Chapter 3

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‘Huh?’

Reward increased?

Just because he didn’t pick a weapon?

This is a fact he didn’t know.

In the first place, it was crazy not to pick a weapon in Hell difficulty.

Now that he has the Super Novice set, he did not even consider it.

‘It’s good for me.’

Who wouldn’t like it if the rewards increased on its own accord?

Yujun grinned at the unexpected benefit.

[The tutorial will begin.]

[Please step into the forest.]

[If time is delayed, you may be penalized.]

It’s finally starting.

Hell difficulty tutorial.

He was strangely calm even though he should be trembling.

‘Is it because of the Composure trait?’

Perhaps this trait is most helpful to him now.

‘Okay. Think of this as a game. Besides, I’ve already experienced Hell difficulty.’

Yujun ran into the forest without hesitation.

Clack. Clack.

The full armor shook.

But it was not irritating or uncomfortable at all.

Rather, it was as comfortable as wearing everyday clothes.

Choosing Hell difficulty, it is better to pass this place without delay.

Unless you want to deal with the endless rush of hungry wolves.

‘I’m already being followed.’

The howling of wolves came from here and there.

The number easily exceeded dozens.

Yujun ran forward.

He’s been running for such a long time.

Maybe it’s because he became a player?

He didn’t get tired at all.

Awoo.

The howling grew louder.

It means the wolves are close.

Swoosh. Swoosh.

A pack of wolves rushed from behind at high speed.

Yujun, who glanced back and measured the distance, did not stop running.

“Growl…”

“Grawr! Grawr!”

Three or four wolves, with their signature barking, lunged at once after Yujun’s back.

He felt goosebumps on his back.

Yujun turned back at that time.

Swing the sword.

The wolf’s side at the front was deeply cut by the sword.

‘Great!’

The wolf bounced out in the distance.

But not one wolf.

There were two more wolves left.

One wolf thrust its teeth at Yujun and the other ran straight into him.

The moment he closed his eyes unknowingly, clank!

The sound of pounding iron resounded through the forest.

“Grawr!”

“…”

The wolf bounced back after hitting the body.

It was the power of the legendary grade defense.

‘I’m fine.’

Realizing that there was nothing wrong with his body, Yujun smiled.

The situation was not much different for other wolves.

The wolf’s teeth, which bit Yujun’s neck with all its strength, were shattered.

‘That’s a relief…The defense works.’

In addition, he was equipped with full body armor, so there were few bare skin areas.

Yujun approached the wolves and began swinging his sword at random.

Chwak! Chwak!

The bodies of the wolves were cut off as soon as the sword touched them.

Excellent cutting power with legendary grade sword.

The wolves didn’t have the resources to survive.

He killed three so quickly.

Yujun had a puzzled look on his face as he kicked off the ground and ran.

‘I have to get out of here quickly.’

The longer you are in zone 1, the more difficult it becomes.

There was nothing good from dragging on.

‘By the way… …it’s the first battle, but it’s not long. I think I fought pretty well.’

One reason is because his attack and defense are strong.

But most of all, the ‘Composure’ trait was significant.

Even though it was his first battle, he didn’t panic and calmly faced the wolves.

Honestly, it doesn’t make sense.

‘I have to say that I’m really lucky to have Composure.’

After that, a group of wolves continued to aim for Yujun’s life.

But in the face of his powerful offense and defense, the wolves’ coordinated attack was of no use.

Besides, when a critical hit chance from the Super Novice set goes off.

Despite the shallow cut, the wolf would almost instantly die.

‘It’s like a real game.’

But the bodies of the wolves were so real that I gave up the thought of thinking of it as a game.

Yujun came to a halt at a certain point.

Breathing hard, he looked around.

‘I’ve come to the right place.’

A graveyard with a gloomy atmosphere.

Hell difficulty tutorial was about this cemetery.

He and other users were always caught in a bind here.

[You have reached Zone 2.]

[There’s a golden key somewhere here. Find it.]

It’s good up to here.

However, if it were simply looking for the key, it would not be Hell difficulty.

Here and there, undead monsters started to appear.

Undead monsters that constantly revive if you don’t break their head.

There are hundreds of them.

Ordinary level 1 users can’t handle it.

Level did not rise during the tutorial.

Meaning there’s no point in hunting an undead monster.

Even the location of the key changes every time.

It was impossible to find the key after memorizing it in advance.

‘Well, it’s not like there’s no way at all.’

The undeads are much slower than the wolves he faced earlier.

A little faster than a normal adult male at most.

That meant the undead monsters could not keep up with him in speed, whose Strength and Agility has increased by 10 percent due to his item effects.

That’s why he chose Hell difficulty without hesitation.

“Whew…”

“Uh…”

Zombies and skeletons.

They showed up.

There were enough to fill this large cemetery four times over.

Yujun now has to play hide and seek with these hideous monsters.

He also has to find the key in this treasure hunt.

‘I couldn’t get rid of them with level 1 character.’

