Chapter 47

Was it because of the restrictions?

The drop rate was good . He had only taken down three knights, but two of them dropped an item . It was a drop rate of 66 . 6% . He had not seen a rate like this anywhere else before . On top of that, most of the items dropped in Instant Dungeons were trash that were sold to the shop . This was not the case here .

You’ve found a “High-level Knight’s Breastplate” [1]

Would you like to acquire it?

‘Of course I would . ’

The breastplate of the first knight Jinwoo took out slowly disappeared then reappeared in front of his feet .

thud

The equipment’s information popped up .

High-level Knight’s Breastplate

Rarity: B

Type: Armor

Physical Damage Reduction +7%

(If your strength is below 80, your movements will be slowed . )

7% physical damage reduction! Combined with his natural buff, he could increase his damage reduction to a total of 27% .

‘If I reach a 100%, do I just become immune to physical damage?’

He dismissed the thought after realizing that a B-rank equipment only gave 7% . If the pattern stuck, an A-rank equipment would probably not give 30% or 40% reduction, so reaching 100% would be impossible .

‘Still, every little bit counts . ’

Gathering the boosts bit by bit would have a great impact down the line . He remembered the effectiveness of good equipment the first time he saw Yoo Jinho .

‘So I just do this, right?’

He held up the breastplate . As expected, the System asked him with a message,

Would you like to equip the “High-level Knight’s Breastplate”?

Just looking at the armor, it was not something he wanted to be seen walking around in . If it wasn’t for his experiences with “Gatekeeper’s Necklace”, he would’ve been a lot more hesitant . . .

‘Yes . ’

ring~

The “High-level Knight’s Breastplate” has been equipped .

The breastplate was invisible to the eye . Jinwoo opened up his status screen to confirm the benefits .

Physical Damage Reduction: 27%

‘The reduction increased . ’

He felt his chest; he did not feel anything there . He twisted and stretched his body but did not feel the armor hinder him . It was almost as if it wasn’t there . It was the same as the time he equipped the Gatekeeper’s Necklace .

‘Good . ’

Jinwoo turned his gaze to the other knight, crumpled up in a corner . Its crushed form sparked with the light of a drop .

You’ve found a “Leather Pouch”

Would you like to acquire it?

Although it was his handiwork, he felt a little bad at its mangled body . It seemed that he could not control his strength when using his bare hands in a fight .

“ . . . ”

With a solemn expression, he stretched a hand to the light,

‘Acquire . ’

You’ve opened the leather pouch .

There was 30,000 gold inside .

You’ve acquired 30,000 gold .

‘Huh?’

Without even appearing in his hands, the leather pouch was just opened . It appeared that this was a little different than the other items . He opened his inventory and confirmed that he had received the 30,000 gold .

Current Gold: 863,400

‘Thirty thousand in one go, eh?’

Was it because knights normally carried that much? He remembered that in video games, humanoid monsters often dropped more items than others . Well, it made sense that humans carried more things than beasts or bugs . Not that it was certain the System was copying all of that . Still, this was good news . There were still many things he wanted to buy with gold, and it would be good if gold kept dropping this way .

‘Anything else I could take?’

They say there was no end to man’s greed . Jinwoo looked around with greedy eyes . The knights’ armors were all crushed by his hands and did not look usable… His gaze fell upon their swords .

‘That looks usable . ’

A clean longsword that looked new . Since it was not a dagger, he didn’t plan on using it, but he could probably sell in the shop or to other Hunters . Jinwoo picked up the sword . However, the moment he raised the weapon, it rapidly rusted then turned to dust in his hands .

“Shit…”

It happened in a blink of an eye .

‘It won’t let me obtain anything if it’s not a drop?’

Regrettable, but there was nothing he could do . He clapped his hands and picked up the torch he had dropped earlier .

Turning around the corner to where the knights had come from, he saw yet another deep, dark tunnel .

“ . . . ”

It seemed that there was still a long way to go . . .

It was funny, but it almost seemed like he had to study the encounters like a test . After 2 hours of wandering the Dungeon, he had come across 4 types of monsters:

Knights, Mages, Assassins and Archers .

“Is it ‘Stealth’ this time?”

The assassin had disappeared before his eyes . Without panicking, Jinwoo immediately focused his senses and detected the enemy approaching from his back .

clang!

