Chapter 174

Chapter 174

This time, neither combat power nor capital would be lost.

From Hwahong’s, who had fought the Korean guilds, point of view it would be nothing short of bloodless.

The war fought to get Dale Castle, paradoxically, ‘increased’ the power of Hwahong.

“What about you Hwajeong? Are there any rankers or outsiders around?”

“......Two, no, three.”

“Three? Who?”

“Czar Guild. Wandering around Dale Castle.”

“Phew, Igor is also waiting somewhere....... I knew that crazy guy would be like that. He is so mountain-like. Ah, but who is the guild master? Why are they together with Igor?”

Ram Hwayeon frowned.

“According to the investigation, he belongs to the Russian Military. It’s said to be a guild led by soldiers selected for cyber warfare.... It’s an open secret that the Russian government is supporting Igor.”Finnd new chapters at novelhall.com

“Tsk, Pei Wu touched a beehive.”

“That’s right.”

After Igor outranked Pei Wu, large-scale guilds in China prevented Igor from leveling up. Even Russia intervened in secret when they heard the news.

Of course, it wasn’t an official intervention. Russia’s prestige would lower if rumors spread that they were putting such effort into a single game.

“What about the other two?”

“One is...... Kidd. Sleeping Kidd.”

“Sleeping Kidd. Who is that?”

“Hmm, an outsider that handles two guns. I think Ha Leeha-nim would know him.”

Jacheong looked at the file containing the outsiders’ information.

“Why? Is he here to meet Ha Leeha?”

“I don’t know. And there’s another one nearby. Near Kidd. It’s like they are chasing Kidd.”

Ram Hwajeong did not know everything.

She built a system that could do surveillance and monitoring using mana in various places near Dale Castle, however, she could not grasp the users’ intentions.

“Who?”

“Luger.”

Hwajeong’s face darkened slightly.

“Who’s Luger?”

“Luger? Hwajeong-nim, I don’t think it’s Luger-”

“Right. That’s Luger. ‘War Mercenary’.” Jacheong’s face turned blue. Originally, he was interested, and because of Ram Hwayeon’s instructions, he remembered quite a lot of information about the outsiders.

“Surely! Ah, no, it has already been a while- and he was outside the Fibiel Kingdom! So I was not able to reach him for the war against the Byeolcho Alliance...... and now he came-”

“Jacheong. Who is Luger?”

“It’s just as the nickname suggests. War mercenary! He’s good at fighting- he’s a warmonger that would fight if given money!”

“Is he strong?”

“I haven’t seen him either, but his nickname due to the rumors should be enough proof. Among his nicknames as a hired soldier are Mercenary, which literally means a hired soldier, and Dragon Fighter! In other words, there were rumors that he had obtained it by fighting a dragon.”

Jacheong pulled out a file he had organized from the filing cabinet. Ram Hwayeon quickly grabbed the piece of paper with Luger’s information from it.

“Did he fight a dragon? Did he raid a dragon?”

“No. I don’t think it’s a simple raid. Nicknames are often created from events with significant impact. They said it was PvP.”

“No way......? When it comes to dragon-related PvP, isn’t there only one person in Middle Earth?”

Jacheong was surprised, and Ram Hwajeong’s face hardened.

Looking at Ram Hwayeon, who couldn’t believe it, Jacheong barely answered.

“That’s...... right. It was the battle with that person that made Luger famous. After the battle with ‘Dragon Knight’ Alexander, who was also ranked number one in the world at that time.”

Alexander from the U.S., ranked number 1 in the world. Alexander W Great. Middle Earth’s first and only professional.

As a dragoon, he succeeded in becoming a Dragon Knight through an unknown quest. A job that first rode a horse and used a spear started to ride a dragon one day.

After that, leveling had never been easier.

Intelligence: 103(+52),

Constitution: 145(+52),

Mind: 40(+30)

Remaining stat points: 98

“Hahahaha! There’s still 98 points left! Now I can graduate from the underground waterway.”

Should I try the level 170 dungeon or something higher? Leeha, without coming out of the underground waterway, touched the Hummingbird.

‘No, now...... I think it’s time to try that now.’

It was extremely difficult to hit a target that was 444m away with only three chances. However, there was hope now.

Although the target was much larger than an adult male, he had a lot of shooting-experience.

‘It was close. I kept shooting for the head, but except for the first shot, I only hit places like the thigh or shoulder.... It was also between 360m〜380m.’

It was usually on the higher end of 300m, but what about the last shot? As mentioned in the broadcast, it was 407m. And he hit Igor’s face, which was exactly where he had aimed at.

‘At that time, it was 70% luck and 30% hard work, but now ......it feels like it’s 30% luck and 70% hard work.’

Agility 1,100. He felt that the stability of the Hummingbird was at its maximum.

“Okay! I will clear the quest! I will now earn 20,000 gold in earnest-”

-To the south gate of Dale Castle.

“-! Huh?”

A humming noise was heard in Leeha’s head as he was about to prepare himself. It was a voice he had once heard.

The voice was urgent so Leeha was not able to remember right away, Leeha knew who the owner of the voice was

-Hurry! Come here.

-......Kidd?

-I have to go.

-Suddenly- no, the south gate? Are you in Dale Castle now?

Leeha, who was about to ask Kidd why, immediately changed the question. If he asked, there was no way to get a proper answer. However, he did not receive any reply.

“Damn it! Anyway! You need to converse properly!”

Leeha tightened the musket’s strap. The underground waterway was close to the south gate. He ran with all his might.

He went straight to the south gate. Leeha kept running while whispering to Kidd. Since it was not a beginner village, there was no way anyone would hunt outside. There were no users around.

“Haa, haa, where are you ? Kidd! Mister Kidd!”

-Quiet! To the left tree.

It was only then that he heard Kidd’s whisper. Leeha grumbled and followed Kidd’s instructions.

‘Am I your underling? Still, he’s the best guy I know. I have no choice but to figure out what he wants to talk about.’

In a place where a few trees were gathered, Kidd was sitting down in the shade. His side was red and wet.

“Why did you call- blood? What? Where did you fight?”

Leeha no longer grumbled and looked through his bag. He took out a potion and handed it to him, but Kidd did not take it.

“It’s no use. I must go to the temple. Because there’s a curse on it”

“Curse- hmm?!”

When Kidd released his hand, the wound was exposed. The coat, as well as the skin, flesh, and muscles, were all pierced, and there was a hole in it.

“W-what a scar like this- ah!? No way?”

The wound gave Leeha goosebumps. It was different from making a hole through a window.

No other weapon in Middle Earth could cut a hole so neatly. If there was, it would be.......

“[Pierce]?”

Bullet. No, if it’s this size, wouldn’t you call it a cannonball?

A hole the size of a human fist. Had this been in reality, Kidd would have died instantly.

“Y-yes. Make a party with me. I have to get out of here before he comes.”

“Before he comes? Who?”