Chapter 64

Chapter 64

Translated by:xLordFifthEdited by: Spitfirus

“By the way, what’s your range?”

When Leeha opened the gunpowder bag and inserted the iron bullet, Matsushige, who was watching from the side, suddenly asked.

“Yes? Oh, I...Since I’ve only played solo, I didn’t think of such things. What was it again?”

...“About 50m.”

They were not familiar with muskets anyway.

There was no need to say that the default range is 40m. Of course, there was no reason to say that he could hit at 100m either.

The distance with the most stable accuracy for Leeha was 50m.

“It’s shorter than I thought. It takes a long time to reload, so I thought the range would be longer.”

“Ma-chan! Don’t be rude.”

“Ah, I’m sorry if I made you feel bad.”

As soon as he heard Mame Hana’s words, Matsushige lowered his head. He was so polite that it seemed to be fake.

“No, it’s okay. Even I think that it’s short. Haha.”

Leeha laughed bitterly.

He himself thought that 50m was okay.

They would have been surprised if they knew that the range of a musket is 40 meters when the combat assistance system is turned on.

No, even before that. The reload was long? Leeha’s reload speed was 49 seconds. He was proud of himself for being fast.

They would be very surprised if they knew that it takes one minute to reload with the combat assistance system turned on.

‘This is why there are no musketeers...’

Phew, he sighed and walked over to Matsushige’s side.

“For now, one shot. If you attack, one more kobold will come out.”

“I understand. I trust Matsushige-nim.”

“Don’t worry about aggro.”

Matsushige lifted his helmet and winked.

As soon as Leeha saw his face, he got a little worried, but when Matsushige lowered his helmet, he looked reliable again.

‘I shouldn’t be prejudiced based on looks. Haha, I need to focus, focus. This is my first kobold hunt.’

Leeha went into a kneeling position and removed his distracting thoughts.

They were 40m away from the kobold and were hidden behind a bush. Because they were close, he could see the appearance of the kobold.

‘The body of a child. About the size of a 6-7-year-old child. With a very large head. It looks like something is out of proportion.’

If they were small, were their brains developed? Looking at a child’s body with an adult’s head felt bizarre.

Whether it was plucking herbs or digging mushrooms, the guy’s nails looked quite sharp.

‘Huuu... Leeha breathed. He aimed at the kobold. Leeha’s fingers moved smoothly.’

Taaang—!

It hit precisely. Leeha straightened his musket and started to reload.

“Kyaak”

“Waah, it’s so loud!”

The two Japanese hurriedly plugged their ears as the sound of gunshot resounded on the base of Sheymoore Mountain.

“Ah, I forgot to tell you... It’s a little loud.”

Leeha laughed and trembled softly.

“That’s a lot of smoke too! Kobol-...Huh?”

“How did it go, Ma-chan?”

Mame Hana was stunned and her eyes widened behind Matsushige.

Soon, two worker kobolds would come rushing in, and although they were lower-leveled, they would need to start hunting right away.

However, neither Matsushige nor Leeha moved.

“Ha Leeha-nim? Ma-chan?”

What was going on? If the tanker, Matsushige, did not settle down, he may lose aggro.

“What are you doing?”

Mame Hana, who quickly pulled out her rosary, tilted her head, but neither of them made a move.

Matsushige was the first to speak.

It was not an exaggeration to say that he only served in the military after becoming an adult, so it was inevitable that he had strange feelings about foreign cultures.

‘All I did was interact with West Point once... after playing Middle Earth, I got to know people from Vietnam, Hong Kong, and Japan... all sorts of people. Haha, it’s thanks to Middle Earth. And the one who brought me to Middle Earth was Kijeong.

When he thought of Kijeong, Leeha’s resolve hardened once more.

As well as the flames of revenge towards Agromni Igor.

“Ground! It went to the ground! Hana-chan, be careful! Ha Leeha-nim, be careful too! It might suddenly pop out!”

Grrrrrr—.

When the monster’s head dug out of the ground, dirt and gravel bounced off.

“Damn it-!”

Dirt went into Leeha’s eyes. Besides, his distance from the monster that came out was too close.

Hwik, Leeha turned his gun to the ground and pulled the trigger, however, there was no response.

He started to feel vibrations from the ground.

“Kya, Kyaak!”

“Don’t panic, gather around! Hana-chan, come here! Ha Leeha-nim, please come too!”

Matsushige stopped and called for Mamen Hana and Leeha. When, where, and how will it come out?

As soon as one reached the foothills of Sheymoore Mountain, the first thing one had to deal with were the Mountain Worms.

‘Damn it, I can see why people hate mountain worms.’

The pressure was different from the pictures.

Mountain worms glisten with slime from their gigantic, earth-colored bodies. The monster that suddenly dug out of the ground was about 190cm in size!

Of course, it was not its full length. In order to support the part that protruded out of the ground, that much length must be embedded in the ground.

‘In other words, the overwhelming fear that comes from the huge size of more than about 4m in length and 1m in width is excellent, but above all else, it is fatal to Leeha.

If it was underground, one could tell its location based on the vibration and rumbling of the ground. If it suddenly jumped out of the deep underground as it did just before, it would have no choice but to get stuck.

‘I might have died without Matsushige.’

Leeha was glad he did not come alone. He thought he could avoid it if he knew...

With its speed, it may have been difficult to get away from it.

“What should we do?”

“Vibration. If you feel the vibration, run in front of it.”

Matsushige was also very tense.

“In front?”

“Yes. The mountain worm’s attack pattern is-.”

Kuuuu——

In an instant, they felt a vibration.

They felt trembling under their feet. When the ground, which should have been firmly supported, shook, land creatures would not be able to help but feel anxious.

Run!!!

“Kyaaaaa!”

Grrrr—!

Paaaat, a giant earthworm jumped out of the three people’s feet. It had a great amount of power that could plow dirt or gravel generously.

Even if it had been a little late to leap forward, I would have been sucked into that gigantic jaw.

“Slash!”

Matsushige ran and swung his sword toward the mountain worm. His appearance, while he held a shield and sword, was of a typical knight.

‘Wasn’t that quite good? Anyway, this might be the silver lining for level 42.’

It had a stable tanking ability, even in the midst of chaos.

“Protection!”

Meanwhile, Mame Hana finished casting.

Hwaaak-!

A bright green color embraced Matsushige. As the sister’s secondary magic was added, Matsushige became even more dignified.

‘The same goes for Mame Hana. That’s a level 40 dream.’

Leeha was taken aback by the surprise attack, he couldn’t help it. No matter how many times one goes through it, the ambush itself was what surprises people.

However, each person’s ability is revealed in what kind of response they take after that. Leeha carefully observed how the two matched.

It was a skill he could trust. If so, it was his turn to show off his skills.