Jinwoo parried the assassin’s dagger with Casaka’s Poisoned Fang, then quickly counterattacked after it fell off his balance . His dagger found its way straight into the enemy’s chest .

stab!

You’ve defeated the Assassin .

You’ve leveled up!

After receiving a fatal blow, the assassin turned into black smoke without so much as a scream .

thud

All that was left in its place was the leather armor it was wearing .

‘I wonder why they’re all humanoid . ’

Jinwoo thought this every time he defeated one of them . Thankfully, he did not get to see their faces when they fought . The knights had their helmets, the assassins and archers their leather hoods, and the mages covered their heads with the hood of their robes .

Jinwoo turned to continue on his path .

Suddenly, a flash blinded his vision . A mage that hid its presence had completed casting its light-element spell .

Bang!

It was an explosion that pierced the ears!

But Jinwoo had already moved behind the mage .

“ . . . !”

The mage detected a presence behind it and quickly began to cast a spell, but Jinwoo had already brought down his dagger down upon it . The mage disappeared with a black smoke .

thud

Jinwoo stared at the robe that lost its owner and put away his dagger .

‘I was hit by an attack like that before, you see . ’

In fact, he was already preparing to move when he felt the collection of mana from a distance . Jo Gyuhwan’s light-element magic . Jinwoo was not as naive as to be struck by an attack he was hit with before . This was the meaning of studying the encounters .

‘Not only that . ’

Each of the monsters needed a specific stat to deal with .

Knights with strength, assassins with sense, archers with agility and mages with constitution .

If the appropriate stat was not above a certain level, dealing with the corresponding enemy would’ve been very difficult . With a low strength, he wouldn’t have been able to damage the armor of the knight; with a low sense, he wouldn’t have been able to detect the assassin .

‘Looks like distributing my stats evenly was helpful for situations like this’

Well, his intelligence was a bit low, but that could be dealt with by managing his mana carefully .

You’ve opened the leather pouch .

There was 20,000 gold and a “canteen with warm water” inside .

You’ve acquired 20,000 gold and a “canteen with warm water” .

Jinwoo opened his inventory and took out the canteen and drank from it .

“Whew-”

Fatigue was piling up .

‘How much longer do I have to go?’

No, was there even an end?

Jinwoo dropped the empty canteen and stood with his hands on his hip . It’s been 3 hours since he had started the quest . Both his body and mind were becoming tired .

‘ . . . Should I rest for a bit?’

He sat down with his back against the cave wall .

‘Status screen . ’

ring~

Fatigue: 66

His fatigue had almost reached a dangerous point . Above 70, it would have a noticeable debuff on his body and mind . Even for a moment, he had to rest his eyes and recover his stamina . Jinwoo rested his head against the wall and quickly began to doze off . Even in this environment, he was so tired that he would fall asleep in a moment . Unfortunately…

thwip-!

A sharp sound flew across the air! With his agility stat slowing down the world, Jinwoo was able to grab the arrow that was flying towards him .

grab!

The Hunter’s eyes shot open . At a distance, the archer was preparing its next shot .

‘Won’t let me even sleep, huh . ’

Jinwoo summoned Casaka’s Poisoned Fang as he got up .

crack!

The breastplate caved in at Jinwoo’s punch, and the knight struck the wall . Its body slid down the wall, sprawled out on the ground and stopped moving .

ring~

You’ve defeated the Knight .

You’ve leveled up!

It was unfortunate that it was not accompanied by a status recovery, but Jinwoo was still steadily leveling up through the battles . It was a small consolation amidst the piling up fatigue . The man stared at his slightly scratched knuckles and clicked his tongue . It would be nice if he could just rest for a little bit, but the monsters did not give him any room to breathe . Thankfully, they did drop a lot of items .

Equipment [2]

Gatekeeper’s Necklace (A)

High-level Knight’s Breastplate (B)

Mid-level Assassin’s Shoes (B)

Low-level Archer’s Gloves (C)

High-level Mage’s Ring (B)

Other than what he had equipped, there were several items that he put away in his inventory as well .

‘Wish they dropped a usable weapon . ’

Unfortunately, the daggers dropped by the assassins, while having a similar attack power as Casaka’s Poisoned Fang, did not have any special effects so could not be considered an upgrade .

‘Alright, what’ve you got?’