Even if he somehow takes advantage of the undead monster’s movement and moves out of the way.

There are over a hundred of them.

This level of Hell is difficult.

But, it’s different now.

One hit won’t kill him.

‘Rather, I could hunt them.’

Yujun put a sword in the head of a zombie who was approaching with a strange noise.

Psh!

It was so easy to pierce the black skin of a zombie like a needle through a cotton ball.

The zombie’s body was torn down by one attack.

The biggest weakness of zombies is its head.

Then, the skeletons that came near began to throw large stones.

Tak! Tak! 

Unlike their boney arms, the strength from their throwing was considerable.

But that was it.

Yujun was not shocked by the skeletons throwing stones.

He ignored the stones and ran.

The place where the first tombstone is located.

When Yujun arrived there, he stopped running.

Be precise and meticulous to find the key.

That was the point to Zone 2.

With undead monsters chasing you from behind, who could meticulously find the golden key?

‘Well, I don’t see it.’

Yujun kicked the tombstone hard.

Bang!

The tombstone was completely smashed with a single kick from him.

After searching the surrounding area, Yujun ran to where the second tombstone was located and stretched out his leg.

Bang!

It was similar to the sound of a bomb exploding.

This extent, Yujun’s legs were loaded with power.

‘As expected, legendary items.’

Tap. Tap. Tap!

In the meantime, the strong flying stones hit him and bounced in vain.

‘It’s like a full level character going back to the newbie area.’

In terms of the situation, it was not entirely wrong.

“Whew…”

“Geouk!”

This time they’re zombies.

Yujun turned back and strongly wielded his sword.

Swoosh!

He has never learned swordsmanship and has no knowledge of swordsmanship.

However, the cutting power of the sword itself cut the zombies’ necks neatly.

Several times he brandished his sword.

Defeating quite a few zombies.

The undeads constantly rushed at Yujun.

‘I’m getting a little tired…’

He had sprinted a lot in the forest.

Mindful of his stamina, Yujun has since made his sword-wielding movements as concise as possible.

But the zombies and skeletons couldn’t stand a single attack from him.

‘Oh…I don’t have to put too much force on my body because I have enough attack power.’

He realized it a bit late.

It was a good thing he knew now.

He wasn’t afraid of the terrible looking monsters.

Composure.

The body moved as it wanted, and it was possible to judge the situation calmly.

Thanks to this, he rarely blustered while fighting against the undead.

‘As concise as possible. Without much force.’

Believing in his Super Novice Sword’s power, he twisted his wrist slightly and swung the sword.

Swoosh! Shwah!

As if in a play, the zombies fell down as if they were a broken-down doll.

Bang!

Yujun, who smashed up to the fifth tombstone, looked around.

He widened his eyes.

‘What? Already?’

Zombie bodies everywhere.

Skeleton’s arm, which picks up and throws stones, also became more and more squeaky.

Some of them would not be tired, but they had rusty bones and broken arms.

The situation is not good.

There are still 25 tombstones to be checked.

‘I’ll find the key first.’

He began to destroy the tombstones in order as he cut the zombies with his sword.

As many as five zombies rushed in at once and hung on Yujun’s ankle or shoulder.

Biting his armor and smearing dirty saliva.

The weight of the zombies made Yujun’s body wobbly for a moment.

But Yujun was far ahead of zombies in terms of strength.

This was due to the Strength option attached to the Super Novice Gloves.

Yujun violently shook off the persistent zombies.

Then, he put a sword through the heads of the zombies falling to the ground.

Psh! Psh!

It’s better to take care of it in advance if possible.

Because zombies don’t get tired no matter how much they move.

‘War of Gods’ was so realistic that even characters and monsters were strictly subject to physical fitness.

If you use the skill too hard or make a dent, you will get tired quickly and your ability efficiency will decrease.

It was a system setting that played a role in sharply increasing the difficulty of the game.

Only undead monsters were free in that part.

It was also a reason why it was difficult to get out of Zone 2 in Hell difficulty.

Bang!

Another tombstone.

Bang! Bang!

Two tombstones.

Only the sound of the tombstone breaking for a while resounded in the cemetery.

Yujun, who had been destroying the tombstone, found the golden key in the 18th tombstone.

“As expected…”

The key was just around the ground where the tombstone was embedded.

If he hadn’t chosen to destroy the tombstone, he’d never have found it.

It’s not hell for nothing.

If he didn’t have legendary equipment.

He would have had to hit the tombstone at least several times, or more than ten times.

[Move out of the cemetery and to the center of the forest.]

[Defeat the ruler of the forest, ‘Werewolf.’ 0/1.]

It was a notification window that came up as soon as he held the key.

It told him where to go next.

Yujun, who put the golden key in the inventory, stood tall.

Originally, he had to move on to the next level immediately, but Yoo Jun did not.

‘I’m gonna take care of all the guys here.’

He also planned to learn the sense of combat and maximize the rewards of his achievements.

There was no time limit in the tutorial.

Yujun raised the corners of his mouth.