Chapter 24 - Demonic Ape

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

A few minutes after the battle, Su Jin heard another commotion coming from afar.

Su Jin saw a group of female players with Rosette Guild’s title when he turned around. Scarlet Rose was among them, and she was leading the way.

The female players held weapons in their hands and their defensive formation.

“Heavenly Cloud, are you alright? I heard that the three guilds besieged you at the entrance, and they almost killed you. The girls in our guild will protect you every day if you join our guild. I can also accomplish dungeons by your side.”

Scarlet Rose immediately rushed over with her players when she heard Su Jin was in trouble, preparing to take the opportunity to recruit him into Rosette Guild.

However, she was in a puzzle when she saw no one other than them, “Where are the guild players? Could it be that they don’t want to have a conflict with my guild and fled before I come?”

“But there are so many people. Why haven’t I seen any of them retreating?”

Su Jin was speechless when he heard Scarlet Rose’s words. No wonder some said not everyone was perfect. Scarlet Rose was a little silly and overconfident.

Of course, Scarlet Rose had the right to assume that. In the previous battle against Boss, the four guilds had retrieved their levels, but Rosette Guild still had the most equipment.

Rosette Guild could fight against any of those three guilds. They could even be the leading guild in the Novice Village if they join forces with one of those guilds.

However, Scarlet Rose sacrificed her precious time slaying the monsters to rescue him. It touched Su Jin.

Even though she had come with a purpose, she was still a kindhearted player. After all, everything had a price to pay in this world. Everyone had their reason to get to know someone.

However, Su Jin did not explain what happened. She would naturally understand when she scrolled through the world chat room.

Su Jin pulled out the trade interface and traded with Scarlet Rose.

“Huh? Why are there so many pieces of equipment? What did you do, Heavenly Cloud? Can you even produce equipment?” Scarlet Rose’s mouth was wide open as she asked in shock.

“It was nothing. I happened to slay a few players with the help of the village chief.”

Su Jin did not explain much about how he got the equipment. After obtaining 22,000 gold coins from Scarlet Rose after trading the equipment, he immediately left the Novice Village. Now that he had multiple guarantees, it was time for him to increase his monster-slaying activity.

…

A few minutes later, Scarlet Rose bit her lips as she immersed herself in her deep thoughts after getting to know what happened from the players in that area. She looked in the direction Su Jin had left. Her mind was in a mess.

She had wanted to recruit Su Jin into the Rosette Guild, but now she hesitated to do so.

An expert like Su Jin was not someone she could lead.

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The map of the Novice Village was not vast. But there was a small river after leaving the village. Su Jin walked down the river and soon arrived at an abandoned mine.

By the mine was a small wooden house. An NPC guard stood there.

“Brave Adventurer, a group of [ Demonic Apes ] are being bred in the mine. Can you help us get rid of them?” The NPC saw Su Jin coming and asked eagerly.

“Ding! Do you accept the quest [ Clean the Mine ]?”

“Details of the quest: Kill the demonized apes that are being bred and bring the magic stones to get the reward. There is no limit to the number of quest items. For every magic stone you bring back, you will receive 30 experience points and ten silver coins.”

“Yes, I accept,” Su Jin nodded. The reward of the quest was quite satisfying. The experience and coins given were sufficient.

Of course, the [ Demonic Apes ] was difficult to defeat. It was a type of Level 10 monster that lived in groups. It often attacked in a group and seldom stayed alone. In his previous life, hundreds of players had to team up before they dared to accept this quest to gain experience.

However, Su Jin had the experience from his last birth. So he knew another way to avoid being slain.

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There were five entrances to the mine. The entrances could get Su Jin into the deeper grounds of the mine.

The Demonic Apes were at the lowest ground, and the space created by the mining had become their habitat.

Su Jin walked straight down and soon approached the lowest ground. A large group of big-sized black apes gathered around and were resting. It was quiet down there.

There were also small apes absorbing the black fog as their bodies grew constantly. They did not play or dawdle around. Instead, they focused on getting bigger even when they almost reached the level of an adult ape. They absorbed it wholeheartedly while the bigger-sized apes protected them in the center.

After they became adults, they would leave the center and become guards at the periphery. A small ape would be born on the open ground, and they repeated the process.

[ Demonic Apes ]

Level: Level 10

HP: 1,500

Attack: 130

Defense: 35

Skill: Demonic (It channels the power of the magic stone throughout the body, increases attributes by 100%, increases damage received by 100%)

Description: The darkness has demonized the apes, giving them an enormous and flexible body. Any living creature that comes close to it will become its target and stay away from it.

Each one of them had a total of 130 attack damage. Ordinary players would resurrect to the Noice Village within two to three attacks.

Demonic was also an abnormal skill, increasing attacks by 100%. Although the damage received by the ape also increased at the same time, there were so many demonized apes. Players would be outnumbered in no time by those apes.

Players usually formed parties and relied on the cooperation of various characters to slay such monsters, but Su Jin did not need to go through so much trouble to defeat the apes.

“Wolverine Shadow!”

Su Jin used the “Wolf’s Fang” that he had just obtained. As he used the skill, a shadow appeared on the ground in the shape of a wolf. It would be difficult to notice if no one paid attention to it. Moreover, it could merge into the darkness. It could also turn into its physical form at critical moments.

Su Jin controlled the Wolverine Shadow to move forward in the darkness. Soon, it approached a demonic on the outermost perimeter. The Wolverine Shadow directly merged into the shadow of the demonic ape and then attacked it.

The Wolverine Shadow was also a dark creature. The most important thing was that it had a shadow characteristic. In other words, ordinary physical attacks would not be able to hit it unless it was in its physical form.

After being attacked, the demonic ape stood up and looked around. It did not see any other creatures. Then, it looked at the ape beside it fiercely.

It was a simple-minded animal. Only its companions would attack it if there were no enemy around them.

The ape that the beaten ape was staring at was still sleeping. It did not have time to react.

The ape Su Jin attacked punched the sleeping ape’s face. Its HP instantly fell by a large margin.

The demonic ape that had just woken up was furious. Without any hesitation, it immediately activated its skill and attacked back fiercely. The peaceful mining pit instantly became chaotic. The apes were attacking each other, ignoring the growing apes in the center.

There was no Boss among them, which meant they did not have a leader. After fighting for a while, they all stopped. However, they all rested separately and did not gather.

When Su Jin saw this, he smirked. That was what he wanted to see.

It was difficult when the demonic apes gathered. Su Jin had nothing to worry about once he split them apart. He could sneak attack the smaller groups and use stealth mode to attack the larger group. It would not be a problem as long as they remained separated.

“I am a warrior character, yet I play like an assassin. Whatever! It will do as long as I can achieve my goal.”

Su Jin shook his head and focused on the quest. He took out his sword and silently approached a smaller group of Demonic Apes, preparing to slay them..