Jinwoo stretched a hand toward the light from the fallen knight .

ring~

High-level Knight’s Gauntlet

Rarity: B

Type: Armor

Physical Damage Reduction +3%

Additional effect: Protects the hands from injury

(If your strength is below 80, your movement will be slowed . )

‘Oooh . ’

Jinwoo obtained the gauntlets with a happy expression and equipped them . Just like the other equipment, the gauntlets did not show their form and did not impede his fingers .

‘Good . ’

After moving his fingers around, Jinwoo raised his head .

Ahead of the tunnel, the torches that lined the wall finally ended . At their end was a giant door . Jinwoo remembered the entrance of the underground temple from back then . His party was not prepared and met a tragic fate through the doors .

It would be different this time .

Jinwoo looked back on the path that he had walked so far .

‘It’s been six hours since I came in here…’

His level had reached 45, and he had picked up a lot of new equipment .

He was prepared .

He wanted to rest for a bit and recover his stamina, but he knew that it would just summon more monsters that would interrupt his sleep . He could not afford to increase his fatigue any more through such encounters .

HP: 4,511 / 8,330

MP: 660 / 790

Fatigue: 43

‘I have to win with just this . ’

After performing a final check on his status, Jinwoo grabbed the handles of the door .

guoooooooo-!

As if moved by some unknown mechanism, the doors opened apart easily .

Translator’s Notes:

[1]: “High-level Knight’s Breastplate” (상급 기사의 흉갑): “advanced/high level” 상급 + “knight” 기사 + “breastplate” 흉갑

[2]: All pretty literal and straight forward . The equipment are divided into 3 tiers, high-level, mid-level and low-level (상급, 중급, 하급) .

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Was it because of the restrictions?.

.

The drop rate was good . He had only taken down three knights, but two of them dropped an item . It was a drop rate of 66 . 6% . He had not seen a rate like this anywhere else before . On top of that, most of the items dropped in Instant Dungeons were trash that were sold to the shop . This was not the case here . .

.

You’ve found a “High-level Knight’s Breastplate” [1].

Would you like to acquire it?.

.

‘Of course I would . ’.

.

The breastplate of the first knight Jinwoo took out slowly disappeared then reappeared in front of his feet . .

.

thud.

.

The equipment’s information popped up . .

.

High-level Knight’s Breastplate.

Rarity: B.

Type: Armor.

Physical Damage Reduction +7%.

(If your strength is below 80, your movements will be slowed . ).

.

7% physical damage reduction! Combined with his natural buff, he could increase his damage reduction to a total of 27% . .

.

‘If I reach a 100%, do I just become immune to physical damage?’.

.

He dismissed the thought after realizing that a B-rank equipment only gave 7% . If the pattern stuck, an A-rank equipment would probably not give 30% or 40% reduction, so reaching 100% would be impossible . .

.

‘Still, every little bit counts . ’.

.

Gathering the boosts bit by bit would have a great impact down the line . He remembered the effectiveness of good equipment the first time he saw Yoo Jinho . .

.

‘So I just do this, right?’.

.

He held up the breastplate . As expected, the System asked him with a message,.

.

Would you like to equip the “High-level Knight’s Breastplate”?.

.

Just looking at the armor, it was not something he wanted to be seen walking around in . If it wasn’t for his experiences with “Gatekeeper’s Necklace”, he would’ve been a lot more hesitant . .

.

‘Yes . ’.

.

ring~.

.

The “High-level Knight’s Breastplate” has been equipped . .

.

The breastplate was invisible to the eye . Jinwoo opened up his status screen to confirm the benefits . .

.

Physical Damage Reduction: 27%.

.

‘The reduction increased . ’.

.

He felt his chest; he did not feel anything there . He twisted and stretched his body but did not feel the armor hinder him . It was almost as if it wasn’t there . It was the same as the time he equipped the Gatekeeper’s Necklace . .

.

‘Good . ’.

.

Jinwoo turned his gaze to the other knight, crumpled up in a corner . Its crushed form sparked with the light of a drop . .

.

You’ve found a “Leather Pouch”.

Would you like to acquire it?.

.

Although it was his handiwork, he felt a little bad at its mangled body . It seemed that he could not control his strength when using his bare hands in a fight . .

.

“ . ”.

.

With a solemn expression, he stretched a hand to the light,.

.

