect.

-10% debuff resistance from Elsha’s robe, pants, gloves, and boots is applied.

-You are not affected.]

[You were hit by a Weakness Curse.

-Lumen’s Intellect is slightly higher than the opponent’s Intellect.

-10% debuff resistance from Elsha’s robe, pants, gloves, and boots is applied.

-You are not affected.]

The enemies fired arrows, used debuff skills, and attacked me using spirits simultaneously.

But none of their attacks caused any damage to me.

In particular, since I had a high intellect stat and a total debuff resistance of 10% from the 2.5% from each item of Elsha’s armor set, their debuff skills became useless.

“…”

I expected this kind of result to some extent.

That’s why I didn’t avoid the attack or defend myself using Ice Shield.

Rather, I wanted to counterattack with another ability.

“Pouring Hailstone! Ice Blast!”

Spatter! Spatter!

Puck! Puck! Puck!

“Aaaaaaaah!”

“Damn it!”

“Damn! I never thought I would be done like this…”

I used only four skills, but half of the enemy, or even 70% of the enemy, were defeated by this attack. Unfortunately, even the 30 members who dared to counterattack me after surviving my first attack fell into that category of fallen enemies.

As a result, the remnant enemies were a disorderly crowd at best.

“Ice Prison! Ice Spear! Multiple Ice Arrow!”

I locked up the remaining enemies with Ice Prison, and fired Ice Spears, Multiple Ice Arrows, Ice Balls, and Ice Bolts at the enemies who couldn’t hide their shock from 70% of their fellow guild members perishing instantly.

And that was the end of the battle.

Those enemies who gave up resisting could not avoid my multiple attacks.

Apparently, there were close to 300 people in front of me at the start, but they disappeared instantly. Looking at the place where they were standing until a moment ago, I unknowingly muttered to myself, “Wow…it’s true that I’m really strong now!”

Of course I knew that objectively I was really strong.

I knew that I should not be conceited or arrogant, but I also knew that excessive humility was something I should avoid.

However, I didn’t realise how strong I was until I got rid of as many as 300 enemies like this.