‘Acquire . ’.

.

You’ve opened the leather pouch . .

There was 30,000 gold inside . .

You’ve acquired 30,000 gold . .

.

‘Huh?’.

.

Without even appearing in his hands, the leather pouch was just opened . It appeared that this was a little different than the other items . He opened his inventory and confirmed that he had received the 30,000 gold . .

.

Current Gold: 863,400.

.

‘Thirty thousand in one go, eh?’.

.

Was it because knights normally carried that much? He remembered that in video games, humanoid monsters often dropped more items than others . Well, it made sense that humans carried more things than beasts or bugs . Not that it was certain the System was copying all of that . Still, this was good news . There were still many things he wanted to buy with gold, and it would be good if gold kept dropping this way . .

.

‘Anything else I could take?’.

.

They say there was no end to man’s greed . Jinwoo looked around with greedy eyes . The knights’ armors were all crushed by his hands and did not look usable… His gaze fell upon their swords . .

.

‘That looks usable . ’.

.

A clean longsword that looked new . Since it was not a dagger, he didn’t plan on using it, but he could probably sell in the shop or to other Hunters . Jinwoo picked up the sword . However, the moment he raised the weapon, it rapidly rusted then turned to dust in his hands . .

.

“Shit…”.

.

It happened in a blink of an eye . .

.

‘It won’t let me obtain anything if it’s not a drop?’.

.

Regrettable, but there was nothing he could do . He clapped his hands and picked up the torch he had dropped earlier . .

.

Turning around the corner to where the knights had come from, he saw yet another deep, dark tunnel . .

.

“ . ”.

.

It seemed that there was still a long way to go . .

.

.

.

It was funny, but it almost seemed like he had to study the encounters like a test . After 2 hours of wandering the Dungeon, he had come across 4 types of monsters:.

.

Knights, Mages, Assassins and Archers . .

.

“Is it ‘Stealth’ this time?”.

.

The assassin had disappeared before his eyes . Without panicking, Jinwoo immediately focused his senses and detected the enemy approaching from his back . .

.

clang!.

.

Jinwoo parried the assassin’s dagger with Casaka’s Poisoned Fang, then quickly counterattacked after it fell off his balance . His dagger found its way straight into the enemy’s chest . .

.

stab!.

.

You’ve defeated the Assassin . .

.

You’ve leveled up!.

.

After receiving a fatal blow, the assassin turned into black smoke without so much as a scream . .

.

thud.

.

All that was left in its place was the leather armor it was wearing . .

.

‘I wonder why they’re all humanoid . ’.

.

Jinwoo thought this every time he defeated one of them . Thankfully, he did not get to see their faces when they fought . The knights had their helmets, the assassins and archers their leather hoods, and the mages covered their heads with the hood of their robes . .

.

Jinwoo turned to continue on his path . .

.

Suddenly, a flash blinded his vision . A mage that hid its presence had completed casting its light-element spell . .

.

Bang!.

.

It was an explosion that pierced the ears!.

.

But Jinwoo had already moved behind the mage . .

.

“ . !”.

.

The mage detected a presence behind it and quickly began to cast a spell, but Jinwoo had already brought down his dagger down upon it . The mage disappeared with a black smoke . .

.

thud.

.

Jinwoo stared at the robe that lost its owner and put away his dagger . .

.

‘I was hit by an attack like that before, you see . ’.

.

In fact, he was already preparing to move when he felt the collection of mana from a distance . Jo Gyuhwan’s light-element magic . Jinwoo was not as naive as to be struck by an attack he was hit with before . This was the meaning of studying the encounters . .

.

‘Not only that . ’.

.

Each of the monsters needed a specific stat to deal with . .

.

Knights with strength, assassins with sense, archers with agility and mages with constitution . .

.

If the appropriate stat was not above a certain level, dealing with the corresponding enemy would’ve been very difficult . With a low strength, he wouldn’t have been able to damage the armor of the knight; with a low sense, he wouldn’t have been able to detect the assassin . .

.

‘Looks like distributing my stats evenly was helpful for situations like this’.

.

Well, his intelligence was a bit low, but that could be dealt with by managing his mana carefully . .

.

You’ve opened the leather pouch . .

There was 20,000 gold and a “canteen with warm water” inside . .

You’ve acquired 20,000 gold and a “canteen with warm water” . .

.

Jinwoo opened his inventory and took out the canteen and drank from it . .

.

“Whew-”.

.

Fatigue was piling up . .

.

‘How much longer do I have to go?’.

.

No, was there even an end?.

.

Jinwoo dropped the empty canteen and stood with his hands on his hip . It’s been 3 hours since he had started the quest . Both his body and mind were becoming tired . .

.

‘ . Should I rest for a bit?’.

.

He sat down with his back against the cave wall . .

.

‘Status screen . ’.

.

ring~.

.

Fatigue: 66.

.

His fatigue had almost reached a dangerous point . Above 70, it would have a noticeable debuff on his body and mind . Even for a moment, he had to rest his eyes and recover his stamina . Jinwoo rested his head against the wall and quickly began to doze off . Even in this environment, he was so tired that he would fall asleep in a moment . Unfortunately….

.

thwip-!.

.

A sharp sound flew across the air! With his agility stat slowing down the world, Jinwoo was able to grab the arrow that was flying towards him . .

.

grab!.

.

The Hunter’s eyes shot open . At a distance, the archer was preparing its next shot . .

.

‘Won’t let me even sleep, huh . ’.

.

Jinwoo summoned Casaka’s Poisoned Fang as he got up . .

.

.

.

crack!.

.

The breastplate caved in at Jinwoo’s punch, and the knight struck the wall . Its body slid down the wall, sprawled out on the ground and stopped moving . .

.

ring~.

.

You’ve defeated the Knight . .

.

You’ve leveled up!.

.

It was unfortunate that it was not accompanied by a status recovery, but Jinwoo was still steadily leveling up through the battles . It was a small consolation amidst the piling up fatigue . The man stared at his slightly scratched knuckles and clicked his tongue . It would be nice if he could just rest for a little bit, but the monsters did not give him any room to breathe . Thankfully, they did drop a lot of items . .

.

Equipment [2].

Gatekeeper’s Necklace (A).

High-level Knight’s Breastplate (B).

Mid-level Assassin’s Shoes (B).

Low-level Archer’s Gloves (C).

High-level Mage’s Ring (B).

.

Other than what he had equipped, there were several items that he put away in his inventory as well . .

.

‘Wish they dropped a usable weapon . ’.

.

Unfortunately, the daggers dropped by the assassins, while having a similar attack power as Casaka’s Poisoned Fang, did not have any special effects so could not be considered an upgrade . .

.

‘Alright, what’ve you got?’.

.

Jinwoo stretched a hand toward the light from the fallen knight . .

.

ring~.

.

High-level Knight’s Gauntlet.

Rarity: B.

Type: Armor.

Physical Damage Reduction +3%.

Additional effect: Protects the hands from injury.

(If your strength is below 80, your movement will be slowed . ).

.

‘Oooh . ’.

.

Jinwoo obtained the gauntlets with a happy expression and equipped them . Just like the other equipment, the gauntlets did not show their form and did not impede his fingers . .

.

‘Good . ’.

.

After moving his fingers around, Jinwoo raised his head . .

.

Ahead of the tunnel, the torches that lined the wall finally ended . At their end was a giant door . Jinwoo remembered the entrance of the underground temple from back then . His party was not prepared and met a tragic fate through the doors . .

.

It would be different this time . .

.

Jinwoo looked back on the path that he had walked so far . .

.

‘It’s been six hours since I came in here…’.

.

His level had reached 45, and he had picked up a lot of new equipment . .

.

He was prepared . .

.

He wanted to rest for a bit and recover his stamina, but he knew that it would just summon more monsters that would interrupt his sleep . He could not afford to increase his fatigue any more through such encounters . .

.

HP: 4,511 / 8,330.

MP: 660 / 790.

Fatigue: 43.

.

‘I have to win with just this . ’.

.

After performing a final check on his status, Jinwoo grabbed the handles of the door . .

.

guoooooooo-!.

.

As if moved by some unknown mechanism, the doors opened apart easily . .

.

Translator’s Notes:.

[1]: “High-level Knight’s Breastplate” (상급 기사의 흉갑): “advanced/high level” 상급 + “knight” 기사 + “breastplate” 흉갑.

[2]: All pretty literal and straight forward . The equipment are divided into 3 tiers, high-level, mid-level and low-level (상급, 중급, 하급) . .